Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-09-20
VARIETY.

pei and are his conversation and carriage CONSISTENT
herewith"
The churchwarden near Walingford, replied, "He
breaches the gospel, but does not keep carriage"
elf angels have any fun In them," says Horace
Walpole, show much we divert them"
He who betrays anothers secret, because he has
quarreled with him, was worthy Of the sacred
name of friend. breach Of kindness one side,
will not justify breach of trust on the other.
Gutta percha tubes are now laid down in some
English churches from the pulpit the pews of deaf
persons, by which they enabled to hear the
preacher.
1t is suggested that the question "May man mar
~ his wifes siser" is which be most effect
lively answered by the sister herself, when IT is pop
ped by the widower.
When men speak i'll of thee, live so rs nobody
will believe them.
Light cares speak, great ones are dumb.-Seneca.
Reader, did you ever enjoy the exatic bliss of
counting!
You didn't! Then you had better get little Gal
Gn-ty.
The revolutions in Europe have made the Ia
dies more patriotic Walking up Chestnut street, on
Saturday we noticed hundreds of them inclined to
bare arms. So says friend Of the Philadelphia
Times.
A publican's wife in Suffolk, whilst at church, fell
asleep and let fall her purse in which she carried
large bunch of keys. Aroused by the noise she
Jumped up and exclaimed, "Cuss it, Sail, there's
another jug broke
We can't help it, bu, we do feel like one of our
contemporaries whenever a neat, pretty girl.
with tempting lips and roguish eyes, and well
turned ancle-we always wish that she was Bear
mud puddle, and that we had to lift her over. It's
weakness, probably, but we cannot help 1t.
STEADY ANONYMOUS BENEvoLENcE.-The Treasur-
er Of the New York State Colonization Society has
received, from anonymous friend, donation of
twenty five dollars for the society," donation of the
same amount having been annually received, from
the steady FRIEND for many years.
Christ was born among the poor, grew up among
the poor toiled with the poor, and died for the poor
The cases in which he ever came in contact with rich
men, noted with emphasis in Scripture, re-
markable exceptions.
A gentleman once had notice placed upon a part
of his land TO the effect that he would give that land
to any who really contented An applicant
appeared. "Are you cOntented!' the in
quiry. 81 am was the reply. Then what do you
want with my landi''
SCIENTIFIC ITEM.-The cause of the splinterng and
disruption of trees, when struck by lightning. is the
sudden expansion of the sap that is converted into
vapor by the electricity.-Er. paper.
How about the 'splintering and disruption of the
masts of ships, the beams Of houses-there is
Or the "splintering and disruption of pair of
leather boots!
Some of the English railway companies now issue
insurance tickets to their passengers. first class
passenger may buying his ticket, by paying three
pence extra have his life insured for the journey to
the extent of FL 900, payable, If he is killed. TO his
legal representatves-and compensation for personal
injury, if life is not lost second class passenger
may insure f500 for two pence, and u third class
EGO for one penny
President Napoleon does not, it would seem, like
repubicansm, for, it is said, he grew quite angry
because, during his visit to Havre recently, the
81 Sgyiv 10 Ia,
TONI 1t is also said that he snubbed the mayor of
Havre, in the most significant manner, because in
the speech with which he prefaced the Presidents
health, he mentioned Washington.
BEAUTIFUL INcIDENT.-The Bath, (Me.) Tr-
bune says that a child of DR.. Shaw, two years of
age died Saturday week, after a sickness of six
hours from eating cobalt, which was prepared for
flies:
One incident connected with the death, says the
Tribune, affectingy beautiful. When her eyes
1t night and that she was going to Sleep and she
died with her customary good night, mamma, - many
times repeated, trembling on her lips.
BAT AND BALL AMONG THE LADlEs.-A London
paper has the following account of cricket match
between married and single ladies'. The married, il
seems, carry the day at hard knocks
On Wednesday, nine married ladies' beat nine sim
gle ladies' at a match of cricket, at Picket Post, in
the New Forrest, by only. the married scor-
ing fifty, the single forty-nine. Tho ladies were
dressed in whiie-he former with blue trimmings, the
latter with pink.
"Did not give you fogging the other day!" said
schoOlmaster to trembling urchin.
''Yes sir, answered the boy.
"Well, what does the scripture say upon the sub
jectl"
s'I don't know sir" said the other, ''except it is
in that passage which says It is more blessed to give
thin to receive"
PRESERVATION OF WATER.-M. Perinet, ex-profcs-
sor of the Hospital Militaire obstruction has
ceeded in preserving water in sweet state by plac-
ing kilogramme and half of black oxide Of mag
nesia In each cask Of water containing $50 itres.
He has kept this water for years in the
barrels, and exposed them to various tempera-
lures; at the end of that time, he found it mpid,
free from smell, and of good quality, the be-
ginning Of the experiment.
HIsToRY OF The SHIELD STARS AND STRIPES
correspondent of the National Inellgencer writes
that he lately shown the armorial bearings, in
cOlors, Of the Washington family, lately brought
from England He was so struck with the resemblance
of the of the United States to infer that the
similarity was intended as u compliment to Washing
ton. The correspondent has indstinct recol-
lection Of hearing il said that the Of the Union
were arranged by Francis Hopkins.
MARKET.-By reference TO the Custom bills of entry
for the month Of July last, il will be found that the
increased quantity of foreign brandy upon which the
duty has been paid amounts to the large quantity Of
$4,000 gallons, or nearly 1000 gallons per diem be-
yond the average Of former years. This extraordi-
nary increase Is trnced to the substitution by large
number Of the public, of brandy diluted with water
with their meals, in the place Of malt liquors. The
French growers have already taken advantage of the
increase, and simultaneously raised their prices 10
francs per hectoitre, about 3D. per gallon English.
London paper.