Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-10
All sGrsrs OE PARAGRAPHS.


Where stones are scarce, always aim to kill
two birds with one
Smallpox is raging fearfully in almos, all
the Eastern States.
1t is estimated nat SIS 900, 900 behring's are
sold annually in the streets of London.
Man Is initiated by four things, an echo, a
shadow, sn ape and a mirror
Married life too often begins with rosewood
and mahogany. and ends with pine.
Many man derives all his strength aud
lrmness from his wife, she IL not only his rib
but his backbone
per cent. OF candidates for the ministry in the
Presbyterian Church during the past two or three
years.
The aggregate amount OF money which has
been raised and expended by the several towns
in Vermont, in bounties for volunteers, is nearly
four millions of dollars.
The gossips of London reyel In the foolish
story that Victoria wanted to marry n handsome
Indian prince in London, and was only prevented
by the circumstances of the Ministry.
A retired actor, with a fondness for poultry,
was asked why he named fayorite hen Macdufr
lie replied that it was because he wanted her to
"lay on"
One of the latest ecclesiastical sensations in
Scotland il the Introduction Of organ into DR.
Lees church, in Edinburg. Dc. Lee has also in
troduced a ritual Of devotion, modified from the
book of common prayer.
The female operators in the eastern cotton
mills are adopting the Bloomer costume as
working dress, as being less liable TO become en-.
tangled in the machinery and is besides quite n
novelty.
The Journal OF Commerce states il as fact
that the authors of school books-spelling &c.
have realized mere money from their labors
during the last twenty five years, than all the
novelisis on both hemispheres.
doctors tell as that hanging is delightful
death. the dying man being made physically hap.
py A. executed criminals by the rope have
never published their experience probably the
doctors are mistaken
The number of persons or firms engaged in
the manufacture or sale of books in the United
States is now about 1000, Of whom about four
ffths are in the Northern or loyal States OF
these 1000 are booksellers exclusively, and about
300 are publishers Of books
An Irish soldier in a hospital in Resaca
Georgia, writes 20 Western paper: see my
name reported IN ne list Of deaths at this hospi
tai | knew il vas lie as soon a. | saw il.
Hereafter when IA hear Of my death, write to
me aud find out whether il is so before making Il
public
"A very dimiRtiye specimen OF n man
lately solicited the Wand Of buxom girl "Oh.
10, said the fair bur insulting lady, Il can't
think Of Il for a moment The fact il, John.
you are little too big for the cradle, and little
too small TO 20 70 church with y
"A Vermont paper mentions the case of
farmer who. last fall drove into his barn three
hundred aud seventy sheep TO winter. lie sold
eighty four lambs and fat sheep for the market
for 1856. be sold his clip OF wool for 1854. and
then bad flock of seventy more than he had in
the fail
In the Fourth Congressional District of Mas.
sachusetts are ten persons whose incomes are
over $500 900 each per annum; and thirty Who
are taxed on incomes between $50 OOO and 100
900 One unfortunate man. Mr.. Nathaniel
Thayer, j. compelled TO pay bis special i've per
cent OF az income of 1865 $50. The whole
special war tax OF the district amounts 20 nearly
three quarters OF million.
The only practical joke ia which K. Harris
Barkhsm. better known as Thomas lngoldsby,
ever personals engaged. was enacted when he
was boy, AZ Canterbury. In company With n
school-fellow, he entered Quaker meeting
house. when, looking around at the grave as
sembly. the latter held up penny tart. and sad.
solemnly, Nv hoover speaks hrst shall have this
pie" ITO thy way. boy." said drab colored
gentleman, rising, go Thy wsy-snd The
pies yours. sir" exclaimed young BArckam,
placing il before the astonished speaker, aid
hastily cffeet'ng his escape