Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-16

oNftfh0 belffai VI pouVfa
The following "a al Old bachelors definition
OF love:
A little signing. little crying. little dying.
and good deal Of lying
II you are wise.
1asi rub your eyes.
And 20 20 work ant sdseTiise.
An Ifishman was Summoned for refusing to
pay a doctors BILL when he Was asked why be
refused 10 pay. What for should payf" said
Paddy: "shure be didn't give me anything but
some emetes. and the nver one could keep
10 me stomieh AZ all. at all
There was an interesting scene al Van An
burgh's Menagerie In New York last week. on
The arrival Of biz new shipment OF Wild beasts
from Calcutta. The most valuable specimen IN
the lot u Bengal tigress, beautifully marked,
aud As gentle as a kitten. having been captured
when cub by Hindo laborcr and brought up
10 his hut with bis children
--Sbengel mentions a rose tree, still living.
which Is upwards Of 1000 years old.
The Springfield Republican fAdminl.,ra
tom has become convinced that "if present ten
denotes proceed unchecked we shall soon have
separate States only In name. All power will he
absorbed and consolidated IN the central govern
ment
dian historian. died at bis residence in Washing
ton on the nth inst. in the 72d year of his age
His works on Indian life. manners and chsPuc-
terstics have been widely read, and are justly
regarded as the most authentic OF the kind He
spent many years OF his early life in the western
wilds, and learned. from actual experience and
observation what he afterwards furnished in
such readable torn TO the public The funeral
OF Mr. Schoolersit WAS largely attended by gov
eminent officials, literary men and persons OF
note aud importance.
"A writer in the Glasgow Herald estimate.
the number Of converts 20 Christianity in Chlns
at $500. lie says
I'VE do not consider this result as n great sue
cess. but We cannot regard it as failure; W,
may not view Il with exultation but ~e DO view
it with thankfulness and hope. The period oil
labor has no, really been more than twent,
year,
The Richmond Examiner says that nobody
can read Lincon's message without coming q
| the conclusion that there Is no citizen Of tn,
Confederate States moro fully resolved to re.is
TO the death reconstruction OF the union than u
Mr. Lincoln
1T il easier to pay small debt than IL liz I,
pay large Que, has gone into history as one o
| Old Abe's striking apothegms To this he adds
another in hs Last message, when, 10 speaking o
the war. he says with a profoundly OF wisdom
truly remarkable. IF we WELD We are beaten
AT "a recent festive meeting. a married man
| who ought 20 have knoxn better, proposed
" The ladies-thc beings who divide our sorrows
double our joys and treble our expenses Up
on which lady proposed, /" The gentlemen
the sensitive individuals who divide our time
double our cares, aud treblcd our troubles Tn,
married man didn't stop Co hear any more
DO WARS RIemr.-
| DO what's right and never fear
Never fear 90 do whats right.
Let Vour heart be full 81 cheer.
Let your mind be always bright.
II some others do you ILL
II defame you, n they may,
| Arm your soul with patience still
let them do and let them Say.
There is a story told OF an imperial hehnes
, waltzing thrice the same evening with al
English LADY at the Court OF Berlin. The lady
hsttered by his attention. frankly expressed he
qualification NJ the compliment. " did not in
tend 1t a. compliment" was the answer
= Then, said the lady. " your highEess must be
very fond OF dancing" detcst dancing.
| was the unsatisfactory response. What. then
may ask, can be your imperial highness' mo
tive for dancing p Madam. was the exalte,
! personsge's curt reply. {" dance TO perspire."