The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-28
GENERAL NOTES.


ones in mathematics as well as in languages.
The Wisconsin Norwegians are preparing
statue of Erikson to unveil on the fourth
of July, 1876, claiming that he discovered
America.
IL has been concluded to establish the pro-
. posed South Western University at jackson,
Tennessee. The building will be begun in
September.
The first number of the San Francisco
China News has just appeared, printed in
the Chinese language, under the patronage
OF six Chinese companies, and devoted TO
the interests of the Chinese of the Pacific
coast.
The poet Shelley's "Refutation of Deisn,''
of which only two copies are known, is now
exciting comment in England. It's doctrine
is that the being of God, being only prob
able from revelation, cannot, therefore, be
proved at ali, atheism being the true alterna-
tive to christianity.
Robert Scott and Mr.. Galloway, OF the
London Meteorological Society, have been
investigating mime explosions. They find
that fifty-eight per cent. are due to changes
OF atmospberical pressure indicated by the
barometer; seventeen per cent. to great heat
of the weather, and that the remainder have
no apparent connection with atmospheric
conditions.
The Troy Times of the 18th inst. says:
''All the stove foundries in this city are run
ming, some on full time, others under q
slight reduction. Trade is fair, and there
are no prospects of any of the foundries
shutting down this season. Pennsylvania
iron dealers say that during the past ten
days they had more orders for iron than
during the previous six weeks"
The Chinese, hitherto rather coy about
adopting the manners and customs of the
Americans, once in awhile take kindly to the
ways of the "outside barbarians." One Lon
Fat, who ran a shoe and slipper factory at
Sacramento, has absconded, leaving debts
npad 10 the amount of 50, 900. Several con-
filling Celestial creditors levied attachment
on the concern, but Mr.. Fat left very lean
stock.
\ iemole slave is still held in Covert, n.
Y. She lives in the Tunison family, and is
probably over one hundred years old, al
though her exact age is not known II
seems That the act emancipating the slaves in
that state contained a humane clause pro-
viding. in effect, that no persons above GER
tain age, or unable from any cause to main
tain themselves, should be liberated and
turned out upon the ''cOld charities of che
unfeeling world" In accordance with this
provision the person alluded to was held and
Is Kindly and tenderly cared for in her old
age.
Ira Brewer, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania,
was for thirty years an dnveterate fisherman.
Almost every day found him out among the
trout streams, and he never tired of the
sport His diversion brought ills, however,
and wear ago rheumatism, produced by ex-
pOsure in bad weather, laid him up. But he
Is determined to fish. He has had a tank
built in his yard, into which live trout are
l. IL
propped up in easy chair, throwing the
fly. landing the fish, aud having vast
amount ofexciting sport.
October /, 1872, young lady of Middle
town, Conn.,, set about the collection OF one
million of postage stamps in two years. In
spired by the absurdity of the enterprise, and
the impossibility of its accomplishment,
her friends promised all sorts of things when
She achieved the million. This she rather
resented, and it set her 10 work with greater
determination that ever. She is now on the
three last months of the allotted time, and
mas gathered over nine hundred thousand
stamps. The friends who promised her gifts
when she had gathered a million begin to
weaken, and are inquiring about the proba-
BILE price of silks, ponies, pnaetOns, diamonds
aud watches, ali of which were named as
prizes to be awarded when the feat was ac-
complished.
A mathematical person writes to one of
the papers TO say that "if Columbus when
he first came to America had put away cent,
and had not disturbed it until to day, il
would have amounted to the sum of S637, OS9,-
9O9.76' If this be true it is great pity the
idea never occurred to Columbus. Hemight
have had nice little fortune to comfort him
in his old age. But is this true? That de-
lie. 81 xzr6a ha H.,
nut it. Old SIarbuckle, of Berks County,
Pa, several years ago read in an almanac
that money would double itself by COM
pound interest in eleven years if it were put
away and left untouched, Accordingly
StarDuckle put 5000 in tin-bOx and bur-
ried it in his cellar. He permitted it to re-
main there for eleven years, and then dug it
out with the confident expectation that the
amount in the box would be 81 ,S00 But it
wasn't, and Mr.. Starbuckle now not only
considers the science of arithmetic a trans
parent fraud, but he don't repose any con-
fidence in the almanac when it says Sunday
comes on the first day of the week.-Max
Adeler.
Alexander Dumas has recently written a
letter as perface to a work which had been
submitted to him on "The Return of Christ
an Appeal to Women" The following pas
sages occur in the letter: 1.-THE final tri-
umph of Christ Is not matter of doubt,
either to the author or TO myself, but do
not believe with him that the triumph and
the salvation which will follow will be the
work Of woman and OF Mary. L believe that
we're it not for Mary, christianity would
triumph much sooner. 1t is she that embar-
rasses christianity i'm legend which,
though touching and poetical, is narrow, and
better adapted TO arr than to conscience. /
see nothing in her beyond woman, who,
with the characteristic curiosity of her sex,
wished water to be changed into wine by
Jesus-as Eve wished 10 make Adam cat the
fruit of the tree OF acknowledgement to whom
Jesus, penetrated by his mission, replies,
woman, what have to do with thee?' She
shall never be my advocate between my
God and myself. All this, how
evar will not prevent Catholicism from