The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-06-27

ter and standing. She says she ''couldn t help
II, but after this she will probably have bet
ter self control
A YOUNG man offered Wendell Phillips one
dollar for restoring pocket DO k containing
", which had been lost. iork shilling
would have been ample payment.
KATE FIELDS engagement i'm England as an
actress has closed. She will, however, remain
as correspondent for various papers, and viii
also be engaged on other literary work.
SHE was happy, perfectly happy" until she
found out that her next door neighbor had
new pattern for "princesse Dress and she
wouldn't lend the pattern. Now she's m iser-
able again.
NEW YORK farmers pay boys nifty cents
thousand for picking potato bugs. BOYS
charge more for picking potato bugs than any
other kind of fruit, for they can't eat any
OF them their work is clear gain to the farmer
Miss CLARA MORRIS, overhearing her hus-
band say that the court would make Mabel
Leonard the little Paul In the play OF "Miss
Mutton behave herself, retorted "If the SUI
preme court can make a female child behave
herself when she doesn't want TO, II must have
supernatural powers" That's 80, or a female
oi any age, she might nave added.
Mr.. SANKRY can not be without work even
in his much needed vacation. He Is carrying
on a revival at Cohassett, Mass, where he is
spending the summer. His singing attracts
scores OF people, whom he touches with his
heartfelt appeals to become Christians. He is
never idle, but Is continually doing good.
A REFORMED Episcopal church is to he
established at Malvern, near London England
bishop has just been consecrated in New
York for the English work. There are about
800 commandments AT Malvern ready TO accept
the reformed church and found the new
church, the iint OF the kind in England.
IT Is rumored that considerable British
force is under orders TO proceed to Egypt Tbs
is the first direct move England has made i'm
the present crisis. The ostensible reason for
this Is the protection Of the Suez canal, but
other motives combine with this TO make il
important for England 10 bind Egypt closer to
her.
A TERRIBLE story comes from the city of
"brotherly love-" which, for humanity's sake,
1t is hoped will be denied. A school teacher in
the primary department beats the pupils over
the head with their states, and lashes them
with. leather strap until the blood streams
from their bodies, and yet she has not been
asked to resign.
SITTING BULL says he is coming to this
country for a short visit this summer. He
wants to see Crazy Horse aud punish him for
desertion. He has also a ga crow to pick" with
General Mixes. He does not believe there are
$1,000 white men In the Black Hills, but says
he VIII be certain of the number when he
counts their scalps.
A PROMINENT citizen Of Rochester, New
York, apparently enjoying the best o: health
all his life, was suddenly stricken with death
last Thursday, Immediately after drinking a
glass of dee water. He became animated a
pleasant discussion and then walked several
squares in the hot sun. He drank but one
small glass of water, but fell dead in mo-
ment or two after swallowing it.
"a lady IN Boston wrote letter to the
Transcript to thank gentleman for paying
to a strawberry peddler the value of mis- stocl.,
which had accidentally overturned into the
street." Value of his stock indeed, Why, it
would have done for strawberry short cake,
Jam, jelly, or cream and berries, at any first
class restaurant Losti What nonsense.
THE testimonial concert last Saturday night
TO Miss Cary by the citizens Of Chicago was
grand success In Difference TO the expressed
wish of many of the audience for English bal
lauS, MISS GARY sdnB hdbIiccn hdNOuIuccnf
"Five O'clock in the Morning. and "Comin'
Thro the Rye" She also rendered the
Fatima aria from ABA Hassan," and an aria
from "Don Carlos"
A MAN West Hill has brought peace into
his family circle forever. Last week he moved
into a new house, containing a bay window
and twenty-three closets, and he bought his
wife nine miles of clothes lines, cord of
clothes line props, and one hundred and TWEEN
ty-four dozen clothes pins. And the angels
just come down and sit around on the side
fence and envy that woman's perfect happi-
ness.-Burlington Hawkeye.
MARK TWAIN, in the following letter to a
gentleman in California, explains where he
got his famous nom dc plume:
DEAR SIR-"Mark Twain" the de
plume OF one Captain Isaiah Sellers, who used
to write river news over Ii for the New Orleans
Picayune; he died In 1861, and as he could no
longer need that signature, / laid violent
hands upon IL without asking permission Of
the proprietor's remains. That is the history
of the nom de plume bear Yours, truly,
Nav SAMUEL l.. CLEMENS.