The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-01-02
ALL SORTS.

ALL SORTS.
MantOn Marble is living happily il New
York, devoting his time mainly TO studies in
political economy. He says he is glad to get
out of journalism, and will never return
TO it.
Prince Leopold is to be made peer and a
royal duke, probably under the title of Kent
or York. He wishes to be duke of Lancas-
ter but that ducal title already belongs to
his mother.
German gentleman who is anxious to
put down the immense trade done in dele
terious wines, has had many samples,
bought in hotels and restaurants, analysed,
and several did not contain any juice of the
grape whatever.
Printing type is made of hardened glass in
Paris. The glass types are said to last longer
than the metallic. are not liable to be
crushed, do not suffer from sudden cooling
and do not injure the health of those hand
ling it. This type is also much cheaper.
The children in the public schools of Mex
iso are contributing toward the payment of
the debt owed by Mexico to the United
States. An amateur theatricle performance
at Iacatecas cleared S1O1 toward the same
object. Subscriptions for the payment of
the debt are coming in from all parts of
Mexico.
A Brooklyn girl recently experienced
religion" under one of Talmage's sermons,
and the next day ordered a new silk dress,
hat, etc, and then, after putting extra
stuffing in her hustle, informed her mother
that she was prepared for religious duties,
and never intended to miss a Sunday at
church when the weather was fine.
1t is noticeable fact that the northern
democratic press is gradually wheeling into
line with the west and south in favor of sill
yer. There are at least two newspapers in
this state which have taken this stand, and
there are others either showing signs of
similar course or taking refuge in silence.
The party is bound to be solid, whether it is
right or not.-New York Tribune.
Woman-bless her bright eyes-can en-
dure physical suffering with more fortitude
than the strongest man, and she can miss
train without filling the depot with words
that don't sound nice, but she can't go by a
jewelers. window or a lair store without
stopping to feast her optics and wonder why
she didn't come to town with gold spoon
in her mouth.-Breakfast Table.
Mark Darlington, famous Michigan shore
weather prophet publishes the following
predictions for January and February:
January, look tor snow on the Sd; 9th, snow;
mild from 11th to 18th, and from 18th 10
18th moderately cool; quite cold from the
25th to 31st February comes in cold; the
I'd snow and high winds; 10th, snow; 18th,
rain or snow; 25th look for snow.
The Boston Herald says of Mark Twain's
address at the Whittier feast: bar room
stories are ruled inadmissible in the presence
of ladies' and the coarseness Of this effusion
of Mark Twain's, though not reaching OBJ
scenity or blasphemy, was yet so out of
place in such an assembly as to indicate
stupidity which people have not generally
associated with the name of its author"
A gentleman relates, after leaving the
paper of which he was the editor, and re-
turning on a visit, he'wrote leader for the
new editor, and he really thought it good
better than he had written for months. Next
day he met an old acquaintance with paper
in his hand. "Ah," said he, this paper is
but miserable thing now-nothing like it
was when you had itl'-and pointing to the
article he had written, he continued: Look,
for instance, at that thing! Why didn't that
fool let you write the article?"
Salvlni has Just made a tremendous inn
preston on Paris with his acting in the
closing scene of ia Morte Civile." He was
so absolutely true to nature that those who
saw him felt that they were looking at a
reality. Some interval elapsed after the
curtain fell before the audience ventured to
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peatedly, but-strangest tribute of all to the
impression produced they still fingered
about their places, unwilling to leave, the
women sobbing and the men very pale.
The Cedar Rapids Times says: "The peni-
tentiary at Fort Madison contains over 400
criminals and the one at Anamosa, nearly
half as many. This is quite a change from
the good old times of which much is said.
In 1S42, or thereabouts, correspondent or
the New York Tribune visited Fort Madison
to write ap the prison and the manner of
treating the prisoners. He learned that
there was only one inmate, a MusQuaka In
dian, and, on requesting look at him, was
informed that he had gone to Keokuk on
some business for the warden"
Why is lamp chimney like Chicago
savings bank? No one appears able to an
swer this-Danbury News. That's a mere
snare. It's too easy: because they're
sure to break. II-Because a SCOT is apt to
grow out of them. III-Because they burn
your fingers IV-Be cause they can't stand
strong draft. V-Because there is some
Because they're hollow. VII-Because
they've benzine to bust VII-But therel
there. we're weary, we're a-weary, we are
sad and sore perplexed; let our answer to
your query be continued in our next-Phil-
adelphia Bulletin.
The queen of England has taken up the
pen in the third volume of the life of Prince
Albert, to vindicate her late husband from
the general belief that he accumulated
large amount of personal and real estate,
which was passed over to his widow. She
states that the prince died leaving absolutely
no fortune and barely enough to meet his
personal liabilities If he did not, it must
have been his own fault. With an annuity
of S150000 and annual perquisites amount
his tailors' bills, considering that the larger