The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-11-13

the summit"
In peace we invest our own-in war, other
peoples-capitals.
1t is the brake of day that prevents night
from going too far.
Like the dog, the mosquito caresses the
hand that strikes at it.
A mosquito that bites and flies away may
live to bite another day.
Which is the best of the four seasons for
arithmetic? The summer.
The only satisfactory system of adjusting
capital and labor-Peace work.
A man never wants to laugh when fly |
lights on his nose, but he is greatly tickled.
A book Is mans best friend, and the only |
one he can shut up without giving offense.
Thackeray described the kiss of etiquette |
as "a kiss which is like the contact of oys- |
ters."
When man becomes too bright to live
and too healthy to die he is necessarily un-
happy.
In fair weather, when umbrellas can be
borrowed, every man should think to lay up
one fora rainy day.
Modcs,y is q priceless virtue; but if, like
the paint on wOman's cheek, II is only put
on, il loses it's value.
The label upon a bottle of sgue remedy,
| requesting The patient to shake well before
using, is superfiuous.
And Ananias stood forth. This is said TO
have bed so that modern liars could stand
| first, second and third.
| The only time any one ever favors politics
| in the pulpit is when he hears the clergy
man go for the opposition.
The only reason why we do not see our
! selves 40 others see US is because we can't be
looking everywherc>at once.
No one reed get discouraged if he only re-
members that ne will always be worth $25,
anyway--to medical students.
One reason why we accomplish 50 little in
this world is because so much time is lost
hunting up collar buttops of morning.
man does not lift his bat when meet
ing lady il is because he is baldheaded and
carries red silk handkerchief on his crown.
1t isa quaint old proverb. and applicable
at all times, that "a great many pairs OF shoes
are worn out before man does all he says" p"
Coal OIL is no reyivalist, but it converts
fifty women into angels where the ministers
convert one.-Philadelphia Chronicle Her
aid.
tits now generally urged in extenuation
| of Ananias' offense that he was raised with
no other playmates than a compile of gas me-
tres.
Tailors sit cross-legged Just to be obstinate
Any one OF them could do twice as much
work with his feet hanging off box.-De
troIt Free Press.
Instead of answering fool according tc
A | his folly 1t would be as we'll to quarantine
his mouth and let the conversation rest
New Orleans Picayune.
Wars come so thick in Europe that The
soldiers don't have a chance to SIT down fo
a few moments rest and hence the necessity
for keeping standing armies.
s The winter season, with its rain and slush
is upon us, aud the opportunities for sin viii
be doubled as every man will have to brln!
his um brella down town so often.
Most Christians consider the Bible NOR
precious than gold. Yet they lock up thei
silverware and jewels at night and allow tn
# word TO remain on the parlor table.
Men or women who are so deprayed tina
b they need On effort from the public 70 re
form them are like bad apples. When til
!. bad is cut away there isn't much left TO eat.
There is dime to eat and a dime t
:, drink" said Snigglefritz, handing the mon
;. ey. And Hans, taking the hint as well a
the Change went out and invested in 1--WE
bier sad q sandwich.
- The man whose lame back prevents hir
from splitting stick OF wood or building
fire is the one who leads an sttsck on pil
rt OF ten cords OF wood TO help uncover al
e kill frightened rabbit
It's all very well to talk about econom.
lg but the difficulty is to get anything to ecOl
ls omize The little baby who puts his toes
his mouth Is almost the only person who ]
these hard times manages TO make both enC
~ meet
le We never realize how awkward, how nee
lessly stupid, how excessively and dePlo
d. ably faulty nature is, SO strongly IS when v
IA reflect on the painful fact she has never y
~ been able to create man that will fit Gu
tom made shirt.