The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-02-13
ALL SORTS.
February Atlantic,

DNNeNA OhN'
Taxes were paid in Great Britain last year
upon !, 1893, $50 dogs.
A prudent man is like pin. His head
prevents him from going too far.
Some day woman suffrage will be as big
bone of contention as silver is now.
Whenever you have 10 minutes to spare
go and bother some one who hasn't.
When a girl begins to take an interest in
the arrangement of young mans necktie,
it is an infalli5le sign of something more
serious than sisterly regard.
This is the time of year when men who
haven't spoken to you for many long months
take you by the hand affectionately and
inquire after yourself and family.
The commissioner of patents in his annual
report recon mends that models be dispensed
with in applications for patents, as they
form no part of the patent, and when issued
are expensive and difficult to preserve.
Mr.. Donald g. Mitchell has been offered a
position on the commission to the Paris
exhibition, and Captain James B. Eads, the
builder of the Mississippi jetties, has been
appointed honorary commissioner for Mis-
souri,.
The error in time of the great clock at
Westminster, London, amounts to only
about four seconds in the year. Probably
there is no other clock in the world of which
this can be trutbfuily said. The weight of
the pendulum is $50 pounds.
The pope refused to allow the priests serv-
ing in the Basilicas to repeat prayers for
Victor Emanuel under the form-pre rege
nostro-on the ground that they would thus
seem to sanction the extinction of the tenn
poral power. The funeral ceremony was
attended, it is said, by 10000 persons.
The following death notice" is translated
literally from Zurich newspaper: 81 COM
municate to all my friends and acquaintan-
ces the sad news that at p. m. tomorrow |
shall incinerate, according to all the rules of
art my late mOther-in-law, who has fallen
asleep with faith in her Lord. The fune al
urn will be placed near the furnace. The
profoundly afflicted sonin-law, Brandolf-
LIGHTER"
This characteristic little letter of Horace
Greeley's has just got into print, written to
a Hartford man VINO wanted to engage him
for a lecture nine years ago: 81 prefer not to
lecture in so large place as Hartford unless
am really wanted there; and the fact that
l am asked to lecture for half price con-
vinces me that am not wanted. So let me
wait year or two, till L shall be more in
demand in your city than | now am
An odd figure in the ceremony of the
Barnett Shoemaker wedding at Baltimore
was that of the brides train bearer. This
was NANNY Oracle" an ancient colored
woman, who has cared for the youngsters of
three generations in the Shoemaker family.
She marched proudly up the aisle with
new bandanna handkerchief of gorgeous
colors on her head and when the party
reached the altar Nanny Oracle took her
stand beside the president of the United
States.
The other day an odd circumstance came
to my ears which may give needed hint TO
some great corporations The San Francisco
MINISTRIES, famous all over the world for their
fun, have no treasurer. Every Saturday
night the bills are settled, and the profits are
then and there divided among the members
OF the company, leaving in the treasury just
nothing. Just like lot OF humorous bri-
gands, you know. Now, if some of the
railroads and savings banks, and other lnsti-
tutions, would do the like, there might be
fewer defalcations.
A poor woman lay very i'll in her scantily
furnished home in Sheffield The doctor
was sent for and came. He at once saw that
hers was very grave case, and that she had,
as he thought, little chance of recovery even
if she could get the nourishment her illness
required. AS he about to leave, the
question was put, when shall we send for
you again, doctor?' "Well," was the reply,
rs he looked at the poor woman and then at
her wretched surroundings, 81 don't think
YOU need send for me again. She can not
possibly get better; and to save you further
trouble, I'll just write you out certificate
for her burial" And he did. After the doc
tor departed, the woman-women always
were wilful-got better rapidly. She has
now completely recovered, and goes about
carrying her burial certificate with her.
A singular coincidence recently happened
in a store at WoonsOcket. A man entered
name Upper, and young man standing by
said: 81 wonder il you are any relation to
army with me?' "Yes," said the man, II
had a son of that name who was in the army
and was shot in one OF the battles near Rich
mond. have been to Washington several
times. but have been unable TO find any one
who knew how or where he fell" well,
said the young man, Il was his mate and he
was shot down at my side, in almost the
last engagement we had with Lees army. 1t
was in a charge, and he fell and was trampled
under foot, but l returned afterward and
found bis body and planted stick upon the
stot where he was buried" The old man
was reioiced tn hear in this manner the
tidings for which he had so long sought in
vain, and insisted on taking the young man
home with him and introducing him to his
family.
New York city's populations is about
200. 600 The number of families living in
the city is 1856, 7S9; dwelling houses, 100;
houses containing three or more families are
c,assed as tenements, and number 10000,
with population OF 100000. OF :hls num-
Der 523 1913 were born in the United states,
while 40 different nationalities supply
foreign population of 4l9094 During the
past wear there were 20 600 marriages 30 600
births and 80, 709 Deaths. The total value of
property within the city limits is set down
as 81 10l ,092 093, paying taxes to the amount
of $50. 600. 600 There are 489 places of
religious worship-one church for every
2.045 of the population. There are AIS
Sabhath schools, with an attendance oi
lis s26 pupils; 10, 997 children are instruct
ed in the public schools, at an expense OF
nearly "a, 900 000 A careful estimate gives
10000 children living in the streets uncared
for. OF drinking saloons licensed and
otherwise, there are 1874. absorbing about
$50 OO0, 900 yeaI. while the total cost OF
supporting the 4s9 churches is less than S.,
coo 900 per annum. This would give each
boy and girl in the city a capital Of $500 to