The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-03-20

A person who was looking at a house the
other day said he couldn't afford to pay such
rent. well, look at the neighborhood,"
replied the woman, you can borrow fiat
irons next door, coffee and tea across the
street, -four and sugar on the corner and
theresa big pile of wood belonging to the
school house right across the alley"
A missionary rebukeda South Sea Islander
for polygamy, whereat the heather was
much grieved. In a day or two he came
back to the missionary, with a face radiant
with Joy.
Me very good Christian, said he; zone
wife"
What did you do with the otber2" asked.
the missionary.
"Me eat her up
special novelty in millinery is the cres
cent shaped cluster for the top of the bon
meta halt moon Of flowers of several cOlors
yellow buttercups with dark damask roses,
and pale blue forgetmenots fringed with
moss OF grasses Other small bouquets Ofvar-
ious colOrs are placed behind the ear on the
left side of the bonnet. Thick clumps of
unblOwn roses and of many green leaves
cover the left side of the bonnet.
The famous sea lions of Seal Rock, near
San Francisco, have been presented TO the
legislature a. a nuisance demanding abate
ment. The fish commissioners declare that
one in the Sacramento river 10 years hence
The seals devour $500, 900 fish every year,
and are tnemselvs protected by a law which
makes it penal 10 kill them.
About the time barometers became so
cheap as to induce agTiculturists to purchase
them, a farmer in Kilbudge having been
persuaded to become the possessor of the
instrument. On one occasion, III spite of
rising barometer it confined raining; the
g.. L.. Ill saA Ao
instrument to the door. held it up towards
the sky and exclaimed, I'm the name o.
guIdness will ye no believe you ain een?'
In a late interview with reporter of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer George X. Vending
said: ii am no theOl0gian, very poor
Christian in practice, and by ne means such
a natural orator as some of my friends
claim. have achieved the little success |
have had by very hard and slow work. |
don't believe i'm natural orators. 1 have
more faith i'm lampwicks and coal oil than in
genius | am not a professional lecturer
Six weeks will cover the time ] have been
lectGring: The law is my profession and
shall next fall resume the practice of law in
ST. Louis, in which city l expect to make
my home"
A blind man ia Paris whose business OF
life is TO teach the blind how TO make
living, and thus lift a burden from the
shoulders Of society, has received the high
distinction of the order of the legion OF
honor His name is Sion. He had been for
thirty years a teacher of the blind, and had
taught many pupils the art of tuning pianos
whose cleverness was equal to that of piano
tuners who are in possession Of their eye
sight. His skill in teaching was duly recog
nized, and ne was made a knight Of the
legion of honor, although he only
teacher of piano tuning. His work and
ability were measured by the good be had
done, and this was rated as it affected public
economy. The feeling of the blind pupils
of the institut on on the occasion was almost
as good as sight. They saw honor and ad-
vancement even for the blind, and were
cheered on their dark way.
If anybody finds attached to the wires
that form the combination under his money
till some little things that look like awk
ward limitations of patent clothes pins, he
msyknOw that till the till tappers are fixing
their plans to get away with the contents OF
the till. The game is for one of
the tappers TO engage the propIie-
tor in conversation while his partner fastens
one of these miniature. clothes pins on each
of the five combination wires usually found
under the till, just back of the cross bar
Through which they pass. The opening of
the till moves backward the pins that are Oh
the wires in the combination and the clos
ing Of the till'leaves them in their new posi-
ton. Wien the till Taper gets chance he
looks under the drawer, and the positions OF
the pins show him which wires are in the
combination. He is then ready to make the
store another visit on later day and open
the drawer by pulling the combination
wires.
Tomato seeds should be started in boxes in
February. Have fruit cans divided half way
DpfWHRn the ends and make holes fhrOnQb
the end pieces or cut them out altogether
fill these with mold, and when the plants
have the third leaf, transplant to the cans
Continue transplaRting, which may be done
by exchanging the plants from one can to an
other. Transp planting strengthens the plants
As early as IS safe accustOm them to outdoor
air by raising window or setting them out
of doors through the warmer part of the day
As soon as there is no danger of frost trans
plant to the garden. Plants raised in this
way are far more profitable than hot bed
plants, though q few of the latter are desir
able for early bearing. AS to variety, the
Trophy is'a standard sort, but the Canada
Victor. which closely resembles it, is a week
TO 10 days earlier. The Little Gem is IA very
early small variety. A few of them are very
well to supply ripe tomatoes before the
larger varieties come along. The Golden
Trophy is pale yellow variety, excellent in
every way.
There is an old gentleman who comes into
town on foot every morning, who appears to
be great friend to dumb animals. When
ever he sees dog scratching at shop door
to be let in, he promptly opens it for the an
imal. The other morning he made mistake
in the dog business. He let one in and soon
the same canine came rushing between his
legs, nearly throwing him down, and cover
ing tine lower part of his trousers with paint
A man with overalls on was chasing the dog,
trying to get at him with a paint brush he
had in his hand. The old gentleman ex-
uostulated with the irate painter-tor such
he proved to be-saying, My good man, why
do you wish to hurt that dogT' Because
he has tipped over my paint and made an
awful mess of everythingI Some old idiot
let him into the shop when we were all try.
ing to keep him out while was doing some
painting. He jumped through the door.
stuck his forelegs into the paint pot and
tipped it over. Brown paint on marble
floor looks well, doesn't it? L wish people
would mind their own business"
The Rev. DIR. Lyman Abbott has had what
he naturally calls The pleasure" of spending
L. 10 AoI -.