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

down their throats, This remedy is more
troublesome but less expensive than burn
ing down your house II get rid OF the pests.
-Norristown Herald.
The little folks wanted the head OF the
family to spend the evening" with them.
Father said he thought OF attena ing meet
Ing. Various measures we're dis 'usSed for
keeping father at home when Tommy, aged
five, addressed his brother, aged sc ven, as
follows: 'I'll tell you what we'll do. Well
put sign on the front door-No admittA nee
to go out OF this house nights"
"Ink can be preserved from mould by
putting Glove in the bottle" When Mrs.
Spriggins, wife of Spriggins, of the Morning
Awakener, read the above, she cried excited
ly, There! now know what Mr.. b. always
carried cloves in his vest pocket for" And
the good old unsuspecting soul looked as
pleased rs if she had just heard of new
way of putting up blackberries.
The Cleveland Plsfndealer has been deal
ing rather plainly with the weather officers,
end, without consulting the corn husks or
the amount OF nuts laid up by the squirrels,
IL is certain that we are going to have one of
the coolest winters ever known on this con-
tinent 1t predicates its opinion upon the
fact that Lydia Thompson has bought
another bracelet, and that she declares she
will keep warm if she has to smother her
self.
London has 5 577 ,3o4 inhabitants; Paris.
loss 500; New York, 1,oS4, 528; Brooklyn,
$40, 4SS; Berlin, I,0l9, 62O; Philadelphia, S76,.
us; Vienna, 27,271; ST. Petersburg, $685.
741; Bombay, GA, 4o5; Glasgow, $50, $40;
Liverpool 532, 6S4; Manchester, with Stafford,
$50, 765; Naples 457 ,407; Calcutta. 429, 535;
Madras, 39f552; Hamburg (the stated, 4O6,
l04 Birmingham, $50. III; Buda Pesth, 3d.
$50; Dublin, 314 666; Leeds, 304, 9iS; Am
sterdam, 302 PCS; Sheffield, $780, 37; Rome,
2S2, 914, and BresIau, 267 900.
The staple articles of food are getting down
to bottom prices. Wheat has not been as
low before in twenty years as it was last
week. Cotton has not been as low in twenty
three years, nor corn since 1845, except in
1861, nor mess pork since 1874. Prices gen.
orally are ID per cent. lower than in May
last and Is per cent. lower than before the
war. Everything but the mind of the fiatists
seems TO be getting ready to do a cash bust
ness on the basis of specie payments.
: A certain bishop had Biscayan man SER
want, whom he ordered, one festival, to 60
to butcher, who was called David, for a
piece of meat, and then come to church
ubOAo 1ho piouop was W picdCu. 1uc ulou-
op in his sermon bringing authorities from
the Scriptures in this manner, "Isaiah Gays
thus" Jeremiah says thus" at last happen
ing to turn toward the door as his servant
came in, went on-"And what says Davido"
upon which the Biscaysn roared out: "He
said that il you do not pay your old bill, you
need never send to his shop againr
Not long ago, as an elderly couple were
out walking, a lady On the opposite side of
the street tripped and fell down. The old
gentleman rushed across the street, raised
his hat and offered to assist her in any posi-.
BILE way. His wife followed him across at
slow pace, and witnessing his devotion to
the stranger, she got mad and shook her fist
at him. Its ell right--it's oil right" he
whispered Eyes, / know it is" she holly
exclaimed; here an unknown woman stubs
her toe, and you pillow across the street to eat
her up with kindness. The other day when
fell down STAIRS you stood and laughed and
chuckled and tickled your ribs, and wanted
10 know if was practicing for circus"