The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-25

CAIN was a man of mark.
DID you ever see a kissing beer
jim KEES's favorite song is the wheat buy
and buy.
SITTING BULLS refrain: "My heart is In the
10 lands"
THKRE Is one city in New York state where
Episcopal clergymen wear Buffalo robes in
church.
PTrrsBURG is too pious to allow horse cars to
run on Sunday, but not too pious to repudiate
its bonds.
THE mixing OF egg-nogg VIII soon be reck-
oned among the stirring events Of the day.
Bro. Murphy.
SOMEBODY says that large ears denote abroad,
comprehensive views and modes of thought"
What magnificent ideas jackass must have!
"HAvK you eologne?" asked she. mo,
ma'am," replied the druggist; 81 have no
scents at ALL" She said he didn't look a.
though he had.
We were very sensitive about good behavior
when a boy. 1t always brought tears into our
eyes to see naughty boy in school put red
pepper on hot stove.
BENJAMIN r. BUTLER is a demsgogue. He
may rise again, for demagogues are always in
demand. Dennis Kearney was simply black.
guard. He is dead and done for.-Chicago
Times.
JUsr imagine the feelings of the man who,
the first day out, comes face to face on the
deck OF European steamer, with the creditor
whom he has successfully lodged for the past
nine months.
THE time approaches when the thoughtful
husband gives his wife some money, which
goes to buy dressing gown that all the worlds
riches couldn't hire him 10 wear In the pres
enoe of his male friends.
A FEARFUL suggestion-Frsd Ito chum)--"I
dreamt about you last night, Bob" Bob-"I
hope Ii was pleasantr Fred-"O yes; very
pleasant Will Q 1t lasted. / dreamt that you
paid the ten dollars you owe me-"
CHARITY beeins at home" Young man,
before you thin OF giving your girl a twenty
five cent ring for 3 Christmas PRESENT, think
how many paper collars can be bought for the
same amourt.-New York Express.
A MAN with considerable love for astronon-
ical science. while sitting for insta ut en- the
Third street sidewalk, saw two comets chasing
five meteors and twenty three planets down
the milky way.-Stiliwster Lumberman.
YOUNG man wrote TO an editor asking
where hell is The editor replied: Don't
know; was never there. Ask YOU minister"
And he wondered what made the minister SO
cooltoward him ate wards.-Yonkers Gazette.
You want my opinion of the currency, hey?
Well, SIR, Il is my opinion that those treasury
girls are the incest girls in the world 1t Is true
thai silver may not be conveniently carried In
large quantities. but like to be hugged.-
Boutwell,,
A cHARmISo young thing at New York
school examination, In reading her exercise
before a large audience of parents, changed
Keats line, "a thing OF beauty is boy for
eveT" She is younger than she looks, but is
expected shortly TO be engaged.
THE Russian Cesar goes up In the garden
every day and rehearses an Grafton be is pre-
pairing. 1t begins: Friends, Romans. coun-
me your privsteers." He is
endesvoring to weave the word Yankee" into
the grafton some place.--The Nation.
WE must decline the modest request OF q
to pay him forty dollars for "an |
original Christmas carol In Spence, ian m.,as- |
urs." We like the measure well enough, AL |
.hough we generally use bushel basket when !
handling this sort Of product; but with pork