The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-02-05
CLIPPsRGS.

ss-a land where revolver and rifle
Aroused for the purpose OF settling disputes;
Where life IS regarded as only triiie,
And It's usual for people to die in their boots
-Breathitt County. KY.
ANTS that keep the world busy-Inf-ants.
RoBEsoN Old Zach, Logan whew What a
andem.-Boston Post.
NAVAL officers can take their girls to ride in
revenue cutters.-BostenP Post.
THE revival of the "Black Crook at Nlblo's
promises to cut into Talmage.-Boston Post.
AN old gentleman fell down stairs in New
York and Comstock is after him for in n-descent
exposure.-Boston Post.
A TAILOR who was asked if the close OF the
year made him melancholy, said, yes, until
they were settled for.-Cincinnati Saturday
Night.
THE good custom of retiring early with
lighted pipe and waking up on the other shore
is, we notice. still adhered TO out West.-New
York Express.
"RocK of ages left for me-" sang a young
married man who was set to rocking the baby
the other night while his wife prepared tea
Gowanda Enterprise.
NONE of Vanderbilt's horses are quite fast
enough to satisfy him. Several people lately
have been able to get out of the way without
being run over.-Chicago Times.
.sOH, isn't it just glorious?" was Princess
Louises exclamation seeing Niagara.
Eorne didn't say much, but kept thinking
about the hack fare.-New Haven Register.
"WHAT,n said inquisitive young lady,
ais the most popular color for a br1de?" We
may be a little particular in such matters, but
we should prefer white ne Eimira
Gazette.
AGAIN the Bible Is wrong. 1t was John
Wilkes Booth, and not Cain, that killed Abe
VAL tall tI,l l,,r
you know. It's only helping Bob Ingersoll.-
Boston Post.
Rev. ME-. BALLARD, the Sweet Singer of
Iowa, isdetermined TO meet Julia A. Moore,
the Sweet Singer of Michigan, in joint contest.
Detroit Free Pres Glad of it. Hope they'll
give a little ballad.-Boston Post.
AN enterprising newspaper has found a
young lady who blusl,es, goes TO bed at 8, eats
heartily, speaks plain English, respects her
mother. doesn't want TO marry lord, and
knows how to cook. Now, where's your ''man-
fish?"
''WHY are you looking at me so intently,
Alice?" said Theodore. II was gazing at va
cancy," replied Alice, dreamily-and yet there
is twinkle about her mouth that shows her
appraisement of the young man. Boston
Transcript.
SKIMPToN came in the other day to tell
yet another sign of the good times coming.
Turning his face around to discover the beau
tIful red lacework SO eloquent of scratches,
says Skimpton, Mrs. SIS nail works have
started up, you see-'-Boston Transcript.
A FIEND in human shape: "Beg pardon, sir,
But I've just caught these two young rascals
making slide in front of your doorstep, and
they say as you give en permission" ats
quite correct: did, policeman. The fact is,
expect my mother-in-law to luncheon" p
Punch.
THE following answer recently given to
examiner at an examination: "What dc
you know of the patriarch ADAM" "He was
the father of Lot, and had two wives, Hish-
male, and the t'other Haygur; one became a
pillow of salt in the daytime and pillow o
fire at night
"No woman of proper self-respect," says g
woman's rights journal, discussing the mar
riage ceremony, "will submit to be given
away" Perhaps not; but, dear womans
Fighter, to be "g1ven away is not the wors
feature of the ceremony. She is too Otter
t'sold." And, if she isn't, the chances are thai
the man is.-Norristown Herald.