The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-29

WHY do some men drink every time they
meet?-Puck.
A FEMALE elephant is known by the size of
her trunk.-Eoston Post.
To right himself man must be able to read.
New Orleans PIcayune.
LETS see; wasn't Othello A-tawny General of
venice?-Biddeford Miniature.
THERE are no hotels in Cyprus, and conse-
quently no diamond pins.-Utica Observer.
"MAY the best man win" the pretty brides
maid, unless she's already engaged-New
York News.
IT is estimated that million dollars worth
of SIS have been scratched out since the new
year began.-MenashaP Press
BUCKwHEAT cakes are never fed prisoners
The thoughtful mind will at once see the wis
dom of this.-Lockport Union.
A HAIRLESS calf is on exhibition in Iowa.
This is the first intimation we have had that
Ell Perkins is Observation-Disclosures Times.
THE latest brand of cigars is called "Robin-
son Crusoe," because they were made to be
smoked only on a desert acknowledgements
Republican.
Miss HUGABooa, of Bradford, Pa, was snow
bound; and served her right, if she couldn t
find anything better to hug than that.-Buf-
falo Express.
WE no longer question the propriety of cou-
sidering vessels in the feminine gender. They
run each other down almost every day In the
English Channel.
A LADY'S elegant dress is like summer, saw
DRY mainly, because 1t is soup herb.-Rome
Sentinel. Sometimes it is like the farmers
summer song-gros grain-Syracuse Times.
A MEDICAL journal discusses the the power
of the hand. Everything depends upon it,
everything. If a man has weak hand he
might as well-but this too easy.-Oil City Der
rick.
TIE Living Issue asks anxiously, "Win you
elect drunkard PRESIDENT" Yes, course; go
ahead, send your name right in to the conven-
ton, and Wen whoop you Misunderstanding
ton Hawkeye.
A LADY il this city told her little son, who
was teasing her for something to eat, to wait
until breakfast. With tear in his eye, he
burst out: Mamma, jest honestly sometimes
think you're stepmotheri'-McGrego (Ia.l
News,
THE car drivers of Brussels have adopted a
little girl, the daughter of a deceased member
of the fraternity, and we would not be a bit
surprised if some mean local Photographer
should allude to her genuine Brussels
car -pet.n-La Sale Advance.
"GENrLEMEN of the jury" said an Irish bar
rister, sit will be for you to say whether this
defendant shall be allowed to come into court
with unblushing footsteps, with the cloak OF
hypocrisy in his mouth, and draw three bull.
locks out of my clients pocket with impu-
rity."
| A TRANCE medium reports having had Wis
ion of the future world. He didn't see any
winged angels or hear any harps playing, but
there We're lots of sharp featured young ladie:
| working out algebraic problems on black
| boards, and he concludes that his vision mus
have been confined 10 the Massachusetts, de
4 partment.-Andrews' Bazaar.
A LADY taking tea at a small company, being
1 very fond of hot rolls, was asked TO have an
other. "Really, can not" she modestly re
! piled; al don't know how many have eater
already" Il do" unexpectedly cried juve
nile upstart, whose mother had allowed him
seat at the table, you've eaten eight; Nv,
been countin' .''-Boston Transcript.
CAN anybody tell us why a livery horse. tina
you can't possibly get off a walk when hi
head is turned away from the stable, will kicl
| the dashboard into kindling wood in hi,
frantic efforts to get home, Just as soon as hi
nose is pointed in that direction? Liver,
horses must be reformed, or the fellows mus
be furnished with three hands in the future
-Elmira Gazette.