The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-08-13
CLIPPINGS.

The boy stewed on the burning deck,
BE wished that he were dead; iepe So
TIL all of a sudden into the river rH r.iHEt
He dashed heels over head. it ...ss-
The steamer steamed upon its way,
The boy, oh! where was he? aN'
He was kicking his heels IN the tumbling surf
As jolly as he could be.
About the hardest thing fellow kan do IL
to spark gals at one time and preserve
good average. Try it.
The New Orleans Picayune observes that
colored man can walk with watermelon
under each arm while he is eating third.
A jeweller advertises that he has some
precious stones for disposal, adding that
They sparkle like the tears of q young
widow"
The young man who wanted to be an angel
says he is not particular about it Just at this
time, as be has got acquainted with the
young ladies across the way.-Cincinnati
Star.
A bad egg may always be known by the
manner in which it lies in the water, if
placed in it. If good, it invariably lies upon
its side. Some bad eggs that we know are
also proved by the way they lie.
Johnny" said fond mother to her boy,
(which would you rather do, speak French
or Spanish?' 81 would rather" said Johnny,
rubbing his waistband and looking express
lively at the table, II would rather talk Tur-
key"
Gentle Annie is in responding MOOD
this week. She begins her sad plant by
asking will they forget us when we are
gomez" You may bet your sweet life, Gentle
Annie, they will. They win forget US SO
completely they won't even be positive
where we have gone.
He Comes Not is the title of recent
1xv II l.
ought never to give such thing away, Lila
Hook another fellow as quickly as you can,
and then let the opinion go abroad that you
threw off on the one who came not. That's
business, you see.
Scene, Concord Mass State prison. Wis
itor-Where are your cutthroats, burglars
and hard characters? Warden-Oh, they
are down IN q small corner on the lower
floor. We don't get much of that sort Of
riff raft here. This here is high toned
prison for corporation directors, bank cash
iers and sich.-New Haven Register.
A young lady writes to an exchange: "Fol
my part prefer an evening passed at home
| with pleasant book to attending balls
parties and theaters" 0, certainly. When
young lady hasn't beau, nor q new
bonnet, nor new walking costume, she
| generally prefers to pass the evening a.
home with book-which she is too mad Il
read.
| Alexis st. Martin, whose open stomach
| furnished DR.. Beaumont an opportunity fol
studying directly the processes of gastric di-
| gestion. is still living at st. Thomas, Canada
| He is described as hale and hearty at the sg,
of 81, though the orifice in his stomach II
still open. 1t will be remembered that tn.
wound was the result of a charge of buck
shot accidentally received, laying open ths
stomach so that food could be injected ant
removed at Will by the attending physician
whose observations were of such great vslu,
10 medical science. 1t is now 81 years sine,
the accident occurred.
There is, it would appear, considerable
4 danger in eating cold pigeon pie. The Brit
/ ish admiralty have issued circular lette
| containing the results Of the Investigation
they caused to be instituted into the recen
| poisoning of several men of the troopshil
Tamar, which resulted fatally in the case o
/ the steward. A careful analysis failed Il
discover any mineral poison in the stomach
| of the deceased, and the medical men hav
come to the conclusion that the case was on
i of choleraic diarrhea introduced by meph
itic poisoning. possibly caused by pigeon
/ pie. of which all the Sufferers had eaten, TO
although two officers had previously par
taken of it without any ill effect. poisonou
| changes are known to take place in cold pie:
and especially in those made with game, b
simply Keeping or lying by for some time.