The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-08-20

The 'Stars and Stripes" is the name of q
secret political organization, composed of ex-
soldiers and the sons of deceased soldiers,
which is working hard for Butler in Boston.
A coLoRED nurse on South street, says q
Memphis paper, was accosted by Howard
visitor in the presence of the patient. "How
is he getting on?" Well, boss, de doctor jist
been here and guv him up, and told me to wait
round till de undertaken come" He had a
relapse.
SAID a very good old man: "Some folks are
always complaining abont the weather, but
am very thankful when 1 wake up in the
morning and find any weather at ALL" We
may smile at the simplicity of the good old
man, but still his language indicates a spirit
that contributes much to a calm and peaceful
life. II is wiser and better to cultivate that
than to be continually complaining Of things
as they are.
THREE ascents of Mount Blanc have been
made this season. The first was by young
American, DR.. Bryant, OF Boston, who, with
three of the guides. returned TO Chamounix
and was Hospitality entertained at dinner by
the hostess of the Pension de PUnion. The
villagers celebrated what was to them the
most important event of the year by firing a
startling salute in the market-place and by
exhibiting at night a very respectable show of
fireworks.
FROM the British Quarterly Review: 1T is
said, and said with great truth, that England
contributes next to nothing to tn. aggregate
of human learning. Oxford and Cam
bridge philology is a rechauffe of German re-
search. We get our ancient history from
Germany and France, and, absurdly enough
even the theories of our constitution and the
Interpretation of the great events in our poll
tical history are borrowed from the same
foreign industry"
| A CORRESPONDENT writing from Anderson,
| Shasta county, CAL, under date OF July 26,
says: 81 was in attendance on a funeral yes
terday which was melancholy in the extreme.
| A young girl named Stuu died with intermit-
] tent fever. She had been sick only one week,
and was engaged to be married to a young
man named Harrington. The wedding was to
have come off Sunday. The young man wept
bitter tears OF grief. The deceased had Just
| completed her wedding dress, and instead of q
marriage robe it served burial shroud.''
A STORY comes to us, says the Boston Tran
script, of an incident in a school in Southamp-
| ton, England, some years ago. The boys were
being examined in the history of England, and
the answers were mainly dates of events more
| or less important in the history of the British
empire. Among the pupils was the son of an
American sea captain, a bright specimen Of
young America. Being questioned concerning
dates in English history, he manifested an
| ignorance bordering on stupidity. The
teacher, whose patience was exhausted, ex-
claimed: "What! don't you remember a single
date that marks an important event in the
history of England?" "Why, yes, SIR" ans
wered the boy, 81 do know one" swell, ou
with it," said the teacher. "The Fourth o
July, 1776."
| THE estrangement between the Russian and
| German courts seems to cause great satisfac
ton in England. The most preposterou
rumors are received with the utmost gravity
For example: The Examiner hears on goos
authority from st. Petersburg that the Russian
intelligence department is at present engaged
upon the task of drawing up plan for the in
vasion of Germany, in order that Russia ma,
be well prepared for any events that ma,
occur in the future. Some such plan wa
drawn up in 1871, but since then Prussia ha
erected a series OF fortresses along the Russian
frontier, while in the Vistula and Baltic prov
inces series of strategical railways have beeI
completed by Russia. The arrangements fo
the defense of the frontier also being re
vised.
The watch which the prince imperial wor
when he was killed. and which is now in tn
hands of the Zulus, was worn by the first Ma
poleon through most of his campaigns, an,
afterward to the end of his life. 1t kept yer.
indifferent time, but the great emperor woul
never wear any other than this, which b.
purchased at Marseilles when he was but
poor lieutenant of artillery. Napoleon III
wore this watch from the day he was name
prince president until the day of his death q
Chiselhurst, and 1t is picturesquely relates
that in 1870, just as he was about to put him
self at the head of his troops the watch SUD
denly stopped. He was superstitious, an
this incident served to depress him for day
After his death his widow gave the watch I
her son.