The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-01-19
TABLE GOSSIP.

"Old people," said celebrated German
physician, must keep up their old habits,
even the bad ones.N
A Detroit lady called at drug store the
other day and said. Il want a toothbrush
a real nice one l want il for spare bed
ROOM"
John Randolph told Josiah Quincy that
the greatest orator he ever heard was a slave
mother on the auction block, appealing for
sympathy and justice and deDouncing her
heartless auditors.
Adam Forepaugh, whose testimony must
be deemed exclusive, unless ample rebuI-
ting evidence is offered, says that Boston is
the best circus city in the country. Boston
is yet to be heard in her own defense.
Beaconsfield says: Every political party
changes its principles on an average once in
ten years" This is not true of the Repub-
lican party. Their principles will never
change. They were enunciated by Flana-
gan: "What are we after but the Offices"
The Kansas newspapers declare that a
physician of La Cygne, in that State, mar
ruwly escaped lynching, because he invented
G compound that would instantly sober a
drunken man. Public sentiment was against
anything that tended TO cause 4 waste OF
liquor.
A hollow tree in Southern California has
been converted into dwelling. Doors and
windows have been put in, and floors built
for eight stories, the entrance to them bein ,
made by means of ladder. Outside the
topmoSt room is a small balcony, shaded by
the foliage of the tree.
Harriet c. Cooper (colored) died at Chel-
tenham, a suburb of st. Louis, New Years
Day, aged lis years. She weighed 400
pounds. Mrs. Cooper was the mother OF
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is sixty-two years old. Her husband is 1OI
years old and is still living.
Mahogany was introduced into England
by Sir Walter Raleigh, who brought the
trunk of n tree of that wood To Queen Eliza
beth from Brazil. Ii was made into various
articles, which she presented to her courtiers.
For herself a small work box was constructed.
which is now in the Tower Of London in a
perfect state of preservation.
"See here" said a fault finding husband
to his wife 1--WE must have things arrange
in this house so we shall know Just where
everything is kept" with all my hear"
she sweetly answered; and let US begin
with your late hours, my love; / should
dearly like to know where they are kept.
He lets things run on as usual
Among a number of worthless Italians
landed at Castle Garden recently was man
whose features. particularly his mouth and
eyes are similar to those of a monkey In
as nearly an upright position as he can put
himself he is not above four feet high; his
back and right should r, ], gs and feet are
badly deformed, and there is a large NAL
formation on his neck. He is unable to
walk without the aid of a staff.
pastor at Grundy Centre Ia, was re-
Gently very sick, and, believing that he was
near death. confessed that he had not long
before been on a most deplorable spree in
Chicago. He did not die, however, and his
wife not only deserted him. but reported
him to the Church. His people are more
with a reprimand, as his penitence seems
genuine.
The White House is an expensive institu-
ton aside from the Presidents salary of $50,
o00 The stan of employees in and about