The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-05
1tIsCELLANEoUs NOTES.

The ST. Paul editors are mourning the
death of their oldett scissors grinder.
The Englishman who despises homemade
current wine has been drinking II in large
quantities from France under another name
ii the American paragraphers jokes were
as weak as those which excite laughter in
Congress, the pargrapher business would
soon fade.
Mr. Frelinghuysen and Mr.. Logan will be
useful persons when the Government shall
have taken the Public Schools into their
own hands.
A fashion paper says cornmeal rubbed in
the hair will clean it. But nobody wants
to take so such trouble to clean cornmeal.-
Pittsburg Chronicle.
General Grant has never been pensioned
for his services in the Mexican War. The
omission should be promptly supplied by a
grateful couptry.-Chicago Tribune.
1t is glorious thing to be a Lieutenant
Governor IN the Dominion of Canada. He
of the Province of Quebec gets salary of
$40, 900 year, which is supplemented by a
bill of expenses amounting to SIS 243, of
which 81, 351 is for carriage hire alone.
The late Judge Mason, of Iowa, planted a
walnut tree in 1874, which he had cut down
in 1877 and enough boards kept to make
him coffin when he died. According to
his wishes he was laid away for his long
sleep in the coffin made from the tree he
had planted thirty-eight years before.
The other Sunday hard looking character
took q seat in one of our Churches and a
short time after was seen going along under
the influence liquor. He was asked how he
could be an attentive listener at Church and
go to drinking so soon after. "Mister, /
always thirst after righteousness" was the
answer.
A Georgia man was struck by lightning,
thrown clear through fence and lay sense
less for two hours. When he recovered his
senses, a goat was feeding near by and a
mule was browsing in the next field. And
he said he'd give $3.50 to know whether
the mule kicked him or the goat bueked
him.-Boston Post.
A Western newspaper has an article upon
"Where editors go when they die" They
go, of course, to land that is fairer than
day; where no delinquent subscriber can
ever set mis- foot; where waste baskets
cranks, dead beats, exchange fends, spring
poets ana book canvassers are never found
to land, in short, where it Is one perpetual
rest.
Unnecessary explanation: Conductor, y
said lady passenger on the train, pointing
over her shoulder to a man who was resting
his feet on the window-sill behind her. al
wish you would request that brute to take
his feet down." 81 daren't, ma am, replied
the polite but cautious ticket fiend, hes &
member of the Legislature. "-Brooklyr
Eagle.
The spoils system has been condemned by
the people of this country, and ia one way
or another, by one set of agencies or anoth
err 1t will certainly be overturned. The
present Administration does not seem dis
posed to do much to promote this important
work, but 1t will in due time have TO give
place to one which will not only be pledged
to Civil Service Reform, but will redeem its
pledges.-Norristown Herald
Georgia makes an excellent financial
showing. According to the recent showing
of its Treasurer the bonded debt of the
State is only So 726 go, whilst it is Endorsed
| for about $780, 900 of railroad bonds OF
which it holds first lien. The property
held by the State, including the Western
and Atlantic Road, on which 1t receives al
annual rental of $500, 900, if sold in the oper
market, would bring sum sufficient to wips
out her entire Indebtedness.
"Why did you send me that almanac
Augustus?' asked Angelina Because
darling" answered Augustus, as he vainly
strove to twist the few downy sprouts upoI
his upper lip into curl, because, darling
| wished you to select a date for our-the
aw-ceremOny." "Oh, seei" she said; ther
smiling bewitching smile. she murmured
Call it the first of April" Augustus viii
some day succeed in raising a mustache, bu
he goes to see Angelina no more.
A well-dressed, but apparently rural gen
| tleman, who dined sumptuously and il
solemn grandeur at one of our hotels thu
other day, was presented by the waiter with
the usual finger-bowl with a thin slice o
lemon floating about in it. After viewing
the utensil doubtfully for few moments
he raised it to his lips and took a deeI
draught from it. A look of profound dis
gust succeeded this exploit, and, with The
muttered remark, "Well, that's the darned
est weak lemonade ever L seel" he filled hi.
pocket with toothpicks and started for tn,
outer air.-Boston Journal.
A certain degree of moisture is necessar,
in the Matching of eggs. The biddy which
hides her nest away in some secluded spo
on the ground usually comes out with fin,
brood of chickens, while the one which haS
her nest made high up from the ground il
some dry place very likely failed to hatcl
the most of her eggs Generally the hel
will hatch the most of her eggs when he
nest is placed upon the ground. If it is no
practicable to build the nest upon tn,
ground it is advisable, in order to maintain