The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-10
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Woman is an idol that man worships, IN
til he throws it down.
One of the youngest babies in Minnesota
has mother who Is eighty-three years old.
Hundreds of men have apparently out
lived their usefulness, and they are yet quite
young.
Do the duty which lest nearest theel
Thy second duty will already have become
clearer.
A French writer calls the absence of
sleeves in evening dress "the triumph Of
nudity"
''No," said the lady, "I'm not keeping any
servants Just now. 1 have quite enough to do
to wait upon myself"
Beecher says that "true orthodoxy is love
to God and love to man. and he that hath
not this is not Christian"
Thirty years hence" Gays the London
Spectator, English fortunes will appear
very paitrv compared with American"
Bric-a-brac is defined "as anything in the
crockery line that is absolutely useless, SCI
upon the nantel, where it may be IN the
way"
1t is considered IN bad style to wear the
crinoet,e or hustle close up to the waist; it
must be fastened some inches below it to be
in fashionable position.
''Only boy with his noise and fun"
And his big tin horn and his yawpiDg gun,
And his heavy boots and his agile hammer,
And his throat of ten wild lnjin clamor.
His booms, and drums, and skill for racket,
That's a tighter fit than his under Jacket.
Only boy-but when in tune,
He's q match for a wake and big typhoon
-Yonkers Gazette.
"Some people" says Alphonse Karr, "are
always finding fault with nature for putting
thorns on roses; always thank her for
having put roses on thorns."
An editor has offered three dollars for the
best written love letters. There are some
people who would give more than that to
get back some they have written.
1.-THE low dress will soon be as extinct as
the dodo," says the Paris writer for the
London Truth. Too bad that scrawny necks
are becoming prevAlent.-Boston Post.
Schubert died ct the age Of thirty-two.
He had been hard worker, and Schumsnn
said when ne heard of his death, "Well, he
had done enough. CHARLES S. Robinson.
What a woman shoGld demand of a man
in courtship, or after it, is frst-respect for
for her, as she is woman; and next to
that-to be respected by him above all other
women.
at is not right to spoil golden we'd
ding" was the ground ON which Missouri
Judge recently refused divorce in case
where the parties had lived together forty
nine years.
There are some Southern young women
who dip snuff and some Northern young
women who go out leading puppy dog by
a string. A young woman may be nasty in
any climate.
The surest way to make ourselves agreea-
bic to others is by seeming to think them
so. If we appear fully sensible of their
good qualities, they will not complain of the
want of them in US.
If man could only take out his brains
and have them revised, ne might frequently
start business on more satisfactory basis
His handspring may be all right; the works
only want little cleaning.
At a town meeting a large taxpayer rose
up to protest against building new school
house in certain part of the town.
"What's the good of it7" asked he. "They
are an ignorant set down there, anyway"
Our acts our angels are. or good for i'll;
John Fletcher.
The last best fruit which comes late to
perfection, even in the kindliest soul, is ten
derness toward the hard, forbearance to-
ward the unfOrbearing, and warmth of heart
toward the misanthropic.
Charles O'Conor, the veteran lawyer, it
is r1mored, is preparing a volume on the
famous law cases in which he has been en-
MI ha-i nta N fo-
publication. before the end of the year.
Without earnestness no man is ever great,
or does really great things. He may be
brilliant, entertaining, popular; but he will
want weight. No soui-moving picture was
ever painted that had not is depth of shad-
dow.
The great philanthropist, Howard, had
rule for benefcence, and it was as follows:
"Our Superfuities should give way to other
mems conveniences, and our conveniences
to other mems necessities, and our necessi.
ties TO other mems extremeties."
The worship of one true heart is better
than the wonder of the world. Don't tram
pie on the flowers while longing for the
stars. Live up to the full measure of life;
give way to your impulses, loves and en-
thusiasms; sing, smile, labor and be happy.
Manners are the shadows of virtues, the
momentsry display of those qualities which
our fellow creatures love and respect. If
then we strive to become what we strive to
appear, manners may often be rendered use
full guides to the performance Of our duties.
God bless theel Words have we none
More tender, more sincere.
God bless theel Words have We none
Always so sweet so dear.
God bless theel If in these words
Our hearts do truly share,
Our kind God will give 10 them
The value OF a prayer
Says q social critic: Women are all more
or less born actresses; the first word with
most of them about anything in connection
with themselves is, NOW will it lookp
They know that their pretty pretenses of
hreside needlework looks very we'll to their
admiring friends and even to their hus-
banda They know that its meaning is I'M
derstood and accepted
A Paris milliner has just concluded a con-
tract by which dealer in game in Berlin
undertakes to deliver the skins of so. OOC
pigeons during the season for the adorn.
/ ment of hats and bcnnets. The birds are 10
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