The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-09-19
CURRENT NOTES.

once entirely Puritan. 900 OOOare now claimed BIZ
the Catholic Church.
sis Il wicked to say On it, 4" a small boy
asked his mother. my sou, It's worse than
wicked It's vrlsar."-Bufslo Express.
BoNsIGsoE CAPEL says it is a rare thing to aud
beauty Of countensnce In a woman allied with
great strength OF soul-intelieotual power.
Az advertisement in West Virginia paper calls
for "a No male teacher strict, stern. severe, and
of good morals to teach the ST. George School this
winter"
il IS said that ferres are rapidly dying OF In this
county. They afflicted with a mysterious dis
eafe similar to that which SO fatal to horses
few years ago.
THE returns OF the census taken January l. 1888,
for the Empire Of Japan. show that the whole
county contains population OF &c. 100, 900 men
ano officers.
THE Boston High school girl condemns the
Phrase tumble to the racket" as vile slang. She
says 'preclpitste in the direction OF the clamor"
is more elegant expression.-on City Derrick.
As cancer OF the stomach, atrophy of the kid
neys and fatty degeneration OF the heart we're so
long doing their fatal work on the Comte de Cham
bord il is thought thstit takes good deal to kill
a bourbon.
THERE are I'm the United States in the neighbor.
borhood Of l00, 600 natives OF Bohemia. Wisconsin
has the greatest number; next in number Illinois.
Iowa, New York, Minnesota, Ohio. Kansas, Texas
and Pennsylvania
DRINK MAJ" OF Oxford. Eng. has just been
issued, from which 1t appears that the inhabitants
of that classic town must drink fully as much as
they study. Oxford has q population OF only 3d.
OCs and yet there are in II Sl9 places licensed to
sell liquors. They all well pstronized, and in
temperance Is very common.
AT a reception rendered General Sherman in
San Francisco the other day he said I'm his bluff
way that when he first knew the city it was the
most forbidding. God-forsaken place between Cape
Horn and the North Pole, and that he would not
have given twenty-five cents for the whole place,
or for the inhabitants either.
ABOUT 10000 Canadians are engaged in the lum-
Der business. and II is estimated that they AMI
those dependent upon them constitute about one
ninth OF the population of the Dominion. The
total product of lumber in Canada in 1881 WAS
SIS, l752, or 60 for each inhabitsnt. of which
enough was sold abroad TO bring into the country
s23 991 C52.
TIL Wizard Northern Pacific Company passed
through Cedar Rapids. going north, on the even
ing OF the 1st aud the Gazette intima.es that the
entire party under the infnelcs If too liberal
petations OF champagne. Carter Har ison, "the
best Mayor CT Chicl called for by the
crowd, and he made short speech, the substance
of which was that he il favor OF every msn
drinking when he is dry. and no; trying to pro-
hibit any Other man from doing the same.
DIIfcIIvE hearing IS growing more prevalent in
the United States SO says Dr. Sexton. IL pro-
duces In chiliren at f'st the appearance OF stu
piditv and then the reality. They do not hear
sounds distinctly, and Of eC Urse, they can not
initiate SOUNDS accurately. Defects in the teeth
great cause this isnentable calamity in the
young, and this is fresh reason for avoiding the
qusck applications Of s3-called dentists and keep
ing - pure soap and water in clesnicg the teeth.
THE National Longevity Society il dead. 1t was
organized for the mutual physical benefit Fl its
members, medical attendance to be furnished
gratis, and hygienic rules to be strictly followed
Some men in Erie, Pa. were its fathers; but, not
withstsnciDg this. the Erie Court has revoked IFS
charter. The Judge. betTaying reprehens5e
willingness for people 10 die when their time
comes, says that the plans are too vague aud Ia
definite, ard that with rights given under the
charter interruptions persons might. in the ia
/ ture perpetrete national fraud.
! THE man who sees snakes has just been heard
| from i'll Shawaugunk, n. y. Richard Decker.
farmer of that place, the other day killed black
/ snake nearly six feet in length. But the wonder
full feature about the reptile was the presence OF
| two well-formed legs with feet attached at point
about fifteen inches from the tail. The legs were
elastic, homeless, and Of pink color. The feet
were small dark in color, aud hoof-like in shape.
| Zach foot hsu sixiy-three small, white, horny
4 claws. The reptile has been sent 10 the National
| Museum at Washington.
THE seventeen young women who played at base
bail in Oriole Park. Baltimore. on Saturday after
noon last, drew 1000 spectators. The mines wore
comfortably fitting and graceful dresses, cut OF an
inch or two below the knees. Jaunty hats, cOloret
stockings, striped belts ard fancy base ball shoes
/ completed the outfit With the brunettes the trim
! nings were red; with the blondes blue. The Gla-
mond was much smaller than the regulation arena
the distance between bases being sixty inste id OF
ninety feet, and the pitchers stand being much
nearer the home plate. Few balls were caught;
! they were picked up.
The sensational story about the discovery OF the
diamonds stolen from Lady Trever, In England. on
! the neck OF one OF London's most fashionable
hostesseS turns out TO be fiction, but has inspired
great terror. Brides and other ladies who receive
costly presents Of ewelry live IA awe lest it should
suddenly be discovered that they are innocent re-
eeiveIs OF stolen goods In msny cases Lady Tre-
| yer received collections of brillisnts from her
friends with request that she would set the minds
Of their fair owners at esse by seeiug whether she
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property.
| SITTING BrI.L who has lung disease and fears
that he msy live long. said 10 q correspondent
! OF the Sc. LOnis Republican II don't know how
| 10 spesk to the while people. We were once enc.
| mics. but now friends. was not in the 6ght
with Custer, btirg in my camp ever the hill; Dut
| ommanded the tribe with my chiefs do not
! know who killed Custer, nor do any Of my braves,
because we knew that he wore long hair. We after
ward learned OF his death. and that few days be
fore the hattie he clt OF his hair. O1e Of my
got his buekskn coat but the brave has since died
and been buried in ii. rnis is al know about
! he tattie."
IRE astronomers al the Dudley Observatory are
| reported by the Albany Argus saying that it
| now seems probable that the new Brooks comet is
from three 10 four times far from both the earth
! ana the sun the II from that IL will not
| come TO peIihelion until about June l of next
year, and that it will remsia in telescope view
| for year more BIt * is yet im possible. fsom
the data ascertained. 10 do more than approximate
In these hings The plane OF its orbit seems to be
narDan6icuia to that az the pSrthS Course