The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-15
VARIE TIES.

In Virginia father may be hanged if he
consents to the marriage of his daughter
when she is only eleven years old.
The nearest approach to souaring circle
is new sugur lately iny vented that b0res a
square hole.
A German rabinet maker at Sch enectady
has on bis left hand, in place OF al index
finger. toe, exactly similar to a mans great
toe. Ii is about two inches long, quite thick
and has but one jJint.
Mexican 'chsmbermaids it is eaid, are
invariably Indian boys appropriately dressed
in the female garb.
The Gillian miner is considered the strong
est man in the world, and he lives princi-
ally on the lentil, the cheapest and most
nutritious food known for its weight.
A negro baby was born last week in Sum-
ter county, Ga which weighed only twenty
two ounces. It's funny how anything so
dark can be so light.
A very fearful accident occurred to gen.
tleman while leaving the train at Logans-
port. His pocket was picked of $3.50. The
sickenirg feature OF the accident is to be
found in the fact that the money was in
tended for the purchase of bonnet for his
wife.
In some parts OF Europe men drink CO
logne instead of liquor. When mau comes
home very late IN those countries his wife is
puzzled TO decide whether he has been in q
saloon or a barbersh0p.
A good manv young men often say they
ere going TO marry and settle. It Is better
10 settle frat and marry afterward, though
marriage is frequently a settler.
The President elect has engaged rooms at
he Arlington, Washington, for March 2
The President.elect will be accompanied by
bis three sisters and brother, and his private
secretary, Colonel Lamont, and family.
Members of the Brazilian Parliament are
now considering bill for the liberation of
all slaves sixty years old and the emanc.pa.
ton of those younger by the Safe, az tariff
fixed according 20 age.
In New York when youth steals TWEEN
ty five cent pen-knfe, he is sent to States
prison for twelve years. When man steals
mil ion from bank they let him go to
Canada.
1t cost S759 265 to relieve the Greedy party
and bring home the remains of the heroic
dead.
Widows and widowers often mend their
condition by repairing.
The surest way to add-Advertise.
There are swans on the river Thames that
are known TO be 80 ears old. For five CEN
turies the winners company there has kept
Q record of certain swans. ard the ages OF
the specimens of this long lived species of
louis XIV. only took one bath in his life.
He escbewed soap and water and when he
washed his face and bands did it with cotton
stepped in spirits OF wine.
The February moon fulls on the 2Sth, at
II o'clock in the evening, so that We come
within an hour of having no full moon In
February.
In Tibet one woman may have two
three, and even four husbands, bat never
more than the last number.
The camphor laurel. native of China,
| and the tree from which most of the cam
| phor of commerce. is obtained, has been sue
cessfullv introduced into California.
A kind of cactus has been found in South
America which ooly shows It's flowers when
the wind blows. They are little Jumps on
| the stalk from which the blossoms protfude,
| but they go in ont of sight with the calm
| air.
| Many of the papers are always INVITING
| won en- about beir z wild TO possess salskin
sscques and yet wild women do not care q
| cent for them.
Pm glad Billy had the sense to marry a
settled old maid" said Grandma Winkum
| ders is kinder ove,-rulin' and upsettin'. Old
maids is thankful and wiliin' to please"
In spite OF the annual expenditure of over
| $4,000 for repairs and the building of new
jails, Russia is much exercised how TO find
room for the ever-growing number OF pris
| oners who amounted in 1882 to 90, 500. and
in 1888 to 81 $751; In Siberia great suffering
is caused by the want of accommodation for
| the u coo convicts distributed over the min
| inc districts, especially as the enormous
/ number of txiles crowd the houses OF correc
| tion.
In New Orleans with an extended popula
ton of 10000, there are white women TO
every white men, and females to male
negroes. This is the largest excess of female
population OF any city In the Union Thus
| il seems that males die for every 2 females,
| and the death rate for the men is As per
| LOCO and for the women q If nothing oc.
curs TO disturb this proportion in twenty
| years New Orleans will have two women for
every man.
1t is estimated that the poor. buying in
| small quantities, incur unnecessary expense
in the following ratio: For an ounce OF wash.
| ing soda the poor trading at small shops pay
| one cent grocer win deliver it for three
cents pound. For -four by the pound thsy
pay a sum equal to 80 so barrel for s.
| ticle. They buy butter at the rate CT 50 tub,
which would COS. 81. 90 A half pound OF
| sugar cost them five cents, while pound
would be bat two cents more. For twenty
fye-cent tea they pay forty cents. For q
fiteen-cent coffee they pay thirty.