The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15
VARIETIES.

A melon on 8 shrub is the latest fruit nov.
city reported from California.
There will be three Quskers in the next
Congress; undoubtedly they will be great
Friends.
The number of mules attached to the
hearse denotes the responsibility Of funeral
at Rio Janeiro.
Write something on Lent" said the man
sgiDg editor. And the editor sat down and
wrote: Umbrella.
The largest vineyard in the world is in
California, and contains between 3, 200, 900
and 100000 vines.
The southern part of Africa has 20, 600
tame ostriches, producing $1,000 600 worth
OF feathers annually.
A New Hampshire court has been called
upon 70 decide whether 4 woman may marry
her deceased husbands father.
Greenlsnders. 1t is said, live in the hope OF
warm heaven and a cold place for the
wicked, HAS no terrors for them.
Swars have been Known to 1--we to the age
OF 500 years, and Cuvier thinks it probable
that whales sometimes live 1000 years.
A Virginia man by the name OF Green hss
married a Miss Appel. Their offspring will
probably 60 by the name OF Green Appel.
(. The Lower House Of the Hungarian Die
has resolved. by vote OF pa to 49, that
jews shall be allowed seats in the new Upper
House,
Owing to President Clevelaud's procrasti-
nation in making appointments, there is
more swearing cut OF office than swearing in
Just now,
Kansas mans six children have no
names, and be proposes that they shall
choose names for themselves when they get
old enough.
The London newspapers have curious Ell
quetts forbidding one 10 either quote or
comment upon anything that appears In the
columns OF another.
Switzerland has local option liquor Law.
IL any body feels aggrisved for the loss of his
liquor he can get high at any time, just by
going up IN the Alps.
= The moistest climate known in is India at
CherrapoDgee, where over q small area the
yearly fall Of rain Is more than 6l0 inches,
or about fifty one feet.
An aged lady resident of Georgia boasts of
having now in use, aud without break In
Ii, after which she purchased when mar.
ried, sixty-one years ago.
How to Get Public Office" is the title
Of book now extensively advertised. 1t is
needless to say said book will have a greater
circulation than the Bible.
A tTo-year-old child in Macon, Ga, is
exciting no little interest as a musical prod
ICY by her singing, and also the playing OF
her own accompaniment on the piano.
The prediction is made that the clock OF
the future will run perpetually, being so
constructed that the changes of temperature
between night and day will wind 1t up.
One of the greatest curiosities in Japan is
the wonderful and almost indescribable va
riety OF coins that are used daily, it req1ir-
Ing In some instances 900 pieces to make 8
dollar.
II Is said that plumber was arrested re-
Gently cut west and the jury found q true
bill. It is hard to believe some of the strange
stories that come from the land OF the set
ting sun.
President Cleveland has retained Ex-Pres-
ident Arthur's chief cook at the White
House. What we want to know is, Is this
going to be Democratic administration or
whst2 We thought to the victor belonged
the spoils.
Ap agricultural journal says: "Spring Is
the best time in the year to move bees" It
may be; but il bee settles on your neck, or
any other portion of your anatomy, in the
fall, don't wait until the spring to move it,
Horristovn Herald.
gives the population of Russia in Europe as
numbering a. s79 521, of whom SO 65l.977
were me- es and SO, or, 544 females. making
with the Grand Duchy of Finland and other
parts Of the empire, q total of over 102 :
100000.
A Chicago judge recently rebuked q per-
SON who was sitting in the court room with
ais feet placed upon the table, by sending
him, through q bailiH piece OF paper on
which he had written the following query:
What size boots do you wear?'- Ths feet
were ct once Withdrawn.
One of the cases reported at q recent meet
ing OF the charity Organization Society OF
Warrington was that Of Q professional beg.
gar Who has two dresses begging dress and
as dpou l.
s0cisiy columns Of city paper az receiving