The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-08
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Robert Burns the Scottish bard, was born
125 years ago. But he is dead.
There are 452 women editors in England
and i 800 female photographers
Ladies are not supposed to swear bat they
have often been known to darn" things.
Arkansas is anxious to know whether
Clevelsnds Cabinet Will be decorated With q
Garland.
The earliest stable government was that
of the Roman Emperor who made his horse
Consul.
In one of the Indian languages woman is
"Kewkew Jawjaw." Ii is sometimes the
same in English.
A gun and bank cashier are alike in one
respect at least. There is always dsuger Of
their going of prematurly.
Corn, rice, potatoes aud wheat flour are all
cheap and abundant: Door people therefore,
need not dread nor apprehend hunger.
Honesty is OF so much respected as beauty.
The ioau is honest. but he has not nearly so
many admirers as the bright b I'd that would
stesl acherry.-Arkansas Traveller.
Some people imagine that because a man
is plumber, he is sssrily q s~inder,
This is all wrong and is not true. plum.
Der nay be perfectly honest-betore he
learns the bushes.
No matter how careful the Chicago girl
has TO be In the choice of subject OF con-
versation, she can always talk about small
shoe with impunity because she will never
put her foot in it.
In Pullman, the experimental city near
Chicago, founded by the palace car man, no
private individual owns to-day square rod
OF ground or a single structure and the place
has over 5000 inhabitants.
Active preparations are being made by the
inhabitants OF ST Augustine, Fla. for the
celebration of the three hundred and TWEEN
t'eth anniversary of his founding, which will
iase place on March q and Is.
While PRAYING during recent storm, says
The Netchez Miss Daily Democrat, "eld
Katie Hightower who has been blind for
fifteen years. had her sight sud ieDly restored,
and can now see as well aswhen a child"
A young married lady of Brooklyn, who
has been sddcted to painting her lips as
we'll as her cheeks and eye-lashes, is under
medical treatment to reduce the size OF her
lips which have become horribly enlarged"
by chemical poison.
1t is reported that Governor Psttison, OF
Pennsylvania intends TO euter the ministry
of the Methodist Episcopal Church after his
term of Office has expired. From being
Democratic Governor to the ministry Surely
the millennium draweth nigh.
Te counteract the effect of dose of poison
Bettyville Ry., there being no emetic rem
edy on hand, woman thought the nic )tine
found in pipe stem would answer the pur-
pose She broke an old stem, scraped out
,he inside, and gave il TO the patient. who
died in ten minutes.
Every plant begins life like an animal-a
consumer not producer. Not until the
young shoot rises above the soil aud unfolds
itself to the light of the sun. at the touch of
whose RAYS cblorOphyl is created does real
cor structive vegetation begin. Then the
plants mode of live is reversed; carbon is re-
tanned and oxygen set free.
When Greek immigrant was searched
in New York recently. be was found to be
armed with weapon which looked like
ivory. handled jacknife. When examined
pistol hammer was discovered On one side.
This, when pulled up, threw out trigger
on the other side. As soon as the pistol was
discharged four.inch blade ran out ready
for use.
The latest telephone performance is talk
ing over q distance OF 500 miles, between
New York aud Meadville, Pa, being very
distinct. How long will it be before
hold conversations with our friends in Paris
London and Berlin? 1t would be astonish-
ing 10 do ii without wires; but-well, moo
verropg" as the lamented Richie once re-
marked.
Dr.. n. c. Washington of North st. Louis
a lIneIal descendeDt of brother of George
Washington. has in his possession an oil
portrait of General Washington, taken when
the latter wss about forty years OF age. IL
is said there were only three paintings in
oil taken of the Father OF His Country. One
of Il csc was in possession of Nine. La fay tte
another was burned up in London muse
um and the other is the one referred to,
which is now owned by Dr. Washington.