The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-31
SOCIAL GOSSIP.

II
says: "The Bible is a book of equality. 1t
does not say to women BE We pure and to
men be We pure if We can.
T. W. Higginson says that wherever the
woman school teacher has gone during the
last fifty years she has stood for the entrance
of a finer force into our civilization.
William NJ. Evarts and four classmates
fifty years ago started the yale Literary
Magazine" which is not only the oldest col
lege periodical, but the oldest monthly of
any sort in America.
Snuff jars are valuable curiosities, now
that people have about stopped using snnff.
May we not hope to live to see the day when
spittoons and cuspidors will bring big prices
from curio collectors?-New York World.
Moncure ID. Conway's four lectures, to be
given in this country next month, are: "The
England of To-day" London, Its Prose and
Poetry" 1.-The English in India and Austria
lia'' and "The English Church and the CUES
ton of Disestablishment."
John G. Whittier, in a recent letter to his
friend for more than half a century, Edwin
Thompson, said: 1.-THE long, hard winter has
left me very poorly in health. | am glad to
see that thy pen is still busy. For myself
dread to touch pen and paper"
Captain W. Dewitt Wallace, of Lafayette,
Ind, has written a novel which is in the
hands OF his publishers and will be issued in
u lew OdyS. LII Is tUblIleu LONt
and considerable curiosity and anxiety have
been excited in Lafayette by a rumor that
many of its characters are portraits of citizens
in that city.
The Rev. Mr.. Maturin believes in woman,
but he is dead set against woman anywhere
save at home or in church. He blames all
the ills that flesh is heir to upon the intro
duction of "wonen's rights into the Gar
den of Eden. Eve had no right to speak to
the Serpent until her husband had intro
duced him.-Lafayette Comet.
A somewhat novel exhibition will be held
in Paris during the month of May, compris-
ing the literary remains of Victor Hugo and
including not only his MSS, but also his
sketches. The scene will be in the Georges
Petit gallery, and all friends of the deceased
and others who hold relics of similar interest,
will be called upon to loan them for the ex-
hibition.
DR.. S. G. Howe was found once by Francis
Bird with his feet swathed in tannels and
extended upon a chair. Calling the next day
and finding him in like position he said:
"Howe, what is the matter" 81 have the
govt" said Howe "You have the govt, such
a temperance man as your Yes" said
the great philanthropist, ''yes, Bird, my an
cestors drunk wine and must foot the bills"
Chicago Living Church.
The development of child's mind is an
Long before the printed page has any mean
ing Tor him, pictures are delight His in
stincts teach him the best medium with
which to express his ideas and he naturally
adopts bold and broad style. A piece OF
chalk and board fence, or a bit of charcoal
and whilewashed wall, will prove irresisti-
BILE. Happy is the child whose parents furn-
ish him with a blackboard which he can
lawfully cover with the creation of his fancy.
-Terre Haute Mail.
Rugby Colony, planted by Tom Hughes on
Cumberland plateau in upper East Tennes-
see, is experiencing revival. 1t languished
for the first yerr of Its existence and received
a set back last year by the destruction of the
hotel and the prevalence of sickness, but in
the past twelve months has begun to show
vigorous growth Its population has recently
been doubled, and the success of the enter
prise is now assured and the most lasting
monument to the author of Tom Brown at
Rugby" will be in America, where he has
almost as many admirers as at home.
Candy shops in the vicinity of schools
should always be subjected to a rigid in
spection, since too frequently they are
nothing more nor less than traps set to be-
guile youthful innocence. A penny gamb
ling house has lust been discovered in the
nelghborhood OF public school in Chicago,
which has been for long time favorite
place of resort for little boys who staked
their coppers against popcorn and sweet
meats in a sort of wheel-of-fortune game.
To be known as lucky gambler was re-
garded as proud istinction, and rhe most
reckless player, was looked up to with admit
ration. Happily the business has been put
an END to by the school board, and the pro-
pTietor of the establishment is at present
languishing in jail.-Bofton Herald.
The Philadelphia Times says: Every school
board should have at least one intelligent
woman on it, and there is no reason why an
equal number OF our directors should not
be women. They would do much TO elevate
the standard and aims of the directors of our
public schools, and as they are ineligible to
the higher political offices, they would be
free from the temptation TO sacrifice educa-
| tional interests 10 ambition, as is common
amongst men. OF course, women do not ''set
| up the bows at the precinct saloons; they
do not yell around the primaries; they do
not organize ballot thieves, nor do they run
| with the machines; but every citizen who
has daughter to educate should feel the
necessity OF intelligent infdelty and refine
ment in the management of public Schools.