The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-31
SENTINELS.
Notes and Items Captured on the Skirmish
Line.

A Western editor announces that he will
insert poetry at twenty cents line, but for
spring poetry he charges five cents a line
extra.
Mrs. Grundy, of the Mail and Express,
claims that 1900 clerks are among the
most extravagant liyers of the present day
In Gotham.
President Cleveland is SAID to be partieu-
tarly fond of the music of "The Mikado,"
and to insist on having selections from that
opera played by the Marine Band whenever
it is at the White House
French proof-readers in the Government
Office are paid 50 per week; machine men,
S1.75 to 81 25 per day: bookbinders and press
men, 81 to Sl.25 per day, and type-founders,
S9.25 per week; laborers, $16.75 per month.
Several children were frozen to death in
Germany the other day while going to
school. This shows that children do not go
to school any faster in Germany than they
do in this country.-Burlingto Free Press.
A prominent novelty in roses is ''The
Bride" sProut from the weli-known tea
rose Catherine Mermet. The Bride has all
the fine qualities of the original plant in
form, size and habit, but is a pure white,
and connoisseurs pronounce it the best white
rose ID cultivation.
EGG socIables are ROW prevalent in Kings
ton, n. y. Every young lady brings an egg
along, writing her name on it. Each young
man draws one of these eggs out Of q bag,
and must act as an escort for the young lady
whose name is inscribed on the egg he draws.
The only American statesmen whose
names are familiar to the majority of Eng
lish people are Washington, Lincoln, Gar
field and Grant. Very few, comparatively,
know who General Lee was, and, speaking
generally, American history is never read.
"a hen has to feet" ''He done it." This
was what Superintendent B. b. Russell, of
Brockton, Mass, placed upon the black
board for the pupils to correct. This was
the way one boy corrected il: "He didn't
done it, God done it."-Boston Journal of
Education.
]. B. Haggin IS taking advantage of the
low rates of freight TO ship hay from Cali
fornia to Louisville, KY. for his race horses.
California hay being much better than the
blue grass article for fast stock. 1t costs S.
per ton to ship the hay, which is laid down
at Louisville at SD per ton.-Virginia City
New Enterprise
Mr.. Crouch, of Randolph, Tenn, thought
lessly became engaged to two young ladies
at the same time and the father of one of
them marched him to his daughters house
at the end of shotgun. There the young
woman and her sister gave him fearful
cowhiding, but he finally made his escape
and hurried of, and married the other day.
A passenger says he had novel expert
ence at an eating station not more than
1000 miles from Macon. The steak was a
regular tough, and he murmured his COM
I'D.
fourth man that has kicked against that
piece of steak, and we won't stand it," The
passenger left it for the fifth man.-Macon
Telegraph.
A young Swede makes living in Boston
by washing dogs. He goes from house to
house in the fashionable quarters, and for
fifty cents or seventy five, according to the
size of the dog, gives the pets thorough
baths 1t is said that the plan was the
thought OF well-known and charitable wo-
man. She wanted to help the young fellow,
who was out of work, and interested her
friends in the scheme, and now he has about
all the dog washing he can attend to.
Jack Osborne, Wyoming hunter, and his
dog had hard chase after big otter the
other day. The dog, who was celebrated as
an otter killer, at length chased the otter to
a deep pool, well frozen over, except one
air mole. DOl4 anluDdlS 1lSdpDcdTcQ
through the hole, and by and by the dogs
nose came slowly to the surface. Jack pull
ed him out, but he had fought his last fight.
The otter's teeth and the struggle in the
water were too much for him. His master
cut the ice and dragged the dead body of the
otter to land, and, seeing it, the old dog
crawIed up, and laying his head on the body,
quietly died.
An amusing incident occurred last even
ing at Seneca street drug store. A man
had made several purchases, and TO the
clerks inquiry if he wanted anything else be
replied: yes, there was something my wife
wanted me to get. Let me see, what was it?
Oh. yes, some Dolly Warden plasters."
What kind of plasters?" asked the clerk
Vardenrn was the answer, given with some
show of irritation. "Well, we've had some,
but they're all gone. 1 guess you mean
beliadona plasters." Eyes. that is it. 1
knew it was something like that" and the
customers perplexed counter ance lighted up
with a smile of satisfaction.-Buffalo
Courier.