The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-11
EFT CETERA.
THE maiden blushed and hung her head;
what DO you take me for?" sb 9 eaid-
The young N an spoke up eagerly;
''For better or for worse" said he.

What do you take me for7S she said
The young man spoke up eagerly;
''For better OF for worse" said he
TPiusburs Dispatch.
New YORK stands well financially, her
actual surplus being s., 736, 502.U.
Mn HENRY GEORGE and Mrs. George
sailed from New York Thursday for Ber-
muda to be absent q month.
Irs a bad idea to lock the stable door
after the horse is stolen. What If the
thief should repent and bring back the
horse?- Binghomton Leader.
MoNCURE d. CONWAY is engaged on a
life of Thomas Paine, and desires the use
of letters and other material which may
not be already at his disposal.
Mr.. JOHN w. MASSEY. of Plymouth.
Eng, formerly of Philadelphia, writes to
the Record to suggest the word ''televoice"
as q substitute for telephone message.
STANLEY, who has returned to New York,
has not yet perfected any arrangements
for returning to Africa, out expects to de-
eide as to his future plans before the con-
clusion of his course of lectures.
MRs. WILLIAM MORRIS, wife of the Lon
don artist, poet and socialist, is said to be
the most beautiful woman in the world.
She goes out but little and is rarely seen
by the multitude who visit her husband.
A LONDON printer put penny in the
slot OF a machine intended to prove a
mans striking power, and then punched
the pad offered to receive the blow. The
spring didn't work, his wrist was broken
and the jury gave him $50.
Miss h. I. MUMFoRD of Detroit, at one
q
that the historian, though deluged with
letters and kilograms of congratulations on
every birthday, scrupulously replied 10
every solitary one by letter.
The senator's barber shop contains
seventy shaving-mugs and seventy-two
shaving-brushes and one pair of clippers
sufficient for the many senators who
shave and the few who are not bald, while
the employees barber shop has no mugs
at all and only two shaving-brushes.
"THE HoosIER KID" committed bold
robbery in Cincinnati Tuesday night. He
stole lot of bonds which had been con-
cealed behind picture that hung from
the wall. Surprised at his luck he broke
away from the plucky woman who grappIed
with him and made his escape into the
street.
THE new Idaho senator, Sheup, is getting
himself talked about because of his wild
and woolly expressions. He approached
Morton during the night session last week
in one of the cloak-rooms. and slappine
the vice-president on the back said: mr.
Vice President, shake; your ruling awhile
ago was dead game. "-Ahdntd Journal.
GOVERNOR JONES of Alabama while in
the national capitol building the other
day was requested by some northern visit
ors. who did not know him, 10 show
them about the place. He performed the
task acceptably, and one OF the strangers
handed him 90 cents. The governor then
revealed himself, TO the confusion of the
visitors.
The late George Bancroft was good
man of business, in which respect he was
unlike nine literary men out OF ten
Though he was never economical in his
living expenses, he left very snug fort
une. As an illustration OF the enthusi
asm of his old age. it is related that be
took up the study of Shakespeare when
eighty-seven. and prosecuted his new pur
suit with all the ardor OF youth.