The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-04
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The ballet trips in plain:
Jerry Simpson goes at sockless gait,
But he gets there just the same.
Washington Post.
THE sexton helped his worthy wife,
He peeled potatoes we'll:
He next peeled oil his overcoat,
And then he pesed the bell.
Washington Post.
Mrs. BRowN, wife OF the newly-appoint
ed Justice of the Supreme Court, is dis
family related to Whittier.
JOHN A. KING, who is a candidate for
the democratic nomination as mayor of
Chicago, is a millionaire druggist. born in
Schenectady, y. 1 E, about sixty years ago.
GEN. MILES says he has had more
difficulty in keeping reporters out of trou-
BILE than in trying to convince the Indians
that they were the under dog in the fight
w. CLARKE RUSSELL, whose sea stories
have such remarkable DASH breeZiness
and out-of-door freedom. has long been a
hopeless and well-nigh helpless invalid,
chained to an indoor existence in an in
land town.
AFTER fifty-nine wears OF labor. Barthele-
my Saint Hilaire has finished his translation
of Aristotle, a work in thirty five volumes.
For the last twenty years the translator
has been very active in politics as secre-
tary TO VI. Theirs, minister OF foreign al
fairs and senator.
MRs l.. II. SEELYE Of Fl. Scott, maiden
name Sarah Edmonds, is reported az hav-
ing served in the war OF the rebellion I'M
der the name OF Frank Thompson, in the
Second Michigan cavalry. and there is a
Kansas tradition that tine mother of Miss
FAY TempletOn was a soldier in the Ninth
Kansas cavalry
QUEEN LILIUoKALANI, who succeeds
Kalakaua on the Hawaiian throne, is fifty
two years old. She is an amiable and very
intelligent woman, having a taste for
poetry and music. She is stately in APP
pearance and ias dignified carriage, but
OF late years ST. las grown rather stout.
She is animated and interesting in con-
versation, speaking in the low and must
cal tones that are peculiar to her race.
She speaks English, and ia well versed in
the current literature OF the day.
THE inhabitants of The Hague are de-
lighted at once more having royalty in
their midst, and the sight of the day is the
little queen taking her afternoon drive in
a sleigh drawn by four ponies. Both the
queens lead the simplest OF lives, aud
books and masters iustas il she was still at
lIet Loo. Her fathers Old nurse (who
had been present at his birth in Brussels)
died two or three days since nj the age OF
100, and was buried in great state at the
cathedral of Breda.
TINS instance of the late General De-
vens bravery is cited: AZ the crossing of
the Rappahannock, in the battle OF Fred
ericksburg. his brigade led the way over
the lower bridges, and when the retreat
was ordered he asked that he and his
men might be the last 20 return. General
Franklin, 30 whom the request was pre-
ferred. turned and said To General w. +.
Smith: well Badly, there doesn't appear
10 be anybody else asking for that honor,
so we II let Devens wait till the last II he
wants TO.
SENAToR-ELEcT BRIcE is of medium hight
and slight figure. fIe is inclined TO be
round-shouldered. lie has neither the
dress nor tho appearance of the typical
statesman. His dark-green checked bust
ness suit is not the usual senatorial cos
tune. His black derby hat will doubt
less be replaced by high silk ono when
he is sworn into Office. The coming sena-
~
is dark His nose is n dropping Roman,
much resembling the Semitic nose OF the
East. There is not gray hair in the
head OF this newly developed statesman.
~ Y. Tribune.
TnE Abgnaslans, a mountain tribe OF
Caucasia, follow the very primitive custom
of stealing wives for themselves. If a
young man kdnaps a girl he likes, he
makes her his wife whether she is agree
able to the match or not. This gives rise
to frequent fights between the families of
tho tribe, which never end without
human sacrifices But if the kidnapped
glrl likes the man who has taken her,
she acts as the Sabinian women in ancient
Rome did. When her family declare war
against her groom. she runs to meet them
and 10 appease them. and If they don't
listen 10 her entreaties she joins her hus-
band i'm FIGHT against her own kin