The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-08
ct CETERA.

Mr.. WHISTLER finds portrait painting in
Paris a very paying art. He has had sew
eral commissions, and his price is said to
be 5000.
A PREACHER in Denton county. Texas,
who is ninety-fve years old has twenty
nine grandchildren and tWenty-eight
great grandchildren.
SARAH G.. SEARS, who won the $500
Evans prize a. the recent New York
water-color exhibition. is the wife of j.
Montgomery Sears. a Boston millionaire.
UNCLE Abiiah Walden, who was
coast guard in 1912. celebrated his Tooth
birthday in Lynn. Mass. this week. His
townsmen presented him with 100 silver
dollars,
Mr.. RUsKIN's latest delusion is that
some one is constantly menacin0 him
with danger; but, as c matter of fact, it is
now no new thing for him to suffer from
hallucinatlons.
A WOMAN in Brockton, Mas, can boast
of having lived under the administration
of every president of the United States.
She was born the day preceding Washing
toms retirement from Office.
THE sultan's harem costs Sl5,000000
yearly About one hundred omen leave
every year to marry. and each has S37 800
dowry. Yet the number never fails be-
low 500. Every official struggles to get
his daughter in, for each has ten servants.
a carriage and Jour- and the possibility of
gaining influence over the sultan.
ANTON RUBINsTEIN recently said OF
England ana its audiences: when l
first went 10 England and was young and
could play l used to perform to empty
walls. Now that l am old and can not
play, they all go wild over me, and can't
find hall big enough for me to perform
in"
1T is related of Disraeli that while stand
ing in pain ter's studio before the picture
of girl. the daughter of fisherman, on
he seashore holding a shell to her ear, he
was asked to give it name. The writer
of Lothian" picked up a scrap OF paper
and penciled "a Message from the Sea-"
a title the painter eagerly adopted.
ONE of the youngest criminals in this
country is now confined in the New Jer-
sey state prison. He is not twelve years of
age, vet he is serving two-years sentence
AT hard iabor for burglary. The name of
this youthful "crook" is Charles KTokel.
He is a deaf mute. and his parents reside
at Egg Harbor. He is an expert lock-pick.
CERTAIN Washington gossips declare
that Judge Gresham. whom he becomes
secretary of state, will keep Col. Fred d.
Grant in the Austrian mission, owing to
his affection for the latter's father. Gen.
u
Gresham more than once in war times,
and. after reaching the white house made
his old friend district Judge after q short
consultation with Senator Morton.
PATTI created great sensation quite
unpremeditatedly not long ago while sing
ing in Milan. "Traviata" was the opera,
and just after rendering the passage
"Amami, Alfredo" she started to make
an exit. But treading upon her gown she
fell heavily to the floor. The audience
became wildly excited. for fears were en-
tertaiued that the diva was badly hurt.
She soon rose to her feet, however, and
smiled in an unconcerned way amid rous-
ing applause She was considerably
Jared by the fall in spite of her outward
compOsure.
PADEREwsKI was invited TO tea by q
New York millionaire and the pianist
coldly referred his intended host to his
agent at ChickerinG hall. When tue
agent was seen the first question he asked
was: 81 suppose Mrs. V. will expect
Paderewski to play2" II suppose so."
"Then N. Paderewski will accept your in
vitation as an engagement" "Oh, very
well. if you prefer to put it that way" re-
turned the millionaire. "What are YOUR
terms" Three Thousand do lars for one
piece and NJ. paderewski will consent to q
single encore" The terms were not ac-
cepted.
MAJ. "LIJE" HALFoRD has gone to Eu-
rope to pay the salaries of Messrs. Har
Ian, Morgan and Phelps. our Boring
sea com issioners. three clerks of the
state department and his own salary. He
will be on this detail duty for perhaps six
months. This is the majors ostensible
object in going abroad, but the real object
is to zee the standing armies of Europe.
He cannot acquire tie true martial spirit
without beholding a large standing army.
But when he returns he will appear form
idabie. With an eve ike Mars and the
front Of Jove himself. the major viii pur-
sue his new and dangerous profession
like veritable god OF wary I. World.
ALI Dvansntioa should use TUFTS Pills.