The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-19
THE OMNIBUS

il does not put ia it's leisure time blow
ing a horn.-Aiilwaukce Journal
Typewriters have at last forced their
way into the British house Of commons.
y room viii be devoted TO them.
a fippant youth remarks that fash
ionable dinner tables viii DE lighted by
scandalabra this selson.-N. y. World.
The latest thing in fan suits was
brought in Buffalo the other day TO re-
cover $1,000 for alternating a boys affec-
lions from his father.
The value Of the egg product of the
United States is equal 20 one-third that
OF the wheat crop. the figures being
$l0o,000,ooO and $310.0C0.000.
Very often a man discovers that there
is a good deal Of the porcupine about
the people ne thinks il his duty 10 sit
down on.-Atchison Globe.
Wife-"That new girl sleeps like a
los, and l never can get her up in the
morning." Husband s,ruck by a bright
idea)-"Let the baby sleep with her
Coed News.
An artist being asked, rs sculpture
difficult?' answered: why, bless you.
no, You have only TO take block OF
marble and a chiscl and knock on al
the marble you donts want. '-Itt-Bits.
Physician-"You must avoid all excite
ment. avoid beer or wine entirely, and
drink only water" But. doctor. the
idea Of drinking water eXcites me more
than anything else. -Fiegende Blaet-
ter.
Poor little thing" exclaimed the pas
sionate editor to the mouse that was
nosing about in the waste-basket. IF
you find anything there you can use
you're harder up than l am."-Chicago
Tribune.
A recent invention is the pulsimeter.
a watch made especially for doctors 10
time pulses with. II is made very much
on the principle Of a stop watch. and in
dicates the rate on pulse dial IN SO
many beats a minute.
One OF the Oldest trees in England is
the .Tortworth" chestnut in Glouces-
tershire. II is supposed to have attained
it's maturity in the reign of Egbert. and
in 1866 il measured fifty-two feet in
hight and fifty feet in circumference
The house of the late Charles O'Conor.
at Nantucket. should possess especial
interest for women. on account Of its
being without closets. The architect
was a young relative Of Mr.. O'Conor,
and the house was finished before ether
man noticed the deficiency.
What did the doctor say was the
matter with you?" He said he didn't
know" well. what doctor are you go
ing to next?" None. When doctor
dares TO make such an admission as that
h must be about as high In his profess
sion as he can get."-Chicago Tribune.
doctor who was passionately fond OF
cards was called to the bedside Of pa
tient. He pulled out his watch. felt the
sick mans pulse and began to count,
Seven, eight, nine, ten, jack, queen,
king. ace" The patient Immediately
burst out laughing and got well again.
A conductor on Paterson, y. j., troll
ley car has given up the position be-
cause he is short of stature. He was Of
such a small stature that when he want
ed TO ring the bell he had TO jump for
the bell cord, and the remarks OF the
passengers were SO insulting that he was
forced TO resign.
Rural Manager-''NIy season has been
a failure. my folks are starving, and
should like TO engage you to play
'Othello' for a week" Barn Stormer-
"With pleasure, If your terms SUIT.
''Well. I will give 30 per cent OF all the
vegetables that are thrown at you
Detroit Free Press.
Purchaser (angriiy)-"T cheap suit
you sold me only few weeks ago has
gone all to pieces" Dealer benevolent
ly)-"Mein trent. you dake de advice off
an old man vot knows de cloding trade,
und don't puy a sheap suit next time.
Let me show you ZCme high-prlced
goots.''-N. Y. Weekly.
Mr.. Meeker-"It grieves me sorely. my
son, to learn that you tell untruths.
Take Washington for example. He never
found it necessary TO lie" Junior Meek
err know it, father, but in his day
there wasn't anything to lie about He
never tried to trade an airgun for
bicycle Boston Courier.
one Of the largest checks ever given
for a sum Of money in Chicago was
drawn the other day by n. w. Harris
& CO. in favor Of Melville E Stone.
treasurer of the drainage board. II was
in payment FOR drainage ponds ana
called for S3O2S 1S9. 1t was the largest
check that ever passed through the First
national bank Of Chicago.
Samuel White Of Clinton, Mass. is a
descendant in the fifth generation from
Peregine White the first white child
born in New England. He is ninety
years old. Mr. White is a farmer. and
in having time he may be found in the
fields moving and raking as briskly as
either of his two sons. who are respect
lively fifty-eight and sixty years old.
1t is the custom in some parts Of the
West for the mayor of any small city in
which a circus has exhibited to give the
manager, after the performance, a letter
certifying TO the morality and interest Of
his show and 10 the absence Of gambling
games and deceptive tricks. Armed with
such certificate the circus travels 10 the
next town and bodily asks the confidence
Of the public
The annual destruction of property by
fire represents an enormous loss of pub
lie money. In 1898 il was placed in ex-
cess of $3.50. coo. 600. and to this must be
added the cost Of maintaining insurance
nearly $4,000. 600, and fire de-
partments. not less than S25.OO0OOO
These bring the FIRE tax Of last year up
TO about $250.00O, 600. II is 10 be attrib-
uted TO "combustible architecture" The
ash heap costs the country a good round
sum every year.
OF 12.9O7 vessels now registered in
Lloyd's list, only 3O4 hav a speed Of Is
knots or over, and but eighteen a
speed of twenty knots or more. OF the
latter, ten are paddie-wheel steamers
used on the the channel or Irish sea,
the others are screw steamers. Of which
two ply between Newhaven and Dieppe,
the other six being the Paris, New York,
Lucania, Teutonic and Ma
1estic There are but forty-five steamers
with a higher speed than nineteen knots.
Of which twenty-five belong TO Great
britain seven 10 Bclgium five to Ger