The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-11-14
THE O6fHIeUS.

it is stated that for every tie produced.
which is worth IS cents, timber TO the
value Of S1.S7 is wasted.
The changes in the weather
Are sudden now enough,
That cen the duleSL people
VIII be Up 10 snuff.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The rare sight Of a rainbow in the sky
with the temperature from y TO 20 degrees
below zero is sometimes be seen in
Sweden, Iceland and Nova Zembia-
Pretty soon the candidate
VIII find hisse'f a wiShin'
He was on the farm once more,
Washington Star.
Blind Aeck." an old beggar Of Stirling.
Scotland. knew all the bible by heart. II
a person named chapter and verse Of any
part he could from memory give the pas
sage.
The name Sample Room" for a saloon
long ago gave place to "Cafe," but a
Pittsburg purveyor Of ardent beverages
advertlses his establishment as Thirst
Parlors.'
Measurements Of human hair prove that
its fneness depends much on color and
that il varies from the two-hundred-and-
fifieth TO the six-hundre5th Of an inch in
diameter
a letter thrown overheard from Dan
ISL vessel was found six days later In the
stomach Of a cod caught 1881 miles from
the spot where the miSsiye was dropped
into the sea.
VIII you have a three-quarters view?"
asked the photographer. That's 1t. ex-
actly," replied Farmer CorntosseI delight
fully Bout seventy-iive cents worth"
Washington Star.
a New York undertaken occupies the
store on the first floor of a fat house His
show window LATELY contained, beside a
coffin, this suggestive advertisements:
Apartment TO Let"
Mary, how was It I saw you treating
your friends to my cake and fruit?'
Mary can't tell ma'am, for the loife
OF me, fol I'm shure 1 covered the key
hOle.'-Chicago Tribune.
A baby was carried off by q panther at
Jones's Mill, Ore, the other day. The
body was afterward found in an adjoin-
ing forest nfeless, but not disfiG lred, ex-
cept for a few scratches on the face
What we want TO do" exclaimed the
Iong-haired orator, sis to widen the sphere
Of woman's work. ''Then give US big
ger kitchensr' spoke UP a sharp-featured
woman in the audience.-ChicagO Tribune.
A large whale. washed ashore on the
coast Of Labrador on Aug. II. had a long
anchor chain wrapped three times around
his body. The anchor which was still
attached to the chain, weighed nearly a
half ton.
Mr.. Livesey estimates the quantity Of
coal used for gas making as 12,OO0,00O
tons per annum. and that it would take
a train Of three-ton wagons a mile long 70
bring into London one hours supply Of
coal for gas.
Three raspberry canes in the gardens
Of the London horticultural society were
grown from seeds that had been in the
stomach of a man whose skeleton was
eXhumed from one of the burial grounds
of North Britain.
First Inspector of Election-"The wom-
en- seem to be voting very slowly" Sec
ond Inspector-"I know it. but il can't
be helped. The law specifically requires
that there be a lOOking-glaSS in every
booth."-Detroit Free Press.
In Corea every unmarried man is con-
sidered a boy, though he should live to
be 100 No matter what his age he fol-
lows in position the youngest married
men, despite the fact, perhaps, Of having
lived long enough TO be their father.
Mamna-"What is Willie crying
bTluSel- fouuTes Illd diils ne
wanted to go across the sthreet to Tom
my Browns" Mamma-"Wen, why
didn't YOU let him go?" They were
havin' charades, he said. ma'am. and L
wasn't shure as he'd had 'em yet
Chicago Inter Ocean.
AIaud-"what was the last discussion OF
that Young Ladies debating society OF
yours?" Marie-"Oh. we took up the old
question of Is Marriage a Failure?' q"
Maud-'Wel what was the result Of the
debate?" MaIie-"A committee consist
ing Of the entire membership was ap-
pointed TO try it and see.''-Truth.
There is preserved by a private family
in Baltimore Mai. Robert Kirl1wood's
certificate as a member OF the society Of
the Cincinnati. The certificate bears the
signature of washington. The parchment
is framed under glass and is worn
through in places as though il had long
been kept folded. The major was a revo-
lutionary hero OF Delaware, and village
of that state bears his name.
An amusing instance Of German red
tape is recorded by the Berlin Neueste
Nachrichten A Munich citizen came 10
the registrar Of births to report an adii-
ton to his family Being asked as 10 his
religion. he declared himself a Christian.
The official looked over his list Of re-
4lSlOnS. DuC eOulQ uAu no plSEOIAlDlc loE
Christianity, and as the man was neither
a catholic nor a member OF a protestant
denomination, there was a great struggle.
w. J. Wagner. travelling agent for the
Great Northern road, has returned from
trip through the northern part Of Dakota
That part of the country was severely
stricken with the drought and the people
there are i'm destitute circumstances. Mr.
Wagner says that near OsceOia and west
of it whole townships were eft by the
sun and wind Of the hot months as dry
and barren a desert. and stock owned
by the settlers was rendered worthless, as
there was no feed. One family was found
eating horse flesh, as it was the only meat
they could obtain.
Twenty-Five years ago Timothy Mona
han purchased a farm in Livingston c0Un-
ty, Ne He has lived on the farm ever
since. on part of the property was a
piece Of heavy timber. which Monahan
cleared off twenty years ago. In field
where this timber stood Monahan was
digging a ditch a few days ago. To do
this he had to dig through a deposit OK
gravel four feet deep At that depth he
uncovered what ne at first thought was
a big stone nearly round, but on strik-
ing it with his pick to loosen it he was
surprised to see the pick pass clear
through it without making any resistance,
and his Amusement was great 10 md II
10 be q loaf of bread. The loaf was in
perfect condition, even TO the crisp brown
ernst II was as soft. light and moist