The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-08-29
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miles
Germany now rivals France in glass col
oring.
Car fare is 2l4 cents in chemnitz Ger
many.
Powers. the great sculptor. was a farm
er lad
Umbrellas made of oiled paper are used
in Corea-
A trade union of ballet girls has just
been formed
The poet Keats. It is said. was born in a
livery stable.
Durham. N c. turns out 8OO.oooOOO cigaF-
cites a year.
The manuscript Of the old testament was
completed 430 s. c.
Eight million people in the United States
own their own homes.
The pope has pearls left by his predeces-
sor valued at SlOo,ooo.
The great canned goods center Of industry
OF the world Is Baltimore.
Chicago's masonic temple has a popula-
ton Of 5000 and fifty janitors.
Sixty thousand acres in this country
are devoted to celery growing.
The Empress Frederick has a chain Of
thirty-two pearls valued at $1,000.
A man with plenty Of sand is sure TO
Courier.
The crown worn by all English monarchs
from James II TO George ~. is mysterious
iy missing.
The smallest man on the face Of the
earth IS the one who sees only himself
Rams Horn.
A testing machine in the United States
arsenal at Watertown. Mass. will break
with equal ease horsehair or fve-inch
iron bar
sundsy-school Teacher-''What are the
heathen2'' Bright Boy-''Heathens are peO-
pie who don't quarrel about religion. -
Bangkok News.
Teacher-''Her dress was plain. Can you
express that idea in more polite language?''
Little Miss lone Of the four hundred)-"Her
gown was ghastly. Life.
Arctic explorers who have found them
selves in the midst OF an aurora describe it
as producing a cooling. pncl1ly sensation
and a very exhilaratlng ehect.
Il don't believe half our rich men know
when they are wen of" "Humphi How'd
you get that ide9?.. Been i@ookLng @ over
In Sweden the railway stations where
meals served are known by the simple
but suggestive picture Of crossed knife
and fork against the name of the sta
ton
The most costly piece Of railway line in
the world is that between the Manson
house and Aldgate stations in London.
which required the expenditure Of nearly
NG,0OoO0 a mile.
What is the money to be used for that
the church Is raising?" Howler-'It's TO
send the minister away and give the con-
gregatlon a much-needed vacation Chi
cagO inter Ocean.
The Olympian games are 10 be revived
in their old home. Greece. in 1886. A site
Ia fu 70 10 eshfa for he ~ "a
displays while nautical sports will be car
ried on at the Psraeus.
A Russian IN Paris. who has made a busi-
ness Of training rats has built for them
a minia ture railroad. equipped with COM
plete passenger tram The crew are rats
and the passengers are rats.
In the Sandwich islands the apple has
become wild. and forests OF trees OF many
acres are found I'm various parts Of the
country. They extend from the level of
the sea far up into the mountain sides.
French physician has devised a vi
brating helmet for the cure Of nervous
headaches. 1t IS constructed Of strips ot
steel, put in v.brat ton by a small electro
motor, which makes GO turns a minute.
Horseshoes made OF papier mache have
just been introduced IN Germany, and are
said to give satisfaction. 1t is predicted
that in a few years they VII take the
place OF iron shoes wherever horses are
shod.
While some workmen were digging re-
Gently among the ruined temples Of Upper
Egypt they unearthed an iron box contain
who have reputatlops at stake, declare 10
be a camera and lens
II the tradition that the katydid always
sings six weeks before the first frost be
true. there viii be very cool weather by
the middle Of September. for this insect
musician is already here and has started
its orchestral overture.
The pope has an egg which he received
from English lady one Easter The
shell Is made Vf ivory. it's lining is OF white
satin and the yolk Is go.den case con-
w-ho.e is worth upward Of f2.0O.
Spangled or jetted net and chiffon VIII
be much used as a garniture for handsome
fan gowns This material i used for the
entre body Of the waist. the sleeves be-
ing Of the ser material. Again, II forms
the sleeves. the body beng OF the self
Mr. SmsllworJ-'I that female bank
robber has been operating out West and
has so far escaped capture" Mrs Small
wort-"How do they know Il Is woman
II the robber has not been captured?"
Mr. SmaEwort-'rhe combination locks al
have been picked with a hairpin. '-Cinoin-
natl Tribune.
Americans In Paris are talking about the
latest and most remarkable place Of resort
on the naughty Boulevard de Clichy the
Cafe De Ia Mort where beer Is served by
walters dressed undertaiSers. from cof-
fms instead OF tables ana where every
thing. including a mortuary transformation
scene and dance OF skeletons. is slygestve
OF the graxe
Knew the sex-First Tramp-"Lets wait
here TIN that picnic 10 over and then 40
and get what they leave behind" Second
Tramp Qantly)-"My stumm.ck rs 50
empty that cake and candy ud make mo
ck" First Tramp-"Nou won't find any
OF that what they'n leave win be the
roast beef and tongue. aud chicken and
bread. and such things It's a girls PIC
nic."-Street a smiths Good News.
Every now and then they have a baby
show on the pier az Atlantic City, and
when they do one OF the incidents Is cleo
tioneerng for the twins Everybody who
goes IN votes and there are prizes for the
prstflest. fattest and cutcst baby In tbs
sh, and FOR the best pair OF twins. the
twins seem TO excite the greatest competi-
ton, and not only the fathers and mothers,
but friends and relatives and ever 50 many
admirers Of each brace OF beauties solicit
the visitor for vote often before he gets
within the gateway.
JHE STkTE PRESS