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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-01

lere is like confusion from the lack OF a
uniform standard. There has been a long
felt want in this line" said Professor Cleve-
land Able, of the Signal Office,
who is to be member of this
congress, to your correspondent, zone
that has been universally felt among scien-
tine men OF all countries. There has been
good deal written and said, first and last,
upon the subject, and the agitation OF
years has finally produced this result OF
course there is no result yet, but it is pretty
evident there viii be, for everybody feels
the need of it, and there is therefore nothing
to be done, now that the need is felt and the
conference authorized by the Government,
except to agree upon the meridian"
"And Will there be any particular diti-
Guilty in that, do you think?"
mo, think not"
mo special effort on the part of any one
nation to fix the locality in its own bor-
deis for its special gloridcation?"
mo, | think not. | should hope that
would not be the case, and de not think it
will. If any such feeling should be exhib-
tied it could be easily obyiated by fixing the
meridian where no nation would especially
claim advantage or disadvantage by its loca-
tion-by locating il in the ocean; but l do
not look for any trouble on that score"
as there any probability that it may be
fixed in this countryP'
81 should think it probable that it would
not be. though of course that can not be
Wherever the honor of having conceived
the idea of this universal meridian may
have originated-and some are inclined to
claim it for the United States-the honor of
the first movement in its behalf may proper
lv be claimed by the United States. By an
act of Congress, passed August 3, 1892, four
days before the final adjournment of the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-01

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-One Of the most no.
table events of the entire year in Washing
ton will be the meeting of the Meridian
Congress" which is to hold its first session
on October l, at the State Department. It is
to be composed of large number Of scien.
tifc men from all parts of the country, the
majority of the meetings of this nature here
Iofore having been held in Europe. The OBJ.
ject, as has already been explained, is to fix
upon a common meridian for the reckoning
of longitude by all the scientific people of
the world. AS is pretty well understood,
there is now no common meridian. The De-
partment of the Interior of this country
reckons from the meridian of Washington
in making its maps, yet the Naval Observa-
tory, and, indeed, most OF the sclentlsE OF
the country, in their observations and the
notes of the results, use the standard of
Greenwich. In most Of the other countries
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-01

DR.. HUNTER MCGUIRE. medical director on
Stonewall Jacksen's staff, says the General
had, as if by miracle, escaped wounds until
at Charlottesville, when il seemed his
guardian angel deserted him, for he was
struck by three bullets in quick succession.
The first went through the right hand, lodg-
ing under the skin. The next entered the
left forearm just below the elbow and came
out near the wrist, completely SCATTERING
both bones. This was followed by an ounce
ball crashing through the lett arm near the
shoulder, severing an important artery. To
ado to the catastrophe his horse took fright
and dashed madl ~ through the timber before
he could get the reins gathered up in his left
hand.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-01
No. 965.-A weII-known visItant.

No. Jbo.-A " eII-EnoWH FIsitants
Who is he that cOmeth with sober pace
stealing upon us unawares? His garmets are
red with the blood OF the grape, and his tenn
pies are bound with a sheaf of ripe wheat.
His hair is thin and begins to fall, and the
auburn is mixed with mournful gray. He
shakes the brown nuts from the tree. He
winds the horn, and calls the hunters to
their sport. The gun sounds. The tremb-
ling partridge and the beautiful pheasant
fUtter, bleeding in the air, and fall dead at
the spOrtsman's feet. Who is he that IS
crowned with the wheat sheaf2 Youths and
maidens, tell me, if We know, who is he, and
what is his name? DR.. AIKEN(?).
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-01

The moon, she was towering in heaven,
And the stars, that are known as the seven,
In the lOweTmOst west they were stopping,
And Jupiter's crest il was dropping,
Aurora was flashing and blazing,
AS by the window stood gazing,
When who should rush in but Jim Hadley
Who said he was first, very badly.
His hands and his clothes they were muddy,
His face and his nose they we're bloody.
i saw he was fainting and bleeding,
And succor Immediately needing;
] called 10 Samantha, my daughter,
10 bring me sponge and some water.
Very soon was shocked ana astounded,
To mud that his second was wounded.
When the washing and dressing were finished
And fainting and fright had diminished,
] asked for a.full explanation,
And what could have been the occasion,
He said he was thOughtless of danger,
When anon he fell in with a stranger,
Who looked like soldier. or seaman,
But turned out whole and demon.
WINSTON.
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THE ORGAN GRINDER.

Under the window Is a man
Playing the organ all the day,
Grinding as only cripple can,
In a moody, vague, uncertain way.
His coat is blue, and upon his face
Is look of high-bOrn restless pride.
There is somewhat about him of martial grace,
An empty sleeve hangs at his side.
TEL me- warrior, bold and true.
IN what battle, night or day,
Came the mefciless shot to you,
Bearing your good right arm away
Fire dies out in the patriots eve,
changed the warriors one and mieD;
Choked by emotion ne makes reply:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
Boston lingo.
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was extravagant and knew nothing about
work-and-and"-
Lila laughed at the vague hearsays.
81 am that hoTrid city girl. L was ex-
travagant when that extravagance meant
liberality. And love has taught me the
sweetness of work.
A sudden recollection Of his auut's in
Justice to his wife came to Tom Lysander.
'Come, DEAR we must be going. Aunt,
pardon this intrusion. Goodnight"
But Mrs. Percival sprang up.
mol" she cried, imDulsiYely; "you will
shake hands and forgive an old woman, my
children Bless nv soul. Toms wifei'
And she bent and kissed her.-lllustrated
World.
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The Last Week.

For the largest list of words formed from
the letters of pirate" a fne gold pen with
No letter is to be used more
than once in any word, and only
such words as are defined in Webster's Una
bridged Dictionary will be allowed. For
eign and obsolete words, localisms, proper
names, authorizations, contractions, and
musical syllables will be excluded; and
single combination of letters will be counted
but once, although it may have several
definitions. All lists must be arranged
alphabetically and numbered, and must be
mailed before October 1st. In case OF tie
preference will be given that one OF the
largest lists from which fewest words are
thrown out for non-observance of these con-
ditions
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-01
A Great Problem.


Take all the Kidney and Liver
Medicines,
Take all the Blood purifiers,
Take all the Rheumatic remedies,
Take all the Dyspepsia and indigestion
cures,
Take all the Ague, Fever and bilious
specifics,
Take all the Brain and Nerve force
revivers,
Take all the Great health restorers.
in short, take all the best qualities of
all these, and the best
Qualities of all the best medicines in the
world, and you will find that Hop
-Bitters have the best curative qualities
and powers OF all concentrated
any or all of these, singly or combined
Fail. a thorough trial will give posi-
tive proof of this.
Hardened Liver.
Five years ago broke down with kidney
and liver complaint and rheumatism.
Since then have been unable to be about
at all. NV liver became hard like wood; my
limbs were pulled up and filed with water.
All the best physicians agreed that nothing
could cure me. resolved to try Hop
Bitters: have used seven bottles; the hard
ness has all gone from my liver, the
swelling from my limbs, and it has worked
q miracle in my case; otherwise l would
have been now in my grave.
Buffalo, Oct. 1, 1881. ]. w, MoREf.
Poverty and Suffering.
VI was dragged down with debt, poverty
and suffering for years, caused by sick fam
lily and large bills for doctoring.
/ was completely discouraged, until one
year ago, by the advice of my pastor, COM
menced using Hop Bitters, and in one
month we were all well, and none OF us have
seen sick day since, and want to say 10
ali poor men, YOU can keep your families
well year with Hop Bitters for less than
one doctors visit will cost. ] know it."
A WoRKINGMAN.
~None genuine without bunch OF
green hops on the white label. Shun all the
vile, poisonous stuff with Hop or Hops
in their name.
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Dome I'm Six Mnnths.

That coil of hair on the back of your head,
dear lady. 1t Is better than nothing and de-
ceiyes nobody. In six months or less from
to-day you may dispense with it il you are
inclined to give Parker's Hair Balsam q fair
trial. Cleanses the scalp, restores color,
delicious dressing. Not dye, not oily, ele-
gantly perfumed.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-01
CHICAGO CORN CoRNERED.

All Kinds of Surmises in Regard to the
Controllers of the Deal-Wheat Active,
But Does Not Excite as Much Interest
as Corn.
Special to the Sentinel.
CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-The week on Change
has been one of the most active and excited
in the history of the Board of Trade. The
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-01
ouCh.

Dyspepsia is one of the toughest of diseases
such a variety of alleged remedies for it,
without success, that they will hardly be-
lieve dyspepsia can be conquered. Bat the
record Of Browns Iron Bitters shows thous-
ands of cures of this disease. Rev. James
McCarty, of Fort Stevenson, Oak, says:
Browns Iron Bitters cured me Of severe
dyspepsia.n
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AnsWers.
94s.-No. it is opposition.

94s.-No, it is opposition.
949.-Toad-stool.
95O.-Love revolved, lover evolved. The
answer will be better appreciated if it is ar
ranged in a circle.
951.-Surname, Hudson; fathers name,
Morris; mothers, Augusta; elder sons,
Summer; younger sons Henry; elder daugh-
ter's, Virginia; younger daughters, AIDE
laide.
952.-M-us-i-c.
53-Troublesome.
954.-Rose- Dud.
955.-Castor, aston.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-01

Statistics as to the employment of women
in England show that, while nearly all of
them are engaged in occupations which re-
quire no high degree of muscular develop.
ment, 547 of them are blacksmiths. The
number of female teachers is 123,995. The
blacksmith, thus it appears, has no reason to
view with alarm" the encroachment of
women in his shop.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-01
No. Observation-Disclosures

] declare filial duty
OF the child toward the mother,
And the sentence that utter
Backward readeth like an echo,
Or an angels voice repeating,
REVERENCE ALWAYS RENDER TO HER."
j. X. Z. BAKER.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-01

meridien system, introduced by the rail-
roads Of this country, will be presented, and
cussion, at least OF the establishment of
general time meridian system all over the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-01
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Notes from the Capital of the Nation.

Portraits of Professor Able, of the Signal
Service; Hon. William COppinger, Con-
sui General for Liberia, and Mr..
Carl Steen Andersen De
Bile, OF Denmark.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-01

The worst pile tumors cured in
ten days, rupture in one month. Pamphlet
two (3ct) stamps. Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-01
KNOTTY PROBLEMS.

Our readers are invited to furnish original eng
mas eharades, riddles, refuses and other "knotty
problems" addressing ali communications relative
TO this department to z. 3. Chadbourn. lewiston
Maine.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-01
No. 06o.-syncopatIons.

/. From brilliant display take maturity
and leave closet.
.. From short song take one of the FIVE
great divisions of the earth and leave vulgar
jargon. ]. n. BILL.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-01

FITS: All Fits stopped free by Dr.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. No fits after first days use. Mar.
veous cures Treatise and g trial bottle free TO fi
cases. Send to Dr.. Kline, sSl Arch St, Phlla, "a
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-01
No. 967.-A small Town.
No 96s.-A Charade.

When the wood is removed from certain
Ohio town only a view will be left.
@. BENToNUs.
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CANCER FOR ID YEARS,

SFARTASsBURe. n. c., March Il 1884
have for fourteen years been a sufferer from
running sore on my face that every body called
Cancer j have used over $500 worth OF medicine
and found no relief. About four months AGO
bought one bottle of Swift's Specific from Dr. II.
i. Heinitsh, and since have bought i've others,
have taken H. ana they have cured me sound and
well. Ny face is as free from a sore rs GnybOdys,
and my health is perfectly restored. feel like
forty years had been lifted Of my head.
Yours thankfully ELIZA TINSLEY.
Mr.. Z. f. Burns Hope, Ark, says, under date OF
January p, 1854: al have taken five bottles of
Swifts Specific foE sore on ny temple-said 70 be
q cancer. have been wonderfully benefited and
will soon be well man."
Mr. W. R. Robson Davisboro, Ca, writes, under
date of January 3. 1884: II am getting on finely;
the ulcer IS gradually healing. feel that Swift's
Specific will cure the horrible cancer which has
been feeding on me for over 20 years"
Mr.. W. II. Gilbert, Albany, Ca, SAYS:
"A gentleman named Moore, near this city, had
ap eating cancer on his face, which had eaten
away his nose and under lip. and had extended
up until IL had nearly reached his eye. The cancer
was eating his gums and had rendered his teeth
so loose that he thought they might at any time
drop out He has been taking Swifts Specific
about three months, and its effect has been Won
derful. II has driven the poison from his system,
the cancer has healed greatly, his teeth nave be-
come strong again. and he thinks he has been
rescued irom swful death. He is the most en-
husiastic mR8 l ever saw"
Our treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free on application.
TUE SWIFT cpFCTFTC M
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The whole, composed Offorty-seven letters,
is a quotation from Cowper.
The 40, >, 8. "A, 3, :, 9 5, 10, A. II is the
name of the author Of
EAST bind, fast find;
A proverb never stale il thrifty mind"
The 81, 21, 10, 4, 6, So, A is the name of the
author Of
"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may:
Ola Time is still a-hying,
And t6is same flower that smiles to day,
Tomorrow will be dying"
The 1, 10, is, IS, 49, %, 80, 45 is the name
OF the author Of
otis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all"
The 10, %, 4, SO. Al, 10, 81 is the name of
the author Of
LET those love now who never loved before,
Let those who always loved now love the more"
The 10, 20, II, %, "a, To- 40 is the author
"Pity's akin to love-"
The %, 46, 80, 81 is the name OF the author
Of
"a wits feather, and chief a rod;
An honest mans the nOblest work of God"
The "a, 40. 80, 10, 3, 10 is the name OF the
author Of
On selfish principles is shame and guilt"
The II, %, q may be found twice in
"'Tis true, tits pity,
And pity It's, tits true"
The Il, 81, AZ should abide in the work OF
the poets, and may be found in the name Of
the author of the following, as well as in his
work
Then rising with Aurora's light,
The muse invoked. sit down 20 write;
Blot out, correct, insert, refine,
Enlarge, diminish, lnterlne;
BE MINDFUL when invention fails.
To scratch your head and bite your nails"
UNCLE CLAUDE.
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An Enigma of Parsdoxes.

70. 96f.-An Enigma of ParSdOxes,
Whether you question or reply,
My first does nothing but deny.
My second you employ with case,
A general name for what you please.
But how shall describe my all,
Or rOu believe the words l call,
Where all is monstrOus, strange and new,
And greatest falsehOOds are most truef
In which all contrasts are complete,
And greatest oppOsites viii meet?
For ] exist and was made
Without Almighty power or aid;
The Omuipresent arm fly,
And hide rom the Omnfscelt eye.
TIE bOldest are afraid OF me,
The deafest hear me, blindest see;
For me the captive slave will sigh
More than for home aud liberty.
y ore restless than the winter wave,
set am stiller than the grave.
Stunned worse than death by worldly men,
BY Christians hated worse than sin,
aun, when rightly understood,
Too pure, too innocent, too good.
ANON.
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CA N CT R

The development OF the treatment OF Cancer
with Swift Specific seem so wonderful that all SO
afflicted should write u.s.
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THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,

Our treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free on application.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-01

N Y. ONCE. l5s W. 2sd ST.. bet. 9th and eth avs.
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Ne. 9G3.-An Enigma of the Poets.
The whole, composed of forty-seven letters,
is a quotation from Cowper.
The 43, ., 8. "A, 3, Z, 9, 5, 10, 4, II is the
name of the authOr Of
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-12
Bill Nye Talks to Young Men.


Young man, what are you living for
Have you an ohjrctdtar to you ms life,
aud without the attainment ut which
you feel that your life would have
been wild, shoreless waste, ppnplrd
by the spectres Of dead ambition?
Ym can. take your choire in the battle
of life, whether You briStle up and
win a deathleSs name, or he satisfied
with scabS and mediocrity. Many Of
those who now stand at the head OF
the nation us statesmen and logicans
we're once unknown, unhonored and
unSung. Nav they saw the air of the
halls of Congress, aud their names are
pastered on the temples Of fame.
You can win some laurels too, il you
will brace up and secure them when
they are ripe. Live temperately on
So II month, That's the way we got
nur start. Get some true, noble
minded young Indy of your acqnain.
lance to assist you. Tell her e yrur
troubles and she will tell you what to
d". She will gladly advise you. Then
YOU can marry her and she will ad
wise you some more. You needn't he
out Of advice unless you want to. She,
too, will tell you when you heve made
II mistake. She will come to you
frankly and acknowledge that you
have made jackass of yourself.
As she gets more acquainted with
you she will be more candid with you.
aud in her unstudied, girlish way, she
will point nut your errors, and gradu
ally convince you with an old chair leg
and other arguments, that you were
wrong, and your past life will come up
before you likepanorama, and you will
tell her 81, and she will let you up
again. Life'is indeed a mighty strug
gle. 1t is business. We can't all he
editors and lounge around all the time,
and wear good clothes, and have our
names in the papers, and draw princely
salaries. Someone must do the work
and druggery Of life, or it won't be
done. 81 OH
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-12
Concerning Old Maids.

The term "old maid" is rapidly dis.
appearing from society. People who
are heard to use that opprobrious cpl
tibet can at once be claSsed among the
ignorant and vulgar. The fields of Ia,
bor are now so much wider for women
that they are more self respecting, and
are learning to analy the realities Of
life rather than to judge Of things on
the surface, which was the result of the
old, narrow way of educating women.
They are also learning The truth that
unless people marry for love, and for
no other reason, marriage results in un.
happiness and misery for both and
unless true congeniality can e secured
us Il basis for married life the better
way is to remain single. The day is
g'ing by when women accept an offer
Of marriage for fear Of being called All
cold maid"
That kind Of rdicule from the lips
of commonplace and ignorant peopl
has given rise to more unhappy MARI
ages than almost any other caust
Nav that women are becoming en-.
ightened, the tendency of the times j,
teaching them that they need not nec-
essarily be passed or laid away upon
the shelf, if they remain unmarried at
ter reaching the age OF % years. TWo
or three years ago the most sought
after and fascinating women in New
port society were some ladies between
thirty and fifty years of age. The ex
perience of women of education and
travel, charmingly dressed, hns taught
them how to sip liie's pleasures with u
tact that put. their pin feathery sisters,
with AL the advantages Of youth and
beauty, in the >had"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-12
STARS.

Serenely and calmly the days rustic by,
Aud the clouds of the morning at eventde
,As die;
q My life, like n star an the brow of the night,
Shines iender and still, yet with radiance
,f.,s bright. e
And they think not who look in the quiet,
cnnl Iaee @A u.t
That u tempest of JOY in the heart may have
place
As only astronomers know of the power
And nation n star may exert in an hour.
But the heart that fate has for my own heart
designed
is not like the multitude, callouS and blind ;
As the seer of old knew the heavenly star,
This heart knows my heart though thrObbing
-.AUt afar.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-12

The Tallest Trees in the World.

T---ts VI r.B4ihN
World Of Wonders.
It is usually considered that this cpl
tibet belongs, par excellence, to the. ia
nous big Trees in California, vai,
ously known by the names of yelling
tonia or Sequoia. These are, however,
far surpassed in height, and probably
in the total amount of timber ina sir.
gle tree, blythe real giants Of the veg
etable kingdom, the noble gum trees
Of the genus Eucalyptus, which grow
in the Victorian State Forest, on the
slopes Of the mountains dividing Gipps
Land from the rest of the col ny nf
Victoria, aud also in the mountain
ranges north Of Cape Otway. the first
land which is usually "made" by any
vessel bound from England to Mel
bourne direct. AS will presently be-
shown, there are only four of the Cali
fornian trees known to no above 800
feet high. the tallest being 325 feet,
aud only about sixty have been meas.
ured that exceed 200 feet in height.
In the large tracts near the sources
Of the Watts river, however "a north.
ern branch of the Yarra>yarra, at the
mouth Of which Melbourne Is situattd)
all the trees average from $50 to 800
feet in height, mostly straight as an
arrow, and with very few branches.
Many fallen trees measure $50 feet in
length, and one huge specimen was
discovered lately which was found, by
rctual measurment with II tape, to be
1876 feet long from its roots to where
the trunk had been broken by the fall +;
ami at that point it was three feet in
diameter, SO that the tree could not
have been less than,500 feet in height.
IL was Is feet in diameter at five feet
from the ground, and was Eucalyp,
tus of either OF the species e. obigue
"r E. amygdalina. 1t should be noted
that these gigantic trees do not, Ike
their California prototypes, grow in
small and isolated groves, towering
above smaller specimens of the same III
closely allied kinds, but that, both in
the DandenOng and Otway ranges,
nearly every tree in the forest, over q
large area, is on this enormous scale.