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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17

ACl4N6 SECRETARY OF The IhEASlEAs
Should President Arthur not appoint a
Secretary of the Treasuary within ten days
from the DEATH on the 4th inst, of Charles
]. Folger, the late incumbent of the Office,
Charles Edward Coon, the Assistant Score
tary at present in Washington, will discharge
its duties during the time indicated. This
arrangement, which is prescribed by the law,
brings Mr.. Coon's name into great promi-
nence. He succeeded Assistant Secretary
John G. New, of Indiana, in the spring of
the present year.
Charles Edward Coon was born at Friend
ship, Allegsny County, New York, in the
year 1912. He was about to begin business
when the war broke out, but periodically
abandoned his plans and enlisted in the
Twenty third New York Volunteers. He
served two years with his regiment, and was
then for year Chief Clerk and Deputy Pro-
vost Marshal of his Congressional District,
with headquarters at Elmjra. His services
in the United States Treasury Department
date back twenty years, from 1864, when he
was appointed to clerkshlp by General
Spinner. This was the beginning Of course
of departmental duty in which Mr.. Coon has
advanced step by step to his present posi-
ton. at the time of his appointment to it
he was Assistant Chief of the Loan Division,
and rot the nearest in the line of promotion.
Others were passed by, however, on account
of his being the best qualified for the vacant
position.
Mr. Coons extraordinary ability in finance
is heartily recognized in banking circles both
in the United States and in Europe. He has
represented the Treasury Department twice
in the city of London, the first time as long
ago as 1871, in company with Assistant Sec
rotary Richardson. The first per cent loan
was placed or that occasion. On Mr.. Coon's
second visit to the British metropolis he had
charge of the funding negotiations. The
magnitude of the interests involved in the
operations entrusted to him in London APP
pears in the fact that these involved the pass
ing through Mr.. COon's hands of United
States Securities amounting IN value to
81 ,O0O, 600 600. Not a dollar was lost in
the process. Intelligent public opinion re-
CARDS Mr.. Coon as man eminently fit to be
entrusted to the highest position in the oe
partment in which he has so long served.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Our Weekly Budget FrOm the National
Capital.
The Late Senator Anthony, of Rhode Is
land, Senator Dawes and Repre-
sentative Kelley.

WAsHINGToN. Sept 1.-THE recent death
OF Senator Anthony, who had been for full
quarter of a century a member of the Sem
ate, calls attention to the few men who have
served that length of time in Congress. He
was the only member of the Senate who had
served quarter of a century in that body.
Governor Of Rhode Island in 1S49 and 1850
he declined a reelection, and in 1858 was
elected to the United States Senate as q
Union Republican" to succeed Philip
Allen, Democrat, taking his seat in 1850
twenty-five years sgo the 4th OF last March.
From that time he had served continuously
in the Senate; having been twice elected as
President pro-tempore. Although Mr.. An
thony was a longer time in the Senate
than any other present member
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17
A First Lesson in Handling a Gun.

lMaurlce thompson, III 81. NlcnOlas iOr june
The first thing thing to be learned is to
stand properly. Plant your feet naturally
and firmly on the ground, so that the joints
of your legs are neither stiff nor bent; then
lean the upper part of your body slightly
forward. Grip the gunst0ck Just behind the
guard with the right hand, the forefnger
lightly touching the foremost trigger, that is,
the trigger of the right-hand barrel. The
stock of the gun, few inches in front of the
guard, must res; easily in the hollow of the
lelt hand. Hold the muzZle of the gun up
and slanting away from you, so that the
right elbow. Now. if both hammers have
been cooked, and you gently and swiftly
draw the butt of the gun up to and against
the hollow of the right shoulder, you will
find yourself in good position for taking aim,
which is best done by keeping both eyes
wide open and looking straight over the rib
between the barrels with the right eye.
You will soon discover the trick of doing
this by fixing your aim with both eyes open,
and then, holding it perfectly steady, closing
the left eye; if the line OF sight now changes,
you have not sighted correctly; if ii remains
fixed, the aim has been taken with the right
eye.
Be careful after firing never to set your
gun down with a hammer up. That is the
cause OF many deplorable accidents. To
avoid accident you must be constantly on
the alert and cautious not overlooking even
the slightest precaution.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
Seven Points tor BOYS.

Be honest, my boy, be honest, 1 say;
Be honest at work. be honest at play;
The same in the dark as when in the light
Your deeds need not then be kept out OF sight.
The next thing you need IS knowledge, my boy;
These virtues, indeed, your time should en-
ploy;
Let knowledge display integrity, too.
Ana you'll seldom say, 1--WE nothing to do"
But work calls for action, muscle and will
Boys must get up and get" their station to
fill;
And boys should be active as ever they can
A dun, stupid boy grows 10 a dull stupid man.
But simple activity will not suffice;
Some ShreWd, active boys are Shirks in disguise;
They mark all the moves the industrious do
But don't Gaze a fg TO push business through.
Thenext thing in Order-av0iding display
Is boys should be careful to hear and obey.
Not even presuming 10 make a reply,
Nor, muttering, say: 'Pll 90 by and by"
But promptly obey with hearty good VIII,
Attempting. at least the whole order 10 fill.
Again: Be not ftful, but stick to your work;
Never let it be said that you're a shirk;
But when any task is fairly begun,
Keep ''pegging away until II is done.
Re honest, be wise and industrious too;
Re active, Obedient, ObligiDg aud true;
Be faitAful in all things, be clean as you can,
Polite in your manners, and you'n be a man.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17

of that body, his term OF service did not
rank with that of one man who preceded
him-Thomas Benton, of Missouri. Mr..
Benton was thirty years in the Senate, hav-
ing been five times elected for the full term
OF six years, and served each Of those terms
to their close. He was a candidate for a
sixth term, but defeated by his own party.
He had become old and cranky" said a
Senate attache who knew him, while talk
ing to your correspondent of him. He had
been so long in the service that he was not
as careful of the feelings of his party friends
as younger men would have been. The
result was he often said things which
offended certain of his supporters. Pretty
soon he would do something else
which would offend another class OF his sup
porters, and. by-and-by, would commit some
action offending both of them. The result
was, that at the end of his fifth term he
was defeated by his own friends and his own
party. He was here in the Senate from 1921
to 1851. Defeated for reelection to the
Senate. he stood for the Lower House. and
was elected, being a member of the Thirty
third Congress from 1858 to 1850.
Another man who has been continuously
a member of Congress for over a quarter OF a
century is Senator Dawes of Massachusetts,,
whose portrait is given herewith. Although
more than quarter of a century in Congress,
he is not yet, as will be seen by the face, an
old man. He was a member of a MasSachu-
sets legislature in 1S4s, 1S49, and 1852; q
member of the Senate in that State in 1885,
District Attorney in the Western District of
the State from 1858 to 1857, when he was
elected as a member Of the Thirty-fifth Con-
gress- He came to the House in 1857, and
was a member of the Thirty-6fth, Thirty
sixth, Thirty.seventh, Thirty eighth, Thirty
nipth, Fortieth, Ferty-frst, Forty-second
Congresses, declining the election to the
Forty-fourth, and being Immediately elected
to the Senate TO succeed Charles Sumner,
whose unexpired term had been filed by
William b. Washburn. He took his seat in
the Senate in March, 1915, and was re-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17
Ioafng.

Does the young man who persists in being
a loafer ever reflect how much less it would
cost to be decent, respectable man? Does
mical than gentility? Anybody can be q
gentleman, If he chooses to be. without
much cost, but it is mighty expensive being
a loafer. 1t costs time in the first place, days,
weeks and months of it; in fact, about all
the time he has, for no man can be a first
class loafer without devoting his whole time
to it. The occupation, well followed, hardly
affords time for eating, sleeping, dri- we
had almost said drinking, but on reflection,
we will except that. The loafer finds time
to drink whenever invited at the cost OF
friends. Once fully embarked on theIsea of
loaferdom and you bid farewell to every
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17
The Sense of Honor in Boys.
wide Awake


There is a great confusion in boys notions
OF honor. You should not 90 to your teach
er with tales Of your schoolmates, but when
questioned by those in authority over you,
parents, guardians or teachers, it is your
duty to tell who did the mischief or broke q
rule, no matter what result to yourself or
how unpopular you become. Boys have a
false horror which hides mean and skulking
actions in each other, which ought to be rid
iculed out of them. The most cowardly in
juries and injustice among boys so IN
checked, and the weaker are abused and
bullied in a way every decent boy should re-
sent, because his false notions of companion
ship leads them to lie, prevaricste, or keep
silence to screen the guilty. Teachers and
friends ought to put down this ignorant,
petty sense of honor" for something more
intelligent and upright. When you know
of a wrong and keep silence about it when
asked, you become 8 partner in the wrong,
and responsible for its original meanness. 1t
is a pity that boys and grown people did
not carry the same strictness of principle
they show in screening DULLES and frauds
into points OF genuine honor and courage.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17
A New Word HINT

For the largest list of words formed from
the letters of pirate" fine gold pen with
holder will be presented. 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 3
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
sent in before October LIST. In case OF tie
preference will be given that one of the
largest lists from which fewest words are re-
jected for non-obseryance OF these condi-
tons.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17

In Passing Through Some Fertile valley,
Or riding along the banks OF some beautiful river.
whose shores were rich in evidences of luxurisnt
vegetation. did you ever in the early morning or
the evening, notice mist hanging like pail over
the circumjacent land, and then were you sur
prised to learn that malaria rife in that local
ity2 If So you were wofully ignorant of the ma
ture and effects of miasma. Against the effect of
that feverbreeding vapor there is safety however.
HOStetters Stomach Bitters furnishes that safety
as the jewellers of such Tegioas know by expert.
eDce. Not only this continent, but in the fever
plagued REGIONS of the tropics, this sterling safe
guard affords exemption from maarlal diseases TO
thousands. Nor is IL less successful in remedying
and preventing disorder of the stomach, liver and
bowels, specially virulent wherever the suns rays
possess greatest power. Disorders Of the bladder
and kidney, rheumatic ailments nervousness aud
want of vigor. also among the troubles TO the
relief Of which IL is adapted.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17
LITTLE FOLKS.

a smart boy in Sunday-school says Paul
did not live in clover, but he cultivated
Timothy with good success.
a little schoolgirls definition of scandal
was: Nobody does nothing an everybody
goes on telling it everywhere"
''Oh, mamma, mammal" said little girl
the other day, as she saw a chicken without
any feathers in its tail, ''see the old hen!
She has lost the ribbons out OF her polo
naise."
"Yes," said the level-headed school-boy,
"Tm at the foot o. my classes, and calculate
TO stay there. Then don't have to stand
the wear and tear OF anxiety for fear FL lose
my'place."
school class 'who, above all others, shall you
wish to see when you get 20 heavenp With
lace Frightening up with anticipation, the
little fellow shouted, "Gerliahn'
Dolly is not yet quite perfect in her cate
cbism
"Who was the first man ?' asked her mother
recently.
adam"
"Yes. Who was the first woman"
mrs. Adam"
Little Nell-Ma, are those ladies going up
o Heaven?
Ma-Oh, no, pet The balloon is tied and
will be pulled down again in few mo-
ments.
Little Neli-Well, wouldn't they get to
Heaven if they'd keep right on?
MAJ suppose so.
Little Nell-But they wouldn't be lowed
to 60 in, know.
Ma-Why not?
Little Nell-Tause they got too much
clothes on.
Young Jarphley's Inquisitfveness.
"Pah," remarked young Johnnie Jarphley,
twas Jonah a great manT
81 do not know that be was great man,
my SON." cautiously remarked Mr.. Jarphley,
"but he certainly was very remarkable
one"
HE lived in a whales belly for forty
days, didn't he, pah?"
Something OF the sort is recorded, be-
lieve."
''Could you do it?'
81 do not know. am reading. Djnt
bother me-"
But say, pah, believe you could. |
heard nah say you was regular Jonah at
everything you undertook. and-Ouchl oh!
OH OH l won't do so no more"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17

SJuDbOrn EaCl8s
KoReAa GLADE, W. Va, Sept. Is. 1881.

EoReAE's GLADE, W. Va, Sept IS, 1888.
Z. K. HelphensiIne:
eIR-Your favor Of 10Th inst. 10 hsnd. In
reply, would say that have used Dursngs
Rheumatic Remedy in my family with great
success. ! had tried many other remedies,
but al failed. II is certainly the best Rheu-
matte Remedy ever introduced IN our reigh-
borhood. You can make use Of this letter as
you see TT Your Remedy possesses merits
that belong to no other cure known In this
section. Yours truly,
JOSEPH n. MILLER, Postmaster :.
Bold by every druggist, Write for free
pamphlet to z. Z. Helphenstine, Washing
ton, D. O
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17
No. OLA Geographical Family.

A family upon which have often called
consists of six persons father and
mother, two sons and two daughters. Their
surname is the name of an important river
Of New York State. The fathers first name
is that of county of New Jersey; the moth
er's that of the capital of an Eastern State;
the elder sons that of a fort in New Mexico;
the younger sons that of a cape on the coast
of Virginia; the elder daughters that of one
of the United States; the younger daughter S
that of a country OF Australia. What are
RE
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17
Keep Looking Young.

This is the age OF young men. Other things
being equal, they are everywhere preferred
Save your young looks. 1t means position
and money. Is your hair falling off-dry or
Iustreless? Preserve and beautify il by US
ing Psrker's Hair Balsam. Not an oil, not
a dye, sure to work, clean. harmless. Re-
Stores color.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17
No. o4s.-A Politicians Palindrome.

No. 94S.-A Politicians PalindrOme.
Politicians can be found
Specifying all around;
Each one tells wherefore and why,
All the hubbub and the CRY;
Why the men are running SO;
How elections sure to go;
What VIII save the country sure;
What viii keep our rulers pure.
Other things as mighty, true,
They're inviting US to view.
All the reasons they have told,
To The readers are quite old.
One will repeat-n0 more;
All the rest l will ignore.
''What exciJes the people so2
Is ii principles or no7'
Then our politician cries,
With his hand raised to the skies,
Mol it is emulation
That so deeply stirs this nationi'
And rather think it's true;
Reader dear, what thinketh you?
ANDERSON.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17

friendly sail that sails under an honest and
legitimate flag. Your consorts will only be
the buccaness of society. 1t costs money, for,
though the loafer may not earn a cent or
have one for months, TIE time lost might
have procured him much money. if devoted
to industry instead of sloth. II costs health,
vigor, comfort, all the true pleasures OF liv-
ing. honor, dignity, self-respect, and the re-
spect of the world when living, and finally,
all rsght of consideration when dead. Be
gentleman, then: il is far cheaper.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17
Answers.

932.-Shelley;
Cowper;
Otway;
Tennyson;
Thompson.
933. lockwood wood-box.
934.-11 plus plus plus equal 20.
935.-Tslking
$751;. Pineapple. p A peach. 3. A pear
(pair.) 4. A plum.
937.-A riddle.
93S.-Eat-able.
939-Ever-more.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17
No. s55.-A Poor Head.

am a member of the animal and vegeta-
bic Kingdoms; and am sometimes manu-
factured from the mineral kingdom. / am
a useful and ornamental adjunct of your
dinner table. and a seryiceable addition to
your bureau or sewing machine. l am a
Psychological parsonage, also constellation.
My most valuable form, however, is without
my head, for then l am worth millions.
MRs. L. 3. GILLETT.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17
pesplse Not the Day OF sman Thincs.

Little things may help a man to rise-a
bent pin in an easy chair for instance. DIR.
Pierce's Pleasant PurgatiYe Pellets" are
small things pleasant to take, and they cure
sick headaches, relieve torpid livers and do
wonders Being purely vegetable they can
not harm any one. All druggists.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17

NEW YORK. Sept. 13.-Deputy United States Mar
shal Bernhardt was stabbed in the back this morn.
ing by his demented wife, who then ran away and
has not yet been found. The wound is not fatal
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17
No. 90 "A Charade.

A lttle first hoped across the walk in
front of baby Nelfs second and disappeared
under large whole, much to the disappoint-
ment of our pet, who had eagerly watched
the creatures motions.
UNCLE Ben.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17

Germany have been a study with him for
however. that his seventy years of hard
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17
No 90 An Enigma.

A thousand sure-n0t less nor more
Once came and stood before US,
Crying, ''If you will ope your door
We'll give you one grand chorus
But OF voices they had not enough,
And together Numbered
"Ohl we want friends 20 help US out
First one and then a hundred"
l. G.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17
ENOTTY PROBLEMS.

DOR readers are invited to furnish original eng
mas, oharaoes, riddles, REFUSES and other "knotty
problems" addressing all communications relative
Maine
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17
No. e53.-A Numerical Enigma.

MAY l, ?, 3, 4, 5, 6, you for s, 9, 10, IL
of those howers?" asked Augustus Brown
one day. AS had found him a very 1, ., 3,
4, 5, 6, :, s, Q, TO- II youth declined rather
Grossly, and he never speaks to me now.
UNCLE Ben.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17

Whirls within this magic ring
Lies most precious. sacred thing.
While you watch its may motion,
Forth ore springs whose true devotion,
Holding for you this good treasure,
With it waits for your good pleasure.
This leap-year spell must be;
Lassies, read the mystery.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17
No, 954 "A Charade.

FIRST.
am the sweetest little blossom,
That sheds its rare perfume.
SECOND.
Tam the baby of this blossom,
Who gladdens you in June.
WHOLE
VIII you name this little infant,
And finish up the tune?
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17

zone hundred doses 81" is true only of
Hoods SarSaparilla, and it is an unanswera-
bic argument as to strength and economy.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-17

reached more than 800, 900 before il was
completed. The furniture, it is said, cost at
least $4,000. In the rear OF the house are
cistern and altering apparatus. the rain
water from the roof passing through the lat
ter before entering the cistern The water is
the construction Of the house Mr.. Blaine
summoned his architect or builder to New
York to see Mr.. Tilden's new dInIngroom,
desiring to have it reproduced in his own
house, but was deferred by the expense.
There Mr. Laborer. is the picture OF James
G. Blaine's Washington home. How does it
compare with your own humble abode?
DAMNING THE woRKINGMEN.
1t is said that when this magnificent resi-
dence was in course OF construction MIR.
Blaine complained on several occasions of
what he termed the exorbitant demands of
the trades unionists employed on the build
ing. and on one occasion became so enraged
because he was compelled to pay the rate of
wages demanded by the Carpenters Union,
that he declared in very iOrcible Language,
in the presence of many OF the workingmen,
that lit was a id outrage that people were
forced to submit to the demands OF trades
union" and that 50 a day was enough for
any mechanic"
DESCENDED FROM KINGS.
BIaines tOadying friends and tuft hunters
have worked it out that his lineage "caD be
traced back to Griffith ap lyman King of
North Wales, A. ID. 1927; derived from Ana
rawd, King of North Wales, eldest son of
Rodri Mawr King of Wales, A. ID. Si3,
founder of the First Royal Tribe; arms,
three red lions, PEASANT (standingl; from this
house descended Owen Gwynnedd, eldest
son of Griffith, who bore on his shield three
eagles; his son, Owen Gwynnedd A. ID. 1872,
Prince Of North Wales, had his shield quar-
tered and bore four lions; the second son of
Rodri Mawr. King of South Wales, founded
the Second Royal Tribe, and bore a lion
rampant, within berdure; the descendants
of the third son of Rodri Mawr, A. ID. 1O46,
founded the Third Royal Tribe, from whom
descended MadOc, Prince of Powys, Fadog;
the eldest son of Madoc was the progenitor
of Owen GleDdOwer, whose progeny was
Prince of Ferlys the country between the
Wye and the Severn; this house founded
the Fourth RoYOl Tribe, and had three bears
heads quartered with two lions, on his
shield 1t is from this house that the Blay-
mes derive their arms, which are three boars'
heads, quartered with hons, rampanant and
regsrdant; crest, fox, PEASANT; motto, mon
\0biS SOluun
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No. 95O.-A IndY,s Ring.

UNCLE Ben.