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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-09
Thou art travelling 20 Eternity!
To
Everlasting Happiness
or TO
Endless Misery,
WHICH?

In spite of his secretive methods the tall man
talked freely about himself and his cards
81 am commercial traveller" he said. 81
live in Crilla, Canada All my life have been
a wicked scoffer, much given to lying and pro-
family. Two years ago ! was redeemed and re-
generated, and / take this means, as | am
travelling almost ali the time to atone as far as
possible for the past. ! never enter a car or a
coach or a hotel without distributing my cards
"Do you find that people pay any attention
to them?" 3
"Oh, yes. You would probably be aston
ished TO know how many I'LL up the blanks as
requested. Most of them of course do it in a
flippant spirit. At least half of the replies
read that the person will 90 to Chicago That
doesn't offend me at all, though | am grieved
TO see it. Young men, too, have a way OF sign
ing fictitious names Last night a card was
soberly returned to me with Salt creek written
in the first blank and Grover Cleveland in the
second"
The redeemed drummer smiled with con-
descending pity at the memory, and con-
tinued:
"But the cards undoubtedly accomplish some
good. The language is startlingly suggestive,
isn't il? A great many take ii in real earnest,
and write hell in the first blank and sign their
own names. ] have no doubt that the cards
have been the means of starting some sinner on
the road to repentance and redemption
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-09
THE NEXT PRESIDENT
Very Largely Responsible For the Corrup-
ton ut the Recent Election.

To THE EDIToR-Sir: The people of Hamil-
ton county are well pleased with and proud of
THE SESTINEL's course in exposing the frauds
by which Indiana and New York were carried
for Harrison at the last election, and at the
same time we are amazed and disguised with
the republicans, especially the church-going
portion of them, who know the Dudley and
Harrison methods perfectly well, but are con
stantly asserting that Harrison is pure man
and Dudley Christian gentleman.
Every circumstance in connection with rails
ing the money and buying the votes point as
directly to Ben Harrison's completely with
Dudley and others in the plot to debauch the
ballot-box as the rays of the sun point 10 the
solar center, and yet they say Harrison is an
honorable man. Did Harrison know what his
son and ]. c. New, and host of others, were
raising money by the thousands OF dollars for
until the very day of election? Ii it was not TO
buy votes with, what was il for? They had no
other use for it. 1t is very plain that Dudley
knew whatwas expected of him when Harrison
had him made treasurer of the national COM
mittee, and there Is no doubt that he did Just
what was expected OF him.
Harrison will pass into history as a fit com
panion of r y. Hayes, and they will 90 down
10 posterity as the two men that sat in the
presidents chair that we're not honestly elected
by the people. J. r. CARSON.
Noblesville Ind Jan. /.
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HERE'S A GIRL OF GRIT.
All Alone She Carries the U. :. Mail over
wild Oregon Waste.

ILugene (Ore.) Letter.
The plucl1iest girl in Oregon is Miss Minnie
Westmau Of Eugene. She carries the L. 5.
mail from the head of the Suislaw river up the
coast range to Hale distance of twenty miles.
There she meets her father, who carries the
mail by stage further on. This twenty miles
which every day Miss Westman traverses Is the
widest region Of Oregon. 1t is right In the
heart of the rugged Caseac range and is inhab-
tied by bears, cougars panthers, and mountain
lions These do not intmidate the brave girl,
however She carries the mail on horseback
and always has a pistol with her. Minnie is
livel.-, and, of course, she Is good looking.
Once, while climbing the nights toward Hale
from the Suislaw. great big bear stood up in
the road in front of her and shifted the air.
Minnie happened to be looking the other way
and did not see him, but her horse did, and.
wheeling suddenly IN fear. he threw her of.
When she got up she saw the bear. lie was
not forty feet away. She turned, recaptured
her horse and mounted him, and with much
difficulty pressed him past the bear, who stood
and blinked and looked ugly at her. She rode
fast got through, and made the upccmiDg stage
all right.
Another time she was riding along the Suls.
law river, with her mail sack tapping against
her horses side, when she saw huge cata-
mount stealing along the great limb of an over
hanging tree. She had almost got up 10 the
limb when she the catamount. At once
she backed away from the tree and fred her
pistol. Three times she shot before the eata-
mount would bulge, but then the eat fell He
cot away by hiding in the brush at the road
side, Next time Minnie had job on her hands
in the shape of two tramps. They were tired,
they said, and would like her horse to ride. 4
glimpse at he- shining gun convinced them
that thep didn't wan: any horse, and they made
track in hurr-.
The worst experience she ever had however.
was one day in july LAST. She spied pretty
little black cub Just at the elbow of the Suisaw,
where the steepest part of the upgrade COM
menced. II you know what an old bear is that
has cubs you know what this girl knew at once,
that they are not pleasant customers to meet.
She ran away as fast as she could. being drag
ged by the horse, who needed no encourage
ment, and who came near Wrestling the hitching-
strap from her. Luckily she not followed.
Miss Westman has had a number OF other adj
ventures but has always managed TO get out OF
them IN good shape. She makes this lonely
twenty miles alone every day, and has got to
like the excitement oft
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Are we DO Hare Another war:

Some political prophets aver that we shall. RI
that as it the battle waged by medical science
against disease will never until we arrive at
that utopian epoch when the human family shall
cease TO be afflicted with bodily ailments One Of
the most potent weapons which the armOry OF medi-
cine furnishes is Hostetters Stomach BittcTs, which
is of special utility as a family remedy, as il is
adapted to the immediate relief and ultimate cure
OF those disorders of the stomach liver and bowels
which are Of eonimonest occurrence. Indigestion,
biliousness and constipation are inseparahle COM
panions, and these ailments are completely eradi-
Gated by the Bitters But the remedial scope Of this
superlatively wholesome and genial medicine takes
in also nervous ailments, rheumatism and kidney
troubles its action in these, as in the other COM
plants, being characterized by unequalcd thorough
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"Uncouraged."

ArkaDSaw Traveller
An old negro with his wife, eighteen dogs
and wagon load of children, was met in the
road by white man.
"Hello, old man. which wayyn
''Lookin' fur good place ter settle, sab"
where have yOu been living:"
down yere in Florida, but de times dun got
too hard down dar now"
"Why, / should think that the times were
improving, as the yellow fever is about over. y
"Dat's les de reason, sab, de times got hard.
Long ez de fever wuz daran' folks sOnt in hams
an bread an sich, times WIZ good an it wuz
wuth while ter live dar but now dat de fever is
over an er pusson haster hustle, wy it amt no
place fur or po' man."
'Where do you expect TO gO!"
"Wall, sab, rs lookin' out iur err place whar
de high waters er ragin', but rs mighty feerd
KANT find it dis time o year"
How will high water help you:'
The negro gave the white man a look OF
plying contempt Look yere, man, wharfo'
you ak sich foolish questions? Doan you know
dat when de high water RACES de gubement
sends visions and meat ter de folks? / 'clar
ter goodness, goes erroun dis country er good
deal an sees mo- ignunce 'mung de white folks
ever year. 1t do pear ter me ike IL wuz time
da wuz Parnin' suthin', but da doan. Da ies
Keep on in dar own narFer an ignunt way. rs
mighty Encouraged wild en-"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-09
SCHOOL BOOKS.
Some Suggestions For the Consideration of
the Coming Legislature.

Some Suggestions For the Consideration of
the Coming Legislature.
To THE EDIToR-Sir: Can the state of In
diana afford to have thousands of children
growing up in ignorance, with ample facilities
for the free education OF all, simply because
these children's parents are not able to pur-
chase books for them? On the streets of any
town or city in the state may be seen boys and
girls of proper age for school, and little in
Quiry will reveal the fact that they are not in
school because the means of the parents are
not sufficient to furnish food clothing, fuel and
books. and the first must be obtained while the
last may be dispensed with. In this city 1854
children are enumerated. and 1869 are enrolled
attending school. large proportion of the
absentees are such because they have no books
and are not able 10 get them. This reveals an
unpleasant fact in our system of free schools.
If this proportion runs through the state, we
can look forward TO the day when our prisons
will be crowded with cOnvicts from the class
that is now growing up in ignorance
What shall he the remedy? One may say
that the township trustee has the right so
furnish books to the poor. This is true TO some
extent But there is degree of pride in the
American citizen that makes him abhor the
thought OF being a pauper, and he labors to
grow up without schooling rather than apply 10
the township trustee.
would suggest that the legislature enact
law that all the school books for the state be
manufactured at the state prison by convict
labor.
This can be done under proper superntend.
ents and the books put into every school free
of charge for all the pupils, thus making the
state OF Indiana model Tor Its care o. the
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children aud its system of absolutely free edu-
cation. Those who do buy books pay hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars to some publish
inc house, while the books made BIZ convict
labor and furnished free would be a relief to
them. The cost to the state for paper and ma
terial might increase the tax triie, yet it
would be great saving TO all who do buy
books The plant for manufacturing these
books would cost but trihe comparatively
and it could be used to do all the state printing
at enough reduction below the present system
of cost to cover the expense OF the plant in one
year.
The convcts of both prisons who are adapted
TO this kind of business could be concentrated
at one place and all the state printing and
school books issued from ii. Another thing
ought to be looked into, and that is this: the
labor product OF all the convicts who thus
engaged would not come into competition with
the labor and manufacture OF the trades and
business OF the country Though 1t affected the
printing and publishing of this class of books,
vet the whole mass OF the people would be so
much benefited that few would complain,
while all other business would be left
free for competition to regulate prices without
the convict labor of the state interfering as il
now does. Even the selling of convict labor at
the highest price on public works is a hardship
to many trades If all the labor of convicts ex-
cept that required for the state and school book
business could be turned to the construction of
something for the benefit OF the state, so as 10
exclude it from competition with other business
il might be well to do so. hope the legislature
will look into this matter and set an example
worthy of emulation by other states. Make
our books and schools free, and compel the At
tendance of all children from six TO fourteen
years OF age. IL. HIATT.
CrawfOrdsville Ind jan. f.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-09
THE SCHooL-eooK TRUST.
What the People Expect of the Coming
Legislature

What the People Expect of the Coming
Legislature
To THE EDITOR-Sir; | was much pleased
with an article in Mondays paper on School
Book Trusts" 1t is auspIcious omen when
n leader of such courage and ability as Senator
Boyd of Hamilton sounds the advance in so
important a movement. Ii is high time the
people should arouse themselves and, through
their representatives, grapple with and crush
out the shamefully extortionate monopoly of
book trusts. Our coming legislature will be
besieged by the paid agents of school-book
monOpolieS and their "eOmplmented" friends
and the battle will become hot In this as in
other similar contests the people will be at
a disadvantage, but in this, as in others,
they will succeed by the Justice
of their cause if only they will act unitedly
and wisely. Let there be thorough agitation
OF the question. Let our representatives be
made to feel that the people are in earnest and
that they intend TO have relief either from
them or their successors, and the thing is DONE
But they must be made to understand that the
people are sufficiently intelligent to distinguish
the difference between sham battle and real
one and that trickery or carelessness in form
ing committee to report a bill on this cues
ton will not be pardoned. | have large
amount OF confidence in the ability and
honesty of our legislators, vet the history of
the past warrants the assertion that many of
them need a good deal of stiffening crammed
into their spinal columns before they can
stand squarely up in defense of the cause
OF the people as against the persuasive influ-
ence OF the money power This is a demo-
cratic legislature. The democratic party claims
to be the friend of the people We shall see
whether we can have a little democratic legs-
lation on the school-book question, or whether
the party will belle its profession by serving
the interests of overgrown book mOnOpOlies.
Give US better books and cheaper ones by one
half than we have under the present order of
things. A TEACHER.
LID L. .
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SATURDAY, THE 9sth DAY OF JANUARY, A
d. 1882

CTATE OF INDIANA. MARION COUNTY, - 7
, In she Superior Court Of Marion county, in ths
state OF Indiana. No. ass. Complaint TO recover
real estate and 20 quiet title thereto.
Adolph Seidensticker As. The Connecticut Mutual
Life Insurance Company, Anna q. Clarke, Ross
Clarke her husband, Mary NJ. Ysndes, et al.
BE il known that the Path day Of December. 1SSS
the above-named plaintiff, BY his attorneys, tiled in
the Office OF the Clerk OF the Superior Court Of Marion
county, in the state Of Indiana, his complaint
against the abOye-named defendants, and the ssid
plaintiff having also filed in said Clerks Office the
affidavit OF competent person. showing that said de-
PENDANTS, Anna G. Clarke, Ross Clarke her husband,
and Mary VI. 0andes, seyeraly are not residents Of
the State OF Indiana, and whereas said PLAINTIFF hsv-
ing by Endorsement said complaint required said
defendants last aboyenamed to appear in said court
and answer or demur tEeneto, on the 18th day Of
February. 1850.
Now. therefore, by order of said court, said de-
PENDANTS last above named hereby notified of the
filing and tendency Of said complaint against them,
and that unless they appear and answer or demur
thereto, at the calling Of said cause the 18th day Of
February. lSs the same being the nineteenth Judicial
day of term OF said court, 20 be begun aud held 40
the court house in the City OF indianapolis on the
inst Monday in February, lSS9, said complaint and
the matters and things therein contained and al
legged will be heard and determined in their absence
JOHN L. SULLIVAN, Clerk.
\. r. Young, Attorney for Plaintiff.
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4 Difference.

There is tremendous difference between
holding a truth and letting it hold you; between
a doctrine merely recognized and doctrine
that impels you to demand recognition for it
from all the world In one case you have a
dead, in the other living truth. Religion TO
be effective demands live wood. not dead lunl-
ber A great deal of what is called popular
antipathy TO religion is simply indifference to
its dead elements. A living faith that is trans
lated into action and makes one centler,
broader and nobler, developing integrity and
probity, viii never arouse indifference
.Te,risE .Uessen0eT
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AN UNUSUAL DRUMMER.
He Distributes Religious Tracts During His
Commercial Travels.

He Distributes Religious Tracts During His
Commercial Travels.
Merchant Traveller.
A tall, full-bearded man, who sat next cross
seat in a Sixth-ave. New York; elevated car
the other evening, slyly reached over the shout
der of young man in front of him and
dropped card in the strangers lap. 1t had
cost deal of caution to accomplish the feat
without detection, and the tall man leaned
back with happy smile on his face. Two or
three observers glanced at him with wonder,
and TO each of them in turn he passed card
with a quick motion, as if he wished nobody to
see him in the act Then he smiled again with
evident satisfaction. OF course everybody
saw him, and as those who received cards
looked surprised and amused, he had presently
to dive into his pockets and supply the car
full with documents. They were about as large
as postalcards, and these words were printed
conspicuously on the upper half of one side:
please fill this up and place it over your bed
before retiring 20 rest.
II die tonight will go to-......................
signed
On the lower half were scriptural texts and
on the other side a similar arrangement of
matter, beginning with this:
Thou art travelling 70 Eternity!
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WHY Not New Nfexicoe
LOLA state Rscister1

There seems to be a pretty general current
of opposition to the admission of New Mexico
as state. The Charles City I''teaigencer has
an article especially opposed to the territory
of burros. This feeling is general. Yet is it
not true that in the treaty with Mexico by
which we acquired New Mexico, we guaran-
teed to give the people OF that territory the
rights of statehood at an early day. New
writing lust as California had, emitting it to
statehood at the earliest practicable moment.
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BRUTAL FIGHT BETWEEN MINERS.
They settle Old Feud i'm a Battle of
fifty-One Rounds.

DEsMoINEs, Ia, Jan. 1.-Two coal-miners,
named Gallagher and Clark. fought desperate
mill at Valera, small mining town in Jasper
county, yesterday, in the presence OF 500 men
and women The fight was the result of an old
feud between the men. The climax in the ex-
element was reached when in the forty.ninth
round. Gallagher hit Clark below the belt and
upset him. The blow was severe that Clark
turned a complete somersault, and struck on
the back OF his head. 1t was q: first supposed
that Clark's neck was broken. 1t took him
some time to recover, but soon as he recov-
cred sufficiently to stand on his feet, he was
urged 10 continue. He did so, but it was evi-
dent that Clark was at a disadvantage. He
was very weak, and would probably have
abandoned the ring, had he been permitted to
do so by the crowd. Two more rounds were
fought. The fifty-hrst round did up Clark
completely. Both men were beaten black, and
horribly bruised. They presented disgrace
full spectacle of battered-up and brutalized hui
man beings No attempt was made by the au-
tborities TO interfere with the progress Of the
fight
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She viii Wed H.m Not.

The farmers pretty ds,iehter,
Down in the meadow green,
Searched for fOur-leaf clover
The clover heads between. o.
Down in the sunny meadow,
Beneath the sky so blue,
She found \ fOur-leaf clover
And put it in her shoe.
"For," said she, II shall marry
The FIRST one meets my view,
While walking in the meadow
With clover in my shoe
Then 10 her neighbours farmhouse
she let her fancy run;
on see this DeXt-ioOr neigbbor
Had a very handsome son.
And then she blushed and started.
For, down the shaded way,
A figure tall and comely
Across her vision lay.
oh little four-leaf clover,
will believe in you;
Let those who will be scOrnful-
know you've told me true
With beating heart she waited
Till the figure came that Eav,
Then, looking up, said sweeily-
1T Il q pleasant day
She looked again and pouted;
Imagine, If YOU can,
This country maiden's anger
Ii was the hired man.
detroit Free Press
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-09
Consumption surely Cured.

To THE EDIToR-Please inform your readers
that l have a positive remedy for the above
named disease. BY its timely use thousands
of hopeless cases have been permanently
cured / shall be glad to send two bottles OF
my remedy FREE to any of your readers who
have consumption if they viii send me their
express and z. O. address. Respectfully,
7. A. SLoCUM, NJ. C.. ISL Pearl.st., New York.
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snthin, Abont Kisses.
iIhe Epoch. ]

Young countryman Ito girl in confectioners')
-"IIave you got any OF them, what they call
kisses. them small puffy things filed with
wind?' Girl-"Yes, sir; we have the French
meringue and the Amelie Rives." Young
countryman-"I guess III take the Amelie
Rives. I've heerd suthin' about her kisses
and they say she makes good ones"
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Caught with a HOOK of Brass.
IHarnarls Batar.

'.Mr. Brief, want to sue Miss Jones for
breach of promise" ''All right; but what was
the promise" "Well, you see, we were of at
a picnic in August, and Emeline was mad be-
cause her sister had had more proposals than
she. and she asked me if wouldn't help her
out. said would ii she would reject me;
but, hang il. sir, though she promised not to,
she accepted me the first chance she got"
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shonlifting or KIeptomnnia?

"My detective caught a woman stealing goods
in the store this morning, Capias," said
Threads. Now what kind OF charge shall
make against her?'
"Well, that depends" returned the cautious
LAWYER; chow was she dresSed?"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-09

Ayers Cherry Pectoral is recommended by
eminent physicians, on both sides of the Allan
tic, as the most reliable remedy for colds.
coughs and all pulmonary disorders Inquire
of your druggists for Ayers almanac.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-09

When used persistently Salvation Oil never
fails to cure rheumatism and neuralgia. Price
% cents.