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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
A LETTER.
Moonbeam Has Some Bright Messages for
Many Members.

Moonbeam Has Some Bright Messages for
Many Members
DEAR FRIENDs-Some one please draw
the curtain aside and 1 will enter through
this window. There, thanks.
aunt Polly" 1 passed THE SENTINEL in
a great fright, but he just smiled-and
do you suppose he was making fun of me?
At.any rate my courage had ebbed so
low that l could not think of entering at
the front door for fear of encOuntering
"Gano" and "POmpadOur," and they
would have scrutinized me through their
eyeglasses 10 see if / had any powder on
my face, but ] haven't; but oh, don't you
hate to be stared at? "
'NObody's Darling" my first object in
coming to the club this evening was to
have a little chat with YOU. | nave been
a member of the club for some time and
know what trials you have met with in
lie, but / love tho-e who have passed
through many SORROWS and it grieves me
to think you have been offended. Dear
sister, please don't think we are all so
hard-nearIed and cruel. | am sure that
almost every member of our club Es the
owner OF a really true and tender heart,
but, as we are all mortal beings, errors are
common among us. But l do not think
anyone OF our club would Intentionally
say anything to offend anyone, for that
would not be charitable and would be IN
trary to our motto. Come again. bringing
with you "Bonny b." and "'Nashti,' and
let us be reunited in bonds of love.
"Hanlet," allow me to thank You for
kind Y noticing and welcoming me IN my
former visit, and by the way, as you are
an artist as we'll as a physiognomist, will
you not paint my portrait If | send you a
specimen OF my penmanshiD?
Napoleon" aren't you ashamed OF
yourself to keep ''Flossie" tting by the
window turning the pages of her album
all the afternoon; and did you not know
that you missed a golden opportunity OF
forming the acquaintance of "Silver Bell
and "Moonbeam," lettering DER the hills
and far away? "W. :. Franklin" | am
looking for your thoughtful, earnest face
among our numbers. Can you not visit
us soon?
Fairy Frique," Beatrice" and "Sun-
set" will YOU not brighten the page soon
with your CHEEKY letters? Cheerful In
valid" where art thou? SISTER Agnes,
if YOU did not write from Indiana | won d
think YOU were "Chatterbox" MASQUERADE
ing. anyway" YOU are both So cheer
full that your presence gives great pleas.
ure.
Frank" / thought you were a preacher
until / read yonr last. j really did, but
now nave concluded was mistaken; am
anxiously awaiting the conclusion Of the
history OF your poet. There! Geraldine, >
Jessie Clyde" and "~Pickaway," L had
! something nice to say to each OF YOU, but
! hurry. pleasel aunt Polly" don't you
see Happy Old Maid" and Later On
making snow-balls just outside of the
front door? Oh dear! Just hold thu
curtain aside one n'Oment and allow me
t. wish our kind editor and all Others {
very happy New Year, and l will 90 as ]
came, for l am only a little
"MOoNBEAM."
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JESSIE CLYDE A
Intuition Versus Reason to Arrive at the
Truth.


DEAR FRTENDs-Before addressing you
must humbly beg Mr.. Editors pardon
for the length of my last letter. 1 GER
tainly felt very guilty when / read the
gentle reminder, and will try and remem-
her not to commit a similar oaense
again.
Regarding the subject suggested some
weeks ago, l wish to express my opinion,
but will be rs brief and concise as l can:
it is Intuition versus Reason, to Arrive
at the Truth"
Intuition, we all know, is involuntary
action of the mind, by which we arrive at
the truth without previous process or in
terventiOn OF analysis, argument or testi-
mony. while reason is the power of per-
cepiiOn Of truth, 10 which any or all argu-
ments may be referred. II is the power
by which we produce one proposition
from another, and are enabled TO prove
the infalGbilty and correctness of our in
tuition. Conscience rests uDon both in
tuition and reason, producing the faculty
of judging of ones conduct as compared
with the eternal principle of truth and
right And / believe that, while zach
power or faculty of the brain has, Ike all
other organs OF the body. its separate and
distinct functions to perform, they must
work together in concord TO produce per-
lection as q result.
How many persons there are who have
so frequently and persi-tently smothered
their conscience TO crafty their Sc fishness
that it has diminished in size until it is so
very small that it would puzzle some of
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Fairyland, Dec. 81, 1890.
SOMETHING TO WRITE ABOUT.
"Hamlet" Suggests several Subjects to En-
gage Our Thoughts.

'Hamlet" Suggests several Subjects to En-
gage Our Thoughts.
HOWARD BROTHERS AND SIsTERs-Having
NIT a few questions for your consideration
on the page, it becomes my duty to select
only those that tend TO elevate and inter-
est, and which will incite us to vigorous
efforts in substantiating the truth.
Now, at the beginning of the new year
let us begin, and do our utmost to realize
our greatest an~ticipations. Following are
some questions:
What are the five most essential things
to a happy home?
What do I need most in the kitchen?
How many faults in a young man can
we excuse?
What is it that makes a happy mar
riage?
How many faults in a young woman
can we excuse?
Should capital punishment be abol-
ished?
Is it possible for any one to ~foretell the
weather for any length of time?
What countries are "nigger heads" as
thew are sometimes called, or boulders
native OF, and how did they get here?
What is perspective?
'Idalia's" intuition VS.. reason to arrive
at truth, is deep.
We especially invite school professors
to join us, that they NAV recommend US
to any pupil of theirs who shows ability
for the literary field, and also to add their
mite to a good cause. Learn of the OBJ
jects and requirements of the Howard
literary club by addressing our CORE
spending secretary, Miss Alkaline Parrott,
Franklin, Ind, or Mrs. Eliza o. Lowrey,
box 737, Bloomington, Ill.
L want to say a few words to encourage
the III. J.. G.. members 10 write more
poetry. We are intending to have a book
of IL L. c. poems published by and by,
and we want all in this class to come to
the page, as often as convenient, with
short poems.
We should not allow the editor to again
mention the fact that our letters should
not be quite so long. Wishing you all a
happy New Year | am yours to command,
HAMLET"
Wintersville, Ind, Jan. 8, 1891.
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FARM AND

a man who drinks she not only acts I'M
wise V, but, / think, does wrong. You
say, surely | don't want my future hus-
band TO make me do what ne wishes. /
have no intention OF trying to find out,
but if | ever do marry, it will be with a
man whose name is on the temperance
pledge, where my name is, and where
every mans, woman's and child's should
be, and l will know that he is looking,
not to himself or to any earthly friend, but
to his God, and mine, for strength to keep
that pledge.
"Aran More, II would just like to know
what time you would have us get up.
-Four o'clock is not too early to get up.
Every farmer should be up at that hour
during the busy season of the year. We
have no boys here, but if we did they
would not fail over the slop-buckets, for,
like Hopeful Kate" we don't keep them
sitting in the center of the kitchen floor.
They are beside the wood-house, and |
would trust any sensible boy to keep away
from the wood-house even though he got
up at midnight.
"Vac Nictus," as l never could be per-
fectly happy and hungry at the same
time, | am quite will ~ to agree with you
that bread and butter are ssentia articles
in the home, but think that you will find
that love is equally essential to the happy
home.
Ida s" and Little Quaker" what nice
stories. "NobOdy's Darling" | never
asked but one back door caller TO use the
aX and saw, and what do you suppose he
did? He just walked off and left me stand
ing there, and | needed the wood, too.
Won't some one please send Detective
aft r "Hoosier Boy"
sl"Mark haywood" our ideas of woman's
work are about the same. No, "Luella
COrnela," l won't be jealous if you will
only write again. Who will loan me the
book entitled stepping Heavenward?"
would like to have it so much, and in re-
turn will loan the lovely little book en-.
titled Beyond" Any one who will oblige
me please address me
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Middlesboro, Ky.
a Rn.hfnI Member.

H.. /. C. FRIENDS-I see many strange
faces. ! wonder why they are all looking
at me? ] suppose that it is because l am
backward in introducing myself. Vel,
now 1 am called upon. l wonder who
that tall fellow is who called my name.
If there were only some one here to ass st
me to speak, / know l would be very
much pleased.
Well, if | must, 1 suppose ! must. just
be quiet until | find the paper | have
prepared. Truly, tru'yl M jsfortunes
never come single" Here I am without
an acquaintance, and have lost my
speech. But. nevertheless, l will try and
tell you who | am, if l am compelled To
give II %ertempOie.
Sisters and brothers, l am glad to be
permitted to meet with you this evening,
but am somewhat embarrassed under the
present circumstances. But here is one
strengthening thought which mOves me
TO immediate action. | stand before YOU
as one who has been contemplating a
grand and noble end. L am more than
happy to r. clasSed as one OF you, for /
know that We may establish a sociology
which may be of everlasting benefit TO AL
of us. Now, members, as l am very bash
full, | VIII leave the stand. Who next? |
hope it will be some newcomer, for | want
To see him tremble.
Well, / do declare! / am too much ex-
cited to catch the name. l guess it's no
stranger that takes my place. l see that
there is a lull in the music. so Ill just
step III with that person whom they call
''NObOdy's Darling" for l feel as though
that nom de plume exactly strikes me this
evening. But friends, permit me to &C.
knowledge the receipt OF the proper Gre
dentials, which make me one OF your
number.
Good night, and a happy and prosper
Gus New Year to all. CARLTON FYsCHE.
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There are very few men VINO are a. cap
able in the management OF business inter
ests as my sister. She said very little
about her business affairs and / am not
able to say how much she was worth.
However. / know that her property is
worth fully 81 100000, possibly more than
that"
Mr.. Abbott states that it was his sisters
intention TO build a handsome home for
the family here in Chicago, and at the
time of her death she was discussing a
suitable location. Her plan was to place
the family in this home, and then take a
trip through Europe with her company,
which was to occupy three years.
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can be called very homely, where the en-
nObling traits of character predominant
and where health and correct habits pre-
vail.
cards with YOU, orphotos. "Mark," l can
~corroborate your statement, to become an
expert one should study both sciences;
one is the handmade to the other.
"Iona's Husband" glad to greet you. l
would be glad to have your version of my
character. / have several photos | would
like to exchange with members. Address,
ia. r., box 27S, ThOrntown, Ind.
"M.E.P., Il have two orthree requests Tor
the use of that juvenile sketch by promi-
nent papers and / am immensely 1attered.
Hopeful Kate" l give you greeting.
VIII you make yourself known?
ssIITTTF OUAEFRo
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TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES.
II You Don't Little Quaker" Can TIE
when You Are Not Doing So.

II You Don't Little Quaker" Can Tell
when You Are Not Doing So.
II. I. c. FRIENDs-Human nature some
times makes very radical and astonishing
changes.
Health, habits, circumstances and pas
sions and emotions build character and
tear it down. Thus it Is that the face is
continually changing. Pity leng;hens the
countenance, droops the head, softens the
expression of the face and gives the eyes
a moist and dropping look. Let this pas
sion predominant for a term of years and
the whole face and form seem to change.
Pride raises the head, thrusts the chin
forward and gives the figure an upright
and s~elf-cOntained poise. Peevishness
turns the corners OF the mouth down,
sharpens the features. gives the eyes a
set, cross, cold or stony look, causes the
complexion to become yellow and express
s~ionless. Bad habits cannot be practiced
for any great length of time without leav-
ing their impression on the face. Let no
N be deceived by thinking that he or
she can practice vice and long retain
beauty or attractiveness. You may for q
time deceive the careless, but the watchful
student of human nature will have found
you outlongbefore you have suspected that
your habits have made an impression on
your face. If your eyes are dull, your
complexion bad, with pimples, blotches
or blackheads, your habits are at fault or
your health is bad. III you endeavor to
cover up the effects with paint you are
deceptive and would rather hide than
cure your faults. The young man who
uses stimulants to enable him to
bear up under the effects of vice,
late hours and profligate living is on an
equality with the girl that smears her face
with paint and lies in bed half the day that
tired nature may regain Its lost vitality.
Both have a desire to conceal rather than
to cure. Good health and correct habits
go a long way toward good looks. A
strict regard to living and diet will nearly
always correct the health. A rigid control
of all the passions will soon cave a reserve
of vitality, give animation to the counte-
nance and a sparkle to the eye. No face
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our best detectives to find it. But 1 may
grow too earnest in my remarks if l con
tinue further, so will drop the subject.
"Blue-Eyed Charley" L am glad to see
that you are familiar with the use of a
dust pan and broom, and your chair looks
much better when occupied. SHADOW"
piease tell me for what the initials "W.
1" mentioned in your letter, stand. l
cannot think. But perhaps Chatter
box" will tell me.
l am already forgetting my good resolu-
tions to be brief, so with kline words to
all, and of many L would like TO make
personal mention, | will wish you a bright
and prosperous new year. In the interest
of the H.. i. c., sincerely,
JESSIE CLYDE.
New York. Jan. T.
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Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
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to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
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wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.
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Had cen 1t.

Western Snator enthusiastically
"Gen. Greely's official report on the
climate OF our state is the biggest thing
vet. Glorious! He proves by official
record that we enjoy one of the finest and
most equable climates in the world, sir.
Bound to boom this section, sir; can't
help it. Have you seen the report?'
Western COroner-''Yes; l found a copy
of it in the pockets of a stranger who froze
to death last night"
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II You Want Her For "A wife You Must Sign
the II edge.


DEAR III. J.. G. FRIENDS: Good even
ing. Did you have a merry Christmas?
/ just had a lovely time and hope every
one else did; but, there / mustn't talk
about Christmas. / came TO say some
thing else, and as Mr.. Editori is only going
to give me a half a column to say it in l
must be quick.
"Blue Jay" says many a poor girl has
married a man that drank. with the hope
OF reforming him. Now, sir, Mr.. "Blue
JAY" / think that right there is where
MANY poor girl makes a mistake. She
should not marry a man that drinks. IL
he don't love her enough to quit drinking
fore they are married he is not worth
&be love OF any true IN Every wo-
man should use her influence for the good
of those around her, but when she marries
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Plens.ng sen-e

and comfort follows the use of Syrup of Figs,
as it acts in harmony with nature TO effectually
cleanse the system when costive or bilious.
For sale in 50-cent and 81 bottles by all lead
ing druggists.
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Cutting on Discussion.

Barber-"You are z ting quite bald,
sir. Can't l recommend something Tor
your head?"
Mr.. Hurry-"Why, yes; I'd like my hat
n soon as possible"
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An Object II Envy.
FR.

Puck
"Isaac?'
"Yaiz. Fader."
az wish | vhas Stanley, Isaac"
"Nhv, Fader?"
"shoost think OF dose advertising he
vhas getting py dhcr newspapers
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A Half Memoir.


Teacher-"Who discovered American"
Street Gamin latter deep thought)-"T
disremember his NAME, but he was a
Dago."
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Her PROPERTY.

CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-Mrs. Abbott, mother
of the late Emma Abbott, together with a
younger brother and sister, reside in
this city. Her brother says of her:
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At Her Old Home.

PEORIA, ILL.,, Jan. 5.-The death Of En-
ma Abbott causes great regret here. Miss
Abbott's earlier struggles in Peoria are
well known to all residents of the city
who lived here from 1860 to 1869. In
1864 Mrs. Dean gave a concert in which
Emma figured as the principal attraction.
Eugene Baldwin, N of the proprie-
tors OF the Journal, was then a
reporter on the Transcript, and he
gave her, her first newspaper notice.
1t was one of her dearest treasures. She
taught school in the country for a time
after that when \. L. W%OrthingtOn was
county superintendent of schools. He
visited her school and found it in a
wretched condition, and proceeded to lee,
ture her for evident neglect of her duties.
She finally burst into tears, told
him that school-teaching was not at
all to her taste and that her whole soul
was in music, and that she lOnged to 60 on
the stage. The next summer she secured
an engagement with Frank Lombard,
then of Chicago, and they organized a
concert troupe and Travelled over the
East and West with Indifferent success.
She drifted finally to New York City, and
secured a position in a church choir. The
ladies Of the church took a strong interest
in her, and they raised a purse to send
her to Italy to complete her musical
studies. Eli Perkins wrote mp her
career in a somewhat fambOyant
stvle and thu attracted public at
tention to her. BY this means she
won the notice of a young man named
Eugene Wetherell, who owned and run a
drug store in New York City. She sue
ceeded in impartiDg to him something of
her own enthusiasm, and he finally sold
his drug store for $4,000, gave her the
money and went to work himself on a
salary. She made her appearance with
some success, but in response to an encore
she sang "Nearer, My God. to Thee"
The entire audience took it as an
insult that she should sing a
protestant song in so orthodox a
community as Milan. She was Kissed off
the stage and a riot was very nearly the
consequence. After this no manager
would give her an engagement, and she
returned to New York with very much The
feeling of failure. Her history from this
time is well known. At the time OF her
death she was rated to be worth 81, 1000, 900.
She did not disguise or conceal the hard
ships of her early life. She used laugh
ingly to say that 'she had lived in every
house in Peoria because her father early
discovered that it was cheaper to move
than to pay rent"
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EMMA ABBOTT is DEAD.
6ReATHEs HER LAST AT SALT LAKE.
Her Company Overcome with Grief at the
Result OF Her nInsss-The story of n
Remarkable Lite-She Was Many
Times n Millionaire.

SALT LAKE CRY, Jan. 5.-Emma Abbott,
the great American prima donna, died at
the Hotel Templeton, this city, at 7:40
this morning of pneumonia. She was
taken i'll on Wednesday night, but per-
sisted in going on the stage and singing
her part in "Ernani, " Notwithstanding her
physicians advised her not to. On New
Years day she was taken alarmingly i'll
and a conference of physicians was or
dered. From that time she has grown
worse until this morning, when she died.
The scene at the death-bed was a pa
thetic one. The great singer was con-
scious almost TO the last moment, despite
the fact that opiates had been admins
tered. Her last words on earth were: Il
am not afraid to die"
There were present at the bedside Alice
Ellerton, Miss Nellie Franklin, Miss Yer
non, Mr.. Pruette, Mr.. and Mrs. Michelena,
Miss Annandale, of the company Man
| ager Pratt and wife and DR.. Pinkerton.
The body was embalmed and enclosed
in a handsome casket and will go from
here to Denver, thence to Chicago and
thence to Gloucester, Mass, where her
husband is buried. Her will provides for
that disposition OF her remains.
Miss Abbott confidently expected to die,
and told her physician on New Years day
that her next song would be sung in
heaven. Since that date she has failed
rapidly, and. although her manager has
telegraphed all over the country that she
was going to get we'll, she never wavered
in her belief of her ultimate death. Two
weeks ago she telegraphed the Albany
hotel, at Denver, for the room in which
her husband died. \ singular coincidence
connected with the affair is hat she died
on the anniversary of her husbands death.
A short burial service was held this
afternoon at the hotel by the Rev. DR.. Nc
Niece of the PRESBYTERIAN church. The
body left for the East at 10 o'clock tonight.
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E ~ULTIMATUM.

Wintersville, Ind, Jan. 3, 1891