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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-28
The Old Arm Chair.

They have put away where the cobwebs hang low,
And the mice PLAY at will Ger the floor.
OF companions useless and old as myself,
have many and plenty in store
In silence we muse and dream Of the past;
1t is all do while our short time shall last
Long ago, long ago came 10 this home
When il and its contents were new.
was part OF the dowry that came to the BRIDE
And one which she treasured much too.
How often I've careSsed that bright sunny head,
Which lies ownow this day Tin her last earthly bed.
Twas to NE that she brought her first trouble and
grie.
And told 1t In tears and In sorrow.
But 1t proved not the length of an April shower,
And was gone ere the coming of morrow;
The first baby voice that these old walls knew,
1t Was mine to sooth aud glad task too.
As the years went by then one by one
There we're other voc IS that welcome cams
To this happy home for 10 love,
And help In many boisterous game;
Till, with oreak and grOan, joined the song,
And aided the merry singers along.
But there came day, one sad long day,
When the children and were still,
And the sweet sad face of my mistress lowered
In submission to Gods own will;
For the Iov'd hrst-born of this dear old place
In her coffin lay in deaths silent grace.
oh, tho joys have known and the sorrows seen
In the years that have long passed by,
and the lovers I've known aud the VOWS I've kept,
And the many secret sigh:
have smiled ut joys as light as the morn.
And hid the tears that loss has worn,
have the bride, in her beauty and youth,
Pass out TO the world in glee;
have seen her come in her widow weeds,
And bring her sore hs art to me:
All this world Is \ mixture OF gladness and ros,
Perhaps Il Is well and much better 50.
But the time had come. such times will come
To all that this earth shall hold,
And my day was past and my work was donet
Broken and feeble aud old,
They banished me here 10 thi. garrett room
To muse on the past mid its silence aud gloom.
IDA SHEPLER
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What is

is DIR. Samuel Pitchers prescription for Infants
and Children. 1t contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
Narcotic substance. 1t is harmless substitute
Paregoric Drops Soothing Syrups and Castor Oil.
1t is Pleasant guarantee is thirty years. by
Mothers. CasOra destroys Worms and allays
feverishness Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd.
cures Diarrhpa and Wind Collie CastOria relieves
teething troubles constipation and fatulency
CastOria assmlates the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels giving healthy and natural sleep. Case
toria is the Chdren's Panacea-the Mothers Friend.
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Two Sermons.

THE FIRST.
II was late in mild October
On evening cool and dim,
When there slowly through the winsOv
Came dull. melodious hymn.
Then my fancy awakened
And my wonder quickly grew
Till found myself envirOned
In an empty sinners pew.
Rose a stern. dogmatc preacher
With the good hook in his hand
Read one verse from many chapters
All about Gods stern commands,
With temsrity and shrewdness
On his egotisic face;
With an air Of satisfaction
That he had sufficient grace.
Then a prayer of pretty phrases
CulIed from soms favorite texts;
Information to the Deity
OF this world and the next.
At last he reached a climax
Hear US, God, DER head.
prayers whisper heard in heaven"
NY mother had often said.
Then ne gave his "views' on duty.
On morality and vacant pews
Repeated thirty times his text
Thirty times the same conclusions drew.
A prayer came to my sinner heart
A simple, humble plea;
"LOrd, take such sermons to Thyself
And let US lean Thee"
THE SECOND.
at see a cloud, like q curtain low,
Hang DER the way.
What daunts thee now, what shakes thee 80,
My sad soul? say"
snow tits a wondrous story listen while tell you
Why
Ny heart was drawn at length TO seek his face;
I alone had resting place;
hea of how he loved me- with love OF depth
so great, of heights so far above
human ken,
lOnged such love to share;
And sought IL then
Upon my knees in prayer"
"He walked thy shores, fair Galilee'
And gave his burdenod followers there
A boon of love, this plying prayer;
whO'eer ye bs-alien or neighbor-father, mother,
maiden
With care or grief opprest-
Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy la
den,
And will give you rest
alt must have been whom was all alone
The light Of his f0rgiyinS spirit shone
Into my heart so clouded DER with sin;
think-I think twas then l let him In.
DO not know,
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1cannOt til you when;
] only know
He IL so dear since then"

"Sinz, o my soul, rejoicingly,
On evenings twilight cain.
Uplift loud thanks ,iving--
Pour forth the grateful psalm.
'Let all dear hearts with rejoice as did the saint
of old,
When OF the Lords good angel tho rescued Peter
told"
"None OF self but all of thee;
Lord thy love o. or me has eonqusssij,
None Of sell, but all of thee
81 have robe, tits resplendeut in whitenesh
Awaiting in glory my wandering view;
Oh when 1 receive il al. shining Ia brightness,
Dear friends, could see yOu receiving one tool'
''My hope is Quilt on nothing less
Than Jesus blood and rigeteousness
1 dare not trust tle sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus nsme"
avery day, every hour
Let me feel thy cleansing powsri
Till my soul is lost in love
In a brighter, brighter world above
EPuoGUE.
"oh let the humble ones arise with
Power lin His name;'
BE clad with robes OF wisdom. like
Whispers to me came;
For He who cooled the furnace
And smOOthed the stormy ware,
And tanned the Chaldean lions.
Is mighty still to save" fowl
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Practical Suggestions.

The best OF people have their hours OF
dependency and doubt.
Physical weakness and mental exhaus-
ton are often the occasion of our dark
views of life, of the church, and of the
world.
BY caring for the bodies of men, we pre-
pare the way for spiritual instruction and
help.
God asks us: What doest thou here?
Are you in your right place, and doing
your right work?
Gods mightiest workings are by silent,
secret forces, both in the natural and in
the spiritual world.
The power of the church is not in
splendid buildings, or great assemblies, or
temporal fame and power, but in the
character of Christians, the power of the
Holy Spirit, the daily influences of the
Word, the individual work for the saliva
ton of men, the power of love.
There is far more good in the church, far
more done for Christ and the world, than
many give Christians credit for.
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Twilight Reflections,

When eve the gathering twilight
Wells the earth with soften ed glow,
And from out the cottage windows
Streams the light across the snow;
Then to me the shades sesm peopIed
With loved forms and faces bright,
Peeping at me from the shadows
Cast by the pickering freight
Memory pictures bygone pleasures
In slowly passing train,
Like . caravan worn and weary
Moving DER the dusty plain.
And With fond regrets / linger
Der those days so long since past,
When IloOxed with childish wonder
iowa d the future dim and vast.
Days and years have &c En so swiftly
That l am a child no more;
md as now / sit and ponder
lis Ger happy days of yore--
Days when round our hesrthstone Ere
Not en- empty chair vas set;
All were merry, bright an happy;
j can almost see them yet.
Ali how swiftly come the changes.
But perhaps, tits better so;
Spring gives place to summer blossoms.
Autumn rains 20 winters snow.
And though Deaths dark angel bsckons
From cur hearthstone those We love
We shall all be reunited
In our happy home above.
There no shadows grim, forboding,
Shall bring teardrops to our eyes;
Having crossed the river safely
We shall dwell In Paradise
New York. Jan. 70, 1890. JESSIE CLYDE
p. S.-An acquaintance informs me tina
some of the foregoing lines are copied.
10 not remember OF having read then
mt il my Howari friends recognize ther
please tell me, as have no desire to CLAN
,pdua oradit
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Rainy Days.

Why is IL on rainy day
Our thoughts will drift aud glide away.
Like hayward barks on angry seas
Or minor chords in melodies?
Why is it when nights shadows come
The heart and Irs grow strangely dumb
And as the gathering gloom appears
1t seems the ghost of other years?
OF years perehance 80 full of pain
That heaven plying sends the rain;
Or yet il NAV be angels tears,
Who weep for those lost weary years
And weeping sob with every wall
The night winds send TO thrObbing gale,
1t cannot be that some frail thread
Connects with the hallOwed dead.
And sends from worlds believed with bliss
The hopes cherish while in this;
And vet on nights like this IL seems
Such idle thoughts are more than dreams
And fancy lures with magic skill
The memories wakened at her will.
Then sinks away in silent gloom,
While you sit shiyering In the room
The fire burD"d down TO a dim half light
The ashes holding your thougts that night.
IT'S we'll for US all they are buried so deep
That only the ashes know where they sleep
MINNIE MAE BoYcx.
Muncie, Ind, Jan. 10.
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Revised Version.

(a) or broom.
(b) there was at his head.
{c) Lord the God.
td) Heb. sound of gentle stiffness.
(e) thou shalt anoint.
% escapeth from.
t0l l will leave me.
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Note and Comment.

Time-B. c. 900. Immediately follow
ing the last lesson.
Place-Wilderness south of Beersheba
and the Mt. Horeb, i. e.. Sinai.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES his great victory
on Carmel, Elijah went to Jezreel, the
residence of Ahab's queen, Jezebel, SEEM
ingly with high hopes that the new
idolatrv would be overthrown, and the
worship of God be adopted by the people
with mighty enthusiasm. The unexpected
result is recorded in the lesson for today.
Helps Over Hard Places Beersheba,
a town south of Judah, ninety-fiye miles
from Jezreel. 4. A days journey in the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-28
Castoria.

sCAstoriA is so well adapted TO children thai
recommend it as superior TO any prescription
known 20 me-"
II. A. ARCHER, NJ D.,
Ill So. Oxford St, brooklyn, n. 7.
"Our physicians in the children's depart
ment have spoken highly of their expert
ence in their outside practice With CaStoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet we are free to confess that thu
merits of Castoria has won us to look with
favor upon it."
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DTsPEssAzx,
Boston, Mass
ALLEN @. SMITH, Pres,
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Review Exei else for the Whole school In


l. When Jezebel heard of Elijah's
work on Carmel. what did she do? Ans.
She threatened to take his life. 2. What
did Elijah do? Ans He fed into the
desert, utterly discouraged. 5. What
were the causes of his discouragement?
Ans. ~ Bodily exhaustion; ~ want of
sympathy; (3) absence of work; a. dis
appointed hopes. 4. How did God en-
courage him? Ans. o. Bybodily relief;
(2) by insight into Gods WAYS OF work
ing; 81 by new work; a. by a truer
view.
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Castoria.

"castoris is an excellent medicine FOR chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me OF its
good effect upon their children"
De. G. c. OsGooD,
Lowell, Mass
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Notes

"Wilmer" says that in his article pub
lished Jan. Ia, the word affirmative
should have read negative.
"School Boy" of Vermont, Ind, please
send your proper NAM to the editor. One
of the members of the club wishes TO send
YOU an application blank.
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THREE WESTERN LADIES.
Pleasant Words From n Happy Combination
"a Trio Trust COMPANY.
snt's Retreat, Ind, Jan. 26.

EAch1hht W Or1N FROM u Happy
"A Trio Trust C,smpRny
DEAR III. l.. C. FRIENDs-"Iowa Blush.
Modest Carrie" and myself are coming
this evening to make you a visit while
Aunt Jennie is entertaining US with music
from the duicimer.
We are having an enjoyable time to-
gether. 1t is very pleasant when we are
permitted to meet with our dear friends,
but we feel sad indeed when we must
part. l will now introduce nv friend
Modest Carrie" to the club. She is
very agreeable and intelligent lady. She
is not a member of the III. L. c. as yet,
but she is thinking of joining in the
future. Pilgrim" welcome. We are
much pleased to meet you on the fireside
page. Come often and bring your
friends with you. Come, brothers and
sisters, one and al, and fill up the page.
Will now pass the pen over to Iowa
Blush, and bid YOU good evening.
AUNT SUE.
DEAR H. /. C. FRIExDs-As "Aunt Sue"
is through writing, l will take the pen and
chat awhile with you. 1t has been some
time since have made call, but perhaps
l have not been missed from the merry
circle, as there are so many more able
writers.
Well, if here isn't "Aunt Polly sitting
over here waiting on those dear invalids.
Here are Cheerful Invalid" Johns
Wife" and ''lnvalid john" and oh, SO
many more. Wait until dust my chair
and get seated. / want to tell you that
Modest Carrie" and L are visiting aunt
Sue" and her friends. | found Aunt
Sue" just as | left her one year ago, lying
on her bed of suffering. bearing all so pa
tiently, and she always has a smile and q
kind word for all. Well, | must take a
peep into the kitchen before l go Here
is "Happy Old Maid" "Wilmina" and
"Nant" preparing supper. but "Incog' is
not here. Mrs. Betty Martin, your recipe
for cookies without eggs is splendid.
Please make another call and bring
"Abram" with you. "Pilgrim," / wei
come you to our page, hoping you will
visit us often. "Busy Kate" why this
long silence? Please come, if only to
please me. Hamlet" / will be pleased
to exchange autographs with you, if agree
able, and would be pleased to exchange
shadows with some OF the members, il
agreeable. IOWA BLUSH"
KIND FRIENDS OF THE II. J.. CAS-
"Aunt Sue has so kindly introduced me
to the club, l will just take the seat that
Iowa Blush" has vacated and chat awhile
with you. Iowa Blush" and l are hav-
ing pleasant visit with Aunt Sue"
but it causes me to feel cad TO see her
suffer so much. love tn read the letters
on THE SENTINEL's woman's page. | am
personally acquainted with few of the
members-"Aunt Sue" "Busy Kate"
''Iowa Blush, Aunt j ennie," and others
am thinking of joining the club in the
near future. Who will be the first to give
me welcome? Tomorrow morning we
will bid our friends gOod-by and board
the train that will carry us westward to
our homes. But we hope to return some
time and make our friends another visit
L will now bid you all good night.
"MODEST CARRIE"
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To purify your blood.
Restore your strength,
Cure scrofuls, salt rheum,
Dyspepsia, sick headache,
Catarrh, rheumatism or malaria
Take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
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"Castoria is the best remedy for children OF
which am acquainted. / hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest OF their children, and use Castoria in
stead Of the various uack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium.
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their Threats, thereby sending
them TO premature graves"
DR. J. T. KNcaELoE,
Conway, Ark.
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The Company n Murray Street, New York City.
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COUNTY NEWS.
Cedar Grove News
Harvest is past.

Hay making, hauling in wheat and
blowing corn keep the farmers busy
in this vicinity.
Corn generally is not looking SC
well hay crop is good.
Farmers when hauling in wheat
find many sheaves open, the grass
hoppers have eaten the Irvine.
Mr.. Moses Cole is quite i'll at this
writing. An affection of the throat
seems to be the trouble.
Mr.. Jacob Barnes and sister were
visiting their sister, Mrs. j. Roney,
on Sunday.
Mr.. VIM. Houck and his sister,
Annie, were visiting friends near
Scrabble last week.
Misses May Ditto, Annie Houck
and Mr.. Sam'l Ditto were the guests
Of Mrs. S. Williamson Sunday.
Miss Katie Nihion was in our midst
this week visiting friends.
Rev. j. Tortch preached an inter-
esting sermon Sunday morning at
Harmony ;the Lords Supper was also
commemorated.
An ice cream festival will be held
at or near Harmony Friday and Satur-
day evenings, July 24th and 25th.
All kinds Of refreshments will be sold
and served by onr handsome and
oblIging young ladies in the best style
possible. The public are cordially
invited to attend. S. J. w.
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Berkeley Springs News.

Miss Sue Hunter returned from
Martinsburg, Wednesday. We mag.
inc we eau almost hear those bells
ringing.
Adam Steinbaugh, an honored and
aged citizen of Cacapon, died on
Wednesday, July s, at his home.
He was so years of age.
VIM. II. Travers and Boyd Faulk-
ner, Esq, were here on Thursday at.
tending a special term of the County
Court, in regard to the assessment of
the Paw Paw and Berkeley Springs
tanneries.
July s, at Martinsburg. by Father
McKeefry, Mr.. Chas. P. DeGrange
and Miss Ella Kesecker.
Hon. Geo. NJ. Bowers, of Martins
burg, paid US lengthy cali on Tues.
day. George is large stakeholder in
our local bank and a boomer from the
word "go." He presided ably as
president of the stockholders meet
ing and gave valuable points in re-
CARDS the law in reference to banking.
We think after the able argument OF
our friend, Major Dawson, that Geo.
is handsomer man than our fine
looking county clerk, t. II. B. Daw-
son.
We are under personal obligations
the B. & 0. officials for their courtesies
on the 4th ult. Especially so to John
ny Hutzier, Train Master. He is a
veritable Hustler. We are also glad
to entertain our friend J. NJ. Marstel.
Ter, Master Mechanic of the B. & o.
r. r. He tells a fair story for small
railroad man. The Mechanics Band
Of his city are under his charge. We
feel so awfully jolly, when Bowers
leads the band. Mercury.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-07-18
MARKS A NEW ERA.

The laying of the first rails Satur.
day for the City Street Railway,
marks a new and promising era in
the history of Martinsburg. The
tracks will be extended to the Park
on the Martinsburg Mining, Manu-
featuring and Improvement Co.'s
lands, and on the principal streets, the
work being pushed on now to compile
ton. Electric cars will be as great a
stride for the town as the electric
lights were. With the location of the
furniture factory and some Massachu-
sets enterprise now under negolia-
tions, the growth and prosperity Of
the city will be gradual and perma.
nent. The men at the head of the
Street Railway mean business and
the public should meet them with q
solid and earnest business support
Messrs. Geo. NJ. Bowers, J. B. Viii.
son, G. Fl. Miller, aud Stuart W. Wal
kef, are the originators Of the st
Railway project and will make it a
success.
There are many strangers in town
and inquiries after chances and loca
lions that look like business. Mar.
tinsburg will offer additional advan
tages now for capitalists and foI
strangers in summer or winter. A
summer hotel on the new additions
surrounded by groves and parks an(
drives, would make Martinsburg /;
most desirable resort for pleasure
seekers.
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From the Charles Town Spirit:

The salaries of the public school
teachers have been raised. Kahle.
town, Middleway and Charlestown
districts pay S3j for Mol, and Shep.
herdstown $40.
Mrs. Catharine Mil5tead, a well.
known and respected lady of this
place, died suddenly last Wednesday
morning, at the advanced age of "a
years and month.
Mrs. Henry P. Huntsberry, mother
of Mrs. d. S. Hughes and Mrs FELTON,
Griffith, ofthis place, and also ofNIrs.
Adam Young. Of the White House
neighborhood, died last Thursday, at
the residende of Mr.. Griffith, aged &C
years.
MARRIED.-Attie residence of Dr.
w, E. Perry, at Halltown, July 70
by Rev. NJ, S. Reed, DR.. Bingham
7. Wilson, of LosAngles, Cal, to Miss
Emma B., daughter of Mr.. John Glib
son, of the vicinity of Millville.
|. At The Presbyterian Manse IN Char
les Town, July 18th, by Rev. DIR. A
Hopkins, Seibert Schoppert to Miss
Larena TTayer, both of Jefferson coun
ty.
DIED.-At Shenandoah junction
July 10Th, Miss Maggie S. Barrenger
aged 23 years.
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Making hay and hauling in wheat
are the order of the day.
Mrs. Mahalia Myers, Of your city,
is visiting her brother, Mr.. Samuel
Riser, at that place.
John T. Shields spent Sunday at
home.
Mr.. Chas. Waybill, of your city,
was visiting at this place.
John Robertson, son of James Rob-
ertson, is home sick with the mumps,
Mr.. VIM. Carl, who has been sick
for some time, is able to be out
now.
Mrs Isabel Hull is on the sick list
at this writing. but hope she will soon
recover.
G. l.. Donaldson was visiting his
father on Sunday.
Mrs. Harper is visiting over Back
Creek.
Jacob RGoe was in town this week.
Mr. Jacob Helferstay and wife and
children were visiting Miss Eighel-
berger on Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Nancy Yohe of Martinsburg,
is visiting Mrs. Jacob Rhoe at this
place.
Mrs. Woodey, of Washington, who
has been visiting Mrs. Betsy French.
returned home last week, accompan-
led by MI. VIM. French, of this place.
MT. montgomery, of Nd, is the
guest of Miss Ida Rhoe.
Rumor says there will be wedding
in the vicinity soon.
MT. George Waybill was to see his
best girl at this place on Sunday.
Mr.. Morgan Lane aud Miss Lille
Riser, took trip to Sleepy Creek on
Sunday last.
James and Daniel Nihion were
called home last week by the Hines of
their father.
Mrs. Samuel Riser, and others OF
this place, were in your city attend
ing the funera! of Miss Mollie Hollis
/ this week.
Mrs. Annie Kennedy. Of Martins.
burg, who has been visiting Mrs.
Kate Leary, returned home on Tues.
day.
MT. Chas. Leslie and MISS Ella Rine.
man and Miss Mary Clipp were visit
ing Mrs. w. II. Wright ON Sunday.
Mr.. John French has been sick fol-
a week, but is able for duty again.
July 1G. Grow.
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