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The Indiana State sentinel., 1891-06-24

glomerate the fool men any way. / came
here to ask you some questions about the
council of Laodi-"
Napoleon Bonaparte was called the
first counsul, but my dear madam, you
must be off your nest to think he lived
only 964 after"
you ignorant toadstool! didn't come
here to be insulted by cross-eyed long
cared idiot; / came here in the interests
OF sufferin' womanhood-"
you had better consult your family
physician. But il you do not care to do
this, DR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
about the only thing that l, as repre-
sentative of the press, could be called upon
to recommend"
"Confound you Scatter Brain; came
here asking civil question, and this is"
The civil service bill was brought first
before the public in-I can't tell just
when till look it up" and John Henry
frantically turned the leaves of a First
Reader in mistake for those OF U. ;.
history.
"Well upon my soul And this is my
talented nephew. Air you compis men,
tis, or air you non compis mentis?
"The phase non compis mentis is a latin
one," John Henry answered as he rushed
Falstaff's mother was. IF you are sure
there is alteration of mind you had better
consult a specialist on nerve and brain
troubles"
Eyes, I'll consult one, and I'll consult
with Mary Ann about having you see one.
And the A. F. bounced out of the Office,
upsetting chair, piled high with the
American poets, as she went, and almost
transfxing the editor, who was in the
hallway, with the point OF her umbrella.
At the mention of Mary AIMS name
John Henry kind of Strengthened himself
up In time to see the end of the wOman's
skirts going through the door. What had
he done; what was the matter? he
thought. He had surely tried to answer
her questions as fast as his limited time
would allow and as well, and had as he
could see now got some of them down on
the paper before him in fine mix with
his other answers. He soon found out
what was to pay; for Mary AIMS aunt
has a heap OF influence with her neice,
and she made her believe that her hus-
band had gone clean cracked and luny.
And so Mary Ann has had a guardian ap-
pointed for John Henry and the guardian
makes so much trouble bossing around in
the office that the editor and John Henry
neither of them have a minutes peace,
for he commenced poking his nose in
John Henry's column, and he has ex-
tended the poking into the rest of the
paper, even TO the devils part of it, and /
can't say how it's ali going TO end yet
FRANK.
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the contour of q bovine of the Texas
variety. It was somewhat restive and at
times flashed to illumination. During
such instances an attempt to scrape the
ground with its right hoof was discernlble.
There was a menacing oscillation OF the
prehenslfe apDendage accompanying the
scraping act, all which was followed by
strong, threatening exhalation through
the spiracles, suggestive OF annihilation.
The eyes were very black, but did not
sparkle with the fire that is usual with
such demonstrations, and l was not
alarmed at such a strange affront. Pres
emily the apparition disappeared to return
again after brief interval.
Upon the sudden return of the phan-
tom, became more interested than be-
fore. At first it had the appearance OF
man, but with the intuitiveness of transit
ton that is bewildering even to the sus-
pectlng mind. The phantom assumed
the pachyderm shape again. The oscilla-
ton OF the prehensible appendage ex-
ceeded $50 degrees of a circle. Its neck
was bowed and it's head was toward the
northwest. The paving process was ex-
tremely demOnstrative, and the dreadful
eyes flashed and sparkled like in
candescent iron when struck bv ham
mer. Not being a seer, was by this
time little confounded, but soon COL
lected my wits and began to think.
While l was in the thinking mood the
phantom disappeared as mysteriously as it
came. 1t was so mysterious that 1 could
come to no conclusion and dropped the
subject with the only idea that the human
part of the phantom represented some
optimist who tends truck patch of cab
bage and tomatoes near some big town,
and from the mysteriousness a supernum-
erary for "The Commonsville Weekly
Promulgator"
Well, happy Howards how have you en-
joyed the summer so far? I've had a
healthy mixture of planting. plowing,
moving fence corners and-and looking
at the pretty girls-it seems to me they
are prettier this summer than ever before,
attending medal contests, base ball and
ENJOYING reasonably good health. Who
can beat that? "TYCHo."
New Lancaster. Ind. June II.
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Montevallo, Mo, June Is, 1891
MORE THEOLOGY.

"Hoosier Bob" Answers ''Pompndour'
the Question of Baptism.
DEAR II. L. FRIENDs.-It has been some
time since l wrote letter to the page. so
l thought l would write one now, although
there are so many more gifted writers that
l know my absence would not be noticed.
an. E. P.," your last letter was excellent.
think that baptism is essential to the
salvation of man and cannot agree with
"Pompadour." / think he has fallen into
the error of accepting only such parts OF
the bible as suits his ideas, instead of con-
forming his ideas to the bible. Take the
supposed case that he pro-
poses. He says, suppose a man
make confession, 7epents of
his sins. pleads to Jesus for mercy, ETC."
''and from inclination or some other cause
does not wish to be baptized until some
time afterward, and lives true christian
life, etc"
Now, because man delays obeying a
divine command until he is overtaken by
that dread angel of death, is it Gods
fault? And will our not wishing to obey
one of the conditions of salvation be a
sufficient excuse when we are called up
bnc kICdb VI
to be rewarded according to the deeds
done in the body? If it will, then why
obey any of our blessed Savior's COM
mands? just simply say: so, we'll,
God, / didn't wish to obey them
just yet and death overlook me
before was ready" and that will be all
we need to secure a passport into that city
of eternal happiness. But it is not a suf-
ficient excuse. Our great Redeemer has
laid down plan by which we are to be
saved. He has made the way, plain, and
if We do not fulfill all of the conditions of
that plan we will reap our reward in
eternal torment.
Suppose some one was to offer prize
to be given to all who complied with cer-
tain conditions. Now, if you were to
comply with all the conditions save one,
then, thinking you had plenty of
time. would neglect this one until
it was too late, would you have
would secure the prize2 Certainly not.
neither can the sinner expect to win the
prize of eternal life, unless ne complies
WITH all the conditions that are required
by our blessed Savior. Then the ques-
ton arises. Is baptism one of the condi-
tions required to become Christian In
Matt. XVI, 19, Christ says to Peter, ''and /
will give unto thee the keys of the king
dom of heaven, and whatsoever thou
shalt bind on earth shalt be bound in
heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt loose
on earth shalt be loosed ia heaven" Then
Peter was to establish the kingdom Of
heaven" and the plan that Peter insti-
tuted was to be approved by
Christ. Now, when did Peter organ.
ize the Kingdom" and upon what
conditions were the sinner admitted2 We
find that on the day of Pentacost Peter
preached TO a very large audience. and
many believed and cried out. "Men and
brethren what shall we do2" Then Peter
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Angleton, Ind, June 16.
WHERE SHALL WE MEET
"Geraldine" Votes for Ohio and Sends
Recipe for tho Kitcher.

ssGeraldine" Votes for Ohio and Sends o
Recipe for the Kitchep.
DEAR II. L. C.'s-Here l am again, so
break my promise. Howard" is urging
us to speak of the reunion and l want to
have my say.
l fully agree with "Dot," and would
like it at Columbus, o. If is held there
and my life and health is spared, / will
attend, but if held at Rome City / don't
see how 1 can possibly do so. And
think Ohio should have the reunion this
year anyhow, and what place better than
the capital city? believe it would suit
the majority at Columbus. but of course
whatever place is decided on will suit me,
but Columbus is my preference.
All right, "Incog," l will write you just
as soon as | can possibly get time, I'm so
busy lust now. The strawberries and May
cherries are claiming attention, and We
have an abundance of both. I'll extend a
general invitation, including our editor, to
come over and help yourselves to the
aforementioned dainties. I'll agree to
see that you have good time.
Will some of our Howard cooks tell me
good way to make pickles. l would like
to put up a good many this season, and
my way is not very good.
I will give one way of using stale bread
and cold meats that think very nice and
good. Take two cups of stale bread
crumbs and soak in sweet milk until soft,
one cup finely minced ham or any kind
of cold meat, one onion finely cut or
little parsley if an onion is disliked. Salt
and pepper to taste: one spoonful OF flour:
Mix we'll and make in small balls and
roll in crushed crackers or bread finely
crumbed will do. Dip in an egg and roll
in the crackers again and drop it in smok-
ing hot fat. When nearly Drowned re-
move on heavy paper taking care not to
pierce them With fork while turning and
The Indiana State sentinel., 1891-06-24

Now we feel Joy unbounded,
Welcoming you back once more
Hearts aud hands come forth 10 Rreetyou.
Pulses quicken just the same
Even tears may start 10 meet you,
Bless that cold familiar name"
Life would cease TO be pleasure Z
But tor old familiar names,
Now and then to I'LL the measure
OF fond hearts claims.
But your words have brought me gladnsss,
And join In the refrain,
Even il o shade of sadness
Comes with some familiar name.
I"FAKxnR Boz"
Esston, Mass, June 10, 1891.
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HER LITTLE jokes.
The Spelling Is About ms Good as ''Polly
Peppers"

The Spelling Il About ns Good a "Poliy
Peppers"
H. L. c. FRIENDs-Bless your hearts
how are you all a gitten along these
pretty summer days. When / last visited
you thought I was goin' to come back
real soon but Abraham is so contrary and
what can a woman do when she has got a
rale contrary man to live with
Tie fax him out with the broom stick
one of these DAYS, see if don't / some
time wish 1 had lived happy old maid
then could have baked angel cake and
went to the reunion like the rest. 1 want
to ger around here in the corner and
have a chat with aunt Polly and
aunt Beckey and here is aunt
Peggy too now we will have q good chat
all to ourselves, are you all goen to the re-
union. They say they are goen to have
the biggest time at the next reunion that
they have had yit. Advance" is goen to
take his best gal he is not goin to skir-
mish around on the outside of the croud
this time and maybe he will be elected
president. Well they are looken for a
good time and l hope they will have 1t
too.
Maybe / will git to 60 yet. Come by
and We will go together. We will put on
our ixups and go over and we can fish
while the others is haven a good time. 1t
can't be expected that young people will
care for our company / know
"Aranmore" will be there with q jug of
buttermilk, and when he is treaten the
crowd maybe he will give US glassfull,
too. 1 know he is rale good harted or
his cousins would never kept him around
this long. Oh. dear, these little tite shoes
are about to cripple me. ] sentmy Abram
to town the other day for pair Of eights
and he brought sevens.
Well ! must be a goen. Come over
when you kin. Don't forget the reunion.
will just slip out here at the side door
for fear "Kate Ketchem" will see me.
Snake Holler ''BETTY MARTIN"
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lifting as il would cause them to absorb
the fat. hope some of you will try them
and tell me how you like them.
Elk" l was quite glad to see your
nom" again, also that OF "Pompadour."
There is host of old members quite tardy.
Frank" just give them another shaking
up" If they don't respond soon.
''Rosine," pardon my delay, please,
you shall hear from me in the near future.
"Strange Mary" / would like to see
one of your good letters on the page
again. Won't you write?
Well, it is supper time, so l must bid
you adieu tor the present. Best wishes to
all. GERALDINE"
Erastus. O.. June l6.
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No More Sea.

No More Sen.
Aye, messmate, the crafts running slowly
Sit down on the locker there,
1t be only and the Parson
As was saying bit of prayer.
All that the Psrson tells me-
Some at can't understand,
For the great, blue waves keep dashing
Breaking upon the strand.
And today. when the wind was rising.
Blowing big guns from shore,
And right in our very pathway
The sound of the breakers roar.
And the good, old ship was quivsring
Like O reed before the blast,
As the sinew hand of the Master
To the stsrboard held her fast
When the hungry waves wore leaping
Like bloodhounds, after their prey,
Then breaking in foamy beauty,
As froliosome babes at play.
Twas thon heard the Psrson,
You see, he was showing to me,
The lay of the land in heaven
saying there'll be no more ses.
But. meSmate, mind of q Sunday,
When was . little chap,
And anchored fast In the hsrbor
sat on in mothers lap.
How she told me about the Master,
Az He lay In the stern and slept,
While the rushing wind from the mountains
Over the dark sea swept
And the fierce waves lashed to madness,
Reused from their csverns deep,
Strong in their fearful grandeur,
Over the vessel sweep.
But grander the air Of the Master,
Az He uttered the "Pescs, be STILL"
And they skunk sbashed In their stiffness
Awed by the Goldman will.
So, msssmste, I reckon as seeing
We only are sss-fsring men,
That somewhere in heaven the Master
Will show US old ocean again.
GARNER Boy" RhyminE.
"But oh how glad we are to see
An old familiar name"
Words Of sister ''Chatterbox" in June Three.
Sister ss I read your greeting
And upon these words came
Memory's echoes kept repeating
"An old familiar name"
A / read and thought the longer,
Weighing every word the more,
Memory's echo grew the stronger,
Waited from distant shore.
Bright and brighter grew the dawnins
And your words your thoughts revealing
Drove the darkness like the morning.
Then shone FORTH your soul OF feeling.
Radiance held you all surrounded,
Whom 20 near the other hore,
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said unto them, Repent, and be baptised
every one of you in the name of Jesus
Christ, for the remission of sins and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost"
Acts IL, 15. Now if it was essential for the
sinner to be baptised then is it not as
suredly essential now7
could cite you to many other passages
IN the bible where it is plainly proven
that baptism is essential, but space for
bids. With hearty welcome to all new
members, 1 am, ''Hoos1ER BoB."
Austin, Ind. June IL.
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To Colorado Via Burlington Route-Onl
One Night on the Road.

To Colorado Via BurIingtou koute-OnlI
One Night on the Road.
Leave Chicago at p. IN, or st. Louis a
S:25 a. m, and arrive Denver 6:15 o. m.
the next day. Through sleepers, chsi}
cars and dining cars All railways from
the East connect with these trains and
with similar trains via Burlington Route
to Denver, leaving Chicago at Clio p. NJ,
st. Louis at S:15 p. m, and Peoria at 8 40
p. m. and p. N. All trains daily.
Tourist tickets are now on sale, and can
be had of ticket agents of all roads and at
Burlington Route depots in Chicago, Peo-
ria and ST. Louis.
There is no better place than Colorado
for those seeking rest and pleasure.
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S.rtain than ever that he went tew
meetiu tew see sum girl Std OF frum eny
cerus feelin' as I'd ben hopin'.
/ leave my love and blessin' with all
who will accept it. Your afectionate
aunt, ''PoLLY PEPPER"
Walnut Hill, June IA.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-15
Much Married.

PoKT JEFFERSON, n. Y, July l9.-oliyer
W. Petty, aged 20, son of well-to-do mer-
chant in this village, has brought suit
against his wife Katie for divorce. Katie is
locked up in the Riyerhead jail on charge
of bigsmy.
She was tried the last term Of court, but
the Jury disagreed. Her maiden name was
Mott, and she has had q remarkable career.
She never went TO school, and at the age Of
u years married a man named Nugent.
-Four months after she married another man
named Gridley.
Two years later, when she was but Il
years of age, she married man named Fox.
Young Petty WAS her fourth husband, and
she met HIM when she was Il years of age
at Patachogue. Petty took his bride to his
fathers house, and it was not long before
his father learned something Of Kstie's past
life. Her arrest for bigamy then followed,
and she was taken to Riverhead Jail, where
she has since remained.
When she was placed on trisl the girl tes-
titled that she did not know what marriage
was until she became the wife of Fox. She
never regarded herself as the wife of either
of the other men.
Her counsel claimed that none of the mar
riages, save that with Fox, were legal, and
the law had dissolved the bond which
would have been bar to her marriage with
Petty. The young woman does not look to
be more than l6 years Of age.
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The Curse of Kansas.

WASHINGTON, July s.-Ex-Congressman
w. B. Perkins, of Kansas, is in the city on
business in the departments. Speaking o.
the situation in his State, he remarked that
the success of the Farmers Alliance was the
greatest curse that ever befell the State.
"When we were afflicted with the grass
hopper. the drOuth and al those plaques,
we had the sympathy of the people at large,
he continued, "but since We have indorsed
the Alliance by electing its men to Congress.
the public has lost confidence in Us as
State. Money is scarce, and it is almost i'm
possible to borrow il. The money that has
been in the market has been Withdrawn.
The leaders of the Alliance have declared
for what is practically fat money and the
Reputation of debts.
''Mr. PETER has publicly said that the
people of Kansas are too much involved to
nav their debts. Mrs. Lease, one Of their
champions, is going about organizing So
cieties TO prevent the foreclosure of mort
cages and collection of debts. Ny successor,
Mr.. B. II. Clover, comes to Congress to Sc
cure legislation on a platform that declares
that the residents Of cities are supported by
the farmers, and it would be cheaper to keep
them in tho poor houses than as tradesmen
in the cities"
Referring to the actual condition of busi-
ness IN Kansas, be said ''In all the State,
save in few cities in the mineral belt, there
IS not nail being driven or shingle put
on All improvement has stopped, and the
intelligent farmers are beginning to realize
that instead of helping them, the Alliance
has added to their evils and precipitated
additional misfortunes upon them.
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one Shot Killed Both.

NORFOLK, July 1I.-A double murder was
committed early this morning in Warwick
county, this state, Leon Mcpherson being
one unfortunate victim. and his little girl,
aged six, the other. The cause resulted from
a feud between the Mcpherson family and
that of Joseph McRay. A short time before
the fatal difficulty the two men had a dis
pute over the ownership Of certain ground.
Blows were passed between the two men and
a threat was made by MeRay TO shoot his
antagonist if he built his fence on his
ground, which Mcpherson swore he would
do.
Nothing more was said until this morn
ing, when Leon Mcpherson took his tools
and with materials. proceeded to erect his
fence in spite Of his neighbOr's threats, and
when his work had been nearly completed
his little girl, aged about eight years. brought
him bis dinner in pail. He had scarcely
opened it when a sound in the shrubbery be-
hind him was quickly followed by loud
explosion, and the father lay lifeless beside
the dead body of his daughter.
A negro laborer at work in the vicinity
claims to have known of the difficulty and
saw the shooting The negro called for as
sistance and the bodies of the father and his
child were carried TO the house. The grief
stricken wife and mother came to this city
to-day. The murderer escaped. A lynehing
party started in pursuit, but failed TO over
take the fugitive.
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More Mammoth Caves.

SAN Francisco, July 1.-THE discovery
of two large caves in Josephine county,
Oregon, has been reported. Two openings
in one cave were discovered. These open
ings look like small assures in great lime
stone bluff, which extends for miles and ap-
pears massive and solid outside but is hon
eycombed within with cracks and creyasses.
Many of the passages within the cave are
described as of great beauty, containing in
them semi-transparent stalactities, giant
milk white pillars, pools and streams ofpure
clear water.
The party spent week in exploring the
cave and found innumerable passages and
chambers and several miles from the en-
trance they discovered small lake Of clear
water and a waterfall 30 feet in height. All
kinds of grotesque figures were found in the
various chambers. Large numbers of fash
light photographs were taken. It was esti-
mated that the main body of the cave was
800 feet from the surface Of the mountain
and the cavern itself appeared to be fully as
large as Mammoth Cave in Kentucky.
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The orasshopper plague.

Topeka, KAN, July l2.-Much alarm is
felt over late reports from eastern Colorado
and the western line Of the State, indicating
that the grasshopper plague may possibly
reach the cultivated portion Of the state be-
fore the corn is out of danger. The grass
hoppers began Matching out nearly three
weeks ago, and were at first supposed to be
confined to a limited extent of country.
Now they cover the ground from Bovina to
Hugo, IS miles south; TO Limon Junction,
10 miles west, and for a distance of four
miles east. How far northward the col
umn reaches no one has yet ascertained.
Farmers in the state are seriously alarmed
and are calling on the state government to
assist them in heading of the pest. Contra
~ to rule, the grasshoppers appear to be
Matching out in wet weather as well as dry
and are even more numerous than usual.
The grass upon which they feed is this sea-
son rich and juicy, and they seem to gain
strength rapidly. As they devour corn and
fruit alike, and eat anything green, they can
do millions of dollars damage to the state.
The prevailing winds at this time of the
year are from the southwest, and if they are
not caught in wind from the west they
will pass up into Nebraska, only to be
brought into Kansas next year, in which
case ruin would come to all crops.
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Robbed of 81, 500

UNIoSroWN, July 6.-Wm. Foster is far
mer living in Franklin township, not FAR
from Vanderbilt Mr.. Foster is hard work
ing man aged about 60 years, and owns
small farm. He does not spend his money
foolishly es most people do, but puts il away
in an old sock, believing it to be more safe
there than in one of Fayette county's many
good banks This fact becams known TO
some of our desperadoes, and last night two
OF them called on Mr.. foster. rney did not
ask for admission to the house, but impolite-
ly walked into his bedroom, rudely awak
ened Mr. Foster, and leveling their revolyers
at his head, bade him arise and produce his
ducats. Mr.. Foster Of course was frightened
and of course did not realize what was going
on but the visitors soon made him under
stand what they were after and gave
him only so many minutes to produce what
money he had in the house 1t was only a
few minutes until they had obtained 81 800
from their host, who handed il out without
much complaining, T he thieves thanked him
and left the house, backing out and pointing
their revolvers at Foster. The two men were
masked, and well disguised in every way.
Mr.. Foster is one Of Fayette county's well
known citizens.