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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08
when Tired and Aching.

1t has been a hard day, and the tired
lines In your face show it. The muscles
of the face have lost their frmness, and
the lines about checks and mouth and
eyes droop YEARLY. You look ten years
older than you know you are, and you
feel sadder than you know you have u
right 10 be Worse than all. a sharp
pain shoots from the left temple over
the forehead and down the sides of the
face. You know that means a nervous
headache and a night Of agony unless
something is done quickly.
Try this Slip of your bodice and bare
your neck. Twist your hair into loose
knot on the top of your head. Then
take y sponge and n basin of hot water
just as hot as you can bear 1t. Pass the
hot, wet sponge slowly and steadily over
the face and forehead for eight or ten
minutes. keeping the sponge as hot as
il can be borne. By that time your face
will look and feel as If it Were parboiled.
But do not worry.
Then battle the back Of the neck as
you have done the face, carrying the
sponge each time well up the back Of
the head.
Keep this up for some length Of time
Then, without looking at yourself in the
glass-because that would be sure to dis
quiet you-dry your face and neck softly
and go and lie down fiat on your back
Close your eyes and think of just one
thing-how heavy you are on the couch
and how easily IL supports you. That Is
really an important part Of the cure.
Lie there for half an hour if you don't
fall asleep. as you probably Will Then
get up and take the deferred look In the
glass. That tired look has gone, the
muscles have regained their tone, the
wrinkles have disappeared. You look
like your younger sister. Best of all.
the darling pain i'm the head and the
pessimism of the soul have left you
PHILADELPHIA Times.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08
snrightIy Old Women.

The men in Martha's Vineyard lose
their lives through the perils of the sea
the women live on. The villages are
largely made up of old women. Within
a block are three Two are sprightly
young things Of eighty-three and eighty
seven. Both do their own work. includ-
ing washing and ironing. and take their
part in church meetings and surprise par
ties. The third. who is over ninety and
begins TO feel her years. keeps a girl.
She has never renounced the vanities of
life Each spring she has her black silk
dress made over i'm the fashion to go pay
her taxes i'm. She only goes out three
times a year-once to pay her taxes,
once to pay her subscription to the Vine
land newspaper and the third time to lay
in her coal and wood. These errands are
occasions Of Importance i'm her hamlet
and worthy Of her best appearance.-N.
Y. Evening Sun.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08
How 10 Get Back a Letter.

To recall a letter once mailed is al
most as difficult a task as to take back
an assertion once uttered, judging from
the following description of the process
given by an exchange: The sender must
appear at the postofIice and is handed a
blank to fill out. In this he must state
when and where he mailed the letter,
how IL was addressed, must describe the
envelope, state the amount Of postage
prepaid. and testify that the. above
mentioned letter was written by me or
by my authority, and | desire to recall
it for the following reason" and then
mailed by mistake" He must then
sign his name. so that the handwriting
may be compared with that on the let
ter. and sign receipt.
If the address cannot be shown TO be
his handwriting or is printed or type
written, he must describe some pecul-
iarities about the envelope sufficiently to
identify IT, If he is unable to do this.
the letter is refused, unless the post
master knows the applicant and is salts
fled concerning his good intentions. If
he is satisfied. he asks for statement
concerning the contents and is obliged
to open the letter and read portions of
ii in the pOstmaster's presence to prove
that il is the one he desired But if the
letter has been sent away the process of
recalling il is still more difficult. a
similar blank has to be filled out and a
minute description telegraphed at the
sender's expense to the postmaster at
the office OF its destination. If discoV-
cred i'm time. the letter is then inter-
cepted and sent to the department at
Washington with a statement of the
case
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08

/ think we need TO study our children,
and however dissimilar they may be to
each other it is essential that equality of
treatment be used. Give the boys a
chance. Let them feel that they have a
warm place i'm your mother heart. Wish
to know about their pastimes and amuse-
ments when out of your sight and Of
their little affairs with their compan-
ions. Without being censorious, you
might often nip in the bud infrmities OF
timely counsel. Let them enjoy the re-
finements of the home that are too often
only reserved for the girls. In attending
to their wants be prompt, thus setting
them an example.
Occasionally allow a room entirely at
their service for an evening to entertain
their companions. A boy likes to show
his pictures. his music, etc, to his friends,
and they in turn are more respectful for
being treated nicely by the family. Why
should the girls only be allowed these
privileges? Thus we gain our sons con-
fidence and love. enabling us to instin
into their minds the same hatred that
we have for all kinds Of vicious practices.
This bond of sympathy between our
natures being strongly established, there
will be no need of preaching against the
cigar habit and saloons and their at
tendant evils. A son who loves his
mother when he marries will be most
likely to make good husband.-A
Mother IN Detroit Free Press.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08
4 PrnirIc Girrr Throne.
Where the road winds away DER the 5

Where the road winds away Ger the sand
hills
(Which seems quite like nothing the least
More than the grim ghosts Of the grand
hills
You left in the green girdled East
The sod house stands, weakly and humbly,
Invoking the pity of all;
The doorstep is shaky and tumbly,
The chimney Is ready to fall
The fence of barb-wire built around il
For months on its staples has swayed-
The homesteaders' children have found il
A famous slacl<wire promenade:
And the sods of the little school building
Are crumbing where bllzzards have
been,
And the sun through one small hole is
gliding
A streak of the earth floor within.
The teacher is sweetly Informal
Her face is the face of the good
She knows not a thing Of 1.-The Normal"
But all that prairie girl should.
All. yes. | imagine the ladies'
Who teach the young folk I'm the town
Would deem life out here as a Hades,
Nor see i'm that nail key throne.
But she. the brave girl Of the prairies
And sandhills imagines that this
Grim life. that ne'er changes nor varies,
Is pleasure that runs ne'er amiss:
For the homesteaders' children may try
her
And dullness and stubbornness pail.
But forty-siX young men swear By her,
And one-but you wait till next fall.
Carl Smith in the Ladies' Home Journal.
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WOMAN AND HER HOME.
THE; TWO WAYS OF RECEIVING THE
UNEXPECTED GUEST.
When Tired and Aching-When Baby
Cries-PrOminent Women House
keepers-Give the Boys a Chance
Cheap Toys Are the Best A
QueenIy Discomfort.

I have often wondered why so many
otherwise sensible women allow them
selves to be thrown i'm a flutter by the
arrival Of unexpected company. 1t seems
to me that our home is our kingdom,
and what suffices us all the time is good
enough for the transient stranger within
our gates.
OF course we want to treat our guests
in the best manner our circumstances
will allow, but my best does not consist
in meeting them covered with confusion
and unable to utter anything but apollo
gies if my floor should chance to be I'M
swept, a little dust on the furniture, or
my toilet not just what I would wish.
No housekeeper who does her own work
has everything from kitchen to parlor in
company order at all times of the day
and the visitors know this as we'll as the
hostess. Then why not make them feel
welcome TO the best we can offer under
the circumstances and let that suffice?
1 have no patience with the woman
who shuts company up in the parlor
while she retires to the kitchen, and
with closed doors. weary limbs and
ruffled temper proceeds to Concoct vari-
Gus daintieS, which she serves 10 the
hungry guest several hours after the
usual time. The flavor of the visit is de-
stroyed. however fine the viands may be.
On one occasion l arrived at the home
Of an acquaintance, whose circumstances
| knew well, in the forenoon. 1t was
early enough to prepare a simple dinner
for the usual time. Instead of that a
roast was put in the oven, pies and bis
cult were baked, vegetables cooked, and
about the middle of the afternoon l was
invited to the table. l went with ach-
ing head and faint with hunger, as L
had had an early breakfast. How much
more that visit would have been enjoyed
If L had been served with the biscuit
and cup Of tea at the usual dinner
hour! Yet that was all done through a
mistaken notion of using me well.
On another occasion myself and two
daughters called on business at the
home of an old acquaintance, whom 1
had not seen for twenty years, and
whose wife and family were entire
strangers. We received a cordial invita-
ton to stay to dinner, which we ac-
cepted in the spirit in which it was
given.
The mother never left the room. but
calmly continued her sewing, while the
daughter. a girl of seventeen. prepared
the dinner to which she invited us in
due time. Everything was I'm order, but
no attempt at display and no apologies,
and it gave me Il feeling of rest and
welcome such as the most ceremoniOus
reception would not have done. / con-
sidered il a lesson that many house
keepers might profit by.
Much of the pleasure Of their friends
society is denied to many. particularly
in hot weather, by this mistaken idea
that much fancy cooking is necessary in
order to appear hospitable Said a lady
visitor to me on a scorching day; Don't
cook any dinner today | would rather
have a cold saleratus biscuit in the shade
than cook day like this and we had
the cold dinner.-Practical Prue in
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08
Tench ChIIdren to GnrrIe.

A physician in paper on dfphtheria
urges upon parents the importance OF
teaching children to gargle at an early
age. and mentions the fact that durin z
an epidemic of the disease in his city he
taught his baby girl. only a little more
than two years old. to gargle as well "a
her nine-year-oId brother and kept up
the practice regularly three times a day
throughout the prevalence of the disease.
This is one of the small points in keep
ing with the tendency of the age. which
is toward preparation and prevention,
rather than relief. None. perhaps, eX-
ceptipg physicians and nurses realizes
the obstacles which obstinate and spoiled
children make of themselves in cases OF
Illness. and the HELPLESS mother who
stands by with her despairing He
won't take it, and 1 can't make him.
ADDS to the helplessness OF the situation.
A child who is old enough 10 understand
what is said of him is not too Young to
learn that he must do his share IN the
fight for recovery when sickness assails
him
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08
Money in Marriages.

81 have so far this month performed
twenty wedding ceremonies. which paid
me an average Of 81 EACH said we'll
known pastor yesterday. AT this rate /
ought to have at least five more before
the month is over Last year my in
come from weddings of all descriptions
was $1,000. You might imagine that
would be enabled from this revenue to
build a new house or something of the
sort. but the fact is that | never use
a cent of this money. Some time ago
decided that all my wedding fees should
go TO my little girl, and every dollar that
/ have received from this source since
then Is in the bank To her credit When
she gets old enough IT will be used to
send her to the best institutions of learn
ing that IL Is possible to find, and If
there is any left over 1t will be hers. II
the marriages keep up at their present
rate she ought to be Independently rich
I'm a few years. "-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08

If it be true, as we are assured by
the best recognized authorities. that
there is nothing in the world without
its uses, and that everything must be
used if 1t is expected to develop prop
erly, then the crying of babies strength
ems their lungs and makes them grow
and thereby fills an important place
in infant economy. Experienced physi-
clans say that it does child no harm
to cry n little. Some children cry as
naturally as they run and roll and kick
around after they have grown older.
A case I'm point was that of a child
about three months old. who had a habit
OF crying i'm "a sort of low, moaning. pa
thetic fashion that to a stranger seemed
most pitiful. It's mother was in a con-
slant state of anxiety about il. was alb
sOlutely certain that il was sick and
suffering and used TO send for the
doctor sometimes twice in the day. The
visit of a relative VINO had an extended
experience in the care of children re-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08
Fish ON lee.

1t is the suggestion of a writer on
hygiene in the larder that it is not a
good plan to put fish i'm direct contact
with ice. An examination into several
cases Of illness resulting from eating
fish that possessed some poisonous quail
ity has led to the conclusion that il was
obtained in this way, the water, hay
ing impurities before freezing, promot-
ing a formation of animal alkaloids
known as fish poison" AS any known
source of possible danger is one more
ally i'm the housekeepers' fight for the
health of the family. il will be well to
pass this bit of information on to ones
fish dealer, as well as to see that the
cook i'm ones kitchen wraps a towel or
piece of cheesecloth about the fish be-
fore she puts il away.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08
a QueenIy Discomfort.

That there are certain drawbacks to
comfort in queenly state is proved anew
by Queen Margaret of Italy. The Rom
ans are rather exacting in the matter
of free royal shows and expect her
majesty to drive through the Corso
every fine afternoon. The king takes
his daily drive by another route i'm or
der to scatter the sunshine of royal pres
ence as widely as may be. Sometimes
the two meet, and then il is that Queen
Margaret has "A duty to perform which
free and Independent American wives
wouldn't like.
AS her husband passes, she rises in
her carriage and salutes him with pro-
found respect, and he remains seated in
his carriage. That is a combination Of
court etiquette and wifely submission
which neither of them like very WELL
and so they keep their routes as differ
ent as possible in order TO save the
queen the Inconvenience.
1t is said that one of Queen Mar
garet's sources Of revenue is the sale
of her old gowns and other belongings.
She has exquisite taste. and Of course
cannot wear out" her clothes. So she
disposes of her regal garments to
trusty agent, who, i'm turn, sells them.
Her charities get the money. and rumor
has 1t that Americans get the clothes
Roman Letter.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08

Who of us remembers how the bat
tered old every day doll held that first
place in our heart which the best doll,
proudly produced on company occasions,
held in our vanity, but will recognize
the deep intuition NJ. de Gourmond's
assertion that the elegantly dressed doll,
in all the pomp and circumstance of the
shop, is once and forever only a fine
lady or a peasant, a bride or a baby,
while the every day doll is - all that
and all the rest" according to the di-
vine inspiration given to the little child,
which suppresses for her pleasure time
and space. retaining only the idea. all
powerful in the art of metamor-
phoses?
To conjecture how much of nursery
naughtiness is due to the misappled in
diligence of parents in the matter Of
costly and Valueless toys would carry
us too far. But surely NJ. de Gourmond
is right in asserting that it is not with
out reason that children rebel against
that prison of the fact to which.
with their dolls and talk of steam en-
gines that puff, parents try to condemn
them in their plays as in their duties.
And looking into the ways of French
children we have a right to conclude
that it is because the door TO the ideal
is still left wide open for them in their
plays that they rebel so little against
that prison of the fact which is more
straitly around them i'm matters of duty
and discipline than is the case with our
own children.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08
Preparing a Face Bath.

The proper way 10 prepare a face
bath is to I'll a bowl with hot water dip
i'm it flannel cloth. rub the soap on
this until there is a thick lather. pass IL
gently but briskly over the face. With
both hands wash the soap off. sponge
with cooler water. dry on a soft towel.
afterward using the palms o. the hands
to arouse circulation. After the face is
thoroughly dry take some unguent on
the fingers and begin the massage. AL
mond oil and cocoa butter are both soft
ening and are easily and quickly alb
sorbed. But no unguent must be used
constantly or il viii produce a light
down upon the face. In the morning the
face should be washed in hot water con-
tanning anything the skin may seem 10
demand.-NovemberL Ladies' Home Jour-
nal.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08

suited in the trial of a little plan that
worked admirably. When the moaning
began, every one left the room, remain
ing of course. within hearing distance.
After a few moments the baby began
to scream and raise its voice most lusti-
ly. II was allowed to cry undisturbed
for five minutes, when gradually II
quieted down and soon dropped off to
sleep. Within a week. by a persistent
letting alone, the habit was broken up
entirely.
A healthy child is constitUtionally
good natured and needs little more than
good food, comfortable clothes and we'll
regulated letting alone, which, however,
must be supplemented by a suitable
place in which it can roll about and
stretch its growing limbs.-New York
Ledger.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08

The financial outlook has greatly
changed since 100000 of per cent Mas
sachusetts securities were offered about
the state at par with no takers 1t was
q gilt-edged proposition. but money was
then tighter than bark upon tree. Not
so now. The treasurer Of Boston has
just accepted an offer from X. L. Day e.
co. of $101.56 on each 800 of five-hun-
dred-and- forty ne-thousand-dollar loan
10 be i'm per cent. coupon bonds. The
same firm pays $101. SO for 1899 900 per
cent. coupon and registered bonds. There
were a good many other bidders-all OF
which goes to establish the fact that
money is again circulating as of yore.-
Springfield Republican.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08

or boucle, the latter showing knots or
''niggerheads'' of several colors here and
there or all over soft curls of mohair
The cross-stripe called bayadere is much
worn in plain or curved lines but it is
only becoming to a slender figure. Short
capes like the dress. fur capes and the
fashionable tight-fitting jackets with UNI
brella back, are all used to complete such
a gown, which is described as for travel
ing and general wear. The felt hat is
of a medium size, and trimmed with vel
vet and ostrich tips, birds or wings and
a lace veil. FoUr-buttOn pique or glace
kid gloves in brown, tan or dark red
should complete the toilette.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08
Brides. Travelling Gowns.

Our winter brides are going to wear
brown-golden, tobacco or reddish i'm
tone-trimmed with a darker brown,
black or purplish red. Magenta velvet
miroir. plain or ombre-or silk: the lat
ter fabric includes plain and changeable
satin, taffeta and bengaline, writes EN-
ma M. Hooper in helpful article on
Suggestions for Winter Gowns in the
November Ladies' Home Journal. Black
is stylishly used on brown rough goods.
having boucle or camels-hair effects I'm
black curly mohair or hairs The ma
terials will be for these gowns, camel's-
hair, basket checks, hop-sackiny, serge
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08
A Drink Cor the Children.

A correspondent says that German
mothers, to keep their boys well and
hardy are very expert in making drinks
for them and gives the recipe for one
of the favorite drinks-hOneyade. An
ounce of ginger is boiled for an hour
in two quarts of water. Then two quarts
of cold water, a pound of sugar. an
ounce of lime juice and two ounces Of
clear sweet honey are added When all
is cold, the white of an egg is whipped
i'm, and a lemon is squeezed over the
honeYade jar.
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Prominent Women as Housekeepcrs

y popular delusion regarding literary
women has always been that they were
inevitably poor housekeepers. Yet the
late John Greenleaf Whittier insisted
upon it that in the society Of friends
the women best known as good public
speakers were also noted as remarkably
good wives and housekeepers. And he
explained his position by the fact that
the same qualities of leadership and
energy were requisite for both Occupa-
tons in their best development
Two young men were once seated i'm
a public hall waiting for the lecturer,
Mrs. Mary a. LivermOre, to appear upon
the platform. she is a magnificent
speaker" remarked one to the other.
but she can't keep house worth a cent"
Suddenly a hand was laid firmly upon
the speakers shoulder from the rear, and
turning around he encountered the gaze
of a portly, fine-looIing man, who said
to him.
Young man, do you know Mrs. Liver
more personally"
NO, sir; l do not"
'Have you had authentic assurance of
the fact you stated TO your companion
lecturing women never have any knack
at housekeeping, and l have heard that
Mrs. Livermore is no exception to the
rule"
well, young man. thirty years ago I
married that woman. and I can assure
you from experience that if possible she
is a better housekeeper and a better
homemaker than MISUNDERSTANDING
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The InynIid,s Room.

A room OF which an invalid may
have tired can be made over by re-
arranging its furniture, cutting off its
corners and making an octagon of a
square room, taking a closet door off it's
hinges and substituting a pole, with
rings and a portiere, rich or simple, "as
thy purse can buy" Loving hands can
do tins while the invalid is out for
drive.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08
a Ise for Rihhnnn

The sofa and chair cushions made OF
the effective bands of orange ribbon
which tie up cigars in boxes have been
supplemented with equally pretty covers
for small tables similarly made. a hand
some fringe Of the ribbons i'm shading
tones finishing these very beautifully,
each strand ending i'm tiny silver bell.
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WOMAN AND HER BRAINS,
SIR JAMES CREIGHTON BROWNIES
LATE UTTERANCES REFUTED.

4 Scientists Argument which l. an
Example OF the Folly Into Which n
Learned Man May BE Druwn--Some
Telling Illustrations on the Main
Point.
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A QUEER OLD ALMANAC.
PRINTED At HAGERSTOwN FOR
NINETY-THREE YEARS.

Started by Jacob Gruber, hut Passes
TO John Gruber By Descent. Then
His Daughter and GranddauEh-
ter-URique Contents and Pictures
How the Maryland and Virginia
Farmers Regulate Their Daily
Lives.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08

Habitual constipation cured and the
bowels strengthened by the regular use
of Carriers Little Liver Pills in small
doses Don't forget this.