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Montpelier, Ind. Jan. 6.
SOMEWHAT AT SEA.
"Hawkeye" Discusses Spiritualism and
other KnOtty Questions.

"Hawkeye" Discusses Spiritualism and
Other Knotty Questions.
DEAR BROTHERS AND SIsrERs-My pen
has been idle so long that l hardly know
how to begin again l have been away
from home and so busy that I have neg
lected our page, only seeing it occasion
ally during the summer and in the fall
was too sick for about a month TO write.
But l feel under obligations for the help
the page has been to me in the last two
months ami MANY a time felt like writing,
but thought others would fill the page
with better letters than / could give it.
"IdR s." asks what / think about a sub
ject 1 hardly feel competent to discuss. l
have read ner article twice and think |
agree with her In everything she mentions.
j never was inclined to what is called
spiritualism, but after all | am more of
spiritualist than most Christian people al
low, docirinally, but not more than the
majority express in class meeting, or in
presence of their dearly loved ones who
are what we call dead. ] never attended
a spiritua list seance, and never saw or
heard anything in that line from the
spirit world. and yet things have come
with sucn force, impressions on my mind
so wildly, that | have turned suddenly
and listened to see who spoke to me, when
no one was near / have never been able
to account for such impressions i used to
call it a within OF the brain, and try to for
get it, and account for all human expe-
riences on scientific principles.
But the deeper l went into scientific in
vestigalion the farther | was carried be-
yond the possibility of accounting for the
simplest thing that exists. grain OF sand,
leaf or blade of erase, TO say nothing OF
intelligence. thought, sympathy and love.
When turn to theology | find il fails
as signally, its doctrines are as unsatisfy-
ing 10 humanity as the mild specuations of
scientists. And as we have nothing to rely
on but our faith, nothing as an anchor
TO our sous. but hope of immortal
ity and eternal life, | do not wish 70
weaken anyoDe's faith, nor destroy their
hope. let them seem a. chimer;cal and
visionary as they may TO me.
Paul says: 1--WE see through a glass
darkly. know in part and prophesy in
part. and in Corinthians, twelfth chap
ter. shows such difference of gifts. such
diversities of operation, such differences
of administration that never try to in
duce men to adopt my way of worship
but urge every one to be true TO their own
conviction OF right and truth. There is
much of wisdom, power and love in my
conception of God that do not conceive
that all the prophets. apostles and teach
ers OF earth. or even Jesus himself. ever
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Box 10, Glendon, Ia, Jan. 8.
NOT AFRAID OF GHOSTS.
To a Young Man Who Misbehaves in Church
She Has Word.
AWKEYE.

To a Young Man Who Misbehaves in Church
She Has Word.
DEAR II. L. c. FRrENDs-Had Even
ing Star" not written such decided let
ter. and offered her services in fighting
for those who wish to write on any sub
iect they might see fit, no more would
have been heard from winnie Weste"
for long time.
~. -" do not believe in ghosts. and
do not think would feel any more dread
in passing a graveyard than in being any
place else at night one.
Now | will talk short time about
church goers l suppose it is taken
for granted that most people attend
church to worship God. or at least
To listen to His word explained.
Bnt to NE it seems that there are some
people who 20 only to be going. others TO
see and be seen, and vet class TO ridicuie.
A few Sundays ago at a revival meeting |
witnessed the actions OF young man.
who We thought must belong to the
last named class. The christian
people were requested to tell their
experience in the christian life,
and as one after another arose and spoke
this young man continually looked as if
he we're amured and at times it seemed
as If he could hardly restrain the desire
to laugh aloud He may have had a good
reason for laughing, vet no one else could
see any cause NV friends assured me
that his actions were nearly the same
every time he attended church. What
the motive is do not know. unless it is
to ridicule. One reason this case
was so particularly noticed was
because this Young man used to &C.
casionalv write for our page. 1 think
one should at least TO behave at church.
Little Nuisance" and "GanO," glad
TO see your names on the page again.
''Iven" come again with one OF your
Interesting letters.
Aunt Betsy" are you not going to join
our club? | have some photos, if any
member wishes 10 exchange my address
in Augusta birmingham. Thorntown, Ind.
Hoping ali new members may feel well
come and that the old members will do
their duty and write often Tor the page.
| remain your sister in III. l.. Q. bonds.
WINNIE WESTE,"
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ualism?" For instance, do you believe
one can think so intensely about a person,
miles away that they feel the effect and
respond? / al.uost-nay, IN some cases
| actually believe it possible.
Ida $" shows a very commendaole
spirit in her defense of the Witch of En-
der. so-called- She is embodying charity"
with deeper meaning than most of US
thought OF. | once heard Of an old lady
who said that Christians could emulate
the devil in one ing-~perseverence."
Al this goes to show that il we have that
charity that "thinketh no evil" and "be-
ieveth al things. hopeth all things, en-
dureth all things" that we shall be able
to see the hest eide OF human nature in
anyone. particularly should this obtain in
the II. L. G.
just few words more.
Johns Wife" and 'Incognito," do you
remember what the bible SAYS about
casting bread upon the water?" Well, be-
loved, that is one of the truest facts that
know OF. 1t seems too good to be true,
but ii is time that We reap the good that
we SOW. as we'll as the evil. But how
much We are inclined to forget the good
seed while we moan over the evil. | he
lieve that nothing is ever done in vain.
Therefore, dear friends, let us Ito the
work, lin full assurance of faith"
~. PIRATES"
SunHowar State Ian 1904
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THE COLORADO EXCITEMENT.
"AlIegro'' Tells All About the Recent Gold
Find the san Juan.

ssAIIegrO'' Tells All About the Recent Gold
Find on the san Juan.
DEAR HOwARDs-Noticing an editorial
in last weeks SENTINEL 1 feel called upon
to write to the page.
The article referred TO is in regard to the
recent gold excitemsnt on the San Juan
river, about two hundred miles south of
here. Some are Quitting here to 90.
Some have gone. But all are old hands
at this kind of work who are IDLE at this
time OF the year, and who can 20 there at
a. small expense as staying here, and if
they should strike anything they would
be just that much ahead. We have yet
TO learn of any great strikes, and from
what can find out none 10 far have been
made. yet some gold has been PANIED
lately The same has been done in
the same locality for years. and is we'll
known to old prospeotors. II is an as
sured fact that there is gold there, but it
appears that it will be obtained only at
heavy expense. Their location lie down
the Colorado canon, very difficult, and
one might say, almost impossible place to
get into aud carry supplies that are
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necessary. Bed rock has not been struck
and Is thought to be below the water line;
and, too, quicksand has TO be gone
through, which will necessitate the use
OF lumber. which comes very high. III
paying gold is found il can be obtained
only by pumping out the water. This
Will require expensive machinery, and
only large companies can afford to chance
the investment Fleaters can and Will pan
out gold there, as on almost il not every
river in the mountains, but 1t will take
experts to tell its value.
Those people who expect to make some
thing out of a rush there are loud in tn ir
praise OF the find, but more conservative
men are careful as yet what they say. for
they reason that If there is anything there
they want first chance and that the rush
Will come soon enough. Some prominent
newspaper men from the East are now in
that country and their reports are being
eagerly looked for-some to see what they
have missed. some to see what they can
get by going, and others to see what will
turn up" For myself | should much
prefer a sure thing actually held to such
delusive chances. Few if any will return
millionaires. some will not return at all,
some may write book which will be in
teresting if nothing more. and to all that
YOU must expect 10 tini absolute neces-
saries beyond the reach of poor man for
any length of time. ! think spring will be-
Just as good time. and there will not be
much there but what will be known to
US all by that time.
II the feyeris unchanged by the time Of
our reunion" l suggest that Grand juno
tion be considered as the most favorable
point, as We can adjourn to the gold dig
ginVs and each Law claim.
To say excitement il running Just lit
tie high tomorrow it may have dropped so
low as to be hardly mentioned. Such |
find is the life of mining and be it ''luck."
PLUCK" or tuck" Tan content to enjoy
present prosperity and let those have the
gold that get it. Ii | should get the fever
L will write when convalescent.
"ALLEGRo."
Grand Junction, Col, Jan. l. 1898
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uttered, all taken together. more OF the IN
finite store than time takes of eternity.
Moses gave us commandments because OF
the hardness oiiour hearts, Jesus had many
things to say TO the diicipies, but they
were not able TO bear them, and confessed
to them that there were things he did not
know.
so | conclude there are things do not
know. And so much of NV belief rests
on my faith, perception OF truth and
right. that do not try to bind them on
anyone but mvself and / say. "as your
faith is so be it unto you" "As man
thinketh 90 ia he" And as there is such
an infinite store of truth aud so little in 1t
apprehended, there must be enough Tor
all and. more than we can ask or think.
But NV letter is 40 ramb ing | think
had better quit. had 500 each OF two OF
nv poems printed for my friends. and will
send any of our club a copy on receipt OF
address and stamp. One is Real
Treasures" the other an address OF well
come at masonic festival. Both have
nv likeness.
| think our page hss had some splendid
articles in the last few weeks. Have
been specially interested by Pollock. ="
Howard" Evening Star" Maud Ma
Pc" MARY of Champaign." Ida ),
Farmer Boy" Lone Tramp" and manv
others | would like TO mention. And L
welcome ali our members. new and old,
and invite every one to the page with the
best that our motto. "HOnor, Love, Char
ity." can prompt them to give.
an AwKEyFo
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OFFICERS.


President-WiH l. Strawn, Montpelier, Ind.
First Vice president - William A. Clark.
Anthony, Ind.
Second Vice-president-Miss Sue C. Parker.
Kalona Ia.
Recording Secretary-Miss Dora Wenner,
Pleasant-ave., indianapolis, Ind
Corresponding Secretsry-Miss Emma L
Merker. Emery, Ill.
Treasurer-Miss Mary ]. Kelley, Csmpbslls-
town, o.
Executive Committee-AIonzo Finley Jacobs,
Gree ncastle. Ind; Terrence NJ. Jackson. New
Lancaster Ind. ". :. kOkerdO err MOntevallO.
No.; J. Z. Mcdonald Medina. Tenn; Mrs j. p.
arnes, BrucetOn Mills, w. Va
OBJECTS.
Sec of Article l OF Constitution
The object of the Howard Literary Club is to
encourage pure literature, strengthen morality,
establish sociability, increase desire tor mind
improvement and literary sttainments and to
extend the work Of reformation.
MEMBERS.
Sec. of Article of Constitution
All persons of good moral character who are
interested in the objects of this organization
and willing to work in accordance there
with are eligible TO membership.
We most cordially invite every one truly and
uncompromisingly interested in our objects to
Join our club.
Letters of inquiry should be addressed the
Corresponding Secretary with stamp.
The Howard l. terary has neither salsried
officers nor contributors, aud depends wholly
uPon its merits and principles for success.
Members only entitled TO the rare bene-
dts OF our book catalogue.
Ali letters Tor pub .icatiOn must be carefully
written on one side OF the paper only. accom-
panied by the writer's real name and address.
rs well a. the nom de plume. and plainly adj
dressed TO the editor. {. q. Stewart, SENTINEL
DfIce, Indianapolis, Ind.
Members in renewing subscription for The
SENTINEL will please be sure to send 81 to the
Howard Literary Treasurer, as the cub is
allowed q small commission. Due credit and
prompt action guaranteed.
Members, sending their photos TO the
sditOr for reproduction on this page. must send
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The latter will not be published except By re-
0uest Of the sender.
The annual dues-25 cents-must be sent to
The treasurer by or before March J..
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Derby, Kas.
DYING WITH THE OLD YEAR.
A sorrowful watching for the New Yea
by Death Bed.

4 sorrowfuI watching for the New Year
by a Death Bed.
DEAR Fl. L. G. FRIENDs-Will you allow
an orphan girl to enter your happy
circle? IL seems to me if could join
your club would then have some inter
esting work to do, such as writing Tor the
page.
Oh. how have enjoyed the good letters
since nv mothers death, which occurred
about three years ago. And lett me TO
keep house for father and be the mother
OF three small chIdren-a brother aged
thirteen, a sister aged eight and a little
brother aged five. How l miss the loss of
nv blessed mother. but when think there
are so many children who are LETT with
out a good father and home that have |
think then that | am we'll of.
Well. how many OF the II. /. c. club
witnessed the old year leave us and the
new year take his place? L, for one, did
and in a sorrowfnl way. 1t was by the
bedside of dying friend. a young lady a
year Younger than myself. had gone
to visit her, not knowing she was sick,
and when l reached her home l was told
that Louie was not expected to live, and
at 1910 her spirit left her body and
assembled on high to her heavenly father
who gave il.
At 10 o'clock she called me to her bed
side. told me she was going to debart with
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-01-11
THE ICE GORGE BREAKS
And Forty-Five Loaded Coal Barges
at Cincinnati Are Destroyed.

CINCINNATI, Jan. S.-The ice gorge in
the Ohio river broke tonight and forty
five loaded coal barges with their cargoes
worth SlSO00l, sixty empty barges worth
$4,000 and one towboat valued at Sl0,-
600 are wiped out of existence. The
gorge began to move at Pollock this after
noon. Repeated cracks in the ice as loud
as IA musket shot gave warning OF the im-
pending danger and rivermen who bad
been on guard night and day
since the forming of ihe gorge
were given warning OF the danger.
Twelve OF the large river packets and a
number of tow boats were fully exposed
to the weight of tile sea Of ice which came
grinding down the river at the rate OF six
miles an hour, but all we're saved with
the exception of the towboat Mattheson.
At Q O'Clock tonight the ice was still. float
ing down the river, but the danger TO
bridges and boats in this vicinity Is over.
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no. 4,373-TranspOsitiO
had = one with q professor
Who OF much learning was possessor,
Aud d i'm aibed al Harvard college
C-pious draughs OF classic knowledge;
A man we'll skilled TO show relation
'Twixt natures modes OF operation.
OF ftCo / often had heard mention,
And thought il hard Of comprehension,
Somethiug quite abstrus- and mystic,
Bordering on the cabalistic.
And qdits beyond the plain discerning
OF men OF Ordinary learning.
so | asked him II in kindness.
And In pity for my blindness.
lie would remove the dRrksOme screening,
And of tCO tell me the meaning.
"Tico," sa d he means preservation
In sense Of having relation
To natures forces, held in keeping,
White in appearance they are sleeping;
For they are with her. present ever,
Aud not exhausted by endsRVor;
Sometimes dormant. sometimes stirring.
Never absent, never erring.
Man may rouse them. he may tame them,
And for his service he may calm them;
He may in various ways employ them,
But he never can destroy tn m.
We waste our means. but nature, wiser,
Is Of hers ecOnomiEer.
And never fails In her resources,
Because she stores for use her forces"
[NKLsoNIAS,
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split Corn.

At this season OF the year corn is hard
TO be fed in whole ears and must be pre-
pared in some form before feeding. Prac-
teal experiments have demonstrated that
there is greater profit derived from split
ting corn for feed han preparing it in any
other form. The cob is nutritious, and as
conceded by all feeders, is an aid to
digestion not acquired from any other
source. The new Poindextsr corn split
ting machine is proving the most conve-
nient feed mill in use; it occupies no
more space in barn than an ordinary
cutting box requires; no expensive power
20 run il, boy can operate IL by hand
with ease; il splits the corn lengthwiss
the cob, leaving 10 in ivers and il ID easi v
masticsted by all kinds of stock. Farm
ers and feeders are invited to call at our
factory and see the splitter in operation
or write for special prices aud full descrip-
ton of machine.
THE PoINDExTER MF'G Co.
Indianapolis.
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ANOTHER KANSAS LETTER.
Skating on the Arkansas-Spiritualis
Talks to Members.

Skating on the Arkansas-Spiritualis
Talks to Members.
DEAR H. l.. G. FRIENDs-It has been
some time since l visited the Howard
parlor. AS 1 nave never been missed I
Just thought / would write Tor fear l
might be entirely forgotten.
We are having considerable of winter
for few weeks in southern Kansas have
had several SHOWS, and that reminds me
of my former home in Indiana. | have
Just returned from skating on the Arkan-
sas river and how / enjoyed it. ! have
been reading our very interesting page
today, and among all other good
letters read Ida SIS" letter
on "Spiritualism." OF course
am not a spiritualist. / believe after
ones spirit ascends to the other world
that they vii, not even care to return to
this wicked world again. Yet il would
not be difficult matter for me to believe
that alter ones spirit ascends to heaven
they know and see all that We do. and
Pm OF the same opinion of Ida" / think
it would be good thing for every one 10
believe. for if they thought their parents
or dear friends who had vanished from
this world were watching them and knew
everything they did it certainly would
have some impression on the wicked.
But yet, knowing that God is conscious OF
al that We do is more important than all
tings else.
Why don't you all send in your pictures
To the page? / would like 10 see MAUD
Maple" Ida s" Little Nuisance. ""Sun-
Get" and a host of others. And for PHYS
sake don't fool me like May Mascot.
did when his picture appeared on the
page Oh. how surprised, for | thought
'Mazy" a girl. "Tycho," am with you
on the directory question l think it
would be capital idea. especially for
those who live 30 tar away and is impOssi-
BILE to attend any of the reunions. |
think they would feel better acquainted
to have the real names and addresses of
the members.
lone Star" have you forgotten the II.
J.. c.? And where Is our 'Chatterbox"
and all the other absent members! Oh.
who was it that objected to personals =?
Please don't for you see it is a difficult
matter for me to write without having
come personals. Lovingly,
''SUNFLoWFR"
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He Will Rise Again.

ROCKFORD. ILL.,. Jan. 8.-Prof. Andrew
F. Seymour of this city. a mind reader.
has begun preparations for feat he pro-
poses to accomplish next summer. He
will, June 81, throw himself into a
s ate OF insensibility and will be
buried. The grave is to be
watched by a committee day and night
while q crop of barley is sowed,
ripened and is harvested over it. Mr..
Seymour will then be disinterred and will
return 10 life. 1t is a feat which, il is
claimed, has been performed bv the fakirs
of India under conditions that prevented
imposition and Mr.. Seymour says he has
such control over his mind and nervous
system that be is confident he can perform
the act.
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The Farmer and Politics.

The prosperity of farmer today de-
ponds more on the methods he employs
than on governmental rule. Take seeds
for an example: Many farmers who are
alive to their own interests in other things
are careless in buying seeds. They seem
to think that a seed is a seed and there it
ends. If there was more knowledge about
seeds and greater care exercised In their
selection, there would be richer crops and
better returns.
Realizing this, D. NJ. Ferry & Co., the
famous seed firm of Detroit, Mich, have
embodied In their illustrated Annual for
1893, much valuable informal about
seeds and their selection. Ii contains the
knowledge cleaned from many years Drac-
teal experience in the seed business, and
tie newest and best things about gardens
and gardening. Such book issued by
firm of unquestioned reliability is of the
highest value to every one who plants
seed. Although the cost of printing and
embellishing il with beautiful illustra-
tions has been great. it is sent free to any
one making application to the above firm.
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Referring to the use of alkalies and
other chemicals in the cocoas made by
the Dutch process. one of the leading
physicians in Boston says: Il would say
that while some persons and certain con-
ditions of the system might bear without
injury dilute alkaline liquids taken at not
frequent intervals, vet the great majority
of persons and those with q sensitive
stomach could not bear the daily use of
such liquids without serious injury. 1t
would produce gastritis, or inflammation of
the mucous membrane of the stomach,
of varying degree, according to the fire.
quency and amount taken and the suscep-
tibility ofthe person. This would be ac-
companied with many OF the symptoms
OF dyspepsia. and ii carried 10 any consid-
earRble extent. with troublesome eruption
of the skin. and not infrequenty with
serious disturbances OF the functions of
the kidneys. | certainly think it's long
continuance would he dangerous" w.
Baker & Co.'S breakfast cocoa is absolute
ly pure and healthful, nc patent process.
alkalies or dyes being used in its manu-
fscture
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the old year and that she would leave us,
trusting fully in her Savior She to d her
two younger sisters not TO wait as she did.
but see their heavenly parent younger
than she did, which was sixteen years of
age.
If this is welcomed to the page may
become a full member and in my mex.
letter / will tell you how l manage nv
work. Wishing the page much success
and all the writers a happy New Year, l
will close. "ORPHAN CARRIE"
Etna Green, Ind, Jan B, 1898.
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No. 4,374-Anagrnm.

There are lakes, there ponds. there are rivers,
Just made for sail or row;
There are osteraots dashing TO shivers.
Ger ledges of rock they go;
There puddles, where urchins securely
May float toy schooner or two,
But this is wat that surely
"Can tilt a canoe"
There are steamers that plunge through the water
Like flame breathing dragons of old;
There are battle ships, fashioned for slaughter,
And yachts. for their sSiftnsss sxtolled.
Even they sometimes meet with disaster,
SO Osrsmen take care what you do;
These waves, rolling higher aud faster,
''Can tilt a canoe"
IN e. a