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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
Hints to Housekeepcrs.

Rub creaking hinge with a very soft
lead pencil.
In packing gowns they will be found
TO crease very little IL paper is placed
between the folds.
Keep the piano closed at night and in
damp weather; open on bright DAYS and
let the sun shine on the KEYS as the
light will keep them from turning yellow.
Lemon will do for the yellow white
sailor what shoe polish does for the worn
black one. Remove the ribbon hand and
with one slice Of lemon clean the straw
thoroughly.
\ good broOnl-holder may be made by
putting two large scraws-nails will an
wer-intO the walls about two inches
apart Drop the broom between them.
handle downward.
No matter how large the spot Of oil.
any carpet or wooden stuff can be cleaned
by applying buCkwheat plentifully. brush
1t into a dustpan after a short time. and
putting on fresh until the oil has disap-
peared.
Important adjuncts TO beauty are good
teeth, red lips and a clear complexion
Strict cleanliness and frequent visits to
dentists will secure the first. Parents
cannot take too good care of their child
ren'S teeth. Instead of having them
crooked and deformed. by a little fore
thought and slight expense they could
have them made straight and well pro-
pOrtiOned.
When preparing onions for cooking hold
them below the surface Of the water in
a deep pan and your eyes will not be
affected, though you should pare and
slice large quantity. This method is
used in picking establishments, where
bushels Of them are put up daily. but re-
member the hands. knife and onions must
be kept under the water. 1t is a good
plan 10 have two pans Of water when the
onions are to be sliced, so that they may
be pared in one pan for slcing. Drain
through a colander before cooking.
a number of little things in the care
Of ones brushes determines the length
of their service and the condition in
which they last. For one thing a hair
brush should be washed often enough 70
keep it thoroughly cleansed. For this
soda water or ammonia water must be
used and then the wet bristles set down
ward-dO not turn it on its back-and
left in the sun TO dry. A nail or tooth
brush should never be left in the holder
with the bristles uppermOst. II stands
to reason that water will soak into them
in time with such treatment, and that
discolOratiOn and general Generalization
will follow.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23

A correspondent of the American
Cultivator says
1T would be a great boon to the gen.
eral farming community if more real in
formation were given to the public as to
the cheapest way of building silo. We
have reached a point where most farm
ers understand the general principles of
the silo. and they can construct one after
the most approved style. But now we
want cheapness and usefulness COM
bined.
"One thing should he remembered that
the silo is intended to keep the carbonic
acid in. and not to exclude the air. as
many suppose. This gas is heavier than
air, and it will seek an outlet down be-
low rather than above. The great secret
then is to keep the silo very tight below,
stopping up every crevice where this pre-
sentative gas can escape. If. this gas is
kept in the silo the ensilage will keep
for a long time. If there is no outlet be-
low it will merely partly raise the air
above and envelop the whole mass in the
silo. BY sinking the silo into the ground
we have a better chance to stop up all
leakages from below.
by digging a pit in the ground any
size desired it is an easy and cheap mat
ter to build the SilO Make the walls of
the pit straight and even. At each cor
ner sink a post A foot further down in
the soil and connect them with ordinary
studding. Rough hemlock boards should
be nailed on these, bringing them as
close together as possible. Make the floor
hard and smooth with a FOUNDER, and
then lay plank flOring about two inches
above the clay. When this is finished
cover the whole inside with tar paper,
taking a great care to overlap all edges
and to put it on in two thicknesses
where there seems to be any flaw in the
paper.
Everything depends on this tar paper
to keep the carbOnic acid from escaping,
and more attention should be given to
it than to any other part of the work.
The doors of the silo should run from the
surface of the ground to the top of the
silo. and they should slide back and
forth easily. The tar paper which covers
them should be cut wider than the door,
so that it can overlap when they are
closed. AS the silO is filled the material
will press against this tar paper and
make it as tight as if tackled down. Aft
er the silO is full fermentation will begin,
and in two days by piling on some weeds
this process is increased. BY adding
plenty of weeds the corn will be prevent
ed from spelling and weighing will not
be necessary. The weighing pushes the
ensilage down where the carbOnic acid
gas is, and the weeds accomplish the
same purpose by making more gas near
the top
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
A REVIEW LETTER.
"GanO'' Takes Glance Over the
Earliest Work Of the Club.

Friends Of the Howard Literary Club
In ny last letter / stated that this one
would be devoted to review work. and
know of no better period TO review than
our first work on The Sentinel. in view
OF the fact that we are soon to leave it
for another medium. beginning with
Oct ,, 1889, and giving a review up to
Jan. 1. 1880. embracing. fer the most part,
the names OF the members responding
during that time, many Of whom have
become silent, and perchance, this may
be means Of reminding them of a long
neglected duty 10 the club.
Our first regular work on The Sen
tinel was oct. 2. 1889 and in the issue of
that date I find an account Of a called
meeting of the club at Indianapolis. at
which the officers for the ensuing year
We're elected. as follows: President.
Howard first vice-president, Later
On" second vice-president "Idalia: .
recording secretary. Edith Belle" cor
responding secretary. "B. Elba Rayne;'
treasurer. 'Sappho;'' reporter. Writ"
The executive committee appointed by
President Howard for that year was as
follows: "Hoosier Boy" Randolph"
FAIRY Frique." Blue Jay" and FIX
Buckeye Boy" Also on that date was
published the constitution and bylaws
A poem, Greeting" by Farmer Boy
suggestions on our work, by Minerva; -
q bright future prophesied by Evelyn"
words Of encouragement by MARY Of
Champaign" ''Goldie," Graham" ''Ob-
servant Widower." "Wi!mina" and est.
Joel"
on oct. the first thing we find is
poem, 1.-The Old Brown Homestead" by
Edith NJ. Yost. Following this, resolu-
tons in memory Of the life and death Of
Sister "Jassamine," one OF the organiz-
ere of the club. Then came encouraging
letters from "Ex-Buckeye Boy" ia
cinta," Later On" 'Incog," Monte"
Mana" 'LeOna," Minerva" Bonnie
Valanthe" and witch Hazel"
Oct. 1.-THE opening on this date was
a letter from President Howard. Fol
lowing this was a Letter from Cheerful
Invalid" picturing the II. L. c. as
very lively corpse. Then came a poem
by f. Cecile Brown and Success" Fol-
lowing these was a letter from ex-Presi-
dent j. w Anderson.
Oct. 23-The first on this date was an
interesting article by "Essie." Then
came ''Wilmina" with a paper on char
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
HISTORICAL MONUMENTS.
An Interesting Reminder of the Won
derfuI Events of the Past.

derfuI Events of the Past.
AS we read the name Of the subject as
signed US we hardly knew out of the many
that presented themselves which to choose
The miniature Nilometer and the tiny
image of Isis, yelled found near the pyri-
mids. and which we value so highly, sug-
gest the land of mystery, old in her civil
ization. grand in her development Of the
arts and sciences ere Grecian culture and
Roman power had commenced its march
of conquest. The sand of the dsert, like a
veil, has been drawn over some of it's
rarest works. as If to shield them from the
curious, Indifferent gaze. But here and
there
Before decays effacing fingers have swept
the line where beauty lingers''-
we catch glimpse of such exquisite
loveliness that, like the Arabian queen,
there is no more spirit in US" The whole
land is one vast store-house of antiquity,
but as the substance of the prodigal son,
its treasures have been wasted. In New
York slowly but surely crumbling to pieces
in our humC' atmosphere, stands one of
those Obelsks that for centuries while
empires rose and fell. stood, like a finger
pointing TO her past glory. Time has but
softened and mellowed the rich coloring.
Now stripped of its natural surroundings,
in the glare and sweep of the ninteenth
century ii loses all its former significance
The story imprinted on its craven sides
rOuses no feeling Of price or patriotism.
An amen 10 SKIES. peOple anu country.
Our modern civilization grasps at those
relics of past power. Paris, Rome, London,
have each silent witness protesting
against such vandalism. History demands
that those landmarks should not be re-
moved. The face of Rameses II Ca wonder
fu face, says Amelia Edwards, for its
beauty and the air of kingly pride and
power that pervades ito is found on tenn
pie. obelisk and rock from the Delta to the
Cataracts.
Patiently and carefully the historians is
gathering up the broken links of the chain
that binds US TO the past, and realize
more than ever the universal brotherhood
of the race as we read the story of their
lives on those monuments.
MRS. r. Z. SMITH.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
Hog Feeding.

No one knows all there is to know in
pig-feeding. Prof Roberts says he used
to feed 500 head per year, and he was an
observer of results. He says that pure
food and cleanliness are essential to the
best success. and that in feeding hogs the
man who feeds them well will succeed
with them. You must remember that the
hog has a preference for being clean
Last year in a great many pens one side
of each was kept clean for a week; after
ward the pigs themselves kept that clean
for their bed. One weeks education did
it, and if a hog gets good chance and
a good example he is all right. Every
farmer with 100 acres ought to feed
twenty to 100 hogs The common way OF
constructing the floors of the pens is UNI
suitable If they slope backward from
the trough they will be kept wet. That
means sickly hogs that do not thrive well.
I prefer to make the floor slant toward the
trough. Twice the profit can be made
when the animals lie dry all the while,
and, beside that, their health is much
better. Then. the feeding trough should
have its holding capacity in length, and
not i'm depth. 1t pays To have them fed
with good, clean feed which means the
difference between profit and loss They
will take the waste from the table. It
does not do. as is usually the case. to
have il put into a tub or barrel which is
never emptied or cleaned. That becomes
poison. 1t ferments and sours and
makes bad blood. With the sow and
young pigs taking it the consequence is
they die before they are ten days Old
and even little pigs have the right to be
well born. Hogs fed on clean food
should gain at least one pound for every
four and one-third pound of grains used.
A man can tell whether it pays to keep
them or put his labor TO other sources
of profit If any man feeds his hogs too
long 1t costs more than he can make out
of them
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23

In unity there is strength. In con-
geniality happiness.
To encourage and circulate pure liter
ature is to mutually aid each other to
a higher and better life.
OFFICERS.
President-w. S. Kokendoffer. Monte
vallo. Mo.
First e-President-William A. Clark.
box %. Danville, Ind.
Second Observation-Disclosures Sarah
Taylor. Arcana, Ind.
Recording Secretary-AIiss Dora Wen
ner. Pleasant-ave.. indianapolis, IND.
COrresp Onding SeCreJary-Miss Mary
j. Loudenback. lock box 10. Westville. o.
TreaSurer-AIisS Jennie Rhodes, tt.
Recovery. o.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Robert N Moulton. Wintersville Ind.
Miss Mary Z. Swain, COS Vermilion-
st. Danville, III.
J. T. Unger, Peru, Ind.
Mrs Minnie Webb Miller. Altoona,
William E FuIk. Decatur. Ind.
OBJECTS.
Sec of Art. 1 of Constitution-The
objects Of this club shall be to establish
sociability strengthen good morals in
society, increase a desire for mind inn
provement and literary attachments and
TO extend the work of reformation.
MEMBERSHIP.
Sec. I of Art 2 Of Constitution-AIl
persons Of good moral character, who
are interested in the objects of this or
ganization. and are willing to work in
accordance Herewith, are eligible to
membership.
Sec. 8. Art 2-AH members of the H.
l. c. in good standing shall share equal
y in its benefits and privileges. and it
shaI be the duty Of each member TO
GEEK, by example, by word and by pen
10 promote the objects and interests of
the club.
Sec. Z Of By-Laws-BIembers changing
their place of residence shall notify the
recording secretary Of such change.
GENERAL
Sec. 1O-It shall be the duty of all Of
fcers to report 10 the president. from
time 20 time. or upon his request, the
progress Of any business before them,
CT Of the condition Of their respective
offices, and shall advise him of all mat
tiers pertaining TO the interests or wei
fare OF the club.
We urge the host Of readers Of (i-fs
page, who are lovers of truth, TO
acquaint themselves with the objects and
merits Of the Howard literary, and lend
Us Your aid by joining the club Ad-
dress the corresponding secretary, with
stamp as per above. and any desired in
formation viii be cheerfully given. The
Howard literary has neither salaried Of
fcers or contributors, ard depends who'll
~ UPON its merits and principles for
success.
Members only are entitled TO the rare
benefits OF our book catalogue.
All letters for publication must be
carefully written on one side Of the paper
only. accompanied by the writer's real
name and address. as well as the nom
de plume. and plainly addressed to the
editor c. G. Stewart. Sentinel office,
Indianapolis, Ind.
Members in renewing their subscrip-
tion for The Sentinel will please be sure
70 send 81 Che subscription price Of the
paper to the Howard literary treasurer,
as the club is allowed a small commits
sion for the benefit of the treasury.
Prompt action guaranteed. Dues for
1894 are % cents. payable during jan
uary and February to the treasurer.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
The Pie for Me.

Oh the pumpkin pie is the pie for me,
It's beauty 1 greatly admire,
IT'S a pie that belongs TO the land Of the
free,
1t is good for the child and it's sire.
II pumpkin pies but grew on trees
And on the branches would sway.
They would fill the air with a perfumed
breeze
And I'd shake the trees every day.
atrrI SOW II2I -
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
shadows.
May 9, 1894.

Gazing from out the easement
As the clouds went skurrying by.
All of the rosy brightness
Gone from the leaden sky,
And the thoughts that filed in spirit
Were sad-hued, like the day.
] thought of the past romorrows,
With their wealth of golden store,
The jeweled hoard I'd gathered,
Counting them Ger and Ger;
And l wept Ger their vanished beauty,
For the burden and toll of years
Were casting their glamour Ger me
And filling mine eyes with tears.
MRS. r. h. SMITH.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
Give Us Life.

Give us life. the spring buds say,
Bursting out in colors gay.
Bursting out on bush and tree,
Soon to clothe the forestry.
Give us life. the grass blades say,
Springing up as if in play.
Springing upon hill and plain.
Soon to clothe the earth again.
Give us life, the fraiI plants say
Budding out in grand array.
Budding out in shine and shade,
Soon to clothe the vale and glade
Give us life, the frail plants say,
Dropping slowly day by day,
Dropping slowly into rhyme,
Soon to clothe the breast of time.
lay 9. 1894.
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That Birchen Tree.

Oh, woodman, spare that birchen tree,
In youthful days it ticlkled me,
And many lick and many whack
The teacher did lay on my back.
It taught me what l ought to know
And showed me where L ought to go;
And still 1 do delight to see
That good, old-fashione1 birchen tree.
"TUSCUMBIA."
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23

upon budded and grated fruit trees in
this country as inferior TO those grown
on their own roots.
As 10 the manner of feeding and the
material given sheep in winter there are
three points of cardinal Importance: On
Sheep should be fed with perfect. regu-
larity; 90 though fond Of variety and
requiring it TO secure the best results
feeding sheep resent a sudden change %
an unaccustomed feed stuff; 90 hence
combination Of feeds is better than a
radical change.-American Sheep Breed
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
Po,i,s on n Reef AnimaI.

An experienced feeder gives the follow
ing description Of the animals he selects
to fatten:
THE nose should be broad that the
mouth may close upon a goodly quantity
of grass at each bite and thus save the
time of the animal. for even in the work
of eating time is money Quickly filled,
the steer is most of the time resting
quietly. converting his food into tender.
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ing detrimental to the interests of the
club.
With this l will close. but upon what
line my next will be time alone will tell.
May IA, 1894. "GANO."
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club do not hesitate to write to me or
Brother "Hamlet." Now. l wish to say
w. s. KOKENDOFFER.
Montevallo. Mo, May II.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
OF ENSIEAGE AND SlLOS.
HOW TO BUILD CHEAPLY AN Eff
FECTIVE SILO.

Some other Interesting Information
for Farmers-Beet CuIture-HOg
Feeding-POints of Beef Animal
and How TO Fatten-HaIf Potatoes
for Seed-AH Around the Farm
Hints ia neutrality-suspicious. VaIua-
BILE Recipes.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-03-08
SILVER AND THE PLATFORM.

The following is the financial plank Of
the platform adopted by the National
Democratic convention at Chicago, in
1892:
"We d~enounce the republican legislation
known as the Sherman act of 1890, as a
sowardly makeshift, fraught with possis
bilities of danger in the future, which
should make all of Its supporters, as well
as its author, anxious for It's speedy repeal.
We hold to the use Of both gold and silver
as the standard money OF the country. and
to The coinage Of both gold and silver
without discrimination against either
metal, or charge for mintage, but the dol
lar unit of coinage of both metals must be
of equal intrinsic value or be adjusted
through i~nternfti0n agreement, or by such
safeguards Of legislation as shall insure
the maintenance of the parity of the two
metals and the equal power OF every dol
lar at all times in the markets and i'll pays
ments of debts; and we demand that all
paper currency shall be kept at par with
md redeemable in such coin. We insist
upon this policy as specially necessary for
the protection of the farmers and laboring
classes, the first and most defenseless vic
TINS of unEtabe money and a dutuating
currency.
Before the adoption of the platform
Mr. Thomas n. Patterson, Of Colorado,
secured the floor and moved to amend the
above by the insertion of the word
FEE between the words "the" and
COINAGE in the eighth line, so as to
make the platform reac:
W. hold to the use of both gold and
silver at the standard money eff the couns
try and, to the FREE coinage of both
without discrimination against either
metal or charge Tor mintage, etc.
The Official Proceedings of the Chicago
convention, page IS, show that on a
call for the yeas and nays, the motion of
the gentleman from Coz ado Mr. Pat
terson) was lost So the con Eention des
clinsd to put a declaration for FREE
coinage in the platform.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-03-08
THAN FICTION"

The big telescopes have been disc
appointing. They were expected
to widen our sweep of the heavens,
but as a matter of fact no %astrono-
mical discovery of the first impor-
lance has been chronicled since the
giant lenses were put in position
It would seem that the limit of the
telescopes possibilities has been
reached.
But the astronomer is not at the
end of his resources. With the aid
ofspectrum analysis he has acquired
a knowledge of the motion, CONS
position and atmospheric and other
conditions surrounding "unthink-
ably distant" orbs, that no tele-
scope. however perfect. could inns
parts For instance, according to
Prof. Garrett P. Serviss, it has been
satisfactorily demonstrated in this
way that the remarkable variations
in the light Of the star called
Algol, or the Demon. in the cons.
tellation Perseus are due to the
existence of an immense black
companion ~(invlsible to the telee
scope) revolving around that star
and at regular intervals passing
between it and ne, thus Cor q few
hours shutting off the greater part
of its light from our eyes.
Electrity, too, may bring rs in
closer touch with other worlds. In
Europe satisfactory progress is
being made toward telegraphing
and telephoning without the use of
wires. The scientists conducting
these experiments claim these re-
suits are due to electromagnetic
induction Of the rapidly alternating
current in the primary circuit,
throwing the surrounding ether
into oscillation and the energy is
radiated in electric waves. These
waves, they say, spread out like
waves of light, and if they fall on
conductors properly placed are res
converted into an alternate current
in the secondary circuit.
The thoroughly reliable London
correspondent of the New York
San from whose letter THE ARGUS
has made this briet of the latest
feature in electrical progress, adds:
Enthusiasts on the subject argue
we are fast getting the track of the
secret, which, when secured, will
enable ns to communicate with
other planets"
The most striking thought of the
many that arise in this connection
perhaps is this; The closer we get
to Nature the simpler r our cps
pliancea. The prism outreaehes
the telescope as a probe into ins
fnity and the wires are but COBB
webs which obstruct our view into
the arcanum of electricity.