davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
Firing I'D n Room.

The side walls lighter than the floor,
or floor covering, and the ceiling lighter
than the side walls, is the rule used by
decorators in fitting up a room. One
cclorlng in varying shades is often
chosen for the color scheme, and the
contrast is introduced in the furniture,
pillows, pictures, vases and other OBJ
5ects necessary to the comfort or beauty
OF room. Plain surfaces are artistic
for floor covering, though to the house
keeper they are often Objectionable, be-
cause they show dust more plainly than
q surface covered by some sort CT pat
tern. When a patterned carpet or rug
Is used, let 1t be covered with anything
except natural looking flowers and
leaves, which one disliites to tread upon,
which will not be ignored. and which
draws ones mind from the really at
tractiYe things in room. Those who
dislike walls with plain sufaces, which
certainly are mOnotOnous and unattract-
i've unless the spaces are frequently
broken by pictures, should select COW
erings having the lighter color for a
background. patterned with q medium
OF darker shade Of the same color. AS
the hangings form a part Of the wall,
they should also be somewhat lighter
than the floor cOYering.-N. Y. Mail and
TyprpEs
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
YOU MUST STAND ALONE.
wOMES SHOULD BE EQUIPPED FOR
WINNING THEIR WAY.
The Third Strand-The HOusekecper's
Golden Rule-Mothers and Work
Fitting Up a ROOm-ChiId's Advice
10 a GirI-Care in Diphtheria.

THAT her hand may be given with
dignity she must be able to stand
alone" wrote Margaret Fuller of woman
many years ago. To this keynote have
ire inspirations Of the fair sex been set
ever since. Able to stand alonel Not,
then, obliged to marry for the sake of a
living, or TO escape the dreaded title of
old maid. or for any other paltry rea-
son Able, alone and unassisted. to win
her way to fortune-to make her name
respected, even without the magical pre-
fix. Mrs" y noble longing enough, and
one which not a few ambitious girls
have fully realized.
Recalling the names of Miss Booth.
Miss Alcott, Miss Mitchell, DR.. Bodley
and others like them. do we once think
of the far famed sisterhood as so many
old maids? Nay. Their achievements
have lifted them and us 10 a higher
plane Of thought. We admire, respect
and love them for their work and worth,
and the question OF marriage does not
signify. Nevertheless the fact remains
that happy homes are society's safe
guards and that children properly
brought up are the hope OF the nation.
What is wanted that the youth of
France be well educated?" asked the
great Napoleon.
Good mothers" answered a lady of
the court.
Here exclaimed the emperor, lis
system in word
We are all familiar with the anecdote
and do not deny the truth which it
teaches. Yet. in making the learned
we'll as sons, in throwing wide the doors
of art and literature for woman's en-
trance in welcoming girls TO trades
and occupations undTeamed of in the
bygone days. when sewing and school
teaching We're their only opportunities
for earning a livelihood have we not, as
able writer has recently pointed out
almost lost sight of the important re
lations which, in the natural course of
events. many OF our girls are destined
10 bear toward the world as wives and
mothers? So far as wifehood and
motherhood are concerned, modern ed
ucatiOn for girls makes about as much
provision for these contingencies as if
they were the most unlikely that could
come to Ewes daughters. and as if a
learned spinsterhOud. with, perhaps
1.-The men all transported beyond the
seas" We're the normal condition of the
coming woman.
True, there is in certain schools a
feeble attempt made at physical train
ing, while sometimes a weak solution
of sewing and cooking is introduced
into the daily doses of knowledge. Such
efforts in the right direction have BEEN
thus far, too spasmOdic and fragmen-
tary to be of much real use. That they
are made at all, however, betOkens that
the day is at hand when a girls train
ing shall be so evenly balanced that
whether the future hold for her a pro-
fessorship in a college or the queenship
In a home she shall be we'll fitted for
either position for winning her way
TO an honorable SUCCESSFUL. d. Sterling
in Motherhood.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
The Third Strand.

There is no other proof SO great Of the
good understanding that subsists be-
tween men and women as the voluntary
REIMBURSEMENT by men of powers hereto
fore unshared. 1t is the highest tribute
that has ever been paid to woman, and
yet one of the most unObserved. that not
school has ever been opened to her
except by the vote of men, nor has she
been admitted 10 any learned profession
or 10 any enlat ged sphere in the line Of
honorable occupation. except by men, nor
has any woman been made a voter, in
greater or less degree, either in church
or state, save BY the free permission of
creations lords" They have clothed us
with all the powers that they themselves
possess. save in the highest ranges, &c
clesiastical auu governmental No mag
nanimity analogous to this has been wit
messed since history began. But there
are two considerations which on their
own testimony. have moved men to this
bsstowInent Of power upon the gentle
comrade al their side. First, men are
conscious OF being abundantly able to
take care Of Themselves and their inter
eSts, and. secondly, they have learned
by centuries OF observation and expert
euce, that. as q class. WOmen-being the
mothers or men-are, if possible, more
concerned to do them justice than they
are u do justice TO themselves. Every
woman is the daughter Of a man. and
every man Is the son Of a woman. In
this organic law is grounded the unalter-
able faith that cheers me on my way
while 1 seek TO multiply the topics of
interest and thought between men and
women that home life may be enriched
and home happiness rendered more sta
BILE There are three strands in the
stout cable that binds together the mem
bers OF an ideal hOme-rcligiOn, affection
and Intellectual sympathy. The first and
second have held their own throughout
the ages past-the third this age is form
ing and no truer or more enduring tie
has ever yet been fOrSed.-Frances +.
willard
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
Professional Darners.

A lady suggests this plan for those Of
the poor who wish to help themselves.
She said: 'Some Of the poor women of
the town could make very good wages
if they would do 'darning' You under
stand what L mean? Every large family
has a quantity Of stockings and socks
that need darning. and many of the
richer class hate this work. / do for
one. Well. if a woman expert in such
work would apply for the position Of
darner to several families. she would
get customers and would make a good
living. There are hundreds of families
in which such work could be obtained
Then there are young men who board
and who have dozens of pairs OF dilaDi-
dated socks. They would gladly turn
them over to a repairer When one con-
siders how much stockings and socks
cost, how much the average matron, or
others who can afford TO pay for the re-
pair work, hate to do the darning, and
how much time could be saved, it be-
comes apparent that the plan is a good
one. A hosiery repairer could make
more money than two dressmakers.''-
Columbus Dispatch.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
What Women Like in Men.

Probably the best thing that was ever
written on the interesting question OF
what women like in men is summed up
in the idea that women like a man who
can be strong as a lion when trouble
comes, and yet if one is nervous and
tired can button up a shoe with an
amount of consideration that is a mental
and physical bracer up. They like
man who likes them. who doesn't scorn
their opinions. who believes in their good
taste, who has confidence in them and
wit enough to realize that when one OF
the fair sex is slightly stubborn persua-
sion is more powerful than all the argu-
ments in the Morld.-EXchanGe
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
ChiIdrcn.s Eating.

Some parents compel their children to
eat against their will, as when they
come to the breakfast table without an
appetite, or have lost it in prospect of a
visit a ride. for the sake of "eat-
ing their plates clean" in discoura ge-
ment Of wasteful habits Unless we are
thirsty cannot drink the purest
spring water without aversion, and as
for eating when there Is no appetite ii is
revolving any one may prove to HIM
self by attempting to take a second meal
I'm twenty minutes after having eaten a
regular dinner The appetite the
hunger, is excited by the presence OF
gastric juice about the stomach, but IL
there is no gastric juice there can be no
hunger. no appetite. and to compel u
child to swallow food when it is dis
tasteful is an absurdiiy and cruelty
Halls Journal of Health.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
Mrs. Humphrey Ward.

An English critic speaks of Robert
Elsmere" as not merely IAN extraordin-
arily successful novel-it was, as reflected
in contemporary conversation, a mo-
mentous public event" The face of Mrs.
Humphrey Ward, whose name one book
Sufficed to make known TO the entire
reading world. is full of interest. 1t is
not disappOinting-ther is that in the
expression and features which indicates
the wonderful power that created two
masterpieces of modern fiction. and
there is besides a certain quiet dreami-
ness of countenance which makes one
marvel that this great strength can be
held in complete repOse.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
TO Tell HOSIERY.

Hosiery makers are sly. The value Of
a stocking or sock is below the ankle If
the heels and toes are not double, the
article is not worth buying. 1t is econo-
my in the long run to pay the difference
and get a stocking with double soles-
that is, for service. Now, one of the
tricks Of the trade is TO splice and
clock a stocking. The clerk holds her
tongue. The customer is captivated by
the decoration, and her toes and heels
are bare after a day or two. 1t does not
follow that a stocking is full regular -
as dealers say, because it is spliced. The
splicing is a sham aud a cheat-N. Y.
World
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
A Compromise Dinner Dress.

\ compromise dinner dress planned by
an ingenious woman whose weak lungs
prevented her from wearing a decollete
gown was of black satin. A fur hem
bordered the plain skirt, and line Of
shallow ScallODS outlined in silver
sequins was set on a little above. The
yoke and full sleeves were of white
chiffon spangled with silver, and the
satin waist was outlined around the
cOrsage and over the shoulders with
sequins. The high stock collar was of
the satin.-N. Y. Telegram.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
Cleaning Fluids for Clothing.

one FOR mems clothes that he house
wife will find valuable consists Of a pint
of odorized benzine, one-haH dram sui
phuric ether, one-half dram chloroform,
a dram alcohol and a very little good
cologne. If it is used for cleansing coat
collars and outside garments, apply with
an old piece Of soft black silk For neck
ties-and it can be used on those of light
colors as we'll as black-apply with a
piece of white silk In washing soiled
black goods put a tablespoonful in a gal
lon of warm water. Twenty or - cents
will pay the druggist for quart bottle
of the mixture. The fluid is vouched for
by Miss Helen Johnson of cooking school
fame
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28

Household articles of nickel or nickel
plate may be relieved of rust and beau
fully polished by rubbing over the metal
a mixture of equal parts of Iinseed oil
and beeswax melted together. Let this
coating stand for twenty-four hours and
rub off brisl1ly with a. soft cloth or cham
ois skin dampened with ammonia If
there are deep rust stalps, little tripoli
with diluted hydrochloric acid should be
used instead Of the ammonia
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
Lille Miss Enir.

Little Miss Birdie Fair is not fair lit
tie birdie, at least not in the sense of
complexion. Like money she has lots Of
good looks ard to spare, but she is as
dark as a gypsy and has a bright, ruddy
complexion. swapping dark eyes. a wee
bit of a rosy mouth and an assertive
little way about her which is very de-
lightful Nobody can mistake that she
has a will Of her own and opinions as
Well-N. Y. Journal.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
The BOudoir.

Boudoir. which means literally to pout,
is only another name for ones private
sitting-room. Nine. de Pompadour was
the first to enjoy the luxury of such a
coy nook. The bOudoir today must be
typical of its mistress and is furnished
in colors to set off her style of beauty
in crimson and gold if she is dark, II
pink and white if she is fair. Portraits
of celebrated beauties are supposed to
be especially suited to decorate the walls.
-Dafroif Nous
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
Care In DiphthcrIn.

rs diphtheria is so very serious a dis
ease, whenever child seems 1anguid
and miserable, fretfuI and depressed.
without apparent cause, examine the
throat carefully. writes Elizabeth Rob
inson SCovil in Ladies' Home Journal.
II II is swollen and covered with patches
u gray membrane looking like slate
pencil dust. send for the doctor. II is
always safest TO have medical advice
when the throat Is affected
Until the doctor comes keep the child
in bed II the throat Is painful. procure
a lump Of lime. pour cold water upon 1t.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
Eliza Archnrd Conner.

Mrs. Eliza. Archard Corners sermon
TO young women, which won the prize
among more than 1000 submitted. was
elaborated under the following heads:
Do some useful work, and do Il with
enthusiasm. Lay up some money. BE
sincere Be helpful TO theirs. BE neat.
Stand by your own sex. Uphold for
eVermore the purity, dignity and worth
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
a Hint on Dusting.

In one of the best known gymnasiums
for women in this country the resident
physician said in a recent interview:
Dust is almost as out Of place here as
it would be in the dissecting room. I am
eagle-eyed for it's appearance, and / am
proud to say that the furniture is hand
dusted-that is with a cloth. To the
best of my knowledge and belief, a
feather buster has never found admission
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
WOMAN AND HOME. 20.

Of vomanhood." Mrs. Conner has been
doing excellent newspaper work for more
than twenty years, and her paragraphs
about women are printed in the newspa
pers all over the country. She is q little
woman with short gray hair and
sweet. soft voice which utters the most
surprisingly caustic things against all
manner Of shams, false coEventiOnality
and unwomanliness.-N. Y. Sun.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28

Nicetown, Pa, gives the reason for this
sad condition of many working girls.
Sometimes their back and sides will
ache terribly. They are faint and dizzy
with pain and weight in the lower part of
their stomach. They watch the clock,
and wish that the day would end, as they
feel so i'll and tired.
Standing all day, week i'm and week out,
they have slowly drifted into womans
great enemy, displacement of the womb.
That, or some other arrangement of the
organ, causes irregularity or suspension
of the g monthly periods, bloating, food
ing, or nervous prostration.
Take warning in time,n she says;
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the surest and safest remedy in
the world for you.''
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
HOW TO REMAIN YOUTHFUL.
VIEWS OF AN ADVOCATE or A1IERI-
CANIZED DEBSARTE.

She Tells How Old Age and Its Wrink-
les Nay BE Combated-"Let Go the
Worry and Fret and Follow Ont the
Physical Expression of That Idea.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
Take Your own Medicine.

This would be a much better world if
more people would take their own ad-
vice.-Galveston News.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28

Did you notice
how many of them
had pale cheeks,
dull eyes, and
heavy steps -? and
did you wonder
why they were not
rudy and bright ?
The story which
is told by Miss
Sallie Palmer, of
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
The WORKING GIRL.
Miss SaIlie Palmer Gives Some Sugges.
tons to Girls About Backache,
FaintReSS, and Dizziness.

ESPECIAL TO OUR LADY READERs-1
Did you ever notice working girls on
their way home from stores or factories ?
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28

If you visited the Fair you want Magnificent Panorama
and Illustrated Record of what you saw you did not
go you want Accurate Pictures of what there and
what all your friends who did go talking about Both
othese wants by the splendid bound book of 500
massive oblong pages with $50 fpage copyrighted
photographs, 6xS inches known as
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28

W men Ine eIIeTeScence SuDSlQeS. strain
OF the clear water and apply it to the
throat with a brush or swab. If the
child is old enough. the throat can be
g9rgled with the limewater. Inhaling
the steam from pitcher of boiling
water sometimes gives relief. The neck
may be rubbed with warm oil and
bound with flannel.
Milk, either hot or cold, should be
given every two hours. The cold milk
may have the white of an egg shaken
with each cupful. Strong beef tea can
be given and the doctor may order slim
ulant The strength must be supported
by nourishing liquid food.
The Housekeeper's Golden Rule.
"Liberality but not waste" should be
the housekeeper's golden rule by which
she insures comfort and plenty in her
household and good service on the part
Of her domestics. But il is impossible
to accomplish this most desirable result
without active personal supervision of
every detail. If women would only look
upon their housekeeping as man con-
siders his business. in the light of an inn
perative and daily duty to be accom-
plished calmly and as a matter of course,
putting up with the unavoidable trials
ana diSagreeahle complications as the
necessary. concomitants Of every organi-
zation. they would worry less and ac-
cOmplish lar more. IT is foolish either
to moderate or to magnify domestic
duties, and house mistresses are very
apt to do either the one or the other.
whereas they should look upon their
household affairs simply in the light Of
important and legitimate business be
longing 10 their department, and one
which II behooves them TO manage well.
\ clever woman has expressed this
idea capitally in these sentences: ~
woman IS generally inclined either TO
fret under her duties or shirk them If
she can. She sees man triumphantly
pursuing his vocation and thinks it is
the kind of work he does which makes
him regnant, whereas il is not the kind
of work at ALL but the way in which
and the spirit with which he does it,
If mistress and servants could only be
brought To consider waste as unbusineSS-
like and system, not as the tyrannical
rule of stern mistress. but just as
much a part Of the household machinery
as a mans laws and regulations in his
Office. there would be no need Of fric-
ton. and their relations with each other
would be much pleasanter.-N. \.
Tribune.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
4 WONDERFUL BOOK.

The making Sleeps Worlds Fair Photographed has absorbed the entire interest and
ucha financial
results that human The official heads
o and
in
naof thee ssfd
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

sno peUple. a sense OF num1llatton pre-
vailed when the project for the restora.
ton of deposed monarch was I'M
folded by the administration, and
qualification ensued when its abandon
ment or allure was reluctantly an-
nounced, influenced largely by an
aroused public sentiment.
That unfortunate contemplated pol
Icy was d blunder, and o blunder is
sometimes worse than crime. 1t was,
however, the natural consequence
which might well have been anticipated
from that other mistake In placing the
department OF state In charge of Re
publican statesman. distinguished and
estimable though he may be, whose
public services have always been identi-
lied in opposition to the Democratic
party, who was without sympathy for
its traditions and purposes, and whose
political convictions upon the disputed
public questions OF the day, if changed
at all, are carefully concealed.
.It is to be regretted that the presi-
dent should not have been able TO find
in his own parey some
Safe and Honorsd Statesman
In whom he and his party could have
placed confidence, one of Democratic
instincts and training, whose manage
ment OF. foreign affairs would have re-
f.ected credit upon the country, and
wonld have avoided the promulgation
.of the un-American policy "a departure
from Democratic precedents- which
was sought TO be forced upon an un-
willing people. In this view OF the
situation our opponents must accept
some share OF the responsibility for the
biunders committed in our foreign
affairs.
In ether respects the present admin
istration of our government affords
scant grounds Tor just criticism
Ha spoke Of the repeal Of the federal
election law as fnlallment of the
paTIy's pied ges and Hiusnph for the
just doctrine of states rights, and en.
dorsed the repeal Of the Sherman law.
rho rarifr QUESTION.
Coming then TO the main question
tariff reform he said that revision
should Be approached with circum-
srection and with d realizing sense III
the changed condition OF the country
since 1877 und 1880.
An extreme reduction of tariff duties
at time when ths treasury was swol-
Ion with surplus ,of $1a0. .OO0. .OOO. when
the country was reasonably prosperous.
~ hpn MI nxs& ivsx2 Z. -. .--s.