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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-02
AProfessionaI Curio Hunter.

Miss Clara Willard OF London has
opened a new vocation for women-that
of "curio collector" She makes it her
business to hunt up rare books. china
and anything outlandish for which some
man or woman yearns. When sixteen
years old, she had to devise some method
of support and created the one at which
she has acquired a competency and fame.
What Miss Willard particularly en-
joys is being challenged to find some
thing that collectors despair of ever pos
sessing. An English bibliomaniac chai-
lenged her to find the late Matthew
Arnold's "Alaric at Rome" 1t seemed
as though the quest was a hopeless one.
but she was successful and had the sat
isfaction Of putting the poem into her
challenger's hands, worn and tattered
and shorn of its cover, but still complete.
Two years ago she discovered a copy Of
Robert Browning's Pauline" Her bus
mess has it's amusing incidents. On one
occasion she advertised a tiger skin for
sale in the columns of the Times. The
compositor played havoc with the adj
vertisement, which appeared without the
word skin" The mail brought many
inquiries after the animals health and
diet, and Mr.. Jamrach, owner Of a cir
Gus. telegraphed that he was coming
down TO fetch it.-Chicago Tribune.
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essary and come forth from the ordeal
as good as new. A white duck suit is
very pretty worn over a blouse of deli
cately tinted wash silk. White nainsook
blouses are also worn, having Fittings
embroidered with scarlet, lavender, blue
or yellow. These waists are belted in,
and the lower part does not show below
the girdle. They are made with and
without yokes, but usually have a ruffie
down the front Standing collars are
more used than they were last year,
when turn-back collars and cuffs pre-
vailed. Shirt waists are also seen fin
ished exactly like mems shirts and
Stiff1y starched.
Wide belts are worn this season and
have neat open work clasps in sterling
silver and silver and gold plate. These
clasps may also be obtained separately
and come in sets consisting Of a buckle,
hook and slide. Sometimes a small
buckle for the neck is included. Woven
silk and canvas belts come in numerous
shades. and when ii is desired to have
betting may be covered with a piece of
the goods. This is a better plan than
that of making a belt over lining ma
terial, as the latter is apt to lose its
stiffness and wilt down into an untidy
string.
A sketch is given Of a duck jacket IN
tended to form part of a costume 1t
fits closely behind, but is straight in
front, where it is ornamented with two
rows of large buttons. The gigot sleeves
have pointed cuffs. and the standing
spicuous through the absence of revers,
which are usually a prominent feature.
1t is finished with rows of stitching.
JUDO CHOLLET.
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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
First -President-WiIliam A. Clark,
box 95 Danville. Ind
Second Vice-President-Mrs. Sarah
Taylor, Arcana, Ind
recording Secretary-Aliss Dora wen
ner, Pleasant-ave., indianapolis, Ind.
Corresponding SecreJary-Miss Mary
j. Loudenback. lock box 10. Westville, o.
Treasurer-Miss Jennie Rhodes, FIT
Recovery. o.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Robert n Moulton. Wintersville, Ind.
Miss Mary E. Swain. SOS Vermilion-
st. DanVille. III.
j. +. UnSer, Peru, Ind.
Mrs. Minnie Webb Miller. Altoona,
kas.
william E. Full. 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 attainments and
10 extend the work of reformation.
MEMBERSHIP.
Sec l OF Art of Constitution-An
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 3, Art 2-AH members Of the II.
l. g in good standing shall share equal
" in its benefits and privileges, and it
shall be the duty Of each member TO
seek. by example. by word and by pen
to promote the objects and interests of
the club.
Sec. of y-Laws-Members changing
their place of residence shall notify the
recording secretary of such change
GENERAL.
Sec 1O-It shall be the duty of all Of
ficers 10 report to the president from
time to time, or upon his request, the
progress of any business before them,
or OF the condition Of their respective
offices. and shall advise him of all mat
tiers pertaining to the interests or well
fare of the club.
We urge the host of readers of this
page, who are lovers of truth, 10
acquaint themselves with the objects and
merits of the Howard literary, and lend
US your aid by joining the club. Adj
dress the corresponding secretary, with
stamp, as per above, and any desired in
formation will be cheerfully given. The
Howard literary has neither salaried Of
ficers or contributors, and 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-
ton for The Sentinel will please be sure
to send 81 (the 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.
1894 are 25 cents, payable during jan
uary and February to the treasurer.
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The story of Baby,s Cry.

In pneumonia and capillary bronchitis,
according to a medical paper, the cry Of
a child is moderate, peevish and muffled.
as if the door were shut between child
and hearer. The cry of Group is hoarse,
brassy and metallic, with a Growing in
SEPARATION. That of cerebral disease, par
ticularly hydrocephalus, is short, sharp.
shrill and solitary. Marasmus and tu-
beIcular peritonitiS are manifested by
moaning and wailing. Obstinate, pas
sionate and long continued crying tells
Of earache. thirst and hunger or the
pricking of a pin. The pleuriuc cry is
louder and shTiller than the pneumonia
and is evoked by moving the child or on
coughing. The fretful cry of intestinal
ailments is often accompanied by wrig-
Cling and writhing, an indication the
nurse soon learns to interpret. EXhaus-
ton is manifested with a whine. Crying
before or just after coughing indicates
pain caused by the act The return or
respiratory part of the cry grows weak
er toward the fatal end Of all diseases,
while the absence of crying during dis
ease is often of graver import than its
presence, as it shows exhaustion and
loss of power Loud and intense scream
ing sometimes tell of gravel.
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talent in our club that needs only an
an active exercise to develop for great
good in influencing the reading public TO
higher thoughts of life and living.
Let no one hesitate to broaden their
views and bring out, as nearly as pos
sible. every point of associate interest on
their topic. Breadth and depth of
thought should be cultivated in forming
all conclusions.
We again extend the invitation to
others TO join this division of the work,
and also the regular corps. We would
like few more in each division soon.
Let each member of committee on
work continue to note topics they con-
slider of special interest. and send me,
that we may always have a good sup
ply for selection
1 would be pleased to receive the ad-
dress of alta Baker" and Mountain
Pink" Also to learn the whereabouts
of Pollock"
Yours most truly, T. II. SWAIN,
Chairman Committee on Work.
Danville, ILL.,. May 1. 1894.
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Her Loving Tyranny.

I spoke TO a lady the other day Of her
sistsr-in-law, who is one of our neigh
bors
How well she manages her four chill
dren without any nurse-' l exclaimed.
''She looks calm and untroubled, and yet
l know she is delicate"
She is woman Of great decision Of
character was the answer. "She has
a system about the children. She never
allows them TO question what she says
and you know that saves great deal
of fret and worry"
The next morning I made a short call
on the subject of our remarks. The lady
came into the parlor. and after shaking
hands with me turned to take a chair
and found that the twO-year-old baby
had followed her.
why baby. l didn't know you were
here. Run out TO brother"
mo. Me don't want to-
On, yes" was the smiling answer
"Brother will play school with you"
The baby retreated slowly till she
reached the middle of the room, and
there she stood, with her finger in her
mouth. eying her mother closely. The
mother had turned in her chair away
from me and was watching the baby
smilingly. 1t was evident that the caller
was entirely forgotten for the moment.
IL was the first importance that the baby
made a little note of the fact too,
that there was no ''prunes and persim-
mons expression on the mothers pretty
face. She had simply spoken and eX-
pected the baby TO do she had said.
NO" burst from the baby.
"Oh, yesr' smiled mamma. Brother is
all ready 20 play with you"
The baby stood a moment longer,
finger in her mouth, studying her
mothers face, and then ran out Of the
room. Then, and not until then, did
the mother give me her attention.
The incident made such an impression
on me that | want to write it for young
mothers. 1 began with the theory that
the best way to bring up a child was
TO reason with him and In that way
teach him obedience. 1 abandoned that
theory long ago and wish now that I
had never held il for a day. When
implicit obedience" was brought to my
mind, rejected it, largely because, un-
der my new responsibility, ] was newly
conscious of my own fallibility.
How can l." 1 would say to myself,
always know the right command to en-
force?' Now l say to myself, "Be as
nearly right as you can, but go ahead"
Implicit obedience, lovingly enforced, is
the only way to bring up a child. and
eternal vigilance" is its priest. Louis
Republic.
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AGAINST TOBACCO.
s'Tuscumbia'' 'DenOunces the Filthy
Weed and Habit as Great Evils.

Dear HOwards-Legions are prone to
forget that we live in the enlightened era
known as the nineteenth century. and
even profane the stately sanctuaries of
the most high by proclaiming to the re-
fined. intelligent senses concerning
therein their great love for the sicken-
ing. disgusting. filthy weed
Anything detrimental to comfort and
neatness. and that creates a thirst for
intoxicants engenders disease, and is a
poison scarcely less destructive than the
deadly hasheesh.
Morphine or opium so prevalent among
the Orientals is a browning evil scarcely
less detrimental in our latter stages
than the ravages Of King alcohol; and
that persons can have the levity 10 arise
In the temples dedicated to the worship
and alteration of the most high and as
sert that they love the same and hope
they always will, and even manifest no
hesitancy 10 thank God therefor, and
that they are no "prohi cranks," etc;
which latter expression may imply that
they rather banker after the ardent, is
a spectacle to make angels weep; is
strongly tinctured with and savors of
Phariseeism.
Precious few will cOntrovert the as
sumption that tobacco is no evil; multi
tudes OF noble men and gallant, brilliant
youths deplore its moderate or excessive
use. and like our hero who spoke up in
meeting, have renowned the vile habit;
the others never sound its praises, or
think it a blessing worth thanking God
for, and would give the sweet breath
purifier, the aromatic teeth cleaner and
solacer Of all their joys. the disconsolate
heart rending good-by If they could; and
as is meet only proclaim its virtues TO
barbarians, savages, and heather.
Tobacco is beyond all controversy an
evil; eminent physicians, great statesmen,
orators and temperance lecturers have
denounced it in no measured terms; this
being conceded IL follows that gamblers,
the frequenters Of pool rooms and the
besotted inebriate and libertine, might
with the same propriety arise in the
churches and thank God that they love
the same and hope they always will"
but wound and dishonor will they get
and their reproach will not be taken
away" the walls Of Zion will totter, the
adversary will utterly raze It, and the
accessiOns to the church militant will
not materially augment or the grand
millennium era down under the perni-
cious influences of the loathsome weed
and kindred evils besetting Columbia's
sons, righteousness exorteth nation,
but sin Is a reproach 10 any people,"
and '1et him that nameth the name Of
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-02
Engines Mounted on Rubber.

The vibration Of stationary engines is
sometimes sufficient to make neighbors
as well as owners complain. In spite of
the best balancing of the several parts
of the machine it is hard t. get rid of
the vibration altogether. Several diff
ferent ways of overcoming the evil have
been invented. Perhaps the most effec-
tual is TO mount the foundations of the
engine on pillars and leave a wide trench
around these and at distance from the
walls of the inclOsing building But
even this plan does not entirely prevent
a tremOr.-N. Y. Tribune
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Feet md shoes.

Why do women who haven't got pretty
feet and who know they haven't wear
the boots that make their feet look their
very worst? Such woman can afford
TO wear but one kind of boot-a laced
one and never low shoe under any cir
cumstances. A buttoned boot does all
very well for the first few days, while
il still buttons trim and neat about the
ankles, but every woman knows that
it does this for few days only; then
it loOsens and begins TO take the shape
of the foot, eXaggerating its peculiarities
every day just a little, and by and by,
before the boot is half worn out il is
a kind of caricature of the foot, with
every defect and imperfectiOn eXagger-
ated. The laced boot doesn't do this,
because il can he drawn up every morn
ing like a new boot, holding the foot al
ways firmly and securely, and so acts
as a corrective against any tendency the
foot has TO be ill-shaped and spreading
y. Y. Telegram.
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TO THE READERS OF THIS PAGE.
Read What the President of the H. L.
c. Has to Say To You.


c. Has to Say to You.
Dear Friends-I address you as such
because 1 believe the pleasant relation
we have had in the past will justly en-
title us to claim you as such. From week
TO week for years gone by we have con-
versed with you through that silent, i'm
pressive agency-the pen. Now, at this
stage of our acquaintance 1 deem it ex-
pedient to make of you a very reasonable
request. We firmly believe we can claim
many stanch friends not holding an al
legiance to the Howard literary club. To
such, this earnest request is directed.
All readers that appreciate and enjoy the
Howard literary department of The SEN
tinel and believe our efforts. as put
forth, are toward the accomplishment Of
good results, l earnestly beg of you an
expression Of such appreciation. This is
solely to readers of The Sentinel and not
members of the club. as we know all
members are. or should be. interested in
our page. You can give me an express
sion on a postal card with little trouble
and expense and may be of great value
to the page. trust our pleasant asso-
Citations in the past will be sufficient to
draw out an expression of the apprecia-
ton Of the page. AS to the motive for
making this reasonable request, suffice
it to say it is purely in the interest of
the welfare Of the page, and he assured
that each expression will be thankfully
received and promptly recognized Ad-
dress me plainly, w. s. Kokendoffer,
Montevallo, Mo. box 81.
Now, kind friends. please attend to this
ere you forget my request. Yours in
honor, love and charity
w. s. KOKENDOFFER,
President Howard Literary Club.
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In No Danger Yet.

Father don't like that young man
who comes to see Nellie"
Mother-"It may be nothing serious
He has been sending her flowers and
bringing her confectionery for weeks"
Others have done that and dropped
off of their own accord
But last night he brought her some
chewing gum"
Dear met That looks serious. He
loves her. Are you sure of it?''
Il saw him give her the gum and she
put it in her mouth"
"Ohl That's all right. If she sat there
and chewed gum she doesn't love him. 8"
Street & Smiths Good News
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The OriOlR.

Oriole. list TO the plant they bring,
Unheeding thy breast of gold.
The flashing light of thy glancing wing,
Thy note so free and bold.
They say in the heart of the apple bloom,
The rose blush Of the peach.
Like corsair bold their sweets untold,
Thy slender bill doth reach.
But IT say" is mischievous, dangerous
elf.
And I doubt 1t an DER true tail.
The fiOwerets fair, with their fragrance
rare,
The truth of the plant assail.
So welcome free we give to thee
At the earliest breath of spring.
And Iinger long with your gladstone song,
Sweet as the thoughts you bring.
MRS. r. Z. SMITH.
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Dolce for Niente.

An6 so We deem me idle.
AS I sit with folded hands,
Mid the busy surging life.
With its ceaseless stern demands.
Well. mayhap the censure's just,
l own it's truth in part;
But the words of Gliding fail,
$50 dull and cold my hearty
To rouse one languid pulse.
One thrill of wakene6 life,
And l shrink with nerveless dread
From the turmoil and the strife.
Time was with bated breath
I caught the sound from far.
And followed the orifiamme
AS the white plumes of Navarro.
But I wearied OF the strife
AS the smoke of battle lowered
And I saw the spoils of victory won
And worn by slave and coward.
MRS. r. z. SMITH
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signs of Good Breeding.

There is no place in the world where
a persons breeding is so quickly shown
as at the table. The majority of people
are not adopts in the art of eating, and
nine people out of ten could not prop
erly order meal il their lives depended
on il. If the average parent would
teach children from babyhoOd up table
etiquette, as they teach them how to eat
much embarrassment might be saved
them in after life. Good manners and
politeness cost nothing save a little care
and observation, and true refinement is
always an open sesame TO refined friends
and kindly reatment.-Detroit News.
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Ostrich Feather Fans.

The handsomest feather fan on record
is that owned by the Countess of Ions
dale, which consists of five wide white
feathers, the longest twenty inches, with
a handle of amber, having her mono
gram in diamonds and costing $500.
Pearl shell ard amber mountings and
shorter feathers in the lyre-shaped fans
cost from $25 TO 800. Even for 800 a
dainty one, though simple, may be had.
In the closing fans really choice speci-
men costs from SIS to $25. From IS TO
SIS come very stylish ones, but under
that price they have a cheap look,
though many are carried in black, light
colors and the natural mixed gray. The
sticks or mountings have much to do
with the price.-EXchange
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The WhiSl1 Broom.

Nothing" says a woman whose house
wifely skill and experience are coupled
with an authoritative knowledge of
sanitation, makes a better dishcloth
than no cloth at all, but a whisk broom
The practice Of using any old rag, an
old stocking cut open, which is a tradi-
tional country cloth, or any similar thing
in sinks is well known to be foolish. Bits
wear off AID become clogs to the drain
pipes If cloths must be had those of
coarse mesh. loosely knitted from a
tightly woven cord. are the best Of the
kind. A broom, however, is very much
better. Select a short stubby one, and
a trial will show its superiority. To
scrape the bottom of saucepans and pots
there is nothing so good."-N. Y. Times.
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EnNnl Lacc.

Few ladies know that the beautiful
lace known as fayal lace is made from
the fibers of leaves of the bitter aloe, a
relative of the common century plant
This lace IS manufactured by women
and the necessary skill is so rarely at
tanned that there are about twenty-five
persons on the islands-the Azores-who
can make it. The art needs to be prac-
ticed from childhood. In that respect il
is like glass-blowing among men. The
art cannot be acquired late in life-that
is, the kind of glass-blowing practiced
in manufactures of glass for commercial
use.-Chicago Herald.
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Dressing for Dinner.

No sort of negligee dress should ever
be worn in a public place. This rule
is understood in way. but the great
trouble is that it seems rather hard to
make people in general understand what
come under the head of public places A
boarding house dining-room is one of
them. No loose jacket that belongs, no
matter how remotely, to the dressing
sack family should be dOnned for this
table, nor does a tea gown ever seem
Observation-Disclosures Press.
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ton of colors, as many that appear
warm and lovely in the daytime are
quite the reverse by lamp or gaslight.
Especially is this true of many puppies
that are hideous browns under the glare
of the gas. Likewise some pinks become
yellow, some blues green. The same
rule holds good for evening wear. Many
colors are lovely by day, but become dull
in gas or lamplight. If you are purchas-
ing material for an evening gown. it is
well TO make the selection in a part of
the shop artificially lighted.-America-
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Washing the Little Ones.

A New York physician says: 81 think
1t is cruel 10 allow the faces and eyes of
children to be washed over with soap
and water in the coarse and rough way
in which 1 have often seen it done.
Some nurses appear to take a sort of
morbid delight in its employment in this
way. Even to an adult, soap in the eyes
is a very painful ordeal TO go through
with. In the end it inevitably produces
chronic, sometimes acute, ophthalmia.
In washing children's faces with soap
use fine flannel, a sponge or the corner
of a towel"
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FOR JUNE.
Topics Announced for Next Month by
the Minute Corps.

The following topics by the minute
corps are here announced for the month
of June:
June s. How to attain truest develop
ment, mentally and physically.-"Bob."
10. Should children be employed as
wage-earners ?-"Dora Dickens"
20. Potency of infiuence.--W- w
Stockwell
a. Practicing the presence OF the
Holy Spirit as the way of righteousness.
MAID Maple"
l desire to express my sincere appre-
citation OF the articles that have APP
peared from this corps. They have all
been excellent, fully meritorious, even
beyond our expectation, and prove con-
clusively that we have excellent literary
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Lavender Wafer.

Put half a pound Of fresh lavender
leaves into a double boiler, pour over
them half a pint of soft water, cover
and simmer slowly one hour. Take off
the fire and cool. Add one and one-half
pints of alcohol, strain twice and bottle
for use. Do not get the alcohol near the
fire as it is inhammable. Glass shoppers
should be used in the bottles.