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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-16
Children Mt Table.

There is one thing that a child should
be taught from the time it is old enough
to sit up in the company of its elders,
and that is refined code of table
manners that no future influence can
change in any way. Ii is hard TO over
come the habits of childhood, even
though the aSSOCiG tiOns of youth are en-
tirely different from those that left their
mark on the first years Of existence
Therefore to instll correct demeanOr one
must begin when the baby brain is I'M
folding and receptive.
No one can estimate how very much
a person is judged by the sort of con-
duct which characterizes the prosaic eat
ing and drinking that is part OF the daily
routine. The graceful handling of fork,
the dainty way of slipping ones soup,
the knowledge Of what this, that and
the other table ornament is for, stamp
a man or woman at once as being used
to good society and is the greatest help
to the awkward and the shy.
No matter how lovely a woman may
be- If she eats with her knife the Illusion
is dispelled, and, no matter how great
or honorable the man, if he will persist
in drinking out of his saucer his fame
counts for naught.
1t is the little things Of life that either
condemn or elevate us in the opinion of
others, and table manners are as essen
tial a part Of the education of a gentle
man or gentlewoman as the deeper lines
Of thought and learning.
A mother cannot be too careful with
her child in this particular. Teachers
Of dancing and department may come
I'm later years, bur the first rudiments Of
table etiquette should be engrafted while
vet the baby sits in a high chair and
does not know a fork from spoon
Philadelphia Times.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-16
How to BE Happy and Travel.

How to be happy when travelling con-
sists in not only making the best Of
everything, but, far as possible, ar
ranging ones belongings SO that they are
most comfortable, writes Isabel A. Nal
lon in the May Ladies' Home Journal.
Ones gloves must be whole and neat
looking. but should not be assumed for
the first time, and the same law applies
to ones shoes. Tt Is always desirable TO
have a veil, a fresh-lOoking one, even if
1t is not put on until one is near ones
haven. Then, if the face looks a little
dusty or the eyes a bit tired, the thin
tissue or net will hide the imperfectiOns.
In addition to the bag which holds
ones jewels and toilet belongings there
is wisdom in having a small bag in
which to keep ones ticket checks, keys
and the amount of money that it is
thought will be necessary. 1t is never
wise to carry more money than you will
absolutely need, for a purse overlooking
with notes and silver is confusing. and
very often small pieces Of silver are lost:
notes are not properly counted, damned
at the end of your journey you cannot
understand just how your account
stands Have your umbrellas strapped
together: put them in the rack above
you. and if you are going a long distance
remove your hat and hang it the
hook prepared for it. Your sachel viii
be quite safe in the rack, unless it should
contain very great valuables. and then
il will be wisest to put it just beside
vou where il can easily be seen.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-16

With the exception Of the regiments
of the guards-a mere plaything of the
czar-the. Russian soldier. says Spare
Moments. is a misunderstanding object.
sickly, and dressed in uniform out of
all proportion TO his stature. He is
wretchedly paid, always half-famished,
and, in fact. appears more qualified 10
be defended than TO defend. one has
not to go far to find the reason for this.
The Russian commanders have, almost
in every instance, sought their positions,
not in the hope of proving useful 70 the
state, but with an eye to the riches
which will accrue to them in the shape
of plumber from the government and
from their unfortunate subordinate.
Forage. equipments, remounts, and.
lastly, the soldiers rations offer ample
scope for plumber, and these are The
sources from which fortunes are
amassed. By regulation each battery
must possess fifty-eight horses, and the
government provides the commander
with the funds for the purchase of that
number. AS a matter of fact, however,
only forty horses are purchased, returns
showing the expenditures for the full
number are forwarded TO the commits
sariat department, and the difference
finds It's way into the commander s
pocket. A somewhat similar system is
followed in regard to the forage The
horses are kept on short allowance of
hay and oats; the soldier, unable 10 OBJ
tain the requisite supply Of forage from
the proper quarter, is compelled to make
up the deficiency by theft from neigh
boring peasants.
Each soldier is entitled to one-quarter
of pound Of meat, three pounds of
black rye bread one-third Of a pound OF
greats, and l farthing with which 10
buy such luXuries as salt and pepper.
Even this scanty table furnishes its
quota to the commanders poclie1. In
the first place the contractor for meat
by means Of a tempting bride procures
the acceptance Of an article Of the worst
quality, and not infreQuently substitutes
horse for OK flesh. In order to permit
Of the still further gain the commanders
direct the dough 10 be well watered, and
the bread issued to the soldiers is con-
sequently Of the worst possible quality,
pasty, and half decOmposed. The -four
saved by the watering process is accu-
mulated and disposed Of 10 private per-
sons. The regulation quantity Of greats
regulates itself into about one spoonful
Reduced by hunger and starvation il is
no wonder that every Russian soldier
suffers severely from one form or an
other of dyspepsia. In no other army
are such crueltieS practiced upon sol
diers as in that of Russia. The thrash
ings are interminable. and even trum-
pets and other musical instruments are
made use of in these castigations. 1
have known a man to be thrown under
a horses feet for some imaginary Of
Tense and l well recollect a case where
a single blow of a fist Of an officer rup-
tured the drum of Il mans ear and rem
dered d man deaf for life.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-16
Artistic Posters in France.

The two forms Of advertising that the
French excel in are posters and win
dow display The good taste exhibited
I'm these two directions makes a walk
along their streets a delight and an art
treat. The Partisan poster owes its at
tractiveness to bold drawing and subtle,
though Oftentimes startling, handling of
color. No matter what the article adver-
tised, a girls figure is invariably intro
duced. Usually the size Of the poster is
large, but never is it attempted 10 por-
tray a complicated design. A broad,
s6etchy effect and a dazzling scheme Of
color are relied upon TO do the business.
The best artists do not diSdain TO design
for the photographer. In the window OF
a swell art store on the Boulevard des
Capucines 1 noticed the original Of a. pos
ter that had been used for the AIolin
Rouge I was curious TO know how
much such a thing could be worth after
duplicates had been on every dead wall
in Paris. The price was 200 francs
(S24O. but il bore the signature of
Cheret, who is the acknowledged master
of the poster art in France. Each ex-
ample Of his work that issues
from the lithOgraphing press is
worth more than is asked for a copy Of
a high-class magazine There are even
places in Paris where collectors buy
posters, and the best examples cost
from 3 francs coo cents up. Posters
without the lettering are still more high
~ esteemed and cost about ten times as
much. Rare examples frequently COM
mand fancy prices. Cheret- Guillauma
Fraipont, CAMS, Choubrac, Faria. Yer
neau. etc, are the best known designers.
and the connoisseur looks for the sigma
ture on a street advertisement as natur-
ally as he would FOR the artists name on
the painting hung at the salon. No
better example could be given TO the ex-
IRENE to which this art has been carried
abroad than the poster exhibition which
is now being held in Brussels. A special
building is given up 10 il, and people paw
their admission fee. wander about
through the various rooms and study
the different examples critically. just as
we should do at an exhibition of the
Water Color society in New York
Printers Ink.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-16

rough towel. For kid gloves OF light
color that are but slightly soiled, but
not stained, there is no better mode OF
freshening than TO wind a bit Of oiled
silk around the finger, rubbing vigorous
" to remove all traces Of the mar. Any
woman who tests this easy way OF
cleaning kid gloves will be sure 10 keep
thereafter a strip Of the silk in her pos
session. A quarter or even an eighth
Of a yard is quite enough to purchase at
once, as in fancy dry goods houses.
where it is sold, 1t is kept moist in
.arge roll and is thus very pliable.
Moisten the silk, however, when using,
as one does a postage stamp-Philadel-
phia Ledger
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-16
THE LITTLE TERROR.
How Baby Amused Itself and Others
on the Street Car.

It was a very cunning little child, just
beginning to talk, says the New York
Herald, and its mother manipulated II
so as to show its sweetness TO the best
advantage for the rest Of the passen-
gers. The lady who sat beside the mother
on the cross seat Of the car smiled at
it, the woman opposite chirped at ii. the
man across the aisle let IT play with his
cane. Amid all these attentions the little
one crowed and laughed and squirmed
around in the very ecstacy of pleasure.
Every now and then, however, the
child turned toward the lady next TO it
and regarded her with fixed admiration.
Finally it put out its chubby hand and
cautiously felt her nose through her veil.
Then everybody looked at the nose and
saw that it was very red. Conscious Of
this observation the woman with the
nose got red cheeks and a red neck. The
nose in the meantime lighted up like
beacon, greatly to the delight of the
baby, who grabbed at it under the inn
preston, evidently, that the nose had
been colored up for its especial enjoy
ment.
'Pittyp cried the child trying at the
same time to take hold of the nose
The unfeeling man with whose cane
the baby had been playing grinned as
he picked up the discarded stick and the
mother tried to choke the baby off with
kisses. The other women smiled sweet
ly-all but the woman with the red nose
She was mad enough to bite the child 5
head off But the little innocent began
to pinch its mothers nose. and make a
mental comparison between that organ
and the nose shining through the veil.
This was certainly OdiOus. But the
closer the infant studied the two noses
the more satisfied il appeared TO be that
the red nose was the prettiest and most
desira BILE. So it playfully grabbed the
red nose once more, to the equal discom-
future Of the owner of the nose and the
owner of the baby. At that point the
woman with the nose arose and made
for the door, the baby began TO yell with
disappointment. and the spectators
laughed merrily.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-16
Sold His Wife for So.

Benson's Mines is a North Woods ham,
let, forty-five miles from Carthage. The
prettiest woman in BensOns Mines is
Mrs Joseph Kipp wife of a labOrer
mother Of two children, and a lady who
carries her heart in her hand. Her hus-
band is forty years Old while she is a
few years his junior All the woodsmen
i'm the hamlet admired Mrs. Kipp, and
foremost among them is John Burial, a
Thrifty Frenchman. Mrs. Kipp too ad-
mired Burial and declared her love for
him. But Kipp was willy and was ever
i'm the way of his wife's lover Burial
finally boldly went to Kipp, told him Of
his infatuation, and demanded to know
for what price the treasure could be OBJ
tanned The husband spurned the offer
at first, declaring that all the woods
men in the kingdom come did not have
enough money TO buy the beautiful Mrs
Kipp. But Burial admonished him to
consider and at future time tell the
pair of his conclusion. AT the next
meeting Mr.. Kipp. while intimatiner that
his wife was the dearest creature on
earth. offered to part with her and all
of their household furniture for the sum
of So. Burial quickly pushed the money
into Kipp's face, and few minutes later
Albert Droppo justice of the peace. drew
up bill of sale. and Mrs. <ipp and Mr.
Burial were happy. Kipp left shortly
afterward for Syracuse.-Utica Observer.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-16

In unity there is strength. In con-
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To encourage and circulate pure liter
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higher and better life.
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box 90, Danville, Ind.
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Taylor, Arcana, Ind.
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Kas.
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ROBERT RURNS.
written for the Howard Literary Club
by Ben Ardys."

In a clay-built cottage about two
miles from the town of Ayr. Robert
Burns the national bard of Scotland
was born Jan. %. 1859. Here in this
'.land o. brown heath and shaggy wood"
"a blast o. Janwar' wind blew hanseT
in on Robin" but the sturdy Scotch
blood in his veins withstood the blasts
of Boreas and the poverty of his birth.
and he lived TO become one Of the great
est of British poets.
Burns was a great reader. and al
though surrounded by extreme poverty
managed to read many of the best books
of his time 1t is said that while he was
working or walking TO labor he studied
the works Of Shakespeare. Pope and Ram
sey. In his nineteenth year he studied
mensuratiOn and surveying and also in
creased his reading by perusing the
works Of Thompson and ShetstOne. In
1871, in order to become a nax-dresser
he removed TO Irvine, but fire destroyed
his shop and he returned TO his fathers
home penniless His stay in Irvine is
only noteworthy from the fact that it
was here the poetic fires within him
were rekindled by the reading Of Fergu-
sons poems
Soon after this incident the death Of
his father occurred, and, together with
his brother. he took a suitcase Of a farm
called Mossgiel in the parish Of Mauch-
line. in order 10 support the family. His
attempts at farming were a failure from
financial point of view but literature
gained some of its masterpieces while
he was engaged in the humble Occupa-
ton Of tilling the soil.
For him the plOughing of those fields
y more ETHEREAL harvest yields
Than sheaves OF grain,
Songs flush with purple bloom the rye,
The plOVer's call, the curlews cry
Sing in his brain.
At this time his poverty among other
causes, led him 70 think OF leaving his
native land. and he resolved to emigrate
TO Jamaica Then it was that he wrote
his Farewell TO Scotland The follow
ing lines will give an idea Of the state Of
his mind:
The gloomy night is gathering fast
Loud rOars the wild, inconsistent blast;
Yon murky cloud Is foul with rain,
I IL driving Ger the plain
The hunter now has lerI the moor
The scattered c0veys meet secure;
While here | wander. pressed with care
Along the lonely banks Of Ayr.
Farewell, old Coila's hills and dales.
Her healthy mOOrs and winding wales,
The scenes where wretched fancy roves
Pursuing past unhappy loves
Farewell, my frfendsi Farewell, my foesf
Ny peace with these, my love with those,
The bursting tears my love declare;
Farewell. the bOnny banks Of Ayr
From the subscription Of an edition of
bis collected poems he obtained f20 and
thus secured passage for Jamaica While
hiding 70 avoid arrest q. friend brought
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-16
Odes in BreVity.
LIFE.

LIFE.
Life's clock the time to toll
Hangs up within my soul,
While nightful hours tick on
Till dreams awake-'tis dawn.
DEATH.
Life's clock no time to tell
Hangs up within the cell,
While deadly hours ebb on
Till judgment day is come.
ETERNITY.
LIES clock is wound again,
Hangs up within Gods reign,
While time forever rolls
Through our angelic souls.
-"Hapola. I"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-16
WnshtnE CLOVES.

The sO-called washing gloves are an
excellent choice for utility purposes all
summer, as they can be cleaned once
and again by washing them in water
that is more than warm. but not scald-
ing hot, using a bit of pure white soap
in the process. It is best to wash them
upon the hands, as the chamois is less
likely to shrink in drying Wash and
then rinse in clear water, and dry by
rubbing with Turkish or other soft.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-16
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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-16
Hardly Ever.

Fairy GOdmother Cgenially)-"Which
do you choose for your infant daughter
beauty or wealth.
Young Mother pleadingly)-"NIay she
not have both?'
Fairy Codmother Cauthoritatively)-
They never go together''-Street
& Smiths Good News.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-16
Personal.

A young lady Of seventeen summers,
highly educated, refined. and OF pre-
possessing appearance. desires TO form
the acquaintance Of some nice
young man, whom she would advise. IL
troubled with dyspepsia, to use that
great blood purifier. Sulphur BItters.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-16
ROBBED BY HIS OFFICER.
SUCH Is THE FATE OF THE RUSSIAN
SOLDIER.

A Miserable, HaIf-Starved and SickIy
Specimen of Manhood Is the Cars
Defender, PIundered by His Superb
or, Who Joins the Army for This
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Full on thy bloom,
TIL crushed beneath the burrows weight

Full thy bloom.
Till crushed beneath the burrows weight
Shall be thy doom.
Some five months before this while
blowing in the same field he turned up
the mouse and its nest, and from the
simple incident wove into song a lesson
TO prove that human foresight is but
poor dependence:
Wee, sleekit. cow'rin'. tim'rous beastle.
Thy vice. bit housie too. in ruin;
Now thou's turned out for a thy trouble
To throle the winters sleety dribble,
An canreuch cauld;
But mousie. thou art no thy lane
In proving foresight may be vain;
The best laid plans o mice an men
Gang aft a-gley,
An lea'e US nought but grief an pain
For promised JOY.
With what loving pity does he speak
Of the birds and beasts exposed 70 the
storms and hardshipS of winter:
Listening the doors and winnocks rattle,
! thought me on, the .ourie cattle
Or silly sheep wha' bide this brattle
And through the drift, deeplairing sprattle.
Beneath scar.
Xix mapping bird. wee. helpless thing,
That in the merry month O. spring,
Delighted me TO hear thee sing,
What comes o thee2
Where wilt thou cow'r thy chittering wing
He mourns with tender feeling the
fate Of a wounded hare that some idle
gunner had crippled.
oft as by winding NTH, I. musing wait
The sober eve, or hail the cheerful dawn;
I'll miss thee sporting Ger the dewy lawn.
And curse the ruffian's aim, and mourn
thy helpless fate.
With the matchless music Of his
rhythmic utterance he has rendered in
delible the name of the plain and COM
mon Scotchman, and we would all like
to shake hands with John Anderson"
or the "COtter"
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