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To Improve the Complexion.

There is a way to remove effects of
sun and wind from the complexion If
one has the courage and perseverance to
do It, In your room and when not likely
to be interrupted for two or three
hours make a poultice of ground flax
seed and spread 1t on an old soft cloth
the size of the face, leaving places for
the mouth and nose. On applying il to
the face the sensation will be uncOm-
Portable, not disagreeable, for few
minutes, then it will hardly be noticed.
Lie or sit down, as it will be hard to oc-
cupy ones self in any way.
If a quick change is required keep
the pOultice on for two or three hours
If there is not time for this, half an
hour will make considerable difference.
but it must be repeated for several days.
When the pOultice is removed, wash the
face with warm water, taking care not
to rub the skin unnecessarily, as it
roughens it. apply a little cold cream,
and the result will be satisfactory.
Leave the cream on as long as posi-
BILE, and instead of washing the face
wipe it with d soft cloth, or if there
is not a sufficient feeling of cleanli-
ness wipe with damp cloth. The trans
parent clearness of the skin will sur
prise you.
To please others one must please
ones self. The self-possessiOn that comes
with this is invaluable. The satisfaction
of having our bodies In perfect or
der outwardly goes far toward making
US look and appear well.-Lillie G.
Flint in HouSekeeper.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
Song in the Household.

II anyone has his choice about where
he shall grow up. let him stipulate for
family in which there are singers. 1t is
a sore pity to grow up where there is no
singing. In early days an American
child's chances were better than now of
being born into a reasonably large fam
fly, and though in some families all the
members have music in them and in
others none Of course the more there are
the better the chances of song. Song is
almost pure gain. Ii need not be Of very
high quality, so long as il emanates
naturally from inside of the singer and
does him good It's value as an APP
purtenance TO domestic life lies not in
fits merit as a performance, but in its
success as an expression Of the feelings.
Singing is a fine art, of course. worth
cultivating, but the species of song that
we are now talking about is of the same
sort as the singing Of birds and OF
negroes. Ordinary, normal children
ought TO learn ii by ear as they do
language, and they should sing because
they are happy. as the birds do. A child
that grows up where there is no singing
no more gets his rights than a young
robin that is Matched out in an incu-
bator The robin IS pretty sure to sing
when he grows up and is turned loose
IN the sunshine whsther his ear got any
early cultivation or not, for the habit
has been strong in the robin family for
generations But IL the child does not
get his singing instincts developed by
example while he Is a child they may
stay asleep pernanently.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03

woefully limited. No thinking rnesA
should be uniformed Of the opinion OF
so important representative body-aIed
on this great subject the man who does
not think must be incapable Of thought.
NEW YORK WORLD.-W. r. Hough-
ton has compiled the perfect record OF
that memorable conference.
GLEN STUDBBAKER. Commissioners
of the Worlds Columbian Exposition
l believe that the Parliament OF Re-
ligions viii result in bringing religious
denominations closer together.
COL THOS. KNOX, New YOrk.-Ths
book will be an important addition to-
the literature of the nineteenth century.
RABBI ALEX. II GEISMAR. New
York.-TwO features Of this magnificent
Exposition pre-eminently type the
progress OF the century-the electrical
display ana this glorious Congress OF
Religions. Unity is the text Of both.
Electricity brings earth's ends into
mental unity, the Congress points earth's
spiritual unity in human brotherhood
and Divine fatherhOOL.
D. w. CURTIS, Fort Atkinson, Wis
The publishing of the discussions Of the
Parliament Of Religions will enlighten
the world with regard to the faith OF
the different nationalitieS.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
Making Stories.

When the boys and girls are seated,
give each one a paper and pencil; then
each one present in turn must say aloud
one word-a noun, adjective or verb
and these words must be written down
by each one on his slip Of i:aper. Sup
posing there were ten people, there
would be ten words. such as. for in
stance: Dog, girl, Thanksgiving day.
grandma, fine, walking, laughing, kind,
grand, poor.
Now, when all the words are written
some one says, Ready" and then each
person must begin and write a story
bringing in every one of the words given
and the stories must be written inside
of ten minutes; then they are all to be
read aloud to see who has done the best
RAMS Horn.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
Queen Vicforin.

The queen of England is most partic-
ular about names being given correctly
and smartly snubbed a certain lady who
spoke to her Of the late duke of Clar-
ence as prince Eddie" by saying, Il
cannot understand the prince and prin-
cess Of Wales giving their children nick
names. and in my presence 1 prefer them
not used. His name is Prince Albert
Victor"
In the way of setting people at their
ease the queen is known to be an adept.
She greatly dislikes visitor who is shy
and colors or looks agitated when adj
dressed. At the finish of the interview
the queen generally gives a small bow
or offers her hand and then turns slight
ly TO one side TO save the very trying
necessity of an entirely backward exit
from her presence.-London Correspond
ant
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
WOMAN And Home,

There is a great deal of unnecessary
ado made about weaving the baby. One
would suppose that the changing of the
food of an infant was one of the most
complicated, dangerous and responsible
undertakings, Judging from the amount
of literature and talk one encounters on
this subject
AS a matter of fact ninety-nlne one
hundredths OF the trouble lies in the
weakness, indecision and tender-hearted-
ness OF the mother. Women who are ex-
travagantIy fond Of their children dis
like to wean them, and they actually
seem to enjoy the fuss that is made over
this simple operation and revei in the
difficulties that have been conjured up in
its way.
One Of the first and most important
stems-in fact, one might say the only
ssnportant part of the process-is to ac-
custom the child to eat prepared food
Once establish the habit of regular feed
ing in very small quantities, and the
battle is, to a certain extent, won. When
this is accomplished, however, one must
not for every little real or fancied grief
cuddIe the little mite of humanity up TO
IS exactly where the mischief lies and is
fruitful source of annoyance, to both
mother and child.
1t is a curious fact that mothers who
are not at all fond of nursing their
babies have no trouble in weaving them.
The youngster takes its rations of other
food and very soon forgets its original
source Of supply.
1t is a great mistake to give babies
raw fruit One of the very best articles
of diet is thoroughly cooked apple sauce,
If the child likes it. This, with brown
bread and weIl-cooked cereals, makes up
a good bill of fare, and by this is not
meant three-minute cooking by any
means. but grains completely digested
by long continued heat and moisture.
Probably no greater error in the feeding
OF children has ever been committed than
giving them three-minute and prepared
foods such as used on the table Dy
adults When oatmeal is used it should
be cooked six or eight hours, and only
the soft portions should be fed TO the
child. Farinas cooked an hour or so
makes a delicious and nourishing Cruel,
the thicker portions of which may be
strained off If desired. Peaches well
cooked and with a little sugar and all
dried fruits prepared with care may be
given in small quantity. The juice OF
almost all Of these is good If taken in
the amount Of a couple Of tablespoon
fuls TO each meal.
If much milk is used. and there is any
evidence of distress. a teaspoonful of the
Juice o. some acid fruit may be given TO
advantage
Nursing may be continued at intervals,
the time being gradually heightened un-
til after awhile the baby takes its meals
without worry or question. The great
secret in successful weaving is firmness
and good sense. Once get the mind in
full possession OF the idea that the opera
ton is necessary, then let all circum-
stances conform to this demand, and the
bugbear resolves itself into q simple and
by no means difficult undertaking that
may be limited TO two or three weeks
and finished without unpleasant accident
or incident.-N. Y. Ledger.
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our spoiled pet trotting up and down
the room and trying to get rid Of the
treacherous dainty. At last we came to
his aid, at least / did, for 1 could not
resist his appealing look when he came
up to me and put his front paws on my
lap but it was a very subdued terrier
that afterward betook himself to a quiet
corner under the sofa for the rest Of the
evening.
we offered Punch, as usual, a little piece
of the sweet stuff we had made crisp
by plunging into cold water. But, no;
he would not look at it, and with his
tail dropping he turned and trotted off
Immediately and we could never per-
suade him to share our homemade sweet
stuff again.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
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Who can resist a baby? Perhaps
some old bachelor win reply that he can
not only resist one. but that he would
likewise consider it a good plan to
drown them all as soon as they were
born, in kitten fashion. Well, the man
of this type is left out the category al
together, and in asking who can resist
one Of these dear little helpless bits of
humanity We mean who with a heart
can turn away from the dimpled. cling
ing hands or not be won over by the
innocent baby smile. No matter where
a baby appears its influence is felt
Let a mother and child enter a car,
and five out of every six people will do
nothing for the rest Of the way but
watch the baby. and the old gentleman
with glasses, who has been absorbed in
the reports of the stock market, will
look pleased and smile down on the lit
tie mite who has taken such 2 fancy
10 his gold-headed cane and Wall even
unbend SO far as to beam upon the
mother and TO say in his his deep bass
voice, VERY fine child, madam" And
If by chance this little creature should
smile up into his face or evince any de-
sire to be more friendly the austerity
that frightens his clerks almost out of
their wits and keeps them continually
tOeing the mark will vanish entirely,
and in It's place will come an air OF con-
sClouS SuptIiOIIty. ds IHOuSH the nOHor
conferred upon him by the tiny mOrsel
of humanity at his elbow had made him
a trifie superior 10 those other of his fell
1ow-beings who had not received any
such mark of distinguished considera-
tion.
Women old and young, unless they are
dwarfed in their true nature. always
love babies. The maternal instinct is the
strongest and best point in the feminine
character, and from the time of doll
dressing I'D to the day when their lives
are gladdened by the advent of little
stranger they adore the winsome. help
less human beings that are dependent
upon them for love and support.
The thought of a curly head, a rosy
mouth or a little lisping voice joyously
calling papa" or mamma has kept
many man and woman from despair
and the many dangers of life that are
worse than death.-Home Magazine.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
Engaged Girls.

A girl cannot be too careful of her
personal appearance when engaged. 1t
is a harmless and often a very wise
piece of business to fiatter your lover
in the style and color of your new
gowns. A continued disregard by
young lady of advice given by her
lover, to whom she was engaged and
who was an artist, caused him TO break
the eng8 cement. The constant outrag-
ing of his artistic tastes by wearing
colors that We're in screaming contrast
was more than he could endure.-Chi-
cagO News
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
To Clean Wall Paper.

Is your wall paper smoked? Make a
dough of flour and water as stiff as light
bread. Take a piece the size of a bowl
and gently pass it over the surface of
the wall from the top 10 the bottom. AS
the soiled dough may be worked into the
lump at each stroke it will do for a
quarter of an ordinary sized room. Use
until the dough becomes black. 1t is
superior to damp bread.-Detroit News.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
The Black Art.

Send one person out of the room, who
must be in the secret with the leader
The latter tells the company to choose
any object in the room, and the person
outside will be able to tell what it is
The object being selected, the person
is called I'm, and the leader points to
a number of things. including something
black. The object pointed TO immediate
ly after the black article is the Cne
This can be done a number of times,
and the company remain mystified as to
how the person can always tell the cor
rect object.-Good Housekeeping.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
The Sum Bath.

The sun bath is a wonderfully slim
ffiating bath, as sunlight furnishes the
same tonic properties TO a human being
assat It furnishes to plants, and all per-
sons suffering from anaemic conditions
are advised 10 take full length sun
bath upon the nude body daily when the
sun shines. sunlight furnishes certain
mineral properties In the proportions
that are often administered artificially
for the toning up of the blood-Jenness
Miller Monthly.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
The Convicts' Friend.

Mrs. Agnes d'Arcambal of Michigan
has done much to help discharged prison
convicts during the past twenty-five
years. Through her efforts a home for
discharged convicts has been established
i'm Detroit. and so per cent. Of the men
who have been received there are now
living honorable, upright lives.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
To Keen LinoIeum bright.

Linoleum should never be scrubbed
with soap and water. for this removes
the pattern. 1t should be rubbed with a
wet house flannel to remove the dirt
and then polished with sour milk and
water. A good method Of keeping
linoleum I'm order and restoring it to it's
original brightness is to rub il with a
piece of flannel dipped in a mixture of
linseed oil and turpentine. This will
double the wear of the material and in
sure all marks being removed.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
Duchesses and Dictionaries.

writer in the Pail Mall Gazette
thinks that the duchesses and diction-
aries know too little of each other.
1.-The greater the swell, the worse she
will SPELL" declares he. "A large gilt
coronet on a letter has sheltered the
most prOdigious blunders. One of the
most gracious salon holders in London
commits literary solecisms that would
wreck a train. IT'S only pretty Fanny's
wayp and if Fanny happens to be a
duchess her errors will not in the least
affect her position
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
Mrs. Hetty Green.

Mrs Hetty Green is said TO be worth
$50, 0OO, 900. She was left s1S.000,000 by
her father, and the rest she has made
herself by successful investments and
speculatiOns. BY most people Mrs.
Green is thought to be a close, hard
woman, but others maintain that she
is a liberal though transformations giver
to worthy objects.-Woman's Business
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
A woman's Discovery.

It was German woman, Nine. En-
ma Seller, who first discovered the
mechanism of head notes. the highest
tones in the female voice. She devoted
herself to the study of the larynX at the
dissecting table, and was rewarded by
finding two small cartilages in the vocal
chords which produce these sounds.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
Confidence Cushions.

Confidence cushions are the pillows
that stand in a corner near the fireplace
when they are not in use. and that af-
ford a resting place when in use for the
lOwIy individual who likes to sit at her
friends feet They are big, square and
without frills, covered with denim or
mOhair plush
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
Record I'm Newspaper Work.

In Kansas there is a woman who has
a forty-three-year record in newspaper
work and she is only ffty-five now. She
is Mrs. n. z. Bronston of Atchison.
She began her extended journalistic ca
reer in her fathers Office in Newport,
KY. and since then has been connecte
with half dozen Kansas papers,
Atchison Globe
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
We Have One Here.

A good deal has been said about a
young English woman who is an indexer
and has made a reputation by indexing
the records Of the houses of parliament.
1t may not be generally known that
woman has been employed in the same
profession in this country. Miss Bever-
idge has during several administrations
assisted in indexing the Congressional
Record.-Washingto Letter.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
Rosa BOnbeur.

Rosa Bonheur has survived most OF
her brothers and sisters. There were
seven Of them when she set out in her
career. She Is an old woman. small, sun
burned and wrinkled as a peasant The
gray hair Is cut short and is still thick.
As she wears blouse, she dons a cloth
cap. The ribbon Of the Legion of Honor
Is pinned on her breast. II was given
her by the Empress Eugene, in speak
ing Of whom she heaved sigh and said:
'sPauvre femmel Ellie est ST seule!' The
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
A PIucky Girl.

Christian Reid, the well-known story
writer is the daughter of Col. Charles
Fisher. who held the largest contract
on the western North Carolina section
of the Richmond & Danville system.
When the state became bankrupt, he
lost all he had put into his work. and
his daughter bravely set out to repair
the family fortunes by writing stories
under the above nom de plume.-Ex-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
Death and Victorr.

We read how the French boy at Rats
bon ran up exultingly TO the side Of
Napoleou's horse and told Napoleon that
the victory was won. The chiefs eye
frightened, but as he looked down he
said: "My boy. you are wounded. ."
KILLED, sirl said the youth, and
dropped down dead. The nobleness of
the story lies in the boys entire self
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
Miss wuIard,s Tbeater.

Miss Frances E. Willard suggests a
Christian theater-one conducted in a
way that religious papers could adver-
tise and recommend and to which a
young girl might be taken without fear
of anything from the stage that would
bring a blush to her cheek.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03

who was afterward Dame Moulson, sent
her f100 over seas from England TO aid
the cause of education. She cast her
bread upon the waters, and it is re-
turned to her memory in honor after
all these many days. Mrs. Agassiz the
president of the Harvard annex, is con-
graduated on this most charming and
suggestive choice of a name.-BostOn
TN1-ar inf
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
Crowns of an American Woman.

Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt. whose maiden
name was Smith, possesses two wonder
full crowns. the one purchased in Ger
many by the millionairess herself from
a princess whose husband had lost his
sovereignty, while the other, which she
prefers and wears oftener, is a diadem
in every respect similar to that used by
the queen at the opening OF parliament
and during the jubilee ceremonies Mrs.
Vanderbilt had 1t made in London at
an expense of ESQ, 000.-LondOn Telegraph.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03
4 Dnrning Club.

A number of housewives in a western
town decided that darning is too dull
work to be done at home alone and so
formed a darning club, which met
every Wednesday forenoon, and while
others We're sewing one woman. who
was so fortunate as to have no work to
do, read to the others.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03

accent of Bordeaux hangs on her tongue.
but she has not Gascon loquacity. Her
eye is attractive" and is still bright
Somebody spoke of her masculine habili-
ments. She said: I'm my situation they
are the most convenient and decent. I
should have missed all chances of sue
cess had 1 had to bear the weights Of
the skirts in fashion thirty-six years
ago.'-PariS Figaro.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03

The first lady who ever gave money
20 Harvard college could not have fan
cied in her most imaginative moment
that more than $50 years later her girl
hoods name would be given to a college
for women at Harvard. Annie Radcliffe,
The advocate., 1894-11-21
Hints About Dress Cleaning.

Ten cents worth Of naphtha will, II
properly applied, thoroughly renovato
wardrobe and save an economical woman
q big bill at the cleaners. There are few
stains 1t will not remove, and gloves can
be resuscitated to q long life Of usefulness
when put through the naphtha process.
This harmless looking white fluid must
absolutely not be used at night or any
where near artificial heat; otherwise 1t Is
harmless as water. And the way to clean
gloves Is to put on one at time. Button
1t on neatly, and then, with bit Of cotton
batting moistened in naphtha, rub the
soiled parts. Rub lightly and evenly, not
so as to wet the kid through, but cover
the surface well. In order that they show
no dividing line between the part that Is
wet and that which Is dry and unneces-
sary to clean, the naphtha must be rubbed
down with long, light strokes. Then,
when 1t has all dried, no inlike mark
will show Only clean a small part Of the
glove at time. 1t dries quickly and must
not be put of the hand until the kid seems
quite stiR and clean. Wool, silk and cot
ton fabrics all clean perfectly under
paphtha, That does not take out color,