Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 30, Number 48, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1884 — Page 7

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 31, 1884

STARVATION.

IU 31 oral and I'hj.-hal EflVct. Sbm Horrible State or Lethargy Which Knrta Id a Sleep From Which There is no Awakruiu;. IKathanlel Edward Davis, 1 R C 11 The recent cas of cannibalism at sea opeaa up some curious questions as to the 2ects of fasting on the moral natare of man. To the superficial observer, death by starvation simply means a wasting of tbe body, horrible asony, an increasing weakness, a - letharc Btate of the brain, and a Bleep from vth'.ch there is do awakening; bat is this all that it means? while this is rolng oa let 3 consider whether or not the intellectual f&ealty.and with it the power of distinguish ing right from wrong, is not also undergoing & precis of wasting and death, even before Hat of the material part, for, howexer dangerous it may be to received opinions to associate the material natare of the brain with moral natare of oar being, we are bound to do bo to eludicate soma of the facts conceded with this case. reasoning by analogy, we rind that, in laan y cases of bodily disease, the state of th mind is the first indicator of the mischief going on in the system. Take even such a Bimpie tiling as indigestion, which, as eyery ' one canst know, is only a manifestation of a deranged stomach, and what do we find? ITbat the lowness of spirits induced by this aviTection may vary from slight dejection and ill-tamor to the most extreme melancholy, fcometirc.es inducing even a disposition to rnicide. The sufferer misconceives every act of friendship, and aggregates Blight ailments into heavy grievances. So in starvation, the jjower of reason teems paralyzed and the intellectual faculty dazed really before the functions of the body sailer, or even the vastinc; of its tissue becomes extreme. Sack teicfr the case, the unfortunate individual is not accountable for his actions, even if they be criminal in character, long before death puts an end to his sufferings. The most deep-rooted and powerful feelings of human nature the love of a mother Sot her offspring are perverted in casses of ttarvafion, for we read in Joaephus that during the siege of Jerusalem, under Titus, mothtra ate their own children. A similar caae is mentioned in Scripture as occurring darii j the famine in Samaria (2 Kin:rs. vi., I"1); if, in ruch a case, the intellectual faculty was not utterly disorganized, no amount of hur en agony would account for such c mplete perversion of nature. lMerricg to this state, Aitken observes: 'A depression of the nervous state is very early manifested in the impaired energy of all the vital functions, the weakened condition of the intellectual faculties and moral feelings, and diminution of general Eeraibility.'5 As vital activity and mental powr are simply the manifestation of connnmption of material, and, aniens tbe supply of that material, in the shape of food is Sept up, a progress: e waste of both must ifcef'sarjly ensue; and tnat which depends lor its manifestation on the material that 1, f wod must be lirst tngo, tbat beiiigia this case the intellectual faculty the power Of distinguishing rieht from wronc. An Old writer (Guianerius) says: 'Aud'OUte;, monk?, and the rest of that super- - atitions rank, tirous't. ni moderate fasting, fcave been frequently mad," showing that even in tarly times the fact was known and believed that want of food perverted the liigher attributes of the mind betöre it destroyed life. What are the symptoms of death from . a 9 , . , i t mm oi iuou, auu now ions can man buosisi Without solid or liquid nourishment? According to the experiments of Chossa. death takes t-Ure in from ereht to eleven days, and after 40 per cent, of the weight of the bodj Is consumed. Now, as this means more A certain tissues than others, it may be interstice to mention those that snrTer most. The fat wastes 93 per cent, of its weight; the blood, 72; the spleen rl: the liver - A: the fceart, 44; the bowels, 42; and tbe muscles, 2. On the other hand, the following parts traate much less: thus tno bones waste 1G rcent,; the eyes, 10: the skin, 33; the anrs, 22; and the nervo as system, i. e., the nerves, only 2 per cent. The point worthy )f attention is the almost total consumption of fa before death takes place: in facLdeatn 'fcystarvatioa is really death by cold. As rn es the fat of tue body goes aud lat is r-Voa r.tara' the tmnrti of the h.ulv the body diminishes but little cntil the tat is conscraed. then it rapidly falls. t'hnpsafc vhnrA TTtfrtmunt. on ilnmh aniftoala are most painful to read is of opinion that death from exposure to intensecoid and death from starvation are one and the i a me, es, in the torpor of death from warft !! i t the application of warmth to the body imxceiately restores consciousness, showing that heat is closely related to the principle f Hie. as manifested through the nervous festem in its more subtle sense. xae Bympioms oi starvation irom want oi food are severe pain at the pit of tbe stomach, which is relieved on preesurf; thia subBides after a day or two, but is succeeded by a feeling of weakness and "sinking" in the Bame region, then an insatiable thirst supervenes.s which, if water be withheld, thenceforth becomes the most distressing fymptoiu. SLThe countenance becomes pale and cadaver us, the eyes acquire a peculiarly wild and glistening stare, and general emaciatnn- un manifests itself. Tne body then exhales a peculiar fa'tor, and the skin is covered with a brownish, dirty-looking and offensive EC ere lion. The bodily strength rapid;y ueClines: the saSerer totter in waiting, i . . Toice beccmes weak, and he is incapaoie ' least exertion. Tne mental powers exhibit a similar prostration; at first there is usually a state of stupidity, which gradually increases to imbeclity, so that it is difficult to induce the allerer to make any effort for la own benefit, and on this a state of oianifacal delirium ireanehtly supervenes. f Before death takes place tbe body appears Vi be undergoing putrefaction, so that, 'ihough it seems to waste in one way, the power of the system to eliminate the eiTate rrodts is paralyzed, and these, instead of eiug bumedefl as ttej axe when the proper sourUhmrnt of the tissues is going on, rejtaain and decompose; to bo other way can the fater during life be accounted lor, and the rapid decomposition after death. This accounts also lor the fact that cholera, fever, twd blood-poisoning are so mach more fatal f In the bs3i r fed than they are in the well I io-do; the low Ute of the vitality induced J prevents tbe elimination of the poison, and I the suüerer dies, not by the virulence of the disease, but by his inability, through weak xtese, to throw it o Pestilential diseases lW8js follow in the wae of famins, and lettre j riiOre than pencil from actnal staranon. To show how long lif s may be carried on Trith a yery little food, the following case xnay o interesting: In February, 162, a man thirty-six years of age was discovered in a stack near Morpeth dying from statvation. All attempts to rally him failed, and he ultimately ded. Ae waa an intelligent man, and had been editor and proprietor of 1 penny Journal called the Falkirk Liberal. A diary waa found in bis poaession containmg entries of his condition from Februa y tn 2.". from which It aDDeared that duhne xhe reventeen days he had twise tasted a piece of bread, but that for the last thirteen te had been entirely without food. Daria the first ten days of the thirteen he wis able to obtain water but on the eleventh day ?js foundh'ti egs were useless, and he lost aUl motive power in his lower extremities. 5i so tbat half his body appeared to be dea.1. I .Iber M also the well-known cas'? of the (.t pig tnat was buried in its sty under thirty , Jjet ef tbe chalk ot Dover Cliff for IW aays. tud which was dug out alive at the end of that time, reduced in weight from 1G3 pounds to forty pounds, or no ls than 75 per rent. (TrtnsactioiiS of the Linnaean Society,"

voL xl., p. 411.) The extraordinary prolongation of life in this case may be attributed to the retention of the heat of the body ty the non-conducting power of the chalk, and to the retention of its moisture by the saturation of the air in its immediate viciDity, and restriction of its movement. As might be expected, the old can lire longer without food than the young. In youth, the growth of the body caases more rapid consumption of nourishment, and the eupply and the waste are more quickly got rid of; further than this, tbe nervous system, tkengh more buoyant in youth, is lsa stable, to that the young perish qulcklv quickly when tbe supply of food Is cut oil, irom the want of sustaining power in the nervcus system. This was illustrated in the lecent case of cannibalism, the boy being Jo a dying state, when tbe men, eo far as their muscular power was concerned, were strong enough to accomplish the terrible deed they died. . In the case ot tbe Welsh fasting girl, death took place after deprivation of food for eignt dajs. During the first few days she was cheerfnl. but later on it was found that she could Bot be kept warm; she then lapsed into a Btate of torpor, from which she could not be roused, and died. Four men and a boy were imprisoned in a mine from April 11 to April 19; they had access to watei, but no food, between thoee dates. When liberated they all recovered, the damp atmosphere and their access to water being powerful factors in their aid. Another curious fact to be observed in those who recover after prolonged starvation is their unwillingness to be questioned on tbe subject, and their inability to give any coherent version of their suffering and feelines. showing plainly that the mental power was too torpid to take impressions at the time. In the recent case of cannibalism their sngen'Dg was 8gsravated by intense thirst, but tbey seem to have been able to civa a graphic account of the horror of their situation, which is not usually the case. The history of starvation points to this fact, tbat the moral sense dies before the physical being; and some interesting intelligence may be cathered by a study ot this subject in its broadest basis as a national question, where it relates to the intellectual and social qualities of race In ill-fed and well-fed countries.

CLEVELAND'S GIFTS. A. liaru Fall of lirtca-Iirae . that Pota a Jaoh Shop to lilunh. Albany Special to Tlmes-SUr. Tb queerest place in the State is Governor Cleveland's barn or store room. Y our corrtpondent was permitted to visit these quarters to-day, and a stranger collection of old junk it would be impossible to Ma l anywhere. The barn is a substantial structure, built just back of the Executive Mansion, and durinz the administration ot more t alt by Governors it was used for the carria vf 5 and horses of these worthies. Governor Cleveland, however, doesn't koep a tram, end since his election to tbe Presidency the vacant barn has been used to store the vast store of miscellaneous present) that ton:e pouring in from every quarter of the l'i;rn 1 Vrmtrly these packages were delivered at 1 he Executive Chamber on tbe hill, bat as t.uy kept constantly increasing in number ai-u variety, it was found impossible to receive tbem there, and so a kind of anion depU i as opentd in the barn. It keeps one man bnsy receiving, arranging and shipping t ark the package addressed to the Presi-iint-elecL In spite of the fact tbat the greatest care is exercised in finding out who ti ds the stuff and his address, many of the jKckages remain unidentified. Tbe Governor's orders are that all presents shall be returned to the sender at once, i'.at as about half the eifts come annoymously, it is not so f Bf-y to carry out tbe instructions. Ä clerk was busily marking and sending away packages when your correspondent caMed to make a tour of the place. The collection of bsld eagles, bicycles, chairs, rJtiks, brushes and other bric-a-brao would have put a junk-sbop to blush. Yet there waa one marked difference between the stock in the Governor's barn and tue junk-shop here every article was bran new. The eagle tapped his wins dolefully in his wooden cge with an air that told plainly it was the first time te had ever been made a show of, and two owls stared in a wonderful knowitgwayat the expressman who was taking the things away. Not a speck of dust dimmed the brightness ot the glittering bicycle that was promptly going back to Jiobton, and the red plush of a comfortable "s-dcair showed its newness through the thin covering spread over it. The oDly thing that bore traces'1 of wear was a barrel covered with country mud, and with a number ot openings cut in the stavee, through which the red and mellow golden of great New York apples showed. A second expressman was unloading a half barrel of cider that had just arrived, when the clerk caught bim and told him to wait A c&refol examination showed it had come from Bingham ton, N. Y and without taking it from the wagon, a receipt and bill of ledirg were made out and the stuff shipped back, bo it went all day. as last as one thing was returned another came in to take its place, and the clerk considered himself lucky if two articles did not come In place of every one sent back. It is easy to understand how si mole country folks take pleasure in sending little tokens of aCection ta tbe man they honor and respect, and in whose good fortune they have bad a part. Bat why these tokens so often take the form of animals is a question that sadly perpleies tbe poor clerk. One man in Brooklyn sends a dog, another in Maine sends twoowl, a third forwards an esgle, a fourih believes tbat nothing less than a Maltese cat will ma tee the President happy, while a fifth hooes to win favor by the preeensation of a fawn. If this sort of thing continues the barn attfldbed to the Kxecutive Mansion will soon contain a menaxrerie which will make oar BtiDnm hang his heal la shame. The Pirsiflent-elect takes all good natureaiy and as ä huge joke. Said he to day, laughing over the matter: "Homebody ont West, I don't remember his name just now, sent me an eagle the othf r day. What am I to do with an eagle? I presume they will be sending me an elephant next;" then, musingly, ,4It would be just ai useful as an eagle, the ugh." Uefctde tue Stil. We both walie! s!only o'er tho yellow grass, Beneath the onset ky ; And then he climbed tbe stile I did not peas. And there we said good ly. Be pensed one moment j I loaned oa the stile And tvred the hazy lane: But neither of us spoke until wo both Jckt said good-by agaiu. And I went homeward to our quaint old farca And he went on his way : And be has never crowed that field again, From that time to tola day. Iwondcr If he ever rive a thought To wbat be left behind; As I start sometimes, drramlng that I hcRf A footstep la the wlud If he bad said but one regretful word, Or 1 bad shed a tear, He would Dot go alone aboa the world, Nor 1 sit lonely her. Ata! our hearts were fail of anjry pride And love was choked la strl'e: And so the stile, beyond the yellow gra Btands straight across our life. Every other Saturday. While receiving friends and making ac qnaintances for the New Year, do not forget to renew with your old family friend, Pond's Extract. To thoee who are not familiar with its virtues, we take pleasure in Intro dacirz it as the great family re rued v for In llammations. hemorrhages, burns, boils, sprains, piles, sore throats and all kindred diM-ates. It is vegetable, perfectly harmless used internally and exterually.butits poer for good will surprise you and make you Its lasting iriena.

TO lilOW UP AN EUPEKOIL

The riot for Which Eight Men Ar on Trial in Lelic An Anarchist Conspiracy that IV as to Have Iteea Consummated Vhen the reat Oerroanta Monument Waa I nyelled The Hold cipeerh. es of tbe Alleged Leader. The trial of the German Anarchists who are accused of attempting to cause an explosion at the time of tbe unveiling of the Niederwald monument to United Gsrnuoy, en November 0. 1S83, was begun in v.psic last Monday. There are eight cf tue accused persons Beinsdorf, Bachm', Kuechlen, üupech, Holzhauer, Soenugen, Keinbach and Toellaer. There were fifty-four witnesses called, a: id the prisoners had four attorneys, ha e expenses were partly paid by subscriptions from Socialists in this and other countries. The most remarkable feature o the trial has been the bearing of Jleinsdoif. It is generally admitted that be was the ringleader of the conspiracy, and he hardly denies it himself. In fact, he has apparently scorned to deny the essential point of the accusation against him. He is evidently acting from boneet conviction, and has the courage of his faith to an extraordinary degree. He has ade several harangues in coart, and has stoutly defended the justice of his cause. On Thursday last he closed an address of this kiqd by stating that he knew be risked h:8 life, but if be died he died a nartyr and true to the Scriptural injunction: "Be ye faithful unto death." The public prosecutor demanded that his words be taken down to form the basis of another charge against him, that of inciting to murder. When asked whether he pleaded gniity or not guilty to this tharce, he drew himself up to bis full height and answered: "I have nothing further to say. Do with me as you please." On Saturday, when asked if he had anything more to say in his own defense, he again dwelt on the nnhappy and degraded condition of German workmen, and denounced in bitter terms the system of police supervision. Had he ten heads he would gladly sacrifice them to the cause. The grave, he said, was the best place for a persecuted proletarian like himself. In anotner speech he confessed that he was connected with the regicide plot, and was so bitter in his remarks on the condition of the working classes of Germany that the Jndges interrupted him several times and rebuked him. The work of obtaining freedom, he said, devolved upon the workmen themselves. The ccntes-ls at the po'ls, so beloved by the dxnal Democrats, were aboard and irrational. The Anarchist programme ot action would alone arswertLe purpose. Tbe end juscihed the rxeans, and he had done his duty as au Anarchifrt. lie admitted tbat be had persuaded Knpsch and Knecblen to join him, and that i he gave them the necessary instructions as to tbe haudliug and piecing of the dynamite. Had he not been ill at ttie time, he added, he would have committed ths assassination at the Niederwald himself. Throughout the trial be has mdeavored to shield his companions evtn at his own expense. He is demented as iKtesetsmg, ia addition i to great physical conraue. a remarkable and affectionate disposition. The evidence and hia own con fwion clearly show, however, that, notwithstanding this characterIstic, he deliberately plotted to murder the ! i-mpercr, the crown prince, and as many more as happened to be in ths vicinity when the mins exploded. xbe mine was in a dram under the road way over which tht Emperor ramt piss in going irom llndsheim to Neiderxald. It consisted of a laree stone jar and a glass bottle hlled with dynamite and furnished with percussion cips. According to Kupsch'a confession, be was ordered te tire the mine whe tbe Emperor s carriage was about fifty feet away by applying a lighted cigar to the end of the fuse placed at toe side of the roadway. Pupsoh asserts that he was un willing to eoect the explosion, and only ap plied an un lighted cigar. Kuechlen upbraided Eupsch for his failure, and the latter gave as explanation that the fuse was wet and failed to light. Kuechlen then told Kupsch to place new tiuder in the ftue, aod to explode the mine when the Eaiperor was returning. Kupsch returned to the drain, fastened fresh tinder to the fuse, but cut the fuse in two about two metres from the charge. When the Etuperor returned and was at the proper spot Kupsch applied a burning cigr to the severed fuse ai.d walked away. Kuechlen was very angry at the second failure, and when the road wa3 clear of teople removed the dynamite to tbe grand pavilion at Kndesbeini, where a concert iraa in programs, kuechlen there upon encased away, and Kunsch exploded the dynamite ten paces from the pavilion and ran away. Theetories told by all of the prvoners ex cept Reinsdorf have been conflicting and contemptible in the spirit they have shown on the part of the conspirators to shove their own guilt upon eacb other s shoulders. The question of capital punishment in the case of Kupsch and Kuechlen depends upon the proof of the ignition of the fue and its extinction without their intervention. Toellner pleads that he was drank on tbe occasion when he is proved to have had communication with the conspirators Kupsch, when asked if he had anything more to say in his defense, begged for time in which to petition the Lmperor. Kuechlen begged for mercy on the ground of his large family. Fachmann said all he meant in the plot waa to ecare the bourgeoise. Tne remainder protested their innocence. UISXOU1C AUrOQrlAPUS. A Remarkable Collection Gathered by a Senator's Wile A Book Filled with Distinguished 'ames and Polite Bentimuti loaerlbcxl ty Statenmcn, Warrior. and Llterateura or theLsst Haircmtury. I Philadelphia Press. An extremely rare and valuable collection of autographs is that now in the possession of George O.JEvaos, a clerk in the highway department. It Is embraced in a small volume of fifty pages, delicately tinted in various colon, in point of historic interest it is. per baps, cot equaled by any other single collection. The book ia the property of Mr. Evans' annt, Mrs. Anna L. Evaus, the wife of Gfore Evtiis, who wcaa Senator of the Uniud from Maine in 183-1, and was for Eire yearn a member of the National Horn o!'Ke( r6entatives. Mrs. Evans, although rot over ninety years of age, is well preset ved, end enjoys the exercise of all her faculties. Her collection of autographs includes all of the great stateemen of the country who were in Congress in 1331, and has been much sought by curiosity-hunters, but she has steadily refused to give it up for publication. Many of the men who inscribed their sentiments in this little book left reputations tbat aro fondly cherished by the present generation, and that will forever live in hijtory. Mrs. Evans, at the time her gifted husband was in Washington, was a leader in society, and her acquaintance was almost universal, extending as it did, to actors, distinguished oreigners, ana menoi letters. iueaut grapn am urn was in aosm uays a comparatively new institution, and the collection of names arid sentiments was a novel and an easy tak. It was a source of equal pleasure to the pb'berer and the contributor. On the opening page cf the book appears the r.arce of John Quincy Adams. The haodwritirg marks a hesitating pen that at several itexes in its progress narrowly escaped the dreadful calamity ot a blot. Mr. Adams rote: My name? and what besides, to write With Fancy on the rack W hat bat tue rue ot virgin white Shall turn at once to blackf Wbat but a prarer to Heaven on hiijti. That through this world ot strife,

Year lot may with yonr album dieAll nolle as your lile. No more delicate and honeyed com pi i

merit was ever paid in graceful language by a Freren courtier. And how gratifying must have been the following, which is writ ten on the next page in a ti-.e school-girl earn, ana signed simply "ii. Clay": "I can cot comply with the request which you have made to inscribe my naoie in vour ; album, without adding an expression of the Baiieiaction which Mrs. Clay and 1 have de rived from your acquaintance, a hope that opportunities similar to that which has brought us together in this city, may be ever enjoyed by ourselves and those who succeed us. and a fervent wish that you, your family, and jour friends, may alvajs e: joy happiness and prosperity." Theodore Frf"-Vlatten of New Jersey, the father of th resent Secretary of State, cboseapink leaf upon which to ofiernis tribute of esteem, and in a hand almost as tineas that of Henry Clay, but adornti with nourishes, wrote: No unavailing regrets for tbo pMt and For the future a hope fail of immortality, William H. PrescoH, the h letorian, in a characteristic, undecipherable historian's band, under the date of April 5, 1S1G, paid a compliment to the fair collector, and gladly availed himself of the opportunity to place his sentiment opposite to tbat ot tbe great, eloquent, and fiery orator, Senator William C. Preston ot South Carolina. "Most willingly," ha wrote, "do I commemorate a very hsppy day, for which I am indebted to the agreeable society of the fair ow i tr of this little book." On an esthetic yellow page, in dark brown ink, there runs this inscription: J. C Calhoun, with his best wishes for the health and happiness of Mrs. Evans. Senate Chamber, Cth Jone, 1331. At tbe top of a pink pass, whose edrea have faded into a dead buff hue through age, there is a name, written ia violet ink, that it is hardly likely any one woald be ubie to decipher. It reminds one cf the let ter that IlA'ace Greeley once sent to Mark Twain, and which wss translated in fifteen difie rent languages. It is tbe name of Elihu B. Washburne, who was Grant's first Secretary of State, and afterward resigned and was Minister to France during the remainder of tbe administration. Fortunately for posterity Mr. Washburne wrote but his name and his residence. During Charles Diekens' 6tay in Washing ton, on the occasion of his first visit to the united States, and before be had written his unfortunate and ill-conceived "American Notes," he made the acquaintance of Mrs. Evans, and the two thereafter remained on the most friendly terms. The great novelist, in compljing with a reouest to write in tbe album, exerted himself quite briedy, as will be seen. Ifcia u all that there is oa the pge: Jraithtully yonrs C"UULK.i DlCKKN, Washington, Sixcenth March, LS21. A unique autograph Ii that of the re nowned Indian scout, Davy CrockettCrockett had just ben elected to Congress, and was bnsily applying himself to the task of learning to read and write. These were artompliftiroents that to him had before M-enied unnecessary, bet under the careful 8tid patient training ot Mrs. Crockett, who was herself gifted with a not inconsiderable fend of knowledge, tbe valient Davy soon 'racked np," and servd his constituents with credit. When Mrs. Evans was introriored to him he was sitting on a loin-e. Vnthout rising, he bent his head in salutation, and, with along sweep of his arm. aaid: "How are jou, my cood madam; I am glad to see you." He wrote literally as rollows m the album: Wac-hisotos, 16'h June, 1S34. Mrs. Evens of main requists The hunter from the west to write his name in her Al bum. Her curiosity shall be grattif;fd by a Sen timent wishing her heith and fcspio -ind a Safe arivel at her residence with her familv and friends. . David Ceocxktt. Daniel Webster preferred a plain white page. His sentiment was couched in plain prose, and Dears evidence of having been written hastily. It was as follows: Mr Dkab Lady. I Lave only time to wish you a good jour ney, and to express the hc.pe that yoa may meet all friends well. Y'r truly Dah'L WKR6TBU. The PTtAt tAtMman waa tint itiafTed with ha first leite nf "niMl " hilt efter writint it scratched it out and substituted one of more pleasing and correct proportions. a -v . w a a? vn - L- t Aiarim au iuren, uauer uaie oi j eo. it. wrote: It rive mn nlenanra in mmrl v with Mn Evans request by placing my name in her album. Mr. Van Buren waa then Vice-President, with Andrew Jackson, and was elected Kie&ident two years later. Gen. Winfield Scott vssitfrt Senator ana Mrs. Evans at their home in Gardiner, Me., in March, 1839. and wbiln there he contributed to tho album and gave free rein to a poetic fancy, lhat would seem tobe not in harmony with a warlike spirit, in this lan- ... i. Here, on the ban -ot the oeaumui Ken nebec, in Gardiner, and under her hospitable roof. I am requested to inscribe my name on this tablet, which I do as a m ark of my high respect and esteem for Mrs. Evans. I have visited her country in haste, write in huste, and leave it with admiration and reereU On a blue page is written : Very reepectfullyj lour ob't BerVt, Washington jBTisy, Washington, April L'O, 1M2, And underneath it: I entirely aeree with Irving. JOHT P. KfSSIDT. Washington, May 3, 1812. Kennedy will beremembeeed by BChool boys as the author ot "Swallow Barn," "Nick in the Woods," and other equally eprightly and entertaining; story-books. Irnna; and Kennedy were in Washington at th 8 rue time, were in trod need and became good friends. What a jump in associations from tbia page to the Dext! It is blue-tinted and bears upon its (ace this inscription: With my best wishes for the health, happiness and prosperity of Mrs. Evana, I rerxain, meet Truly her ob't aerv't J. Davis. Mr. Davis did not then probably dream ot becoming the l'rpsident of the Southern Confederacy, or the chief organizer of a rebellion. John G. Whittier, the poet, modestly wrote: with the groat names of old, and frtendt, loa gone, I leave, at tny request, my hum Me ono. A recent autograph is that of the riumed Knight of Maine, who has long been an intimate friend of Mrs. Evans. In pink Ink, and in a large, bold hand, oa a taouso colored page, ho wrote: w 1th profonnJest respects And lnrot rwftrda, I am Mrs. Evans friend and ob't eenr't. 30th Nov., '77. J. G. 15 lat s a. Mrs. D. 1. Madison, tbe wife of President Madison, ruled three lines on a yellow page, the last in the book, and wrote on them: A Toast: Tbe Heroes and Sages of the Revolution Happy be the memories of the deal ; happy the davs of the living. Above it is pasted the name of her husband, James Madison, written by hinnelf on a allp cut from the fly-leaf of a book. llorsrord's Acid Phosphate rOG OVERWORKED PROFESSIONAL MKS. Dr. Charles T. Mitchell, Canandaigua, N. Y., eays: "I think it a grand restorer cf brain force or nervous energy." riTUt All Fits stopped free by Dr. mine's 8roat Kerre Keatotor. Ho fits after first day's use. Mar-vc-loru cores. Trer-U and W trial bottle free to fit csaoa. ttend te Dr. Kline, ttl Arch H. fkUan ft

OOTTT PROBLEXS.

Our readers are Invited to f uraUa ordinal eo!t ffiaa, charade, rl idiea, re Lose and other "knotty problem," ad.lr-ln all ooramunicatlocj relative to I'll dartcest to 2 B. Chadboum, LewUün, Ka!ae. o, 1 054 . A l'roblem. A disciple of Euclid, whose fame was M wte As the trackless expanse where the hurrlcauoe ride. Impounded a problem, and this was the plan Of the Mim J nmst do for this wonderful man: To one sixth of a numUr add two and 'twill tire Ooe-ßlih of the whole. J- t sure a you live. Three added to this and. e-fonrth will appear; Add dre lo bis answet ose -third will be here. If four te nex" added t wo-CPhs it will stand; 1 hen fcix, aud oae t.a.f of liit wl oloisat hand. Proceed wit. tbeyoblem ; ail "Had again Three fi.'Ui ha wola i o. patent aad plain..If ffror be now aaded t wo-tblrds ou will tind, Xcxt five, aud three-fouru t . the sum's on icy mind Next three. andfMr-n- t "HUnuvt 1 iHidinniHit of e eaa i oici uaeloi mi, Give tbe -um never um. St. 5. A. ' an antes t mV Sue firm we caXU Fcrcunn.ng usuaaj.i! "A film ont ii a The second is t9 Dr, "JVebfternrolr aa: ( Of syllable: o, A word will 1 . Slight and 1 my i tu Ihe whole-.ui t ' 1 1 tu f n n-5. ben. a all r nnd, jouwH' ee. Mo.lv!V . noDirnmD. 1. In tying his daughter Jenny e bauds, for wba htcld Mr. IlcE9 ciaim credit? father de'-es to re-marry, what answer, signifying plasterer, should! you f?o. 1 0. 7. A Anagram. What a poem narrs ies shou'e tbe fancy tetruile Py Fmoothnei of d irtion ani ceauty of style, 1 he pb rases rboula Jew as melodious aud clear As the 'iiatniofB, ect ciu&ic that lall on tho eaTne w.o. ds should be chaste, the rentiments pin . To leave sacn impressions as long may endore 1o illustrate sore fully tho thing thai 1 mean 1 compare such a poem to wbat 1 have rPca A representation, in miniature made, Oi a city whose buildings and ttxetts ato d!a played Within a mall com pas- where nau'atlf lioal, Put there to tne model ubstf utlal and ret ; The churches aud domes, tho stores tu Ftrrets. TheiujniaiurecltymlnutelyrJ s . Of pasteboard cous'.ructedj : i i " be, For rudest materials are use ni And yet It presents to the eve an Iti? tl The object ltseLf most corrx:Uy deen1. Thus the iott (houid sho v ms skill t d hU tact. Like the art. who copies the city exact. No. 10." H A charade. Among In Tlibles I rank I'm in the orbit of a crauk There In two places rtsi'j'i A nd nowhere ee am found bdsida My first is motionless Ina td. Although in whole n moes with speed. And very pltdnly tells us this, J t.st Koond without niotlnu la, Vtt 'lis apT:ritt lo the view 1 hat tetond moves In orbit true. Irsvf-licg either last or low, Just as a (thus may chance to go: AnJjtut two wholes, no more uoi ie?s, I'hu any nOTio cranic pouess. IsKl.S0.NIA5 No. 1 059. A Kamrrical PnKzle. 1 1, 2, 3. 4, 5 as I teem to eee pointed at m and my feeble work the glittering (. 7, ",'. lOotmyl. 2, 3. 4.5,0, 7. 8, 9. 10 hia m:ghty pen, ITxcle ChAtrna, A i Palindromic Squire., t to"vnof Iowa; Two's: Odert, sir. 1 say; Three i Latine. "one's own share;" ourth's a sailor, I declare. Forward rtd you'll find my flst T he same as 6econd is revet sed: The fourth reversod oull plainly sea is forward read la narnber tree ANDEJiOR. The December Prize. The bender cf the best lot of answers to the "Knotty Problems" of December will receive Shakespeare's complete works, nicely bound in cloth. Each week's solutions Ehonld be forwarded within six days after the date of the Sentinel containing the 'Knotty Problems" answered. Answer. lOiO. Gar, shad, perch, cat, carp, 1041. James, my sou, be a man James Mytion Beam an. 1C12 Prometheus. 1043. 1, Team meat, tame, mate. 2, Tral, late, tale 3, Kates, stare, tears, aster, tares. 104 1. A mirror glass. 104Ö. 1, Yiperiue, perl, vine. 2. Sketchy sky, elch. 10iX Note WIT AND FLEASaSTBTi Grace (whispering) "Yhat lovely b?ots your partner's got, Mary!" Mary (ditto) "Yes, unfortunately, he shines at the wrong end." An engineer asks: "When is the best time 10 marry!" Men who are married in summer tay tbat winter Is the best time; those who get tied in winter think the opposite. "How silent tbe stars are tnlght, George," she esid, softly, gszing at them over his shoulder. "Y-yes," he replied, "but do you thir.k toey are any more silent than usual?'' A woman wbo can smile sweetly at her opposite neighbor, who hasjast come out in a new and expensive eetlskin sacine, while she is compelled to wear her last wintert cloth gMffieut, may be tet down as the acme of goodness. "Your dauehterl It is Impossible. "Why, von look wore like twin bisters." "No, I assure you she is my ouly daughter." replied the pleased mother. Aud the polite old gentleman spoiled it all by remarking, Well, she certainly looks old enough to bs your eister." "No," said tbe Vermont deacon, "I don't approve of hoes racin', and whea another member of the church becomes bo godless as to try to Ta8 me on the road camtn' home from meetin', I feel it my duty to the church to let out a leetle on the reins inst to keep him from puttin bis trust in earthly things." 'Now, gentlemen," said Sheridan to his goeets, as the ladies left the room, "let's understand each other. Are we to drink like rr en or beasts? ' Somewhat indignant, the gneBta exclaimed, "Like men of coarse," 'Then." he replied, "we are polng to get jolly drunk, lor beasts never drink more than they want." These crazy spelling reformers are trying to persuade people to spell kiss with one s. The attempt will be a failure. The man who lifts a finger, eo to speak, to shorten a kiss, will bring upon himself the hatred of the rising genera tJon. The tendency is rather to add more a" 8. That is, to make ths kiss a yard, a yard and a half, or two yards lone, or as long a strong young man can hold hia breath. An Irishman in St. Louis went into a telegraph office and directed a dispatch to Baltimore. After watching the lady operate for half an hour, be modestly asked it she would soon send it. She replied that it was a halfbour gone, to which Pat responded: "How the devil can it b8 half an hour gone when there it is hangln' on the hook yet, while yon wer clickin' and fidlln' with that tittle bms play-toy there?" Tbey were sitting In the first row, first balcony, and the curtain had dropped on the f-econd act, and the orchestra was inflicting a nor.turne on the audience.and she was keeping time with her dainty little foot while she scanned the programme. All of a sudden she looked up in his face and asked: "Georg, what does this mean? It savs here that twenty years elapse between this act and the next." "Oh. that's all right." "Yes; but isc't that a rather loager wait

Catarrh Can

That exceedingly disagreeable and very prevalent GlEcate, catarrh, Is caused by scrofulous taint la tbe blood. Hood's Sartparilla, by Its powerful purifying and vitalizing action upon the blood, speedily removes the cause, and thus effleU a radical and permanent cure of catarrh. Those who suffer fioni its varied symptoms uncomfortable flow from the nose, ofTenive breeth, ringing and bursting noLaes in the ears, selling of tae soft parts of the throat, nervous prostration, etc should take Hood's Sarsparilla and be cured. Tho Bost Meäioino. "I tare suffered with catarrh la my head for Tears, end paid oat hundreds cf dollars for medicine, but have heretofore received only temporary reüef. I began to take Uood'a SarsanariUa and now ny catarrh is nearly cured, the weakness of my body Is all (ron-, my a r petite is good in lact, I leel like another person. Hood's Sarsaparilia is the rxt medicice I have ever taken." SIea. A. Crisis gua, Providence, IL L

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Sold ty aU dregghits. tl;1air for J5.'ilAde only by a L EOOD & CO., Lowell, Km. 100 Doses One Dollar. than usual?" "Yes, a little " And then tbey looked upon the Cupids on the csiling, and cat aud thought. All hopes blasted: Jenks "Ah, Klints, glad to see you. How is Mrs. Blinks and the laby?" Llinks -"Well-very well; only I am a little disappointed in the baby." "Disappointed! Why, it's a boy, isn't It?" "Yes, but you know the desire of my heart has;been to have assn to succeed me as editor of the Evening Clarion." "Yes. and no doubt the youngster will inherit his father's talents." "Bnfhe won't" "Won't!" "No; I ehall nevsr be able to make anything but a morning paper editor out of him. He slfeps all the day and etays awake all night." Leap-Year l'rivllrf-es. "Aunt Jane, is it quite true that a lady may f-k a gentleman to marry her if it ia leap-year?" Tee, my dear; outte true." "lint if he don't want to marry her, Aunt Jane, what mt'st he do then?" "He must give her a new black silk dress, mv dear. pd then sbe understand." . "Oh! Aunt Jane! Aunt Jane! Now I know why you have to many black silk dresses." Cupid's Lt Victory. iPhiladfeiubia ChlL Rich Father "What means this? Ym here again? Leave the house this instant! Have 1 not already warned you never a'ain to seek the band of my daughter?' I'oor Suitor "I did not call to see your daughter this time, sir. I called on businew"" Business? I can't iinilne what business 1 ctn have with you." "l ean. This morning your cxk came rushing around to my place and said some one mutt come at once to fix the water ripis. I came, did the job, and here is my hid. Look at it, air, and take your choice. Which shall it be yonr daughter's hand or bankruptcy? Ha! ha!" No cards. Beware Of violent purgatives. They must Inevitably impair the well-being of the system. If much used. Irregularity of the bowels is remediable without their aid. and they enfeeble those organs. Hosetetter's Stomach Ki tiers are not only a laxative, but a tonic No subsequent medication Is needed, ss In the case of powerful cathartics, to repair the violence of their effects. Blue pill and calomel are never safe In the long run ; and there are other medicines taken to regulate tbe liver and bowel which are hurtful to both. Long experience has proved the Iii t tors to be hfa and salutary as we'd as potent They brtca up the system when enfeeble!, thus guardfns It from !ie&se, (rarticularty malarial complaint), remedy the veaknesa nd Inactivity cf a drsieptie sto.aicb, improve appettui, and tend to trannilbre overtaxed nerves. They have alfo won re;ute as a remedy for rheumatism and kidney troubles. The Week'a Impoita. Wall Si lest, Ptc. 27. lmporrs at the no-t oi Kew York in the week ended to-d.ty wera $1.907.OtX). of widen $i,440,COO were dry goods aud ti.o6,tto general ma'chandisc All Alon Are I.tar," Said David of old. He wes probably prcmpte d to make the above remark after trying some unreliable catarrh remedy. Had be been permitted to live until the pment day, and tried Dr. Ssge's Ilemedy, he might have Lad a better opinion of mankind. We claim that r.o case cf catarrh can witbstard tbe msgic effects of this wonderful rud:c;n. One trial of it will convince you cf its t-fficacy. Bydrnrgiets; 50 cents. Tonne Men! Head Thl. Tbe Voltaic lfelt Company, of Marshall, Mich-, offer to Sfnd their celebrated ElectroVoltaic üelt aud other Eiectric Appliances cn trial for thirty Clav, to men (young or oid) afjHcted with nervous debility, los of Vitality and manhood, anc ail kindred troubles. Ah-o fjr rheumatism, neuralgia, paralysis and many ether disfas. ConiEiete restoration to healtb, vigor and manood guaranteed. No risk is incurred as thirty days' trial is allowed Write them at once for illtiRtratad pamphlet irem. Helps thoie who help theinielres. Natur hai provided terbe for the cure of human ailments and medical science has discovered their healing powers, and the proper combinations necessary toconquer disease. The result of these discoveries aad comhtf nn vvm v v a .- " Tor many year j it has been tested in severe cases cf Sidney and Liver Diseases, Malaria, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Weakness, Lassitude, etc., and invariably it has given relief and core. Thousand! of testimonials have been given, and it is most popular where best known. J. O. Steinheiper, Superintendent of the Lancaster Co., Pa., hospital, writes: I nwrvl it In a imat many cen of djrrwT" kidiey - liwi'. liver complaint, rht-umatium, aK'.hniA au,l am-fuls, and nrtanably wuh bes P. Hoffman, of Circleville, Ohio, eay s "Thia h to certify that I han had tb dumb SBiio, snd by niiiir one bottle of Hiahlert licib litters a coiup;jt! cure has been eilected. MISHLER HERB BITTERS CO., 525 Commerce St Philadelphia, Parker's Pleasant Worm Syrup ITeverrailf I bar. . r.i.:itn roniftlr f.r I Its, .ImiVa : t T tlionrianOa uf i-hm- "f t' wo-t Kiirl ami .f i""g r, ':i. tmbMUcnir'l IrAf ',nt"r,in'. f.-i'ihln i'.r""-r l'iat I w 1 1 1 n 1 1-OTTI.V 1. F R. fci-l I . V A U cvtt i: w. aiwsa. I'll. v. A. ii.w. ta,ii rwiti . r

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Serious consec.u;n oca are liable to eusse It ca tarrh Is not attended to In Kwn, The rt.aew frequently destrojs tie sense of tacll aadottcn developed Into bronchitis or pulmonary conamp tion. Undoubtedly many caes of consumption cr'giPfi.te In catarrh. Hood's Karscpsjilla cr.ree catarrh, and bag even effected remarkable cur ot consumption itself, la iu ta-ly stae. A. took containing fctattnenti cf maoy eure by Hood's araparilla will bo st nt free to all wha send addrew to C L Hood 4. Co., Lcwe.ll. Haaa. Catarrh and Impure Blood. "Hood's eartaparllla baa Lr ed me more tot caUrrh and impure blood than anything eise X ever used." A. Bill, Syracuse, rf. Y. "I suffered three years with catarrh, an 3 my gen eral health was poor in consequence. When I took Eood'sSarsEparlUa I found I had the right remedy. The catarrh Is yielding, aa Hood'a fianaprilla ia cleansing my biood, and tbe general tone of ray system is improving." FaA-x;WAKic&3( oca ester, IS. Y, Bold by all druggists, fl; six for J5, Kids ouly by C I, HOOD & CO., Lowell, ttaaa, ICO Docei One Dollar. The rr;-? !-. Rotfy art fr. t.Icr, r.j-r ,.- xtxrt Sn rii1 '!; i i. . H .' t f t 4 r to :.t curt, ii t Meretttt r'j tt r-'n-.nr t reu r. Jrr-'jw Xnr tftid S! ':i.-h si .'ijn rf Ilia Vowel, llt-ndtfh). Pick yr.i ail r fc:v u-h,Pt1 m in thi Hack and Li,iftrtr.tttdlcaUthat th Z. it-XT' i at futtft.nnd that afurw rrrvl reu atlststrr tr, vnaiU this 0r4n to throw tj? itnynrit'. pmpnuntltCfor tJiii piiTpn-.K 27. -y art mild in their ortioi c,f etfocttr m a Cure ; are pieman t to 'it c i.ef Ulk A easily by t-olht UHrlrrn andadttlls, 'u ken according f- !irrrti',r,ßp tUry art a tcfe atdf.l(im i f care fitr Uyftpcpsia, Ceucr.il Iclin:y,rxtit ual Cos. BtipatiOO i:i9Cn.SOCl IXIÜUCT8, etc. etc. Xa ciixxl rsr!lier t"? are superior to an. if ether racJ-cti f tlransing the sytum ihormtpMy, ani imparting new lifeaxdentrffy ta their valid. It is n medicine aud tiot at Intoxicating brvera 9, at T3ci c..c::::t res rs:::iT lib r.jmu aslUUMoUtw. PEICE. SLOO per CoKla, PRICKLY ASH EITTEF.S C3..S0LE PROPPJLTOM Ab Lotua and dir. Mo. M i 1 Li It1F7 k y.'ti r.?.TI FM-Li;!ird 1S.-.1. I if Lu.cu.nati, Chio. ) Vine ütr. I"'" V'fl Ihyrrii and Sarfjeoii Uli. ,Wr V-'wrnr J '- hies cf lV.p-.-s and nA cM Kesiau taokv. Af aaJ experience im portant. fST" rvoii i!fM?e (with or rithnt drt-:n.i.) or drl-i!!tT ani ! cf iirva port raed sci-cli.'ical'.T by r v rueih-".' m:h rfvrr iaihni; success, f t" 1; makes no o.i:I .-rente what you have takea or who Iii l.-il -d It cure jou. fSTcun men a-.J mi ldja;d men ani all whu sjÜvt bh.".iM o'iu!t f:e celehratodl Dr. CI irke ttnce. f''" Tho terrible jioUoaaci 11 Id Mood an. tLla clliieases of L.17 k:n.t. rime arid r.atuie inr.'iKtclv cra.cu. d. litineuLer, thit cii hcrrli'lti tiirr.sr. if r.cL.--:-i xjt irr.proicriy i.-.ird,"r:r6es ihe f.-tit ;-nJ comia j:iaierätic.u.i. l I! ed 1 f cl.rea cirej j.TOinpt:v Mii'.r. "' 1 id-.in c b-ineji. Il .ih sexes consalt . sof .terni.il 1 jr. Ir H trouble caller vrzir.iu IX"Uv::' u.inirrr'- s. "l'rocratti station U th th.I cf time." A written warranty of cur ivau la ery cam undertake a. frScnil tm ctams fnr clehvatf d works cn Chronic. Nervous and Del'rate Dstisr. Voa Lave an xhautttve ajrrnrtouxatoly by which to stutiy your own case. Coou.uticn. Jersonally or hv'ktter, frea. C'ons'J t th? old octor. Tbonundi cured. Ofners and Iarlraprtat. ouatDowf b'it the Doc'.nr. itetore coatidinf your case consult ltr.CLAUkE. A Xriendly letter or call nwy ?e fntan- Bi:fler:D and sliat';, aod add pol J en year to Iii i, MedirintS acnt ererywhere secure from exposare-1 loura, bto 8; utulaj-, 0 to 1J. A dross lettere: . IA. ciJiRKr, rr. o. no tim st CICl.'V.'VA.TI, OHIO. THE SCIENCE OF LIFE. OnlySL Itv UV1L, I'Oii-r.uu mm THYSELF.cr.EiT iFDini. m,i 01 iisnono. EzfcarjRted Vttauiy, ervon inrsioai PrClty. Premature Decline ia ru;a, Erroi ol Youth, ani Uienntold miseries routine fnn indlrctlonl exce. A hook tor e-ery tuan, yonn. mi4-dle-HKed and old. It contains L3 pre riptton lor all acute and chronic diseases, each one of which 1 invaluable. e found by trie author, who- experlnoe for twcntT-ihrae y- is ruch us pn't'aWv never belore fell to the lot of any phvM'ciKn. 8UI Pflces, toacd in brantl.'l French lauslln, eraiiowed covers, full ruilt. smarsnUxvl t.i be a finer work 1 every mu fc ruhanicfcl. lit.rary and professional tlian any other wore fvnld In thta country for f!50. or th money will ho refunded in every lnn'ance. Pri only f I 1 y triflil, postthiM. Illuotrative MrriiJe 6 cent. ert't w. f4M nx-cal swanlivl tbe author by the Kation aj Medktd AvorJanoii. to the offleer of which ha re for. The Rolenoe of I.Ho should he resnt by the younf for inftructlou, anl t.y the aSJicitsl for re'.ief- II will fccref t ail. Lon ton lAnoot. There i no tnerntr of aoriety tn whom The Orient of Life will not be rjtful, whether youth, ttsrent, tjnardiaa. Instmctor or ciergymaa. Arponant. Addnvx t;,e 1'if.hody lledloal Irnitnto, or Vt, W II. Parkt-r, No. i Bulfinch stret't, lVton, Waks., wl'o may N; insultcd on all rti-asca roquirtui k. ill and rjeprrience, Ohroaic and ottinat Cionvrstl at have bafllcd the tlU of o'herphyrtcin tper'-alty. Hurh treated BUiveaslully without an !'!. ore of fall n re Mention thla paper. DKAL THYeELF. ceu (P.'cl'cc'Wxco Muim4 ul Ateuay a fTtr!t t.rKw:rIpt!oB ef a notd paiiAij auwta. itri.) -. OR. WARD

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