Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 January 1891 — Page 5

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Tite Sentinel comjnT kindly agrees to allow the dub a small commission on each subscription tent in by the members for the benefit of the II. L. C. ( To secure this, rcembirs should send their subscriptions to the II. 1. C. treasurer, Anna K. Guenther, 171 Fayette-i., Indianapolis, and you -mill be duly creJitec and the paper sent immediately. Keinit the lull amonnt of subscription (ll.COj by draft or pott office order. If receipt from treasurer is desired, enclose postal card. By order of Executive Committee. "Later On," Chairman. Box 22. GraTelton, Ind. Persons desiring to beeome members of the LTowarJ literary club should make application to the aeoretary, lira. E- O. Lowrtjr, Box 737, L'ootniaeton. I!L Ali those interested is the work, and desiring to contribute to this department are cordially solicited t3 join our membership. All contributions fsr publication must be written on one side of the paper only, and accompanied by the writer's real came and address, as well as the nora-de-p'ume. MOR OF PHRENOLOGY. It Oto Never II M.le simple Enough For frchM 1 Slonly. Frikxds of the II. L. G. "Mark," as you have possibly noticed, replied to my question in re gar J to the advisability of teaching phrenology in the echoo'-room in a courteous, argumentative and bewitching manner. lie, I must say, almcst foreed me to accept Hie theory by bis conclusive reasoninz; by hi s-eomingiy justified argument in reducing his science to simplicity ; and J :;s a climax, bv using his intellectual j Acuities the requisites of which are in-u-lk'ct, ?ctivity and vital expenditure in frescoing, as it were, hi? theory of phrenological ol sf nations or science. "Mark," truly you know how to talk. You have tho necessary bumps require in com-bativent-fes and argumentativeness. When man who is Unite in his power, f-o ir us the comprehension of infinite is i oncerhed, attempts to investigate a false hypothesis he wid arrive at a questioned i conclusion ; but when he starts out with a true f opposition h arrives at a true conclusion, unieij he makes an unjust comparison. To ehow bow thi may bo done, I will give an illustration : A man is an animal. A horie is an animal. Therefore a nan ia a horse. which i- an incorrect sylojrirsm. The same is true

nt any prrbV' ra or hypothecs. This state-1 tent with the surface flow without the iripnt", I think, cannot be denied ; and effort necessary to obtain the pearls, or ta'vii!' tliis for granted, I will proceed to i truths that go to solve correctly the prbin vestige the ; science of phrenology, or j iems 0f iife. Many scan them basti'.y the human faculties as displayed by ,:,. lvl ,.ri oi;-,

uieaneof bumps upon the human cranium When God, in His infinite wisdom, created this earth with its myriads of sublime and hidden mysteries-, among theae He created nan, Adam, as the image of Hin. self. He made him out of the clay that composed mother eanh a statute, if I you please and breathed into his nontriis the breath, of life. Life! The result ' of disorga nidation. Thin may sound very peculiar, but Moischoot says that life is the result of disorganization, because an atom that is organized has performed every function for which it was created; is per feet and can never reach a higher point of I perfection until it becomes disorganized to i minnle with other atoms anil by cateleplio j action change their forma without itself chaiiL'in The life that God breathed into Adam was, us we hold, the human soul, the undying part of man, the spirit, the mind. Io 1 mran to use these terms soul, spirit, mind synonymous y? Yes, as here spoken of, but not in all cases. There is a distinction between them, but it is ko slight tn.tt I make no di.'.erence, as used atoe. Mow, this hie.soul, spirit or mind i-, as we know, a something that ia outside the rea'ms of our power to comprehend ; is beyond the research of philosophy. And'wetry to comprehend what mind is, we go beyond our capabilities into mere conjectures. But still, through the nature of mind we are able to juds:e of its concomitant estseu tialities: the relation that it sustains to the outward world and its principal characteristics. We do not know what mind is, but we inow of its nature and of some of the peculiarities of its existence. Men have tried long and hard to find out if possible an xact and complete exposition of mind, j Jhev have begun with the small particle t )r't'ijl(:sm and studied its rudimentary structure to try and hnd out the Ule-prin-cip'e of its existence; they have gona through the whole chain of life's reciprocals aad watched the natural order of development of both the psychical and physical conditions of each kingdom and cruer in order to obtain some idea as to the chief essentiality of the soul, or instinct as termed beasts; and they have tried experiment after exreriment upon the nervous system cf both man and beftft and as yet, they are left in dire oblivion if ever they knew. Men have inves igated with all the j'wer they could summon, the planetary syetftn; they have thought over the nebul;e hypothesis;' and they have scanned ith doleful eye the future possibilities, but have never learned the nature of iod. Tliy have ooked into the vegetable kingdom and found Him, not, so far as His nature ia concerned. Floerfcf the crnnii wsll, I i 1 ie you out of the t riable; Hid yoo nare. root arj ail in my hand Ltt: duarer it 1 O'.M but understand. What rmi s e, root and si: and all in all, 1 iho'jlJ know what God and man ia." You have aJl heard of the watch argument, whict. auav be briefly stated: A traveler finds a watch, and on examination cf its mechanism, notes abundance evidence of design which induce him to believe that the watch did not come by mancc, out nsi designer and maker. .Next, the anatomist and physio ogist ex- I amine the body of the watchmaker, and, j on cartful inspection, find it to be more' wonderful than the watch, wherefore, ! they find it must have been designed and i manufactured, eo to epealt, by an artificer possessed of superhuman knowledge and power. The theologian now takes up the Hue, and finds that this Oreat Designer lives somewhere behind nature; but this is as far as we can trace and accouot for His existence. In the foregoing remarks I have tried to show you that God. with all His crea tion, is a growing complexity that becomes more so as we aHcend the scale that reaches his likeness. Now, phrenlogy has to do with the mind of man, and a man is tha Jmargo of God, he is complex. Hence, we bo.d that phrenology can never ! simplified so that the common-school boy or girl can ever derive any practical benefit from a study thereof. .Sj lar as . its being compared with physiology, we think it is hardly a just comparison, for physiology deal

with the physical part of man the material out of which he ia made while phrenology deals with the nature of man his mind. Physiology treats upon material eubBtance ; phrenoiogy treats upon nonmaterial. To simplify phrenology would be a greater task than man is capable of doing. Who would dare to undertake to Bimplify it? When God (to repeat a brief statement already made) created Adam did He wish, by means of bumps placed upon his skull, to oen the avenue that leads to the secret of His power, and by this means alone? And you claim you can tell, bv feeling the bumps upon a person's head, the na ure of an individual. Why not the nature of the Great designer of our cranhmis, since He ia the imairo of man? Then, again, when we come to study cerebral physiology, a science relative to phrenology, we hear that the brain is the peat of the principal powers of man; that the front part of the. skull is graphically represented as tho intellectual part which is supposed to contain all the reflective, recollective and perceptive faculties, and added to these, upon a different bais, are the active, deliberative and contemplative departments. Now, if this is not complex, 1 do not know what complexity i.-!. 1 wish to quote what two eminent physiologists say in regard to brain as being the organ cf the mind or the bridge that connects the spiritual and earthly. "The brain is not, strictly Speaking, the onrun of the mint, for this statement would imply that mind exists as a force, independent of the brain, but the mind is brain substance, and intellectual force, if we term the intellect a force, can be produced only by the transmutation of a certain amount of matter." Flint. "The mind may be regarded as a force, the result of nervous action, and charades i.cd by the abiiity to perceive sensations, to be conscious, to understand, to experienca emotions, and to will in aecordwnce therewith. Of these qualities consciousness n sides exclusively in the pi a n, but the others, as ia clearly shown by observation and experiment, cannot

be restricted to that organ, but are developed with more or less intensity in I other parts of the nervous system." its a 11a m mend. Thus do the two extremes of theology ! and science meet upon a coin u on ground of dreamy emptiness, and we who confers our comparative iiiiioiance arc comforted by the thought that some other things have bcn "hid from the wise and prudent and revealed unto babes-." Zaxoni." Bloom ingsburp, Ind., Jan. 20. FROM "MAUD MAPLE." The Proper Study of Mankind Is J so." Peak Brother a.vi Sisters ok II. L.C.: THE Errv . like strava upon the surface flow H- bo would arch for pvarlt must 1ito below.' History aad observation teach us that the majority of the human race are cou afterward that their calculations munt all be done over again, though the effect of the errors remains. While we are wont to regard life as having many and very perplexing problems to Holve, there is ia reality but one, the problem of man. Ami it has been truly said : "The proper study of mankind is man." When man once knows himself then wid be know all else as adjusted to him. I am truly glad to see so manv of our members interested m the science ot phrenology and physiognomy. While 1 think this science, as now taught and understood, inav not be wholly infallible, and does) not teach directly oi man s highest capabilities, I regard it as one of thn grandest stepping stones to man's realization of his true self, which is mind or spirit. Uy the law as taught in this science we reccgnize man in the flesh as a counterpnrt of thought. We see hie form as the form of thought, for .Spencer says: "Of tbe aoiil the bolr form dth mate, f or soul is form and doln the body take." There ore matter is subject to mind and "thoughts are things," an active, creative, propelling force, that carries us higher and higher in the realm of intelligence and truth. When we first bepin the study of this science, or tracing things to their source, we may often find ourselves balked; threads tret tangled and we say it don't work; the principle is wrong. But wait and Bee, go right on and you will And that the diving was not deep enough and all calculations not made strictly in accordance with I he rules. There is much to be j considered an I some of you may find it. as I did for years, a bard, deep dig; but I kept digging. Italwavs pavs to dig for the bed rock ami build (hereon, and in this the reward is teyond calculation to us all. This study will always be a source of delight even regarded as a pastime. There is one thing we should decide at tbe outlet, and that is not to refuse a revelation made by this law because it is not desirable or p.easant. Because you should see revealed tome undesirable trait of character in one whom your heart wished otherwise, do not ret'uso to heed it. You can not afford to do this. However, you can wait for something to prove the conclusion. We must a ways hold ourselves receptive to truth, and desire it above all else, to enable us to see or receive it. Then by and by you will not need to remember the rules and slowly calculate the height, thickness, and various proportions of the bead, with the facial expressions, and a'l tho bo lily developments, to determine the character, or tho character of tho thoughts that predominate in such and such one, but your deductions wi 1 be rapid, clear, and true, .and you will find p.eop e as open books, whom you will, almost unconsciously, classify and put down in your mind according to their character. Andwh-n you are accomplished in this clear discernment of truth it serves you in every avocation of life, and in all tilings. You can tell in a few seconds whether a person can be trusted or not. His mind and motive are caught in a flash, without any reasoning process to realize the truth, which will almost startle you, but with your knowledge of phreno ogy you will see your impressions confirmed. It is onlv seeing. When we arrive at thia point, then we J have more fully awakened, or developed, our intuition, the highest and as yet the j least understood faculty of man, which, as ' previously said, I consider the channel through which tbe voice of God the source of ali true knowledge is revealed to man. As I have said, these revealings of truth will come to us in flashes or sudden realization as we go on in this develop- ' ment leading to inspiration and prophecy. i until man will stand in great wisdom, having that mind which "was also in Christ Jesus," knowing and doing all things which he did, and which he said should be done by others.' "Wiliner" eavs: ''Our parents and our grandparents did right; hence right be comes a part ot our nature. Is this law infallible? Are children always like j parents in this respect? And even if so,

then whv was it that our ancestors did right? We must get back of that "did" arid search for cause. Where would it lead us? Why. to the fountain head God Himself. But did lie implant in in them, or in any way connect them differently with Himself than He lias us? Is God a res'pector of persons? Surely not. We have only to know and obey His law and be led through our intuition by tho hoiy spirit of trutlu Doing right because it is right, and for love of God, the good. "Wiitner," I am glad to see your interest in the subjects you sugeested. By all means give us an article on "The Superstitiuiisof the Nineteenth Century." Come, I"W. W. Rockwell, "Elk," "Beatrice," "Dora Dickens," "Evalvn," "Id.-.lia," "Will Jocobs," Farmer Boy," ''Kate Stover," and n any others who have not given us your thoughts on some of the subjects otlered for discussion. And "Foul," I have an eye on your perch, and expect every week to see you lly in. Where are you Foaring? 'Bitter Sweet," your letter is very interesting. Surely our thoughts are congenial. "Uintah Chief," we are wantinz to read more of your adventures in the far Weft. "Strange Marv," you arc missed from our circie. Welcome, "Bonny Bed," "Zanone" and "Brown-Eyed Sadie," You do not fern as strangers. And here's my hand for little "Trixie." Bless your heart ! Ami you are watching for my coming? I am very fond of the little folks like you and pleased to see them come bravely out in eilorts for true attainment. Tell us of what you wish to do and be in life. No matter how high you set your mark, do not fear to try to attain it. "Virginia Sunbeam," your thoughts of the "Glad Time of Year" are so beautiful and uplifting to the soul, as are also the thouglits of "Solicitor." With best wishes for all, I remain sincerely, Maid Maile. Danville, 111., Jan. ";. FROM THE STUDENT'S RETREAT.

Evelyn's" Thought lpon the Influence ot One'n Sjurrou.Mllnga. To the Howard Clvb There is a silent influence in surroundings. They shape and mold man's character. By their powerful, unseen influence they eway their scepter o'er the classical city, o'er the social village, o'er the lonely cottatre. Man is a social creature. Ho seeks to be influenced. A marked feature of his character in formation is that it cannot remain the same. Impressions of outside objects are what develop the mind. Therefore bo must use theso outward supp'.ies as a means for advancement or retrogression. This inlluence is as varied as the characters of men. It admirably modifies its material for man in his d.tlerent vocations. In intellectual pursuits man seeks environments that will promote intellectual growth. First of all unconsciously he surrouiian himself with literature, and it is well that this eohrtioii is unide. lie thus r re parts himself lor the higher duties that awa.t hi in. The influence of books is such that it develops the will, increases the knowledge and refines the feelings. The illustrious Napole n was well rewarded for his inte nse desire to have books as his companions, for, did he not recognize the fact that tney ure the embodiment of all that is noble and elevating? By their inlluence all tho feattures of his individuality were brought out. Through it his memory was strengthened to such a degree that he was ab.e to repeat book after book irom memory. The thoughtfuluess, I ho prudence, the will that so characterized him, all owe their n arvelous development to the indirect influence of books. Then the student has many advantages if he places himself in an intellectual atmosphere. That is, if he selects the companionship of his superiors. The very feeling of their superiority is an incentive for increased labor. He is continually comparing his mental ability with theirs, and since their standard is higher, his labors must be increased in oruer to reach that standard. These influences are the same, but only more deep-y marked uon the scholar. Books become his companions and for them he forms a kind of venerable attachment. They are indeed his only true friends. Adversity is the test of friendship, but listen to Irving: "The scholar only knows how dear these si ent, yeteloqueut companions of pure thoughts and innocent hours become in the seasons of adversity. When all that is wordiy turns to dr ss around us, these only retain their steady value. When friends grow co d, and the converse of int mates languishes into vapid civility and commonplace, these only continue the unaltered countenance of happier days, and cheer us with that true friendship which never deceived hope nor deserted sorrow." But ali literature does not impart such an elevating influeuce. There is a class of literature mat degrades mankind. It is seen in a variety of attractive works, especially in those of fiction. It sways authority over its subjects in much the same manner as does good literature. It also promotes growth; yes, and' a much more rapid growth ; but that growth is in a ruinous direct inn. Who can estimate the influence of a noble thought, a simple sentence, a single book? Doubtless if an author were permitted to see the results of undesigned influence that one of his least works has caused, he might stand aghast at tho mysterious changes produced in multitudes of lives. Man in social life comes more directly under the influence of his friemls. If they are worthy' associates his moral nature is necessarily developed. A famili arity wiili the nature and needs of humanity strengthens the true feeling of sympathy and gives rise to imitation and obedience. He then becomes esteemed as a friend and honorable as a citizen. There is a wonderful stimulation iu the association of man with man. It is idt in much the same manner in every position in life. True, it is dilhcult to overcome the influence of evil surroundings. Often a flower in the gloomy forest springs up and flourishes for a time, then pales away and lies for want of sunlight. It is sad to note the large number of youths with capable minds and lofty desires first tower above their respective communities, then sink down again to their levels. It is the influence of their environments that made them be what they had willed not to be; but a lowering "influence taken possession of man in such a crafty and unassuming a manner that before he is aware he is hopelessly tangled in its nets, and if he remains under these detrimental influences at life's close the grand total of the results of his deeds is failure. There are those who can become truly great regardless of their surrouudings, but they are always men of will. Some of mankind, tired of intellectual and social pursuits, have sought the solitudes; but mark the influence even in these lonely f daces. It is said that Lady Hester Staniope, the niece and private secretary of William I itt, abandoned England because of her disgust for tbe customs of Eng ish society, and took up her abode in the wild Syrian desert. Yet partly because of her early impressions, but more probably because of tho influence of those solitudes,

she there built a castle, gathered about her a number of servants, and in a short time had established those very customs from which she herself had fled. England's art gave her a reputation, but Syria's nature exposed her character. A most influential home is that of nature. It was in her forest that Bryant received tho inspiration to write his most beautiful poems. Her hand guided the pen of Byron when he wrote the "Isles of Greece," in which is the pathetic stanza: Tlce me on Lumlan'a marble utrt-p, Where nothing aav trie warn and I May h. ar o r mutual mur ura a ep. There awan-Iike let me gin? and die." It was on her own Mediterranean waters that I. B. Shelley, while dreaming of her beauties, was drowned. Bat nothing can move man more than the consciousness that the divine Maker is in all. That mysterious influence he may not see or hear, but yet he is all the while conscious that by it he is encompassed. The dreariest desert is transformed into a luxuriant garden when ho remembers that God 6urrounds him. The bleak waste has a charm, for he pauses and instinctively bows his head as these wordsare whispered froui all around : "The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament showeth forth his handiwork." Then everything else sinks away into insignificance and one thought alone covers all: God is the author of all noble influence. "Evelyn." Student's Ketreat, Ind., Jan. 2t. THREE WESTERN LADIES.

Pleaaant Word From ia Happy Combination a Trio Trunt Coinuany. Dear H. L. C. Friends "Iowa Blush," "Modest Carrie" and myself are coming this evening to make you a vi dt while Aunt Jennie is entertaining us with music from the dulcimer. We are having an enjoyable time together. It is very pleasant when we are permitted to meet with our dear friends, but we feel sad indeed when we must part I will now introduce my friend "Modest Carrie" to the club. She is a very agreeable and intelligent lady. She is not a member of the II. L. C. as yet, but she is thinking of joining in the future. . "Pilgrim," welcome! We are much pleased to meet you on the fire-side page. Come often and bring your friends with you. Come, brothers and sisters, one and a. 1, and fill up the page. I will now pass the pen over to "Iowa Blush," and bid you good evening. ArxT Sce. m Dear H. I C. Fkifnds-Ap "Aunt Sue" is through writing, I wiil take the pen and chat awhile tvith you. It has been some time since I have made a call, but perhaps 1 have not been missed from the merry circle, as there are eo many more abie writers. Well, if hero isn't "Aunt roily" sitting over here waiting on those dear invalids. Here are "Cheerful Invalid." "John's Wife" and "Invalid John," and oh, so many more. Wait until I dust my chair and get seated. I want to tell you that "Modest Carrie" and I are visiting "Aunt Sue" and her friend!. I found "Aunt Sue" just as I left her one year ago, lying on her bed of suffering, bearing all so patiently, and she always has a smile and a kind word for all. Well, I. must take a peep into the kitchen before l go. Here w "Happy Old Maid,". "Wilmina" and "Nant" preparing supper, but "Incog" is not here. Mrs. Betty Martin, your recipe for cookies without eggs is splendid, l'lease make another cull and bring "Abram" with you. "Pilgrim," I welcome you to our page, hoping you will visit us often. "Busy Kate," why this long silence? Please come, if only to please me. "Hamlet," I will be pleased to exchange autographs with you, if agreeable, anil would be pleased to exchange shadows with some of the members, if agreeable. "Iowa Blush. Kind Friends ok the II. L. C. As "Aunt Sue" has so kindly introduced me to the club, I will just take the seat that "Iowa Blush" has vacated and chatawhilo with you. "Iowa Blush" and I are having a pleasant visit with "Aunt Sue," but it causes me to feel sad to see her suffer so much. I love to read the letters on The Sentinel's woman's page. I am personally acquainted with a few of the members "Aunt Sue," "Busy Kate," "Iowa Blush," "Aunt Jennie," and others. I am thinking of joining the club in the near future. Who will tie the first to give me a welcome? Tomorrow morning we will bid our friends good-by ami board the train that will carry us westward to our homes. But we hope to return some time and make our friends another visit I will now bid you all good-night. "Modest Carrie." Two Sn mona. THE FIRST. It wis late in mild October On an eeun cool and dim, When there slowly through tbe wiuir Came a dull. mel.dioui hymn. Then my fancy awakened And my wonder quickly grew Till I found myaelf enrironed In an empty tinner's t-e. Rose a stern, dogmatic preacher With tbe good houk in his handReal one verse from many chapters All about Ood'a atern command, With tem- rity and shrewdness On his egot.atlc face; With an airof satisfaction That he bad sufficient grace. Then a prayer of pretty phrast-a Cuiled frotu som fararite tta; Information to the Pelty Of this world and tho next. At !t he rem had a climax Hear in, O God, o'er head: "Prayer'a whisper hoard in liesren,' My mother had often aaid. Then he gave his "tIws" on duty, Ou 'Morality and vacant pews. B'P a icl thirty tinioa his textThirty tiroes tbe same conclaaions drw. A prayer came to my sinner heart A simple, humble plua: "Lord, take such sermons to Thrielf And let ua lean on Thee." THE BECOSO. "I see a cloud, like a curtain low. Hang o'er the way. What daunts thee now, what shakes thee o, My sad soul? ay?" Now 'tis a wondroue atory; liatca while I tell yon why My heart was 4rawn at length to seek his face; I wi alone, I had no reating- place; I Lea d of how be loved roe, with a lore of drpta so great, of heights so far shore A human ken, I lonxvd such love to share; And sought it then Upon tn y knece in prayer." "He walked thy shores, fair Galilee And Rave his burdened followers there A boon of lovr, thia pilviog prayer, Who'e'cr ya he allsn or neighbor father, mother, maiden With cars or prief oppre't Come uuto me all ye that labor sad are heavy la den, And 1 will give yon rest." "It mast have been when I was all alone, Tbe light of his forivinj spirit shone Into uy heart ao clouded o'er with sin; I think-I think 'twas then I let htm In. I do not know,

I cannot hi you when; I only know II la so dear s'n -e then, "Slnjr, O my soul, rejoicingly. On evenlnc's twilight calm. Uplift a loud thanks drlng Pour forth the grateful pealm. "It all dear hearts with me rejelce, ai did the saint of i ll. When of tho Lord's good angtl the loicued Peter told." "None of self, but all of thee; Lorl thy love o er me baa ooa-jus s'. I, None of self, but all of thtt," "I have a robe, 'tis resplendent ia whiteness, Aaaitica; In glory uy wandering view; Oh when 1 receive it al. shilling lu bilhtneM, Pear Iriend, could I ee you rooelrhf ene too!" "My hope Is built on nothing low TLan Jesus' t'ood and rieteousnaes; I dare not truit 1 sweetest frame, But wholly lean on Jesus' name." Lvery day, every hour Let me feel thy clausing power; 'Till my soul is K.st in love In a brighter, brighter world above." EPU.rK.LE.

"Oh let the humble ones arise, with ! Towtr Mn His name;' Ite eiad with robes of wisiom. like Whimpers to me came; For He whorooied tbe furnace. And sin Knhed the stormy ware, nd tamnl the Chaldean lions. Is mighty still to save." Fowl. The Old Arm Chair. They have put me away where the cobwebs ban low, An! the uiiceplav at will or the floor. Of companions as useless and old as myself. I have niauy and plenty in store. In silence we muse an i dream of tho rst ; It ia all we can do tills our short time shall lsst Lour aqo, Ion? ago I came to this home, When it and its contents were new. I was part of the dowry that came to the brl l .and one which ahe treaeured much too. liow often I've caresed that bright annny hcaf. Which lies lownow thia dajln her last earthly bed. 'Twaa to me that she brought her first trouble and tfrte , And told it In tears and In sorrow. But It proved not the length of an April shower, And was gone ere the coming of morrow; The first baby voice that these old walls knew. It as mine to sooth and a glad task too. As tho years went by then one by one There were other vote .s thst welcome earns To this happy home for me to love. And help In tnauy a boisterous t,ame; Till, with er.-ak and groan, I joined tho song, And aid'.-d tbe merry aingera along. But there came a day, one sad long day, When the children and I were still. An! tbe sweet sad lace of my mistress lowered Id submission to God's own wiil; for the lov'd flrt-iorn of this dear old plaeo In her coffin lay in death's silent grace. Oh, the joys I have known and the sorrows seen In tbe years that have loog pasxel by. And the lovers I've known and the rows Pre kept, And the many a secret a'gh; I bavu smiled at joys as light as tbe mora. And hid the tears that loss has worn, I bav aen the bride. In ber beauty and yoath, l'asi out tothe world in glee; I have seen hr come in her widow weeds, And bring ber sore h art to me; Ah, this world Is a mixture of gladness and woo, Perhaps I; is well aud mueu hotter so. But the time had come, as such times will come, To all t!at this earth shall hold. And my day was at and my work was done Broken and feeble and old. They banished m here to tlil jtarrr t room To inuse on the past mid its silence aud gloom. IlA 8UBPLEB. Tw ilight lie flections. When at eve the gathering twilight Veils the earth with softened glow. And from out the cottage windows Streama the li0'ht across theeuow; Then to me the absJes seem peopled With loved fo'rms and faces bright, FeepiDg at me from tbe shadows Cast by tho flickering firelight. Memory pictures bygone pleasures In a slowly pausing train, Like a caravan worn and weary Moving o'er the duty plain. And wlt'j fond regrets I linger O'er those days so long since pat, Wh'.n 1 loosed with chiidlih wonder Towa d the future, dial and vast. Days and years hare flivn so swiftly That I am a chil l no more; Aad as now I sit and ponder 'Tis o'er happy daya of yoreDays when round our hearthstone firs Not an empty chair n set; All were merry, bright an I happy; I can almost see them yet. Ah! bow swiftly come tho changes. But, perbap, 'tis better so; Spring gives place to summer blossoms Autumn rains to win tar's snow. And though Death's dark angel beckons From cur hearthstone those wo lore We shall all be reunited In our happy home above. There no shadows grim, forbodlng, Hiall bring teardrops to our eyes; Having crossed tbe river sately We shall dwf 11 In Paradise. New York. Jan. 16, 1SW. Jessie Clyde. r. S. An acquaintance informs me that FO'ne of the for.-ttoing line are copied. I do not remember of having read tbem, hut if my Ilowar friends recognize them please tell me, as I have no desire toclnim undue credit. Katny Days. Why Is It on a rainy day ' Our thoughts will drift and glide awsy. Like wayward barks on anvry seas Or minor cbrIs In melodies? Why is it when night's shadows corue The heart and Iisa;row strangoiy dumb And as the gathrring gloom appears It st ems the ghost of oth"r years? Of years perchance so full of patu That hetven pitying s-ndt the rain; Or yet it mar bo angel's tears, Who weep for those lost weary year. And weeplne: sob with every wail The night winds send to throbbing gals, It cannot be that some frail thread Connects an with tbe hallowed dead. And sendi from worlds bedewed with bliss The hopes we cherish while in this; And yet on night like th s. It seius, fuch idle thoughts are more than dreams, And fancy lures w ith magic skill Tbe memories wakened at her will. Then sinks away In B'leot gloom. While you sit shivering in tbe room The fire burn-d down to a dim half livbt. The ashes holding your thougts that eight. 'Tis well for us all they are buried so deep That only tho ashes know where they sla- p. Missis Mai Hotcx. Muncie, Iod., Jan. 15. "Wilmer" nays that in his article published Jan. 14, the word affirmative should have read negative. "School Boy" of Vermont, Ind., please send your proper nam to the editor. One of the members of the club wishes to send you an application blank. To purify your blood. Kestore your strength, (.'ure scrofula, Fait rheum, lytpepBia, tdck headache, Catarrh, rheumatism or malaria ' Take Hood's Sarsaparitla. Children Cry for

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Castoria. " Castoria is an excellent medicine for children. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its good effect upon their children. Dr. Q. C Oaoooo, Lowell, Mass. Caetoria is the best remedy for children of which I am acquainted. I hope the dcy is not far distant when mothers will consider tbe real Interest of their children, and use Caetoria inRead of thevarknisquack nostrums which are destroying their lored ones, by forcing opium, morphine, soothing ayrup and other hurtful agents down their throats, thereby sending Uem to premature grave." Da. J. F. KntcHEXOE, Conway, Ark. The Centaur Compsuiy, TT FOR THE S0XDAY-SCI100L LESSON AND NOTES FOR FEBRUARY 1. Elijah at the Mnoat of Horeb Old end Revised Version Comments Practical Sag-geetlons Review F.reee for tbe Entire School tn Contort. 1. And Ahb told Jezebel all that Elijahhad done, and w ithal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. 2. Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, naying: So let the gods do to me, and more, also, If I make not thy lile as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time. S. And when he saw that, he arose and went for his life, and came to Beertsheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there. 4. But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and tat down under a (a) juniper tree; and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, it in enough; now, O Lord, takeaway my life, for I am not better than my fathers. 5. And a9 he lay and slept under a (a) juniper tree, behold, then an ancel touched him, and said unto him, arise and eat. C And he looked, ami, behold, there was (b) a rake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at bis head. And he did eat and drink, and then laid him down again. 7. And the angel of the Lord c&mo asrain the pecond time, and touched him, and said, arise and eat; because tbe journey is too creat for thee. H. A nd he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God. D. And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said unto him. What doe-t thou here, Elijah? 10. And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord (c) (iod of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy convenant, thrown down thino altar, and slain thv prophets with the sword; and I, even 1 only, am let; ana tney teeK my life to take it away. 11. And He said. Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a jp-eat and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord : but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: 12. And after the eartnquake a fire; but the Lord was not in tbe fire: and after the fire a Ftill, small voice. 13. And it was so w hen Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there camo a voice unto him, and said, What detest thou here, Elijah? 14. And he said, I have teen very jealous for the Lord (c) God of hosts : because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine alters, and plain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. 15. And the Lord said unto him. Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus; and when thou comest. 0) anoint Ilazael to be king over SyriaUS. And Jehu the son of 2Cimshi shait thou anoint to be kin? over Israel; and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shall thou annount to be prophet in thy room. 17. And it shall come to pass, that him that efcapeth () the sword of lluzacl shall Jehu elav; and him that esc ipeth () the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slav. 11. et(g) I have left me 7,000 in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kbsed him. Revised Version. (i) or broom. (b) there was at his head. (r) Lord the God. id) lleb. a sound of gentle stillness. 0) thou chalt anoiut. () eeeajeth from. g) 1 will leave me.' Nolo and Comment. Time B. C. 105. Immediately following tho la.t lesson. rlaee Wilderness south of Beersbeba and the Mt. Horeb. i. e., iNnai. Circumstances Alter his great victory on Carmel, Elijah went to Jezrcel, the residence of Ahab's queen, Jezebel, seemingly with high hojes that tho new idolatry would be overthrown, and tho worship of God be adopted by the people with miuhty enthusiasm. The unexjiected result is recorded in the lesson for today. Helps Over Hard Places 3. Beersbeba, a town south of Judah, ninety-five .miles from Jezreel. 4. A day's journey in the Pitchcr'o Castoria.

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Elijah's despondency grew out of reaction after his excitement ; bodily and nervous exhaustion; loneliness and want of fyrapathy; a troubled conscience for running away; enforced inactivity; disappoiuted hopes. .1. lept. His first neo-i was rest. Arise and eat. His next waa refreshment. 8. Horeb the same aa &inai. The mount of God fo called becanned the law was ttiven there. 10. Jealous zealous; earnest for hin cause. Thy covenant God's law, and his promise to bless tbem if they would keep it. 11. Tho Lord was not in" the wind here was not his great manifestation of po wer. 12. A still Btnall voice. God works most in nature by tbe silent forces of life, gravitation, heat, chemical affinity ; and in the spiritual world the greatest rosult9are from love, from character, from silent influences of the Spirit, etc. "At laat a voice all still and email Kuseaweetly on the ear; Vet roe so ihsr and stirlil that all In heaven and earth might bear. ''It spoke of peace, I r spoke of love, It spoke as anels r eait nbe; And God hitnw-lf was here. Tr'or oh. it was a i-athrr's voire That bale 111 trembliug world rejoice !" 15. Go return : work was one of the best means of curing bis despondency. Uazael: an officer who afterward became king, and was God's instrument for punishing Israel. 10. Jehu: he became king in place of Ahab, and destroyed his whole family. 17. Shall Elisha clay: not as the others, but by the powerful words he spoke. He was the fctill small voice, and did much to reprove and reform his country. IS. Hath not kissed him: or, kissed to him. Practical Suk'Keetlon. The beet of people have their hours of despondency and doubt. Physical weakness and mental ezhaujtion are often the occasion of our dark views of life, of tbe church, and of the world. By caring for the bodies of men, we preEare the way for spiritual instruction and eip. God asks us: "What docst thou here? Are you in your right place, and doing your ritcht work? God's mightiest workings are by silent, secret forces, both in the natural and in the spiritual world. The power . of tho church is not in splendid buildings, or great assemblies, or temporal fame and power, but in tho character of Christians, the power of tho Holy Spirit, the daily influences of the Word, the individual work for the salvation of men, the power of love. There is far more good in the church, far more done for Ctirist and the world, than many give Christians credit for. Review Eaetelae for the Whole School Ik Concert. 1. "When Jezebel heard of Elijah'1 work on Carmel, wliAtdid the do? Ans. She threatened to take his life. 2. What did Elijah do? Ans. He fled into the desert, utterly discouraged. 3. What were the causes of his discouragement? Ans. fl) Bodily exhaustion; V2) want of sympathy; (U) absence of work; f4) disappointed hopes. 4. How did God encouragu him ? Ans. (1 ) By bodily relief ; (2) by ins:rht into God's ways of working; Z) by new work; (4) "by a truer view. Light lirart and I'l.ntjr Money. Mr. Editor I have just completed mr first week's work with my plating machine and have $4'J profit as a reward. I am charmed with the business; the work ia easy and profits large. I lought my plater from W. II. Griffith & Co., Zanesville, 0., for and I feel confident if people only knew how cheap. y they would get a plater and how much money they could make with it, we would see'manr happy homes, "where penury now exists. ' It is surprising the amount of tableware and jeweiry people want plated, and if persons now idle would send to the above address and get a circular, and go to work, they would foon have light hearts and plenty money. Mrs, J. C. Noble. GQUSOTTSOiL I have a positive remedy for tho above diaease ; by its bm tbooauda of eaaeo of the worst kin d and of lone etandinc have boen cured. 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