Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 March 1891 — Page 5

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH 11. 1891-T YELYE PAGES.

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THE HOWARD LITERARY.

HAMLET IN A NEW LINE. Be Describe The Painting of "Christ Be. fore PlUte." II. L. C. Brothers .and Sisters It 13 a biblical fact that "out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaketb," and as I am not aa exception to the rule I will endeavor to pay something about pictures and of their benefit to the Christian world. There are pictures, soine of them, eacred and more descriptive than ever were wrtten by man. "Why 13 it there are not more of them to bo seen in our churches and p'aces of learning? The first great paintinz I shall mention is "Christ Before Pilate," pa'nted by Michael Munkaesy, and was purchased by Mr. John Wanamaker for Si 00,000. In this wonderful painting the court room of the Tower of Antonia is shown, with its ponderous column and massive arches, sculptured beyond description; with its dull red, and wonderfully woven Syrian carpet, receding in aerial perspective until it assumes a purpleish hue. To the right and in the fore-ground is a rostrum, whereon is the judgment seat of Filate. Robed in flowing garments of white, with head bare and closely cut hair, guilty and downcast look, and with folded arms, sits the awful ju3ge that gave into the hands of tLe mob our savior Jesus Christ w ho had come to pave the world. To the rizht and left of J'ilate are sealed on low benches the Lien privet? and the sanhedrim in ro!es of purple and gold. On tho rst step leading up to the judgment heat end in front of Pilate stands, an old man in the attitude of accusation. His long white heerd falls far down on his ecur'et rohes, his right hand is pointed at Chri.-'t and he seems to be faying to Pilate: "If thou let this men g thou art not Ceassr's friend; whosoever ii.uk.eiii hhcse'f a ki& rpeaktth against Ceasar." In the center of the picture and in the fcifcgrour.d stands the accused Christ, robed in -white. His garment falls in loose folds from His girdle to Ids feet. His hands are crossed in frcnt of Him and bound. Uis hair, long and slightly waved and of auburn tint, falls far down over his ehonlde s. 1 1 is eyes are dark blue full of pity and sot row." Calm and resigned, He stand, waiting jlike a lamb to be led to the slaughter. In the immediate foreground and a little to the left of Christ, with a long, murderous spear, suspended horizontally in front of him, stands a Roman soldier, with apfsrent!y ali the authority and dignity alowed to Roman soldiers at that date, ready to thrust his awful weapon through Christ st the slightest attempt to escape or a sliin.ficant look from Pdate. Behind Christ and tilling all the apace in the court-room is seen the mob the scum of Jerusalem pnening, crowding and clainonnir with each other for a position to see the king of the .Tews. Standing immediately behind Christ i9 a younar man, peruaps a Jew, with both arms extended over his head, shouting with all his might, and as we look at him we can almost hear the words "Crucify Him!" ring through the tower and echoed back by the excited nioh from the crowded street without. Even thougn Christ's enemies wre numerous and heid eway, lie had triendi among that noisy ttirng. Away back among the group, and itandinz on something, perhaps a 1'vnch, which elevates her shoulders above the common level of heads, is a woman holdice a child. W(: can almost see the tears glistening in her eyes as her whole heart goes out to Hirn in sympathy who is being po unjustly con Jemed. We know the result of that mock trial ; and still I almost pitv Pilate for his weakness. I do not believe that he really wished Cl1ri.1t to be crucified, for he "said uii'o the chief priests: "Ye nave brought this man uuto me; and behold. I having examined him before you, Lave found no fault in this man, touching those things whereof ye accuse him." "I will therefore chastise him and release him." But not so; I'ilate, like gome of us nowadays yields to the public sen iment against his own will and the resuit was our Savior was put to a horrible and unjust death. Dear H. L. C. brother &nd sisters, can ' we look at such a picture without sympathizing with Christ. We almost retlize that we are standing in the tower of Antonia during the tria and see Him as he etands waiting for the judgment, seemingly without a friend on earth and standing thus, a burnirg desire comes to us to ofler unto Him our help. The great masters have failed to follow aft;r Christ, as He bore the cross, foot-sore and bleeding, epit upon and mocked from the tower of Antonia to Calvary. Perhaps the scene was too awfully inhuman to be given a place ainoni? the sacred paintings. But not moreso than the nailing of Christ 8 hands and feet to the cros. What a eicknin sight it must have been to see those large and jagged rpikes driven through his palms and already bleeding feet, and when the cros was lifted np to hit planted, to see His body drop heavily downward, tearing great boles in Ilia hands. After death, Christ's body was taken down by Nicodemus, Joseph of Arimathea, John and two other men (whose names are unknown to me.) The mother of Christ, Mary, the wife of Cleophas, end Mary Mag'blene were there also, as represented by Peter Paul Rubens in his great master painting, "The Descent from the Cross," and which is cow to be seen in the Cathedra! of Amsterdam, Holland. In the jicture we see Christ after the nails have en withdrawal frorn His feet and lands, partially covered with a white inen sheet, one end of which i thrown over the right arm of the cross and the other is held by Xicade urns as he stands half way op a ladder on the left side of the cross and und?r its arm. Xicademus was a Pharisee and a rater of the jews and is therefore a very contpiccouj figure in the painting as well as in the bible. In the bible he looks as though ! was fifty years old. He wears a very lo?" and tine "heard and his garments of f urple and scarlet cover him all but his free and hands. Christ eyes and . mouth u-partly open as we often see them whi n persons have, just ceased their last death struggle. His head hangs down on His riht shoulder, and Ilia hair lies promiscuously arouud over his neck and shoulder. His kit arm is held nearly above his head by n old man with baro arms, wrinkled face and white beard, as hi stands on the topmost rungs of a ladder and leans heavily over the right arm cf the crof 3. Christ's right arm hangs down by his side, and the tips of his ringers rest gently on the calf of his right leg, as it is drawn np to one 6ide by the sheet that Nicoderaus holds; but his body is mainly supported by John, the disciple that Jesus loved, as he stands with one ' foot on the ground, the other on the second rung of the ladder that is placed to the right of the cross whereon Joseph of Arimathea ia descending. - John is bare headed and his hair

falls in wavy locks around Lis neck, and his chin is covered with a short, curly beard. - Tears are running from his eyes as he gently holds the body of his dearest friend and Savior. As Joseph descends on the ladder he looks up over his shoulder and is tpeakine to the young man who Jeausover the left arm of the cross, and has just let go of Christ but still keeps his hands in readiness in case the body should start to fall. Joseph's hair is short and something after the fashion of today. He pise wears a heavy beard on his chin, and a fine and long moustache. His robe of purple is wrapped loosely about him and falls to his kiiees in large irregular folds, showing his nether limbs from the knee down. At the foot of the ladder and in front, is a shallow vessel containing the crown of thorns, also the superscription that was p'aced over Christ's head on the cross. The threo Marys are in front of the cross, but a little to ihe left. Mary, tho mother of Jt ijns, stands in front of Nicodemus, inci'ned forward with hands uplifted. She is rady with the li ret opportunity to embrace her dead and only child. Rubens certainly came nerrer portraying her feelings at that time, perhaps than any artist ever has or will. The est ressioi on her face once seen is never to bo forgotten. Mary, the wife of Cleophas, is kneeling by her side w ith her bcautiiul and sympathizing face upturned, watching the iiien as theygent1 lower the body to the ground. The last of the group, the youngest and fares: of all, is MarV Magd tiene. Kneeling beneath Christ's feet, with ono of them on her shoulder, her arms bare, her long, yellow and vraving hair hanging far down ever her back, reminds us of an anctl of mercy; and the treat painter must have used his very be.ct eflorts upon her. Aiter we r.ave seen this great picture, we again feel that we have been brouirht nearer to Him, und have witnessed His euirerins: upon the cro.-s for us. J must acknowledge, Howard friends, that in my feeble e''orta to desenbo these great pictures, I fully realize that the artists pencils are more powerfully descriptivo than is the pen of "Hamlet." Wintersville, Ind., March 7. WILL, IT DO IT?

Araoroore Sara Wheat Will Not Tarn to Cllt, Dntit Howard Feiexps Intbelanuage ct "Detective," "That little boy has come fishing on a log again. Just see ho slick he'll tumble off the log into the Y. 13. for not minding his mama when she told him lo stay at home and dig taters.' The average "Detective," 1 don't mean H. L. C. "Detectives," are a good deal like the average t?.dpole. We never know what to think of them till their tails drop off. All winter has been delightful here in esfirn Illinois, onlv a litt'e too dry, but March steps in with January rations of snow and ice, and lots of it too. ll.e farmer says to kill off insects, and I wish they had indicted the festive potato bug too. The snow, "Tho beaut ful snow;" I don't like it" a bit. I love my cousins, though, and, of courpe, I'll have to love the snow. They say it will save the wheat from running away with the cheat. "Do you believe that doctrine?" "I did once," but I've backslided and think it a mistaken idea that wheat wiil turn to cheat. I think " Will nier" suggested this subject for the II. L. C. You will soon see that my ideas are not very clear upon the subject, but I'm willing to give them. It is a mooted qutetion. The .pros and cons seem to be about equally divided. I don't believe any one's thory has been accepted aa conclusive on either sid, and, perhaps, never will be; yet every one has a theory of his own, which be seems to think is the right one. Once I heard a knot of farmers warmly discussing the matter, when in stepped a new arrival. On being asked if ho believed wheat would turn to cheat he sail: "Yes, sir; I've seen it do it."and the funny part about it was he got a little wicked because everybody lauuhed. I don't believe wheat under any circumstances goes to cheat. To believe so is to reject bible teaching, and in the second it reverses the order of nature, then we would have to sew in doubt. It would be a little better the blacksmith hammering a piece of hot iron. When asked what he was trying to make, he said : "I don't know yet, bet 1 think from the way it is turning up it will bo a ladle." There are many theories advanced to prove that wheat will turn to cheat founded upon careless observation with a grain of superstition to make it stick. An old gentleman who had raised wheat for forty years said to me one spring, if wheat was beat down with a stick when it becomes about six inches tall it would surely turn to cheat. 1 tried hia plan effectually, fc r it was the proper time to doit And it was a failurs. No cheat at all. But the wheat was not quite so tall as the other. I believe t!ie old gentleman was sincca in what he iaid. liut it ahow'8 what careless observations men make sometimes. Fotne claim if wheat is sown thick enough to form a moss it will go to cheat. I havf tried it with clean wheat and tho cheat failed to rppear. Some of the plants weie so eiender and the heads so short that they haJ but two and three grains, je'rfect, though small. I ke;t a rample of this experiment tor some time, but believers in tho cheat theory didn't hke to look at it. Some say cheat will turn to timothy, that I've never heard whst timothy hankered after. One season a field was sown to wheat, one-half being clover sward ; the other bad been in wheat yearly for Dine years and, of course, itni'd become well stocked with cheat. The clovered part of the field made sn average of twenty-six bushels per acre, while the other made only about nine, counting the cheat, which amounted to one-third. We never eec much cheat v. hen w e have a good crop of wheat. I think cheat is always in the ground, like the seeds of weeds and grass, ready to grow at tho proper time, and as wheat is a ranker growth under favornblo circumstances it shades and prevents a great amount of cheat from maturing. "Happy Old Maid." No, it's not too late to welcome all old and true members of tho H. L. C. I s'e J 00 sre giving receipts for cooking; was in hopes you'd give one for making pumpkin pies. I'm a great lover of them and II there is any thing lacking to make hem moro palatable would like to know it. "Hopeful Kate!" It was the old "boss" himself who drovo that cow in the way cf the cars. It was his smartness that caused the damage. Had it been tho cow-bov I should have thought nothing of it. "Brown-Eved fc-adiel" The cousins pester me half to death some-, times. I'm thankful you told mo to find sympathy in the dictionary. 'Nobody's Darling." I do not know why a few of the members do not like some things you have eaM. But I hope you will not renisin silenton that account. If I were in y.ur plac I'd suind firmly and express my honest views. We can't

all see alike. If we did the spice of conversation would be left out. "U. I. Still," you must not- bo still so long again. It won't do. Where is "Uano," "Mark" and "Luke?" "Madolin Rivers," I suspect that airship is a failure. Man's pphere of action is earthly. He wis made of the earth and when he attempts to sail out of his mr.jurity where Gol put him, ha will surely fail. Welcome, all new members, and kind regards lor all. "Akanmoke." Griggsville, 111., March 8. AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT DISCUSSED.

How Many Fault In Yoan Man Can We Kxcua ? Frikvdsop II. It. C I have been very ill, but now that I am better will try to while away a few moments of the dreary hours by writing a few lines. I shall take for my subject one of those which I deem of most importance, viz: "How many faults in a young man can wn excuse?" My answer to this q .: tion depends much upon tho manner in. which the young man has been reared. There is a great deal of difference between the influence of a Christian home, in which a young man has been taught all those principles relative to temperance, truth and integrity, and that in which he has never been influenced to strive for a pure and perfect manhood. I have always he!d to the opinion that men ere originally born about equal. It is tae inluence by which we are surrounded that makes or mars man's character. I do not deny the fact that seme are by inherent tendency more liable to err than others, but, yet, were wo nil subject to like temptations and surrounded by the same in!luence I Le!iev3 that there would be little difference in Hnvofus. "For the first lime the very bet mav err," and what happens to ono may likewise happen to us all. There are, of c 'urs. degrees of transgression sind one may be entirey Lmocent of a sin committed by another, while at tho same time he would go wrong -were tho temptation presented in like manner. We little know what weakness we, by nature, possess until subject to temptation, and because bin? one Hinon? us litis gone astray, it does? not foil -w that we ourselves are less apt to sin. Many a young man, now leading a life of di.-sipa-t'on, might once have been brought to Christ had thoe who style themselve3 Christian people but given him a few kind words of genilo admonition before he had reached his present station in the downward rod. lie once wss pure and innocent. Ah ! do we not look back upon a titrie when in chilii-di sport he min.-Jod with us, with no caro to forlwxie the future, no cloud to dim the sunshine of the present? He. perhaps, has met with a rverso of fortune; be company in which he lias heretofore mingled is now no longer hir?. Those with whom he ha spent so many happy hours, whose love and friendship ho o dearly prized may now turn from him in the darksome hour. Heartsick and lonely he yearns for 1 ompanionship. He meets with temptat.on and at lat he falis. () my friends, now easy it is to go down! A 1 are willing to hilp yu when you are able to c imb. but how many are ready to r-ach out and save you when no ioner abl j to help yourself ? The young man, having once cpe astray. cry one uses him lor a foot ball. If he tries to re'orm ami mingle with good society, how rnany are willing to associato witli him? If he trieb to leave off nis errors and instead of the saloon goes to church, how often are his fauds paraded and condemned, rather than God's mercy and love taught him that it is not too iate to turn from them? I once heard n young ::.an say that for three years he attended reirularly upon church and wished to be a Christian. "If one kind word," said he, "had been sroken to me, o;io tender word of (neourngement, I would have joined the word the canrch." But oh?! was unspoken and the which hi was cuiltv sins ot were ever kept foremost in view. The young man quit going to church, an began to doubt ihe reality of religion. How often we find it tho ease that Chris'ians forget their duties to the weak and erring, eeemiogly forirctful of the fact that Christ came to save einnersand bring them into His fold, flow often, too, do we see young ladies of good breeding, and apparutly good, true women, who, in their association with young men, neglect to use their inQuence to convert them from their sins; and how much we wish wecoulJ impress npen the minds of every one the importance of reaching out the hand of help to those who are so much in need of Christian intluence. v du juui 11 an 11 ui v-ni is Willi j 11 li uc I. I should liks to write more upon t subject, as I have only jutt began to this tret started unon my theme, but space forbids., and I ehall now leave it, quite unfinished, to abler pens than mine. ".Mark," of Fow ler, Ind., if I mistake not, we were once very pood friends and schoolmasters. J)o not your initials stand T. A. P.?:' "Littto Tnxie," I be ieve I know you, too. Are your initial "P. 11 V" "Detective," you v rite a good letter. "Happy Old Maid," I miss you from our circle. When you come again, pleaso give us Borne more good receipts. M. K. P. A COMET ATHWART THE SKY. It Blazes m Itriglit fawtr for All tl Mrmbera. "Cstefmed Br.OTiTEKS indSisteps Would you be much surprised should a "Comet" appear in your midst? I trust you will rot. If you should be will you please pardon mo for thus intruding? I have selected for the foundation of what few remarks I pjay offer "The Howard Literary Club." I do not lhink there are enough commentary remarks on thi subject, or, in other word.-?, the club. It ia not the name alone that should bo kept ever fresh in our minds, but the princi ples, and that is what I wi6h to present in this production. In presenting my views, or thoughts, on such an important subject I may, through my weakness, make an impression that should not be n ado. If such should be the ca-e I am ever ready to withdraw such thoughts aa miht be misunderstood or misconstrued in the humblest ttann?r possible. By close observation I notice some existing elements so common among the human family. One is a preference, to submit to wrong or bad influences rather than gocJness. It seems to bo a weakness prevailing universally among humanity. We find it ruling with a powerful hand in whatever circ.e you may move. Even among God's, people we find this faction dominating with the utmost precision, and even it wo will in vestigate our own cherished ranks we will ferhnps find ti is weakness prevailing. Is t not tad? But I believe it to be natural. But cultivation on one part is what we need to better our condition. Brother?, sisters, and readers, let us, as a body for the right, ever strive to overcome the weakness, so prevalent among us, and by so doing we wi.l avoid being the subject of that declaration and in-

terrozation, "Ye did run well. Who did hinder you that you should not obey the truth?" The foregoing cuotation from the beat of all books, vividly portrays that the Ca'atian brethren did run well for a season, but from this weakness were inclined to etny from the path of rectitude. Why is it that when we are engaged in a good work we will yield to opposition and hinderance so readily, and when we are engaged in some work not bo good, we will labor hard to meet rur ends, and overcome the recalcitrations which may arise to hinder us in our aims and purposes. Is it not bad to be hedged about by such a predominaier? -iNow, we will icok to the Howard for a remedy. Can we find it in its principles' Yes; its principles will cover all of the above if properly carried out by its members. Listen to its motto: "Hor.or. Love and Charity." Is not the motto euhkieut to conquer this weakness? Undoubtedly so. W e aim to, by blending ourintlueiices together, to overcome many weaknecses, which would otherwise exist. Finally thro',; the instrumentality of the Howard club we can attr.:r a standard of purity, which will carry us through lite and land us safely on tha shores of the promioed land. I wish to tay a word particularly to our young readers who may be interested in the good letters which appear on the pa-re from time to time. LVar young friends, think ycur case ovrr, and dec ide that you w ish to be one of the number to compose this pure litlie club. N e if you don't want to connect yonrseif w ith the club, aud if so we will dadly give you tha right hand of fellowship. I5y tho younjr reader becoUiing members, older ones may notice and appreciate their fidelity und follow their example. Lear readers, the princip!es of the club are one of the best pres 'rv-itives of good mora's and pure resolution that can bo fjiind. Its aims are high, its purposes noble, and by acting out its principles you wili reap rich rewards from the fields of improvement and knowledge. Let us ever keep the befct interests of the club at heart. The editor has served notice to express our thoughts as pointed as possible and not lecgtlien our contributions beyond reason. Let tu ever remember his demands, but by all means 1ft u?, each issue, furnish an adequate amount of matter to fill one page. 1 here is no better way to promote the interests of the club than by placing in the hands of each reader of The

"entinel a pure, instructive and enter"Comet." taiuing page MAUD MAPLE OPPOSED TO IT. The Question "Shnn'd Capital Punishment b Abolished" I tcuMet. Betovfd II. L. C. Fkiekds Tonight as I'm thinking on the subject submitted by "Hamlet," i. e., "thould Capital Punic;:ment be Abolished?" there passes before my mind's eye, in pauoramic vi w, a suffering humanity, all struggling for a common end, the goal of existence which is happiness. And the thought of each determines the channel through which he or she seeks it. All Buffering of the race comes through a mistaken idea of how and where happiness is to bo found. In consideration of all pertaining to this semi-barbaric mode of sttempung to r;ght a wrorg, which we call capital punishment, I would say yea, let it be abolished. 1 cannot deem it iu5;t:dacle :i this enlightened Christian tc. l'v:ry intelligent niyi and woman's highest feeling revolts against it, wishing that eomehow we might do away with it, which of iisclf is sufficient proof of its errcneous-ne.-s. But how is it to be remedied? What Ehall we do w ith the criminal? is the great quest cn that ar tes. Yet when the public sentiment is iully aroused to a higher sense of justice and duty, when there is a strong demand for a better way it wiil be fort heotm big. The supply is always equal to the demand. 1 think in this great problem cf national interetd; yea, the interest of all mankind we must deal specially with the cause to reach or remedy the evil. Cease to make criminals, tease to create causes that produce criiue, cease to feed and nourish such sentiments as develop erirae, and above all cease to legalize causes wheioin we must punish the results that are its natural outgrowth. Looking at all this, whta tast sea of causes loom np before us. .See the channels here and there, currents great and email rlo wing on eveay side. Where do they rise? All from out the great ocean of human thought, ever onward in its unceasing surge. Perverted thought leads to evil deeds; all crime is but the outgrowth of wrong thought nurtured and matured in the mind fed daily on associated surroundings in which literature holds 110 sma 1 place. Ruinous literature is a 6tream at which many drink and grow like that on which they feed. ; -. There is no escaping this law of deeopment, and we inut look well to our meniHi 100a. inos. ear.is 01 literature are uiany, and while some appear sunny and t ark ing in innocent ripple to the youthful eye, yet oce he has set sail on its to-om wiil eventually verge into shadows aud turbulent waves "of r. et cHsnehS that may carry hitn beyond his power of resistance and hurl him almost unconciously into crime cfsome sort. It may seem quite harmless to read tnd taik and think day by day of crimes and tiacredies, and theft, and drunkenness, and dishonesty, and selfish . scheming, that, alas! are too ofteu portrayed in glowing colors, more attractive than reEe limr to the young, yet this has often een the current of thought which led to crime. But the largest stream, and into which nearly all others fl jvv, and on which tho masses try toeet sail, is that of wealth, bee the crafts, great and email, sailing under the names of every occupation and profession known to the world. But, plasl ever and anon some poor soul is Stranded on the reefs of failure, while others almost sinking, resort to any and every means to keep afloat. Mary a soul who so enjrerly Bets sad on this stream of money trotting little dreams of brecdin; that awful greed for gain that may cause hi ra to sacrifice all elo for its achieve-l mer.t, even to committing a crime. But barken to the wail tliat comes floating back from the many struggling, povertystricken souls that sre etrauded or cast overboard to perish and almost driven to commit theft or crime to escape starvation. Temptation besets evjry sailor, and he must be stout of heart and brave o purpose, holding with a firm hand to the I anchor of Christ wit'u a clear conscience for his compass if ho 6teer clear cf all the jagged rocks and whirlpools and outride the storms of his life in tafetv. When will the tide of public sentiment turn? When will humanity cease its wildj selfish struggle for mammon? When will that day dawn of which Edward Bellamy prophesies for the twentieth century? Got! grant it may not be longer. : Let society tease to regard or measure worth by wealth; cease to tolerate or co-operate with dishouesty in any way; cease to think and talk lightly-cf error and vntruth and "tho sowing of wild oats," and encourago hone&t effort and 'true xnoiat

elevation. Then there will be far less temptation to encounter, and far less crime to deal wi'h. I liold it true iimi thoughts are thbp h'Dioet with bin, breath c i wings, And that we ul itaem for;h to 11 Tli wond with good raaults or lit. Iaid Maple." discoursing in rhyme.

"Allegro" Prefers to Tell Ills Story Id Poetry. Dear Howard: "A roj-sl" limn l'e been haTlne, If you'll let we x press it o, Whst we lot In cliajicg iDdlsno, We foetid buried deop iu tbe mow. Jot iainins your serot t scid-day. Mr w.r k,oing op tod down, Being asked a thousand questions By every dead beat la town. ITtre convs a weary dlspstcber, For' J C" U" Is Two," And tefore I' re tims to auser, Tnwre'a another ono after mt to. Then co,a?s a r.urly 'bus man, WhoM looks betrays d.-spair. H:s verr moro says how I wish I couid hare a lock oi your hair. Coms nrrt Is the n-.otk little btggsge man. Wl.h his trunk, truck wagon! and eheckj; Da winks at "Hump" wbl!he aks In this world or the next? Tbe Hotel rantr dmo?. And asks if I caa tell. If No. S has started, Or tumbled o'er in well. I Just par no attention. And lot thrm coraa an J s:o, Until tby bring the taall clo.k. Tb.-n 1 whisper, "I don't know-. An J then. Ob ! theu such a rs.cl.-t, Th ' 'bus mn" pulls hit hair; Jit exacts his lurj until 1 hare fled, J'aTluq; naught but discolored air. TLe wire ehies iM me quaking With a "rush -. red hot "lre." With he and four i'odejt dispatchers. Almost set my braia on Ore. He knock tue out saying, Cloe it up n No. 1. And with uy uua! neatness, ay i: sjuth, fir, ti'-e a run. That's funnp, be.-irs, and then, thinking No doubt bn ua H i, ays tben, Tut yonr gr..un 1 on outb ; ba quick, tr, And ilin't forget to say when 'Tisdon It tckes but an instant; I had io'A the truth (I always do', I tiiaidly hinted. I'm But he i!sistci, answer upon 2. But he kept tne in fear and trembling, Til I tasted every wine, in the house. And be praised me !n one little sentence, You'd let er go oat and "brouBe"' ! But ch, that wrs only a beginning, I was "revted." four times in a trioe, For erery man that I answered Mada tue think, I was on 'rel bet" The W. P. stuck iu a snow drift, The Omahr stared al home, The I. C? yt-j they'd started, t the Si. Faul cam ? alo:j. The Sioux City and Taoiflc Looked ntrange yet 'twas nothing new. 10 see tlieiu roll in on time, For that they are t .ire to do. And so the Curley Cue man Was corercl so deep in remorse. That he wand red awsy to the court house Completely forgetting his house. The t i.'i;i) man out wilU wArn liand.ed deitly Ms trunks and grips. And hid away cjiiite mr-teriously Tbe generous drummer's tip. TLe mail citric Mounted Ms raon T'm br&kemsn took hie eat, And trlt d to forget he hd to wait, A iid after ail got ltt. The night man sighed as l.c entered. Wbile 1 with ajoyous bound Left him to monkey with lightning, And road a "death warrant" by sound. And thus one day was ended; I, on wj couch at rest, Thought of all the pleasures r'ch man hafo, I I.tTtd my struggle th best. One m Hiient more I was dreaming Ot a land far, far away. Of a mother silently praying. For tho boy not noius today. "ALiKaro." THE EVENING STAR'S LURID GLARE. The Itlot Act React itnd n General Shaking Vp Al! Around. Editor and Friends Here I am a.cjain. "The top of the morning to you all." What are the live most essential things to a happy borne? First, the husband and wife. Fetond, both of them to be the very acme of patience. Third, to have moderate health if not more of it. Fourth, to have some of the world's filthy lucre commonly called monAy, and lifth, a house full of pirls and boji Wlwt is moat needed ia the kilrhen? Why, anybody knows what. Grub, of course. What is the kitchen for? If there is nothing in it to eat you would not need a kitchen. ''Hannah," can't you give cs some more original questions like the above? I like to guca.s conundrum? Who taid the dish-rag wan the most essential thing about a kitchen? I wonder if I borrow a dish-rag i-oin ome of the members, if the re3t of tnn 'kitchen will gather ground me of its own accord. Jt would have to or I would h:ive no need of the diflwaj. "Pompadour," I will exchange photos with you if you wirdi, I an-, anxious to pee your "ehaciow. "iSietcr Acmes." and you also, I want your picture. "City Chaps" and "Lulala Cornelia." what's the matter? I puess soiiie of the members have a right to be jealous of yo'i now. Have you fallen in somewhere alonz the route, too? "Spanish Cavalier," why such a long silence? And "Sappho," where is she? You ought to (lot9of you) be ashamed of yourselves to have to bo called and called back so often. You are like trotterB nd pacers in n race. You back too often when you enter the II. L. C. You should choose your gait, and keep it. Then we would know just when to expect you. With best wishes lor all new members, I remain, sincerely, Evening Stab, the old subject. A New Contributor Jteuewa Soma of the Evils of Intriupsrase. II. I C. Friends It is cold etanding out here in the enow. Will you open the door that I may enter and eit around ycur cbcorful fire? Rom pin Uose, may I eit by rou? thanks. This is foiy first Yieit to thia interesting page, but I will attempt to eay a few words on intemperance. This is an old subject, ouo tLat is much discussed, but neverthe!e89 it ia ono in which we are all interested, for do we not see daHy thousands goinir to ruin uuJcr its terrible influences? Not only young, but old men with pray locks who "are tottering on the verfre of the prave, yield to this terrible temptation. Men who have to work hard by the day for bread, erend their last penny for liquor, while their wives and children are starving. Young men whose j parents have str.ven all their lives to pain eoinethiDX for them, spend hard earned j money for driuk and gradually bring their ! poor old fathers and motLers to the grave. Oh, - the sorrow it causes thc mothers ' and sisters to see their beloved ones stag

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new subscribers he coul 1 pet. ?o whei he hustled in about twenty more new ones, the editor agreed to tulli-h it, and you never tee a ttory t.ike liko that story hn right from the start. Everybody's just wiM to nee bow it's ail a goin to end, and what's a coin to become of th.it giri and that detective feller in it. Tin day the ptpor comes out, thev just about bbekade the postoffice. And some ot" tlu) boys petitioned the editor to run a daily while the etory lasted. Old man Jones can't read, but old Mi?s Jone can. hn'a eot the riituir.atiz in both her leg, and she has to get around a good deal, and as the disease hasn't, extended to her tongue yet lie does ripht smart of talkin' au I readin. So she read to the old man, and it like to tickle 1- him to drath. HeMiid he never ki- such a set as that Dutchman and Yankee and Irishman was to pot mixed up so they couldn't toil themselves from "the tot her or.e, and thai gal too, if she wasn't a honev there never had been one yeu one day he went to seo John Henry. And says he: "Mr. Sanders, I don't feoe a. there's any ue of vou and Mary Ann r. fo.din' t round any longer. I need a boy to h'p me do the Chores. anr you kin have id! the lima yoa want fur writin'. So como down and splice up.' And John Henry accepted and we had the Jimfrizzlt'duet weddin' you ever hard tell of down to Joneses tl e other night. Old man Jonc eaid tor u- to just go in our muscle and nilse the roof, and turn the house out of the windows if we wanted ico. And we set ol 1 Mis Jones back in tle corner where w e couldn't run over her, and then we tried to do what he toll too. old man Jones wns dressed in a new black calico ehirt with white buttons on it and the buttonholes hemstitched with white. And Mary Ann ha t on a green sateen dross with billows of whit cotton lace on it, and pearl buttons do.vn the frort and strewed around on it in several p:acr. And for supper we had douuhnuts and eweet cake and pound cake and fried eaka. and pickles, ami I don't know w hat all. There was a little girl over there from Indianapolis, and her and me danced the heel and toe polka. And we went otf in the coiner to rest after that, and I told her to take my pencil and note bxk an l jot down a description of the supper and bride'a dress, as I wasn't good at such things. And if there is any mi.-takes in the description blame it on me, not her. As 1 was hold ng her pretty tight, and she's awful sweet, and wed it don't matter. John Henry's troubles are ended and mine are just begu a. Yours in love, Ia a eot b?M tl river, Whers tbe g ! J.-n cur.besms feU, Aod tbe silvtr arxn quiver, Iircd and loft J tweet Manila Be'L Painty, winsomo Mamie rll, Tberi the roses' criiuso., sh vers, Breathing lif la fraiance fell, Htoe the so-jbt tbaa (airy bcwera. And today, fothrcBfJ in chdacs lla'f a woman, ha.f a cUil.l. Whils tbe babe upon her lowm t'auglit the rapturous glow and amllei. Bursts of joyous rippiing lau.hter. buatchea of souie "t.t, Lbieuiag off to catch tue ech&ea Of tbe coiulag father's iccL 'Till the golden lii h-1 fated And the shsdows darker grown, TVhiia the stars from out the darkness, Flashed upoa her, oue bj one. And the heart, now bahel torl'ieoc, Trtrub es with a Tasue uorit, Clasciog to still iu liiribbiuj. Baby closer to ber treast. Tili tha reominif dawbel rjwn bsr, Strugg log bravtlr ith disair, ror ids neswinj in aer uoona, thriving ni.l a im le to wear. Kever more sweet Mitr.i" Bell. With soft eyes teuder light. Will thou watch for him who sleeps 'Neath tbe sier watea tonight. As4ba liueeursipurkMn; foam, By those pale lip tight. j quaffed, E'er the lKele-s swaying form, 5o the gurgling waters laughed. Careless that with restless sweep. Holding aj by subtile ell. In its watera swift and d rp. Life, and lore, ol Marai: BelL "It. O. M.. Attention. "II. O. M.," I have the Howard pare of Tub Sentinel of Dec. 31, and w ill giadlj send it to you if you will send me youi address. Appie McCahtncv, Thorntow n, Ind. Sloney In the Itasiiiesa. Tell Mrs. Wells that her or any industrious person can tr.ake $30 a week in the plating business. For particulars, address the Lake E eetric Co., Englewood, 111. A Plater costs 5. I am working now and know there is money in the business.