Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 April 1891 — Page 5

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 1891-TWELYE PAGES

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THE HOWARD LITERARY, NOTICE TO H. I CC MEMBERS.

The Sesttxel company kindly agrees to ilow the club a mall commusion on each laWruitimi pent in by th tceniteri for ths . Unefit of the II. L. & lo tecure this, members thoald send their sabacriptiona to the II. L. C. treasurer, Anna K. Guenther, 171 Fayette-sC, Indianapolis, and you ill to duly credited and the paper sent immediately. Kerait the fall amount of subscription (?L00) by draft or post office order. If receipt from treasurer is desired, cnelosa postal card. By order of Executive Committee. "Later Os." Chairman. Box 22, GraTelton, lad. Persons desiring; to become members of the Howard literary club aboald make application to tho secretary, Mrs. E. O. Lowrey, Box 737, Uloomington, 111. All those interested in the work, and desiring to contribute to this department are cordially Solicited to join our membership. All contributions for publication must bo written on ore side of the paper only, and accompanied by the writer's real name and address, as well as tlte nom-de-plutne. ADVANCE ' TO THE FRONT. War, Intemperance iyd tho Execrable Fit nil a of the Ctrl. Estiemed Howard Fkiends Here I am la your midst again, and 1 feel sure you'll readily excuse me thia time if I'll only promise to make my visits less frequent hereafter. "WilminaV question for discussion, "Which has caused the human family the most "misery war or intemperance," is a deep one, and as I am not prepared to expose my ignorance on either side I'll not say very much. However, after slight pondering over the history of man, from the garden "Eden" to the present time, I've arrived at a decision, viz: that war has caused the most misery. Now I have roded the bail from the home base and let let others do likewise. Hamlet's" question, "How many fault in a young woman can we excuse?" hcu-d not be si.ently passed by. However, I take notice that it has been ignored 6o far. I have been waiting silently end patiently for "Guno" and Tompadorr;," to answer the question, but alas! thev 6?eiu to be dwelling in silence, hence I pappose they don't excuse any of their fault, or perhaps they are like myself, excuse all of them when they ar compelled to under ce tain circumstances. Ha, ha! I take Dotice that "Kato JZetchum" has bestowed us (Howards) the honor and the pleasure of having one lady calier who possesses an enormous amount of refinement Please accept my thanks for your compliment. I don't want to wish you any harm, "MLjs Ketchuui," but I sincerely wish that it may couiinue to rain just enough to prevent you from Attending the grand hops (as you term th-m) in the city of A., for according to your own remarks I'm inclined t j believe that each dissipation has become monotonous to you. and you have admitted that you ar fond of changes, so let me in vita yu to change your route by roniiaj to the II. J C. parlor apain soon. I thiik that "Incoj:" will hide that dishcloth wlu-n ehe sees yon cornice, and t Induce you to come I will not allow you to eoil your hands by washing the dishes wi'ui a cloth. I'll get the latest novelty entitled, "A Dist, Washing Machine." "Lit? Chap," may the nvehes of happiness that now surround you and your "irow" never have an end. If I am too hastv in offering you congratulations "Luia'a Cornela" is to blame. Oh, yep, "Sunset," of course I think you are smart. How could I do otherwise flffpr riir.'- raivht in tho trr't In vnnr - c - - - r j m "annex?" I am not a fugitive from justice, theref jre that accounts for ruy yielding to your friend's dip.omacy. If you are entitled to another lecture from me I was not aware of the fact. Yes, I think we reside, near enough to become acquainted, but that depends on whether I represent two elapses of people or not, don't it? I'm glad to see you come to "the page again, for I had "begun to feel guilty of being tha whole cause of your long neiriirence, but according to your last contribution I was mistaken, for" you have beeu trying to improve your physiognomy intellect by gazing at that peculiar head. I am not a physiognomist, but for ell that I'd venture to pay that euch a hea l as you described is very valuable for one thins?, if nothing more, and that is to puzzle o'.b-r heads. "Daisv II.." I am watching for you to call again. "Creno May," "Roxie Iiay," and ail other new members, I extend you the rinht hand of fellowship. Come to "the page often. With kindeet regards to all, I'll make my exit. "Advance." i-Zagietown, Ind. April 3. t A TIMID WR.TER. O o Who DUeoamt on Trlendablp ad Seems Out of Jp rita. 11. L. C. Fkiexds Timidly I enter the charmed circle of bright minds and Tennysonian hearts, whom bo I call because I have judged them to be worth more than coronets, and my timidity arises from the surmise that such spirits will net o'er warmly welcome a misanthropic poet of low grade, which I have the honor or t Lame to be known among my friends. Friends, did I eay? What friends have I, who only twice in twenty years have been granted a blessed moment to pour out the pent up quality of pain (which has no cognomen, but makes amends lor the loss in intensity of existence) into an understanding ear, which alone can be a real friend? Only two have I known and thet-e were Boon carried out of my reach by tho eddies of time. Very plain faces they had, and common name Helen and Lou but to me their pronunciation is music and fragrance of tiowcrs. I remember you friends; the gr;i5-es will shield my hom.iness when yuu twain are forgotten, dear face, lair heurt-j that heard me and throbbed with sympathy. I love my kindred, I love and pity a 1 mankind, each individual waif or gr.ia lee whom I meet, but bow can 1 call them friends who will never know what makes tut eyes gbv-sy and puts a melancholy cadence in my voice. Dull and unmeaning to them are the lines which I remember to have written: I am si I am slrof, I a n erring, I ni llinlnjr Ali n a-ml of an and feallog Into ril:t!n of aound ; TLoiigii 1 scarce can tfll the why lor, Why my iouI ith iricf Is rla or Mournful rhy m ar from ittteallnir, Lii.9 the warm blood from a onul. You will have perceived that my sub )ect is friendship, and a friend, as I think t, w one who can appreciate your worth, lecture your faults and shed tho tear which is not born of sorrow. This is he, not the starched and chattering automaton who is always at my side, who like me, weeps by the bier aud lauhs by the board. Hut there isdiVord in hin sorrow and his huah lack the spiritual ring: A primroM th rlrer'a trim, A yeliow orimroa la t lum. And it la notb.ng more. This ii enough for an introduction; I will write more at another time, and a poem aoon. Meanwhile, friends, forgive

the blueish tint which evidently pervades this brief es-ay. You would write in a sorry strain, too, on the business desk ia a storeroom by tho light of a lamp at middayand the fcun hidden for a week. Flora, Ih., April 7. Das D. A PLEASANT LfcTTER.

"Incog" I!scaaa b. 1'irtnre, a Book and Sotnrthinn t- 1Z f, Mv Howard Friends How good it seems to have the paga fnllaain. I wonder if we cannot manage in some way to keep it so. I suppose that those who wrote last week write again in two months from that date and those who write this week write again in two months from this date, and bo on. If the editor gets more MS. than he can use we will make the space between letters three months instead of two and let each raemlier have a stated time to write and not shirk his or her responsibility; and don't say week after week, "Iie.diy, I must write for the pace," but write when your turn comes. What do you think, friends, of the plan? V7iii it carry? "Hamlet," I found your letter all tho more interesting as we have an etching of "Chris, before Pilate" from Munkcsy's painting and I studied it with more interest with j our letter for a "key," than I had ever done before. The young man wilh uplifted arms crying "Crucify Him," "Crucify Him." Fldridge S. Brookes takes for the hero of his bible romance, "A Son of I-sachar." He was the widow's son who was raised from the dead at the gate of Xain, and for a time believed the "Ilabbi Joshua" was the Messias, and that he had come to set up his kingdom on earth. lie wan aware of Juda liar-Simon's ( Judas Iscariot) plan to botray the Lord, but they both thought it would onlv hasten the end fcr which they were eo impatient, the overthrow of Rome and the restoration of Israel. The one was a descendant of a long line of princc-i and confidently expected to reign a prince in Israel. He did not think the rnultituda coutd take Jesus. He thought when the supreme moment arrived He would call a legion of angels to His rescue, and when he saw Him led away like a criminal ho fe.t that he ha 1 been duped and cheated. Instead of a prince iu Israel, he was aain a poor camel driven from the jotiern street of Nain, and in an ng-nyot disappointment he cried with the mob, "Crucify Him!" "Cri-i'y Him." Hut when d'arkness covered the earth, and the veil of the temple wns rent in twain he knew that it was indeed themesias and that he had helped to crucify his Ixrd. He was one of those who wittnesscd the appearance of Jesus to the disciples and had Him eay, 'go ye and teach all nations." etc. And for about twelve years he was in tho ministry, a he h id been cal.ed Ciieiiel son of a crown. He was aiterwar l called Stephen a crown, lie did the fir.it Christian martyr. The story is very interesting and one from which a good moral can be drawn. "C 1. bti 1" teils us he has read some of "liobert ELmere," but has nothing to Fay about it. I think it a most interesting book, and how any or.3 can read anything about lioht rt, or C ithiriite, or the !iire, and not wish to read the whole, is a mystery. Even ttvv and Lanfttam are interesting characters. 1 know there are those who think tho book's reiinrious inAlienee is bad, but it seems impo;sibL to me that a Christian can be injure I by Hfert Krtnu re's cree t. It may not be a very pood book forskeptics, but I count it an intere-t-ingone fora'.lthat The 'New Brotherhood" is a reality. It exi.sts in London and Mrs. Humphrey Ward is ons of the workers therein. I have recently read "The Fair God." I commenced it one rainy Sunday and finished it the fo lowing alternoon; so you see I found it intere.-ting. Newspaper gossip teha us that Gen. Lew Wallace is writing a story of the conquest of Constmitinoi le by t!ieTuik in 1 l-Yl, and intends it to be as gxd in its way a "Ik?n Hur," but I doubt it. I believe "Ben Hur" w ill be his masterpiece. At present I a n making scrap-book', one of short sketches and items, one of short Ftori s, one of poems and one of household items and recipes. When they are finished it will make eight scrap-books I have made in eight years. I use the books put out by the state, and cet them at the county cleik's ollie. Tho hv-t time 1 was in the court-house there was a iarge pile of the books in one of the corridors and the janitor said they were clad to have them taken away. I prefer the size containing about .'MJ pages, a3 large books break in the binding. Every second leaf must be cut out. The lettering on the back can bo painted out, and the words scraps, poems or anything suitable, can Le substituted with go.d paint, and they are not bad looking books for a book case. And now, lest I shock some one who is too refined to indulge in an3-thinir so vulgar as eating, I will 6tep into the kitchen and tell sister "Nant" that I found her cream pies excellent, and all the more welcome that "pie timber" is not plentiful here thi spring. As "IL O. M. ' savs fruit is scarce and I have come down to mock mince pies, here ia an improved recipe: One and one-half cups brown suirar. two cups hot water, one cup chopped rasins, ontjhilf teaspoonful cinnamon and the same of cloves, small lump of butter, when boiling dd eighteen crackers powdered fine, bake in two cruets. It makes two pies. Honse-claning time is fast approaching and if any of you have a carpet that does not need dusting, and yet you fear there are moths in it, take a strip of cloth eighteen inches wide, wring it from a basin of water, spread it on the carpet close to the base and iron it dry; keep on all around the room, and when you have finished there will be no live moths left. If you have a small oil stove take it to the room with vou and save steps. April 1. " "Incog." "JSSSIE CLYDE" COMES AGAIN. Ilom Rule a llrl.lit Face and a Cheerful Sinllo. KindH. L.O. Friends This greeting, I trust, includes Mr. Editor. My desire to see our page well filled tempts me to contribute another letter to its columns. I am glad that a few of you drew your chairs nearer to my own during my last call, and if you will allow them to remain there a little longer I will try to be entertaining a well as entertained. Do you bolievo in home rule? I do; and I believe also that woman should be the one to rule it. Man has his ollice where he may rule during the day, why should not woman rule at home? oine of ttie sterner sex doubtless disagree with me npon this subject. That is quite right. It will elicit argument. Woman is civen the noblest work that can be performed. And the average woman is qualified for the task. It commences in smaller matters as soon as she it old enough to know her duty to her parents. But the greater task, is that commenced as she bends low o'er the tiuy, )Smn of fa a in f tin trMi a an I wr r emhi only when tbo tnowy locks and withered chtcrka are forever hidden by mother earth. But does her influence then cease to exist? Not by any means. You ad know of many instances where the memory of a mother's love hr.s, at the most critical moment of life, seemed to

penetrate the thick walls of sin and sham and brought bac.t to the paths of duty and honor. For to recognize one's duty, and perform it is honorable. Have you ever been compelled to do anything which was very unpleasant for vou to do? I suppose m iny of you have. Well, have you ever noticed how much 1 1 At " 1 1 I

iirmier ine lass appeareu, wuen you continued thinking of it and dreading fy do I it? I tued to find it so, but now, I do not mind it very much and I am trying to assist some others in the same way by which I was assisted. This is the secret. A 'bright face and cheerful 6tnile for all. Kind words are a preat deal, but we are not always permitted to speak them. And in some instances they might not even be understood. But the eyes mav sneak with an eloquence which cannot fail to be interpreted. A ami. e and a cheering glance seldom fiiil to find appreciation, and while apparently unheeded, it will often restore a fading hope, revive the drooping spirits and tfive renewed courage to a weary and sorrowing heart. It is truly written that each heart knows its own sorrow. It m remember this and in seeking to cheer and encourage our fellow beings; rest assured that our own troubles wiil' often seem insignificant if they do not entirely disappear. Search for the roses of life and if by chance yoa burv a thorn in your fincrer, d'j not thrust all the ross aside and allow the thorn to remain, but thrust th thorn aside and gather more roses. You wiil appreciate them better for having once found a thorn. Let us extract ail the good possible from present conditions that our retrospect may reflect it light and con-ign our future to the care of Him who doeth all things well. "Jessie Clyde." New York, April 3. INTEMPERANCE OR WAR. "Cornet'' TUintca that th Former Hu C rented Slot M aery. II. L. C. BicoTiinns and Sisters Glancing to the rhrht of the fifth page of this weeks' Kuntixel we find the sacred name "Howard Literary." The name appears large but the page appears small. Brothers and sisters jf we do not emerge from our continued silence, in another week the Howard Literary will vanish from tho page. Where is the trouble? Have we become negligent and despondent? Have we forgotten what holds forth in our constitution? It shall be the duty of each member to seek by e.vuuple, byword and by pen, to promote the objects and interests of the club. Or ii there a deficiency in the mail service? iVroaps our letters do not reach their destination, or do they find their way to the waste basket? I have, perhaps, been somewhat despondent, but I feel as if my writing would do but little good; but the appearance of tho pr.go this week is pulFicivnt to r rouse any true member to action. I will endeavor to ofiV r a few words on the subject suggested by "Wilmina," "Which Ha' Caused the Most Misery in tho Human Family, Intemperance or War?'' In viewing intemperance in its broad sense, and in its horr.ble iniquities and results, it seems to nie that everybody would c nclude that intemperance has carried ruor misery to the human family than war. 1 most emphatically embrace the language of a certain writer in stating that "intemp"rance has caused more misery t liau war, pestilence Bad famine combined." It is tru we cannot imagine the misery caused by war. We also kn v that a vatt amount of misery is caused by pestilence. Take a view of the misery caueod by eiekneM the terror of" yeLow fever, the dreaded smallpox and many other contagious diseases. Famine causes mountains of misery, but intemperance causes more misery than ad. We will now take a view of the misery caused by intemperance. Wo will first pursmj th iifri of the drunkard who begins his vicious career at a very tender age, who wanders into the citv, into the sale ns and the gambling hells, and there spends his ever precious moments, improving them not. I'.ut instead he is pursumg a coursa that will lead him to eternal darkness. Look at tho misery, if you pleas this wayward son is causing hn honest parents who have kindly cared for him frou nis earliest existence. We wi;l advance a step farther. This youn man. with all the sin and wickedness that is pressing him downward, goes out in o the world and through deceit wins the affections of so ne true and honored young lady and after lie h is his- prey within his power he does not care to keep from her knowledge his true self, and very soon she regrets the rel tions that she sustains to the man who has no mrey for her. Neither is he interested in his own salvation. Think of the misery of this young wife. Now that her eyes have been opened she sees her mistake, she looks forward, she sees no joy, peace or happiness, but instead pain, Forrow, desolation and death. Her entire life has been darkened. We would lise to Kee the pare illuminated by a "Comet." "Jupiter" give us a call. ' Gano" where art thou. Come again soon, "City Chap" i: it is true you have emerged from sinele blessedness allow me to congratulate you. It a-ems that a goodly number of the Howard Band are matching. "Cokset." Montevallo, Mo., April 4. SOME BITTER-SWEET TALK. About Teaching and Then How to Capture f Man. Dear Howard Friends I have a few minutes of mv own again and perhaps they can be used in no more profitable way . than with you; surely no more pleasantly. I wonder how many of you are teachers? There is a warm corner in my heart for all teachers and I know some of their trials, troubles and tribulations, also joys and blessings, from experience. The pecuniary com pen sat fon of a teacher is usually small, and it is only by practicing the most rigid economy can he orshe hope to lav aside a dot for a rainy day or old ! age, and it seems but just, after devoting almost a lifetime in the school-room that he or rlie should receive a pension. Far too often the best talents have been tempted to other emp;ovments becauso they can command higher wages, and those with not sulficient energy or wit to make a living otherwise with their bands, are left to experiment on our precious young as instructors. If the teacher can put aside all thoughts of pecuniary compensation for a higher gain, a more elevating and inspiring motive than mere money-getting, there is a very bright side to the picture, and the consciousness of following one of the m st useful and most honorable callings nerves him or her on in the uolde conilict untU victory is won andh orshe receives final reward. It has been generally conceded, I believe, that among instructors of the young, and especially so of those in the primary grades, woman have no eqnal. Nature sterns to have endowed her with a special gift that enables her to best understand, instruct and gain the affections of the child, but in the higher grades the male teacher is her equal, if not her superior, but sex alone shouid not determine our work in the world. "Ada u" or "Eve" can, I think, work either outside or inside of the house and not be out of his or her sphere. Our place in the world id the one we can fill the best, or where

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duty calls us. Having heard some poo-l arguments for and aptinst compulsory education, I am inclined to believe that good results would foliow suc h a law. I should like to hear from other members ou this subject. "Later On," did I take up the gaunt'et us you intended? As I can not use the broom, that favorite woman's weapon, in connection with the pen as with the tonue, vhtn 1 writ 1 usually a;ree on any subject discussed. '"Dora Dickens," you have certainly given some pood rules for happiness. It has been said that the surest way of reaching a man's heart is through his stomach, and from observations mads occasionally I am convinced it is so. What can rival that blissfully hnppy expression seen on a man's face after partaking of a cood meal? So all wives who are unhappy and ye maids who want to be happy, just learn tube good cooks, and I think yoa hare solved the enigma. "Happy Old Maid," favor us with pome more of your good recipes, please. "Chatterbox," write us a description of the far west as it appears to you. "Kate Ketchura," I imagine you are a man masquerading in woman's "drees, and "L-.iter On," come again with more questions for discussion. "lilTTEK J?VKET." Abroad, April 3. LONE STAR" SHINES. It Throws l.liht on Billiard II:ills find Tool Piayinc. Kino II. L. C. Friends After this long silence, I v.ill try to pain an entrance to your merry parlor. "Chatterbox," we would comply with yourroquest if we knew your present name (pleasa favor us with it) for as you know I was ouce in the Tar West, and letters from friends were a great pleasure. "U i!mina," your request is g; anted. ".Mark Maywood,"did you receive my letter? "Randolph," and "Only Sister," why this long abien-o frou the club? " Pompadour" I fee has returned from hU "trip around the world." We wdl have to get "Detective" to dis cover the secret hiding place of sister i "Pierna an 1 brin? her back to the hand, "(io'den Slur" is well azain, and "Little Star" fill our home with sunshine. There is one subject that I wish to call your attention to, and hope that more able writers than my be f wiil discuss it, and that ii the h.Uinrd hall. In my estimation the billiard hall is a horrid nuisance. It is a pub ic trap which catches new victims every day. It is a gambling den any way j-ou may look it. To piny billiards or pool is to gamble and that cannot bo denied. thev play billiards and pool to see who! shall pav for tho treats. In Kan-as it is cigars, cider and other stud's f non-dictionary names, which is tho regular routine of saloon drinks, and the game is generally k-pt up until the players can not see straight, for the looser is bound to pet even with the winner. Tho billiard and pool table is often the sole causj of making a drunkard's grave. If young;; men would spend their spare time m readgO'id book or by pursuing a course of felt-education instead of frequenting such degrading places they would make far more useful citizen than by pursuing tho downward rond to ruin. By the billiard and pool playing they often create n thirst for Kamb!ii which leads them down to the bottomless pit of ruin. My young friends who read this. 1 hope? yu will shun such places as yo'.i would a dead'y plau. Dear Bisters, I hopo also you will use all vour influence to turn tho ladg from Bitch dangers. Now we have just as much use for a billiard hall or saloon as we have for a rattle pnak and you know how one feels at thejsiht of those venomous reptiles. If 1 httve stepped on pome one's toes it cannot be helped, for I have only very poorly expressed my honest opinion on this subject. Let us hear from some one ebe. "P ," we have lately reread that reform club, and, have taken new resolutions and hope we will succeed. Fraternally jjburs, Lone Star. 167 Lake-si, Lawrence, Kas. Opposed t Interference. Pear II. L. C. Fninxns As I may call you, for I have lately joined your pleasant club, and as this is my first visit I will bo brief with my remarks. "The question that "Wiliuipa" has proposed is this, "Which has caused the most misery in the human family, war or intemperance?" I would say intemperance without faltering. The fire-water has ruined more people and has caused more deaths than did all the wars ever known. Is intemperance smarted publicly? I would pay the most of it is not. Why we hear of men coutinua'ly who use fire-water, whom we thought too noble to do such a thing, and keeping it hidden from their best friend. I would 1 ke to hear from some of the others on this subject. Where has our "Detective" gone? "Little True Blue" come again with another good letter. "Aunt Sue," "Iowa Blush," "Kvelyn," "Kate Stover," and ail the others", coma to the page. I find so mu h pleaure in the II. L C. page. Who will welcome. "Roger." Zionsvide, Ind., March 31. Ilouseclswnin r Time. II. L. C. FKiEspsIIere I am aeain. After that typesetter made euch a blunder in my last letter I was afraid to try it again. No, "Ida," Moses was all richt.but I think that typesetter was learning to sing "Kazzle Dazzle." "May Belle," if I were allowed one ; th'iDg in the kitchen I think I would want

ARABLE DELIGHT

VIM AND BUOY ANCY 1 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A PRISONER T ARE SPECIFIC OF ALI. 5Ft.GIFICS TO WORK FRUIT TREES I VINES Apples. Pesrs. Chrris. EXCELSIOR "sirVVVf?? it to be grub, end then I would not be sat sfied, I would want a good cookstove and alo a good conk, and other things too numerous to mention, the dishcloth not excepted. Who was it that was dreading housecleaning time? For my part I am glad to 6e8 it come, for I do hate the dus'y carpets that winter makes. I think the best way is to try to clean one rooiu a day and not have the whole house torn up and in disorder at one time. One room a day is enough for one pair of hands and if your lriemis should visit you ou that day the house will not look like it had been struck by a cyclone. About a year ngo I went to visit a lady and she happened to be cleaning house and there was not a room in the house but had the carpel oil" and the lloor spattered with lime and as the conveyance that brought me had guie and would not return until evening, the hostesu aud myself had to just grin and bear it. This experience prevents me from" having more than one room in disorder at a tim, even if I have to do the whitewashing myself, which is most generally the case. " Bem.zil. Kuluigh, Ai'ril :i. Mmy Mas?oL Masr Mascot, fair and fickle. What s dreadful thing you've gprralt Kor wlio to!d jou I wa marrio.l And niT ha r wai fiery rel? Li.-tcu Mr.rjr : Listen dearest; Don't you know what yiu h:ie done? You hart n- oiled my chance forerer. Just whi'u i had LC.ivI won. Mnzj! Mary! Who bn told you, All this cri;a! stuft of tuo? Surely! Surely you ain't made it Mado a pepper pod of rue I Whisper Mazy; come still cloier; ho has told this awful fib. Tuld It lo you Toun tnj uiini; , With a t?nguo to moota nd elih? Mzy, tell rac; I'll not tell It If you do that Is. hl di d:; Utit I'll gMt'.y warn you, M.izy, N it t' trust hi word ncain. Into mzzielaiii you'ra oing: Watch tbc friends th:U there you :nr.et Th' y will pose n something stunniu;. But their names are fraud compete. JUU-iglj, Ind., April 1. 'Ids S. Cobweb. Cobwebs, cobwebi, cobr.ebs; we Gnd them everywhere, Troui the dusty garret, to the cellar daxp and lare, t-'s'T fe-toons, drawing wa'lsln foinlire tonet of g T. Very unwholesome and uncleanly objects are they. Tet more unsightly, unewlr, I cannot refrain From pitying, though deipisiug a cobwebbed bra n, Dut tho most abhorrent and the most need to condole Over, 1 a filthy, unhealthy, cobweblel soul. II. L. C brothers, sisters, your duty do not shirk, tut with htart, and hand and pen, join in the demising wort. Destroying first du&ty cobwets which at home abound. Then striving to eradicate thia evil tUrhr found. "U!TTKK-STVEET." 31. -in the L fe ISoat! Ere your wave-battered, d.smaata l bulk i dashed to plect s upoa thst cruel ref by the resistless waves. tave, too, a shattered pbyique, fast yielding to the attacks of diea with that imperial renov&'or of hts'.th an rtrength, HosteUer'i Moiujch Eitters. The rana of its powers is wide, its action prompt and thorough, Its uso always safe. Chronic lndigjstion, dtbilitr and nervousness, malarial complaintx, rheumatism, neuralgia, inactivity of the kidneys and bladder, and that physWal decay without apparent cause, whkh Is often premature, fire speedily checked and ultimately cured by this Diedicine of luaoy uses and suro results. Sleep, appetite al rig.r are Ira proud by this helpful tonic aud regulator, the uao cf Utch likairise tends to remedy undue leanness. Wfcea Eaby was sick, we pave her Citato ria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became MU, ahe clung to Caatoria. Whan ahe htd Children, she gave them Caatoria. A Trump Oratitntla. Clothier and Furnisher. "Well-PreBfed Stranirer "Madam, in the upper left-hand corner ot a vest that jou pave to a miserable tramp a few months usio there waa a eipar belonging to your husband. I have " .Lady of the House "Why, this is the same man. What a great change !" Stranger "Yes. A rich uncle suddenly died and left me all his wealth. A a I was about to sav, I have to thank vour husband." Lady of th House "Why, what for?" Strain irer "For the cigar. I gave it to my uncle Hero c Meaaurea. (Puck. Mr. G. Washington Coon (tenderly) "I know 'a I'ko unworthy to kips de hem of yoah gahment. Miss John&ing, but 6till hope lif'a me up." Mis Johnsing--"You'd better lif yo'ielf up, yo' low-dow n niggah! Ef yo' wants me to be voah wife don't kneel there like a dressmaker befo' a job o pleatin' P Aftnr the w II a. by. Fuck. Marna "Johnny, why don't yoa come In to see mama when nbe's eick? Don't you love me any more?" Johnny "Oh, yes, maira; but I didn't know but perhaps it might be catching." A Natura Autbitton. Puck. "Do yon want a six-ehooter?'' "Well, I'd rather have a nine-ahootcr. I want to kill a cat"

FARM AND HOUSE COLUMN.

INCREASING THE YIELD OF COWS. Profit of Cartnln Goad Milcti Breeds Grade Up th Herd Some Hints to the 1'Armer Anr the Chickens VAlo'.ble Household Recipe. It is a curious and strange fact that th very thing thai should cause the mot dissatisfaction to a farmer pr dairyman is just what he complains of the least, and that is the average yield of milk from his cows. In the face of the great yields of milk from cows of certain breeds, reaching over twenty-five quarts of milk per day from particular individuals, the farmer is content to feed and care for cow3( that are considered by him as first-class if they yield ten quarts of milk per day for six months, or average eeven quarts per day for the entire vear. The dillerenee t etween the yields of pure-bred Holsteins, or even of Ayrshires, and the average of the ordjnary dairy cows is so great as to make comparison a simple; matter of fonr, and yet the dairyman, while careful to save food and economize in every other direction, as well as to secure all the best modern appliances and implements pertaining to successful dairy management, overlooks the source of profit the cow and refuses to use the besst ai;d most serviceable for his purpoe. As much' as nine thousand quart of milk in a year, or more, has been secured by tlie ufe of the breods that yield largely of milk, while but one-fourth that a:iioui.t has beeu the average on most dairy larni", and these 'arjre producers of milk i tho HolPteins) have also produced much a one hundred pounds of butter in a month, which shown tne great importance oi iiie breed as well as ot the feed. Kvtry ounce of miik over and above that usually received is so much gain, and the great: r the yield the larger tho proSi from the orkin&i cost. Ui'.h t'ds compsnsonof yields before h m thci'irnur burn the cow instead of raising them, under t'ue supposition that it paya to ell the calf in its infancy and also the d im a R'on as she becomes dry. As . long a fanners buy their fresh cows ar.di-eli o i the calves they will have but a fraction of the profits to be derived from dairy products. One pure-bred bull will, in a tdiori time, ifthecowB are rai.d on the farm, not only piv for bis coat, but so largely increase the profit as to render it almost impossible to fail in dairying, unles from dis-ase or mismanagement; and the cost of keeping the ca I if but a f:ns l ito;i compared with the future g-dn that will be derived from it. Wlii e !VHX) tjuart ot milk may not be obtained from every cow oftbepiira breed's, the fact that it has been dne 5s eurricier.t to encour.igj those who improve their herd? that the average yie'd may be more than doubled, and the larger yield, while p -riiapK iVjiiirmg -ouie extra feed, need not incur any groat' additional expense for shelter or tabor. Hy aiming to improve constantly tho herd will bo more i rolitah'e every year, and a better syetem of treat'i'T.r ami management will ukobe the result Il'.nta to the l'urmtr. ' Lch corn and cornracal should be used a warm weather comes on. Prune the shade trees us well as the fruit trees, so m to give th?tn a beautiful shape. Keep the brocd-mare doing light work. Kxercis-e, if not too severe-, vi 1 be bene ficial to her. A little salt wiil be found beneficial to all clasnes of stock when sti ck i allowed ia the pasture on young gra.fi In tne southern states the milk from a cow that has recently calved is considered unfit for uso until the call is at least six weeks old. It ia dilScu't to fccire a good lawn gra? a god among the shade trees of a lawn, as the trees will draw on the land for plant food to the detriment of the gras?, even if the land is not shaded. Young htr.tw berry plants should have white roots-. Any plant with dark roots should be thrown awny. et them out us early as" t:ic ground is mid v. Ground bone will be found an excel. ent fertiliz.r for young strawbvrry plants'. Apparatus will soon ln-irm to send up shoots. If the bedt have n'.ta!ie:idy been manured such work should be done without delay, usinz cnly the best and finest manure to he procured, t.'oar.se manure will not be serviceable iu tir:te lor this season. The tet radishes are tho9 that are crisp and tender. This condition i.s best obtained by forcing them from the stnrt, which is dot: by growing them en rich ground that has Iwn well preparfd. The seed germinate? in a few iuys, and as radishes are hardy, they tnav b set-tied in early. When young tre? or plants are received from tlte nutsery it in imiM.rhuit that the roots ba no, vr. posed to the wind or become dr.7. They mould be "heeled in" if the ground is not ready. A larjra majority oi the failure with voting trees would be uvoidfd if this si'.rle precaution was observed. The cory corn is tc c f the earliest f the sweet'eorn-, and grows but a foot or more. In fact, all the early vi'-ritie." of sweet com are ot dwarf habit. The Feed eliouhl not be planted until a'.l djnger of frost is pst, and the ground should be very heavily manured, eo as to forco the crop to gn.vv acd give an early yield. A breed to be purJ tdiuuld have fixed characteristics iKjcuiinr to itseli, und which can le transmitted. Wli-n pure breeds are used for improving common stock there will be a giun in some direction, but when the attempt to improve is made without regard to the characteristics desired, no improvement, whatever may be the result. Ad work in improving'tho stock should bs done wuh t l o View of accomplishing some definite purpose. Kalo is an excellent crop to provide. early greens. It is hardy and may be ut in the ground as soon a the se.-on permits. Sow the act-d broadcast, cm e'ean ground, and brush it in or cover lightiy in rows. Kale grows very rapid-y i;nd wiil be oat of the Mav in time to allow of some other crop to follow ou the same land. " The sheep suffers moro from long-continued wet weather than any other animal. Keep them on dry locations if yen wish to avoid disease in the flock, especially the dreaded foot-ro.. Cotd, due to exposure, leads to other ailments and as t ie sheep is more easily arfected by dampness than by cold tho tiock should be carefully guarded until the spring rains are over. Artichokes have been frequently recommended for use as hos fued, but unless they are planted in some location upon which the hogs can be turned. 60 iisto root them up, the artichokes wid become persistent weeds. They are difficult to eradica'e when once they are established, and should nevpr be crown on land in tended for some other crop the next season. The government chemists are still working on the problem of how to best make sugar from norghum and it has been stated that one method has been discovered whereby. Ihe production can be doubled. This is important if true, for when the sorghum cane can be . made &

profitable source from which to obtain eugar it can then be produced in nearly all sections. The soil must be fed libera'ly if it is do liberal work. The capacity of all 6oila depends on its soluble plant food and the treatment given the crop. As soils vary the farmer alone is the iudee of the kind of plant food required by his soil. To farm in an intelligent mflncer the farmer should not only kow what soil needs, but also the require i.ents of the crop to be grown thereon, in order to produce the greatest amount at the least cost.

Among th Chicken. Fresh eggs aro those not over a week old. Fresh vater 6hould be given twice t day. Oats stand next to wheat as an egg-pro dacing food. Radical changes of food often make the hens eat sparingly. Twenty-four hours after hatching is soon enough to begin feeding. It is not necessary to coddle or pamper fowls to make them grow. "Wheat bran wt w;th hot water makes a good eummer breakfast. April is one of the very be3t months fo? hatching all kinds of poultry. The fowls will not thrive if they aro forced to stand in mud all dcy. Some consider that crosses lay earliest, but the breed must be considered. When the fowls are closely confined and fed too high they are liable to be affected with cramp. There are sixty-eight standard breeds of chickens, ten ducks, nine of turkeys and seven of ceese. With young chickens it is not the small lice that make the most trouble, but the large body lice. On rainy days the hens with young poultry will be al! the better off if they ara kept confined in dry quarters. Tobacco leaves put into the nests and bunches of it hung around inside the poultry house will keep away lice. The best time to pick duck ar.d geese feathers is when they are rire ; whenever they are clear they are ready to pull. henever tha fowls can have a good range and can net plentv of green feed littie or no animal fool will be necessary. Push the early chickens now; a fewdays' difference in getting to market will often make a considerable difference in prices. The extraordinary profits that are some times realized from one hen ehould not be taken as a guide to what can be made from any particular breed. The. incubators and brooders have largely taken control of the very early broiler market; properly managed they are more reliable than hens, cspeciaily early in tae season. With poultry, as with everything else on the farm, there is always an opportunity to sell at good prices fowls or egs that are of little better quality than others are offering. Game, Iloudan, Leghorn, Ilamburg, Anda'usian and Block Spanish are the varieties of chickens that require high fences in order to control them. They are all high-flyers. Sulphur for nests, whitewash for the houses, coal oil for the roosts, cleanliness for the floors, snd plentv of pure air and a variety of food tor the fowls are essentials in profitable poultry keeping. Study the economy of feeding; tha whole matter of protit ia largely determined by the management of the feeding. Xo sat rules can bs given. Each lot should be fed according to its requirements. Pigeons will thrive in small yards if kept in small lots; from twelve to twenty is plenty. They must be mated, as an extra male will often cause considerable trouble. Wire mesh makes a good covering for the yards. It is considered that the ovary of the average hen contains about six hundred eggs ; twenty mature the first year, 120 the second, i.5 the third and the rest after that ; so the second and third years are the best for egg production. The dillerenee betwen the Pekin and the Aylesbury breeds of ducks is that the Pekin is somewhat linrer and is sometimes a creamy white with a deep yellow bill, while the Aylesbury is always pure white with a bill of flesh color. Tlome F.eclprs. Jardinier Salad Cut the boiled string beans, carrots and beets in small pieces. Add Eome per.s and arrange them in a mold upon a bed of lettuce, moistening them slightly with vinegar. Just before serving cover them with a half pint ot mayonnaise dressing. CofTVe Jelly. Soak half a box of jelatine half n hour in a cup of cold water. Have a quart of clear, fctrong coffee boiling hot, add the soaked ge atine and a cup of sugar, stir until the gelatine is dissolved and strain through a flannel bag into a mold. Serve with cream and sugar. Cheese Wafers Rub a tableepoonful of butter to a cream and etir in two tablespoonfuls of crated cheese. Spread thin mixture on thin water crackers, Newport wafers or zenhyrettes, or if you cannot get thin crackers split the thicker ones. Keep them in a hot oven till they are a delicate brown. " t Cabinet Pudding. Fill a battered moll with alternate layers of bread crumbs and raisins and citrons. Pour over this a custard of a pint of milk, two eggs, three tab.espoonfuls of ougar and a little salt. Flavor with vanilla. Let the pudding stand an hour and only steam it three quarters of an hour. Heat it hot with hardeaucc. . Creamed Potatoes Peel eight large potatoes, carefully removing all eyes and specks; boil quickly in salted water until perfectly done. Pemove at once from the water, put into the bowl with a quarter of a pound of butter, salt and pepper and a, gill of cream. With an egg beater whip to a cream, remove to a hot dish and servo immediately. Jonquil Plane Manse. Boil a quart of milk with a teaspoonful of salt and four tablespoon fuls of nuar. Soak half a box of gelatine an hour in a teacup of milk, and when the milk boils stir it in. When it is dissolved ad I the yelks of four eggs. Flavor with vanilla, pour into a mold wel with cold water, and set it away to harden. Serve with whipped cream heaped around it. Oatmeal Fritters One egg well beaten, idd one teacup of cooked oatmeal and beat well, one-half teaspoon'ol of salt, one tablespoonful of eugar, one-half teacup of pweet milk, one teaspoonful baking powder mixed with the Hour before adding, and enoush flour to make a pood thick batter. Drop in small spoonfuls in hot lard and fry brown. Don't have the spoonfuls very large or the cakes will not be done in the middle. Potatoes a la Lyonnaise 'J hese potatoef are quite famous for their excehence. Cut eight potatoes, boiled, into round slices; lay them in a frying pan with one and f half ounces of butter and the round sheet of a previously fried onion, and Peason with one-hall pinch each of salt and pepper. Cook weil together for six minutet until well browned; tos them wed and ferve with a pinch of chopped parsley sprinkled over the whole. Io?ton Brown Bread One and onehalf teacups flour, on and one-half teacups corn meal, one and one-half tea-cups ryeor Graham flour, two ami one-ha'f cupa mi k (slightly sour), one-half cups! !. a little ealt, one teaspoonful soda; mi: vtUL'