Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 February 1892 — Page 5

THE INDIAXA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MOKNING. FEI5IIUAHV' 24. 1SU2 TWELVE PAGES.

HOWARD LITlMY GLUB.

QurOtto. no SOU, Iff. charity 0,CER5. rresiJont Will jStrawn, Montpeler, Ind. First Viac-prraiJl Kobert ". Fulton, Wiatersvii, 1 Second ice-preaat Mils Sue C. barker, Kaiona. Ii. Kecorvius seo.tary Mrs. Dora Older, Adrian, Mv-a. I forre8-nJiD? Secretary Miss Efma L. Herker, Liry I"1, : Treasures-MiasVlary J. Kelley, CaipbellstOWDt O. KxecutiTe'ommttee AlonzoFinlevIaeobs, tlreencastlead, ; Torrence M. Jackso. w I-aueaster, In yi. s. KokcndotTer.Motevallo, Mo.; J. C. Moontld. Medina, Tenn.; J. 1. Barnes, llruce.Q Mills. W. Va, ' O EJECTS. See. 2 of Art!. i 0f Constitution The object of he Howard Literary lab Is to encourage purt.uerature.strengthemiorality, establish' sociality, increase a desirfor mind improvement arj literary ttainmet and to exteuJ the wor&of reformation. MEMBF.HSUIP. fee. 1 of Artica 2 of ConstitutionAll persons oigood moral charar who are Interested in the objects of this rganization and are willing to work in nccoaoe therewith are eligible o membership. We most oorJiilly invite every116 truly and onompromisii;j:.y interested iuur objects to join our club. Letters of inqsiry should baddressed the Correspoudinjr Jvcretary with .ruP The Howard I terary has either salaried cfiicers dot Contibutors, anotfependa wholly upon its merits and principle'01" "access. .Members only are entitle t0 tue rr benefit of our book catalogue. All letter ,r pubi)catiomul be carefully written on out ude of tlie aper only, acoomtanied by the yriter's rea,iam8 Rnd address, at weil as the Utm de p""'. and plainly addressed to the editor, ( Stewart, SENTINEL office. Indianapolis. m' Members in i?newif subscription for TllH Sentinli. Mill ease' to send $1 to the Howard Literarj Insurer, as the c'ub is allowed mall cnatission. Due credit and prompt action uurteed. The annual dues ve been advanced to 25 cent. payable to tu treasurer during January and February. FROM HE PRESIDENT. A Xew Cliirmat or tri Execatls-a CommUtr art Other Mutters. To the II.)wai Club You will share my regret that )ur worthy chairman of the executive coimittee, Mr. John l'o-t-raa, owin' to signer, and the fact that he is necessariljvery inconveniently situated, has been ulied to resign. I am clad, mded, to announce the name of a raoit honoriile and worthy successor, Mr. Aloruo I'aley Jacobs of Greeu-ca.-t!e, Ind., wb is well and favorably known as a cc Iributor to the II. L. C, and also durij; the last four year3 to many leading n wspapers and magazines. "While yet but n young man, he is poet aureate of the üumnal association of the ireen castle hi-i school, a member of the Chautauqua litrary circle, and at its next annual meetinwill be received as a member of the Western writtrs' association. 1 -egard hia kind acceptance of oir few and pleasant executive duties as a. special favor to each B.ember. Let each otiker and many members welcone him with a personal letter. Now, valued fr ends, our business affairs are sti.l sure to receive prompt and careful attention. let ail dip the pen of pincenty in tho ir.k-horn of conviction and honor literary duty, and literary recreation only stilii.ient to pive diversity to the pae. May all work unceasingly for a distinctively reformatory and literary pa-e of a very hiii oMer. May you share the "apt les of gold"' and hang up the "pictures of silver" in the dazzling frame of natural and revealed reiigion. Our ''work of reformation" must, of course, be largely on the plane of culture and discipline, with special regard to the claims of others. The nineteenth century ha produced a lare majority of the great ideas of humanity. Whv should not our club, iu the century's closing decade, with a gigantic membership, be the faithful exponent of culture of the fiber and not of the surface? As the vre-s quickens and sustains the thought of the reading public, eo should cur opportunities exhort us and every true man and woman to pay the just price of tho bet things of bciy, mind and fcoul earnest, persistent ei.'ort! 1 am informed that a largo number of members have rot as yet paid annual dues. PosmIiIt all do not understand our revi-ed by-laws, which say dues (:.'" cent?) ehall be taid any time between Jan. 3 and March 1. If any fail to pay during th specified time, remember it wili ve 'gratefullv received et your earliest convenience. 'Tis but a trille, but the sum total of dues, with commission of Sentinel subscriptions, will certainly enable your valiant executive committee to meet your every want. Dear friends, let us be. "diligent in busine," as well &i ''fervent in ppirit serving U19 Lord." If you want a badge ; if you want our constitution in namphiet form, so that it can be used vizcrously as a fruitful means of extending our membership, please honor my request. If you want a new president please eay no, and I will resign. Sincerely, but ever truly and kindly yours. Will E. Istrawn. Montpelier, Ind., Feb. Yh CK AN Ks AND CRANKS. Later On" Grinds Out 1 Good Bit of Ton About Thrni. Pear Fkiends To begin with. let mei say that a crank when the name is applied to a person is a complimentary terra. It means that the person thuslv ncmenclatured is o enough consequence to at lea?t turn eomething or somebody. Prohibitionists are often called cranks.but 'tis erroneous to think that the two terms are synonymous, for they aro not. All piohis are not crank?, neither are all cranks prohi?. So much for politics, if that be politics. There are cranks and cranka and cranks. Pome are natural cranks born that way lome have crankiness thrust upon them, Eorne become cranky from f elfish motives, and still others become cranks on general principles and so cn ad libitum ad naueeum. Now please don't tell me that I took that thought from Shakspeare, for I did not, that is, the cranky part and that means all. Some cranks are school-teachers, some are editors and others are old maids. Some bachelors are cranks, eorne women are cranky, and all poets are counted under that head. On a 13. O. pafcenger train, a short lime zg6, I saw a person of the feminine gender, who carried a whisk broom and a brush, constantly in her band. She brushed her clothes from head to toes at least every hour. Nor is that all. She scrubbed her traveling companion, nhe dusted all grips, boxe3 and packages they had with them, even down to the umbrella, she often chaneed seats and every Beat she touched had to be dusted and the last I pa'.v of her she was frantically etriking at a microscopic epeck of dust oa her ehouldor. Now, such a person is not a crank no the term is too good. In my heart of hearts I tail: "You have a pretty face, but my, my, what a nuisance your are." Political cranks are numerous yet not

serious, unless they should want to talk politics at a funeral, or on our pae of The Sentinel. Iieligious cranks are gnod and are found on loth sides; yes, in the middle of the baptismal question. "o doubt the editor will head this article "Cranks," and perchance you may eay "another crank." but it matters not to me, for sink cr ewirn, live or die, nurvive or perish, I'll end as I began, and say it is commendable in tho proper sense, to ba called a crank in the close of this nineteenth century. Honestly, now, if there was a machine that would turn with a crank and I was that crank and could turn out anything I wished, then I would turn out a corpulent letter from "Constancv," "Beatrice," "Evelin," "Chatterbox" and "biater Agnes." Then I would turn out a "Queen" for "Calico Bill," and for "Sunset," a low, small chair; for good Mrs. Stewart a pretty bird not a frog, and for all tho rest of you good thing galore, even down to a lot of men, as they are scarce this rear. Then, yes and then, ah, well, turn myself to bed after turning out the light. Ali about cranks; by a twist of the crank I bid you good-bv. "Ltek On." At Home in Indiana, Feb. 20. from west Virginia.

"Camilla" Ioterevtltic Contribution Upon th Subject of "Cournc." Dear H. L. C. Friends Courace is ehown in true devotion, self-forgetfulness, truthfulness, self-sacrifice, self-denial, and in resistance of all kinds of danger. To accept the place which the One, who looks into the future with greater accuracy than we can review the pat or comprehend the present, has so wisely chosen for our place of abode; and to do good as our conscience dictates to us, is the courage of the good and the brave. If we would'como to the knowledge of what the good, the valiant and the brave of ages pa?-t have Jone to secure the blessings which we now enjoy, we have but to go back a few centuries and compare the conditions of our country at that time with its present condition. At that period we lind this country with its rich soil, its delightful climate inhabited by a race of peoolo few in number and üving as avages, whom the traditions, barbaric ancestors and the li:n teachings of natura furnished all their knowledge and faith. The history of tho glorious and f-olemn transactions of the past ras all a blank to them. Not so with the people of our origin, who were a courageous, energetic and liberty loving people. We should be mindful of the courage of the brave and daring saiior who with throe email ships poorly equipped started on a voyage of discovery over thousands of miles of trackless sea to unknown lauds which he a one suppos-ed to exist. Its form, size and inhabitants were of his own imagination and a subject for ecoti" and ridicule by others. Such was tho courage of the early piouere who It ft their native land to encounter the perls and endure the privations of this once wild aud savage shore. This is adventurous courage, but the most briiiiant traits of character and noblest examples of true courage are shown in tia.es of national peril. As the motion of tht water is essential to the preservation of its purity, so was our revolution necessary to the resistance if tyranny and our rebellion to tiie maintenance of the Union. Although war is bad in itself and terrible in its coneequerces yet its result is the measure of a nation's courage. But we are now living in time of peace and must arrive at some other way of manifesting courage. Such literature should be encouraged a will represent character, wherein ostentation is no part of their nature, and suLt.ety is not found in their practice. Such as reate pure thought, showing the way of pure men climbing up to greatness; whose biographies of heroic nobleness enlighten the darkness of the world. A courageous person will never be indiirerent to the paths of duty and upright con duct. God is no respecter of persons. We owe alike to all mankind any assistance in our power to render them, in time of peril or silvering. Truly noble deeds are those in which we endanger our own lives to save the lives of others. Truthfulness is a constituent part in the composition of the character of the courageous and the brave. We should do right from no other motive than simply because it is right, having a strict regard for truth though we love our best friends by it; for nothing but a faithless and heartless person would forsake us for being truthful and virtuous. The truly great are often found upon bended knees soliciting aid ?nd guidance from a higher power. They aro brave as alion in resisting ad kinds of danger, but meek as a lamb in submitting to all Iiis will. Wo not only see them performing bravo and daring deeds, but they aro ever mindful of the little things that are essential to the happiness and comfort of others. Those who go forth to proclaim the gospel to heathen nations are of undaunted courage. They know not fear. Death to them is bliss. It is the assurance that toil is ended and a crown wen. The courage of a charming young woman of noble birth, who after trying in vain to procure her lover's pardon, forsook the gaieties of life and resolved to sharn hia miseries in the quicksilver mines in Idria, w here he had been eentenced to perpetual mprisonment and labor; and the true devotion of an aged mother, who threw iherself on the prostrate body of her wounded son to shield him from the banditti who soucht to take his life, is only surpassed by the eelf-denial of a chi.d, who eat looking with famishing starvation at her portion of a free dinner in London, which remained untouched before her. When asked if ehu was not hungry, she replied: "Yes, but mother is at home nick, and so weak I thought it would do her good." "Solicitor" and "Je," allow me to congratulate you. Kuseell is my choice of a name. "Comet," I enjoyed reading your "treasured gems" and intend giving them a place in my II. L. C. ecranbook. "Tycho." I hope we shall Boon be entertained with another of your interesting letters. "Gano," why silent so long? I trust it istiot an attack of la grippe. "Philomela," glad to see j'ou in our midjt again. Come often. A hearty welcome to all new members. May success attend the earnest endeavors of our president. "Camilla." Bruceton Mills, W. Va., Feb. 10. IS 'FRANK" MAD? A Kapler L'ftd Instead of a Club Thla Time. Editor and Friends As a writer renowned for her genius, George Elliot S3id, "we cannot fight the struggle for freedom of thought enough." And so humbly say I. Even on this page, both sides, and all sides of a subject have a right tobe heard, with this proviso understood of course that tho argument for or against be couched in respectable, courteous language. I do not tay this right so far has bee. denied us here. Far from it. And this is why this page is a favorite of mine, and why I come perhaps oftener than 1 am wanted, and thii preface is to introduce a few words in, I hope courteous, reply to a brother. I will sav that if I happen to cse a big word or two you must excuse me. I am not in the habit of using simple words unless to a simple crowd. And I suppose

BILIOUSNESS la an Affection of tli LHr, and Can ba Tnoroali!r C'urrd hy That Grand Regulator of the Liver and Hillary Organs, siziMoys LiYEit m:acLATOit, PKEPaKKD by J. n. Z EI LIN Ü CO., Philadelphia, ra. "I wax affected for sereral years with disordered Lirrr, which resulted in a severe attack of Jaundice. 1 hid pood medisal attendance but it failed to restore rue to the enjoyment et my iormer health. I v&i mduced to try t-immons Liver Regulator. I found Immediate benefit from it use, aad it ultimately reStored roe P the full enjoyment of health." A. II. bniKLET. lUcliniond, Ky. I would have no need here to express my meaning in little words. To cut a long story short 1 was much surprised at the energy displayed in the game of foot ball between "Arnold Bur" and "Evening Star." I thought it a little game gotten up for the amusement of themselves and to who might care to look upon. That "A. Ii." had a motive back was not in my mind, though one sister seemed to think he surely had an object. Ilia last letter plainly shows from his own words that he really had a crow to pick and knew nootherway to get at it only by using the not water method. I am sorry I have caused the worthy brother so much waste of energy, but suppose it cannot be helped at present. While some of your last letters (especially "Tho Doctor At Home") was unintelligible to me, yet for all of your growling I shad still continue to use what little judgment I possess no diderr nee how angry it makes you in expressing my opinions over what I like, believe and do not believe in, being ready at any moment I hope to show reasonable proof lor what I state, not scoru, or assertion as you merely have given. The brains you speak of are the best the world has ever known at any time. To them we owe not only freedom of thought, and its consequent progress p.nd quick advancement, but freedom of body al-o. In national as well as individual rule these minds have entered in to etraighten and force out wrong and show the right, and going once in awhile out of their way, they have forced the proud and haughty church to examine hersed and get rid of many a system of grievous faith which she with littlo or nothing of inspiration but w hat she could only give herself credit for, promulgated as truth. When facts and statements do not coincide it is time some dineriminaiing brain who can compart between the two, saw and gaye the world the benefit of their knowledge. No difference what the question involved b. No one that I can see has told cither "K. S." or myself that we were the hih and mighty writers of the pase and I am pure our thoughts were very Jowlv in this line. For mv part, though I may condescend or updescend to criticise Boe or even Talmage if I so please, I am not aspiring to either of their respective niches in literature. I have pretty strong opinions myself over these matters, and if I could not aspire to the round on the ladder of fame which fills my ideal of what constitutes the hights in literature, i would much rather pick along tho ground with the rest of wc little ones. A cat can look at a king I suppose, though, it will be hard lines it we are denied even this right. . Your claim is, you used to write as "E. S.," and some of the re t do when you were quite young. Without 6aying we have anything 60 extraordinarily smart on pago now, still I must say I think it would be an improvement on your present style to go back a few years and take np the old wave I. of course, onlv irive this tremj blingly to one who sits so high in judg ment himself on people s brain caliber. I am verv likely to be in the wrong. "Trixy." don't you think "Frank" would be a nico name for the president's baby? I do, and I'd like awful well to tell him so. I guess, though, 1 will get you to ask him for me. "Polinta," you used to give some verv j good articles on various subjects. What lias become 01 vou. I raxk. INDIANA AUTHORS. Sorna Thoughts About Them and a Few Ouotnt'ons. II. L. C. Friends "Leoline Lester" dis cusses Indiana authors who have risen to eminence, but of whom histo says nothing. In looking over the pages of history and biography it is seldom, yea, very seldom, that we ever read a mention of some young man or young woman who by his or her own exertions makes a name. It is usually by tho aid of some poet or historian, who, being interested in tho welfare of the individual, immortalizes him with a poem or brief historical account. As Boon as this is done evervbodv imagines and believes as the biographer, because he is influential and cannot be mistaken as to the powerful though youthful genius that he has so highly praised. This fact, we will all acknowledge, with one voice, and many a genius sinks into "a latent tomb oblivious to the gay life around. It is true that Thomas Chatterton be came famous before his death, which occurred' at the earlv age of eighteen, but dear reader, ex amine the infiuenco that surrounded him. Do you suppose that he would have distinguished himself had it not been for the voice of eoma great man who intro duced hira as among the poets of his age? No! a thousand times no! "William Cullen Bryant would seldom be mentioned today had it not been for the encourage ment offered by his father and an early preceptress. It a tender word, telling the beauty of a rhyme or praising genius, is . oltered from the soul. should a jealous heart reprove? Some time ago I bad the pleasure of read ing a poem from the pen of "W. P. Needham. entitled, "In tho Forest." The only criticism I am able to offer is the transposition of the accent in the last stanza. The poem is simply beautiful! V hen he 6ays : Are tho beauties of the tangles Like some picture fair. Thou last lot among the Jangles Of a world of care? It ia not from the mind it ia not from the intellect that bespeaks. Ityis a nectar sweeter than Jupiter dare3 to sip, poured Irom the lavish horn of truth and beauty. Who has not, when listenin to some sweet music in the distance been carried to the scenes of child hood where he nsed to be eo happyü Who has not sighed, when listening to some psalm, for the past and its fond memories I It any ono of the II. L. U has a copy of the poem let him again turn to it and nonder over its beautv. Being deprived of the time to dwell on one author long I will hasten to speak of otners. JIarvy P. Layton of Covington deserves epecial attention. Some time r a t , ago in a private loiter xo me 11c gave me 1 few stanze of his latest poem entitled "The Faded Day." The faded dar Is on the wood. The stars shine out on hih. And like a dream of solitude The tu 00 a ascends the sky. IIow plain and inspiring are those lines

"Who has not felt lonesome, sad, solitary and idle when the moon's palo beam

ascends the sky. Another poet of note and a personal acquaintance of the writer is Edward Danville Wright of Danville. He has a large volume of.L'75 pages published, in which ; are many fine poems, noted for their pastoral simplicity. Alouza Leora Bice of Kay's Crossing is probably the greatest poet in Indiana of whom history has refused to speak. Not a word has ho written without accomplishing that for which he labored. In describing poems tnat lie nas dreampt he says: LVspair is marked in each attempt To strin the hsrp as it ws strung. As when upon the uitfbt I dreampt its chords to pleasing tunes were rung. Perhaps the reader will bo suprised at this, especially those who have had no experience in that line; but, nevertheless, it is possible. Go to Coleridge a poem3 and read the historv ol "Kabla Khan," and your curiosity will be eatisiied. I would like for all rhymers, especially those of Indiana, like James Finlev Jacobs, Ja;ues Newton Mathews. "Lulala Cornelia," W. P. Needham, "Hamlet," 11. A. Jeffries and the better known Joseph t. lirown, tosend me iheir autobiographies and a few favorite peoms. in return for which I will send each of them a volume of my poetical works. Bespectfully, "Leoline Lester. Eminence, Ind., Feb. 15. A DEATH-B b.U SCENB. The Father Piea Surrounded by Wife and Children. Dear II. L. C. Friends On the morn ing of the first day of the present month at a quiet home on the banks of Cedar creek, Cedar county, Missouri, there gath ered around tho bedside of one who was nearing the portals of eternity those near by the ties of nature. A kind and affectionate father was about to take his departure to try the realities of aciime new and strango to him. Oh ! what anguish there was felt by that wife and those children when they saw that the loved one must soon bid adieu to earth. But when this is done, earth and its cares are left behind, and if we can deliver our talents with usury we will hear the welcome "Well done, thou good aud faithful servant, thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." At o clock a. m reb. 1, the cur tains of death gently closed around this loved one and ho was taken where parting and death are unknown. "What God has given He has now taken. A. J. atson was born in the state of Kentucky Jan. S, 1S.17, died Feb. 1, 1S9 The remains were interred at Cedar Biu:l cemetery. The deceased was a leader in thH missionary baptist church and ever rejoiced in the work of his absent Lord. He passed away with a smile of satisfaction, evidencing that he was willing to exchange this life of pain and sulTeriug for a ll'e of perpetual sunshine and bliss beyond this vaie of tears, ihe departed leaves a wife and six children to mourn his loss. "Sister Eureka" being one of them, and the writer be'ng connected by sacred ties, joins her in her sorrows. We believe we, as Christ did, must taste of death and be consigned to the grave. But thanks to our risen Lord we shall, like ll'in, rise again, and then we shall see Him as He is. In conclusion "Comet" and "Fureka" extend sympathy to all bereit or.?s, believing that they can, by experience, sym pathize with sucn. We beg to remain yours in the bonds of the II. L. C. "Comet" and ?F.ri:usi." Montevallo, Mo.. Feb. .10, ISO-. MINDS will differ. Some Thoughts About 1'roposala and Marring. Friend Howards My views and fancies may not harmonize with yours, but I'm not going to try to make you see as I do, for it is a long discovered fact that minds will differ and have ideas peculiarly their own. II they did not, what a hum-drum existence we would lead. "Should "Woujen Propose?" is a subject that should be brought forward and discussed in this enlightened age cf progression. A woman, you will all agree, has more to lose by marriage than a man. It is the climax of her happiness, or the unutterable ruin of every fair prospect she lies dreamed d in life. Well might she look ere she leaps, for at the altar sho barters away her life either for heaven or hell. Becoming a wife is the greatest risk a woman is called upon to undertake in this world, and why should she be denied the privilege of choosing where her sensibilities and perceptions tell her it is but for her welfare? A woman's instinct will tell her where her happiness lies, and she will rarely make a mistake if she is permitted to be the architect of the home over which she must reign. Virtue cannot be tainted or beauty defiled by women assuming their rightful inheritance of free action and independence of thought that men so grudgingly deny them. Women are expected to make and keep a heme and rule in sweetness and love over the household, and yet they must marry the man who asks them to share their eorrows and joys or fade, alas! into that dread ogre an old maid. Ah no, they should have no voice in tho matter none at all. It would be unmaiaenly and indelicate according to tho mistaken notions and ideas of ourcivilizatiou. Man reluctantly parts with his power, but the era will comH ere many ages roll away when he will fall from the pedestal of his conceited vanities and will cease to be the superior animal. "Mystv Myrage.'' greetings. Rose" Sends Meas.tgra to Various 3Icm bore of tho Club. Friends. One a xd All This beautiful night I come to greet you, one and all. I would call again for a short chat, but re membering that I have not been missed by only a few I gave the space to other more gifted 6istcrs, which was much better than my company, but I just can't; I have tried it so often to 6tay away. I have just come in from a walk across the way, and standing by the window watching a pass ing train I was thinking of all my friends, and hastened to get my pen and scribble a few lines to the paper to let you know I have not forgotten any of you. I wish I could name vou all sepa rately, but space forbids it. 1 must tell vou 1 went to visit "Heliotrope" a few weeks ago and had a most enjoyable time. I wns in a short distance of "Janet Waynards" home. "Janet." hoDe vou aro well ere this. "Heliotrope." did you miss "Bompiug Boso" on your return from the 'Vepot," ami what became of "Laura?" I knew she would bo 6orry to v see me leave. "Advance," I think it is time for your appearance on the page Did you take your intended visit? Dear "Sister Agnes" come soon with a letter, and in fact, all of you come and hcln fill up the page. "Carlton Fysches," what about the shadow. Address me: Koso Lane Ladoga. Ind. To our president and wife here is mr favorite names for your little pet : "Athoil," "Iemcl" and "Hugh," but expect you have

j named your pet ere this. Where its that j friei.d who promised to write. I thins it

timfl vou was fulfilling your promise. Well all of you old members come soon. Some of vou who have not written for such a long, longtime, remember none of you have been forgotten. "Baudolph come often and bring "Dot" with you. "S ell, I will be goimr and will come again. Hope nono have tired of mv chatter, with a sweet by-bye I am gone. I eign my name VrJnter Sosnes. 0!d winter's cold bfath chilli ATastreslm through; Enow-crowned areTaUs and hills At every Tiew; Ico fettars creeks and rills And rlrers, too. Warmth from the world seems fiel; sn? bird cheers; All yegetaiion's dead Or so appears, While from the sky o'erhead Fall crystal tears. Yes, bound in winter's clutch, to icy cold, Aro buds that prom'se much Autumnal gold. When, thro' spring's gentle touch. They shall uufuld. But change is daily wrought Our lires tj cheer, Or make the gloomy thought That strengthens fear, As some new scene Is brought Before us here. From where your hearth-fire glows With warmth so luiid. Loot out where keenly blows The wind s wild, r.eirJless of the woes Of want's i ' J child! Down yonder lonely lane, thunn'd by the gay. Where joy to heart or brain Finds not its way, Withi.i a hovel plain Want's children stay. Yes, want and wretchedness Arc near the gay; Distressed and comfortless They pass each day; Gaunt looks thair n..els confois And grief portray. And frankly we confess Tho snow-clad hills Upon our mind impress Ciravo thoughts of Lis In haunts of wretchedness That sjrro'T fills. Yet dowa the snow-pavel road By CoetsteoJs drawn Gay groups, load after load, With hopes new-born To soma dear friend's abode In sleighs have gone. Thera's nothing that annoys The groups we see Ot merry i;:.rls aui boys With hearts 50 free, Tho:r ian;.'ht:r p. as of joys Itare as may b As muülrd up so warm, No fears have they C cld or driving storm, As in thi-lr ei-rhs, Woll ru!)jd t3 shield each form. They speed away. Now for a chanse of scene The icc-.VMs view, 'luro, tii..uh ihJ air is k:ea, More tha:i a few iay i;irls ar;d boys convene Fit pleasure t:ic. With checks with health alo , ZT. And vuico 1 clear. They niai.e of motion show As far or near They onward circling go Wi-.hout a L-ar. Th-'y seem almost to fly, Si fast thy glide, And wiih aiubiti m try, As tho" defi.-d. To pa each other by With manly prida. Kot comes un in tho hrcozs A cl 1 rain storm. And in the tops of trees Bright crrstals furm And pen lant ha :g with ease 'Till days are warm. The clotid-voi! of the cky Awhile withdrawa. The si;;lit that greets the era At ero and morn Wins admiration high, And cot our scorn. Wrath winter's sky of b!u, In li'ht ferer.e, There seldom conies to Tiew So grand a sc ne As for. sts sem'd anew In crystal sheen! No sce.no in winter's lLhil Kxceeleth this; It is inded a sight, Ouo would not miis A million rpark'.cs bright, Where sunbeams kiss! Now one more scene in view Is very fair; A fire-side group, heart-true, Ud pressed by care Old folks and young folks, too, All joyous there. Though for a long, long while Bleak days have birth. As though the sun's bright smile Hallelttho earth; 'Bound their hearth's flaming pile There's joy aud mirth. There, though they tasi their pow'rs, All through the day -Enjoyed are all the hours That glide away As tho' outside --ere flowers . Bright as in May. Their thoughtful minds they use And good Is plann'd; They rea l tho latest news From every land, And useful books pursue Aud understand. The comforts they a lord Knows no recluse; 1 The earth ti crown their board Doth well produce, And plenty they have stored For winter use. Aroidln what destroyes Man's happiness. As surfeit gravely cloys, They shun excess And sweeten all life's joys With love's caress. Waiting tho touch that thrills Aud starts anew Spring's beauty on the hills And vales in view. Men have their sanguine wills, Aud women too. W. W. Stock well. Mead, Ind., Feb. 10. No Itltl of Fare. fStreot A Smith's Good News. 1 Mamma (at dinner table) "Why, Dick, what aro you crying for?" ' Little Dick "Jioo-hoo! I didn't know there was any pudding till I Rot all through." II. F. Dei.no & Co. Columbus, O. Jujy 3. 1S01. Oentlkmen Mv elating maehina re

i r ccived, vtrythin in perfect order and ' works perfectly. I unpacked it and commenced at once nnd platud seven breast pins and a ring in a eliort time. I am delighted with the work, l'eoplo are brine;- ( inff all tho forka. snoons. watehen. iewelrv. i

etc., that I can plate. Inclosed find 5 for ODe plater for my cousin. More ordera soon. ( A. KmvKK.' Write above firm for circulars.

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better. Anything that can be washed, can be washed best with Pcarlinc. It lightens labor and does lirzhtninof work. As nearly as we can figure, about eight millions of women use it. Do you ? You will sooner or later. F To peddlers or unscrupulous grocers wh offer imitations cf rearline, - and say, "it is just as good as," or "the sa:ne r.s" Pearl:n. IT'S t FALSE. Pearline has ro equal and is never peddled. LlSten 27 JAMES PVLE, New York.

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EVENTEEN IN GOLD.

GIVEN SI7.000 AWAY

TOURS. WATCHES, fiORSES, ETC.. ETC., TO SUBSCRIBERS OF TH" WEEIILY

. "THE GREAT SOUTHERN NEWSPAPER." Thr namcof the Weekly Appeal-Avalanche, ' The Great Southern Newspaper, "hug become fatmlir-.r in almost every home ia the land. I', is tho redactor of Soalhera fcr.tinicnt an I tho prot-tor of Southern interests. As such It hna gained the front rnnk of American journalism. Ths nam? Appeal-Avalanche has become asynonroya cf energy and Drogrcsi viMiess. In order to further increaso our already lare circulation, wc wiil give aw:iy 1.800 grand presents, aggregating J17.733.05, besides a manlfl-ct-iit cift to every suh-rriber. To the first 1.00) persons seeding us One Dollar for 11 months' subscription to the Weekly Appeal-Avalanche and the correct answer to Üi

- WHERE DOES TIIE WORD - Ö "ADVEUTI8E -I FIRST OCCUR IN TUE ÜiKLET

We will give FIRST 1 Correct Answer Iot in suliuiti of Momiiliis $ l.Ooo.OO r.ix 2--.0.00 100.00 100.00 11400 2 -Ono lot s::liuit Memphis)... - o-L'iiM line Jersey Cmv -;. .Id Watcli scL with Diamonds b Til to Kot-kr MnuiiUiins . U tu 24-Tin is karat Solid Gold Itluj; (M e.-u -hi 25-Ona Schohnship at Christian ltruUiera' t:olli-;e. Memphis, Tonn . roinpltOo iu all depart m'ts hi. -lulling IxKiid 2Ü to :'.-I'ollt. and Ocosrnptiieal Man I.'. S. (11 color! $5 each.. lOo-lrlp to Itocky Mountain (for two) 101 to l'.W-nno cold filled thinih'.O worth 2JA onch 2"V 1Ot Miburbs Memphis 201 to 3i! 12 montliM' siilscr".pti 111 to Similar Appeal-Avalanche $2 OO oa. h 3.'o-St. Louis Harness and VoMcle Co.. Uapsv 351 to 4ii: riiolo-Hvnro cMobrnhid I'iüntlnji 'Christ Ucfore Pilare." $1 iarh r0O KiO acres flue Texas Lnnd.. Ml Lot suburt)S Jleni:ti!s t02-Tr!' to World's Fair. Chicago, tnr two r:j Trip to Rocky M oiintains. . . . f-Ol Trip Tjiso Iel Norte, Mexico tO Scholarship Leddln's Du:u(s Oolloira. Memphis, for toKinecirirse. shorthand and typewriting, or tolecrorihy P0i Ons Ono Sawing Machine.... 07 Tkltet for 00 Dianera at VJordV McmphU. . . 273 00 370.00 200 00 21750 7W.OÜ 293.00 53.03 HO 00 1,(HX) OO 500.00 ir.000 100 o 100.00 JMO0O 50.00 23.00 LAST POO To the last 800 subscribers sending flvo the follotrtn? SOU presents: Lst Cormct AnswBr One lot suburbs Msmphls , $ 1,000.00 2 Trip to New York and return for tiro 150.00 3 Trip to Minnoauolis and St. . rnnl for two 150.00 Trip to Faso Dol Norte, Muxlco, for two 150.00 6 line Jorscy biül. ...... ....... 100.00 G Trip to Itocky Mountains tot two.. 200 00 7 Oold-llllort HnnUnr-cam Vatch 40 oo -Trip to World 1 ulr. for two. 150.00 Kino SL Louis Harness and Vohc"4e Co, top Ilutjry 123.00 10 f0 Acres Texas Land 600.00 11 to K50 Thotoitravure of ccJobmted raintit.c. "Chi 1st Hcforo rihite," l each 840.00 31 u 800 Fine Georraphicnl aud l'olltical M U. . ill colore) MOO ench 50.00 BÖI to 3S3 12 months subscription to Sunday ApicaLAvulanube 2.00 each .. 00.00

EVERY SUBSCRIBER GETS A PRESENTLemeruber, each auswer must bo accompauied by $1.00, for which ihe Great Weekly is mailed to any part of the Vuited ätaies or Canada for one year. Subscriber who do not answer promptly, and who fail secure one of ihe above 1,803 presents will be riven a handsome Photogravure of Munkacsy's Celebrated Fainting; "Christ Before Filate," for which Postmaster-General Wanamaaer paid J120.C0O; size, 21x23 inches- valued at 11.00 eacb. Present subscribers remit $1.00 and time will be cltouded or piper sent to relative or friend. Present Roes to party paying subscription. lLemit by money order, postal note, draft or registered Jetter. Ivo n't send stamp. Letters postmarked latter than Mav 31 will not be recorded. SEND IN Y0UE äUü bdlll'ilON TODAY.

ADDRESS Rcferneees Every Ba -.k and Business WINTER WHEAT.

Reports Showing the Condition of the Crop tn Varluna States. Chicago, Feb. 16. This week's Farmers' Rcvieiv will eay: Winter wheat has not yet passed beyond the critical state and ths next few weeks may make considerable changes in the situation. In Illinois the outlook is at present encouraging. From 47 per cent, of the correspondents come reports that the crop is in first-class condition. In an additional 50 per cent, they stata the condition is very fair, in Iuuiana the condition is somewhat better than in Illinois and in Kansas, Iowa, Ohio and Kentucky not so Rood. Missouri reports 42 p;r cent, as poor and 28 good. Strome ind Aggrelve.,r Seymour Democrat The Indianapolis Sentinel ia a strong, aggressive newspaper.

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plain facts about Pear line. 4Ve Pcarlinc a chance to them, by rriviner it a fair trial. result. It washes safely, as well

ai tureiy ; il ciciius tarciuiiy, as well as easily. It is as cheap as soap and

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THOUSAND REAL ESTATE, the following

GIVEN 817,000 AWAY

,000 REWARDS.

.r.0S Ited-rooni sot of Furniture 6y.- Oue term Scholar hi p. Kate 1. J-'elson Siuiaarj, fcLxeveport, Ixulstaua 610 ÖO Acres tine Texaa Land... 011 to txi'J 12 moullia' subscription to Sunday Apprai-Avalnnciie 2.00 each 7U-Trip to St. raul-Miuncapolis, (for two 701 to bS4 I'hotoKrarure ot ecle. bratcd painting. "Clmst Before 1'ilate." $1 each 8ß5 100 Acres flue Texas Land.. b0 to 0.'4 Klne I'olit. and Geo; graphical Map. U. 6. Wurth i (11 colors I . .. ........ rt'.r One fine Jersey vtt IhVJ to Fine, jrold-lilled thimble. $2.:) euch 9SI Oup fine cold-lillel Huntlnacaso "Watv-h S2 to SAW Ste:itnto:it Trip to New Orleans. St. Louis or Cincinnati and return, f-0 each... PtU t i'-ix, jersey cow U'J2 Half term, regular coure al tho li:?e School for youcc la(Jie. Including board 003 Trio to New York and return yp4 Fine Gold-filled Iluntlmr-caae Watch - P0j Lot suburbs Memphis... j;i,-'lno Cook r"iove......-..-i W riue Cook Stove M pfi Trip n Texas State Fair.... '0 Pair Fine Driving Horses.. 1.000 100 Acres line Texas Laud. 100.00 500.00 875.0 lto.oa 1M0O 1.000.09 493.0 ' 2Ö4U0 62.50 08 im oo 100.00 4O00 Kio.oo 40. OJ MOO ro.oo pro. oo 1,000. 0 Total first 1.000 presents..... $12,423.03 REWARDS:, cerrect answers before May SI, 1532, we w!U SSI to sa"S Fine cold-filled thimble. $2.50 each 890 Life scholarship Nelson's Business College. Memphis, good tn all departments 84)7 One $10.00 gold piece.... :VJ$ One 55.00 goll piece.... ht9 One $3.00 goid piece. 400 One term scholarship St. Affiles Academy. Memphis good la ail departments 401 r0 Aero Tcx.as Land....... 402 Fine Jersey bull 403 to 7Drt FhotOiraYure of celebrated l'aiuting. 'Chiist Before I'ilate," $1 each.............. 707 Two floe hotfs 7l!v 60 Acres Texas Land - yo Ono year scholarship (Knclisü department only! Clara Cwuwa Insutute, Memphis Tcnn..M... 600 Lot suburbs Memphis...... 23.04 123.00 10.00 COO &.oa 100.00. &O0.0 804.00 25.00 MOO GOOX) Total lass 800 presents 1 5,35049

THE. APPEAL-AVALANCHE,

MEMPHIS, TENN.. U. S. A.

House in Alemphis aud the South. frmTor LOST or FAILITfO KAKE00D, k'4 ? nil General ,d JiEXVOTJS DSBILIXT, X?TT I . P'eakness of Bod-r and Hind, Effects -,",nH 121 if Errors or Ezeess in Old er Touar. KuU,. .Scl. Ol mill f.iÜT Knlnml. Il.w in Salrc ui4 btrn.nkf KK.I MIKn.l.l'ii(m,NS Fi NTS of BOUT Alnolul.lx nnliilinf llOSk 1 KkATS K i HrHll ia Say, Itrm frvn Stale and t orrlra 1 nulrla Wrl. tkraa pncripili Hack, iplanalloa aa4 mola aallrS ;walr4)rrre. ALtäs ERIE MEDICAL CO.. BUFFALO.N. Y. Wbfn I My cure I d. not mean merely to stop thera for a t;rce and tlna Have them tfturn :airi. I mean a rvlirtl cure. I have m:i".e t!i0 rxse of FITS. KPILT.rsy or FALLING SICKNKS a a bro-lon stily. I wamiut my reirrljf to cr.ro tb wir.-t copes. Bun c!brs have filled ii no reason fur n.1 iir.w receiving a cuS. fü-nJ tt oee far a trct:a ml a Troe B at my iofalliUo roaiody. tiH Ei prca and Tost OfEee. IX. ti. It OUT, 31. C, 1S3 i'carl SL, N. Y.

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