Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 December 1893 — Page 5

THE" INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1893-TTTELYE PAGES.

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OFFICERS. President Will E. Strawn, Montpeller. Ind. First Viee-Presidont-Torrence M. Jackson. Xcw Lancaster. Ind. Second Vlce-Presiient-Misa Sue C. Parker. Kalona, la. Recording Secretary Mis Dora enner, rieaaan'-avc, Indianapolis, In'l. Corresponding S 'creiary Miss Emma J-t. iJerkcr, Emery. 111. Treasurer Miss Mary J. Kelly. Campb?H?town. O. . Executive Oommltttee WHUam A. C.ar k. Danville, Ind.. bo ; W. S. Krtten-ic-er, Montevallo. Mo. : J. C. McPonrll. M,l';!.?a jer.n ; Mrs. J. P. Harnes. Uruceten Muis. W. a. OBJECTS. Section 2 of Article 1 of Constitution The object of the Howard Literary Clutj Is to encouras; mire literature, strengthen morality. establish .ocabiitv. lnIcr,?rs1.0 desire for mind tm!rfv:pMt J-nd n-rary ttr.inmer.ts an.-: ij r.r.n I tho 'J or leforrnation. members. Section 1 of Artie! 1 cf '..r.-iitutn pMsm? ot io i ) r.ii eK r wno ere intei-tcded in ire ot.ct ft t;l organization, and a"e wiU'i'-' to wfli m aecorance therewith are eli.t'-Me t. :n ahcrsnip. We most c r-lial'y nv'.t" '"very ort truly en I v.r.coinpreiriisii-.-riv Micr-su-l la our objects to iln our club. , Letters of inquiry hculd a lire?-"-! t the C Yrri or. hng Secretary v;ti stamp. The HowirJ Literary li's ncHh-r sais.ried officers nor contributors, nd .-?enu wholly upon Its merits un 1 yam- .r-3 lor MembTi only are en'M'.el t th3 rare benefits .-f our book cat?;o'.i'. All lettern for publication nrist he ruefully written on one side of t. r-"'rr,L; i accompanied hy the writer's r--l n.:mÄ una addre?3 as well as the rom ! piura a;n plainly addressed to the '!it"r- V j4-'' t-twurt Sertr"l oce. In ';;in,"n. Ind. Members in ;-enewii:.t sibs mptl-vi for The .Sentinel will pt-is. he ' s"n 1 ?1 to the Howard Literary Tr .-urer. as the club la allowed a srni cojYimis:.--n. I-7e crt-itt an 1 pr-rnpt aciion kriiJ t'r."!. Members, on rendin? their p". f-"- to ti editor for r: production on th.-sp-'ce, rr c. frr.i iK.m do rdume aal also r :sl li tine end arMros. The latt r will n t h? i-i'u-l:shed except by r?iuicst of the c r.aer. l'ROM '-MM I) MM'l.i:. Skrlrliri of tlie Worid'i Parliament of Icliiu.t. Prot hers and Sist-is -.f the II. T. C. I will in thi?, as prcn contliiue tn? f -cnos arJ :':j ilüT. "f ih opor..nr d ty cf the world's i.tK jnivnt of r-.ligiori. Hut. üs Lfn-e Mated. 1 am obli-j.-d t oiiiit a very roat deal that is intensely lntirvstfnr and deeply instructive. v.i.l iloct p:iiicipaliy that which appears in-jst novel to the majority of U5. At this point of our fceiu: Chainnui Tt. !irit)Ws inti'Klu'jed the lit. Rev. lUnchi Shibata of Japan, a represent-a;i-e of the -hinto faith, said to be the Etaf religion of Japan. Tie bishop app?. red in his lull pontificals, bowing rieht and left as he came forwaid. 11 is roues were gorgeous and beautiful, and his head dieüä fcr which I have no nam.- v,na unique in the extreme. The bishop's address waa read by Dr. liarrows, from which we quote the l'ollow"I cannot help doing honor to the confress of religions held liere in Chicago as the rusuit of th partial en'ort of those philanthropic brothers who have undertaken this, the greatest meeting ever held. It was fourteen years ago tha.t I exprerfseti. in my ov country, the hope that there should be a friendly meeting between the world's religionists, and now I realize my hope with javat joy In being able to attend these phenomenal meetings. 1 trust that these rejt;u.ted meetings will gradually lr.creaso th.3 farternal relations between the different religionists in investigating tlie truths of the universe, and ie instrumental In iiiiting all rt i:fioi s of the AVorld. and In bringing' all hostile nations Into peaceful relations by leading them lo tn2 way of peri'ect justice." When Dr. Harrows had limshed reading he introduced thi-ee IJuddhist priests from JapcOi, naanely, Zitxuaeu Afchitsu, t?haku Hoy en a.:.d Hoiin Tokii-.. The priests remained btanuing vvhhe tr.eir in-i--rpreter, Z. .Nuguehi, said: "i thank ou on behalf of the Japan .-.-e I3uddhi.sc priests for th wtlcome yoa have given .s and for tUe kiiid irivitati n to irtkdpate the proeeeuings of th:s congress." The next voice was tiiat of Germany In an address by Count xJernsioi it, from vhich we quote only a small part. After returning vvords of thaJiks iVr the kind welcome received, he said: "Let me begin by staling my greut pleasure, and I know that I am nt alone with thi fueling in my country, that for the lirc time reiigion should be? otticiaily ojiiriecteJ with a world's exhibition. Religion, the most vital Question for every human being, is generally laid aside at such gatherings and men are too apt t' forget the claims of Clod iu the bustle cf life. Here Is a free country, where the church 1.- not supported by the government, and yet where the churches have more Influence on public life rtian anywhere else. It has been recognized that such a large intlux of men should not meet without paying attention to the question of all questions. This parliament Is. therefore, a testimony and one who.,e voice will, I trust, be heard all over th earth, that men live not by bread alone, but that the care for the immortal soul Is the paramount question for every man, the question which ought to be treated before all others when men of all rations meet." Tresldent Bonny, In Introducing Archbishop Redwood of New Zealand, paid: "-The most reverend gentleman came from fchat part of the globe which Is fruitful of new things and of new views, which has given U3 the new form of ballot, a new mode of transferring roai estate and which hau made the greatest advance in the application' of arbitration to the settlement of trade difficulties." Let us note a few words of Archbishop Redwood, who was met with enthusiastic greeting. After a few preliminary remarks he said: "I hava the honor of representing the newest phase of civil izatlon of the .Anglo-Saxon people. "I represent Australasia, a country divided Into various colonies, srovernins themselves wiUi wonderful freedom, and

I may say, without boasting, making rapid advances on the way to true civilization. I deem it a very great honor and privilege to be present on such an occasion as this in an assembly that Wins as if it were on a new era for mankind an era, I believe, of real brotherly love. It is a sad spectacle, when the mind ranges over a whole universe, to see that multitude of 1,200,000. 0üO of human beings created by the same God, destined to the same happiness, and yet divided by various barriers; to Fee that Instead of love prevailing from nation to nation, there are barriers of hatred dividing them. I believe an occasion lika this is the Ftonge-St possible means of removing forever such barriers." Our nxt presentation is that of the "gentle Dharrnapala," who always appeared in roln-s of pure white, which contrasted beautifully with the raven curia tbut adorn hl head. But not this, so mil' h as his f -rene intelligent face, an.i trent!' demcaner, held in the eye of the oKM-rvcr. If. Dharmapala, was Introduced amid cheers, ar.d spoke briefly, from vliich w ciuote the following: " FrlenU5! I bring to you the good wishes of 47".,OuO,COO of Buddhists, the blessings and jeace of the religious founders of that Si?tom which has pre-vr.ll-d so many centuries in, Asia, which has made Asia mild and which 1. ? tday. In tt3 tw-enty-fourth century of existence, the prevailing religion of the country. I have Facriieed the greatest of all work to atend this parliament. I have left the work of consolidation an important work which we have begun after "i.'O yers the work of consolid'ii'ng th different Buddhist countrie?.

which is th" mo?t Important work in the history of mul-rn Buddhism. When I read thn program of this parliament of j religion i saw it was simply the re-echo I of a great consummation which th In- ' oian IHsddhi-ds accomplished twentyfour centuries ago. j "At that lime Asoka. he g-r-. t empeI ror. hell a council in tin- city i Pat ma ! 'if l.n.'M) scholars. vJin:ii v. a'-; i.i :-e.plon j for seven ino-a'.. Th" proceedings were ; pitomi;:-'' 1 ;i.;,d carved on rock and situ-i i!l ov -r the Indian peninsuj la aim Ii. th- u knovvn g!ole. After j the co;i.-i iioii.ilic.ti of that program the ! pieut ( iii'ien-?- sent the gentle teacheif;, ! the ii.iv -iples of Buddha, in the i tr,;l' lii;... ; "U sei' on this platform, to i i.-- ' ; t!. world, in lhat plain garb 1 it." v it across the deep rivers, the ! livn - -iy:-s. to ihe plains of Mongolio ! ant li - ''ninee plains, and to the faroil bt aniifi.l isles, the empire of the i lislr.e; s-m: and the h'fliience of that ..-: tess I. eld twenty-four centuries ago i is '.. y a living power, because you ! ev : .vhef" see mildness In Asia. ; "t.o t.. the Buddhist country and where i do j on hnd such healthy compassion ! and fob-ranee as you find, there? Tor one year I meditated whether this : i arli i t would be a success. Then I wrote to Dr. Barrows that this would ' b-? the proudest occasion of modern his1 tory and the crowning work of nineteen j centuries. And I hope that the i noble lessons of tolerance learned in this ! majestic assembly will result in the ! dawi inc of universal peace which will las: for twenty centuries more." Here closed the forenoon session of the parliament. The first speaker of the pfternoon, was Mr. Carl Von Bergen of Sweden, whose speech was mostly the translation of the Swedish literature. whiea we will pass by. A short address was made by Mr. I Vic hard A. Gandhi, a lawyer of Bom- ' bny and an exponent of Jain religion of ! that oriental country. He spoke as foli lows: j "Mr. President, Ladles and Gentlemen I will not trouble you with a long speech. I, like my respected friends, , Mr. Mozoomdar and others, come from I India, the mother of religions. I repre sent Jalnism, a faith older than Buddhism, similar to it in Its ethics, but different from it in its psychology and professed by l.äöO.OoO of India's most peaceful and law-abiding citizens. You have heard so many speeches from eloquent members, and as I shall speak later on at some length I will, therefore, at present only oiTer on behalf of my community and tlrir high priest, Moni Atma Banjl, whom I especially represent here, our sincere thanks for the kind welcome you have given us. This spectacle of the learned leaders of thought and religion meeting together on a common platform and throwing l'nht on religious proMm. has be?n the dream of Atma Ranji's life. II? has commissioned me tr pay to you that he offers hi most cordial congratulations on his own behalf and on behalf of th Jain community f"r your havnrr achieved the consummation, of that grand idea of convening a parliament of religions. " The next was a greeting from old Armenia by Prof. Hi r.is Tchcraz, r.presentative of the Armenian church of London, Bngland. and also editor of an Armenian newspaper published in London. We note ony a few of his words. He said: "Salutations to th new world in the name of Armenia, the oldert country of the old world. Salutations to the American people in the name of Armenia, which has be n twice the cradle of the human race. Old Armenia blesses this grsnJ undertaking of young America and wishes her to succeed in laying, on the extinguished volcanoes of religious hatred,' the foundation of the temple of p-ace and concord." Prof. O. N. Chakravarti. a theosophlst from India, was next introduced and said: "I came here to represent a religion the dawn of which appeared in a misty antiquity which the powerful microscope of modern research has not yet been able to discover. From time Immemorial spirit has been represented by white and matter has been represented by black, and the two sister streams which Join at the town from which I came, Allahabad, represent two sources of spirit and matter, according to the philosophy of my people. And when I think that here, in this city of Chicago, this vortex of physicality, this center of material civilization, you hold a parliament ot religions; when I think that. l the heart of the world's fair, where abound all the excellencies of the physical world, you have provided also a hall for the feast of reason and the flow of soul I am once more reminded of my native land. "Why ? Because here, even here I find the same two Bisters, streams of spirit and matter, of the Intellect and phVsi-

cality, joining hand and hand, representIng the symbolical evolution of tho uni- . verse. "It is trve that in the Fast we have been cicur,io.ned to look toward something that le beyond matter. We have been taught for ages after ages and , centuries after centuries to turn our gaze Inward, toward realms that are ; not those which are reached by the help ! of the physical senses. This fact has 1 given rise to the various schools cf I philosophy that exist today in India, ex- ' citing the wonder and admiration, not only of the dead East, but of the llvir.g and rising West. We have in India, j even to this day, thousands of people : who give up as trash, as nothing, all 1 the material comforts and hvxuries of life with the hope, with the realization, that, great as the physical body may be, there is something greater within man. underneath the universe, that is to be longed for and striven after. "In the West you have evolved snch ptupenduous energy on the physical plane, such unparalleled vigor on the intellectual plane, that It strikes any stranger landing on your shores with a strange amazement. And yet I can re.?d. even in this atmosphere of material progress. I can discern beneath this thickness of material luxury a secret and mystic aspiration to something spiritual. "I can see that even you are getting tired of your steam, of your electricity and the thousand different material comforts that follow these two great powers. I can see that there 1 a feeling of despondency coming even here that matter, pursued however vigorously, can be only to the death of all. and it Is only through the clear aimosphere of spirituality that you can mount up to the regions of peace and harmony. In the West, therefore, you have developed this material tendency. In the East we have developed a great deal of the spiritual tendency, but even In this West, as I travel from place to place, from New Tork to Cincinnati, and from Cincinnati to Chicago, I have observed an ever Increasing readiness of peopleto assimulate spiritual idea-s, refrardless of the source from which they emlnate. This, ladies and gentlemen, I consider a most significant sign of the future, because through this and through the mists of prejudice that still hang on the horizon will be consummated tho great event of the future, the union of the East and of the West. I look, therfore, upon a union of the East and West as a most significant event, and I look with great hope upon the day when the East and West will be like brothers helping each other, each supplying to the other what it wants the West supplying the vigcr, the youth, the power of organization, t:nd the East opening up Its inestimable treasures of a spiritual law and which are now locked up In the treasure boxes grown rusty with age. And I think that this day. with the sitting of the parliament rjf religions, we begin the work of building up a perennial fountain from which will flow for the next century waters of life and li.rrht and of peice. slacking the thirst of the thou sards of millions that are to come after us." Next presented was the orange-robo-d Swamie Vivekanr-.nda of Bombay, India, whose stately bearing and youthful, genial face al-.vays attracted a great deal of attention. When Mr. Vlvekananda addressed the audience as "sisters and brothers of America," there arose a peal of applause lasting for several minutes. Continuing he said: "It fuU my hnart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given us. I thank you in the name of the most ano-nt order of monks in Ihe world; 1 thank you in the name of the mother of religions, and I thank you in the name of the millions and millions of Hindoo people of all classes and sects. "The present convention, which is one of the most august assemblies ever held, is in itself a vindication, a declaration to the world of thA wonderful doctrine preached In Gita, 'Whosoever comes to me, through whatsoever form I reach him, they are all struggling through paths that in the end always lead to me.' Sectarianism, bicotry and its horrible d'iscendent, fanaticism, -have possessed long this beautiful earth. It has rilled the earth with violence, drench. 1 it often anil often with human blood, destroyed civilization and sent whole nations to despair. Had it not been for this horrible demon human society would be far more advanced than it is now'. But its time has come and I fervently hope that the bell that tolled this morning in honor cf this convc-ntion be the deathknell to all fanaticism, to all persecutions with the sword or the pen and to all uncharitable feelings between persons wending their way to the same goal." Principal Grant of Canada next addressed the congress on the racial, political and rebgous evolution of the Dominion. We wl'l pass this and note a few remarks of a woman from the fear East Miss Jeanne Sarabji of Bombay who was introduced as a representative of the Parsees. She said: "Dr. Barrows just told you that I belong to the order of Parsees. He is correct In one way and not in another. My people were lire worshippers, but I am not now. Before I go on further, I wish to thank all those who have extended their welcome to us. This morning, as I looked around and saw the many faces that greeted a welcome. I felt indeed that It was the best day I have seen in Chicago. I have been here for some time and I have asked the question over and over again. Where is religious America to be found; Christian America? Today I see it all around me. You have given me a welcome. I will give j'ou a greeting from my country. When we meet one another in our land the first thing we say to each other is 'Peace be with you.' I say it to you today In all sincerity. In all love. I feel today that the great banner over us Is the banner of love. I feel today more than ever - that it is beautiful to belong to the family of God. to acknowledge the Christ. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I thank you. You will hear, possibly, the words in His own voice saying untj you, 'inasmuch hs ve hive done it untj the le-ast of theftc?, my brethren, ye have done it unto me.' " Following Miss f??rahjl 'wni another

message from Bombay by H. B. Narearkar from which we give the followlnrr: "I represent the tl.eistic movement in India, known In my native country aa the religion of the iirabma Somaj. The B'Mhma Smaj is the r:.:u,'tT a. may know, of the influence of various relitrOiis. and the fund.oo"M's.l r-rP: I; ! of the theistlc church of India Is universal love, unity of prophets and harmony ef faiths. The reverence we pay the other pvophsts and faiths is not mere 1'p loyalty. But It is th? universal love for all the pror.hets and for all the form? end si-dea of truth by their own inherent merit. We try not only to le-irn in an intellectual way v.l. at those prophets have to ! ach. hue to rrsiniilate pnd i'nbsb these truths that are v ry near cur ( spiritual being. It wan the grandest and nobles csp!raiio-i of the l.;t- Mi. S'n to estaMLh such a reiigion in tl o lard cf India, which has been well known a? the b'rtli-plice cf a numb:-;-of religious faiths. Tli is a mark 1 characteristic of tht East, r.rd especially India, so that India and its outskirts has been pp.iifl i . Ith ihe touch and teaching of the prophets of the world. It is in this way that we live in a fcpiritual atmosphere." Th Iiv. Alfred W. MomerJe, D. P., of London. England, said: "One of your humorists, Artemus Ward, has said 'I am always happiest when I am silent,' and so am I, friends." Sio his address was brief. In which h 1 said that the most Important jtucly of ! the present day Is comparative religion and that the report of the proceedings j of the parliament, which would be teleI graphed all over th world, would help ' men by the tens of thousands "to realj lze the truth of those grand old blblo j words that God has never left himself without witness." The closing exercises of the day was a rousing address from Bishop Arnett I of the African methodist eplsco-j ll church, which we must omit here aj our sketches have grown so lengthy. May the coming Christmas day. and the dawning of the new jear bring: Joy and peace not only to each of you. my

brothers and sisters, but to every heart, and may all the world realize more dearly the fatherhood of God and the universal brotherhood of man. and that love is the fulfilling of the law. M.iy the pealing of the Christmas bells echo the v-.-rld around in jovful thought. "Peice on crrth, good will to men." Yours in bonds of love. "MAUD MAPLF.."

fho3i Tnn puesideat. Mutters of Inlereitt and Importance to tue Clnb 111 scnused. To the Howard Literary Warmest greeting to nil. My own serious illness a:d that of M;-s. Strawn has enforced a continuation of my long silence and seeming indifference to the club. I wish it known that union with you in a choice end common cause is still to me a sweet werd. because It Is a broad and fertile avenue for aspirations all mi:.' t cherish who would enjoy life's richest treasures and purest delights. I am not sure that a review of the past fow months would be of value to any one. I am sure that apologies to you frrm m? are quite proper. And here they uro all you want of them and plenty lo spare for the editor and Sentinel. Itegret3 are vain foolish, but let us learn wisdom and take warning from the le.-son of failures. 'Tis useless to repeat what you all know that you have been practically without a president. It seems that I h ive unavoidably committee an unpardonable sin. If you can welcome a president prodigal I shall hope to enjoy the continual feast which a new president will soon prepare for the club, and shall try to present a few crums In return. Xo one more deeply regrets the lack of usefulness of a large number of "pillars" than I of the club. Something is wrong. There i no lack of talent. It must ba a lack of leadership. However, I am greatly surprised to know that so many who so eloquently wield the pen have been, unheard so long. Will not the whole club lend a credulous ear to at least the Incentives of club objects? Let us hear from all, soon and often. Why no: dilata fully and freely upon club objects, which are simply the outgrowth of the supremacy of spiritual forces over natural laws. Discussion may be varied as the tints of autumn leaves original as the source of the mountain stream pure as Its waters majestic as the sturdy oak and powerful as their manifold and special power rto influence human life. In endless progression, until it finally becomes pure as its source. As the sun has kissed the earth into a million forms of Pfe and beauty, so may club objects. based on Christianity, be molded into all its forms of beauty and power. As the c;iiaclly to resist evil Is the measure cf moral force, so ig our ability to banish delusions of self and others the balance-sheet of obligation. Millions of eleluded enthusiasts slaves of passion and superstition are swept away by the mij'hty popular current of feeling and worldly affairs Into the fathomless ocean of utter despair, with no voice stern enough to warn them of the iron hand of law and destiny. The Christian church and the world at large ate slow to recognize the efforts of their worthy leaders. Human nature is weak prene to trr and wander. Millions who have attained the higher, purer plane o" light, and life, and truth, and grace and love are strong enough, by the help of God, to lift the uncounted hosts of earth out of the bondage of igr.crance and crime into the li.ht of knowledge and fellow.hip with God and his saints on earth. No choice Is given but service or retrogression. And hereon r' ts the problem of the advancement "f the church the problem of the ages the riddle of the future, whi'li the church must solve at once by a wonderful demonstration of the fact that the truest happiness depends upon prayer, and prayer upon love, which in-pi res sweet loving service to God and man. Sentinel readers are certainly convinced .that the Howard literary is perfectly adapted to the conditions of lifo around us. and that all who will earnestly work with us are welcome, and requested to do so. The club is intended to be a massive, well-bound weekly edition of knowledge against ignorance, truth against error. As a club we have not been progressive, or ag gressive, for wanlt of proper leadership and organization. The election of new onicers th!3 week will, I hope, awaken every member to renewed activity to lofty impulse to a forcible presentation of the deeper truths of existence, as seen in the great principles of our club. Hundreds of Sentinel readers will find It ito their advantage to join the club a't once, and become active members. Welcome, ever, all who lcve truth. Wishing th? greatest success possible to the new administration, and thanking you again for unmerited honors, I am sincerely yours, "WILL E. STRAWN." Montpeller, Ind., Dec. 13. A WA YI1 ACIC IIEROFVE. "Tmiennibla" Given nn Original Version of Jnnn of Arc. Dear Howard Cherishing a long desire jto contribute to the ceaseless clamor for knowledge that afillcts the community, I will give you a discourse upon the celebrity known in history as Joan of Arc, Joan of Arc occupies the most conspicuous position on my list of female acquaintances. She was born in 1112, If my memory don't go back on me, which she frequently doej, but perhaps some of the ladies can remember the event. She was born cf rich parents, who looked upon Jo as a daughter, who in turn looked upon them as parents. Jo had a. warlike will of her ovn, which she used to display in L'ckins a brother bigger than herself every day, and was a constant reader of a woman's ri;;htiJ paper published in Boston, and early conceived the idea that all men d --served to le beaten in peace or Pi war. and she took an oa.th never to a'low herself to be captured by a man of the male persuasion, come who may. When tt-.s war broke out between the English ar.d the French in Arkansas, she Innrined one night she heard the voice of Susan B. Atfdiony on the still evening ir. urging her to go forth and place herself at the head of the army, and . ave nil the amiy therefore :t her fevt. Sue had been so ued to conjuring and not been conquered, and put on her armor, which consisted of a coat of mile and pants cf male, and tock her switch cT, so that her hair wouiJ he of ihe nr-ressary shortness, and ruua on thn north and soutli sides of a horse until she came to ,the army trying to relieve thrt besieged city of New Orleans, which was gallantly holding out TTT.lcr Gen. Jackson. Placing herself la fropt of the French, she bade thern fidlow her, arid, as she was good-looking, of eouive every man took after her; each declaring he would be glad to have her lead Mm through life, while he woul! furnisli the dry goods without grumbling much. The city cf New Orleans was entirely cut of mohjsscs, and the people wera fitting on empty barrels of starvation. Willi a keg of rnolasaes upon each liorro, she mi7e a cavalry d?.sh through the be?i"in.-r English, and they instantly gave way, threw dewn their arms and ran. thinking it was Mrs. Dr. Walker, ar.d the city was saved from starvation. Jackson. In honor of her heroism, commissioned her the Maid of Orleans, ir.ee she was fearfully and wonderfully maid. She made frequent sallies against the English ranks after - thl.s, and to fee her mounted on a gray caparisoned steed, in her arms of male, with a parasel for a shield, and a fan ,Xo brush away the bullets which flew pretty thick, was a sight to make the English soldiers throw down their

arms and offer her their hands. Their firms she accepted, but their hands she respectfully declined. Of course tt was not a difficult thing for the English soldiers to turrender to her superior force and acknowledge themselves captivated. The dreaded the sharp angered glances of her eyes worse than so many lances and she, like all other woman's rights women, showed no mercy for man. The way she used

I to tear their hair in battle made the English soldiers think the whole Sioux ; tribe were upon them, and they ini wardly Custer. There may be gentle- ! men who don't hesitate to think they I have wives who could have done vastly ! better than Joan of Arc ever did, and I am willing that they should have the ; exquisite pleasure of so thinking, if they do so with commendable pride; and there may be laoies who think they are out of their destineel spheres. They can all have the pleasure of thinking as they i please In the matter, as I would be the j last man to offend such, not any for me. it is a mistake to think she perished at the stake. She arranged her own funeral pyre; put kindlings carefully in the stove in order they would burn finely; placed every stick in ordr, and then poured kerosene out of a can upon it as many have done of late years. The consequence was the can exploded; the breakfast was neglected in the heat of the moment, and she cam-! to her conclusion; it was a very sad kero-sene. "Arc I hear the angels sing." "TUSCUMBIA.,, Tipton, Dec. 15. aiOUE CL'IUOS. Objects of Interest In the Indiana State Geological Mmtnm, One who Is interested in the curious can spend many a profitable half hour In this nook of the state house. Here are some things examined on a recent visit A map of the southwestern part of Parker and Vermillion counties, Indiana, made by George Hansel in 1S20. A Chinese document written on pajwsr made of bark staring forth in all Its array of large black characters. A two-dollar bill dated April 10, 1774, which was Issued at Annapolis, Md. The face of the bill reads as follows: "This indented bill of two dollars shall entitle the bearer thereof to receive bi'l3 of exchange payable in London of gold or silver, at the rate of 4 shillings and 6 pence per dollar, for the said bllL aocordir.ff to the directions of an act of the assembly of Maryland. Dated at Annarolia this 10th day of April, Anno Domino. 1774. "WILLIAM EDDIS." (Xame illegible.) In one of the largvr case in tho southeast room is a flve-dollor bill of the defunct confederacy with this bit of history attached: "This piece cf confederate paper was purchased from a rebel woman at Frederi .kburg, Va.. by J. D. Larrahn of Madison, Ind., and by hint presented to the state library." A very old and dilapidated book occupies the same case and hps this explanation written on a slip of piper: "Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States, Philadelphia, 1779." This was presented to the museum by C E. Hungate of Ninevah, Ind. A five-dollar hank bill Issued by the bank of Bangor. Me., is lying near a ponderous ledger captured at Columbus, Mire., by Capt. M. A. Williams of tompany C. Twelfth Indiana cavalry. A photograph sent to the "dead letter off.ee" at Washington is deposited here and bears the following on its face: "Your affectionate brother, Henry Boring, jr." "First Lieutenant and Adjutant Ninth Regt., Ind. Vol." "Camp Morton, Ind., May ISth, ISCd." A small sheet cf paper contains the printed Inaugural address of his excellency, Jonathan Jennings, governor of Indiana, delivered on taking the oath of oflice. before the general assembly of the state of Indiana, on Wednesday, Dec. 8. 1S19. Amirs newspapers there are the following: Boston Gazette and Country Journal, dated Monday, March 12, 1770; the Ulster County Gazette, published at Kingston, Saturday, Jan. 4. 1S00, ar.d which contains President Adams's message to congress, dated Dec, 10, 1789; the Weekly Herald of New York, bearing date Saturday, April 27, 1544. with the following head lines: "A'iead of All Others." "Five Hours from New Haven," "Half a Month Later from Europe," "Abundance of Money," "Presentation of Tom Thumb to Queen Victoria." "Death of Thorwaldsen the Sculptor." A copy of the same paper dated Saturday, Jan. 21, IS 16, excites its readers with these startling headlines: "Arrival of Ship Liberty from Liverpool," "Organization of New Cabinet with John Russell at Its Head," "Virtual Repeal of the Corn Laws," "Tremendous Excitement in England." A very Interesting paper for residents of Indiana is a copy of the Indiana Oracle, which was printed and published by Dunn & Russell at Lawrenceburg, Ind., May 1. 1S20. The Rebel Is a small and insignificant sheet and was issued at Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 9, 1SS2. Among other things It gives a short account of the arrest of the traitor Vallandlgham, and "General Order No. 7." issued from the executive mansion and signed by Isham G. Harris, governor, and W. C. Whitthonre, attorney general. The order relates to "An Encampment for the Rendezvous of the State Troops." A book of hymns in the Seneca language, written by Jaben B. Hyde of Buffalo. N. Y., has the following title and explanation: "Ivlanasa Nana None dowaga Neu wenud t. "Hvinaa in the Seneca Language. "Prinled by II. A. Salisbury. 1S19." There are many other interesting papers ad documents, but the writer will leave them until some future time. "BEN ARDYS." Indianapolis, Djc. 13. l'AST AU FITl Rn. Itel Hover" Anticipate Something of llc t'ciniiia: Vt'iir. Dear Howard Friends V.'e are nearlng the clone of another year. Soon our little boat will leave the shore of the old year to drift slowly with the tid? out upon the unknown sea of the new year. We will soon be ready to turn a new kaf In life's great book, whlrh shall lie bsfore us spotless and white. The events to be written therein are to U3 unknown. Howard friends, we pause to ask the question, shall the first entry' be for or against us? How gial we would be to write at the top of the page "success" for our club and The Sentinel. As we peer into the dim misty shadows of the coming year and try to read some of its unwritten history, we find It blank, yet out in the dim distance we can catch the faint sound of the prayers of the dying, the bell of the dead and the sobs of the bereaved ones. We hear the merry song of the glad, the sighs of the sad, and the sorrowful words of the parting ones. By these sounds we know that in the coming year friends shall fall, kindred shall leave us, loved ones depart, the trusted prove untrue, song and gladness for some, sorrow and sadness for others. We know these things await us, but God alone knows uuon whom the bur- ! dens shall fall. May they fall upon our i club as gently as the dew in the starry stillness of the night, but in the coming year should sickness and aillletion await ; us may we.be ready and willing to bear them, and should death overtake us may t we be prepared to enter Into that place where a welcome and a song of gladness await all who have been washed i and made white in the blood of the Lamb.

A welcome to all new officers who are to be elected for the coming year, and a merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all. "RED ROVER," Chrisney, Ind., Dec. 16.

Coin of the Realm. (.iSelectei for the II. L. C. by "Ben Ardys.") Humble voyagers are we O'er life's dim, unsounded sea. Seeking only some calm clime. Touch us gently, gently time. Barney Cornwall. Action Is the right outlet of emotion. Henry Ward Beecher. The roses that in yonder hedge appear Outdo our garden buds that bloom within. But since the hand may pluck them every day. Unmarked they bud, bloom, drop anl drift away. Anon. Poverty Is a spur to action. Bulwer Lytton. Ha who from zone to zone Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In that long way that I must tread alone. Will lead my steps aright. William Gullen Bryant. Hope deceives, enjoyment undeceives. Joseph. P.0UX. Each dewdrop n Its morning leaves Is eloquent as tear9 That whisper when young passion grieves For one belov'd afar, and weaves 1113 dream of hope and fears. Halleck. Beauty Is based on reason. AmleL Flower in the crannied wallLittle flower but if I could understand What you are, root and all, and all in all. I should know what God and man is. Tennyson. Character must be kept bright, as well an cleaJi. Lord Chestarfield. We get back cur mete as we measure. We cannot do wrong and feel rlsht. Nor can we give pain and get pleasure. For Justice avenges each sight. John G. Whlttler. Charity ie a virtue of the heart and not of the hands. Addison. Be not too ready to condemn The wrong thy brother may have done; Ere thou too harshly censure them For human fault ask, "JIav I none?" Eliza. Cook. MIlntooF, 'o. 20. Misfortunes thick beset me! I have seen my brightest hopes depart And fade away In darkness. The Hermit. One moment let me stand and gaze Beside this marble stone. And weep for those departed days. And pleasures I have known. Man's years are numbered by the score. My days are scarce begun. But when I think my sorrows o'er, I would that they were done. I've sought for pleasures in renown, I've bull-led castles high. But storms' winds have torn them down, And bitterly I sigh! There's naught, remains my life is dark, I stand at fate's decree! While torn and worn my shattered bark Drifts o'er the tumbling sea. WILLIS WILFRED FOWLER, Brey, Ind., Dec 12. Cry of the Ten Thonwand, "Thalatta. Thalatta, Thalatta! The sea, the sea. Grandly hearing broad and free. Beyond the stretch of your skyward foam Lie wives and mothers, babes and home. Fling back Into the depths of the trembling past. Wrecks that such shadows of horrow cast. Famine and death In comrades eyes Fade in the glow of Helle's skies. Athen. Athen! Goddes3 fair, Kear, and answer, the soul breathed prayer. May we see the gleam of thy glorious shrine. And gaze in awe on the face divine. MRS. R, E. SMITH. Brooklyn, Mich. The Klcctloii. Several of the II. L. C. members met at Miss Dora Wenners home in Indianapolis Saturday evening and examined all the ballots that had been sent In to Miss Wenner. The election resulted as follows: President "Comet." First Vice-President "Iven W. Fern." Second Vice-President "John's Wife." Recording Secretary "Dora Dickens." Corresponding Secretary "Mary of Champaign." Treasurer "Florence Nightingale." QUADRUPLE IVXCTIIXG. Four Negro Tramps Strang Up on the Same I.I nib. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 12. News of a quadruple lynching has just reached here from Selma, Ala. Four negro tramps were strung up to the same limb and their bodies were riddled with bullets near there Sunday. Late Saturday night the four negroes went to the house of Widow C. Jones, six or eight miles from Selma. They rang the bell and the widow after a few minutes opened the door. They inquired of her f her husband was at home. She tri- d to close the door. One of them threw himself in the way while the? others started to enter. The woman seized a gun which was near at band and fired into the crowd. One of the negroes was wounded. The four marauders then retreated. Mrs. Jones gave the alarm and a posse of citizens was organized. The negroes were all captured anl just the sun had reached the horizon the signal gun was fired and the four n?groes were in a moment dangling by their necks between earth and sky. HERD OF IH FFAI.O DISCOVERED. Tito Dozen of the Animal Found in rth Park, folorinlo. DENVER, Dec. 17. A state deputy game warden has found another small herd of. buffalo larger than the one found In Lest park last summer in North park, Routt county, a region mora Isolated than any other part of Colorado. The herd i said to consist of two duzeu of the rare animals. They are very tame and are fed regulir'y by some of the few farmers who it. habit the lonely park. These people have constituted themselves special protectors of the herd. Its existence was kept quiet through fear of a?ents of taxidermists and of Great Trotting hunters. PLAYED OLIVER TWIST. A Negro Lnd Arretted Ith Watches and Diamonds Worth 3,Ü4H. CHICAGO, Dec. 15. A small colored boy was arrested here today, having three thousand dollars' worth of watches and diamonds in his possession. lie said that a crook in San Francisco had at the point of a revolver compelled him to enter, after the manner of Oliver Twist, a millionaire's house on Sutter-st, in that city and steal the jewelery. He escaped from the crook, he said, and came directly here. The boy refused to give his name.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

It Is said that the Italian ministry haa been compl?ted. The triad of the alle-ged spies was continued at Lcipsie. The Providence strikers have Issued an appeal for aid. President Peixoto has declared Admiral de 'Jama a traitor. Anarchists made a feeble attempt to meet in Trafalga square. The hatters of Danbury, Conn., opposo any change in the taiirT. The Rev. Vei non M. Oliphant committed suicide at New York. The relations between Ecuador and Peru are growing more strained. Th Bank of England's ra'e e? discount Is unchanged at 3 per cw. It Is said that the ararchi. t Yalllant formerly rol led at Santa F -. N. M. Mayor Swift of Chicago h.,s i-pr-aled to the citizens of that city i ai l the poor. At Chicago, during a qu:n"- Charles Kranit was stabbed to death, t-v Frank Bil-ki. At Smithport, Pa.. Ralph Cr x-srrdro, who murdered his mother in IV 2, was hanged. Angio Zappe, cxmvicted of the murder of Frank Helmstctter, was har.rred at Pittsburg. The Paris police contlin: the rearcb. for the accomplices of the bomb throw er Vail lan t. During the recent raid of the dervishes upon Murat Wells four dervishes were killed. The body of Valentine Bauer, a varnlsher, was f"un.d In the ruins of the New York fire. Emperor Willirm is pleased at the passage of the commercial treaty negotiated with Roumania. The plant of the National carbon company cf Cleveland burned. Loss, $150,QOO; fnsuranc f 30. 000. It is thought that the evidence thu far in the Mor.se-: i murder trial Is In, favor of the accused. At Brookes Ule, Ont., Charles Luey was hanged for murdering l:i3 father, stepmother and su-ter. A de.-pcrate attempt to escape from jail was made at St. Louis by Marion EUgcpeth. the train robber. Col. S. V. R. Cruc-r's mansion at Bayville, L. I., was destroyed by fire, Th5 loss is estimated at $30,000. Tcm Mintcn and John L. Phelpe, two escaped convicts from the Edlysvllle, Ky., penitentiary, were captured. It, Is reported that Murderer Mofleys friends wiil attempt h'.3 rescue from tha authorities of Bat bours viiie, Ky. At Cindnatl Herr?- McMillan, a letter carrier, was found drowned la the Ohio river, lie h-it property worth $100,000. At Savannah, CJa.. the farmers congress declared itse'f in faver of tha' economical lmprovc-i :ent of waterways. The Chilian goveri.m nt has approved the protocol for the settlement of th boundary between Argentina and Chili. Government troops have recaptured Governor's island at Rio. This is an important victory f r President Peixoto. The Iikcvi"vv' hotel in St. Joseph, Mich.. w;us completely burned, entailinj a loss of nearly JJO.oei. Insurance, ?20,ÜC0. A committee of Spanish manufacturer) arrived at Madrid in order to protests against the commercial treaty with Germany. The Bt. Kev. Robert Samuel Gregor, bishop of Cork, has be-en elected archbishop of Armagh and primate cf all Ireland. Maj. Goold-Adams repori.3 that Mr.J. Forbes wai also attacked tu the Shangani river, but succeeded in repulsing the Matibele. The Peruvian minister at Quito has been informed that Ecuador desires a :i amicable arrangement of the frontier dispute with Peru. Ten thousand persons ar ill with in flueii.a in the province of Rhein-i lessen. Tho disease is also v ery prevalent in tha province cf Nassau. At Frankfort, Ky.. Judrre Bennett ot the court of appeals banded down a decision that sounds the death knell of lotteries in that rtate. Henry Givens, colored, was lynched near Nebo. Ky. Givens was accused of poisoning stock and wiih the intention of poisoning a school weil. At Barboursville, Ky., th grand jury Indicted ex-Cashier C. F. Davidson and William Locke, a former cleik in tha Cumberland Valley l At Buda resth Uerr Groman, minister of defense, challenged Deputy Olay to a duel for a personal Insult offere-d during .a de-bate in the diet. At Sydney, N. S. V."., a pleasure yacht with flfceen persons aboard capsized In the harbor during a rqu tll and seve-a of the party were drownc-.L At Rockford, 111., the Rockford eho company, capitalized at JiO.COO and one of the oldest manufacturing Institutions in the city, made an assignment. At Sioux City. la., the dead bodies cf G. P. Myers and Joe Bloom, two crooks and confxder.ee mn, were found. It 13 not known how they niet their fate. At Fresno, Cal.. Chris Kvans, the train robber and outlaw, was lound guilty of murder in the first degree, and the penalty fixed at imprisonment, for life. John Redmon, speaking at a mass meeting at Tuanl, reiterated his statement that the question of home rui had been shelved by the government. Judge Cullen of the supreme court has signed an order to show cause why a stay should not be granted in the case of John Y. McKane and his associates. At Phiiadeli hia a verdict of not guilty was rendered in the case of Henry H. Yard, charged with collusion in the wrecking of the Keystone national bank. The one hundred and sixteenth anniversary of the commencement of the encampmont cf the American arnrr at Valley Forge was celebrated at Philadelphia. While Constable Childress was serving civil papers at Guntersville, Ala., "wTliiani Bell walked up with a gun and, filed him Willi buckshot, killing him inrtantly. Since the arrival of the cruise Olympia in port from h-r trial trip her officers have announced a correction lr th- terx'Tt. giving her a voyage speed, of 21.63 kr.ois. At New Castle, Pa., a boir at th rod 'mill exploded, fatally scalding Frtxi-. e-ri-k Gettholtz. the tireman. and seriouriy injuring Walker Gaston and Alexander Kerr. It's said that the Hallen government will or- sent a b'll in the chamber of deputies" empowering the government to suspend the law dealing villi tanks ef P sue if necessary. At Patterson, N. J.. the four-round glove contest between George Pixcn, champion of the v-orld. end Australian Billv Murphy ended ia Murphy being knocked cut in the third round. The Paris police arrested three friends of Vaillur.t, the chamber of d--put!e bomb t'prov.-cr, "t Choisy-Le-R-ei. Tin statements cf the prisoners have lei to the arrest of eight other Anarchist. Miss Dorothea Klumke of San Francisco ha. brilliantly passed her examination at Pari for the ds-gro? of doctor of mathematics. Mis Klumpke is tha first woman who has parsed such anv examination in France. Two of the three men who robled thi Illinois Central train on Maytleld bridge, near Cairo. Nov. 11, have ben anvst"dt and a third is likely to be caught soon. They are William Brown of Cairo, Breckenridsre of Missouri and William O'Brien of O'Brien's Landing, Mo. A Happy llushnnd. DELAWARE. Ohio.-After f nir months use of Simmons Liver R"-.e.l:' tor my wife is fimost entirely relieved c f chroma constipated and bleeding pic. W. R. Leeper. Your druggist sells it i i powrter or liquid. The powder to be taken dry or made Into a tea.