Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 January 1894 — Page 5

THE" rNTIÄNA STATE SENTINEL; WTEDKESDAT MOUSING, JANUARY 10, 1894---T WEITE PA5ES.

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Sktclied Continaetl by "Maud Maple Relief and r rem on le of Parse'?". Dear Friends Having confined myself t the foreign faiths as Riven by their reprwentatlves, I will first note one araoffif the oldest religions. Ab all religion is a recognition of, and a seeking after God a yearln for conscious unity with the Father we simply mean, by old and new religions tha different views and devotional methods pursued from tlmo to time for the attainment of thbs end. There has ever been and continues to be this changing as the result ot a deeper knowledge of truth. It is the developing of a hlpher consciousness, or spiritual perception that reveals more and more of God to our inner self, or soul, and we call It new. The revelation is nw, not that which is revealed. Eternal verities are forever the same. It is only as we perceive them from different Staiidpolnta, or altitudes of realization that causes us to think of them as different. And I hoje that In this birdseye view of comparative religions we will net lose eight of this central fact of spiritual unity that the sam spirit. God, is in all, and over ail, and above all. and changes not. The Parsees (sometimes callM "nrewoTshlpers") are the followers of Zoroaster, who is said to have lived 3.0'" years ego. For centuries Zoroasterism was both the state and the national religion of ancient Persia, After the overthrow of Persian monarchy in A. D. C42, whr-n this religion was checked by the Arabs, many of those adhearinj to the faith and preferring exile rath- r than abandon their ancient religion, re linouished their harn tea els and left their fatherland for the hospitable shor- of India. There this religion, has remained unimpared and the ancient race preserved as now represented by the moiern Parse -a of India. Following are tha sketch'- of the paper prepare.! by Jinanji Jarnshodjl Modi for the world's parliament of reunions: "Z'-rotteriwn or Parset im. by whatever nam the system may be called Is a monthelstic form of religion. It tllsves In the existence of one God, whom it knows under the name of Mazda. Ahura and Ahura-MazJa, the bust form being- one that is most commonly met with In the IattT writinj"s of the A vesta. Th first and the greatest truth that dawns upon the mind of a Zoroastrian Is that the great and the in.lnite uni- J verse, or wnicn ne is an ir.nmtesimniiy small part. 1 th work of powerful hand the result of a master mind. The first and the greatest conception of that master mind, Ahura-Mazda, is that, aa the name imptle, h Is the Oranlsrieiit Lord, and as such he is the ruler of both the material and immaterial world, the corporeal and the incorporeal world, tJve visible and the invisible world. The regnlar mov era-en ts of th un and the stara, the periodical waxing and waning of the moon, the renter way in which th aun and tha clouds pre sustained, da regnlar flow of waters and the gradual growth of vegefrtlon, the rapid movements of the win is and the regu

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lar succession of light and darkness, of day and night, with their accompaniments of sleep and wakefulness, all of these grand and striking phenomena of nature point to and bear ample evidence of the existence of an almighty power who 'Is not only the creator, but the preserver of this great universe, who has not only launched that universe into existence with a premeditated plan of completeness, but who, with the controlling hand of a fathei, preserves by certain fixed law harmony and order here, there and everywhere. We have seen that Ahura-Mazda, or God, is. according to Parse? scriptures, the cause of ali causes. He is the creator as well as the destroyer, the lncreaser as well a.s the decreaser. He gives birth to different creatures and it la he who brings about their end. These two primeval causes or principles are called in the Avesta the two 'Malnyus.' This word comes from the ancient Aryan root 'man to think. It may te pit leriy rendered into English by the Word 'spirit,' meaning 'that which can only be conceived by the mind but not f' It by the sciisffs.' Of the;e two spirits or primeval causes or principles one is creative and the other destructive. Thcs 3 two spirits work under the Almighty day and night. They create and destroy, and this they have done ever fdnce the world was created. According ot Zoroaster's phylosophy our world is the work of these two hostile principles, s nta-mainytish the gol principle and angro-mainyush the evil principle, both serving under God. When the appointed time is come angro-minyu and hell will be destroyed, men will rise from th dead, and everlasting happiness will reign over the world. Not only is the charge of dualism, as leveled against Zorwstrtanlsm. and as ordinarily understood, groundless, but tht-re is a clos.? resemblance between the ideas of the devil among the Christians and those of the Ahriman among the Zoroasterians. Dr. Hang says the snme things in the following words: 'The ZoroaMerian idea of the devil and the "infernal kingdom coincides entirely with the Christian doctrine. The devil is a murderer and father of lies according to both the Bible and Zend Avesta.' "Now" the fifth chapter of thevendidad gives, as it were, a short definition of what Is morality or piety. These, first of all. the writer says: 'Purity Is the best thing for a man after birth. This you may say Is the motto of Zoroastrian, religion. Therefore. M. H.irlez very properly says that, according to Zoroastrian scriptures, t lie 'notion of the word virtue sums itself up in that of the Asha. This word is the sam- as the Sanscrit 'rita,' which word corresponds to our English 'right.' It means, thereJi.r. riMrhteousne.--3. piety or purity. Then the writer proceeds to give a. short definition of piety. It says that 'the -- i v:iit. ii of y.d thoughts, good words and good deeds is piety. In tii'-se pithy words is summed up, so to say. the whole of the mnral phylosophy of the Zoroaitria.ii scriptures. It says that If you want to lead a pious and moral life, and thus to 5 how a clean bill of spiritual health to the angel iher l)a.ver, who watebes the gates of heaven at the chinvat bridge, practice these three: Think of nothing but the truth, speak nothing but the truth, and do nothing but what is proper. Nothing more will be wanted. They alone will save you as a saf pilot to the harbor of heaven. . a, saf guide to the gate of paradise. Zoroasteriar.Lsm believes in the immortality of th soul. its notions about heaven and hell correspond to some extent to the Christian's notions about them. Heaven Is represented as place of radiance, splendor and glory, and hell as that of gloom, darkness, and stench. The Parsee. places of worship are known as fire temples. The very name lire temple would strike a non-Zoroas-trian as an unusual form of worship. The Parsees do not worship fire as God. Thoy merely regard fire as an emblem of refulgence, glory and light as the most perfect symbol of God and as the best and noblest representative of His divinity. In the eyes of a Parsee his fire's brightness, activity, purity and Incorruptibility bear the most perfect resemblance to the nature and perfection of the DMty. Again, one must remember that it is the several symbolical ceremonies that add to the reverence entertained by a I'arsee for the fire burning in his flre temples. A new element of purity is added to the fire burning In the fire temples of the Parseea by the religious ceremonies, accompanied with prayers that are performed over it before it is inStalled in Its place on a vaae on an exalted stand in a chamber set apart. The sacred fire burning there Is not the ordinär fire burning in our hearths. It has undergone several ceremonies, and it is these ceremonies, full of meaning, that render the fire more sacred in the eyes of a Parsee. Now what does a fire so prepared signify to a Parsee? He thinks to himself: "Whfri this fire on this vase before m, though pure in itself, though the noblest of the creations of God, and though the best symbol of the divinity, had to undergo certain processes of purification had to draw out, as it were, its essence nay, its quintessence of purity to enable itself to be worthy of occupying this exalted position, now mu'-h more necessary, more essential and more important It is for me- a poor mortal who Is liable to commit Bins and crimes, and who comes in contact with hundreds of evils, both physical and mental to undergo the process of purity and piety by making my thoughts, words and actions ppss, as it were, through a sieve of piety and purity, vlrtu and ni'-rallty, and to peporate by this means rny good thoughts, good words and good actions from bad thoughts, bad words and bad actions, so that I may. In my turn, be enabled to acquire an exalted position In the next wrld." In short, the sacred flre burning In a fire temple serves as a perpetual monitor to a Parsee standing before It to prenerve piety, purity, humility and brotherhood. As we eall above, evidence from nature is the surest evidence that leads a Parse to the belief in the existance of the Deity. From nature he Is led to nature's God. From this point of view then h Is not restricted to any particular place for th redtal of his prayers. For a visitor to Bombay, which la the head-.

quarters of the Parsees, it is, therefore, not unusual to eee a number of Parsees saying their prayers, morning and evening, in the open space, turning their faces to the rising or tha Bdttinj? sun, before the glowing moon or th foaming sea. Turning to these grand objects, the best and sublimast of bis creations, they address their prayers to the Almighty. To educate their children Is a spiritual duty of Zoroastrian parents. Education is neceeaary, not only for the material good of the children and the parents, but also for their spiritual good. The proper age recommended by religions Parsee books for ordinary education Is seven. Pelore that ag children should have home education with their parents, especially with the mother. The Parsee looks speak of the necessity of educating all ohildren, whether male or female. Thus female education claims as much attention among the Parsees as male education. The religious books of Parsees say that the education of Zoroastrian youths should teach them perfect discipline, obedience to their teachers, obedience to their parents, obedience to their elders in society and obedience to the constitutional forms of government should be one of the practical results of their education. Of all the practical questions the one most affected by the religious precepts of Zoroastrianlsm is that of the observation of sanitary rules and principles. Several chapters of the Vendidad form, as it were, the sanitary code of the Parsees. Most of the injunction will stand the test of sanitary science for ages together. Of the different Asiatic com rminltias Inhabiting Bombay the Parsees have the lowest death rate. One can safely ea.y that that is, to a great extent, due to the Zoroastrian lieas of sanitation, segregation, purification and cleanliness. We now come to the question of wealth, poverty and labor. As Herodotus said, a I'arsee, before praying for himself, prays for his sovereign and for his community, for he is himself included in the community. His religious precepts teach him to drown his individuality in the common Interest of his community. He is to consider himself an a part and parcel of the whole community. The erood of the whole will be the good and that a solid good of thj parts. In the twelfth chapter of the Yafma, which contains, as it were, Zoroastrian articles of fiUth, a Zoroastrian promise to preserve a perfect botherhood. He promises, even at the risk of his life, to protect the life and the property of all the members of his community, and to help in the cause that would bring about their prosperity and welfare. It Is with these good feelings of brotherhood and charity that the Parsee community has endowed large funds for benevolent and charitable purposes. The religious training of a Parsee does not restrict his ideas of brotherhood and charity to his own community a.lone. He extends his charity to non-Zoroastrians as well. Marriage Is an institution which is greatly enouragod by the spirit of the Parsee religion. It is erpecially recommended in the Parsee scripture on the

ground that a married life is more likel to be able to withstand physical a mental affliction than an unmarried person, and that a married man Is more likely to lead a religious and virtuous life than an unmarried one. The qualifications of a good husband, from a Zoroastrian point of view, are that he must be young and handsome; strong, brave and healthy, diligent and Industrious, so as to maintain his wife and children; truthful as would prove true to herself and true to all others with whom he would come in contact, and Is wise and educated. The oualificatlons of a good wife are that she be wise and educated, modest and courteous, obedient and chaste. Obedience to her husband is the first duty of a Zoroastrian wife. It is a great virtue, deserving all praise and reward. Disobedience is a great sin, punishable after death. Fifteen is the minimum marriageable age spoken Of by the Parsee books. The parents have a voice of sanction or approval in the selection of wives and husbands. Mutual friends of parents or marrying parties may bring about it good selection. Marriage with nonZoroastrlans are not recommended, as they are likely to bring about quarrels und dissensions owing to a difference of manners, customs and habits. We said above that the Parsee religion has made its disciples tolerant about the faiths and beliefs of Others. It has .IS well made them sociable with tha other fistcr communities of the country. They mdx freely with members of other faiths and take a. part In the rejojeiners of their holidays. They also sympathise with them in their griefs and afflictions, and In case of sudden calamities such as flre, etc., they subscribe liberally to alloviato their misery." We will let the above summary of this paper suffice to show us the trend of the I'arsee religion. It seems quite probable that, with a careful Investigation of the oriental manners and customs of worship, we shall se that they do not really worship the objects they ue In their forms of worship, but are used as symbols, and serve to concentrate the rr.ind upon God as they conceive Him to be and their duties toward Him. Whatever the future may bring forth, we all know that as yet symbolism Is almost universally practiced in some form in the Christian religion, whk-h may be to us of more intellectual and spiritual significance, according to our education and custom. More ancn. "MAUD MAPLE." Danville, 111., Jan. 4. "SOCIALISM." Yler of It nn Xoted nnd I)!cnnsed ly 'Ilabbllns: IlrooU." Dear H. L. C. Friends Having had my attention drawn to the subject of "Socialism." I suppose there will be no harm done if I give my thoughts or at least a few of them on the subject. P.e there socialists In our II. L. C. bonds, or those who are not let not my words be offensive, for we all have a light to our own opinions. Socialism, like all other views of things to le changed, presents two elements to be considered, one of what It is that needs change, the other what the c hange should be. That evils do exist in the present Ftate of society, and indeed are quite prevalent, we sire readily forced to admit. Iut the how, that they may be averted is not readily solved. SymiMthy is one of man's most dominant qualities, and straightway his heart goet out to thoee suffering for the'T relief, forgetting the too frequent results of atempting to relieve suffering humanity caused front existing evils without removing the cause. Our heart goes out for relief to hitn we will call socialist, weak, jnjorly dressed, dwarfed and fatigued, on somebody else's land i and striving in vain to keep his place ; among the surging multitude of Strong, ! well-dressed, healthy, large-bodied, but . small-hearted men, with ten-dollar hats on ten-wnt heads and treading their own land, and neither socialist or the least respect for anyone who is. Mut take heed you at the helm of this barge of sympathy, less you land below the principle of personal responsibility. What Is it fills at least two-thlrd3 of your buzzing brain after you have read your newspaper and leaves only onethird for a bitter civil combat between right and wrong? That Isaac Miller Fhot his wife and then himself? He was out of work for sixteen months, and with a large family to support, he Is supposed to have become insane. That Mr. Warren has just completed or purchased some trivial fixture at a cost of $20,000, and you lay down your paper to revolve In your brain this social question. And away with class rule, for the working man must list to relation of church and the working casB. This does not mean that all men who work are a class as they ee it. The church deals with men. not classes. The workingman, as condition

places him. Is more frequented by temptation and needs a closer relation with the church, yet he? Is as a man not as one of a class. And while man should get as much of earth's blessings a possible, he should not make it his chief aim in life. For though without clothing and food and nought by which they may be obtained, man may have a mind the products of which are the noblest thoughts, whose Hps pass the truest words, whose life is best given for a help and wurth to humanity at large, whose body may house the larger soul, who may entertain, as a constant guest in the home of his heart. Divine love. Harr Iodt's opinion as to whether Christianity has anything to do with this subject or not. is given in an epigram something like thi3: "Whoever would understand the socal question and contribute to Its solution must have on his right hand the works of political economy and on his left the literature of scientific socialism, and must keep the new testament open before him." Christianity proposes help for each individual, not by half, but as a whole, not somebody else's, but man's own being, body and spirit. It is a mission of Christianity to stamp upon all it touches a divinely purifying power, to penetrate and transform society. Christianity endeavors to bring all nearer to the kingdom of God, not for the future to oome alone, but for the present while on earth. It iniluences government, molds education, refines and rectifies manners and thought. To seek and try to solve we may find that all justice, happinees and atonement for social differences are in unison with one child of poverty, hands browned and hardened with toil, Jesus, brother, friend. Savior of mankind, and since a servant of man worthy to be his master. The hopes for the future are, instead of as now, a band of discontented soldiers contending with their captains for wages and among themselves for opportunity of work, and on the other side a band of contending captains only united in the contest against the soldiers, there shall be a firm regimf.it, honorable lee dors and all eager for the honor of bearing aloft and forward the banner of the noblest social service and welfare of industry. That when right is in the hearts of all, Justice will be done. God will point out the way and help us to follow in it. "P.AP.P.LINO PROOK." Grecjioastle, Ind., Jan. 4.

A BKI,ATF,n LKTTF.R, Plennant Words from "Howard" Thnt Should Have Appeared liefere. Dear H. Li. C. Members and Friends I will come today with only a rambling letter and speak a few words of gtxl cheer at this season of universal friendship and rejoicbig. We see this spirit of good will everywhere emphasized and made manifest by the bestowing of gifts in material things, end how oftn we hear the expression "Oh, that I had the means!" made by Eonie one v. ho feels they cannot maive every one a present they wish to, or cannot make as elegant and costly presents as some others do, or as they would wish to make! Yet, dear friends, did you ever ccnslder that you have a. storehouse so full of good gifts real living gems that you could give to each and every one without siint or limit and never exhaust the supply? Every one, both rich and poor, can give out pure loving thoughts and good words and wishes, and send those vitalizing, cheering and uplifting words to many a careworn and sad, despondent soul, which will prove of more lasting benefit and real comfort than anything you could give in material things. How often you have known a kind word spoken to a despondent soul or a message of love poured into the heart of a sick friend who was on the verge of despair, prove the turning point to reeove-ry or success? t0 let US not Withhold our hand at this high noon of the Christmas season or at the eventide, but sow the good feed liberally, freely, knowing that our words will not return unto us void, but will brlni forth their fruits in due season. To each one of you individually I send a New Year's greeting of love and good wishes for your health, happiness and prosperity. And especially to our inlalid m rubers I would send a message c-f love and say to you. be not discouraged or desjondent, but look to th-3 Giver of all good and ierfect gifts. Kemember the promise of Christ Jesu that lie would be always with you and a present hlp in every time of need. Accept the promise and hold fast to it. "Wrap, the mantle of Christ's divine love about you every day and every hour so closely that it will shut out of jour mind every thought of evil things. Live constantly in the thought of that which is pood and it Will bring light and strength to you in many a dark hour. To the new oflieers I send congratulations and encouragement. The past summer I spent in. Chicago was one so full of wonderful experiences to me that they are beyond description, a Six months SO full of opportunities never again to be repeated. The visits to the beautiful parks, drives, magnificent buildings and places of Interest in and about the city; the boat and street car rides; the all-day visits to the great exposition, th-re to enjoy the vast collection of all things of interest gathered from the four quarters of the globe; to drink in the beauties of architecture by day and the grand Illumination by night. To take a stroll among the exquisite sculpture, or beautiful paintings in the idealistic, Of Seek a more realistic life of activity in machinery hall, whvie the most ponderous machines yield their life like obedience to man's will as readily as the most delicate nc-edle. From a delving into the earth to bring forth her treasures as represented in mines and mining, or the manipulating of her surface to produce food in all its multiplicity of forms as represented in agriculture, wo turn to the great army of finished products in the liberal arts. And from the sharp snap of the lightning's flash its mellow, or dazzling Mght, the clear voice nnd merry laughter, or sweet tones of nuiFie, heard many miles away, we turn to its utility in the roasting of a beefsteak or the welding of u horseshoe. From the grim visage of a Krupp gun. a gunboat or an eleetroeutlc chair (I have no word to express it) we tura to the Indiana training school or a peace congress; from the study of man in the misshapen mummies in anthropology, or in his elemental parts as seen in the government building we turn to the study of him in the beautiful faces and graceful forms all alout us; or take a pfep into the abodes and home-life of the nations from the dusky-skinned, scantily-clad, stalwart form of the Soulh Kca Islander in their summer huts to the fur-clad, diminutive forms of the Ki-kl-mo from Iceland; or, take a more enchanting view from the dizzy bights of the Ferris wheel. To admire th- stately tread of a "cadet" or a "regular," to note the bow of a crowned head, or cheer at tb smile of a princess, wo drop abruptly to the war whoop -of the savage or the unintelligible jibber of the barbaric Dthomean. From the reading of the timo of day in every country at a glance we turn to amus ourselves with measuring the velocity of the wind r observe the movements of the planets. 7ea.sin?' to be loicjcr animated by the diversity' seen a'l abut us. we "drop a nickel In the slot" and watch the animate action In an inanimate photograph, or turn our animate body to assume an Inanimate pose, we listen to the animating strains from Prof. Thomas's famous orchestra or the sweet penis of "Home, Sweet Home" as they :loat from the chimes in the belfry tower, or the mrry voices or hundreds of children trained in gleeful song. Startled from our reverie by the screams of a child or the lullaby of the nurse gin In the children's buildinr. or the hideous din called music in Midway, we seek for a greater feast for the intellect or a "Dow of s)ul" for the spiritual man, and repa-ir to the congresses of the various sciences, literature and education, nd listen to the learned words of men eminent in their respective spheres; or go to the great

parliament of religions, or attend some of the many churches where many crumbs of truth, many spiritual gems gathered from every clime were ably presented by their most earnest advocates. Truly there was never a greater feast spread before any people, and yet how few who saw it appreciate it in all its diversity, extent and grandeur. All this and much more, intermingled with the daily home duties of looking after the comforts of many guests, combined to make a program so stupendous and the transitions so varied passed with such kaleidoscopic rapidity that to have seen all of it wo did have been like a lifetime compressed into six months, or a trip to every land around the world far surpassing Jules Verne's fertile imaginations, or Nelly Uly's activity. Last but not least, I wouli mfntion the pleasure of meeting so many of cur H. L. C. members and the happy hours spent with them. 1 think the most pleasant day I spent at lb? fair was in pushing a rolling chair for on of our dear invalid members. I very much regret that all our members could not see the fair. Why not have a l-tter from each one who did attend, giving a description of what they saw of most interest to them? This letter has been Interrupted ty callers until I doubt if it reaches the office in time for next issue. Again wishing all a prosperous New Year, I am yours truly, "HOWaRD." Danville, Dec. CO. -9X

"Tim Thailing ARnrri's." Contributed to the Howard Literary Club by Den Ardys." Some time ago I came upon the following beautiful legend, which was written by Representative C. E. Belr.ap of Michigan and read in his absence by Dr. Bolton, at a meeting of the American folklore society, held at Washington. D. C. It is called "Legend of the Trailing Arbutus." On the south shore of Lake Superior, in the vicinity of Pictured rocks, grows to perfection that dearest and sweetest of all wild flowers, the arbutus. The plant th.it t!;e most skillful florist, the plant that the tender, loving touch of women even cannot cause to grow in hot house or garden. There were two things that the learned white man does not understand the Indian and the arbutus-. From timj to time as sit1n; by the camp-iire in the evening, I .iave been told of the creation cf many animals and birds by the gieat Manna boosha and bis captains, the Manitos. And this is the legend as told me of tho origin or creation of the arbutus: "it wu-s many, many moons ago there lived r.n eld man alone in his lodge beside a fro...n fctieam in the forest; his locks and beard were br.g and white with age. IU v.:;s heavily clad in fine furs, for all the world w;.s winter, snow and Ice e try where, the' winds went wild through the f.re.-ts. searching every bush and tree for birds to chill, chasing evil spirits o'er hill and vale, and the li man went about searching In the de.-p .-now for pieces of wood to kecp up the lire in bis lodge. In despair he returned to his lodge, and sitting down by the last few dying coals, he cried to Mannalwosha that he might not perish. And the winds blew aside the door of the lodge and there came- in a most beaut if al maiden. I lor cheeks were red and made of wild rose; hi r eyes were large and glowed like the eyes of fawns at night; her hair v.-as long and black as the raen's, and it touched the ground as she walked; her hands were covered with willow buds; her bonnet was a wreath of wild flowers and her clothing of sweet grasses ar.d ferns, and her moccasins were white lilies, and when Pho bivathd the air of the lodge became warm. "The old man said: 'My daughter, I am glad t see you; my lodKe is cold and cheerless, but it will shield you from, the tempest of the night; but t C 11 me who you are that you dare to come to my lodge in mien strange clothing? Come", sit he-re and tell me of thy country and thy victories, and I will tell thee of my exploits, for I am Manito. Tie tehen 'tilled the two pipes with tobacco that they might smoke as they talked, and when the smoke had warmed lhrt old livm's tongue he said: " 'I am Manito. I blow my breath and the waters of the river stand still.' ."I shake rny cur's.' said the maiden. 'and warm ndn falls from the clouds.' "The ..M man sail: 'When I Wfdk about the lnvt fall from the trees. At Iliv command the animals hide in their hoW in the ground, and the birds get out of the water and tiy nway." "The maiden said: "When I walk about the rnts lift UP their heads, the trees cover th-ir nakedness with litany leaves, the bird come back, and all Who PCO me ting. Music is everywhere.' "And thus they talked and the air became warm in t-lie lodge. The odl man's bend dropped upon his breast and he lept. Then the sun came buck and a l iue l.itd came to the top of the lodge and called: 'Pay-ee, jsy-oe, I am thirsty;' and the river called back: 'I am free; came and drink.' "And as the old man slept the maiden pa.-?sed her hands above his head, and he began to grow small; streams Cf water ran out of his mouth, and he soon was a small mass upon the ground, and then the muiden, kneeling upon the ground, took from her bosom the most precious white flowers and hid them ail about, under the leaves; and then she breathed upon them and said: 'I give thee nil my virtues and my sweetest breath, and all who would pick thee shall do so upon bended kner.' "Thou the maiden moved away through tha tthmIs and over the plains, and all the birds sang to her; and wherever f?he stepped, and nowhere else, grows the arbutus." "BEN' ARPTS." Indianapolis, Jan. 5. A MVKLY M1TTEK. Florence Mt.tlngnle In Good. Spirits vWth the World. Dear II. L. C.O reding All aboard for the coming year of '34 with its bright hops. asperalions and abundant pro?Ierity for everyone. May it prove the best year, so far, for the Howard Literary club. Can we not, each member, secure one new member for the club. It would require but little effort from each one, but pee what the aggregate would be. A little drop of water Is but a small thing, but see what streams and holies of water they form. I, for one, will guarantee a new member who will do likewise? I thank you all for the office you have conferred cii me. It is an honor; I never dreamed of it. Like the politician, I will say I did not care for it. but since 1 am elected I will serve to the best of my ability. With the new year T was relieved Of sonic oiliee work onnected with a secret order ar.el began to think now I had a little spare time I would think of matrimony, but now that subject must tie shelved another year on account of the H. L. C. If I die before the year Is ended you are responsible for the ceremony not being performed. S mewhere in the bible don't it command us to marry? I do not lelieve it says it has any pi ice prepared for old maids and bachelors. If It does. It would be rome consolation to some of us. I see some of you are bunting a place for the next reunion and suggest Indianapolis. I have nothing against the city, but think Cincinnati, much the niciest In the way of amusements, education, art, music, scenery, etc. In all the places I have ever been I never found Its equal. It comes first to me all the time. And "Cyril" Is married. Too bad. Why did not you wait for me. "Sunset." how are you? "Wyandot Dewdrop," have you climbed many stairways since we were at Muncie, Ind.? There is a standing offer for us with

Barnum's museum. If I do not marry I shall accept. If I cannot travel on a wedding tour I .will for the next best thing a mu3euni. "Iven Fern," what are you doing? I was at Muncie laid June to a Jersey cattle sale; took a ride on the IVMt road, but did not see the pleasure I did when the club went. I intended to write up that reunion for the benefit of members not there, but farm duties kept me too busy. If our editor would only let me write him up for you I would be happy, but I guess he thinks it would interfere with his second marriage. So, perhaps, it is wisest. A happy and prosperous New Year to you all. I shall try and write moie after the coming vear. "FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE." Ft. Recovery, O., Jan. 1.

MARKED PASSAGHS. Some Valuable Thought Reproduced for the Clnb by Cyril." H. L. C. Friends In reading the various works of literature, it has been my custom to mark such passages as seem worthy of special thought, and, believing that they will be of interest to the club, I will contribute a few of the best thoughts of the most popular auhors to the page. If the members find any of the following passages which they wish to enlarge in the way of discussion. I would like to have them do so, as I think there is yet plenty of room for discussion, both pro and con, in nearly all of them. The wretchednes3 of a child Interests a mother, the wretchedness of a youth interests an old man, but the wretchedness of an old man Interests nobody, and it is the coldest of all distresses. Victor Hugo. Experience proves that many who are capable of making a great sacrifice when their blood is heated by conflict, and when the public eye is fixed upon them, are not capable of persevering long in the daily practice of obscure virtues. Macauley. Sorrows humanize our raae; tears are the showers that fertilize the world, and memory of things precious keepeth warm, the heart that once did hld them. Augusta Evans. All cenerous natures are liable to imposition; their warm Impulses being too quick for selfish caution. It Is the cold calculating and the mean whose distrustful wariness is never taken in. Washington Irving. Purity is strength. Ignorance Is weakness. Add to purity wisdom and you crown it with a power that no assault can overthrow. In the education of every girl knowledge of the darkest side of humanity should enter, then she recognizes it when it approaches. Dr. J. A. Heuser. So true it is. that as greater lights swallow up and extinguish the display of those which are less, so men of great, capacious and overruling minds, lear aside and subdue in their climax of passion the more feeble wills and passions of other-; as when a river Joins a brook, the fierce torrent- shoulders aside the smaller stream. Sir Walter Scott. There Ls nothing which so thoroughly depletes and robs moral character of ah substance there is nothing which so effectually destroys aH robust individuality as the continuous asking of the question, "What will people say?" E. P. Poe. The true friend Is not he who holds up flattery's mirror, In which the face to thy conceit most pleasing hovers; But he that kindly shows- thee all thy vices, sirrah. And helps thee mend them ere an enemy discovers. Anon. The joy which we inspire has this charming thing about It, that far from being weakened, like ordinary reliections, it returns to us more radiant than before. Victor Hugo. When suspicion of any form of disgrace falls upon, a woman it is as though some delicate flower had been thrust too close a scorching lire; and no matter how quickly or how far removed, no matter how heavy the dews that may empearl it, how fresh and cool the wind that sweeps over it, how bright the .sun that feeds its pulses, the curled petals are never smoothed, the hot blast leaves its ineffaceable blight. Augusta Evans. It is not what men call us that we have to consider, but how we are fulfilling; the work God has given us to do. Edna Lyall. That talkative maiden. Rumor, though in the interests of art she is figured as a youthful winged beauty with iiowing garments, soaring above the head! of men and breathing world-thrilling news through a gracefully curved trumpet. i in fact a very old maid, who puckers her silly face by the fireSide and really does no more than chirp a wrong jruess or a lame story into the ear of a fellow-gossip; all the reft attributed to her is done by the ordinary W0rkin of those passions against which men pray in latlny, with the help of a plentiful stupidity against which we have never had any authorized form of prayer. George Eliot. To all the newly elected officers of the club, I wish to extend my congratulations, and they have my best wishes and earnest support in their efforts la the club's behalf for the ensuing year. I was also pleased to notice "Advance's" remarks in regard to holding the next reunion at Indianapolis, ar.d no better time could be selected than during the holidays. "CYRIL." Teru, Ind., Jan. 3, 1S94. "ARAXJIORE" AG VIN. Oat of Hnnor Tilth the World' I'tilr nnd Other Thin km. Dear Howards It is rice, so nice after nine months of rweet silence to visit the page again, renew allegience, preet old friends and welcome the new. All this time I failed to sr-e a Sentinel until recently. For pity's sake, don't be literary drybones need a long pole to punch its sl?epy head Into life progressive, ere it Is too late to shed a tear over "what might have been" if all had done their duty. Is there no motive to writo to the page but To dig up dry bones of the dead iast and air a fine education? Why not partake more freely of modern viands such as pork and beans. It is more palatable to a hungry man than an endless quotation of primitive soupbones. There are lots of things that happen every week, which, if given to the page, would benefit pome one. Do not think because you have heard of something worth knowing no one else cans to bear it. They are just as greedy a.s you are, maybe more so. If you have bred your hens to lay more eggs when they are worth 2ü cents a dozen than when they only fetch 5 cents, tell us all about It, and we will seat you at the head of the next financial committee at Washington. Wonder how many of the II. L. C members went to the world's fair? I never cared for a little thing like that. I could have gone, but preferred spending lovely autumn in southwest Misfwmrl. "Little" expresses my opinion f the whole thing. 1 think we shall nev.-r know how many atteudd the fair and can truly say they feel any better cr wiser for the trip. Every week sin-e the fair closed Its gates we hear more and more of its fraudulent deeds. The j fair has benefited no one excejK. thosa j who expected an Increase of wealth. Just think ov?r it! All that Is called I good and evil a mixture of wealth and poverty and filth from most every known I quarter of the globe striving Dy any means to carry off a prize. Even the ambassador of heathenism was petted and admired for his pretty, rounded features and black curly hair by those who profess to believe in Christ. I think the fair did much to increase the pressure of the already hard times. Not many will agree with me In this. Of course those who attended the fair and feel that they made a mistake, wyi not. But many, while professing entire satisfaction, let action and conversation betray them. Brown county, Illinois, 'tis said,

spent over SCV.-t to "!- the far i firr weil aware of this fact. Here in the county of Pike lots of fair enthusiasts mortgaged ho is. svl lo' to get money to make repeat c-d trips to the white city. I know of others who s-nt mon -v overdue to worklngmen whw families needed it badly. Now .c,!:p:e; the sami means used hre to g. t rrency was resorted to everywhere and I beli- ve it was don't you se-e what a vast amount of good it would have d ne had it l-eer used at home? I don't think I've to j you ar.ytl!:.s alout the ecu-ins fcr a -P.r.g time. Yo-j remember I usd to have an awful tim fishing them rut of i Vp-barvels an 1 tbs like, all rci-ulting ft-m not using a lantern of nig.n s. All is different no.?. They u?. a doubl.- 1 jnoeular f sen everything enrthly, and al vo all, rnr law-makers m iianiev.3-.ir. Nothing but strict eomplianr-e with the Chicago platform will do the cousins. As a general thing they are giving up party prejudtcs f'r the man who will not lie to duvive the people. We miss the letters from a northern home. Srhall oil aeeiiaint--.ce b forgotten. And m-ver Itj-M to mind; Must siVnce -r i i it A treasure sj 3 i l:;--? Tis friendship evr tr:iA leson all shoüM kn-jw; Com one, come all. 1 1 merry rrT, And help the 11. L. C. boat t row. I didn't intend to take tl.is road, but now I've got lure I'll i-:n it "AUANMOIIE. Chambersburgh, 111.

tyciio" svrisrii:i). f.ooie Meanagr and n Prorata im Write More I,ttcrs. II. L. C. It affords me pleasure t note that the question of club officers Is settled, and by it th second office of: the club devolves from my ;i:o.:M?rs t those of another member. It is a pleasur.- a!. to mo that I have met three of the pr s.'Tit regims of ofllcers. I hop, the pr.-s-nt year will be much more satisfactory than the pa.t one, and that the r.ow ofibvrs will share in the sucee-ss of the club. What has become of j ou. "Deteotive," "Edith 1U I!." "Lando!; li,M "Luke" a::d many ethers? ".lay Mac," I would like to read a 1 tier from your pen tre-ating of south-m life, characteristics and industry. "W. Pc nulds," ou could give t:s ih-- s-.n: - hind of a letter from Arkan.s if y..;i would, and it would be interesting reading. "U. Phrates." yc-u tp-:-k- o-.!Ce of rising a few fret in ivy estimati -n; w.ü. you stand about live fet tr v ir.b llect-iallv. "Winnie West" and - -t." how d!l you en.lov the reunion? "Tuscumbla." it is stränge v- jive o;;!y ten er twelvn miles apart and h;-.v never mad? acquaintance that I know of shake. There pre at least thre rf v ia ILL, cvuiity. "Waldo" is the other -i Eifere closing ibis leK.-r I would lik to drop the remark to n jn-m embers that ' the door of the club is ej,.a open to new members, whether they live tn the city or country, urban or rural, whether they are fanmr. lawyers, doctor, citizens retired, teavhers students Just so they are rv-pvctabl . The corresponding secretary will ive y -j any i:vformation desired. r. c-o f e- . and members of their fair.iiis .:i"ui i conu into lh- club and con: i ji.ut "lrt letters occasionally for the enter'". -T-.f-.t and friend hip of the vbib , '. r rs of The Sentinel. 'he club bt--:.iry and social. All respectable p, ' m; eiligibit? to membership, wit! .-. r4. tu sectarian or poPtie-al l-ir 'i'"-: i annual dues at prem are J, .':,s It is my present intern' : to ccr. tribute more frequently i:i tl futt.r-i than. I have in the p;d. I hope year 1SS4 will be more prvper..i:s i'i tho -Teat middle states than -a.- it." of 1SS3. Drought in the yieat mi t iV- states, tu panic and the wv:Ki's f.:ir. :-.H lu make it a most meiner- i Jan. 4. is:t4. "T ifCHO."' AI'TER A TOM: AHa ECE, Irih t'irl" ( nnliniK to DitllWe t J Colored Brother Some "le.aj;e'.. Dear Howard Priends AfLcr so long an absence I v. ill afraiu enter the II. L. C. quarters. W'r.jt! s it p'SStblo that I ;.( po few present? Are you all as neglectful of your duty as I have been? I am really afraid many of us fail t3 manifest the interest we should in thla great work. Will not some members of the club give us some pleasant subject to discuss. and will you not nil f-'T-r ss your opinion, of thf .cam.' by o cloint;? We will alfc become anxious to have our thoughts considered as good by our fri.-r.la. This will create a F.;iiiit of energy ar.d WOT to throughout the club. I have forgottet who it wa? that opp-sM my views in re gard to n-.-gro I r;' gAs tluit 13 tort old a subjec t t ) bring tap again I will just say to him or h-r who opposed mi that I still have the f.imo idling toward,' .he ne-ro that I eli.i t'u u. I suppose yoa all read the interesting story that h&J just ended in The .-f-ntir.e:. Are you not an!ous to know -what will finally become of the famous sut, the comical African and the fiüv young lovers? "Babbling Preek." win. re r.ro yoa? I know you are n t fr,z-n. Why has "Tour merry tipple censed? How many of tha II. L. C. members are tngag-d ia tchooJ work thin winter? Wni any of you t3 in school at Dur. vibe in the spring? X intend to go there then tn 1 would bglad to meet any cf you. "Paul Inace." I know you enjoy this fine winter weather muh better than you did the hot summer of which you soke with su. h disgust. "Llzina Kmc Winten." why are you silent? I noticed an account in the paper In which you said that you intended td have the nuptial knot tied during tha holidays. Is that the truth? If it is you reed not forsake the club on that aocount. "i'loyd." I tl.i"k you have changed your name to "Hüglin LM-J-csa." Com to the page of ten. With love to all members and th? nf-w officers, I remain our sisb r in H. I, Cm bonds. "ir.lSil GIUL.Wakelar.d. Jan. H. GURB GF SIOa HEADACHE Ti I. KlKsrät, I'clr.jrs. o wrttMt 'I hove been s rrr-r.t sufferer front t'oollrrnrant Mc'i Ieuic"uchc, ncj have triciS m:ij lüt-Ciciite., but f i tie onl? rcc ih" rente roe relief. I flni tbfct uito pill ad better tbatt three of any olher Ki?i i, and does not UCKkCU or gripe. " tlevrunl ( ftKr Coated. IOüC iinail. IVtee, S3 rent. EOLJ 12VI-:i6YWIIi:ilE. DlSce, 140 to 114 Wabhlcirton SU, . Y If you contemplate repapcrinir anv part of vour house, s ciid 10c for my Illustrated Portfolio, with 100 samples of latest coloring and deptp-rs. Taper Sr- ilLBEST GALL INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

"We would urge every one t rear"" the advertisement f Simmons Liver Kegulator. We h:v m-wr Ixefore tail one word in favor of any pntent medii ine advertisement i:i our columns, but having riven SiT.mi-p L:v-r Itegulatop a lair trial, we ! i;ot l esi-ate to sa that, for I'yspepsia and gen ml debilit it cannot b". - -AI d." Fi -1 .M. Child editor News. Kenton. O.

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