Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 29 July 1893 — Page 6

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SATURDAY, JULY 29,1893.

DO WE NEED SEWERAGE'! A man who gives this question a proper amount of thought uan hardly answer except in the affirmative. The Mayor, all the oouncilmen, the city engineer, all the health officers answer in the affirmative. Every man who spends from ten to twenty-five dollars a year in attempting to keep his cellar dry answers in}[the affirmative. Every man who has a cess pool in his neighborhood contaminating his well or cistern answers in the affirmative. Every man who has pools of water stagnating in his neighborhood answers in the affirmative.^ Every man who would prefer to pay a small sewer tax than run even the smallest chance of losing one loved one by disease caused bv defective drainage answers in the affirmative. The only men who would answer in the negative are those who opposed water works, electric lights, paid fire department, electric alarm system and all those improvements which are expensive at first but which in the long run prove the"most economical. It was probably the same class of men who, years ago, opposed graveling the streets because mud streets were cheaper, who opposed plank sidewalks because gravel ones were cheaper, and who, a few yeare "later, opposed brick walks because plank onesjwere cheaper. Probably some of our old inhabitants could tell us of the same kind of objections brought up against lighting the streets at night. People used to be found who objected to railroads. So sewerage and street paving and all improvements are held back more or less by persons who don't take the trouble to look ahead of them. Sewerage complete for Crawvfordsvillewill cost, it is estimated, about $60,000, but unlike water works, light plants, it does not have to be built up all at once and the expense comes gradually. However, it is for the city council to say when the city's finances will warrant the beginning of thiB important work. They do not seem to disagree, however, as to the necessity of it.

IT is refreshing, indeed, in view of re cent occurrences and outgivings, to have a strong breath of common sense trom the State of Colorado. To all who are interested in knowing the feeling of sober- minded Westerners on the silver question we commend the views of Mr. Henry It. Wolcott, brother of Senator Wolcott. He declares that the wild ^utterances of certain enthusiasts at the recent Denver convention do not reflect the sober judgment of the people gen erallv, and that if every silver mine in the State should be closed none of its citizens would be idle. This is the right sort ofjtalk—the Bort the East likes to hear. Colorado should give

Governor Waite and all those of hiB kidney an indefinite vacation.

RAFAEL H. WOLFF, who controls one of the largest wire mills in the United States, declares in the August Forum that manufacturers generally areBtrongIv opposed to any tariff measure hastily devised and pushed through at one session of Congress, as some previous tarifF laws have been. He advocates the appointment of a truly representative commission to devise a conservative new tariff, based on facts derived from a thorough investigation, that will not imperil invested capital but will maintain the high wages of our working-men, and will meet the requires of all classes of the communitv.

ALL of the recently wrecked national banks insDenver, it is reported, will resume operations soon. ThiB is probably true of at least two out of every three of all the national banks which have closed their doors this year. Intelligence of resumptions comes almost every day from some part of the country. As confidence returns—and it is likely to return Bhortly after Congress gets to work —the resumptions will be aB numerous as the suspensions have recently been.

A CINCINNATI woman who was notified that her bank account was overdrawn $100 immediately sat down and wrote a check for $100 on the same bank to make her account good. Here is a timely hint for Secretary Carlisle.

THE Ohio Democrats never before had so much trouble to find a candidate for Governor, owing to the fact that they never before had so little inducement to offer in the matter.

MARIETTA AND WABASH. A most interesting departure from old ways has been made by Marietta College. The trustees announce that a college for women will be oped in September. The qualifications for entrance, and the course of instruction provided, are the same ae for men in the olassical course. In Modern Languages and Literature the changes made are to meet the special requirements of women in general. The trustees are to be congratulated on their progressive tendencies.

—Cincinnati Tribune. Jviarietta College is even older and more conservative than Wabash College yet this great advance, as well as many others, has been made in a single year under the admistration of a new president. Wabash must take care of the girls before she can receive the full sympathy and support of the people. The trustees frequently complain that the citizens of Crawfordsville and Montgomery county do not aid the college as they should and as other communities do institutions situated in them. But we venture the prediction that where one dollar can be secured from the people now, three dollars could be secured if the trustees would adopt Bome form of co-education. True the necessary expense of preparing for co-education as it should be prepared for is considerable and the college has no surplus on hand. But let the trustees make it known that co-education can be secured if a certain sum be raised and we believe the friendn of the idea would see that the amount was obtained. Montgomery oountv stands ready with $6,000 as a starter.

ANNEXATION.

Now is a good time to discuss the annexation of tne suburbs to the municipality. The council has just declared emphatically that not another foot of hose shall be laid outside the corporation limits and this leaves the many beautiful and valuable homes clustered on all sides of our city absolutely without fire protection. They may get along without street lights and they may survive the dust and heat without water hydrants, but we should think they would prefer paying city taxes to running the risk of seeing their houses burn to the ground and no chance to save them. With proper fire protection their insurance would be reduced at least ten per cent. The suburbs incorporated for the Bimple purpose of escaping city taxes, and the council should see to it strictly that they also escape all the advantages that these taxes pay for.

EIGHTEEN hundred and ninety-three will mark another red letter date in the history of the higher education of women, no fewer than ten of whom have passed the examination for the mathematical tripos at the English University of Cambridge. Two are wranglers, and all the others hold rank with the Senior Optimes. These successes have served to attract public attention once more to the refusal by the British universities to admit women to the degrees earned by them. The ladies, although taking such high rank in the tripos, officially speaking, have no place in the list, being merely examined as a matter of favor./ Their numbers merely mean that, had they been men, they would have been admitted to take a degree, [and possession of the reward to which their studies and intelligence have entitled them.

A "MASS MEETING" in favor of free silver has been held in San Francisco, the capital of a State which has only a small interest in silver mining, but which has a peculiarly strong interest in the maintenance of the gold standard. However San Francisco has several hundred thousand inhabitants, and in that number there must necessarily be many cranks. A free silyer mass meeting could doubtless be got up in Wall street if anybody undertook the job.

THE failure of two hundred national banks since January 1, against the failure of fifty for the same period last year, is another reminder that the change which the country voted for last year has arrived on schedule time.

THE longer Kansas knows Lewelling the better she is pleased that her Gubernational term is two years instead of three or four.

THE more a Democratic Congressman repudiates the Chicago platform, the more he rises in public confidence and esteem.

IT has been demonstrated that Indians area failure as soldiers, but as annuity-grabbers they still defy competition.

IF Cleveland is wise he will carefully avoid all talk about a substitute for the Sherman law in his forthcoming message.

Hrunker'8

Carminative Balsam, the great stomach and bowel Remedy, is still working wonders. For sale by all druggists.

BARGAINS in hardware, buggies and implements at our fire sale. We must get our damaged goods out of the way.

HOULEHAN, QUILLEN & Co.

THE PETNOE Of INDIA.

Gen. Wallace Discourses On His Forthcoming Noy el.

To the New York Press Gen. Wallace said concerning his new novel: "I am quite willing to talk about my new book. It is called 'The Prince of India, or the Fall of Constantinople.' It is a romance of love, war and religion —a romance and a history combined. It deals with one of the most picturesque and interesting epochs in all history, the epoch of the schism between the Latin and Greek churches, of the siege of Constantinople by the Saracens, the capture of that city and the establishment of the Turkish empire in Europe. You see what a vast. scope that offers what stirring adventure, exciting episode, color, movement, pictorial effect. But especially it offers the student of religion a theme of unique interest, for the separation of the churches was a turning point in the history of Christianity and an event frought with consequences of the most overwhelming sort. You will remember that the chief point of difference between the two churches was the question of the supremacy of the bishop of Rome, tlaat the representatives of the Gieek church nt the council of Florence had agreed to acknowledge that supremacy, but that their action was disowned by their fel-low-citizens, and they themselves were treated with the utmost contumely. Then came the siege of Constantinople by the Saracens. Constantinople appealed to Rome for assistance. lint the Pope refused to grant it, aud Constantinople fell." "The Prince of India is the title assumed by the Wandering Jew. It. is the name he takes on his first appearance in Constantinople. He is the antive agent, the Deus ex machina of the story. He deals with men as he lists aud brings about the catastrophe. I conceive that his more than fourteen centuries of life, spent in every corner of the globe, have enriched him with more than human at tributes of knowledge, learning, foreBight, with more than human ability for dealing with men and with affairs. He plays with kings and kingdoms, with authorities civil and ecclesiaEtical. For hie own purposes he assumes the Christian religion and appears in Papal Rome or the Mussulman and takes part in the pilgrimage to Mecca. This gives me a vast canvas on which to use my brush and an infinite variety in the way of color. Further, the characteristics of the period enable me to suffuse the whole with a romantic atmosphere. Chivalry which waB on the decline in the West, was still in the ascendant in the East. The methods of modern warfare had not yet superceded the more picturesque features of ancient battle. Knights in armor course through my pBges, feats of individual valor and personal prowess enliven them. "Of course you have a love story "Yes. The lovers are Mahomet II, the Saracen Caliph, the conqueror of Constantinople, and the lauy Irene, daughter of his opponent, the Emperor Constantine Palaeologus, last of the line of eastern emperors. History and legends unite in describing her as so beautiful that no man could gaze upon her without loving her. I make Mahomet succurrfb to the general fate. He sees the lady and at once falls in love with her. It is then that he assembles an army and advances upon Constantinople, knowing that there is no wa to win her save by force. In spito of the fact that her father perishes in the Biege, and that her home is devastated, 6he returns Mahomet's love. He marries her according to Christian rites, thus disregarding those historians who make Mahomet simply place her at the head of his seraglio. She succeeds in gaining for her unfortunate people the liberty to persevere in the practice of their religion. A special quarter of the town is set aside for the Christians. The book ends happily. I pay no attention to the frightful legend related by Knolles in his 'History of the Turks,' but discredited by Gibbon and Yon Hummer—a legend which represents the lady ae having been finally slain by her husband to prove, not that he loved her less, but that he loved his race and his religion more. Knolles' book was praised by Dr. Johnson, who used this episode in his tragedy of 'Irene.' But 'Irene' was so full of horrors that it was only acted nine days and then withdrawn."

Concerning his hero General Wallace said: "I do not take the usual view of the character of Mahomet. Mediaeval historians described him as a monster of wickedness. But this was only natural. Mahomet was the terror of mediaeval Christianity. An object of so much fear was naturally an object of hatred. He was painted in the blackest colors, and even recent historians have failed to get at the true complexion beneath. Of coarse he was not a saint. He sanctioned many things which Beem cruel and barbarous to us, but which were quite in accord with the manners of his time and his people. He was a cultivated man he spoke five languages besides his own, and was well versed in the literature and philosophy of the period, and he had the magnanimity and generosity of a brave nature."

SUGGESTED BY GARFIELD.

An interesting point brought out in the conversation was the fact that to President Garfield is due the writing of "The Prince of India." Garfield had been an old-time friend of General Wallace. "Ben Hur" appeared in the year of his election to the presidency. He read the book and was deeply impressed by it. After his inauguration he summoned the General to his presence. "I want to send you as minister to Turkey," he said. "The duties of that position will leave you ample leisure for writing, and I want you to give us a book on Constantinople." "He gave me my commission," said the General, "and in the lower left-hand corner, in his own handwriting, were the words and initials, 'Ben Hur, J. A. G.' I never saw him again. I sailed

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OTICE TO NON-RESIDENT.

Notice is hereby given to whomsoever it may concern that upon the 13th day of June, 1892, the Common Council of the city of Crawfordsville. Indiana, ordered the curbing and paving the gutters on College and Plum streets, at the southeast corner of lot No. 14, Powers' addition to the city of Crawfordsville, situated on the north-west corner of College and Plum streets in the city of Crawfordsville, Montgomery county, Indiana, be improved at the expense of the lots abutting thereon, and advertised for bids thereof that In pursuant of this advertisement. Henry Clements bid for the same and the contract therefor was awarded to him. by said Council on the 25th day of July, 1892 that in pursuance of said contract he has performed said work, that the civil engineer of said city made th

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approved, accepted by said Council by resolution, duly entered of record that upon the 12th day of June, 1893, said Clements filed his affidavit in the Clerk's office of said city, showing that there is due upon the following lot, owned by Mary F. Collings, the sum of one hundred aud sixteen dollars and twenty-four cents, viz: Lot 14, PowerB' addition to the city of Crawfordsville, Indiana, and thereupon on the 11th day of June, 1893. said Council ordered that a precept be issued against said lot for the collection of said sum of 110 dollari and 24 cents which precept, in pursuance of said order, was issued and delivered to me on the 17th day of July. 1893, Notice is, herefore, hereby given, that if said sum of 110 dollars and 24 cents be not paid within twenty days from the 7th day of August, 1893, I shall proceed to make the same by levy and sale ol' said lot. WM. E. NICHOLSON.

Treasurer of the City of Crawfordsville. July 22, 1803.

To Loan $10,000

on first mortgage, real estate. Interest reasonable. Call on A. S. Clements, 204 east Main street, Crawfordsville, Ind. 7-22-lmo

We Said So and We Are Doing So.

The ability to spr-nd one's money sensibly is the gift that will raaKe you rich and happy.

WE ARE HELPING YOU ALONG THAT WAY.

We bought right and wu sell right. Having no rents to pay and having bought for cash, we do what we said last wet-k—undersell all others and in quality of goods we beat all. Remember, we are not the oldest clothing house in Crawfordsville. Also remember that the oldest stock of clothing is in the oldest housi. Our goods are all new and are sold at one price with the prices in plain figures. Don't forget the New Clothing Store, sign of the Big Pants, right south of the Court House, Main

Street, three doors West of the old place. Everybody welcome.

HOW!

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Hamlin's Famous Team Trots For World's Record.

FRIDAY, AUG. IS.

Yearling Trot, Consolation.... Two-Year-Old Trot Three-Year-Old Trot Four-Year-Old Trot

We are Overstocked with

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If we can't get our price we will perhaps take yours. They

must be sold. Call and see us.

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Monday, August 14, Blue Ribbon Day—Everybody admitted Free. All other days, Admission 50 cents Vehicles Free Children, 12 or under, Free. Reduced Fares on all Railroads to the GREAT TERRE HAUTE FAIR AND RACES.

igr^Elsven of the above races are stakes, to which 300 entries were made April 1st. We know the Races will be fast—for instance the 2:25 Pace will be about 2:12, the 2:25 Trot about 2:15, and the '2:15 Pace has 2:10 pacers in it. They will all be very fast and hot races.

FRANK MCKEEN, PRES. C. C. OAKEY, Sec'y.

TWO IN THREE

QUICK and SHARP FAST TIHE. PROMPT SCORING.

SQUARE RACES.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. Hi.

Three-Year-Old Trot $2,000 Four-Year-Old Trot 2,000 2:35 Pace 400 2:22 Trot 400

THURSDAY, AUG. 17.

2:25 Trot $1,000 2:19 Trot 1,000 2:25 Pace 1,000 Free-For-All Pace 500

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