Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 31 December 1882 — Page 2

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V/e liad hopes that before the year di -d the question of ownership of the 'V!vel Plate railroad would be settled, but fresh life is now being applied lo the demoralizing problem.

Despatches from Washington indicate that Langsdiile is to be re-appoint-ed postmaster at (ireeneastle. Lieut. Gov. Hiinna who is in Washington Bays: "There is no doubt of Langs-dul'-'s re-appointincnt. He is endorHed by four-fifths of the soldiers, a in ij.nity of the city and county official-!, and by the bulk of the patrons of the ofliee."

The Mack boom is a thing of life. The Indianapolis Saturday Herald says: lion. Win. Mack, of Terre Haute, Is J'iri.:aliieutly spoken of UB a Democratic \ii!ilfiti for governor. We are not in'11mifl pointing out available men for Ji|t-Ii or low offices In the Democratic parly, but tin* Democrats could not name a si longer man for a candidate for govrii- r. lie is a lino speaker, and a man of alii lily, and of the highest Integrity."

A very interesting and instructive fne.t i.-t developed by the inquiry of the commercial agencies into tho causes of ih' business failures throughout the ninlry, which o4 late have been quite -?argt! in number. It is that a great majority of them are owing to outside

Upoeulai ions. Theerazo tomake money jnpidly, the nervous inability to await Jlie sure profits of legitimate business what is doing much to demoralize the business community. The evils tninil bo enumerated ill the mere of assignments and suspensions of C'T.itriercial houses but reach in varidirections, the style of living, the 1 ii] 1'iicii on eni i!nyis and in many eauHo hud results. It is all a part i~ji the question of "futures" and -triors," about which we have been -uing so much through the New

York legislative investigating comniit1 Men who are doine- «-..ll in tlieir luisinr.-rt nlni'irt nl «li tive a fatal step when they venture outside.

The state bureau of statistics has just completed the compilation of the statistics regarding the condition of the churches of the state. By the reports received it is shown the Methodists are ahead of all other denominations, having i,0G0 churches, 124,i)4I juemben, and church property valued sit Th9 next largest denominations are the Catholics, Christians, Presbyterians and Lutherans, in the order named. There aro in all 't/J.'l church organizations in the Htate, an •1,15'J edifices. The valualiuii of church property is placed nt

U0,S25,The entire church memliership is 4U,I5(', of which 53,039 members were added during the year, tind the average attendance at public •worship was 428,812. There aro 24,003 Sunday schools, which had a totkl iiverage attendance of 2.r7,773. Ministers' salaries for the year amounted to 1 .J tS other church expenses, and the collections for misNonary and other benevolent purposes sv"!uuuited to $187,227.

'1 want to please you all and 1 hope .1o I!.I it soon by killing a man," said !M i\ .•••lugger Sullivan when ho was iving a sparing exhibition at Mr. Joe I 'oh mi's benetit a few nights since ill Jsew York. The crowd had become iiujialient at the playful bout and werti ailing to Mr. Sullivan to deal more tell- |,' blows. Mr" Sullivan it is very safe -ay did not make the remark as of sarcasm. '.en Mr. Sullivan slugged Mr.

Kvan at New Orleans the newswhicii published the most de--old the most papers and such ntly respectable journals as the 'ork Tril'iine and Cincinnati wore moved to make edito•nt on this fact through the .personswh.o found fault for uch space to the brutal afcoinment was prefaced ark that the very persons had read the full reports

5od for thought in Mr. promise to give satisfaction, .v the fact that the public runs p*ich sensations, and we kn.oaNewspapers published as business 'it -prises give their readers what want. Certainly no daily liewssperui the country has a more cultiA uod and refined clientage than the 1, iliune, or ihe Cazette for that matr, and it is yet to be charged that j.ev aro not ably conducted. Can tl.'o charge bo made now liat in the instance referred to there was bad management. Or was it true they were supplying the •\vants of their readers?

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There is much pretense and hvpocricv on both sides of the question. The l-'.xpress rather prefers to be classed fui'.ng those who believe the people not growing worse, that to the contrary human nature is improving and :at the diiierence noticed and oiten 'kou to be a sign of the degeneracy the times is the result of advanced

Jes of disseminating news. A bulled years ago the telegraphic report my event of wiekedness would have a large, edition of the newspaper it just as it make a sale for -yer now-a-days. The peo-

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goody liuru ia in tile v»orld. It wouj.l be hurtful, both to the people aud to the TH'*vsp 'pcT8. The best tiling to do is to the hyporrW which deci cv- 1 in in public, and the insincere declarations that the world is ail wickedness nd friven over to the wirked ow. Tliere is a judicious and liberal middle ground for all questions and on this one there is no immediate danger .f brin rnsde one of a mnlti-

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Condensed Wisdom.

Saturday Democrat. The Terre Haute Express Is the best Republican paper published in the state.

A Colorado Grandee.

Oath. Tabor, the Colorado millionaire, set aside his faithful old wife on a net sum of S10J,000, whose ten millions show that the best way to develop a hog is to feed him on gold oats.

Hard on Pagan Poets.

Indianapolis Review. A preacher drew the first prize for a New Year's address for the Terre Haute Express. If the cloth turns its attention to rhyme pagan poets will be obliged to bang up their harps.

The Fools Hot All Dead.

Waynesburg Republican. Half the fools In the world think tliey can prescribe for the sick better than the doctors: two-thirds think they can preach betti-r than the ministers, and all of them know they can edit the papers better than the editors.

Wierd Sisters.

Chicago !liter-Ocean. The female correspondents at Washington City have organized a Press club. The members desire it distinctly understood that the organization Is not to embrace males. The males will experience a sense of relief at the announcement.

A Bride's Distress.

New York Mall and Express. There was a young lady who wanted to postpone her wedding the other day because she had a cold in her head and a "perfectly horrid red nose." The brlde-grooiii-elect did not seethe force of the argument, and the ceremony took place. The red nose was cleverly disguised in pearl powder.

WISE A ffD 0THEBWISE.

1882 will go out on Sunday, and will stay out. Gatnbetta loves to paddle about in a gondola. ylvsthetic women wear the old fashioned boas.

In London it is considered old-fash-ioned to rouge. The late Godlove S. Ortli studied law under Thaddeus Stevens.

Many bridal parties now seek the Florida orange groves. Cen. l'utler will appear in a military uniform at his inauguration.

United States Treasurer Gilfillan has bought 5,000 acres of land in Florida. Must of the treasury girls have their sal.tries mortgaged for three months ahem!.

Arabi: Myseif and Napoleon both •ipu'-ar te have been doomed to hard hick.

Hannibal Hamlin left Spain because he found it impossible to change the climate. I Oscar Wilde is gone, it is true but it should be remembered that. Prof.

James Mace has arrived. Louisville Feminine Proverbs: It is better to put money into a seal saeque than to put it into a stocking.

Count Fitz Jamw, of France, direct descendant of Charles II, is keeping house in Washington.

Previous to 1700 the French would not eat potatoes, it being "Supposed that they would cause freckles.

naVl, who celebrated their golden wedding day, were each sixteen only when married.

The London Saturday Review calls Alfred Tennyson a combination of "court poet, court fool, and senile court pensioner."

Chicago Tribune: One lawyer in Des Moiijcs, la., has put through 1K0 divorce cases within a year. The fare to Des Moines is about $7.

Sarah Bernhardt is said to have signed a contract to play an engagement of twenty-two weeks in the United States next season.

The religious element is not largely represented in the Missouri legislature, there being only four ministers and three editors among the members.

The Rev. Dr. Crosby is said to have declared thatevery trace of Evangelist Moody's revival in New York City was "obliterated within a year after its close."

Philadelphia News: A peddler called at a Philadelphia hon the other drtv, and asked to see th head of the family. He was referred to the servant girl.

Dr. Atwater of Princeton college, is still in very xr health, and his four professorships of logic, moral philos ophy, international law and political science—are filled by substitutes.

Philadelphia Chronicle: A mechanical mt.nkoy that performs various amusing tricks is a new toy. This is tho nearest imitation to Oscar Wilde that this country has yet produced.

Tho relatives of Henry Rich, a missing New Yorker, bave'sent out 15,000 circulars to the ditlerent insane asylums, newspaper offices, and public institutions throughout the countrv. ir. Hamilton, referring to his alio ance for services at Mr. Garfield's bedside, said on Saturday: "I hav .•uvepted it, precisely as I would accept whatever is offered me by a bankrupt debtor."

Chicago Tribune: A Louisville paper says that "there is nothint more repulsive than a rat." The editor should have looked in the other boot and seen the snake before making this strong statement.

Tho Rev. Dr. Rankin, the well known Congregational pastor in Washington, has received a call to the Euclid Avenue church in Cleveland, Ohio, and it is feared by his present congregation that he will accept.

New Orleans Picayune: Mrs. Langtrv now says she never reads the newspaper. Tliis is verv agonizing to the amusement editor who has been doing his best: but it leads to the thought that she will make a good juryman. lie was told in a whisper that she was not expected to live, anil that three physiei-ins were in an upper room consulting about her ca*.'. "All tho better," said the agent, advancing toward the stairs "probably 1 can sell her a sewing machine while they are chinning she couldn't leave anything more useful to her children.

XF!W YORK GOSSIP.

Tho Sunday I.aiv—Itcbert Coliyer's Career. UatU's Correspondence.

New York is now in a middle condition between the sobriety of a Scotch Sabbath and the joyousness of a Continental one. The theaters are open here on Sundays for what are called sacred concerts a term as hypocritical as the appearance of closing up the bar-rooms, while they aro really going all day long, and every officer of the law knows it. These sacred concerts give music of all kinds, but there are no other performances than solo singing or recitation.

How this city would vote on the question of making a secular day of Sunday after one o'clock I can not guess. I should think that to begia with the measure would be defeated not by tho conscientious element, but by that proportion of the worldly element which is timid about experiments. I can remember when not a street car was permitted to run in the city of Philadel­

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phia uii .Sunday. Ti.e iuin:.-rH rf t4«r gospel who are now riding in these street cars to preach at their churches stood up and swore before magistrates, that they could not conduct the services as late as 1858, because of the tremendous noise the mere street ears made running in front of the churches. Now the elevated railroads in New York run all Sunday long If the condition of Sunday was returned strictly to that which was enforced twenty-five years ago the ministers ill this city would heed the petition for relief. think I have said before in your columns that Robert Collver was Personally known to me twenty-eight vears ago. lie was then a Methodist local preacher, living near Hammond's ax factory on Faconv Creek, about seven miles north of Philadelphia, to which place he had removed from Yorkshire,'Kngland, and he was a laboring blacksmith, making axes at a time when that industry was still very voung and small in America. He brought from England his credentials as a Methodist, and began to preach very much under the fashion of James A. Oarfleld as an exercise and intellectual recreation on Sundays. He never was much of a revivalist or excitement-maker, but spoke directly to dignity and sources of self respect in his hearers, and, although a large proportion of the simple people could not understand talk of that kind, it was plain to all men of education that he wag greatly the natural superior of any of the traveling ministers. I have seen him studying a book while lying off at noon to eat lunch with the other workmen. He fell into the hands of a remarkable woman, Lucretia Mott. who was of the family of Ben. Franklin, and lived in the neighborhood. She was surprised to see nis public abilities at a debate in a little schoolhouse on the question of slavery, some time about 1856, and when she made his acquaintance found tha* he had a sweet tone and core.

ESTEtiLK.

Christmas nt the State C'npitnl—An "Adonis" of Yoiiiig School Girls Mars Their Pleasures by Being a Married

Man—Presents and Present Givers. Special Correspondence of the Express. Indianapolis, Dec. 26.—Christmas came and went very quietly, there being nothing in the weather to indicate that it was not Easter or St. Patrick's day, or some other sprii)g-tide festival. The weather was warm and balmy, and the birds twitted and sung as gaily as though snow and ice and reindeers and sleighing were things unknown in the world's economy.

Saturday was a May day, with the violets and catkins and robins omitted, and the streets were thronged all day and until a late hour in the evening with a multitude of Kris Kringle's deputies buying presents and making ready to celebrate his coming on Monday, with ceremonies befitting his rank and station. Somebody has told us that 'the faee of .nature smiles,' but the tacc of Washington street was in abroad grin, as men, women and children jostled and pushed and crowded each other in a good humored struggle for precedence, at the counters, where his majesty had unloaded his choicest goods. While the hearts of the proprietors grew proportionately light as their pockets crew heavy with the silver stream flowing into them, from generous hands and happy hearts. Avenue corners showed a growth of evergreens as sudden and mysterious as

Jonah's gourd or the mystical orange trees of the Japanese ugglers. Miniature forests, which, by the magic of dollars and cents, couhl be moved, like "Bjrn/tivj ivnnd "tin to the cnstU linen, and hung with ollennus and loaded with gilts, for the fanes and witches that hold high carnival and reign supreme on this day of ail days in all tlie three hundred and sixtyfive. Every face wore a look of happy anticipation, and as a youthful Adonis, whose handsome face had long attracted the attention of a party of school girls on ttieir trips back and forth from school, came hurrying along loaded down with packages, they clutched each others arms in mock despair, as one of them exclaimed, in a tragic whisper, "Married! Nothing short of a wife and children, waiting, at home, could bring such a look of seraphic content to the face of mortal man." And from that hour, his star began to wane.

THE SKASON.

At the various schools and churches, the season was commemorated in the usual way, some taking as early a day as Friday, for the distribution of gifts, and the presentation of the usual holiday entertainment. Employers remembered their employes in a royal manner on Monday, and employes made glad the iirts of their employers by tokens of their esteem and appreciation. Nor were the poor forgotten in the midst of the festivities. In a city of such vvell organized charities as a recent report shows this one to be, the deserving poor are not remembered spasmodically, on Thanksgiving and Christmas, and left to mourn that these jolly seasasons come but once a year but notwithstanding the large amount given to their support, and aid during the year, the generous citizens go down a little deeper into their pockets on holiday occasions, to enable their pensioners to rejoice with them in the posses sion of well-filled stomachs and gratified desires. Christinas matiness were given at Englishs' and the Grand, the "Merry War" holding the boards at the former, whii'e the "Professor" distributed souveneirs of the dav to his admirers, at the latter.

Rev. Arthur T. l'eirson. was presented with a handsome Bible by the Chinese members of the Second Presbyterian church, who are among his most attentive and devote parishioners, and tiie local papers are full of accounts of presentations to this one and that one fortunate in the possession of generous friends.

As a sequel to the recent mail robbery at Terre Haute^the postal clerks at "the Indianapolis postoiliee were busily engaged, last week, in sorting and forwarding to their destination the letters that were recovered. It was no easy task to search through the hundreds of letteis heaped upon a long table for the envelopes corresponding to a missive, beginning: "Dear cousin," "Dear brother," or something equally as definite, or evoke from a heap "of poorly written and worse spelled manuscript the missive belonging to an envelope whose superscription was almost indecipherable. But experience and industry work wonders, and many a heart was made glad by the receipt of a draft which the thieves had found unavailable, and the patience of Uncle Sam's employes had succeeded iu forwarding. Many of the rifled letters were from poor girls to their parents, from laboring men to their families and from hard working boys to their sisters or those dejieudent upon them, and in nearly every instance the money was *ent to buy things for Christmas money diverted from its generous purpose by the selfishness of uie thieves and made to enrich vice, as money obtained criminally always does. So Christmas joys were not without alloy for some, in spite of the general rejoicing. As a lonely woman remarked, "It's a gay day for children but a humbug to "grown folks away from home," and a homesick girl spending her first Christmas away from home, echoed the sentimental

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A Habit Peculiar to Women. New York Sun. A man at one of the Fulton Ferry windows on the New York side, at noon yesterday, looked at two coins that a proud beauty had placed upon the-black walnut board before him,

?nd, pcrceiving that they were nioibt, f-aid: "Merciful heavjns! what is to become of a nation none of whose women can take a few pennies out of a pocketbook without first transferring them to her month 1 ha%'e not kept an exact account, but that'6 about the thousandth woman who has done that to-day. About four out- of every five that pass through the gate are certain to do it. What, makes me madder than anvthine else is the age at which they begin. More than half the little girls of six or seven years of age have the habit, and it conies as natural to a woman of older growth as it does for them to turn and look at one another's clothing."

AHABl'S BOUQUET.

The Last Scene of the Kebel Chief! Trial. Cairo Letter.

A lady presented a bouquet of flowers to the prisoner while he still remained in the dock, and after he had just done with bowing his acknowledgments to the courtmartial. Perhaps it was the promptitude of the act rather than the act itself, which provoked the hissing, as to the cause of which so many of us were puzzled. It proceeded from a quarter of the court room in which a few Greeks and Levantines, and several Anglo-Egyptians, whose business was stopped and whose personal property otherwise suffered during the insurrection, were gat-jered. Their teelings were naturally wounded by the spectacle of the arch-rebel, to whom thoy oiipfl tliMi- miofortune, posing coolly, with a congratulatory bouquet in his hand, instead of nervously, with a primitive rope of hemp round his neck. Indeed, Arabi, with the flowers in his hand, might have been arraigned for contempt of court, and his last state might become worse than his first. But by good luck the court had disappeared hurriedly through the back door without a notion of what was taking place, and Arabi stood alone in his glory. It is quite possible that the court hurried off under the impression that the hissing was directed against its illustrious self. Numbers of spectators in the court shook hands with Arabi or otherwise congratulated him as he passed in the custody of two armed zaptiehs. In the large square which he had to cross on his way to his cell were gathered crowds of townsfolk who, on being told that Arabi had escaped with his life, salaamed him in tiie most cordial manner. I did not, of course, see what took place in the cell, but I believe it was this: As soon as he entered he fell on his knees and remained for some time in silent prayer on rising he threw himself on the bosom of his senior counsel and affectionately embraced him. That the result of the trial has been specially arranged by Providence Arabi entertains no manner of doubt. For how, as he asked later in the dav, could Mr. Broadley have come from Tunis, and Mr. Napier from London, and Mr. Santillana from Naples, just at the time when they were wanted, if not by special dispensation of Providence"

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

A New Year's Celebration in 178U—Gen.

Washington's Iteceptioji.

Eugene Lawrence in Harper's Weekly.

"We hear," said the Royal Gazette of New York, January 1, 17S4, "that according to the ancient practice of. this city, the clergy and the chief citizens will attend, with the congratulations of the season, after church this morning upon the general, admiral and governor." The day was kept in the midst of war and seige, privation and disaster, with something of its ,J1U. imituiy. ne jiruisn ointters nau borrowed the New York custom the compliments of the season were exchanged, the streets rang with revelry, and the precarious rule of the English garrison did not prevent the celebration of the Ntw Year's feast of St. Nicholas. The custom outlived the war. It receited the sanction of Washington himself. Seven years later, January 1, 1700, the citizens of New York again paid their compliments to a chief magistrate and a commander. But it was no longer a British general and admiral, but the first president of the United States, to whom they gave their warmest greeting.

Washington in 1700 lived at the Franklin house, at the corner of Pearl and Cherry streets. Here, with Mrs. Washington, lie received his guests. The day was soft and mild—one of those bright illusions that sometimes break into our wintry clime. At 12 o'clock all the citizens made their calls. In the evening all the ladies came to Mrs. Washington's reception. The moon was full and bright, the air so soft that the belles and matrons of New York came in their summer dresses. Tea and coffee, plain and plum cake, were the only refreshments. It was here that Washington made his famous remarks upon the New York custom. He asked its origin, and was told that -it was the annual practice of our Dutch forefathers. The chief paused awhile, and then, in his stateliest manner, said: "'The highly favorable position of New ork will, in process of time, attract emigrants, who will gradually chan/o its customs and manners. But, let whatever changes take place, never forget the cordial, cheerful observance of New Year's day."

How Senator Jones Is Saitl to Have Won a Tile at Poker. Stockton (Nev.) Mail.

George L. Waters, the colored janitor of the City hall, related an incident to-day to a Mail reporter concerning a big poker game in which Senator.Tolin P. Jones, of Nevada, was a player. AVatcro"li»«l boon in tlic nilploy of a certain congressmen around the Capitol at Washington for many years, and his statement may be accepted as true. It was several years ago, before the millionaire had become thoroughly posted in the ways of Washington society. Almost before he had thoroughly warmed his seat in the senate he was introduced to tac District club, of which Boss Shepherd was a prominent member. Poker at that time was the prominent recreation of the club, and Jones was induced to take a hand. Although a good poker player, he retired from the game a loser to the amount of $70,000. The senator, having a few silver mines at his back for pocket money, was game, and did not allow the least expression of chagrin or distrust to escape him. The next morning he telegraphed to one of the most expert card sharps in Virginia City. Eight days afterward the gambler arrived in Washington, dressed in a very expensive suit of clothes and sporting a small fortune in the way of diamonds. Jones introduced him to the club as a miniBg millionaire from Nevada, and the star-route frauds and navy yard thieves immediately made' arrangements to pluck him. He accepted ail invitation to play. The stakes ran high, and the spurious millionaire was well supplied with Jones' money. At the end of the tournament the stranger rose from the table the winner of $300,000 of the club. It was a severe blow to the ringsters, but they made the people of the United State® tay it back to them indirectly and in short order. Jones divided the swag with his friend, and never set foot in the club-rooms again.

The impression that Germany is free from the curse of distilled liquors because the Germans are so partial to beer and ligh wines, is corrected by the fact that in Prussia alone the annual consumption of whisky and brandy amounts to $55,000,000, or fully $2 per year for every man, woman and child. The total expenditures of the people for liquors, beer and tobacco, is about $270,000,000, or $10 per capita, annually.

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*r~ar THE r,RKK HAUTE EXPRESS. SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 31.1882.

And pay my taxes,

And let the headlongglobe go round Upon its axis.

How grand about, the height. Fame's noble army winding To pinnacle's above! But In the valley bright, Her hair with roses binding, Lingers the maid I love, Ah, whither shall I go?

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NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS.

That was a very clever suzuiningupof ft life, when seen in the light of advancing years, which Mr. J. T. Trowbridge made in the Atlantic Monthly of last January: "I'll till my little plot of ground,

"Aspire who may to seize tho helm v-'-And guide creation -j If I can rule my littl5 realm

With moderation—

"My own small kingdom, act and thought And chaste affection. Trained powers, and passions duly brought

Into subjection,

"The world of home, of wife and child— Good-by, ambition! I'll ilve serenely reconciled

To my condition.

"With years a richeriife begins, The spirit mellows: Ripe age elves tone to violins,

Wine, and good fellows."

THE TWO ENCHANTMENTS.

[Henry Ames Blood.]

Oh, hear from yonder height That glorious trumpet sounding! How fierce mv pulses beat! But In the valley bright The rebecs are resounding How sweet, how magic sweet! Ah, whither shall Tgo? Pee now upon the height Those mighty shades advancing Ko radient, yet so far! But in the valley bright The youths and maidens dancing, How beautiful they are! Oh, whither shall I go!

MRS. TIliTON.

The Mountain Evangelist Fays Her a Visit. Geo. O. Barne's N. Y. Letter in Stanford

Journal.

I paid a visit to Mrs. Theodore Tilton a few days ago. She is a kind of cousin, though not of blood kin, and has always been a favorite relative with me. She is, and always has been a lady of rare refinement and gentle loveliness. Those who have only known her ia connection with the horrible Beecher trial, know nothing whatever about her. Well, I found her boarding-house on Bedford avenue, Brooklyn, after a little search, and she welcomed my visit as of old. She is fearfully altered by these awful years. Her personal beauty once very marked, is almost gone—only here and there a trace. The soft, bright innocent eye remains, but that alone. Her delicate hands, once soft as velvet, are now hard with toil the lustrous brown hair is very gray, and the pink and white of the old beautiful complexion replaced by a dull sallow. But her life is full of peace and rest that "the world cannot give.:' The seven-times-heated furnace has purified, not consumed (save the dross), and to-day she lias what others have not—a "conscience void o' offense toward God and man." Oh! in the day when accounts are settled, and the}' will be, thank God, let me be in her company, and there, like her, venturing all to keep everything •right with God. I write this word for in uear cousin, of whom I am prouder than in the days when she was not the forsaken creature she is, but the center of an admiring social circle, where all acknowledged her charms.

I cannot say that "time at last sets all things even," as P.vron does, but I know eternity does. And so I bid her good-bye, with the radiant smile of the reflex of the deep soul-peace lighting up her faded face and for a moment glorifying the ravages of grief and despair. ,oaio.t3.

The I.lttJeTTrihUs and Customs that are Approved Among* X'nir Parisians. Loudon World.

The belles mondaines of Paris are always changing their habits. It is no longer particularly chic to have one's day for receiving visits between four and six. It is no longer particularly chic to pay visits. A ceremonial card is declared to suffice. Dinners, balls, tea parties afford opportunities enough of seeing one's friends, and the Tuesdays at the Francais and the opera are excellent occasions for receiving the homage of ces messieurs. And from four to six the Parisennes go shopping. During these hours the Rue de la Paix receives the quintescenee of elegant Paris. The jeweler's window are ablaze with diamonds and precious stones and all the quaint and amubing novelties which the ingenuity of man can devise in the way of ornaments diamond brooches, in the form of a flight of swallows, polychrome metal jewelry inspired by the'inexhaustable variety and observation of the Japanese, as displayed particularly in their carved ivory and wood netskes rats, mice, frogs, insects, birds, engaged in all kinds of trieks and mischief. The jewelry and the article de Paris at" the present moment tend to take the lorm of toys, of surprises incongruities. You ask the stationer fur a paperweight and he will offer you an ascending series of little girls of the Kate Green way type, sitting in a row on a style you ask for an ink botile and be will produce a black poodle with an invisible hinge in the back of his neck. You ask a silversmith for a claret jug and he will show you a buzzard, a kangaroo with a glass body and silver extremities. Even writing paper is no longer writing paper—it is morocco leather.

ANew Invention for Melting Iron. London Iron Journal. Anew system of melting iron, and at the same time incorporating in it scrap, wrought iron, etc., has been invented by Heir Ibruegger, a wellknown engineer, who has built one furnace at the Michelbacher Huette, at Jlichelehach, and another at tiie works of Julius Meyer Co., at Norden. The cupola is supplied with blast through two sets of tuyeres, one above the other, there being 18 in each set. The tuyeres or ports, which have the form of a vertical slat, are directly connected with a circular tuyere ring." The particular feature of the cupola is that the bottom is a slightly irfverted arch, which is pierced by two openings through which both blasts, or rather imperfectly consumed gasses of combustion, and the fluid iron can blow. Below it is a small chamber in which the iron collects. It is heated by the gasses forced downward from the cupola above, which are supplied with the necessary air of combustion by a special tuyere leading from the main blast pipe. The chamber at the same time serves for preheating scrap, etc., which need only be pushed into the bath for dissolving it. Of course, it is well known that considerable quantities of scrap can be used by directly charging in any ordinary cupola, but iL is claimed that in this case there are economy of fuel and a greater facility in making sharp, strong castings, and a purer metal. The best iron for this purpose is said to be inferior pig, like No. 3, Middlesborough, holding considerable silicon and little manganese. To it from 40 to 50 per cent, of BCrap, etc., may be added. The total consumption of fuel is stated to be 10 per cent, of the weight of the product.

Boston's First Colored Lawyer. Boston Uazet-te. The late Robert Morris, it is said, died worth a property of $100,000. He was one of the oldest of Boston's lawyers, and our impression is that few have made nore money in the profession. Mr. Morris was a hard worker, and he had a sharp eye for obtaining pay for what he did. There was something singular about his

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clientage. He came to the bar when prejudice against the colored race was very strong in Boston, and by none was it more evinced than by our fel-low-citizens of Irish birth. Yet Mr. Morris' clients were for a long time almost entirely among the Irish people. He succeeded in impressing them vividly with a sense of his smartness, and they had great faith in the capacity of this lively little colored gentleman. On the other hand, the colored people themselves were rather shy of the lawyer of their own race. He never counted many clients among them. He was probably the first colored lawyer in the country, and no other one has had anything like his lengthened career of service at the bar.

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A DOCTOR'S ADVICE.

Saw at a Glance He Needed Exercise In the Open Air. New York Sun.

Scene: Office of a pompous doctor who knew it all. Enter tired man, who drops into a seat and says that he wants treatment. The doctor puts on his eye glasses, looks at his tongue, feels his pulse, sounds his chest and then draws up to his full height and says: "Same old story, my friend. Men can't live without fresh air. No use trying it. I could make myself a corpse, like you are doine by degrees, if I sat down in my office and didn't stir. You must have fresh air you must take long walks, and brace up by staying outdoors. Now, I could make a drug store of you, and you would think I was a smart man, but my advice to you is to walk, walk, walk."

Patient—But, doctor Doctor—That's right. Argue the question. That's my reward. Of course you know all about my business. Now you will take my advice? Take long walks every day, several times a day, and get your blood into circulation".

Patient—I do walk, doctor, I Doctor—Of course you do walk. I know that but walk more. Walk ten times as much as you do now. That will cure you.

Patient—But my business Doctor—Of course your business prevents it. Change your business so that you will have to walk more. What is your business?

Patient—I am a letter carrier. Doctor (paralyzed)—My friend, permit me to once more examine your tongne.

A Millionaire's Son.

London World. A son of a well known American millionaire and railway king has been staying at Monte Carlo, and his adventures have been quite amusing. The other night he lost at trente-et-quarante all the money he had with him whereupon he telegraphed to his mother for more, telling her "he had lost his pocketbook." Then a friend lent him some money, with which he won back bis losses, when he again telegraphed: "Don't send money pocketbook found." After this he, on the next day, once more lost all he had, and, in desperation, sent a third telegram, saying: "Do send money. Pocketbook found as stated, but with nothing in it."

The Largest Hands Kvcr Keatl of. Savannah News. There lives in Tavlor county a Mr. Gaultney, who is the greatest curiosity in Georgia. There seems to be an accumulation of adipose matter about every joint in his body and the nearer the joints of course the greater amount of this fatty matter. Consequently his feet and hands are enormous, each of his hands weighing over sixteen pounds and being several times larger than his head, lie is twenty-three years old and only thirty-six inches in height.

Waynesboro Times. An old tar-heel who was "thar" savs that at the battle of Cliancellorsvilfe, while the battle was raging, Gen. Rhodes rode up to Gen. Ramseur and asked him what time it was. Ramseur, pulling out out his old time-piece slowly, said: "General, in such an emergency as this my old watch never runs. Rhodes "took" right off and returned to where the bullets were ticking the seconds.

Au Alligator That. Sweetly Smiles. Bangor Commercial. A lady in Bristol has a five-foot alligator for a pet. Sae makes him a warm bed by the stove at night, and during the day he moves about the sitting room at liis own sweet will. He likes to have his back stroked and will open his mouth and smile in a way that is too charming for anything.

More Light on Alleged Slang. Boston Transcript. A Cambridge correspondent points out that in a foot-note in Leland's "'Gypsies," "mashing" is said to be a word of gypsy origin, mashava meaning fascinationby the eye, or taking in.

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OTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

TERRE HAUTE, IND., Dec. 20,18S2.

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Sealed proposals will be received by the Common Council of the city of Terre Haute, Ind., at their regular meeting, Junnary 2d, 1S83.

For the grading, curbing and graveling of Fourteenth street, from Locust street to Chestnut street. In accordance with plans and specifications on til# with the City Clerk.

Proposals must be accompanied by a bond of 8200, signed by two disinterested sureties, that the bidders will enter into contract within five(51 days if the work should be awarded to them.

Envelopes containing proposals mustbe endorsed with the name of the street for which the tender is made.

By order of the Common Council. A. B. FITCH, City Engineer.

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Orders by telephone promptly attended to. Eugene Dnenwec Bottler ud Sole Agent.

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TOoleMle Ee«lea in

Paper, Paper Bags, Stationery,

Does

It

Mean?

Two hundred and fifty failures in

the United States in six days!

A depreciation of nearly one hun­

dred millions of dollars during the

past few months in the value of rail

road and other bonds and stocks rep

resented at the Stock Exchange in

New York city!

up to twenty and twenty-five per cent

per annum!

Old and trusted banking institutions

honeycombed all through by specula-

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Doctors, lawyers, merchants, editors,

bank presidents, and eve%the farmer,

dabbling in stocks, grain and oil!

Nearly $200,000 went from Terre

Haute and vicinity, recently in four

days to be ueed in margins in Chicago

and other grain centers. What doeB

it all mean? It means that the stem

lessons of 1873-7S are being forgotten

by many of the people, and that the

next two years of this country is

fraught with dangers of no common

sort. We propose to put our house in

order. We have too big a stock of

goods and owe too much money. We

propose to cut our stock of dry goods

and carpets down. That is only to be

done by cutting prices.

We therefore offer our entire stock of

dry goods and carpets to-morrow, Jan­

uary 1st,"at greatly reduced prices. We

want some money and are bound to

have it.

No room for quotations, but when

we say we shall cut things, you can be

sure it will be done.

Here is a sample in eloaks:

One lot of Ulsteretts, which we have sold all the season at $7, $8 and $9, are reduced to $2, $3 and $4. Good Prints, 3c.

Excellent Prints, 4c. Merrimac|t'rints, 5c. Best Prints, 5c. We cut Carpets to-morrow, Jan. 1st.

We cut Dress Goods to-mor-row,Jan.lst. We cut Cloaks to-morrow, Jan. 1st.

We cut Linens to-morrow, Jan.lst. We cut things generally tomorrow, Jan. 1st.

Remember this sale is only for 30

days, and commences to-morrow, Jan.

1st.

All Good88 marked in plain figures

and one price to all.

Twines, Etc.

No. 628 MAIN STREET

A. Z. FOSTER,

ho cuta prices for ihe next 30 days.

Monday, January 1,1883.

Two Grand Holiday Performances. Matinee at 2. Evening at 8. The Popular Actor, Mr.

FRANK M0RDAUNT,

And his complete first-class Dramatic Company, composed entirely of New Tork Favorites, In RobertG. Morris' great American Comedy Drama,

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Magnificent Scenery and Mechanical Effects, Including the

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PRICES OF ADMISSION.

Evening 75, SO and 23c. Matinee Adults, 50c Children, 25c. No extra charge for reserved seats.

GRAND

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GIVEN BY THK

DOWLIXG HALL.

JANUARY 1,1888.

RECEPTION COMMITTEE. (WHITE RIBBON.)

Patrick Osborne, William Prindlbie, Patrick Mohau, Daniel Murphy, Maurice Hagerty, P. B. O'Reilly,

John Hanley.

INTRODUCTION COMMITTEE. (BLL'R RIBBON.) John F. O'Reilly,, Barney Dougherty Jr John P. Hagerty, James P. Foley, P. W. Stack, P. M. Sughrue.

FLOOR COMMITTEE. (RED RIBBON.)

Joseph P. O'Keilly, Thomas Finley, Patrick Leahey,

James Dougherty, Patrick O'Liear1}-.

James Grace,

JICSIO BY FULL RINGGOLD BAND. A is $ 1 0 0

PER A HOUSE.

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Tuesday, January 2d.

The management has the honor to announce the Special Engagement for One Night of

The Greatest Living Tragedienne,

JANAUSCHEK

Supported by a company of Incomparable strength and merit. The prodnq- ,, tionoftheevoningwill.be

SCHILLER'S MASTERPIECE,

MARY STUART

JANAUSCHEK as Mary, Queen of Scots. Mr. Nath. Childs. Manager. Mr. Edward Taylor, Business Manager.

Box sheet opens Saturday morning, December 30th.

0

The rate of interest east frequently

PERA HOUSE.

W. C. T. U.

LECTURE COURSE!

MAJOR DANE, MRS. MARY A. LIVERMORE, MISS NELLA F. BROWN,

HON. WM. PARSONS,

Reserved Seat—Season Ticket, 81.25. Major Janwan'M.

A'

TLANTIC THEATRE.

673 Main St. P. M. Sclmmaker, Prop, Every Night During the Week and Saturday Matinee.

Joe MEALEY& HAGUE Nellie Celebrated Mimics and Character Artists. Billy Jackson and Lizzie Peasley, in their great sketch, entitled "Happy Hours."

Keating 4 Lee, the inimitable grotesque acrobatic song and dance exponents. The wonderful Randolph children, Jimmie and Lillie.

The above leading artists under tho Immediate supervision of James Hearne, the Irish vocalist and dancer.

Grand Mntlnoe CliristunasAflernoon. Prices of admission: General admission 15c. reserved seats, 25c.

1883.

Harper's Young People.

An Illustrated Weekly—16 Pages.

SUITED TO BOYS AND GIRLS OF FJKOK SIX TO SIXTEEN YEAES OF AGE. Vol. IY. commences November 7,1882.

The Young People lias been from the first successful beyond anticipation.—N. Y. Evening Post.

It has a distinct purpose, to which It steadily adheres—that, namely, of supplanting the vicious papers for the young with a paper more attnicti ve, as well as more wholesome.—Boston Journal.

For neatness, elegance of engraving, and contents generally, it is unsurpassed by any publication of the kind yet brought to our notice.—Pittsburgh Gazette.

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Newspapers are not to copy this advertisement without the express order of Harper & Brothers.

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