Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 June 1884 — Page 2

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LIFE AND SOCIETY.

Marriage, Women and Luxury*

A Quiet Picture,

The shifting shadows lay

In changing quaint-Bess on the bare whit©

rreei?lnKrin softly through the open door, In a still, drowsy way: Coming through mazes of the ivy-vines That fall lu shapeless masses from the pines.

The fire-light gay and bright,

With cheery blushes for its ruddy charms, Bteals trembling from the old hearth's huge black arms, whare, In their own rich light The giant logs in splendor fall away In glowing shapes among the ashes gray.

The baby on the floor,

With tiny hands closed o'er her pearly W^tcbes'the fire blaze as it comes and goes.

And wonders more and more

Wlience comes the red light on the snowy feet, And strives to catch it in her Angers sweet.

The happy mother hits

With folded hands, her weary worJc all doDe, With the last smiling of the harvest sun

And lists her ei es love-lit,

To*the low prattle of her eldest born, Whose cheek is dewy as the early mora. In homespun garb of gray. The father sitting by the window «lde Unfolds his paper with an honest.pride:

And. In his homeJy way.

Beads of the pomp of btate—its wealth and art— With scarce one envious longing In his heart.

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Upon the lowly steps

Tbe grandame watches for the coming, moon While murmurs of some halt-remember-ed tune

Drop from her faded lips

She dreams again of olden days more far, Nor marks the shadows flitting o'er her hair.

O, baby, glad with play!

O "mother, knowing not the heart's rc-

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coil! ... Pfather, wearied only by your toll! O grandame, old and gray! Wbuld that the quiet of your day's deMight hush the throbbing of thisllfeof mine! —[Every Other Saturday.

Refusing Invitations. NEW YOBK IDEAS OK PROPRIETY. Refuging invitations altogether, or invitations previously accepted, is with the many an effort, if not exactly painful, yet not altogether pleasant. To write a refusal with facts at command deprives the act of any

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graciousness but facts are not always forthcoming, or are, perhaps, of too private a nature to be made public property, henco, in writing refusals and excuses, a certain knowledge of letter-writing is all importantto novices in the art of saying the right thing. But with regard to refusals, the moBt decidedly disagreeable to write are those in answer to invitations asked for through a third person. People have various reasons for declining general invitations besides the all-sufficient one of "a prior engagement." "Mrs. A. very much regrets that a previous engagement prevents her having the pleasure of accepting Mrs. B.'s kind invitation," is the usual formula in the conventional world but if these ladies were on more friendly terms with each other, Mrs. A. would probably write in the first person when pleading a prior engagement.

It is an open question whether the nature of tne engagement should be stated or not. Even intimate friends often confine themselves to the statement of the bare fact only that a prior engagement exists other's, on the contrary, state the nature of the engagement, and there is no doubt that in so doing a compliment is conveyed, the refusal softened, and any sense of disappointment allayed.

Keserve is one cause for seeming want of confidence, and a dielike to writing long letters iB another good reason while yet a third is the fear of not being equal to the task of explaining the engagement in a neatly-turned sentence. Few care to confess this much, but roundabout letters prove that the /ear is not an unfounded one.

When a prior engagement can not be made the basis of a refusal, then the refusal must rest on other lines, and how to avoid giving annoyance or offense is so perplexing, that the acceptance of an unwelcome invitation is often preferable.

Ill health or a severe cold are excuses that cannot be challenged if neither of these impediments can be advanced, politeness must fall back upon another resource, and this is exactly what politeness finds a difficulty in doing. "Why go?" And thus it is easier on the spur of the moment, to create an engagement for tbe day named in the invitation than to seek helplessly for a further excuse. The excuse of "a prior engagement" is adopted by many in the same sense in which "not at home" iB in every day use, signifying in the one case not to accept an invitation, as in the other an intention not to admit visitors. But it is not every one who ventures to take this latitude, considering that it is not a straight-for-"ward course, preferring to make a sacrifice of inclination rather than thus evade an unwelcome invitation.

As a general rule, few invitations are declined, save under imperative circumstances, which means indisposition, illness or family bereavement, or unavoidable absence from home. —[American Queen.

Ribbon Beds.

PLEASING EFFECTS IN GRASS PI.AT6.

Planting in masses, or "ribboning," is, at this season, interesting and occupies thousands of persons who have suburban country seats, the effects being so much more striking and attractive than the old way of planting mixed flower beds. If the lawn is a large one, beds of one kind of plant only are best—particularly for a distant view. The finest effects in beds of one color are reached by making them oval or circular, and planting with scarlet geraniums ("Summit of perfection," "Bishop Wood," and "Ernest Louth" being double and brilliant), pink geraniums, blue lobelia, blue ageratum, crimson amaranth, crimson coleus, scarlet sage, golden coleus, black coleus, yellow anternanthera or crimson anternanthera (this last is sometimes known as the "Rainbow Plant,") a bed of which containing 20,000 plants, costing $2,000, was planted in one of the Newport lawns last year.

Supposing the bed is a circle ten feet in diameter the center may be of coJeus, "golden bedder," neing twentyfive plants and the next two lines "dusty miller," using 100 plants or the style of bed may be changed to oval or square, and the plants might be scarlet geraniums for center, pink for the next line, and white for the next or again it might be changed to use tropical cannas for the center, scarlet sage for the next line, and blue ageratum for the outer line.

For low beds the alternanthera, or rainbow plants, are the beet, as they grow only five or six inches high the colors are yellow, crimson, carmine, pink and scarlet-orange, which may be used to suit the taste. In all cases the plants should be set not more than one foot apart each way. They cost at the nurseries from $8 to $10 a hundred, but can often he bought at the auction sales for less than half as much.

The time to plant these beds is from now until the middle of June the sooner the bettor.—Nm Yovk Post.

Advice to Plain Women.

Let her whom her sisters call ugly examine herself coolly. She must have some "points." Besides her plain and shapeless face, has she an ill-shaped hand a figure that no corset will improve Can the dressmaker do nothing for her? Cannot this ugly quality be concealed, that subdued, something less offensive brought forward a little Can the dentist do nothing for those yellow fangs, the scissors for those nails? Cannot some little artful pad equalize those crooked shoulders— some raised heel that limping gait^—

some oculist that painful spasmodic obliquity of vision? Some powder, wash, or paint, (let ns call a spade a spade)—that last resource of unbearable misfortune—cannot some paint cover that purple stain, that frightful scar on the cheek and neck

A plain woman with any wisdom will make the most of any good point in her physique and as little as she can of her worst- points. For instance, if she hasa bad, coarse complexion she will not exhibit more sqnare feet of material than are needful. Square feet? nay, nor square inches. She will hot wear low dresses, nor very short sletves. She will carefully select hues in dress that improve, not injure, her own natural coloring, and will wear dresses high to tbe throat just enough trimmed with lace to give rich ness, without confusion, to the lines of her toilet. Nor vrill she wear that lace quite white. Only against an ivory skin does quite white lae tell prettily. A woman with a poor complexion will tint her lace with brown (tea and coffee are good dyes), or with the pre dominant colors in her dress. Thus ?he will get lhe softening effects of broken colors at the edges, without the risk of calling attention to her own blemishes.

A very brown woman, however, may make her dark f*kin "poiDt." Then phe will use hite luce and all colors that, enhance her own deep coloring.

A plain woman with a bad figure can adopt little harmless devices—at least as harmless as borrowed locks and teeth, which no one now condemns. She can borrow a little embonpoint from the friendly cotton-tree sht can swathe in a handsome tleeve the too thin or too sharp shoulder which detracts from any lingering merit she may have. She can hide her long, ungainly fienro with a short, classical waist or she can mend the churn-like shape with a corset only sufficient to induce a feminine curve. A thin arm may he hidden by a richly draped sleeve, or improved by thickly lining a close one. A shoulder too low may be mended by a pkillful puff or epaulet: one too high by a trimming so placed as to carry the eye away from the upper part.

Ear-Locks.

Closely associated with the trimming of bonnets are the ear-locks which, like the rudimentary side-whis-kers formerly characteristic of coachmen, but later affected by the dandies, extend a little upon the smooth, unshaven surface of female cheeks. "Why don't beards grow upon women's faces?" I asked of a medical acquaintance. "Science knows no facts with which to answer that question," the libeller replied, "but I have a theory of my own that the female cheek is too hard for anything to grow on. Grass doesn't spring up from the surface of a rock, don't you know?"

What I was going to write was that the ear-locks, after going pretty nearly out of favor, have come into it again but in many cases the new ones are not composed of real hair, not even false hair, but are altogether imitation. They are delicately painted on with a line brush, in paint matching the adjoining dr in color. What is the advantage of this? TLere isn't any. But some sort of satisfaction is gained from the novelty of the device, because we like to do unprecedented things. So skillfully is this painting done that only a close inspection discloses the fact that tbe thin, graceful arrangement of tha hair is not genuine. Shall we next take to mustacbing our upper lips?

Fashion's Summer Fare.

New handkerchiefs have rows of saddles on the wide hem-stitched border. Many of the June brides will have their wedding dresses made without trains.

Jackets opening over puffed chemisettes of bright colored surah are In correct tas'e.

The tulip Is the latest aesthetic craze, eveu displacing the long-loved sunflower and Illy. "Button gold," a bright brass color, is the latest shade of yellow seen it comes from London.

Caps for morning wear are very becoming to most ladies and it Is a pity that they are not

mors worn.

Checks are very fashionable in all cotton fabrics they are In contrast for three shades of one color.

Ceinture belts of velvet ribbon are worn with a small bunch of natural flowers low on tbe left side.

Crimson velvet vests will be worn with cream veiling dresses that are looped with bows of the same material.

A caprice of the present is to wear a spray of flowers on onq shoulder and a longMooped bow on tha other.

Ball bouquets are hung from the left arm by several ribbons and caught half way down against the dress skirt.

The combination silk and worsted at Altman's are so universally admired as to have almost become the ruling fashion.

Pretty clasps that fasten like an or dlnary book and eye are extensively used instead of buttons on dresses and cloaks.

House shoulder capes of Escurlal lace are lapped across the front to the left shoulder and fastened there with a spray of roses

Black Zouave jackets buckled together with narrow leather straps over white vosts are much affected by some young ladies, but are not pretty.

Straw hats of the sailor shape are now the fashion for young boys they are not the same as those formerly worn with the flat brim, but have large round crowns confined on a uarrow band.

A very stylish polonaise is made plain and tight fitting, but with very bouffant back drapery the waist is buttoned as low as an ordiuary basque, and then flares open in front, each side piece hanging separately from the back drapery In a long point., which almost readies the bottom of the skirl.

A Great. Stone.

The largest artificial stone in the world is the oue just, finished and which is to form the foundation for Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty on Bodloe's Island in New York harbor. The stone is made of broken trap rock, sand, American and foreign cement mixed and water. Twenty thousand barrels of cement were used. The mixture for the stone was emptied into the jacket," or mold, and then the surplus water was squeezed out. The stone rapidly hardened, and will now bear one hundred tons to the square foot. It is only expected to bear up five tons to the square foot, but it will grow harder for the next two years. It has the color and grain of coarse gray sandstone. It is sunk fifteen feet below the floor of the fort and rises thirty-seven feet above it, has a base ninety-one feet square, is sixty-seven feet 6quare at the top, and is fifty two feet and ten inches high. On top of this will be erected the granite pedestal, from which i8 to tower in all its magnificent proportions the colossal work of the great French sculptor. The casting of this mammoth monolith evidences the extent of modern progress in a signal way, especially when we imagine how, by this concrete process, Cheops could have so much more easily molded his pyramid, and the Russian Emperor been spared the great undertaking of removing to St Petersburg the monster rock which supports the eques trian effigy of Peter the Great.

The Only Survivor of Hardy Band. New York ludepvndint. It Beems to hnvc l-esn almost forgotten that Sir Henry !. who has just beenappointed governor of the Colony of Victoria, is one of the survivors of the band of victims seized by the Chinese and horribly tortured. Tney were chained to planks and partly suspended, so that the chains cut into the naked flesh. These wounds were attended with the most horrible consequences, for no sooner were they formed than the

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vermin, actually devoured alive, limb by limb. It will be recollected that Mr. Bowlby, Captain Brabazon, and several others died under this horritreatment. Sir Henry Loen was fortunate enongh to survive this hideous imprisonment.

Calvin Brice, the Ohio railway man, is described as "a bright-eyed, redwhiskered young man of less than forty years. Within the last six years he has made more than a million dollars. It was he who originated the plan of the "Nickel Plate." He lately deeded $ti00,000 to his wife as her part of the profits up to this datf.

WANTED A WIFE.

A COLLEGE TALE.

Jack Hornby, of Brazenface college, Oxford, had jast finished his usual after-breakfast pipe, on the last day of the summer term, 1880, when his attention was arrested by a sharp rap at his door, followed by the entrance of the well-dressed person of his college friend, Methven. "Come along in," said Hornby, "and light yourself a pipe." "No, thank ye, can't stop," replied Methven, "as I have a lot to do this morning but I thought I would joBt run across and tell you a bit of news. I have just arranged a glotious hoax at the expense, I need hardly say, of old Crofton he has become too cute lately to be caught by our old timehonored jokes, and so I have arranged the following plan: A week ago I inserted in the agony column of the Morning Advertiser a glowing matrimonial advertiement, in which I stated that the advertiser, who was handsome, rich arid all that sort of thinp, desired to meet with a pretty and accomplished girl with a view to matrimony. All applicants were to send their photographs the replies to be sent to H. G, No. 151 St. Giles, Oxford—that's the house where my scout lives, and so, of course, I.told him to bring me any letters thus addressed. I got no answer for a day or so, but four days ago I received a letter from a certain damsel, who described herself as younj», handsome and accomplished, inclosed me the photograph of a very pretty girl, ended by asking me when and where I should meet Iter in town, and signed herself Miss L.Bernard, Piccadilly Circus post office she also expressed a desire to have the advertiser's photograph, so I promptly sent her that of old Crofton, which he had lately given me, and said I wou'.d write to-night when and where I should meet her so my scheme is. to somehow induce Crofton to meet tbis girl, she will of course recognize him by the photograph I have sent, will probably man into his arms, the kangaroo will be utterly overpowered, and there will be an interesting denouement. Now, Hornby, don't you think that a magnificent piece of strategy "No, indeed I don't," said Hornby, "I think it an infernal shame and, what's more, I have half a mind to go and tell the kangaroo of the hoax." "Oh, come now," said Methven, "you'd never do that, I know. Well! I can't stay any longer, so good-by for the present."

There is not the very slightest doubt that if the fates had not intervened Hornby would have gone straight to Crofton and warned him of the impend ing hoax, and this story would never have been written but,as it happened, no sooner had Methven gone out of Hornby's room than in rushed the secretary of the College Cricket club in a state of breathless aaxiety there was a match at 11:30, it was now 11 o'clock and he could only get together eight men. So Hornby was promptly enlisted, and by the time the match was over Methven and his scheme had en tirely faded from his not too retentive memory. Methven, in the meantime, had gone straight to Crofton's rooms. Now, this Crofton, who was about to fall a victim to Methven's wiles, was the son of a large Australian sheep farmer, and had come up to Brazenface the previous October. Like most colonists who haye not been to school in England, tie was very simple and unsophisticated and though the kangaroo, as he was generally called, was very popular, he was constantly being made the victim of small practical jokes, most of which were originated by Methven, who was the professional hoaxer of Brazenface. He always forgave them heartily, and joined in the laugh himself. However, his one yearin oollege had opened bis eyes a little, and being naturally anything but a fool, his friends found it not quite so easy to take him in now, as it used to be, and several attempts having lately failed, Methven, to sustain his dwindlingjreputation as a joker, had concocted the plan he had just disclosed to Hornby. He found the genial giant busily packing his traps ready for going down the next day. After chatting a moment or two, the tempter began. "As you're going to town to-morrow, I want you to do me a little favor. I promised to meet a girl, a cousin of mine, to-morrow. We had each got an order for the house of commons, and I was to have} escorted her, and as we meant to have a little lunch together at Lucas' before we went in, we had arranged to meet at a quarter past 2 at Westminster bridge landing pier, that being a place where we couldn't possibly miss one another. Now, as bad luck will have it the dean has sent for me to see him after collections, so that I can't get up to town in time. Unfortunately, I can't let the girl know, because she's away on a visit for a day or two to some friends, whose address I have forgotten, and she wont return home till alter she's been to the house. Now, I don't want the poor child to wait an hour for mo, so would you mind going there about a quarter past two and telling her I can't come, because of that beastly dean? And so that you can't mistake her, I've brought you her photograph. By-the-by, her name is Miss Bernard. Now, will this be too much trouble for you "Oh, not a bit," said Crofton. "I shall be delighted." "Well, remember, Westminster landing pier, at a quarter past two! And now, good-by, and a pleasant 'long' to yon."

Methven, highly elated with the result of his scheme, immediately wrote a note to Miss L. Bernard that H. C. would meet her at .the Westminster bridge pier at a quarter past two punctually, and that, she must come up and apeak to him if she saw him first.

The next morning Crofton, having undergone that ordeal called "collections," having been bullied alternately by the principal, the dean and the senior tutor, hurried off to the station and just managed to catch the midday express up to town. On his arrival, leaving his traps at a hotel, he rushed off to Westminster bridge landing pier and asrived here within a minute or two of the appointed time. There were but few people en it when he arrived, and certainly no one resembling in the slightest degree the photograph of Mr. Methven's cousin. He looked up and down, but no—there was only one young lady there, and she wasn't in the least like the photograph. She was standing close to tbe ticket office, holding the hand of a little boy of ten or so— and she seemed to watch Crofton with an amused smile as he impatiently walked up and down, looking now at her watch and now at the parliament clock tower. The little boy, in the meantime, getting tired of waiting, had slipped away under the protecting chains round the side and began to play with a little dog that was vaguely roaming about. The young lady did not miss him, and when Crofton happened to turn he saw the child, in trying to avoid a sudden bound of the dog, scramble and fall over the pier into the river. The child yelled, tbe girl shrieked, and the dog barked for sympathy, but Crofton, who fortunately had plenty of presence of mind and was a good strong swimmer, dived uietly into the water, canght up the ild in a couple of strokes, and in a very short lime had restored his dripping burden to the young lady. She was of course most grateful to him for having saved the life of her little brother (fovao the child turned out to be), and as Crofton put them in a cab, she asked him to call on them at home and give her parents an ODportnnity of personally thanking him. Crofton at first pooh poohed the idea of thus being made a hero of, but there was a pleading look in her pretty eyes which overcame his scruples and having ascertained that, hei father was Mr. West, and lived at No. 136 Cavendish square, he promised to call there the

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following afternoon. And, there was still no sign of Miss Bernard, and as he was dripping wet, he hailed a passing cab and returned to his hotel.

The next day according to his promise, he called at No. 136 Cavendish square, and is received most kindly by Miss West, his acquaintance of yesterday, and htr mother, an old lady, who thanked him most volubly for having saved dear Bertie'B life, who, she added, was none the worse for the dncking, and was at that moment in bed, with a mustard piaster on his chest and a basin of gruel by his side (probably thinking the drowning would have been infinitely preferable to the doctoring).

Of course Crofton was invited to stay to dinner, so as to meet Mr. West, who did not return from business till after six. About that time he arrived, and a fine cheery iellow he was, and right heartily did he welcome his new acquaintance. After dinner, as he and Harry were discussing a bottle of '34 port, Mr. West found out from tbe simple-hearted fellow that he a native of Australia, and that, though he was happy enough during term-time with his college chums, be found it very dull during the vacation, having but few relations and friends in the old country and so Mr. West, liking the honest, manly lad, and feeling, of course, intensely grateful to him for having saved his child from drowning, invited him to spend a month with him at his shooting lodge in Sci/tland. Crofton, being passionately devoted to sport, snapped at the offer and so it was arranged that he should go up to Mr. West's shooting lodge in Cromarty on the Uth of August. To this day he swears that the month he spent at Balbriggan lodge was the happiest of hit: life—good sport, nice men in the house, and, ah! far best of all, tbe society of Lilian West. At first it struck him that she looked upon him for some reason or other as rather a puppy which considerably surprised him, for whatever his faults mighi be, conceit was certainly not one of them. But as time went on, and she had plenty of opportunity of seeing what a modest sterling fellow he was (besides being the best shot of the party), the leeling seemed to pass away, and soon gave place to a sincere regard. Sunday afternoon rambles through the heatbei, cosey chat in the gloaming after dinner, lessons in the mysteries of "gobang" and chess, have brought together less susceptible hearts than those of Harry Crofton and Lilian West, and the day before he was returning to England he plucked up courage, proposed, and to his delight was accepted. The next morning, however, just before starting home, Lilian came up to him and said: "Harry, dear, before you go I want you to forgive me for the silly jke I played you about that advertisement." "Advertisement!" said he, "what advertisement?" "Why the one, of course, you put in the Morning Advertiser."

Crofton looked very mystified, and again shook his head. "Oh, come, now, Harry." replied Lilian, "It is not a bit of use your trying to deceive me do you mean to say you didn't put the alvertisement in the Morning Advertiser?" So saying, she drew from her card-case a small newspaper cutting and handed it to Crofton. It ran as follows

Wanted a Wife.—The advertiser, who is strikingly handsome, very accomplished and extremely rich, wishes to meet with a young lady with a view to matrimony. She'must be good-looking, amiable and accomplished. Applicants must forward their photograph and address. H. C., 151 St. Giles', Oxford. "Never saw it before in my life," said Crofton. "And you never wrote this?" continued Miss West, handing the last letter from H. C. to Miss L. Bernard, appointing the place and time of meeting. "Most certainly not it's not a bit like, my handwriting. Couldn't write so well if I tried for a month." "Well, Harry, yompust at least own that this is your photograph?" "Good gracious, yes!" replied Crofton "that's mine, sure enough, but who on earth could have sent it, and why to you of all people?" "Oli, said Lilian, "I'm afraid you will think me very silly, but when I read that advertisement I longed, I simply yearned—for I'm very curious, Harry, as you'll soon find out—to see in the flesh tbe human being who could be so consummately conceited as to Irame an advertisement like that and so I replied to it, directing my letter from the post-office at Piccadilly Circus, and signing myself by a fictitious name. I also sent the photograph of a pretty little maid I once had, and next day received the photograph and letter yon have just seen. So with Bertie as my companion, feeling sure that the advertiser couldn't possibly mistake me for the original Parker's photograph, I went to the Westminster landing pier at the appointed time. Imagine my delight, then,when I saw you, the original of the photograph, stalking up and down the pier,apparently awaiting the faithless damsel. But, Harry, dear, if you did not so to meet me, why in the world did you go to the pier just at that very time." "I went on a commission," said he, "for a college friend of mine, named Methven." "What! Mr. Methven of Brazenface?" said she. "Why, yes is he a friend of yours?" "Oh, I only met him when staying in the country last Christmas, and I think, Harry, he liked me better than I did him." "Well," continued Crofton, "I went there to meet a cousin of his, and to give her a message from him, but I have a shrewd idea this is one of his practical jokes he is always playing." "But, tell me, how were yon to know this young lady, Harry?" 8aid Lilian. "He showed me a photograph by which I was to recognize her." "Was it that of a pretty girl, with large hat and feather, and a fan in her hand said Lilian with a smile. "The very same," said Crofton. "Then, Harry, you are quite right, it was a practical ioks, for that was Parker's photograph which I sent to the mysterious Mr. H. C. And, now Harry dear, it's not a bit use getting angry about it, for we were both 'sold* a little, and it has ended very happily for you and me and so we will make a promise not to chaff one another in the future for parts we each played in the strange little 'Comedy of Errors.'

I need hardly say Crofton sealed the bargain with a kiss. When Harry nextreturned to Brazen face the October terra had begun. Port Meadow was flooded, the elms outside of St. Joh'B were rapidly losing their leaves, and the creeper on St. Mary's porch was in all the glory of itsautumn foliage. Crofton arrived, first day of term, just in time for "hall," and as he was finishing his dinner, the scout who waited on the third-year table handed him the following brief epistle, scrawled on the back of the dinner bill:

DKAR KANGAROO—Come to my rooms directly after "hall." Yours ever, J. HORNET.

So after "hall" Crofton went straight to Hornby's roomB, and found him uncorking a bottle of college port and over this bottle, soothed by the fragrant weed, Harry Crofton told Hornby the story of bis love, the whole tale—how it had happened, and what a very lucky dog he was. He had just finished his narrative when a knock came at the door, and in walked Methven, just arrived. '"How ye do. Jack Hillo, Kangaroo, how an* you, old chap?'' he began.

But, somehow, the look on Crofton's face Methven bad never seen before, and what's more, didn't like it.

However, be continued, "Well, did you meet my couain, eh? Come, come, old chap, you must really forgive me it was a beastly shame, I own.' "Now, look here," said Crofton, qnietly—and there was an ugly look in bis eyes, and a firmness in his jaw that made Methven unconsciously creep to the door—"I don't want to have a row with any man, much leas in Jack Hornby's rooms. But I tell you plainly, I think it was awfully low of yon to take advantage of my good nature in the way yon did—I strongly advise yon for the future, if yon like a whole skin, not to try the game on again. 1 may tell you, your scheme entirely failed,

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Beally," said Methven, with a sneer, "then I think tbe least yon can do is to introduce us, as she may possibly like to make the acquaintance of tbe unconscious author of her happiness." "Perhaps she might," replied Crofton, quietly, "if she hadn't unfortunately made it before. Good night, Jack, and so saying he left the room. "There Methven, said Hornby, "I knew quite well some row would come of this hoax of yours." "Well, tell me what happ'ened, Jack, if you know.

Thereupon Hornby told the whole story from beginning to end. When he had finished Methven said: *'I wonder who the girl was, and when and where she met me." "Of course I can't tell you the latter," said Hornby, as he walked up to the chimney-piece to refill his pipe, "but her name, if I remember rigntly, is Miss Lilian West"

Hornby heard a sharp groan, and on looking round saw Methven as white as a sheet, with his head buried in his bands. "Good God, man, what's up?" cried Hornby. "Oh, Jack," said Methven, "that's the very girl I loved myself. I met her last Christmas in the country, and I would have sold my very soul for her! And now, she's lost forever." With these words he walked out, leaving Hornby to ponder deeply on the strange irony of fate.

Two years have rolled on, Lilian West is now the wife of Henry Crofton, B. A., of Brazenface college, Oxford. And Methven has long since came to the conclusion there are safer modes of playing practical jokes on one's friends than by inst rting in ^ie papers fictitious matrimonial advertisements.— [J. Randal in Time.

A SCENE IN CONGRESS.

How Robert V. fcchenck Aui#cred Questions Put by Hot-blooded South erners. (Ben. Perley Poore In Boston Budget.)

Gen. Sehenck, of Ohio, who served eight years in Congress—1843 to 1851— before the rebellion, was one of the early champions of emancipation, and had several altercations with the slave holder^ On one occasion it is narrated that the venerable Joshua R. Giddings was virtually refused a hearing when he desired to make a personal explana tion. A scene of almost riotous confusion followed, and in the midst of it Schenck, broad-shouldered, squareheaded and powerful, rose in his place and commanded silence by the intensity of his manner and the vehemence with which he said: "I have no personal interest in this matter, Mr. Speaker, nor knowledge of the matters alleged but when the honorable gentleman, my colleague, who has been so violently and gravely assailed, desires to make a personal ex planation, surely he should be permitted to do so. Under such circumstances, sir, no gentleman would object

Again, however, there came from different parts of the chamber cries of "I object! I object!" and again Schenck, with renewed emphasis, said: "I repeat, Mr. Speaker, that, under tbe circumstances, no gentleiiian would object."

As a result of Mr. Schenck's courage and pertinacity, Mr. Gliddings was allowed to make his explanation. When the scene was- over there was much discussion as to who Schenk referred to when he said that no gentleman would object, and Jacob Thompson, of Mississippi, who was afterwards secretary of the interior, communicated to him the impression, which was general in the house, that he meant Slidell, of Louisiana. "That is a mistake," replied Mr, Schenck "I did not know that he was in the house." "Are you willing to make that explanation public?" asked Mr. Thompson. "Certainly," was the reply, "I will do so with pleasure."

The next day on the floor Mr. Slidell, in accordance with this arrange ment, rose and asked if the gentleman from Ohio referred to him when he said that no gentleman would object to Mr. Giddings' explanation. "No, certainly not, sir," replied Schenck. "I did not even know that the gentleman from Louisiana was in the house."

Still Slidell questioned him, saying: "If the gentleman from Ohio knew that the member from Louisiana was in the houge would he have made that remark "That," replied Schenck, "is a hypothetical question, and I will not be questioned in that fashion."

Still the southern member went on to interrogate him, and at last, entirely out of patience, Schenck took the floor, against the almost violent efforts which his friend, Governor Vance, of Ohio, made to restrain liim, and said: "Itis evident that what the member from Louisiana desires to know is to whom I referred when I said yesterday that no gentleman would object to the explanation of my colleague. Lest there :ie any further doubt upon this subject, I will say here and now that I meant and referred to the drunken member from Alabama, Felix G. McConnell."

As may well be imagined, thiB declaration created the wildest excitement in the house. McConnell, one of the most violent of Democrats and proslavery men then in Washington, rushed down the aisle, shaking his fist at Schenck, and for a moment it was believed thata personal encounter could not be avoided. With great difficulty order was at last restored, and the ordinary business of the houBe was resumed. Just before adjournment, how ever, Garret Davis came over to where Mr. Schenck was quietly seated, and said: "Have you a pistol, Schenck "No," replied the latter, "I never carried one in my life." "Well, you had better carry one to-day," said Davis, "for McConnell is swearing he will shoot you on sight." "Still, I haven't got a pistol, and don't know where to get one," replied Schenck. "Take mine, take mine," said Davis, quietly, at the same time handing his friend a pistol. For Bome days after this Mr. Schenck wont armed. Three days later be met McConnell as he was walking down the eastern steps of tbe capitol. The Alabamian was standing quietly on the portico, but made no demonstration as Schenck passed him, r.nd so the affair ended.

Janauschek's Advice to the Ambitious. Interview in the Sun. "So many impudent, flighty young creatures come to me," said Mad. Janauschek. "They hop in like sparrows with peacocks' feathers, and want to be called peacocks by every one who sees them. They consider themselves great ladies, and only ask an opportunity to electrify the world with their art. With such I have no patience, and I tell tbem frankly where their silly ideas will lead them"' "Do you think it possible for a person to be born a great actor or actress, and show it?" "I think that not one-tentb, perhaps not one-hundredth, of the great artistic talent born into the world ever comes to the surface, and I think that all really great artists—painters, sculptors or actors—are born so. But our art is like every other. To attain eminence in it means bard work, Ions study and mnch discouragement. What a life for a young girl, living in hotels and going b-~me late at night, exposed to all teiKi.'.'itions, with no home influence to coui»:-wa"t tbem! As I said, the best thing f-»r a young girl to do, no matter how jjreat sde expects to become, is to keep away from tbe theater, and do an thing but go upon the stage. That is what I tell them all."

Justice Jette has rendered a decision at Montreal upholding the Quebec government's right to impose a tax on insurance companies.

LETTER-CARRIERS' SECRETS

Hen Wbo Could Create Sensation Should Tbey Tell All They Know. Philadelphia Record. j'There is not a letter-carrier in tbe city but who is the custodian of the secrets of some one on his route," said a well-known postal official yesterday. "What a sensation they would create if what they knew conld be revealed at onetime! The divorce courts would be overcrowded, and rivals, for maidens' affections would be parading the streets, armed to the teeth, looking for the other fellow. But there is a barrier to these revelations. The postal laws strictly provide that a carrier must never tell of what he sees, repeat what he hears, nor make public in any manner the address upon a letter. When notified to deliver letters only to the person to whom addressed it is enjoined npon him to remember this rule, especially as regards members of the same family. Well do I remember when I was a carrier a certain maiden on Bond street was receiving letters from a father and son. Whether one knew that the other was writing to tbe girl I do not know, but this I saw several times. When she received a note from the old gentleman she was very deliberate in her movements, but when I banded her one from the Bon she was out of tho house in a jiffy. "One of the most annoying things to the carriers is the impudence of 'mashers.' 1 have had thefee fellows intercept me and offer $5 or $10 if I would tell who such a lady was, and whether Bhe were married or not. I remember one lady in particular, who came here from neighboring city and stopped at the residence of a millionaire. She was a magnificent woman. A man would hardly pass her without turning around to take a second look. The mashers nearly went crazv over her, and one met me at nearly every every street corner of my route with pome question regarding her. I came near getting into half a dozen fights over her, and I was glad when she went home. But the devices of married men and women wbo are holding clandestine correspondence are ingenious. All such people stand upon a 'Velcano, not knowing the minute it will begin to send forth fire and a ruined reputation. One man used to beg me every day: 'For God's sake don't let my wife get hold of my letters.' The woman was as smart as her husband. She was also holding a secret correspondence, and I was in that, too. She did not want her husband to know of it. I took good care of both, and they enjoyed cheating each other. At one time I have known on my route half a dozen ladies who were resting under the belief that their husbands were holding a correspondence which should not be carried on. Each would give me minute di rectioDB that if I received a letter from such and such a place to be sure and band it to her, as it was important and interested both. No doubt it did, but then I didn't think three should take a hand in the business only the husbands received tbe dainty epistles. "But the increased facilities of the new office offer the most extended opportunities for sly work. Boxes are cheap, and tbe latest trick now iB for husbands to have their tender epistles sent to these boxes. They have the key and no oue else can get into it If the wife happens to find tbe key, why she is easily satisfied by being told it belongs to a door at the store or the safe, or something of that sort. You see only one clerk or so knows anything of your letters. No one has any idea where you live or anything else. Bnt then, postal clerks anc letter carriers learn quickly. Travel ing salesmen are becoming heavy patronizers of the boxes since they have become cheap. The excuse for these gentry is that they receive letters they do not wish to be sent home. So the envelopes are dropped into their boxes, and when they return from their tours they find bundles of letters and no one to ask questions that might bother them tc answer.

LIVING AMONG INDIANS.

The Strange Story of an Outcast White Woman. Reese River Reveille, Austin (Nev.)

A white woman has been among tbe Indians of this state for four years now. From a person who knows of the causes which led to this strange freak we give what follows: The woman is apparently 33 years of age, haB a very pleasing but dissipated face. She wears a tight-fitting faded morning wrapper, through which the outlines of a perfect model figure are discernible. She acts in a strange, Billy manner but this may be ascribed to embarrassment, restiltlng from her singular choice of position^ Upon being asked as to what motive induced her to abandon the society and customs of her own kind, she replied that the unkindnesa and deceit which she encountered among tbe white people prompted her to mingle with a race which, if they did not possess the civilization and refinement of her own, at least were more sincere and affectionate in their nature. She is very eby about relating anything respecting her former course of life and relatives, but this much was at length wormed out of her by considerable diplomatic maneuvering: Her bome is in San Francisco. When she was 22 years of age she was led astray by the promise of marriage but the promise was never fulfilled. She went from bad to worse, until one day sbe met a man who, in spite of her fallen condition, proposed marriage to her. A wedding succeeded the proposal. Tbe honeymoon, however, was very brief, indeed.

Sbe had been wedded but a month when ber husband began a system of the most inhuman abuses and cruelties toward her. For two years she stood this, but at length, when the poor wretch could stand it no longer, she sued for a divorce, which was granted. After this she began a greater career of abandon than ever. Wherever sbe w«nt she met with nothing but unkindnes?, rebuffs and ki ks. She drifted to Prescot, A. T.. in company with a low and vulgar crowd, and there entered a dancehouee as tbe starattraction. About five years ago she came to Nevada, oscillating between Eureka, Austin and Carson. After bavisg had some serious difficulty with her "lover" she decided upon taking the step she has. At first tbe Indians hesitated at taking her into their fold, but her persistence in tbe matter was productive of success. She concluded by saying that nothing in the world would now induce her to resume her former life, however bright the prospects might be painted for ber. Her name could not be learned. She has avoided white men and women since sbe adooted her new mode of lite,

fearing

arrest and compulsion to

forsake her present companions, who, she said, were entirely suited to her taste.

The American System of Boycotting. Milwaukee Sentinel.

We do not believe that this system of boycotting is practicable. It is not in harmony with the American modes of thought and action. In this conntry the individual man is conceded a large amount of liberty, and we kindly tolerate wide differences of opinion. We do not like to have personality blotted ont, and onr freedom of action subordinated to any organization. The people, including the workingmen, will, as a role, boy where they find what suits them best, quality and price considered, in spite of edicts from societies, and the attempt to dictate to them in these respects is likely to prove a failure.

An Old Man's Darling.

Kershaw (8. C.) Ga*ette. I very curious marriage occurr«3 at Boykin, 8. C., recently. Miss Constance Bell, twelve years old, was joined in holy wedlock to Dr. Jasper

Benson, eighty yean old. The two bad known each other only two weeks. The old gentleman was sick at Mr. Bell's bouse, and Constance came home on a visit from a boarding school. She nursed Dr. Benson throngn a short but severe Bpelt of sickness, and as soon as he got well enough to walk out the two went off together and were married. Dr. Benson is said to be very wealthy, owning two large orange groves in Florida. To the land of flowers the atrangely matched couple have gone to spend the honeymoon. The remarkable alliance iB the talk of the neighborhood. Curiously enough tbe girl's parents are wbolly reconciled to the match. Dr. Benson's family for several generations back have been noted for longevity. His grandmother lived to the age of 102 and his own father to the age of 103 years. He insists that he is good for twenty more years.

Living With a Ballet in His Brain. New York Medical Record. Dr. Wm. Hartford of Beetown, Wis sendB us the history ot a somewhat rare case. A young man, aged 30, was shot in the face, receiving the full charge of a shot-gun at a distance of fifteen yards. His head was struck with seven No. 4 shot and two bullets. Dr. Hartford writes: "One bullet penetrated the frontal bone threefourths of an inch above tbe right supraorbital ridge, and I think it passed nearly if not quite through the brain it cut a clean hole through the bone. We probed the wound about an inch and a half it went straight into the brain, and there was somo of tbe brain suostance on the ground where he fell when shot. There was another bullet wound just under the right eye that penetrated for about an inch. The course of the bullets was from right to left. The patient was unconscious, and then somewhat delirious for a few days. He finally recovered entirely, except for a feelingof numbness in the right baud and leg."

What a Swiss Boniface most longB for is an English church and a mineral spring, because tbe one brings English families and the other dyspeptics. The mineral spring is difficult to be had to order. But through private theatricals or a bazar a church is usually got up, and free quarters brings a chaplain. ,i mi ir%* —m*.

N4XIONAL

Republican Convention,

1884.

INDIANA DELEGATES and ALTERNATES WITH THEIR POST OFFICES.

Delegates at I-arfje.

Richard W. Thompson, Terre Haute, Vigo county. Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, Marlon county.

John H. Baiter, Goshen, Elkhart county. Morris McDonald, New Albany, Floyd county.

Alternate Delegates at Large. Edwin F. Horn, Indianapolis, Marion county.

John H. Roelker, Evansvllle, Vanderburg county. Moses Fowler, LaFayetle, Tippecanoe county.

Granville B. Ward, Monticello, White county. District Delegates and Alternates.

FIRST DI8TRICT.

Delegate—James C. Veatch, Rock port, Spencer county Delegate—Francis B. Posey, Petersburg, Pike county.

Alternate—Gilbert R. Stormont, Prince ton, Glbsoa county. Alternate—Philander Cooper, Evansvllle, Vanderburg county.

SECOND DISTRICT.

Delegate—George G. Relly, Vincenneg, Knox county. Delegate—William R. Gardner, Wash lngton, Daviess county.

Alternate—C. C. Schreeder, Huntingburg, Dubois county. Alternate—Wm. Farrell, Paoll, Orange county.

THIRD DISTRICT.

Delegate—D. M. Alspaugh, Salem, Washington county. Delegate—Albert P. Charles, Seymour, Jackson county.

Alternate—Francis Norton, New Albany. Floyd county. Alternate—Will T. Walker, Scottsburg, Scott county.

FOURTH DMTR1CT,

Delegate—John O. Cravens, Osgood, Ripley county. Delegate-Eugene G. Hay, Madison, Jef ferson county.

Alternate—J. P. Hemphill, Rising Sun, Ohio count). Alternate—E. C. Thompson, Liberty, Union county.

FIFTH DISTRICT.

Delegate—Joseph I. Irwin, Columbus, Bartholmew county. Delegate—W. A. Montgomery, Spencer, Owen county.

Alternate—V. 8. Hammond, Green castle, Putnam county. Altergate—James O. Parker, Danvllte, Hendricks county.

SIXTH DISTRICT.

Delegate—Charles H. Burchenal, Richmond, Wayne county. Delegate—Joshua H. Mellette, New Castle, Henry county.

Alternate—Andrew M. Kennedy, Ru*hville. Rush county. Alternate—James N. Huston, Connersville, Fayette county.

SEVENTH DISTRICT.

Delegate—L. T. Michener, Shelbyville, Shelby county. Delegate—Henry C. Adams, Indianapolis, Marion county.

Alternate—Otto H. Hasselman, Indianapolis, Marlon county. Alternate—J. M. Freeman, Greenfield, Hancock county.

EIGHTH DISTRICT.

Delegate—William C. Bmlth, Williamsport, Warren county. Delegate- William Riley McKeen, Terre Haute, Vigo county.

Alternate—M. L. Hall, Newport, Vermillion county. Alternate—Ed, A. Rosser, Brazil, Clay county.

NINTH DISTRICT.

Delegate—George B. Williams, La Fayette, Tippecanoe county. Delegate—America* C. Dally, Lebanon, Boone county.

Alternate—Robert Graham, Noblesville, Hamilton county. Alternate- O. S. Forrer, Tipton, Tipton county.

TENTH DISTRICT.

Delegate—Simon P. Thompson, Rensselaer, Jasper county. JDelegate—George w. Hoi man, Rochester, Fulton county.

Alternate—Ulric Z. Wiley, Fowler, Benton county. Alternate—Charles F. Grlflln, Crown Point, Lake county.

EliEVBHTB DISTRICT.

Delegate—James B. Kenner. Hunting ton, Huntington county. Delegate—Jonas Votaw, Portland, Jay

county. Alternate—R. S. Peterson, Decatur, Adams county.

Alternate-John A. Cant well, Hartford City, Blackford county. TWELFTH DISTRICT.

Delegate—Oscar A. Simons, Fort Wayne, Allen county. Delegate—OrvlHe Carver, Angola, Steuben county.

Alternate—John Mitchell, Kendallvllle, Noble county. Alternate Williamson Rawles, La Orange, La Grange county.

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.

Delegate—Joseph D. Oliver, South Bend, St. Joseph county. Delegate—George Moon, Warsaw, Kosciusko county.

Alternate—Alba M. Tncker, Elkhart, Elkhart county. Alternate—Amasa Johnson, Plymouth, Marshall county.

National Convention Motes. Tbe Convention will meet In Calcago, on Tuesday, June 3, MSH, at 12 o'clock.

The Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements for holding the Convention is John C. New, of .Indianapolis, who represents Indiana as a member of the National Republican Committee. Headquarters, Palmer House. Chicago. Information respecting Delegates "Tickets, ete., will be furnished by addressing him at Indianapolis until May 24th.

Delegates and Alternates from Indiana are informed that the Headquarters of the Indiana Delegation will be at tbe Grand Pacific Hotel, and that first-class accommodations for them (rooms and board) bare been secured at that hotel at tbe regular rates of $4 per.day.

It In expected that tne Indiana Delegation will meet at their Headquarters on Saturday evening, May 81st, for consultation or that, in any event, every member will be present oa Monday morning, Jnnead.

Further information in relation to rates of traunportation, hotel accommodation*, or other special matters, will be famished by addressing Delegate George B. Williams, of La Fayette, wbo ha* been requested by his oolleague business.

ESTABLISHED 1879.

to attend to this

JOHN OVEBMYEB, Chairman State Central Committee W. H. H. TERRELL, Secretary.

BRANCH OFFICE:

NEWPORT, USD.

T. IR,.

BLANCHARD'S REAL? ESTATE

630 Main Street, Terre Haute, In3

We make a Specialty of CHOICE INVESTMENTS^ for CAPITALISTS in Improved and Unimproved Real Estate in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio*.

West Virginia, Kansas and Texas.

Send for copy of WHAT NEXT." It Rives T.jpt of Bargsmg.

AU0TI()N SALE!

CL0SINU OUT SALE OP FURNITURE, STOVES,

DRS. RICHARDSON & VAN VALZAH,

Dentists,

Office, S. W. Cor. Fifth and Main Sts.,

ENTRANCE ON FIFTH STREET.

Communication by telephone. Nitrous Oxide Gas administered.

DAVID W. HENRY. JACOB D. EARLY.

HENRY & EARLY, Attorneys at Law and General liisiimuro Agents.

ROOM 1, BEACH BI.OCK.

STAR LAUNDRY,

NO. 077 1-a MAIN STREET.

Shirt, Collars, Coffs & Lace Curtains,

DONE UP JBUUAL TO NEW. mi) V*nttr T«k*D

J. M. BRUNSWICK & MIKE'S Billiard and Pool Tables,

Of all Rises, new and second-hand.

All Kinds of Billiard Material To be had the came price as per BRUNSWICK and BALiKE A OO.'B

PRICE-LIST,

In Terre Haute.

JACOB MAY, Agent.

THE APOLLO BAO

AND

ORCHESTRA

Respectfully call attention to the announcement thai they are fully prepared to furnish music for concerts, balls, receptions, mass meetinds, parades, funerals, serenades, pic-nlcs, pleasure excursions, or for any occasion requiring the services of a band or orchestra. Terras liberal, for which apply to George Burt (leader) at band office, southwest corner Fourth and Main streets, over Myers' clothing store, fiont room, third floor, (office hours from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.) or to Thos. McKennan, at his place of business, Ohio street, between Third and Fourth, one door west of Shannon's bank. MILITARY BAND FULLY UNIFORMED and EQUIPPED.

ENTIRE SATISFACTION GUARANTEED ON ALL CONTRACTS.

CHOICE

GROCERIES

-AND

Fresh Country Produce.

-AT—

J. F. ROEDEL

H. K. Oor. at rtrot Ud OhlaSU.

J.R. DUNCAN & CO.

Wholesale Dealers in

Paper, Paver stationery Twines, Btr., MO. SSB STRBBIT

Will move about February 15th, to

660 AND 66Z MAIN STREET.

(U KENS WARE, GLASSWARE, TINWARE, &c-

SplencAicl Opportunity tor BetrgetixiS, Beginning Tuosdety, May SOth, a.t 0:3O -A- M. To the citizens of Terre Haute I would announce my determination to the furniture, stove and queensware

business,

Ternrs cash. Sal© positive. All goods sold will be delivered in city limits, packed and delivered to freight depots free of charge. I have engaged the services of Messrs. C4ist Kyan» auctioneer?,, to conduct tnl* Bale, which will be continued from day to day till the stock is disposed o««

I would respectfully return my sincere thanks to the large uninberor ray patrork» in tbi line of my business for several year* past, and hope, in conclusion, they wu avail themselves of this splendid opportunity to obtain bargains.

1

1 £3

W. 8. CUFT. J. H. WII.I.1AMB,

CLIFT, WILLIAMS & CO.,

S*AN0rAOTltKS«a O*

SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, &c,

AND DtAifSfi JP

Lumber, Lath, Shingles, tflass, Paints, Oils and Bull* era* Hardware.

MULBSRBY STREET. OOB. NTWTB.. rRBBB HAUTlf. ISO

Phoenix Foundry Machine Works

S8TABU8HJBD, 1866. INOOEPOBATEP, 1879 M&no/aovtxren acd D^alere la Everything Relating to

Machinery Power, Gast and Wrought Iron Wor*-

REPAIRING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO

PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

I. H. C. ROYSE,

Attorney at Law,

No. 503 1-2 MAIN STREET.

Dr. W. C. Eichelberger,

OCULIST and AURIST,

Boom 18, Savings Bank Building TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA.

OrFicnc HOPES:—9 to 13 a. m., and from 3 to 5 p. m.

in 835 tfortfc Ninth Street. Near IJalnn l»epot, Twrf Bent*, i-'

Wl &£

Sales tad Exchanges hr 1883, S3jB6l.330.fl

WESTERN OFFICE,

HUTCHINSON, KAS.

and to conflno my attenuon »i

futuro to the sale of boots and shoes, and will tncretore offer my larg^ stock in tou line at. auction. Tho stock embraces ov^r $10,003 worth of very dealrabl6 gooas.t^n tntned ID my two stores, Nos. and 327 Main strecU *«.»«

Sales of qvieeusware, glassware, ttnware, stoves, elc.» iu score rio. wo Main Birews, will be taelrt each day om 9:50 a* m. to 12 m. and from 7:30 p. m. to 19 P/*0• Sales of furniture oacb day from 2 p. m. to 5 m. 1» storejso. 327 Maio itrMt.

Western, oast of Danville, 111

J. M. CLIF

POST 0PFI0E DIRECTORY.

Ofiicei No. SO Sooth Blxtb Street OFFICE HOURS. General Delivery from 7 JO a. f». untt 7:00 p. in*

Lobby and 8tamp Department, from 7:30 a. m. until 8:00 p. m. Money Order ana Registry office, fronot 8:00a. m. until 6KX) p. m.

On Sunday the office is open from 9:00ft. m. until 10o'clock a. m. No Monty Order or Register business transacted on Sundays.

MAILS CJjOSK. EAST.

Indianapolis and ieh East T. H.41. Railroad,

•m

12. night 12 noon. 1:45 p. m. 3:80p. m. 6:00 a. m. 1:15 p. m.

throo & way station I. ABU I. R. R. way "station. Toledo, Wabash

12, night S&J p.

II j30 p. m.}

WEST.

St. Liouis and 12, night. through West. 9:40 a. m. 1:45 p. m. Van. R. R. way sta. 9:40 a. m. 1:45 p. 1 A St. R. R. way station 9:40 a.m. 111. midland way sta. 6)00 a. m. Toledo, Wabanii A

Wes'n, west of Danville, 111. 11:30 p.m. Charleston, Illinois, (through pouch,) 12, ulghL Mattoon, Illinois, (through pouch,) 12, night. Paris, Ills., (through pouch,) 12:00 night.

NORTH.

Chicago, Illinois, 8:00 a. m. Uu p.m 11:90 p. ru, Cht. Kastern 111.

R. R., way stations, 8:00 a. m. Danville, 111. through poocA 11:30 p. m. T. H. A Logansport R.

R., way stations. 8 .DO a.m. Kockvllle, Indiana, ough pouch. 3:15 p. m. uortU'nl 12, night, il:45p. m.' U:S0

Evansvllle and stations on T. H. A E. K. R. Worthln&ton and stations onT. H. 8. K. R. R. 6.-00 a. m.

12 night £J:fS0 p, n»

HACK LINES.

Pratrieton, Prairie Creek, Oraysvllle and Fairbanks

Tuesday, Thnrsday and Saturday: 7:00 a. m, CITY DELIVER?. The Carriers leave tbe Office for delivery and collection, over the entire city, 7:00 a. m. and 1:90 p. ra. Over the business portion of tbe City: 7i0 ffa. in., 11 a. m., 1:30 p. m., 3:30 p. m. and p. m. |The mall Is collected from Street Letter tfoxes on Main street, from First to Twelfth streets, north on Fourth to Cherry, south on Fourth to Walnut and 3oalh on First to Poplar, and on Ohio between Kirstand Fifth, every week day between 8 and 9 a.m., between 9 and 10 a.m. between 12 and 1 p. m. and between 7:30 and &20 p. m. All other boxes are collected twice a day. between the hours of 7 AO and 10 a. m., .ad between 1:30 and 3:30 p. m.

On Sunday tbe Post Office is open from 9 to 10 o'clock a. m., and persons desiring their mall can call at the window designated by the number of their carrier.

Sunday collections over the entire city are made between 430 and 5:00 p. m., and again in the business part of the city between 7dB and 8 o'clock, p. m.

J. O. JONES, P. M.

1864

Terre Haute Ice Company.

Notwithstanding the high river and ice harvest at Terre Haute, we, as usuai, will have a full supply for all demands, both local and foreign. We will sell th» best lake Ice, solid ana pare. Orders gl ver to drivers, or left at the office, prompt' attended to. L. F. PEKDUr,

Proprietor and Manager, No. 28 Nortt SfEth S St.

DANIEL DEAN

Has taken the shop, 419 Walna street and solicits your orders for flne

CABINET WORK,

for store-fittings, repairs of all kinds, and all iob work in carpentering and cabinetmaking. Qood work for reasonable prices

DANIEL DEAN, 419 Walnut Street

Baby Wagons

AT-

AI

"fe* «faiL a3ik_w,,

PRI7C Send fix cents fvr nootagn nILLiU(|receive free, ocmMy ooi of goods which will help all, of ptthei m-T, to more tiioufy rlgiii HWHT liu-u unvttiltig In this world. K-irtuius swsti the worker* ahoolutt'i.v NH A I ce sddl^gsTau« 4k Co., Augusta, Maiu"-