Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 March 1889 — Page 2

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DAILY EXPRESS.'

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Governor Hovey is the right man in the right place.

Joe Wheeler, the so-called dashing cavalry leader, ran against a Gatling gun in the house yesterday when he stirred up Mr. Payson. of Illinois.

The residents of Washington may not have any political rights but they are proceeding on the theory that they have the right to commit highway robbery.

It is said that Mr. Cleveland is to be a corporation lawyer. The developments in the matter of the Des Moines grant show that he has been in collusion with such pracitioners while in the White house.

Mr. Gladstone is talking again and what he says is timely. Perhaps, considering the way things have turned lately, the grand old man will live to see himself vindicated in respect to Irish home rule.

The Democrats in the legislature are much opposed to the fees of the reporter of the supreme court, but not to the fees of the county officers. The difference is here: The county officers raise a large lobby fund, but the reporter of the supreme court does not.

The house has passed the bill permitting cities to charge $250 for liquor license. This is a point gained for many cities, but nothing much to Terre Haute where we do not collect the 8100 now permitted cities to impose on the traffic.

It Is iin interesting fact that in spite of the large number of persons who profess to have "inside Information," or to be "very close" to the presi-dent-elect, the only person besides General Harrison who really does know much about the cabinet Is a woman, Miss Sanger, his stenographer.— I Washington special.

A woman, and the cabinet secret hasn't leakedjret? We don't believe a

The irony of fate is manifested in tacking the "Colonel" to Lige Halford's name. He has always hated such shams and humbugs, and has written many cutting paragrapns on the ridiculous custom of bestowing these titles. The "colonel" was given to him along with hiB bed and board when he arrived in Washington. There are many sore trials in store for Liige, but none will cause him greater anguish than hearing and seeing the "colonel" every minute in the day.

General Grant was right when he said that no matter how big the blunder committed by Republicans the Democrats could be depended on to surpass it. When Mr. Linck struck Willard he put the whip handle in reach of the Democrats but when after his apology and willingness to accept merited censure the Democrats "jumped on him" in the brutal way they did the truth of General Grant's remark was verilied.

We notice that the Democratic legislature is making appropriations to reimburse persons who lost money by Jack Howard's crookedness while warden of the southern prison, but the Democratic authorities at JetTersonville could not be prevailed upon to prosecute Howard. The public purse is regarded as a reserve fund for Democratic politicians. Coy is still drawing salary as a member of the city council at Indianapolis.

The Democratic legislature has 6howa that it respects neither the constitution nor common decency in po'itical legislation by passing the measure providing that the supreme court commissioners should receive their commissions signed by the speaker of the house, the overdone young Niblack and the secretary of the senate, Green Smith, instead of by the governor and secretary of state as required by the constitution. If the supreme court should decide that the law is unconstitutional the legislature by all that is logical must overrule the supreme court and put the new commissioners in office any way. The legislature has tried to usurp the duties and powers of the executive branch of the state government. It could consistently do the same with the judiciary.

AN ASSEMBLAGE OF COWARDS. The Democrats in the senate and house at Indiauapolis area cowardly set. With a majority ready to vote for any measure, to inflict the gag rule on the minority and to carry things with a high hand generally they go farther, and heap personal insults on their political opponents until forbearance almost .ceases to be a virtue.

Such was the treatment of Senator Johnson in the senate where even a doorkeeper joined in the personal affront and 6uch was the treatment of Mr. Linok in the house. The pusillanimous Willard, who, personally, is not respected by any one on either side of the house, plays the party leader in an extremely

offensive way, and after his assailant has apologized to him, is not enough of a gentleman to interfere when his party friends take up his quarrel and use numerical strength to inflict a cowardly blow on the man who was entitled to a gentleman's consideration. To strike a man after he has made a manly apology is the act of a coward and the Democratic members of the house are guilty of that very thing.

AN IDEAL DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR.

Governor Wilson, of West Virginia, would make a fitting chief executive to co-operate with the present Indiana legislature.

He has issued certificates of election to the Democratic candidates for congress in the Third and Fourth districts, although the face of the returns showed that the Republican candidates received the most votes. In one case the governor throws out the vote of a county,more than nine thousand votes, in which the Republican candidate had 1,346 plurality, and gives as a reason for so doing the fact that some proceedings in relation to the vote are pending in the courts.

In some respects this iB an improvement on the Arkansas method. It will be recalled that when it was learned that Clayton had a majority of 862 votes in the Plummerville district the friends of Breckenridge stole the ballot-box. This, however, led to the assassination of Clayton when he undertook to investigate the matter. No assassination, other than political, will result from Governor Wilson's act and so it must be accepted as an improvement on the Arkansas method.

Then, too, there is something suggestive of the dearly loved idea of states rights in a governor of a state determining the methods of an election contest which is generally supposed to be a question for the decision of the body of which the successful candidate is to be a member.

C. O. D.

In the Wee Sma' Honrs,

Miss Britely—Do you like pork chops for breakfast, Mr. Nevergo? Mr. Nevergo—Pork chops? Oh, ah yes, very much Indeed.

Miss Britely—If you'll excuse me moment I'll tell mamma to get some. I think I hear her starting to market.

Splinters.

Joseph G. Parkinson, of Chicago, is the only deaf and dumb lawyer In the country, but he has the law at his fingers' ends.

A monopoly without a parallel—a railroad with no competition. It often makes a man's voice husky to be forced to acknowledge the corn.

It Is the rheumatic man who gets laid up for a rainy day.

An Itinerant Preacher.

"Madam," reproachfully remarked the tramp to whom the young housewife had given a couple of cold biscuits of her own make, "I have asked ye for bread and ye have given me a stone." And the next instant she gave him a brick.

nigat Shku De "exjio&ed 'tor safe in the market without having been Indorsed by an oRicial provided lor that purpose. It will not interfere with the full dress ball, however.

A Bald Statement.

Aunt Prlscllla—Was not your father angry when he found young Cashless calling on you last evening?

Madge—Angry, did you say Why, he got redheaded In a minute. Aunt PriRcllla—Are you indulging in the reprehensible habit of slang, Margaret, or do you desire me to give credence to a physical impossibility?

Madge—Neither. It's the truth. Papa Is bald, you know.

He Knew Her.

Foreman of the Jury—Well, how much damages do you think the young man is entitled to? First Juryman—As I understand it, he ain't suing for blighted a factions, nor anything of that sort, eh? Just merely wants to get his money back that he expended for presents, Ice cream and the like?

Second Juryman—That's all. First Juryman—Well, I ain't In favor of giving him a cent. It the fun he had didn't amount to more than his presents, that's his lookout. I courted that girl myself once.

EXCHANGE ECHOES.

Indianapolis Journal: The Democratic Idea of financiering Is to borrow money at Interest to pay Interest and current expenses, pile up present debt and let the future take care of ItselL

Utlca Herald: The letter of Grover Cleveland to the Chicago tariff reform leiigue, proves that he feels the effects of the tariff on his ambltfon at the election In November. He put himself In the way of the locomotive, got hurt, and now abuses the locomotive. The American people have little further use for Mr. Cleveland, while they propose to cling to the protective system.

St. Louis Globe-Democrat: No parallel can be established between the Clayton murder and the murders which take Dlace In one part of the Northern states nearly every day. In the assassinations of the Clayton class It is Democrats who do the killing and Republicans who get killed. The assassins are assassins In these cases because they are Democrats and the men assassinated are assassinated because they are Republicans. In these affairs the persons' political status before the crime is infallibly determined and established by their physical status after the crime. Crime In the North establishes nothing regarding the partisanship of the persons Implicated In It. Concerning the political adulations of either the killed or ths killer, nobody knows anything or cares anything. Assassinations of the Clayton sort occur In the South only, and are always Inspired by partisanship. while assassinations in the North are inspired simply by commonplace cussedness. There are distinctions which the Democratic journals that are attempting to show that there is a parallel between the Chlsholm. Matthews and Clayton assassinations and the ordluary, every-day killings in the North should bear firmly In mind.

Looking After Manufactories. Special to the Indianapolis News. GKKENCASTLF., Ind., March 1.—This city is now realizing the importance of manufacturing interests, and a general interest is felt in their encouragement and development. Mayor Cowgill has called citizen's meeting for next Wednesday night to Jconsider the situation and unify the efforts that are being made for its improvement. In other words, Greencastle wants more manufactories. Its superior advantages in the line of roads, water, stone, coal, transportation, etc.. are attracting the attention of capitalists, and their propositions will be considered at the meeting on Wednesday evening.

Serious Illness of J. Maurice Thompson. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CP.AWFORDSVILLE, Ind., February 27.— J. Maurice Thompson, the well-known author and ex-state geologist, who is with his family at Bay St. Louis, Miss., is very ill, and has telegraphed for his family physician, Dr. S. L. Ensminger. of Crawfordsville. who has gone to his bedside.

GOOD SHORT STORIES.

The rich, especially the newly rich, have their burdens as well as the poor. Witness: "Oh, dear!" said a young lady (whom it would have slighted painfully to have called a young woman). "Oh, dear! I suppose we will have to get anew carriage. I see the liverymen—who hire carriages to anybody, you know—are putting their drivers down on a front seat, level with the occupants. That used to be our way, and the livery people mounted the driver on top. I dare Bay we will have to put ours up there now, if they are going to imitate us."

This same young lady, who was pained at foregoing the distinction of two feet of difference in the altitude of her hired man as compared with that of a possible "anybody," at an afternoon reception a few days later exclaimed to an acquaintance: "Just think of it, Miss Blank! We have become quite separated from our chaperon and haven't seen her for almost half an hour." "Do you know that young woman? asked Miss Blank of an elderly friend who has a merrily memory. "I can not say that I do," she responded, "but I knew her grandmother when she kept a little millinery store in Diamond alley, and Bhe would cuddle a shawl oyer her head and a basket on her arm and trot off to do her small marketing, without bothering about a chaperon ft all—even when it was much later in the afternoon than it is now." "So you use a bell to announce that dinner is served?" remarked the daughter of an iron manufacturer's family, which acknowledges but six others in this community as its social equals. "We alwayB have the servant to announce it." "Indeed!" said her hostess, who had inherited one of these unfortunate memories. "When your mother kept the boarding house across the Btreet from us I remember that you rang a bell at dinner time, and a very loud bell it was, toe."—[Pittsburg Times. "When I was working on a St. Louis paper," said an old newspaper reporter over his midnight lunch, *'I had rather queer experience. I dropped into the office one evening after dinner and the city editor asked me to go up to Chouteau avenue and see what was wanted. A card had been received ask ing that a reporter should call. I thought that perhaps there was a wedding or something of that sort, and I went to the house. I rang the bell. A young woman opened the door. 'Step into the parlor, please,' she said. I removed my overcoat and hat aud entered the parlor. There were three young ladies sitting in the parlor, which was handsomely furnished. The young lady who opened the door followed me into the apartment. I sat down, and, to make myself agreeable, chatted about some conventional topic. All the young ladies engaged in the conversation, and before I was aware of it I found that an hour had slipped by. No oae had said anything to me about what the reporter was required for, so at last I asked: 'Well, miss, can you inform me what it is that you wished a reporter for?' '•The young ladies at this all smiled and looked at one another. I thought that there was something interesting and I finally asked boldly: for, th& Beiuo'Ob,' said the young lady who opened the door, "I'm sure there is nothing.' 'Well,' I said, *why was the presence of a reporter desired?' "All the young ladies smiled, and at last one of them said: 'Why, Cousin Annie is engaged to a reporter, and, as we had never seen a reporter,we thought we would write to the office and have one call, so that we could look and see what sort of a person a reporter is.' "Ac this naive reply I rather wilted, and as soon as I could I got out of the house. I often wonder now what sort of a rartflhvis these young women imagined a reporter to be."—[Cincinnati Enquirer.

I remember being taken by my mother when I was a child to see a poor woman who was dying of a cancer. The disease was eating its way to a vital part, and her doctor had given her a month as her utmost limit of life. She was preparing for her end in away that seemed practical and prosaic enough, but that struck me as pathetic in its self-forgetfulness. She was sitting up in bed, with a basket beside her, finishing up the family mending, showing her eldest daughter—on whose 13-year-old shoulders the burden of household care was soon to fall—how to fell down seams in the little brother's knee patches, and bow to darn the heel of father's sock so that he would never feel the difference. She had impressed upon the girl how to make her father's favorite potato pone, how to manage her young sister when she got into the sulks, what to do for her father when he had his periodical fit of cramps, and everything else she could think of that would assure comfort in the humble home she was leaving. She had all the work planned which she would do during the short span of life that was given to her. Her burial clothes were folded away in a drawer with sweet basil leaves among them.

I was reminded of the incident by reading in a paper recently of a man in Milwaukee who is preparing for something that is even more terrible than death—insanity. He will be violently insane in a few weeks, and he knows it. Some time ago his skull was fractured a gristle is fast forming about the cracked edges, which will surely press upon the brain and make him a maniac. He talks calmly and rationally of his approaching fate, and spends every moment of his brief term of sanity in making provisions for his family when he shall no longer be able to care for them. It is a situation worthy the pen of a novelist like Daudet.—[New York Fashion Bazaar.

Forty years ago every town in New England had a lyceum, and, as one of the winter's recreations, a course of lectures delivered by clergymen, politicians and men distinguished in literature. Hospitality was freely extended to the lecturer, and not infrequently, if he was a notable man, several families invited him to become their guest.

The late Richard EL Dana, jr., the author of "Two Years Before the Mast," used to tell a story illustrative of the efforts made by hosts to entertain their distinguished guests.

Dana once lectured in a country tows and then walked home with the president of*the lyceum. a farmer. After a long silence the farmer said: "Mr. Dana, I b'lisve you wrote a book once." "Yes." "Waal, I never read it myself my folks have, though."

Dead silence again fell upon the two

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until their arrival at the farmer'a house, where Mr. Dana was introduced to the invalid wife, who had not been to the lecture. "My dear," said the^&mer, "I believe you've read Mr. Dana's book?"

The wife stared, and then recovering herself, answered: "I"$'lieve I've heard speak of it."

Apples were broiwht in, and with them came the f&fs^ns daughter, a little black-eyed, sharp-looking school girl. "Susan 'Liza," said the farmer, "you've read Mr. Dana's "Two Years Before the Mast,' havn't you?"

Susan 'Liza answered quickly: "No, sir," and there was dead silence until bedtime.—[Youth's Companion.

TURF NOTES.

Cincinnati is ro try the trotters this summer. For $2,200, T. Anglin has sold the bay suckling colt, Augustine, by Wilkes Boy, dam, Nellie Wilkes, by George Wilkee to I. S. Johnson, of Woodstock, N. J.

New York Star: William Oorbitt, of California, the owner of the stallion Guy Wilkes, last week refused $75,000 for him. Fifty thousand dollars was also offered for Sable Wilkes.

The noted trotting gelding Phil Thompson, 1:16 has^been successfully fired, and will be camjmigned next summer through the grand circuit by Crit Davis, the celebrated trainer and driver.

Fred W. Thomas, of Dowagiac has sold his half interest in the young trotting horse Hendryx to, Mr. Cole, of Derby, Conn., for S3,500. T. W. Clyborne, of Dowagiac, owns the other half interest 10

Chicago Times: A special purse for Harry Wilkes, Guy, Patron, Prince Wilkes, Favonia, Stamboul (if he comes East), and two or three others to be named, are among the mooted grand circuit attractions for 1889.

George W. Rice, at the instance of the secretary of the National trotting associotion, took a look at Champion John L.,

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affidavit stating in his opinion the horse is none other than Brince, 2:24%, once owned by him and sold to S. M. Hamilton, of New York City.

Bridgeton News: J. R. Mitchell, our genial merchant, efficient postmaster, and enterprising stockman, was at Waveland, Ind., last week. While there he traded his young horse President to J. C. Canine & Co., for the famous Clydesdale horse, Pride of Tyne, which can be seen at his stock stables here.

New York horsemen are endeavoring to locate the dark horse Pally that has been doing the green horse trick on the other side of the water, claiming to have been bred in the Emerald Isle. She is thought to be a mare called Utopia, formerly owned in Rochester, from where she was shipped to Dublin. She has a mark of 2:35.

The string of yearlings that left San Francisco the latter part of last week arrived in Chicago Wednesday and are quartered at the Lshigh stables. There are seventy of them, and they leave for New York to-dry. The principle owners are Count G. Valensin, the owner of Sidney Mr. Corbett, the owner of Guy Wilkes, and S. G. Rjse, the owner of Stamboul.

The 5-year old trotting stallion Abdailah Prince, regarded as one of the most promising young sires in the Orange county stud, died yesterday of colic, at the stables of Mr. Gilbert Green, his owner, near Middletown, N. Y. Abdallah Prince was by Bach man's Ken "&t/?>ffbrcf, i:W, ~and his^am was by

Virgo's Hambletonian, another famous sire. Mr. Green valued his horse at 85,000.

John Splan, the well-known horseman, returned to Chicago after a two weeks' absence in Lexington, Kentucky, where he attended the recent sales. He considers that the prospects of the coming trotting season are the brightest ever seen in the country. Racing people in foreign countries are buying largely high priced trotters for racing purposes. Mr. Splan has not yet made up his stable. He has, however, Argyle, with a record of 2:14®4, and at Lexington he purchased a horse called Wilkings.

Rockville Tribune: The Belle of the Wabash, one of the maternal ancestors of Bell Boy, was foaled on the farm of Sam Ross, near Big Raccoon, about the year 1852. Her dam was a large heavy brown mare with no pedigree, just an ordinary farm draft animal. Her sire was a horse brought from Kentucky by a Mr. Baty, and known as Coburgh. The Belle of the Wabash was sold to Joseph Daniels he sold her to Cy Romain, of whom John Alexander bought her to drive on the Rockville race track.

Mr. W. B. Fasig says that in all probability Mr. W. J. Gordon's entire stable of trotters will be offered at the next Fasig combination sale. It has already become an interesting speculation among horsemen how many thousands of dollars will be bid for the erratic, but phenominally speedy Guy. Opinions differ widely, and the question can only be settled when the horse is brought to the auctioneer's block. One turfman, who lost on him at Hartford, remarked that he would not give over 83,000 for him another said he would be at the sale and nobody but himself would get him unless the price was over $20,000. Many think that even the latter figure will be considerably exceeded. It will be an exciting time when Auctioneer Fasig puts the question: "How much am I offered for Guy?"

ILLINOIS AFFAIRS.

The bill to license attorneys was killed in the house yesterday. The senate adopted a resolution to send a committee to investigate the workings of the Ohio penitentiary at Columbus.

C. A. Partridge, of Waukegan, member of the house, has been appointed adjutant general of the department of Illinois, G. A. R.

In the Illinois house Wednesday the Jones stock yards bill was defeated by a vote of 55 to 63, and a motion to reconsider was tabled, 73 to 44. After discussion, Lester's anti-trust bill was recommitted to the committee on judicial department by a vote of 78 to 42.

A bill was introduced in the lower house of the Illinois general assembly yesterdav providing that railroad and warehouse commissioners be elected by the people. The bill was made a special order for Thursday next. The minority representation plan of election may be adopted.

Governor Fifer sent the following nominations to the Illinois senate Wednesday J. R. Wheeler, Isaac N. Phillips, and W. L. Crim, for railway commissioners John J. Browne, for commissioner of the southern penitentiary, and Charles Bent, for commissioner of the southern prison.

Tenner Nothing.

It was the man who refused to take $0.50 for a ten-dollar job who pursued the even "tenner" of his way.—[Texas Sittings.

GENERAL SPORTING NOTES. The contracts for Indianapolis players have been sent out and they are to report within a month.

Patsy Cardiff, who is matched to meet Peter Jackson, of the California athletic club, for a purse of $2,500, will shortly leave for San Francisco to train.

William Muldoon, an authority, sayB that no living man other than Pierre can break a double Nelson hold. In the several matches between them Muldoon has had ample opportunity for testing the strength of Pierre's neck.

The Evansville base ball association has secured the release of Walter Goldsby from the Baltimore club, and have signed him as manager. "Red"Bittman, of Evansville, has been engaged as second baseman, and Gentleman, with the Troys last year, as pitcher.

Indianapolis News: A. G. Spaulding's representative, James Hart, was here yesterday to arrange for the game between the Chicago and All-American clubs. He desired April 18, but as that date has been given to Toledo this city may miss seeing the two clubs play un-, less Toledo gives way, which is not likely. Getzein is in Chicago and it is no longer doubted that he will play with the local team. President Brush will purchase his release from. Detroit at the league meeting next week.

The fight to a finish between Joe Tansey, of St. Louis, and W. S. Lay ton, of Nashville, for $500 aside and the mid-dle-weight championship of the South, will take place to-morrow morning. The ring will be pitched at some point in Mississippi on the line of the Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham railroad. Special trains will be run from Birmingham and from Memphis. Much interest is manifested in the affair and the betting will be heavy. So far the betting has been even. Both men are in good condition.

THE HOME INAUGURAL.

The Programme for the Inauguration Ceremony Here March 4.

The Vigo County Soldiers and Sailors' Republican league invite all the old soldiers of Vigo county and their friends, including the ladies, to join them in services of a public character at Dowling hall, on Monday, March 4, commencing at 11 o'ciock a. m. The meeting will be presided over by Colonel Webb W. Casto. Several short addresses will be delivered on topics of interest to both citizens and comrades.

PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES.

1. Song by the boys, "Red, White and Blue." 2. "Grover Cleveland's Political Obituary," by George Palmateer, Twenty-first Illinois volun-

8. Song by the boys, "Veto Sin." 4. Address by Colonel R. W. Thompson, "Reminiscences." 5. Music. 6. Address by Colonel R. N. Hudson, "The Responsibilities and Duty of the Republican Party." 7. Recitation, "The Old Canteen," by John F. O'Reilly, Eleventh Indiana volunteers. 8. Song by the boys. 9. "True Comradeship, Soldiery, and Citizenship of the United States Volunteer," by G. A. Netherton. Twelfth Indiana volunteer infantry. 10.'"Patriotic Women of the War," by Captain J. W. Haley, Fifty-first Indiana volunteers. 11. "Our Colored Comrades,"by Simon Daniels, Twenty-eight United States cavalry, "Marching Through Georgia." 12. "Our Democratic Comrades," byC. A. Power, Thlrty-tirst Indiana volunteers. 13. Song by the boys, "Army Bean."

W. J. LADD, GEO. PALMATEER, Committee. C. A. TOWER.

All comrades will assemble at league headquarters at 7 o'clock and march to Soldiers' restaurant corner Ohio and Third streets for supper, led by the drum corps. The exercises will consist of BAwwo lflortiia lvnin*, Hearley, Ladd and Sam Jones, camp fire reminiscenses, etc. Colonel Webb Casto master of ceremonies. Tickets for the supper 25 cents, for sale at league headquarters.

Pierson Township Institute.

The teachers of Pierson township met at the Center school house, February 9, 1889, and was called to order by the president. All teachers were present, except Mr. Pounds. After roll call the programme that was arranged at the previous meeting was carried out. Mr. James H. Brown offered a resolution of thanks to Mr. George W. Peters, for the great interest which he manifested in the success of all the schools in the township, and for the courtesy and kindness with which he treated all of his teachers— said resolution was unanimously carried. Before the close of the institute Mr. Tichener offered the following resolution: Resolved, That it would be better for the schools of Pierson township if the summer schools were abolished, and the winter term lengthened. This resolution was carried by a handsome majority (10 to 6). Several patrons of the school being present, and having been made honorary members were allowed to participate in the voting.

GKO. W. PF.TERS, President.

SCHOI.ASTICA WARD,

Secretary.

Indiana's Great Oak.

A short time ago, H. Herrman, of New York city, sent an agent from Indianapolis to Scottsburg to purchase a large white oak tree, which measured twenty-seven feet in circumference. He purchased the tree for $75, and at once set to work to get out as large aboard as possible. The tree was felled and ripped up by means of a cross-cut saw. Then aboard 10 inches thick, 5 feet 2% inches wide at butt, and 4 feet 6}4 inches wide at top and 32 feet long, was hauled here and loaded upon a fiat car for shipment to Indianapolis. The board was loaded upon ^roadtread wagon to which two yoke of oxen and eight horses were hitched, and it took one whole day to remove it one and a half miles. This is probably the largest white oak tree in the United States. It could not be learned what was wanted with such a board, but it will be shipped to New York, and probably to the "old country," where it may be placed on exhibition.

High License in Boston.

It is high license in Boston, sure. The board of police of that city has decided to grant only 790 licenses for the coming year, where for the year now ending there were 2,600. The rates will be advanced from fifty to four hundred per cent. Hotel keepers that have been paying $1,000 must now pay $1,500. Barroom licenses, tbe fee for which was $400, will be $1,000. Beer and wine licenses are advanced from $200 to $500, while wholesalers and distillers must pay from two to four times as much as they have been paying.

Intricacies of the Language.

Paperwate—How are you getting on with your English, Count? Count Chartreuse—Ver' well, ineed. Las' night I ask ze hotel clerk who is ze what—you—call "Whitechapel fiend," and he say to me, "He ees a dandy!" I look in ze dictionary, and I find me zat zefdandy is ze lady-killer.—[Life.

"He saw before him the Gladiator die." Yes, and he wouldn't perhaps, if there had only been a sensible man to rub him well with Salvation Oil.

10"5pnice street, New York.

EXPRESS PACKAGES.

Let Gotham laud her vulgar wealth. And Boston boast her beans— St. Louis praise old-fogy ways

And calm, bucolic scenes ,, ,« Now shall Chicago, happy burgh' All rivalry despise, And to the sky uplift the cry— '-Hurrah for pants and pies':'

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-Chicago will construct the togs Our president shall don 3 Chicago, too, the soap will brew

That he shall feast upon! So let our chants be raised to pan's— To pants and grub likewise! Ay, let U4 slog, till earth shall ring,

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"Hurrah for pants and piee:' —f Chicago News.

A very busy B—B. Harrison. Cal Bruce is going to the West Indies. A sea bass weighing 425 pounds was caught at San Diego, California, a few days ago.

Princeton college will send an expedition to Oregon next summer to hunt for fossil remains.

Many of the gardens in Grass Valley, California, are radiant with violets, crocuses and other spring flowers.

Foreigners are said to have bought up all the walnut trees in the Lebanon and Schuylkill valleys, in Pennsylvania.

A prisoner in a Cincinnati station house attempted suicide with an ordinary brass pin, by opening arteries in his wrist.

An enterprising teamster in Bridgeport, Conn., ie digging for a supposed buried treasure about which he dreamed for three nights.

Northern Minnesota has ice eleven feet thick on her lakes, and does not expect to get rid of her forty-foot snowbanks before the middle of June.

The postoffice at Mineral Point, Colo., 12,000 feet above the sea level, is the highest postoffice in the country. But the postmaster Bays

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salary is about

the lowest. A London surgeon says that business men who occupy offices above the third story get flighty after a few years, and unless making a change, become mildly insane.

John B. Drake and Jacob Beidler are the only Pennsylvanians in the long list of Chicago millionaires. The great ma jority of them are natives of New York and Massachusetts.

A Conservative member of the Ottawa parliament will shortly introduce a resolution authorizing the Canadian government to purchase the Eastern states of the American Union.

Charles Parnell says his health never was better, and his doctor confirms it. HiB attendance at the meeting of the famous commission, where he heard McDonald, Piggott, et al, proved a great tonic to his system.

While a man at Carlisle, Pa., was running a planer his coat tail got tangled and was fortunately torn off. A bit of wood in his pocket blocked a cog wheel and saved his life. The wood was a piece of John Brown's scaffold.

There is said to be no falling off in the love for Burns in Scotland. Dinners, concerts and club meetings held in more than fifty towns and villages in Scotland at the recent Burns anniversary showed the warmth of the national feeling.

A Bengalee student was asked to answer this proposition at an examination: "Put down in your own words what you think of the character of Lady Macbeth." To this the Baboo gave the frank reply "Oh, indeed, she was a brazen-faced female."

Mayer Grant, with more faith in the underground system than his predecessor Hftwit.t had, has

secured

an order

from the electric subway commission requiring all wires and poles in New York to come down within thirty days, and the order says that "thirty means thirty days."

Miss Rebecca Moss is at the head of a committee of Jewish women of Philadelphia, appointed to canvass the city and prevent the proselyting of Jewish children by christians, and the Jewish Sunday school is making special efforts to provide for those tempted to attend the christian Sunday schools.

Safe, reliable, harmless and cheap, is Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. We do not wonder at its popularity.

POND'S EXTRACT PAIN'DESTROYER

IN ALT ABLE FOR

ALL PAINS AND INFLAMMATIONS. Sore Throat, Diphtheria.

Use the Kxtract promptly. Dday Is dangerous. Belief assurcj.

Sores, Sprains, Bruises.

It is cooling, cleansing, and Hrulliig. rnfnmili Pond's Extract, is unfnrLidlarrn. passed for Catarrh, Cold in the

Head, fcc. (See page 11, iu Book of Directions wrapped around each bottle.)

Rheumatism, Neuralgia.

No other preparation has cured more cases of these (lictrcssing complaints than Poiul's Extract. Try it 1

Hemorrhages.

Lungsf Stomach,

Nose, or from any causc, is speedily controlled and stopped. TJJ|n- Pond's Extract is undoubtedly rllca. the best remedy known for Piles.

Thense of I'OIUI'K Extrnct Ointment In connection with the Extract is highly recommended. (See p. 15, Book of Directions wrapped around each bottle.)

Pond's Extract

In the major­

Female Complaints.

ity of female diseases the Extract can be used, as is well known, with the greatest benefit. Fall directions accompany each bottle. Pond's Extract is Known Everywhere.

It is used In the household of the President, as well as that of the humblest citizen by members of the army and the naty, the Bar and the Bench, the pulpit and the press—all runk^ and jeople.

classes of peop]

CAUTION.

Sis

Has been imitated. genuine hag

the words "I'oml's Extrart blown in the glass, and our picture trademark on surrounding buff wrapper. None other is genuine. Always insist on having Toml's Extract. Take no other preparation. It lg never told In bulk or by measure. Sold everywhere. Prices, 50c.. $1. 1.75. Prepared only by POXD'S EXTRACT CO., 76. 5th Ave., Naw York-

WELCH BROS.

ARE RUNNING THK

Hendersai House

Now. Welch Bres. have bought the Henderson House on South Fourth street and will run It as a first-class house. Best stable In town and best run Farmers' Hotel.

GEO.*J. MAYER.

XASVTA CTCRKROF

SEALS, STENCILS,

RUBBER STAMPS, STEEL STAMPS, CHECKS, BADGES, ETC., ETC. 15South Meridian Street. INDIANAPOLIS tWSeud for Catalogue.

TnirtMith HIIMII

TjMTI

Spring Disorders

Shattered nerves, tired brain. Impure bloody debilitated system, all are tbe natural out-. come In the Spring. A' medicine must be us?di" and nothing equals Palne's Celery Compound. We let others praise us—you cannot help believing a disinterested party.

Brigadier-General W. L. Grecnleaf, Burling-' ton. Vt., writes: "I have used Palne's Celery Compound on sever® occasions, and always with benefit. Last spring, beihg very much run down and debilitated, I commenced taking it. Two bottles made me feel like anew man. As a general tonic and spring medicine I do not know of its equal." "I have used two bottles of your Palne's Celery compound, and it has given entire satisfaction as an appetizer and blood purliier."

T. L. BKRJJBR, Watertown, Dakota.

Paine's

Celery Compound

Is prescribed by physicians, recommended by druggists, endorsed by ministers, praised by users, and guaranteed by the manufacturers, ns a spring medicine which will do all that is claimed for it. Use It this spring, and see how quickly it tones you up.

Purifies the Blood.

Full accounts of wonderful cures made by Palne's Celery Compound after other medicines IUIU the best physicians had failed, sent free. There's nothing like it. $1.00. Six for $3.00. Druggists.

WELLS, RICHABDSON & Co., Burlington, vt.

Color Anything any Color. £timpUt Ihtnible, JSeonomical.

DIAMOND DYES

LACTATED FOOD

a scientific food

SAME SCENERY.

SAME EFFECTS.

IM. GILLETTE

AUTHOR OF

HKLD BY THK ENEMY, THK PROFESSOR, ESMERALDA. —AND— ADAPTOR OF "SHK.'

Jot

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NAYLOR'S OPERA HOUSE

ONE NIGHT ONLY

Thursday March 7th,

NEW YORK'S GREATEST SUCCESS

SAME CAST.

WHAT THK

"HENRIETTA"

1% TO THE IWOKKR

E

SAMS APPOINTMENTS

A

LEGAL WRECK

A

IS TO THE I.AWTSK.

W

MADISON SQUARE SUCCESS WHERE THE TRIAL LASTED 100 NIGHTS.

E

TRANSFERRED ENTIRE TO TERRE HAUTE.

Sale Opens Monday, March 4th, at Button's.

TIME TABLE.

Trains marked thua (P) denote Parlor Car attached. Trains marked thus (S) denote Sleeping Cars attached dally. Trains marked thus (B) denote Bnllet Cars attached. Trains marked thug ran dally, ill other trains run dally Sundays excepted.

VANDALIA LINE.

T. H. 4 DIVISION. LKAVK FOR THK WEST.

No. 9Western Express (S£V) 1.42 a. m. No. 6 Mall Train* 10.18 a. m. No. 1 Fast Line (PAV) 2.15 p. in. No. 7 Fart Mall 9.04 p. m.

LKAVX TOR TH* BAST.

No. 12 Cincinnati Express *(S) 1.30 a. No. 0 New York Express (SJfcV) 1.51 a. No. 4 Mall and Accommodation 7.15 a. No. iU Atlantic Express *(PtV) 124* p. No. Fast Line* 100 p.

ABBOT FBOK THB XAST.

No. 9 Western Express (SJtV) 1.30 a.m. No. 5 Mall Train 1U. 12 a. m. No-1 Fast Line (P4V) 2.00 p.m. No. 3 Mall and Accommodation 6.45 p. m. No. 7 Fast Hall 9.00 m.

ABBTTX 7B0M THX WBT.

No. lil Cincinnati Express*(S) 1.30 ft. m. No. 6NewYorkExprees*(SAV).. 1.42 a.m. No. X) Atlantic Kxpress*(P&V) 12.37 p. m. No. 8 Fast Line* 1.40 p. m.

T.R4L. DIYI310N.

LKAra TOR TBI SOBTH.

No. 52 South Bend Mall &00 a. m. No. South Bend Kxpress 4.00 p. m. ABBOT FROM HOBTH. No. 61 Terre Haute Express 12.00 noon No. 58 South Bend Ms!) 7 RM p. m.

FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!

INSURANCE.

You can get Hre Insurance or any other kind of Insurance of

Allen, Kelley & Co.,

[665 Wabash Avenue, Terre Haute, Ind.,

TELEPHONE No. 248.

This agency represents the best Klre Insurance companies now doing business, also the best

LIVE STOCK INSURANCE

company In the state. All Lossses are Aiutis-xu BY us and paid within ONE or FIVE DAYS from date of same.

ASSETS, 5153,000,000.00.

Very Lowest Kates and good treatment, us a call,

ilve

PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

W. R. MAIL. L. H. BARTHOLOMEW.

DRS. MAIL & BARTHOLOMEW Derjtists,

(Successors to Bartholomew Jt HalL

529}$ Oliio St. Terre Haute, Ind.

I. H. C. I^OYSB,

NO. 617 OHIO STREET.

MANTON BROS.

Stoves and Mantels.v

Finest line of slate and marblelzed Iron mantlM in tbe city. bpecUl attention given to date and On rooflor

I "ID to

iBirmui Mitel, srr» I Throat and Lang trouble*. Lie it without If

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btrt Cougb, Bronchitis, Ajthin*, Weak Longs. Me. a$L