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DAILY EXPRESS.

GEO. M. ALLEN,

Proprietor.

Publication Office 16 south Fifth street, Printing House 8quare.

Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Postofflce

ol Terre Haute, Ind.]

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THE WEEKLY EXPBE3S.

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Telephone Mnmber, Editorial Rooms, 78.

•v-| The Express does not undertake to return rejected manuscript. No communication will be published unless the full name and place of residence of the writer Is farnlshed, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.

It is a good tide, apparently, which should be taken at ite turn by Terre Haute.

The

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Some of the cities and towns of Indiana have already begun preparations for the celebration of the 4th of July. The coming Fourth has cantennlal memories attached to It. it being the one bundreth since we were really a nation. The press of New Albany Is a unit In asking for a big celebratlonhere.

preparations should be begun

at once— fNew Albany Tribune. Why not have a big blow out here in Terre Haute? It is a good opportunity to unite patriotism and enterprise and give the people of the Wabash valley a grand entertainment and the city a pay f'» ing advertisement. &

The following statement of the amount of bonds purchased from August 1st, 1887, to Saturday last, May 18th, 1889, will be of interest to those personB who so persistently defended Mr. Cleveland in his refusal to buy bonds until told the second time by congress to do so:

The total Is $168,639,100, of which $61,590,650 were 4 per cents, and $107,048,85# 4'A per cents. Their cost was $194,859,760, of which $78,928,883 was paid for the 4 per cents, and $115,930,866 was paid for the4!/3per cenls. Their cost, If paid at maturity, would have been $230,449,788, or $108, 020,221 for the 4 per cents, and $121,929,567 for the Wiper cenjs. The saving by tills purchase is $35,690,039, or $29,591,338 on the 4 per cents, and $5,998,700 on the 41^ per cents.

The judge of the Jay county circuit court has decided the recent liw prohibiting the piping natural gas out of the state to be unconstitutional, on the ground that it was "in violation of the eighth section of the first article of the constitution of the United States, which says that congress shall have the power to regulate commerce between the states, and that this act not only attempted to regulate but attempted to prohibit commerce be tween states." In his opinion Judge Bobo stated that as well might the legislature attempt to prohibit the shipment of Indiana coal across the state line. The case was appealed to the supreme court whose decision will be watched for with interest by our friends over in Illinois who are looking forward to a supply of gas from Terre Haute and who, by the way, are not to be coneid ered as counting chickens before they lira

An office is going a-begging at Washington. It is a place on the commission authorized to negotiate with the Cherokee Indians for the purchase of the land known as the Cherokee strip. Secretary Noble had much difficulty in finding for the commission men who came anywhere near filling.his ideal and, had just taken along breath of relief when the Hon. John H. Baker, of this state, one of the members, resigned. Congress appropriated $5,000 for all salaries and other expenses of the commission which was to be composed of three members. This amount would have been ample if the first idea as to the length of time and service to be rendered had held good, but the Oklahoma boom has developed a Cherokee boom, and the Indians are stiffening their demands, insuring much dilly-dallying with them, and consequently a prolonged service on the part of the commission. So it looks aB if Secretary Noble will be compelled to select a "cheaper" set of commissioners.

DURHAM'S LITTLE AFTER PLAY.

The Davenport claim with Mr. Cleveland's first comptroller refused to allow that he might atTect the role of spartan like feality to good government has at last been paid. It was a claim for election expenses of the United States supervisor at New York. It had been certified to by Judge Wallace of the United States circuit court, had been allowed by President Harrison under express authority of law and certified by the first auditor when it reached Durham, the peculiar old gentleman from Kentucky, who by some odd mistake narrowly escaped being one of the "wild children" in his physical development. Durham resigned, of course, as that was part of the play. His successor, Judge Matthews, says: ,*

I will add here that 11 It came within the Jurisdiction of this office to disallow any of the Items of this account 1 could see no good ground for so doing. The execcllon of the election law Is of paramount importance to the whole people—what might seem an exorbitant expenditure for securing the proper execution In Springfield, 111., for instance, would seem small when applied to the city of New York. It Is the duty of the president, required by the constitution, to take care that the election laws are faithfully executed, even though the expenses attending the same should not only seem great, but be extraordinary. The account In question Is for $3,251.29. Judge Wallace reviewed the account as he was required by law to do, and found that the services had been rendered and that the charges were reasonable and just.

In the state of Indiana thousands of dollars were handed ont to Democratic workers who served as United States marshals and Leon Bailey got up a sham grand jury investigation whose chief purpose was to permit United States Marshal Hawkins to recoup his campaign

expenses and election bet losses out of his fees but we heard of no Democratic official entering a protest.

ANOTHER SOUTHERN OUTRAGE

The skill of the writer of the report of the riot, murder and assassination at Forest City, Arkansas, does not suppress the apparent truth. A colored man took an active part in an election,"offensively active, perhaps, and bloodshed ensued. Nor does the obviously distorted narrative hide the truth that when the colored man had been knocked down and was appealing to a white man for protection that a white Democrat began the shooting'which ended in three deaths from stray shots. It is also plain that the whites were more enraged because the colored man escaped alive than because three white citizens had been killed by mistake. Many hours after the riot he was hunted down and riddled with bullets—shot like a dog. Then, only, did the excitement begin to decrease.

On the face of this first report theee facte are plainly seen. What the later reports will show may be surmised from the records of these Southern outbreaks in the past. Invariably the first report is of outlawry on the part of the negro. Then follows a modified statement in which he is not held so much at fault, and finally the more honest of the Southern press admit that the slaughter of human beings was wholly owing to the determination of the whites to intimidate and prevent the colored man from exercising the right of citizenship.

EVERYONE'S BUSINESS.

The Lafayette Courier says it is not an alarmist, butToelieving that Lafayette is nearing a crisis it sounds a warning to the people of that city: "The thriving towns of Indiana are «lert", says the Courier, "and institutions of this kind [the car works] are being eagerly sought." The president of the company says the car works are to be removed, and agents of enterprising Marion have been negotiating for this industry, whose removal from Lafayette will cause the loss of 700 workmen and more than two thousand people. The Courier seeks to arouse the people to the necessity of united and public-spirited action to prevent the removal of the most important manufacturfng industry in the city.

THE EXPRESS'

only purpose in reciting

the distressful story told by its Lafayette contemporary is to again remark that cities

such are "now engaged in

soliciting and buying industries, and that the time is passed when they come without the calling. The push and rivalry of individuals has extended to cities as communities. Terre Haute has ascertained that it possesses afield of superior oil and, without doubt, it will soon make manifest its posi sion of natural gas, but with such advantages, added to its permanent reliance on coal, its location as the western limit of the oil and gas flow with all these we will have to send out our "drummers" for the industries. True, some will come when they see our advertisement, and it should now be sent broadcast, but if some do come without especial solicitation ther^^. ji

go after others. Our people are moving in the right di' rection in developing the oil field by means of many home companies whose stock is widely scattered. The unity of interest in the city's welfare is thereby enhanced. The interest of each becomes the interest of all. The same spirit, we believe, will prevail to make the move ment a success to advertise the city and bring to it new industries, if it be given the right lead by some sensible action taking the shape of organization. Perhaps never before have the people of Terre Haute been so enthusiastic in the belief that the city's business is each one's concern, nor felt less of the indifference that finds expression in the adage that "everybody's business is no one's business." These popular movements, and the substantial assertion of city pride,are what made the enterprising cities of the West, from Chicago, including Kansas City, Omaha, St. Paul, Minneapolis, on down to Wichita.

THE EXPRESS

hopes Bome suggestions

will be made looking to an active and effective demonstration of the undoubted presence of this right kind of spirit here in Terre Haute.

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Not Perfect.

Mlnnle-I am sorry I ever got that hat think It makes me look a perfect fright, don't you? Maniib-Oh, no, not a perfect fright You know there Is nothing perfect In this world?

All in the Accent.

Miss Bedrose—How I do hate that old Mrs. Sharp. As Charley Fresh and I passed her yesterday I heard her ask her companion who was that young thing Charley had on his arm. I am sure she meant for me to hear her, too.

Mrs. Sears—By the time you reach my age, you will feel flattered If some one should call you a young thing.

Miss Budrose—Yes but she put entirely too much emphasis on "thing."

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Like Master Like Man.

*Mr. Lusher—I see you have anew coachman, Bibber. Bibber—Yes. I had to discharge the last one for drunkenness. The night he drove me home from the banquet he was so full that he went about ten blocks past the house, and then went to sl«ep.

Lusher—But why didn't you stop him when you saw he was passing the house? Bibber—Why—the tact Is—you see—In fact I was sot'.red—that I didn't see the house myself.

EXCHANGE ECHOES.

Adams County New Era: The present administration of the pension department does not devote twenty-three hours of each day in searching for a technicality to prevent a soldier receiving a pension.

Pittsburg Chronicle: The white Episcopalians of Virginia, by a vote of nearly two to one, have decided not to allow colored delegates to sit in the diocesan convention. Fortunately for the negro, these superfine christian can not vote to exclude them from Heaven, or they would probably do It

Akron Beacon: An embarrassment of riches Is the difficulty of Ohio Republicans In connection with their candidates for the governorship. That was the situation at Chicago last summer when the presidency was the stake. The Chicago outcome was the happiest that could have been, and the result was a grand victory. That history will be repeated In Ohio thlrfalL

DISRAELI, THE YOUNGER

When Mr. Disraeli first appeared in the political arena he made up his mind that the preliminary step to success was to create a sensation, hence his wild radical epeechee,.bis challenge to O'Connell, ani hie outbursts on the platform and elsewhere, which made him the butt of all the wags in London, cables "A Member of Parliament" to the New York Herald. It may, indeed, b« said with truth that he ceased to be an object of ridicule with a large part of the press and his own party till just before his death. The Jew, the adventurer, the mountebank, theee were about the mildest epithets which were flung at him. Whether he cared for them or not must remain a matter of oonjecture. Some of his friends have told me that he was indifferent alike to praise or blame. I have known many men of whom that has been said, but never one of whom it could be said with truth. Disraeli, no doubt, had the usual human feelings, although he was much more skillful in disguising them than nine men out of every ten. I always regarded him as a most accomplished actor on any stage, and very few persons ever saw him without stage make-up. This may be said without any disparagement, this great penetration, foresight and courage as a statesman. Still everything he did was done with an eye to effect.

Before he was sure of receiving public attention in a legitimate way he beat a big drum to |attract their notice. His velvet coats, his gorgeous vests, his rings on every finger worn outeide bis gloves, his wondrous watch chain, bis charming cravats, were as much apart of theatrical business as his bold attack on individuals or his dashing statements which were not intended to bear strict examination. When his position was secure these accessories were discarded. He always retained his partiality for finery, but when he threw away rings and he began te weigh his words, the sensational part of the performance had done its duty, and the actor remembered that the English are essentially a humdrum race and that they always distrust a man who is too clever.

One thinks of these things in noticing that another Disraeli has appeared on the political stage, and that he has begun by making a general attack on various public men somewhat in the style of his distinguished [relative. Coningsby Disraeli is a portentous name to bear. How in the world is a man to live up to that. Was there ever such combination seen in real flesh and blood as that which, these two names would imply. Coningsby was a favorite creation of Disraeli, the novelist, and no doubt it was for that reason that the son of Ralph Disra°li was named after him, but was it not enough to be called upon to carry the name of Disraeli with credit through the world. Why pile Pelion upon Ossa by adding Coningsby to Dis raeli? i. Of Ralph Disraeli no one has ever expected anything, because during

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brother's life he was eclipsed, and he has always been a bit of a recluse. Some years ago be obtained a very comfortable post in the house of lords as a clerk assistant, with a salary of £2,100 a year. You will not see his face if you go into the house of lords, for he sits with his back to the door, opposite the lord chancellor. If you did see it you would find little or no resemblance to his famous brother. His features are much more strongly Hebraic in type than those of Benjamin were even in his latter days, when that decidedly great statesman suffered muchjnjerpg|}^l "tiBS always carried the broadest marks of his race in his countenance.

It ie Ralph's son, as I have intimated, who has now made his debut at Bath, Coningsby Disraeli informed his audieuce that the Irish question was very engrossing, but he never had been able to understaud it. A good many older and wiser men are in the same position, if they only had the courage to confess it. He also declare dthat the representatives of Ireland in parliament had no sense of honor or shame, and no thought for the welfare of their country. The v^ry name of patriot stank in connection vnch Mr. Parnell. Well crowed, young bantam. Perhaps a wan smile crossed the weary face of Mr. Parnell as he read these words. It is something to have one's speech reported, however briefly, at the age of 21. It is a beginning.

Whether the new DiBraeli the younger will come to anything or not remains to be seen. At any rate he will have an easier Btart than his uncle. There will be no lack of helping hands stretched out to him. Of course he will desire to enter parliament, and the way will be smoothed for him. When Benjamin Disraeli tried to get into the house everybody was opposed to him, including his own relatives, one of whom condemned it aB the maddest of all mad acts. As Disraeli wrote and told hia sister at the time, it is not very often perhaps that help or encouragement comes from one's own relations when it is most needed. Disraeli's Bister believed in him, but we have no record of the opinions of his father or brother. He got into parliament in Bpite of all obstacles, and on his first day he took his seat immediately behind Sir Robert Peel, on the second bench, the place which is usually occupied by Bome old and well-tried friend of the party. People laughed at first, but they soon began to see that they had a formidable power to reckon with. "Next to undoubted

Bucceee,"

his

Bister,

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wrote Disraeli to

"the best thing is to make a

great noise, and many articles that are daily written to announce my failure only prove that I have not failed."

It may be that Coningsby Disraeli bears this in mind. He is determined to make a great noise. Well, he will have every opportunity, althouh appearance even of genius would not now make the stir that it did in 1837. Are there, then, so many geniuses among us? Scarcely this, but the level of mediocrity is higher than it was, and people are contented with it, and who would not laugh at Vivian Gray if it were produced now? Novels far cleverer than most of Disraeli's are published all the year round, and scarcely obtain passing recognition. Young Coningsby muse not expect to take the •world by storm. That world is more cynical and blase than it was when his uncle rose above the horizon. Much speaking and writing have deadened its perceptions. Moreover, people are getting

a little weary of parliament

itself. There remains but one paper in London which even professes to report its proceedings, and not a dozen men can make sure of being fully reported. Everything is changed success in any career is more difficult to attain and the crowd becomes more unmanageable every day. It is not one or two clever speeches or books that will make a man's reputation in theee days. Long-sus-tained effort and concurrence of many

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favorable opportunities are mains bring that result to dm*. These in truths which will come home some day to our young debutant if he does not realize them now. Meanwhile, everybody will wish him good lock andL watch his progress with friendly interest.

TBOVBLR 0V8* THUS BOM»-

Asm**or Qui 11 aid Hia Chief Depety quired to Give

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Sureties.

The bonds of Township Thomas P. Quill and his chief deputy, Charles Tyler, as originally signed, were canceled Saturday by some of the bondsmen withdrawing. Mr. Quill's bond was fixed at $5,00.\ with Phil

Reich

MONDAY MORNING, MAY JO, 1889.

wein and

Jacob Boss as sureties, and Tylers, for the same amount, was secured by Mr. Quill and J. S. Coffman. E«ly Saturday morning Mr. Boss went to Sheriff King and claimed that when hei agreed to sign Mr. Quill's bond the latter promised to have live other men sign. This, Boss saTd, the principal had failed to db, and he did not care to be held responsible for the whole, amount. Although Mr. Reich wein did not inforn» the sheriff of alike intention, he intimated as much to his friends, and insisted that unless Mr. Quill strengthened his bond he would withdraw.

Practically the same state of affairs was in store for Tyler. On Friday a suit was brought against Mr. Quill by the First national bank, to recover 9500 judgment on a note long sinoe due, and on account of this the sheriff refused Tyler's bond

without

additional security.

After considerable running around, the bonds were renewed. The latest Supreme Comt Decision

The Indianapolis Journal? in ita report of the decision of the supreme court-, says: "This settles the question of the right of the legislature to choose the trustees for the state benevolent institutions, and Governor Hovey will this week issue commissions to all selected by the legislature for the institutions for the blind, deafaand dumb, the additional hospitals for the insane, and to the directors for the state prison north. The right of the legislature to appoint acnief of the bureau of geology and natural science, a chief of the bureau of statistics,- a state house custodian and members of the Btate board of health, is undetermined by the decision. The suit brought by Professor Collett for possession of the state geologist's office will, the assistant attorney-general says, determine the four cases yet pending. That suit will be pushed to a final hearing as soon as possible. In case Professor Gorby attempts to compel

Profes

sor Collett to bring the suit in Dearborn county, the attorney general will likely bring suit against the auditor of state to compel him to issue to Professor Collett a warrant for hiB salary. By adopting that plan, the delay that Professor Gorby is seeking to gain can be avoided."

Will Acceptjthe State Bonds.

The directors of the German savings

bank,

of New York City, met Saturday to determine whether or not the Indiana loin bonds should ba accepted, and late in the afternoon State Treasurer Lemcke received & telegram from the bank, read ing: "Will now accept 8700,000, 3 per cent., as bid for." On account of the semi-annual settlements with the counties now being made he can not leave his office, and State Auditor Carr has consented to go to New York for him to close the transactions. Mr. Carr will leave to day, and return with the money the latter part of the week.

A Dog's Ghastly Find.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Loganspokt, Ind., May 18.—Nixon dispute over moAAf Teeler, who livea we8toLthepii.v^1TUA

„^Vxrweira omceTo-day with a hu- fense of the other is that tc man foot and part of a leg. Teeler stated that he had taken the same from a dog that was discovered playing with the leg a short distance from his residence. The canine was seen dragging the ghastly relics from under a small house. The foot looks as though it had been removed from a child about 4 years of age. Foul play is supposed, aud a thorough investigation is being made.

The Cat-Worm on Duty,

Secretary Heron, of the state board of agriculture, has received letters from farmers in various parts of the state Bay ing that the cut-worms are destroying the growing corn in many localities.

His Attention Had Been Called.

Mr. Spouter (wearily to newsdealer)— Give me a Morning Spreadeagle,' I've run all over this town trying to find one (Retires to a secluded spot and eagerly turns to local page to see what kind of a report has been taken of his speech at the banquet the night before.)

Note from Mr. Spouter to editor of Morning Spreadbagle—Dear Sir: My attention has been called to an error in your published report of my remarks last evening, etc.—[Chicago Tribune.

Popnlar Error About Hydrophobia.

One of the most wide-spread of popular errors is that hydrophobia among dogs is most common in warm weather. Warm weather gives dogs the distemper, makes them peevish and cross, and sets them to snarling, snapping and biting, but it does not make them "mad." Hydrophobia among dogs is much more prevalent in the wet weather of early spring and late fall than in the so-called "dogdays."—[Cincinnati Enquirer.

TURF NOTES.

The stockholders of the Bourbon trotting club met at Paris, Kentucky, Saturday, and elected the following officers: President, George L. Alexander vicepresident, Joseph Quisenberry treasurer, J. P. Northcutt secretary, Dr. J. T. McMillan. Directore—C. M.

Thomas,

Joseph Hall, J. A. Lyle, G. G. White, Dr. Parke. The next, meeting will be held June 25th, 26th and 27th.

Articles were filed, incorporating the Three States fair and racing association, of Cairo. The capital stock is 125,000, and it is all taken. Thirty acres of ground have been bought, which is being improved with the necessary buildings, race track, etc. The purpose is to have regular annual interstate) fairs and races. The incorporators are: P. Fitzgerald, Gas Botto, Clauder Winter, Marion C. Wright and M. P. Walsh. Work on the ground has already begun, and it is the intention of the projectors to give the firet fair next fall.

The owners of trotting horses of Quincy have completed an organization and have obtained a license to incorporate under the name of the Gentleman's driving association. As all of the stock to the association has been taken, a meeting was held Saturday for the election of officers, which resulted in the following choice: President, E.

Coy

Sweet

vice president, C. C. Pfarschmidt secretary, T. L. Morris treasurer, R.

L. Mc

superintendent, William Diokaaon. Arrangements will soon be perfected for a series of races at Singleton park, the first of the course to be given in July next.

POISONED ICI CRKAX.

One Haadred

F«mh

Nkw Haven,

Sat tt. and Thirty-

Four of Thorn Ukely to Die.

Special Dispatch to the Ulobe-DenMerat.

Conn., May

18.—South.

Glastonbury has been having a May festival in the interest of St. Luke'a Epieoopal Church, and crowds from the town and neighboring villages have in and outof Academy hall, eatiagloe cream, seeing the sights and going away happy. Last night there waa the largest attendance sinoe the fair begun, and the way the quarts of icecream,particularly the vanilla, disappeared was both surprising and pleasing to the managers. After returning from the hall to their homes over one hundred persons who had eaten ioe cream at the festival were taken ill. There were calls for doctors from all parts of the town, and the four pbyaicians—Bunce, Rising, Kingsbury and Griawold—were kept busy last night and to-day caring for the suffering people. The symptoms in every esse were those that attend poisoning, the sufferers being first attacked with vomiting, then by griping puns in the stomach and convulsions. In many instancea whole families were taken sick, while in others only a few members suffered from the strange disorder. In this way the cause of the trouble was traced to the vanilla ioe cream sold at the festival.

The physicians exprees but slight hopes for the recovery of thirty-four of the victims who partook of large quantities of the vanilla ice cream. They are ignorant of any known remedy for the strange disorder, and all they can do is to administer

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that will make the

patients more comfortable. In other cases where the victims took sparingly of the ioe cream the effects of the (misoning is less severe, and the physicians are hopeful of recovery.

Of the many victims, those most af fee ted tr» Miss Cora Bates, Clifford Chapman, H. B. Gammon and fatnity of eight persons, Howard J. Hale and family of four persons, Mrs. Harry Miller and family of three persons. Miss Eva McL9an, Mrs. Clara Otis, Miss Minnie Phillipe, George Pratt and family of five persons, H. M. Rising and family of four persona In these cases no hopes of recovery are entertained.

Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Glazier were entertaining Mrs. B. F. Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. S. Williams, of North Glastonbury, during the evening. A messen ger was sent to the festival for two quarts of vanilla ice cream. Mr. and Mrs. Glazier and their visitors ate plenty of the cream and a few hours afterward were taken sick. The servants in the house were given a portion of the cream and they are also ill. Mrs. Glszier and the two Mrs. Williams are greatly affected.

Dr. Henry Bunce, the town coroner, has obtained a sample of the cream, and will analyze it to determine the cause of poison. The cream was made by John Tyler, who Says that with the exception of the flavoring extract, similar ingredients were used in the manufacture of the other creams. No one partook of any other flavor except vanilla at the festi val, and Coroner Bunce is of the opinion that the poison was in the vanilla extract. He has ordered some of it, and will also analyze it. All business has been suspended in the town on account of the affair.

A Cousular Scandal.

An unpleasant story relating to two members of the American consular serv ice in circulation will soon become pub lie property, eays a London cable special According to the Btory, two of the moet important outgoing consuls outside of London are engaged in a most unseemly itwrar One BaeB and the dethe money was won at play and won fairly. Efforts have been made by friends to bring about settlement. The rows between tbe two men have been frequent. Their names are withheld with the hope that the fear of publicity will cause them to give up a quarrel calculated to give Englishmen a rather poor opinion of the class of men whom we send over here.

wrseixanriBum of money,

Fashionable Strawberry Serving.

The really proper way to serve strawberries nowadays is with the stems on, Part of a small saucer should have little mound of powdered sugar poured into it, and on the other side the largest and choicest berries obtainable should be heaped up. Each berry is taken up by the stem, dipped into the sugar, and eaten from the fingers.—[New York Sun.

The Neglect Care.

The christian science neglect system haa lately operated bo well in cases record in New York, Massachusetts. Pennsylvania and the District of Colum bia, that the question arises, why may it not soon succeed the electric plan in the "working off" cf criminals? So far as heard from the faith cure means sure death.—[Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.

Setting Party Tables.

A neat device for the setting of tables for small parties is to have'the table round, with a low basket of flowers in the center and decoration of em ilex reaching out to the edge in each direction, like spokes of a wheel. Each gueet has the space between the outer ends of two of the spokes.

Turn tho Rascals Out.

Adolph Haas, a Democratic letter carrier at Cleveland, Ohio, was arrested for robbing the mails. He confeeeedt

In the Federal court at Indianapolis H. G. Douglas, x-poetmaeter at Plainfield, pleaded guilty to thecharge of embezzlement.

With an Bye to Symmetry.

Mrs. D. Lane (calling)—Is your servant girl a good laundress? Mrs. P. Kay—Wei', no, she* doeen't wash and iron so well. But. oh. she hangs her clothes oat so artistically.— [Boston Herald.

Course.

She—How do you suppose tbe apes crackathe hard shells of the nuts they pick?

He—With a monkey-wrench, of course. —[Burlington Free

PresB.

Chance for College Graduates.

A New York employment agency has been engaging waiters for the Paris exposition. Each waiter is guaranteed $30 a month, and must be able to speak three languages.

Roecoe Conkllng'a Biography. Roscoe Conkling, it is said, is to have bis biography written this year, his brother Frederick being engaged in the work.

One Birth every Second.

It is computed that- 37,000,000 babies are born each year. The rate of births is, therefore, about one each second.

IXHUEH PACKA6I«.

mt lUUOWL 9DRT.

Wbea the air is hot a* a furnace fire, And the pore* of the universe perspire. And baked and parched and all unstarched The tribes of men are as coals In a pjre .When the world all wilted lies, uncomfortable,

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Then, then the truly wise puts on his flannel shirt Plague on roar linen collars and calls! When the mercury's eighty one doesn't want ruffs •.* Comfort's the word, and It a abanrd On the days when humanity steams and puffs To pinch wriats and neck. No, the chap who's alert And alwajs on deck, puta on a flannel shirt. It's cooling and soothing to think ot lee," And reading of polar travels Is nice, .- And a snooze or a smoke In the shade of an oak. Is all very well but, take my advice. If you want to be cool aa a fountain's split Or a frog in a pool, wear yanr flannel shirt. —fNew York. Sun.

Red is the fashionable color in Parie. A swallow's nest tops off Eiffel tower. Kansas City has 1,400 lioensed saloons. John Wheel, a Dawson, Ga., boy, eats flies.

In the English clergy list there are 450 Joneses, 318 Smiths and 295 Williamsea. Congressman Henry Cabot Lodge waa the man who suggested Roosevelt to the president for the civil service commission.

Electric lights let down among the fish nets used about the Isle of Man are very successful in attracting large numbers of fish.

Probably the youngest commercial traveler in this country is Frank Wade aged 12 years, who represents a Buffalo oil company on the road.

An ex-Newark (N. J.) assemblyman hai made $100,000 in commissions tor bring ing three Newark breweries and one each in New York City and Albanjr into combination with $5,000,000 capital.

The British customs authorities collected full duty on the Australian silver casket, sent by the women of South Australia as a silver wedding gift to the prince of Wales. The age of chivalry is past.

M. Adolphe d'Aseier haa made a spe cial study of the great climatic cycle. He says that the next ice period will reach its greateet height in the year 11,750. It is a little early yet to begin laying in coal.

The assertion is made that Bishop Potter is the only clergyman in the United States who wears knee breeches in the evening. This ie not strictly true. Bishop Doane, of. Albany, affects the English costume.

A wideawake Oklahoma pilgrim who knew that people would have to cross a river,made an impromptu bridge by cutting down a tree which grew on the bank and nailing boarda to it. He charged ten cents toll, and made lots of money.

Jay Gould has settled at his cottage at Lyndhuret for the Bummer. He says he will have no connection with Wall street during the entire season.

Governor David B. Hill has entered a riding school and is taking private lee sons in horsemanship. He haa already ridden his presidential hobby to death

Spm Small, the evangelist, is reported dangerously ill at his home in Atlanta. He was stricken while on a tour through "the swampy regions of Alabama.

The Hon. Will Cumback haa prepared anew lecture on "The Coming ManJ The title was probably suggested to Mr, Cumback during his recent visit to Washington.

Adjutant General Dalton has re'.urned an unexpected balance of $800 of the centennial appropriation to the Massa chuBetts state treasury. The iarityof Buch a procedure ia the excuse for mak ing mention of it.

The Rev. Edward Everett Hale, one of the keenest observers and thinkers in the country, said in a recent addrecs that "the public schools at present do not fit children for life—they prepare them for examinations."

Grover Cleveland has been made member of tbe committee to Bolicit funds for the centennial arch in New York, thereby adding nearly three hun dred pounds to the weight of the appeal of the champion mtobicipal nft&dicant.

Miss Judwiga Janina Bogus Taweka Plotokow Trybunaasski Ulica Moskiewska don Dolinskiogo of Poland,' advertises in an English paper that she would like the assistance of kind friends in buying a piano, as her parents are too poor to buy one for her. What's the matter with cutting her name up into sections and selling it for cordwood?

Undoubtedly the largest bass ever caught in the Hudson river was taken near Peekskill on Monday last. It weighed seventy pounds. New York market men heard of the big catch and telegraphed to get it, but the fisherman wouldn't send it to New York to be exhibited on a fish stand. More money was obtained for it by cutting the bass into steaks and Belling it in Peekskill. It was over five feet long.

An American newspaper syndicate recently offered William E. Gladstone the sum of $25,000 for a series of twenty-five articles on subjects of current intereet. The following reply has been received from Mr. Gladstone: "At my age the stock of brain power does not wax but wanes, and tbe public calla upon my time leave me only a fluctuating residue to dispose of. All idea of a series of efforts is, therefore, I have fully decided, wholly beyond my power to embrace."

Ex-Senator Mahone, of Virginia, grows more picturesque every year. His hair grows longer and whiter, his body thinner, and his face more weazened. But there is no suspicion of age in his eyes. They are he bright and piercing as ever, and, tike moet brown eyee, have a youthful appearance in strange contrast to the aged face in which they are set. Mahone's mail sinoe he has been in Washington has been enormous. He says he thinks he has at least one letter, pleading or threatening, from each Republican in Virginia.

Cold Comfort.

Tbe ice.

price.

This is an illustrated "pome," and is especially applicable to the present season.— [Rutland Telegram.

Governor Foraker's Toe-Nall.

Governor Foraker's great toe-nail, which he pulled off some weeks ago while taking a bath, was valued at $64.28, as he received a check for that amount, Saturday, from an accident insurance company.

Protecting the Kangaroo.

Kangaroo leather has become so important an article of commerce that the Australians have set about protecting the animal by forbidding the slaughter of it from the 1st of January to the 1st of May.

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A multitude of material in Lawns, Ofgandiee, Batistes, Linen Lawns, French Ginghams by the yard and combinations, Challiee,Satteens and light-weight Woolens.

The Challiefl, in light and dark grounds and with wide side bands, are beautiful and the designs are exclusive to us.

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OfSatteens we have a great assortment in plain black and black ground with white figures. The style and colors are both new and novel. The only absolutely fast black Satteens manufactured fire exclusive to us in this market. We guarantee that neither water, perspiration nor the strongest acids will affect it.

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AMUSEMENTS.

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Will exhibit at Terre Haute for one week only, commencing MONDAY, MAY 20tH. Location corner of Walnut and Ninth-and-a-half street. Introducing

30 STAR PERFORMERS 30

Grand street parade at 2 p.m. Good comfortable seats for 5,000 people. Remember the price of admission is

Only lO Cents.

Opera chairs 10c extra. The largest and stronKest 10c show In America.

INDIANAPOLIS

May Musical Festival,

Tomlinson Hall, May 27,28, 29. This association, formed to advance musical culture in this state, and to develop Indiana talent, jwlU give at Its first festival live concerts, three at niftht and two in the afternoon.

There will be a chorus ot 600 voices which has been trained carefully for months, and a large orchestra composed of members of tbe Theodore Thomas and' Boston symphony orchestra and local musicians.

Indiana talent will be represented by Miss Margaret Held Kackley, who Is now studying In Paris, and Miss Hortense Plerse, of Anderson, who has acquired a national reputation.

The eminent soloists who have been engaged are Miss Emma Juch, whose work as the leading soprano of the National Opera Co. has made her a prime favorite with Indianapolis audiences Slgnor Jules Perottl, the tenor whoee magnificent high created so much enthusiasm at the Metropolitan Opera house during the last season Herr Kmll Fischer, primo basso at the Metropolitan Opera house, and a great favorite with New York audiences Mme. Therese Herbert Foerster, dramatic soprano: Miss Helen von Doenliof, contralto Miss Adele Aus der Ohe, one of the few pupils of Liszt who can rightfully claim that distinction Max Bendix, violinist, and Victor Herbert, violoncellist.

Season tickets. Including res»rved seats, 5 general admission, $1 to night concerts and 00c to matinees reserved seats 60c and ific extra. Season tickets or single tiekets for any concert may be had by addressing Henry S. Fraser, No. 1 hast Washington street, Indlanapoltp, Ind.

NAYLOR'S OPERA HOUSE

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Wednesday and Thursday,

MAY 29th AND 30th.

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Matinee on Decoration Day

Engagement of the Distinguished Tragedian,

Supported by a First-claw Company.

TIME TABLE.

Trains marked thus (P) denote Parlor Car attached. Trains marked thus (S) denote Sleeping Cars attached dally. Trains marked thus (B) denote Buffet Cars attached. Trains marked thus run dally. All other trains run dally Sundays excepted.

VANDALIA LINE. T. H. ft I. DIVISION. LKATK FOR THS wsrr.

No. 9 Western Express (84V) 1.42 a. m. No. 6 Mall Train 10.18 a. m. No. 1 Fast Line (PAV) 2.16 p.m. No. 7 Fast Mall 9.W p. m.

LKAVK FOB THB KA3T.

No. 12 Cincinnati Express 8) 1.30 a. m. No. 6 New York Express (3AV) 161 a. m. No. 4 Mall aad Accommodation 7.16 a. m. No. 20 Atlantic Exprees (PAV) 12.42 p. m. No. 8 Fast Line 2.00 p.

AHRIVK FK0M THK SA9T.

No. 9 Western Express (SAV) 1.80 a. m. No. 6 Mall Train 10.1'2 a. m. No. 1 Fast Line (PAV) 2.00 p.m. No. SMall and Accommodation 6.46 p. m. No. 7 Fast Mall 9.00 p.m.

ARRIVC FROM THK WK3T.

No. 12 Cincinnati No. 6 New Yoi No. 20 Atlantic No. 8 Fast Line*....

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Innatl Express (8) 1.20 a.m. York Express (SAV) 1.42 a. in. ltlc Express (PAV) 12.37 p. m. 1.40 p.m. v.

T. H. A L. DIVISION.

LKAVJC FOR TK/t HORTH.

No. G2 South Bend Mall 6.00 a. m. No. 64South Bend Express 4.00 p. m. AHRIVK FBOM THK NORTH No. ft Terre Haute Express 12.00 noon No. 68 South Bend Mall. 7.90 p. m.

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