Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 15 July 1889 — Page 2

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Inside of a week Terre Haute will have more oil. There is now but little doubt of it.

Funny, isn't it, that the prize fighter fugitives should seek a haven in Chicago where life and liberty is held in so small value?

There is no occasion for an increased rate of city taxes, but there is abundant reason for reduced expenses. Any councilman who votes for an increased tax rate goes on record as in favor of making the people pay for the expenses incurred by a top-heavy police force and a city government generally too expensive.

There is some talk of raising the city tax rate at the meeting of the council Tuesday evening. This should not be done. If the worst comes to the worst and the council will not reduce the city expenses or pass an ordinance for saloon license, let that able body of small bore politicians impose a license on the public gambling houses and the policy shop swindle of Councilman Hybarger. Anything will do, now, except the increased burd.c^.cf taxation on the taxpayers for the benefit of the rough and ready, wide open people who believe in ward politics and whose influence now sways the council against the most sensible and practical means of relief.

It is said at Indianapolis that the school book publishers will withdraw their special agents in this state. Fc.r this relief much thanks. A few years ago the agents of school supplies succeeded in persuading the township trustees to do very many bad things for which theBtate suffered. The school book agents have been able to do more bad things with those officials who have had in chargo the supply of school books. The new law may not operate smoothly it must be amended, but we have experienee enough of the evil effects of the insidious efforts of these wily agents to wish them a hearty farewell. We much prefer to put our trust in the state board in the school book matter.

Our Southern friends will please take notice that in Indiana where we so persistently support the doctrine whose advocacy is said to be a waving of the bloody shirt, there was more difficulty for the prize fighter fugitives than in New Orleans, where they rode about in public for twenty-four hours, in Texae Arkansas or Tennessee, in any of which states the political assassin is always secure in his liberty. We will also call attention to the fact that Governor Lowry, of Mississippi, the hero of many proclamations and more illegal railroad passes, sent no offer of reward for the arrest of the culprits when they were in New Orleans, and that his conduct all through*- has been characterized by "bluff" and incompetency. The executive of a State where political murder is as common as the claim of political honor, is now overwrought to put the onus of shielding a criminal on a North, era state, to the end that he may make a sectional issue of it.

C. O. D.

A Convenient Tailor.

Yabsley—I've struck a great snap, now. I have found a Prohlbltttlonlst tailor. I think I can stand lilm oil for a suit.

Wlckwlre—Well? Yabsley—Don't you see? Whenever I see him coming I'll Just step Into the nearest saloon and be safe.

An Unutterable Fool.

Mrs. Jason—This novel speaks about a man looking like an unutterable fool. What kind of a fool Is that?

Mr. Jason—It moans that the

tive Is not lit to utter

Qualifying

adjec­

In

polite society.

llotli at Once.

Old schoolmate meets Thompson, whom he has not seen for several years. Old Friend—By the way, old man, how did your scheme of marrying so you could have some one to talk to pan out?

Thompson—Not so very well. You see that's what she married for, too.

O. H.

An heir line—The line of succession. The porcupine has no more backbone than any other animal, though he has any number of spines.

The society of the Propaganda is not for the support of lame ducks, though It does sound that way a little

EXCHANGE ECHOES.

San Francisco Alta: How does It look to have a brass band In an American city the Fourth of July requiring police protection while Its plays "Yankee Doodle" and "The Star Spangled Banner?"

Pittsburg Dispatch: Calvin S. Brlce confesses that he Is a candidate for senator from Ohio. The pot of gold at the end of that rainbow Is located at the hither end, and Calvin will have to distribute it before his candidacy exists outside of his own Imagination.

Lincoln Journal: General John M. Palmer has become as inveterate an ofllcehunter as General Weaver of Iowa, and will probably come to grief like his erring military colleague, who has no longer either a party organization to train with or voters to go to the polls for him.

Providence Journal: It Is doubtful whether the folly of the labor unions or the weakness of congress In the removal of the steam presses for hand presses In the bureau of engraving and printing Is the more discreditable. If such action mis carried into the general business of the country we might prepare lor the fate of China.

GOSSIP ABOUT ROYALTY,

A Parisian correspondent writes: "The prince of Wales has revealed himself to the Parisians in the new light of a paterfamilias, and won great applause in the role. The prince, the princess, and their family have been an object of sympathetic curiosity for the Parisians, who have applauded them heartily and admired their wonderful energy and ubiquity. On June 8 at midnight the royal tourists arrived in Paris on June 15 at midnight they left Paris for London and in the seven days of their visit they saw all that is to be seen in the French capital, and simply astounded the Parisians by the quantity of things that they found to see. On Sunday morning the prince, of course, went to church and delighted the church warden of the new Victoria chapel by his affability. Then began a series of meteoric ap-

Earationson

all over the capital, at the ex-

ibition, the various platforms of the Eiffel tower, at the theaters, at the opera, the circus and the hippodrome at the Pasteur institute, at the Auteuil races, where the prince lost a pot of money at the Epatant, where the prince 'scooped in' a large amount in short, wherever you might go last week you were sure to see the prince or the princess and her children, or the whole family together. From morning until night they were on the move—always fresh, always smiling, always passing, never resting, never losing a minute, and yet never in a hurry. Their visit to Paris has doubtless produced an excellent impression but I am afraid it will have an ultimate bad effect on would-be highlivers of a weak physique, who will endeavor to imitate the price of Wales and die in the attempt. This new, precocious, electrical, Flying Dutchman kind of life demands long and special training and an iron constitution and, after all, it may be only a high-pressure hoax."

Princess Louise Sophie, of SchleswigHolstein's marriage to Prince Frederic Leopold, son of the Red Prince, Frederic Charles of Prussia, presented several interesting features. First, the bride was one of the most perfect types of Teutonic beauty known in the north of Europe. It was Leopold's father, also, who was the commanding conqueror of Schleswig-Holstein in 1867. Then, in the Fackeltanz, or torch dance, an indispensable conclusion to weddings at the Prussian court, Herr von Puttkamer, who had retired from the ministry of Emperor Frederic, appeared again as a minister of state by special invitation of William. The Fackeltanz is an odd performance. The ministers form the dancing party. They enter, two by two, holding torches made of long wax tapers, about the thickness of a man's wrist. They march round the room, halting and bowing before the throne, after which the wedeed pair rise and gravely follow them to the sound of Meyerbeer's "Fackeltanz March," round the room. This is repeated by the emperor and the bride, and by the bridegroom with the empress, after which the ministers hand their torches to as many pages, who lead the way again, followed this time by the bride between two partners, the bridegroom similarly giving his hand to two ladies. This ceremony is repeated until the wedded pair have made the circuit of room with all the princely guests, when the ball is over and the bride and bridegroom march to their apartments, still escorted by the emperor and empress, the highest guests and the torches. At the door the torches are extinguished. The last incident of the pageant is when the bride's mistress of the robes comes to unfasten and divide her garter. This is cut as a symbol of her submission to her husband, and then all her old garters are distributed. In the time of Elector Frederic III. the original garter was cut into small pieces and given away. The whole ceremony was over at 7 p. m.

The late Queen Mary, of Bavaria, is •aid to have been as warmly devoted and blindly obedient to her son, King Ludwig II. as she had been to her husband, King Max. From the date of his accession she looked upon him more as a king than a son.

A story is told which shows how dearly mother and son loved each other. They were gazing out of one of the windows in the frescoed hall of Hohensch wangau, with one of the finest views in the world before them—the green Sch wansee in the foreground, the pine-clad hills reflected in its pure surface, and above all, the noble mountains stretching on every side. The king drank in the wild beauty of lake and mountain, and raised his eyes to the sky. The queen, who never soared too high, gazed with delight at an imposing pine which towered high above the window at wh ch they stood. Suddenly the queen exclaimed: "What a glorious Christmas tree that would make if we could decorate it."

The king passed bis hand over his eyes, smiled, and kissed her. That was in August. In December he expressed a wish to spend Christmas at Hohenschwangau. The queen, always willing to do what he wished, followed him thither. On Christmas eve, with loving care, Bhe decorated a little tree, and, as in the days when she was a mother of 20, she rang the bell to call her children. The great event of the evening seemed over, the lights were blown out, when suddenly a gong sounded, King Ludwig took his mother's hand, and leading her to the window out of which they had gazed together that morning in August, he pushed back the shutters and disclosed to her astonished eyes the gigantic tree lighted with a thousand wax candles, which burned bright in the frosty night and were reflected in the snow and icicles on trees and shrubs around.

As is well known, the queen is in the habit of keeping rooms which have been occupied. by deceased relatives locked up. The apartments at Claremont in which the Princess Charlotte died, more than seventy years ago, are rigorously closed, and nobody is allowed to UBO them. Prince Albert's apartments at Windsor, Osborne and Balmoral are all kept precisely as they were when he was alive, and on the wall of the room in which he expired, there is a tablet with an inscription recording the faot that "this apartment was the scene of his depise." The duchess of Kent's rooms, at Frogmore, are also Bhut up—an arrangement which renders that abode absolutely useless, inasmuch as they are the best in the house. Frogmore, by the way, is officially a part of Winsor castle, and any repairs that are done there go into the castle account. The queen has also kept John Brown's rooms, at Windsor, entirely closed since the death of that domestic, and a large brass has been erected in the apartment in which he

expired, with an inscription commemorating his virtues and deploring his Ion.

HI* 8HAH8HIP.

England Makes Him Tired—Another Royalty Soon to VUlt England. Special by Cable to The Bepubllc.

LONDON, July 13.—The shah's stay in London appears to have made that worthy potentate very tired, and in the proper and not the slang meaning of the word. Sinoe he started out in the country he has been two hoars late on an average for every appointment, and has shown an unusual fondness for going to sleep at unexpected moments, when his people dare not waken him. The fact that his majesty takes about with him a very pleasant young woman in boy's costume is being commented upon and has riled the British matron considerably. As a matter of fact, the British matron ought to be rather grateful to his majesty for having only brought one young person from his home instead of half a dozen, which would have been very moderate according to his point of view, and for keeping this young woman so much in the background 88 he does. The shah's temporary favorite, who is very rarely seen, is a very remarkably good looking young girl of Circassian birth, not in the least resembling the ordinary Circassian girl of commerce as exhibited in New York dime museums. She has Bhort hair, very fine eyes, and, in fact, the classical combination which goes to make up Oriental beauty. Somebody, since the shah's arrival, has been amusing himself by calculating his majesty's expenses on this trip. Although nearly everything is paid for by' the various governments, towns, lord mayors and private individuals with whom his shahship comes in contact, it seems that his own expense account will easily go beyond $1,500,000 before he gets home, on account of the presents which he gives and the size of his suite, which numbers over sixty, and probably uses up a great deal of pocket money.

We are soon going to have another royalty, but one who will not create so much interest aB the dusky gentleman from Persia—namely, King Milan. That man who divorced himself so handily is coming here on a house-hunting expedition as soon as he has finished with the Paris exhibition. He means to take up his residence permanently in Scotland or England and will travel under the name of Count Takovo.

SURE TO BE A SUCCESS, v&

Adjutant General Buckle's Arrangements For the Encampment.

Adjutant General Ruckle, with an additional force of clerks, is rapidly completing the arrangements for the state military encampment, which begins at Indianapolis on the 22d instant. If the encampment isn't the most successful one ever held in the state, it surely will not be his fault, for every detail of the affair is being looked after with the greatest care. Just now Colonel Ruckle is laboring to have all the railroads consent to a 1 cent fare for the round trip. The majority of roads have already agreed to give the rate, and Mr. Ruckle thinks he -will be able to secare the consent of those still holding out in a day or two. As soon as the rate if definitely fixed a circular will be issued announcing the fact, and an order promulgated directing the companies all to leave for Indianapolis on the morning of Monday, the 22d. By an agreement with the railroads, the "troope" will be transferred to the camping grounds at North Indianapolis, by way of the Belt and Big Four railroads. It is reported that all the companies in the state will be in camp by Monday evening.

Colonel Ruckle expects that 2,000 militiamen will attend the encampment. Up to this time forty-£hree companies have given notice that they will be here.

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Selection of a Successor to Rnnsdell. *3

A meeting of the governor, secretary, auditor and treasurer of state was called Saturday for the purpose of selecting a member of the soldiers and sailors' monument commission to succeed Daniel M. Ransdell, whose resignation was received yesterday. After the meeting had convened it was learned that Auditor Carr was out of the city, and the other members agreed that they had better adjourn until Monday, which they did. There are quite a number of persons seeking the appointment, among them John T. Layman, General Carnahan, Fred Scholl and Henry Tutewiler, of this city General Tom Bennett, of Richmond, and Major J. M. Wat tee, of Delphi. The position pays $4 per day during the time the commissioners are actually engaged.

Five Generations,

While in Augusta, Ga., recently, I had the pleasure of seeing the five living generations of one family. They are, kin folks of mine, and I will tell you who they are, and ask if it can be equaled

Bouth

of Mason and Dixon's

line: 1. Mrs. Jane Butler, 90 years old. 2. Her daughter, Mrs. I. V. Tarver, 60 years old. 3. Her daughter, Mrs. Fannie Tarver Doolittle, 40 years old. i. Her daughter, Mrs. Georgia Doolittle Richards, 20 yeara old. 5. Her daughter, Cleve Richards, one month old at this writing a fine baby. This is not all, it occurred in the same family twenty years ago, when Mrs. Butler's mother was living, of which the family has pictures, and hope soon to have pictures of the present five generations. They are all fine, healthy ladies, and some

of

the five

very pretty, and bid fair to keep up the series of five generations for along time to come.—[Sanford (Fla.) Journal.

An Eventful Career.

Born a slave, fighting with tbe dogs for the crumbs that fell under my master's table, president of three or four national conventions, editor of two newspapers, elector for the state of New York by a majority of 50,000, writer for the leading magazines of the country, author of several books, speaker in every campaign since Fremont, the confidential of Abraham Lincoln, member of the council of the District of Columbia, United States marshal under Hayes, recorder of deeds under Garfield and one year under Cleveland, I now round up my public career by going to Hayti.— [Fred Douglass.

Not Sanctioned by Custom.

"While traveling on a western trip Jay Gould once drew a check for

Eeveral

millions on the back of an envelope." This drawing checks for several millions on the back of an envelope while traveling is not business like. We never do it. —[McHenry Plaindealer.

Tha Bight Way to Pot It.

Another American girl has captured a British nobleman. No that is not exactly the way to put it. Another British nobleman has captured an American girl—and a lucky fellow be ie, to.—[Philadelphia Inquirer.

THE TERRE HAUTE EXFRESS, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 15,18W.

LINCOLN IN TUBS HAOTK.

Be

Brought "Bob" Hew to Vtm the Had-

•tone.

In the new life of Linooln written by W. H. Herndon, his law partner, them is a paragraph in which referenoe is made to a visit to Terre Haute. Mr. Herndon sayaof him that by reason of his practical turn of mind Mr. Lincoln never speculated any more in the scientific and philosophical than he did in the financial world. "He never undertook to fathom the intricacies of psychology and metaphysics. Investigation into first causes, abstruse mental phenomena, the science of being, he brushed aside as trash—mere scientific absurdities. He discovered through experience that his mind, like the minds of other men, had its limitations, and hence he economized his forces and his time by applying his powers in the field of the practical. Scientifically regarded he was a realist ae opposed to an idealist, a sensationalist as opposed to an intentionist, a materialist as opposed to a spiritualist. There was more or lees superstition in his nature, and, although he may not have believed implicitly in the Bigns of his many dreams, he was constantly endeavoring to unravel them. His mind was readily impressed with some of the moet absurd superstitions. His visit to the voodoo fortunerteller in New Orleans in 1831 his faith in the virtues of the mad-stone, when he took his Bon Robert to Terre Haute, Ind., to be cured of the bite of a rabid dog and the strange double image of himself whioh he saw reflected in a mirror just after his election in 1860, strongly attest his inclination to superstition. He held most firmly to the doctrine of fatalism lOl his life. His wife, after his death, told me what I already knew, that 'his only philosophy was, what is to be will be, and no prayers of ours can reverse the decree.' He always contended that he waa doomed to a sad fate, and he repeatedly said to me when we were alone in our office:

4I

am sure I shall meet with

some terrible end.'" Mr. Lincoln was not doctrinally a christian, but believed in an overruling Creator, and hiB life was governed by what mi^ht be called christian charity and kindness. He did not believe in a personal God." 'v

PARALYZED IN THEIR HINDLE6S.

The Malady That Attacks Coons, Woodchuclu and Cats in Connecticut.

Some weeks ago the New York Sun published an item concerning the peculiar epidemic which has attacked coons in the towns bordering on the Housatonic river. They crawled from their nests to the brooks to drink, were stricken with paralysis in the hind-quarters, and were unable to crawl back. They either died in the fields or were killed by thefarmera' boys who were after their pelts. It has also been ascertained that coons are not the only sufferers. Woodchucks, and even domestic cats are afflicted in the same way, and for two weeks back several hundred of the former have been killed in the town of Bridgewater. One wildcat was found by a farmer in Southbury and killed. He was also paralyzed in the hindquarters. The matter is attracting widespread attention, and it is the topic uppermost in the conversation of the farmers as they meet at the village grocery on Saturdays while doing their weekly trading. No explanation is given except poisoning* but, as the epidemic is prevalent along the whole length of the river on both

Bides,

that is not satisfactory.

Nerve at the Poker Table.

A number of gentlemen were gathered at Chamberlain's telling poker stories, the other day, when one of them said: "One of the nerviest games of poker I ever saw in this city was played not long ago in a room at the Arlington hotel, where several gentlemen well known in national politics were in the party. All the hands had been dealt, and about five hundred dollars was in the pot before the draw. Only two staid in. They were General Mahone and Colonel Henry Watterson. General Mahone held two pair and drew one card. Watterson stood pat. Mahone bet an even $100. Watterson saw the $100 and raised $500. Mahone saw that amount and raised it another $100. Watterson saw that and raised it $1,000. Mahone laid down and asked Watterson to let him Bee the carde, but Henry said: 'No, if you want to see what I have you must pay for it,' and he raked in the pot. Afterward he told his friends just what he had. It was a cool bluff, and he hadn't a card in his hand higher than a queen, but it took several thousand dollars of the Virginia gentleman's money through using bis nerve at the proper time."—[Washington Critic.

Sanday Saloon Business in Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 14.—Last

Friday the city attorney rednered an opinion to the police commissioners to the effect that the city ordinance prohibiting the keeping of open saloons was ineffective for the reason it did not prevent the saloons from keeping half-open, or admitting customers through the Bide or alley doors. Many of the Baloon men, therefore, determined to keep half-open to-day. This afternoon and to-night, by order of the police commissioners, over thirty arreets were made under the state or Downing law, which not only prohibits the sale of liquor on Sunday, but makes it obligatory upon the trial judge to order the license of every person convicted to be revoked. The commissioners are determined that the saloons shall be closed on Sunday.

Bringing Back an Embezzler from Chili. NEW YORK, July 14.—Inspector Byrnes

late last night got a dispatch from Detective Phil Reilly, who is at Valparaiso, Chili, saying that he was leaving there for New York with William A. Bushnell, alias Girard F. Hansom, the embezzling bookkeper of the law firm of Butler, StUlman & Hubbard. He is also the embezzler of $18,000 from the Weet Coast telephone company. He made away with this sum while he was the agent of the company in 1886 and 1887. Hansom was arrested in Santiago, but was so popular there that no jury could convict him. Inspector Byrnes had a hard fight to get his prisoner away on the extradition papers.

Why He Smiled.

Smith—De Binks, why that satisfied smile? You don't look like a man who has just been fined $10 and costs for fast driving.

De Binks—Why, man alive. I just sold that old nag of mine for $150 more than he was worth. Did it on the strength of the fine. Who wouldn't smile?—[Kearney (Neb.) Enterprise.

Seattle Returaa Thaaks.

SEATTLE, W. T., July 14.—The citizens of Seattle, through J. R. Lewis, chairman of the relief committee, have issued an address through the Associated Press in whioh they return thanks for the sympathy and material aid ten­

dered them by the people of the country since tbe late disastrous ooaflacrmtioB here. The eddraa states that the city is being rebuilt ae fast as money ana do it.

HIS WAGON WAS TOO WIDlfip

How a Taadarfoot from Victimised by Plaluman.

Many stores have been told on tbe plains as illustrating the verdancy and Eastern ianooenoe of "pilgrims" and "tenderfeet," says the Denver News. One of the beet whioh the News now rec^ills is related in regard to the manner in which one of the old plains ranchmen up near the South Pass got a new wagon. He had an old one, which was practically worthless and he had made many efforts to trade it off to passing trainB and travelers, but without success. He was getting considerably disoouraged when a lone prilgrim appeared at the ranoh and camped for the night. The pilgrim was very green, and as be was bound over the mountains, had many questions to ask about the mountain pass, how wide it was and whether wagons experienced much difficulty in getting through. He bad a brand new wagon, which struck the ranchman's eye and he determined to play a bold game to get it.

The next morning the pilgrim saw the ranchman very carefully measuring his wagon and very naturally his curiosity was excited, and his inquiries were answered1 by the very solemn assurance from the ranchman that the wagon was just two ineheB too wide to get through the pass. The pilgrim was dumbfounded, and in a peck of trouble. Finally his eyes rested on the old rattle-trap or the ranchman, which he measured and found to be two inches narrower than his own. He promptly proposed a trade. The ranchman demurred. His wagon was old, to be sure, but then it was narrow enough to go through the pass in case he should ever want to visit Salt Lake valley. The more he objected the more importunate the pilgrim became, and finally a trade was consummated, the ranchman getting the new wagon and pocketing a good round sum to boot. The pilgrim went on his way rejoicing at his good fortune in getting a wagon which would go through the narrow pass but when he reached the western slope he muBt have realized how badly he had been victimized, since the South Pass is broad enough to march an army through, and not the narrow gorge, barely wide* enough for a wagon, which had been pictured to him, and which he, was so willing to believe.

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SOME SLANO.

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"Pow-wow" comes from the Indians. ToHnigg at whist" means to renig that is Saxon for deny.

The word boss comes from the low Dutch and means master. Kidnap comes from the napping or stealing of a kid, Gipsy for child.

Calaboose, a prison picaroon, a pirate palaver, to talk, are all Spanish. "A rum chap" is Bimply a Gypsy lad it has no relation to the product of the still. "Dude," meaning a dandy, has no appreciable derivation. Like Topey, it growed.

Pal is a brother, and "conk," for noee, come from the spouting fountain, the concha of the Romans.

Demijohn come from the Arabic damaghan, itself taken from the Persian glass-making town of Demaghan.

The common slang word "mash" is from a beautiful Gypsy word "mafada," which meanB "to charm by the eyes."

The good dictionary word "vamp" was at first a

Blang

word, being rubbing up

of old hats and Bhoes. Now, from being a cobbler's word, it.has become a classic, and we talk of revamping the language.

A tinker's dam has nothing to do with swearing. It is merely the dam or stoppage, made of flour and water, with which the tinker stops the gap he is mending until the tin or the pewter he is using has cooled.

The 8ioux Commissioners at aNew Ageaey CHEYENNE RIVEK AGENCY, Dak., July

14.—The commissioners arrived at this agency yesterday morning and held their first council in the afternoon. The usual full explanations of the act of congress were made. The Indians were asked to discuss the matter among themselves and prepare to meet the commission again on Monday. From such information as can be obtained it is impossible to make any predictions as to the result of this agency. There seems to be conflicting interests here which have not been met with at other agencies. Among these are the cattle interests of several of the half-breeda living here, who have large herds ranging on the lands which are ceded if the present bill is accepted. There are 730 votes here. aw

On the Horse Car.

"Do you belong to the Solvation army?" he asked of a stern-visaged woman who stood at his side. "No, Bir, I do not. But in this generation of tired men,"

Bhe

added, with a

withering glance at the row of sitting males, "I seem to belong to the standing army."

She got a seat.—[Harper's Bazar

A Paris Accent.

Spinster—Have you a parrot that can speak a little French? Dealer—Certainly, madam—(to parrot) —Polly, speak a little French for the lady.

Polly—Oui, monsieur, rosbit, dammit —HOW'B your muzzer? Spinster (delighted)—Oh, I. will take, him.—[Life.

Coat, $1,000 Value,

In some "Advice to Young Men" we read: "How to Get Rich—Live Up to Your Engagements." Five years ago a young man, who had $1,000 in bank, lived up to his engagements, and he hasn't got a cent now. But he has a wife and three children.—[Norristown Herald.

His Opinion of It.

Mother—Have you said your prayer, Willie? Willie—No, I don't want to say it. "And why not?" "I've said it so often the Lord must be on by this time."—[Lincoln Journal. j,p.

Quite a Difference.

Parent—What is the difference between the regular and irregular Greek verbs?

Tommy—You get twioe as many lickings learning the irregular ones.—[Texas Sittings.

On One Condition.

Tramp (to lady of the house)—I am starving to death! Can I die out in the barnyard? 'C* J-fe--

Ladyof the house (graciously)—Yes if you won't crawl under the barn.—

mun PACKA8H.

The rfarttBst had hushed Its note, Thspkwrto had ceased to pla} A drowsy cadence seemed to Boat

And tranMe till It died away. I closed my eyes and In a lash I heard oaee more ibM dmaifiMni I beard the fountain's limpid plash

As soft and oool as summer rains. From Weber's airiest, sweetest waltz My soul toBoccberint passed: The world was lost and all Its faults—

I thought myself In heaven at last. I breathed those harmonies again That floated on the atmosphere

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But oh, what horror filled me when A vulgar voice cried: "Here's yer beer!" —[Chicago Herald. This year's peach crop is eetimated at two million seven hundred and ninetyeight thousand baskets.

The introduction of the electric light has caused a marked diminution of crime in Pittsburg, Pa.

California will have the largest grape crop this year ever grown, and Spain reports the same prospects.

A Philadelphia barber has grown rich by abstaining from mentioning his hair tonic to his bald-topped patrons. .A picnic party that went ant from Lima, Ohio, to enjoy an afternoon in the woods had a parlor organ in the wagon to danoe by.

Philadelphia has an old lady who keeps a fruit stand on Market street who utilizes a batch of old board of health circulars to wrap peaches in.

Chinese commissioners are examining American systems of electric fire and police alarms with a view of introducing them in Chinese cities.

England will adopt the German method of having the prioe of the journey printed on every railway ticket. It ia a convenient facility for traveling.

A woman at Pittsburg, Pa., on being arrested for some misdemeanor, convulsively hugged her baby so violently in bidding it good by that she squeezed it to death.

A little girl at Piedmont, W. Va., who was given a drink of fizzing mineral water the other day, took a sup of it and then exclaimed: "It tastes like your foot's asleep!"

Anew dog from Holland has along mane, a short body, a sharp bark, ahead like a pig, big eare and no tail. He has appeared at English dog shows, and is fashionable and expensive.

George Hippey, of Columbia, Pa, is doctoring a large blister on his side, having been struck with a ball from a roman candle, which burned its way through his clothing to the flesh.

A "Mediaeval Fayro" is to be held at Croyton, England, in the old palace where Queen Elizabeth once

Btayed

Justice Giffin, of Canonsburg, Pa., while working in his cornfield the other day, hung hiB vest to a fence stake. An hour later he found it had been chewed into ribbons by a calf, which had consumed a pocketbook left in it.

A Kensington, Pa., dentist propped a patient's mouth open to fill a tooth, and then, to divert attention told a joke from one of the funny pgpers so vividly that a patient gave a snort of laughter that blew his filling clear out of the window.

Several boys recently stole $7 from the savingBbank of Elmer, son of Dr. Hersch, of East Greenville, near Doylestown, Pa., and spent it all for ice cream and cakes, to which Elmer was treated freely, unconscious that the money was his own.

A woman artist in London has had the courage to exhibit her line of flower paintings on one side of a gallery which was filled on the opposite side with the genuine articles. Such an opportunity to judge of the realistic art seldom is given to picture lovers.

A big firecracker was dropped into the water at Devil's Lake, Mien., by the side of a sailboat loaded with people, and when the cracker went off it blew such a hole into the boat that it sank. The occupants of the boat were all saved, ringing wet and hopping mad.

According to the Engineer there is no properly recorded instance of a locomotive attaining a greater speed than eighty miles an hour back pressure and various resistances, including that of the air, will, it is asserted, prevent any higher speed than this being reached.

A man named Cole fell asleep while sitting in a cart in Alcona county, Michigan, the other day, and when he awoke both his jaws were broken. His head, while he slept, rested upon the aidee of the cart, and the horse walked under a chute, which caught the man on the jaws.

A curious walking match took place at Portsmouth, Ohio, the other morning between a merchant formerly of Cincinnati and a clerk. It was to decide which would wed a fair young lady to whom both gentlemen had been paying attention. They walked five milee, tbe merchant winning by fifty feet.

Tests made with much care show that the addition of a fraction of 1 per cent, of aluminum greatly improves the quality of cast iron, rendering castings more solid and free from blow holes, removing the tendency to chill, increasing the strength, elasticity and fluidity of the metal ond decreasing shrinkage.

As the Bteamer Wilkesbarre was nearing Plymouth, Pa., a few days ago, one of the crew engaged in a friendly spar with Wm. Hefferman. They chanced to be near an open guard rail, through which Hefferman fell into the river. The paddle-wheel knocked him under, yet he was rescued, his only damage being a scratch on the nose from the paddle, which likewise knocked the heel off one of his boots.

New York City is a curious place. At the upper end of Central park, between Sixth and Eighth avenues, and one of the most magnificent building sites in the whole metropolis, is a vast area used for vegetable gardens and florists. Above it stretch away for miles streets of brick and Btone buildings, but there is no sign of any endeavor to improve this tract. Around it is a fringe of shanties and second-class hotels.

A prize of $2,000 is offered by the municipal council of Paris to the inventor of an electric meter giving entire satisfaction, and five prizes, of $400 each, to the five inventors whose meters have given the most satisfaction. Should a meter only be suitable for measuring one kind of current, only half the prize will be given. The city is to have the right to manufacture for its own use, free ef royalty, any of the meters to which prizes are awarded.

A valuable fact is mentioned by Professor Denton as having occurred in his investigations, showing the necessity of good lubrication for slide valves. He states that in a locomotive he had cut down the supply of oil to the valves from one pint in seventy-five milw to one pint in 160 milee—the reeult of this change being that, ss soon as the valves got hot, two men could not hold the reversing lever in place when the catch was taken outot the notch.

POWDER

Absolutely Pure*

This powder never varies A marvel of parity strength and wholesomeness. More economics than The srdlnary kinds, and cannot be aoMln competition with the multitude of low test, short weight alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in •ana.

BOTAL BASIS#

iv. ¥.

Powura Co.,

106

Wall at.,

Muslin Is Oar Mark

We are going to mark it—market— market it—by making a special display and price tor it

Monday, July 15.

Special tables, second floor. A few styles of Muslin Skirlp, forladies, at a very low price, to close out.

AIBO— Five styles of Muslin Gowns at 69 cents each, which is just about half price.

First come first served.

for

seven days. The object is to raise funds toward the restoration* of the ancient pile.

S. 1YKB C#,

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INDIANAPOLIS IND.

N. B.—We are the exclusive selling agents for those very fine plain black and figured Dress Sateens. We guarantee that neither Bun, water, perspiration nor acids will change the color. ^Agents for Buttorick's patterns.

TIME TABLE.

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

VANDALIA LINE.

T. a A I. DIVISION. LKAVB JOB TH* WW.

No. 9 Western Sxpress (S4V) 1.42 a. m. No. 5 Mall Train 10.W a. in. No. 1 Fast Line (P4V) JIB P. m. No. 7 Fast Mall* 9.04 p.m.

LKAVS FOB THK BAST.

No. 12 Cincinnati Express (S) 1.90 a. m. No. 8 New York Express (S4V) 1.61 a. m. No. 4 Mall and Accommodation 7.15 a. m. No. 20 Atlantic Express (P4V) 12.42 p. m. No. Fast Line 2JJ0 p.

ARRIVE FROM THB KAST.

No. 9 Western Express (SAV) 1.80 a. in. No. 5 Mall Train 10.12 a. m. No. 1 Fast Line (PAV) 2.00 p. m. No. 3 Mall and Aooommodatlon 6.46 p. m. No. 7 Fast Mall 9.00 p. m.

AKKIVK FROM

THB WEST.

No. 12 Cincinnati Express (S) 1.20 a. m. No. 6 New Yi»rk Express (S4V) 1.42 a. m. No. 20 Atlantic Express (P4V) 12.H7 p. m. No. 8Fast Line* 1.40 p.m.

T. H. & L. DIVISION.

LBAVB FOR Tin NORTH.

No. 62 South Bend Mall 6.00 a. m. No. 64 Sooth Bend Express 4.00 p. m. ARRIVE FROM THK HORTH No. 61 Terre Haute Express 12.00 noon No. 68 South Bend Mall 7.80 p. m.

PROFESSIONAL CARDS. DR. E, A. GILLETTE,

DENTIST.

Filling of Teeth a Specialty.

OBce—McKeen's new block, cor. 7th and Main sts

W. R. MAIL. L, U. RARTHOLOMKW.

DRS. MAIL & BARTHOLOMEW

Dentists,

(Successors to Bartholomew ft Hall. 529)$ Ohio St. Terre Haute, InA.

I. H. C. l?OYSE,

£4*r,

NO. 617 OHIO STREET.

DR. C. O. LINCOLN,

DKNTIBT.

All work warranted as represented, omeeano residence 810 North Thirteenth street, Terr# Haute, Ind

for an Incurable enso of Catarrh iu th« ileail by the propnetorsof

DR. 8ABE S CATARRH REMEDY.

Symptoms of Catarrh. TTcadache.obstruction of nose, discharges falling lnto^ ttarost, sometimes profuse, watery, and acrid,:' at oners, thick, tenacious, mucous, purulent, bloody and putrid eyes weak, ringing in ears, deafness, difficulty of clearing throat, expecto-^ ration of offensive matter breath offensive: smell and taste impaired, and general debility. Only a few of these symptoms likely to be present at once. Thousands of cases result in consumption, and end in the grave.

By its mild, soothing, and healing properties,. Dr. Sage's Remedy cures the worst cases. COc. The Original

ITnequaled as a Liver Pill. Smallest,cheapest, easiest to take. One Pellet Cure Sick Headache, Bilious Hesdaehe, riiH«fIna(lnii. IlkdlffMtlOBa Dizziness, Constipation, ludlfeeslonj

Attacks, tind all derangements of

Billons

the stomach and ho 85 cts. by

druggists.