Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 September 1889 — Page 4

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.John L. Sullivan is drunk and John Li. Sullivan's mother is dead. That-is the purport of the news from New England. Let's have a (juiet, niee funeral for the mother and no more news from the drunken bruiser.

To-morrow is Labor Day throughout the country. nearly all cities there is to be a demonstration by organized workingmen. Terre Haute, for some reason, Beems to be behind its sister cities in this and other states.

Mr. Wanamaker is going in the right direction. There is no reason why the postal service should not move along with the advance in all branches of public convenience in these days of quick communication. The public service should be a public blessing in this respect.

The Gazette placed the nincompoop council in the ridiculous attitude of undertaking to force Gravel Pit Jake to return to the city the property which he bought from the city while the city's public servants had their eyes shut. Now? how is it going to get them out of it.' Or will it, true toils nature, turn on them with revilings for what it led them into doing?

"Can't think or any subject for a scorcher against the Harrison administration, liey?" roared the Democratic editor to his trembling assistant. "Nothing occurs to you for a text, hey? You infernal gourdhead, don't you know Russell Harrison lias got back?"-[Chicago Tribune.)

The opposition press is always picking out the email game. Therein is the reason that it is continually coming in behind time on public questions and given occupation for months after an election explaining bow it all camo about. The Democratic editors who are so much occupied with Russell Harrison will discover, after the re-election of his fathe^ that they were opposing the wrong Harrison.

The London dockmens'strike bids fair to lead to an "organized crusade against capitalism," says the cable report this morning. While the temporary etl'ect of all such great conllicts is distressing in the extreme there is yet an educational olToct that is of great value. And, in no particular is this good feature more prominent than in teaching the people as to the trilling ell'urts of demagogues to make it appear that the conllict arises from this or that cause to be found in Bomo doctrine to which they are opposed. The one great cause of all labor troubles is in the law of supply and demend and this fact is never made so plain as when the trouble reaches the magnitude of the present eruption in Kngland.

Sim Coy is 'on top again' at Indianapolis. His party has renominated him for councilman and he promises to lead the party to victory. That is. Sim told them that when smoke of battle, of which mention has been made heretofore, clears away, victory, of which like mention has also been made,-will perch, as it has perched before on the banner of his party. Hut putting the smoke of battle and victory to one side, what sort of a spectacle is this that is presented to the people of the state by the Indianapolis' Democracy? No one who knows how the Indianapolis Democracy set the pace for the party in the state will deny that this man (Jjy is to be the party boss in Indiana, lie will bo the boss of the next legislature, if a majority of the members are Democrats, as he was boss of the Green Smith gang which masqueraded as law makers at ludianapolis in the winter of 1880 7.

AS TO APOLOGISTS.

The Gazette intimates thatTiiK Ex1'nr.ss is an apologist for ex-Mayor Kolsem in the matter of the purchase of the gravel pit. Nothing could be farther from the truth. TIIK KXPKKSS is merely explaining to the public the animus of the Democratic organ in its attacks on the gentleman who twice headed its party ticket in city elections. And, as to adologists, what is the matter with our distinguished contemporary? It has no word of condemnation for the public servants who permitted .Mr. Kolsem, a private citizen, to secure a property at what may be 6aid to be a nominal figure. Why doesn't the Gazette take to task Councilman Walsh, the Democratic leader of the council, chairman of the tinance committee, for introducing the resolution which contained the little joker? Why doesn't it go after him in double leads and ask him who wrote the resolution and who gave it to him? Why doesn't it call upon Mr. FitzpBtrick, the Democratic treasurer, who held the Kolsem check for in readiness for the appraisers' report, for the exact amount, and who had the deed prepared in proper form in advance? Why, we would ask, does the Gazette apologize for the official acts of these men, and level its mud battery at

ex-Mayor Kolsem, a private citizen, but a good Democrat? The frenzy of our contemporary gives credence to the claim of Mr. Kolsem's friends that the Gazette has a personal motive in attacking him that this motive originated in the part he took in opposing the selection of a Gazette proprietor as a member of the school board some years ago and in his failure to comply with the newspaper's demand that he continue his advertisement at the time of the boycott.

Oh, no, THE EXPRESS is not an apologist for any one who is maliciously in the wrong, else it would be called upon at present to apologize for a contemporary that is engaged in the most despicable of newspaper warfare, that which is inspired by personal malice.

In an address before the National Bar association at Chicago Mr. David Dudley Field said that "it is a bad omen when there is fomented, as there is nowi a general disrespect for legislatures.' Mr. Field is right, just as it is right to deprecate the growing disrespect for the bench. No doubt it were better that the people should hold closer to the old time veneration for the alleged wisdom and undoubted integrity of the legislator and jurist, but Mr. Field should also deprecate the acts of those who have brought about the disrespect for the legislatures. Mr. Field is aware that most of the things done by the legislatures which bring them into disrespect were caused to be done by members of the bar! Mr. Field knows that nowadays it is considered to be clearly within the practice of the profession to act as lobbyists at the state capitals and at Washington. If the National Bar association has no better purpose in its existence it might consider this relation of members of the bar to the "general disrespect for legislatures."

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Like a Soldier.

When Mr. Hllllre hired an office boy one day last week, he took occasion to give the young man some instructions. "Johnny," said he, "in particular I want to Impress on your mind the fact that you are never to let any peddlers or book agents Into the olllce under any consideration. Be bure you obey my orders, Johnny, for you know that a strict obedience to orders Is the first essential in the making of a good soldier, Johnny, and if you start out in life with that determination you may yet become a great general, perhaps."

Two days after, Johnny came to his employer with the proud consciousness of duty performed shining la his eyes. "Hired a book agent this morning while you was busy," said he. "I had a purty hard time of It, but I got there just the same." "Thai's right, Johnny, you obey orders like a little soldier. Was he a very big fellow, Johnny?" "It wasn't a feller at all. It was a young woman about 18 years old, with jailer hair and big blue eyes." "Johnny," said the old man in a tone slightly shaded with sorrow, "you are all right for a soldier, but I'm dinged It you ain't got considerable to learn before you will be a success as an olllce boy.'

Net Lost.

Editor—I'm afraid we can't publish your story, Mr. Hooraw. It Is a little too rlscjue, so to speak, for our columns.

Hev. Sir. Hooraw—Oh, well, I can work It over and make a sermon out of It, I guess.

To Get Kid »r Him.

Mrs. Wlckwire—Henry, why don't you go Into politics? Mr. Wlckwire—My dear, don't you know that Mrs. Harrison says that a woman who wishes to enjoy the society of lier husband should not encourage him to go into public life?

Mrs. Wlckwire—Why, it was just that very item ibout Mrs. Harrison that made me think of your going Into politics.

Not Perfectly Happy.

St. Peter sat In his lodge by the gate, And Idly jingled his keys, For arrivals had been rather slack of late.

And the good saint was taking his ease.

He heard a footstep, and turned around, And looked the intruder o'er (A party but lately arrived on the ground),

Who stood with eyes fixed on the lloor.

"What's the matter with you?" St. Peter Inquired, "Something seems your mind to embarrass, Perhaps those wings are not what you desired.

Or your robe Is not cut a la Paris?"

"Well, the fact Is, you see. I'm a crank on baseball," Meekly answered the new-arrived tenant. "And I really would like to go back till next fall.

To witness the race for the pendant."

The llllnoib Miners' Strike. CHICAGO, August 31.—Governor Fifer, State Railway Commissioner Wheeler, and a committee representing the northern Illinois striking coal miners, was held here this morning. The conference was with closed doors. It was brought about by Commissioner Wheeler, who said that be had a proposition to make which he thought would settle the differences between the operators and the men. Just what that proposition "was is not definitely known, but the understanding is that it relates to a reduction of freight rates on coal, the operators to make a corresponding advance in the price of mining. On Governor Fifer's suggestion it was decided to call a conference between the miners and operators, at Joliet, on Monday next, when Mr. Wheeler's proposition will be laid before the meeting. In case the trouble is not then settled Governor Fifer will issue a proclamation to the people of the state asking for aid for the starving workmen.

TURF NOTES.

Star Lily trotted a pecular race at Hartford Tuesday. The judges evidently forgot that she was a "dead game" mare, and after she had won the first two heats in 2:20 and 2:20, they allowed her to lose heats in 2:2*2} and 2:23V-

President Johnston, of the National trotting association, issued an order reinstating temporarily W. R. Brasfield, who was expelled by the Paris trotting association for insubordination. All his rights and privileges on the trotting turf are virtually restored to Bransfield by the order issued.

The judges of the $10,000 stallion race at Boston, September IS will be William Edwards, Cleveland, O F. G. Babcock, Hornellsville, N. Y. G. W. Archer, Rochester, N. Y., and David Sonner, New York. The following stallions are entered: Mount Morris, 2:19li R9ady Boy, 2:2914 Nelson. 2:15 Pilot Knox. 2:19\14 Gold Ring, 2:18 Rajah, 2:29^ Joe Young, 2:19lj: Alcyon, 2:17,l4 Bayonne Prince, 2:2114 Brown, 2:1S3.{ Junemont, 2:lSiV: Granby, 2:19^, and Mulatto. 2:22

RELIGION AND ITS WORKERS.

In its annual summary of statistics of the various religious organizations of the United States, the New York Independent presents some interesting facts and figures. The net gain for the year reported was 3,882 churches, 3,865 ministers and 876,995 communicants, and the total number of churches, ministers and communicants of all the various denominations is given in tabular form as follows:

Minis- Corauiu-

Churches ters. nlcants.

Adventlsts 1.575 W0 100,712 ^ptists.:. 46,624 32.017 4,078,589 Christian Cnlon 1.600 500 Congregationallsts... 4,569 4,283 475,698 Friends. 763 1.017 106,930 German Kvangelical.. 075 500 125 000 Lutherans 4.151 988,Uuo Methodists 50,l80 29.770 4.721.881 Mennonltes 420 605 100,000 Moravians 98 111 11,219 Presbyterians 13.349 9.786 1,180,113 Kplscopallans 5,159 4.012 459.6-12 Reformed 2,058 1.378 227,542 Roman Catholic 7,424 7,996 7,885,294 Unlversallsts 721 691 38.780 New Jerusalem 100 113 6,000 Unitarians 381 491 64,780

Totals 142,767 98,322 20.667,319 The Independent says that the relatively large figures for the Roman Catholic Church are accounted for by the fact that they include all the adherents of that church, as reported in Sadler's Catholic directory, while in the case of the other churches the figures represent only the actual church membership.

Of the gains during the year the Independent says: "Certainly a net increase of nearly 877,000 christians for the year is no insignificant return. The deaths among the 19,790,323 Christians last year must have made a large figure. This loss and all other losses have been made good by conversions and immigration, and nearly 900,000 gained in addition. "We now have 112,707 churches and 98,322 ministers, showing a net gain of 3,882 churches and 3,865 ministers. A clear addition of an average of between ten and eleven churches and as many ministers every day in the year does not seem to indicate decline of power or growth. A daily harvest of 240 souls is not sympomatic of that decay which certain skeptics profess to discover in Christianity in this country.

A CATHOLIC ECCLESIASTICAL COURT. The pope has appointed Card'nal Gibbons and Archbishops Ryan and Corrigan an ecclesiastical court to relieve his holiness of the burden of hearing ap peals from this county. The court shall have referred to it for adjudication all cases in which the Roman Catholic Church in the United States is concerned. In discussing the subject the Rev. Thomas Barry, rector of the Visitation Church, said: "Such a court would have the adjustment of all disputes and difficulties that might arise in the church in the United States, and would take away from Rome a very great load of labor that can be more easily disposed of here. As to its decision being final, I think in most cases they would be so. It would have to be a very singular case which Rome would override the decision of such a body, although there is always the opportunity to appeal, no matter from what subordinate tribunal, to Rome. "The priests will be very glad that there is some tribunal in the BtateB that will in its operations obviate the difficulties and delays that now accompany an appeal. Heretofore much expence, traveling and delays have been incurred in taking a case to Rome. In all missionary countries cases have to go before the propaganda and await their .turn for disposition, and the United States, being still a missionary country, comes under that rule. It may appear somewhat strange that the United States is still in the missionary rank. "The explanation of this is that as long as a diocese in a country receives aid from Rome that country remain^ a mission station. It is not so long since several new flourishing dioceses were in receipt of such aid. Other dioceses in sparsely settled portions of the country still require and received aid from Rome. Briefly, mission countries are those where canon law in its complete sense does not obtain—that is, where legislation is designed to meet peculiar conditions that may arise, without any reference to its applying generally or indefinitely."

SHE .MISTOOK IIIM FOK A SINNER. Ministers, as a rule, are as fond of a good joke as other people, no matter whether they are the joker or the victim. One evening recently, when Mrs. Tan Cott was holding revival meetings in St. Paul, a party of minister?, including the Rev. Dr. Dewart, of the Bates Avenue Church, were present, and in response by Mrs. Van Cott gave "experience talks." The Bates avenue minister was the only one who failed to respond, and was made the subject of remarks from the pulpit, the lady not knowing that Dr. Dewart was also a minister.

Finally she came down from the pulpit and, standing directly over him, said: "Young man, unless you repent of your sins Bnd walk in the narrow path, your soul will be forever lost." Seeing that she was laboring under a misapprehension, the reverend gentleman good naturedly listened to her exhortations, while his ministerial brethren were forced to laugh outright. Noticing the broad smiles, Mrs. Van Cott suspected the truth and returned to the pulpit. After the services a good laugh wes indulged in.

AN AMERICAN FATHER DAMIEN. A special dispatch from Washington says: The department of state has received from the legation at Pekin, China, under date of July 3d, an account of the death and extraordinary life work of the Rev. S. Crossett, an independent American missionary in China. His career has been a remarkable one, characterized by absolute self-devotion. He died on the etoamer El Dorado, on the way from Shanghai to Tientsin, on the 21st of June last. He leaves a widow, living at Schuylerville. N. Y. In speaking of Mr. Crossett Minister Denby couples his name with that of Father DamieD, the French missionary who lately died on the island of Molokai, and says: "Mr. Crossett's life was devoted to doing good to the poorest classes of Chinese. He had charge of a winter refuge for the poor at Pekin during several winters. He would go out on the Btreets the coldest nights and pick up destitute beggars and convey them to the refuge, where he provided them with food. He also buried them at his own expense He vieited all the prisons, and often procured the privilege of removing the sick to his refuge. The officials had implicit confidence in him and allowed him to visit at pleasure all the prisons and charitable institutions. "He was known by the Chinese as the 'Christian Buddha.' He was attached to no organization of men. He was a missionary pure and simple, devoted rather to charity than proselytism. He liter­

THE TERRE HAUTE EXPRESS, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1889.

ally took Christ as hie exemplar. He traveled all over China and the East. He took no care for his expenses. Food and lodging were voluntarily furnished him. Innkeepers would take no pay from him and private persons wete glad to entertain him. It must be said that his wants were few. He wore the Chinese dress, had no regular meale, drank only water and lived on fruit, with a little rice or millet. "He aimed at translating his ideal, Christ, into reality. He wore long auburn, hair, parted in the middle, so as to re semble the pictures of Christ. Charitable people furnished him money for his refuge and he never seemed to want for funds. He Blept on a board or OB the floor. Even in his last hours, being a deck passenger on the El Dorado, he refused to be transferred to the cabin, but the kindly captain, some hours before he died, removed him to a berth, where he died, still speaking of going to heaven and entreating the bystanders to love TtTe Ilord."

ASTROLOGY FOB SEPTEMBER•

Predictions of the Seers Zadkiel and Raphael. The Voice of the Stars for the ninth month of 1889 promises interesting developments in the old world, according to the following prognostications by Zadkiel:

The conjunction of Mars and Saturn in Leo 28 deg 8 min 50 sec, on the 20th inst., is the chief astrological feature of this month, -and of serious import to France, Italy and Turkey. Warlike proceedings will be the order of the day in France, and the president will be in personal danger. In Italy, a severe shock of earthquake will be felt, and the vibration will extend to France. The czar will be in personal danger and will be fortunate if he weathers the storm as the time of his birth is not exactly known it is impossible to say whether he will or not. News from Cape Colony will be serious, further fighting taking place. The re-entrj of Jupiter into the sign CapricornuB benefits India, Greece and Bulgaria. At the new moon of the 25th inst., Venus, Mars and Saturn will be in the ascendant cases of cruelty to women will be prominent in the police courts, and a great poisoning case will be brought to light. The 27th is a fortunate birthday anniversary, especially for those persons whose ascendant midheaven, or moon held the first degree of Capricornus the 22d is evil, especially for those born in 1860, or 1851, or 184?. Persons born on the 20fch of August will find either their health or affairs going wrong.

Raphael's Voice of the Heavens says: At the time of the new moon on the 26th inst., the first face of the Celestial sign Sagittary will ascend, and Libra will culminate. The sun, moon, Saturn and Mercury will be in the ninth, the former semi-square to Uranus in the tenth, and the latter in sextile to Venus. Jupiter will be in the first house, separating from a trine of Saturn, which is favorable for trade, commerce "and general prosperity. The ninth house being very heavily afflicted will render it an untoward month for navigation, also for the church and divines traveling will be unsafe, and many serious accidents will occur. The meridianal position of Uranus will produce trouble in high places, scandal and libel. Venus in the eighth shows the month to be healthy, and that the number of deaths will be much below the average. There is much danger of great and learned men dying suddenly.

The principal transits for the month are Mars and Saturn in the sign Leo and on the 20th,' when these two planets meet in conjunction, we Bhall experience strange atmospheric phenomena, earthquakes and tidal waves. These positions will also affect the political relations of countries on the continent, resulting in rumors and of further preparations for war. Toward the close of the month the populace of Paris will be much excited, "and sanguinary collisions may occur.

Following are the admonitions for each day in the month. 1. Sunday—A very unpropitious day. 2. Ask no favor, and avoid superiors. 3. Buy and deal with aged persons late in the afternoon and evening. 4. Sign no writings travel in the afternoon. 5. Do not travel or remove, and avoid women. 6. Sign writings, travel, but court not. 7. Travel and remove before noon then be careful. 8. Sunday—A doubtful day. 9. Avoid superiors, Bnd buy not. 10. Sell early in the morning, after which travel. 11. Sign no writings, and keep thyself quiet this day. 12. Deal with aged persons, buy, and hire servants. 13. Avoid the fair, and be careful in thy business. 11. Sell, but buy naught. 15. Sunday—A doubtful day be careful. 16. Court, marry, travel, remove, hire servants and push thy business. 17. Sell before 1 p. m., after which more favorable.

IS. An uncertain day be careful. 1C. Keep quiet until 3 p: m., then buy and ask favors. 20. An uncertain day be careful. 21. Travel, remove, and deal with women in the afternoon and evening. 22. Sunday—An uncertain day be cautious. 23. A doubtful day be very careful. 24. Ask favors, court and deal before 6 p. m. 25. Be careful in thy doings this day. 26. Travel, and deal with women before noon. 27. Much uncertainty exisits be careful. 28. Sell, but buy naught. 29. Sunday—Avoid women and quarreling up to 3 p. m., after which ask favors. 30. Travel, remove and deal with women.

FASHIONS IX FLOWERETS.

The family iiower is the poppy. The blossom for soldiers—grape. The flower for anarchists—hemp. ... The flower for the late clerk—dock. The telephone girls flower—"Aloe!" The flower for landlords—house l?ek. The flower for the old maid—everlasting.

The flower for the honeymoon—moonwort. The flower for the bunko victim— evergreen.

Two flowers for Rider Haggard—lilac Judas. The flower for a bald head in summer —catch fly.

The flower for "an old man's darling" —marigold. The flower for the leader of the German—hop.

The flower the small boy never wants —lady's slipper. The blossom the girl should give a bashful lover—lettuce.—fDetroit Free Prees. '?'J

IRL HICKS' FORECAST.

What the Missouri Weather Prophet Says A boat September. The 1st day of September is the center of a regular storm period, says the Rev. Irl Hicks in his paper, Word and Works, therefore we put down in the calendar the 1st, 2d and 3d as the days in which the most active Btorm movements are liable to occur. We write this forecast on Friday morning, August 16th, and dispatches as well as private advices inform us of snowfall within the past two or three days at various places in Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. This, together with the fact that there was frost in northern Illinois on the 1st day of August, not only continues to sustain our prediction for a cool summer, but our special announcement of "amazing flights of the mercury up and down" for this exact time in AuguBt Word and Works. This condition, in all probability, will continue, making heavy frosts to the northward more than probable at the close of September's first storms. About the 7th the rise in temperature necessary for secondary storm developments will take place. First quarter of moon on the 2J at 1:34 o'clock p. m.

The 12th of September is not only about the date of greatest electrical excitement during every autumnal equinox, but is, this year, the center of a regular storm period. Therefore, from about the 10th to the 15th may be expected many active, and perhaps violent and destructive storms and gales. Seamen and others will do well to prudently heed all storm signals and indications on or about the 11th, 12th, 13th and 11th. Earthquake phenomena at this time, or, indeed, «t any storm period in the month, would be a most natural, but, perhaps, harmless result. Full moon on the 9th at 7:52 a. m. A general high barometer, with some freezing, and much frost, to be looked|for behind the storms of this period. About the 18th warmer, followed by reactionary storms. Moon's last quarter on the 16th, 10:4S p. m.

On the 24th falls the center of September's last regular period.rjThis, together with the earth's equinox, Jupiter's disturbing presence, and the fact that the moon drops between the earth and sun at 8:41 o'clock p. m. on the same day, indicate violent autumal storms and atmospheric changer. If the weather should be warm and undisturbed, with little or no electrical war in the atmosphere at this time, the changes will be increased for violent earthquakes. We put down the 23d, 24tb, 25th and 26th as danger days. Reactionary temperature and storms about the last of the month, into October. We invite a most careful observation of these forecasts by every one who may read them, and greatly covet the help of all, that we may make them in the future more and more perfect.

PLEASED WITH B.VTLKSS HANNA."

He Says He May Continue to Hold His Present Post If He Desires. Bayless Hanna, who returned home a day or since, Baid in an interview at Crawfordsville, telegraphed to the Chicago Tribune, that the present administration is so well pleased with his management of the commercial relation of this country and those of that part of South America which he has been and is yet representing, that if he will consent he can continue to hold his present post for three years longer. Mr. Hanna says he made a special point to establish and encourage a better relation between this country and the Argentine republic, and already the effect is being felt. Mr. Hanna says his ideas on the subject are just such as both President Harrison and Secretary Blaine hold. Mr. Hanna does not wish to return, and it is not likely that he will. He is at his home in this city slowly recovering from his long journey. He thinks of going to Terre llaute before long to resume his former practice of law.

Disastrous and Fatal Fire.

READINC, Pe., August 31.—Flames were discovered about one o'clock this morning in the rotary room of the American wood paper company's works by one of the employes. An alarm was sent out and in a short time several fire companies arrived on the scene. The flames, however, spread rapidly and before they could be checked one of the large buildings, three stories high and filled with valuable machinery, was completely destroyed. Oliver MonBhower, aged 30 years, an employe, was instantly killed and Wm, Rob:nson, Charles Seifert, Wm. Schaefer and Henry Season were more or less injured by falling walls. The loss will reach 890,000, covered by insurance.

THE CHURCHES.

CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.— The Rev. George R. P'erce, pastor, having returned, will preach morning and evening as usual.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.—Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Preaching by the pastor both morning and evening. Sunday school at the north and east missions at 3:00 p. m.

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH.—Preaching by John L. Brandt at 11 a. in., on "Victory," and at 7:4." p. m., on "Associates and How to Choose Them." Everybody welcome.

Temperance meeting as usual at the Christian Church at 4:00 p. m. to-day. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH.—Service, sermon, and Holy communion, 10:45 a. m. evening service and sermon, 7:30 p. m. Sunday school, 9:15 a. m. Sunday school at St. Luke's at 3 p. m.

Asbury Oxford League Meeting Postponed. The meeting of Asbury Oxford league Tuesday evening, Sept. 3rd, will be postponed owing to a social to be given by the ladies of the church at Collett park. All members are requested to attend.

A Theological Question.

Mrs. Prooftext (who remained at home, sick)—Did you take up a collection, my dear?

The Rev. Mr. Proortext—i'hat'e a theological point which puzzles me, my love—whether a collection where you don't get anything can properly be called a collection.—[Burlington Free Press.

Burning Wood*.

"Did you ever hear a discourse," said Mrs. Goodenough, who had been talking of the minister, "whose words seemed to glow with fire?" "Yes," replied her nephew, "I think I have heard two or three orthodox sermons that answered that description."— [Merchant Traveler.

Western Journalism Is Conservative. As no tidings have been received from Charley Roes, it is supposed that he is loat.--[Lincoln (Neb.) Call.

EXPRESS PACKAGES.

THINGS ABE NOT A3 THKT SKKJL. Upon the stage the villain sneers At her he ofl the stage reveres: -i

The leading lady wears a train. y, Likewise a look of proud disdain, With all her earnings In arrears. The pert soubrette made np appears With skirts too scanty for her years. Things ace not what they seem, 'tis plain,

Upon the stage.

The comic man who laughs and leers May be bereft ot all that cheers: The chap with sorrow to sustain

May be a very happy swain. Thus laughter changes place with tears Upon the stage. —[Dramatic Mirror. Nearly every vessel clearing from San Diego, Gal., nowadays, carries from ten to eleven tons of honey.

A sixteen pound cannon ball came up in Walter Dixon's oyster dredge in Newark bay the other day.

John W. Mackay, in behalf also of Mrs. Mackay, hBS denied emphatically that his wife has ever helped Boulanger.

During a thunderstorm at Williamsport, Md., a negro took refuge in a hollow tree, but lightning struck the tree and killed hi m.

The heat has been so intense in Foochow, Chins, that the authorities, in the hope of bringing rain, ordered the killing of pigs to be stopped.

W. R. Shadman, of Glynn county, Georgia, has three acres of olives. His is believed to be the only olive grove east of the Rocky mountains.

In Galway it is considered BO unlucky to catch sight of a fox that the fishermen will not put to sea if they notice one while going to their boats.

France's production and consumption of milk amount every year to 1,350,000,000 gallons which is three times in excess of the production of wine.

The international congress of shorthand, lately sitting in Paris, has passed a resolution commending the introduction of shorthand into primary schools.

A mid air combat between a hawk and a snake afforded amusement for over twenty minutes to a party of picnickers near Mosaville, Blair county, Pa.

Observations of the stars were made in Babylon from remote antiquity, and careful records kept of bdipses. Some of the Babylonian astronomical statements refer to a period earlier than 7,000 years B. C.

The London Times, in discussing General Sheridan's memoirs, remarks that "he saw an amount of service and experienced a number of exciting adventures such as can not, probably, be matched by the oldest and most adventurous veteran now living in any European army."

The old brig which carried Napoleon from the island of Elba to France, in 1815, was wrecked in Monterey bay in 1834, where she was employed as a coast guard vessel by the Mexican government, and she iB now being fished up by speculators for her copper. Many relics of this historical craft have been sold.

The Babylonian expedition of the University of Pennsylvania, which was sent out a year ago, has already made successful explorations, and has secured about three thousand tablets bearing inscriptions more or less important. The party of explorers will continue another year at their work, and will bring back all their tablets to the University of Pennsylvania.

Maine girls are proverbially smart, and one of them, who is summering at Squirrel island, has handsomely sustained the record. An Augusta young lady, Miss Maud Stanwood, while out yachting, accidentally fell overboard. The yacht passed completely over her, but she came up to the surface and coolly cried out: "Luff her up, captain, and I'll climb aboard."

The explanation of the queen's apparently inexhaustible supply of Indian shawls, one of which is her regular wedding present, is that early in her majesty's reign one of the Indian princes, in consideration of his having a large and valuable territory ceded to him, bound himself to pay an annual tribute, which included three pairs of the fioest cashmere shawls and twelve perfect shawl goats.

A process of engraving upon glass and crystal by electricity has been communicated to the French academy of science. The plate to be engraved is covered with a concentrated solution of nitrate of potash and put in connection with one of the poles of the battery, and the design is traced out with a fine platinum point connected with the other pole. R3sults of a marvelous delicacy are obtained.

The steel pen trade at Birmingham is reported as buoyant, the average weekly production exceeding one hundred and ssixty thousand gross, something that would give an aggregate annual product of 1,193,080,000 steel penB. In her majesty's stationery office, one year, the consumption of steel oens was about two millions, as against 500,000 of quill ones. In the London clubs the proportion of quill pens used is larger than that in the government offices.

Orlando, Fla., has a colored citizen who carries his head 0 feet 8}£ inches above terra firma, and, as he is of slender build, he appears much taller. His name is Bob Washington. Bob's pedal extremities have passed along in growth even with the rest of his anatomical development, and he is of little use as a hoe hand, his feet covering up all the grass in reach but for gathering orangeB without the aid of a stepladder he is a success.

During a thunderstorm at Superior, Wis., lightning struck a tent belonging to a camping party on Wisconsin Point, completely demolishing it. A large party of young ladies were sleeping in a tent twelve feet away, and were rendered helpless for nearly an hour. Lightning also struek a lumber camp and sever al other place in the neighborhood. In the lumber camp it knocked the pipe out of a man's mouth and discharged a rifle which was near by.

A curious exploration is now being undertaken in a vast region of Scandinavia, which has practically run wild for nearly a hundred years, when whole villages, as well as homesteads and farms, were deserted on account of an epidemic. The tract has been bought by a London syndicate, who have commissioned Sir H. Pottinger, one of the pioneers of Norwegian travel, and J. Sargent, the well known Oxford "coach," to report upon this almost forgotten territory.

The keeper of a large and stylish boarding house in Lexington avenue, New York, has oatmeal porridge put on the table for all boarders at breakfast every morning, and he says it is regularly eaten by every boarder of both sexes in the house. A very large number of the boarding houses of the city now provide oatmeal porridge as a breakfast dish, and find that it is favored by all hands, young and old. Yet it would have been a curiosity for most of the boarders twenty years ago.

Impurities of the blood often cause great annoyance at this season Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the bloody and cure allsuch affections. ..."

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AMUSEMENTS. Mm&rmu H0USL

Tuesday Ev'g, Sept. 3.

lloyt's Latest duress.

A

I-iKASS MONKEY.

A Satire on Superstition.

Three consecutive months at the Hljou Theatre, New York City, to tbe largest Mouses In I lie history ol that theatre.

Prices, 75c, 50c, 25c.

Sale opens Monday. September 1.

NAYLOR'S OPEKA HOl'SlI. Thursday Ev'g, Sept. 5.

LILLY CLAYS

Colossal Gaiety Company!

40 HANDSOME WOMEN 40

In a Sparkling Programme of Novolllon. See the .Spectacular Hurkw«iue,

"THE DEVIL'S FJtOLIC

New CosluTies, New Musie, etc. Sale opens Tuesday. 1'rlces, 75c. Mte niul 25c.

A Flannel Fact.'

We have the lineat and most complete

Flannel Department, of any store in the

country. That in a llannel fact.

"IMiiilaVariine"

The Fancy Printed French Flannels

of the time are strikingly beautiful.

Tho Fancy L'laids and Striped Suit­

ing Flannels seem to be in greater va­

riety and more etTeytive pntterns than,

ever.

Further Manuel Facts

Gladly furnished 011 application to

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TIME TABLE.

Trains marked thus (I'l denote Parlor Car at tached. Trains marked t'lus (ri) denote Sleeping Cars attached dally. Train* marked lliiin (B) denote Bullet Cars attached. Trains marked thus run dally. All other train* run dally Sundays excepted.

VANDALIA LINE.

T. II. 4 I. DIVISION. I.KAVK FOK T1IK WK3T.

No. Western Express (SAV) 1.4ii a. 111. No. 6 Mall Train 10.1H a. 111. No. 1 Fast Line (PAV) *16 i. IU. No. 7 Fart Mall D.l« i». m.

LKAVK FOK TUK KA3T.

No. 12 Cincinnati Express (S) 1.S0 a. iu. No. 6 New York Kxprees (StV) 1.61 a. in. No. 4 Mall and Accommodation 7.1b a. m. No. Atlantic Kxprew (PAV) lltti l. m. No. Past Line t.

AKKIVK FKOM TIIK VAST,

No. 9 Western Kxpress (SA V) 1.H0 a. 111. No. 5 Mall Train 10.1*2 a. in. No. 1 Fast Line (PAV) a.(|lp. 111. No. it Mall and Aeoonunodatton 6.4DP. III. No. 7 Faat Mall 'J.UUp. 111.

AKKIVK FKOM TIIK WKST.

No. 12 Cincinnati Kxpren.s (S) l.aia. in. No. 6 New York Kxpresa (8AV) 1.4U a. 111. No. 'JO Atlantic Kxprenu (PAV) 12.H7 p. m. No. Faat I.lne MUp.in.

T. H. A L. DIVISION.

LKAVK FOK TIIK NOKTU.

No. 52South Bend Mall fi.UHa. in. No. MBonth Bend Kxpretm 4.IX! p. in. AHK1VK FKOM THK HOKTH No. 61 Terre Haute Kxpreats lilXJ noon No. 58 Sooth Bend Mail 7.HU p. m.

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