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The gambling "goose" that lays the golden egg east of Third street will not bo disturbed.

A young negro who was hanged at Baton Rouge, La., on Friday for murder, on thescjaffold said: "The minute this rope is broke my soul pops up into heaven." Some years ago the people of this country were horrified by a newspaper headline over an account, of a hanging which read: "Jerked, to Jesus.' Which of these remarks was the most sacrilegious? And what good end is subserved by the capital punishment of these glory hallelujah murderers?

The weather bureau makes an elaborate explanation of the failure of the cold wave to arrive here on time yesterday. The bureau aays it was knocked out by a warm wave. To be Bure, all of us have been under the impression that when the wenther was warm it was not cold, but the weather bureau takes up much space explaining that this is due to the fact that the warm weather prevails as against the cold weather. Some of these days, perhape, we will have a weather bureau that will be capable of telling us a few hours beforehand what sort of weather we are to have.

The investigation of the ollLe of the sergeant-at-arma of the house should stop at no stage until the innermost secrets of the corrupt management are exposed. It is plainly evident now that members of congress have been making use of the office for illegal advances on their pay. There should be as- much stigma attach to a congressman who would thus connive with Silcott as with aback salary grabber, and the committee must make known all that it«learns in its investigations. It is too late to countenauce the suggestion that the committee is merely inquiring into Silcott's shortcomings. The people want to know about the shortcomings of their representatives."

The visit or W. W. Dudley to Indianapolis this week, a suspected offender against the election laws, anil the action of Siulley Chambers, the Knox ninty district attorney, In refusing to brlns lilm to justice, Is a disgrace to Indiana. Dudley and Chambers, no doubt, had the whole thing set up so as to allow the former to come to Indiana and exercise his bravado with Impunity. Judge Ciresham read this man correctly, lie is dangerous to the purity of elections. (Kvansvllle Journal.

The Journal goes too far. Dudley is dangerous only as a boomerang to the Republican party. Ho is not what he has been mode to appear to be in any respect. He had no more to do with the conduct of the campaign in Indiana last year than any one at a distance who possessed a typewriter. The alleged "blocks of live letter," was no part of the Indiana campaign except so far as the Democruts, who robbed the maila to secure a copy, made use of it for their own advantage. Mr. Dudley was not in any sense responsible for the victory of the party last year. Indeed his greatest distinction is due to the efforts of the Democrats to make him appear to be a remarkably successful coruptionist in politics when he is nothing of the kir d. The Republican party iu .Indiana is no way obligated to make a breastwork of itself for his protection or defense. No man. good or bad,can individually call upon the party for such service. The party is bigger than any man.

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When He In llimrd.

Hiss I.aura—What a remarkably quiet young man Mr. Tliumlns Is. Yabsley—Do you think fo? You ought to hear him eat once.

Sisterly Swoctuesa.

Minnie—Mr. Binx actuary proposed to me last nlglit. 1 never was so surprised In all my life. Mamie You needn't have been. Ills sole ambition Is to be thought eccentric.

Why, Certainly.

Wlbble-Do you know what It Is. that when It some other man's, every man wants It, and yet no man wants one of his own?

Wabble--Give It up. What's the answer? Wlbble—A widow.

A Wise Old Lady.

Brlggs—Your aunt owns some property, does she not? Braggs -Yes a couple of storeroome.

Brlggs—Enough to keep her? Braggs-Well, Its enough to Induce her relatives to board her lor nothing.

LocattMl Him.

Tramp-Pardon me, madam, for this Intrusion, but owing to severe and unparalleled financial reverses. 1 am compelled to ask of you if you will have the kindness to supply me with something wherewith to sustain the vital spark.

Woman- I am sorry, but there Isn't a bean In the house.

EXCHANGE ECHOES.

1'hlliutelpbla Inquirer: The death of Jefferson Davis removes a constant Irritation from national politics.

Kansas CltT Journal: The pupils of Iowa college, at lirlnnell. Iowa, have engaged In a laudable enterprise. They propose to give a Greek festival Mid banquet to raise lunds for the American soliool at Athens. Among the features of the entertainment will be seven scenes from "O-'dipus Tyrannus." and "a hymn In the purest Attic Greek." sung by fifteen Iowa maidens. Something of this sort has already been attempted before by slow-going Kastern universities, but Iowa college promises the public a regular "eye-opener."

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SOME MINISTERS' TALES.

"If The Herald undertakes to print all the good etories ministers can tell it will have to be 'doubled in size' again, said a north side clergyman to a Chicago Herald reporter. "For my own part I am no hand to tell stories, and can't think of anything funny to-day, but Brother is a rare narrator of amusing things. Go to him. I recollect he one day told me of a curious wedding ceremony he performed, and maybe he will tell it to The Herald. No, nothing startling.

I remember, it was one of those

theatrical marriages. Brother was busy in his study when a bashful young man came in with 'want-to-get married' written all over him. He Baid he would call for the preacher at 8 o'clock and take him to the hotel, where he was to marry Miss Brown, we will say, one of the chorus singers in the opera company. He didn't seem much like a man who could win a chorus girl, but that was none of the preacher's business, so the arrangement was made, and at 8 o'clock sure enough up came the carriage. The minister was taken into a good suite of rooms on the second floor of a fairly good hotel, where a young woman of remarkable beauty, dressed in a traveling costume, rose to meet him. The groom seemed more at home now, and produced his marriage licensa. As everything was regular, the couple were asked toataDd up, and the bride stepped to an adjoining room and called a couple of colleagues, who came in as witnesses. The ceremony was concluded, and a moment afterward the bride said they would have to hurry to make their tram. So the other girls left the room, the bride put on a traveling hat, and she and the minister and groom went down together and got in the carriage which was waiting. They were driven to the Union depot, and the groom helped the young lady into the station and returned, much to the minister's surprise. Telling the driver to take them to the clergyman's home, he got in and rode home with him. "Why, you will miss your train, will you not?" asked the minister. "'Oh, I'm not going away,'eaid the groom, and he turned the conversation to otner topics. For over a year the minister saw that young man lit least once a week, and he never saw the brida again." "What did he marry her for?" asked the reporter. "I haven't an idea,', responded the divine. "But the story is true from beginning to end." "Now and then," said a Methodist preacher from the west side, "a church communicant is not a living exponent of truth and charity. I found that out in an amusing way some years ago while preaching at a church on the north side. The Rev. Mr. D—, of the IlliDoia conference, and I had arranged to exchange pulpits on a certain Sunday, and the announcement was made at the Wednesday evening prayer meeting previous. It happened that something came up later in the week which made it necessary to postpone the exchange, ond so I appeared in my own pulpit as usual Sunday morning. The attendance was about the same so far as I could see, but a young man, a friend of mine, afterward related to me some comments he heard while the audience was tiling out of the church. One woman remarked: 'Now, that's ii splendid sermon. And what a large audience he had. My if we could only have him here to preach every Sunday. Such a perfectly charming discourse.' You see, she had heard that the exchange would be made und came to church promptly, but she had been absent so long she really didn't know her own minister when she saw him." "These stories about wedding6," said the Rsv. J. P. Brushingham, "have a serious 6ide, notwithstanding the fact it is usually overlooked. One time I was engaged to marry a young cougje, and when the evening came I found their address had been mislaid. It could not be found high nor low. However, I knew within a block of where the place was and resolved I would 6tart out and try and find it. My wife

as left, in a spirit

of railery at tny carelessness, 'You'll know the place by the crape on the door.' And as I went aloug the remark set me thinking. 'Crape on the door!' Of course a house of mirth to the practical eye is as plainly marked as a house of mourning. The custom is to put on all the tokens of woe when death is a visitor, and all the signs of joy when two persons are married. And yet in how many cases the crape had better be shown when weddings occur, and to how many persons death should be welcomed with flowers. You know when Beecher died he requested that no gloom be thrown on the event by sable trappings, but that flowers in profusion should mark his translation to a better land." "But did you find your wailing couple that night, Mr. Brushingham?" "Oh, yes. Wedding parties never get lost." "This isn't a funny story," said the Baptist minister, "but it is a true one. Before I came to Chicago I was preaching at Lincoln. That was years ago, and the town was not so well supplied with churches as it is now. A Presbyterian minister was holding a revival service in his church, and his audiences were so large he could not accommodate them. He asked the permission of myself aud my trustees to usa our church, which

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much larger, and of course

it was granted. His meetings grow larger and larger, and everybody was delighted with the evident good he was doing. One morning he came to me and said he wanted to preach three sermons on baptism, but felt embarrassed, as he was in the house of a denomination from which he radically differed on that subject. I told him to go ahead his own way just as if he were at home. Give them immersion, sprinkling or anything that would save them. So at it he went. Now, right under the platform on which my pulpit stood was a great pool of water in which our own baptisms took place. No ono ever thought of the place being insecure, but my Presbyterian friend got a number of brethren on the stand with him that night, and among them was one very fat man—a regular mountain of flesh. The sermon went forward, and the preacher became excited as I never had 6een him before. Baptism wos his 6trong point-, and he laid himself out for a great effort. He had perhaps reached his loftiest,flight in the denunciation of immersion as the 'one baptism,' and announced with great vigor that he had never immersed a convert aud he never would that he never had been immersed and nothing could induce him to be, and that he would sweep the foolish formalism from the face of the earth! "Just at this point the fat man, too oramped in common chair to enjoy such welcome and powerful doctrine, rose and

started acroEB behind the preacher. It was too much for the platform floor. At the very height of tne minister's impasaioned period down went pulpit, paBtor 8tid guard of honor with a crash and a splosh into the ample depths of the pool." "Did it alter his views on baptism?" "No but he said Presbyterian preaching on a Baptist platform was a mighty insecure business, and he soon went back to his own house of worship." "Simply because a service ie conducted in a church some simple minds fancy a feeling of reverence should surround it all times. I confess such Seentiment myself. But now and then a church choir quarrels just as violently as though they were engaged for Fourth of July displays." This from the Congregational minister. One time I had an excellent lot of musicians, but the basso and the organist had a quarrel about some trivial matter, and the organist, a lady who still lives in Chicago, and who is still destitute in the matter of husband, was desperately angry. She punished the man with the heavy voice by refusing to accompany him in a duo which he and the tec or were singing. The first I knew was when they had sung their lines through to a place where the tenor warbled, 'While the billows near me roll,' and the bass took up the strain, 'While the tempest still is nigh.' The organ want through with the tenor all right, but was silent as the grave when the bass was thundering in tempest tones through his part. But he was game and never flinched, but sang through without the accompaniment as though nothing had happened. However, he had hia revenge. The closing hymn was a quartet in which each of the four parts carried a measure in solo. The organist was herself the alto, and an unusually good one. When they came to the part to be eung in this way the soprano warbled her lines sweetly, the tenor sang the next measure with oharming effect, and then it was the turn of the bass.

But the organist-alto, still feeding her spite, didn't touch a key, and the basso himself, anticipating this very thing, looked at his anthem-book with all interest, but did not-open his lips. 'Onetwo—three—four,' every singer counted the time through the absolute eilence, and the alto, confused, took up her line and her music, in its proper place, and started in an alto's most mellifluous tonep, 'I am all unrighteousness.'"

CONFERENCE OF TEMPERANCE MEN.

A Cull for Mooting at Indianapolis on December 18tli,

One hundred atd sixty-five pastors of churches, representing the Baptist, the Catholic, the Christian, the Congregationalism, the English Lutheran, the Friends, the Methodist Episcopal, the African Methodist, the German Methodist, Presbyt6riun, United Brethren, United Presbyterian Churches, and the Y. M. C. A., have joined in a call for a conference of temperance men, to be held in the Y. M. C. A. hall at, Indianapolis, beginning Wednesday, December IS, at 2 o'clock p. m. and to continue two days. The object is to determine upon some line of action in which all who are opposed to the saloon can unite. Though the movement has originated with the pastors of churches, nnd seeks to enlist at least one delegate from every church, all who are in sympathy with the object of the meeting will be cordially welcomed, whether appointed or not. The call specifies the object as follows: "To consult a3 to the best method of procuring prohibition, state and nat ional, and pending the success of this movement, how best to secure and enforce such laws as shall tend to the closing of the saloon, but in no case to form, or aid, or assail ony political party as such."

Special terms have been secured with the railroads. All persons who pay full fare going, and takirg a certificate to that fact at the place of buying the ticket, will be returned at one-third fure, the ticket to be good from and including Tuesday, the 17th, to Saturday, the 21st.

Special terms are made with the following hotels: Bates, Grand, Denison and Spencer, £2.50 per day. English and Occidental, S150 per day. Brunswick, Enterprise and Pyle. SI per day.

THE CHURCHES.

First Baptist Church.—Preaching by Pastor L. Kirtley both morning and evening. Sunday school at 9:30 n. m. Sunday school at the north mission on Lafayette avenue and the ea3t mission on Third avenue at 3 p. m. Young people's prayer meeting in the chapel at 6:30 p. m.

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Chukoh.—Preach­

ing by the pastor, the Rsv. Isaac Dale, at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Class meeting, 9:30 a. m. Sunday school at 2:30 p. m. young people's meeting, 0:30 p. m. Oxford league meets on Tuesday at 7:15 p. m. Weekly prayer meeting on Monday at 7:30 p. m. Sunday evening will be devoted to temperance and enforcement of law. Seats are free and everybody is welcome. Location of church, corner Fourth and Poplar.

German Methodist Church.—Sunday Echool, 9 a. m. Services at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Love feast at 2:30 p. m. To morrow iB quarterly meeting and the presiding elder, the Rav. H. G. Lich, former pastor of the church, will conduct the services both morning and evening. Iloly communion will be administered after the morning services.

Ckntrai. Christian Church—J.

First Congregational. Church.— Corner of Cherry and Sixth. Preaching Fervices at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p.m. Subject for the evening, "Evil Communications," especially designed for the young. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Y. *P. S. C. E. meets at 0:30 Sunday evening.

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Stephen's Church.—Iloly

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munion, 8 a. m. Service and sermon, 10:45 a. m., and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school, 9:15 a. m. Sunday school at St. Luke'e, 3:00 p. m.

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The following popular singers will comprise the choir of the Christian Church at the Opera houee to-night: Mrs. Howard Mater and Miss Vickory, sopranos Mise Anna Thomas and Miss Wood, altos M. B. Griffith and Dr. Mail, tenors Howard Mater and O. H. Hazzard, bass.

The Messiah.

The Oratorio society will give its twelfth annuhl reudition of "The Messiah" at the Centenary Methodist Church on Thursday evening of this week. Admission free, but a collection will be taken up tofoassist in defraying expenses.

The blood is the source of health. Keep it pure by taking Hood's Sareaparilla, whichj

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power. ...

TERRE'HAUTE EXPRESS, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1889.

-THINGS AS THEY ARE.

A Seeming Aphorism Proved by History to be the Veriest Sonionse. It waa Holland who, in his book, "Nicholas Minturn," said: "In this world we must take things as they are, not as they should be." Holland was, in his day, a popular writer, and wrote some pretty fair books, but he laid down a wrong principle when he wrote the sentiment quoted above, says Ed. R. Pritchard, in the Arkansaw Traveler.

Legitimately carried out, it would stop the wheels of progress and reform, and leave the whole human race in a deplorable position. It implies that we must be contented with things as we find them without taking the trouble or worry to better them. Had Copernicus, Newton and Martin Luther acted on this principle of accepting things as they found them the world would just now be barely emerging from the condition it was in during the middle ages.

It is safe to say that a spirit of discontent at the existing Btate of affairs lies at the bottom, the beginning of all great reforms.

Copernicus waa not satisfied with the theories of the scientists of hiB time regarding the motions of the heavenly bodies, ear he investigated for himself and made discoveries that completely overthrew the doctrines of his associates and set the world right where from the beginning it had been wrong. So Newton, in the same spirit of dissatisfsction with the accepted philosophy of his way, gave to the world his valuable discovery of the law of gravitation. So Martin Luther, disgusted with the existing state *of affairs in the Catholic Church, and not content to take them.as he found them, started the reformation, and, in doing it, set the world on the broad highway leading to intellectual light and freedom.

What of Auswor to Prayer? Asa last desperate enceavor to save her child a mother at Johnstown placed It upon some drift from her attic wludow as she fi It the house moving before the flood.

With a prayer to God to preserve and save her child, she pushed the drift away, while the little voice called back: "I'll be sale, mamma, You know you always said God would take care ot me."

The mother, through some si range chance, was saved. The child went to a death loo horrible to think of whirled over the boiling deluge, sucked Into the roaring and terrorizing floods, roasted In the llames at the bridge, or thrashed to death In the debris, and the Utile body, bruised and broken burled In the 111th. The eyes that had looked so trustfully to mamma in the dreadtul moment or danger, closed with mud, tbe slimy ooze ilillng the childish mouth that had uttered such werus of perfect faith.

Could prayer be more sincere? Could faith be greater What of answer to prayer and justllleatlonof faith?—fCincinnati Commercial Gazette. Adown the valley of the Conemaugh

The Angel of Death hath sped: And the dusk of night that dropped in his flight, O'er the soul of man has spread, Iu torrents he dashed, then onward he flashed:

As If by demon's lead!.

Afflicted city: not alone art thou Bereft, most miserably, For the self same foe thy neighbor's In woe

Have met, and fought, bravely But the strength of man as the moments ran. And left him, hopelessly!

Oh, strange the fate thy musing tells! It tells A tale of hapless woe When, nor saint above, nor the God of Love,

Did cast a glance below, Was the Promise kept-to mothers who wept, Wept o'er their children so?

That Promise says: "If unto me ye call, Call on me fervently, I will hear thy prayer, my presence show there.

And help thee Instantly. Ah! what greater faith than this that salth, "I trust the perlectly."

"I trust, and give to thee my child, the dark The night and naught 1 see But the foaming flood, and the piled up wood,

On great Destruction's Sea! Anu the face of Man! when a flaming fan Doth sweep o'er him aud me.

Dear Lord, here take my child, I pray, and keep. Oh! keep him safe from harm, When the dashing wave that we all must brave.

Has clasped me In its arm. And I lie so cold, with the young and old. Where no love of life can charm.

For sec, dear Lord, this child Is not afraid, My child, so bright aud falr,"^ "Nay, I'm not afraid," the dear boy

Bald.

"For God Is everywhere Lie cannot be far, though bound on that spar. lle'll surely see me there."

Cruelly faith ol mother and faith of child Did meet answer that day When the morning came, in the mire and flame.

That dear child, mangled, lay! And what of the test? Did that mother do best. To prove her faith that way?

Reply, all, who have sought answer to prayer, Aud hold the error down, No help, In that sense, no "Special Providence,"

Doth any eflort crown. Else discord could relgu, and would, It Is plain. All systems In It drown.

Eternal Law must be obeyed, and all Our acts their penalties bear We can not push aside the rushing tide.

Though "Crowns of Grace" we wear. Nor 'scapes any man this justness of Plau, Though pass Ills life In prayer.

July, 1SK).

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Brandt will preach at 11 a. m. from the text, "I am not Ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ." At 7:30 p. m. he will preach at Naylor's opera house on "Spiritualism or Demonology." Seats free and everybody ^oordially invited to at tend.

Miw. N. K. Ei.Liorr.

The Fastest Itaiiroad Time.

The special train on the Michigan Central carrying Cornelius Yanderbilt and family, about two weeks ago. made a run of 107 miles in ninety-seven minutes, stopping four minutes for water, running at one point for three miles at the rate of seventy-eight tniles per hour. This is the fastest railroad time ever made in this country.

A Jlattlc of KuttertlleH.

The Shogye Shimpo, of Japan, reports a battle of butterflies which took place on a narrow road between Ncjima and Kawasakimura, Niigata Prefecture. The fight was witnessed by many of the villagers. It lasted more than a day, and at its close the adjoining fields were covered by bodies of the slain.

Small Sliot.

Why do you yield to the blues? You can be gay If you choose. Have yo.ir full measure

Of Joy and of pleasure.

You are a fool to refuse! What though you've bills overdue. What though no maiden loves you.

You can laugh. Ha! ha! ha! Ton can chaff.

Ha! ha! ha!

What In the world makes you blue? —fSomervlile Journal.

Cost of the Kew York Acqueduct. Work on the New York acqeuduct was begun in March, 1885, and the cost money has been something like $12,000,000. Nearly 100 men have paid the penalty of their lives and 150 msre have been seriously injured in the progress of the work.

A Stayer.

Chollie (starting)—Didn't I hear a noise? Miss Araminta—Yes. It's only the alarm clock to wake the servants.—[New York Sun.

EXPRESS PACKAGES.

THE VOLCNTEKR OBIiANlST.

The'gret big church wuz crowded fulMiv broadcloth and uv silk. An' satins rich as cream thet grows on our ol' brlndle's milk Shlned boots, blled shirts, stiff dickeys, en' stovepipe liats were there. An' doods 'ith trouserloons so tight they couldn't kneel down in prayer.

The elder In his poolplt high, said, as he slowly riz: "Our organist la kep' lo hum, laid up '1th roomallz. An'a8we hev no subsUtoot, as Brother Moore ain't here. Will some 'un In the congregation be so kind's to volunteer?"

An' then a red-nosed, drunken tramp of lowtoned rowdy style Give an ltiterductory utccup, an' then staggered up the aisle. Then thro' thet hoty atmosphere there crep' a sense er sin. An' thro' thet air of sanctity the odor uv ol' gin.

Then Deacon Purington he yelled, his teeth all sot on edge "This man purfanes the house er God! W'y this

Is Sricrlle«"!"

The tra'np didn't hear a word he said, but slouched 'It stumblln' feet. An' sprawled an' staggered up the steps, an' gained the organ seat.

He then went pawln' thro' the keys, an' soon there rose a strain Thet seemed to Jest bu'ge out the heart, an' 'lectrlfy the brain An' then he slapped down on the thing °lth hands an' head an' knees. He slam-dashed his hull body down kerflop upon the keys.

The organ roared, the music llood went sweepln" high an'dry, It swelled Into the rafters and bulged out Into the sky The ol' church shook an staggered, an' seemed to reel an' sway. An'the elder shouted "Glory!" an" I yelled out "Hooray!''

An' then he tried a tender stratn that melted In our ears, That brought up blessed memories an' drenched 'em down '1th tears An' we dreamed of ol'-tlme kitchens, '1th Tabby on the mat. Uv home an' luv an' baby-days, an' mother an' all that!

An' then ho struck a streak uv hove—a song from souls forgiven— Then burst from prison bars uv sin, an' stormed the gates of heaven: The mornin' stars they sung tfgether—no soul was left aione— We felt the universe wuz safe, au' God wuz on His throne.

An' then a wall uvdeep despair an' darkness come again, An' leng, black crape hung on the doors uv all the homes uv men No luv. no light, no joy, no hope, no songs uv glad delight. An' then—the tramp he staggered down an' reeled

Into the lilgM!

But we knew he'd tol' his story, tlio' he never spoke a word. An' it wuz the saddest story thet our ears had ever heard: He bed tol' his own life history, an' no eye wuz dry thet day, W'en the elder rose an'simply said: "My brethren, let us pray." —[S. W. Foss In the Yankee Blade.

A grate mistake—Starting a fire with kerosene. A wife in Vinalhaven, Me., left her husband because he wouldn't buy onions.

The British admiralty has contracted for four new armorclads of 11,000 tons each.

Reading has a silent barber who has a large number of customers. He is deaf and dumb.

Peter Sinclair, of Wausaon, Ohio, on a wager, ate twenty-four Dumpkin pies, a dozen doughnuts, and drank three gallons of cider.

A man came into Bradford, Pa, the other day und paid a bill of SIS in oldfashioned paper currency- 5,10, 25 and 50-cent shinplaaters, which he had kept since 1804.

A Chambersburg, Pa., youth thought he ought to try some of his girl's cooking before marriage. He Bte a dinner whic-h she prepared with her own hands and hasn't been to see her since.

A porcupine invaded the house of a Bedford, Pa., county farmer and was discovered sound asleep in the kitchen. It was killed without trouble, but not until foolish dog had got hia mouth full of quills.

A wicked Frenchman6ays that women have such an innate vanity for dress that if you were to tell one that she was to be banged in the presence of 20,000 per sons she would at once exclaim: "Great heavens! I've got nothing to wear."

In the windows of the principal clothing stores in Detroit one now sees live turkes fanatically dressed in garments made of cheap Uoited States 11 igs. In those stores a turkey is given away to whomsoever buys a suit of clothes or an overcoat.

The largest sawmill overtaken to West Virginia has been purchased by G. W. Curtin &

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ton county. It

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made in Erie, Pa.,

and weighs eeventy-five tons. It required twenty-four yoke of oxen to haul from the depot a part of the machinery.

Lawrence Jamee, a youug colored man of Parkereburg, Pa., has just been returned to his parents, whom he has not seen since the war. His father and mother, who were slaves, are both living in Georgia, aud were discovered through an accident. James is well-to-do, and will bring hia parents to Parkersburg.

A South Carolina man who was curious to know just how much stuff an alligator could get away with when he feltwell fed out the hind quarter of a cow, seven chickens, a Bbeep, four geese and a hog's head before the reptile backed water. The cow and sheep and poultry had died of poison, but this didn't trouble the'gator any.

Thomas Edwards, of Erie, was walking along the street the other day when his dog came up, pulled his coat and tried to make him retrace his steps. He turned around and followed the dog a Bhort dietance and picked up a line revolver. The dog seemed to know that the weapon was valuable, although it was too heavy for him to carry in hia mouth.

Among the treasures of the Kansas historical society ia a "rebel" geography which was compiled in 1S62 by General John H. Rice, then a prominent Georgian, but now equally prominent as the editor of the Republican Fort Scott Monitor. Twenty-three pages of it are devoted to the "Confederate States of Americo," which are cited as "the best example of a republican form of government."

A friend of the lazy in Bangor, Me., has invented a device by means of which a man can catch a fish without fishing. He attaches a small sleigh bell to a piece of barrel hoop, one end of which he inserts into a crack in the dock. After baiting his line and throwing it overboard he fastens it to a hoop, puts his hands in his pockets and awaits developments. As soon as the bell is jingled by a jerk on the line he hauls it in and lands the fish.

Says a railroad man: "A passenger engine averages sixty pounds of coal to the mile, and travels about 50,000 mileB per year, while a freight engine averages ninety pounds of coal to the mile and makes about 43,000 miles per year, while yard engines burn less. Freight engines travel much slower than passengers and therefore burn more coal per mile. The largest mileage made in 18£S by a passenger engine was S1.000 miles, and by a freight engine 50,000 miles."

WE WANT THE EARTH

And everybody in it to know that if you want something very useful as well as handsome for

s* Don't fail to see the befiu'iful reminders at

"Pixlcv... &

Handsome smoking jackets, Elegant jersey jackets, Fine Cardigan jackets,

Gentlemen's fine glovee, Boys' tine gloves. Siik umbrellas,

Silk handkerchiefs, vi'Ponge eilk handnerchiefp, Silk suspendere,

Plain and fancy shirts, Dress shirts, Silk hats and smoking caps,

FURS

SACRIFICED,

At £310, one London dyed Alaska Seal Newmarket, 5S inches long bust 30.

At £285, one London dyed Alaska Seal Newmarket, 58 inches long bu6t:30.

These garments are worth $500 each, but they are the last two we have and may go at the prices namod.

At §S0, one London dyed Alaska Seal Wrap, trimmed in black lynx. The regular price was 6-00.

All our Seal Coats and Sacques at cost.

We are Eelliug any Cloak in our house at cost, and a good many at less.

L. S. AYRES & CO.,

Indianapolis, Ind.

OfAgents for Buttorick's PatternB.

XTAYLOR'S OPERA HOUSE, i-* WILSON NAYLOR MANAGER

TUESMT EYE, DECEMBER 17. [KIRALFY'SK

Grand Spectacular Company In the beautilul romantic spectacle,

viLAGARDERE]

Or the Uuiiehblick or 1'arls. Scentd, staged and costumed In the most magnificent manner. 57 Teople! Grand Hall*:ts! Advance sale opens Saturday.

Prices $1, 75, 50 and 25 cents.

NAYLOR'S OPERA HOUSE, WILSON NAYLOR, MA.NAOKK.

Thursday, December 18

PECK FCESMU'S COMPANY

In the historic drama.

DAN -r BOONE

Introducing

Eight Pawnee Indians, Six Trained Horses

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Our Own Band and Orchestra.

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POPULAR KICKS

HOLIDAY GOODS.

There is nothing more suitable present than a nice pair of

They can be found In endless variety at the leading low price shoe store of

E O A A O 1105 WABASH AVENUE.

JS*-Ladles' Rubbers at 25 cents a pair.

CHOICE BOOKS

For

the

Hol'days 1

And Standard Books at the Opera House Book Store. The public is invited to call at our store and see the

CHRISTMAS OFFERINGS.

E. L. G0DECKE,

BOOKSELLER an.l SWIOSSR.

4C6 Wabash Ave.

ROBERT H. BLACK. JAJtfKJ A. HI3BXT. BLACK 4 NISBKT,

Undertakers and Embalmers, 26 North Fourth street, Terre Haute, Ind. Warerooms 25th st. and Washington ave. All calls will ecelve prompt attention. •Open day 8nd night

Warranted free from injurious drags

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G?ntlemen's overcoats, Gentlemen's fine suits, Boys' overcoats,

Boys' 6uits, Children's overcoats, Children's suite,

Children's shirt waists, Linen collars and cuffs, Soft and stiff bats,

Fine silk neckwear.

PRICES ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!

NOVELTIES and DIAMONDS!

Finest liue of R'ngs, etc., ever before displayed in the city. Fine line of Umbrellas, Canes and Sterling Silverware. Beautiful display of Clocks of all descriptions.

I. FROBB CO., 508 Mill STREET,

Linen handkerchiefs, Silk mufflers, Cassimere mufflers.

Everything in the Jewelry line.

NOVELTIES

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We have the agency of some new goods in the line of labor-saving in kitchen work. Look at our show windows and see if anything there will interest you.

Silver's Patent l'js'g Beater aud Cream Whipper is the beet on earth. Marion llarland'a Colfee Pots, with receipts.

Eg Poachers and Ej Timers. Fruit Strainers and Potato Mashers. Glass Rolling Pins for chopped ice., Little Hustler Potato Peeler. Stoves for gas jets and lamp?. PBrass Fire Sets and Fenders.

Fancy Tea and ColTee Pots. Carvers. Tile hearths. Toy Stoves, etc.

STOVE (i

609 Wabagh Avenue.

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