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DAILY EXPRESS.

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THE EXPRESS

owes an apology to Illi

nois for eaying the prize fighters from here fought in that state early yesterday morning. They fought in Indiana and in Vigo county.

The New York World makes a showing of the country's increased wealth that will be horrifying to those free trade Democratic organs whose' only hope is in hard times.

The hope that Councilman Walsh, of the First ward, would Introduce a resolution for a city saloon llceiihe at the last meeting of the council was unfounded. Mr. Walsh has greatly disappointed ills friends by voting against this license. It 1b authorized by the legislature ami demanded by the condition of the city treasury.—!

The Indianapolis Journal in a timely editorial calls atteation the fact that with the advent of congress and the acceptance by a Republican administratration of the responsibility for such measures as were advocated in the 1S8.S plalform there is less of the petty bickerings over patronage to occupy the public attention. The Journal reminds its readers that all new presidents sutler from the disappointments incident to office seeking and concludes as follows:

The mass of silent, Intelligent Republican voters whodeslre a policy which will give conlidence to the business and liulustrj of the country are satlslled, and very soon the others will fall Into line because It Is thoroughly a Republican administration. Even those who were half misrepresented by Washington reporters regarding the course of the president In making appointment, or In not making them, are silent or have experienced a change of sentiment.

C. 0. D.

A Sometime Agnostic.

Milling:!—I understand you are an agnostic. Thumpklns. Thompklns (politician)—Only before the grand jury, my boy.

Full Grown.

Brlggs—1Well, we had an addition to our family yesterday. Braggs -You don't say so? BoyorglrlV lirlggs—Neither. It was my wife's mother.

The 15i»by.

Mrs. Noomamnia—What do jou'think of the Utile darling'.' Brings--It reminds ne of a dally paper.

Mrs. Noomamma In what way'.' Brlggs—Ile.ause It won't be red after It Is a week old.

No Snakes There.

Wlckars—11 you don't let up on your drinking. Ylekars, one of these days you will be having snakes.

Vickars No, I won't, I drink nothing but imported Irish whisky, and there can't be any snakes In that, you know.

i.iU'k of Environment.

Editor—Somehow these Christmas jokes or yours do not seem up to your usual standard. What Is the reason, do you suppose'.'

Humorist -I can't Imagine. They seemed funny enough to me last summer when I wrote them.

EXCHANGE ECHOES.

Philadelphia Inquirer: Education Is necessary lor man In the position of a bread winner, but woman is differently situated. We think experience has pretty clearly demonstrated that woman makes and maintains her social portion entirely Independent from those considerations which aflect man. and lack of a higher education will prove no Kir to her success.

Boston Journal: Hated by the heeler, objurgated by the bummer and the professional politician, the polling-booth and the uutet mechanism of the Australian system which It symbolizes nurk anew era in our politics. The secret, state-prinlsd tatlot smashes machines. It shivers the most care-fully-constructed "slates.'' It deranges the most adroit wire-laying. It places upon all nominating bodies an Imperative necessity of putting the best men to the front. It gives Intelligence an advantage over ignorance. It prevents coercion or undue pressure. It favors independence and compels discrimination. It is certain to work surprises, some ot which will be satisfactory, and others perhaps not entirely so, but In the long run It will surely work for the dominance or the be.it men and the best principles, it must be supplemented now by an Improved caucus system. •Chicago Tribune: About the first bill to be presented to congress was a "delleleney" one. This alone would be enough to tell tliat the last house was controlled by Democrats. It has long been tha custom of that party to make appropriations much below the known needs of the service, and then go on the stump and talk of Democratic economy ami. "extravagant Republican expenditure*." When in the course of human events it became neeessarv to pass a deficiency bill, it was sltpived through as quietly as possiblt. no Democrat thinking it worth while to call attention to It. The first deficiency bill of the present sestlon is one off lOO.OOO. needed to pay off public printing bl'ls which It was known last year as well as now would have to be met. It will not be long before deficiency bills for pensions and nearly every other department of the public service will be In the hands of the committee on appropriations.

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Gazette.

The Gazette would have its readers believe that it did not know that the Democratic leader, Policy Sam, issued orders against a saloon license. By the way, speaking of Democratic leaders, what has beoome of the suit which the Gazette said was to be brought ogainBt that leader of other days, Gravel Pit Jake?

There are those who believe the laws of Indiana were violated by the participants in that prize fight early yesterday morning. It was reported that the battle ground was in Illinois, the fighters apprehending interference by the Terre Haute authorities if the tight took place this side of the line. As it is now reported that the fight took place in this state perhapa the Illinois story was invented to thwart the vigilant ofiicere who are determined that no such infraction of the law should be permitted. If you don't believe these officers are relent lees in prosecution of violators of the law watch the police record of fines imposed on the unfortunate inmates of disorderly houses.

THINGS ON THE SPREAD.

"A fellow haa got to spread hisself these days to keep up with the procession," said Plunkett, ae he puffed at his pipe and turned his chair to face the group at the fireside. "Everything ia on the spread. When the railroads started they were tiny things and every fool farmer in my settlement was flinging up his hat for 'em to spread, and they spread and they kept on spreading, till its got so they are big things, mighty big things, and now farmers have to spread theirselves to keep from getting run over. I told 'em so. "When old Professor Moss got up this telegraph business it was er tiny thing, but it has spread and keeps on spreading, till its got outen all control of the common herd and er fellow feels like he waa standing under a big old chestnut tree in er thunder-storm when he's under the wires. It does me good to watch these old fellows sprint their eyes up at these wires and shiver toe same as if the. thunder was roaring and the sulphur was swelling, for I told 'em so. "When old Jeremiah Jefferson got up what they called a new departure in our old Hardshell meeting house down in Pike, and had some curtains drawed ercrosB one corner for the wimin's feet to be washed behind, it was er email thing, but the same desire for departures sprsad, and kept er spreading, till the old church has been crowded out and you'd have to spread yourself now to ever find a genuine old Hard shell Baptist. We've got choirs and organs, and some of 'em is beginning to toot er brass horn in the churches, and etill wo keep on departing, and the truth is that we've got to depart to keep up with tha procession, and it does me good to hear 'em whine erbout Ingersoll and the Salvationists, and the Mormons, and sich like, for I told 'am

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"The old church is not sufficient now. [f they Bre honest they go under, at least that is the way it looks. They have to got up fairs and lotteries, and schemes that a circus man could-'not huve thought of fifty years ergo. The fair young girls will enter into things these days in furtherance of church matters that would hare made Barn urn blush if he'd huve used his daughter for »uch a purpose. The Lard may pity 'em, but I don't, for I told 'em so. "'Ausilaries to tho church* is what they call 'em. Under this h8ad we have this thing and other things. The young man's societies, the women's societies, and this kind of society and tother kind of society, till tho world is filled with the sooiety spirit, and they are growing clear out of control o£ to© pfsople, and now when I see 'em wincing at the Salvation army crowds, and the socialist and communist aud this kind of issm and tother kind issm, I smile, for I told

"There is not a greased spot of individuality left to a fellow when he makes good member of all these societies, and if he wants oflice he's got to jine 'etn, and if he wants to sell goods he's got to jin* 'em, if he's a young man starting out in the world its more important to be in these societies than to be in the church, if he's an old man and don't belong to these societies he won't hBve a dozen folks to go to his funeral and everybody will be glad the old fool is out on the

this thing don't stop, the church is er goner, the christian religion is er goner, society is er goner, and the Lord will give this old world a backhanded lick some morning before breakfast, and then I'll smile, for I told 'em eo. "Before the war, all you had to do was to belong to the church aud not be an abolitionist. This was able3sed country then. There wurn't no trampp, there warn't no isms, and there warn't no need as we see it to-day. A man could travel without suspicion and rest without price. Who ever knovred er bill presented to a traveler for spying all night or a week at a farm house in Georgia bofore the war? There wasn't none of thin mortgage business if one neighbor wanted a little money from another neighbor he got it for the asking. It a poor man got sick the settlement worked his crop and cared, for his wants. If neighbors fell out it was settled by their brethren, leastwise there wasn't so much lawing, for, if the brethren couldn't settle the matter the first time, they met at the cross-roads they'd form er ring and fight till they got enough, then take er drink of good untaxed whieky and go home rejoicing. There wasn't no pistols and knives then, like now, and a man wasn't a hero for using 'om. "In my young days it was the Masonic lodges. Folks said the Masons were all right, and I said so too. and it would have been if it had stopped there, but it didn't stop there. "The next thing we had the Odd Fellows. Folks said that Odd Fellowship was er good thing, and I said

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it would have been if it had stopped there, but it didn't stop tl ere. "It hasn't stopped yet and tho Lord knows when it will stop. Orders are multiplying, departures keep on coming and the sad thing-the bad thing—is that every one that comes detracts from the church. "There are thousands, millions of men, who think more of and who cherish their unions or societies ot orders er way ahead of the church, who pay in dues to these freely and gladly, that don't give a nickel to churches, and as good aa say, darn the church. "It haB come to the pass that ministers dare not say a word ergin any order —they jine theirselves—they have to jine. "No editor can write word ergin 'em. It is only some old fool like me who can dare to

that this organization busi

ness is drifting us into socialism, communism and every other sort of ism—it will

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our American country, and

rou can remember that I told you so. "This organization business has spread and keeps on spreading, but even now it is outen control. We can't cope with the world as individuals we are forced to combine. One combination begets another. Yes sir, combinations consolidate, and

it rolls, like awheel,

here we go, over and under, but mark you, the wheel will get so ponderous that it will smash of its own weight and the country's er goner. "Man's own ingenuity has grown outen man's control. The great mass ig moving, and to halt is to be crushed. If the old church and Bimple ways hav« not already been crushed, we may be saved by getting back there, but I'm erfeared it is gone, and that we are doomc-d to be dashed into confusion and heathenism, and go to the devil altogether." "You're right," said Brown.—[Atlanta Constitution.

Change* in (he Supreme Court.

There are now three justices of the supreme court—Miller, Field and Bradley —who are past the age when they may retire on full pay. It is quite likely, therefore, that President Harrison will have the selection of their successors,

and it may be that Blatchford will also retire during the present administration, as he will hare the right to do.—[GlobeDemocrat.

THE TROTTING HORSE.

Mr. Bonner Talks About Axtell and Sanol—The Indianapolis Association.

While Mr. Bonner was in Chicago the other day on his way East from California he said Marvin would have absolute control of Sunol for a year, and that possibly he would bring her East next summer. Bjnner offered Marvin $1,000 if he would drive Sunol in 2:10, and 8500 for every quacter of a second less. Only the rain, Marvin said, kept him from getting the money. Marvin is to get 81,000 when he drives her a quarter in 29, and $5,000 when he beats Johnston's record, which Marvin says will be done. Doble and Bonner had a conference about Maud S., and it is thought Doble will have charge of her next season. When asked what he thought of Axtell, Mr.-Bonner said: "To show you what I thought of Axtell before he trotted in 2:12 it is only necessary for me to say that I Bent to Kentucky to see if I could get a price on William L. I thought so well of the colt that I wanted to buy the sire. I have heard all about Axtell's performance at

Terre

Haute and

am satisfied that he is a wonder. He and Sunol are two wonders, and either ia entitled to be considered a wonder, regardless of the existence of the other. I don't doubt that Axtell could have trotted inside 2:12 at Terre Haute. All accounts agree that he was not driven out. the last quarter."

The Indianapolis trotting and pacing association has been incorporated with $10,000 capital stock. It is the intention to have the first meeting at the exposition grounds track during the early part of June. This will follow the Terre Haute spring meeting. The association will lay out a track on its own ground as soon as its affairs are well under way. A board of directors waa appointed to complete arrangements and give the association a legal footing. It is composed of the following well-known men: Bruce Carr, George F. Pficgst, Dr. C. E. Wright, W. F. Christian, W. L. Higgins, Mark L. Hare, Patrick Dickerson, Smith Graves and Tom Taggart.

UNION OF THE MINERS.

This is tho End Sought, Hut Not Vet Accouiplisliecl.

At thia morning's session of the miners' convention, Master Workman Rae, of District Assembly No. 1.15, and Secretary Watchon, of the same organization, spoke in the interest of a union of the forces of the Progressive union and Assembly No. 135, says the Indianapolis News "of last evening. Both gentlemen are heartily in favor of a union of some sort. Mr. Rae's plan is to have the two organizations unite under one set of officers, strive for the same ends, and yet allow each organization to maintain its own individuality as heretofore. In other words, he would not have such a union formed as would do away with the two organizations as they have and do now exist, and he would not have the Progresaive union absorb the knights, or visa versa. Secretary Watchon spoke along the same line. Speeches were also made by Delegate

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of Illinois, and

Chris Evans, of Ohio, who urged that some sort of a union be made. At the conclusion of the speeches committtee, composed of Thomas Davis, William Scaife and P. H. Penna, waa appointed to prepare a resolution expressing the sentiment of the meeting with reference to a consolidation. If that committee presents a satisfactory report, Ihe next step will be to appoint a committee to attend the general meeting at Columbus, Ohio, in February, and assist in formulating a plan for the union.

While the members of the Progressive union are in favor of union of the two organizations, they do not indorse Master Workman Rae'e plan. They Beem to prefer a union that will completely hide the identity of the two organizations.

GROVER'S WIFE WON.

Why JVIrn. Cleveland Had Chief Justice Fuller A ppolutcd.

Chief Justice Fuller's address at the Washington centennial inauguation ceremonies has been provocative of much adverse criticism by leaders of his own party. It was

ill pleasing to some

that wonder was expressed as to how the chief justice won hia gown. Congressman Frank Lawler, a Democratic leader in Chicago, was discussing Justice Fuller's merits with a number of friends. During the conversation he said: "Perhaps, boys, you n6ver knew the secret of this appointment? Well. I'll tell you. Some time after Mr. Waite di.d I called on Grover Cleveland. He nsked me to recommend a chief justice. I told him I thought my fiiend Schofield would till the bill. "'All right, Frank,' said Grover. 'I Bhall be glad to follow your advice.' "To my utter astonishment not long after Fuller was named. I rubbed my eyes and jogged my memory to find out who he was. I had rarely heard of him. At last I learned that Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Puller's daughter had been chums—I guess that's the word—at Well's college, somewhere up in New York state. I dreamed no longer. You can uat bet your life I never after recommended a man for office until I ascertained whether or not Mrs. Cleveland— the sweetest woman that e'er drew breath—was interested."

RAISING THE COFFEE PLANT.

Hemiirbablo Success of a Farmer on the Ifilaucl of Hawaii.

We were out on Sunter's coffee plantation a few days since, and were surprised to see what he had done, soys a writer in the Hilo Record. In less than a year he has cleaned in the heavy forest ten acres of land and set out over 9,COO coffee plants. He has done all the work himself, and it shows up well. The first planted coffee trees show a growth of from ten inches to two feet, and look thrifty. The only blieflfe we could discover waa where the coffee had been planted under kukui trees, and since they have been cut down the coffee is recovering from tho blight. But the second year from now there is but little doubt that many of the trees planted will commence to bear. This aa soil seems to be the home of the coffee, and we hope that in a few years there will be not only ten acres, but 10,000. The labor of cleaning is comparatively little, and it will be necessary to let most of the ohia trees stand for shade to the plants.

Crowding tne Limit.

When Bi6hop Gallagher in his funeral eulogy of Jefferson Davis calls the great champion of chattel slavery "an impassioned defender of the liberty of men" the strain is pretty heavy but everything goes at funerals.—[Boston Globe (Dem)

THE TERRE HAUTE EXPRE&S, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1889.

RAILROAD NEWS NOTES.

General and Personal Mention of General and Local Interest. Traveling Passenger Agent J. H. Wagner, of the C. & N. W., was here yester-

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The telegrapher's office which accompanied work trains is being repaired in the carpenter Bhop.

The employes on the Ligan division of the Vandalia and on the Big Four in this city were paid yesterday.

The C. & I. C. thia week added two more switch engines to the number at work in the yards at Brazil.

Mr. E. C. Stahlman has been appointed the Nashville general agent of the Evansville & Terre Haute, and Chicago & Eastern Illinois.

Adolph Reinecke has been appointed to a position in the paint shop to succeed Charles Miller, who

at St. An-

thony'B hospital being .. treated for asthma. A tramp, giving his name

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Wm.

Smith and his home at Louisville, Ky., fell under an E &T.H. freight train in the yards at Yincennes Tue&dnv morning and had hie right leg cut off below the knee.

D. B. Howse, of Champaign, who was caught in the wreck at Paris few days iigo, was examined by physicians Monday aud it was found that three of his riba were fractured. He was unaware of his injuries previous to the examination, though complaining of a slight stiffness in bis side.

Brazil Times: Engine No. 24, on the C. A I. C., is in the round house here for repairs. Monday, while going down a slight grade, the engineer tried to turn on steam but found the engine would not take it. An examination showed that the machinery on the interior of the cylinder was broken into a hundred pieces, while there was not

much as a

Bcratch on* the cylinder head. The cause of the accident is a mystery to the oldest machinist.

Evansvilie Courier: Dr. G. M. Young leaves in.the morning for Peoria to take the primary steps in arranging matters to effect a thorough surgical organization on the P., D. & E., E. & T. H., and E. I. roads. Mr. Mackey has appointed Dr. Young surgeon in chief, and he will have under him some thirty-five competent physicians and surgeons, with hospitals at all points of importance on the line.

Indianapolis Journal: A day or two ago Wm. R. McKeen, president of the Vandolia, was in conversation with s. party of railroad men when the subject of the immense business this road in doing came up.

Yes," said Mr. MoKeen,

"when natural gas was discovered over about one-half of the state, and in the very territory which had drawn their fuel from the coal mines in Clay cout.v, I was about sick, and feared the T. H. it 1. had 6een its best days but to my surprise other business has sprung up and the earnings of the road are cow in excess of those of any time in its history, and the outlook brightens with each month." inai HOW TO TELL A -BLEACHED BLONDE."

A Siriglo Dark Hair Shows Where tho, Dye Missed.

Bleached hair is brough to such aa art now that it is almost impossible for the casual observer to tell the genuine from the artificial blonde. But if in carefully arranged head of hair as yellow as ripe wheat youdeteot one dark brown or black hair at the nnp9 of the neck or near the ear, the story is told. Ssrawe show which way the wind blows, and the single dark hair tells where the dye missed.

The dark-haired woman who is determined to be a blonde must live tha life of a slave to this desire, aa hair grows ut the rate of an inch a month.

There is a shade of natural auburn hair, which is inclined to bo streaked and much lighter at, the ends than at the roote. This kind of hr.ir, now

fashion

able, might be mistaken for the streaked and striped bleached blonde by an inexperienced eye but, if it is glcec.v, bright ond healthful in tone, it is flure to be natural, no matter how varied are its shades while if it is dry and broken, it is safe to Euspect the bleacher's ai t.

A natural pale golden blonde has blonde eyelaBhes and eyebrows, and in real life black eyelashes never accompany golden hair, unless it owes its hue to art. however much we may find this combination in heroines of novels.

Lots of things would be different if they were otherwise.—[Toronto World. It is the lie abilities, asset were, that make the successful assignor.—[Albany Express. The wise man's ser.Ee—Reticence. -[Philadelphia Press. If you put your eyes on your neighbor's row the weeds will grow upin your own.—[Atchison Globe. Death wounds are never healed.—[Martin Farqubar Tupper. The man who is dead in lov» with himself usualiy has no rivale.—[Flume Sentinel. Tbe poet is born, not made. The poetess is born and maid too.—[Binghamton Leader.

They All Do It.

Teacher—Why, Johnny! Can't you understand that a patt is smaller than a whole? Now. for example, if your father wants to sell a whole piece cf cloth and has only three-quarters cf a piece, what does he do?

Johnny (without hesitation)— He measures it Bcant.—[PhiladelphiaRecord.

Davis' Getu'ialship.

The glowing praises bestowed by th6 Southern people upon Jefferson Davis' alleged military ability recall the grim sarcasm of General Grant to the etfsct that the Union army frequently owed its success to the orders of the president of the* Cjnfederacy.—[St. Louis GlobeDemocrat.

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Chicago'* Mouth Js Open.

If President Harrison would just shut his eyes, turn around a few tini9S and fling a public office from him, it might laud in Chicago. And then what a sound of revelry there wcuid be ot night.—[Chicago Journal.

No Hurry.

Elephants have been known to live to the oge of 400 years. Moral—Young man, don't be in too much of a hurry to see the elephant. He'll keep.—( Boston Transcript.

A Good Word For Shepard.

I do not care much for Elliot F. Shepard but it must be said for htm that he is very generous with his wife's money. —LNew York Letter to Boston Transcript.

The Rich Irish Brogue.

Ireland's casual remark as to„China: "Ah! There's tay there!"—[Chicago Tribune.

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And. no matter what you have to say, don't use blj words. —I Somervllle ournal. A farm near Macduff, Scotland, has been handed down from fnther to Bon for 300 years.

Fresno county, California, has a hermit who haa lived there thirty years without seeing the county seat.

A dance given for the purpose of raising money with which to buy a hearte,

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one of the events in Oxford county, Maine. A society has just been incorporated in New York for "furthering the preservation and elevation of German literature and art in America."

The Elwell family, of Northport, Me., consists of seven persons, only one of whom is married. The eldest is Si and the youngest 58.

A little Auburn, Me., baby's paternal great grandfather, his grandfather, grandmother, and hie father were all born within a stone's throw of each other.

At Pottstown, Pa., there iB a family of five women whose tastes are so different that they have established a rule requiring each one to do her own cooking.

A Meadville, Pa., man is authority for the statement that a rooster, served at, hia home the other day, had two fully developed and perfectly formed wishbones.

A farmer of Marboro county, S.iuth Carolina, hae gathered the phenomenal yield of 255 bushela of corn from one acre, says an exchange. The acre may also be of "phenomenal" size.

One of the witnesses who recently testified at Salt Lake regarding the oathe of the endowment houae has siuce had one valuable horee killed and another shot at, but not fatally injured, by his Mormon neighbors.

One of Wilkesbarre's policeman dreamed he was in a tight, and his pistol refusing to explode he was unable to defend himself. When he awoke he was so impressed that he tried hie pistol and found, as in his dream, the weapon would not go off.

A new cause for a pension is reported by the Union correspondent of the Rockland (Me.) Courier, who says that a veteran in that town "is suffering from strengthening of the braiD, general ability, and chronical information of the spon aneoue hilarity system."

In.the ruins of the landslide at Musconetcon tunnel, which occurred over two weeks ugo, workmen found a brass clock on Thursday last which had hung in the engine house. The mud was shaken from it, and being wound up the clock resumed its old occupation.

Theschoolma'ams of St. Paul not long ego were instructed to give occasional instruction in plain and fancy sewing to the girle under their charge, and the horrible fact came out that few, if any, of the teachers could do any kind of sewing whatever.

Cljai'ley Crew, a Marion, O jeweler, has comp'eted a medal which is to be given to Ira Williams. Mr. Williams is the firmer who had the following sign posted on his farm regarding hunting: "Hunt all you please, and when the bell rings come in to dinner."

The psnsion department, at Washington haa upon its rolls the names of twenty-seven widows of revolutionary soldiers who have been regularly paid pensions up to the present time. Thrfe of them are 97 yenra of age and two 90. The youngest is 71.

In a Wheeling etore -where looking glasses were formerly scattered around rather generously they have all been takeu down. "The reason," said a floor walker, "is that tbe women would always be jammed up in crowds wherever there was a looking glase, and we took them down until after the Christmas rush."

A man named Rye, who li^es near Bel laire, Ohio, has a fancy for naming his daughters after the big rivers. Three of his girls are called Missouri, Ohio and Miesissipui. Recently a baby daughter was added to the household, and the father, forgetting the double significance of the word, determined to have her christened Monongahela Rye.

One of the good customs established in the little hamlet of Georgetown, Me., ia an annual reunion of all the aged people in town. Those of (0 years or more go to the parsonage and spend the day talking over old times, singing old hymns and eating an old-fashioned dinner. The house is always filed with veterans, who erjoy their celebration ex C8edingly. "That is very nice butter, Johnny," said a Punxsutawney, Pa., grocery-man as he took the roll out of the basket and laid it on the counter. "Tell your mother to send all of her butter here and we will pay her a good price for it." 'Yes," eaid the little fellow, candidly, "1 s'pose you would. The only reason you got this was 'cause the cat fell inter the cream crock and got drowned, and ma'nia didn't want ter sell it till 'er reg'lar customers."

A unique Maine industry ia that of a Gardiner man, Thaddeua Spear, who holds by special permit from the state tho exclusive right of the eel fisheries in the chain of twenty Kennebec lakes, and annually sbipa several tons of eels to parties in other states. He has captured 5,000 pounds of live eels the past season, and has them in boxeB ready for shipment.

Although the buffnlo haa become almost rxtinct in the United States vast herds of this distinctively American "big game" roam over tbe boundless plains of northern Australia, and wallow in their shady pools, says the New York Tribune. These animals which are magnificent specimens of the Bison AmericanUF, are the descendants of some buffaloes landed at Port E^sington in 1S29. They have rapidly multiplied, and now afford excellent sport to the hunter.

A Wail From tbe Kxchange Editor. A face forever haunts me, Whate'er I trjto do.

It is the face of one who makes That blamed $3 shoe' Chicago Tribune.

Raad Bnd profit by it.—I have been a great Bufferer for some time from lumbago. I tried Salvation Oil and it gave me entire relief. JOHN H. JONES, Deputy Inspector, Tobacco Warehouse 4, Balto.'

Be Sure

II you have made up your inind to buy Hood's Sarsaparilla do not be induced to take any other. A Jloston lady, whose example Is wottliy Imitation, tells her experience belowi

Iu one store where I went to buy Hood's Sarsaparilla tho clerk tried to induce me buy their own instead of llood's he told me thelr's would last longer that! might take it.on .tea

To Get

days' trial that if I did not like it I need not pay anything, etc. But lie could not prevail on me to change. I told him I liad taken Hood's Sarsaparllla, knew what it was, was satisfied with it, and did not want any other. When I began taking Hood's Sarsaparllla I was feeling real miserable with dyspepsia, and so 'weak that at times 1 could hardly

Hood's

stand. I looked like a person in consumption. Hood's Sarsaparilla did me so much good that I wonder at myself sometimes, and my friends frequently speak of it." MKS. Ella A. Goff, 61 Terrace Street, Bostou.

Sarsaparilla

Sold by a11dru£gist£. gl six for £5. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.

IOO Doses One Dollar

FURS

SACRIFICED.

At $310, one Loudon dyed Alaska Seal Newmarket, 58 inchea long bust ."0.

At 82S5, one London dyed Alaska Seal Newmarket, 58 inches long bust 3G.

These garments are worth $300 each, but they are the last two we have and mny go at the prices named.

At 8S0, one London dyed Alaska Seal Wrap, trimmed in black lynx. The regular price was $200.

All our Seal Coats and Sacquea at cost.

We are selling ony C-loak in our house at cost, and a good many at less.

1. S. AYRKS & CO..

Indiaaapolis, Ind.

Agents for Buttrick'a Patterns.

BAYLOR'S OPERA HOUSE, i.^[__.WlLSON

Monday, December 23,

Pleasure Is taken In announcing the engagement of the eminent tragedian, Mr.

LOUIS JAMES,

Assisted br his excellent legitimate company, In tliakespeare's grand tragedy In six acts,

Julius Caesar

Costumes ltlch and Historically Correct: Scenery Appropriate: Advance sale now progressing.

Prices $1, 75, 50 and 25 cents.

NAYLOR'S OPERA HOUSED WILSON XAYLOB, MA.NAGKK.

CHRISTMAS DAY.

Mutiuee and Evening.

E O E W I S O N S

I N S E S

A Clever Organization! Any Number of New Features:

Sale opens Monil iy. Prices, matinee and even lng, 75 50, and 25 cents.

A. J. GALLAGHER,

PLUMBER.

Gas and Steam Fitter,

424 Cherry Street, Terra Haute.

ffimWTOKKAl BALTIMORE

OYSTERS

-AT-

E. W. Johnson's

615 MAIN 8TUEJCT.

PATENTS

BDIAXAPOLIB

NOVELTIES

CM-

We have the agency of seme new goods in the line of labor-sojving in

kitchen work. Look at our show windows and see if anything there will interest you.

Silver's Patent Egg Beater and Cream Whipper is the best on earth.

Marion Harland's Coffee Pots, with receipts. ... Egg Poachers and Egg Timers.

Fruit Strainers and Totato Mashers. Glass Rolling Pins for chopped ice. Little Hustler Potato Pealer. Stoves for gas jets and lamps.

Brass Fire Sets and Fenders. Fancy Tea and Coffee Pole.

Carvers. Tile hearths.

Toy Stoves, etc.

rnnun

609 Wabash Avenue.

TIME TABLE.

Trains mnrked thns (PJ denote Parlor Car at (ached. Trains marked thus (S) denote cleeplDg Care attached dally. Trains marked thus (Bi denote Bullet Cars attached. Trslna marked tli ran dw'iy. All other trelm rou dal'a Sondnys eioepted.

1VANDALIA LIHF,

T. H. 4 1. DIVISION. LKAVTt FOB TOK WK5T,

N'o. 9 Western Express (34V) No. 6 Moll Tram No. 1 Vast Llrte (!VV.V) No. 21 No.

1.4'J a. m, 1C.21 a. m. mo p. ib. 3.10 p. 111.

ifast Mall» LIAVK FOB THX KAST. No. 12 Cincinnati Kxpress .') No. 6 New York Express (34V! No. 4 Mat) and Accommodation No. UU Atlantis fixptens (P&V) No. ifant Line

V.D4 p. III.

1.80 a. ill. 1.6] A iu. 7.1fi a. in. 12.47 p. Ll.

V.Mlfl ill, 0.06 p. in.

AH1UVX FKOM THK lUST.

No. 9 Western Express (SAY) No. Mall Train No. 1 Fast Line (PAY) No. 21 No. a a all and AoaommolHtiun No. 1

1.30 8. 111. 10.16 a. in. 2.00p. in. 3.05 p. ill. 0.40 p. in.

Kaet Mall AKKIVK FK1K THK WKST. No. 12 Cincinnati Kxpress (3) No. 0 New Y-rk Express (SAV).... Nf. !I0 Atlantic Express* (PctV)

vo.

NFBStLlne*

No. 2

U.OO p. 111.

1.20 0. in. 1.fci a. m.

V/A2

p. m.

2 10 p. m. 5.00p. m.

T. H. & L. DIVISION.

LKAVK FOK THK KHHTil,

No. 63 South Bend Mall fl.Ol'a. in. No. South Bend Express 4.00 p. in. AUKIVX KKOK THK IIORTH No. 51 Terre Haute Kxpress 1U.00 no.m No. US South Bead Matl 7.S0 p.

TIME TABLE.

SIXTH STREET DEPOT.

CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO Si ST. LOUIS

RAILWAY.

BIG FOUR ROUTE,

On an after October 10th, I860, trains will arrive and depart from Sixth etreet depot as follows:

GOING KAST

No. 12 N. Y. and Boston Express

1.2(1 a. m.

No. 2 Indianapolis and Cleveland 8IUa.ni. No. 18 N. Y. and Boston Limited P6CV 1 02 p. in. No. 8 Day Kxpress and ilall 3.47 p. m. —-GOINO WKST No. 5.Southwestern Express tiV 1.20 am. No. 'J Day Express and .Mali lO.OU u. in. No. l'JSouthwestern Limited I'SCV.. 12.65 p. m. No. 3 Mattoon Express 7.27 p.m.

Tr:ilns marked thus (I1) I'arlor Car. Trains marked thus (ji) Sleepi'.iK Car. Trains marked thus (G) CiifeCar. Trains marked thus (V) Vestibule Cars. Trains marked thus run D-illy. All other tridns Dally, Sunday excepted. Train No. 18. the Vestlbuled I.lmlttM, his through Sleepers for New York and Boston and Cafe Dining Car.

No. 12 has through Sleepers to New York, also Combination Sleeper and I'arlor Car for Cincinnati.

No. 6 has Sleepers and Parlor Car for St. Louis. No. IU has sleepers, I'arlor Car and Cafe Car lor St. Louis.

E. SOUTH, Agent.

FIRE INSURANCE!

A1.LE.N, KEI.LKY & CO.

GOB

Wabash Avenue, Terre Haute, Ind. KBl'KKSK.NTI.NU

Commercial Union, of London Michigan F. & iM.,of Detroit London & Lancashire, of Liverpool

Lancashire, of Manchester British America, of Toronto

Western Assurance, of Toronto Union Insurance Co., of California Traders' Insurance Co., of Chicugo

Sun Insurance Co., of California, Manufacturers', of Indianupolip. Besides the Hbove reliable fire companies we represent thb largest company In the United States doinir an Accident, Hate Glass, Steam Boiler and Employers'Liability business,

THE FIDELITY ASD CASUALTY OF SEW 70RL Also the best and largest Live Stock Insurance company in the United States, the iHDIABA LIVE STOCK CO., OF CRAWSCEDS7ILLE This company has paid 130,000.00 for dead stock since organization In 18io. TOTAL ASS8TTS REPRESENTED OVER $153,000,000.

Rates reasonable. Losses adjusted and paid promptly.

HOLIDAY GOODS.

There is nothing more suitable present than a nice pair of

SHOES or SLIPPERS.

They can be found in endless variety at the leading low price shoe store ol

GEO. A. TAYLOR,

1105 WABASH AVENUE.

HSr-Ladlea' RubberB at 25 cents a pair.

A pookst cignr ease free to smokers of