Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 3, Number 9, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 31 August 1872 — Page 4

For Sale.

17OR SALE—TO GROCERS AND DEALr1 er*—choice family floui from Raccojni Mills, ArmiesbniK, Ind. J. A. FOOTE.

Agent, 06 Main afreet.

FOR

SALE—BUSINESS—GOING WEST —Mr. Elliott, No. 16 North 4th street, wishes to sell his Ice Cream and Confectionery, any man oat of business would uo well by buying him out for a profitable business. a bargain Is offered, part on time. For farther Information Inquire of him.

FOR

SALE—DRUG STORE, AT HARTford, Ind., will be sold cheap—reason for selling death of proprietor. Address or call on I. N. KK8TEK, Hartford, Pimento Postofflee, Ind. a24-2t. lORSALE-A FINE DWELLING HOUSE und lot, east, on Ohio street. For further particulars enquire of Hendrtch A Wllllams,offlce over Prairie City Bank, next door to Postofflee.

For Rent.

Fby

OR RENT-THAT FINE STORE ROOM on Ohio street, east of 5th, now occupied the Howe Sewing MachineCoropany. Possession given September 1st. GRIMES fc R0Y8E, Ag'ts.

Wanted.

ANTED—STUDENT"!N MEDICINE— an Intelligent, well educated, earnest, honest and steady young man, desirous of studying medicine in the Homoeopathic School of practice, can hear of a good oj: portunlty by address!) I8T, Postofflee box 1863,

WANTED-A

?eatn

an hear of a good opsing HOMCEOPATH13, Terre-Haute, Ind.

WAN TED-TO PURCHASE, A PLEASant residence of five or six rooms, well Improved and convenient to business on Klrth street near Main. Cash down. Call at Gazette office between the hours of 7 A. M. and 3 r. M. or address P. O. box 516.

ANTED-AGENTS-MALE AND FEniaie.—Business pleasant, and pays better than any enterplse in the neld. Agents make from S6 to $8 per day. Send stamp lor sample and particulars. Address J. LATHAM A CO., 20J Washington street, Boston, Mass. a81-«t.

WANTED-A

GIRL. GOOD COOK. En

quire of MRS. J. F. GULICK, 84 South Filth street.

rANTED—AGENTS

WANTED

TO SELL LIFE-

llke portraits of Grant and Greeley, oil "fine brlstol board. Price 12,50 per hundred. Samples of either by mall, ten cents. TAYLOR A CO.. 72 West Washington St., Indianapolis, Ind. a24-2t.

WOOD-FROM 10 UP TO 100

cords of wood,in exchange for Melodeo*), Organ, or any kind of Musical Instruments at L. KISSNER'S Palace of Music, 48 Olilo street. 17-4t.

GOOD GIRL FOR GEN-

eral housework in a small family. Apply at corncr of Sixth and Osborn streets, Immediately.

WANTED-AGENTS—875

TO 8150 PER

month everywhere, male and female, to Introduce the Genuine Improved Lommon Sense Family .Seivinp Machine. This machine will stitch, hem, fell, tuck, quilt,cord, bind, braid and embroider in a most superior manner. Price, only 815. Fully licensed and warranted for five years. We will pay 81,000 for any machine that will sew a stronger, more beautiful, or more elastic

than ours. It makes the "Elastic jock Stitch." Every second stitch can be cut, and still the cloth cannot be pulled apart without tearing it. We pay agents from 875 to $2.50 per month and expenses, or a commission lrom which twice that amount can be mode. Address SECOMB & CO., Chicago III. a!0-3m.

E. HOSFORD,

Attorney at Law,

COR. FOUR Til AND MAIN STS.

81-ly

Q.ENTS' & LADIES' WEAR

CUEANED A COLORED! Gents' Wear repaired neatly at

II. F. Reiner's Dye House,

Main Rt., bet. 6th & 7th. ap5-t'.

^yARREN, HOBERG & CO.,

Warren, Hobcrg & Co., Warren, Hobcrg & Co.,

Warren, Hoberg & Co.,

Oporn IIOUHO Corncr.

CONTINUATION CONTINUATION CONTINUATION CONTINUATION

OF THEIR OF THEIR OF THEIR OF THEIR

tircat Closing Out Sale. (ircat Closing Out Sale. Oract Closing Out Sale. Great Closing Out Sale.

Until Sept. 8th.

SHU (treaterrr«lnction» in pvcry dr part men to thoroughly close lout alt descriptions of Summer Goods.

Summer Silks, ,4 Summer Shawls, Thin Dress Goods, .•

Japanese Silks.

Lara Folnts, Lace Jackets, Children'* Dress**,

Ladle*' Salts.

Suiting Linens, Grass Cloths, "White Piques,

Victoria Lawns.

Black Dress ftllk*, ., Itsla Col«r«4 Mlki, French Percales, frtBch Cblntss. Summer Hosiery,

Summer Gloves, Embroideries, Real Laces.

aaMir Put Llaau, Hsaairr rmltiniartm 8ww»»f Cawlaifrt*, 8wn«w CmUD|». Wide Sheeting*,

Pillow Casing*, Table linens, Napkina, DOT lie*. Also a fall a*4 eeaudete «t«ek ol

Domestic Cotton Goods,

Jk-t Greatly Hedaced P* Wura^Mtif 6 Om.

'J l|i a n«s»

THE MAIL.

Office, 3 South jlh Street.

p. s. WESTFALL,

EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

TERRE-HAUTE. AUGUST 31,1872.

SECOND EDITION.

TWO EDITION a

Of this Paper are published. The FIRST EDITION, on Friday Evening, has a large circulation among farmers and others living outside of the city. The SECOND EDITION, on Saturday Evening, goes into the hands of nearly every reading person in the city. Every Week's Issue Is, in fact,

TWO.,NEWSPAPERS,

In which all Advertisements appear ONE CHARGE.

for

E O S I E O N E N I O N On Tuesday next that portion of the Democrats who refuse to support Gree ley will meet at Louisville, to nomin ate candidates for President and Vice President, and to place before the country a platform of "straight" Democratic principles. The indications are that the meeting will be largely attend ed. This State w'll send a good dele gation, including several representa tives from this city, and it is probable that about every State in the union will be represented. Should the meeting be harmonious and a good ticket placed in the fielt', it may bring about new complications not now foreseen. That these Democrats expect to carry any of the. states is, ol course, a ridiculous supposition, although now and then we find a Democat who believes that with a union of the Republicans unfa vorable to Grant and Democrats not willing to vote for Greeley, their ticket will stand a good show of success. We are not a little interested to know the result of this Louisville convention The Journal of this city and the men favoring the movement are derided by the Greeley Democrats as impractica ble men, who are unable to see that their time is gone by, and that their only hope of success lies in supporting one of the two candidates now in the field. The foundation of all their derision lies in the assumption that the only praise-worthy thing in politics is success, and the only blame-worthy thing is defeat. This assumption is be coming painfully common. It is for this reason that wo are always glad to see any body of men, however small, meet together and say: Whether we are defeated or succeed, the principles which we support are true, and it is better that we stand up manfully and say so, though we suffer for it, than that the principles should suffer through our silence. The Louisville convention will have an opportunity ol showing to the country that there are men in one of its great political parties, who care more for consistency than lor "spoils and if they do this they will be entitled to the gratitude of all men throughout the country who are watching with wonder and horror the pit ol degradation which is gaping before their eyes.

This much having been said, we may add that the Louisville convention will be judged by its fruits. What its character and composition will be we cannot predict. If it meets and makes mere partisan nominations, with a deceptive platform, it might as well not have assembled, for it will only be added to the already long list of laughable political bodies which have convened and organized, and grown enthusiastic and flickered out in the course of the summer. Above all, if there is any evidonce of an "arrangement" between the Grant politicians and the "straight

Democrats," the Louisville movement will lose its wholo effect. If it nominates statesmen as its candidates and makes a terse, clear statement of principles, and then takes an active and really independent part in the canvass, it is not improbable that a surprisingly large numbor of voters will be drawn off lrom tho Greeley party and perhaps tako a few now supporting Grant.

THE Jewish Messenger, in commenting upon the lack of observance of tho Fast ol Ab, which commemorates the destruction of Jerusalem and the dispersion of Israel, says: "So runs tho "world. Our modern Jew thinks little "of Palestine and its ancient glory "and, aa for our restoration, the thought never enters his brain.

America is his Palestine. The future "must take care of itself." This appears to us to be extremely seusible. Palestine is just now a most wretched country to emigrate to. Squads of enthusiast colonists, who have gone there have met with disaster, and there is precious little money there. There are certain prophecies which predict the return of the Jews to their ancient freehold, but their fulfillment is evidently not very near.

CHICAGO'S new city directory is nearly ready, and the people are rejoicing over the fret, as it haa been almost impossible to find anybody in the chaos of new baildings erected aince the fire. The remarkable Act is developed that the city haa population of 441,706, which Is 150,000 more than she contained before the fire. This is hardly credible, yet the directory contains

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names, against 93,000 last year. They calculated three sod a half persons to the name, which Is below U»e usual standard. If this result would always follow, would be strong temptation for some aspiring cities to burn themselves down.

"IT IS LIFE!"

Afters night of revelry George*Selwyn looked in the glass, and aaid,— "I look and feel villainously £ad but hang it, it Is life—It ia life."

Such is the apology now almoat universally made for every phaae of human conduct. The manufacturer, the taxpayer, the government employe, the clerk appropriatea that which doea not belong to him, or awindlea the government. He baa deemed himself an honorable man, and as the sense of shame begins to creep along his nerves lie preserves his equanimity by Selwyn's "hang it, it ia life—it is life!"

The young man who had been brought up to respect chastity and decency, returns from his first visit to one of the many haunts of sensual dissipation to be found in this city and sinking into contempt of himself, ho summons back his courage, and in a convulsive effort,straightens himseli up with the comforting reflection, hang it, it is life—it is life."

The young lady outrages nature in fashionable dress, wakes up at nearly noon of day, after a night of genteel debanch, tormented with every vile ache and troubled by all dismal horrors, but the first philosophical comforter reassures her with "hang it, it is life—it is life."

That sturdy man, who should make an honest living, wukes up in the after noon, having on the previous night robbed an unsuspecting stranger of bis all, at the gaming table, and as somo sense of manhood reproaches his meanness and villainy smothers his better nature with "hang it, it is life—it is life."

When the wailings of the poor and the distressed mournfully salute the ears of those who leel guilt of having helped to produce this distress, or at least of not having helped to remove the causes of it, they summarily discuss the subject with "hang it, it is iife—it is life!"

So also one who feels guilty of debauching the youth around him by foulmouthed vulgarity and profanity, succeeds in crushing out of his own soul the last sentiment of virtuous feeling by constantly whispering to himself, "hang it, it is life—it is life!"

The drunkard, slobbering over his intoxicating glass, calling it having a good time, dismisses the warning voice with "hang it, it is life—it is life."

But wkat is lile? Precisely such as we make it. The vices, crimes, corruption and woes of life are only inevitable as our own self-abasement is inevitable—only inevitable as the influential cease to hold up the model man to the admiration and imitation ofthe youth of the land.

THE MOON AND THE WEATHER. Some one hi»s written to the University Monthly to inquire if any changes in the weather are attributable to the influence of the moon. Tho editor referred the communication to Commodore Maury. Hia answer will disappoint a great many weatherwise folks. The chsnges of the moon have no effect upon the weather. The moon changes, saya Commodore Maury, every 7.2 days, consequently every change in the weather must take place within the period of 3.6 days, either before or alter a inoon change. Hence the popular lallacies about her changes and the weather, for every weather change must be within 3.6 days before or after a moon change, and her worshippers give her all the credit for it. The moon governs the tides, but not the atmosphere. The moat faithful observers have failed to detect any tide in the latter, or any variableness under the moon's influence. So this vexed matter may. be considered aa aet at rest, and wo can defy the weather prophets.

8A FEST MODE OF TRA VEL. People are most fearful about the safest modes of traveling. Some persons think that a journey on a railroad is a most perilous enterprise, and yet this is the safest of all modes of transit on land. Last year, notwithstanding the great catastrophe at Revere, there was only one passenger in 1,475,000 killed on the Massachusetts railroads. The rate is even lower than that of the English railroads, which have been considered the safest of all transit lines for pissengers in tho world. Strango as it may seem, traveling by ocean steamer is the safest of all. The Cunard line of European steamers has beon running vessels weekly and semi-weekly from each side of the Atlantic for about thirty years, transporting millions of passengers between the two continents, and boasts that it has lost neither lile nor ship in that period. The timid rustic, who fears being swallowed up in tho ocean, or smashed out of all human likeness in a railroad accident, runs a greater risk of being kicked to death by a vicious jackass in his barnyard.

A cliuors calculation haa been made lately by a sainnt well known in Paris for his peculiar antipathy to the fly. He collected 3.000 flies in a room meaaa ring two cubic mite is. On the floor he spreads pounded loaf of sugar. At the end of four days be went to investigate the result of his experiment. There remained a teaspoonful of sugar. This statistician, therefore, calculates thwt, sugar being at the rate ol thirteen cents a pound, a fly costs the country twenty cents lrom its birth to its clembe, that is, if fed on loaf sugar.

A CHICAGO manufactory of toilet powder have adopted a good picture of Jotie Mansfield aa a trademark, and place it on every box of their powder. Wilt It be a favorite with the ladies on that acoount

STIRLING, Ilia., haa paaaed an ordinance forbidding drinking saloons to nae curtaina or acreens at their windows.

ZIONVI Herald aays that Tyndall'a proposition to test the exact value

prayer ottered for the recovery of the sick ia aimply an impertinence.

THE hot weatber of Auguat haa heated the political ayatem or the country almoat to the boiling point. It can hardly keep so hot until the election.

ANOTHER delegation of Apache braves, including Sitting Horse, Red Thunderbolt, Pawning Buffalo, and Leaping Panther, is on its way to Waahington. Sitting Horse is no relation to Squatting Bear.

A COMPANY sinking an oil well tiear Pittsburgh, after penetrating to the depth of 800 feet, struck a vein of hard coal. Going through this they struck a ve^i of genuine brimstone, and for prudential reasons stopped boring.

A NSW sect has been discovered in Russia, founded by a monk named Seraphim, who ran away with a large sum of money belonging to the order. He preached that no one could enter heaven without sin, and scon had a large number of converts. Ono of the practices of the new sect is to cut the back hair of the women very short, and then arrange it in |he form of a star. Seraphim has been arrested.

THE piano forte is a comparatively recent invention. Before this instrument came the harpsichord, and before the harpsichord came the spinet, and before the spinet the virginal, before the virginal came the clavichord and monochord, before these the clavicytherium, before that the citole, before that the dulcimer and psaltery, and before them all the Egyptian, Grecian and Roman harps, and lyres innumerable.

AN exchange mentions as a singular fact that the increase of wages among the agricultural laborers of England haa produced a great scarcity of cheese, and the price has consequently run up very fast. The English do not look on cheese as we do, in the light of a luxury, but regard it aa a necessity, more so, if anything, than meat, and in their improved circumstances they of course

buy more. 11

THE immense sum of $27,500^)0 has been expended every year on French follies of dress and knick-knacks during the past eight years by Americans. We believe it is time to stop this nonsense. Turn that capacious sum in the direction of American industrial pursuits, and there could be little talk about depleted manufacturing interests. Twenty-seven millions, indeed! How dare people talk about grievous taxation, offensive governmental measures, etc., when they can buy candy and gauze to that amount.

MANY people would move oftener if it wasn't tor the trouble and expense. Both these objections were overcome by a New England family who passed through Chicago the other day on their way to Nebraska, with all their household goods. They had chartered a freight car for the entire diatance for three hundred dollars, and had provided themselves for the journey, and there they were comfortably ensconced among their possessions, with none of the trouble of moving on their hands until they should reach their new home.

IT is a thrilling experience to ride behind avigoroua horse that haa escaped all control of his driver, and dashea along at his own- sweet will, but to be on a runaway locomotive haa still more the thrill of danger in it. An engineer in Kentucky lately had this experience. He waa trotting back and forth with his engine on a pretty steep grade, when the cylinder head blew otit, and the iron monster, finding the check gone, dashed down the grade round a sharp curve thrugh a tunnel, and into the streets of Frankfort at a furious rate. Finally, an ascending grade took the wind out of it, and it came to a standstill. A little fellow who was "fooling" on tho cowcatcher, and hung on for dear life during the runaway, aays it went three miles a minute.

A STAND was made the other day on a New York Central train leaving Ulica. The car was crowded so lull of passengers that twenty-three gentlemen failed to obtain seats, and pretty well filled up the aisle. Among the number was a lawyer, who proposed to bis twenty-two companions that they would not give up their tlcketa until the conductor found them seats. They all agreed to this, and when the conductor demanded their tickets refused to give them, telling him their reasons for doing so. He said there was plenty of room in the drawing room car juat ahead, but, as there waa extra charge on it, they would not enter It. Finding they were firm, he compromised by sending twenty-three ol the passengers, who were already seated, Into the drawing-roomcarwithoutextra charge, and so the tickets were handed over, and the vacated seats taken. We wish that band ol noble men would devote their lives to traveling in crowded cars snd reforming railway companies.

The widow of a man wbo recently died in Newtown waa asked by the visiting clergyman if her husband had any convictions before be died. She tola him she didn't know for certain. but she had heard him frequently say before he was taken aick that he "never could go that Greeley."

OUR RAILROADS.

The Logansport, Craw/ordsviUe and Southwestern Rculroad.

"THE COBNTBY TO THE NORTH Ol US."

EDITOR M'AII.:—In your report of the excursion over the Cincinnati Railroad, you Bay that company waa formed without consulting the people of TerreHaute, and that the publication of the artidea of a8aociation astoniahed everybody." All of which is very true.

But still more aatoniabing is the fact that a railroad of equal Importance to the Cincinnati enterprise baa been built into Terre-Haute, in aid of which, ftom ita inception to its completion, our citizens gave nothing, and were not even oonaulted in regard to it! I urn speaking ol the Logansport, Crawfordsville and Southweatern Railway—an [enterprise of as much importance as any with which our citizens are identified, traversing as it doea the richest agricultural, and most densely populated region in the State, beaidea tapping the finest bituminous coal fields west of Pittsburg. Few of us had heard of thla railway up to the day it was announced that it had been consolidated with the Rockville Extension of the E. & C. road.

By this new route we have another and a moro direct outlet to the Northeast and Great Lakes, and in a short time through trains will be run from Terre-Haute to Detroit via the Eel River railway now building, with Logansport as its southern terminus, with which,I am informed by President Lee, the L., C. & 8. W. will be consolidated, thus bringing the great lumber regions and salt works of Michigan to our very

doors. tomtfiin .. In June, 1870, on the 17th day, I believe, John Lee, of Crawfordaville, through whose efforts this great work haa been accomplished, in the absence of all ceremony, removed the first ahovel of earth at Colfax, Clinton county, the crossing of the I.,C. L. R. In October following it was completed to Frankfort in November, 1871, finiahed to Rockville July 1st, 1872, consolidated with the Rockville Extension July 3d, the first train moved into Terre-Haute August 1st, finished to Logansport, and on Wednesday, 2lst Inst., ran ita ficnMbtOUffh train .to that place. ia 3£f.t*2 \1

Without an effort on the part of our people, or one cent of their money, this enterprise has been conceived and the road completed. No magnificent banquet or stupendous excursion no grand procession or sounding of trumpets announced that the last rail had been spiked down. The quiet way in which Mr. Lee accomplished his work is his glory. And now let us add another name to the benefactors of our beautiful city.

Having business in the northeastern portion of the State, on Wednesday morning of last week I availed myself ol the opportunity, offered for the first time, of going to Logansport by this route without change of cars. Rapidly drawn by a magnificent 80 ton "Baldwin," soon arrived at the brisk and growing town of Rockville, ''looking altogether like a city among the hills," situated at a greater altitude than that of any other point on tho route, excepting one. Building a railroad to this place has been attended with many difficulties, but all obstacles having been overcome, Rockville is now happy in being a prominent point on one of the leading through fares of the State. Its wide, clean public square, beautiful churches and splendid business blocks of brick and stone (recently erected by Terre-Haute mechanics),aituated above the road bed on high and sloping ground, and all ablaze with the early morning sun, presented a pleasing picture aa we passed slowly through on the east of the town. Passing rapidly for two or more miles along narrow ravines, through deep cuts around high hills and oyer innumerable small streams, we emerged from the blue grass hills surrounding Rockville, and entered at Sand Creek Station the picturesque valley of Little Raccoon Creek, unequalled in beauty and famous lor the richest and best improved farms in the State. This beautiful valley extends south almost without the interposition of a hill, and lost sight of in the prairies surrounding TerreHaute, and north to Waveland eleven miles, where by an imperceptible ascent to the table lands it is again lost sight of. The bills that border it on the east are washed by a perpetual stream, from which the valley derives its name, and present a dense, unbroken forest for miles. On the west the hills gradually alope to the plain for a half to three quarters of a mile, completely covered with farm houses, commodious barns, orchards, sugar camps and cultivated fields.

From Sand Creek Station several miles of track run up into the coal region, from which Immense quantities of fuel are now being shipped north. Ten months ago this coal first found a market outside of Parke county, when five car loads were shipped daily. Preparations are now being made to ship one hundred car loads dsily, so great is the demand for it. Two years ago many of these lands were sold at from (20 to $25 per acre, a year later at 975 and 9100 per acre, but now it is difficult to buy them at any price.

Ol this coal General Carrington says: "It gives forth a very intense heat. It ia truly a magnificent coal. In the grate It breaks equally in all directions at the touch of the poker, burns to a white ash, leaves no clinker and seems to lack nothing for fuel purposes. Many coals, if used in a domestic

grate of feeble or ill-regulated draught,* float filthy matter throughout the room, soiling the writing paper of our office and smutting everything it reaches. This Is in no sense true ol Sand Creek coal."

Leaving Sand Creek station, we glide smoothly up the valley to Judson, sometimes called Barnes's Station, in the neighborhood of the grandest picnic grounds and coldest springs within filly miles of Ttrre-Haute.

Allow me to suggest to societies and churches contemplating excursions, that they would be amply repaid by a visit to this lovely region.

Still continuing up the valley, growing narrrower as we progress, but witb gently sloping hill-side farma on either band, passing many saw mills and acres of lumber awaiting transportation, we come to the moral and busy town of Waveland, Montgomery county, the seat ol a flourishing institution of learning, where many Terre-Haute boys were educated. Here extensive flouring and woolen mills are soon to be erected, and several saw mills are already in operation, surrounded by thousands of feet or lumber awaiting shipment.

And here we leave this beautiful valley, now narrowed to a few hundred yards, and ascend to the blue-grass region, so called from its extensive pastures and numerous herds of fine cattle, and from Its similarity in scenery and soil to the celebrated region in Kentucky bearing that namo. After passing several brisk little villages, many saw mills, (all built since tho completion ol this road), and the best farming couutry I over saw, the large clearings reminding one more of a prairie than a heavily timbered region, we arrive at the junotion of this road with the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago, and the Indianapolis, Bloomington and Western railways, on the extreme southwestern limits of Crawfordsville, the county-seat of Montgomery couuty, and of the rapidly growing and wideawake cities of Western Indiana, whose splendid Old Wabash" College has gained a national reputation. At this Junction the company have temporary machine and repair shops, in which aie employed quite a village of workmeu. Wbero the company will permanently locate its shops is not yet determined. It has been intimated that the "highest bid" decides that question.

Leaving Crawfordsville, we pass over Little Walnut Fork Creek,near the city on an immense bridge,and pass smoothly along for eight or more miles to Darlington, through another densely populated district—almost one continuous clearing—the maple grovt-s nnd lew remaining stumps reminding the stranger that he is "still in the timber." At Darlington, another growing town, we find more saw mills, walnut logs by the thousand and more acres of lumber. We arc here in the midst of on oxtensive wheat growing region, and observe several warehouses going up in which to 8tore the new crop—for the first time finding a market at this place.

A mile beyond this, we cross Sugar River, a clear, swift running stream, turning many wheels on its way to the Wabash. While the train stops on the bridge and the locomotive takes water, we have time to enjoy the fine view the river here affords. The white four story mill a hundred yards below the bridge, tho busy saw mill further on, the 8tately trees on either bank sweeping across the water in a seeming effort to embrace each other, thus forming a continuous arbor up and down the stream, is a picture fit for tho canvass.

Our next point Is Colfax, the crossing or the Indianapolis, Cincinnati A LaFayette Railroad. This place has had new life infused into .it by tho completion of the L., C. A S. W. Railway and now that it has left the swamps and established itself on higher ground, I am mistaken if it has not a prosperous future before it. The I., C. & L. Company havo erected imn.enso bins hero with a capacity of storing thousands of tons of coal for their road with a view to "outflanking" any strike that may occur in the Parke county mines from which they receive theii^ supplies of fuel.

Harrying along through several miles or dense forest and over a grand prairie, we reach Frankfort, tho coun-ty-seat of Clinton,, county. But this prairie, the highest point between Logansport and Terre-Haute—how shall I describe it? A friend on the samo seat with me is in ecstacies over its Jbeautv, and avers ho has seen nothing equal" to it in all his travels through Kansas, Minnesota and luxurious Oregon. We think our own prairies beautiful—indeed they are lovely—but here ia a prairie worth a day's journey to see. Traversed by the the railroad at its highest point, we are given a fall view of the entire landscape as we fly along the ridge dividing it from north to south. Composed of many sloping mounds rising up from the plain like Islands in the sea, the crests of which are covered with native grove and neatly painted farm bouses, this beautiful prairie enchants the beholder as his eyes follow it to the main timber rising phantom-like far away.

Frankfort—an old new town, now renewing its youth, lull or life and overrun with business—is situated on the northeastern extremity ol the prairie, close up to the main timber. Before the completion of the road it was dead —"too dead too skin." Not being a grain market with the exception of a light local business, the entire trade of the country was tributary to Lafayette,, and from it the latter received "vast revenues."' Clinton county is rich in