Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 7, Number 18, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 October 1876 — Page 4

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jH0BERGr,r ROOT & Co.,

OPERA HOUSE:.

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Fresli arriral of Fall and Winter Drens Goods. New and desirable h\y\vn at low prices.

We have Ter shown a more selected Assortment

suitable

for street, traveling or hope wear.

WATERPROOFS CLOTHS,

CASSIMERIS AND Cl.OAKLNtiS.

We are uliowiiig a large slock at Panic Price*. Waterproofs Co, 75, 85 and 1.00, in all colors. The best assortment ever shown in this city.

White Blankets.

An Etegant assortment jus' opened. $2.60, $3.00, $3.00 $3.50, $4.00 *nd $5.00 per pair.

HOBERG, ROOT & CO.,

OPERA) HOUSE.!

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FINE PERFUMERY.

Labia's Rim mull's, Atklnson,C*own,liund borg Potato's and Buztn a pine Extract# for the HiiBdliWcW*' Genuine Imported Farina and German Co logne, Kino Toilet and Fancy Articl.-H, in? TollerHeaps, Cosmetics, Tooth, Hair, Cloth

Nail Brushes, Combs, Dremslog Cases, lottuu Heu», Finest of Toilet Powders, Diamond, Hllver ami Oolden Powders for the

and Nail Cok Hair, 'and all articles wauled for the toilet.

BIJNTIN & ARMSTRONG,"

DFHITfor Stliim*! Jtntii MFCH'I#

Wanted.

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TRADE A NEW IM

proved Orover A Bafcer 8*win)? Machine for a young horse. Enquire at law offlce of M. M. & O. C. Joab. (w28-2t) ~T

AN rED—HORSES—A FEW TO WINI

TER^-can" gt vo ihem stabling and good cure. Charges moderate. Refer by permission, Messr*. Beauohamp, Miller and fed. Brvant, Enquire of or address J. V, PREBTON. PoatofflQf Box WT.

For Sale.

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HORSE-A LARGE BLACK

FR8ALE•

Howe—stout, healthy, and of good apor draught LL, dwtf

Howe—StoUl, u«uiu tMti. pearance--suitable for aorse. hnqulre of I 8. WESTr ALL, at Mail office. TX)R 8 VLB—AND RENT—WITH THE entire JSuisery Btock at half price. Borne oi the flnot trees ever oflercd In this market, will sell on time, and lease the ground at a bargain, 41 acres. 18 ill small fruit*, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries aud grapes, also 200 pear trees, apple, cherry and peach. 10 room house close to schools. W MV ATitlCK, Nurseryman. 2l-w2w ¥T*OR HALE—RANGE-ONE OF VANN S celebrated six griddle Range*, with •roller attachment, will be sold at a great bargain. W. H. BCUDDER. UOItHALE-A VERY LARGE AND8Uperlor FIRE PROOF 8.\FE with burglar box luslde—suitable for a bank, or eounty ofllee*. Will bo sold at a bargain. McKKKN A MINHHVLL. 23-wjJ

For Rent.

Poast

RKNT.—HOUbK ON OAK STREET of "th Btieet—also House on Chestnot, east of W.ta Htreet, beth in good repair am? tow runts. Enquire at law office o? M. M. A C. Joab. (w2H-2t) )R RENT A HOUSE OF THREE looms, with stable, woodshed and

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lichen, near railroad between Thirteenth and Kouiteenth streets. Apply to O. EPPERT. No 8J3K Main street. It

Strayed.

STRAYBD-ABOUTTHEand

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tober. from my premises, on wrath 4th street, a uark brown mare, sacking colt •f brown oolor also, with a Ugotspotlow down on his nose. A liberal reward will be given for the return or the animals or t&tor nuuton of their whereabout* av 1V ML

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$0 en—white, gQNOd in flesh, supposed to be with calf, has been missing since October the 16th. Any one giving information leading to her reewverr. will reeelve the Above reward. Dtt. PKNXE. ooroer of Second and Ohio wtreeta. aHW

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WESTERN BAZAAR.

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White Flannel, 14e., 18c.

221-2e.

Bed Flannel, all wool, 18c., «l-2c,,26c. and 35c. Opera Flannels, all shade*, 40c.,

46c. and Mte.

Shirting Flannel, all wool, 85c* 40c. and 50r. Dress Flannels, latent shades and patterns, 40&,60., 00c.and 75c.

BLACK CASHMERE!

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38 Inchm wide, 75c. worth tte. 40 85c. 1.00 40

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.. 25c. worth 85c. 40c. worth 45c.

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BLACK ALA?AC A!

Oar Alpac* eaanot be equals* In this city. Its shad*, laslrt awl durability Is equal to 54c. Alpaca.

WESTERN BAZAAR,

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A PAPER FOR Tiifc PEOPLE.

TKRRE HAUTE, OCT. 28, 1876.

s. WES 1 ALL, KD1TOR AND I'iV.M'RIKTOU.

TWO EDITIONS

this Paper are published. The FIRST EDITION, on Friday Evening na a large circulation In the surrounding .own*, where it is sold by newsboys and sgenUi. he SECOND EDITION, on Saturday Even tng, goes Into the hands of nearly every reading person in the city, and the farm «rs of this immediate vicinivy.

Kvery Week's Issue is, in fact, TWO NEWSPAPERS.

which all Advertisements appear for •NKCBAKGH.

GKN. BEN. HARRISON has gone East to make speeches for Hayes and Wheeler.

THKY call it a still liunt now. Each party is afraid to move for fear of arousing the other,

THE brass bands have very little to do now—except collecting the money earn ed before the election. r* 'V.

has'^tken New

GEN. DANIEL E. SICKLES nominated to represent tbe Ninth York district, in Congress.

JOHN LICK has assured all eoncerned tbat he will not contest tbe will of tbe late millionaire, James Liok,

ACCORDING to tbe Journal, tbe improvements mode at Indianapolis since 1872, amount to nearly 110,000,000.

GOLD is said to be coming into Cheyenne from tbe Black Hills at tbe rate of $10,000 per day. A revival of last spring's excitement may be lookod for.

THERE i* nothing takes political enthusiasm out Qf a man so effectually as being beaten for an office. Some of our readers may have noticed the fact recently.

THK Boston journal publishes extracts from Rev. E. F. Howe's sermon preach at Newtonville cm tbe 16th instant. Mr. Howe appears to have made a most favorable impression.

AND now we hear of two enterprising Californians who four years ago planted one thousand acres in walnuts and almonds and wbo will net over $250,000 from this year's crop.

UNDER tbe English law a wife is bow secured in her right to all earnings derived from any occupation she carries on separately from her husband. Previous to 1878 tbe wife was obliged to apply to the courts for this privilege. ...

IT has been decided to let the Main Building on tbe Centennial grounds remain permanently where it is, for use as an exhibition building, to be managed and controlled by an association of citizens. Tbe Memorial Building and prbbably the "Annex" will also be left standing.

THE Centennial admissions are now averaging over one hundred thousand per daj', and are constantly on the increase. It is predicted that the last day, one week from next Friday, will be tbe biggest day of all and that there will be such a jam as was never witnessed any where in tbe world.

THB latest new industry is the production of a beautiful cloth woven Irom tbe down of chickens. For about a square yard ot the material, a pound and a half of down is required. The fabric is (band to be almost indestractable as in place of fraying out on folds it only seems to felt the tighter. It also takea dye readily, and is thoroughly waterproof. In obtaining this material, the operation is to eat the plane portion of the feathers from stems by means of ordinary hand scissors, and the former are placed in quantities in a coarse which,when tall, la closed and subjected to a thorough kneading of the hands. At the end of about Ave minutes they beoonse disintegrated and Halted together forming a down perfectly homogeneous, and of great ligbtiv even lighter than natural eider down.

THE ANNALS OF TBE POOB. How true it Is that "one half the world doee not know hew the other half Uvea." Tbe pitiful story, says the San Francisco Golden Era, of the woman who gathered her little ones together and went oat to the cemetery to lie down beside her husband's grave to die, because they wen starring In that great city and knew not where to ask for sais one of the most touching sermons of the d«y. For two days they had waited by the grave, longing for death to bring relief from their sonows. All around them were rare and ooatly marbles piercing the sky, wooderful mausoleums which repreeented countless wealth—tbe namss of the great and good wboee wofks do follow them. PunfHS and vanitlee of lift carried even into the place of the dead. And yet in that city where tfaooeanda of palaces are filled with every luxury that heart oould crave, there are countless nam ben of theee people crowded together In wretched hovels. Poor and friendleaa, withoot work, and with out hope. There are lofty ehtnehee at every tarn, where well-fed preachers assure the dagantly attired congregations that «Tbe poor they have alwaye with them." The model man of God fnela, nodoabt, that he has done bis duty when he hae lilted his white hands In benediction over tbe sleepy audience. Sooh deepalr as that whioh filled the beert of the poor woman In theoemetery la fearfnl to contemplate in a dty ao fiunous for Its wealth and charity.

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THB danger of a general war iu Buseems for the present at least to been averted. The tone of tbe dispatches indicate that an armistipe will be agreed upon which it is hoped will lead to a permanent peace, thfet Is a peaoe as near permanent as can ever be expected while Constantinople remains in possession of the Turks, it is doubt* ful if tbe news will create any general rejoicing iu this country. A foreign war would do muoli to revive business here and it istenly natural tbat Americans should have contemplated tbe prospect with considerable complacency.

Besides, there is. not perhaps in tbe whole civilized world a more bratal race than tbe Turks and though a war is a most terrible resort lor the redress oi gnevauccs, still tboso moat thoroughly opposed to it would not, we Lbink, re gret seeing that government aud people humiliated aud brought to a position more compatible with humanity and mercy. '1 he Turks are but little better than semi-savages. They are possessed ot a thrilty and beautiiul domain but they are not only making a bad use of it, but stand iu tbe way of civilization and that benelicient progress which is tbe destiny of mankind.

A STORY i» told that many a year ago a gentleman in a subordinate department of the Bank of Ireland discovered a device more useful than hair-splitting, though of tbe like nature he found out the way of splitting bank notes, so that each note became two, aud to all appearance were the same as when they were one, including, of course the watei-mark and ail the rest of it. He was an honest man, and informed the government ot tbe result of bis iugenuity, whereupon, on bis solemn promise of never revealing bis secret, they made him governor of the bank. Another gentleman, but who, unhappily, is a rogue, has lately made his appearance in London. He has invented a certain acid which causes the writing to disappear irpm the check and then fills up tbe blank space according to his aspirations. His modus operandi is tbe following: He procures a real check, drawn by a good name, for seventeen or nineteen pounds tbe word "pounds" is obliterated so dompletely tbat no trace of tbe original writing caa be discerned, even with the microscope, and the words "hundred pounds" in* serted in its place two ciphers are added to tbe figures, and then the thing is done, since all the other parts of the document, including the signature, are quite correct. This ingenious plan is causing great consternation in London, and the gentleman who invented it could get a good round sum to retire from business. -,i

THE Graphic has recently been calling attention to an evil which is prevalent all over this country and which should be refotmed, the robbery of estates by unnecessary litigation. In one case which it instances, $21*0,000 bad been eaten out of a $350,000 estate by legal proceedings, $50,000 going to the lawyers on one side in a single award. Another illustration of tbe same abuse which it gives is a case in which judgment bad been obtained against tbe city of New York, from which the city appealed, and which was finally compromised by a new set of attorneys who claimed $19,500 for their services. Thereupon the former attorneys put in a claim for $32,000, whioh, with interest and other charges carried the lawyers fees up to $65,000 in a suit which was compromised for $130,000—one-half of tbe whole amount gobbled up by the attorneys. As tbe Graphic says, 8ur-h a practice should be checked. It is discreditable to tbe legal profession, yet it ia one, we are Berry to say, that eminent lawyers are addioted to, and the names of not a few leading lawyers figure conspicuously In unenviable connections. So long as they lend themselvee to suoh proceedings this abuse will oontinue in spite of all tbat judges and oourta may do to prevent it, and whoever dies leaving an estate he has spent his life in accumulating for his heirs will have tbe painfbl satisfaction of knowing that most of it will be devoured by unscrupulous attorneys.

A STATE Convention of drummers and fifera was held In Rockville, Coanerticut, on tbe 18th Inst, at whioh one hundred and twenty-five drummers and forty fifera were present. The oldest drummer present was eighty years of age, and toe youngest eight. Nearly all wbo wen old enough had "seen servioe." Some of tbe drums had been used in the war of 1812, and one, at least, waa a relic of 177t. Tbe fifers were all veteran* with one or two exceptions. Many of tbem brought fifes In which tbe melody bad been hushed lor a ecore of years.

There was at least one fife there which bad not uttered so much as a squeak tor halfaoentary. The proprietor of tbii ancient, iron-ferru!ed Instrument found it Intractable at first, but be had breath sail

left in his aged lungs, and with one desperate effort he blew the silence clean out of the fife, and launched it successfully upon tbe pleasing strains oi "Scots wha hae." Hie old follows expreeeed hearty eoatempt for the modem style of mrf*-1 omale. The gymnastics of drumming did not pleaee ttiem, and when one youth, in endeavoring to toes his drumsticks in the air and catch tbem and Mill keep time, foiled ingioriously by dropping his sticks and hie tone at saase instant, they fklrly yelled with delight. Altogether It waa an unique kind of "convention" and must have been heartily eqfoyed by thoee present.

Mra. Harriet Beeoher Ktowe has an •oormons collection of autographs in the S8SMM8 signatures appended to an snti-elavery appeal, including tbe namee of nearly all tbe women of eminence in Great BriUan.

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TERRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL

CENTENNIAL J0KE8. Tbe papers esat make a good deal of sport of the ansophlstooated country people who vl It the Oentenuial. The amusing things tbat are told of their funny mistakes and general bewilderment st finding themselvee in tbe midst of such unwonted crowds and scenes so strange to them, would fill a book. Of oourae nobody is surprised that there should be so much awkwardness and gawking. Thousands of people visit the

Exhibition every dsy who never before in ali their lives were a hundred miles from tbe places where they were born. And western people, eepeclally, even those who have lived in large towns or oities, find a strange and unfamiliaroon ditionof society and are conscious of appearing to poor advantage. Bat awkwardness is no crime. To set a little green" under such circumstances deee not disgrace anybody. As a general thing those of whom sport is made in tbe papers, laugh as heartily as any if tho joke is good naturedly told.

Among the funniest of the characters described is tbe old lady wbo appears to labor under the idea that every man in tbe city is a robber, an abductor, or a murderer and who, when a man in tbe eating saloon approaches her to ask ber what she would like to est, before he can utter a word, grasps ber pocket, prepares her mouth for a shriek and settles herself in her chair with a countenance on wbicb theie is a settled look of determination to die before she will give up ber money and wbo, when tbe suave waiter blant^y remarks, "wbat'll you take? beefsteak, porknbeans, livernbakn, bash, punkn pie? Tea, cofiee, chocolate?" gives a sigh of relief aud begins the momentous task of making a bargain with him about the price of each separate artiole named in tbe bill of fare, giving bim at the same time a piece of ber mind about tbe outrageous high prices charged by everybody in Philadelphia wbo has anything tosell.

The papers have all sorts of funny stories about the men who carry traveling bags about with them wherever they go and who are constantly running against somebody and in constant dread of missing a train somewhere or other' and wbo seem to be persistently and incessantly inquiring tbe way to this point and tbat,' of every other person tbey meet. Tbey abound with suggestions and advice, of a mildly ironical character for the benefit of tbe Centennial visitor wbo enters a street car and when tbe conductor holds out his hand for tbe fare, seizes it and shakes it with vehemence and shouts, "I'll be darned if I ain't glad to see you! You're tbe first white man I've met in this town. If you ever come up to Greenlown I'll show you all the sights. I'll be gosh dinged it I don't!" They tell him not to do it tbat tbe conductor generally remarks, in a tone as though his feelings had been hurt, "Fare —fivo cents—don't keep me waiting. There's other blasted fools beside you on this car.'J And tbat then he retires to the rear door, and looks gloomy, and doesn't reoover bis usual serenity until be bos succeeded in starting tbe car so quick tbat an old lady getting off is thrown on her back in tbe mud. And that then he smiles, and looks bland, and feels that he is once more even with his enemy—tbe human race.

They suggest to Centennial visitors that it is not good etiquette to enter a restaurant and deposit a quid of tobacco beside their piste and that it is not ex actly regarded as an evidence of having mingled in aristocratic circles to eat fish with a knife, or to piok tbe teeth with a fork. Also, tbat it is not an exhibition of the highest taste to sound the born of the hunter at table, even when a red bandana is used. Thoy say tbe young man from tbe country makes it evident to everybody tbat he ia plentiful in Philadelphia and New York by sitting on window ledges at his boarding placv-s and spitting carelessly out and tbat it astonishes him mightily when be oocssionally finds a stone ahled at him. But they kindly add tbat it ian't the young man's fsult that people dont like to have their coats, hats, and shirt fronts decorated with tobacco juioe.

Tbey overflow with sympathy and ad vice for the newly married people who are mating Philadelphia the acene of their honey-meon, and whe are unable diagulse the fact. They epeak tenderly of thoee fragile young woman from the oountry wboee male esoorte go about supporting them under the arm as though tbey wero In need of a crutch. Th »y express their solicitude for the tender creatures, male and fomale, who carry opera glaesss and who cannot examine pictures a yard away from their noees without the aid ef the glass. In foct visitors to tbe Centennial,thoee who have been ss well as those wbo are yet to go, will be able to find a good many binta, metal, amusing and otherwise, by a brief dally reference to slmoet anyof tbe eastern papers nowa^aya.

FROM CHICAG&.

MOODY A 8

AN KEY MRXT1NOH.

Editor Saturday Evening Mall:) The Moody and Sankey meetings are increasing in power. People and especially ministers are coming from all parts of tbe country to see the meetings. Tbe largest assembly since Sunday crowded/ the tabernacle last night, amounting to 7,000. The greatest qukt pre valla during the entire assembling, sitting and dispersing of the vast crowd. The stillness daring service is a marked feature, Indeed tbe silence of tbe silent prayer moments Is almost appalling. The enquirers are numbered by hun-

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ia common talk everywhere even the large dailies give full reporta of the proceedings. I bave not yet seen enough to give definite impressions, but quite enough to feel that coming beru will "pay." I am glad to know than an "excursion" for that purpose is projected.

Chicago la all "tore up" about tbe 8ullivan trial. One man bung tbe jury. Judge McAllister let the prisoner out on bail, and now tbe people demand McAllister's resignation or impeachment. I ii!

Tbe "Brevoort House" (Earopean plan) is the nicest thing in the hotel line I have met with in along time. A man can live in good style here for $2 a- day. ALEX. STKBREIT.

NEW YORK LETTER. [From Tbe Mall's regular correspondent.] NEW YORK, OCT., 25,

As far as anything in tbe way of news is ^concerned, New York has been par ticulsrly dull during tbe past week.

We are suffering from election, "bowls," each party, it would seem, trying to outvie the other in noise. Nigbts when there is not a public "bowl" with torch-lights, fire-arms, and rookets, there is the insufferable small boy (who ought to be whipped and pot to bed) with tbo big drum, accompanied by a crowd of other small boys (wbo equally ought to be in bed,) and together they make night hideous, disturb our slumbers until midnight, prevent our digesting our dinner, keep the children a^ake until in despair we are inclined to cry with the ancient maiden, whose hopes of matrimony were growing beautifully less—"Good Lord, anybody I"

Tweed's return is variously speculated upon. Some peoplo here think the Frankland will not arrive, or If so, not until alter election. Ali parties, however, are interested in the matter. Still cannot help but feel for the old man. To a delicate stomach, or one tbat has been pampered, the fare at the Penitentiary is not inviting. Not long ago I Baw the tables as tbey were set for the oonvicts in that same stone building where the "Boss" was incarcerated. Long, rough boards were covered with the plates, pans and mugs. The plates bad slices of beef, sufficient in quantity, but not of tempting quality. Tbe mugs contained water, and tbe pans were filled with peasoup, which, ss it was brought in huge tubs that looked. as if they bad been guiltless of any cleansing process for years, and thence ladled Into the pan^ oould only fill tbe looker on, who bad a penchant for fine porcelain and cleanliness, with utter disgust.

Tbe bread was sweet and nice, but as for tbe rest, even with tbe oompsny left out, it was simply repulsive. When the "guests" were marched in, however, two by two, some of tbem manaoled, most of them viilanous-looking murderers, highwaymen, and burglars it seemed as if existence in such an atmosphere, to one who has been born, or even ripen, to better things, would be impoesible. In tbe narrow cells apiece of sacking and a straw pillow, with a blanket, constitute tbe aids to slumber, while tbe lavations all take place atone end of tbe building, one gang of men succeeding another, under the eyes of the keepers.

BLACKWELL'S ISLAND,

in summer time, blossoms like the rose even now it is bright with foliage, plants and autumn flowers, and tbe paupers seem to enjoy their surroundings but it seems to me tbat to tbe oonvicts, nature's beauties can only exaggerate their misery. By the way, speaking of tbe paupers, there is, or was a short time ago, among tbe hundreds of women in tbe alms bouses, only one of American birth the rest were all either Germans or Irish.

Tbe Aquarium still attracts a great deal of attent'on. Tbe wbale swallows five bushels of eels daily. He came very near dying, however, last week, for, from some oversight, the sea water in his tank was allowed to sink to three feet instead of its ordinsry depth of eight feet. This water is changed twice duly, and is brought from Sandy Hook, as that nearer shore is found not to be clear enough. The sewerage of so large a city ssNew York, tha bilge water from its numerous vessels, snd other causes, poisoning it oompletely. and rendering it unfit for use in the Aquarium.

The first dinner giving by Mr. Coup to the press and others waa elegant in it self, but seme of the invited guests acted disgracefully. The Instant tbe meal waa announced, they made a rush for tbe uining ball,-snd a scramble for the food ensued tbat sent some of the more fastidious people swsy in disgust. For the credit of New York, It to be hoped such thing wlU not oocur again.

Henry Ward Beecber is to deliver two lectures here tbia week tbe first on "Wealth as an Educator, a CI vlllser.and a Tyrant." The eeeond on "Hard Tiuies." People area little desirous to hear what Mr. Beecber knowa about both subjects.

Everybody here now is discussing Huxley. Whatever may be thought of hie scientific views, he at least realised a pretty little earn from his lectures in New York. He received $1,300 (breach of three lectures he delivered in Chlckering Hall. He la said not to bo fond of controversy himself, but be certainly hss occasioned a greet deal. Aa a teacher, be la indefctigable reaching home on Tueeday, he commenced his lectures the next morning.

Languid young men, who will never b* Huxlsys or much of anything else, will no doabt feel wtfoieed to leara that a machine has been Invented to turn over mosle. The real music lover, whether performer or listener, will siso be grateful, because never yet in tbe memory or woman was that nice young man, who, In order to show off his own figure, offers to turn ber music leaves, known to do It In tbe right place. Generally she gets In a passion, or too nervous to play the audience are annoyed, and the only grateful person Is that same young man. Of course those young persona who oomc under tbe bead of "SPOONS," will go on in the same way, mosle or listeners to them only forming a second km of the play. four 8unday papers ues of married actresses are not

ary portion One ofo* tbe pietuiee to be had of the entirely depends, however, upon they marry. A private individual get erally prefers withdrawing his wife froi tbe public gsss as much ss possible, ax to ber at tit

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tbe public gase aa much aa possible, and benes hss a strong dislike to ber attitudinising for the benefit of that public.

.. When aba marries Into the prowsrion,

dreds, snd are mostly adults, many of (,nwffVVr| the same reticence does not tbem strong men. Every body knows follow. where the tabernacle Is and the "reviv- Much eagerness is felt here regarding

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Miss Morris's new character of"Mlsst Moulton." Personally Miss Morris has| been a greateuflbrer but I have beard from good authority that the painful peri ments she submitted to in Pari* among tbem tbe application of

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at which time Mrs. A. T. Stewart and others of our well-known Now York® iadiee were preeeut. was altogether needlees. Recent medical consultation ban decided tbat her nervoua affection does not proceed from spinal trouble, but & much simpler cause, tbat they hope soon to cure. If it helps heras a woman, will' it spoil ber as an actress? is now th% ,.| question.

Tbe Scsndinavian music which Thomas tried here has been found to require great flexibility of voice. Perbaps tbat accounts for tho quality of Jenny Llnd's and Christine Nlllson's.

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Flowers are more extravagantly used than ever. Aprons and tabliers for evening dresses are composed entirely of the rarest blossoms tbat are Itnportea. Fanny Davenport paid $1,000 lor one composed of pwsies, not long ago aud our fashionable belles emulite our fashionable actresses in these matters.

Tbe Servian bonnet and the Turkish turban are amongst tbe latest novelties. Nets are agkin shown by the hair dressers, and occasionally worn. They are made of silk braid, a quarter to half an inch wide, and in very large meshes. The hair, however, is elaborately curled, crimped, and puffed beneath them, al'though extending low down on the neck, as when nets wero previously.! worn.

Young ladies wear breakfast caps. J* Those or mature years, elaborately oolffur wigs. ft

Figured stuffs are now the fashion, but the large figures are objected to bypeople of good taste.

Twills, diagonals, small armure figuresand cavass squares are preferred. Panama ribbons and those of serge twills appear on bonnets. Tho streamers worn behind are longer and wider than-

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Mulls made of tbe djrtjss materials, are to be worn. .vt u»s How to please a lady—Let ber do as Bhe pleases. ,-r 1i«»

A lady at Ellsworth, Mo., is tbe mctb-~ er of twelve twins. ,:i My dear wife," w^s what he said,-. when he paid the milliner's bill.

Tbe New York Sun believes marri«d""*s women make tbe best school teachers. Have tbe oourage to wear your old clothes till you can pay for new ones.

Mrs. Julia Ward Howe delivered tbe first lecture in tbe Milwaukee course last Sunday.

After foliage snd flowers, fancy feath- •, era will be the favorite trimmings cm winter bonnets.

We know a girl so industrious that^ when she bos nothing else to do, sho knits ber brows. .• Cjs

Have tbe courage, in providing an eii*-^»' tainment for your friends, not to ex-t^ ceed your means.

A man who has a scolding wife may"not always be a gardener, but ho usually keeps a hot house. ?:u

They tell a bride in Philadelphia by her new watch and obain, and a bridegroom by tbe shawl on his arm.

To prove that she was not intoxicated^ on the stage, Miss Lucille Western has sued tbe Milwaukee Times for $19,000 damages.

Mrs. Cora L. V. Tappan, the lecturer, she that was a Daniels, and before that a Hatch, and previously a Soott, is divorced again.

A Chicago man advertises for a wife with a knowledge of music, and remarks tbat no "Maiden's Prayer" or "Silver Threads" kind of a girl will answer.

sample room just as the fun is growing, furious. In Putnam bounty, New York, maiden of 90 years old died in poor dreumstaneea, it waa supposed, but,? March revealed tbat she had bees a missr and left about $100,000. ner sorrowing heirs are doing as well as could he expected.

When a woman throws a brick bat,, ,j tbe great problem seems to be, not how to hit the mark, but how to avoid1 knocking her brains out with her elbow^/j

Tbe young lady who fell from a trapeze?

in Louisville was not badly hurt, but. the man whose head she alighted will probably c'imb tbe golden Blair, and have bis name spelled wrong in a twoline paragraph.

Combination dresses are still to be worn, though not to as great an cxtent as formerly, or, rather, tbe startling, ,/ offeota produoed last season are to be toned as to prevent strong contrasts in oolors or patterns^,*. £•.

Girls, don't flirt there is danger in it."' Your fist her may he lurking behind distant tree box watching you, or your big brother may come unexpectedly lounging from behind the blinds of a-

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No true woman will peril tbe oountry's future by keeping her husband home from apolitical rally to saw wood. Every woman's heart should throb for ber coontry snd she should wrestle a bucksaw with patriotic ardor. This, country must and shall be preserved.

Wlvea and mothers should always strive (o make home happy, so tbat It may be a pleasure for the husband and fether. It has been said that "no staf whioh tbe rich man places ostentation ly In his windows is to be compared the little expectant feoee pressed against tbe window panes, watching for father, when his day's ootupation is done."

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Olive Logan denies tbat "fashionable women" eat opium or drink laudanum^ to any great extent, but says thatch arsenic eating Is "fearfully prevalent." It Is, sbe ssys, "pleasant to the taste, rounds out tbe form, and beautifies tbe oompiexion." Unfortunately, however it "creates drooping, and ultimately* causes death," for the habit once formed cannot be broken.

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