Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 7, Number 24, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 9 December 1876 — Page 1

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THE MAIL

PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

SECOND EDITION. "The Saturday Evening Mail

A O EDJT108 EACH W EEK. THE FIIWT EDITION, taraed one day In •advanceof publication—so that will rt-acl *11 •ubocrlbeni by Baturdav aaernoon-h** a very large uiall clicuiatlon, and to sola in elxty of the surrounding town® by newsboy and urnlx trtK H&XJND EDITION, on Saturday Evmilng 10M Into ibe hands of nearly every ntdlog p* rnoa in tbe ciiy» wd Ui* farmer* of tola Immediate vicinity.

Evt-ry Wefk'n Iwme tf, In fact TWO NEWSPAPERS, -In which a I Advertiaementa appear 10 ONliCHAlUiE.

TEBMM: TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. Address r.». WmrALL. Editor and froprietor.

Town-Talk.

Smce tho article referred to was publiabed his attention ban been called an article in The Homo Journal whict 0 »ntaln» some suggestions ol so sensible and ploasant a nature, and no nearly related to the sntyeet under considertttluii, tuat he hastens to lay them before bis readers In the sincere hope and be lief that they will, in Home casea, at lea«t, jupon

duly apprcpia^t^^^ed

K*rly in the season—say In Novein ber—the owner ot cosy little hoiu sent a note to families embracing thirt\ or forty of bin friends—nowiore than bis double rooms would seat comfortably— stating that he should bo "at hone" Friday evening* during the winer from seven 10 eleven and should b» glad to have them como when they pleased, do as thoy pleased, an( no when thev pleased. They were requested tw eouieiu without ringing, and soon learned lo dispoao of their wrapping* and iticmselvea wlthont troubling any 011U. Tb« rooms were brightly lighted, well warmed, and as much ventilated as our brainless system of house-budd-ing would admit of. Tbero were table* lor thou who wished-to play cards, or other game* an open piano an4 music forthv musically-inclined books, mag amines and twp.rs strewn about easy chairs arm nil the lire for story teller or vhltois. No "refreshments" were served, but In one corner was a table with apples nnd popped corn, or walnuts and raisins, oandy—or, on especial Iy cold nlgfctik, an orn of coffee and a plate of doughnuts—to which all were Invited to help them themselves, or other*, they wanted. Husbands, wives, or young people, came alone or

togrtuer, a* was convenient,:stayed ac curbing to their pleasure did they wished, and went, a* they came, without ir.ore ceremony than a cheery "gootl night." The meeting* were called "In

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attendance were ten or forty made no difl' ieuoe, for there was no expense ot special trouble of preparation. It was prop-wed to ave them rotate butth* objection wan held valid that, by so doing, there would si ways be with somu an uncertainty a* to the'place of m«H»t lug rivalries in "entertainment" would cr^ep In dressing up would come to be thought essential and so the characteristic charm of the gatherings te dis ell ed. They, therefore, continued a* tbev begun, and were efficient in killing oft, for ib««e concerned, at le*t, the old stand up parties, on one side and preventing asocial stagnation ou the other.

TBS OTHRR STDK.

Said a fricud to T. T. tbe other day: A great deal is said In ondeuitisUof the people who ere continually complaining of their own hard lot in life, and much of what is said Is just. We have no excuse to off*r for tboe» chronic whlners wbo never miss an occasion to discourse* and make other* miserable by reprinting the world and the time* worse ban they am who are constantly predicting their own and everybody else's ruin and seem to take a maiktous pleasure in depleting everything and overyixuly in the wont possible %ht ire have no words with which toexprtaa 1 our utter contempt and abhorrence for all such persona. Rut do we, al the name time—do Justice to three other p*opi*_who far outnumber the elaM first mentioned—who, In the midst of tri vis and discouragements calculated to break down and sour the »u nkrat dtspo sition, keep op 1 Moot heart and try to chea' the world and tbarowives Into the

Ibellet that everything Is lovely with them and that what appears dishearten fng sod gloomy Is only a t» mporary ttUt^

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Iu .the last number of Tbe Mail T. bad something to my la reference certain modes of profitably employing (be long winter evenings. "Killing time to some purpose," was tbe subje of his talk, and he endeavored to point ont one or two ways whereby tb»* evenings afore*aid might be made to oontribuie, In a high degree, to or mental improvement as well as to 001 social enjoyment. What be said wvsli no sense an attack on, or protest

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the prevailing methods of spending an evening In eociety-—nsmely, tbe stifl and formal evening parties, or olub dances—thongh It might have been In ferred, and Justly, that he bad not tinvery highest respect for these forms vial amusement. He desired, however simply to convey the Idea that then* were at les4 as arood waya, If not better thau the*», and to recommend that the} Le u*«d--If deairaule—In conjunction with 000 a^uthor.

Intereat in us and all that oon-

oeras us, and do not reveal by so much as a look or tone that their own hearts are quivering with agony and anxiety respecting the future of themselves snd their families. They keep up a brave and hepeful mariner before the world, while we have the beat of reasons for believing tbat In secret they are tortured with the keenest

sufferings.

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to these brave and noble hearts! They should not be forgotten or overlooked. Such men sre worth their weight in Id

a community—and they will sometime have a better reward than the world will ever allow them." •.

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PRX8IDKWT-MAKINO IX 1787. The exciting uatlonal oout-. st through which we have just passed, tbe concentration of public Interest tri the prt-si-iential question, and tbe troubles which .breaten and may yet possibly ensue before tbe matter Is finally decided, all tend to show tbat be present method ol lectlng tbe chief magistrate of the nation la a dangerous and risky on •, to say rhe lea* of it, and ought to be amended. Mow it shall be done let tbe politicians (or, if we are so fortunate asto have any,) the statesmen, tell. Doubtless tbe subjeot will be considerably canvassed in tbe present Congress and many amendments suggested. Meantime it may be interesting 'oglanceba to the cooven ion of 1787, when the present oonstituion wax adopted, and see what transpii--d in tbat body en thesui jfotof electing he executive officers of the n«w nation.

It was tbe most d'ffl^ult question with which the convention hnu to d«-al. I perplexed their ingenuity to the utmost The convention took up the question on be 1st of June snd considered it more thsn every third day until the 17th September, the day of final adjournment. Franklin thought the extcutne ought to receive no salary but thai bis necessary expenses should »e paid Instead. Jefferson feared tbat if the President should be perpetually re eligible it would in fact beoouie an office for life. Said he: "Ifonceelected, and at a second or third election outvoter by one or two votes, he will pretend fal^e votes, foul play,, bold possession of the reina ot government, be supi»ortcd by vhe States voting for bim, especially if they be tb central ones, lying In a compact body themselves and separating tbeir opponents snd they will be aided by one nation in Europe while the majority ar» aided by another."

Of the three projects first before th« convention two, coming irom tbe States of Victims and New Jersey, proposed an executive chosen by Congress and the other, Mr. Plnckney's plan, proposed the election of President but by whom he should be elected was not suggested. At length, tbe VIrglnla draft being under consideration, Mr. Wilson ven'.ured to say that "he was almost unwilling to declare the mode which he wished t«. take place, being apprehensive tbat it might appear chimerical. He would say, however, at least tbat in theory be was for%o election by tbe people." The next day he proposed his plan which was that the States be divided into districts nod that the persons qualified vote in each district for member* of tli*drat brands of tbe national legislator' -hould elect electors who should elect l»y itallol an ex- cutlve officers. Thi* plan wa« voted nown by 8States sgaimt •J. On the question of el*»ctlnir the ex»*e utive' by Congress fo* the term of 7 years, it was agrwd to by the same vote 8 to2. On th* 9th of June tbe subject was recoi *i-e'Ml and it wss propose* that the governor* of the States should appoint tbe Presidi nt E-ory 8tat voted sgalnst this hut one, which was divided. A* in on the question of at election by the people Insread of ongresa It was lost by 0 S atrs to 1. It waatben moved tbat the exe utlve be choeen by electors spffelnted by the sevrrfl lenHlatnrrs of tbe 8t*lw, which was fr»*t by 8 to and It was' n'mous agreed to elect the Presidei by Conitre»s. Three days after t'ds, on tbe 19th of July, tbe quests *vas again reconsidered and it w«a derided to elect the exwntive by eketora chosea by the St^te legt»lstnr*«, Ou July 34th the convention fell back to t*»e ground they first occupied that tbe executive should be chosen by Congress. But the subject was afterward* still farther discussed and Mr. Maeon. in speaking of the vartoo* scheme* that had been before t*je convention, said, It ha* been proposed tbat t!ie elv^loo should he msde by t^»» wnplt at large thst Is, tbst an act wMehougl be perfotimd bv th^ae who know meat of eminent cbsrtcW* and qoallOestkH««, sl«« uld pet formed bj those who know l*a-U"

On the 6th of Ancu the committee to wUMn tbe matter bad bs«i referred, re

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ported draft of a constitution, the executive section of which was as follow* "The executive power of the United States shall be vested In a single person, ess He shall be elected by ballot by the Lelslature(Congresa.) He shall bold hia office during tbe term of aeven years, bnt shall not be elected a second time Tbe convention proceeded to oonslder tbe draft article by article. When tbe executive section waa reached Mr. Carrvll moved to atrike out "by tho L^gis'atnre" nnd ln«ert' by people." Lost, 2 to 9. Mr. Morris moved that the Preaident "shall be cboaeu to electors to be choeen by the people of the several. States." The vote stood 5 States to &

At length, on the 81st of August, the question was referred to a committee of one member from esch State and on the 4th of September they reported a President to hold effloe four years, to beelected by electors appointed in eaoo Stnte IK such manner as its Legislature might direct. This wsa adopted on September 6th. by a vote of 9 States sgaiust 2 and is the system now In operation. Thus, after it had been voted down ei^bt tlm* a a popular election of the executive was finally adopted.

Subsequent events have demonstrated thai th' re was good ground for the perplexity and doubt which existed in tbe convention on the subject of electing tbe chief magistrate, and, in the face of our present difficulties it may well be queetioned whether some of the plans before tbe convention were not better than tbe one finally adopted.

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OLD TIMES,

AN INTEREHI INO LtSi KR PROM AN "OLD RESIDENT."

Dr. J. W. Hitchcock, writing from Mt. Vernon, Ills., in renewing his sub acription to The Mail, says:

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myself, formerly of Terre Haute, ha\« •nen much pleased with your paper ati« desire continued weekly visits fron

office, and therefore, I

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-mall amount of cash—a small amour because I expect to come home soon ancan personally and more agreeably ai ran?e with you for a more extended fu lore. dear sir, I take occasion to say you that I am more than pleased wiM your weekly publication it will nothing new to you—others say it vou or ought to. At all times, and ee peciallv in times like tbe present, I ed

the spirit which adhfres to trut' and righteousness and dares express itsnntiuieuts iu proper terms. May ev^n irood blo-s and aid you. Your soccer hitherto is the reward of industry, udelity, ability, courage.

To me more than to others your pa prrs from Terre Haute have sff rde. weekly much matter for contrasts bt tween'the present and the past. I a rived OctoW 28th, 1830, at that iy «mall village, then in tho "far we-t," HM.1 now 00 large a city. I had trav- ed alone driving one horse from New "York, through region* then without t»oi only railways but stages. I waa four weeks on the way westward, nearly iireedays from Indianapolis to

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Haute, and, came to Terre Haute whei everything was (so to write) very priml tivc. A great part of Harrison prairi* was unenclosed. Having no othei meadows than we made hay on the wile ones. Ft. Harrison with its stockades nnd all waa standing as memorials «t savage deeds and heroic defense—oHough and Readv (then not Old ROUKI and Ready) and Indian treachery. The old court bou*e was unflnl»hed and its grounds unfenced. There was not a «hurch in tho place. News was a w*ek or more—especially more—oo'ming to us from tbe East. Judge Kinney,-editor, and Judge Gookins, foreman, with Mr J. W. Osbora, printed a small weekly paper in the small building on First street, opposite (nearly) the old foundry. 1 overs)—there was no foundry nor mythmg else thereat that period, and javeUH what great ability under the •ircuinstances ivuld furnish. C. T. No hie, Esq., tanght the scbo I of that day. Hon. W D. Uriswold taimhr. afterwards in the same house, tbe building now tviihln tbe Catholic possessions cast o'be market house, etc. Hut Mr. West fall I am forgetting that I am now writing vou but a Hnel To follow out my recoflectlons of nearly fifty years auo in Vigo county, would lead on intcrmina bly snd you would be provok# d. It ws» a pleasant life we 1ml. 80 lally snd po liticalh everything was agreeable. VVe were Whig", then In majority. Tb1 ureal Henry Clay visited us f-ccaslonal iy, on his way to and from his farm west ot Clinton, about 2D utiles from Terre Haute, and we mjoyed hi* pre* ence exceedingly. At tnst tim« Itatl ff Boone was our prefemtalive in Con reea, in which be counted one (Democrat) ou a vote, though he was said to have moved the previous question 011 one oooaslonl Gov. Ray was at th» head of State affairs. But smite other time 1 may give you for* with tbe particulars, that may IntetvH yon. I have prepared notes for publication sooner or later. 1 do not know when I ahall leave this place, but as soon as I can settle with mv paii nts here. I am getting somewhat old and desire to nd thU!ite*t Terre Hsnte. I do not feel old but as years count must be that I am becoming aged. 80 mote it be.

Please send Tbe Mail as heretofore, and oblige you is, W Hnrnooas, M. D.

MR. HAULAM SMITH, the aon-ln law of Mrs. B. H. Oornwell, of this dty, died at hi* residence In Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday, tbe ©-h inst.,of oonanmption. On the receipt of a telegram Tuesday, announcing his approaching deaths Mrs. Oornwell and Mr. A. G. Austin at ont or Jacksonville, bnt filled to reach there before he bad breathed bla laai.

TERRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1876. Price Five Cent*

Additional City News.

Now is the right time of the moon to plant holiday advertisements. THE aermon at tbe Frat Presbyterian church to morrow will be on tbe subject of tbe recent Brooklyn catastrophe, the burning of tbe Brooklyn theater,

CHANGKB made this weok in the heating and ventilating apparatus attheBaptist church will Insure increased oomfort tbe attendants at that church to-tnor-row.

YBHTBRDAY morning at half-past three o'olock, while adjusting some portion of of the engine, Mr. Harry Bascom, press man In tbe Fxpreas printing office, was caught in tbe inaohinery and a heavy piece of iron thrust against bis tbigb with such force as to shatter tbe bone. The wounded man was carried borne and la attended by Dr. Link. Tl aound is of a very serious nature but with cartful attention may not prove fetal. I

ALL the ladies are devoting themselves to fanoy work. Even the most indolent will busy tbemselvee from now until Christmas over dainty bite of embroidery and crocheting—tbe newest stitcheiand tbe latest pattern exercising r.beir minds as diligently as Ruskin. ft is these pretty bits of work that not -inly yield the giver and tbe receiver real personal pleasure, but add much to he cosy, bright look of our homes. But it is a mistake to have a house filled *dtb these knick-kna 'ks, for it gives the mpression tbat the owner has done -lothing in her life but embroider.

AMUSEMENTS.

A pressure upon our columns by advertiser* this week prevents more than a mere mention of amusements past and 'o come.

Mr. C. S. Anderson played his Rip Van Wink'e Monday evening to a fair ized andience, Mr. Anderson has v*n us some very excellent persona•ns, but In witnessing bis Rip Vsn Vinkie. one cannot avoid contrasting it vith Jefferson and Rankin, and the diorfc comings are painfully apparent. Nevertheless be gave several bits of very effective acting.

Emerson's Minstrels had a big audi •nee Tuesday evening, and gave one of he most artistic performances ever presented in the Opera House. All who vpre there will hail with pleasure the nnounoement that the company will return some time this winter.

The Strakosch Italian Opera Com«nny gave in a very satisfactory manner 11 Trovatore" on Wednesday evening

On Tuesday evening next Robert Mc\Vade will appear at tbe Opera House,

two personations—"Rory O'More" and his original burlesque "Richard III in broken Dutch"—la both of which he hsa^d to be remarkably good.

On tbe evening following—Wednesiay evening—Mr. D. G. Earle will again tppear as "Hamlet," with tbe same upport as on the former oocasion. Tbe performance is giveu at the solicitation fthe Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, who will use the proceeds, after raying necessary expenses,in alleviating tbe wants of widows and orphans of de(ieased engineers-.in which for many years psst they have done much noble

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work. -V On Friday nnd Saturday, Dec. 15th and 16th, comcs Geo. H. Tyler's, late Jeo. L. Fox's, original New York Humpty Dumpty Troupe. The company omtains twenty-eight people, and is first clsss in every respect, They will ulvea mat I nee on Saturday, Dec. 16th, for tbe hen' fit of ladies and children, rbls company carries their own ©rches tra, which is indispensible to a good pantomime. Tho following Is from the Erie Dispatch: "Robert Fraser InNickey Nubbls.—A first class pantomime always draws good house in Erie, and Fraser seems to be the only true successor of tbe cele hrated George Fox. Tho jperformence la«t night was excellent and thoroughly appreciated by the audience, wh'cli, wp predict, will bo largely Increased to niifht. The pantomime was put on the Btsno In the finest style snd with many orictinal and ludicrous features nev»r «ee here before. All tbe parts wore admirtbly fi'hd snd well sustained. The Al nonte Brother* proved themselves to at the topoi tbelr profession as vvmnssts, and Miss l/*iilse Bosh* 11 wboisa great fhvor'te in Erie, went tbi-nash her wonderful feala ou tb« slack wire In most perfect style. Miss B«»heH wa« with F'X befbre'hls health broke down and was always one of the bie stars of the troup". The "Comanche' p'ece, which conclnde*! the entertainment, afforded son p»triklng snd wfll armnffed tableaux. Every one who wants an

Tuning of fnn and amusement *honld turn out and see tbe new Ilumpty Dumpty to tiigbt.

Mr. Hancbett has made a change of (lis play on Christmas night. Instead of Vilnius'' be will sppear as Matthew Elmore, in tbe five act dramaof "Love'h Sacrifice.'*

We see by the Tr ledo Blade tbat the Augnata Dsrgnn company announced to ipesr here on the 2Bth and 37th, die* banded a few day* etat* at De ntit. Miss Dargon ha* been giving reading* at Detroit, and will »h r'ly orgstliw another and atrneger 00m ,* itij.

People and Things.

Too cool to buggy ride now. Congressional motto for tbe winter—O let us be Jawful.

Speaking of Opera, It ia rumored tbat Kellogg ia after a feir Count. Now throw out gentle bints In yonr 1 and lady' 1 bearing that back wheat cakee are good,

Tbe Washington Nation feels called upon to say that "an honest count is tbe nobleet work of man."

George Francis Traltf wyi' Huxley'a chief ambition ia to dig a creator out wf a muatard seed with a toothpick,

Queer" quarter dol'ara are prowling around, seeking whom they may atlek. A word to tbe wise will aave him 29a

Revivalist Hammond ia at work in Kensingtou, Pbiladelpfeia^ind la, atiange to say, allowed tbe use of an Episcopal church.

Following tbe reeignation of two Postmasters comes news of tbe failure of tbe gas company at Panama. Thlals a big year for events.

Seven men were publicly Whipped in Delaware the other day, and quite a number of women were present ana seemea to enjoy tbe scene.

The modern 000k stove to approaching a degree of perfection wbicb will re quite a competent engineer at a states salary to run it. Saya Daubury.

Bridal trips to a distance are becoming unfashionable. Of eleven fashion able bridea in New work last week only four went out of the city on a trip

The Troy Budget tells un tbat tb Shakers propose to shake their quaint clothes and the male* of them will cultivate whiskers as well as brooms auo apple-sauce, 7.\.r *,

By the terms of an election bet, ont man in Worcester will eat a sumptuous dinner while auotber, wbo pays the bill, will sit at the same table and eat six cold potatoes.

The prize ring in this country hss reached such a low ebb, tbat its most prominent professors think nothing being eeen to acept tbe invitation of a stranger to drink.

New York betting men announce that they will not pay till after March 4tb, when they'll know positively who will be preaident. Have we got to go bareheaded all that time.

Hot lemonadea and things are counted as aura curee for oolds. There is a lamentable tendency to influenza among certain four citizens. Let there be an honest count—or words to tbat eflSact.

Into every married man's mind there sooner or later enters tbe conviction that be cannot dress bis wife in plain clothes and keep tbe current of her affection for him flowing at a Spring freshet gait.— [Brooklyn Argus,

There Is a rumor thai a public benefisotor has invented a base-ball bat which will be leaded with dynamite and put on the market at the opening of the next ball season. Tbia is good news if true, but later returns may alter the aspect.

A photographer at Le fcoy, N. Y., a few days ago photographed In one group Mrs. Stanley, aged ninety-two her daughter, Mrs. Brown, sged seventyfour her grand daughter, Mrs. Bostwlck. sged forty-four her grest grand daughter Mrs. Duncan B. McNaughton, aged twenty three and her great-great-grandson, Roy McNaughton, sged two years.

During performance of "Maud Muller," at Millemtown, Pa., when, In the second act, the bride showed so much emo *on at the coldness of her husband, and old fi»rmer jnmped up iq the audi ence, snd said: "Let tbe impudent puppy aleef— he's a villain, Don't crv anymore." His speech and manner so excited Miss Rogers thst she fainted, and the curtain was dropped More the act was finished. So goes the story from that place.

One of the teschers ins Sunday *eboc 1 was "stupiped" badly Sunday afternoon. He was teaching tbe inf«nt class, a..d after explaining the lesson as wells* he knew how, he threw open the question box. figuratively speaking, a^d told the children they m'ght ask him any qu«a ti ns thst suggested themselves. He wss gratified by a seven year old girl whr Immediately piped out: "Wbo'a elected?" IIe couldn't tell.

Civilisation has entered tho Black Hills, because some of the adventurers have taken their wives with them. It said tbat tbe first to arrive hong her canary bird OJ the liu)b of a tree in front of ber new home, snd forthwith the sutler's stock of shirt collars wss speedily exhausted, and the sale of soap thst day unprecedented. Let men herd by them«el*e«, snd they become bar I atus without delay, and make pets of their revolvers. Let women enter the benighted region and all I* chanced! Ada wa* not a goHl s, hot knows whst be woo'd have hecon but fo Eve. He would not only have ea'en nl th* sppl'*. hot also havw cut the tr»** down for firewood.

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They do say that Rosa Bonheur drawa cigarettes mors than she ought to. ^Mrs. Grant Is not extravagant ska often baa an old dress "made over."

Tbe poodle hit Is to be retired from active eervloe on the brow of beauty. The horse and stock oolnmns of two of the New York papers are edited by women.

On dit, that Beaton ia to have a paper edited exclusively by lsdies. It will make a "bnatle."

A mother and ber daughter married brothers In Tuscaloosa, Ala., and the mother got the youngeat husband.

Mis. StUlians, the wife of a physician living in Clariuda, Iowa, has fallen b*iresa to a property wortb 13 000,000.

The title of Victoria Woodhull^i new lecture is: "The Garden of Eden tbe Human Body or, tbe Paradiae Lost and Found."

A Penasyluania womsn ssys she can walk twenty miles day in man's clothes, and only twelve in ber own proper garments.

Tbe habit of wearirg a mass of falsa hair Is gradually passing away. The little now worn is so arranged as to give the impression of a natural growth onl\.

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It is mmthly estimated that 5.000 Western girls have taken hnshsnds this yearfo the only earthly reason that they were thereby enabled to. visit the Centennial at somebody else's expense.

Hlttie Msgin ia tbe war-like name of an Omaha girl, and when her mother oomes out and ytflla ber diiighter'a name. It is smusing to see the passersby sndden'y dodge down and look aronnd wild, like.—[St. Louis Journal.

Beautiful women, ssys Martin Tnpper. as everybody knows, sre seldom ftinny women. They sre often severely witty, but they have too much to do in receiving tribute to he jolly, and life to a beautiful woman gets to he pretty serious thing before she is twenty.

A B-idgeport, Conn., woman, hearing great deal about "preserving autumn leaves," concluded to put up a fewjttrs of tbi m. She told a neighbor yesterday tbat she didn't think they would ever he fit to eat, and she might Just aa well have thrown her sugar away.

If you have any old cracked pottery in the house, dont throw It over the hack fence Into yonr neighbor'* y*rd. Save It, and a bond rod years hence it will be wortb more than fifty tlm na much aanew. The battered teapot that your great grandmother threw away would be worth 910 now There seems to be a mania for everything tbat Is old —excepting old maids. ,*

A devil could- not help pltyfng Mrs. Tilton, wbo, faulty or not, is spoken of by her neareat neighbors, friends and enemies as most loving ard devoted wife and mother, with a heart al waya open, and a hand alwaye ready to,minister to the *lck and sorrowing. Yet she Is left to a fate a million times worse than death, while the men wbo, by their egregir us egotism, vsnity, selfishness snd wickedness were the cause of all the trouble, draw crowds of sympathizers, make money, and seek oon*olatlon in any way that seems to them best—[Jennie June, *4

Now, here is Mr. William H. Lambdln wbo feels himself called, and also thst chill penury represses his noble rage for philanthropic effort. He wishes to go to Kng'aud, Germany, Spain and Franoe, and convert those nations to belief In Spiritualism, and thus adver'ise*: "In conver lo. sand short leetures I am one of the bes tnisslo ares in tbe world. One hundred do lar* a year will help me keep my family from starving, and help me give about$5,000 worth of missionary work eaohyear. 1 would also like to get a small house and garden rent free. It would be a sin for me to leave afield in which I can every day turn people from theological night t- our spiritual dayIght. For further particulars and pro-» peculiar fitness, address, etc." Any one who has ten cents to contribute to this noble work, will find it gratefally received by Mr. I„

Lrsnc* while we inform yon that sn Advertisement inserted In Tbassdsy's oid Saturday's Mail will fall iato the hands of '20,000 person*. The Mail la sold on Saturday by more than ¥0 newsboys. The Thursday paper goes to almost every poetofHce within fifty miles ot this city. It t* sold by ncwslioyM on the streets of sll the snrrouuding towns All advertisement* go Itjto both papers for one price. The Mailt la tbe people's paper—everybody t4skea.it. Ten cents a line I* all that is charge for l***l personal advertisement*—Ave cent* a lioa for each paper. Cheapest and beat advertising affnwtert bysny paper in the dir. as a

ITI* a noteworthy fact that a majority or the Broth rhood of Ii0conw»ive Engitper* In this city sre members et the »*ver*l churches, snd for tbJM reason the ywoal annual hall of tfce brottartool will be omitud this VMUKMU