Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 9, Number 52, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 June 1879 — Page 1

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A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

SECOND EDITION.

Town-Talk. AXOTHBB.

T. T.'a railroad story of last week has brought him another which la too good to be lost, nnl will help to "nib in" the moral that if one cannot be polite from principle It is better to be so from policy.

There was bnt one vacant aeat in the crowded oar, and that waa filled with the bundles of a woman, very well dressed, who occupied the other half. Several gentlemen asked if the seat waa occupied, and the immediate reply was, "It is occupied." The train had paaaed on some teu mi lea and no one came to claim the aeat. Evidently it waa only occupied by her bundles. The gentlemen who bad been refused had gathered in the smoking oar, the only place where they could find aeata. One of them, going up to a big bnrly eon of the Emerald Isle, who was amoking a stub of a pipe and waa not over neat in dreaa or person, or sweet acented, said: "Pat, do you want to earn a dollar?" *'To be shure I do, be jabbera." He then explained the (situation, and told Pat he would give hlui a dollar to take that seat and occupy it a half hour. He ^might stay lunger, but be need atay but a half hour. With the love of fun ao natural to the Irishman, Pat entered heartily into the joke. He went back to the car, followed by the five or aix gentlemen who were in the secret, they remaining ox1 the platform and looking through tho window to aee the fun. Pat lounged alon^ through the car aa if looking for it seat, and, ooming to this one, gathemi up the bundles, laid them

In the woman's lap, and aat down. He was big enouKh te fill the spaoe and he didn't take the least paina not to crowd his seat mate. She aoowled at him, moved about uneaaily, and looked around aa if to find another seat, and all without the slightest effect upon' Patrick, except to add evidently to his enjoymeut of the situation. The conductor came along, and abe aaked him to find her another aeat, bnt be declared there was not one on the train. He bad been let into the secret, and plainly told her that one who refused to allow genilmxien to occupy a vacant seat, must expect it to be filled by any one who chose to take it. By thia time the attentiou of the other ocoupanta of the car waa turned upon the couple, and the ainlles, and winks and siy glancea raiaed Pat's spirits, while those of hta companion fell correspondingly. Verdict, "Good enough for her." A fact.

KSTKSFIUaS.

T, T. has alwaya admired the enterpriae of The Mall in bringing current history dowu to the last minute before going to press Saturday afternoon. But last week The Mail outdid itself, for it waa not only up with the times but ahead of the times not only told what had taken place during the last week, but what was going to take place years hence. It waa in the bright and breeay column of "A Woman's Opinions" that the news of the future waa found. It was in the last line of the following quotation: "Church people have tried for years to prove that, when death was approaching, Thomas Paine renounced opinion* which were the result of a lifetime's careful study and earnest meditation. They attempt Ike tame thin# with IngersotL"

T. T. knew the fact announced concerning Thomas Paine, indeed, he had read &o<A sides of the controversy between Mr. IngersoU and the New York Observer on this subject, and all the evidence adduced, and thinks men have been hanged on less conclusive evidence than that on which some church people believe that Thomas Paine re* nounced his infidel opinions. But T. T. did not knew what the church people will do when Mr. Ingersoll diea. The Colonel ia still alive and well and vigorously fighting "ghosts" and such like, yand will appareutly oontlnue his favorite oocapatton a number of years yet. But when be gives np the ghost, If there fce any ghost to give up, that ia, when he dies, as this contributor assume*

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Of this announcement. All readers of The Mail who have read "A Woman's Opinions"—snd that meana all who ever read auythlng in The Mail—have noticed, from the very first, the strong friendship of this contributor for the chnrches snd "church people." She haa never loat an opportunity to speak a good word for them, and if these opportunities hsve not been more numerous It is their fsult and not hers. She has always given them the benefit of the doubt when their motives were impugned. "The church people" who read The Mall must have felt that whatever her own religious views she always ahowed a friendly spirit toward them. Aad yet, when it comes to her knowledge that "they will attempt the same thing with Ingersoll" which they have attempted with Thomas Paine, she has th# candor to give her information to the public. There are those who if they Knew thst "church people" were going to do a mean and hypocritical thing some years hence, would'nt tell of it, but this most interesting and reliable contributor does not allow friendship to Interfere with candor. The truth must come, hit where it will. And inasmuch as it ia what may be called a future fact that these people will treat Ingersoll in this way when be is dead and gone (T. T. does not say that there is sny thing to go when a man dies, or anywhere for anything to go) and he oannot answer baok, wto will say that those having positive knowledge of thia future fact ought not to declare it? It baa been declared, and now, not only is the fact made public but the character of the people who will do thia ia also revealed. Newspapers sre to give facts, all facts upon which they can lay hold, past, pfresent or future, and candor allows no discrimination in behalf of friends or church people, or anybody else.

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(T. T. thinks without evidence,) that he will, then tho "church people" will attempt to prove that he recanted. This is sn evidence—proof positive it may be called—of the exoeasive bigotry and untrustworthy charaoter of the "church people." It was bad enough for them to attempt to prove that Thomas Paine reoanted, whether he did or did not but who will dare to deny that it ia a great deal worse that "They will attempt the same thing with Ingersoll" This staggers T. T. These "church people," so far aa T. T. had seen them, seemed to be a boat as honest and honorable as people generally—if editors and newsiaper contributors be exoepted— bnt they moat be "wolvea" despite their sheepish looks, else it could not be true thst "they will attempt the same thing with IngersoU" which they have attempted with Thomaa Paine. But it was the enterprise in getting this newa that struck T. T. particularly. It beats "Old Prob." out of his boots, and leaves Tlce nowhere. T. T. looks for the speedy opening in The Mail of a column devoted to "News of the Future." Then T. T. waa also struck with

:!TERRE HAUTE, IND.,

TBR&B HACTS, June 27,1879.

DBAR JOSKPHINE—I have promised to tell you of the seoond night's commencement of the High School, but I know you will excuse me as by tnis time it is such an old story.

This week summer seems to have oomein earnest the season of lovely skies and glowing sunsets of brilliant flowers, delightful shade, cool and becoming dresses, ice cream and starlight evenings. It is also the season of scorching hot days,mad dogs, yellowfever,sun. strokes, pinching bugs, and wilted collars. Everything has a dark as well as a annahiny side and I believe in stating both sides of a question. Those of our well-to-do residents who believe in being aa comfortable as possible are already making arangemanta to spend the heated term at the seaside, among the mountains »r on the cool shores of one of the northern lakes. Probably by the middle of July many of the pleassntest houses In town will be olosed and dulness will reign where so msny delightful hours have been apent. Looking at the matter In a practical light it does seem foolish for people to go away from Terra Haute to keep oobl. In my opinion It ia easier to keep oool where one is at liberty to do as one pleases, To dress, lounge, we people or not at one's own sweet wiLL Now in sleeping cars, crowded boats, and hotels, or even in visiting friends it is impossible to do that comfort must be sacrificed to appearance. However, if was worth my thousands, and had a chance to travel and see the world, it is no more than likely I would be quite willing to males many sacrifices of the kind!

Another class of people will return to town during the summer snd will in a measure restore the element of gayety which otherwise would be entirely atified. I refer to the atodent* of the different colleges away ft who ate coming home to spend the vacation. A number of these pleasant young people have already arrived, or may soon be expected, among whom are the

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Speaking of picnics reminds me that I attended one lstely. I think there are only two ways in which picnics oan be made suceessful. One way ia to go on a boat—a nioe one, of courae—with flags flying snd a band of music on board, to drive away dull care and enliven dull wits. Stop at some place where there are plenty of hilla and trlokllng streams, and after a day of enjoyment, sail home by moonlight with the sweet music and pleasant conversation to beguile the way. The other way is to go in a carriage, a single one is preferable, with a fast horse and an agreeable esoort. The letter ts not absolutely neoessary as part of the programme, but Is regarded aa one of the extras, quite rare, and not alwaya to be obtained at short notloe. On such an occasion I would mansge to have very little picnic and a great dSal ef driving, especially if the agreeable esoort ia your sweetheart as well. But, to go on the cars Is entirely too humdrum, with nothing in the world to creste an exoitement unless it should be a railroad aocident.

As Afatie wanted to go to the S. S. picniCTuesday, I concluded to be magnanimous snd go with her. Accordingly we packed our baaket, donned our mualin dresses and, in spite of the heat, boldly set out in quest of frolic, hoping to find some agreeable affinities before the day was ovsr. Aad so we did, or it would Lave been inexpressibly dull. Qroendyke's Grovels rather a pretty place, although the scenery becomes monotonous. There is a painful lack of hillaand the water is too distant. There is plenty of grass, and an abundance of trees, bnt that is no inducement, for a person cannot ait under more than one tree at a time, anyway. Where there area great many people, then each one could have a sepsrate tree, but that would not be conducive to gossip or flirtation.

There were no amusements of any description, so each person was thrown upon his own resources. Notwithstanding these slight drawbacks we had a nice time. The heat did take the crimp out of my hair, the starch out of my dreas, melt the butter in our basket but what matters such things as long as one is happy And when I found the ants in our cakes, and the cream jug was broken, and that some one had stolen all of our sandwiches,—at a S. S. picnic too—I did not even lose my temP®r!

You ask me to tell you something of the late fashions. That is almost impossible, for everything is worn. Wear anything that is becoming, so surely every lady ought to be dressed with taste, for now auoh lovely goods of all descriptions can be bought for a mere song. What can be prettier or cheaper than a delicate lawn made up neatly These oool looking lawns, linens, or white goods of different styles are often trimmed with quantities of fleecy lace, making them still more beautiful for midsummer wear. Many of our most stylish ladies carry the Japanese paraaola—queer, flat looking objects, often of black silk lined with pink, blue or yellow. One that was more conspicuous was alight pink covered with fantastic Japanese figures. At a fashionable party given here thia week most of the young ladies appeared In white, which makes the prettiest of evening dresses, and, I might add, alao, the moat comfortable, if one expects to indulge in the mazy dance to any great extent.

It Is the custom here at parties to have the wines and other liquors in a room especially reserved for thst purpose and for the use of the gentlemen alone. Very seldom are tbey served with the other refreshments where ladies and gentlemen could Indulge in the sparkling champagne, or sip ths mellow wine together. Some object to this plan of having the men sneak off in a room by themselves to get something to drink, bat why should they? Probably it saves them from a tiresome walk to the nearest saloon I We all know it would be entirely too exhausting for some of our beaux to dance a whole evening without something to buoy up their sinking energies. You know how witty and brilliant some of them are It is all owing to the private room whiskey is a great help to weak brains—provided too much is not taken. One advantage in having the wines in a room for gentleman only Is, that it saves many of the ladies from temptation. Who knows but that many a fair maiden is thus plucked from a drunkard's grave? I am afraid we do not sufficiently appreciate the thoughtfulness which saves us from such a fate I

Josephine, I have been accused of be* ing amen! One who get* behind the nom de plume of Susan Perkins as a cowardly man would hide behind his wife's flowing draperies whan assailed by an enemy. Now, if I was a man at sil, I would just as soon be the one I am accused of being as any other. He Is a nice follow, witty, Intellectual, and a leading beau in Terre Haute society. But I prefer to remain as I am. life is

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very enjoyable when looked upon from a woman's standpoint, and

A rustlo bridegroom wss complimented by one of his acquaintances on ths charming appearanoe of his bride. "She has the most lovely color I have ever seen," remarked the friend. "Tee it ought to be good," pensively replied the groom "she paid a dollar for Just a little bit of it in a saucer.

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Because Nym Crinkle, the New York dramatic critio, says "Ada Cavendish's 'RosaUnd' lacks the leguminous idyllicism of Mrs. Soett Slddons, and that she oan not environment into the old domain of imaginative passion," the Peoria Call believes "it is evident from these symtoms that what Miss Cavendish really needs is a liver pad."

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CHURCH NOTJOS.

Rev. Alex. Sterrett will oooupy the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church to-morrow morning.

Services at the Baptist church at 11 a. and 8 p. m. Sunday school at 9% a. m. C. R. Henderson, pastor

At the First Congregational dhurch Services te-morrow at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Preaching by Rev. T. R. Bacon

At St. Stephen's: Holy Communio 7 a. m. morning prayer 103^ a.m. litany and sermon, 11 a. m. evening prayer at 5 o'clock. The Rev. Edward W. Peet, D. D., late of St. George's church, New York, will preach at the 11 o'clock service at St. Stephen's to-morrow.

At the Christisn Chapel, preaching both morning and evening, by the pastor, Elder J. H. McCullougb, at the usual hours. Location of the church is on Mulberry street, opposite the Normal School building. Sunday schooL meets at 9:30 a. m. Theo. Hudnut, Su perlntendent.

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The young woman who Is not afraid of being an old maid is seldom allowed to become one.

If we may believe a Oerman proverb, there sre two perfect women—one is dead, and the other oan nbt be found.

The amount of pin money required by the married woman depends on whether she uses diamond pins or rolling pins.

Young ladles who wish to have small mouths, are advised to repeat this at frequent intervals during the day: "Fannie Finch fried five floundering frogs for Francis Fowler."

A thoughtless flsshlon writer says striped parasols are fast taking the plaoe of striped stooklngs. This hardly seems possible, or oomfortable, but the fresks of fashion are very strange, and those who have been wesring striped stock-* ings will be watched with great interest.

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Three Congregational preachers in Massschusetts are about to enter the Episcopal church.

Mr. Ira D. Sankey is resting st Llandudno, Wales. He will assist Mr. Moody ins campaign of six months in St. Louis next Winter.

At Olsthe, Kan., lottery tickets good for twenty-five masses were recently sold, as a means of obtaining money to build a Catholic church.

The following was recently fotiud posted up in the lobby of a church: "Notice.—The person who stole the 'Songs of the Sanctuary' from seat No. 82, should Improve the opportunity of singing them here, as he will hsve no occasion to sing them hereafter.", ,,

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There are several grades of starers, all of whom are accomplished In the art, and are equally disagreeable to their neighbors. There is your bold, unblushing starer, who will look you out of countenance in a moment. He will take la every detail of your face, dress and appearance, and no amount of dignity you can assume will prevent his looking at you as long as be»pleases. Then sgain there is y^ur intermittent starer, who pauses between the sots to gain strength to look again. Then there is the nervous starer, who will give you a kharp glance, and tbeh Just aj you think he has forgotten you back come bis eyes with a sort of spasmodic motion. Hie genteel starer Is the pleasan test of his race without exactly looking at you, be contrives to see everything you are doing. If one has to be stared at at all, his method is the best but it is no accomplishment to be a good starer, and refined people will avoid the habit.

Chicago Journal: When Gen. Grant places bis feet on his native heath, telegrams will be flashed to all the cities in the Union, and simultaneously artillery salutes will shake the hemisphere from center to crust.

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The wife of W. W. Greiner, a most estimable and christian woman, died yesterdsy afternoon, afteran illness of nsarly a month. For many years she hss been a devoted member of Asbury Church, and an efficient worker in the Sunday School. The body wss taken to Fairfield. Ohio, to-day, for interment. "wr* '"v fajz JAVI8 & An old and well-known resident of the North End, died at his residenoe on North Center street, on Thursday afternoon, of congestion of the lungs, sfter sn Illness of a little over a week. The deoeesed was born near Wheeling, West Virginia, August 16th, 1820, snd for forty-three years A ad been a resident of this city. He leaves a wife and nine children to mourn his loss,

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Widow of the late R. H. Wedding, and mother of Oliver Wedding and Mrs. J. M. Allen, died at the heme of her son esst of the city, on Thursday, after a long illness. She was in her 72d yesr, and long resident of this city. We expected to gi?e biographical sketch, but have been disappointed in getting data in time for this issue. The funeral services were held this morning at ten o'clock.

RBBBOCA ARBUOKLB,

Wife of George Arbuckle, of this city, died last Sunday afternoon, at the residence of her dsughter, Mrs. Lapham, at Seeleyville, Ind. She was 61 years of age, and had been married 42 years. The funeral service occurred at her late residence, in Paris, on Monday. Mrs. Arbuckle has been an invalid for many years. The Paris Gazette says ahe "waa one of those sensitive, retiring, sweet spirited natures, that quietly walk the earth with an almost visible halo reeting upon the tranquil brow. Of a high oourage, and supreme patience, she bravely bore afflictions that would have crushed any other less enduring. Utterly self sscrificing, she would deny her own infirmities in order that those she loved might not be pained. Devoted to her home, ahe spent her life in serving the interests of her family in rearing and oaring for her children. The last words under her dying lips, were blessings upon the hesds of her daughters, and a prayer for her sons. So she passed the most loving and faithful of mothers."

HBKBY POST BBOKAW

Died at the residenoe of his daughter, Mrs. B. H. Cornwall, on Mondsy even* ing, at ten n'clook. He was the father of George E., Charles B., and Henry P. Brokaw, jr., and Mrs. B. H. Cornwell. The Gazette hss this brief biographical sketch:

The deceased wss born st Summerville, New Jersey, Feb. 17th, 1798. At the age of twelve years he went to live with an uncle on Long Island, where he remained until 1819, when he went with a company of young men to make his home in the West. The company went to Philadelphia and thence over the mountains through Pennsylvania to Pittsburg and Cincinnsti, at the latter of which places some of the party remained. The others, among them the deceased, went farther Weet, finally stopping at Vincennea, in the spring of 1817, where the deceased resided until 1865.

He assisted In organising the first Masonic lodge in the State, of which he waa a member until the time of hia death. He waa Master of Lodge for 11. years, and alao High Priest of Royal Arch Masonry, ana waa the eldest Mason in the State.

The deceased was married in Vincennea in 18SS to Miss Sarah Ruble, who died March l&ttv 1877, in this city, where, surrounded by a large circle of children, grand-children and greatgrandchildren, tbey celebrated their golden wedding Oct. 3rd, 1872. He was a member of the Prastryterian church, with which he united at Vlncennes in 1840.

Deceased wss a quiet and unobtrusive msn in his walk and talk among bis fellow men, but an infloentisl one withal a person whom all his associates regarded with the kindliest feelings, In whom all bad confidence and to whom all looked as a person of character and integrity. During the last years of hia life he was not engaged in buainsss, but passed the time in the sacred precincts of hia family or in social intercourse with his relatives snd friends. In his chosen circle he was a great favorite, and bis kindly face and fatherly manners will be missed by those whom be was wont to cheer and encourage. Full of years his life already lengthened beyond the allotted span of existence, an old man who waa not weary of the world nor yet afraid to die has paased to thst tewatd which Is promised to all the faithful.

MAKRIAQK LICENSES. The following marriage licenses have been Issued since our last report:

Martin Montgomery and Barbara Jane Sailvan. Daniel Kobler and Sarah Jaue Hake.

Solomon JBrasier and Mary Moore.

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A worthy young man, and greatly beloved by all who knew him, died on Wedneeday afternoon, at the home of his invalid mother, on Ninth and Wilson streets. The funeral, on Thursday afternoon, was largely attended, the pro* cession lnoluding the Knights of Fsther Matthew and the employee of the nsll works.

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THE FOURTH.

Notwithstanding the several disappointments in the arrangements, as first projected, there will be an extensive and interesting celebration of the National anniversary in this city,

The Hewgag procession in the morning will be a most comical affair. Several of the wards and townships are taking hold of it with spirit, and there will be a lively contest for the prises. This procession Is to move at nine o'clock.

The afternoon will be spent at the Fair Grounds, where the usual exercises appropriate to the day will be had. The committee have been unathe to get speakers from abroad, and the following home talent is announoed: H. D. Soott, I. N. Pierce, Wm. Mack, C. F. McNutt, B. E. Rhodes, John T. Scott, Gen. Charles Cruft, Col. W. EL McLean, Rev. C. R. Henderson and Wm. E. Hendrichs.

The military exhibition will be participated in by the Governors' Guards, McKeen Cadets and the Terre Haute Light Artillery. An exhibition of skirmish drill and a sham battle will be given in the Fsir Ground.

At the meeting of the committees last night It was decided to offer a purse for glass ball shooting, in which the prizes will be, 925 to first, 915 to second, 910 to third, contestants to shoot at fifteen balls each.

Mr. G. A. Sohaal, the beat shot in Indiana, has eonsented to give an exhibition of hia aklll. He will break fifty glass balls in eight minutes. A walking match between two colored men will take place at the Fair Ground.

In the evening the grand display of fire works will take plaoe from the summit of the great arch at the corner of Main and Sixth streets. This alone will be worth journeying many miles to witness. ________

THIS Democrats in Congress constitute an unhappy family, and are becoming exceedingly anxious^ to get away from the capital. A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette thus pictures tne situation: "The Democrats had a meeting of tbe joint caucus committee and of the joint cancus to-day, and, In oonsequenoe, they announoe that they hsve once more reached a last ditch, and are now, to afar greater extent than ever before, as firm as the everlaating hills. There were a great many ugly grimaces in the caucus ovir tbe unusual aize of the crow whioh the joint CauouB Committee had provided, and quite a number, chiefly of the House, snnounced that tbey bad given up crow for the rest of this session. Tbey were assured in subatanoe that there was no other meat on hand juat at present, and as he re or a it

MEDDLERS.

No people are such thorough nulsanoes aa those who are perpetually meddling with the business of their neighbors— who are always on the alert for anything suspicious—always ready to believe tbe wont of everybody. Reader 1 if you belong to tbst unfortunate class, we pity you. When it is impossible for you to find out anything that ia going on in your vicinity, you must be in a stste of oontinusl torture. A prying mind needs food, and, without it, suffers. Then try to conquer the unbspp peculiarity. What is it to you if your neighbor does bring home a brown paper package and a covered basket? You will live just as long if you never know what tbey contain. It is none of your business. And if yonr flighty neighbor, Mrs. Lightfoot, indulges herself in anew bonnet while her devoted husband wears patched boots, you need not fret about it—he is the only sufferer not you. No need of making a hue and cry over supposed extravagance. The money did not come out of your pocket, and consequently it is none of your business. What if the new minister does call on Ann Smith twice a week Why exercise your brain about it Let him oourt away. Suppose she is ugly and has an awful temper—her temper will not trouble you. Mind your own conoerns. What difference does it make to you if bald Matia "cuts out" modest Mary You need not torture Mary oy long stories of what you have heard concerning tbe matter. '*1 thought I would toil you, my dear. I speak for your good. Somebody should put you on your guard against that treacherous girl." Ass natural consequence, mod* est Mary, her womanly pride aroused, shrinks into the background, leaving the field open to her victorious rival. So you crush a good girl's heart because you will not mind your own business. What if they do have three white skirts in wash over at Brown's Haven't tbey got a right to? As long as you don't do tbe washing it need not trouble you at all. What right have you to watch their clothes line? Employ your time better. It may be perfectly true that dsshing Mrs. Gsy signals to young Dr. Rake from her back windows. But who gave you tbe privilege of watching a Isdy in her own home where, If at any place, her privacy should be sacred? Her disgrace la nothing to you it is none of your business. Meddlers should be punished like any other offenders against the rights of others.

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