Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 11, Number 9, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 August 1880 — Page 1

•Vol. 11.—No, 9,

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A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

SECOND EDITION.

RELIABLE 1NFOBMA TION. What will be the result of the October election in Indiana? This la the question which Is most frequently asked, both in and oat of the State. In an Important and exciting political campaign like the present there is great eagerness for reliable information, bat reliable information is an article very iifflcult to obtain. The Mail i* accusomdd to give no Information nntil it It folly assured that what it has to give can be relied upon. Accordingly we have heretofore expressed no decided opinion as to what the result of the State election wonld be. We have not, however, been indifferent spectators of the present exolting contest, but since •Che opening of tbe campaign we have 01 ado tbe political situation in tbis State a subject of special and most profound and careful study. We have road care-

jr the editorials of tbe Republican, ^Democratic, and Independent press. We have sought from near and from far ^published interviews which truthful representatives of the press have held igvitU prominent gentlemen of tbe 8tate, Jp-aud it must tu known to our readers hat any citiaen of Indiana beoomes prominent" as soon as be passes tbe crders of the State. We have made j^vhoao Interviews a special branch of 0*udy and have pondered them long and jeply, giving special attention to those ild with Secretary Thompson, in Callirnla, and with onr own candid and partisan fellow citizen, the Hon. /m. Mack. We have also taken pains learn tbe opinions of the State and

Rational Campaign Committees of both urtles. These are always unprejudiced xd reliable. So careful have we been to omit even tbe most insignificant that might throw light upon tbe .ujeot that we have taken pains to read ie declarations of Congressman DeLa* tatyr. In a word, wo feel confident jat we have left no stone unturned

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Jder-whlcU is,concealed WtWtt ^formation. As a consequence we think not immodest to olalm that what wo »not know as to the probable result of coming election is not worth knowand that no editor In the State or tof it is better qualified than ourselves express an opinion that can be inaptly relied upon. Now, as a result tar investigations we are prepared to idly put on record, and to stake our

Rotation for politloai sagacity upon the iphecy, tbat at the election in October Kepubliosn party will undoubtedly ry tbe State of Indiana—if tho Demits do not. Only one doubt, a small id no bigger than a man's hand, bigger than a good-sized thumbj\ obaoures tbe horicon. It is barely Jiible that tbe Supreme Court may 4u*e Its decision and declare that the |titutlonal amendments were adopt-

And then there would be no October '^on, and of eourse tbe Republicans not suooeed. But the honesty, legal ability, and general wisdom of tjorlty of tbe Court is of such a supeS rder that it cannot bo suspected of grossly inconsistent action as to *e a decision onoe rendered in order re one In accordance with the law constitution. Therefore we have

Hissed this factor from the problem. is not tbe least possible chance of es for the Republicans unless they more votes than the Democrats, aave noted tbe rumor that there are jtions in tho Democratic party, tot f. Enghsb declares these dissenUons all "bosh," we do net see that they Iter the issue indicated above if tbe ^licans can count more noses than Semocrata. It should be carefully in mind that in counting political the comparative brilliancy of these doea not effect the issue one way other. Neither have we failed der the fact that the Republicans imported a great many negroes, 0 we queaiion the correctness of oorbeeSi declaration that It la lingiy difficult to teU one negro nother except by the smell, and hen an expert most be employed. 1 voting a number of timea each, ler of the negro Is so offensive to nerve* or the ordinary Denaomanyof the latter will not be fo to the polle. Bat we do not this can In any way endanger publican party or help tbe Demwad Mill think that the Demount suooeed if the Republicans do bis last consideration ta more lanced by the undoubted Mot t?ry large number of Republican are so thoroughly dtassttifled war record of General Garfield say intend to vols for Landers, re probably thousands of aoch a tbe State, bat this will not tbe Republicans frost defeat II |n«orats poll more votes than they ttb* will the unpopularity of

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liboagb, lacoording to all accounts, be la the most stingy, generous, 6ard hearted and high minded gentleman tbat ever graced tbe tail of a presidential kite. And as for the Greenback voters, there is no doubt tbat a large number of them came from each of tbe old parties, and therefore both will gain more than the other by the dissolution of tbat party.

It is plain therefore, even beyond a doubt, tbat tbe party which polls the greatest number of votes, white and colored, and gets them counted, will win tbe victory in October and, it is equally certain that tbe Democrats will get a sufficient number of votes if tbe Republicans do not. Wtfdo not see that even any nnforseen contingencies can obaage tbis result. And this is all anybody knows about the mgtteiv i-

Susan Perkins' Letter.

TERRB HAUTE, Aug. 27,1880.

My DEAR JOSKPHINK:—Your last letter, brim full of reproaches at my negligence of late, was received yesterday and read by my delighted self. Now, at last, we are even heretofore I, the most generous of mortals, havd been punctually sending you, week after week, my budget of news, while you, secure in knowing my devotion, have written or not jus you pleased. But now, dear Josephine,—and I record it with pleasure—for the first time in your life you have written two letters to my one! The cause of my sllenoe I could explain to you but likely will not, TMight tell you that I bad been ill, or tbat I had been to Chicago with the Knights, and had been so busy sight-seeing that I could not find time to write or that Uncle Ezra, in returning from his eastern trip, had been in a collison, breaking half the bones in his oody, and that had bean dutifully nursing him or that I was having anew dress made and it required undivided attention or that the gayeties of Terre Haute were too much for me and that I had been lost in a whirlpool of dissipation, Ao.t Ac. All of which you might believe but which you would most likely consider a tissue of tbe whitest of fibs. But to atone for my neglect I shall now write you an effusion will begot

Saturday afternoon, as I was walking on Main street airing^jny jateat costume and doing a little necessary shopping, two persons passed me, and as they did so I caught the following fragment of their conversation: "Have you read Lottio Tot's letter on Susan Perkins? If not, you had better," Ac. ifec. Like a true daughter of Eve my curiosity was aroused, so I took a nickle which 1 had been religiously saving foe soda water and invented in a Courier. Generally, I do not buy the Courier, as its news is mostly political, and therefore uninteideating to those not connected with Young Men's Republican Clubs, or members of Exodus Committees. However, I was well repaid for my recklessness. I read Lottie Tot's letter with the deepest attention I absorbed its wisdom Indeed, tbe deep and solemn assertions contained in tbat letter per* meated my entire being from the ostrich tips in my straw hat to the toea of my French kid boots. Not, however, until I had read it a second time did the following ideas occur to me

First. That little Lottie looks down upon poor Susan P. as only the great, morally and mentally, can look upon their inferiors. In other words, and commoner, she seems to "feel above" me. If that la the case she ought by all means to draw around her her dainty aktrta and avoid contamination should we meet. I never put on airs myself but eajoy seeing others do it.

Second. Since I have not written to you for two weeks I naturally concluded that she had reference to my laat letter In which 1 Mated that some young men of Terre Haute called on the elite of society one evening and would spend the next in the society of somebody's servant girl, on the sly. I assure you, dear Joaie, that it ia the solemn truth, moat deplorable. Not but what the servant girls are plenty good enough, and in feci, too good for these young bloods. Kit, the fact of all thia being done in an underhand measure, coupled with tbe know! edge that the ladies la their own circle, perhaps their mothers, sisters or sweethearts, have no knowledge of such affairs makee their actions appear strange. Perhaps If these girls who eo thoughtlessly receive attentions of this kind knew how they were looked upon by good people, they would be mom oreet and this much wrong be averted. I can count as many as ten young who belong to what called tbe elite of society who would oome under the above category. As tbe cenaoa haa pcoved there must be aa many aa five tho men over twenty-one years old ta Tsrre Haute, tbat leavee tour thooaand hundred and ninety of whom I know nothing In regard to tbe above 1 and against whom I make no insSnna-

Therefore it Is to be hoped tbat

strangers will not think liana tboea tire MpoiaUos. Third* I did not know that little

Lottie bad any brothers and so most assuredly did not mean them. Of course they would net do anything so naughty if they are at all like their little sister.

Fourth. Lottie seems to think that wrong loses half ite iniquity by being kept secret and becomes doubly bad by being known. I know ahe meant right but, begging her pardon, hej promisee were false. As great a writer as Charles Klngsley says, "Ah the old story—of preventing scandals by retaining them, and fancying tbat sin is a less evil than a little noise, as if the worst of all scandals was not tbe being discovered in bushing up a scandal." No one can havWgreater contempt for busy bodies or Beandal mongers than myself. People wto make it a business to bunt up ttio fips of .others and spread them abroad who concoct malicious falsehoods and deliberately ruin others' reputations! But there is a golden mean between all extremes. If all people followed little Lottie's rule of seeing no evil, I am afraid some of our reformers would bo out of work. According to her, our ministers should not proclaim from tbe pulpit tbat tbere is wickedness in our'midst. The impression might get abroad tbat Terre Haute is a bad place and keep people from coming here. Our newspapers should not publish the degrading news that burglaries are committed in our midst tbat tramps infest tbe town, that tbe tiger has more than one den here, tbat tbe police and other officers do not fulfill their duties. If tbey did, strangers would form the opinion that this place was cave of Iniquity and tremble for tbeir livoe While within our city Urn**** Temperance reformers too would be out of situation. What would be the use of their preaohing against intemperance when they piously shut their eyes to tbe fact of there being a great deal of drunkenness here. The saloon keepers could go on their way rejoicing, for, according to little Lottie no one ought to say anything about the wrong of selling liquor &c., because outsiders might think tbat a great many drunkards were to be found here.

Fifth. Little Lottie is mistaken if she thought I, at anytime, tried to ruin tbe reputation or character of any lady or gentleman. A real lady or genUomaii haai^

Sixth.

TERRE HAUTE, IND„ SATURDAY. EVENING, AUGUST 28,1880.

ways mikea itself fcndffn. I would adfise the good wom-

en, new comers, who walk our streets with downcast eyes In fear and trembling to go to some drag store and get a prescription for nervousness. If, after taking a few doses they do not feel able to open their eyea and look where they are going, they had better return home and stay there until entirely recovered.

Seventh. I thank little Lottie from the depths of my heart for writing the letter referred to, as it has furnished something to write ibottt which Is a boon deeervtug of gratitude this dreadful weather. 80dull toothing exciting interesting go on, exoept political matters and as we are prohibited from carrying torchee and parading tbe streets, there Is nothing left to do bat to think of the weather. Actually the wicked thermometer haa been going up, up, for the last few days until I thought it would burst. And yet we have bad no sunstrokes, no mad dogs, no yellow fever, showing tbat no matter bow bad off we may think ourselves there Is alwaya something for which to be thankful. Your long loet

SUSUB*

TBUISMS.

The world la a maaked ball. Where pride begins, love ende. Love makea time pass and time makes love pass.

Laughter Is sometimes the kneilof a dead hope. Every man has In his heart a alumberlng bog.

Tbe abeurd man ia the man that never cbangee. Men are women's playthings, woman are the devil'e.

God created &e coquette ss aoonsa he had man the fool. A year In tbe life ofa man issometimee a severs leason.

Better to have never loved have loved unhappily. Tbe mote honest a man ia the aOecta tbe air of a saint.

Inmost men there is a dead poet whom tbe mansnrvivea. give to

Experience lathe their follies, or tbelr aorrowa. Tbe attainment of onr

Ibeaocuoaof ear

Woosen gjtiro to God the devil wanta nothing saora to do with

dose not take twenty yearn for to change tbelr opinions of things whloh to them thou mat and moat cer-

Wbeo women lot* tboy forgfre ua our crtmee when they tbey give us credit for not even onr virtues.

Use Strong's "Old Dominion" Coffee-Makes a Delideag Cnp-Pnre and Al

EDITORIAL NOTES.

JOTTINGS OF A 8UMMER JO

Now the great caravansaries of tbe watering places are full of life. Now on beach and porch and ball room floor oome* the ceaseless rustle of soft trailing raiment, the gleam of jewels and the glitter of eyes brighter yet. Now the great ooean rocks, and swings agatnsft tbe shore, the breakers leap to audden light, and the soft waves lap with ceaseless murrner at tbe fe6t of strolling lovers. Now the moonHgbtfaiis alike on foam and lap, on splintered wave and drooping law, and the voice of the waters ia either the sobbing of a lost hope or the r!p|leNjifc/m endless joy. .'ii.

No etty in the world has so many attractive summer resorts within a few minutes' ride as New York and she may well be oallod tbe summer city by the sea. Among tbe points I have visited tbe past week have been Manhattan Beach on Coney Island, Long Branch, ABbury Park and Ooean Grove. The first is reached in less than an hour's ride by rail, and something more by water the second by a delightful boat ride of two hours, and the two latterpair of twins, side by side, are fifteen minutes farther down the coast—all looking ont upon the broad Atlantic. Everybody, high and low, rich and poor, goes to Cot$y Island. Long Branoh is more high-toned and requires abetter suit of.clothes. Asbury Park and Ooean Grove are neither low nor high in tone they ma a jbappy medium—without spirits. Ltqaprs of all descriptions are tabooed. Thert is a general air of sanctity about the place, men and women at the sales stand* have a ptoua look, and even the landlords, who are not as rule supposed to have souls to save, wear white chokers and talk with a sniffle. Tbe great Methodist camp meeting was in progress, and altogether it was quite a realistic conception of Paradise. The streets have scriptural or Metbodistic names, nnd on certain avenues carriages are not permitted. Fairy cottages nestle about a beautiful lake thick grovel of treea afford refreshing

tsirested wavea with Its never ceasing monotone. There are model hotels and cool corridors, delightful verandahs and pleasant parlors. Boating parties are on tbe lake night and day, and songs oome melodiously over the waters, mingled with tbe sounds of happy laughter. How utterly unlike Long Branoh, and yet only six mllsa distant, ixr.

At all these points, bttbliif fe ofeottfte tbe central object. Those Who do not bathe are interested lookere-on from the beaohor the ipvillone «t«eted for tbe purpose. All reatnlntla laldsalde all are drssasdao near alike that all fe« upon a noanmon level. Oaeein the water the crowd gites lUMfnpto uniealieliiid enjoyment, It ls no aoeb still water bathing MOM gate In Urn Wabaah,but stirring, oxcitlng, nnd in every way Invigorating. Tba great tolling wavea oome swooping In with m^setlo movements, and either gently lift one forward or break into amass ef foam, and •end the bathem tumbling aboat in promiscuous oonfusloa. Many dive bend lint into a breaker, and then there le a groteeque oommlngling of naked feet and beada. It ie exceedingly amualttg toeeettte over-plump women Indulging in the danoe, but tbe fet woman in the water is funnier than she la on land. She Is like the hippopotamus without its capacity to awlm* It is rars sport to watch them. They go into tbe aea aaan elephant would undertake and flounder about In tbe water, gasping and puffing in the drolleet manner. {Dm ptyle in which their beada go down their feetnft afedtMr tlona rolled over and under in the auX needa Up pencil of the eomio artist—it cannot be deplored in plain proee. Old himaelfaeeoss to laugh at m&m

ttons whicbtke New York MW paper. Itetateatbl Ihe uHj*l fleet, including 1-lii^ fW*1 andyaohta, ialaqpr ini than the whole float of In river and Ave yean ago.

ers tunning aboetttt tton to Mm fOny excurriona were few Now, such exciuslona hourly afbdrs, and

tropoiis, aumsaihls by bankaof tbe HndOon ilMOlMr Tcnflt are studded with ptcnle grounds, aod all along tbo eooot of

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•tor alone haa thirteen eteamers, five double-deck or pavilion bargee, and •even tag boata which are need in the aurnmar exduaiTely for excursions. He employs 1,500 to 2,000 persons in various capacities, and in 1879 his boata carried 2,500,000 persons. If this business has grown up and taken on ita preeent enor mous proportions in the lift ten yean, and ia preparing for a still wider expan slon, who can tell how vast it wUl be tan yesra hence?

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What money can do, guided by bralim illustrated In tQe traoaformationa produced in the improvemepta at Coney Island. A few years ago lt was a barren waste of sand. Now it is the prettiest watering place in the vicinity of New York. It is covered with beautiful plants and shrubbery* Magnificent hotels have sprung up, aa if by magic. Tbe sea breeze, even seems improved and is more refreshing than ever. Railroad apd steamboat communications have been multiplied so tbat a- hundred thousand people can be taken from the great metropolis, there and back, in a single dsy, and tbe hotels sumptuously entertain them while there. Year alter year monster hotels have been built, and now there Is in course of construction at Rockaway thirteen miles on straight line from New York one that eclipses all. You get some idea of its size when stated tbat if set down on Main street in Terre Haute the fron would extend from the Terre Haute House to Hulman's corner, on Fifth street. It is six stories high,4 with a promenade pavillion for 2,000 people on the roof. It will accomodate 2,000 persons, and give entertainment temporarily to 20,000 visitors. One dining room will seat 6,000 people at one time. The plszza is as wide aa one of the streets, including sidewalks, in Terre Haute, and to travel its entire length is the same as going from the Terre Haute House to Second street. Yes, money can work wonders, and tbe most wonderful fact Is that this immense expenditure Is psying the bold projeotom.

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LITTLE SERMONS.

Han} workers are usually hoqeet. In-'

•WOptev the moio inoanaed and oruahed. Men invite tho Devtlia at every angle, and then prauf about the Garden of Eden and the fall of man.

A patient and humble temper gathers blessings that are marred by tbe peeviah and overlooked by tbe aspiring.

If the wicked flourish and thou suffer, be not discouraged. They are flatted for deatruetion thou art dieted tor health.

Exoeas In apparel la another ogotly folly. The vary trimming of tho vain world would clothe all the naked oneo.

When worthy men fhU out, only one ol thorn may be Amity at first, but if •trill oonttnuo lon& oommonly both booome guilty.

I will atitt abide by tho truth in my oottvoiflo fflth my frfenda, whether I am ootMMiflil&noosartoorromoired further from tbem^-Tboreeu.

Some men daio much,tttfltla they^arelntboirplaoe. As long aa lam in mypUMO am safe. Tho beot lightning rod for your own protection is your own baehbuno IBmaisiin.

Obey the spur of tho moment Theee accumulated Hi* that make tho impulae and tho iuipKtti of the ifte of genius. HMi0 i(o tboopoo|loloaand rootleto by which ^tttiiii li 4»& If you *o^eet tbe moapnf if yon out off your fibrous roota-wbat but a languishing life is to bo expected

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J«sey dMMtoare rssortsfto whish perecms throng In tho summor months by teiwef thousands a day. Tbe numbered passangMS carried by twniw era In a rtugHooosom is eatimatod at SS^OMOO, and tbe ployment to 7^5M One propri-

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Eleventh Year

FASHION'S FANCIES

Polka dotted stocklnge are much worn. Cardinal and old gold remain faahlonable.

Bead embroideries retain tbelr popa* larity. Languedoo yellow is a new shade of this popular color.

Many narrow flounces appear on tho skirts of some fall dressee. BstUooata are much wider, to fill out tbe wider skirts of tbe new dresses.

Cords will pkty ah important part in the trimming of dressee snd wraps next

It takes fifteen large, all-wool plaid handkerchief^ to make a Paris handkerchief suit.

It is the fashion at present in Paris for brunettee and medium blondes to dye their hair blue-blaok.

Marguerite sleeves, pufled in tho arm hole and at tbe elbow, appear on some of the lately imported Parisian costumes.

Blaok silk poplin is again in demand. It is used for skirts of black costumes of surah silk, cashmere, or camel's hair.

Velvet leavee and flowers without any mounting are now prepared for embroidery. They are stitched upon tbe material to be decorated and the appropriate stems and tendrils are embroidered. The effect is better than that of satin applied work.

The princess dress continues bo be wprn. Certain alterations are made, such as having a basque in front, and the prlnoesa cut in the back, or the basque in the baok with tbe prinoess out in front. Sometimes it Is made In the baok .with a postilion or long ooat-talle.

Neither hoops or large bustles aro woro. Clinging sklrta are quite as fashionable as tbe more bouffant, styles. Tbe fullness about the sides of dresses la merely formed by folds and shlrrlngs of the dress material or some kind of trimming. Tbis especially appears on very dressy toilets.

A fan recently Introduced la likely to find favor. It consists ol small feathera laid flat, and in alternating rows of black a eyea or jjr*y .with bupoojdw^ j)»r tarfu"ou mesa mere irex*^ qulslte hand-painting, in dainty flgurea wlfjii delicate landscape surroundings.

Laoes and medallions of embroidery, with a great deal of Hamburg work, trim the more expensive ladiea under* clothing made to order in the furnishing bouses but these frail trimmings suffer in tho hands of the laundress, and it far wiser eoonomy to have the substantial needle-work done on, tbe body of tho garment.

Harper'a Bazar triee to help shallow parse* on which a demand la made for wedding preeents. It auggeata grapo aotasors, asparagus tongs, gravy-spoon warmers, oyater forks, lobster piokers, tiny augar tongs for five o'clock tea seta, and sugar cruet for tarts and tbo like, all of whloh oan be had in either plated or slim.

Tbe

Mhermit"

If Saratoga fashions are a criterion, ?otylOng trains are ooming into stylo for afternoon and evening wear, and authority for the revival oomee from Paris. At tbe United States the other evening, one lady wore a blue aatln drsaa with a court train fully three ymdo long, and just long enough to trtp ap a number of near-elghted "sodity** youths.

Tbo now Froadt Slipper with ite low hoOL whldt diaplaya ao well tbe fanciful iftffHH* of tbo period, is easily lost off, •od wbsaalooeerataballlaa belletbe elippsr ii dafaned by the gallanta and «ot into a number of tsophloa. "Your waaoo tiny and yon are so sdtt wouldn't half go round," aiplaittt that lately brought to tho lhoe ofayoungNew-

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polonaise definee tho

figure looooly, but to drawn to therequired siss by rope or wide belt at the waiot tbe aklrt la almost aa do»p sa tho nndonklrt and la turned up en revera, In the washwoman atyle the sleevee, cut wide and deep, aro also turned upf and the nook la finished with a cardinal capo, oowl aad a narrow upright cellar*

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A aow Fiengh idii caUod^bontoaocbaiaa." In gold, oayx, pearl, jet, eM^aadaro a fine chain. Theee six and eight tho weektfj^ whloh are always wriggling off at awkward momenta, aad which are dlfltonlt to button even with tbe aid of tbe amell eteel book Intoodaeod especially for tbe parpoee. la ao material which buyenf much as satin. It rubbing without Injury to iti ibf aad endure boiling without curling up. often no that ere moderately of the trimming satins as to paid for them bat unless tbe hedk of tbo etuff looks silky, do not boy it with any expectation of wearing it long.