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A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

.Town Talk.

POLITICS.

Although the next campaign Is far away in the future, yet the politicians are laying the ropes and preparing for the ray. Next year LB presidential year, and the fight will be mainly on political grounds from the office of councilman up to that of president of the United States. The ball will open with the township elections, be followed a month later by the city elections, after which will come the grand wind up in November for county and state officers and the presidency.

In this county in 1880 the Republicans commenced In the spring by carrying the county in April, and tbedty in May. Later in the season they carried their state ticket through, and in November rolled up a majority for Garfield. Last year the Democrats reversed the verdict, and followed their advantage last May by taking charge of city affairs. Both parties are now 011 the anxious seat, and a hard fight is anticipated. Township officers will be elected In April, and both parties will endeavor to show their rength. The Nationals are now out of the race, so it will be a fair flgbt between the two old parties. The Republicans feel certain of carrying the city next spring. If such should be the case they will doubtless carry the township, as there is only a difference of about thirty vote* outside the corporate limits. Should they succeed In both elections they will be reasonably certain of carry ing the Stato In November.

The Stato canvass is considerably mixed on both sides. At the present time the Democrats are all torn upon the tariff,and are troublod with an overplus of statesmen. In 1880 McDonald coi.M have been nominated for the pre«ki*»'cy but for tbe course pursued by Hendricks and his followers, yet he is In the race again for 1884, and will, In all probability, come out as be did before. He was free tmikM^ota short time ago, and if he has been converted to the Republican doctrine it must have been very recently. Free trade killed the Democracy in 1880, and there is a fair prospect that it will repeat It in 1884. Senator Vest, of Missouri, tells a good story of the tariff plank of 1880. He says that tho night after the sppolntment of the committee on resolutions he felt a little uneasy, and concluded to see what was being done. Feeling pretty good along about o'clock in the morning he visited the committee room. He there found seated at a table, Henry Watterson, of Kentucky, with a bottle of Kentucky bourbon, and John P. Irish, of Iowa, with a bottle of Mumtn's extra dry—tho former representing a hopelessly democratic state, the latter a state as hopelessly Republican,and both engaged in tbe laudable task of writing a platform which would carry the doubtful States for the Democratic? party. The result is now a matter erf history and Is too

known to require repetition. Tbe same senator came over into Indiana In 1880 to render his party some assistance, but returned in haste disgusted with the situation. The first night he waa Indianapolis he visited tbe State central committee rooms, and while there he heard one Judge 8 raise a great row over a bill or sixteen dollar* for torches which the Democratic candidate for tbe vicepresidency refused to pay, and which be protested against with tbe statement that the party waa "going to h—1.' The senator said the little episode reminded him of the man who rode on horse-back from Colorado to Missouri to Join Confederate forces at tbe outbreak of the war. I?pou his arrival within the lines he rode out to view the situation. He found a number of wagon*, with from four to eight mules to each, very few men and lews ammunition. Tbe sight was so discouraging that he at ooce set out for home. The senator had a similar Imprwwion of the Democratic proepod* in Indiana, and at once proceeded 10 Missouri, whoro be waa In tbe bands of his friend*. From this it would seem that political methods In this State are at variance with those in other portions of tho country. There seems to be an impression in some quarters that Republican success in this State in 1880 was due to a judicious and liberal use of the "barn." Thai distinguished patriot, Doreey, of Star route fame, promises to make some interesting disclosures In that direction soon, and they are awaited with that painful interest with which the public looked forward to the result of toe Star route owes. Now that Indiana is a November State lea* mot»«y will be required for electioneering purposes. It can stand i« Uo# with the other States and take ttechancos with them.

Tbe methods of political parties to this country are becoming woi* with eadti •ocvwdiog campaign, aud, therefore, more than anything else, the dewl rueti of the government. No campaign now conducted on its weril*. Tbe man or party tb*t has the most money is

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is pretty generally successful. Take a party having control of tbe patronage of the government, and let all its elements work in harmony, and nothing short of a revolution will defeat it. In States where tbe success of either party is assured, money is collected and sent to doubtfnl localities. Men holding office are taxed to death in order that they may have their lease on official life extended. Politics have been reduced to a system. Send a good worker to the polls on election day, with a good roll and he can accomplish more than all the speeches which have been made, and all tbe editorials which have been written during the entire campaign. The wire puller knows who to approach and who to let alone. He never misses hi* man, and if there were any prospect of his doing so his man would not miss him. It is a bad state of affairs when men walk up to the polls and offer their votes to the highest bidder, and it is no compliment to a party when it* papers accuse the enemy of buying away voters from it.

THK GLORIOUS FOURTH.

In this locality, at least, tbe grandeur of the "Glorious Fourth" seems to have departed. Years ago the anniversary was celebrated with becoming splendor. Committees were appointed, resolutions were adopted, business was suspended, everybody turued out to bear eloquent orators tear tbe tail feathers from the American bird. Times have changed. As the uation grows older, the feeling grows with it that there is no necessity for such celebrations, and if there are a».y citizens who desire to observe the day they do it in a quiet way. and out of reach of noise and turmoil. This year there will be no public celebration here, There will be no tireworks at night or speeches during the day. Even the small boy will not be allowed to use tire crackers or kill hlmjelf with tbe festlv toy pistol. Thisissad, anditisdoubtful that tbe spirit of the average American youth will tolerate it. Boys will boys, and it is pretty certain tbe average number of accidents will be kept up to the standard this year. The K. of are making great preparations for aceie' bration here on a grand scale, and as the order is a strong one it will doubtless succeed. Outside tf this, the fourth here will pass much the same as any other dHy_probably a little more like Sunday.

HIGH LICENSE.

ludiana Is now sandwiched betweeu two high llceuse paying States—Ohio and Illinois. In the former the law has been declared constitutional by the Supreme Court, and in the latter there is no question about its Jegulity. In Illinois tho State license is five hundred dollars, which may be increased in the olties and towns to any amount. Thus in Joliet there eleven saloons which pay into the city treasury #11,000 per annum

In Cincinnati, Ohio, on the filrst day the saloon-keepers commenced payiug their license, there was collected over $76,000. This is nearly as much as is collected frorr^tbe same source in the whole State of Indiana, while tbe eleven saloons in Joliet, Illinois, contribute about as much to the city as tbe one hundred and fifty of Vigo county contribute to tbe school funds of of Indiana, and the saloon-keeper of Indiana is just as able to pay as his brethren in either of the other two States. Should the new laws of Ohio and Illinois operate successfully, the adoption of a similar law in this State will be but a question of a short time. This State cannot afford to stand quietly by and see it* neighbor* annually deriving large revenues from licensing saloons without doing likewise.

THK assertion of Senator Voorheee, In his argument for protection, that the New England States are now so strong in manufactures thai they can safely invite free trade, would seem to be borne out by the facta. When the feet census was taken, in 17», seven-eights of the whole population of Massachusetts were engaged In agriculture, while the census of 1880 shows that less than one-eleventh of them are now engaged In that industry, and tbat six times as many people are engaged in manufacturing as in farming. New England is mose afraid now of the growing cotton industries of tbe South than of her old-time foe across the ocean.

Ox last Saturday morning, the Missis sip pi levee between St. Loots and Alton broke, and tbe water poured in upo® the adjacent country, flooding a large extent of tbe richest land In Illinois. Some 90,000 acres of land were overflowed, part of which were wheat farms, and part truck or garden farms. Tbe pe&pto' had to flee for their lives, and the loss is estimated at hundreds of thousands. There ismoch suffering and (ftstreoM among many of the people, and relief subscriptions are solicited in some places. Tbe river has been slowly falling during the part lew day*. vr, 2

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USr TERRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY EVENING. JUNE 30. 1883.

A Woman's Opinions.

"STRONG-MINDED" HOUSEKEEPERS. The distinguishing characteristic of the "strong-minded" womsn of to-day is her intense devotion to housekeeping. This may seem paradoxical, but is nevertheless true. It is almost impossible to find a woman, no matter how varied her occupations, but that will assure you she lis thoroughly domestic in her tastes. Not long ago I was talking to a lady who is a regular contributor to several papers and magazines she also makes numerous suffrage speeches in this and other States she has a classical school for girls, and also a Kindergarten under her supervision she pursues a regular course of study, herself, and is somewhat of a "society" woman, besides. When I inquired what she really considered her principal occupation she said, very decidedly, "Housekeeping!" You may inquire of women who teach, write, paint, sew or have any other special calling and you will not find one who will admit tbat she is not an excellent housekeeper. WLile this may not be true, in the highest acceptation of the word, yet they believe it and they are,determined you shall believe it,

It is impossible to have any positive standard of housekeeping. The excessively neat woman may claim the palm, or it may be given to the skilled cook and she who keeps her house in such perfect order tbat she has no time for any thing else, may dispute the title with the woman who manages to find leisure for mental as well as manual labor. It would be as difficult to assign a prize In this department as it was to award the Golden Apple. Every woman things she understands just how to keep house. The bride of a few months knows more than she who has celebrated her silver wedding, and the mo9t practical, experienced housewife stands abashed in tbe presence of the highly educated woman of theories. Ignorance of the domestic arts is not fashionable, and there is a pardonable conceit on this subject among ladies. If they can make a cake they will discuss quite learnedly upon cooking, and tbe ability to arrange a

At the preeent day it would be somewhat dangerous for a man to tell a woman she is not "strong-minded." Such a thing would only be attempted by a very brave man toward a very weakminded woman. Bat tbe ancient order of "female suffragists" has passed away. You only occasionally find a solitary relic. To describe the women of to-day who believe in equal rights would be to give a description of every class tbat ex iste, for among all these classes are to be found some who are in favor of giving both sexes an equal chancb. Some of tbe most convincing talks I have ever heard on universal suffrage were by quiet, unassuming ladies, mothers of large families of grown children, retiring and domestic in their tastes but finding time, in tbe decline of life, to read, think and completely revolutionise their opinions of half a century. Even young ladies are so influenced by the popular sentiment that they are nourishing, although very privately, tbe feeling tbat they entitled to as many privilege* *s their big brothers.

If we were to attempt to select any one class of women a* a type of tbe "strongminded" we abould, of coarse, have to choose from those who have come out as public advocates, and, it cannot be denied, bat that they have their peculiarities. Their dresses do not always fit precisely nor is tbe color selected with exact reference to figure and complexion there tea slight carelessness fcbont gloves, tie* and the little details that make op a toilet. They have a tendency toward emphatic gesture, which is oot pretty In a woman, and a fluency of language which is eotnewhatoverpou&r|og. There Is, also, an I-know it~aLP«ir about them, and a disposition to Neat with indiflterMV' yur raost berate efflbrta t«» my

man tbat needs to be carefully watched and occasionally snubbed. But these are little weaknesses which we are all likely to have in a greater or less degree^ 4 "The "strong-minded" women are slot all on tbe platform, nor do they all go about insisting upon equal rights. Many of them simply keep still and avail themselves) of the privileges which their more Aggressive sisters have obtained for them. Every woman who is in favor of equal rights does not earn her living, but every woman who earns her living is in favor of equal rights,

In our own city last year^ by her own labor, one woman made fourteen hundred dollars, cared for a large family and kept up with every requirement of fashionable society. Another, nnmarried. made a similar amount. A number made from eight hundred to one thousand, and in nearly every instance, had a home and family to superintend, which is a business by itself, althougb||ma!|.e8 very small cash payments. j.

This brings us back to our starting point,—the ride women have in housekeeping. Although we may be tempted to indulge in a little ridicule of tbe pretensions in this direction, we recognize the fact that the love of home is characteristic of this sex. The true woman wants to "keep house" and bewails a fate which compels her to board. It is not what are commonly called "strongminded" women that voluntarily choose to live in hotels and boarding houses. If you will recall all the women you know who earn their living, or are enengaged in some occupation, you will fiud that, wherever it is possible to do so, they are keeping house. They willingly take up tbe burdens of housekeeping, in addition- to those of outside work, that th*y may have a home. Such women feel an especial anxiety to have their houses well-ordered, their children well attended to, for they know tbat a single lapse in this regard will be severely criticised. A woman who makes no pretensions toward being literary or artistic or musical or interested in public affairs, may be a careless housekeeper, an indifferent mother and it causes no no comment nothing in particular is expected of her. But let the ambitious

parlor according to the ruleg of high art*" "i^l^WIBjjibeware. If her house is out of order people will say, "Wnat else can you expect of a woman who is dabbling in paint or playing half of her time on the piano?" If her little ones, like all children, get out at the elbows, knees and toes, they say, "Poor litttle tilings! their mother writes for the newspapers."

is supposed to embrace a knowledge of the entire science of housekeeping. "Strong-minded" women, those who demand equal rights and believe they should have the privilege of choosing their own work in life, feel that they must be especially enthusiastic housekeepers. From the first agitation of this subject, more than thirty years ago, the principal objection urged against it has been that it would unfit women for household duties, and anything which tends to do this, must be regarded as the common enemy of mankind. For many years the typical "strong-minded" woman existed In tbe imagination as a tall, angular spinster of an uncertain age, hostile to men and babies, Ignorant of all domestic arts except tbe use of a broom handle, and entirely unfeminine in all her dress, actions and propensities This plcvnre has become as faded, unnatural and out of date as an old-fash-ioned ambrotype which we only keep as a sort of curiosity to show the progress that has been made in photography aud in—women.

Even a man is always eutitled to a certain share of sympathy, if his wife has any Interest in matters outside of tbe kitchen and nursery. Such is tbe consistenoy of public opinion It never 8tops to consider that in giving lessons in music and painting a woman may earn aoomfortable income. She simply takes a little of the energy that can very well be spared from tbe endles3 cooking and cleaning and converts it into money that never comes amiss. Neither does this discriminating public ever reflect tbat a woman may make enough with her pen in one day to hire her sewing done for a week, thus sparing herself five days of labor and giving a week's employment to some woman who needs the money. And if this same public will pause a short time for obeervation it will find that a man who will go astray because his wife does not devote every bburout of the twenty-four to his especial comfort, will be justasapt to go astrsty if she doe* sacrifice herself upon tbe altar of his selfishness, bor will be have any more respect for the woman.

Ali 00ngenial occupations tend to broatfen a woman's character and bring out ber noble qualities, tbe noblest of which is ber love of home. No pursuit will fever be so absorbing as to alienate her from her family. Every year women step farther and farther out into tbe world, every year our homes grow more and more beaatifal tbe children are better educated, better dressed, more highly developed in every way than ever before. There ia not one intelligent, progressive woman but that is overworking herself both mentally and phvfoeily. She does aot know ber capabilities till she has a home and family *tid then her ambition urges her to make the most of ber talents and her inborn domestic nature wilt not permit ber to neglect tboee who have a sacred claim uipn ber. Therefore she undertakes a dclabie duty which she will conscientiously perform in tbe future aa she has in the past, and, whether we think of h«jr as tbe gentle toiler in the home she lu^ created or as the faithful laborer In the great vineyard of tbe world, we find no words of censure but only tboee of commendation and encouragement.

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Our Breakfast Table.

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"I saw a little notice in the Gacetle, Major, to tbe effect tbat you slandered the Street Railway Company in saying it had red need its drivers' wages."

The Major laughed, as he said: "I was a little basty and mistaken, I admit— mistaken In my conclusions and basty in *ocepting my authority which was tbe apparently explicit statement in the Gazette itself tbat such a reduotion had been made. My usual discretion in being slow to blame and quick to praise was conspicuous by its absence in this case. I am not sure that the extra dollar was there to be taken off, however. In the newspaper style, I forgive tbe Company and beg of it 'not to do it again.'" With an easy change of subject the Major asked: "What is that commercial-looking paper you are handling, McEwan Hum! Let me see! A draft for f1,200, payable to Blank and Blank, of Illinois, from tbe Agricultural Department. Is it genuine or photographed, and what is it for?" "It means I am a stockholder in a sugar factory over at Champaign. We all carry the facsimile of thia draft to show that Blank and Blank, chemists, have discovered the only reliable and efficient method of making sugar from Northern cade, and this was paid them by the government for their discovery. Our company is to work under their patent. We have bought a thousand acres of sorghum and with the modest confidence of all owners of new patents, Mac added, "we expect to have the whole county raising cane, in a few

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the Southern planters." "Why tbat will be a fine thing to set our western farmers to raising big crops of corn instead of half crops of wheat. We must keep our eyes on your Champaign enterprise,''

The Professor said: "You needn't count on sorghum sugar with its peculiar taste and lack of sweetness." To which McEwan replied, "It is as bright and pretty as this I drop into my cup, and the price will sell it, sweet or not."

Tbe Professor, bent on chemical instruction, continued, "Why, sir, our common eofn wil# beat yourNiorgBbm and its glucose equal your product. Fact is I ex pec- to see saw-dust made into sugar some day!" "Well, you are going it. Why not rags or old newspapers "Yes, even clean linen or cotton rags will yield, strange to say, more than their weight In glucose, or grape sugar aud some kinds of paper and, as I said, saw-dust, are also available. Very likely the chemists are in embryo now at our Polytechnic who will find more uses for Indian Corn than the heathen Chinee has found for the palm-tree. Corn is, if not king, vice-regal." "Isn't it delightful to know we are to have no popping aud banging on the Fourth of July" said Mrs. Welby. "No! When I was to have here two small girls and three small boys to Ore their innocent torpedoes and crackers in the retiracy of our big yard," replied Miss Laura. "And now to think tbat the Mayor and Chief of Police may drag them off to jail. What is a Fourth to a ooy if be can't begrime himself to theeyebrows with burnt powder or refresh his ears with tbe yearly fusillade. It is too bad to check their patriotic fun

Tbe Major said, "You can have your party, Miss Laura. I have it on good authority that no nice little boys and girls, looked after by a nice little lady, will be molested under tbeir own vine and fig tree. It is only tbe horrid little and big scamps who roam tbe streets with pistols and double-headed Dutchmen aiiti so on who will receive tbe Chief's polite attention. So sure am I of this tbat bere is tbe price of a docen packs of double-chop crackers for your visitors I

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I haven't a doubt."said Derby. "Not* withstanding tbe time-old clamor against tbe Fourth's racket,if bis Honor tbe Mayor, and tbe Chief of Police were to enforce tbe law rigidly tbat it would have to be repealed. Yon know after tbe Portland fire Congress forbade the im portation of fire-crtckers, which was no worse than forbidding their use, but the act of Congress was repealed later on." "What Is tbe good of law tbenT"aeked Jack. "Plenty. Yon remember handy switch that hung up with a standing promise from your mother to use it. Ailbougb yon dodged so often, tbe liability of a switching and an occasional dusting kept yon within bounds. The authorities with law and a desire for pablic order can do a good deal of good and not be too severe either." "Anything new to-day? Any new exposures red or supposed queried McEwan. "Well, no no developments. What if there were. There are those who read between lines and see concealment in meagre accounts, and again those who never lose faith in frienda or aeeused if yon piled a Petiou of evidence upon Om" "I am somewbat in tne latter state myself," said the

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beard you say a certain young woman was supposed a kleptomaniac. Supposing her relatives or her little ohildren, heard that 1" "But 1 said it only in confidence here! Aud she has goue away." "But suppose they did hear it?" "I confess it would be horrible.

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should die with mortification." "But you said it to me and the secret is no longer yours. You remember the story of Midas' wife—how when she discovered Midas bad asses' eats she could not keep the secret but still would not tell it to any human being—but whispered to the runulng water as'she stood by tbe river's edge, 'Midas bath asses* earsand the rippling waves, the rustling sedges, and overhanging trees, the very winds took up the words and repeated them to the world. Now you know and I know that tbe tale you heard was absolutely incredible—impossible I say—so it and all similar tales should be allowed to die like the man in the story, of want of breath—want of your breath and mine to tell it." "You are so right, that I won't even allude to it to you. It *nd other gosalp^ shell be as if nejfer board.'^

THK third and tbe best of the business men's excursions came in over the Logausport road on Tuesday and dropped many dollars in the cash drawers of our merchants. Starting ^with fifty from Frankfort about nine hundred people were landed at our depot. The success of these excursions should prompt vigorous action towards a dozen or more this summer and fall, and we are glad to see by the spirit of the meeting on Thursday evening a determination to follow up the good work. There are six poiuts from which excursions should be brought in immediately—one each way on the I. A St. L. on* on the C. A

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THK latest project is a ship canal from tbe great lakes to the Wabash,for transportation of western freight. Itis intended to break up the extortionate charges of the railroads. As the river* are navigable seven months in the year ibis plan seems feasible. It Is not so great an undertaking as the Suez canal or tbe Imperial canal of China. If such 'a canal were built Terre Haute would be tbe largest city between the lakes and tbe Ohio and it seems tbat we ought t* be particularly interested in iteconstrnotion.

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WE are quite willing to let Mr. Mack and tbe editor of tbe Democrat settle the question between them, bat it strikes u* that if a gentleman attempts to wrestle with su.-b subject* as Protogenes, Zeuxi* and Parr haul us be cannot be expected to depend entirely upon hi* per* sonal recollection*, bnt must refer to standard histories. If tbe learned gentleman would escape tbe charge of plagiarism be must confine bis Art essays, in tbe future, to the artiste of'hi* own time, who paint placque* and tiles, but have not yet been embalmed in history.

A* to the scandal into wbicb an attempt ha* been made to drag Rev. Mr. Dunham, of St. Stephen's church, it is needle** to say more than that on Sanday evening the vestry of tbat church made a thorough investigation, and every member of tbat body signed a paper ally vindicating him. It is also stated tbat there I* no truth In tbe rumor tbat Mr. Dunham intends to re*lgn the rectorship of tbat church.

WnH tbe addition of the new job printing office attached to the Express, we (M stand on tbe roof of Tbe Mail building and pitch a stone clear over six job printing houses. There's Moore fc Langeo's to tbe left of us, that of the Exprees to tbe right of us, tbe Banner's In front of us, Hebb

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