Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 14, Number 8, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 18 August 1883 — Page 1

Vol. 14.—No. 8.

THE MAIL

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

Town Talk.

THE LAKE SENSATION.

Lafayette is a city in this State which has heretofore been noted for the large feet of its population, and with no in clination to progress. This week, however, it has furnished the food for considerable comment in this city. Last Monday some sensation monger sent from tbatcity a special dispatch to one of the Cincinnati papers slopping over with praise of the sheriff of Tippecanoe county, and denouncing the offlcisls of this city with being in complicity with horse thieves. It cited one case in particular in which ex-Chief of Police Vandever recovered a pair of horses for a Lafayette man in Peoria, at the same charging that in disposing of the horses the thief had used Vandever's name as reference. A subsequent dispatch shows that this same sheriff desires to figure as the head pusher of an organization for the recovery of stolen horses and the punishment of the thieves. In a report of tbe proceedings of said organization the worthy referred to claimed to have turned over to their owners two hundred head of stolen horses. Can be turn to the reoordH of his county and show that in each case where he recovered the horses be secured the thief and bad him convicted If he can not, bow would he like to be accused of collusion with tbetu, as he b&s recklessly charged without any attempt to investigate the matter. His talk is not only a slur upon tbe offloers of this city, but upon tbe community that sustains them. The case referred to by this astute sheriff is as follows A man named Lltzenberger, of Lafayette, lost a span of black mares. While Van devcj* was chief of police he made a trip to LatM^'tte in a horse stealing case, and wbilo there learned of Lltzenberger's loss, together with a description of tbe animals and an offer of one hundred dollars for theii recovery and the con »r tu thi«r H# aaldJUe liuiiutbt be knew where tliey were, and said it be wa« correct he would not charge so much. Tbe man came down, followed the teem over to Litchfield, Illinois, and telegraphed back that they were not his Some time later man named Palmer w«8 arrested for tbe theft of a horse hero which be had sold in Indianapolis

Realising that he was In a tight place he proposed that if he could get alight sen tence he would turn up a tear# which he knew had been stolen. was «»tfor j«.r, .ml then '""P""'1'6 tlifortnnlloli "lcb

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upon the expiration of his sentence .uid hsve bim tried upon another charge This brought bim to time and he told whore the team had been sold. At that Umo Vandever was not connected with the police foroe. He had forgotten the owner's name, but telegraphed tbe particulars to the chief of police of Lafayette, who found Litcenberg and sent him down. Tbe two went to Peoria, whor«, after considerable trouble, the borwos were recovered. For his work Vsndevor received oue hundred dollars. I11 it^ard to tbe use of tbe uaine of the chief of police as reference where the animals were sold, it can only be said that the party to whom his name was given, if it ever was given, never wrote or telegraphed or he would have been glveu tbe true character of tbe individual using it. That trick was tried once in Indianapolis, and Vandever ventilated tlx* truoinwardness of the man. Thieves often resort to this to get out of tight places, and frequently escape through a failure on tbe part of the inquirer or oftlcer to make use of the wire or the mail. Hut when such use is made of an official's name, it is far from evidence that he is in any way implicated. Or if borses hrd been recovered and turned over without the arrest and conviction of the thieves, tbere might be some ground to suspect complicity. But in tho annals of the police force of this city during the past five years, with every horse recovered there has also been a conviction of tbe thief. With horses recovered for owners in other counties and in Illinois the culprits have always been turned over to the proper authorities, unless they could be convicted here. The latter was done in tbe Litcenberg c**e, but he will be turned over to Tippecanoe county authorities as soon as his term expires. This whole story has grown out of jealousy on tbe part of an official possessing an inflated Idea of his own importance. He may be a good officer, but the running qualities of his tongue do not indicate it. His talk may, go down with the people with whom be has to deal, but when it comes down to good work he will And himself far be* bind tbe Terra Haute officer in sound judgment, tbe manner in which the work is done, and tbe results accomplished.

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to be on top, but tbe striking operators show no sign of weakening. The papers continue to say less about it each day, and there seems to be a disagreeable feeling that the great monopoly cannot fail to win. Such a result is to be deplored. There is no class of men or women who are worse paid. They are more deserving than the members of tbe company, and are entitled to a fair share of the profits. In commenting on the situation a few days ago, tbe editor of the New York Chinese-American says that such a strike would be impossible in oriental nations, where he says that in addition to their salaries emploj es are given ten percent, per annum of tbe net profits of the boss, which encourages sincerity and faithfulness on tbe part of the employee. Tslking in tbe same strain, this almondeyed Celestial says: "I have never seen an absconding cashier until I became a 'Christian.' I have never beard of a high-toned bankruptcy until I came to New York." His ideas upon tbe question of division of profits may be very good on tbe other side of tbe Pacific, but he cannot secure their adoption in this free and enlightened country. Here the large fish eventually swallow the small ones, BS the Western Union invariably absorbs all opposition. This strike has once more agitated the question of the purchase of all lines by the government, and the establishment of a postal telegraph system throughout tbe country. That such a scheme is growing in favor there can b6 nodoubt. The cause of the strike is that tbe men are not paid the value of their labor. Government employes never have complaint to make on this score. If a monopoly can make it pay why could not the government do so just a£ well The present foroe could be continued in operation as tbey were before the strike commenced. Messages could be lengthened and tbe price shortened, just tbe same BS letter postuge, until, like tbe postofflce department, it would pay well. In England it has been tried with marked success. Tbe measure had a few earnest supporters in the last Congress, but probably the companies bad enough money to overcome their influence.

A Woman's Opinions.

PERHAPS AN APOLOGY.

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Finishing last week's article just in from the depot to the hotel

time for tbe very last mail, not stopping to read it over, running all the wAy to the postofflce without parasol or gloves, I meta lsdy who handed me a letter, just published, by Jane G. Swisshelm. The first sentence that met my eye was, "Never write in a hurry. If you haven't time to properly prepare an article, don't send it!" Sitting down under a tree to recover my breath, quite taken away by the race and tbe rebuke, I reflected that Lady Jane was partly right and partly wrong. If people are willing to make themselves useful they ate always overworked and, consequently, always in a hurry. Rev. C. R. Henderson once said to me, "When I want any work done I never go to idle people. I know from experience that they will not help me. I go to those who already have their hands full, and they always find time to do a little more." If we did only that for which we have plenty of leisure, and waited to revise ari? improve and ornament our work, how little would be accomplished. I nover talked with an artist, a lecturer, a writer, but regretted that be was continually crowded with work and was never giving to the public the best he was capable of. It seems a duty which a writer owes to bis readers and to himself to revise his articles, to sleep over them, to prune and to polish, and to give them to the world, correct, elegant and finished. But, if the days are too short and the cares too many to make this possible, shall we entirely lay aside the writing, or shall we send it forth, crude and Imperfect, hoping that it may contain a good thought, a helpful sentiment which somebody's heart will welcome and appreciate, even though it be not clothed in a shining garment.

Mrs. Swiasheltn said something else witb which every one may not agree. She said if "women wished to write well or talk well or be of any use in the world they must leave off corsets aud put on common sense shoes and lay aside tbe laces and ribbons and furbelows." That women are greatly hampered by dress, there can be no question, but that they should entirely lay aside all these femi-

I ne" furbelows" is not so certain. Take two women, morally and mentally equal, and tbe one who is most becomingly dressed will receive tbe roost attention and have tbe greatest influence. As the Greek professor here said a few evenings ago, "One-half the strength of a woman's argument lies in the winsome way in which she makes it."

Lady Jane is something of a faultfinder. Somehow a woman who starts out to reform tbe world issoapttodegen" •rate into a scold. But she is a noble lsdj, one of those pioneers whoendeavor-

tempt it. Most of tbe privileges we enjoy to-day are due to those heroic women who, thirty years ago, dared to advocate that preposterous idea, equality of tbe sexes.

Mrs. Swis8helm began life with a busband who was too worthless to maintain her but she loved him and tried to support them both by editing a newspaper in a western town. She had many failures and hardships but bore them bravely. At length she sent her husband east on business, he failed to return, she made inquiries and found he had obtained a divorce and married. It was a heavy blow but she lived through it, worked hard, made money and reputation, and, in her old age, has a handsome home and a comfortable income, earned by ber own unaided efforts. Yet, with all this, she never lost faith in love and marriage. She carefully reared her only daughter who is happily married to a lawyer in Pittsburgh. It is said that Lady Jane (as she is called by all who know her well,) makes an admirable mother-in-law and that her son-in-law is very fond of ber. But what a sad and lonely life for one of loving, affectionate nature, a good wife, a tender mother, yet going down the decline of life, alone and unsupported, one of tbe many women whose lives are warped and darkened by man's unfaithfulness.

A WORD ABOUT NIAGARA. So msny people, in this age of cheap excursions, have visited Niagsra Falls, that a description would be 'almost superfluous. I really think an attempt to describe this great natural wonder would be as hazardous an effort, in a mental way, as, in a physical way, was Captain Webb's endeavor to swim through the Rapids, a few weeks ago. Niagara Falls are simply beyond description, just as eternity is beyond comprehension. This much can be said, however, that the Falls will exceed your expectation, no matter how grand and sublime it may have been. It is impossible for one to be disappointed and that is aa important event in this life— to have, just once, our anticipation real ized.

We had none of tbe bankrupting ex perieuce witb backmen and gate keepers, that is usually apart of tbe programme, for we were in company with a gentle .»»»—a. KaA ,UAAS. maoy. tithes, and knew just how to manage,

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being forced to dine at all of tbe many restaurants that line tbe street. The proprietors rush right out on tbe side walk by tbe dozen, and fairly take hold of you in their eagerness to offer bospi tality. We were almost dragged into some of tbe saloons on the way indeed several of the gentlemen did havetogoin

It will require one day to see the prin cipal points of interest, and this cannot be done at a cost of less than ten dollars If you will take this amount of money break it into quarter and half dollars and drop one, without asking any questions every time a man holds out his hand you will save time, trouble and temper

There are twodistinct Falls, the United States and Canadiau. The latter are infinitely the grander of the two, a fact which is somewhat annoying to loyal citizens of the U. S., but we need not worry It is only a question of time un til tbe Canadians will bring their cata ract and come over here to stay. This coming\inion is typified fry the perpetual rainbow that spans tbe distance between and forever connects the two.

The Rapids are equally as fines sight as the Fslls. Above the Falls tbe river is about three miles wide and for several miles is an immense mass of seething, boiling torrents, in which no living thing can exist and the strongest boat would be instantly dashed to pieces. These grow deeper and stronger and more terrific till, with one awful plunge tbey go over the precipice. As soon as the water emerges from the clouds of mist it glides along as calm and serene as a summer sky, and people go about in little boats with perfect safety. This continues for two or three miles, and then commence the awful Whirlpool Rapids. Alighting from tbe carriage on the top of a high bill, you enter a little car and shoot down sn almost vertical plane of three hundred feet, where tbe breaking of a rope means instant death. On each side are natural walls of solid rock, hundreds of feet high, covered with luxurious vines and bushes and through this canon, plunging and roaring over tbe immense boulders, throwing up spray to a height of twenty feet and whirling intodeep welis, to the most terrible body of water in the world. We saw where Captain Webb stepped out his boston to tbe Rapids and, a few feet further down, the awful whirlpool where be was seen for tbe last time and probably perished instantly.

There is this disadvantage in seeing Niagara Falls, that henceforth everything else will seem small and insignificant. IDA A. HARPER.

THE park commissioners organised ou Thursday by electing John T. Scott secretary, Mayor Armstrong being chair­

ed to improve tbe condition of their sex man by virtue of his office. Tbey adwhen such a movement was so unpopn- journed after appointing a committee to lar that It «n almost soda! suicide to at- draft rules to govern tbeir action. I

JOB

TERRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY EVENING. AUGUST 18,1883.

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"I think summer is over," said Mrs. Comfort," For instead ofdrees-goodsand refrigerators "at cost we are reading of velvets and block coal."

Jack remarked that goods at oost must mean what they cost the buyer. .p ,s Mrs. Wei by replied "I always believe the advertisements. Why sbottldnH a nimble dpllar, even a trade dollar, be better than a dollar and a half even, in old stuff to be laid away for a year." "Talking about nimble dollars here has been an old fellow pestering Clorinda. our cook, to death, to buy a looking-glass on weesly payments at double price." "Your old fellow is level-headed," said Derby. Don't you know the patronage of the poor is the best in the long run. They pay more, waste more, lose more, and have to pay cash all the time. How does your old fellow work his littlegame?" "Well he has tried to sell to Clorinda and each of her forty kinsfolks, a rocking chair, an album, a mirror, a sofa and a family bible, concordance thrown in.

His plan is to rent them at fifty cents a week. If tbey pay enough to make up his exhorbitant price then the track is theirs, but if they default when partly paid up he carries oft the article and keeps all that has been paid. He makes his commission—another agent above him makes another, another makes another, and tbe great bead-center at Indianapolis makes a very big one." "Why shouldn't they make their commissions, Madame queried tbe Major. "You oan't expect a man te be seller, banker and collector with making something." "Oh, I do t&ot know that I care about him—it is for the poor souls that be humbugs. It is not he alone. Clorinda gets cheated every time she goes down town. She says it must be because she is black. Sbe thinks tbe dealers lay away all tbeir old traps and fetch them out when she appears. She went down to Cottonade's store, paid Ave dollars on a dress and bad it laid away. Sbe staid away too long, for they sold the dress and kept ber five dollars." "Did tbey make ber no allowance, or was iUtULarticle that lost in value by the

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"There was no" allowance, nor ho necessary loss. It was just a chance to make five dollars. If it bad been myself whom they knew it wouldn't have happ3ned, for I got her out of a similar scrape at a milliner's. I do not wonder that buyers get suspicious of all sellers at times." "I suppose it was always so and always will be. Tbe multitude, made up of poor and lowly, is where the mo°t money comes from and I feel a useless rage when a few new sharks break loose, Here is tbe street-vender snd quack who love Indiana. The hundreds that those Indian marauders claimed to make daily were largely from servants, negroes, and so on, though not all. I must confess to a great admiration for tbe gentlemen of various professions that so skillfully unloaded the poor red man. Oh it was beautiful!" and Derby fell into a pleasaut reverie upon the cuteneds of his friends. "To go back to this system of selling goods at double prices for partial payments," said McEwan, "Perhaps it is really a great accommodation, and affords employment to many a struggling solicitor."

I suppose it is an accommodation, but one for which an usurious interest charged, like most all accommodations, to poor aud risky customers. I don't object to Shy locks who prey upon rich Antonios. 1 have always had a little sympathy for that Jew who only returned tbe indignities he inherited with his birth, but I bate tbe cunning little operators who thrive upon the necessitous,and raise interest upon the desperate."

Pshaw, man, what a beat you are in. You don't lend nor cannot borrow!" Tbe Major laughed. "That is why I talk I suppose and I now apply tbe term of Jew to a class instead of a race."

Very good! We might all change our prejadices a little since that hatred of tbe Jews which was a blot on tbe early church still lingers as a taint in modern Chris ianity!"

Jack remarked, "I agree with all of you. I think it is low to peddle goods. It is a thing I despise—in fact, like tbe O'Gradys, 'I was niver born to wurruk,' but if I knew how to bet on the Omabas this afternoon, I would be rich for a week," and tbe. youth pondered upon the merits of pitchers and catchers, short stops and fielders. "Seems to me, you young fellows bet too much for tbe money yon owe," said the Professor. "I believe pools have invaded tbe nursery. My small scholars who cant repeat 'twice two are four' airs betting two to one on their favorite bell

"Pshaw, that's nothing," replied Jack, everybody beta. It is an exception not to. McEwan is a heavy better, for example." '*1 am not, sir, I neverbet," be replied, angrily.

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"Don't, hey? What was that cheque for, you sent to Chicago?" "Oh, that was a little shortage on a deal in lard." "Then you lecture me for betting, when scores, yes hundreds of careful, conscientious business men, farmers and professionals are regularly speculating on wheat, corn and our national 'hog products "why, I am told $150,000 would about cover the losses on this last Chicago Waterloo. It is wrong, very wrong —When you

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"There is a vast amount of harmftfl and harmless betting. Children and boys are being inoculated witb what bo comes an absorbing passion. On great game days they can see men flourishing their money, oalling for bets, in tbe most public places. Naturally tbey follow suit, and many a better becomes delinauent in honest debts and sacred trusts '*?V

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Jack continued': Tod ttM rightttbout the absorption. Why, in a horse race," said the youth, in a flash of candor, "I have thought of nothing else for days, tbsn the horses—laid awake of nights thinking of what horse would win talk, talk, to everybody about GireAe and Girofla, and then write down name—perhaps the very meanest or worst sold-out nag in the list. Or perhaps if tbe best, then I would be laughed out of it on the track and lose anyhow. Oh, it is horrible with a final groan, as be thought how perfectly and absolutely impossible it is for sny ordinary man to fortell the result of a race match or deal. ______

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8th. A San Francisco minister sued young man for his marriage fee, |5, and got-it. 1-

Sullivan struck three rounds, got $11,000, and quit. It is notoften astrike pays as well.

Fred Gebbard is being entertained by all the best people, who refused to recognize Latigtry.

Tire Bosl&u Olobe is growling because Noah's ark: was not found near some American summer resort.

The Philadelphia Times' Is trying 'to persuade the legislature "to visit tbe Mammoth cave and get lost."

At Harrisburg, Pa., a youth eighteen years old shot himself seven times, because a sixteen year old girl wouldn't marry him. "Two wasted bullets, two honors vindicated, and two drinks afterward" is the way the Philadelphia News reports a duel between two Virginia physicians.

A bear broke into tbe bouse of a Nevada man the other night. He was away, and bis wife thought it was be coming home drunk. The bear cannot recover.

President Arthur says: "1 bad a chance to see two things on which Kentucky plumes herself—her borses aud her beautiful women—and now I am a thorough believer in both of them."

Tbe Vanderbilts have invited Henry Irving and Christine Nilsson to put up st their ranch during tbeir New York season. It is amazing to contemplate the bother some folks will put themselves to in order to get a free pass to a show.

A girl left a baby on a wealthy family's door step in Bloomington, 111., and leaped into tbe river. Sbe was easily rescued, and a fund of several hundred dollars was raised for her by sympathetic persons. Then it wss discovered that sbe bad borrowed tbe infant, and tbat ber attempted suicide was a pretense. "Hsve you anything to «ay against tbe testimony of tbe witness?" asked a Texas judge of a man accused of horsestealing. "All I've got to say is tbat the witness bss got a prejudice against me, and is determined to ruin me. I introduce bim to his present wife, and advised him to marry her, and now he Is playing for even." 1

Charles Dudley Warner remarks that August, notwithstanding its robust name, is sort of flabby, watering-place month. It is fly time, it is dog-dsys time, it is flirtation time. It is a period of general listlessness snd indecision. It is said to be very difficult in August to make up tbe mind either to accept bim or reject bim. And, wonte still, it is apt to be the laHer part of tbe month before be makes op bis mind to propose. Indeed, to speak of making ap tbe mind at all in August is nearly absurd, for there Is no mind to make op."

MARRIAGE LICENSES. The following marriage licenses havs been issued since our last report:

Wm. A. Stewartaod Maiy E. Orseeoo. Henry C. C!ark and Catharine Myern. •. Alfred Bwalis and Eosanna Ornr. A -George Grleffand Maiy Grieff. -9 Wo. Watson and Lucy Thomas, W John Zeigler and Emma Lots. diaries JBfsjrless and Ida Belle Hubbard. iW. Finder and EUa lieClun*

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WOMEN.

A beautiful Boston girl has crossed to Europe in the steerage of a Cunard liner, just to see how it was.

The letter-writers accord Mrs. Lloyd G. Williams, of New York, the honor of wearing the handsomest dresses at Saratoga.'

Mrs. Langtry says that American: women will put up with all sorts or poverty in the house for the sake of miking a show on tbe street.

William Black says that to feel as wall dressed ss the other women round her® sets any woman at ease, but to feel better dressed adds radiance to tbst ease.

There iss girl reported down in Kentucky whose teeth ache upon the least touch of anything cold. Sbe is very popular with the young men durijig the*: iee cream season.

Indian girls in tbe Indian Territory university sre studying German, Latin,. French and Greek, geology, moral philosophy, political economy, and other branches of the college oourse^.

Women are much tougher than men, or the low neck and short sleeve fashions would have killed tbem off long ago. And where is the man who,, could wear the modern laoe sleeves and, keep well

The Southern girls who possess dainty feet snd well shaped ankles, do not hee-!' itate to declare tbat tbe mountain resorts are "just too lovely for anything." They., love to climb tbe mountains followed by an army of beaux.

German law courts are not over polite to tbe fair sex. A lady witness in a. Strasburg court, who had sworn to theownership of only twenty-six summers, when, in reality, sbe wasthehsppy possessor of twice tbat number, was indict^ ed for perjury.

Miss Flood, the California heiress, says London Truth, has inspired Lord Beau-* mont, first in the list of English vlsoounts, and Catholic, with the tender passion. He had previously beeu inspired in the same way by another heiress there, Miss Hatty Crocker.

The pfetty girl in white muslin With A plain pink silk sash and cheeks to match, observes that all the ugly and old 'women at Saratoga, wear a profusion of diamonds this summer the poor creatures must wear something, you know sbe doesn't envy them a single bit. There is something superb in the insolence of a young beauty.

A novelist whose specialty is portraying women, makes tbe statement tbat no man living or dead has ever understood any woman for five minutes at a time. This is no reflection on the intellectual penetration of tbe sterner sex, says an uAcliau^e, for it is 'also a well-known fact tbat no woman has ever understood herself for fl ve minutes at a time.

After running through all the changes^ in tint in hair which the natural color of human tresses afforded or suggested,, after coloring tbem blsck, red, grey and brown, bleaching to tawny, yellow and white, according as passing fashion dictated, tbe whimsical Parisian damsels are now appearing before a dazzled and bewildered world witb locks of beautiful olive-green hue. The hint, perhaps, wss taken from tbe mermaids, but itbas, been improved upon by tbe selection of anew and artistic shade, in which it is easily possible to find dress stuff to matcb the balr.

Two enterprising speculators of Philadelphia have engaged twenty young women to play base ball in the fall aod winter in tbe Southern States. One team will be fair-haired, light complexioned girls, and will known as tbe "Blondes." Tbe other team will be brunettes, witb dark hair and black, flashing eyes that will express tbe disgust of tbeir owners when tbey have to slide for a base. The blondes will wear blue blouses, knickerbockers and short skirts, with scarlet hose. Tbe brunettes will tear around the bases in tbe same costume of a deep crimson, and blue stockings.

IT is no longer quite tbe thing to be a dude. If one would sparkle in society now one must be a fade. A fade Is a young male thing with delicately tinted clothing, moderately close fitting, a pale lavendar bat a pale blonde mustache, scarcely visible pale blonde, closely cut hair patent leather gaiters, a light colored cane, and gloves of an ethereal shade. The fades believe it to be tbe proper thing to glide noiseleasly into your presence and fade noiselessly away when tbey leave. They think when they die that they will simply fade out of ex~ istenoa. A kick from a young and vigorous mule would unsettle their belief undoubtedly, but tbey never go where there are mules.

Thb M. E. Conference meets at Asbury church in this city a week from next Wednesday, and preparations are being made for tbe event. Tbe pews have been newly painted and upholstered, and anew carpet has been put in. There will be a very large attendance of ministers during the conference.