Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 14, Number 18, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 27 October 1883 — Page 1

Vol. 14.—No. 18.

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A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

Town Talk.

CITY IMPROVEMENTS.

--"During the last three years no city in the State has made so many improvements as Terre Haute. More private residences have been built than ever before known in the history of the place, and that is saying a great deal. In the march of improvement the business portion of the community has kept pace with the •general hum of improvement, bat still there is much to be improved upon. A number of years ago the council commenced a system of sewerage which has gradually taken shape, until it now looks as though the city, naturally adapted to

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will soon have the beet sewerage system in the State. The streets have, unit til receutly, been improved until they are almost all that can be desired. But there are other improvements which should be looked after. The railroads should be brought to time and made to transact their business in such a manner that it would not interfere with traffic or travel. It is a noteworthy fact that there is not a really safe crossing in the city. When it is to their interest to do so, the railroads monopolise the crossings and interfere with business without let or hindrance. It is true they are required to keep watchmen at the crossings, but these men do not always attend to their business in manner which commends itself to the public. In addition to this there are crossings in the east end to which watchmen are unknown, and there are streets to which crossings are unknown. Streets areobstrpcted and blockaded which should be opened to traffic, but they are not, and there is little, if any, word

complaint.

In the case of the E. AT. H. railroad there was complaint and no end of law, bat the railroad atlll holds its own. The city seems to have

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ter, and the company is allowed to have its own way. The I. A St. L. railroad uses the street crossings to suit its convemence, and the same may be said of all other roads centering here. The VSj fact that all of tbeto cfculd have, their yards outside the rity limlta, snd Irana*r, act their business there does not seem to strike the city favorably, and it Beerns as though .they will be allowed to pursue their present oodrse until/ such time as it suits their convenience to make a change. From present appearances It 1 look! as though a railroad corporation can go ahead with its plans and the citizens are powerless to help themselves.

The Southeastern road located itself on First street, and there it has remained, despite remonstrances on the part of citizens, or the law in the case. On First street there is scarcely a point at which a wagon or a buggy can cross the tiack with safety, and there Is no relief from the obstruction. The company claims to own the right of way, and so far as the city is concerned, the street might as well be fenced in and devoted to railroad improvements.

The street railroad is another example of the privileges of monoply. At very few points can it be crossed conveniently. In wet weather its road-bed reeemblee a canal, and there Is no disposition to make it comply with the law. Atakaessuaent time its stock is valued at almosf nothing, hut it manages to make plenty of money, build fine stables, hnve a good outfit, and its own way generally.

Another needed improvement, much talked of, but always in a state of incubation, is the Belt Railroad. It seems aa though its plans are always complete, but it can never be completed. It claims to have the right of way but haa always failed to exercise that right.

An improvement talked of some time ago, but, like others, still in the dim and distant future, was a central slaughter house, where all the butchers would be compelled to transact their business. At one time the butchers and the Board of Health seemed equally Interested in the matter, and there was every reason to believe that the project would be carried out, but in this, as in many other matters of public Importance, the interested parties failed to connect, and there is no prospect that the public will be benefitted by the adoption and enforcement of any such plan.

Of late thexe haa been considerable rivalry between this city and Evanaville as to the relative value of each as a business center. If there la any reason why Terre Haute should not excel it, that reason haa not yet been named. At the present time there is no city in the West, of equal slse, which can make as good a showing aa the Prairie City, in any respect. Its location cannot be excelled. It possesses natural advantage of which no oUxy city in the State oan boast. With a property valuation of mora than $13000,000, It has a smaller debt and lower taxea than any other city in tbe West—1 and what greater inducement could capitalist* desire. Its educational advantages are unsurpassed. Its charitable in•UtuUona would do honor to a place four times Its siss, and Its business eater-

prise Is the pride of its citizens. It is in the center of the richest coal fields In the State. Railroads from every direction center here. In the last decade it nearly doubled Its population, and promises to do better in that line in the future. Its improvements are all creationa of ita own capital. It has never repudiated its debts. For twenty years it has been on the high road to prosperity. It is making more improvements on its own capital than any other city in the State. It has four manufactories whose pay rolls aggregate over $80,000 per month. It turns out more flour than any other city in the State. It can show more fine business, educational, and charitable buildiugs than any ofita rivals, and can also show more comfortable mechanic's homes, owned by the occupant^ than any other city in tbe State. These are statements which can be-verified, and the rivals of Terre Haute should investigate them before making too many rash statement^

A NERVY ORDEAL.

Apropos to the triumphal trip of our Knights of Pbytbiaa last wfeefc, some one has divulged to tbe Peoria Call an apochry ph&l account of one feature of the intitiaion ceremonies peculiar to tbe order—the "jumping on the spittes.'' He says there are thre degrees, in which tbe canditate, is successively a page, a 'squire, and a kiTight. The ordeal in question comes in tbe third degree. Tbe candidate' being in his stocking feet, is lead in front of a low platform, which is thickly studded with long, sharp iron spikes, the points up. He is bidden to Inspect this closely, to feel of the spikes and assure himself of their realistic and inflexible character, which he does. Tnen he is lead before an officer, who gives him an impressive lecture on bravery, and requires him to promise never to flinch before any duty, no matter what may be the cost physically in pain and aufferiug^ Then he is led back to tbe platform of spikes, elevated to a considerable height above it, and commanded to jump down on It. He is still in bis stocking feet, and course the ordeal is a severe one. Nine times out of ten, it is said, tbe canditate has to be forced from the pedestal, but occasionally a man jumps, trusting that be will be caught before be reaches the cruel splkea. But in either case tbe relief Is great when*tP is^disewwted thattbe bristliug, threatening spikes are really only soft rubber! Tbe platform has been changed while the candidate was receiving the lecture on fortitude and bravery.

HOW TO GET THE MAIL

WITHOUT MONEYI,

Let The Ydu The

You have a boy in the family him ask your neighbor to take Mail from him each Saturday. give bim a niokel. He goes to Mail office and, as a news boy gets two copies' at 2)f cents each. He sells one to the neighbor, and you have your money back. ««kt

See? Try it 1 Then your boy can get other subscribers, and earn 25 to 60 cents, for little spending money, in an hour or two on each Saturday afternoon. Besides, it teaches him business habits, the value of money, and reliance upon himself.

Tbe majority of Tbe Mails newsboys— some 800 in number—come from our beet families, and it is a pleasing sight to see them gather on each Saturday, sg ,1 ,n." 1 OUR ADVERTISERS

WHAT WE GIVE THEM.

This week we print Twelve Thousand One Hundred aud Fifty (12,150) copies of The Satnrday Evening Mail. Our advertisers get tbe benefit of a circulation more than double that of all the other papers in this .city, dally and weekly, combined. •.

The Mail can be had in this city from any one of some 300 news boys who deliver it at houses each Saturday afternoon at five cents a week or, it will be sent through the postoffloe by the letter carriers at 92.00 a year—60 oenta for three months. Send your order to The Mail office, or hail a newsboy.

BOYS WAJtTKDI

The Mail is delivered to city subscribers almost exclusively by newsboys. They number about Three Hundred, but there Is room for more. Any wideawake boy can, by going to all the houses in his neighborhood, get a number of subscribers to Mart with. The Mail la sold to boys for cents, and they sell it for & cents. Many boys are now earning 25 cents to |1.00 and more. In an bourot twoon each Saturday afternoon. See announcement In a- other place of cash premium# to new -toys, to be given on the Saturday

New Yew's Day.

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AJf oyster should never be cut with a knife. If you are apprehensive that be la too targe for one awallow, just place him in your mouth and close your lip*. If be to an honest, conscientious oyster "you will discover that you haveubderettlmated your swallowing capacity.

A Woman's Opinions.

"hobodt askkp'you, sib," sh* said.

One of the exceedingly funny items that Jias been going the rounds of tbe papers the past week, is this: At tbe recent election in Cleveland a pretty lady, who was electioneering in the temperance cause, stepped up to a voter and said, "You will vote for our Second Amendment, will you not?*' "No, I won't, was the reply, "but I will marry you, if you say so." Now the funny part of this consists in ita being a very reasonable story. Tbe man knew that tbe woman wanted a favor of him, and without waiting to ascertain just what it was, he naturally supposed she wanted him to marry her. It is a nuistake common to the sex. The average man is alwaya of tbe impression that the average woman wants him to marry her. He becomes of this opinion at a very early age and be rarely ever changes hie mind If he sbduld be a widower at a mature age he is more tbah ever convinced of biisgreat eligibility.

Of course, as the demand for men exceeded the supply, they felt their importance and it will, perhaps, take another generation to understand that this demand is not what It used to be.

THE HOUND DANfJE

is undergoing tbe annnal discussion. Every fall, just at the opening of the dancing season, tbe same old queation arises, "Is the round dance conducive to Immorality?" Tbe vlrtuons mammas, whose daughters cannot dance, and the young ladies, themselves, whose only experience in a ball room is that of a perennial wall-flower, are loud in their deunciation of the mischievious waltz. While the pretty dancer, who is always so popular, is shocked that any one should even suggest an impropriety in simply gliding about the room in a young man's arms. And her indulgent mamma, seeking only' her daughter's happiness, tries to deceive herself into believing that what society approves and youth enjoys cannot be productive of harm.

It ia a delicate subject to discuss. We are met, at the start, with astorm of sarcastic indignation from the advocates of the round dance. "To the pure alt things are pure," "Evil to him that evil thinks," they exclaim, and the critic finds himself, at onoe, in a false position. In all probability ninety-nine out of every one handred respectable girls find in dancing only an innocent pleasure but the one bundreth girl fully realizes the fun she is having. I saw thia young lady at a danoe not long ago. Sne is of Irreproachable character and dances like a fairy. She floated past in tbe embrace of one of society's favorites, a very "fast" young man, her bead touched hia breast and her rinses were gently fanned by his brestb. As she drifted by, like an angel, she lifted her long eyelashes, gave me a sidelong glance and winked I She approved of tbe round danoe.

Custom is tbe despotic ruler of these things. Given, a ball room, a crowd of people, music, lights, circular motion, and promiscuous embracing Is permitted and sanctioned. Dismiss tbe crowd, torn out the lights, stop the bewildering whirl, and thia same embrace will provoke a scandal that will fill the town. This is a fair specimen of the oonsisteocy of the rules that govern society.

Morally, the ioflueooe of tbe round dance is not so pernicious as many of tbe ultra-fastidiouswould havens believe. If a lady's womanly reserve and sense of delicacy are not such as will prevent her from engaging in this questionable amusement, abe will probably never re-1 ceiveany moral inj iry except that alight and indefinable lapse whiah Is alwaya

TERRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 27, 1883.

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ally, after a man is snubbed and jilted a number of times, he becomes faintly conscious that be is not in such great de* mand as he had supposed but such cases are rare. If a sprightly, agreeable girl makes herself interesting to a young man, just to keep in practice, his immediately strokes his bilions-looking musI tache, struts about as much as his tight garments will permit and says, "That girl wants-to marry me. Deuced sorry I can't accommodate her but then I dont want to disappoint all the rest, you know."

And tbe married man, whom all tbe girls flatter just because be enjoys it so well, says to himself, "I wonder if I wasn't a little premature in marrying so early. Here I might have my pick of all the girlsin town, and it really

wasn't treating them just right for me oenter all my attractions on one woman. Lucky oreature she is, and yet 14on't believe ahpappreciatea it."

It never strikes the young man that although the girl may be earning twice as much as he is, she can not afford to I support two and therefore has no use for him. It does not occur to the widower that his lady friends may. not be particularly fond—of warmed-over love.\ It cannot penetrate the married man's vanity that thesevery girls who smile uk, him have the deepest sympathy, for his wife. This general oonceit on the part of the men is probably a relic of the olden times when the choice with a woman was—starve or marry,—and they pre* ferred tbe latter, having never tried it.

theresultcf familiarity. gentleman doss not think any the leas of a lady who traltem with him in a modest manae^ IHid she, doubtless, considers waltaing the least of his indiscretions. There Is one irreparable injury caused by the ball-loom that ia beyond argument or remedy. If you would realise it in all itefocee and all its bitterness, go stand by i.

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THE KABIiY OKAVX

that has gathered to ita embrace tbe faireat «#d sweetest girls of earth. One ia at&dk with the number of deaths that ooeurinfelrlhood, mostly from conaumptioUtpneumonia or some disease that tiactp Its cause to exposure and oold. It ianf|an uncommon thing for the delioate girl to lay aside winter flannels aad, frith uncovered neck and arms, fsoewn exposure which would be dangerolls to a strong man. Even if this is not'&ne, tbe feet are always clothed in the tldnnest of hose and slippers. The late hours, the physical exhaustion steal the bloom from the cheek, the vitality rom tbe body and, last of all, comes the noticed draft of cold air, when tbe dancer is wsrm and faint, and the fatal work is done. The care of friends, the love of parents, tbe skill of tbe physician avail nothing. Tbe ball room has added one more to the list of its precious sacrifices, and still the dance goes on.

A thoughtful person is appalled at tbe recklessness of the young girls and at the carelessness of the mothers. They carefully clothe aud shelter the little Children till they reach tbe most critical age and then dismiss all farther responsibility. But very often the young lady rebels againat parental authority and drosses to suit herself. 1 he foundation of many a mortal disease la laid at the akatlng rink. Like many another pastime there is no harm in a moderate indulgence but it ia always carried to exoese, it exhauata the vital energies, produces various weaknesses, and a cold draft on the heated skater completes the the ruin.

Hot one girl in fifty goes upon the street with her feet properly protected in bad weather. Any raw, ohilly day when men find overooats a necessity, you may count fooree of young ladies without any wrap whatever or only one of the lightest quality. This is not because they have no cloaks but because they oahnot resist the temptation to display a pretty figure in a glove fitting dress. There is only one argument that will 'cause tbem to forego this dangerous vanity and that is a seal skin cloak. If they cannot have a seal skin, then they will have eonaumption.

And when a young friend dies all these girls are broken hearted. They bring fragrant offerings of flowers sparkling with tears of affection. They omit no tender, gracetal act to show their love for their dead sister but this early death brings to them no warning.

There is no education that ia more needed by our girls than a thorough knowledge of hygiene and a strength and independence of character to put these principles into practice.

Ida A. Hakpbb.

WOMEN'S WAYS.

A Connecticut girl has gone insane from being kissed in the dark. It doesn't «ffect our girls that way

Heretofore Jewish women have never been permitted to vote or take an active part in church affairs. The leading synagogue of Philadelphia, however, has just determided to accord to tbem the same privilege as male members, except as regards the holding of officlsl positions. The example is likely to be imitated.

A good old lady says when she was a girl letters were as richly worth a quarter aa they are now two cents. They wrote on foolscap sheets in thoee days, and bad something to say that counted before they wrote. The old lady says letters are no longer a luxury, and, while they are a convenience, they enoourage cheap lasiness.

A "wall-flower," after a night's ball, during which abe sat, and looked and longed, but all in vain, uttered these plaintive words: "I dont think the saddest music ever composed oan be half so sad aa waltz music when you're not waltsing, only looking on at other people. It beats all the funeral marches and dirges and requiems In the world."

The women's department in tbe Boston fair has created surprise among those who think that woman cannot invent. Some of tbe contrivances are ingenioaa. A California woman baa devised a table Mdatead. There area double piano stool, a bridle rein, an improved chimney, a birch bark life preserver, a ventilating screen, life-site doll babies, carpet stretchers, floor-cling-ing duetpana, kidney cures, and stove dampen, a photograph album, a pan greaser, a lock against burglars, and an autumn leaf catcher for cisterna.

"Oh, we had such an excellent eermon on tbe preamble about good Sam Arriton. I moat look in tbe discordance and ase who Sam Arriton waa," was tbe soliloquy of Mrs. McGiir after her return from church last Sunday morning.

SCRAPS OF STYLE.

Gray millinery goes best with a pink complexion. Bed heels on ladies' boots are the fashion in London.

The latest sleeve has only one ooam inside the arm. Have you got & gold-handled pocket* knife yet? It's all the rage among Eastern dudes.

We are told that no women of taste now wears artificial flowers. They have gone entirely but of styled

The Jersey is not "out" yet, nor will it be it is much too convenient, but unless yours is braided it is not stilish.

Dark hosiery comes this season with white soles, toes and heels.. This is an acceptable innovation.'.

Small buttons have bad their day, and dealers are determined to crowd tbem out in favor of metallic buttons of large else and flashy effect. We shall see.

Mrs. Stowe, the dress reformer of San Francisco, declares that before lung women will display their legs as fearlessly as they now do their arms. This is only another artifice, we fear to attract emigration to California.

Can women give any good reason for their love of wearing dotted veils. Are they supposed to improve the appearanoe of tbe complexion? Or what is tbe cause of their having been so long in favor. There is a very good reason why they should be discarded, for an eminent oculist in Chicago declared that he owes a large part of his practice to feminine persistence in using them.

A fashion writer recapitulates the arts of the ladies of the classic ages to en chance their beauty, such as bathing in milk, sleeping with flour poultices en the face, using collyrium and henna, wearing bands and belts to improve the figure, attaching fringes of gay colors to snow white robes, indulging in small doses of poison, etc. It might be just as well to keep such matters quiet.

Anew Kentucky fashion is for a gentleman to enter a ball-room with his arms bare to the shoulders, bis shirt opw from where the suspenders crow on his back to the third button of bis vest in front, with a ghastly smile displaying his false teeth, and his bald head shining like a billiard ball. The object is to cast sarcasm on certain feminine faahiojft% ql tbe BlueGrass region.

BAYINQS ^ND DOINGS. .•

The Bev. Mr. Henn is a minister lb Georgia. Probably a lay preacher. Dr. John Hall says that one secret of a minister's success is to get all the work possible out of laymen and Christian women.

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Tbe Conrier-Journal says that '-The Republicans must go" doesn't apply to President Arthur, aa he is gone nearly all the time.

A Connecticut clergyman ia responsible for this pun: "The Pilgrim fathers first fell upon their own kneea and then upon the aboriginea."

Scientific men assert that a barrel of bread contains enough alcohol to intoxicate a man. It is to be feared, however, that bread will never become popular as a great American beverage.

An innovation in weddings is to strew the middle aisle of the cburoh with autnmn leaves. This picturesque feature was introduced at a recent wedding in New Jersey, the rustling leaves accompanying the soft wedding music as tbe bridal party approached the altar.

Mr. Ruskin savagely denounces what he styles the modern style of making love. He may be a good judge of art and all that, but unless he grows a great deal younger than he was when he published his last book, he will probably not be able to suggest any desirable improvements on the love-making methods now in vogue.

The Scientific American declares that hot bread is poison, and launches its thunders at muffins, waffles, hot biscuits, and many other articles of diet that render life deligbtfuL Now that tbe season of buckwheat cakes baa been fairly uahered in, it ia painful to reflect that everything good in the world is, from a scientific standpoint, so extremely bad. Nothing la healthy but science.

Eiatcnows will be held in ten Statee on tbe 6th of November, as follows: Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nlw Jersey, Virginia, and Minnesota. In some of theee States tbe pfjn*4p»i State officers Me to be elected, while others select legislatures in whole or part. Tbeee elections will afford farther opportunity for study of Presidential prospects by the politicians.

WHAT IS LEFT.

A Tittle faded photograph And earl of golden hsir. With half'-A-doaen broken toys

Bcridei an empty chair— Otiod, is this tbe wbole tbsfalefl Out of aliiesotalrt —J. B.Selkirk.

Fourteenth Year

OVR SERIAL STORY.

MIKE PATCHETT.

FARJEON'S NEW NOVEL.

In this week's issue of the Saturday Evening Mail we begin the publication of B. L. Farjeon's new story, "Mike Patchett a Romance of the Gold Fields.' It is now appearing in thia country in*v only two other papers besides Tbe Mail, from the author's advance proof sheets, and is the lateet and most characteristic production of his powerful pen.

No writer of romance, since the death* of Charlea Dickens, has shown himself such an original delineator of character and so life like in tbe personality of hia sketches as Mr. Farjeon, and his reputation has placed him at the head of living novelists. The transition from the stern tension of a dramatic situation to a touch of teartul pathos is with him as sudden as the April shower, and in this lies one of tbe ohief charms of his writings. Every reader of this week's installment of the new story will thank Tbe Mail for the rich and rare treat, which is provided. To give our readers an idea

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red lips and white teeth.' There was a wistful ring in his voice as though he yearned for the assurance of a hope in which he had indulged. Horace refused the proposed gift and the offer of friendship,but Mike Patchett insisted that his business must be done there aud by Horace, and that he must be remembered and identified. 'I'm Mike Patchctt and Mika Patchetfs me. I've got prooerty tt claim in one of your clippers, the 'Pride of the South.'hourly exiected, and I'll have the life of any man what tries to do me out of it. I will, as I'm a living man—I'll have his life.'

LITTLE SERMONS.

Do this very day aud hour the daties which this day and hour demand. No man is so Insignificant as to be sure his example can do no barm.

Hope is nothing more than desire with a telescope, magnifying distant matters, overlooking near ones.

When ooe becomes so conceited that be»ean't be taught, be and a fool wear the same cap.

It ia a very popular saying that we should put off to-day what we ought to hare done yesterday.

When you get into a towering passion you sit astride a horse that is likely to run away with you.

Those who give not till they die, show that they would not then if they oould keep it any longer. fc,

It'a a poor philosophy which makes a fortune in crooked ways and triea to smoothen matters over by giving a moiety of the interest thereof in charity. The old English proverb puts It atrong enough when It says, "There be those who steal a gooee and give tbe giblets In alms, _______

A Chicago physician declares that tbe smoking of cigarettes ia a fruitful cause of consumption. Well, what of it? A person who has no more rtnae than to smoke a paper cigar ougl. have consumption. It is bad enough to smoke a cigar, and worse yet to use a pipe, but a stub clay pipe loaded with navy plug la delightful compared with tbe fumes of poor tobacco mixed with those of burning paper.

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The time of the story is that period of delirious excitement when the gold fever was »it its height iu Australia, on the evening of the eleventh of October the clerks In the Melbourne office of Messrs Law & Pardon, famous Liverpool shippers, were enjoying few hours of breathing time, such as happened at rare Intervals between the departure ota ship and the arrival of another with its batch of new emigrants. At eleven o'clock a man presented himself from the gold diggings, gray-haired, with a stoop iu the shoulders and a furrowed face, lightened by humorous lines atout hiB mouth and an oooasioual merry twinkle in his eyes,denoting an oriuinully sunny nature. He seemed anywhere between forty and sixty years of age, and his shabby clothes were caked with the clay of the 'diggings.' In his hands he carried a whip bound with bright ribbons, and pinned to his coat was a largo bouquet of dahlias. He stood as If debating which of the four clerks he should first address. Three of the

four were young and fresh looking, anckthe fourth was middle-aged, with a pimply face.

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•Spotty'bore a look of dissipation, snd carriod a flask whleh he applied to his lips aboilt four times an hour 10 steady hiB nerves. lloraoe was the swell of the four—a very superior young gentleman, well dressed, with ite hands, who went about his duties languidly, and contemptuously, patronized the Junior clerks, who looked up to him with reverence. 'Spotty' and Horace had been engaged in various gambling and betting trona* actions, anti no reverence was lost between them. Three of he clerks being pal led away Horace and the man with the dahlias were left alone in the office. The stranger made up his mind that Horace could best attend to his

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