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14.—No. 26.

rHE MAIL

.sA PAPER

FOR THE

AIKI

PEOPLE.

CHRISTMAS ODE.

BY JOHN R. L.SOULE.

Again doth Winter stern and chill Creep over forest, vale and hill, And sullen storms of sleet and rain March shivering in uis icy train. $:M

Tb« birds have flown to sunnier skies, And bushed their woodland melodies, Batln tbe leafless branches haug T)i« lonely nesta where onoe tfiey mug, And naught of fratherai life is louna Sxvt tbe woodpeckerln bis round fltiil ibrviuati tbe frosen ttude, Inspector General of tbe wood}

The sqnlrrelswltli their hoarded nuts Warm lild in aubtermnean hats,

Laugh at tbo ectio of tbe blast,

1««day

Andchatterof theplea*ure* past, Contented with their food and fairs, •, Tbe fo root's trae philosophers.

Tbe babbling of the vernal ri'l Tbe sweet plaint of the whippoorwlll, The cricket in the ca»era- nt hid, The »e aewual ug katyd id, Tlte beetle's serenading drone, Ttie hambte bt e** low monotone, The sly ineequltote tenor horn, In strHlns anweioorae, night or morn, The olrcllngHwallow'sendlesschat And flapping of the ducky bat, The concert of a thousand frogs With moonlight maslo of the dogs, -J" The quivering heat of August days Beneath the burning noontide rays, Tlie distant cow-bell'* welcome sound, A* gruxlng slowly homeward bouud, The iowlng lierd at 'e veiling come To erwwn

with mllky foam—

Al all have fled

,1 Bat loft instead A The sweeter joys of hearth a home. Tboagh driving from the flowery fields Tlie charm* that at ward nature yields, Tin net In Winter's i«*y power To 10b OM of our ioys an nour. Nor force the ••alin contented heart,'

r,.

Otve moment from its peace to part. The r«se the maid in summer seeks Now blooms unfadlnii on tier cheeks, The pureneaa of the lly* be la In winter on her forehead dwells, And all the wealth of Hummer's art7 Is plucked and gurueri In her heart.

The ball, the bat, tbe boisterous shout, The flying feet from bout to bout, The ton, tlie marble and thf kite Far floating In tbe airy height, Tbe tlsli-houk, arrow and the bow Are covered with Decembers snow: And chldhood leave them nil behind, For sweeter pleasure of the mind, And Hob, and John, and Frank and Will, And Mamie, Jennie, Kate and LIU, And l'om,and rharlle, 8am and Ned, And Joe, and little Ben, and Fred, And Anne, Emm*, M»«y and Moll,

Jane Elisabeth, and all,,

Now eea«e o'er hill and dale to roam, And cluster round the jo»* of home. So when delights of youth are past,

And manhood with Its cares at last

With bending age with trembling ilmb And ahaded brow and vision dim, Shall strive with earneei gise to see •right tokens of the life to be— May all these tender feet he found Firm planted on the heavenly ground, Through storm and sunshine safely Uuto the everlasting Home.

Town Talk.

THB Vtoo AGBtCULTORAI. SOCIKTY. Tbe weather Is rather cool to talk about a ueuatry fair, bat as this is the season In whieh the board that makes the fairs effects Ms organisation-and makes the preliminary arrangmenta, a few words may not be out of plaoc,mpealAlly when It Is considered that In Vita locality there is "a long felt waut" which reqnlroa to be filled. Tuo Vigo Agricultural I Society was organised about neve moon years ago, and since that time It lias had a prcoarexistence. Since it became an establishfact it has prothlaed much and performed 'tittle. It should prove a great advantage to Uheolty, but hits generally proven the con I trary. It cannot be -aid in any Kn«o of the [word that the fulra of this county have ever fbeen a success, and why this should be so is bene of those oonuudi ums which cannot bo 'easily solved.

Over sixteen years ago the County Com '•ilwionerw leased tbe society over fifty-one aertefura term of twenty years, rent free. 1 condition that It hold a fair each year, toil oamtilt no waste on the land. Bo far as holding fair la concerned the terms of the 1 have been ootnplled with, (Hit that even the fair hue been eminently successful can sot be truthfully said. At ant It was decided «teh year u, oflter a speeixl sum in premiums, but if the Moelpfc* were not sufficient to meet these premiums In full the exhibitors were «ompelleU to accept a pro rata share of tbe woelpta, attar deluding the running expent* a. Titf« aeetus to be tbe mck on which the Society bas 00teeto ruliu The payments to exhibitors bave ranged from thirty to eighty per eenL, and under suclt role ver gMve satlsfadLion Then It wasdeUrmlned to pay In full, which In a few years haslnvolved thesoctety In a debt amnunllng to twenty* •ne hand red dollare. The parties making tbe loan are secure but the board of directors who digued tbe note ate not In a very com* fmtahte frame of mind, as their MKKMMM* •re In no hurry to take it up hy a renewal with Individual security. Tbe lease expires Heptember 7, l*S7,aiMl the nraeent board seems to be int.o hurry to relieve ibelr predeceawy* tor signing a new note. Tlie present board does not seem to think that their Is any pruspect of paying oat under the pneasttt Kern, and as there is no a* •Uranoe that tbclr suecemon will a» tnme the responsibility tbey are in no hurry to shoulder It indtvldually. The Oounty Oommhalooefsbave been twUtloned tor anew tense to run flttyyear*, but thus far they have not granted it. If the petition eojtvet f«v trable eooslderaUoo, and the right kind oQmen obt la the maoagement el the Hodety there oan be no doubt of la SOGNNS, bat noeooh gu«raaty canbegtven. If the ttooMy consisted of about twelve men and was managed on purely business principles it would be a www, but as tbe •oard of Directors are sohjert to change each year no permanent ln» pt*ve«»eot can be took «d tor under tbe present orsaalmttoo. a new society would eOeel an organisation, assume the indebtedness of toe prisunt speisty andssourea new tseaaof thegrooads, with a management 00 bustne« prtndptM, It would reesive the eonaperatkm of tlie kiln 11 si portion of the community and

Until the people can haveccmftdsare In Use,

fair management It cannot expect success, and the sooner It set* about obtaining that confidence tbe better It will befo** Its rgani»«tinw and this community generally.

XMXR OAXBLEBS.

Of late there has been considerable of a breexe stirring in this city in regard to the sappreoBion of gambling. It is very seldom that tbe party in power agitates this subject. As a rule the fraternity look at their business from a business standpoint and wisely eonolade to let well enough alone by sapporting the party that allows them to proceed without molestation. If those in power ean be prevai ed upon to clone the gambling rooms, of ooarse their chances of success in the next election are weakened, where as if tbey allow them to proceed tbey are strengthened that much. Tbe fight has commenced a little prematurely this year and will probably die out before the election oomes around, but let It be as it may, gambling in Terre Haute Is a small Item In comparison with what It used to be. The time was when this city was a City of Refuge for the gamblers of the west when they chanced to be driven oat of any place. No matter what city closed Its doors against them they were •are to find a shelter here. But times have changed, and It is now very rare to find other than locai talent at work here. Gambling houses are now scarce, and are conducted in sacb a quiet planner that little or no complaint is even beard of them. Tbe talk of closing them up is sheer nonsense. Garabli gseems to be a necessary evil, and so long as men wish to Indulge In It 1 suppression is Impossible. Of course there are men who gamble who do not frequent public gambling rooms, but they wn be ionud in club rooms, in room* in tbe hotels, or private rooms in various portions of tbe city. If public rooms are to be closed, private rooms shoalu be closed also. There should be no respect shown to persons in regard to this matter If the men who make a business of gambling, are to be suppressed, tho« who indulge in it for pastime should a so be compe led to stop operm Ions. There are many who fall to see any more harm In betting on a hand of cards, or ou tbe turning of a card t* an on tbe price of grain or pork, especially when the latter are manipulated by a gang of gamblers In Chicago, who ruin more men in a month than card manipulators do in a year.

A Woman's Opinions.

ABUSES MBKHTY.

We have reached a period when every day the newspapers contain from one to a half dozen sensational Items in which the principal figure Is a young girl. Yesterday It was seduction, to-day it is a mysterious disappearance, to-morrow It will be a runaway and next tiRy,ft #tfTt for bre&eh 6? promise. Sometimes all of these events and more and worse are found in one single l*sue of the paper, Nearly always the ao-oant Is prefaced with,

uMhe

If,

was the daughter of spoct-

able parents," or "She is highly connected," or "S.ie has always borne a good name In tbe the community." People shake their heads solemnly and say, "What Is tue world coming to? It didn't used to be so and then eagerly turn the paper over to see if there 1B not a greater scandal on the other side.

Human nature has not greatly changed and the evidence is not atron* enough to prove that the world is growing more wicked every year, but such incidents as the above are becoming alarmingly frvquent. There inuxt be some explanation. The one which aeema must rearaunble In this: (lirls of the present day are alowed the most unrestrained freedom they go ont, unprotected, into the world, which, at lis best,

full of temp

tation and danger they are innocent, foolish and without wisdom or experience. The marvel is not that, occasionally, ono commits an indiscretion, hut rather that so many thousand* remain puro, steadfast and above suspicion.

We, Americans, aro fanatical on tbe snb ject of freedom and independence. We fought, bled and died for them and we mean to eujoy them to their fullest extent, eveo If they ultlmsto lead to ruin. We ndone great evils such as Mormouisrn, Chinese and pauper Immigration, Indiscriminate liquor selling, eocletlte to aid foreign insuirerti all sorts of things which are really Injurious to Uie geuerai welfare, because "this is a free coui.try." When li bccomes positively neoesMpry for the Oovrrnment to interfere, it is done lu the most timid and hesitating manner, lest somebody freedom should be trampled upon.

It cannot be denied that 'his nation has a right to feel a pride In its kind and respectful treatment of women. It is a well-known fact that In no other country have they such perfect liberty and Independent but when this entire freedom Is bestowed upon young and Immature girls. Is It not rather an Injury than a benefit? Liberty, without tbe wisdom to urn It, Is a dangerous gift. Might w* nut, with advantage, copy a few of the customs of foreign countries In regard to young girls? We would not have them under constant surveillance bat tbey certainly should be under careful supervision till tbey reach yean of discretion. Asa rule, tbe young girl of the present day has as much liberty as her mother, and perhaps more. She makes a long rat road journey, traveling over night, entirely unprotected she takes walks and drives, often at nn season, able boon, with mere acquaintances die goes unattended to tbe Opera House and listens to immoral French plays she stays out at balls and parties or entertains company tUi the wee, sna' hours, while parents go to bed and sleep, calm and undlstnrocd, with perfect confidence la the young girl and all her aMOdates. She writes notes, she flirts, she dremm attrw-' atteutton and parades the streets,-! enj... ea In all sort*of wild eseepsdrii which msciium eod in fun and sometimes very serk^'y. In tbe famous Jennie Cramer ca*e. and in many otkm at lew Importance. ill be nottoedl the mother MtlOtt, "She was often out all night but I supposed abe was staying with some lady friend*" Such careteomess 00 the part of pareats fat criminal. Take for Instance, the Hlgbee-Vaogbn case, now on trial at Flatbosfc, A. Y, where the plaintiff is trying to prove the validity of a mock marriage wbieh was one of the features of a church social A I the parties oocaptod a good poetttou tn society, and yet the evldeoae abounds In accounts of how the gtr*s all qmureUsd

L. J?'

One of the flr«t and brightest illusions vanish is the belief in Santa Claw. There are, at best, only three or foar years lu a child** life when It puts Itatrust in this dear old saint but what exquisite delight it adbrds while It lasts, next thing to a vl it to fairyland, which all of as have contemplated at some period of oar life. "Dear ttantaClaof, I have moved since last Christmas but you will find me on north 8ixth street," was the message sent by a darling little girl, a few evenings ago. "Yoa will find me," here is tbe perfect faith which Is impossible except to childhood. Tbe tenderest thought connected with Christmas Eve 1s of the thousands of Utt heads that sink peacefully down upon the pi low while the aleepy voice softly murmurs, "He will find'me."

And tbe next Illusion that transfigures tbe woi Id is the dream of love. There Is not the pure and unalloyed confidence of childhood tiit-re are doubts aud fears, jealousies and heartaches, but withal, so many strange and sweet emotions that play upon the soai like the gentle wind upon an jEollun harp. We cannot limit the tlme-of this Illusion, it may be for on a few fleeting boars: It has been known to last a life-time but, wbetherlong or brief, It comes to all. It gives to each one his glimpse of sunshine, his dream of bilss, his hour in Paradise.

Then comes the honeymoon, that most deceptive of earth's illusions, which its votaries fondly believe will never eud. It is like a moonlight night, almest unreal in Its fair loveliness and *0 radiant that all the earth looks beautiful. And enveloped in its golden rays, the happy couple, with clasped hands und uplifted eyes, are atl unmindful of the shadows that lurk on every side. But slowly a heavy cloud drops, over the moon. Tbey shiver and cry, "How cold it has grown and the world look« dark But tbe world bas not changed. It Is only that the honeymoon is over and the Illusion dispelled.

Subdued and somewhat saddened, w« fix our hopes upon oar children. We regard them with pride and affection and we think,

MSurely

And, all this time, the years have been roll-

lug hy, carrying with them many Ulustons

and hopes and Intonttona never fuUlllsd

There are tow persona who hsv# lived many years, Hint eaa see this and without some sorrowful A trouble jut at this time, Is

TERRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 18*3.

for PDSHM of tbe same fellow, *lmo*t harder to bear than at any other, tor tbe palling film to pieces how a number of whole world Is fall of. laughter and light couples were rried and piled Into a lltt'e and glxdness that grief and t*»rs anem inharwagon which the rest of the confpnny drew monious and out of place. Now, especially, around the yard for a wedding trip and mast tbe b*avy 'heart take refuge in smiles how the newly-made husbands and wives and gayety or hide Itself where It may east, sat or laid In hammocks and huitged and no shadow on tli) Christmas festivities, klwed without reserve. All this gives quite And if it all sqeins empty and wearisome, a striking picture of -ociety in Flatbush— if we are tired.|nd worried and cannot be and other places. In the court room the tee- enthusiastic, HW wish It were all over and tlmony w»s regarded by tbe witnesses aud everything wlW down to Its usual calm, spectators us a huge joke. What seems e*-1 what does tbla|pnlfy? Simply that we are peolally needed Ju*t now is a few fathers growing old, a with heavy aoled boots, and a few mothers on Christmas to administer some much-needed correction. Santa dans

There never was a race of girls superior to wrinkle and 1 those of the present day, so well educated, accomplished, ambitious, fearless and freehutrted, bat tbese very virtues may prove injurious. Oar girls have been grew ly praised at liome and abroad, for all these qualities and this has had a tendency to make them rather too independent and eare^ less about some of the proprieties which women cannot afibrd to disregard. The pa

mettle needs the moat careful uiauageineut gay

but yet he must have the curb and rein.

PITT

the

Christmas.

DAXK

thei

mas presents.

Guuiiusiivn j0 THB

judgment and cannot be rxpected to ander-

have

THB ach

vuca

stand the conaequences of youthful mis- w. Tuell aftiefeddent of the road. takes.

consequences of youthful

WHAT THB HOLIDAYS SKINS,

WHAT THK HOLIDAYS BMNU,

UoU„.,„ tl,..hoio,»,.r

anticipations of tlie beautiful things weshall

receive tlieu, indeed it is a "Merry Christ

mas" and we are still young. But when bal aud parties have lost their charm

IDA A. HARPER.

re NEWS.

THK

gambit

nust so. who takes no stock In

|ty good start on the fouriicted for this winter.

yesterday for the hollph lasts until Wednesday Years.

mora

Because our girls are higb-apinted^ielf-rehant and fond of freedom, no less do they ueed WiLtty watchful care aud gent but firm restraint. "Womanfl Although they deserve and have our fa lest and shew confidence yet they are llubie to errors in

ing'

W. B. Tuell «uypbHident of the road.

THE

we go so fully realise that we are growing old as at the Holiday be.ison. While It is WB are sU*d to state that the list of pew still a time of mirth und revelry, of joy and rentersof the Congregational churches printcxpertutiou when we think of it only in ed iQ yesterday's Express, Is by no means connection with balls and carulvnla and oomplete. sleigh rides and an endless round of gayetylong as our mlud Is fll.ed ouly with bright

Rluggotfl band, as was expected, scor-

Fivs dollam aa hour Is not too much to

ft man

RQ(

Br afeoent rating of the postoffice department three and six cent postago stamps will now be exobanged at each pontoffloe for stamps at other denominations.

THB

fifth of tbe series of Sunday evening sermons of Rev. J. K. Wheeler, to-morrow evening will devoted to gambling, under _tbe heading of "Feeding the Swlue."

THB

taidepi'^iefi msdo at C. W. Browns Globe ofltoeairf job prlit tiffS-house, are oowplete in every respect and give great satisfaction to Auditor Grimes and the boys In the ofBoe.

THBY

say the Grand jury spends all the

forenoon making out Indictments for gambling and then adjourns to the nearest saloon and plays seven-ap to see who shall pay for the dinner.

THB

two salts against Dr. Allen Pence tor •elll tg liquor came up this week and were dismissed. Tbe witness for tbe prosecution skipped the town to avoid several damaging charges which had been preferred against himself.

A LADY stopped at one of the news stands, a few days ago, and aald, "I want a copy of of the Police Gazette," then, blushing deeply exclaimed, "I mean the Evening Gasette. They're so muob alike," Did she moan the nameor the paper.

THOSE

wanting something nice and neat in

New Year's cards, should call at once at C. W. Brown's "Globe Offloe," corner Ohio and Fifth streets, and make their selection. Don't wait until the day before they are wanted, but call before band.

"INASMUCH"

ONE

they will never dlmppoint us!" Ah(

loving mother, a*p them to your heart for they will never be so whol your own after tbey have gone out from your sheltering arma. Our children never quite meet our expectations. Tbey always deviate little from tbe beautiful paths we marked out tor them and, with all our care, we cannot keep the thorns from their feet or tbe burdens from their shoulders. Gladly would we suffer for them always as we do wbea they are little and he plea* and when they go astray how willingly wouid we bear their punishment. We like to think that we will always be necessary to them, that they cannot do without us but slowly the oonvleUon grows upon us that, lu this, too, we have been mis-

of the fuuuy features at tbe Lights o'London matinee occurred whenuHetUe" went trailing her long pink satin train out through one of the paste-board doors. She caught It on a nali aud exclaimed In a distinctly audible voice, "Darn that door."

U. R.

JBTTBRS

SAID

\\%S

THB

prettv homo of Mr. and Mre. Schlose was the scene of a happy gathering on Tuesday night, when about a bund red of their friends unexpectedly dropped in upon them. The visitors brought^with them the Ringgold Band end many well filled baskets. It was not until three o'clock in tbe morning that the meriy throng was willing'to give up the feasting and the dancing,

FRANK

If we will look In the glass Ding, we shall find that at us, for a present, a new bar gray hair.

MONTAONIBR,

JOHN

ug that catohes no Christ-

CHRISTMAS

sequestered nnn and tbe bra sen, hardened street-walker are the two extremes but there is a' happy medium betweeu. Independence doe* not mean buldueas nor oan ., any amount of education t«ke tlie place of fourteen snowij modesty and dignity. The horse of the finest

dren pine far

1 are looking spruce. Cbll-

THK

compositor" who wrote to bnu" please send her name a letter.

dlredHRfP the T. H. AS.K. railroad

bftVe

M. Tuell, son of the late

HUSBANDS

bas leased his Vigo Woolen

Mills to Madison Brothers, of Rhode Island, who have a large government contract and give employment to about one hundred operatives. They take possesion on the first of January for a term of five yean.

a nlee looking girl, the other day

coming out of the Opera House: **I wish they would have a pUy with lota of kUsing In It. That's what I like." Several gentle

men,

who beard the roinark, smiled and gased abstractedly at the girl as she tripped down the stairs.

THB

a pun uiim. .u the charge of fcraicaJoo, waa brought up taken. 9ooo they are men and women, before Judrffe Soott a few days ago. "Your with families and business and purposes of Honor, he has married the woman," said their own. They love and respect us, they his attorney. "O, well, then tot him go. He admire our judgment, but they are no longer will be sufficiently punished," said tne Judge. dependent upon us and we cannot but "Call the next cast grieve became they eeem so tor away. THB extensive Improvements made tat the

man who was arrested and jailed ou

for

aho«t

Anthony* Hospital are

oompVeted. The Slston of 8L Pmnfcls

more tn

broken friendships and disappointed love, informal opening on New Year's wrecks of high resolves, remnants of defeat- CW. Thompson and Senator Voorhees ed ambition, shreds of eariv faith octy frag" been invited to make mlilrnsstw meat*, and yet, in the aggregate, all that fills up the measure of Ufa. As tbe docks strike Tmrax will be Christmas services to motthe boars to remind us of the passing time, row morning at the Congregational church, so do the anniversaries count off the months the sermon and m«te and tall as of the fleecing year*. Isltalreadjr oecsstoo. "Oongre^attemalism will be the Christmas^ Why It seems bu. yesterday theme in the evening. Tbe midweek meetthat tbe windows were filled with beautiful tag, 00 Wednesday evening wii be things the sidewalks crowded with anxious, memorial aerrto* to the memory of Mm. hurrying people, tbe children wild with me- Henrietta Alien. pe&se, excitement and happtneat. And yet, Ws beg the Indulgence or our readers this the yean have rolled around like a pano- ts presenting a number so largely rama and again prsesnt the sews old, ta- tttkau by advertttng patrons. And yet in miliar ptotnre. these boOday times thers Is nearly as much

week.aad it is proposed to

interwt to advertising as aewa eoloma. The Mall this week will greatly thoae who have not yet da aided what to bay tor

Each Purchaser of 25 cents worth receives a ticket for the Prises offered by the GENT STORK

who was wedded

to Mlm Lena Fairbanks be

re in the summer

of 1879, died of consumption last Monday at his home in Wert wood, Ohio. He waa poe» sowed of rare business qualities, evidenced by the fact of bis connection tor twenty-two yeanwtth the publishing bouse of Wilson, Klnkle A Co., and was blessed with that genial temperament, generous and faithtui to» bis friends whioh made him a universal favorite.

MILLER,

jr., brother of H. C. Mil

ler of the Commercial College, died last Sat arday afternoon at the home of bis father, John R. Miller, sr., at the age of twenty-eight yean. For some six years be was a trusted and valued salesman for J. A. Foote, until failing health induced bim to seek relief in the climate of Texas. But the trip did not save the life of one meet dearly loved as a son, as brother and a friend.

Oratorio Society of this city, and the Philharmonic Society of Evansvllle, seored a btgsui-cesH, in the production of t'le Oratorio of St. Paul, at Evansville last night. Next Friday night the combined organisations will repe it it in this oity, add we hope to see the Opera House filled to its fullest capacity. It will be a superb rendition o. one of the grandest works of the immortal author—the last work oonducted by him lu his home, the city of Liepsic, on Gopd Friday, 1847.'

f0rdrinking beer, aylug cards

„0j„g to a variety theater. Let the Doo*

tor hftye hlg fee

THB

when a quiet evening by the fireside ouu Tuesday evening to seven columns to the weighs all the attractions of a moonlght page.' The Courier gives substantial evidence sleigh ride when we are not expected to of having"00me to stay." receive bat only to give 1 resents then we feel ti at yotth is past and Christmas Is an old, old story.

livening Courier was enlarged on

a clap of thunder in a c'oudless aky comes the intelligence that the Gas company has reduced the pri-e of gas from $3to 12.50 per thousand feet The usual discount of ten per cent, for prompt payments will continue, which practicaly puts tlie price at ISJI5. The reduction is the more surprising from the fact that just now tbee la no publlo agitation of the question. The reduction cornea very acceptably just at thl* time when the monthly bills get higher and higher as the evenings grow longer aud longetv

should remember when buying

a Christinas present for the wife, that Is If they remember to buy one at all, that she doesnt put a very high estimate upon a pair of shoes or a calico dress, as a token of love. Don't be like the man who studied a 'long time what to buy for his wife a present and at last tlecMed to get eightceu yards of muslin and KtMktnake hlin half a doxen shlrta Be a little sentimental and don't purchase something that you would be compelled to bay for her anyhow. Try j|t and see how well it pay*.

THEBB

as Dr. Swaflb is a careful,

conscientious and painstaking councilman and thoroughly devoted to tbe lu teres ts of —bis own party, the Express should quit making sarcastic remarks aoout him. He is a mighty nice man—for a Democrat, j:'*

... ,,

MB& HKNBIICTTA ALLEN,

wife of .Tadge

James M. Allen died at one o'clock on Thursday morning, after a lingering and hopeless illness. Although her lease upon life was known to be brief,death catne unexpectedly, for during the previous afternoon she was able to sit up and engage In some light sewing. Her death in not ouly a severe blow to the large family she baa nur«ed with such motherly care, and to the grief stricken hnshand, but it is a serious lusa to the community In which from girlhood to nature womanhood, she has taken her full share In making life worth living.

la no "mon ley businem" In the de

mand of the telephone subscribers for a reduction of rate. About all the leading users of the telephone have signed an agreement to order out the instruments on the first of January, unless the rate Is reduced to IS for business houses and $2 for dwellings. It Is understood that there is another company ready to do the service at this rate. A committee consisting of Col. Hunter, Phil HcMo-* and A. J. Ke ley will present the formidable petition to the compaty at Chicago, next week. Upon refusal to reduce there will surely be trouble.

"POLYOUOKDS"

Is the appropriate tlt'o of

welcome volume lying before us with the compliments of Dr. John L.Soule,the author. It Is a com pi allon of verses, written •'at dlflerent period* from early youth to the evenlngof age," and privately printed at the solicitation of his personal friends. A sample of bis poems—"A Christmas Ode"—will be foand in this iwiue of Tbe Mail. Proi Soule, now in charge of a Chicagocharcb* will be remembered by our older citizens as the successor of D. 8. Dtinald»»n in the edltoral chair of the Express. Many of his old tuie friends will desire 10 poems* a copy ofjtbis neat volume. They in get it by inekxdng SI

JO to his son Charles B. Moale, 116

Dearborn street, Chicago

THE

New England club wtll meet this even' ingat the Congregational church to celebrate the landing of tlie Pilgrim Fathers "on tbe wild and rock bound coast." There wi I be speeches and other Interesting exercises. This club Is to be composed of New England people and their direct descendants. It is the Intention to learn the old-fashioned songs and hymns of our forefather*, and oeleorate their festivals as tbey used to doAnd incidentally while referring to the times when "tbe breaking wave* dashed bigb," we will be told that all that tbe country is or has it owes to the modest New Englanders. It is said there is a remarkably large number of New England people in Terre Haute and tbey are all requested to be present to-night, when a permanent orgaaixatton will be formed.

is a matter of some note, that our townsman, James P. Voorhees, la so regaided, In New York City, that his correspondents number members of tbe leading circles in art, literatnre, and journalism in that city. His reputation there is such that In the theatrical professloa, be Is regarded as the mum man.

An anecdote Is rotated of him. Pausing down Broadway, one afternoon, be waaaecoated by a young man, dressed in a very hich style of dude jpu-ments. observed llr* Voorhees.-What la it?"

asked you if you eouid toll me if your name wasnt Vo«rhees, aW "That Is my name." "And you •tt-f "I do,*said Mr. Voorbeea, tonkin* significantly at the xoanV nether back. *1 want to go on the Mage," pursued tbe penooasi of swell garb. -Well. Ill writs to my friends in tbe west, and give vou a vehicle at ones," quickly reagjoDdetl Mr. Voorbeea.

Tbe dandy left.

Fourteenth Year

fURBLY PERSONAL.

Joe Yates bas a new boy baby. Samuel McKeen went to New York, this week.

John Lt Patterson has returned from hi* eastern tri^. A. B. B.«rtdb &nd wife ore setting ready for a season ia florid a.

Mrs. L. M. Thomas is slowly improving, and Is able to sit up. Tbe aged mother of Mrs. Wilson Naylor la lying at the point of death.

T. W. Harper starts to-night to spend Christmas with his parents In Lima, O. Mice Mattie Mixer, of Donklrk, N. Y., visiting the family of Mr. Cbas. Mixer.

Miss Rose Kenuall has returned from attendance at the Art school In Cincinnati. Senator Voorhees and Congressman Lamb will spend the holidays here at home.

Capt Med Smith goes to Hamilton, Ohio, to-day to spend the holidays with his wife and ohlM-

Miss Minnie Dudd, of Walllngford, Conn., Is spending the hollo aya with the family of Mrs. D. Blinn.

Miss Emma Bnland who has been taking lessons In painting at Cincinnati is at home for the holidays.

Justices Lockmau ami Murphy are carrying gold headed cant*, the generg$s gifts of admiring friends. ?,«

Mr. and Mrs. Allyn Adams attended the wedding of Frank Adams and

President MoKeon and wife will return from New Yo.k to-day. Mr. and Mr, Frank McKeen will stay borne ten days longer.

Geo. C. Hamilton, the east Main Street grocer, started on Tuesday to muke hla Lome withvTerre Haute colony In Los Angeles, California.

Con Cronln started yesterday, with bis two children, for San Antonio, to spend the holidays with Mrs. Cronln. He will leave the ohildren there.

Edward and Miss EtrteTle Husted will rive from St. Louis to-night to spend the holidays with their mother aud sister, Mrs. T. W. Harper.

Crawford Fairbanks and his sister Miss Carle attended the funeral of their brother* in-law Frank Montagnler, at West wood, Ohio, this week.

Mra.*Coroy Barbour,, formerly of this place has gone to Middletown,Connecticut,tospend the winter with her brother Dr.Hhew. superintendent of the State insane Hospital.

A. W. Helniy, of the JEtna House, Dan TIUS, who was in the city on Wednesday, waa sommoued tame in great haste oy the uuex--J un expected guest—a new or

Mrs. M. "C. Hamaston, the Fourth street oonfectiener, has rooeu ly fallen heir to some ftt)/)00 through tbe death of her fxther, John Hadcox, a wealthy farmer of Madison oounty, Now Vork.

Frank Ml Is, tbe oldest in the service of letter carriers, has been awarded the government honte, and will ride as he deliver* mall In the suburbs. Henry Mclean takes his present route.

Miss Bessie Alexander, of North Seventh street, on Monday afternoon, became the bride of Joseph B. Oon*hlln. They went to Cincinnati, the homo of the husband, where tbey will reside.

Miss Dollle Miillkln has returned to her home in Decatur, where abe is shortly to be married to Mr. McCiuoter, formerly In the grain trade In this city. They will reside in Nebraska, where Mr. M. is In the cattle business..

The editor of the Democrat also "speaks English aud profaue," but not gramaticaliy, as witness the following from last week's tseue: "Urand Master Arnold arrived in the city Satunlay and was bolng showed the town by Mr. Debs.

Prof. Snyder, of St. Lonis, Thursday evening closed hla most excellt't.t fe*rles of lemons and lectures on rthaksptrnr*. The Profaswr is a travelled, wH I read .tii'l Mglily cultivated Mentleman and Is an dpi.gin fill aoonvertlonaliat as he Is Instructive t' lolicr and writer. He goes from hern to Unclnnatl.

Jonathan Mills has retired from Phoenix foundry and will go to Culcago to manufacture bis patent machinery. His withdrawal will oau no interruption or change in reg* ular work of Ihe Phoenix Foundry and Machine Works, which is steadily and rapidly building up an Immense business.

AMUSEMENTS. 3'^

This evening, everyboly's favorite^ JoeMurphy, will piay the popular Irish drama, entitled "Kerry Gow" Tbe Worcheater Spy, the old art paper in tbe United States says:

UatTanliTuiiiit'itiTefesiiiig, of thelrlsli'i/lavs The action is excellent, jfht aud crifp as a new bunk-note, and the situation jnst varied

of the present day. the dialogue a* bright aud cri»

euouxli to keep tlie audience tonsuntlv not only purely an Irish nc* only purely drama, but It Is a pore Irish drama. Mr. several more

Interested drama, bu* —. Murphy's reputation here was mad* se seasons ago, out beseems to Improve on extended acquaintance.

For the Christmas matinee and evening entertainment, we are to have "Rip Van Winkle." A circular letter before tw states:

Jno. M. Hickey takes special .pride in annoaodDg the preeeiitatioo under hli sum* scement of tbe new version of Rip Van Winkle, tlie grandest play of the century, beyond question tbe best dramatisation of Washington Irving*11 famous American legend yet given to the public, introducing a company oft he highest degree of excellence, including the famous «otnedian aud scholarly artist, Mr.Orlando W. Blake, whose impersonation of "Rip" shines forth as tbe highest example of serio-comic acting known to the Mage. Met. Hickey challenges the world to produce his equal, and guarantee a performance in Its entirety that will be regarded as the most Important and brilliant events In your season% amusement*.

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