Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 14, Number 26, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 22 December 1883 — Page 4

THE MAIt.

PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE^.

rUHLJCATlOP omci,

Nos. 20 and 22 Houth Fifth Street, Printing House Bqintra.

P. S. WESTFALL, i'dEOI'IXJR AND PKOPRIKTUR

•Ir TKKKK HAUTK, DEC. 22. 1888

T/ CHR18TMA8 QIFT8. w«»ks past the note of Christmas prti|»rtttin has been beard althoagb tbere wan little in the air to indicate the Vnesrne** «f the great holiday. The past -week bag witnessed a change, however, •be earth suddenly casting aside ber summer wraps and clothing berseif in the white rot* beloved of the good Saint

Nicholas aid his prancing steeds. The green Christina* trees on tbe street corners have had their usual background of ice and snow and tbe tinkling sleigh "bells have pealed forth their silvery music at intervals, a music ever instinct •with joyous recollections. Tbe shop windows, brilliant with candy, toys and brie a-brac, have seemed mora iu keeping with tbe seswon since tbe breath of winter has baif hidden them fnder a misty veil.

And so again we stand upon tbe threshold of the great gift-giving season of the year. "What but am racle," asks one "makes ordinary practical human nature blossom out at this season, to the fruitage of sucu Murprlnes, sucli etreful choosing, such days and bours of secret preparations, during which tbe actors, young and old, are willing to forego their tnea's and steal from their aleep? And well maysuuh a question be a*ked, for it is the honoring of a birthday as the birthday of no ona els* is honored upon earth. Tbere have been great men who have filled the world witb noise of their lame, but tbe days which gsve thein birth are forgotten. Not so that of the lowly Gallilean, boru in a insnger and having nowhere to lay lit* hesd. The anniversary of his birth will never be forgotten, for does not its tHubratlou widen and deepen with every passing year? Bwing Sifted up lie ban indeed drawn all men urstu him. All nte to hliri at leant in one way or an other, however selfish and worldly they may lie. Nip d^on, the genius of war and revolution, the incarnation ofsel fishness, as he stands at last upon bis lonely inland, a ursy sea before blm and a gray sky above, turns to the contemplation of this wonderlui being. He contrasts his own life and work with those of Christ and Is forced to tKe con •elusion that h» was more than human— be was divine.

It is tbe divinity of his character that blossoms out so besutitully at tbe Christmas Holidays.' As bis gift to the world wax priceless so it i« iu the custom of giving all tnannerofgood and beautiful things that his naine is most held in memory by the world. There are uot wanting those who preach against this anlversal custom of present-making as a species of wasteful extravaganoe. But they preach in vain and are likely to onntinue doing so. It is tbe old tight of utility agalnat sentiment and sentiment will wiu the d4y as It ouitbt to do. In this busy, hurrying, work a day a world there is Utile enough of It, Gkxi knows. I jet It hive a chance one day ill the year at least. Let It ran and tie glorified. Let it well up in old hearts and young, among rich and poor, the whole world over, In the giving of gift", bo they small or great, »ntly or inexpensive. There msy, doubtless will be, money foolishly sf*»nt but no tbere in at other times and in other ways.

As fot the Mall It wishes all its readers a Merry Christmas and houses full of presents for old sod voumr.

JAY'tWXMU.' the can-tic writer, h«« opened w*r upon ths public school* of IndUnap ill* and seem* io be supported by all the ncwM|ia|mr*. Too Herald nay*, ••There ttw present machine rule, beeomn altogether unc unmon. The public Ivgl.i to feel tha spur of the p«dagottfio dmpoti-Mii, aod they are nhoul ready to say. Thus far and no farther. Ma I* tha grait eiemr of our public school system who load* wu with CUtnbarwMna toggery and p«lts Uf»on It tbe straw that break* Its l»ack. Woe to tbe ni.in or system thai lavs on tha last straw. Hit the schools will not be destroyed, They will lie delivered frointh* machine and maintained in their simplicity." All of which tnigbi read Terr** Haute Inntea of lndUnivlt*„

WITH that iodatnaiHy *tiicH ht« always tmrked th«* admlntatrati of law In England, tbe execution of O'D nnell, tbe murderer of tbe informer, Carey, earns of promptly at the time fixed for it —la-4 Monday morning. There wa« no •tay of pr«weeding* to li«t«n to the vniee from tbe United States in O'DumellV behalf, iie wan found guilty by a jury and sentencwl to death and tbe sentence was executed when tbe time eame a* inevitably aa the risingof tbe*un. Wbvn we learn to administer our laart in ibis country after tbe manner of J-»hn Boll, we wl.t not to afflicted so much with mob

D«* *CRA pwp «r* mi r.Hveratlng tbe old cHa-g« bat Dor«ey niaht D^raomUc v«t»i Kt twn dolliinit i"n Wdi, «o be pr«b*Hly dd, hut of a.i »»t tbe xld, Oe icr^u are th wb»tiis »»t quiet about ui» Hi transenion.

ffHB ItttW R«puh'i oaa emdUlatea nominated at bave alaravaheeo «4-vted, Tm-'Hi w«m Uneiln, Omit «r Uc mM It con. aid«r» tbe fact a guwl oosHt for 1883.

SOXK writer on tbe Indianapolis Herald has discovered that "Gail Hamilton bas been digging ap a lot of letters tbat were written, many years ago, by Mrs. Curlyle and wbicb now seethe ligbt for the first time." O, no. We can't give Gail tbe part of first gravedigger this time. These letters were published by Mr. Froude, with Mr. Carlyle's consent, and Gail is only Commenting on tbem.

THK new comet is now visible to tbe naked eye, in tbe northwest heavens but we don propose to get ap in tbe middle of tbe nigbt to look at a comet, wbicb, tbe astronomers tell as, has "only tbe suspicion of a tail."

THE RAMBLER.

NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS ON MAT TEBS AROUND TOWN.

wisn every parent, every young man who has Just entered into active life, und every boy who has reached a thinking age, could have heard tbe aeries of sermons or lectures on the Prodigal Son, which Rev. J. Wheeler has been delivering at the Baptist church. For the subject of prodigal sons is an Interesting one, familiar to nearly every household In this city, and many are the homes from which tbe prodigals have gone forth to spend their substance in riotous waste, and who, alas! never return that the fatted ca may be killed to celebrate their home-coming. We have them at our right hann, at our left, and everywhere. The fust young inen who frequent fashinnablesaluons and bawdy houses, the boys who are rapidly becoming fast young nieu, und who pattern as nearly as possible after them, who spend their time in popular billiard saloons, piny ing billiards and tippling—arc all prodigals in various stages of tne journey so forcibly set forth in the parable. If these young men and boys could tiavc hea these sermons referred to, I think that with many it would have meant reform. Mr. Wheeler is, I believe, the first minister here who has devot ed bimse especially to wyrk among the voung men. and although, as he said in a re cent sermon, he becomes discouraged at times, he overcomes his discouragement, and continues the good work. We have bad oc CHslonal "Sermons to Young Men,"fro/n different ministers, but never a series devoted entirely to thein. There is a broad, vast field for ministerial 1 tbor among the young men, too ma of whom are becoming prod ignis from the hoiue of good resolutions and steady habits, 4

How many littTe sous there are fn ibis city, to whom Christmas-tide, will bring no cheer, bow many heavy-hearted wives who will rem iin ungladdened through that joyous season, that would be happy were those dens of iniquity, tbe gambling rooms, not winning night after night, the hard earnings of fathers, who rob their famlli of the necessities of life in order to indulge their Fascination for gaming. I know one man who frequents these hell holes, who, years ago, was a workman in moderate circumstances, with steady employment, and an interesting family growing up around blm but ik now, owing entire to his love for gambling, on* of the most contemptible figures to be seen on tbe streets, his wife and children poverty-stricken a fid suffering, and he not man enough to give up gambling and work to relieve their misery. Of course there is no teclalming such a man, but others are heing turned out Just like him, and some halt should be ide in the infamous work It is poor comment on our officials if nothing can be done to done up thexe reports. The law Is plain on the subject, and if we have no officers with the courage to close them—or »t tempt to -there will be a time enme when they wilt le.called to account for it. hs&ti.

The Indlanapol's Society for Organizing Charity have a metbod of providing Christ, mas presents for the poor children of that city, that could welt be followed here and would make happy many little hearts that wou otherwise realize noneof the joys that holiday times btiug to the majority of children. a list is prepared of tliechlMr.-n who poverty deprives of mauy of the enjoyment8 of life, and the children of we'l to do parent" tru interested in their behalf. One of these waifs Is gl veu to eac'i of the better conditioned children with the feeling that it is hix or her duty to make ChrlBimas a glad time for iein. A story tiook, a do 1, a box or 0 ock«,Htory papers, magazines, a sack of candy,or any little trtfle, of small vaiue in Itse f, wi I be a very welcome present to a little one unaccustomed to such things, and how much good the giving of en such small thing* wll do the hearts of the children, who thuH early in life 'earn that it Is better to give than to receive. It teaches thein the good lesson practically, and opens up their little hearts to larger deeds In the futuro, when tbe word inere that comes to all, strangles with,and too frequently murters, all th.tt lsgo*id in the heart. If one hundred Utile children In this city were, on Christmas rn rultt«, to oriifitten tbe faces and lighten the heirtswf one hunlred tittle ones 'oo poor to enjoy presents bnt in thN way, would it not »ke them fee. b^tt. rund happ er them wives, and give tbem a more perfect en joymciit of iie se wfin iliat is, for one day at cist, theeragof "pence on earth.good wil to meu.M

I am not mn»h 11 a sucdea a a morallcer 1 am -ifraid, but It is at Chrtstm uiUme more thin any other tnat 1 feel th ii really is batter to give than to receive, end I would r*thr ive tbe iHsfaetiom of knowing that in my humble way I bad made one little person ippf, th ui to have—well, almost any unre tamable thing that a poor paeon wonld wi«h for. If tt eame to the aotoa test I lleve I could go hungry sewnl days to •roorapltsh this 'f by being we 1 fed I kn-w they would h*»» no etJoynuat oat of Krte Kringv'n brief feign. Far too sooo It is that ttiey grow np out of their "chl dish ways" aod go uwiy fro as, some of tbem never to return, aod I have always ibomht titat a o»n who Ism hebiad htm tbe recollections of a tppy childhood with these parlieul «.riy b*t«bt *poti here—and tbere—can never be totally bad, howeve* far tie may wanton* tbepUhnbesbjoWpur oe.

Bot a trot* to Chrtatmas tmttcT A reader of The Kwnhler think* he *boold say som«Xh tog «T tbe new fangie walk that bas made ts tpiwirtm* am «g «om* of uor young worn* m.1" tfromunodncNionlyknowswftwri Iu hi t:: tt-mUt.oi** ha baa met several of t# ynnitx women who i«irit the new It, nf,^ o»ter»y onab to do It r.- a- see. TV* (tin a feeble M»«* of ,»• .ial if#*, im -gt itttwftaelWa•11 «»tch a

k-srt »y

ti-o-si 1ms,and,pl^teitig koee

in tt'crvrt-rr .-it »wlt,

H**WS

th tatk

ii .n. .»f If n.*5y Cram io hii~ f-ni»«an «re, '.«• srer It o- uforms to wit aide the Ow* p«sieat ti»c »hape.

This is not an elega»t description o| the position in walking, but it is a* near being correct as an unlmitated person can give. Physicians say it is a curva-ur of the spine brought about by softening of the nruiii. but I don't believe this. It may arfcefmm a -*ell meant endeavor to walk erect, but even stoop shoulders would be far preferable to this outlandish walk.

There is one thing practiced in fnls city, and Isewberefor that matter, tbat I have always thought was an outrage, and thai is in an employer, whether it be tbe city, a railroad corporation, or a business man, requiring bis employ»to p»y d«.bts they may have contracted or else lose their positions. It may be communistic to say it, but I believe when an employe does bis work properly, and to his employer's satisfaction, tbat it Is none of the latter's business whether he pays hW debts or not, or rather it is not enough of .hi business to discharge the man for fallinu to pfcy his debts, or enough 'o justify him In holding back bis wages to pty these debts. An employer should not be expected to run a detective agency in oonnectlon with his business, to find out whether bis workmen are paying their debts, and if they are not compel them to pay up, or discuarge them. It is true tnere are some men wlo wi 1 never pay their debts if they can possibly avoid doing so, but then business men am expected to act with their eyes open. Besides, for every man who wou'i pay there are bun dreds who are unfortunate and cant, and to make a general rule like this, does an injustice to honest men who are the victims of circumstances.

NEW \EARS CA RD8.

It affords us pleasure to state that our assortment of New Year Calling Cards this year is far superior to anything in this line ever brought to this city, and we should be pleased to have you call and examine same.

Respectfully, MOORE & LANGEN. i'X

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TERRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVEMTNO MAIL

south Filth street.

Men's toilet slippers in all grades io the sampie lot sale, at the Bankrupt Store, 325 Main Street.

-BARGAINS in Real Estate all parts of city. MS RIDDLB, HAMILTON A Co.

—Don't miss tbe sample Ipt sale of boots and shoes, at the Bankrupt Store. Large bargains now. Go to 326 Main St.

Try White's Philadelphia Caramels, 25c. per pound.

Call And see those sample lots of Ladies' line kid and goat button, for sale at tbe Bankrupt Store, 326 Main street.'

Three thousand pairs of samples jast received at tbe Bankrupt Store, will be sold at big bargains, 826 Main street.

PIANOS.

Three bandsofne carved legs pianos for rent at less than the usual price, as I need room.

KUS8N£RPALA6XO*

Mtraio.

Call at the Ban rapt Store and see some of tboee shoes. Sample lots are big bargains, 826 Main street. g|

James Means' three dbllar shoes in all styles of narrow, and broaa, too. 326 Main street.

LOOKFORSAGE'S Large and Fine display of Candy, Fruits, Headquarters for Toys and Holiday Goods 425 Main street.

Wear the James Means' $3.00 shoes, in button, lace or Congress. Best shoe made, for the money. For sale by A. P. Kivits, 326 Main street.

BANKRUPT STORE. The Prairie Block -Grocery

Is tbe place to get youir Groceries.

Christmas &

JOE

iV 'uA.5

Bas DRESSED TURKEYS, DREaSEDCBICKENS, DRESSED RABBITS.

Ibe finest Celerv, Craqberries, Frnits, Vegetables, Oysters, Ac., Ac.,

Wear no other than the Fames Means' $3.00 shoes, 'or sale at the Bs||trupt Store, 326 Main St

FOR

Christmas Gifts!

CALL 0!f

GEO. 8. ZIMMERMAN, 648 Main Street

He baa evertbiug oaoally foand in a house devoted to

Stoves and Tinware.

SBC HIS

SlegAiit Decorated Tea and Ooffee Pots Coal Vases, &c.

INVINCIBLE

—18 THE—

Finest IUse Burner

ON EARTH.

GEO- 8. ZIMMERMAN

SELLS IT,

'Fcwither with niber Best lUating Stoves of «v rtescripthm.

D»i\ boy »HMttiftg Hlove ontil yoo have mm likaadtaad toamsd tUsprieaa

H. S. RICHARDSON & CO.

Richardson A Cos China Store for HaogiiiK Lnntps. Richaruson & Cole. China Store for Silver Ware.

Richarriaon A C»'s. China Store for Dt-corateil Dinner Set*. Rirhardoon & Co'a. China Store for Decorated Tea Sets.

Richardson A Co's Cbiua Store for Parian tixures. RichanHon A Co's Cbina Store for Toy TM* SetM.

Richanlaon A t's Chiua Store for Centmic Novelties.' Richardson A Cos China Store for fitieJParlor Lamps.

Rtcbardsoti A Co's Cbina store for Motto Cup* and Saucers. |9 will bay an elegant tfold Band Tea Set «»f Richardson. $4 60 will buy a handsome Chamber S"t at Richardson a. $3 50 will buy atf elegant Hanging Latnp at Kicbanlson's.

KiRharriaiin A Co's China Store for Smoke 8et». $3 75 will buv an elegant plated castor at Richardson s. $4.50 will buy a much better one. $5 00 wili buy one good enough lor a king. t8 75 will buv a set of best quality plaied Koivesaud Forks at I{iohardooV. $2.75 will buy one dojsen elegant fruit plates st HiuhardMou'M.

If Richardson A Co. hav« not "sliced your pile" call down and see what you can buy for a Utile money. 807 Main street. p?.^.

—For a beautiful Hanging Lamp, from 1*2,50 to $9,00 go to

FIS.

Radishes, Lettuce.

"Sportingmen's Supplies." The new Parker Top Snap, Colts English and German Breech and Muzzle Loading Guns American Wood, Ditt mar and Dupont's Sporting Powder Paper and Brass Shot Shells Concentrators and Black and Pink-Edge Wads Shells loaded carefully to older, at No. 22 north 4th.

R. R. TEEL & BRO.

N. BOLAND

__HA8_

Fine JLine

HOLIDAY SHOES

SLIPPJERB. 509 MAIN STREET.

J. T, PATTON & CO

DEALERS I.V

CHOICE MEATS.

Sontbdown Mutton and Lamb. Southeast Corner Fourth and Ohio.

Oysters

KOW IN SEASON.

Gallon, Quart or Dish, wiliTwhite's, 625 Main Street.

We Can't

SM17XERATE

HEBTFELDKR ft WURSTER Cor. ith and Cherry

—HAVE—

Everything yon Want

—FOB—

Sunday

r-ASTD-

Christmas

DINNERS.

HORSERADISH IN BULK.

QPERA HOUSE.

GRAY'S 28 nori Fourth street.

•P. J. KAUFMAN

THE

TiJSlJLlDTISrGr ajJOCEE HAS

Belle Flower Apples,, Prairie Chickens, Wi JDreased Turkeys, ^4 Dressed Chickens,

Dressed Rahhits, r" Dressed Ducks, Dressed Geese,

Wild Turkeys, ^Wild Ducks, ISpare Ribs,

Quails,

Pork Tenderloin, Fresh Sausage, ,.

Sweet Potatoes, Green Onions, Oyster Plants,.

Pine Apples, Spinach, Celery, Parsley,

A E an a

Saturday Night, Dec, 22nd.

The distinguished Irish Comedian and Vocalist,

1 1

In Fred Ms rodent greatest of Irish Dramas,

The Kerry Gow.

Playnd by lnm with unparalleled success fur Eight con^ cat ive senstius in ill the principui Cities and le«ding Theatres of Ameiloa. "A Comedy-Drama without Equal." Presenting now only Realistic Pictures of

Lifts anrI^»ve In the Eiueruld I*l-, but au every-day t»le in every land. Supported by he taleoted younic Actress MISB

BELLB MEIIVILLE And a Superb Dramutiu Company. Prices as Usua —Reserved beats at Button's

PER A HOUSE.

Christmas Greeting.

Tuesday, December"25th.

AFTERNOON AND EVENING

Will be produced the New Version of

Eip Van Winkle,

By asuperb company Including the famous comedian ana scholarly artist,

Orlando W. Blake.

Under tbe management of James M. Hickey

Popular Prices- 25, 85, and 60c

Neckwear Stock

Is tbe only modern one in the city.

HUNTER'S

*523

Main Street,

ICE CREAMS,

Of all Flavors Made to Order.

LEMON ICE! FANCY BOX CANDIES,

FROM 15 CF.NTS TO |1. 00 PER BOX. ""4 All kinds of pure mixed candles carefully selected for holiday trade at

W. H. GILBERTS, Opposite Poscofflce.

fill

Lot 01

Children's Suits,

JlHTID

TO-DAY.

DON'T BUY

Until you have seen them.

J.T.H. Miller,

The Champion Clothier and Furnisher.

522 Main street

HOBERG, ROOT & CO^

Now In Its 12th year, is

••"„...« the

"Homo Journal of the West," snd continues to be without rival In its political, news, nd iterniy fentnres. It tccupies afield ol tfsown and isdl-tinctly the liternrv journal oflndiinu. "One of the ablest papers in tie country."— Peo xa Vf tt. Subscription price, |2.00 a year,

Address1^ A. H. IJOOLEY, Indianapolis, Ind

Scroll Saw only

MAIN street:

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t-1\

Holiday Gifts.

Lndiea, come and see our real Ducheme Laoe Handkerchiefs. 100 of them at •2.85each, worth.|6. A grand bargain.

Real Lace Fichee Collars, Scar Jabots, Lares by the yard in great variety and very cheap. '\'.

KIDGLOVES!

f. k'M 1 J'

Musquetalre, Black, Colors and Opera Shades, Foster Hook, Black aud Colors, Button Gloves in all lengths Our Musquetalre at $1.25 pair, are the best in town.

Ourfl Buttou and Hook Gloves will give satisfaction. Misses Mid Gloves, Gentlemens1 Kid Gloves. •4&WZ vir* s, 'Vt rv

General Dry Goods.

Cloaks, Shawls,' Dress Goods, Silks, ,, v, Linens, Velvets,

SA Blankets, Comforts,

Furniture Coverings,

SILK UMBEELLAS,

Fancy Boxes, Mirrors, Wall Pockets, Broom Holders,

Toilet Sets, House Decoration.

Make Blegant and Appropriate:

GIFTSI

TO WHICH WK KINDLY INVITK ATTENTION.

A. G. Austin & Co's.

Etfedttfage industry in the Boy, fortune will smile upon him as a man.

Your Oldest Friend, SANTA CLAUa

'IOO IBON COMPANY.

Terre flante, fndM Dec. 18,1888.

Tbe Annual meeting or the Mtocklioldern of this (»tnp»n wl I beheld at theofflceof the Comp ny in the city of Tern* liauie, Ind., on Wuduesdat, January 9»h 184, between the hours of 10 itxl 12 a. in. for the purpose of electing seven director* to nerve iU- cnxulng yetirand for trammeling any other btuinesa tbat msy come before them.

A. J. CRAWFORD, See'y

7 ABASH lBOWCO»PAWT.

Terre Haute. Ind., Dec. 18.18®.

The annual meeting of tbe stnckholdeni of this oompsuy, will be he nt tbelr office In the city of Terre Haute, Ind on Wednesday. Janoar Mlt 18S4, between thebrmrs of twoi and four o'clock p. m. for

the

purpose* of

electing seven director* to serve fhe ensuing year and for transacting any other bu»ine« that may ooine before uiera.

J. P. CKA.WFOKD, Heo'y.

PARTIES-

WAVT

A ,•»

PIANO or ORGAN l&r>oak)

not fall to eall at

KUSSNER'S Palace of Music,

I have tbe best stock kept In fbis city wtffe advnntages bwflwuninswwt oy any other firm In alike business in tbe dly.

A ca«'an1 comparison wllle»»fciljf eonvlnes. Planes ami Organs For Bent and told ot emtty monthly psyinents. fcC

CLAD TIDINGS TO ALL

*i»W doaotrom-

iwre villi Mtr (ewl**WI AateMailc Flre-llghUwg Clocks. S«n4 out tddrwott II portw, IIM w# ktIII mmIoar llla» rnt«d circular, debribing the MH«t inltoffurM.Ad' drxi gttn\ C!oel Wwirg. Tttf* tUaw, ltd. Meulkm tbto