Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 14, Number 37, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 8 March 1884 — Page 4

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THE MAIL

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

P0BUCATXO9 OmCI,

Uos. 20 and 22 South Fifth Street, Printing House Square.

P. S. WESTFALL,

EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

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TERRE HAUTE, MAR. 8, 1884

*M "I CLIMB to Rest," is the title of Lucy 40&reomlp latest poem. Lacy probably il^liad an upper berth in the sleeping car.

Tans far the gronnd hog has proved the most reliable weather prophet, and on the strength of this, he will probably issue an almanac next season.

AN enterprising Cincinnati reporter -counted four hundred ladies clothed in seal skin sacks, going into the museum in one day, this week. It is not probable that they were among the flood sufferers

A NEW YOKE correspondent writes -that thsre are not as many women connected with the New York papers as formerly. What does this mean Are the liadies getting tired of journalism already?

IT is an unfortunate time for arise in the price of quinine, just when the receding waters of the different rivers will leave the malaria in full possession. People will have to fall back on the oldreliable "family bitters."

FRKB trade sentiment may be growing in Indiana but it is not very large as yet. Responses^to 5,000 clrculara,sent out during January by the Cincinnati Enquirer to the various sections of the State were almost unanimous for protective tariff.

THE Produce Exchange of Philadelphia, after sharp debate, decided to authorize the sale of oleomargerine, but terine and sulne. We never know which side our bread is butterined. There it goes, oleomargerine side down. There is no diet so healthful as good bread and swiae.

A STORY is going the rounds that a man, snowed in and starving, out west, cut off his dog's tail, ate the flesh and gave him the bone. It only requires a little strength of Imagination to hear the dog exclaim as he gnaws the bone, "Behold extremes do meet I" &

ACCORDING to the papers, General Grant is a helpless cripple and does not use a crutch at all he oan neither eat, sleep nor smoke and he expects to take part in the fall campaign his physicians have very little hope of his recovery and he drives dally in Central Park. Take your choice.-

IT would be appropriate for General Grant and .Queen Victoria to exchange the courtesies of the season. She could ask after the condition of his leg, and he oould inquire after the health of her limb, and a friendly feeling would thus be established which even dynamite could not affect.

JIMMY DUNN has converted four thousand drinking wen in the Quaker city of Richmond and they have taken the pledge. When he was finished there, let him come over to Terre Haute and he will find enough work here to keep him until election times, evon at the rate of a thousand a month. SftSSs

JOSKPH COOK says "there are only six newspapers in the country that are lit for the perusal of decent people." This is a greater number than than we sapposed. Of course, the Saturday Evening Mail is one, but to save us we can't figure out the other five. Will Joseph kindly drop us a postal with the list.

FRANK RANDB "The Wabash Bandit" rid the earth* of a monster by hanging himself in his cell is the Joliet penitentiary Thursday night. He tore his underclothing into strips for the purpose. He killed five men in 1877 and is supposed to have murdered thirteen persons in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri.

AN advertisement of the Indianapolis News appears in this issue. We have long regarded the New? as the model evening paper of the west, because of its symmetrical typography, terse and timely editorials, boiled down news of the day and well selected miscellany. In taking it from onr table with one hand, the other instinctively reaches for the scissors. _______________

THB terrible prevalence of the most horrible and brutal crimes, of which women and children are particularly the victims, should make it evident to all that a very considerable amount of judicious hanging would be an excellent thing for society. Nothing short of the fear of death will hold some lustfnl and brutal men in restraint. Society must have protection against these red-handed devils and the gibbet is the last and most efficient resort.

Tax city engineer of Cincinnati has made an estimate of the probable coat of filling ap "the bottoms" along tbe river above high water mark, which are occupied on the main streets by large wholesale buildings. Tbe estimated cost of raising the buildings and ground twelve feet Is twenty millions of dollars. Tbe gentlemen composing tbe Board of Public Works were rather staggered bj these large figures and concluded to

OXFORD University, England, has at last consented to allow women to enter for examinations bat baa surrounded this privilege with many restrictions, However, it is a concession, and we can trust the ladies to overcome the restrictions, It is only aqnestion of time till they will have every privilege which is granted to the other sex.

THK doctors at Indianapolis are engaged in an endless dispute as to whose business it is to vaccinate tbe poor. In the meantime the small pox is spreading rapidly, whole families being down with tbe disease, In some instances. Let no jot or tittle of medical ethics beviolat ed even though the small pox become an epidemic. ________________

AT a love feast meeting in a Methodist church in New York city last week, dainty sweet cakes were substituted for bread. Thus is asthetics creeping even into the church. It is only a question of time until confections and bon bona shall take the place of the unleavened bread, and tbe old-fashioned deacons give way to colored servants with white gloves.

AN express agent in St. Louis stole a bushel of money from tbe company, last Sunday night. He believed in the mq£to, "While you're glttin, git a plenty." When a fellow makes a business of stealing he should not only take what he wants for himself, but about four times that amount to pay his law yers. This is the only way in which he can hope to enjoy his Speculation.

CONGRESS established a bad precedent when it appropriated half a million dollars to the flood sufferers. It has opened the way for a constant demand by the needy and the unfortunate, and such is not the purpose of our revenue. It will be almost impossible to draw the line. That surplus in the treasury is too great a temptation. We may expect all sorts of schemes to appropriate, it but there is no hurry. With Governments, as with private Individuals, it is well to lay by something for a rainy day. We may want to buy a navy, very suddenly. Who knows

IN his address at tbe Emmett anniversary the other day Rev. Myron Reed said very neatly that the Czar has retired to an iron safe and now issues his orders through the key-hole. The Czar will want to be sure that his safe is of the American fire and burglar proof variety, in ord&r to withstand the efforts of the nihilists. Some of these days they will blow his safe open, er blow it clear away, with dynamite, and there will be ns Czar. As Mr. Reed says, Kings are pretty but they are too costly. The world is making up its mind to dispense with the luxury.

MR. WINES, statistician of crimes and pauperism of the census, and who is a competent authority, has recently given the public some statistics on the subject of pauperism in England and other countries. The showing is bad for Great Britain, which has 30.6 paupers to tbe thousand of population, while tbe continental countries have but 12.5 to the thousand. In this country the percentage of pauperism is, of course, much smaller than in any of the European nations. The important fact is that England, the champion free trade country, is the most prolific in pauperism of all the civilized countries of the world.

THB muah talked of news copyright bill is likely to fall to tbe ground of its own weight. Representative Rice, of Massachusetts, says Le will make an adverse report on it to the House. He thinks that if the bill should become a law there would be such a complication of law suits as would set all the judges wild and that every newspaper publisher would have to retain a lawyer. Tfie wbole. thing is an absurdity and the sooner it is dropped the better. Such a law .would be utterly impracticable and is utterly unnecessary. The metropolitan papers are very well able to take care ef themselves as matters now stand and there Is no call for any special legislation in their behalf.

JOSEPH COOK is authority for tbe statement that in Cleveland the leading ladiea of society will not receive socially the wives of any men who deal in liquor. This seems very unjust, as the wives are not responsible for the business of the husband, and in many cases where they sell liquor, it is often a cause of great humiliation to them. But perhaps the ladies think this is the surest way to strike the husbands, to make their business a disgrace to their families. It does seem a little inconsistent that 'ie wives of liquor sellers should dress and 11 vein elegance while the wives of the drinking men suffer for tbe necessities of life. But even if you exclude the liquor dealer's wives from society, yon make of both rlssnrn of women a vicarious sacrifice.

THE National Convention of Woman Suffragists baa been in session at Washington this week. With a presidential election at hand, the women of the country cannot hope for much attention from Congress. Every member has his own private ax to grind. With the Iriah vote, the Negro vote and all kinds of votea in all sorts of localities to look after, tbe potUMaxts cannot be expected to trouble themselves about people who have no vote at all. If women could but once succeed in having the franchise conferred upon them, tbey would only have to make their demands and all political parties would be eager to grant

fleet upon the matter for a while. Ths chances are that CtndnnatljwLll undergo them. aootber flood or two before expending tatiog this subject and it will finally be that much money In raising the dty. attended with success.

However, it is right to keep agi-

TERRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL

THE worst confidence game on record was played at Eureka, Springs, Ark. An invalid there from Galeabnrg, Ills., finding he mnst die, made his will, and among numerous bequests, gave a large sum to an old gentleman which provided for the repayment of over f800 of borrowed money and for an elegant funeral outfit. Before making his will he was converted, baptized and joined the Methodist charch. The old gentleman took the body back home in fine style, paying all the bills in expectation of the large legacy. Upon arriving at Galesburg he found the man had been in the penitentiary and had not a dollar's worth of property.

THE pleasing little actress Carrie Swain has applied for a divorce and on trial proved the following: Her husband was in poor health and was advised by tbe doctor to go to the Bermudas. Carrie was at that time in California and she agreed to send her husband, through his lawyer in New York, one half of her salary. This she did for a long time until, going to New York on business, she learned that her husband had all the time been living in that city with another woman on the money she was sending him. Mr. Swaltf-is not tbe meanest man in tbe country, we know several meaner ones, but his name stands pretty well up on tbe list.

THE Presbyterians of Philadelphia are in a ferment. A charity ball was given, the proceeds to be presented to four hospitals. One fourth of tbe profits, $2,700 were sent to tbe Presbyterian hospital. Then arose the awful question, Should they accept money realised on a ball! They could hold supper# and concerts and grab bags, etc. to raise money but could they accept money trom a ball even though an aristocratic one? The donation was needed for the sick and poor and the Board of Managers finally decided to take it, but such an outcry was made by tbe church that the check has not been cashed and the matter is not decided.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Chicago Inter Ocean, writing fron Abilene, Texas, concerning tbe stock business, shows that the profits are very large, especially in sheep raising. A prominent stock man says it costs from 80 to 50 cents ahead per year to keep them. The wool will average fl a head and the natural increase will1average 80 per cent. Those who have been engaged in tbe business have grown rich rapidly. Several men are mentioned by name who began with nothing a few years ago and are now worth their quarter million, half million and million dollars. In 1881 there was a single log cabin Where Abilene now stands with Its 4000 popu latiou as orderly, the writer declares, as New England village. A tailor with his family went down there from St. Louis, dead broke, and the people were so glad to have a real tailor in their town that they soon raised money to buy him a good stock with and be now has a fine business. From all of which It Is evident that Texas is tbo Caanan for poor devils without a dollar to go to.

STATE making is going' on very actively In the Tdrritories just now. Apparently the ouly objection to the admission of Southern Dakota Is that It would add additional strength to the Republicans, but as Senator Harrison's bill prohibits the voters from participating in tbe elections this fail further than tbey already have tbe right to do there is a fair prospect that the bill will become a law at this session. Otber Territories want to come in also and the Democrats would be willing to admit Utah ami Montana, which are Democratic in their proclivities, as an offset to Dakota. There is little probability, however, that Utah will get Into the sisterhood of States until some solution of the Mormon iniquity is found. There will be no polygamous State admitted into the union, that is certain. With no social er moral objections in the way the sooner the rapidly developing Territories are admitted as States the better. There is no doubt but that State laws and institutions would be an Advantage to them. ______________

COL. DICK THOMPSON. There are indications of some bitterness between the friends of Major Calkins and those of Col. Dudley with reference to the Gubernatorial race. The friends of tbe former gentleman claim that he only became a candidate upon the express assurance of Col. Dudley that be would not himself be a candidate this year, and they think it is hardly fair for him to become a candidate in the face of such assurances. On the other hand Dudley's friends claim that he did not want the race and was Srm in his determination not to take it, but was prevailed upon to change his mind by the strong appeals which came to him from every section of the State. It would be unfortunate for the Republicans to go into the campaign this year handicap in any way, and the best solution of tbe gubernatorial problem that we can think of would be to make onr honored townsman Col. Dick Thompson, the candidate for Governor by acclamation. He is a man upon whom all could cheerfully unite, and his splendid oratorical ability would be a tower of strength in tbe campaign. He has done valiant work for tbe party In years gone by, his long record is without spat or blemish, he baa not been connected with State politics of late in such away as to have tbe ennity of any faction, and be is worthy of the high honor which his party would thus show him. la our opinion "Colonel Dick" la tbe moat available man tbe Republicans could select.

THE MODERN MINISTRY. Rev. Myron Reed has concluded to leave Indianapolis and go to the chnrch in Denver, and the Indianapolis papers, without respect to politics or other differences of opinion, unite in an expreasion of tbe deepest regret for his loss. Probably no man ever made so wide and deep an impression upon that community in an equal length of time as Mr. Reed has done. While ministering to a rich and,somewhat aristocratic chnrch, ho has been so concerned in and connected with all tbe charitable movements of tbe dty, that he is idolized by the poor and beloved of all classes. The News says that the feeling of sorrow and regret was universal, not only among the membership of his church, but in the community generally.

Tbe Journal says: "Large-hearted, largebrained, and with the broadest possible humanity, he has entered into the social, moial and religious life of tals community to an extent that will not be fully known until he has gone."

The Time? says: "No minister, not even Mr. Beecher, has ever attached himself to so large a number of people in this city as has Myron W. Reed, and his departure would be regarded as a publi largely responsible of pnbF good."

regarded as a public calamity, as he has been largely responsible for our admirable system of pnblic charities, and npver tires in doing

It is manifest from these expressions, whosa sincerity cannot be doubted, that Mr. Reed is much more than an ordinary man and preacher. And this no one can question who has heard fr read his sermons. He is intensely original in thought and a master of expression and has been compared to Frederick Robertson, the great Scotch preacher, in tbe beauty and power of his sermons.

Here then is a real genius in the pulpit. A large man in perhaps the greatest of all fields of usefulness. Hence his success and popularity. Yet he narrowly missed not getting there, for he studied law when young and almost by a miracle escaped going into that terribly overcrowded and not indispensa' bly necessary profession.

And right here is a moral. There is no calling to-day which offers greater inducements, social, intellectual, and even pecuniary, to young men of real worth and ability than the ministry. It is far from overcrowded with men of brains. It is in fact sadly .wanting in this respect. Young men of the best abilities h$ve not been going into it much of late. They incline to law, to politics, to journalism. They have been inclined of late years, to look on the ministry as a kind of old fogy, womanish calling, a suitable field for weak, goody-goody fellows who want an easy berth and not calculated to withstand the hai knocks in life. But the few men of high talent and resolute spirit who have entered the ministry have demonstrated the falsity of this belief. Filling pulpits at salaries of from $4,000 to 16,000 a year, standing socially and intellectually the peers of any men in their communities, tbey are enabled to enjoy all tbe luxuries of life, including that best of all luxuries—a long summer vacation spent in absolute rest. Besides all this they have the satisfaction of knowing that they are workiug for the highest good of the race, in the best of all causes. What profession offers more inviting inducements than these? Of course it is only the few comparatively who can reach these best places. The great majority fill humbler pulpits and many live poorly enough. But this is true of pretty nearly all the professions. Only the few. go up to the high positions. The point we started out to make is that there is no necessity for young men of the highest order of talent to shun the ministry from an impression that it is an inferior profession. It is not so by any means.

A NUMBER of the newspapers are making a vigorous protest against the use of the pronoun "we," in editorial writing. It has many objections and sometimes sounds absurd but it does not improve matters to substitute "I." No matter bow learned a man is, we always want himself out of sight In his writings. It is impossible to use the first person frequently in an article without tbe appearance of egotism, and for a writer to continually be telling what "I" think and what "I" say and what "my" opinions are is extremely distasteful. An editor is always supposed to represent other members of tbe staff and, notwithstanding the criticism^ upon it, "we" seems preferable to egotistic "I."

AN Indianapolis man has proposed a novel method of draining Pogue's rnn, whose periodical overflows caose serious property losses in that city. His theory Is that a vast subterranean river flows under the State, connecting Lake Michigan with the Ohio, and his plan is to sink large wells from tbe bottom of Pogne's run down to this under-ground river. Mr. Love, who claims the discovery of this new, or rather old, tributary of the Ohio, finds it difficult to persuade tbe dty council to have faith in his scheme. Bnt this fact is not against him. Columbus encountered similar doubting Thomases in his day.

At Dallas, Texas, says an exchange, a bell is rung every night at 8 o'clock for boys to go to their homes." It would be good rale to be ea forced in every town and dty in the land. A multitude of boys are every year ruined by the practice of night loafing along the streets or in the dens of vice.

AN HONEST CONFESSION. Denver Trltxme. To most people opera is a wearisome enigma, and tbe alleged taste for it a mere pretense. We are jumping from brass bands to tbe masters too auadenly in tbe country for tbe masses.

JflrPerfection. Tbe Scarlet, Cardinal Red, Old tfold, Navy Blue, Seal Brown, Diamond Dyes gives perfect results. Any faahlonable color, 10c., at druggists. Wells, Richardson A Co., Burlington, Yt.

SAYINGS AND DOINGS.

Buttermilk Is believed to gently stir up the liver. The man who lives too fast is bound to die too quick.

The country wants more farmers and fewer speculators. Twenty-five different kinds of pie were on the table at a recent festival held at Atlanta, Ga. "In advising you whom to marry," says the Rev. Dr. Hutton, "1 must wariv you against the lazy man and the drinkman. Two stubborn or high-tempered persons should not marry. Women should study to be good housekeepers, and a girl without taste or liking for housekeeping should not marry."

Frederick Neillson, the husband of Freddy Gebhardt's sister, was the humble tenant of a second-hand boarding house in New York, but was a good billiard player got acquainted with Fred, then with the girl, and married her. Shortly after old Mr. Gebhardt died and left his children a million or two apiece.

Domino parties are fashionable entertainment in Boston, the ladies but not the gentlemen wearing masks. At one entertainment a young gentleman was flirting desperately with a domino, when to his astonishment the voice behind the mask said, "Why Bobby, where did you learn such frightful things?" The domino proved to be his mother.

It must be a pretty difficult person who can't be pleased with the entertainment offered at a Manitoba sociable. Here is a social item from a Winnepeg paper: A meeting of Sunday school teachers was held a few evenings ago at an up-town book store, and a wery enjoyable evening was spent. The meeting opened with prayers and singing, after which the guests partook of coffee and cake. Dancing followed, .and then the party settled down to a quiet game of euchre and whist. After the night was far spent, and the dawn was at hand, Mr. Richardson proposed that they should all unite in singing a hymn: "Sun of My Soul, Thou Savior Dear." This was done, and tbe guests departed, well pleased with the night's entertainment. Everpbody's taste was considered, which is the only ssre way of having a real good time of it.

In a recent interview Mr. Barrett said: "The actor who would rise to eminence must combine in his art all arts. Must embrace sculpture, painting, music and literature. Not only must he be versed in the dram* of to-day, but that of the past. He must be a student of human nature as weljl, and through all and above all retain his common sense. Without the later trait there can be no success. A large class of persons, as you are doubtless aware, are attracted to the stage through variety. Tbey see the glitter and success and never dream of the hard painstaking life, tbe study, the sacrifice necessary to reach the desired goal. Therefore they fall and they do not understand tbe cause of It if ycu tell them in friendship the reason, tbey do not thank you for it. There is no sadder sight than the disappointed actor. After all, the first necessary qualification of success is to become self contained to master one self. It must be a hard struggle, but when accomplished, one has graped the secret. Give this control and good ability and there is no limit to achievement."

STOUT'S STYLE

Of Doing Things at His South Fourth Street Grocery Suits People

Because—1st—It is prompt* 2nd—It is enterprising. He has tbe best turkeys snd chickens and CHOICE WILD DUCKS, beside all the regular staples.

FARMERS -AJSTD-

GARDENERS.

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CITY AND COUNRTY

WILL FIND AT

C. H. Goldsmith's

No. 29 north Fourth street

ALL KINDS OF

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Of the Best Variety. WHOLESALE CAHDY MANUFACTORY

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BAKERY,

A. B. Mewhinney & Co.

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SAVE TOUR KYK8. Terra Haute Kjra Infirmary fe lLD. Haley, of New York, late of Trenton, Ma and Dr. J. E. Donbar. of St. Louis, late of Winchester, Propriet*!*

will treat all diseases of the Eye, 10 days, free of charge, if ample satisfaction Is not given Office ahd rooms, south west corner Third and Ohio streets, where one of us can be eonsalted at all boars daring the day. City rsffereoces J.T. Moalck, druggist, next door to post office. N. EL XcFetrlh^toalertn agrieullents, west side public apneas

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We have hod our opening day and we feel satisfied, from the result, that when we become acquainted with the needs of the people of Terre Haute and vlelnltv, we can furnish what they desire in our line at

Very Reasonable Prices!

We shall keep on hand a well assorted, stock of Dress Goods, pomestica, Linens* Flannels, Glovea, Hosiery, Corsets anil a. large variety of notions, etc.

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Examine our stock and compare prices before buying elsewhere. It is no trouble to show goods.

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