Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 14, Number 46, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 10 May 1884 — Page 1

Vol 14.—No. 46.

THE MAIL

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

Town Talk.

The city election is over at last, and the result was a surprise to all concerned. This time, "the man who always told you so" is a minus quantity. Three i*weeks ago the Republicans were confident of success, but on Tuesday last they J,iwent home at the close of the poll under the Impression that they had lost in

Ave of the six wards. The cause of the Republican success is a matter of con jecture, and there is considerable difference of opinion regarding it. Last Tuesday alter noon, when Democratic success was conceded, a prominent citizen of that political faith was heard to remark to a Republican brother: "I told you so. We have been preparing for this for a month. In April we found out just how much money it took to carry the .township for Relchert, and we've got it. I You may hold a different opinion, but, as a friend, I would advise you to bet uo money on it as we are sure to carry five wards." The advice was taken, much to the sorrow of the man who received it. Another Democrat was beard to remark "There's no use for our party to kick. In April the cry went up that the Republican success was due to the liberal use of money, but such au excuse is no go this time, as we had just as much money as you." Probably organization had more than anything else to do with the result. In this respect the Republicans took the lead in 1880, and they have maintained the advantage ever since. The young men have probably the finest organization in the

State at this point, and they all seem willing to work. Another advantage last Tuesday was the fact that those in search of position should a political change come, were out in force and used all their energy and Influence to briog about the change. It is also a lotorious fact that the police and fire lepartmenta have beta very unpopular during the past year, not owing to the to .the lne&oiaiacy of tb* chiefs, bat to the class of men assigned under them in many oases.

Now that the election is over troubles of the newly elected members -will commeuce in earnest. The complexion of the new council will nocessl tate a complete change in all the departments of the city. About seventy ap ointments will have to be made, and to fill these there are about three hundred who are willing to become living sacrifices for the good of their party, a making selections of course each as(rant will lay claim to preference, and doubtless many will seek success on ac ount of political influence. Quite umber of the applicants have before teen tried in the position which they •ow seek, and where thoy have been bund efficient should be seleoted again. ,n every position within the gift of the jundl efficiency should be the primary onsldoratlon. Grievances should be lowed to pass current only at their par rtlue. The public appreciate a man ac*

Idling to the services rendered them |.d when he has been tried and found fflcledt he should be honored with con

During the past few

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much las

e«n said, of the use of money in elec-

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It^has been charged by each

|urty that WQ other has made free use 'J the circulating medium to gain or re* 'n power. Itach an accusation is an -ult to the intelligent votes of all tiea. It ia t^*e there is an element polities whichXlooks upon an eloeaa •omethlugWhlch abould furthem the means to obtaining a spree, they are not the etanent which con* ts an election, aud\I la QO compliant to American politic* to make such .assertion. To admit\efeat on the of a party becausk its voters for Ml* is merely anNadmission audi a party is unfit tk govern, the sooner it goes to piecaa^he bet-

the ^•rge. tould

Mil it be for the country managers of both parties to dispense with the use or mcney ectlons, and where a man ia foopd oflSsrs his vote for sale he should •aptly challenged and placed wbe along*. •»e V%o Agricultural Society seems a unable to extricate itself from ifficuities and proceed to hold a fair. a the county commissioners adverthe fair grounds for sale, subject

I lease held by the society, a kick by the latter. The stock* vs were called together, and after kl meetings and oonsultation the loners agreed to withdraw the to sell and release the mods for along term. The board

proceed under the existing state of affairs is a difficult problem to solve. An effort has been made to .raise money to discharge the Indebtedness, but progress

has

been so slow that those having the matter in charge must feel very mach discouraged. The Bociety does not seem able to help itself, nor is it willing to give the grouqds to others who are willing to pay out and make afresh effort. At present it looks very much as though a collapse is near at band, and that the grounds will then fall into other bands. •1

The assessor is now abroad in the land, and is busily engaged interviewing the citizen as to the amount on which he is llablb for taxation. The former places the the real estate but to the generosity of the latter is generally left the value to be attached to personal property. An examination of the assessment lists on file is often interesting. Men who are rated high in wealth are frequently found very poor in this world's goods when called upon by the assessor. Men may insure property for thousands and swear to the amount in the event of loss by fire who make affidavit to the assessor that the same property is not worth half as much. It is a wonder that such matters are not oftener investigated.

A short time ego the county commissioners sold f160,000 of county bonds to Harria fc Co., of Ohicago, for $156,112,or at the rate of 2 43-100 per cent, discount. Josephus^ollett, of this city, bid on the same $155,400, or at the rate of 2Ji per cent, discount. The difference between the bids was 9712. It is a difficult matter to see why these bonds should have been sold at a discount at all. The county has scarcely any debt, its wealth is large, credit good and the rate of in terest high, with a long time to run Had the bonds been sold at home they would have afforded revenue through taxation, and the county would have been the rate of interest richer annually As the case now stands the interest will go to Chicago each year, and the prind pal will be^beyond the reach of taxation for state, county, or city purposes.

A Woman's Opinions.

THE CI ROUS, BAST AND PBB8SNT. No other kind of entertainment has made such progress in the past twenty yeara as has the circus. The "show" which delighted our childhood is no more. Although in those days we would have scouted the idea that it could possibly be improved yet we have lived to see remarkable changes. The principal fea tures, the attractions which particularly distinguish a circus from all othei shows, yet remain, the elephant, the riders, the tumblers, the trick mule, the clown and the lemonade. The circus still preserves its individuality, but the competition of late years has developed an amount of enterprise we could not have dreamed of in the days gone by,

Twenty years ago we spoke of "the" circus, for only one visited the town during the season. If you missed that yon could not make up the Ion for a whole year. It was talked of for weeks beforehand and everybody arranged his work so that he might have a holiday on this great occasion. The small boy suffered such anxiety as he never could know again. Then, money was not so plenty ss now, children Were given pennies Instead of dimes and nickels, and oh, how long it did take to save up twenty-five of thdm. Children were not indulged then as now and even though parents Intended to let them attend the show, it was part of the discipline to keep the poor little wretches in suspense until the very last moment. For weeks preceding they were kept in subjection by terrible threats In reference to the circus. Finally, the Sunday before the great event, all the ministers preached a sermon upon the subject. They pointed out the enormity of the crime of attending a a reus and proved it by the Scriptures they called down the wrath of heaven upon the wilful and disobedient, shook them over the lake of fire, and sat down with the calm consciousness that every half dollar saved from the circus might be that mach toward their unpaid salary. The children, peeping up into the parent's face, felt the last hope disappear the little girls dissolved in tears while the small hoy* lved to see the show if they had to the money, ran away from home an« be thrashed to pieces when they returned*

Butneitber sermons nor weather nor poverty nor any other cause ever keeps the cro*d away from a dicoa. The finest acton in the world may sometimes bav* a small audience, bat the ctrcaa never does. In these times tbey travelled overland in wagona, and long

L-— before they reached the corporation 11mpands for along term. The board Its they were mef by a delegation which Iwtora has been instructed to pn» made ap ia mt&mimm what it lacked ia quality. Hie proceesion filed through the town, with maddy wagons, jaded homes, tired men and bold-faced won-

Mrs has been instructed to prajtod bold a Mr this year, butaeem Pan to know what to do. The »has hinging over it a debt of twentjr-one hundred dollars. The

While the men w«re putting ap

on the grounds and fences are 1 the tent and making a ring, the elephant all out of repair, aad there ia' was tethered to a tree by the aldaofa ley ii She treasury. Just how to brook and allowed to graw on the abort

grass and the smsll boys who crept under his very feet in their desire to see him. Every boy in the crowd put in an application to carry water, and when the elephant wonld throw up his trunk and spout out a half a barrel they were delighted to be wet to the skin. None of these boys went home to dinner. Tbey expected a whipping but they didn't propose to take it till after the circus. They slipped past the doorkeeper, they crawled under the canvas, they begged, they lied, they stole, there was nothing too low for a boy to do if he could thereby gain admission to the show. No doubt many a father of the present day, remembering these terrible temptations and trials, cheerfully gives his boy a quarter and lets him go in a respectable manner.

Twenty years ago we knew nothing of "hippodromes" and "aggregations" and "conglomerations." The word "circus" was in itself sufficient to tske the last cent out of a man's pocket. There was but on# elephant and its only accomplishments were to kneel down, stand on a barrel and ring a bell but these alone were considered worth the price of admission. -There was a mangy lion, a couple of dilapidated bears, a toothless old tiger and a cage of odorous monkeys, but these furnished a sufficient excuse for church members to bring the children to see the menagerie There was but one small ring and the seats surrounding it were very narrow hard and rickety and the place was lighted by smoky, bad-smelling torches The riding was done on pads and the performers were dressed in the dowdiest fashion. There was but one clown and he got off the same stupid, old jokes 'about bis sweetheart, his mother-in-law the lady riders and the ring master. The most thrilling episode snd the programme was the drunken rider who proceeded to disrobe, amid the blushes and ejaculations of the ladles, until he stood arrayed in all the modesty of flesh colored tights, much to their relief and the performance always closed with the popular and accomplished trick mule With clatter and racket we clambered over the shaky seats out into the fresh air and the quiet starlight, dusty, tired sleepy, but happy and contented. "Ehe circus folded its tent and silently Btole away and the next day the same crowd of boys stood on the deserted ground and gazed mournfully at the rli^g and the sawdust, sole relics of all the pomp and pageantry. For weeks thereafter every barn was converted into a circus and every boy into a performer. Well do I remember three boys in my native town who gave these amateur entertain ments for the amusement of their school mates. They grew highly proficient were fascinated with the sport, ran off and joined a circus and became the most celebrated acrobats in the world, the Herbert Brothers.

How all these recollections crowd upon us when we go down street some fine morning, not to see the circus come in —oh, no,—just to do some shopping, or marketing, but we always tarry till the last wagon has passed and the final notes of the calliope have died away in the distance. Ten elephants all in a row aad almost as many camels, four bands with their discordant music and fifty wagons containing the most celebrated animals in the world! Yes, the circus has progressed but this cannot be said of the people. It ia the same old crowd that elbowed and jostled and joked and laughed a quarter of a century ago. The natives from the backwoods, dressed in a moat horrible combination of colors, taking up the whole aidewalk and bound to get the worth of their money long haired, seedy looking crank*, trying to make a living without work street vendors with deception and dishonesty written ia every line of their faces baby carriages blocking up the way and tak ing all the Christiaa grace out of the passer-by lovers, hand in hand, their feet on the ground, their heads in the clouds, the unconcious jest of the scoffing crowds the fagged-ont mother'with the baby in her arms and the twins clinging to her skirts while the husband and father is around the corner getting drank the young mashers who have started oat to paralyse the girls, and the fair maidens who have tsome down street for the express purpose of taring paralyzed those brasen and painted creatures who cause pure women to shrink away, from very shame old and young, black and white, grave and gay, a never-ending, never-wearying study.

All of a sudden you conclude to go to the drew, and the first person yon meet as you enter the tent are your minister and one of the deacons, with &eir families. There three rings and a first class exhibition ia every oae of them. The most wonderful performances in bareback riding, wrestling snd tumbling, trapese and tight tope walking, trained elephants, horses snd dogs, Japanese juggling, roller akatiug, bicycle riding, and a half docsn downs all talking at the same timet. Ton become tired and confused toying to take everything la at once. Ton are folly convinced tnat it to the best show on earth, and yet you long in vain for the perfect enjoyment of childhood days. If your

TEKRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 10,1884.

delight had inoreased in proportion to the attractions of the circus the tent could not hold you, but you are no longer capable of that perfect bliss. TOH soon grow bored, your mind wanders off on other subjects, you are glad when the ring-master makes the final speech, and as you trudge home along the dusty streets the consciousness slowly comes over yon that you are growing old and perhaps it may not be a great while until you will strike your tent and the performance will be ended.

7:30.

IDA A. HARPER.

HINT® FOR HOUSE CLEANERS.

Don't scold. Don't get in a draft/ Don't lose your temper. Don't he in too much pf a hurry. Don't bammer your fingernails. Don't risk shaky stepladders. Don't try to carry the stove in your arms.

Don't put things where tney'll never be found. Don't leave the soap on the stairs.

Don't try to do six days work in one. Don't try to work in a dress with tight-sleeves.

Don't burn up all your husband's papers without asking leave. Dont put anything heavy on the box with your new spring bonnet in.

Don't give the soap to the baby to play with. It might mistake it for candy.

Don't let your daughter's young man come near the premised till you get settled.

Don't ifoagine, because you haven't time to get hungry, that nobody else wants a square meal.

Don't forget to congratulate-yourself on having the cleanest house in the neighborhood, when you're all through.

Dont make a rash vew that you Will break up housekeeping and board, and that you will never undertake to clean honse again. You will go through the same ordeal next spring if you're alive and if yoa're dead your husband's second wife will go through the same performance for you.

Tax twenty-sixth annual meeting of the Congregational Association will be held in this city next week, and the following interesting programe has been prepared:

WKDXE8DAT KVHNIKG. Sermon—Rev. J. M. Seymour. THURSDAY MOHHING. Devotional Meeting—Rev. E. H. Smith

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&80. 94)0.

__ aa—Rev. Organisation and Reports. Report of State Missionary Work-

lfcOO. 10:90. lim

Rev. L. P. Rose. The Emergency in Our State Misti nary Work—Rev. N. A. Hyde, D.JJ. The Home Missionary Society'

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H. A. Schaffler, Cleveland, O. THURSDAY AFTKBWOON. Miscellaneous Business. Woman's Board of Missions—Mrs.

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2.D0. 8:90. 8:45.

B. WllcoXiChicago, 111. Religion in Europe as Seen by a Con gregstionaltst—Rev. M. W. Darling How to Reach the Foreign Popular-

Rev. H. F. Schaffler. THURSDAY EVENING. Our New Creed—Rev. Robert McCune

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Rev. O. a McCulloch, and others. FRIDAY MORHIMQ. Devotional Meeting—Rev. M. W. Darling. New West Education Commission-

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9100.

Rev. A. E. Winship. Congregational UnionTain tor. A. B. C. F. M.—Rev. 8. J. Humphrey The Ministry Demanded by the Age-

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2b00. 84)0.

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Rev. E. it Smith and Howe. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. Unfinished Business. The Decline of Law and Order—Its

Causes and Remedy—Rev. N. A Hyde, D. D. and Rev. J. M. Seymour. FRIDAY EVKNING. Paper—A Principle in Amusements—

Pre*. Chas. O. Thompson of the Polytechnic Institute. Social Conversation.

830.

AMUSEMENTS,

SKLLL' SHOW.

This, the first tent show of the season, attracted two very large andiences on Thursday, and taking it for ail in all it was one of the very best that has been here for several ye*rs. The circus department was particularly noted for its excellence. There is a dash and spirit and entbusiaam and variety about the ads that dtowd one upon another that keeps an audience in moat excellent humor, calling oat frequent applause, con. WOODS DIME SHOW.

This popular amusement caterer comes to Terre Haute Monday next with his great dime entertainments. The com pany has hsld the boards of English's Opera Hone, Indianapolis, the past two weeks, aud the press of that dty speak of them in the highest terms. Tbey played last week to 18,000 people in eleven performances. Col. Wood brings with him a select company of twelve artists, including Roller Skaters, Marionette, Bicyclist, vocalists Japanese Squill brista, Jugglers, Performing Birds, Musical and Crayon Artists, and other novel acts, suited to please the sees. Got Wood hss been over thirty-five years in the mussam business in New York, Philadelphia aad Chicago, and in the latter dty he is now located with one of the moat popular places of amusement in America. There will be a matinee each afternoon at 2£Q, except Monday. The price ia only 10 ta. doles reset sad seats 10 cents extra.

CITY ELECTION.

The result of the election on Tueeday for coundlman is told in the following figures:

FIRST WARS.

L. S. Briggs, 627—357 maj. John F. Regan, 270 SECOND WARD. W. F. Arnold, 427-69 maj. Edwin O'Boyle, 858

THIRD WARD.

Wm. Poths. 537—22 maj. Ellis Nichols, 515 FOURTH WARD. Jos. H. Briggs, R.... 558—81 maj. Gus Conzman, D. 477

FIFTH WARD.

Jos. A. Wimer, 479—36 maj. Jos. Frisz, 443 SIXTH WARD. Jacob Kolsem, 530—78 maj. Clay Leek, 452

The Republicans, as will be seen, carried five of the Bix wards, and with a Republican Mayor will have control of city affairs^ the coming year. The new coundl will have eight Republicans and four Democrats, and will consiat of the following: Frank MoKeen, L. S. Briggs, Frederick Biel, W. F. Arnold, Joseph Wildy, William Poths, James Fitzpatrlck, Jos H. Briggs, Jacob Sachs, Joseph A. Wimer, G. Klug, Jacob Kolsem.

THE first of May has loug been celebrated as Mover's Day, a sort of household picnic, so to speak. This particular day is not so generally observed here as in some other cities, but moving, here as elsewhere with some people, becomes a sort of passion. Having stayed a year in a place they become dissatisfied and want to try anew neighborhood. Their old neighbors are generally willing to see them go. Many women would rather move than to clean house. First, there is the delight of house hunting, and peering into cupboards and closets, of roaming about other people's premises, of ooirmenting upon the condition in which the last tenants left things, of speculating how many repairs the landlord can be induced to make, of planning how the carpets will fit and where the pictures will hang. All this is dear to the feminine heart of those women who love to gossip aad visit among their acquaintances and have no strong attachment for home Then there Is the delight of tearing up, of loading the wagons, of putting to rights again and of enjoying the novelty of new surroundings. And in another year the family are all ready to again "move on."

HERB is the latest kink in dancing parties. As the guests arrive they are met at the door by a young lady who gives small bouquet to each person, and Insists that the flower shall be attached to the buttun-hole of the gentle man or the corsage of the lady. Each gentleman is then expected to seek ont the lady who wears a nosegay similar in every respect to his own, and he thereupon, after the customary' salutations, becomes her partner for the rest of the evening. This compulsory coup ling, when skilfully organized, favors many intrigues, promotes mstch making, and affords a good opportunity for the display of spite by bringing unsympathetic persons together.

SPORTING matters seem likely to take up more of the time, attention and money of the American people this season than ever before. The papers have never devoted so much space to chronicling sporting events as they are doing now. What with toe interest in sports and the presidential campaign it is likely to be a lively summer.

LAST week we told of the birth of a daughter on Wednesday evening to Mr, and Mrs. Albert Hall, at Vincennes. This week it is the sad annoancement of the death of the mother, Mrs. Carrie Hall, daughter of Capt. Isaac Mass, of that dty. Her death resulted on Tuesday morning, the same day of the week on which she. wss married and that on which she was born, and it was ber 24th birthday. The unexpected event has caused a general feeling of sadness not only at her home, but in this dty where she was known and loved by a large circle of warm and admiring friends.

Mas SARAH SMITH died at her home in Yinoennea, last Monday evening, at the age of fifty-four years. She was a slater of Edward and John A. Smith, of the well known firm of N. Smith A Sons, of that dty, and of Charles C. and G.

Foater Smith of this dty. With another maiden sister Miss Pem, she wss noted for ber charitable deeds snd charming nodal qualities.

MAJLRIAOE LICENSES. The following marriage licenses hm been issued since oar loot report:

Chas. little and Itoxa Alice Brtggs. Joseph Bren and IymiU Bay. Geo. Utiek and MdtafA. Maeooel. Brace Ferguson and ttosan & CAM. James Byneand Mary ODonnell. James W. Wilson and Ansa B. LUtla. Frank K. Gross and Anna Johnson. Otto Xswhait and Minnie Strange. Tarlatan Thompson and Julia Parti am, Jossftb Biblngton awl Annie GblL Albert W. IVttft aod Mary K. LoeJuud. HoionxMi IT niijsn snif iftinfis TrnrlrirnH

Fourteenth Year

SA YINQS AND DOINGS.

Prepare for sun strokes. Vennor says we shall have frost in July. Shortcake in layers, interspersed with bacon, is anew idiosyucracy:

A new Philadelphia song is called "Kick Me, Darling, ere I Snore. Hundreds of young women work for forty-five ccnts a day making shirts In New York City.

Daniel Campbell, of Nevvcomerstown, Iowa, climbed seventy-five feet into the top of a tree, leaped head first, and died of a broken neck.

ANew York woman advertised for a governess for her childreu "who will be like-minded with Christ, and take her meals in the kitchen."

A drug journal gives a correspondent two formulas for "butter colors." They contain annatto, tumeric, sa&ron, caustic potash, borax, aud alcohol.

A Vermont jury had to be provided with a dozen copies of "David Coprerfield" recently, iu order to estimate in a libel suit the amount of damages the plaintiff had sustained in being compared to "Uriah Heep."

The Philadelphia Call mad freely remarks that "a man with four cents iu his pocket is far more unhappy than if he had no money at all. He has just ough to make a glass of beer tantallzingly tempting, while if he were dead broke beer would be out of the question."

While the Rev. Mr. Pierce was in his pulpit at St. Elmo, 111., on a recent Sunday, Mrs. Mary Smith, a young widow, left her seat in the body of the church, and going into the pulpit, stood beside the preacher and announced to the congregation that she was determined to become Mrs. Pierce.

When a man says his "wife is worth her weight in gold, if sbe weighs 120 pounds she is worth just an even 930,000. So it is not such an extravagant expression. There are millions of homes, even the humble cottages, where the wife and mother is valued much more highly than her weight in gold.

At 'a Boston seance a disconsolate widoewsr succeeded in establishing communication with his wife, who had passed into the spirit land from the Hub, of whose sesthetic circles she had been a member. The man inquired if sbe was happy and liked her new surroundings, to which she replied: "Well, dear, it Isvery charming and lovely, and all that, but of course you know, dear, it isn't Boston."

There Is a man in New York who of his own free will and expense cuts up from three to six Bibles every morning, and following the injunction: "Go into the highways and speak my word," 'stands on the streets and gives away a leaf to everyone who will take one. He thinks everybody thus reads some portion of the "word," A New York Sun reporter watched people who took the pages. Some stopped and frowned at the man, some laughed at him, some looked puzzled, but almost all put thepages in their pockets.

Jealous wife was she whom Wesley married. It is told that when Mrs. Wesley wearied of her husband's liberal and unsettled life she took to placing the spy, opening bis letters, following him from town to town snd plaguing him in every way, openly and secretly* that her malice could oontrive. "By her outrageous jealously," says Soutbey, sbe deserves to be classed in a triad with Xantippe and the wife of Job as one of the three bad wives." Sbe proved a thorn in the flesh of Wesley for twenty years, and at last she left his house, carrying off his journals and papere which sbe never retnrned. Her husband actod in a way which may be recommended to the attention of all who are tried with jealous wives. He simply stated in his diary the fact of ber leaving, saying be had no idea what th* cause had been,' and adding "I did not forsake her I did not dismiss her I will not recall her."

LITTLE SERMONS.

A man can be a man in any honest work. Mild council has a beneficial effect upon strong natures.

The small courtesies sweeten life, the greater ennoble It. Fortune does not change men, it only unmasks them.

It Is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it. One forgives everything to one who forgives himself nothing.

There is nothing so strong or safe la an emergency of life as the simple truth. If you are going to do a good thing,, do it now if yon are going to do nt#" thing, wait—dont do it.

Every one of our actions Is rewarded or punished. We may not discern it, or If we do, are too proud to admit it.

Never go back. What you attempt do« with all your strength. If the prospect be somewhat darkened, pat the fire of resolution to your soal, and kindle a' flame that nothing tot death can extinguish.