Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 18, Number 18, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 22 October 1887 — Page 4
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HE_MAIL.
A I'APER FOR THE PEOPLE.
P. S. WESTFALL, KD1TOR AND PROPRIETOR.
TERKK HAUTE, OCT. 22, 1887.
8UB8CRll*T10J» PKICB, 82.00 A YEAB.
PCBLICATIOS OFFICE,
j'os. 20 and 22 South Fifth Street, Printing House Square.
THE COAL MONOPOLY. :~AKxcept .tho Standard Oil Company there is no monopoly now in existence in this country that is
so
odious as that
which manipulates the hard coal supply of the country. Owning both the mines and the means of transportation from them, the Pennsylvania coal "combine' irtually has the people of the country by the throat. It can dictate prices and does so, in spite of all the efforts of the Pennsylvania courts to crush the outrageous monopoly.
The worst feature of the case, however, is its treatment of the miners. These men, engaged in a perilous calling, have had thfiir wages ground down until their farnlios are barely able to subsist upon tlie scanty earnings. The situation has been pretty fully exposed by the press and the public is tolerably familiar with it. There is now a strike going on in the anthracite region and the coal barons have declared that they will shut down the mines for a year unless the men go to work at once. This shows how little they care for the miners or the public. To shut down the mines would send up the price of coal liko a rocket, but what care the monopolists for that? It would infinitely increase the poverty, sickness and misery of the miners and their families but what difference does that make to them?
Meantime the operators, few and of limited means, who are not in the grand combination, and who would be glad to continue work of they could, find themselves at liio mercy of the ring which controls all the transportation outlets from the mines, and see nothing but ruin before them. How long is this state of affairs to last? It certainly seems ns if there ought to bo some way for sixty millions of people to overthrow theso combinations of oppressors who doty the laws and plunder the people. If thero is a way it is about time we were finding it out.
THK CAUSE OF ANARCHY. Whether tho Chicago anarchists shall tie executed or not their ease will serve •one good purpose. It has called attention to certain evil tendencies in our government which must be checked or the country will be in imminent danger. It is not «o much anarchy that we have to fear as the conditions which foster it.
There is gottlng to be quito too much plutooracy in America. Tho power of money is too groat. There are too many pools, combinations and conspiracies to monopolize the markets, corner the necessaries of life and make pricos higher than they should be. Some people are too rich and others too poor. When men and women are willing to work but there is no work and no bread for them, tho conditions are ripe for anarchism and all forms of social dlsordor.
Ilut what can be done about it? Well, that is tho question. That is what people are thinking about and what they ought to think about. Doubtless it will be found possible to do a great many things by law which havo not been done yet. Wo must think out a way to do them. First of all a great public sentiment is needed against everything that is harm ful to the body of the people. All law! are in a measure dead and useless wheu tho pooplo are not alive to the necessity of their enforcement. The laws that are demanded soon come thon if the pooplo are awake to their importance they will be enforced. It is certain that the laws against rings, combinations and monop olies
should
be morostringentthan they
aroand should bo rigorously enforced That would do some good,—a great deal of good In fact.
THE TALKING MACHINE. It is announced that Mr. Edison's talk ing machine will be put on the market next month. It Is a very curious aflkir •and Is intended to take the place of private secretaries and short hand writers. It will be smaller than the ordinary typewriter and will cost about $100.
It is claimed that the machine will reproduce the voice so clearly and accurately that the words cannot be misun dcr*tood. Anyone may talk Into the machine a* into a telephone and his words can afterwards be reproduced by turning a crank and written down as they come out.
If the machine will do this successfully it is easy to see that it will h« wonderfully convenient, A man cannot always have his stenographer by him but the machine can always be on hand. To the literary m«n. the post, or the novelist^ it -will be in a". uahle. Ho can have it on a ohair by his l**d and when, in the silence •of the night, bright thoughts come to him, ho will not have to climb out of bed in the cold to labor them down with pen and ink, but can simply utter them Into the tube the talking machine and have them ground out next day as good a* new. The statesman ran also talk his interview Into it and be sure that no irccklosft reporter will put in?* c«ld type words which he never thoi.telitof uttering.
This talking machine will bfc a "dandy** In many way# and not the least of its accomplishment* will be the ability not to "talk back" when silence would be golden.
GOVERMENT TELEGRAPHY. The Knights of Labor are evidently set on forcing the question of government control of the telegraph business into politics. They are practically unimous in its favor and will make a strong effort to bring the matter up at the next session of Congress. The recent gobbling of the Baltimore A Ohio company by Jay Gould infuses additional interest into the question. Gould now has a practical monopoly of the telegraph business of the country aud the fact is well calculated to create a feeling of uneasiness.
There is a good deal that can be said in favor of the proposition. The sending of messages by telegraph is certainly very closely allied to the sending of letters by mail. Both are methods of communication between the people and there does not seem any really good reason for the government undertaking one business and leaving the other to the care of private individuals. Thq matter is well worthy of serious consideration and should be looked at in all its various bearings when it comes up for Congressional action.
THE shooting of banker Rawson in front of a Chicago church last Sunday by the step-son of his wife, was only one of those domestic tragedies, that are the most shocking of all. Each ol the parties have been married three times, and a bitterly contested suit for divorce is now pending between them. Out of this the feeling which caused the shooting grew. Rawson is wealthy and the woman who is accused of being an adventuress, doubtless worried him for his money. It would have been well if he had given her a good pile of it to get rid of her in peace and he was not liliimeless in bringing on the bitter fight that resulted in liis probably fatal shooting. It is a sad commentary on the marriage relation.
THE next Congress will be so close politically that both parties are in danger of being handicaped in the passage of needed bills. If all the senators-elect shall be admitted, the Senate will stand 38 Republicans 37 Democrats and Riddleberger. The latter will have it in his power either to tie the body or give? the Republicans 2 majority. But three contests are pending, the result of which may slightly change the situation. The roll of the House ask now stands shows 151 Republicans 166 Democrats 4 Independents and 4 vacancies. But the Democratic majority will probably be not more than 12, which in a body of 825 members, is a pretty narrow margin.
SOME light is thfown on the manner in which people are occasionally got into the insane asylums by the adventures Of Miss Nellie Bly, a reporter for the New York World, who found no difficulty in getting into the asylum on Blackwell's Island by feigning insanity. One of the doctors explained that "there was no reason to suspect she was not insane." But thjrt is a good -deal different from knowing a person to be insane. Still, it is but fair to say that there is a good deal of difference also between mistaking a sane person for a luuatic and not suspecting a pretended lunatic of being sane.
IT IS to be regretted that tho grand jury in Cincinnati was not permi.ted to consider the evidence against the directors of the wrecked bank Fidelity Bank, as it desired to do. Harper and the other officers of the bank have been indicted but an interesting question which the public would like to have answered is as to the liability of directors where a bank has been gutted as the Fidelity was. It is a question of growing importance in this country and it ought to be vigorously tackled by the courts.
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THK New York Graphic has passed into the hands of Republican politicians and will engage in helping on Mr. Blaine's boom, it is said. Thomas Nast, the celebrated cartoonist, will help to make the pictures for it. It is very doubtful however, whether any man's chances for the Presidency will be helped by such means. The men who will nominate the next Republican candidate will be looking for the man that can win, not the man with the biggest boom.
COLLEGE boys are never tired of perpetrating jokes. The other day at Dartmouth they had a donkey tied on the chapel platform when the faculty came in. He was allowed to remain until the excercises were concluded. This was at least less objectionable than the cruel "haxing" to which new students are often subjected.
THK report that Mr. Gladstone has sent out a printed circular fixing the prices of chips from the trees felled by him at Ho warden, indicates rather a thriftier disposition in the itgrand old man" than he has perhaps been commonly credited with. At 88 cents per chip Mr. Gladstone should find chopping down trees a fairly remunerative,business.
IF, as is alleged to be the case, certain New York politicians are trying to pull Roscoe Conkling out of his retirement in the hope of making a Presidential candidate out of him, they will have their trouble for their pains. Lord Roscoe is not eagerly desired by the American people.
Gov. LKKUK, of Montana in his an* nual report, estimates the present population of the Territory at 130,000, an increase of 10,000 during the past year. That is rather a small increase for such a Territory as Montana, There is lots of room in Montana yet.
MR. GRO. W. GUILDS owes an apology to Ignatius Donnelly for erecting that memorial fountain in honor of Shakespeare at Stratford on Avon.
TERKE HAUTf EVENING MATT.
JOHN L. SULLIVAN, the eminent Boston slugger, is going to England to pound anything that dares to stand up before him. He is not the man to shed any great amount of luster on the American name, but if he succeeds in bringing tack a goodly share of theskekels which English pounders of second rate ability have taken out of tnis country he will have done something.
INSTEAD of turning Mr. Powderly out of office, as was threatened by his opponents, the general assembly of the Knights of Labor .presented him, for his wife, with a fine portrait of himself. Po*vderly is as good a man as the Knights can find for their chief executive and they will show wisdom in keeping him where he is.
BECAUSE over f11,000 was realized from the sale of seats for Mrs. James Brown Potter's first performance in New York, it does not follow that she is a great actress. Some of the rich society people gave
$200
and $400 for a single box,
merely to give the new star a send-off.. Now we will see if she can shine.
ALREADY the Gould telegraph monopoly has increased the price of messages between Now York and Chicago from 15 cents to 50. That comes of buying up the Baltimore A Ohio rival lines. Other chapters of this electrifying serial will be forthcoming.
THE "Sugar trust" has {50,000,000 of capital to use in advancing the price of sugar. That is considered sufficient to insure its success and the cost of the poor man's cup of coffee will be increased accordingly.
MR. BLAINE is as hearty as a buck. There can be no doubt about that. But there is a curious uncertainty as to whether he wants to be President. Well, perhaps he will let the eouutry know in time.
AN irishman is going to try for the America's cup next year. Let them come on. When they get anything to beat the Volunteer, Mr. Burgess will a a a a
JAKE SHARP is going through every court in New York before going to Sing Sing. As long as the old boodler's bag holds out he will have no trouble to get lawyers to work for him. iv
WHAT THE PAPERS ARES A YING.
The Judge: Yo' can't grin' yo' ax 'less sumun tu'ns de stone. Law Circular: You can outliveaslander in half the time you can outargue it.
Burlington Free Press: A man never gets too old to learn or to make a fool of himself.
The Judge:. Some people are so sensitive that they seem to have corns all over them.
Puck: Most people get very little sugar in what they drink at the bar, otfi public opinion.
Burlington Free Press: The archer ai girl Is the larger, as a rule, is her assort-* ment of beans.
Boston Transcript: The dishonest butcher is always willing tom at his his customers half-weigh.
Boston Post: Some things are getting to be very oheap now. You can buy all the^cologne you want for a scent. \)f
Lowell Cltlcen: You can't always judge by appearances. The man who wears a diamond pin may be really wealthy.
Philadelphia Times: When a banty boodler ships to Canada now it is in order to ask: "Was it the lady or the tiger?"
Louisville Democrat: The woman with "the very best husband in the world," is always sure he might be a deal better if he only would.
Somerville Journal: Generally speaking, a woman's praise of another woman means about as much aa "Yours faithfully" at the end of a letter.
Waterbury American: Every husband will read with delight that the postmaster general of England carried a letter his wife gave him to mail seventeen days before dropping it in the office.
Somerville Journal: It is very wicked for men to flirt but the women are to blame for it after, all if there were no women it is certain that men would never think of flirting.
Washington Critic: A great many people who are bothered to death about where Bob Ingeraoll will go when he dies, haven't looked to see how their own tickets are marked yet.
Brooklyn Eagle: The»world growing wiser, but no professor can teach a young man how to be honest, industrious and economical. These things he mnst learn himself.
Hie Labor Leader: The first steps towards the long-talked-of millennium is for labor and capital to realise that they are partners in business, instead of antagonists in a knock-down fight.
Philadelphia Record: Before President Cleveland and hiawife shall get back to Washington they will have traveled nearly 6,000 miles by railway. What a journey! No Emperor of Rome, in the palmiest days of Roman power, could have moved through his dominions in such state or with such safety and no modern ruler can take such a princely ride unless he shall come to America to do it.
Many euree for drunkenness have been recommended. The following is a very good one: Take one-half ounce of ground quassia and steep ft in a pint of vinegar. A teaspoonful In a little water should be taken every time the thirst for liquor is felt. It satisfies the cravings and produces a feeling of stimulation and strength.
LITTLE SERMONS.
Hidden tears are the tribute of sincerest sorrow. If everybody paid their bills there would be fewer rich men.
The really wicked man is always wondering how anybody can be good. If honest looks were always true it would be hard work to catoh a thief.
It's the last place you'd look for them, but you can find many a lie on a tombstone.
NEW PALMISTRY.
Maternal hand: Palm cool and firm, fingers apart. Means—danger to the small boy.
Masculinc hand: Fingers closed, thumb turned in, knuckles prominent. Signifies, "No new bonnet this "season."
Boyjs hand: Palm open, warts on thumb, fingers stubby and clean. Reads, "I've been at the preserved peaches again.*'
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Young lady's hand: Closed pink palm, soft and warm, ring on index linger. Sign, "Ask papa."
iecA BREAK IN THE MARKET has caused manufacturers to close out plush garments at a sacrifice. Our buyer in New York was quick to take advantage of this and bought heavily. The fifot shipment will arrive the first of the week, when we shall have great bargains to offer. Don't fail to visit the cloak room at Carpenters Boston Store before buying.
WEATHER STRIPS keep out the cold. See A. G. Austin A Co.
FOR ONLY TWO DOLLARS! At A. H. Boegeman's, 104 south Fourth street ladies can get a pair of boots in Dongola, Kid or Goat for only $2. in Common Sense style or Opera T\ e. He has also warm lined shoes for ladies. In fact his stock embraces everything needed by men, ladies, misses and children, and not only extra foot-wear but popular prices. His late goods take the lead in style, material and price. The truth of the matter is Mr. Boegeman knows how to buy to suit the tastes of everybody, and consequently a stock of goods does rtbt remain very long in his house to become shelf-worn. Just drop in and see for yourself.
NORTON DOOR CHECK & SPRING sold by A. G. Austin A Co.
', TO THE PUBLIC. The Prairie City Skating1Rink.
Has been leased by Terre Haute parties and will be strictly first class, under entirely new management. The floor has been put in bettor condition than heretofore. The interior is beautifully decorated. A first class band has been engaged for the season.
GRAND OPENING, Nov 1st. 1887. The rink can be rented for balls by applying a few day previous to date.
CENTRAL BOOK STORE, i~", 624 MAIN STKSET, Has a full line of School Books, Blank Books, etc. A fine line of Children's Books, just received, at very low prices. The Central Book Store has just opened one of the finest lines of Albums, Family Bibles ever shown in this city, Give them a call and look through their stock, as they can surely please you.
I've been thinkin'purty seriously fur several days past of makin' a artist out uv myself. Not a painter or a whitewash artist, d'ye understand, but a real, real artist that sings an' cavorts roun on the stage ov a theater. The way It cum about wuz this: One mornin' I was singin' Ole Hundred while I was sweepin' off the frunt steps, and a real nice lookin' feller cum along an' stopped to listen to me a
warblin'. lie said I had the most wonderful voice he ever heerd, an' that if I would kultivate it, it "would make me notorious or suthin' o' that kind. He said I orter go to a preservatory of music and study fur the stage. He wuz in dead earnest, too. I tole him, that it kept me party bizzy a singin* the praises of the White Frunt grocery store, which is kept by E. R. Wright, where you kin git Dressed Young Turkeys, Michigan Lake Peaches, Cranberries, Celery. Oysters, Blue Gage Plums,' California Kaisin Grapes, Catawba, Delaware and Concord Grapes, String Beans, Michigan Pears, aand Quinces, Lima Beans, Cucumbers New Corn, Choice Michigan Apples, Oranges Bananas New Tomatoen|Egg Plant Cabbage, Chickens, Ducks, Fresh Saratoga Chips, Creamery Butter, Choice Country and Jersey Butter, Rice Flour, Maple Syrup, Choice Honey arid the celebrated white Label Wines.
All For 25 Cents.
The Chicago Manufacturing Jewelers' Association Respectfully Call Your Attention „-.
GRAND
OPENING
JEWELRY SALE,
Saturday, Oct. 22,1 p. m., on Exhibition at 604 Wabash Avenue, Hulman Block.
This exhibit consists of rolled gold, erelde gold and Roman gold goods of our own make, such as Rhine stone ear drops, lace pins, opera chains, bracelets, lockets, initial pins, cuff and collar buttons, neck and vest chains, scarf pins, plain, band and bangled rings, solid gold baby rings, coin silver thimbles and a thousand other useful and ornamental articles of jewelry too numerous to mention. These goods will be sold at the uniform price of 25 cents for each article.
Remember we are advertising our and fl.50 them articles is the limited amount sold at 25 cents each! Call therefore early and secure a bargain. THE CHICAGO MANUFACTURING
JEWELERS ASSOCIATION, 564 Wabash ave.—Halman Block. N. B. Great bargains are also offered in watches and fine jewelry of every description.
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V. P. & Gen'l Mang'r
T^R. GEO. MARBACH, -JL/ DENTIST.
Inserting of artificial teeth, without plate, a specialty. Office n. w.
cor. 19th
Attorneys at Law, 329i
Are Accomplished by Perseverance, Integrity and Liberality. ...v We Hold the Champion'Belt For All. r) Our Ambition is to Excel.
Which Made Our History One of Progress.
Every Day, Every Week, Everv Month and Every Year has shown an increcse in our sales. All due to Push, Energy and Honorable Business Principles, which places our house so that it now stands without a rival in the city. Figures never lio. Our books are ever ready for inspection.
HOBERGS
Is the Plaee to Trade.
The place for the Mechanic, the Laborer, the Farmer, in short ita the House for the Rich and Poor. All will find something in lookiug over the Mouutains of Merchandise in this establishment
Ladies* and Childrens' CLOAKS
Ladtafe' Short Wraps to suit the style and pocket of every lady. Thegranc&dt assortmftnt ever shown in the State, at prices that'll knook competition silly. Ovec 150 styles in short wraps alone. Sizes from 32 to 44. From $5. upwards.
Jackets. All the latest novelties in Kerseys, Checks, Stripes and Fancies J'or Ladies and Missos. Saal Plush Jackets in endless variety. Childrens'Cloaks. Lots of them. New Shapes, New Styles of Materials and now for the most important part. Prices Lower than any previous season. We have in our Childrens' Department sotno 1,500 or 1,800 Jackots all selected with great care to please the little ones and ourselves all tho way from 98c and upwards to_$20.(H). Sizes from 2 to 12 years.
Through Cars Via Van. and C, If, Mi D. b«tw6en T«rr« Hante and Cincinnati c. a
No. 200 4th street," Cincinnati, O.
and Main Streets.
T^R. R. W. VAN VALZAH,
X-J Successor to
RICHARDSON A VAN VALZAH,
IDZEHSTTXST.
Office—Southwest corner Fifth and Main Streets, over National State Bank (entrance on Fifth street.
1NCOLN & HAYNES, ±J DENTISTS
Office 19% south 6th st, opposite post office. All work warranted as represented.
DR.
E. A. GILLET., D. D.
8.
DEiErriST-
Makes a specialty of fine gold fillings. 106 north Sixth first door north of Baptist church.
H. C. PUGH. O. E. PUGH.
pUGH & PUGH,
Ohio Street.
Money to Loan at Low Bates of Interest, J. NUGENT. M. J. BROFHY.
J^UGENT & CO., PLUMBING and GAS FITTING
A 4 dealer in
Oaa Fixture*, Globes and Bnfftneer'a Supplies. SOS Ohio Street. Terre Haute, Ind,
JULIUS F. ERMISCH STEAM DYE HOUSE,
6S6 Main Street, MeKeen's Hloek, Cleaning and dyeing of all kinds of Ladle and Genu clothing. Gents garment* af" neatly repaired, write for price list.
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Sash, Doors, Blinds, etc. A»T
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LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES GLASS, PAINTS, OILS AND BUILDERS' HARDWARE.
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By the Thousands, they hi See their 3.75 Check ""Jv/tfmarket, their folOO Trimmed Newmarket Look at the makeup and swle of their imported garments at $6.50 $7.00 $10.00 and $15.00, worth 20 pereent. more.
and
the right prices.
"Hj/tfmarket, their $5.00 Trimmed
They talk about us. Are we the only house that sells Dress Goods? It looks very much that way. Always busy. Our Special Bargains at present are putting still more life in this department. You can't afford to pass it. Consider your own interests.
FLANNELS of all kinds—The Celebrated1 Amana Society Flannels sold only by us. None better for Underwear. Prices same as you pay for inferior goods. Canton Flannels from 5 ets upwards. We can save you money on Flannels. See ours before buying.
We could write"you several pages on our stock if we had the tinlo to 'spare, though the best evidence of having goods at the right prices is to see the crowds of people going in and out of our establishment, thronging our aisles from offered.
morning till night, seeking the many bargains now being
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THREE TRAINS DAILY FROM ,,
Terre Haute to Chicago
Making close connection with all road* diverging. Call or write for copies of
Tourists Guides,
Glvlnga description of the various summer' resorts of the North and Northwest. WM. HILL, R. A. CAMPBELL,
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McKeen** Blook. MS Main st, «th and 7tb.
Established 18ft. Incorporated 18ft,
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MACHINE WORKS, fjlf
Manufacture and deal In all kinds of
Machinery and Machineiy Users Supplies.
Flour Mill Work
OUR SPECIALTY.
Have more pattern*, larger experience and capacity, aad employ more mechanics than an* otfcer similar establishment within sev-enty-five miles of Terre Haojte.
Repair and Jobbing Work,, V? Given special attention. Write or call on at and see for yourself. 901 to 386 N. oth at., near Union Depot
Terre Haute,*Ind.