Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 18, Number 20, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 5 November 1887 — Page 4

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The churches ought to make an eurn•est effort to remove this feeling from the public mind. They should spare no pains to let it bo known that the house of (Jod is open and freo to all and that all are welcome to its services. That is what the gospel means, if it means anything, and there ought to be no rooin for doubt on the subjoet. Meantime there is perhaps an undue sensitiveness/m the part of many people as to the welcome accorded them in the ehurehes. Maybe they feel slighted when no slight is intended and fancy they are not wanted when the church people are really glad of their presence. Thoro are two sides to the case, but the active etlort to increase church-going must come from the church people themselves.

LI Ml TlXd FOR UN KS. In the Forum for Novomber Mr. Edward T. Peters lun an interesting discussion of tho question, "Should Fortunes be Limited?" Commenting on the great Van.lorbilt fortune, the writer asserts that there are twenty-live persons in tho I" 11 ited States whose aggregate wealth is not less than two-thirds of a billion dollars, or about one per cent, of the total wealth of tho country. In other words, if all the property was similarly held, it would only be sutlicient for V00 people.

John Stuart Mill long ago advocated the limiting of private fortunes by law and Mr. Peters indorses the theory. There is much to be said in its favor. There appears to bo no good reason why men born with an abnormal faculty for money-getting, or enherlting enormous fortunes, should bo allowed to go on piling Ossa on Pollou until their Individual possessions exceed the combined woalth of thousands of common men.

Hut it is not these vast fortunes alone which cause a sense of Uneasiness and discontent In the public mind. The tendency of capital to combine into trusts, syndicated and monopolies to the disadvantage of the people is one of the worst signs of the day, To abate this evil Mr. Peters proposes government ownership of telegraphs and railroads, and in cities of gas-works, telephones and perhaps street-railways also taking the unearned increment of all land for public uses, as recommended by Mr. Mill.

These suggestions are all worthy of thought and discussion. Something must be done to limit the growing power of wealth in this country, that is very clear. It may bo one thing or it may be many things, but it will not do to let matters go on in the way they have l*en doing. It is the tight of the people against the plutocrats and it cannot be commenced too soon or pushed to vigorously.

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CHURCH HOSPITALITY. To the atateinent of a St. Louis* minister that of the 00,000,000 people in this country, ::0,000,000 rarely if ever enter a church, the Globe-Democrat replies that one of the chief reasons for this* lack of attendance upon divine worship is the •inhospitable disposition of the churches It savs: '-In theory, all classes of people are welcome wherever the gospel is preached but in fact, most of our churches are governed by the same phi losophy of selection aiul exclusiveness which prevail* in society, and the stranger within the gates isslighted and humiliated accordingly." People do not like to go where they feel that they are not wanted and a greeting of chilliness or indifference at thechurch door is very apt to leave that impression on his mind whether intended or not. To say that the modern fashionable cliureh practically shuts its doors against the publii as rigidly as do the private drawing rooms, is of course exaggeration. Hut contains a truth nevertheless. There too much indifference to the outside world in our churches and undoubtedly the feeling uperatos too keep a good many people away who would like to go. Probably the church members are not themselves aware of this feeling and would deplore its existence as much as any one could, but it exists, or is believed to exist nevertheless.

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beyond a d»t»t but tie may be oversan irulne. ____________ Artkk long ..Inoss Jenny Und Goldtwbmidt tu* passed away, st the age of fjtl. In her prime she was one of the great singers of the world and the older generation of theater-goers will remember the furore which her advent in America created in IK50. She had a marvelous voice and a mowt sweet and sympathetic manner. For the past twenty years she had lived in retirement in l/»ndou, only emerging to give an occasional concert in aid of the poor.

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THE ANARCHISTS

The Supreme court of the United States has affirmed the decision in the Anarchists'ease, or which is tantamount td that, has declined to take jurisdiction and interfere with the action of the Illinois authorities, and the seven convicted men will be hung the 11th inst. unless fjov. Oglesby shall interfere by commuting their sentence. It is extremely improbable that he will do so, at least as to a majority of the men. Parsons, Lingg, Fischer and Engel have indeed written letters to him disapproving of all efforts to secure a commutation of their sentence,!© imprisonment and demanding absolute liberty or death. As to Schwab ajd Fielden the case is somewhat different. There is quite a strong sj'mpathy for them and it may be possible that executive clemency may be extended to them. Parsons should also be included if he desires it, since it seems incredible that a 'Man who was free would voluntarily surrender him elf to be tried for murder if he felt that I10 was guilty. liesides, bo had his two little children with him at the Haymarket meeting, which seems to prove clearly that he had no idea of any bombthrowing or conflict 011 the occasion.

There are very many people who think tne sentence is too severe and who would be glad to see it commuted to life imprisonment.

.1 CO f'EliXMENT TELEGRAPH. Let Congress broak the telegraph monopoly by providing for a system of government tolegrapliy. The question has been discussed more or less for the last twenty years and the only wonder is that such a system has not been cst^b: lished long ago.

The people have tho same right to telegraph service at cost as they have to a mail service at cost. The one thing is practically a part of the other. Both are methods of communication among the people and the telegraph now does much that was formerly done by mall. There is no reason that applies in the one case which does not apply with equal force to the other. Were the mails carried by private enterprise there would be monopoly just as there is now in the telegraph business.

The peoplo want a government system of telegraphy and tho coming session of Congress should give it to them without further delay. It is time that somebody were stepping 011 Jay Gould and his horde of cormorants and there is no foot except Uncle Sam's big enough to do it. That foot should go down on him emphatically and crusliingly. With a government telegraph, communication by wire would not cost a half or a third what it does now. There is a big surplus in the treasury. Spend some of it in building telegraph lines over the country and giving the peoplo a system of cheap and speedy communication.,

Tin-: loss of the steamer Vernon on Lake Michigan, with .10 or 40 lives, was ono of the worst disasters of its kind, because of the blameworthy conduct of those in charge of the vessel. The story of tho sole survivor is that the vessel was overloaded with freight, which was so placed that it prevented the closing of the gangways to keep out the water. Whon the storm struck the vessel and the waves broke over ltrthewater poured Into the hold and eventually put out the fires under the engines so that the machinery became useless and the helpless boat was at the mercy of the sea. In its water- loggod condition is soon succumbed to the fury of the storm and went to the bottom. No small boat could live in the rough sea and even the lifepreservers appear to have been made of seagrass instead ot cork and were worse than useless after they had become soakod with water. The vessel might perhaps have been saved by throwing a lot of freight overboard but the captain seems to have thought the freight was more precious than the lives of passengers and crew.

THERK ought to be a ship canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by way of the narrow bit of land between North and South America. Nature evidently intended that the genius of man should make such a water way. DeLessepps may or may not succeed with his herculean undertaking, the Eads project has probably fallen through with the death of its originator, but the Nicaragua seems practicable The San Juan river and

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New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, MassaouseM*. Maryland and lowa. Although it is an "otr year its nearness to the Presidential contest has made the canvasses nnw than usually vigorous and in tern* ting, especially in New York and Ohio. The chances* seem to be that the Republicans will carry New York. The state has i»een uncertain for some years past and bulge seems to favor the Republican «this year. Senator Allison, who has i,i!*de several speeches in the State, Is re *rted have said that Fred

Nicaragua go nearly across the

Isthmus, leaving but a small strip of land to bo excavated. Anew expedition has been sent out by the goverment to make a final decision as to this route and the work will probably be undertaken at an early day. Such a canal ought to be an American enterprise and probably will be when it is achieved.

THK danger from cholera in the United States is small now, since cold weather is near at hand. It will be much great er next summer. It is well known that the cholera germs may live for months in damp and dirty clothing and bedding and break out in contagious action when the conditions are favorable, "two or three ships have now come to our shores infected with the disease and some of the passengers with their effects have been scattered throughout the country. It is not likely that all the disease germs they have brought have been destroyed and there is serious danger of an outbreak of the disease in the United states next year.

TURKIC

ought to be no doubt about the

pessage of a law next winter providing that members of Congress shall take their seats at an early date after their election. As the case now stands they draw nearly a year's salary before rendering any serrtoas. There is no possible excuse for such an absurdity and it ought to have been abolished long ago.

•».«••• XERRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVKNINO MAIL..

THE Postal Telegraph company, the only rival of the Western Union since the purchase of the Baltimore & Ohio by Gould, has already advanced its rates to the standard of the Western Union. There is now practically no competition of the Gould monopoly and the people of this country are at Jay Gould's mercy, so far as the telegraph business is concerned. It is time to talk up a goverment telegraph and talk of it earnestly.

IT has been ascertained by an investigating committee that ten members of the New Hampshire legislature were approaced with bribes to vote for one or the other of two railroad bills pending in the legislature. Here is another evidence of the manner in which corporations attempt to ride down the rights of tho people. Now let the courts of New Hampshire see that the bribe givers are brought to punishment.

As English grand jury the other day asked the court to suppress Andrew Carnegie's book "Triumphant Democracy," on the ground that it was a "false, scandalous, defamatory, seditious and treasonable libel against the Queen." The court sensibly declined to interfere, but the request of the grand jury has been a good advertisement for the book which will no doubt be more eagerly read than before.

EDWIN BOOTH and Lawrence Barrett have found their partnership in the theatrical business so profitable that they will continue the same arrangement next season. The public is probably as well pleased as the actors. Since it gives the people an opportunity to see both the great stars at oue time and for one charge.|g| $ V*

THERE are stilL some people 111 this country it seems who believe in witchcraft. Andrew Landowski, of Milwaukee suspected an old woman of bewitching his brother and knocked her down and beat her. After all, does the world move so verj' much.

His excellency, the Porte, can hardly refuse the Mormons permission to establish a community in Turkey. They will be right at home in the Sultan's dominions and will surely meet with a warm welcome.

Fon once we have an absconder SVI10 was not a Sunday school teacher and prominent in religious Circles. David Scott, of New York, who ran away with $100,000 was prominent at clubs and horse races.

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KRUIU», the great German gun maker, is said to have offered $400,00u tor tne secret of a new explosive invented by a Russian. Now there is a chance for some enterprising Yankee. Y"l

HAniUEtf BEECHER STOWE, who has seen many of the finest cities on both sides of the Atlantic, says that Hartford, Conn., is the most beautiful city for residence on tho earth.

SOUTH CAROLINA'S crops for this year are valued at $47,000,000 an increase of $3,000,000 over last year. The new Son th is better than the. old South.

SAUCE FROM OTHER SANCTUMf.

Puck! A railroad horror—the train boy. Burlington Free Press: Worth repeating—a kiss—sometimes.

Washington Hatchet: Fall drinks should not be cut full in the neck. San Francisco Alta: Anarchy and small-pox both hang out a red flag.

Whitehall Times: Many men are like footballs—stop kicking them and they fall dead.

Boston Courier: The man who depends upon himself is seldom disappointed in his friends.

Pomeroy's Advance Thought: There is no such thing as failure, till a man gives up.

Washington Critic: The home stretch —Fixing up a story to tell your wife at 1a.m.

New York Herald: Suppose the Hepublicans should make their ticket next year Lincoln and Grant.

Texas Sittings: Times are pretty hard when a man ^an't collect his ideas or borrow trouble.

Brick Pomeroy: A mean man may wear the wings of an augel, but he doesn't know how to flap them.

New Orleans Picayune: To think other people are fools is a common method for a man to show his lack of wisdom.

Philadelphia Times: People to whom revenge is sweet are those apt to bite off more than they can chew.

Brick Pomeroy: A girl who wears clocked stockings should be able to get along without a mother's watch being kept upon her.

Detroit Free Press: Let the price of coal go up to 9&> per ton, and it won't be two years before American genius will intent some way of beating our houses without it. Just let the coal dealers make a note on't.

Woman's News: A woman, yes even a woman, can now edit a paper, keep books, write poetry, teach school, practice medicine, plead law, preach the truth, keep house, rock the baby, and often sweeten a sour husband. Verily say unto you, we are advancing.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Hie Mioneapolis episode teaches that the best equipped college or university on earth ean not tarn oat a ready-made journalist. A college education Is a vast help and advantage to a young man who looks to journalism as his profession, but it Is only the first step la his preparatory training.

Nice, dean newspapers, for sale at The MailofBoe, at 35 cents a hundred. Carpets underlaid with papers will last mach longer and the floor will be kept

ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

Correspondence of The Mall.] NEW YORK, Oct. sWtln"

No more- unique, distinctive, and at the same time popular character stands before the public to-day than Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

Born in a Wisconsin village some thirty odd years ago, when Wisconsin was not much more than a frontier state, without influential friends or family, and without money, she made for herself a name in literature which commanded attention before she was 18 years old. To one who knows it in detail her history reads,like a fairy story.

Reared on a western prairie, she is an ornament to the most brilliant circles of the metropolis.

She bad never seen an editor or liter-, ary person and knew nothing of the methods of getting into print wlieu, at 14, she read her first production to the press.

The New York Mercury published these childish efforts which were written in prose and under nom-de-plumes.

It declined the first poem she ever sent for publication, and the editor sarcastically advised her to "crush her ambition to be a poet."

The Waverly Magazine has the honor of being the first to present the name of Ella Wheeler to the public.

Frank Leslie sent her the first cheek she ever received at 17 years of age.,! From that time to the present day, she has never swerved nor faltered in the steady hard climb towards success.

She never sent a manuscript in her life for critcism and never asked for aid or influence in her literary ventures.

During the last fifteen years, Ella Wheeler lias probably been tho most criticized, abused, praised, and misconstrued and admired woman in the literary world.

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Without a particle of effort to create a sensation, everything she has in that time written, has had the effect of stirring up criticism.

Her writings seem to be possessed of a certain something combustible in their composition, that on striking outer air invariably rends it with more or less of an explosion.

Her first published liook was "Drops of Water," a collection of juvonilo temperance verses. These were crude but filled with the dramatic enthusiasm which has so permeated her later work, and provokod praise and censure in proportionate quantities from the contending forces on the liquor question. "Shells," a little volume now out of print, comes next. "Maurinne," by many considered her finest work, and the famous Poems of Passion which set the literary world on fire, followed within three years of each other.

Columns of abuse and praise items ridiculing and eulogizing the latter volume filled all the papers of the country.

Some of her friends urged her to suppress the book after its first appearance, but strong in the courage of her convictions, she read the severe and unjust reviews through tears, not unmixed with smiles at sight of the golden coins which punctured the comments of the critics.

Many of these dollars were spent in building a home for aging parents, and much of the halo now surrounding this remarkable woman's life, is the reflection of the generous deeds of her early tnonied life.

Milwaukee people gave her a "benefit' in May, 1883, when she was made the subject of a speech by a United States Senator, and was presented with a china basket containing $500 in gold.

Long before her happy marriage in May, 1881, with the elegant and cultivated gentleman who brought her to the east, her name was a Household word and she was a welcome guest in the best circles of the great northeast.

To her rare genius were added unusual graces df person. She was a brilliant and tactful talker, a good dancer, and a general favorite with old and young by reason of a peculiar current of common sense and usefulness underlying intense enthusiasm in the good things of life.

She possessed many faults, but she was a devoted daughter, a faithful friend and is an idolatrous wife all the fervor of her poetic nature is now merged into one channel.

The vein of sensuousness which characterises much of her poetry, runs all through her personality, tastes and disposition, but is fortunately governed and guided by strong common sense. A sybarite by nature she can adapt herself to any condition life may impose.

As a girl she brought much adverse criticism upon herself from the severe judges of the world, through too great a love of pleasure and admiration, too vol uptons and uncareful literary methods, and a nasty temper.

Time lias cured all these faults save the latter. The fair poetess is a perfect little tempest when aroused, which is never without fair cause. An eye witness of one of her late justifiable storms, said to me that she felt as if she wanted a lightning rod about her person at the time. In one of her own poems she says "The angel lurked under the demon In me."

Somebody has Intimated that she possessed "a good deal more of the former, bat the latter has been more highly cultivated."

The wife of one of Wisconsin's millionaire kings tells me that In her native State the gifted poetess was more beloved for her personal qualities than her intellectuality, and many loved the woman who would not endorse her writings.

Since her marriage she has published hat one book, "Mai Moulle," a novel, a striking and remarkable work in Its way, but fall of new and advanced ideas for which the public is not ready.

Many a sermon will have to be preach

ed to cover the ground Mai Moulle has done. Her poems have noticeably improved in refinement and strength since her marriage. This is due no doubt to constant association with one of the ablest and most cultured literary critics of the day.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox has a delicate but vigorous physique. A casual observer would not imagine her over twen-ty-eight. Naturally of joyous and happy disposition she is subject to periods of profound melancholy. She dresses quietly on the street and artistically in the house. The literary circles of New York have set the seal of commendation upon her work and she is received with open .arms in some of the most delightful social circles in the city. Her benevolence is unique as her talent. A constant scource of distress to her in this regard is being compelled by bitter lessons of experience to close her pocket book before the demands of the unworthy and limit her charities to cases she personally ^investigates. One of her strongest characteristics is her deep religious faith coupled with intolerance of creeds. She seldom attends church but has the most implicit faith in prayer. Sincerity and truthfulness are her cardinal virtues. The favor of kings and princes could not tempt her to depart from these. She is fearlessly and fearfully frank, yet gains and retatns more friends than those who rely upon policy to carry them through tho world. I do not believe in magnetism but if any one in the world ever did posses it she does. One critic has said, "She draws all men to her and almost all women." So successful a woman, she has few if any ill wishers, being possessed.'of a faculty of disarming rivalry. I attribute this to her sincere and interested pleasure in the success of others.

Mrs. Wilcox lost her only child, a lovely boy, after one brief day of life, last May. She is now making ber home in New York ffity, near the Central Park in a cosy little nest of rooms most artistically decorated.

SSK 08 WILLIAM J. BOK.

UU.VIW 4 LINE DRA IfX New York Graphic. For tho enlightenment, guidance and benefit of ladies living in tho country, romote from the centres where fashions are established, Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox writes tho Torre Haute Mail as follows:

Decollete lis a French word from

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"to uncover the neck It does not signify any Indecent display of the person, although It. Is frequently Improperly used tn that sense by the critics. Ho lonjt an It Is the neck which Is uncovered, and the occasion suitable,. I am at loss to find the indelicacy of this very pretty custom."

Mrs. Witcox should supplement this information with a plain difination of what constitutes the neck in female ailatomv for full dress purposos At what vertebral joint does it begin and at what point in the epigastric region does it terminate?

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MEN WHO WIN.

Five Hundred Dollars Thrown Away! His Aim His Success.

A good healthy body is almost sure to be found associated with a good conscience.

A close student of human nature is rarely^ willing to place large matters of trust in the bands of another, until he has seen the one whom he is to trust, looks for the fresh health and vigor, the honest, frank countenance and manly form, and in fact, all that is attractive to men. He doubts the dyspeptic with sallow skin, drawn out features, the evident weak and irritable nature. Ho feels as Shakespeare makes Julius Ceas' ar say: "Let me have men about me that arc fat Sleek headed meu, and such as sleep o'nlehts

Yon Cassius hath a lean and hungry look He thinks too much, such men are dangerous

He does not doubt the honesty of the poor unfortunate but he fears tho disease of the body will affect the mind, bring misfortune upon the invalid, and loss to himself.

It may be injustice to the woak, but if the man has not mental strength, or if he is not wrapped up in his misery, ho cannot take in the situation of the world does not see that ideas are broadening, and that isms and teachings are advancing! How can an employer hope for success from such a man? The dyspeptic look, the wax-like complexion and SAIIOW features show disease. The far seeing man notes all these signs, and knows that the great light of man, the brain, is affected, or will boat no distant day.

He discards the poor victim of disease who grows weary out into the world. Discouraged at last he takes to his sick bed. He seeks medical aid. Lacking the broad ideas of the successful man of the world, he tries the same medical treatment that he has tried many times before. The same bigoted counsel is sought, the same drugs are administered by the same old family friend that treated him months and years before, and his

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before him, and in such a way

0 drags out his miserable, unsuccessful 6xist6uco» Is lie-to blame? Why not? When he sees daily, and hears from every side, proclamations of a

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Warner's safe cure, which is becoming more popular daily, hourly, whilo ho is becoming weaker.

J. A. Gettyss insurance agent of Chillicothe, Ohiov suffered for nearly three vears with dyspepsia in its worst forms, having periodical spells of vertigo, fainting and chills. He wrote over UIH own signature: "I spent about $500, had the best medical attendance, tried all the remedies reco mow aided without success, until I was induced to try Warner's safe cure. I used three bottles, hove gained twenty pounds and- feel like a now man."

Such a man as we have described, nine times out of ten, unconsciously to himself or to his physician, has a kidney disorder, which is fast wasting his body and life. He sees the merits of Warner's sate cure at every turn, and hears it proclaimed from the house tops, and yet ho does not use it, because it Is said by his illiberal physician that it is not professional, and not admitted by the code. Meanwhile tho man of the world prosses forward, cares not a fig for this or that school his aim in life is success, and he looks hopefully forward to the world levond, believing and tmstingin man in this world, and to his faith for the world beyond".

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Ajt HOBERG'8.

That come from Hoberg, Root & Co., Leaders of Fashions. KL 1' ISiS® It's a paste-for heli competitors to this day as to where thoy bought all their swell aoveltie*. It is no secret so to say: Some eame from New York and some from Boston. The manufacturers' names they all can guess, but its no use in their trying to get them as we have the exclusive sale of their styles. "THAT'S ALL."

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Those pretty Raglans and Cape Newmarkets are selling so fast, they can't get enough of them. Thoso elegant Beaded Black Velvet wraps you've seen worn on the streets and those Fine Seal Skin Plnsh Sacques and Jackets, which by the way, hundreds they've sold, all come from Hoberg's.

Says one of our fashionable dress makers: "There's a certain cut and (It to Hoberg's Cloaks that makes one buy whether they will or not, and I always find their prices right." "That's all. Is*nt that enough?"

Monday Morning:,

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Will Be placed on sale

Children's Oloaks, In endless variety of styles. Hie prettiest line ever seen in Terrs Haute. If500 garments to select from. Prices «8c, and upwards to $20.00_

The lowest priced Dry Goods and Cloak House in Indiana

Jobbers and Retailers. Nos. 518 and 520 Wabash Ave.

The lot comprises all kinds and styles. Late novelties recently designed ana entirely new. We also expect by express on Monday, 100 Seal Plush Sacques. The same kind we made the big run on two weeks ago at 125.00. That's just 910. less than the regular prioe. If you want one come early- They're going to sell fast and its not likely we'll have any more,