Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 18, Number 40, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 24 March 1888 — Page 8

AIM HIGH.

High thinking more, high living leas, Truth telling though the sky should fall, "Would add to human happiness

Under the heavens, onto alL The lofty standard of the Just, The courage to defend the right, "Would more us further from the dtct,

And lift us nearer to the light. —George W. Bungay in Youth*! Companion.

A FOREIGNER SEES US.

Be Think* Americans Are Contradictory Mortals—Common Sense Xetded. "You Americans," said George Q. Taylor, a foreigner, to a group of New Yorkers, "are the mofct contradictory set of mortals on the (lobe. You slave all day and spend all night. Too submit to all sorts of imposture and extortion, yet yon are terrible fighters when aroused. Little things do not seem to fret yon as they do foreigners. You are cheerful and courageous in the face of hopeless disaster, yet never seem unduly elated if you vjlaake a million or two. Now, why should aoch a people choose to wear the darkest and most gloomy looking clothing?"

A bystander ventured the remark that he didn't see anything particularly sombej* about the average American attire. "You don't? Have you ever been up*in the Western Union tower! "Well, jou ought to go up there. I made the ascent the other day, difficult as it is. The view is entrancing. But when I looked down into Broadway it made me shiver. Tbe hurrying crowds on the sidewalks looked like two unending .funeral processions moving in opposite directions. Black, black everywhere. All tbe red haired girls most have been up town, for there wasn't a white horse to be seen. The wily relief to the eye was an occasional

Broadway surface car. It was the most jgloomy spectacle I ever looked down upon, 3ret I knew that beneath the dark exterior were warm hearts, active brains and equally ready to fight or work." "Well, what would you have us do? Dress 3n bright colors during the winter?" was asked. "Not at all Use common sense, that is alL ^Europeans generally do not see tbe necessity tar dark colors in winter. So long as the clothing is heavy and warm the color doesn't xnatter. You can wear black over there if ^gjrou like without exciting remark. But here, if a man wears a heavy plaid suit in winter

Iw is contemptuously regarded by a native, even though his critic may be shivering in ibis thin, black clothea Take aNew England town, New Haven for instance, if you want to see this provincial spirit in an exaggerated form. A faultlessly dressed New Yorker is an object of universal admiration. People run out of stores to look at him. A shabbily dressed man, even though his clothes fit him better than those of the average New Haven dude, is at once and on all sides regarded as a sneak thief who ought to be in tbe lockup. But an Englishman or other foreigner in a plaid suit in an object of horror. To see the open mouths, and uplifted hands one would tiiink Barnum's rhinoceros was loose in the •troet I always put on a black suit when I sro to New Haven, for I cannot do business there in any other sort of clothing."—New York Evening Sun.

An Editor's Pigeon Holes.

P*' When, in the midst of my writing, something turns up that "must go" in or before the next paper, I shove it into a pigeon hole narked "Immediate." This pigeon hole claims first attention when I have breathing

After this is cleared I turn to one rked "Advance"—matters that need time to develop, and want to be started we. 1 in advance.

One marked "Current" is devoted to matters that ought to be attended to regularly with every Issue, though not necessarily before

given day. Things accumulate here

sometimes, but sooner or later they are ground exceeding fine. Best of all is a pigeon hole labeled "Con-' tingent" It is practical, comprehensive, and—within human limits—unerring it is packed with heads and tails for which I know the missing extremities will some day be vying: "Here Is a curious contrivance I want a description of it I saw one once then I shall find it here." I do. "You promised." •'Oh, nol" "Oh, yes! I have your letter here and I have. "What is the Bum's address? If I ever had it it^ will be here it is. What date was it sent? There -was a receipt. Look here." "Where is that circular that price list that funny letter? What was the size of that page? How many did I count? Here!" "Oh, you want your •Ode to a Violet?* I dont remember it but If you inclosed stamps we shall surely find it tore, without any name attached."

A business man would have all these classified, because of a great quantity but I have «nly aa "infinite variety" of "contingencies," with perhaps two or three of each kind and it is easy to subdivide when the quantity presses. Every memorandum or paper winch I want to forget until called for, and then find handy, I put here thoee which are likely not to be called for soon I put in a big drawer, which I label—in my mind—"Remote Contingent.'1 It is thick with the dust of ages.—Wolstan Dixey in The Writer.

Cuba'* Two Meals a Day.

Only two meals a day are served at Cuban hotels. They live much as people do in some parts of Prance and SwiUerl&nd. You trite an orange or two with a oup of coffee and a roll In the early morning a liberal breakfast, la courses, is served at 11 o'clock, and a ceremonioua dinner at 4 or 5 in the afternoon. This mode of living is admirably suited to the climate, and you fall in with the custom and like it at once.

The lirrnkfast opens with imall ollvw and fTeeh ra ^hes served in the same dish the next eoune is fish, then eggs, meats, etc. You are not a*\ 1 what you prefer, but each oourtw is sot beicre you and you partake of it or not. Instead of beginning with fruit, the Cuban breakfast ends with it—pineapples cut from the stalk the same morning, bananas freshly picked, mpodillas, a faint and rather over sweet morsel, with oranges ad libitum.

In Florida, and in many other parts of the country, the range is cut in halves and its juke and pub "3 passed to the mouth with a teaspoon, avana the orange is served whole ot .stable, peeled down to tbe juicy **m« i' ft ..ofns-t. and you present tbe golden w.,11. your on the prcmcr* of a fork.

At any t.ad every American l. tel the moment you sit

is to be

log

am the question Isoost

tlun? you, or terv: emand what is They Mkw natuiVx plan and take their xr a r.jore tbe I'-'Tt-r- -tmmaisdck Cubans *k fill their its with fluids during '»«!*. Attar brra fast is over, then tea or coffee it swv«* ^coffee Pmr-1 style, at least onehalf cup Hi. with Ik.—Hon* Journal.

A Protest Agatast Grammar. It

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books and grammar*.

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THE CURIOSITY SHOP.

Hoblo Exist, at

Hood—Did He Really Was He a Myth?

Among studious readers much doubt has been expressed as to Robin Hood being a real personage, and a writer in The London Notes and Queries who inclines to the belief that he was a myth, gives hisgrounds for his doubts as follows: (1.) The name Robin Hood was no patronymic, but a purely descriptive name. (2.) It was the name of tbe ideal personification of a class—the outlaws of former times. (3.) Robin's fame, had extended throughout England, Scotland and France, and, so far as can be seen, it seems to have pertained equally to those three countries. On the other hand, Brewer asserts that be was born at Locksley, Nottinghamshire, England, in the reign of Henry n, .1100 that his real name was Fitzooth, and it is commonly said that he was the Earl of Huntington, and that he was bled to death in his old age by a relative, the prioress of Kirkley's nunnery, in Yorkshire, Nov. 18,1247, aged 87. Puller, in his "Worthies," considers him a historical character, but Thierry sayB he simply represents a class—namely, the remnants of tbe old Saxon race, which lived in perpetual defiance of tbe Norman oppressors from the time of Here ward. On the whole, it seems most probable that Robin Hood was a traditional rather than a historical personage, and that be represented a class and not an individual. _____

The Mistletoe.

The mistletoe was intimately connected with many of tbe superstitions of the ancient Germans and the British Druids. In the northern mythology the story is told of how Balder was slain with an arrow of mistletoe thrown at him by LokL Among the Celts tbe mistletoe, which grew on the oak, was in peculiar esteem for magical virtues. Traces of the ancient regard for it still remain in some old English and German customs, as kissing under it at Christmas. It was at one time said to be a remedy for epilepsy and convulsions, but as a fact it is not known to possess any medicinal properties. We do not see any way of tracing the mistletoe to any origin other than Germany and Great Brifca n. We have seen somewhere tbe statement that the mistletoe emblems the natural dependence of man upon God, and his clinging to the great Christain system to receive the nourishment of truth, its greenness symbolising faith and constancy, and its lowly and parasitical nature representing tbe humility of the Divine Master It is this kind of imagination that encourages, if it does not start, superstition.

4 fi ftPuSS.

This common term, used in England and our own country when calling a cat, or when fondling or caressing one, is the ancient Gaelic and modern Irish name for the animal, who in those languages would be called "a puss." In England the hare is often called puss. The origin of the application of the name to so different an animal from that to which it legitimately belonged dates back nearly to the Norman conquest. At that time, and for two or three generations afterward, the fashionable language among the upper classes in England was a mixture of latin and Norman-French. Among those who spoke pure Latin, the hare was called by its Latin name, lepus, which was per' foctly correct. Others, probably, who spoke a jumble of both languages, took the word to be Norman, and, supposing the first syllable to be the article to, converted lepus into le puss.

Sam Patch.

Sam Patch, whose diving propensities made his name a household word, made his famous leap of 100 feet into the river at Niagara in 1890. Midway between the foot of the stairs and the Canadian fall he erected a scaffold, ninety-six feet high, from which he made his successful leap. He repeated it successfully the same year, then wont to the Genesee falls, at Rochester, and jumped and was killed. Ho never rose to the surface after ho jumped, and his body was not found for some months, and then miles away.

Wedding Day*.

The following list shows tho order in which the various wedding celebrations properly come: At the end of tbe first year, cotton wedding second year, aper wedding third year, leather wedding fifth year, wooden wedding seventh year, woolen wedding tenth year, tin wedding twelfth year, silk and lino linen wedding fifteenth year, crystal wedding twentieth year, china wedding twenty-fifth year, silver wedding fiftieth year, golden wedding seventy-fifth year, diamond wedding.

Parks.

The largest park in the world is called the Krater at Vienna, Austria, containing about 5,120 acres. Fairmount park, Philadelphia, of 3,816 acres, comes second Phoenix park, Dublin, contains 1,700 acres Hyde park, London, 4QP acres Regent's park, 403 acres, and Central park, New York, 843 acres.

Crlbbage Hands.

Tho greatest number of points that can be made in one hand at crihbage is thirty. The combination necessary to make exactly nineteen is impossible under the rules of the game. "A nineteen hand* is one where the holder has nothing.

Girl.

The Word girl occurs in the Biblo at least twice—in Joel iii, 3, where it is intimated that a girl was sold for wine, and in Zacbariah, viii, 5, where it says "the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing."

Independence Hall Bell.

It was the custom to ring the bell of Independence hall. Philadelphia, on oach election

day

bat th* practice of years was discontinued at tho election held Tuesday, Oct. 1875, and has not since been resumed.

Cagvd.

The Emperor Napoleoa wa3 in exile at St. Helena from Oct. 10,1S15, tho data of his arrival, until his death, May 5,lSJL His ra* mains were removed to Franco in I9f0i

First Awsrleu K»lt«ray.

The first railroad ever constructed ia the United States was at Quincy, Haas., and was used r* carrying freight at tho granite quarr*«. This was ia 1^4

First AmtrkSB Coins.

The earliest coimge former ica was in 1013 tor the Virginia coctfmny. chusaifts mad* tbe fin*: coins ia

The commercial of ^overancnts are first distinguished by the nana of ooiasuh ia Italy in the Fifteenth century.

Prafclbtttoa States, having

prohibition laws are

New Hampshire, Iowa and

Matt** Area.''

Hew York has 48,170 square mike laaiaad Walsa, 89*330.

TERRS HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING1MAIL.

Last Wednesday my cousin Cyathy Bo from Marshall came to visit with me, an' first thing I tuk her to E. R. Wright's White Front grocery which is on Main street, bein' as she always lived in a country town an' aint never seed no big stores. My, she wczthe tickledest crittnr yon ever seed. She went around pokin' in the good things and a lookin' at all toe fine gim crack groceries

on the shelves an' a laughin' fit to split so't I wuz plum beat oat. Bat I just considered that Cynthy never had no advantages like I have, so I let her pick out all sne wanted and hadn't never seed before, an' I bet Cynthy had the best dinner since Jackson run fur President. She'll never git done tellin' all the kin folks 'bout that store o' Ed Wright's where to-day may be had the finest Florida Strawberries, Pineapples, Oranges, Bananas, Lemons, Choice Apples Cranberries, New Maple Syrup, Lettuce, Spinach, Radishes, Cucumbers, Imported Cabbage, Parsley Celery, Dressed Turkeys, Dressed Ducks, Chickens Fresh Fish, Oysters, Choice Mackerel Choice Creamery and Country Butter, Dried Fruit, Canned Fruit and Vegeta blea at reduced prices. Afresh arrival of White Label Wines.

Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer is tbe moet reliable article in use for restoring gray hair to its original color and promoting the growth of the hair.

Cheap Excursions via the Bee Line. The Bee Line has decided to run series of cheap semi-monthly excursions to points in Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Iowa, Minnesota, and Dakota, and to the prinoipal points in the sunny South, including Kentucky,Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina. Tickets to the South will be on sale March 12th and 26th, April 9th and 23d. To all other points they will be sold March 20th April 3d and 24th, May 8th and 22nd and June 5th and 19th Rates will be one fare for the round trip return limit, 30 days. For full particulars call on or address agents of the I. A St. L. Ry.

Grand Half-Fare Excursion, March 26. From Terre Haute to the principal points in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and North and South Carolinia via Evansville

Terre

Haute railroad. Tickets good to return within 30 days and good to stop over at any point on going trip within 10 days from date of sale. For tickets and in formation in detail call upon

R. A. CAMPBELL, General Agent, 624 Wabash Avenue.

Died.

HENDRICH.—At 1033 south 6% street this morning at 15 minutes of 3 o'clock, of consumption, William D. Griswold Hendrich, eldest son of Win. E. and Mary Hendrich, In his 27th year.

Notice of funeral will be given in to-mor-row's Express.

CLIFF—Last night at 9:15 o'clock, Charles Walton Cliff, 4 years of age, oldest son of Charles N. and Leonia Clin, at their real* denee, 827 south Third street.

For Sale.

FOR

SALE—A Fine Jersey Calf, six weeks old. Enquire at 121 north Seventh.

FOR

8ALE—Grapevine Sprouts, different varieties, at A. H. BOEGEMAN®.

FOR

HALE—Houses and Lots In different parts of the city. Prices, $750. $1,000, $1,800, »1,0OO, 91,900, $2,500, $8,000,88,500, $4,500, $6,000. Reasonable cash payment down, balance to suit purchaser. __

Also, several good Farms—168 acres, $8,000 150 acres, $4,000 121 acres $3,100 Also. Kansas

FOR

SALE OR EXCHANGE—My property at the northwest corner of Fourth and Cheny streets, known as the Archer property. For sale or will exchange for desirable residence property. Apply to I8ADORE A. WHITE, No. 584 south 6% street, or R. H. Catlln, S03){ Main street.

HOTEL

GLENHAM,

ft FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, Bet 21st and 23d sts., near Madison Square.' EUROPEAN PLAN.

N. B. BARRY, Proprietor.

New and perfect plumbing, according tbe latest sclent!lie principles.

DKALKR IK

ARTISTS' SUPPLIES

Picture Frame*. Mouldings Picture Frames to Order.

McKeen*s Blook. M8 Main st, 6th and 7th.

Absolutely Pure

This powder never varies. A rasrwi of purity, Ktrenrlh and whofcwotaeaess. More economical than tbe ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition with the mnlt tttade of low tert, short welxht, aiumorphew

§S£^w ,S

-pjTVAXSYlLLK ROUTB.

itK.T

lO Hours

Qatoker Ume than via any other mate to all points In the Sooth. Oniy» hoors between Ifcrr* Haote and Jacksonville, Fla^ with bat efeaaceaf ears. Woodruff and Pollaaaa cars to Nashville. Par tickets aad (all lafbnnaUoa, call on

Secure your seats at Button's.

The elements seem to endorse us and

Amusements.

ISTAYLOR'S OPEBA HOUSE

-i-^l Wilson Naylor Manager.

Saturday, March 24.

Return of tho Favorite, Pretty, Piquant, Petite,

Lizzie

The Little Eleetric Battery, and a carefully selected company, in

OUR ANGEL.

'Jfew songs, dances and melodies.

Prices 75, 50 and 25 cents.

"NJAYLOR'S OPERA HOUSE.

li Wilson Naylor, Manager.

OUTEJ SOIil3D WEBK. COMMENCING

Monday, March 26th.

Matinees Wednesday and Saturday

Welcome Return of the Popular

McGollin Opera Gomiqne

COMP A.2ST-Y-.

38—THIRTY-EIGHT PEOPLE-38 The old favorites retained and new ones added Larger, stronger and better than ever.

A Magnificent Repertoire

Monday Night and MliatAtPPffl Wednesday Matinee

Beggar Student

Wedn'F^faTNights

Merry -War

11. GAGG,

^"Isaturday Nights

Bohemian Girl

and

urday Matinee

Our Own Efficient Orchestra—Grand Choruq of 25 voices. Popular prices of admission. Gallery, 15 Family Circle, 25 Dress Circle and Orchestra, 35 Balcony seats, 50c.

1888. 1888.

SPRING

ARRIVALS

—or—

New Paper Hangings.

The Most Select and Largest Line of New Style

^Gilt, Bronze

—AH®—

Cheaper Grades

—or—

Wall

Paper

Ever opened in Terre Haute have jost been received by

Brokawlfros.,

413 Wabash Avenue.

worry

A. CAMPBKLU

general Ageat, Terre Haat^ IaC

many poor women who cannot

tbe needUM ten or twenty dollars to joy one. Diamood pyit inll color

tho

feathers, velvets, and ribbons, to sny fashionable abade. By their aid sny woman esa get tp stylish bonnet cheaply.

have lost nothing by the postponement of our Parasol Sale. Well, we will have it sometime next week, very likely on Saturday next will let you know through the daily papers.

NEXT SATURDAY, the day before Easter, will be a great gala day at our establishment. Particulars will be advertised during the week.

During this cold, rainy week we,have accumulated great lots,of,, new goods for the first sunny day. I* MISSES JACKETS in elegant new designs.

5 LADIES BEADED WRAPS, JACKETS, RAGLANS, NEWMARKETS. "-gmsr 25 Black Jersey Cloth Jackets, good quality, $3.00 worth $4.00 25. Black Jersey Cloth Jackets, excellent quality, $4.00 worth $5.00 2fTBlack Jersey Cloth Jackets, Tailor made and bound, Satin faced, $5.00 worth $6.00 -i

Grand assortment of SPPING SHAWLS. Is Elegant line of new Ribbons in all the leading new and scarce shades, new Collars and Cuffs, Dress Trimmings, Torchon and Medicis Laces, Pocket Books, Satchels. A full line of Ladies, Misses and Childrens Jersey Ribbed Summer Underwear, in long and short sleeves, high and low necks and a many new and desirable goods, which we would like for you all to come and see

INCOLN & HAYNES,

-LJ DENTI8T8 Office 19% south 6th st., opposite post office. All work warranted as represented.

"HR GEO. MARBACH,

DENTIST.

REMOVED to 428% Wabash Avenue, over Arnold's clothing store.

E. A. GILLETTE., D. D. S.

ZDIEUsTTIST.

Has removed to McKeen's new^bleck, ^corner Seventh and Main street.

T^R. R. W. VAN VALZAH,

Successor to

RICHARDSON

a. c.

VAN VALZAH,

X)E3STTIST.

Office—Southwest corner Fifth and Main Streets, over National State Bank (entrance on Fifth street

PUGH. a. E. PUGH.

pUGH & PCGH,

Attorneys at Law,'

3*9% Ohio gitveC

Money to Loan at Low Bates of Interest,

JULIUS F. ERMI8CH STEAM DYE HOUSE,!

t' «S6 Main Stre et, McKeen's Block, Cleaning and dyeing of ail kinds of Ladle and Gents clothing. Gents garments a)» eatly repaired, write for price list

Established 1MB. Incorporated ML

pHGENIX FOUNDRY

ajto

:MACHINE WORKS,

Mannfacitnre aad deal in all kinds of

Machinery and Machinery Users Supplies.

Flour MiTl Work

OUB SPECIALTY.

Have more patterns, larger experience and capacity, and emptor mors mechantes thaa any other similar establishment within sev-eniy-flve miles of Terrs Haote.

Bopnir sad Jobbing Wort

Otveu special attention. Write or eail on sad seeforyonrselt 401 to 930 If. Otb »t., nesr Union Depot

Torrs Bsnto, lad.

fixed the weather so that we

Speech of Thanks!

In tendering our thanks for your generous and- manifest approval of our new enterprise, we desire to say that we intend to do the best that is in us to show our appreciation of your encouragement Our liberal principles of business will be supplemented by a stock of reliable Clothing and Gents' Furnishings worthy of this beautiful citj. Experience teaches us that confidence is easiest won by free and frank statements about goods. In our business with you we intend always to be guided by this prinoipal. We shall stupy your tastes. You shall always have a big slice of our oourtesy. We have had a notable example of our appreciation. Our only ambition is to have the largest clothing business in the State. We fully realize how much we owe to the co-operation of our patrons, and promising to keep alive the same spirit of progress that has brought us to success, we are very respectfully,

MYERS BROS. 11

N ORDINANCE.

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An ordinance to amend the amended section 11. adopted July 20, 1880, and section It, adopted June 18, i860, of an ordinance providing for waking contracts for tbe removal of garbage.

Section 1. Be it ordolnwl br the Common Council of tbe city of Terre Haute: Tbat section 14. adopted July 20, 1860. and section 10, adopted June 18,1880. of an ordinance providing for making contracts for tbe removal of ga'bage, be and the same are hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 14. Upon the taking effect of this ordinance, and in November, U8U. and In November of ef each third year thereafter the Council shall caus* to be advertised, In at !enat one of tbe dally

section, and dead poultry, the same to be taken and removed, In wat r-Ugbt carts, by ten (10) o'clock regularly every other or second day from the first dtty of Hay to the first day of November, and as often tu once a week during the remainder of tbe year.

Section 15. The Council shall furnish to all persons desirous of bidding, copies of the l«e and regulations which shall govern heron tractor, and when tbe bids are received they shall be opened, whereupon tbe Council shall contract, In the name the city, with the p*rty maktnu the lowest and best bid for removing tbe garbage and dead poultry. Tbe first contract made under this ordinance shall be fer the removal of garbage and dead poultry as her In provided from the first day of June iin, to the thirty-first day of December, 1800, both days Inclusive, and the advertisement for proposals shall so state. All subsequent contracts sball be made for three years. For tbe fallore on tbe part of any contractor for tbe removal uf garbage, to comply with the provisions of this ordinance, he shall forfeit the sum of fifty dollars for each and every nuch failure the same to be deducted from any moneys tbat may be due said contractor from said city, under hi* said contract, and said contractor shall give bond, with good security in do*ib!e tbe amount of bis contract for tbe faithful performance thereof. all ordinances and parts of ordinances, except so far as tbev effect any contract for tbe removal of garbage, with the city now In existence, are hereby repealed.

Wheress an emergency exists for the Immediate taking effect of this ordinance the same shall take effect and be in force after the publication thereof for one day each In two consecutive weeks in the Dally express and Daily Gazttie—dail/ papers, wbich publication!* bereby ordered.

Adopted by the Common Council of thedty of Terre Uatrte. tnd.. at a regular meeting thereof, held Tuesday evening, March 20.18HB.

QLIFT WILLIAMS CO.,

Successors to Clift, Williams dt Co. W. & Cwft, Pre*. J.tL WiixtAxa, V. P. sod See*?, '-m, i. M.csujn,Treee

MAMPTAVtVMMMB Or

Sash, Doors, Blinds, etc.

AMD DIAlM W"

LUMBER, LATH, 8HINQLBB

GLASS, FAINT8, OILS

AHD BUILDERS" HARDWAR®. Molherry^trast, «orn«r tth. ft... •, ,j j,. rrs Hsate, lad*

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DUDDLESTON, City Clerk.

Established 189L incorporated