Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 19, Number 46, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 11 May 1889 — Page 4

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A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

EDWIN P. WE8TFALL,®* MANAGER. DOUGLAS H. SMITH, LOCAL EPITOR.

80B8CKIPTXOJ* PRICK, H00 A Y*AH. FUBUOATXOH

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ICos. 30 23 South Fifth Street, Printing House Square.

TERRE HAUTE, MAY 11, 1889

THE Xex* York Centennial celebration cost 9320,000 and cheap enough too.

OKLAHOMA was opened up fo'settletnent April 22, and the corn is already sprouting in the fields of the homesteaders. America grows fast.

GEN. FBAWK PALMIIR got a late start in the race for Public Printer but he came out an easy winner. By the way, Palmer is an Indiana man, having been bora in Dearborn county—a circum«tsoee that isjnot against him by any moans. :r==

IT is not a pleasant thing to sit down on Needles, but that Is what President Harrison is going to do if the Oklahoma Marshal doesn't clear himself of those ugly charges about land grabbing. Mr. Needles should have been sharper—or was it that he wasltoo sharp?

THE great centennial exposition at Paris is now open and a grand display of the civilized world's activity in art, science and Industry is on review. Strangers from all parts of the globe are flocking Into the French capital and they will leave millions of dollars behind. The cost to France of getting up the big fair has been very large but it is certain to be a highly profitable investment. Isn't It pretty near time for Uncle Sam lo hnve anothor grand national blow-out.

contagious? There are rea

sons for believing it is. It goes in waves sometimes like an epidemic. Not long ago a young man stopping at a hotel in Chicago put on his dress suit and put an oml to his life. Since then there have been two cases precisely similar in other parts of the country, one of the victims purchasing a dress suit

for

the specific

purpose. This is not an isolated instance. It has frequently happened that a suicide strikingly sensational in some respects, has bad imitators in other places. The faot furnishes an interesting subject for phychological study.

A NEW SCHOOL OF LITERATURE.

Of late there have been produced in this country several novels that would much better not have been written. Ainelie Rives set the example and as her book made a sensation she was of course not long In having imitators and rivals It Is noteworthy that this erotic class of novels are all from the pens of women, an'i In the main unmarried women. The faot is not proof that women are worse than men but rather that the writers were anxious to make a sensation In literature for the sake of the gain it would bring them and deliberately selected this way of accomplishing it. They say that the immoral relations of the sexes as depicted in novels would procure a wide sale for their books and that is all they cared for. Seeing that this kind of literature was popular one after another they plunged Into it. No great talent was

needed

become

,only a coarse and

vulgar exhibition of suoh phases of human nature as have always been tabood In decent literature.

How long this deluge of morally rancid stuff will l»st no one can say but, like every coarse sensation, It will probablv soon run out. It will be carried to such extremes that the popular taste will

nauseated and revolt against

it. Such a revolt should come very soon, at once. These book® are unfit to be read. There Is no excuse for them to be In print. They belonged to the a*e of two ceuturles ago. The plea of reahsm cannot prevail in their favor. Much exists that It Is better Tor the world not to know—that it is brutally lndooent to put into books. The depths of human depravity need not be published to the rising generation. The press should speak out emphatically against this foul perversion of the dutins of authorship and public sentiment should revolt against It. America In the Nineteenth century cannot afford to tolerate unclean literature. ________=====

THE SPIKE- TAIL TO 00.

The young man who contemplates the purchase of a "splke-iail" drees coat, using up

his

surplus earnings for several

months In the achievement, will do well to pause and consider. There have been rumblings now and then for some time past against the tyranny of the swallow tail and now It is said to be a settled fact that Pari* has uttered the final edict and that the black dress coat must go. p»ri» aeta the fashions for the world •*re all know and Paris has decreed that brighter colors shall prevail hereafter. Already theexperlmentot bright colored coats, with white vests and black pants, has been tried in the gay capital with satisfactory results. The ladies find that their own gsy plumage is shown to fcettcr advantage than It was against a background of everlasting black. And «o we may as well surrender to the inevitable. We long ago came bark toour grandmothers* diahee, chairs and droast* and the Utne Is ripe for a return to our grandfathers' bright coats, powdered hair and knickerbockers. Undoubtedly It was a more pictur ue costume titan the monotonous sp ^-tall It only needs to be introda In oi' to ran like a prairie fire. We ahaU eome to It because this old world new f*i» to owin^ back to the old sooner or r. No style can last forever *nd thesci* retail coat has held «w*y for longer

'A BIG OIL WELL.

Excitement ran high on Monday night when it became known that a big flow of oil bad been struck at the oil well, about 150 yards from the Union depot, and in the rear of the Phoenix foundry. There were strong evidences of oil in the afternoon. Drilling progressed until about 8 o'clock when the drills were buoyed up by the oil, and it was useless to attempt to drill deeper into the stratum of sandstone. The drills were drawn and the oil spouted out of the pipe to a height of about 40 or 50 feot. The drill house and surroundings were drenched with the fluid. Fires were drawn from the boilers to prevent a conflagration. There was no means of stopping the flow and it continued during the night. The following morning a cap was placed on the pipe and the oil conducted out of the drill house. A pipe line was extended to the railroad and several tank-care were filled. The flow averaged about a barrel a minute. Before the flow was shut off hundreds of barrels had run out on the ground. A half acre was covered with the fluid. Trenches were dug in order that the oil might sink into the sand.

its comeliness warranted. It argues poorly for the inventive genins of the race when we go on wearing one kind of coat for centuries. We ritust have some- women mayors. thing new in dress coats and something new will be the charming old garments thing comparatively unknown in Engof the revolutionary period. 8o, young man, dont buy the f60 spiketail outfit until you hear farther from the

THE AGE OF INVENTION.

The news of tbe find spread rapidly and before midnight hundreds had gone to the well to satisfy themselves that the report was true. No lights were permitted in the vicinity of the well for had the oil taken fire L. S. Briggs' lumber yard adjoining would probably have been doomed. Old tin cans, buckets and everything that would contain the fluid were procured and the oil was carried away for several blocksand then ignited. Several persons brought a quantity of It up street as far as Seventh and Main where It was poured out on the street crossings and ignited. The flames could be seen for a number of blocks and many congregated at the corner although the hour was then nearly midnight. Hundreds flocked to the wdU the next day and the well has slnc^been one of the chief centers of attraction in the city. Ropes were stretchcd across the street in order to keep back the crowds that came to see the oil gush from the well. A number of police officers were stationed at the well to keep back the throng of visitors.

The oil Is of a good quality and i* pronounced superior to the celebrated Lima, Ohio, crude oil. By a simple process it can be converted into rn excellent grade of lubricating oil. There is every reason to believe that the flow will hold out, in which event Terre Haute can be considered a very fortunate city. The find will proveof incalculable benefit to the oity and will give its business interests an impetus which they have not received for years. There are

short time a number of additional wells will be going down in search of oil. A number of

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fifteen stockholders in the company. There is talk of other companies beinst formed and It is probable that within a portray without the use of the brush of

speculators have arrived

this week to look over the territory and prospects. Among them were several from Indianapolis.

The directors met on Wednesday night and determined to lay a pipe line to the Vandalia gravel pit, east of the city where large tanks will be constructed to receive the oil. Work will be commenced as soon as the pipe can be secured. The flow continues without apparent dimlnitlon since the well settled down* to steady work. 'fjs

A NOVKL SCREEN.

New York TVIegrui..

A novelty In screens are those with

TERRE TT A UTS SATURDAY EVENING MATT

ABOUT WOMEN.

Five towns in Kansas have elected

The exclusively feminine club is a

land. A young

and

beautiful Polish woman

in New York City went raving mad through excessive cigarette smoking. It becomes an interesting question how long society will be loyal to the newest "fad" which has to do with evangelism under female auspices.

It is hard to realize what enormous advances have been made in the world of invention during the past century A hundred years ago there was no power loom, no spinning-jenny, no cotton gin, interest of which is to be used Mr. W. A. Hamilton attends to the local no railroad, no steel, silk, sewing ma- jor reeving needy American women. business. They are prepared at all times chine, electric light, telegraph, telephone or farming machinery worth ^peaking of. If we can imagine the present age with all these accessories of civilization banished, we will have some idea of the conditions of life when onr forefathers lived and gloried, no doubt, in the achievements which their own age had made over thoee that proceeded it. Will it be so a hundred years from now? Will our grand children have such possessions of inventive genius, so many wondeHul, and to us now inconceivable things, as to make our present boasted age seem as clumsy and comfortless to them as that of our forefathers now seems to us? It is impossible to say* We cannot be assured that the inventive genius which has characterized the last fifty years will be continued indefinitely. The cycle of Invention may give way to one of mental activity in some other and widely different channel. But it is reasonable to suppose that invention will continue because each new discovery in art or science forms the natural steppingstone to others still beyond. The race may not always move so rapidly, but it will continue to move and it may even move at an acclerated speed by reason of the accumulation of working materials In its hands.

A wealthy New York lady has made a bequest of $50,000 to the Salmagundi

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A grocer of New York city says that many women of the poorer classes start their fires with clothespins when they happen to be out of kindling wood. For this reason the sale of clothespins Is very large.

Mr. Boher and Miss Cassenius had a license and were nearing a preacher's house In Bedford, Penn., a few nights since, when the lady's heart failed her, she dropped his arm and took flight for her home,

It Is said that the Woman's Christian Temperance union of Chicago recently issued a cook book, which it was obliged to suppress because it was discovered that in a recipe for mince pie cider was prescribed.

At Franklin, Ind., two sisters, indignant because a young man deserted one of their family whom he had been courting, followed him to his new girl's home and there on the doorstep gave him a sound thrashing.

Superintendent Ireland says that while some of the vicious dogs in the Philadelphia Kennel Club show were ugly when men attempted to pat them, the touch of a woman's hand was welcomed by the most savage brute.

Light gray is now the most stylish color for a riding habit. If the wearer wishes to compliment her elport she will tuck a handkerchief of theidolor.of his necktie in her breast pocket, so that all the world may see it.

Helen Dauvray, after having engaged her company and made preparations for the season, has now announced her intention of retiring from public life and devoting herself entirely to her husband, John Montgomery Ward, the ball player.

Flatter than an Inverted soup-plate are some of the newest hats. There is a radical and sudden change in head-gear a collapse which produces a feeling of a tornado having passed, sweeping all towering objects before its devastating fury.

OskalotfSft's female mayor, who was reelected this spring, paid all the outstanding claims of the city last year, met the current expenses promptly, and left a balance of $100 In the city treasury. She wore the same bonnet all year that she had bought the season before.

Ethel Grigs, a German woman, says she can whistle Mrs. Shaw into a shame ful silence in exactly thirty minutes, and she threatens to come over here before long to do it. She is a handsome woman, although of ponderous build, and she has been warbling ever since she was a child.

The rage for antique stuffe, notably embroideries, increases. She who can by any means get possession of a choice bit is the envy of all womankind less fortunate, especially after she has had the fragment transformed into a dainty bonnet with one big bow of velvet or bouquet of velvet flowers for its sole ornsment. "*1?' a-.,"

flaps or pockets on the outside panel screen windows, large assortment at the

for holding larger photo- hardware store of Flnkbtner A Duengmphs. The in a\- He covered with diagonal cloth, Roman satin or plush, and the pockets to correspond, or of rather broad ri' lon v. 'vet, drawn tightly acr- a5*- gw and stitched at on* jLiii.a for the photo- W 15 for each party they let sew gnnitt.

It is almost impossible to give without the aid of Illustrations any adequate idea of the fashion of many of the leading styles in gowning. The draperies are too deft and conning to picture in words, the color efiects are impossible to

an artist, and the chaste folds and charm ing curves must "beseen to be appreciated." There is great style and fancy in the creation of the majority of the models for this and the coming season.

Swell young women in London with arartistic tastes are organising "sketching club*." They hire a man for a teacher, and meet at the hoases of the members. Subjects are given out, and at the end of certain time the work is sent to the professor, who notes his criticism on the back of each sketch, and then sends the whole lot to one of the club, who adds

Screen doors, screen wire, adjustable

weg.

The overall manufacturers tell you •the White won*t do their work." Why? Because

for them.

N. Hickman wont

srtv thev let sew

Removal.

The well-known firm of Riddle, Hamilton

The most expensive ready-made cor- rjt«. Su«m set sold in the fashionable stores is val ued at |35. It is made by hand in Paris and is lined with heavy silk, with the steels covered with down.

The rich widow of General Scroggs, at Buflalo, has just married a young man of twenty-two. The lady is sixty-seven, but her fortune of |300,000 is supposed to fully cover the difference in age.

A Live Oak, Fla., widow advertises as follows: Wanted, by a handsome widow, a husband. Must be a man of good moral standing not over forty years of age, industrious and temperate."

Rose Elizabeth Cleveland is going abroad early in June. It is rumored that she has accepted a position as lecturer on American literature In a young ladies' boarding-school in London.

Co. have been compelled to move

to their new office, No. 20 S. Sixth street, the old postoffice building, on account of increase of business. This room has been fitted up in handsome, substantial and tasteful style, and is the best arranged Insurance, Loan and Real Estate bffice in the city. The agency has been in existence twenty-five years and under the present management fifteen years. The gentlemen composing it have a thorough knowledge of the various branches of their business, the senior member, Mr. J. Irving Riddle, is State Agent of the Phenlx of Brooklyn, while

to issue Fire, Lightning, Cyclone, Wind

Storm, Marine, Life, Accident, Steam Boiler and Surety Policies, in fact anything almost in the line of Insurance. The agency has paid over a quarter of a million dollars in losses In Terre Haute and vicinity and does by far the largest business in the city. They have a large and varied list of desirable properties for sale both in the city and surrounding country, and are prepared at all times to accomodate their customers in this respect both as to terms and prices. They are also prepared to make Loans at reasonable interest for one to five years in sums of |250 and upwards. The recent discovery of petroleum in this city will undoubtedly bring a.large number of investers here from abroad and this firm are prepared to attend to their wants in the way of buying and leasing lands, notary work, etc. Visitors from abroad are cordially invited to make this office their headquarters no matter whether they have business with the firm or not. Correspondence solicited.

Money to Loan.

MONEY-TO

MONEY

LOAN-In large or small

amounts on easy terms. J. D. BIGELOW, Opera House.

TO LOAN.—In sums to suit the

borrower, on the most favorable terms. RIDDLE, HAMILTON & CO., Sixth and Main.

For Sale.

F—Almost

SALE.-WH1TESEWING MACHINE

as good as new for sale cheap.

Inquire at Mall office.

OR SALE.—Townley Vapor Stove new hree burners and large oven. Enquire at 121 N. Seventh street.

Lost*

LOST.-SILKstreet,

UMBRELLA.—On the street

cars between Thirteen*h and Poplar and south Third Friday evening gold mounted with plain black handle. Return to this office ana receive rewnrd.

Great Bargains.

RIDDiiE, HAMILTON & CO., Leading Real Estate Agents.

Fstreet,

OR SALE—A 40 foot lot on Sixteenth neai Sycamore. Terms to suit purchaser.

mDDLEj

F'very

HAMILTON A CO.,

FientSALE.—GoodeasyHAMILTON&CO.

OR 6-room house convento Keys's Manufacturing Works 1100 cash and balance lo payments.

RIDDLE,

LAST PERFORMANCE

her criticism. In this way the sketches Tlllirsd&y EV61lill^, Mfty 6thj are passed about to each sketcher.

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OR SALE—A 7 seven room house on Third near Swan splendid condition 51,850. klDDLE, HAMILTON

CO.

OR SALE.—Corner lot on East Eagle street cheap.

FEighth

RIDDLE, HAMILTON & CO.

OR SALE—Desirable residence on north street, south of railroad. RIDDLE, HAMILTON & CO.

„R SALE.—Almost new cottage on north Seventh east front: convenient location. RIDDLE. HAMILTON A CO.

OR SALE.—185 cash and 315.70 a month will buy a nice little home on a desirable corner south of Vandalla railway convenient to yards and shops.

RIDDLE, HAMILTON A CO,

»I H. Koyoe, Attorney*^ Office-517 Ohio street.

The State of Indiana. Vigo county. In the Vigo Circuit court. No. 15.350. Augustus J. H. Renshaw vs. John w. Roberts nnd Joshua E. Dlx (Impleaded v^ith William B. Boyle etal.)—Foreclosure.

Be it known that on the 27th day of April, 1889, said Plaintiff filed an affidavit in due form, showing thatsald John W. Roberts and Joshua E. Dix are non-residents of the State of Indiana.

Said non-resident defendants are hereby notified of the pendency of said action against them, ana that the same will stand for trial June 19. 1888, the same being at the May Term of said Court In the year 1889.

JOHN C. WARREN, Clerk.

^Amusements.

TSJAYLOR'S OPERA HOUSE

JLN Wilson Nay lor Manager.

TO-NIGHT, A E S i|

Comic Opera Company

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CHIMES OF NORMANDY. CHIMES OF NORMANDY. CHIMES OF NORMANDY. ATAYLOR'S OPERA HOUSE.

_i-N Wilson Naylor, Manager.

POSITIVELY ONE NIOHT ONLY.

JOSEPH

T7 T? T? T7 T) A

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—AND HIS-

COMEDY COMPANY,

PRESENTING

Rip ail Wlllkle

Sale opens Monday Morning I o'clck Prompt.

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££2

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HOBERG, ROOT & CO.'S

Hot Weather Goods Dep'ts

ARE BRIM FULL OF NICE THINGS.

Immense Line of Sateens, Ginghams, Lawns, White Goods, Side Band Zephyrs, John Anderson's Scotch Ging,hams? Bengalines, India Silks, Printed

China Silks, Etc.

Ladies' Muslin Underwear, Summer Shawls,

SUMMER SCARFS, EMBROIDERED FICHUS,

FANS, FAlsTS, FAKS,

PARASOLS, SUN UMBRELLAS.

Low Prioes in Every Department. Please call and examine.

hobergTROOT & CO.,

Jobbers and Retailers. 518 and 520 Wabash Ave.

BAKER & WATSON.

ON SALE NEXT WEEK!

50 Dozen Ladies' Hemstitched Handkerchiefs at 5c. Linen Laces at 10c per dozen yards. All the New Shapes in Children's Caps from 10c up.

Feehheimers Fancy Goods Bazar,

?South.

FOB (t

NICE, WELL-MADE CLOTHING

J.T.H.MILLKR.

CABBIES THE ZB-A-HSTlsl EB.

/FT" I. I, & *, Don't fail to see him if you want a good Suit for Man or Boy, Ready-Made or Made to Order.

P. S.---An elegant line of Underwear, New Style Collars, Shirts, etc., too numerous to mention.

Choice New Turkish Prunes. Just received a cask. Sixteen pounds for $1. ...

York. Statc Apples!

.fasrr VSf

3-pound cans, per doz. 60c. 5c.

All of above goods warranted.

W. Wr^CLI E R,

631 Wabash Avenue.

HEADQUARTERS FOB

Athletic Goods,

ALL THE LEAD1NO RACKETS,

TENNIS NETS AND RALLS.

Most Com pleto Stock of

-V\ FISHING TACKLE

IN THE STATE.

Razors, Pocket KaivesandSissors Good Steel Sissors, Nickel Plated, 92o.

street.

4:th

TALK ABOUT FASHION AND GOOD STYLES,

W abash. Avenue,

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Fresh, Sweet!

COME SEE AND BUY. Per Pound, 15c.

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