Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 19, Number 51, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 15 June 1889 — Page 4

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THEJV1AIL

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

EDWIN P. WEST FALL, DOUGLAS H. SMITH,

EX-SENATOR SABIN, of Minnesota, has done an act that will arouse a storm of popular feeling against him in divorcing his wife on the ground of habitual drunkenness on her part. It is said the woman has been the better part of Mr Sabin's political contests, and that she has always stood by him faithfully Washington society and the people who knew her best are surprised to hear of such a charge made against her. It is suspected that Mr. Sabin wants to marry another wife, but he will never be justified in such a cruel method of accomplishing his purpose, nor would any decent woman marry a man who had treated his first wife so, If she knew the facta.

SOME of the ministers have been drawing providential lessons from the Johnstown flood. The only lesson that can fairly be drawn from the terrible catastrophe is that if people will persist in living with a besom of destruction hanging over their heads, liable to fall at any moment, thoy need not be surprised when the night of terror comes. God doesn't miraculously hold back the waters from a defective dam, however excellent tho people may be who dwell benoath it. When we have exhausted all our own resources to avert disaster it is time to call on God for help, but not before. There were repeated warnings thnt the South Fork dam was unsafe but they wont unhoaded, as such warnings usually do. Will other cominnities profit by the awful sacrifice at Johnstown?

THE Chicago Herald recently gave an account of the "Rookery Building" in that citv, which is said to be the greatest ofllco building in the world. In size it is 178x10(5 feet, 160 feet high, contains 1318 windows and gives quarters to 500 firms that do an aggregate business of 500 millions a yoar. It costs $12,000 just for coal to heat and light it each year and $50,000 to pay the salaries of employes. But tho annual rent roll amounts to the enormous sum of $400,©00, so that thore is a fair surplus even after expenses are paid. Three letter carriers find their whole employment in carrying the mail to and from this great building and the power of 1,000 horses is required for steam heating and running the elovators. It is hard to realize that a single building should house such an army people and such enormous interests. The fact is only an Illustration of tho incredible concentration of great cities.

SINCE the terrible disaster at Johnstowu thoughtful people in other places are looking about to see if insecure death traps exist which only await a favorable opportunity to develop into some fatal tragedy. The large exposition building in Chicago is sruspected of insecurity and a prominent architect of that city demands that the heavy domes be taken down and tho enormous trusses which support tho roof be subjected to a rigid scrutiny. Of course financial interests cry out at once that the building is as safe as any in Chicago and could not be overthrown by an earthquake, but that is always to be expected in such cases. The same answer was made to the charge against the South Fork dam. It was built to last while the everlasting hills should endure. But the water carried it away like straw.

There could 1m» no better work done in any community than the careful inspection of buildings, bridges and other structures that may possibly be unsafe. In almost every instance where many Uve#i have been sacrificed by some alleged accideut there were pervious auspicious, which, had they been acted upon, would have averted the calamity. If there are any rickety things in or about Terre Haute which are likely to endanger life, this would be a good time to look after them.

AT this distance from the scene ot the terrible disaster at Johnstown criticisms may well be lenient and sympathy for the stricken people large and abundant. Still it la hard to justify those of the suOereni who have, as is alleged, burned their bibles and renounced the Christian religion. Their excuse must be that a merciful heavenly Father would not permit such a dreadful calamity to come upon his children, being all-powerful and able to prevent it.

Such a view leaves out of the fact that human negligence waa .« cause of the calamity. In this r*wj»ct tl»e Johnstown deluge is far I at from «m earthquake or the rvt$: of vr* ino. Against r-'rtt i^*-r:*of ii*5«re human H-r ju-d jdom are unable to r* md yet many thousands have been destroyed by tbees agencies, ut when selfish men build insecure

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MAHAGKK.

LOCAL EDITOR.

SUBSCRIPTION PRICK, 2,00 A YKAR. FUBLICATIOIF OMCX, Xoa. 20 and 22 Bouth Fifth Street,

Printing House Square.

TERRE HAUTE, JUNE 15, 1889

A 8KN8ATIOX has been made of the fact that a patient haa died under the treatment of a Chicago faith cure doctor, Yet it is a very common thing for patient* to die in the hand* of the pill doctors and no fans is made about it.

ATTORNEY GKNKRAL MILLER says the two requisites for getting office under the present administration are that the applicant by a good man and a good Republican. And now ever so many good men and good Republicans are wondering why they haven't got their office long ago.

houses or dams and they give way carrying scores of people to destruction, it is foolish and wicked to blame God for the disaster. The Bible nowhere promises immunity from harm in such cases but distinctlyteache8 that it is only when we have exhausted all of our own resources forwarding off evil that God will intervene to help us. It is flying in the face of Providence to live under the shadow of imminent danger and expect God to do for us by a miracle what we could do for ourselves by the exercise of common sense.

IT is stated that Chief Arthur, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, has declared he will never order another strike, no matter what the provocation maybe. Mr. Arthur has always pursued the policy of discouraging strikes but it seems he is willing to go further now and repudiate them altogether. He has seen the loss and suffering caused by the strike method of dealing with labor troubles and has wisely concluded that they never pay, no matter what the outcome may be. The long and desperate strike of the men on the Burlington road will be historical. It is known that the great corporation was sadly crippled and caused losses that ran into the millions. But the losses of the men were almost as great and it is certain there was no profit in the strike to anybody.

It is gratifying to note a decided falling off in strikes within recent months. A year ago the newspapers were full of them. Two years ago it was even worse. Now we hear little of strikes. Workingmen and employers appear to be getting along more amicably. Doubtless both have learned lessons from the past and are disposed to profit by them. They have learned that compulsion is a costly method of settling differences of opinion. "I will do nothing upon compulsion," said Falstaff, and the race in general feels that way. Stubbornness engenders stubborness. Convince a man that he is wrong and you will have much better success than in trying to force him to adopt your views.

LIQUOR AND POVER1Y. In certain notes on the statistical determination of the cause of poverty, prepared by Amos G. Warner, he states that the Buffalo Charity Organization Society, as a result of nine years' work among the poor has made a classification which shows that 11 per cent of ths cases brought to its attention were due to intemperance, 30 per cent lack of employment, 20 per cent sicknesss, the remaining percentage being made up by a variety of causes.

So far as the drink evil goes these figures coriespond closely with those gathered in England, which attribute from 13 to 14 per cent of the causes of poverty to drunkenness. The estimate is probably too small rather than too large, as the effects of the liquor habit cannot be traced to their utmost ramifications. It is a terrible commentary upon the vice of liquor drinking that such an amount of poverty and perhaps greater percentage of crime should follow in its wake.

MARRIAGE NO FAILURE. Some months ago Mona Caid, on English writor, started a discussion of the question, "Is Marriage a Failure?" It reached this side of the water and has taken on many phases, there being arguments in profusion on both sides.

There is really no more reason for supposing marriage Is a failure than to suppose that the human race Is a failure. It is certainly the best domestic arrangement that could be devised and nothing better has been or Is likely to be discovered, since it has been established by God and sanctioned by the usage of all times.

The divorce question has reoeived a great deal of attenten of late and statistics have been given going to show that the marriage tie has been slightly regarded and is of growing laxity. Perhaps too much prominence has been given to such facts. At any rate the statistics on the subject of marriage and divorce which have been gathered by the United States Commissioner are not so bad as the situation-has been painted by fervid writers. It appears that notwithstanding the present facilities for divorce there Is only about one divorce for every 100 marriages, or an average of one per cent. It is said that only about three men in a hundred succeed in business and 99 out of a hundred succeed in marriage Is the most successful tiling we know of.

Another idea, that marriages are decreasing, does not seem to be borne out by the facts. It is estimated that there were 9,500,000 married couples in the country in 1880, an incr*—*© of about 30 per cent over 1870, or jut the same ratio as the Increase of population. It Is possible, however, that the figures will not show so well during the psst«1 ade, since the many new avenues of employment opened to women in recent years have tended to make them more independent and therefore lew- liable to wed for the mere sake of a home and a livelihood.

LEARN A TRADE.

Some time ago the Chicago Tribune sent a circular letter to minent business men asking their o^i—ions as to the best way of starting a boy in lite. The answers, puHished In last Sunday's issue, are Intru sting. Dr. DeWolf, health officer of thr ity, is«* idedly for boys 1 vr»ng a Wade. says that many _J„eds of mm have sought his aldlajMPOcnrii^einpli^vjn.nt, mud that he has always found it more difficult to place

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eclipse and read his Homer tu*n him who couH *rlv sweep the starts and hoe Ut« gt r. He add*: "1 -:--t week I procured IN*' ployment in a livery ban* for a man who Iv-lls the free of A. M. from a New England ..tge. He Is a

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perfectly temperate and upright character, yet at 55 ye*rs of age absolutely stranded in the battle for bread and butter. Younger men in every field were covering the ground more effectively than was possible for him to do and he was driven to the wall." Recently, he says, a master plumber advertised for a book-keeper and the next day reoeived 200 letters begging for the place which paid $8 a week, many of them from educated men. "At the same time this master was paying $21 a week to the young mechanics who worked in his establishment and the supply did not exceed the demand."

E. G. Keith, president of the Metropolitan National bank, joins Dr. DeWolf in the opinion that professional and mecantile pursuits are greatly overcrowded, and that the training of the young man in mechanical and scientific pursuits is much the most promising, with a view of manufacturing or similar business."

These views accorded with those of many competent and practical men who have observed the tendency of things in this country in recent years. There is a congestion in law, medicine and merchandise. In the former there is not business enough for all in the latter competition has become so close and margirs so small and the methods ,of getting trade so expensive, that it is very difficult to build up a profitable business. In mechanical and scientific pursuits there is still abundant room, especially for bright, fairly well educated men. The opportunities are great and the chances of rising to important and lucrative positions in the great manufacturing concerns of the future are full of encouragement. 4,

Oil and Otherwise."

There is comparatively little oil excitement now. An occassional company is organized but the rush has passed and there is a disposition on the part of home capitalists to await developments. It would seem that this conclusion should have been reached ere this. There is no special haste in reaching the oil bearing stratum and it maj prove costly to some of the companies that have been anxious to reach oil as speedily as possible. The favorite drilling ground has been east and northeast of the Diall well. There are three wells near the gusher, the Exchange well, a few hundred yards east, the Phoenix well, a hundred, yards southwest, and the Smith well, at Main and the E. »fe T. H. railroad. It is worth on 's while to drive out Liberty avenue or Locust street. The Kinser well near Fourteenth and Sycamore is the nearest lo the city. Along the Vandalia railroad ttfere are five wells all pounding in the direction of oil. They are all in an east and west line. The farthest removed is the Big Four well at Twenty-fourth street.^^J eral wells are located north street end one more site has been

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ed. It occurs to a practical and business mind that the drilling of so many wells In the same locality may prove a costly experiment. The oil may be found and it may not be. In the event gushers are struck there will be no very great advantage gained. If all get dry holes there will be many who will wish that only one or two wells had been drilled to ascertain whether or not oil was to be found. The combination of companies which was suggested would have prevented unnecessary expenditure in the event the much sought fluid is not found. The wisdom of a combination may be apparent when it is too late to remedy the matter. There are several wells in operation north of the city, one near the wheel manufactory and the Otter Creek well is ready for operations. Contracts have been let for several wells just south of the city. Within a week or two work will be progressing at from fifteen to twenty wells. The Star company which had leased a lot at 12th and Mulberry will drill north of Locust, because of a kick against the 12th street well.

There Is still great interest in the drilling operations. All the wells are daily visited by the curious, and the workmen are constantly asked the depth of the well. Those which are being drilled nearest the city are the most frequented. The curiosity of many are so great that they will persist in standing inside the derrick and do not care for the mud and water occasionally splashed on them. The Exchange and Kinser wells are the deepest. Each is over 800 feet deep. Both wells have thus far had been fortunate, no ser&us difficulty having been encountered to retard progress. Hie Button hole is down «ver 600 feet, also the Big Four and Elliott wells. It was thought that tho Elliott well had struck a crevice, but was found not to be the case. The Big Four well struck a flow of water at about 600 feet, which rose to the top of the ?**tog. The last of the week the hole Iame crooked and some time was spent in straightening it. At the Phoenix well a cave in occurred and a string of casing was put in. The mishap gave the Smith well a small lead. Both wells were started at the same time. At the Diall well the pumps were set at work this week and the oil in the tanks and trenches forced out to the tanks at the gravel pit. _____

The Guarantee Oil and Gas cdtnpany Is anew organisation which will operate on a different basis bom those already orcanised. The president is Joseph us Coilett treasurer, W. R. McKeen, and secretary, D. W. Mlnshall. The capital stock of the association is $100,000. The company Is oompoeed of prominent Terre Haute capitalists. It is their intention to purchsee oil, build tank line can and build a refinery. Just audi a company is needed here in the event

large quantities of oil are found. There will of necessity have to be some arrangements made for taking care of the oil, and the Guarantee is in the field for just such purposes. It is not the intention to lay pipes through the streets to furnish oil or gas to local consumers. There are already two companies organized for this purpose, right of way having been secured for the laying of pipes through the streets. The Fuel Gas company has seoured quite a number of contracts.

Discussion has been going on regarding the operation of outside capitalists and a diversity of opinion exists. All have the best interests of the city at heart but there the difference of opinion occurs. Terre Haute capitalists have taken care of themselves. They possess large tracts of land and have ample capital. If foreigners choose to come here and make investments there seems no especial objection, since they will assist in building up the city. However, all agree that no syndicate should get its grip on our territory or our interests. There need be no alarm felt that such will be the case.

The great question since the discovery has been how to dispose of the oil. There need be no sleep lost on this acconnt. A number of parties are here offering to purchase the entire amount of oil from different wells at about 17% cents per barrel. Thus tar no contracts have been secured. It is believed that with ample shipping facilities and a refinery the oil will be worth more than this amount.

It is understood that the Diall company offered the Phoenix $1,000 if they would dispense with their drilling and seek some other location. The Phoenix well is situated within 100 yards of the Diall gusher. It is believed that the oil territory is extensive and there is no crying need of bunching wells until the field is located. *"*'V

The Diall company has consolidated with the Guarantee company. The well, it is said, will become the property of the new company and has been turned in at a very handsome amount of stock.

The Big Four well is using oil under the boiler. Quite a large number of barrels have been purchased and it has been substituted for coal.

HAVE THE COURAGE. Have the courage to tell a man why you will not lend him your mon^r to wear your old garments till you can pay for new ones to pass the bottle without filling your glass to speak your mind when it is necessary that you should do so, and to hold your tongue when it is better that you should be silent to discharge a debt while you have the money to entertain your friends within your means, not beyond to own that you are poor, if you are so and tc obey your ker, at the risk of being ridiculed by tfP

"AT THE PARK.

Sunday, June 16th.

TZEIRZRJE: HAUTE .. —VS— !. I BLIOOZ^IIER Q-TOZEST.

Game called at 3 p. m.

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June 18th, 19th—CHAMPAIGN. June Slat, a3nd—DECATUR. Week-day Games Called at 3:90 o'clock.

Admission 25 cents, Ladies Free.

Miscbler for Meats.

STAR

MEAT MARKET.

27 north Fourth street

Is the leading and best equipped shop in the citv. Mr. Mischler always has on hand .The Choicest and Nicest Meats Of all kinds to be found anywhere in the city

ROBERT H= BLACK. AXES A. N ISBET.

gLACK & N1SBET,

UNDERTAKERS and EMBALMERS 20 n. Fourth st. Terre Haute, Ind. All calls will receive prompt and careful attention. Open day an

NEW TOMATOES!

RASPBERRIES I

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P.X. $•1

Bed Raspberries, JFancy strawberries, Sweet Oxford Cherries,

May Cherries, Gooseberries,

tv Cucumbers—Nice and Crisp,

PiePlant, Fresh Yi

oung Onions,

New Tender Peas, ,a. 'its1 Cauliflower, &«> New Tomatoei

New Potatoes,v New Florida Cabbage, Asparagus,

Spinach*

New War Beans New Green Beans, Froe Legs (Dellicatissen),

California Soup Bunches, Aspinwsll Bananas.

Golden Syrup, CboioeTess, Coffees, etc^ eta

J. "^KAUFMAN,

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WHEN in a grocer's «*ore yon stand And cakes of IVORY SOAP demand, Be careful not to be misled And imitations take instead, For dealers oft will praises sing Of that which may more profit bring. Let not your senses clouded be Because a snowy cake you see, 5^ For villainy not confined To darkest colors., bear in mind,

NEW ASSORTMENTS

ADDED TO OUR-

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SATEENS &- CHALLIES!

Sateens at 7c, 10c and I2)$c. 4 Cliallies at 5c, lOc, 15c and 19o Ginghams at 5c, 8c, 10c and 12 Wc. a

Throughout OurJStore.

518 and 520 Wabash Ave.

WHEN YOU CAN BUY

/•". NEW SPRING SUITS

AXjXJ wool,

if()RM'ft7.50 TIP!

AND A GREAT VARIETY TO SELECT FROM.

Flannel Coats and Vests, Surges, Alapacas, Mohairs. Underwear, all Grades and Prices. Just the thing to keep from taking cold and yet so pleasant.

J. T.H. MILLER,

-M, 522 "W-A-B-A-SH AVE.

BAKER & WATSON.

EXAMINE BEFORE YOU BUY,

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Lawns at 3c, 5c. 8o and 10c. 2 5 0 0 0 a a i. Bead Wraps at reduced prices. :. .' Parasols at reduced prices.

BARGAINS! BARGAINS!

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HEADQUARTERS FOB

Athletic Goods,

ALL THE LEADING RACKETS,

TENNIS NETS AND BALLS.

Most Complete Htock of

FISHING TACKLE

INTHEBTATK.

Razors, Pocket Knives and Slssors Good Steel 8olssors, Nickel Plated, 92o.

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And oft the sham is not remote From fairest face or whitest coat Examine well with careful eye The cake until the name you spy, And always thus be well assured That

IVORY SOAP

A WORD OF WARNING.

There ire many white soaps, each represented to be "just as good as die Ivory V* H*ey ARC NOT, but like at) counterfeits, lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities qf the genuine. Ask for "Ivory" Soap and insist upon getting

you have procured

And should a lingering doubt remain, 'Twill vanish like the darkest stain, When in the tub on washing day That cake of soap is brought in play*