Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 20, Number 24, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 7 December 1889 — Page 1

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Have you read the president's message? Senator lugaJls will soon publish a novel. It has been predicted that it will cut it* way to the roadiug public's heart.

The now' Indianapolis directory, will show a populatioh of 135,000 for that city. Good for the city with a "union fttath

Brazil's now .government has made One remarkably sensible provision. It excludes illiterates from tho right of suffcrage.

The city of Sterling, III., has adopted a ?1,000 license for saloons. This Is the gondine way of bringing about less drunkenness.

Montana is not represented in the senate 011 account of a deadlock in her legislature. This is beginning statehood in a pretty evenly balanced condition.

Farmers In Kansas are buying oorn for fuel, it being cheaper than coal, even though coal miners here now work for wages which will hardly support them.

The high cost of living at Washington is troubling congressmen and may lead to a movement in favor of having representatives' salaries increased to $10,000.

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A PAPER FOR THE PEOPJLE.

Twelve Pages.

Notes and Comment.

Saturday tho five-million mark for tho World's Fair Guarantee Fund was passed. Tho subscription averaged over $157,000 a day. The snail is still walking.

DodhPedro is to be royally received in Europe and lavishly entertained. And besidos is to have a big pocketful ol spending inonoy. Auy king could stand being deposed undor such circumstances.

The Swiss Government has prohibited Salvation Army meetings and has closed the halls occupied by the sect. It is often remarked that Ilie Utilted States is behind her sister ropublics in such acts of humanity.

Tbore Is not much hope for the land^'i^R&e scbemeJn Ireland. The Ifingi£ at a protraotod meeting Saturday, but it was not received with any degree of enthusiasm. This' was tho action anticipated.

The county dork in Chicago issued 1*28 marriage licenses 011 Wednesday proceding Thaksglviug day. In fact all indications go to show that Chicago's population in IS03 will bo such as to prove tho wisdom of locating tho World's Fair thero.

Tho Boston Herald voices the sentimeut of the country when it says: Minister Lincoln can count on tho sympathy of the people in his threatened affliction. Abe Lincoln, .1r., is a name that deserves to be perpetuated through countless generations.

KilriKu is about to be tried in Mississippi for participation in the offense for which Sullivan was convicted. By the way, what has become of the proposed action to revoke the chartor of tho railmad which carried all the witnesses to the great light.

Some of the English papers say that Mr. Gladstone will soon be "raised to the peerage." This leads an eastern daily to remark that "lowered to the peerage" would be the proper expression In Mr, Gladstone^ ease. And thus it should no doubt be.

When an anarchist tried to introduce resolutions in the United Labor League of Philadelphia, denouncing the police, ne was promptly ami judiciously suppressed. Experience with Ruarchists has room dear but not without profit to the labor organizations.

The death of the Associated Press operator in the Minneapolis Tribune fir® was certainly pathetic and such as to call forth the warmest sympathy, but the thought comes Involuntarily that his remaining in the building after learning of th© fire wasjfool-hardy. He need not have perished.

A man In Washington has sued Ben Butler for $3*0,0(90 libel, alleging that Ben called him a forger. Of the illustrious Greenbiicker's innumerable ways of attracting attention to himself this is one of the most ingenious. In fact It almost equals his recent contradiction of famous war records.

This is the Centennial congress, and may Its work show thai we have undergone great progress in 100 years. The first congress was called to meet in -New York, March 4.17Ss\ and on that day only twenty-one members of both houses were on hand to begin work. The house did not hare a quorum until April 1st, nor the senate until April tt.

Boston has indulged in a good maay large fires. Her first groat fire was NV

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vember, 1676, when forty-six houses were destroyed. In the fire of 1679 eight dwellings and eighty warehouses were destroyed. The fire of 1711 burned 100 buildings, and that of 1760 destroyed 349 buildings. The great fire of November, 1872, destroyed over 800 buildings, and burne£ over a district of sixty-five acres. This periodical fire excitement is one way Boston has of keeping her name before the people.

Captain Pratt, of the Carlisle, Pa., Industrial School, says the Indian boys connected with his school earned §12,000 by

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Town Talk.

TIIK HTRKKTJS.

Terre Haute streets were never in worso condition than at present, and it is a disgrace that stops are not taken to improve them. Of course it is impossible to institute a general cleaning up without money, but the council might at least make provision for having the crossings swept as an indication of good Intention on the subject. As the streets, and especially tho crossings now are, business suffers soverely for the reason that mauy ladies dare not venture out to do their shopping. To attempt a buying tour would be folly, for in one hour ^ore dress«j Hvould be ruined by the mud than could be replaced or paid for

In a month. It seems, however, that there is to be absolutely 110 relief from official circles. The only hope rests on the business mon, aud is contained in the suggestion that they take it upon themselves to see that the crossings are kept passable until nature shall come to our aid by either freezing or drying up the slush. By the way, can anyone tell where the $302 tho street commissioner is said to liaye spent on street repairs during the last two months, was used* Perhaps Hulman street, Washington avenue, or some other street the average citizen knows very little about has been graded. If so, the commissioner is justified in reporting the above expenditure. Up town indications though, would never load one to suppose even $-"0 had been spent on street improvements.

MANS HAM.

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labor on farms and elsewhere

during the past year. According to this the wisest solution of the Indian problem would be to transport all remoining boys to the East and put them to work in government institutions. It seems they will work there.

Prior to 1829 all ballots used throughout tho btate were written. The first printed ballot was used in Massachusetts in 1830 by David H'enshaw and were refused. It took a decision of the supreme court to establish its validity. Now it looks very much as though the 1830 condition of aflfoirs had returned in that it requires almost a supreme court decision to prove any printed ballot legal.

The United States Consul at the capital of the Central American nation of San Salvador informs the Government at Washington that large quanities ofrnerchandise from Europe bearing American trade-marks are being imported into the country in which he is located* This is the same practice of imposition that has interferred with the United States' trade in South America for many years. Relief measures will be instituted by the Secretary ot State.

ASSISTANT*.

Those citizens who yearn for an enforcement of the cow ordinance should follow the example of a north Sixth street business man who is at present engaged in enlisting boys in the work of impounding the wandering bovines. Thursday morning this gentleman was ou his way homo from early office work when he espied seven cows peacefully devouring the little grass that remains on the Normal lawn. He at once informed two boys near at hand that Marshall Thompson would pay them for arresting the cows at the rate of 50 cents per head. Within fifteen minutes the seven animals were safely enclosed in the pound. The owners, on looking up their pets, were compelled to pay the 50 cents reward alsng with the other costs and the boys received, or at last aocounts were to receive their well earned pay for services rendered. This modus operandi suggests that Mr. Thompson would do well to publicly repeat his offer of fifty cents reward per head as a solution of the ordinance enforcement problem. There ar© several hundred small boys who would be most energetic allies at this rate of recompense, and their assistance would mean the immediate confinement of all the cows which aftgpresent seem to be engaged in no othy work than making life miserable f* a tidy public.

A POI.HKMAN'S MISTAKK.

A police board investigation is a funny thing. As at present, practiced by the representative trio of the council, it is the instrument for exonerating the officer of all blame in any case whatsoever that may come before it. Doe* any one recall an instance of a recent Investigation resulting in the dismissal of an officer from the force? No, It seems not to be the object to find the rcx-orded churges true. A case in which a policeman had insulted a north end lady came before the board Monday. The ofitaer's defense was that he had

been misinformed as to the lady's cl acter. He did not deny having iridulj id in conversation that was offensive, merely mifetook a virtuous lady for on opposite character. On thisexplanat fl and apology, which was not satisfact ry to the lady, he was exonerated, member of the beard, Mr. Hybarj

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who has been instrumental in defeatpg every effort toward enforcement of saloon and gambling laws, voted

on the question of exonerating, means that the officer's ofliense wa pretty serious affair even for a polieen »n and was worthy of puuishment in so ue form. 1°

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The energetic councilman from Sixth ward, Mr. Don ham, proposes radical street improvements, tbegrai ng of Ohio street from First to Ninth wooden blocks, and the building Main street sewer. Mr. Donham doubt considers both impruveme it# necessary and feasible for he introdw ed

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resolutions leading up to the accomplAh*4sorfc—I think then she would not have ment of hispurposeat Tuesday evenii f'f council meeting. How the other co oilmen stand on th? two projects is known, for promptly referred to tho committer streets without a vote being taken probable however that three meml srs, those on the finance committee, Will not be in favor of the improvements.

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street paving would of course be doi atthe expense of property owners, but the sewer expense would come out of the city's pocket, which just at preset is in a slightly collapsed condition. tetfp may be money in the sewer fund, bit it would seems foolish to use this when it is impossible to get a loan with whic, to redeem the warrants now floatiul through all tho business houses of «ity. Both improvements would be a ceptable, but it is a question wheth either can be wisely made at this tim^j

OPEN YOUR EYES

A mistake was made when the lieen for operating a show in tho old couirt house was reduced from $20 to $20 p$r month. If any change was to haye be«ja' made the rate should have bee^ increased. Why Because the show asjju, present conducted is productive of evjl. The management is not directly redpoll* sible for this, for if a show of such n% ture is to be allowed in the city thg council is accountable for all evily thtR can result. Those who have passt th® corner of Third and Ohio streets a 8hp|i time before or immediately aftena^pqp formanoe in the. -'People's Theater, some choose to call it, can appreoia'tO the, inlluence of the place. The 'admission charged is only ten cents and th© result is that night after night a class of men and women is in attendance that no othor attraction could bring together. The same people go regularly, men make engagements to meet girls there and thus flirtations are begpn that end disasterously.. l^ast winter the Blue Mountain Joe performances at Dowling hall had exactly the same effeot. Those who, went had no interest in the play! Their only object was to secure some comfortable place for having a good sociable time. It was no uncommon thing to overhear insultiug remarks made to girls as they left the hall, and It was no unusual thing for these remarks to be taken without remonstrance. The surroundings-? »were (Jontinually such as to cultivate immorality, and many instances could be pointed out, if all the talk at the time were recalled, where girls were ruined as a result. If such a condition of affairs existed then, it is not only possible but highly probable that it exists now. This being true, the show should be suppressed. If there is no state law against it, the city authorities should pass a special ordinance on the subject. Terre Haute is bad enough without such a multiplying agenoy. It is high time to open your eyes Mid look to the interests of those who have not the moral strength to avoid temptation.

FLOWING ROBES. (New York Star.]

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drapery and softly flowing robes increase the apparent bulk of the figure. Mme. Blavtsky, the seeressof theosophy, a woman of huge proportions, oecomes graceful and almost majestic in her loose flowing robe 6f black satin or handsome Eastern stuff. Salvini's artistic robes as Sampson do not materially ificrease his massive proportions.

As has been aptly remarked, says the Herald, a stout waman looks her worst and shows each line of her bad figure in stays and close fitting gowns.

The Easterns, who understood the art of poetic dressing, wore flowing robes, designed with a view to comfort and graceful effect. -r

TH EN A ME CHA VTA UQ UA. [Exchange.] The origfii of the name Chautauqua is said to be the exclamation of the India? chief, who, driven to desperation by the energetic tongue of his squaw, plunged headlong into the lake, exclaiming as he went, "She talk awav. she talk away." There is a terrible suspicion that the ghost of the old sqaw still haunts the shades of Chautauqua, and bewitches the tongues of not oyerwise speaker*^?

Mrs. Amelie Rives-Cbanler has gone Algeria to spend the winter.

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\Y EVENING, DECEMBER 7rl889.:

Geraldine's Letter.

MY DEAK RITH: Yes, it was as much of a surprise to me as to,you, hearing of the death of Martin F. Tupper for I thought be always had been dead—that is, that he died a hundred years or more ago, which is much the same thing. I read tho other day that he never wrote but one true thing, and that wafc, "-Ababe in the house is a well spring of pleasure." Judging from observation, Ruthle, I should say that remark needs qualifying. He would better have put a star at the beginning of the sentence and at the bottom of the page—"I mean when they are not colicky' or cross.*' I have a neighbor who has one of those little "Well springs" and I think if I were to ask her opinion after-she had been walking the floor with it for two or three hours in the dead of night—for &wy\,always choose the most inoppor little matinees of that tune hours for

agreed with Mr. Tupper, but rather with another who called it "A ball headed tryanfc from no man's land."

I want to tell you of a most delightful concert I attended last Tuesday evening given by "the Boston Quintette club. The audience was not large but no smaller considering the sizs of the towu than such a concert calls out in the larger cities. The crowd does not flock '•to such entertainments anywhere, so we need not feel at all cast down. The opening number was given by the Quintette *, the second was a vocal solo, *'The Queen of Sheba," by Miss Carpenter. Enti-e-mom she wasn't much of a singer. In the first notes she saug she made the announcement,

am alone at

ast," then she stopped while the Quintette played ft few pages. She then took up her tune and I listened carofylly to hear the rest of the story, but all I could understand was/once in a while the sentence, "Born to command," so I jumped at the conclusion that she had just re-: turned from her memorable visit to King Solomon and it was of hiui'she was .singing. The flute solo by Mr. Buru*&, was the best I ever heard. He played "Sweet Siarguerita, farewell." I woitndored if that severely classical gentlonien and his "relative," whom "Radix" told about in the Gazette last Saturday, were present, and how they were Standing it, for it belongs in the same grade with White's Margureita. I wish lyou could have heard the I'Andantee," jMjtrlng quartette..^Tt he^iUifiU composition beautifully r^derdtTltfa was. listened to in almost breathless silence. Mr. Blumenbeig, the cello player, was decidedly the star of the troupe. He played with such evident enjoyment of it. He would bend his ear down to the cello, and he placed his hands on he strings with such a caress ing motion, it lhade me think of averse in James Whitcomb Riley's poem, "My fiddle": "And so I pat her neck nnd plink

Her strings with lovlu' hands, And listnln' clos't. 1 sometimes think She kindo' understand*." Mr. John Rhodes, the first violin, was on the programme for a "Faust" fantasie. Faust, you know, is my favorite opera, and I was waiting for this, expecting to have conjured up by that wonderful violin the pictiire of Margureita sitting at her spinning wheel and singing A Ring Of Thule," to hear Faust in the garden scene singing that most beautiful of all love songs, to hear Seibel singing to the flowers he had gathered for Marguerita—all this and more I expected, but alas! It was not Faust, but another, and I was disappointed. Traumeri, verybody knows and everybody likes, but nobody plays it like the Thomas orchestra. After that an exquisite waltz called "Near the Ball," and I felt that I was not Only near the ball but actually there. "Where the violins move for thfe dnncert* ft story .u Enmeshing their feet In the weft of the tune."

Mr. Blumenberg played a dainty cradle song which I especially liked, another called the "Butterfly," and the concert closed with your favorite Boccherini Minuet.

It is Robert Ingeraoll who divides music into three classes. Dance music, marches, etc., he calls-music of the feet. Yoni know when you hear music of this sort how ydu unconsciously begin to b&sp time with your fe6t. Opera music of the romantic type, and sentimental compositions he calls music of the heart, and Wagner's music the music of the intellect. Bill Nye says he likes classical music because he knows it is so much better than it sounds, and there are many who will agree with him. It will be a long time before Wagner's music will become popular if ever, though there are parts of "Lohengrin" and "Tannhauser" which are as

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known and popular as

any from the Italian operas. No singers but those big voiced, deep chested Germans, with longs like a blacksmith's beBows, are equal to singing the Wagner mnslc. Don't you remember the struggle Campanini had 'with it in "Die Gotterdammerang" at that Cincinnati May festival we attended together? The three Rhin* sisters were Americans with fine voices for other music, but not at all equal to this, nnd poor Campanini shouted and straggled with his put

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until he was red in the face and the veins in his neck stood out like great cords, the orchestra all the time playing like mad, the violins shrjeking up and down the scale hitting nearly every chromatic in the way, and when the thing was over you know we were almost as exhausted as the musicians. Perhaps with muc^i study of this composition and by bearing it a great many times, one might at last con«| to!.appreciate and like it, but cerfl^aly hot until then.

The ladies of the Congregational Church made a great success of their '•Feast pf Bays." It was the most attractive and the most tasteful arrangement 1 ever saw at a church fair. The whole effect as one stood in the door looking down was very pretty. T?he Monday table was at the left and was tastefully decorated with green and and whitefand on sale were tubs, washboards, clothes hampers, clothes lines, clothes pins, clothes-pin aprons, bottles, of sluing, soap, and everything pertaining to waisliiug day. A little further on was the Tuesday table, decorated in black and yellow., it ere were flat Irons, irot^ug holders, etc. The center of the room was occupied by the Wednesday table, perhaps the handsomest of all. And why not? It was the reception, day table the time When you take,, your best sofa pillow out of its wrappings, nut on your best table covers, and try to look smart generally and create an iui-. pression that you look that way every day. I saw an exquisite set of doilies, made by Mrs. Yates, and a groat variety ofjother pretty tilings. Thursday, mending day, table was decorated in red.

Here were found darning bags of all, styles and colors, beautiful baskets, needle books, etc. etc, Friday, sweeplug day, table was

very

tastefully gotten:

up. The letters of the name, Friday, were made of broom straws, the decorations were of brooms and .dusters here were also bags for dusting clothes, dust pans, and all looking so much more attractive than when in actual service. The sweeping caps, I regret to say, were all'of the old patters, so I did not buy. The Saturday table, at the west end of the'room, was attractive every way, and Mrs. Brokaw and Mrs. Perdue did a thriving business. A pyramid of cans formed a flue back ground, George Buntin's Oak Hall baking powder holding a conspicuous place. The Congregational ladies know how to cook, and I was not surprised to hear that at six fij'olsMJkfeeaterday. they had ,ao]d almost

the east end of the room, aud must have' been very pretty when hanging full of oranges. I couldn't help thinking what an improvement to hemlock tree (not right sure it was hemlock either) a crop of oranges would be. The ice cream was in the room in the rear of the parlor which was also tastefully arranged.

The Decorative Art Society was entertained by Miss Sue Ball Thursday afternoon and evening. The guests were Mrs.. Jerome Burnett, of Washington, D. C. Mrs. R. P. Ijams Misses Stuart, of Indianapolis Jessie Levering, of Lafayette Kate Hudnut and Mary Fowler, Messrs. Mack, Wyeth and Thompson.

Sincerely yours, G'ttKALDlKK.

NO KISSES IN JAPAN.

In Japan no lover courts his mistress with 'sweetest persuasive kisses," writes a Tokio correspondent of the San Francisco Chronicle. No mother kisses her baby as she cuddles it against her bosomParting husband presses the hand of his wife and sends his forehead to the mats in sad forewell. A friend who constantly travels about the country told me of a little illustration In point. He had been on the road for six weeks, having with him a native merchant who was interested in his business. On their return to Tokio ho accompanied the broker to his home, a permit for the night's visit having been obtained from the local inspector of police. The wife met her husband and his friend at the door and ushered them in. Together they assisted their guest to remove his coat. The wife next took from her lord his wadded kimono and other wraps and folded them away. Then—and not until then—did they kneel upon their mats and bow long and low to each other. "You have been many weeks away from us," said the wife in a sweet, affectionate voice. "We have waited for you with impatience. I hope that you are well, dear Iroski San (Mr. Iroski)." And he thanked her and said he was.

O O S I E O E A S

The Hoosier is no longer the picturesque creature he was years ago. There is no more homespun clothing, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Ready-made clothing has penetrated to tho uttermost parte of the country

and the countryman

gun now only be detected by his sunburned face and the swing of his arms. As to the young women from the small towns, they can only be identified by their fresh, blooming complexions and bright eyea,

In the matter of styles they are fully np to their sisters of tne larger cities in fact, the belles of small towns are often familiar with New York fashions 'one before they become general in St. Louis, this-being due to the fact that the town dressmaker closely follows tho plates in the fashion paper as soon as the novelties are presented.

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Mme. Nieolini-Patti now regrets that she bleached her hair. Her frank friends. tell her that she looked bette* as a bru nette.

The -^Kentucky University this year opened its doors to female students aud now the names of t\£ent$*.yo\tug women are enter red upon U$ rQlls,' '.

Mrs. Richard A* PrctoWr has made Appearance on the ^lecture platform, reading the lectures of her late husband,,, and displaying the same illustrations.

The female teachers in one of tho New York schools are filled with mingled wrath, disgust aud distress at a recent order forbidding them to wear crimps and bangs.

Mrs. Sheridan is living quietly with her children in Washington, in the beautiful home presented by Chicago citizens to the general at the time ho went to Washington to take command of the army.

The death of "Cathorlne Owens," th$ famous writer on cooking and household topics, has brought sorrow to her world of admirers. Her real name was Mrs. Helen Alice Nitsch, and she was truly a rarely gifted woman.

Patti has sailed for America to open the great Chicago auditorium' on December 9th. A four''weeks'season of grand opera will follow the opening, and many Terre Haute people will probably attend during the engagement.

General Splaner, when United States treasurer under Lincoln, first employed women in the department. Now nearly 5,000 of them do good service and earn gpod salaries. The general in his old age deseryes honors from American women.

There are 190 women operators In the great operating room of the Western Union in New York. In. the room a husband and wife are working side by side. They are perfeotly matohod in '., skill, but the man gets $15 more a month more than the woman. There's the rub.

At a fashionable lunch party in New York the other day a vote was taken on the world'a fair project, and the ladiesvoted utiamiMfislx aigalast holding the fair in ladies were the wivw/qii^w^byk millionalres and this m|$. Oie ftew York .. fundg^wl^o^*^^^^,.

The New "Vprk' sent* itjp .famous for a trip

east on a German line of steamers to Southampton thence to London, Dover,„ Calais and on to India, China and across the Pacific to San Francisco, and thence to New York on a time table that calls for seventy-five days.

WOMEN LA WYERh.

One of the most interesting phases of the woman question iR tho growing number of female lawyers. The law f* a profession which seems to be especially adapted to men. It requires strongminded, Clear-headed, hard-th inking minds to master the intricate, puzzling problems encountered in the trial of cases at law. If there be any truth in the claims of agitators who talk of woman's sphere and all that sort of thing, that the female mind is not capable of severe reasoning, that it is guided by intuition rather than thought—if there be any truth in this claim, it should be', proven In the attempt of women to practice law. But tho success of women lawyers has provon that assertions of this kind are false. Ladies by the dozen could be named who are practicing law with great success, having large and lucrative cases and winning their share of honors. Nor does their practice detract from their social qualities. They are still true women in every sense of the word, rospected alike by their own sex, their brother lawyers and society at large.

These facts are suggestive. The law i» but one step removed from politics, and no doubt it is through the door of the law that women will enter the political field.

BOXING FOR LADJES.

"Boxing is the great fad of tho women gymnasts just now," declares a St. Louis teacher of athletic exercises. "A year ago it was fencing. I think it the best* exercise for those who desire to grow thin. The sinewy and slender fomale» make the best expert boxers, however. I don't mean byjtbat thin and scrawny ones, but those who have muscles above the average and little fat. Pluinp women tireyery quickly. The plump woman never has much strength or endurance. A girl who weighs 110 pounds in a state of ordinary muscular development can always get away with the 175 or 180 pound woman. "In England there area good many professional women boxers, but there are no native American women who have adopted boxing as a means of livelir hood. "I never advise any woman but those in perfect health to try boxing. It is not good exercise for delicate women. Where any heart or lung trouble exist# it Is exceedingly objectionable."

The corset is a paradox, stay and yet goes to waist.

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