Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 21, Number 6, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 August 1890 — Page 8

THE _MAIL,

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

PERSONAL AND PEC ULIAR.

Ten years ago the park area in New "York City was 1,004 acres. Now it is 5,000.

Major Job, Mayor of Plainfield, N. J., has an umbrella which be has had in his possession thirty-five years. His Honor is now eighty years old.

One

Senator Aldricb, of Rhode Island, fond of wearing ties of bright colors. His favorite one is a bright scarlet, and •would delight the heart of a dude.

Postmaster-General Wanamaker's life and accident insurance now amounts to f1,300000, the largest insurance carried by any individual in the world.

A swarm of bees took possesion of the soda fountain in a Montezuma, Ga., drug store, Sunday, and put an end to business for the rest of the day.

A Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Jersey cow took a fancy to the -fresh paint on the fence in which she was pastured and licked off a sufficient quantity to kill her.

Ex-Secretary-of-war Belknap amasses •something like $15,000 a year as claim but spends it alitor he lives In luxurous style and Is one of the most popular men in Washington.

The ompress of Japan is an exceedingly homely woman, and dresses in a rigidly orthodox fashion. She is very musical and excels in playing the pleasant instrument called "koto."

Kidder Haggard, the novelist, bears a certain facial resemblance to the young emperor of Germany. He is tall and slim and broad-sholdered, is 34, and has never had much of a literary training.

A Phonohraph, made by Edison expressly for the Mikado and presented to him last week by Edision's representatives, has been set up in the Mikado's palace and tho monarch is delighted with it.

On an average there are thirty-five more boys than girls born in Now York city every week. On an average fiftylive more males than fomales die. So tho fomale population grows more rapidly than tho male.

Tho gathering of eider-down constitutes ono of the

most

profitable employ

ments of Icelanders. This is especially true in the Islands Fidey, Fingey and Ahrey, which are the favorite haunts of tho eidor duck. Horo they repair and rnako their nosts about the beginning of Juue.

Cyrus W. Field Is said to wear two watches. One, an elaborate aflair," valued at $2,500 is worn to please a friend who presentod it to him, and tho other ru ordinary gold watch, is worn to toll tho tinio of day. He does not use the fine watch for fear of boing thought too "showy."

Henry Scarlett, of Upson county, Georgia, eujoys the distinction of roposing under the largest tombstone in the world. It consists Of a hugh bowlder measuring lQ0by250 feet which he selected before his death and had appropriately lettered bofore hand. l'asteur, the famous professor, is frail of body and semi-paralyzed on ono side. During the last three years he has treated no less than 7,893 persona bitten by mad dogs and only 63 of his patients have died.

of his latest schemes is

to rid Australia of tho plague of rabbits by spreading diseaso among thorn by Inoculation.

WmEBAYmm.

Modesty is the conscience of tho t)ody.— You can reach atupldltiy only with a •cannon ball.—[H. H.Shaw.

To be rash is to be bold with out shame and without skill.Koger Aschan. Tho bla*e of reputation canuot be blown out, but it often dies in its socket. —(Dr. Johnson.

Kemorste of conscience is like an old wound a man is in no condition to fight under such circumstances.—[Jeremy Oilier.

TRUTHS.

Innocent love ha# no hypocrisy. -Bal-

Originallty Is naught but judicious Imitation.—Voltaire. Passions are like storms, which full of present mischief serve to purify the atmosphere.— Its msey. lAive, when it visits old men, is like sunshine on snow,—it is more dantling than warming.—J. Petit-Senn.

The pleasures of one age are not the pleasures of another, and their lives fall short of our own.—Sir Thomas Brown.

ANCIENT FEET. (Sho« and Leather ReporUr.) A noticeable thing about the statues found in our museums of art, supposed to represent the perfect figures of an oient men and women, is the apparently disproportionate si see of their feetWe modems are apt to pronounce them too large particularly those of the females. It will be found, however, that for symmetrical perfection these feet could not be better. A Greek sculptor could not think of such a thing as putting a nn*-ineh foot on a iive-«uid*one-bali-foot woman. Their types for these marble figures were taken from the perfect forms of living persons, Unquestionabty the human fool aa repprasented by these old sculptors, was liinrer than the modern one, and, in fact, the prtmltfv* foot of all people of whom we have any record, either In printing or statuary* ww considerably »rgw than M« re»trict«l foot of modern time*! The ma*?uUae foot, forming an approximate aver*** of different countries, was about twelve inches long. Thi«would requir* 12K shoe to cover II comfortably. Tne

average masculine foot to-day is easily fitted with a No. 814 shoe, and is therefore, not above ten and seven-sixteenths of an Inch. Now, by the old sculpnral rule of proportion, a man 5 feet 9 inches in height snould have afoot \\\4 inches long, or one-sixth his height. It was of no great consequence what size sandal he wore, but he would have required a modern shoe of at least a No 11% for a minimum fit or a No. 11 for real comfort. For women, allowing for the difference in the relative size of the two sexes, which was about the same then as now a woman of five feet three inches in height wonld have had a foot ten inches long, requiring a modern shoe— it ought to be spoken in a whisper—No. 6 as the most comfortable for that foot or a No. 514 ss the limit of torture. The reason for the difference between the old classical foot and the modern one is obvious. Restriction is what has done it.

PAT TVS SECRET.

"I don't mind telling you," said Patti recently, when asked for her secret of physical beauty, "that I live just like any intelligent woman. I want things on time, wether it is my meals, my carriage, or my salary. I am up every morning about 9 o'clock, and after my bath I want my breakfast. After breakfast, I take massage treatment for my face and neck. I dress my own hair la y, woman out side of a Turkish bath whose

always and make up my face myself Washing my faee! Why, there is not a

face is as carefully washed as mine. Every morning the massagist spends an hour on it, and she is with me again in the afternoon from 4 until 6. Aside from this, I do considerable rubbing at it myself, just to get the knack the beautifier has.

WORDS OF THE DYING. When Sir Walter Raleigh took his place upon the scaffold andgayethe sign to his executioner, the latter hesitated, either from nervousness or fear. "What dost thou fear? Strike, man, strike!" are Raleigh's well-known dying words. Here are the dying words of some other historic characters:

Jeanne d'Are ended, her eventful, stormy life by uttering the sweet name of Jesus, says the Newcastle Chronicle.

Dr. Arnold-"Thank God for giving me this pain how thankful I am that my head is untouched."

Boileau—"It is a great consolation to a poet about to die that he has never written anything injurious to virtue."

Lord Byron—"Shall I sue for mercy? Come, come! no weakness! Let's be a man to the last."

Queen Elizabeth—"All my possessions for a moment of time." Countess Huntington—"I have no hope but that which inspired the dying malefactor and now that my work is done, I have nothing to do but go to my Father."

LaFontaine—"It Is notorious that I have published a book of infamous tales. In composing it I had no idea that the work would be so pernicious as it has proved. I wish it were in my power wholly to suppress it."

From his deathbed Lamb wrote—"My bedfellows are cramps and cough wo three sleep in a bed/' No later words are recorded of him.

Mirabeau—"Give me more laudanum, that I may not think of eternity and of what is to come."

A NEW GAME

"Scoop," or "Game of Publication," is the novel title of a game that bids fair to make for Itself an important place among popular social diversions. It is the only game ever invented that introduces the newspaper idea. The game is played with fifty-three cards, of original design Introducing familiar newspapers and printer's terms.

It uses as a basis tho fact that a complete paper is made up by combining letters, works, lines, columns and page and that the editor plnys an important part ib all stages of its publication. The cards used in the game are divided into picture cards and cards without pictures and aro classified as follows: 8 vowel cards, 8 consonant cards, 8 scoop cards, 8 cord cards, 5 paper cards, and one or more editor cards. The numbers on the picture cards count for game. All other untubors count only in "buying plate," the good plays are to Jbe. made are "gettiug a scoop," "drawing sorts," and buying, plate," "Making 'pi' "playing tho editor for all he is worth," and getting the papor out on time," are other important, plays. "Scoop" has the best elements of other goc' "ard games, without objectionable features. It can be played with little skill, but study and practice expended upon it will indefinitely increase the interest. It possesses qualities that should make it wear well. If desired it can be played progressively, by a large number, but is best adapted to a game by four persons and can be well played by two or more. During the past six months the game has been thoroughly tested and is now for the first time placed upon the market. Ed. L. Peet, a newspaper man of Minneapolis, is the inventor of the game, and it is protected bv copyright. It is sold at seventy-five cents, and, to more thoroughly carry out the newspaper idea, arrangements with newspapers,have been made whereby a newspaper subscription coupon, worth fifty cents, is placed in each package of the game sold. "Scoop" is worthy of and should grow rapidiy in favor.

THE NEW MEAL PUNCHEON. {Chicago Herland.} We all know that fair women likes to take a "nip" on a sly quite as well as horrid man. Fair women especially likes to get boor three cheers amies In charming tea growns together and touch glasses with them* Heretofore fair women has been rather sly of letting this truth become naked to the public, but now she hesitated no longer. She invented the "puncheon." Away with the cup that cheers. but not inebriate*!

Throw out the dishwater tea-toss it to the dog*—we'll none of It. We are going to drink our punch like little men, and make no aeerecy of it. Hence the porcheon.

You are now Invited to the puncheon instead of the luncheon. When yon arrive there is placed before you a frozen orange cup filled with ice cream, which you get rid of aa soon as possible. The next cotuve la a good stiff claret cap mured Into the orange rind. A straw

O joy!—4a handed you, and though It

Sveleisurely

WHAT IS IT TO BE RELIGIOUSf [Jewish Messenger.} It fg not te pray all the time, although earnest, sincere prayer is one sign of piety. It is not to observe nine hundred and ninety-nine ceremonies, although the custom and ceremony nave their place in religion. It is not to condense all thought of the Deity into one day and hour of the week, although the historic day of rest has profound significance for religion. It is not to attend service at a fashionable hour, dressed in our best, and listen to sermon and ritual, although public worship is one evidence of fealty to our creed. We may pray, fast, kiss the scroll of the law, wear phylacteries as large as a cobblestone, and be regular at service, and yet the soul, the spirit rna^y be the reverse of religion. To be religious is to be, not to appear to act, not to feel to translate into life prayer and symbol that our susceptibilities and powers awaken to fresher and richer bloom. With humility in our hearts, with kindness in our thoughts, with consciousness of our dependence on a common Father to all, whatever their race or faith, and with a resolve to make our servioe to humanity the truest service to God (Gottesdienst), we shall be approaching the religious ideal.

WAS COLUMBUS A JEWf [Jewish World.] Jews figure prominently in the history of the discovery of America. The planB and calculations for Columbus' expedition were largely the work of two Hebrew astronomers and mathematicians. Two Jews, also, were employed as inter-

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reters by Columbus, and one of them, de Torres, was the first European to set foot in the new world. When Columbus sighted the island of San Salvador, he imagined he was approaching a portion of the East Asiatic coast, and ne sent Torres—who was enraged for his knowledge of Arabic—ashore to make inquiries of the natives. It was, probably, this Torres who was the Madrid Jew to whom Columbus bequeathed half a mark of silver in his will.' Another curious fact Is, that it has been seriously suggested, by Dr. Delitzsch we believe, that Columbus himself was a Jew, or of Jewish birth. The name Christopher was frequently adopted by converts, while the surname Colon was borne bv a distinguished family of Jewish scholars. Christopher's brother, Diego, bore originally the Jewish name Jacob, which sounds surprisingly like a'Shem Kadosh. Perhaps during the coming celebrations some Jewish scholars in Italy will make inquiry into the validity is this daring suggestion.

HOW MEN DIFFER PHYSICALLY. [North America View.] Consider two men of the same race and country. Their remote ancestry, both human and prehuman has been tbesame There is therefore, a considerable amount of indentity in the sum of the influences under which they came into existence there is also some few other identical events in the conditions of the climate in which they live, and even in the food they feed on. On the other hand each of the men has been subjected to a variety of influences that have affected him seperately and specially. In consequence, there is a certain likeness between the two men, intermediate between identity on the one hand and complete dissimilarity on the other. It is easy to express the average measure this likeness is respect to any characteristic that admits of measurement. Stature will serve as an example thus I found that, if any considerable nunber of couple of Englishmen are taken at random, the difference between the statures of the two men that compose each couple falls just as often below 2 inches and 4 tenths as above that amount. We may express the same fact In other language by saying that it is an even bet that the statures of two Englishmen taken at random will differ Jess thanj2 inches and 4 tenths. The relation between brothers is closer than this because the number of indentical influence that effect them In greater. The whole of their ancestry from their parents upward is the some. I found that the difference between couples of English and adult brothers fell as often belo»w I inch and tenths as above it.

PUBLIC ED UCATION. S [St. Louis Spectator.]

Intentiohally or unintentionally, Mr. Joseph Jefferson, the actor, has made a wonderfully eloquent eulogy on the present method of education in the United States! In his auto-biography he gives a striking experience which he passed through here, in St. Lonis, in 1846. The evening of July 4th the stock company were to sing "The Star Spangled Banner," and he, a youth under twenty, was appointed to begiu with the openiugstanza. In spite of careful studv and much practice he was attacked with stage fright and after repeating twice, "Ob, say can you see?" became perfectly blind as well as dumb. He retreated behind the scenes, where his mother was waiting to receive him with open arms. Meanwhile tho leader of the orchestra guyed him and the crowd hooted and hissed. He concludes the account by saying, "Of course I intend this anecdote to illustrate one of my early professional distresses, but it has another and a more important side. The hissing and jeering that were so liberally bestowed on me will never be vented again in this country for so slight an offense. The well-dressed, decorous audience of to-day, when an accident occurs, sit quietly, bearing with it patience and consideration, and when it is righted they break forth in encouraging ap-

alp a nectar which would

made all the gods on Olympus dance with glee—« combined flavor of orange, lemon, pineapple, metimbw, mint, and what not, which directly makes life one Uu«*, round, roej aunaeu But look out for these puncheons theee dainty drinks are very insidious. Yon think they are hartniees because they look ao, and you alp, and alp, and ah! there comes another day.

lause. Look at the decorum observed the vast assemblages that go to witness our national games. Disturbances are very rare. It would have been indecorous if not dangerous when I was a boy for ladies and gentlemen to visit any public grounds containing such largo masses of people, whereas now they can do ao with perfect safety. What lies at the bottom of this improvement? People went to church In those days as readily as they do now and the lawn were administered quite as rigidly. There Is only one solution to this problem—the public school has done Its work."

A fin* lot of N. D. Dodge Oxford^ will be sold at a reduction at T. J. Grit* fithV

Gall on Jas. T. Moore for tin work and plumbing of all kinds. Also galvanized lion work In latest patents. ,,

Dr, B, a. OLOVBR,

Specialty: Diseases of the Rectum. Rkxovkd

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Poplar Shrs

WALLPAPERIE^

tags. Hughes A Lewi*, 28 S. Fifth St

Fine Fruits

Intar'quoUty

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Tornado Insurance. ..

Mr. Naylor's card in this paper concerning the adjustment of the tornado loss on the opera house, by Riddle, Hamilton A Co., speaks for itself. These gentlemen have been paying tornado losses for the past eight years, and name a few patrons who have been paid: JohnS. Beach, C. W. Man court, Hudnut Milling Co., Wm. H. Armstrong, Rose Orphan Home, Mrs. M. Thomas, Sanford Fork and Tool Works, Dr. A. Pence, Eeyes Manufacturing Co., and many others.

Extraordinary

Low Prices in

Furniture

During dull season at

Probst's,

642 Wabash Ave.

See Parlor Suite in window for BEST LOAF YEAST BREAD at Fair, Aug. 25.

The Temple of Economy.

325 Main Poll'- 325 Main Street. 1W5 clAA Street. Greatest bargain counters in the city. BEST GOODS.

LOWEST PRICES. FIRST QUALITY OF GOODS.

Call and examine. THE FAIR, 325 Main street, Geo.C. RossEiiL, Prop.

,/ Ioe Oream Soda.

And pure fruit syrups, 5o glass. Malto, moxie, ginger ale, etc., at Eiser'sj

Try Joe Miller, grocer at 515 Main, for choice fruits. Prices and goods will suit you.

Now on the Market

High. Ground, Beautiful Shade Trees.

Washington Ave.

2 15 3 14 4

Riddle, Hamilton 6 Co.,

20 S. Sixth Street.

HIGH um TRULY

la possible to Terre Hnuteans who buy their supplies of

For they have a most tempting array of choicest goods. Grapes,

BartlAtt P«*bm», California Peaches, California Plume,

Extra Celery,

Are among the specialties to day. They Also Have

FRUITS,

Bed raspberries from Green Bay. currants, bfaokberriee, wild goose plums, orangee, lemons and apricots.

VEGETABLES,

Home grown squash, cucambers, new potatoes, new beets, new string beans, celery, tomatoes, ofera, white clover honey.

POULTRY.

Dressed spring chickens wad fat hens.

P. J. KAUFMAN

Headquarters (or California fruita, ,r ALSO Fancy Home Grown Watermelons,

Nioe California FreeBtone Peaches. Nioe California Aprioota, Nioe California Plums,

Nice California Grapes, Ntoe California

Nice Hacken Saok Cantelopee, Choice Tomatoes, Cbofew Cfcbbagv*

Cboios CoeambS^

k./ '4 CSkmos Egg Plants, Choice New Sugar Corn, 3 Gbotoe Pisw Sqnasbsa, Hnoklebrrka, yFtmh Bleokberrles. &££& F«wr Brnmm, ~.

Nieslre^8prinrca»k)k«js, Nk»Dcw»d Bum.

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Harrison Ave.

Lots are staked off and each 40x 140 ft with a 20 ft alley in rear and 65 ft. street in front. Street to be graded this season.

A few of these elegant lots will be sold at the very low price of $350! but only to those who will build nice houses at once. We can arrange the terms all right, and furnish the money with which to build. Come and see us., Be quick before the prices advance.

1st, 1890, by three competent judges.

•The small stock of Summer Goods left in our different departments we have marked below cost, in order to make room for our new Fall stock.

In our Notions, Ladies' Furnishing Goods and Druggists Sundries Departments we have at all times the most complete stock in the State.'

THE VIGO FAIR.

Now ranks as the leading Fair of the great West Thirty-five thousand people interested in it. The next (Aug. 25-29) will add to its fame. SPECIAL ZFOIHSTTS: 1. Best series of races (for $4,500) seen 011 tho famous track. Best displav of fine horBes and stock. 3. Largest display of fine poultry, birds and pets known in the State. 4. Largest amount over offered for fine art and culinary halls. 5. Babies' picture gallery, $40 for the best 4 pictures.

TERRE HAUTE!

Mond ay, Tuesday, Wednesday*

August 4, 5 and 6

Games called at 4 o'clock. Admission26c. Admission to grand stand l£c Lf dies admitted free to grand stand. Keserved seats for sale at Baker A Watson's.

'jj ^SO.OO iiiCasli Prizes

A competent Natatorial professor commencing Tuesday, June a4tb, In attend* ance every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 3 till

To be •given to the Best Swimmer, Girl and Boy, that learns to Swim thin Beuuon at the Natatorium at the

Mapic Mineral Springs,

To be divided aa follows:

For the 1st 85.00 For the 2d S8.00 For the 3d 82.00

THURSDAY P. H. EXCLUSIVELY FOB LADIES. IHSTRUCTI01S G1YEH FR013 to 4

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