Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 21, Number 11, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 September 1890 — Page 1

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Vol. 21.-No.

THE_MAIL.

A PAPER TOR THE PEOPLE.

Notes and Comment.

"A man who keeps Ms good manners for company sometimes finds them very rusty when he wants to use them." .:-r

Emlle Zola's wife never reads any of her husband's stories. She values her time aa well as her moral character.

There are twenty-seven States with over one million population each. At the previous census there were nineteen.

Iowa has four State tickets in the field. What a luxury for the "floating" voter. He can have a regular auction sale of his vote, v-.

The influenza has broken out again in Paris, apparently with marked increase of seventy. Not even corrupt soeioty circles are spared.

The base ball season is drawing to a close, and the crank is making all preparations to say: "That's just exactly the order I predicted they would come out."

Dr. Holmes' advice to poets is that they socure somo regular occupation besides that of writing verses. Nature's adyiee is the same, for nature opposes starvation.

Nellie Bly, who made the fast trip around the world, has been engaged to write novels for three years for f10,000. Literature may not pay but notoriety certainly doos. _______

Henry M. Stanley sails for America on October 20th. 3 ake notice that from this time on nothing but good advertising stories concerning him will be circulated. That lecture tour must be a success.

Silver is gradually nearing the gold value, and very evident is It becoming that the new silver law has served the purpose for, which It was Intended, an end which congressional legislation does not always attain.

Tho St. Louis exposition oponed last Wednesday, and soon will be attracting crowds from the four quarters of the tcountryi Whateviwets© may lie said of

St. Louis, it cannot bo dented that sho gives a good exhibition each year. Jay Gould is not a big man but thero is a smaller money giant than ho is. Jabob Sellgman wont to Michigan 20 years ago with nothing, and is now worth fifteen millions. And ho is only four root tall. But a little follow can draw as large a check as a big fellow if his credit is good at bank.

There are 600 independent railroad corporations In tho United States, and 142 practically hate control of all tho others. The constant tendency is toward consolidation, and good judges predict that within tho noxt ton or twelve years the whole business will be centered In tho hands of ton or twelve of tho prosont companies. "Reciprocity" needed tho force of just such a statesman as James G. Blaino to win its way with the people of the United States. Pay by day it becomes more and more apparent that whatever Democrats and independent KepntMcans may think of Blaino from a political standpoint, they cannot help admiring his vast superiority in tho management of our diplomatic relations.

On and after tho 1st of October tho Emperor of Germany will publish a newspaper, to bo inspired directly by himself, and to bo tho official exponent of his views on all subjects, military, civil and political. It is not to bo presumed that he will always say exactly what he moans. In fact the contrary may frequently bo expected for the modern diplomat Is so often amodcrn liar that even the Emperor of Germany is likely to fabricate a Utile, just to gain political ends, you know.

Fmnkuwa is such a rare quality In partisan editorial discussion that it commands respect when found. 80 the New York World, a free trade journal, deserves credit for the following, notwithstanding that it is likely to injure the cause:

American make op their minds not to be «o much b*ttr off than the European laborer.

Honest opinion is not infallible prediction, however, and in this instance the World will live to see Its mistake.

The only known white survivor of the Custer massacre is now in the insane asylum at Indianapolis. His name is Wake Evans, and his age is about fortylive yearn. Ills relative* knew that he was with Custer and supposed that he had been killed, but two or three year* later he was, by accident, found In an insane hospital at Washington city. His reason had been partially restored, and be related many incident* of the great Custer battle, hot could not tell where be had been since the fight or how he came to be in the asylum. HI* mind again gave way and It became necwaary to send him to the asylum. His relative® live near C0rydon, Indian*.

Tho French minister of war has decided that foreign wheat shall be henceforth excluded from all subsistance contracts for the army. The official reason, as given, is that the average production of wheat in France is amply sufficient for the needs of the military and civilian classes of the population. This arbitrary measure will affect the United States and also Russia, so it will not be surprising should there be some indignant expression of opinion on it from the state department at Washington. We are going into the commercial problem determined to win, and such an obstacle as this minister of war causes must of course be overcome.

The future of the church is a subject on which much pulpit oratory has been expended and many widely differing opinions expressed. It is a subject too, in which the most active minds of laymen are deeply interested, for the present day points to the fact that radical changes in creeds and doctrines are eventually to take place. The advancement of the world necessarily requires the advancement and broadening of Its theology and time will see the gradual coalition of the Protestant sects. There will be fewer sermons of controversy and the disposition will be to magnify worship and minimize mere intellectual convictions. This is an end which will gradually draw tho power of the church to Its focus.

Town Talk.

NOT QUITE ONK HUNDRED FEET. Is the water works company to bo severely criticised for not living up to its contract or is it not to be? Such is the question many indignant citizens have been trying to answer for themselves. Especially Is this true of those who attended the woolen mill fire the other day and saw the terrible inefficiency of the water service. Just imagine the spectacle if you were not there to witness It. A stream guaranteed by written contract to go one hundred feet high could not be thrown fifty, which was about the height of the woolen mill building which WPS burning. In vain did the firemen stretch their arms and hold the nozzle of the hose up high. The water wouldn't go up to the fire .in the

Tho aerial truck, that monument or Councllmanlo extravagance and one of the several mementos of the Hybarger reign, was elevated. Lo, it nearly reached a desired height when down it came again. It could not be tused. The duly resort was to put all the small ladders possible in use, and run up to the windows with the hose in hope of getting the water in the building. At last, with tho aid of tho two steamers, enough pressure was summoned to do some telling work and in time the fire was out. To be suro there were eight streams on the building at one time, and it could not be oxpected that a'l or any of them woulu go up 100 feet. But they should at least have gone sixty or seventy without having to be carried up, All this considered thore is only one thing that gives the water works company ground on which to plead non-responsl-blllty. This is that tho water works are undergoing comploto reconstruction and are not now in condition to live up to tha agroement. This they acknowledge, and in the same breath beg for mercy. It is a question whether thumbs should bo turned down in mercy, or the tight be allowed to go on. One fact is now very evident—it has beon a long time since the company was able to do what it professed. Another is barely possible—that after the repairs are all completed the service will not then be up to requirements. However the company should be given just one more chance to demonstrate its ability or inability to meet demands before the vise is closed on it. it. h. s. ©.—

To-day the nest of the Owls Is filled with strange crackings and occasional chirpings—an omen of momentous happenings in the future history of the new home. One hundred round shells are slowly breaking and one hundred bills are gradually coming to the light, all of which aiguilles that there is to be a glorious time at the roost to-night. "Laugh and grow fat" the circular* heralding the event read. The same document also suggests: "Come prepared to feast." There will be fun not a doubt of it is entertained. Picture to yourselves 100 willing candidates going through the inoculating, renovating and other processes of initiation in the presence of 210 old birds. The mysterious H. H. N. O. and 1-tLB. will be sprung with full Intensity on the poor victims who are now wondering what it will be like. Their curiosity as well as that of some of the old birds Is raised to the highest pitch by the announcement that a curious pack* age, the contents of which have been rigidly hidden, came Thursday night from Chicago, and that this is to cut» big figure in the conclave to-night. Anxiety to also increased by the prediction that one or two experienced workers from SU Louis may possibly be on hand. Bat the banquet at the dose wilt be wft padding for ail the braises that are in­

flicted, as it is to he a very swell Cooking for the feast has been in ingress all week and notwithstanding nl^ny of the fino dishes are still unmanufactured. The royal ceremony will commence at 7:^) p. m. It will close afc-*3f~ well we don't know just* when* J* is possible an adjournment in time tar church will be insisted on by sonriyrf the pious members. ip-

THE STREET RAILWAY,'

It does one's eyes good to see the ^materialization of the street car company's promises, to feel that confidence in Fsfepident Rippetoe has not been misplad&I, to know that before three more IHO6U.B have passed we will be riding on carspat the rate of something more than fopr miles an hour. The poles on the aouph Third street line are falling position with decided rapidity, the rails are on the ground ready down, and the motors are in process|pf manufacture. We haven't auothor wqgd to say In complaint so long as this ress continues. All skepticism is foJdffel tually silenced. The Westingbinse Electric company whioh is to furnish the equipment, has experienced a strike oi employes, but will nevertheless hwjjjj? the motors out on time under penal|ytt| a heavy forfeit. A representative of the company will make the prelimin connections of the rails, as fast a3,t are in position, while Superintend Burke will look after tfie track layia] The central station for«tbe plant will the present stable, with the addition $f a large bnllding in the. roar which v*j|l serve a? engire and boiler room, power equipment will consist of£ large dynamos and two heavy engines, although only one dynamo andeug-jjtike will bo required to operate the li&e with the number of cars it is intended^ use. The other will serve In case of ac^ cident. It is pleasant to note tha'^ loydjjjT

ty to home industry has been sh -wn ijj: giving the boiler contract to Cliff ct and It is hardly necessary to 8Hv'tna|. they will do their work well. tails are very satisfactory and Rippetoe be it kuown, the city lovka everything. He is urged to favor many extensions as possible, forthl*'« are numerous quarters in the city vhUftfj are badly In need of lines hot onl,j" the accommodation of resident? Itt tliW parts but for the use of people on*V erl by an means have a branch, Seventh street line Should be built as far down as the company's means will carry it, the northeast portion should get an extension, and so on. It is unduly exacting to expect all those now but as much as can be given ought to be. The Woodlawn line above all others should be built.

CATERPILLARS.

Jos Gilbert

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Trees fell over the city are literally covered with caterpillars, and the destruction they are causing is almost alarming. On any of the streets the most careless passerby cannot help seeing hundreds of them, and one who takes the trouble to look around In search of them can find thousands. Thoy are on the bare ground, on the walks, on fences, on the bodies of trees, on everything. As you pass beneath the trees they drop down on you, and unconsciously you carry them into the house, only to be made aware of it later as you see them crawling along the carpet. You place your hand on a gate only to find you are mashing one. You look down at your feet only to see that yon are stepping on one. Every place and everything is infected, and the bad feature is that they are constantly devouring vogetation. Glance up at the trees as you go homeward. You will see big patches eaten out of the leaves or possibly only skeletons of leaves remaining. You will also observe the dried, curled-np appearance of the foliage and In some Instances a yellowish hue, untimely in the present season. Looking down yon will notice the pavement oov* ered with little black balls which are undoubtedly the excrement of the worms. The amount of this will astonish you, at the same time make you realise the destruction that is going on. Not having consulted scientific persons on the subject, it cannot be said whether all this consumption will or will not prove permanently disastrous to the trees, but appearances are decidedly that it will, for now some of the most sturdy specimens give every evidence of gradual death. It is not alone the maple shade trees that are infected, but all kinds of fruit tree* as well. Even persimmon trees have been attacked and pear trees have been stripped, not only oi leaves, but of palatable fruit. One instance is known where a pear dropped from the tree completely peeled. All the skin was taken off as neatly as though subjected to the most careful shaving process. The fruit was of course sun-diied and hard, but white instead of green in looks. The sparrows, whj$h are accused of having no redeeming characteristic, do not touch the pest, and there are no other birds tn the city t* do it for them. In tact no element seems to be working against them* and to all indications it only remains for the weather to cloee in and Ireece the woolly Utile things out. la the meantime their eating will oontinue until shade tree* will loee their basaty well as usefulness*

TERRE HATJTE, ESTD., SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6,1890. Twenty-first Yeai

The Englishman's Pipe.

THE BRITISHERS ARE NOW NEVER WITHOUT THE L.ITTLE COMFORT.ALL GRADES OF SOCIETY IN-

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M&mi The present Englishman as we find him in London, at any rate, is a man who smokes a short pipe and he smokes that short pipe at all times, in all places and under all circumstances with a persistency which amply warrants the habit being regarded as a truly national characteristic. Peer and plowman are equally devoted to short pipes. The Englishman in purple and fine linen jogs elbows on terms of complete sympathy and equality with the ragged and loafing Englishman at the street corner both have short pipes between their teeth. You will see the .smartly-eoated varnished-booted young man escorting his motaer and sisters to the park or to church puffing all the time at his short pipe, atul at night time you will find him*4n the lobby o| tho theatre taking hurried puffs at hi& pipe between tne acts. Look into the carriages of the trains on any of the railways. In the first class, clergymen, bank directors eminent professional men and layender gloved dandies—nine-tenths, including the clergymen, all smoking short pipes. In the second class more professional men and lots of clerks and city men puffing away like so many steam engines at short pipes, and in the third olass the •Arries' of cockneydom and the 'Bills' of the suburbs all alike, smoking short PlPes „.

A distinguished Judge will be pointed out to you in the street. His broadcloth is perfect in its solemnity. His linen irreproachable in its snowy whiteness and the weight of the ermine seems to |)e imitated in every step he takes and yet, while you are contemplating him you see him fumbleawhile In his tail pocket, fiddle awhile with his thumb, strike a match on the sole of his boot, and light up a short pipe. ^4

In those theatres where smoking Is pei mitted during the ^performance, and tht,re are several of the highest class in London, you can count six men with pipes to one with a cigar or a cigarette. At the promenade concerts at the French and military exhibitions pipes are seen

in evening dress walking with'well-' dressed women of perfeot respectability. In the smoking rooms of the houses of Parliament comomner and LOrd vie with each other in the shortness of their pipes, and the prodigality of their smoke clouds. The Duke of Portland, whb is an inveterate smoker, puffs at his pipe while he strolls arm-in-arm on the river terrace with the Duke of Richmond and the Bishop of London only lays his pipe aside when he puts on the episcopal robe necessary for a prelate to wear while he occupies his seat at St. Stephen's. The Princeof Wales, both his sons, the Duke of Edlnburg hand the Duke of Fife, are all inveterate admirers of the short pipe, and smoke it whenever they are present at concerts of the Lyric Club, or In the privacy of their clubs.

The only individual in all England who seems to have any objection to the practice is the little lady who rules the land. Henry of Batenberg was banished from the presence of his royal moth-er-in-law once for two months because he absently lit his short pipe in the throne room. But It must not be supposed that the Queen has entire objections to the short pipe on the contrary, she now permits Henry of Batenberg to smoke his, provided he keeps well away from her apartments. It is the sort of tobacco he smokes that the Queen really objects to. In the lifetime of the late John Brown, that favorite attendant of her Majesty, a package or "Birdseye" tobacco was regularly sent every week to the gillies' apartments by the Lord Controller of the Royal household, and Brown was often seen, enjoying his short pipe while trudging after her Majesty on her walks in the Scotch Highlands.

Everywhere and with everything the short pipe plays its part. I

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undertaker's shop yesterday. Three men were nailing the cloth on a coffin, all with pipes in their mouths.

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glanced into a baker's cellar a man was knowing dough with a short pipe In his mouth. The other day a prisoner condemned to death in one of the midland counties, prisons went to the gallows smoking his short pipe, and he only relinquished the stem when the black cap was drawn over his face.»

One of Ladj Dunlo's popular songs bad a chorus as follows: Oh, give too my Utile short pipe. I love It much better than onions and tripe It

open* my heart and #etid* sorrow away. Wbetiier^iarryarood, briar, meertcbaom, or day.

Of couiati, Lady Iuiilo was not speaking her own feelings on the subject, but limply staging up to the character she was repreesnting, a lawyer'# dork on a wet bank holiday. mill thereto some reason to believe that the lovely Englishwoman to also occasionally taking to the short pipe. to cot to be sappoeed that she will ever be eem with it in the streets, bat jostae these are elevens of amateur cricketer* composed of young married and single

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women from the ranks of high society, who do not object to playing matches on the law-ns of country houses, and orchestras of young ladies led by musical peeresses, so there are little coteries of young women who are studying the joys of the short pipe. A certain young duchess has a delightful room expressly built for pipe smoking, and there is a collection of several hundred short pipes in racks around the apartment. Her Grace smokes a delicate short briar with perfeot ease and apparent enjoyment, and at her house parties she generally finds one or two women who follow her example.

It is not likely, however, that short pipe smoking will ever become popular with English women. A pipe never could lock at home or otherwise than disgraceful in a woman's mouth. Indeedj the taste of tobacco as a rule is obnoxious to the feminine tongue. Women have tried for ages to become fond of cigarettes, but very few have succeeded, and only Oriental women have very really understood the delights of pipe smoking.

A man told me the other night that climate really regulated the variety of smoking manners. He was smoking a short pipe himself—a well-dressed, wellmannered, well-born, traveled Englishman. W..: "I smoke a pipe directly I get up," he said, "and a pipe the last thing before I go to sleep at night while I am in England. I don't enjoy a cigar in this atmosphere. In America I can, and so it is cigars all the time and directly I get into South America, where I frequently travel, I find both pipe and cigar unpalatable in comparison to the cigarette. On board 'ship I chew tobacco and never smoke. Five years ago I passed the summer in Japan, and found I could not smoke at all, but I took quantities of snuff. Why, I don't know. The short pipe, however, is the only way tobacoo can be thoroughly enjoyed in England. As for a pipe being uncouth or offensive in comparison with a cigar I fail to see it. What can be uglier than the way some men have of exposing the chewed end of a oigar between their fingures or of leaving nasty smelling butts of cigars about. Smoke a pipe in one room and a cigar in another at night, and then notice

moinBtlng. %tl Jcmerieans wrib notTeaDy prejudiced against the short pipe, it Is simply youi climate that prevents its popularity. After all give us one short pipe every time in preference to your cuspidores."

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1'Geraldines Letter.

MY DEAR RUTH When one stops to think of the wondeifal things accomplished in the scientific world in the last few years, and the yet more wonderful things which are certain lobe wrought out in the next few voars, it makes one sorry he could not have made his entrance into life somewhere toward the middle of the twentieth century. How few of us realize that we are just now traversing a great epoch in the history of science. One branch which is making the most astonishing strides In advance is the department of optics. For nearly half a century it has made but little progress but nowadays its devotees are wide awake, and are doing some very wonderful work. If you bad seen Alvln Clark, who was here 'with the scientists the other day, you would have* looked on the man who makes the finest telescopes in the world. Some time when you are driving through Cambridgeport you might run across a very unpretentious looking home toward which you would never give a second look, but for the curious looking tower in the yard which perhaps might make you wonder what on earth it was, but you would never suspect that right there the latest lens in the world was made and by this same

Alvln Clark, the one recently made for the Lick observatory in California. In ISSS three great telescopes were constructed, one was placed in the observatory in Nice, one went to Russia and tho other to Mt. Hamilton, California, but this new one exceeds the wildest dream of the astronomer for it is greater than all three. As Moses standing on the mountain's top was permitted to look over Jordan to the fair land of Canaan, so our astronomers standing on the height sweeping the heavens with these great telescope* can peer into the stars and tell us of the wonders we shall never see for ourselves. Mars is already be* fore their eye*. Its mountain*, Its valley*, Its seas, its bays and coasts and its reettlioiil lines are distinctly seen between the mm and thought to be canals, putting them into communication. Astronomers are fully convinced that the planet is inhabited, and they have even thought that the brilliant points whioh they see so distinctly, and which are geometrically arranged are signals from that planet to ours. This seems a lit* tie difficalt to believe, bat I am never going doubt anything any more for surely the old tale* ofmagic are no more

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strange than many of tho wonders which have been wrought out by tho scientists of our day. When the now teleseope three times larger than these is put into operation the inhabitants of Mars will doubtless be visible, and by and by thore may be a regularly established system of communication between them and the people on this little planet, while the rnoou will be brought within touching distance so to speak.

The realm of sculpture in which only two women have become really famous, and which only a few women havo ever invaded, seems likely now to be crowded with young aspirants for fame. Miss Theo Alice Ruggles, of Brookline, Mass. has achieved quite a name abroad and although still in her teens has taken two medals, and for her statue "young Orpheus" exhibited in the Jast salon, sho received the much coveted "mention honorable." The work in this Hue done by Miss Janet Scudder and Miss Carrio Peddle shows talent, and a little talent coupled with great industry will in the end produce great results. Miss Scudder's work in drawing is unusually good, and if students could only realize that without perfect drawing there oan be no good work they would not be so impatient to get into colors. Drawing is the foundation of all good work in art, and therefore of the greatest importance. The average pupil gets tired of drawing and wants to work in colors, and the indulgent parent and teacher too often allows it done. The result is that almost without exception, the paintings of amateurs show, bad drawing, no matter how exquisite the coloring or how well put on, if the drawing is defeotlvetho picture will always be counted a failure. At the Paris fair this week, the oft copied figure of Psycho enlarged and painted in oil was on exhibition. The head was fairly good, but the neck, the arms and the hands were so badly drawn as to be positively painful. Whoever did. the work has decided talent, the drapery was well painted, the ilesh tlnts were good, but the bad drawing spoiled it all. One of the beBt flower painters I ever knew and who made quite a reputation in Paris, France, told me that her father was an architect, required her from the time she was old enough to hold a pencil, to draw some object In the rqpm or out of doors to show him NFUHH KA •%!#»!*.* .. 3V»AI|/Q() iiVt avowed £0 iuUch^colors untfl Bee drawing Nv^StbHSlu tely ^arfect.""

The plotureof Rudyard Kipling In a recent number of Harper's Weekly look* more like a wide awake far-seel og business man than of a story writer possessed of such a wonderful imagination. One would rather expect a dreamy look out of his eyes. Only twenty-five years old and considered the rising star in tho world of fiction. He Was born In Bombay, his father was at the head of art in Lahore. His stories and sketches are all laid in India, and show a wonderful familiarity with all classes and oonditions of life in that country, and it is said they have shown English readers for the first time what India is like. The best criticism I havo. seen is from the pen of Andrew Lang, who says: "I do not anticipate for Mr. Kipling a very* popular popularity, for his favorite subjects are too remote and unfamiliar for a world that likes to be amused with matters near home, and passions that do not stray far from tho drawing room or parlor. In style ho hao brevity, brilliance, selection, he liu always at the center of the Interest, ho wastes no words he knows not padding. He can understand passion and make us understand it. He has sympathys unusually wide and can find the rare strange thing in the midst of the commonplace. He has energy, spirit, vision, but he is not in tone with our modern civilization, he is an exotic romancer, his muse needs the sun, the tramp of horse, the clash of swords, tho jingling of bridle reins, vast levels of sand, thick forests with gleaming rivers, and the temples of strange gods, He Is more at home In an Afghan pass than in the strand." GEUALDIKE.

THE BEHRIJNU SEA QUESTIONThe correspondence upon the Behring Sea complication is long and able. The chief points are two: first, a question of authority, over the sea and second, of the seal fishery. The cleverness of diplomacy having stated the case upon (both sides, it is a question for good sense not for cannon to settle. Great Britain raised a question, and therefore summary proceedings pending a settlement would be Inexcusableunless our government has made op Its mind to have its way or fight. Such a collision, of course, would be deplorable. But unlees it be adopted* the subject should now be referred to some friendly arbitration. The correspondence is able, and the people of both countries should be satisfied that the work of their advocates having been well done, and no agreement reached, the question must now be "left out."—Harper's Weekly.

An ocean steamer turn been projected which, it to claimed, will cross the Atlantic between Queenstown and Sandy Hook in about three days and thirteen hours, averaging a speed of twenty-one to thirty-four knots an hour.