Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 21, Number 27, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 27 December 1890 — Page 4

TH E_MAIL.

A PAPER

FOR THE

.Hi.'IMCKttTIOK

PIIKKIDKMT HARBUOM IHW the faculty of HurpriMing the politicians, ilia appointment of Judge Brown, of Michigan, to the bench of the United States Supreme Court was another of bl« many aurpi Ine*. Weil, it waa bettor than the promotion of Attorney General Miller

tbat place anyhow.

Tha v/hlsky industry haa been sententliiiiHly hummed up aa follows: •'From a bushel of corn the distiller gets four gallonM of whisky which will retail at $10. Tho Government gets the farmer gt l« 10 centa, the railroad get# 91, the manufacturer g«ts $i, tho retailer get* $7 and the cuatomer gets drunk." C'ummont i« nut needed.

AN aged cuupie near Itock Inland, 111., wero recently robbed of $1,000 which they kept In the house, and another man who hud mtide a bank of hi* house Huf fered the 1OHJ» of $700. Banks may fall occasionally but they are much safer on tho average than HtockingH and bed tick*. linitking lrt one'a iiouna has too the disagreeable feature of midnight meeting with a loaded revolver leveled at ono'rt head. On the whole we would rather lake our chances with tho Na lloiml bank*.

1m. Wm, ItAttitoWft, of Boston, agreen with The MuiI tIsmt titers aire too many churches, In an add re** before the Con grcuHtional ministers, ls»wt Monday, he atrongly deprm-ated the building of so many new churches in wmnll towns where one church would be better than three or four. He believed that religious ifttwl* to llie amount of $ 12,."(00,000 have been wanted by this duplication of un needed ehun-bea. Am a result of his ad diw* a com in it

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H. P. WESTFALL, PUBUSHEK. I'*NI.»CATIOW OFFICE, s» and 22 Mouth Flflfa Hireet, »'ri»it!nsr Hnom» Hjtiar«,

TKKKE HAUTE, IEC. 27, 1890.

BKN IJI'TI.KR, 75 yearn old, is said to be ©no of ibe hardf-st-working lawyers Id Boaton. Hen may live lODg enough to 4MJ President vet.

TIIK Htaieinent tbat Vas»ar girls are the best cook* in the world and tbat no graduate of that college baa ever been divoreed, will give the Vansargirl a hfgh premium in the matrimonial market. The other college# will need to "huatle."

good news, if it be true uewa,

that he Moriinnis are going to move to Mexico. There haM been talk of that kind .'or Home time pant and there l.s good rnaMon to behove that the polygamous branch of the church at leant is looking for some other abiding place wince it IH becoming more and more ovl dent that they cannot «ta3' within tho United State* and practice polygamy Mexico IM a country of great and undo voloprd resource*, which tlseenlorpri.se of the Morimnia would rapidly cotivei into wealth, Wo know of no bettor p'.M'o for them lo go and hope tlioy may go ^[ictilily.

appolnteil to eon

for witiv other denomination* on the best method of preventing Much wastoof energy anil fund*. The problem ought to be Him pie enough in the new territory of thm west. I*et tlo denomiuattou that cmtabii»»he« the tirst church in a conitnu nlty have that tk!d for their own, thus encouraging union Instead of sectarian l^ m.

AT the annual dinner of the New Eng land nociciy, of Brooklyn, Inst Saturday evening Gen. Sherman »poke on the Indian question. He declared that there are no richer people on the globe In land that) the Indiana but they won't learn to u*e it. The Indians must work or they moot dUappear and If the army had control of the Indians there would ho no

Indian wars or ncares.

"Old Tecump" is probably right. If the war department had charge of the Indian question the Indian* would get their rations In due time and In full measure they would know just what they had to d«» and would lie compelled to do it. In a word they would be placed uuder military discipline and won Id have to behave themselves. 8och an arrangement would In* for the good of IHHII jmrtie*.

Thk very wot*. u»e tiial can be made of religion i« U» it a* a cloak f«»rju*# Uonahle Inline** tr*n*actioin«. Kvery u«jw aiitl ag on a

ttmrly

of this kind come*

to Itght, the latest Iwing that of the Chicago Hanker. s. A. Kean, whose (fcent *candi*5ou«» ?,is!nr» In* thrown a matt of opprv»brf«?n on the of religion. Jsiy* the Journal: "A larg# unmlx'f, i? not a majority, of hi# de|M»itef« wore at!rafted to his Hank be* eat«*e their rH.iU.'tv* Were the same t»s hi*: by shtoc fence ir.s'ilbnl through the eimtestne** of his }my«r^ a? the*ame ali-or where thev w«r»hl|'w*d. «smI l«e*^t»*e of hs* whi^h, if »r.vthio* were ?*ud*r and more ea.roesS than pmyrr-®- ib- itHl'imm and Victim#* to a gTe'*t estent, were *li*t cterjsymen ^t soevidnera of tb»lr enmr^tson*. Ti»*sr *u»*U earning* went toawell the wivont far which be I* S«#0lfett. m*Wr# -f the chssrvh, in view of hiade^oat prof^lon^ r-turn#ted their little aavitijp« ki*

earn The

women of a great organvs*. lion gave I«f» l»la kmp ng the wmi donate*! by to the r»nm io •wbieh they ««fNN. Vnlm* he w»«

igwotmnto? hi.own

Jb# mitat bavf known

a long period

tbat b« WM luaolimal *»4 «»«W »#t«r ,«p*y In foil motwj of U»e poorly.

paid clergymen, of the bretbern and sisters In the church, and of the temperance women which they were daily patting into hii» band*." It gxm without saying tbat a man who can thus prostitute religion to base uses bus none of the spirit of Christ in bim but till the same it react* against the cause of religion whenever such a ca*e is exfwsad.

NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS. The custom of making good resolatiunK on New Year's day has been ridiculed into disrepute. But the point of all tbe jest aimed at it has been and ia that tbe good resolves were not kept. It is not disputed that if kept New Year's resolutions of tbe right kind are good. Good resolutions made any time and kept area good thing. In other words, one day is as good aa another for tbe making of good resolutions.

But wbile this is trne there is a peculiar appropriateness in beginning anew year with better plans and new aspirations. As in our business a flairs we sort of cash up accounts at the end of each year to see where we stand and what we have done in tbe past twelve months, so it is appropriate to look over our moral and spiritual accounts and ascertain what progress we have made on that side of our nature. Where we have been wrong it is a good time to begin to be right, to put behind us acknowledged vices, to reach out for a higher and purer life. For, after all, as Emerson truly says, the spiritual is tbe only real

thing. The rest dies but this

is enduring. It is worth while then to consider it, to plan for it, to work in and upon it.

And men consider the spiritual more than they profess. We all are sorry for our sins, our vices, our short-comings, whether we admit tbe fact in words or not. We all would be glad to be rid of them. It can only bo done, like every other thing worth the doing—by patient effort.

The New Year resolution is a good way to begin, only it must be kept, if not perfectly then as completely as possible, rising when we fall and walking a little and a little closer to tho line we have drawn for our guidance. For it must not be forgotten that "practice makes perfect."

THE YHA&D CASE.

The Eyrand-Bompard murder trial which closed recently in Pur is excitod a great deal of Interest, it being perhsp the first murder trial in which hypnotism was set up as a defence.

Briefly stated, Gabrielie Bompard, a young woman of bad character, held Touisaint Goufle In her arms while her confederate, Michael Eyrand, strangled him to death. Afterwards the girl confessed the crime but claimed she was under the Influence of mesmerism and therefore not morally responsible for bor act. Atid this was her defense. If established beyond doubt it would seem to bo a good defense?, for it ii» admitted that one In a hypnotic state is not responsible, the will being absolutely controlled by the mesmerlster. If, however, the girl suffered herself to be hypnotized underao sgreemoet to bo used she would bo guilty.

The case was a remarkable one and ciUl# up the old trials for witchcraft, which moderns have so much ridiculed and condemned. Of course the greater part of tho witchcraft erase was delusion pur# and simple. Yt-t there was doubtless a small fraction of mesmerism in it which served to givo it credence with people who should have known better. And If it be now that one possessed of h\puotlo power can by its exercise put the subject under his will and cause him to commit crime, we have pretty nearly come again to the black art of tbo Middle Ages, save that we look at the matter free from the superstition of those times,

Ihe jury appears, however, to have taken little stock In the hypnotic theory, promptly bringing in a verdict of guilty and fixing the man's punishment at death and the woman's ^imprisonment at hard labor for twenty years.

THE

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The Mail has taken pains to keep Its readers advised as to tbe experiment of cooperative cooking In Evanston, III. iVfter considerable delay In getting the machinery ready, the system has now been in practical operative for a fort night and is pronounced a success. Tbe plan is simply that 50 families have combined to have their meals cooked at a central kitchen and tbeaee delivered at each home. The delivery was one of the greatest problems and time was re quired lo solve it, It has been solved, and the flourishing suburb has made a departure of more significance tban would be suggested by a casual survey.

The Evanstonex peri men may be but tbe beginning of anew era in tbe man' agement of households. Who knows but that "the servant-girl problem that which ha* made so many millions matrons gf^y and wrinkled before their time, may not yet be referred to as one of the unnecessary troubles of tbe and tbat our wive# may not continue rwy and smooth-faced long p«*t ihe time when men are worn and bentf Who know# what is to come of this new dfpartnmSn this suburb of daring ideas?

If tbe plan is a gm*d one for Evatisioo why is ii not equally good for Ttert* Hani® or any otfeer plaeef Prof. Swing, the n»t«d diving who is also pi actual and sensible man, indonw* It, arguing t*»th better looking and cheaper food aa tbe Mil,

IVrbapt* «m a better thing than the ^operative kitchen would be for per* «ot** to go into tbi matter of distributing hot mrnis as a branch of tbe restaurant businesn. Soeh an institution her« or a«ywb#*w would tw patnxtiieed if char*** were rtwwtnabSe, to an extent thai would »al«Ut»boiiMMproAteU«. Tbe winder Is thai it has wot been done kmgsgtt.

mRRE^AUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAtli

OUR CBRISTMASNUMBBM COMPLIMENTS WHICH THE MAIL EARTILY APPRECIATES.

Tbe Christmas number of tbe Saturday Mail met with a reception most gratifying to the publishers. It was departure from all previous Christmas efiorte, and has elicited so much favorable comment tbat an illustrated holt day number will hereafter be an annual feature. Appended are some of tbe comments made by our exchanges, for wbicb Tbe Mail wishes to express its appreciation and thanks:'^^

Tbe Cbiistmas edition of the Saturday Mail yesterday was the best edition ever produced by that good newspaper. It showed enterprise that pays a profit. It was a big and neat newspaper and Hie Express heartily rejoices in its enter prise and prosperity.—[T. H. Express.

Tbe Saturday Evening Mail's Christmas number is a very handsome paper. A pretty feature is a beautiful illustrated cover.—[T.

H. Gazette.

Tbe Sunday morning paper tickles tbe Saturday afternoon weekly pub ilea on its neat appearance. It is to be ex peeled tbe tickle will be returned. Both publications were "boiler plate beauties." At one time these journals boast ed that plate was not used, but now tbey have toppled from their pedestal, and have fallen into the use of plate with out reserve.—[T. H. News.

Tbe Saturday Evening Mail of Terre Haute, one of the brightest literary pa pers in the State, recognized the coming of Christmas by issuing a double nuin ber, tilled with choice literarj' selections crispy editorials, newsy clippings, and other matter acceptable to the general reader.—[Indianapolis News. 1

The Christmas edition of tbe Terre Haute Saturday Evening Mail is a very handsome paper. It is incased in a very tine, and no doubt profitable, cover. Tbe Mail Is a first-class family paper.—[Paris Republican.

The Terre

HRUte

Saturday Mai

comes to us iu a neat Christmas cover It is a bright paper and deserves all the success it shows.—[Greencastle Banner

Very handsome Christmas editions of tbe Terre Haute Mail and the Mattoou Journal have reached this office. Both numbers are ably edltud and the mechanical work is excellent.—[Paris Gazette.

The Terre Haute Mails Christmas edition is the finest we have yet seen The cover is a delicate shade of blue, with a fine picture on tho front —[Marshall Herald.

Thb Christmas number of the Terro Haute Saturday Evening Mait is a daisy and reflects much credit on the proprie tor. Tbe Mail Is a splendid family papor--[Marsball Messenger.

The Saturday Evening Mail of Terre Haute has issued a very handsome Christmas edition, which is creditable to that enterprising paper. -—[Sullivan Democrat.

The Christmas issue of tbe Terre Haute Mail is a good oue in matter, style and make-up, and is ono of decided financial vslue to the proprietors. —[Brazil Enterprise.

OUR CHRISTMAS EXCHANGES Tho eighth annual holiday number of tho Topeka Lance came out in artistically designed, well executed form, and was'creditable'to the publishers. The numerous illustrations were very good, and editorially the paper was fully up to its standard.

The Every Saturday, of Elglt*, Ills., while no great ettbrt was made to have a beautiful p«*per, was editorially improved and a very good paper, being also larger than usual.

Tbe Sunday Eye, of Bloomington, III., was a very artistic p»per, double usual size and in all respects an excellent Christmas edition.

Tbe Saturday Evotitng Herald, of Chicago, displayed its usual enterprise and oatne out iu exceptionally fine form with lithograph cover and a whole volume of interesting, well written reading matter. The Herald Is a prepressive paper.

The Mall and Times, of I)es Moines, Iowa, was, typoprapbically and editofr ially, a great paper, a credit alike to Des Meines and to its publishers. The Mail and Times is undoubtedly prospering at St well deserves.

The Saturday Spectator, of Minneapolis, was a very neat paper, and deserving of compliment.

These area few of tbe papers occupying a fisld similar to tbat of The Mail, and it is with pleasure that we extend congratulations to all In accomplishment of this Christmas mission. May their enterprise continue to receive its melted reward.

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The original "8b#" of Rider Haggari, a cbfeflainetMi named Majajal, wb&e kraal lies near the Dutch possessions Jn South Africa, was fined £300 by Transvaal native commissioner for milting a breach of peaca, in that indunas had fallen upon a neighboring tribe with more or less amount'of destruction. (Ipon her refusal to pay, tbe fine against her haa been raised to £1,909 and SoG bead of cattle. A party of men with two,guns 1« now being sent against

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Mias Kata Dr»xel, of Philadelphia, now "Stater Katrlna," of tbe order of the Blessed Sacrament, will be a resident of Washington during tbe pwat«r p*rt of next year, informing berself regarding the education of the Indians and colored people, white ber institution ror training misskmariea to Jiafeor cmong Omm* {MMf4a Is in proopiw of aracdoci at AtHkriMieia, near Pbiladaipbi*^ She will Mm build a school lor colored children near Washingtoa. Mi» Drexel hasmt-j *t*dy sp-ot at t«m& 900,060 for the work •nettg UMIndiana.

Stein Jt Hecketsberg wish to announce that the holiday season is not over by any means. In fact now is the best time to make holiday selections as buyers get tbe benefit of reductions to close out the special stocks. JLargelines of ladies' and gents' fine slippers and also a big stock of rubbers which will come in very handy now, at unusually low prices.

Go to E. W. Johnson for your holiday oysters.' He has the very finest in the market in both bulk and can. The ohoicest selects directly from the East.

C. W. Merring does not wish to carry over any of his large stock of Christmas novelties, and to this end has made radical reductions all along the line. Call early and secure tbe benefit of these. Presents for New Years are just as appropriate as presents for Christmas, in fact a little more appropriate considering that now you can buy at cost wheu before Christmas you could not.

Tbe holiday season is the best time in tbe world for considering tbe purchase of real estate. For the husband it is tbe best time to make his wife a present of a house and lot alone and thus provide the family with a home. Those having a limited amount of means as well as tbe rich will find it to their advantage in carrying out such a wise idea as the above to call on W. H. Slaughter, the reliable Ohio street real estate dealer. He has desirable lots in alt parts of the city at lowest prices and on most reasonable terms. Special bargains iu several locations which will be very profitable investments for those who tire fortuuate enough to enquire early.

A Costly Mouse Nest.

The Kussners have now in course of repair the action of an upright Grand piano in which mice built their nest by cutting tbe "Bridle Tapes," thus completely destroying the movement of the action. Mr, Kusancr, Sr., thinks uow seriously of having his patented device, to prevent the ingress of mice in upright pianos, manufactured and placing some on the market, in which we wish him all possible success. To intending buyers, the above also teaches a moral lesson, whether in a fine wateb, a steam engine, or any other article requiring skill in its selection, it always pays to deal with those possessing thorough knowledge of the respective business engaged in. The Kussners, as recognized fine pianists, artistic tuners and thorough practical workmen, are always getting that class of customers who do uot easily ovorlook the superior advantages they possess.

In coiibideration of the above it would be well for those contemplating buying a "new piano to give them a call be'oie purchasing, as they warrant every piano sold from their Palace of Music for five years, agreeing to repair any damages within that time free of charge. They being able to do tbo work themselves, therefore, will have no use in tiying to make excuses that the defect docs not come under their guarantee. They can lo the work with expense noither to themselves nor costomcrs. Remember the place, Kussner1* Palace of Music, GiltJ Main street.

Can't Do the Subject Justice. Neither space nor time will admit of us going Into details in presenting to our' customers our unumially well selected stock of holiday goods.

Suffice is to say that every nook and corner of our establishment ia full of tbe choicest of suitable holiday glfta. Such gooDs will be an honor to the giver and call forth the warmest emotions from the receiver.

Don't fail to call on us. C. WOOD fc Co., 23 and 25 south Fmirth street.

We extend a cordial invitation to the citizens of Terre Haute and vicinity to call at our Musie Roomp, 651 Wabash Avenue, and examine our magnificent stock of Pianos, Organs and Small Musical Instruments. You will find the Knabe, Steck, Behning, Wheelock, Emer* son and Stuyvesant Upright Pianos in beautiful cases of mahogany, walnut, oak, rosewood and ebony. You will also find the celebrated STewman Bros, and Wilcox & White Organs, both parlor and chapel styles. We will offer for the next 30 days exceptionally low prices on these instruments and make terms to suit purchaser. We also have a splendid stock of Violins, Guitars, Banjos, Mandolins, Zithers, Accordions, etc, which we shall offer at actual cost prices. We lave just received 5,000 Sheets of 1 iluaic from White, Smith Co., Boston, making it, together with our present Sheet Music, tbe argest stock to be found ia Terre laate. Don't fail to come and see us before purchasing even the smallest article in the Music line and convince yourselves that we mean just what we say.

SCHMIDTS M0SIC HOUSE, 651 Wabash Ave,

JERSEY'S COAL OFFICE,

1007 WA8ASH AVE. Wfl,nr rmtmrj but for

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We will Soon Announce Oar Annual Linen Sale.

Our Object

Now in view is to close out as near as possible all kinds of

some inter Goods*

Before Taking

Inventory.

First, all Holiday Goods not carried by us the year round, are marked at less than cost. All Cloaks, Children^, Ladies' and Misses', at a fearful reduction many you can buy for less than the actual cost of materials.

All Blankets, Flannels, Hoods and Furs at greatly reduced prices. All Winter Dress Goods, Kobe Patterns and Dress Corduroys at reduced prices.

Several lots of Winter Underwear and Hosiery at less than wholesale prices.

A Lot of Mufflers

Will be plnced on Front Table Monday,

Choice 89c each,

Some among the lot cost us $1.25.

You can buy good goods cheaper than ever now, at our store.

Hoberg, Root & Co.

51S & 520 Wabasli Avenue.

Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 18&9.

Christmas!

We have cut our prices. Cashmere Mufflers 25c, at jour own price to close them out quick. Fechheimer, S. Fourth St.

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No. 656 Wabash Ave. AND SICK HIS

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SCISSOIiS and CARVERS

The CHICAGO DAILY News is as good as the best, and cheaper than the cheapest It is mailed, postpaid, for $*.00 per year or 2$ cents per month, It is a member of the Associated Press, and prints all the news. At this price you need no longer content yourself with the old-time weekly. The CHICAGO DAILY NEWS costs but little more. It is an independent newspaper, and prints the news free from the taint of partisan bias*

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