Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 21, Number 31, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 24 January 1891 — Page 4

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A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

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E. P. WESTFALL,

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TEKIIE HAUTE, JAN. 24, 1891

THE Dark Continent will be opened tip. The railway from Loanda, on the Atlantic coast, is completed and in operation for 100 miles, and good men are pushing it farther into the interior.

THK Metropolitan Underground Rail way Company has been chartered to build 42 miles of railway in tunnels under New York at a cost of $60,000,000 That is a metropolitan undertaking surely.

ONLY §107,000,000 worth of property was burned up in the United States and Can.ida last ye ir, as against 131 millions in 1881) and l'Z millions in 1888. That means from 10 to 24 millions saved the insurance companies. Quite a little plu nl.

WITH George Boncroft, the eminent historian and scholar, gone, YVhittier Holmes and Lowell are about the only remaining survivors of the older em nent authors of the country. These, too in the ordinary course of nature, must soon bo in their graves and American letters for a time will seem lonesome

THK skin-grafting case noted in last weekVi Mail actually took place last Sun day at the Emergency hospital, Chicago, About one square inch of skin was taken from the arms of each of 140 Knights Templar, making about a square foot in all. Theso little patches were applied to tho patient and seem to be in a fair way to grow together over tho sore and bring about a permanent (sure. If this shall happen John O. Pickerson will doubtless bo tho only man living who carries that many dilleronl varieties of skin on his bod v.

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people will be surprised to learn

that Siberia promises to open to the world a new and rich cotiunoreo. The old idoa, learned from tho geographies of our school days, \v that Siberia is a vast region of eternal ice and snow. It is now stated that it surpHHsestho North American continent in the extent of cultivable soil that it has tho largest forests in tho world that its mineral resources are vast antl rich, the climate in the main healthy, and as favorable for the cultivation of tho cereals as any part of Europe. Commerce with this great country is now being opened up by English vessols, whllo Russia is building a railtuad into it. What vith Alaska, Africa and Siberia yot to be developed, tlioro is room on this old world for lots more people.

SHNATOI D. W. VOOKIIKKN was formally ro-clectod to the United States Senate Wednesday, his majoritj' on jointballot boing the largest over given to an Indiana Senator. Great enthusiasm prevailed during the progiess of tho ceremony. In the nominating speeches the most bounteous praise was bestowed upon the Senator, indicative of the high esteem in which ho is held by the State Democracy. Alvin l\ Hovey received the oomp'imentary vote of the Republican minority, and his nomination also dnnv forth much personal praise. In the Senate, the honor of placing Daniel W. Yoorhees in nomination fell to Senator (Jrimes. His speech was "short, modestly eloquent, without any attempts at great rhetorical flights, but was well done and in excollont taste." In the House, Representative Heasley, of Sullivan, presented Mr. Voorhees' name, Mr. Lee, of Vigo seconding.

WHKN wo see the enormous aggregate of deposits in the savings banks under tho present system, wo can imagine what they would be if postal saviugs banks wore established. In New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the other six New England States, last year, deposits in savings banks amounted to one billion, 271* million dollars. If the same ratio should hold good for the rest of the -country the entire annual savings would be four or five billion dollars. But in the West the same confidence is not felt in savings banks as at the East, and the deposits in them are not correspondingly large. Many millions of dollars, however, are put into building and loan associations, which, after all, are tho best of money savers, since they earn a good rate of interest for the shareholders and at the same time permit the money to be in circulation. Yet if there were postal banks at every postofflee, receiving the smallest deposits, many thousands of people would be accommodated who now have no satisfactory and safe place to deposit their small savings.

THE WINTER IN EUROPE. While we have had a very onild winter in this country, there being but f®w daye when the mercury has fallen to zero anywhere, Europe is suffering intensely from the cold. All over Germany, Great Britain, France and July, sever© cold prevails, the water is frosen up, end the people, unaccustomed to cold weather, and unprepared for it, suffer to a much greater extent than do those who live where frigid weather is expected. In Paris fires bare been kindled in the streets to keep the poor from freezing and public buildings have been converted into temporary shelter* end eoup house#. In many piece# travel has been practically suspended by the heavy

snows, the Rhine is ice-bound and for iirst time since 1854 the Lake of Morat is frozen over. In Naplos it is said that the streets are deserted as if the city were stricken by a plague. jXif-1

There have been cold winters in Europe before, but they do not come often with the severity of the present blizzard and the people, when they do come, are taken by surprise and are without suitable protection against the cold. Now let the wise men put their heads together and tell us whj* this erratic and wayward conduct of old Boreas.

WB MEN FAIL.

A great daily paper recently invited men who bad failed in life to state through its columns the causes of their failure. Quite a number responded but it was evident that few if any of them gave true and honest answers. Many attributed their lack of success to others, while some claimed they had been too houest and conscientious to succeed in the midst of a tricky and hypocritical generation. As to the latter claim there is of course nothing in it. Men who achieve the largest and most enduring success, either in professional or business life, do so on a basis of thorough, conscientious integrity.

The causes of most failures in life are not bard to find. At the head of all undoubtedly stands the liquor habit. No amplification of this is necessary. Next to it perhaps is the habit of gambling and speculation. It has ruined thousands. Going security, extravagant living, spending more than one's income, all these are important factors in the schedule of failure. Lack of purpose, failure to master some one business and stick to it, accounts for many failures. "Unstable as water thou shalt not excel," was declared of one of the Jewish tribes thousands of years ago, and it is just as true to-day.

The man who learns to do some one thing well, cultivates good habits, eschews vices, saves a part of his earnings and"invests it wisely, will not fail, unless health itself fails, and this is far less likely to happen to such an ope than to the man of opposite character.

CHURCH UNION.

More tbun once The Mail has expressed the conviction that a union of weak churches in many places would greatly ncrease thoir usefulness.

At Kenwood, in the south part oT Chicago, such a church has been itt operation for five years and has been a complete success. Its membership has ncreased from thirty-nine to almost three hundred. It has comploted one of tho finost church edifices to be found on tho sout ii side. Every seat in the church is in dotnand, and plans are now under consideration to enlarge its capacity over one-third. The benevolent contributions of the church, which the past year were $8,000, go through various hannels, the foreign mission contribution going .hrough C'ongiegatioual channels, the hotfue mission through Presby terian whflS# in the suppoA of colored schools in tho South the church works itl) the Methodists. It also aids undenominational efforts. The church is omposed of Christians of different denominations who believe that by uniting together they could have one good hurch instead of several weak ones. The plau has worked so well that the inhere aro prepared to recommend it to other communities where half a dozen feeble churches struggle for existence hen one oi two could employ able patrons, have good music, attractive churches and congregations large enough to be an inspiration.

7 HE I NFL UX OF FOREIGNERS. In the North American Review for January Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts, has a strong and suggestive articleou the immigration question. Going deeply into the subject of statistics as gathered by the census and the report by United States officials in foreign lands, Mr. Lodge deduces these facts: "First, that immigration to this country is all the while increasing, and second, that it is making its greatest relative increase from races most alien to the body of the American people and from the lowest and most illiterate classes among those races." That is to say, the kind of people coming to America now are of a greatly Inferior character than was the case Xn the earlier years of the nation. Then it was Enlisb, Scotch-Irish, Dutch, German and Huguenot French. Now the Hungarians, Russians, Italians, Poles and Scandinavians have become a large and increasing factor.

But not only is the present Immigration inferior from a race standpoint. It is also more illiterate, poverty-stricken aud incapable. The percentage of those having no occupation is larger. We talk glibly about protecting American labor by imposing tariff duties, bnt with 400,000 persons coming into the country every year, half of whom have no occupation, and most of whom represent the modest form of unskilled labor, it is evident that the labor market most be continually disturbed and wages disastrously affected.

The dangers of our present system, or lack of system, are more or less generally appreciated it remains to apply an effective remedy. Mr. Lodge suggests that as we have excluded the Chinese because of their vitiating influence upon our civilization, we should for the same reason exclude illiterate persona, as well as the insane, diseased and paupers. In regard to the latter classes he shows that existing laws are not enforced, but people of thi* kind are constntly coming in. More rigid inspection of immigrants at foreign ports must be provided for, existing laws must be thoroagtily enforced and new ones covering a wider scope enacted, or serious danger from foreign Immigration threatens the republic.

TEREE HAUTE SATURDAY E VENINGr^MAIL:

Mrs. Thomas A. Edison.

[Ladies* Home Journal.]

^Nothing has ever happened to me. have lived a perfectly commonplace, ordinary woman's life, and there has been absolutely nothing of public interest in it." The speaker was Mrs. Thomas A. Edison, the second wife of the worldfamous inventor and the remarks were addresses to a friend who had asked her for a few of the interesting facts of her life. They are characteristic of the woman who spoke them, aud it is for this reason that they have been used to open this description of one of one of the most quiet and retiring wives of famous men.

Mrs. Thomas A. Edison, who is the daughter of Mr. Lewis Miller, a millionaire manufacturer, and the founder of the settlement at Lake Chautauqua, was born at Akron, Ohio, in 1865. She was sent, when quite a young girl, to a boarding school in Boston, where she was educated, remaining th6re, with the exception of her vacations which were spent at Chautauqua or in traveling, until she was graduated. At school she was considered a very quiet, sweet child of singularly even and placid disposition, and in later years neither hercharacter nor her reputation seem to have altered. While continuing her music and other studies in Boston, after her graduation, she met Mr. Edison in the most ordinary way known to modern romance, through an introduction in a mutual friend's drawing-room. The acquaintance culminated within six months in their engagement, and then very quickly again in tneir marriage "at the honje of the bride," Akron, Ohio, on the 24th day of February, 188G.

Her father, Mr. Lewis Miller, who has been alluded to before as tho founder of Chautauqua, is also somewhaM&tfious as an inventor, so Mrs. Edison had in her girl life a knowledge, however slight, of the peculiarities which beset such an existence.

The out-look from the marriage was not a very blight one for the girl bride, for there were three children, by Mr. Edison's first wife, to be known and won to her. That she has succeeded in making herself dearly loved by these children, who are now her sworn allies and comrades, speaks well for tho strength and goodness of her nature.

Mrs. Edison has one child, a little girl aged two years, who is named Madeline. Oddly enough the lettor plays quite an important part in tho names of the feminine members of the Edison family, as Mrs. Edison's maiden name wns Mina Miller, and Mr. Edison'soldestdaughter is Mariou.

In tho summer of '89, solely for the pleasure to be derived from such a trip, Mr. Edison took his pretty young wife abroad. They were welcomed and re ceived warmly everywhere, and the trip was a most pleasant one.

They aro now. living at Llewellyn Park, Orange, N. J. Llewellyn Park is a division of Orange City, wbi'ffki* laid out and kept in order by its residents. It contains several beautiful residences besides tho Edisons place, and Mr. Edison's laboratory. Perfectly kept walks and drives lead up a winding lull to the beautiful residence which was bought for about $200,000—about half its actual value—bjr Mr. Edison a few years ago. It was built by one of Arnold and Constable's managers, a man named Pedder, who after having nearly ruined the firm by his extravagances, left very suddenly for Europe. The house is excellent in design and beautiful In construction, with gabled roofs, covered porches and stained-glass windows sufficient to effect picturesqueness withoutconfusion. Entering from the porte cochere a wide hall, with a distant and lengthy vista of a dining-room, is seen^ The ball-way is furnished with many lounges and cushions which make it more than attractive, and from the center toward the back, a broad staircase of polished wood leads up to the sleeping and sitting-rcoms of the family, and to Mr. Edison's home study. The latter is*a small, bright, prettily-furnished apartment, containing desk, bookcases, and reading chair, all of which show signs of dally use. Here Mr. Edison sits with his wile and ohildren, thinking and planning in the perfeet quiet, which his deafness insures to him, while they read and play. The great inventor has almost entirely loBt his sense of hearing, but regards bis deafness rather as a blessing than as an infliction—so his wife saya— for it en ables him to be so much with his family. It also spares him the hearing of the comments made on his appearance which are sure to follow his arrival at any place. Mrs. Edison is not so fortu nate, and the remarks to which she is compelled sometimes to listen are most distressing to one so quiet and unobtrusive.

Descending the stairs it is seen that several doors open from the wide hall, other than the one into the spacious dining-hall. On the right is a handsomely firnisbed and well provided library. The decorations, furniture and hangings in it are of red leather, and the woodwork of mahogany. On the left of the hall is a reception-room upholstered in light colors and woods, and hack from it is the long bow-windowed drawingroom. Ecru and pink are the prevailing colors here, the decorations carrying out the designs in the carpet and furniture. A cottage piano at the end of the room is strewn with music, and in front of it are two piano stools. Bin, Edison is quite a fine musician, and she and her step-children constantly practice together. ft?,'

The home life is a very simple and quiet one. Mrs. Edison has her housekeeping—to which she gives her personal supervision—her music, and her social duties, as well as intercourse with her husband and children to occupy her time. Her connection with her has-

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band's work is shown by the close manner in which she follows his inventions, step by step, and in the interest with which she appreciates their discovery, improvements, and completion.

In appearance she is very youthful and charming. Her complexion is olive, her mouth firm, teeth good, eyes a shade darker than the hair, which is brown, abundant and wavy, and is worn parted over her forehead in a peculiarly 1 ecoming way. She is of medium height and plump figure. She dresses handsomely and well, and looks what she is—the simple, quiet wife of a great and success ful man.

DEA1H OF AN OLD WIFE. it [Philadelphia Call.] She had lain all «day in a stupor, breathing with a heavy, labored breath, but as the sun sank to rest in the far-off western sky and the red glow on the wall of the room faded into dense shadows she awoke and called feebly to her aged partner, who was sitting motionless by the bedside. He bent over his dying wife and took her wan, winkled hand in bis. "IS it night?" she asked in tremulous tones, looking at him with eyes that saw not. "Yes" he answered softly "it is grow ingdark.*' "Where are the children?" she queried "are they all in?"

Poor old man! How could he answer her?—the children who had slept for years in the old churchyard—who had outlived childhood and borne the heat aud burden of the day, and, growing old, had lain down the cross and gone to wear the crown before the old father and mother had finished their sojourn. "The children are safo," answered tho old man, tremulously "don't think of them, Janet, think of yourself. Docs the way seem dark?' "My trust is in thee let me never bo confounded. What does it matter if thij way is dark? I'd rather walk with God in the dark than walk alone in the light I'd rather walk With him by faith than walk alone by sight." "John, whore's little Charlie?" she asked. Her mind was again in the past. The grave dust of twenty years had lain 011 Charlie's golden hair, but the mother had never forgotten him. The old man patted her cold hands—hands that had labored so hard that they were seamed and wrinkled aud calloused with years of toil, and the wedding ring was worn to a mere thread of gold--aud then tic pressed his thin lips to them and cried. She had encouraged and strengthened him in overv toil of life. Why, what woman she had been! What a worker! What a leader in Israel! Always with the gift of prayer or service. They hud stood at many a deathbed together— closed the eyes of loved ones, and then sat down with the bible between them to read the promises. Now she was about to cross the dark river alone*

And it was strange and sad to the old man, and the yellow-haired grand daughter left them, to hear her babble of walks in the woods, of gathering May liowers and strolling with John, of petty household cares that she had always put down with a strong, resolute hand of wedding feasts and death-bed triumphs and when at midnight she heard the bridegroom's voice, and the old man bending over her cried pitifully, and the young granddaughter kissed her pale brow, there was a solemn joy in her voice as she spoke the names of her children one by one, as if she saw them with immortal eyes, and with one glad smile put on immortality. They led the old man sobbing away, and when he saw her again the glad morning sun was shinning, the air was jubilant with the song of biids, and she lay asleep on the couch under the north window, where be had seen her so often lie down to rest while awaiting for the Sabbath bell. And she wore the same best black silk and the string of gold beads about her thin neck, and the folds of white tulle. Only new the brooch with his miniature was wanting, and in its place was a white rose and a spray of cedar— she bad loved cedar—she had loved to sing over her work: -\V&.

Oh may I in his courts be seeni Like a young cedar fresh and green. But what strange transformation was there! The wrinkles were gone. The traces of age and pain and Weariness were all smoothed out the faces bad grown strangely young, and a placid smile was laid on the pale lips. The old man was awed by this likeness to the bride of his youtb. He kissed the unresponsive lips and said softly: "You've found heaven first, Janet, but it won't be for long—it won't be for long!'*-

And it was not. The winter snows have not fallen and there is another grave, and to-day would have been their diamond wedding! We had planned much for it, and I wonder—I wonderbut no! where they are there is neither marriage nor giving in marriage.

WOMEN AS WOOERS.

Should women do the wooing? To be sure! Else how is man to know how charming she really is? inquires an exchange. Men do the winning and wedding, but the girl who wants to be won and wed does the wooing every time. A man is putty, wax, clay, in her hands. Nature deals her one card, art another, the modiste a third, fashion a fourth, and if she plays her trump first the game is hers. One of the winning cards is a white dress a glib tongue is another power affability and amiability are light and left bowers, and the girl who can k(»p still and smile without grinning can hag the warmest game.

Neither fire nor smoke nor dust and no fiies on our clothing. It is clean and fresh and must be sold. This means money to the man or boy that wants to

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FURNISHINGS!

If you want the choicest, newest and most desirable things in Furnishings, yon must visit that old reliable exclusive Furnishing store of

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Since the openingof this sale wo have been as busy as bees in our Unuertvear Department Several numbers of Qotfns Skirts and Corset Covers were sold completely out These we have telegraphed for so as to be here for Tuesday's Sale. We certainly appreciate the good will of the ladies who have responded so freely to our advertisements and we trust you feel fully repaid. Last year our sale was a great success but this year it reaching far beyond our expectations

Several ladies have said, "The P. D. Muslin Underwear is certainly all that could be wished for." It fits to perfection, is trimmed so beautifully, and so much more reasonable in price than other brands.

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Has come to stay with us. Ladies will please remember this: Jyst now it will be worth a special visit to our store, as every garment is new] and fresh at ridiculously low prices.

We show the best Drawers in.town for 25c. Drawers, Four Tuck Embro Edge, at 390

Gown, 22 Tuck Yoke, Ruffled Neck .••and Sleeves, at 50c. Gowns, All Over Embro Yoke, Embro

Neck and Sleeves Tucked, at $1.25. Skirts, 5 Deep Tucks, Good Muslin, at 49c.

Skirts, 8-in Deep Cambric Flounce, 6 Hows Tucking above and below, 93c. Cambric Corset Covers, High and Low Neck, 25c each.

Corset Covers, Wide Embro or Lace Sleeves, Trimmed, 75c. Corset Covers, Square Nock, Solid Embro Front, 75c

These are only a few of our Great Leaders. PJease call and/see them. Remember our store will be closed •'Monday. Sale continuos Tuesday.

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OTICE-IN ATTACHMENT AND GARNISHMENT. State of Indiana, County of Vigo,

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Wm. P. McCarthy, J. P.. Harrlnon Township. Albert W. Moyers vs. Henry Mucoy. Bo it known, that tho above proceedings were instituted against tho defendant and that by the return of the officer, said defendant IK a non-resident.

Snid uon-rcHldent defendant IHhereby notified that the proccedlngn stand before me for trial, and that the same will be heard on the 10th day of March, 1K91. at 10 o'clock a. m., when due attention will be given by me to same.

Witness my hand aud seal this 28d day of January, 1891. [8EAL.] WM. P. MCCARTHY, J. P.

OtlCE TO GAS CONSUMERS.

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