Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 22, Number 33, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 February 1892 — Page 1

jfef

oL 22.—No.

*df36^

TOWN TALK/

COULD THE STATE HAVE DONE BETTER IN THE MUSGRAVE CASE?

The State Shoald do Something to Protect 1tn Citizen* from Insane People of Homl«idaltendencies—A Reminder of Kodlfer —Wipe Oat the Gallatin Gang.

Like a succossTul play in the big cities the Musgrave case is haying a successful and long continued run. It was supposed that after his conviction Bob would be given a rest, but tbe allowance by the court this week of three hundred dollars to the attorneys who conducted the prosecution has revived interest in it and set many tongues to wagging. -After the Ion* hunt

which

Many other things have been told in the same connection, such as 'that parties who at one time used him as a tool are *ow puttiug up money for Ills defense. Yet with all the talk which has been .floating around ho maintains a stoical lindifferenoe, and if he really .does know .anything which would criminate others ,ho manifests no desire to tell it. But all this should not be allowed to stand iiu the way of a word of praise for the umeans omployed to bring about a conviction in the face of one of the ablest ianil moit determined defenses ever offered in tho state. Every step in the .contest was desperately fought by well trained minds on both sides, and it isdoubtful that there has ever beon a criminal tried at the bar of this county in which so many legal points were raised. It was a victory for the prosecution in which the case was tried and "decided purely on its merits. When It reachi** tho Supreme court that tribunal wont strain any points to set aside the verdict reached in the court below, and if it is affirmed it would be no surprise if the case endod in a tragedy before tho culprit roaches the door of the penitentiary. is it Rio in?

After an incarceration of more than six years in the insane asylum George F. Harmon was returned to this county this week as an incurable and h*s been turned loose on the community once more. It is said that at times he appears to be rational enough, while at others his wautof balance is as apparent as it over was. His crime was on» of the most horrible ever committed in this county* On Saturday evening, November 13, 1685, after an absence of a night and a day, Harmon entered his cabin near Pimento with a single barrel shot gun In his hand. His wife and a boy named Wesley Carpenter, who lived "with them, were seated in front of the fins With a very few words and an oath, and so far as known without cause, Harmon raised the gun and shot the boy in the head, who fell dead in the fir©. Mrs. Harmon would have mot the same fate had not a neighbor come to her rescue. Harmon was arras ted, brought to town and 1 edged In jail. In a short time his insanity manifested Itself and he was soon a raving maniac. Since then he has been in the insane asylum until returned here this week. It is intended that when an insane patient is returned to his county as incurable that his county wilt take care of him, but there is not a county in the state which dow St. There am a number of Idlotj and harmless insane persons ^t the poor

:SK

culminated

Musgrave's arrest it was boldly asserted on all sides that the offense for which he was brought back was not a felony in the eyes of the law and that the accused could never bo convicted. It is said "tteat bets were freely offered on the proposition without takers, and the belief beoame.general that he would never be found guilty. The* tne question arose "Why not indict Musgra-ve lor the forgeries committed several years ago?"' This question could doubtless be answered by the grand .jury, whose business it was and is to inquire into suoh tilings. Doubtless every member «»f ttoat body heard of the forgery, and it may bo that in their official capacity they investigated the charge and found no evidence on which to build an indictment. About a year ago a letter was sent from Kansas City to a party here asking if Musgrave was wanted in Terre Haute, at the same time stating where toe could be found in Chicago. Inquiry was made In regard to the matter but no satisfaction could be .obtained. The letter was taken by a party who is generally 'believed to be interested in the case, but so far as inown nothing-came of it. It has been assorted by several that negotiations wore opened last spring for the settle''v itofthe forgery cases, and that an understanding had been reached for the transfer of some lots, here in town, but ('or some reason the negotiations fell through. Had they been successful it is n.'rt that Musgrave would have rer,uri ed here to mako a living honostly, 'Tli»re/« a tolerably well founded beliut, •H i.thp. jniMd* of nanny that If Musgraye ^ooVxlti'ba madr to talk and tell all Ufa •knowH other hoarts would aohe, and therein lies tj^e deslro to have the forgery cases prosecuted. It has been told that while the rocent trial was in progress Musgrave tried to levy an assessment of five hundred dollars on a former friend, but the effort was unsuccessful.

asylum, but for such cases as Harmon no provision has been made. It is not right to turn loose upoa any community homicidal- maniacs. They are to be pitied in their misfortune, bat.at the same timo society should be securely protected against a recurrence of the homicidal mania. The state should have an ayslum were such patients could be properly cared for during the period of their natural lives. It is wrong to turn such men loose in any community. In cases of this kind an insane asylum for such persons is just as necessary for the protection of society as are the penitentiaries or any other of the penal institutions of the state. This is a matter to which the legislature should give its attention when it meets again.

A REMINDER OF KODIFJER.

The work of the young footpads Jones and Klntz last Sunday night reminds many of another night in Terre Haute about seventeen years ago when tho notorious Bill Rodifer shot down Jerry Pickardon north Sixth street in front of the McGregor property. Pickard was a traveling man and had returned Irons a business trip that evening. His wife met him down town, and on their way home they were stopped by Rodifer and his companion Jones. Rddifer placed his revolver to Pickard'a head with a demand for his money, and as the lattear reached for bis pocket book Roditfer fired and his victim fell to his wife's feet, with a bullet 1n his neck. In less than an hour over a hundred citizens were hunting forithe highwaymen, but it was several dsyps before they were located in a cabin about four miles south of town, and where they wore captured only after a desperate resistance. In a few weeks Pickard had recovered sufficiently to appear in court, and on his testimony Rodifer was sentenced for fourteen years and Jones got oil with ten. After the trial Pickard had a relapse and died, Iwj *£.' ^-.llowing him in a few month.^,

Rodifer having

already been triettVor the offense on a minor charge could not, be tried again for murder. Before le«»«8f Lere Rodifer created a sensatiofr

is marriage

In the jail, and he had *Vt 1^-

l0D8

the penitentiary until jmewai1^9 his escape in the moL.f da.ln^ort'iu.iuer. He was capturf

anv

"e^Leix d, only to

fnake anot} ^hi'-tempfS when -lie was ^ot^iowj^ry t»T^uaV^-V^ N this ne recovered, f^nd ^c. a" out th» latter part of Governor Wiux^ms'term oi office he was pardoned. For a short time he seemed to behav-e himself, but it was only a few woeks after Aids release that he, was shot dead in Indianapolis by a young man, a son of a prominent physician, whose house he was burglarizing. /.

WIPE THKM OUT.

The highway robberies of last Sunday night call attention more forcibly than ever to the necessity for cleaning out the west end dives, to which every iniquity committed in town by home talent can be directly traced. These dens make their living by tho -encouragement of the nefarious practices which shock the community, and alwaysstand .ready to shield the guilty and enoourage thom to deeds of more reckless -daring. It Is nearly always found impossible to punish the guilty ones, because of the willingness of their friends to sweat: alibis for them. The vagrancy aot has beon invoked in vain in their cases, as they 11 nd no trouble in showing visible means of support. They lie in wait for the unwaafr and the man who is enticed into one of their dens might just as well stand and deliver at once if he expects to get*ut with a whole skin, for be was taken in there for the purpose of robbery, and the thieves are going to have his money by any means required to get it. Tho way to abolish these thieves Is to wipe out their resorts. This can very easily be done if those in power will only take the matter in hand with a determination to succeed. Whenever a west end dive proprietor applies for license to sell intoxicating liquor his application should be promptly refused by both county and city authorities. If the licensing power has any doubt as to drawing the line it can obtain all the information necessary from the police. cx»kan trr.

The sanitary condition of the city was never worse than it is at the present time. This is the statement of the sanitary officer, and it is confirmed by the board of health. For a week the streets have been rivers of mud, filth has been thrown on lots and in alleys, and the garbage man has forgotten the require* rnents of his contract with the city. In some way gas has been making its way into the sewers, thereby causing danger to health, life and property. The sickness which has prevailed here this winter, together with the certainty that more will follow in the spring should cause some stops to be taken te clean up the streets and alleys and compel citizens to put their premises in order. Just now time seems to hang heavily on the hands of the street commissioner, and certainly not because there is nothing for him jygpdo. He should be Instructed to hire a few teams and men and do some thorough cleaning up under the direction of the board of health. If it la not done there will be trouble in the spring and summer.

We can save you from 50c to $2.00 on

POPPING THE QUESTION.

INFORMATION FOR BASHFUL PEOPLE MATRIMONIALLY INCLINED. -.'CSpSgl Some* Varieties of Youth and Age, with

Peculiarities of Both Sexes at an Important Period In I.ife, Showing Why Some People Fail In Matrimonial Ventures.

How men and women mate and what the man says to the woman in that allserious moment when he asks her to be his wife is a matter of interest not only to tboso who contemplate going through the ordeal but also to those others who have passed through the terrible exoite^ ment and forgotten all about it, says a London correspondent of the PhiladeU phia Press. There is nothing perhaps so quickly forgotten by a man as the actual words he employed in asking his inamorata to marry bim. If she says "yes" he forgets all about it for joy if she says "no" be dismisses the painful interview from his mind and never allows it to return, for the simple reason that all reflection causes him pique and annoyance. %be question why men don't marry and why men'don't propose are not of nearly so much importance as that of how they ought to propose. Men are ready-enough to propose marriag e^.|» women, and if they sometimes f^il it because they do not know the* best way to do It and no one hai is yet thonght of giving them a Hints on the 3ubject.,|

As a rule men begin their oareerjo| proposals at the age of 17 and, nothing: daunted by repeated rebuffs, tfeay keep it up and go on merrily, proposing here and proposing there, till ab^ut the age of 25. Then, if still free, "the proposals decrease in number, a^ ^r.e a year is the average a man 'at' diAj/is until bo is 80. At that ieri^d oy his existence ft bachelor se'doiri j^ ijose?, but from 50 upwards he maktd up £or^ it valiantly, having, as it were, onlyjrecule pour mieux^sauter, and the average increases at a rapitl rate in proportion as the hetf j* becomes otlce more susceptible •Ajth tyfe advance v/^second youth.

To sp«5a! of the various modec proposing generally adopted would be interesting but lengthy. Briefly, a lew of tho styles may be summarized unde. the palpably appropriate headings in a jyr'.j known sketch depicting the exTv&iijtmoes oi a would-be skater on thp fo§-t

uT^e

dr&p sudden '••'The check

ual," "The glide triumphant," "The victorious retreat" atfd "The damp collapse." It will be seen at a glance that these require no fdrther comments. It Is merely suggested how men ought to, make their proposals so as at least to please the women they thus honor, even should the proffered honor be declined.

First of all, a man ought not to mind being refused aud never regret being accepted one is as frequent as the other. When rofused he should never fall into the too common mistake of saying he will go to the dogs! Women nowadays are not impressed by it but if a rejected lover really went to his dog for sympathy aud enoouragement it^might touch a woman's heart and in any case inspire her with respect.

It would be well if a man abstained from showing a girl any attentions whatever an til he has made up his mind he would like to marry her. Then let him ".go at it plucky." A timid wooer appeals only to masculine women. A true woman who sees a man dangling about in a desultory manner, one day looking unutterable things and another time hardly noticing her, will very soon make up her own mind then that man should not attempt to propose.

Tho least said when proposing the better, although compliance with the following adyice, lately given by a wellknown humorist, is not urged:

The chap who tries to win amisS By appealing to her reason Is mueh less like to gain his bliss Than he would venture on a kiss

Combined with gentle equeezin'I This is unmistakably a man's idea rery neatly put, but the sort of proposal a woman really likes best is for the man to go straight to tho point and without hesitation or bashfulness, and if possible no blushing, to say: "Miss Mamie, I love you will you marry met" Or, perhaps still better: "Will you?" with, of course, a meaning glance, and the woman to answer "No, thank you," or else "Yes, with pleasure," as the case may be, just as for a dance. This would save much in the way of wounded pride, injured feelings and heart-breaking for "least said soonest mended."

Spoken proposals are so often only the result of a momentary catalepsy of the brain that it is not to be wondered at if they generally end badly. Eight times out of ten writing is best, but it shoald be short also. Sincerity is never wordy and women are quick to detect insincerity.

No woman could possibly be offended, even if ahe knew a man but slightly, should she receive a letter written In something like the following style: "Dear Ml*s Zimmerman: I admire yon and your many qualities deeply [don't talk of her charms]. I am not rich, [this will most likely be the caae if net, don't say so—she probably knows it already] but I make [or have] so much a year, and if the prospect does net frighten

Yearly

«Tos* ^axtert

TERRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 6,1892. Twenty-second Year

yon and you will consent to become my wifjB [the word wife must be used for reasons explained later ci] and-will grant me leave to try and wan your love, I will ever remain, truly yours, ."

If to this the man receives a polite reJ fusal he will' naturally feel rather dejected for a week or so*. The best remedy will then beiacomplete ohange of diet. External agents, like the air of solitude, baye nothing to say to his present condi'j^on, but if,his luncheon usually conof a steak and a bottle of lager he shotoljj at once change it to soup and sherry, thoa vary it with fish and claret. By^ ihe time he finds himself wishing foihls steak and beer once more he may, look upon himself as convalescent and, --try again.V aan who stammers should never aUetnpt to speak his proposal, nor should elderly men, for very obvious reasons whi(^ need not be described here. Men, "howigjrer, who prefer to speak their proposals nhould first choose their opportunityfearefuily er make it if necessary, but ffit them beware of the too common s^|£B of arraying themselves in unusual1y 'Sine clothes and, above all, let there b^^$j^on-holes. ttrh^out^811^ decking of the prospectiyeTViotim is a great mistake in real lite* although'it is, the generally accept-

th.ing in'art, on the stage and in TOO.vpls. Ancient wooers are perhaps the chigf -sinners*in this respect, but then tHCy have so. much to contend against M#t it is charitable not to be too severe Juan that matter so far as they are con^&|ned.

When a man goes to a house with the intention of .proposing ^et^im never forgot to leave his hat in the hall, for fehguld the lady refuse him it will materially lessen the dignity of his exit if htjjBhas.to look round the room for his he$l*covering or, worse still, to return in pfearcb of it!1 kneel whlle propo^ng'is a'iways. a mistake, often a fatalone. On the whole, after mature reflection, the best position on suoh'an occasion is for a man to stand ap near therlatty—if possible a little behijyi her and with one hand on the back ol £er chair, so that should she say "yes" all )s in readiness for an immediate circlhlg o£jkbe waist. l^an should, never propose from a 'jj|tancp, two feet being the outside limit yfthtyrable, except in very special circumvices, nor with.^his gloves on -and on account, 8bo\jJ.$l,.the girl fceedpt, must be brash tha fringe from off her forehead to look into her eyes. Girls have been known to refuse men after having accepted them for that sole reason, although they called it having doubts as to whether they cared enough tor them.

Proposals in dimly lighted conservatories should be avoided. In fact, as a general ^rinoiple—"Avoid doing anything as' described in books be your own natural selves." There would not be so many futile proposals if they were made more simply. Among the various proposing specimens of mankind are wild "passions," which olasp the objects of their love in their arms and shower burning kisses on the tops of bent heads, regardless oi the hair pins, while incoherent words are poured forth, through the maze of whioh a girl vainly tries to catch the only word she cares to hear.

And here, perhaps, is the best place to divulge a secret which few men know. Most girls havej at one time or another, been told by their mothers: "My dear, do not believe anything any man may tell you till he says:

4Willyou

be my

wife?'" The Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners held their regular meeting at headquarters on Monday last. The monthly report of the superintendent of police for January was submitted and spread upon record. It shows the following arrests for January: Associating, 2 assault and battery, 9 assault and battery with intent to kill, 1 begging, 2 burglary, 1 carrying concealed weapons, 3 drunk, 63 drawing deadly weapon, 1 fugitive, 1 gambling, 6 jumping on moving cars, 1 keeping gaming house, 1 petit larceny, 2 grand larceny, 1 malicious trespass, 3 malicious destruction-of property, 2 mandate, 1 prostitute, 2 profanity, 2 suspicion, 15 safe keeping, 7 transient*, 128 vagrancy, 11. Total number of arrests, 285. The total expenses of the department during the month was $2,145.?y, including the pay roll, amounting to $2,102.41. The patrol wagon made 178 runs. Under the head of Reports are to be found 29 cases of contagious diseases, 20 horses impounded, 246 vacant houses, of which 91 were re-let. The value of property stolen was $308, of which $77 was recovered and returned to the owners. The number of electric lights out was 798. There were three convictions In the Criminal court, the sentences aggregating 14 years in the penitentiary. The number of accidents was g, ^vr^of them proving fatal.

At their regular meeting this week Tammany Tribe, No. 39, I. O. R. M., conferred the Adoption degree on Timothy Oonway, the Hunter's degree on John Myers, the Warrior's degree on Louis Gerhardt, Sam ClugstOn and John Myers, and the Chiefs degree on Charlas Whissen, Louis Gerhardt, John Myers and Sam Clugston.

Subscriptions for Magazines or Papers, Send your orders to this office.

§"~iftft»''• lm T—^|l*&

A MAN'S OBSERVATIONS.

ORIGIN OF THE DELIGHTFUL PRIVI-

i--$|p|LEGES PF

LEAP

YEAR^fllw?§P

Some Matrimonial Remarks Concerning Marriage by a Caustic Old Cynic—Beauty an All Pervading Presence whioh .looms

Up Bve*ywh«w*V& ^, ^y»vI .Every marriageable girl knows that she has special rights this Leap Year, but not all of our eligible ladies know the iimit or the origin of thobe delightful privileges. These matrimonial favors of 1892 are very important and therefore this time honored custom should be £nown by all. It dates back as far as 128S. At that time the following statute was published by the

Scotch parliament:

"It is ordaint that, during the reign of Her Maist Blessit Majestie Margaret, like maiden ladee, of baith high and low estate shall hae liberie to speak to man sliej likes. Gif he refuses to take her to be his wyf, he shall be, mulct in the Sum of ane hundredity poundis or less, as his estait may be, except and alwais gif he can make it appear that he is betrothed to another woman then he shall be free." After Margaret had passed away, the women became clamorous for their privileges, and, to appease them, another act of parliament allowed them to take matters into their own hands every fourth year. 1

The startling question has been asked: "Is marriage a failure?" and then a blear eyedold pessimist from Foolsland makes the following replication: We have never been married, but we have listened to our married friends tell their experience which is just as good. As a grammatical proposition "marriage" is a plural number in the present tense— and it requires two persons of opposite bexes to form the number'. For about fifteen months after the bridal day, marriage resembles a high-stepping pair of boots, traveling on sidewalks made of gold and precious stones. After that period it is fall of wood-piles, kitchen 8toves,.cold mornings, syrup of squills, red flannels and pins that cannot, possibly stick anyone. Marriage fs a state in which nothing Is takon for granted and in whioh morning wrappers and untied shoes -abound. It is a state in which a fellow always imagines that, he married the wrong woman and that all the girls aave his wife feel sorry for him, A man should never marry until be hasarrived at the years of discretion, and he must always permit his lady-love's mama to judge when he has reached suoh a state of years. Marriage is also that state where the wife threatens to go home to her mother every twenty-foqr hours and the husband devoutly hopes she will.

Beauty is not altogether an accident. It may be cultivated. We have been cultivating it, more or less unconsciously, and by a variety of methods, this ong time past. In comparison with any earlier age ours may be fairly described as a hygenic one. Now, the relations between hygenic and physical beauty need not be greatly insisted upon. Beauty of the higher order is very closely connected with brains. Brains seem too much wanting in the earlier feminine portraiture, because education has made us conscious of that defect. We are no longer quite satisfied with a beautiful face that shows no trace of mind. We begin to perceive that it is a mere exquisito mask. But the higher kind of beauty is becoming general among women, because we are becoming much more careful of their mental training. Physical beauty may be made in the school room. Then let us turn to the playing-fields. Never were oar girls so active or so varied in their pastimes as they are to-day. They are good at the oar, they are great cyclists, thoy are not easily beaten in the tennis-court. Athletics make fer physical beauty in an almost incalculable degree. There is more beauty now than ever before, and there are reasons for it. And because there is more beauty than ever there is, perhaps, not quite so mueh enthusiasm about it. And again, the beauties of the next generation will probably be much more beautiful than ours. -h

Anew fad has sprung up in New York society, and is rapidly spreading. It is nothing less than an Idea of compelling the waiters who attend private dinner parties to wear a dress by which they can be distinguished from the guests. The dress suit of the waiter has come to be regarded by the upper ten as no less than a nuisance, and in order to preserve some belle of society, as the term goes, from the awful possibility of mistaking a handsome young waiter for a merchant's son all waiters mast wear a coat of distinctive hue. Do you know we are really beginning to become quite Anglicized, says the St. Louis Globe-Demo-crat. We will next compel our men servants to cut away their mustaches and beards, like the footmen of Great Britain, and the day Is not far distant when crests on the hat of the coachman shall form a distinguishing feature of the members of the four hundred. In the east we are fast aping English customs. We have the footman In long top-boots and livery we clip the tails of our horses

fT%%^Sy^i7l%^t%h

as they do in England, and,, altogether, some of our society folk without these equipments would look to the resident of New York somewhat like a peacock without his tail, English caddishness and foppery are bad, and their imitation by empty dudes and moneyed plutocrats is eyen worse,' *1 -+Yf:

"Amusements

PAULINE HAIala IN "MADAME FAVAKT."

Shakespeare is the king of dramatists Beethoven the monarch of sublime music Michael Angelo the prince of painting and just as supreme as any of"

these in his realm Is Qffenbach, the originator and the unrivalled author of,/. comic, opera. Our theatre goers will therefore bail with delight the announcement that Miss Pauline Hall, tho undisputed queen of Opera Bouffe, assisted by a company of unexcelled artists will appear iu Offenbach's deservedly famous mu&ica^ work, "Madame Favart'' at Naylor's on next Thursday evening February 11th. It was first produced in Paris, and took that city by storm. .Miss Hall, who never did anythiug poorly, is particularly well suited with the title-role, and in it she has made one of the most prouounced successes of her remrirkably successful career. John Brand and Arthur E. Miller will ably render the leading tenor roles, while George C. Boniface, Jr., and William Blaisdell will humorously portray the comedy parts. The other members of the cast will include Addie Cora Reed, the New York Cusino favorite Rosa Cook, Clara Palmer, Cora Dean, Grace Langly and Helen Dunbar, assisted by a large and well drilled chorus of carefully chosen voices. The usually meaningless annoucoment in regard tomagnificent costumes and accessories, will in this case be fully redeemed for the whole production will, in tho minutest details, be worthy so wholly meritorious a work as Oflenbach's "Madame Favart." The sale opeus Tuesday morning prices 25, 50, 75, 100 ifnd 1.25. •.

TUXEDO.

•There is probably no theatrical attraction traveling in which tho singing element is as strong as in Georgo Thatcher's ."Tuxedo," which will be seen at Naylor's on next Friday evening, Feb. 12th. The sextet of vocalists is unequaled, and is made up as follows: Raymond Moore tenor, R. J. Jose counter-tenor, H. W, Fri 11 T^ios*. Low)8 baritone* Miss Ida Fitzhugh soprano and Miss Grace Hamilton contralto. Aside from the quartet and sextet selections rendered, Raymond Moore sings his latest success, "The Golden Wedding," a life's story most prettily told, R. J. Jose, his famous ballad, "The Wanderer's Return," W. H. Frillman, Pinsuti's masterpiece, "I Fear No Foe," and Miss Ida Fitzhugh, the beautiful ballad, ''Charming." A feature of the musical part of the performance is the sextet from "Lucia." There Is promise of much entertainment and amusement in "Tuxedo." The seat sale opens on Wednesday morning next. Prices range from 25 cents to $1.00.

TWO OLD OBONTES.

Miss Ada Deaves, Al. H. Wilson, Edwin Hefferman, Fannio Bloodgood and the three sisters Don, English performers, are the principals of "The Two Old Cronies" company that plays at Naylor's, on next Saturday evening, Feb'y 13th.

An interesting meeting was held at the board of trade Monday evening to consider what could be done toward securing a railroad to the southwest, a portion of the country with which this city has now no direot communication. The meeting was called through a suggestion of the organizers of the Terre Haute, Saylor Springs and Chester railroad that this city should be represented at a meeting to be held at Saylor Springs last Thursday. President John Q. Williams, of the board of trade, presided. Speeches were made by H. Hulman, who expressed himself in favor of Harrison township paying $200,000 to secure tho road. His views were seconded by D. W. Minshall, Robert Geddes and others. A committee consisting of H. Hulman, J. D. Early and C. M. Thompson was appointed to attend the Saylor Springs meeting. The proposed road from this city to Chester is 175 miles long, and after leaving this county at the Sullivan line would pass through the counties of Clark, Crawford, Jasper, Clay, Marion, Wayne, Jefferson, Perry and Randolph in Illinois, taking in the most important towns between this point and the Mississippi. The projectors of the road will visit this city in a short time and lay the matter before the people.

The next penny collection in the public schools to help pay for the Indiana educational exhibit at the World's Fair will be taken up next Thursday afternoon, at which time a number of questions concerning world's fairs will be put to the children. The last collection for the same purpose was taken in November and amounted to $75.83 in this county

This week in the Circuit court Judge Taylor allowed the firm of Jump, Lamb A Davis $300 for their services in the prosecution ef Musgrave.

iSiS® affiUs