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TOWN TALK.

IN THE CHRISTMAS DAYS WHEN" WE WERE BOYS AND GIRLS-

The Street Memories of Long Ago—Throw the World's Fair Open on Sunday—The Apportionment Dcci*lon an Elephant-

One Way to Soire the Oast Question.

Christmas time i» here again, and there, is probably no man living who wouldn't willingly Iuy aside hie beaver hat, shave off his mustache, throw away hi* check book and to-night be a child again. In childhood's days there was freedom from all rare, no thought of to morrow and lots of fun. It was far bettor than being elected to tho legislature, receiving an appointment to a lucrative office under Cleveland or even of becoming a deacon in the church. Nearly all can go back in memory to the time when they used no much cunning in hanging up the stocking and slipping back into bed again with the determination to lie awake and watch for old 'Janta Clans come lumbering down tho chimney with bis big pack on his back and tho snow on his immense grey beard. And do you remember while tho watch was in progress how a door would creak as it was gently oponed and mother slipped into the room in her long while lobe, with her long brown hair hanging down over her shoulders. You never noticed how long It was before, although you remember how you had nestled in its silken depths when in sickness your childish head sought a resting place. You watch her as she 111 Is tho stockings, then she glides over to tho bedside to make sure you are asleep, stoops over you, kisses you and with a silent blessing on the heads of her little ones disappear**. It was a cruel awakening from the fairy tale conception which hud been taught you concerning the giver of presents, and years iifterwsrd you havo doubtless wished that you had been allowod to rotnaln lonper in a stato of blissful ignorance in a case in which it was only folly to be wise. Thoso were dear old Christmas mornings, memorable and joyous In tho life of every man. We cannot, however, live them over again, butt it ahoujdjjeour we oaiTtoTcohtribute to ilie happiness of the little ones who a**) following precisely In the footsteps of those who have gone before.

The Supremo court has at last found time to do something in the gerrymander case which has been before it for some time, and its decision is that the gerrymander must go. It Is a Republican victory but tho party doosn't know what to do with it,

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somu to be any person at hand to assist them. The peculiar feature of tho case is that while the apportionment act is knocked out tho men elected under its provisions will qualify as members of the legislature and will legally hold their seats. As both branches are largely Democratic, and as they will frame the new apportionment act, the Republicans aro like tho man who bought the elephant—they don't see auy benefit to be derived from the victory, nor can they lot go. Attorney General Smith, '.he man with tho iron jaw and an ability to talk patience off the monument, has given assurance that the ootiling leglsl ture will certainly modify and remodel the apportionment so that It will come within the bounds of fairness, and even go so far aa to make another legal test of th^ question altogether unneceaary. However, being very well acquainted with his mouth capacity tho Republicans take no stock In the attorney general's claim that he is carrying the legislature Around in his vest pocket. The truth of the matter is that there is no honesty In any political party when it comes to the construction of political machinery for the manufacture of political success. The Republicans gerrymandered the state at the speolat session of the legislature in 1872, and six years later they passed an act in 1S79 which was almost as rank of that of 1891, and meta similar fAte at the hands of the supreme court. It is doubtful that a fair apportionment can be had. As long as members elected under a law which is declared unconstitutional are allowed to qualify and act it will be impossible for the people to help themselves if the decision is always held back until after election.

A joint resolution Is now before congress repealing Uie religious legislation pertaining to the World** Fair. Ml propose# to leave the matter of Sunday observance where it properly belongs* With the regularly constituted authorities of the World's Columbian Exposition, and is proposed for the reason that the cobstHution specifically state* that congress shall male?! no laws reporting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise tht'tr-of. The resolution is proper and should be parsed without any unnecessary u^Say. The of religion has nothing to gain by

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Gas continues at the old figure, aud there doesn't seem to bo much anxiety on tlje part of consumers concering the advance in price which was threatened some time ago. The deal between the two companies has fallen through, at least so say the parties who are financially interested, and they ought to know. But there are n^any who believe that just as soon as ths proposed new company is dead beyond resurrection a new deal will go through without any delay and one company will own both. If gas is being manufactured now and sold at a loss it Is only a question of a short time when the price must go up or both parties retire from the field. In the meantime the Consumers' Gas Light company has been incorporated with a c.ipitai stock of 8100,000, the incorporators being R. W. Thompson, E. H. Bindley, Joseph Strong, W. L. Kidder, B. P. Swaftord, Max Joseph and CharlesStahl'. Tho company has had its application for a charter bofore the council for several weeks, but Tor some reason there is a decided hitch in the proceedings. It proposes to furnish gas at a cost not to exceed fifty cents per thou8antfteet,and that the price cannot be advanced without the oonsent of the couticil. The company does not propose t«r iJUt^own mains at this time, nor does it want to put them down at any time, unless the price is advanced by the other compan IBs. The charter is merely asked for to be used as a club held over the old companies, or a license to go into busi ness at a good profit after the old com panies have slaughtered each other in a losing fight for supremacy. This isu't fair. If neither of the /old eompAoieMs making money both are certainly ready to retire from business. Such a statement was made some time ago, and it was reported that a syndicate wa* being formed to purchase and con solidate the two companies.

Is It fair to give a company a charter the operation of which depends entirely on the death of a rival and .the destruc. tion of vested rights and valuablo prop erty? Certainly not. Yet the charter wanted is merely Intended to bo used as a demonstration that if the old companies break up by selling gas at thirty-five cents per thousand feet, they must abandon the field and lose their money while a new company goes tu with a now plant at fifty cents per* thousand feet and makes money. The new cor ptfration has fifteen hundred contract* with the same number of gas consumers to use its gas at a sum not exceeding fifty ceuts per thousand. In short, the neWeotupiny wants a charter which wilt enable it to go to work at such time a* gas can be made at a profit and when competition shall have ceased to exist— If the old companies should put the price at fifty cento the new one would step in and enforce its contracts. Of course every citizen appreciates the value of cheap gas and wants to see it continued. This new company claims to exist in the interest of cheap gas and the people. The people are all witling to pay^ifty cents a thousand for gas and use it liberally at that figure. Then why not the new company purchase the plants now In existence, make the necessary improvement*, go ahead with the work and furnish better gas at the advanced figure. It may* be mid that the old companies won't sell. Well, If they wont sell at a fair pripa go ahead with the new plant. Certainly if a charter Is granted it should be known that the company is going to act under it within a given time, and should hind itself to given conditions. There should be nothing indefinite—the city has had a sufficiency of that article in the matter at street improvements during the last two yeare. By buying out th« old companies the new one ca« have a monopoly of furnishing cheap gas for all time to come.

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have any visible eflect on church attend- /CHRISTMAS—OLD AND NEW. ance, although many of the preachers The children and their elders, too, who seem to fear it greatly as a counter at- froli: to-day with merry cheer in Hie traction. Neither will mankind be any] oldest and dearest of our holidays, will worse„for keeping the fair open on Sun- hardly care to remember that there was day. Those who would attend it on a time in the history of this countrpr ttiat day would be found enjoying them- when Christmas festivity was frowned selves in some other manner, certainly upon by church and state, and the little no better, and in many cases much ones knew only the joy of longing. A worse than the fair. Jf the fair em- |pretty tradition, pure enough in pathos ployes don't want to work they should to be cherished for truth, tells us how be allowed Sunday as a day of rest, and the grim Puritanism of opr stern foremany willing hands would be found to take their places. Suuda3risall right, religion is all right, and no one will object if the whole world goes to church on Sunday. But if thrfo fourths of the people of America want to attend the World's Fair on Sunday, and if they do it in a manner which in no way interferes with the rights and privileges of any man, it looks like a return to the age of intolerance, and that worst iutolprence of sll intolerances—religious intolerance—for the other one fourth to try and prevent\Jt.

fathers yieldecf to tho old custom's in fiuence aud made Christmas a glad season In the new world. A mother who thought herself a widow sat at the humble bedside of her sick boy. The child wistfully looked into the griefdrawn face as the mother, to cheer his final houfs, told him tales of the happy sports among the English boys and girls who knew Christmas for its joys and gayeties. The little face brightened as fanoy pictured the gladsome scones, and the active mind fasnioned its wonder into questions that would not be auswered by the rehearsal of the blue laws.

Finally the mother resolved to risk everything to give this boy an hour of happiness such as she bad described. Secretly she secured an evergreen tree and bore it into the sick chamber where, carefully screening the windows that censorious eyes from without might not note the breach of discipline, the peodeut boughs were quickly bung with ornaments and bits of candle, and presently were aglow with lights to the vast delight of the sick boy and|his active brothers aiyl bisters. When the jollity into whic4 all entered was at its height there came a boisterous rap at the door, aud the mother, peering cautiously out the window, was dismayed to see crosvd standing in the snow below. 8he resolved not to admit them, when a cheary voice called out her name, making her forget her fears because of her offense in joy at the return of the husband mourned as lost. He had come back that nighr, from the sea, and his friends of the colony had accompanied him in triumph to his home. Tears and greetings aud laughter and talk shut out the Chris tin as .tree from notice for a time. Jbut a stern visaged elder at last interrupted the good feeling by a solemn inqairy aa toth&meaningoi the iniqaitou% invasion of community law.

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A like spell dwells in the season today, though we have uncharitably abandoned some of the elder customs] that "opened wide the baron's hall to vassal, tenant, serf, and all," and put social distinctions and ordinary dignities aside in the universal festival and gayety. But if we have lost appreciation of such revelry as was formerly limited to Christmas time, we have a lively sense of tho value to poor man and rich man and those of middle estate of care-fi^j holidays. To make amends for the re* strictious plated upon our modes of celebration we have multiplied the days in the year when pleasures may run at large.

The English observe Christmas while the Scotch are jolliest at New Year's, but we make merry over both and reach out to touch with renewing grace old friendships, and wreath the smiles of memorial joys. From the Puritanic concessions of two hnndred years ago has oome the liberal expansion of genial sentiments and liberal ideas that give us so many days for cheerful surrender to natural impulse that they amount almost,to a sore trial of domestic economy. We are in every way better fo£ them if we but yield fully to them. J3sop had the right of it when he plumped down upon his marrow bones to play at marbles with a crew of urchins. The bow that is never relaxed fail* of good service, be explained. Holidays let us unbend the bow of business all too tautly drawn in these mad days of a rush for wealth, and we also relax something of prejudice, of narrowness, and, who shall deny it, of unbelief. There are no laughing skeptics, no joyous atheists. Let men declare what theories they may, let them profess what cynicIsm Ujey will, ouibursting gladnes* from the tell tale soul proclaims the sophfet or the »elf-deludedone.

Hie more times in a year a man can put off oonceru for the cares of the business dry and enter into tho spirit of merriment or gladness or restfalnes^ that attends th« holiday, the better not only for him bat for family and city and nation weII* If nature is a coo«ervator or matter so to t&e prlcof t'me TT *. »y bo -. I ©*.. no that '••-.IX. ft upao *«mtl

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TERRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1892, Twenty-third Year

SUGGESTIONS IN SEASON.

Hoisery comes longer, larger and more capacious at this season of the year than at any other, and they will not regain .their normal dimensions until after tor morrow.

This is the period of the year when iong-haired artists attempt to palm off oil paintings for real chromos.

From" now on you can buy anything from a great white throne to a thimble on the installment plan.

Don't place your expectation of a Christmas gift too high. You may have to put your foot in your stocking to find anything in it.

Don't send your pastor embroidered slippers. To travel the straight and narrow path requires hobnailed shoes.

Don't send your gentleman adorer a gold toothpick. He may have false teeth. *,

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Be just before you are generous. Pay your debts before you buy presents. Y6ur creditors may consider they have received an unexpected gift.

Dbn't pay more for your Christmas tree than yon pay for the fruit. There is generally a fine field for the exercise of charity within a block of your own home. Save your flannels for your needy neighbors. The heathen in South Africa would find them too warm.

Don't make your friend a present and be disappointed,because he doesn't give you somethiug. Perhaps you have surprised him. », |on't make your wife a gift of something she has needed for an entire year. F§v then it will look as though you mntle a virtue of necessity, and cheated yem'r wife out of a real Christmas prese4p- *.• $0nfy give your boy a drum and forbid him beating it. Nor your daughter a Iwjrse and order her not to take it out of lf»e stable without your permission.

Dqn't buy your daughter a piano and your wife a washtub. If you reverse the order you will do justice to both.

Don't give presents to people not quite so prosperous as yourself and tell them not*to reciprocate because they can't affoiB|to make presents.

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taste to be forever harping on what you would like to have for a Christmas gift. Ybur friends may be attacked with nahsea and get you nothing.

The beauty of making Christmas gifts is to leave the recipient convinced that the present is an expression of friendship or love. Don't make it appear as a formality, an obligation, or because it was expected. Make the gift ft heart offering 6r don't make it at all. Be it never so small an object, inexpensive and of little intrinsic value, if it is given in the spirit of sincere friendship it will bo prized far beyond diamonds bestow«d in compliance with the custom of the season, or beoause you feel that you have an obligation to discharge.

Articles of Incorporation of Paul Revere Lodge No. 375, Knights of Pythias, have been filed with the county recorder, as has also the certificate of the election of trustees. The latter are Theodore Debs, for three years term Ed P. Westfall, the two years term, and Geo. G. Holloway for the one. The Incorporators are F. Shew maker, N. R. MoNabb, C. A. Weiser, Wm. Austermiller, H. A. Kautz. Walt M. Robertson, Theo Debs, Louis Billings, Geo. G. Holloway and Edwin P. Westfall. The purposes of the corporation are not for pecuniary profits either for the members or the association, but to visit the sick, to relieve the distressed, to watch and bury the dead to comfort the widow, to exercise guardianship over the orphan, to inculcate, disseminate and practice the great principles of friendship, charity and benevolence.

Equity Council No. 224, Royal Arcanum, has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Regent, W. W. By era vice-regent, F. A. Reckert orator, Philip Jacobs post regent, M. Seller secretary, W. C. Lawes collector, F. M. Clift treasurer' Bert McOormack chaplain, A. P. Huffman guide, J. D. Wilson warden, T. H. Kloer center, Jno. G. Zigler trustees, W. S. Roney, I. H. C. Royse and A. G. Austin representative to grand lodge, M. Seller alternate, J. W. Landrum. The installation will take place the first Friday in January.»

Last Monday evening Prof* J. T. Scovell delivered his lecture on Mexico in Fort Harrison lodge rooms, under the audioes of Canton McKecn No. 28, Patriarchs MVUteat, I. O. O. F. After the lecture the Canton gave an exhibi•tion drill, and Misses Finger and Kramer sang a duet. An oyster supper was served in the Masonic banquet hall, followed by a ball, tho music being furniabed by the Ringgold orchestra.

Hie county ©ommii«iooerii h*ve reelected Dr. A. w. Spain county health officer for another year, which he has acceptably filled time.

Keren4*"Oh Prom ie" »ang by Hmw. H. Adams, the barl'-r^ on tV*program of •—'-.lin .b next Fr.-: »v night at Naur's, wa» worth

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THE LAST DISTINCTIVE CHRISTMAS -c IN GEORGIA.

A Northern Girl's Stony of Christmas Bay in the South in 1S61, asid of the Succeeding: Christinas Days There During the Continuation of the War.,

It was a strange Christmas to a Northern girl like myself, accustomed to snow a-id cold as the season's accompaniment, that Southern Christmas with its green trees and |\varm sunshine, and rose fragrance coming through the open windows. But Christmas it was. I had been aroused by the shrill "Chris'mus gif', massa"—"Chris'mus gif', missus,-' of the negroes. There had bean Christmas gifts and greetings from the family as we gathered and, later, the distribution of shoes and coats, and gay head handkerobiefs and useful presents to the slaves, whose ebony faces were glowing with the bounty and jollity of Christines week. The egg-nog had been mixed In the great china punch-bowl, and fires set blazing in the ample fire places carriages filled with guests rolled to the door pnd lavish abundance and lighthearted gaiety filled the house. ,,

It was a strange Christmas. More thau one of the young men were in uniform, there was talk of marches and battles, the souudiug of the minor chord under the mirth Basil, the heir and hope of the house, wore for the first time his captain's uniform, and was to start the next day with his company for the front, for this was the Christmas of 1861, and, though in that inland Georgia town we as yet felt none of the privatious and little of the anxiety, we had entered on the troublous times uf war.

The raid winter before, heedless of tho growing ''war talk," 1 had come for a visit to my aunt in Ashevillo, and before I had realized tho fact war was declared and armies lay betwixt me and the old home, I was destined neither to see nor hear from for many a month. The interest that there would have been given to neighbor and brother as they marched away, I here bustowed on the men who went out to, fight and the women who remained to pray for the ^3outhern, joause. Both ^om jiympatJIiy and a dearer emotion—for was not Basil's betrothal ring on my finger, and, with all the love of my young heart given to him, bad not his people become nfy people?

Never shall I forget that day, not only from its novelty, but beoause it was the last distinctive old-time Christmas the South ever saw. In the evening, as a change from .the merry-making in the mansion, we went out to soethe negroes dancing in the quarters. ,,

And,,returning, nsj Basil find I fell hind the others, what with the wlerfl whiteness of the moonlight, the sobbing sweetness of the violins, and the thought of the morrow's parting, my heart sank as under a sorrowful presage aud, spirits and courage failing, I clung to Basil sobbing. "We have been so happy, must it all end?" "Therfe, there, sweetheart!" be said, kissing away my tears, "remember it is for the honor of the South I go besides, the war will soon be over, I will be at home perhaps with a etar on my shoulder, and next Christmas we will have a genuine Christmas wedding, and the darkies shall feaat themselves sick, and Christmas after Christmas in happy years will come to us together here in the dear old home."

I dried my tears and forgot my pain, as, listening, 1 seemed to.see the picture of a glad reality.

Swiftly, with all their long hours of suspense, the three years passed. By the next Christmas the abundant sup plies wdre well-nigh exhausted, but there still remained a few toys for the children a bountiful treasury had flooded the country with Confederate notes, and as turkeys were but $11 apiece, and wood $ 15 a cord, fires still glowed on the wide hearths, and those who hfcd "Christmas in their bones" were able to enjoy themselves. As for us, Basil was at home on a recruiting furlough, aud we still heard that "the war would soon be over."

But an eventful aod exciting year followed, marked by Gettysburg and Vicksburg and the narrowing of the lines of*the Southern armies. Everywhere were sad-faced, Mack-robed women everywhere hands were busy picking lint, knitting and weaving for the soldiers. Turkeys were few at $50. Tbercwas still egg-nog, but it was made with whisky or sorghum rum worth $80 a gallon. Sugar was $5 to flO a pound, and flour f'25 a barrel for a dollar In gold now bought twenty-eight in Confederate money. Still, there was no repining, though vacant places were many, want and privation wtfre in every household, and delicately nurtured Women went hungry in homes where only plenty bad once been known. But churches were crowded, aud greetings were exchanged with bravely smiling i&om over aching heart*.

Th0& came the last'"war Cbrtetmaa," that -!de -ppT: of all kir^ k- v-v,itv do WL~ -r*!f. s* ,* {old, a baml, mm .r' fgo,

beef $35 and butter $40 a pound and wood $100 a cord. Heavy shadows rested over the South and lay on all the hearts of its people. In Asheville we at last had felt the bitter fortunes of war. The old mansion house was in ashes* my uncle, too old for fighting but not for heart-break, was in his grave the negroes were scattered and gone my aunt was with a daughter, also widowed by the war. I was for the time with frieudsat a couutry residence below Richmond, and not far from the lines of the contending armies.

It was Sunday, but a little party was gathered around the table, one of whom was Basil, a oolonel now. His regiment was oy duty at the earthworks near. Shall I desoribe the feast? At tho head of the table was a ham worth $300 at the foot the last turkey on the farm, worth $176 the vegetables couslsted of cabbage, potatoes and hominy the bread was of corn, wheat bread having been unknown for months, save as the rarest luxury, even for the sick. Dessert there was none, but the hostess* who in happier days had -dispensed a bounteous hospitality—but never one more graceful or cordial—had provided a coarse, black molasses, worth $60 a gallon and, as an especial treat in honor of the day, nerved each of us with that unwonted beverag^, a cup of real tea, but only one cup, as that was the last of her store. After this came coffee, made from sweet potatoes cut in bits, browned and ground.

The gentlemen were all in uniform. One of tho ladies' dresses wbh made from damask window curtains, another was "home spun," and tny black gown was paper cambric hiade up with the wrong side out. My shoes were homemade, of broadcloth^and my hair wan fastened with "Confederate li'at£p nV long, black thorns with the heads dipped In sealing wax. E'rom the window of the lofty dining room, whero stately companies bad been wont to gath r, we looked on a country roud lined with trains of slowly moving army Whgons, with now and then a squid of infantry, or party of cavalry at a sharp rot, while ever aud anon, breaking through tho talk, camjO the dull boom of a heavy gun, and a fleeoy oloud would rise and melt away in the air, beyond the columns of smoke that marked the camp tiro.'! Moug

There was no .dancing iti tnp. negro quarters, no merriment that evening. As I stood with Basil on the veranda iu the white moonlight, with the red glow of the camp fires gleaming like distant baneiul eyes, the memory of that huppy, care-free Christmas on the old plantation (how far away it seemed with all tho anguish and sorrow that lay between) carae over me like a flood, mingled with that strange prescience of coming grief that sometimes chills u^, uid, as on that night, I clung to Basil with bitter weeping.

And Gttflfl agaki he k'^cr! away my tears, saying: "Oh, Eisio, keep up courage! Our cause is righteous, and I cannot believe yot that all is lost. Next Christmas will be brighter. There are happy days and years for us still, sweetheart."

And so I smiled and unwound my arms, and watched him ride away, my love so gallant, true and leal 1

The next morning an orderly rode hastily to the gate and dismounted. He had no need to tell his story. My eyes read it in his face as I met him at the door. "You bring bad news?" How cold and strange my voice sounded eyen to myself. "Yes." "Col. Basil Peyton—" the words died on my lfcs. "Was killed Ibh m-irning by a shot from the enemy's rlos."

At its regular meeting Tuesday evening Ute Tribe No. 152 adopted the following palefaces: George Shaffer, Charles Feicbman and Vv*. E. Hughes. The Warrior's degree was taken by Harry Yeager, Geo. Llntz, Henry Scboenfeldt, Frank Greenup, W- W. King, S. H. Snider, John McKenzle, James Kisner, Samuel Dempsey and John L. Dagg. The following took the degrees of Hunter and Chief: John McKenzie, William McKenzie, Harvey Keefe, John L. Dagg, W. T.Owens and Buck Fortner.

The Terre Haute Trotting Association held its annual meeting in the National hotel parlors last Monday evening. It was determined to incorporate the association, and a committee of three was appointed to draft articles. The following were elected officers for the ensuing year: President, W. P. Jjams vice president, W. L. Kidder secretary, *. Watson treasurer, G. A. Schaal superintendent, V. IL Jeffers Directors: Edwin Ellis, W. L. Kidder, John Beggs, John F. Regan and Frank McKeen.

Tbe DSrSgo Dancing club will give its flr»t invitational holiday reception in Bindley ball next Thursday evening, the 29tb instant, and uo gentleman will be admitted unless accompanied by a lady. Tho committee having the matter In charge

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