Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 23, Number 29, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 7 January 1893 — Page 1

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TOWN TALK. /.

Proposed Work of the Nrw legltWor# the Difficulties to b« Encountered.

question of asking the legislature new eiy charter i8 being agitated ho people here in a quiet ma«ner, it is not receiving the attention ,b its importance demands. At iu session the legislature passed an providing lor the government of jn 9« having a population of one hundred thousand or over, and applies only to Indianapolis. The law limit* the nainber «f wards in the city t« fl ceen, vf"Vides that it cannot be redistrioted ner tfaan once eyery six years, and fers on the council general legislate! power. The elective officers are A- yor, city clerk, police judge and cr ncilmen. The patronage at the disal of the mayor is great, a* he apats nearly all the city officials who itrol city affairs. He has the.ippqjntnt of a comptroller at a lary of #2, 00 per year* which may be 5 ceased by ordinance to $3,000, who ao» as city au litor. All public improvements are he hands of a board of pttfalio works slsting of three members, appointed the mayor, who are under bond of •00 each, with a salary of #1,500 per tr each, and sney are allowed a clerk §800 per year. The police and tire departments are controlled by aboard of pt blic sr.fety, composed of three inetnappointed by the mayor, with a m-y of $600 each. It abolishes the ofi'ce of city treasurer and places his rk in the hands of the county trenswho is allowed for his work for the oi ?, In addition to his annual salary of SL JOO provided for in the act of 1H85, fivo pi cent o.t the amount of delinquent ea collected by him, said per cent to )e calculated on the original amount of the tax ao collected, an charged on the ib plicate, and notlucluding interest or pe-afelty. It also makes the township .osspr act in the same capacity for the allows the county $2,500 per w. serYjteP*"* ^h*§se .jweu^he pt noipal features of the law under iioh Indianapolis is governed, and it is afcid to give satisfaction to the peopretty generally.

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jt is said that Mayor Ross objects to ft special charter under which the imrtant affairs of the city government uld be taken from the council and voed in the hands of a ^board of pubworks and a board of public safety, at that is just where Mayor Rtiss and thi business men differ In opinion. If there is any worse place in which the important affairs of a city could be placed than in a oouncll elected by ward lines Mayor Ross is ontltled to all the credit due the discovery. The powers of the council should be limited to legislation. It should ®be deprived of all exeoutive power and authority, whioh should be placed in the hands of departments removed from the temptatiou of politics. Our beautiful park is operated and controlled by a board of park commissioneu whose work speaks for itself. It Is ine of the important affairs of city Government." Does Mayor Ross favor t,i abolition of the park commission1? Then take our cemeteries, one of iioh Is rapidly becoming one of the ndsoiuest cities of the dead in the uutry. They are mauagod by a board cemetery commissioners who have ide them what they are, who have enhed the cemotery fuud by many ujstttuls of dollars, aud who have rt»ltly '«t the contract for a $10,000 ipel at Highland Lawu. The man"snent of these cemeteries is one of

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important affairs of city governut Uikon from the council." Does yor Ross want to abolish the board metery commissioners, as wan iked of some time ago? Does any supposo that the affairs of the police

Ure. departments would autlnr if aoed in the hands of any three gentlemen who might be selected from the uames of those who emprise the park aud cemetery commissioners? Or,

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hands? The state of affairs which cs led forth the late citteens' committee juld never have existed had the city vi ft board of public works composed of such men a# those who comprise tl.» boards named.

The present legl»laturt has much hartl ,rk before it and the demands for legia»ioa on various subjects, together with f!?«U organised efforts to defeat legison other subjeota, will keep the wisdom of the state busy it the sixty days It I« sussembied at •i.»uapo1l#. That in which the

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X«yor KOM, hi# Opposition to a New CfcarMrr,and

a FewQuestfons Concerning It

lation and manafaeturea, together with good crops and easy times there is so excuse for the enormoos increase. There is not, however, any prospect of a decrease in the near future. A ro«agh estimate of the demands of the numerous state inntitntions is fl,500,000 for the coming year. The insane asylama are all too stnall for the demands made«pon them and ask for appropriations which will enable them to increase tberir accommodations for the care of the most helpless creatures with whom the state has to deal. When it is considered that the hopelessly Insane are thrown back upon the counties to which they belong for treatment, and often find their way into the jails as the only place affording ehelter, the necessity for legislative action in a substantial form becomes at •once apparent. The State Normal school, having demonstrated its usefulness, is now tilled to overflowing, and at the opening of the winter terui this week was compelled to refuse admission to new pupils. This is to be regretted, but it is to be hoped that such a state of affairs will be allowed to exist no longer than the time required to remedy them. None of the educational or charitable institutions of the statfe should be allowed to languish for want of means, regardless of tax rate or increase in Che state debt.

It is rumored that an attempt will be made to change the election law in such away that the vote can be counted more quickly and the official returns obtained with leas delay, but just how the legislature is going to inject brains, aptitude, skill and education into members of election boards (who are lacking in those qualifications) by judicial enactment has not yet been fully demonstrated. The Saloon Keepers League his the most powerful lobby now at the capital. It wants a law which will abolish the bar as an attachment to drug stores and effectually obliterate the "speak easy." It also wants the law changed so that the saloons can operate legally between live o'clock in the morning and midnight, and it would be just as well to grant the request. The good people of the state will certainly encourage the saloon in a crusade against the liquor traffic in drug stores and those persist in selling without license. As to the ex

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may be legally sold—well, they are in the habit of selling from 12:01 H. m. till 11:59 p. m., anyhow, and when they express a willingness to shorten the barkeepers' hours they saould be eucouraged. Doubtless an effort will be made to remodel the tax law and mould it on other linos, but it is to be hoped this will not be done. The tax law is all right if honestly administered. But this thing of going after the corporations, simply because they are corporations, and allowing millions of property, whioh is visible to the naked eye all over the state, escape taxation is one of those things whioh should be di&couraged. If capital stock in a corporation is to be taxed at par there is neither sense, justioe or law in taxing a $50,000 building at $20,000, a stock of goods worth $100,000 at $25,000, or allowing several millions of dollars deposited in bank to esoape taxation entirely. If every bank depositor in the state were followed as closely as was Mrs. Madigan this week the tax rate would be materially reduoed, and taxation would bo mere evenly divided.

It seoma aftor all that the Consumers' Gas cam puny is a living reality and not a defunct corporation, as was represented the beginning of the week, True it had aot filed Its articles of iutidr'pOfAtion with the secretary of state when its charter was granted by the council, but the informality was remedied on Monday, and at the special meeting on Tues day the council passed the ordinance agaiu by a vote of 18 to I. The contracts whi* .he company has with the citiz3ns did not exp're on the 1st instant, as has been stated, nor do they designate any time within which the plant is to be in operatiou, consequently they will hold good for a reasonable length of time. It might also be added that the Con Burners'company has no intension of opera ting a plant so long as the price is kept down to fifty cents per thousaud feet. A member of the oommittee is quoted as saying that a Chi iago syndicate is willing to putin the plant and work it under the charter, but the offer was refused, the company not wishing to run an opposition company so long as the price is kept down. In this connection Superintendent Dlall says that the pric#of seas is bound to go above fifty cents, because it cannot be sold at a profit at that figure. Thus far no kick his been heard on the ad ranee In price made by the old company, and the Citizens' company is nuning along at the aarne old figure, thirty-five cents. If the latter company persist* that it can deliver gas at a fair proJH at the price at which it is now tell lug it, it has a glorious opportunity of

ot this and every other comma-1 es wading it» mains and greatly enl&rga Indiana are most directly inter-1 ins the number of its patrons. Or may i«* the question of taxation audi he after all it has sold out to the old rvdnev it. At the pmsent time]company

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debt in jnottnd sum hers in in1, with it t» make a gradual advance in ut ighlforhcod of 800,i*X, all bond-. pric^ until a suitable figure has been ai^Lmi ivm than *5 000,800 HI reaped, tut urn developments will be .ruo that tn ihs tint. m.,i .h„™ »*aUKi been a reduction from to $2.-Tva Mrs. teaae Dale and daughter returned but with our growing popu* I from Cincinnati Tuesday afternoon.

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GOOD HOUSEKEEPING DEPENDS THOROUGH SYSTEM.

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So few very beautiful women consider it worth their while to be gracious. They rely so entirely tm their charms ff son to attract that they do

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Advised Judgments—A Chapter on Nobiuty

Have we not all of us at some time or another visited certain homes where luxury abounded, where there was no stint in the household expenditure and where there should have been a clocklike regularity and order, yet which, owing to a lack of system, represented rather a scene of chaotic confusion from morning until night that worried every one from the head of the family to the humblest domestic there employed? Meals were never on time or people ready for them when they were sbrved. Instead of there being regular days for washing, sweeping and baking the house was continually upset and such functions were going on all the time. Nothing was ever in its place and the generel disorder that prevailed made the elegant furnishings appear no better than if they had been the commonest and cheapest of their kind. All this could be changed by the employment of system. Manage ment tells more in household routine than work. A great corps of servants may uot accomplish as much where there is no bead to direct their ways as one well governed and thoroughly disciplined domestic. Housekeeping is a business, and needs business methods to make it a success. The head of the house must let her help feel that she is such, and like the captain of a vessel thoroughly understands the art of navigation, though she may never do an nonr's actual work herself. Once the labor is divided systematically the wheels of domestic machinery will run without cloggingt uud it will be surprising how light the burden becomes when such a course is practically pur&ued day in and day out.

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other than by their beauty. This is a great mistake, for though they may rule for a season by the power that feminine loyeliness always exerts, their court will soon be narrowed to the very few who ace willing to serve out adulation with every sentence, with no hope of entertainment in return. The spell of gracious womanhood, however, lasts as long as life remains, and the charm depends not upon beauty of face or figure, but upon a gr&ce of mind that puts self in the background and endeavors to bring out the best and brightest in all those with whom it comes in contact. The celebrated women who have been admired to their latest day were not renowned so much for their beauty as for their tact. Imagine some of the belles of to-day listening with apparent interest (whether feigned or real we can not say) to the reading of a five-act tragedy or the impassioned rendition of some sonnet written by one of their adorers. They would probably yawn in the face of the aspiring genius and destroy forever his fond illusions. The woman who can become interested in the hobby of whoever is in her society, or who can make that other feel that his or her words are important and worthy of regard will be the one to whom her entire circle will swear allegiance. A reward for others' feelings and a gentle though not fulsome flattery that stimulates rather than inflates are the weapons which, when used by a clever, kindly woman, make her a- power among any set in which she chose to move, though never for one moment does she giveauy evideuce that she is aware of the influences she wields through the ail-conquering sceptre of her own gracious womanhood.

In these hurrying days when everybody is on the ju«»p and the rush of money-getting and worldly strife allows but few breathing spells on the journey, one is very prone, in order to keep up with the general pace, to form hasty and ill-advised judgments, the tenor of which would be very differenl if they but stopped to think. Take time, O! restless, hurrying spirit, take time to review circumstances and trace motives and suspend the harsh censure that arises so glibly to the lips until certain that the opinion arrived at is warranted. How many cases there are passing in review before us every day that on the surface appear deserving of severe condemnation, yet if w® oould look back and trace thread by thread the net that has woven its strong oords about the victim, we would many times discover that in their plaoe we would have done no better. Our lives are not our own to do with as we will. The great events in our history hinge ihems&lves upon the most tr£V:nf happenings, A turn of the h- i.« eh 2 of a road, or a change of a though in themselves animporU»nt, an« at the time unconsidered, may prove to be the turning point on which the fature of hundreds of live® depend. Therefore why should anyone of as feel privileged

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to sit in judgment on others* of whose temptations and inner life we know nothing. The rich should not feel superior to the poor or the righteous to the wicked, though it seems but natural that they should do so, yet reverse the positions and start them out in life with contrary surroundings and leadings and the poor man will be the rioh one and the vicious man the saint. Of course, it is much more delightful to have our lines cast in pleasant places but do not let us put on airs in consequence, for we can only govern our good fortune to a certain extent, and the day may come when we find ourselves in the position of those we now condemn. In this sweet season of charity let us look with a leniei:t eye upon what, we may ennsider the faults of those around aud in a spirit of helpfulness try to lift up the fallen and by cheery sympathy and kind words lighten a burden that has, perhaps, descended all too unjustly.on the shoulders of a fellow creature.

There is of course a great amount of ijpbility in some grand deed of abnegation that positively thrills the world iyith the tremendous putting away of all thought of self that such an action implies, but in reality the daily unknown deeds of sacrifice are the ones that cost most for the simple reason that there is with them no accompaniment of laudation, no blare of trumpets sounding forth worldly praises, but just the doing of one's duty quietly and-unostenta tiously, no matter bow bard it may be, simply because we know it is our duty and that is all there is about it. It is not one-half as hard to sail away to become a missionary in a foreign land when one is followed by the prayers and ^opd wishes of friends who look upon such an undertaking as the act of a saint, as to give up some cherished purpose because duty points another way, while the world, knowing nothing of the promptings and the struggle, declares you fickle or voices even harsher,criticisms when you know in your heart you have done right. How many liomely acts of sacrifice that leave their mark on heart and brain are being daily enacted in our midst, but of which we know n,titling.' They ,are the ones that oouut in the ,great ^ji|jtej& of noble- deeds.

and incited to worthy action when the whole world looks on and applauds, but left alone with conscience as our sole audience it is ten times harder to act the better part. Are not actors inspired to greater work by the enthusiarm of appreciative houses? Would Booth play Hamlet with the same fervor before a single man that fires him when he faces a large audience?

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While for SEedlolnal Purposes the Well Water is of No Use Whatever—Analysis of the Water Found in Wells All Over the City and the Result.

The question of good water for drink ing purposes is one in which every oitizen should take deep interest, and especially at tbis time. Twelve years ago when typhoid fever prevailed to an alarming extent in the city, many of the physicians contended that is was caused principally by bad water obtained from wells located too near vaults. Some time ago samples were taken from eight wells located in diflerent portions of the city, and with a quantity of hydrant water were turned, over to Prof. W. A. Noyes, of Rose Polytechnic, for analysis, who reported as follows, the partB being to 1,000,000:

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to be brave and to be true with no Zeal aid save one's own consciousness of right, is much more difficult task than to oome out before a multitude and proclaim your deeds of renunciation and services. Therefore, again we repeat that it is the little every-day acts of sacrifice taking place in our homes, among the inner workings of the family circle that are the pin pricks that sting, the thorns that pieroe and the thrusts that wound, and though not recorded on thisearth

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The Vigo County Medical society held its annual meeting in the dourt bouse on Thursday evening, at which there was a large attendance. The trustees of the society were instructed to see if a permanent meeting place could be secured in the new Rose Dispensary building. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Dr. F. W. Shaley vice president, Dr. W. R. Mattox secretary? Dr. W. C. Eichelberger treasurer, Dr. Walker Shell board of censors, Drs. Stunkard, Doerr and Payne. Committee on subjects: Drs. Walker Shell, T. W. Moorhead, W. E. Bell. Judiciarycommittttee: Drs. Willien, Young, Spain, Jenkins, Geo. Crapo. After adjournment Dr. W. O. Jenkins, the retiring

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bers around to Sage's cafe, where an elaborate lunch had been prepared to satisfy the wants of the inner man. Toasts were proposed and responded to, and the evening was delightfully spent by those whose good fortune it was to be present.

Last Monday the stockholders ot the Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad company elected as directors for 1893 W. R. McKeen, Henry Ross, D. W. Minshall, Joseph us Collett, John G. Williams, Herman Hulman, Sr., and George E. Farrington. The directors elected officers as follows: President, W. R. McKeen vice president and general manager, John 0. WUliams trearurer, J. W. Cruft secretary, George E. Farrington. The stockholders of the Terre Haute and Logansport also elected directors as follows: W. R. McKeen, D. W. Mlnshall, J. G. Williams, Frank McKeen and George E. Farrington. The foi lowing officers were elected by the directors: President, W. R. MoKeen secretary and treasurer, George IS. Farrington.

The Farmers' County Institute will be held in the court house on the 9th and 30th of Fsbraazy.

In his report Prof. Noyes says: "The results of the analysis show that the well waters, without exception, have been, at some time in their history, seriously contaminated with Organio matter. When this contamination is estimated, as Frankland has suggested, on the amount of nitrogen in the form of nitrates and otherwise which is present in the water, and on the known composition of London sewage, it is expressed in the oolumn headed previous sewage contamination. This column shows that the contamination has been equivalent to the introduction of ordinary city sewage into the waters to the amount of one-eighth to one-sixth of the weight of the water. It 1b true that in its passage through the soil this organic matter has been very largely oxidized and that the waters are without disagreeable taste or odor. But the use of waters with such a history is revolting to the imagination. Further than that, many cases are known iu which waters similar to these have pro duced serious epidemics of typhoid fever and have been a prolific source of disease. The germs which produce such diseases are known to obstinately resist the oxidizing and filtering action of the soil and find their way into waters at very considerable distances from the place of their introduction.

The amount of total solids in the well waters shows them all to be hard and most of them excessively so. Even apart from the danger of the presence of disease germs, the potable use of waters containing such large amounts of solid matters must be considered objectionable.

These well waters are so bad in character that a comparison of the individual wells is scarcely necessary. The amounts of total solids and of chlorine show that there is a somewhat greater contamination of the waters in the more thickly peopled portions of the city. This is especially noticeable in the wella at Seventh and Main and at Fourth and Cherry (the Lawrence well). This is so marked that I was led to examine the wells at Ninth and Cherry and at Ninth and Mulberry for chlorine, thinking that possibly there might be a contamination with salt water from the oil wells. This appears not to be the case, s« the first of the three wella contains •j- and the second 17.6 parts of chlorine per milli6n. These results show that the wells at Sieventh and Main and at Fourth and Cherry are probably contaminaied Irons some local source also that the well at Ninth and Cherry Is probably contaminated from the livery

stable opposite. Many authorities lay great stress o& the presence of chlorine in waters^ which should, naturally, benearly free from that element. In the present case the* amounts of chlorides and of nitrates indicate that muob of the drainage of the city fiodsjta way Into. these wellB. It" is doubtful' lf any well, in the oity can be found which is free* from suoh^pollution.

Ev&hgelica), 3, Methodist, '28 Methodist Episcopal, 2 Presbyterian, 5 Quaker, United Brethren, 1. Tliis shows th^t every patienbadinitted acknowledged hf» or her belief in religion of some sort» The number treated was twelve greater than in 1891, and there was one mora death than during the previous year. But the hospital figures do not tell of all the good work done by those in oharge of it. They do not tell of the patient nursing and tender care of many"patients in the homes of many in the oity^ where their presence, skill and oare have brought many safely through long and tedious illness. On account of then diainterestedness alone the sisters of St. A nthony's hospital are derserving of all which the community oan do for them, and it Is gratifying to know that during the past year the donations for its rraiutenance have been generous.

The report of the superintendent of police for December shows 222 arrests, as follows: Associating, 2 assault and battery, 5 assault and battery with latent to kill, 1 begging, 2 burglarly, Bf carrying conoealed weapons, 1 drunk^ 69 fugitive, 3 false pretenses, 2 insane, 1 jumping on cars, I keeper house of ill fame, 1 petit larcency, 10 on warrants, 3 provoke, 1 prostitute, 8 peddling without license, publio indecency, 1 robbery, 2 suspicion, 60 safe keeping, 9 transients, 92 vagrancy, 10* The patrol wagon made 191 runs, of which 6 were to remove sick persons 4 to remove injured persons 1 to remove a dead body, 2 in response to fire alarms and 178 on pelice calls. Niuteen cases of contagious diseases were reported, one death by accident, 9 new buildings, 5 persons injured by accident, 9 persons sent to the Friendly Inn, 2 persons sent to the penitentiary, one person sent to the Reform school, 6 to the hospital* 7 furnished transportation, 1044 eleotrlc lights were out. The value of property stolen was f187.00, of which f179.00 was recovered and returned to the owners. The expenses of the department were $2393.46. £y llSkiffiH

The Detroit Philharmonic ,-Society, under the management of F. L. Schuttc, will give one of its inimitable instrnmental concerts at the Central Presbyterian church on the evening of January 24th. The company has been in existence since 1885, and its success has been well earned.- It comes highly recommended by many of the leading papers of the country. Each member of the organisation is said to bean artist in the truest sense of the word, and through long practice togethar a perfection ot playfiag has beeri secured that is mar- !,

The jag in wnioh Patsey Madigan ia* j/ duiged a few weeks ago has cost him about $200* which he has been compelled to pay as uixes on the money of which he made aueh an indiscreet displayNext time paddy, goes on a high old lonesome he will probably take along the exact change.

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A glauoe at the analysis of the hydrant* water shows that it is superior to the" well waters in almost every particular.. The previous contamination of the water. is comparatively insignificant. The* much smaller amount of total solids Inf the hydrant water shows its superiority1 for boiler purposes as well as for domea~ •tic use.

In conclusion I would- say that i(& pi would undoubtedly contribute much tohf' the health of the oily il these wells could be closed. If this can not at once bec^ effected by official action, the citizens. ^should, at least,, be warned of the danger there is in using suoh waters."

It is true that sinoe the report'was made two or three of these wells have been olosed, but there are others in use. in the same neighborhood whioh arejust as bad, and oertalnly eveuy well in the city needs attention. Nearly all of them, are located Clos6 to privy "vaults,, and it is said.that in many instances the. latter are more than fifteen feetija depths the limit prescribed, by the otdinahoefc.

The soil hereabouts is very porous, ahdi filth easily finds its way to the wells.. In view of the oholera invasion wlnuhv threatens the country this matter should receive attention, and the use of well' water should be discouraged^ 7

During the year 1892 there were admitted to St. *£L\lhony\. hospital* 627 patients," of whom 230 were^'dfeoharged as cured, 201 improved, ld*1ib1mprovei and incurable and 33 died, leaving 47 in the institution on the first of January The patients were distributed ana on the various nationalities as follows: Natives, 387 Arabian, 2 Austrian, Belgian, 3 English, 9 Findlander, 1 French, 3 German, 38 Irish, 64 Italian, 1 Polish, 3 Scotch, fl Swed^i $» The religious denom{nat?kh« -had th*r SolldWiu^representation: /-Svpttst, l*iv Catholic, 172 Christian, 10 Episcopal-

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