Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 23, Number 33, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 February 1893 — Page 1

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Vol. 23.—No. 33

LAW TINKERS.

MEANING MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY IN INDIANAPOLIS.

Their Everlasting Middling With L»*

Making a Source of Trouble—Constitutional Amendment*—'That Junketing Tour—Food Adulteration—Insurance. If in the history of the world there has ever been a state or country in which legislation has been so much abused as it has

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titled to the sympathy and commisseration of the entire earth. The shorter catechism says that, "the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy him forever," but this doesn't apply to man as a member of the Indiana legislature. As a lawmaker the chief end of the hoosier statesman is, generally speaking, a lavish display of ignorance and a pernicious desire to make life miserable for county offloials. Never a legislature convenes without proceeding at once to cut the fees and salaries of county of flcials. First an appropriation is made to pay the members of both branches high per diem then there is a rush to socure fat places for relatives and friends and then they turn their attention to fees and salaries. If there is any needed legislation it is generally engineered through by those who have no ax to grind with county oflioials. The present legislature is on a par with any of its predecessors so far as general uselessness is concerned. The session was half over yesterday, and what is the record? Seven hundred bills introduced, of which number fourteen have become laws. The important measures of the session are hII pending, and the ohances are that many of thorn will remain pending when the session expires by limitation. The appropriation and apportionment bills are allowed to remain in a state of "innocuous desuetude" while the time is frittered away In tinkering with fee and salary laws. It is a pity that a legislature cannot be elected in this state that will enact a just fee and salary bill and allow it to remai», in stead of making changes every other year which take county officers to the capital when both houses are in session and cause thom to spend a fortune biennially to secure the enactment of laws pans. believe that some cross roads statesmen make a good thing out of the legislature, and It is about time to call a halt.

Among the matters now before the legislature are four constitutional amendments, which are: (1) Making the terms of all county ofiloors four years. (2) Making the terms of office of the auditor of state, treasurer of state and secretary of state four years. 3) Providing that tho compensation of members of tho general assembly shall be fixed by law that uo increase shall take effect during tho session at which it is made no session of the general assembly shall extend beyond one hundred days, and no special session 'beyond forty days. (4) Providing for a uniform and equwl rate ot taxation, and providing that corporations may be taxed upon 'their not or gross earnings in such minimor as may be provided by law. These amendments were passed by the legislature of two years ago on the last day of tho session. If they pass this session they "will be submitted to a vote of the people at the general election in 1804, and if they receive a majority vote will then become a portion of the constitution. It. is charged that if they should become a portion of the constitution the tirst would cut short the terms of all tho four year officers who were elected in 18W. In this county it. would oust the auditor two months before tho expiration of his term and tho clerk twentytwo uufnth*, or nearly one-half his term. It is said that the operation would be the saint' throughout the state. Save these objections very little can be said against the ilrst and second proposed changes. Ah to the third, anything which will extend the infliction of a legislatureoa the state bey ml the present limit would be an evil which should meet with prompt suppression. An amendment which would abolish the legislature entirely would be preferable. As to taxation, no one will gaiusay that it should be Kiiiform, and that the assessment should be uniform, not only so far as corporations are concerned, but also in regard to individual property, which is too often allowed to escape while a great cry goes up against corporations.

That little junketing tour to Chicago which World's Fair Commissioner Havens planned for the legislature didn't pan out quite to his taste. Like "the bos»t laid plane of mice and men" it went "agtey,'' as Bobbie Burns onoe said. Our Ben is a firm believer la such tripe, and the went one to Chicago he planned with great care, anticipating great,results. He exited to take the htx.*ieri»t*Uw^iien by suriu, and returning to Indianapolis in triumph carry off without an effort an additional appropriation of $185,000. Bui the World's Fair committee wsus not easily managed. The members went to Chicago expecting much and returned very much disappoints. They listened toOen. Haven*'

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soft words and viewed his work in pretty much the same manner as that of Mark Twain when his Europeau gnide introduced him to the statue of Columbus in his "Innocents Abroad." They didn't consider it much of a show after all, and thought the Indiana managers of the concern had been recklessly extravagant. They did not for an instant hesitate to express the belief that there has been a great deal of waste on the building now in course of construction by the state. They have asserted that about $60,000 has been sp'ent and that there is not to exceed ?10,000 worth of building to show for it. And now, like Oliver Twist, the commissioners come to the front and waut more—only $135,000 more. There must be some mistake in the estimate put on the state building by the legislative committee. Commissioner Havens couldn't have erred so much, and as the work has been done by a Terre Haute firm it must be all right—indeed it cannot be wrong. A number of bids were made for the construction and the contract was awarded the lowest. In making up his junket Commissioner Havens sent out too many invitations, crowding b*s special car too much for comfort, and the consequence was that the committee has since been relieving itself of its surplus bile. For once in his life our Ben made a serious mistake.

A bill now before the house which has received favorable consideration in committee is one prohibiting the adulteration of foods and drugs, and it should pass. Owing to the sharp competition now existing in all branches of business adulteration is the rule and purity the exception. Take, for example, in this city the one article of milk as delivered to consumers. Through want of inspection the greater portion of the supply is endangered by disease among among the cattle producing it and by the impurities contained in the food fnrnished them. It is subject to dilution with water aud the separation ?f the cream from the milk before being delivered to the consumer, to say nothing of the poisonous adulteration frequently practiced by the retailer. From one or all of these causes it generally happens that the milk retailed from house to house is anything but pure,and totally unfit for children's use. It is possible to s«mro- milk ptireaa-^ comes from dairymen's cows simply because those who retail it find profit in its dilution, and for the protection of the consumers restrictive legislation is needed. The man who sells pure milk is injured by this adulteration, because his dishonest competitor through his adulteration keeps the price down. But milk is not the only food product which is adulterated those times. It not infrequently happens that the best looking bread to be found on the market is given its appearance through a liberal use of alum. Coffee firids its way to the table well dosed with chicory nearly all the spices in the market suffer more or less from adulteration, and even lard is now subjected to treatment before it is offered the consumer. A good inspection law providing a heavy petnlty for offering adulteratod food for sain would have a salutary effect if rigidly enf rced, aud Such a law should bo enacied in every state, or by the general kovornment if it has the power to do so. Health should be considered above all things, and that which Is deleterious to it shouldbe wined out without ceremony.

The new insurance rule which went into effect here this week has caused more unfavorablecommentamong business men than anything which has occurred here in years. The rule is made a part, of each policy, and Is as follows: "It is apart of the consideration for this policy, and the basis upon which the rate of premium is fixed, that the assured shall maintain insurance on the property described by this policy, to tho extent of at least SO per cent, of the actual cash value thereof, and that failing to do so, the assured shall bo a co-insurer to the extent of such deficit, and to that extent shall bear his, her or their portion of tho loss, and it is expressly agreed that in case there shall be more than one item or division in the form of thi* policy, this clause shall apply to each and every item." The application is this: If you have a stock valued at $100,000, which you insure for $50,000, and on which you lose $40,000, the company only obligates itself to pay $25,000 and you must bear the other $15,000. In other words, yon pay the toll levied by the local board of underwriters for $40,000, and though you may lose twice that amount tike company very magnanimously says to you that you must bear three-eighths of the difference between $50,000, the amount insured for, and $80,000, the amount the company says you must insure for if you would secure indemnity In full. The new order la a good thing—for the companies, who doubtless consider that their profits are sot large enough, their receipts la Indiana, less losses, during the year ending June SO, IS9S, being only $3,437,212, none of which remained in the state. Of course the merchants are angry, very angry, and there is talk of organizing a home company for the transaction of home business, but it will hardly be done.

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WOMAN'S WAYS.

AMERICAN WOMEN DIFFERENT FROM THEIR FOREIGN SISTERS.

The Importance of Improvise Opportunities In Youth—Woman'sConversation and Woman's Work—The Importance of Confiding in Mother by All Girls. J8

American women have no particular standing in politics. They ar^e not intriguantes as in France and Russia, yet they are the leaders in the social world, the men merely following their wake and permitting them to perform those duties which-ui other countries are considered exacting and to be discharged only in person. On the other side officials are connected with every court, and it is their duty to visit, to write and answer invitations, to leave cards—in fact, to perform the multifarious duties of the social world. Here it Is the women who do ail this. Either the husbands and sons are too engrossed in business to attend to such matters, or tboy have pleasures more congenial to their tastes. Therefore they leave the social end of the menage entirely under the direction of the women of the household. In some respects this is as it should be, in others it is apt to lead to serious trouble, For instance, a^vife may invite to her house some one who her husband knows to be the sort of person not likely to prove a desirable acquaintance, yet as he has not been consulted as to who should receive an invitatition and who should not, nothing can be said when the objectionable one comes in response to the summons of the hostess. However in mauy families it is only the women who are capable of assuming the responsibilities of entertaining and social mapoeuvreing that area pact of our advanced civilization. Tha men, engrossed in the pursuit of wealth, are only too glad to provide the means if they are left alone to do as they please, and are not expected to shine in those circles where their wives and daugh tors are leaders.

If young people only realized, when they were young, the importance of the hated practicing and the rest of the mental routine that they so despise, they would not grow up so many dissatisfied, unhappy men and women, who sigh when it is too late, "Oh, if I had only availed myself of the advantages I had when I was a child 1" Certainly it is not pleasant to sit at a piano and go over and over again and again an unmusical exercise or work out some lutricate problem in mathematiod, while the sun is shining, the river frozen over and the hills positively imploring coasters to come out aud glide dowp their icy inclines. We know jnst how hard it is, for it is a much to be regertted fact that the writer of these lines was not a model child by any means, and would spend minutes in contriving to hurry the sand from the hour glass which regulated her period of practicing. Yet, just here let us say in confidence that we mourn every day of our life over opportunities of self-oulture which were slighted in childhood and wbich will never come again. If the great world of fathers and mothers could but discover some way to sugar-coat the pill of learning so that lessons and accomplishments might be acquired in the guise of play, how thankful would thesons and daughters be in the years to come but this is impossible, for knowledge, like fame, comes not without personal effort, and it remains with our young people themselves to prove worthy of the educational advantages they enjoy in this glorious land of ours, or to grow up to regret the slighted tasks which, when itis too late, they would gladly undertake. a

So many men think that directly a group of women get together the conversation either turns upon the fashions or personal gossip. Such an idea is quite the reverse of what does actually occur. Yet it is probable that man in his superior wisdom will go on thinking he knows it all until the end of the world. Women, of course, from choice, talk to each other on topics of especial interest iu the feminine world, yet there are many delightful conversations held on matters that are outside of their especial domain that would prove quite as enjoyable to men as to women. To say that dress is the all-absorbing item ef chat when men are not by is as silly as to contend that men at once discuss the relative merits of their tailors directly they are alone. Indeed, a woman's conversation is governed by the same motives and impulses that inspire the men to talk politics or the fluctuations ou 'Change. They speak on that which is of eo ram on interest and which is part and parcel of their daily livee. There are many well-informed women who could cope successfully with the opposite sex iu any argument they choose to begin. yet these same women can likewise chat glibly on fashion, the servant question or the ingredients of a cake. However, man has his fixed ideas about the scope of the feminine mind, and he will probably never be convinced that woman

of necessity either a domestic nonenity, a fashionable doll or a strong-mind-1 #d individual who talks of rights and

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nnot realize all at onoe individuals can all be Hbrightandolever woman, stars in the literary living proofs that one lio less womanly in order to write well of the great ques|iie.dajr. it-U

Fere only a boy!" said a young despairing tones, when necessity look about for something to do ihld bring in a few extra dollars jfjaotae. treasury.

Ir's. She certainly is his equal in ifin perseverence and in energy, $hpossibly not in physical strength, ever, life does not call for her to iWith him in athletic achievements, reat world requires all sorts and i'Cof labor, and because she is a jkh.sbe need not sit down and weep, ig herself a creature of circums?and accept the present situation

Mofiprt on her part to change it. n's Work is recognized by its apd is paid accordingly, regardless sex: of the laborer. In many fields &U far surpasses any man, howbrilliant he may be, ber womanland keen feminine insight being tes that especially fit her for the fliad Which no man can acquire. It ^rally conceeded that in contests of|gi$Qtality that the weaker sex prove thrajfttfrnger in brain at least, and in a huiSf red and one other places a woman is tfife'equal and frequently the superior of ioipi masculine aspirants for preference^,Therefore no woman, old or you'ajft need feel that her sphere is limited'n^ie her work restricted because she iloet Bothappen to have been burn a boy. t*'

Dear young girls, with eyes ever looking Iu$o the future, longing for tVie years to rqjl by w,!ben you will have a right to be called grown.up., it is to you that we wantv£o talk to-day. There is no desire In ou£ heart to preach it is only to tell

errors you are likely to fall into and the one great remedy for each and all of them. Youth, in its self-sufficient knowledge, regards the warnings of older and wiser people as the croakings of fossils who perhaps needed advice when they were young, for in those days of course, they could not be expected to know as much as the fin de siecle girl who prides herself on her worldly wis'dotri. Nevertheless, their counsel is of value but the best adviser, the truest friend, the most oongenial confidante is a girl's own mother. One of the saddest sights in this world is that of mother and daughter bearing toward each other the attitude of strangers, not but that they are in harmony so far as the surface relationship goes, but the workings of the inner life of the younger are never shown to the eyes that through the potency of maternal love would detect the sham, be quick to scent the danger, yet at the same time would brighten over the joyous and the true. There is no friend in this world for a girl like her mother. Beoause she is her mother is no reason why the woman's heart cannot beat iu sympathy with all the girlish ambitions, the budding love affairs and the little troubles. When a girl thinks she will keep something to herself, feeling that she would rather mother did not know it, then she can set it down for a fact that the action or thought that she Is anxious to conceal is unworthy, though, perhaps, not absolutely wrong. Girls, open your hearts to your mothers. Day by day as you grow older give her more freely of your confidence. She will not condemn, unless it is necessary will never restrict, save for your best interests, and will, under all circumstances, prove the one true friend on whose advice and never•failing loveyou can always reiy.

Iu addition to the fifty nine acres purchased by the Butchers' association of Peter J. Ryan across the river it this week purohased of Louis Hayden the ground on which he built a saloon last year. It comprises an acre adjoining the first purchase, and on it is a building which cost $2,000. The price paid by the association was $2,800, making a total investment thus far of $8,700. In addition to the slaughter house it is the intention of the buthers to establish and maintain cattle yards on an extensive scale and build a hotel for the accommodation of cattle men who ceoae here. These improvements will cost in the neighborhood of $40,000 if carried out according to the programme as at present arranged. The association also contemplates making more ground by excavating several acres iu the bottoms, covering the high ground with the earth taken out, and making a large pond In the bottom for the propagation of fish. Later.—This morning the association purchnaed of Mr. Rayan 25 acres more, for which it pays $1,875, making a total of 85 acres, coating $10,075.

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THE PASSING SHOW.

THE LIST OF ATTRACTIONS DECREASES NONE IN INTEREST.

Evidently an Unlimited Number of Good Shows Yet in Store for the Amusement Lovers of Our City—Some of Those«of the

Near Future.

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l(i|}d88ibilities," she went on, "and fetter salary for the same class of jjnl^aud everything—." Here Ipbce down and indulged in a good '. fit, after which she felt better ire ready to listen to reason. It dea that binders mp.ny young but after all, it is merely an ther than a reality. A girl can her possibilities reach as fara9 her

"Miss Helyett," a crisp of comedy adapted by David Belasco, with much pretty music by Audran,willbe presented at Naylor's to-night. There are some new faces in the cast,1 and some of the old favorites, including Mrs. Leslie Carter, who personates the Quaker girl, with a great deal of chic, piquant and original. A great attraction will be the appearance of Miss Lottie.Collins iu her original "ta-ra-ra-boom-de^ay." Miss Collins seems to be the most substantial cold cash success of the day. Her Lon don achievement has brought her salary up to $1200 a week, and the immense throngs that she has attracted in New York, Boston and Chicago, seems to indicate thatshe is worth it. Her performance is described as original, unique, with nothing of vulgarity either in song or danoing movements, and there is no getting away from the fact that ber singing and dancing have taken the public by storm. She is the most conspicuous figure on the stage at present, and while success as hers is not longlived, it assumes immense proportions while it lasts. Not to see Lottie Collins is to be out of the fashion. Indications point to a large and fashionable audience.

JOSEl'H,

Joseph, which will be presented at the opera house on Tuesday evening next by Ramsay Morris' Comedy Company from New York, has been universally conceded one of the greatest comedy successes which this country has seen in years. For mirth provoking qualities it has been likened unto "The Private Secretary," which for years steod alone as a laughmaker. The situations in tho piece are intensely funny, while every line of the dialogue causes a roar. As an indication of'Josoph's merit, it may be mentioned that it ran in Paris, the most critical city iu the wdrld, for over 700 nights. Mr. Morris' company is the strongest comedy organization traveling. Its members having been carealiy ^jtiOBeri' "from the best available talent in America and Europe. The scenery will be excellent and the costumes of the ladies are bound to cause a sensation. "MR, POTTER OF TEXAS" will at last be presented at Naylor's opera house next Thursday evening, February 9th, after two years of continued success, by a company that is said to give the best performance of the play it has yet had. Mr. Gunter, the author, was never well satisfied with the character of "Mr. Potter" until he Haw young Henry Weaver in the role and then he exclaimed "That's it—that's Potter at last." Mr. Gunter, besides being one of the most popular play writers aud novelists of the day, is one of best of stage managers. He dashes 6ff the sketch of a plot first, works in more action than is usually found in a dozen plays and then writes just enough dialogue to excuse the action. His idea is that the play-goer likes to see things done and not talked about and he is about right. He also has adistinot talent for drawing characters, a talent very few novelists possess, but Mr, Gunter bad years of personal contact with men of all characters in the west, south and east before he attempted to write them up. His "Fresh the American," "Mr. Barnes of New York"and "Mr. Potter of Texas" in tho right hands are clever stage pic tures of types of men eswily recognized by those who have seen life. The cast includes Mr. Henry Weaver, jr., as the lion, Sampson Potter, Miss Stella Boniface, a daughter of Geo. C. Boniface, as Lady Aunerly, Miss Millie James, a daughter of Louis James, as Ethel Lincoln, Georgia Busby as Ida Potter, Stephen Wright, J. B. Everham, Hugh Gibson, John B. Hynes, Guy Nichols, Harry Brinsley, Chas. E. Hayes aud others. Special scenery, draperies and appointments are promised.

CLAIIA M0RHI8.

The most successful engagement of the season in theatrical circles promises to be that of Clara Morris at the opera house on the 16th instant. As an emotional actress Miss Morris is without a rival to-day, and wherever she goes she Is greeted by both large and fashionable audiences. Her rendition of "Renee de Morey" here last season was one of the most polished pieces of acting ever witnessed in the city, and fairly carried the audience away. Manager Hay man is now sending to bis patrons return postal cards, asking them to make a selection from the repertoire given and return to him at once. As soon as the replica are all in the selection will be announced, and, incidentally, there is considerable speculation as which play- will prove the most popular among the amusement patrons of the city.

OVIDE 'MCSIK.

The Ovide Musin company which was one of the attractions in the Coatee College Concert company two years ago. gave the greatest satisfaction. It wan

generally considered n*» of the most attractive concerts of the season. They will be in Terre Haute again on Friday evening, February 10, at the Central Presbyterian church. The concert is for the benefit of Coates College Building Fund. One solo by MUsin is worth the price of admission. Hisv brilliant performances on the king of instruments surpasses anything of its kind ever heard in tais city. But is is not only Mustn* he has a company of artists iu support, such as the peopld here have not heard together in one company. Either of them is capable of giving a full progiamme by themselves. The prima donna in support of Musin, Annie Lduise Tanuer, is acknowledged by the leading critics of this country to be the greatest colorature soprano ever heard in America.

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D. L. Watson, A. J. Thompson, Fred B. Ross, A. C. Duddleston, C. C. Westfall, Frauk Cooper, Robert L. Haymau, E. P. Westfall, Alex. McGregor, James McGrew, Dr. C. Y. Elliott, Chas. Filbeck, Will Hendrich, Charles White and Fred Foulkes comprised a party of Elks who went to Clinton Thursday afternoon to witness a performance by Ferris' Comedians, of which oompany Misses Grace Hay ward aud Ella McDon* aid and Will K. Hamilton and F. M» Buckingham, of this city, are members. The play was "For Congress," and the performance was such as would have done credit to a muoh more pretentious company. They will give a performance at Naylor's on Monday, February 13 th.

A new star burst with replendent glory into the theatrical firmanent this week, and his sue -ess was so marked as to surprise even those of his friends who were aware of the fact that he possessed histrionic talent of a very superior order. On Thursday evening at Clinton the member of the Ferriij company who plays the important character of "The Judge," in "For Congress," was taken suddenly ill, at)d it was feared that the play could not go on, when Fred Foulkes, of this city, volunteered his services and the performance proceeded. His appearance in the dinner soene in the Becotid act brought forth vociferous and prolonged'applause* Since his return to town Mr. Foulkes has been seriously considering the propriety of organizing a theatrical company andi^akiug himself out upon the road.

The fall Uaocs.

The trottiug association of tbifc city has decided upon the following stakes for the September meeting here:

Nomination stake for 2:16 trotters, $3,000, Nomination stake for 2:20 trotters, 86,000. Nomination stake for 2:15 pacers, 85,000. Nomination stake for 2:20 paccrs, $5,000. Nomination stake free-for-all trotting stallions, 810,000.

All nominations must be eligible ttf' the classes named January 1, 1893. Entrance, 6 per cent, with 6 per cent, extra from winners. Entrance payable as follows: 2 per cent. March 11th 2 per cent May 0th 1 per cent August 26th. at which time horses must be named. A horse distancing the field, or any part thereof is entitled to the first money only. Right Is reserved to refund first payment in all or any of the above stakes that do not fill reasonably well. Nominators will only be held for amount of first payment but it is understood if the nominator fails to makesubsequents payments he shall forfeit his nomination and payments already made. The above stakes are guaranteed for the amount named, no more, no less. Money divided as follows: .Sixty per cent, 25 per cent, 15 per cent. The above stakes are offered in addition to the uaual class purses, which will make the grand total in purses something like ^50,000. The Terre Haute track in now the most famous in the world, and evidently the association which oontrols it has determined to maintain its reputation. The dates for the fall meeting are September 25-30, inclusive.

The proposition for a canal which will connect the Wabash with Lake Michigan has been endorsed by the state senate, which has passed a concurrent resolution, introduced by Senator McLean, requesting Indiaua membere of congress to investigate the plan, and if it is found favorable to urge the government to construct it. The scheme is to construct a canal from some point on the lake near Michigan City to Delphi, where it will connect witrh the Wabash river, the latter to be made navigable for lake craft by a series of locks to Itp mouth on the Ohio. No survey of the proposed route has

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mated at $10,000,000. The views of some one who has evidently given the matter considerable attention were published in the Express Thursday morning, aud, while they express no opinion, the inference Is that the scheme is impracticable.

The statement made in the Express yesterday morning that the New Method Laundry bad purckased the'remains of the Climax concern proves to be a mistake. The New Method i« doing so well that it doesn't wish to absorb any other plant. It has, however, appointed W, H. Schluer, the hatter, up town agent, and hereafter he will receive orders at his store for the New Method.