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Vol. 23.—No. 42

TIMELY TOPICS.

BOARD OF CHILDREN'S GUARDIAN'S LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Pratreu of the Township A«M»or-Ifew Departure in Detective BiulneM of Interest to Drummer*—Sanitary Matters—

The American Protective Asuoelation*

The law providing for the appointment of a board of children's guardians In any county of the state which has a population of more than seventy five thousand inhabitants, as shown by the United States census for the year 1890, bas been declared unconstitutional by Judge

Taylor,of the Marlon circuit court. The case which questioned the validity of the law was one In which the parents songht to recover possession of a child who bad been taken away from them by the board under the law. As It was passed in 1889 the law provided for the organization of a board of children's guardians in any township having a population of more than seventy-five thousand inhabitants, but in 1891 the legislature passed an amendatory act, substituting the word ••county" for "township." In his decision Judge Taylor says the law is unconstitutional in that the Circuit court has not jurisdiction over the cases that the board is not a corporation and cannot as such bring suit before the court that such a corporation could not be legal that the contention of the defense that the general guardian law conferred ample authority on the court to act on theboard's application was without point, doing farther than this he also held that the act of 1891, under which the board acts Is void, because lis import is not fully set forth in its title, and if he should be called to pass upon the act of 1889, which the one of 1891 pretends to amend, be would hold it unconstitutional. Under this decision

the

In which was inci&dod £829,805

for additional Improvements made during the twelve months preoedlng April 1,1892. It was said that during the year 1891 no less than 1,200 buildings were erected in this olty, which, acoordlng to the assessment would make an average of only 9275 each. Last year, according to one of the daily papers there were 8,000 new buildings put up In Terre Haute, and if they are averaged at $275 each the assessment for additional improvements this year would be 1825,000. But there were not three thousand houses built here last year, although the number will probably reach 1200. On an average these are worth not less than $900eaob, whloh would Increase the assessment on building* over that of last year something like $1,080,000. It Is not expected, however, that this figure will be reached the assessor says it will probably be in the neighborhood of 1700,000, which will Include the new Union depot and the Hulman block. Deputy Assessor Erney says the scarcity of dogs when the assessor Is around i* remarkable—that is the number of dogs without owners. He says he has seen thousands of them, but every person ho meets disclaims ownership, and thus the town is over-run with thousands of worthless canines, of which less than 900 juy taxes. Assessor O'Connell received a letter the other day from a eitfsm who makes a vigorous kick becsu»o his household goods were assessed nt #1*, wheu he thinks that flO would enough. He also lost a day from hi* work In going to see the auditor ah »Ut It, and all to save about eight ream in taxes. He is something like the man who spent several hundred dollars in litigation over a calf which was worth about ten dollars.

Some genius in the east has devised a new scheme for making money. It is a detective bureau which has for Its object keeping a watch on drummers and reporting their dally movements to their employers. The prospectus seta out that the grand army of drummers in this country is very large, aud could be decreased to a great extent and at a large saving to the merchants who employ them. It says that a very large number of the aforesaid drummers travel in luxurious style, atop at first-class hotels, drink the beet whisky and smoke the finest cigars while they leisurely do nothing to earn their money. Worse than this, It i« charged by this authority that many of the gentlemen of the road devote considerable of their time to riotous living and their nights without number to quiet games of draw poker. All these things the Drummer*' DeteoUv© Bureau proposes to reform, for a consideration, by watching their vietlma aud reporting all their movements at regular interval*. A# aside issue It also

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of Marlon county have withdrawn their appropriations for the guardians. The case now goes to the supreme court where there is every reason to believe the decision of Judge Taylor will be sustained.

The township assessor is getting in his deadly work In pretty good shape this spring, and says he is going to make a creditable showing In the Increase of personal property in the city. Last year theentire valuo of personal property returned for taxation in .Harrison township, including the city, was $5, 266,995,

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agrees to furnish on the same terms information concerning the habits of business men who seek credit, and of all employes over whom their employers cannot keep a strict watch. It is a very slick scheme, and would doubtiess catch many inquisitive ones who wish to pry into the business of others, or who have a hankering after the secrets of people to be used against them. While there may be drummers who neglect their business and devote tbelr time to gambling or worse, they are the exception and not the rule, and their sin will find them Out In short order without any assistance from detectives. The drummer may have his ecentrlcitles and peculiarities, but he is not criminal and requires no watching. He is a necessity without which his employer, customers and the newspapers could not very well get along. He fills a want which It is true has never beeu felt, but which would be felt immedtately if he were absent.

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Sanitary matters are receiving more attention this season than has ever before been devoted In that particular direction. And this Is the casb throughout the whole country. The national board of health took the matter up, each state board followed suit, and the order to clean up has been carried to every cross roads village In the Un'.ted States. The outbreak of cholera again in Europe this spring and our experience with it in New York last fall la sufficient reason that every precaution should be taken to guard against the plague daring the coming heated term. Here in Terre Haute there has been an unusual stir, and numerous orders have been Issued to clean up the sanitary officers are kept busy, and many are endeavoring to put their premises in order. But even should every order be complied with to the letter the sanitary .condition of the city would be Incomplete. The garbage, night soil, filth, refuse and dead animals ol the city are merely hauled beyond the city limits and dumped on some convenient spot wheVe they can disseminate the germs of disease to be wafted In every direction by the changes of the Vhnd. This is an evil which should be remedied and whloh must be remedied in the near future. Indianapolis has solved the difficulty by deciding to put in a crematory process for the disposition of the city's garbage and night soil* A contraot is to be made with a garbage furnace construction company, of Pittsburg, Pa., which agrees to do the work the first year for $12,000, and *n additional'fl,obo

each succeeding year for

ten years. The sum looks large, but Indianapolis Is a much larger city than this, and the work could be done much more cheaply here. The quesalon of Cremating city garbage Is one which is now reoelvlng attention In nearly every city of any Importance in the country, and It would be well for the board of health to call the attention of the city council to it.

It has been given out on the quiet that a branch of the American Protective association is to be organized in this olty within a very short time, if it has not already been done. The order Is a secret organisation sectarian in principles and Its sole object Is to stir up re ligious strife and foster thesplritof Intolerance which prevailed in the olden times. It Ignores the fact that the constitution of the United States guar antees to every citizen the right to worship God as ae pleases, and that the religious convlotions of all clt'zens will be held sacred In this nation as long as it is governed by the principles on which the government was founded. Politics and secret political associations will come and go but the religious convictions of all the people will be respected and protected forever. All secret societies that attempt to Interfere with the religious and political convictions of the people tbat do not interfere with the rlghti of others, are baneful and to that extent reasonable, because they are in opposition to the inalienable rights granted by the constitution and recognized by the laws of the states. The history of this country has been one of progress and as it grows older the spirit of intolerance becomes less. There is no disposition on the part of the masses to return to the days of the Inquisition, the doings of Claverhouse or the intolerant bigotry of the Covenanters or a Cromwell. Sine® those days the religious advocates of all creeds have become more liberal in their views until even the straight laced Presbyterian will soon be compelled to reform and remodel his creed on more liberal lines. The aim of religion should be to teach peace on earth and good will toward men, and not sow the seeds of discord, contention and war. Denominations may differ as to which is the proper road, though all are on the way to the same goal, and each is as honest in his belief as these who oppose him, and the man who essays the role of exclusive righteousness certainly shoulders a great responsibility.

The property owners on Cherry street, between Sixth and Seventh streets, have unanimously agreed to petition the council to pave that thoroughfare. The kind of pavement has not been agreed upon, but it will probably be brick.

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AMUSEMENTS.

DK. CUPID.

The comedian, Frank Daniels, certainly has some right to call the company of comedians and comediennes which surround him on the present tou^his b|g comedy company, from the fact that he pays railroad fares for twenty-four peo~, pie, twenty-two of whom appear on the, stage at every Dr. Cupid performance.^ Mr. Daniels' present season will close on the 29th of this month in Pittsburg, Pa. Ho will appear here this evening. The comedian is just returning from a most successful tour of the Pacific coast. -Two, weeks were spent in San Francisco.

8AM YOONG'S MELVILLE COMPANY.

Commencing on Monday evening next those popular favorites, Sam M. Young's Melville company, will hold the beards for a week at Naylor's, with special matinees on Wednesday and Saturday The engagement opens with '"The ,Black Flag", on Monday evening, which is presented by special permission, of Howard fc Doylle at the Wednesday matinee "East Lynne" will be the bill, and "Ten Nights in a Bar Room" at^the Saturday matinee. There will btf a ebange of bill each night. The company is by far the largest and best "popular" priced'organization on the roSd, and iuoludes Rose Melville, little Constantino Melville, Sadie Farley, George Mahare and John W. Barry, all Terre Hauteans. The other members of the company have appeared here a number of limes and are all well known. Popular prices of admission, 10, 20 and^34) cent*, will prevail at the evening p&f+ foruiauces and 10 and 20 cents at the* matinees on Wednesday and Saturday

ORATOBIO SOCIETY CONCERT. 3» The next attraction in th| Entert^f? ment Course at Central Christian churdE will be a grand concert by the OratoHb

society, of this city, next Tuesday evenlg

logbership the best musical talent' of Terrejj Haute, and on this occasion its strengti will .be very materially increased byj| chorus of 50 voices. The programme^ composed of selections from the "MeB| slab", is as follows:

7 "mV v.1*? during the continuance of the World's ing. The society embraces in its mem^ z,

PART I?

1 Pastoral Symphony. Piano.and, Organ., 3

Rec.—"Comfort ye my People."^ A.lr,—"Every Valley."

MR. DAN DAVIS. -V

8" Chorus—"And the Glory of the -iDo^S®' $ Rec.—-"For Behold Darkness."

1 Air.—"The People that Walk In Darknessg l£R. B. X. ALDKR us a Child is Born." $ ised."

5 Chorus—"For unto us a 6 Air—"He was Despised."

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7 Chorus—"Surely He Hath Borne otirGtrie#' 8 Ctorus—"All we Like Sheep." 1 /Rec.—"ThyRebuke.", "W-

Air.- "Behold and See.'^. MB. JOHN H. TAYLOB. 10 Air—."How Beautiful are the Feet.",

MRS. BAN DAVIS.

11 Chorus—"Their Sound is Gone Out." 12 Air.—"I Know that my Redeemer Liveth." MISS MAUD PA1SK. Y® 18 Choriis—Hallelujah!

PART 11.

14 Chorus—"As the Heart Pan i*»"—42d psalm. 15 Air—"Ye Men of Gaza"—from Sam MRS. W. H, JACKSON. 10 Trio—"When Shall WeThree Meet Again."

MENDELSSOHN CLUB.

17 Glee—"Blow Gentle Gales''—eight voices— Mrs. Ludowici, Mrs. Mater, Mrs. Bossom, Miss Schwedes, Messrs. Taylor, Hazeldine, Adams, Mater.. 18 Chorus—"Now Tramp O'er Moss and Fell" 5 V-Blshop. jgjf

ObligatO—MISS HARRIET PAIGB. W. W. Byers is conductor, Miss Lottie Longman pianist, and Mrs. Aliyn G. Adams organist. The admission fee has been placed at twenty-five cents, and tickets can be had at Central Book store. This concert will be one of the best whloh has ever been given here, and will certainly attract a large audience.

THE ELKS MINSTRBLS.

One of the largest and most fashionable audiences that has ever assembled In Torre Haute was the one which greeted the Elks' In their initial entertainment in the opera house on Thursday evening. Every seat on the first floor was occupied and many were compelled to accept standing room the family circle was also crowded, and the gallery was comfortably filled. Every preparation had been made for the comfort and enjoyment of'the audience. The bouse had been made to assume holiday airs materials of bright hues were tastefully arranged in festoons and interspersed with flags, while at each of the stage corners were banks of flowers, the whole making a most enchanting scene. Promptly at eight o'clock the curtain went up and the fun proceeded without interruption. The first part displayed a handsome stage setting with about forty Elks seated in donble row, all in charcoal with the exception of Dr. H. C. Med craft, the conversationalist, and Messrs. Gilbert and Starr of Greenoaatle. The jokes were all new, crisp and fresh and were well received the singing was excellent, and it can be said in all candor that each individual member who participated acquitted himself in a most creditable manner. The performance closed with "Cabooso I, Kalif of Whitelineclti, the Only Railroad Opera on Earth! Written Expressly for This Occasion by Jno. Hager and Adoiph Gagg. Original music by Jno. Hager. Dances under the direction ol Prof. Oscar Duenweg." It proved to be an excruttatiogly humorous force, hearing unmistakable signs of genius in its construction, and containing many good hits and numerous features. The standing army era-

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TERRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY EVENING-, APRIL 15/1893/?!^,yyr'- Twenty-third Year

ated much amusement, as did the sylph like forms of the young gents who essayed the paris 6£ dusky damsels clad in ice cream costumes. The mnsio was furnished by the Ringgold orchestra of sixteen pieces, which did good work. The parade' of the afternoon, made by about sixty members of the Elks' and the Ringgold band, was a feature which must not be overlooked, as it was as fine A minstrel turnout as has ever appeared Wthestreets here. The entire performance was a gratifying suocess, worthy the large patronage whloh it reoeived, and it is to be regretted that the management could not see its way clear to, repeat it last night.

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That public office Is an Indiana thirst. That base ball won't be a howling suc^ cess anywhere this season.*

That not a few office seekers are already Sorry that they voted for Grover. 7

That the Chicago election was a vote Of want of confidence in the press. That office seeking is mighty poor business for those who seek and cannot find.

That it can be said in favor of the oigarette that.it kills dudes .as readily as microbes, Wis

That with many fanatics when it comes to blue laws Sunday is really one of their weak days.

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That no man unless he is a polltitian and both masters have money.

can serve two masters

Tbat the Peruvian consul who was shot in the foot was kicking about something at the time.

That it not infrequently happens that spiritual shepheids give most attention to the fattest sheep.

That'the air will be free in Chicago

Fair. This is official. hat though truth may travel straight fijfiad alle will stop on every corner and jthin beatlt in the race. 'Ifrat Maxwell is more than a thous.n^'bohtM the record of Clarkson at the feaniedate|l9uryearsago.

Thit Carl^Harrison, the new mayor %i-. Cbloagoj llke the devil, is not hifKfei&fie fcas-tiieen pointed|f|' at by quant of abate storage #y ^toty.mi|,ht be nsed^f

Tuifedo orchestra Tuesday night 'WaS" full of suggestions to onr home talent. That the way one of the great political questions of the day comes home to many is: "Ami going to get anything."

That hope deferred maketh the heart sick, and that Indiana applicants for federal positions are in need of a stimulant.

That it is the cynical bachelor who thinks that most marriageable young ladies' have graduated from the sohool of design.

That Tom Ochiltree, recently returned from Europe, is to be the leading feature ot a beauty show to be established, at the World's Fair.

That the best thing Missouri colonels now in Washington oould do would be to pass a vote of confidence in Massachusetts and adjourn.

That if Ol. McLean hadn't said it to the interviewer himself no one would kave learned at this late day that he was an

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Demoorat."

That the greater the rapidity with which he swings his axe the less Assistant Postmaster General Maxwell is in danger of splitting bis party.

That in meeting the wants of Councilman Asbury the Electrlo Street Railroad company has been compelled to put all its north Thirteenth street patrons to a disadvantage.

That the arrest of a Chicago policeman for being seriously sober on olection night was such a' deliberate insult to Carter Harrison and the tough brigade that It couldn't be tolerated.

That it is a singular coincidence that the day after-Attorney Tom Harper's arrival in Washington, Senator Voorhees introduced his resolution In relation to the rights and duties of railroad employes, Tom being,jthe attorney for the B. L. F. ft

At S o'clock Wednesday morning a terrific storm of wind, rain, thunder and lightning passed over the -city, moving everything which wasn't fast, causing much damage and frighteoing many almost out of their wits. It olew down about twenty of the iron columns of the train sheds now going up at tho new union depot and uprooted their stone foundations, causing damage in the sam of $2,000. The roof was blown ofT Parker's iron foundry, the chimney was blown down, and telegraph communications are greatly impaired. The water works buildings were damaged to the extent of several hundred dollars, and trees were blown down in various portions of town.

Hie sheriff's bill

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era in March is f557.I5, and his fees against the county $123.40, making total of $680.55.

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WOMAN'S WAYS.

NOT THE YOUNGER LADIES WHO MAKE ENDURING CONQUESTS.

The Coming of Circus D»y—The Principal Characteristic of Every Ufe is Selfishness —Society Kleptomaniacs—A Comparison

Between'the Theater and Daily Life.

To those women who cannot claim truthfully any right to years ending in 'teen, and have even lost those tacked on to twenty, the knowledge is very comforting that the youngest women have by no means been the most attractive, as history very ably shows. The fair Helen of Troy was 40 years of age, and poBslbly fat as well, when she eloped with Paris, and was certainly no younger when tbat gentleman returned her to her husband, whose love was so great that he received her with undiminished affection and gratitude. Cleopatra likewise was on the shady side of 80 when Anthony fell a vlotlm to her charms, and the whole world sung of her wondrous power over all men, though she was no longer young and from all accounts, must have been both undersized and far from beautiful. Anne of Austria, Ninon, the celebrated wit and btauty of her day, Mme. de Maintenon and Mme. Recsmber were all atthatage when women of to-day fear they will be called passe when their most enduring conquests were made. It isn't real beauly that attracts and retain* admiration. It is a grace of mind and manner and indefinable winning power that women can' learn to acqure through the cultivation of mental beauties, eyen though they may not be born with it, and once so endowed the coming years need possess no terror for her who shows that age cannot wither or oustotn stale her infinite variety.

The season isnow upends "when the fathers and mothers, the grown-up brothers, sisters and aunts, uncles and friends and every child in the,city is thinking of at least one day of enjoyment soon to be, fortlie circus is coming to town. Of dourse the grown-ups deny any personal interest iu the advent of t?he gay wagons, the flapping canvas of the great tents, the roar of the animals iind the daring deeds in the sawdust arena, yet out of «tb« purely unselfish djfsire of their hearts- to giye.

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formance. Why can't we be frank it and say that we enjoyed it juBt as much as in those by-gone years when the coming of to us "the greatest show on earth" was an event to be looked forward to in anticipation and lived over in retrospection many days and weeks. We are only children of a larger growth after all. The fathers, in their keen ohase after the mighty dollar, find the contest quite us exciting as the games of checkers and base ball that used to fire their youthful souls with a desire to be conquerors. The real live babies crowd out the memory of the large family of dolls that mother used to play with aud the genuine housekeeping is but an outgrowth of the make believe of other days. We all enjoy with childish pleasure the delights of our past youth. Perhaps our enthusiasm is a bit toned down by the hard rubs of everyday life in its stern realities, but underneath it all, hearts are the same, and among the special pleasures of other days none Is so truly welcome to old and young as the circus, for the memories it revives are, without anything eke, more ian worth the price of admission.

A charming woman, whose life appears to be one of continual doing for others, quite surprised her questioner by replying to the query, "What is the principal characteristic in every life?" with the one short and concise word, •'Selfishness." Said she: "It

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in a hundred different ways, but it is there, nevertheless, and, though it may not show itself in the same form, it is the dominant power that rules all our lives. The most charitably inclined person in the world Is one of the most selfish at heart. It brings to such a one a special satisfaction to go away. Self Is pleased over the pleasure the bestowal of conforts on those poorer than one's self brings into their life, and the giving is done simply because it pleases us to do so. Then again, giving is done in hope of a personal benefit to accrue therefrom, remembrances in the future being first on the list. Se|f-preservation at all times prompts us to look out for number one and I contend that not one insignificant action of onr lives but has its birth in the thought of some personal gratification that we hope will accrue from it." There may be a world of truth in these utterances, but let us cling as long as possible to the belief that this great world of oars is not made up of millions of separate and distinct atoms of humanity whoso every thought Is for the gratification of self Mid whoso every action is performed with some selfish object in view. It would take away a world of pleasure if this opinion provailed, therefore let as shut on to cynical reasoning and believe nice, friendly old earth

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after all, full of muoh sinoere affection and genuine charity

Though we perhaps do not purloin jewelry or dress goods that do not belong to us and then plead hereditary kleptomania to account for the unusual proceeding, we women are kleptomaniacs of the worst form, for our stealing involves the comfort of others and our own personal health as well. One class of kleptomaniacs—a leisurely set, who find the hours hanging heavily on their hands—thifBf* nothing of infringin upon the time of some busy mortal, feels tbe loss of a few minutes mor than the actual taking away of som# tangible possession. The kleptomaniao, with a grace that is intended to smooth over the act of thievery, settles herself in the home or the office of the busy woman and is quite content so long as: she gets rid of some of the hours that dawdle so with her, yet whloh her friend findB all too short' in which to asoomplish the daily task. This is money to the latter, therefor* the taking of her time is equivalent to the purloining of her purse, therefore Q. E. D. She who takes another's time is a kleptomaniac, though she may never be tempted to appropriate anything else belonging to others. Another great olass of kleptomanias steal from sleep. Far into the night they sew or read, pleading that the task must be completed or the vol-" ume finished. The house grows still, the great city is hushed in slumber, and yet another stitch is taken and another chapter devoured. By and by they wonder why they are not so strong as other women of the same age, why the wrinkles come in droves and why the nervous system is all askew. Burglary Is a hazardous occupation. The strain will tell on one sooner or later, therefore all ye women kleptomaniacs of whatever class take heed lest the punishment comes swift aud sudden and nature rebels against any further inroads upon her forces.

you have not you have yet to go through a very novel experience. The curtain Is1' rolled up and on the stage one sees. libraries of books that are but pasteboard

representations of the works of famous authors, and decorations and scenery that at night appear so rich and elegant show up in tawdry contrast when the^ light of tbe day streams In upon themThe bouse Is like some types of peoplewe know—It has Hot!-d its cOni|-my mariners and reveal* the true nature when there is no mie to please

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Everyone knows what a theater looks like with the lights turned on, the musio playing and the vast auditorium filled with men and women in gala attire. We have all seen that side of It again andagain, but were you ever inside of one when the plushed-covered seats wore their linen dusters and the sunlight oame creeping throjigh the marrow ibrotfttii/Jfrfiefteme shadows ns'of the cori

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$tfnfc8, thtflotmsv. —, ,, TYijo hurrying to- prepare* for~tho$$£\ evening1* performance and repair the', havoc made by• the foregoing one? If'

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grandeur. How mauy of us roll up (he curtain and show our rea' selves »vhen there is nothing be'gained by a win-' nlng smile aud gentle manner? Manyof us are ready enough to show off, but in our own family elrcle we lay aside our company manners as we do' ourcompany clothes, and we do not seam to care if we reveal the fact thai the gentleness was assumed and the smiles forced. Every woman knows that she has one set of manners for company and another for general use. She keeps her sweetest ways and pleasante»t words for those who Ii,ve her least, and often wounds the hearts of her dear ones just because she reasons that they don't count and she can say £nd do as she feels inclined with them. Dear sisters, they do count—they count more than all else in the world. The evanescent admiration of casual acquaintances counts for nothing in comparison with the true affection of thoso whom you consider commonplace. Keep your company manners for them, treat them to the sweetest smiles and loving words, for they are the ones who should be given your best in return for tbe staunch and loyal aflectlon tbey feel for you.

In the appointment of physicians as pension examiners the Secretary of the Interior has determined to appoint only young doctors, and preferably those who have not yet built up a practice. Ho claims that in this manner he can obtain examiners who will be able to detote their entire time to tbe work for which they are appointed. He will draw the line at thirty-five years of age, and says be would rather not make changes in the pension boards than to take old physicians. This age limit will, of course, exclude all physicians who are veterans tbempelves. Tbe rule will have the effect of checking wholesale removals on pension boards, and in many places prevent reorganization ot. boards in Indiana.

Services will fr? held at the Centra/ Christian church on Sunday at 10:4.5 a. m., and 7:30 p. m. The pastor, Rev. F. A. Morgan, will begin a series of sermons in the evening to continue some weeks.