Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 24, Number 25, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 16 December 1893 — Page 2

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A STOCKING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.

Two little stockings hang Bide by side, Close to the fireplace, broad and wide. "Two?" said Santa Claus, as down be came, leaded with toys and many a game. "Ho! hoj" said he with a laugh of fun,. "I'll have no cheating, my pretty one I know who dwells In this house, my dear, There's only one little girl lives here." go he crept up close to the chimney place, And measured a sock with a sober face. Just then a wee little note fell out, And fluttered low, like a bird about. "Aha what's tbis?"sald he in surprise, As he pushed bis specs up close to bis eyes, And read the address in a child's rough plan, '•Dear Santa Claus,"so it began, "The other stocking you see on the wall I have hung for a child named Clara Hall. She's a poor little girl, but very good, Ho I thought perhaps you kindly would Fill up her stocking, too, to-night, And help to mako her ChriRtmas bright. If you've not enough for both stockings there, Please put all In Clara's. I shall not care." Santa Claus brushed a tear from his eye, And, "God bless you, darling," he said with a sigh, *rhen softly he blew, through the chimney

A note like a blrd's, as 11 soars on high, Wheu down came twoof the funniest mortals That ever was.seen this side earth's portals. f'Hurry up!" said Santa Claus, "and nicely prepare All the little girl wants where money Is rare." Then, oh! what ascene there was In the room. Away went the elves, but down from the gloom Of the sooty old chimney comes tumbling low A child's whole wardrobe, from head to toe. How Santa Claus laughed, as he gathered them In And fastened one to the sock with a pin! v} Right to the toe he hung a blue dress, "She will think It came from the sky, I guess." When all the warm clothes were fastened on, And both little socks were filled ahd done, Tben Han ta Claus tucked at oy here and there, And hurried away to the frosty air. Saying "God pity the poor, and bless the dear child Who pities them, too, on this night so wild." ^»Sarah Keables Hunt.

ON TIIE QUI VIVE.

When a committee was appointed to investigate Fjank McKinney, the young lawyer who is charged with miBCOijduot, the public raised one eyebrow in mild surprise and when thatcommittee actually bad the hardihood to prefer charges of embezzlement against the lawyer, the publio's other eyebrow went up. Terre Haute lawyers have been seen mysteriously talking in groups on the street ever since, and rumors are rife that McKinnoy's case is but the flrst in a long series of coming disbarments. _____

If the respectable attorneys in this city want to protect themselves, their greatest act would be to disbar more than oue of the alleged barristers of Terro Haute. People are tired of being humbugged by rascals who sail under a commission as lawyers and commit underhanded thefts while posing as public guardians.

A merchant entertained me for an hour last night telling of the crookedness of a young attorney who collected money for him and then spent it in Sadie Leahlgh's dive. When the alient demanded an accounting the lawyer dented oollooting, and when faced down in that lie, bo lied again about its loss. Finally under threat of criminal prosecution, the attorney borrowed the money and restored it.

McKiuney'a oase is not likely to be long with us. One of the court officers told me that the accused lawyer said he tvas tired of practicing law, anyway, and didn't care If he was debarred from it. So if he should be thrown out, he can take his place among the philosophers of earth. ________

Banker Beach has taken a change of venue from Judge Taylo'r! Don that take the persimmons? The fact is, tuey are the host of friends. It is quite lucky for the judge that the banker's lawyers do this. It would have been "the devil aud the deep, blue sea," to have had John S. Beach and his friends on the one side and the angry horde of voters on the other. The lawyer or judge who tries that case had better live in another county if he wants to survive the hurricane that will surely come, no matter who wins. _____ "When did she burn?"asked a traveling man of me, as we looked at the debris of the old Hulman wholesale store. "I was here Sunday, and it was standing, and no Terre Haute tire was reported this week," he continued. Then I told him that It was those crazy Chicago fellows who are bound to have the Havens A 9eddes block up by New Years," that tore down the whole concern In four days. Dust they raised by the acre, and employed men enough to build the tower of Babel. Instead of wasting all winter in picking out brick by brick, they used tattering rams and guys. The big fancy goods men near b/ ruahed at the contractor deprecatingiy and insisted that the siroccos of dust would ruin the holiday trade* He told th«Hi that by bis method he would have the building down In four days If he made lees dual, It would be for four months. All la peaceful now, and the holiday trade is on,

You cannot put a ladder through a pane of glass without making a hole*

Col. J. W Ebel was putting the finishing touches on an elegant n6w sign at the corner of Sixth and Main, Tuesday, when bis combination ladder collapsed on the Buckeye's plate glaas front. The only man who would have enjoyed the sequel was that negro that used to chew glass in a south Fourth street saloon, for he would have found a pionic on the pavement,

President Harrison (by the way, Editor Ball has stopper calling him "Prince Russell") has contracted with a big lithographer for a new series of street car tickets, and until the fresh batch is issued, the car company will* re-issue the old tickets. Tbey are second hand and dirty but patrons ought not to object to them any more than they do to a greasy "V" or an "X."

The Elks, those "jolly fun makers," will crowd Bindley Hall next Tuesday night, and ail for charity's sake. This jovial order is composed of the very cream of the city's humorists and actors. Originality is their key note, and if you are not chuckling all winter, and charity is not a half dollar ahead, it will be because you didn't go when your wife wanted you to. ,\y

An expert was tamping'away at the asphalt pavement in front of the Cafe Baur Monday afternoon, and as he tamped, he talked. "Ain't this a jay town, though. Here they are trying to let an asphalt road take care or itself all winter. What do they expect to see in the spring? The Warren-Scharf people are disgusted with such enterprise. It doesn't pay them to put down streets in such a village, for no one ever sees the roadway. Bab!" and on he went, tamp, tatnp, tamp, like Mark Twain's miner.

Qui VIVE,

THE CHIMES OF NORMANDY.

Names of Those who Will Participate in this Clever Opera. The rehearsals of "Chimes, of Normandy" are progressing satisfactorily, and the performance to be given on the 29th and 30th promises to be one of the most successful ever attempted by our home talent. The following is the complete cast: Serpolette, the good-for-nothing ...

Miss Lillian Nott

Germnlne, the lost marchioness Mrs. Emily Westfall Gertrude Jeanne Manette Suzanen

Gertrude Daggett Carry Welnsteln Jessie Perdue

Village Maidens

Alice Welnsteln John L. Davis

Henri, Marquis of Cornevllle Jean Grenloneux, a flsuwrman jdarry Raphael Gaspard, a miser Gabe Davis Bain I Will Davis Registrar Will Katzenbach Assessor Charles White Notary Adolph Gagg

The chorus will consist of Misses Gertrude Daggett, Jessie P«rdue, Alice Welnsteln, Carrie Weinstein, Jessie Robertson, Emma Arnold, Mayme Clatfelter, Bonnie McNutt, Katie Hunley, Pearl Ellis, Mary Swartz, Elsie Crawford, Kate Gfroerer, Nellie Gfroerer, Bertha Kearns, May Crawford, Mayme Woolsey, Noma Purcell, Mrs. Nettie Hughes, Mrs. Ernest Rounsaville, and Messrs. Thomas Beggs, John Dickerson, Bud. Braman, Will Katzenbacb, Charles White, Fenelon Dowling, Charles Davis, Will Aydelotte, Fred Paige, Jack Paige, Fred Kester, Fred Goben, Oscar Dlx, Edgar Dix, Arthur Goldsmith, Fred Foulkes, Ernest Rounsaville, W. Fleming Willlen.

THE prosperity it was thought that the World's Fair would bring to Chicago and all her psople has not materialized, and it Is said that more people are out of employment there now than atany time in her history, not even excepting the disastrous days following the great fires. Over 10,009 men have slept in the station houses there since winter set in, and one sight recently 1,200 homeless men slept in the city hall. The organized charities of that city declare that oue million dollars will scarcely be enough to provide stalwart men, women and children from actual physical suffering through lack of clothing, food and shelter. The relief and aid society reports that out of the million and a quarter inhabitants of that great city but 472 aotual contributed during the past year to their funds. In a city where its was an easy matter to raise millions of dollars to an art museum, where oie man gave a million dollars and many contributed a hundred thousand each, it seems strange that the question of raising one milllion for the relief of suffering and distress should be such a serious matter. Editor Stead in an address to the organized charities society declared that there was one way to raise the needed million, and that wa& to turn the millionaires and ministers out into the streets to spend an entire night. He thought then the money would be speedily forthcoming, and there is nothing tike feeling a situation to appreciate it. When men are starving and crying for bread, It Is of no consequence to them that the finest museum in the world is to be placed within their reach. It Is not likely, however, that wheu the liberal progressive rich men so numerous in Chicago are brought to a realization of the distress that Is so common in their olty, they will be backward in their donations. It would be uulike them, if they were, and if It were for no other reason than to display their pride In Chicago and her people they would eontribute liberally.:

AMUSEMENTS.

A RARE TREAT FOR OUR THEATt GOERS MONDAY NIGHT.

staging of the play is far superior to anything which Mr. Sothern has ever previously attempted, notwithstanding that he is noted for his constant careful attention to every detail of stage setting. The costumes of the play are historically correct, to the period, 1775, in which its action is laid. The cast will be identical with the original New York production, as will every surrounding and appointment. The author is Paul M. Potter, a New York journalist, who has been known in connection with dramatio work before. Seats are selling rapidly for this engagement. If vou have not secured seat do so at once.*, $

ERRORS.

Dammers' Comedy Company an organization new to this city, will hold the boards at Naylor's on next Thursday evening, Dec. 21st, presenting a light airy comedy entitled "Errors." The price like all of its class was constructed solely for the purpose of creating fun and in the bands of a capable company it makes a very acceptable entertainment. This seat sale for "Errors" commences Tuesday morning. Prices 25c, 50c and 75 cents.

HERRMANN.

Berrmann, the prince of prestidigitateurs, king of illusionists and emperor of miracles, will appear at Naylor's opera house on next Saturday, December 23, in an entirely new programme of magic, mirth and mystery. Herrmann will be assisted by Mme. Herrmann and others who have appeared with him in all the large cities. All minds have a liking for mafic .•

And tricks that seem strange to their ken The skill that cheats sight past believing, Is hailed by the curious 'mongst men. So, wlxzarda and clever magicians

Find plenty to come at their call. For the world never tires of its wondering, And Herrmann's the prince of them all.

The advance sale af seats for Herrmann's engagement opens Thursday morning at Button's.

CHRISTMAS ATTRACTION.

The jolly German Comedian, Charles A. Gardner, assisted by his own excellent company, will be the attraction at Naylor's, appearing at both matinee and evening performances. His new play, "Karl, the Prise Winner," will be put on. Hie management are to be commended on securing such an excellent attraction as Gardner for the Christmas entertainment of their patrons, and it is safe to say the theater will be crowded both matinee and evening. jwrw.

Mrs. Felix Morris attends to all her husband's business, such

Vnl 94 No 25 'WvTERRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16,1893. Twenty-fourth Year

E. H. Sothern In His New Play, "Sbetidan" —A Splendid Production—"Errors" on Thursday Night-A Hlght with "Hermann,"

On Monday evening the talented young comedian, E. H. SotherA will be at Naylor's, to make the first production in this city of his latest success ''Sheridan, or the Maid of Bath." This play, which has proven one of the most successful of Mr. Sothern's productions, ran for fourteen weeks at the opening of this season at the Lyceum theater, New York, to houses which stowed no indication of hard times, and in it Mr. Sothern is said to have done some of the best work dramatically in which he has ever been seen. The story of the play, as might be supposed, treats of incidents in the life of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, the famous dramatist and although, as is stated by the author, the incidents of the play are not in the chronological order in which they happened in the dramatist's life, they are absolutely correct in every other detail. Very many of the bright sayings of the play are. those which history accredits to this witty author, and are doubly attractive when made to proceed from the mouth of the player representing him. The

contracts and making purchases. She does not act, but travels with her husband and is mistress of his wardrobe and every night acts as his dresser.

Arthur W. Byron left Felix Morris' company in Pittsburg. He will join Charles Frohman's forces and create a part in the new comedy Butterflies.

Thomas W. Keene has decided to make a twelve-weeks' tour of Germany, appearing in Othello and other Shakespearean play8. He is going to ask Richard Mansfield if he will not accompany him and play Iago to his Othello. Mr. Keene and Mr. Mansfield will of course be starred jointly iu case the arrangement is made.

Lillian Russell, the peerless queen of light opera, to make assurances doubly sure, has just been divorced from Edward Solomon, composer of Billee Taylor, to whom she was never legally married. The gossips say the prima donna is contemplating matrimony for the third time, her previous ventures having proved failures.

E. H. Spthern, is a particularly fortunate individual. Astute managers, like Charles Frohmau and J. M. Hill, have been scoring failure after failure with new plays, but Sothern has never experienced the effect of a bad play upon the income of a popular and deserving star. All his plays are winners, yet he shelves them after a season.

The late Annie Pixley left a large

amount of property, mostly invested in real estate. She held a flfty-thousand-dollar mostgage on the Park theater in Philadelphia, and another of $100,000 on some large iron works outside of the Quaker City. The body of the dead actress was cremated at Woking, near London, and the ashes will be taken to London, Ont., and deposited in the grave of her 11-year old son, who died about six years ago.

When Belrnnamf stage she goes cheerfully to some hos pltal and watohes some poor creature struggling against death, and ropro duces the death agony. One actress not long ago had to impersonate a woman who died from the effects of a peculiar kind of poison. She procured a rabbit, gave It some of the drug and coolly watched the result, got all the points she wanted, and her death scene wa? said to be capitally done.

CHRISTMAS GEMS FROM DICKENS.

The only time in the long calendar of the year when men and women seem, by one consent, to open their shut-up hearts freely.

I have always thought of Christmas time as a good time a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time. §||||||j||

I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year. It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty founder was a child himself.

Christmas is the only holiday of (he year that brings the whole human family into common communion.

Christmas is a time in which the memory of every remediable sorrow, wrong and trouble in the world around us should be active with us.

The traveling men, true to the large hearted ness that characterized them as a class, have taken steps towards the relief of the destitute of this city. A committee has been appointed by Post G. T. P. A. to arrange plans for the assistance of the unemployed, and its report will be made at a meeting to beheld to-night The committee consists of M. W. Stack, W. A. Ryan, C. R. Hunter, C. Duffin, Gus Lyons, L. M. Hopewell, T. B. Glazebrook, W. I. Law, Sol Arcel, Dan Fasig, A. C. Ageng, A. J, Gulick, John lightloot, B. H. Strother, Jobn Hopewell, Reed McGrew, Charles Griffith, C. W,

signing1 Almy and G. M. McConnell.

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ABOUT WOMEN/

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lt is the fashion now for the social belle to take an interest too in ohurch work, and some of the stars, who are to shine in the firmament this winter are teaching classes in Sunday schools and visiting hospitals and doing similar work,

Mrs. Montrose, a Londoner of good social connections, has opened the -Sweet Lavender Laundry" iu that city as a means of livelihood. Gentlewomen in business are numerous abroad, but until now the laundry has not been known there. t,

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Princess Maud of Wales, like her father, the Prinoe of Wales, dearly loves ajokft, and is inclined to be witty »nd facetious at all times. Some of the best current puns in Londou are attributed to the Princess Maud, just as fugitive jokes are yet credited to Abraham Lincoln.

Miss Charlotte Barnwell is connected with an institution in Baltimore where she makes and applies plaster jackets to patients suffering from spinal curvature. She gives* her work in charity, but the King's Daughters and other beneficent organizations furnish the funds to carry on the work.

Mrs. Matilda Simpson, who died not long ago at Harrodsburg, Ky., was known as "the sad lady.'' Her husband's mysterious disappearance, over thirty years ago, changed her from a merry young girl to a woman so sad that for a third of a century she was never known to smile. Her life Was devoted to charity.

There are now twenty-one law firms in this country composed of husbands and wives, and over 200 women who practice at the bar. Tbe flrst woman admitted to the Bar Association was Miss Phoebe Couzlns, who baa now practiced with her father for twenty-two years. Several of these women derive large incomes from their profession. *5"^^

Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant has sold the Long Branch cottage which was presented to President Grant in 1869 by George W. Childs and a few other friends. The price was $33,000, about what it cost the purchaser, Mrs. E. S. Price, of New York. Mrs. Grant will hereafter live in southern California, San Diego county, where her son has purchased a large aor^e.

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Mrs. Jennie Atchley, of Beeville. Bee County, Tex., has 300 colonies of bees, devoted entirely to queen rearing. She is the most extensive breeder of queen bees in the world. She is a woman of 38, and has eight children, with whose help she does all the work in her apiary. She has sold over 4,000 queens this year, and expects to sell 5,000. Some single queens are valued at $100 each.

In London the cigarette habit has made such progress among the nice women that there exists a "gentlewomen's employment cigarette factery," which furnishes "reduoed" gentlewomen with cigarettes. It was founded a few years ago and is managed by Miss E. E. Wolff. Cigarettes are made to order, whatever brand of paper and tobacco each customer prefers being used in her supply. Only two brands of foreign cigarettes are kept in stook, and those are supposed to be medicinal, being used for influenza or asthma.

Miss Warner, sister to the late Miss Susan Warner, who wrote "The Wide, Wide World," "Queeehy" and other popular books thirty five years ago, lives with one servant in her pretty house on Constitution Island, opposite West Point. This valuable and historic property belongs to her. She takes great interest in the spiritual welfare of the West Point cadets, for whom she has conducted a Bible class every Sunday afternoon for many years. Often on Saturdays in summer Miss Warner receives permission from the Superintendent of the Military Academy for the cadets to visit the island. Miss Warner is a delightful, gracious little lady

gfPEOPLE AND THINGS.

The Hebrew title, rabbi,^mwns^maater or teacher. 4 Diamond setting for tbe teeth is tbe latest fad in dentistry,

Over 300 North American mountains exceed 10,000 feet in height. Postal cards use up 721 toni of card board every year in this country.

It Is estimated that more than f1,200,000,000 worth of railroad'property in this country is in thejiands of receivers.

Eyeglasses are worn by fifty-four members of Yale's senior clasa, twentyfive of whom have been forced to adopt them since entering college. Their favorite glass, the seniors in their annual class-book admit. Is tbe beer glass

Mr. James Payn has been telling some strange stories of why and how people j^ave themselves photographed. There was a maiden, for instance, who wanted to soften the heart of an offended lover, and therefore had herself dressed in grave clothes and photographed In a coffin. Unfortunately the shock was too much for the mental equilibrium of her lover, so she was worse off than before.

Mr. Payn also tells of a young man who made himself as ugly as possible when facing the camera, and explained that he wanted to break off his engagement.

President Eliot, of Harvard, isn't afraid to staud up in public meeting and deolare that he takes wine at dinner, and thinks it no sin, although he disapproves of public bars. No one ctin dispute bis courage, however much opinions may differ regarding the corre of is vi

Bishop William Taylor, who has oharge of the Methodist Episcopal missions in Africa, has sailed for that country on his fifth visitation. He is accompanied by his niecp, Miss Jennie Taylor, a young lady about 26 years of age, who is a graduate of Diokinson College at Carlisle and of the Women's Medical College at Philadelphia.

A St. Louis physioiftn is querying tQ know why marriage ceremonies should not be performed by doctors of medicine, instead of having the authority lodged in the hands of doctors of divinity and other ministers. He thinks it would be a good thing for this country if the doctors were given the power and exercised it properly. "If I had my way," he says, "no two persons would be united for life unless tbey bad good strong, sound physical make-ups. Then I would never marry two blondes, but would require a blonde to get a brunette for a partner. If this were done we should become more beautiful as a race and stronger and longer lived."

Young men who are "waiting upou" young lad'es, if their attentions are not serious, should be a "leetle," just a "leetle" bit careful. A jury in New York has just decided that implied engagements to marry go, even if there is no regular declaration, and the Supreme Court says it is law. According to this it is not necessary that the young man should "pop," not even that he should I have "asked Popper." In the case referred to the swain had attended her to and from church and prayer meeting for more than two years, and occasionally took her to public entertainments. The farthest he ever went was to say: "If I live I will make you haptfy," and he did, for the jury awarded her a verdiet lor 13,OOP.

Mrs. Emily Clift, relict of the late Wm. Clift, of Clift, Williams A Co., died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Leroy B. Cox, in Chicago, last Sunday, aged69years. The remains were brought here for interment, the funeral being held at tbe residence of her son, Johix M. Clift, Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was a native of Fleming county, Kentucky, where she was born October 14,1814. She was married to Mr. Clift iu 1842, and came to this city in 1853. She was a member of tbe First Baptist Church, and had been actively identified with its work for forty years. She was a woman of many virtues, and was held in the highest esteem by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. Two children survive her, Mrs. Cox, and John M. Clift, of the Clift fc Williams jj Company.

Harry Ryce, a son of the late Lucius Ryce, has applied to the Chicago courts for a divorce from his wife,

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whom he oharges with having deserted him in July last to take up her abode with Budd Doble, the famous horseman. The couple were married in 1883, but the wife shortly after met the dashing Budd, who seems to travel at

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gait as his marvelous Nancy Hanks, fell In love with him, and ultimately took up her abode with him. Doble has a wife living from whom he was divorced some time ago, and their daughter is now being educated at Notre Dame. Mrs. Doble is a daughter of the noted California horseman, "Lucky" Baldwin.

Chas. Whitson, the negro who forged D. A. Orman's name to an order on Geo. A. Taylor, Henry Stokes, who stole a watch from Tom Patterson, the west Main street saloon keeper, and Neil Johnson, also colored, who burglarized L. D. Smith's 'faore last week, will eat their Christmas dinner in Jeffersonville. In the Circuit Court, on Tuesday, Judge Taylor gave the former three years, Stokes eighteen months, and Johnson four years.

The^Governor's Guards were called out again last Monday to bury another of their old comrades, Timothy Dolan, for so long with the National House bar, who died Sunday, after along illness of consumption. One of the condlticus entered into by the members of the old Governor's Guards when they disbanded was that the survivors should turn out to the funeral of one of their number, and it is a compact that has been falthfnlly observed.

The Wabash Iron Company's plant started np on Monday for a short run, thereby giving employment to some 200 men. There is but little demand for the product of tbe mill^ but this is done iu order to assist the workmen, who have not been employed for five months, and many of whom are in straitened circum stances.

Dr. M. H. Waters read a paper "before the Terre Hante Literary Club, Monday night, on "Science In Medicine."