Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 24, Number 47, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 19 May 1894 — Page 5

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MAN ABOUT TOWN.

The clergymen who are apprehensive that the morals of young men and women might be rained if Collett, Park should be kept open after nightfall ought to inaugurate a crusade against the use of the north doorways of the postofBce building as an assignation headquarters. _____

There are spirited discussions occasionally at the weekly meetings of the Terre Haute Literary Giub. Recently a lawyer read a paper on the administra tion of criminal law and said things that brought on a discussion of the alleged disrepute of the Terre Haute bar. One of the speakers also bitterly assailed the local press for failure to tell the public all the truth about what is going on In Terre Haute. A carefully written report of these discussions would be very interesting reading to the general publia, which usually is only Informed "that flo-and-so "read a valuable paper," etc.

A truthful report of the weekly meetings of the Ministerial Alliance would also be read with avidity, especially now that the alliance has called attention to itself by its attack on the street railway company. Ministers of the gospel are apt to Indulge in sharp repartee, and there is no reason why it should not be reported. Man About Town remembers a ministers' meeting in another city some years ago, when a Presbyterian clergyman, who is now receiving $8,000 or §10,000 a year from a Chicago church, created a scene by purposely angering a Methodist brother. The latter had read a paper in support of the doctrine of sanctlfleatlon, or higher life. He said that be had become so thoroughly consecrated to a Christian life that he no longer experienced any of the wicked emotions of humanity. He spoke sweetly of his serene temperament. His beatific countenance and dulcet tones gave credence to his statements. When ho had concluded the bad Presbyterian turned actor for a minute. Rushing toward the apostle of holiness, he said: "Now, Brother I don't believe what you say. If 1 should come up to you on the* street and tell you that you are a liar, you would get angry in an instant," all the while shaking his linger in the face of the other. "I wouldn't," the sanctitied shouted, and, ns the angry blood suffused his face, he contlnuod in a towering rage: "You are no Christian to talk to me in that way." He was too mad to articulate anything more, and dropped into a chair shaking with anger. The Presbyterian had quietly resumed his seat, and the twenty-fly© expounders of the gospel of humility silently suffered an awkward embarrassment of a few in'nutes' duration until one recovered presence of mind and moved an adjournment.

Undoubtedly the ministers will disagree with the statement that by their course in regard to Collett Park they have done more to estrange the masses from the church than thoy can overcome in a year's labor in this vineyard of the Lord. There has been littlS of the "touch" between the city church and the poor man, speaking In a general sense, aud this Incident has douo much to increase that feeling of offense on the' part of the man who has doubted his welcomo In the church. It could be seen that the oourso pursued by the Ministerial Alliance committee was calculated to raise the cry that the city church had no shoulder-to-shoulder sympathy with poor men, the ones who, with their families, could get the greater possible good from a public park, but that Its representatives, the ministers, looked upon them in a condescending way as peopie to be hemmed in and put under guard for fear they would do wrong. Of course every minister in the city would resent the idea that his church doors were not wide open and that he and his church officials did not welcome everyone who entered but the painful truth is that they can not see and appreciate the fact that their churches are looked upftn as exclusive social clubs. Because they do not come Ju contact with the people who prefer the park to the church, aud perhaps could not get in "touch" with Uiose Mr, Lincoln called "the plain people" if they did come in contact with them, Is the reason they wholly misunderstand the situation. The very fact that they do not realise there are thousands who distrust their declaration of good will toward all classes of people is the cue to the situation. _____

I have been surprised at the vehemence of some of the comments upon the action of the ministers and upon the churches generally, and in some instances made by persons who attend church occasionally, It calls attention to a question that is being discussed good deal throughout the country. The Chicago Herald has called upon its

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riders to wfite to it giving their answer to the query, "Why don't you go to church?" Last Sunday it printed two pages of replies. These letters indicate, says the Herald, a strong animosity among the common people toward the church, chief among the reasons being that Christianity in its simplicity and fullness is no longer being proclaimed by preachers. Of course, one can say that the common people are in error, that one is sorry they will not believe in the church of to-day and persist in being damned, but no broad-uiinded Christian will feel that way. A few months »go the Chicago Tribune adopted another plan of bringing before the pnblic the widening chasm between the common people and the church. A half dozen reporters, costumed as hardworking, poor, but cleanly men might be expected to be, were sent to as many well-known and so-called popular churches. They told how they were shunned by the regular attendants, snubbed by the ushers and stared at by all. Three women reporters, dressed (not "gowned," as the fashionables would say) in out-of-style, faded garments, also went to church. Their stories were pitiful in the exposure of pitiless, selfish humanity. Nearly every one of the preachers whose churches were attended has a great reputation as a teacher of the gospel of Christ, but there was not a handful of Christians in all their churches.

The filing of a damage suit this week started the stories aud jokes, which are not a few, about damage cases in the past. Here is one. A young lawyer called oa the general manager of a railroad in behalf of a client who had lost a leg in a railroad accident. The clieut was an employe of the road when the accident happened and was solely to blame for his misfortune. The attorney said he wanted to be frank about the case.

He

didn't want to brinor suit. In­

deed, he really didn't believe his client had a case. The general manager gazed Into the young lawyer's face, read him through and through in a silent way he has, and then remarked in a.tone of concession, as if to say that he wanted to do something for the one-legged unfortunate chiefly on the young lawyer's account, "Oh, well, I will buy your man a wooden leg." It was a minute before the young lawyer recovered his presence of mind and then he wanted to know what he would get out of a "compromise" on that basis.

The Republicans believe the city would make money if it had to pay Street Commissioner Coordes his Balary for the four months on condition that ho would not have any work done on the streets. His bill for the month of April was $3,000, and about $2,000 of it for cleaning the paved streets.

The Metropolitan police department seems inclined to stand by Peter Foley in his contention that he Is yet city attorney. In preparing affidavits on which warrants are issued for persons accused of violation of a city ordinance, the city attorney's name appears. The Other day a warrant with Foley's name was presented to Mayor Ross for his signature but he refused to sign Tit,

telling the policeman to go to John Piety. That was tho last heard of the matter. It might be well to make the Metropolitan police board make known which side it is going to bo on in this dual government.

It is natural that the First National Bank's costly new room should be the cause of much cheap wit. Every minute in the day you can overhear such remarks as these, made by the people who stop to look in on the beautiful room: "I guess my money will bo safe in there," "How much space in those vaults do you want?" and "I am not afraid burglars will get my money out of those vaults."

There Is considerable of an undercurrent of sentiment in favor of sending to the legislature a Terre Haute man of affairs. The business and material interests are demanding that they be represented. It is argued that a business man, one who also is versed in the ways of the legislature, is needed at the capltol during the sixty days beginning with the tirst Monday in January next. There is talk of Mr. "Med" Smith in this connection.

It is vaguely suspected that no chairs are to be placed on the sidewalk at the Terre Haute house this summer.

There are hundreds of squirrels In Collett Park and in the morning before the people begin moving about they scamper all over the place. With a little care they will become tame.

There is no sign as yet of the United States fish commission agent who is to investigate the report that the fish in the Wabash river at this point are affected by oil from the oil wells. The fishermen insist that the fish are tainted but a gentleman who is connected with the Guarantee Oli Co., says no oil has run into the river for more than a year. Indeed, he is confident that the fishermen are the victims of their imagination.

PARLORAND BED ROOM SUITES

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TASTY DESIGNS. VERY LOW PRICES.

J. FRED PROBST,642 Wabash AVe

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The fisherman pooh, pooh this statement snd say the fish swallow a residium from the oil which not only makes them very fat. ffl,

A. trunkmaker says May is the best month in the year for his business because people are then getting ready for the summer vacation trips. This May the business is very light. His theory is that the people will not do much traveling this summer. Many who took their holiday at the World's tair last year have not yet evened up on the expense of that trip.

The park commissioners are responding to public sentiment and Collett Park is now being kept open until 10:30 p. m. It will be lighted as soon as satisfactory terms can be made with the electrio light company. The street car company is providing music every evening.

The members of the boards of the Brotherhood .of Locomotive Firemen who were here for a week or more area sturdy lot of men. They are intelligent and well read men, conservative in their judgment of affairs generally as well as the affairs of their brotherhood. The four who remained here until the end to prepare the full report on the investigation they had conducted, are engineers. Eugene Ball, the chairman, is an engineer on the Grand Trunk and lives at Stratford, Ontario. E H.Brown, of Chicago is also a Grand Trunk engineer. Fred Keeler runs out of Houston, Texas and T. P. O'Rourke is from Idaho. Many engineers are members of the firemen's Brotherhood, having retained their membership after promotion from firemen to engineer.

The graduating class of the High school this term will have forty-nine members, as follows: Orlie Mahan, William Rippetoe, Warner Paige, Leona Hammerstein, Kate Strouse, Charles Mewhinney, Blanche Barnes, Mabel Ryan, Blrdella Smith, Lillian Jones, Pearl Ellis, Thomas Casey, Jefferson Blything, Wm. Freudenreich, Mattie Williams, Irene Bensinger, Emelie Freers, Charles Kloer, James Wharry, Ernest Williamson, Percy Williams, May Alexander, Clara Marlow, Margeret Baird, Jessie Barr, Ada Skelton, Bertha Kern, Nora Arnold, Ansley Cowan, Coralyn Brownlee, Carrie Holmes, Joe Weinstein, Nellie Padelford, Robert Gibbons, Arthur Kidder, Charles Leedham, May Gundlefinger, Jennie Dinkle, Elsie Crawford, Charles Kolsem, Lottie Moorehead, Clarence Reid, Frauk Orth, Maud Fidlar, William Shryer, Harry Likert, Beth Parker and Clayton Park. Of these but twelve will read essays at the commencement, June 15, the twelve last named.

Harvey Ferguson, a T. H. & I. brakeman, is having a peck of trouble over his desertion of his cb:ld-wifo, whom he married in Crawfordsviile a few months ago. She has sued him for divorce, has also sued his mother, brother and sis-ter-in-law for alienating tho affections of her husband, and also threatens to sue them for slander. From all reports beseems to have treated her in a peculiarly brutal manner, and so much indignation has been aroused among his fellow workmen that they are raising a fund to help the poor woman prosecute hor cases.

AMUSEMENTS.

CARRIE LOUIS.

This clever little actress will close her week's engagement to-night with the musical absurdity, "Uncle Suzan" which is said to be very funny. A $40 gold «vatch now on exhibition at .T. M. Bigwood's, will be given away to night.

LICENSED TO WED

James Fogle and Cnlvln Landretli. Elmer Crews aud Lizzie Good. Nathaniel Gess and Delia Watson. Frank Swalls and Blanch Cox. Edgar O. Phillips and Hessie Davis. Jas- A. Garrison and Nancy Lambert. August Hoffhian and Nancy Jane Neal.

New 8team Laundry.

The Latest Improved Machinery and Expert Operatives. The Terre Haute Laundry, at the corner of Fourth and Cherry streets, over Lawrence's, will be ready for business the coming week, and respectfully solicits a share of the public patronage. The plant includes all the latest improved laundry machinery and appliances for producing first-class work with the least, wear on the fabric. The laundry will be under the direction of Mr. J. W., Paine, whose many years of experience gives him a thorough knowledge of the business. He has secured a corps of expert operatives, and the new company guarantees that for color, stiffness and finish their work cannot be excelled. They will have two wagons on the street, collecting and delivering goods, and ask a trial of their work, believing that it will give thorough satisfaction.

Big potatoe sale at Ed. L. Feidler's Saturday, 75c per bushel.

Spring Chickens at Mooney's,

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HAS A DOSE OF PRINTER'S INK IN HIS EYE.

I hire a space in this paper to pay the printers for putting ink on it, then if the ink strikes your eye, I have accomplished my object. The more printer's ink you get in your eye the better my business. I sell SPECTACLES. You see the point? I want you to read my ads, and I want your trade. Will find me at No. 673 Main street, 5 doors west of Seventh. H. F. SCHMIDT.

Ed. L. Feidler offers car Michigan potatoes, Saturday, 75c per bushel.

The tailoring trade at Goodman A Hirscbler's is as good with them as ever before. They are continually getting in new styles and are prepared to make first-class garments on short notice. Prices absolutely the lowest.

Ladies' Sailor Hats in a fine quality can be found at Schluer A Foulkes'.

Fresli Baked Goods Lawrence's every day.

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Take your Watch, Clock and Jewelry repairing to H. F. Schmidt, 673 Main street. Mr.

A. Brock, the expert

optician of Chicago, will be located with Mr. Schmidt permanently.

Screen Doors, Lawn Mowers, Garden Hose, Builders' Hardware,

Are the specialties just now at FINKB1NER fc DUENWEG'S. Everything in these lines of the very best grades, and at prices that are bound to give complete satisfaction. If you want anything in the hardware line give them a call.

Moore A Langen will give you the best satisfaction in binding your World's Fair portfolios. They have bound a number already, and have done it so handsomely that every patron has made another. Take your portfolios to them for binding.

If you want the best laundry work on earth be sure to patronize the New Method Laundry Co., for they do it.

SPRING CHICKENS

At E. R. Wright & Co's. They have an abundance of choice young chickens.

Tlie fact that people from all parts of the city buy their Sausages of Fiess & Herman, 27 N. 4th street, is good evidence that they make the best. Give them atrial. Telephone 252.

Good Style Screen Doors

At the lowest prices are found at A. G. Austin & Co.'s.

Boiled Ham at Mooney's.

Take your Watch, Clock and Jewelry repairing to H. F. Schmidt, 673 Main street. Mr. (x. A. Brock, the expert optician, of Chicago, will be located with Mr. Schmidt permanently.

Try Weldon's Grocery for fresh Vegetables, Poultry, Staples. Best goods and lowest prices. 24 South Seventh street

The Great Pennsylvania

Lawn Mowers are,only sold by A. G. Austin fc Co.

Dr. E. E. GLOVER,

Specialty: Diseases of the Rectum. 104 SOUTH SIXTH STREET

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The expert optician of Chicago, will be at my new place of business on the opening day (and thereafter) of iny optical and watchmaking department, to make careful and scientific examination of the eyes for visual and muscular defects and to prescribe suitable corrections. He is familiar with the latest and most improved methods, including opthalmoscopy and retinoscopy, but never allows theoretical science to displace accurate knowledge gained by practical experience. He makes a specialty of fitting glasses for children and ladies suffering from headaches and nervous trouble., MORE HEADACHES COME PRO THE EYES THAN FROM ALL OTHER CAUSES COMBINED. Are your eybs all right? Probably you

LEHIGH HARD COAL. BLOCK. LUMP, NUT. Blacksmithing.

BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S

SUMMER WEIGHT

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The newest things, at attractive prices, beginning at $1 for excellent Suits for small boys.

See the new things in Washable Suits. Sizes 4 to 12. Stunning values in Boys' Shirt Waists.

Tlyers Bros.

Leading One-Price Clothiers, Cor. Fourth and Main.

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G. A. BROCK,

have reasons to think so, but would it not be a source of satisfaction to know them to be perfect? I extend an invitation to all to come on my opening day, MONDAY, MAY 14, when Mr. Brock will surely be here, and have a free consultation, assuring you of honest advice. I beg the patronage of ray former patrons and all citizens, guaranteeing you honorable dealing. Should you want to purchase Dlamouds, Watches, or anything in tbe*Jowelry line, I can furnish you them BY ORDERING THEM BY CATALOGUE, at prices no one can compete with. Give me a trial, as I will make it to your interest. I will be located at No. 073 Main street, L. D. Smith's place, five doors west of Seventh street."

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H. F. SCHMIDT.

TERRE HAUTE

Goal & Lime Go

Main Office, 525 Ohio St. Tel. 107. J. W. LANDRUM Manager.

GET YOUR

WORLD'S FAIR ART PORTFOLIOS,

STODDARD'S VIEWS

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Sights and Scenes of the World

BOUND AT

MOORE & LANCEN'S.

BI-CHLORIDE OF GOLD CURE For LIQUOR, OPIUM and TOBAOOO Habits at 106 south Tenth and-a-balf streets A. H. Brown, solicitor, and Dr. J. T. LAUOHEAP.

Medical Direct*.

$10,000 WORTH

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But Why Say flore? The Following Telegram Explains All:

ToW I GrerstreeL Care Ford & Overstreet, Terre Haute, Ind.: 1 Have bought at Fechheimer's Spring Stock Closing Auction Sale about ten thousanddolUrf worthofnew^ nobby Clothing, averaging about fifty (50) cents on the dollar on manufacturing cost Put them on the market for Saturday, May ioth,at a profit of ten per cent. «/*"•»!"i

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afford to miss this sale, Our guarantee stands behind this stock. Remember that sjie begins Saturday, May 19th.

521 MAIN STBBteT.

CEMENT. Sewer Pipe. Chimney Top# Fire Brick. Plaster, k-ath

MERRITT,

The Merchant Tailor and Hatter,

645 Main Street.

An elegant stock of Woolens for Spring Wear. All the new snapes in Hats.

ADRIAN A. BBECHBR. FBANK A. KKLLEY. BKECHER & KKLLEY, LAW OFFICE Southwest corner Fourth and Ohio streets.

Notary in Office.

CINCINNATI, O., MAY 16, 5 P. M., 1894.

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