Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 25, Number 6, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 August 1894 — Page 1

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ON THE QUI VIVE.

Will somebody please buy a bicycle for our "city dads"? Ordinance after ordinance is being leveled at the poor wheelmen, until a man tbat owns a "bike" in Terre Haute is being looked upon by his neighbors as a penitentiary -bird.

First, the cyclers are required to carry a lamp at nisht then, not to "turn dot corner round" at more than four miles an hour and now, the city proposes to order safety riders to "keep to the right."

The first requirement does not hurt the feelings of the riders, because a lamp at night really protects them A few of the knowing ones are laughing quietly and evading the ordinance by merely carrying a lamp on their wheels, unllgbted for the law doesn't say the lamp shall be lighted. 80 that if a policeman runs in a rambler without.a light some floe evening, look out for fun.

Bicyclers shouldn't grumble at being made to turn a street corner slowly. If an old lady is

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at a corner and

an ordinary wheelman is approaching, she must hustle like a rabbit if her friends would avoid doctors' bills or be spared an ut^timely death. But who is to determine what a "four mile an hour" gait is? Tbat'rf what troubles Q. V.

The third restriction on the pedalpushers, tbat they should ,keep to the right, Is ridiculous. What not prescribe tbat they wear a pink ribbon on each ear, or cross themselves every time they pass a calico horse?

H. W. Dinkel, the heavy weight, goodnatured Uniform Rank member, in getting ready for the Washington drill, has sacrificed a good portion of his beard, and is now a "dead ringer" for Reub. Butz, of the Terre Haute. In fact he came near to fooling Webb Casto, who, with lteub. Bat/. used to "run things" over the river. Manager Sam Young Is looking for novelties for a dramatic sensation, and here is a suggestion for him: Why not get Dinkel and Butz for the two Autipholl and Val Dlckbout and "Uncle Cud" Wikly, as the two Dromios, and put on

Comedy of Errors."

He could bill it like a circus as the "only heavyweight Shakesperean company ever placed on the road,"

The Republican congressional situation has been muoh clarified this week. The only candidates who are causing discussion are Hon. George W. Faris and

Col. Thomas H. Nelson, of this oounty

and ex-Congressman Johnston, of Rock vllle. The latter's chances for nomination are regarded as exceedingly slim. Q. v. talked with some Republicans Thursday night, one of whom bad been to Roakvllle, and ho told me that Johnston's townsmen are not over anxious for "Jim's" nomination. It seems that the ex-leglslator had a lit of the dumps two years ago and, when some of his "old guard" asked his aid in their political battles, he told them be was "out of politics."

Vigo oounty politicians o? the Republican stripe seem to be united on one thing, and that is, tbat the man who shows the most strength in Vigo's delegation should be presented as the only candidate from this county. Q. V. made a business of asking such Republicans as he knew about this, and found but three who opposed it.

To a man up a tree, George W. Faris seems to have the best of the raoe. His backers are workers, and they are not nuking a bit of noise. The convention will contain 215 delegates, and the nominee only need* 108 votes. As Vigo county has 02 votes, and tho friends of Faris claim all but a few o! them, he appears to have a precedence. Especially is this true, if you take their word for the statement that the counties which have no candidates—Fountain, Montgomery and Vermillion—are all favor* able to Faris, as these counties cast nearly $0 votes. The Faris men also claim that Clay and Sullivan counties will only vote once for their respective candidates, and then largely support Vigo's man.

Great fires are not often prayed for, but about five hundred people stood on Main street the other night and davoutHlly wished that the steamers and ladder trucks would g« wrong until the Blake shanties burned up. Those little one story frame huts seem to be fire proof, aud they stand on the choicest real estate in the city. When that Chinese wash house flared up, It looked as though Terr© Hauta's chances for another fine block were brighter. But the depart* ment rushed up, and two burly firemen are to blame for Hop Sing's shirts being delivered on time this week.

A large dry good® house In town had an option on that ground for a few days, but never pursued their original idea* The same house wanted the old First National bank corner, but couldn't be suited. The expense of tearing down and rebuilding wag too great

Speaking of "tearing down," have you the old market house since the porticos are removed? It looks like Noah's ark and as I happened to see it

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just as the night patrolmen were marching out of headquarters two by two, the resemblance was heightened.

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THE FAIR RACES.

The Entries for the Sensational Free-for-all Trot.

When four trotters, the slowest' of which has a record of 2:08%, start around the "four-cornered" trsck at the Terre Haute Fair races, you can look out for something to drop. The free-for-all trot, entries to which closed this week, with the following fast ones named: Pixiey, 2:08& Alix, 2:073i Rylaud, T. 2:07%, Waiter E., 2:10 and Belle Vara, 2:08%. Was there ever such a group of flyers entered in a free-for-all trot? The winner of the fl,500 first money in that race will have to tight every inch of the way around the fast track.

The railroads are offering half-fare rates to the races week after next, and have agreed to hold such of their trains as will enable visitors from the surrounding towns to witness each day's programme and return home in the evening. Besides this the Vandalla will run a special train each day from Indianapolis, getting in here in time for the races and returning In the eveoing. If the weather bureau will just be accommodating we will see such a ctowd of people here as was never before known. Terre Haute travelers report tbat in every section of the country the people are talking of the marvelous August meeting here, aud the attendance will certainly reach the high-water mark of all race meetings that week.

THE FIFTH XTREE1 PA VEAfENl The city engineer has prepared the final estimate on the improvement of Fifth htreet for submittal to the oouncil Tuesday night. It shows the total cost to have been $27,030 85 for paving and curbing, of which the city pays $5,662.36 and the property owners f2l,368.49. To this must be added the expenses of advertising and other Incidental. Among the large assessments for paving and curbing are the following: Mrs. Naylor 8710 77 H. Hulraan, Jr 712 Mrs. S. E. O'Boyls 671 56 Warren estate ....... 706 89 w. E. McLean 703 06 J. R. Duncan 698 90 Ellsha Havens M13 7T

Dlmmitt E. Power, of the firm of Power fc Daily, died at his home on north Seventh street, Wednesday afternoon, after a long Illness with consumption. Deceased was thirty-four years of

age,

and for many years had been a resi

of this city. He was formerly bookkeeper for Hoberg, Root ft Co., and later was secretary of the Terre Haute Carriage & Buggy Co. He had been in bad health for several years, but not until the past few months did he realize that his ailment was the dread disease that finally caused his death. He was a young mau of pure, upright charaoter, whose generous nature ani great personal worth had endeared him to a large circle of friends. His wife, formerly Miss Jessie Shirley, survives him. He WAS a member of Euclid Lodge No. 573, F. A A. M'., and his funeral was conducted by the lodge yesterday afternoon. His death was the third to ocour in tbat lodge in the eight years of its existenoe. The deceased was formerly a tnamber of the McKeen Rifles, and the survivors attended the funeral in a body.

One of the most attractive excursions of tho season will be that of the new division, Vigo, of the Uniform Rank to Lake Maxinkuckee next Saturday, Au gust 11th. The fare has been placed at the low figure of $3.00 for the round trip and tickets will be good returning the Sunday following. It will give an opportunity of spending two days at the most delightful summer resort In the country, and the low rate will doubtless be taken advautage of by a large number of our people. The train wll' leave the Uoion depot at six o'clock Saturday morning. The excursion will be given for the purpose of raising funds to take the division to Washington to attend the supreme conclave.*

The Democrats at their convention last Saturday afternoon placed the following county ticket in the field:

Superior Judge—Sidney B. Davis, Prosecuting Attorney—Adrien Beeeher.

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County Clerk—Hugh D. Roquet. Treasurer—John L. Walsh. Sheriff—Louis P. Seebucger. Auditor—Geo. A. Schaal. Recorder—Walter A. Phillips. Commissioner— First district, John Bealj third district* Boyll H. Ladd.

Representatives—Chas. Yaw and Dr W. Stark. COroner—Dr, John R. Crapo,

Surveyor—Ralph Sparks. Messrs. Roquet, Walsh, Schaal, Beel, Ladd, and Sparks were re-nominated

The programme for the Washington prize drill has been receive by Terre Saute division Uniform Rank, and drill# are held every evening in preparation for that event, which promise* to be a lively contest. The Seventh Indiana Regiment under Ool. T, J, Griffith is also entered in the battalion drill.

A GRAVEYARD ROMANCE

BAB VISITS THE LAST HOME OF MANY ARISTOCRATIC SOUTHERNERS *r#i

The Tombs of Jnoins Brutus Booth and

Frank B. McLoralne, the well-known1!shot. It swayed to* and fro, the arms commission man, suspended business were thrown in the air, and then It fall, this week. but as It went over the soft hat dropped

TRVRRTfl HAUTE. END., SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4,1894.

Madame Elizabeth Pattersoa Bonaparte

Life's Romantic Side—Is Monarchy

Coming to us?—tabor and Capital's

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It would have been impossible to have found her any place but in the South, She was quaint to look upon, and bad lived so long tbat living seemed a habit of which she never tired and to which she expected there would be no end. Time had only straightened the statelinee8 of her figure, and she scofied at young women who needed easy chairs in which to repose their restless figures. Her gowns were always black, and gave one the impression of being of rich material, yet it was impossible for the naost positive critic of fashionable attire to describe them. They were sucoesses because they suited her just as did the queer old-fashioned rings and the old brooch from the silver setting of which some diamonds sparkled. She was present at every dance and at every gaiety. People without grandmothers grew a little pale If, as a modern girl said, "they tried to put on frills before my, LaBy Disdain."

A GRACIOUS SOUTHERN WOMAN, .s

She had little mercy for t(.e pedpleof to day. 8he forgave, as if she were a mighty power, those unfortunate wonSten whose fortunes had been made "since tho war," provided they were quiet, ar^d she condescended to men whose manners had not been learned when those of Chesterfield were in vogue, in a way that told a story. She was never so happy as when she was retailing his-" tory, and down here, where life is a continued series of generalities, she was almost a reference book. From hey standpoint of superb health, she looked down on my weakness and, regarding fpbe feels are leading to it me as the outcome of a time that doeq

off, and from nnder it came a flood of golden hair. The wretched man had jshot his only daughter. The next day ithe family left the honse the girl was buried, the old place was sold as a cemetery, and the wretched man left the country. Years afterwards the father came back, an old, worn-out man every morning when the gates opened he came in and sat by the grave of his daughter until it was time for them to close. At last there came a d*y when be was missing, and soon be WHS carried ibere and laid beside her whose life he had ruined. iT'r,".

ILLUSTRIOtrS DEAD REST HERE.

It is an odd place where sleeps the Booth family, while not far from them lies the b&dy of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte her tomb is a huge block of gfanite, so heavy to look upon that it would seem tbat it was meant to keep that restless spirit still. On it, by her Own request, is simply carved, "After life's fitful fever, she sleeps well." Another quaint tombstone Is that of an old German on the flat slab two hands are crossed, with the index finger of each {pointing to the side under one is written iii German, "This was my woman" tinder the other is inscribed, "And this one also." While on the grave of each Vfife is a single hand with a finger pointfig to the grave between them, and Wider this is written, "My man." Here i|e finds the tomb of Reinhart, with a beautiful figure upon it done by his fellow sculptor, Ezekiel. There are queer ||d vaults built when Baltimore oounted itself a little court and believed that it. contained the only aristocracy of the Country. My Lady Disdain became much interested while she was doing the hunors of the place and talking

ABOUT VISIONS AND DREAMS.

pShe asked if I had ever heard of the prophecy uttered by a gentle Friend, all bjt which has come true except the very last prediction. This, my Lady Disdain believes, is only question of. time, because of the internal dissensions which

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not produce women who live to be 90» was gracious to me for my grandmother's sake. She pities while she is fond of me. Lsst night she was greatly pleased at something tbat was said near J®' Joseph Hoag, the old Quaker, who

us. A Baltimore girl who had married^a man with a great deal of money*

Soon after this she began to talk about the romances of life, and believing that there are none now, for, as she say*, "how can there be romance when everything bears the stamp of the dollar," she told me

THE STORY OF THE OLD OEMETERY

to which I drove with her the other day. Years ago it was a gentleman's country place, and at that time the oity proper was along distanoe from it. The flowers bloomed and the trees were beauti ful all about the lovely old home* and here lived happily a father, two sons and a daughter, people of fine birth, and who were counted among the few great families of Maryland. The feud of the Montagues and Capulets existed then as It did in the days of Romeo and Juliet. The people on the next place weresfit bitter enmity with those who occupied this which is now only a beautiful resting place for those who sleep nntil that last great day when all shall be called to awake and answer, each in his turn, for his sins. It almost goes without saying that the beautiful daughter fell la love with the neighbor's only son. Like the manly fellow he was, he went to ber father, asked for her band in marriage, was ordered off the place, and told if he ever stepped bis foot on the ground again be would be shot. But love, which laughs at locksmiths, langhediiu well at the tether's anger, and so, night after night, the young girl, dressed in her brother's clothes, went out to cient her lover.

One night, when the moon made the whole earth look as if It were bathed to silver ttnnshine, she went to make the last arrangements for her elopemap*. Some of the slaves had told her father tbat the young man was coming on the place, and that night they were watching for htm. They saw a slender, boyish figure cress the lawn, and the father

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iiy she me the curious old man^script, and kindly gave me a copy of

my grand- it. Only .a few exist, and if one will take the trouble to go through this it will be seen how absolutely reliable it

mgyw this story, as he was moved to by Ike spirit in the meeting one day, was a

money made in pig iron or something |implegainded farmer, loved and reelse Haggestivtt^of a trough, btti?%l5o/frSii, aJl Who knew htm. JPjrst not married into grandfathers, met an old school friend whose purse was as lean as her genealogy was long, but whose daughters had been graduated with great honors from one of the colleges. Every one was talking of the handsome, bright, distinguished girlil. Madame Pig-Iron approached her old friend and said with the insulting air that some people oatoh with the possession of money: "I cannot tell yon how surprised I was to hear tbat it was your daughters who had become so distinguished." All the blue blood camd to the surface, and the answer was as qulok as a flash: "I really fall to see why you should have been surprised, to 1 did not breed either a raoe of fools, or money-seekers." With that and'an air as stately as ever was assumed by Mary Washington, the little lady marched away, and my Lady Disdain with delight.

•day he come and he arose in his place and said this: "About the year 1803,1 was one day alone in the field, and observed the suu shone clear, but a mist eclipsed its brightness. As I reflected on the singularity of this, my mind was "brought into the mo8t solemn silence I ever*remember. I said: .,

'WHAT CAN ALL THIS MEAN?'

I do not ever remember before to have been sensible of suoh feelings, and 1 heard a voice from Heaven saying: •This which thou seest which dims the brightness of the sun, is a sign of present and coming time. I took the forefathers of this country from a land of oppression I planted them among the people of the forest, I sustained them, fed them, and they have become numerous people. But they have now become proud and have forgotten me, who nourished them and protected them in the .wlldernesst and are running into every abomination and.evil practice of whioh the old countries are guilty, and have taken quietude from tbe land, and suffered the dividing spirit to come among them. Lift up thine eyes and behold.' And I saw them dividing in great heat. fThe division began in the churches, ou 'points of doctrine. It commenced in toe Presbyterian, and went through tbe Various religious denominations, and in jts progress and close its effects were the fame. Those who dissented went off

WITH HIGH HEADS

*nd taunting, ensuring language. Those vho kept their ancient principles, retired by themselves. It next appeared tbe lodges of Free Masons. It broke ut in appearance like a volcano, inasmuch as it set the country in an uproar for a time. Then it entered politics in .he United States, and did not stop till t.produced a civil war. An abundance )t blood was shed in the course of the sombat, tbe Southern States lost their ower, and slavery was annihilated from heir borders. Then a monarchial lower sprung up, took the Government the United States, established a nalonal religion, and made all societies ributary to support its expenses. I saw jem take property from Friends. I as amazed at beholding all this, and heard #Voioe proclaiming: 'This awer shall not always stand, but with

I will chastise my people until they »tum to tbe faithfulness of their forether*. Thou seest what is coming up1 tbe native country for tbeir iniquiea, and the blood of the Indians, the membnince of which has risen before

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This was the vision of the gentle old 1 laker, and on the copy that was shown me was written this: "I bad no idea, many years of writing it, nntil it be1 me such a burden that for my own re»f, I have written it."

Q0AKKB AJfD nmiAJJ MJOCT.

Now, my friend*, what does all thie eant Is there monarchy coming to

us? Is this to be the result of the fight between labor and oapital? Who can say? But, my Lady Disdain, when she gave me the old prophecy to read, laughed, and said that she remembered how her grandmother, another gentle Quaker, went out to work among the Indians, and a gay young brother, who possessed the art of ploturlng people, drew a sketch of her sitting on a whiskey barrel, smoking a pipe of peace, while a red feather waved in her gray bonnet about her were the Indians, who all wore broad brimmed hats, and their squaws were dressed in Quaker costume. Don't like the ploture? Truly one may be born to a birthright of reverence and stillness, but human nature is very much the same whether it is

CV: UNDER A WORTH GOWN,

or the gray frock of the kindly Quakeress. Antiquities? I am among them. The South is full of them but they will never be carried to the brie a-brac shops, for the best ot them are neither of fine china or silver, of Ivory or of glass, but of.fiesh and blood. Indeed, it does one good to be among them onoe in a while, if only to realize that the world moved before we were ever born and that "we are more than ignorant when we thiuk that we have had all the beautiful side of life. It is only necessary to meet someone like my Lady Disdain, to realize that we of today, if we live to be 90, will not compare well with her. Bundles of nerves do not preserve well they shrivel up like the rose-leaves, losing in time their color and perfume but dignity and repose, like stalks of lavender, are always sweet and beautiful. But what can we do? We are of to-day, in the world of to-day, and we must make the best of it. You think so, don't you? So does ®AB'

Donn M. Roberts is having a lot of trouble with his new business building at Second and Main streets. It was condemned alike by the fire chief and board of public improvements, and after Harry Cliver had commenced moving into it, it was discovered that the foundations were far from safe. On Thursday night, to cap the oliinax, the building was almost ruined by fire, supoposed to have been incendiary. The firemen made a gallant fight, and but for their almost superhuman efforts the fire would have spread to the adjacent building. The Roberts building Is said to have cost $5,000, and had no insuranoe. w,-

It developed this week that an old negress named Moore had confessed to the murder of Henry Shade, near Seventeenth and College streets, in February, 1891. The confession was made to a neighbor, and soon after the negress moved to Louisvlll9. She satd she did the deed at the instigation of Shade's wife. When the confession was repeated to the police, officers Dwyer and McRea went to Louisville, and found tbat Mrs. Moore had died a month or two before. Shade's wife has moved from here, and with such slight eyldenoe as this no case could be made against her.

Col. L. B. Martin, with the assistance of Policeman French, captured a burglar in his honse Thursday night, about ten o'clock. The colonel had retired for tbe night, when he beard a noise upstairs tbat he knew wasn't caused by any member of his family. He slipped out of the house, found a policeman, and they caught a man hiding behind tbe door in one of the bedrooms. The fellow gave his namea9Cbas. McDowell. He pleaded guilty in the Circuit court yesterday and was given four years in the penitentiary.

The United Brethren Young People's Christian Union held its district meeting here this week, and tbe following officers were elected for the ensuing year President, Rev. J, B. Connett, Terre Haute vice president, S. C. »ng, Pmirieton, Ind recording secretary, Miss Llzz!e Sheets, Vermillion, III corresponding secretary, Miss Jennie McGregor, Centerville, Ind treasurer, Miss Lizzie Bomgardner. It was decided to hold the next meeting at Clay City

Prussia has an income tax exempting |226, Germany has one with exemptions of from |70 to |600, Denmark has one with an exemption of $215 and England has one which exempts all incomes less than 9750.

John Ross, tbe installment dealer, made an assignment last Saturday after* noon to Harry E. Pinkley. His liabilities are $6,800 and assets 117,000, but Inability to collect rendered this step neeeesary.

John Hlner has been appointed local agent for tbe Adams Express Co. He comes from Wheeling, W. Va., but waa in the office here some five years ago.

Mr. Dave Kiefner baa sold his bay roadster, dam Red Buck and Copper Buttom sire Prinoeps and Wilkes to Mrs. Convery, late of Vlncennes.

The talk of converting tbe old Fort Harrison property into a pleasure resort has been revived, but as yet it ha* progressed no further than talk.

Clifford A Delaoey, character comedians, will famish the entertainment at Collets Park to-night and all next week.

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Twenty-fifth Year

PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Russia is using petroleum instead of coal as fuel on its railways. The area of the United States, omitting Alaska, is 1,900^000,000 acres.

Eight million people in the United States own their own homes. Two barons, a lieutenant and a lawyer^ are ushers in a New York German theater.

The Sahara desert has an area of 3,000,000 square miles—about that of tbe United States.

German postoffice employes are not permitted to marry without tlie specialpermission of the government.

The birth rate of the United States diminished from 1880 to 1890 from 30.95 per 1,000 population to 26.78.

August Rye and Miss May Wheat? were tbe names of a couple tbat got married in Indiauapolis the other day,

For the 88 United States senators at Washington there are 16 pag!s, and they all thoroughly enjoy their positions.

Two girls were arrested by the Rev, Rice, of Johnson, Wash., recently for giggling in church. The justice dismissed tbem.

The salary of the preside nt of the United States, $50,000 a year, *lnkj into insignificance beside that of the president of France, $240,000 a year.

With the completion of the street railway line between Lowell and Haverill, Mass., a line of forty-two mites is made, becoming what ia claimed to be the longest continuous street railway In the country.

Apropos of the wedding of Mtsf Emma Reynolds Moody, the daughter of Mr. D. L. Moody, the American evangelist, an amusing anoodote is told. Oa one occasion Miss Moody, whose views on certain matters are not quite so strict as those of her father, would persist in going to a dance despite paternal prohibition. Next morning, when she entered tbe breakfast room, she was saluted with, "Good morning, child of the devil." Miss Moody in all Innocence replied, "Good morning, papa."

It is interesting to note that the salary of tbe late Lord Chief Justice Coleridge was $40,D00 a year, while that of the chief justice of the Supreme court of the United States is $10,500. The difference between thesalariesof these twoofflclala Is no greater, however, than tbat between other high officials in England and this country. The lord chancellor receives $60,000 a year while in office and a pension for life of $25,000. The lord* of appeal get $80,000 and all the other judges £25,000. The Income of the British attorney general is at least $60,000 a year, against a salary of $8,000 for the attorney general of tbe United States. The latter figure is the salary of our secretary of state, while all the English secretaries of state get $25,000 a year, and after serving for a certain time they are entitled to $10,000 a year for life.

SHORT AND SWEET.

Hell is for those who delight in making others miserable. Of a bank cheek it may truly be said "(ts face is its fortune."

When you come to the matter of fans, the Japanese take the palm. Before slates were In use people multiplied on the face of the earth.

The time a man most needs a vacation is just after he returns from one. When a thin man visits you, lodge him in tbe spare room, of course.

A novel under the curious name "The Wasp" is just published. It must have a bad ending.

An electric boat was recently launched in New York harbor, presumably off the battery.

Lemon juice is cordially recommended for one kind of felon, the penitentiary for tile other. "A stitch In time saves nlhe," as the surgeon said when he sewed up the base ball captain.

It isn't so much a man's constitution as bis bile-laWb that are infringed by ram guzzling. "I think I'll give this country tbe shaice," remarked the malaria, as it prepared for business.

Boston has a five-cent restaurant for women. It was suggested by the suc» cess of a similar eating house for men. Such places are not supplied with all the delicacies of the season, but they sustain life, and that has been something since last autumn.

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According to recent statistic** there are now in Japan 643Chri*tian missionaries, 377 churches (of which 78 are self-sup-porting), and 37,400 church members, of whom 3,636 were added during the last year. There are also 7,393 pupils in Christian schools and 27,000 Sunday* school scholars. 1

A man who goes to see a girl twice a week for two years, and takes her to ohurch and places 6f amusement, Is legally engaged to her, according to a recent decision, tio matter whether he says anything about marriage or not, and she can recover in a suit for breach of promise.