Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 25, Number 10, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 September 1894 — Page 1

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Vol. 25.--No. 10

ON THE QUI VIVE.

"Time!" Now if everybody will get outside of the ropes you will see a fight to a finish. The president of the Electric Light Co, looks very gamey but the boy» have put their money up on the president of the Electric Railway. The seconds and bottle holders are a lot of councilman and lawyers. Judge McNutt will act as referee during the first round. As both sparrer* are heavy weights and are out for blood, there no telling how many rounds will be fought, nor who will act as referee in all or them but the leading citizens of Torre Haute will to it that the greatest referees in the state will decide the last round and have already spoken for the Supreme court judges. You know we always get the best talent out. •.

What to all this row about?" I'll t«ll you. The lawyers are ail quarreling over whether the street railway cab pay for paving like you and Q. V. may, In ten yearly installments, or have to plunk down the gold for it, spot cash. If it was a small item, you would never hear of it but even a successful street railway cannot hand over $100,000 In cash without looking twice at the money. The elerjtric light people tbluk they see a good chance to crowd Russell Harrison out of town and break Up their prospective rival—the electric railway.

One or two members of the council have loaned themselves to the scheme and the first step was taken this week by getting a few citizens on north Sixth street to agree to let the city pave one block aud let the street railway tracks remain unpaved, Then If the electric railway didn't pave at once, the city was to rip up their traoks and steal their franchise. Pretty smart, wasn't itT

When people, or a city, get smart, there is always someonesmarter. So, in this case, Mr. Milton8. Durham, a reputable resident, resolvod that he wouldn't let the abutting property owners be used as cats'-paws to pull the chestnuts of Torre Haute out of the fire and he enjoined the old monkey of a city herself. We will now have a campaign of restraining orders and legal quibbling. Nobody but lawyers and the clwrk and dherlft will see any money in it. The poor old city will hold the tfeg.

Edith Castle sings like a bird. Her head hasn't been turned yet, and Terre Haute talent appreciates a sensible singer. That she Is an unoonsolous aotor was shown this week when she tapped her foot sharply to force an aocompanlst to keep better time to her notes. The musical oritlos smiled at her "presumptuousness," while every man iu the audience admired what he oailed, "her nerve."

Whisky revenues didn't excite Terre Haute muota last week, although the Wabash distillery paid out about half a million of dollars for some of Uncle Sato's green shin plasters. This olty is far from being the big whisky place for Peoria paid nearly three millions of revenue to the government in the same it me, and Clnolnnati and Louisville ex oeeded our payments by hundred thou Rands.

Kumor on the streets had It that John E. Lamb was a dabbler in whisky trust stocks and made *40,000 by tips from Washington friends. The whole story was a fake.

If the fourth floor of the Foster O'Boyle block Is level, then there are no pedestrians on Main street with accurate eyesight. Everyone passing the new building squints at it twice, and then looks around to see if any other person uottoes the slanting joist*. Of course its nobody's business, but the average American wants the other fellow's business done right.

The Terre Haute club has been slaughtering t£»e innocfenta again. The recherche members of this popular organisation have the amusing (to them) habit of blackballing a new member now and then. You never hear much about it. Now when the Union League or the Manhattan clubs refuse a Sellg man or a John Ioman, the papers teem with It. We do differently here, how ever. One of the most prominent fel lows about town has been trying to get into the Terra Haute dub for over ten months. There are always five ebony marbles In the box, though and Mr. Prominence takes a fresh hold and files anew application. At the last meeting of the club, another man was "slimed and pitched," because he associate® with

Mr, P. If I*. £»ts ln« how will the club dispose of the other fellow? Q. V.

TBS CHURCHES.

The First Congregational church wilt resume It* regular service to morrow after a vacation of several weeks. The pastor, Br. J. H-jCrum, will conduct the services both morning and evening) and special choir, consisting of Mr*. Max Hoberg, Mr*. John R. Hager, J. B. Alkman and A. G. Adams, with Mrs. Allyn Adams aa organist, will give some very fla© music* In addition, Mrs. Den* Alk

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Hall pike will alng at the morning servlc#. The junior C. K*» will begin their work tor Um season at th w* o'clock

Sunday afternoon, with "new officers and committees, with Mrs. G. Watson and Mrs. A. G. Adams as ^superintendents.

The programme for the church services includes the following music: Mareb in E. Flat Vw.VUm.

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Te Deum Laudamus ....... quartette choir .... Duett—"Awake Up My Glory

Antbem-i"H«*ar, O. Lord". Hpohr Solo and Dq*tt-MrH Hoherg, Msu. Hager aud J. B. Aih .nan Holo ..... J. B. Alkman PoaUade— Benedlclua (Massing)

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Th* Programme of Kwotl for Week after, »xt. The programme f'»r the four days race meeting, Sept. ll-14tb, to be given by the Terre Haute Trottiugassooiatlon has boon issued and It in oneof unprecedented promise of both record broking time and close contests. AH the classes are fast and entered in them are about all the light harness horses which have become famous in the past few yearn. The Clark's Horse Review stallion representative stake, worth $18,723, will be trotted on Tuesday, the first day of the meeting. On the same day there Is the 2:23 trot, with thirteen entries, the 2:10 trot with such horses as Walter E, Bullona and Nightingale, and the2:11 paoe with.Star Pointer, Coleridge and others with records under 2:15. On Wednesday is the 2:16 trot, 2:17 pace, 2:12 trot and 2:18 trot. This Is also the day that Allx is to go to bea£ Nancy Hanks' 2:04. It is known that Salisbury is looking for^ ward to that day for the mare to do what he believes she pan do, that is, to establish a new world's reoord.

On© of the races on Thursday is the free-for-all pace, (Robert J. barred) with Joe Patchen, Rubenstein, Hal Beaden, John R. Gentry, Mascot, Reflector, Flying Jib, and Doc Sperry as starters. On the same day Fantasy, 2:07%, will go to beat the world's four-year-old record, 2:07%. On Friday, Robert J., :04%, will try to beat the world's pacing record made by Mascot, 2:04, on this track Sept. 29th, 1892. The free-for-all trot is set down for the same day.

LOCAL AND STATE POLITICS. Geo. W. Faris will speak at nana, Sept. 4, and at Cayuga, Sept 5.

General Harrison will deliver his speeches In this state In October The Hon. Thomas H. Nelson will speak at Clinton, Sept. 10, Newport, Sept. 11 and Perryville, Sept. 12.

The state board of election commissioners has ordered red tinted ballots for this year and 1,700,000 will be printed It will require three oar loads of paper*

The legislative apportionment case has been appealed to the Supreme court from the decision of Judge Brown of Marion oounty who held the law to be good.

Sullivan Union: Hon. Geo. W.Farls, our oandldate for congress, and Hon. O. D. Davis, our oandldate for joint representative, have both advised us that they expect to be with us at the convention next Saturday.

The association has engaged Harry Loper of Kansas Olty for starter. The judges will be Messrs. E. C. Lewis of Illinois who served in the same oapaclty at the fair races, Clem Crevellng of St. Louis and John L. Patterson of this city.

The meeting at Indianapolis Septem ber 28th when Gov, McKlnley will open the campaign for the Republicans Is to be made a state affair. Excursion trains will be run on all roads. General Harrl' son will probably preside at the meeting

The Demojratlo congressional convention In the Ninth district indorsed the Populist nominee, Aloaso G. Burkhart, of Tipton county. The vote In 1892 was Waugh, (Rep.) 25,416 Brown, (Dem.) 19,291 Swan, (Pop.) 2,612 and Bo wen, (Pro.) 1,602.

The negro Democratic league la going t? make a decided effort to force the Republican managers to cater to the negro vote. As the secretary of the league expressed It "We intend to compel Republicans to either plead for the negro vote or pursue a let-alone policy." To make the demand stronger, prominent negro public speakers are to be brought into this state.

About 850 representative# of church organisations met at Indianapolis Wednesday to organ!*® for independent action In the campaign against the in flnence of the saloon in politics. Hie organisation is to be known as the "Indiana Good Fellowship League." No independent ticket is to he placed in the field but the members are to oppose any candidate who laindorded by the saloonkeepers league. S&*

Helen Googar is calling on the local Prohibition committees for money to use in her movement to teat in the courts the right of women to vote in this state* The chairman of the Prohibition state committee say* the Is TO* endorsed In this by that oouimttu*. Sheas** she will offer to vote this fall and if refused ahe will carry the case to the Supreme court of the United States.

A MIDSUMMER SERMON.

BAB

PREACHES IT, AND INTERPOLATES SOME ANECDOTES.

Lloyd

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Mrs. Hoberg and Mrs. Hager.....

Solo—-'OoeSweet'y Solemn Thought" ... Mrs. Dene Atkmau—HaltpSke •_ Posilad«s—March from "Sclplo". .Handel

EVENING SBRVJCES.

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Liberality In Religion, and the Few Feople Who Know What it Really Signifies— A

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tittle Chap, Honest From the

Word (Jo—The Game off Life—Be Sure the Bales are Good Ones, and Play it

Fairly. [Copyright, 18W-1 Why is it that there are people in .this worjd who believe that there is no way of going to heaven except on the paihS chosen specially by them? And why is It these people invariably go about the world promulgating this narrow doctrine? Nobody knows where it first emanated from. Certainly not from the lips of the God-Man. He very distinctly said that "in His Father's house' were many mansions." If there are:many mansions there' must be many roads leading to them. Thierefore, who can say which is the right and which is the wrong? My friend, the fanatic, believes that all of us who were born before the Divine Son, all of us who never heard of Him, will boll forever in oil as hot as

THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE.

My friend, thelatitudinarian, considers' himself broad, and yet he thinks thai when you and I would give a bltof hope to every sinner that we have gone quite beyond, the line, and that our broadnessl has become liberality. How little he knows that in that very word liberality is comprised all that Is best of all re liglons,. for it. mean* giving to every thinking human being, the right to choose his own method of worship,and to live up to it. It has been,-* word much misused, an{| yet,--lri Its begt

dren, which is the one that we are tcjd is the best of all. Speaking of children, and one is forced to speak of them very often during the summer time, I am reminded that the best doctor I had during a week of ill ness when all the world seemed miser* able and even thesundidn'tshine, wat a little child. Every day, or rather every night, he came to pay me a visit, aiid being a manly little chap his visits cheered me up, and it did seem tkUt there might be some gold in life exes that caught in his curls. He was noi a seraph, nor a cherub, nor anything normal he was a beautiful, brig t, frank boy with a manliness that bst expressed itself in his giving anotlar boy a thrashing because he spoke of is sister. This gallant champion was re years old, but we all congratulated on his victory.

A CHAMPION OF TH* TROLLEY. I asked him not long ago if he wc Id remember me when we were far a sy from eaoh other, and he said: "Wf might for a little while, but I am pr ty sure If I did not see you I might fc ret you." The faot that there were ne sweets In my hand eouldn't bring lis boy to tell what wasn't true. At: ssent, his ambition is to be a motorms on a trolley oar. But, surely, with he good common sense that he already is plays, he will be put some place are be can be a teacher of men. Tl Is what we want—among our public a

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among our preschers, legislators. yers and all those whose word ats

something in the history of the£ ite. We want the honeet frankness of tie child. Children are naturally hoo fc— politicians are not. Watch cbll en when they are playing. In the inning things are divided equally is true that In the oourae of a gan or through the wheedling power of on oy the marbles, or the sweets, m4in greater ntimbers belong to him they started out square euough|tnd they are generally more than anxi •tick close to the rules of the How many people do that In life? many politicians do it?

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The rules of the game are Ignorduad the starting out square Isn't ev lowed. The rules of the game, ever that may be, whether it be old one of politics,

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V, TBS FASCISATIWO ONE OF 1M\ or that equally fascinating one with the picture cards, loees lis

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when the rules are forgotten. W *tm if the game is won, If cheating nted little or nothing? How can care much for the girl who gained lover by false tricks and underfesttf*ysf How can one be Interested In tician who sells his power, thinks only of filling his what Is there in that long an less, day in and day out, tfc thought of and adhered to, certain that It Is being played

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tone to folly,

TERRE HAUTE, IND, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1,1894. fi#Twenty-fifth Year

LIFE AND CARDS.

.^iYoxx may start out in life, and your baud may showinheriteddrunkenness— a bad card, my friend—you may show a quick temper, poverty, generosity, and bravery. You can $raw two cards at loast, it seems best to do so. Throw aside the druukkenness and the temper, and see if you can't draw Belf-control and wisdom. The poverty you can use being a man very well you oaa bluff with it, or, as the three you held are beart cards, the two to come may be the |ime color, and the hand that was poor Suddenly becomes good through your bareful manipulation. I know it is hard to come into the world with a bad band to know thatone's opponent deals the cards, and that he is ever ready with 4 taunt and a sneer to laugh at the mislakes one makes, or to be gay and joyous over one's loss and his gain. Just

My friend, the attitudinarlanV thinks that if you and I choose to say a player silently instead of kneeling and calling ,, .*i ytiP uvw vuu it out lou synagogue, so a a ^member it is a game, this one of life, men may hear, that God will refuscto*'listen to the quiet petition

My friend, the platitudinarian, is more than certain that because you and I decline to listen to the monotonous opinions of a newly graduated clergyman overflowing with his own greatness and elect to read some dear old book of sermons, the seed of good words is lost upon us, and that we can hope for nothing,

and

LEARN TO PLAY IT QUIETLY

apd with skill. giiyou seldom'succeed in anything if you make muoh noise about it. And |liose people who are best up in the rules ,pt the game know that the heedless player, or the one who doesn't make the beat out of the least is the one who, if he goes not lose entirely, will come out of 'i|ie battle so weakened and so scared '&nd so altogether miserable, that it will j^e hardly worth while to count it a vio iory. yyg, |:il look at ^ay little neighbor as I am ^Ifilnking about this—that manly little ffby "ho has been my friend. He is Starting out with good cards—superb ]|ealth, great beauty, affeotionate maniters and honesty and frankness. What •i| it all ta him? Dear little child All I can say Is that I hope he will be like the mariner who |hough Ije may be tempest-tossed attd^fll have

a clean bill. tec ABT WORK AND BABY JACKETS. We are getting up a fair. At present it seems most likely that on sale there will be Ice cream and oake, doll babies, baby jaokets, and art work. I am not v6ry well up in art work, and when sotaebody shows me a piece of bright COttOfa stuff, and with queer, straggling stitches done in yellow silk, and asks die what it means, I hesitate (for I have learned wisdom) and say: "From na ture?" and then I am told that It is the goldenrod copied direct from the flower^ It might be anything, but its doses* likeness is to the figures on C|eopatra's Needle. The lady who is going to attend the ice cream has resigned, because she said-she-felt she oeuldn't be just that she knew that she would give some children more than others, and, of ooursg, tbat wouldn't be real justice $evei%l Irate mothers immediately aooepted her resignation, and I believe she il now going to sell bananas. She can't yery**ell be unjust then, as every child will plgdt *ont its own. There is to be a procession of baby carriages beaded by a mouth Organ—1 decline to believe that any human being oould he back Of It. There are also to be "living pictures" so far, the only one ahsolutely arranged Is *'WOLB TOM AND LITTLE fcVA," tad my beautiful boy, with his hair parted in the middle, Is to be "Eva," 'while Uncle John, a colored gentleman Who attends the chickens and wears spectacles, is to be "Uncle Tom." We are much enthused about this, for the electrio light is to be thrown upon it, and as the entire picture oomes from our household it will undoubtedly receive the most applause. Then there is to be singing and tea. And with the tea we can have a cup and sauoer to take home.

Isn't It queer how like small children we are all of us on the subjeot of taking something home? When 1 used to be braided until my head ached, and then gowned in'white and blue sash ribbons, and started for a child's party, took no interest in anything until I saw the white paper bags, each tied with a bright ribbon, that every visitor was to carry homo with her. None of us get out of this. When we go out shopping, or visiting, or off on a trip, there Is always a desire to bring something home to talk about and to illustrate exactly what the pleasure was. Sometimes 1 think we don *t always

BRZNO THE RIOBT THZNOS Horn. Sometimes we bring the cross word andthe ugly temper, and all the vexations that come from being tired instead of the bright things that are mo easy to carhej ry. Somebody says: "But I was tired Ofjjlnd worn ant, and I got all right after awhile," but after awhile Isn't the time it is tight now. It would have been possible for you to have gone to your room and rested awhile before yon saw any-

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with due thought, and with a hope that body. 1 think men are guiltier of bi ngal the end one will oe declared honestly iu^ home what they ought not to ti an the winner? The rules may be Hoyle'a, or Schenck's, or whoever you may elect but be sure that they are good ones. See how your hand works in with them, and occasionally, if it is necessary, make a bold play or, if tbexe is need be secretly, do a good bluff. But never make these out-of-the-way plays, unless your hand is so poor that you must Imgkesthe laws suit it, rather thaq it suit tije laws.

are women. They come home in the evening and the irritation that couldn't bp given to their business partners, the cross words that would be undignified to speak to a clerk, and the ugly temper that it would not have been proper to vent in words before strangers, are all brought home and wives and children have to endure them and sometimes one of the little people tells the truth when he says: "I will be

GLAD WHEN JPAFA

downtown again." That is an awful home bringing. To make your little child wish that you would go away. I can't believe that men do this wilfully. Iam forced to be lieve that it is one'of the evils that is brought by want of thought. But still it does exist, and if that is the sort of tiling that you would bring home, my man, instead of the cheering words and the interested looks that yon should have for your boys and girls I shouldn't like to be in you* plaoe. You know that there is a home-going for you at the last day, when that days comes, worse than the words that you have said to strangeiB, blacker than the Ill-temper you have shown to the outside world more criminal than your selfishness will stand you the unkind deeds and acts you have brought home to these little ones. BAB.

AMUSEMENTS.

Last Performance of the Wilber CompanyThe Famous Georgia Minstrels, Marie £.4 Jasen and others Coming.

The Wilber company close their en gagement at Naylor's to-night, presenting John A. Stevens great play "Unknown." This company have presented a numbfff of bright plays during the week and it can truthfully be said it is by far the strongest and most evenly balanced company playing at oheap prices that we have ever seen in this city. They deserve better houses than they havedrawn this week. We bespeak for them a series of crowded houses on their return.

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN.

Davis' spectacular revival of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," will hold the boards at Naylor's on nex^-fiato^|y afternoon audjsyenjng, Septeffibw^th It seems __ iasfc this beaiilliu

given by suoh an excelltfnt company as this one. The organization is headed by the famous Hyer sisters, oolored vocalists. The characters of Unole Tom, Eliza, Little Eva, and Marks, are ably presented, and the large corps of oolored singers and dancers, give a realism to the performance. The soenlo and me cbanical effects are good, and the picturesque transformation scene forms a fitting close to the whole. The matinee on Saturday will enable the little ones to see the great moral play. Reduced prices of admission will prevail.

THE GEORGIA MINSTRELS.

Twenty-four years Is along time for a company to be on the road under the same management that reared it.' That is the reoord of Richards & Prlngle's famous Georgia minstrels, who will appear at Naylor's Opera House Wednesday and Thursday, September 12th and 13th. O. E. Richards, the manager, has grown gray in the business and today is comfortably fixed with this world's goods, but has no desire to quit the road as he olalms he would not know what to do with himself. Billy Ker sands has been with him for nine years and has refused big offers from other managers, but knows where and when he is well off.

MABIE JANSEM.

Marie Jansen will open the regular fall season at Naylor's Opera House on September 13th. She comes with one of the best comedy organizations on the road and her engagement can be looked forward to as one of the comedy events of the season. r? NOTES.

To-night Delta Fox makes ber first appearance in "The Little Trooper" at the Casino, New York.

Hdhry E. Dlxey made his first appearance In Daly's company at New York Monday, In "A Night Off."

Fanny Rice presented ber new piece, "Miss Innocense Abroad" in New York this week. Several persona were engaged In building this play and the critics say none of them did well.

Angustin Daly has Jn#t completed his first quarter of a century of theatrical management. It was on Aug.* 23, 1899, that he opened his first Fifth avenue theater on the present site of the Madison square theater.

Achille Tomasi, musical director, has obtained a divorce from his wife, who Is better known as Helen Bertram, E. J. Henley the actor being the corespondent. Helen Bertram formerly lived In Parte, 111-, and on her first appearance here in opera a few years ago Faris society came over several hundred strong to see and hear her. Henley and Miss Bertram were married in 8t Louis, where Henley baa bad an interest In a roof garden.

Eight theaters opened In New York Monday night, and all to good business.

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The most important of them Is the first trial of Paul M. Potter's "The Victoria Cross," at the Lyceum, with E. H. Sothern as the central figure. The play tells a story of life in East India and the part assigned to Mr. Sothern makes him a leader in the defense of a settlement against a Sepoy mutiny. Rudyard Kipling has been drawn on for the atmosphere of the play, and several of his ballads will be sung.

Miss Johnstone ("Johnny") Bennett, who was seen here as "Jane," is to put aside her mannish coat and high collars, and marry an officer in the French army. "Yes, I am going to be married," said she. "At any rate, I am fiancee, and my intended is not a theatrical man. I won't tell his name yet, blit he is a French citizen, though of Hungarian birth. He is at present serving in the Frenoh army and we're to be married at the expiration of his service next spring. I shall retire from the stage and gratify my ambition to travel."

The New York Sun, in its review of the new play, "Coon Hollow," said: "There were soine strong stage etlrcts, a good moon, and bright line* In 'Coon Hollow,' at the Fourteenth Street Theatre. It was billed as a romantic comedy, but it will not disappoint the loverB of good old melodrama, for there was powder burned* and not only was the villain f-o-i-l-e-d, but he was squeezed to death, off stage, In the cotton compress shortly before the last ourtain. He received no sympathy, for he was not only a wicked villain but a very stupid one to try to down true love when little Georgia was one of the lovera. He made it a little rough for her at times, though, and he held bis cigar in the first act as though it were a billiard cue. But his end was painful. It may be said that the villain was the only stupid character in the play which Charles E. Callahan offered, and that It was received with popular favor. 'Coon Hollow, was near a sulphur springs resort in the South, aud the aotlon in and around it was lively and well sustained. A uniformly good company did muoh to win success for it. Miss Louise Hamilton, who was a very ingenious Georgia, had many bright lines, and one or two snlffly ones. Georgia bad a gojd deal of the You-can't-break-me-and-IUl-never-bend kind of lovemaking, and she made the^audlenoe believe that Mr. Roydon

80METH1NG YOU DIDN'T KNOW.

Lawyers were known in Babylon 2800' B. 0. The first muflb were made for the use of doctors to keep their fingers soft and warm, that they might aoourately feel the pulse 'of their patients. 'J

Astronomy was a highly developed soienoe in Assyria B. C. 2284. The Book of Job, written about B. 0.1520, mentions several constellations.

The oross mark instead of a signature did not originate in ignorance. It was always appended to signatures in mediaeval times as an attestation of good faith.

The buttons on the backs and sleeves of men's coats are reminders of the time when the coat skirt and sleeves were buttoned back when walking or driving. The flaps have disappeared the buttons have remained.

The word humbug is of Irish origin, and means soft copper, or worthless money. It was originally applied to the money issued by James II. at the Dublin mint. It was made of lead, copper, brass, pewter or an other metal be found available, and soon became known amongthe people as uinmbog, or humbug. _____________

PROVERBS.

Neither side honors a partisan judge. New fashions are very fond of church* Every good deed is a wordless prayer, Fights are sooner mended than quarrels.

Their word Is the only thing some can keep. /, The more one knows the less be expects.

If you lie to your lawyer yourIl fool yourself. By helping yonr neighbor you serve yourself.

Misfortune Is an iron measure, but a true one. 0lory Is likely to dye the purple in its own blood.

Many elections are carried by stay-at« home votes. A boor's kindoess may hurt worse than a kick. .,

Great warriors are meteors great j, patriots stars. Respectability isHlow to fight and slower to quit.

The election law in this state will be construed as it was In 1892 with the exception of the registration section which has been held by the Supreme court to

rwrto played the viU was a ad, or

break suoh a pretty bend and break business, however, wassimply a thread through a good deal of real comedy."

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