Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 26, Number 2, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 July 1895 — Page 6

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PHE MAIL

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE

OBITUARY.

BKV. WILLIAM RKYBURN HIQOTS8. Rev. William. Reybarn Biggins, iaie "pastor of the Moffatt street (now Wash ington avenue) Presbylerisn ohuroh of this city, died at bis home, No. 1238 -•oath Third street, last night, after lingering illness, brought on by tumor of the throat. He leaves to mourn him, besides the many citizens who loved •him, bis wife and one son, Alvin M., the attorney at law, and three sisters and a brotbor at Logansport, Indiana.

Mr. Hlgglns was the eldest son of 7aptain A. M. Higgins, one of the early merchants of the upper Wabash valley nnd was born at Logansport in 1838. •Liberally educated at Wabash oollege, be chose the ministry rather than his father's business, and graduated from Lane Seminary at Cincinnati in 1864 _A most happy marriage did he make with Miss Mary E. Condon, in Ohio,and the young couple were called to Superior -pity, Wisconsin, in 1866. For eght years the young minister preached and labored with bis wife among the mixed races of the new north west. He founded the now leading Presbyterian ohuroh or Duluth. In 1873 be was called to the First church at Marion, Indiana, and in 1883, after a four years' absence in Ohio, he was recalled to the Marion church

Here be achieved great success, and took pleasure only two years ago in de II verlng the Golden Anniversary sermon for this well loved church. His real dence in Terre Haute haa been sinoe 1887, and many a home baa been glad dened by his faithful service. Unobtrusive and quiet, yet be was a power in the city, arid the south end of towto realizes that a warm-hearted Christian gentleman has passed away.

His sufferings for thre« "yl&tifft been borne with patience and fortitude, Not a murmur escaped his lips. And all this time he took the deepest interest in Terre Haute and her people. i--

As a minister of the gospel ne was popular with bis^fellows, and built on the orthodox pattern. His sermons were eloquent and filled with original thought. The plain, simple gospel of Christ was hia favorite theme.

After brief noon servloes at the home next Monday the remains will be taken to Logansport on the 1 p. m. Vandalia train. The funeral will be held at the home of his sister, Mrs. Moses R. Frazee, in Logansport, at 10 a. m. next Tuesday, the sermon to be preached bj Dr. Chas. Little, of Wabash. In the beautiful cemetery of Mount Hope bis remains will tie, but bis memory will live in the hearts of thousands who knew hia worth.

RICHARD J. SPARKS,

Richard J. Sparks, an old and wellknown resident, died at his residenoe on south Fourth street, Monday morn ing, after a long illness. Deceased was born in Kentucky, April 29, 1827, and had been a resident of this city for many years. He waa for along time connected with the sheriff's office, where his fa miliarity with its duties made him a valuable man. Since retiring from the abend's office he has been in the real estate and brokerage bmineai. His wife and six children aurvlve him—Mrs. C. H. Goldsmith, of this city Frank M. Sparks, of Indianapolis George M. Sparks, of Maryland L. D. Sparks, of MoKiriney, Tex. Mrs. E A Holllngsworth, of thla city, aud Samuel E Sparks, clerk at Pi ley 'a clothing store.

MRS JANK STEWART LOCKRIDOK. Mrs Jane Stewart L6ckridge, wife of George A. Look ridge, died at the family resldenoe east of the city last Sunday morning, aged sixty nine years. She was born just east of the city, and bad apent her entire life in thiaoonnty. She waa a woman of the moat admirable character, and aside from her family her death will be mourned by a large circle of the moat devoted friends to whom ahe bad endeared herself by her many acta of devo&ion and kindness. Her husband and two daughters, Mrs. Levi Hughes and Mrs. Joseph Watson, survive her.

Fine Watch Repairing a Specialty only the beat workman employed, aud all work warranted. Price* at cheap aa first-class work can be done. At J. M". Blgwood the Jeweler, 807 Wabash Avenue* ,,

A GOOD TIME FOR

THE FOURTH.

THE MOST" GLORIOUS CELEBRATION IN THE CITY'S HISTORY.

Thousand* of &tr*ng«N Attracted to the Ctlty by the Barbecue aa«t Charity Circa*—The Great gnoeasa of Moth These

Attraction*. Let It neyer again be aald that Terre Haute lacks the patriotism and public spirit to properly celebrate the glorious natal day of our country. The Fourth of July, 18i«, will long be remembered by ourcitiaens aa a day that saw the greatest crowd In the beautiful Prairie City that evergatbered here. The dual attraotlona of the Charity Circus and the free barbecue of the Trotting Association at the fair grounds served to draw a crowd here of such a vast alae that the moat careful are at a loaa to estimate it. The railroads began bringing the visitors the day before the attraotlona were to be offered, and they kept It up until noon of that day. Various estimates are of fered as to the number of visitors drawn to the city by the unusual attraotlona, and while they disagree, it la admitted by all that there waa never auoh a crowd in the olty before, even eclipsing the great Cleveland day, In October, 1887, They were all repaid, too, for their com ing, for auoh a list of attractions waa never before offered to our visitorb.

The Charity Circus, with its multitude ot attraotlona, drew thousands of visitors. It had been thoroughly advertised, and the people came expeoting to see something out of the ordinary. And they saw it, too. The parade waa undoubtedly one of the most attractive dis plays ever given in the country. It was novel and original in its plan, and it was carried out with a perfection as to de tails that surprised the most ardent advocates of the plan by whioh it was pro posed to raise funds for tbe most de serving of Terre Haute's public and charitable institutiona. It was unique in its plan, and perfect in its detail, and the display of those business men who were represented did more to advertise the wide-awakeness of Terre Haute's business men than anything that could have been attempted. Terre Haute business men have heretofore shown their liberality in tbe arrangement of floats and displays for industrial displays, but never before did they make such a oomplete and satisfactory display All tbe animals that naturalists hare ever dreamed of—and some more—were represented in the parade, and their ar rangement ih cages and floats was Jartistio anil attractive. The business men interested were satisfied with the parade, too, and about the only persons who have found any fault with it were those who failed to realize the immensity of the occasion, and therefore failed to have a suitable display. No one seems to have regretted the amount of money spent in tbe parade, realizing that the advertising obtained therefrom more than repaid them for the expense.

The performance of the Charity Circus surprised the people as much aa did the parade. Every act met with an entbu Mastic reoptiou, and every aot merited it. No amateur performance ever created as much enthusiasm, and where every act was noticeable, and every performer was a star, there is not room for in dividual mention. Tbe performance moved with a snap that characterizes those of professionals, and there w&s none of the disagreeable waits that usually mark amateur performances of any kind. It is not known yet just what amount .will be netted for the cbari ties for which the entertainment was given, but it is hoped that it will be enough to compensate for the time and trouble that was undergone by those who have labored so hard for the success of an entertainment of such magnitude. Mr. Harry Felcbt, of Dayton, who furniahed the tent, the riders and others o' the performers used in the entertain ment, carried out his part of the contract strictly according to agreement, and tbe men who worked so hard for the success of the show are perfectly satisfied with his performance. It is bard to give credit to all who labored to make ie Charity Circus a success bu1 among thMe who are entitled to eapecia* mention are Martin N Diall, chairman, and Harry Sohloss, secretary of tbe ex ecutive committee David L. Watson, chairman of the parade committee Robert L. Haymau, ohairrasn of tbe amusement committee James M. Dish on, ohairman of the advertising committee William C. Dorsey, chairman of the refreshment committee Clareno* Merrltt, chairman of the ticket and music committees Frank H.Cooper, who while not a member of any committee, labored incessantly for the success of the entertainment, to say nothing of the countless others, business men and others, who worked early and late for the success of an entertainment that did so much to advertise Terre Haute's enterprise and energy throughout all the surrounding oountry for many miles. Tbe show waa "a big thing on wheels," and while it may not have resulted in turning very much money into the treasuries of the institutions it wa« Intended to benefit, it advertised Terre Haute more thoroughly than it has been advertised, foe many, many years.

The barbecue and entertainment offer© red by the Trotting Association at: tbe fair grounds on the same day

comfortable and snbetantiaJ ones.

J. FRED PROBST, 642 WABASH AVENUE^

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TERRE HAIJTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL, JULY 6,1890/3

proved a glorioua auooeaa aa well—ro«r* glorioua In fa«t, in the way of financial returns, for nearly eleven thousand parsons paid their way Into tha fairgrounds on that day to witness a spectacle that had never before been aeen by many of the younger generation, It was a free barbecue, with all that that signifies. There was roast beef and mutton, dotfe to a turn in a manner to attract the taste of the moat fastidious, and a va rlety of soup that would serve to wbetj the appetite of an epicure to the feast1 that is supposed to follow the ooume of soup. It was a apectaole worth gdfngj many miles to see, and from the Way the people flooked into the fair grounds, they realised that it waa. tonetbing that they would not be likely to witness again In an ordinary lifetime. Manager Baur, of the Terre Haute, who never makes a mistake in handling an affair of theordinary kind, seemed to Beequal to the oocaslon when it came to handling something extraordinary, and a man or woman who wanted something good to eat and went away from the fair grounda on Thursday without h«lng satlafted, was certainly hard to please. The at* traotiona offered In connection with tbe barbecue were numerous and interest ing, and inoluded horse rapes. bioyole raoea, eto. Tbe Terre Hau te Trotting aasooiatloo has done muob to oreate a love for fine horse races in thlB seotlon of the oonntry, and has given to Terre Hante a, reputation that could not be aeoured by the expenditure of hundreds of thousands of dollars In advertising. Every oitizen of this olty will be glad to hear, therefore, that the association did nicely with its Fourth uf July entertainment and has a neat balanoe to its credit as the result of one of the cleverest enter tainments ever offered to the people of this vicinity.

The success of the barbecue of the Trotting Association has determined the officers of that association to give a barbecue next year on the Fourth that will eollpse all previous efforts in that direction.

A Well Known Illinois Woman. Mrs. Mary E. Holmes, who was recently elected president of the Equal Suffrage association of Illinois for the tenth time, has been in active work 4®, an educator, and reformer for ma&fj years. She was for several years a teacher and always took advanced gronjjdaJir introducing the latest and newest math? ods. She taught in Peoria, Ills. and'in Berlin and Oslikosh, Wis.

Mrs. Holmes "and her husband, Rev. D. E. Holmes, were members of the first faculty of the Oshkosh Normal school.

failure of Mr. Holmes' health

temperance worker

made a change to a business life a necessity, and Mrs. Holmes widened her sphere of usefulness by beginning the ... reform work that has occupied so much Inhere been a terrible smash-up, of her time for the last 20 years. Her home was in Gal^f Ills., where her husband was engaged in the lumber business until about three years ago, when the family moved to Chicago to obtain better educational advantages for the children. Mrs. Holmes was for sonde years a

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perintendent of the franchise department of tbe Woman's Christian Temperance union of Illinois. She was a member of the "government reform" committee of the woman's branch of the world's congress auxiliary, and also represented thp National American Suffrage association at the World's fair as. the committee from Illinois.

Mrs. Holmes is also an active member of Plymouth church and has a large Sunday school class of men and women, which meets in the auditorium ot the church. She is president of the industrial school connected with the church. But the greater part of her time and strength has been given to the development and elevation of woman. Sho believes that woman should be enMitichised that she may represent the home. She has great confidence that mothers would legislate in the interest of family life. She expects women to eventually purify politics and make the world a purer and sweeter place in which to live. To do this she believes woman most have the opportunity to express her convictions of men and measures in the only way possible in a republic—by the ballot box.

Mrs. Holmes has seen the equal suffrage sentiment grow from indifference and scorn to respect and popularity since she has been president of the state association. and she believes that the present interest is the beginning of the end. —Chicago Post.

Lack of vitality and color-matter In the bulbe causes the hair to fall out acd turn gray. We reoommend Hali's^latr Renewer to prevent baldness and jfrayj nns.

SAM'S PRAYJ#B MEETING.

B* HA MUST CARS*. COX. jIt had been a pretty bad wreck, to be sure, and the morning edition of tha eastern papers-would tell of tbe fearful collision that had occurred just as the train entered Lead Valley, ,f3ut now the excitement, in tbe place Of the disaster, had begun to quiet down for tbe rough miners of the little settlement were too used to perils of til kinds to be long stirred by thla #reck, with its half-dozen lives lost.

It was all over

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they reasoned,

#hd they had helped cheerfully as long as help waa needed) but now the wrecking crew was at work, and only an occasional straggler sauntered up to look at the derailed ears and pile of debris on either side of tbe track.

The rest of the settlement were in the office of the one hotel the place afforded and the room was blue with smoke as they sat .about the sputtering fire and related anecdotes, or vied with each other In tales o| danger fnid heroIsm.

Some of the stories were old ones, ae knowing glances between the men Showed but the crowd was goodttatured, and hew and old alike were received with approbation.

Ed Labes, the funny man of the place, had just finished telling anew and very taking story* Bd had just retttffioed frami a neighboring settlement, and had, doubtless, brought the story with him.

As the shouts of laughter that had greeted him-died away,'one of the men shouted: ''Swearing Sam's goin' ter aleep. Wake him up, and make him tell ua a good one. Come, Sam and they gave him a hearty slap. "I could tell yer a story," he said, slowly, after a moment's hesitation ""but yer wouldn't believe it, and I dunno as I want ter tell it and he replaced his pipe and relapsed into silence. "Oh, come off!" they cried,

4'Yer

don't sneak outer it that way. Guess yer can stan' it if we don't swaller it whole it can't be no worsen than some what's been told ter-night so go ahead, old feller." ""'They looked inquiringly at him.'

He drew his pipe out, rubbed its smooth stem against his high boots as -iftfri thought then, tucking it into his boot leg, he glanced about the dingy room. ,, ahi't exactly like any of yer stories," he began "but the smash-up ter-night made me think of it same's 'twas yesterday. 'Twas fifteen years back, when I was a-losrging up in Michigan,'and things was so dull and hard" we was mighty glad when anything interesting came up. So when one er the loggers brought news up from town that

was rather glad than otherwise. Course we was sorry for them who had .folks killed,- but it didn't matter much ter the folks what got killed. "So a whole crowd on us quit camp ftnd went inter town, There was fifen folks dead, and some pretty bad ook.up. There was one. woman who hadn't known a thing ever since she landed on 'er head. And she bad a little girl, so Ben who kept the house toid us, and he was dreadfully upset •jout that child. 'Cause, you see, there lya'n't any women folks in town ter look after it. Ben's wife had took a sudden notion ter go east a week before, and she was the only one, except the station agents wife, who had died a month ago

does se4m kind er tough that

there ain't no woman ter kind er mother her,' lien said, as we set about the stove a-talking same's we be now.

4And

she's most cried herself sick, too. Wish the train hadn't seen fit ter smash up here' and he scowled an awful

'Yerwouldti't have sold $o much ^fcteery s6 yer needn't be blaming your luck,' One of the men told him bat he seented a bit troubled all evening and kept a-gOing Up ter listen :close ter her door to see if she'd stopped orying. Bine-by, he came back considerable relieved.

4She

sounds quiet,' he said 'and

now I guess we can rest easy.'

4,So

we was having a rousing good

time, when all o* a sudden the feller noxt ter me give an awful start and said kind er low: 'Sam, I see a ghost.'

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Ghost, nothing,' I replied but 1 looked wher% he pointed, and sure enough there was something white acoming down the dark hallway. "By this time some o' the others.saw we was a-lookin' at something, and they looked too.. And 'fore we began ter realize what it was a little bit of toici piped up: '"Why don't Susan come up to heat mat say my prayers?" ,»"lf had been a real live ghost it couldn't have struck us so sudden.

'Better go baek ter bed,' Ben said, trying ter speak soft like, 'Susan's busy now, and can't come so run along.' "But she knew he was a-fooling her, and she was a spunky little thing. will have Susan." she cried, Hctaimiin? her litllt* bare foot. "Tell her to oorne right now and she looked real proud like.

'Susan ain't here she*s gone.* Ben aa»d, kinder shamed. 'Guess you can say your prayers ter yerself this once, can't, yery he asked.

"Course not,' she said, hsr eyes big. 'There wouldn't be anyone to say: "God bless yon. darling, and keep you "and that little under lip o* hers began ter tremble. *1:tell yer, boys, there come a lump in my throat so big, if it had been gold I'd been a rich man and all of ns wals a-mshing we were back in camp, 'twas so mighty uncomfortable a-hear-ing thftVlrid asking far some one ter Ivet* her prayent'

4f8udden

she came farther into the

room and locked all round ter us men. and y«r msv«rseen s*ah a pretty sight in all yar life as ahe made thene. Her big,, blue eyes were filled with tears and Iter cheeks were ppetiy «ad pink, and her golden hair was all frowslcd.

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Have wo said, recently, about our laundry work. It's still the best in the country. Ladies' Waists done in fine style,

Clerks in the Ladies' Furnishing Stores say "Why your work is better than when the waists are new." These people are close observers and seldom "talk through their hats."

You'll always find us in front Main office, 28 north Sixth street. Branches everywhere, fir -i

28 North Sixth Street.

To-day last day to bring in your guesses

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and her little pink feet peeped out below her white gown," like Mayflowers when they shine through a snowdrift on a warm day. Everything was so black around she looked like a little white flower growing all alone in a clump er black stumps and somehow I wished all o' a sudden that I wa'n't such a rough old chap. Thought it must have been nice ter had a kid'like that real friendly with me when I come home nights. "Seemed as if she must have known what I was thinking about, 'cause she came up ter me, real confiding like, and put her little hand onter my knee, and said:

hear me say my prayers,

won't you?' "I tell you that room was awful still, and I didn't dare look round ter see the letters a-grinnlng rft the thought of me a-hearing her say her prayers. Hadn't said my own for nigh onter twenty years. "But she stood expectant likd, and I tell yer, boys, I just couldn't say no. I'd 'a' ruther had 'em all a-laughing at me forever than 'a' hurt that poor kid. Strange what fools men are sometimes, ain't it?

4Well,'

says 1,4goahead I'll listen.'

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she dropped down onter her

knees, and clasped her little hands, and I waited fer her ter begin.

4You

must fold your hands, too,'

she said, 'and get down on your knees side o' me.'

'Oh, thisll do,' I said.

can hear

you just as well this way, hnd 1 ain't very much used ter praying!' "But she insisted, and so just causo I didn't know what eise ter do, I got down on the floor, too. "I can't seem ter remember very much what she said, only I know it ended: 'God bless everybody and then when she said ameu, she didn't get up. but kinder waited.

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looked round ter see what was up. and, if you'll believe me, three of them men were down on their knees, too. and one of 'eni was crying like a baby. 'Yer must say what she toid yer to.' whispered .Ben. f'jti "Then I kind er recollected whdt she had said and managed, with his helping1, to say: 'God bless you, darling, and keep you,' and as I said it I uicant it, too. "She seemed satisfied then, and sot up and shook hands with mo thea when Bill held out his, she shook all round, tind went off a-«mitin' as happy as eotild be. "That's ail there Is ter it," and Sam glanced defiantly at his audience. "But it's true, every word, and I'm proud er it. too. Taln't very often we kind er folks get a chance ter see angels, and yer don't never want ter miss it if yer do."

There was a silence for a moment, then Sam got up and pushed back his stool and shuffled from the room. "That was a good yarn of his," said one, as the door closed and the others ^prepared to take their departure

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of him,"would yer, now?" queried another. One by one they filed out, and the landlord, barring the door behind them, stood looking vacantly at the empty chairs. "That was a good yarn," he mused. —N Y. Independent.

Dr. Alary Putnam JacobL

Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi of New York is an ardent' suffragist and one who ought to Win converts to tho cause in great numbers. She makes the ctrougest arguments in favor of the cause whenever bhe steps upon the lecture platform, and her manner is most convincing. She naid at the annual festival of the Massachusetts Suffrage association the other evening that a moral squint afflic.jd the entire human race, and she gavo such proofs as to leave lit tie doubt in the minds of her hearers.— Boston Traveller. 5

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Mystic Cure* for Rheumatism and two doses

ofltcidme more good than any medioine 1

ever took.,' Sold by E. H. Bindley Co.

Terre Haute, Cooki Bel} A Black 'and all druggists. _________________ Oak Hall Pharmacy has an immense patronage on its 5c Ice Cream Soda drinks.

A reasonable reduction has hflen made in all 11ii«-* «»f inv xinttk, in order to reduee bofor« invoicing. Ii includes Bed Room 8«tn. Rifker*. .S'deboards, etc., and will couti'tn" until Invoice.

WILLIS WRIGHT, 424 Main street.

The Wio»"»i Ih a winner P.H KREKKN KfCYCLE CO.

THK FAIR. .'125 Main street, leader of JOW I H't-R

W. D.Morris&Co

Have a large s! ock

Rubber Ho^-. Screen Doors,... a

IIammock, etc.

THE FAIR, 825 Main street, leader of low prices. I offer some rare bargains in Furniture in order to reduce stock before invoicing and if yon want to save some money, oome and see me.

WILLIS WRIGHT, 424 Main street*-'

THE FAIR, 325 Main street, leader of lowprioes.

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