Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 26, Number 28, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 January 1896 — Page 4

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 28,1895.

Oub of the new battle ships is to be named Kentucky. It is safe to say that no champagne will be used in christening that ship. fg.j

The only way to have reasonable weather preceding Christmas would seem to be to move Christmas along a week or two. In the past ten years nearly every year there was mild weather until after Christmas wheu the snow and cold came with severity as if to mabe up for lost time.* *.

John Bull seem* to have more trouble of his own than he relishes and the worst of it, from a British standpoint, is that all of it is likely seriously to affeot his foreign commerce which is the chief influence in all hid dealings with foreign lands. The Central and South American republios to whioh he had been selling what they needed are in a bad humor since they learned that they oan afford to be, now that Uncle Sam has said John Bull shall not further oppress and intimidate them into buying from him, and they are enforcing a sort of a boycott against his goods.

This is leap year, but if the young ladies want to take advantage of the opportunities supposed to be oflered by leap year, they must make the most of their chances in 1896, for there will not be another leap year for eight years. The calender established by Pope Gregory XIII, in 1582, and adopted by Eng* lish speaking lands in 1752 made every fourth year a leap year excepting those ending a century not divisible by 400 without a remainder. Thus 1600 was a leap year, but 1700 and 1800 were not and 1900 will not be. So the fair damsels who hope to profit by leap y^ear privileges must up and be doing.

One of the chartered companies whioh Great Britain has introduced into South Afrioa as an entering wedge in the appropriation of valuable territory is engaged in a war with the Boers of the Transvaal republic. The company's soldiers have been defeated in a decisive fight, in which many lives were lost. The government is now apologizing for the confllot, and disavowing any participation in the affair. Germany has served notice that any further proceedings of the character named will be distasteful to her, and the man who is responsible for the invasion of the Boer territory will be made a horrible example of a man who exceeded his authorltiy. With the Venezuela dispute, the Turkish problem, and the other complications always existing as a result of her commereial polioy with other countries, England has need of statesmen and diplomats during the coming year.

Thb president has appointed as members of the Venezuela commission, David J. Brewer, associate Justice of the Supreme oourt, Andrew D. White, exprovident of Cornell university and exminister to Russia, Frederick Coudert, of New York, who appeared for the Unite4 States in the Bering Sea arbitration, It. H. Alvey, ohief justice of the Court of Claims for the Distriot of Columbia, and D. C. Oilman, president of John HopKins university. The high oharaoter of the members of the commission makes it certain that the boundary dispute will receive a deliberate and judioial examination, and when the report is made it is equally certain that it will have a force not to be gained in any other manner. Congress and the American people are back of this commission, and If its findings are adverse to England's claims that country oan hardly afford to make war over it. The commission will probably hold its first meet ing in Washington today and map out its plan of procedure.

Professor Von Bolst, of the Chicago University, is not getting out of his predioamentinagraoeful manner. When the Venesuela message was first published he not only orlticized it as a violation of International law, but his references to the president and the Monroe dootrine were sneers. Now the professor is trying to make it appear, by teohnioal disoussion of the Monroe dootrine and the International law points, that the Venezuela controversy does not involve the Monroe dootrine, whioh evidently he has discovered is Very dear to the patriotio sentiment of the country. The press is not only criticizing Von Hoist but the management of the university as well. When Professor Bemis gave atteranoe to his views regarding the sooial condition that permitted accumulation of vast wealth, he was sum marly removed from the faculty and although President Harder has tried to make it appear that he not removed because of his expresthat were

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ion that this was the cause of his removal, and now it is contended that Von Hoist, who has offended practically all the people, has lost his usefulness in the university.

Chicago banks have offered to take $10,000,000 of the loan Mr. Cleveland has been negotiating and give gold in payment for the bonds. There would be no trouble in getting all the gold necessary to keep a surplus on hand for the redemption of greenbacks from Amerioan oltizens. Nor would there have been when the president made his last secret agreement with the foreign syndicate whioh made $10,000,000 by reason of the favored terms on whioh bonds were sold to them. The president would do well to call on his own people for aid when he need-i it. It is said the terms on whioh the new loan is being made are much better for the treasury than the last one and this leaves no doubt that the terms then were not anything like as good for the treasury as they might have been, because it certainly is to be expected that it would be more difficult now than then to get 9100,000,000.

The Hotel Housekeeper.

Whoever has happened in at his hotel at 4 o'olock in the morning has been sure to notice that the lobbies are in possession of the scrubwomen, with their pails and mops, their scrubbing brushes and their surrounding pools of slop. He may have seen a neat and ladylike woman, dressed as well as any guest, standing on the marble stairs, as if to oommand the scene, or flitting out of sight That is the housekeeper—a personage of great importance in a big hotel, and one whom the women boarders make it a point to get acquainted with, but whom the men in the rooms do not know or meet or very often see.

There was a panic in one of the seaside hotels last summer over an alarm of fire. Then the guests saw the housekeeper in all her might, and must have marveled at it. At the first scream the negro waiters rushed for their baggage and began throwing it out of their windows and down the servants' stairs. The chambermaids were all either paralyzed with fear or noisy with alarm. Some ran about terrifying the guests with warnings and some stood still and shrieked.

Then the housekeeper appeared. She was oalm. She ordered the negroes to bring their trunks back, she instantly discharged the girls whom she caught spreading the panio, and the worst soreamer of the lot she sent to her bedroom with a threat of arrest if she made another sound. In two minutes ttfe panio ceased, for she assured, all the guests that the danger was past and the fire was out. She was a heroine as long, as those people staid who had witnessed her command of the situation. To her friends she said afterward that when she got things quieted down she went to the scene of the fire to learn the truth about it, for when she said it was out she knew no more about it than a child unborn. "All I knew was," shie' said, "that there was nothing to be gained by a panic."

The housekeeper is in charge of the entire living part of a hotel and of the female help, and when she fe a good disciplinarian and has a cool head on her shoulders she is worth the good salary that she is sure to receive.—New York Sun.-'

Women's Wasted Force.

MraT A. D. T. Whitney, in "A Friendly Letter to Girl Friends" in The Ladies' Home Journal, disousses society of today and says of the mission of American women and of women's olubs: "I wish the girls now growing up could Bee what a mission they might take up as American women. Our own Amerioan women—those of highest training and possibilities—are responsible. There is a great waste of the force whioh they should be in the nation, either in foolish surface living, of elegant form and pretense, or in a struggle to assert an outside power. Either way homes are dropping through, while colleges and olubs flourish. The best element is being drafted away. Families, such as should make the noble increase or leaven and morally control it, are dwindling to a minority in the community. "One passing word—good natured, not cantankerous—about olubs. It is borne in upon me, anxiously, that women nowadays, at least in and about the great centers, are clubbing themselves to death. And I think I have found out the heroic reason why. Sudv denly, a little while ago, they discovered that they were too many in the world, ever so many to one man, and with a grand sagaoity and a yet grander altruism they set out to thin down, as rapidly and effectively as possible, their own ranks. "Naturalists tell us of a wonderful little race of Alaskan rodents which once in a certain so long reaches an enormous increase, so that its numbers are beyond computation. Then, all at once, of their own accord, they set forth in steady columns, deliberately, comfortably, gayly picking up their sufficient substance as they go, and even multiplying on the way, until their persistent march brings them to the Pacifio sea, into whioh they calmly walk, and are drowned. Toward some such brave, pathetic burial and end is the great woman concourse, of its own sublime.will and purpose, marching today!" &S

M6te^#omen

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malres who have been giving large fcwkt^ts of money to the institution, re is praetioally unanimous opin-

4 TBKRE HATJTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL, ANTTARY4,1895.

A CLEVER POLITICAL POEM.'

It Waa Written by an Irishman Daring the Rebellion of 1708. What is spoken of as

been

have been registered at

the Law school of the University of the City of New York than ever before. There will be

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eight women in the

senior

Mrs. Vaughan Davies and Mrs. Hnmpheys Owens, whose husbands are members of parliament, have been elected on the oourt of the University oollege of Wales.

The family physioian. Mrs. Helen R. Shatters, 420 Walnut street^ Beading, Fa., statser "We always use Salvation Oil for what it Is recommended In plaoe of a physioian. It never fails,"

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erest political poems ever composed" has recently come under the notice of a contributor to a northern contemporary, the Dundee Advertiser, It was written by Arthur Connor (or O'Connor), the friend of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, and, like him, a prominent figure in the Irish rebellion of 1798. He was arrested at Margate that year, when on his way to France on a secret mission. After being detained in Kilmainham jail for some time, he was at length removed, with other political prisoners, to Fort George in Scotland. It was while on his way thither that he distributed oopies of the following poem, which was regarded as a proof of his return to loyalty:

The pomp of courts and pride of kings I prize above all earthly things. I Jove my country, but the king, Above all men his praise I sing. The royal banners are displayed And may success the standard aid.. ,,,

I fain would banish far from hence The "Rights of Man" and common sense. Confusion to his odious reign, That foe to princes, Thomas Paine J* Defeat and ruin seize the cause Of France, its liborties.and lawsl If the above lines be read continuously, they seem to express very loyal sentiments. But if you read the first line of the first verse, and then the first line of the second verse, yon will find that they breathe the spirit of rampant rebellion:*

The pomp of courts and pride of kings*? I fain would banish far from hence, I prize above all earthly things

The "Bights of Man" and common sense. I love my country, but the king— Confusion to his odious reign! Above all men his praise I sing,

That foe to princes, Thomas Painel The royal banners are displayed. Defeat and ruin seize the cause! And may success the standard aid

Of France, its liberties and laws. Arthur O'Connor ultimately made his1 way to France, where, in 1807, he married the daughter of the Marquis de Condorcet. He entered the French army and rose to the rank of general. His death took place in April, 1852, when he was 87 years of age.

HEARD EIGHTEEN MILES:"

Human Voice Carried From One End of Canyon to the Other. Eighteen miles is the longest distance on reoord St which a man's voicei.has

beard. This occuiyed in the Qrand canyon of the Colorado, where one man' shouting the name of Bob at one end his voice was plainly heard at the othe? end, which is 18 miles away.

Lieutenant Foster, on Peary's third arcticexpedition, found that he could oonverse with a man across the harbor of Port Bowen, a distance of 6,696 feet, or about 1 miles, and Sir John Franklin said that he conversed with ease ata distance more than a mile. Dr. Young? records that at Gibraltar the human' voice has been heard at a distance of ten miles. &•

Sound Has remarkable force in water Colladon, by experiments made in ttid' lake of Geneva,\estimated that a beS" Submerged in the sea might be heard at a distance of more than 60 miles. Fraf»l&^ lin says that he heard the striking together of two stones in the water half a mile away. Over water of a surface of ice sound is propagated with greater clearness and strength. Dr. Hutton relates that on a quiet part of the Thames, near Chelsea, he could hear a person read distinctly at the distance of 140 feet, while away from the water the same could only be heard at 76 feet., Professor Tyndall, when on Mont Blano, found the report of a pistol shot ho louder than the pop of a champagne bottle.

Persoiis in: a balloon can hear voicejs from the earth a long time after they themselves are inaudible to people below.—Chioago Times-Herald. U*

An Unseasonable Request.

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gentleman was hurrying downit^ street in a biting frost. His topcoat buttoned right up to his ears, and tne very thought of unbuttoning it made hijm shudder. Still he would have likejdjo know how late it was, but as for consulting the watch that nestled in his waistcoat pocket—ugh 1 Just then another gentleman oame into view. The two gradually approached each other, and the first gentleman who wanted to know how late it was hazarded the question "Sir, do you happen to know what time it is?"

The stranger stood still, pulled off his right glove, unbuttoned his overcoat from ohin to waist and drew out his watoh as the piercing wind played about his unprotected chest He held it up to the dim light of the street lamp and carefully examined the dial plate and said:

Ye&I know now." With thesevfagas he replaced his watoh and made tracks •without satisfying the curiosity of his interlocutor.—Kattowitzer Zeitnng.

Blooms Once Every Fifty Tears. There are many ourious and remarkable species of the palm tree, but the wonder of the entire family is Brownia ariza. It is a native of central Africa and is regarded as a curiosity because of its peculiar habit of blooming but once in 50 years. There are ffat three specimens of ariza in the conservatories of Europe—one at Kew gardens, London one in the conservatory of the Duke of Norfolk, at Chiswiok, and (me in the Imperial Botanical garden at Berlin. Norfolk's palm bloomed in June, 1851, and that in the Berlin collection'^in June, 1888. The blossoms are very fragrant and last but 48 hours.—St. Idtttis Republic. «. *4

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Real Mtoery.

"What the dickens do yon know •bout misery?" asked the baldheaded man of the youngerone. "Waft

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Our great Linen Sale

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ladies awaiting to

.ase Saturday*7

easy, is tlf

is out and it ny pronounce

fCk It conjjst^-^r

Towels

the speurfftg-

yesterday^ for tne values in Towels were a revelation to Terre Haute

At 15o Each—They astonish you, surprise you the excellent quality. Littleness of price is what makes them move. At 20c Each—Towels, the like of which you readily carry away at 25c. At 25c Each—"Unmatchable," that's the verdict of all who have seen these fine double warp German Quck

Towels.

Turkey Red Table Linen

laundried and it holds all its colors no changing.

Here fou'll find this kind at 25c and 85c.

n... All ready—only

Pillow-case

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There is no doubt that the new woman appeared in the west long before she made her first boy^ to the public in the east. Years ago Mrs. Ann Casier of Yolo county, Cal., wanted a home of her own, and, not knowing any other way to get it, she went to work and built it herself. She secured a claim on Vashon island, in Fuget sound, and, without any one to help her, built a complete log honse.

At that time the island was a stubborn wilderness, so that to even dear a plaoe to build was a gigantic undertaking. But nothing daunted Mrs. Casier. After sawing, hewing and flattening the logs for her house she managed to move them in place by a unique method. .Gathering a quantity of ferns she proceeded to chew them into a pulp. Aifter this was done she put the slippery inasjs of. pulp under the logs and then moved tiem With comparative ease. She plastered the house by throwing on the plaster with her hands and then smoothed it down with a caseknife. The entire house was built in just 14 days.

It is still standing in the center of Yashon island, and its owner and builder, Mrs. Casier, makes her living by the products of the soil about her home. She has carefully cultivated the land, and has thriving orchards of plums,prunes and pears, besides a garden full of old fashioned flowers. She also owns a number of cows and a brood of chickens, whioh help to swell her income. Mrs. Casier will soon celebrate her sev-enty-sixth birthday.—New York World.

The desire to be beloved is ever restless and unsatisfied, but the love that flows out upon others is a perpetual wpllspring firom on high.—L. M. Child.

He who recognizes no higher logio than that of the shilling may become a very rich man, and yet remain a very poor creature.—S. Smiles.

^intended to Catch Your Eye. Don't skip this paragraph because It is small. It is worth reading for it tells about The Pineola Balsam, a certain remedy for cough, tickling in the throat and the stopped up feeling in the upper part of the chest. A simple cough may turn into something serjous if let alone. It ceases to vex you and to keep you awake o'night when you have allayed the inflammation in your throat with Ely's Pineola Balsam. The druggists sell it for twenty-flve cents.

The trial of the Kellers, oharged with murder, has been set down for trial in the Circuit court, January 20th. The base Was venued from jparke county*

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get married and come home late and have your wife lecture you for three hours in a whisper for fear oI waking the haby, and then you will have Borne Idea of wbat is nriMiy. "—Indianapolii Journal

Dr. G. S. Burroughs, president of Wabash oollege, will deliver the address before the mid-winter graduating class of the High Sohool,.

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January 24th.

Eugene Y. Debs Is to deliver a lecture in Music Hall, St. Louis, January 28th, under the auspices of the Central Labor Union.

Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, aa they qannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out Ind this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever nine oases out of ten are caused by catarrh, whioh is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces.

We will give One Hundred Dollars for any oase of deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be eared by stall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.

JvdSfcmnfA *.» Toledo,

pm Bold by Drugglata, 78o.

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Worth the Careful Attention Of Every Housekeeper.

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top-over^n int^fest anything oi^he kind ever seen in Terre Just nowvmad^4tH6se^Linens are Ut sadly displayed and selections are

ness.

If you wish it thus we'll call them,— some call them Crochet Quills, every

one made for this season's selling. Never such a rich collection to choose from as in these days— never such tempting prices.' r\ i* Thanks to the Pmot"-Cases

P1IIOW

Only' the good kind, the kind you can have

Cream Table Linen

at one end and a

hem at the other. Two qualities.

A Woman Who Won.

6Dterpriee of

cases

Yankee manu­

facturers, you save all the worry and bother of making of Pillow Oases. All ready for use hemstitched ends. .,

small and nowhere the quality so great.

25c for Oream Damask Table Linen.

H0BERG, ROOT & CO.

TERRE HAUTE, Saturday, January 4, 1896.

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started out Thursday with a great gather-i

new novelties. This sale will

Muslins and Sheetings

S •. We carry the largest line of Collars and Cuffs in Terre 5 9 -'fcii '•SS

Haute. Anything you want w6've got in' COON" atld "E. &

W." brands. At 12J cents, we carry a tremendous line of the,

best goods ever sold for that price. Size, 12 to 20. rf

I "Hunter & Paddock,

Dressed Turkeys, Dressed Chickens, Dressed Geese, Dressed Ducks, Dressed Rabbits, Canned Oysters, Bulk Oysters, Celery, Cranberries, Bulk Olives, Lettuce, Radishes, Mint, Parsley, Spring Onions.

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Fancy Mix Candies, Mixed Stick Candies, Peanut Candies, J| Mix Nuts, Almonds, English Walnuts, Cream Nuts, Filberts, S Pecans, Malaga Grapes, Catawba Grapes, Bananas, Florida Oranges, Mexican Sweets, Dates, Cocoanutsj 4Pine Apples, Fancy Apples.

Cor. Tweirth and jnalo streets:

A Youngster's Composition..

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On "Hands" reads as follows:

Always RdiiWft

A man has to hans a rite han and a left un he rites with his rite han and lifts with his left un.

The boy*is right We wrote this ad with our right hand and our left hand has been of great assistance in lifting up our business career^ We are up to date in everything in the China, Glass and Lamp busi­

"W6v¥eeT not that flowers if we sowf not the seed." True (J

words. Just so with our Muslina^l and Sheetings. You'll not reap| these bargains unless you comehere—only here are these great inducements offered.

9-4—that meanB 9 quarter yards— viz: 2% yards wide. Note that. Here is 9-12 Sheeting for 12%c.

Muslins at special prices. Special attention is called to our Head wide.

Bleached Muslintat ayard

Hee the fine MusMiiitt 6J^—its the best you have ever seen for the price.

Snow White Table Linen

Nowhere such variety, nowhere are prices so

Who—where is the housekeeper that does not admire

the snow white Damask Table Linens? Exceptional beauty at very small price.

50c and 75o—Two very fine lines, ... Either will please.

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