Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 26, Number 35, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 22 February 1896 — Page 5

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Dr. Hickman of the First 'Methodist chuich—it would be more consistent with what he said last Sunday to call it "old Asbury"—has done it again. His attack on those who went to the park last summer on Sundays was mild criticism compared with what he said last Sunday about the Kirmess given by the ladies of St. Stephen's church. I recall asking the dootor about the time his modern church was dedicated as to the sentiment of the old timers of Asbury in regard to the new ideas in church furnishings, the handsome and costly organ, the incandescent lights and the theater arrangement of tbe auditorium. He told me that there was a new element In the congregation and gavesome figures in this regard that rather surprised me. "Old Asbury" had been associated with that sentiment in tbe Methodist churoh which, up to a comparatively few years ago, was opposed to instrumental music in a lurch. I remember, and I am not ao very old either, when the introduction of instrumental musio in Roberts Park church iu Indianapolis raised almost as serious a split in the congregation as did tbe question of secession in the leading Episcopal church of that -city, a split, by the way, which resulted In building St. Paul's church, into whose •congregation also went secession sympathizers from other protestant denominations. It seems strange that Dr. Coultas, one of the ablest and mo9t advaooed thinkers in the pulpit to day, should be the pastor of Roberts Park now, but there has been a big ohange in Methodist sentiment, and "Old Asbury" gave way to It as did Roberts Park. I have no doubt that before many years we will see processional services at the First

Methodist churoh on Easter Sunday, whioh Sunday, years ago, was not characterized by unusual services. But, this gosBip while bearing on the main point, Is drifting too far. What I wanted to say is that Dr. Hiokman's sermon was of the old-time kind only the dauina tlou element was lacking. Iu years long ago "Old Asbury" would have said he bad handled the "poor miserable sinners" ohuroh people too leniently#

As a matter of faot most of us have heard some of the friends of St. Stephens ohuroh, including members of it, pass aoout the same oritioism on the Kirmess, that is as to the severity of the ordeal on young ohlldren. There have been criticisms, too, of this Kirmess as of the former one, that it attraoted men of world whose minds were on anything but the artistio beauty of the spectacle end that it was wrong to subject the unconscious and innooentyoung women to this sorutlny and comment. A Kirmess in a parlor, or with none but invited friends, would not be so open to this objection. But the St Stephen's ladies oertalnly knew what they were encountering because they had the ex perieuoe of a few years ago and their orltlos oan have it out with them. The ohanoes are that there will be no reply to Dr. Hlokman'iiattaok although it does seem that soma one iu position to do so ihould say something la defense of those

did so much for the financial benefit%f the ohuroh. It is rather hard on the*'young pe »ple, girl* and ys and youlg women, whi freely gave their

services

to be plaoed before the public as

then have been by Dr. Hiokman without jF» word in their behalf. If for no ot£M»r purpose than to ease the mind* of fheqe participant* in the performance some one should speak word or two.

In this connection am reminded of a remark of a prominent member of St. Stephens to the effeot that the congregation did not join in the union movements among the protestant churches but went along by themselves in their own way and in a good way, too. You will remember that this was the key note of several sermons by Dr. Stanley, notably his baooalaureate sermon at the Normal, whose pertinanoy at the time was peculiar because of the effort to unite the ohuroh organizations for the enforcements of the law. Dr. Stanley thought that it was bad policy, and of course not required by Christian duty, to hunt for the misery or evil in the world but Instead to try to be happy and good in your own life, Inviting uo enmities and turning the other oheek. I mention these uttsranoss beoaaae they Indicate ths* manner in which St. Stephen's probably will treat Dr. Hiokman'n unequivocal statements.*

The lnoldent is another fins illustration that In suoh questions of propriety the viewpoint la important. A startling

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high kick by a young woman In a ohuroh entertainment near New York olty the other day was the occasion for long newspaper speoials from that olty. She is a grand niece of the poet Longfellow, and that fact of course, enhanced the news value of the speoial. She was down on the bills for a Spanish danoe and of course carried a tamborine but the acrobatic high kick was not on the programme. The young woman said she had no thought of doing what is so often done by professional high kickers until in whirling about the inspiration came to her to hold the instrument higher than her head and sound It with the toe of her foot. She did it and did It gracefully. One account says the young men of the bible class who had front seats, a good view point—insisted on an encore and shedld"it again. Some of the congregation, it is said, were highly displeased and did not hesitate to say so and some of the old men were highly pleased but did not say so. There is trouble in the ohuroh but, it is added, the ohuroh debt has been paid. There is where viewpoint oomes in. When you are paying a ghuroh debt you oan do things that would not be tolerated at other times, have lotteries and tbe like, whioh art in plain violation of the law which the police enforce against gamblers whose viewpoint is different.

There is a child story going the rounds and it is a good one, as all things about children are good—It is refreshing to talk about children after discussing the unpleasantnesses that arise between grown-up children who "run the gospel shops," as Mark Twain's character expressed it. It was a tot of a girl who was urged to take her afternoon nap earlier than usual because she had to be dressed for a party to whioh she had been invited that afternoon. She wasn't sleepy —they never are—and opposed the proposition. The mother spoke firmly to her and placed her on the bed, where, for a few minutes, she studied tier mother's face thoughtfully. Then she said in tones of reproach: "Mamma, you have hurt my feelings, and you said it wasn't nioe to hurt anyone's feelings.'^,,rafe

The Keller-Shanks jury did not keep from the publio the cause of the long de lay in arriving at a verdict and as to how the jurymen stood. No one expeoted a verdict of guilty, although it was looked upon as not- at all improbable. "You can't most always sometimes tell" what a jury will do. A week has elapsed and but little more is known than when the jury first oame in as to how they stood. The report that at no stage was any member in favor of a verdict of guilty was one of those peculiar statements about tbe trial which naturally made a strong demand on the oredulity of tbe reader. Why a jury should remain out twenty two hours when at no time was a juror in favor of any other verdict than acquittal is one of the things that reasonable persons cannot be expected to be lieve. Tbe counsel for the state knew they had a weak case and that probably they would lose it. It was a oase in whioh a juryman could render a verdict of aoquittal with good conscience and leave the jury box morally convinced of guilt. Tbe court has been getting together tbe expense bills this week and they will amount to considerable. The jury alone oost more than a thousand dollars, as it is the custom to pay double fee when the jurmen are deprived of tbeir liberty whioh makes the pay $4 for each twenty-four hours. It is a poor allowance at that for the ordeal but tbe law supposes that a citizen renders tbe service quite as much on account of his duty to tbe organized community in which he lives. Many of the witnesses also were allowed their expenses because they could not afford to pay them. Judge White and Prosecutor Maxwell were here Wednesday to consult with Judge Taylor about the allowance to Attorney Slmms who had been appointed by Judge White to assist in the prosecution and the net amount to him was a few dollars less than 9600. It is estimated that the total cost of the death of Clara Shanks to the people of Fountain and Parkeoounties when all the bill have been paid will be $5,000. The expert chemist has entered suit against Fountain county for $1,200, the amount of his bill for testing the spots found on the flooring and fonoe of the Keller premises and on Dan Keller's trousers. The authorities did uot want to pay so nauoh, especially as the expert oould not positively swear that the spots were human blood spots. He testified that they oould have been made by the blood of guinea pigs or several other animals, inoluding dogs, and opened wider than ever that doo/ of escape over which tbe law has plaoed "reasonable doubt." The wonder to me Is, speaking of the "reasonable doubt" rule of law, that anyone is ever convicted, espeoially of the awful orimeof murder, on oiroumstantlal evidence. The chances are that most of such convictions are on "general principles" and not on the evldenoe. That is where the Kellers bad the advantage. The jury was not made aoqualnted with anything, If anything there be to their discredit, in their lives, to help bring about a verdict on "geasiral principles." Their failure to go oct the witness stand prevented the state going into that subjeot. I understand that Mr. MoCabe wanted to put them on the stand because the jury had been promised that the defendants would tell their story, bat Mr. Lamb overruled the Covington attorney. Mr. MoOabe's reaaon waa that the jury would feel that If all were well with them the defendants would have nothing to fear. The point had been repeatedly made that they had voluntarily appeared at the oohrt of inquiry and told their stories which secured their freedom at tb£ time and that therefore this jury of stranger* to them wonld expeot to have them give an aooount of themselves. Naturally a juryman would think that a stranger oomlng here to get justice would want to tall the jury his story, if Innooent. No doubt the truth is that their failure

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to go on the stand did oreate a bad impression with the jury, but it Is an open question as to whether or not they would not have fared worse if they had taken the stand and thereby opened to the state an avenue of testimony absolutely olosed to It otherwise.

Judge White and Prosecutor Maxwell said they were entirely satisfied both with the cost of the trial in this county and with the manner in whioh the trial was conducted. The people of Parke county, while they may have believed the accused to have been guilty, are glad it is over with and espeoially that there is not to be another trial as the fbault of a disagreement of the jury. As the end drew near It was generally recognized that a verdict of acquittal was probable, a verdict of guilty improbable, and that a disagreement was dangerously possible. The relief on this latter score went a long way toward reconciling the people in Parke and Fountain counties to thf* acquittal of the Kellers and no doubt did much to allay the talk of violence on their return home. One of the characters from the Wolf Creek neighborhood, and one whose temperament and ap pearanoe seemed to give the lie to the statement that there oould be a chance of lynch law In the community, or that there could have been all the dark and mysterious crimes of which Mr. Lamb was going to prove George Thomas guilty, was Jim Rice. Lethargy was written in every line of his faoe and evi dent in every slow movement of his plethorio body. Absolute lack of excitement, not to say animosity or "'fire," was apparent on casual glance. In Jim Rice's philosophy there is no such thing as worry. He Is the neighbor who, with his wife, went to the Keller house Sunday morning after Dan Shanks had shot at Keller. "Unole Jim" was on the witness stand an hour before dinner and two hours afterward. He told how he got Dan Keller to leave his own house that morning because there might be more trouble. Mr. Lamb asked him repeatedly as to exactly what he said to Keller but "Unole Jim's" reply was ai ways the same brief remark that "he (Keller) had better come along," given in slow speech. All the while "Uncl« Jim" was scraping his leg with a piece of stick He did so with that aggravating alow movement whioh is a habit of many persons of sluggish temperament. I should estimate that there were twenty of these movements to the minute and that there was not twenty-one nor nineteen at any stage of the two hours' oroas-examina-tion. I asked a man from his neighborhood about "Uncle Jim." Ha said that he had a good farm and made it pay fairly well. He had no enemies but did not begrudge others the luxury of making them. He enjoyed his life and especially that portion of it spent at the well provided table. He loved to put food in his mouth. It was not so muob.a matter of keeping the human machine in operation as the enjoy mentof tasting and swallowing food. He puts away plenty of pork every fall, fills his caVe with fruit and vegetables and nuts and then enjoys the long winter hours when the farmer is at his rest.' He looked it and I was not a bit surprised when on leaving tbe witness stand two hours after he had eaten dinner to see him go where his wife aat and begin munching orackers.

NEWSOFTIECITY. h, Shannon "Weeks, son of ex sheriff Weeks, has been appointed au assistant at the publio library to be on duly after 4 o'clock in tbe afternoon and

Satur

days* He is a student at the High School The Maxinkuckee ice oompany feegan cutting ice at the lake Thursday morning when the thermometer was 14 below. The ice was seven inches thick before the oold snap oame and it is expected to get a big harvest of very thick ice.

The new Hudnut mill began operation Monday morning. It was built in very short order and will enable the oompany to take care of much of the trade that was interrupted by ihe de struotion of the former mill by fire a few months ago

Felix Blulbocker a shoemaker employed at tbe New York Shoe store was killfed by Vandalia train early Monday morning at Fifth street. The body was cut in many pieces and some of the flesh was carried along on the oars to Glenn, being overlooked at the depot here.

The county commissioners have decided to redecorate tbe interior of the court house which has come to be of a disgraceful appearance. A preparation called plastioo made in Grand RapidB can be used at a comparatively small oost. The various officials are to select the tints for their respective otfi res.

Ida, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Fiesu, of No. 116 north Third street, died last evening at seven o'olock, at the age of two months. The little one was sick but a few hours and Its death was altogether unexpected. The funeral services will be held to-morrow afternoon at three o'clock from the residence.

The Methodist churches have arranged for a series of revival services beginning March 24th and oontinuing until April 12th. Henry Oat rum a famous evangelist who was recently at Dr. Coultas' churoh in Indianapolis will be here. In the beginning the afternoon servioes will be held at First M. E. ohurch and the evening servioes at Centenary.

The Central Union of the 5hrtst!an Endeavor societies held its annual election of officers last Monday. Howard Mater and Edgar Dick, who had been president and secretary during the past two years, declined re-election. The new offloera are as follows: President, John Elder, Second Congregational church vice president, Miss May me

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Alexander, Sugar Grove ohuroh secretary, Miss Helen Condit, First Presbyterian ohuroh treasurer, Fred Paige, Congregational ohuroh. The following chairman of committees were elected: Development committee, Mrs. Albert Holllnga worth, Central Christian churoh social committee, Miss Jessie Perdue, First Congregational ohurch\ programme committee, James Wisely, Central Pres byterian church.

The National house was olosed this week and at present is being used only for lodging of transient guests, no meals b9ing served. Heinly & Watson obtained possession of the fixtures on a mortgage and will sell them as fast as as possible. There is considerable difficulty in finding a tenant unless the owners of the building make extensive Improvements/ vy

H, C. Howe, alias Howell, Wllmoth et al., was taken to Kansas City by Detective MoRae this week. It was learned that he had married a woman of Seneca, Kansas, last year after being married to a woman of Effingham and that he robbed a Kansas City woman of $800 worth of jewelry. A letter has been received from NeW Albany asking about him and it ih&y be that there is a victim in that city.

The Indianapolis Journal says General Manager Turner of the Vandalia is rapidly converting the management of the system into the ways of the Pennsylvania. It is also announced that he has ordered all the coaches into tbe Bbops for a thorough overhauling. The brakes are to be made uniform of the latest de vices and the striping of the oars Is to be changed to agree with the familiar style of the Pennsylvania.

The Coleman Heading faotory is to be removed to Memphis in the next two months and it is not improbable that most of the 100 men employed In the factory will go with it. Mr. Curtis, the manager, says the timber for heading material is fast disappearing in this state and Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis have made many friends here who will greatly regret their departure. They have been prominent in the social affairs of the Central Presbyterian church.

Megginson Hall, executor of the estate of the late Robert Berriman, has asked the court to enjoin the authorities from collecting taxes on $268,253 worth of taxable property which belongs to the estate and whioh the deoeased is alleged to have withheld from the assessor. The point is that the notes and mortgages are held In Illinois. They were unearthed by John Llehr, the so-called "tax ferret" who has a oontraot with the olty and oounty to find sequestered property.

Wednesday morning was the ooldest of the winter, the Bnntin thermometer reoording 1.08 above. The wind that brought and remained with the oold snap made It the more unbearable and everyone felt as If it n\st be twenty degrees below zero. In Chicago and vicinity ttjey had colored snow which the weather wise scientists at Washington say was caused by dust particles blown from the dry lands in the northwest and whioh were oarried in the air until the falling snow brought them down. We had a dust snow here a year ago.

Thursday morning's fire nearly destroyed the handsome residence of James W. Landrum on north Center street. The fire started in the attic and owing to the fact that tbe roof was of slate gave the department a stubborn struggle whioh was made very severe on them by reason of the faot that at the time the thermometer was recording within a degree of zero. The house was insured for $4,000 in the National of Hartford and there was $400on the furniture. The actual loss is estimated at more than four- thousand dollars. Mr. Landrum says he will rebuild at once.

"The Modern."

Never mind—if your speotaoles do not fit, Edmondson, the Optician, will be at J. M. Bigwood's, 607 Wabash Avenue, Monday noon, February 24th. He oap fit you perfeot.

Buy Eiser's Caramels. None better.

"The Modern." Eemember 1105 Wabash Avenue is the best place in the city to bay shoes.

Goto E.R. Wright & Go's., FOr Your Table Supplies

They are headquarters for all first-class goods in their line. Order of them and you will get value received for your money.

All goods guaranteed to be as represented. Bargains in Canned Goods.

If you want to know where the bargains are found in Shoes go to Geo. A. Taylor, 1105 Wabash Avenue.

Plow's Candles, fresh at Eiser's.

Ride iTRoval

An4 lie in front ... FINKBINER ft DUENWEG. 1®^,7 Nothing L/t§ It.

There was never before mads snob a display of House Furnishing Goods ss that made at the headquarters for those lines, Willis Wright's, No. 424 Main street. His stpek of spring goods Is bewildering In its magnitude, and the prices'ars such thai you oan not help buying.^

Try Fist's• Qrsam Moisssss Otndy.

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One Set Hugo,

One Set Bulwer,

One Set Scott,

vols., regular

One Set Eliot,

vols., regular

One Set Eliot,

One Set Waverly,

One Set Guaizot's History,

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HAS

Dressed Turkeys, Dressed Chickens, Dressed Geese, Dressed Ducks, Dressed Rabbits, Canned Oysters, Balk Oysters, Celery, Cranberries, Balk Olives, Lettuce, Radishes, Mint, Parsley,

Spring Onions. Fancy Mix Candies, Mixed Stick Candies, Peanut Candies, Mix Nuts, Almonds, English Walnuts, Cream Nuts, Filberts,

Pecans, Malaga Grapes, Catawba Grapes, Bananas, Florida Oranges, Mexican Sweets, Dates, Cocoanuts, Pine Apples, 2 an A

TweiftH ai plain streets.

HAVENS & GEDDES CO.

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N '.ice the following Bargains among many others equally goqd:. One Set Dickens, 15 vols., regular 15, at $4-99 One Set Thackeray,

vols., regular

vols., regular $X3*5°» S**9

vols., regular

$13,

$9,

$4.50,

One Set Eliot, 6 vols., regular $6, at

vols., regular

One Set Hugo,

$9,

vols., regular $8

One Set Dumas,

One Set Balwer,

75,

vols., fine one-half leather,

One Set Macauley's History,

I It's a Good Time

$18,

vols., regular

$10,

vols., regular

One Set History Frederick the Great,

$5,

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To have Lace Curtains cleaned.l#| We do it in elegant style. Washed with conderaed water aud purest soap. Handled as tenderly as a mother would handle her new born babe. sgf-s:*

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If you are going to build, what is the use of going to see, three or four different kinds of contractors? Why not go and see ,, ,V I"

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Greneral Contractor

416 WILLOW STBEBT,

As he employs the best of mechanics in Brick Works, Plastering, Carpentering, Painting, etc., and will furnish you plans and specifications if wanted.

OUE-HALF

We will give the following articles for the sum of

5 lbs. Granulated Sugar

1 p&skage Arbuckle Coffee, regular price 1 large box Lamp starch, egolar price 10 bars Oilt Edge Snap, regular price 1 large Bottle Blueing:, regular price 1 bottle Lemon Extract, regular price 1 bushel Fancy Potatoes, regular price 1 gal. Pore Cider Vinegar, regular price 1 lb. ^err Best Japan Tea, regular price 1 large ?ox Roiled Oats, regular price 1 lb. Pure Gromd Pepper, regular price 1 dos. Extra Fancy Lemons, regular price

Our $10,000 stock must be reduced. rash. We need money. Prices lower than ever.

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Commencing—:

Saturday, Feb. 22, for One Week.

$10,

vols., regular

$7,

2.89

at 3-49

One Set Irving, 6 vols., regular $6, at 2.59 One Set Irving,

at 3-49

yols., one-half leather,

One Set Geo. Ebers,

$10.50,

vols., one-half leather,

$10.50,

2.89

at 1.19

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at 3-79

2.79

5.09

One Set Irving, 8 vols., regular $8, at 3-79 One Set Corelli,

vols., regular

$6,

vols., fine one-half leather,

$20,

5.89

2.89

at 11.19

10.19

5.19

at 1.79

vols., regular

$6,

2.59

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$2:2!! Combination Sale

$4.00 Worth of Groceries for $2.00

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Corner Fourteenth and ilain 5treets.

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$2.00

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regular price

provided you buy the

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100 for

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400 for V* a for 26o S 0 0 for 80S 1 5 for

4 0 for 20c .. a for 10O

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