Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 26, Number 44, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 25 April 1896 — Page 4

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PROPRIETORS. '?\|2 PUBLICATION OFFICB,

Nos. 20 and 22 South Fifth Street, Printing House Square.

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SATURDAY. APRIL 25. 1806.

THK Hon. Matthew Stanley Quay's presidential boom has received the endorsement of the Republicans of Pennsylvania, which is about the meanest thing that has yet been said about that great state.

CUBA is indeed a "pearl." It is said that since the Cuban war began the colonial debt of the island has been increased by •305,000,075. The previous debt was $108,551,950, making a total of #468,552,025.

GKXKBAL WKVIJSB announces that he Is going to crush the Cuban insurgents in the near future. They have been crushed so often and so regularly, however, by this same general—in his edited press dispatches —that they begin to like it.

THK trial of Jackson, the Pearl Bryan murderer, began in Newport, Ky., this week, and is being prosecuted with a vigor that is intejjpsting to note. From the oppression of many of the spectators of the trial, if the jury fails to hang the prisoner the crowd will.

CONGRESS cannot truthfully be accuse 1 of doing nothing this session, when two Democratic congressmen, one from Mississippi, and the other from Missouri, engage in a fisticuff argument as was done this week. It would be difficult, however, to imagine two Senators having enough life in them to engage in a fight, other than a war of words.

THK penny-in-the-slot business has .reached its height in London by the introduction of penny-in-the-slot gas metres. One company is taking in over a ton of pennies a day and is behind in its orders to the extent of 10,000 machines. The consumer pays in advance and is satisfied that he gets the worth of his money, and the company does a cash bussness with very light expenses.

THK Olney boom for the presidency did not last very long in the enervating air of a mugwump convention in Massachusetts. 'Mr. Olney's vigorous attitude toward England in the South American troublie was too much for the Anglo-American souls of the Massachusetts mugwumps, so instead of endorsing Mr. Olney's candidacy they adopted resolutions favoring that mug^•wtunpiau idol, ex-Governor "Billy" Russell, of Massachusetts.

TJIK old saying that "when Greek meets Greek then comes the tug of war" is subject to modification in the light of recent events. In the athletic contest in Greece recently the total number of athletes who received crowns was 44, of whom 11 were Americans, 10 Greeks, 7 Germans, 5 French. -8 English, 2 Hungarians, 2 Australians, 2

Austrlans, 1 Dane and 1 Swiss. From these statistics it seems that the tug of war comes only when Greek meets American.

THK president is evidently losing his *"grip" with the mugwumps. This week in the peace congress at Washington, President Eliott, of Harvard college, where mugwumps are manufactured to order, and by the wholesale, publicly criticised the president and secretary of state for the part, they had taken in the Venezuelan question. If there is one thing more than another that a mugwump cannot forgive, it is for a man to have a little Americanism about him.

Are all the traditions of our youth to be wiped out because there is anew order of things in Kentucky? This week a man convicted of murder in that State was granted a new trial because the sheriff permitted tl»e jury trying the case to drink six quarts Of whisky. This occurred In Lawrencebuij#, and the dispatch which Announces the granting of a new trial pathetically says "for the first, time in the history of Kentucky anew trial has been •granted because the jury drank whisky."

TlftBRR seem to 1H no question but that %ase ball is decidedly the national sport. In the neighborhood of 100,000 persons attended the six opening games of the national league last week, and this week the duelling of the western leagues called out an attendance as remarkable In many respects as this. It is above all others the cleanest, most exciting and beet of all the sports In which the rising generation engages, and the man. woman or child who loee not have a tenher spot for base is

Itted only for treason, strategem and •polls. WITH the opening of* the national electrical exhibition in Hew York next week |an experiment in electrical science will be

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made that will Interest many others than |those engaged In the study of this science. At a certain hour on the opening day the ^several

lines

of telegraphic cable from New

§Yark to Europe, thence to China and Japan, I thence to Australia, thence to Africa, thence to Portugal, thence to BnuJl. thence to Chile, thence to Central America, thence through Mexico to Galveston, and thence to New York again will he connecttn a single circuit, and with anelectrical current furnished by Niagara falls an operator at one table in the exhibition will pettd a me****#* composed by Cbauncey iliDepew to another operator In the same jtooiu after circumnavigating all the con of the earth. It Is impossible to linlle around the earth, because

cable line across the Pacific 1 "Yfhaf• Her N'&me,'

oceanrbut the proposed message wilrtravel a great deal farther by the existing linesas described, than if it siinply followed tike equator. Before the close of the exhibition, on the queen's birthday, President Cleveland will be Invited to send a message of peace and good will to Victoria, the current also to be furnished on that occasion by the waters of Niagara falls, which ises* pecially appropriate because they belong jointly to Oreat Britain and the United States. rM

IF Mr. Reed expects to go into the St. Louis convention with the solid support of the New England states his friends will have to do some good missionary work before the 16th of June. In New Hampshire Mr. McKinley received almost as cordial an endorsement as Reed, and in Connecticut this week there was no attempt to instruct the delegates for Reed, for the reason that such an effort would have met with defeat. The leaders of the party in Connecticut, as in many other states, are against McKinley, and there they have been working for months to secure an instructed Reed delegation, but failed. As the witty Billy Mason, of Chicago, recently remarked, nobody but the people were for McKinley.

WHILE the international peace dongresS is holding forth in Washington the world is having more wars in progress than for many years past. In Sputh Africa, the Boers are preparing for war with England, and the latter is hurrying troops into the dark continent to suppress an uprising of savages. Then there is the Soudanese trouble in which England also has a hand, while the'Italians and Abyssinians are preparing for another meeting. There are revolutions almost without number in progress in South America and Central America, where there are always rebellions against the party in control of the government. The Cuban trouble adds another to the list of wars, and from all indications it will be along time, no matter how many peace congresses may meet, before the nations of the earth will be placed on a peace footing.

IT is interesting to note at this time, when there is talk of restricting immigration to the United States, that there are nearly 600,000,000 acres of vacant public land in the United States, equal to an area nearly 18,000times that of the stateof Indiana. The bulk of this is in the semi-arid region where much of it can never be brought into cultivation, even if systems of irrigation are greatly extended. In addition to this public land belonging to the federal government, some of the states, notably Texas, posses considerable land of their own. The vacant public land in the various states is about as follows, stated in round millions of acres: Alabama %, Arizona 55, Arkansas 4, California 45, Colorado 40, Florida 2, Idaho 46, Kansas 1, Louisiana 1, Michigan 1, Minnesota 5, Mississippi 1, Missouri 1, Montana 75, Nebraska 11, Nevada 62, New Mexico 58, North Dakota 22, Oklahoma 7, Oregon 38, South Dakota 14, Utah 41, Washington 19, Wisconsin 1, Wyoming 50.

THK Chicago opera goers had a big treat the other night when the grand opera company sang "II Trovatore." It was a treat because the company had been singing the tragedies and noisy productions which people pretend are musical. There was a large audience to hear the opera that of all Verdi wrote is the best, and there was a singer who could sing with a tenor note to soothe the soul in purgatory. After the final curtain the audience seemed to realize that it had really enjoyed an opera. The Chronicle commenting on "that night at the opera" said: "If our people are tired of 'II Trovatore' and the pure Italian school of music they certainly took a strange way to show it last night. Every member of consequence in 'II Trovatore' was encored, everything was applauded and, to cap the climax of enthusiasm, Mme. Nordica was called before the curtain about ten time at the close of act 4, with which the opera ended on this occasion. As a matter of fact, the audience was one of the largest and most generously inclined as to applause the season has brought forth. Night after night we are being sent to bed with nightmares from the footlights all ready-made. Irving began it a few weeks ago. Miss Nethersole and Mrs. Fiske have kept up the Supply of grewsome bogies, and last night Calve gave us the horrors with her maniacal shrieks over the blood-stained corpse of the hero in 'La Nav/irraise.' If it keeps up much longer strait-jackets will be needed for the audiences. Can't we make a compromise with the theatrical caterers and insist upon some sort of light, pleasant-flavored dessert after these feasts of murder, mania and misery? This may not be the true artistic spirit, but we believe we voice the views of the majority, the very large majority, of theater goers."

Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by

F.

J. Cheney & Co.,

Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by

F.

J. Cheney

& Go. Testimonials free. Sold by druggists, price 75c per bottle. Hall's family Pills are the best.

Why our trade is always increasing. This problem is easily solved. Because Goodman & Hirschler are always in the lead in keeping the most selected styles, correct fitters, popular prices and ihe largest assortment to select from. Men cutaway snitaatflO. Our great and popu

lar suit of the season, a world beater, at

Get copies of John Hager's new song,

PEOPLE AND THINGS

There are 47 Chinese templesin America, The oldest national flag in the world,is that of Denmark, which has been in use -since the year 1219.

The English newspaper correspondents who are to attend the czar's coronation have to supply the Russian authorities with three separate photographs of themselves.

Henry Campbell of Clay Center, Kan., thinks that he has a lead-pipe cinch on something good when the next President takes office, provided a Republican elected. He is a second cousin of both McKinley and Allison.

Olive Schreiner, of whom we hear so little of late, has finished a series of magazine articles on the Boers of the Transvaal. Miss Schreiner's long residence in South Africa naturally makes her peculiarly well adapted to write of Kruger's strong and brave followers.

There are only two states in the union which are represented in congress, both branches, by natives, i. e., congressmen born within the boundaries of the state they represent. These two states are South Carolina and Maine. South Carolina has seven representatives Maine has four.

The principal of the Washington State Normal School is in disfavor just now. He is unmarried, and that, in the eyes of the citizens of Cheney, is a grievous offense, for the committee says: "The head of this institution should be a man under the restraints of the conjugal tie.

wood' used

The enormous amount of every year for the purpose of making paper may be estimated from the fact that the Petit Journal of Paris, which has a circulation of over 1,000,000 copies a day and is printed on wood pulp paper, consumes in a year 12,000 fir trees of an average height of 66 feet. This is equivalent to the annual thinning of 25,000 acres of forest land,

As the returns come slowly in it is found that several Kansas towns will be more or less under the domination of women officials during the ensuing year. In Ellis, as in Gaylord, the mayor and all the members of the city council recently elected are women. Mrs. Clara Sheldon, who ran for police julge, was the only woman candidate defeated. It is understood she is to be consoled by being appointed city clerk.

John B. Robinson, of South Africa, is said to be the richest man in the world. His fortune is estimated at £70,000,000 (1840,620,000). In 1878 Robinson was in debt. He had kept a grocery store in the Orange Free State but he could not make both ends meet. He and his wife begged their way for 300 miles to Kimberley. Here Robinson laid the foundation of his enormous fortune by picking up a rough diamond worth £250 ($1216). \*f

Anew town, to be occupied exclusively by colored persons, is soon to be founded near Tecumseh, Kas., and will be named Sumner. A syndicate of colored people have bought 2,000 acres of choice land, which will be subdivided and sold at a low price and on easy terms. It is said that the establishment of several manufactories in the new town is assured, and the promoters expect the enterprise to be a success. The new town of Fitzgerald, Ga., started recently by settlers of the northern states, is notable because of the fact that no colored person is permitted to work or live in it under any circumstances.

M. Venderheym, a well-known journalist of Paris, who spent some time at the court of Emperor Menelek of Abyssinia, says that the feet and hands of the dusky monarch are of unusual size. He adds that the negus was a great admirer of President Carnot, and sent a wreath to be placed upon his grave. When some of the native priests saw a photograph of their ruler, taken by the correspondent, they unpraided him for allowing a European to reproduce his features by means, of an instrument invented by the devil. "Idiots," remarked Menelick, "on the contrary, it is God who has created the materials which make the work possible. Don't tell me such nonsense again or I'll have you beheaded."

Five centenarians have come into public notice in the newspapers in the last few days, two through the celebration of their birthdays and

three

McCarty of South Shaftsbury, Vt., celebrated her 105th birthday on April 6. She is in good health and recently walked five miles to church. Mrs. Mary Skeffington of Woonsocket, I., passed her 101st birthday a few days ago. Mrs. Martha Swan, 108 years old, died at Lee, Mass., last week. She was born in Methuen on Dec. 17,1792. Mrs. Nancy Cooper, 101 years old, died in Dover, Mo., on April 3. Thomas W. Hall of Cain, Pa., passed his 101st birthday early in March and died on April 8. He left a brother 99 years old an 97.

A Woman's Champion,

An Idaho editor being asked if he had ever seen a bald-headed woman, replied: "No we never did. Nor have*ever seen a woman waltzing around town in her shirt sleeves, with a cigar between her teeth. We have never seen a woman go a-flshing with a bottle in her hip pocket, sit on the damp ground all day, and then go home drunk at night. Nor have we ever seen a woman yank off her coat and swear she could lick any man in town. God blest* her! 'She ain't built that way."

HIS COMPLIMENT.

"Mi'ss Cayenne paid me a compliment lawst night," said Willie Wtahlngton. "One of the sort of which she makes & specialty. She told me she thought I had a as an is it "How did she know?" "That's what I asked her. She Mid anyone

couldn

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by death. Mrs. Honora

tell 1 was easy to please by the

way in which I laughed at some of my own remarks."—Washington Star.

MotheP_..i

can't we how" It happened

tbat

tr.ao. Boy's suits from ages 14 to 18. 3001 chafing Dish club, managed to get that atstyles to select from, in clay worsteds, I tractive Mr. Merrlmaa. All the rest of jrou cheviota, serges and plaids, the ranging girts are so much brighter and prettier, style, from IS and up. We make a special-1 Didn't you tell me she scarcely «wr spoke ty in children's suits, all styles, from 90c and up.

Retchem girl, out of all your

a word?" Maud—"Tern, mother hat she did the cooking."—Harpers Bazaar.

Genuine Marsh Mallows at Eiaer'fe

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JL Qtftod Jtwir Orleans «irL Miss Celeste Groenevelfc, a gifted young girl of New Orleans, bids fair to became the greatest woman pianist She was born and reared in an atmosphere of music. Her mother, who is now with her abroad, is a pianist of note, and her father, Professor 6. W. Groenevelt, is & gifted musician, organist, composer and musical director. Miss Groenevelt played before Paderewski on his first visit to this country. He gave her work unstinted praise and advised her to go to Vienna and, complete her studies under his old master, the great Leschetizky. She acted irpon this advice and lately went to Berlin to perfect herself. Recently she gave a recital at the Conservatory of Berlin and won high plaudits. She also played privately before the great conductor, Nikisch, who warmly praised her work. A sister, Miss Grace Groenevelt, is a gifted and promising violinist.—Boston Woman's Journal

Some Poster Women.

Blanche MeManus, Miss Abby Underwood, Miss Myra Burr Edson and Miss Margaret Huntington, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Htfntington, all of New York, have gained ho small degree of distinction by their remarkably clever posters. Both for design and drawing and for color schenies their work commends itself. In San Francisco Miss Florence Lundborg's posters are 'eagerly sought by collectors."

With these young women to the fore and plenty to follow after, there is every reason to hope, for, although men are using their brushes and pencils to make posters, few have really attained great distinction—one or two in America and a half dozen, if that many at a close count, in England. Of course France can claim a dozen at least, because the poster is a mere important feature in Paris than anywhere else.— Philadelphia Ledger.

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The Reign of Color.

Wedding ceremonials as well as the' "sinister pageant of death" have taken on much of color. Bridal white applies now only to the bride herself, and occasionally not even to her. The decorations of the rooms and church and the gowning of the bride's attendants are sure to show a riot of color, the one tone scheme having been declared monotonofrs.—New York Times. y^ Vs

Women physicians occupy honorable positions in the Maine Academy of Medicine and Science. Dr. Jane L. Hersom and Dr. Harriet M. Lewis are president and vice president of an important section.

What's that? Carpets did yu say? Well, we're right in it on the Carpet and Matting question, anil if you want to get in on the ground floor in the purchase of Carpets or Mattings, come to us for satisfaction. We can give you perfect satisfaction, and sell you the best in the city at prices the most reasonable. Don't take our word for it but come, examine and be convinced.

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profitable purchase, or who desires to sell real estate, will make a mistake if he does not call at Mr. Dailey's office and discuss it with him. The insurance companies he represents are all gilt edge, and insurers take no risk in placing their insurance with him.

That head piece you have been wearing for the past few months is Ont of date this beautiful day, and you owe it to yourself and to your friends to get a new one. The place to get a nobby new hat of the prevailing style, and at a most reasonable price, is at the Sign of the Big Black Bear, where everything is new and up to date. You will make no mistake if you buy your hats at Loeb's, for he is sure to give you satisfaction.

Gfet copies of John Hager's. new song, "The Little Cooky Man," at Paig's..

Schlitz's Atlas Brau at the north

Herman saloon, 14 Seventh street.

Tan Shoes, very swell, 1105 Wabash ave.

Our Shirt Waist sale on Thursday met with great success, and many ladies called to examine our unusually

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WILLIS WRIGHT,

424 Main street.

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Goodman & Hirschler's tailoring department is booming. Why? Because you get the worth of your money. We make Suits for $20 and upwards. Pants for $5 and upwards.

May is the moving month, but every month is the moving one in real estate with that &rf5erpriaing real estate and insu^ance man, J. A. Dailey, No. 508 Ohio street. Mr. Dailey has some rare bargains to offer in real estate, either for home or irif^istinent purposes, and any one looking for

large

Black Dress Stuffs

Miss Ethel Reed of Boston, Miss Ger- There is ease and safety in buying Black aldine Evans of Philadelphia and Miss Tbey shown in such a MA™. MICOA WKTT TT„,W_ FLOOD.of

hone.st

Up! Up I Up-to-date

415 OHIO STREET.

siiffi -':,

Pure Rye,

WhiteSeal

Fresh Bulk Oysters at Eiser's.

line of

Shirtwaists. We have several hundred patterns of Waists, all of the latest designs and styles, and the prices are'so reasonable as te^ensttie their sate to all who examine them. You will regret it if you do not call and see our stock.

SCHLUER & FOULKES.

Get copies of John Hager's new song, 'The Little Cooky Man," at Paige's. Did you see those nice cheviot plaid suits* They are dressy and are selling like hot cakes at Goodman & Hirschler'a.

Carpets till you can't rest can be foantf at Willis Wright's, 424 Mam street, of all grades and styles, the very best in the market in the several grades, and the prices the very lowest. We're carpet headquarters, and don't you forget it. And when it comes to Mattings, we are headquarters just the same.- Come and see.

Our Shirt Waist sale on Thursday met with great success, and many ladies called to examine our unusually large line of Shirt Waists. We have several hundred patterns of Waists, all of the latest designs and 8$yles, and the prices are so reasonable as to ensure their sale to all who examine them. You will regret* it if you do not call fluid see our stock.

For Your Sunday Dinnar.

Spring Lamb,

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•. --r-r Think of having such a great collection of Dress Stuffs from which to select your spring outfit. Absolute leadership rests here. Othfr stores match us in spots—here a piece and there a piece, with prices enough higher as a rale to demonstrate tho difference between large and small bnyere. The Dress Goods department is the home of the

^novelties, be their texture cotton, linen, wool, mohair or silk.

daylight that color

defects-could stand no chance—Crepons, Crepe De CbenesT Etamines, Figured Mohairs, Silk and Wool Brocades. Armures Figured Brilliantines, Serges, Wide Wale Diagonals. Henriettas, Cashmeres, Veilings and Challiest

Wash Goods

The is no need of going farther if yon wtoc st/lish ostames at a small cost Bat we profit by comparison.

L. B. ROOT & CO.,

Importers and Retailers.

Printing

Organdies, Dimities, Linen Batiste, Persian Lawns, Chantilly Lace, Crepons, Parisian Ripple Ginghams, Percales, Freueh Satines, Dotted Swiss, Striped Linens, Fancy Striped and Checked Nainsooks and we match them till so nicely with beautiful trimmings.

At

John u. Heinl,

What's Wrong?

DON'T STAND BACK-COME RIGHT ALOttC IGET IN THE BAND WAGON-WE WANT YOUR TRADE— WANT IT BAD-WE HAVE GOT THE GOODS oAS WELL AS THE BEST WORKMEN. OUR PRICES ARE VERY LOW. -COME RIGHT ALONG WITH THE CROWD TO

Moore & Langen's

We have the choicest lot of PansLes ever offered in the city also thousands of the finest bedding plants. Call at

28 NORTH EIGHTH STREET.

Traquair Wall Pip Co.

sits Spill

SCHLUER & FOULKES.

Steer Beef,

Sweet Breads, Kg Pork, Tenderloins, Spare Ribs, Beef Tenderloins. C. H. EHRMANN, Fourth and Ohio.

Clean Meat Market. Telephone 220. Get oopies of John Hager's new song. "What's Her Name," at Paige's..

Louisville

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Be in style and ride a DAYTON. W. D. Morris & Co.

BASE•BALL

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Haute

League Club.

Tuesday and Wednesday April 28-29.

$1

Game called at 3:30 p. m.

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Schlitz's Atlas Brau at thelfc^ Herman saloon, Seventh street.