Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 27, Number 22, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 21 November 1896 — Page 1

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VOX,. 27—NO. 22.

ON THE QUI VIVE.

Some of the knowing ones, including several members of the city council, who were landing the late city engineer to the skies, and berating all who questioned his ability, will probably now come down off their high horses, as the council has seen fit to compromise the damage cases brought against the city as a result of his defective engineering. The stubborness of the council members who were willing to accept everything regarding engineering advanced by the late engineer cost the city several hundred dollars, and all because they insisted on having their own way. It was not so much that they were for Bosler as that they were against those who were criticising him. It doesn't pay to allow personal feelings to interfere with the city's business, especially when the people are paying the bill.

The question of adopting or rejecting the Cole plans for the belt sewer is not to be decided uatil after Kudolph Hering, the well known sewer engineer, has examined them. If Mr. Hering agrees with Mr. Cole that the plans are A-l, the people can rest assured that they are all right, as Hering is looked upon as one of the greatest consulting engineers in the country on such matters. He isn't in business for his health, however, and it will cost the city a handsome little sum to find out what he actually thinks about the Cole plans. It will be money well spent, however, for, as Q. V. has invariably said, not a cent should be spent on an enterprise as important and expensive as this until after some engineer ,V whose ability is unquestioned, hasapproved the plans.

The Gazette is authority for the statement that the Jackson club has sent out notices to such of its members as are known to have voted against Bryan in the recent election, asking them to appear before the club and show cause why they should not 1M expelled. The editor of the Gazette, who is iv member of the club, advises it not to follow up the plan proposed, but the ml vice is hardly likely to have any effect, in case the step named has already been taken. It will be an interesting sight., that of seeing such Democrats as Frank I Skelton, Walter Skelton, Henry Urban,

Dan Reagan, P. J. Hogan and others of equal standing expelled because they voted for Palmer or McKinley inetead of Bryan. If the plan of expulsion is pursued there are likely to l»e some interesting times around this neck o' the woods in the elecM, tioua that are to come. One thing Is true, the fact that men of that standing are ex

polled

from a Democratic club will not

prevent them from voting the Democratic ticket when they think the party has taken up the principles in which they believe.

The school trustees could desire no more I enduring monument than the esteem of their fellow citizens for having erect oil for the public such a handsome school building as the new Fifteenth district school at

Eighteenth and Lllwrty avenue, which was accepted this week, and will be opened for school on Monday. hen the trustees started out to get plnus for these buildings they decidinl to put up buildings that would be modern In every respect, They have succe«ded. and in years to come these buildings will lx pointed to with pride, as the beginning of a new era in school build ing in this city. The buildings are the most, perfect ever erected in the state, doubtless in many state!}. Externally thena building is attractive, internally it Is perfect in every detail. The ceilings are high, the lighting arrangements, by which the light Is thrown on the desks from the left and rear of the pupil, agree with all modern ideas on this subject, and the automatic heating arrangement canuot. be improved on. All in all, the eastenders should feel proud of their new school house, and while there may have been some unavoidable delay in the opening of the new building its perfection now that it is opened will more than atone for this. The new building on north Tenth street is deserving of all the words of praise that can be\uttered of the east end structure. It is modern In all its detail*, and when it** opened in about two weeks those who mw

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tMs will feel well rvpaid for all the delay thlu has been undergone. ^There is nothing new to report on the new opera house scheme as yet. but from the present outlook we not only will not have a new hou*e this year. but it is bare ly possible that we will have none next year. The Dicksons. who are willing to take a big block of -took in a stock company to build a new amusement temple, have been waiting to It ear what the stockholders of the Terre llante House are go ing to do abo'.jt the erection of a theater on the lots in the rear of the hotel, at Seventh and Cherry. For several years a theater has been building there, on paper, and it was thought that it could be made to |v*y

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face of the opposition of the old house Now. when then i* no opp»**ition the thing drag* along, and the stockholders do not mvmh to be tftvatly int*rv»ted in the matter. U'nlilt- !xi\e action is taken shortly, it probai.lv that the Dicksons, whoue pPMX'-Uson wm* fair, will begin the solicit mw fur -nck for a new theater, to erveted in some other locality, posMblj 5'on the site

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Main. Their plan

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house, at Fourth and

operation is to or-

ganire a *t«wk company, with a capital of of which they agree to lake one ^*fifth. The stock Is to lie divided into fl'V nhare*. on which the dues will be fifty $*ntH per week per share, making the

Mock pay out in two hundred week*, or alto tit four year*. They agree to make a

the theater part of the building for

ten years, at a rental that seems most satisfactory, the rent for the second half of the term to be an increase over that for the first five years. The rest of the building is to be under the control of the company, and the Dicksons are to derive nothing from it, except with the other stockholders. It is similar to the building and loan plan, except that it will not be so expensive. From the present outlook that is the only way in which a theater will be erected in this city. It is to be hoped that It will not fall through. A year ago, as hard as times were, if any one had predicted that this city, with its forty thousand inhabitants, and a well deserved reputation of being the best show town in the state, should lose its only theater by fire, WduHbe allowed to go for one and perhaps, two years, without a big theater, he would have been pointed out as being "daffy." And yet that is the condition we are In right now, and may possibly be in the same condition for another amusement season after this.

New and Correct Stationery. Monograms on the fashionable letter paper this year are smaller than ever.

They have been growing smaller all the time lately, and If they keep on we may have to use a magnifying glass to see them. This season's prevailing style is fine entwined letters, inclosed In round or oval line, like a little frame. The letters of the monogram are gold, silver, or some metallic color, and the background inside the framing line is of a contrasting color. Some are gold letters on a blue ground, some silver letters on a bright red, or copper on green, and so on, with any number of variations. And some of the little frames are fancy scroll lines Instead of straight lines. These are very pretty, but not quite so fashionable as the plain circles or ovals, according to the New York Herald.

These little monograms are sometimes used in the center, at the top of a sheet of paper, sometimes in the left-hand upper corner with the address stampetl in the right corner.

And appropos of addresses, a very sensible new fashion, which has not yet become general, but may do so when people real i/,e its use, is to have the address stamped on the flap of the envelope. The postoffice authorities are always telling us that much trouble would be saved if there were an address on every envelope, to which the letter could be returned, and this new fashion settles the question without disfiguring the envelope.

The styles in wrWng paper itself have not changed greatly since last year. The fashionnble stationers do not seem to have brought out anything very new. Perhaps they think that they have discovered just what suits people, and do not try to make a change until there Is a demand for it.

Cream white is always a favorable shade, mid a heavy vellum or kld-flnished paper the proper kind to use. Of course, there are various other shades besides the white —blue, rose, gray, and, perhaps the most popular among the colors, a pale violet or lavender. These colored papers must have monograms in harmonizing shades, but on the white paper one can use any color or combination of colors that suits the fancy. _______________

Demand for Bicycles.

To show the extent of the demand for wheels by all sorts and conditions of men, someone has collected the following advertisements which have appeared in recent issues of different papers: "Wanted—A good second-hand bicycle in exchange for dancing lessons." "A postage stamp collection for a firstclass wheel." "Have 800 second-hand chairs in good order, which I will give for two bicycles or one tandem." "I will give a calf-bound Encyclopedia Britannica, worth $150, for a high-grade bicycle." "Wanted—A bicycle in exchange for an organ for a museum." "Marine oil painting, worth #100 for a bicycle." "A fine collection of Angora cats in exchange for a bicycle."

Thanksgiving Ottering by Farmers. The ladies in charge of the Home for Aged Women kindly request the farmers to bring such provisions to the Home as they can spare. The ladles hope they will not only bring what they can but, while delivering their Thanksgiving offering, they will take time to be shown through the home. The Home for Aged Women i« one of the charities our lovely Prairie City has indeed a right to be proud of. Thanksgiving offerings will be received at any time before or after Thanksgiving at the home. 1016 north Sixth street.

A nil-Nicotine Solution.

Those who are given to smoking will be glad to learn that smoking can be made free from ill effects. Dr. Cant relet directs that a piece of cotton wool may be steeped in a flvr per cent, solution of pyrogallic acid and inserted in the pipe or cigar holder. He claims that this method will neutralise any possible ill effects of the nicotine. Such ill effects as headache, furring of the tongue and more serious ills can be avoid ed by the above process.

A story was current this week to the effect that Miss Lottie Williams, niece of Col. T. J. Griffiith, had been married to Col. W. E. McLean, and that they had gone to Washington, D. C., on their wedding trip. The story is denied by Col. Griffith, who can see no foundation for the rumor, except in the fact that Miss Williams left on Saturday for Washington with Col. McLean, who Is an okl friend of the family.

ABOUT WOMEN.

Ameriean women in general are still thought to be sallow and scrawny, and are thus spoken of by Europeans, though they have not been so for many, many yea re. Europeans should know better, for tens of thousands of American women go abroad annually (the number steadily and rapidly increases), and they are certainly in evidence, as we are aware from the attention they arouse there, and the comments they evoke. Since the civil war particularly they have—notably those in cities—been losing their sickly complexions, while their meagre, angular figures have filled out so as to be plump and symmetrical. The physical change is due unquestionably to the greater case of life accompanying material progress, the growth of wealth, and the better understanding and adoption of sanitary laws. No marvel that in the early history of the republic its inhabitants, including women, were pale, thin, wasted from wistfulness. worry, overwork, in advancing a great enterprise, a lofty idea of human freedom, in founding anew nation.

Even our women, at forty and later, notably those in New York, who live in luxury, are often in danger of resembling their sisters across the water. One cannot help noticing, in every metropolitan assembly, that the feminine litheness and flexibility for wh'.ch the republic has been famous is already on the wane, and that the opposite extreme is menacing, though at a distance.

It will be a long, long time before onr women at g.eat centres, however pampered, can begin to approach Europeans in bodily opulence. But they have transgressed their natural boundaries in sufficient numbers,to demonstrate that scrawniness has ceased to be their striking peculiarity. Many of them are broad enough and heavy enough to suggest transatlantic antecedents and rearing but they lack the material grossness and the pnrple shadings so frequently blended with dowager duchesses and representatives of the ancient aristocracy.

Young as this country is. it has already begun to feel some of the evils that permeate the old civilizations, and seem inseparable therefrom. One of these is the vast accumulation of wealth in individual hands, and its misuse to wholly selfish ends. A minor (esthetic evil, deducible therefrom, may be the ponderousoess and lack of delicate outline of many of our women. But they are so much nearer nature than European women, are so much simpler in habit and feeling, are so much more human and sympathetic, that they can scarcely reach the extreme, material, mental, and moral, -"e&fathe monarchies mouldy with age. They so rejoice in freedom that they would abhor being in bondage even to their own flesh. And then their very sensitive nerves, and their present passion for outdoor exercise, will preserve them from such peril. They would no doubt ratbes be spare as Bedouins than reeking with animalism. They would— but the history, the responsibilities, the habits, the mental attitude of the republic axe incompatible with prevalence of matter over mind.

The custom of this country has been the use by widows of their deceased husband's full name for at least a year after his death. The English, however, pronounce it absurd for a widow to tue her husband's Christian name.

Usage makes custon^^Mcfc rtte accepted as correct, and as to* tian name of married ladies is often uni^town by friends, many widows retain and use their husband's Christian name as an identification in society, which they would loae if they took their own.

It is qtx*tiouable if any breach of etiquette is so general as feat a permitting

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TERRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 21, 1896.

^invitations to weddings to go without acknowledgement. If the courtesy of sending you an invitation has been extended, it is a mark of ignorance or ill-breeding to alloW it to remain unnoticed. A form of acknowledgment now in favor is, with each wedding invitation an envelope is sent, printed on the flap "Please present at the church with your card inclosed." If parties receiving same do not attend the church, then the cards should be sent to the residence. If the envelope is not in el^fed with the invitation, your card should be inclosed in an envelope and sent by mail. A favor worthy of reception is worthy of an acknowledgment.

Having achieved a wholly unmeasured success, having re-established our independence and sovereignty, we have had ample time to rest, to pursue the ways of pea$e, to profit by our unexampled prosperity. Whatever prosperity the men of this country gain, the women fully share. And these have so long rested and so long enjoyed the favors of fortune that their appearance betrays it. They are wholly unlike their mothers and grandmothers, who had not forgotten the struggle and the pinch of circumstances. They have a wholesome glow in their cheek, a round- thjit much more power to be used in makness in their form, an elasticity in theirs jQg happy home. At the same time, if

carriage, not very different from the women of the privileged classes of the old world. Their former type must be sought in the rural districts of New England, in the south, or the far west, where excess of labor, poor nourishment, and general ignorance of the rules of health will easily account for its retention.

Fulness, roundness of figure in women is desired and desirable always stoutness, corpulance, surplusage of flesh, never, except among African savages. Foreign women usually grow stout after their first youth, but an effort is made to conceal the fact. If the stoutness could be concealed it would be more to the purpose. The women themselves, who are necessarily troubled by it, assuage it all they can by the art of the toilet. But slenderness cannot be stimulated where weight is excessive. Every traveler knows that the English, the French, the German, the Russian, the Italian, the Spanish women inclines to prodigal proportions when beyond thirty, and that in middle age she is commonly destitute of all physical charm. The fictionists of those nations are fond of describing their slight, graceful, willowy daughters but realists see that those daughters are apt, at maturity, to be cumbered with corporeality.

A girl should marry when she is capable of uipjlerstanding and fulfilling the duties of a true wife and thoiough housekeeper, opVfer before. No matter how old she may &e, if she is not capable of managing a house in every department of it she is not old enough to get married. When she pionises to take the position of wife and homemaker, the man who holds her promise has every right to suppose that she knows herself competent to fulfill it. If she proves to be incompetent or unwilling he has good reason to consider himself cheated. No matter how plain the house may be, if it is in accordance with the husband's means and he finds it neatly kept and the meals (no Blatter how simple) served from shining dishes and clean table linen, that husband will leave his home with loving words and thoughts and look ahead with eagerness to the time when he can return.

Let a girl play the piano and acquire qyqry accomplishment within her power, this more the better, for every one will be

she can not go into the kitchen, if necessary, and cheerfully prepare just as good a meal as any one could with the same material, and serve it neatly after it is prepare^, she should better defer her marriage untilahe learns. If girls would thoroughly fit themselves for the position of intelligent housekeepers before they marry there would be fewer discontented, unhappy wives and more happy homes.

OBITUARY.

MBS. MARTHA ANN GEDDES. Mrs. Martha Ann Geddes died at the residence of her son, Robert, on south Sixth street Tuesday morning, at the advanced age of seventy-nine years. Her son waslSMl&d to New York on business about a week ago, but returned home upon receiving the sad news by telegraph. Deceased was the widow of James Randall Geddes. who was a resident of Casey, where he died some forty years ago. She had resided in that place until about a year ago, when she came here to make her home with her son. Four daughters and three sons survive her, as follows: Mrs. Sarah Lenning. Indianapolis Mrs. Martha Gard, Casey Robert Geddes, Terre Haute Mrs. Retta Cochonour, Casey Mrs. Lucy West, Terre Haute and Messrs. J. E. and T. D. Geddes. Mrs. Geddes was a woman of strong character and was greatly beloved by those who knew her,

REV. WILLIAM PACK.

Rev. William Pack, pastor of Trinity M. E. Church, at Fourteenth street and Third avenue, died vevj suddenly Wednesday noon, after a brief illness. He was seized with -fen attack of indigestion Monday night which developed into a case of congestion, which resulted in death. The deceased was a native of England, and had been a resident of this country but five years. Shortly after coming here he entered DePauw university, from which he graduated last June. During the past year, and until called to the pastorate of Trinity, he had been acting as supply minister at Carbon. Early in the summer he was married to Miss Laura Girton, of Carbon, and they took a wedding trip to England, returning a short time before the M. E. conference met in this city. He had made a great many friends during his brief residence in this city, and his untimely death is greatly regretted.

HARRY K. PINKLET.

Hiurry E. Plnkley died Saturday night at the'Union Home, after a long illness of consumption. He was but 30 years of age, and was formerly a travelling salesman for J. R. Duncan & Co. Later he engaged in the livery business as a member of the firm of Hunter & Pinkley, and more recently was a deputy in the county auditor's office. He was a very popular young man and leaves a large number of friends to mourn his early death. His wife, formerly Miss" Vinnie Curtis, and one daughter, two and one half years old, survive him. His funeral took place on Tuesday, and was conducted by the Masons and Knights of Pythias. jrom? w. HrxLEY".

Another of the older residents whose early efforts made Terre Haute a bustling city, and laid the foundation for its present greatness, passed away Tuesday, in the person of John W. Hunley, who for more than an average lifetime had been iodenttfied with various business enterprises. He had not been strong for some time, bat until Saturday evening had been able to be about and perform his usual duties. Sar-r-day evening be been unconscious, remained in that i.i.ou until death came Tuesday morning. For some time past be had made his home with hi* son. J. B. Hunley, pn north Center street. Mr. Hunley was born In Sullivan county, this state, November 10,1890, came to this city when a lad of seventeen, and engaged in the carpentering business with his relative^ the late John Boodinot. I^tur he nmgwgr'f in the buf*gfew

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ness, and was at. different times a member of the firms of Condit & Hunley and Wilson Bros. & Hunley. Among the other familiar names with which he had been associated during the nearly sixty years he had resided here were those Of Firmin Nippert, M. W. Williams, Hoberg, Root & Co. and Havens & Geddes Co. His un failing kindness and patience made him an invaluable salesman, and until failing health compelled his retirement from active life, there were many of the older shippers, and younger ones as well, who could not be waited on unless under the direction of "Uncle John." There are few men of whom it can be truly said that they lived at peace with the whole world, and died without an enemy, and one of them was certainly John W. Hunley. In the neighborhood where his later days were spent, no one stood as high in the good graces of the members of the rising generation than he, and there were no more sincere mourners at his funeral than the little ones to whom he had been a friend, companion and adviser. One son, John B. Hunley, of the Havens & Geddes Co., and two daughters, Mrs. Fanny Oglesby of Romney, Ind., and Miss Charlotte Hunley, survive him.

MRS. WESLEY NEHF.

Mrs. Wesley Nehf died at the family residence on north Fourteenth-and-one-half street Tuesday morning, aged thirty-eight years. Her husband, the well-known contractor, and four children, the youngest a babe of but a few days, survive her.

MRS. ANDREW O'CONNELL.

Mrs. Andrew O'Connell died of consumption at the home of her parents on north Fourth street Wednesday morning, aged twenty-eight years. She was formerly Miss Mary McKeen, one of the most popular clerks in Herz' Bazar, and had been married but a few months.

MIS8 LIZZIE GALLAGHER.

Miss Lizzie Gallagher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Gallagher, died at the family residence, Thirteenth and Poplar streets, Thursday morning, after a long illness with consumption. She was twen-ty-five years of age, and quite popular among a large circle of friends and acqu liutances.

PATRICK C. MADIGA3T.

"Patsey" Madigan, one o£ the unique figures of the city, aud who has probably figured in the newspapers more than any other in recent years, died at St. Anthony's hospital Tuesday evening. He was taken there Monday evening suffering with a complication of dropsy and heart disease His wife survives him.

SAMUEL STROU8E.

Samuel Strouse, son of Mr. and Mrs" Aaron Strouse, of south Fourth street, committed suicide at the hospital for the insane at Indianapolis on Sunday morning. He was taken there last week suffering from insanity from the use of cocaine. Sunday morning when the attendants went to his apartment it was found that he had hanged himself with his suspenders. He was formerly a clerk at Myers Bros., and more recently was in business with his brother in Hannibal, Mo. He was thirty-five years of age.

WHAT WOMEN ARE DOINC. It is reported that Mrs. Elizabeth Yates has been elected mayor of the borough of Onehunga, New Zeland.

Miss Nellie Patterson of Mount Carmel, Conn., has completed a four year3' apprenticeship to the machinists' trade. Her specialty it tool making.

There was a prize of 1150 offered not long ago by John Wedderburn & Co. for the best and simplest Invention. The prize was carried off by a Mrs. Lottie Cox of Blue Springs, Neb. the invention was a work table.

A woman in Milpltas, Cal., is said to have invented a novel and affective cure for despondency and kindred evils. She made it a rule to laugh three times a day, with occasion or without, and is now enjoying excellent health and spirits.

The Avenue Theater.

Clay Clement did not present his play, "The New Dominion," at the Avenue theater Thursday night, for the very good reason that there wasn't enough money in the house to justify him in doing so. In dismissing the audience, he made a few remarks before the curtain, in which he gave the management a severe "roast," which Manager Russelle says he did not deserve. He guaranteed Clement $300, firm in the belief that he could make it. but being disappointed in the sale of seats he could do nothing. He claims to have a number of good attractions booked during the coming season, and that be will keep faith with the public. His next attraction is a company of home minstrels, thirtyfive white and thirty-five black, which will appear next Tuesday night. The list of members includes several well-known local performers, and the programme will doubtless be interesting.

Licensed to Wed.

Benj. a ami Delia Brown. Jno. Go- and Lucella Brown. reoce H. Grlfflt 1, md Grace Reyes. I N a a jr Pa a 1 nklln P. Snyder a Ch# ttc Beecher

A. Fisher and E L. nut. Silas Oompton Ella Allen. Jot. D. Bltoer •-1 Nora B. Miller. -ren Hs and Nellie A. McKeen. Lsli WllL-i: j*and Mary Cory. Jaa. H. Webb and Leon a Cook.

James Ellis, formerly with the Ellis woolen mills, and now traveling for a Galveston mill, says that Terre Haute leads the world in the manufacture of overalls. The first overall factory started In this city waa by the late Chaa. Zimmer-

While it began In a small way, its the Stahl-Urban Co., and the

other factories here, sell their goods in all the landing BMrket» of the oountry.

TWENTY-SEVENTH TEAR.

NEWS OF THE CITY.

The council has reduced the city tax rate from 11.24 to fl.'JO, a step that will be appreciated by the taxpayers.

The Philharmonic club has reorganized for the coming season by electing Prof. P. J. Breinig director and Prof. E. F. Col berg concert master. Several concerts will be given during thh season.

The case against Harry Clatfelter, indicted for embezzlement from the Terre Haute Carriage and Buggy Co., has been dismissed, the relatives of the young ma^t making good the money he had taken.

Prof. Harry Grosjean, the blind composer of this city, has just published, through W. H. Paige & Co., three very attractive musical sketches, entitled, "The Village Bell," "Little Coquette" and "Wayside Flowers."

Rev. B. Fay Mills, who conducted a verysuccessful revival in this city a year or so ago, will deliver a lecture at the Congregational Church next Wednesday evening. His subject will be, "The Emptying of Hell, or the Story of Carrot."

A colored man named Charles Price, employed at the Terre Haute house bar room as porter was arrested on Tuesday on the charge of murdering an Italian in Chicago recently. Price came here two weeks ago, and passed under the name ot Williams.

William Perry, a bartender, while passing the corner of Seventh and Main streets on a bicycle Tuesday noon, ran into a buggy driven by Charles Seeburge*, and was thrown to the pavement, breaking three ribs. His bicycle was in a condition to go to the scrap pile.

James E. Pjety will enter upon the discharge of his duties as judge of the Ciiv cult court next Monday. He was elected for a term of six years. The salary of the office is $3,000 per annum. Judge David N. Taylor, who retires, will again engage in the practice of law in this city.

Andrew Wiseman took his seat as county commissioner from the second district on Wednesday, succeeding James Cox. Mrs. L. W. Palmateer, who is a relative of the new commissioner, entertained the board of commissioners at dinner at the Home for the Friendless in honor of the new official.

The date of the opening of the winter term of the State Normal school has been changed from December 29th to January 5th, the former date interfering with the meeting of the State Teachers' association. The fall term will therefore continue from December 10th, the original closing date, to the 23d.

The reorganization for the campaign of 1000 was begun by the Jackson club at a meeting held Thursday night. Judge McNutt made an address. The club will make an effort to secure William Jennings Bryan for a speech here on the anniversary of Andrew Jackson's birthday on the 8th of January.

The trustees of Coates College held a meeting here this week and decided to start a movement next spring looking to an increase in the equipment of the school, which has prospered satisfactorily despite the hard times. It is intended to raise $100,000 for endowment purposes, and to add a new building to the college.

Al. Myers, of the Health Office, is going to have a novel contest for turkeys on Wednesday. At ten o'clock on that morning a football will be thrown froii} the roof of his building, on the Fifth street side, and the one who succeeds in catching it will be rewarded with a live turkey. The performance will be IT pea ted at intervals of an hour throughout the balance of the day.

John Butler retired from the sheriff's office at midnight Wednesday, and waa succeeded by Louis P, Seeburger, The retiring officer will not engage in any business for the present. Of his deputies Messrs. Burton, Mitchell and Brill have nothing in view at present. Mr. Cantwell will engage in the loan business, which he followed before becoming a deputy in the sheriff's office.

The Rath bone Sisters will give a masquerade ball, at Castle Hall in the Beach Block next Wednesday evening. Unusual preparations have been made to have this affair a great success, and the attendance promises to be large. Tickets may be secured at either of the following places: H. F. Schmidt's, 673 Main, E. H. Wilvert's, 1121 Main, and Albert Neukom's, Thirteenth and Main.

Joseph A. Newhart, after an absence from the city of nearly seven years, has returned and will engage in bnsiness here. He has purchased the old Arnold Meyer stand at Seventh and Oik streets, and after remodeling and restocking the place, expeots to have one of the most attractive groceries in the city. He is one of the most popular young men Terre Haute ever sent away to do business in other communities, and his return will be hailed with pleasure by his many friends.

The bread making contest that ha* been in progress at the Havens & Geddes CO.'R store for some time past, closed last Saturday night, and the cammittee awarded the following prizes, competition being limited to girls under fifteen years of age: First prise—$5 gold piece, Gertrude Hebb five next prizes, consisting of handsome cook books. Helen Schmitt, of 423 north Twelfth street: Eva Humbley, 410 north Fourth street Gertrude Pritcbett, of 1001 south Third street and Gobe and Grace Sollenberger, of 618 Ohio street. The cooking school now in progress win close on November Kth.