Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 27, Number 37, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 13 March 1897 — Page 2

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MAN ABOUT TOWN.

Frank Parka Is a local news writer with ideas and a hand pen. He does not essay poetry and has never shown any inclination to produce literature of the polished kind that may win some glory, but seldom yields anything more material. Frank believes very much in material things. He believes in them particularly when he can exchange them for wearing apparel and the staff of life. If he did not we may be sure he wouldn't be woiking on a morning newspaper and neglecting the 400 like he -does.

Frank is becoming sporty here of late. "He has always been known more or less in that line, but he is now contemplating a new departure that he expects to add very considerably to his prestige among the deadest and gamest of the deadly dead game. In other words, this reporter with the practical turn for material things is going to buy a bull dog. To be exactly accurate, he is going to get a bull dog. We should hate to say in cold type and with a full appreciation of the meaning of the lauguage that Frank is going to let go of some coin for a bull dog. There may be a consideration—there doubtless is—but let that pass. The news about the matter is that Frank expects to add a heavy-jawed, short-legged, thick-waisted, unamiable canine to his visible assets.

Man About Town gives this out gently. It whispers the fact to the sighing west wind. Parks may not want the secret out. He may be diffident about it. He is all right and quite at home in base ball, cock fights, prize fights and the like, but this is his first experience as the sole owner, the proud master, of a full-blooded bull dog. What is he going to do with it? That is an absurd question. He is going to do with it what all thoroughgoing sports do with their bull dogs. He is going to buy meat for it at the butcher shop and have it follow him around on his route in search for news of what the big police do in their never-ending difficulty with the people who cannot walk the chalk-line of probity, rectitude and good morals. Frank will have a hickory club with which he will caress the quadruped when that functionary disputes sovereignty or other things with the only reportorial salary-serf in Terre Haute that can afford a bull dog.

At the Terre Haute House this week a traveling man was telling stories for the amusement of his companions. He had been down in Florida and had noted with interest the work of digging in the phosphate beds in that state. Among the workmen was an old negro who had been born and brought up in the south. He had seen much service as a phosphate digger and had himself experienced a gradual decline in wages from $1.50 a day to 80 cents a day. Oil one occasion while the traveling man was inspecting a phosphate bed this old negro spoke to his employer about the fall in wages. "We ain't got no days like we used to have," he said. "How's that, Tom?" inquired the proprietor. "How's that? W'y, we used to git $1.50 a day and now we only git 80 cents. Don't you disciver adiffunce tliah?" "Oh, yes, Tom, but you can buy more to-day with 80 cents a day than you could buy then with $1.50 a day. Things are so much cheaper." "I understand," said Tom. "But I want to say dat when I used to have 28 silvah dollahs and 11 half dollahs in my pocket on pay day I didn't give a d—n what things cost."

Mrs. Rmily J. Arnold, of this city, was visiting in St. Louis shortly after the great cyclone. She was on a train one night in the union station when a woman entered with ti little girl. The moment the child came into the darkened coach it began to scivJi and the mother was unable to quiet it. Not until the lights in the coach were lit did the little girl regain her composure. Mrs. Arnold later asked the woman what had been the matter with her daughter. The reply was that the girl had been very nervous and apprehensive ever since the cyclone. The woman said that the little one absolutely could not bear the dark any more. She would lose all control of herself and almost go into spasms from fright. It is known that this effect has been produced on older people in many cases. Kspeeially are there many women in* St Louis who go almost wild with fear at the slightest indication of a storm.

There is a good joke golug the rounds on William Jennings Bryan. He was in Evansville during the late campaign and it is said ho took advantage of an afternoon's leisure while there to go out and pay a visit to the Southern Indiana Hospital for Insane. Mr. Bryan likes a good joke and he WHS told that he might have considerable amusement with some of the more rational inmates if he cared to talk to them. He replied that he would be pleased to speak with them. (We believe the instance has uot been heard of when Mr. Bryan refused to speak.) Accordingly the presidential candidate was conducted around into the ward where the comparatively sane patients were kept. As soon as he appeared one of the inmates looked him -over and remarked: "What is your fad?" "Just humor him," said the keeper.

Mr. Bryan smiled blandly and replied: "My fad is the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to I."

The patient received the answer knowingly and said: You'r not crazy you're simply a d—n fool."

A great many persons are troubled with a remarkable absence of mind that effects them about the 15th of March every year, and from which they do not recover until some time in the July following. The serious feature about this trouble is that it prevents the state, county, townships and

returned, for a very small proportion of the dogs owned are returned on the list. One of the new laws enacted by the late legislature provides a new method of collating dog tax. There is some question as to whether it will take effect this year in time for cutting any figure with the assessment for 1897. It had an emergency clause when it passed the house but it is said that the engrossed bill had somehow lost the clause. If this is true it will not take effect until the publication by the goveraor, and will have no effect for puposes of taxation until next year. The new law provides that all dogs harbored or kept about the premises of any taxpayer, shall be considered as belonging to him and not to any member of his family, visitor or any other person, and when the assessor makes his assessments each year he shall not only assess such dogs, but shall also collect such tax then and there and give his receipt for the same. This money is turned over to the township trustee. The person owning a dog and not paying the tax on it, may be fined not less than five or more than twenty dollars, while the township assessor failing to perform the duties required by the law is himself subject to a fine of from ten to twenty dollars. Any person swearing to a false statement about the ownership of any dogs is subject to fine of one hundred dollars. All moneys collectible under the law, from taxes, fines, etc., is converted into a dog fund, from which shall be paid all damages by dogs to sheep, cattle, etc. It is made lawful to kill any dog found roaming at large over the country unattended by his master, owner, or owner's agent. This is quite a change in a law that concerns a great many persons the coming few weeks, and the duties of a township assessor, or deputy, which are not the most cheerful or pleasant on earth, will become a little more unpleasant. The law should have provided for a coat of armof and a gun for the benefit of the assessors who have to do with it the first year of its opera ion. It is a good law, however, and will either reduce the number of dogs in this city materially, or else produce considerable revenue.

Sunday base ball will not be interfered with in the city of Terre Haute this year, unless some of the present laws against such sports are carried out. A bill introduced during the recent session forbidding baseball on the first day of the week, and prohibiting bicycle races or other sports on Decoration Day, and other legal holidays, was referred to the committee on federal relations, but that important committee had too many matters of national moment before it to find time to act on the sport bill, and it was therefore never reported back. There were some anxious base ball and bicycle people in this city when it was reported that the bill had become a law and would take immediate effect.

The beautiful depot car of the street railway celebrated the first yearly anniversary of its use on the 5th day of March. During that time it carried 87,500 passengers. The fares collected in that time would make the rather handsome amount of $4,375.

People buy Hood's Sarsaparilla year after year because it does them good. It will do you good to take it now.

One Use For Rats.

One day not long ago a San Franoisoo hardware company received an order from a great mine owning company worded like this: "Send without delay 50 rats to the CJtica mine."

There was consternation at once. What could it mean? Was it a joke? If it wasn't, how was a hardware company to get 50 rats?

But it was a serious order, and that night a dozen or more men went into tho basement of the store and prepared a rat banquet of cheese and baoon in one of the rooms. When the rats, big and little, came inside, the door was quietly olosod and the rats were trapped. Then they were boxed up and sent away.

Bats are needed in the mines to eat up refuse food or othflf matter that would decompose, and the great Utioa mine's previous colony was suffocated at the recent fire. That is why the San Francisco firm received its queer order and promptly filled it. —Chicago Reoord.

A Sparrow Danoe.

This is a tale of how a girl found oat that sparrows were fond of musio: When she was playing a medley on the piano the other morning, two sparrows flew to one of the parlor windows and perched themselves on the ledge. They cocked their little brown heads in a listening attitude, and when the mosio was merriest began hopping gayly about on the narrow sill

They chattered joyously and shrilly, attracting tho attention of pedestrians. When the music stopped, the sparrows oeased dancing. When the music was resumed, they again danoed.

Since then they have flown to tbe window every morning as soon as they heard the piano and danoed much after the fashion of children who cluster about the hand organs in summar.—Albany Cor. New York Press.

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"Yes," said Archie, "I should admire to be a soldier, to carry a ivracd and gun and lead my men through fastnesses in the mountains, where the enemy lie oonoealed two to our one, and we would die like heroes with our boots on." "Archie," said his mother, "go Into the woodshed and get me an annfol of kindling." "Will you bold the light, mwnmaf** "What do you want of a light!" Inquired his mother. 'I'm a-f-r-a-i-d!"—Exchange "Not Exactly Right."

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TERR-E HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING

NEW SPRING COLORS.

ALL THE 8HADES OF BROWN EXTREMELY POPULAR.

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Th* Beaaty of Brown CoataniM—Three gymphonlM In That Color—Tan*, Drabs aad IJffht Biscuit—Baddy B«d—A Taking New Costume.

[Copyright, 1897, by the Author.] Among all the colors presented this season there is none more beautiful than brown, and none where such a variety of truly elegant effects can be produced by nothing but brown brought together in different shades. By different shades the list includes everything from ivory and cream to the darkest seal, and that is closely allied to black. Blues, greens and heliotropes are among the fashionable colors, and different shades of them are brought together with good effect, but nothing can approach the browns.

This season the browns run more to the Woody tints, and the chestnut, walnut and hazelnut browns follow closely the satiny or velvety tints of nature. There is also a brown resembling spruce gum, .with a faint suggestion of pink, and there is a mushroom tint in another, showing, the soft underside of that edible fungus in its dye. The havana or tobacco leaf shade and the perfecto are others. Still another is like the inner bark of an oak tree. In faot, I do not believe there is a possible shade of brown left out of the list The materials in which it is produced are quite as diverse as the shades. The standard favorites thus far have been the smooth faced stuffs, like double cashmere, Venetian eloth and broadcloths.

Much of the heauty of these brown costumes consists in the combining of the proper shades. There was one princess shaped dress of havana brown cloth. It was close in the back to the waist line, where there lay fan shaped plaits fastened with an arrow point at the top. These were formed by the slant of the seams and laid under. In front it opened to the bottom and had a plastron of ivory white cloth held at the waist line with four flat gilt buttons. There was a simulated belt of mordore brown velvet reaching from the under arm seams. Upstanding cuffs were at tho wrists of the coat sleeves, and bias sprung folds were at the shoulder. Above these was a fulled cape collar of the brown reaching around the shoulders to a jtib*ifront of the ivory, which was fastened at the ooroers by two enameled daisies. There was a choker collar of velvet and a high medioi oollar at the back of the ivory cloth. The whole effeot was tasteful and elegant.

Another oostnme quite as refined and artistic was made of perfecto brown doubled cashmere. The skirt was trimmed with three corded bias self bands around the bottom. The bodice was round and piped with a narrow cord around the back portion. The front was cut away at the bottom to show three bias folds similar to those on the skirt. The rest was plain, save for a scalloped ornament made of seal fur. Above the center of this was a double ruffle of ivory silk mull. The sleeves were medium gigot shape, with a band of seal fur carried around each near the shoulder. The choker oollar was of the dress material, with a half way ruffle.

The prettiest one of these three examples of symphonies in brown was of sprnoe brown Venetian cloth. The skirt was entirely plain, but beautifully made. The waist was gathered French fashion in the back and arranged in full surplice drapery in front. There was a wide swis^ girdle made of "butternut" brown velvet and a quaint cravat bow of the same at the throat. The points reached down and were hidden in the

surplice folds. Around the neck was a fluted oollar 19 inches wide made of ivory faille. The dog collar was of velvet. In front was a small bow made of tbe faille. There were cuffs to the leg o* mutton sleeves of faille, with narrow hemmed soft ruffles at the top. A dainty little toque was made with a rolled brim of brown astrakhan, with a Tam crown of the

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then was a gold ornament holding a panache of stone gray plumes and a gilt aigret. Capes of velvet, of silk or of the material of which the dress is made are often furnished with these suits. The same general idea is carried out.

In the browns I should not omit from the list tbe tans, drabs and light biscuits, for tbey all come under that head. Next to tbe browns as

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MARCH 13, 1897.

colors to be used 'together in different shades I should not omit gray. Shades of gray^of light and dark tints always blend with excellent effect, and, while not so warm looking as brown, it is still a most refined color, useful for some purposes for which the most carefully chosen brown would not do. Quite a novel result has been obtained this season by trimming some of the grays with brown in the way of velvet or fur.

The newest and prettiest of the outdoor gowns for spring were shown me today. Among them I found one elephant gray broadcloth with a smooth plain skirt. The waist ws^plain, both back and front, and was quite round at the bottom. There were three bias folds, each 1% inches wide, at the waist in form of a girdle. There was a medici oollar lined with champagne colored taffeta. This was carried down the back in shape of around collar and down the front to the belt in that of a novel revers. This had a ruffle of the taffeta and a cravat frill of the same. One bias silk band overlaid the center fold of the belt. The neat little cuffs were ruffled with the silk. A short cape had a lining of this taffeta and a very full rose plaited ruffle of champagne colored silk mull.

I saw the hat that was chosen to wear with this. It was a flat black velvet brim with a crush crown of the champagne colored taffeta. There was a half wreath of crush roses around it and three dark gray empire plumes.

There was a very taking gown of biscuit colored drap d'ete, the skirt lying in smooth, even folds without ornament. The corsage was a queer combination of cape and bodice. It was of stone gray satin duchesse, thick and heavy. The under portion was a snug waist, ending at the belt under a fold of olive green velvet. There were close sleeves reaching the wrists and bordered with stone marten fur. The high tudor collar was likewise bound with fur, and two straight lines went down the back from the shoulder to the belt. There were large caps at the shoulder simulating a cape, and these were edged with fur. Where they fastened both in the front and the back there were trefoil bows of olive velvet, with a pink chrysanthe mum sewed in the center. The combination was startling, but very pleasing, particularly when the hat was shown. This was a toque of olive green velvet, with a wreath of pink chrysanthemums in place of brim. A couple of gray empire plumes and a gold buckle finished it. Gray plumes are much liked this spring. They look softer than black.

A pretty new color is called ruddy red. In cashmere or any other plain wool it is extremely beautiful. One gown made of this had four rows of mordore velvet ribbon an inch wide around the bottom of the skirt and four rows around the bottom of the waist. The upper part of the waist was trimmed with gold passementerie. The very high collar had a full frill of cham pagne colored silk mull. A dainty little bonnet of violets and their leaves had a quintuple bow of mordore velvet. Thin was a very swell gown and a becoming one. HENRIETTE ROUSSEAU.

WOMAN'S RIGHTS.

The Bight to Tote and the Bight to Breathe. Why will some women speak for "woman's rights" when they will not make proper use of the God given right to all living creatures—namely, the right to breathe freely?

Some years ago I attended a lecture on woman's rights, given by a pretty girl with a very weak voice. And it needed but ona glance at her figure tc understand the cause. She wore a pink silk waist, which appeared as if she had been melted and run cold. It was as unyielding as a plaster jacket—not a wrinkle in the dress and seemingly not a movement within the body of the girl. How she succeeded in drawing her breath is a mystery. The lecture became a secondary matter.

I saw by the rigidity of her figure that the corset was well boned and the silk firm. Would she drop dead, and, if so, would it be called heart failure? No doubt the cause for many a death has been given this name when it should have been called death from general displacement of the vital organs, caused by tight lacing, tight bands and heavy skirts dragging from hips and back. A strong man would soon break down under this daily torture. How can women endure it? Why will they endure it? The sympathy I felt for her poor, misused body diverted my attention completely from her lecture. I remember not one word of it, but the memory of that nearly voiceless body will never pass away.

Months later I heard another lecture on the same subject, given by a plain looking, middle aged woman, who was in tbe same "ironclad" condition, but I felt no sympathy for her, but rather oontempt She was old enough to knoy better. What can we expect of our girls when our women will set such an example? HELEN CUHMINGS.

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OTIC3 TO HEIRS. CREDITORS. ETC. In the-matter of the estate of James S. Jones, deceased.

In the Tigo Circuit court. February term, 1897. Notice is hereby given that Thomas Ryan, as admlcistrator of the estate of James S. Jones, deceased, has presented and filed his account and vouchers in final settlement of said estate, and that the same will come up for the examination and action of said Circuit court, on the 30th day of March, 1897. at which time all heirs, creditors or legatees of said estate are required to appear in said court and show cause, if any there be, whj said account and vouchers should not be approved.

Witness, the clerk and seal of said Vigo Circuit court, at Terre Haute, Indiana, this 28d day of February, 1897.

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Notice Is hereby given, that on the 16th day of February. 1897. the common council of tho city of Terre Haute adopted a resolution declaring an existing necessity for the improvement of Fourth avenue from the east curb line of Third street to the west curb Hue of Seventh street, by grading, curbing and paving the same, the full width thereof, tho sidewalks to be 10 feet wide and paved with gravel screenings next to the property lino the width of 6 feet, and curbed with Mansfield sandstone the roadway to be 30 feet wide and paved with screened gravel the said Improvement to be made in all respects In accordance with the general plan of improvement, of said city, and according to the plans and specifications on file in the office of the city engineer, the cost of tho said improvement to 00 assessed to the abutting property owners and becomes due and collectlblejlmmed lately on approval of the final estimate, unless the property owner shall have previously agreed in writing, to be filed with said plans, to waive all irregularity and illegality of the proceedings and his assessments when due. proposals will bo received for the ctlon of said improvement, at tho city clerk, on the 6th day of until five (8) o'clock and not

construct office of the April. 1897, thereafter. Each proposal must he accompanied by a bond with good freehold sureties or equivalent, security, in the sum of two hundred dollars, liquidated damages, conditioned that the bidder shall duly enter Into contract and give bond within live days after the acceptance of his bid for the performance of the work. The city reserves tho right to reject, any and all bids.

Any property owner objecting to the necessity of such improvement, may file such objections In writing, at tho office of the city clerk on the 3d clay of April, 1897. and bo heard with reference thereto at the next regular meeting of the common council thereafter.

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