Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 27, Number 48, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 29 May 1897 — Page 1

NO. 48.

VOL. 2i

ON THE QUI VIVE.

An examination nnder the civil service rules will be held in this city on the 5th of June, for letter carriers, clerks and jani1,V tor. The idea of holding a civil service examination for a position as janitor is about as ridiculous a thing as could well be imagined. I suppose a man to get a job as floor sweeper, spittoon cleaner, with the other duties that attach to that office, should he be able to give the theory of cube root, square root, and furnish examples of the process. He ought to be able to tell the distance from the earth to the moon, explain double entry bookkeeping, tell how to guage a barrel of whiskey under the new department rules, and tell various other things that have nothing to do with the discharge of his duties. Q- V. isn't a believer in any kind of civil service except that which furnishes the most competent men to fill the various offices, but it is barely possible that a man might be able to pass the civil service examination for janitor, and still be a very poor janitor.

Col Thompson, it is understood, is preparing a very elaborate paper oil the subject of civil service, in which he will take the advanced ground that civil service, socalled, which takes the appointing power out of the president's bands is unconstitu tional. The provision in the constitution of the United States that gives the appointing power to tin* president reads as follows: "He t,he President) shall have power by and with the consent of the senate, to make treaties, provided two-thirds of the senators present concur he shall nominate, and by. and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint Ambassfulors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme court, and all other officers of the United States whose appointments are not herein provided for which shall be established by law but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.'' There is nothing in this provision that gives Congress the right to place in the hands of a commission the right to select officers by examination, and it would seem that the point made by

Col. Thompson, that the present, civil service examinations as now conducted have not the sanction of the constitution. Only the President, the courts of law, or the heads of departments can be given the right by Cougreus to make appointments in inferior offices,^ and when Congress delegated such authority to a civil service j, it went beyond the power vested irr it by the constitution, which & the sole source of authority. The next candidate for Congross in this district who wants to make

Jtomeelf -s»Ud with tb« nHUiaesef -tWpeo' pie will make the race as an open and avowed opponent of the present system of civil service, and commit himself to the use of his influence to see the present civil service laws abolished. What the people demand, and what, they have a right to demand, is that the public offices be filled by men who are competent to discharge their respective duties, and any namby-pamby sentiment that stands in the way of this issue in the long run to be overcome This is the first time in the history of the

Republican party that it has had to face the present system of civil service, and if it is not remedied in a practical manner the party might as well

not

efforts

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have a candidates

for the presidency in the next campaign, it. is all well enough for "reformers," socalled. to talk about "spoils seekers," and "ward heelers," etc., but no party can ever be successful that cannot enlist the

of the rank and file in its cause.

Such reformers as William Dudley toulke, Lucius B. Swift, Carl Schur*, and others of that ilk, whose chief mission in life seems to be to find fault, do not do much to elect candidates, and if popular government, government by the people, is to be success, it will lie only by the doing awav of a class of life office holders, who hold their places for life, and are beholden to no one for them.

The next meeting of the city council will be made notable by the election of a school trustee for a term of three years to succeed J. Q. Button, whose term expires at this time. Mr. Button is a candidate for re-election, and the chances are very strong that he will be re-elected, as he deserves to

IH\ He

has made one of the

in a bettor condition than at tne present

time, and it is not saying too much

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sum of $768 and some odd cents. He has at his tongue's end the price of every item in the 1864 bill, and he declares that the order could be duplicated at the present prices for $158.

If there is anything on earth calculated to drive a steady-going family man to profanity and desperation it is to have his shade trees destroyed by horses hitched to the trees In violation of the law and ordinances, and the Mayor has recently plaeed severe fines against horse owners who thus violate the law. This destruction of fine shade trees has become so common, and those who are parties to it seem so indifferent about it, that property owners would be justified in using a shot gun on horse owners whose carelessness permits such destruction. It is too bad that a jail sentence cannot be inflicted on those who permit their horses to destroy trees iu this manner.

Terre Haute is probably the first city on record where the patronage given a Chinese laundryman is sufficiently large to justify him in the use of a delivery wagon for his trade. If the men who patronize Chinese laundries did the right thing Chinese laundrymen would have to go back to the flowery kingdom to get their laundry p*trons

About the meanest man on record was discovered in a south side drug store one day this week. He walked into the store, where there is a slot machine, took several pennies out of his pocket and put them in the machine, but did not succeed in winning any prize. He then walked to the. telephone in the same store, rang up police headquarters and asked if he could not secure the arrest of the man who had permitted him to play the machine. When the druggist heard the man asking this question of the police authorities he nearly dropped over dead. If t! at doesn't take the cake for pure and unadulerated "gall" then I don't know what gall is.

For a genuine, welded cinch on office, Harvey Curry, county superintendent of schools has the best on record. The township trustees are called on the coming week to elect a county superintendent, and as they are evenly divided in politics six to six, he has a sure thing. If the six Democrats vote for him, and the six" Republicans vote for a Republican. Couuty* Auditor James $oulCs would have the dej elding vote, and the superintendent) woula of course be a Republican. But ?f one of the Democrats does not vote lor Ctoru( there will be nO tie, neither candidate have a majority, and therefore the jpftBstfnt^ incumbent y? ill hold ov.er yuitil Juuti, 1DOO. Of course there will faf no tie. ^Harvey is too smboth for that. So long as the trustees remain a tie politically they cannot elect unless one of the fobmocrats goes

C^cy^hieh is^not at all likely,.

They will remain a tie until after the election of 1900, death alone preventing, because the last legislature extended the terms of the present iucumbent of the office, of township trustee until after the election of 1900. They can't get rid of Curry until, then, unless, as said before, one of the Democrats goes back on him and votes and votes for the Republican nominee, which is not likely to occur. Democrats are not distinguished for that sort of thing. If anything of that kind should occur, it would be done by a Republican. Therefore Mr. Curry sits back in his easy chair, smiles complacently while be talks about the weather, the base ball score, and other subjects equally as interesting. and thinks of the futile efforts of those in his own party and out of it who are working to secure the job he now holds and has a mortgage qn for four years yet.

The dentists and doctors on one side and the lawyers on the other are going to play a game of baseball at the park on the 24th of June, the proceeds to be donated to the V. M. C. A. building fund. Dr. Frank Rich is to have charge of the doctors, and Ora Davis will be the heavy man for the representatives of the legal fraternity. The game will probably be the hottest thiug that ever happened iu this immediate vicinity. Bd. Cox, who has had enough base ball experience in the past few weeks as mauager of the Terre Haute club to last an ordinary mau a lifetime, will be one of the stars for the lawyers, while Daniel V. Miller, who was captain for many years of the Little Potatoes Hard to Peel base ball club, of Bellemore, Parke county, will cover second base for the same nine. Dr. T. C. Stundard. who is an old time base

most efficient trustees the city ever had, and hn, devoted his time and energies to ball star, and Dr. Clarence the schools in a manner that deserves to be remove a base hit from the **neof again recognised. The school* were never ^'th

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the good will of all the pat with whom they have been sonal contact. Mr. Benjamin first-class official, and Mr. Pa ence in the officfe is a guarah will know how to conduct its ag»

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it i, claimed that much of the credit of h«»ses of the made to S. M. Reynolds, the well known this In longs to Mr. Button. The other coming ga

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member* of the present board, Messrs. orders nlaster This school to the close of the present term, but Clift and Sandisoti. are equally wideawake

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and eil. ieut. and as much devoted to the g»"«' with it- The liabilities of the college are cause

«he publie school* as Mr. Button. »ban the old-time games of the Paralysers,! but the latter is the oldest member of the board, and vva hen1 when the others bememlvers by. election by the council, name* mentioned in connection with thi"* otliee arv those of Dr. M- H. Waters and Jehu Uw i*. but it is believed that neither is a candidate in the strict acceptance of the word, except in case there should lie a failure to rv elect Mr. Button in which case either of these gentlemen would be glad to have the place.

predecessor.

ETIQUETTE OF AN ENGAGEMENT.

Just What to Do to Anniimc® tie Happy News, and the* Conduct 1 »•.

Thereafter. When a man has received-the answer which is conventionally supposed to h^yte made him the happiest cfeatyJfla in tpe world'his.'firdt step must be to secure tfie reality of that supposition by-asking the consent of his future bride's parents or guardians. •.

It

is correct to see the

parents,-jiofc

write

to them, unless the latter course is the only one'possible to take. Wh^b, consent is given the engagement is looktfi upon as a settled thing, and the next tfeing is to make it known.

This should be done in the ve^first instance by the bridegroom expec^t, who announces it to his family. They should, without delay, call upon his fia,«pee, expressing their pleasure at the new?, and assuring her of a welcome a ongthem.

These calls should be returned, ofr the letters answered, with promptitude and now the general public is informed tt the event. This may be done by writing to distant friends and telling others by •word of mouth It is usual to send a notice of the engagement to certain papers,, where it is likely to be widely seen.

The bridegroom-elect's first care spould be to provide the engagement ring, the outward sign and symbol of the. promise exchanged. It is usual to let the bride's taste select it, and he may either ascertain her preferences before buying it, or. send a tray from the jeweler's for her to select from. ...

Friends and acquaintances, on having of the engagement, should at once send^ their congratulations and good wished',, This may either be done- by calling itt son to deliver them, or by writing. of congratulation should be returned and letters answered. A few words of cQ^dial thknks are all that are required. /•Puritag an engagement some, of tne alricte^rtilea of chaperonage are relaxed., Engaged people are allowed to ride,.cycle and walk together unattended, fchotagh not, of course, so publicly as necessitates SlcbAperon as well.

Considerate people, where they dlhe.dat, wilj oftep try to send them in to dinner together bat this is a point wtyoh can never be looked upon as a rigb£, since precedency and convenience hav^ to be

When lin engagement is broken off the public should at once be inform of the fact. If there has been a newspaper announcement another should now intimate that the marriage previously arranged will not take place-

All wedding presents which may have been received must be sent back any presents or letters received by one of the fiances from the other must be returned, and the engagement ring should always be returned without delay.

Any hesitation about these matters would be in the worst possible taste.

MODERN PHILOSOPHY.

Preachers and politicians take a great deal of interest in people they do not feel. It doesn't do your friend any harm to bear all your burdens, nor does it do you any f,ood.

No one cau lay claim to being a thoroughbred who objects to cheese because it smells bad.

A boy can ride a bicycle whether he owns one or not, but a girl has to have her own wheel to learn on.

We have reached that age when we don't thank people for the nice things they say to us. but for the mean things they leaye unsaid.

You can't tell if a woman is a neat housekeeper until yon have tasted her stewed prunes. If they don't taste gritty she is all right.

When a man becomes so ill it is feared he will die, lots of people say nice things about him which embarrass them greatly when he recovers.

After all there are few compliments more effective than when a woman says in repeating gossip: "I wouldn't tell this to any one in the world but you."

Since last Wednesday evening all official however. An effort is to be made to unite communications from the Terre

Haute

po*toflice have been signed by Frank E.! the question of co-education is more popBenjamin. postmaster, for on that date alar than of yore. the new Republican postmaster took hisj office making James M. Faris. brother of 1 Secretary Geo. W. Tipton, of the local Congressman Fans, his deputy. Unlike dril service service commission, has re» hi*

The troubles of Coates college culimated

*OUK holsaledrnc Tuesday in an assignment by the trustees

of the

institution, the assignment being

.j* attorney. Mr. Reynolds will continue the

**r -ttrart mow attention I »ft*r that it is uncertain what will be done

*l„„ Mitrt Dial .od C.p«ln Hoctor .nd i" the odghbortMd of Tom Kinder wtr, tW bright ««. of th. I .ub^r.pt.on. ,L.ti this can be fully paid. There is a question 'x about the collection of the subscriptions,

the school with Mabash college, where

Mr. Donham. Mr. Ben-1 ceived orders to hold an examination In

jamin did not- break into office to get this city June Stb, for applicants for the

There vra* never a time when a dollar j»«um would buv as much a* at prvseut. and it js possession of it, but got it in a peaceable positions of postal clerk and carriers, awl «lxu»t !»s true that there never was a time manner, and strictly according to law.,, for the first time, of postoffice^ janitor. when a dollar was as hanl to obtain as Mr Donham has made a good postmaster,« Already there are thirty four applications now well known grocer* salesman of I ami is deserving of a good word for the filed, twelve of which are for clerks, twen- Each berowrestled with a hero toe. this cit hi* week ran a bill of gm manner in which the business of the office ty-two for fsrrtew and one for janitor. -p**. four long yean ere truth prevailed wries s»»M by a Terre Haute wholes*!* ha* be*n conducted. Mr. Pauon has made The examinu-jos will be held at the Terre! o*er or. house in iW which hat! for a total the a first*!**# deputy, and they retire with Haute Commercial college. ,j Ere patriot anion laid disunloa low

EVENING, MAY 29,

DECORATION DAY.

If the weather is favorable to-morrow Ate observance of Decoration Day in this civy

,vill

be more general than for many

i^nars past. Falling on Sunday, as it does, gives many of the semi-military societies an Opportunity to participate in the parade that otherwise would not have the chance to do so. The programme printed below shows that more of these societies have signified their intention of parading than ever before participated in a Decoration

Day parade. Capt. Jesse Robertson will be grand marshal of the parade, and will have as his assistants John F. O'Reilly, Lawrence Burget, Geo. W. Krietenstein, John Bickell, F. A. Burgess and Peter Frlsz. The aide-de-campes will be Daniel Re&old and James Soules. The followiug isfcpe assignment made by the grand marshal! of the several organizations participating in the parade.

ORDER OF PROCESSION.

Wabash Cycling Club.

-V l\ Platoon of Police. •3-*- Oriental Band. Uerre Haute Division No. 3, U. R. K. P.

Vigo Division No. 88, U. R. K. P. Select Knights, A. O. U. W. Canton McKeen, I. O. O. F. '. .'Chieftain's League, I. O. R. M.

Company B.

Speakers in Carriages. Blinn Camp, Sons of Veterans. Union Veteran Legion. i: U. V. Drum Corps.

Baird Post, G. A. R.

,•••• Morton Post, G. A. R. Womau's Relief Corps in Wagons. Fire Department.

Citizens in Carriages.

The parade will form at the corner of Third and Main streets at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and all organizations participating are requested to leave their respective halls not later than one o'clock. The line of march will be east on Main street to Seventh, north on Seventh to .fKjfrrri avenue, west on Third avenue, to Woodlawn cemetery. After the graves arf decorated the other ceremonies will be held in the grove east of the cemetery. Residents along the line of march are requested to decorate their residences in observance o£the day.

f^TDECORATION DAY, 1897.

Wo mdre for these the cannon's thunder pealing, No more for these the#prlde of martial .{tramp No lurking spy around their rest is stealing,''

Ho sentry walks to guard the stlent camp.

NO more the soldiers toll in weary marches, No mqre!the hosts engage in deadly fray And now,, beneath the gloomy yews and larches

They wait the trumpet of the Judgment

Utrew ye their graves with pansles, rose and1 lily Pausles for memory, roses for their fame. Lilies for loVe which never may grow chilly

But fan the patriot's fervor Into fHme.

No sound is heard to-day of warlike elungor. Of sharp cpmmatid, or bugles' warning blast But here arise, without a thought of anger,

The stirring memories of the long time past.

From cloudless skies there came a peal of thunder, And ^11 men stood awestruck and sore amazed To see dlsuulon strive to rend asunder

The stately fabric which our father raised.

The Dragon's teeth were sown and quick upspringing From field ann workshop, came men's heavy tread. And bold defiance to all foemen flinging.

War drew the sword and peace in terror fled. Brandished the Northern Thor his mighty hammer.

Wielded the Southern Mars in falchion keen And then arose throughout the land the clamor

Of such a fight as ne'er before was seen.

From home and fireside in the olden manor. Leaving behind their children, wives and kin, They rallied underneath our glorious banner,

And gave their lives the sacred fight to win. They brought with them self-sacrifice, devotion.

Ready to fight and die, if die they must. Ere that old flag, supreme o'er earth and ocean.

Should fall and trail dishonored In the dust.

They

fought no dwarfs each grappled with a giant Each champion's heart was filled with martial tire Each on his inborn courage was reliant

None brought to shame the surname of his sire. They saved the union—union which Vm perished

Bat for the courage which their deeds revealed: No stripes were taken from the flag they cherished.

No star was blotted from its axnre field. The old survivors of that fight victorious. Some still rrmaln. yet leave us one by ones They die. 1 never die their actions gktfkmsT

They die, hat lives the work so nobly done. They pass away as pass the si tser roses. Each withering slowly on tl -talk of life Each soon shall Join some comrade who reposes.

Forever breed from human care and strife.

They ao cowards In thoee days of

189"*

Peace reigns supreme, and War is here no longer, The dark-faced

den.

Hate slinks scowling to his

The broken chain of union welded stronger And warring States once foes, are friends agair. Then speak not harshly of the foes who fought us.

Who bravely for their cause threw lire away Honor the Blue for all the good they wrought us.

But drop a tear of kindness for the Gray. —Thomas Dunn English, In New \ork Independent.

NEW OPERA HOUSE.

The Contract Let at Xoon to 1'lilllp l'eager it

Son,

of Danville, 111., .lo

be C'omlpeted October 1st.

The directors of the Terre Haute House Company met this morning and let the contract for the new opera house at the corner of Seventh and Cherry streets, in the rear of the Terre Haute House property. The successful bidders were Philip Yeager & Son, of Danville, Ills., who bid on the Hunter building, but were unsuccess­

ful. There were three local bidders for the contract, Aug. Fromme, Clift & Williams Co., and Wm. E. Hill, and the first named was next to the successful bidder iu his price. The contract for the work species that it is to be completed, and the house ready for occupancy on the 1st of October, and it contains a clause providing a penalty for failure to have it ready by that time. The firm of Yeager & Son is entirely responsible, and has erected a number of public

buildings in different parts of the country, among them court houses at Petersburg, Clinton and Danville, 111., the government building at the latter place,

the University building at Urbaua, III., and the immense works of the Piano Manufacturing Co., at West Pullman. The senior member of the firm was in the city attending the meeting of the directors, and his son will be here on Tuesday to

close tip the contract.

Some Kansrts Philosophy. Man that is born of woman is few of days and full of microbes, says the editor of the Troy, Kansas, Times. The moment he hits the earth he starts for the grave, and the longer he travels the faster he goe3. His visible reward for long days of labor and nights of walking the floor with a teething baby is an epitaph he can't read and a tombstone he doesn't* want. Iq.|he" first of the seWeoagesof man he's licttpd. in the last he is neglected, and in all the. others he's a target for the lying, meddlesome mischief-maker—a womau who won't tend to her own business. If he does not marry his first love he'll always wish he had, and if he does he'll always wish he hadn't. Yet no man ever follows freedom's flag for patriotism (and a pension) with half the enthusiasm that he will trail the red, the white and blue that constitutes the banner of female beauty. He will brave the lion in his deu, face the booming cannon, tread the ocean from beneath his feet and yet will tremble like a half frozen egg-sucking dog when called to account by his wife for his cussedness.

He goes forth in the morning to plow corn with a cross-eyed mule aud a roan steer, works hard all day and comes home at night to find his seven half clothed chil dren hungry as bears and no bread in the bouse and his wife over to one of the neighbor's to borrow a hat to wear to a church social.

Base Ball.

Our base ball club has done very well on its trip this week. It won one game out of three at Palucah. and two or three at Cairo, and to-day opens a series of three with Evansville. From there it goes to Nashville, returning home next Saturday to meet Washington in a series of three games. The directors have not been idle during the absence of the club, and some needed changes will be made shortly after Its return. There will be a new manager, a player named McFarland, who has had considerable experience in southern league circles, a new first baseman and a new fielder. With these changes it is thought that the club will be greatly strengthened, and placed in a position to meet the other strong clubs of this league, which is playing as good ball as any other minor organization in the country.

The Marriageable Age.

The marriageable age differs in various countries, as will be seen by the following: In Australa a man and woman are supposed to be able to be capable of conducting a home of their own from the age of fourteen.

In Germany the man must be at least eighteen years of age. In France the man most be eighteen and the woman fifteen in Belgium the same.

In Spain the intended husband must have passed bis fourteenth year and the woman her twelfth.

In Hungary, for Roman Catholics, the man must be fourteen years old and the woman twelve: for Protestants, the man most be eighteen and the woman fifteen.

In Greece the man must have seen at least fourteen summers and the woman twelve.

In Portugal a boy of fourteen is con jsidered marriageable, and a woman of I twelve,

TWENTY-SETE2N TH YEAR.

PEOPLE AND THINGS.

In all the capitals of Europe save London some theaters are kept up by government support.

A company has been incorporated in Denver to furnish bail for prisoners in criminal cases.

They are telling in Maine of a family of five paupers who used 17 barrels of flour in one year at the expense of the state.

They make their own bicycles in Japan now and call them jin-ten-sha, which means literally, man-wheel-vehicle.

Large numbers of rural farms in northern New England, abandoned by Yankee farmers, have been occupied and reclaimed by French Canadians.

A Maine editor suggests that the fishermen. instead of giving the number of pounds of fish they take, shall lay them end to end and then speak of them as so many feet of trout, bass or pickerel.

Doubtless the oldest married couple in the United States are Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hiller, of Elkton, Mich. Mr. Hiller is aged 107 years and bis wife 1'05. The lately celebrated their eighty-seventh wedding anniversary.

Accordiug to the Nashville Banner there is in that city a 3-months-old child who can talk. Its parents are respectable colored people, aud the infant has spoken since it was one week old. It is almost needless to add that the child is a girl.

The smallest men in congress are Senator Chandler, of New Hamshire, and Representative Wheeler of Alabama— "Fighting Joe," of confederate fame. Mr. Chandler is 62 years old and Gen. Wheeler is til but both have slender, boyish figures and effect somewhat youthfull dress iu wearing trim, natty little sack coats.

A farmer of Clare county, Mich., has found that he can increase the egg-laying abilities of his hens by feeding to them old newspapers torn to bits and soaked in sour milk until the whole becomes a pulp. The hens, it is said, like the new food, and the inventor expects to see almost any day one of the freak papers come out with the picture of a hen that sets type.

Curse cards are being used in Switzerland aud Germany to check profanity. People go about with the cards in their pockets, and whenever they hear bad language present it to the swearer to sign. The card has printed on it a pledge to abstain from swearing for a specified time or to pay a pfennig on oath to some charity. Nearly 40.000 cards have been distributed in Switzerland, where there#are three languages to swear in.

That tojvns of "^Voodsdale, Moscow, Springfield and FaTgo, in Kansas^ Which had a population of 1,100 in lf*90, have nbW. onlya population of 10. Houghton has three* families out of the 400 that* nsed to live there. Nine children go to the flO.OOffH school house. Then there is standing, like a monument of folly, a waterworks system that coct some eastern plutocrat |M,000. The town never paid a cent of principal or interest on all this, and never will.

It Is said that the largest gold coin now in circulation is the gold ingot or "lool" of Anam, a French colony in eastern Asia. It is a flat, round gold piece, and on it is written in India ink its value, which is about 1220. The next size coin to this valuable but extremely awkward one is the "obang" of Japan, which is worth about $55 and next comes the "benda". The heaviest silver coin in the world also belongs to Anam, where the silver ingot is worth about $151 then comes the Chinese "tael" and then the Austrian double thaler.

The city of Dresden owns a daily paper, the Dresdener Anzeiger, which was given to it by its late proprietor on the condition that all profits arising therefrom should be spent upon the public parks. Thi* year a large playground of nearly eight acres was purchased from Prince George, the King's brother and heir apparent, and will be ready for use thiB summer. The paper continues to hold the respectof all citizens, for the trust has oeen carried out in the broadest spirit, and the power has never been employed to foster any school of opinions—social, political or religions.

Anew branch of commercial travelling has recently been developed in France. A marriage bureau of Paris keeps a careful record of the deaths of prominent married men and -women in all parts of France, and a few weeks after the sad event dispathesa representative to see the widow or widower in teference to remarriage, offering the services of fcbe bureau for the purpose. The reception of this commercial traveller is, of course, not always very friendly, when his business is stated, but it is said that the enterprise is paying exceedingly well, and the travelling matchmaker himself has been heard to state that he is very well satisfid with the results.

Death of Mrs. Carr.

Mrs. Margaret Carr, mother of the late P. S. Westfall, died at St. Anthony's hospital at half-past' nine o'clock this morning. Seve'sl weeks ago she was run over by a wa^on on Tippecanoe street, near her home, and since then hef death ha* been expected at any time. Deceased was one of the pioneer residents of this city, and was eighty-four years of age last month. She was a remarkably well preserved woman for her age, and but for this unfortunate accident would probably have lived to be one hundred years of age.

George W. Davis, ex-city clerk, is now a resident of the soldiers' home at Marion, Indiana, aud is clerk of the police court at the home.

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