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GN THE QUI VIVE.

MayorFred A. Ross has been dodging metaphorical bricks ever since he announced his intention of compelling the houses of bad odor to remove to Second street In the two squares just north of Main street. Unfortunately for him the dailies printed J*is intention* as being to remove these houses to Second street, which immediately aroused the anger of the respectable property owners on Second street in other than the squares named. His idea was to compel this removal to that particular neighborhood, but his intentions as announced aroused the indignotion of the property owners in other portions of the districts divided by Second. Now he wants the newspapers to help him out by selecting an appropriate name for the scarlet neighborhood. There has been no convention of the newspaper men Of the city to select such a name, but Q. V. sugguests that an appropriate name for the district would be "Blossom Place."

Harvey W. Curry, who is as far as one can see the ex-superintendent of the schools of this county, is going to make things unpleasant for applicants for positions as teachers in the public schools of this county by holding an examination at the Normal school to-day. Mr. Grosjean, who is the only man recognized by the superintendent of public instruction as school superintendent, is to hold an examination this morniug, and will submit the questions propounded by the state superintendent, but Mr. Curry is going to hold an examination on his own account, and will thus place the teachers in an unpleasant predicament. The law and the decisions of the state superintendent make Mr. Grosjean the superintendent here, because he has the certificate of election issued by the auditor, is recognized by the county authorities as such, and only teachers granted license by him will be recognized by half of the trustees of the county. By Mr. Curry holding these examinations the expectant teachers will be placed in the unfortunate predicament of selecting the man they choose to recognize as the legal official. According to the decisions regarding this position, Mr. Grosjean is the legal superintendent, and if the law should later decide that he is not the right man all his acts as superintendent will be legalized, while if Mr. Curry should gain the right to wear the title of county superintendent, and be authorized to receive the emoluments of the office his acts cannot be authorized. It puts the teach* er6 in an unpleasant and uncomfortable position, and makes them take sides in the case in hand where there is no reason that they should be called on to decide In the matter. Mr. Curry* ha»" brought 'Suit to oust Mr. Grosjean, until a decision has been reached by wife Supreme court, the fact remains that Mr. Grosjean is the only legal superintendent that the county has. Mr. Curry will lose none of his rights by submitting to the right of Mr. GrosjeW to act as superintendent because he can recover them all if the Supreme edurt decides that he is still author ized to act as such official. It seems strange, tinder these circumstances, why Mr. Curry should take a part that would put the teachersapplying for license in the unfortunate position of being called upon to decide who they shall recognize

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pcrinteudeut. It gaius him nothing, and cannot alTeet Mr. Grosjeau's rights. The latter Ims the certificate back of him. and if the courts decide that he is not entitled under tin* facts in the case to the office, his nets will be legalized by law. while there is no law that will authorize Mr. Curry's acts as pretended superintendent. While Mr. Curry has made up his mind that he is superintendent, he should not call on the teachers to take up the matter, either for or against him.

The lawyers defeated the doctors in their game at. the park Thursday afternoon, making 83 scores to 12 for the pill peddlers. The lawyers outflelded, out-batted, and outgeneralled the doctors, who were really lu the game only for a few moments. The victory of the lawyers »s led to the issue of a challenge by the fm.ll players of Printing House Row to the lawyers to en gage in a contest, the proceeds to be donated either to the Y. M. C. A. building fund or the Union Home for invalids. The lawyers are afraid of the Newspaper Row people, however, and to escape the merciless •drubbing that would be given hern in heevent of the game have assumed a Fitssimmons attitude, and advised the printers and publishers combination to play some other club first and get a repu tation. It is understood, however, that the main opposition to the game comes from Catcher Dan Miller, who was so u«ed up in Thursday's game that he will require several weeks' retirement from active business to recuperate from the wear and tear to his system. The druggists clerks also want to take 011" the lawyers, and that more or less brief game of Thursday last is likely to bring enough trouble to the lawyers to break up the practice at

Al. Higgins, the popular attorney, has had no end of congratulations this week over his appointment to the position of I'nited States commissioner for this district Many of the friends who sent him congratulations did not know what the u!!W was that he w** appointed to. but they congratulated him just the same. Prominent Republicans all over the state telegraphed ami wrote him. all uniting in saying that they were glad to see such an active worker recognised in such asrobtaatial manner, and one man wrote him at midnight of the day his appoint meat was

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published sending a word of good cheer at his success. From the number and tone of the congratulations one could well "have imagined that Mr. Higgins had struck one of the softest snaps the administration has to give out. As a matter of fact, Mr. I Higgins, who has been a candidate for no position under the administration, has been given a place which carries much honor with it, for he represents the United

States government in this district, but which has

very substantial emoluments

connected with it. No man need sit up over night congratulating himself over the wonderful lead he has struck in getting the place. It pays nothing but fees. In civil cases before the commissioner the latter official is allowed three dollars a day for his services, and in criminal cases he is given five dollars per day. The only good thing about this, so far as the commissioner is concerned, is that there are .very few civil cases brought before him, while the business of the office consists almost entirely of criminal cases. H. H.

Boudinot was commissioner here for many years, aud when the Cleveland administration went into power Elmer F. Williams succeeded him. Mr. Boudinot had more business on election day, 1888, when there were more arrests by the Democratic United States marshals than ever before in one day. than he ever had before or after. The beauty about this office is that the fees are paid by the government direct. Mr. Higgins will not enter on the discharge of the duties of the office until July 1st.

HARRISON PARK CASINO.

TIIK MACKAY COMIC OPERA COMPANY.

The amusement lovers of this city have had a rare treat at the Chsino this week in the performances of the Mackay Comic Opera Company at popular prices. Many a time our people have paid high prices for performances that were far inferior in merit and attractiveness. Miss Ada Palmer Walker, the star, is a very clever performer. She has a beautiful voice, and attractive stage presence, and that indefinable something that is necessary to make successful comic opera stars. She is surrounded by a capable company, the operas are well staged and appropriately costumed, and next week when there is a change of programme the Casino should be crowded every night. To-night the "Chimes of Normandy" will be given, and to-morrrow afternoon a special matinee for the benefit of excursionists to the city, when the "Mascotte" will be presented. The programme for the remain .er of the week is as follows: Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings, "Said Pasha," Wednesday and Thursday, "Fra Diavalo," and Friday and Saturday eveaings, "GlrofieGirofla." The same popvflar prices will prevail during the coming week, 5c, 10c, 20c and 80 cents, and every lover of comic opera should take advantage of this opportunity of witnessing the performances of this really clever company.

The graduating exercises of the State Normal School took place yesterday, the 1807 class consisting of seventy-five members. Prof. Nicholas Murray Butler, Of Columbia college, New York, delivered the address to the graduating class, and

Governor Mount made a tfew remarks. Certificates of graduation were delivered to the class, by President Parsons, and ex-M-iyor Wm. II. Armstrong, formerly of this city, but now of Indianapolis, and a member of the board of trustees, delivered to the graduates of the 1805 class their diplomas, to which they were entitled by reason of having taught two years in the schools of the state.

Last week .Tames Decker, assistant janitor of the government building, which was under the civil service rules, was discharged and the place given to Thomas Bishop. Decker being a Democrat and Bishop a Republican. This week two more scalps were hung at the belt of Postmaster Benjamin. James Kisner was discharged as janitor, and the place given to .lames Sterling, an old soldier. Clifford Smith, who had the special delivery work, has also been discharged and Victor Fechheimer appointed in his stead. It is said that there are likely to be some more changes in the postoffice force within a comparatively short time.

The trustees of the State Normal school have decided to mid military science to the list of studies of that institution, and at a meeting this week President Parsons was instructed to correspond with the war department and ascertain on what conditions a United States army officer could be detailed on special duty to take charge of such a department in the school. The young men of the school are united in their request for the addition of such a department to the school, and if the conditions are favorable it is almost certain that the new branch will be added.

The Hoberg-Swope building, which is being remodelled for W. H. Albrecht & Co.. will be ready for occupancy the middle of July, about a anth ahead of the time agreed up^" -e improvements to the building make it one of the finest and most attractive in the city, and Messrs. Albrecht have taken a lease on it for a long term of year*, paying a rental of #4.000 a year.

Eugene V. Debs has returned from Chicago and is now engaged in the work of printing the constitution and by-laws of his new organisation, "The Social Democracy of America." His mail yesterday brought him application* from forty-seven cities for charters for local branches, and be feels wry enthusiastic over the prospects of the success of the organisation.

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ABOUT WOMEN.

"Girls," exclaimed the impressionable member of the society, rushing into the room like a~ Stylish whirlwind, "Jl've been reading a beautiful book, and it says that we girls are all going just the wrong way to preserve our good looks. And it gives the loveliest rules for life and conduct you ever heard of." "Tell us," they all cried, eagerly. "Tell us what it says about beauty this very minute." "We ought to go to bed every night at 9 o'clock," exclaimed the impressionable member, glad to share the burden which was weighing upon her mind, "and get up at 6. And we ought to read improving books—and and—" "Did you ever know anybody WJJO did all those things?" queried the president, judicially. "If you don't know anything about how those theories really work out. I do."

The attention of the members was immediately turned toward her, and she cleared her throat impressively as she took the floor, metaphorically speaking. "I knew a girl once who lived in just the way Marian describes," she began calmly, "and she was certainly a lovely character. She had a beautiful complexion, too,-and the brightest eyes in the world, and—" "Let's try it right away, all of us," put in theexcitable member, eagerly. "I move that—"

The president waved her to silence with dignity. "Her family adored her," she continued, solemnly, "and everybody talked of her goodness, and, girls, it positively makes me envious even to think of her back, it was so staight and lovely. But"— and here she paused for dramatic effect— "she never had a beau in her life!" ''Madame President," exclaimed th'e excitable member, more eagerly than before. "I move that we do not consider Marian's plan for self-beautification and improvement at all. I move, further, that all mention of it be stricken from the minutes of this meeting."

The motion.was carried unanimously.

Masculine hoisery is the latest fashion taken up by the feminine sex. Society women who pretend to keep up with fads are now discarding all their long stockings, however dainty and silken they may be. Half hose have been accepted as their correct substitute. The summer girl's stockings will henceforth be of the same length and style as her brother's. Possibly it is a step toward consistency in the attire of the girl who affects stiff white skirts, but still filings to lace-trimmed petticoats. "Puari&y there are even fatter reasons for the immediate social success of this startling inovation. The woman who has for years dressed her little girls and boys in short stockings has got used to the idea. She is quite ready to abandon the superfluous length which has heretofore characterized her own. And the summer girl who dislikes hot weather, and who likes to achieve the greatest degree of comfort in conjunction with the smallest amount of clothes, welcomes the new style in hoisery, because she thinks it will be cool. And the faddish woman accepts the fashion because it is new. That quality is a virtue in itself. The new s'ockings which have been so enthusiastically adopted come direct from Paris. They are of an exquisite quality of silk, not yet having been made in any cheaper material. They are of plain colors, with clocks of contrasting shades and with a tiny plaided band about the top. They are especially pretty when worn with slippers, but they are equally appropriate for outdoor wear.

In dealing with one's children certainly she is the wise mother who knows when to be conveniently blind, says an experienced mother. There can be no hard and fixed laws in regard to the management of little ones without doing them a cruel injustice. Sometimes a child is sick, nervous, unstrung, and the fault that at another time might be punished* should be ignored. Indeed, one is tempted to say that too much management, too many rules, a continual reminding of little breaches of manner or grammar, is worse than no management at all. There has always been a wistful pathos in the story of the little boy who thought his name was "Johnny Don't." "But that is impossible," urged some one. "It. is what they call me at home," persisted the little fellow, in all good faith. Perhaps »his kindly cultivated virtue of timely blindness is only another name for tact. It ignores all that is unpleasant, and widely judges of the appropriateness of timeand season. When we come home tired and worn it is blind to the fact that we have thrown ourselves on the best sofa and deposited our hat on the floor. Wh«n we are absorbed with grief and worry, does not see the brusqueness with whift we may have answered a question. Here is no other quality than this convenient blindness which makes so mucfi for friendship.

At this season of the year, when the annual rest seems to be the one thought teeming in every brain, it may n* come amiss to say a few words to those women who are slaving themselves to akin and bone in order to have a lot of modish clothes to flaunt at watering place or mean tain resort. No woman ever yet lived who was quite ready to go /way at a moment's notice. Her wardrotb may be as extensive aa that of the renowned Queen of Sheba, but at the very ptimation of a begira she baa to set in of a spell of shopping for the "mast haves.'fwhich she

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declares she could not possibly do without. Then she worries in hot stores over the choice of veils, the selection of handkerchiefs, the matching of ribbons until she is as cross as two sticks, and wishes in her heart a vacation had never been suggested. If her wardrobe is not so well supplied she begins a siege of sewing, foirgets to eat her noonday meals, and with haggard face stretches away far into the night on her own or her children's clothes, and finally, when nineteen tucks have been put in by ,ud where three by machine would have as well, and thirteen shirt waists are made instead of a half dozen bought, she is* In a state bordering on collapse, and unless she can stay away six months, is not liable to come home one whit benefited by the very outing that should have been her topic for a year.

Here is where we want to do our little preaching—what is the use, for the sake of something that really doesn't count in the actual sum total of life, of losing the good that nature holds out to you in piney woods and shell-strewn beach Who will count the tucks? Who will care if you wear the same shirt waist on Friday that you did on Monday. You are almost sure to have a less striking wardrobe than somebody else, try as you will, and surely with a wornout body and line-ridden face, the prettiest frocks will seem incongruous, and their fine fronts escape notice in the remark that a pallid countenance will create. If you have a chance for a vacation, take it as the term implies. Leave care behind instead of plunging into it at the first suggestion of rest. Wear what you have, or supply yourself leisurely with actual necessities, and then the summer going away will mean a pleasure instead of the trial so many women make it through their own foolish vanity and fear of the world's opinion.

OBITUARY.

MISS JESSIE BARTON.

Miss Jessie Sibley Barton, daughter of Wm. F. Barton, died at 12:05 Wednesday morning, June 23d, at the residence of her grandfather, A. B. Barton, 814 north Eighth street.

The deceased had been sick about two years and every effort that a tender parent could put forth had been exhausted in an endeavor to restore her health.

The funeral took place Thursday afternoon, June 24th, at 4 o'clock, from the residence of Mr. A. B. Barton, Dr. E. W. Fisk, of Greencastle, officiating.

Death of H. T. Rockwell. Henry T. Rockwell, an old and well known resident, of this city, died in a buggyqn south Third street, about ten o'clock tbli morning, while being taken to his hdme, after an attack of sickness that seized him while on south Third street. He was taken with a vomiting spell in front of the store of George Curtis, at Third and Washington avenue, and asked E. W. Noel, who was near at the time, to take him home. Mr. Curtis volunteered to take him home, and climbed into the buggy and started up Third street with him. When he reached Third and Walnut streets, he thought to report the case to the police, and when he arrived there he was met by Dr. Will Davis, who after examination, pronounced Mr. Rockwell dead. The body was taken to the home on north Seventh street. The deceased was about eighty-four years of age, and had been a resident of Terre Haute for many years. His wife and eight children survive him. The children are Mrs. Reynolds, of Indianapolis. N. B. Rockwell, Mrs. Thorpe and Mrs. Oscar Froeb. of this city, Charles H. Rockwell, of Louisville, Clay and George B., of Cincinnati, and James, of California.

E. F, Colberg, paced by a tandem ridden by Arthur Foster and Anton Hulman, made a new record over the road from Rockville to this city last Sunday, covering the twenty-nine and one-half miles in one hour and thirty-one and one-half minutes. The tandem team also broke the tandem record for the distance, making it in one hour and nineteen and one half minutes. The speed per hour averaged by the tandem was twenty-two miles, which is considered remarkable for a road distinguished by so many hills. The previous record for the distance was held by Earl Hamilton, who made it unpaced in 1:43. The previous tandem record, 1:29, was made by Will Krietenstein and Earl Hamilton, also unpaced. The City Hall Flyers made their annual run to Rockville last Sunday, and on their way up met Colberg on the Mecca hill. He was coming down the hill at the rate of thirty-five miles an hour when they met him, and Will Hamilton saved himself and Colberg from total annihilation by falling over into a ditch with his wheel. There were seven wheelmen and three buggies on the hill as Colberg went down it but he never slackened his speed, and was out of sight before the others realized the desperate chances he was taking and the danger that confronted them in his desperate flight. Some of the City Hallers have not yet recovered from the fright he gave them. ________________

The famous Bertillon system of measuring criminals will be put into effect in the Terre Haute police department during the coming month. Mid the police will chase all the "crooks"' in the city into headquarters that their measures may be taken for future ace. It hi expected to give the officers in charge of the work enough practice in this way to familiarize themselves with the system, which is in use in nearly all the larger cities, and from whose records no criminal ean escape detection.

PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The congressional district represented by Jerry Simpson is, in point of population, the largest in the United States.

Dr. Emma Wakefield, who has just successfully passed an examination, is the first colored woman to be licensed to practice medicine in Louisiana.

Senator Chandler is a devotee of the bicycling and spends much of his time at home riding over the roads of New Hampshire. He has nearly 5,000 miles to his credit.

Governor Pingree, of Michigan, has such an ample waist that on a recent visit to Lansing, when he wished to buy a white vest, he could find none in town large enough to fit him.

Mark Twain once visited Hawaii, and in writing of his trip, described the native of the island as a man who "sometimes wears a coat, sometimes a plug hat, or a pair of spectacles, but generally speaking, he wears a smile."

The following lines, says the Atlanta Constitution, have been carved on the tombstone of a North Carolina moonshiner: "Killed by the government for making whisky from corn grown from seed furnished by a congressman.

Miss Kate Helmke, teacher in the Missouri asylum for the blind at St. Louis, is an accomplished bicyclist, though totally blind. She rides unattended through the city streets, her keen sense of hearing warning her of the approach of vehicles.

Representative Bailey, of Texas, was aroused from youthful laziness and stirred to an ambition that was the starting of his career by reading Mrs. Southworth's"Ishmael or In the Depths," being greatly impressed by the character of Ishmael Worth.

A't a shoe factory at Lynn, Mass., on the occasion of the visit of the Latin-American delegates to the recent trades congress, on Wednesday last, a pair of shoes was made in 14 minutes and 5 seconds. This lowers the record by more than a minute. It is needless to say that this performance was a revelation to the visitors.

Senator Foraker, of Ohio, like many other distinguished men of that state, was accustomed to very plain living in his childhood. His father was a poor farmer, who had eleven children, and the present senator, in addition to doing farm work, was taught to help in all kinds of household duties. When he went to his first school he wore trousers made of coffee sacks.

One of the most popular members of this years' graduating class of the West Point military academy is Francesca Alcantara, a citizen of Venezuela, who has been educated at the expense of the government of that country.- His father was one of the most popular citizens of Venezuela, and was at one time president of the republic, as well as commander-in-chief of the army. Young Alcantara will aid in the reorganization of the Venezuelan army.

The son of the King of Korea has just arrived in this country, accompanied by two Koreans of noble birth, to take a three years' course of study in the English branches and to complete his edu cation in some large university in one of the eastern states. Eui Wha is the young prince's name, and he is now in his twentieth year. Although not a direct heir to the throne, it is expected he will be king at the death of his father, for the crown prince, it is understood, is an imbecile.

A Boston man, wedded but three months, is about to bring suit for divorce upon somewhat novel grounds. His wife has always been regarded as an attractive woman, but she was courted and won by her husband largely on account of her luxuriant and beautiful blond hair His com pliments were showered upon her hair profusely before and after.marriage. Now he has discovered that all but a few straggling threads of that hair were purchased in a switch. It is said that he made the discovery about a week ago and has not been living with his wife since.

THE DISCONTENTED.

I saw the mansions of the rich. I saw their yachts upon the bay, And chafed beneath conditions which

Made me keep tolling on, tile they Were free to come and free to go. And. in my breast I nourished hate, And In my heart I cursed my fate,

And magnified my woe! And so I journeyed home at night. And as I passed the palace gates, I cursed iny ill-conditioned plight.

And Inly damned the partial fates. And those I loved came out to me And pointed to my neighbor's door Pale Death had entered suddenly.

The child he worshiped was no more! I kissed their lips, and stole aside. And sought a dark, secluded place, And. as I fell upon my face, "O, God. forgive!" I cried.

Cycling Viewed Socially. The sociable element in cycling promises to play an inportant part among the pleas-ure-seeking bicyclists this season. Tandems seem to be in great demand among riders who can boast of "best girls," and every other combination which leads to propinquity of the sexes is having a fair trial. So far, the tandem seems to have secured the largest following, bat there is some difference of opinion as to how the riders should be seated. A veteran of the road ventures the following opinion: "In one thing, at least, it has been definitely settled that lovely woman shall take aback seat. We have been a long time coming to this conclusion, for ap to the

end of last season the woman was placed in front. In this position she had the full benefit of the head wind and also obstructed the view of the rear controller of the machine. This form of cycliug should become very fashionable. The vast increase of power which a properly constructed double machine gives to its riders must, sooner or later, be fully recognized by those who have hitherto gone in for two safeties to every pair."

The reasons advanced in favor of tandem combinations are that the woman is free from the care which follows in the wake of the single rider and that she has nothing to trouble her except to stick on when the pace becomes fast. It is also argued that with the man in front, when he feels fit, can go as fast as he pleases without fear of leaving his companion behind, that greater distances can be coveml in the same time and with more comfort and that by such an arrangement there are only two tires instead of four exposed to puncture. The tandem advocate winds up by saying that the "swing" which a pair attains at a fast pace is a pleasure unknown to the rider of a single machine.

Base Rail.

The Terre Hautes have not. covered themselves with glory during the present trip, although they have played good ball. They won one game each from Paducahs and the Cairos, and before returning home for the next series will tackle the Hendersons and Washingtons. Unless the date is changed to Evansville the club will open at home next Saturday afternoon, the 3d of July. Evansville has made appli cation to change Saturday's game to that city, as the celebration of the 4th of July will be held there on that day. The game will probably be changed. Pace, the catcher, who left the team last, week, discovered his mistake in a short time, and rejoined the team. The new catcher, Kelner seems to be doing good work from the newspaper reports, but the team is badly crippled up. Bateman is out of the game on account of an injury to his hand, aud Pace is covering third, while Morrison is playing second, In the absence of Crotty, Considering the crippled condition of the men they are playing as good ball as could be expected.

The Bummer Baby.

At this season the health of the baby becomes a matter of much care and should engage the most intelligent thought of every mother, for as the warm weather approaches it will be subject to many ailments which a cooler atmosphere has kept at a distance for many months. A wellknown physician was recently discussing the (subject with a well-meaning but flighty young mother and expressed himself thus: "Just leave him alone.. Doh^ff' worry his temper into a passion* and his nerves into fiddlestring by fussing. Have plain clothes—no ruffles and laces that will have to be changed four times a day. If he belonged to me he would have a gingham gown and a sunbonnet aud be turned loose in the garden, there to stay until the sun got too hot or meal or nap time came around. Have him sleep on a hair mattress and a hair pillow—no feathers or eiderdown to make him a good subject for pneumonia and sore throat, croup and fever. Don't let every woman in the hotel kiss him. Don't wheel him around in his carriage all day. Let him dig and get loose to Mother Earth, and I don't think he will be quite as white or quite as thin as he is now when you come back in September,"

MOTHER'S WORK.

Setting tables, washing dishes. Sweeping rooms and making bread. Dusting iHViks and sewing buttons.

Hmoothing now a curly head. Making, mending little garments. In a mother's deftest styleWashing little hands and faces

Planning something all the while. Darning stockings, telling stories To the group about her kriee Searching for lost gloves and 'kerchiefs.

Nobody can find but she. Trimming lamps or hearing lessons. Putting this and that in placeTired feet and busy fingers.

Giving home Its nameless grace. Solving some domestic problem. As a housewife only can (When the ways and means seem wanting),

With a skill unknown to man. Folding tiny hands together— Teaching infant lips to pray, Singing cradle hymns so softly—

Mother's work ends not with day.

Did You Kver Think

That a kind word put out at interest brings back an enormous percentage of love and appreciation

That though a loving thought may not seem to be appreciated, it has yet made you better and braver becaues of it?

That the little' act of kindness and thoughtfulness day by day are realy greater than one immense act of goodness once a year?

That to be always polite to the people at home is not only more ladylike, but more refined than having "company manners?"

That to judge anybody by bis personal appearance stamps you as not only ignorant but ill-bred?

That to talk and talk and talk about yourself and your belongings is very tiresome for the people who listen?

Joseph G. Elder, the well-known real estate man, of the firm of Foulkes & Elder, is laid up as a result of a fall from a ladder while picking cherries at his home at Sixteenth and Cherry street. The ladder broke under his weight, and be received serious injuries that will lay him up for some time.

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