Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 27, Number 52, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 26 June 1897 — Page 4

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THE MAIL'S TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNI VERSARY. Owing to the failure to receive a number of half-tone cuts ordered for the anni versary edition of The Mail, the issue has been postponed until next Saturday, July 3d, which is really the anniversary of the first issue of the paper. The first number of The Mail was issued by Major O. Smith, ou Saturday, July 2d, 1870, and the i^sue of next Saturday will therefore celebrate the twenty-seventh anniversary, Terre Haute has made many changes in those years, and the special edition issued next week will elaborately compare the condition of Terre Haute, her business interests and resources then and now. This article IIHH been prepared by C. C. Oakey, whose gifted pen has ever been wielded In the interests of Terre Haute and her material prosperity. In addition to this elaborate review of Terre Haute's business interests the special issue will be embellished with half-tone cuts of many of Terre Haute's prominent business aud professional men, sketches of a number of public buildings, including a half-tone cut of the new ground floor theater, the best view of it that ha* yet been published, a sketch of the Wabash river and the important part It has played in the history of the Northwest Territory, a list of former residents of the Prairie City, together with their present whereabouts. All these in addition to the regular features, which make The Mail a welcome visitor every week in thousaudM of homes in this city and surrounding territory. Altogether the anniversary nunilier of The Mail will possess more than ordinary interest. On account of the time required In binding the paper, the last form will go to press on Friday evening, and advertisers are requested to have their copy ready as early in the week as possible.

TUK most gorgeous pageant of modern times took place In Ijondon this week, celebrating the diamond anniversary of Queeu Victoria, who has for sixty years ruled the destinies of the English nation. The enthusiasm shown by the English people is convincing of the fact that they are satisfied with monarchial rule, so long as it is tempered with justice, as has been the riegn of Queen Victoria. All the nations of the earth, kingdoms, monarchies and republics, united in paying homage to this good woman, whose virtues have made her a model among the rulers of the earth.

SKNATOH HANNA. of Ohio, is evidently "king of the whole push" In that state, as evidence*! by his wholesale victory this week over the opposing forces, which have been looked upon as antl-McKinley. headed by Senator Foraker. The latter made a desperate effort to defeat the candidate selected by Senator Hanna as chairman of the state executive committee of the party, but met with Ignominious failure There were protestations of mutual regard on the part of the opposing leaders after the success of Mr. .Hanna, but if the Foraker crowd work aa enthusiastically for the legislative candidates throughout the state as they promised to do at the convention it will be something new in Ohio politics since the injection of Forakerism. Foraker and his crowd are looked upon as adept users of the political snickersnee when they can't have their Qyfn way in running conventions and nominating their own candidate*, and if they chang* their plan of action in the present campaign it will be because they realise the futility of striking their heads against a brick wall. Foraker nominated Mr. McKinley at St Louis, and «PPOrt«l him during the campaign, but be

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only because he was forced todo so. own political future depended

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actions in that campaign, and he could not afford to be against a man who was the choice of the people. The fight hinged in Ohio on the choice of a chairman of the state committee, bat even in that the Hanna people would not permit the Forakerites to take charge of the machine. It is a decided personal victory for Mr. Hanna, who at the convention developed a streak of oratory that will make him a prominent character in the senate should he be successful in the campaign which is now on in Ohio.

OXE of the commonest words in the English language is "boycott/' and its origin is suggested by the death this week of the Irishman whose conduct led to the coinage of such a word. Captain Boycott became famous through being the first man subjected to the "boycott" in Ireland. He was a land agent In 1881, in the Connemara section of County Mayo, where he collected rents for a number of landlords, notably the Earl of Erne. In 1880 Mr. Parnell made a speech, in the course of which he urged the people of Ireland to abstain from agrarian crimes and to adopt instead a policy of sending harsh landlords, agents and bailiffs to "Coventry," the old term for boycotting. Events so shaped themselves that Captain Boycott was the first man the Irish experimented upon in this connection, and hence the now familiar word of "boycott." Like the word bulldoze, it found its way into common use, and there is scarcely a labor strike of any magnitude but that the word "boycott" is commonly used by thousands who do not know of its origin, or the manner in which it was first used.

SOME time ago the board of health of this state issued an order against the common and disgusting habit of spitting in public, but so far as heard from there has been no particular effort to enforce the order, although public health demands that it should be. It is different out in San Francisco, where a similiar order was issued some time ago in the way of a city ordinance. An ordinance forbidding this dirty practice was set at defiance by a millionaire by the name of W. B. Bradbury. For the first offense he was fined, but he continued to spit. For the second offense the court refused to impose a fine and senteuced him to spend twenty-four hours in jail. He applied to the Supreme court for a writ of habeas corpus, which was refused, and the persistent old spitter will have to vindicate his right to make himself disagreeable by serving out his sentence. It is safe to predict that if the the judicial spinal column retains its present rigidity the San Francisco boors, rich and poor, will do their spitting somewhere else than in the street cars. The poor will get tired of paying fines and the rich will weary of going to jail, and decent people who ride in the street cars will find them less objectionable than they used to be.

SOCIETIES have been organized time and again in many states looking to the pro tectlon of song birds whose plumage is commonly appropriated for the headwear of the gentler sex, whose members will shudder at the sight of a worm or a mouse, but do not scringe at the use of the body and feathers of an inoffensive little bird that is deprived of its life to adorn the hats of the ladies. Such organizations have done but little good, and the result is that in Massachusetts a law has just been approved that is calculated to go further than the ordinary measure in perpetuating the songbirds. It provides that the mere possession of the skin and feathers of any songbird in that state is a punishable offeuse. The bill was opposed as an interference with business and an invasion of private rights, but it was voted for by a large majority of the members of the legislature on the ground that the destruction of these birds had resulted in a vast increase of insects destructive to vegetation, causing much pecuniary loss aside from questions of cruelty or fashion. In other words, the crops are still considered of more importance in Massachusetts than the women's headgear, a sensible conclusion which might be profitably reached by the legislatures of other states. Perhaps the new Massachusetts law may fail to protect the songbirds any better than the old, but it is worth a trial at least in other states.

THE world-famous abduction of Charley Ross is called to mind by the fact that his father,Christian K. Ross, of Philadelphia, died this week in that city, after having expended a fortune in a vain search for the little fellow, who was stolen from his home twenty three years ago the first of the coming month. Detectives, amateur and professional, devoted their time for years in looking for traces of the beautiful boy who was taken from his home, and all the efforts that the art could bring to bear on the case were unable to bring to light any positive information regarding the missing child. At one time the father received a message from the abductors to the effect that if they were paid twenty thousand dollars, without any effort to discover them or establish their identity, the boy would be retttyied to his parents unharmed. The father raised the money and stood ready to pay it over without question, but the police stepped in and refused to allow the father to pay this money over and release the abductors from punishment for their crime, claiming that they were able, and would, discover the criminals. They never did, however, and all that love and money coald do to bring the missing child to light proved unavailing. It is claimed that the boy is still living. but unaware of his identity, although two men who were charged with the abdnction. and were afterward killed in an attempted burglary, said that he was beyond earthly reach. One of the memorable crimen of the age was the abduction of this innocent, beautiful boy, and as he would be at this time a man of twenty* •even, it is likely that it will continue to be one of the mysteries of the age.

Professor Edmonson, the optician, will make scientific tests of all eyes free, at Big wood's, 507 Wabash avenue, from Monday morning for about ten days. Call early.

4 TERRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL, JUKE 26, 1897.

Satisfactorily Explained.

"Henry," she said, and there were what a novelist would call tears in her voice as she spoke, "I don't believe you love me any more." r"Maria, "he said, "don't be foolish." "There!" she erclaiuied. "There's evidc-nce of the truth of what I said. *Don't be foolish!' Did yon ever speak to me that way before we were married?" "No, my dear I did not," he admitted. "Then," ««be said reproachfully, "my •lightest wish was law^ |hen^on never sat aronnd like a duihmy.^Rjaoking a cigar and reading a paper when I was in the room then yon seemed anxious to please me and were ever on the watch to do some little favor for me." "It is true," he admitted. "You were never lazy then," she went on. "Yon were full of life and spirits yon were energetic." "Quite true," he said. "If you love me now as much as yon did then," she persisted, "you would strive as valiantly aa ever." "My dear," he said in that calm, dispassionate tone that makes the average wife want to get a poker or a broom, "did you ever see a boy trying to get an apple or a cherry that was just a little out of his reach?" "Certainly," she answered, but"— "He keeps jumping and jumping until he gets it, doesn't he?" "Of course." "But does he continue jumping after he has got it?" "Certainly not. There's no need of it." "Well," he said as he turned to his paper again, "you're my cherry, and I don't sfte any reason why I should keep on jumping any more than the boy."

She didn't say anything, but she thought and thought, and the more she thought the more undecided she became as to whether she ought to be angry or not.—Chicago Post

The Power of Mathematics.

The man who is always ventilating a grievance was talking very loud to the bland and patient railway attache on his favorite theme, the greed of corporations. 'Look at the charges imposed by the railroads," be exclaimed. "Think of making a man pay $6 merely for going from Washington to New York. It's an unhallowed imposition on public rights." "Look here," said the railway man, "do you know how far it is to New York? It's considerable over 300 miles.'' "Of course. But it's time that counts, not distance. Your road only works a few honrs getting a passenger there.'' "It's time that I'm talking about. I don't want to inquire too closely into your private affairs, and for the sake of a calculation we'll assume that your time is worth $20 a day."

The discontented man coughed slightly and said, "That's near enongh for all praotioal purposes." "Now, allowing that the conditions were favorable, you wouldn't expect to walk that far over the highways, whioh' are, of course, absolutely free, in less than seven days." "No." "Very well. That would make the trip cost you the equivalent of just $140, not counting what yon would unavoidably spend for meals and lodging, nor the wear and tear on clothing and shoe leather. Subtract the $6.50 we charge you from $140, and it leaves a saving of $183.50, not counting extras. What do yon want us todo? Write out checks in favor and mail 'em to you?"—Washington Star.

Blind Watchmakers.

There have been blind watohmakers. In former years there was one living at Hoi beach in Lincolnshire. His name was Rippin, and although completely blind he could take to pieces and put together again watches of most delicate construction with surpassing ease. He was robbed once of some of the tiny belongings of his trade, such as wheels, hairsprings, etc. The thief was traced, and Rippin identified and swore to his property by the touch.

At Barnstaple, too, in the early part of the present centnry, there was another such prodigy. His name was William Huntly. He was born blind and was brought up by his father, who was a dock and watchmaker, to that business. The inhabitants had great faith in him, and he had plenty of employment. Musical clocks and watches even were repaired by him without difficulty, aud it is said that in some cases where other tradesmen bad failed to discover a defect he detected the fault and set

right. —London Tit-Bits.

The Kldd Treasure.

Captain William Kidd, the notorious pirate, who was tried iu London nud executed for piracy in the year 1701, had a ship called the Quida, or Quedagb, an East India merchantman which be had captured near the mouth of the Red sea. He then sailed for the West Indies and, finding that the English bafl pro* claimed him pirate and ordered his arrest, left the Quedaglr with 38 of the pirates and sailed to the north. There is a tradition that these pirates transferred their property to another leas unwieldy ship and burned the East Indiaman. Another tradition is that the was brought into the Hudson and, being chased by an English man-of-war, was trunk near the Highlands with moat of her treasure. It is certain that tbeio was visible for a time the wreck of sofa large ship snnk in the sands st that place.—Harper's Rotyd Table.

Aim*. Poor Fellow!

"That," said tha infirmary attendant, "is an exceptionally sad case. That man used to be one of the best barber* in the country, but one day be found himself helpless." "Indeed!" exclaimed the visitor. "What was the trouble?" "He bad lost his voice."—Cleveland

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The World Continued to Exist.

At the. time of the Millerite delusion in 1843, when many people believed that th»j end of the world would come on a certain day in April, and many others who did not really believe were yet moved to superstitious uneasiness by the fervor of the Millerites. there were a number of eager watchers for the apppinted day in an old New Eng land tdwn.

It was a late spring, and there was a light fall of snow on the ground. On the night before the dreadful date there flamed in the sky a magnified crimson aurora, and the red light in the heavens, with its red reflection on the snow, ter rifled many nervous people to the verge of distraction. They thought it signified the beginning of universal destruction.

One woman, who lived alone, with the back of her house close to a cemetery, waked near midnight and was overcome with horror. Without stopping to dress she ran out of her house and along close beside the burying ground boundary toward the dwelling of her next neighbor. Her bare feet slipped in the suow, and once she fell, but rose immediately and ran on.

Her neighbors also were awake, the wife lying quaking in bed, the husband at the window. He looked out just as the frantic figure in white sprang up from her fall in the drifted snowemerging, as it appeared, from the graveyard, and bathed in blood red light. Turning his head, be shouted back hastily into the dark chamber: "It's true, wife, the end^f the world has come. The dead are losing from their grave**. I've just seen the first one."

The supposed corpse, however, presently took refuge in his house, and when morning dawned and the world still existed the trio were no doubt reassured.—Youth's Companion.

Mother of the Cocoa.

"I was never more deeply impressed with nature's wondrous care of her children tLan by a spectacle to which my attention was recently directed in the island of Trinidad," said Mr. Robinson, treasurer of the Barber Asphalt company. "On my last trip to Trinidad," Mr. Robinson vrent«n to say, "I asked for the first time how it happened that the cocoa trees always grew in the shadow of a laraer tree whose branches were nofcablywong and rioh in foliage. I had seen the cocoa in many other climes, and it always seemed able to take care of itself. I was told that experiments had been made in Trinidad with the cocoa to see if it oould not thrive alone, and it had been proved beyond question that it could not. The blaze of the equatorial sun down there is so fierce that the cocoa withers and dies unless it is protected by the shade of its companion tree, to which the name 'mother of the coooa' has been very appropriately given. "Another marked peculiarity about the climate of the group of islands in that latitude is that alien races who go there to dwell dare not drink much of the water. The natives thrive on it well enough, but persons not native cannot imbibe it with safety. Boiling or filtering does not seem to do it much good, and the ocmsequence is that all the white people on the islands have to drink whisky as a regular beverage, Scotch whisky and soda are more popular there than in Scotland, and one drinks this concoction with meals as milk, wine, beer, coffee or tea is drunk elsewhere."—St. Lonis Republic.

Vegetarian Under Fire.

Some men have an idea that their views should be obtruded whenever there is an opening. There was an illustration of this want of tact given on a Woodward avenue car the other evening. After a thin, pale man and a big, florid man had been engaged in a warm discussion for a time the smaller and more peppery of the two made it appar ent that he wanted all those present for an audience. He was averse to hiding his light under a bushel. "I am a vegetarian," he shouted. "I never saw one of your beef eaters yet that could think clearly or reason intelligently. Then some of the indignant passengers that did not agree with him and resented his sweeping assertions came in with their voluntaries. "Hair's jnst the color of a carrot," ohuckled the fat man, with a wheeze. "Nose is a little 'reddish,' said the young man in evening dress. "And something of a 'turnup,' tittered the pretty girl hanging to the same strap. "Bet he's a 'beat,'" snorted the butcher. "Regular 'punkin •bad,"' growled the Englishman who bad eaten many an ox, and everybody expected a fight

When the vanquished vegetarian raised a parsnip shaped finger to the conductor, the parson in the corner murmured, "Lettuce have peas," and the tittering girl ended the fusillade by reqnesting the little man not to "squash" her as be wedged his way to the rear platform.—Detroit Free Press.

Thick Headed.

"Yes," said Mr. Snicksnackle, "I do not like my name at alL They say that either the legislature or the district court will change it for one. Which would you apply to if yon were in my predicament?" "Well," ssid she thoughtfully, "a minister would do for me."

And three beers later it struck bim that perhaps there was a mild hint in what she had said.—Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.

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"Bobbing Peter to pay Paul" is said to have originated in an act of the government ct England in 1650. At that time the cathedral of St Paul in London being out of repair and no funds available, a portion of the income of Westminster, which was consecrated to St Peter, was diverted to 11M repair of 6t Paul'*

Women's Underwear.

Unusual values at mid-summer prices, much less than you are in the habit of paying.

Egyptian Cotton Ribbed Vests, each.. 5c

Swiss Ribbed Vests, Lace and Ribbon Trimmed Neck and Sleeves, 3 for 25c

Fiue Swiss Ribbed Vests, the kind usually sold at 25c, each 18c

Fine White Lisle Ribbed Vests, each.. 25c

Silk Vests, Trimmed Neck and Sleeves, with all Silk Lace, all pretty shades, each 55c

We are sole agents for the celebrated Ypsilanti Underwear.

Gloves and Mits.

We have set a high standard in this depart ment, handling reliable goods only. If at any time there is any cause for dissatisfaction we will be glad to know of it.

For hot weather wear we offer: Ladies' 2-clasp White Chamois Skin Gloves, per pair 69c Ladies' pure Silk Mits, special values, per pair 20c and 25c Ladies' pure Silk Gloves, in black and white, per pair 50c The very latest swell novelty in Silk

Gloves. Beautiful shades in heliotrope, green and scarlet, per pair 75c

Shirt Waists.

June weather is ripening Shirt Waists. You will find a lavish display tn all the latest modes and fabrics on our second floor.

At 48c, values up to $1 each. At 75c, choice styles, worth more. At

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Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed administratrix of the estate of Ichabod Oilman, late of Vigo county, Indiana, deceased. The estate Is probably solvent.

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unders they can take a barrel of and coloring for extracts, and beud 1 and ether, and all the most damnable poisonous acids on earth and can make any kind of liquors or wines you may call for or want. I can prove every word Is true. Old Cobweb Hall. PETER N. STAFF.

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As you will be during the next ninety days. Your needs are our forethoughts. To anticipate your wants is our duty. We have many things that will help to make you comfortable.

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NOTICEOF

APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTRIX.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned was this day appointed executrix of the last will and testament of William H. Schroeder. deceased, late of Vigo county. The estate is supposed to be solvent.

JULIA SCHROEDER.

June 28th. 1807. Executrix.

OTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS.

The State of Indiana, Vigo County, in the Vigo Circuit court. No. 18.891. Hal He E. Ownby vs. George C. Ownby, In divorce.

Belt known, that on theSSnd day of June, 1807, said plaintiff filed an affidavit In due form, showing that said George O. Ownby Is a non-resident of the State of Indiana.

Said non-resident defendant Is hereby notified of the pendency of said action against him. and that the same will stand for trial at the September term o? said court In the year 1807. [SEAL.1 DAVID L. WATSON. Clerk.

JOHSO. PISTT.

Attorney for Plaintiff.

OTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. State of Indiana, Vigo county. In the Vigo Circuit court. May term.

No. 18.6M. Josephine Morgan vs. George Morgan. In divorce. Be It known that on the 26th day of June, 1897, said plaintiff filed an affidavit in due form, showing that said George Morgan is

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non-resident of the State of Indiana. Said non-resident defendant is hereby notified of the pendency of said action against him, and that the same will stand for trial September 8th, 1897. the same being at the September term of said court in the year 1807.

DAVID L. WATSON, Clerk.

A. M. BIGGINS. Lawyer

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Perfect fitting Soft Shirts, with white neck and wrist, bands 39c, 75c@#l French Flannel Cycling Shirts, each. $1 50 Golf and Cycling Footless Hose, a special bargain 48c Egyptian Cotton Undershirts aud

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Toilet Articles.

We placed on sale this morning a large purchase of fine French Tripple Extracts in choice odors, such as Violet, Crab Apple Blossoms, White Heliotrope, Blush Rose and Stephanotis. These extracts are worth 25c an ounce. We offer them at 10c an once.

Melocuti Cream, a delightful preparation for the complexion—only here— per bottle 25c Violet Talcum Powder, a hot weather necessity, per box 15c Lubin's Violet and Rose Powder, per package 21c Toilet Water, very refreshing for the bath, per bottle 25c

French Violet Toilet Soap, 3 cakes for. 12c

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