Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 28, Number 3, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 17 July 1897 — Page 2

DOMESTIC MATTERS.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HOUSEKEEPING.

The Question of Servant*— Race Barrier* and Discipline—Peculiar Costonu and Din he*—Entertaining Company—GdMti

In Mew England—The Hired Man.

[Copyright, 1897, by the Author.]

[HERE arc many and 'wide differences between northern and southern honsekeep ing, the result of climatic influences and the old slave

system. In the balmy climate of the southern states the houses are built for the comfort of nine mouths of warm or mild weather and have wieie halls, many roomy piazzas and numerous windows All these require extra care on the part of the homekeeper to remain in order and attractive cleanliness. The majority of the southern homes, even in the populous cities, are surrounded with more ample grounds than is usual at the north, and the kitchen, storehouse or smokehouse, servants' quarters, well und dairy are in separate buildings at eonie distance from each other and from the main dwelling. This necessitates a larger force of servants than would be needed in a more compact establishment. The grounds are beautified by broad avenues and salined walks, defined by evergreen hedges These walks must be kept carefully swept free of fallen leaves and the hedges trimmed in ornamental forms All this takes the oversight of a man, who may also be dining room servant and general butler. It is his duty to keep the grounds in order and the lower part of the house—that is, the parlors, dining room, piazzas, halls and butler's pantry. He it is who washes windows and verandas, cleans and oils the halls, looks after the table and silverware and serves the meals.

In the old times the bare halls and piazzas were scrubbed daily to spotless brightness, then laid over with wax, which was rubbed in with a corncob until it assumed a glassy smoothness. I once visited at a stately plantation mansion where an ablelxxlied woman servant spent her whole time in this work, known as "dry rubbing." The number of servants necessary even in the present, time in a family in the south of moderate size and easy circumstances is a butler, cook, housemaid, nurse if there ar small children and acarriage driver if horses are kept. Added to tlieso will be a laundress, who usually does net live "on the lot," but does tho family washing on her own premises and keeps it out from Monday morning till Saturday uight. Tho respective wages for these servants are: Butler, $15 per month cook, $10 to $12 per month housemaid, $8 to $10 per month washing, about. $8.

As rule tho house servants do not room "on the lot," though comfortablo quarters may be furnished them free of cost. Since "mancipation" they prefer to hire rooms apart from their employers' homes it makes them feel freer and prevents their being summoned for untimely services. So it is not an uncommon tl ing for a family employing four or five servants to bo left in the lurch after S or o'clock at night to wait on themselves and answer the doorbell.

Now, in a similar family in the north the butler and coachman will be in one, in many eases the nurse will be also the housemaid, and almost invariably tho ctKk and the housemaid (the latter known as "the second girl") will do the family washing. On these "washdays" the cook undertakes the brunt of the laundry work, assisted by "the second girl, who is expected to prepare the dinner, the cook going into tho laundry after breakfast and remaining there until evening.

In tho north the wages are somewhat higher than in the south. They are paid there by the week, in the south by the month. The perquisites falling to domestic servants nrosmich more considerable south thou north. Tho negro has uo prejudice against cast off clothing— in fact, revels in it, ami frequently bespeaks a dress or suit of clothes before the maker's folds are out of it. They never refuse to either accept or wear any article of discarded clothing. It is marvelous to see how they accommodate themselves to the clothes of others. They seem to shrink or expand according to the demands of the garment.

Negro maidservants dislike to wear caps It is regarded as a kind of badge of servitude, and the old time bright lined bandanna turban, once universally worn by the cooks and other middle aged servants, has almost entirely disappeared Now and then an old "manCia" well up in the sixties or seventies will be found nursing the grandchildren of "ole miss," and she still clings to the turban, either in colors or whit#" mull, the long white apron and the snowy kerchief crossed over her loving and faithful old breast

The seythern housekeeper "looketh well to the ways of her household." She always has key basket kept on the sideboard or sotnft convenient place, which contains all the keys of the household, pantries, storerooms, linen clowt and smokehouse. Just after breakfast the cook appears with a sbis

tog array of pans, plate* and cups and Mount of Olives. the housekeeper goes on her rounds and "gives out" the meats, Dour, lard, cof lee, rice, hominy, corn meal, bacon and such staples to last until the next morning Previous to this, while the dew it yet fresh upon them, the cook has gathered the vegetable* for the day's din*

ner and laid them away in a cool place The fowls have been prepared or the butcher's order delivered.

Southern ladies treat their servants much more confidentially and familiarly than the northern, and yet there are few breaches of proper respect car discipline. The natural race barriers and nsage prevent that, while at the north the constant encroachment of the labor ing people and the inborn feeling that one white person is as gooi as another make it necessary for the employing class to hedge themselves about with somewhat exaggerated stiffness and reserve. On the other hand, some of the negroes in the south, "the new growth," who are very impudent and worthless, make persistent efforts to bring about some measure of social equality. They speak of their fellow servants as Mr. and Mrs. whenever it is allowed and often report "a lady at the door to see you" when it is a bedraggled negro woman as black as the ace of spades and as ignorant and as far removed from lady as a naked Zulu. On one occasion that came to my notice a negro laun dress was heard to ask, "Whar's dat white woman dat libs some'ers roun here dat wants a lady to do her washin?"

There are many customs and dishes peculiar to southern housewivea Hog killing time is an important season of the year on the plantations and farms. The mistress personally superintends the preparation of sugar cured hams, salted jowls, smoked sausages, lard for keeping, and souse, hogs' head cheese, jellied feet, brains, haslets, spareribs, back bones and chitterlings for immediate use. Then in the fruit season there are many days devoted to the making of rich preserves and marmalades.

There is one dish that is never seen properly cooked on a northern table. That is rice. It would seem a very simpie thing to boil rice in an acceptable fashion, but it is not so. Many southI ern ccoks fail at it, and all northern. I A good, reliable southern recipe for rice is as follows: I Pick over the rice and wash it in cold water. To pint of rice put 8 quarts of boiling water and half a teaspoonfulof salt. Boil it 17 minutes from the time it begins to boil. Then turn off all the water and set it over a moderate firo with the lid off to steam 15 minutes. This makes it light and dry, and, as has been expressed, "each grain as independent as the little state (South Carolina) from which it came."

Ladies in the south who are not able to keep servants, and these, area very small minority, do not attempt to en tcrtain company. It is not so north, and it is frequent there that a lady of limited means who does all her owi housework receives guests at dinner or tea and even has company staying in the house. This, while being a generous excess of hospitality, often has its draw backs. I was once invited in

company

with two otner ladies to take tea at a neat cottage in a small village in Ne\ York state. We were met at the doci by our hostess, who, as soou as she suv our wraps removed, ushered us into tLr parlor with the injunction that we werto entertain each other. She soon reappeared and invited us in to tea. The table was pretty and dainty. There was a variety of nice breads, cold meats, cakes, preserves, everything that one could desire. There was no one to wait on the table, and as we helped each other we also proffered the tempting dishes to our hostess. She decliuct right and left. At last, being pressed past her nervous endurance, she ex claimed: "Oh, please don't hand me anything. I've made and cooked every blessed thing on this table, and I'm too tired to cat." Imagine our feelings at being the recipients of such cor-tly hospitality! It was like the young husbanr who said the first dish in his housekeeping experience was "baked wife."

Once in a large manufacturing town in New England I was the guest at the home of one of the mill owners, a man worth over §100,000. His wife and dauplitcr did all of the housework 1 was much mortified the morning after my arrival to find the frail lady of thr house making up my bed. When I ex pressed my regret she said: "Oh, it doesn't matter it might as well be you as anybody. Mr. Walton is forever and eternally bringing company here." And my invitation had been sent over 1,000 miles.

I soon learned that tho pretty daughter was engaged to be married to a wealthy young fellow, son of a congressman. One moruiug I saw her in earnest converse at the side gate with the young man who was measuring out milk. When she came iu, blushing, I said,

Why, Hannah, what did that milkman say to make'you blush?" "Milkman! Why, that's George

And I found it was true—a

young man of family, ample fortune, a college graduate, spent several hours every day driving a cart and delivering milk from his father's dairy farm.

One summer I boarded at a farmhouse at the north where the "hired girl" was tho daughter of the richest farmer in the place and my landlady's husband was the girl's father's "hired man," working for so much a day in his hay fir Id and barnyard. Under those circumstances the social line was a hard one to draw. Mrx R. COLQUITT.

The Organ.

The invention of the organ is very ancient, though it is agreed it was lit tie used till the eighth century.

seems to have been borrowed from the Greeks. Vitruvius describes one in hi? tenth book. The Emperor Julian has ai epigram in its praise. St Jerome men tions one with 13 pairs of bellows, which might be heard 1,300 paces, or mile, and another at Jerusalem which might have been heard as far as the

The greatest e**ential to the health 1 and happinem

womankind as well as

mankind is work—cot drudgery, but occupation for mind and body. Women are killed by drudgery, by toil, tat 1 more are killed by idleness.

poem, one

I bad seated myself in the shndow of a ruin about 200 feet from the sea, which in this spot was overhung by perpendicular rocks. I was very busy sketching the re-4 mains of an antique sarcophagus, while Sir John, stretched out on the gra&s, smoking some delicious tobacco from Larnaka, ridiculed my unfortunate passion for the beaux arts. Beside us a Turkish dragoman whom we had taken into our service was making us some coffee. He was the best maker of coffee and the greatest coward of all the Turks I ever knew.

All at once Sir John cried joyfully: Hero are some men coming down the mountains bringing snow 1 We will buy some of it and make a sherbet with oranges."

I raised my eyes and saw coming toward us un ass upon which a great bundle was loaded crosswise. Two slaves held it up on either side. In front an ass driver led the iir»- and behind a venerable Turk with whito beard closed the march, mounted on quite a handsome horse. The whole procession advanced slowly and with much gravity.

Our Turk, while blowing on his fire, cast glnnce aside at the burden of the ass and said to us, with a singular smile, 'That is not snow." Then he busied himself over his coffee with his habitual phlegm.

What is it, then?" demanded Tyrrel. 'Is it something to eat?" "For fishes," replied the Turk.

At this moment the man on horseback, starting off at a gallop toward the sea, passed quite near us, not without throwing us one of tlioso looks of utter contempt thut the Mussulman is always ready to bestow upon Christians. He urged his horse as far tis tho perpendicular rocks of which I spoke and stopped short at the sheerest plato. He gazed at the sea and appeared to be search: ig for the best place from wliicji to fling himself.

Wo examined more attentively the bur den the ass carried, and we were struck by tho strange trni of the sack.

All the stories of wives drowned by jealous husbands instantly recurred to us. We oommunlcattd our thoughts to each other. "Ask those rascals," said Sir John to our Turk, "if that is not a woman they aro carrying *0."

The Turk opened his great eyes aghast, but not his mouth. It was evident ho found our question entirely too indiscreet.

At this moment, the sack being close to us, we saw it stir distinctly, and we even heard a kind of groaning or grunting come from it.

Tyrrel, though a lover of good cheer, is very chivalrous. Ho jumped up like a madman, ran to the ass driver and asked him in Knglish, he was so beside himself with rage, \liut it was he w»s driving thus and what he proposed to do with his sack. The ass driver was unable to reply, but the sack was violently agitated, and a woman's crirs were heard, upon which the two slaves commenced to thump oh the sack with tho leathern straps which they used to drive the ass. Tyrrel was besido himself. With a vigorous and scientific blow of tho list ho felled the ass driver to the earth and seized one of the slaves by the throat, whereupon the sack, pushed violently in the struggle, fell heavily to the ground.

I hastened to approach. The other slave set to work to gather stones, the ass driver picked himself up. In spite of my aversion to mixing myself in the affairs of others, it was impossible for me not to go to the aid of my companion. Having caught up a stake which served to hold my parasol when I was drawing, I brandished it menacingly at tbe slaves and the ass driver with tbe most martial air it was possible for me to assume. All went well, when that fiend of a Turk on horscback, having finished contemplating tbe sea and having turned at the noise we made, started like an arrow and was upon us before we could think. He had in his band a villainous kind of a cutlass. "A yataghan?" said Cbataufcrt, who loved local coloring. "A yataghan!" resumed Darcy, with a smile of approbation.

He passed close to me and gave me a cut over the bead with this yataghan which made me see 36 tapers (stars as my friend the Marquis de Roseville so elegantly expresses it). I returned it, however, by dealing him a good blow over the back with tbe stake, and then I whirled around on tbe ass driver, slaves, horse and Turk, becoming myself much more furious than my friend Sir John 3\vrrel. The affair without doubt would have gene bard with us* Our dragoman observed a strict neutrality, and we could not defend ourselves very long with a stick against three foot* men, one cavalryman and a yataghan. Fortunately Sir John remembered a pair of pistols that we had brought with vs. Be seized them, threw one to me is-rt kept the other, which he directed imn Uately against tbe cavalier who had given us so much trouble. The sight of these arms and tbe click of the trigger produced a magical effect upon our enemies They took to flight lgnominiously, leaving us masters of tbe battlefield, of tbe sack and even of tbe ass. In spite of all oar anger, we had not fired, and that was lucky, for one may not kill with impunity a good Mussulman, and it costs dear to beat him.

Wb«n I had wiped myself off a little, our

TEKBE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL, JULY 17, 1897.

THE SEVEN SISTERS. Seven sisters came my way, Crowned with gold and shod with gray. Traveling in single file. Each abode with me awhile. Each brought nothing in her hand gave a passport to the land And the promise aoon to bring Each a present to her king.

Whea the first one left the door, In her gracious hand she bore, Fairest gift of all the seven. Incense made of prayers to heaven. 0 After her another sped With a gift of wheaten bread. 4 Two a little garment took One

book

Over which an ailing child Wnlf forgot his grief and smiled. So in tr-rn the sisters passed, Each one laden sare the last She stalked sullenly away. Clad from head to foot in gray.

Seven sisters came to seek Each a good gift from the week. Six returned with what they sought. Something said, or something wrought, But the sister clad in gray Was a little wasted day. —Ola Moore in Youth's Companion.

A WOMAN SAVED.

Well, you must know ladies, that I was at Larnaka in 18—. One day I went out of the town to sketch. With me there was a young Englishman named Sir John Tyrrel, very amiable, a good fellow and a good liver, one of those men precious in traveling because they think of dinner, never forget the provisions and are always in a good humor. Besides, he was traveling without an object and knew nothing of geology or botany, scitnces which are very irritating in a traveling companion.

Erst care was, as you may well imagine, to go to the sack and open it We found there quite a pretty woman, a trifle fat, with beautiful black hair and having for clothing nothing but a blue woolen chemise, a little less transparent than the scarf of William de Chaverny.

She drew herself skillfully from tbe sack and, without seeming greatly embarrassed, addressed us with a very pathetic discourse, no doubt, but of wbioh we understood not one word, at tbe end of which she kissed my hand. This is the only time, ladies, that a woman has done me that honor.

However, we regained our composure. We saw our dragoman tearing his hair like a man in despair. I bound up my head as best I could with my handkerchief. Tyrrel said: "What tbe devil shall we do with that woman there? If we stay here, tbe husband will come back re-enforced and overwhelm us. If we return to Larnaka with her in this guise, tbe rabble will stone us without fail."

Then, notwithstanding bis perplexity at these reflections, he recovered his British phlegm and growled: "What the devil was your idea in going out to sketch today?"

His exclamation made me laugh, and the woman, who bad understood nothing, began to laugh also.

Still, it was necessary to decide upon something. I thought the best thing we could do would be to put ourselves under the protection of the French consul, but tho greatest difficulty was the return to Larnaka. The day was drawing to a close, and that in itself was a fortunate circumstance for us. Our Turk made us take a great tour, and, thanks to the night and this precaution, wo arrived without hindrance at the house of the consul, which is outside the city. I forgot to tell you that we had contrived a fairly decent costume for the woman out of the sack and the turban of our interpreter.

The consul received us very ungraciously, told us we had been fools that the usages and customs of the country where one was traveling should be respected that you should not put the finger between the bark and tha tree. in a word, he reprimanded us roundly, and he was right, for we had done enough to occasion a violent riot and a massacre of all the French on fcbe island of Cyprus.

His wife was more humane. She had read many novels, and found our conduct most generous. In fact, we were treatod like heroes of romanco. This excellent womon was very devout. She thought she could easily convert the infidel we had brought her that this conversation would be mentioned in Le Moniteur. and that her husband would be made consul general. All this plan passed through her head in one instant. She embraced the Turkish womon, gave her a dress, shamed tho consul for his cruelty and sent him to the pasha to arrange the affair.

Tho pasha was very angry. The jealous husband was a personage, and was raging and cursing. "It was an abomination," said he, "that the dogs of Christians should prevent such a man as himself from throwing his slave into the sea." The consul was greatly perturbed. Ho spoke much of tbe king, his master still more of a frigate of 60 guns which had just appeared in the waters of

Larif a.

But the argument

with which he produced tho greatest effect was the proposition that he made in our name to pay a fair price for the slave.

Alas, if you knew what it was, the fair price of a Turk! It was necessary to pay the husband, pay the pasha, pay the ass driver, as Tyrrel had knocked out two of bis teeth, pay for the scandal, pay for everything.

And how many times during all this Tyrrel cried doletfully: "Why the devil go out sketching on the seashore?"

"What an adventure, my poor Darcy!" oried Mine. Lambert. "It was there, then, that you received that terrible scar! Pray push your hair back from it. Surely it is a miracle that it did not cut your whole head open!''

Julia, during all this recital had not turned her eyes from the face of the narrator. She finally asked in a timid voice: "What became of tho woman?" "That is the part of the story that I caro least to tell. The end was so sad a one for me that they are making sport of our chivalrous enterprise to this day." "Was she prettty, this woman?" asked Mme. de Chaverncy, coloring a little. "What was her name?" asked Mme. Lambert. "She was named Emineh." "Pretty?" "Yes, she was quite pretty, but too fat, and all daubed with paint, following tbe usage of her country. It requires long acquaintance to appreciate the charms of a Turkish beauty. Emineh was duly installed in the house of the consul. She was a Mingrelian and told Mme. C., the wife of the consul, thatsho was tho daughter of a prince. In that country every rascal who commands ten other rascals is a prince. They treated her, therefore, like a princess. She dined at tbe table, ate as much as four, and when they talked religion she went to sleep regularly. This lasted somo time. Finally they set a day for the baptism. Mme. C. named herself godmother, and asked me to staDd with her as godfather. Candles, presents and everything that follows! It was written that this miserable Emineh should ruin me. Mire. C. said that Emineh liked me better than Tyrrel becaose in pouring my coffee she always spilled some on my clothes. I prepared myself for tbe baptism in a spirit really evangelical, when, the night before the ceremony, the beautiful Emineh disappeared. Must I tell you all? Tbe consul had a Mingrelian as cook, a' great rogue certainly, but unequaled in making pillan. This Mingrelian bad pleased Emineh, who was undoubtedly patriotic according to her rights. He carried ber off and at tbe same time quite a large sum of money belonging to Mrs C., who was never able to recover it. Tbns tbe consul lost his money, his wife tbe trousseau she had given Emineh, I the glass and candies, to say nothing of the blow I bad received. Tbe worst of it is 1 tbat I was held responsible in some way for tbe whole adventure. They claimed tbat it was I who had saved that vJllainI ©us woman, and tbat it was 1 who had brought so many disasters upon my friends. Tyrrel knew well bow to extricate himself. HA passed for tbe victim, while be alone was the cause of tbe brawL

for me, I was left with tbe reputation of being a Don Quixote and tbe scar yon see, which stands greatly In tbe way of my success.—From tbe French of Prosper Merlmee For Short Stories.

Bl* Put

Prcieasor—So you confess that tbe unfortunate young man was carried to tbe pntnp and there drenched with water? Now, Mr. Fresh, what part did yon take In this disgraceful affair?

Undergraduate (meek}/)—The left lag, gtr"—London Ttt-Bita.

Their*' First Successes.

Thiers' great achievement at Aix was in winning a prize offered by the academy for an essay on Vanvenargues. The jjjood way in which this prize was secured was characteristic of Thiers. He wrote one essay which would have been successful but for the fact that it was known to be his. The essays were sent anonymously, but Thiers had been unable to refrain from reading his to a literary society. The royalists on the committee, knowing its auf&crship, were unwilling to grant it the prize and postponed the decision. Thiers at once wrote another in a different style, which Mignet copied and sent in anonymously. This essay won the prize, and the whole town laughed at the clever scheme. Tbe money which he received enabled him to go to Paris.

He had hoped to practice law, but found he. had not money enough to be admitted to the Paris bar. He tried unsuccessfully writing, fan painting and the duties of a private secretary, but earned barely enough to keep from starving in his garret. Finally he got a chance to write for The Constitutiounel. The editor, to whom he had an introduction, had thought to got rid of him by asking him to write a review of tli^ salon for that year. He supposed that Thiers must fail in such a task. The artistic taste which had been developed at Aix made this review a literary event. While doing justice to David's great service to French art in the past Thiers urged emancipation from the fetters with which David had bound the French rcboU and in contrast called attention to Delacroix, then an unknown painter. This single article did much for French art and also secured the author a position as a journalist.—Chautauquan.

A Franchise For Sale.

"The biggest thing I ever had on tap," said a citizen of Alabama, "was when I first realized that it was necessary fcr me to go out and do something for myself. Before I came face to face with this emergency I had been abroad and was impressed with the way they must make money at Monte Carlo. It was mathematically a sure thing and pleuty of it. "After I had interested two friends we all went to Mexico, and by lavish promises succeeded in getting a franchise from the government and were to conduct a mammoth gamoling institution under its protection. Not the least promising feature was a lottery, and there were to be all the other allurements that attract the devotees of chance. "It was no trouble to interest, all the capital we wanted. Men of tho east advanced the money, with the one proviso that they should not appear in tho transaction. We imported some of the wisest gamblers of the west, and of course they went through their paces just to show what they could do when the vast enterprise became active. One night we three proprietors took a hand to familiarise ourselves with the sports. By sunrise the gamblers hud every dollar that was to go into cui Monte Carlo, and wo put in five years working in a silver mine to reimburse our backers. We have the franchise yet."—Detroit Free Press.

Women May Yet Have Beards.

A. Brandt, in his writings on the human beard, proffers an opinion directly opposing that of Darwin, that the beard is a hereditary remnant of animal growth. According to Brandt, it is an acquisition, so that even the occasional beard of women has a prophetic significance, for as man has overtaken woman in his whole organization, so it is the case also with reference to the beard. But slowly women are following, and now 10 per cent of them show a stronger growth. The woman of the distant future would then likewise be adorned with a beard.—Die Umscbau.

Tried to Be Cheerful.

The Minister's Wife—I'm afraid Mr. Skinflint does not realize that the Lord loves a cheerful giver.

The Minister—Oh, I don't know. The less he gives the more cheerfully he gives it.—Brooklyn Life.

The Astronomy of

When an astronomer foretells the exact minute at which two planets will cross each other, we know there is no magic about it The whole universe is governed by laws. A man who studies these laws of nature carefully and reduces them to a science, can count on exact results every time.

A doctor knows that certain remedies affect certain diseases. When a disease seems to have no remed3 the doctors pronounce it incurable. All the time Nature may have tbe remedy right at hand, but it will only be discovered by the doctor who has studied longer and deeper than others into this particular disease.

Consumption seemed for along time without a remedy, until Dr. Pierce made his wonderful "Golden Medical Discovery" js years ago. It has proved to be a marvelous and almost unfailing specific for consumption and all forms of lung, bronchial and throat difficulties.

Its effects seem almost magical but its operation is based upon simple natural laws. It has tbe peculiar property of enabling lands

to manufacture

the blood-makini healthy, red blood and pour it abundantly into the circulation. This nourishing, vitalizing effect is rapidly manifested in tbe lungs and bronchial tubes where it stops the wasting process

and builds ap healthy tissue.

It is readily assimilated by stomachs which are too weak to digest cod liver oil, and it is far superior to malt-extracts as a permanent and scientific flesh-builder in all wasting diseases.

Twenty-fire yrara ago eight different doctors told ne that I would Hve bat a short tine, that I bad consumption and nut die." writes Ceo. R.

Discovery

land and among the Jiving. I have faith to believe that it las lengthened my Hie for tbe last twenty-five yean, and I have so much faith in all of

JWH

medicines that I want one of jnwr 'Common Sense Medical Advisers.*" Dr. Pierce's medicines are recognized as standard remedies throughout the world, lie "Pleaaeat Pellets" cue constipate

Rich Red od

is absolutely essential to health. It is secured easily and naturally by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, but is impossible to get it from so-called nerve tonics," and opiate compounds, absurdly advertised as blood purifiers.'? They have temporary, sleeping effect, but do not CURE. To have pure

Blood

And good health, take Hood's Sarsaparilla, which has first, last, and all the time, been advertised as just what it is the best medicine for the blood ever produced. Its success in curing Scrofula,

Salt Rheum, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Nervous Prostration and That Tired Feeling, have made

Hood's

Sarsaparilla

The One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. $1. f-k'ii

aro

purely vegetable, re-

tlOOU S IS liable and beneficial. ii5c.

CONTRACTORS AND PROPERTY OWNERS. Notice Is hereby given, that on the 1st day of June, 18D7. the common council of the city of Terre Haute adopted a resolution declaring an twist Ilia necessity for the improvement of Tenth street from the south curb line of Sixth avenue to the south curb line of

Seventh avenue by grading, curbing and paving the same, the full width thereof, tho sidewalks to be 20 feet wide and paved with cement concrete next to the property line the width of 0 feet, and curbed with Oolitic limestone or Manstield sandstone the roadway to be 40 feet wide and paved with screened gravel. Also from the south curb line of Seventh avenue to the south curb line of Eighth avenue by grading, curbing and paving the same the full width thereof, the sidewalks to be 15 feet wide and paved next to the property line the width of 0 feet with cement concrete and curbed with Oolitic limestone or Manstield sandstone, the roadway to be 30 feet wide and paved with screened gravel. Tho said Improvement to be made in all respects in accordance with tho general plan or Improvement of said city, and according to the plans and specifications on file In the office of the city engineer, the cost of the said improvement tone assessed to the abutting property owners and becomes due and collectible immediately on approval of tho 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 pay Ills assessments when due.

Sealed proposals will be received for tho construction of said improvement, at the office of the city clerk, on the ISMh day of July. 1W7. until five (5) o'clock and "not thereafter. Each proposal must, be accompanied by a bond wit good freehold .sureties or equivalent security, in the sum of two hundred dollars, liquidated damages, conditioned that the ladder 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 the right to reject any and all bids.

Any pronerty owner objecting to the necessity of such Improvement may file such objections In writ ing, at the office of the city clerk on the 17t.li day of July 1W. and he heard with reference thereto at the next regular meeting of the common council thereafter.

C'llAS. II. GOODWIN, City Clerk.

OTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS.

State of Indiana, county of Vigo. In the Superior court. June teini. IMS)". No. 3273. Llda E. Oilman. Cephas II. Oilman. Emma E. Ernest, Caroline Allen. William A. Griffith and Mary P. Kent vs. Augustus B. Ewing. Mary S. 1'ivlng, Fred B. Ewing. Jesse Ewlng. Anna K. Kerr. George \V. Kerr. I'elaglr Taylor. Charles T. Taylor, Clara E. Wilson, William S. Wilson, liniloaded with William L. Ewlng and Mary 8. Swing. In quiet tit le.

Be It known that on the 12th day of June. 1807. It was ordered by the court that the clerk notify by publication said Augustus B. Ewlng, Mary S. Ewlng. Fred B. Ewlng. Jesse Ewlng. Anna E. Kerr, George \V. Kerr, l'elaglr Taylor. Charles T. Taylor. Clara E. Wilson. Wflllam S. Wilson, as non-resident defendants of the pendency of this action against them.

Said defendants are therefore hereby not ified of the pendency of said action against them and that the 'same will stand for trial on the fith day of August. IMii". the same being the June term of said curt In the year 189 DAVID L. WATSON.

STRAY.

Clerk.

A black horse, taken up by Marquis I). Wilson. two and one-half milt's southwest of PImen to, described as follows, to-wit: A black horse, about fourteen hands high: bare footed all round: a few white hairs In forehead and white sniff on nose long, bushy tall mane cropped and black thread woven In no other marks. Supposed to be about six years old. Appraised value Appraised by Art hur Hook and John W. Moore. Reported by Alfred Hedges. J. P.

DAVID L. WATSON, Clerk.

OTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS.

The State of Indiana. Vigo County.. In the Vigo Circuit court. No. IS. (531. Hal lie E, Own by vs. George O. Ownby. In divorce.

Be It known, that on the 22nd day of Juno. 18B7, said plaintiff filed an affidavit In due form, showing that said George C. Ownby Is a non-riisldent of the State of Indiana.

Said non-resident defendant Is hereby notified of the pendency of said action against him. ard that the same will stand for trial at the September term of said court In the year 1W.

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DAVID L.WATSON. Clerk.

JOHNO. PIETY. Attorney for 1'lalntlff, J^OTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS.

State of Indiana. Vigo county. In tho Vigo Circuit court. May term. No. lH.flSfl. Josephine Morgan vs. George Morgan, In divorce.

Beit known that on the 2Sth day of June, 1S97, said plaintiff filed an affidavit in due form, showing that said George Morgan 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 September 6th, 1*07. the same being at the September term of said court In the year IW7.

DAVID L. WAfSON. Clerk.

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