Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 28, Number 9, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 August 1897 — Page 4

THE MAIL.

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

A. C. DUDDLESTON, Editor and Proprietor.

Publication Office, No. 501V4 Ohio Street. Telephone 460.

The Mall is sold In the city by newsboys and all newsdealers, or will be delivered to any address, by mail, at the rate of 82 a year, fl for six months, or 50 cents for three months.

ntered at the Postofflce at Terre Haute, lnd., a» second-class matter.

AUGUST ««.

THE MAIL'S

Lifirary Coolest.

Name of School.

Name of Teacher.

Name of Pupil.

Each Coupon will count as ONE vote. The iron tent closes Saturday. Septoicher 4th, ISH7.

THE MAIL'S LIBRARY CONTEST. The interest manifested in the contest for the libraries offered by The Mail to three of the public schools of the city continues unabated. The absence, however, from the city during the entire summer of the majority of the teachess and many of the pupils who are interested in the contest, lias necessarily caused The Mail to announce a postponement of the close of the contest. It. was originally fixed for September 4th, but the date has been changed to November 1st, to cover the time lost during the vacation.

The details of the plan are familiar to the readers of The Mail, and are as follows:

The Mail will print each week at the head of its editorial columns a coupon, which is to be voted at The Mail office for the most popular city school, the most popular member of the city school force, and the boy or ijirl furnishing the most coupons to The Mail in the contest. At the close of the contest, on the 1st day of November, to the public school in Terre Haute receiving the highest number of votes The Mail will give a Library of Hooks, to be selected as the successful school may decide, to cost #100. To the public school in Terre Haute receiving the second highest number of votes The Mail will give a Library costing $50. To the public school in Terre Haute receiving the third highest number of votes The Mail will give a Library costing #25.

In addition to these substantial prizes for the schools. The Mail also offers the following inducements to every person interested iu the award of these Libraries

To the teacher receiving the highest number of votes in the City Library Contest, The Mail will give a Webster's International Directory, the latest revised edition, with a Complete Reference Index.

To the boy who is credited with the highest number of coupons in the Library Contest., The Mail will give a $10 Gold Piece.

To the girl credited with the highest number of coupons iu the Library Contest, The Mail will give a $10 Gold Piece.

KVKN the free silver farmers are not objecting to the "twohuudred cent" dollars they are getting for theif wheat.

Si.owi.v but surely the "original" McKinley men are getting their feet under the table. Colonel "Bill" Holloway, of Indianapolis, was this week appointed consul general at St. Petersburg. Russia, a position which pays five or six thousand dollars a year.

THK Hon. .lohtt Clark Hidpath, once a candidate for congress in this district, has written "an open letter" to President Andrews, who has recently lost his job with Brown university. So far as known this is about the worst thing that could have happened to President Andrews.

SOMR of the Mugwump organs, notably the Indiana.mlis News, will go into a state of chronic hysterics if a condition of permanent prosperity should come while the Dingley bill is on the statute books. There are some who would rather see the country go to the demnition bow-wows than have their pet theories disproved.

MKN who are cnusy on the subject of trse silver are pretty hard to please. Now tli the free silver theory that the rise and fa!! in the price of silver, rather than the In- of supply and demand, regulates the pr: of wheat has been disproved, they fii.fault because the farmers are not gettii.4 two dollars for their wheat rather U..-:i one. __

THK once mighty John L. Sullivan wai: a to be mayor of Boston, and has annon iced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination. Having safely parsed through the perils of a base ball umpire's life he thinks he is in good condition to tackle that of a politician. Before John get* through he will be glad to get back to the umpire's position.

the only thing that doesn't

Mem

to take a summer vacation of some kind la a Federal injunction. The night i* never too dark nor the location of Fiideral judge too obscure for him to stretc ont

the mighty arm. of Uncle Sam to enjoin somebody or something- One does not need to place himself among those who cry out against the courts and the seeming failure of justice to feel that it is about time for some of these injunctions to take a summer vacation that can be extended through the winter months.

A N'EW Democratic club has been organized in Indianapolis, named the Hermitage club, after the old Democratic statesman from Tennessee, who proclaimed his belief in the theory "to the victors belong the spoils." It would not be very difficult to organize a Hermitage club among Republicans nowadays, since the president has declared his faith in the present civil ser vice laws.

THE president has appointed Jacob D. Leighty, ex-congressman from the Twelfth district, as pension agent for Indiana, succeeding M. V. B. Spencer, removed The Twelfth district seems to have peculiar claim on the pension angency for this state, as Spencer, Nicholas Ensley, whom he succeeded, and who was appointed by President Harrison, and Leighty, are all from that district.

ONE, Joseph Mulhatton, seems to be at large in a territory new to him. Heretofore his efforts have been confined to Ken tucky, but now comes he from Maine with a story about a woman up there who has not spoken a word for fifty years, simply because her parents would not permit her to marry the man she wanted. Nobody but a Mulhatton would expect the public to believe that any woman could keep still for fifty years.

ABOUT the best soldier on record in recent years was the one who refused Presi dent McKinley admission to the camp grounds at Buffalo this week, because he had been given orders that no carriages should be allowed to enter the grounds. The president was a good enough soldier himself to realize that the man was but obeying orders, and while it mortified the officials of the camp, and the citizens of Buffalo, it did not offend the president.

THE president has been the center of attraction at the G. A. R. encampment at Buffalo this week, and his modesty and good taste under trying circumstances endeared him anew to the veterans. His speech to the veterans at a banquet given in his honor was a model for a brief effort, and made it evideDt that as an impromptu speaker he is the equal of ex-President Harrison, who was the readiest and happiest speaker that ever filled the presidential chair. In the contest for the next encampment of the G. A. R., Cincinnati was successful.

THE prophecy that we will see wheat go to $1.25 or higher this year seems justified by the result of an extensive inquiry into European crop conditions conducted by a syndicate of agricultural papers, which indicates that the food crop situation abroad is very grave. Estimates of Europe's (including England's) needs of wheat imports range all the way from 300,000,000 to 400,000,000 bushels. Europe's wheat crops for 1805, 1894 and 1893 averaged about 1,5^)0,000,000 bushels. In the famine year of 1891 it was only 1,200,000,000. The impression is gaining ground that Europe's wheat crop this year is even less than in 1891. But this is not the worst of it. Europe usually produces as much rye as she does wheat. It is the bread grain of the masses. The rye crop of the principal Europe in countries—Russia, Germany, France, Austria, Bulgaria, Roumania and Italy—aud the low countries and Sweden, has averaged about 1,300,000,000 bushels annually for 1896, 1895, 1894 and 1893 This season the rye crop of these countries can not much exceed 875,000,000 bushels. Quite as bad is the potato prospect. Only about 1,350,000,000 bushels of potatoes will be harvested in these countries this year. Without regard to the United Kingdom or other European countries, there is a shortage of about 1.000,000,000 bushels of potatoes. The European shortages, compared with average crops, are as follows: Wheat 800,000,(XX) bushels, rye 335,000,000 bushels, potatoes 1,000.000,000 bushels total 1,625,000,000 bushels. If the American farmer isn,t prosperous the coming year it will be a strange thing, with,everything he produces bringing advanced prices.

THK lack of uniformity in the divorce laws of the several states has attracted the attention of the members of the legal profession for along time, and the American Bar Association has taken up the matter in the hope of securing the passage by the state legislature of a divorce law uniform in its provisions. At the last national meeting of the association a subcommittee was appointed to investigate the subject, and this committee has prepared a report that will be submitted at the meeting this year. If the association acts favorably on the report of this committee an effort will be made to secure uniform action by the different state legislatures on the lines recommended in the bill. The bill proposed by the committee does prescribe the causes for which a divorce may be granted, but leaves this matter discretionary with the various states. It is modeled after the law in force in the District of Columbia and lays down nv ny requirements concerning residence, notification, proofs of marriage and the manner of hearing the trial. It provides for a residence of two years in the state in which snit for divorce is brought, and requires that the defendent Shall be served personally within the state unless he shall appear voluntarily in the action. It also provides that the court may order notice of suit by publication if the defendant at the time be a non resident of the state, provided tbe cause of action arose while he was a reddest of the state and be has been absent from the state for one year after the return of a summons not found. All divorce hearings most be held in open court, and no divorce shall be granted for default unless tne court shall be satisfied by evidence that all proper means hove been taken to notify the defendant and the cause of divorce has been fully proved. No divorce shall affect tbe legitimacy of children of such marriage unless the onion shall be declared void be-

cause of a prior marriage. The court may direct the custody of children and shall make an allowance for any woman suing for divorce who is poor and unable to pay the expenses of the suit. Marriage in foreign state or country may be proved by acknowledgment of the parties or by circumstantial evidence according to common law practice At present each state is a law unto itself concerning divorces. South Carolina

grants

Bits of Wisdom.

A wise woman will have her hnsband BO well trained that when she tells him a thing c. it will be enongh. Men hate to have a thing "dingdonged into them," as some of them elegantly express it. I am a vary even tempered man, but I think my self praise would suffer a severe shock if my wife told me to order a barrel of flour when we first gqt up in the morning and then repeated the command six times at the breakfast table, twice while I was putting on my overcoat and gloves and then followed me to the gate to scream it out after me as I turned the oorner. Men bate that sort of nagging.

A wise man will not tell his wife any lies, not even little white ones. If he must lie, he will be safer and wiser if be lies to some one less likely to uucover his duplicity. A wife is a regular ferret in a matter of this kind. I never told mine a harmless little fib in my life that she didn't expose me before the sun went down. It is wonderful what olever intuition women have in this direction. It is dumfounding to men who are not always absolutely truthful. The best of husbands often feel that there are things they won't "bother wife with" little complications in their business affairs or 1 if tie extravagant expenditures in the way of a hotel dinner or some other little ha*mless affair of which they would just a little rather not speak or in regard to which they may equivocate. But they'd better tell the truth and hold to it. It is always best in the end, as men find out the older tiny tow. I have fonnd it out' •with, I trust, most of tbe years of mylife still before me. —Zenas Dane.

Opposed on jEsfaietlc Grounds.

A phrenologist has been wandering about the city looking for bumps. He went into a down town establishment tbe other day and made his business known. He was told there was a man up stairs who wanted his head read. He went up stairs and accosted the probable customer with the query, "Wonid you like your head read?" To his disgust, the other replied, "No, I don't like red heads." As the bump manipulator departed he heard the man, in the office add, "Asd when I want he ad re I us ha S a CU86 Post. 'A King's Lojfio.

George IV of England pridod himself on lifting his hat to every one who saluted him in public, but ODOO it was observed that, he bowod to every one on tbe street till ho came to a man who swept a crossing, whom he passed without notice. He explained the matter 'afterward, when points of etiquette were under discussion, by saying: "To salutea beggar without giving him something would be a mockery, and to %top for the purpose of bestowing sixpence would wear the semblance of ostentation in a prince.Exchange.

STATE OF OHIO, Crrr OF TOLEDO, LUCAS COUXTY. FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY & Co., doing business in the city of Toledo, county and state aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of CATARRH that cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH CURE.

TERRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL, AUGUST 28, 1897.

no divorces. Sev

eral states grant them for one cause only others recognize from two to a dozen or more, as legitimate grounds for legal separation. Until recently a residence of sixty or ninety days was sufficient in cer tain localities to establish a residence for divorce purposes, and dissatisfied marital partners could*take a trip to Dakota or Oklahoma, and return a few months later freed from matrimonial thraldom. The movement to regulate divorces and therefore reduce the evils that have grown about the present system will meet the approval of the people generally. If the divorce laws were not so lax there would be far less unhappiness, and two churches refuse to recognize divorces in any way Any change in the divorce regulations in a number of states will make serious inroads on an industry that has grown to enormous proportions, that of the divorce lawyers. Doubtless the attempt to so reform the divorce laws so as to interfere with their business may be met by them with serious opposition in every state where attempted. But, whether or not it pleases them, the divorce laws are serious ly in need of reform.

FRANK J. CHENEY.

Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D., 1886. [SEAL.] A. W. GLEASON,

Notary Public.

Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free.

F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75c.

There Is a Class of People

Who are injured by the use of coffee. Recently there has been placed in all the grocery stores a new preparation called GRAIN-O. made of pure grains, that takes the place of coffee. The most delicate stomach receives it without distress, and but few can tell it from coffee. It does not cost over much. Children may drink it with great benefit. 15 eta. and 25 eta. per packagc Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O.

The State Fair for 1897 will be an interesting meeting, for the managers have made many departures from the old program, and will present many new and attractive feature*. Tbe railroads will offer low rates to Indianapolis daring that week, and our people who wish to visit the Capital City will find this the most profitable and pleasant week of the year.

Hamerton'a Marrtege»

Philip Gilbert Hamerton heartily disapproved marriage made in the French manner. "And yet one morning," b* says in his autobiography, "when I was writing on my desk (a tall oak desk that I used to stand up to) the idea suddenly came, as if somebody bad uttered these words in my ear: 'Why should yon remain lonely all yonr days? Eugenie Gindriez would be an affectionate and faithful wife to yon. She is not rich, but yon would work and fight your way.' 'I poshed aside the sheet of manuscript and took a sheet of notepaper instead. I then wrote in French a letter to a lady in Paris who knew the Gindriez family and asked her if Mile. Eugenie was engaged to be* married. The answer came that she was well and that there had been no engagement. Soon afterward I was in Paris. "I called on M. Gindriez, but his daughter was not at home. I asked permission to call in the evening, and she was ont again. This was repeated two or three times, and my wife told me afterward that these absences were not accidental. At last we met, and there was nothing in her manner but a certain gravity, as if serious resolutions were impending. Her sister showed no such reserve, but greeted me gayly and frankly. After a few days I was accepted on the condition of an annual visit to France. "From a worldly point of view this engagement was what is called in French nne folie, on my part, and hardly less so on the part of the young lady.We had, however, a kind of inward as surance that in spite of the difference of nationality and other differences we were, in truth, nearer to each other than most people who contract matrimonial engagements. The electric affinities act in spite of all appearances and of many realities."

Food Peculiarities.

Dr. Sophie Lepper, the English food specialist, says in speaking of the peculiarities of various foods that blanched almonds give the higher nerve or brain $nd muscle food, no heat or waste. Walnuts give nerve or brain food muscle, heat and waste. Pine kernels give heat and stay. They serve as a substitute for bread. Green water grapes are blood purifying, but of little food value. Blue grapes are feeding and blood purifying, too rich for those who suffer from thp liver tomatoes, higher nerve or brain food and waste no beat. They are thinning and stimulating. Juicy fruits give more or less the higher nerve or brain, and some few, muscle food and waste no heat. Apples supply the higher nerve and muscle food, but do not give stay. Prunes afford the highest nerve or brain food, supply heat and waste, but are not muscle feeding.

Wages of European Policemen.

London police sergeants, or roundsmen, are paid from $8.50 to $12 a week and constables, or patrolmen, from $6 to

In Dublin the wages are half a dollar less. In Glasgow the highest pay for a constable is $6.75, for a sergeant $8. An inspector gets $700 a year and a superintendent from $1,200 to $1,500. The St. Petersburg chief of police draws $2,500 a year, a sergeant from $300 to $400 and a patrolman from $150 -to $220 a year. Paris pays $5.25 to $6.50 to patrolmen (agents) and $7 to roundsmen. Patrolmen get from $225 to $260 a year in Vienna, from $280 to $300 in Amsterdam, aud $200 to $320 at Brussels, where detectives may rise to $480. Tbe Turkish policemen get $3 a week and tbe native policemen of Calcutta from $4 to $4.50 a month.

Where He Drew the Line.

Among the first stories recorded by Air. T. E. Pritt in his "Anglers' Basket" is one about a Scottish laird who was relating tbe story of a fine fish he ba^ canght one day to his friends at the dinner table. "Donald," said he to the servant behind his chair—an old man, bnt a new servant—"how heavy was tbe fish I took yesterday?" Donald neither spoke nor moved. The laird repeated the qnestion. "Weel," replied Donald, "it was twal' pund at breakfast, it had gotten to achteen at dinner time and it was sax and twenty when ye sat down to supper wi' the captain." Then, after a pause, be added, "I've been tellin lees a'my life to please the shooters, but I'll be blowed if I'm going to tell lees noo, through my old age, to please the fushers."

Jumping a Straw.

Some years ago the late Major Roddy Owen was at Aldersbot and offered to back himself to make a horse be was riding jump a straw. Every one laughed, and although his fondness for horses was well known none believed he could accomplish the feat A long straw was procured and laid on tbe ground. Owen proceeded to blindfold the horse and rode him at the mark, which the animal oleared with a bound that would have settled a five bar gate. When be returned to collect his bets, all the sportsmen had vanished.—Army and Navy Journal

He Cheapened Peas.

Sir Josiab Mason was, according to his biography, walking in Bnll street, Birmingham, in the year 1888, when he saw some steel pens, price three and sixpence each. Joeiah was a hard up maker of split rings. No sooner had he seen the pens than he wait home, made some better than those in the shop, sent them up to London and got a large order by return. At 30 years of age Mason's capital was 80 shillings. At 60 Ira bad given away £400,000.

Niagara Baa a Sawmill.

Tbe first use of Niagara's power was made in 1785, a primitive sawmill being operated. Nothing more was done in this line until 1843, when Augustus Poster conceived tbe plan of hydraulic canals, and in 1861 one was completed. Tbe Cataract Construction company, from whose plant power has just been delivered in Buffalo, was incorporated in 1889.

A J* J. it $

We are making Suits to Order from #20 to $35. We are showing the nobbiest styles for fall and winter suitings of any house in the city. All our goods are made in our own establishment. Perfect fitting garments guaranteed.

May be worth to you more than $100 if you have a child who soils bedding from incontinence of water during sleep. Cures old and young alike. It arrests the trou bleat once. '*1.' '.Sold by all1 druggists in Terre Haute, lnd.

Opening Special Music Sale of the season at. R. Dahlen's to-day. A large consignment of Music at 5 and

cents.

street."

L. B. ROOT & CO.

Profits in Business

GOODMAN & HIRSCHLER.

Opening Special Music Sale of the season at R. Dahlen's to-day. A large consignment of Music at

and

cents.

street.

....Are Business flethods

Our method is to buy our goods at the lowest possible price and sell them on margins that we can turn our stock.

All oar Fall Importations

The State, Fair will offer- big attractions this year and has arranged a splendid program. Four big days are assured: Tuesday being Children's and Old Soldiers' day, Wednesday Indianapolis day, Thursday Governor's day and Friday Military day. Low railroad rates have been secured for the week.

In DRESS GOODS and SILKS we^e bought and marked with this one idea in view—THE BEST GOODS FOR THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE. They are now about all in and are on sale at our Dress Goods and Silk counters in center and east aisles to the rear.

An early inspection is always advisable, as the choice things go first.

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Main

The Famous Fishing Ground.

Les Cheneaux Islands (The Snows), one hundred or more in number, lie nestled together in a novel and effective group near the north shore of Lake Huron, about fourteen miles from Mackinac Island, from whence they can be reached at any time by steamer or sailboat. They are of all shapes and forms, two of the group, Marquette and LaSalle, being of considerable size, while the others vary from one acre to mere fairy dots upon the water. The picturesque beauty of this archipelago well repays a visit and the trip is usually the first to be taken by the tourist after doing Mackinac Island.

The Vandalia's popular annual personally conducted excursion will leave Terre Haute at 5:20 p. m. for Mackinac Island, Wednesday, September 1st. Round trip rate, $7. Tickets good for ten days returning.

Leave your order for anew fall suit with Goodman & Hirschler. Largest stock, latest styles, at very lowest prices. $100.

Dr. E. Detclion's Antl Diuretic

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Peaches to burn! Peaches to throw at the birds! —AT—

P. J. Kaufman's

Choice ones too, clings and free stones. Seventh and Main.

To Care Conntlimtlon Forever. Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or ttc. If C. C. C. fall to cure, druKUifctn refund money.

We are headquarters for fine dress suit' ings, newer showed such a large variety as we do this season. Leave your order with ns now before tbe rush begins. Our goods were all bought before the new tariff bill went Into effect.

GOODMAN & HIRSCHLER.

Ladies' Waists

Hand-ironed in elegant style by the

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We are so busy

Main

PEACHES! PEACHES! PEACHES!

building trucks and wagons that we are running short of buggies. Call quick at First and Wabash ave.

For Your Sunday Dinner.

Spring Lamb, Steer Beef, Sweet Breads, Pig Pork, Tenderloins, Spare Ribs,

Beef Tenderloins.

C. H. EHRMANN, Fourth and Ohio Clean Meat Market. Telephone 220. New Things at A. G. Austin & Co.'s.

Best Ironing Stands, #1.00. New Bosom Boards, 50c. Hammocks, 00c to $3.00. The announcement is made that Star Pointer and Joe Patchen, the world's greatest pacers, will go at the State Fair at Indianapolis for a purse of $3 000 to beat the 2 minute mark. There is strong rivalry between these great horses and they will be driven to win. Confident predictions are made that the world's record will be broken, and that better than a 2 minute record will be made.

Dollar Wheat

and

Klondike Gold

and

Yet the Terre Haute Carriage &

Buggy Co. sells high grade surreys at panic prices.

HARRISON PARK CASINO

Sunday, Aug. 29,

And every night next week.

The Olynpla Vaudeville Compaiy.

All Stars! A Great Show! THE RENFOS, 8 ALBIONS,

LIZZIE and VINNIE DALY, VAL VOUSDEN, KITTIE SMITH, BEN THOMSON.

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Gagg's

SOUTH SIXTH. East Side.

Store

Artists' Supplies, Flower Material. Picture Framing a Specialty.

Terre Haute, led

A.M. HIOGIN8.

Lawyer

Telephone 332.

Over McKeen's Bank

To Care Constipation Vorev«r. Tike OMcarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or Se. If C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money.