Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 29, Number 14, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 October 1898 — Page 1

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VOL. 29—NO. 14.

ON THE QUI VIVE.

If Councilman Phil Keinbold hadn't been bo conscientious Terre Haute would have had the presidency of the State Federation of Labor for the coming rear. His eanvps. suggested and conducted by his friends, was conducted as a sort of "still hunt," but notwithstanding that he tied President Perkins when the election occurred. Mr. Keinbold would not vote for himself, but had he done so the tie would not have existed and he would have been elected. Not many persons would have done that.

The banks report that they have money in plenty on hand, and one bank, an old institution, is said to have more money at its disposal than at any time, in its history. In spite of the apparent plentitude of money, in almost every ^branch of business collections are reported to be very slow. No one seems able to explain this situation.

The newspaper strain has been relieved at Rockville. "Lon" Hargrave, owner of the Republican, and one of the best and most reliable newspaper men in the whole country, has purchased the Parke County Journal, also a Republican paper, and, becomes its owner today. Hargrave was formerly a reporter on the Daily Express —before he went to Persia as treasurer of a missiona^ board for the Presbyterian church—and made many close personal friends who have felt an interest in him ever since. Rockville has one of the test, if not the very best Democratic paper in the state, and the ability and push of its editor, Isaac Strouse, makes it hard for a Republican editor, even if he has the field to himself. To Strouse, more than to any other one person, is due the fusion of the Democrats and Populists in 1890 that caused that old reliable Republican county of Parke to go Democratic. The Republican, Mr. Hargrave's paper, was ably edited, nicely printed, and had a good patronage, but bo should have had the field to himself, and when the Journal was started, it naturally had an effect. Now that he has purchased the Journal he will have full 'swing, and his Terre Haute friends will watch his prosperity with added interest. Rockville has had the distinction of having the three best so-called "country" pnpers in the state. Now she will have the two be-t.

Work ou the arches for the street fair has begun, and it will not bo long before the city in the down town district \yill begin to assume a gala appearance. The bad weather of race week and the past few days makes it almost certain that we are to have good weather during the week of the fair. We can't have bad weather all the time, and a week of nice, clean bracing weather during October 10-15 will do more to put spirit in Terre Haute business men than they have had for along time. The men who have been out advertising the week's free entertainment report that there is widespread interest in it, and that from every direction there will be attracted immense crowds, and that in spite of other similar entertainments to be held previous to ours, and following it. Mayor Stegg, on behalf of tlio city council, will turn the city over to the street fair managers absolutely, and the latter will have every possible opportunity to give the visitors a good time. The management of the fair could not have been placed in more competeut or enterprising hands, and it if is a success, as it is sure to be with proper weather conditions, it will be due to the effective work of a few men, whv despite discouragement by some at every stage of the game, have insisted that Terre Haute was alive, as well as its business men, and that our enterprise would be fully demonstrated by this street fair.

President. McK'nley Is coming to Terre Haute about the ll*th of the present month, on his way home from the Omaha exposition. He will gat an enthusiastic reception here, not on account of his politics, but because of the kindly feeling that people in this part of the country have toward him and because he Is president He had a most enthusiastic reception here in October, 1892, and Terre Haute people are noted for their enthusiastic receptions to presidents, whether they are Republicans or Democrat*, When President Cleveland was here in -October, IS87. we had more people in the city than ever before In its history, or since, for that matter, and when President McKinley comes he ill be warmly mot. It is too bad that he can't be here during the street fair week and add to the feature of Old Glory Day, which is to be a notable occasion.

It is unfair to say that the president is coming to help Mr. Faris. He is coming because be has been invited by citiseus, irrespective of party, and some of those who have asked him to come are for Mr. Hamill. With the issues that are before the people, with the party behind Mr. Hamill divided on the money question there area great many Democrats that believe Mr. Faris doesn't need the president's help, even if he were coming for that purpose. Mr. Hamill is making a determined, aggressive canvas, as was expected, and is standing by the platform on which he was nominated. II he is elected he will be the biggeat man among Democrat* in this part of tfie state, not excepting Mr. %*rah. No Republicans are fighting Mr. Faris for Mr. Hamill. while when Mr. Lamb was elected in a Republican district, he owed his election to the effort* of a very prominent Republican. who had been honored and rewarded by his party to an exceptional degr e. even when those who were back of the op"V p#

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posing Republican knew that this opposition arose by the failure to get an office to which he aspired. If Mr. Hamill defeat Mr. Faris—a contingency that is remote, under the circumstances—It will not 1*' because of the opposition of the Republicans who ought to be for the Republican ticket, but because of the opposition of the rank and file. And as a rule the rank and file of every party supports its party candidates.

Mr. Farrow, the straight-out middle-of-the-road Populist candidate for congress wields a very spicy pen, if that expression may be permitted. Like a great many other persons in politics he knows a whole lot, and he is not at all backward about telling some things he knows. He is likely to cut considerable figure in the election in this district, and his influence will not be for the so-called Populist-Democrat candidate. With his money and standing Mr. Farrow ought to own an organ and tell a few of the things that he evidently knows.

Rev. William Mitchell, of St. Luke's Episcopal church, to-day celebrates the third anniversary of his arrival in Terre Haute. He is more popular to-day thrn when he came, and every minute that he stays here will increase his popularity, because he is a practical Christian, who carries into his every day life, not only the theories on which he works, bat the practical part of Christianity that makes such theories right. During his three years' resideuca here he has seen twenty-four mio'.stevs leave—moved to other fields. The only move he has made during that time has been that of his church and he made a good move when he did it. He has had a number of flattering offei-s to other fields since he came here, but he appreciates the kindly feelings that have made his success possible here, and has declined them all. He isn't a wild-eyed theorist, and doesn't believe that he can best perform his Master's service by vilely abusing those who may, perhaps, differ with his opinions. By his life and conduct he makes himself a power for good. It is too bad that all ministers cannot do their work in the same way.

THE FLOWER PARADE.

Some Interesting Features of This Street Fair Show. Mrs. Travis is here and has the flower parade ladies in good working order. Although no -manner of selecting the queen of "beauty has yet been given out by the fair committee, the voting has begun and is quite lively. Several names a^e before the public as candidates for the throne, among them Miss Anna Crawford, Miss Jane Hunter, Mrs. George Starr, Miss Alice Warren, Miss Helen Condit, Miss Vinetta Riddle and Mrs. Helen V. Allen. The parade will be beautiful in every respect. At the head of the parade will ride the members of the flower committee. Their conveyance will be a four-in-hand, the use of which has been tendered by A. N. Smith, on behalf of the fair committee. The ladies were asked individually and all expressed the greatest desire to ride on the four-in-hand, which will be gaudily decorated and made as beautiful as can be done.

Miss Warren will ride a Victoria and will drive a team of bay horses harnessed and decked in yellow satin. The carriage will be trimmed with large yellow roses.

Mrs. Joseph Weinstein will drive a phaeton decked with trailing v'.nes and morning-glories, with the top removed and a canopy overhead. This will also bs trimmed with morning glories. The harness will be white satin ribbons and the horse will be decorated with morningglories.

Mrs. Phillip Kleeman will drive a trap dainty in shades of pink and white. The team will be white and the decorations of the carriage most pretty. The wheels will be covered with shirred white taritan and decorated with pink and ffhite chrysanthemums. The box of the carriage will be covered with shaded pink crysanthemums. The harness will be pink satin ribbons and gariau of pink crysanthemums.

Mrs. Starr will drive a sorrel team to a trap, which will be decorated with royal purple and Is vender crysanthemums.

Mrs. Fleming will drive a black horse to a trap decorated in yellow roses and morning-glories.

Mrs. W, S. Rae has secured a trap, which she will have filled with pretty girls, as well as decorated prettily on the outside. With her will ride Misses Helen Condit, Virginia Somes and Miss Martha Williams. The young ladies will be gowned in red and white. The carriage will be decorated with pink crysanthemums and black taritan ranch lugs. The horses will be jet black and will be harnessed with pink satin ribbons and garlands of pink chrysanthemums.

Mrs. W. H. Soafe will drive a trap, the body to be atsolid bank of wh'te, panelled with American beauties. The trap will be drawn by a white bonne with scarlet harness,

Mrs. W. B. Steele and Mrs. W. H. petoe wilt drive a pa?r of white horses to a trap, which will be covered with tints of oraage. The harness will be yellow satin.

Master Barch Ijams will drive his little pony, his cart being decorated :th Ante lean beauty roses. Master Alvin Font will drive a small pont to a cart decorated with Marechal Neil roses.

Rev, William Mitchell will eoaduct the morning service at St, Stephen's totno'*row. The service will consLt of the litany, sermon and holy commurlon.

OUEjUJLIBAN LETTER.

EVERY-DAY LIFE IN SANTIAGO DE cr CUBA.

Happenings In the Nurses' HouseThe Hospital and Red Cross Headquarters—Miss Barton's Care, foe the Pest of Vermin, 1

Special Correspondence of The Mail. Santiago

Cuba, Sept. 19.—We are

not exactly "taking boarders" in the Nurses' Home, but our family has lately been augmented by two young soldiers* It came about in this way: One day a Michigan corporal cime t- beg us to take' into our house the captain and lieutenant of his company. He said they were both very sick, out in the camp, where they were lying on the ground under leaky "pup-tents," with no attendance but such as be was able to give them in his hours off duty. With tears in his eyes he added that besides their bodily ailments, which were serious enough, both the officers were so homesick and despondent that unless some change cams speedily they would surely die. If we would only give them shelter and the atmosphere of a home for a week or two, he would see that rations and a cook were famished and a man detailed to take care of the invalids when he, himself was on duty.

Well, what would you have done in such a case? The whole upper floor of our big casa, with its several airy chambers, was unoccupied, as the nineteen nurses preferred to sleep below, barrack fashion, close together. Every instinct of kindness prompted the granting of the request. But we rejected that hundreds of other men were sick 'unto death in the camps, unable to get into the crowded hospitals. It would never do to turn the. Nurses' Home into an asylum for sick soldiers would it be wise to set up a precedent by taking in these? Fortunately for the feelings of all concerned, it happened that t* convalescents were about to be discharged from the waterside hospital.

The captain and lieu tenant were at once established in the vacated cots, and made so comfortable under Miss Wheeler's gentle ministrations that both mended rapidly and in due course were discharged to make room for others. This incident led lo two things—a pleasant acquaintance, with the yoijng Michiganders, (the oldest of the'trio is not yet 24) and an unquiet conscience concerning those spacious chambers of ours—going to waste, so to say—while Uncle Samuel's boys iti the pes llential camps were lying on the wet grcund and djlng for lack of comforts. Therefore we lent a readier ear when the little corporal came with another tale of woe. This time he wanted shelter for his particular friend and chum, whose story was as follows: The boy was only twenty, and the possessor of a fortune so large that its income amounted to about four hundred dollars a month. When the call for volunteers came, he was traveling with his mother and sister in Europe, and came home to enlist as a p^'vate. He carried himself well through the fight escaped without a scratch and nobody ever h«ard him complain of the hardships of campaigning. Afterwards, during weeks of idleness in the dreary camp, three miles from Santiago, he came into town one day without the formality of a pass. Of course this was contrary to rule, but is done every day by hundreds of soldiers and nothing is said about it. Unfortunately an officer of the company—a grocery clerk from the same Michigan town—cherished a grudge against the youthful millionaire, born of jealousy because of the latter's superior position at home. The officer saw his "pet aversioa" out without a pass and bad him arrested. The penalty inffiicted was a severe one, under the circumstances—to work two weeks with the gang who were clear'ng the streets of Santiago. The cleaningbrigade is mostly made up of the offscourings of the country—Negroes, Chinese and Cubans, sneak-thieves from the jails and criminals of all degrees and colors. The poor fellow began his punishment bravely enough, but the shame of it. the horrible stenches of the gutters and the coarse prison fare soon made him ill. H's hands, unused to labor, became a mass of blisters, and wording in the heat of the day brought on fever.

A peculiarity of the local calentura Is that it "goes to the head", particularly when the patient is exposed to the noonday sun. The officer, however, declared that the boy was only shamming, or drunk, and ordered him to the guardhouse. There he lay several days, alternately shivering with chills and scorched by fever, without food or medicine Mid there he would probably have died, had not his friend, the little corporal, sought Hm out and interested some higher power In his behalf. Wheo the sufferer was released, his wits seemed hopelessly gone. His friend nursed him as best he could out to camp, and after the fever subsided, reason in a measure returned. But now the poor fiUow brooded upon his disgrace and the dreaded mal de pats, (homesickness), which has k'lled many a brave man, was so strong upon him tliat he sank into a sta of melancholy mo dangerous to **a ml ad diseased'* than the d*le-iam of fever. The little corporal himlooked like death between the care of the sick at eight and doing regular duty by day. He is a siender lad just "of age," |whoie*ta good positioa "in a bank,at* salary of *100 a month to serve U-icle

Samuel. Prerhaps it was not the part of wisdom, but motherly feeliags prevailed

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and I said: "If. you will come too and take a few days rest, you may bring your friend and make yourselves quite at home in those empty chambers."

And so it came about. Permission from headquarters was readily obtained and happier boys you never saw than the two wi%are temporary lodgers. The wornout corporal took to his cot as soon as given the chance, and for days hovered on the verge of collapse. His morbidly sensitive friend, ashamei of his soiled clothes and wretched appearance, refused to come at all until assumed that he need never see any of-the wbmen--when he shuffled in after nightrall, like a poverty-stricken tramp. For a week he lay staring at the ceiling all day and pacing the corridor at night, neither eating nor sleeping, too utterly miserable to respond to kindness or citre. The thing that first roused him, I verily believe, was the sight of my old gingham apron! I had run up one morn ing with a bowl of broth, without removing the big kitchen apron. He could not eat, but presently I found him with a corner of the. apron clasped in both hands and •the teas rolling down his face. "I have seen my mother wear one just like it," he said, "and her hair is gray like yours."

What higher compliment can be paid to a woman than to be told by a sick boy that she reminds him of his mother. Thank Heaven, this one was unworldly enough to cry like a baby. The "blue devils" fled before a flood of healthy tears, and from that hour his recovery was rapid. The first time they came down to dine with "the family," their boyish delight was good to behold. To be sure, there was nothing In thd menu but the usual lied Cross and army rations, but it was neatly served and rendered attractive with light and cheerful companionship. "It is the first time we have sat down to a table in four months," said one. "Actually forks and spoons," exclaimed the other. "A tablecloth and napkjes, too," chimed both together. It was not necessary to, explain that the tablecloth was the sheet of an army cot and the napkins improvished from an old cambric petticoat—they served their humble purpose in the making of a home as well as the finest damask could have

Nfext to the young Michiganders, the happiest boy I knew in Santiago is Lieutenant Wise. He is only nineteen, but has been promoted for gallantry and goes'North to-morrow/ True, f6r,a"ibohth Ije has been alternately -burning- and freezing with calentui'a and looks like a walking skeleton but he explained to me how lucky it was that his "bad day" and that of his aide, who also has the fever, happens to come alternately, so that one can relieve the other. "You can afford to be happy," I said, "because you are going home." "Of course I am glad to go home," he replied "But I would not have missed that fight with my men, nor all these experiences in Santiago—not if I had to leave, my bones here!"

Perhaps the most interesting place in town is the Red Cross headquarters, down near the landing. I report there every day and can gain more varied information there in an hour, on all manner of subjects than could be found elsewhere in a week. To get material for volumes, one has only to sit and listen. It is a big bodega, or warehouse, fronting the wharves, the lower floor used for stable and storerooms, the upper utilized as offices and retiring rooms for Miss Barton and her aides. From this place 40,000 people are daily fed and half as many sick are gratuitous^, treated—not by the actual issuing of food and medicine from this bodega, but here is located the engine, so to speak, which keeps the whole machinery in motion. Here the impoverished and distressed come with their harrowing recitals, civilians and army officers to make, requests, and a thousand things are continually demanding attsntioh in the proper distribution of shiploads of food, clothing, medicines and supplies. Miss Barton—that wonderful woman—seems never the least bit hurried, ruffled nor "rattled," but goes on her quiet, unassuming and always efficient way, doing her appointed work with unerring wisdom and an executive ability which wauld be hard to match. May she live forever—for when she is called "up higher," there is none to fill the place which she, herself, created.

Let me give you some examples of the odd things which are perpetually coming up at Red Cross headquarters. This morning one of our surgeons received a letter from a minor officer in one of the camps near Santiago, which said: "For God's sake sand us some condensed milk! Men are dying out here of intestinal trembles, with nothing -to eat but beans and bacon, which to them is as rank poison. I write as man to man, in humanity's name. If my appeal were known, I would be disgraced."

An army surgeon came in and threw himself down on chair, the picture of despair. Said he: "Miss Barton, do you ever swear? Well you would if you were in my shoes. I have found a dozen men *.i my ward to-day, just brought lit from camp, with maggots in their wounds." "Ob, I can get them out all right,' lies said in answer to my bonified exclamation, But, great Ceasar! Think of the neglect which brought soldiers to tuch a pass."

Another hospital doctor came begging Miss Barton to give him a hundred pajamas. He said that his sick men were being fairly eaten up by Ike, and that there was nothing for it but to burn their uniforms and keep them in pajamas till fresh clothes could be procured.

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garments required, but she gave him all she had, meanwhile protesting earnestly against the burning of the uniforms. "Why, what else can we do with them," said the officer. "You can have no idea how bad they are—every seam and crease and fibre of the cloth swarming with nits and crawlers." "Oh yes, I know all about it," she replied and then she sat down and gave him an account of her experiences in the same line in the civil war. At one time a branch 6f the army, long in camp, became so infested with vermin that men were actually dying of the pest. "But we didn't burn up good uniforms!" she said. "I had great tanks made and filled with the strong salt brine from our cornedbeef, made boiling hot. The lousy clothes were put in and thoroughly soaked and they came out as good as new—so far as vermin was concerned. To be sure," she added reflectively, "they shrank a little, so that knees were inclined to crawl up towards the seats of trowsers and waistlines toward the arm-pits. But we saved the clothes."

There was just the suspicion of a twinkle in the officers eyes as he answered: "Well, the 'fit' wouldn't matter so much as to get rid of the vermin but we haven't any beef brine in Cuba. Maybe sea-water might be salt enough, but we have no kettle for heating it neither have we any tanks to put it in, nor materials to build the tanks, as you had in the United States. I don't see how we could possibly apply your cure in Santiago Fannie B. Wap.d.

THE CONTRIBUTION BOX,

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I have no doubt that a good many largehearted, liberal-souled men are keep away from church quite frequently, by the passing of the contribution box. And not because they do not wish to contribute their share towards the support" of the Fiji Islanders, who must be supplied with collars and cuffs and collar buttons and silk handkerchiefs, and with an occasional missionary whom they can love and cherish like a brother on toast, and also religious tracts to read on Sunday afternoon after they have returned from a barbecue of missionary fricasee.

That Is one reason why I should hate to be a heathen. They have no time to sit and loaf, and pick their teeth and talk about their neighbors. They can't argue pdlftlcs'or dfsouss tlielatest church social for the benefit of the heathen, or do any of these little things that make our lives so full of joy and sunshine. And they have no church fight nor wrangle over whether Moses or Ignatius Donnelly wrote the Pentateuch. And they never have time to sit around under the cocoanut trees while their wives are milking the cocoanuts, discussing the efficacy of infant baptism. And then they have no government to cuss and no labor unions to strike and no social scandals to talk about, because nothing is immoral in their society and everything goes. So, after all, being at liberty to do what you please without fear of an everlasting job of coal shoveling is not the sum total of human happiness. Aside from that, however, the heathen of Zanzibar might have a pretty good time if it were not for the tracts sent out to them, and which they are expected to peruse. Think of it, dear Christian reader. You don't read the stuff. Most of it isn't fit for gun wadding. None of our children would ever try to learn to read if they had no prospect of anything better to read than what we send to our benighted brethren on the cannibal islands.

So many men who can afford it best, dislike so much to see their bretheu forget the contribution box when it is passed that they simply stay at home. They can't bear the sight of folks dropping pants buttons, chewing gum and marbles into the contribution box for the benefit of the preacher. It grates so on the sensitive nerves of many a money lender that he will fail to sleep as quick as the contribution box starts around and never wakes up until it has got away past him, and then suddenly awaken with a start, as if he were greatly surprised and disappointed that he had been asleep when he wanted to contribute much of his substance to the church. Not nearly everybody with his eyes shut is asleep. Often he is trying to avoid seeing the contribution box.

Another smooth dodge is to become so absorbed in the organ voluntary that nothing short of an earthquake could distract his attention. His eyes are glued on the musician and his soul seems to be oozing slowly out at his boot heels and the absorption so complete that nothing attracts him. He is very anxious to contribute extensively, but he has other things, heavenly symphonies, to entice his mind from worldly contribution boxes passed around to buy bread and meat toe the preacher and tracts for the heather. So, likewise, not everybody who is entranced by the music has such a soul for melody. He may be avoiding the contribution box. There are lota of dodges In this world.

The contribution box may need to be abolished. So many excellent people do not go to church because they can't stand to see their rich neighbors refuse to shell out when the contribution box is passed. They do nat aim to dodge it themselves, but often they are so absorbed that they can't see it. That's all. And O, my, in in the words of the Widow Bedott, "We are all pore critters." Axjr Mixxkr.

Mrs. Barbara Steinme&z, of Chicago, and Miss Sadie Griffith, of Paris, are visiting the family of Isaac W. Griffith, of North Ninth street.

M0DEEN PHILOSOPHY

Working at skilled trades runs in families. No book that is really worth reading has a flashy cover.

Opposition to taking a bath is largely a matter of raising. Any man is more or less ashamed of being a poor speller.

Some men even try to make a virtue out of paying their taxes.

More people would have bad habits if it didn't cost too much. A woman's chief delight in baking cakes is to try some new recipe.

Dead beats are generally the people with the most expensive tastes. Onions may not be strong, but you can't eat them and then deny it.

When men have the same grievance how they get together and talk about it. There are people so worthless that it makes them mad to see others busy.

In any business, one has to make a lot of extra profit to make up for the dead beats. Often, what a man calls principle is a mere bit of seeking to force his views upon others.

Lots of women go to thimble bees who couldn't sew a button on for their husbands.

Every well-regulated girl nowadays makes the raise of a soldier's button for her hat pin.

You can often tell a good deal about a man's general worthlessness by the length of his pipe stem.

Roasting ears are better the more butter you use and no ordinary man can keep his nose out of it.

When a man begins to put in his time looking out for his rights he is getting so he needs watching.

One advantage in having a party in the summer is that what ice cream is left is just as good as ever.

There are always a few people in every community who always pay cash for everything they buy.

Two girls can't walk very conveniently under one parasol, but a boy and a girl can get along very well.

The trouble with a tobacco cure is that it cSsts tliore to take it? than it does to keep on using the weed.

People will keep quiet and listen to a poor preacher when they couldn't be kept quiet for any other purpose.

It will probably always remain a mystery why so many people who are no use in the world live so long.

We can tell by the alacrity with which people miss church when they have half a chance, that they do not always enjoy going. AJjRX MlM-KK.

A WORTHY BENEFIT.

Manager Monk of the Casino to bo Given a Benefit Next Wednesday Night.

Isaac M. Monk, the manager of the Casino for the past season, is to be made the recipient of a benefit at the Grand Opera House next Wednesday night, October 5th, by amateur talent of Terre Haute. Mr. Monk has shown himself to be possessed of the ambition, talent and energy necessary to make such an enterprise a success, but bad weather, and other conditions, made it impossible for him to win out in his undertaking. A number of his friends have arranged for a benefit performance to him next Wednesday night at the Opera House, and a very interesting programme has been arranged, of which announcement is made in another column.

It is very seldom that so mftny good musicans can be heard at one time for the same price of admission. The selections in the programme are of such general excellence and so varied a character that all tastes are gratified. The following artists will appear: Miss Maude Paige, soprano Gabe Davis, basso H. M. Touraer, solo flutist Miss Florence Warhurst, solo violinist Dwight Allen, dramatic reading and recitations the Philharmonic orchestra, composed of forty musicians, Professor P. J. Breinig, director, and the Orpheus Quartet.

At the close of the concert programme Terre Haute Co., No. 3, U. R. K. of P., will give a part of their famous drill that captured the 11.200 prize at Indianapolis during the recent national encampment. There never was before such an array of talent offered to the public as on this occasion, the benefit tendered to Mr. Monk, and no doubt the house will be filled. Tickets can be secured for 50 cents without extra charge for reserved seats.

Myers Bros, will open their new ladles' cloak and furnishing department next Saturday, and will show some of the handsomest things ever offered the ladies of this city. Everything is new and up-to-date and a large and competent force of clerks will be employed to wait on the customers that are sure to be attracted to this up-to-date establi»h men t.

The Ohio street opening case is now In the hands of the city commissioners for their final action, and they will report to the city council at the meeting Tuesday night. Whatever action these commissioners recommend will require the final approval of the council, and there is considerable interest in the report.

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