Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 29, Number 25, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 17 December 1898 — Page 3

VOL. 20—NO. 25.

On the Qui Vive.

Thos. B. Reed's rales of order have given him a great deal of notoriety, bat locally nothing has aroused as much interest as the following Rales of Order announced by Mr. Reed, editor of the Express, regarding the publication in that paper of communications concerning politics. A great many persons may think this a joke, but the following is actually taken from the editorial page of last Sunday's Express regarding the matters therein referred to: "A Republican who 'always votes the Republican ticket straight,' brought to this office a communication which is

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rinted in The Express to-day. Being sworn he answered the' questions to the satisfaction of the editor. There is no doubt of the genuineness of his Republicanism, in faith and works. That mast be the test in order to secure the publication in these columns of a political communication. The author must be able to state under oath that he voted the full, clean Republican ticket at the last elec-. tion, ana promise that he will so vote in the future-

There is a chance for Terre Haute to have another railroad the coming year, furnish an outlet from the Bedford stoue fields to Chicago. John R. Walsh, the Chicago banker and capitalist, who owns the belt road at Bedford, which handles all the stone sent from that Held to outside territory, is figuring on the construction of a road from Elnora to Sullivan, and from thence to Chicago, and other northern points, and he has personally manifested a disposition to build a road to Terre Haute He owns the controlling interest in the Eyansville & Richmond road, which begins nowhere and ends the same, and the chances are strong that if the proper effort is made t&at Terre Haute can get this line.

The recent lease of lands across the river for oil and gas purposes has called the attention of many to the fact that the vicinity of Macknvllle contains many possibilities for manufacturing establishments here. Every foot of land in that part of the county is underlaid with coal, and when manufacturing establishments begin to come to Terre Haute as a result of the failure of natural gas, there will be no better neighborhood for their location than the region "over the river." The certain failure of natural gas is at hand, and when the time comes for the removal of the big establishments from the natural gas regions—as it is sure to come—no place can offer the advantages equal to those offered by Terre Haute. With cheap steam coal, railroad facilities, etc., no other city in the country can offer the advantages of the Prairie City, and our Business Men's Association should be alive to those possibilities.

The golf "caddleB" of Terre Haute, are said not to be up to date in their appreciation of that fad game. It is said that they struck recently, because they did not want to carry around with them the big used to bold the "lofting,'' "putting," «ud other golf sticks which a m*o must use In order to be looked upon as a real golf player. One of the strikers expressed the sentiments of his fellows, when he said, "What t'ell do I want to carry a bag around wid me, when I kin carry all dem sticks in me two bauds." The caddies won their strike.

Contractors report the building prospects for next year brighter than they have been for several years past. It is said that more buildings are under consideration, residences and business buildings, for next year than for along time.

AMUSEMENTS.

The Graud will be bright to-night with "The Sunshine of Paradise Alley." This is a naturalistic production of city alum life by your old friend Denman Thompson, whose "Old Homestead" has made countless thousands happy. The new play stands in the same relation to city life that "The Old Homestead" did to country life, and is now in the third ywar of its success. It was suggested by the popular song of the name. It Is worthy of note that botib in New York and Boston and, in fact, wherever seen, it,has received the sanction of the pulpit for Its refreshing purity and wholesomencos. There are four scenes ami each one is true to life, the first be* in« an East River dock scene with Brooklyn bridge in the distance the second the Widow McNally's apartment# the third Paradise Alley Itrrlf, and the fourth an autumn scene In Bronx Park.

HUMAN HKAKT8,

Hal Held's much talked-of play. "Huniau Hearts," which will be given at the Grand Thursday night leaves a strong am! favorable impression wherever it is presented. Its naturalness disarms criticism and the spectator yields himself to Its lrreslstable power over his laughter and his tear* The element of success is artistically employed, and tbe lights and shades of the story are finely proportioned with a view to unity. Take your sister to see this play it will not muse a blush. Take the children they will he amused by its abundance of humor. Take tbe old folks: they will enjoy tbe revival of old association*. This Is a play (for all. jru,\ MAKJ.OWK.

Julia Marlowe's new {day this season Is "The Counters Valsaka." It will be preseated at the Grand opera house December $4th The play is a romantic drama from the CJetmaxt of Rudolph Stmts. It

has been well received in all the large cities of this country and scored a notable success in Berlin. Miss Marlowe will give "The Counters Valeska" the advantages of beautiful scenery and costumes and a capable cast. The scenery was especially designed by a well-known artist, and the period and tbe place treated will permit an elaborate display of directoire gowns and flashing uniforms. The Countess, who is a Polish patriot, is divided between her fealty to her country and her love for a handsome yoang Prussian officer. She is called upon to make a heroic sacrifice to insure his safety, but her spirit rebels when she discovers that he is deep in a plot to murder the Emperor. There is another ahd less stormy love story in the play. It seems from the promise of a judicious mingling of war and love as if the pience was constructrd to please the public taste.

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rs. Fislce will present "Tess" next seain London with an English company. The first Parthenia on the American stage was Madame Ponisi, who acted the little Greek girl forty-seven years ago, with F. B. Conway as Ingomar. She is still living, in retirement in Washington.

When J. H. Wallick purchased the English melodrama "A Guilty Mother," in London two years ago his brother managers claimed that it would not suit American audienees, and that they were wrong and Mr. Wallick right has been proven by the immense success which the Dlay met with last season in all tbe large cities

The Baldwin Theater, which was burned recently in San Francisco, at one time contained a stock company including JamesO'Neill, RoseCoghlan. Louis James, Edward J. Buckley, Jeffreys Lewis, James A. Hearne, Lewis Morrison, Charles Bishop, Frank Mackay, Kate Mayhew, M. B. Curtis and Mrs. Farren, with David Belasco as stage manage".

It is said that in England the last three or four words of a dramatic production are never spoken during the period fJ the rehearsal of the piece most frequently they are never written by the author. The superstition of the British theatrical world is that it would be certain to bring bad luck to the piece if the last words were pronounced on the stage before the first night.

J. J. Rosenthal, who the author of "What Happened to Jones" said made that farce famous, will devote his entire time to his latest farcial venture, "Brown's in Town," which he describes as an extraordinary comedy from the fact that in has no mother-in-law or old maid in the cast. The company includes James O. Barrows, Anna Belmont, Mark E. Swan, Kathryn Osterman, John Lancaster, Lottie Williams, Andrew Lee, Belle Davis, Frank Smith, Walter Van Allen and M. Smith.

Apollo, ths Adonis of the bounding wire, who appears in his celebrated specialty iq tbe roof-garden wen?, which is the most cousplcloua portion of the third act of "The Late Mr. Early," has the reputation of being without an equal in the world In hispartlcular line of work. Coming direct from the Folles Bergeres In Paris several seasons ago to join the Hopkins Trans-Oceanic All-Star Specialty Co. in this country he Immediately became eae of the most popular specialty artists in that organisation and developed such strength as a drawing attraction that uneil this season he has been continuously with that company. Among the many seemingly incredible feats that Apollo performs is the turning of complete somersaults, both backwards and forwards, from feet to feet the performance of a dance and pirouetting. All of this and many other clever tricks he does on the bounding wire. "The Late Mr. Early" company has been secured as the attraction at the Grand December 20th.

Mrs. Mary C. Skinner entertained her card -club Wednesday afternoon at her home on North Eighth street. Cinch was the game played, three tables being in use. The first prise, a rose bowl, was won by Mrs. T. J. Daily the consolation prise, a vase, was awarded to Miss McGee. The members of this club are not satisfied simply with cards and a novelty of some kind is always part of the programme. In this case tbe hostess provided a "Riley" game of "guess." TwelvA quotations from the Hoosier poet were selected and printed without using spaces between the words, and with a word here and there transposed. The effect was indeed unique. However, a number of the guests succeeded la making both "rhyme and reason" of them. Mrs. Thos. Perkins received the prise, a boa bon dish, for tbe greatest number of correct quotation*. Mm Jas. Fagan and Mrs. C. H. Rensinger were a tie with the next highest number. After a draw Mrs. Fagan received the prise, a can and saucer. Those present were: Me*• dames A. J. Drought. Thomas Murtaugh, Thos J. Dailr. John Holmes, James Pagan, G. H. Bettviager, James Flupatrick, Thus. Perkins. Peavey, James Burke, Misses Anaa Holmes, Elisabeth Rapp. Mary Daily, McGe*. Regrets wvre received from Mrs. Elmer Sherburne*

John W. Qsskey, of the Michigan division aTthe Vandalia, has returned to duty after a lay off on account of the Illness of his wife. The operation performed on Mrs. Gsskey at St. Anthony** Hospital by ir*.*Willien and Gersttneyer was highly successful.

'ONE WAY ROUND THE WORLD.'

One of the prettiest and most interesting books announced for the holidays is published by an Indiana firm, and has the distion of being written by an Indiana girl, who has furnished to the reading pnbllc one of the treats of the year in the way of a book of travels. The work is entitled "One Way Round the World," and Is the work of Miss Delight Sweetser, of Marion, Indiana, and much interest is added by tbe fact that the young lady has a number of personal friends in Terre Haute. Miss Sweetser wrote a series of letters to Indiana papers, describing her experiences on a most delightful trip around the world, and this book is a republication, edited and revised, of these most interesting letters. She went by way of San Francisco, the Hawaiian islands, Japan, China, India, and Egypt, and her description of the scenes that presented themselves to a bright young American girl are of so personal a nature that one reading the book can but feel that he is making the trip with a personal friend. That is one of the chiefest charms of the delightful book, that you do not feel that "you are reading of what another has seen, but that you are there with that other. In fact, the

Her grieving thoughts are far away,

'"'Ss A sob is trembling in her throat, How shall she sing this song to-day? ~?f Old memories at her heart-strings clutch, •. ,'fi

sense of being with a delightful travelling companion in the trip of a life-time is so strong upon one not acquainted with the authoress, that he is led to wonder if the picture that greetB him as he finishes the book is that of his travelling companion, and, if so, to feel an additional sense of satisfaction of having been around the world with her.

The book is a most attractive affair, and all the arts of the printer and bookbinder and engraver have been employed to make It wear a garb in keeping with its high literary character. It is, in fact, a most delightfully attractive and interesting book, and serves to prove that an Indiana girl, has eyes that see and a pec. that can describR scenes and events just a little better than a girl from any other commonwealth. "One Way Round the World" is a delightful addition to the literature credited to the Hoosier State.

Miss Letba M. Cook and Will H. Steincamp were united in marriage Wednesday evening at the residence of the bride's aunts. Misses Barbara and Catherine Ironsmitb, 617 South Seventh street. The ceremony was performed by he Rev. Worth M. Tippy, of Centenary M. EL church, la the presence of the relatives of tbe contracting parties and a few intimate friends. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Johnson, the cateress, after Which the newly wedded couple were driven to their cosy home at 1608 North Eight street, which had been famished by the groom. Numerous presents were received, including silver, china, cnt glass, lamps asd bric-a-brac. The bride has made her home with her aunts since die was a little girt and is well known and highly esteemed. She was for several years employed as typewriter at Hulman

One's native land may ask too much! 'And yet, there may be tender ghosts & ^4,* That steal from shores contiguous To waves that sweep from our own coasts, ,*

And wistfully yearn over us Such shadowy friends, so close they stand,' One almost feels the vanished hand. And many a heart this Christmas-tide

Keeps vigil, for its dear ones gone. A lonely hearth, a chair beside

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sale boose.., Mr. Steiaeamp to weigbnjaster at Bartlett & Kuhn's elevator.

Franklin M. Huntsinger and Miss Lulu Rebber of this city, were married Wednesday evening at Chicago, where Miss Rebber has been visiting relatives for some time. Mr. Huntrioger is a train dispatcher for tbe Vaadalia and went to Chicago last Sunday night. Miss Rebber is tbe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Rebber of Nottli TUtiMDtli itnet

How mo/sh wouldn't we give to be as sleepy just after going to bed as we are before gofnft!

TERRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1898. TWENTY-NINTn YEAR

DEATH OFWM. C. DAVIS.

There were few homes in Terre Haute last Tuesday that did not feel as if a severe personal loss had come in the death of William G. Davis, father of the popular Davis family, which occurred at the family residence on east Poplar street that morning. The prominence of the Davis family in musical and society circles, the unfailing kindness with which requests for their services had been met (for nearly a lifetime, had endeared every member of the family to the people of Terre Haute, and the death of the head of the family came therefore as a calamity.

Mr. Davis, who was for many years an employe of .the lower rolling mill, had been in good health, and had planned with his wife for the annual Christmas gathering of bis children and grandchildren, and only the day before had practiced some of the Christmas music that had been agreed upon for the occasion He retired in good health on Monday evening, and early the next morning awakened his wife with a complaint of a pain in the head. She waited on him, and when he had apparently recovered from the pains, she went to arouse her son, Thomas, to ask him to go to work for the

YEAR ago, a little year. But oh! it seems full ten years long

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The embers once that redly shown. _V:,, And many a heart must mourn its fate

This Christmas, eighteen ninety-eight. Harper's Bazar.

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father that day. When she returned to their room, she discovered that death had ensued in her absence, the end coming as quietly and peacefully as was deserved for one whose life had been peaceful and devoted to the welfare and comfort of others. Mr.. Davis was born in the South of Wales at Tredegar, Monmouthshire, on the 7th of June, 1827, being at the time of his death, 71 years old. On September 80, 1850, he married Miss Jane Thomas' at Bedwellty. South Wales. After nine years spent in Yorkshire, England, he came to this country in 1864 and took up the iron industry in Youngstown, O. When the Terre Haute nail works opened in this city he left Yonngstown anc came west, accepting a position with the nail company in whose employ he( ww still at the time of bis death. -w®'?

Mr. and Mrs. Davis were the parents of thirteen children, those of the number who are still-living being Dan-Davis, Mrs. Marion Woodward, Joseph H. Davis, Mrs. John Llewellyn, Thomas S., Gabriel E. and William Jr., who was named after his father, Mrs. W. W. Ray, Mrs. T. J. O'Dell and John L. Davis.

Deceased was a member of Terre Haute lodge No. 19, A. F. & A. M., and his funeral Thursday afternoon was conducted under the auspices of that fraternity. He was^also a member of the Odd Fellows, and tbe A. O. U. W., and of Centenary church. He had often expressed a wish to be laid at rest beside hh grandson. Leroy O'Dell, and his wishes"Were gratified.

Miss Stella M. Burkhart and Walter M. Bevis were united in marriage by the Rev. T. E. Foreman on Wednesday evening at the home of the bride's mother, US28 Maple avenue. Only tbe relatives and a few of tbe young friends of tbe parties were present to witness the cetemon y.

Mr. and Mrs. Chaa. Forristal, of east Chestnut street, entertained their euchre club Wednesday night. Tbe bead prises were won by Robert Andrew and Mrs. E. H. Schmidt, while the consolation prises were woe by E. H. Schmidt and Mrs. AI Bngh.

W. E. Hendrich, Jr., and Officer James Lyoos wilispend Sunday at their old home in New Albany, taking & prisoner down for Sherifll^tifs P„ Seeoarger.

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EIGHTEEN NINETY-EIGHT.

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Since one she loved was here—was here, Andwithher sang the Christmas song. The Christmas song of mirth and cbeer, One year ago, one weary year. $ Alone she sits and thinks of him,

The year's last sands are sinking low. The empty room is strangely dim Save for the candle's yellow glow Almost one fancies ghosts about The sparkling Yule-tide stars are out. She sings, with what a quavering note,

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Many parents, anxious to make Christmas day a day of joy to their children, are now realising how difficult it is to provide a feast for a jaded appetite, writes F. H. Winterburn in Harper's Bazar. Enjoyments are for those to whom holidays are the exception, and not the rule. Our petted children can scarcely appreciate the full delight of a festival, for when everything has been experienced what can be added? They ought to be prepared for the great holiday of the year by a little selfsacrifice and denial, so that by contrast the pleasures we provide for them will be heartily welcome. Nothing is more dreary than the ennui of a child who ought to be full of enthusiasm, and fresh and eager for the simple enjoyments of life. Perhaps the times have something to do with this old wbrn-out sort of air so common now among children but surely parents can do something to restore to them the dulled capacity to appreciate and be grateful for what is done for their happiness.

I recollect a time not so many years ago, when little girls wore scarlet merino hoods to school in winter, and the city-bred little boys were not ashamed of woollen mittens, and when Christmas was the great day of the whole year. We used to begin early in the fall to count up "how many days till Christmas," and we saved up our pennies In tin savings-banks to buy the family gifts, and wrote letters to Santa Claus, with most entire faith in his existence and his boundless liberality. In those days the spirited rhyme beginning— 'Twas the night before Christmas.

And all through the house Not a creature was stii ring. Not even mouse, sent a delicious thrill all through our little frames, and we used to press close to our father's knee and stare at the picture of the prancing reindeer, and then go off and dream the most delightful dreams imaginable—all about the arctic regions where "Kriss" lived and fairies who made toys for good children.

No common toys were those which we found at our bedside on the morning of the 25th of December. I used to be astonished when one of them got broken, thinking that made in such a factory they should be Indestructible, and the very fragments had a certain sacredness in my eyes, as things come from an unkuown and wonderful region, where mortals were not permitted to enter. Sometimes I ask myself if all this awe and reverence were excceptlonal with me, and if to childhood In general the matter-of-fact solution of mysteries was the one most welcome and natural but as I earnestly scrutinize children of the present day, and recall my own little associates of long ago, I see the same essential characteristics In both, the only difference being in circumstances and training. If our children are skeptical and hard to please, it is because we have accustomed them to value things by theif money's worth. It would be better for them if we would keep to ourselves for a few years the knowledge that money buys everything, and that no saint or fairy exists to hallow certain days with marvelous kindness, and let into our material world a moment's glamour from beyond.

Let us not altogether overthrow the Santa Clans myth, for an immense moral influence dwells in it. The belief, which Is very general among children, that his favor depends upon their good behavior, has an unequalled soothing power over rebellious dispositions. If they believe that the wise saint has his own recording actgel, is there any harm in the quaint superstition? We ourselves subscribe to sillier ideas. Could we penetrate the symbolism of some childish fancies there might often come to the light gains of wisdom remnant from the religions of the ancient world.

The question we are now asking, how to make a merry Christmasf is not to be solved In an instant. Every family must consider it from its own standpoint. Happiness is not, even at this season, to be put in a great sack labelled "candy and toys." We should study our children and find out what particular thing they are counting upon. Especially where Christmas is the great gift-making epoch of the year, and the children look to it for their annual store of games and toys. But only half onr duty toward them will be done if we have not taught them tbe pleasure of making gifts to others. I say taught advisedly, for the moral nature of a child is not conferred upon him at birth it exists then only in the germ, and it has to be cultivated just as his faculty for intellectual work has to be cultivated. But the great difference between moral and intellectual training is, that whereas in the last one&may attack the understanding and lead on to desire, in the first all our approaches must be made to the heart. No restraint upon conduct Is of any account unless we succeed in getting the child to want to be good. He will then try to be good under all circumstances, when he is away from us as well as when he is in our sight.

For this reason there is no use in forcing children to be liberal, or to give up tbeir toys and playthings. The merest baby has a strong sense of its rights over property, and will fight for its own toys. But If its rights are not respected and it is to give up, it becomes a pirate, and seises upon what belongs to other people. Upon the unjust parent rest the blame!

But when a child loves his parents and others of the family with a hearty, piess-

ant affection, it is only necessary to direct his energies, for he naturally desires to please them, and beneficence is a particularly delightful form of showing affection, If .children havev an allowance of pocketmoney it should be suggested to them that a certain proportion of their small income be laid aside to buy Christmas-presents, and they will thus learn generosity.

Dr. John Hall, the great New York divine, myself and several other great men have been Investigating the Santa Claus question, and we have come to the conclusion that he Is a myth, writes Alex. Miller for The Mail. Yes, it is all a fake, and there Is no such person. Up to the time we made the investigation, I continued to have full faith in the reality of a Santa Claus and each Christmas I would hang up my stockings with great alacrity, gaiety,and things, and each time I would find that Santa Claus came, after I had put in a nervous, sleepless night, and I would find my government socks full of nice things that Santa Claus had brought. But I won't be fooled anyimore.

I don't believe it would be right to continue to deceive the little folks by telling them there is a Santa Claus, when, in faot, he is only a myth and has no more existence than a dude's brain. What nonsense to teach children! They ought not to be humored in their little, childish fancios thus, at all. I don't think it is right. They ought to.be taught nothing but the truth. Why teach them those frivolous, childish fancies, when they ought to be' taught trigonometry, Euclid, whatever that is. and astronomy and useful facts that they can make sense of. Also teaoh them about the rings of Saturn, and how that planet prances around in spaoe, not caring who talks about it, and stays out of nights till after the electric lights are out, and sometimes going to bed with hia boots on. The heavenly bodies have tvm great deal of sport of that kind among themselves, and they don't believe in Santa. Claus any more than I now do.

That is-where my early education waa^ neglected. Instead of fooling away myM:^ time all the year round trying to square myself with Santa Claus, bow much more benefit I would have derived from a closer study of the heavenly bodies, thelr conduct and their early history in the days before the Revolutionary war. If I had been learning about Greek roots and the best time to plant them, and their use and cultivation, I might now be a beautiful, and well-informed man. As it is I am: nothing but beautltul.

Teach the kids Greek and Latin and Sanscrit and bits of pleasantry like that, but don't deceive them with a Santa Claus. How many times have I and other' foolish boys been kept out of a nice, juicy watermelon patch or an orchard full of ripe, red apples, because we were afraid Santa Claus would omit our names from bis calling list in the sweet subsequently.

Tell the children the truth at all times, and you will be gratified to find that yours are not children at all, but mumified contrivances wearing spectacles and shoulder braces before they are old enough to come in out of the rain.

No longer tell tbe little folks about the "Sand Man" when they are sleepy, nor: about "Jack, the Giant Killer" and "Jack, and the Bean Stalk," because they enjoy It too well, and whatever you do, don't make the little folks happy. It is all well enough for grown-up, clumsy calamities

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to read fiction and fairy tales, but little folks should be made miserable and unhappy as possible.

Teach the children theology, because It Is the truth, although created by men, but mostly by tbose who believed in the Santa Claus matter as I now do. Teach them about the higher criticism and the Nebular Hypothesis and the Rosetta stone and then you will be teaching them about" things that you don't know any more about than the kids do.

Put away those childish things and make them matter of fact, and thereby they will become as imaginative as a graven image and have as mnch sense of humor as an Englishman or a humorou writer. If children do not enjoy Rant* Claus, why. then, of course, there is no use in depriving tbem of the myth but, otherwise, I wouldn't let them think thatthere is any such person as a Santa Clans, because he is a myth and is no more a reality than Robinson Crusoe or tbe Old Man of tbe Sea. Since Dr. Hall and I have made this discovery, we have been able to make a good many children unhappy who were happy before, and that is more important than to be a ruler over, principalities or a member of congress.

A charming reception was given on Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. Sarah E, O'Boyle, Mrs. Helen V. Allen, Mrs. A. 7m Foster and Miss Cora O'Boyle, at tbe home of Mrs. O'Boyle, south Sixth street. The house was appropriately trimmed with holly, suggesting tbe Christmas season. Tbe hostesses were assisted in receiving their gaests by Mrs. Virgil E. Perry man, of Atiaata. In the dining room where dell-* cious refreshments were served Mrs. Thatcher Parker. Mrs. Herman Hulman. Miss Mary Gray and Miss Cora Carlton officiated, while in tbe coffee room Mrs. Samuel Crawford McKeen and Miss Margaret Tuell presided.

Bora, to Rev. and Mrs. Worth M. Tippy Monday, Dec. 12, a daughter.