Terre Haute Evening Gazette, Volume 6, Number 206, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 12 February 1876 — Page 5

azette.

Saturu&y Evening, Feb. 12,18G.

the crooked.

How Whiskey is Made and llow it Can b« Crooked.

THE EXPWft»K« SURVEYS TJHE FiB8 OSIX DISTIL LEIi^ WU'M CKITI t'AIa EYE.

HeKpics th«M(ll, Sees Uncle Sam'g Machinery uu«l Makt'w iJ«»?Inquiry-

The Gazktxb explorer has taken a furlough on t.be coal business and one day ibis week went pryiim liko a detective among the bis cribs and various other buiidicl.^s ot 11)0 Fairbanks aiatillery, on Water street, inquiring foi Gordon Lee. Bei i4 directed to the new boarded ware houses helound the two puagers, J. G. Lee and_ T. G. Spangle. With tin-so two polite and accoinmodaiiujr ollicials he proceeded to inspect the Phoenix distillery for the

purposes of

ascertaining how it is

and by what processes the various dis tillers throughout the country lime been able so extensively to defraud the revenue ot tim "best Government the sun ever shone upon."

THE IlESKKVOIKS.

First tha trio stepped into the "cistern rooms," an apar' ment between the two bended ware 1 oases. Formerly tne building used lor ihese purposes •was the large pork house south of of tbo distillery, and the whisky was conveyed to it across the ravine in a pipe. But that building is still the properly of Sir. Hulman,' and was not selii with the distillery. The "cistern room" contains two immense wooden tanks or cisterns, each of 225 barrels capacity. Into thein the whisky is delivered from the distillery, and from them it is passed into barreis. Two barrels are illlc-d at once, from a pipe connecting tbo two tanks, in which pipe are two corks turned by a wrench.

THE PRf.CKSS.

In order to know how "crooked" whisky is made, it would be well to know first how the article is manufactured at all. Climbing through cribs on tbo brow of the bluff, the explorer was conducted on a high causeway into the upper story of the main building, and found himself ou the "mash floor." After the corn and rye are ground, they are brought to this floor by means of elevators, where they are mixed, and all pass through

one

large hopper swung upon a scale beam. Rv this means the meal, or "mash," as the around mixture ia called, is all weighed carefully by the Goverinneut store keeper, whicu^ with

the

weighing of the corn also, is his especial business. From the inasl.-fioor the rnoal goes into a number of larj^e tanks in a shed just outside.

the roof of each is a

square hatchway, admitting the air and allowing fermentation. Ibis is hastened by the inreduction of hops. The process occupies forty-eight hours. \fierthat, tlia fermented mash flows into three capacious copper-lined vats, and is boiled. In the center of each vat is a cylinder enclosing the shal.. ot a big "stirring machine," as v,7o may call it for want of a better name, resembling a greait comb, always whirl

ing

around in the vat. Ihis pla9®

seventy-five horse power engine but supplying steam for boiling «nd distilling. "In the center of the ground floor are throe very tall wooden tanks, contains the still, another the worm and the third holl3 only water. ibe staves ot tho "still but" are six inches thick and lined with copper, to stand the immense pressureiwithin. So well is it tnado that not a breath steam escapes. There

taele

stands,

Connected witn

a recep

thirty feet in heighth and eight 5oet in diamater, silent, and giving noSln

of the terrible commotion within, unless it be the quivering ot the bi£

Dine

carving out from the top* and Faading to the worm. This is of course merely a coil within a tank of cold was for condensing the steam.

Tho

pressure of the steam forces the

"slop" out through pipes to the cattle pens without. Tlie still is kept about

Inf the^pace between the throetali tanks stands a man who

would

see

to have the whole immense establis--lueut under bU entire comro w.th in his reach are dozens ot difKre levers and valves and £™'f±*ur. handles which be is constantly cbang

intr oneninir and shutting. Near bi"1' nt^hfi bfi«o of the

tank

containing the

worm, or condenser, isH ^las^ box^in^o worm, ara'ill nipp, the terminus of lu^orm. from that pipe constantly the worm, flows a

SMALL STREAM

Oa0

thnwgli JI'ip®

Soomei-a contact

forces the

le5ftem"

room"?"

t-ho building to the a^eiu

aJf

,olah®dr

sSKs^r&sr

bin, "4^,4' U' every mill grinding andJjg «e^ped

iim whisky stronger—that is,

-K.lcil.ol. Standlug tfccrc

on the roof, with the whole establishment literally under his eye, with Mr. Spangler on one side and Mr. Lee on his right, the explorer proceeded to pump those two worthies aa to

HOW WHISKY BEC0ME3 CROOKED.

It is easily told, and was all explained within a few minutes.

a!"e

three different ways in which Uncle Samuel was cheated by tho ring men. Our explorer bad visited the I hoenix establishment under the

iinPres®*°°

that distilleries operated by the ri had been full of false pipes, cancealbd doors, underground machinery, low floors and secret panels, witJ perhaps a whole distillery under the one on the surl'ac?, and the same bi chimney passing up through both. "iet there was but one instance in which the whisky wa«j drawn off secretly after being made, and that was at Milwaukee, where an underground tank con taining 25,000 gallons of the crooked was found. Hut it must have been a long time accumulating, for the Revenue Officers know with such certainty just hnw much can be made from each bushel of grain furnished the mill, that there is very little margin for drawing off the liquor through secret pipes, without giving iilarm. Pointing to a row of live posts, like telegraph poles, supporting planks on which ard laid the pipe that conducts the whisky to the cisterns, Mr. L-je indicated how the dodge had been practiced at Milwaukee, by oxplaining that one of the poles could be hollow, and contain a smaller pipe leading to an underground reservoir. It was tne hollow table-leg trick out-done.

This almost unvarying certainty of quantity for quantity has been the great obstacle to whisky men in illicit distilling. All mash must pass through the still, and therefore, the store-keep er krows exactly how much is used. Any licit iu the expected amount of whisky would apprise the guag6r that something was wrong. This obstaclethe delrauders overcame by BRIBING THK STORE- HEPSRS A.VD

GUAGERS.

This is the second of the three methods, and by it, thousands upon thousands ot dollars were lost to tho revenue. The mash tubs were made with false bottoms, containing double their apparent capacity. These secret reservoirs wero connected with sewers, so as to carry away at once their contents on the expected arrival cf detectives, visitors, or officials who were not in the ring. A kind of yeast was used by which the fermentation could be com pleted iu twenty hours, instead of for-ty-eight hours, though less alcohol was produced by diis method. Thus two "nnshes" could be distilled, and only ,e would be reported by the store-keeper. Everything would of course seem all clear, for his books would tally with those of the guager, and would correspond to the time allowed for each fermentation, owing to the quick yeastand double mash-tubs. The coilecior of revenue would bode ceived and all progress swimmingly.

The thiid .1 ethocl of swindling was by DOUBLING STAMPED BARRELS, or rather by using the same stamps over again. This could be done only when both distiller and rectifier were in tho game. The head of each barrel is in two parts. On one side is placed tho bonded warehouse stamp, costing only ten cents, and on the other side is tho official revenue stamp, the price of which is determined by the guager, according to tho number of proof gahons it contains. Each stamp is numbered and the number of each is "cold branded" into the wood on the opposite side of tho head. Now, suppose the rectifyer orders ten^ barrels of wliiBky. The" distiller seuds them to him. He places tho stamps on the barrels by means of a very poor quality of paste. The rectifier "lifts" both stamps, sends them hack by mail or express, and they are used again. The warehouse stamps' need not tee "lifted," as they cost but ten cents each, except that the number on the revenue stamp must correspond.

tilled witti steam from the boiling mash. Bur- it is "mash" no longer, for after fermentation and boiling, the white stuff is called "beer, ^eei cistern" is under ground, and receives the contents of tne vats when sufficiently cooued.

THE STIL.

We now come to the actual process of distillation. This is doue oy steam, by which means also the masj is boiled. There i* no fire in the entire establishment except in the six. long boilers, throe on each side the tall

smoke

stack, not only propel.ing tbe

Very little crooked whisky can be made without tho knowledge of the officers daily employed at the distillery. It is very hazardous to try it, and the quantity obtained without heir conuivance would be so small that it would not compensate for the risk. Everything is done under the eyes of the representatives of the Government. The cocks on the cisterns, the latches of the hoppers, and the locks on the doors ot the cistern-rocm, are all fastened at night, and during the absence of the officers, by a peculiar brass padlock, called the "Miller" lock, from the name of the inventor, furnished by the Government. The proprietor himself has nothing whatever to do with actual manufacture.

We have now told how "crooked whisky" is made, and if space allowed, would explain the difference between whisky and bourbon the use of the hydrometer and thermometer in the glass box, the chemical action of the steam as it scalds the beer ia the still the issuing of stamps the inspection ot machinery, and many other inter esting particulars. This must not close, however, without a brief explanation of

LIQ-

01^ XRASSrAKE~r

at about the rate that tho water ^flows

from

a pump alt6 stream is SSIffigf. Ah"u ,'s1 buildings are erected, all this co ind all these men m,..» litMo stream running. keep with the in-.iin shafting

llirao rn and rye is ground aro employed to

THE rBOFITS OF DEFRAUDING. Readers of thaj^rials of culprits have generally beei £tonished at the large suras paid to pyeservo the secret, and the fat bounty of bribes imaginin

hat

of course immense amounts of liquors must have been mado to produce such plunder. But suppose a manufacturer of cloth worth twenty cants per yard as retailed should be taxed fifteen cents or sbpposo that of the dollar a farmer receives for a bushel of potatoes, ho should be made to pay eighty cents to tho Government, would that not be a tremendous revenue? Yet tho distiller gets but sixteen cenie as receipts for each gallon he produces. If the price ot whisky is §1.0G per gallon, ninety cents of it goes into tho Government lund. If a bar rel of whisky is worth $00, th6 "publican" takes over §50 of if, and on a ship inen( of a car load of fi.'ty barrels worth say §3,000, the distiller recsivas as his gaiu iind for the expenses of bis establishment, priee of corn and •.vages or employes, only a few hundred dollars. By the evasion of these heavy taxes it will be seen how enormous has been tho profit 011 "crooked whisky."

The Piioenix distillery, from which tho above observations were taken as a sample, it may be well to reni irk, is the third largest in the Udited States also that not the leat sign of fraud attaches to either Mr. Uulman, the former proprietor, or to Mr. Fairbanks, tho present proprietor, though detectives gave it the most close scruting, and if auy crookedness had existed it would have been known.

Thi^ old joke is agaia furnishing table talk at boarding houses and hotels. "Suppose" remarks one purtv you should ask me how many appigS "ha(j oaten, what would I say? of course the person questioned gives iijup

aE(

made to feel cheap by tho answer-: •"Et tu Brute" (ate two, brute

THE SMALL POX SCARE.

Mr. Teitz the German Teacher of the Third Ward is Arraigned Before the

Board of Education.

THE BOARD DECIDE THAT THE CHARGES ARE NOT SUSTAINED.

The Evidence.

The Board of Education met Thursday evening at the office of the Superintendent of public instruction in the the Normal School bufldiug, for the purpose of investigating tho charges against Mr. Teitz, the German teacher of the Third Ward. Mr. Bishowsky and Mr. McGill were present. Mr. O'Boyle being absent, he was represen ted by Mr. Wiley. The charges were read to Mr.Teitz by Mr. Bischowsky in substance as follows: That having been exposed to the small pox, he had con tinued his duties in the public schools. That, after having been himself afflicted with the dread disease, and after the death of one of his children by small pox he had continued his duties in the public school to the great danger of the scholars uudor his charge. Mr. Teitz was the first witness examined.

MR. TEITZ' TESTIMONY.

On Thanksgiving day I called at the house of Mr. Rossbacher, on the corner of Seventh and Poplar streets. One of their children was sick with fever Rossbacher said the child would have the measles. As had had the measles, I was not afraid of contagion and thought no more of the matter. I mained in the house several hours. Some days afterward, when changing my underclothing, 1 noticed that my skin was very red. This I think, was about four days afterward. (M. Probst here interrupted by saying that this occurred on the 6th of December. Mr. Teitz thought itvery probable, as he has a poor recollection for dates.) I did not go to school that afternoon, remained at home and sent for Dr. Gerstmeyer. He came and examined me. He said my symptoms were of no importance. He gave me some medicine and next morning I was feeling quite well and returned to my duties at the school. Several days afterward there appeared on my nose and fore head several pimples, I again remained at home. (Mr. Probst said this was on the 13th of December.) My wife went to Dr. Gerstmeyer, and

gave her a pre-

scription for me. She was not satisfied with this and went to Dr. Neimeyer. He came to see me, and after examining the eruptions, said it was of no importance. I remained away from school, because I thought the pimples made me look ridiculous, and because I thought the boys might laugh at me, not because I thought there would be any danger in my going. When the pimples had dissappeared I returned to my duties at the school. Two days afterwards, my baby was taken very sick and died. It was treated by Dr. Gerstmeyer. There was not a spot on the body of the child, it was as clean and white as any corpse I ever saw. A few days after the baby was buried my little girl was taken sick with fe ver. My wife saw some pimples on her body. No one ever told me I had the small-pox, until Dodson came on on the 23d or 24th of December. He told me that I had had a slight touch of

it. My wife heard on the 13th or 14th of December that they had small pox in the house of Rossbacker, where I had been on Thanksgiving day. She was very much alarmed at the time. I never had received any warning or advice not to go to the school house. If I had thought for a moment that there was danger to any one else in my going, I would not have gone.

DE. GERSTMEYER,

Was called to see Mr. Teitz on the 28th of November. (Corrected by Mr. Bishowsky, it might have been the 6th of December.) On examination I found that there was a blush on the skin, over the abdomen, as is the case in the early stages of small pox, and many other skin diseases and levers. I asked him if he had beon exposed to small pox. He told me the story of his visit to the house of Rossbacker, and of the sick child, who, the mother said, had the measles. I advised him to stay home and take a cathartic. He said he had been drinking beer, and as it did not agree with him, his illness was probably the result of that. I saw him next day and found him apparently recovered. His skin was white and smooth as any healthy person's. He said he had not found it necessary to take the medicine as he had recovered without its aid.

A fews days afterward his wife came to me and said his face was broken out with pimples, I gave her a prescription. Mr. Teitz had been blistered lor difficulties in the head, and when I saw him the parts which had been blistered were covered with eruptions, but if there was anything like smallpox about these eruptions I was unable to detect it. I did not notice any pimples on his nose. When the child died there were no positive symptoms of small-pox, still that might have been the cause of death. It had been sufferingwith catarrhal fever for several weeks, and its system was so weak that it would have died at the first touch of small-pox, before the disease could take the form of external eruptions. I pronounced the cause of death to be catarrhal fever. I told Mr. Teitz, however, to be very careful, and told him how to prevent contagion of small-pox. I did not tell him that the child had any symptons of small-pox. I was not sure enough to express such an opinion. I am sure it did not die of any sympton which you could attribute to that disease.

MR. KATZENBACH

was tho undertaker who buried the child; he testified that the corpse was perfectly free from all eruptions.

DR. NEIMEYER

(Through Mr. Probst, interpreter). On the 13th of December, Mrs. Teitz came to him and described the symptoms of Mr. Teitz. I was unable to visit him until next day. I did not recognize in the pimples, any appearance of smallpox eruptions. I told Mrs. Teitz, however, that it might be that disease, and advised her to keep away from her husband, and to keep the children away from him. I saw him next day, and the eruptions had almost disappeared. I told him he was in no danger that it was all right. I did not see Mr. Teitz again.

MRS. ROSSBACHER,

(Through Mr. Probst interpreter.) Mr. Teitz came to my house on Thanksgiving day, early in the afternoon, and remained until nearly dark. One of

my children was sick, and had high fever, and I thought it would have the measles, and told Mr. Teitz so. Several

days afterward Dr. Neimeyer called, and pronounced it small-pox. MR. PROBST went to the school on the 6th, of December, to see Mr. Teitz, he was not there and I went to his house and found him as other witnesses have described. I had no suspicion that he had the small pox, and am sure he had none. I was at his house at the time of the funeral of his child, and shook hands with him. 1 am sure he had no idea that he had the small pox or he would have let me know it.

MRS. MAHER

rented Mr. Teitz the house he lives in. They live next door to me. I never suspected that they had the small pox, or that the child had it. I dressed the dead child for burial, it was perfectly free from eruption.

MRS. ROSSBACKER,

said her child died in the early part of December of small pox, Mr. Teitz heard this some days afterward from Dr. Neimeyer.

MR. BISCHOWSKY

submitted some correspondence with Samuel Dodson, Superintendent of the pest house, concerning the case of Mr. Teitz, in which Mr. Dodson expressed tho opinion that Mr. Teitz had been afflicted with a light case of variloid, but did not think Mr. T. was aware of it. However, the fact that he had been exposed to the disease should have made him more thoughtful.

Tne board met at two o'clock P. M. yesterday at the Office of John H. O'Boyle, all the members being present. The evidence which was heard at the meeting on the previous evening was read and considered.

Tho following is their decision. The board having heard and considered all the evidence, find that the charge against Mr. Teitz are not sustained.

The board were unaminous in the decision. It is not probable that Mr. Teitz will be reinstated in his old position, but will be assigned to duty in some other school.

Parisian Pen Pictures,

Mud! Mud! and plenty of it. "The Times" says it is so muddy that Main street is on the slide. We dou't^doubt it in tho least.

An affair oHa rather dark nature occured on the west side of Griffiths A Sw-rtling confectionary store. Troy Porter and Matt Gates had a setto- on account ot Trovs usine: a squirt button 011 the afoiesaid "Matt" which caused said Matt to knock Troy down. Thereupon Troy arose and proceeded to use a deadly we:ipon in the shape ol a himh butcher knife upon the person of Matt. By this time the "cops" arrived and put a stop to the "fun" byarresting both parties and taking them before Wm. IT. Polk, P. M., who discharged Gates and fined Porter £10 and costs.

The police ball is a decidcd success oyer 300 tickets being sold. Some corn lias been brought to town during the last week.

Hogs are bringing good prices in this place. Court commences lo'.h of March next and the lawyers are beginning too like their cases. The cleric says this term docket will be very slight.

The owls give a masked hall next Thursday eveuing. Griffith tfeSwarthing furnish the masks.

The new post office is to receive some improvements this week. The old log house that stands near the southwest corner of the square is bejuug torn down. Dan 3 says he can remember when the logs were little saplings, .as the house has been standing some 45 years and logs are very large that makes Dan—how old. •-•"Alt-a meeting of the city couneil last Monday evonlug it was decided to gmnfr'licehse to sell intoxicating liquors in less quantities than one gallon. As this is against the will of the people expressed at the ballot box, it has created a great deal of excitement among tho temperance people.

Will Mullinscin now write M. D. after bis name, he having graduated. The last rains and tho warm sunshine has started the grass, and the court house yard looks as green as it does iu May,

Dr. Miller arrived here from California on last Monday. The climate does not agree with him. He says, "co where on will, you cannot boat Illinois," and wo think that he is about, right.

Some "yahoo" from the rural dis tricts, went into the Paris Store and wanted "to buy some fine jewelry." The young lady who is clerking there placed some studs, collar bttons &c., on the counter, and after spending about an hour, more or less, in choosing, he asked the price, and was told "two dollars and a half." He seemed very much surprised, and said he "only had a quarter to spend for gewgaws." He then wanted to buy a pair of §1.50 gloves for 15c. After giggling like an idiot when the young lady happened to look at him, or said any thing to him, he purchased a 15 cent set of shirt studs, and left the place, chuckling at the thought that

the greatest lady-killer out.

was

Nemo.

Uieeacastle Items. Greexcastle, Feb. 11, '76.

A. R. Bratin has removed to bis new room, ou the south side. Will Wright, a student of "Wabash College, was in the city Sunday visiting his Delta brethren.

Dr, Martin has been absent from the city durine tho past week and Dr. Tiuglev has occupied the President's chair. "Dr. T. does not preserve as good order as Dr. M.

The members of tbo Philomatboan Society will this evening Rive a "musical and spectacular entertainment, at Brown's Hall.

The small-pox bis agaia broken out in our mid3t. Up to date but two cases have been reported by the authorities.

The services of Prof. Griffith1 of Michigan. a celebrated elocutionist, have been procured by the efforis of the faculty. Tho Professor will give ten lessons of one hour each. Ho has sue ceeded in forming a class 01

lao.

Bob Black drives a

sp°t*tdm't™bian

steed w.th bis favorite black mare. James Gilmore and a man by the name of Butler, are canvassin„ the cuv for a family album. "Doc" Howards items to the Hancock

Democrat.published at Green held, Stod to be published on account^ 01 the "silliness 0, hie ojmpoMtio ^The

prainice^antl a lYtUe thrown around him bo^ ab.e to write poetry for a. cou

t/sitlon,J toPhi

owu,Ug ri' "ftd leave someoae els.'s

fjoxne corpse*.

alwne." It is unnecessary to remark that "Doc" has stoppod his paper. The lecture of Prof. Proctor, Secretary of the Astronomical Association of England, Thursday evening, was well attended.

Sbideler still hangs on to the §75,000 girl. On account ol last Sunday being quarterly meeting at Roberts Chapel tnere was no college lecture.

Hansum Grimes was in the city on Thursday. There is an unusual amount of interest being taken in the revival meetings which are now iu progress at the Locust street church. J. W. C.

man tensorires in town, back of Ryan aud Griffiths office. It is rumored that there will bs a constable's sale of coffin* in town in a few days.

Wm. Toner, a very fine young man of Parker Iraine, died with the small pox a l'ew days ago.

Mr, James D. Gallagher's iittle daughter, who has beeti ver}' sick for several days, is rapidly recovering.

Mr, McCarty, the frozen man, is still lyiug very low, and doubts are entertained as to his recovery.

We understand that a convention of Lewd esses, with at least one representative from each of tho surrounding counties, was held over Joe Martin's store on Sunday last. This is the first woman's rights movement wo have heord of iu tnis county for some time.

Byron Anderson is slightly on the "buss." Judge Sbolfield is now at home, Supreme Court having adjourned.

Ben. Cox is talked of as a candidate for Supervisor from Marshall township this spring.

Hon. S. S. Whitehead left on Tupsday last for a visit to Kentucky and Ohio, on legal business, and will rstnrn home to-day.

Mr. Philip Beuallack, our next Circuit Clerk, was in town yesterday evening, attending tho M. TU. festival.

Dr. Devol has constructed a pocket steam engino for tho purpose of pulling teeth.

Hon. Andv Huntor, of Paris, was in the city on Thursday last, looking after his Congressional prospects.

Henry Danz^r'sbar is rather inclined to "bust." We have not yet discovered any symptoms of the small-pox in town, unless

Stute Montgomery's c:w died

with it. The Democratic Central Committer? meets to-day, for the purpose of making arrangments for the selecting of candidates for tho coming elec.ion.

The fpstival at Haaiin HI ill list night, was a grand success Henry C. Bell, the Douquixote of Clark county, has buckled ou l.is armor, straddled his steed, and will Make a charge on our Legislative wind mill. Calvin Stark will be his Sanco.

Marshall cannot compiain for want of Spiritual recuperation, J-irnes Gallagher has just received barrels.

Arrangements

that here everybody taku notice of this tact govern themselve accordingly.

Onr Kook Table.

'•Hawthorn Blossoms" by Emily Thornton Charles. (Emily Hawthorne.) 12 mo. P. P. 105 Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co.

The author of the volume before us is well known ia Indiana and the West, aa an accomplished newspaper correspondent. Her literary name has within the past few years beeu appended to some of the sp.cest correspondence, and best speciality newspaper work, ever sent out of, or done in the State. This volume of poems is, we presume, tlie result of leisure moments devoted to assidious wooing of the muse. It is a creditai ble production. The pieces are all, short, and there is, therefore, none of that interest about them which attaches to longer poems. But each one is a gem, and in

reading of Rawthorue^BJossoms, we

found not a few which can rank with the best work of Mrs. Norton or Mrs Heman.

THE MAGAZINES.

Littell's Living Age. Trie numbers of The L'ving Age the weeks ending Feb, Slm and 12th have the following interesting aud valuable contents: Montenegro, by Edward A. Freeman, from Macmillan: A Ramble iu Syracuse, Fortnightly Review Wesleyaa Methodism, in Wesley's Lifetime aud After, by J. Llewellyn Davtes, Coqtemporary Review Tbe English Jews, Spectator Somej As* pects ofScience in Relation to Religion, Church Quarterly Review Iu My Study Chair, ackwood Conversation with Napoleuu at Longwood, St. James German Home Life, by a Lady. concluded, Fraser aud instalments of "The Curate in Charge," by Mrs. Oliphant "Her Dearest Foe," by Mrs. Aledander, author of "The Wooing O'r," and the admirable story of "The Dilemma." The usual choice poetry and miscellany complete the numbers. For fifty-two such numbers of sixty-four pages each, (or more than 3,000 pages a year) the subscription pries (S8) is low, or still better, for $10.50 auy one of the American $4 monthlies or weeklies is sent with The Living Age for a year, both postpaid. Littell & Gay, Boston, are the publishers.

A NOVRLTY IX LITERATURE. We have received Jules Verne's famous book "The Tour of the World in 80 Days describing the strange adventures that befell Phileas Fogg, who undertook to travel around the world iu SO days,on a wager of $100,000 Leaving London ou the week the Bank of England is robbed of $150, 000, he is suspected to be the thief, and followed like a shadow by a detective, who throws every obstacle in the way of his supposed flight. It is unnecessary to say that such a plot, in the hands of a master like Jules Verne, becomes infen^ely interesting, as the ho3t of people who hive re»d hi3 "Treaty Tliou-and L?agues Uad:r the Saas"

I tnereior.

Marshall Matters. Marshall, Feb. 12. 1870.

Weathor beautiful, bat salt. Frank Jeffars is smelling along the Republican track for Sheriff.

UU1U MUU

can readily believe. Although tllia book is sold in ordinarv cloth binl ing, without illustrations, for $1.2i yet the edition on our table, wini eight characteristic engravings Is furnished for only ten cents (By mail 12 cents.} Don't fail to get a copy. For sale by all Newsdealers, or sent, postpaid, by Donnelly, Loyd &> Co, Publishers The Lakeside Library, Chicago, 111. From the Chicago Eveiing Journal, March 20th.

A WEIjIJ INFORMED MAN. "A prominent and cultivated citizen of Chicago narrates this incident: He was lately traveling for some days through the northern forrests of Michigan, in company with a man who had passed the most of his life in that region, away from the opportunities of culture that are supposed to be enjoyed in greater degree in our cities, and older communities. He was very soon astonished with the ease witJi which iiis companion conversed on almost every subject which presented itself, and with the great extent, ami accuracy of his information. The longer he converted with him the greater his wonder grew, aud finally tie concluded that his backwoocia friend was, perhaps, the he«t informed man he had ever known.

Reaching at last his friend's resi dence, he looked curiously for the fine and well-stocked library which must be the origin of all thh culture. He could not see il aud finally Inquiring, he was shown the treasurehouse in aa odd corner. It contained but very faw books, but prominent aud overshadowing all the others was the "Encyclopedia Briiannicaj' with its twenty-one massive volutfieg, and here, his friend said, was the fountain of nearly all his information.

We are remitded of the iucidcnt by the fact that the first volume of ttie new and ninth edition of this magnificent work is j:J3t issue in Edin burg and received in this ountry Nearly every article is rewrfttan generally by the scholar supposed to be the best authority 0:1 the subjact treated of, and they arp usually exhaustive of the topie. Nearly all tho ablest scholars and scientists of Engand are repre-entsd by contributions, to its pages.

In this day ot facts and figures the public arc learning the value of fiaa books of reference, and among thoaa for general use none stand so hign ag ths Encyclopedia Britanica. We learn that the Chicago agents, Janseh, McCiurg & Co., whose name we generally fiud connected with the best books, are rapidly enrolling sub acribers, and have already a large lisf.. For those who wish to be well and thoroughly informed there is no look so valuable as the Ea-?lylopedia B: tannica."

Sheldon & Company have published a second series of "Our Poetical Favorites," bv Prof. A. C. Ivenui'iek, of Rochester University.

This volume contains selections of longer Euglish poems. The remarkable success of the first series proved that Dr. Kendrick, with his lint-- poetic taste, had made :iselection un. usual excellence and this new si-reis will doubtless find a ready sale.

T. V. Peterson & Bros., Philadelphia, have in press and will soon

twenty-tw» jsue a new work by Mrs. C. A. Warfield author of I'iie Household of

have bean made so 1 B011ver,p, Mo..iort Ha 1,

iat the Dailv Gazett*: will arrive which will ba lollowed by auother are on the *6 o'clock freight. Let by the sajpe author entitled "Minims rervbodv tak« notice of this fact and Memoirs.Tiiev will be issued "iu

Memoirs.They will be issued in nnlfor-m styl". with "Tho Ilous'. hold of Bouverie," published by the same firm, and will no doubt prove to be immensely popular.

FLOUR

The Best in the '.Twt.

There aro oceans of fiour at U. Showmaker's,which he is selling way down. He makes a speciality of tho business and can sell cheaper Lhan the groceries Leavo orders on ths corner of Ninth and Main.

they have not already, parents should at once get a scholarship iu the Terra-'• Haute Commercial College, and send their sons there of evenings. Ii will

an evenings ive them a good business education,

ia(

keep them ont of mischief be .idea. Do is at once.

W. W. Byers* for Fine Statii)a»»7s Mai?* street, near Sixth,

Poiatoos.

best PotH'

J. R- Chambers is .soiling toes at tho same fi fad.

ures at» he did la-t

ttel

your elothibg of Max Jobapi., 4 v. Kerr Establishment.

Mr. Charles Zimmerman, of Tuscola, 111., has leased a store toomi in tho Eagle block, on Main street, between Eighth and Ninth, where ho proposes to establish a manufactory of shirts, pants and overalls of cheap quality He will employ about tifty women an seamstresses. Mr. Zimmerman linn had several years experience in thin business, and will, no doubt- inaka a success of it.

-LaFayette MflHicTj.

ytr his coal. owgewa—mint, ••urTWyiTiwmwmiaatga^cfT.n

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Imported from Franao by K- ha lrt SovemiJf r, 1875 thr.ie, loif a-.v-y :u.d'n, years old ciretnll'y BtaleciraJ ov 1 uo.:ricangentlemanreeicline it\ R-" •, -ia v..

The abovd will ba solo' xoU't'/yi- f-s V".

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•.fj at*.

corner of Broadway and Ti»**r.v-ii' i-fc N. Y. at eleven o'clock, A. M." Teraaj—Ona-jalf ca.sU, bHl:t xu u\ n.' een month?, witii approve-J aot,. 101 int^-ns'.

For iart-hor particttom, adrt-vs.-8 & BUCK, iovtoflico wa NoJV

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IE 5 CENTS

to send a thrush to a lis, did he? These dangerous things*

Sabbath, a day set reflection—we might .cred thing. tat the circulation ot rating President Graut in another chance has ted. This is truly

locrat savs the future 1 promising. Thesemust have seaared a side of the peniten-

the court have thus Bab's attorneys. It ere going to get what ull investigation.

JB HAUTE

Directory.

id Location of th? Jusine88 Houses rre Haute.

ting Terre Haute will ao Ht aHd carry it with tlioiu Wo editorially guaranty imposed

onl/ofthe

ibleand first-class house

BCMTECTS. »gersf 7 Beach's Block.

JKOCKEBY. Main. 3S AND QUEENSWAK*. on. Main, bet. 3d and 4t

A-

druggists. iHtrong, Main and 6tli. SALE DRUGGISTS. ry, Corner 4th and Main [TUBE DIALERS* aln, hot. 6th and 7th. iCEBS—BETAIL. icrtcr, RE cor 3d A Malb'y S E cor First and Ohio. HAIR GOODS. re €•.. 507 Ohio Btreo t. KANCK AGENTS Idle* Co.tMain and K» BAT MAliKKTS. 5 Msln, ,4th street martoet. milliner

a, 182 Main street. OPTICIANS. Routh Fourth, near OMo. !K AND COMMISSION. tro., oor. 6th and Ohio.

ESS TRUNKS AND VALIBlfcj I, S side of Main near atta.

[OST POPIIL.AU

& South Line

VIOWA

IS THE

ton, Cedar Rapids Minnesota By-

Ibutqer TRAILS ACH WAY T)AIIA, WOAYS EXOJfiPTKD), ^ith Trains from the Southeast and West at

IM3i«TOS.

Going Nobth. 8:10 am .... ...7:45

ion' .:::: :::::":""'.::. lnr cars, owned and operated iccompany all nlglit trains. IONS ARE AS EOLLOW9: aB Junction with Chicago &

Hallway lor Washingtonand )with Muscatine Division B.

bCTty.0 with Chicago, Railroad, for Iowa Citj, Dej

Sfidsfwith Milwaukee DiviAM. lor Independeece, W€St ille and McGregor: wit* Cuiwestern Kail road, for Oma31ufls and Chicago,

an^

outhwestem Railway forDn-T^tyi and Cedar Falls, with Illin Railroad lor Indepence, Fort iciue and Bionx City. unction, with Milwaukee,* Jk tilway, for Mason City and Xa

,* with Milwaukee A St. Paul all points in Minnesota. ], for all points on Northern way the great Lake Superior all p.ints North and North-

W1N8LOW, Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Pass. & T'k't Ag't. Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

1BASH

FAST MAII,

O.XJ IE

ols and operates the following Lines: ST. LOtlS, 434 Mile* to MABWIBAli, 46* to KEOKUK, 489 ,to PKOKIA, 400 to BLOOM'GTO 321

ITING IN UNION DEPOTS AT

lis, Hannibal, Qnincy,

It, Peoria & Bloomington,

and from all points In

is, Missouri, ATkan£ansas. Texas, Neaska, Colorado, nd California,

ing the Leading Thoroughfare the is«ouri and Mississippi Valleys and

Rosroar,

yobk,

ooints in New England, enaPassengers who travel by tne

SASH FAST LINE"

be nrincipal cities in the East and and West.

OURS IN ADVANC'E OF OTHER LINES.

re ol cars between Cleveland and seph and Atchison (810 miles), besween Toledo and Kansas

City ^709 miles.)

jress Trains of this Line are full? with Pullman's Palace Sleeping jstlughouae's Atr-Brafce and form and Coupler, rendering a id nt almost imposslble^^^^^^

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