Indiana Oasis, Volume 1, Number 5, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 3 October 1878 — Page 1

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Trees. If nature when she made her flowers. Felt blithesome as a summer breeze, She must have spent more thoughtful hours' In shaping all her stately trees. For here she blends, in uuion sweet, A pliant ease with vigor rude, As though with some life should meet Fair grace and steadfast fortitude. To oaks, it might in truth be said, A kingly rank by right belongs, With ragged branches broadly spread And smooth dark leaves in glossy throngs. Nor scarce less regal do we find The lofty elm's majestic mold. Whose lovely curves recall to mind The arches of cathedrals old. Theu stalwart pines, aspiring high, In noted honor justly stand, With hardy fringes that defy Pale winter's desolating hand. Or yet thick maples grouped in groves, Pink-pudding at call of May, And when the blast of autumn roves. Bleeding their crimson hearts away. Or cedars, knotty-limbed, that seem Alike unloved by rain or sun. Yet bringing many a tender dream Of distant sacred Lebanon. And chestnuts, with long leaves that drows Or softly i!ap with faint wind stirs, Dropping at last from golden boughs Kipe, swarthy fruit la yellowed burrs. So these, and many another still. Of diverse forms and varied worth. Their lives allolted measure till

And plume the great greenjhrcast of earth. They meet, like men. with smile and frown, j The dew that cheers, the storm that tears. Like men that are at length cut down, Ami leave their acres uuto luars. The Human Shirt PURELY ITS ORIOIX AND HISTORY FROM A sriKvnne standpoint. It is manifest that the human shirt 1 has passed through a series of im - portant modifications. The shirt of the stone age did not open in the sense that 1 lie upper part of the contemporaneous siiirt opens either in front or behind. It had simply but a large hole for the reception of the head and neck, and was devoid -f either studs or buttons. At a later period the shirt developed an opening in front, and a little later studs wherewitn to temporarily t lose tnis openin; '1' appeare d. TL of shiit was not remaikai.lv persistent, ami. 111 fact, became extinct at about the satM' time as the great ark (-1 Xew- ' . U II - i ... -V- I!." .a l.JHi( . uv as tlu: beginning of t';-' p;vs--;ii .!!- tury. In! he existing shirt, which is one .f thliln; i 1 1 ' T J t d a.. ,1. v o:ir human g: is eb -sod ! lr ning nt opening i:i the back has taken i are now u -rudinieiita ry -1 ies-, i'X: f 'Tl:, ; . but; n l !' 1:! s: d which -t merely 1a once the b -:ii now merely a wire. What Mleeessi ve le mod interest i Darwinian in : he ' 1 nient is oii; ot Tiie ell th--under-;g ln-jti-n wii .cstigat tl vi. a take. The firs appearance of a shirt with an opi uing in front was contemporary, according to paleontologists, with the efforts of man to navigate the water. In the stone age, boats of any kind, fr-un ' nil t' t unant sieamers, were unknown, out m tne .. .. 1 -.-.I. course of time man began to paddle across rivers, say from Albany to Xew York, on the simple log now in use among Australasians. Xaturally, he frequently got very wet, and hence it became an object to him to remove his shirt vi;h case and rapid - ity. Hence the Jront openm was developed substantially it a ; ppc-.il-1' 1 at Li ly preceding tin1 stone agt " It is agree-1 by all the gists that the iron ago. nthropoloor the age when tlat-irons came into use as domestic weapons, succeeded the stone age. The ,--,hirt bosom natural ly followed the introduction of ilat- .... . irons. It is obvious that no woman .f llio nr-riiid e.mlil linii i i-eo".l - . j . , . " . i - . ' nat-iron without wisnmg to nun something with it, and the shirt bosom was developed to supply this want. About the same time studs appeared. They wete needed to keep tne snirt bosom closed, so tnai mo owner could shut hirnsoli on the in- ' 1 r . . 1 . 1 kmc 01 11, witn a view 10 privacy, were me am ice 01 a people among: iiuiii iiecoji.M .tun iineai-i, ami, ti.- 11 consequence, buttons were unknown. Thus, we can trace by successive and well-defined steps the development of the rude, unformed shirt of the stone age, which was usually made of the coarse cloths manufactured of mail bags and cotton bales, until the shirt with an opening in front, an ironed bosom, and three studs in short, the species classified by western paleontologies under the name "biled shirt" became the ruling type. One of our most profound washerwomen, who has devoted a lifetime, to the study of shirts, is of the opinion that the opening at the back of ..-1 , 11.. 1 4l 1 i ..1 - '-'

the neck was first developed either in Scotland", at abont the period when I the duke of arsryle erected bis famous j posts, or in America fioon after the '

early colonists made the acquaintance : ol tne mosquito, i ins iiieorv is in- ; genious and plausible, but, it is open ; to the objection that it is not true. 1 1 he modern species of shirt is older i than the duke of Argye's post or the i I early settlement of America. Doubt-j (less it was found to ... peculiarly j . .emoi-rvi ivi t (.Jtunii i uiul (Ul) ptirpose, and its rapid increase may 1 verv possioiy nave bet a elleeteu .1 bv c mntei irritant considerations but the latter were not the cause of the great change which we are' now in- : vostigating. We can, however, coni fidontly assert that thi. change took place in this country soon after its ! settlement, and in England soon after i the passage of the gre t reform bill. ! That is to say, it to- k place when ! demagogues began to id i for the popular vote. Now, the de.aagogue with 1 a nice ironed shirt -bos.m, could not j with any plausibility 1 present him- ! self as a plain worknir man. In order to do this it was necessary that he would wear a shirt-bosom devoid of starch and made of coarse materials. Hence it occured to him that were he to wear bis shirt wrong side before, and cut a slit in it to simulate an unironed and unornamented bosom, ie would strengthen his ' popularity. This, then, is the origin !of tno snirt witn an opening behind, ! With the growth of popular intelligenee its original pentose has been forgotten, and no one now attempts to wear his shirt wrong side before. The slit made by tin; ingenious demagogue still remains, however, and two slits being unnecessary, nature has closed the front opening ami decorated witii rudimentary studs. These profound investigations, involving as they do prolonged processes of subtle reasoning, are exhausting, but, in the cause of science. !s our du it y t" sacn everything 1 :,, , ..... -. ... a. . " ' i - - - .-.... j " i Clergyman Cheating at Croquet. '!'! in1 . '. lie: tic Iieilgl .1 : us ibi, that he once saw a yon.i 1 ' it i st preacher ami young lady waving croquet lectured them about it, and he and Iter-leame-i ; in a new rever. W d. If the: ;.t 1 1;-1 lady saw t he light ;.nd abandoned are r.ot at all sur- - is ne thing thai a clcrgym ;n v.'.l! do You ig -t ;!:-:" than anoiht :". que;. Mr. la posed tin1 gentle! mentions. The ii is tii cicat at 1-iwin prooai'lv exlan in the case he lady was grieved and astonished, and, in deep uisgust at the deception practiced upon her, resolved upon the spot to he good and unhappy for the remainder of her lilt1 It is to be regretted that 1 ne name o t the reverend deceiver is not given. It is not fair in Mr. liablw in to withhold it. There is no young Paptist clergyman in the country who will not feel in his inmost heart that he is- the person thus exposed to a cobl world, and the consequent misery will be very great indeed. Still further, there is no young lady who j v, ill not suppose that the offending i youth is the reverend party who has i played croquet, and has abused it. Watch That Boy. Look after your boy. Wb.cn you j see that lie is anxious to get off by ! himself on tin; pretense of devotion j , to private study make it a point to j happ ten on Jam now ana then in his ; seclusion. lie may be too quick for i you, but if you notice him concealing something under his book or his clothes, just investigate. If you want to do a good thing for that boy , .11 - 1 1 icgm at once, take 111s pistol ana ; ;n;f0 out 0f bis boots, empty his ind other in(-ediary trash, and then give him r;,wi ,.i i,a, ..,.,..i;i,t 1 a imimi niiiiiin utuut.vi alio ui 1 ,111 morning you'll call your son and get no answer in return. He will be stealing his way to the far, far west on a freight train, and the chances are that he will go to stealing freight alter he gets there. Some recently-discovered inscriptions on ancient burned bricks bring to light the astonishing revelation that King Ahaseurus hanged Hainan because he invented the accoidoon and put the n ice down to one dollar and seventy-live cents, so that every young man might have one. Lioirr frosts are reported.

Napoleon, Caesar, Washington.; In looking over the pages of history to find what characters had com- j bined in the greatest degree, the !

qualities of statesman, ruler and sol- j dier, we naturally pause as we come to ; the names of Caesar, Xapoleon and Washington, and put these down as the names sought alter. It is true i many others present thcmst'lcs, such as Alexander the Creat, Hannibal, j Pompey, the Seiph.s. Louis X IV, and Tllal V OlIlOIS: Mil IWIOU CO II S1UCI a l III il . they all fall short in - ' . i i some quality, j For example, Alexander the ( J real ! was a great con-merer, out 111 tne out 111 tl qualities of statesman and ruler he j falls short. Louis XIV, was a states- j man and ruler, but no warrior. And soon with all the characters of history. Xone possess these three qualities in as great a degree as the above mentioned three. Ciesar, as General, heads the lid, having conquered all surrounding nations and subdued a most powerful rival in the person of Pompey. During all these engagements he never lost a battle. As a statesman ami orator he rivals Domost henese and Cicero, and all historians agree in saying that if he had devoted himself to oratory he would have had no equal; but, even as it was, though he never made a study of it his speeches were so eloquent and forcible that they call in question those of Cicero and Dcmosthenese as to w hich was his superior. His bright intellect could detect instantly anything injurious to the State, and strongly would he object to it. As a ruler, he stands amongst the greatest. At first united with Pompey and Crassus in the government his superiority soon appeared, and, in fact, lie ruled almost alone, and others having little or nothing to say, until at last he ruled supreme. When his unfortunate death occurred Home lost the greatest man that ever lived. It is said he could keep four secretaries busy writing down his dictations, which is the euuivalent of writing 1 fo;:r dil'er w4: !eMT s at onct V ., ;. It was ei was a mighty conqueror, who headed the French arlie

i'.aldwia tells in'mies duiingthe reign of terror, and

j so successfully expelled the enemies a of b'ranee. It was he who mad'.; Luropo tremble and ackiowicdge him master. lut at. last, through treachery and misunderstanding ot his ofticers. In: was ;! at the I.. 1 !. ot Waterloo, and died an exile at St. Helena. As a statesman he ranks high, having made many useful laws for his country. Where do you lind any speeches having such cH'eet as Xaii.ileons short addresses to his 1 army? His eloquence brought soldiers entirely under his control, and such love as his soldiers had for him was never known be I ore. He, too, like C;esar, was of humble birth, but by his own merit, became the Emperor of the French. Xow comes the time to speak a few words about the Father of our own country (Joorge Washington. I shall not attempt to praise him, as some will, perhaps, think 1 am naturally partial to one who was outown. In fact it is needless, as every true American knows full well how Washington, with his little undisciplined army, after years of hardship and suffering, at hist conquered the British armies, ami established for us a i--iiK.it and ixir.i'F,NM-:NT cointky; how he was elected President after refusing the title and quality of King. The wise laws he and his Congress framed still remain a masterpiece, and Historians pronounce the American Constitution the best code of laws ever enframed by any country. Thus we have had a brief insight of the characters of the three greatest men in History. Laying aside all partiality, 1, upon consideration of Ca'sar having never lost a battle in so many engagements, and Xapoleon having fought more battles, and against stronger armies than his own, and more with his equals, would pronounce these two on a par in (Jencralship, whilst the undisputed title of statesman and ruler remains to Washington. And though he is dead, his memory lives, and shall ever live in the hearts of the people to whom he contributed so much for their freedom. Mligh School Composition. Eaiu.v to bed and early to makes a man healthy, wealthy rise and wise; but early to rise and tardy to bed, makes a man's nose turn cardinal red.

ODDS AND EVENS. Oxk aked why U stood before (.. Because said another, a man ninst P. before he can C.

! Ills hanging luislliess ha. V'.'Mi mi. Indiana, ; 1 1 i i even Kb iig ' has a lew victims. A mauk was set upon 'ain; but the umbrella was, for some inscnitihle reason, left unprotected. Some people maintain that a hili ii.il ii-iesu i. oec-imi" an men, oui u .1... ..' I... II ... 1... men. Sl,l,,.s , , ... .1,... .. .... v pipe" ought t() S(iit t.Vl,rv,,iv. Tut: grand and awful difference between a tree and bore is hurrah! now! the tree leav.-s in spring, and the bore, whr, be never leaves. Suxow school teacher "Who was the st rouge:-1 man?" I ' "donah; because the whale couldn't hold him after he got him down." Thekb is one day in tic people forget the flushing j bard times and that is tieyear that les.-lll'-' of day upon which a circus r-ilis in with its wonderful att ra--ti -ns. The father who wouldn't let his daughter sit out on I lie front steps with her beau these eo-d nights has no respect f-r the men win) manufacture cough syrups. Of course a barking dog doesn't bite; neither does a biting dog bark. The trouble is, nobody knows when the barking barking and ,1, is going to quit o to biting. The number of innocent young girls who marry men, believing they will break them of their bad habits and tug them off to church twice every Sun-lay, does not diminish in the least. A M issoimuan relates that, when his powder mill blew up, the mortgage on it came down uninjured in a cornfield and had to be paid, while the insurance, falling into the river, was lost. " 1 K AllUST, ally, as he f. t he liivt time, lie noil mine. 1 eetai iced her in his arms for t me sample the nectar ot your 1 1 1 1 s . " 1 ake a w h- we schooner ot it," she faintly v hispered; "it's all on tap." So-MKtimks progress comes squar. up against a stone fence, and stands there for centuries. The hoy of today gets ju.-d as sick over Ins first chew of tobacco as Sir Walter lialeigh himself did. A Kentucky farmer writes to the local newspaper complaining of the low price ol dairy produce, and .adds: "1 shall not. sell my eggs for eight cents a dozen jt doift pay for tinwear and tear of the hen.' Little Harry asked his mother what "blood relations" meant. She explained t hat it signified near relatives. After t hink ing a moment, he said: "Then, mother, you must be the bloodiest illation we've got." A laki.k per cent, of the population will not agree with the medical journals that the yellow fever is more "to be dreaded than the "ager." It. is a little more fatal, 'tis true, but what, does a fellow in an ague litcaie for a little fatality? A una. who will sit with a fellow all night on the stairs at a ball, with no clothes on above her waist woilh speaking of. would faint aw ay dead it the same lellow were to meet her on tht; stairs, mullled from head to foot, in three night-gowns. onions, isn't it? disc Wait a Lu na:. A woman was sitting at, tht; breakfast table the other morning, when an almost breathless neighbor came iu and iniormed her that her husband was dead. She calmly remarked: "Wait until I get through breakfast and then you'll hear howling." Sin: Was M akuii-i. At a popular store famous for the prompt attention of the clerks, a woman of perhaos thirty years was looking at goods, when a young man slopped before her and asked: "Is there anyone waiting on you?" "W hy, what a question! I've been married ten years!" A Ci.k Misruixo minister expected to begin a protracted meeting, but .1 snake bit him, a calf threw him and sprained hi:; ankle, and a boil made ado!) of him. Meeting indefinite -post poned. TiiK discovery of thought is one of tin; m ysteries ot life