Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 1, Number 52, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 24 June 1871 — Page 3

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MUSIC.

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F.W, UA1TIE HEATH.

The bird tbut wurblea in the sunlight hath A tone of »wr*-tnrm in it* carollntpt— Exquixtte, ild, triumphant melodv, ~l"t A* ft had caught a Htrain from Paradise: 118 licjuid liiunic sink«'th in the heart, Until It bubbknt on with ringing thought.

But oh, the- HWftpto-Ht of all music Is Tlie Unman vole*? that falls upon the ear In ace«*nu full of love and gentleness! The kindly tune that greet."* the erring one, The voice of sympathy to the distressed, Low, southing wards around the couch of pain. Kind counsels from a loving mother's lips, The gl«:etul laugh from sinless chLJdhood's n^art, And friendship's gentle toneol earnestness 77it» Is th«- music which the heart loves best.

MA I. E CV I'll TES Y.

There are people who are constantly propounding the rather stale conundrum Why is it that courtesy toward women is on the decline? Doubtless similar que«tion« were a«ked in the age of Sidney and Raleigh, and have been a«ked all the way between, and will continue to harrow the souls of coming generations.

Nobody stops to ask what courtesy really is? What part of the conventional notions concerning it we can afford to spare? To be sure, no highbred knight, now-a-days, throws down his velvet cloak in a mud puddle, to save a queen's feet from wetting common senses tys let the queen get a pair of gum shoes. The man who performed that line dramatic act, let us remember, was something of a rtllibuster, not over nice or scrupulous, and whose common conversation would be, no doubt an offense to a modern woman's ears.

Let us not forget, either, that while— and long after—good Queen Bess and Sir Walter were posturing in that pretty way, Knglish maids and wives were whipped at the cart's tail, plunged into horse-ponds on ducking stools and burni-u and

hanged

as witches.

Some ol the ages—the days of knighterrantry, for instance—most celebrated for this vaunted woman worship, are stained with lJm blackest crimes and horrora practiced toward the sex. We are glad that this false and pestilent idea chivalry, which could attempt to compensate womankind tor cruel wrongs bv a sonnet made "to a lady's eyebrow,'' or the stilted affectations of ephuism have passed away never to return. No longer is woman satisfied with a scant, measure of justice, allowing the deficiency in her account with man to be balanced by the froth of sentimentalifm, and the scum of Mattery. We are willing to allow that part of courtesy based wholly on the idea of feminine weakness and helplessness to decline. If a woman can stand in a horse car just as well as a man we do

not consider

the fact (hat the man al

lows her to stand a mark of the utter and entire geiicracv of the age. If a woman's arms are strong enough to earrv her own bundles (and would that such were the case with all women) vvhv, in the nainfl of wonder, should she"not

carry

them, and rejoice in the

ability to he'lp herself? It is a totally false "idea that womanly self-helpfui-ness is unfeininine and we are glad it destined to be overthrown.

The taunt is often cast into our faces, that woman's rightshas killed courtesy. Our modern Adonis goes to a lecture, and sees a wounn on a phit foiMi, iinil the halo disappears from around the stex. lchab.nl is written all over the female world. Now it is a little strange that Adonis should for years have been In tb*»iiablt of witnessing the performances uf .uUesHea, dancing women, and ringing women upon the boards without danger for his respect for the sex oing into the decline. He can witness the display of Tostnes, half clad, and lose none of this deference for womankind, but Anna Dickinson, modestly attired in her inspired irt of .Joan of Arc tills liiin with untold disgust.

It is said again, that a man cannot meet a woman in business daily and teel for hor the same respect that he would entertain were she ignorant of all the concerns of the world, set apart in her parlor for purposes of small talk ami scandal. The whole gist of these arguments is that many men deem only THOHO women worthy of delicate and and polite attentions who are helpless and useless simpletons, too weak to hold themselves upright, and ready to cling to anv male being that comes along. Thus runs it a man cannot be deferential tw a woman if she knows anything, nor if she does anything. 'I'llis sort of deference we pronounce botfiis. It belongs to Lothario who, reek'mging vices, comes into the presence of a simpering, empty headed human doll to kiss her hand, and murmur stale compliments and platitudes.

All this riilieulous, old-fUshioned twaddle, all the unnecessary bowings and scrapings are dying out of society, and society la much sincerer and better for the change in manners. Much of that parade and fuss bv which men formally manifested what they called defercneo towards the fair sex, was false ami shallow, no deeper than the linger Sensible women will not bemoan the loss of it, and if there are men found to show them reverence because perchance, they believe a woman's brain was made to think with a woman's hand to work with a woman's leot to stand on, all in right womanly fashion, why then these women must manage to exist without such tokens. All the deferential observances thaf any man. claiming to be a gentleman, can afford to forego towards tho sex to which his mother belongs, the sex can the decay of male courtesy means that men have grown utterly piggish and and self indulgent, then so much the worse for creation's lords. Women who dare to disobey Miss Austin's maxim, where she proclaims that If a woman knows anvthing she should studiously conceal it women who are brave enough to think and speak and act, can well afford to pick up their own handkerchiefs, shawl and cloak themselves, and hand themselves into their own carriages.

We do not. however, think so tneanlv of men as to lx»ii« ve that one jot or title of true coiirtosv has b^en lost to the world. We are perfectly willing to let common sense «nl right" feeling govern the manner* one sex to the other neither are .» the least aft-aid. as muic people :«0Hi their wailing worn lx\ that romai.ee can ever die out of 11to. What we want are "High thought*erected inasoul of courtesy." lather than the aUanrriitiet) of a superfluous external observance of courtesy. We believe that a* woman become more hey «u» they progress manners rise.—Revolution,

THK venerable Ijeslie Oomtw, of Keiv

ha* held ofiicea ff some kind contlnu »usly for ninety-eight yesr«, and is determimxl to li»veme from the Radicals, 1 th\v ..arry the siato.

THE NILSSON TRO UPK NEXT YEAR. Mr. Max Strakosch, who is still in this city, received a cable telegram on Saturday from his brother Maurice in London, announcing the engagement of the eminent French tenor, M. Capoul, tor the Nilsson troupe next season. M. Capoul was the original Werther in Arabroise Thomas' "Mignon," when the work was brought out at the Opera Comique, Paris, and Aubert's "Le Premiere Jour du Bonheur" was also written for him. He is 9»'d to be an artist of excellent qualifications, and a good actor as well as a good singer. He is singing in London this season, and will sing with the Nilsson troupe in Italian, as will also the French basso, M. Joser Jauiet, who, as we announced last week, is also engaged. Mile. Nilsson's repertoire will include Mignon in Thomas' opera of the same name Ophelia, in Thomas' "Hamlet Margherita, in "Faust Lncia, Zerlina in "Don Giovanni Alice, in "Rsberto Leonoia, in "II Trovatore Violetta, in "La Traviata," and Martha, in Flowtow's opera. It is possible Mr. Strakosh may be able to produce Flotow's new opera, "L'Ombre." The troupe is wholly made up now, with the exception of an additional prima donna, to alternate with Mile. Nilsson, and a baritone, both of whom will probably be engaged in 1- urope. whither Mr. Strakosch sails on the 14th inst. Mr. Strakosch's engagement cf Nilsson extends over a period of one hundred nights. It is by no means improbable that the season will begin here instead of New York, as the Academy of Music in that city will be occupied by the Parepa-Kosa English Troupe in October. Miss Annie Louise C'ary and Signor IJrignoli will be included in the company, as we we have heretofore announced.—Boston Journal.

A N KCDOTKS OF KLCHARD BIUXSLEV SHERIDAN*.—Sheridan was once staying at the house of an elderly maiden lady in the country, who wanted more of his company than he was willing to give. Proposing one day to take stroll with him, he excused himself to her on account of the badness of the weather. Shortly afterward she met him sneaking out alone. "So, Mr Sheridan," said she, "it has cleared up.' "Just a little, ma'am enough for one, but not enough for two."

As Sheridan is entering court one day, carrying his books and briels in a green bag according to the custom of the time, some of his brother barristers, thinking to play joke on him, urged some boys to ask liim if ho had old clothes for sale in his green bag. "Oh no," instantly responded Sheridan "they are all new suits."

Those who are in the habit of telling prodigious stories ought to have good memories but, fortunately, their memories are generally short. Richard Hrinslev Sheridan dealt with these mendacious pests in a manner peculiar to himself. He would never allow himself to be outdone by a verbal prodigy. Whenever a monstrous story was told in his presence, he would endeavor to outdo it by one of his own coinage, and consign the narrator to confusion by a falsehood more glaring than his own. Once in his hearingasportingadventurer ran thus: "I was fishing one day, say in a certain cold spring full of delicious trout, and soon caught a large mess. Hut what was really surprising, not afoot from the cold spring there was one of boiling water so that, when you wanted to cook your fish, all you had to do, after hooking them from the cold spring, was to pop them directly into tho boiling."

The company all expressed astonishment and incredulity at this monstrous assertion, with the exception of Sheridan. "I know," said he, "of a phenomenon yet more surprising: I was fishing one day, when I came to a place where there were three springs. The Mrst was a cold one stocked with fish, tho second a boiling spring, and the third a natural fountain of melted butter ftnl pnrx/ei/ "Melted butter and parslov!" exclaimed the first story-teller, "linpossible!"— Bench ami Jitr, by L. J. Bifjelow.

A LKOAI. .TOKK.—A certain Idaho judge who has just arrived in Washington, relates a case of sharp political practice in that Territory, which in novelty goes ahead of anything that has come to light lor long time. A lawj'er in that locality, taking umbrage at some fancied insult put upon him by tho court over which this judge prosided, conceived the idea of writing a letter of resignation to the President and forging the signature of this judicial official thereto. The letter was received by the President in due time, and was expressed in such forcible, not to say insulting language, as to lead the chief executive to nominate his successor at once. The first that the judge knew of the proceedings was upon the arrival of his successor, who proceeded to enter upon tho duties of his office without regard to the protests of our judge. Justly indignant, he visited Washington, and was apprized of the facts as stated above.

RK MOOKST AND SKNstm.K.—Do not be above your business no matter what that calling may be, but strive to be the best in that line. He who turns up his nose at his work, quarrels with his bread and butter. He is a poor smith who quarrels with his own sparks there's no shame about anv honest calling don't be afraid of soiling your hands, there's plenty of soap to be had. All trades are good to traders, are good to buyers. You cannot get honey if you are frightened at bees, nor plant corn if YOU are afraid of getting mud on your boots. When you can dig fields with tooth-pick", blow ships along with fans, and grow plum-cakes In flower-pots, then it will bo tine time for dandies. Above all things avoid laziness. There is plentv to do in this world for every pair of hands placet! on it, and we must so work that the world may be richer because of our having lived'in it.

How THK HVMSIINO-BIRD DIKS.—We have in our possession one of the most singular demonstrative facts relative to the humming bird that has ever before come to our Knowledge, and believing that It will l*» new to our readers we will give the particulars. On Tuesday, Mrs. J. C. Williams was engaged in her flower garden gathering flowers for the committee on decoration, she observed a humming bird hanging from a flowered stock of dicmira nwfiMu more generallv known as bleeding heart. The bint was lifeless, bill in its death grasp it had wound its claws around the floweret! stalk with such tenacity as to render its removal impossible

rp worthy of respect and reverence without breaking the flowering stem, I Hpc will win it oxactlv In proportion suntunded with the pink drops of the flour. they progress will the alaudaxu ol flower, a natural nicture of contrast

flower, a natural picture of contrast rarely seen is presented.—Dam-Mt Express. -jd-T

TMK women of Massachusetts p*v taxes on nearly one-tenth ot all the taxable property of the State.

colored.

both class68

and

Strings saturated with the oil of pennyroyal and tied around the neck and tail of horses will drive off lice tho strings should be saturated once a day.

"y^TABASH

TKKRE-IIAUTK SATURDAY EVENING MAIL, JUNE 24, 1871.

SOUTHERN LAZINESS. The stranger visiting the South is particularly impressed with the vast wealth of the country that can support in idleness so large a portion of its male inhabitants. Two-thirdsof our citizens are only nominally employed, and under a pure pretense of employment manage to pass their time in complete indolence. This will applr to white as well as

work. Offer a negro

d°llar to cut

^rd

AT every service in the Temple Etnanual a large number ot Christians and not a few clergymen are present Which shows the growth of a true religious catholicity, and that sympathy of religions which like a bow of promise spans the future of the world. Why should not Christians want to know more of the real faith and worship of their grandparents? The hostility of those Christians who get one-half of their creed from the

qld stand,

There are numbers of

out

°f

work

and

yet will

and money

not

wood

the chances

and h®

ha8 not time, he has soihething to do f°r somebody

else5

J?1 that something

i® not done. Offer a job to a white man

are ten

to one your an

swer will be a shot from a pistol or a thrust from a b°wie*^£nife. Of the two the negro is the only one ashamed of his laziness, for he excuses himself, but the white man is insulted. ye^ neither of them has seen

Old Testament, and

the other half from Paul who was a Hebrew of the Hebrews, to the Jews and their teachings, is an anomaly hard to account for. Judaism is the* stalk from which Christiauity has blossomed, and however superior in some respects the latter may bfe to the former, its superioritj* is no reason for disparaging the real merit and mission of that old faith which dates back to the twilight of history and produced the names that all Christians most revere, and the language of their penitence and adoration.] —Golden Age.

How TO BANISH FLEAS.—The Maryland Farmer, a most excellent monthly, published in Baltimore, gives the following useful receipe for exterminating fleas:

The oil of ppnnyroyal will certainly drive these pests olf but a cheaper method, where the herb flourishes, is to throw your dogs and cats into a decoction of it once a week. Mow the herb and scatter it in the beds of the pigs once a month. Where the herb cannot be got, the oil maybe procured. In this case, saturate strings with it and tie them around the necks of dogs and cats, pour a little on the back and about the ears of hogs which you can do while they aro ieeding without touching tliem. By repeating these applications every twelve or fifteen days, tho fleas will flee from your quadrupeds, to their relief and improvement, and 3'our relief and comfort in the house.

C'ITINKSR WOMKX.—Corpulency is deemed a beauty in men, buta blemish in women. The women have usually a peculiarly arched eyebrow,—a very unmeaning face, and among the higher classes, exceedingly small feet, from the tight pressure, during infancy and childhood, of small, wooden shoes. This custom originated (asdescribedln Chinese history) several centuries back, ,D «rr«rki?rk when a large body of females roseu, V. iigainnt, ami end«»vn#cd to ovsntltio^, the Government. To prevent the recurrence of such an event, the use of wooden shoes was enforced on all female infants, so small as to disable them, without pain, from making any use of their feet. This custom has become so familiar from long usage that small foot is reckoned one of the greatest attractions a Chinese female can possess.

JOSH Billings discourses thus on the Dinner Horn:" This is the oldest and most sakred horn there iz. It is set to musik, and plays "Home, Sweet home," nbout noon. It has been listened tew with more rapturous delight than even (Jraffula's band has. Yu kan hear it furthur than you kan one ov Mr. Rodmans's guns. It will arrest a man and bring him in quicker than a sheriffs warrant. It ken outfooteny other noise. It kauses the deafto hear, and thedumb to shout for joy. Glorious old instrument! Long may your lungs last.

Woolen Mills,

(Rstat)llslicd lhol,)

G. F. ELLIS, Proprietor,

Wholesale and Retail Manufacture of

WOOLEN GOODS & HRR.

Have In store a full and complete assortment of

Extra Plaid Flannels, Jeans. C'assimeres, '•, -5% Tweeds, Doeskins.

Highest market prlct? paid In

CASH FOR WOOL.

Jobbers and Country Merchants are invited to call and examine goods and prices.

OFFICE AXD MILL,

Corner 1M and Walnut streets, south of Oh lo,

EITH & FAIRBANKS,

DEALERS IN

GRAIN AND FLOUR,

TTVir,

Wurrhouir nmr Eattrrn Dfjyjt. Main St.. TERRK-HAITK. lS*D. BpecUU attention given to filling orders for cc.

BAME,

(J«ner»l Agent for

LOXPOX binl fanciers do a thriving American Rotion Hole OT*r»e»»i"i»|C busiiiesw in painting sjnarrow* and selling th«m as canary birds.

Known for the past fifteen years as

"Barr's Drug Store."

Gulick & Berry,

•4

dollar for a week,

perhaps, and both are lying around a /train-shop waiting to be asked to drink by some acquaintance who ha3 a few dimes.—Goodwin,{Miss.) Star.

DRUGGISTS,

A"D

GENERAL DEALERS IN

PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, BRUSHES, PATENT MEDICINES, DYES, FINE WINES fc LIQUORS,

CHOICE PERFUMERY, TOILET SOAPS.

/t .Hi

OPERA COLOGNE,

The very Finest In the Market. "t

DEPOT FOR THE SEALED

Barr's Pectoral Elixir,

Barr's Ague Medicine,

llelniboltl'M Genuine Preparations,

Railway's Heady Remedies,

Rosadalis and Koskoa.

Dr. Ayer's Family McilirliiM, Dr. Pierce's Medical lUseo* ery,

Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient, C'oe's Dyspepsia Cnre,

Jayne's Family Medicines. *S"{j

4 full Stock of Iteliable Goods,

We trust our efforts to please, will bring an increased patronage.

GULICK & BERRY,

COR. FOURTH & MAIN STREETS,

Terre-Haute, Ind.

WHOLESALE & RETAIL

BOOTS

AND

9H MAI* STREET,

4 $r ft

TERRE-HAUTE, IND.

A jfi's nA

s. CORY.

Rlankets, Counterpanes,

COVERLETS OF ALL KINDS, BOTH WOOLEN AND COTTON.

Scarlet, Clouded and Plain Knitting Yarns, And Single Yarn in the broach. Which will be sold cheap for cash,or exchanged for Wool on the most musonable terms.

TKRRK-HACTK, ISD. ee.

F. r. KKITH. C. FAIRBANKS-

Narhlnr,

Tb»onlv Machtnein »!.«• work! thatmakwi Hole Ov«nKaiuitig and aJi kinds of Famih

Strrrt, opposite the r, TKaKX-UACTS, ISP.

ORY & CO.,

-it

.j A

}•$%

Sage's Catarrh Remedy, Walker's California Vinegar Hitters,

Wlllard's Magnetic Pain.Killer, the best Liniment In use, etc., &c. •Hr*

ENDEAVORING TO KEEP

Fans!—Palm

and Ivory Fans.--» Parasols!—Sil^

-.-fa.

tiv 5 Keeps constantly on hand

FULL ASSORTMENT

iiSI

Ot all kinds of

Styles and Qualities,

Which he offers for sale at prices as low as the lowest, and a lttte more so, ee.

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x,.

SHOES,

T. W. WATKLSS.

t''. •siis4' (i irf Are now offering a very

A E S O

LOW PRICES,

HAEDWARE,

Oi e\*ery description,

Iron, Mcel, Xsil«, Inm*. Olio, Palnlt, Hub, Poor*, Blind*, Wi«oa Wood-Work. Carpenter's

Tools. Lmlbrr 4k Rubfcer Bellla*.

Jtr., Ar.. *r..

Sign of the Padlock,

121 MAIX, A. 1 S. FIFTH STREETS,

TERKE-HAITE, I.VD. EE.

JDTfY- GOODS! •, rl I ,•

I Si

Yo Semite Stripes!—

Dress Goods!—^

Km* *1.1 I •/*"(.»

TERRE-HAUTE, INDIANA,

Announce the Arrival of Hany Novelties Suitable

Our stock of Staple Goods is very complete and we solicit public attention.

TUELL, RIPLEY & DEMING,

Corner Main and Fifth Steets,

Tuell, -Ripley & Deming,

for the Seaaoi. 'r

,Leaf, Chinese, Linen, Silk, Wood,

'Jt

Pongee, Linen and Cotton, in

great variety of styles and colors. New invoice of Black Parasols just received.

beautiful Suitings has been so great that the importers have advanced their prices to our retail price. "A word to the wise, &c."

A ^4

White Goods!—victoria

Swiss, Jaconet, Linen Cambric, and Linen Lawns are seasonable, and we have peculiar advantages which enable us to make unusually low prices on thest goods.

l,ave

nicr Dress Goods and the avidity with which the public are taking hold of them assures us that they are not excelled in stvle or merit bv anvthing in the market.

Marseilles!—

1 1

seilles Trimmings. .. Trimming Silks!

than heretofore. Iron Grenadines!—Call

a or he

-v

and Bishop Lawns,

hu-ge stock of Sum-

in a a

—^Wider, better and cheaper

No. 0 RIBBON is very scarce, and in great demand. We have it!

be had at our^store.

TEKKE-IIAlTi:, INDIANA.

Headquarters for the Music Trade

AT TERRK-HAUTE/

I I

ICTTSSlSrEIt'S

'PALACE OF MUSIC!

=. South Side of the Public Square.

Sole Agency for the World Renowned

KNABE PIANOS!

STECK, LUfDEMAN & SON'S

Patent Cycloid and Square Pianos,

A!«D OTIIKR lilWT- LAWi NAKKRN.

Wholesale and Retail Agency™ for the

UNRIVALLED NEEDHAM SILVER-TONGUE ORGANS And MELODEONS.

Together with the Largest and Finest Sfock of

III IIHOS IF SlillEI MOSICll INSTBIHERIS

KEPT IX THE. CITY.

N. B.—Send for the "SILVER-TONGUE MAGAZINE."' A copy, with Price List, sent Free to any address upon application.

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