Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 2, Number 4, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 22 July 1871 — Page 3

[From the August Galaxy.] DIED YESTERDA

r."

BY KLI.IE LEE HARDEN BROOK.

Ho it stands on ihe record there! I read ihe words with a vacant stare. •Strange that my eyes are cold and dry. That I make no moan, I heave no High )nlv with doubting voice I say: "It is true it was but yesterday—

"Just one day since his spirit fled, Though I have mourned him long as dead Just one day since Life's curtain fell, Shifting thu scene to Heaven or Hell, For hlui 1 worshipped long ago, For him w»o wrought my soul such woe?'

I know the printed types lie not! Vet in n»v heart's drear depths a spot For years I've kept with mournful care. Hanging griefs pale immortelles there Down in those depths his form I laid, With tears and groans his grave I made. When faith was broke and Love had fled, Twas thm 1 wrote him among my leud. The rolling vears have brought their balm, lllesslng my soul with Lathe's calm So now with thankful sighs say 'Twfts not my love died yesterday!"

From the Galaxy.]

LOSS OF CON FID ENCE. The unhappy confession of a distin 11 ishcd official that has Hince gone into current use with that which expressed a determination "to move at once on your works," and to "fight it out on that line," to the effect that he had "lost -onfidenco in maritime human nature," recalls a story that old Ben lladley, the celebrated lawyer, was wont to tell with Kre.it glee. "When I was first entering upon the practice of niv profession," he would say, "I was called to the jail one day to'eonsult with a client. I had ended the consultation, which meant the payment of tire dollars in the way of "a retainer, quite a sum in that early day, and was auout leaving the place, when lean, angular specimen of humanity approached and asked if I were 'a squire-at-law.' I replied in the affirmative.

Well, Squire,' I'd liko to have you take my case." "In niv examination that proceeded my admission to the ir, old Vellum I.ut at me a very complicated case, and asked if a client were to come with Miirh a suit what would I do lirst? "A Iter a little hesitation, in which I tried to untangle his legal mess, I said I thought I would first secure my fee. The laugh that followed ended my exiimination and gained my admission. I kept the fact in view, and when this sinner claimed my legal aid I asked iiiin if ho hud any money. Ho said, vory sorrowfully, that he hadn't a red. I immediately declined thu engagement, but lie clung to mo. 'Now, Squire,' he pleaded, "'you hadn't oughter bo so hard on a poor feller in a scrape. You may be in jest such vourself some day. I don't mean lor house-burnin', but under the liarrow some other way. Now, you just git me outer this and I'll raise you a bullv fee,' "'My good friend,'" said, "'I have tried thut on. Your promises are not new. There isn't a fellow that ever gets intojuil that Jio don't promise, and lliat'* all. lie never fulfills.' 'Why Squire, you've got a very ornnrv 'pinyon uv human natur.' "'In jail—yes.' 'Now, see here, just help a feller.' "'You're in on a charge of houseburning, you say.' 'Fact, Squire.' 'And a pretty stiff case against you.' 'Fuct, Squire.' "'1 though: a moment. Near my »*.• Turtle was a frame meeting house in which a little congregation of negroes would assemble day and night, and «houl, sing, and prav, until I was 1 riven nearly wild by the noise. I said to my man: •"You could burn a liouso if you set about It, eh?' "'Well. 1 don't hanker alrer il, but liev do sav that I did.' "'•Well, now, I'll defend you and get vou off If after you will stick a chunk imder an infernal frame nuisance in South Turtle near my house.' "'I'll do it, Squire, an' there's my hand ou't.' "I was Jesting, of course, and had quite forgotten the affair when, some (lavs after, I happened in the courtroom during the arraignment of prisoners. My iiouse-burning friend had the indictment read to him, pleaded not guilty, and when asked for his attorney gave'tny name. I was quite startled, l»ut rather than have our absurd talk repealed in open court, I volunteered his defence. He had'none that I could discover, and under plea of absent witnesses 1 got the ease continued. After ourt adjourned we put in some very respectable straw bail, and niv client disappeared. "Sorne time after, when the entire affair had passed from my memory, the quiet, pious little town of South Turtle was startled at the dead hour ol the night by a terrible conflagration. The frame meeting-house was in tlanies.

The excitement was intense. Women screamed and fainted, children cried, while men in nothing but their shirts carried furniture from the adjoining house* in the most frantic manner. The old lire tub e.died "The Cataract of the ianges." that had been purchased sec-ond-hand in the city, was run to the Arc—found to be out* of order—hurried to the blacksmith's, repaired, and returned to play upon the smouldering luins of the country church. All the

adjoining pro|or!y 'was deluged

tmrse

with

water for tortv-oisht hours after. Of

speculation was rile as to the

cause of this mysterious burning. I list ems I to the "various suppositions, feeling in mv guilty soul that alone knew the truth. I'heard with intense vatisfacllon the arson attributed at last to the l'ope at Koine, whoso .Jesuitical incendiaries, we well know, are all over the country seeking to destroy our liberties and religion. "Some wooks after this stirring event, I received through the posiotllee a dirtv letter directed in a writing that looketl as if done with the snuffers, and on opening It read:

Ksv. "1K\K Sue—Yon JM^O I done il now when vou find a poor feller in trouble •igln don't go and disbelieve him consider better ov human natur. ..., ••Rt« UAiu ruLX."

tors

sleepers.

Sleep Is nearly as great a punide as It verwas. Much IUMI been discovered concerning tho bodily |*e«*uliarities manifested during this portion of our rxifitPtu^ Vuit nil whoso opinioiw wro best worth Hstenina to, admit that they are onlv on the threshold of Ihe subject yet. Whv. for Instance, can some men

for the cormorant sleepers De Moivre, the mathematician, could (though it is hoped he did not) sleep twenty hours out of the twenty-four..Quin, the actor, sometimes slept for twenty-four hours at a stretch. Dr. Reid, the metaphysician, could so manage, that one potent meal, followed by one long and sound sleep, would last him for two days. Old Parr slept away his later days almost entirely. In the middle of the last century," a young French woman, at Toulouse, had, for half a year, fits oi lengthened sleep, varying from three to thirteen days each. About the same time, a girl, at Xewcastle-on-Tyne, slept fourteen weeks without waking and the waking process occupied three daj's to complete. Doctor Blan'chet, of Paris, mentions the case of a lady who slept twenty days together when she was about eighteen years of age, fifty days when she was about twenty, and had nearly a whole year's sleep from Easter Sunday, 1862, till March, 1863 ring this long sleep (which physicians called hysteric coma) she was fed with milk and*soup, oneof her front teeth was extracted to obtain an opening into her mouth. Stow, in his Chronicle, tells us that "The 27th of April, 1546, being Tuesdaie in Edster weeke, W. Foxly, potmaker for the Mint in the Tower of London, fell asleep, and so continued sleeping, and could not be waked with pricking, cramping, or otherwise, till the first day of the next term, which was full fourteen dayes and fifteen nights. The causes of his thus sleeping could not be knowne, tho' the same were diligentlie searched for by the king's physicians and other learned men yea," the king himselfe examined yo said W. Foxley, who was in all points found at his waking to be as if he had slept but one night."

Another very noticable instance was that of Samuel Chilton, of Timsbury, recorded in one of the volumes of the "Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society." In the year 1694 he slept for a month, and no one could wake him. Later in the same year he had a four month's sleep, from April 9th to August 7th ho woke, dressed, went out into the fields (where he was a laborer), and found his companions reaping the corn which he had helped to sow the day before his long nap it was not till that moment that he knew of his sleep having exceeded the usual duration of a few hours. He went to sleep on the 17th of August, and did not wake till the 19th of November, notwithstanding the pungent applications of hellebore and sal ammoniac to his nostrils, and bleeding to the extent of fourteen ounces. He woke, asked for bread and cheese, but wont off to sleep again before it could be brought to him, taking another spell of sleep, which lasted till the end of January. After this it is not recorded that ho had any more of these strange rolapses.

There are instances of sleep so intensely deep as to deprive the sleeper of all sense of pain. Tho records of the Bristol infirmary present an extraordinary illustration of this. One cold night a tramp laid down by the warmth of a limekiln, and went to sleep. One foot must have been close to tho fire hole of the kiln for during the night tho foot and ankle were so completely burned away, as to leave nothing but black cinder and calcine™ ash. lie did not wake until tho kiln man roused him next morning, nor did ho know what had occurred until he looked down at his charred stump. He died in the infirmary a fortnight afterwards.

A young lady about to be married insisted on having a certain clergyman to perform tho ceremony, saying, "He always throws so much"lceling into the thing and I wouldn't give a tig to be married unless it can be done in a style of gushing rhapsody!"

A vot'No Hoosior once said to a 11 oosieress, "Sal, is there anybody courtin' vu now?"

And Sal replied "Well, Sam, there is one fellow sorter courtin' and sorter not, but I rcekjfn it is more sorter not than sorter." 1 ,,

HANOS.

Steinway Pianos,

The lest In the World,

Torre-Hunt^ Musical Institute,

OVKlt Tin: l'OSTOFFICK.

Cheaper nnd wound hand l'lnnoson hiinu. Old IMHIIOS taken In exchange for new out* at

their

full value. )l-6m.

LAMOREUX,

TER RE-HAUTE

Marble & Granite Works,

-Monuments and Tomb-Stones

^''p^vaylety, constantly on hand and

,nrt 0

oorttfr- 4

Sr.XTlf ST., opiosttc DmvUHff Hall*

Town Clock,)

l-ti.

TKttttE-HAUTE, INDIANA.

rjpERRE-TTAUTE HOUSE,

Terrt'Havle, Indiana.

E. P. HUSTON, Masm.BR.

The Sirwn Car* pans this House every 1 Minutes, from the Depot aud River. TV" Artesian ft'tlh* arr com%ret«d vM) l-lt. thu

RATIONAL HOUSE,

CO*. VIN AND SIXTH STS..

Terre-H aute.

maintain their bodllv and mental vigor weighing Corn. ll*y, Ac., *ntl persons h»v* with *o small an amount or sleep as in* such w«4ghlng to do are Invited to call, mil* to their ahare? Lord Brougham. and manv other great statesmen and lawyer#,-'are known to have leei: content with a niarvelouslvsmall quantity of »lc*t. Fnslerlck the (Jrvat is said Jo have allowed himselfonly live hours -John Hunter, live hours «»en. the beroof t.Jibraltar, four hour*: whllO Wellington, during the lVnin#olar War, had lean*.

Uiw. other hand, to account

Indiana.

Mm. ja con a rrx ,t sox, TVopr'*.

JOHN

ARMSTRONG,

TTUSHEU-S

HE BALL STILL MOVES

Everybody Call

AXD SKK UO H" IT LS DOXE,

At 1~S Main St., Terre-Haute.

I liJive in .stock juhI ing the.

I.cst

THE CONSTITUTION,

COAL AND WOOD.

THE TKLKUKAI'II.

TIII: WESTS:K\.

TIII:

TIIE E\TEK!»KISE,

TIIE XEU"

TIIE

sto«*k.

I.IX AXD UI XNVITII, St., a Door* North Main, TERRE-HAUTE. Repairing promptly attendwl. I also h»v* ,i pair of XKW PLATFORM SCALKS fot

Photograph Gallery,

BRiril'K BLOCK.

COR. MAIN «fc SIXTH STREETS. 2ll.

Wood Cook.

THE .11AV WEEN'.

TIIE V/I\0\A.

Wood Cook.

AVood Cook.

^K!:E\I,: U'

Them'

JWIKVI Cook.

area few im:uoi ol S ove,s kej't In

ml I* ires.

THE EUREKA

PXBFSCTED

•HUBEKA." W&ZNOEB.

Clothes Wringer!

is AT BALL'S.

Mantels and Grates,

A I.I. SUMS AM fRKFA

Tifty atlerus.

rrr \rrn THAN .V mi!. tl. -at-

Erorxtltinr Kept in first Hats llou*?

Oar*

l»

«hi« and

bes".«i at »»:«*.

PRAIRIE CITY

cou«-tantly receiv-

Assort:nrnt orCimUiiia

Slovcs

Ever brouglit to this nuirkei amoncst which can be found tin? fol.c\i'i::Li, which art* the best in the market:

Coal Cook.

Coal aiul Wood.

i\( n\ATi,

Coal and Wood.

TIII: AIXI ATOI5. Coal and Wood.

TIIE EAISIF.Y BKEAHFAST,

THE CONTINENTAL,

WOOD COOK.

v* 4$&y.

PLANING MILLS.

J' .-' -.f-

CLIFT & WILLIAMS,

A -VKI I

Manufacturers of

Sasli, Doors, Blinds,

WINDOW DOOR FRAMES,

MOULDING BRACKETS

STAIR RAILING, BALLUSTERS,?

Newell Posts, Flooring, Siding,

-v v, And all descriptions of .,

FINISHING LUMBER.

Wholesale and Retail dealers hi

Pine Lumber, Lath & Shingles,

Slate Roofing,

AND ROOFING FELT.

Custom Rawing, Planine and Wood Turning done to order. All work warranted.

C&r. Ninth Mulberry Streets.

9-tf.

Q.ULICK & BERRY,

DRUGGISTS,

TEKRH-HAUTE, IND.,

Invite the careful attention of the readers of the Mall to their very full stock of all goods pertaining to the General Drug Business. Their constant aim will be to merit the public patronage, by offering the best goods at the lowest prices.

They are now Receiving their

SPBIXO SUPPLIES of PAINTS, Ol LS, GLASS. PAINT nnd WHITEWASH BRUSHES, DYEST17FFS, Ac

Which, In connection with their usual large assortment of

Drugs and Medicines,

Makes their's by Jar the mont complete stock of «nv In th«.ltv. -w

AT THE 0LD STAND

North-west Cor. 4th & Main Sts.,

TEHRE-HAUTE, IND.

ULICK 6 BF.RR Y,

Are sole agents in Terre-Haute for the UNRIVALLED PAINTS,

"Railroad Colors," Phoenix White Lead, And Lisle Green.

ee-tf ,,

S. CORY. T. W. WATKINS,

QORY&CO.,

Are now offering a very

A E S O

LOW PRICES,

HARDWARE,

(,)f every description,

Iron. Ntcel. Xalln, (JIUM,OHN, PaintH, Sn«b, I»oor», BllnUa, Wt|*a Wood*Work, ('arpcikr't

Tool*. Lmth«r A Rnb ber Belting,

arr., 4rr„ *c., Ar.,

Sign of the Padlock,

iai

MAIN,A- I

will

W. I„ IIAMm

KIRNI STKKKTS,

TKRRR-HAtrrR, W-llll.

J. A. VRTDAOH. I- a. CI.AKKK.

"Y'RYDAGH A CLARKE,

Architects & Superintendents,

Commercial College, opp. Court Houae,

.ETannvllle, Indiana.

CORNER MAIN' AXI) 8IXTH HTM.. (Dem IngVi Bloclt

Trrrr-IIamr, Indiana.

and made for all kind*

of Bnlkiinaa, both polillc and prlraUs. Orders aeut by mail will receive prompt attention.

WATERS & ELDER,

0 E A I

PHYSICIANS,

f'hfrry Street, bet. (Ih and Tib. fii-tr

j. ini a vu'r

Parasols!

V. COOKKIUjY, President »S. J. YOUNG, Med. Examiner I). W. VOOKIIHKS, SAMUEL STONE, W. R. HUNTER, S. R. HENDERSON, PHILIP SCHLOSS. T. H. RIDDLE, JOHN S. JORDAN, D. C. (JREINER,

«l-«m

Clearance Sate!

Tuell, Ripley & Deming,

Will inuagurate their extraordinary sales on

Monday, July lO, 1871, 7 To Close Out Summer Goods.

y- ..

12 1-2 Cent Counter

Frou Grenadines, Striped Grenadines, Alsace Plaids, Checked Lenos, Figured Alpacas, Piques, &e. French and Scotch Ginghams,

and French Lawns, Yo Semite Stripes, Iron Grenadines, Summer Silks, Crepe Maretz, Silk Challi and a variety of Summer Suitings, will be offered in patterns at, and in some cases below, cost.

known to be in Terre-Haute. Fine Fans!—Ladies,

Thin Hose!—If

son it will pay you to buy them for next.

Children's

very fine Hose for Children and Misses, too good for the market, which Ave will sell at a bargain. (Persons who buy fine goods will please take notice.)

Marseilles Trimmings!—By

what is left of piece— will be cleared out cheap. r. Marseilles Qnilts!—SoPe

very fine and costly, will be included in the sale. Lace Points!—Black

Low C'fuih Rates. All Polieftrs and Dividend* Non-ForfMlable. 'i No Restriction on Residence or Travel^

«, &

M»-.

io*i

will contain our Frou

Linen

be cheaper than they were ever

now is the time to buy. f:

you do not need them this sea

Hosiery!—We have a line of

the piece—or

low

Rotunds, Lama, Grenadine and Light Brocade Shawls, arc to be sold at correspondingly low rates.

WHAT IT MEANS! We do not intend to pack up a yard of Summer Goods, or an article for Summer wear, to hold as dead stock during the winter.

HOW CHEAP!

As cheap as we think they would sell at auction, without regard to cost. Only one price will be named. These goods are the best we have in the store, but we must make room for Fall Stock, and all Summer Goods not sold within 30 Days

TUELL, RIPLEY & DEMING,

srrr (ORJTEK ritl

Anchor Life Insurance Comp'y,

178 Broadway, New York.

EDMUND C. FISHER, President.

Absolute Security $204.72 for every $100 of Liability.

[Now York Insurance Report, 1870, p. XVI.]

A HOME COMPANY,

liivcNtJiix it* Money at each Agency under Direction Local Boards of Trustees.

Terre-Haute Local Board:

priced, and

and White Lace Points,

will be offered at

^LTJOTIOlSri

And sold for cash in hand to the highest bidder. Ladies who desire to select thoir goods and avoid the confusion of an auction room now have abetter opportunity than Miis ever offered in this city.

PRESTON HUSSEY, Troasarer R. F. HAVENS. SocretHry W. H. BANNIf^I'KIt,

Entire I'roll I* Divided Among Policy Holders. Thirly Dar* tiraw.

Tlieir CJ•odn arc all markfd in Plain Fi{ arcM

AT THE LOWEST PRICE.

Their II 4WOXl D" li Uie

SHIRT

A. C. MATTOX, IA)UIS SEKRUROER, DANIEL MIT^ER. OH AS. WITTENRERG, A. B.

poirro,

J. R. EDMUNDS. OEORUK SAN KEY, A. ROSS.

FRED.

HAVENS & FARIS, District Agents.

Definite Cash Surrender Guaranteed.

YOU CAN SAVE MONEY

BY BUYING CLOTHING And Gent's Furnishing Goods,*

AT ERLANGER & CO'S, One Price Store,

bent

fltiln^

In the market.

They have a Full Lhio of GAUZE UXDEH-

SHIIiTS for Hen fsnd Jioyn.

Their Merchant Tailoring Department in ntockod with all stylto of

Scotch, English, French and Domestic

CASSIMERES, CLOTHS, COATINGS AND VESTINGS.

DltlCSS

r'EfiSf

MIDDLE ROOM OPERA IIOI NE BCILDIXCi. ee-tf