Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 3, Number 16, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 19 October 1872 — Page 8

MIRTHFUL MORSELS.

Virginia bu seventeen (tomac mills, and flatters herself on samac-tivity in that line.

An umbrella deserves no credit for Ita services, for it never does any good until it is "pat op" to it. "Has Doctor much practice now?" "Oh. yen, I agisted i» laying out three his patients last week.""

Men generally criticise girls figures, but when a girl has a few thousand) of her own they generally think the figures about right.

Robert McCreery, son of Ex-Senator McCreery, of Kentucky, is about to marry a Miss Athy,

that State.

A thy ism is the creed for hi in. Why is coal the most contradictory article known to commerce? Because when purchased, instead of going to the buyer it goes to the cellar.

A man shouted thus to a supposed friend: "Hello, Zene! Ob! excuse me I thought you were another man Laconic stranger "I am J"

A sacrelifrious thief stole all the chairs at a Met hodiatCbnrch in Charles ton, S. C., and the exploit has become the "standing joke of the congrega tion.

A pupil in one of the pnhlic schools recently revised an old saying found in his grammar, as follows: "It i* better to give than to receive—a good liek ing." "Will your puppy bite?" drawled a languid young exquisite to the owner of a beautiful little Scotch terrier "Yes, but he is'nt a cannibal," was the satisfactory reply. "How does that look, eh?" Baid big-fisted Wall street man to a friend holding up one of his brawny bands "That," sxid the friend, "looks though you'd gone short on soap."

Now, John, suppose there's a load of hay on ono slue of the river and a jackass on the oth'»r, and 110 bridge, and the river's too wide to swim, how cm the Jackass got to the hay "f «ive it up." "Well, that's Just what tho other jackass did."

An old agricultural laborer in Eng land tried it singular method of evangelizing his family. Beingremonstratod willi hy the pastor for not "brinir ing up" his buys as ho should, ho repli ed,'"I dti no ow 'tis, sir I order'em down t» pray night and tnornin', and when tlnv wont down I knocks 'em down, and yet they a'n't good."

IngcniiiH Pennsylvania has invented anew dylo for textilo fabrics, which destroy* the eyesight of semnstreHses rapidly and completely. From a purely toxicorogic.tl point of view tho ex-

forlment

may be very interesting, but

these d.tys of irsenie and aniline, unscientific people may hesitate to stand tho thirds of the dye if they have to "go it blind."

I ko«'p tho beat bread," said a certain baker to a poor fallow who complained of the inferior quality of tho article he had purchased of him the day before. "I don't doubt if,-' replied the customer. 'Then why do you complain," asked the baker. "Because 1 would suggest that you keep the bid and sell the best." was tno reply, llo wont out and sali ly dodged a broad tin. y/

A I'A LIA NT MA S IN IS It A EL.

Ait Incident in the. Life of Peter Cart• wriyht—llvt I'uyilixtic Ability.

As it hns been said of John Knox, so it may be st.id ot Peter Carlwright He never feared tho face of man." In Cromwell's army |hu would certainly have commanded a division. In his |honest and courageous zeal, united Iwith a tact and address which never ^deserted bim. be would have been a mmi after Old Noll's own hoirt. The following Is an amusing illustration, taking from his autobiography "Our last quarterly meeting was a campmoeting. We had a great many tents and a largo turn-out for a new country, and, porhaps, thero was a gr«aier collection of rabble and rowdies. Thoy came drunk, and armed with dirks, clubs, knives, and horse whips, and swore they would break up th» meeting. Aner interrupting us verv much on Saturday night, they collected early on Sunday morning, determined on aw'ticra! riot.

UODIIS

P. H. m'KLPBESH, J. BASAKD,

DHCENIX FOUNDRY

AND

MACHINE SHOP,

McELFRESH BANARD,

Cor •rsrinfh and Eafle Hlrctta,

(Near Passenger Depot,)

Prleea

o'clock

I was appointed to preacb. About the lino I was half through my discourse two very line dressed young men marched into tho

congregation

loadod whips, and hats on, and rose up and stood in the midst of the ladies Mid began to laugh and talk. They were near the stand, and I requested them to dcamt and sot oil' the soats, but hey mmod mo and told me to aiilnd my own business, and said they would not get down. 1 stopped trying to preueh and called tor a mania

last

frute. 'I'liert* were two at hand, but I HHw they were both afraid. I ordered thotn to take these men into custody. They Baid thoy could not do it. I told them, asl left* the stand, to command mo to lake them, and I would do It at the risk ol my life. They ordored me to stand olf but I advanced. Ono of them made a pass at ine with his whip, but I closed with him and Jerked him out of»he soat. regular riot then ensued. The congregation by this time were all in commotion. 1 heard the magistrate give general ord« ii», commanding all friends of order to aid in suppressing tho riot. In tho tho sou file 1 threw my prisoner down, mid held him fast, he tried bis best to gtt loose I fold hltn to bo quiet or I would p* und him. Tho mob ros®, and rushed on to ho rescue or the two prisoner*, for t'»»*y bad taken the other youtig man i-1 *o An old and drunken magistrate eauio op to me and ordered me to let my prisoner go. I told him I •hould not. He swore if I did not he would kn«H'k down. I told him to crack away. Then one of my friends, lit my request, to»»k hold of my prison* or, and the drunken Justice made pass at me, but 1 parried the stroke and seised him by tbe collar and the hair of the h»»ad, and, fetching hituf audden jerk forward, brought him to be quiet, or 1 would pound him well. The moo then rushed to the scene they knocked down seven magistrates, and several preachers and others. I gave up niv drunken prisoner to another. and threw myself In front of the friends ot order. Just at this moment the ringleader of the mob and met he made three passes at uie, .•ing to knock me down. The I wst .1 ,., ne •inn at uie, by the forceo* h! ffbri he threw the side ot lib facv :a- ird me. It seemed %t that moment I had qui power to realst tempution, and I •truck a audden blow in tho butt^i the ear, and dropped him to the earth Just at that »h«» frier,ds of order roahc by hondrviia on the mob, knocking them down in every direction. In a f«w minutes the place became to strait tor the uiob, and they wheelel ahd fled In every direction but we secured about thirty prisoners, marc bed them oil to a vacant tent, and put them under guard till Monday morning, wh*n they were tried» and every tait wa* Cn«rd to the utmost

Terre-Haute, Ind.

Manufacture SteamTEngines, Mill Machin try, House Fronts, Circular Saw Mills, Coal Shaft Machinery and all kinds Iron and Brass Castings, Smoke Stacks, Breechings,

BOILERS,

And all kinds of Sheet Iron Work. Repairing done promptly. tf

LIFF & SON'S

BOILER

AND

•,

•4

Sheet Iron Works,

Xtf -T

J'TRST STREET,

*4!

"Between Walnut and Poplar1

ALL BOILERS

8*. fT

,* 9 rSfi

Tested by Government tion.

Everything Warranted Perfect

AND

Satisfaction Guaranteed.

tr-

ALL KINDS OF

BOILERS MADE,

AND ALL KINDS OF

Sheet Iron Work Done.

LOW

REPAIRING

OF ALL KINDS

DONE 01* SHORT NOTICE. ee-2m.

pRAIRIE CITY ,4

with

Planing Mills.

i®'SiMiM i*^"4 1"'%.

tiwif

3. :r. 1'. 4.

CLIFT & WILLIAMS,

-»V Manufttctnrera of

Sash, Doors, Blinds,

WINDOW A DOOR FRAMES,

MOULDING BRACKETS

STAIR RAILING. BALLUSTERS,

NeweU Poets,

Flooring,

?.f j.

Pine Lumber,

of the

U*."

a if r.

VERY CHEAP.

Prtnt$, (o Muslins* Jeanett. Tweeds. Itomesiic Flannels. Cheap Shawls. IPenim. Hickory• Shirting Cheeks. Ticking, 4Tc., A'c.

f/i ereaftermade will be

In spec-

^"4^

at 'any Snop

la (he State..

fj. j-

't1"

Siding,

And all d«

erlptlona ot

FINISHING LUMBER,

I"t S

Wboleaale and Retail dealer* In

Latn

& Shingles,

Roofing,

AJHP rfi. FELT.

Custom Aawlng, fianin« and Wood Turning done to order. All work warranted. Or. Ninth Mulberry Str—U. +iL

pRICES REDUCED ON A

TfcKRF-HAUTF, SATURDAY EVENING MAIL, OCTOBER 19, 1872.

^iB

Tj&~

THAT

TUELL, RIPLEY & DEMING,

ARE CLOSING OUT THEIR GREAT

Retail Stock of Dry Goods,

IN ORDfiR TO ENGAGE IN THE

WHOLESALE BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.

Now is the time to buy as the goods we offer are desirable, and are being generally sold at cost, and a complete line of staple fabrics at but a trifling advance.

WALL PAPER!

WALL

NEWS

To moat of the community than who is to be the next President,

FOR

Personal expense* is the part of the gn "problem of finance" best understood

A- "ir

PAPER

R. BUCKELL'S,

No. 48 Ohio Street.

The Immense sales of the post few weeks necessitated a renewal of stocte, which Is dally arriving, among which are some of the

Choicest .Gold Papers,

AXD DECORATIONS

Ever brought into the city.

«r* All orders for Pappr-Hanglng, Kalsomlnhig, Painting and tine Graining promptly attended to.

1MIXTH, OII.H, OLASS, Aer jl-tf

GOOD"

Stock of Boots and Shoes, is mSre lmpoHani

JSAAC BALL,

reat

THOSE

Who have Iho "understanding of a large Family to look after In "hard times," and bnt few were

BORN

lucky as not to need some of N. An* drews' goods, unless they go

BARE-FOOTED,

Or pay higher prleea for poor *r goods elaewbere. N. ANDREWS' keeps at 111 Main street, Tem-Hante Ind. «e-tf

WILLIAM

M. BARR,

PAINTER,

Fifth Street, bet. Mala aid Okl«,

DBALKR IH

Paints, Oil and Glass.

AT AKD BELOW COST.

Silks. l'oplins. Jllpacas. Other Dress Goods. Gloves of alt kinds. Hosiery. Vt U*hite Goods.

Recollect that the goods offered at cost, and less are those that usually bear the largest commission.

'JSC TUELL, RIPLEY & DEMING,

ALL PAPER!

Plushes. Japanese Poplins. Imported Cambrics. Other Summer Dress G'ds Fringes and Trimmings. Hibbons. B-ws. Fine Laces. ./ Fine Fans. Children's Fine Hosiery. Cloak ings.

Embroideries. JLaces. Fine Handkerchiefs. l*adif Cloths. sss» Opera Flannels. \s. Fine Table Linens. Fine JVapkins. Towels and Irish Linen. Shawls. Lace Jackets. Wlelvets. Marseilles Quilts.

Tcrre-Haute, Ind.

pfSS'i

UNDERTAKER,

And Embalmer of the Dead,

Is prepared to execute all orders in bis line with neatness and dispatch, corner of Third and Cherry streets, Tem-Hante. 60-tf

SHIRTS

Made to Order. Fit Guaranteed.

ALL NUMBERS IN STOCK.

Constantly on hand the

Fiscst Rtsek Seat*' raraUlilaf Oesdala the City.

UXDKB NATIONAL H0?SB.

Q. EPPELENE,

'v DEALER IN

FIXE WINES AND LIQUORS,

Is. Isath rsartk llfstt, feneB-U.

KTAKOS FIRST OX THE

RECOKB OF FAME [ASD

ITS FVTCBE BRIGHTER

THAW ETER.

8l^?

'o*1?.®®®*

MusicBooksaifublisliersTrices

Silver Sons Pare Oold •liver Spray i*rlae «p«rklin(r Knbles.. frown Dow Drops Charm lory

MnnaOMtarers of the

DOUBLE SET

TREBLE CELESTE,

Bnrdelt Imperial,

COMBINATION

IND ORGAN KINO.

May, 1872. •.

fri,

The "New" Wheeler & Wilson! UNIVERSAL FAVORITE*

THE WHEELER & WILSON, Celebrated Family Sewing Machines!

HATE ATTAINED PERFECTION.

The old style ot these machines was the best in its day, but the latest, Silent, Adjustable Feeder, is perfection and no mistake. All are Invfied to call at our cew and spacious Show Rooms, Hudson's Block, opm-

w©

POt lD f&vor of th6

It afford* as mnoh pleasure to announce to the musical public of Indiana, that w* have appointed MR. L. KIHsNKlt, ot Terre-Haute, our Uencrai

vicinity, our preference being for him to represent our iwtory iwcuuso of our havlnc known him for the paHtelghteeu years and our consideration for him as ono of thereof experienced and reliable muslciiins and beft Judges of musical jpsirumehtx In the"*

If 1 -A I MM \T I ^an Aal MKIIhK*I nn I I A lltA III t/llt II Atl Ilk

We would commend Mr. KNner'ii establishment to tho attention of tho*o who may purchase muslrnl nrtlclea of any kind—espocially organs and planov, his ntiMa of which not being made up of poor inKtrumenl* to sell at:iarK« proflU, but of Mie.ta have been carefully selected and which he, as an accomplished musician and a dealer «4 Integrity and high commercial xtandltig can conscientiously o/rer Ills custoioersaoA warrant for genuine excellence and for being the

Tvrre-Hants Ind I For bargains go the I*A LACE OF UHIC.

yf •(,

Bay Pianos, Organs, Melodeons,

OR AMY ARTICLE COMPOSf^CJ TFf E MUSIC USE OF THE.

Great Headquarters of MusiC

At Terre-Hantc, Indfnnn.

KISSNER'S PALACE OF MU.7JC No. 4Si Ohio Street, South Side of

ITS MERITS

SEII.

NOT FAIL TO 81

THIS MACHINE.

consider it no trouble, but a pleasure, to show to every one ior

"New Faintly Sewing Machine and to convince our visitors of their1 decll« Miperiort-

Wheeler & Wilson, we will prove to you that it tat

Every Machine FULLY WARRANTED for fch-re years. irjf. SIT MX EH A CO., General ITesterM Agent*.

BRANCH OFFICE FOR WESTERN INDIANA,

HUDSON'S BUILDING, OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE, TERRE-HAUTE,"

MARSHALL H. SCIIOOLJiY, Manager.

N. B.—Good Salesmen can find permanent employment at this office.

'. W. H. Paige & Co., MUSIC DEALERS,

A well sclectod stock of

SHEET MUSIC'

PER

DOZ.

3 60

«o

3 eo 3 60 eo 3 60

Any of above by single copy or dozen. Tailing and Repairing Promptly done by a ('OHIKPIPIII U'orltmen W. H. PAIGE *CO^ Cor. Sixih and *«n «l». N. B.—Pianos. Organs and Melodeons for rent.

The Burdett Organ Agency,

For Terrc-llaute and Vicinity.

Fresh from tho JinbllshcfR. Dlll M* A FIFKN For the Cain(nlgu.

Anything in the muMc lino furnished prom riily.

Orders from the country rtollclted. m-

AK MU for

VERY REST OF THEIR KINO. The Burdett Organ Company

A Splendid Assortment of the above Unrivalled Instruments Constantly 011 Hand. L. KIKflWER, Hole Agent for the B(TItTETT ORGAMt

MONEY MADE AND SAVED.

that city amd

ERII i*£

MSA.

the la\nn

MOLE AOEXT FOB THE

World Renowned Knabe Pianos,

Klerk* aa4 the Pairat (irelAido.

Wholesale and retail aaency for the unrivaled BURDfCTT OKOANK, KFF'IHAVI SILVER TONOUK onl oiherx. 1'uukm and Organs rut 1 'Jit* nt will puy iorlham. I All klnd»o( Ma'lc lMtmmi Mt repnlH by roroneleut »r»tkmau,