Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 4, Number 11, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 13 September 1873 — Page 1

Vol. 4.—No. 11.

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THE MAIL.

Office, 3 South 5th Street.

(Written lor The Matl.l THREE POETS.

BY K. ft. IIOPI158.

One sang t° the fabl»*i iramortal*, The god* 01 the wind and tbe rain, Till their fuiy WSM hashed to a marnmr—

A sob as of Infinite p» la. But the slngfr grew heartsick and weary. The *ong and the winger were not, And only the gods of the tempest

Remembered, all otheni forgot.

Another one sang to his comrade*. TheOod-bonored love favored few Whose sublimely majestic measures

Are ringing the c*nturles through. And the robe and the crown of their glory, For only one moment were hi*, Yet what were life's wealth and Its splendor,

Compared a triumph like this 1

Yet another one sang, and the people Htood still for a moment of rest And blessed, they knew him a brother—

The J«wllest song was the best. And the weary ones alter the burden, Htlll heard at the set of tberan, That chorus ot wonderful sweetness, liong after the singer was gone.

The first singer sung to the ages, Where naught but our dreaming* belong The second unto his own glory

The third to the glory of song. Though 1 too like him be forgotteB, My future be e'en as the past. May only my song b« remembered,

Would (Jod I might sing as the last.

Town-Talk.

A JUDOB CAUOHT.

T. T. wonders if the readers of Tbe Mail havo ever noticed how quickly and correctly the newsboys on the cars explain?' —A LKARNBR. read character. Thoy pass through the train canting glance* ahead to see what kind of a customer thoy are coming to next, and select from their stock accordingly. They scorn to say to thnuiseive* "This is a blood-and thunder customer,—this is a love-sick customer,— this Is a highly Intellectual customer, this a moral one, a4d this one rather looas." 80 man and woman can loam the estimate In which they are held, by Ike class of literature deposited for tbelr Inspection. After five or six boys havo gone to the bottom of their pile for tho Felice Uaxetto or tbe Days Doings, to deposit on the seat,the man or woman inay as well conclude that the cast of countenance Is not of tho highest typo of purity and innocence.

Not long s*«c© T. T. was riding out of town a little way with a Judge, or they call him Judge, who was learnedly and fluently discussing this subject. He called T. T's attention to the mannor In which tho boy studied his customers aud stilted his wares to their appearance*. "Now," says the Judge, who was sitting in tbe seat front of T. T., "that boy will not throw down any of his trash beside me. Yoti see If he doos." Tbe youth approached casting his sly but penetrating glances before hltu. He saw tho Judge three or four seats aboad. He glanood at him two or three times as he slowly approached. Tbe Judge put on, or let come on very naturally, his dignified aud Intelligent air ao well suited to the bench. The boy came on fumbling over his tnagasino* and paper*, evidently hunting for something appropriate for his Honor. lie deposited Harper's Weekly in the seat before the Judge, but evidently he could not find any thing suited to the dignity and Intelligence before him. He hesitated, and finally turned and went back to the front of the oar. "There," said the Judge, "I told you so. Bet you ten to one he has gone back for Scrlbner's, or the Science Monthly, or something of that order." T. T. declined to bet, for he had no doubt tbe Judge was correct, or might be. Soon the boy returned with an air of satisfaction which seemed to say "I'll bet I'll hit thst old covey now." As he resumed his distribution of literature he threw carelessly into the seat with '-the Court," a "Life of Jaiuee. Fiske," with a big picture of Jim on the front cover and another of

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"hard" upon either of these gentlemen T. T. did not intend to be personal. T. has been on his good behavior for some time and will not intentionally offend anybody. He Is sorry, in fact, bis grief Is beyond expression, that he should be suspected, and publicly reported, to be saying hard things. He prided himself that what be wrote was rather soft.

MYSTERIOUS.

A skeleton is said to have been found by the gas men while digging for the new pipes, on South Sixth street, in front of the resldenoe of a prominent citixen. Though the Grand Jury has been in session all tho week that citizen has not been arrested. This strange negligence of duly on tbe part of the Jury adds greatly to tbo mystery of this affair. The skull is said to bave had the appearance of having formerly been covered with Jialr. In fact some hair was found with the bones. Yot, so far as T. T. can learn, no pains has been taken to compare the color of the hair with waterfall or switch of wife of the citizen. This finding of skeletons on Sixth street is getting te be altogether too common an affair. Of course every bouse has its skeleton, but why the aristocratic families living on ibis fashionable avenue should bo permitted to have their street honey-combed with skeletons passes tho comprehension of T. T. The Grand Jury must attend to this matter. Let justice be done though tbe social heavens fall.

Husks and Nubbins.

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AX EXPLANATION.

•Will Husks rnd Nubbins retract or

Husks and Nubbins will not retract as to "explaining," It matters little whether he does that or not. If "A Learner" did not understand the article, no explanation will help hlin to do so. There Is little gained by argument, or rathor by disputation, fbr that is what It all comes to in the ond. Whenever one begins to argue he ceases to be just. It is all to carry his point tbeu, to do so he uses arguments which ho himself knows to be fallacious, in the hope that they may deceive his readers or bearers. When I find Huxley oversetting Darwiu's Philosophy of Language, no matter how conclusive the logic may be, I feel assurrod that IVtrwln has equally good argument on bis side, and that both of them would deceive mo if they could rather than lose the victory.

Tho only thing one cia -do is to say what is in him, what is his 6wn, and make no defenoe of it. If it is true it needs no defence, and if It is not true no defence can perraaoently avail it. Speak, and be silent. The world shall judge whether it be true or not.

Nothing can be understood which is not taken In the wteole. There are many apparent contradictions In Nature when considered by themselves, but a more comprehensive view reduces them to law and order. So every thinker will appear to be a bundle of contradictions, if his thought is taken only la detached portions. Anyone who haa studied Carlyle in (Ac maM has been able to si a the truth from him. But when one finds htm saying, I will say rather that, for a genuine man, it la uo evil to be poor that there ought to ba Literary Men poor,—to show whether they are genuine or not!'1—It Is evident that tbe statement must be taken In that modified sense which the context throws around It. 80, too, when Emerson says, "With consistency a great soul haa nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall,"—his meaning is not mistaken by one who reads what precedes and what follows the declaration, because this la the atmosphere through which tbe statement is to be viewed. So when "Husks and Nubbins'* says that "every thought that is new Is good," tbo sense of the expression Is to be gathered in some de­

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from tbo rest of tho article. Bnt "A Learner" might have found a mors fortunate illustration lo try the ab-

tbe back cover, and strict rule by. For him to aay that "the editor of Tbe Mail is known by all

necks and abort sleeves." What the the world to be a conscienceless liar," might, perhaps, bo to make a novel

Judge Mid T. T. did not hear, lor though ordinarily quiet citiaen T. T. statement," but it certainly would roared louder than ten bull* of Hash- not be to apeak a uew thought," an. It was too much for tbe risible Novel statements and new thoughts of T. T. snd the cream of the Joke is may be widely different things. that the Judge thought the fellow had made a mistake, but T. T. thought he learner" thst "it requires more rosily did bit the old fellow exactly genius to repress than to publish," and showed a better knowledge of tome modification is needed. If be physiognomy than he expected. It means to say that It required wore was loo good to keep, Let nothing be genius for Charlotte Bmnte to iwid to the Judg« about it, for it la not a sutyect upon which he oarea to converse.

Tbe Professor" than to prod nee Vlllette," we disagree very atrenooosly. An ordinary mind may repress and an ordinary mind, publish,

TheKx prose said Sunday morning^ bat it requires something more than that "T. T. Is saying hard things aa ordinary mind to tAmA ww fAe*?*!# again." T, T. desires to have it und*rstood that in what be said last SUturdsy in reference do the Individual of indebtedness to others after reading whom lis asked "Is it man or beast?" Goethe's confession," Xo true man be dl not allude to either of the edf- ever wa»**«r ever will bo ashamed to tors of tho Kxprt** If there was any make such acknowledgment—and leesi thiamin that article which appeared of all the original man. Everyone of

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us is indebted to everyone that ever gave tbe world a new thought, and there Is pride rather than ahame In the acknowledgment but that is no reason why we sbonld steal each other's thoughts, or oonsurae time and space by stringing out a weary length of platitudes which have been fkmlliar to the whole human family for a long time. Lot him keep his lips sealed who baa nothing to say but, If yon are virtuous you will be happy." It were much better for him to prove, If he can, that if you are virtuous you will be miserable, or that if you are a mean, scoundrelly villain you will bo the hsppiest man alive Better, I say, because the constant iteration of moral maxims tends to bring morality into contempt whereas the strenuous enunciation of a new lie may set people on tbe track of finding the truth.

If we might be permitted to give A Learner" a little word of advice It would be this: Put up your oompa^ses and squsre and take down your batobnt ro microscope. Don't be satisfied to be a mere measurer—going about to measure every *t- new thing thst bss been said, to see whether tbe point is just in the center or the logic runs in direct parallels. Cut some old error down at the roots, or fine oat some new truth, if it is so small that it requires to bo magnified forty million diameters to become visible but don't be a mere critic and coinplalner. To make, not to measure, that is the golden rule of every young man especially.- sHas "Husks and Nubbins" explained?

Fashions' Fancies

Currant red is the new autumn color. The winter bonnet will be a "charming modification" of the head gear now worn.

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The term "catspaw" has been substituted for "scalloped" to designate tbe new style of srranging tbe hair

Ladles are beginning to use colored starch for their ruffs, as did the beauties of the court of good Queen Bess.

Long waists, short sleeves and high ruffs will be tbe distinguishing characteristics of feminine street garments next winter. ,**

A novelty, very stylish, is a two-inch wide*rlbbon fastened on each shoulder at the back, then crossed with ends cut short and loft to hang.

Appearances are that purplo will be the prevailing color in street costumes this season, just as brown was, spring and rifle green last winter.'^

Lobe or stud ear-rings, especially if diamond or pearl, continue In fashion, though pendants bave by no means gone out of fashion, and never w^ll.

Brown tinted note paper is now fash ionable in London. The note sheet is cot in legal shspe, and turns at tbe top Instead of at the side. Tbe novelty will soon be tbe rage in this country.

Overskirts are to be discarded for promenade costumes and indoor toil eta, next winter. Skirts will be trim mod with puffing, etc., to simulato overskirts, and for this purpose laoe will be much used. The idea oomes from Worth.

It is said thst freckles are going to be fashionable for a season, on account of tbe leading belle at a well-known watering place being gifted with them. They can be touched on with common marking Ink and a fino brush in a way to escape detection.

Of tbe now fall redingotes for girls the "Lulu" sod "Nellie" designs are the prettiest and most easily adjusted. Both are double breasted, but one has a side seam while the other Is quite loose in front, only oonfined by ths belt. The "Lulu" is best adapted for suits tbe "Nellie" for an Independent garment. T.

Tbe first Importation of French bonnets for tbe Autumn shows something likes return to original bonnet sbspss. They havo broad crowns and high coronets cut in square turrets, or else dipping fronts with flaring sides. They also bave very full fooe trimmings, while at tho back Is a band that suggests a rotarn to capes. Most of the trimmings in ths way of flowers and feathers are massed at the back, bat there Is very little pendent drapery, of laoe, ribbon orallk.

Fashion has decreed that tho beautlfal rvdingote shall be alt the go this season. One of tho leading fttahion mag* sloes for Ooptotsber says: "The favor attained by ths radingote, with tbe fsct of Its general adoption by persons of refined taste, Is convincing proof of tho popular and convenient characteristics It embodies. Conspicuous among theoo. qualities is Its adaptability to all wsarera, whether old or young. Upon tbe lit* tie girl It is all ease and graco, and tho older sister bm the conaekxiaiMWS of being modtshljr and elegantly arrayed If clothed with such a garment, while tbe mother loses nothing of her dignity by adopting a stylo that materially heightens tbo effect of her eostoms.*

People and Things.

Oough is on the lecture stage again, and won't go off. Mr. Drake, of Minnesota, has a dock of a daughter that swims a mile.

T. Nast is registered on the alphabetical list of arrivals at Boston aa "Nast,

A Miohlgan man with forty-eight children has just married his sixth wife.

Tbe rival sewing machine men are strewing the land with tbelr bitterness.

A Saratoga belle will swoar to fifteen rejected suiters, and so will tbey to her probably.

Two more New Orleans editors, the Bee and the Sun, have fought a duel. The Bee was the worse stung.

In Chicago wives get divorced because their husbands' legs are too long for tbem to keep step with.—[Boston Globes v:» ,1*

A Beloit editor takes it upon himself to say thst rows, elephants and rhinoceroses may run gracefully, but women never.

A sign in an Ohio city beariog the words "Smith Manufacturing Company," throws some light on the query as to where ail the Smiths come from.

One paper having said that "Unrequited love was the toothache of the soul," another editor suggests that the only way t,o stop it is to u^e somp gold filling.

A Western paper explains Joaquin Miller's frenzied style by saying that be has had three wives. Some men die under it, and some go crazy and write poetry.

The genial George A. Buskirk, who disciplined tbe Bloomington barkeeper with bis little pistol, has returned from the Cleveland lunatic asylum much improved in besltb.

A Nebraska man, on his dying bdd, remembered that his wife was smoking some hams, and he said "Now, Henrietta, don't go to snuffling around and forget them hams." vr^

Job Victor, of Augusta* (la., ^Has written seven chapters of Proverbs, including 5,114 words, on the back of a postal card. There are some points in a

An Illinois county clerk refused to issue a marriage license because the man was only four feet high, while tbe woman was six. Tbe clerk obstinately insisted that if it wasn't against the law it ought to be. ^^4

During an address by Prof. Peck, at Trenton Falls, recently, a gentleman in tbe audience arose hastily to his feet and with pathetic tenderness remsrked,

Ouch!" He bad been sitting on a wasp, and the wasp had just noticed it, It is told of one of the "supes" who removes chairs from tbe stage of a Troy theatre with ^roat effect, that on tbe death of Edwin Forreat being anupunced to him, while standing on a hotel stoop, he exclaimed, with a dra matlo gesture: "Great God! another one of us gone 1" 4.it/

A constable at Paw Paw, Mich., or dered a peddler to put a collar on his dog. The peddler aakod him who wss running that dog, and the constable drew a revolver and sbot the dog dead. Tbe peddler drew bis revolver and sbot tbe constable dead, and having plied him up with the dog, drove on.

Slg. Henry Balleni, the performer who is executing rope-walking feats over the gorge on the Niagara river on a rope fourteen hundred feet long, concludes his performance by dropping one hundred and fifteen feet into tbe river. When bo oomes to tbe sarfsoe be is banled Into a smsll boat and wrapped io blankets.

An Atlsnta paper says: "Three towering Intellects mst on tbe streets yesterday—Stephens, Hill and Toombs." And tbe towering intellects wore hata like other men, shook hands, snd walked in different directions, each aring look on his countenance of admiration for himself, and turning bis quid of plug, jruminantlj. in bis intela a

As an illuatration of the wide-spread uac of certain popular title is related that a gentleman recently stepped Into a saloon In Denver, and cried oat la akiud, cheery tone: "Hello! oome, Professor, take a drink." Six moo sittlag la the saloon at once arose and came forward, while a bootblack, wbooe st-nd was just outside the door, and a passing corn doctor smilingly accepted tbo invitation, and stepped la.

A man about fifty years of sgo, socompanied by a wife who looked still older, applied at the ticket otSee of the Central road yesterday for tickets to Jackson. Whoo told tho price ho demarred and asked for cond-class aoeommodations. Tb* re wer* none to be had, and after wltbdrtwing for a eonsaltation ho returned t* the window and asked: "Well, wont yon knock off a dollar if tbe oi woman will ride on the platform '—{Detroit Free Press.

Feminitcms*

The hsppiest women, like the happiest nations, bsve no history. A girl In Elyrls, Ohio, who wants future, is learning tbo oarpenter's trade.

Tom Thumb's wlfo (Mrs. 8t rat too) haa recovered from her tumble downstairs.

A Carlinvllle (111.) woman broke her leg while kicking berbu«band for kissing tbe milk-woman.

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Mrs. Mary Housekeeper is candidate for school superintendent in Cass county, III. What's in a name

ANew Mexico woman desired to get ber baby into heaven, so she Jnst pinched its nose while it wss nursing.

Tbe Italians bave a pi*verb that He who takes an eel by the tail or a woman by the tongue is sure to come off emptyhanded.

A woman named Berka exhibited a patent churn of her own manufacture at a Kansss folr, and secured premium.

Lord Shaftesbury says that the deadliest stroke at the confessional in England weuld be to make women the confessors.

Nilsson's real name was Tornernjoim, but she couldn't risk the ruination of her voice every time she had to tell who she was. -1

A Madison avenue girl broke off ber engagement just because ber lover wanted to borrow five dollars of her. Think of it!

Very fashionable ladies find it impossible to navigate Fifth avenue unless they are towed by an elaborately gottenupSpitr. dog.

The Rhode Island factory girt wbo was scalped by the machinery, wants to know how to recover ber lost locks. First catch your bare.

An Indianapolis woman, four weeks married, kisses ber husband good bye when he goes to the back end of tbe garden to feed tbe pig.

Tbe Dubuque M. E. district conference, in session at Mooticello laat week, licensed Mrs. Isabella Hartsough, of Epwortb, to preach.

Mrs. Lotta Warner, one wbo knows, says that girls who run away with spangled circus men must expect to be beaten by drunken husbands.

A Cincinnati servant girl was looking through a key-bole when some acid struck and destroyed her eye. She sued for damages, but all sho got was tbe damaged eye.

Tbo Homo Journal says of low-nCCked dresses, that "more cases of seduction, elopement and domestic ruin have arisen from these wanton temptations than from all other social causes." ^X

An Exchange says that "woman is like tar only melt hor, and she will take any form you please." She Is not unfrequently a Tartar, also only get her, and you will take any form sbe pleases. ,,, ,4

A lady from Pennsylvania spent two weeks among tbe fashionables at Saratoga, and, when tbe time for departure came, to the utter horror of all tho other ladies, it was found she bad only one trunk.

A Georgia bride is described in one of tbe local papers as looking a Tory lily cradled in tbe golden glimmer of some evening lake—a foam-fiec,snowyf yet sun-flushed, crowning the ripplings of some soft Southern sea.

A lady of the shoddy aristocracy at St. Joe found on returning from a walk some call-cards on ber table, Sbe called a servant in great haste, saying: "John, John, take these and run quick I tbem ladies Is forgot tbelr tickete."

A Vienna correspondent says: Tbe ladies of Vienna wear no bustles, and we may as well speak plainly, and add that it Is because most of tbem need none. In sll other res poets tbey follow tbe same fashions that the American ladles adopt.

Two young ladies, Miss Molllo Mansfield and Miss Kate McDonald, foil into a lake from a pleasure boat, near St. Joseph, recently, and were rescued by a young lawyer, E. H. Bern bard, ol St. Joseph. It is not stated which of tbe girls will msrry the lawyer,

A San Francisco milliner baa invented a hat which will probably sell well io cases where blushing is not so spontaneous ss It might be, or ased to be. Wben tbo wearer bows or lowers tho bead abruptly, a tiny pair of steel damps compress tbe arteries on earb aide of tbo temples, sending tho blood to the cheeks.

A ball at the White Su Ipbcr Springs to thus described: "Hero, there and everywhere glided creature* more fair than ever peopled the rapt eat dream oi love from poet's brain. Laughing, ehaU#ring,flirtlng, winding through unnumbered labyrinthine mates of quadrille, cotillkm, waits and gallop, were beings more radiantly bright and beauteous th*a tbo Hoarl of Mohammedan ParAdio-."

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Connubialities.

Illinois claims to have the most elopements. A criminal court—Sparking another man'a wife.

Portland, Me., has a "Widow's Wood soolsty"—but who ever knew of a widow who wouldn't?

Olir« Logan doesu't believe that one married couple out of twenty bave any love for each other.

A good way to find out if there is obnoxious gas in a well is to lower yoar mother-in-law by a rope.

Syracuse has had three failures on tbo part of husbands to murder their wives, and is a little diaoouraged.

An Iowa bride pulled ber husband's hair while going home from the sacred altar, and he walked straight to a lawyer.

Tbe Arabs have a fondness for little women, and a tall woman is as certain to live an old maid as if she resided in Boston.

Tney aall Mra. Wray of Georgia unfeeling because sbe chewed gum while her husband was being laid-away in the silent tomb.

Two couples in Kansas entered into a courting match for the championship of tbo State, and tbe victorious couple sst up forty-nine hours.

A well-known authoress gives it as an item of domestic felicity that tho man of tbe family should be absent at least alx hours per day.

A ladjr of Biddeford, Mo., drew 95,000* in tbe Kentucky lottery, and now claims that she is able to draw any young tnan in the town.

A Nebraska man, who boat his wife with a harness-tug, was soundly flogged by fourteen women, a crowd of men standing by to see fair play,

A Lalayette (lnd.) woman publicly returned thanks to God that sh9 had been permitted to ouClive her husband because he wouldn't let ber bo luuners-

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Tbe Cincinnati girl who, on the night of ber marriage, was kicked out of bed by her husband, who had the nightmare, wrote to a friend the next day, saying that her wedded life so far seemed like a horrid dream. 4i

Theloversol Holidaysburg, PA., have a peculiar way of showing affection. Tbey trim each other's finger nails, snd then wrap up tbe pieces in paper, and stow the bundle away in places convenient to where tbe beart-beat is felt.

A rocent law in Iowa reduces the fee for marriage licenses from 1.50 to 91.25. This is an Important reform, but if tho object is to encourage matrimony, some means ought to be found of reducing also tbe price of bread and butter, pork and beans and a variety of other articles.

A woman appeared at tho shop where her busbndd is employed a short time ago, and apologetically said "Jim is not well. You must excuse him from coming to work to-day. Ho and I had a little difficulty at the Ifreakfast tablo this morning snd be won't be able to work this week."

Hafix, that chinning Persian poet, says in his last novel—published a thousand years, more or less, ago— "Every man bss In his heart a cbaplet of eggs, of which each contains a love, tn order lo hatch one of these eggs is required only tho glance of a woman V* Very Oriental sentiment this.

Even Washington, least romantic of all cities, has hor Enoch Arden, bis nsme being prosaic Brown. He turned up a flsw days since, but, instead of pining snd dying, Brown incontinently booted his sucoesasor off tbe premises, and Mrs. Brown and tbe babies are now all his own, but be has to settle with tbe police court.

Tbe Rev. Hendryx, of Docatur, 111., has been sued for bresch of promise. Mis case is thus stated by local paper "Ho confesses th*t previous to bis wife's death the female who Is suing and himself mutually agreed to msrry whenever Providence should remove thetlfn existing female Impediment bnt that after Providence bad kindly done its part, be changed his mind."

A witness In a late divorce case kept ssylug that tho wife had a very retaliating disposition that she retaliated for every little thing.

Did you ever *ee her busbiod kiss ber ask^d the wife's counsel' Yes. sir, often."

Wbitdidsbedo on such occasions?'! .. She always retaliated, sir." St. Paul said it Is better to marry thao burn, but not so thinks Mr. William Jonea, an elderly bachelor who lives nosr Dayton, O.,

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fer burning to marrying. At any rate, being unmarried snd keeping house for himself, bo attempted, a few days since, to start his fire with coal oil, and tbe result wss, sa the free and untraznmoled press has so often to record, that Mr. Jones was terribly burned shout the foeo and breast, and disfigured for lift) He probably wishes that he had tak*n tho edv»«« oi St. Pail.