Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 7, Number 26, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 23 December 1876 — Page 1

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Vol. 7.—No. 26.

THE MAIL

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PEOPLE.

SftfiOND EDITION.

THAT DREADFUL OUT- VP BELL.

Hear the ringing of the bell What a world of mi«tr7 lUhuthionid doih tin claltcra—clatters on the Icy

Air uf morn,

Till sllpleasani dreams It «cntW*r»—waJtes Up to thoughts forlorn! Though is Ikr rtom our desire,

YV e.uant rbw to Itgkl the 'U Whil« wr »hlver—shiver—shlvrt— And the »Um allI se«m to

Aodthemarsaudmoon.siJllbrUht lMOt6(rtu at us and quiver in a comical Am wo'jTinuble, an wo stumble, and we luubievuiotbed, Am we tour fortn ice cold water and bathe f£rvwli). our beinf—

WbliVwe listen to the ringing Oi tbe bell -beil-Ml- ~I •-«-H"Ah we Utten to th« diiigJlng

Of tbatdrvad/ul get-up bell! •ear th^nierry breakfiwtbell! It bring* us thought* of good things, and wub it *.o nes Uie stuc-ll Of cofffe, and af beef steak and potatoes uuokiug hot, For the punctual early risers who are ready nu ih* spot— Far those wbo ueanl the rising bell, and got op in a hurry, .. Anil old not Ulte another nap, and then commence to skurry,

But tbe sioihful I ab! the slothful 1 be they out. or be they y»uthful. They who, half an i.our loo lauj,

Hear they Had au exupiy plat®, How they huuder at the bell, And it souuus to ibew a knell, AS ihey iUieu to t-.s swell 1th ft groan I Oh I what anguish do they feel s* ttn-y listen to the peal Of the bell—bell—bell—bell—bell! As they hear the folks go downTramp of boots and rustling IH»rn-

Left alone!

Then tbey vl«« tW*lr sk*h *lth sorrow, Vow they'll rtsa tMJiriss to-soorrow, A a

To the ringlug aifi. tiM utoginK of the bellil

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SCRAPS.

It is town talk that Santa Claua hasn't put anything lu Ray Jenckes' stockings for over thirty years. That Jim Voorheea is writing a tragedy for Earle, and tbat Earle expects to bring it out iq Indianapolis on tbe 1st of April. Tbat L. F. Perdue will try to get a bill through the Legislature fixing the price of ice for tbe coming seasonal tea cent* a pouud. —That JJ. Holinea still be Hevcs that if Peter Cooper could have a fair e«u..t he'd be counted In. That Will ltyce can write an advertisement blindfolded and with both bauds tied beblud his back, so near like the truth tbat he couldn't tell the difference himself. Tbat Frank Clark bus tele graphed Tilden tbat in case tbey are needed, be may draw at eight on blm for one hundred thousand troops fully armed and «i nipped. i»'That Wall ie Austin has roade ato* sllgnfcaaeet»t«ta travel next season with tbe Kellogg English Opera troupe as tbe star soloist.

TJiat Home* Jonee hi the besfcnaturod lawyer In town while be is in a goed humor, but very desperate wbeu ru filed tbat bo hs flfonio fvwry near throwing Judge Scott ootofrthe Window on several oocwioni, and that the Judge rather enjoys the outbursts.——Tbat Kleiar is tbe most de-perate and dan ger- us of the legal fraternity, and Lamb tbe mildest a»d mo4 l»n»port4 by native' modesty. That there exists oome kind of a secret compact among lawyers in tbls city to remain single, which Is working great harm to society, and tbat the crusaders are to bo reorganise to break It up and rescue the unhappy victims That fiefitral Cmfl la tbe chief officer 1o the unholy alliance and that W. K. Edwards is his •econd in command, and that a lkw of memhera, now In the hand* of an orn*a»l»»r, contain* the following name*: T. B, Long, John W. Davis, jsmea D. Brrwn, John R. T^mb, F.C. Dsnalds n. B. C. Davla, W. K. Blwards, A. B. Fe! senthal, A. J. Kelley, O. W. Klelaer, V. Marshall, Uotsce B. JoqfM, and a number of other* not well known, and that tbe whole lot la to be emphati eaily and eff^ctuslly bulldosed between this and spring.———That Mayor Edmunds ia going biaae a call (br troop* to pnt down the oold weather In tbe Third ward. -That Ospt. Hook's Jkmlly will dine Christmas on a materialised goose Ktufied with phantom muscle shells.--That the ^odge of giving a public ball for tbe betteflt of the Ladies Aid Society la tfHUn* nstber thin.

That there are mom men In town being supported by their wives than one would believe at first thought.

Tbat Terry, of the Journal. deolaree privately that If the worst comes to the worst he'll Uke a poetoflloe early In the spring. Tbat a tes| line of fllver-mounted Mre«tea»» are to be eatabliabed down Third street and up Sixth. That John & Jordon doeao*t cam wbo la declared President, eo be doeaat IntariMt with Ibe ftshlng.

That Daniel Deroada is tbe moat popular clerk at the Central bookstore. That W. W. Payne la lying back to ran for Mayor on tbe Independent tioket. That Ocraoailtnan Mohan can sing "The lAkea of KHlaroey" in tbe original Greek. That J. A. Vry dagh has none notion of rannlhg for olty engineer.—-—--That Harry Bun tin, in order to extend bis b«siM»«, to giving)

a floe steel-engraved portrait with every postage stamp sold. Tbat Ben. iiavena la going to open a recruiting office as soon ss the Legislature meets, and that on tbe strength of this rumor, tbere have been a number of anxtons inqulriee at the Uulon depot sa to tbe ahoiteet and moat expeditious route to Canada.— That when war li mentioned, Bsylesa Banna raises bis bead, gives an incredulous wink snd a^ksif the speaker bss ever beard Rogers singf He has an abiding faith tbat he and Rogers, by making a judicious tour of the beligerent States, oould speedily pnt everybody in a good humor and avoid bloodshed. Tbat the city council will be bulldosed sure If tbey don't dry up the tslk about sewers. Tbat Kit Smith says if it don't oost more than eight thoussnd dollars he's going to have a mustache just like Major Woods.

Tbat Ed Barton is negotiating for a (female semiaary or college In Oblo, and expects to come Into possession sometime next summer. Thst theater goeis would be very much dlscouraged were they to go to the Opera House and tall to eee thst brilliant galaxy of dramatic artists snd critics in tbeir accustomed seats In tbe front rows of orchestra chairs. It is resssuring to believa tbat tbey will always be there while managers are kind. That McKensie, tbe Terr* Haute House stewsrd, is another personage that would be sadly missed. Tbat the Opera House has now as gentlemanly a set of ushers as can be found anywhere. Thst all tbe balls during the remainder of the season wll'- be "grand" balls, and eacb succeeding one the most "successful" and ••enjoyable." Tbat there is some danger tbat Fechbeimer, tbe band some proprietor of the Cent Store, will give himself away instead of tbe doll,

Now Year's morning. That Hugo Duenweg yearns for the office of city treasurer. That if necessary Frank White will try and arrange his businesc so as to hold the Collectors office another year or two. -That tbere area number of patriots who might be induced to take it dff his bauds, if Morton, Hunter, and tbe others were to insist. Tbat in case there is another war Tom Jacksnn'to tb have a post suttlersbip. That John Paddock will be the next Republican candidate for county AHvlitor, and thst be will be elected by eight hundred majority. That the Fourth ward would do itself credit, at tbe special election next month, by electing 8am Merry to the «Oun0l whetber be wsutavt6 run or not. That Harry Trequair has recently falfen heir to a large estate in England and proposes to speiid It every cent in getting. Hanchett propei^y before tbe public In "Love's Sacrifice."—? Tl^at E. WalrtjMey stm malhtalif* that'fte eottM'play bundreary as well as Sothern if be opjy were given a fair chance.——-Th^t if Tilden to counted la Terre Hauto is sure of one cabinet appointment, one first class foreign ix iiurio^ eighteen consnliur appointments, and tw^nty-aix Indian agencies, bedde* one' hundred and eiglity-tbrce other offices and olerkahips of various klnda. Tbis Is reliable because a prom Inent Democrat bss been keeping Hat, and tbe fortunate partlea have assured htm of tbe promt** bating been made to them, and of their entire confid«nce that they should receive the good things promised. That if Tilden doesn't get to be President there'll be a good d#al of misery next spring. Thst tbe Cooper Lyceum might settle tbla qheatlon aa to wbo to ^titled to tbe Presidency if the members would only buckle down on It In earnest. That S. Ohm might Invent a ttr»t rate hitching post If he *euld devot hi* whole mind to It. That If you multiply 087654321 by 45, the answer will be a cu rlou* one, but the coincidence la not easily explained.

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XOKKY MA5IACS.

Aft»»t all we have passed ttfrnngb In tbe last three years, the Mtt*r ex peri* enc«e tbat have oome to many men and many homes, of disaster, lots Mid ruin, produced certainly la a large degree by reckless and dUbooeel methods of boatneaa, It la a good time for tbe contemplation of a great virtue—tbat of honesty aod Integrity. Tn oar baste to be rich we bad well nlgb forgotten, or bad at least learned to think lightly of tbat old maxim, once fhsnlllar to every school wy, tbat

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policy.1* Auoh a role may have been appropriate enough to those slow times of stagps aod oaaale, bat was quite two ancient Jto tba ago of telegrapba and railroads. Itwas aa old fcgy maxlcO, oosolted to modtorn enterprise, and eo #adlacatdbd H. We otightoaaUy bava dona a leas foolish thing.

Tbere la no doubt bat that old rale to the vary fbnadattMi of all real euuueas It tAas a slooere, earned, honest man to aeoompUab aoythiag of parmaneot value in any department of Uf*. A fraud, a sham, a tricluter may nfm to aaceeed bo* bis aueows toiet«^|eintir»e. It is ahqddy auaoess the snecte* of tbe tatvnteltaalti or tbe jufftlar, wbo oo»y

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knavee lie, cheat and make money and think tbey are performing prodlui'e and laugh that tbey get on ao much tester than men of braina and Integrity. Tbey fhnny they are Infinitely emarter than other men wbo, they Imagine, would stoop to the*same disreputable practleee that they engage In if they were shrewd and enterprising tnough to carry them through. Such men think suocees In life meana moM?-|cet-tingsnd that only. Tbey cannot aomprehend the preteas of reasoning by which an honest, Intelligent, Industrious man arrives at tbe conclusion tbat tbe true object of life ia not merely to get rich, and that a sure, comfortable Income, which enables him to afford all the best enjoyments of life to his family and see a reasonable surplus accumulating for a time of possible adversity, to in rasllty productive of more gen ulne happl-esa than tba coloeeal fortune of an Astor or a Vandorbilt. And yet there Is nothing truer than this Nature, wbo baa a wonderful system of compensatlona, and who ia incessantly watchful tbat some of ber children ahall not have all tbe good things snd the rest, none, so brings it about that the monomai lao on the subject t»l mon\\ is sure to beat poor In some other respects as he is rich in this particular one. For instance, she has established the that tbe man wbo la too eager for money shsll inevitably develop the horrible traits of tbe miser that he shall becoun stingy, groveling snd avaricious tbat he shall fret and worry over bis possessions by day and dream of them by night that the sweet sleep of tbe ju» shall foraake his eyes and be shall li restless for hours and hours tossing In nervous fever tbat bis conscience shall lose its delicate sensitiveness to wron and shall grow dull and rusty that the finer enjoyments of lite shall lose thwi relish and be shall look everywhere foi happiness and fail to find it that be shall grow peevish and morose and cease to love or to be loved in short, ibat all the humanly virtues shall be choaked to death within blm and in tbeir place shall spring up a horrible growth of ugly and noxious weeds.. This Is the way Nature punishes a man for setting his heart too much on filthy lucre.

The purpose of life is two-fold to liv for ourselves and for others. Tie money maniac will generally excuse his conduct, especially In tbe earlier stages by saying tbat it is for his family, hiscb|ldten, tbat he Is working. He lio when he Kays ao, and ha knows it, but it is thfe moftt pl&tiglble exebse that occurto him. Butsuppove it were true, stil It would be a poor reason. Observation uniformly' shows tbat a great estate la not the best inheritance to leave

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but many times the very worst While tbe father is submerged in money-oiak ing tbe child Is left to run hisowncour*. which is frequently a very wild one Tbe moral degeneration of the fatho- is participated in by the son and be be ooiues worthless and improvident. Hdw seldom the sons of rich men turn out so well as tbe

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atyect poverty, but of thoa in fair circumstances. A moderate competency stimulates thrift and enter prise affords both room and motive (br ••nlture foster* contentment and nour iahes such qualities aa belong to good character and good citizenship. It but* often been remarked tbat nearly all the superior and Illustrious people wbo have adorned their ape and country, bav •prang from the great "middle class" of of die oooununlVy—tbe olfss who are neither rich nor poor. In worldly poases •ions but in oomfortoble and tbrilty cir cu instances.

A man owes something to wife, oh 11 ran, friends ana society which be can uwtpay in money. He owes them at times bis presence, his words, bis smile, all his faculties, brightened and atiuin iated as tbey will be by the contact ie

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them part of blm elf and can only dto^tofe debt by such a payment Life was never intended to be a niere tread-mill, wherein a man shall walk from dawn till dark and get no nearer the end of hta labor. In order to J» happy it is neoesaary to be tany, that is occupied, but It to not necessary to be a slave. Right living constats in enjoying aa well as working drinking from every *P of healthful pleasure and In this age of exquisite refinement in all tbe arts and adenoes the avenues of enjoyment ar* multiplied a thousand fold. The wise man to not be who seeks to grasp the wealth tbat ought to suffice a whole community or to rob his neigh bnr of the lset dollar In order to enrich himself, thus In fact augmenting tbe burden wMcb is already too heavy on ilia back aad weighs him to the ground bbt the wise man Is he wbo, wfth #ell balsassd Judgment and admirable self eostailtM*R the tree eitetst of hi* needs and amply supplies them by a fUtbfhl performance of doty and, when tbey are thus aapplisd, devotes tbe remainder of bis time to rational enjoyment of tbe blessings which Heaven boantl telly strews In hta way. There are not perhaps very many wbo tnoaiure fblly opto tbtoetandard bat a goodly boatbar wbo approximate It more or leas nearly.

HERZ wishes Everybody a Merry Christmas and

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Shows and Show Folks.

The Opera House was open only onoe this week—Thurada evening. On thia 'tccaalon one of the finest audlencee of fieaeason congregated to hear and see —for bs is to be seen ss well as beardMr. E. A. Sotbern In bis great creation of "L.»rd Dundreary." It is a ebaracter that in the hands of any other man would fall atale and flat, but with him tbe idiotic gibberish, the vacant stare, the stutter, the toe-laay-to-thlnk air aad tbat inimitable bitching skip, the audience waa kept in the most irresistible humor, at tlmea breaking forth into unoontrollabl**, boUterous laughter. The company supporting him is not had, and yot tbere is not one member deserving »f mention

On Monday afternoon and evening— Christinas— Mr. Hanchett, assisted by ur loi.-al talent, will present the beautiful drama ot "Love's Sacrlfico," ho apwaring aa Mathew El more a character he aa often played aud given much study. We look for a very enjoyable dramatic ,er:ormance.

Next Thursday evening John Tbompon will give us bis new creation of 'Moses, tbe Old Clothes Man," a drama three acts, nine scenes snd fifteen mMesiis. Mr. Thompson is well known our amusement-goers, and is certain of a large audience, for tbose who have seen him in his other characters will oot miss bis "Moses," which is claimed be tbe most realistic personality ever presented on auy stage. Although the, title seems to intimate a satire on iVthe Hebrew|»:^race, tbe reverse said to be the case, this element of our people being placed in tbe most favora le light. Mr. Thompson writes bis \vn plays, composes bis own music, vrites his own songs and dancos, and

play upon any musical instrument. Me will introduce on tbis occasion his nest songs, dances, and musical performmces iu which be not ouly ploasat bat astonishes the beholder. He bus been playing to large audiences this season and tbe press everywhere is enthusiastic ni his praise.

There is a promise that the grand Kellogg English Opera Troupe—tba blight"*t stars of the operatic firmament, will here one night in the week following next.

The charming Katie Putnam will be icro witb a good dramatic company for hiee nighti, beginning the 29th inst.

Mrs. Oates was severe.^ dealt with by the Philadelphia critics last weekroa*of .vhom suggested her retirement to pri vitte lite.

Lydia Thompson is worth 9100,000 but 4iie never wears long stage dresses, and t'jta, no doubt, has had much to do witb ie accumulation of ber snug fortune.

At a musical reception given a few wesks since by an American lady resi lent in 'Paris, Miss Annis Louise Cary atig "Kathleen Mavourneen," bringing tears not only to her own eyes, but to those of all her llateuera.

Humpty Dumpty Fox, tbe king of laugh-makers, is slowly regaining bis nental equilibrium and is living in very straitened circumstances in Brooklyn. Poor lellow, be Is presently to? ,tak benefit from bis actor friends.

Maggie Gray is an actress in Baltimore. Sbe tell In love with a young man—something no actress probably vor did before, the young man proved talse—something we hope no young man will ever do again. The world looked Urk to Maggie so she took a pistol and -hot herself in—the thigb.

Miss Kellogg, while singing In Detroit ast week, was pestered by young lady who bad fallen In love with ber aod was determined to have an interview. Miss Kellogg would notreoelvs ter, but as tbe opera troupe was leaving

tbe Sunday morning train, tbe enthusiastic dam*et raahed into the car «hd a Second Wr bad Miss Kellogg In fwr arms, to tbs unqualified astonish aient of that lady and tbs imminent peril of toCi'batkTbair and Sdnday hat

The Lafayette Leader gjvee tbe foliow ing sketch of Jack Haverly, wbo has seen a great many ope and downa in Iutianapolls, but wbo bss been "on velvet" for several years: "Step by step has Mt. Haverly progreaasd as an amusement caterer and «uooes9ful manager until to-day be nocuplas a position In tbla department rqoa'ad by tew, If any, and excelled by none. Mr. Haverly to so well and favorably known in Lafayette that we have trken some pains to oompllo the vast smoont of operatic, tbsatrical and minstrel business tbat is now owned ettber In part or executively by bim,aaab organization second to none in the country. Hoofey** oparn hoaae, in Chicago, one of tbe moat Inviting tamplea of auasmaat in tbe west, and a favorite when in that

Mt. Haverfy l« also proprietor of another theatar In Oblcato, Wbo Adelpbi,'* tbat doaa a leading business. 8MM time ago be lissBd one of the most eoctensiva IT patrjulssd theaters In New Orleans witb wbfoh a fomiidabla array of talent teoonneelad. NotoootentwKb ruantoa one theater In San Francisco, be nrgotfsted for the second, and Mr. Haverly to now the head and front of tba two prominent amusement resorts on tha Pactlie Stop*. He Into fiur minstril ttoupss traveling, each o&e Bfrndattj,

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commending itself to tba good tests snd patronage of tba loealiitoe tbey vtoH. His last venture was in tba purs base of the 'Mirror of Ireland,' a panomna perfect in detail and exquisite in fintob. securing celebrities in tba dslinsatlon of Irish character tbat are world -wida. When we add that Mr. Haverly baa bought out Payaon A Engliah a operatic troupe, aud that tbto fkr-faaied muaical combination ia now under hia management, we need not enumerate organiaationa in which Mr. Haverly bala leaser Intereet, to convince tbe publle of the enterprae of tbla prince of caterers. In icing sll of the attractions property fore tbe public witb which Mr. Haverly has a leading identity, employment is given to thirteen managers, thirtytwo sgents and twenty-eight treaaureia. So great la the aggregate of the bualueee which Mr. Haverly either baa the entire control of or a very prominent interest in, that over fifteen hundred """w ate on his weekly pay roll." i-,%

People and Things.

An Iowa wedding cake^ was embroidered in pink sugsr, "Never tell a Us." Americans claim, and with grounda, to drink more coffee than all tbe w»rld beside.

Chinamen can sell their wivee to creditors to cancel their debts, aod in thia respect tbey are for better off than tbe married men of thia country.

Brick" Pomeroy has just married hia third wife, a proof-reader in tbe oflioe or bis paper. His second wife is a theatrical star, and his first wife has just taken ber second husband.

It Is thought in some denominations tbat tbe time will yet come when members of tbe choir will yat be expected to behaved uring divine service just as well as tbe other folks.

A curious grimsce wss seen on tbe faces of a small congregation in Connecticut as the communion cup was passed. The deacon bad taken tbe vinegar jug for that holding tbesacramental wine.

John Ruskin, in contributing to an Edinburgh charity, ssys: "I wish I could bave docs so more largely, bet my profession of fsult-finding with tbe world in general is not a lucrative one."

Mrs. E. B. Grannies, a quiet little bundle of eDsrgy weighing only ninety pounds, is editor and proprietor of Tfcg Church Union. She holds tight nlum, and in her team of assistants driv en doctors of dUinlty tandem.

A young New Porker, at a party, asked and received the consent of a young lady to accompany her home. He waited in astonishment while the company slowly departed, and finally hinted that it was time for them to go "Ob," said she, demnrely, "I am boarding here." "Handsome is that handsome does," quoted man to hia wife the other day, "Yes," replied she, ins winning tone, ss she held out ber hand, "for instance, a husband who is always ready to hand some money to. bis wife." The moraliser was cornered, and this is why the wife sppesred In anew bonnet tbe next day.

The religions people of Chicago have been greatly shocked st tbe mannsr in which some of the sacred hymns aud Sunday school songs introduced by Mr. Sankey have bad tbeir melodies spproprieted by the frequenters of the ball room, and by them debased to the frittering if not sinful amusement of tbe danoe.

A guest 'at? Pittsburgh hotel looked under his bed, snd wss rewsrded by seeing tbe crouching figure of a man. The robber made a dash for liberty but wss caught in the building. When searched a bottle half tell of chloroform was found upon him. He wss indignant that a man should be so old-tnaldish as to go peeking under the bed.

Tbis is ttme of year when tba young man with a bundle of u*ixed candieeslts iu the cold extension room, waiting for bis sweetheart, while she stands "primp ing" before the looking glass in ber com fortable chamber for three quarters ol hour, utterly oblivious to tbe rich oolor Ing that tbe flroet-fisnd Is putting on hsr Willie's nose.—[Globe Democrat.

In a recent sermon in New York Robert Collier said tbe modern revival is based upon sn entirely false conception oi true Christianity. This manner of getting religion to entirely wrong it »macks too much of some Ysnkee in vonventions which we see advertised as "easy niade, warranted to work in all casss, and cbesp as dirt." This sasy route through "faith" to a "full assorsnce of sins lorgiven," snd an "abundant eulrance" Into an eternal state of happiness, can not be predoctiveof good rvsulte In tbto world, snd If not for tbto certainly not for tba noxt.

Tbe gay season in New York bss been vigorously opened says tbe Son. "The kettle drum" is In great favor. People meat together informally, and from halfpast four to six, tbe women of course outnumbering tbe man. The latest engagements Are canvassed, much gossip to retailed, and a rptoeaf aoandal to Introdneed. By six all the gentlemen are ia and tee ia served. Evening visiting is not practiced by tbe young men to the exteat it was some yean ago. As a general thing only the man absorbed in prosecuting tbose dvUHice known as"«rious attentions" still keeps tip tbe good old fiishtoned habU of calling la tbe evening.

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The markets—Ladtos* hair baa aa up? tendencyThe hood tbat most Tadiea like to talto about—tbeir neighborhood.

Noah was wise enougtonot to take hta motbei-in-law into-tboark. "Coming through the Rye" 1s whali* tbe young ladfee of tbe Rye, N. Y., SeatInary, oall graduating

Looping tbe- oversftirt at one side tsf displsy the cardinal ia& balmoral ie ths^ latest device of the laehioaable.,

While tbe new-dresses all fti the fignrsf closely, tbsre is not the same amxintai tying back.sa lis thasnmmer.

If thsre isanythiag in the world lhatf will make a woman mad, it Is to have* man bang over the fonoe andaorvoy tb#* week's wsshlng and grin and grin.

While the pesky polltiotana aannotg agree to proceed ia peace and harminyjt tbe good young ladies bave been rendered supremely happy by the decision, of Fashion tbat bodioes may bs laoed either before or behind. Now we hava peace)

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A Boston woman bad prepared to elope, but whan her huaband, hearing of ber iutentio^ came forward witb check book aad offered ber money for ber expensss, while his fsse was illuminated with unbounded Jay, aha reoonsidered the matter and then concluded not to go. It took nil tbe romance away.

Why do tbe majority of brldee a( tba chancel-rail aqueak ont the responas 'I will'like a timid mouse Why don't they speak right out in aaeetin' like a man?" asks an exchange. It is our observation tbat tbe woman when she takes "this man" ia invariably tbe leaat flualered and speaka up like a campaign orator, while he—poor son I ?—murmurs ascsrve:y sudibleresponse.

A Lewistown, Maine, stepmnihtrbecause ber stepdaughter waa in tbe habit of Uting ber finger nails, ordered bee to waar glovee to school. One day tbe ehild mturned without the gloves on, whereupon the stepmother, after beat ing her, put the gloves on ber bends and sewed them on through the loose gesb of the. child's wrists. Tbe cbild*s auut, hearing of the matter, had the woman arrested snd put under bouds. .. 5

A lady fashion correspondent writeat "The ontiinea of dresses are growing mere and more slender, I am b»ppy to ssy, and the fullness at the back growing leas. It to even hinted that we are shortly to be emancipated from tba bustle entirely. For thia we onght all ha devoutly thankful for, of all tba horrid inatmmente of torture to whioh fashion has ever condemned us, tbis I sat invention of a swinging oage, to bs worn —but there I 1 pause sad forbear to give to tbe masculine mind, what are tbe aorrows or tbe joys of tbo toilette."

Considerable anxiety and bustle were manifested at a danoe in Brooklyn the other evening, when, during the seoond figure of-the lancers, a hollow spherical' object,of wire and aanvaa, was suddenly discovered on tbe floor In tbe center of one of tba sets. Nobody appeared to know what It was, or where it osaae from, but it was noticed that several young men snickered audibly as sn attendant removed the offending obetacla, and tbat four young ladles left the room in hot baste tbe moment the danoe concluded.

A Colorado correspondent writes: "Wo bsd tba honor, not long since, of seeing one ot the first Indies wbo votod in tbe United States. Sbe cast In ber ballot in Wyoming, and gavs tbs following reason why sbe voted st all, laughing aa heartily as any of ber bear-* er«: Sbe said eb* was standing to a Mors one day, when a largo blaok dog came in, holding a basket In bis month. It wss election day, and some of the men standing round, talking about tb* lata woman suffrage act, passed In tba territory, sskl Jack (the dog) should be allowed to put his vote iu if the women were, for be ct'itainly had juataa much sense about such things. Tbe lsdy said sbe msde up ber mind Instantly t6 go directly to tbepoltoaod vote, though aba bad no idea of doing, so before that man so slandered bar eax."

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It will not bent all remaxkable ifQif Makls oome rapidly into demand ia tba matrimonial market at any rate it aiiL not pay to neglect all of them. Qse what a chance for soms impsounimw bachelor or widower, was' lately loat at Towner's Station, New York! At spinster nsmed Kmma Corn wall, reosnUy died tbere, wbo It waa afterward, ascertained was possessed of fttjOOft In bank stocks and United Mates bond*. Tba bonds aad stocks were found bid, iww In old trunks, tn dress pockets, stuflbd in rolls of carpeting, in bedding, and 14 bet tbe search tor bar possessions wss one surprise. Tbonsandt of pilars would be found la tba most fcicoaNttvabla places, and it la not fyatUvsiy know* but tbat a snug UtUe fortune ia eomcwhere oooemlfdln lhahottsa.

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