Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 9, Number 35, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 March 1879 — Page 2

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THE MAIIj

A PAPER

FOR THE

PEOPLE.

TERRS HAUTE, MARCH 1,1879

TWO EDITIONS

01 this Paper are published. The FIRST EDITION, on Friday Evening baa a large circulation In the surrounding towns, where la Bold by newsboy* and •gents. She SECOND EDITION, on Saturday Even lng, goes Into the hands of nearly every reading person In the city, and the term an of this Immediate vicinity, tmy Week's Issue is, la feet,

TWO NEWSPAPERS,

In which all Advertisements appear for OITEOBARQK

From the Chicago Times, Feb, 24 th,, STARTLING PHENOMENA.

A Resident of Chicago Recites the Spirit Marvels He Witnessed at Terre Haute —Materialized Spirits Play on the

Piano in Sightof the Audience—Numerous Alleged Recognitions—Photography Without Light—Stories from Wonderland.

To the Editor: The following account of some remarkable phenomena witnessed by me recently, at Terre Haute, Ind., may not prove uninteresting to the numerous readers of your paper. On the 21st day of last month, being in Terre Haute, I attended in the afternoon a seance given by aMiss Laura Morgan (a mere child in appearanoe and yet in her teens). There I found about eight persons.present. The medium was placed under stringent test oonditions, as follows Her hands, tilled with flour, were placed behind her, and the wristbands of her sleeves sewed together a brass belt plaoed around her waist, padlocked in front a leather string passed through the belt (and after seating her in the cabinet like a clothes press), the string was passed through the holes in the side and knotted securely on the outside All this I supervised and arranged myself. In about half an hour the cabinet door opened, and a form appeared, beckoned to some one present, who went up and held converse with it. This was repeated until six forms of both sexes, had manifested and were recognized by different persons present, as those they bad known in earth life as relatives, now deceased. A son of mine, Maj. E. F. Young, I clearly indenti&ed by several positive tests. A judge of high repute, from Michigan, recognized his wife, his son, a daughter, and a friend he called "Jack." As I sat next to the judge be informed me that before leaving home he bad been informed through a medium that if he came to Terre Haute tbat three or four of his spirit friends would manifest themselves to him and visibly perform pieces of music on the piano and he had come accordingly, and be had an instrument placed in the seance room in front of the cabinet. He said he hoped we might witness the astounding tact tbat afternoon, but his spirit friends stated (so that all could bear) that there was not power enough that day to accomplish it, but if he would hold a private seance the next day they would try and fulfill tbe promise made to him. They tben requested that I should be present to witness it and publish the facts. I attended, and the following events took place: The judge, Mr. J. L. Morgan and wife, the medium and myself only were present. Feeling the responsibility and that great carefulness should be observed in placing the medium under such test conditions as to preclude all doubta as to ber simulating the forma appearing, I had the same test appliances as tbe day before, and can testify clearly tbat she was found at tbe end of both seances in the same state and condition as when I securely fastened her to the side of the cabinet, her hands still retaining tbe flour, and none was found on her dark dress, and sleeves also sewed together.

As on the day previous, tbe spirit wife a&d children of the judge came and called him to them. They conversed together, one after the other, for near half an hour on family matters and also respecting the attempt for tbe first time in the history of the world of materialized spirits to appear visible to mortal eyes and perform on a piano. Tbey all said tbat tbey thought it could and would be done by them. Tbe daughter stated tbatsbe bad been in spirit life a pupil of Mozart, and tbat be was present, and would in some future time appear also, performing his own pieces, through tbe mediumsbip of Miss Mor an. The judge's daughter was draped white, and bad on her forehead a brilliant light, formed like a crescent, also on her wrist a bright luminous bracelet like burnished gold. As the light was covered in a corner of tbe room and turned down to twilight, it was evident that the luminous appearanoe on her person oould not prooeed from tbe lamp. She finally, after passing in and out of the cabinet several time#, cams out, closed the door, took a seat at the piano and played a most charming piece of music, then returned within the oabinet and again appeared, performing another piece. Again she left and for tbe third time returned and gave another beautiful pieoe, alt of whioh she stated was composed by her in spirit life. She also said tbat she bad received tbe appointment as directress of the musioal seances of this medium, which would continue hereafter. Her brother "Eddie" also came out and performed, but nothing compared in brillianoy of execution to tbat of his sister. Tbe wife of tbe judge and mother of tbe young lady and lad also appeared in a beautiful white dress trailing a yard on the floor, th a silk veil on her head. I was permitted to feel of it. She also played tbe piece called tbe "Rattle •f Prague" tolerably well. She afterwards came to where tbe judge sat next to me. and looked, indeed, like an angel of lignt as she came toward us. Then a friend of tbe judge called "Jack" aiso came ont and played part of a piece. He aaid be was learning. This spirit had whiskers, and was entirely different in appearance from "Eddie," tbe young lad. Thus the four bad appeared and played several pieces of music visibly. Afterward the wife came again, ami tbe judge went to her and asked "what ho oould do to compensate her giving bim snob a treat" She replied, "Kiss me," and the judge did so twice. These are the facts as tbey occurred in the presence of all present. In a conversation with the joage he stated that his wife bad often appeared through other mediums to bits, and tbat some months

previously, at Mrs. Anna Stewart's, of Terre Haute (when he was there before) he had aesired, if possible, to be again united in marriage feo bis wife, in a materialized form, and he stated tbat in the preseoee Qf thirty parsons she came forth from tip oabpet dressed in elegant bridal dostftne, (pre veil covering her entire form that ihe looked more angelio and charming than brides generally that they were actually united By a justice. Since my return from Terre Haute I have received a letter from tbe judge in whioh he states that he remainea several days longer and witnessed other marveioas phe nomena, both at Miss Morgan's and at Mrs. Stewart's. Hia wife ana children aame often and performed on tbe piano, and were illuminated in the door ot tbe cabinet by a strong and beautiful light thrown over their forms from the interior of the cabinet. He also states tbat at Mrs. Stewart's, besides the many manifestations of his family there (his wife was dressed In black at Mrs. Stew art's, as I also witnessed ber), several piotures were taken of spirit forms, for, bim, one with the medium standing beside tbe spirit form others of ancient spirits so beautiful tbat art has never equaled them. These pictures were not taken by sun or gaslight, but were taken in the dark by a light called "electric spirit light," and claimed to be furnish ed by spirit chemists. This phase of mediumship in Mrs. Stewart is, I learn, causing great astonishment among photographers, as she has been for some months past taking Bpirit piotures in a dark camera, numbers of which are recognized by friends. I have had several pictures taken, making the plates and seeing the developing of them in the dark room, so that I know that the forms appearing on the tin-type were not on it before, and tbat no visible light is used to produce the result obtained. In tbe past three years I have visited Terre Haute on business a number of times (perhaps ten or twelve), an4 when there 1 have attended seances at Mrs. Stewart's, possibly a dozen or. more, and have carefully investigated all tbe Circumstances as they occurred. Tbe following facte took place in my ppreseface: I have witnessed at different times from six to thirteen forms of an eveuingfet^mj in the cabinet door or come out onto the platform. In most cases they were fully identified by those present. My "son, Major E. F. "Young, has so appeared six times at Mrs. Stewart's and twice at Miss Morgan's, giving me several tests by which I know it was not a delusiou or a simulation. In mauy instances the medium is also seen by all at the same time tbe spirit form is beheld. I have seen the form leave the platform, take a seat at the side of the wall, then go into a rear room, and while there the control "Minnie" will speak to some one present in her own peculiar Indian style. The form (a young lad) would return and re-enter the cabinet. I have seen a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scribner, of Fredonia, N. Y., take a seat between ber parents and write a letter to them in the dark (tbe light was turned down while she sat there), yet the writing followed perfectly the rtded lines. The parents were promised this before, and said they were convinced it was their daughter. I have seen an Indian squaw, over six feet high, who claims to control the medium (and her voice was exactly like the one she has when speaking through the vocal organs of tbe medium). She was arrayed in Indian costume and a foot taller than Mrs. S. I have seen an Indian maid with short dress to the knees, bare arms, with leggins, very tastefully adorned, take up tbe music box, weighing about fifty, pounds, place it on her head, and whirl around rapidly without touching it. have seen many of the forms gradually sink down through the platform (a few boards on horses raised up one and a-half feet). I have seen over sixty such forms, of all sizes, sexi age, dress and condition, and can positively declare that no one can find any reasonable' grounds for stating that these manifestations are fraudulent.

B. T. YOUNG.

No. 501 North La Salle street.

AN OLD CALIFORNIA STORY RETOLD.

BLACK-SAND JACK

... Franejscp Era. la the "booming" days of PlacervJlle, then more commonly known as "Hangtown," during the years of 1850 and 1851, there was an immense canvas building, devoted to all tbe wickedness and cussedness that could be originated or imported from any land. Twenty or thirty gambling-tables were kept constantly running—music, rum, and the necessary glitter. Near the centre of the large room was a long sheet-iron box-stove—for in those early days there was no cast-irsn about—around which were common benches for the habitues to sit on and warm themselves during the cold Winter evenings. One dark and rainy night, when tbe room was packed full, a man dressed entirely iu buckskin came in. He was wellknown—known, too, as a brave, fearless, backwoodsman. He always carried bis rifle

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powder-born, and moved and

looked like a revolving arsenal. But this evening—an unusual thing for bim—be appeared to be drunk. His clear, strong voice would occasionally rise above tbe murmured din and clink of coin, so that even the sitters around the stove seemed inclined to give him all the room be wanted. At length, in a loud voice, be called for a drink, which was given him and then as loudly said: "Boys! I have lived long enough." From his powder horn be poured a lot of powder into his hand, saying, "Tbat is all right," and touched it off. The dull puff and whirl of smoke filled tbe air, and it seemed as if every eye was tnrned toward him. Tben, apparently becoming furious over some imagined trouble, be tore .tbe large powder-horn from his side, advanced to tbe box-stove filled with blazing wood, and threw it in, crying in aloud and stentorian voice: "Now! let every man wait!" But there was no waitingthrough the windows, out of the doors, even through tbe side of tbe house, over tbe tables, players, gamblers, lookerson, ail stampeded! There never was such a wreck of a bouse before! But, as no explosion took place, those who bad lea large sums of money gradually crept back—lor everywhere gold was scattered, and of course much was found that never went on tbe tables again. Tbe back-woodsman meantime had quietly stepped out of tbe back-way, mounted bis horse, and rode away in tbe gloom. And it was well be did so, for the gamblers hunted him for a week afterward. But eventually everybody laughed at tbe joke, and be became known aa "Black Sand Jack"—for of course his powder-horn was filled with rnnd, except tbe little he had turned into his own band as an experimentbut that little experiment bewildered the boys.

Never insult another by harsh words when applied to for a favor. Kind words do not cost much, and yet they carry untold happiness to the one to whom they are spoken.

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JBA PTJSINO IN TBE I CIS.

THE OABb OF MRS, BOWMAJ*.

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If a man, or party of men, having cut a large hole through the thick ice or this winter, should seize a bedridden old woman, and dragging her to a river,

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rooeed to dip her repeatedly into the cold water, the whole neighborhood in which the outrage oocurred would be up in arms.

Yet we read tbat at Palmyra, in Pennsylvania, on Sunday last. Mrs. Martin Bowman, a woman of flfty-flve years, and an Invalid', was carried in a chair, being unable to walk through extreme weakness, to a stream called Spring Creek, and there three times plunged Into the icy water. When she was brought out at last, of course everybody thought she was dead and tbe report says that even after she was conveyed to a warm place, "it was some time be fore tbe ioe in ber hair was thawed out."

It is true tbat in the case of Mrs. Bowman physical violence was not used to make her go through so terrible an ordeal, one wbloh might have caused the deat^ of a' strong man, to say nothing of an enfeebled woman of fifty-five. But spiritual violence was employed. Sb« was made to believe by ber spiritual adviser tbat she would please God and help to save her soul by submitting to the lev bath. Even her husband and children accompanied her to the water to witness tbe "cruel iwremony!

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true* they "wept bitterly" when she emerged from tbe ict?, looking as if dead but tbey had consented to let ber undergo suck inhuman treatment, agreeing with her, probably,*that she must stand it in order tp secufe salvation. It is aaid tbat at last apoounts Mrs. Bowman was "improving rapidly}" but it will be wonderfal If she does not speedily have an opportunity to test the saving efficacy of her frigid baptism.

This barbarous religious ceremony took place according to thelites of the German Baptist Church, or which she was roat&jf membejr at ao tfreat a petit of harjife"1r, and other lmqae

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same sort have been reported as occui ring at several places during this cold Wiot6fi

Of course, in characterizing it yfo *do, we have no intention of iftiowing aay disrespect to that large *tod active religious denomination, the Baptist#, of whioh these German Baptists tnay be a' peculiar branch, or of lightly treating tbe forrib of baptism to wggoh they hdla as oilfe of their chief ten8&. Probably the greatr goajority of them will agree with us that it is mere humanity to see to it tbat the water in which believers are immersed is above the freezing point and they also will shudder at the torture inflicted on the unhappy Mrs. Bowman in tbe name of religion. They may say that the church at Palmyra must be composed of very ignorant and superstitious people, and tbe Rev. Mr. Hertzle, their pastor, must be a man of a very depressed order of intelligence. Baptist immersions, as is well known, usually occur inside churches in baptistries erected for the purpose, and in water from which the chill has been taken.

The missionaries to the heathens have always stirred up the faithful at home to zeal in behalf of their conversion by thriilibg accounts of tbe tortured which the idol worshippers inflict on themselves in order to appease their angry divinities. Sunday school books have contained pictures of Hindoos swinging in the air suspended by hooks stuck in their backs, and of others throwing themselves under the car of Juggernaut. Christian children have looked at these pictures and marvelled at the superstitions of heathendom. But here in Pennsylvania, in tbe midst of a Christian country, we see performed a religious ceremony scarcely less barbarous and it goes on, no one objecting. Even the husband and children of the viotim stood by and sang and prayed while the immolation proceeded. It is not surprising to learn from the report, bow ever, that "several other persons who were to be baptized have concluded to wait for warmer weather."

Suppose tbe half-frozen Mrs. Bowman recovers from ber dreadful shock, as she may do. Will tbe recovery not be accepted by the ignorant German Baptists of Palmyra as a proof that God was well pleased with her act and stayed the operation of natural laws in her favor? Will not their superstition thus increased, so tbat tbe more zealous of the converts hereafter will also seek baptism through the ice

Perhaps the Baptist Conference of this city, which at its late weekly meetings has handled many curious subjects, will at its next Monday's session improve the opportunity to express its condemnation of the suffering to which Mrs. Bowman was subjected in the name of religion.

A ROCHESTEK, N. Y., paper tells a romance of the snow-blockade, in which the telegraph was put to a novel use. A young couple were engaged to be married on a certain day, and everything was arranged for the ceremony and wedding festivities at the home of the bride. Tbe young man lived in Rochester, and the lady forty miles away on the railroad. A deep snow came and tbe railroad was blocked. It was still in blockade when the wedding-day arrived. The gnests assembled in the bride's home and the minister arrived—a Unitarian. Everything was ready and everybody was present except tbe bridegroom, and there was a good excuse for his absence. The bride sat down in her finery and tears. There was about to be no wedding. A telegraph operator was present and be bad a lightning thought. The telegraph office was near and be could connect a wire witb tbe house and bring his instrument thero and communicate with the young man at Rochester, and tbe couple might be married by telegraph. if that would do. Tbe minister thought it would do, the novelty of tbe thing began to be interesting, and at length the young girl consented to be married to her lover, forty miles away. Tbe young man responded favorably at tbe other end of the line, and so the ceremony was conducted. At length tbe minister announced, "what love and the telegraph have joined together, let no man pot asunder," and the thing was done. A loving couple were made one, with forty miles of snowdrifts between them. In a few days after marriage a husband and wife met for tbe first time, and regarded themselves as happily married as if their bands had been joined during the ceremony.

SINGULAR COMBINATION 6F FIGURES. A very curious number, 142,857, which multiplied by 1, 2,3, 4,5 or 6 gives tbe same figures in tbe same order, beginning at a different point, but if multiplied by 7 gives all nines: 142,857x1-142^57 7*2-2*5,714 142357x8-42^71 f.|H2.Sj7x4-571,428 -..,t ..

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Never arrest tbe attention of an acquaintance by a touch speak to him*

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RULES OF CONDUCT.

Never exaggerate. Never point to another. Never betray a confidence. Never wantonly frighten others. Never le^ve home with,unkind wordr. Never peglaqfc Q»ll ppon your friends.

Never Jaugh at tbe misfortunes of others'^ Never give a promise tbat you do not fulfill.

Never speak ffaudb of your own performances. Never make yourself Abe bero of your owu story.

Never send a present hoping for one in return. Never fail to be punctual at tbe time appointed.

Never pick tbe teeth or clean tbe nails in oompaoy. Never fail to give a polite answer to a oivil question.

Never question a servant ?r ft cb'ld about family matters. Never present a gift, saying tbat it is of no use to yourself.

Never read letters which you may find addressed to others. Never fail, if a gentleman, of being oivil and polite to ladies.

Never associate with bad company have good company or none. Never oall attention to the features or form of any one present.

Never refer to a gift you have made or a favor you have rendered. Never look over tbe shoulder of another who is reading or writing.

Never appear to notice a scar, deformity or defect of any one present. Never will a gentleman allude to conque^ts be may have made witb ladies.

Never exhibit anger, impatience or excitement when an accident happens. Ntfver punish your child for a fault to which you are addicted yourself.

Never pass between persons who are talking together, without an apology. Never attempt to draw tbe attention of jhe company constantly upon yourself |k

Never abiiwer questions, in general company, that have been put to others. Never lend an article you have borrowed, unless you have permission to do so.

Never, when traveling abroad, be overboastful in ,praise of your own country.

Never forget tbat, if you are faithful in a few things, you may be ruler over many.

Never exhibit too great familiarity witb a now acquaintance you may give offense.

Never call anew acquaintance by the christian name, unless requested to do so.

Never enter a room hoisily never fail to close the door after you, and never slam it. .,*$',, fciv:

Never be guilty of the contemptible meanness of opening a private letter addressed to another.

Never fail to offer the easiest and best seat in tbe room to an invalid, an elderly person, or a lady.

Never neglect to perform tbe commission which your friend intrusted to you. Yott must not forget.

Never send your guest who is accustomed to a warm room, off to a cold, damp spare bed to sleep.

Never enter a room filled witb people without a slight bow to tbe general company when first entering.

Never fail to answer an invitation, either personally or by letter, within a week after the invitation is received.

Never accept of favors or hospitalities without rendering- an exchange of civilities when opportunity offers.

Never cross the leg or put one foot in the street car or places where it will trouble others when passing by.

Never fail lio tell tbe truth. If truthful you will get your reward. You will get your punishment if you deceive.

Never borrow money and neglect to pay. If you do, you will soon be known as a person of no business integrity.

Never write to another asking for information, or a favor of any kind, without inciOBing a postage sta p^ fort he reply.

Never fail to say kind and encouraging words to those whom you meet in distress. Your kindness may lift them out of their despair.

Never refuse to receive an apology. You may not receive friendship, but courtesy will require, when an apology is offered, that you accept it.

Never examine tbe cards in tbe card basket. While they may be exposed in th« drawing room, you are not expected to turn them over unless invited to do so

Nevfef- when walking arm in arm with a young lady, be continually changing and going to tbe other side, because of a change of corners»%NjIt shows too touch attention to form.

Never should a lady accept of expensive gifts at tbe nands of a gentleman not related or engaged to ber. Gifts of flowers, books, music, or confectionery may be accepted.

Never attempt t3 convey the impression that you area genius by imitating tbe faults of distinguished men. Because certain great men were poor penmen, wore long hair, or bad other peculiarities, it does not follow that you will become great by imitating their eccentricities.

A SUNNY TEMPER

What a blessing to a household is a merry, cheerful, woman—one whose spirit is not affected by wet days, or little disappointments, or whose cream of human kindness does not sour in the sunshine of prosperity! Such a woman in the darkest hours brightens the bouse like a little pieoe of sunshiny weather. Tbe magnetism of her smiles, tbe electrical brightness of ber looks and movements, infest everyone. The children go to school witb a sense of something

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treat to be achieved ber husband goes the world in a conqueror's spirit. No matter bow people annoy and worry bim all day, far off ber presence shines, and he whispers to himself "At home I shall find rest." So day by day she literally renews his strength and energy and if you know a man with a beaming face, a kind heart, and a prosperous business, in nine cases out of ten you will find be has a wife of tbis kind.

IK January, 1871, a French gunner was struck by a fragment of a Prussian shell which carried away his Jaw, nose, and both eyes. The surgeons have at last devised for him a metallic mask, with eyes, a false nose, and an artificial jaw that permits him to masticate his food. Tbe woman to whom he was enwhen the war broke out married m.

FOUR P/Mr-",

The Strange Way in Which. 1 hey Preserved a Man's Reason.

In tbe show window of one of tbe leading jewelers of Vienna i§ exposed to view a brooch magnificently studded witb gems, in tbe middle bf whose elab orate chasing is enolosed tbe most singular of centres—four common, old, bent and corroded pins. Tbis brooch is tbe property of tbe Countess Lavetakofhy. Tbe pins have a history, of course. Seven years ago Count Albert Lavetskofky was arrested at Warsaw for an alleged Insult to tbe Russian Government. The real suthor of tbe insult, which consisted of some Areless words spoken at a eocial gathering, was bis wife. He accepted tbe accusation! however, and was sent to prison.

In onetheligbtlessaungeonsin which the Czar is so food of confining bis Polish subjects tbe unfortunate martyr for his wife's looee tongue spent six years. He had only one amusement. Alter he bad been searched and thrown into bis cell be bad found in bis coat four pins. Tbese be pulled out and threw on the floor. Then in the darkness be bunted for them. Havingfound tbem, perhaps only after houis and even days, be scattered tbem again. And so tbe game went on for six weary years. "But for tbem," be write* in bis memoirs, "I would have gone mad. They provided me with a purpose. So long as I bad tbem to search for I had something to do. When the decree for my liberation and exile was brought to me the jailer found me on my knees bunting for one which bad escaped me for two days. They saved my wife's husband from lunacy. My wife, therefore, could not desire a prouder ornament."

A LAUGHABLE incident has just

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Dumaine, as a pirate in "La Fleau deS Mers," was wont to excite the wonder of the spectators by extinguishing a candle with a pistol-shot. The trick was done by placing tbe light on the table near a small round hole In the "cloth,' behind it, through whioh the prompter blew out the candle as Dumaine discharged the pistol. Actuated by jealousy, or a love of mischief, a fellow-actor one night covered the hole with a goldbeater's skin, and when »be pirate -fired and tbe prompter blew, tbe candle flared away in triumph. Dumaine drew another pistol from his be^t, but before he could pull the trigger, the malicious joker bad torn away the skin, and by blowing through the bole made the candle go out, apparently of its own accord.

BACK TO HIS DAYS OF INNOCENCB. *. Austin (Nev.) Revelle.

A tramp asked a gentleman the other day for a loan of two bits. He bad no hesitancy in saying, and he said it holdly, tbat he wanted to get a drink. Tbe gentleman, much pleased with the fellow's candor, gave him a dollar. As tbe story is usually told, the tramp, according to all natural customs, should have gone off on a big jamboree but not so this man. He invested the money in a sled, and ncc small boy on the hill had any more fun than be did.

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curred which aptly iliustratest he terrors of intemperances. A farmer threw into his yard a quantity of rice which had unfortunately been soaked in whisky. Chickens and bens and geese hastened to partake of the unusual repast. One old turkey especially seemed to relish tbe meal, and actually gorged himself. The next day tbe entire population of tbe hennery was in a state of beastly intoxication. The geese quacked and the chickens cackled as though tbey were in a frenzy of delight, but tbe turkey, the patriarch of the barnyard, was apparently stiff and dead. Tbe farmer plucked the bird of every feather and laid him on thesnow. Judge of bis surprise when a few hours afterward he visited tbe rookery and «aw tbat identical turkey on the roost, shivering with he could hardl-

uai buiavj vu cold, and so hoarse that he could hardly make a sound. He had, not died at all,

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which some men will recognize as apart of their own experience. Tbe farmer immediately carried the bird to tbe kitchen fire, and after bis feathers reappeared he tied a" blue ribbon around his neck

Facial expression-in-a-photograph is a matter of great importance. Artists oftentimes resort to queer stratagems in order to induce their sitters to assume as pleasant and reconciled a look as the circumstances will permit. Once in a while, however, tbe poor photographer makes a mistake. Tbe other day a rather verdant looking youth entered a gallery to have his picture taken. He had a solemn visage, as though life bad not run quite smoothly with him. When the fatal moment arrived to take the cover from the camera the artist said, with cheerful voice, "Now think of something pleasant think of the girl you are engaged to." This was too much for the poor youth. He had just time to say, "My girl, indeed! She went off with another fellow last evening," and the picture was taken. Though not an entire success as a likeness, the photograph gave one tbe impression of great decision of character. There was alight in the eyes, and a look of determination about tbe mouth, which, if his rival oould catch a glimpse of it, would make him feel that he had tried a dangerous experiment.

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Dental Room, 157 Main Street near 6th, -V TEKRE HAUTE, IND. Nitrous Oxide Oas administered for pal* ess Tooth Extraction.

Q. W. BALLEW, DENTIST,

Office, -123:4 Main Street, over Sage's old confectionery aland. TERRE HAUTE, IND.

Can be found in office night and day,

Business Cards.

CAL

THOMAS,

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Optician and Watchmaker For the trade, Main street, near Sixth, sign of big man with watch.

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Gene Hi Dealer in

GROCERIES, VISIONS AND PRODUCE, 1-1 National Block, 155 Main street

KISSNER,

Wholesale and Retail Dealer In Pianos, Melodeons, Organs, Musical Instruments, Ac.,

Palace of Music, 48 Ohio Bi

NEW FIRM.

T. II. BIDDLE, W. A. HAMILTON, J. I. BIDDIIE.

RIDDLE & CO.,

Insurance, real estate, loan and collecting agents. Over fifty millions capital represented In first-class companies. Agents for Travelers' Life and Accident Insurance t. Money to loan. Special attention paid to collections.

No. 2 and 4 Beach's Block, Cor. "t -v Sixth and Main.

SEWING

MACHINES

REPAIRED AWD ADJUSTED In the very best manner and warranted to werk, by JOSEPH FOLK, No. 322 Main •treet, north side, between 8rd and 4th Streets, up stairs. Don't condemn your machine until Mr. FOLK has had a look at it tor the real trouble may be veiy light and the cost of repairing a mere trine. Th( needles and oil constantly on hand.

Junel9-tl

ae best

BOSS!

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We have a large and complete

MEN'S, -0*..' LADIES', t**- .MISSES'

and

CHILDREN'S

Bootsan1 Shoes

IN ALL THE

Most Desirable Styles

MADE. OUR

PRICES ARE LOWER

Than they have ever been before

VERY MUCH LESS

Than the same grade of goods are sold fo elsewhere, rt GOODS/THAT WE CAN

Recommend for Durability.

DANIEL REIB0LD

Cor. 3d and Main Sta., No. 300,

TERRE HAUTE, IND.

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Choice sugar cured hams, shoulders and Breeder of Pure Brown and White Leg breakfast bacon also heavy clear bacon horns, Brown and White China Geese, and sides and shoulders, and kettle rendered Muscovy Ducks. leaf lard in tierceeand buckets. Stock and Eggs for s^e.

Terre Haute, Ind.,

Agent for Animal Meal for Fowls and whic. and German Roup Pills.

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