Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 9, Number 51, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 21 June 1879 — Page 2

FHEMAIL

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

TERRE

HAUTE,

JUNE 21,1879

TWO EDITIONS

Of this Taper are published. rue VI KM EIHy^N miFridayavening ha* a large circulation In the surrounding towns, where it is sold by newsboys and ageats. The SECOND EDITION, on Saturday Evenl£tg,*g*S tuto the bafeds of nearly every reading person lu the city, and the farmeis of this Immediate vicinity. •'very WeelcV Issue 1B, in taci,

TWO NEWSPAPERS,

In which all Advertisements appear for rUK PURE OK ONE ISSUE.

Argonaut. .-i

OLD BIBLE-BACK.

MAX WITH TWOVERY DISTINCT INDIVIDUALITIES.

BY H. CLOUOH.

Standing in the centre of a motley group ol miners, teamsters, gamblers, storekeepers, an»l mountaineers, Ola Bible back delivered himself of tne following extravagant oration "I'm tbe best man in forty counties an' dou't je furgit it. I'm jist out o' the Nevady L-gislature au' I'm up to all the tricks o' tbe game, from a lobby combination to tbree-oard monte—name yer game an' count me in. I'll bet any man in this yer town tbet I ken jump higher, hit harder, dive'.deeper, au'oome up dryer'n the best sport you can perdoooe inside e' twenty minutes. What'll yo hev Name yer game, gentlementwo to one thet I'm ttio best collar's elbow man In the crowd. Who wants the bet? Don't all speak at onoe."

He paused for a reply, and eyed Jils audience with an expression of sucij dincere confidence in his ability to win the bet that a hroad shouldered Cornishman who had moved torward with the evi deat intention of obtaining farther particulars, edged back to hie former position, remarking as be did so "fliee'sa stiff patterer, but ee don't b'lieve ttiee'l or a bloody fool o' me afore ee finds out w'at thee drivin'at."

And yet, as far as physical appearances were a criterion, the Cornisbman need not have feared the result, for the man who had bantered for a collar and elbow fall was far from being a giant, either in height or muscle. In the fiMt place be was old—his long, gray beard and the deep furrows that seamed his mahogany colored face attested that fact. Then again, he was stoop shouldered, and this was the most remarkable feature in bis anatomical make np. His chest had onoe been broad ia proportion to his rather short stature, but constant application to some occupation requiring a half leaning posture has contract ed it while allowing thesboolder* to retain their position. He wore a coarse fluinei ulster, and bis stooping attitude oompelled it to drape the upper portion of bis frame in such a manner that a deep crevice was revealed along his back from the base of his neck downward. '-Looks like a section o' fltime topped 'ith warped boards," critiaised one of the miners in an undertone to a comrade. The latter laughed at the comparison—a laugh that seemed to irritate Old Bibletuk, for he swung his hahda aloft and sboutad: "Yo'd laugh out o' the other side o' thet clam o' yours ef ye'd gi' me baH a show to give ye a (all or two. Come ou, gone of ye, gi' me a chance to make expenses. I'm Jest dyin'to gi» somebody atusst®. Butinebbe collar'n elbow don't suit yer refined tastes. Mebbe ye go yer pile on fur jumps, mebbe yer in on bard hittin'— w'at yer game? I'm game fur any thing thefc*s got mu?cle an' grit in it. I'm blood, I aua—blood from tb» word go an' I don't buck water fuf no man. W'at's the matter o' you roosters T— don't ye bet on notbin't—ain't ther no thoroughbred i*i this yer cap? Bfttvt I'm ef I ain't dead ashamed o' uoysaif fur comla'yer. W'at d\v* 9'PQ^/.came to Idaho fur? Fiir inn? Not much. Tbey told me in White Pine thet all tbe bloods bed com* np vin^WOi-kin' over to the Black iiilis nuutiu' gnui*a, an' sicb. I'll bet fifty dollars to a P,»ute oayusfc thet White Pine lied. I'll tak^an even bet thet ther ain't A ttrtm In the Crowd thet knows an aoe high bluflTfrom a full hand bet. I'll go a hundred to twenty thet ther alu't a man in Silver City thet ken provo up a thoroughbred record."

This last challenge prodn6ed a Sensation in tbe assemblage and oaused a tall man, olad in buckskin, to elbow his way to the front, with the remark "Hold on, strahghr. I Wttkoh yer hoistln' In yer little to 1tatt on the thoroughbred racket."

The old

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eyed his adversary keen

ly for an instant", and then, with an aggravating sne*r. repl'ed-: That's so I'm bloffln^' It'a more fun to blufTn 'tis strike pay grave) in new diggings, but it don't hydraulic Mthid ninety percent, o' hevin'anything in it. Ther's a cb»r gain o" clatter in tbe slutoe-U'Xee though, *a' uaebbe that's a pint or wo in the game." ''Look yer, stranger," answered tbe tall man, "thet's n'l chin, an'we dou't know but you're aiviiV ta little game fur yer own smuseut P'raps yer jest w'at ye say ye are. P'raps yer fur on the Jtnnpa. rfit* wftid^ on the run. We don't caik'ists ye sin't, ahd p'raps ther'a jest r* good men in ailvorUlty it, you are— p'raps tbcr siu't. But when it Come* to denyln' tht-t we ain't blooded ye strike whar we Ifvd. When ye blow about seoh games o' skill e* runnin', divin\ hittin', an* them larks, p'raps we're liable to back a little, p'raps we don't come Xu-the o»tU*r fast enough to suit llghtulu* calk later* and forty mile express trains: w« ain't pay in'much attention to juruitfstica In tnea* parts this season, mveA,* but whet» yon talk scienoe to us we're in ev'ry time. Tber mayn't he no biilinrd eharps in Idaho, an'I'll admit thet we doti't know much croquet or ten pip*, hat we're all to—1 on keerda, stranger.** "Csssiuo. I s'poee—twftity-one mebbe pnrty gooa at euchre likely, 'specially w'eu the little'joker's 'l^wed lu the ganx»," sneered tne old man. »'N«t much, stranger we don't play no ol' w^man'* gamea in this yer camp. We're ecieneed, we are." "Name yer game, young feller I'll bet it's—" "Poker," interrupted tl.» man Jo bu^kskiu.

Now year talkin*,'f retorted Old Blblebackt ••Wbarll w*« settle the bs*nw4»?'* Came 'ith me I'll show ye," and tbe tall man l*d the way to a neighboring saloon, followed bv old Bible-back and tke entire crowd It waa "ton banded" when !be game began, but daring tbe fiftyT hours at it lasted tbe number I varied, aoroeUmes being reduced to two, and occasionally occupying the closest attention of fcix. The tall man left tbe table and returned Ave

tlmea, each time leaving lighter than he returned. Over a hundred men aat down at that table during tbe progreaa of tbe game, but not ope of them left it with enough to pav for the drinks. And through it all Old IMbJe-bauk sat, atolld and apparently uDoonoernedttRhui^iua. cutting, dealing, and "raking down" all the "fat pots"

On the morning following the conclusion of the game there was a vague suspicion afloat in Silver City that sundry and divete speculate*®, *esld«nt in that thriving metropolis, had been moat completely "Baited,* to use the somewhat vigorous expression ol certain heartless satirists, who bad not teen to take a hand in the disastrous diversion. And when it waa ascertained that the stranger bad disappeared as Suddenly as be bad appeared, the community unanimously agreed with the tall man olad in buckskin when he announced that they "might bev busted him on the rnnnin' an' jumpin' rackets, but when it oaine to a rattle in square science the ol* man waa thar ev'ry tiqae* you bet yer

Six months after this little episode, on a crisp, bracing morning-in December, in the sDow-sbroudad' Main street of Pioche, Nevada, a mining expert who had witnessed theSilve'f'UiPp affair, and whose nomadic occupation had rendered it necessary for hlua to report on certain bonded mines in this vicinity, observed the self-same old mfu) haranguing a similar congregation oh 'ipresiaely the same subject that bad fbruaed the baals of his remarks in the Idaho village— namely, his ability to achieve greater results in any line of ttpoit than oould be hccomplished by any other man in' Nevada, and hie entire willingness to back his propositions'with coin laid on the most preposterous oads. And he was, by bis method of argument, his apparent confidence In his ability to perform what he proposed, oreating such a profound impression upon his hearers that for a conrfldb/able length of time no one responded tb his Innumerable challenges. "I'm turtle necked ^nd bow baqked," he was saying, "but ef any man in this yer outfit, tenderfoot or native, big or little, drunkorsober, thinks be ken iam moon any racket I've named, let him try it, an' thet'a all. I ain't blowin'tny horn to scare sage bens an jack rabbits I'mshoutin* fur coin, Iain. I'm dead ou it ev'ry time—I'm a thoroughbred from Omaha, an' dou&ty.ft /urgit it neither."

The tone of banter assorted" by Old Bible-back was too uauoh for the equanimity of a small man with 9 Abin taoe and a fur cap, and he iatexrupted tbe bold orator by inquiring: "Say, ol' man, how'**4 you witn,a navy six at twenty pacOe?" "A navy six shouted^the oid mati, "a navy six! Why,

PI' BOO,

thet'.jest

my gait—thet'a my Strang suit. Make it thirty five paoes an' Pit bet forty to fifteen I ken smash tbe bull's-eye five times out o' six an' naftko a true:line shot with the other one'.''" *tv -f "Coin talks," said tbe little th*n, stepping .forward and shaking a oouple' of twenty dollar gold pieces in his band "Coin talks," answered Old Bible-o back, drawing a handful 'bf'ttbld and silver f{om his poekety and meeting his challenger half-way, "Forty to fifteen?" inquired tbe little5 man. "Thet's w'at I' feaid," Bibleback, counting his money from ohe hand into tbe other. Then suddenly: "I left my six-shooter ip Austin s'prtse1 I ken git one to suit in this yer town?' "Why, of course yofu kfe'n," thetjther, replied, "Idoin't s'pose yours is any diffrcntfrom thine, is it?" aud.tbe little man drew a ponderous weapon of superlatively murderous aspect, frcm his, scabbard, and handed lt to Old Bibleback. The latter examined it ^riticikUy, and returned with tbe remark: 'Taint worth h—llrooto '•Wnat'sthe matter with It?1' Indignantly sried tbe owner of the pistoli 'Taint a hairtrlgger." "What's thet got to 36 with lt?n "Yon can't play no tenpound triggers on ne." J-*-"• "Howll this.uu do|" asked ©ne of the crowd, producing a revolver,similar to the one owned by th&HtWe'nrtau.

Old Bible-book esandHed this one, as he h|Ml the other, ayd Mwu »et«rued it with a sorrowful expression on hi* wrinkled face. ••Wuss'ii «b#otb(Br,^he'teld.'

The Uttlpman.wfseJridiWrtiy b^cctm).ig very angry, for w[th,M i|p?aMent gas ture he exclaimed:. "Look here, ttty venetkblr oP dhffer, thlsjainH a ten peand ttiggsr, a or thet un ain't neither, aq'-n" "B^t ye two to one, that

0ther

n't a dter-

weapon HWe mine i'tf tbe tqWn,"

rupted Old Blbl^bsttki'-

"Two to pue be biowed! I'll bet ypu don't™ "Bet ye three to oneNre cati^ find a weapon in towrretfll mrir tiife,"' and Okt Bible-back thrust bis bMttey iotd his pocketandgrinped ,anpAably. upon his opponent. ,.

"Yod be 0 a^hed.^^alrtbe profahe reply of tbe little titan, "I don't b'lieve you've got sand enough, to last ye over night. You're a bluffer *ti' mighty snide or I miss my reckontn'." "Bluffln'mos' slwayi walks off 'itb the pot, anybow," anawerwt the old man, with an, exaap«rating wink of his la quiet, Qi

Qontemp^uoas

dexter optic, and laugh. Yoti camt prove It, inytlow,"4 rttort-, ed the other. 1 "Je«t you name yfp little game, an' ef I don't, jestgl' me fifteen minutes to leave town, an' I w6ri*t kifSr. Ef it's a bluff game yer after, I'ii give ye aohauee too quick."

The preliminaries were soon settled and the gatnew^aft. All thaf hfght the money clinked* and thbf'ards fell wttb monotonous regolHiity.' Noon of the following day oame, at»d st|jU tbe game went on with only short cessations for hastily prepared luncbeA. The necobsary stimtiiania were absorbed In tbe Intervals between tbe deals. Tbe bands of tbe clock marked niue o'olook of the secOnd night, and still the crowd of interested spectators ebbed and flitted, through tbe Pantheon Sailoort, to and from the little "club room" in the rear. It wa« a hotly contested trial of skill and nerve, embodylbg as It did every known trick and short-card sleight familiar to professional gamblers* every phase of audacious deception native to the modern American science of draw poker.

As in the Stiver City game, tbe faces around tbe board *were continually changing—only one player retaining bis original seat. At (tort^flve minutes part twelve o'clock by Murray McGoveto's stem winder Old Blbie-oSek

,4#howed

down" tour queens and t'raked down" Uio put. beating Jack Curtis' "ace fall on tens," and ending tbo gsme.

It never was known with key degree of certainty as to fr* exact amount carried off on tbe morning's stage by the man whom tbe speculators of Pioche had "picked up for a flat," for the simple reason that one Of the gamblers wbo bad been h.Luin would acknowledge tbe full amount of bis loss. Thus ended the mining expert's second experience with OiJ Bible-back. Tbe third time that tbe expert saw this Mashiatre-

lian "bluffer" was In a printing offloe In Inyo oounty, California. He bad occasion to report on a oertain quarts mine at that place, and, becoming acquainted with tbe editor of tbe looal hebdomadal, visited the office, and almost tbe first person he obiirved as be entered tbe establishment was Old Bible-back. There he leaned, from the summit of a tall stool, in front of a case full of type, "stick" in band, industriously "setting" on a half column leader, headed, "Cause of tba Potato Rot"—being a eonolae statement of fact (compiled from tbe encyclopedia) in regard af subject a| that time of paramount interest to the intellectual navtngr

{ast

grangers of Inyo count soavefsd ftonrhis urst sur-

rangers of Inyo oounty,

irise at so unexpectedly discovering the man on the

faoe of the earth wbo,

according to hia preoonoeived estimate of tbe oharaoter of tbe man, ahould have been in that particular place at that time, the expert approached the printer and acoostea him with: ••How do you do, sir?" M"Purty fairly. How's yerself?"

The old man had not even glanoed at the expert, but continued to space out his line as if nothing had happened to divert bis thoughts from that pnrtioular mlnutire ot hia occupation. "Excuse me, sir," saiq the expert, "but I think 1 have seen you belore."

Old Bible-back did not reply, but bent forward to catch the. next fine of his oopy. ••I am sure I have met you before" tbe expert continued. "Weren't you in Silver City about nine or ten months ago?" "I've bin thar.thr,t-

The type fell against the steel rule with tbe steady ctiOk, click, click, so familiar to the habitue# of a newspaper offloe. "And weren't you in Ploohe about four months ago?" asked the expert. "Don't reooliect the dhte to a minute, stranger," answered the other, as he raised his rule and again bent forward to read bis copy. "You oleaned the boys out very neatly in both places—they're wondering who you yvere in J^oth Silver City and Pioche to this day.' It was as handsome a job as I evdi-saw £ut tip."

The expert tifrs smiling as if he ^bought he had perpetrated a most consummate piece of' Maotery'upon the old man. His sualle vauished, however, and a look of surprise., took its place when Old Bible-back ceased his work, and,* for tbe first tims raised bis eyes £rom bis case with the abrupt question: "W'atjob?"

"Why, those games of draw chat you played—donJt you rtm'embet^ The boys ptoioedH you op foe a tedderfoot^ you Know ,tuid you, bluffed^them -into the ides that ypu knew (nil naud, from a

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fb^t ttush.^ "Don't know oncard1frottf another." Old Bibie-baok had tbsamed his work and, after deciphering an unusually illegible'* Word ih his manufcript, pro-, seeded to place its component letters in uis.stiidfc ,-h'i'he expert, tUlnking that' the old man wished to chaff him, amtle^jjand, firmly resolved to indicate to him that such a cAurse of action was1 altogether "too tbilfe'l

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VVhat wa§ the longest diatanoe you evei? ran, old mauf'f ^e .inquired, with a quizzical wink.

'•Ain't on the Tuir,H was the laconic response.,

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V^hat's your average jump? Ain't. On tbejuoip.'k You've done sewie-^rtftt-y good Shooting in your time I Should Judge." "Couldn't hit the side-of a mountain." "^yell, you're a pretty ht^rd hitter^, ain't you?"' "Do I look 035 ef I Could bit anytbin'? Might strike a man fur a dollar or two, but yoj wouldn't oall that hittin' him hard, would ye?'' "How about'cOlfar add elbow?'' ,f

VOoHar an' wbat?M "Collar and elbow—wrestling?" "Ef yer talkin' 'bout collarin' toy landlord an' ras'lin' fur hash, mebbe I'm a little 'bove aV'rSge^uot much, though." "I suppose.ypu'j^ A I In your tradeprinting—ain't you?" "Can't iftrn my' Salt—A 1 printers don'tN work ib these kittd'6' stfebangs."

At this moment-tha editor entered 9od the, expert, half amused and half astonished at toe somewhat peculiar otiartctet-df thfc kb^rbnf tVpri, turned on' his ibeeland so«fe(ht^farheir-and' mA%' .explicit iaformatioa frqp tbsacribe.

laughed^ "•^^Psll^ybik won't get mudh oiit.of him. JHa: dAn't: potnp wottb a cent—the, pQn^ye^Upi.ris persontfifd

"Ail I know abotit Old ESblG-l&cK ft v^hat lear^fc ftooJ jbba tramp printers

busiOMf strictly, fkodsanly geta"tigtit" onosin a threat whkis., The,most aiagular talng about the old man, however, is this: Whenefi-ferhe dforitf^o on a dpree, be leave* th* bo wo where he has been Working, and does not return until he is perfeutl^ aol^raad ready to take Mfc* cases again1.''* '•When he totbftia does he brihg back much monej#" "I never t^ar4 that be ever did. Whoa a man goes ou a spree hq generally wakes up brolce, and I donrt suppose Old Bible-back is any exception to the rule." ..(,«* «i

During this conversation ft light had dawned upon the mind of the expert. Old Btbie-O&ck ftad tWo (distinct individualities—a sober, quiet, soaiSWhat morose disposition, aud a seoosd nature stirred up by strong drink, characterised by duritnng, triethbdicai boasting, tend* ihg to beguile Vh# strt«n^«rS wriibtn he invariably sough tat Such tttnes, Into' tettiug hi* wjoudermi aptitude J*u the intribabies of llraw poker. But did he, while TfnUis nofmsl condition, reslly forget what bad transpired during his periodical sprees, snd. what beoame of the profits scciuiug from the poker games he phiytfd while laboring under the hallucinations produced by ardent spirits, i'nesa were tos qasstiona that puzz'.ed the expert, i.fc 1 ,.•»1.j1,! .i" -h

THE SLATTERN.

A woman may be baodsome or attractive In various ways but If she is not personally neat, she cannot win admiration. Fine clothes canuot conceal tbe alattern. A young woman with ber balr always to disorder, and ber clothea banging a boat her as if suspended from a prop, is repulsive. Slattern Is written upon ber peaon from tbe crown of her head to the sole of her feet, and if she wins a husband fie turns put in all probability, either to be an idre fort or drunken' ruffian. Tbe brlaging up of daughters to oe able to work, talk and act like honest, sensible jroung women, is the special task of sll mothers, and in industrial rank* there is imposed also the prime obligations of learning to respect household w,rk lor its own sake, and the comfort and happiness it will bring in ths future. Housework is drudgery bat it must be done by somebody, aud bad better be weii than lit done. r*

HA WKSYE "DOTS."

The parasol of thla summer.looks like a resurrection of Yankee Robinson's (fjne-Jionored circus tent.

School children in O&io alb taught that there were no presidents until after that State Was admitted to the Union.

The weo green apples are now just eelvee." •"R® enough and hard enough t«r%Imp£*the worms and the boys in equal quantities.

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**W»™j?gA

A msn was bsnged for horse steeling wont call you so any moi down in southwestern Missouri last say what I think again, in week, and just before be waaswangoff of

he confessed that for nearly two years be hadTtoeen addicted to wearing a liver pad.

There is nothing in the world thstavlll so quickly and oompletely reconMe a starving man to death, as the asjfccPof a railway lunch counter, at a prairie station, naar tbe olose of a hot, breexy, dusty day.

Niagara Falls Is to be lighted with the electric light. Now If they could only make tbe electricity strong enough to strike all tbe baokmen aud hotel keepers and the other robbers, it would be a success.

During the recent terrible fsmine in Chins, the stsrving people actually crushed stones and ate cakes baked oot of this dust. Tbey must have acquired the siugulsr taste on American boarding house gems. "Tell me," exclslms Dr. Mary Walker, "how would Venus bave looked if she had worn oorsets?" Dear Msry, if she hadn't worn anything else she would bave looked ridiculous, especially at an evening party.

An aggrieved member of society wsnts to know "if any woman baa any right to use a man's hat for a footstool at church?" She has 1 she has! and don't yon forget it. Besides, if she don't

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it for a footstool, some man will oome along and spit in it. What, then, distresses you?

About a week ago an lows man died. He was very wealthy, and left three sons, his only heii-s. arid would you believe it, the ungrateful boys got together and ran away with all tbe property before the lawyers could get at' it and divide it With 4ach other? There is so much sordid, mean, grasping selfishness in this worlds that sometimes it is enough £0,

diaoourage a good lawyer.

*AN ORT30DOX CHINAMAN. Concerning future rewards and punishments/Colorado furnishes the following illustrsction, which occurred recently in a court in La- Vela, where the testimony of a Chinese was objected to on the ground that he did not understand or regard ti^e o^ligati^n of an oath. To test him,he was interrogated thus: "Johtf, "do yOtt know anything about Ood?" '•Np me no, bally «vell acquaint with Him." ,-,w. j,.,. "Have you no Joss in Chins!", "Oh yeff, gottee 'beapefe Joss.'' "Where ao yo* go* when yon die?" "Me go to S«n Fiaacisop." "No, you don't understand me. When Chih^man quit'wasbee All time, and no *11 veanymore, where does he go?" "Oh yeSr- flaesabe now. If be belly goodee mai^ he go uppee sky. If he bdily banee ulan, he go 1 uppee down belles, allee «amee African man

was satisfied with this or-,

thpdo^t staJtement, and admitted his tfstimony.-r-Editor's Drawer, in Harper's Magazine for July.

ti A "CORPSE" SPEAKS OPT. Louisville Courier Jourtiai. A remarkable case occurred in Memr p^is, Clark oounty, Ind., ouviast, Thursday evening. Mrs. Eliza Weir, aged 65, Wift of John. Y. Weir, of that towM, had beeh ailing for a number of days with inflammatory 1 cheumatism, and on Thursday afternoon gradually gfew worse, and at,6 o'clock p. qa., to all appearances b'reatbed her lsst. Her pulse failed t» bp«t^ Tbo body became coldi(l, ««niMod and the a&fceqdaqts decided that she was d6

^rsr.^^r,

a a

outT1 toppeWj pHwed over her eyes, a handkershief tied under her chiny etp. and th^ l«diQ9 who, were stand Inid arodu(

lady^felifty gfiba ^uktltles, When sud*

tired to the lady's wants.

(Aft^r

awhile

M«/. Weiftft^tbea ifretrty, abd vester-

TTs

BATH.

I ^«u .• -'iv, A FABEU0NAiDLBy(HINO IiAl»Y riN08 1XW JUS AN KMiBAltRABB-

INQ SITUATION.,, *U--

A fanny incident befell a Dubuque belle the other day. In a certain fashionable rasldenoe upon a fashionable Street, the bAth room adjoins an apart-, meht whlcti is used as a family sitting room. Tbe -charming Miss H., having concluded her afternoon ablutiona, rose from ber bath tub aa fresh and beautiful aa Venus from the waves of tbo sea. Into tbe sitting room she fluttered for sn article of tdiiet she had left banging In a closet, with but oue soant garment covering up the shapely form, the dainty fpet also guiltless of shoe or stocking. What waa ber surprise and horror as she stood within ttiafc closet to bear tbe voice of a servant ushering a live man through the very door of the sitting room. 0*re was a dilemma and BO

Mistake. TIM young lady hastily closed tbo oioset door, and peering through, disco*ered to ber grester,horror that it wss a young man who had oome to tone tbe plsno, snd that the servant was eon* and the gentUtnatf, aide possessor oi Uie room, had opened the instrument and settled down to business. To tdd to her greater discomfort, a window lu the cio*et stood Wide open, through whiob tbe afternoon breese oame in crisp and chilly gusts, All unconscious and stone, tbeyoung mart worked steadily on, tbummlng the keyes and turning th« wires, while the lady peeped and Utlousd ta aa agouy of suspense aud discomfort. A long mortal hotir passed b^, and yet tbs piano tanar 001)8

pense aud disoomion. A long triorhour passed b^, and yet tbe piano ar worked away. When, as good luck _„at. h*ve directed, tbe young lady's mamma eptered tbe ipojp, and. uoing to tbe closet, "opened wide the door." The (ban at the £isho Was startled by a low cry «f astotiishmeot, sod a moment latar was cuysteciwusiy invited to step into the next room /or a moment. As no reaiobable excuse was offered blm, he returned to bt«' work, wondering what kind of a akeleton that closet contained, wbica bad evidently caused tbe remarkable and seemingly uncalled-for proceeding on tbe part of tbe lady of the boose. Wben he reads this he will be able toaoive tbe my»tery,'

CURB WABTS.—Cat

a slice from a

raw potrto and rob tbe band each night. Let tbe water dry on tbe hand. It will need bet few applications.

CHILDREN'S CHA TTER.

A little girl, feeling ber uncle's beard, oried: "O mat bo's got splinters over bis faoe 1" "What did the Israelites do when they crossed the Red Sea?,, "Don't know, ma'am,' unless they dried tbem-

A pedagogne was about to flog a pupil for bsving said he was a fool, when tbe boy cried out, "Ob, don't don't I I more—I'll never all^the days

»»e

Little sly-years old was obliged to take a dose of medicine that left an unpleasant taste in tbe mouth. When ssked how be liked it answered, "It's good enough, all but tbe end of it."

A young Cleveland boy said to bis mother the other dsy, "Mother, I know what Ood's last name is." $ "What is it?" said bis mother. "Dam," replied the youngster. "Why, my soni who told you thst answered bis horrified mother. "Ob, I beard pa ssy so when^your new bonnet came borne yesterdsy."

This is the view taken of it by an infant of St. Joseph, Missouri: Little Freddie was undergoing the disagreeable operation of having bis hair combed by his mother, and he grumbled at tbe manoeuvre. "Why, Freddie," said mamma, "you ought not to make auch a fuss. I don't fuss and cry when my hair is 00mbed." "Yes," replied the youthful party, "but your hair ain't hitched to your head.''

Children bave their own way of solving great myateries, and who shall say that science knows better than tbey When It was thundering little Mary sat thinking. What to make of the awful noiBe she did not know. At last, bowever, she brightened up and said, "Mamma, I reckon Dodd is pounding on tbe floor to make the people behave." Of the same kind of philosophy waa the reply of tbe boy who gazed at the stars, and then guessed that they were gimlet boles in the floor of heaven to let the glory through.

Mrs. Wbiteflour had company, Now, if there was one thing more than another on whiob Mrs. Whiteflour prided herself, it was her cooking. "Will you try some of my sponge-cake, Mrs. Tattletongue?" said she. "It isn't very goodr to be sure. I never bad such poor luck in my life as I did in makiag it." "Why, ma!" cried Johnny, in amazement. "YOM said yesterday that it was the best sponge-cske you ever made!" Tableau.

BEHOLD THE KINO. I,,, Virginia Chronicle, He loved her as bis own soul, abd be celled on ber laat Sunday, at her resident on South Bqtreet, to put a f250 enkAgetpent ring on her finger. "Can we-sail" down tbe stream of Timet pet, in the same boat?" "Yes, Geoege, down to the shoreless sea of ^ternity, and bevond in tbe mystic spirit lahd oar souls shall still entwine, and Oh, my! there he goes now!''and tbe young girl, tearing herself from George's arms, rushed to the window and lopked out longingly for severat'm in dtOs. "What's the attraction"?" asked the. young span, somewhatanaoyed. "He's just too sweet for anything," milt-mured tbe maiden, tpo much absorbed to hear Gfeorge'fc Voice. Then he got up abd looked out, and saw the end man of tbp minstrel troupe pawing along on the Other side of tbe street, and fullt understanding' the situation, he calmly'sat down and waited for |J^e show to pasp.

1 'jtN OPERA TIC TRIO.'

SOMETHING. IN THE WAY OP SCltlP HON fcY ONE WHO 13 NO MUSICIAN. ,, ,i

JAW

Bfan(j

deuly, wittiid 4ffy mlnUt»N Af the supT ^rta ^MB^/ 'lr seeafed as though the po$ed*iej*)lBe, the. fflomdR

posedidemiae,t(tha. f'coMse'i spoJta put, maHifli.SQUe ua^efl^iblA^guest. Th^fe were several ladies in. the arid ^naaUtff^thirfl'McA&i^ frigB tene setiraA 1BD eotriaslonf ekoeptiifg MM, John BalL whoxenoalned and: ad mi pistired Mr*

DE-

Peck's Sun

At the oopce# on., Wednesday night, the lait piece sung was a trio, by Marie Roie, Bri&noti and Carleton. The men Mood ort each side of tbe girl, and beogau.to

ber. It was in soma other a

language, apd we could onjy uufler-

tbe motion of thdr mouths

out. ... i« i,..

men werff Myhig to sell slams to her. F»«|t Brigupljk Jbegaff. to whoop it up, and describe the clams he bad to sell, snd try to' tffet hef- to' in vast. He yefled at itef, abd s^edied- resifl^ pat at», find she was as spunky as tfhy girl we ^Ver saw. Wbea Btigneli got ont of bir-* -\er that Big hi^oii and she, could never* digest them in the wide woriT, and hfe wodrfd bp t*y telling ber she coald have his clams at ten pPr cent discount for cash., By was abont as ruad as she could b% and pitched inlo both o'f them, looked feross and sung like blssw, went away up the musical step ladder to aero, and wound up by telling them both, to their.faces, that she would see them in Chicago before sbe would buy a condemned dam. And tbey all went off the stage as though they bsd been hsvlng a regular fight, and Brignoli acted as though he Woald like to est ber raw. That's the way It seemed to us, but We are no musician.

8%w

Carlet#n

day was gradually' retarding tO'oonrt 'hidllWkfdMllni tff Mi? ihst bi^oiims soiousuasa^

were

Prigneligot ont of breath

began to tell her that Big boil

mlkde of India rubber, and she,

I-4 1 FTIAM 1T% FVIA TSMA

I W I To ConsnmptivM. The advertiser, retired physician, having providentially discovered, while a medical missionary in Southern Africa, a very simple vegetable remedy tor tbe speedy and permanent cure 01 or Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, Catarrh, aud all throat aud lungaffiBCtiortsi, aisn a positive snd radicsl sjreoiflo for Nervous Debility, Premature Decay, and all Nervous Complaints, feels it his duty to make it known t^ his suffering fellows. ActUatsd by this motive, he Will cheerfully send (free of obarge) to all who desire it, tbe recipe for preparing, aud lull directions for suooesstully, using this providentially discovered remedy. Those wbo wish to avail themselves of tbe benefits of this discovery without co*t, can do so by return mail, by addre**iug, witb htsmp. DR. CHARLES P. MARSHALL, No. 33 Niagara street, Buffalo, N. Y. 21-4w.

Greaieit Remedjr Known* Da. Ktiro* lf*w Drscovssr for consumption Is certain! jr tbe greatest medical ceiue4y ever plaood witbia the reach solfering, humiaalt}-. ibpuaMid* of onoe hopalcM Rufferers now loudly proclaim tbfelr ptaiW tor this wonderful Dls»«v-ry to tpbfcb U.(7 owe (Mir lives. Not only does It positively core consumption, but coughs, colds, asthma, brtnchltU, nay fever, hoarseness, and all affection* of the throat, ebest and lungs yield at once to It* \r mderfol curative powers as If by magic. \v «io oot ask you to buy a Uu*e bottle until you know what you are getting, We therefore earnestly request that yon call on Gullck A Berry, druoBistib a&d get a trial bottle for ten TOnts, which will convince the most skeptical of Its most wonderful merits and Show what a regular one dollar sise bptlle will do. For sale by Ooilck A Berry, druggists, Terre Haute.

Iteblag Plies.

The symptoms are moisture, like perspiration, Intense Itching, Increased by scratching, very distressing, particularly at night, as if pin worms were crawling in and about the rectum the private parts are sortetimes affected if allowed to contlpue, very serious results may follow. Dr. Swayne's All-Healing Ointment is a pleasant, sure cure.

HOME CURES.—We were great sufferers from Itching Piles. The symptoms were as above described. The use of Swayue's Olnttt en tin a short time a perfect cure.

J.W.CHRIST,

Shoe House, 314 N. 2d street, Phlla. T. C. WEYMA.N, Hatter, 8 8. 8th street, PhUa. Reader, if you are suffering from this distressing complaint, or Tetter, Scald Head, Ring Worm, Pimples, Barbara' Itch, any crusty, scaly Skin Eruptlou, use Swayne's Ointment and be cured. Sent by mail on receipt of prioe fin carrency or postage

STAMPS), 60

cents a box, three boxes,

SI 25.

Address letters, Dr. Swayne & Son, 330 N. Sixth street, Philadelphia. NO charge for advice. Sold by druggists generally. Swayne's Fever and Ague Pills are the best. Sold by Buntln Armstrong, Terre Haute.

Clifford's Febrifuge Palatable, Powerful, Antlperlodlc and Tonic. Nature's remedy for Fever and Ague. Never known to fall in a single case. This popular remedy differs from all other Ague Cures in being free from all poisonous effects on the system it enters iato the circa 1st Ion and destroys all malarious poison, and thus eradicates the disease without producing aijy of those distressing after sensations, sufeh as fulness aud pain in the head, ringing in the ears and partial deafness. Try it once aud you will never be without it,

J.C. RICHARDSON, Prop'r,

For sale by all druggists. St. Louis.

escrlption Free

For the speedy cure of Seminal Weakness, Loss of Manhood, aud all disorders brought on by inc iscretloa or excess. Any druggist has the ingredients. Address DAVIDSON A CO., 78 Nassua st., New York (Jun*7-lyr)

BROWNS Expectorant

The only reliable remedy for all Throit spd Lung Diseases, is a scientific preparation, oompouuded from the formula of oue of the most successful practitioners In the Wostern country. It lias stood the test for the last twenty years, and will effeota cure after all other cough remedies have failed. sU

Read the Foliowiag^:

HALLOF RKPKESKKTATIVBS,

Litjv* Is DiA.WAPOi.ts, two., feb 15. Itrtl. DB. J. H. BBOWN:—we have used your "Brown's Expectorant," and take pleasure iisaying that we found tt the best medIcine ever used for Coughs, Colds, and Hoarseness, and cheerfully recommend it to all vftio may be troubled with Throat aud Lung affections.

Wm Mack, Speaker House Rep, Zenor, Uup Harrison couuty, Cauthorn, Rep Knox county,

Montgomery, Rep Johnson county, BTwTton, Hop Juhnson aud Merman counties, Hoheli, Doorkeeper House Rep, N Warum, Rep HnncocS county,

Abbstt, Rfp liartholohicwcounty

M. Calkins, Rap Fulton county, Jno W Copuer, Rep Montgomery county W CJNeff, Hep Putnam county. 1 1

It Acts Like Magic. OFFICK M.

and 1. it. a.

ntFFBRSONVII.I.K

i"N

00.,

IMD., APRIL 0,1K71.

DR- J- a. BKOWN —Having suffered with

severe 6ough for some time past, I was Induced to try one bottle of your "Brown's Expectorant." I unhesitatingly say I lountl It pheasant to the taste, and to act like aiaglc. A few doses done the work for the cough? and I am well,

DlLCABb RrCKKTTS,

,» ad imit Pa«giD*NT s. M. and 1. a. k.

Reftd What Gen. Kimball Hays.

jJaDlAlfAfOLlH, IiMf), Dec. 89,1809.

DR. J.H. BKOWN Al't^v having used your "Expectorant Syrup" lung enough to know and "apprfecUiie it* good qualities, I can cheerfully bear testimony to its uniform success lir eurlng the Ost obstinate eases of Oou«bs( Ooldx, etc. I- lu*vo frequently administered the Expecioraat" u» my children,and always fbdnd it the very be«t, as well aarnost pleasant remedy of itt kSad.

NATHAN KIMBALL, Treasurer of Stato.

t^fiSt^a tase of Consumption

nf* Says. David A. Sands, of Darlington, MonUpmory county, says: "My wlieliw bcBUftfuict* ed with consumption for a number of yeara, and during that time has tried most ail tbe uflfdlClnOs recommended for that disease without affording any re'ler, I was Induced br tbsrec mmendatioas of Dr. Klrk,drug-

lldent its coutinued use."

It Cures Bronchitis. EDIIFBDIULU,

IND.,

August28,1871.

This In to certify that I have used 'Brown Expeetarant'ln my family since itsnrstintroduction. It has never failed to gtvesatlsfaction. My wife i» subject to Bronchitis, acid 1 have lound uo remedy equal to "Brown's Expectorant." I recommend it as a safe aud reliable nfficine.^^

Brown's Expectorant

hmt'y*

For Sale by All Druggists.

A.KIEFER

INDIANAPOLIS. Evaosville, Terre Haute and Chicago It'y.

DANVILLE ROUTJK.

THBOUOH TO CHICAGO WITHOUT CHANGE OF CARS. ^4

Trains leave Union D.tpat, Terre Haute, as f-Hows: a. «n„ daily, except Sunday.

T^roush sleeping cars on ail night trains. Ci^ connection l* made at Danville for Peoria sad points west, also with Wabash trains both east and west.

JOB. OULLETT, Superintendent. 8. BUNT, J. T. A. NITED STATES SCALES.

My improved Wagon and Railroad track scales are taking the lead in all localities where they have had an introduction. Mechanics and others who have exaini ned

HIV* WMVN'»Vio

them

pronounce them constructed on betprfO'

ter principles than any others in use, insuring a greater degree of sensitiveness and

durabli

humbi name. ..., and at "the same time get a better scale. Thf- march in onward, and scales are beiug Improved, like everything else, circular*, references, prtoe lists, etc., fre« on application. Address S. J.AUSTIN, Patentee,

Terre Hau:e, Ind.

Office, corner Fourth and F»«rrlngton.