Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 26 September 1878 — Page 7
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
Uui* depot, ChcBtnnt and Tenth fttreeta for .ill trains except I. & St. L, C. & T. H. aoi frciRtitM. Timu five inntes faster than Terr« Haute time. Depot oil. & St.L.corner Tippecnuoe anil Sixth streets.
Explanation of References: fSatrrday excepted. *Sunday excepted. IMondayex_0eptei. {Dally.
VANIiALIA LINE. (Leave going East,)
•Indianapolis Accommodation. ... 7 00 a fifast Line 1 25 a *n (Eastern Express »8 06 •Indianapolis Accommodation If 40 (Arrive from ISast. ^Western Express 1 25 a •Mail and Kxpreus fl 64 a JFast Liue 815pm •lud.anapolis Accomodation 7 CO p-ni (Leave going West.)
Fast Line 1 82 a 'Mail and Accommodation 10 C3 a (Express 8 10
Arrive 'rom West.)
$FastLine 1 a 'ElUiigliiim Awxj*«modatiOQ 8 50 a (Eastern Express 8 45
INDIANAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS. (Leave going East.) Accommodation 5 19
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{Day JCxoresn 25 ID $New ork. Expresd No. 5 1 27 am (Arrive from East.) tiDay Express W 47 a tiAcoomiuoditiun W $New York lCx[jrosB No* 0 1 (Leave going West.) 6Day Express 10 47 a •Accommolation 05 jN'ew York Express No. tf 1 27 a (Arrive from West. •Accommodation 8 10 a 6Day Express 3 l'oi Express 0.5 1 27 a
TEIiRE HAUTE AND LOGANSrORT. (Depart.) •Terre Haute and Lafayette mail... 6 80 a in •Fruiulit and Accommodation 1 15 •Toledo Kxpresa..—. 4 10 (Arrhe.•Frulght and Accommodation 11 80 •Mail ami Express 12 45 "Through Express 9 55
TEUIU2 IIAUTE AND EVANSVILLE. (Depart, {Nashville Express 4 3_i a in •Freight aim Accommodation 1 •Day Express 8 10 (Arrive) •Mail and Express 2 50 a •Freight uud Accommodation 4 55 {Express 10 00 lx.
EVANSVI LLI£,TEURE HAUTE & CHICAGO (Depart for North.) •Chicago Express 8 40 a •Danville Accommodation 8 10 {Night Exprourf 10 12 ni .Depart for South.) {TJight Kxpreee 4 25 a •Terre Haute Accommodation 11 Warn •Day Express. 40 in
ILLINOIS MIDLAND. (Depart.)
•Peoria Fast Line 7 05 a •Accomod&ttou S 50 (Arrive.)
Accommodation.. li 24 p« •Fast Line.. 7 0«
CINCINNATI AND TERRE HAUTE, iicavos dejwfc eorncr Main and First street.l Accommodation... 8 48 a in (Arrives./ Accommodation 80
CAIRO feVINCENNES RAILROAl' For all potato south and southwest. The Train leaving Vincounesdaily (except Sunday) at2:50p.MI., makes direct connection at Cairo for Memphis, Vicksburg and New Orleans with Iron Mt. Railway for Texas and the southwest and with tho BteambeatT tor all points on the Ohio and Mtssissipi rivers. T. A. MILLKR,
Geueral Passenger Agent.
Street cars and omnibuses run to and from the Depot on Tenth and Chestnut streets, and omitilmsges to and from the Depot on Sixth and Tipiiccanoo streets.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26,1878.
THE Liliputians will soon be here.
SOON will fresh hrckory and black walnuts arrive.
AND now the watermelon season ended for keeps.
THE 28th ins-t., is the date for the appearance of the Liliputians.
A NEW Spracklin boiler was placed in the new grain elevator on Tenth 6treet Friday.
THE Republican wigwam on the vacant lot corner of Main and Seventh gives one an idea of a second class lumber yaryi struck by a tornado.
WHITE & RANKIJJ are rapidly opening up their great winter eeaton oyster trade, and the popular brands they carry exactly suit everybody who try them.
TALK of forty rod whiskey! They say that Fred Ohm has sotue of the "Star" brand that will make a man kick himself to death if a little of it is rubbed on the mule's foot.
MESSRS. ROSSMAN & DEEDS have opened a machine shop on Ohio street near Sixth in the room formerly occupied by Mr. Steidel Both are well known and as general h' liked. They should succeed.
THE female convict's rooms on the second floor of the police station is a perfect hospital at present, there being eight woman ot ill-fame locked up there serving sentences. They are an exceedingly depraved iot, and its hard to think ol them as of the same sex of our much prized ladv friends.
Tais.is the time of the year when you see two men standing in the 6un, one of them with his coat buttoned up around his neck and shivering like a recruit in his first engagement, and the other one telling hun it he will only take a little cherry baik, prickly ash &<~ he won't have another shake in a hundred vears.
ON last Wednesday evening as Mrs Gilfillan and her 6on and sister returned from Terre Haute in a wagon, ju6t as the team turned in at her gate the* hind wheel dropped into a chuck, throwing Mrs. G. down the hill, breaking her left arm both above and below the elbow, and dislocating the elbow joint. Dr. Rundell was immediately summoned who adjusted the parts, but her sufferings have been great.—[Center Point item in the Brazil Index.
PHILADELPHIA.
A Letter Giving an Account of How Houses are Built in the City of Brotherly Love.
From ail Occasional Correspondent of the Gazette.
To the Editor of the GAZETTE: Philadelphia, Sept. 16, 1878. How would you and some of your Terre Haute folks like to emigrate to the Quaker Citv, Philadelphia? There are at this present time fifteen thousand vacant houses in this city, equal to a population ot 75,000 people, or sufficient to make just three cities like our own. Houses and rents are chpap, and still many new buildings are being erected in different parts of the city. Many of these houses have been put up in the cheapest manner, yet elegant in design and architectural proportions. So far as outward appearances are concerned, our western people would laugh upon entering these dwellings. In fact, four fifths of them have a frontage of not over fourteen feet and from this is cut a vestibule or hall for stairway, leaving a front parlor, after deducting walla and partitions of ten, and seldom exceeding eleven feet in the clear. Whole blocks and squares of these bouses have been built. We have known contractors and operators to have five or six hundred, and even one thousand of these houses under contract in one season. Bonus building, as it has been called here, was quite remunerative, to the advance men, who usually heed the first mortgages for about one fourth or at least one third the valuation and cost of an operation. An operation in this instance means where a builder or contractor has agreed to build from fifty to one hundred, or sometimes as high as two hundred houses. The latter figure is seldom reached except by first class contractors. Thus you see he is set adritt with one third in money, subject to certain contingencies, as the buildings progress. The contrator is now in ior materials, such as brick, litne, cement, lumber, hardware &c., &c., upon which he makes a small payment, agreeing to pay the balance at a proper time, which but seldom if ever arrives, from the fact that the contractor has found it convenient to take a trip to Canada, or make a tour through Europe, or go west, thereby leaving the material men to hold the bag while the advance men, reap the harvest. There are still other modesby which these operations are arranged to be paid for. For instance a small portion of money is advanced, then first mortgages are executed, holding the operatives responsible. These mortgages are considered safe investments bearing 7 percent, interest, payable in five or ten year6. These are usually cached at about 2^ to 3 per cent, from fice by the brokers or persons seeking investments. I have held as high as $15,000 of them atone time, discounting the same 2% per cent, for cash. The whole system is dangerous to the material men 60 much 60 that a law was passed by the Legislature last winter, in which the grounds only have aifirst lien, after which the material men come in second best, cutting out the advance men who usually stood next to the ground men This latter system has created .quite a revolution in building, and has placed it upon a safer and more solid basis- Fewer houses, but more substantial is proving •the wise policy of this system. Neither you nor I, Mr. GAZETTE, wantany of the buildings erected under the boous operations, but will await something better in tke future.
COOPERSTOWN DRIA
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TRAVELER.
TO AL.E.XAN BAY.
TOME THOUSAND ISLAND PARK COT TAGES—THOUSAND ISLAND HOUSE, STEAM YACHTS AND ROW BOATS —TARRYING BY THE WAV. From the Cooperstown, Freeman's Journal,
August 15,1878.
To the Editor of the old family paper of fty years ago, the Uosperstnwa Freeman's Journal.
Dear Sir,—After spending a few weeks of great pleasure and precious social intercourse with friends and old acquaintances in Cooperstown and vicinity. I started July 26th for a visit at Harri6ville, and a trip down the St Lawrence to Quebec.
I made a short stop of three days at Watertown, enjoying a bleseed Sabbath and many friendly hospitalities. I had not before entertained so high an estimate of the wealth, beauty and business advantages of that northern city of 1
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000 inhabitants as now. It far exceeded all my former knowledge of its many beautiful streets and fine residences. In pro lortion to the population it has a greater number of fine dwelling houses, large and well kept yards and lawns, fountaius, shade trees and other adornments than any ciiy I have visited.
I visited the island and saw the immense water power Afforded by the black river, which has and is still contributing very largely to the business and wealth ofthe capitalists of the city. The manuiacturing establishments are, some of them, on a large scale, particularly the pap^r manufacturing establishments ot the Knowltons, Remingtons and Taggarts also the establishments of the DavV Sewing Machine Co., Watertown Steam Engine Co., Eaines Vacuum Break Co., Hitchcock Lamp Co., Flour mills, Tanneries, etc., etc.
At S:2o on Tuesday morning ot this week our party of five started for our excursion down the St. Lawrence. Before reaching Cape Vincent it rained, yes it did, and it is not often that travelers are obliged, in a well made and elegant car, to use their umbrellas and parasols.— But in this case they did, and our seats, many of them, were soon vacated. By the time we reached the cape it was all over, and we shipped all dry and sale on board the pleasant little steamer "Island Belle" for Alexandria Bay. Where in the wide world can one find such a delightful and picturesque sail as .on the St. Lawrence, down past a thousand islands, large and small, beautiful and adorned, rock bound and wooded? Echoansswers "Where?" By the by, who knows that there are a thousand islands, more or less? ^The man—the genius in counting and figures—has not yjet been found,
THE TERRE HAUTE WEEKLY GAZETTE.
opine, who has been able to count them. —When h»is found, and he can do it' correctly, he may then be set to count the stars in the firmament of the heavens. Objects of interest begin to attract the traveler very soon after leaving the cape.
The island Carlington is on the left, and on this island are plainly to be seen the remains of an old French fort, built nobodv knows when, but probably before the beginning of the seventeenth century. Several of the old chimneys stand erect, monuments of the past warring elements. It is not long since a person found in the old well a gold piece, of the value of five dollars, dated 1776.
Passed camp Belden, on an island, where we saw the tents and soldiery bearing of the 51st regiment of N. Y. S. National Guard of Syracuse. They honored us with a salute from their peaceful and loud speaking gun. Wellesly Island is reached very soon, for it is the largest island on the river, being 9 or 10 miles long. The Thousand Island Park situated rear, or on and around the head of it, appears a most inviting and charming locality for health, amusement, fishing, and for honoring the gospel truth and the God of all the earth. All praise to the good Methodists for their enterprise and zeal iii the cause of humanity.
At half-past twelve our steamer landed us at the great Alexandria Hotel, in the dining room of which we found a sumptuous dinner, promptly and neatly served. The house is well patronized this season up to its full capacity of 500 or 600, and is just at this time honorei with a Vanderbilt party, consisting of fifteen ladies and gentlemen and servants, at the head of which is Wm. II. Vanderbilt himself. They have their own chartered steam yacht, and seem to be enjoying their visit like all the other guests—sailing, fishing, and eating.
At 5 p. M. on the day of our arrival we were invited, quite unexpectedly, to a steam yatch sail of 15 miles among the islands, calling at the Westminster Park fyr a short time. This pa-k did not strike us as being favorably located, and is yet in a crude and forming state. Time marked improvement in walks and diives streets and avanues, but the wharf and landing is too remote from the chnpel and grounds to be convenient. Our sail was a charming one, weather and scenery filling us full and whetting our appetite for a good supper.
Wednesday morning all took passage on the steam yacht Cygnet, a Swan," tor a 25 mile sail around Wellesley Island. Called at the Thousand Island Park for a walk into the grounds. Fifteen cents each admitted us into the sacred inclosure. The Tabernacle tent has 6eats for about 1,000, and the "bell," a good one, has not yet been lifted up on high. It has a location near the ground, and theie is no set of bells to ring out a chime of music as at Round Lake. Much work and expenditure of money is yet required to perfect these grounds and groves.
On leaving this landing our yacht ran over a row boat containing two young men. The men saved themselves by making a quick and high jump into our vessel, but thtir boat was broken entirely in two and their coats and traps scattered on the water. The trip around Wellesley Island, through narrow channels, among clusters of islands, across eel bay, in sight of Waterloo Lake, called by some "Lake of the Isle," and calling at Westminster Park, is worthy a place in ever traveler's note book. The fare is fifty cents.
A row boat ride after 6 o'clock to the pleasant and rural residences of the Haydens of Columbus, Ohio, situated on the extreme east or N. E. end df Wellesley Island, completed our second day's work here. I must add to this by saving that the sunset of this evening was worth seeing. A dark and massive mountain cloud hung over the islands and river. A brilliant rain bow hung upon its folds. The sun wa6 setting dear, and threw iits many colored rays upon the clouds, and the reflections were sent down into Ghe waters near our boats. It was grand indeed and to this I mu6t add that as soon as this display passed, the moon shone out upon the waters, thus completing the exhibition. -One remark more in this connection: The Haydens, with the Peter Hayden, Sr., have expend ed many thousands of dollars on their island retreat, and one has only to see their improvements, and the picturesque and elegant cottage of Dr. Holland, to pronounce them among the very beet to be seen here.—Several large boat excursions came down to the islands to-day. One boat, the T. S. Faxton, brought, an e*:cursioc of 800 from Syracuse.
Thursday, Aug. 8.—A row of eigkt miles this morning and calching four nice picherel, placed us on the roll of honor at the Alexandria House. Excepting an occasional shower, the weather could not be more favorable for enjoyment. And what else shall I write This place is becoming famous. Presidents,
Govern
ors, Senator?, Judges, Editors and R. R. Presidents deem it worthy of a good visit.—"Twenty splendid little steam yachts and more than one hundred fast and safe going row-boats are at the command of the pleasure seeker.— Here are the names of 6ome of the yachts: Island Belle, Cygnet, lone, Paxton, Ruby, Lizzie, Reindeer, Needle Gun, Idlewilde, Nobby and Minnie: The other names*are all good.
Friday morning.—Alexandria Bay never had a more soaking rain storm than 1 ast night. It was a bright moon-lit evening until about midnight. Dark and portentious clouds were seen rising in the west before 10. From one-quarter to two this morning until now—over five hours—the lightning flashes, the roaring thqnder and the pouring rain has hardly ceased. Our party, and other parties, conclude to remain here to-day.
To-morrow we cross over to the Canada side and take a British steamer for Montreal.—Will try and sent you a lew lines from Quebec.
T- S. krK
Some scientific person predicts that in the course of two or three generations, American women will b^ taller than the men. They are tall enough now to look down on men who are "short."—[ Hartford Post.
There may be a land that is fairer than this we do not deny it, we will net controvert the statement, but we'll beta thousand dollars there is no land where a hackman can carry you a shorter distance for more jmoney.—f Burlington IJtHawkeye.
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AMUSEMENTS.
The liilipatian Troupe—A. ilioveltv.
Opera
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List of attractions That Will be in our Opera House This Winter.
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An Interestingr Account
Two
American Singers That Will be Here Soon.
THE LILIPUTIANS.
Judging from the excitement in other cities, the little people who give entertainments in our Opera House next Saturday afternoon and evening, will create a furore in our musical classes especially. To see a fully organized operatic troupe whose combined weight is less than three hundred pounds, is a novel feature indeed, but when it is understood that these miniature artists have their own soprano, contra'to, tenor, baritone, etc., like the majestic Italian Opera, the interest is stimulated to a marvelous degree. The appearance on the street ofthe Shetland ponie9 and Liliputian carriage will take the juvenile element by storm, and we expect to see a large crowd of the little folks at the Opera House in the tfternoon, to see and hear the smallest people in the world. As there is no extra charge for reserved seats, people should avoid the crowd at the box office, and sccure tickets at the Central book store.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Sept. 28, Lilliputian Opera Company Oct. 5, Pat. Rooney's Combination Oct. 9, John T. Raymond, in "Risks Oct. 15 and 16, Salsburv's Troubadours Oct. 26, Colby—Frost Concert Troupe Oct. 28 and 29, Barney Macauley, in "A Messenger from Jarvis Section Josh Hart Combination, Tony Denier's Pantoniine Company, Mine. Rentz Min strels, Boarding House Company, Buffalo Bill, Evangeline, McKee Rankin, Frazer Pantomine Company, Jos. Emmett, in his new "Fritz Mrs. Chanfrau, R. Ingersoll, Eliza Weatliersby's "Fro'iques," Emerson's minstrels, Colby—Frost Concert Troupe, two engagements Louisa Pomeroy, Gotthold & Rial's "Uncle Tom" Troupe, Hess English Opera, The "Williamsons,'' in "Struck Oil Jos. Murphy, Haverly's Minstrels, "Lotta," George S. Knight, Oates Opera Bouffe Company.
TWO AMERICAN SINGERS, (These artists are with Salsbury's Troubadours, which will be here soon.)
There is nothing more interesting to the general reader than the life of an artist. -The unceasing labor, the many trials and hardships to be endured, often through poverty and want, for genius and wealth 6eldoin go hand in hand at times, struggling for very existence. More especially is this the case with singers and musicians so sensitive are their natures, as to be susceptible to the many discordant and conflicting elements by which they, on account of their pro fession, are necessarily surrounded.
Prof. Leo Friedrich, the great mimic master of Vienna, has often remarked that he could always tell a singer by her walk. There was that anxiety and temerity even exhibited in the step.
To become master of the voice is even more difficult than to become master of the violin or piano, for the singer i6 both the instrument and the performer. How little do our opera-loving people, who sit for two hours and a half in their richly mounted seats, and are made to pass through all the emotional feeling to which humanity is subject, to weep, to laugh, to hate and to admire, at times seeming to be lost to all outward surroundings, and to be tiansplanted to the scenes as they really existed in the mind of the composer, how little do they think of the time and hard labor that lias been 1 equired of the singer to build up a voice so powerful, BO flexible snd under such perfect control, as to bs able to execute the hardest of musical complications, with perfect intonation and ease.
Miss Colby and Miss Frost were both born in St. Paul, Minnesota Miss Colby is the daughter ot Mr. C. C. Colby, formerly a music dealer in the west and north west. Miss Frost is a near relative of Mr. Colby and both ladies were brought up together. In 1866, the family moved to St. Louis, and some years later to Carthage, Mo. Fropi the time Miss Colby was seven years old she exhibited very remarkable musical talent, and at the age of eight years, she made her first appearance in concert as a pianist with great success. Ten years old she was advertised, by her lather to pJsjy any piece of music a customer might wish to hear before purchasing, and had exclusive control of the music department of the store. Such power of memory had she at this early age, that after playing a long and complicated piece of music once or twice through, she could lay aside the music and reproduce the same with perfect accuracy. This natural gift for memorizing, she still retains, being able to complete the study of an opera in two or three days, not only memorizing her part, but the entire accompaniment also. But her voice was even more remarkable than her musical ability, fond in the extreme of the singing of birds, which she would try to imitate possessing an extremely'high voice, with wonderful flexibility in the execution of rapid passages, which four years of hard study developed into beautiful trills and brilliant staccato, that can only be known by being heard, Mr. Sternberg, the celebrate composer and director of the HofOperaat Schwerin, upon hearing her sing, remarked thai she must have swallowed a flute.
Miss Frost was the pos&essor from childhood of a beautiful sympathetic and powerful voice, purely dramatic in its nature, as she herself is in character, possessing that fire and warmth which never fails to electrify an audience.
Partly reared in the wilds of Minnesota, she was always a great lover of nature, and to ride on her Indian pony among* the hills, lakes, spring-brooks and beautiful picturesque scenery of that country was her especial Jelight. It was at this time, during the American war, that an elder brother, "to whom she was greatly
attached," while hunting on the Minnesota River, was captured by a party of Sioux Indians,of whom nothing was ever after lyeard. The incident probably served to develop that really dramatic character which she now poNsesses. At this early age her voice in simple song was always the delight of her associates. At the age of twelve years she became impressed with th« idea that she was to a great singer and would sing before the King6, Queens and Emperors of the world, and even afier this, her ambition seemed to be, to "have an opportunity to go to Europe in order to enjoy all the facilities she desired for the cultivation of her voice." Miss Colby and Miss Frost took their first lessons in sinking of Prof. Felix Schilling, then a teacher connected with the Beethoven Conservatory of Music in St. Louis, and it was partly through his advice tha Mr. Colby concluded to eend the girls to Europe in order to procure them a thorough cultivation of their voices Mr. Colby himself accompanied them to Vienna in the summer of 1873, where they studied two years and a half under the guiding hand of Prof. Henry Bertini, an Italian master, who makes voicebuilding a specialty. When their voices were sufficiently brought out, and the greatest possible flexibility obtuined, they were placed (intier the instruction of Prof. Heinrich Proch, Conductor of the Imperial Opera in Vienna, for the study of operas, and were kept under his instruction for about one year and a half. The following is a verbal translation of the certificate given them by that renowned master at the close of their studies with him, which shows the high estimate he placed upon them as artists:
Vienna, Feb. iSth, 1877.
I do hereby certify, that Miss Clary Colby and Miss Flora Frost, have studied with me singing, and have reached that degree of excellence, which will enable them to appear most successfully before any public, in opera, or concert.
Miss Clara Colby is coloratur-singer, with a range of two and a half octave9, she has a very beautiful trill, pure intonation and brilliant upper notes, which enables her to appear in all first roles, viz Lucia, the Princesses in Meyerbeer's operas, the variations of niy own composition, &c„ with great and rare success.
Miss Flora Frost possesses a grand really dramatic soprano, having a range of more than two octavea, a beautiful trill, and is specially suited for the high dramatic parts: Valentine, Aida, Leonore, in II Trovatore, &c., &c. Both ladies may look into a splendid artistic future, and I can heartily recommend them to all managers of operas and concerts.
HEINRICH PROCH,
Conductor of the Imperial Opera and Prof, of singing at Vienna.
COFFEE AND CONVERSATION. I read in a newspaper that if any person found himself in the water all he had to do was to lie perfectly quiet upon his back and he would float for an indefinite length of tin.e, or until he died of starvation, provided he was not rescued: that all that was required was courage and presence of mind and nobody would drown.
The newspaper article went on to say that the specific gravity of the human body being exactly the same as that of the water it must of necessity float if allowed to remain quiescent. This all looked very easy and very reasonable, and from the time 1 read it I had no further fear of death by drowning, and I determined If ever I found myself in water to avail myself of this knowledge. The opportunity came. I was plunged into a body of water, with no one near to succor or to save. It was in a bath tub at the Artesian well, and I resolved to try the experiment. First I floated around on my back a while, keeping myself up by touching my hands to the bottom of the tub. This was very nice, but I reflected that if there wasn't any bottom, I couldn't very well support myself by my hands, so remembering all about the specific gravity, etc. I pu mytelf exactly on a level with the water and placed my arms bv mv side.
My head went to the bottom of the tub. 1 don't remember what became of my feet. Half cf the water went into my ears and when I opened my mouth to scream the other half _went down my throat.
After floundering about awhile I at last found myself on my feet, and while I was getting the water out of my eyes, and nose, and mouth, and ears, I reflected as to what could be the matter. I never thought of doubting the veracity of the newspaper article, for I read it in the GAEETTE, but I couldn't understand why my head went down. At last the solution struck me. It was my brainl I ought to have known better than to have experimented with such a brain as mine. This newspaper man had tried it and of course his head stayed up and his feet went down, but, nevertheless, I concluded to try it again.
When everything was in readiness I got into position and kept my head on the steps and gradually floated away, but tne very instant I left the steps, without any intention on my part to do so, I turned over on one side and went to the bottom. When I finally got into a condition to reflect again, I concluded it was the courage that I lacked and my opinion is that no person except a good engineer could ever periorm this feat, if he were suddenly cast into water, ana as a swimmer would much prefer striking out for shore I wouldn't advise anybc)dy to copv such a delusive paragraph into her receipt book.
Now while we are on the subject I would like to ask why it is that a little enterprise is not shown in fixing up these barhs. Here we have water equal to atfy in the world for medicinal purposes, and of such a delightful temperature that a bath is an exqutsite pleasure, and what surroundings.
First thev are at such a distance that it is impossible for any but the most robust to visit them, unless they have conveyances then you must clirrb down a hill in the middle of the road, for there are no sidewalks, past dens of infamy and hovels of misery that make^ one heart-sick, inhaling an odoro which even 6he smell of the Artesian waters cannot cover. You descend some rickeXY old steps and fiually rtach a little shanty which is known as the Bath House.
I cannot soeak of the gentlemen's de
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partment, but for the ladies, half of the time there is no attendant and when there is one the entire service she performs consists in handing you a couple of the 1 very coa *est, commonest cfash towels' that ran be purchased. Yoa enter ali'tle department, called by courtesy a drewv.g roon^ made of rough boards with two or three nails to hang your clothes on, one old wooden chair and a little piece of dirty carpet on the floor that makes the cold chills creep all over one to step on. The tubs are wooden, although it is well known that a wooden surface can be very easily infected with many diseases for which people visit these baths. If it be night you are furnished with a tallow candle in an old tin candlestick. There is no gas about the place, although the gas from the water itself, will burn very brilliantlj. If darkness overtake you, so much the worse, for you must grope your way up the steps and along a narrow and liilly road till you reach the welcome light of the city. Yet with all these disadvantages, so great is the demand for these baths that they are occupied almost constantly. Now what is the reason they cannot be made at least decently respectable? God has given the water," .but He cannot be expected to furnish a luxurious bathhouse. If somebody with enterprise and: philanthropy would get control of these baths they might become one of the brightest attractions of cur famous little city, instead of an outrage upon cleanliness and beauty, as they now are. If it» is not deemed advisable to bring the water up into the heart of the city, let suitable walks be provided for those who must walk. Let these walks be properly lighted let a building be erected, no matter how plain, if it is only commodious, airy, well ventilated and neat let dressing-rooms be provided, at least largeenough to turn around in, with hooks for. ones dresses, a decent chair to sit in, a covering for the floor that can be kept clean, and enough of a mirror so that one need not go into the presence of! strangers with hair uncombed and collar wray let the tubs be constructed of material that cannot be infected let there be light, not a candle that is liable at any moment to be upset into the water, leaving the bather in a dilemma, but a gas? jet in every apartment. (This could be: done by utilizing the gas from the water,) and please give us some other fastening for the door than a wooden button which is on the wrong side of the door.
These are the cries that go up from all the bathers and until they are heeded our artesian waters will still be our pride, our bath house a shame and a disgrace..
FROM the Pittsburg, Pa., Commercial Gazette we take the following facts andi figures, which are not without signifi« cance as showing that our beloved ncleSamuel is in a much sounder financial! condition than has generally been sup-' PO'ed:
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The public debt reached its highest point in August, 1865, the amount being less cash in the treasury. $2,756.431,571. 43-
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At the present the debt, less cash in», the Treasury, is $1,999,382,280.45. Reduc'.ion ot" public debt during thir--teen years, $757,046,290 9S.
The debt, per capita, in 1865, was $78.25 It is now $4167. Reduction, per capita, in thirteen vears, $36.58.
Interest 011 the debt, per capita, in 1865, £4.29. Interest, per capita now, $1.97. Largest volume of nominal currency:* circulation, in 1S65, $983,318,685 76.
Gold value of the above amount, $692,-*
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Gold value of present volume of cur-: rency, $684,465,691.27. to which should be added o* er $200,000,000 gold and silver now held in the treasury.
Difference in gold value between the currency in 1865 and now, n«t including,.' the gold and 6iiver in the Treasury. $7,790, 663.50. ..,S
During five years preceding the panic of 1873, we imported more than we exported, or, in other words, ran in debt to. 4$urope $554,000,000. if
During the five years since the panic of 1S73, we have exported more than we. imported, $448,000,000.
The change since the panic, a6 compared with nve years betoie the panic, is in favor of tne prosperity of the country to the am.), nt of $1,000,000,000.
Since the panic we have called hornet $800,000,000 of our national bonds held abroad.
We now owe on foreign held national bonds $200,000,000 to $225,000,000. 5fe From the above we deduce the follow-pf ing conclusions: 1. The panic was notivii produced by contraction of the currency.?' 2. It was caused by running into debt to Europe. 3^ That the nation is solvent Ife having paid about one-third of its debt! in thirteen years. 4. That it is in better,.-: condition now than ever before, as»,¥, shown in its increasing exports over im ports. Fina'ly, that we have only to be^v steadily honest, and to work, to reachsw the most permanent prosperity the^fer. country ever enjoyed.
ART.
Terre Haute is rapidly obtaining publie note for the art culture being shown by the better class of resident*. One the most noticeable artists, a resident of |e Terre Haute, is Meetz Donnelly, who is ascending to the highest round of the school of design, and is becoming widely Ife known as an artist of exceeding merit. He is now putting up a studio for his use, and has completed very recently a number of portraits in crayon that are very fine one of Willie Wolfe, in particular, is very noticeable for its life-like accuracy, and shows high ability by Mr. it Donnelly. He has also a head of Bis-1. marcks ar.d his little nephew, Don Gookins, both of which are true to life. He is receiving numerous orders for his crayon portraits. ..
School has begun, and the rod which I?' has been resting quietly through the summer will now be »traightened and placed where it will do the most good.—[Hackensack Republican.
"What is so rare as an honest manr asks the Christian Intelligencer. Alas! yes there are so few of us left now, and sometimes a feeling of loneliness—but let it pass.—[Stamford Advocate.
A Michigan man has hewn a statue George Washington from a huge tree. In the coarse of hewm«n events, the curiosity may be hauled around in a side show.—[Edenburg Daily Herald.