The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-17

| "ifb every human feeling.
And o'cr The silent midnight thoavht
ilt -tercf power = stealing Voice NJ Natur.
Music hath power TO sooll tie sa,
Olagc breast so the old provcrb gucs. b,
Ol wheilicr u has power 10 subdur 4 uul
laog Ike Madden's we don't know
Music has an effect on every thing tha
belongs TO this world il Il in The YER
olslghing Of Tie wind as il rushcs dow
+ me street; lis effects, too, are unite W
ricd il speaks =
various language; for onr gaver hours
> she haH q voice ~ gadness and 4 snils
N ltA rirqren7e " beauty, ana she elidcs
n ihto cnr darker musings With a mild
Ani healing sympathy, that stealsnwav
\ ,Ih.F sharpness ere M are aNare''
Al ~ We're not for its effect, WHY Il i
put 70 such general use! IT. effects M,
!. altogether different al times Iool
down the street and see the band com.
Imarching along TO slow and solcm,
lulrge ihat tells rs that some one has lef
,fillis world Of woe, and gone TO br;phte,
one beyond the sound Of that rnngi,
depresses our spirit aud we sulIenl,
ilirn away, unless il is some friend AMI
Then we feel inclined TO Join the thron
and march with them 10 The last rcstiu. +,
place. we then 20 about our busincs (.
anu ~ our afternoon walk will prebabl,
meet nc same band coming I'D the st,ee
to some gallant quickSicp. with tlagS
waving aud banners floating ia ~.
breeze, we wonder il il IL possible thar
1hey can bc The same men who but three
~ iOur hours before had marched viii
such s0leinn tread: but you do MN
doubt long; A. they pass by YOU aladl,
iali iii ranks. and are a. CAV and lipl,t Il,
lieAii ~ they. Look al history for NJ
lnouirnt and see what music has .lonrl
~ lhc way Of gaining victories foy
arliiics oi Tie world. Take FOR exat.nle,
'hc last wars thousands were opposed
~ ne war. altl lI home quietly resolved
Io stay put ~ tiic service altogether bpt
when Tie recruiting officers came aroun1
Win a military band. and they heard
-oihc sos1l-siifring national air. They,
ound themselves erlisiing, anl yuin.,
oIih % battle before they Knew ink
Likewise music has gained many as
iIrtory On ne battle field Il. The battle
y shiloh. durin~ the last war. when ourc
foops were tired out. and lie encm,'~l N
resi- troops came up. they broke andg
we're hastily beating retreat. when nu,g
rsrrvc came az and sounded a chpr,rr d
M ilie men who were retrratinr. avail n
urned their fscc~ io the foe ma ,vpn,
y - the front Of battle. with an ihe4l
lifit Of fresh troops, and The day was A
aimed.
Music acts on sll of our passions. inv. IN
prrow. anger, cagcrncss. glory and
changing ia a second from
''ger 70 JOY: Music makes men ycnilch
iainps ana iIercc q tigers, "a one in, h'
fges him on to'kil hi~ fellow man and'm
another bids him refrain from fhcigi
Ioody work
Stay. bloody soldier stay shy Lrni A..
Nor take the gentle shepherd breath.
Ihy rage lct innocence sifhstaus
=. Lei music soyn the slrst ~ death. Iii
Music annimatcs the spirit an,fo
owns all our sorrow no one can roa,
70 ne halls Of rcvclry where tl,ronrslo
4 bright and Joyous. whore music amdot
incing arc going on aud remain an,
ne without feeling rhccrci: All hjsau
~nal thoughts will lily away aud hcth
On Joins the happy throng. bo
And why i this because music i III
n nature; music il nature itself: mn IN
= IN The wood and stream. music i Bc
The oceans roar where the loud wavcsN-
y thc shore: music is in the thunder
~ when lightning tears the earth ASIDE
nder. Al
~ one Of the chapcls in England. iiFa
related that, the tower is 50 cflectclnu
y certain note that the organist in MOI r.
rmiied 20 play peices containing .
quent repetition Of that note. for fear "a,
tower would fall 10 the ground. ifadr
sc has such great power over naturchol
| buildings III
lh.n spufnye moi the mighty srell har
Ina rules tarth~ every feature -
luf lei ynur spirits cherish well
lhAf souiher N an creatures III
ASpEK IAN lh 1870 ~