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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1880-07-21
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New-York tribune., 1880-10-03
TIE ROMANCE or Lucy ROPER.

Correspondence Of The Syracuse Journal.
One of the celebrities of Princeton, Mass, Is Lucy
Roper n venerable dame of whom hitter has VIII
ten, and Helen Hunt in her Hide and Seek Town
has described so quantity. With lady friend /
sought her humble dwelling, hoping yet fearing We
might not gain an enhance, as frequently she
sllnts her door upon all visitors. 1t was upon a
Sunday afternoon, and old Lucys door stood hos
pitably aar. She is nearly blind and uulte lnhlln,
hut her mind is as bright and clear as though she
was twenty, instead of scY6ntyeight years OF age.
Welcoming ms with quiet grace, she regained her
seat on the sofa or lounge where she eVldeltiy
spends most of her time. She talked almost
continuously to for two hours. and talked well
mpon a variety of topics She brought from an
other room an old Bible and asked one OF us TO
read aloud TO her I looked at the iy-eaf and
found il TO be q Cambridge edition printed IN
1887 she said it was formerly the property OF
the Rev. Thomas Prince, of Boston, after whom
PRINCETON was named When we had become toll
eraLly acquainted. asked her If the romance told
of her early lite is true She begged me to repeat
it, and when had complied with this WISH she
smiled ard said "We there is some truth N
it, bat not enough to write about, rs Mrs jackson
has done. The most of the story ~ that my
sister and | stood up with man who was to
marry one of ms. The wedding was at my brother S
house and when the clergyman asked, WI you
be the lawful welded wife, etc. he called the
name of Julia. instead OF Lucy Roper
- And did no one correct this mistake y
"No, it was not noticed particularly at the
time. Well, my sister loved the man, ana they
went out TO Ohio to 1--we. They reside there now"
She changed the subject, rs though unwilling
to dwell upon it. AfterwaTd ! heard that
strangely. the man connected WIN tDls queer
history was said to have liked the two sisters
equally well. and both sisters loved the man; ana
that ali Lucy Ropers life has been one long sacri-
flee as she was the one to have been married, and
yet would take steps to assert her rights. -
| asked her if she was not tlmld III INlng al
alone 49,
@Oh. no." she replied, this old house Is very
dear TO me here those I've loved best have been
with me- and | have so many visitors"
AS we left the house, old Lucy CROPPED her ay
TO the outside door and pluckng some hop vines
clamberng over it, gave each OF us bunch. say
see these leaves The house is wretched place,
but not necessarily so. it Is reported that Lucy
Roper has Il bank account III Worcester.
New-York tribune., 1880-10-03
DOGS IN CHINA.
E,om HE CeIesifnL Enlprre


"a dog" says the proycrb. finds no fault with
ality of Chinese animals Is concerned. IS, TO say
the least OF it, u fortunate circumstance Tor the
dog Nevertheless, although the masters do not
food they are still in many cases very much at
tached to the animals which do so much for s'ich
slight return. and are seldom pleased to baye them
Unfortunately shot or hunted down by the sport
ing foreigner who enjoys an exciting chase after
fokeyp A black dog with white ears - SAID To
be the king of his black dog with yellow
eyebrows is highly esteemed as good h0u-o-dOg
while white one with black eyebrows Is cOire-
spondingly at "a discount a. likely to destroy the
prosperity of its owner. \ " hOn-uog" i.e, one Ol
the small shaggy breed of the north. 49, on the
contrary. regarded as possession likely To improve
the fortunes of the family III which 1t may be do
mesticated The " sleeve dog" so called from
being of a size sufficiently dminutive to admit OF
its being carried i'll the wide Chinese sleeve. Is the
lap-dog of China and. like the aforementioned
lion dog is only to be seen in wealthy establish
mrnts or for sale among the native dOg-fancleT =
collection. " Black dragon Blacklc.' Yellow
ear" jewel" Pearl" etc, etc. are specimens OF
the names for dogs most III Vo2ue. ,
"Onc dog barks at something ana huhareh
bark mt the noise" says another Chinese prOVerD,
reminding one forcibly of the discoldant wells
which usually mark the foreigners track through
n Chinese city, the dogs in which, being chiefly
used as guardians OF the house or shop are rather
encouraged than otherwise in creating their
hateful din. Yet Chwang TZu, two thousand years
ago declared almost III the words OF olr own
proyerb that the good dog does not bark.
New-York tribune., 1880-10-03
M THIERS As MANOE-TH THE WORLD.
Er0nI Te EinnrO.

from Le it9dIO.
In snite of his prod goIs intellect NJ. Theirs re-
tanned many Of his early illusions until late la life.
He imagined that it was only necessary to don a
gray oyerCoat TO become r Napoleon Genims IS
not composed of stray faculties, however brilliant
they NAV be in themselves. Geniu' must lie not
alone IN the intellect but also III the character or
the man. -.
own opu Ons no man can ever Law claim 20 genius.
Thus II. Tbers had his weak nesses, his moments or
imr atience. and was witha ncorrig1bly VAN. But
he was too astute to ignore his own faults. and not
10 pergeIye that although his good qualities might
make him Premier, they would never make nm
a " gentleman" The fact of his being self made
man aid not cause him 10 blush, but he was weak
enough to let it torment HIM. .
He was always very particular that his wl1e-a
nrcttv womar-should dress in such manner as TO
enhance the elegance OF his drawing-room On one
occasion Madame de Girardin mentioned IN mel
fashion column the white satin domino covered
with lace which Madame Thiers wore Mt the
Duchess OF Gallieras ball. AS result, NJ. Theirs
forgave the writer all the witty sallies she mad
made at his expense.
Count Alexis of ST. Priest, Ambassador tc
Sweden a member OF an old arstocratlc family.
and man of exceptional wit was granted an I'M
portant favor for haylng pronounced the l3ilowmg
famous phrase: our EAcellency Is hoI an up
start but an Grrirf"
Marshal Soult had the habit when inquiring after
Madame Theirs OF designating her as the baroness
Greatly irritated, NJ. Theirs Ietorted one day
" When one Is Madame Theirs one is a Duchess or
nothing" VI. Theirs solicited the order OF M"IIa
Louisa for his wife with great iervor and hnally
obtained il. 1t was another gam on the arlstOc-
racy.
Who does not remember that remark, so charac-
teristic of his vanity, which he made upon recelv-
inc dispatch from VI. GuIzot, then Ambassador in
England. The dispatch ended with the following
words am waiting for the orders of the Ministry
on the subject" "Thc orders of the Ministry ~
muttered Theirs, " the orders! never would have
written thatW
He could never overcome his arrogance toward
subordinat tes-another sign of IA low and mean
origin. Advancing years and the Inconsistency of
fortune however, did much to calm and improve
the man. and his wonderful mind bowed with un-
expected GRACE to fate.
Princess Ttoubetzkoi's drawing-room was the last
one Thiers fequented during the period of his later
political triumphs. One evening the Princess was
in conversation with the nuke de CirammOnt
"What do you think about the situation in
Spain T. she said. 80
Spain was then in state of revolution with
Prim at its head Madame" was the Dukes re-
oinder u more competent person than myself has
said that Republics always finish in blood or in
inbecility."
NJ. Thiers, excited, exclaimed In his most
graceful but cutting manner: Political fights are
of the night. When the day dawns one often re-
grets the blows that have been given"
New-York tribune., 1880-10-03
THE ETEYLNG TRAIN FOR VERSAILLES.
From Gdii0l, anL.

NJ Jule- Claretie gives the following humorstic
sketch of the Partisan travellers between Paris
and Versailles: :" At Cllchy-Levaols the carriages
begin to drop their occupants busy employees leave
thc train in hurry as anxious to get back home as
they were inIthe morning not TO miss the tTaln. At
Asnerss the aspect is quite different real farsans
alipht here the bouevardiers,' and with them the
artistic world the comedians, authors, brokers,
theatrical managers, letc Mile. Lloyd returning
from tine Comcdle Franeatse bows 70 NJ Dorineiul,
inst back from a visit to his new house Every one
talks laughs. knows, and welcomes each other as
they dc scend.the steps leading to the village. ms
colony Of Asneres IS very proud OF It's situation on
the banks of the Seine and anxious 10 welcome
Tout Paris to enjoy II In about three months
they will 1--WE in their little theatre "a revue
which promises to be a great success Bnt the
train rushes on. At Courbey0ie the crowd IL
large mostly composed of people of small means,
clerks and boOkkeepers, Who disDerse ia long black
lines in large new streets bordered By houses
which look like barracks Even for one who has
admired the panorama of Rome. severe as an
Aligny landscape. the panorama OF Iails seen
from the heights of PuteauX, with It's houses above
one another and its slender chi'nneyS ike needles
stuck up in the air. il n very interesting sl2ht
There the train lands number or oons oce,geos
manufacturers. laundresses, and their children
Snresnes il more chic. Owners OF elegant Villas
leave their irstcass carriages. but the number OF
travellers is very small Az OF. cloud Tue .lasn-
at Vile dAvray. Carriages are III waiting outside
the station close to the omnibus for Marpes, oppo-
site the Garden OF Is house on the ne iTent v OF Which
station tho fine little hands which open the doors
of the carriages wear 5s4 gloves en- peaa de Smede
and their surah dresses bear the stamp OF the good
maker THIS Is the pilegidture eteQdnte. Virofay Is
more rustic, and country people alone alight there
At the Versailles terminus many English people,
excursion sts with their large .Gainsborough hats
their green walls, and feathers. Versailles bonr-
eeois v it'll the placid mien OF men VINO ENJOY the
ionesom-nrss OF the Boulevard du Roi. some half
nav officers saluting younger officers IN mutt. rush
ing to Paris at the time their seniors return to Yer
sailles. Well. after all, those villages. villas,
kitchen gardens, laundry establishments. bankers.
mansons all this is nothing but the outskirts ot
Paris a continuation OF Paris-thaS Paris that
in the day time and covered with reddish fog at
nj, Int. with its millions OF street lights. it's llumi
ailv swallow up NIL these parcels of ground and
turn them into new suburbs to which before ten
more years have passed awey oil the Parisians
tired OF Paris wiz retire in the evening.
New-York tribune., 1880-10-03

mensely moved by the presence of Grant among
them. The very best reception that he had was at
the house of Emile GiIardrn. Editor of the paper
called La France. Girarfin is the very ablest jour
nalist France ever had. but an INSCRIPTIONS rascal
He has made a great deal Of money, ana is I'M
Armand Carrel In o duel. He Is consers ative
Republican. He said to one of the American
officials. want to give dinner TO General urans;
so that he can some Of our representative men,
There were from sixteen TO twenty persons at the
dinner, out every one OF them was a gleat man.
Ganbetta was there and made one OF ms inaghin, IN
cent speeches. He has voice Ike music; ms
words all fall into place like notes IN o musical
composition; his sentiment is high, aid ne ntts
everybody up There is no doubt but he is tne
greatest orator in Europe TO day, or in the world
Grant replied. and his speechSyas translated Win
delicous perfectness by prominent French states
man opposite him. and hardly knew which 10 ad-
mirc the mOst-the happy style of Grant. both IN
the speech ana the manner or the admirable render
ing of it 10y the Frencnnan. After tho dinner was
over the reception came on, and that was typical
of every art and accomplishment IN France
Letters, painting architecture. engineering, war,
the navy science, whatever you please. lhere
were great numbers of writer's for the magazines.
and n good many of these frenchmen would say to
Grant. General, / wrote an article III the Rerue
des Deur Mondes on your Vicksburg campaign
Grant would never lie to them but generally DIS
interpreter would say. The General did not see
that article, but has heard IT very, highly men
toned In the same way when NJ. Greyy now
President of France, came to see Grant, hc threw
snch u tremendous compliment in the Generais
face that Grant said in English to somebody
beside him, How Is a man to reply 10 speech
like thatP But his interpreter, without the least
change Of countenancc, said to Greyy that the
magni6cence of his compliment had qnlte shaken
the Generals modesty and that he could only say
that France must come to the perhelion OF her
glory under such ulcrs as Grevy. The frenchma1
received the compliment back as graciousiy as No
gave it. Several of the artists at the reception
masked themselves behind other persons and made
the minutcst study of Grants face, so as TO repro.
duce it, and of them said that 1T was the hnest
tace in It's general composition he had ever seem"
New-York tribune., 1880-10-03
GENERAL GRANT IN PARIS.
Gnth. IN The Cineinnaa Enqurer.

GATH ia The Cincinnati Enquirer.
:" How did General Grant go through his recep-
=" Mapniticently. They were never well reported
In the American newspapers. Everybody was
struck with the composurc OF Grant in mlnd ana
face II he had been born i'll palace he could not
have accepted compliments, fay0rS, ana oDSerVa-
tion with more quiet mperturbablllty; lie was
careful too, about returning calls ana keeping up
etiouette and not the least point could De maue
against linn when he had left the country. and III
France etiquette Is more than law or morals. Mac
MahOn and Grant liked each other exceedingly.
Grant cannot speak French nor MacMahon Eng
lsh ana there had To be an Interpreter between
them always On the occasion OF their last meet
ing Gram said 10 the Marshal: Mir. President. !
desire to say few words to YOU this evening, as
shall probably not meet you again IN rance. L
am going away tomorrow, and shall rctnrn 10
ms country by way of ASIA. desire to say to you,
sir. that on my part at ieastIanu lnlnk k uscenh
other has not been matter OF form. | am sure
liked you very soon after had talked with you
and think you liked me what wished 10 say
is that when you have laid down this oihce nN lite
ron 10 come 20 America. l have got a little honse
by the side of the ocean, not extensive like one OF
your palaces but large enough for veteran Ike
Won to take his ease. IL you will come there and
stav some weeks with Inc. will 90 anywhere with
Won i'm the country! MacMahon said General
Grant YOU have made no mistake IN sthe regard
have felt Tor YOU III mas Deeh one oi 'ae hono,s
part from you with regret. But, General, when
Law uown tins trust my hair will be too white and
too thin and my years TOO many 10 psidsn, cross sne
when You cease to rule this country as Ito Execu-
tive, YOU will not be altogether cast aside. You
will return to your rank as Marshal OF France.
live you will be Marshal Of America The people
around MacMahon say that he never was guilty OF
as good a stroke as that at any other time Ia his
= WAS there the least bit OF snobbery or patron
iy,ng of Grant at those French receptions r.
Not the least. ALI glasses OF society we're I'M
New-York tribune., 1880-10-03
SHdDOWS.
For The Tribune.

For The Tribune.
Airily swing the willows over,
AirIly 10 and fro:
Dreamiy flows the quiet water,
Over the rocks below;
Flows in many sunny rimple,
In and out in curve and dimple,
Round about the rocks below.
Where the light lies on the river,
Where the willows bend and culver.
Long dark shadows shift and shiver,
Saver to and fro.
Gray-beard Time, his scythe forgetting,
Toys with rosy June.
Loath TO part, with step unwilling,
Slowly crecps toward noon,
Hummlng-bird from blossom slipping
Brown bees into clover slipping,
Fill the air with drOwsy crCo
But the willows tossing, blowing,
Ger the waters smoothly fiOwilg,
Eyermore their shadows throwing,
Break tine lall of noon.
Twilight gathering III the valley,
Sunset on the beight;
Clouds above the mountain breaking
Into riffs of light.
Darkness now urO1 the meadows,
Higher, higher ciinlj the shadows,
Nearer comes the night.
Carving, oimpliag lows the river,
with the willows dropping over
But no shadows iitfui quiyer
StIs the hush of night.
New-York tribune., 1880-10-03
rnrApAcHE VINO coULD RrDEA "BaoSco@
From The ARIZONA siirer Ben.

Tom Newlaud has an Indian who places high
estimate on his equestrian ability. here was
horse to be brought 10 town few days ago. ana
the Indian was given the Job. He was told nc was
bronco" but il was esta baeHo, me sebr,' Hitch
inn the animal 10 n tree he carefully placed tho
sweat clcth on him: then the blanket, the bridle.
and the saddle; at each perform anee giving voice
10 a satisfied An, hah, each ejaculation growing
intenser TIL hc got into the saddle All this time
the q bronco" looked as unlike Alexander tho
Great war horse Bucephalus, as carpenter's saw.
horse. The Indian started lac game the crest OF
the hill whore the scrub oak was thickest; hs
turned and gave another "Ah, .hah," which was
n compound word. Then something rose a few feet
in the air, went back and rose again. There was
bright colors. and-silcnce When Tom went up,
he found the horse grazing In the most orthodox
fashion. and strip Of white breech elont and .
nair of brown legs surnounted by red stockings and
iron-clad shoes sticking up from the middle oi .
scrub oak like q new sort Of plant. Tom got him
ont OF the brush and when he said ~Ah. hah." tho
Indian looked 40 though he wanted TO 20 ON the
wsr-path.
New-York tribune., 1880-10-03
IGAORdNCE Is BLISS.

Ram falls: sun shines; winds flee;
Brooks run; yet few know how.
Do not thou too deeply search
Why thou lov'st me nOwl
Perhaps by some command
Sent earthward from absve.
Thy heart was doomed to lean on mine
Mine, 10 enjoy thy love.
Why ask, when JOY doth smile.
From what bright heaven it fell?
Men mar the beauty of their dreams
Who trace their source TOO well.
BARRY CORNWALL.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-28

The following telegram was sent
from this city last Friday by Mr.. R. NJ.
McKie, then on a visit here, and ap.
peared in the San Antonio Express on
Saturday last:
MEMPHIS, Tenn. October 23.--Jack
Frost visited this section OF the country
last night, but did no particular dam.
age, except to tender vegetation.
This city is healthier and in a more
prosperous condition than it has been
for many years past.
Cotton receipts to this date have
footed up over 10000 bales above either
Of the three previous years, a remark.
ably good showing.
Thirty-fye miles Of sewerage. forty.
five miles Of sub soil drainage and si1
miles OF stone pavement have been per.
manently completed. The streets arc
clean, and nearly every house has beer
newly painted and repaired.
Several large manufacturing enter
prises are being started, and the city
looks.as bright rs a new silver dollar
Merchants are unable to 6ll theil
orders, and real estate has appreciated
twenty-five per cent in the last thirty
days,
A big boom has set in for merchants
business men and real estate owners
All hail to Memphis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-28
THE VINEYARDS OF FRANCE.
Destruction Of Native Vines and
Success OfAmerican Plants.

The destruction of its vineyards is
thus discussed inthe annual industrial
report Of France. The p~hylloxera
yastatrix is q microscopic insect that
stings the root and kills it, aud finally
destroys the vine. Sulpho-o arbonates,
introduced among the roots, kill the
insects, but other insects come. Sub
mersion where water is accessible does
the same. Fifty districts in France
arc already ruined and every year adds
TO the list. Unless some effective
remedy be found, France will, in a
time not remote, cease TO be a wine
country. Our prosperity cannot be
assured unless our wine men plant
new stock. known to have vigor TO re-
sist the fatal puncture OF the destroyer,
and unless ourine French vines can be
preserved by grating on the
healthy stocks. Twenty years
ago American cuttings wore sent to
France from a nursery in Georgia.
There were many varieties. Hundreds
of thousands Of vines are now growing
from these cuttings. These vines
may be- recognized in vineyards strick-
en- with the disease by their being in
full vigor. This gives satisfactory
proof that American vines can be got
that will resist the phylloxera. Here
and there an American vine is found
punctured, but never TO the heart of
the root. The superficial wound heals
and leaves no impression on the plant
But grating requires nice m%anipula-
ton, and many fear tho expense aud
liability to failure. This has led to the
discovery ola simpler, better way to
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-28

month during the passenger season,
between New Orleans aud Louisville,
Captain Warman, during his
latter years frequently men
toned interesting "reminiscences con
nected with his maritime career
and the changes Of the river, its
cut-ohs, crooks and other features,
also the immense immigration which
has been steadily flowing into the riy-
er valleys from the earliest period o.
his recollection. 1t was while in one
of his talkatiye moods that deceased
mentioned the points in the foregoing
and much besides which space vii.
not admit to-day.
The flags Of steamers in port hangs al
half mast to-day in respect to the de-
parted pioneer of the waters. His fu.
neral will doubtless be largely attend.
ed by the river fraternity by whom he
was SO much respected.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-28
The Coming Comet.

N. Y. SUM-
TIE Rochester astronomical socie-
ty announces that the comet discover
ed by Professor Swift, on Sunday last,
promises to become very brilliant. 1t
is coming almost straight toward the
earth, and so its position in the heay-
ems changes slowly. 1t is in the con
stellatiOn Pegasus. which is overhead
at about 9 O'Clock in the evening. 1t
seems to be throwing of a brilliant
tail, which will become visible to the
naked eve as it swings into the neigh
borhood Of the sun. If this comet
fulflls its present promise, it will be a
magnificent object in the coming win
ter evenings. Some Of the astrono-
mers, it seems suspect that this may
be the same great comet that blazed
with Extraordinary splendor Just be-
fore The war of 1912. Ifso, and it re-
tains its former brilliancy, there is a
great treat in store for us. But there
have been so many comets discovered
this year which have disappointed
those who predicted great things for
them, that it will be we'll not to expect
much Of the newcomer until it has
piven unmistable evidence Of its met
tie.