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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21

Rllntlness Removed by the Use Of the
" Knife.
v A Chronicle reporter happened TO be
present in the Frederick House yester-
day when a. very interesting operation
was performed by DIR. Rockman. The
patient was Antoine Garcia, from near
Eureka. About two years ago Garcia
lost the sight of his right eye and shortly
the sight of the other began to fail also
He called on DIR. Rocklnan, then prac-
ticing in Eureka, who found that he was
suffering from a hard lenucular cataract
Of the right eye, and that the left eye
was also commencing to harden, but as
be still could see with it the doctors adj
vised him not to have it operated upon
until the sight was entirely gone, and
then TO have both attended to at once.
About three months ago total blindness
resulted Learning the other day that
DIR. Rockham had settled in Virginia,
Garcia and his son came on, arriving
here on Wednesday. Yesterday after
noon was the time fixed for the opera
ton. and Garcia. with stolidity more
Dutch than italian, laid himself on his
back on lounge, as directed by the doc
tor. The surgeon stood behind his pa
TENTS head and propped the eye-lids
! apart with little instrument. This
done. the doctor took narrow-bladed
knife and commencing little below the
middle OF the outer margin or the black
ring Tor cornca), pushed the knife
| through till it passed out at the opposite
/ margin. and then kept on cutting till il
/ reached the upper margin, when,
| cutting this through, the knife came out
| The lid was then allowed to close fol
I about five minutes. to allow the eve tC
| fill up with water, as the doctor stated
| Then the lids were again opened, when
| the doctor introduced needle hook
| through the gaping wound and scratched
across the eye to open the capsule, SC
that the hard lens which is enclosed il
the capsule might escape He ther
pressed the handle of the knife npo1
! the upper part of the eye, when on
came the lens through the pupil anl
through the open wound, whence it fel
on the pale face of the hard breathing
| patient The doctor worked rapidly fo
moment, closed the lids and kept then
so for five minutes. Then the docto
opened them, aud Garcia: in great ex
! element. cried doctor, ! see YOU =
The poor fellow seemed overwhelmed
with JOY. Ten minutes later the SAM
operation was performed on the othe1
eye After putting cotton pads upol
both eyes and bandaging them, the pa
| tient was put to bed with strict orders
to keep quiet.
All this was done without chloroform
and how a man without the aid of ;
pain-deadener can stand to have his eyes
cut to pieces is something in the way o
nerve the reporter can admire but no
| understand
As to the result, DIR. Roekman said
that if suppuation does not set in Gar
Ella viii have the sight of both eyes
though he may have to use convex
| glasses. As the patient is II compare
lively young man, and Of robust eonsti-
| tuition, the doctor has no doubt that h,
will come through all right Virgin IL
(Ner.) Chronicle.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21
The Story Of 1 Beard.

Il During soiree given at the Winter
Palace. in ST. Petersburg, in the reign
of the Gar Nicholas, some forty years
ago. the conversation happened to turn
upon luxuriant growths of hair, and a
Governor of a distant province, remarked
that he had frequently noticed, IN the
chief town of his Government, vener-
able Jew, whose countenance was
adorned by beard of extraordinary
length and beauty. g How should like
to see him. calculated lady, smiling
winningly at the narrator. ssYour High
ness least wishes are commands" re-
piled the Governor; and that very night
he dispatched courier to the provincial
capital with peremptOry order that the
Hebrew should be Forwarded to him
without delay. On receipt of this COM
mand, the local authorities at once
caused the jew to be conveyed post
haste to st. Petersburg. His protesta-
tons of innocence were ignored. When,
after travelling for more than fortnight,
he reached his destination, the police
officials, learning from his escort that he
had been sent thither at the express or
der of the Governor, assumed that he
must be criminal of the deepest dye.
Accordingly they thrust him intoa dun
geon, having first caused his hair to be
clipped close and his beard shaved of,
in conformity with prison regulations.
By this time several weeks had elapsed
since the conversation above alluded to
had taken place, and the lady's whim
had been forgotten alike by herself and
the Governor. As, therefore, no ques-
! tons We're asked about the luckless He
| brew, he remained immured in his cell
| and might have spent the remainder OF
his days there had not his relatives,
wealthy traders, bestirred themselves to
obtain his release. When they succeed
ed in directing official attention to his
case, it came out, to the infinite amuse-
, ment of the Russian court, that his
beautiful beard, the motive of his mar
ty1dom, had long since ceased to exist,
| and with it the necessity for his further
soiourn In st. Petersburg. He was,
therefore, set at liberty, grimly congrat-
r,lated upon his "lucky escape" and sol
EMMY warned "never to do it again
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21
Advertising That Paid.

Johnny Manning, the Sheriff of Dead.
wood, Dakota Territory, was III st.
Louis on business, and he remembered
that the year before st. Louis man
had been up to Deadwood and left ow-
ing man several hundred dollars,
which was to be paid as soon as he got
home. Manning met the man In St.
Louis, and he said he would hand him
the money the next day. but the days
passed and the money did not come,
though the man was amply able to pay.
So one morning Manning inserted per-
sonal in newspaper to the effect that Ii
the man who left Deadwood between two
days did not pay the money he forgot
to pay, night before. the whole c1reum-
stances would be published the next
day. The notice was signed "sIohn
Manning. Sheriff of Deadwood. Be
fore 9 o'clock, young man called at
Manning's hotel, and said he had seen
the notice and had come to pay 1920 he
had borrowed to get out of Deadwood.
Manning found out who the money was
borrowed of, and took it to carry to the
Deadwood citizen, remarking that he
was not the man the Sheriff referred to,
but it was a mighty mean Sheriff that
would not carry money to friend. The
next man to call was the one he wanted.
and he paid the money, and apologized,
and begged the Sheriff to say nothing
about it. During the day seven citizens
of st. Louis called on Manning and paid
him money for citizens of Deadwood,
believing the Sheriff had reference to
them in his notice, and, after he had
gone away, another citizen called and
asked the clerk for Manning, but the
clerk said the other fellows had all been
there and paid up, and this man better
keep his money. The Sheriff said he
always thought advertising paid, but ne
had never had it demonstrated to ms
satisfaction before.-Peck's Mtttoauket
Sun.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21
The Mosquito in England.

uere it must be observed that mos
anitoes are especially hard On two sorts
of people. Young ladies and children,
and many men. they sting. till the vic
tins are all covered with blisters and in
danger of erysipelas. This is pretty
bad. but we think the nervous persons,
whom mosquitoes sting little, but keep
awake with their buzZlng, are even more
to be pitied. They find the mosquitoes
bark worse than his bite. The latter
may not mark or hurt them much it is
question of constitution ; and there
are people with whom the bite does not
cake as they say of vaccination. But
they suffer all night long from the shrill,
persistent noise of the mosquitoes trum-
pet. At the first warning they leap up,
light a candle, take it into bed, and try
to catch the intruder. No one can guess
how difficult this is. You soon find the
mosquito Oh the curtain, where he lies
apparently asleep. Very cautiously you
stalk him, Your hand is just over him,
and Justice is about to be done, when
the vicious creature flies away and
amuses himself in mid-air. Presently
he settles, and the chase begins again,
| till the hunter sets fire to the f1lmsy cur
tains, and has quite enough work to do
in extinguishing the fire. After that
| mosquitoes come and go as they please,
without let or hindrance, and day dawns
| on feyerish and frantic man, who has
only bagged two or three of his lnnum-
cradle enemies. Late i'll the morning
mosquitoes sleep, overcome with triumph
and the refreshment which they have
Snatched from their enemy. They may
now be killed, and it is curious to see
as any one who brushes them will see
how much of mans vital fluid one mos
| quito can absorb. They who are fortu-
nately inexperienced in the ways OF
mosquitoes will now understand that the
insect is one of the greatest players that
nature tolerates There are more dan
gerous fiies-though the mosquitoes bite
is sometimes poisonous and severe-but
there is no more irritating creature in
the world than the mosquito.
| Norway and Sweden suffer more even
than the South from mosquitoes. The
mild Bulgarian breads them, and there
is a CHASTITY story Of drunken Bulga
rlan who tied mp his wife in mosquito
trap. The poor woman WAS bitten to
death. and her husband observed in the
morning that he had suffered almost as
much as if he had not thought of his
savage expedient Greece is, perhaps
more remarkable for the insect "whenct
is derived the verb to flee" than fol
mosquitoes and the same remark hold:
good of the Baden contingent. None o.
the countless snakes of America or In
dia cause more trouble, when the hos
OF minor mlseries is added up, thai
mosquitoes do. --Lond0n Ners.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21
COMETS.
A Calendar of the Most Notable visi-
taMts to the Solar system.

tants to the Solar System.
The following list comprises the most
important comets of the past ages /:
When Mithridates was born there was
a comet seen in the heavens of extra
ordinary size.
When Caesar was assassinated q comet
appeared, and was visible in Rome by
day as well as by night.
134 3. C.-In this year there was said
to be one that was nearly as bright as
the sun.
BIB. C.-There was comet seen this
year whose tail reached one third across
the heavens.
head, but its tail rivaled the sun in
brightness.
1264-The death of Pope Urban ".
was heralded by comet with tail 100
degrees long.
1402-Witneised two large comets.
1456-At the time of the capture of
Constantinople by the Turks, there
loomed up another SO big and so fright
full thau Pope Calixtus H. issued bull
against it.
1532-There was comet SO large and
bright that it was seen in Southern
Europe at MONDAY.
1577-This comet was one of the
largest ever seen.
Large comets were also seen in 1907,
1913, 1868 and 1880.
1652-ln this year there was one that
was said to be as bright as the moon.
900, 900 miles long.
16S2-To the one hatappeareda at this
time the astronomer Haley gave his own
name, after he had proved it to be iden-
teal with the great comets OF 1881 and
1907, and predicted its return in
1853, which was fulfilled.
Other great comets We're seen in 1744,
1869 and 1911.
l770-This was an erratic wanderer.
When observed the astronomers were
astonished to find it moving in an orbit
having period of less than six years,
although it had never before been seen,
and was SO bright as to be plainly visible
to the naked eye. 1t was first brought
to move into an orbit around the sun in
consequence of coming within the sphere
of the attractions of Jupiter. It made
two revolutions around the sun. It
returned and again fell in with Jupiter,
where its attractions drew it so far out
of its orbit that it has gone astray ever
since.
18O7-This comet was discovered by
Poas, at Marseilles, Sept. 81, 1907,
and was followed for more than six
months.
1912 - This does not appear to have
been an especially bright one, and would
not excite attention at the present time,
but that the observations show it to be
moving in an ellipse, with a period Of
about seventy years Its return is there
fore expected about this time.
1S43-This was one of the most extra
ordinary comets of which We have any
record. 1t approached to within 60, 600
miles of the sun, whirled completely
around that luminary In two hours, lost
its tail in its flight around the sun, and
then tail and comet went off, each on its
own hook, and have never been seen
since. This phenomenon was visible all
over New England in broad daylight.
| 1S58-This was perfect sumner, and
was known as Donati's comet, Its
period of revolution is 1850 years, SO
that those who missed seeing it then
will probably not have another oppor-
| tunity.
1s61-In this year another large comet
was visible.
1874-This comet was visible to the
naked eye for several weeks. --
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21
I" Send for Mother"

Dear me 1t wasn't enough for me
to nurse and raise a family of my own,
but now, when [ am old and expect to
take little comfort here, it IS ali the
time send for mother. And the dear
old soul growls and grumbles, but
dresses herself as fast as she can, not
withstanding. After you have trOtted her
off, and got her safely in your home, and
she flies around administering her reme-
dies and rebukes by turns, you feel
easier. 1t is right now, or soon will be
mothers come
In sickness, no matter who is there
or how many doctors quarrel over your
case, everything goes wrong, somehow,
until you send for mother.
In trouble. the first thing You think
of is send for mother.
But this has its ludierous as we'll as
its touching aspect. The verlant young
couple, to whom the baby's extraorGi-
nary grimaces and alarming yawns,
which threaten the dislocation of its
chin, its sleeps, which it accomplishes
with its eyes half open, and no percepti-
bic fiutter of breath on its lips, causing
the young mother to imagine it's dead
this time, and to shrek out, "Send for
mother - in tones of anguish-this
young couple. in the light of the expert
ence with which three or four babies
bring, find that they have been ridicu-
lous and given mother good many trots
Tor nothing.
Did any one ever send for mother and
she fell to come? Never, unless sick
ness or the in6rmities of age prevented
her. AS when, in your childhood. those
willing feet responded to your call, sc
they still do, and will continue to do
as long as they are able. And when the
summons comes which none yet disre-
garded, though it will be a happy day
for her, it will be dark and sad one fol
yo.1, when God, too, will send for youu
mother
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21
PARTED LOVERS.
Erom the Congregationalist.

From the Congregatlonalist
.r,,.orgb the long day we walked alone
together.
Under the sunny, perfect summer SKY,
..,,nt or talking as the mood commanded.
nd well content to let all memory die.
Rahind was sorrow and before warning
The stern, sad voice we both had learned
to heed
Near as you are to-day, comes Sc paration.
You walk alone from henceforth. and
your need.
s,rong as it is, and eager for fulltilment.
Binding YOU both within its iron chain.
Must wait future far beyond all vison.
And know that here its strongest link IS
pain"
Over the river in the gathering twilight,
Sunshine above, bat heavy clouds below,
We passed to where the parting moment
waited,
And knew the hour had come and one
must go. @
Only Il word. a look-and then turning
70 the long path that each must walk
,n5 fine fair river widening between as
~ seemed but a gulf filed with an answer
ing moan.
yat dearest heart, remembering all the
sweetness,
Filling long days that you and | have
known,
And sure that love is strong and faith M
faltering,
How can say that we must walk alone
Over us both one summer sunshine quivers,
And in the darkest day that earth can own,
Love, pure and fadeless, shines behind the
curtain,
And God will never let us walk alone
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21
The Ten MUSES..

Whxt should be their functions
/ The arch-concoctor of salads.
2. The sewer-on of buttons.
B The intelligent maker of bread
sauce.
+ 4. The player of Beethoven's music.
). The player of common tunes.
6. The CONSIDER under difficulties.
z. The good reader.
8. The dear creature, who always be-
lieves in her husband.
9. The manager of other wives.
II there is to be tenth one, she shall
be the noble and rare creature who can
cook potato.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21
A Good Glass Cement.

Mix 1O4 lbs. of pulverized stone and glass
with Al lbs. of sulphur. Subject The mix
ture to such moderate degree of heat that
the sulphur melts Stir until the whole be-
comes homogeneous, and then run it into
moulds. When required for use it is to be
heated to 24s degrees, at which temperature
it melts, and may be employed in the usual
manner. 1t resists the action of acids.
never changes in the air, and is not affected
in boiling water At $50 it is as hard as
stone,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21
Got Back at Her.

A very neat mot by Mile. Fargueil,
the actress
One night on entering the green room
OF the Vaudeville she surprised Mile.
Elmire Paurelle in the act of "taking
offs her acting, with many gestures and
grimaces.
The mimic stood petrifed, but Nile.
Fargueil smiled benignly on her and
said
" Very good, indeed Try and act
like like that always-then You won't be
Kissed !'-French paper.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21
HENDERSON'S SPRINGS,
FINE SUMNER RESORT FOR
Health anal Pleasure.

Located midst the hills and mountains of Sewer
county near Pigeon river, five miles south of Se-
viervil!e and thirty miles east OF Knoxville
Their excellent cha ybeate water, their beautiful
aid htalthlul situation. their romantic surround
mas and their present management afford gieat
facilities both tor health and pleasure.
They will be managed during the season OF 1881
by an old and experien ed hotel man. J. II.
WALKER. who will spare no yains OF expense to
accommodate and please his guests. Guests, who
deslle, can find accommodations at his hotel In
Seviefville, and horses and conneyances at any
me from his stat les there
The Springs will be opened on June LIST,
1881. Daily III all and conveyance by Hack from
Knoxville. Trip easily made in one day.
Rates shall be exceedingly reasonable and sat
isfactory to every guest.
RATES OF ARD-Per day. 81 90: per
week, $3.50; per month. SIS Children under 10
years old, half plice. Arrangements for entile
families, reasonable reduction. For further par
tculars address j, H. WALKhR,
v15d2mOs Sevleryllle, Tennessee.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21

(speace, be still, !" and the wind is assuaged
and the trouble ceases. Every druggist in
the. land keeps the PAIN-KILLER, and no
family should be without it. Sold by all
Medicine Dealers.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21

A Miss McCARrY was married in Lou
isville, and the Cosuie1-Journops ac-
count of the event was headed, "Mated
in May" We suppose that Joined in
June" and Attached in August" will
be the fate of those who come later in the
season.-Chicago Tribune. May we
also suggest "Spliced in September, /"
"Fastened in February Modern
Argo.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21

You are sick well, there is just one rem
edy that will cure you beyond possibility of
doubt. Ii its Liver or Kidney trouble,
Consumption, Dyspepsia, Debility, Wells
Health Remover is your hope 81. Drug
gists. Depot, Sanford. Chamberlain X
Alhers. Knoxville, Tenn.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21

SUMNER HEAT.-This is the season for
Bowel Complaints. Green apples and Gu
cumbers produce them, and Perry Davis
PAn-K1LER cures them. To the troubled
stomach it comes like balm, and says,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21
For the NORTH AND WEST
Do not fall to see that your ticket reads by
NASHVILLE,
CHATTANOOGA
and ST. LOUIS
R4IL Il O a D.. I

For speed, safety and comfort, you viii find
this line to be unrivalled. For the celr brated
Springs and Summer Resorts, Round Trip Tick
cts can be purchased at all the principal offices.
Emigrants wi hing to go West, either 10 locate
or as pre- Spectors, will find it to their advantage
to go by this route. Round Trip Emigrant tickets
on sale to Texas points. BY this line you have
no tiresOme delays. Through coaches are lun
from Chattanooga to Columbus W thOut change.
Sleeping coaches on all night trains. GOOD
coaches good road and quick time.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21

WHEN one Of the older children of
ny 1 'i di9 was saying her evening prayer,
h hnu SAD Give us this day our daily
, pieau, her little four-year-old sister
, whispered III her ear, Say butter. too
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21
MONITOR CLOVER HIIIFps

Buggies.
Phmtons.
rubber Betting.
Grain Bags.
Cider Mills.
Straw Cutters
Steel Flows.
Steam Engines
Saw Mills.
South Bend Chilled plows
Stakeholder Farm Wagons.
Grist Mills. o's
For Sale by
augl9d&w1m, Gronou
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21

When you want something really fine in
Colognes, Extracts, Brushes and Combs, go
to McCrum & YeaRer's.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21

THE ex-Khedive of Egypt is mem
toned as intending to become resident
pf Rome, having tired of Naples.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21
bed-Bugs, Reaches,

Rats, mice, -nts flies ver,o;n n,oson;
Toes, insects. &c, cleared out by .Ronab
On Hats" 1sc. boxes at drnpoist.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21

ALL the products Of mere understand
fg partake Of death.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21

Ma Timetables and all Information In
rt gard to this route, call on or address.
i. B. WRENNE,
Travelling Agent, Atlanta, Ga.
VIM L. ROGERS,
Passenger Agent, Chattanooga. Tenn.
Or, W. L. DANLEY,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
Nashville, Tenn.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-21

LOudOn aud lockwood Mail Packet.
The steamer Emory City, carrying the mail,
don Kingston and lockwood, arriving at Lou
don 10 connect with the eastern bound train, No.
4, at 1O.45 p. M. and leaves for Kingston and
lockwood on the arrival Of the western bound
train, No. 3, at 4.29 a. m.