Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-25

person with steady nerves to ascend the steps
which lead to the top Of the s,andppe; sew
eral persons who have tried 1t have tainted;
the sensation experienced a. you see the earth
gradually leaving you, is similar To that OF
taking a short ride in captive balloon.
When you stand on standpipe hill you can
easily see that you are on an elevation aud
tar above the surrounding country; when
| you reach the summit Of the standpipe you
! seem to be 10 the midst OF q great valley sur
| rounded by hills-a great natural wasL-5owl.
| This comes from the principle OF aerial per-
| spective, which giv.s the appearance Of tilt
| ing the level ground upwards as you asce nd.
| When the summit is gained the view is mag
| riticent-the besi bird's-eye view Of Spring
| field that can be obtained. Old Inhabitants
can have no idea how the city has spread out
in the past few years, unfess they
| ge: view Of it from the summit
Of the stantpipe With tele-
scope, Trem1n,, Harmony, Yellow Springs,
and other Villages are easily seen. have
| not seen these places myself, but have been
| told that they are to be seen. must be
| admitted that this species OF knowledge is
open to objections. ] have been told on
| pretty good authority that on clear day,
with good glass, not only Troy, Xenia and
| St. Louis Can be seen, bat Kalamazoo, Rome,
| 81. Petersburg and khartoum as well. | do
not believe II.
If one can conquer feeling Of t'in dty,
| perched on this huge fragile shell Of iron, the
view becom wonderfully exhilaratng. You
| 10 dowa at the venerable heads OF the huge
| forest trees, and at the trees Ct lesser Elk
dwar'ed to the siz, Of herbs. Smaller OBJ
| lects aud insects on the earth YOU can no
| longer see; you seem to see them, but " bat
| you see 's that larger insec'-mau. The
sand-pire is usually k pit about halt full OF
water. The other half, hollow End empty, is
! susceptible Of some queer fleets in acoustics
| The rounds are multiplied and ech,ed in =
wonderful manner The whisper OF a child
tecom' 3 the stentorian tone ,f giant The
descent ia easier, and there are few who have
made the ascent, hu feel an motion OF gadaess
as the old ca tn draws nearer and they stand
once more on solid ground The visitors 10
| the stand-pipe have beel. numerous lately.
| nu nber OF the younger members of our
| mu-cal circles are talking over plans for the
| production Of an opera at one oi the opera
| houses in this city some time durug the win
! ter. They believe that enough competent
| singers can be fund IN the Ci to make
| very creditable cast tor the production OF one
| )t the lgh'er operas, such rs PInatote-
, hardly" P,naiore itseli--but some opera OF
| the same grade Of difficulty. he opera will
| be put on with correct c stnnes, chorus, or
| chesrra ec and will no doubt draw a large
| audierC' Dayton Produced FRA Diavolo"
| last winter, and the result WAS very credit
able performance, all thirg' considered Why
cannot Springfield do equally wei?
The bets ON the state prohibition vote have
not yet been paid, owing to the lact that the
| ficial prohibition woe was not made public
before yesterday. 1t is $4,000.
The High street N. +. Sunday school has
| dispensed with it's orchestra.
One Of the most artistic little homes 10 the
city is that fitted up on Kixr street. BY
Baldwin McGrew for his bride nee Miss liz
| zie Young, Of Troy. Ksnsington embroids-
ri.s aud hundreds OF little artistic knick-
knacks, tastetully arranged, give the interior
q beautiful effect.
lus few days the many friends of Pot s
Jerome Uhl, the Springfield artist, will well
ccme him home To he city, after an absence
OF Fix years. The qualification occasioped
by the success Of Prof. Uhl is shared by many
OF the leading citizens # this city. When
Prot Uhl fret decided to go to Europe, six
years ago, H. Wsrdsr, John W Book wal
ter, hn F0os and other Ci izens ordered
Is 600 worth OF pictures from him in ad-
vahce, aud paid bim Immediately IN no es
ialllug due al convenient times. This gave
the artist an opp Irlunlty 10 complete his art
education wi hout being hAmpered with the
necessity Of constantly working at pictures
tor sale. Prot Uhl has had remarkable sue
cess and even had picture accepted tor the
Paris Salon, to accomplish which is the dream
, OF every artist.
The new corps of supes at Blacks Opera
House are not receiving the attention they
| des'rve from the public. II may not be gem
orally known that the corps includes the herd
Of llu princes that formerly travelled with
| Coles circus, Jo.Jp and several other stars
Hereafter there will be nothing but comedy
| at Blacks opera house since the new RPS
are warranted to turn the most CORY tragedy
or lschrymose emotional play into howl
| ing, screaming comedy, providing the audi
ence get sight OF them. Their appearance as
| North American Indians in "Aronnd the
World in Eighty Days" amused the audience
90 much that II did nothing but roar with
laughter all through the scene where the i'm
possibly beautiful maiden is about to be be-
headed by the bloOdthirsty redskins. Supes
are useful to initiate wolves and bulldogs be-
hInd the scenes, bat as grave and reverend
senstors' and dukes and earls at Macbeths
banquet they are not often success.
| There are three signs that the times are
| improving, and that business will soon b,
| booming, The first is the extraordinary
| boom 10 the matrimonial market
Never in the memory OF tie