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Year: 1877


young woman named Melissa Shipp,
whose residence is in Martin county,
Indiana, about eight miles from Shoals,
has arrived in tie city by the Ohio and
Mississippi road for the purpose Of
receiving medical advice. About three
years age, while walking across the car
pet of her room at her fathers residence
in her bare feet, she stepped upon a
piece of broken needle, which penetrated
the hollow of her left foot, sinking deep
ly into the flesh. Herself and mother
made repeated efforts TO draw the frag-
ment from the wound, but without sue
cess. Finally, a piece of bacon-rind wns
bound on the punctured part, and in a
day or two the pain subsided, and
week later the wound seemed perfectly
healed.


Miss Shipp continued to go about and
attend to her domestic duties for several
months after the accident, entirely free
from pain. Gradually, however, her
ankle began to pain her, and this con-
tinued for two or three months, she at
times suffering intensely. She supposed,
as did her friends, the pain was caused
by acute rheumatism or a sprain, and
bathed the part affected in tepid water
and soothing liniments. After about
three months OF suffering the pain began
to subside, and month later had en-
tirely ceased.


She suffered no more for about fifteen
months, when the acute pain again set
in, this time in the knee. For two or
three months the same treatment was
followed as when the ankle was affected,
the young lady and her parents still sup
posing the pain was the result of acute
rheumatism. Then the pain began to
subside, and in three months had ell
tirely disappeared.


For nearly year Miss Ships health
was excellent, and she supposed she had
entirely recovered from her singular
affection But she was mistaken. About
six weeks ago the pain returned with
great acuteness, this time in the hip.
Her sufferings at times were intense, and
the remedies formerly used seemed
wholly without efficacy in her emergency.
On Wednesday last, however, the secret
of all her sufferings was explained.
While adjusting a skirt after arising
from bed, she discovered that small
spot near the hip-bone was particularly
sensitive, aud her mother being called
to examine it, felt the sharp point of
something in the flesh and protruding
through the infamed skin. 4 pair of
tweezeys was obtained and the obstruc-
ton removed, when it was found to be
about half IN ordinary-si2ed needle, so
corroded by rust as to be but little thick
er than an ordinary horse hair. The
fragment had travelled the entire length
OF the limb from the center Of the foot
to the hip-bone.


The young lady suffered very greatly
after the needle was withdrawn, and is
still sufferer, and comes TO the city to
consult skillful surgeon and seek such
relief as medical science can afford. The
case is certainly a remarkable one.
Year: 1877

The Troy IN. ~ Times says A
twelve-year-old son of Stephen Monk,
residing in the Bowery, at Cohoes, while
eating a freshly boiled egg, suddenly
paused as his eye fell on a singular
phenomenon. This was seemingly a
hair curled up and encircled by yellow
gauzy substance, which was embedded
in the white of the egg. The substance
was removed and placed under mi
croscope, when what seemed to the naked
eye to be a hair, proved to be a we'll
developed young snake, apparently Of
the garter species, and with the young
reptile was what seemed to be the Larvae
of others.
Year: 1877

Said a politician to his SON. "Look at
me began as an alderman, and here
am OF the top Of the tree, and what is
my reward-P Why, when die my son
will be the greatest rascal in the city"
To this the young hopeful replied
eyes. dad, when you die; but not till
then"
Year: 1877

Among the most wonderful fish to be
found in the world is the blind Proteus,
which is found only in the subterranean
lakes of Krain, in Austria, Six fine
specimens of this creature have just
been received at the Aquarium i'm New
York city, with consignment Of sub
marine wonders from Europe, and with
proper care it is hoped they will live
for considerable time. In color they
are yellowish pink, which, however, on
exposure to light, becomes mottled and
subsequently turns to dark brown.
They have long fiat heads and four
short slender legs, the fore feet ending
in two nailless toes and the hind feet in
three. Strange to say, coming as they
do out of utter darkness, the creatures
have eyes. They are small, however,
aud are ordinarily completely hidden
beneath the skin. Somewhat similar to
these fish is the Mexican Axoboth, an
other strange creature just received.
Lang Using Yee' is the name Of a
beautifully colored fish, two specimens
of which have just been sent from China.
These are of bright golden yellow,
tipped on the fins with black, and they
have each four lace-iike tails.
Year: 1877

DIR. Gall mentions having seen per-
son in prison at FSburg, who had set
fire to his house four times in success
sion. and who, after he had set fire to
it, tried to put it out. Some have an
irresistible desire to steal, without any
other mark of insanity. Gall says that
the first King of Sweden was always
stealing trifies. Instances are mentioned
of German who was constantly pilfer-
ing, and of another who, having the
desire to steal, entered the army, hoping
the severe discipline there would re-
strain him. But he gave way to the
propensity even there, and was very
near being hanged. He then became a
friar, with the same hope; but he still
felt the same desire, and carried all the
things he could to his cell; but as he
could only get trifies, he was not
noticed. Gall also mentions that per-
son at Vienna, in the babit of stealing.
hired a lodging in which to deposit his
thefts; and when he got a stock, he
sold them. He stole only household
matters. The wife of celebrated ply
sician at Leyden never went into a shop
to buy anything without stealing; and
a countess at Frankfort had the same
propensity. Another lady, notwith-
standing all the care with which she
had been brought up, had the same de-
sire to piifer. You will find it related
of physician, that his wife was always
obliged to examine his pockets in the
evening, and restore to his patients the
things she found there. He always
took something as well as his fee.
Meritz speaks of a criminal who, at the
moment he was about to be executed,
stole the confessor's snuff-box. DIR.
Burner, who was one of the physicians
to the King of Bavaria, speaks of per
son who enjoyed abundance, and had
been we'll educated, but who, notwith-
standing, was always stealing; and
was made a soldier by his father, and
at last got hanged. The son of cele-
brated and learned man-himself very
clever, and respectfully connected Ia
every respect-could not resist this
propensity; and could go on to furnish
you with instances without end of in
dividuals who acted thus (as it would
appear from insanity; not from any
criminal motives, but from bold desire
TOO strong for them to resist.
Year: 1877

ing away down the hill, to the consid-
cradle damage of its stock and barrels.
I picked myself up, however, and by
dint of hard running arrived above and
parallel to the bears, and commenced a
running fight with them, in which my
chances would have been a good deal
better had had breach instead of a
muzzle loader. At last one of them
came round up the hill at me, rising


on his hind legs, pulling down branches
and dancing and spluttering in so ludi-
crous a manner that 1 could scarcely
shoot for laughter. When / did, he
got both barrels through the chest,
and subsidized. Insver got the other,
as it had sufficient headway to escape
into some hollow rocks near the river
road. A wounded bear will often
charge with great determination. He
comes on like cannon ball and the
popular idea that he will rise on his
hind legs in time to give shot at the
Horseshoe" mark on his chest to PEN
citrate which is fatal, is, rs a rule, a
mistake. But shot, when he Is ten or
fifteen yards off, will nearly always
turn, If it does not kill him. The most
successful way of getting bears is to
get up very early, and go mp to some
commanding position that overlooks
the pathways taken by the animals on
their return from the low ground,


where they go nightly to feed. They
can then either be intercepted or
marked into some cover, and after
wards beaten out. 1t is sport of
which little is great fun; but one
soon tires of it, the animals being gen.
orally so easily killed, and furnishing
neither trophy ian Indian bearskin
being poor affair.", nor food. Most
sportsmen ere long come to agree with
the natives and let the adam -zad alone.
except when they turn up by accident.
Year: 1877

Among the relics loaned to the Old
South exhibition by the town of Con-
cord are pair of scissors of which the
following interesting story is told A
young English staff officer was fire.
quently sent to Concord to the house
of Colonel James Barrett on business
connected with the commissary depart
ment, and while waiting for a reply
would amuse himself by talking loyalty
with James Barrett's Oldest daughter
Millicent, to hear her rebel replies. He
asked her what they would do if it
should become necessary for the colo
MES to resist as there was not person
that even knew how to make cartridges.
She replied that they would use their
powder horns and bullets just as they
shot bears. THAT" said the young
man, would be too barbarous. Give
me q piece Of pine. and I will show you
how" After whiting the stick to the
proper form, he took the scissors and
cut the paper for the pattern cartridge.
The sequel shows how apt scholar she
was, for all the cartridges were made
under her superintendenoe by the vo-
men OF Concord, her only male assist
ant being her youngest brother, the
later Major James Barrett, who drove
the last load Of cartridges from the
house after the British came in sight on
the 10th Of April 1775.-Aibany Free
Press.
Year: 1877

A particular face shows de-
termination merely by the turn of
the mustache but the muStache is
robbed of all its expression unless
it be worn By itself, When it grows
naturally, the mustaohe is always a
sign of a manly temperament. 1t
never, or at any rate seldom, hap
pens that it is bristling, hirsute, in
gentle and thoughtful characters !;
and it is rarely rounded, turned un-
der or softly curled, in men Of
rough natures, born for contradic-
ton and conflict. To draw it to a
fine point, as was done under the
empire, whether from q spirit of
mere imitation or ooqrier-like fiat
Year: 1877

Celia Logan explains the origin
OF the phrase, /" Wake me up when
Kirby dies" Kirby was the lead.
Ing man Of the old Chatham Street
Theater, and although IA good ac-
tor of his type and a favorite with
the boys, he made no especial fame
until a melodrama was produced
entitled Mike Martin, in which he
played the character of "Thnnder.
bolt" 1t fell to his lot to be shot
on the roof of q house. When he
received his eath-wound he leaped
from the roof 10 the stage. In or
der TO make a realistic effect, he
concealed in his sleeve small
sponge soaked with red paint
When the shot was fired he in
stantly clapped this sponge to his
forehead, and the red drops run
ning over his face gave the appear.
ance of ghastly wound, and that
coupled with his bold leap and we'll
acted death, made great sensation
He was nightly encored and com,
PEELED to die over again. The boyi
would often drop to sleep in the
early part Of the play with a request
to a companion to wake them W
when Kirby died.
Year: 1877

him one whole day, and shot him
the next. On the same day he out
ragged two unhappy married women
and flung them, half alive, down
the .precipice of Ecala. On the
next day he robbed an old road
mender, aged seventy, of his all,
killed him, and flung him down the
steep Of Iguzquiza. Again, within
few days, he beat to death a gyp-
sy and flung his body down. In
Villatuerta, in the same year, he got
hold of girl Of gentle birth, raw
ished and then shot her, throwing
her body down the precipice. He
then commenced to attempt to
bury victims alive when they
struggled, he bayoneted them.
Year: 1877

terry, it is to give the face of the
wearer Il fastidious and evanescent
expression, since the points cannot
be kept stiff without the use of a
cosmetic, easily detected and soon
melted
Year: 1877

Did you ever see a mani try to
find a clean shirt or a handkerchief
or something in the bureau drawer
where his wife keeps her linen? II
mostly happens when he is in a
hurry, when he has got his fire.
works temper on, and hiS wife has
got the baby on her lap, or she is
up to the elbows in dough.


He finds the white arrayed in
such symmetrical lawyers as only a
woman after long practice can ac-
complish, and he dives in o good
deal as he would fish for nubs OF
kindling in a barrel of shayings,
pitching everything right or left
on the floor; meanwhile, as he fails u
get the desired article, stewing and
swearing and offering up selected
Year: 1877

THAT upon our Annual Carnival visit,
all political strife shall cease, and ger tie hAr-
mony prevail among our subjects


Al.-That we will enter and take possession
Of our good city Of Memphis, at high noon on
Year: 1877

With what severity the famine in
India is pressing upon the natives it is
happily impossible for Americans to
imagine. A native Hindoo, who signs
himself "Dharwar," describes some Of
the scenes of suffering incident to the
calamity in letter to the Times of
India. He speaks in his letter OF people
eating the seeds of the bamboo and
tamarind and the leaves of various
forest trees baited with little salt and
eaten with coarse bread, three parts
of which are dust and chaff. In some
Of the towns, says the correspondent,
the poor people lick the patraralees,
the leaves from which others have eaten
their food; devour mango peels and the
rotten fruits cast into the gutter, and
dispute the garbage Of the city with its
dogs.
Year: 1877

SHENANDOAH, Pa, Sept. 14.-An i'm


mense mass meeting of all the colliery
employees in this city was held tonight
on Lovers Hill. A committee from


Scranton were present and addressed


the crowd. They stated that unless the
Schuylkill miners would assist their un-
fortunate brethren in Upper Luzerne,
they would starve, as they certainly
would not go to work until they received
an advance of 25 per cent. We will
not succumb, if we drop dead with


hunger" said one of the committee.
It was finally decided that the com nit
tee should station themselves at three
or four collieries to morrow afternoon,
and as each man received his month s
pay he should tear open his envelope
and give the committee as much as ne
could possibly spare. About 1925 900
will be paid out here tomorrow, and it
Year: 1877

PARIS, Sept. 19.-President MaeMahon' s
his accession to power he has, by appealing to
the moderate men of all parties, endeavored
to insure order at home and peace abroad.
He has only resorted to fresh appeal to the
country when this double blessing appeared
to him to be compromised


The manifesto declares that the question of
the form Of government Is beyond discussion.
The Marshal will cause the constitution to be
respected; an election adverse to his policy
would mean aggravated conflict and agita-
ton prejudical to all interests. while elec-
tions favorable to that policy would signify
the re-establishment Of harmony between the
public powers.


The manifesto concludes with an appeal to
the country to place it's confidence in the
Marshal
Year: 1877

really an insurrection beyond the power
of the county to control, and the State
will be raised, but these ore the lead
ing ones on which the cases will turn.


Shippers refuse to bring suit against
the county, although the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has offered TO bear
the legal expenses Of the same. They
prefer TO hold the company primarily
responsible. and thus the matter stands
at present,
Year: 1877

DuRANT Miss. Sept 19.-It has been rain
ing here for forty-eight or fifty hours There
Is considerable damage to cotton and corn,
also to sugar and sorghum cane. There is no
wind to damage anything. 1t is still raining
Year: 1877

These banded outlaws hold conventions
during the winter in the large cities, and


make arrangements and details for sum-
mer work. They will, of course, object
to the word work, but more other is han
dy to illustrate our meaning. = The tramp
who goes about the country in the sum-
mer time and comes to town in winter,
has been met by the city loafer and in
structed in the mysteries of organizing.
The city loafer recognized that great
deal of strength was being wasted for
want Of some band of union, and has
Year: 1877

SULPHUR FOR SCARLET FEyER.-Dr.
Henry Pigeon writes to tho London Ian.
Get as follows The marvellous sue
cess which has attended my treatment OF
scarlet toyer by sulphur induces me to let
my medical brethren know Of my plan,
SO that they may be able TO apply tho
same remedy without delay. All the ca
ses in which used it were " II marked,
and the epidermis on the arms in each
ease came away like the skin Of a snake.
The following was the exact treatment
followed in each case Thoroughly
annoint the patient twice daily with sui
phur ointment; give five to ten grains OF
sulphur in little jam three times day.
Sufficient sulphur was burned twice daily


on Goals on a shovel), to fill the room
with the fumes, aud, Of course. was thor.
oughly inhaled by the patient. Under
this mode OF treatment each case impr0v-
ed Immediately, anu none were over
eight days in making complete recov.
cry, and firmly believe in each it Was
prevented from spreading by the treat.
ment adopted, One case was in large
school Having had large experience
in scarlet fever during the past two years,
| feel some confidence in my own judg.
ment, and am of the opinion that the
very mildest cases / ever cav do not do
half so well as bad cases do by the sui
puhr treatment, and, as far as can judge.
sulphur is rs near q specific for scarlet
fever as possible
Year: 1877

WHO ARE BLESSED blessed 10 the
man who minds his own bullness.


Blessed is the woman who never says
to her husband: told you SO -


Blessed is the man who can sew on his
buttons when the baby Is CRYING.


Blessed is the woman who won't mar
ry widower providing he's your
father,


Blessed Is the mother In law that nev
CT reminds on that you married above
your sutton.
Blessed is the rich relation who rever
looks down on you-when you are inc
nutter


Blessed ia the poor relation whe nev
er looks up to you for money.


Blessed is the old maid who don't hate
old women aad children.


Blessed is the old bachelor who don't
hate pins and pin cushions.


Blessed are The married people who
don't wish that they were single.


Blessed are the single people who gre
content to remain 81


Blessed is the husband who never says
his mothers pie were better than his
wife's are.
Year: 1877

A CuRtoUs INClEENr A West Hill
man got up IN a vague state OF mind, the
other morning, and feeling around III the
dark for his sords, got hold OF his wife 5
striped stockings When he pulled them
on, and stre,cned them up. he felt So
completely dressed that he did not thin X
of anything else, but he went incoming
around until he found a lamp, and fell To
the hlor IN lit OF terror at the sight OF
hls legs They restored him to con
sciousness. they couldn't make him be
llevc that the house hadn't been burglar
lzed by circus clown, or an escaped
convict because, he said, ." ! saw him
the minute | struck the match, just as
plainly. as | see you now. Nobody s
safe IN these awful times
Year: 1877

As BOB INGERsoLL has declined the
German Mission, how would it do to
send General Grant to Berlin? We
think Grant would like it, and he might
Ms well have good time there AS any.
where Has it been forgotten that Grant
is An illustrious citizen of Ilinois2 Gable
Grant by all means, and see whether he
will consent to make the Emperor Will
lam happy If he goes to Berlin, he
should be sure 10 wear his military coat,
and earn to keep it buttoned up,-Tss
terGCy's Cincinnati Commercial.


GRANTS strongest claim on the Ber-
lin mission is found in the fact that he
was born in Ohio. That ought TO settle
it with HAYES
Year: 1877

After the reading OF the journal, the
House went into Committee OF the
Whole, Mr.. Springer in the cnslr, on the
Paris Exhibition bill, the pendiug
amendment being to strike out the
clause providing an allowance 20 the
Commissioner er- General not TO exceed
SIS 900 and that the allowance of the
twenty additional commissioners shall not
exceed $1,000. After debate, the amend
ment WAS rejected.


Mr.. Luttrell offered an amendment
providing that the Governors of each
State shall nominate and the President
appoint two honorary commissioners, and
that the President shall appoint twenty
four additional honorary commissioners
who may report on special subjects and
service, without pay, and providing, fur
ther, that in case the authorities OF any
State shall appoint q commissioner TO
Year: 1877

When you go to the Second ward
market this morning, compare the prices
of family marketing IN Wheeling with
the prices in Cincinnati. In that city OF
over quarter OF million of inhabitants
the quotations are:
Year: 1877

To COKxEsPOxDESTs--Ing giving our em- psoyees their Christmas Holiday, we were Obliged to set up most of our matter day in sIivsnce. this week Unfortunately near two columns ofeOrespOndence, for which we should under ordinary circumstances have had space, sre thus thrown ever to the first page of our next issue We hope to get early and full ac- counts Of Holiday and other doings from our correspondents throughout the county, next w~ek- and shall try to reserve sufficient space foT the publication of their letters.
Year: 1877

The Second Branch came down from
Limerick last night, and by vote OF II
to 10 concurred with the First Branch in
continuing the license as heretofore at
$500. This was wiso concession on
their part, that is il it was intended to
have the saloons reopen this season, for


it was pretty well uscertained that the
First Branch had determined to fight it
out on the old line II it took all summer,
Year: 1877

Advices from the great wool sale at
London yesterday show a decline Of 10
per cent in the price from former sales.
This decline is, we presume, attributable
in good part to the breaking out Of the
war between Russia and Turkey, and to
the apprehension that England and per.
haps other nations may yet become in
Yolred in il.
Year: 1877

To rHH EpIToR OF TIM HERALD t~A


Last Tuesday afternoon took the Elevated Railroad


from Fourteenth street, arriving at Liberty street sta.
lion at twenty-s seven minutes past four o'clock. A
train goirg up town came dashing along before on
other passenger and myself had time tho track
the depot Aner this train lo another train bound
up town came rapidly along aud bad even then
barely time tO get the truck TO the PLATFORM


ark. II to that trains coming In a contrary
direction should slscken huiccntly allow passe o.
gers 10 get on to the platform. II Is wonder that
accidents have not occurred by careless
ness. SAFETY.