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Year: 1873

If Spiyens is to be believed, there was re-
Gently an extraordinary case of dental surgery
in this city. He says that friend of his
wife visited q dentist ON street, for the
purpose of having tooth extracted. It was
an eye tooth. Spivens accompanied his
friend for the purpose of fayoring him with
little sympathy over the shoulder. It is so
pleasant to witness the agony of friend,
and to advise him to bear it like man.


The dentist seated his patient in chair,
lanced his gums, applied his forceps, and gave
a vigorous pull. The tooth was wrenched
from its socket, and came out easily enough,
but the root hung fire, Either it was a very
long root or it stretched. In fact, the dem
tist had exhausted his reach, and the root
was rot yet entirely out.


Spivens ventured to inquire if the root was
not unusually long; but that dentist was not
going to admit that anything could happen
that had not already occurred in his ex-
perience.


'sNot at al,p be replied; 81 have often
pulled teeth whose roots reached down to the
hips"


He mounted chair and took another pull.
He thus succeeded in getting away with
a yard of the tooth, but the root continued to
hang At the same time the patients leg,
below the knee, was violently jerked up.


Spivens ventured to say that this was sure
ly an unusual case.


SIT is little singular" replied the dentist;
but once pulled tooth whose roots reached
down to the mans knees"


HavIng Jnus exuinguisned his questioner,
he tied his patient to the chair and straight
ened out bis leg by putting it iu splints.
Then he took the forceps over his shoulder
and walked away like deck hand going up
a bank with bow line.


When he reached the parlor door he braced
himself against the iamb, and laid back for
final pull.


The tooth popped out this time, but the
dentist made the most noise when he reached
the floor.


Spivens jumped forward and picked up the
latter end of that TOOTH The root had two
prongs, and on the end OF each prong was
toenail.


''That's what hurt you so," said Spivens,
consolng his friend, whose screams had been
somewhat annoying, 'Never mind; it will be
all the same hundred years hence. Dyn't
you think, doctor, that this is rather the
most unusual case that ever happened in
your practcep'


81 am inclined to believe that it is the
most singular case of its Glass;" replied that
imperturbable dentist; ''but once extracted
a tooth for one of the Siamese twins, the
rOOtS Oi Wnlcn eXtenueu through Tue uOuleS
of both, and at the end was a corresponding
tooth from the mouth of the other. 1t was
good thing for Chang, for whom pulled the
tooth, but bad for Eng, whose tooth happen
ed to be sound"


Spiven's friend had such a high respect
for the dentist that he told him that he might
keep the tooth for his pay.


Some incredulous people may accuse this
story of being too thin; but they are mistak-
en-it is tooth out.-Titusciue Press.
Year: 1873

A New York paper states that several
young ladies, well known in the best society
Of that city, are preparing for the stage, and
have.already accepted engagements at some of
the leading theatres. This is obviously the
result OF ''the society dramas,' the school of
plays in which the sole duty of the female
performers is to wear magnificent costumes
and simper whenever their cue comes.
Year: 1873

The great question for the considera-


ton of the Legislature assembling next


month, will i,e bow to sustain and i'm


Prove the credit of the State. This, o:


course. includes the question of taxation.


How to so arrange the different sources


from which revenue is to be derived, as


to have the burden operate with the


least weight upon the prosperity of the


State, Is question which concerns every
one. Under such a state of affairs, the
tendency is to tax everybody and every
thing, and the result is, that the burden
sometimes falls upon a class of industry
In protecting which all the people are
deeply interested


| We presume all feel the Importance of
building up manufacturing enterprises in
Tennessee as well as the entire South,
and the creation of diversity of EN-
Iloyment. This is the way for us to get
and support large population, and in
this way demand is created at home
for our productions. Anything, then,
that encourages manufacturing and
creates diversiication of labor is for
the general good.


Ii IN the arrangement Of q revenue bill
by the legislature, all manufactures that
use our raw material and afford employ
Tnent to a large number of operatives.
could be exempted from taxation for q
term of years it would be a good policy
and add no burdens to any other class of
tax payers. Say, for instance, that all
capital invested in blast furnaces, rolling
mills, lumber mills, cotton and WOODEN
factories, and everything of that class,
exceeding one hundred thousand dollars.
shall be exempt for all tax except school
tax, for the space of five years from the
time 1t is invested. We believe that
law formed in such spirit would be an
encouragement to industrial enterprise,
and would do great deal for the devel
opment of our hidden resources.
U'tte I 1enn.) Chronicle.
Year: 1873

The Democrats attempt to have con
siderable fun at the expense of Fred
Horn in consequence OF his leaving the
Den ocracy and joining the Republicans.
Those who know Fred will understand
that he is competent to keep up his end
in the joking business A few days ago
Sat. Clark, Rankin and other leaders oil
the Democracy attempted to have some
fun with Fred about the charge We
let correspondent of the Nlilwauk &c
Wisconsin, tell the last of the story, as
follows:


after dinner, as kind of peace
offering. Joe Rankin asked Fred to join
him in a cigar. This Fred declined to
do, saying he didn't smoke any more.
Rankin looked at him moment and
then said l. You have given up good
many Of your old ways since you turned
Republican. Yes said Fred Il used
to smoke cigars, chew tobacco and drink
whiskey; but | found it was injuring my
health, and | gave it up. As soon as |
did, ] came to myself again, physically
and mentally, and then joined the Re
publican party
Year: 1873

A joke Of decidedly practical nature
was practiced upon an irascible Frenchmau
in New Orleans, recently. Hewas insuIted
by young physician of that city, and
challenged his adversary without loss OF
time. A meeting was arranged in the City
Park, the weapons used being navy reyol-
ytrs, loaded, however, with harmless blank
cartridges. Both men discharged their
pistols simultaneously, and the doctor fell
to the ground, and by dextrous use Of a
handkerchief saturated in vermillion, con-
yyyed the impression that he was shot in
tho head. Being informed that be was
guilty Of murder under the laws of the
State Of Louisiana, and at the same time
seeing a police officer in the distance, the
aflfighted Gaul took to his heels and has
not since been seen, he doubtless believing
himself to be a murderer and fugitive
from justice. His antagonist and friends
regaed themselves at cafe, thoroughly
enjoying the whole affair.
Year: 1873

Papa will soon be here said mamma
to her three.year-od boy; what can
Goorgy DO to welcome him2" And the
mother glanced at the child's playtbings,
which lay scattered in wild confusion on the
carpet.


"Mako the room neat" replied the little
one, understanding the look, and immedi-
ately beginning to gather his toys into a
basket


"What more can we do 10 welcome
papa2" asked mamma, when nothing was
wanting to the neatness Of the room.


." BE happy to him when he comes, "
cried the dear little fellow jumping up aud
down with eagerness as he watched at the
window for his fathers coming.


Now, as all the dictionaries will testify,
it is very hard to give good definitions, but
did not little Georgy give the very sub
stance Of a welcome p" BE happy to him
when he comes"
Year: 1873

The Western Congressman are. moving
to obtain government aid for some of the
schemes to cheaper the cost Of transporta'
tion, but while the national treasury is
empty and the treasury department is cry.
ing for additional taxes, there is not much
probability Of the passage Of any bills that
would authorize the great expenditures
needed to carry out these projects.
Year: 1873

Al an early hour, a man standing on
q wharf at Cincinnati observed dog
swimming afonnd In circle in the
river. The observer went TO rescue the
dog, and discovered pear him tile body
Of a man who, as the Coroner's inquest
proved, had committed suicide. Ho had
been tho dogs owner, and tho latter
clung 10 his master 10 tho last.
Year: 1873




The prayer meeting is no place to be
gloomy in. AS / read it, when the Savior
came anywhere, there was sunshine.
Everybody ran to meet him. There was
an audacious familiarity with him. Every
body seemed to have a new impetus in
life.


Now you 60 into the prayer meeting
room and everybody has been taught, "this
is not the place to indulge in worldly con-
versation. You came here to worship
God" You have killed the meeting dead
as stone! If could have my way I
wouldn't have prayer meeting have a
single seat in it at first. would have the
people come and talk in groups, and I
would 90 around and talk with them in
groups, and as one and another came up
and We're all mingled. would say, LET
us all sing hymn.p This would make
them feel still better, and the conversation
goes on again, and Let us have that mat
ter now brought to God in prayer" We
pray over something that hes just come
out among the brethren, and it goes right
up, so everybody feels it. When you have
got everything in that condition you can
not stop the fire unless you do actual vio-
lence to it, In other words, the prayer meet
ing developes piety under the influence OF
social enthusiasm. There is power in the
social enthusiasm that no man can imagine
| who has not tried it.
Year: 1873

+ In India tiger fights are by no means
unfrequent. A square of fifty feet is fenced
off with bamboo lattice work several feet
high, in order to prevent the animal from
times taken place. The tiger is placed in
cage on one side of the square, and all
immense crowd of spectators usually as
sembled outside of the fence, impatiently
waiting for the fight. Upon given signal
the tiger is driven into the area by fire.
works,


In a combat of this sort described by a
recent traveller, buffalo was first let in
against the tiger both animals appeared
equally reluctant to engage, and watched
each other most attentively. The tiger
was again compelled to move by the fire.
works, and the buffalo advanced two or
three steps, on which the tiger again
crOuched.


A dog was next thrown In, but the tiger
seemed unwilling to attack even him.
An elephant was next sent into the
square, when the tiger retreating uttered a
cry of terror, and, in despair, he attempted
to leap over the fence, but failed. The ell
ephant approaching by direction of his
rider, attempted to throw himself on his
knees upon the tiger, but he avoided this
alarmed, and no exertion of his rider could
induce him to repeat the attack but, ad-
vancing to the gate, he soon made pas
sage through it, to the terror of the specta-
tors. The poor tiger, however, lay painting
on the ground, without attempting to
profit by the opportunity thus given him
| to escape.


A second elephant was now turned in,
but he proved as unsuccessful as the form>
er one. The tiger, at length facing his ad-
versary, sprung upon its forehead, where
he hung for some seconds, till the elephant
collecting all his might, with one violent
jerk dashed him to the ground, where he
lay unable to rise. The conquerer was
satisfied with his victory, and turning
quickly round he rushed toward the fence
| with his tusks lifted up, and raised the
whole framework, together with the per-
sons who had climbed upon it. A scene OF
terror and confusion now followed not to
be described; the elephant, however, made
his way through without injuring any
person, and the tiger was too much ex.
hausted to follow him.
Year: 1873

A Western reporter died of brain fever
the other day. He tried to take notes of a
discourse that his mother-in-law was max
ing for the benefit of the family, and the
swiftness with which he was obliged to
work overstrained his mental organiza-
ton.
Year: 1873

Il


ENGINE IN POSITION.


In view Of the many other recent building
improvements, the new city mill, on the Bran
dyWlne, has been almost forgotten by all ex-
cept those directly concerned In its erection.
Work on this Improvement, however, isprO-
crossing very satisfactorily, though necessari-
| ly very slowly, on account of the cumbersome
character Of the work now being done. The
building, externally, is almost completed, and
the carpenters are now busily ut work finish
| ing up the interior. The old chimney IN front
| Of the building still remains, and cannot be
torn down until the new boilers and furnaces
are In use as 1t still acts as fiue for the fur


mace under the boiler which works the present
engine. This chimney interferes with the
cOrnice and stating on one Of the front prOjec-
tl0ns Of the roof, which cannot be entirely fin
ished, until everything else is completed, and
the chimney torn down.


| The interior of the building presents busy
aspect. Besides the carpenters, who are get
ting through with their work as rapidly as pos
sible, the machinists are busy putting into


working order the large new WOrthinRton
pump and engine This pump and engine Is
city. Its capacity is very great, and it will
doubtless be able TO keep the. city supplied
with all the water necessary, in the dryest
season for years TO come.
= In the "pit,"a large force Of men, are en-
gagged in laying the large thirty-inch mains,
which extend out into the middle Of the creek
This work is almost done. The mains are
laid from the building, as far out into the wa
ter as they extend. and In few days, will be
connected with the engine, ana the mains, as
they are laid, after being securely Joined to-
gether, are pushed firmly into position in their
rocky bed, and then eemented tightly.


Capt Gallagher, Chief Engineer Of the Wa
ter Department gives the work of improve
ment his personal Inspection. He directs par.
ticular attention to the laying of the water
mains, and spends several hours each day in
the pit" directing the operations of the men
engaged Ia this work. He takes great pride
in the Improvements, and under his careful
supervisiOns the people may rest assured that
the work will be done in the best possible
manner. -atE s
Year: 1873

PLATE GLAss.-This morning, a quantity of
large plate glass, for the windows Of Wm. b.
Sharp's new store, corner Fourth and Market cts i,
was taken into the building. The glass was in u
large box, and had to be handled very carefully
during its transfer from the wagon to the store
Year: 1873

TIE body OF an unknown man, about thirty-nve
years OF age, was yesterday found floating In the
dock foot OF Jackson street, East River. me re-
mains were sent to the Morgue and Coroner Young
notified. The police did not give any description
OF the remains.


William Dooley captain OF the canal boat Emma,
lying at the loot OF Fifteenth street. North River,
found the body OF an unknown man noatlhg In tne
dock at that place. Deceased was about iorty-lve
years OF age. The police gave no description OF
the body Coroner Herman was notified 10 mold
an inquest at the Morgue.
Year: 1873

INOR SALE-ONE OF THE BEST PAYING CIGAR
Stores in the city il is located among the principal
hotels town and will be sold at bargain; illness of
proprietor is the for selling Address x X, Her
AID Uptown Branch Office.
Year: 1873

witnesses OF his conduct Silent. and could COM
nand support; but, now that be has fallen, and
been defeated, now that his power and his patron
agehavo been taken from him, it is possible that
there will be general confession BY all his part
ners and associates Of all they know concerning
his wonderful career.


, 1t is possible that the Senate. possessed as it
now is Of the overwhelming testimony that the
other Senator from Kansas, Mr. Caldwell, WIS
elected by extensive bribery, will at once expel
him. That case is too clear, and the facts too
patent, to admit any doubt as to the duty OF the
sonate.* Refusing to act On that case is but an
encouragement to the crime Of bribery in other
States. Had Caldwell been expelled year ago,
the Senate would not have had to Investigate
the cases OF like character from South Carolina
and Nevada, and the country would have been
spared the disgracofu1 exhibition in the Kansas
Legislature on Wednesday last.
Year: 1873

The Whitehall Times tells this story:
There is in Whitehall family who have
little daughter two and a half wears
old, who has formed singular attach
ment for rat. Every day this little
one goes into the woodshed adjoining
the house, where large, venerable
looking rat makes its appearance, when
the innocent little child proceeds to feed
1t from her chubby hand. The parents
have caught their little one feeding lis
protege several times of late, yet, on the
approach of any other than the little
girl, the rat scampers off to its hole.
Several efforts have been made by the
child's parents to dispatch the singular
companion of their darling, for it was
feared that the child might get bitten by
it. Last Sunday the rat showed it's af-
fection and guardian care of the little
ones comfort, as the following will show:
The child's mother put it to sleep in its
cradle in the kitchen, going to another
room in the house, leaving the sleeping
child alone. She was gone some time.
On her return she cast her eyes ON the
child, when she was surprised to observe
the rat standing perched upon the top of
the cradle, moving its tail over the little
sleeper. The mother, wishing to see
what the ''varmint was up to-" stood and
watched its movements, peeping through
the door, which was only partly opened.
She observed a number of flies above the
child's face, when two lit on the little
one, whereat the kind rat whisked them
off with its tail. Wishing to make sure,
the lady quietly called her husband, and
the two stood watching the proceedings
for at least ten minutes. Every time
fly dared to alight on the little ones face
that old rats friendly tail would brush
it away, like the guardian angel hover
ing about us, who, we believe, is con-
stantly brushing away dangers that
threaten us poor mortals. 1t was thought
safe by the child's parents to leave the
child in charge of its singular nurse, and
for one hour the little one slept. When
it awoke its mother went to take it up,
and the rat jumped from the cradle and
sped away through the half opened door
to the woodshed. Since that time the
child has been put to sleep in the kitch


en- to ascertain if the experiment would
be repeated. Each time when left alone,
with the shed door partially open, the
old rat would enter and take up its posi-


ton over the head of the cradle, watch
ing the little sleeper, and brushing away
the flies who dared to trouble its charge
Year: 1873

A gentleman of wealth, one day, while
practicing penmanship, wrote his name
upon blank slip of paper, and allowed
it to lie upon his desk. 1t attracted the
attention of a neighbor. who, for joke,
filled the space above the signature in
the form of a promissory note, and few
days afterward presented the paper, with
an offer to allow considerable discount
if the apparent drawer would cash it at
that time. The gentleman recognized
the joke, and the holder of the document,
placing it in his pocket, departed, and
nothing more was said about it. Sub
sequently the holder was suddenly strick
en- with paralysis and died, and his exc
cutors finding the note, and having no
knowledge of the joke attached to it,
brought suit and recovered the sum
S500-for which it was drawn, thus il
lustrating the danger of persons careless
ly writing their names on blank scraps
of paper.
Year: 1873

galloped briskly away down the valley,
from the lower end of which there came
just then the far-away, faint, ghostly
notes of cavalry-bugle 1t was as if
even music refused to be lively in SO
dead town as Crooked Pine. Apple
toms Journal
Year: 1873

DISEASE AND DIET IN THE WEST
There can be no doubt that, with certain
climatic conditions, virgin soil, when
first turned up to the sun, emits an in
visible, subtle poison, known as malaria
This poison produces in man various
forms of painful and dangerous diseases.
These maladies are very difficult to man
age, often undermining the constitution.
and leaving behind effects which remain
through life. The malarial poison is,
with perhaps single exception, the
most insinuating obstinate, and destruct-
i've of all the poisons known to man.
While it is probably impossible to escape
malarial diseases in certain localities,
there can be no doubt that consider
able part of what is supposed to be the
result of malaria, is due to "hog and
hominy." In my visits to the West,
have been astonished at the quantities of
pork and corn consumed by the people
An Illinois farmer eats twice as much
as a New England farmer, and his food
is twice as rich, while he performs less
than half the labor. The influence
upon his digestive apparatus may be
easily imagined. 1t requires but little
Ilaidiid W llIe SuCH d tTdlH. nave
known more than one family to remove
from New England to malarious districts
in the West, and break up new farm,
without suffering from malarial diseases.
They carefully observed the laws of
health, used beef instead of pork, wheat
instead of corn, and stayed indoors from
sundown till an hour or so after sunrise.
Many of the diseases of the West, and
much of the yellow skin, may be traced
to the same causes as produce the dis
eased and discolored complexion of the
South-a bad diet, bad drinks, neglect
of bathing, and other kindred violations
of the laws of health.-Dio Le,ciS IN To-
day.
Year: 1873

A FEW Sabbaths ago, two farmers Of Maiden,
Canada, while riding to church with their fam
lilies, noticed ships yawl on the lake, head
ing towards the beach, and half mile or so
away. They could see plainly man in the
stern-sheets steering the boat with an oar, and
though there were no vessels in sight from
which the boat might have come, the morning
was so bright and pleasant that they readily
concluded that some one had left the beach
for morning sail, or to pick up something he
had seen in the distance. So they logged
along churchward


On their return in the afternoon they found
the yawl hard on the beach and the man sit
ting stiff and motlonless in the stern of the
boat, grasping the steering oar as they had
seen him in the morning. They jumped from
their wagons and then discovered that the
man was lifeless and frozen hard as a rockl
He sat bolt upright on the seat, the oar pro-
trudng behind, and both hands clasping the
handle. The boat coRtained about a foot Of
water but otherwise did not show very rough
usage. The mans legs were covered with ice
as far up as the knees and the spray had dash
ed over his back and shoulders and frozen
there.


Nothing was found upon his person to indi
cate his identity, or to show how he had been
cast adrift 1t was not thought that he had
put of from any vessel, but it was the belief
of sailors in that region, that he had been
driven from some island, or from some point
down the shore. No one could say how long
he had been afloat when death laid his icy
fingers upon him, but the appearance of the
corpse indicated that he had been dead at least
three days. There were neither sail or mast to
the boat, and but one oar, showing that the
poor fellow had not intended long trip, and
giving good ground for the belief that
he had been blown of the shore.
He was frozen to the seat SO firmly
that the ice had to be broken off with
a stone before he could be released. For
days the frozen man had been seated there,
his icy fingers grasping the ashen oar, speeded
by kindly waves and favoring gales to Christ
ian burial The parallel instance Of the find
ing of a vessel in the Polar Seas, with the
crew sitting stark, silent and frozen, occurs to
the mind as we read this simple story. In
that case the victims had at least the CHASTITY
satisfaction of freezing together, aud dying
in company. The Great Lakes have their
mysteries as well as the broad ocean.