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Year: 1876

From the Pittsburg Chronicle


A member of the Ophthalmic Congress,
which met in New York few days since,
told the story of a woman who was afflicted
with very severe pain in the eye, for which
he was unable to account. She requested
him to remove the eye, but he refused to do
It. Soon afterward, however, she called on
him with the member gone, and entirely free
from pain. A hardy member of the profes-
sion," said the speaker chad taken It out"


After time she again visited the oculist
and asked him to treat her for similar pain
in the remaining eye. He did so, but with
out success, and she requested him
to remove it. He told her 1t was not his
practice to take out peoples eyes unless he
deemed such . course absolutely necessary,
and she went away, saying that she was de-
termined to have the operation performed.
In four or five months she returned to the
oculist with both eyes gone.


She was entirely free from pain and per-
fectly happy but 1t was not very long be-
fore she began to complain of pain in her
finger. There seemed to be nothing to
cause 1t, but 1t dened all efforts to remove 1t
and the lady soon had recourse to her old
remedy, and the finger was taken off. ."After
that "said the narrator" "sho was one ot
the happiest women ever saw, and she
used to come to me to borrow glass eyes ia
60 to parties with, so that the other guests
might suppose she could see."
Year: 1876

On Saturday night stock of empty peach
boxes, about fifteen feet high, was piled
against the shed of the Chester Steamboat
Company, on Light street. A force Of men
was sent to work yesterday morning AZ
transferring the empty boxes to the steam
boat, to be taken down the bay to the peach
growers, when it was found that the upper
tiers of the boxes were swarming with rats,
which had taken refuge there when the
tide Of Sunday drove them from their nests
among the piers. The rats had cut holes
through the boxes nearest the ground, and
thus laboriously made their way from tier
to tier, until the top tier was reached where
they were safe from the food. A rat had
carried her helpless brood of six young ones,
apparently only seven days old, into box
at the very top of the pile, where they were
found Several terriers and crowd Of
men and boys with clubs had lively time
rat-killing, and in few minutes fifty were
thus disposed of and the others escaped.
Year: 1876

THERE is enc thing which remains un-
explained. The Republican party Of Del
aware has in its ranks men who covet the
position of Mr.. Bayard, and yet, notwith-
standing the presence Of all that ability in
a party, which Aatters itself that it could
ably fill the seat of Mr.. Bayard in the
Senate, they are compelled to import a
speaker from New York to answer bis
arguments. Stir up this latent talent a
little, we would like to see who the bright,
particular stars are.
Year: 1876

The APPEAL puts itself again on rec
ord as opposed 10 the proposed extension
OF the Tennessee railroad at the expense
and ruin of the levee. When the Char
lesion railroad was permitted to lay its
rails on Washington street, it was with
the understanding that we were to
have an elevator constructed at Cen
ter landing. This hss not been done.
SO with the Louisville railroad. Upon
granting certain privileges by the county
and the city, we were promised hand
come depot and the location here of ma
chine shops. We look in vain for either.
We warn the committee OF the general
council against the proposed plan Of
the Tennessee railroad, and can assure
our citizens that il it is acceded to it
will be at the expense Of
the ruin of our wharf. already
too restricted for our business. Unless
our councilmen are lost to every sense Of
what is just and fair in the interests Of
their constituents and the future of our
city, they will pause ere it Is too late, and
refrain from taking step that will he
as injurious to Memphis ss was similar
one in New Orleans.
Year: 1876

WE publish in another column the
full text Of Governor Hsycs's letter of
acceptance Of the nomination for Presi-
dent by the Republican convention at
Cincinnati. IL will be carefully read by
every thoughtful man, and ought to be
read by every voter iu the country. 1t
will be seen that the governor shoots far
beyond the platform OF his party, in
some things, and that he rebukes Grant
by che assumption Of positive position
on ih<fi0l service and the "one-term"
principle. That he is for hard
money is well known to all who
followed the last gubernstorisl race in
Ohio, and on the public school question
he takes ground that leaves no doubt OF
his Ieanings toward the spirit Of antsg-
onism to the Catholic church as g
church, which has so frequently found
expression in the leading Republican
papers. What he says in reference to
the south is indefinite. II is not cam
did or honest language, such as is cslcu-
lated to swsk en- hope In the minds Of the
thinking portion OF our people. 1t means,
il we interpret it according to the prece-
dents established by the Republicans,
fresh attacks upon home rule and the
liberty OF the citizen; it means, in q
word, the exercise of the power Of the
government, under convenient pre-
t,xf for the advancement of tha inter.
ests of the Republican party. 1t is an
adroitly written letter, full of fair prom
ise, underneath which there runs the
deep current of Radical bad faith.
Year: 1876

We publish on the second psge Of this
Of the APPEAL, the crop reports Of the
New Orleans and Memphis cotton ex-
changes for the term ending in June.
They are full OF instruction and full OF
hope. With few more showers, such
IS we had on Sunday, we are safe in this
region particularly, for good crops. Let
us oe thankful for 50 generous an out
look, and reHember the farmers who
have Iaborsi to make it what it is.
Year: 1876

That the city is in a bad condition,
financially, cannot be denied; bat it GER
tainly is not go poor as to be unable to
place two gss-lsmps, at least, on either
side OF the fountain in Court square.
Tne cost of them would be tTifiing COM
pared with the comfort and convenience
10 our citizsns. We hope the council
will reconsider this question and order
the lamps. Without them the fountain
ais lost" at night TO hundreds who would
otherwise enjoy it.
Year: 1876

count Oh now they used to catch gophers
there. He said the only successful way was
10 nit them with club just as they were COM
they got out they were off in flash. and II
was no use to attempt to bring them down.
Still further 10 elucidate the difficulty of taxi
ing them, he said that, in order TO hit them
Just as they were coming out of their holes,


you must always strike at the hole before
you see the gopher, because, if you wait un-
I'll IL comes in sight, you will have no time to
strike" In recalling this reminiscence this
reflection occurs to us: ''What excellent go
pher-hunters the Washington newspaper cor
respondents would makep' Boston Adver-
tiSpr
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all indispensable, not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty tf good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nieations that are not used
Year: 1876

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming represent our
i0uynal
Year: 1876

croquet balls and cne of my old hoop
skirts"


Door knobs, Emma2 Has he shown a
fondness for door knobs?'


"Yes; and he ate LOuisa's hymn book
too She left it lying on the table on the
porch Patrick said he knew a man in
Ireland whose horse would starve to
death unless they fed him on Bibles. II
be couldn't get Bibles he'd take Testa
ments; but unless he got Scriptures Oi
some kind, he was utterly intractable."


81 would Ike to have had a look al
that horse, sweet"


$50 we got the horse doctor again, and
he said that what the poor animal want
ed was a hypodermic injection of NOR
phia to calm his nerves. He told Patrick
to get a machine for placing the mOrphia
under the horses skin. But Patrick
said that he could do it without a ma
chine. So one day he got the morphia,
and began to bore a hole IN the horse
with a ginlet.


ga gimlet, Emma2'


Gan ordinary gimlet But it seemed
unpleasant to the horse, and so he kick
cd Patrick through the partition, break
ing three of his ribs. Then | got the
doctor to perform the operation properly,
and the horse after that appeared right
well, excepting that noticed that he
had suddenly acquired an extraordinary
propensity for standing on his head"


He is the first horse that ever want
ed to do that, love"


Patrick said not. He told me about
a man he worked for in Oshkosh who
had a team of mules which always stood
on their heads when they were not at
work He said that all the mulss in
Oshkosh did So Patrick tied a heavy
stone to oGf horses tail to balance him
and keep him straight. And this work
ed to a charm, until l took the horse to
church one Sunday, when, while q
crowd stood around him looking at him.
he swung, his tail around and Drained
six boys with the stone


Drained them lover


"Weu, | didn't see them myself; but
Patrick told me, when 1 came out of
church, that they were as good as dead
And he said he remembered that that
Oshkosh man used to coax his mules to
stand On their legs by letting them hear
music. 1t sOothed them he said. And
SO Patrick got a friend to come around
and sit in our stall, and calm our horse
by playing on the ACCORDION"


''Did It make him calmer?'


at seemed to, at first; but one day
Patrick undertook to bleed him for the
blind staggers, and he must have cut the
horse in the wrong place, for the poor
brute fell over on the accOrdeOu person
and died, nearly killing the musician.


"The horse is dead then: Where Is the
biIl7'


'I'II read it to you:
Year: 1876

a pleasing little romance has been
told me of a Philadelphia beauty and
belle, Miss Gratz, who reigned IN the
choice society ef the Quaker City some
thing like a half century ago. 1t is al
legged that this handsome Jewess was the
original of Sir Walter Scots "Rebecca
10 "Ivanhoe A gentleman, who greatly
admired the lady and was 50 fortunate
as to obtain a picture Of her, showed the
miniature to Washington IIrving who was
so struck with admiration Of the lady S
beauty that he obtained permission from
the owner Of the picture to have copy
made of it. When be visited Sir Walter
Scott, Irving showed the great writer the
portrait Of the Philadelphia beauty, and
told him something of her history, and
as the story goes Scott at once began to
delineate the character Of the Jewish
maiden, who is one of the most interest
Ing creations Of his pen.
Year: 1876

EnEIlsn CORE spoadeHoe Ne " YORK " ord.


! saw a couple OF young girls coming
out Of the Royal Academy today, and at
first really thought that a brace of
statues had been endowd with motion,
and had walked down from their pedes
tails into the street For the dresses
were of a very light and gauzy material,
and the pull-back was simply stupend-
GUS and-but perhaps | had better not
enter any further In the subject, for some
people are rather particular, and they
might not like it | may 90 so far as TO
say that the streets Of London, or fash
ionable evening parties, seldom present
ed more to the interest and curious eys
than they do at present. / should be
afraid to describe an evening dress which
| saw the other night; you might say
that my letters had been condemned a.
improper, and that you had lost several
subscribers in consequence. If the next
change in fashion is not in a totally diff
ferent direction, artists will not find it
necessary to go to the statuarY in the
British museum, or elswhere, to study
the human form diYine,
Year: 1876

II you borrow money, now on long
time you will have to pay in gold, or its
equivalent. There are very heavy
sums Of money advertised to be loaned
on real estate, at from eight to ten per
cent. for five or more years. Bear IN
mind that if you accept one Of these
tempting bats, and the present attempt
to compel specie resumption in three or
fo ur years prevails you will be forced
to pay specie, or It's equiValet to relieve
your property Of the mortgage you now
thoughtlessly place upon it. This will
entail a terrible sacrifice An exchange
puts it thus: "Ths money offered now is
offered with a view to rich harvest for
the loauer. lie knows that if the pre- S
ent policy to resume IS persisted in, that
very large per cent. of the loans will
be paid only by swallowing up the land
mortgaged. We urge all to pay as they
90, aud when you cant pay any further,
stop going. Ia view of the future this
is the only safe course to take


Resumption means a fearfully close
money market, hard times, lowering OF
all values except that of the purchasing
power of money, and that will be cor
TespOndingly increased. The farm that
is appraised today at fifty dollars per
acre, will hardly bring twenty-five at
private sale, and less under the Sheriff s
hammer, for money viii be $50 scarce
that it cannot be had to buy il, and so
the mOrtgagor will take the farm for pay
-Ex,
Year: 1876

Then Mr.. Dutterwick folded the bill
up and went out into the backyard to
take a quiet swear by himsslf. The bill
is yet unpaid He says he will pay it as
soon as he gets another horse. He will
get another horse when he gets to
heaven, if he can, but not before Ex.
Year: 1876

MAKE ME- GENTLE.


BY MIRIAM HALL.
Make me gentle to my father.
For his head is turning gray
With the hOary frosts of years,
And his life doth pass away.
Make me gentle to my mother;
On her brow is weary care;
Though she smiles to bless her CHILD,
Sorrow still is written there,
Make me gentle to my brother;
If a sisters love be given,
Though the Tempter try him sadly,
He may yet be won for heaven.
Make me gentle to my sister;
Youthful skies are bright and beam


ing;


Let not coldness cast its shadow,
Where faith and hope are dreaming.
Make me gentle to my husband
Love is careful of its keeping,
And a word, if roughly spoken,
Sends it forth with broken weeping.
Make me gentle to my children;
Ah, if muther-love be cold,
One-half the woes of childhood,
Must ever be untold.
So let nv home be pleasant
With the gentle peace of Heaven,
Which falleth with a blessing,
Like Hermon's dews at even,
Year: 1876

A man came through town yesterday,
having In his possession a long primer
N which be declared was the first type
Ben Franklin ever set. His statement
was favOrabIy received till he manifested
a desire to exchange the old relic for q
drink of whisky.
Year: 1876

"Dicky Mischief once more. Bird
get was loud in her lamentations when
she found it was her little favorite
whom she had so rudely treated.
Dicky was quite ready to forgive her
but was fearful that she knew he ran
away. It soon came night, for it was
i've o'clock when he reached his aunt's;
and when the latter was preparing him
for bed he said: Mamma wanted
you to be sue to put me in your room
to sleep, for I might want a drink Of
something; and Iguess she thought you
had better leave the light burning 80 I
could see to go to Sleep It was guilt
that made Dicky afraid; and con-
science was SO busy that he could not
rest after he was in bed. He at first
declared that the pillow was hard; and
when auntie shook that up be said he
was hungry. Aunty, still ready to
humor him, brought him a nice slice of
cake. OF this he took few mouth
fuls, and then burst into tears. ssOh,
auntie,' he sobbdd, 81 runned away.
Take me home want to see mamma
and Bessie, and sleep in my crib. >
Vgy soon the naughty childs clothes
were put on again, and he and auntie
started for his home. There was Joy
in his parents hearts, for they looked
in vain for their little lost one, and
were ready to give up in despair when
he arrived. Penitent Dicky made all
sorts of promises of amendment tina
night; but mamma whisperingly said
"Little one, God alone can help you
to be obedient and good, and He will
help you if you ask Him.1-Good


Words.
Year: 1876

MINING MANAGEMENT.-Presid
of good assessment mine" How
can we make 100000 between now
and spring? The stockholders won't
stand another assessment" Sharp
director. Here, I have it. Suppose
we fail back on the mine and get out
some ore" President" Capital idea.
I'd forgotten all about that mine. I'll
telegraph to the foreman to start in on
the pay lodges we cornered up last fall
There's just as much silver there as
there is in the pockets of stockholders
but hate the bother ofworking it,
San Francisco Paper.
Year: 1876

To THE EDITOR or TIE HERALD


Very few OF your readers, no doubt, know that
steeplechasng is OF Irish origin, and fewer doubt,
will believe that II is in that country only that the
sport is brought It's highest development Several
theories have been suggested upon the subject by your
correspondents have not read among the num-
ber that has given adequate idea Of how to properly
train horse for steeplechasing am native OF that
part Of d-Roscommon-where the best steeple-
chasing and hunting horses Great Britain and Ire
land have been produced and which is regarded as the
training school OF England, and out OF which county
England procures large proportion OF her hunting
horses


Now. beg TO give few hints how horses are
trained for hunting in Roscommon Every parish In
the county has its annual fairs at which prizes are
gwen the OF the best leaping horses These
prizes stimulate young men TO devote extra time and
care to the training of horses for each coming fair
The time necessary or such training s at least six
months They commence 10 train at stone walls, about
three feet high and feet wide gradually raising
them 10 six feet and allowing the horse TO
10 the leap until he is capable OF taking hve feet Six
inches standing BY this method the horse becomes
familiar with his business knows how TO measure the
height OF and the distance from the wall and thus knts
himself for the exertion and hardly disappoints
his rider. | have seen Mr.. Bernard Sweeney, in
Boyle walk his horse up to wall five feet eight and
jump him clear over IT, without touching stone and
without giving him a foot OF a


Let jerome Park Jockey Club naugurate q leapng
match each day Of its in front OF the grand
stand and give of $500 TO the OF the horse
that leaps the highest graduating the leap from four
feet upward giving each horse two chances to clear
each gradation after which, should he fail 10 clear the
leap, he be ruled ont By adopting this method we
shall have well trained seeplechasers they have
in Europe, and probably better since have outdone
them training trotters by seventy fvc per cent


AN ADMIRER OF FIELD SPORTS.
Year: 1876

Notwithstanding the cruel experience that she has
had since her arrival In this country, the canseless
enmity Of a tenor, the collapse Of company and the
sad afliction OF her husband, Nine. Pappenhem, the
renowned German prima donna appeared at the Stadt
Theatre last night with degree of success unsur-
passed the lyric stage of this city. There
Intensity and positive grandeur OF expression
and feeling about her Interpretation OF the role Of
Agatha in Der Freischh htzn that ecpsed all her for
mer efforts In opera she made her American debut


few months ago Seldom has the beautiful prayer Of
The second act received such passionate rendering,
and, despite cold which robbed her voice Of some OF
It's clear ringing tones, Nine Pappenheim, through
Tho power and completeness OF her lyric school and the
admirable manner OF her acting made the heroine OF
Weber, interpreted by her, impersoration to be
remembered The rest OF tho cast is beneath
~rftic
Year: 1876

hs~NoTICE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTERING
THE PORT OF NEW YORK AT NIGHT-rhe NEW York
HERALD has adopted distinguishing Coson night signal for
board the HERALD yacht showing while burn
ing the coors red red changing from the other
succession and be several miles distant Cap
Of vessels upon seeing this signal will obge by
preparing any marine they have for she Ship
News Department Of the HKRALn


RJPerson desrous Of communicating with vessels arrv
ing New York do by addressing such vesses
care HERALD yacht pier No East River New York
Letters received from all parts Of the world and promptly de-
ivered. Duplicates required
Year: 1876

the Colonel commanding the Seventh regiment and the
Colonel commanding the Veteran Association advisory
members Of the Building Committee


motion that committee OF three be appointed
from each company to act on the general committee
carried.


resolution adopted to the effect that the pro-
ceedngs OF the meeting be forwarded by the Adutant
20 the Veterans OF the Pacific slope


committee OF one from each company was ap-
pointed to nominate candidates f vacancies
ring in April in the Board Of Management The meet
M than adiOurned
Year: 1876

The performance here last night was evidently rel
ished BY good audience composed altogether Of men
The acts we're spicy OF their kind. The halcI fair
and the dancing and singing by the performers we're
Year: 1876




Nile. Titiens made her first appearance at the
Academy of Music in Brooklyn last ght in the tragic
r6is Of Norma which she had previously interpreted
with much this city. The cast was denti-
ral with that with which the opera was given at our
Academy, and the same thing may be said Of tho
faults and merits OF the performance, except that tho
former were even more marked last night than on the
previous occasions This reservation is applicable
Mile. Titiens who not IN good voice as
usual though her acting showed all that wonderful
fire and inspiration which had previously commended
her to her New York audiences In the last act whore
she has always been her best she sometimes
compelled TO force her voice. but apart from this
the performance the with which
readers are already familiar and whose fame long
preceded Mile. Tltens' coming 70 America Miss
Beaumont rs Adalgisa repeated the good impress
sion she made in this city in The part aud the qualities
che shows in 1t enttle her TO every encouragement
the profession she has chosen. IL is the best
part which she has yet appeared Italian opera and
warrants expectation OF much better things in the
future. The rest of the cast requires mention A
marked feature Of Brooklyn's opera night full
house, the immense auditorium Of the Academy being
completely filed Nile Titiens returns TO Brooklyn in


fortnight and to the stage OF Academy OF Music
"Wednesday evening" repeating the role OF Norma On
Friday night she appears LcoDora in La Favorita
This will make five appearances IN her great mpersona
ton OF the Druid prestess and exhibition OF her high
qualities In four distinct roles short of three
weeks