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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09
truth.

The following beautiful remarks
made by Sir J. Herschel on the great
value of the great educator of the
people-the newspaper:
of all the amusements that can
possibly be imagined for q hard
working man, after days toll, or in
its intervals, there is nothing like
reading an entertaining newspaper.
It relieves his home Of its duIIness or
sameness, which in nine cases out of
ten, is what drives him to the ale
house, to his own ruin and his fami-
ly's. 1t transports him into a gayer
and liyelier, and more diversified and
interesting scene; and while he
enjoys himself there he may forget
the evils Of the present moment fully
as much as if he was ever so drunk:
with the great advantage of finding
himself next day with his money in
his pocket, or at least. laid out in
real necessaries and comforts for
himself and family, without a head
ache. Nay, it accompanies him in
his next days work, and if the paper
he has been reading be anything
above the very idlest and lightest,
gives him something to thing Of be-
sides the mechanical drudgery of his
everyday occupation, something he
can enjoy while absent. and look for
ward with pleasure to returnto it,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09
The Mineral WeaIth-ol tennessee.


That the valley Of East Tennessee
is destined at no very distant day to
be the seat Of vast metallureical in
dustries, is clearly Indicated by the
developments of mineral wealth
which have been already made. The
copper mines Of this section have at
taiaed a wide celebrity. The iron
ore, limestone, and coal beds, which
exist in close proximity to each
other, have already been explored
70 a considerable extent, and a be-
ginning has been made Of what will
soon result in production Of pig
iron which promises to rival in guam
tity the yield OF older localities. The
red fossiliferous iron ore Of this re-
gion is very abundant, while hema-
tites and magnctites are likewise
found in large veins and beds. Few
other regions are more favorably
as regards convenience of
working. The ore and coal beds are
said to be within half mile Of each
other, while limestone exists be-
tween the two. At lockwood a fur
mace is in successful operation, pro-
iucing upwards Of six hundred tons
Of pig metal per month, while anoth-
er Of forty tons daily capacity is
nearly ready to be blown in. With
this addition the yield Of iron per
diem will be increased to seventy
five tons. The coal used here is de-
5cribed by General Wilder as
5emianthracite, which is used raw in
-he furnace. 1t requiring about two
and three-quarter tons of the coal
% smelt ton Of pig iron. With
railroad facilities and
other means of transportation, the !
wonderful richness Of the valley of
Ca t Tennessee will soon be made |
lvaiIable.-Cbicogo JoaynaI Of Com
leyre.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09
A Short Route TO the Undertaken.


The following from the Memphis
1Ualanche may be useful as a hint to
our citizens who are tempted to VIC
late the plain rules Of heath during
the hot season:
Here is d very fine specimen Of
the so-calIed cholera which exists in
Memphis and so sorely agitates our
contemporaries. A citizen, residing
on Vance street, went home Monday
evening in excellent health. and bear
ing. among other articles. some new
cabIAoes, o. which he told his wife,
he would like to partake at supper
Reminding him of the prevailing"
and of the danger connected with
the sort of provender he craved, she
declined to dish up ''the vegetable"
aforesaid. Determined to have some
Of it, the citizen went to work in
true kitchen style, and cooked one
of the cabbages himself, which part
ly made up his evening meal. That
citizen will never eat any more cab
bage people who ''sleep in the val
ley eat nothing. In less than three
hours he was dead. There are sew
eral morals to be drawn from this
circumstance. the most important Of
which is that anybody who wants the
cholera, or whatever it is, can be ac-
commodated on short notice through
the medium of imprudent dieting.
cabbages for instance. And this, by
the way, is practically the extent Of
the cholera bug-bear in Memphis"
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Keeping cool.

1t is hard work to keep cool when
the mercury is dancing incontinently
between the ninetics in the shade.
Tie effort to keep cool usually in
creases the fever it is meant to aIIay.
| People often fan themselves into a
perspiration The beverages taken
to cool the system generally add to
its discomfort, if not to It's heat.
The fret, and worry, and excitement
that the sudden accession of mid
/ summer weather usually induce. add
go much fire to the nerves and blood.
The fat and stimulating food 50
many men eagerly deyour ada from
ten to thirty degrees to tLe terrors
Of the thermometer. The hurry and
| eager rush with which business is
done, until men get the jump into
7 their blood and bones, and drive
through their duties more like an
engine than like human beings, as
though celebrity Of movement were
Of more account than Intelligence Of
act, put midsummer into the system
and melt it between two fires. Three
quarters Of the discomfort and half
the diseases Of summer are OCCASION
ed by overheats, indulgences and
eXcitements which might be avoided
and should be stunned. It is as
tonishing how much heat the system
will bear. and even thrive under. |
But to survive q torrid climate and !
work i'll health and comfort, the sys-
tenn must be kept at the lowest pos
sible temperature by temperate hab-
its and freedom from excitements Of
all kinds, The simpler the diet, the
less fever in the stomach. Haste is
heat. Keeping quiet is one secret Of
keeping cool. Worry is worse than
work, and irritation of the mind is
50 much fire in the blood It is rath-
er dangerous to get mad with any
body when the thermometer stands
above ninety-fve, and a day Of ener-
getic driving about town is an admi-
rabIe preparation Of Il sickness that
may prove fatal.
1t is an old hoLnily, but Il much
needed one just now, when epidemic
diseases are sweeping so many Of
our Southern towns and cities. and
steaIthiIy approaching us faster than
We could wish. It IS very easy to
get excited about the approach Of
the cholera, which may not come, but
anxiety and alarm always have an
lnfayOrabIe effect ON health. and Of
ZEN induce diseases quite as fatal as
lie one that excites them. Keeping ,
;ool will not keep the cholera from
listing us, but it will keep people in
! better condition to meet and resist
he plague, and ward oil other dis l
eases just Is deadly. It is just as {
,ad to die Of dyseutery, or cholera :
norbus, or AUX, as Of an imported S
'estilence. 1t is just as important i
o avoid the hundred and one com I
non diseases to which we are more i
han ever exposed in midsummer as ]
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09
The PeniteH;iaTy.

A correspondent Of the Athens
Post writing from Nashville, makes
some interesting statements i'll re-
gard to the Penitentiary and the con
victs. There are now enrolled on
the Penitentiary records 100 con-
victs, of which number all but 407
have been hired out TO different rail
roads as laborers. For the first FIVE
months Of the present year the hooks
form a pretty heavy commentary on
the morals Of the State. During
that time there have been 100 con
victs received at the Penitentiary
But IS have been discharged, 40 have
died, and some few have escaped.
The greatest number ever enrolled
at any one time is SOL.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09
Then and Now.


We clip the following from the
Cleveland Banner and respectfully
recommend it to some of the young
ladies who read the GAZETTE:
'Thirty or forty years ago our
mothers could make a very nice and
full dress out of seven or eight yards
Of goods-the women of that date
were just as pretty and lovely as
they are now, and it was no trouble
for them to marry. Now it takes a
whole bolt Of goods to make one of
our fashionable bellies a dress, upon
which there is enough trimming to
cost a poor Industrious young man q
months hard labor, and as a conse-
quence old maids, nowadays, are al
most as plentiful as blackberries in
July. Our mothers thought it was
creditable to work--the women of
to-day look upon labor as disreputa-
bic. We don't blame the young
men for not marrying them, because
if they did their lives would be sac
ridced at the shrine of fashion and
extravaganza. We like to see
lady neatly and handsomely dressed
but this thing Of seeing her try to
wear all the dry goods in a first class
retail store on her person, at one
time, we detest and abhor. The fact
is apparent. that as far as dress is
concerned, ALL our women-both old
and young-are running too fast a
schedule. and if the brakes are not
applied by those who hold the purse
strings, a crash will come that will
end in bankruptcy to many, if not
majority of our citizens. The Amer
lean woman is running ahead of
time, and it is high time that she
should be checked up in her extrava-
gance and profigacy. Girls, if you
want to marry, you must go slower! -
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Tennessee Farmers Convention.

MEMPHIS, July 2.--The Aeolanche'S
Humboldt special says the Tennes-
see Farmers Convention met to-day
to organize . State Grange and
adopted resolutions setting forth the
necessity of thorough organizations
Of farmers, and expressing their
hearty corporations with farmers
elsewhere in their fight against I'M
just railroad and other monopolies.
Establishment Of subordinate Gran
ges throughout the State was recon-
mended. DR.. VIM. Maxwell of Dyer
was elected Master of State Grange.
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4 Public Scandal.

The new States of the West have
not, perhaps, much latitude of choice
in the selection of men to Gil offices
OF dignity and trust, but they seem
for the most part peculiarly unfor-
tunate in their United States Sen
ators. The latest scandal is about
the new Senator. Mitchell. from
Oregon, whose real name, it is said.
is Nipple. He was an emigrant from
Pennsylvania. and there is now liv-
ing in Franklin, in that State, as a
servant in hotel, woman who
claims to be his wife. He did not
marry her till her own reputation
made it necessary and after living
with her about year he deserted her
for another woman. Mr.. Mitchell.
alias Nipple, has published in the
Oregan papers an explanation
which we have not seen-of the cir
cumstances of his early life, but it is
unfortunate that man with such a
record, which needs explaining,
should be sent to the United States
Senate. If the story was known to
the people of Oregon before he was
chosen Senator the disgrace in a
measure belongs to the State, and is
an insult to the Senate; if it was
not known to them. they should re-
quest the Senator to return to pri-
vote Efo
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The Assessment Law.

The Murfreesboro' Neocs says that
the most good that the new assess
ment law has accomplished is the
great reduction worked in the value
of pianos. These instruments which
are sold at prices ranging from $3.50
to 500, are valued by purchasers at
less than one-half the purchasing
price. We never thought before that
man would pay sotmuch for an ar
ticle that he valued so little, but
''sich is life" And it is really sur
prising the number of second hand"
and old fashioned pianos our peo-
pie own. If the assessment law does
not reveal first-class piano in our
midst, we want the next Legislature
to make ''piano value law and
state particularly the value of the
different make Of pianos. We don't
want to be considered old fogyish in
the piano line, for our people will
never be happy with only second
hand and half-price pianos, and if
the incoming returns does not make
a respectable showing our assessor
should be instructed to report them
all captured and confscated by the
Yankees We want to appear in
the frst-class of taxpayers, but
these secondhand, damaged pianos
wont do to head the list.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09

We noticed some days since that
a quantity Of corn was found hot and
badly damaged in Chicago. The fact
created q panic among corn holders
and buyers, and the market value OF
four million bushels fell ut once to
eleven cents busheI in that city.
a large quantity on its way to New
York and other markets shared the
same fate. so that the known loss
was one million one hundred thOus-
and dollars It turned ont that only
one bin was hot at all, and the
loss on that was thirty dollars; panic
did the rest.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09

The New York Tribune thinks the
Western farmers are very careless
of the feelings Of the politicians.
They persist in the following out
their own views and in disregarding
the gentle and insinuating advice Of
the party organs. There was a con
vention recently in Iowa. The local
q Administration organ was exceeding
" sweet upon them before they met,
and gave them any amount of the
best kind Of advice. In return, the
farmers unanimously passed q reso-
luton emphatically dcnouncing Con-
gress and the President for the salary
grab. Whereupon the organ is very
sad. It fears a few Democratic pol
iticians deceived the unsophisticaLed
farmers, and induced them to 60
further than they meant to; they
might have intended to censure Con
gress for the salary steal, but they
could not have intended to be so dis
respectful to the President. 1t is
singular, but other farmers conven-
tions are doing the same thing. Evil
IDENTIFY they think the Presidents
signature had something to do with
making the bill law.
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Back Pay Grabbing.

John Sherman, of Ohio. objects to
being classed with Congressman who
have not returned their back pay. He
assigns the best of all reasons for
it--that he has never taken and will
never take it. No man has any right
to take it so to be able to return it..
That is a better highwayman who de-
votes the earnings of the road and
the plumber of the rich to the relief
of the poor. than another would be
who kept all he got for viler uses.
But a Congressman who takes the
peoples money illegally and from
greed, under cover of official right,
and then pays it over to charity
for fear of his constituents. only
shows that while he would be a
scoundrel he lacks the courage to be
a successful highwayman.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09
From the Cholera Record.


In a pamphlet issued in 1866, OF
| Cholera, as it appeared in Nashvill,
in 1849, 1850. 1854 and 1866, by w
K.-Bowling, M. d. we find some
excellent suggestions and advice
We make an extract or two, com
mending what was urged then as
equally worthy Of attention now
For example:
1--WE have battled Says DR.. Bow
ling) with every epidemic cholera,
from the first to the last day. in our
region of operation. which has visit
ed this country. and we affirm, with
out the fear of successful contradic-
ton, the following truths of this pes
thence which walketh in darkness
and wasteth at monday
1. That prudence in the use of all
things pertaining to man as an
animal, is of the first Importance.
2. That this prudence, in many
things, is imperfect, and therefore
useless, short Of positive Introduction
total abstinence.
3. That among the interdicted is
every description Of fruit, non-cereal
vegetables. and animal products. as
milk and eggs. We say non-cereal,
so as to admit breadstufs, which the
goodness of God has stamped with
innocence even here. for He had de-
clared them the staff of life.
We do hot regard fruit and vega-
tables as the exciting cause of chol-
era, and we would not be understood
as so teaching. But if the ship be
overtaken by the storm of cholera
while laden with vegetables, it sinks.
This is what we teach. But if so
overtaken without vegetables on
board, she Weathers the storm and
enters port unimpaired. Those du-
ring cholera who eat fruits and vege-
tables, are no more liable to be as
sailed than those who abstain but
if they are assaulted, they die This
is the rule-the recoveries under
such circumstances constitute the
exceptions. When non-yegetable
Ind non-fruit-eater is assaulted with
cholera, his system responds instant
~ to medicine, while the system of
the fruit and vegetable eater viii fire.
quently not respond at all, and his
phycian will find the result the same
he put the medicine III the
patients boot or stomach.
Neither ia 1850 nor ia 1884 have
we found single instance in which
n non-yegetable and non-fruit-eater
lied of cholera, save we count few
cases of children with summer com
plant dying with symptoms of chol- I.
era superadded, while ail the deaths |
occur among those who indulge in /
5hese cely Innocent luxuries. In a
conflict with cholera, the bullets of
he enemy, from a masked battery, |
ire flying in every direction, and any
)ne is liable to be hit; but woe to
he soldier who is cut down with t
'ruits or vegetables in his stomach,
or his wound is almost immedicable.
lie may recover, 6ut he cannot be /
ared L.! and the chances are nlapy
against his recovery. We have
more than once seen the fruit or
elected or voided in the
leath struggle, when reaction would
Immediately begin, and recovery
esult. /
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09

The Fredericksburg, Va~) Star,
ventures prophecy rs follows !:
Colonel Mostly is actively engaged
in setting the triggers to get the
nomination for Congress from his
district We doubt not the Col
onel is after this or some other office.
We notice that whenever any man,
whatever his record or his character,
unites or co-operates with the Rad
icals. in these days, he gets an Office,
some how and at some time, and in
one way or another. The Star, we
doubt not. has calculated about
right.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09

The Boston -1tlcerftaer is informed
that the manufacturers of nails in
New England have unanimously
agreed to stop their works during the
greater part of the months Of July
and August. The reason alleged is
that heavy stocks of nails have ac-
cumulated. and the market price has
thereby been crowded down below
the manufacturing cost. 4 similar
action on the part Of the Pittsburg
manufacturers. was reported a few
weeks ago.
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Southern Claims Paid by the Treasury
Department.

Ofthe twelve hundred claims allow
ed by the Southern Claims Commits
sion, and to which Congress appro-
priated $3.50. 143, all have been paid
by the Treasury Department, except
six. These are as follows: 1.-TWO
from Virginia $2.377, and $1,836.
Three from Tennessee for 1926, and
$3.50, and S153, and one from Geor-
gia for $500. The great majority of
claims paid. varied in amount from
one hundred to five hundred dollars,
though there was one amounted to
ffty-six thousand dollars.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09

The Nashville BuHer says: 'In
the fatal month Of June in this State.
according to the meteorological re-
cord, we bad rain seventeen DAYS
out Of the thirty, when there had al
ready been q great deal Of rain du-
ring the latter part Of May The
rainfall during the month Of June is
estimated to have been nearly five
inches all over the State. Wherev-
er the rainfall was greatest, and
showers most frequent, there the
sickness was greatest and most fatal.
The rain showers were usually fol-
lowed 10y a hot sun, baking the wet
earth, and stewing and frying the ac-
cumuIatcd filth and rank. dead vege-
tation upon its surface. Thus was
produced noXious and poisonous
malaria, peculiar to a change of seas
ons. and more peculiar to \ back
ward spring. Since the dry weather
set in, there has been a perceptible
in the general health.
And all this, while there has heen no
foreign epidemic-certaiu-
~ none at any American seaport.
These are the facts, 50 far as we
have Observed them. We leave it to
other theorists to draw their own
conclusions"
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Suggestive.

There is probably something in
this paragraph from the Chattanooga
Times
Physicians say that the reckless
use of cholera mixtures is doing mis-
chief. People think they are sick
when they are only nervous, and by
taking medicine obstruct the regular
course of nature. Bear these rules
in mind. l Never take medicine
until you need it. 2. When you do
take, it implicitly follow the direc-
tions on the label. 3. Send for 4 ply
stefan at once,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09

f. 'If you want to see what men will
do in the way Of conformity" says
a modern philosopher, take a high
hat for your subject OF meditation. /
dare say there are twenty-five mil
lions ofpeople at this minute wearing
one Of these hats to please the rest"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09

We are informed that number Of
farmers in the vicinity Of Johnson
City, Washington County, met at
that place. on Saturday last. for the
purpose Of organizing Farmers
Association" Mr.. Upton Jobe do
mated fifteen acres Of land as a suit
able location for a Fair Ground, Mr..
Sam Miller was elected temporary
President of the Association.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09

The cholera has almost abated in
Memphis. Nashville, and the other
localities in our State where it has
prevailed for the past few weeks. It
is noteworthy that the numbers Of
deaths from the disease, in the cities,
has been much greater among the
negroes than among the whites.
This is due to the uncleanIiness
and careless manner Of living of
the former. Huddled together in
close and filthy quarters, living
upon the odds and ends that
can be picked up, it is no wonder
they fall an easy prey to the
destroyer. Plenty Of pure are and
water, personal cleanliness, and
proper attention to diet will gener-
ally block the progress of the cholera.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09

The Washington correspondent of
the Cincinnati Gazette writes, June
50: "The impression is gaining
ground in the best informed circlas
here that Hon. Z. R. Hoar will be
Chief Justice at the as
sembling Of Congress next Deem
her This is known to be the belief
of several Judges of the court them
selves, who understand that none of
themselves viii receive the appoint
ment.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09

1t is estimated that the cost Of
putting the city Of Nashville in q
thorough sanitary condition. together
with other necessary provisions, viii
be over $4,000,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09

A Missouri lover called his girl
Moduck, in response to which misun-
derstood compliment the lass lifted
a handful Of hair from the top Of his
head modified scalping operation.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09

r. The Mississippi Central Railroad
has been completed ten miles north
of Milan, and will be finished to the
Ohio River, opposite Cairo, by the
l5th of September.
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Louisiana.

Adyices from leaders ofBIcEnery' S
party in Louisiana say if there is to
be a new election in that State they
desire it to be exclusively under the
control of the Federal Government,
and assert if Governor Kellogg and
his associates are allowed in any way
to control or even intermeddle with
it the friends of AIcEnery and OPP
ponents OF kellogg will have nothing
to do with the election.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-07-09

S. y. Cunningham, Esq. has dis
posed Of his interest in the Shelby
vile Commercial, and retires from
the chair editorial.