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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-07-24

Tennessee is one of the finest
fruit.growing countries in the world.
and with proper care and attention
could be made to yield a great in
come for our people. While most
of our farmers have small orchards
for supplying home wants, few of
them seem to realize the rich rev.
enue in the business of fruit-grow-
ing. The industry is far more prof
ltable, even, than our cereal crops
indeed, richer and more inexhaus-
tible than gold mines. All over the
hills and holloWs of our favored Sec
tfon should be found orchards of
apples, peaches, pears, ounces and
other fruit trees, cultivated for ma
ket and engaged in as a regular
means for revenue. The trouble
with our people is that they raise
large quantities Of wheat and corn,
and then when a short year comes,
or a superabundant Western yield
cuts the market to nominal figures.
the farmers lack the ready cash to
pay taxes. buy groceries, clothing
and the other neoessaries which can
not be raised upon farm.
We do not say the growing of
fruit shonId be gene into to the ex-
clusion of everything else; let us go |
on making our "hog and hominy."
but let US at the same time pay at
tention to those things which always |
command a market at paying prices.
We have here, too, the small fruits, |
such as the blackberry, growing up |
wild all around us. This crop should |
be carefully husbanded and turned
into money. Our farmer friends
will understand how and in what
manner the results should be OBJ
tanned. Dried fruits and berries
should 60 out of Tennessee by thou
sands of bushels every year. Money
would be returned by the thousands
Of dollars, .and more prosperous
times Wonld come upon us. /
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-07-24
Helen'S Other Baby.

What makes that noise?" asked
a little boy on the train the other
day.
The car" answered his mother.
What for?"
Because they are moving"
What are they moving for?'
"The engine makes them"
What eEgine?''
"The engine in front"
whats it in front for?"
TO pull the train"
What tramp
This one
This carr" repeated the young
sLer pointing to the one in which
they sat.
Yes"
What does it pull it for?"
"The engineer makes it,
What engineer?"
AC lndI Ol lllC Gil mt
What engine?''
"'Fhe one in front"
What is that in front for?''
II told you that before"
Told who what? p
Told you"
What for?''
"Oh. be still; you are a nuis-
ance."
whats a nuisance?"
"A boy who asks too many ques-
tions."
Whose boy?"
MY boy" a
What questions?'' p
The conductor came just then and
took up tickets, and the uain pulled
up at the station. ...s-
The last we heard as the lady
jerked the youngster off the plat.
form. was
What conductor2"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-07-24
A SEWING MACHINE GIVEN
AWAYI

To any one sending us club of Fifty
Subscribers to the GAZETTE, accompani-
ed with seventy five dollars in cash, be-
ing the amount for fifty copies of the
GAZETTE at ONE DOLLAR AND HAIL per
copy, we will give late improved new
Howe Sewing Machine, the cash price
of which is twenty-five dollars, all over
the world. This offer is made simply
as an inducement for nea0 subscribers,
and not as pecuniary motive.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-07-24
Bows. Don't Smoke.

1t is mistake to suppose there is
anything manly in the habit of smoIz-
ing. That only will make man Of
you which gives manly vigor of body,
mind, and morals. Smoking does
nothing OF the kind. On the con-
trary, many evils are directly tracea-
bic to it. In the first place, it en-
genders an enslaying and costly hab-
it, and nobody is his own man who
is the slave of habit. Again, it is
the source of numerous physical dis
orders. An English physician who
examined thirty-eight boys troubled
with various complaints, aged from
nine to fifteen years, discovered in
twenty-seven Of them injurious ira
ces of the habit. In twenty-five
there were various disorders of cir
or digestion, palpitation of
the heart, and a more or less taste
for strong drink. In twelve boys
there was frequent bleeding at the
nose, ten had disturbed sleep, and
twelve had slight liberation of the
mucous membrane of the mouth,
which disappeared on ceasing from
the use of tobacco for a few days.
The doctor treated them all for
but with little effect until
the smoking was discontinued, when
health and strength were soon re
stored. Again we say, boys. if you
wish to become strong and manly,
lon't smoke.
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The Hands and Face In Hot
Weather. f..

After journey or long walk on a
hot day, 1T Is most refreshing and
beneficial to hathe face and hands in
very warm water, and from the face
it will remove the unpleasant red
ness and heat in very short time,
and impart a cool and delightful
sensation. The application of cold
water to the face and hands when
heated from fatigue or exercise is
very injurious to the skin producing
.redness and eruptions that are sci.
dom, if ever, removed. By the ad.
dition of a little spirits of wine or
gin 10 the warm water, sunburns
will be more likely prevented than
by the simple application of hot wa.
ter, but after hot walk the face
and hands should be bathed for at
least quarter of an hour. the hot
water added as the water, gets cold.
After great fatigue, if bath is not
at hand. to the foot bath may be ad-
ded a few drops Sixty of the tinc-
ture Of arnica, and fatigue will be
speedily removed if the feet are al
lowed to rest in the bath about a
quarter of an hour, and the hands
and arms be also bathed in the same
way. After Sowing or driving, la
dice will fiLd these directions very
useful. gf..,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-07-24

The corruption in the Russian army
reveals itself daily in more startling
forms as the examination at Odessa pro-
crosses. One Colonel received from the
Government GO,OOO roubles for -four
falsely said to have been blown away by
a sudden storm. A General gave re-
ceipt for 30, 900 Imaginary tons of hay,
and shared in the money paid for it.
Five thousand tons of biscuits were
found to have been made simply of plas-
Ter and sand. Receipts given by officers
for SUMS varying from 10000 to $4,000
Toubles on account of mythical forage
or provisions were exceedingly numer-
GUS.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-07-24

The first piano manufactured in the
limited States is believed to have been
made by John Belmont, of Philadel-
phia, in 1775. Chickering was established
here in 1920, ard Stienway's house dates
from 1853. Up to 1920, most pianfortes
in New York bore on their plates the
name of J. J. Astor, having been i'm
ported by the original John Jacob As
tor from BroadWood or Clement, of
England. Some of them are yet in old
housas
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-07-24
FOR SALEg =
a IS a - a1ss1i
A Valuable Tract Of Land.
MARIETTA COLLEGE.

Established in 1885, and conducted ca the mode
OF the best Eastern Colleges Tf has good cabinets
and apparatus, aud large libraries. A course. Of
study without Greek is provided. Promising stu-
dents are aided. A thorough Preparatory School
in operation. The next term hegns September 9th.
- 4. wv. ANDREWas President
july s-aw-alden MArrietta, o., July, 1878,
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Have your election tickets printed
neatly and cheaply at the GAZETTE job
rooms.
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THE FATAL DEED.

This action Of the widow decided
her son to carry out bis murderous
resolution. The following night he
again entered bis mothers bed
room, and. finding her asleep. with
one blow or the hatchet he killed
her. lie then took the body, which
he dragged to the grave he had pre-
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-07-24

About $50, 900 acres of heavily tim
bered Virginia land was recently sold
by auction for an average of one cent
an acre.
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THE MORRISTOWN GAZETTE.
Is Published at So a Year.
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Daily Freight and Passenger Trains-sundays
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There are nine daily papers in Tennes-
see, and the same number in Georgia,
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ALMOST SAVED.


One night, while his mother slept,
be armed himself with hatchet and
silently approached her bed. When
his eyes rested on the author Of his
being his resolution was shaken. He
gazed on the face he had long loved
and respected. The sight was too
much for the childish heart, and,
bursting into tears, he fell on his
knees before his mothers bed.
There the morning light found him
stretched in slumber with The dead
ly hatchet still clasped in his tiny
hands. When his mother rose she
was terribly frightened at the sight.
She awoke the boy, who explained
his presence by a pleasant fable,
and then took the opportunity 10
once more beseech his mother to
dismiss her lover and return to the
path of honor. She, however, lost
her temper, and, ordering the child
to hold his tongue, dismissed him
cuFtly. @ ttt
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The ladies' looked at each other,
and both grew pale. lAi Aa
They had OWNED instantly the
reason of this unreasonable visit of
the man Of law. The heir had been
found.
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A COMPLETE DRAMA:
Or, The Woman with History

sis Miss Billings coming, Alida" !"
"I believe so, mamma. All, here
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-07-24

! But they little guessed the sur
prise and humiliation that awaited
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mo. mamma" confessed Aida;
fs'and truly / think he never will.
He is always witty and amusing.
but never like lover in the least.
Why it is not Audley, but your
lawyer. What an odd time to
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

WOULD You ?-Would you keep your
rosy complexion, wear thick soled shoes.
Would you enjoy quiet content, do away
with airs and pretences.
Would you have others respect your
opinions, hold and never disown them
yourself.
Would you marry and Re happy, to every
ounce of love add at least grain of good
sense and judgement in choosing COM
panion.
Would you have good health, 60 out in
the sunshine. Sickness is worse than
freckles.
Would you respect yourself, keep your
heart and body clean.
Would you retain the love Of a friend,
do not be selfshly exacting.
Would you gain the confidence of bust
ness men, do not try to support the style Of
your employer.
Would you never dread to look any one
in the face, pay your debts.
Would you never be told lie, do not
ask personal questions.
Would you sleep well and have good
appetite, attend to your own business.
Would you have the respect Of men, new
or permit yourself to indulge in vulgar
jokes or conversation.
Would you save yourself annoyance, do
not stir up scandal.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

AN ANONYMOUS CoWARD.-Did it ever
occur to anonymous writer's who send
scurrilous and abusive letters to news
papers with whose opinion they chance to
differ, that they are placing themselves in
an attitude so mean as to deserve con-
tempt? When men have the courage to
express their sentiments, either verbally or
over their own signatures, their views
must command respect, if temperately at
tered. But when they resort to the shelter
of irresponsible vlllifcation and the pro-
lection of the untraceable letter, they
should not forget that he is not usually
considered above the grade of brute who
seeks to drive his knife or strike his blow
under cover Of darkness. The knife may
sometimes wound, the blow occasionally
smart; but unless it be from the hand of
utter degradation, the pain cannot be so
great as that of him who has played the
part of a bravado.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

RECIPE FOR MAKING TATTL ERs-Take
a handful of the weed called Runabout,
the same quantity of root called Nimble-
tongue, sprig Of the herb Backbite, (eith-
er before or after og-days) tablespoon
full of Don 't-you-tell-it, six drachms Of NAL
ice, a drop of Envy, which can be pur-
chased at the shop of Miss Tabitha Tea
table and Miss Nancy Night-walker. Stir
them well together, and simmer them half
an hour over the fire of Discomfort, kim
died with little Jealousy; then strain it
thro' the rag Of Misconception, cork it up
in the bottle of Malevolence, and hang it
upon skein of Street. Y arm, which any
loafer can furnish shake it occasionally
for few days, and it will be fit for use.
Let a few drops be taken before going out,
and the subject will be able to speak all
manner Of evil and that continually.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

A SoLILoQUY.-I have had misfortune
after misfortune to befall me- 1 have lost
friends, have lost father, mother, broth
er, sister, child, and two as good wives as
any man need have on this earth. The
dearest and tenderest ties of life have been
dissolved. The hand of God has borne
heavily upon me in my pilgrimage through
this vale of tears.-The loss of parents
brothers, sisters, children, and friends is
attended with sorrow deep and profound,
but profound as it is, it is not to be COM
pared to the loss of dear. DEVOTED wife,
the companion of my life and the idol of
my heart. The days of my life drag heav-
lily on. Dark clouds hang thick over my
head, and see but one ray of light that
peers through the gloom. Without this
life would be insupportable. All other
hopes have failed. To this [ cling as the
anchor Of my Christian Observer.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26

MINISTER'S REPUTATION.-Has it ever
occurred to our excellent ministerial breth-
rem, when dealing, with extraordinary
freedom, with the characters and talents
of their fellow preachers, that it would
produce in their own minds very uDpleas-
ant feeling to know that their own peculi-
arities, at other times, were just as faith
fully discussed That rare editorial chief,
DR., Bond, used to say there was "a marked
difference between skinning and being
skinned" One may be an amusing pro-
cess, but the other has little fun in it. 1t
would be we'll some time, in the large lib
erty of a free debate upon ministerial gifts
and weakness, to put ourselves in the
place of the brother that is so cheerfully
scalped, and to ask ourselves the question:
show should you like to exchange places
with him 7" That measure we mete TO
others is very likely to be melted to us IN
turn. Indeed, the best authority justitea
US IN saying this.-Zion's Herald.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26
A Feminine Excuse for Cosmetics.

There is something frankly cynical in
the excuse which is sometimes advanced
for women who do not choose to leave their
faces as Heaven has made them. It is ar
gued that woman should take a wide
view Of her good on the whole. She will
find on reflection, that her good on the
whole is husband. Now, the attainment
of good is confessedly duty, and to look
nice is the readiest way of arriving at this
particular perfection. Some people do
not look nice; they are pale, have bad fig
ures, hair of no particular color, or OF a
color which is not becoming. To such
persons the advice to paint, dye, and pad
The dress is advanced, as counsel of per-
lection. Just as novice with ''voca-
ton" might be advised to undertake all
sorts of holy tasks, TO be meek, self deny
ing, pious, so young lady whose vocation
lis in the ordinary direction, is told to
alter her figure and change the fashion of
her face. The whole argument is an ex-
cellent proof that the character of theories
depends on their ideal. Women who
think husband the end and aim of life,
will be just as scrupulous as men whose
motto is rem, qalocunque neodo rem. There
is practical hitch in the doctrine, even it
we set aside moral considerations. Men
may be more ready to marry pretty
girls than plain ones as general rule, but
they are also more ready to marry plain
girls than cheap limitations of beauty.
Good nature and cold water are the only
cosmetics they care for, though just as
| they do not always know when good ma
ture is real or feigned, so they may be
caught for a moment by brilliant COM
plexion which is not genuine. Every one
is short sighted morally, where young Ia
dies are concerned, and it was only after
he had taught in girls school, that the
American moralist thought that he really
knew women. Every one, on the other
hand, is not short sighted physically, and
people are rather repealed and moved to
scorn than attracted by ladies whose hair
shifts it's hue with the fashions, and whose
complexion is stereotyped. London Neaos.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26
Doetrp.
SONG OF THE GRASS.
BY AUGUSTA MOORE.

Peep! peep! peep! peep!
Now break my winters sleep;
Now in silence win my way
Upward to the light Of day.
Through the dead yet fragrant mass
OF the last years tangled grass,
Up, by every random stone,
Up, by every tree oerblown,
By the brushy fences side,
Where young violets Turk and hide,
I am coming everywhere,
Der the earth all brown and bare.
Peep! peep! peep! peep!
In the hollows warm and deep;
On the bleak and breezy hill,
In the fen-landS damp and chill,
Round old tombstoneS worn and gray,
Crumbling like the dead away;
Where the little children sleep,
Softly, tenderly peep. e8tfs
BY the roadside, fresh and clean,
l, the grass, am springing green
Comin4, coming everywhere
Making all the brown earth fair.
Peep! peep! peep! peep!
Greet me as upward creep,
Greet me gladly, gratefully;
Summers faithful herald 1,
Kindly to my tender spears
Bend, and lend attentive ears,
While whisper sweet of flowers,
While 1 tell of summer showers,
Prophesy of golden grain,
And of loaded autumn vain,
Greet me gladly, for in me
Prophet true of good you see,
Coming, coming, everywhere,
Der the earth all brown and bare.
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sTAUNToN, VIRGINIA, FRIDAY. APRIL 26, 1878

say, but he. feared to say them, lest his
wife should meet his advances with cold
rebuff At last, leaning toward her and
taking hold of the linen bosom upon which
she was at work, he said in voice modu-
lated with kindness:
sYou are doing this work very beauti.
fully, Mary"
Mrs. Lee made no reply, but her hus
band did not fail to observe that she lost
almost instantly that rigid erectness with
which she had been sitting, and the mo
ticn of the needle had ceased.
envy shirts are better made and lool
whittier than those of any man in the shop
said Lee encouraged to 60 on.
care they ?''
Mrs. Lees voice was low, and had in il
a slight huskiness she did not turn hel
face, but her husband saw that she leaned
toward him. He had broken the ice Of
reserve, and was easy now. His head was
among the clouds, and a few feeble rays
were already struggling through the rift
it had made.
eyes, Mary" he answered softly; 'and
I've heard it said more than once. What
good wife Andrew Lee must have.''
Mrs. Lee turned her face toward hel
husband. There was the light in her eye
but there was something in the expression
of her countenance that little puzzled
| him.
"Do you think so - she asked, quite So
berry.
ssWhat question p calculated Andrew
Lee, starting up and going round to the
side Of the table where she was sitting.
ssWhat question Mary!'' he replied.
standing before her.
s'Really, do you ?' It was all Mary said.
eyes darling," was his warmly spoken
answer, and he stopped down and kissed
her; how strange that you should ask me
such question as that p
eff you would tell me now and then
Andrew, it would do me good"
Mrs. Lee arose, and leaning her face
against the manly breast of her husband,
stood and wept.
What strong light broke in upon An
drew Lee! He had never given his wife
even the small reward Of praise for all the
loving interest she had manifested daily,
until doubt of love had entered her soul
and made the light all around her thick
darkness. No wonder that her face grew
clouded, or that what he: considered
moodiness and ill-nature took possession of
her spirit.
"You are good and true, Mary, my own
dear wife; am proud of you, and my
first desire is your happiness. Oh, if I
could always see your face in sunshine,
my home would be the dearest on earth. -
GLOW precious to me are your words of
love and praise, Andrew ~ said Mrs. Lee,
smiling through her tears into his face
ssWith them in my ears my heart can new
er lie in shadows" -
How easy had been the work for An
drew Lee! He had swept his hand across
the cloudy horizon, and now the bright
sunshine was streaming and flooding that
home with joy and beauty.
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APRIL
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FOR
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