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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-10-29
SUNDAY READING.
ImmorfaIfty,

1mlm mOrAdIAAys
In the year 626 of our era, when Ed
win, the Anglo Saxon King, was deliber~
ating on receiving the Christian mission
aries, one of his ncb!es said to HIM,
"The present life of man, O, King, com
pared with that space Of time Beyond,
of which we have no certainty, reminds
me of. one of Botir writer feaatg where
you sit with your generals anu miaister5.
The hearth blszs in the middle, and a
grateful hest is spread around, while
storms OF rain ard snow are raging with.
out. Driven by the tempe t, q little
sparrow enters at one door and flies deN
lighted around us till it departs through
the other. Whilst it stays In our man
sion it feels not the winter Storm but
when the short moment OF happiness has
been enjoyed, it is forced again into The
same drezry tempest from which it had
escaped, and We behold no more, Such
is the life of man, and we are a. ignOrani
of the state which preceded eur present
existence as Of that which will follow
it."
In tie first records of a nation in any
degre5 tboughttpl and cultivated, some
belief in the life beyond life would Of
clurse be suggested. The Egyptian peo-
pie furnish Us the earliest details OF al
established civilization, and / read in the
Book OF HsEoiOtus this remarkable SEN
tence; "The Egyptians af5 the first o.
mankind who have affirmed the 1mmOr-
tality OF the soul" There never was &
time when the dee 'rine of a future life
was rot held. The whole lite OF man in
the fist ages was ponderously deter
mined on death. 1t made every man AZ
undertaken and the priesthood senate
of sections The chief end of man be-
ing to be buried well. the, arts most in
| request were masonry and embalfnlDg
to give imperishs bi!ity to the corpse.
The Greek, with his perfect senses and
perceptions, had Quite at1Ot her philOs0
ply. He loved life and delighted IA
beauty. He drove away the emb2lmers,
he built no more of these dOleful, noun
famous tombs. He adorned death
bought wreaths OF parsley and laurel
made 1t bright with games OF strength
and skill and chafiot races.
Nothing can excel the beauty Of the
sarcophagus. The poet of Shelley says OF
them: "They seem not 50 much tOmbs
SIS voluptuous chambers for immortal
pirits."
Christianity brought a new wisdom
But l-srning depends on the learner. Nc
more truth can be conveyed than the
popular mind can bear. Death is seen
as a natural event and is met with firm.
ness A wise man in our time caused tC
be written on his tomb! Think Oh
living"
"The name of death was never terrible
To him that knew to live"
Tne saying OF Marcus Antcnius il
were lard to mend: =" 1t were well tc
die If there be gods, and sad to live i
there Is none."
1 think all sound minds rest on a GER
tain preliminary conviction, namely, that
if it be best that conscious, personal life
shall continue, it will continue; if not
best, then it will not; and we, if we saw
the whole, should of c0urse see that II
was better SO. Schillef said, " WHAT i
SO universal as death must be benefit
- Emerson.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-10-29
Tuxurious LeadyiIIe Ladies',

The Leadville ladies must be luxuri-
GUS lot from the following, in the Chr0ni-
Gle of that city: "There was a time when
rich mems wives and daughters in New
York and other cities on the Eastern
frontier used to be richly dressed. This
was during and Immediately after the
war. The other day a large consign-
ment of the costly Jewels worn by the
New York social bellies during the times
that were good, came to Leadville to be
sold. Such consignments have been COM
mon in the last few weeks. Through re-
verses in fortunes the high-tOned ladies of
New York are compelled to SELL
Through great and unexpected prosper
ity the ladies of Leadville think they
must buy, and to hear of Mrs. So and So,
or Miss -, the daughter of one of the
Kittie Krocker mine owners, paying two
or three thousand dollars for a pair of
ear rings or four thousand dollars for a
pair Of bracelets, or two thousand for 8
finger ring, is nothing uncommon. One
house in this city is now wholly engaged
in bringing to Leadville the most costly
Jewels that can be found in the Eastern
markets. and during the season now at
hand there will be ballroom scenes in
Leadville that will dazzle, "
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China.

At the departure of the children OF
Israel from Egypt, China was 700 years
old and when Isaiah prophesied of her
she had existed fifteen centuries. She
has seen the rise and decline OF all the
great nations of antiquity. Assyria,
Babylon, Persia, Greece and Rome have
long since followed each other to the
dust but China still remains, solitary
end powerful monument of patriarchal
time. Then look at the population of
the country, roughly estimated at 4O0,-
coo O0O-ten times the population OF the
United States, more than thirteen tiDes
the population of Great Britain and
Ireland. Every third person that lives
and bIeathes upon this earth and beneath
these heavens is a Chines9 every third
grave that is dug is for Chinese.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-10-29

WHEN the present Pope was a Cardinal
he conceived the idea of publishing &
Catholic journal that should be morgan
in his church, and that could be read by
all the people of Europe snd America
in their mother language. Since his
elevation TO the Pontifcate, he has ex-
erted himself to start this newspaper,
and now announces that its first number
will be issued next month. It will be
printed in seven different languages; it
will discuss the political and economica
questions of the day, and officially rep
resent the opinions of the holy See
The eompositors sTe to be the deaf and
dumb pupils IN the ssylums Of Rome.
Alimonde will be the general superLn.
tendent, and the Pope is anxious that
Cardinal should be at the head Of the
editorial department. The novel paper
will start with AZ, 600 subscribers. Very
few of thig number are Italisns,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-10-29
Conviction by Chance.
[Punch.l

IA NHSA'l
SCENE. A withdrawing room adjoininga
court of justice. Jurymen retired
to consider their verdict.
Foreman-WelI, gentleman, 'twon't
be no good for we to go on talkin'. 'Tis
clear we can't possible convince one atl-
other that way, so as for to agree on our
verdict. Six for guilty, and 'arf doz-
en- for not guilty; 'adn't we best toss uPf
Second Juryman (doubtfully)-Would
that be doing exactly right?
ForemanNWhy not? Wasn't there
another twelve once, and when one Of
EN- Jung 'isself, didn't the 'leven surwiv-
ors draWr lots 90 should fill up the wa
cancy? -Wot's the difference tween
drawrin' kots and tossin' up, an 'ow can
"" DE- gif we goes by the 'Porsles7
second Juryman-They couldn't do
better than draw lots, in their circum-
stances.
Foreman-No more can't we, in ourn.
Second Juryman-Well, don't know;
but I seem to fancy we could. Being
equally divided among ourselves, ism, t
that equivalent to having a reasonable
doubt, and oughtn't we to give the pris-
oner the benefit oft?
Third Juryman-O, bother, that's re-
fning too much. Let's toss up. Toss up,
and trust to Providence.
Foreman-Are all you agreed on that,
gentlemen?
The Rest-Agreed.
Foreman-What shall it be, then
Best two out of three, or sudden death
Second Juryman-Wouldn't sudden
death, in question of life or death, be q
little too summary.
Third Juryman-What's the odds?
We can't stay here argyfyin' all day,
and wants my dinner.
The Rest-Toss up, toss up; let's toss.
Foreman-Now then. produces cop
per coi,a.) Best two out of three. Guilty,
'eds; not guilty, tails. (Skies Copper
Eds!
Third Juryman-Heads it is.
Foreman3Ere goes again. Tails!
Third Juryman Go it once more.
Foreman Now for the fnisher. { Toss,
Is the third til5se.) Eds! Guilty Is that
your verdict?
The Rest Unanimous.
Fourth Juryman-NOl compOs.
Third Juryman-But, seeing, after all
it was toss-up, suppose we recommend
the prisoner to mercy, gentlemen.
Foreman-That's it. That II it it or1
exactly. Guilty, but recommended tc
mercy.
Er,sent tnto court to deliver their ger
diet t1IstLst the curtain falls.
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a .sEofe,, &tnrY

M)diaska is writing story for Serb
ner's Monthly. Il is love stoTg: The
heroine's name is GriseldsVitch TJPple-
watchki zky, and the herO's Vladimir
Tschezarotsh. The scene is laid in the
quite little Polish village S@irritupit-
visch, on the banks of the classic River
MuddibscAkv, in the region of the K9t-
g}butitz ,losEy Mountains. We extract
a passage from advance sheets: " With
in her wan hands she had her face con-
cealed, when her Vladimir ssked if she
did truly Iofe him. Yea, I lote thee; by
yonder bale moon / adjure it. Let US
then, said he, fee, but sne hesitating by
reason OF her trunks, which being still
unpacKed. The tears wandered from her
ewes, but meanwhile Vladimir repeated
what for she would not be coming pref
ty soon, not having been aware of the
cash the words of him made on the inside
of her heart. New York World
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-10-29

ENTERPRISE is sure. to reap its reward
sooner or later. There ia Wi.zsrland,
for example. It is the smallest country
in Europe, and yet it has the biggest
mountains. While other countries were
equabbling about increased territory,
Switzerland stuck to real estate, which
it rightly considered the highest in the
market. This summer over 400 OCO
strangers visited the Alps, and hand
some sum was taken in by tie little
country in consequence. This visitation
exceeds that of any other year, and it j,
to be hoped that the increased patronage
win induce the SWies to fix up the Alps
with all modern improvements and see
that no expense is spared to merit con-
tipuance, etc.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-10-29
A Spirited puet.


"sing me, mine own" he whispered,
lovingly; as they both sat down on the
one piano stool, " sing me Oh, whisper
what thou feelest.'S "T will, young
man, I will" said the tremulous tones OF
her papa, from the direction of the door:
" We will sing it as duet, you and l. l
will feel, and you can whisper what It
Is" And then he felt for the boy with
his feet, and went on, with unfeeling in
difference. "And you needn't confine
yourself to whisper, necessarily, in tel
ling what you feel, and whatit feels like;
Give it voice, young man; give it voice" ."
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-10-29

EARLY next year Baltimore will
celebrate the completion OF its water
supply tunnel. The tunnel is seven
miles in length and about twelve feet in
diameter. Upon the day Of inspection
the water will be turned on gradually
at the upper end of the tunnel and flow
through until about four feet deep at the
lower end. Several long boats viii then
be launched into the mouth of the tun~
mel st the Lake Monticello end. in which
the party will make the trip through
the tunnel OF water. They viii be
propelled by paddles or shor
arF. By the time the party
has made half the distance the lover end
of the tunnel will be completely filed by
the water, which will be slowly turned
on at the upper end during the trip
Headlights win be plsced on the boats
and at the arches, which will have been
erected where the fifteen shafts now are.
brilliant lights win be displayed and
large numbers will designate each shalt.
Every arrangement will be made 70 pre-
vent accidents, as the drowning Of the
party, which, of course. will include
the city fathers, would be an iuauspi.
cious opening Of the great water-works.
The trip up the subterranesn river will
be the first one Of the kind ever made.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-10-29
"TKTssED HER. /"

Having read Mrs Browning's Kisses and kiss
ing in which she relates her experience " when
nrst he kissed her," the author attempted TO apply
the lines TO his Bette, acquaintance The dis
astrous result is appended below.l
TIAuDTTY.
When first kissed her
LEANED me to and snapped as eagerly and as quickly
As gosling would to seize fly
Accused luck!
NV maiden effort confusedly half feu upon her eaTI
The other half missed fire entirely;
And iE anguish drew away,
Part frightened at her, more at myself
nd trembling like black-and-tan in june.
AvIDITY.
When next kissed her
I clasped her gently yielding form to mine,
/ pressed my blonde mustache unto her peachy
cheek
o, raptuTous applause!
I closed mine eyes and drank the sweetness In
As from an orange ripe an Ugcnin would
The nectar take. Twas sw2eter than the breath
OF hOneyed howers-thaa anything, indeed Know
The crystal river Of Chicago only barred
RAPIpTY
When last kissed her
We stood upon the portieo, efy night in spring;
Unseen we were thought j save by the stars above
Alas, sad memory
Her parient in ambush lay just as stopped to press
His foot pressed me- and like panther at the pier,
headlong plunged adown the stairs Ills other foot
meanwhile,
Was not in idleness alas Loud AZ Climb the garden
gate,
Iheard the watch dogs honest bark in full pursuit.
81 Louis Journal
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-10-29
MEXICO has a mining excitement

MEXICO has a mining excitement
which rivals the Lsadville, Colorado,
craze. The bonanza is at Parras, 10
miles west of Matamorss, and 80 close to
the boundary line between Durango.
Coahuila and Chihuahua, that all those
states are centending for the prize. The
general government has taken posseRslon
Of 1t until it can be decided by actual
survey in which state it is. The mines
are called Mojado, and yield both gold
and silver in such profusion that labor
ers are deserting the crops to dig for
them, and the fever has extended as lar
as Matamoras
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-10-29

When our indignation is borne in SUD-
r1issive silsncei we are apt to feel tWlnges
Of doubt afterwards as to otr own gener>
osity if not Justice; how much more when
the object of our anger has gone into
everlasting silencs and we have seen his
face for the last time in the meekness OF
death.
Nature, our mother, is a queen. She
has her kingdom to care for, and II now
snd then she gives 4 kiss Or a smile TO
our little miseries, IL is au ne can ex-
pect Of her. She has teen 80 many break
ing hearts healed she knows nothing OF
death and parting. She only kn -"s
death as a phase of life. The dead leaves
and flowers are dear to her as the crsdle
Of next years leaves and flowers.
Little Billy has beeH taken to see his
uncle, who is so deaf that he can not
hear a single word without recourse to
his ear trumpet. Billy watches the
movements OF this instrument for some
time with great interest. and then ex'
claims: {" Mamma, what does uncle try
all the time to play the horn with his ear
for, when ne can't make it goE'
Now thro' the woodland colonades
Float downward to the lowly blades
That sigh the Summers parting boon
FROM 1nany a lowly meadow nook
15 The edmetb 5RI tIe to 1oaSs 6s ii tbf9 COOK
growing hint of buckwheat cakes
They we1e courting.-" What makes
the atsrs shine so dim to night 2" she
said softly +" Your eyes are so much
brighter he whispered, pressing her
ittIs hand. Tney are married now.
81 wond,r how many Telegraph pOies IL
would take to reach from here to the
stars" she said mHsinlly "Ole. u 1t
was long enough" " he grOw!ed, Why
don't yGu talk common sense T
These Iiues were written by Lord By
ron on ths blank leaf Bible few DAYS
before his deatb. They are not his own,
howe yer, bat occur in The Monastery"
by Sir Walter Scott, aud a'e part of one
Of thb apeg shss Of the White Lady OF
Avenal, Trey are:
"Fihtn this awful oltm lies
Tue mystery of IL ysteries;
Happiest they of human ce
whUm their G 1d mas given gfsce
TO retd 20 hear, 20 pray.
inf the lICh and / rec tie Wfyi
Fit bel ter had they er hs n torn
ran reld to d.u5t Of a. . &c Jrn -
Lord N hss a church and stage guild,
with Charles R5ade f II leading MEM
Der, and Il e following objects: l. To
promote religious and social sympathy
between the mem bers of the church and
of the stage. 2. To hold meetings for
these purposes from time to time, at
which pspers may be read and questions
discussed of common interest to the men,
bers of the guild. g. To meet for reli-
gious worehip at least once year.
Some of the newspapers publish
{" useful domestic recipe" every day,
The other day in place of the recipe, one
of the papers published the following no
tice: We sincerely trust that our readers
will forgive US. Yesterday in giving q
| recipe for the chilblains we inadvertently
stated that the remedy was to be taken
internally It is, on the contrary, for
external use, We hope that Providence
hss restrained the hands of our beloved
subscriber, tor every one who drank o.
! this compound is dead by this time. We
present in advance our condolences te
the bareaved families.
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INOR speed, safety aud com tort, you will find this
II line To be unriVAled. For tie celebrated
springs and Summer Resorts, Round trip tickets
can be purchased at all principal Offices. Emf
grants wishing u so West, either TO locate or ss
prospectors will find J to their advantage 20 go By
this route. Rou 1rip emigrant ticket on sale 10
Texas points. through Goa hes are run from Chat
tanoOga to Columbus without change. sleeping
Coaches on all night trains,
Good Coaches, Good Road and
Quick Time.

For maps, time tables and all information in re-
gard TO this route, call on or address
W. J. DANLEY,
Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agt Nashyil e, Tenn.
WIN. r. ROGERS,
Pass Aet.. Chattan. oga. Team.
A. b. WRENNE.
iunIl'73tf Tray. A Agt., Atlanta, Ca.
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GEO. WALKER,
FASHIONABLE T0NSOR,
YOUNGSTOWN. TENNESSEE.

u.ving 6tfed nm and opened a Bar Der shop
On the railroad, next door to Newmans Beer hell.
/ m prepared 20 accommodate thS S puoio ~ ~ ~
their york "a, prices will be reasonable, aud eil
,eork Guaranteed to please. Keen Tazorsa and clean
tovFele wi be a leading feature. A 80 mY hufea.
~ All times will be supplied With the best ellis and
dispatch work ia artiatc style, but 70 he conynsed
come and see me. va NE ~
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-22
Farms tor Sale
WORK,
Constructing Sidewalks.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works,
CITY OF ST. PAUL. MIMI, Nov. 18th, 1879.
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of
Public Works in and for the corporation of the
City of st. Paul, Mimi, at their Office in said
city, until 10 A. NJ, on the oath day of November,
A. D. 1879, for the construction of sidewalks
in front of the following lots, blocks and lands
in said city, to-wit: On the south side of
Seventh street in front of all of block 6, and in
front of lots 8, 4, 5 and 6, block 4, and lots 8.
and 5, block 8, all in st. Paul proper. and in
front of all of blocks 8, Z, 6 and in Whitney
Smiths addition to st. Paul, aud in front Of
all OF block ~ and lots l, and 8, block 80,
Seventh street in front of lots and 8, and
west half of lot in block %, and all in front
OF blocks rs, "a and Is, and lots 8, and west
half OF lot 8. block 26, and lots g. and S, block
n, all in Kittson's addition. All of block
and Toto, and west 70 feet Of lot 5, block 2, all
in Whitney &Smith's addition to St. Paul.
All in front of block IT, Robert l. Randalls
addition, and what is known a. Mayalrs sub
division of block L, Whitney & Smiths addi-
ton; and on the east side of Jackson street all
of the block from Seventh to Eighth street.
described as above. Also on the east side of
jackson street in front Of all of the block
known as No. 5, Hoyt's addition and Hoyt's
subdivision of Morrison's block, and on the
west side Of jackson street in front of lots l.
and ., block Z, Rnbert Il Randalrs addition:
On east side OF Wabashaw street in front of
block 8, st. Paul proper. Also, on east side of
Wabashaw street in front of block =, and lots
3, ., =, 10 and II, block 10, all in Bazille l.
duerin's addition. On south side Of Eighth
street in front of block %, and on north side
OF Ninth street in front Of lot 6, block 10, and
on west side of John street in front of block
l6, and on east side of Olive street in front of
lot 8, block II, all in Kittson's addition. On
north side of Grove street in front of all of
block 4, and on west side of Saltwater street
in front of lot l, block 4, Patterson's addition.
On north side of Grove street in front of all of
block 8, and on west side of Madison street in
front of lot 8, block 8, Bass addition. On
the west side of Minnesota street. between
Seventh and Eighth streets, where same is not
now built.
Said sidewalks are to be built according !.
plans and specifications on file in the Office Of
said Board. -
A bond with at least two sureties. in ann
OF at least 20 per cent of the gross amonnt
bid, must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. 'e0'
&C.. GEO. L. BECKER,
oh @ f. Z: do11An, President. |
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-22

ing necessary stops for passing trains. at tho
rate of forty miles an hour. The trip was
without special incident, and was greatly en-
joyed, especially by tho ladies.
MIR. Frank Painter, messenger for the Unit
ed States Expreas company, had miraculous
escape. night before last, from serious injury,
which took place ~ follows: A heavily laden
wagon was about leaving the office, corner Of
Third and Cedar streets, for the evening train
on the Northern Pacific railroad company, on
which Mr.. Painter is tho regular messenger.
Mr.. Painter WAS taking position on top of the
wagon. when the horses started suddenly
throwing him to the ground head foremost.
He was picked mp insensible and was found to
be painfully injured on the head. After resto-
ration he was taken home and is progressing
favorably.
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PERSONAL.

L. 81. Millbank, of New York, at tho Mer-
chants.
=; 6. Hall, of Milwaukee, is registered at
J. ". steere, of Springfield, is quartered at
W; h: Cooper, Esq, is among the arrivals
J.: g. Frances is guest of Col. MoNamaras,
at the Clarendon. -
DIR. +. W. Prehan, of Anoka, MIMI, is STOP
ping at the Clarendon.
Hon. j. A. Wiswell, Mankato, was among
the visitors to St. Paul yesterday.
Hon. O. 4. Gilman, st. Cloud, lieutenant
governor elect, is registered at the Merchants.
+. Il. Milham, the Seventh street bookseller
ana statloner, LETT for tho East last night, in
search of the newest and most attractive holiday
goods.
Capt. J. @. Shaw, formerly a resident of 81.
Paul and state librarian, now connected with a
-. Louis publishing house, arrived in the city
yesterday.
Messrs. D. M. Stewart, of tho Baltimore g.
Ohio railroad, and W. w. Stewart, of the Gin
cinnatl q Nncennes railroad, are registered at
the Merchants.
E1-Gov. Ramsey left for Philadelphia, where
MS daughter resides, Wednesday night. From
mat city he will proceed to Washington next
month, where he expects to assume the posi-
ton of secretary of war.
Coi. o: j. sprague, former chief paymaster
OF TINS department, and at present stationed
at omaha, arrived in tho city yesterday. The
9hobE gave expression to the general regret
when the colonel took his departure not long
ago, and is glad to record tho great pleasure Of
bis many friends at his return, even though it
De only for very brief sojourn. While pleased
with his new station, the colonel is ready to
express a decided preference for st. Paul.
apart from the Grant boom, he remarks that
the boom in st. Paul is several degrees ahead
OF OF awning apparent in Omaha, though it il
| the terminus of the trans. continental railroad
| route.