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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-06-14
TRANSLATION OF GOETHE'S
HAIDEN ROSLEIN

Grew a baby rosebud rare
Lonely 'mong the heather.
Morning was not half SO fair.
One looked long. who, ling FIRING there,
Fain had looked forever.
Dainty, Maynard, crimson rose;
Rosebud 'mong the heather.
sweet, I'll steal thee. ny OF MOI"
Quoth he from the heather.
"rben iii prick thee" laughed she low.
Needless. heartiess-even SO,
Thou'it think ON me ever"
Rosebud, rosebud. red, red rose;
Rosebud 'Rong the heather.
Wiliful wooers are not slow,
Rosebud's DER the heather.
Thorns can wound till fe-drops flow;
In two hearts a weary woe
Woke 10 slumber never.
Eosebns, rosebud; red, red rose;
Rosebud 'mong the heather,
o. --Ch1mbers's Journal.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-06-14
HAUNTED.
A College leeminiscence.
BY MARION HARLAED.

Haunted" Yes, for - years.
was so my last birthday. gradu-
ated at 20. was IS and "soph "
when we fellows sent John Grey to
Coventry. "John James Grey''-so
stood his name in the College catalogue.
Among US he was known as "Lady
Jane"
can not tell YOU how odd il seemed
to me to stand Is years ago in front of
a small, faded portrait of the poor little
10.days' queen, whose head was the
foot ball To the yaUlting ambition of
Messrs. Northumberland & Co., and to
recognize in the sad brown eyes the
same wistful appeal l saw in another
psir when last looked into them. 1t
was mere coincidence, OF course, but
the portrait on the wall in the BOdleian
Gallery, Oxford, has John Grey's eyes,
as / noted before / knew whose the
likeness was.
We called him SHADY Jane" then,
partly in parody of his real name, as
much because of certain refinement of
manner and appearance, that was neith-
er delicacy nor lack of manliness. 1t
was boyish way of acknowledging that
he was a bit of choice porcelain cast by
chance among coarser pottery. None
of US even in jest called him milksop
or, as the collegisn OF this generation
would put it, snuff" no
He was an admirable student, a jovial
comrade, ready alike for work and frol-
ic-in short, ga good fellow through
and through" and a decided favorite
with us all until what an shout to tell
you happened.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-06-14

A gentleman was giving lecture
to some boys and telling how no one
could live without air said, "IOu
have all heard of man drowning. How
does that happen?" The ready answer
was, "'Cause he can't swim"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07
TIE WIDOWS APPEAL.


Tempt not my boy, accursed bowIi
Tempt not my brighs-syed, angel boy;
Hsis the star that lights my soul
soothes my long grief with pride and joy
He is my youngest born
The last have me left;
Make nos my home forlorn,
And leave it all bereft
HIS father hes in yonder grave,
Two other graves are there beside;
Eoth sire and sons, in death,s cold wave,
Now take their rest side by side;
Twas thou, mad bowl, that slew,
And left me but this one
Wage not thy battle through
Oh spare my darling senl
An else to thee PII freely give,
All sacrifice on thee bestow-- .-
If thou wilt let the lambkin Live,
Nor leave me joyless here below.
Lure not his lips to taste,
Dim not his thoughtless eye,
Else soon thy scourge win waste
The victim early die.
Oh, save the mothers bleeding woe,
Show mercy to the widow now,
For may bear the long ago,
And meath hopes altar bow.
But spare, oh, spare my boy,
Touch not his youthful head
He is q mothe's joy,
That lives when all are dead
Oh, guide the fearful shaft away,
Hurl not the dart with fatal aim;
III teach him prayers to fondly say
In grateful thanks unto thy name.
In virtues ways he'll go,
.a. Till God shall bid him come
His heart be free from woe,
And heaven his final home.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07
Josh Billings on Hats.

The kat is domestic animal-but
l never have been able to tell where
fore. ssa
You kant trust one eny more than
you can case of gout. There is on
ly one thing you can trast a kat
with, aud come ont even, aud that
is cake of hard soap.
They are as meek as Mosiss, but
as full Of develtry as Judas Iscariot.
They viii harvest a dozen Of young
chickens for you, and then steal in
to the sitting room as softly as an
undertaken, and lay themselves
down on the rug at your feet, full Of
injured innocence aud chickens. and
dream of their childhood days.
All there il about a kat that il
domestic, that l know ov, iz that
you cannot looze one.
You can't Iooze a kat-they are
as bad to looze as a bad reputation
is. - @
You may send one out Of the State,
done up in a meal bag and marked
c. o. D., and the next morning you
will find him or her according to
sex) in the same spot alongside of
the kitchen stove, ready to be step
ped on.
Kats have got two good ears for
melody, and often make the night
atmosphere melodious with their
opera music.
But the most wonderful thing
about the kat that has been discov-
cred yet is their fear of dSBh.
Yon can't induce one by any or
dinary means to accept death-tbey
actually scorn TO die.
You may kill one az often az you
have mind to, and they will begin
life again in a few minutes with a
more fiatteriug prospectus.
Dogs ! love; they carry their
eredenshuls in their faces and can't
hide them, but the bulk Of a kat's
reputashun laws buried in their
stumach, az uhkHown to themselves
as anyone else.
There is only one thing about
kat that ! love, and that is they are
very cheap-a little money we'll in
vested goes a great way in kats,
Kats ere very plenty in this world
just now. | counted eighteen from
my boarding house door one moon.
light mite last simmer, and 1t wasn't
9 ttrstsrate mite for ksts either. iay
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07

The Washington correspondent OF
the New York Herald says: ''The
report published upon the authority
of travelling companion Of Gen.
Grant, that the General says he
will not be candidate for the Presi-
dency under any circumstances, and
that he does not want TO re-enter
public life, and will decline nomin-
alton to any public Office when the
time comes, naturally attracts a
good deal Of attention here" There.
upon the New York Mail (Rep.) re.
marks: (Which may be true or
not, but should suggest to wise Re
publican politicians that it is the
most suicidal sort of folly to risk the
future of their party on the life OF
one man, or on the certainty that he
wsuld again be candidate" The
Null. like many other Republican
journals. evidently is not enamored |
at the prospect of having Grant
again as the Republican nominee for
the Presidency. Those old newspa-
per files, which have been carefully
preserved, are, sometimes, unfor.
tunate possessions-to those who
issue them.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07

The recent attempted assassina-
tion of the Gar OF Russia is an il.
lustration OF the peculiar danger
which always attends kings and ru-
lers at the hands Of fools and fanat-
les. The n. Y. Tribune OF recent
date records more than thirty instan-
ees of attempts on the lives Of this
class of people. in as many years.
They are as follows.
'"The Duke of Modena, attacked in
1S49; the Prince of Prussia (now the
Emperor William), at Minden, in June,
IS4S; the late King of Prussia in 1853;
Queen Victoria in 1852; an Internal ma
chine discovery at Narseilles on Napole-
on III g visit in 1852 the Austrian Empe-
ror slightly wounded by the Hungarian,
Libenyez, in 1858; attack on King Victor
Emanuel in 1858; also on Napoleon III.
opposite the Opera CQmlque; the Duke of
Parma mOrtallY stabbed in 1854; Eapor
leon III fired at by Pianorl IN ths
Champs Elysees in 1855; a policeman
seized Fuentes when about to fire at
Queen Isabslla ia 1855; Milano, soldier,
stabbed King Ferdinand OF Naples in
1856; three Italians from London 6on-
victed of conspiracy against Napoleon
III. in 1857. the Qrsini Plot against Ma
poleon twice fred at, but not bit, by the
student Beher, in 1861; Queen of Greece
shot Rt by the student Brusios, in 1862;
three Italians from Tendon arrested for
eopspiTing against Aapolsop Ill in
1863; President Lincoln assassinated ia
1865, the CZar attacked st ST. Peters
burg in 1855, and 1T Paris in 1867;
Prince Michael of seFVia asssssipated
in 1858; King Amadeus of Spain attack
ed in 1871; President of Peru assassina-
ted in 1872; President of Bolivia in 1878;
President Ecudor in 1875; President of
Paraguay in 1915 two attemps on the
life Of the German Emperor in 1e7eI
similar attacks upon the Kings of Italy
aud Spain, and fually, the Nihilist plot
against the life, of Car.
II is 5 noble fact that very few OF
these attempted assassination are
successful, and that of the seven In~
stances recorded above. which result,
ed in the death Of the Victim, FIVE, fin.
cludiug our own President, LincoIn),
occurred on this Continent.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07
Extraordinary HindOO SuperSti-
ton.


The Royal Humane Society has
awarded its silver medallion for the
following act of bravery: On the
18th of February last. early in the
morn ing, Mr.. Kristo Chundef Chuck
erbutty, On his way to bath at a
CHAT on the Ganges. found a mum.
Der of people running from the river
and calling out. "Bhuttl bhutt !"
(the goblin. the goblin). Looking
for the cause of their terrsr, he saw
what at first seemed nothing more
thaa one of those objects common
enough on the Ganges-s corpse
floating down to the sea. The place
was in the center Of whirlpool
about twenty-five feet deep, where
the apparent corpse sank. AS it
was sinking Mr.. Chuckerbutty
thought he saw it move one Of its
hands, trying to remove the hair
which fell loosely over its eyes He
then jumped into the river and sw an
TO what he found to be q drowning
weman.
Seizing her left hand, he tried to
make his way to the shore. some for
ty.five feet of, but che grapsed his
right hand With her left, became in
sensible, and both we're in immiDent
danger Of losing their lives, as Mr.
ChuOkerbuLty's legs became eatan.
gled in his clothing, and both sank.
He fortunately, however, disengsged
himself, sne after great exertion
succeeded in reaching the shore in
safety with the woman. Il after
ward transpired that the weman had
been suffering from illness and was
considered inopraple, becoming in:
sensible and apparently dead, when
her relatives, thinking all hopes we're
over. bound her hands and legs (ac.
eording to the practice among the
Hindoosl, and carried her TO the
CHAT. On the way she partially re-
covered, and, making known to her
ignorant relatlEes.that she was alive,
prevented them from burning her;
but IS they were convinced that the
body was animated With q ghost,
they threw her into the river aud
aed with horror English Paper.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07

Holders Of Mexican awards are
expecting an early decision upon the
charges filed by Mexico against the
We'll and La Abra claims. The ev-
idence was laid before Secretary
Evarts in January, and he has noti-
fed C ounsel for Mexico that be will
hear argument before deciding on
the re hearing authorized by act of
the last Congress. In the event Of
a re-hearing being denied, the claims,
amounting to nearly $1,20o,00 will
be paid to the claimants. Should
the result prove favorable to Mexi.
co, this amount will under the treaty
be apportioped among the holders
Of other awards, largely increasing
their annual ipstallments.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07

A most remarkable instance oEaself-
accusation Of murderer has just been
developed in Lafayette county, Mo-,
particulars of which are given by the
Lexington Register Several months ago
> young man who gave his name as
Raymond sought employment from Mr..
Robinet, farmer near that place. Ray
mond was morose and respondent, and
these peculiarities attracted attention
wherever he went. A few days ago he
made the startling confession TO Mr.
Robinet that he was a murderer, and
fer more than two long years had es-
capped the vigilance of his pursuers, but
now his conscience had prompted him
to surrender to the law and abide its
consequences. Raymond said his true
name was J. B. Mccain, and that his
father was a wealthy planter in Clay
county, Alabama. In 1876 his father
had difficulty with a tenant named
Lloyd. Mccain very naturally took his
fathers part, and in Subsequent affray
Hhot Lloyd dead and made his escape
Since then he had been wanderer, and
had known ne peace of mind nor body.
He accompanied Mr.. RObinet to Lex
ington, told his story and was placed in
Jail. 1t is presumed the authorities in
Clay county have been informed of his
Whereabouts, and if his history is really
true proper steps will at once be taken
for his return and trial.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07

The Memphis Appeal says "What the
South now wants is, colonies Of intelli
gent white people from the North, who
will buy small tracts of land and culti-
Vate them as they do up North. Land
is plentiful, and can be bought from
twenty-five cents to ten dollars per acre,
and the newcomers will be welcome.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07
Heavy Haul of Bullion.

The Director Of the Mint has re-
eeived official information from the
superintendent Of the San Francisco
Mint Of the arrest Of Henry Smith,
for be theft of about $4,000 worth
of bullion from the Mint, $4,000 of
which has been recovered. Tie Di-
rector states that at the time OF tIs
arrest, and The discovery of the
proof that he had been gully of
theft. Smith was not employed in
the Mint, hayiBg been dismissed
nearly a year ago. The present sa.
perintendent of the San Francisco
Mint entered upon duty January l,
1878, aud Smiths specuIat ons were
mostly before that time. aud ali pre-.
vious to the Isl OF July last.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07
Letter from Tazewell.

4 To the Editor Of the Morristswn Gazette:
An old subscriber wants to drop
a line or two to the GAZETTE. In
the absence Of politics we love to
have something to discuss. We had
the whisky ring awhile. Now the
observing topic is our school and It's
effects on the country.
HOPEFUL SIGNS.
Heretofore, our public days we're
those of drunkenness, rowdyism,
lighting, etc. Now it is different.
Everything is calm on our public
days. When once our streets were
filed with men yelling and swearing
like parcel of demons-now every
thing is peace. We see there is a
great change, and the question is
frequently asked: Why do our
courts and public days terminate in
peace, when formerly it was fight
ing? The question is rightly an.
swered the whisky is gone.
CAUSES.
Last summer and winter our town
was flooded with whisky-men get
ting drunk and doing all sorts of
deviIment, but since cur grocery
doors have cIesed everything is
peace aud love.
IMPROVING.
Morals in the surrounding eoun.
try are better.
OUR COLLEGE.
What has brought absut these
results? Our college. Daily lee.
lures are delivered by the Professors
the vices practiced in
our country. Lectures on all topics
suited to the formation of character,
which have been deeply impressed
on the minds of the students, and
have cause d them to use their uni
ted influence against everything that
is calculated to injure the morals of
our people.
THE SCHOLASTIC YEAR
las been a grand success--far supe-
ior to our expectation. 175 stu
Tents enrolIed-a great portion Of
whom are young men from different
,arts Sf our country, and q still
arger attendance is hoped for next
erm. We are anticipating a nice
ime the 23rd of May. There is to
e a public debate on very inter-
sting topic together with orations
y eight of the young men. We
link the close will be quite enter
aiming.
OUR PROFESSORS
re men practiced on all subjects
for the Improvement of s
he people. They have taken high
ositions as gentlemen and educa-
,rs. The character of the Presi-
ent was, however, established be-
IRE locating here, b
CROPS. i
Prospects are good for wheat, and t
le farmers are all looking forward e
II an abundant harvest. Every S
ling is favorable for good crop !,
general. Ell. q
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07
Cheerful VaIedictOry
Nashville (N. e.) Journal


In this issue of.the paper / offer
my house and lot for sale. sly OBJ
jeot is TO quit the oouetry-possihl7
for the coantry's COED. Fer the
past nine years | have endeaSored
to make a liyelihooS here at the
newspaper business, and at this
writing | am good breathing rep.
resentation Of the Genius of Famine
or an allegory Of Ireland duripggthe
potato ret. The day star of my pros
peTity has gone down behind a dark.
eloudofanpaid bills and unoanceiied
obligations, As dezuier resort, /
propose to cast my lot among The
Mongolians Of The Pacific coast, and
with this view my leisure moments
are devoted 10 declphering the
hieroglyphies on a Chinese tea chest,
while / patiently await the advent Of
purchaser.
IL "holne is where Tie heart is, .
what vagrant is the coquettel
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07

It is now said, upon apparent good
authority, that Gen, Grant will not ac-
cept the nomination for a third term.
That is one of Ulysses good jokes. He
made quite character by accepting
things when he was president. Il Is
positively known that he never refused
anything that was offered to him, from
o hull pup to the presidency of the Uni
ted States.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07
iHE MORRISTOFN GAZETTE
subscription Price So.

A darkey in Louisville, little puz-
zled, wants to know "who dis here Ex-
odus il any how"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07

"How shall we train our girls p
asks an exchange, Train 'em with
about twenty-five yards OF back
silk, if you want to please your girls.
A elk velvet train would also make
'em happy.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07


Old Jonn Walsh was banker. and
also money-lender. He was &C
counted q greedy, close.fssed old
char, yet he possessed sort of grim,
rigid humor, which. in come eases.
was really funng, One day dash
ing, reckless young man of the pc
riod called upon him. ''Mr. Walsh"
said he, Il want to borrow Eve hun.
dred." For how iougY' six
months" What security can you
give me ?" The young fellow drew
himself proudly up. My own per
sonai security. sir" he replied, with
flourish. Old John turned and
opened stout, iron chest by his
side. Get ia here, sir" said he.
The young blade looked first at The
chest aud then at Walsh. What
fof?' asked he. Because here Is
where | always keep air my personal
securities" Rniaa
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07

A minister was addressing Sab
bath school Interspersiag his re-
marks with questions on the life ard
exploits Of sampson, he asked
among others the following: with
what remarkable weapon did Saup-
son at one time stay a number of
PhihstinesT' For awhile there was
no answer, and the minister, TO as
sist the children little commenced
tapping bis jaw with The tip of his
ipger, at the same time saying:
Whats this-what's this%' Quick
as thought little fellow, quite iano.
cent Of mischievous iutent. replied: /:
The jawbone Of an asst" A loud
tiuer ran through the school, in
which the minister was compelled 20
join, s.a sal ezs
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07
CROPS.

Prospects are good for wheat, and
the farmers are all looking forward
for an abundant harvest. Every
thing is favorable for a good crop
in general. Ell.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07

She laid her pretty hand on her
husbands shoulder. "Henry love,
there's something the matter with
the clock; will you see to it?2 So
be took off his coat. removed the
face and hands, examined he iDte Z.
ior parts with a large ragnifyirg-
glass, blew into them with The bel
lows, oiled them thoroughly, and did
all that mortal ingenuity could dc.
sise. But it was of no avail; and
Sc; despairing, at late hour Of tie
night he went to bed and slep the
sleep of righteous. Next morning
at breakfast quoth she: Henry,
dear, / know what wa the matter
with the clock" WeH?' "It only
wanted winding.''
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07
THE SCHOLASTIC YEAR
OUR PROFESSORS

UUh PhUFESSUho
are men practiced on all subjects
necessary for the Improvement of
the people. They have taken high
positions as gentlemen and educa-
tors. The character of the Presi-
dent was, however, established be-
fore locating here,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07

If "home is where tie heart is, ;.
what a vagrant is the coquetteI
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07
Wit and Hunor.

Inc rooster spur IS more pene
trating than a cats purr.
Whisky is about the only eRemy
man has succeeded in lovirg.
Does the baseball foul lay an
egg2 Certainly-the goose egg.
Clearly it is the boy who tends
the elevator whose life has the most
ups and downs.
The pancake is ike the orb ofday,
becauses it rises in the yeast and
sets in the vest. te-
! On-knees,y lies the young mans
head-when he reclines in his girls
lap.
| Ruth was a good girl. and she had
as fine a Boaz as could be found in
those days.
When the old folks try to sit out
a young fellow and his girl, they
get discouuted every time.
You have. OF course, seen many
beer basement, but did you ever see
a dram attic. 4
The sudden fight Of co'ored neo-
pie from the South mn e The work
Of some negro.man-sir.
What made Dean Swin?-Er.
change. Probably Mrs. S, was after
him with broomstick.
Life is but a span. Marriage is a J
double team. Youth welded to old |
age is a tandum. A cross old baehe-
lor is single and all suIlsy.
1t is whispered around that Doc
tress Nary Walker wears hat-racli-
hooks where her suspenders-buttons
ought to be.
There are said 20 he several men |
at the present lime whose memories
only reach to their knees, aud, there
fore, they never pay for their boots.
A young man over in Kentucky, |
who ran off with girl, sent her "a.
ther word that he didn't mean to do
it; it was all grand miss-tske.
Why 8 it that the papers all print
list of 'the distinguished dead of
1878," aud never have a word 10 say
abont the eminent people who were
born during the past year?
Since the announcement made by
a New York religious weekly few
months ago that it would give a
pocket pistol to each new subscriber,
it has more than doubled its circula-
tion in Texas and Kentucky.
"Ca1 you tell me where wicked
boys go who fish on Snnday?" asked
a sOber-looking gentleman of little
chap who had worms and rod. eyes,
some of 'em goes to the river, and
them as IS very wicked goes to the
lake. I'll show you the best place at
the lake.
Scientific men now say that mems
brains are made from he white of
eggs. The announcement was made
only two weeks ago. and aggs have
gone right up. Large invoices have
been forwarded to Washington, and
hens are assuming more airs than IN
amateur pedestrian.
She laid her pretty hand on her
shoulder. "Henry, love,
there's something the matter with
.be clock; will you see to it?2 So
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-07

The kat is domestic animal-but
l never have been able to tell where