The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-10-01
The Morristown Gazette.
NEWS AND OTHER ITEMS.

sold to a railroad company in North
Carolina, 100 died within year.
VIM. Il. Vanderbilt controls 1890
miles of the railway, and employs q, FOG
men who receive some 81, 17S. 900 salary
each month.
The Ohio Farmer asserts that standing
on dry PLANK floor produce nine tenths
of the foot and ankle ailments which
af1ict the horse.
Knoxville is going to have a grand
stock show, and also racing, at the fair
grounds on the Goth, Both and 31st days
of October next.
The man who made an impression on
the heart of coquette, has taken out
patent for stone-cutting.
Carlyle's income is $4,000 year, but
we wouldn't be as ugly as he is for twice
that amount.-BOstOn Post.
Mamma, can't we have anything we
want?" Yes, my dears; hut be careful
and don't want anything you can't
have"
81 takes my tex dis morning." said a
colored preacher ''from dat PARTON OBJ
de scriptur where de Pos'le Paul pints
his pistol to de Fashions"
The man who is blind to the faults of
his friends will find shat he has unusual
ly good eyesight when he looks for their
good qualities.
A Maryland girl eats pound of chalk
day to improve her complexion. Her
parents will be advertising a choice lot
OF crayons for sale one of these days.
f'The woman who wouldn't vote"
wildly exclaims Susan B. Anthony, sis
a disgrace to her sex and is only fit to
make some horrid mans home happy"
An old farmer, the first time he ate an
Oyster-steW, was asked how he liked it.
"Well," he answered, II like the soup
we'll enough, but l wish they'd left out
them pOlly-wogs.
Our advice to the fair ladies is, better
make a pet of your housband than of
your pug dog. The husband may get
mad, but he neVer-that is hardly ever
bites, and even If he does, he can't give |
you the dydrophobia.
Louis kossuth, after whom the IA
nous hat was named, still lives in his
native country, Hungary, where his
father was a noble farmer and where
mobiles are cheap. Kossuth is about sew
enty-fve years old.
The London World says that the EN-
press Eugene is finding distraction liz
compiling a memoir of her late son.
ness, left behind when he quilted Chisel-
hurst, will be included in the work.
Albert Hall could not pay his bill at
the Palmer House, Chicago. The cash
Ter imprisoned him in the porter's room
seven hours, and finally took away his
coat and hat. He has sued for So, 900
damages.
A little girl said to her sister, who
gUa nj a6 fn faLy NEyhin har |
mother had left on the table. "No,
Mary, don't take any, for though mother
didn't count them, perhaps God did, and
then there would be trouble, you know"
We are apt to take the motto of our
own lives from "As You Like it, and
it is always perfectly excusable for US to
do as we please; but when we Judge the
lives of our neighbors we read another
play and give Measure for Measure"
When gentleman at banquet was
speaking of a friend of his vino had had
the smallpox twice, and had died of it,
an Irishman who was present inquired
the man died of the first or of
the second attack.
The Chicago Interior is curious to
know how the money raised for MethO-
dist missions is expended. 1t tells
pitIRble story about poor missionary
getting $500 year while "the secreta-
Fies roll in the fat of the land on a yearly ,
stipend of IS, 600"
1t is said by London correspondent
Of the Chicago Inter Ocean that cigarettes
are in common use by English ladies
Emily Faithful Elizabeth Thompson,
and the Duchess of Edinburgh are men
toned as great smokers.
The Rev II. B. Smith of Stoughton,
~ + IL 4 - g.
The difference in their ages is not grea-
ter than the difference in their tempera-
ments, and they have signed and pub
lished an agreement to separate.
A London servant girl is represented
by Judy as saying: Hard weather, in
deed. sir. I wish the Lord would take
the weather into his own hands again,
instead OF trusting it to them Yankee
men. We might then get
fit to live in. "
Contributions were levied upon the
employees Of the Treasury Department
or funds to carry Ohio, but it is report
ID that when an agent penetrated the 81
wealthy precincts of that establishment e.
or similar purpose in behalf of New
FORK Republicans, it was objected to by o.
secretary John Sherman. Straws show is
he way the wind blows. a,
Superintendent Elliott, of the Boston g
ublic schools, condemns school exhibit NJ
ions as they are too often conducted, Ii
nd says that call the paraphernalia of o.
ewar(ls and punishments, ranks, percen- n,
ages, extras, merits, checks and the rest nj
re among the chief hindrances to moral u
nd intellectual life" "a
They are still waiting for the full re-
urns of the election in California For
Governor the footings are nearly com
lete, and the latest returns are as fol
lws: The vote received amounts to
5S, 9o6, of which Perkins, Republican, sc
as 67,819; Glenn, Democrat, 46,851; W
White, WOrkingmen's, "A, 1885, Perkins ia
lurality over Glenn, 90, 1853; Perkins a.
yer White, 23, 1888; Glenn over White, %
,415. IN
A French paper gives new illustra
on of the general subjugation to which
very husband must in turn submit
ONE one stepped on lady's long and
lagificent train, and she turned brus- 80
uently with few choice epithets just VI
lady for a leap from the end of her ton Vi
ne. Tt was a handsome stranger who n'
as standing on her superfuous silk. 81 81
he frown changed TO a smile, the adj e u
.ctives retired to the inner depths and ot
! the most fascinating voice she said,
Pardon, monsieur, / was going TO get
cry argry, for l thought it was my
usband." ali
The price is only so cents, yet pc pe
cha ~ao1 ryaEsga sr havCyed acfira afi0Ta -.