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THE NIGHT BREEZE.
BIZ cHAs. NJ. LOGAN.

+" II -mRr" -H=NsNHH Ae-- frtBrH4#E EE~r1SH
whisper, faint and rhythmic floating indistinot.y
Sweet meanings Of the night breeze Of evenings
twilight shade a
Through the winters deadened branches and au-
tumn's leafy glade. RI
My ehalgber, draped in darkness Of q SUMS departed
My. thoughts and fancies roaming with lEoHus
through the trees
! sat in half unwakening In the shadows OF tho blaze,
That danced in strangely concord With the music
OF the breeze. .
In weird, g~rotesque figures, from the fires golden
could trace the noiseless motions OF an Eofisn
choir,
Like tho music Of Eutcrpe in her stumberous dream,
Or the waving strains and murmurs Of the Tyre.
Now its mystic, solemn whispers had changed to
deepening swe1ls,
chambers door,
As If 'twere funeral echoes from the toling Of the
bells,
lpternin,gled with the blowing Of the nigh. winds
suien roar. F
Like a velvet mantle DER me lay the darkness and
And an around mo noated the sweet, me,odious
air, g
Az Il there were ~visitants Of angels in the room,
Whose voices sweetly trembledin manner charged
And heavenly music; Ny heart, my soul, my being
took their flight
To Join the muses. of the gods Of tabled song,
Coming down the chimney in the hnttering fre-
light
The wind, the shadows, and the muse were in har-
mOnious throng.
] dreamed Of brightest visions, and I conjured in
my brain
That / heard the songs Of zithers in a world Of
charming notes,
Uniting gently, sweety, with those Of Orpheus-and
q strain
So wnnderous sweet in love and bliss that still It
plaiuttve floats.
81. HELENA Cal.
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The Great Bell Of Moscow.

The Gar Kolokol, or "King of Bells"
at Moscow, is much the largest bell in
the world. It weighs no less than 1893
tons, and is twenty-one feetin height and
in diameter. In the tower of John the
Great, at Moscow, is the most stupend-
GUS bell now in rogulsr use, but this
weighs only sixty-four tons. The next
largesti is in Pekin, ffty-one tons !; then
comes Nienna, eighteen tons Montreal
Roman Catholic Cathedral), thirteen
and a half tons ;"Great Peter,"in York
Minister, ten and three-quarters tons
"Great Tom," at Lincoln, five and a
half tons. The Gar Kolokol was >sus-
pended in a tower of vast strength in
1874, but three years afterward it fell
down during a fire, and a piece six feet
high and three feet wide was broken
from it. It remained sunk in the earth
until 1887, when the Emperor Nicholas
had it raised and placed upon a pedestal
of granite. This giant communication of
sound has since been -consecrated as a
chapel, and religious services are held in
it-Baptist Teacher.
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$3.50 4 IT,
passed. miserable week to
me-aa1 aeea,n was with ldain the
80 lst,e Pataor OF ner nome. II was q
DeeuI.AA RODat evening, but oil the
beauties at nature weretO me as moth
inp5 vhan concroro5 a. +ha o~..,:.L.
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49, ~ = lel syiPl-nxe nee and
tine .sM ha -. s sHe - aol 1ne Iist
sh;nin. saw llel w1tn tnat Wealtn OF dark,
S1ar;as. Aal laInneg ~ al 1ts :
sha,.iJa.. Do1ty aO1u5 nel gIace1ul
no;s4 - ~ slau, Jew, Delow ner slender r
Nc haS Pa 1ax4 20 - = " anger
hon,o 49, ~ y - ;Ga - = ulae ael celestlal
AZ T SCI i;;steu; ,asi - si! rs i !s.asal spnere;
her soft mns;cof ro;ca = I fait th.t 1I es. q
never 1aava har nreaauca 4u;s Sn,Sl io ooulu
mo nv fate. lat s. ha what Is m;oht
sssIn 3 voice suppressed hy the cona;c+
ing emotion of hnna ana fnar to15 ~
Of nv love. and With 40 mnch com,o s1
IRE 81 I Gould command Awaited bo- -
gwer. : -
"Shewa sveru card;d and +ola 10 49,
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FACTS FOR lE',Ojli 81, raj CURIoBs.

TIM Spanish Armada numbered ian
ships to which the English could On.
pose but eighty vessels, and these "a
small that -four, Of them only euuaed IN
tonnage the smallest Of the eaileons
The Armada carried 5000 Gamer and
10000 soldiers. The English fleet Was
manned by 5000 sailors.
NUrMHas grow upon i tree from
twenty-five to thirty feet high, which
bears 9 fruit resembling in form and
size the SICKLE pear. When ripe che
outer shell of this fruit breaks revealing
an inner case Of bright red. Known to
commerce as mace. This in its t,,rn 4
removed, and the nutmeg is found in
closed in q third shell harder than
either Of the others. -
IHE Parsees of India are fre-worshin.
ers, and reverence the sun. moon end
stars. Upon the affairs of their TEMPLES
the priests keep fire continually hnrn,
ing, and declare that it has never hean
extinguished. When engaged in thar
duties these devotees wear masks ovar
the lower part of their faces. lest Their
breath should pollute the sacred flame.
CoNDuor1Ea the British Government
BY 9 Ministry chosen from the strongest
party in the House of Commons dates
from the time of William Ill. in 1889
Previous to That all the Ministers had
been independent of each other. and re-
spsonsible to the sovereign alone, who
might dismiss one great officer Of state
and retain the rest. The idea Of q ho-
mogeneous Ministry was first carried
out by Robert, Earl of Sunderland. who
successfully held Office under Charles
IL, Jasnes II. and William Of Orange.
TIE needle-gun is the invention Of
John Nicholas Dreyse, a Prussian lock-
smith. he was 10 years old when the
battle Of Jena was fought, and picked
up a musket upon the field, an examine
ton of which convinced him that his
countrymen We're the worst-armed SOL
dlers n Europe. Dreyse made his way
to Paris, and entered the employ Of q
Swiss gunmaker, whom Napoleon com
m1ssioned to make a b~reech-loading
musket. The young apprentice took an
the idea and worked ut it for many years
until, IN 1885, he succeeded in making q
breech-loading needle-gun. The Prus-
sian Government tried and adopted the
weapon, and supplied tho inventor with
means for carrying on the manufacture
OF The gun now used in Kaiser Wilhelm's
army.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-10-14
The FAMILY DOCTOR.

a vRR1 simple and expeditions way Of
cooking Q little bit Of chicken or fab for
g suck person Is to butter q paper thickly.
and place the foodsto be cooked With
the paper, and place it on q xridiron
over q clear fire. "a very short time
sufices to cook It thoroughly: and /
nave often found, that to be eaten when
az Other modes o. invaGd cookery have
Dee a tired ID vain.-CAambers' Journal.
TEETH are destroyed either BY the
action OF acids or the development Of
vegetable. parasites. The formef Is the
much more frequent cause of decay. It
has been demonstrated by actual experi-
ment that even very weak acids MAY
suffice. to decompose the teeth sub
stances. In forty. eight hours the iuioe
OF grapes Will render the enamel Of =
chalkyo onsistence. Mostvegetable sub
stances are inert until fermentation takes
place and acetic acid is formed. Animal
substancesexe no deleterious influences
until pu~trefaction is far advanced.
WHEN cold affects the head and eyes
lmpedes breathing through the nose.
great relief is gained by q wet napkin
spread over the upper part Of the face,
covering the nose, except an opening for
breath This is to be covered by folds
OF flannel fastened over the napkin with
3 handkerchief. So also a wet towel
over the throat and whole chest. covered
with folds Of flannel, often relieves OBJ
pressed lungs. So says Miss Bucher.
and truly. In addition, use a hot foot,
bath and take q glass of hot lemonade On
retiring at night. This is the best time
also for the hot foot-bath, which should
be followed by the lemonade.
INvA1IDs should keep the refresh.
ments covered in their sick-room. The
%jellies, blanc-manges, and various Id
uids used as cooling drinks, are more or
less absorbent, and easily take up the
impurities which float about a sick-room.
A glass Of milk lett uncovered will soon
become tainted with any prevailing
odor, as can be proven by leaving it in q
room freshly painted. How important,
then, that the poisons Of sickness should
be carefully kept from all that is to be
eaten.
IF a person swallows any poison what
ever, OF has fallen into commissions from
having overloaded the stomach. an in
Simultaneous remedy, most efficient and
applicable In a large number of cases. is
q heaping teaspoonful of common salt.
and as much ground mustard, stirred
rapidlyin q teacupful of water. warm or
cold, and swallowed instantly. It is
scarcely down before it begins to come
up, bringing with it the remaining con-
tents of the stomach; and lest there be
any remnant Of the poison, however
small, let the white Of an egg or a tea
spoonful of strong coffee be swallowed
as soon as the stomach is quiet, as. these.
articles nullifya large number Of viiru-
lent poisons.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-10-14
6 Save Dat Pocketbook -

A negro planter came to Vicksburg,
sold his cotton, put his money in his
pocketbook, and started down the river.
Leaning too far over the guards as the
boat backed out, he fell overheard. His
portemonnaie, which was in his side
pocket, foated out and rode with his hat
on the surface of the water, while the
current carried the negro away. The
yawl was lowered, and assistance at once
started towards the drowning a who.
perceiving his treasure floating off, raised
his voice and shouted:
"Save dat pocketbookr!'
His head went under and disappeared.
As he S up again he gasped:
Oars $118 in dat pocketbook."
Scarcely had he uttered the words be-
fore he sank a second time.
The yawl came within reach Just IN
time to rescue the drowning African as
he came to the surface for the last time.
As Dol as the water was wiped from his
los and mouth so that he could see and
speak, he asked:
"Did-did you save dat pocketbook??''
mo" was the response.
We'll, den" said the negro. regret
fully, "what de debbl wa de use OBJ
savin' me?"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-10-14
Dueling in Florida.

The bowie-knife was a favorite weapon
with the Floridians. Only .dead-
game men could stand before this ter
b weapon. The usual method Of
fighting with knives vas to clasp the
left hands OF the combatants together
n put very keen, bread knives in their
hands; the seconds then stood within
reach Of the men, to interfere with a
pistol ball If either combatant violated
the rules of the fight. There were
many affairs with bowie-knives in the
ante-bellum days Of Florida. One Of
Inc most noted was a meeting between
Maj. Jim Jones and Col. Grinard, a
frenchman. The bowie in this case
seems to have been a compromise be-
tween the sword Of the Frenchman and
the pistol Of the Floridian. The duel
fought in 1852. It was very bloody,
both men being gashed fearfully, and
Jones was finally cut into slices across
bus breast and killed outright. It is
said that this duel was remarkable for
having been fought in utter silence.
Though the knives slipped in and out
OF b bodies of each man neither said a
word. With their lips clenched and
their teeth set like a wise they fought IN
silence. Not o sound came from the
mouth OF either, and when at last Jones
fell in death Grinard turned, and, wip-
ing the blood from his face, spoke for
b first time, addressing his second.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-10-14
The First Criminal Trial in Pennsyl.
yania.

The first criminal trial In Pennsylya-
MIA is a curious attestation Of the mild
and gentle spirit in which the Quaker
colonizer managed his American farm.
EARLY in 1888 the first jury was I'M
paneled at Coaquannocks, or Philadel-
phia, for the trial of one Pickering, with
others as accessories, who were convict
ed before the Governor and Council of
counterfeitngg the Spanish silver money
current IN the colony. The sentence
was that he was to pay a fine Of G4O
toward the building Of a court house.
standing committed until payment, find
securities for his good behavior. and
make restitution In good silver to the
holders OF his base coin, which, being
first melted down, was to be restored to
him.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-10-14
A Lily of the Valley.

One day our dog Towser was q lynn in
the sun trine to sleep, but the flies was
that bad he couldn't, cos he had to catch
'em, and bimeby a bee Lit on his head
and was working about like the dog was
his'n. Towser he held his head still,
and when the bee was close to his nose
Towser winked at him like he sed You
see what this buffer is dom he thinks
I'm ally Of the valley which isn't opened
yet, bnt you just wait till I blossom and
You will see some fun and SUR enuf
Towser opened his mouth very slow so
q not to fiten the bee, and the bee
went into Towser's mouth. Then Tow
ser shet his eyes andh i mouth, too, and
had begun to make a peaceful smile wen
the bee stung him, and you never e q
lily Of the valley ack SO in your life
little .JOhnny's ESSAYS.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-10-14
Yhe Coming DAYS.

In the coming daysof woman suffrage.
aOur candidate has risen from the hum
blest walks. When but o little girl.
picking huekleberries, barefcoted, too
poor to own q sunbonnet, she read
Homer's odyssey in the original
tongue. What do We see here now?"
"A voice : "The same homely, freckled
saucy thing she always was : SO there
Meeting breaks up amid great confusion
and tearing Of haE.-New Haven Reois-
ter.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-10-14

In the summer Of 1921, "a days.
In the summer Of 1880, Al days.
In the summer of 1857, rs days.
In the summer of 1862, 80 days.
In the summer OF 1914, As DAYS.
In the summer OF 1858, 81 DAYS.
In the summer of 1894, go DAYS.
In the summer Of 1705, 40 days.
In the summer Of It's, A6 days.
In the summer Of 1928, 81 days.
In the summer OF 1880, 80 days,
In the summer Of 1741, 72 days.
In the summer Of l749, 10S DAYS.
In the summer Of 1855, ~ DAYS.
In the summer of 1852, 1913 DAYS.
In the summer Of l773, 50 DAYS.
In the summer of 1871, 80 DAYS.
In the summer Of 1912, % days.
In the summer Of 1856, "a days.
In the summer of 1871, AZ days.
In the summer of 1875, 26 days.
In the summer Of 1876, 26 days.
It will be seen that the longest drough
that aver occurred in America was in tn,
OF 1852. No rain fell from tn,
LIST of May to the LIST of September
Many Of the inhabitants sent to England
for hay and grain.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-10-14

SIX Bn11oN oyster eggs may be
slowed away in the space occupied by q
watch spring.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-10-14
Severely Dry Times.

An interesting record is that Of severe
droughts, as far back as the landing OF
the Pilgrims. How many thousand
times are observations made like the
following: "Such a cold season ~
s"Such a hot season. "Such wet
weather p or, "Such dry weather ~
.Such high winds or calms," etc. Read
the following List, showing the number
of dnys without rain.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-10-14

SrRAw hats and straw drinks depart
hand in hand.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-10-14

1T visited her frequently and met her
often away from home, and I learned
that there was much co~ngenialty be-
tween u {. She was fond Of books. had
read considerable, and possessed the
happy faculty of remembering what she
read, consequently she could converse
well on subjects pertaining to literature
for one Of her age. We became firm
friends, and, while I knew I admired
her beauty and goodness, the idea that
loved her once occurred to me.
for, like you, I considered that to love
once was to love forever, and I believed
That my love had been sacrificed at the
shrine Of Annie Everets. The knowl-
edge that she was dearer than a friend
came to me suddenly-ike the bright
rays OF sunshine bursting through dark
cloud after g summer shower shower.
We were together one evening when she
informed me that she would soon leave
her native town, perhaps never to re-
turn, and expressed her deep regret at
being forced to separate from her many
friends. It was then that I knew that /
loved her. It came to me like a revela-
ton-al in a moment. I thought that
/ had loved Annie Everets; I now knew
that / worshiped Ida Severen with q pas
sion that would be lifelong IN its dura-
hon.
cit had been an easy matter for me to
tell Annie of my supposed love for her.
but now it was different. 1 trembled to
ask the question, the answer to which I
knew must either bring perfect happi-
ness or bitter Disappointment All my
se~lf-assurance lett ~, and my bps re-
fused to give uttarance to the words that
trembled upon them.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-01-07

A startling report is just now
going the rounds Of the newspapers
to the effect that the present Re-
publican Legislature of New York
win cast the electoral vote, or rath-
er will elect the electoral college, of
that great State next year, and that
the people will not be permitted to
have any voice in the choice Of the
next President. We'll, We would
not be surprised at anything in these
times. The Republican party is 60
ing to make a desperate struggle %
hold on to the offices Of the govern
ment, and a party which boldly and
unblushingly robbed the people of
two States Of their electoral votes
in 1876, would hardly hesitate in
1880 to change the manner of voting
in one State if party success de.
pended on the vote Of that State. 1t
may be possible there will be no
Presidential election in New York
next year. As a matter OF course
the Democratic party up there will
submit TO any outrage, because
political row might create a panic in
the money market and the bond.
holders would lose thereby.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-01-07

A correspondent of the Cincinnati En-
qlt5rer, writing from Indianapolis, says
Gov. Hendricks returned from Washing
ton last night, and was engaged in the
United States Court all day. saw him
this evening for few minutes, during
which 1 submitted the following ques-
tions:
"G0vernor, the Enquirer and other pa
pers have proposed a ticket of Mr.. Sey-
mOur and yourself. They all admit
your right to the Presidential nominal
ton, but think you should sacrifice your
claims for the party, and except the
second place on the ticket?"
81 do not want the Vice Presidency"
he answered; land have said it could not
be required of me to accept a nOmina-
ton for If. Any talk of myself for that
place is wasted. The question of my
making any supposed sacrifice for my
party has two sides. | was willing to
yield to the wishes of the party in 1876,
and was elected. The Republican man.
ayers said their candidate was elected
aud they meant to inaugurate him. The
rights and decision Of the majority to
a trial by politicians, giving the other
side majority of the jury. These are
the facts and the people know them.
l think any good man can be elected by
the Democrats, and the party shall have
all the aid and influence l can give to
its nominees. do not regard myself
necessity to party success"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-01-07

Gen. Grant has missed the great
opportunity OF his life to make 8
fortune. Andy Johnson said be
run the the Presidential Office as a
great "Gift Enterprise" He re.
ceived all sorts of presents from a
lot and cottage by the sea down to
bull pup. Congress, for his special
benefit, increased his salary from
twenty-five thousand dollars a year
to fifty thousand, and yet it is said
he retired from the White House q
comparatively poor man. His grand
opportunity to make q fortune was
when he landed on the American
shore from his trip round the world.
Gen. Grant is surely not a Yankee
or be would have improved that OPP
pOrtunity. He would have seen the
main chance and with an eye single
to No. /, he would have gone for it.
Now, for instance, il he had only
put himself in the hands of some
Yankee Barnum and had himself adj
vertised as a real great show-some-
thing like the Woody Horse from
the Rocky Mountains" the Sacred
Bull" from India, or the strange and
heretofore unseen "Yank" from
Hindostan, aud charged a dollar
admission to see the show, his
fortune by this time would have
been made and the General would
have found himself what he has
never been--a rich man. Such |
another chance to reap a golden
harvest will never occur. 1t is a
great misfortune to the old felIew
that he failed to improve the splen-
did opportunity, and that failure
may cause him TO die as a good
many other ex.Presidents have died |
"a poor man.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-01-07

The first nO,of a new candidate for
public patronage, called the Norris
tom Messenger, made its appearance
on New Years day. 1t is hand.
somely printed sheet; filed with well
selected and interesting miscellany.
1t is gotten out by the Messenger
Publishing Company, who propose,
if sufficient encouragement is given,
to make it regular weekly visitor
at 81 per year. Its editorial and
local pages give evidence of an earn.
est interest in every thing that is
calculated to build up the moral and
intellectual character Of our young
city. We copy theea paragraphs
10 reference to our achools:
I'VE can aud do assure parties
abroad, who desire a healthy loca-
ton. coupled with hrst-elass facili-
ties. that they Will find our Morris
town schools just what they want.
Rev. Z. P. Summers. the accomplish
ed and fatherly Principal or Morris
town Femsle High School, is one of
.he most thorough teachers to be
'oand anywhere. and his &sejstants
are a4 competent and faithful. 9he
music department. under the super
vision of Mrs. DR.. T, J. Evans, a
lady of dignity and culture end
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-01-07

The Sunday School of the Southern
Methodist Church of this place had a
very pleasant concert exercise in their
church Christmas night Notwithstand-
ing the unfavorable weather there was
good audience present and the school
was out in force. The exercises con-
sisted of singing, Scripture readings and
an address by Jas. A. Carriger, ESQ.
The singing was led by d. p. Rowe and
was conducted with his usual success.
Mr.. Carriger's address was short, neat
and very appropriate. AT the close of
the exercises Miss Birdie Speck was
presented with handsome gold pen as
token of the schools appreciation of
her services as organist. We are glad
to note the prosperity and energy of
this Sunday school. The pastor desires
US to return the thanks of the school to
Mr., Carriger for his address and to the
young ladies and gentlemen of the other
schools who assisted in the singing.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-01-07

1t is beloved that. by tue reassem'
bling Of Congress this week, the
current in favor of Mr. Bayard' $
proposition to deprive greenbacks
of their legal tender quality will be
very strong. Senator Morgan offer
ed the following, which is antagon-
istic to the Bayard resolution:
That the con tinuance of the existing
volume Of the United States Treasury
notes, with their legal-tender nature
preserved, and maintenance of their
equivalency in value with coin, is de-
manded by the present necessities of
trade, commerce, and industry, and
that full restoration of silver coinage
to equality with gold is necessary to
secure to the people of the United States
a sufficient and permanent supply of
money to maintain our national pros
perity.