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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-08-11
Am Old Discharge.

The United States Treasury Depart
ment has issued orders that hereafter, in
an official documents, no fancy or colored
inks shall be used. While James :.
Kiger was unearthingso some papers in the
Adiutant Generals office at Trenton, he
came across an old discharge over hun
dred years old, which reads as follows:
Peter Brokaw q soldier In Colonel Day toms comp.
third Jersey Regime ~, having faithfully served
aut the time OF bis enlistment is hereby discharged
By order Of Colonel DE- ytOn. EU ~
IONA DAYTON, Capt. It.
Brunswick May 5, 1880.
The discharge has the following en-
dorsement from the War Department:
Peter Brokaw appears by the muster of the Third
Jersey Regiment 70 have enlisted in Captain Ross
mTany, LIST Of May, 1777, for three years and dis
charged.
The discharge is wcrn a great deal,
and the Endorsement, which is written in
red ink, is nearly faded out, showing the
importance of the new order, in order
to preserve documents.
Mr.. snsp is a member Of the New
York Legislature. How did he wander
20 far from Mr.. Sipp, eh?
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-08-11

WE are in the midst of another season
of remarkable occurrences-or stories
North Carolina comes to the front with
the latest, it being stated that woman
who was exhumed by grave robbers, after
having been buried two days, arose and
walked home, assisted by the would-b9
robbers as soon as they had sufficiently
recovered from their fright to render
that service.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-08-11
4 Panther:SiafieF.

A few days ago Mr.. Haugh, who lives
near Scott's mills, started for BeYer
Lake to get some ceder timber. He had
along large bored rife, a little rat
terrier and a rather large dog of part
Newfoundland breed. After leaving
the main road and getting to an almost
bind road he saw a panther cross the
road ahead of him. He stopped the
team, tied them to a small tree and fol-
lowed the dogs, who had succeeded in
freeing the panther in a very short time.
1t was on large oak tree, about thirty
feet from the ground, and growing saw
agely. Mr.. Haugh fell back a short dis.
tance IN order to get rest shot, fired,
and the beast fell dead to the ground,
having made a spring which Brought
him about fifteen or twenty feet from
the tree. On going back to the wagon,
the children pointed out another pan
ther, back on the road over with cthey
had passed. On approaching it to get a
shot 1t daTted into the brush, followed
by the dogs, who succeeded in freeing
that one without any difficulty. On
following the dogs Mr.. Haugh found it
on the large limb of fir tree, about
twenty-five or thirty feet from the
ground. Getting rest on the side of a
tree some distance away, he shot this
one. At the crack of the gun the
panther jumped from the tree and was
followed by the dogs. On following
them it was found dead about one hun
dred yards from where it was shot. On
approaching the ranch where MIR. :.
Huelet once embarked in the cattle
business, he found that the little dog
had succeeded in freeing panther about
twO-thirds grown. This one was shot
dead. Lore Mr.. Haugh had time to
load he heard the big dog barking at
something about two hundred yards off,
down the hillside. On going to where
it was he saw the biggest panther he
ever saw-a very large female. She was
growing aud swapping her teeth at the
dogs so much that she formed the most
savage picture he had ever seen. Itwss
difficult to get good shot but on firing
she came down and the limb on which
she was with her As she ran off the
dogs followed her, and on coming up
with them he saw her on a stump about
twenty-five feet from the ground Mr..
Haugh shot again, but, as DO vital spot
was struck, it only succeeded in making
her growl and lash her tail iercer than
ever. On looking fora bullet Mr.. Haugh
found that he had only half bullet
left, with which he had to make a sue
cessfUI shot or lose bis game. His
patching was all gone as well, so, tear
ing of part of the lining of his coat, he
put it round the bullet and rammed it
home. Taking a careful aim, he fired
This time he saw the huge beast tumble +!
to the ground to be seized by the dogs. |
She seized the big dog by the scalp with |
one paw, and had succeeded in tearing
the scalp nearly off, when death put an
end to her struggle. The last one, on
being measured, was over nine feet long
from tip to tip. All the panthers were
full grown except one, which was only
about twO-thirds grown. They were ali
killed within two hOurs.-Butier Greek
(Ore0Onl Eiaterprise
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-08-11
A Terrible Warning.

Girls who thump pianos all out of
time, and are still fresh and vigorous for
the fray, fail not to read this with both
ewes and draw your own moral to suit
the occasion: A beautiful and accom-
plished young lady of Oshkosh once
heard the ivories of piano so clawed
by musical artist as to make it pleas
ant for her to hear. She would and did
engage her pearly and dimpled hands on
the chromatic scales of a musical instru-
ment. Last week she continued her
musical contortions, and when on the
very point of achieving success IN the
total destruction of Silver Threads
Among the Black Hills, she fell in a
helpless condition to the floor, paralyzed.
Ye of evil dispositions, turn from such.
error and be spared similar retrihu-
tion.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-08-11
Foreign Patents Of American Manufac'
FuVnc

The rapid increase in the number and
value Of our manufactured articles sug-
gests the impoTtafcs of having them
protected by patents in foreign countries;
as we'll as in our own. There was a TING
and it vas not many years ago-When
It was not only useless, btlt q waste Oh
money to procure patents IN 1ofeigh
countries on many OF the ingenious
articles In trs here for they were not
widely enough known abroad to need
protection by patents. Now, hoWe7eT5
Il fs different. All, or nearly all, Amer
lean manufactured implements tor the
household, for agricultural purposes, or
for whatever use, become known III
foreign countries almost as soon as their
6xceltenGies are established here. The
Ceiitetnial did much to bring about this
festnt-the enterprise OF our merchants
and manufacturers, III advertising and
pushing the sale of their wares have done
more It IS now q comparatively easy
matter to build ttp market abroad for
American goods Hence the Importance
as We first suggested, of protecting our
manufactures By foreign patents. The
Scientific American says: That ;Amerl-
Gan inventors do largely neglect t"
secure the Advantages offered by foreign
patent laws is evident et1oggh; but it is
not due, we think, to any deliberate
balancing of cost and possible protit.
Morg frequently the American inventor
utterly fails to appreeiate the real value
of foreign fields of opeEati0t'. The OPP
bortunities offered at home ate large
enough TO satisfy his ambition; and he
does not know ahat he could do with
foreign patents if he had them. HE
more enlightened of our inventors, how
ever, afc fnding out the impOlicy of such
Indifference to EufGpbah markets; and
before many years the neglect W take
possession of them will form the exceps
aioti rot the rule.
Our mati3nal redress, therefore,
against the lawful appt5ptiatiot1 Of un1-
patented American inventions abf6adi
and the consequent loss Of our national
income, is rather through the enlighten-
ment Of our Inventors than through any
attempt at retaliation b3 the exclusion
of foreign inventors, as Commissioned
Paine is reported as favOring."
We learn that it is proposed to hold a
CongfEes Vithif Il few months for the
purpose of seCufitIg the adoption of an
International patent C6d6 and tfads
mark law, but it will manifestly be 81
long time before this can be brought
about. All nations have their circum-
IocutiOm offices, and when number of
them have to be passed before q desired
tesult can be accomplished, the chances
of delay are greatly multiplied. But in
the absence of a uniform law i'll the
great industrial countries, patents can
be obtained by inventors in the several
countries, though Mt considerable ex-
pense and waste of TING. whatever
other defects our patent laws may have,
they provide a comparatively cheap,
prompt and simple system for protecting
men in the possession and use of their
mechanical ingenuity, study and labor.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-08-11

TOILETS for half-mourning wear are
made combining black end gray faille.
The pulled apron is generally of plain
black ia lie, while the draperies are of
grayish silk. The gray train is narrow.
The waist is of black faille and the vest
of gray. The black sleeves have gray
cuffs. Any mourning dress made of
faille or fOulard nav be arranged in this
manner.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-08-11
Mr.. Reeeher on Colonel Incersol..

Robert Ingersoll," said Mr. Beecher,
at Plymouth prayer meeting recently,
"is not saint but there is not man
on the continent to whom he would not
give his hand. There is not a man on
the continent, I suppose, to whom he
would not give his hand after putting it
in his pocket and filling it with silver.
/ am not personally acquainted with
him, but suppose this to be his disposi-
ton. And yet he kicks over the New
Testament and the whole Bible; he
sneers at the ministers and unjustIy
criticises them. But his whole nature
couples him with his fellow beings; and
this marks him as a Christian in that
respect-and that's main respect. He
is charged with infidelity. ] say that a
man who holds to the New Testament,
and yet passes by on the other side when
men need help and sympathy, is an inf
del. He is orthodox for the outside of
the Bible, but infdel for the inside.
Those who despise their fellow men, and
keep aloof from them, are absolutely in
fidel; and men who do this under a
Government like our own is piteously
infidelo
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-08-11

a NAN may get credit for wisdom by
simply holding his tongue; but if he IS
70 get trusted for groceries ne must be
prepared to do considerable talking
Nea0 Orleans Picayune.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-08-11

THERE is a tide in the affairs of men
which, taken at the food, carries them
over the dam and don't you forget it.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-08-11

THE largest snm ever paid for horse
in England was $4,000, given for Dom
caster by the Duke of Westminster.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-08-11
] wAs at church tO-day, and enioyed 4

greatly
"Ah," said his pious landlady, " am
glad of that. didn't see you, though;
on which side did you sitY'
disconnected Jones, Il sat on the
outside"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-08-11
KNOXVILLE
OFFICERS.

ID. A.CARPENrEN rurHtnrsr.'
D.. n. mCULuN0. NtCEsf farstursrs -.
COLUMBUS POWELL. sEruErAEr. $50
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03

The snow, even where il had not
drifted, was far too deep TO travel on,
with little prospect OF its being IN any
other condition for several days. The
green pine branches were the only fuel
ut hand. With great deal Of labor
cut and slivered up these with my
knife, and at length kiIdled a re, over
which | contrived to toast some Of that
deer meat.
"The wolf, who had comfortably
finished his meal long before began
mine, seemed much Modified by it. He
watched me with sort OF appreciative
interest, imagined, He seemed quite
content to join his lot with mine, and
showed no disposition to leave the
place. l feared / should be compelled
to spend ut least one night in lis SO.
ciety.
"But towards noon, hit on TIE de-
vice of making a pair Of rude rayaetes,
or srow-shoes. of pine boughs and deer
hide; and falling to work with will,
| succeeded, after two hours job, in
fashioning them. Binding on these
impromptu 'arctics with strips of
green hide, l shouldered the hind
quarters of deer and made tracks
some terrible ones--for camp.
1.-The wolf followed me for short
distance, apparently from the most
friendly motives; tor he left the half-
eaten carcass of the deer behind. Had
he not found the snow too deep for
him, think he would have followed
me home; but as it was, he stopped
after awhile, and watched me out Of
sight.
Reaching our camp late, after a
most tedious trudge, l found Hstfeld
almost as badly showed UP as l had
been under the pine. And it was ten
or twelve days before the snow settled
enough to allow Of our moving about
again.
I'VE then searched for the mule
along the bottom in the timber. but
never came upon so much as hoof of
him. | suppose the wolves got him."
Youths COmpanion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03
October.

Spirit Of summer, thou ART here,
Returning on the soutl.winds wing,
From thy new dwelling far away
Leaving behind a dresry day
In this thy kindly visiting,
That theu may ct see the tields, once more.
Where stood the fairy tents Of yore.
Deep sadness is there in thy step,
And sorrow in thy hszy eye:
And fluttering refund the scattering ltaves,
We know thy gentle bosom grieves,
As evermore we hear thee sigh;
For thou dost see deatlful hand
Hath thickly sown thy favored lad
o leave thy kiss upon my cheek,
For thou wilt soon be on thy way,
And Frost, the miHister of Death,
Far.riding on the winters breath,
Shall robe the earth in white array;
And lonely shall sit, the while,
Without thy parting kiss and smile
And take with thee thine own rich hui S,
The odors OF thine own sweet flowers;
The birds Of tender heart and note;
The To ms that ever round thee float;
The twiligtt's dim, enchanted hours;
And X ,ep them safe Nth thee, till spring
Thy NC come stsps sgsin shall bring
-Godey's Lady's Book.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03
Lessons in WOOdcratt.

The following hints, given by Forest
a"d Stream, may b. found useful by
those who occasionally spend few
days in the woods:
l. Notes OF the barred owl and loon
/ indicate rain within twelve hours. In
( the fall wet weather follows the cry of
/ the tree-frog.
,. Bark grows thickest or the north
side OF trees. Girlle tree if you wish
to tell which is north
). The center of rotten stumps af-
fords dry stuff for kindling fire in
drenching rain.
/. A torch whica vii! last many
hours is made from Ealfiucl strips of
cedar bark bound together il fagots
two feet long or more.
D. 10 hold a boat in swift current.
set the pole, oar or paddle on the bot
tom at an obiique angle with the side
of the boat resting against it. Very
little strength will be required.
i. To mend birch canoe cut patch
OF bark large enough to cover the frac-
ture; sew II on with an awl and stout
cord or hemlock roots; then apply a
piece of natural spruce gum to the
seams or joints with glowing brand
used rs soldering-iron is used.
!. To carry q fish of two pounds
weight and upwards. place it between
hemlock boughs of the proper length,
tied together at both ends aad in the
middle, with bark, roots, or cord. 1t
will keep fresh and sweet a long time.
is easily cured, and will not soil what
it touches.
s. To mend a broken oar or paddle,
bevel the fractured parts so as to make
neat Joint, pass wooden plug
| through both, and serve neatly with
Irvine to cover the Joint. Or, having
made joint, as above, bore two gimlet
holes two inches apart; double four
feet of wire so that the ends will pass
through the holes in the same dircc-
ton; then whip or serve neatly with
the wire, and finish with service Of
Irvine.
o. For night shooting, chalk the gun
barrels lengthwise from breech to muz-
zle; or, make a foresight by flashing a
' shaped stick to the muZz!e. BY
bringing the object within the V IL
good bead can be drawn.
10. When tree brushes off wisps of
hay from load, the bay falls on that
side of the tree towards which the cart
is going. In summer hay is carted
from tho field to the barn. unless
stacked when cut. In winter it is carted
ont from the barn to stock employed
in cutting logs, wood, etc. Salt or
wild hay is most generally stacked. 1t
can be distinguished from field hay by
the taste and small
ii. An excellant moccasin, nearly
waterproof. is made from the hind leg
of the moose, cut above and below the
hook, the hook forming the heel.
1t is wholly without seam, except
where sewea up at the toe. Ii tanned
with the hair on, it is very warm when
worn in dry snow.
II. \ table is easily constructed by
taking turn with rope around each
trunk of three or more trees or saplings
conveniently near together haul taut,
make fast, and lay boards on top.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03
4 lit of Fun.

How sober an | sorrowful some OF Us
live GU. our days; too poor, too busy,
too sad 70 make anything but hard work
and sin for the grown folks, but it is
cruelty and misery for the little ones.
There is not home SO meager that Il
little good cheer cannot be found il it
if the will is there. Kisses, you know,
make of bread and cheese feast.
Many years ago, IN nome where
disappointment and sickness were no
longer transient guests, but "perma-
nent boarders, two children lived. All
that " circumstances could do 70 make
them cherries and gloomy was charmed
out of thought if not out of sight, by
the constant brightness and often play
fulness with which the overburdened
father and suffering mother carried
themselves in the daily routine and
drudgery. Will those two children,
though they live to be century old,
forget how in the biting cold of the
winter morning, all the discomfort of
dressing was forgotten in the finding of
morsel of candy or half-apple care
fully wrapped in many folds Of paper,
and tucked away in the toe of the stock
ing or pinned in the sleeve by the faith
er, who had already. taken his early
breakfast and gone to his days distasto-
full work? Have the most delicate bon
bons ever tasted to them half SO .ielici-
GUS as those little "acid drops?" l. Ike
an accumulating snow ball, little
treat grows big and wonderful when it
is roll d about in mystery. \ little sim
pie fun, if it has no sharp prick of dis
comfort about it, makes home delight
full to the small people, and, although
older ones are not So willing to show
their enjoyment of it, there is good evil
dence that it does them good. Living
is serious business, death with all its
solemnity is at our neighbours door,
and perhaps at ours, ami there is no
time FIR unseemly tritling; but because
every power of our nature, every
energy Of body and nina and spirit
are demanded for the task given us, we
are bound to take all the helps God has
provided to enable US to make the best
use of our powers and our energies.
To cut eff humor i'll our lives is to
cripple us in the race; to allow no
fun " is to deprive us of needed
food.
He is not the only fool who makes
merry. All carbon is death-no carbon
is death, also. Bring little of the
charm of fun and fancy into your dull
hearts and homes, and see if you can
not think with clearer minds OF life's
problem and deaths solutions.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03
\ Virginia Romance.

IN Saturday, the DIST of August a
stranger came here and made Ipnn;r.
! les regarding the Whereabouts OF Mr.
John Noodworth, a worthy farmer who
owns the place formerly the pronertv
Of Lewis Ii. Frayser, Esq, On the Wi.
llamsburg rO,d, about four miles from,
the city. The stranger had the apnear.
ance OF well.to-do farmer, and vas
evidently not familiar with our locali-
ies. lie, however. soCn found Mr..
Noodworth ut a stable on Eighteenth
street, hitching up his team, and get.
TIM ready to go home. He entered
INTO conversation with Mr.. Woodwork
asking HIM several questions, to which
Mr.. Woodworth answered, surprising
him to be sewing machine or light.
nlng-rod agent, returned evasive an.
swers. Presently, ;however, becoming
more earnest IN his manner, he startled
his nearer by remarkiug, II am going
home with you tonigLt. Although
you don't know me, l know you. am
your brother William. NJ. Wood
worth was dumbfonadc ! at this remark.
and was distrustful, bat his brother re.
called Incidents OF their childhood
which were distinctly remembered by
him, though he WAS only three years
Old at the time, and convinced him that
he who thus addressed i'm was indeed
his brother. 1t seems that about sixty
five years ago their father and mother,
with Their children named in the order
OF their ages & ,therine, William, Mar.
garet, john and Absa.om. were living
IN or near Albany, New .rk. the
death OF the parents following close the
one upon the other, when Absalom was
Il mere infant and john only three years
Old, caused scattering OF the family,
kind friends taking the little ones and
administering to their wants. The bows,
without home attachments or home in
iluences to restrain them, wandered OF
early IN life to various portions OF
country. john was the only boy hose
wanderings could be traced; for when.
thirteen years after, the sisters visited
the scene of their early childhood his
whereabouts was easily discovered, and
communication was entered into with
him. No knowie ige could be obtained
o. the others. \ short time ago that
ceiling which has Il loIgmcnt in every
human breast to visit the old home
stead, induced William to go to Al
bany and see once more the place of his
intaucy and friends of early life. Here
he found his sisters, and heard that his
brother john was also alive and living
near this city. The whereabouts Of the
younger brother, Absalom, even should
he he living, is unknoWn.-R camo0d
D~p0t'A.