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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-03-24
SOMETHING
EVERYDAY
OUGHT TO KNOW.

There exists means ofse-
curing a soft and brilliant
Complexion, no matter how
poor it may naturally be.
Hagan's Magnolia Balm is a
delicate and harmless arti-
Gle, which instantly removes
Freekles, Tan, Richness,
R0ughness, EruptiOns, ful-
gar Flushings, etc., etc. 80
delicate and natural are its
effects that its use is not
suspected by anybody.
No lady has the right to
present a disfigured face in
society when the Magnolia
Balm is sold by all druggists
for Is cents.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-03-24

"My daughter had the scrofula and discharge
of the ears, enlarged glands ana ska disease
and sore eyes. she suffered intensely. l placed
her under DR. Jones' Treatment in 1876, she kept
it up one year, got well gradually and has been
perfectly well ever since - VIM. SCR0GS.
"IrwinviIle, Irwin Co., Ga, Jan. 3, 1851.
The Virginia star., 1881-07-23
Great Scott!

Recently old Skidmore was strolinp
through the Odd Fellows cemetery, in
San Francisco, he came to what was evi-
IDENTIFY new enclosure, over the railing
of which bald-headed man was leaning
and gazing, with what be called lively
resignation, at a simple marble slab in
the center This stone bore the some
what curt inscription Of ''Here lies Jane
B. Difey, aged Al
Relative of yours ?" said old S., paus-
ing sympathetically.
"Wife," explained widower, with a
beaming smile. SCOT her under recently
at 4:15 P. NJ"
Skidmore was disgusted at the mans
cheerfulness, so he said: "Well, if it was
my wife, seems to me I'd put more of
an inscription over her than that. A
trunk label would contain more informa-
ton than that stone"
"Dare say-dare say" replied the
surviving Difey, "but you didn't hap
pen to know Mrs. D., I reckon, eh ?"
"Had not the pleasure
Pleasure great Scott well if
you had known her you'd understand
how / feel about the matter. Ny friend,
the chisel wouldn't do her any good"
And with smile like an electric light
in fog, the bereaved party unbuttoned
his ulster and made break for a pass
ing car.
The Virginia star., 1881-07-23
Making Things Over.

Maria, said Mr.. Jones upon one O
his worrying days, ''it seems to me 20,
might be more economical; now there's
my old clothes. Why can't you make
them over for the children instead ot
giving them away?"
Because they're worn out wher
you're done with Them" answered Mrs.
Jones. 'It's no use making things owe,
for the children that won't hold together
you couldn't do it yourself, smart as you
are"
"Well," grumbled Jones, IT wouldn't
have closets full of things mildewing for
want of wear if [ was a woman, that 8
all. A penny saved is penny earned. +"
That was in April. One warm day in
May Mr.. Jones went prancing through
the closets looking for something he
couldn't find, and turning things gener-
ally inside out.
"Maria !" he screamed, "where's my
gray alpaca duster?"
4hauo IL over IOf tommy.
"Ahem Well, where's the brown lin
en- ore bought last summer ?"
"Clothes-bag !" numbled Mrs. Jones.
who seemed to have difficulty in her
speech at that moment. ''Just made it
into nice one r'
"Where are my lavender pants ?"
yelled Jones.
"Cut them over for Willie"
Heavens p groaned her husband.
Then in voice of thunder: ''Where
have my blue suspenders gone to ?"
Hung the baby jumper with them"
maria, asked the astoniahed man.
in q subdued voice, "would you mind
telling me what you have done with nv
silk hat; you haven't made that over for
the baby, have you?"
"Oh no, dear" answered his wife
cheerfully. "1've used that for hang
ing basket. 1t is full of plants, and looks
lovely" Mr.. Jones never mentions the
word economy or suggests making over
he had enough Of it.
The Virginia star., 1881-07-23
r-ue nronha4ttg up Ghosts at VIII.

DIR. Abercombie mentions the case O
a gentleman who could at any time place
before him phantom, by fixing his
mind intently on the person whosdim.
age he wished to produce. Having,
however, invoked the figure, he had no
power to make it disappear, nor could
he say how long it would remain. A
writer in Chambers Journal mentions
two cases of this singular power, which
show that its exercise is likely to be at
tended with the most deplorable OF con-
sequences DIR. Wigan states tha- he
was acquainted with very amiable and
intelligent man who possessed the p9wer
of putting before him his own image.
He often laughed heartily at the siat of
his eidolon, which to him Appeared
always to laugh. For long time this
was a source of amusement and S2lea
santry to him. But the result wak le-
plorable. Hallucination gradually pissed
into delusion little by little he. pr
suaded himself that he was haunted lv
his double. His other self held ebsi-
nate discussion with him, and, to his
modification, sometimes vanquishec him
in argument, at which he prided himself
on being an adept. Wearied out a. last
he resolved not to begin new year
placed in separate papers his daily ey,
penses for a week, paid his debts. await
ed pistol in hand the night of December
31st, and the moment the clock struck
midnight, blew out his brains. THAT
this extraordinary faculty is one tbet
cannot long be exercised with implnitv
is also illustrated by the case af t6e
gifted but eccentric poet-painter aid en-
graver, William Blake. His mdle of
portrait painting was certainly peculiar
His own account of it to Wigan vas as
follows "When model was presSnted
[ looked at it attentively uN14lsa
hour, sketching OCCASIONAL on th can.
vass. had no need of a longer sitting.
I put aside the drawing, and passed 70
another person. When I wished IN
continue the first portrait sketcled T
took the subject of it into my mind
put him in the chair, where I perceived
him as distinctly as if he had been there
in reality-I may even add, with form
and color more defined than in the orig-
inal. contemplated from time the im.
aginary figure. suspended my work
to examine the pose every time I cast
my eye on the chair I saw the man y
In one year he stated that he had painted
800 portraits, great and small. But +bo
Nemesis of an oyerstretched inaeino
ton inevitably overlook him; by degrees
he lost the power to distinguish between
the real and imaginary sitters his mind
became confused and unhinged. and h.
spent thirty years in an asylum.
The Virginia star., 1881-07-23
At Bethelehem.

We set our faces for the pools of Solo
mon-halting for few moments at tle
tomb of Rachel by the roadside. The
small structure was crowned with Jews
some of whom wore phylacteries-1
all were wailing as they vail beside til
remnant Of the temple walls. One ole
woman was weeping and pressing hel
withered cheek against the tomb with as
much distress as if the fair yonng wife
who breathed out her life there forty
centuries ago had been her own daugh.
ter. We found the enormous pools OF
Solomon (the longest Of which measures
$50 feet in length) were about half filled
with pure water. We rode beside the
aqueduct that leads from them all the
way to Bethlehem. Down among the
bleak and barren hills we saw the deep.
fertile vale of Urtas, filled with gardens
and fruit-trees. 1t is cultivated by the
European colony planted by Mr. Meshull-
mann. For half hour we feasted our
eyes with the view Of beautiful Bethle-
hem perched on its lofty hill, and sur
rounded by olive orchards. So many
new edifces have been erected for con-
vents and other religious purposes that
Bethlehem has almost modern look.
AS we rode through its narrow streets
we saw no Ruths, but an ancient Jew in
turban, long robe and flowing beard,
quite answered to my idea of Boaz. We
rode on to the convent adjoining the
Church of the Nativity, where a rather
jolly looking monk furnished us an ex-
cellent lunch. He then took us into the
venerable church that covers the subter-
ranean chamber in which tradition has
always held that our blessed Lord was
born The chamber is probably the
remnant of ancient khan once belonging
to the family Of Jesse and of King Dav-
id. expected to be shocked by sham
mockery when | entered the church but
zee leeIl sfp0qysA and reg noI Iund7 +be
p star, the famous ssaIsyfis Notion II
Latin, "Here Jesus Christ was bC.rn of
the Virgin Mary" The three-fold argu-
ment for the authenticity of this site is
drawn from unbroken tradition, from
the fact that Bethlehem has never been
overthrow in sieges, and from the
other fact that the learned st Jerome,
in the fourth century, was so sure of the
site that he came and spent his long,
laborious life in the cavern close by the
birth-spot Of our Lord entered with
deep interest the cave in which this de-
vote scholar meditated and prayed and
wrought the Vulgate translation of Gods
word Ny visit to the Church of the
Nativity was ten-fold more satisfactory
than that to the Church Of the Holy
Sepulcher.
The Virginia star., 1881-07-23

makes me feel so badly. OIL
And it, I am quito sure I ~, could
| disobey her again" never
81 hope you may be sucoaa.
child" said the stranger, u ~ my my
patting her head as he spoke. ~ and
Il seemed as though She IN
losing friend when he Il Il quite
down the street. 'eared
She did not deserve that
should speak compassionatelv aiy one
had been so very naughty, she ~ sue
with a sort of dry sob, and aga;l oun';
to her well-nigh hopeless task ~ ne0
Scarcely had she gone a blockh..hor
when she heard voice say:
'Well, little girl, have you foil o,,,.
| money!" ~"
Looking up, she discovered IL hon
tleman who had left her but a fedt nom
ents before. AT
"Oh, mol" she replied. alnot
find it," and, spite of her effobl j he
calm, she now sobbed outright.
''But have been more succa )"
continued her friend, althougE bnr
eyes are younger than mine!" -
With these words he held ulha Aro
her wondering gaze the bill. =
The tears forgot to fall ;uI ~
SIS it minel' she gas, pu
found it?" -
Eyes. After I left YOU, I alksd
along with my eyes on hegroundhink
ing of your loss, and feeling very sH,Y for
your pitiful little face, when, irt asd
stepped down from the curb, SAN
something lying in the gutter, and toop-
ing down, this rewarded my 9orts.
Now, what reward am I to CLAMP
"Oh, sir, anything that I cargivel
Perhaps you have little girl ofYonr
own. and if so, she may have my 'ope.
1t was that which caused all my trvlble,
and I deserve to give it up!' #
''No, nor he replied, laughing S'I
am sure your lesson has been suffient-
ly severe, and see two little red lips
which can give me all the revlrd l
wantY'
His smile now was reflected in C4rie's
eyes, as she lifted up her mouth ty his
He bent and kissed it, then slippetl 1.-THE
note within her hand.
Five minutes later-radiant witt 10y
she had delivered it into Mrs. BoEtn's
keeping. then, not waiting for the good
woman's thanks, hastened home q tell
the whole sad story to the dear mSther
who had trusted her, and whom sh4 had
disobeyed; but, when she had fni4 led,
Mrs. Faye only drew her, with aSQnd
kiss, into her arms.
81 think, she said, ''my little G Cnrie
has already learned that, when VT do
wrong in this world, some punish pent
always swiftly follows; but that no eun-
is so severe as that infict4 by
our own conscience. [ am sure that hext
time any trust I place in my little Ugh
ter will not be misplaced" Il,
And, in this case,4Mrs. Faye p' E n
The Virginia star., 1881-07-23

| IHA AOAOJ was W pay aAt4C4 Ao4 6Oue
warm winter dresses she had been max
ing fo4 Carrie, which Mrs. Faye was too
delicate to undertake; although being a
widow, and in somewhat Strengthened
circumstances, she felt she could scarce
ly afo1d the expense.
IN answer to Carries ring, Mrs Bowen
herself opened the door. The little girl
was still almost breathless.
."L>have brought you your money,
Mrs. Bowen, she painted out.
''How like your dear mother" the
woman gratefully answered II was
sure she would not forget me; but, my
dear,swhat is it?"
For Carrie had grown very pale, and
was looking, with frightened eyes, at the
open portion of her hand, where lay
hothing.
ST have lost it," she faltered out, and
burst into tears,
'You have lost it?" echoed Mrs.
Bowen. "Oh, no! You could not be
so careless. Let us search carefully. l
SIN sure we shall find it?"
But all their search only served to es-
tahlish the melancholy truth. The ten
dollar note was lost
cit is all my fault!' cried Carrie. 81
disobeyed mamma, and jumped the rope
while 1 had it. Oh, what shall I do?
What shall do?"
rSuppose you walk carefully back and
look over the ground?" suggested Mrs.
Bowen.
"A ray of hope shot into the child's
tr4 4ast at the feeble hope. Her heart, a
few minutes ago so light, now weighed
li8s stone. How severely she deserved
toibe punished! but, oh, more than any
punishment, she dreaded her mothers
reproachful glancel
She also knew that the payment of
this sum entailed great economy, and,
on this account, her mother had done
without certain things herself. How,
then, should a duplicate be procured?
Her misery at this thought reached a
climax, and with her fearful eyes glued
to the ground, she ran into kind look
ing gentleman of middle age, and would
have fallen had he not thrown out his
arms to catch her.
''Oh, sir, she said, forgetting the
improbable absurdity of her question. in
her distress, ''have you seen ten dol
lars?"
II have not my little GIRL" he an
swered, cheerily. "Why do you aslr?"
< sBecause I have just lost ten dollar
note, and though I have looked every
where, cannot find it."
"How did you lose it?"
: ''By disobeying my mother" she an
swered, truthfully. "It is this, sir, which
The Virginia star., 1881-07-23
Dangers of The Ice-House.

It is not generally known, but chem
istry nevertheless afirms, that certain
gas is generated from ice. An ice-house
-, in fact, regular powder magazine,
and people who have ice-houses should
take care to secure proper ventilation.
At certain state Of heat, the gas in an
ice-house has been known to explode by
the lighting of match. The fact does
not appear to be generally known.
The Virginia star., 1881-07-23
FOREST PRAYER.

I+ ..rIv dawn when birds awake
And into joyous music break,
Refore the balmy breath OF morn"
the echo gives from hunters horn,
Then soft and still as is His will
THE loving God goes through the wood.
THE little brooks his step they hear,
Stop purling in their waters clear,
So that through all the forest air
Naught shall disturb the morning prayer
The trees they think, snow let us sink
our leafy heads before our God"
The wakened flowers bedecked with dew
AZ once divine His presence, too;
And quickly from their eyes 80 bright
shake off the slumber of the night,
And whisper low, to each, You know,
The loving God goes through the wood"
The Virginia star., 1881-07-23
Daniel Webster. visit to Queen Victoria
Daniel Webstsr said Mr.. Rogers !

Daniel Webster, said Mr.. Rogers, has
been sitting with us and we enjoyed for
an hour his delightful conversation. De-
E-clining an invitation from the Dowager
Lady Charleville, and punctually at
three o'clock, the hour named, Julia and
myself left our lodging for Buckingham
Palace. Alone and unattended, except.
of course, by our footman, we approached
the royal residence, guarded about the
porticos by "Yeoman of the Guard. -
We entered and assembled the grand and
stately marble staircase with no other
companions than its numerous attend
ants ranged on each side, even to the
door of the mirrored saloon where her
Majesty was. Mr.. Webster and Mr..
Charles Murray were awaiting our ar
rival at the doorway. The Lord Cham
berlain instantly advanced and signifed
briefly that it was the queens pleasure
we should Immediately approach the
royal presence and make our devoirs.
This we did in the best way we were
able, the Queen in the most gracious
manner acknowledging our courtesies,
and pronouncing in a loud and distinct
voice our separate names. L soon per-
ceived by certain motions that some
thing was about to occur. Lady Forbes
and others, who were near me at the
doorway, instantly retreated zen face"
into the adjoining room and formed a
line on each side. Through this the
Lord Chamberlain appeared, backing
forward followed by others in office and
about the household Soon the Queen
appeared, and from the opposite gallery,
into which he had backed, appeared the
royal family, including the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge, and Princess
Augusta. They advanced, placed them
selves in line, and her majesty embraced
them all, kissing each, She then passed
on, saluting others stationed each side.
and entered the dancing room. The
throne room was the dancing room; the
Queen commenced the hereditary Duke
of SAKE Weimar. Her majesty was
dressed with great simplicity, in a white
tulle over white satin, trimmed with
pink roses, and pink roses in her hair,
and a diamond necklace looped behind
in the braids of her hair, and diamond
feniere. Mrs. Webster appeared to
thn
bands were playing in adjoining apart
ments. The Queen was first helped
on all occasions. At the close of the din
ner the Queens health was drank, all
standing, she alone sitting and bowling
all around during the ceremony. Mr..
Webster had a long conversation with
her majesty, and thought her intelligent
and agreeable. She is also said to be
enegertic and with decided will of her
own. On a recent occasion she thus
replied to Lords Melbourne and Palmer
ston, who were urging her on some
point TO which she was averse:
WIZ sj5ssy e sys appeareG ppe G9 Pss !. eiov{
the dance, and was ready With her little 7
foot forward to commence the first mo-
ment the music sounded. As the Prin-
cess Victoria, she was celebrated for
her charming singing with the piano
forte, but as queen these accomplish
ments are considered as undignifed, and
her voice is now heard only in the pri-
Vacy of her own closet, and never in the
drawing-rooms of the Palace, as form
9rly.
The Virginia star., 1881-07-23

The number Of persons evieted IL
Ireland from 1S49 to 1880 inclusfve uas
46O,570. The largest number h one as
year was in 1850, when 1O4, 163 rersone
were evicted; and the smallest WAS =,
1889, when the number was 1,741 "
AME-IcAs horses will never make :.
much money abroad as American doDksrass as
have spent there,
The Virginia star., 1881-07-23

Some old vioIins were sold in Paris
the other day for large sums. A Stradi-
varius dated l718 fetched $3.50, and
another Of TIA, 1920; Guarnerius of
1788. S400; and Bergenz, 1910.
The Virginia star., 1881-07-23
CARRIES LOSS.

'"Carrie! Carrie!" called Mrs. Faye
through an open window, to her little
ten-year-old girl, one bright October af
ternoon.
."Yes, mamma" q sweet voice answer
ed, and in another minute the speake,
appeared at the library door, her fact
flushed with recent exercise, and 1
.1-iA-tnping rope in her hand.
Z 81 wish, DEAR" her mother said, ''tha
. su would take this ten dollar note fol
to Mrs. Bowen's. I promised !.
Id send it to her to-day, in payment
ler bill, and I do not like to disap
ITPo3nt her."
<'Of course, mamma, [ will go. 1t is
SUCH lovely day that shall be glad tc
gI e little walk"
every well, dear. Come Immediately
65agk, and hold the note, in going, care.
fully in your hand. You had better not
take your rope"
''Oh, yes, mamma, for can Jump on
anyway back, and it will make the dis
tance seem shorter"
"Do not let anything tempt you to
jump until the bill is paid, then, else
you will certainly lose it. Now remem-
ber. May trust you?"
Certainly, mar1mal I will hold my
rope in one hand and the money in the
other. Good-bye" and with warm,
loving kiss, she was gone.
For two blocks she walked demurely
on, for Carrie was good little girl, and
generally might be trusted, but on the
third block she saw, just ahead of her,
some little girls with their ropes, all
skipping along. By hurrying her steps,
she-kon caught up with them,
"Let us have race!" they cried.
The prospect was SO exciting that for
the moment Carrie entirely forgot her
mothers admonition. Had she remem-
bered, she would not have disobeyed
her, but it had gone entirely out of her
little head, and soon she
was foremost among the little group, her
rope flying so fast and so frequently over
her bead that one could scarcely see it
N ! ..s, ! did usfiahghS 3 the
i t@ '0Aso 4 :, = IA 70 =
The daily gazette., 1881-11-19
Current Notes.
The Prince of Wales is forty-two.

The Prince Of Wales is forty-two.
some Washington ladies who have
seen all the Presidents for more than
thirty years say that Millard Fillmore
was the handsomest of the number.
Leadville now numbers 10000 peo-
pie, and $15, ,000,0 out OF Colorado's
$23, 100000 worth of ore mined last year
were from the Leadville district.
The sight of ton policemen in AL
bany, each armed with revolver and
one carrying white bag on his shoul-
der, mystified people few mornings
ago, until it was ascertained that they
were Troy policeman carrying $780,
600 in gold coin FROM the Albany City
Bank for the payment OF some work.
men.
Mr.. H. A. Cooley, of Hartford, was
evidently born under, not one, but
several, lucky stars. The other day,
after leaving the bank, he lost $500 in
bills through hole in his pocket. Mr..
Cooley was very busy for the next few
hours. He retraced his steps, and
every half hour or 80 some some friend
would hand him 500 or $40 which had
just been found. From four men he
recovered $3.50, one giving him $50,
two others $40 each, and third $40.
Strangely enough he found the re-
naming $40 IN the gutter.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-19
Locomotive BuiIdiux.

The Baldwin Locomotive Works In
Philadelphia are finishing an order for
20 mogul freight engines for the
Northern Pacific.
The Grant Locomotive Works in
Paterson, N. j., are just now turning
out several consolidation engines for
the st. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern road.
1t is reported that the Rogers Loco
motive Works in Paterson, N. j., have
closed contract for 100 engines for
one company. They have just COM
pleted five engines for the Marquette,
Houghton q Ontenagon.
The Schenectady Locomotive Works
at Schenectady, N. Y, are very busy
on engines for the New York Central
and Lake Shore roads. The large
addition to the works is we'll ad-
vanced.
The Canada Locomotive 81 Engine
Co. has completed the addition to its
works at Kingston, Ont, besides re-
pairing and reiitting the old shops.
The new building is 324 by go it,, two
stories high and will be filled with
new machinery, all the tools having
been ordered some time ago. The COM
pany now employs 800 men, which
number is to be increased, and expects
to turn out $50 engines year when
the new shops are in full use.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-19

Kasson, the leading Republican can
didate for speaker, has declared for a
tariff for revenue "only."
aGood morning, my dear | Why,
how very rosy and bright you do look
this morning. What have you got
for your complexion?" "Why, you
know, Cicely, pa said should get up
in the morning, and have my cheeks
kissed by the sunrise, and I've tried
it for three mornings. Isn't it beauti-
full - ''Perhaps SO /; but the sun is
ever so many million miles away. l
could not consider SO distant kiss
worth rising very early for" And the
one rosy au naturei and the one rosy
with rouge sailed uptown together
Tom Weaver.
Not only workingmen, but employs
ers also, are feeling Chinese competi-
tion on the Pacific coast. Hop Kee s.
Co., of San Francisco, are said to have
as complete machinery for shoe manu-.
featuring as can be found In the
United States, and at recent Cris-
pins meeting in that city it was stated
that the above firm, together with Hop
We & Co. and Hue Kai, are offering
higher wages for the best skilled labor
than is paid by the native American
manufacturers. The American superin
tendent of one Chinese factory ,is paid
$4,000 year, and man who had re-
oeived only $35 week recently went
to Chinese factory with wages of $50
a week. The Chinese employers make
contracts with their best workmen,