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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-29
A TOTAL ABSTINENCE FACE.

Charity may be virtue, butwhen aiming
to be good in this direction it is proper to
see that your generosity is applied to de-
serving objects. A Hartford gentleman,
who is charitably disposed, has been i'm
posed upon SO many times he is now very
cautious to whom he gives. But this morn
ing man poorly clad, with features pinched
by cold, called at onr friends store and
asked for something to eat. The merchant
was about to send him to the right about
with a savage "No," when something
about the mans face made him think that
this one was possibly deserving of charity.
So he questioned him and drew out what
appeared to be tolerably straight story of
misfortune, resulting in the loss of work,
and thus compelling him to beg.
"Do you drink ?" asked the merchant.
''No, SIR" answered the other, little in
dignantly. "Do look like it?"
The merchant was compelled to inwardly
admit that his pale face did not look like the
phiz of a drinking man.
"But," continued the merchant, 81 sup
pose you would prefer tenpence to good
warm breakfast ?"
"No, sir, " replied the beggar, ST would
rather have the breakfast"
This seemingly honest answer threw him
off his guard, and he handed him quarter,
telling him to go and get breakfast
"Thank you," said the fellow, as he care
fully laid away the coin in an inside pocket
to his coat. "Now, there be men mean
enough to take money from a gentleman
like you and then go off and peddle it off
for rum. But Iain't that kind of chap
not much. Good day, sir"
This little speech aroused the merchants
suspicious, and he told one of his clerks to
shadow him and see where he brought
up. He turned the first corner, and there
met companion, and as the clerk was fol-
lowing on behind, heard the following dfa-
| logue:
"Well, old rooster, what did you get ="
"Not a cent. How did you make out 2"
"Oh, got quarter. My total absti-
nence face did the business. Your rum face
spiles you for a frst-class beggar. But
come along in here and get drink" and
the clerk saw them slide into a saloon, and
when he went back and reported, the mer-
chant was convinced he had been sold again.
If that total abstinence face showsup in that
| particular store again there will be music
at the toe of the merchants oot.-HarU0rd
Times.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-29
A CHURCH MOTTO.

The building committee of church re-
Gently finished in New Jersey, wanted a
stone slab over the door, with the name of
the church and a scriptural motto. 1t oc-
Cured to them that nothing could be neater
than 'My house shall be called the house
of prayer" So one of the committeeman,
who was in great hurry, told the stoneout-
ter to chiseI on the slab the thirteenth
verse of the twenty-hrst chapter of Mat
thew. He thought the verse ended with the
words he wanted to use. The stoneeutter
took the whole verse from the Bible, and
faithfully copied it to the end. Imagine
the horror of the committeeman when the
stone was delivered. 1t read: "My house
shall be called the house Of prayer; bat ye
have made it den of thieves" The
stonecutter insisted that he had obeyed or
ders. But the committeeman insisted that
the motto he had inscribed was not what
they wanted, and that it would be OF mo par
ticular use to them. That slab is now in
the stonecutter's yard, and anybody who
wants it for tombstone can probably buy
it cheap.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-29

ACCORDING to q. nIarcnand (Bled.
Centr., 1872, pp. 769-770) the usual
composition of human milk Is as follow:
Butter. 36.8: lactose, I'll; protein, IL;
salts. 2.O4, and water, 873 parts per
1000. When the amount of butter rises
to above 50 parts the milk is injurious to
the child The quantity of protein
which is much less than in cows milk,
can not be exceeded without ill-effects.
BRoMINE is likely to go into extensive
use as a disinfectant, now that 1t can be
had in a solid form, or, more strictly
speaking, as a compound which readily
Yields the bromine, and which can easily
be transported. A Prussian chemist has
hit upon the happy idea of causing bro
mine to be absorbed by silicious mari OF
the shells of infusoria, which has been
employed to take up nitro glycerlne IN
order to make dynamite.
A RECENT report on injurious insects
states that the popular idea that gruDs
are killed by extreme cold Is not borne
ont bv facts. An examination OF the
larvae and pupe that had been fully ex-
nOsad To the influence Of frost showed
that thev were uniniured even when the
earth containing them was frozen so har,
that the mass had to be broken with
hammer. Frost, then, instead OF dlmin'
ishing the number of insect pests, has Q
tendency Just the other way.
e. VoN WoLFF and others (3ied
Centr., 1879, PIP. 736-744) cut grass thre'
times in the early summer in the year.
1874 and 1877. The first cutting tool
plaee about the middle of May, the sec
ond at the beginning and the third a
fbe end of June. The second cuttlnt
appeared to give the best results In tn
case of animals experimented upon
namely. sheep and horses; and, as rule
! Il was found that more nitrogenous mat
ter was excreted by the latter than b.
the former.
STATEMENTS have occasionally bee
published of late years that the youn
women in the Austrian provinces OF tn
| Tvrol were In the habit of eating arseni
TO improve their complexion, and that tn
noisonous substance, 50 far from inlurim
| tbe health, promoted an increase Of tesl
This dangerous romance has recent
/ been exposed by Dr. Danbery, IN p'
ner read before the British Association
He saws no faith is to beput IN the stat
ment. notwithstanding it had found
place in DIR. Johnson's Chemistry I
Common Life. The reverse Of I'll
statement is in fact true.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-29
BOARD:
Dnr mon

Per month th.-....-...............$25 $25 90
For less than month, per day. LOO
Children and servants half price; special rates to
families. For further information address, Mrs.
N. A. Mcfarland, Beams Station, Tenn.
Mrs. N. A. MCFARLAND,
L. W. TURLEY,
ju 1T Proprietors.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-29
A NATURAL CURIOSITY.

A knot of manzanita roots, about foot
long, which grew SO as to represent man
resting upon the head of dragon with one
foot, while the other foot and one arm are
uplfted, as if the figure was in the attitude
of hurting javelin, is now in the posses
sion of gentleman at San Jose, California
The color of the wood is rich brown. The
representation is quite true, and very little
carving is needed to make it almost perfect
The curiosity was formerly in the possession
of an Indian chief, and was left him by his
ancestors. 1t grew somewhere in the Rocky
Mountains, and is supposed to have been in
the possession of the Indians for centuries
What little carving was done on 1t was exc
cuted by them. During some war it was
captured by the whites and fen into the
hands of hunter. In 1s4s he was offered
800 for it, but refused to part with it, and
kept it till his death, which occurred not
long ago. He left the curiosity to Mr..
Charles Ehrlieh, the gentleman referred to,
who prizes it highly.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-29
THE LONGEST LAWSUIT.


When Hamlet spoke of the laws delays he
may have had prophetic inkling of the fa-
nous Berkely suit. This historic process
lasted upward of one hundred and ninety
years, having commenced shortly after the
death of Thomas, fourth Lord Berkely, in
the fifth of Henry V. Q416), and terminated
in the seventh of James I. Q6O9). It arose
out of the marriage of Elizabeth, only
daughter and heiress of the above baron,
with Richard Beauchamp, Earl of War
wick, their descendants having continually
sought to get possession of the castle and
lordship of Berkeley, which not only occa-
stoned the famous lawsuit in question, but
was often attended with the most violent
quarrels on both sides, at least during the
first fifty years or more. In the year 1869
(tenth of Edward IV.), Thomas Talbot,
second Viscount Lisle, great grandson of
the above Elizabeth, residing at Wottom-
under-Edge, was killed at Nibley Green, in
furious skirmish between some five hun
dred of his own retainers and about as
many of those of William (hen) Lord
Berkeley (whom he had challenged to the
feld), who likewise headed his men
when, beside the brave but iu-fated young
Lisle (scarce of age at that time) about one
hundred and fifty of their followers were
slain, and three hundred wounded, chiefly
of the Wotton party, who fled on the fall
of their leader Lord Lisle's sisters were
his heirs, and their husbands Zone of whom
also got the title) followed up the suit, as
their descendants did after them, till down
to the time of the first James, when Henry,
eleventh Lord Berkeley, obtained decree
in favor of his claims, and got full and quiet
possession of the lands and manors in dis
pute. Shakespeare evidently had this suit
in mind when he put the famous soliloquy
In Hamlet's mouth.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-29

VIII man Free) the recipe fora simple VEg-
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pIMpLES aud BLOTCHES, leaves the skin eofti
clear and beautiful also instructions for pruduc-
ing a luxuriaut growth Of hair on bald head or
smooth face Address, inclosing s.. stamp, Bens
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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-29

e. IT,, Va. g Ga. RR.

c., G. G. & G. RR.
Daily Freight and Passenger Trains-sundays
excepted.
Arrive at Morristown APO p. Depart 9:45 a. N
Arrive at Wolf Greek. 1895 pm. Depart 1885 p.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-29
A STABLE ON THE HOUSE TOP.

It must be confessed tllat the building OF
a stable for twenty horses on the top of
private mansion, access to which is OBJ
tanned by means of lift, is calculated to
awaken feeling of astonishment even in
these days of marvels. Yet this is tbe case
of a house just erected in Belgrave Square,
London, by Mr.. sasson. Ground is verJ
valuable in that fashionable part of Lon
don, and by relegating the horses to the
top of the house two birds are killed with
one stone, for space is saved and the smell
Of the stables avoided. The horses do not
seem by any means to object to the mode
of ascent; possibly they are unconscious Of
it on account of the closed shutters of th'
lift
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-29
THE MORRISTOWN GAZETTE
subscription Price, 81 80.

Entered at the Post Office at Morristown, Tenn
as second class matter.l
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-29

The winters frost must rend the burr of
the nut before the fruit IL seen. So adver-
sity tempers the human heart to discover is
real worth.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-29

Character is power; 1t makes friends,
creates funds, draws patronage and support.
and opens sure way to honor, wealth and
happiness.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-29

IL is not the height to which men are
advanced that make them giddy, but the
contempt with whion they look down on
those below them.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-29

Job. printing dispatched neatly and
heaply at the GAZETTE ] OBJ once.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04
Ouida'S Life and Habits.

Private letters from Florence report that the
most famous inhabitant of the foreign colony
in that city, namely, Ouida, is beginning to
look her age, which must by this time be some
where on the shady side of forty She has cut
her hair short, that "amber hair" Of which
she was once so proud, and which she used to
wear falling in a loose name down her back,
though deliberately coiffed in 'front.' Its am-
Der is alloyed with silver now, hear The IA
nous novelist drives about Florence in lofty
drag, holding the reins herself, and driving
with such recklessness and lack of due pre-
caution that she lately ran her steeds straight
into hay-wagon. In olden days she used to
go about Florence on foot accompanied by
train offourteen dogs of various Dimensions,
that kept their mistress fully employed in set
tling their quarrels and in keeping them out of
mischief. The canine train is now diminished
to some two or thre3 individuals, but, as may
be seen in her recent novels, Ouida is still very
fond of dogs "Imperator" in Friendship and
"Loris' in Moths, were drawn from two OF her
recent canine favoriteS. Her weekly recep-
tions are enlivened by the presen 20 of two or
three of her dogs, which, like spoiled children,
absorb more than their share Of notice, both
from the hostess and her visitors. One of
Ouida's countrymen recently called on her by
Perm,ssion' oeins quite prouu OF peing Al
lowed to pay his respects in person to SO IA
nous literary woman. He returned to the
hotel at which he was staying, not altogether
charmed with his visit. "Well, what did you
do at Ouida's?" inquired one of his lady friends
81 fed her dog with buns" "And what did
she say? what did she do?" Nothing; she fed
the dog, too.'' So the interview seemed to
have worn wholly canine and bunny aspect.
Despite Ouida's reiterated and atrocious
attacks on American womanhood in
her later novels, there are still to be- found
American ladies who are willing to visit her.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04
A Tribute to John Brown.

An autograph letter of John Browns, shown
to Frederick Douglass, called forth the follow
ing acknowledgment and tribute to the memo
ry of the slaves friend:
My Dear Sir: You have made me very much
obliged to you for the letter of John Brown.
Every line and syllable written by the grand
old hero has an especial interest for me-
About the time this letter of his was written
he was living with me in Rochester, N. V,
and hence letters for him were directed to
my care. There were reasons growing out
of his "free state work" in Kansas which
made it necessary at that time to avoid pub
licity. never had under my roof at any time
such an incarnation of justice and the true
martyr spirit as when John Brown lived with
me. He was a constant thorn in my side. 1
could not help feeling that this mans zeal in
the cause of my enslaved people was holier
and higher than mine. j could speak for my
race-he could fight for my race. l could live
for my race-John Brown could die for my
race. My zeal was bounded by time: his
stretched away into the silent depths of eterni-
ty. His call to me was: "Come up higher"
and not being ready to rise to his height, his
calls troubled mt; still, 1 was drawn to him
loved him. He was one OF the few men have
met with,the greatness of whose soul grew up
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

New York Tribune: One by one the
radical lies'' of the past re being vindi-
Gated. When the Ku Klux outrages were
unfolded in Republican newspapers the
whole Democratic party, North and South,
denounced the horrible statements as ''radi-
cal lies." Afew years later the members of
the Ku Klux confessed their crimes, and it
was seen then that the only defect in the
''radical lies' was that they did not paint
the picture black enough. After the Ku
Klux came the ballot box suffers with their
hands full of tissue ballots. When the Re.
publican newspapers exposed this crime the
same Democratic chorus was heard again
shouting sradical liesr' Now Wade Hamp-
ton confesses that the ''les" were simple
truth, and the leadin. Democratic journals
of the South cry amen to him. Let the peni-
tential work go on.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

SENATOR YULEE of Florida is an old man
in his anecdotage-we thank thee. Jew, for
that word-and says that as he was leaving
the Senate, in 1861, after making his speech
OF withdrawal, Senator Collamer of Ver-
mont met him on the steps, shook hands,
and bade him goodbye until the next ma
tional convention. This Yulee relates to
show the utter disbelief of coming war that
was entertained by the Republicans, up to
was hard for us to believe in such wicked
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

BUFFALO Express: II does not lie in the
mouths of Democrats to crow over the Bra
dy exposures in the post-office department.
Why were not the exposures made, the
guilty removed, aud reformation insttut-
ed by the Democratic Congress? An inves-
tigation was begun, nearly all the facts now
known were brought out, and-nothing was
done. Too many Democratic Senators and
Represent atives had fingers in The pie. De-
spite the protests of few members, the adj
ditional and unlawful S2,000,000 demanded
by Brady were voted, and the investigation
was dropped.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for publica-
tion but as guaranty Of good faith
We cannot undertake to return preserve com
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY A..

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley Pulen,
Editor, ALI railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon by demanding credentials
OF every person claiming to represent journal.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

THE fippant Baltimore Gazette, a vile
Democratic sheet, is guilty of this atrocity
1t is understood that the Teetotal party in
Ohio will nominate r. B. Hayes for Goveln-
or. Then Rutherford will be called on to ex-
plain all about those oranges with the pulp
taken out and the vacancy filled with Ro-
man punch which were used to moisten the
throats of his Cabinet on Sunday evenings
when they had become husky with pro-
lonsed psalmody. In public Mr.. Hayes al
ways takes his Apolioaris straight, but there
have been whispers that he carries in his
breast pocket copy of ''Pilgrim's Progress
with a stopper screwed on.''
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04
Health lis Wealth

DIR. E. G. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN IRE AT
MENT; a specific for Hysteria Dizziness, Con vul
sions, Nervous Headache Mental Depression, Loss
tary Emissions Premature Old Age, caused by
over exertion fabuse, or overindulgence, which
leads to misery, decay and death. One box will
cure recent cases. Each box contains one months
treatment One dollar box, or six boxes for five
dollars; sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price
We guarantee six boxes to cure any case. With
led with five dollars we will send the purchaser our
written guarantee to return the money If the treat
.nent does not effect a cure. Guarantees issued by
all druggists in Portland and everywhere.
JOHN w PERKINS s. CO., General Agents
ssp6deow&weow1y ortiand.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04
Proposals fer White Marble or Granite.
for ti,e Washington Monument.

ENGINEERS OFFICE, WASHINGTON MONUMENT
Washington, d. G., April 10, 1881.
SEALED proposals will be received at this office.
- until II NJ on the 9th day of May, 1881, and
opened Immediately thereafter, for furnishing at
the site of the Washington Monument in this city,
$4,000 cubic feet more or less of White Marble and
$4,000 's g" j" f" ss " Granite
Specifications blanks or any further information
will be furnished from this Office upon request of
parties engaged in the business of quarrying such
materials. THOS. LINCOLN CASEY,
Lieut.. Col. Engineers, U. s. A.,
ap30 d6t Engineer in Charge.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

THE advantages of college education
have a striking Illustration in the case of
MIR. Robert Cook, for some years captain of
the Yale boating crew. He has just mar
ried woman worth 100000.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

THE Western papers are still discussing
the battle of Shiloh. One is almost tempt
ed to believe that it would be a good thing
for their readers had some more men fallen
on that field
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

The Chicago Tribune says, "The star
routes are just lighted" From the sud-
denness and force of the shock, we are led
to assume that the electric light is the illu-
minator employed.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

SECRETARY WINDOWS experiment with
the skies has been a complete success. Now
he is going to do away with the fives. The
Republican party handles the purse as well
IS it did the sword.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

EX-SENATOR DORSEY says that ex-senator
Barnum has no connection with the star
route ring. Democrats will believe Dorsey
now if they never did before.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

MAHoNE has been denounced by Demo-
cratic journals as a traitor and thief.
Would he were burglar enough to pick the
dead-lOcki
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

The Livadia, the Russian vessel which
seemed at one time likely to work change
in naval architecture, it is now generally
conceded, is dead failure. In the last par
ticular it is much like the government that
built it.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

THE GOODNESS toward Mr. George c. Cor
ham seems to strengthen as the days
lengthen. The general opinion is that Mr..
Gorham is over-exercising his mouth.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04
ENTERTAINMENTS
Fu = Z R =

This Wednesday Afternoon and Evening
the ladies Of the Free Baptist Church. corner Of
Casco AID Cumberland Streets will hold a Sale Of
Aprors and olher useful articles, ice cream and re-
freshments. There will be in the evening" vocal
music and readings by Miss Valentine. Supper
served from to O'CLOCK. Admission to supper
adults 20 cts. children 10 cts; admission to fair
and enter ainment free 1ny4 dlI*
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

ISN'T it about time for Ben Hill to perk
up and say something? The clown in cir
Gus is expected to make his appearance at
least once at each performance.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

Tue Toronto Globe admits that the Ca
madam people have great admiration for
the United States. 1t remarks: SIT cannot
be concealed-it is no use in concealing the
truth-that many of our people think the
American Republic better than our Domin-
ion, because it is republican country. 1t
has charm for them. As the poor Ameri-
can slaves used to watch the northern star
when signing for liberty prior to 1860, and
wended their way by circuituous routes to
Canada, so the people of Europe and many
OF our people are attracted by the fame, the
glory, the free Intercourse, rs they think
the free life of the great Republic" After
saying so much the Globe goes on to show
the Canadians their mistake.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

DETROIT Post: The difference between
this: The Republicans expose and punish
their rascals; the Democrats defend and
protect theirs, and it keeps them quite busy.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

THE investigation into the star route con-
tracts will probably show number of tarred
hands among the Democrats.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

The Detroit Post has got Mr.. Frye's size.
1t says: Senator Fryeis keen-wtted, pugna-
cious, penetrating Yankee, with all the
push, dash, and hold fast qualities of the
race.
The Portland daily press., 1881-05-04

OF American, as compared with Euro
pean newspapers, Assistant Secretary of
State Hit, says: ''The newspapers in
America WELD lash unknown in Europe.
l have been impressed both with the ability
of the press and the general responsibility
of Congressman and Senators. You take
that question of the Spanish claims, for ex-
ample, which has been within the last week
or so discussed in the newspaper press. We
can see in this department that the editorial
writer's and correspondents are remarkably
well posted concerning even as remote a
matter as th It, think" Evidently Assis-
tant Secretary Hit has not forgotten the
nice things the nawsp apers said about him
when he was appointed.