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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-11-23

ParisiaBs will remember the dnel be-.
tween the Baron Dc M. and NJ. DO Ia T..
in the wood of Country. The Baron. "a
Hnnoverian officer, and related o. PnncA
Bismarck. vas expelled under tho Gov
eminent Of National Defence ns an alien.
and has not been seen since. The cuuse
oi the quarrel was serious. and nothing
but the death Of one or other II tho com.
batants was demanded
The men met in tho wood Of C0uury
with their seconds. Pistols were placed
in their hands after twenty-five PAGES
had been marked out. and the worl to
fire was given. Tho pistols went 90
simultaneously; they we're rihed. aud
both gentlemen we're good shots. hui
somehow neither was hit The wohpoua
were loaded again, but with almost a
similar result The seconds declared
they had been fired az; one said De had
heard bullet whistle by him -Four
more bullets were exchanged. the sec.
onds lying down in the grass, like sharp
shooters, while the doctor hoppsd al,out
behind tho trees like n Wild Indian. No
body was hurt, aud when tho dozen bul-
lets were exhausted, IL was funnl that
the chief second, who had loaded. tle
pistols, had forced tho lead in with the
mallet and ramrod, causing them 30 De.
viatc, and inJuring the rihing of tho
weapons
Two magnificent raricrs were pro.
duccd, bat unfortunately tlo seconds
had neglected 10 have them ground
They were blunt, aud, as those vino have
been out know, 10 is impossible 90 10
anything save iufict n serious hruisc ard
raise the skin with an ungromd rapier.
The combatants fought away until dusL.
but no wound was inflicted incapacital-
ing either OF them from cmtmuiug. AZ
last the seconds separated them, and Df.
IEtendard came forward o. exercise hit
skill and examine Che injuries received
He found that NJ do IN =. had becn
''hlt' a dozen times in tho Ghost Re
bandagcd tho wounds by covering each
OF them with two-pCnny postage STAMP.
and the party returned 20 Paris. Three
days afterward the doctor called ON ~. dc
In T., and found him up and well-hc
hadtalcn bath, and tho postage stamps
had disappeared d-Pdris PaDrr.
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Decency Toward Horses.

A horse cannot be screamed at and
cursed without becoming less valuable IN
every particular. To reach the highest
degree of value the animal slOul ba
perfectly gentle and always roliohle. but
if il expects every moment that it is IN
the harness ia Dc "jawed" at and struck
it will DE IN a constant state of nervous
ness, and in its excitement as liable
through fear to do something which is
not expected as to go along doing what
you started it to do. It is possible 70
train horse to be governed by the word
OF mouth, almost as completely as it is
to train a child, and in such training the
horse reaches its highest value. When q
horse is soothed by the gentle words Of
his driver-and we have seen him colmcd
down from great excitement by no other
means--it may be very fairly concluded
that he is a valuable animal for all prac-
teal purposes, and it may be certainly
concluded that the man who has such
power over him, is q humane man and q
sensible one, But all this simply means
that the man must secure the animals
confidence. Only in exceptional in
stances Is a horse stubborn or WILSON'S.
IL he understands his surroundings, and
what is required Of him, he gives no trou-
ble As almost every reader must know,
If the animal when frightened can be
brought up TO the object he will become
calm. The reason is that he understands
that there is nothing to fear. So lac
must be taught to have confidence in the
man who handles him; and then this
powerful animal which usually no man
eoald handle, if il were disposed to be
vicious, will give no trouble. The very
best rule, therefore, which we would lay
down for the management of the horse,
Is gentleness and good sense on the part
Of the driver Bad drivers make lad
horses usually Western RtraL
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-11-23
Rich Peop1e Of the Olden Times.

That we have some very rich people
in this country there Is no doubt, but
where are they, asks the Cincinnati Star,
as compared with the Roman aristocrats !?
Vanderbilt may be able to give his check
for go, OO0, 900, but when Cyrus returned
from the conquest of Asia he was rated
at $500, 600, ,00O Mrs. Astor may give
an entertainment at the expense of $25,-
900, and Mrs. Mackay may give dinner
parties that cost $50, 1000, but a festival
given by Ptolemy Philadelphus cost s., =
239, 900. Alexander's daily meal, frugal
as it was, cost 81, 700; and money was of
so little account to Claudius that he once
swallowed pearl thRtwas worth $40, 900.
James Gordon Bennett has been known
to give many thousands of dollars to
people for whom he had acquired fancy,
but according to Tacitus, more than
$97, 900, 600 was given away in a Similar
manner by Nero. Queens of fashion in
New York and San Francisco have ap-
peared at balls wearing jewels estimated
to have cost 100000, which pales into
insigni1icance when compared with the
alleged fnct that Lolita Taulina wore
jewels valued at 81, ,662, 500, and that
when she wore these it was only on the
the occasion Of a plain citizens supper.
Over $780, was spent in providing a
funeral for an eccentric New Yorker
who left directions how the money should
be spent, but the obsequies of Hephaes-
ton cost 81, 500, 900. Americans have
died and left millions to their sons who
have squandered it all in a score of years,
but Antony ''got away with" ST35, ,OO0,-
coo, and Tiberus left the snug little sum
of $118, 900, 600, which Caligula squan-
dered, to the last penny, in less than
one year. The late lamented SotheFn is
said to have spent $1,000 in year in
good living, but it is said that Pegellus,
the singer, spent money at the rate of
$40, 600 a week. And then there was a
Darius and Heliogabalas and Lucullus
and Lentalus and-well, this viii do for
to-day.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-11-23
Money Pnfred Away in Smoke.

1t is startling truth that New York
pays more for cigars than bread, and
this is easily seen when individual cigar
bills run no to @3GG per annum. I
lnQW nAe iAan who Vas unable to save
anything ON an income Of $4,000 a
year, and who gave among the reasons
that it cost him SO pei. week for cigars.
II all his expenses were at spQl rate
there could be Ye4y little GAanoe at nc
cI!mNlatian. There are many smokers
who average 100 cigars week. These
are the men who build up such fortunes
as the Gilseys and others have made.
Peter Casey landed in New York a poor
emigrant- He was a piano maker, but
opened u cigar shop in the BQWegy,
which his wife attended While he wrought
at his trade, FToIn this humble begin
Mig tislaey became one Of the most ex-
teAsive dealers IN tho city. He had at
one time nearly a dozen cigar shops.
apd he left an estate worth 81, 900, 900,
The Gilsey House is one Of his-crea-
tons, and the splendid establieh4ent
known as the "'Glsek 44uildiIg," /" COR
neg ..sg of Rioadway and 0ouFtland street,
Is another. ~ ja
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The Peculiarities OF Massachusetts
Swan

Visitors to Pine Grove Cemetery, nj
Milford, Mass, are {aBoh surprised to
see aWan standing on q grave, near q
hilu's rocking horse. The swan uttcrs
y shrek if any one attempts to approach
the grave. Some years ago the mate to
this swan died, and soon after the loolj-
ilg horse was placed on the newly-nado
grave, when the suTYIving swan immedi-
ittelY -tationed himself as protector over
tho horse. If the father of the little
hoy that is buried there approaches, the
swan makes no Outcry, but no one else
IS allowed to approach the.spot, Re
Gently the horse was taken away and
painted, and while It was absent the swan
took no nQt4ce Of the grave but passed
It's tlme an the pond or in its house, but
when the horse was replaced the swan
took up his position by its side, thus
showing that it was the rocking horse
and not the grave that was the object Of
its vigil. 1t is Tumored that the trUAteos
ordered the horse removed, bat the
owner of the lot TefWsad 90 comply with
the comlgspA, because his son had re-
aU4steI that it should be placed above
Ills grave. Boston Journal.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-11-23
ElenhaBt Dentistry.

One OF the Indian elephants some
time since had the misfortune to wrench
off a portion of its trnnk which had got
caught in q moose of rope, and the larg-
est African specimen, whose buge pro
portions are we'll known to the frequent
crs of the Gardens, met with an accident
10y which its t1sks were broken off; the
stumps subsequently grew into the
eheekg. causing il excrueiating pain, and
necessitating and Immediate remedy
The intrepid Superintendent undertook
TO perform the delicate operation and re-
lieve the poor beast. Having prepared
a gigantic hook-shaped lancet he band
aged the creature 3 eyes and proceeded to
his task. It was an anxious moment, for
tbeYe was absolutely nothing to prevent
the aniulal killing hisnedical attendants
upon the spot, and to rely upon the com
mon sense and good nature of creature
weighing many tons and suffering from
facial assesses and neuralgia, argues,
to say the least OF it, the possession Of
considerable nerve. But Mr.. Bartleth
did not hesitate, and climbing up within
reach of his patient he lanced the swok
len check. His courage was rewarded,
for the beast at once perceived that the
proceedings were for his good, and sub
mitted quietly. The next morning when
they came to oPs rate upon. the other
side, the elephant turned his cheek with
out being hidden, and endured the second
incision without groan, ~ saturday Re-
U5eaV.
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Good manners,

A man who Is deficient iii fine man
ners is likely to commit many errors IL
dealing with others, whether they are
his interiors or superlOrs III position, so
cial standing or age. The mistake al
inferior is likely to commit III dealing
with his superior is to act as though he
were the latter's equal, and the danger
to which tpe guperi6I is Subject, IN CON
yerSing with his 'inferior, is tina dan
ger 81 asserting, OF ovet-asserting, his
superiority, instead of leaving ii 10 the
other to establish the fact by insensibly
cOnoeding it, But your equal obviously
can commit either blunder. He may be
arrogant and presuming, or he may
show himself apologetic, timid and uIt
easy. Either blunder serves to intro
duce an element of awkwar lnfss aQi dis
comfort into the CONVERSATION, and, If the
blundef be one Of large proper
tions, renders the sitqatAu iptOl-
erable He haa no sense of the
fitness Of things, and you suffer IN
consequence. Another thing that is in
consistent with good breeding is vulgar
familiarity. A person OF fine manners
is never familiar with his superiors oven
o8tensibly never familiaF Ti4h h1s in
feriore n teahty, aid not often familiar
even with his equals, Horse play y nn
extreme type Of familiarity and shonld
be the exclusive amusement of country
pumpkins and gutter-children. It is a
subject for much regret that this cuarse
kind of diversion hes heeA F1And de-
lightly, ~ t4Gsa who are called the
"highest in tho land. To pull a man
out OF bed in the middle of the night ;
to throw his bedclothes OF the contents
OF his portmanteau out of a window to
the lawn these, and other: prachcal
Jokes of kindred nature. 9i9 aanaid-
cred the height 2f Wit ~ Fh9 perPetra-
tors, but dr6S{IhQst annoying to the Vie.
tim -.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-11-23
LET Us BE PATIENT.

Let US be patient. These severe Affections
Not from the ground arise; .....
But eVernnOre celestial bGnedictions
Assume this dark disguise
We SEQ put dlmly through the mists and yapors
Amid these earthly danps: - .-|r.
what seem to US but sad funeral tapers
May be heavens distant lamps
He is not dead-the child Of your afectIoA--
But gone into that zchool,
Who're he 1p longer needs our poor protection,
and Christ Himself has rule,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-11-23
Lincoln When Ten.

The following graphic sketch Of the
late President lincoln when he WAS ten
years Of age is from an article in tho
Springfield Republican, It shows that.
with Infayoiing circumstances, he was
nn upright boy:
Sixty years ago, boy Of ten and .
girl Of twelve were living alono with
their father IN 8 rough log-cabin in In
diana,
The cabin had no floor, and only holes
IN the side for a door aud window.
Instead Of chairs, there were three
legged stools, and for n bedstead there
was n row of poles with one end stuck i'm
q crack of the logs, and tho other end
laid IN a forked stick, driven into the
ground, with some boards laid across the
poles, and upon these a heap Of leaves
covered with skins and old petticoats.
The boy and girl were dirty, half
dressed and neglected.
Their mother was dead, and their
father was a rough hard man
Once he left them for some time, and
when he came back, he brought with
him a splendid bureau, n table, n set of
chairs, a clothes-chest, bedding, and
other furniture-and new mother for
the childrenl
She, poor woman, had supposed she
was marrying a well-to-do man; and had
come with linn all the way from Ken
lucky, expecting to find a good home
awaiting herself and her three children,
and instead Of it she found this forlorn
place.
But, like brave woman, she made the
best of it. With her furniture and hor
care, she soon made the cabin hOmelike
The two children, Ale and Nancy, were
soon cleaner and better dressed than they
had ever been before Both of them
were good children, and she loved them
both.
To the boy, her coming was the be-
ginning of a new life. She sent him 70
school whenever there was a chance,
which was not oftel; she encouraged
him and sympathized with him, and
was q true mother to him, the only
mother he ever knew.
Many years afterward, ne said to a
friend, with tears in his eyes, "All that
I am or hope to be, owe to my angel
mother. And she said Of him after he
was dead:
"Abe never gave me a cross word on
look, and never refused, IN fact or ap-
peaFance, to do anything I requested
him.
81 never gave him cross word IN my
life. HIS mind and mine-what little /
had--seemed to run together. he was
dutiful to me always
81 think he loved mo truly. had o
son, John, who was raised with Abe.
Both were good boys. but j must
say, both now being dead, that Abe was
the best boy ever saw or expect 10 sec. ="
"lTnD out your child's specially" IS
tta uroent advice of a phrenolOgist.
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We English have not yet fully realized
what utter knavea tho ruling Pachas in
Turkey are. We solemnly read their
dispatches and their state papers as
though they were not written with ih1
deliberate intention 10 deceive and Nc
ask them 10 make pledges, a. though
they would 10 binding on them. 81
long as wo regard these scamps a. any
thing but gang ol shameless triekstcrs,
readv 10 sell themselves and their coun-
trv 10 the highest bidder, We shall yainly
endeavor 10 handle the Eaateru Quca-
tion. There are but two argumonH
which they understand-mOueya and the
stick. III We age not prepared ~ buy
them or b beat lhoIn, we should not
waste time IN negotiations. butwithdmw
from an communication with them. --
London Iiritih.
RocHsrKR is b. have q colossal tower
surmouuted by nn enormous statue oi
Mercury. It viii advertise n tobacco
factory. Tho foot Of the god j. % h.
twenty-five inches long-a little in ad-
vance, SAYS the snreasiio local editor, even
Of ilmt shown by Buffalo gulA
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True Lnyn.

Do you know what it is so to live up
on person who is present with you
that your eyes follow his that you read
his soul that YQa see the changes in
his eopntenance; that you anticipate
his wishes; that you smile in his smile,
and are sad in his sadness. and are down
east when he is vexeA, and reioiced in
his successes?
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EMPLO OYMENT
FOR ALI.
TO SELLL A HOUSEHOLD ARTICLE.


rsNnt poor as we'll as the rich, tile old as well as
4 the young the wife. as well a. the husband
the young maiden as well az tho young man, the
girlas well as the boy, may just as well earn
few dollors in honest employment, as to sit around
the house and wait for others to earn 1t for them
We can give you emdloyment, all the time, or in
your own neighborhood, among your friends and
aeqpaintances II you do not care for employ
mant. We can i!4pfCi vGlqepla fRtGrfnafion to you
lres afGdst ~" VIII Cost you only one cent fol a
Postal card 10 wrte for o4r Prospectus, and 1t
lnay be the means Of making you a good many
dollars
10 met neglect this Opportunity. You do not
have 10 invest q large sun of monev, and ruu a
great risk OF losing it. You viii readily see that
il win be an easy matter to make from SO to 500
: week. and establish lucrative, and Independents
business, honorable, straightforward and profit
able. Attend to this matter NOW, for there is
MONEY IN lT for gll Yha eNgeGe With ~. We
viii surpl .Ae yoa aud You Viii Wonder Why you
never Rrofa tn gSs before. We send iul partcu-
lare free AddfesS
BUCKEYE IL F. G CO.,
(Nametbis paper } MARION, ONO.
Sept 2s-Gm
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The Lunar Weather Theory.

The general principles 81 tho lunar
theory as 10 the weather are thus stated
by Claudius Ptolemy, as quoted by Mr..
A. J. Pearce in his Weather Guide
Book, f" according 10 Astro- Meteorology
" The moons course Is 10 DO carefully
observed at the third day before or after
her conjunction with the sun (now
moon), her opposition Qul mooh), and
her intermediate quarters; for II hho
then shines thin and clear, with no other
phenomena about her, she indicates 90
renity but II Bhe appears thin anil rcd,
and have her whole illuminated part
visible, and IN stnte Of vibration, aho
portend5 winds from tho quarter n her
latitude and dcclination and II aho APP
pear dark or pale and thick, she threat
ems storms and showers. All halos
formed around the moon should also bo
observed, FOR II there appears ono only,
bright and clear, and decaying by de-
grees, IL promises serene weather; lUt
If two or throe appear, tomposta aru In
dicated aud II they seem reddish and
broken they threaten tempCsta, with
violent and boisterous winds; IN dark
md thick they foreshow storms and
snow II pale, or black and broken, tenn
pests with winds and snow, both and
whenever a great number appear.
storms Of greater fury are portended."
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Eyes, sab. Kurnel Bonso Smith am
dead-dead as a hcr1in', sah. Ito died
IN his cheer, an i was do fust pussUu
who mowed it
"Quite an old man, wasn't hep
eyes. sab. He didn't know uunu'
bout his aigc but / reckon ho waf
purity Clus up b 90. De ole man had
got so feeble dat dcy had to cut his meat
an' mash his 'taters fur him. tie had
been loOlliu' fur 10 summons fur ~ hong
time past, an yit when do gates Of nua-
ben opened an de- music came hontiu'
ont il was hard 10 realize dat 10 kururl
had iined de purceshun.
"And you found him2"
'Jist me, sah, an no one elise. You
see, he hbed wild his dartor, AN aho giu
him dc warmest co'ner to sit iu. nn de
best winder TO look out Of pass dat
same winder three or four times n dhy.
an dc Kurnel allus gin me a nod. when
L went 10y dar yesterday de ole man sut
IN his place, and dar was % smile nn his
face. j went in to shake hands Wd him
lie war all alone. As 1 walked iu
called out kinder cherry like: wall.
kurncl, how goes do battle tD.duyY bat
he didn't answer.
Deed, sab, his battle war eudel lu'
de Lawd. but ho had sot right dar wild "a
smile on his face an died ns softly as De
sun goes down.
'Aud he was smiling2'
"Smilin' like a pleased chile. sah
Death had come % him like Is sweet
dream. When he heard de gates uf llca-
ben open perhaps De war a lcctle afraid.
but when do angels marched cut au'
played soft and low am sweet 0n dair
harPs it brought peace 10 his heart nn' "a
smile 20 his face, an when dc golden
gates closed again do Kurnol war ON de
fur side Detroit Free Press.
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THE MORRISTOWN GAZETTE
A Trip to Knoxville and Back
for Nothing.

If You want $25 worth of Groc-
cries you can more than save the
amount by going to McNulty &
Knaffl's to buy them. Gay street,
Knoxville, Tenn. move 4W
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THE conductor who can keep himself
unspotteli viii grow rich.
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TIM E-TABLE.
E.T.s Va. 81 Ga. RR.
q ~ u &c PIP

g., q. q. 81 q. RR.
Daily Freight and Passenger Trains-Sundays
excepted.
Arrive st MorrlstuWD 400 p. In Depart $50 M
Arrive at Wolf Greek, 1915 pm. Depart 1:15 p u
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"l7rsD out your child's specially" IS
the urgent advice of a phrenologlst.
When You have tried this, you viii ind
II ncs SO easy Sometimes rock candy
seems to be the favonte, and then again
thero is marleed tendency ic ANY.
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RogersyilIe 3 Jefferson RR.
LODGES.

r 0 0. F.-Norristown, No. 168-Ist, End and
L. eth Tuesdays Of every month.
JOHN MURPHEY, n. G.
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OFFICERS 3 :

d. A. CARPENTER, PRESIDENT.
T. II MeCLTEG, YjGE PEEsI |Eg4.
W. ii. SIMMONDS,
Sec. s. TREAS.