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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11
HAmnOn.

Memnon was one Of the heroes Of the
Trojan war. He was slain by Achilles.
4 colossal statue was erected In the
ne1ghbOrhood Of Thebes. This famous
statue, the vocal Memnon, as it is called,
Is the northernmost of two colossal sit
ting tisEres in the approach to temple
now In ruins, in the quarter of Western
Thebes called Memnonia by the Greeks.
The height of each of these statues Is
fOrty-seven feet, and they stand on
pedestals twelve feet high. On the lower
part of the vocal Memnon are seventy
two inscriptions from private and official
circles testifying that they have heard
it's voice at sunrise The sound Is said
to have resembled the twanging OF
harp-stling or the striking of brass, and
It occurred at sunrise or soon after. In
the top of the statue Is a stone which, on
being struck, eRlits q metallic sound that
still might be made use Of to deceive a
visitor; and from It's position, and the
fact that there is a squared place cut IN
the block behind, Gs If to admit o person,
who might thus be concealed from the
most careful observer In the plain below,
it is supposed to have been so used.
That it was deception there can be but
little doubt; the fact of the Emperor
Hsdrian hearing it thrice, looks very
suspicious; natural phenomenon would
not have been so complimentary to the
Emperor, when il sounded only. once to
ordinary MORALS. Others, however, claim
that it was impc ssible so clumsy an I'M
posture should have passed without de-
lection for centuries, while the statue
was constantly exposed to the inspection
of intel gent Romans, who, as foreigners
aud c,1nIu4rors in Egypt, would not
lesita f to detect and expose the tricks
ef tho 3,ative prizes hood, 1t is said that
snRilr sounds have been produced from
stones from the influence of the suns
rays; and sevet.al of the scientific men
attached to BcnapEte's army in Egypt
Lave stated frequently that they heard
such = sould, always. shortly after sun
rise, nppaa entity issuing from one OF the
rocf-stoncs of the temple OF Karnok.
Mr. Lowe states that in neighboring
temple lie heard repeatedly sound like
that of a halp-stEing from some stones
above him. This occurred at noon, and
he supposes that at tins time the stones
became exposed to the sun, and the sud
lien expansion from the warmth produced
the sound.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11
Mnrriage m the CeIestIaI EmpIre.

Thirty pairs of embroidered slippers
arenecessaryf for the trosseau Of a Chinese
lady Of position, and her bOudoir is ernm-
med with confectionery, dried fruits,
burnt almonds, barley sugar, syrup Of
sloes, oranges, ginger, and Ehaddocks,
IN confusion with rich silks, Jewels of
wrought gold and precious stones, rings,
bracelets, cases OF nails, bodkins for the
hair, and a thousand other charming
nick-nacks In this strange country a
young girl when she marTies never has q
dowry. She Is literally purchased either
by the husband himself or by his rela-
tiOns. Although she may have no
brothers, she cannot inherit any portion
of her paternal fortune unless her father
makes an express declarationinh her favor.
Such arrangements are always completed
before the marriage, and are usually
negotiated by agents, called ''de jim.
The young faRcc is next presented TO
her husbands parents. The husband
himself she never sees until the wedding
day, when she is carried in a closed chair
to the house. The key Of the chair il
handed TO the bridegroom, who opens
the door, and il the lody within pleases
his taste he holds out his hand 10 her; II
not, he slams the door, and the engage
ment is at an end, tho girls parents hav-
ing the right to retain the purchase
money.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11
Why He Was in the Penltentlary.

An important case was tried before
the Criminal Court of the District ot
Columbia. An old colored man was ON
the witness stand. The District Attor-
ney interrogated the witness
What is your nameT
"John Williams, sah."
care you the John Williams who was
sent to the Albany State peniteniary for
laroenyT ...'.-.-.-y-......
"No, sah-not this John"
g Are you the John Williams who was
convicted of arson, and sent to tho Balti-
more penitentRry?'
Tired Of asking fruitless questions,
the District Attorney suddenly put q
leading one.
"Have you ever been in tho Peniten-
tiary?' a.. ..f r' s."
FYes, sah." ....-...,... .-..
All eyes were now turned upon the
witness. The District Attorney smiled
complacently, and resumed: H..
'How many times have you been In
the penitentiary ?" -..
"Twioe, sab" . ...a. Ell. DID.
"Where 2" ?"r... .#E . ..
" In Baltimore, sab.
Glow long wore you there the first
time p
"About two hours, sab"
How long the second timer asked
the attorney, rather crestfalen.
"a Gan hour, sab. 1 went there 70
whitewash cell for a lawyer who had
robbed his client
The attorney sat down amid the
laughter of the spectators. ....
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11
METEOROLOGY.
me Fature of VVea4her FOreteIlInR.
IAtIAntic MoAthly.l


In no either part of her wide realm has
Science done SO little for the good of man
or her own fame as in the department OF
meteorology. In the solid earth her pro
phecies have long had high value, in
the far. off heavens her empire is affirmed,
| but in the unstable air between these two
well possessed provinces there Is a re-
| zion that is not vet subjusated. Around
the border of the domain of meteorology
some gains to the cause of law and order
have indeed been made; we control the
| lightning, we are able to track clearly
defined storm for days on its path, and
can help the sailor to knowledge that Of
ten enables him to escape its clutches
when it assails him on the deep sea; but
as for foretelling the weather in any
proper sense, we have not yet attained to
it. Is it attainable? Can we hope to
compass the condition, of our days SO
that we may SOW, reap, travel, feast or
make war in weather of our own choice?
This is, after all, perhaps the most In
teresting of the question that the future
history of science must determine. But
though the perfect answer is not to be
given at present, there are some things
in the existing conditions of our science
that makes us hopeful that we are but at
the beginning of the work of weather
forecasting. -tt..i
There have been two distinct scientific
efforts at weather foretelling, as distin-
guished from the current survival of the
modes of thought of ancient ages that are
Introduced in our ordinary weather pro-
phecies; that undertaken by Admiral
Fitzroy, in England, and that begun in
this country by the United States Signal
Corps, under the control of the late Gen
eral Myer. Both of these have made
their basis of the simple principle that
weather always has a history that it
means conditions that pass from one re-
sion to another by certain laws of move
ment and at certain rate This general
fact was long ago recognized by meteor
but it was not until the telegraph
enabled knowledge to outstrip the storms
that it was possible to make any use of il
in foretelhng the weather. BY the ad- 1
nirable labors of the United Signal Ser
vice this method of annoucingthe weather
that is journeying toward any locality
has been brought to high point of per-
fec ton, but it has not to any extent |
helped us to foretell the creation Of /
weather. When a weather area forms |
ia the far West, it is now traced as clearly |
as the path of an army, until it passes
away. Sometimes the state of the bar
ometer will tell something about storms /
that have not yet gathered themselves
'or their eastward march, but beyond +
his there have as yet been no means of
The weather bureau Is of no
more. use than a ground-hog, or a goose
bone for telling us whether our coming
spring or summer is to be warm or cold,
.niny or dry. Is this the end of our ad-
1ance? Can we hope to do more than
AXE the storms we find ahoat, and trace
hem on their courses, or can we hope to
ook behind them to the conditions of
heir origin so clearly that we can foretell
heir time and place of working?
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11
Big Rabherlna

Lord Eldon, who has Just hpishod
church at a cost OF near 500, 900, and
lost vnluables worth another Sl00,OlO by
tho hands Of Bill Sykes and company
represents tho largest fortune which ever
came directly from the Law. Hi gruai-
grandfather, the pct Channelur ul
Georges III and w va bot often
that they approved of tho same man.
started with little more than 8 prtiy and
shrewd wife, for bis marriage compelled
him 10 give up his fellowship % Oxford,
and his father, an old ooal-shippor at
Newcastle, albeit woll-tO-do, wa not dls-
posed TO lavish money on Jack, more
especially after he had dared ~ olupe az
~ with Bessie Sturt0eE Tho habits
Of cheose-paring aud Biut-skinning
which the pair acquired at their start
were never lost In alter yearH nud
Il is well known that vheu Lord
Eldon went back b. town ou uue
occasion, Lady Eldon bal ilio Shoes
takon Oh his pony aud lOckod them
securely in her deck, t0 prevent u,.u and
tear monntime Not only dld lie save
the bulk Of great earnings ut tlF bnr, boot
those also he had as Chancellor. uud Sc
some twenty years be had from ElO.u'n
10 E3O, 600 a year, for in uio8c dnyt Geo
Chancellor was largely paid by ir.-t
which were enormous. Beudc nll tI.,
the bulk Of the fortune of lms brl.hHr
Lord St0well. tbo pIlar ~ Co.
international law, ultimately Cluls
20 swell the Eldons' wealth.. Llrl
StoWell, as Judge al hU Court ul
Admiralty during tho LONG var I.rl.a.,
positively coined money, aud li-. ta.,
was exceedingly careful ol vi hat he gHt.
no member Of the family haH sinrc btou
conspicuous for ability. The prahuit
Earl, who is grandson oi tho Chancellor
ia, Ike his fathor before him. q quiet
country gentleman, whose voice B. nrfgl
heard in the councils of The uailuu. Isr
jewel and plAts nobbefics wlhclI hAyf
taken place in England oi Late yolr,
probably aggregate not less than, 81 I0J.
600. The usual plan has been % Ftt iuiHa
lady's room while the family are ai du..
ner by q ladder ~ tho window, ln Gloss
way about fifty theits Of immcnsD nmughi
have, within tcn yoars, boon necuu-
phshed with perfect mpmity. A. DO
England II Is illegal 10 adYeE'iHc "u5
questions aslZed," Il IA probably mers
difficult, IN the absence 81 n ro,Dguiz Il
Jonathan Wild, - come to terms v4ft
the plundcrora, who, ~ was shown 300
the case Of Lady EllosmuFe'u iDea 80
property, worth ei50.OO, whils ei n1uic
To visit the Queen NJ Windsor. oitcu IS, &
50 little for their plumber FROM rcce.v..s
that Il would b. greatly for tlleir iui. r..t
10 come 10 terms. There Jan urly u.-
NOR that nov well-known hrm Oi a.
brew jewellers emerged mystcriohkly frau
ObsCurity 10 Importance in ihr trl De-
within twelve months of lie EQCm fs
robbery and there can be htno doa'
that many jewellers d. largely son,iit Cog
this manner. The gums once uli ui t.ie
setting, and the setting in the uul.il
detection becomes almost impuaali..
Probably nt this momnntaf heNp, ri tli
Saratoga hundreds of thousaulr' worth
Of these stolen diamonds are heinE uuri
which hnd here the best mukot - Nesr
York liDiea. l lt .lUr-a
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11
" Potatoes and Point,

Says writer in Notes and Queries: I
have always understood that it meant eat
ing potatoes only and pointing to bacon
hanging on the wall have heard a
variation of it. Four Irishmen, wishing
TO live frugally, bought a lot Of potatoes
to eat, and red herring TO rub them on
to give them a flavor; but, finding this
used up their herring too quickly, they
got another, which they put into bot
tie, and rubbed their potatoes on the out
side Of that. ..... ...-...
There is another saying as common ns
potatoes and point" To one asking
what he can have to eat, il is considered
very clever to say, Bread and pullot.
''Let's have it, then, says he.
A large lump of bread is set on the
table and we asks for the chicken.
"Chicken!-pulletl why, there it is. "
"Why, here's naught but bread.
"Well, pull it, and then you'll have
bread and pullet .
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11
European Rapacity-C Chinese HOdera.
ton, #-.. @

tiOn. # @
Ii Europeans, Ia truth, understood the
duties resulting from the five relation
ships, then we should discern the effects
in their lives Love between prince
and minister, father and son, elder
| and younger brothers, husband and wife,
friend and friend would bring due subor-
dinatiOn and careful fulfilment of rela-
tive duties; peace and order would reign
supreme; there would be no angry rivalry
or unrestrained greed, making use of
deadly weapons to bring destruction on
mankind. But do we see these results
in Western countries? No, indeed Their
whole energy is centred in the manufac-
ture of different kinds of machines
steam vessels and locomotives to bring
rapid returns of profit, guns and rifles
to slay their fellOw-men. They rival one
another in greed and in cunning methods
of acquiring wealth; they say they are
rich and mighty; and put it all down to
their true knowledge, forsoothl But
from the time when the heavens were
spread out and the earth came into ex-
lstence ChlnR can boast a continuous line
of great men; SO that mans wants have
been better supplied each day than the
one before it, and our language immeas-
ably excels those of Europe in strength
and depth. Property is wealth to the
foreigner; moderation In his desires TO
the Chinese; material power is might to
the foreigner; to live and let live is might
to the Chinese. But the heaping up of
words will not explain these principles.
China forbids strange devices (machinery)
in order to prevent confusion; she en-
courNgVs humanity and justice as the
very foundation of good government; and
this viii be her policy forever. Yet for
cigners say that such principles are
prOftless. Proftless, indeed Profta-
ble, rather, beyond expression DIARY
Of Lin Ia-IeIl, ia the Nineteenth Cen
fury. -1".'hit.-.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11

Rev. Frank ID. Moore, late pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church, of
Covington, Ky, has been suspended
from "the Office and all the flnctions
of the gospel ministry About a
year ago Mr.. Moore preached a SER
mon that was not in accord with the
orthodox of Presbyterian sentiment
on the Sunday question, and gave
great comfort to othe "Sabbath- break
ers." For this he was cited to an
swer before his presbytery, and in
the course of the investigation which
ensued Mr.. Moore publicly rcnounc-
ed the Confession of Faith as inter-
preted by the Presbyterian Church
in the United States, and recantcd
his ministerial vows.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11

90 A New York special of tire 25tb
to the Cincinnati Times states thea
Panama news just received dated
ten days ago, says; The Treasu trr
of DeLesseps' Canal Company has
disappeared with. 100000, 600 in
French gold belonging to the com
pany' He went away on tug
from which he boarded a steamer.
The Canal Company for a time at
tempted to account for the Treas
urer's absence by saying that lie
had committed suicide, for reasons
of his own, by drowning himself in
the ChagresL river. The truth is
now, however, admitted. bE -
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11

In Mississippi last year the aver
sge daily attendance ofpupils in the
public schools was 155, 5,911, ofwhom
72, ,881 were white and 83,830 color
ed; 3,255 white and 2,314 colored
teachers were employed. Over 500
900 vera paid out forpublic educa-
ton, and laws have been enacted to
provide for an increase of the fund
for public school purposes. ~ so n.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11

The estate in RaokOridge county,
Va, embracing the Natural Bridge,
has been purchased by H. C. Par
sons, Vice President of the Rich
mond and Allegheny railroad The
property contains 700 acres, and lies
within one and a half miles of the
railroad. 1t is proposed to lay out
the grounds as a park. a-.a -..
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11
SensIbIe Advice.

A distinguished writer, speaking ot the
duties which parents owe their children,
says: ga mother makes a great mistake
when she does not constantly court the
confidence of her daughter. The daugh-
ter should share all her secrets with her
mother. Many of q home has been
blighted, and shame has come to many
household because the mother was too
busy or too careless to keep herself In
constant sympathy with her daughters
The same is true Of the father and son.
The young man who spends his evenings
from home, and feels that it would be
robbing him of his manly independence
if he should tell where he goes, is bank
ing against every interest in the future.
Fathers and mothers should never allow
themselves to grow so old that they are
not. interested IN all that interests their
children and their young people. Home
comforts, and home amusements, and
the best society of young people should
be sought with more care than choice in
vestments in stock and bonds; for one
pays dividends only for few years, the
other viii go on compounding its inter
ests long after you are gone. Young
people crave recreation and amusement,
and will generally have it; how much
better that it should be enjoyed in the
homes of the land, and directed by low
ing hands. Your wild boys and thought
less girls are mainly recruited from
homes where enjoyment is not to be
found ~
g The parent who sees the boys and
girls of the household full of fun and
frolic should not grow anxious that he
does not see more tears and solemn
faces. These come soon enough amid
the anxieties and perplexities of life.
Make home the happiest place in all the
world---so that your sons and daughters
as they go out into the great world to
buffet with its trials and temptations,
will in every quiet moment hear the echo
of its loving words and remember its
tender admonitions, and thus be strong
to conquer in every honorable pursuit
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11

Mrs. Louisa G. Allan, one of the
most prominently connected and best
known ladiesof Richmond, Va, and
the foster-mother Of Edgar Allan
Poe, died in that city on the 9th
inst. When he visited Richmond,
Poe always made her house his home.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11

: A San Antonio correspondent of
the New Orleans Democrat says rail
road officials estimate that / 900 i'm
daily are pouring through
the gate cities of DennisOn and Tex
arkana into the Lone Star State. This
is without parallel in the history of
immigration, so far as th2 Southern
States at least are concerned, and
points to Texas as the rapidly-devel.
oping empire State of the South. Ga
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11

The Rev, Mr.. Titus of indianapolis
challenges anybody to take the
negative of tile following proPosi-
ton in a public discussion Re
solved, That it is right for q minis
ter to take all the people are willing
to give him.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11

1t is said that Rainier, a negro,
who was lieutenant Governor of
South Carolina, and represented that
State in Congress-, is now working
diligently on the streets Of Charles
ton as q lahOrcr. ------
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11

An air. pressure engine has been
found to answer in the underground
railroad in London, and befor long
this method ofpropnlsion will prob
ably be adopted, and steam and
smke got rid Of ..... ..
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11
A Curious Lake,

The density Of the water Of Lake
Mono is remarkable, being Just the
reverse of that of Lake Tahoe, in which
me body Of q drowned person never
returns TO the surface. For bitterness
and promiscuous meanness the waters Of
this lake surpass those of the Dead Sea.
They contain so much alkali that on
windy day the lake is q regular tub of
soap-suds. The writer has seen q wall
of lather five feet thick along the whole
of that shore against which the waves
were beating. Occasionally the waves
would take up bunch of this lather ss
big as a bushel basket and carry il
several hundred feet inland. So bu0yant
are the waters of the lake that quite a
party of men may navigate them on
raft made of four or five dry cottonwood
poles. Out in the Lake are islands Of
rock QRva-liks concretions), through
which springs Of water boil up. The
water of these springs is like that of the
lake, and at a point where there are
eight or ten feet Of water, IL Ia a sort
of fountain. A column Of fresh water
some three feet in diameter Is projected
upward with such force that il rises to
height Of at least two feet above the
general level Of the lake in the form % a
mound or knoll, and makes a rippliisg
noise that can be heard q considerable
distance But for the fact that this
fountain has a depth OF eight or ten feet
Of water to contend against, 1t would
probably rise TO a considerable height an
the air.---lSaR Francisco Chronicle.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11
AN eccentric Fnrlishnnn. long a re.

AN eccentric Englishman. long a resi-
dent of Paris, has just committed suicide,
after having devoted twenty years to a
strange mania. Every six months he
had coffin made for himself Each was
too long, too short, or uncomfortable In
some way, until the last proved perfect.
Having no other object in life, he killed
himself ...l l..
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11

w. T. G. Shanks, city editor of
the New York Tribune, has receiv-
ed S2,500in suit against the Ameri-
can News Company for circulating
copies of"Truth, containing libelOus
statements against him. N
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11

Lotta Darling is oIairvoyant at
Lawrence, Mass, but her sight was
not strong enough to discern the ap-
proach Of her husband while another
man was kissing her, or a fight
might have been prevented.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11

During the month of March, Al,
1875 immigrants arrived in New
York. aOf these, $4,000 were from
Germany and 5000 from Ireland.
The arrivals for nine months mum.
Der 351 ,422, -.-r< -...s -...r
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11
NEWSPAPERS,

From q newspaper directory Published
In New York we learn that 9, T23 news
papers are published In the United
States. OF these journals 1,SS5 are
Democratic, 1,747 Republican, and ia
Greenback. The number Of political
papers printed in each State and Terri
tory is as follows ..... ..
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11
Severely Dry Times.

An in - esting 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 p
"Such a hot season p "Such wet
weather r. or, "Such dry weather r.
" Such high winds on calms," " etc. Read
the following list, showing the number
Il Z -usAlnl l,rrA
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11

Tic, Monticello Wine Company,
IF Charlottesville, Va, has just sold
to /. New York firm ten thousand
galfonsgof of their mannlaeture
nine thousand gallons Of Nirgiul2
clare ;.nd one thousand gallons Of
ives, the whole to be delivered by
the first OF SeDtember. r.l.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11

II O. o. F.-Morristown, No !Gs LIST, End and
1s 9TH Tuesdays of @sery month. .5 ae-.
JOHN ICRPHEY, N. G..
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T b.. O. G. T.-Morristown, Ne. 34.-1IeetE .
IL Monday evening. every
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u NIGHTS OF HONOR. - 3iorristown, Ne. ora.
N Meets every THURSDAY of each week.
f'i. J. NJ MCFARLAND, d