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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-04-30
THE MARTYR HEATH.

The Columbia Herald, published
near the scene of the disaster that fell
upon Heath, several years ago, has
the following explanation of it. SEN
ator Dawes has been made the victim
Of disreputable and infamous scamp,
but he don't appear to have the moral
courage TO acknowledge it. Never
did a United States Senator figure in
such shameful and universally ex-
ecrated mixture of malice and false
hood. Dawes is necessarily ashamed
of his protege, but he ought also to be
ashamed of himself. Says the Column
bia Herald:
We are 10th to believe that Mr..
Heath made any such statement, but
whether he did so or not, we unhesi-
tatingly brand it as a malicious false
hood, "a lie out of the whole CLOTH"
and are prepared to prove the truth Of
our assertions by the most responsible
citizens of the parish, both republi-
cans and democrats, and by the public
records.
In reference to the burning Of
Heath's gin the Herald says:
The appraisers employed by the In
surance companies estimate Heath's
loss at 81 400, and are not disposed to
pay a greater sum. Heath says in his
statement that he saved 800 to $500
worth of goods In about twenty min
utes the assessment roll shows that
he had but 800; consequently he him
self proves that he saved all he had.
But eyewitness of the fire think he
was not over anxious to have the prop
erty saved, in as much as the day pre-
vious he carefully moved out Of and
away from the gin every pound Of
cotton he possessed. He states, 1--WE
came within an inch Of being burned
up alive" This was his own fault.
He was sleeping with colored girl,
and when the alarm of fire was given,
he secured the door of the room In
which they were to hide his shame
but the girl became alarmed and tried
TO break 1t open from thu inside, and
it was not until forced by the bystand-
ers that he let her and himself out.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-04-30
WARNING TO FREEDMEN.

Hannibal G. Carter and ]. Milton
Turner have organized "Freedmen's
Oklahoma Association" and elected
Carter General Manager" and Tur-
ner " President" We presume the
"association" is harmonious one, and
that the officers were unanimously
elected, as it is composed of these two
patriots. Thus equipped they send
out broadcast among the colored peo-
pie dazzling map of the Indian Ter
ritory, fourteen million acres OF which
they offer TO the oppressed as free
homes. They say on this map that
this is the "most healthiest country
in the world" but afterwards, erased
the word "most," seeming to think
that they had put it ON little too
thick. Then it is the " Best Stock
Country ON Earth" /" The Best Cot
ton, Corn and Wheat Country on the
Continent" They are going to give
each freedman one hundred aud sixty
acres.
Any freedman who wants to go to
the Indian Territory or to Kansas has
the undeniable right to do so, and our
full permission-instead of preventing
him we would rather encourage his
exodus. The State has nothing to
lose and all to gain by the emigration
of discontented freedmen. But we
warn them of the fallacy Of placing
any confidence in the representations
Of this modern firm OF Moses &
Joshua who are now trying TO fill them
with notions of grandeur and wealth
never to be realized. In the first place
the country lie not such as they paint it.
or 1t would long since have been seized
and occupied by Saxon pioneers. Sec
ondly, one hundred and sixty acres in
the wilderness, among Indians, are
about as unavailable to the freedman
withouta a mule, provisions or money,
as the same amount Of timbered lands
In this country are. Thirdly, the parties
who have the management OF the So
called association" in hand are not
the style Of men TO inspire confidence
and trust. They are simply irrespon-
sible colored adventures, intent only
on making money out Of the trustful
simplicity of the negro race. They
have not the capacity 10 plant a colony
even II they had the integrity requir-
ed. They may be paid a small sum
per capita to raise able-bodied colored
men to work on the Denver and Rio |
Grand Railroad" and this i probably |
the extent Of their specious presenta-
ton Of "free homes" In the IDdisn
Territory. We advise colored people !
not TO be taken in by these sharpers,
who simply want to make money out
Of them without working fnr il them
selves.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-04-30
THE Matches, Red River and Texas

The Natchez, Red River d Texas
Railroad Company, recently organized
to build the projected road from VII
dalia, via Trinitytan Alexdrandia, to
the Texas borde-, has received such
substantial encouragement along the
line that the early completion OF the
road seems to be assured.
The plan 10 to make this a trunk
line from Houston, Tex, to the Missis-
sippi, and via the N, J. a c. r r. %
the North and East. To this end a
charter has already been obtained in
Texas that will continue the line Of
the n. r. r. and T. r. from the Sa-
biDe 70 Houston, and Col. Bremond.
President Of the Houston, K. A w. T..
X. b.. writes that they have money
enough secured TO build the road from
Houston TO the Sabine. = hatcher
Democrat. 9TH inst.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-04-30

Hon. SAM. ID. HARPER, Mayor of
Raymond, is visiting Natchez. Dur
ing his absence the government of that
municipality will be Ill the hands OF
Alderman c. S. North.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-04-30

HoN. j. S. HAMM, the able Judge
of the. Stocking Judicial District,
passed through Jackson last Satur-
day, on his way to Marion, to hold
the Spring term of his Circuit Court.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-04-30

UNCLE GEORGE, of the Gazette, says
he is carefully preserving all of Hern-
don's pictures of the big men of Mis-
sissippi, and putting them in his scrap
book with his collection of reptiles.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-04-30

Col. r. II. HENRY, OF the Brook
haven Ledger has been suggested for
Secretary of State. He is good
newspaper man and would make a
good Secretary.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-04-30
lA','''. !|!!|!'!
H1al the Medical Profession Say
About II.
AND
THE GOOD RESULTS ATTENDING
ITS USE.
Headache, Neuralgia. Nervousness,
Indigestion. Sleeplessness I
"a ~, and Paralysis.

NELERf HAS ONLY COME INTO PUBLIC
~ notice within the last few years as a neryine,
but scientific experiments and experience have
to a marked degree
Brown-sequard says that Celery contains more
nerve iood than any other vegetable or substance
iound In nature. Celery was FIRST discovered and
used as nervine by French phi ysicians about 1867
But combination of the EXTRACTS OF CELE-
III AND CiAMOMILE, which has been but re.
Gently introduced to the profession and the public
by myself, has produced such marvellous results in
curing nervous ess and headaches, and especially
nefsous and sick headaches neuralgia, pararaysis,
indigestion and sleeplessness, thatit has excited
public attention and newspaper comments, and
many physicians have tested the merits Of the
preparation with the best resul Is, quoted below
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-04-30

One Of the most pitiable sights IL
that Of a man detected lying, still try
ing to stand up to it when Il is appa-
rent that he knows that everybody
knows he lied. That II the spectacle
that Dawes presents In the United
States Senate, and makes one asham-
ed Of his kind Heath Is nobody but
an obscure bouse-burner Dawes Il the
responsible man, and ought not TO be
allowed to throw of on Heath.-Mer-
curY.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-04-30
WHAT PHYSICIANS SAY.

Dr. Benson's Preparation OF Celery aud Chs ul-
omi:e Tor nervous diseases Is Zoe most important
addition made TO the DadteriG Bieiicd in the last
quarter OF century."-DR. j. W. ENGLAR. of Bal
tinore.
:" DR.. Bensons Pills are worth their weight in
gold IN nervous and sick headache'"-DR. A. IL,
SCHLIcHTER, Of Baltimore
" These pills invaluable in nervous dis
easesn-DR. HAMMOND, of New York
DIR. Benson's Pills foi the cure OF neuralgia are a
Va. o.
These Pills are special preparation, only for the
cure oi special diseases rs named, and for these
diseases they are worthy OF trial by all intelli-
gent sufferers. They are prepared expressly to
cure Sick Headache, Nervous Headache, Dyspep-
ne Headache, Neuralgia, Nervousness, Paraly isis,
Sleepiessness and indigestion, and will cure any
case Price 90 cents, postage free. SOLD by all
druggists. Depot, log North Eutgw Street. Balti-
more March 5.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-04-30

JUDGE WIN. NJ. HANCOCK was one
of the prominent visitors to Jackson
last Tuesday.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-04-30

WE had the pleasure of meeting Mr..
T. Martin, publisher of the Brook
haven Democrat last Tuesday.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-04-30

Lord Beaconsfield: There is no time
In a mans life when be is 20 great as
wber he cheerfnlly bows 10 The nee
,1szity Of his position. and makes the
1e~f of it.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-04-30

John Ruskin: Nothing IL ever done
beautifully which is done In rivaIship,
nor nobly, which IL done in pride.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-04-30

About 200 tons Of ilon for the Nat
chez, jackson a Columbus Railroad
LEFT Pittsburg yesterday In tow Of the
Baltic and barges. hatcher DEM
ocraf, 2lst.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-04-30

EX-Gov. Jos. BENNETT was in town
last Saturday. ........
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-15
Prof RnII1S Luck.

Prof. Alexander Graham Bell has re-
ceived the Volta prize of the French
Academy of $40, 900 for the telephone, as
" the best application of electricity"
He values the prize chiefly, as he says,
as settling the question of the real in
ventor. He will cross the water to ac-
cept it in person, and soon return to lee
ture In the Johns Hopkins University at
Baltimore. The photophone he regards
as at present only scientific toy, but so
was the telephone at first. He thinks its
future use will be between ships at sea,
wrecks and the shore, and for military
communication. He announced the pos
sibility of producing sound by interrupt
ing the action of light on selenium to the
Royal Institute of Great Britain, in May,
1873, and heard just after an announce
ment by Willoughby Smith to the Soci-
ETY. of Telegraphic Engineers that he
had heard the action of ray of light on
crystal of selenium by a telephone in
connection with it. He had been expert
menting that day with the photOphone,
and its action was satisfactory to the sci
entitic men present. Any one familiar
with the articulation of the telephone
could understand it. Prof. Bell was born
in Scotland, educated at the University of
Edinburgh, and came to Canada in 1870,
and to chair in Boston University in
1872.-S10rinQt3etd Republican.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-15
st. Yitus' Dance.

This disease is sometimes described as
Insanity of the muscles" In its worst
form it is very distressing, and often
fatal.
At first there may be only a twitching
of the eyelids, or the muscles of the face;
but at length, for days together, or until
the person, utterly worn out, is relieved
by death, the limbs are fearfully con-
vulsed, being dashed perhaps against
the bedpost with tremendous force or
the body is suddenly forced upwards to
its EXTREMIST tension, and as suddenly
thrown in the opposite direction or the
head is rolled from side to side inces-
sanity A strong linen bed-cOvering will
be completely destroyed by the violent
movements in single day. The body
becomes bruised and excoriated from
head to foot.
It most frequently attacks children of
from ten to fifteen years of age. Says
William Smith, Esq, Fellow of the
Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society,
London, "I consider the disease one of
increased nervous action, deriving it's
source directly from too much stimula-
ton of the nervous system and the brain
especially"
During childhood the great object
aimed at by nature to overcome the dis
ease is nutrition and growth Play, pure
air, good food, and freedom from mental
excitement, are what the child should
have at the expense of everything else.
In case a child shows incipient chorea,
let all attempts to excite its intellect or
its sensibilities be wholly avoided Sc
cure, without fail, the normal activity of
the stomach and bowels Sponge the
body daily with cold water, for its gen
eral tonic effect. Bathe the feet with
warm water every night before retiring,
for its quoting effect. Guard constantly
against all frights. Shun wines, beers,
and every form of spirits. 8 Youths Conn.,
DaniO9a.
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! Remarkablr neliberate suleide.

Hug6Grundei, young Viennese shop
man, being without employment, heavily
in debt, and absolutely impecunious,
made up his mind to enjoy one hearty
meal and then to quit the world. He
therefore betook himself to Zogernitz's
restaurant, in the Shottengasse, and or
dered a sumptuous repast. He spent
nearly two hours at the table, during
which time he consumed golasch with
dumplings, dishful of stewed kidneys,
a huge black pudding, an entire portion
of praised beef, four small loaves, quart
Of lager beer, and three pints of claret.
When he had finished this meal, he care
ully folded up his napkin, laid it on the
y able beside his empty plate, drew a re-
oliver out of his breast pocket, and, set
ing the muzzle of the weapon against
his left breast, shot himself through the
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-15
TO CONSERVATIVES

The advertiser. having been rsrt,..,,,t. -,
~ tnat eleaa h'araaF Consumption tt n .i5...l-
reiaruyt II anki"na o. uIahr knufn e. fia fafi..-
De gin send Guy ~ ihe rrsarfif.flaf 90 -
oi enafEe9 Wlh thr iirert4ls ftr nr.1fssri.y 80
a.!ng tle falne, uh.Ch fhfY ~ u fnt ! aflrt
CHfTIs, &c. "AhNs
iartics slshiug fhf rreser1 tiau. an o.
n. Y. -. ~
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-15
CONTINUED
A Merry Heart.

I'd rather be poor and merry, says n
writer, than inherit the wealth of the In
dies with a discontinued spirit. A merry
heart, a cheerful spirit, from which
laughter swells up as naturally as bub-
bic the springs of Saratoga, are worth all
the money bans, stocks and mortgages of
the city. The man who laughs is a doc
tor, with a diploma Endorsed by the
school of Nature; his face does more
good in the sick room than pound of
powders or a gallon of bitter draughts.
If things go right he laughs, because he
is pleased; If things go wrong he laughs,
because it is better and cheaper than
crying. People are always glad to see
him, their hands instinctively go half
way to meet his grasp, while they turn
Involuntary from the clammy dyspeptic,
who speaks in the grooming key. He
laughs you out of your faults, while you
never dream of being offended with him,
and you never know what a pleasant
world you are living in until he points
out the sunny streaks on its pathway.
Who can help loving the whole-souled,
genial Laughter? Not the buffoon, nor
the man who classes noise with mirth,
but the CHEEKY cOntented man of sense
and mindi A good natured laugh is the
key In all breasts. The truth is that the
people like to be laughed at in a genial
sort of a way. If you are making your
self ridiculous, you want to be told of it
In pleasing manner, not sneered at
And it is astonishing how frankly the
laughing population can talk without
treading on the toes of their neighbors.
Why viii the people put on long faces,
when it is so much easier and pleasanter
TO laugh? Tears come to US unsought
and unbidden The wisest art In life is
to cultivate smiles, and to find the flowers
where others shrink away for fear Of the
thorn.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-15
A Young Lady Traveller that RIValed
Snokn and Cameron


There is no woman in our day, asserts
the Saturday ReUiee0, whose life has
been richer In romantic incident or whose
death has possessed a more tragic-inter-
est than that of Alexandrine Time
That a young, wealthy and beauti-
full girl should give herself up deliber-
ately to African travel is of itself an as
tonishing thing, that she should carry
out her resolution as Miss Time did,
with the constant purpose of bringing
light to bear upon the habitations of
cruelty" is heroic. AS a mere traveller
she almost rivaled Spoke and Cameron;
and there is a fascination In her story,
in the passionate devotion she inspired
in those who formed her escort, that be-
longs TO her alone. She was murdered
by two treacherOus Touareg chiefs In
Fezzan, south of Tripoli, IN March, 1869,
in the 30th year of her age. Miss Beth
am Edwards, in her new book, "Six
Life Studies of Famous Women" says
GA few days after her departure the
murderous scheme was put into execu-
ton. Early in the morning quarrel
broke out-as it is supposed, intention
ally-among the camel drivers, and, hear
ing the noise. the young mistress of the
caravan hastily Quilted her tent 10 see
what she could do in the way of pacifica-
ton. Her appearance was the signal
agreed upon for the massacre. One
Touareg first disabled her right hand by
a sabre thrust, in order to prevent her
from using her revolver, then, with
rife-ball in the breast, achieved his
deadly work. The others rushed on to
the slaughter. The three Dutch sailors,
her sole European attendants, were next
assassinated, and then the plundering of
the rich caravan began. The faithful
negroes, who adored their kind young
mistress, were carried off with the spoil,
and the bodies of the victims left unbur-
led on the sands. Thus persisted, in the
flower of her youth, one of the most en-
terprising lady travellers, and one OF the
most courageous women who ever lived.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-15
CHAPTER II.
DANGER AHEAD.

1t was four o'clock upon dull afternoon
In October. The uptown avenues wer- al
most entirely deserted except by a few soil
tary FOOT passengers, who looked as lively as
travellers in a desert.
In a studio on one of the small thorough
fares of New York an artist sat at his easel.
He was young and handsome, but there WAS
q look of discomfort in bis face, shadow Of
care upon his brow, which gave an unnatG-
rally grave expression to his countenance.
1t was the face of man who suners, and
suffers intensely.
The picture on his easel was a small mini
ature portrait-the portrait of woman beau
tiful as dream-beAutiful as an angel or
fairy-with that pure and enchanting lowell
ness which seems to speak of the skies-al-
most too beautiful for this common earth
and the creatures who dwell upon it's surface.
The eyes were blue, large bright and
hmpid. The small nose was of the purest
form Of Grecian; the lips of the bright crim-
son of a newly-ripened cherry, We're slightly
parted disclosing teeth which glittered ike
pearls, The face was framed in floating
tresses of hair, of that shining, golden hue
which Is SO often described by poets, yet so
rarely seen in lite.
The artist worked with the energy of a
man who has but one object in life--the
completion of his task. His head was bent
over his easel; his hand trembled with con-
vulsive and nervous movement as he clutched
his brushes and mixed his eolors upon the
palette.
He seemed like man possessed with a
demon. rss
A young girl, seated at window at the OPP
posite end of the studio, looked up every
now and then from her work, and fixed her
dark, watchful eyes upon the artist.
Each time she did 50, her gaze fingered
longer upon his countenance still at last she
dropped her hands-her work lay neglected
in her lap, and her eyes remained fixed upon
the toiler.
This Girl was not beautiful vet there vAs
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-15
Color Notions.

An English lady writes: CT think
our English color notions are taking a
turn for the better. The melancholy,
saturnine green's and yellows of a season
or two past have almost disappeared,
and the dark shade of red SO much seen
now is perfect in its way. Brunettes
should be thankful for it, as well as for
the beautiful gold color, which was sell
dom seen In dresses until two or three
years ago. Blondes can wear it too if
they do not incline to sallowness. no.
ticed superb blonde at a recent dinner
yenturesomely attired In gold brocade
shade darker than her hair, and re-
iieved with golden-brown velvet bego-
lia leaves. The effect justified the haz.
ardous experiment"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-15
He Wanted Something New.

A cigarette smoking scion of one Of
the first families on the West Side came
into this office to request that a notice
of his coming nuptials might be inserted
in the paper.
"Don't say, however" said the young
man earnestly, " that am about to lead to
the hymeneal altar the beautiful and ac-
complished daughter of Mr.. So-and-So,
because that kind of slush is too. old |;
and, besides, no one can lead q woman,
and then again, it's leap year. Better
make it read that have consented to be
her'n." He was assured that it would
be done, and left.-ChtcagO Tribune.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-15
$500 Engrayings Mailed Post.
paid for 80 Cts.

Tho taste fur EuEray.usa Increases every da4.
Those which we publish arc Finely printed on
heavy plato par.ri aize 21t4l Iucarr. aud are fsr
superior ie thc cheap coi1rsd ub1grarba r,aiisd
AZ double tla price. Our llst uUabfarss thr f.is-.
irg beautiful subjects
1. THE BABE or BETHLEHEM. Tho 1.-.f -.-..
reseniaiigu of thr nativity ~ our saviour
ever published.
?. NAZARETH. very beautifully rspr.s.rfig.
Joseph, Mary aud the child, J,sus on thsir
return from EeyIt
PROM SHORE TO SHORE hnrurg.-f..f... .
craving suggestive 90 LIES IHHr.ff frH4f
childhood f0 old ago. uuf of fI.r r...4f -.
ulnr subjects published
4. SPRING TIME OF L1TE. urTrrrfrffH4 a. ts4.-
~ group ~ children. 900 aFra Tf.flHF Ia
TIE sunny side ~ tho hiil. with lambs ar.rf.
ing lu their mIdFi
8. IhL fihsT LOVE. Represents a uuy ~ cen
so.l,iii =, sufrlqndsd with Die pc cate.
ven pleasing auhlect.
o. AN AltAFUi. Representing a ufil8 rIrf in
Naaing the fauCtum uf tht cd raf uIiH tsr
ha'f-dngru Kittens
7. THEhE ARE NY JEWELS UIuafr.ffrg a..
classic story uf Curneiia, nH che fs.iuta a. bar
Two f9iH, aud otciaims, "Ilsro afo 80
TIE FAITHFUL WIFE AT HONE. A sri.B.
ga companion rieec o. thr former. l. q rrr.
rcseuiaiiou uf charming lufIdrnt iu tka
hie 81 Che noble Lucrrta.
The above Engravings have hitherto been s.it
for g. oo each. We win mail ANY o. ths Doe Ca TO-
oeipt Of 90 oents in postage stamps Address
PHILADELPHIA PUBLISHING co.
inch 4i-am ~ SAMSON Street.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-15

'rWHo inaugurated the fall campaign?"
inquired teacher in one of our public
schools. "Adam," quickly responded
the sharp youngster.