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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-06-06


was In the White House the other
day and saw a stack of some hundreds
of Communications addressed to the
President Of the United States. They
were all neatly jacketed and briefed and
corded up, awaiting the Presidents re-
turn. L asked Secretary Pruden what
the tenor of such letters was. tf.F b,
"Oh, everything" was the reply.
'sThey are on every conceivable subject
of a personal nature to the writers.
Many of them are direct appeals for
money. Now you would never suppose
a stranger in Texas, Nebraska, or New
Hampshire, or somewhere else, would
write to the President for n few dollars
with the expectation of getting it, would
youP' E
l answered that I didn't feel quite
sure about that, since women and men
who were total strangers TO me fire.
quently come into my Office and request
me TO get them a pass to Philadelphia
or New York, or a Government clerk
ship, or a situation on q leading news
paper.
dwell, it's fact. There are letters
here asking Mr.. Arthur to send various
sums by return mail or express, from
fifty cents up to $500. One young lady
wants to buy piano. by which, she
says, she viii be able to earn her own
living. Another, man, wants to Dor
row 800 for six months, for which he
will give his note and 10 per cent inter-
est"
1 glanced at the top Jacket and saw
the brief. ''Pecuniary Assistance"
"Yes, that's one," said the genial
secretary "There are good many
more in the stack Some want official
sinecures, making no profession of SER
vices. They merely want to be put on
the rolls somewhere for a few months,
us that the salary will help them along.
They are usually not particular, how
ever, whether the Government or the
President furnishes the money"
(which of course he doesP" said I.
"Oh, yes; the same as you provide
the railroad passes and clerkships.
Why, his $4,000 a year wouldn't be
enough to pay these demands upon him
personally. He can't even read their
letters. It's very funny world, this. !"
And so 1t Washington Cor. PhiLd-
ielphta Times.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-06-06
How a TrOubadour was Tricked.

Some of the most celebrated singers
IN Arabia sing only for ladies. and viii
notperform unless they are aware that
their efforts are not being merely thrown
away on mankind. OF course, Moslem
women can never be present. but they
cIn and do throng adjacent terraces,
courts and windows. An amusing trick
was once played on one OF these artists
who was never known to exert himself
for males only. Whenever he was in
vited out all the neighboring posts of
vantage were quickly occupied, and II
he perceived that there were ladies
among his outside hearers he always
surpassed himself. On the day in
question, however, il was raining, and
every one was Obliged to stay indoors
instead of spreading the quest carpets
in the court. The tenor was obstinately
silent, and evidently very sulky. AT
length one of his friends, who knew his
.idiosynscrasy, went out of the room,
and, enveloping q broom handle with
white veil and izar. placed IL I'm n neigh
boring window. Returning 70 the sing
err side he logged his elbow, and point
ed out to him that q beautiful woman
was watching him and waiting to hear
his voice. He frightened up ut once
and sang for hours, with many n side
glance at the mysterious lady. When
the party broke up the inventor Of the
trick brought in his dummy and pre-
sented it to the singer, saying, Behold.
NV uncle, the maiden to whom you
have been singing" IL may be inn
agined that his modification was for
long kept alive by the unmerciful mock
cry when the story got ahroad-Phil0-
delphfd Chronicle.
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TIE GOOD TENIPLARS'
PLATFORM

l. Total abstinence from all IN
tox.cating liquors as a beverage
II. No license in any form or un-
der any circumstances for the sale eli
LIQUORS % be used as beverage.
III. The absolute prohibition oil
the manufacture. importation and
sale of. iroxicatiug liquors for such
parq7scs. -pr5hibition by the VIII
Of the people, expressed in the form
of the law. with the penalties de
served for a crime OF such enormity.
". The creation OF a healthy
uubIic opinion upon the subject by
the active dissemination of truth IN
all the modes known Ia IN enhSht-
eneI philanthropy.
WI fThc' election Of good, honest
men 10 administer the law.
VI. Persistence i'm efforts to save
individual. and communities from
50 diroiul a scourge against any
forms Of opposition and difficulty
until oar success Is complete and
universal
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-06-06

/ The supply of fresh provisions was
derived from Brazil and the Cape of
Coed Hope, and as the sheep and cattle
had to endure long voyage, they ar
rived at st. Helena lean and out of order
and never fattened after landing, as the
island furnished no means of restoring
them to condition. The flesh was inva-
riably tasteless, sometimes even quite
unwholesome. st. Helena furnished no
game. A few red partridges and pleas
ants arrived twice or thrice q year.
Chinese pigs alone arrived fat and lovely.
and M. Chandelier reports fayorably of
them. He says that their flesh was deli
cious, and that it gave him infinite
pleasure to prepare pork gTiskins,
sausages and black pudding, of al OF
which Napoleon was very fond. Fish
was scarce, none of the European kinds
visiting the island. Oysters, crabs,
Holsters or any kind of shell-fish were
not to be had Only two kinds of fish
were at all tolerable; one is what the
French called the ssbonne femme" and
the other, which is long, like an eel. but
the needle fish. The only fruit of any
value was the banana. This he utilized
in fritters or iced with rum. The CHI
nor oranges could ripen; grapes and
apricots never come to maturity; APP
Piles, pears and peaches were as bad. o.
NapoIeon's breakfast consisted of sor
rel pOttage, or any other refreshing pot
tage, breasts of mutton boned and well
| grilled, served with clear gravy, a
roast chicken or two griskins and some
times plate of pulse. For dinner he
had a pottage, remove, two entrees,
roast and two side dishes of sweetmeatS
or pastry, of which he was very fond.
This was always served on plate. The
removes used to puzzle NJ. Chandelier,
for he often had nothing for the purpose
but large pieces of beef, mutton or fresh
pork, with sometimes (by a happy
chance) q goose, turkey or sucking
pig. Madeira, Teneriffe and Constants
were the wines supplied to the suite OF
/ the Emperor. His own drink was ciaret,
and Of that he drank very moderately.
Napoleon's cook is particular to re-
cord In these "Reminiscences" what
dishes his master preferred. Roasted
| fowls. pullets minced 'sa Ia Marengo,"
sa PItalienne, - "a la Provencale,"
without garlic, fricasseed fowls some
times done in champagne, which was
very dear on the island, as much as
twenty shillings bottle. He liked pud-
dings ga la Richelieu;" but above all,
he preferred sweet things and pastry,
such as ''vols-au-vent," specifics bou
chess la refine" and little cakes of
macaroni prepared in various ways.
The cook was unable Che relates with
much sorrow) to make these as good as
he ought, because the macaroni, though
sent from Naples, grew stale on the pas
sage, as did the Parmesan. AS Napo-
Icons health grew worse he was more
difficult to please, and poor M. Chan
deller found his skill and ingenuity
taxed to do this.-N. o. IEnseS-Den1o-
crat. an ..saGieBo 10 IEsam.. 3sG5ll m
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4 lady sends us the following from
the C-n-ry- r.i3.a'if. with the following
pertinent remarks Tobacco in some
uf i.s tsT-cisIs So much ike liquor Inst
tAiak lLis clipping will not be out Of
% .cc In the Temperance column Of
Tltss slszEFrf.. ~ We =ive-it-space and
heartily cudagse the sentiment.
'tO1s Of the straugest things in nature
90 -, stbat-yOIug men, and old men
Co, f---rh1r matter, can sit an evening
in the parlor % friead, without touch
ing or tasting tobacco, and yet can't sit
in CEr7rl one hour, and listen TO the
cxp1uudi0g Of the Scripture, without
muuchiuE great guilds II tobacco and
leaving ON the Church floor a perfect
puddle Of amber. Men oIH stop this
fl;by habit, and they ought to do IL.
l' seems f0 u~ that "a proper respect for
..-. "A tlliuss slul.lI Induce men 70 alb
-... frBrn- wing tobacco in church,
NLich-i- a habit At once obnoxious aud
uuc'c.aty."
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-06-06
Pills

They are compounded of Roots, Herbs
and Gums Of the most healing and bene-
fetal kind.
As Family Medicine they are un-
rivalied, curing Headache, COnstipa-
tioa, Liver Complaint, Rheumatism,
Overwhelming the blood Of i'm
purities-acting on the Liver, Kidneys
aud other important organs, removing
the waste tissue, aud adding years to
the lives OF all who use them.
For fifty years they have been used
by the Ameri an public, and their con-
stantly increasing sales show how they
are appreciated.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-06-06
Minnie Hauck's Dog.


As Miss Minnie Hauck, the singer,
who arrived in New York from Europe
yesterday, was leaving the steamship
pier, her dog, a pretty poodle, was
stopped by a Custom House Inspector:
.'You can not take the dog along yet,
Madam. You will have to wait until the
declarations are made out" "Whyp"
EST must find out if that dog is on the
list" Several of the gentlemen remon-
strated. MIR. Smith E. Lane, the Park
Commissioner, said: ssWhy, you don't
want the ladies to wait in the rain on
account of the doge" The Inspector
insisted, but Nine. Hauck, who led the
dog by string, slipped it from his col
lar, blew silver whistle, and the dog
started off at full speed, and was soon
out of sight. she is Yankee" she
said, "and is only returning to his ma
tive land. "-Nea0 York Dispatch. DE-
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This amusing ceremony often takes
place on board of English ships sailing
to Australia On joining a ship the
sailors are advanced a months wages.
with which they are supposed to have
bought horse, which dies at the end
of four weeks. A dummy steed is pre-
pared i'm the forecastle. the body being
an old -four barrel, the neck and head
of canvas, stuffed with straw and
painted. In place of saddle, hole is
cut through the body. large enough to
admit the legs of the rider.
About half-past seven in the evening
a small procession, headed by q man
who carries a baton, furnished with
rude imitation of human face, issues
from the forecastle. Following him is
a sailor with long white whiskers, who
holds can for penny contributions. He
is protected by number of policemen.
armed with canvas clubs like those used
in fpantomimes, with which they lay
about them as freely as d New York
policeman, but with no other effect
than eliciting shouts of laughter. The
procession IS closed by a number of
sailors who sing jolly sea songs during
the march. After the collection has
been taken up, the party returns to the
iorecastle. saFu sj
Shortly efterward a larger pro-
cession issues from the forecastle,
with a number of comic characters
in addition to those just men
toned, among them the auctioneer, in
frock- coat and tail hat, with roll or
papers in his hands, and attended by a
clerk. Immediately after the auction
eer comes the horse, ridden. or rather
- N .asl0,. H,.oooaH "a a inaKou
and led by a groom. The procession
parades about the deck, the rider max
ing the horse prance in the most lively
and amusing manner.
The auctioneer then mounts a barrel
on the quarterback. and after long
and laughable harangue on the merits
of the horse, puts up the animal for sale.
Previous to all this the hat has been
passed round among the passengers and
officers, and ten to fifteen pounds have
been collected for the benefit OF the
sailors. The bidding is spirited and
amusing, and ceases when it reaches
the amount collected, which is then
handed to the sailors by one of the lady
passengers. ~
After the auction, the leading charac-
tiers move off to the lee side, near the
mainsail, and a solemn dirge is chanted
about the poor animal dying suddenly,
each verse ending with ''Poor old
Horser' The horse and rider are then
hoisted to the end of the mainyard over
the ships side, blue-lights are let of,
giving a CHASTITY aspect to the scene,
and at given signal the rope is cut,
and the horse falls into the sea, leaving
the rider suspended in the air, and
floats astern in the darkness. The pro-
cession again forms and marches around
the deck, the sailors singing Rule
dancing andsinging. - Harper's Weekly.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-06-06
PIrH AND POINT.

Mamma, / want to see what Is In
that box" 'tThere isn't anything IN it,
Tom" sob, then I want TO see what
there isn't in it." 80 -.+1g H. +. -.
There is an old adage that il
hang himself with it, but it appears that
ever since the world began there is q
scarcity of rope. zsa hif .alf
She went into shop to buy some
toilet soap, and while the shopman was
expatiating on its merits, about made
up her mind to purchase, but when he
said it would keep off chaps she said
she didn't want that kind.-Our CONT
Sle11t. ,.,sea r- -.
The Post-office Department has
ruled that q husband has no control
over the correspondence of his wife, but
this decision will not prevent man
from carrying his wife's letter in his in
side coat pocket three weeks before
mailing it.-Detroit Free Press lo enc
=" How are you, Brown ?' exclaimed
Henderson 81 have been on regular
wild-goose chase, and I'm glad found
youat last" Henderson supposed he must
have said something pretty smart, the
way the'people arou I'd him laughed, but
he-can't for the life of him tell what it
was.-BostOn Post. ...-er. ~ i.
Legal adviser drawing up the old
gentleman's wild ''Um-seems pity
you should cut off your son with shil-
ling. But if you're determined-hemi
what about the pi ;turesP You have
very valuable collection, sir" Crusty
invalid: "Oh, drat the pictures! Leave
'em to the blind asylum !''-Pusch. ~ +
IA traveller, being at coffee-hous
with some gentlemen, was largely draw-r
ing on the credulity of the company.
s'Where did you say all these wonders
happened, sir? asked a gentleman
present. f''I can't exactly say, replied
the traveller, s'but somewhere in Europe
Russia, / think" '1 should rather
think Italy" returned the other.
An economical man has discovered
what he is pleased to term a bedroom
electric light. 1t consists of a salt cod
fish nailed up against the wall where
the light can shine upon it all day, The
phosphorus absorbs the light, and the
two 90 into partnership and illuminate
the room all night. Thus we are taught
how for mere twenty-five cents we
may dispense with that grinding monop.
DIV known as the gas company.--Puck.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-06-06
A Strange Notion.

3 A young man in Copenhagen was ar
rested for trying to set his employers
house on fire. He had made two at
tempts, but in both cases the fire was
put out before much damage was done.
He explained on the way to the station
that he had read story of a young man
who was taken into partnership by his
employer, and allowed to marry his
daughter, as reward for rescuing the
employers children from a burning
building. So, although he had already
a good place, and was well liked by his
employer, he tried the experiment, but
with no success. His employer, so far
from approaching his emotions, had him
sent to Jail for sixty days, and he will
have no place when he gets out. The
wonder is that such an idiot ever got
employment or good pay anywhere
EIchd79qe.- rs vf-F ,ffsJ a.9 Lue fss-.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-06-06
SENATOR FAIR's NEW GIRL.


New that Senator Fair is a free
man, rumor, has il that lac will mar
~ Hiss Annie Carpenter, who be-
came notorious in a divorce case
several years ago. w. +. Smith, a
well known Oculist, became enam-
ored with Annie, and took her to
Arizona, where, through the influ-
ence Of Silver tongued" Fitch, the
uncle 0f tuaie, ne obtained a di-
vorce. When he returned To San
Francisco with Die gid, bis wife had
he divorce set aside, and she was
allowed 500 a month alimony. aud
he was not permitted to marry.
Smith however, remained Armies
friend rritii she captured the Sena-
tor, and he has made a perfect fool
Of himself over her. She IL a sort
of female dude, small, aesthetic, but
plump, with a doll face, China blue
eyes, and crushed strawberry hair,
possessed of languishIng sweetness,
but 40 particular accomplishments.
She has turned the heads Of several
men. Fair is stIll worth ten mil
lions, and Annie has drawn a capt
tai prize.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-06-06
A Perfect Remedy in 90 Diseases.

AsHFIELD, Mass.
am vcrging on eighty years, and
deem it my duty to suffering humanity
to say that my long life is due to Brand
reth's Pills which have been my sole
medicine for half century. 1 know
the last for;y-three years of my life is
owing solely to their use. Your Pills
saved me many times after the best
medical skill in several States had Civ
en- me mp as hopeless. have had many
converts 10 purgation with Brandreth's
Pills, and have seen them perform al
most miracles " cure. For children, a
few doses have cured measles, scarlet
fever, and whooping cough. In all fe-
male troubles and weakness L have new
er known them 10 fail In adult males
have known them TO cure the worst
cases Of dyspepsia, rheumatism, Kid
ney diseases, dysentery aud diarrhGa;
even dropsy, paralysis, and aP0plexy
have yielded TO a persistent course of
Brapdreth's Pills. In fact have found
them the true Life Elixir. They act as
continual p-eyentives against the effects
of time, disease, and labor.
JOHN II. MANN.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-06-06

HOW THEY ARE WHITENING IN THE
NATIONAL MUSEUM.

NM
HOW THEY ARE WHITENING IN THE
NATIONAL MUSEUM.
Phn.aelphia Time, Nay q.
Ia a small room In the upper
story of the National Museum, for
merly Ford's Theatre, in Washing-
ton are two wooden trays, similar 20
those used by housekeepers for
kneading dough. But in this in
stance the contents of the trays are
of "A more CHASTITY description, being
the highly polished homes Of the as
sa-sin Guitcau. While inspecting
the remains of the notorious erimi-
nal. the attention OF your CORES
pondent was directed to the extra
ordinary whiteness Of the bones and
their resemblance 10 polished ivory.
No attempt has been made 10 artic-
ulate the skeleton, and the trays
bear no number by which they
could be distinguished from similar
receptacles in the museum.
II was asccrtained that in prepar-
inc the bones of the dead murderer
that more than usual care had been
taken to preserve them, and eOnse-
oucntly the skeleton, when mount
ed. will be the best in the collection
of the museum. Ii has been deem
cd advisable. for prudential reasons,
% keep the bones in n secure place
until they can be exhibited to visi-
tors. but all talk about their idend-
" having been lost is bOsh, One
OF the first questions of the tourist
doing the museum is 20 be shown
Guiteau's skeleton, and in order to
escape being bored the surgeon IN
charge has declined to ascertain its
location In the building. The pro
cess by which the bones were treat
ed insures their perpetuatiOn for an
indefinite period, and Anatomist r..
+. Schafhirtt gave his personal at
tcntiOn to the work Not a bone
has becn lost. and, IS before stated,
when articulated the skeleton will
be the best in the museum. The
plaster casts of his skull have the
same Identification as the real head.
The coffin in which the remains OF
the assassin were removed from the
Jail three days after burial IS retain
ed at the museum, but the outer
box Is still in the ground at the jail
4 trusted official has the key of the
room i'm which the bones are kept,
and no one is allowed to range at
viii in this department.
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4 DENTIST TELLS 4 QUEER
STORY.

New York Morning journal.
why said prominent dentist
TO 4 Journal reporter, n beautiful
Young lady came to me and insisted
on having her really fine teeth pull
cd out and false ones put in their
place. 1 protested that it would be
foolish. silly. senseless; but she said
no. she would have them out, and
If / would not DO il some ether den
list would. My teeth are not fash
ionablc, said she; they are too
long. and short little broad teeth
like corn kernels are all the fashion
now and no one admires my mouth
and / will have them. So | made
her the teeth, and they cost her just
$500. She couldn't see any one
for two weeks after l pulled out her
own. They were upper ones only,
and | made them up with gold
plates for a handsome young fellow
who had his own teeth knocked out
in a base bail game. The worst Of
it is that he is in love with this very
girl whose teeth he wears, and she
knows they are hers. Just ponder
on that.
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"a provision broker OF Chicago, in
conversation with 8 New Yorkers speak
ing of the stagnation In business, said;
sWhy, it is a positive fact that there are
less than two hundred thousand dressed
hogs in Chicago to-day" The friend
replied in establishment: Why,
thought your population something over
half million. w. Boston Traveller. a.
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Are Temperance People With
out Excuse?

out Excuse
The very important question presents
ITSELF ~ lLa sober, Temperance element
rf gItPeople-Are We doing all We can
Ja tvcltGhe evils Of ram, and are we
collectively aud Individually without
excuse It isceriainly true that If all
the latter classes Of men aud women
unite in one persistent effort to accom-
r'4h nrerna result they almost inya-
riaG.y succeed in their purpose. This
is true in morals, in politics, in reEolu-
ti0ns and enterprises Of all kinds. Now,
what DO You suppose would be the re-
suit ora baitesl riTert npon the part Of
all classes in the State Of Tenne .see IA
voring prohibition for the election of
men 90 our next General Assembly who
VIII have Ale moral courage to grapple
with tie hquor question, and give us
such legislation as we need for the pro-
lection OF our people against the ravages
OF the pcstiIeutial scourge Of intempcr-
auce. There is scarcely a doubt but
that with such an effort our next Legis-
lliure- Would be largely in the majority
f1voriug our cause.
II then We have IL in our power 10
bring about these results and fail to do
il, We areInoi doing al we can TO coun-
teract the effects Of the RUN traffic, and
IL We aye not doiag what we can to
thwart the destroyer in his purposes we
can hardly be without excuse. These
are Thoughts worthy % our most care
ful consideration. Every one should
ponder them for themselves and act in
accordsnce viii the conclusions reach
edF MS our Humble opinion that ev-
cry voter VIC. favors the election OF
men tn legislative offices who are op-
posed e puclibiJion orcven Indifferent
as 90 its success, are falling TO discharge
their whole duty and are not without
excuse.
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"IF THE governments interferes with
Us wewill interfere with the government.
The enemy who invades our territory
must die. That's from the speech of q
Mormon elder, and after looking around
upon his audience for n momenk h
addad "AnddQR1 zen forget jtR
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-06-06

n YOU are a5dicteI TO drink and are
urrr--aFr, what are % be the results Ut
vrur u.-t.l. stop stronce and ask your
self S!.t,her or not you are not fast
fastening on 10 death and destruction.
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1ntempcrsncc has crept into many OF
our hamls md Is there stea'ttiiy execu-
ting It's mission of death, woe, and mis-
cry. We see 20 daily accomplishing It's
deadly pufpases. Shall we sit quietly
bv ami In r usIing u avertiis mischiefs
Sin Sula Ars M. rather cry aloud and
spare nos ..