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Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20
Perseverance,.

''Keep pegglng away was the re
ported advice of celebrated American.
and the same counsel, in other language,
has been repeated again and again.
Perseverance is always held up as the
chief ingredient of success; and it is the
boast of the Anglo Saxon nations that
they possess this quality in an especial
degree. The naval heroes of the Eliza
bethan age glorited in the name OF
English bulldogs" There is story
of deaf old Admiral having an ac-
count Of sea fight read aloud to him.
His infirmity prevented his hearing halt
what was said, but at last he caught the
words, 1.-The engagement lasted three
days." .'Ah, then, it was our fellows
who got the worst of it at the begin
ming" he cried. Perseverance is un-
doubtedly an admirable quality; and
the man who is ''all things by turns and
nothing long rarely succeeds in life.
One cannot but respect the self-taught
Scotch naturalist, Edwardes, when his
collection, the work Of years, was accir
dentally destroyed. ''What will you
do?" cried sympathizing friends. 81
maun jist begin again. was the quiet re-
ply. "a wei SilIllldl aLcCdOiC ID IcidCCu
of certain Martin Koetzel in the fif.
teenth century. He made a VOW to I'M
dertake pilgrimage to the Holy Land,
and to count the number of PAGES be-
tween certain of the s'rines at Jerusa-
lem, with view of erecting a series OF
statues commemorative of the sacred
story near to his own house at Nurem-
berg, these statues to be arranged
at exactly the same distance from each
as the shrines were at Jeru-
salem. After long and toilsome
journey, the traveller returned in safety,
but when he began to carry out his
architectural scheme, he discovered that
he had forgotten the distance between
the reputed sites of the house of PLATE
and Calvary. His friends. learning Of
his misfortune, came to condole with
him on his unfortunate lapse of memory;
but Kotzel, instead Of lamenting him.
self, had already started on second ex-
peditiOn to Jerusalem, and on his re-
turn this latter time was able to remem-
ber his measurement and fulfill his VOW.
Undaunted resolution of this descrip-
ton leads to success in great mat
ters and small, and is most praise
worthy quality. Like all virtues, how
ever, perseverance can be carried to an
excess. .'Une Perseverance, is a title
Of honor conferred in certain Romish
orders on those inmates who have re-
sided in their convent for heightened
period; but we sometimes meet perse-
verantes outside nunnery walls, where
perseverance is less admirable. There
is the perseverance shown in an over
ideal devotion to a single object till ali
more important matters are forgotten.
There is story of two school boys try
ing to make a gallipot float in pond
While thus engaged the younger lad fell
in, and was eventually drowned. At
the inquest some surprise was expressed
that the elder boy had not been able
to rescue or even assist his companion.
Master Smith burst into tears. Il
might, perhaps, have been able to pull
Green out" he sobbed, "but then I
must have lost my gallipot, and had
made up my mind that it should float.
This is no solitary example of misdi-
rected perseverance .-London Stand
sr4.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20
A Land For Tramps.

The hospitality of the people of this
district is a strange contrast to that
which goes by the name among their
city cousins. Hereis an instance of it.
Soon a ter entering this settled portion
of the country we came in sight of d
little dwelling by the roadside. The
door is wide open, and we can see as
we approach that the table is invitingly
set for supper. AS we are about pass
ing along a woman appears at the door
and after a glance at US utters Il kindly
"Come in" 1t is a long way to ouI
destinat on yet, and as the brac NC al
has given us somewhat elephantine
appetite, we OF course take advantage
of the oAer. According to the rules OF
local eli uette, however, there is no ne
cessitv Of waiting for an invitation, bat
when you are passing a house at meal
time, you must walk right in and seat
yourself at the table. 1t makes no diff
ference if you are a perfect stranger,
black, white or copper-colored. Nc
honest stranger need fear to starve
while travelling through this part of the
country.-HalJa1 Cor. Bosom IraU-
etIar.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

-Sevc- parts of milk to one part Of
coal oil aid applied to tree or shrub
by means of spray pump, kills all in
sects instantly, says afarmer.-Athany
Journal.
One of the most essential requisites
in breeding colt is docility. Select
only the best-tempered sires and dams,
as viciousness is the worst fault that car
be possessed.
The whey or buttermilk should be
utilized before an excess of acid has
consumed the better portion of it as it
invariably does when stored IN large
quantities. Troy Times.
-Tarring Sleeps Nose.-This is not
avery difficult operation, as the sheep
will do it themselves if their salt is
given in dish well smeared with tar.
1t is excellent to keep off the fly which
deposits egg in the nose, and causes the
maggot in the sleeps head the next
winter or spring.-N. Y. Times
"A keg or bag of charcoal kept in
milk rooms, or cellars where there is
milk. will be found advantageous, espe.
cially if the cellar is inclined to be at ali
charcoal will absorb both dampness and
odors from the air and thus preserve
the milk, in a great measure, from
faint.
Delicious cookies are made afte,
this recipe: One cup of butter-a small
cup-two cups of sugar, three cups Ct
flour, two eggs, leaving out the white OF
one; roll out quite thin, cut in any shape
You choose-square ones are generally
preferred; beat the white of the ego
which you reserved and spread over the
tops of the cookies; sprinkle cinnamon
and sugar over them and bake them
N. T. Post.
Steamed Rhubarb: Wash, peel and
cut the rhubarb into inch pieces. Put
it into granite double boiler, add one
cup of sugar for pint of fruit, and
cook till the rhubarb is soft. Do not
stir it. When the rhubarb is very sour,
steam it without sugar until the juice
flows, then drain it, add the sugar and
steam again till the sugar is dissolved.
Or pour boiling water over it and let il
stand five minutes, then strain and
steam.-Boston Globe.
Oats on Sod: 1t is seldom gooo
policy to sow oats, or, in fact, any small
grain, on newly-turned sod. In its decay
the soil falls to pieces, thus loosening
the hold the roots of the crop have in
the soil. Besides, in a wet season,
there is greater danger that the sod
may take to growing upward and thus
injuring any grain crop. Corn or pota-
toes can be cultivated, and the friable
condition of the soil which decaying sod
makes is exactly what is needed to pro
mote their growth. &C Chicago Times.
Ounce Jelly: Wipe the fruit carefully
and remove all the stems and parts not
fair and sound. Use the best parts of
the fruit for canning and preserving,
and the skin, core and hard parts for
Jelly. The seeds contain a large por
ton of gelatinous substance. Boil all
together in water enough to cover till
the pulp is soft. Mash and drain. Use
the juice only, and when boiling add an
equal weight of hot sugar and boil till
it iellies in the spoon. Exchange.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20
Alaska Bellies.

A. K;1lisnoo blackened faces were
o1noost the rule. ant every other native
woman had her face coated with mix
t,Ire of seal oil and SCOT. Ii gives the.n
a wild strange look, and they gigSie ~
the silliest way when one points W
them. The old theories that they woie
Il a. q SIGN of mourning, because they
were angry or rejoiced,o or penitence' are
axnloded now, and it is known that IL
is simuIy protection against the gnatS
and moSouitoes on land. and to keep
+bo;r faces from burning when out III
ibe;r canoes. 1t is an excellent cos
ma Ia for the women, keeping their
oon,nIevion soft and smooth, and whe
tbay wash it off on grand occasions
their faces are as creamy Whlte as 'iio
fairest of the,v japanese sisters 4 group
of these black ,,moors made picture as
tbay cat inside Il cabin door weaving
nrefty baskets Of the fine inside DARK
and roots of the ce,'1ar. One younger
woman wore a silver ,sin sticking ou'
through her under lip. aI'othel go n.'u !
bone labrette, or tip rGg'' pu' th;rd -
like collar button, and II e .n""i H.
wrinkled old crone, wore a q Gov That- ~
OF wood over an inch across. L. al
lip ornaments are worn by neal az,
the women OF the island r.Des, and 60,
mark OF age as certain as a famil,
record. The biz wooden plugs that
they put in in their sere and yellow
days push the lip out and give hid
eouS look to the wrinkled, bla ;kened
old crones VINO wear them. Nose rings
and earrings, silver rings on their fn7
gers and bracelets on their wrists COM
plete their full-dress array. and if they
only wore something more barbaric
would be far more Interesting as savage
studies. .-Al05ka Cor. st. Louis Glo9e-
Democrat
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20
A SlreWd Porter.

A gentleman who has business VIII
the Governor of Arkansaw enters the
State House, and is met by the negro
porter.
Il wish to see the Governor?"
"Yas, sah business perticular?'
'N ell, that's neither here nor there
Iwish to see him."
''In co'se, sab, in co'se. Does yel
want ter see him bad? Hol' on, sab
If yer wants ter comperment his min
istration he aint ga ed, but eff yei
wants ter git er pardon fur er evil pus-
son, he is. Now, which one is it sab ~
81 have come to tell him that the
people of the lear :" allow distr.ci
have indorsed him for the United States
Senate
"Den he'll be mighty pleased ter see
yer, sab. Walk right IN. twenty-five
cents would hep de cause. Thankoe.
sab. ,4rkanSaW Irdueler.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20
An Indian POtlatch.

Among other islands of the Sound,
And about ten miles north of Olympia,
lies Squaxion Island. 1t is an Indian
name and Indian reserve, and the In
dians hold in reserve whatever resources
it may contain. 1t is sterile spot, but
in that respect does not differ much
from the surrounding country. The fir
forest grows as green, the fern and
ISAIAH slopes reach down to the gray
beach here just as they do on all the
surrounding shores. Here are the same
dow bluffs of clay and conglomerate that
you see on the shores of the islands
south and the islands north, and the
ealt-water inlets westward. Long, mar
row arms of the sound are those inlets-
arms reaching far out into the green
wilderness of woods; inlets deep and
narrow, into which the tide rushes
twice day. Eastward lies the sound,
with more clay-colored bluffs on its
farther shore. Eastward, sixty miles
away, rises Rainier's three-pointed
crown of creamy white. looming above
IA ragged fringe of evergreen tree-tops.
Here is a deserted village. an Indian
agency in days past; houses weather.
worn and tumble-down, doorless and
windowless, with green weeds growing
through the doors. Yonder is Hope
Island, grave-shaped, and there is
Steamboat Island steamboat shaped
this tiny island being in reality an island
only at highwater, as a slender spit Of
sand links it the mainland, and was
named by an ancient mariner of earlier
days, who averred that, like steamboat
at anchor, the island swung around at
the turn of every tide, and especially
when the moon was FULL And as being
'.full'' was well known to be his normal
condition, his statement was never con-
tradicted.
shall never forget the afternoon that
we made up party to visit this same
Squaxion Island. 1t was an October
sfternoon-one of those keen, clear days
when tho west wind comes racing in
from the sea with life and freshness in
its every breath. The day was all that
could be desired- at least it was all we
desired, for We were party of eight,
5ncluding ladies and children, in d large
Whitehall boat. And when the large
rail swung and 6lled We swept off be-
Il
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

of physical suffering; but many accept as
great amount of pain which
can be avoided. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound was invented by one who
understood its need, and had the rare skill
to provide simple, yet admirably effect
i've remedy.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20
Columbia River Cannery.

Mr. George Home, one of the largest can
ners of fish, on Columbia River, Oregon
says that he suffered with rheumatism for
seven years, having spent six months at
Arkansas Hot Springs, and at Paso Robles
Springs, CAL, four months in every year,
without benefit. Finally he tried ST.
Jacobs Oil, the great paircure, and in a
short time all stiffness and soreness of the
joints disappeared.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20
Mexican Etiquette.

/ was given lesson in etiquette by a
Mexican young lady met in the train.
I chanced to be the only man in the
sleeping-car when it drew out from Ell
Paso, and after an introduction by the
conductor, to whose charge the young
lady had been committed. she and l be-
came quite well acquainted. Il saw
you eating an orange on the depot plat
form,' she said '.In Mexico that would
be considered as unmannerly. There it
is unmannerly to eat anything outside
of a house, even candy. And | noticed
when Mr.. Romero gave you Mexican
match you threw it away after using
but one end of it. The other was still
serviceable, and you should have re-
turned the match with your thanks. If
you hand one cigar or cigarette to light
with, YOU must take whiif from it after
may be so short as to burn your fin
gers" All this I received with good
grace, for my young lady was but ten
years of age Exchange.
The much-mooted question as to
which is the oldest railway in the United
States is settled by the RailUay Age as
follows: The first railway in the United
States was three miles in length, extend
ing from the granite Guarries in Quincy.
Mass, to the Neponset River. 1t was
commenced in 1926 and completed in
1927. The gauge was five feet. The
rails were pine a foot deep. covered
with an oak plate, and these with fiat
bars Of iron-n
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

Diamond Dyes more coloring is given than
in any known Dyes, and they give faster
and more brilliant colors. 10c. at all drug
gists. They are a great success. Wells,
Richardson & Co., Burlington, vt.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

J. W. GRAHAM, Wholesale Druggist, OF
Aust in, Tex, writes: 81 have been hand
ling DR.. WIN. HALLS BALsAM FOR THE
LUN GS, land have found it one of the most sal
able. medicines l have ever had for Coughs,
Col DIS and Consumption"
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20
NOpEs To ne ciinrn

NJ Brooks, near Albany was hopelesslv sfz,,
with Cancer. 1t had ca, en- through hs nos99 iacet
Mouth and throat. The time VI III draih waS ~. ~
question Of very short inc He prayed fSr G.
ms suffering was greg s. S s. ha; Mad r IN IN
ful effect on him. His IN proyemenr il sn
we all feel sure of his 5eia peri ctly cured f6 & &A'
W. GILBERT A bany' "a
'ur Treatise on Blood AIN Skin Diseases mailed fro,
= 1licants. '-1liS- Tree
70 ap. - -
swrF SPECIFIC CO., DR.. 'werS, Atlanta. Ga.
n Y On 'ce l59 ". 2Sd IT. Philadelphia Office IN
n7rt
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20
20 : rs!
a CANCER FOR TwENTYvr,,,

" For twenty years l suffered from csre'"s'
neck. Patent Potash and Mercury Iiyalnetf on m!
stead OF curing the Cancer. lost the use o led h
anu me upper part of my body. Ny general NY aru
pIohen down ana my life was d6s1sir.iof asl vas
cured me sound and We'll This new le,sa a. ? - ) s.
gave 10 me can not be measured by spy T n, Ale ft
Swifts Specific" ". r. Robson, DaT}dbSSItll dbStll[ to
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

BEWARE of green fruit. The lruit can
not help being green, but you can.-PhSLa-
delphid Chronicle Herald.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

TT r. most verdant young man of the
peri ID was the one who attempted to cut
gras with a bicycle.-Boston Budget.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20
SuIphur Soap

Purifes the skin. Use instead of unwhole-
some cosmetics. HIPS Hair and Whisker
Dye, Soc.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

1fHE violin craze which has recently at
tackled some women was probably caused
by desire to possess beau.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

RE combs the rooster's head, but
NAre to comb his OWN. Y. Times.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

DEAF mutes converse by means of signs,
because actious sneak louder than words.
Boston Transcript.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

IT makes4a milk-man's wife blush to ask
her if her silk dress is watered.-Cb Chicago
Tribune.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

18th Sore Eyes, use DIR. Isaac
If afflicted " Water. Druggists sell it. 25c.
Thompson's Eye
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

THE short, hacking cough, which leads to
consumption. is cured by Piso's Cure.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

Ladies, are you sufferlng?'. .,
several years standing Many friends use 91d RFavte VI
it," Mrs II. Lamoreaux, lsie La Ao''e' w.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

Sufterlng frOm U1aDet6S!
sKidnsy-W ort is the most successful remedy have
ever used. Gives almost Immediate rcliei."
Dr. Phillip e. Ballou, Iol4ton vt.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

Are you rheumatism racked
"kidney-Wort cured me, after vas gwen W "
die by physicians and had suffered thiT5 Wsipe
Eibridge Malcolm, west lSltii' -A'''''
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

Have YOU Brigllt'S DiSeaSef
"Kidney-Nort cured me WI en- my water was Just
like chalk and then liko blood"
Frank Wilson, Peabody, Mass.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

Have YOU Liver Complaint? {?
1Kidney-Nort cured me OF chroaic Liver Diseases
d. Henry Ward, late Col. 69th N-t Guard, n 1
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

IF you would Danish Disease
u and gain Health, Take
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

Are YOU tOTm6nJOU WIJIk bleedmI
'.Kidney-Wort permanently cured nc ot
piles Dr. W. C. Kline recommended i 10 me- n, 70
Geo II. Horst Cashier NJ. Bank M!ersl'"'
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-07
PITH AND POINT.


The affections are like lightning,
you can not tell where they will strike
till they have fallen Chicago Journal.
Official reports state that the Brit
ish census embraces 1900, 900 women.
Who wouldn't be census. .-C Chicago
Tribune.
"Misfortunes never come singly."
They couldn't. 1t would be singular if
they could. One misfortune might, but
Lindley Murray forbids the plural num-
ber from acting that way Golden
Days.
OF the rich newspaper men James
Gordon Bennett runs two yachts and
four-in-hands; Robert Bonner is the
owner of one hundred and seventy
horses; Charles A. Dana keeps a Pull
man parlor-car, while we are putting in
foundation for a barn.-Marlboro'
Times.
-''Is this train to stop at Neponsetp"
Old Colony Road the other forenoon.
''No, sir, was the reply; mo stops be-
tween South Braintree and Boston" "
"Why, how's thatp' said the surprised
inquirer; ''you used to stop there's you
ulu the IdSJ Time came up, Iuo COLI
ductor was puzzled. "Guess you are
wrong" he said, '.but when was that
timeP'' ''Well,' replied his passenger
81 can't say exactly" And after mo-
ment's thought, he continued. lit was
when built my barn-sonle time dur
ing the war. - Boston Transcript.
-..James!n he began. as he called
the clerk into the private office, s'your
conduct is such that can no longer re-
tain you in my employ. You do not
hesitate to lie and cheat, and you are
drunk at least twice week. = "All
right" responded the clerk. II got
news yesterday of legacy Of $4,000.
and | guess | wont go to the poor.
house, s.Seventy-five thousand dol
larsr' ITO cent ssCash moneyPn
ssAn cash." sThen III sell you part
nership interest in the business, and
wen make things hum! Ha! Let me
congratulate you'll just such a partner
as I'd pick among a thousandr'- Rall
Street Neacs.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-07

A fatal quarrel between brothers
about a ehild's misbehavior occur
red on the Goth at fredericksburg, Nd,
Robert Armstrong, a farmer living
near that place, was last Saturday
fatally shot by his brother Edward.
The shooting was the elimination
of a long feud between their wives
which began years ago in England,
of which country the Armstrong;
were natives. On Friday morning
Mrs Edward Armstrong, being in
censed at something one of Roberts
children did, whipped it. Robert
went to Edwards house and quar-
relied with the latter's wife about
the child and finally struck her.
When Edward came home he got
his shotgun, proceeded to Roberts
house and shot him as Robert came
out of the house. He fell and Ed
ward escaped. Recovering slight
ly, Robert managed to get his gun
and crawled to his brothers house
and meeting his sister-in-law was
about to shoe. her when he tainted
from his wounds. His injuries are
considered fatal. Edward has been
captured.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-07

"The Mystery ofEdwin brood, /"
it will be remembered, was the last
literary production of Charles Dick
ems. He died before completing it
and, in its unfinished state, it was
published and now finds a place in
all complete sets of Dickens works.
Charles Reade, who died on the 10th
INST, contracted, about a year ago,
to write novel for Harper's BaSar.
The work was to be furnished in in
stallments, and the Messrs. Har-
per, with characteristic liberality,
paid Mr.. Reade, in advance. In due
time, the first chapters of the work
came and have been given to the
world, weekly, in the Bdzar, under
the title of "a Perilous Secret. 4"
Several chapters are yet in the
hands of the publishers, await
ing publication, but the Mes
srs. Harper do not know that
Mr.. Reade ever completed the
work; it is certain that, up to the
time of his death, he had not for
warded the final installments of
MSS. to this country, and it is
known that only few weeks ago
he was still writing on the book.
lie was net limited as to the length
Of the volume, and 1T is now a
question of interest with the pub
fishers and litterateurs in general
whether "A Perileus Secret" reeeiv-
ed its finishing touches from the
master hand or, like "The Mystery
of Edwin DrOod," is to remain as a
memento of the uncertainty of hui
man life and the incompleteuess of
human aspiration. As to merit,
the book Chat. portien of it has
been pubhshed) will hardly take
rank with "Griffith Gaunt" or
"Never Too Late to Mend" yet it is
a production worthy of Charles
Reade, and. in its Ineompleteness,
leaves the reader unprepared to
pass verdict on its merits. The
Messrs. Harper expect early adj
vices from London as to whether
the work completed.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-07

Nashville Banner: Certain pa
pers in Tennessee arc very fond of
sneering at the five thousand and
less" sl1y-blues who refused to be
bound by the Convention in 1882.
They ignore the fact that thousands
upon thousands Of sky-blues" vo-
ted their tickets merely "to beat
Hawkins and they are in no sense
their sort. We did not 20 that way,
and never saw the day that we
would sacrifice principles merely for
the triumph of party, just to win,
but thousands of good Democrats
who had no sympathy with repudi-
alton think, now just as they did
then and voted "just TO beat Hawk
ms" We did not like their iudg-
ment a bit, but we won't quarrel
with them. They ought to have had
better sense, but they didn't. They
have more now, and won't be so
easily managed hereafter. They
won't bear riding twice.