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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-07
A CoNDENsED NOVEL.
SOMETHING IN THE WAY OF A SHORT
METRE ROMANCE IN THE WILD
WEST
From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.


Some years age Miss Kate Wal
worth, then a school teacher in New
York, became engaged TO William
Emerson, a young dairy farmer.
Miss Walwerth during the period
of betrothal visited Illinois, where
she met Samuel Hull, who owned
several fine farms. He was smitten
with the charms of the fair maid
from the East and she was some
what dazzled with her wealthy new
lover. Her brother also favored the
suit Of Hull and the consequence
was she returned to New York un-
der betrothal to Hull and anxious
to break with Emerson, the old love.
There was a somewhat stormy scene
when they met, but the result was
that the New York farmer made q
vow of eternal fidelity to her and
consented that she sheuld marry the
bonanza farmer, providing that dur
ing her whole life, whether married
or single, they were to correspond,
exchanging at least one letter every
month. Miss Walworth returned
to Illinois and married Samuel Hull.
Then came the crash; farm after
farm melted away and before the
honeymoon was over the young
husband was a poor man and oblig-
ed to accept a position as sales
man with Chicago firm.
Twelve years passed and misfor-
tune came upon Mr. Hull and his
wife. Most of the time she support
cd herself and husband by teaching.
In the meantime the correspondence
continued. In the meantime the
correspondence continued, which
the wife always dutifully read to
husband. One letter said the dairy
farmer had married, was prosperous
and wishing his early love prosper
ity About two years ago Mr.. and
Mrs. Hull went to Dakato and To-
Gated a claim some twelve miles
south of Jamestown. Last fall EN-
erson, now grown rich, was travel
ing through the West and stopped
at Jamestown to see his old flame.
He arrived at the miserable shanty
just in time to close the eyes of
Hull, and remained long enough to
to the funeral and provide
for the immediate wants of the
widow. Returning home Emerson
found his wife dying, and in a few
she breathed her last.
The last scene in this condensed
novel, as strange as any fiction, is
when the old lovers appeared before
a Dakota Justice of the Peace and
were married, starting Immediately
for the home of Emerson in New
York.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-07
FEDERAL AID FOR THE
SCHOOLS.l
SYNOPSIS OF THE BLAIR BILL, PASSED
BY THE UNITED STATES SENATE.

SYNOPSIS OF THE BLAIR BILL, PASSED
BY THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
The following is the substance OF
the Educational bill, as it passed the
Senate at Washington:
l. The appropriation runs thro'
eight years, divided as follows: the
first year the sum of 81, 100000, the
second year the sum of $4,000, 700,
the third year the sum of S10,000,-
600, the fourth year the sum of $13,-
100000, the fifth year the sum of
$11, 900, the sixth year the sum of
$9,000,000, the seventh year the
sum of s7,000,000, the eighth year
the sum Of s5,OOO,0OO. /.
2. The money to be annually di-
vlded in that proportion which the
whole number of persons in each,
who, being the age of ten years and
over, can not write, bears to the
whole number of such persons in
the United States.
3. In order to share in the appre-
priations each State or Territory
must, through its Governor, report
to the Secretary of the Interior the
condition Of the common school sys-
tenn within his jurisdictien-the
amount of the school fund, the ex-
penses, the number of white and
the number of colored schools, etc.
4. Separate schools for white and
colored children may be provided
for.
5. No money shall be paid out
under this act to any State or Ter
ritOry that shall not have provided
q system of free common schools for
all of its children of school age,
without distinction of race or color,
either in the raising or distributing
of school revenue, or in the school
facilities afforded.
6. No greater part of the amount
appropriated under this act shall be
paid out Of any State or Territory,
in any one year, than the sum ex-
pended cut of it's own revenues in
the preceding year, for the main
tainance Of common schools, not in
the sums expended in the
erection of school buildings.
Z. A part of the money appor-
toned to each State or Territory,
not exceeding one-tenth thereof |
may yearly be applied to the edu-
cation of teachers for the common
schools therein which sum may be
in maintaining institutes
OF temporary training schools.
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FRIGHTFUL CYCLONE.
OHIO VISITED BY 4 DESTRUCTIVE TOR
NADO.

OHIO VISITED BY 4 DESTRUCTIVE TOR
NADO.
DAYTON, ONO, April 28.-Short-
ly before 8 o'clock yesterday after
noon the most destructive cyclone
ever known in this part of the coun-
try passed over the southern portion
of Montgomery and Greene coun-
ties, devastating everyt hing in its
course. 1t appears to have original
ed near Woodburn, small town ten
miles south of here, and eye wit
nesses describe it as appalling in its
fury.
The authentic statement is that
the cyclone was formed by the union
of two light storm clouds from the
south and northwest which imm edi-
ately assumed the form of water
spout rising and descending like
waves of the sea and destroying
everything in its way.
At Alexan dersville six miles south
Of here several persons are known
to have been injured and one lady
is reported killed, while a saw mill
barns and other buildings were de-
stroyed.
At Carrollten Friends paper mill
and other buildings were badly
damaged, and it is reported that a
number of residences were destroy
ed.
The telegraph lines are down ir
all directions and the roads are inn
passable.
In the neighborhood Of Miamis-
burg the damage is heavy.
Ia this city there was a heavy
rain, accompanied by hail, but there
was little wind. OAe freak of the
cyclone was that in Dayton and five
miles south of the city there was
rain and hail, while still further
south there was rain and no hail
and still further south hail and no
rain, and in some sections of the
country devastated there was nei-
ther rain nor hail
At Bellbrook, Greene county, at
least fifteen farm houses were more
or less damaged, but the occupants
generally escaped by taking refuge
in cellars.
From Carrollton the cyclone took
q direct easterly course and its ferce
was not in the least spent when it
reached JamestoM n, thriving vii
lage of 500 inhabitants, which, it is
reported, was entirely destroyed,
only a few buildings being left
standing. Meagre telegraph re-
ports received here state that six
persons are known to lave been
killed, while twenty were more or
less injured.
Between Jasper and Cedar Greek,
on the Narrow Gauge Railroad, the
damage is great to farm property,
and at this point some trains were
unable to move on account of the
wind, while others did not dare te
pass over Cedar creek trestle during
the cyclone. In all directions, south
and east of here, the scene of de-
struction defies description.
A terrible cyclone struck James
town, about p. M, Sunday. Two
thirds Of the town was completely
ruined, and six persons killed. Sew
eral persons are badly wounded,
and hundreds of people are turned
cut of their homes. Ne estimate of
the damage is possible now.
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The Slim Mans Remarkable Shot.

| A number of gentlemen were inthe
iepot waiting room admiring a fine lot
If ducks friend had shot up on the lake,
i Ind were somewhat surprised to hear
| aim tell of killing three ducks with one
discharge of his gun. About this time
| SHIN, pointed-nosed man, who had
been quietly listening, remarked:
'FThat's nothing very extraordi-
nary.s'
MAY be. that's the way you always
| kill ducks" sarcastica1ly remarked the
| hunter.
"Wal, that depends on how load
my gun,' replied the slim man.
"Then it does make difference how
you load, does it? L presume you use
abouta peck of six ounce bullets" re-
marked the hunter, who began to feel
! that the glory with which he had COW
cred himself had melted and was Begin
ming to run off.
oval, now, don't you get ratified. /
don't know as III give the scheme
away" retorted the slim man.
CHOW many ducks did you ever kill
In one shot?'' asked an interested list
tener.
"Wal, stranger, I've killed and
pG4 OfCA 1AAGl VI CAA11 eRAo NOASNt eA4S
slim man.
"Fifty ducks at one shotr exclaimed
half dozen.
"Yes, over fifiy,' replied the slim
man, ''an' don't mind telling We how
twas done, if ye really want to know. y
''How on earth could you do such a
thing, you must have been where the
ducks were thick?' ventured a meek
looking individual.
"Wal, if yell give me a chance I'll
tell ye. / took q trip UP to Calumet
several years ago and I never seen so
many ducks in all my life. took an
old army musket along and one cart
fridge"
''One cartridge!'' exclaimed half a
dozen. You didn't mean to say you
only took one cartridge and no other
ammunitionp"
.'Wal, I didn't take anything else
but an old army musket, one cartridge
and big spools of wire thread. That's
the sum total of what / always take
You see, L"
''What was the wire forP'' inquired
the meek man.
''Wait till finish, hang it, and yen
know. Wal, when got out on clear
water away from the rushes l saw about
a million ducks right ahead of me.
Just took the end of the wire, fastened
it to the bullet in the cartridge an
loaded my gun an put the spool on the
bottom of the boat where l thought il
wouldn't become tangled up, and then
I waited for a good chance. l hap
pened to blow my nose, which of course
made a noise, when every duck raised
his head to see what was up. L drew
bead on the eye of the duck nearest to
me and pulled the trigger before they
had chance to get scared. Schwiz!
how that spool did spin while the wire
was unwinding. The ducks flew away,
frightened by the noise of the gun, but
/ had just one hundred and fifty ducks,
all strung by their heads on that wire.
The bullet had gone through their
heads, dragging the wire with it, and i
took every time excepting one; it took
the tail of that duck just as he raised
from the water The bullet would have
got more ducks only the spool got
caught before the wire was all unwound
and stopped it. / believe if had had
another cartridge and another spool OF
-
The slim man found himself talking
to the stove. The rest had fled, and
none but he remained.-Peck's s iSUa.
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HOW TO QUIT DRINKING.

Bob Burnettin Burlington Hack
eye: Just you quit, without oath, or
resolution or promise. Simply quit.
IF you have a young mans weak
ness for beer, wine or whisky, as the
railroad man says, "Shut her off"
There is no trouble about it. Let
me tell you there is no harm in bad
whisky, even. 1t does not and can
not hurt you-if you don't drink it.
That's all you have to do. Don't be
prohibitionist lunatic. Don't be a
reformer. Don't be a fanatic. Just
simply don't drink, and all thewhis-
ky that is made in America can't
make you drunk if you don't drink
any of it. Whisky never hurt any
man who didn't drink it.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-07

The Malone Readjusters of Yir,
ginia at last strip off the thin dis,
guise they have heretofore worn
and now come cut as full fledged
Republicans. They met in State
convention at Richmond on the 23d,
and the platform adopted talks oi
the sacred rights, ETC., which are
only to be secured by republican
form Of government; gives prefer
ence to our own capital and labor
against foreign capital with its pau
per labor: pats the Republican par
ty on the back for recognizing lib
eralism in Virginia, and declares
that hereafter the Readjusters shall
be known as "The Republican par
ty of Virginia )" that in National
affairs they shall follow the banner
of the national republican party,
and shall support with zeal and fl
deity its nominees for President
and Vice President. 1t also demands
a protective tariff, and that, cordial
ly endorsing President Arthur's ad-
ministratIon as conspicuously na-
tiOnal and conservative, challenging
the respect of the nation, we give
an emphatic expression to our pref
erenee for his nomination at Chica-
60" The report was adopted with
wild enthusiasm. And yet the elec-
toral voto of Virginia will be cast
for the Democratic nominee, if he
is placed upon the Ohio, Virginia,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania dem
Ocratie platform.
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The Rev. DIR. Wild, the we'll

The Rev. DR.. Wild, the we'll
known Congregational minister, in
his sermon at Toronto, Canada, the
night of the 9th inst, stated that
he learned from the Bible that the
millennium was the fifth great event
which the people Or the earth might
look for. It's approach would, he
said, be gradual, but from present
indications he would fix the date at
1885. This event was to be pre-
coded by the recognition of Israel
in the near future. After the mil
lenium they would have cessation
of birth and prolongation of human
life. A man would be called child
at 100 years of age, and his age
would be as in early days. This.
would be followed by the second
coming of Christ, the burning of the
world, and then the final judgment
and the great day of Assize.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-07

Nashville american: The debate
on Mr.. MorrisOn's bill to horizontal
izs the tariff will occupy the House.
according to the most moderate es-
Inmates, for from four to six weeks.
Few Democrats venture to assert
that the bill can pass the House If
it should pass the House, it is sure
to be defeated in the Senate. If il
could pass the Senate, it would be
vetoed promptly by the President.
Now, is it good Democratic economy
to be thus wasting six weeks of the
time of Congress viii it reduce
the tariff? Will it lead to Democrat
ic harmony? Will it improve the
Democratic prospects in the Presi-
Dental election? Not much.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-07

New York Vorld: They manag-
ed to beat Ben Butler last year and
they were happy. Tweksbury was
revived in all its glory, and the Re
publican office holders renewed their
efficiency. The result, as announc-
ed by the Boston Journal, is that
the fetal tax tor the present year for
State, county and city purposes, will
show an advance of 20 per cent. in
one year. or over 81, 500, 900 in gross,
and that the rate of taxation will be
$lS on the 81 900, rate higher than
the highest reached during the war.
Vainglory and cant are expensive
luXuries when INDUCED in under
Republican officehelders in the re-
nowned State of Massachusetts
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Philadelphia Times The swift
mutations of American politics are
often startling. One year ago Blaine
seemed to be wholly Withdrawn
from the Presidential race. and Ar
thur and Grant were both regarded
as impossibiIitics. To-day Arthur
leads all the delegates for first bal
lot; Blaine is second and closely
pressing him, and Grant has an un-
developed strength quite equal or
greater than either, if the epportu-
nifty shall offer for hopeful presen-
tation of his name. The convention
is yet five weeks distant, and none
can venture TO forecast the changes
which may be wrought in that brief
time. Grants nomination is by no
means assured, but he is one of the
livest of the Chicago possibilities.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-07

Instead of securing an almost SOL
id delegation from New York to the
Chicago convention, as few weeks
ago predicted, the indications are
that President Arthur will not have
more than one-half of the delegates
from the great State. The New
York Times has reopened it's batter
les against President Arthur as the
"merest machine politician" and
declares that, to say nothing of the
fact "that he was in sympathy with
those who harrassed the brief Pres
idential career of Gen. Garfield, it
is "eut of the question to suppose he
can obtain the electoral vote of New
York -
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-07

1t was announced the afternoon
of the 9th that Moses Fraley, a
prominent grain and stock speeula-
tor of st. Louis, had failed for large
amount. 1t is stated that Fraley
was short about 100000 bushels
Of wheat and corn in Chicago, and
that his losses on this will be up
wards of 100000. He is said to be
short of a large amount Of wheat in
New York and it is reported that
he lost S19O,OOOin Union and Texas
Pacific stock. His shortage it is
said will reach, s1,OOO,OOO. Mr..
Fraley is president Of the Fraley-
Carter Commission Company, but
that concern is in no wise concern
ed in the failure, Mr.. Fraley's
speoulations being conducted soiely
on his individual account.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-07

The river men are trying to get
the railroad authorities TO establish
drawbridge at Charleston, over the
Hiwass0e. Ifit is successful, a reg
ular steamboat line TO the mouth Of
the Ocoee will be established.
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" How mildly they talk of swim

How mildly they talk of swim
dies and frauds nowadays said a
Republican politician to a Demo-
cIatic friend. "They don't say
'steal;;' they say speculate, and de
faIeate, and appropriate. sYes, "
added the Democrat, "and some
times, after a presidential election,
they say seven to eight "Ah |!
yes, ahem p said the other /
dom remember now exactly to what
you refer. Something about that
famous fifteen puzzle, wasn't it?'
Yes, that had quite run at one
time"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-07

General Robert Toombs, speaking
the other day of Liberty Hall, the
home of Alexander III. Stephens,
said: II want the people of Georgia
to buy the property, and when they
do / will endow it with enough to
make it such a college as little
Aleck wSuld like to see there if he
were alive"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-07
A Miners 'sCIose Shave"

A miner in the hills near Socorro,
New Mexico, made lucky strike in a
wonderful manner lately. Two weeks
ago, while tramping over the rocks, the
prospector suddenly discovered that his
haversack was on fire, caught probably
from the condensation of the sum- S rays
by prospector's glass which he carried
in his kit. Now that haversack con-
tanned about six pounds of blasting
powder, and our hero dropped the
bundle and got out of reach as fast as
his legs would carry him. The bundle
of traps fell into crevice in the rocks
and the powder soon exploded The
prospector turned mournfully to gather
up such of his effects as were uninjured
by the explosion, when something in
the appearance of the shattered rock
struck his eye, and he examined it
closely-it was horn silver. The now
jubilant miner located claim at once,
which he called the ''close shave" and
in less than a week disposed of one
third interest at $500 The name of
the ''honest son of thepick and shovel"
is John Quincy Adams, and he halls
from Western Ohio. John is well
known in Socorro County, and receives
the congratulations of his friends in a
modest manner. John Adams ''close
shave is by-word now in the mining
camps. .-LGs Fe0GS Gazette.
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The horse population o. tie 'n;.rl
States is now over 1000, o., or about
one horse to every five humans. Ac-
cording to the 1880 census the lead NO
horse States, with number of horses re-
spectively, were : Illinois, 1923, ,082;
Ohio, 786, 478; New York. Gao, 35S;
Pennsylvania, 533, 5S7; Michigan, 31S,-
7S8; Kentucky, 372,64 Two-thirds
are draught and all-work horses, and
one-third are used for pleasure-driving.
Chicago Times.
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The New York EUening Post de-
votes more than column of one of
its recent issues to a savage attack
upon Mr. Blaine, and practically
gives notice that if he is nominated
it will bolt the ticket and support
the Demecratic ticket. 1t divides
its indictment of him into six parts.
1--we OF the counts charge him with
prostituting the Speakership to for
ward the Little Rock and Fort
Smith railroad schemes; the third,
with suspicious Northern Pacific
railroad transactions the fourth,
with breaking his word regarding
the Mulligan letters the fifth, with
sensational, unsound and unsafe ad-
ministratien of the Office of Secre
tary of State, and sixth, with pack
ing the convention and organizing
literary bureaus.
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A special to the New York Trib-
WHe says that on the 2Sth General
T. W. Conway, of Brooklyn, effect
ed the sale of 378,OOO acres of fine
grazing lands near Las Vegas, New
Mexico, to Frederick G. Fuller, of
London, who, with others, will de-
vote himself to the raising of cattle
for the American market. The
land forms part of one of the old
Mexican grants, but has, since the
cession of the territory to the Unit
ed States, been confirmed and pat
ented. Mr.. Fuller, it is understood,
is now negotiating for the purchase
of 400, 900 acres on the other side
of the Rio Grande, which he will
also use for the raising OF cattle. He
has left Washington for Mexico.
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WAR!
MRS Lou FLYNN,
AGENT FOR

MRS. A. p. FLY M N,
has the best selected stock Of Ladies'
Hats aud BoRneis ia this end of the
State, and she trims them TO suit the
taste and style Of her patrous.
While she gives you Gfney styles. she
charges reas0nG1ls prizes.
Honest goods-low pricesl-hORas eE-
tsrprss.
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The only Thing that will.stop it,

Old Squire Ramsey, of Blue Gap,
wrote to friend in this city last
week The continued rains and
damp weather has made us all sick
with rheumatic pains and neuralgia.
My wife was not able to walk for q
time. and the only thing we could
find that would stop it was the gem
uine DIR. Harris Relief 1t has cur
ed us all. Don't buy any imitation
stuff, but if yon have rheumatism,
Neuralgia or any pain, get The Gem
uinc Hart's Relief"
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"I don't see why you are so par
tieular about your hair, said a
churlish husband. 81 don't suppose
Eve ever wore bangs" " | don t
suppose she did" replied the wife,
with a quiet smile, :" but then there
was nobody in the world but her
husband to admire her," The hus-
band became very thoughtful,
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Entered at the FOst once at Morristown, Tenn.
Gssecond class matter ]
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no PRINTERSl

We have for sale, at 20 cents per
ID 200 pounds Of this BREWER TYPE,
to be sold IN one lot, & ,,t
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Parker's Tonic
4 pure Family Medicine that Hecer
IHtOricdteS.

II you are a mechanic or farmer, worn ont with
work, q mother run down by family OF
househo "a duties try PAEKEEs ToNIC.
IL you are lawyer, minister or business man
exhausted by mental strain or anxious cares do
not take intoxicating stimulants, but use Par
KER's ToNIC.
II you have Dyspepsia, rheumatism, kidn' on
Urinary Complaints. or N yOu are troubled with
any disorder of the lungs, stomach, bowels, blood
or nerves you c-n he cured by PAEKER's ToSIc.
II yuu are wasting away from age, dissipation
any disease or weakness and require a stimu-
liant take PApKERs ToNIc at once; it viii invig0r-
ate and build you up frOm the arst dose but viii
never iutoxicatc. II has saved hundreds Of lives,
rnmy save vuftra
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CONSUMPTION.

Ihave positive remedy FOR the above disease:
by its use Thousands 81 cases OF the worst kind
aud u long standing have been cured Indeed.
strong j. my faith in it, efcacy, that viii send
TWO BOTTLES PRE-, together with a Naluabie
Trcatize ON this disease. % any sufferer Give
express and y q. address. DIR 4. A. SLOCUH,
Isl Pearl street, New No1k. aprl6-sW