The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-12-02
LITERARY.

The reprint of the November NUM- Der
OF BLACKwooD has been sent US by the
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Barclay street, New York. One of the
principal articles, entitled ''Modern Sci
entifc Materialism, is criticism upon
Prof Tyndall's late address to the Brit
ish Association.
valentine and his Brother Part XI. )"
This instalment is little tedious.
The Abode of Snow. Part III. =
The Valley of the Shadow of Death is
the fitting name given to the valley of
the Sutlej, up which the narrative leads
us. Snowy peaks, precipitous slopes,
gorges thousands of feet deep, present
almost insurmountable obstacles The
paths are such only in name. Sometimes
the traveller is carried in dandy, which
consists of single bamboo nine or ten
feet long, with two pieces of carpet
slung to it. There are one or two bear
ers at each end of the pole, and the ira
weller rests on the carpet at right angles
with the pole, position which has pecu
liarfdisadvantages in a narrow pathway
having a wall of rock on one side and
precipice on the other. Sometimes he
rides on yab or wild OK, with a man
pulling at the nose-ring in front, and
another prodding it behind with an al
penstOck. Travelling on roads like those
here described would test the endurance
even of an Alpine tourist. ..r ri
The other articles are 90 Prussian Mill
tary Manoeuvres," " Ancient Classics
Latin Literature" and a review of Lord
DalIing's Life Of Lord Palmerston, in
which the career of Lord Palmerston is
Greated'in asmoBes friendly temper than
Is usual with Tory reviewer. e -....
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I ''Scharnhorst. f" Every element
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Of Prussia to a first-class European pow
er is of interest, and the present sketch
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Born in Hanover, and educated in a
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''now as distinguished for practical skill
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etsy" TO transfer his services to the Prus-
sian staff, and he became the founder of
the military system of that country.
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VIII. "Renan's Antichrist."
TX journal of Mr. Chas Greville."
Art X "The Session and the Minis
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