The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-08-11


ETC, ETC, ETC.
RUTLEDGE, TENN. Aug. 2, 70.
| To the Editor Of the Morristowu Gazette:
/ am not one of those who are in
the habit of writing long letters in
praise of the particular newspaper to
which they owe several years SUBJ
scription. I don't know how my ac-
count stands with the GAZETTE, but
If am behind any and you will make
out the bill, / will try and square it
up, and not offer any euIogies on the
GAZETTE, nor publish in it my con.
viction that the editor is the best
posted man in America on every SUBJ
ject in which the people of the pres
ent day have any interest. / think
too many editors are pail for their
work, by the privilege of being made
the standard Of wisdom on all sub
jeets, and consulted about things
they never heard of before. Some
times a subscriber who is two or
three years in arrears writes a long
letter, asking the opinion of the ed
itor as to whether he ought to learn
a trade or prepare for the Ministry,
when. in fact. he 10 already settled
in the lager beer business, and has
no idea of anything else. When you
take up a paper Qike the Courier
Journal. for instance) which has
column set apart in which to store
away choice bits of information and
heavy charges of wisdom designed
expressly for certain correspondents,
and finG letter from some one ex-
pressing his warm regard for the cd
itor, and his hopes for the editors
success, and his desire to possess the
editors photograph, and closing by
informing the editor that his wife
has just presented him with a fine
son. and that if the editor has no OBJ
lection he would confer very great
favor by suggesting a name for the
child, you may depend upon it, that
man owes that editor for at least four
years subscription. And If he invites
the editor to deliver an address be-
fore Literary Society. of which he
pretends to be member, you may
rest assured that his account is in an
officers hands for collection.
Now. l am not going to say very
many soft things about the editor OF
the GAZETTE, but, really, / have been
reading the GAZETTE SO long, that ]
have come to regard it as "home
folks" and when / receive it I feel
like exchanging compliments, and /
very often find i'm It expressions
which makes me feel like saying,
"that's what's the matter "bully
for uncle John" "give it to EN-"
however, must remark, that L have
never been troubled with such feel
ings. to any great extent, while read
ing the GAzETTE's editorials on the
subject of politics; but when came
across such articles as the one on
"Dipsomania," in the last GAZETTE,
and the able articles on Agriculture,
which you have published recently.
l feel like mounting table and cry
ing: Hear! Hear Louder Louder !
Well. suppose if we were ex-
changing compliments. you would,
about this time. ask me-: What's
the news about Rutledger Well, l
must say. there is nothing Of much
interest going forward In these parts.
that can hear OF. Our town was
visited last week by an individual
who was travelling in the three-fold
capacity OF clock tinker, corn doctor
and vendor of some wonderful kind
Of cement for broken glasses, &c. I
think he had very poor success. He
was here last winter on q tour with
a magic lantern exhibition, and just
as he was delivering his speech at
the Court House door, telling the
people what vast sums of money had
been expended in getting up his
show. and how he had labored in the
interest of science and religion, and
for the amusemet Of the American
people. somebody in the crowd an
nouneed that cock fight was going
on up town, and the crowd left the
Court House and repaired to the
scene OF combat. There was no
show, and fear that man viii think
we don't appreciate such things.
One Vim. Sellars, Of Union coun-
ty. has just been convicted. i'm the
Fedora! Court, at Knoxville, of a vi
oIation of the laws Of the United
States. believe his offense was
counterfeiting. lie was sentenced
to nine months Imprisonment. and
was brought to the Jail at this place
to undergo confinement for that Pc
riod. When Sheriff Jones received
him he at once proceeded to execute
the order of the Court by placing
him in Jail. To this proceeding Mr..
Sellars entered his most solemn pro-
test. He informed Sheriff Jones
that it was not customary to place