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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-04-25
Prize Epitaph.

The editor of Truth Oondon) of.
fered q prize for the best short epitaph
on the English officers and men who
fell near Rorke's drift in Zululand, on
the 22d of January last. Forty-two OF
these effusions, including that which
won the prize, have Just been published
in Truth, and according to the editor,
form only " a fractional percentage of
the overwhelming mass sent to me-"
IL is a remarkable evidence of the
monotony of thought produced by mar
row, classical training that consider
able proportion of the epitaphs COM
pare the victims of Cetewayo to the
Spartans of Thermopyle. Some of
these comparisons are indirect, being
paraphrases, more or less free, of the
famous lines inscribed on the monu-
ment of the Three Hundred.
The prize was awarded to the writer
of the following stanza, evidently in
consequence of the poetical conceit of
the blunder's being blotted from the
page of history by blood:
A blunder! Aye, but censures words fall idly
on the air;
We only hear their dying cheer, their last
despairing shout;
a Dlunuer! aye, DuC nlStOry's page will not
its record bear,
For soon as it was written down their life
blood wiped 1t out.
But this was probably suggested by
Sterne's more poetical conception of
the recording angel blotting out an
entry of sin by his own tear. Some
people would have felt disposed to give
the preference to this one:
To this wild valley where their blood was shed,
The mother came to mourn her children dead,
Steel in her hand, and vengeance in her eye
So Britain sorrows when her heroes die.
Or to this one:
Beguiled, outnumbered, not for these the
need
or VictorY's laurel; but the nobler deed,
Borne down by foes, no hope, no succor nigh,
with ranks unbroken, hearts untamed, to die
Or even TO this one:
In JDeIr neads was Rasnness;
In their hearts, Courage;
On their arms, Defeat
On their graves, Glory.
Even the gravity of the occasion did
not prevent buffoons from parading
their buffoonery, or anti-Jingos from
displaying such cynicism as this:
Six hundred Englishmen are dead:
They cost thousand pounds head.
Wen air our finer feelings, till
The Government sends In the bill.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-04-25

ready to be filed up by the announce
ment of death! Everybody noticed it,
and wondered for whose name the
space was intended. In the evening
Krapotkin was killed, and simulta-
neously several rockets were sent up
from different ends of the city.
The list of Krapotkin's crimes, as
stated by the above mentioned Social
istic decree, is drawn up in the most
accurate manner. The names of his
victims and the dates of their death are
given. 1t is almost impossible to be-
lieve that such barbar0us acts could
have been committed in large and
populous city, and with the indispensa-
BILE assistance of many subordinate Off
cials, without something of it having
come to the knowledge of the public,
or that such tortures ON men and
wsmen were inflicted by the orders of
a man of such a gentle disposition as
Krapotkin was known to be.--St. Peters
burg Cor. N. Y Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-04-25
A Word TO the CorpnIent.

Instead Of regarding obesity as an abnor-
NAL condition, many people have erroneously
considered 1t as an evidence of health, and
any agent that reduces fat is therefore at
once suspected OF being injurious. Starting
to reason from the false position that fat is an
evidence of health, 1t is not surprising that
they should, very naturally, fail into the error
of supposing that an agent possessing prop
prove injurious to the health. Reasoning,
however, from the rational basis, that an un-
due deposition of fat, constituting obesity, is
not healthy but a morbid condition, it is
quite as natural for us to arrive at the oppo-
rience and observation, that the reduction OF fat
in cases OF corpulency is invariably followed
by an improvement of strength, spirits and
physical comforts. Allan's Anti-Fat will re
duce fat person from to 5 pounds week.
Sold by druppists
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-04-25
The Extent of FreemasonrY,

The following statistics of the mum.
Der of Freemasons' Lodges which ex.
listed at the end of last year, says the
London Family Herald, will be read
with interest. In Germany there are 342
Lodges; Switzerland has 33; Hungary,
A; Roumania, IL; Servia, 1; England
and Wales, ], 1,187; Scotland, 334; ireland,
$780, Gibraltar, 8; Malta, 4; Holland and
Luxemburg, 46; Belgium, 10; Denmark,
z; Sweden and Norway, 18; France,
287; Spain, about 800; Portugal, %;
Italy, no; Greece, Ii; Turkey IS;
Egypt, 2S; Tunis, 2; Algeria, IL; Mo-
rocco, 2; the West Coast of Africa, II;
African Islands, 25; the Cape, 81;
Arabia (Aden), 1; India, 118; Indian
Islands, l6; China, rs; Japan, 5; Aus
tralian Islands, 4; Australia, 229; New
Zealand, 81; United States, 1884;
Canada, 5S5; Cuba, 80; Hayti, 32; West
Indian Islands, 65; Mexico, 13; Brazil,
266; other States in South America,
l79; total Of about $4,000 Lodges.
The number of brethren is calculated
at above 100000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-04-25
ApRLL.


Full often now hear the blue-birds call
And mark the robins note from yon forked tree
And on the south side of our Orchard-wall
find the young grass springinR verdantly.
We've had no light at supper many day,
Save what the amber sunset left behind;
And, when the forward star steals days late ray,
Soft breezes whisper, balmy, still and kind.
The nights are shorter, and the shadows wait
While hours Of drowsy sunshine creep between
And the tall lilac by my mothers gate
Tufts its gray stems with purple-tinted green.
Now in our villages river-haunting street
The ;n, tops spin fast, the hoops go racing by;
And greedy skill with painted marbles try.
At eve. the housewife from her open door
Calls kindly gossip to her neighb'ring crone
While the industrious needles help her store
With cheerful thrift, the sickly ease unknown.
Sundays the lanes are gayer than they were,
With gipsying children Laughing at controls;
Springs lovely prototypes. and dear to her,
She pOurs her Joys into each vernal soul.
And by the river or rejecting lakes,
Where downy poplars cast their yellow shade,
Full many youth his rambling pleasure takes,
While fondly slow he leads his fay'rite maid.
No more the chidiug wind frets at the bough
Rigid with similar death; no more the Jay
Harshly complains; but fragrant zophyrs uow
Rock the wren'1 nest upon the budding spray.
The lowly lesson of the graves new-qreen
Bpeaks glad message TO the fearful heart,
And each heed streamlet mid the genial soen Q
Voices hope beyond the preachers art,
Cticd00 Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-04-25

that ever happened in April happened
in our house. 1t is just two years old
this week, and can create panic at
his "pa's" desk among the manu-
script and papers that can't be excelled
by the best efforts of his natal month
upon the dinner table of premature
picnic.
There may be some apparent dis
crepancies in the opening portion of
the historical part of this sketch OF
April. 1t is, however, sufficient an
swer to any objections that may be
raised to say that we believe what we
have written concerning this month,
its history and traditions, and If we be-
lieve it, anybody can. -HatOk-Eye.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-04-25

Judge to his colleage, after the trial.
"The woman must have been person
of extraordinary mind, to have planned
the scheme and to have won all those
scientific people over to her side. Iun-
derstand she had not cent in the
world, and could pay them nothing.
Women will do anything for love."-
HdTDer's Bdzdr.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-04-25

OF tomatoes the editor of the Rural
NelU- Yorker names Acme first and
Trophy next, as best for family use;
Golden Trophy as best of the goldens;
Green Gage, Yellow, Cherry, Pear
shaped and Strawberry as best for pre-
SnrNnS
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-04-25
Workingnlen.

Before you begin your heavy spring work,
after winter OF relaxation, your system needs
cleansing and strengthening To prevent an at
tack of Ague, Bilious or Spring Fever, or
some other Spring sickness that will unfit you
fora seasons work. You will save time, much
sickness and great expense il you will use one
bottle of Hop Bitters in your family this
month. DON'T wait. See other column.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-04-25
Frce-3IP Portraits-Free.

Ndtional Life is the title Of a new Pamphlet
OF 72 pages. 1t contains the biography Of all
the Presidents Of the United States, from Wash
iDgton to Hayes with their portraits no in all,
engraved expressly for this work; also IL por-
traits of Canadian notabilites. National Life
will be sent to any address, by mail, on receipt
Of &c stamp. H. X. STEVENS Boston, Mass.
CHHw Jackson's Best Sweet NAVY Tobacco,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-04-25

The net profits divided by the eight
partners in Bass & Co.'s brewery, at
Burton-on-Trent, England, last year
amounted to $2,1O0,O00.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-06-25
RnNn0MRE .L0rTLNns

To the Editor of tho Morristown Gazette:
The Western North Carolina railroad
is now delivering passengers, mails and
freights at Swannanoa Gap, on the sum-
NIT of the Blue ridge, IS miles east of
Asheville, and the work is progressing
in and on this side of the great tunnel.
The Spartanburg and Asheville is now
making regular trips to Hendersenville,
81 miles south of Asheville.
Passengers leave Wilmington, N. C.
and via Columbia, Spartanburg and
Hendersenville reach Asheville IN "a
hours; or, via Goldsbore, Raleigh, Sails
bury and Swannanoa Gap in about the
same time.
Stones Comedy Company have leased
the Asheville Opera House for the sea-
son, and are giving two or three enter
tainments weekly. This company is
unsurpassed by any in the Southern
States and by few anywhere else. Our
physicians prescribe for dyspepsia sim
ply pure air and water, outdoor exercise
daily, and go to see Thorne and Bonnie
Meyer in the evening. No cure, no
pay. sw
Hotels are filling up and A boarding
houses are open for big run this season.
Three lines of coaches daily connect
us with s. 81 A. r. r. at HendersonvilIe
and the road to Swannanoa Gap affords
hourly accommodation. Gum NUNc.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-06-25
Letter. from sClinch.7
A dOssLPYA LETTER FR0R A FAi
u HnRIEE zE0RREsE % - INT. y
KIEesToN, TENN, June Is, 1871


KmesToN, TENN, June 10, 1879.
To the Editor Of the Morriatown Gazette
have been too busy the last two
weeks to write you my regular budget,
but as the GAZETTE has failed to put in
its appearance to my address last week,
I eonsitle1. sshonors easy, and win make
no apologies.
Kingston is a very quiet, sasy-going
town, similar to Morristown in every
thing except politics, which in King
ston is almost selidly Republican-in
fact Roane county has q large majority
At thatpolitical faith, and are mostly
strong Hoatk-ites.
This is the home Of Col. ]. NJ. Mel.
ton, our new Collector of Internal Rev
enue, who got his appointment through
Houk's influence, He seems a very
clever gentleman, fond of music, Gro
quette and ladies, and is immensely pop
ular among the citizens of ROane.
Music and croquette are the ruling
passions of Kingston, which is much
better than drinking whisky and shoot
ing each other. tas
AS lover of music, ladies society,
and good Utttles, i am particularly fortu-
nate in choosing for my temporary
abiding place, the Exchange Hotel, kept
by G. B. French, Esq, where lady is
teaching music-learning the fair maid
ems of Roane to "sthump the ivory"
Although we are some 70 or IS miles
from the railroad, we have two regular
daily mails by steamboat, so in that re-
spect, Kingston is somebody.
We had remarkable heavy rain here
last Sunday, the 18th, the water running
in the street like a young river. A
gentleman from the country, DR.. Bur-
dette, while crossing the street, was
thrown from his feet by the strong cur
rent, and but for the timely assistance
of two men, he would have been drown
ed and swept away.
Since then we are having fair wealth
err, and farmers are busy in the harvest.
Wheat is much better here than in the
upper counties, but is considered a
short crop. I heard one farmer esti-
mate his wheat crop at an average OF 80
bushels per acre, but of course this is an
exception and much above the general
average.
There is a corn husk or shack on exhi-
bition at the post office, here, which ap-
pears TO have come off of an ear of corn
near the size of -four barrel. was
told that this ear of corn grew on the
farm of Mr.. Sidney Steegall, and that
he had plenty more of the same kind.
Nv Informant also stated that the ear of
corn had to be shelled in the field, being
too heavy to handle otherwise. This
may be considered a cOrra-stoTy, but the
sItllck is here to be seen any day.
My present abode is on the banks OF
Clinch river, hence I will continue to
use my old, appropriate name.
Respectfully, etc, CLNcH.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-06-25
After a lingering attack of pneumonis

After lingering attack of pneumonia,
NJ. A. Whit died at his residence in
Morristown on the goth inst. The 'de-
ceased had for years sustained the char
acter of peaceable upright citizen and
of an industrious mechanic. He leaves
a large family to mourn their irreparable
loss. We can assure them that they
have the sympathy of every class of our
citizens in their great bereavement.
The remains were conveyed to the
Methodist Church on the 21st inst, by
the Morristown Lodge of the 1. o. o. F.
of which the deceased was member,
where appropriate religious services
were conducted by the Chaplain Rev.
w. II. Smith, assisted by Rev. ID. W.
Carter. The interment was made in
Liberty Hill cemetery according to the
beautiful and impressive ritual of Odd
Fellows. The good taste, neatness, and
we may add elegance displayed by the
order on the occasion spoke volumes,
and could not fail to impress every one
who witnessed them with the benign
influence of this brotherhood.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-06-25
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Nancy A. Pettigrew

MIS- No1ACy rs COtASECW
was born and raised near Lynchburg,
Va, and died few miles south of Nor
ristown, Tenn, on the 10Th instant,
aged about seventy-four years. It was
my privilege to visit and converse with
her a short time before she died, and
learned from her that she had been a
professor of religion and a member Of
the Methodist church for about fifty
years. She talked freely upon the sub.
ject of religion, and rejoiced in prospect
OF Heaven. In her younger days she
attended upon the ministry of such men
as Bishop Early and Rev. Wesley Dun
can, and by the latter she was received
into the church. A short time before
she died she said, 81 am going home"
and babe her friends an affectionate
farewell She was buried at Morristown,
Tenn, to await the resurrection o the
just. She leaves only two children,
Samuel E., who lives in this county,
aud James, who is now living In st.
Louis, Mo. May they and all Of her
friends be prepared to meet her in
Heaven. The Lynchburg, Va. papers
will please copy. H. p WAUGH.
MoRRIsTowN, TENN, June 20, 1879
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-06-25
From ChattanoOe
~ And 4B0UT THE CT
CHATTANOOGA, June Il, ]

CHATTANOOGA, june III 100
To the Editor of the Morr1stown Gazette:
Dame nature seems to have been very
much tumbled down in the mind for
the last few months. First during
May, it was very drysand very hot-oh.
ly an occasional shower and the mercnl
~ remaining among nineties most of
the hours of light. During June it has
been very dry and very cool. All this
week the weather has been gloriously
delightful-no trouble at all to wear
coat Notwithstanding all, our town is
in good health. Very little fatal sick
ness among any classes One of cur
citizens, w. p. Rathtown, was stricken
down with paralysis few days since
and is now in q very critical condition.
1t is matter of great sorrow to our en-
tire town for he is a most excellent man
and an enterprising citizen. He is
President of the First National Bank
and of Roane Iron Company.
We had Jail delivery last week and
lost five of our prisoners, two of them
charged with murder. suppose they
were tired of staying in such a place,
and / should not wonder. We can
boast of our good Court House and all
like to show it, but our jail-well, we
have got it where few strangers will
ever notice it, unless. the sheriff pilots
them, and they won't like the building
when they see it. But we will do bet
ter after while, for all believe in treat
ing prisoner like human being. A
mans man, if he is bad, and if we
have to cenfine him, he ought to have a
better place than brute. Speaking of
prisoners makes me think of the delay
of the law in trying and executing, and
am inclined to believe that this thing
is one of our greatest evils. The law is
the great terror to evil-doers that was
meant. When punishment is at a dis
lance it is never much dreaded, bRt let
ali men know that they shall be tried in
a day or month, and, if guilty, executed
in ten days after sentence, and it will
make them think a good deal before
they pull trigger on neighbor, steal a
horse, or rob bank. There is some
thing in an old Book you ought to read
that Book much, friend Helms, and adj
wise all your readers to follow your ex-
ample in it, on this point. 1t is in the
Book of Ezra, 7th chapter and Goth
verse: "And whosoever will not do
the law of thy God and the law of the
King, let judgment be executed speedily
upon him, whether it be unto death, or
Punishment, or to confiscation of goods
or to Imprisonment"
think our farmers in this section
and in North Georgia are feeling good
over the wheat crop. 1t seems to be
fine all around us.
Our Cincinnati railroad is going
ahead, A mile a day of completed
road is moving things. ]. B. Nicely in
charge of this end knows his business.
He is making the best road / ever saw
Maj. Chas. D. McGuffey and Col Eb.
James are using all energy to get the
depots and machine shops located in the
town. All expect grand excursion to
Cincinnati next winter. You must
come down. w.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-06-25

Cotton, a dry goods merchant in
Baltimore, Nd, accused a lady of
taking pair of suspenders, which she
denied. He then attempted to compro-
mise with her by saying that if she
would accompany him to an assignation
house he would not report her. This
she refused to do; and in moment of
fainting from fright, the vagabond rob-
bed her of her pocket-book and diamond
earrings, He was arrested on the
charge of larceny.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-06-25

This month has so far been Pie.
nomenal one. During the first sew,
en- days we had cool weather at the
South. whereas inthe east and Cana
da they had excessive bet weather
In day or two this state of things
was reversed, while on the seventh
they had frost in Canada and the
east. At Quebec and in Vermont
and New Hampshire snow fell. In
Wisconsin corn, potato vines and
vegetables of all descriptions were
cut to the ground, and either wholly
destroyed or so seriously injured as
to insure a material reduction in the
yield. Early fruits suffered severe
ly.-MemphiS AppeaI
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-06-25

Washington correspondence of the
american: Grants horses put in an
appearance this week, and l went to
see them. The Sultan gave them to
our wandering Ulysses, and when
they left the shores of the Bosphorus,
they had names which I have forgot
ten, and which can neither spell
nor pronounce. Since they touched
the shores of free America, they
have been named Leopard and Lin
den Tree, Leopard is a dappled
gray. fifteen hands high, really beau,
tiful. and in form and size a perfect
counterpart of Muggins. Linden
Tree is a steel gray, and not so good
looking. Both are five years old.
and came from near Bagdad. For
three thousand years the ancestors
of these stations have snufed the
breezes of the Orient. Upon the
backs of these same ancestors the
great Prophet and his murderous
warriors rode and spread the Koran
There is great curiosity to see, and
macy visit them.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-06-25

Wade Hampton says in political IA
terview owe do not intend to ask
place upon the Presidential ticket for a
Southern man. We want the party in
the North to place two good men on the
ticket and we win support it for the
National success of the Democratic
party. With reference to the personal
choice Of the South for particular Pres
idential candidates, do not think the
South made any. l believe that there
has been feeling that, in justice to the
old ticket, it should be renominated.
There are many reasons, however,
which may be urged against this, and
the refusal of Hendricks to be put in
nomination again seems to render 1t I'M
possible. don't think the South cares
a copper who the next Presidential can
didate may be, as long as he is a strong
National man. They dc not care where
he comes from, or what his financial
views may be"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-06-25

THE FOURTH At KNOXVILLE.
a This is our last issue save one be-
tween this and the Fourth of July.
We therefore embrace this opportu-
nifty Of calling the attention of our
readers to the extensive preparations
that are being made by our old home,
Knoxville, the commercial centre of
East Tennessee, for the proper OBJ
servGnce of the day made immortal
by Jefferson, Adams. Hancock and
their illustrious compeers. Knox
vile has thoroughly aroused herself
and is straining all her energies to
make the 1O3d anniversary of eur
national Independence memorable
in the minds of the citizens of East
/. Tennessee. } With the cooperation
Of our railroad authorities. and the
) assistance of public spirited citizens,
we predict that the Fourth at Knox
vile will be the grandest and most
festive occasion ever witnessed in
that ancient and widely known me.
tropolis.
Let the.old aud the young. the
grave and the gay-all who cherish
in their hearts constitutional liberty
as promulgated by the fathers Of
this Republic contribute what they
can to ensure success to this praise
worthy enterprise.
Go YOURSELF if possible; if not,
encourage some one else to do so.
aud see to it that no town between
Chattanooga and Bristol is better
reprsssutea thas AlOrfistorn,. col
and our word FOR it. you win not
have cause TO regret your action in
the premises. /
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-06-25

Prof. III. NJ Sherwood, the vide
awake Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion for Hamblen county, has perfected
arrangements for opening Normal
School in Morristown. This school will
commence on Monday, the 4th day of
July next, and continue for two weeks.
1t is intended for the teachers of Ham
blen county and those who intend to
teach hereafter. This is move in the
right direction and should receive the
encouragement and have the cordial
support of every friend of education,
and especially of every teacher in the
county. We will here remind our citi-
zens that they can aid this enterprise by
opening their doors and affording the
teachers who may attend board at min
imum rates. They work hard for small
salaries and deserve this at our hands.
The Superintendent requests that the
teachers meet him him in Morristown
on Saturday, July 18th. Let all come
and thus make the Normal a success.