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Excuses have been made for
certain defects in orderly conver-
sation, for it is gravsly asserted
that but few people have continui.
ty Of thought. In public speaking,
the mere utterancc of meaningless
sound, a tendency to phrasing, is
often q mental process of prepara.
ton. What may, however, DO term
ed conversational stop-gaps should
| be corrected in children and adults.
There are innumsrable single
| words and phrases Of no possible
use, which through 4 slovenly hab.
it people drop into their common
talk. A boy or girl tells a simple
story, and his sentence 10 redund-
ant with "nows.' The English
| adults "er.er," so common in the
House OF Commons, is of this
character. These stupid words,
mental ut,erings, are like old hats
or pstticoats stuck in a broken
pane of glass, obscuring tho light
and making tho accident more Wis.
iblo. These conversational stop
gaps sometimes run among we'll
bred people into phrases Of several
words, as "the result was" or "ths
consequence was" introduced most
ingoniously in out Of the way
places, or in the more common and
vulgar phrase of "say. she to me,
says She" Sometimes the stop
gap assumes the special form Of a
rejoinder. Then it becomes pecu-
liarly aggravating. AT present
there is phrase used ad naweanl.
always in the mouths Of young
men and women, which should be
throttled at once. This verbal epi.
demic began q year ago, and is
spreading rapidly. You say to q
person Of average ability, 1.-TWO and
two make four" The reply, sol
cmnly is, "Ts that so?" Doubling,
then, of the capacity Of the listener
you indulge in the most impossible
statement, and the inevitable re
joinder is, is that ..so?" There
might, however, be certain shad'
ings which could give this pei
phrase the appearance of acquiss
ccnce or denial. But our people
are little prone to color in theil
talk, and are generally ignorant
"qne le ton tait Ia clemson" II prop
erly, but sparingly used, as :tha
sol" might convey all these deli
cate effects between surprise anc
an implication cast on tho veracit,
of the statement; but as it is ren
dercd, patty, monotonously, it !
only cxasperating. Replies mad
to the commonest statements, o
course, are necessary. A man can
not 90 on telling things withou
some encouragement on the part o
tbs audience. An "indccd' ampl.
suilicss; the old English man
might even be revived as n syllabi
stop.gap; anything better thai
that senseless barrier to talk, thu
lriveling, meaningless sentence
, as thai so?"
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F,nc Sample Roou,. Telegraph of.
acc. excellent Stabling, Bus to all
r:aius.
May 1. 1878.
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A man hugs his sweetheart with
all the fervor of passionate devo.
ton; he hugs his sister with manly
respectful and earnest affection; he
hugs his wife with tho deepest,
strongest and pursst love Of his
manhood, but when he hugs the in
animate and irresponsive cigar
store Indian-ah, there Is friend.
ship, confidence, IN appealing
yearning for support and protection
in his clinging embrace.
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A man hunting near n stream
saw his bird dog suddenly make A
polnt from tho bank directly into
the water. He saw nothing but a
largo pickerel swimming leisurely
away, when he concluded to shoot.
The dog instantly retrieved it, and.
on opening the fish, a fine wood.
cock was found inside.
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VOL. XIII
Local Directory.
.--------------------- ---------------------
COUNTY OFFICERS
Judge Circui. Court. BRANNON.
| Clerk ". G. HARRISON.
Prcs's County Court. PETERSON
Clerk !" J. WOOFTER.
Prosecuting Att'y-A. JOHNSTON
Sheriff J. G. VANDERVOTR
Sup'.. Free School. G. W. CROOK
County Surveyor D. 7. PETERSON.
Assessor lsl District JOHN kEE,
=" 2i :" GEO FISHER.
Om21doD3
Court House District.
G. ". Turner and P. Dargan.
Freeman's Greek District.
Wm. Hall aud ". V. Wood
fuckers Greek District.
NJ. McWnOrter and D. X. Swisher.
Caliin's Settlement Disfrict.
S. y. Smith and W. X. Wilson.
Skin Creel District.
wv. Chidestcr and " G. MoWhorter
HOLDING OF COURTS.
CNcWyt Courts.
Lewis, 20lh Of February and August
Gilmcr, llth OF March and 20,h Sept.
Up,hur, 95th Of May and 9TH 'Dec.
Preston, I'D Of March and 81 October
Randolph, 1lth Of May aud 23d Nov.
Tucker, 10Th Of April aud Oct. 2l.
Barbour. April 20 and November I'd.
Webster, l0,h Of June aud 9th Sept
Braxton, 18th March and 18th August
Harrison, 30th Mny and 30tb October
Calhoun, 29lh Of May aud 10th OF Oct.
GowMtN Cowvts.
I.ewis.-l'irst Monday in February,
April, June. August, October and
Dccsuber-the June and October
TURNS for fiscal and police business
only.
Gilmer -Secoui Monday in February
April. June. August, October and
Decelnber.
Upsbur Second Monday in February
April, June. August. October aud
December.
Brax,ou First tuesday in January
March, May, July, September and
November.
Webs,er.-. Fourth Tuesday in Februa'
ry, April. June. August, October
and December.
alhoun Fourth Monday in Fehrua
=ry, March, June. August, Scpte'n.
Der and November.
TOWN. OFFICERS.
M,yor-J. W. WoHindin.
Rtronler-i.. II. Wood.
Aldermtn-la I!nnl-John Shea.
"a Nard-Wm McBride.
Sd lIam-Jacob Schnli't.
4M Ward Joseph A. Watson.
SeyeaM.-J. S. Wilkinson.
SatIaYI3S.
A,F,kA. N.--Stated communit itlrns
a, Weston Ledge No 10, A. +. and 4. NJ,
sill be held on the First aud Third Mon
days of every month. -,
CnAS. 0'IlARA, w. u.
J.J. PETERSON. Sec
JANE LEW.-SIated COMMUNICATION: OF
Jackson Lodge No 35, A. F. and A. u -,
viii 10 held Ia their Hall, 10 Jane Lew, on
he second Saturday in each month.
ISAAC JACKSON, w. A
". n. CAarka, Sec
ST. Joseph's q. T. 4. B. Soctety.-Sta'ed
meetings are held on the first Sabbath iner-
erv month. FATHER TRACY, Prest.
Il, J. SiaPsoS, SecrerHrr.
CHURCHES
n, r. Church, Rev. s. r. Jones, Pas
tor. Preaching every Sabbath. Prayer
meeting Wednesday night. Sunday School
II A. Barnes, Sulerin.eudcnt-erery Sun
day At 2 o'clock, P. ~. :,
Presbrterian Church, Rev. George u.
Fleming, Pastor. Services every alternate
Sunday. Sabbath Sehuol-Wm l.. Dun
IL
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WEST Va. UNlVETRSIY

Einc departments Of study Textbooks
iuraislled 4, cost; calendar arranged to suit
teachers; expenses for one year from Sl7a
10 5000 non-sectariaa, liberal, thorough.
Fall Term begins September ID, 1879.
as-ror catalogue and other information,
apply to tile President, J.. r. Thompson,
Morgantown, ". Va.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-25
LITERARY.

Rev. Washington Gladden's article
on 1.-The advantages OF City Boysn
In a recent number OF st. Nicholas
attracted wide attention from boys and
their parents 1t is understood that
the May number of this magazine will
have a paper of special interest to the
girls, IA Talk with Girls and their
Mothers" compiled, like The former
article, from replies TO circulars sent
out to successful people, askin. about
their own early life. The boys are not
to be neglected in the May number, for
Noah Brooks begins his baseball story,
"The Fsirport Nine" In that Issue,
and there 10 said to be an unusual
quantity Of the rhymes and jingles
which have made st. Nicholas go IA
nous, for all the little folks.
TO this magazine greatly TO the sur.
prise of editor aud publisher, who had
not entered it for competition, nor
thought Of doing SOY has just been
awarded the first prize offered by the
Massachusetts society for the preven-
ton of cruelty to animals, for the pub.
LEGATION which best explains and de-
tends the cause OF mercy to animals
In mentioning this, the New York
Evening Post says: what st. Nicho-
las has done for the right in this re-
spect has been done simply In the
course OF its uniform labOrs for the
| building up of sound manly and
| womanly character among its young
| readers, aud its work is entitled TO the
| prize awarded, rather as a testimony
| 10 the uniform character of the msga-
zine than as the reward of special eff.
| fort,n
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most important muscle of respiration. The
effect was startling. The muscular move
ments were more vigorous. The arms were
used with power There markable exhibi-
tion continued for an hour, and then ceas-
ed. The construction of the muscles by
electric current was first demonstrated by
Galvani, and the appartus witch he used
may now be see in the University of b.
logne. Claude Demands Physiology gives
at length the history of many experiments
of the scientists to restore men hanged by
states authorities and pronounced dead by
medical men, butI do not know of the
record of q single case of reservation of
life under such circumstances.
Prof. X Ogden Doremus said: L have
never heard of the restoration toll life of a
criminal who had been hung, and who had
been pronounced dead by medic meu
acting rs toticisl for the state. Perhaps,
occasionally persons who have been suffo-
Gated by submersion in water or by lgature
around the neck have been restored to life
by the stimulus of electricity. Even when
the person is undoubtedly dead, the cleo
trio current. when properly applied, will
excite muscular motion which stimulates
life. At scientific lectures the heads of
bullocks removed during the lecture have
been broughtin before the audience, and
have bleated out and fmoved he various
muscles ofthe face vigorously.w when simu-
lated by the galvanic ba terry"
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II. & a. M.
Oriental LODGE, NO. 453.-Stated comlnu-
- municatiOn upon second Thursday night OF
each month at Hall in Masonic Temple.
Chas Dawes Sec. W. A. Galbraith, WIN.
MASTERS LODGE, No. 244.-Stated commu-
Iyl nication upon third Monday night OF each
month at Hall in Masonic Temple.
K. T. McCrOskey, Sec ii. W. Hall, WIN.
DEARL CHAPTER, No. A, r. A. M.--Stated
L convocation upon first Monday night of each
month at Hall in Masonic Temple.
s. j. Todd, Sec. W. A. Galbraith. HIP.
GGUR DE LION CosIMANDERY, No. p
" Stated conclave upon second Monday night
Of each month meetings for drill upon Friday
night of each week, at Hall in Masonic Temple
s. j. Todd, Rec. u. BON, L.C.
4. d. d. II.
MAST TENNESSEE LODGE, No. 34.--Aeets
II Tuesday nights at Odd Fellows Hall west
side Market Square G. r. Williamson. NC. j.
A. Galyon. VIC. VIM. Samuels. RS; W. III, Sal
mon, Permit Sec G. III. Jones, Treasurer.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-25
FAILURE OF THE SOUTHERN
PULPIT.n

In the April number of the North
American Review there appeared
an article under the above caption,
from the pen of Rev. David Swing,
of Chicago. 1t is sensational in its
character, not free from prejudice,
we think, and not just in its conclu-
sions. But while we say this, we
must confess that it contains very
much that is true. If it had been
addressed to the "failures" Of the
american pulpit instead of those OF
the Southern, it would have been
just as true, and this broader scope
would have Invested it of what will
be in some localities regarded its
Objectionable features. These "fails
ures" as applied by Prof Swing,
are enumerated as the ignoring, if
not directly defending slavery, the
failure to denounce murder whenevs
er and wherever it occurs, the res
missness of the southern pulpit in
advocating the free school system,
etc.
We admit that we can not under
stand how Christian minister could
defend a system of slavery which
involved the great wrong of
allowing the Christian slave,
holder to sell the child
of a slave mother, and thus to
sever the most sacred ties of nature.
We know that the preachers did a
great deal with their prayers and
entreaties to fire the southern heart
and precipitate the late rebellion.
We must confess that they were not
alwaye as Jealous in behalf OF the
general education Of the masses as
they might have been. 1t is true
that they did little or nothing to
counterfeit false public sentiment
as regards the nobility Of honest
toll. We regret that savage acts of
barbarity, such as the Chisolm mas
sacre and kindred horrors, have not
been denou need by the southern
pulpit as vigorously as in our
opinion they should have beon.
But the charge made by Prof.
Swing, that the southern pulpit is
devoted wholly to saving people for
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SUNDAY, APRIL IS, 1880.
HOW RAILROADS HAVE COP.
PRESSED" KNOXVILLE

When we recently took occasion
to enter temperate, though earnest,
protest against the spirit of indis-
criminate-not to say ignorant, and
in some cases, malicious fault find,
ing and denunciation SO petulantly
displayed in certain quarters toa
wards the railroad management in
this locality-we were prompted
solely by a desire, as public jour
nalist, to do simple justice to all
parties concerned and to protect the
business reputation and true com.
mercial interests of Knoxville from
mischievous Misrepresentation. We
are in no wise interested, beyond
the common interest of the public
in any railroad property or enter,
prise whatever, but we are free t.
say that we have no sympathy with
that morbid spirit of complaint
that unreasoning prejudice, that
seeks relief in periodical outbreaks.
Neither have we any respect for the
sincerity of an intelligent man who
can affect to regard railroads
and railroad companies at
q "blighting curse" to our loca
commerce. Certainly Knoxville
is one of the last places in which
such an opinion could find justifca-
ton. Its whole history gives the
emphatic lie to any such absurd
thing; for Knoxville, in its rapid
and substantial growth and con-
tinued business prosperity furnishes
one of the most conspicuous illus
trations of the advantage of rail,
road facilities to be found anywhere
in the southern country. Other
towns may have exhibited evidences
of moro rapid development, but we
have no one in mind whose progress
in trade and substantial prosperity
has been more healthful and steady.
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world to come. without reference to

world to come, without reference to
improving their lot in the present
mode Of existence, is too sweeping
and can not be sustained by the
facts. While the pulpit in
the south has been remiss in
many respects, the same may be
said Of other sections. And we do
not remember the time when there
were not scores of men in the south
ern pulpit who were eminently prac-
tical in enforcing the doctrines of
the christian religion as they uns
derstood them. We know many of
them now, who boldly denounce the
popular vices of the day, regardless
of what men may say of them.
We present a case in point this
morning. It is sermon preached
by the pastor of the Church Street
M. E. Church, south, last Sabbath.
1t is model of vigorous, practical,
plain English. The language is
incapable Of being Misunderstood,
and it carries on its face evidence
of the earnestness and honesty of
speaker. He is dealing with pop
ular evil, and some of his hearers
may not have agreed with him, but
he does not appear to have taken
this into consideration. He spoke
his mind all the same, believing that
he had the warrant of Holy Writ
for everything he uttered. 1t res
quires no small degree of courage
for a minister who depends upon
the voluntary contributions Ct
his congregation for living,
to denounce popular vices, hut there
are scores of them who do it. There
are individual ministers in the South,
and a great many of them perhaps,
to whom the remarks Of Prof. Swing
will apply, but not SO forcibly as
they will to the free and easy, good
Lord, good devil, so-called preach
ers who are recognized and counte-
nanced in other localities. Some of
these base their religion altogether
on science, others are spiritualists,
others socialist and free lovers, while
still others are sailing on to some
sort Of heaven on Aowery beds Of
ease, denying that there is such a
thing as future punishment. The
learned Prof. Swing is an able and
interesting writer, but he ought to
adjust his eye glasses so as to admit
of broader vision and try it again.
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and a car shed at each terminus
would offer but poor promise of
dividends. While railroads develop
wealth, they, in turn, find the
sources of their prosperity in grow
ing cities and productive countries.
The mutually of their interests is
complete, and it would be suicidal
madness in either to seek to de-
stroy the other. No such purpose
on either side, we are sure, exists
in this community to any serious
extent. 1t is easy enough to stir
up "tempest in a teapot" as small
or great occasions may demand,
and such periodical escapes Of
vapor are usually harmless. Ger
tainly the present fitful commotion
in this locality is doing no direct
damage to the railroad, but, in re-
dictionary way, it may prove very
hurtful to Knoxville, in quarters
where the significance and extent of
the clamor are not fully understood.
Capital, assuredly, will not seek in
vestment in city that is advertised,
at home, as being the victim of re-
morseless railroad oppression; nor
will country merchants be likely to
remain satisfied with a trade
that is daily represented as
being burdened with exorbit-
ant freights. The truth is
that it is the fostering system of acr
commodating rates to the interests
of this section, that has enabled and
still enables, our wholesale dealers
to maintain their competition with
distant cities and any other repre-
sentation Of the facts is calculated
to do much injury to the trade of
Knoxville in all its branches.
We have said this much because
we have felt that truth, as well as
the commercial interests of
our city demanded it. Knox
vile needs more railroads
and we feel confident she
will soon have them. We shall GER
tainly contribute whatever Of in,
huence we can WELD in favor of any
such enterprise. We can not have
too many railroads, but it should be
borne in mind that railroads do not
spring forth in a night, neither are
they built for merely ornamental
purposes. They are not graded,
ironed, equipped and operated by
spasmodic expenditures of printers
ink. They come into being at the
demand of commerce upon the same
principal that capital always seeks
investment only where investment
promises to be profitable. Instead
of cherishing an insane hostility to
the railroads we have, let us rather
pray that We soon may have more of
them.
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BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE.
A Hungarian Murderer Rssusci,a
ted by Doctors, After his Execu-
tim

The following cable special is published
by the New York Evening Telegram:
IA most extraordinary case of resusci-
tation 10 reported to have taken place at
Raab, about sixty-seven miles from this
city. The town is built on the river of the
same name, and is q place of some COM
mercial Importance. A young convict
named Takaco;. who had murdered two
women, was hanged. He was about
twenty.three years of age. After the body
was cut down and examined by the ply
sicians, life was pronounced extinct. AS
scientific experiment. the body was subject
ed TO an electro galvanic current, and after
lew hours signs Of life were perceptible.
The resuscitable convi,t completely recov-
cred the use Of his senses, and his first ac-
tons were OF violence towards the prison
officials by who he was surrounded. He
soon began to suffer from congestion of
the brain, and became deliriouS during the
night. He made repeated attacks upon the
keepers, and complained of violent pains,
asking from time to time for milk and water
Death released him finally from his suffer-
ings yesterday morning.
Corncering the above New York dis
patch says:
The entire medical faculty in this city
are considerably exercised over the case.
Several New York physicians were in"
terviewed with reference to the above.
DIR James X Wood said; II have never
known Of a resuscitation to life of Grim.
inal officially executed and officially pro-
nounced dead by physicians. have never
found any attested case in the books in
the whole course Of my studies. myself
have witnesse experiments on the bodies
OF executed convicts There was one ex-
pertinent remember very we'll of a man
executed in the ponitentiary, then immedi-
ately back Of the pre- ent Bellevue hospital
The man had teen banged and pronounced
dead BY the physicians. Don after the ex-
ecuted body was let down the wall in a bag
and taken TO the college of physicians and
surgeons, 10 Barclay street. When every.
thing was ready / touched one pole of the
nerve, or the nerve which presides over
the other movements Of the diaphragm.
The other pole of the battery was applied
directly over tho diaphram ITSELF the
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-25
OUR NEW STOCK
SPRING CLOTHING!

being received comprises the most choice novelties in
design, fabric and shape that the market affords.
In purchasing Stock hunt up the cheapJohns
kut make it point to buy of houses who manufacture their
Clothing with eye the beauty and durability Of the gar
nen and the comfort of the Hence invariably
satisfy customers The BOOM does not affect prices
We have bought stock at last Spring prices and shall
sell them accordingly being content with small profits Our
Childrens Boys and Youths Department. venture to say
the most complete in the City Our Stock of Spring Under
White and Fancy Shirts and Furnishing Goods generally
is Large, selection Choice, and Prices very Cheap "a
HEART Bros.
The lone PRICE" CLOTHIERS.
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KNIGHTS OF HONOR.

DELIEF LODGE, No. 1853, X. of H,-Meets on
II the first and third Friday nights of each
month, at Teutonia Hail. corner Church and Gay
streets.
j. T. Ambrose, HID. Harvey Clark, Reporter.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-10-14
Gallinolis Ledger .

W. 81. Harvey, Esq, of this city, tel
egraphed Wednesday from Jackson, o.,
TO John G. Thompson, ut Columbus as
follows:
"From positive information In two
counties, and reading one of their pri-
vate letters, the Republicans will hold
meeting In each county on Saturday
next of one man from each township.
At these meetings their money will be
disbursed."
Our young friend, VIC fear, is too i'm
pressible. At the very. time that the
above was being penned Democratic re
peaters were being brought into the
State by the carload to outyote its hon.
est people at the ballot box, and thus Sc
cure Democratic victory. And money !!
Why, Barnum, the unscrupulous Chair
man of the National Democratic Com
mittee, was then In the State with
barrel Of corruption fund. He placed
$50, 900 in three close Congressional Dis
tricts, with the design of fixing the con-
troll of the next Congress In the Confed-
crate caucus. Aud then TO write
such stuff to John g. Thompson! A
more corrupt and unscrupulous politi-
cal manipulation than Johngee does
not exist. Why, money and repeaters
are just his methods, and if they were
not brought into full play Tuesday it
was because the Republicans were too
watchful. Our young friend has much
to learn before he can become polit-
ical benefacsor.