The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-01-17
DADS FROM DICK.

DOLNGS IN HANCOCK COUNTY.
BLACKwATER, Tenn, Jan. 10, 'S8.
Tothe Editor of The MOrri.sown Gazette:
THE SPREAD OF SMALL Pox
in East Tennessee has created O general
perturbation in Hancock county. Every
thing, from q briar scratch to consump-
ton, is pronounced small pox.
THE M'KINNBY HIGH SCHOOL
opened up Monday under the supervis-
ion Of Prof. 8. e. Jones. The Masens
have deposited two hundred and fifty
dollars in the hands of the board of trus-
tees to be paid TO the Principal of the
school at the expiration of his services
for five months. This, with the aid of
the patrons, has Influenced the Professor
to stay with us while the small pox rag
es about Mossy Creek. 1lels
THE HUMPS g.
are still raging in these parts of the NOR
al "grape patch" They have been in
nearly every family In this neighbor-
hood, but no one has died of the disease.
HYMENIAL vowR
The matrimonial tide still keeps up.
HymtsnisI vows are beingamade by the
youngsters of this county almost daily.
The ''yeses" pop in from all quarters,
aud we wish some good know-how5to-
work, industrious gal would ding just
one faint yes this way. We would jump
at the chance like duck after q June
bug. Mr.. w. P. Davis is now on the
wing for Sullivan county, Missouri,
whittier he is bound to be tied to his
dearest Martha for life. 1t seems like
all of my he gender associates are un-
dergoing q change of unification and
leaving me ''fOrlorn and forsaken" with
one foot upon broken hopes and the
other upon the brink Of bachelordom.
NORMAL SCHOOLS
will soon be in vogue in the different
counties, and before they commence We
wish to give your readers our views
about such Normals as we have in Han
cock county. The county superinten-
bent sends out his circulars, stating mo
one need apply Tor certificate who does
not attend the Normal school," The
teachers preparatory school commences
and lasts flee days; and circumstances are
such that some can not attend, some at
tend who have not been in the school
for so long a time that they forget to
make use of capital letters in writing
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they are prepared 10 teach and the su-
perintendeBt issues for them certificates
of publication. Now, the idea that
Prof. 3. G. Manard or Prof. Jones or
any other swift educator keeps q young
man in college two hundred days and
can't prepare him for teaching, and
these Normal conductors can grab fell
low up that is glazed over IN ignorance
and make him ready to teach In the
public schools in five days, is simply alb
surd, aud such Normals are cleats and
frauf.s, money machines, swindles ami
perfect Outrages. We will discuss this
subject mote thoroughly through the
columns of Goodman's Business MesseA-
ger.
TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT..
We note with pleasure the Temper
ance Department of THE GAZETTE. We
feel assured that 1t will cast MOI al in
faeuce over Hamhlen county, and We
hope its effects will be felt in HANCOCK.
Every man in East Tennessee who is not
already a subscriber to THE GAZETTE
should subscribe at once, and read this
new department.. Let US work untiring-
IL for tie advancement of the educa-
tisnal cause, for an Improvement of the
school system and for the encourage
ment of temperance, that the tescher
may stand upon the stage of usefulness,
unintimidatcd by evils Of Intoxicating
drinks, impaFting wisdom 10 his pupils
and teaching moral truths 10 the rising
generation. Knowing "a We do thai
whisky has hindered education, cleuded
Christianity, robbed families Of their
food, -desolated homes, made moral
wrecks Of noble and igneble, filled State
prisons with criminals, robbed men OF
their principles, befogged their clear
minds, murdered the souls OF moEtals
which death would haye otherwise lib
eraFed from their mortal cages, dinging
back the veil and bidding the immor.
talities Of man fly to the Joys which lis
beyond, we should speak boldly FOR