The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-05-06

Our lady friends will read this
clipping with interest: All lovers
of flowers should remember that one
blossom allowed to mature or 1go
to seed Injuries the plant more
than a dozen new buds. Cut your
flowers, all OF them, before thew
fade. Adorn your rooms with them;
put them on your tables; send DO.
quets to your friends who have no
flowers, or exchange favors with
those who have. All roses after
they have ceased blooming, should
go to forming new roots for next
year, and on these bushes not a
seed should be allowed to mature.
A bill has been introduced in the
Canadian House of Commons to abol-
ish capital punishment.
One days whisky raid in Rutland
is summed up as follows: Two ten
gallon casks and two jugs Of whisky,
eleven bottles of ale, two barrels OF
beer, one pipe of gin, and a bottle
OF claret.
A useful novelty has been intro
duced at Partisan dinner tables. On
the back of the menu is given list
OF the persons present, with short
account of who and what they are.
y'this means many awkward mis-.
takes IN conversation may be avoided.
a.l Dockery, who has been condemned
to death in Cuba, is nephew OF the
late Joseph Manton, q well-known
merchant of Providence. Dockery
graduated at the Providence High
School, and was for some time a cor
respondent of the Boston Jour7ial.
An obituary notice Of a much
respected lady concludes with: In
her life she was a pattern worthy
to be followed and her death-oh:
how conseling to her friends
In natural state, tears and laugh
ter go hand in hand for they are
twin-born. Like two children sleep.
ing in one cradle; when one stirs
and wakes, the other wakes also.
The Cincinnati Times says: f: Neb-
was not the first Gran.
ger. Eve made quite reputation
in the apple business, and broke up
A dam monopoly, and was the very
Iirst to patronize husbandry.
An Irishman who had just landed
said The first bit of mate | ever
ate in this country was a roasted p~.
5ato, boiled yesterday. And if you
lon t believe me l can show it 70
you, for l have it in my pocket.
The Duchess Of Eiinburg is pro.
lounced very plain. pale aud pasty
eoking by the English people.
Ter manner is embarrassed. and the
comparison instituted between her
ind the Princess of Wales are not
'avorahle to the bride.
A writer in the Boston Globe saws
hat a true gentleman would as soon
-ssist a cross-eyed old maid over the
'rossing as handsome girl, but we'd
Ike to bet him an African diamond
nine against a clothes-pin on that.
Senator Sumner has gone where
roof readers are not known. His
riends Congratulate themselves that
20 did not see the issue Of the Cave
echo, which punctuated his last
sords Take care Of my Civil
lights, Bill
The North Adams Transcript tells
+ young lady there who was froub-
ed with sore tongue, and consult
d q physician, who at once Dro-
ounced it case Of sunbnrn. The
olublc lady was chagrined, and
here were evident and immediate
that the tongue was grow
lg worse.
Ma, has aunt got Decs in her
louth. No why do you ask such
& question = Cause that leetle
ian with a heap o hair on his lace
otched hold OF her. and said hs waa
oing to take the honey from her
ps; and sue said, Well, make
aste