The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-12-01
Bateman Drops.

Bateman Drops.
Fayetteville Express.
Two life insurance canvassers kill
ed each other at COyingtou. KY,
last week. A few more tragedies of
this sort will convince us that the
millennium is near at hand.
Milan, Tenn, has negro 126
years old. The uoblest thing about
him is his memory. He remembers
distinctly the haIcyon days of his
youth wden he played marbles and
made mud-pies with Wade, the edi-
tor of the Erchange.
Robb & Steel is the style of Ma
rietta (Ga.) law firm, and there are
people in the world mean enough to
say that the names fl the profession;
but, for our part. we shall merely re-
mark that comment is unnecessary.
The word love in the Indian
tongue is acknowledgements
No wonder the race is rapidly dying
out when it takes q young Indian
lifetime 10 whisper in his girls ear
Il scl.emlendamourtschwager you."
before she understands what he
wants.
An Alabama editor slipped the
hymeneal moose over his head few
days ago. and now that the joys of
the honeymoon are. blossoming
around him he talks prettily of a
wife's fingers gliding smoothly
through his locks. Poor fellow!
The very hairs of his head are nUm.
bered. zE @ - s1 -
sasA An Alabama confrere, who be-
lieves in system OF rewards for
good behavior in the family circle,
confidently asserts that Inedaling is
the mother of domestic peace. Aud
The might have added that meddling
is the Enotller-in-law Of the same
thing. 4a-
A bald-headed old bachelor, named
Mark, died in Huntsville last week.
IL Is always the same Death inva-
riably neglectssh his Regular business
10 hunt up shining mark. oe1.al
A three.year.old daughter of Phil
lip Manney of New Albany, Ind,
Walking in company withaher mother
near a railroad track suddenly jerk
Ell her hand from her mothers as q To-
comotiye was passing fell under the
wheels aud was terribly crushed
and killed.
The Princess Felix Salm Salm,
who is an American by birth, is about
to publish book, called lien Years
of My Life 1t is very seldom that
a woman cOnfesses to so many years !;
she generally avoids any idea of be-
ing decade party.
An exchange wants TO know WHY
it is that the average Brooklyn
mother objects to naming her child
Henry Ward Beecher. The ques.
tion is little sudden, but we don't
mind answering it on the spur of the
moment. Maybe the average Brook
lyn mother has q strange aversion to
naming child after its father.
"Show US a boy" says an ex-
change, with smoothly-combed hair
and a clean face and we will show
you a boy who has taken a step
farther" We answer the challenge
with another. Show us boy with
the hairs of his head as far apart as
the islands in an archipelago, and
his face as dirty as hotel kitchen,
and we will show you boy who has
taken q step-mother.
It is becoming painfully evident
that true greatness is not appreciat.
ed in this country Rochester Dem
Ocrat. We thank our Rochester con-
temporary most heartily for his SYM
pathy in our present strait. The
coincidence Of discriminating mind
like his mltigates, to great extent,
the severity of nations ingrati-
tude.
As missionary societies are now
in vogue, we suggest that q contri-
button be raised to supply the wo-
men of Tahiti with wearing apparel.
It is said that they wear nothing but
modest look, and, although that
may meet all the requirements of
female taste, the virtuous men OF the
age demand. in stentorian tones,
raiment that will entirely cover the
case. Menceforth, until the Raat IL
supplis5s the constant cry OF the
sterher sex will be. Zig leaves FOR
Tahiti r. -
One cigar at ten cents day is an
useless expense of $3.50 q. year.
$500 year for two hundred years
make 81 500 Co say nothing OF the
interest. and &c any lover Of the weed
should i've . thousand years and
sqnAnder bis money thus he wonld
actually have spent the enormous
sum ofs 81. 900 for : foolish lnkaFy,
TherefoFes We earnestly beseech III !
snok kers, who wish to save nionev
Hud spare agnraanto die yoana Cal-
Gu aAlana Of this sort ere gaowliIe
very Str0s0Ene TO the editorial nlind.