The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-07-31
der if anybody saw me! If so,
please stop laughing

please stop laughing
Thursday was a mortal hot day
Yet I could not help thinking about
those cats, and the superstition the
people perpetuate. generation after
generation. concerning the killing of
the critters. thought and thought,
till happened to think Of sum in
an arithmetic used to "cipher"
after, many years ago. The sum was
this: AS l was going to st. Ives, l
met seven wives; each wife has sew
en- sacks, and in each sack were sew
en- cats-cats. sacks and wives, how
many were going to St. Ives?" / do
not desire to divert attention from
the superstition concerning the kill
ing or drowning of cats. yet would
like to have any sharp arithmetician
answer the question: How many
were going to St. Ives?
Tuesday. July IS, took turn-a-
bout. Called upon c. f. Carriger.
just below town. and saw field
of most excellent corn, the best
large field l have seen this year.
They do say that Mr.. c. is the one
of the very best farmers in Hamblen
county. -
Governor Senter was in my way
and called on him. He pretends TO
be only an amateur farmer, but, like
all amateurs. tries to have good
things grown in scientific manner.
He told me curious fact concern
ing the old worn out farm he purch-
ased and moved on to seven or eight |
years ago. On proceeding to plough |
twenty-acre field he found be could |
only penetrate the soil with the |
plough-share some four inches. He
said that would not do, because the
soil was as soft and fine as pulyer-
lied pumice. He we'll knew that the
grain would come up, spread the
roots down on to that hard-pan and
for want of moisture and susteuance
dry up and consume away to no pur-
pose. He therefore caused the dry
earth to be shoveled off over a small
space. and the hard pan penetrated
0y the mattock, when in four inches
more be found the soil beneath
oOse and in good order. He then
ried heavy plough drawn by two
mules. That was no go, and he fas-
ened coulter to a wagon, to which
le attached four mules. The wagon
Fould fairly jump off the wheels, but
.e persevered and cut through the
rust with the coulter, when he sue
eeded in turning and breaking the
ard-pan. and left it for the frosts
nd thaws to pulverize it. By that
low and expensive process he sue
eeded in getting the ground into
ondition to produce good crops.
W. A. Howell-Esquire Howell,
s they call him-has erected a good
arm on his farm since | was along
he road. 1t is 5Ox62 feet on the
round. is suitably divided off into
ays, mows, stables. sheds. besides a
floor, granery, room for
utting and mixing fodder and har-
ess room. He has stalls for ten
orses, three COWS, besides shelter
Jr young cattle and wagon and
pol house. One would hardly be- ;
eve that ground space of 50x62
set would afford half the room it
oes. The barn is filed with wheat,
ats and hay. and a very large
mount. It is well arranged. thor ,
ughly built. and reflects great cre-
it upon the planning powers of the
esquire. More and even better
arms should be the ambition of 9TH
r farmers.
Mrs. Tate, wife of John Tate, the
lctotum of Panther Springs. and :
lother of our John Tate, is getting
etter. She has had hard time,
nd has been very low. :,
Senter's mill is very busy grind :
lg corn and -four. Il. B. Jones pre-. >
des over it. !,
Jesse Hunt says that new wheat is >
st beginning to come to mill, and I,
,on he will send you a sample of :,
hat his mill can do in the shape of .
bod -four. These two mills are on =
anther creek.
Only a mile and half below town T
Id as far down as went, there are Z
dicatiens Of a greater rainfall than u
e have enjoyed in Morristown. In o
led, the corn looks well and with \
e rain it has already received a >,
,od crop is assured. o.
Turaed homewarGs, which was h
ached just at dark If you can "
d man who says was not tired, n
st shoot him on the spot. ~ "
j. S. W. h,
A sharp little girl in Chicago got ~
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