The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-05-15
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record of the fact that Mrs. John
Van. Huss. who resides not more
than six rods from the cat and chick
en-, broke an egg containing another
and perfect egg inside. Now have
to record the fact that a hen. belong
ing to John A. Townsend. next door
neighbor to John Van Huss, has
hen which, the other day, hatched a
chicken with two legs and four feet,
the latter growing out behind the
legs. The chicken lived several
days. This is a noted neighbor-
hood. Besides, Judge j. 6. Rose.
who resides not far off. rides SUI
perb iron-grey horse. That used TO
be very fashionable color, aud
looks just as we'll to my eyes now as
fifty years ago.
There is a curious pond on Rev.
Barnett Smiths farm, few miles
from Morristown. Some years ago
he put in it single root of pond
lily, which grew, and spread. and
now his whole pond is covered with
the lilies from and adhering to that
one root. The leaves are round,
and rest upon the water. They are
foot or so in diameter. A strong
stem shoots up. buds and blossoms,
and hundreds of blooms make the
pond white with beauty. Mr.. Smith
says that the pond is so thoroughly
shaded by the leaves of these lilies
that the water is kept cooler aud
purer. and the cattle delight to
| drink of the waters thereof.
In your last, you say that you
would willingly dispense with the
only GROCERY" remaining in our
town. Many, very many, can say
amen to that. The liquor business
is not good one for any man to be
engaged In. A few-very few
make some money, but the making
of money in such way ought not
TO influence any one. A man may
sell liquor fer twenty years, aud al
that time take money from those
who ought to spend it to better pur-
pose, and give them in return moth
ing good or commendable. But they
take from their customers their COOL
name, their riches, their peace of
life, and-well. it will weary me and
your type setter to tell all the Whi5-
ky-seller takes from his customers.
He covers him with shame. and COW
ers his children with rags. The less
we all have TO do with whisky the
better off we will, as a community
and as individuals. be.
The editor of the Knoxville ChroH
icle. in giving East Tennessee co.
pie some advice in the saving of the
immense fruit crop now growing,
says: g We de not pretend to know
anything about the process for dry
ing fruit, but will gladly open our
columns 10 persons of experience
who have suggestions 10 make. Z"
Now, this is quite unproressional, for
editors are supposed to know every
thing. Tell him the best way is te
profess to know all things to all
men, and what he does not know, to
sire ch open his eyes and look owl
like over it.
took another stroll over to Tate
Springs, and Mineral Hin Springs,
on Wednesday last. S:nce | was
over before. the corn has come up.
and gardens are vernal with growing
sauce" At Tate Springs / found
the ever suave Major Tominson and
his son, who urged me to stop over
night, but my appoin tment was to
stop at Mineral Springs. with Capt .
Charles III. Thomas. On the way
ever, as before. received a good
ducking from gently falling shower
of rain. At the former place, they
are prepared to receive company /;
indeed, have been entertaining a de-
cent crowd for more than six weeks
At Mineral Hill Springs I found
Capt Charles H. Thomas, North
Carolinian, who is to be in charge,
this season. under E. o. Tate. H.
was at Warm Springs, N. c., last
season, and has had much expert
ence as public caterer in hotels in
New Orleans and elsewhere. Mr..
Tate is having the grounds put in
order, and already invites patronage
through the public prints.
/ went ever with Col. G.. Eames.
who finds it to his interest to drink
unsparingly of the Epson water. lie
called my attention to a cedar tree,
growing in a rock. The question
comes up, how did this hole come in
this rock? Perhaps, way back in
the early ages, when the waters.
like wild deluge. covered these
rocks, a little stone was whirle d
round and round till it began to bore
a hole in it, then. the water still
twirling it, it bored hole in the
reck several feet deep. The waters
dried up, or some convaIsion cause.l