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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-01-06

citizen OF this place, has gone to
Jacksonville, Florida, for his health.
He pays AZ dollars per month for
board.
Several farmers are plowing for
corn. This is right. One acre plowed
now is worth two or three plowed later.
1t seems that the people are learning
the causes of hard times" We need
not expect plenty Of money till we
make something to bring it into our
country.
Rev. F. D. Crumley preached at
Pactolus yesterday. lie Will commence
aprotracted meeting at Mount Lebanon
the 2nd, Saturday in January, also, at
Pactolus the last Saturday. We badly
need good meeting and do hope that
much good will be the..result.
What become of Double Springs
Items?" Don't go back on the young
contributor.
The health Of this place was never
better. No marrying going on.
More anon.
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Turkey-Town. Items,

The Christmas tree and other enter.
tainments, given by the school at
Emmerts School House, was grand
success. Old Santa Claus was quite
liberal in the bestowal of his gifts
which vas received by the ohildrel
with the greatest delight. and graft
tudo to the old man.
Mr.. Peter W. Emmert, Jr., de-
livered very appropriate and inter.
esting oration on the occasion. The
speaker, though young man, evinced
some ability, and showed that he was
not afraid hor ashamed to attempt
something that leads to greatness.
His style was manly and energetic,
and the effort was on the whole a
success.
Every body seemed to enjoy the
occasion very much, and the children
all went home with proud hearts.
Mr.. John 7. Lyon, commonly known
as ''sticaey John Lyon" who for some
years has resided in this vicinity at
the foot Of Holston Mountain, went
eeransed some time since, and took
several trips away to different parts of
the country,without any apparant par
pose, and would return after several
days absence.
After having returned from one of
these wanderings, IL the latter part of
October he put fire to his dwelling
house and burned it and all he had in
it, leaving his family in utter destitu.
tion. And shortly thereafter left the
country and has not been heard of
since. His family ere in great distress
and are very anxious to hear of his
whereabouts. 1t is thought by some
Of the citizens that he wandered off in
the mountain and died, and quite q
number have been searching for him,
but no trace has as yet been found.
Before his arrangement Mr.. Lyon was
an energetic. honest. and haal working
man, and a quiet peaceable citizen, and
this very sad calamity is very much
lamented by the'community.
Il. O.
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Clover Bottom Items.

Mr.. George Hickman and Miss
Margaret Boyer were married Sunday
9th Dec, by Rev. Solomon Bauchman
Mister Will Cely had the misfortune
to lose his horse the other day. He
and David Nelms were running their
horses when Wills horse stumbled fell
and htitt himself so he died in q few
days. Will escaped uninjured except
getting the bark knocked off his nose.
This should be q warning to fast
young t1leh and boys who are in the
habit of running their horses.
LITTLE PULL.
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pay a corps of County officers like him
to look after the taxes and such matter.
would put the county financially where it
is edhcatiOnally-in the first rank.
California, as everybody knows, beats
the world in almost anything. l will
not say anything about agricultural pro.
ducts to eclipse your Texas correspondent.
Winter is here, but not like you have 1t.
Can scarcely realize it, as the rain about
a month ago has caused the grass to spring
up till it now clothes hills aud valley with
verdure to the great delight of stock.
Much grain has already been sowed -
Seeding will continue more than two
months yet. The prospects are good for
we. winter, and the acreage of grain
sowed will doubtless be much in excess of
any previous year.
Have had two little earthquakes here !;
several in different parts of the State
Said to be a'good omen for plenty of rain.
More bye aud bye.
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Spooner Was Discouraged.

Mr.. Cooley has nephew, named
Spocner, who has just left the divinity
school and entered the ministry. Mr..
Spooner has been staying in town On a
visit and the other day be came into the
grocery story while Captin Hubbs was
sitting there. The captain opened con.
versation with him, something like the
following:
Capt.-"Got church somewhere
reckon?'
Spodner-."No, | am going out as q
missionary
"CoN.-"Where tor
S.-''To the Navigator Islands, sail
in OCTOBER
Capt. Shaking bis head mournfully).
--"Pore young mani Pore young man
1t is too bad too bad indeed. Going to
the Navigator Islands Not married.
reckoud? No? Ah so much the better.
No wife and children to max widdeers and
orphanS Of. But It's sad. anyway. A
promising young fellow like you. Nv
heart blceds for your
S-"What d'you meanY'
Car.-"0h, nothing. I don't want 10
skeor you. | know you're doing it from
sense of duty. but Eve been there, to
them Navigator Islands and I'm acquanin-
ted with the peoples little was, and l.
we'll, II the fact is, you see. that
we.l. sooner'n disguise the trouth, | don't
mind telling you starlight out that the last
day ! was there the folks ct QUO Of my
legs--sawedi Il ofrao' 1t. Now you can
see heW things ave yourself. Them
Navigators Just gahhled that leg rigl! up
1t vas leg gcca deal like yours, only
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Embreeyi]ls and River 7 TENS

Our villagers are quiet and the most of
them idle. There is not as much said as
in former times, about Big Christmas" )"
On last Friday night, the river frozc solid
in many Of its eddies. This is some,
thing unusual for the river TO freeze over
in one hight. 1t generally takes two or
three weeks as we usually have cold nights
In succession.
Mush ice ran in considerable quantities
during the following Saturday and suns
day.
BUMPAss COVE MEETING.
Shortly after writing you before about
the meeting, it was suspended on account
of exhaustion, autll last Saturday. During
its suspension, the citizens of the Cove,
enlarged the house by bdilding aud addi-
ton. The good work was resumed on
last Saturday; and | understand has
started with its former good feeling, zeal
and tervency. Their intentions are to
carry on till after Christmas.
Let us hear from Delta.
december a NILLAGER,
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NIL DlSPER hNbtM.
BY f. ]. BRO0KINGS.

o, life Is not all bleak and chcerless,
TO the heart that is generous aud kind;
The soul tina. Is just, pure aud fearless,
A pathway to sunshine Will find.
Can we noR tho the mists thai en-
shroud us,
Discover the rainbow so bright?
And far above skies that would cloud us,
See the suA in his brillance of light 7
Should despair with its shadowy vision.
Encircle the vista each day?
Rather Hope, on its high, happy mission,
Should brighten the path with its ray.
Aye! The heart should be brave and
rcbouuding,
In the prison Of gloom never stay;
Ii in tears, when sorrow AS wOundng,
Hope comes soon to brush them away.
If we know that to-day may bring sorrow
PerpleXity. trouble and care;
The hope of the coming tomorrow,
Should aid us these burucns to bear.
Then trust the kind Hand that will guide
Us,
through joy and through sorrow as
And, fearing not what may bctide rs,
Walk up the bright side OF the hill
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TIE WRONG "SkOOXER."
How a Party of Virginia City
Miners walked up the
Wrong Man.

An evening or two since, says the Ter.
ritorial Enterprise, ,scme Of the employees
of the Ophir Company found an intoxi,
Gated man sleeping off his overoallowance
of ''taran.ula juice among the shavings
in one of the temporary shops neat the
works. They had some trouble in getting
the fellow aroused, and more iu getting
him to comprehend where he was, or
rather that he WAS not in place where
lc legitimately belonged.
1t was determined by the men who
found the boOzy party that they would
givs him such a fright that he would
never again venture within mile of the
works. Therefore they told their man
that they had positive orders to kill any
person found about the works after dark.
They said it was thing they did not
like to do, but the works had lately been
destroyed by fire and the company we're
not in a humor to take any more chances
their orders we're imperative.
The man tried to beg of, saying that
be did not know how he came into the
she'd, and swearing by all that was good
and bad he meant no harm, but all would
not do.
lie was seized and dragged some dis
tance up the hill toward the Masonic
Cemetery, to place in the open country
where five or six riaed canon belonging t,
the Nevada artillery have been standing
since tie day Of the Gre. Two stout men
then seized the trembling '.snoezcr,7 and
placing his head in front of the muzzle of
one of the guns, tod him be had but
three minutes to live, as they were about
to blow his head of.
Again the man begged for mercy, say.
ing that be had oply taken a drop too
much aud got int the she'd be knew &c,
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how but certainly witlsOut any evil

intentions.
Said man who had taken his place a
the breech of the gun, and was takine
some mathes fr,n bis vest pocket: Il
you have any word to leave for wife, an
old father and mother, or any friend OF
relative, you will do well to make known
your wishes.
Il reckon hain't got airy wife or old
tather or mother, or anybody else as cares
schaw of terbaccer about me-"
well, but have you no dying wish, no
dying request?'
"Waal, now, yen talk. Mout make
request?"
you may,and.be quick about it Qight.
ing match as when apply this match
TO the touch-hole of this gun, off GOES
your head. You have request to
make:"
"Strahgcf, I.bey."
"Out with it then. We cant fool with
you all night, when there may be other
fire-bues prowliug about the works"
81 KIN heV my last request, then?"
"You can"
"You won't so back on mc?"
"No."
"Whatevcr | ak you'll granti'
Don't [ say so2 Let's hear your
dying request, or dab goes match into
this powder and off goes your headv
Well, then, as 1 have your word as a
gentleman, my last and only desire is
that you'll put me at the other end of
the gun before ye stick that match inter
its touch-bole.''
"roo thin p cried sll hands. Good
but too thin You dou't get oG that
way!'
"Oh, ho!" said that snoozer, "you 20
back on yer word. du yer? Yer don't
know who / am reckon. You don't
know you've picked up Bill Slicer from
the Muddy Fork of the Mohcaa p And
suddenly shaking hin self free of the hold
of the men who held his arms, he reached
down into the top Of his right boot and
brought out revolver nearly as lage as a
Gatllng guu.
"Uh, ho!' cooking his formidable
shooting,iron. go back on my dyin'
request! Now know the kind Of men
I've got to deal with-infernal lials and
murderersv'
Half this speech had not been conclu,
ded--indeed, the listol had hardly click.
ed-before there vas a Wild scattering OF
the little party of practical jokers.
They ran behind the groups of cannon,
bounded Ger the cemetry fence toward
the shelter Of the tombstones, and in
short rolled and tumblej in Ill directions
"Oh, ho' cried Old Bill, "why don't
yer stand by yer gdd? Come out of yer
hole! You've got a bigger gun nor hev
but I've got the most shots, and III give
yer fair fight and die game Well
here's some for you at random !" ane Old
Bill let off a couple Of shots among the
cannon and tombstcnes.
The jokers were mighty glad when their
old snoozer ceased to range about the spot
and took his way mutteringly toward the
distant lights Of the town.
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Kindrick's Greek Items.

Mr.. Editor.-N Newsy items arc scarce
hence our reason for moi writing you
before now.
A protracted meeting has been IN
progress at r-Path for two weeks
under the auspicies Of Revs. Ingram
aud Cross. There seemed to be a
genera good feeling during the series
of meetings hut there we're bat few
professions. 1t closed last Sunday.
Only Eve were baptised,
Mr., A. 3. Buckalew, an honorable
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The History Of Zero.

"Zero," on the coiiiuion thermometer
like the fanciful name of consultations, is
a curious instance oe the way wise mems
errors are made immortal b. becoming
popular. 1t may be worth while to say
that the word itself Zero comes to us
through the Spanish from the Arabic, and
means empty, hence nothing. In expires.
sions like "ninety deg Fahr." the abbrc
Walton Fahr stands for Fahrenheit. a
Prussian merchant of Dantzic, on the shore
of the Baltic sea. His full name was
Gabrie! Daniel Fahrenheit. From boy
he was close observer Of nature, and
when on y nineteen years old. in .he re-
markably cold winter of 1909, he expert.
mented by putting snow atd salt togeth>
er, and noticed that it produced de-
gree of ccld equal to the coolest day Of
winter.
As that day was the coldest day that
the oldest inbabitant could remember,
Gabriel was the more struck with the
coincidence ofhis little scientific discovery
and hastily concluded that be had found
the lowest degree of temperature known
in the world, either hatuial or artificial
lie called that degree Zero, aud con-
structed a thcrmom etcr, or rude weather
glass, with a scale graduated from zero to
boiling point, which he numbered 2l2,
anG the freezing point 32, because, as he
thought, mercury contracted the thirty
second of its volume ON being cooled
down from the temperature Of freezing
water to zero, and expanded lSOth on
being heated from the freezing to the
boiling point.
Our nation began to use Fahrenheit 5
thermometer about the middle Of the last
century, OF not far from The time when
the old style was exchanged for the new
style of writing dates.
The three countries which use Fahrep-
heit are Holland. England and America,
Russia and Holland use Reaumer's ther.
mometer. in which the boiling point is
counted eighty degrees above the freez.
ing point. France use the centigrade
thcrmemeter, SO called because it marks
the boiling point one hundred degrees
from the freezing point.
On many accounts the centigrade sys.
tenn is the best, aud the triumph OF con-
venience will be attained when zero is
made the f.eesing point, and the boiling
point put one hundred or one thousand
degrees from it. and all subdivisions are
fixed decimally.
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TEMPERANCE.
Elizabethton Tenn, Dee. 18th, 1875.

Nr. Editor The HERALD AND
tribune usually gets to this part of The
Pacific Coast Sunday evening. 10th day
after issue. Rather old, still for us
Washington County folks it contains much
news. The local items, county matters
and Educational Column are read with
interest by the writer.
We are not behind in getting all news
from the East, matters Of general interest
as the Death of V. President Wilson, os-
cape of Tweed, ETC., come out in the San
Francisco papers next morning, which is
about as soon as any part of the country
can get it. When l read from my daily
mot yet dry from the press,) of the read.
ing of the Presidents message in Con.
gress, and that telegram comes to
Washington from Madrid in regard to the
reception of the Cabos part of it before
the reading is complete. say that is
getting news pretty quick. Certainly
this is fast age.
But started out to say something
about Tennessee matters and close up
with word about California.
| like the Centennial men of old Wash
ington. Good idea to have her we'll rep
resented there. Cheapest and surest
way to advertise her resources, and obtain
the desired result-immigration.
Saw sou ething in the last issue about
hunting up relics Of history, of first school
house, FIRST teacher etc. for the Centen>
uial. Yes, might gel piece of the root
or branch Of an old beach tree on which
ID BOON clLEp. A BAR"
1t is thing connected with the early
history OF Tenn. the date being Is years
prior to the birth Of our Republic. Back
to the time when the great State Tenn.
formed part Of North Carolina. |
think this Centennial year a good time
to look up these links in the history Of
our State 1t certainly ought to be a part
of the education Of every youth. yet how
very ignorant many are Of the interesting
things connected with their own County
or State.
Success to Mr.. Allison and others 10
the work they have undertakeh. Hope
they will stir up much interest, and give
us some notes on the early history Of our
county. s
How any one can oppose having Co,
Sup't, when they see to what status the
untiring efforts Of Prof. Presnell have
worked up the schools 10 Washington
County Is mystery to me. much sd,
mire the zeal with which he agitates the
school subject. Rubbing rp teachers
aud directors. demanding good teashers,
coed school houses, good books and good
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- M ENr\sSM
4 rnppF epnkinEA.rE \
IA e. q tE

MT. Editor Last night the little
girls and boys Of our town, were visited
by Old Santa Claus, in the shape of a
magnificent and beautiful Christmas
Tree, laden with beautiful and costly
gifts. The occasion vas joyous one to
the little folks, especially in the distri>
button of his gifts, and the language of
the poet,
'soft eyes looked love in eyes,
And all went merry rs a marriage bell.'
Old Santa Claus visited our little folks
at the request of Profs. Lusk and Bovd
and to them and them only, is all the
praise given for Old Santa's visit. We
believe in such festivities for the tncour.
agement Of children, because its tenden.
cles are noble and elevating, and teaches
that great doctrine, transmitted to man,
through the volume of Inspiration
Charity and love brings happiues, to
man.
Our town was suddenly thrown into
commotion a few days since by the
opening of a one horse grocery in our
midst. As usual cur people became in
dlgnant, and Temperance msetiBgs we're
held. and petition presented to the
keeper Of the abomination, to desist his
whiskey traffic, but al! to no avail. Tue
petition was signed by almost every per-
son in our town, addressing him in res
pectful manner, asking him to close his
doors and move his liq'or, which he re-
fused to do, but our people were not to
be bailed it this manner. Our Tem>
perancc Society appointed committe "to
see that the laws, 10th State and Federal
were rigidly ontUfced against him for
violation of cithel," The result of whose
labors was bond executed by said
gtosery keeper to appear at the January
term Of the Federal Court at Knoxville
for violation of the Revenue laws, and
his exit together with his entire grocery
from our town, and we ngalh proclaim
that ElizaNethton is without dram shop,
and determination on the part of our
people to have hone. Our people in the
future will dispose Of groceries, legally if
they can, forcably if they must, relying
upon that wholesome doctrine ennuciated
by the great and amented Lincoln, that
"it sometimes becomes necessary to violate
the law to save the country"
TEMPERANCE.
Elizabethton Tenn, Dee. 2Jth, 1875.
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Gonzales, Cal, Dec. llth 1875.

Mr. Eda0r.-As lover of truth. |
wish any Of my former school mates,
to meet ne again in Philomathean
Hall, Boon's Creek Seminary; some
time next spring, to discuss Logically,
Theolosically and Metaphisicaly this
great question Is the Destiny of man
eontro'Iedby Free Agency? I deny this
and wish to call the especial attention
of G. P. Faw, i. II. Crouch, j. C
Davidson, E. e. Shipley. ". G..
Mawpin, j. NJ. Johnston and Drs. i.
B. Hale and J. T shipley. Immor.
tai school boys, all can learn something
yet Let's hear from you respected
companions of scfool days speak out
for the truth as you understand it.
1t is both profit and pleasure to gain
knowledge, this way. This is pro.
gressive age of Christian Light and
knowledge. Laugh when we must be
candid when we can, but justly the
ways of God to men.-PoPE. If you
can't see it gentlemen, speak to your
next friend about it and let me hear
from one or all soon. WM. HALE.
Kingsport, Tenn,
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THERE isa man in Indiana who takes
thirty two newspapers, and sou might as
we'll try to ride whirlwind on side
saddle as to try to impose upon that
man. ~
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Jonesboro' Grange.

Officers elected for the ensuing year.
Master--J. NJ. 0sbons.
Overseer-Elbert Dor glass.
Steward-R. Il. DeEM,
Assistant Steward, j. ~. Keys, Jr
Caaplain-T. L. Jones;
Trcasurer-G. w. KEYS;
Secretarv-H. slagle
Gate sep II II. fhaso.
Ceres--Sns y. Doaklni
Pomona-NIagge J. G bone;
Flora-Mattle Chase;
l.. A. S.--Lydis A. Doiglss.
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v. Jonah was stranger among
whales, and they took him IN.
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w What sthe largest room in the
worlds The room for Improvement.
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70 What is better than a promising
young man? A paying one'
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1876-04-22

prccursr una station commerciale.-Lac con-
vcntion dsmocratique de l'Indiana s'est r6unis
10 Is, B lndianapolis.- independents ont
triomphl dams les elections municipales dc
Chicago. Uno crevasse s'est d6clar6e pres do
Quincy.
L. Eouvs.neur Kellogg. prst partir msr.
crsdi pour Warrington, ~ retsnu A Il
Nouvelle-O ORLEANS par une maladie grave de-
- femme n ohre q. 900 de r6compsnac pour
ID d6couvorte dcs antsurs du meurtro do John
Gair, commits le l3 octobre 1875, dams II pa-
ruisae Est-F6liciAna.-Lauditeur johnson
invite lea veuvcs des v6t6rans do 1912 \ Al6l5, /
re prtyrloir, d'ioi an 20 mai des droits qui leur
sont comforts par racte 81 dc ID session do
l06.-LA convention des lev6es = si6g6 le
10; ellie Slu NM. john ChaHe president,
John N. Sandidge vicc-pr6sident, OF . pass6
dfmportantss resolutions. La paroisse 81
Jean Baptists 6tait rcpr6sentke par MN.
J.-A. Freret ct B. Laplace, ct n. B. Laplace
6tait un des membres du comit< charge de
rSdiger les r6solutions.-Le docteur G. De-
l6ry Went de faire paraitre ct nous fait
l'honneur do nous adresser uns int6rsasante
brochure Oh II . conaign6 ses observations
personnelles sur le passage do h 6evro jaune
4 Ii Bale StLouis, en 1875.