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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-11-28

Mine Owners in the South will read
with interest the remarkable achieve
ments OF sinking q deep shaft through
treacherous ground by first freezing
the earth, which has been accomplish
ed at the Capin iron mine, in Michi-
gan. The contract was to freeze, ex-
cavate and curb up a rectangular shaft
15bx161% feet and about 100 feet deep,
This was done by first putting down
the freezing pipes three feet apart in a
circle 29ieet in diameter, to the depth
proposed to be reached by the shalt
The pipes were connected at the tor
and fitted with a solution of brine con
tanning about 25 per cent. of calcium
chloride. The brine was frozen to 6
point below zero by means of an ict
machine, and in 40 days a frozen wal
of ice, earth and stone was formed II
feet thick,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-11-28
ACREAGE.

3 acres on High St., will make IA
lots 5Ox150 feet offered for a few days
$500. (Bargain.)
So acres in East Carnegie about 70
lots $500.
7 acres strip in Carnegie addition
$4,000.
8 acres tract adjoining Carnegie
Land Co., at SIS per acre.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-11-28
Resolutions Of ReSnect.

This being the first regular meeting
since the death OF Mrs. Matte Range
we beg to submit the following reso-
lutions.
Whereas, it has pleased God in the
inscrutable dealings of His providence
to take from us, in the prime of our
missionary work, our beloved member
Mrs. Range and
Whereas, the love and respect we
entertain for our deceased sister rem
der it proper that we should place on
record some token of our appreciation
of her, Therefore be it
Resolved LIST That while we bow in
humble submission to the will Of our
heavenly Father, we do not the less
mourn for our sister, who was always
faithful, jealous and active in the
missionary work while in health, and
even after the hand of affection rested
upon her, she was ever ready to sue
cor the needy with spiritual comfort
and Chistian example.
Resolved End That we tender oul
heartfelt sympathy to the bereavec
husband, children, and relatives il
their great and sad affection and shall
even remember them to The One wht
claimed her as His own.
Resolved 3rd That the resolution
be spread upon the Secretaries bool
and that copies be sent to the tamil.
and to the city papers for publication
MRS. E. S. MILLER,
MRS. WILL HARR,
Miss JENNIE CRUMLEY.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-11-28
CATERS Nov. 25th. 1889.

ED. COMET Work on the boom is
now going on in earnest. Teams are
busy hauling logs to build the pens,
and two gangs of men are blasting
rock to fill them, and quite a force are
building pens and filing them with
rock and between the blasting on the
sc and at the boom there is almost a
continuous rumble day and night.
The Baptists had their regular
monthly meeting at the church here
last Saturday and Sunday, Revs. Pres
ton White the pastor and A. ]. Hyder
conducted the services. A good and
we'll behaved congregation attended
all the services.
j. F. Robertson who has for sevara
years been acting as agent here has
gone to Talladega, Ala, to work in a
railroad office there, Banks league.
of Midway, has taken his place here.
j. E. Hendrix who has been assist
ing agent Beasley at Eli2abethton
was here on a visit to home folks yes
terday.
Wiley Hodge left for Concord a few
days ago where he has secured a pc
sition as night operator, his brother
Milton, has been day operator there
for a considerable length of time.
A. ]. Range is at home from Trae!
City on a visit to his father E. D
Range whose mind has been impaired
for some time, and whose condition i
very little if any improved.
j. R. Scott who has been guarding
convicts at Tracy City is now a
home.
Mr.. P. F. Powell, Of Graham, Va, j
here experimenting the getting out c
a lot of rock for the foundation OF
house he will build in your city.
Mr.. Kelly is here, to-day to begi
work in the Hendrix quarry.
d. n. r.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-11-28

The Aduance outfit has arrived and
we presume it will not be long before
the first issue OF the paper will sppear.
1t is to be Republican and Geo. e.
Boren, OF Elizabethton, will edit it
Mr.. Boren is a young lawyer OF con-
siderable ability and if he uses the
quill as he does his tongue he will
make it pretty lively for certain aspi'
rants for congressional honors in the
First District. There is music in the
air. Let the battle begin.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-11-28
Ressemer Ore in Demand.

There is a great deal OF Bessemer
ore in the South which could be prof.
tably shipped to Northern furnaces,
and these pres are now in very active
demand. The Iron Trade Review
says:
"0wners, of Eastern steel mills are
persistently inquiring for the price Of
Lake Superior Bessemer ores for next
season, SO as to enable them to fix a
price upon steel rails. The eastern
manufacturers have never before car
ed for the price Of Lake Superior ore,
for which reason these inquiries at
this time bear a deep significance.
These manufacturers have learned
that they will not be able to obtain
foreign ores next year, and that they
must, in consequence, depend upon
their home product. The best posi-
BILE confirmation OF this view is found
in the action Of the leading New York
firm Of ore importers, which, when
asked Pittsburgh buyers for the price
Of next seasons foreign ole, replied
that it has engaged to send the ores
it controls from the Mediterranean
ports OF shipment to England. where
an advance has already been secured
of 80 a ton owe the price of similar
ores delivered in this country. The
ore importations for 1889 fell far shor'
OF those OF the previous year, and thu
1890 importers will fall off at least 81
per cent. IRON this seasons figures
II these statements are at all indica
tive OF the future, 1890 promises to b.
the boom year Of the Lake Superio
region"
There is enough magnetic ore il
the mountains OF North Carolina ant
Tennessee lying within % miles q
johnson City to supply these iurns
ces for years and there is no reason
why it should not do SO. 1t is the fin
est Bessemer ore that has been disco,
cred and the Cranberry Coal and Iro.
Co., have been shipping $50 tons
month TO two furnaces in Philade
phia for some time. 1t has been ties
ed in the Roane Iron Co.'s mills {
Chattanooga and in other steel mil
and found to be the finest quality
steel-making ores. In fact it
the only first class steel Of
in the South and it lies within a fe
miles of Johnson City in inexhaust
BILE quantities. AS soon as the Thr,
CPS and the Atlantic and Danvil
roads are finished they, with the E.
& w. N. G. now running, will be alb
to supply the Northern furnaces vii
all the ore they want and the fine
that can be found anywhere. In Il
meantime Johnson City will continl
to get her share OF the ore and will
making the finest and cheapest p
iron in the South.
Tt is fact readily understood
iron men that pig non can be MAJ
in Johnson City after the Three C's
built to the coal for 81 a ton less thi
at any other place in the South al
especially in East Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-11-28

Johnson City. Tenn. Nov, %, 1889.
MORE RAILROADS.
THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
AIR LINE TO BUILD TOJOHN.
SON CITY.
The Il. 4. & w. N, g. Road to be Made
a Standard Guage and Form
Part OF the Line.

1t has been known for some time by
railroad builders that a railroad has
been projected from Shelby, N. G., to
Cranberry, N. c., but the public were
not so we'll informed. The very pleas
ant privilege OF informing the public
that hat line of railroad will be built
and at once falls to the COMETS lot.
Capt. Sam D. D%unnavant was seen
yesterday morning by the COMET and
he freely gave all the information de-
sired.
He said he had the contract for
the entire line ninety miles in length
and has graded twenty-five miles from
Shelby, north. Two engineer corps
are now at work locating the line from
Wards Gap to Cranberry. One corps
left Cranberry last week. The money
necessary to build the remaining 6S
miles is secured and Capt. Dunnavant
has been ordered to go to work or
the First Of January. The road is the
Southern and Western Air Line and
crosses the Three C's at Shelby anC
connects with the Carolina Contra
road, over which it has traffic arrange
ment and, thereby reaches Whining
ton, on the coast. At Cranberry i
will be consolidated with the E. I.
w. N. G. road, and the road made
standard gauge to Johnson City.
The value of thissroad can hardl,
be estimated, and can not be told il
this article which is necessarily Gu
short for lack of space. 1t run
through the heart Of the magneti
ore district and opens up a territor,
that could be reached by no othe
line. This line assures to Johnson Cti,
the Atlantic and Danville and th
Louisville and Nashville. The latte
road has virtually agreed to tn
Southern and Western Air Line pee
pie that they will meet them her,
These are a few OF the thing
Johnson City has to be thankful fC
to-day. Let us work that we ma
be benefited.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-11-28
Boone's Greek Farm For Sale.

l will offer on Monday, the 23d day
of December, 1889, at the Courthouse
door at Jonesboro, Tenn, at public
auction to the highest bidder, the $50
acre tract of land situated five miles
from Jonesboro, unless sold sooner
privately. Said land adjoins J.F, Girls
ham, Joseph Worley and others.
Terms one-fourth cash on day of sale.
balance in one, two ana three years
with 6 per cent. interest from date,
Any one wishing to purchase, can
confer with Col. r. H. DUNCAN, Jones
boro, Tenn, or with myself at Bristol
Tenn. This November the 10, 1889
u. i. BURsoN.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-11-28
a Gnnd Thing.

For the prompt relief Of pain OF all
kinds, there is nothing so good as DR..
Harris Great Relief. This remedy is
so we'll known that it is probably not
necessary TO speak Of its merits, but
lest there should be some one who
has failed to give it a trial, we say il
you have any sort of pain try Dr.
Harris Relief.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-11-28
CLOTHING
BOOTS AND SHOES,
HATS AND DRESS GOODS.

Those who owe me either notes or
accounts, will please call and settle as
all accounts must be closed by jan,
l 1890. There will be a mar around
to see you if you do not get in, please
be ready when he comes to make set
Element.
Then come and see me.
If you can not do 30 before, | will be
pleased to give you some good bar
gains.
1t is said that "time is money" well,
in one sense it is, but l prefer the
money, ! can take it and pay my obli-
cations and buy more goods which |
can not do with time and 1t is won
derful how a few days time in some
instances, grows to weeks, months and
sometimes years, then when you try
to collect it you make an everlasting
enemy out OF the n you have ac-
commodated. / want to be friendly
with all mankind, and she'll take
great care to please you every time
you come TO see us.
Best coffee in town, try it.
!, Come and see our solid color, all
wool filing, linseys at only % cents
the very thing you want.
Heavy Gray Flannels, at 20 and q
[ cents.
: Nice Gray Flannel at 80 cents, al
article frequently called for, but sci
: dom kept.
White Flannel 25 to 80 cents, thu
the latter is something that is hard t.
| beat.
Mems wool half hose for Is cents
: think OF that.
Children's wool hose, at 10 to l
cents.
Misses wool bose at 10 to 20 cents,
Mems Cotton = hose double heele
and toed, seamless only 10 cents
Cotton plaids, Ga cents.
!. Red 0 wash tub and challeng
soap 5 cents.
Call and get your Thanksgiving tn.
key, we have some fine ones.
Dress goods at prices to favor bu.
ers.
Friends, acquaintance and straI
= gers are cordially invited to come an
10 see me at No. 8 Market street Johnso
City, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-11-28

The contractors on the Three C's
paid off Monday, and something over
100000 was scattered out among the
people. All OF this money passed
through Johnson City banks, and be-
tween 80 and 40 per cent. of it was
spent with Johnson City merchants
This is not ohly so this month, but
every 25th there lisa repetition Of The
same thing and a hearty encore from
the merchants.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-11-28
BUSINESS LOT.

2Sx76H feet on Market St., in heart
of busiress center, offered for a few
DAYS at $1,000.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-11-28
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Important Change.
From this date Nov. 20 1889 / will
begin to do a spot cash or pay down
business. viii therefore open no
more new accounts and will close up
all old accounts as rapidly as possible.
REASONS WHY.

Because long credit to me is like
Gains punishment, it is more than l
can bear. Because / can do more
work with the same force not requir
ing the time OF ore hand to keep the
books.
Because some people think that be-
cause q merchant has a large stock OF
goods, he does not need money, which
is not correct.
Because l can sell cheaper for cash
than on time. No bad debts We know
Because the pay down system is the
correct one,
For these and many others which
can enumerate from time to time.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-11-28
Are Still in the Fight and
The Battle RACES Hotter
Than Ever.
BELOW SEE SOME OF THE
WRECKS IN BARGAINS.

WRECKS IN BARGAINS.
1000 lots in Carnegie, ranging in
prices at $165, $175, 1926 and $3.50
now but will be higher First Of Dec
cember.
20 lots on Watauga avenue, at $3.50,
and $500, for a short time only.
A farm 81 miles from town Of rs
acres, with a 7 room house, large barn
16 acres level bottom, 10 acres fine
timber. Well watered, fine orchard,
10 acres in clover, 6 acres in timothy.
Price $4,000. Terms reasonable.
100 acres one half mile from depot
at $3.50 per acre, suitable for cutting
up into lots. A fortune for somebody.
/ business lot fronting on Main and
Market streets, 22k feet front at
$500.
l business lot on Market street al
81, 900; $500 worth OF brick wall to-
wards building a house.
We have a number of 9th
er farms; also lots as cheap
as $110 and up.
A number of houses al.
over the city for sale, and lots
in nearly all the other add,
tons.
Call and see us and if you
want to buy, sell, lent or tall
real estate in any of it,
phases WE will be with you.
HOSS. KING & CO.
N CITY. TENN.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-11-28

This United States business is get
ting infections. No sooner has Brazil
transformed itself into United States
than the United States OF Australia be-
gan to be talked Of.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-11-28

If you want to make your wife an
elegant present, enc that is sur to
please her, and that will be an olna-
ment to her library or parlor go to II.
W. Weiler's and get her one of those
vase lamps. They are the 9stest'
and are sold remarkably cheap.
II you want a nice and cheap heat
ing stove for your Office, go to A. ?.
Henderson 4 Co.'S.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-12-12

More 1Aa eiEhrg years go two Ken
tacky boys. bora n Ei1sly different eosia,
spner--. entered zpaR slz1I more wsIex
diverse ean=snS
Abraham LRcola. IN HarIia nov Ls-~
county. and Je4-rsun Davis In CHRISTIE,
nov Eo=taf cuGzfg- Lincoln bsra Fshraz-
El>s, and Davis On ls Il ofJzas pre-
ceii1E-
No aark sbyl hasl-i them az their tir-h
As tie coming e~xP0leufs q an awful Ssruu-
gle No pr1pH@t would have dared ur~lir-
IN the DAYS of their pruminene- tl,sr tb-
~ Lincoln was soaa 10 IAN. whfl- ~
dsfsAt@i- an Invalid during taira az has
NE. would survive his great Antagonist e.
4 quarter q a centzrv. outzivinx All .s@
arsars u his aSe IN -h- great struggle. vet
sas1 ~1s . - ts lraay q fzs=- Ex-rrv
preseu% many p~aradgEs-s.b ur none Sr-A.ar
Than This that the victor shuula fan IN
the very hour o. victory and the defeated
i've 1nrl almost every trace of the cyu4s-.
had vanished. - die af mere old age.
The ancestors II JeF-rson D.x
pure English stock. bur - long resident in
Am-ricA uaar tn type had become thor
oaEnAy Southern American On both sides
they served in the war for American n
dependence. his father, samuel Davis
winning some distinction in the mounted
troops cf Georgia OF his two sons Left
son early became a soldier, while JoS-Dh
Imam Of talent. scarcely. II AZ al. ias-rior
gained a local success a. a laww-r 80
planter n Mississippi The brothers were
notably atecri0nare in childhood. ard r.
manned through life devoted TO each ether
Soon after the birth q jefferson. SmmuaI
DAVIS removed % HississiPPi. locating near
NoodFtlle, IN Wilkinson eOaaty. he sons
Asrs acquired an unusually good English
education for me time. and ar an early sxe
jefferson entered Traasylvania College
ksnrueky- In I.4. however, President
Monroe appointed him a cadet AZ We.
r0anr, where he was g~raIuarst in Is a.
As early = Of twenty be had stood
AiyA y sk eiass. and As ones srtsrsa an
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-12-12
AMERICAN EpucAT1oN.


What intelligent visiting foreigners
think Of amer and customs in q ~
| pablo Is always Interesting % the
thoughtful citizen. The latest Of sEch
critics Is Prof Mahzfy. Of Dublin. Who
studied particularly certain aspects Of
university education in this country.
Regarding e ~ Least Of his subjects
Of study. he came : distinct co1ri1Sions
which have adirect interest for Amer
bcAaS
The professor maintains tia. there l.
no clearly cut STANDARD of cul-=-s among
a. He ~i7fsnates that wealth i IN ali
but = few Of the larger cities either she
uos; potent factor IN determining = de-
sire for culture. or isl satisfactory 50
cizl substitute for the charm of mind
manner and conversation Enicn should
Be possessed By cultured persons After
rnA-kin- that most American college
presidents and instructors are under
paid. Prot Nahary writes
~Tsc aELfrT q : zashoz znl1 not rzz i-.n E3rA
poor z-d barrow eA4zzrlS nur -ia szr~sy @>~k
OFT tAusc rzthS -sca sez1 70 wr1-sA ia
country sA-re =cz-A 5 - -zlr srzz-nr-Rcr
The professor + much srouhled By shat
he hints = the vaEleneSS0f the American
STANDARD Of cultzre- and rish apparent
reason. i1asnuch a = graduate Of cur
larger colleges
Dos 1ct ens1v the rank u ~Ascs ~ = 80
rfieA wAez some hz13r~zi rsAer rulher~< cuz
Ter the s4Es 1&Ee A b -Bzcaelar - Ara
q ve-T 6i-sr~zt cascAf~1 ssz1ezss In ~r-e
ca1ieE=s cze CA r-zizzre rs - A 3 wlrHgzr
kzowzx o. ~1-s - Gr~-< o. er-n Lsesz- /.
t.ct ws5cA whra u12erstcr~t n Eureye VII
tend 10 make Is sasFaGozs q ali Az-sczz a.
greeS
There Is enough truth in the profess
ors deGzcsions TO make them worthr Of
careful scrutiny II can not Be doubted
that the standard Of culture in America
l. ncre accommodating than IL Is in Er-
rupe with It's centuries Of governmental
nurture of learning But on the other
hand practical education Is more widely
difasi in cur republic than il is
abroad Is Is also true that more and
more attention Is paid 20 university eda-
cation Of the hroades. kind facs
which Is provea BIZ The Increasing sire
u he classes entering our Universities
" Y Ledger
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-12-12
LATE NEWS ITEMS

THK gin and saw mil belonging r era
ham Bros. al Tuckerman. ARK. was burned
on thu 9Th, together with a lot of lumber
and twenty-five bales Of cotton and oraer
valuable property Total loss. S0ol.
COMMISSIONER HoaD. ofthe STATE Bzreaa
Of Agriculture Of Tennessee. estimates the
total cotton er0p Of the St4s= a. Ia 81
bales Of 4s6 pounds net lint each OF these
III, Sc bales ara creilr~I 10 West Ten
n@ssee. I2043 - Middle TennesSee and
90 % East tennessee. Thss. EEs.Z-I baI--
ars put down as 4lAI0 Per cent u Al
average crop
Tux penny famine Is Becoming quite
alarming Demands for pennies aa.t
nicksls and dimes pour in from al asr-~-
tons Gpon the Treasury until the officials
are nearly ready 70 - VIII over TIE IN
ability u meet these demands.
THK following changes have b~-n made
in tennessee P-ostEnasaers- Jao. A. Nc
Lain, appointed az BelIbuckIe. vice Mrs. Il
:. Lamb, removed, Geo. NJ Woods. AZ
McLemuresvlle. vice Jas. L Brarnlsv.
removed.
The Bonanza Mining Company, vita a
49, @A1 A.
B~aEssviIs, ARK, On the 18th.
THE city street railway system Of Little
Rock Ark. has been said o Chicago
capitalists for SN1.e9a.
4 L buzzari was seen at Lewis
burg, Mss, IN me 9Th on.the premises Of
B. :. Lewis.
NM BURGER a young miner. met with
q NaAEFmH
near Birmingham, Ala on the sta While
AZ worka mass q rock and slate fell ca
him, fatally burning him alive
A FEW nights ago the bookSsepsrs Of TIE
Farmsr and Mechanics Bank az Fort
Worth. Tex forgot % lock the safe. and
the vatcaman. Charles Wallace, discover
ing tins during the night. sent for his frissd
Lee Kelly Reilly responded with a bag.
and 5000 IN silver was carried OF
HKxRx MAEEs, the thirs@eu-v----old
~Sn d IN May-s. Of Chattanooga. T-un.
vas killed N a horrible manner "a TIE SIN
1nt a1dsr peculiar circumstances he was
standing N IN empty hox car looking CUT
OF the door, the car running slowly a
switch track A scantling projected from
= piie az lumber struck the sliding door
II the car shutting il with such force as 70
-rash the boys skull killing hIm Instantly.
z G. DCS & Co.'S weekly rewiew rad
ssTz- No disturbances appear 70 h.x-
sulrsd "a vet from the Lynn and Boston (
1res, and tbs free offerings Of bonds To the
Treasury makes the monetary prospect
clearer. In Al other respects the svenss az
ne past week have buE aided 10 the ur--
railing e0uGdsnes II the future Of Lust
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