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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-14

A NOVEL use of electricity is about to be
tested in sharpening the shoes of car horses in
icy weather.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-14

FIVE electrical tramways with total length
of lat kilometers, are being constructed in
Naples.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-14

TELEGRAPH wires are very seldom fused by
lightning although there are numerous in
stances of their carrying very large currents.
and a case is cited on excellent authority where
q lineman was killed by touching wire struck
by Lightning at . point 50 miles distant
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-18

w. W. Taylor, l.. X, Neil, l.. Dixon
and w. F. Dick acted as escorts and
two or three hours were spent in visi-
ting the different points of interest in
the city. Reynolds tobacco /. factory,
one OF the largest in the South was
visited first. The Twin City Flour
ing Mills, with capacity OF 100 bar
rels per day was next on the program
and some Of the boys saw flour
(ground by steam) for the first time in
their lives, A fifteen minute drive
across the city landed the party at the
ice factory and Buffum's planning
mill, The veneering factory and car
works were next visited but both had
stopped work for the day. Brown
Bros. carriage factory and the \ M.
G. A. hall completed the round and
the boys were soon cat home" at the
supper table at Hotel Fairmount.
The evening session was called to
order, and President Robertson YVES
called to the chair and returned
thanks, appropriately and tastefulIy,
for the honor conferred.
The report OF the committee to sug'
gest plan for an agent who will have
entire control OF all foreign advertising
in all the districtpapers was called for
The committee favored the appointing
Of an agent, who shall have full anC
exclusive power to make all contracts
outside OF the State of Tennessee, in
Guiding advertising through agencies
in the State.
The roll was called and every mem
Der voted for the adoption Of the re
port. 1t was agreed that all new con
tracts shall be made through tn
agent.
Col. John E. Helms was electet
financial agent on per cent, basis.
The time and place of next meet
ing will be fixed by the executiv
committee. A motion to adjourn wa
carried and the gentlemen assemblies
in the dining room with a number c
the citizens of Bristol to discuss som
water MELONS that had been sent gu
} with the compliments Of w. H. Fl
d. linger & Bro.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-18
I'm Memory ofIessie w. Brown


10 the Sunday School of the M. f.
Church South
Your Committee on Memoirs in the
case of JESSIE w. BRowN, submit the
following:
Jessie w. Brown was born in John
son City, Tenn, March %, 1873, died in
Giles county, Va. June 10Th, 1889.
Her stay here on earth was only
brief visit Of l6 short years, but she
stayed long enough to leave the Savior
of good name and to entwine the ten
drills of many hearts about her. She
was loved most by those who knew her
best, for she was kind in disposition as
was manifested in deeds of kindness
and words of cheer, Cher voice being
feminine and sweet). She possessed
bright sweet face usually lit up by a
smile, revealing soul free from decep-
ton pure as the falling snow flake.
While she was loved most in her home
she was also loved much by her church
and Sunday School, and in turn the
church and Sunday School held warm
place in her heart.
She was trained by the example and
precepts of devoted Christian mother
from her earliest childhood, to love her
Creator and no doubt she shared her
childish affections from her earliest re-
memberance; but on February 4, 1887
she began anew to love Christ as she
had never done before, for on that day
the love of God in answer to her earn
est prayer Of faith, was shed abroad in
her heart by the Holy Ghost given unto
her.
The same day she wrote higher diary
these words-Oh! the joy in eur hearts
as we read them
81 am so happy | can hardly write,
for | have found Jesus precious to my
soul.
Oh, it is so nice to be a Christian,
Oh! happy day that fixed my choice.
on thee my Savior and my God"
This dear Savior she never forgot
but realized in life ut was nice" to have
him with her as companion, and il
death he forsook her not, for she dice
whispering the name Of Jesus. Surely
she could not have taken her departure
with sweeter and more consoling word
upon her lips. In view Of the forego
ing facts we offer the following,
Resolved LIST, We, as Sunday Schoo
and church tender our warmest sym
pathies 10 her parents and relatives il
, their loss, feeling we too have lost on
loved and dear, but we resign in he
great gain.
Resolved 2, That copy of thes
resolutions be furnished the family {
the deceased, and to the city papers fc
publication, and that the same be sprea
upon the minutes of eur School.
Respectfully,
H. B. Robertson.
: MRS. ALICE r. REEVES.
Isaac HARR.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-18
THE COMET.
Johnson City. Teun.. July IS. 1889.
The HOneycut Case.

VIM. Honeycut was tried at Eliza
bethton last week for the murder OF
Thomas Goodson and convicted of
murder in the second degree and sen.
fenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
The verdict was a surprise to everybo-
dy. There was no evidence to Justify
it or to support it. 1t was absolutely
against the law and the facts, and was
such a verdict as will bring reproach
and dlscredit upon the administration
of criminal law in Carter county.
Honeycut was guilty Of murder in the
first degree or he was guilty OF nothing,
This was conceded by the lawyers
both for the State and the defendant.
The killing of Goodson contained
three elements, any Of which would
make the homicide murder in the
first degree. a. 1t was done with
premeditaticn. The club with which
the killing was done was cut and de.
liberately trimmed half mile from the
scene Of the murder and carried there
by the assassin CD 1t was done by
means Of lying in wait. (3) 1t was
done in the preparation Of - ROBBERY.
Any one OF these things would make q
case Of murder in the first degree. In
the Goodson case all three Of these el-
ements we're combined, yet jury OF
twelve men said Honeycut was the
guilty man and that the killing uuder
these circumstances only made case
of murder in the second degree, and
that his crime merited the lowest pun.
ishment for that grade Of offense-ten
years imprisonment. This verdict was
Il travesty ON justice and an outrage
upon every law-abiding citizen. The
people OF Carter county have no one
TO blame but the jury-most OF whom
are good men, but who weakly com
promised their honest judgments or
some fimsy pretext like saving thc
State the additional expense of anoth,
err trial. If this foolish verdict viii
prevent other foolish and un
reasonable compromise verdictI
in the future it will il
some degree atone for this unfortunate
miscarriage of justice.
The attempt TO mob Honeycut al
ter the verdict, was greater wronl
than his acquittal Of murder in tn,
first degree. 1t was illegal and crimi
nal and would have added contemp
for the tax enforcement OF crimina
law in Carter county. When cvcl
the people OF state or communit.
come to the conclusion that the Law
is insufficient to protect their right
they are treading dangerous ground
Mob law ought not to be tolerated TO
a moment under any circumstances
and certainly it ought not to be per
mitted to override the most sacred con
stitutional prerogative OF an Amer
can citizen-a trial by jury.
Honeycut has appealed to the Su
preme Court, but if a new trial wal
ordered he could never be convicted
of higher offense than murder in tn
second degree-having been acquitte'
of murder in the first degree.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-18
More Pie.

Washington, July 13-.-The Silver
Lake postotfice was established to-day
in Johnson county, Bowmanton in
Washington and Nelson Valley in
Garter. Mr.. Taylor secured the ex-
tension of the mail route from Pilot
Hill to Clarkson. T. A. G. Mastery
was appointed postmaster at Warrens-
burg. A. G. Grayson at Trade. Lew
is NJ. Hawn at Mohawk Judge Houk
and Mr.. Taylor leave here in the
morning for home. Mr.. Taylor will
proceed to his farm on the Nola-
chucky. Secretary Blaine has assur.
ed Mr.. Taylor positively that he will
appoint Col Thos, McDermont, o.
Rogersville, to a good consulship.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-18
Bristol.

The editors of the first district met
last Friday in Bristol and organized
an association. Full proceedings will
be found in another column. The
gentlemen were entertained at Hotel
Paramount and were shown over the
thriving city OF Bristol by some OF its
representative men. Reader, if you
have not been to Bristol for two years
you will be surprised to see how the
place has grown. Money and judy
ment have worked together there and
the result has been wonderful Hun
dreds OF dwellings, all good, modern
style have been built all over the place
and its handsome new store houses
compare favorably with such buildings
in much larger cities. The s. A. & O.
railroad is now being pushed rapidly
to the coal fields and new line will
be built at once to Elizabethton to tap
the Il. 7. e. w. N. G. railroad in order
to get iron to mix with the coal they
get by the S. A. & 0. These enter
prises together with u number of fac
tories, all doing thriving business,
have given Bristol such start on the
road to prosperity that nothing can
stop its growth. Like Johnson City
it's watchward is Coward" To close
this article without speaking OF Hotel
Paramount would be to pass unnoticed
the pride OF Bristol. The hotel grounds
in the center OF which stands one oil
the most magnificent hotel buildings
in the South, was woodland a year
ago. Maj. A, D, Reynolds, ], NJ Bar
ker, two of Brstois prominent men
and Mr.. Dick Reynolds, OF North Car
DINA, bought up about l 200 acres Of
land within Que mile of the city
Near the center Of the land they have
built this hotel at a cost Of 500,
900, In the rear Of the hotel is Fair
mount Park and still farther back thu
company is arranging to build an ar
,ificial lake that will cover about p
acres and will be encircled by drive
way. Wide streets have been laid OF
through their addition and a stree
car line runs to the hotel but will sooi
be extended through other portion
OF their land. The hotel has just beef
completed and was opened July 3rd
The grounds are now being worke,
on and in another year will add mucl
to the beautysof the place. 1t is sin,
ply impossible to give you any idea o
this structure without illustration:
1t is elegantly finished inside and
carpeted throughout with brussel
carpet. The rooms are large and con
Portable and the first and second floor
are furnished with cherry furnitur
while the third floor rooms have al
tique oak suits. The dining room
marvel of beauty. In fact ever
department, even to the kitchen an
laundry, shows that the house wa
built by an architect who had an ey
to comfort and convenience as well 4
beauty. The cuisine is perfect an
cussing by guests is, therefore, neyt
heard. ii you want to know MOI
about this hotel, go there and spend
week and il you are not satisfied I'll
CoMEr will think you are hard to pleas
and will feel that the efforts OF I'll
manager, Mr.. l.. Jacoby, hotel ma
with few equals, were in vain.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-18

The Farmers Alliance OF johnson
county passed the following resolution
Resolved, That we will not buy mer-
chandise from any local merchant
who purchases his goods from the
wholesale houses in Knoxville that
have refused to sell goods to mer-
chants who are doing business as To-
cal merchants for the alliance" An
other resolution was adopted boycott
ting the Oliver Chilled pillow.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-18
Gensumntlon surely Cured.

ToTHE Please inform your
readers that / have positive remedy
for the above named disease, By its
timely use thousands Of hopeless cases
have been permanently cured. | shall
be glad to send two bottles Of my rem
edy FREE to any OF your readers who
have consumption if they will send
me their express and postofiice address
Respectfully, I. A. sLoouM, Nj. G., ISL
Pearl street. New York.
222-283.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-18
FOR CENTS

You can buy box of baking
powder, lib soda. package pear
line, 400 matches, 500 tooth picks,
1 bar good laundry soap either the
owl challenge. good hope, or pale
olive. l cake good toilet soap 1
bottle essence lemon, cinnamon,
peppermint or a tooth brush, a
box of good backing, 2 balls thread
2 spools, a bar of stove polish, a
pound of coperas, bottle of royal
ink and gilt edge paper, enough to
write your sweet heart a dozen
letters; | doz, shoe strings, hand
kerchiefs or one handkerchief, as
you please, twist of tobacco, a
box of snuff, 6 collar buttons, II
yds. good lawn, an egyptian l pint
tin cup, 21 yds, hamburg edging,
I purse, then you will have some
thing left to put in it.
A five cent piece can make con-
siderable rumpus in our stock, and
plenty of them like the old preach
ers mosquitoes can buy any thing
in stock.
A very cordial invitation is ex-
tended to You to call and see me
If not acquainted please call and in
troduce yourself, | will be glad to
see you at any and all times.
Respectfully yours,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-18
STRICTLY CASH ON THEs
GOODS.

You will also find a large stock
Of colored hamburg edging perhaps
the greatest variety by far, that you
will find in the town, offered at
very low prices.
We will also find scrim for win
dow curtains at u 10 and 20 cents
per yard
The stock of dress goods is large
and will be sold remarkably low
from now until September the Ist
You can't beat the goods Of prices
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-18
BY.LAws.

/ All expenses incident to the
meetings shall be borne by assessment
2. Amy newspaper in the First Con-
gressional district wishing to join the
association shall forward request to
the score tary, and upon election shall
have its name enrolled. 1t shall then
be subject to all existing rules
8. All officers and members shall
he elected by ballot
Upon motion, the bylaw was sns
pended and the following officers were
unanimously elected w, T. Robert
son, president; G. M. Lyon. vice-pres
ident; Cy H. Lyle, secretary.
On a motion OF Darlington {
committee consisting OF G. H
Darlington Cy H. Lyle and A. G
Smith was appointed to formulat,
and present a plan for dealing wifi
foreign advertisers.
The committee on program re
ported list OF topics for discussion
Propriety of fixing advertising rate
with foreign agents was the first anC
was discussed for an hour by all mem
bers.
c. H. Slack announced that tn,
carriages had arrived and the session
adjourned until s o'clock to take
drive over the city. Mayor j. II
| Caldwell, Mai A. d. Reynolds, Co
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
The MantshOo Bellies Dowry.

About the most curious of all sources OF
fur are the dog ranches of Mantchoo Factory.
The animals, Of peculiar gray shaggy breed,
are raised expressly for their hides, four OF
which make the fsycrite Tartar robe. Each
Mantchoo belle, who goes home to housekeep-
ing, is expected to fetch her husband at least
a dozen, which she has herself prepared while
in her fathers house, as the girl of civilized
regions laid up stores of house linen and
quilts The dogs are fit for skinning at a
year DID, and are fed mainly on the flesh Of
their predecessors. Some philosopher de-
ciares that nothing is ever lost or can be lost.
A dog ranch run on the Mantchoo principles
seems to exemplify the saying to nicely.
Russia, the fur bearer, is also the fur wear.
err The "White Car" wraps him in price
less sable, the Moujii lives and dies in his
sheepskfn coat From st. Petersburg to Sc
vastopol a royal path might be paved with
fur. The commonest sleigh is heaped with
fur robes, and in all the houses of the rich
they meet you at every hand Certain prov
inces send every year to royalty all the best
of their yield. Select skins go into the royal
treasury, and when there is royal or impe-
rial wedding the bride gets such robes Of
sable and blue fox as no other womenkind
ever wear. They are not hers, however, but
the property of the houso-to be guarded,
given and entailed like land, jewels or plate.
On the whole, the American girl who gets
muf, cape and boa no doubt has more solid
satisfaction in them than the royal brides
have in all their sable splendors-Cor. st.
Lanis Post-Dispatch.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
Emerson and the AIcotts.

Emerson was noble friend of the Alcott
family He had a way Of leaving money in
their house under books and other secluded
places where it would be found. When one
of the fathers conversations yielded $50,
Miss AIcott credited Emerson with $40 of the
amount. He was the god of her idolatry,
she declared in 1850, and had been for years.
At her sisters wedding he kissed the bride
and her. Alcott thought this honor would
make even matrimony endurable." On the
death Of Emerson she wrote as follows in her
journal:
'Our best and greatest American is gone.
The nearest and dearest friend father has
ever had, and the man who has helped me
mos. by his life, his books, his society. lean
never tell ali be has been to me-from the
time sang Mignon's song under the window
ia little girD and wrote letters La Bettine
to him, my Goethe, at Is, up through my
hard years, when his essays on Self Reli-
ance,' Character Compensation Love
and Friendship helped me to understand
myself and life, and God and nature. Illus
trious and beloved friend, good-by. Boston
Herald.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
Foolish Inventions.

A person who is not interested in patents
would be surprised at the number of foolish
inventions brought in by cranks who think
they have discovered a valuable article or
machine. Some of the inventions are very
amusing. l know an old man, who has
brought to me for inspection several inven-
tions of his own, and nearly all of them are
practically worthless. a few Of them might,
if improved upon, lead to favorable results
He is very industrious, and has something
new every day or two. Not long since be
brought in what he claimed was perpetual
motion machine, but the power was furnished
by spring, and 1t required winding, the
same as clock He also studied out faucet
for hydrangs, which, when turned to the
right, discharges filtered water, but when
turned to the left it discharges the water with
its native dirt and mpurities.-Inventor in
st. Louis Globe-Demo"rat.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
SILL Another Cut.

In order to close out the balance of my
present stock of boots and shoes ] will,
commencing Monday morning, December
30, make still another cut IL prices. Every
thing in stock viii be sold away below
the cost of making as | am determined to
close out every pair of shoes in the store.
have still on the shelves over 200 pairs
of French kid hand sewed shoes, the finest
shoe ever brought to this market, and
worth 81 per pair. They will 60 at "a.
Everything in the store in the same pro-
portion.
This will be a rare opportunity to save
money in purchasing shoes, and all who
ca would do well TO call next week.
d37 1t Respectfully. ID. HAYS,
City Shoe store, l56 North Main st.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29

On December 9th, 25th, 31st, 1889. and
January LIST, 1890, the Frisco Line will
sell excursion tickets at all its ticket Of
flces to all the stations within 200 miles. at
rate of one fare for the round trip. limited
good for return on or before January Sd,
1890. (Exception-Spriugfel may sell to
ST. Louis and St. Louis may sell to Spring
field and intermediate points,
The minimum holiday excursion rate
will be fifty cents.
Remember that the above reduced
rates are offered by the populor Frisco
Line, which runs double daily through
passengers trains. equipped with hand
some coaches, elegant reclining chair cars
and Pullman Palace sleepers.
For further particulars regarding
rates, time schedules. etc. call upon CT ad-
dress the nearest Ticket Agent of the
Frisco Line or d. WIsHART.
Gen'l Passenger Agent.
14-30t St. Louis, Mo
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29


Ether sande-soo. of Boston, is the daugh-
TER of a wealthy commission man. She Il
highly educated and has Travelled in Europe,
and is an accomplished linguist and musician.
She can cook an eight course dinner without
aid. and can keep house better than her
maiden aunt, who has done nothing else toi
forty years.
Matilda Moore, of Greenfield Springs, Colo,
has killed three mountain Lions, can r1oe as
well as any cowboy, and is an accomplished
pianist Her father took her west four years
ago from Boston 10 save her life. She is now
healthy and happy.
Jane Detheridge, of Kingston, Jamaica,
has refused thirty-seven offers OF marriage.
Jane hos 81, 200 900, and is an orphan. She
does not think she can afford husband VINO
cares only forfher money.
At social gatherings, the following three
topics should be avoided-dress, disease, do
mestic affairs.
Amelia 3. Edwards wears her hair brushed
off her forehead so as not to be confounded
with Annie Edwards, the novelist. She rs
quite we'll favored, despite a nose that tip
tits. and her eyes are set with a view to ex-
ploration-
Waxed paper bags are new idea for hold
ing coffee, fruit, CONNECTIONS, etc. They are
also useful for packing furs and woollens
away from moths, tie parafin coating render
ing them both air and water tight.
What ladies may be said to give tone to 30
ciety ?-The bellies.
At least GO per cent of the multitude OF
typewriters in Chicago are women, as are %
per cent of the typesetters, 80 per cent. OF
the telegraph operators, and perhaps 70 per
cent Of employees In dry goods stores
With Scotch ladies golf is as popular a
cricket in England.
The continual use Of Persian insect powder
will drive moths away from furniture. Its
frequent renewal is necessary until all are
killad
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
Holiday Excursions

Excursion tickets will be on sale during
the holidays over the Missouri Pacific
Railway compsny's lines on December "a
- and 81. 1889. and January i, isao These
tickets can be bought 10 any point on its
lines within distance OF 30 miles from
selling station. and good TO return at any
time on or before January 3. ls4 For
further information cal at No. T3s North
Main street or at depot. corner of Wichita
and Second streets E L BLEcKLEy,
Pass aud Ticket Agt-
I37 \. Main street d26sS
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
LADIES AT
Mrs. M. e. KLENTZ
RECORD BOOK.

County Superintendent Penee's class
ifacxtion register 10 the most CON-
plete thing Of the kind ever published.
John Mcdonald. editor OF the Western
School Journal. writes: II sxamtp-f
Superintendent Pence's Classification Reg
lister, and was much pleased with IL A
number Of superintendent prSEooDes u
superior % any osheY nov before the pec-
PIE. and they are Of the opinion that the
Register should he placed Ia our county
schools There IL 80 reason why kznsas
ngcney should be going 20 distant cities
VIXEN We have better article 10 Cur ewn
ssass Address X r. HrEccrK
Manager EASLa
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29

The builders tell rather interesting story
of Buffalo capitalist who was pretty sum-
marty taken down for trying TO set himself
up as the end of ali things in whatever he
undertook No matter what wxs on foot, if
he went into it he must have all the say and
nobody else was allowed even side remark.
Noslong ago he built fine brick house. In
this undertaking, as in all others. he was boss
and all hands, debating to builders, archi-
tects, and ali without the slightest hesitation
At last they grew very tired OF the browbeat-
ing they had to stand and let him have his
way whether it was right or wrong. The
house was finished and shortly aiterward the
owner set about building furnace fires to test
his heating apparatus, when behold, there
wasn't chimney In the house!-ExchanGA