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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-15

out among themselves, and that the
man who receives the most votes, il
he is competent and qualified for the
place, shall receive my endorsement
here. This is the only thing can
suggest, and / think that will adopt
it,"
This is only a specimen of what you
can hear any hour in the day now
about Democratic Congressman, They
are almost worried to death. They
are receiving an average of 100 letters
day, and every letter contains re-
quest for an Office. A distinguished
Senator from = Southwestern State
told the Republic correspondent TO-
day that men write to him saying that
they were not able to make a living
and wanted him to get them an Office;
that they wanted him to select the oI-
flee himself. but be sure to get it for
them. Other lawyers Of standing
who write that they want an Office in
sist upon it being judgeship, or
something that would prevent them
from worrying after living in the iu-
ture. The demands for positions
abroad in the consular or diplomatic
service are such that the oldest hands
in politics are astonished. Every
body who ever made a Democratic
speech, carried torch in a Democrat
ic procession or whooped it up at a
Democratic meeting 10 looking for an
Office.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-15

in the iron business. He and Landon
Carter operated furnace on Stony
Greek, now the property OF the Knox
vile Car Wheel Company. They
made bar iron packed it on horses to
the Nolachucky river where it was
loaded on barges and shipped to Knox
vile and other points along the river.
Among the letters l found a note
from N. Swan OF cambridge, dated
November 2S, 1915, Informing Gen.
Taylor that the boat load OF iron con-
signed to him in September had fail
ed to arrive and he feared that it was
at the bottom of the river, also the
Give gallons of apple brandy" which
he had been so good as to send along
as a Christmas present.
Gen. Taylor lived we'll and gave
many entertainments. His table was
always loaded on estive occasions
with game of various kinds which was
then so plentiful. He was prince of
an age forever gone, when hospi-
tality was genuine, when native cult
ure without gloss or ostsntatlon was
at premium. From the old house
on the hill some OF the brainiest men
in the history Of the State have gone
to their homes singing the praises OF q
genuine host. w. d. P.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-15

and let the Watauga valley slip
through his hands. II was from this
estate or portions of it that the Taylor
family so long prominent in public
life in Tennessee, started. 1t was
called Happy Valley because there
was always plenty to eat and sunshine
and pure atmosphere.
Gen. Taylor probably knew nothing
Of the value of the lands he held in
Southwest Virginia. There iS deed
of record in Dickinson county, Va,
conveying from Gen. Taylor to John
Doe 100000 acres of land, the consid-
Grafton being one bay horse of the
value of 800. He probably needed
the horse more than he did the land
for to-day it could not be bought foi
$3,000,00U. Several Of tho largest pro-
ducing coal mines of the Pocahontas
district are within the boundaries.
Nearly every square foot of the i'm
mense track is underlaid with coal,
the veins running from three to eleven
feet in thickness. The conveyance
was made early in the present century.
Gen. Taylor was an extensive dealer
In slaves, owning his own vessel which
piled between Charleston. S. c.. and
the dark continent. He made fre-
quent trips from Happy Hollow to
Charleston on horse back, his road ly-
ing for the greater part OF the way
through al unbroken wilderness. He
was almost constantly in the saddle
going South to dispose of his slaves,
and through the mountains surveying
lands. He has been described as q
man Of wonderful physique, we'll edu-
Gated, in fact typical gentleman of
the old school. In the old ledger |
found an entry of $4,000 which had
been paid for lot of slaves. Among
the slaves imported by him was real
African King, who, like BRASS Coupe"
in Cables story, refused to work, nei-
ther would he be cOmforted. He was
bright fellow, naughty, proud and
defiant, and Gen. Taylor made body
guard of him, position he filled with
honor and credit to a long line of roy
al ancestors. He lived to a good old
age and remained with the Taylor
family long after Lincoln issued his
proclamation OF emancipation.
The leaves of the old ledger which
| | left where found them we're full OF
interest in many ways, showing the
prices paid for the necessaries and
luxuries Of life in the good old days.
Gen. Taylor was merchant, too, as
he went along, Some OF the entries
are slightly humorous. For instance
John Smiths account, which was
! closed, he having settlet in full with
bearskins and beeswax, shows that il
required one quart of whisky per day
to keep body and soul together
Whisky was cheap, only 10 cents pei
quart or 80 cents per gallon. Johr
Smiths account showed that he occa-
sionally INDUCED in what was consid
cred luxury in those days. On
certain day he purchased ten yard
of cotton cloth TO! $3.50 Be it under
stood that whisky was carried in stock
by all regular mechanism those day
and no disgrace was attached to tn
! business, The old ledger shows tha
4 everyone drank whisky, or at leas
: they bought it, and an iten ci five 0
4 ten gallons VAS frequently sold
/ Along about 1915 Gen. Taylor Ma
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-15
FUNERAL OF JAI GOULD.
Very Simple Services We're Conducted
at the Residence.

New YORK, Dec. THE simplicity
which characterized Jay Gould's life
was observed at his funeral services
Monday afternoon at his late home,
579 Fifth avenue. Only the relatives,
immediate friends Of the family and
former business associates Of Mr..
Gould were admitted to the services.
The sidewalk in front OF the house
was kept clear by several policemen
under command of Capt. Reilly. Nov
ing in and out among the gathering
were central police detectives, while
within the house were Detectives Hei-
delberg, McCloskey and Titus. The
officers and directors OF the Missoui
Pacific, and Union Pacific Railroads,
who had assembled at tho Windsor
Hotel, walked in procession to the
house at $3.50 p. m. Organist P. A.
Schnicker at 4:05 o'clock began the
prelude to his own composition,
"There is Land Immortal" which
was sung by a quartet. DR.. Paxton
offered prayer, and then read that
part OF the Episcopal service begin
ming II am the resurrection and the
life"
The quartet sang Cardinal Nevman's
famous hymn, "Lend Kindly Light"
and Rev. DR.. Terry, Of the South Re-
formed Church, read the second Scrip
ture lesson. Chancellor McCracken,
Of the University OF the City Of New
York, then offered prayer. After the
quartet had sung "Nearer Ny God to
Thee" DR.. Paxton said tho benedic-
tion.
An opportunity was then offered to
take farewell look at the face of the
dead millionaire, The body rested in
an oak casket covered with black
cloth. On the sides were eight oxy-
died silver handles. The face and
buat were exposed to view. The eye
lids were closed, the muscles of the
face were in repose, and though the
skin was white, almost transparent, il
lacked that swarthiness which was 9
special feature OF Gould's personal ap
pearance.
In the hallway above the family an6
the near relatives we're gathered
They sat there through the servi 'es
The benediction over, they repaired
to their rooms. The friends gone, th,
members of the family visited th'
| parlor and there, with the doors CLOSED
and no one to intrude upon their grief
they looked for the last time upon tn,
face that they all had loved so well
The body will be taken ut noon to.
morrow TO Lakeview plot in Woodlan,
Cemetery, where it will be placed il
the Gould mausoleum beside bis wife
Resolutions Of sympathy were pass
ed by the board Of directors Of the Ws
bash Company at n meeting held tc
: day.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-15

VIM. Price, Luttsville, Mo, writes ::
l was affl cted with sciatica and had
ost the use OF one arm and one leg for
years. l went to Hot Springs and
also tried different doctors, but found
no cure until | tried Botanic Rlood
Balm. II made me sound and we'll,
an well known in this vicinity"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-15
+WAiEgaZ EEEE.

DfREcfoAA--JudRS' John y,
Smith, n. W. West. C.P.Eass
John Sanders, A B Bowman
las A Martin. Jas + Crun.
ley, VIII Harr, W r DUNCAN,
Geo ID Taylor, @ X Lids,
Isaac Harr.
We have the largest ppid up
capital OF any bank Ia the
city. OUT stockholders are
among the best men inWash
ington and Carter counties.
We do : seonservat,Vs beRk
ing business in all in
branches, and all business
entrusted to US will be faith
fully and promptly trans
acted.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-23
PINTS OF LIQUID OXYGEN.
A BottleI Non Conducting Magnet OF
Peculiar Properties.

Bottlel Non Conducting Magnet OF
Peculiar Properties.
Professor Dewar gave a very inter-
esting lecture at the Royal institution
few days ago on liquefed oxygen
and liqueied air OF which the London
Times contained good report He
produced both liqueied oxygen and
liquetied air. the oxygen in pints.
Even the liqueied air was handed
round III claret glasses. Liquid
oxygen boils in air at minus 1872
degrees ceptigrade-that is 1872 de-
grees OF the centigrade scale below
zero. The liquid oxygen placed be-
tween the poles of Faraday's great.
magnet behaved like metal. leaping
up to the poles and clinging to them
till it disappeared as gas. But liquid
oxygen, though so strongly magnetic.
is n very bad conductor of electricity.
1t is a non conducting magnet
He showed too that so far as
chemists can Judge, there is probably
no oxygen in the sun-the oxygen OF
the earth's atmosphere accounting for
all the oxygen linesin the solar spec
trum. The boiling point of liquid air
is minus 1872 degrees centigra6e. or
10 degrees lower than that of oxygen.
II is not true. as had been supposed.
that the oxygen in the air liquefies
before the other elements in air; on
the contrary, the air liqueties as air
and is not resolved into its elements
before liquefying. II this globe were
cooled down to 200 degrees below the
zero of centigrade it would be covered
with a sea of liquefed gas thirty-five
feet deep OF which about seven feet
would be liquid oxygen.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-23
Higher Education of Women.

The ghost which questions whether
women will not lose her womanly
qualities in the process of higher edu-
cation will not down, writes Mrs. Ly-
man Abbott in the August Ladies'
Home Journal. 1t appears not only in
the quiet and shade of midnight, when
ghosts have right to appear, but it
stalks abroad in open daylight. The
innocent have always borne the penal
ty, and the clamorous women who
parade on public p atforms, and who
make themselves obnoxious IN public
conveyances, who give their fami-
lies peace at home by going
abroad with their debates, these
are they who throw discredit on their
innocent sisters. wish might picture
the homes in which am so happy as
to be a welcome guest, where highest
education for man and for woman com
bine to make highest happiness and
highest usefulness. Woman NAV
dwarf her best powers by cultivating
only her emotions, she may do it by
cultivating only her body, and, of
course, she may do it by cultivating
only her mind; but that is not higher
education, and wherever young
woman has found place where she
may obtain knowledge, and also the
other fruits which perfected charac-
ter should bear, she cannot be hurt by
that pursuit.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-23
Mrs. william NJ. Evarta.

Since the accident to Mr. Evarts his
wife has felt great solicitude for his
health, and devotes herself most as
siduously to his happiness and comfort,
spending much time with him in con-
versation, reading aloud, and driving
or visiting some of their children domi-
ciled near, writes Lillian Wright in an
interesting sketch, with portrait, in
the Ladies' Home journal. They have
travelled extensively both in this coun-
try and Europe, and have been much
in Washington and New York society,
but Mrs. Evarts finds her chief happi-
ness in her home and family, and
is happier in these than in her
abundant worldly possessions. Mrs.
Evarts does great deal in quiet way
for the sick and unfortunate, her
daughter assisting her in her work
among the poor, and both taking
special interest in the welfare of for
mer servants. Mrs. Evarts is very
much interested in the Episcopal
church, and does much to support it
and its charities. Her summers are
spent very quietly at "Runnymede,"
gaining health and strength for the
more wearing city life, and all social
obligations are laid aside, only oc-
casional informal calls on few very
old friends being paid. Unknown she
may be as leader in fashion or art,
for her life work has been wholly
domestic, and her sole aim and purpose
to be devoted, self-sacrifcing wife
and mother, receiving the loving
homage of those who constitute
woman's kingdom, her husband and
children.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-23
strange Il lects of Extreme Cold.

DIR. Moss OF the English polar OK
petition Of 1907. among many 9TH
err things tells OF the strange effects
OF the extreme cold upon the candles
they burned. The temperature was
from 35 to 80 degrees below zero and
the doctor says that he was consider
ably discouraged when upon looking
at his candle. he discovered that the
flame had all it could do to KEEP
warm" 1t was so cold that the flame
could not melt all OF the tallow OF the
candle. but was forced to eat its way
down. leaving sort OF skeleton can
die standing. There was heat enough.
however to melt odd-shaped holes in
the thin walls of the tallow. the result
being beautiful lace-like cylinder OF
yellow flame burning on the inside
and sending out many streaks OF light
into the darkness
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-23
A WONDERFUL PIG.
1t Climbs Trees and Tastes Like Veal
and Ham Pie.

1t Climbs Trees and Tastes Like Veal
and Ham Pie.
An account OF a curious pig comes
from Australia A Mr.. lie Mortemore,
living at Seriana Creek. Queensland,
has lately shot an animal which he
describes as sort OF tree climbing
pig. For number of years wild
pigs have been numerous in that
locality and his theory is that the
origins! or common pig has been
changed partly by the necessities of
his wild life into the variety he has
discovered, says Harper's Young
People.
The captured animal weighs about
n hundredweight and is pretty fat
with bristly brown fur small black
spots snout and ears like pig; but
the jaw is furnished with front teeth
like n rodent and has also large
CANNES and powerful back grinders.
The fore feet are furnished with
hooklike claws but the hind ones
with only two hooks upon each hoof
The tail is thick about foot long
and highly prehensile. and in a state
OF rest it is usually carried by the
animal in what is known as a
Flemish COLL"
A Flemish coil believe, somewhat
resembles the figure g.
This last item about the new Aus
tralian pig is impressive. 1t shows
that this pigs ideas about the proper
management for tail are novel and
striking. and that he must have de-
voted some attention TO the subject
This Australian animal has other
peculiarities. 1t is furnished with a
pouch which it appears TO use for
carrying a supply OF food while trav-
cling or migrating to fresh pastures.
'In draught il climbs trees and hangs
by its tail while it gathers its food by
its hook claws"
Mr.. lie Mortemore intends ensnaI-
ing more of these pigs. He declares
that the flesh is excellent 'resem-
bling veal and ham pie.
A pig that climbs trees carries his
tail in Flemish coil and his dinner
in a bag. and whose flesh furnishes
veal and ham pie. is certainly a
novelty even in Australia the land
OF novelties.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-23
A Forgotten Authoress.

An author who has suffered the com.
mon doom of forgetfulness, Mrs. Caro-
line Hyde Butler Laing, has died in her
daughters home in Germantown, Pa,
at great age. Caroline Hyde married
Edward Butler, and they made their
home at Northampton for many years.
After his death she removed to New
York and became one of the literary
workers of her day, contributing stories
and other matter to such mag Zines as
Putnam's. Later she married Hugh
Laing, dry goods merchant, and they
lived in Brooklyn until his death. One
of her daughters married the poet and
painter, Thomas buchanan Read, and
with her Mrs. Laing dwelt in Rome.
Her child's history of that city was
thirty years ago in great favor.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-23

money from Adrian Lancaster's be-
trothed until the house had been thor
oughly searched. and the unhappy
young man found. II they did recover
Adrian shut up in q secret chamber
as Rudall surmised he would certain
ly gain the balance OF the reward from
Olive Maunders but on the other
hand he would obtain nothing from
his master. as he would be unable to
warn him and make terms
Adrian Lancaster still hidden in
the personality OF DR.. Roversmire.
was quite unconscious OF the perilous
situation in which he was placed. 1t
was true he mistrusted Dentham. but
he never suspected the valet would be
80 dexterous in piecing evidence to-
gether and so establish a case against
him. AS to Dentham communicating
with Olive Maunders 1t never entered
his brain that such thing would oc
cur as he had said nothing to tn,
servant and. TO all outward appear
ance there was nothing to connect the
so-called DR.. Roversmire with the dis
appearance of Adrian Lancaster.
This morning after Dentham's salts
factory visit to town Adrian received
letter from Sir John Maunders.
asking him TO come down TO NARROW
and stay the night as he wanted to
speak with him on particular sub
ject.
Adrian wrote letter accepting the
invitation. but declined TO stay all
night as he wanted to get back TO his
studies The fact was that he was
afraid during his absence something
might happen to solve the difficulty.
and he was unwilling to be absent
should any chance of regaining his
freedom present itself.
So he sent the letter and told
Deutham he was going to leave Hamp-
stead the next day for a visit at
which the valet was highly delighted.
and sent of telegram that evening
to Miss Maunders. telling her the
house would be ablo TO be searched
the following day.
Olive on her part had tod her
father nothing OF the revelations Of
Dentham, but had got him TO ask DR..
Roversmire down TO MARROW and then
intimated her intention OF going
away. Sir John at first objected to
this strange mode OF proceeding but
was ultimately overruled by his clever
daughter.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-23
Lady Euan Smiths Courage.

Lady Euan Smith has furnished an
other example of the courage and cool
ness so often displayed by English
women in presence of danger. When
the hostile demonstration against the
mission of Fee was at its worst she
was calmly photographing the groups
of angry rioters in the mission garden,
and her niece, young lady, was MAX
ing out formal application for re-
peating rifle in case the mission should
be attacked. 1t is little wonder that
her husband said of her to the Sultan:
Lady Euan is true soldiers wife.
She has seen service in every corner of
the globe, and she has never needed
any protection but that which the
broad folds of the British flag have al
ways afforded her."
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-23
The Fastest Time on Record.

One OF the passengers of Houston,
Tex. street car was in particular
hurry. but the car in which he was
moved as slow as the realization Of
civil service reform.
Whats the matter with the mule
Isn't he well?" asked the impatient
passenger
The mule isn't to blame for all
this slowness. It's the Houston street
car company that's to blame" replied
the driver.
"How's that?"
Why you see. the company pays
us by tho month so we amt in b
hurry but If it paid us by tho trip ]
could get 2:10 out OF that mule. You
bot I'd make him hump himself. -
Texas Siftings
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-23
CHAPTER XIII.
a Startling Discovery.

In due time Adrian. feeling de-
pressed and dreary. departed by the
early train to NARROW. leaving Dent
ham in charge of the house at Hamp-
stead. lie expected Miss Maunders
and Mr.. Rudall to call about midday.
but prior to their arrival, made an
exploration of the sitting room on his
own account with a view to finding
out II possible, the secret cham Der
which Rudall said must exist But
Dentham. though crafty enough in
small villainies was wofully ill-suited
for such task, and after an hour 3
hard work during which he examined
the most unlikely places. gave up the
search in disgust.
It's all bosh. muttered Dentham
to himself, sitting on chair and
hopping his heated brow. Il don't
believe there any such place-it's
my opinion that the old cove killed
Mr.. Lancaster and hid his body in the
garden"
His meditations were brought to an
end by the arrival OF Olive and Teddy
Rudall.
Il say you know" said Rudall,
when they were seated in the room
for a rest preparatory to beginning
their search, we've no right 10 do
this sort OF thing without a search
warrant"
oh that doesn't matter replied
Olive with that sublime disregard for
the majesty OF the law which the
feminine sex sometimes display.
doctor Roversmire will never know
anything about it unless we find
something and then he'll have enough
TO do in clearing himself without
bothering about the search"
The first thing to be ascertained is
to find out the position OF this room"
said Teddy rising TO his feet and
glancing round; two sides OF it are
bounded by the outside walls and as
they do not appear to me to be thick
enough to contain any hiding place
we may be certain that the secret
door can be in neither of them-the
third door stands between this room
and the passage, so that the same OBJ
lection applies--now what about the
fourth wall in the center OF which is
built TIE chimney?"
There is a room beyond; the same
as this. " explained Dentham.
lin that case the objection applies
to the Whole four walls" said Rudall
ruefully. What about the roof"
MY bedroom is above it,"
TO BE CONTINUED.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-23
Mates by the WAY.

Mrs. James II. Fields, accompanied
by her friend, Miss Sarah Orne Jewett,
is in Europe, and will be absent until
the autumn.
Mrs. Mary Baker Tanner is serving
her second term as county superintend-
ent Of schools in Hardin county, Iowa,
and was reelected by an increased ma
jority.
Kate Field, in her Washington, asks
Secretary Tracy to name the next new
cruiser the Isabella, in honor of the
friend of Columbus, and makes an elo-
quent argument in support of the idea.
Mrs. Lucia Julian Martin, who has
been principal for the last six years of
the Training School of Expression, in
Indianapolis, Ind, has recently &C
cepted the appointment of professor Of
elocution and physical culture at Alma
Ladies' college, St Thomas, Ont.
Queen Liliuokalani of the Sandwich
Islands, is an earnest patron of tenn
perance reform. She pays the license
fee of a coffee house opened in her
capital city by the Women's Temper.
ance Union, and has banished wines
and spirituous liquors from her table
and receptions.
Whether rs rule women fail or sue
ceed in art, they can point with com.
mendable pride to Rosa Bonheur in
France and Lady Waterford in Eng
land, OF the latter of whom Mr.. Watts
said recently: "our time has produced
some twenty real artists, and Lady
Waterford is one of the greatest Of
them"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-23
a Hungarian superstition.

A strange story OF superstition is
reported from Hungary. Several
bodies OF men have recently been
found there with their heads cut off,
1t turned out that these mutilations
had in every instance been committed
by young men who were betrothed TO
the widows of the decapitated persons
The husbands had died a natural
death. and the widows believed that
in case they married second time
their first husbands would reappear
and destroy their welded happiness.