davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02
Local and Personal.

Mrs, S. T, Willard was in Bristol
Tuesday.
S. E. N Moore made legal visit to
Bristol Tuesday.
The new electric sign of Thomas
Bros, is u beauty.
Horace Burleson found his way to
Bristol Wednesday.
Lit Wood left Thursday afternoon
on No. AZ for the east.
Mrs w. W. Braswell has returned
from visit to Jonesboro relatives.
Mrs. r. II. Hart and Mrs. VIM. Nc
Cain spent Saturday in Bristol
ED Lee, Of Knoxville, spent Sunday
with relatives in the city.
Il, j. Baxter was over from Jones
boro Tuesday on legal business.
Miss May Lyle returned yesterday
from IN extended visit to Bristol.
Mrs. A. NJ. Stuart, Sr., went over to
Jouesboro yesterday on business.
j. NJ. Davidson aud wife went tc
Bristol Tuesday and spent the day.
John Barton is over from Louisville
to visit homefolks for a short vacation.
Mrs. S. 7. Willard entertained the
NJ q. II. Club Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. Eugene Gillespie, of Jones.
boro. was visiting in the city Monday.
Mrs. Sid Gervin has been confined
to her bed for the past week with pleu
risy.
L. II. Snodgrass is in the eastern
markets looking after his lumber inter
est.
Beverly Senaker and Miss Beatrice
Reeves spent last Sunday at Rose
mound
Miss Eflie Smith has returned from
a visit to Mrs. Scott Hickey at Jones
boro.
Comfy Court Clerk Mason came III
from Jone8bo Thursday for a few
hours.
Lynn Mitchell spent last Sunday
with his sister, Mrs. A. NJ. Stuart, a
JonesborO.
Mrs, Frank Britton and daughter
came over from Jonesboro to do some
shopping.
Allison Walkeri railway mail clerk
spent last tuesday with homefolks il
this city.
Jack, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs
Virgie o. Dell, is quite sick at his HON
on Pine street.
Miss Nellie Ellsworth, of Jefferson
City, came up Saturday to visit Mrs
Lou Lee Hope.
Mrs Frank Britton and Misses Pear
and Francis Britton were over fror
Jonesboro Tuesday.
Mrs. w P. Harris will entertai
Friday in honor of her distinguish
guest, Mrs. Walker
Miss NJ aud Henderson came dow
from Bristol yesterday to visit Mrs
! Hope on Walnut street.
Mrs, Oliver Hunter is spending tw
weeks with her parents, COL and Mr.
Baxter Smith in Nashville.
Rev. J. Edmunds Brown has bee
elected commissioner to the Presby
terrain general assembly that meets i
Birmingham on May 1G.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02
Baptist Church Will Separate,

At meeting of the members of the
Baptist church Wednesday night those
in favor of building new church on
the Roam street lot recently purchased
for that purpose decided to withdraw
from the parent church. About forty
or fifty members lead by G. W. Sitton,
Geo. T. Wofford, G. A. Reep and
others withdrew. Those remaining
will repair the old church and use il
until a new one is built upon the old
site. There was no friction, they sep.
arated in peace. A pastor will be
called for the old church at once.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02
Wanted.

Three statesmen for our new county,
township and railroad surveys of Ten
nessee The surveys are splendid
compilation OF facts, figures and draw
ings, and of wonderful value. Counties
aud towns are fully indexed, and pop
ulations of each are given; railroads
plainly shown and distances between
all stations also shown; congressional
districts outlined, numbered and pop
ulations given. Other features too nu
merous to mention. A splendid oppor
tunity for energetic men.
RAND, MCNALIY& Co.,
81 80 Chicago, I'll.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02
Mrs. Fox Dies.

Mrs. Annie Fox died ednesday
from the effects of the terrible burns
sustained on the goth of April at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Marion Nc
Mackin. She leaves a husband and
two children, one babe only a month
old. Mrs. Fox resided in Knoxville
but was visiting in johnson City when
the terrible accident occurred. Flu
neral services were held at the resi-
dence Thursday and the remains taken
to Speedwell cemetery on Cherokee for
burial
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02
TUNED WORK A SPECIALITY
Nonresident Notice.
TO Mary Pile, Take Notice.

That in the cause of j. ?. Pile against
Mary Pile, in the chancery court at
Blonntville, Tennessee, it appears from
thu allegations in the bill filed April
10, 1907, for divorce, that the defend
ant, Mary Pile, is non resident OF the
state of Tennessee, and resides in Vir-
qiuia, so that ordinary process can not
be served upon her, it is therefore or
dered by me that publication be made
for four consecutive weeks in the Com
et, a newspaper published in Washing
ton county, Tenn, requiring said Mary
Pile tn appear on or before the first
Monday in June, 1907, before tue clerk
and master of said court, at his office
in the courthouse in Blountville, Tenn,
and make defense to said bill, or the
same will be taken for confessed and
the cause set for hearing eyparte.
Done at office in Blountville, Tenn,
April l6, 1907: n, 4
J. W. T. Peltier, Solicitor 1iSS
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02
Will Build Dwellings,.

Geo. L. Carter and associates have
contracted for the erection of seven
dwellings in their new addition to cosI
from So, 900 to $4,000 each. The build
ings will be modern throughout and
will be occupied by officers of the com
pany when completed. Other dwell
.ings will be erected as fast as plant
can be made, by large force of archi-
tects.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02
Base Ball this Year.

U. S. Archer, the base ball angel, is
making every arrangement possible
to give Johnson City a strong base
ball team this year, He has secured the
services of "Happy Jacks Foster to
manage the team aud will sign other
good players at once. The season will
open about the first of June.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02
Will Bring Snit.

Mr.. @. B, Allen has decided to bring
suit against the Southern Railway Co.
for the injuries his wife sustained in
the Danville wreck last year. Mrs.
Allen is now in a New York hospital
but improves very slowly and will pro-
badly never be strong again. The suit
is for 100000 and is brought in Vir-
ginia, Mr. Allen is represented by
Judge A. A, Phlegar, of Virginia, and
j. Norment Powell, of this city.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02
Chief Camnhell Makes Arrest

Last Sunday while Chief of Police
Campbell, of this city, was enroute to
Greeneville on the vestibule he capt
ured Noah Fulton, wanted in Virginia
for murder. Campbell turned him over
to Sheriff Hawkins at Jonesboro and
notified the officers at Bristol of his
capture. He was later taken to the
Embreeville junction by A. S. Murray
and delivered to Chief Kellar, of Bris.
toll, on train No. BIG.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02
New Concrete Construction COmnanY

The Holston Concrete Construction
Company has been chartered and is
ready for business. English Upton,
G. W. Sitton, W. J. Exum, E. J,
Vaught and Thad A. Cox are the in
corporators. The capital stock is
sc, 900,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02
Southern Leather Company.

The Southern Leather Company has
been incorporated with capital stock
of So, 900 by John G. Laher, Thomas
Cooper, A. G.. Riddle, Chas. Snod-
grass and T. A. Cox. The plant is To-
Gated in Carnegie, opposite the South
and Western depot and the company
will soon be ready for business.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02

1t appearing from the bill, filed in
this case, which is sworn to that the
defendants Carrie l.. Sylvester and
- Sylvester, whose given
name is unknown, are non-resi-
dents of the State of Tenaes-
see. 1t is therefore ordered that said de-
PENDANTS enter their appearance herein
on or before Monday, the Sd day Of
June, 1907, it being a Rule Day of
this Court, and plead, answer or demur
to compliments bill, or the same will
be taken for confessed as to them and
set for hearing ex parte, and that copy
of this order be published for four con-
secutlve weeks in the Comet.
This May I'd, 1907.
Z. A. SHIPLEY, G. and M.
By j. r. Gardner, d. G. and M,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02
Il. I. Brnmmitt Dead.

After short illness H. L. Bru mmitt
died Wednesday at his home in this
city. He leaves a wife and family Of
small children. Funeral services we're
held at the residence Friday. Inter
ment in Oak Hill.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02
To the Public.

The old Star House at Erwin, Tenn,
has been thoroughly reiurnished from
garnet to cellar
Free sample room and the best fare
the market affords. The public is cor
daily invited to call.
11Sl LEE AMMoNs, Propr,
TABLE BOARDERS WANTED-A
few table boarders will be taken at a
rea 'onable rate. Apply to Mrs. Fan
ME Orumley, King street.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02
TIE * COMET
WANTED
eSSSeSese@eSsSeSsSsSsSe

WANTED-A few fest class table
hoarders. Have some nicely furnish
ed rooms. Desirable location and con-
venient to business part of the city
Mrs. q. W. SHARITz.
III Walnut street.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02
THE Devil Of TODAY"

His work in the Home. Church, Society,
Business. Politics and every walk of life. A
b ok portraying the grave dangers found in all
conditions of life. Pitfalls, and methods of
escaping them. A warning note to save young
men and women from wreck and ruin.
This book is having an immense sale.
We want AGENTS to sell the above book with
full line of STANDARD Subseri ton Books,
4 Red Letter Family Teachers Bibles Cata-
| logue will be sent free.
This is your opportunity to make money and
| worth your investigation. We have agents
| who have been with us 20 years. Write today.
D. E. Luther Publishing Co.
I2-I4-I6 Trinity Ave. Atlanta, Ga.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02

Miss Fauna Eaton has gone to her
home in Virginia to nurse a brother
who is very i'll. Mrs. G. W. SharitZ
was called there Thursday to attend
Miss Fauna, she having been badly
burned. No particulars given.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02
NON RESIDENT NOTICE
In Chancery Court at johnson City,
Washington County,
Tennessee.

Thad A, Cox, ct al, VS.. Carrie Sylves-
ter, ct al.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02

Mrs. Z. G. Lyle has sold her Market
street residence to Father E. T. Gala
han.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
WHEN A "HuNcH" HELD GOOD.
Chinese Laundry Ticket Suggested 1
Bet on Wing Ting.

Kay Spence, a wellknown horseman
of Mexico, Mo, won $1,000 at the
Louisville, KY, race meeting a short
time ago as the result OF a bunch
Mr.. Spence has a large breeding
stable of runners near Mexico, and
attends all the big racing events In
the country. Not long since he was
in Louisville and entered the betting
ring to see what odds were being Of.
fered on the various entries. He
found that Joaquin was the fayorite
at even money, and pulled his wallet
from his pocket, intending to bet on
that horse. His attention was at
tracted by something that fell from
his wallet to the ground. and he stoopr
ed and picked II up. 1t was a Chi
nese laundry ticket He looked at
the books" again and found that there
was an entry with a Chinese name.
Wing Ting. at ten to one. That set
tied 1t, for he considered he had 70
.eived a bunch" that could not b
overlooked. Wing Ting won handily.
Needless to say, those who backed the
favorite considered Spence the sew.
enth son VI the seventh son.-Kansas
City Star.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
ALPINE ~icE-oUARsIEs.
Cutting the Frozen Water from Glaz
icrs a New Industry.

An odd industry that has grown
up in Switzerland. since the introduc.
lion of electric railways, is described
In The Industrial Magazine (AugusD.
This industry is the quarrying of
glacier ice for distribution In the
large cities, Says the magazine
named above:
Certain Of the Swiss communes or
districts have been able to grant con-
cessions Of their glaciers for this pur.
pose, and considerable sums have
been expended in constructing ice
slides or troughs, in which the blocks
OF ice may be brought down. Glacier
ice, which Is perfectly pure and trans.
parent, and which has many qualities
which are greatly appreciated by the
consumers, commands a higher price
than that of the usual kind obtained
from the lakes and ponds. A singu-
lar feature in connection with the
preparation of the ice for the market
Is that 1t has been found necessary
to store 1t for some days in special
warehouses. built like our own ice
houses, those with double walls with
sawdust between them, In order to
remove a coating OF frosted or non.
transparent ice that tends TO form on
the surface OF the block as 1t lesyes
the glacier.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
HAVE CRAZE FOR FORMULA.
Smokers Follow Fashions in the Use
of Tobacco.

Make me up a package of tobacco
according to the formula used by Ed,
win Booth" said the man with a
southern accent. THAT is the third
man who has asked for that kind Of
tobacco to-day" said the dealer. 1T
Is strange that people from remote
parts Of the country as well as New
Workers make a fad of buying the
same brand Of tobacco that Booth
smoked. And 1t isn't always the Booth
mixture that they want. / have filed
away the formulas for mixing the
favorite tobacco of many famous per.
sons. Smokers the country over have
heard Of this collection of recipes and
one feature of every mans trip to
New York is to try a pipeful of some
big mans favorite tobacco. In most
cases this special mixture is so
strong that the nerves of the average
smoker cannot stand 1t. He has to
give up after a few pipefuls and 60
back to a popular mixture, but he has
the satisfaction of having had the ex.
perience The New York Sun.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
ALL THINGS IN PROPORTION.
invalid's Meal Evidently Had Not In
creased Good Humor.

For many weeks the irritable mer-
chant had been riveted to his bed by
typhoid fever. Now he was conva-
lescing. He clamored for something
to cat, declaring that he was starv.
ing.
Tomorrow you may have some
thing to cat" promised the doctor.
The merchant realized that there
would be a restraint to his appetite,
yet he saw, in vision. a modest. steam
ing meal placed at his bedside.
Here is your dinner" said the
nurse next day, as she gave the glow
ering patient a spoonful Of tapioca
pudding. "and the doctor emphasizes
that everything else you do must be
In the same proportion"
Two hours later the nurse heard a
frantic call from the bed chamber.
Nurse" breathed the mar heapily,
81 want to do some reading, bring me
a postage stamp"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
~Jointing a Saw.

too much OFF the teeth Of the cav,
when the sparks are watched closely,
for tho i0inting should be stopped the
instant all the teeth are brought to an
ever length. and when the FIRE flies
IN AL the teeth they must DO all
the same diameter and the emery
lhhuid be removed.
When tlIc fragment Of emery wheel
Is very stnnll, IL IL not a very desirable
operation to hold II in the hand and
press II against the fast running saw.
In this case, catch the bit of stone in
Il pair OF hand-clamps square up the
stone 80 II will stand square with the
clamps aud when they are laid on the
saw table the stone must necessarily
stand square with the world" With
the clamps, tho stone can lie led
against the saw in a manner perfect
iy under control and the method Is
preferable to tho first method t hold.
Ing the stone In tho fingers,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
A Definition Of success.

How have the hypothetical scien,
lists and the opponents OF unbeNef
benefited themselves or humanity q
large by sowing the seeds OF doubt
broadcast in the world? The real sc4.
entists do not fall in this category. for
they are believers in the real sense Of
the word; they know too much. they
have seen too many mysterious mani.
festations Of the Divine creative DOW.
err. Now, those who have disposed Of
the Bible and all evidences Of insplra.
ton, have written q great many book
and some OF them have won what tho
world at large lightly calls fame. Ac-
cording to the ordinary measures that
are applied in such cases, they have
been extremely successful, but real
success means the benefit OF human
ity In some form or other. II no such
benefits can be shown as the result Of
their labors. their success Is not equal
to that achieved by the direst poverty
and the deepest ignorance. - Joel
Chandler, in Uncle Remus' Magazine
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18

magnetic okid and II tho Jet be
movod gradually the combustion con.
unuos, but only in The track Of the
oxygen jet, Thus is obtained a per.
'ectly clean cut, SO narrow that u
k%nlfebiade can scarcely be inserted
IN II
Two sizes Of apparatus for this
operation have, we are told, been re,
Gently placed on the markets in
france; one will cut plates an inch or
iess IN thickness. while the larger can
deal with material us thick as ~
inches, The smaller consumes about
80 gallons OF acetylenc per hour: the
larger. over twice as much, Says DIR.
Vitoux:
"rhe use of The small biowpipe
aecessitntes no special precautions
. with the large model 1t IL
Indispensable, IN order to avoid burns
from tho sparks. to wear special cloth
lug of asbestos cloth. and, further, 1t
Is well TO protect the eyes, with
eoi0red glasses, against tho or!lIiancy
u the burning metal,
Tho use OF the oyy acetylene blow.
pipe presents stlil another a~ppreciable
point Of interest-that of rapidity.
with II plates half an inch thick are
cut at the rate Of q yard In four min.
utes. those of an inch In six minutes;
those OF four inches in nlrN to ten
minutes. This extreme speed and It's
convenience now assure to the blow.
pipccutter more and moro numerous
uses"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
TYPES OF WOMEN IN EGYPT.
The A~ristoerstle Male Egyptians In
Cairo Marry Turkish Women.

There are seemingly more types Of
women In Cairo, all OF them natives Of
Egypt, than In any other city of like
population in the world, says Leslle's
Weekly. Their variety is due largely
to the difference In costume, which Is
regulated by religious beliefs. All the
women Of Mohammedan faith wear
wells. Some fear queer little spools
Of brass or gold, which are attached
to the headpisca and which hang down
to cover the nose. This slgniies that
the wearcrs are married. Others wear
wells without either h~eadpiece or nose
covering. The wells OF tho Turkish
women are ~hapdsomest and they arr
also the most ~ccquettish. fnr occasion.
ally they are tain enough to show the
outline OF the features beneath
Nearly all Of the arist0cratic mAle
Egyptians Of Cairo are married to
Turkish women. who arc supposed q
Ne superior 10 the nAtlvcs ~ bCth
beauty and trtslligcucs. ThoSmsiosiu
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
BeilInq a Rat,

You have probably read or heard
that the best way to rid a house OF
rats is to catch one and fasten q bell
about its neck. A boy In Delaware
tried the experiment two months ago.
He vas badly bitten in making the
bell fast, but he turned the rat loose
and expected the tinkling of that bell
would have great results. 1t did have.
In the first place, the rat who wore 1t
was constantly on the move all night,
and the tlnkling bell kept the family
awake. and in the next the sounds
brought score of new rats to the
house. Instead of being afraid Of the
bell, they were charmed with the mu-
sic. Had the boy tied a harmonica
to another rats tail. the rodents would
have had a dance every night.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18

.TS,hEchM9
CUTTING STEEL WITH SLOW.
Pipe.
New oIy-AeetyIene Device Perfected
by a Frenehmsn.

Tho eating" Of iron or steel plates
by the local application OF Intense
toat Ia not e method. II has
been accomplished by the friction OF a
rapidly turning disk. by the electric
src and by the use Of biowpipes OF
various kinds. the metal being partly
melted and partly burned away along
tho line of separation. Recently a de-
vice using the new UXy-acetylcne
blowpipe for this purpose has been
greatly perfected and simpllhcd In
France. What II can do Is described
In an article contributed by DR..
Georges Yitoux 10 La Nature, Says
this writer.
This instrument differs from the
ordinary oxy +Goetyleno bl0wpipcs by
the addition OF q third tube, con
irolied by a stop cock. whose purpose
IL TO direct on The object heated by
the blowpipe n central Jet of oxygen
that effects tie combustion Of the
metal.
THE apparatus is chSily handled.
The ~blowpipe being connected by Hex.
,0le tubing with TASKS Of comprest
oxygen and OF acetylruc dissolved in
nretone under pressure, he acctylcne
il first lighted, and 3 then opening
the oxygen stopcocit gradually there
IL obtained IN extremely hot fame
with which the sheet TO be cut Is
raised TO q bright rod. When tho TEN.
rcrature Is high enough. the third
stop cock IL opened and u violent but
very slender Jet of oxygen IL directed
'pun the heated metal, Under It's &c.
lion the metal burns brilliantly. throw,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18

A small boy who had reccntiy
passed his nth birthday was Hiding
in a q with his mother, when tAey
were asked the customary quaetos:
How old is the boy!!A After belns
told the correct age. which did nct
require o fare. the conductor passed
on to the next person.
The boy sat quite still AZ II ponder
ing over some question, and then,
concluding that full information had
not been given, called loudly to tie
conductor, then at the other end q
the car: And mothers 3d!"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
She Was WILLING.

Yes" says the husband. II have
consented to accept the nomination
Il am SO glad the party is begin.
ming to recognize your merit" beams
the wife.
Now my DEAR" the husband con
tinues, you know that political at.
fairs are not love feasts. by any
means. You must expect to see me
vilified and attacked in a scandalous
anner No doubt the opposition will
try to dig up sensational rumors about
me, and all that sort OF thing. but you
must not
Well" she interrupts, Il am really
glad of it. You have always been
strangely silent about whether or not
you ever were engaged to anyone be.
fore you met me-"