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The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-09-19

to the kheddah. and weut' straight to Shaitan's stable. There lay the elephant on its side dead, in a great pool of blood An examination showed that it had re- ceived two deep thrusts behind the left fore-leg, both of which must have pene- trated its heart. The spear with which the wounds had evidently been inflicted was lying on the floor of the stable.
 There was no occasion to ask who had done the deed. There was but one man in the kheddah who had sufficient strength and courage, as every one knew, and that was Bux Khan, the jemadar. He b Ad clearly during the night taken ven- geance on the elephant for it's attack on his child. Eaton at once sent for him and taxed him with the offense. The Afghan did not attempt to deny it, and his face darkened aud his eyes gleamed as he said grimly: |" 1t is true, Sahib; l killed it."
 Captain Eaton spoke severely to him, pointing out to him the gravity of the effense he had committed but in his heart he symp athixed with the man, and was glad the dangerous creature had thus been disposed of Bux Khan listened si- lently, and made no attempt to exculpate himself It was well for him that the death of the elephant had already been decided on. He had merely forestalled the order which would have been given next day, and was consequently lightly punished by trifing 6ne. Had any other man than Bux Khan been the oi- fender, he would not only have been dis missed, but probably have been com- mitsed to jail. The jemadar was too val- uable man, however, to lose; and his Engiish master was glad of any excuse
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-09-19

CesefsdsS es PaEs Swes.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-18

license scheme. They are to be guaran
teed immunity from prosecution, and al
refusing to pay up will be closed.
A man named jenkins passed through
Davenport Monday, bound for Nebraska,
with a one-horse rig In which he had
driven from Elmira, N. ", making the
entire distance IN nineteen days.
The electric light men parslS zed the
Marshalltown gas men at a meeting OF
the city council Tuesday night. The city
will proceed to place twenty-five electric
lights in position at once fer lighting the
town.
The same story comes from Cherokee.
Men are seen upon the streets fuller than
geese on a dewy morning every day.
The pocket saloon is In vogue there, and
lots Of elimination" is handed through
the ''hole In the wall"
A couple of boys who broke into a
church at Alta, in order to get at the
nests of some doves In the belfry, were
fined $25 each by the plous Justice for
their sacrillgious intrusion of the house
of God.
The following dates have been selected
by some of the fair associations of the
state for holding their exhibitions this
fall: Alton, Iowa, October 2, 8. Bed
ford Iowa, September 10, II. MEANWHILE,
Iowa, September 16, 10. Red Oak,
Iowa, September ID, 10. Osceols, Iowa,
September 10, l9. Oskalooss, Iowa,
August 81 TO September d. Creston,
Iowa, September 81, %.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-18

IOWA IN PIECES.

Phones cost $4S a year In Des Moines.
A brewery plant worth $50, 900 Is to be
put In at Lemars.
The state Sunday school convention
meets In Newton on June 16.
The Davenport pillow manufacturers re.
port a Encouraging outlook for the trade.
The Des Moines Leader has changed
hands, having been sold to y. M.
Matthews; consideration, $50, 600.
The raid of the preachers was too much
for the Creston roller rink, and the rat.
tie OF the four-wheeled hobs is hushed
forever.
The Des Molnes board Of trade has
under consideration propositions from 9
large cultivator factory in Ohio ant
waVon works IN Wisconsin, for rsmoya
t. this city.
Col. Jed Lake, of Independence, hs
Issued a call for q reunion of the Twenty
seventh Iowa infantry, to be held at tina
town on September and 10. 1t is eS
pected that A. j. Smith, the old corp
commander, will attend.
The heirs, at.law of the late Henri
Paulson, Of Davenport, have gone I
war over the $780, COO estate, with pro-
poets OF promising fees for the lawyer
and experience for the ~litIgants.
Two dozen saloon keepets of Siou
City have sgresd to go into the Sl,0C
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-18
NEAR BY.

As q talked the old gentleman gained
confidence, told US that the relative wa
his own boy and that he would brlns
him into the room If he could depend or
our not taking him prisoner. We urged
him to bring him in, that instead of his
boy being In our power we were in theirs
there were three of them and two of US
that Wheeler's cavalry was encamped
near by while 1t a eight miles back to
our lines. "That's 3d." he exclaimed
snd the situation evidently struck him In
a new light. He left the room at G
to return a moment later followed by his
"boy"-a splendid specimen SIX
feet two inches tall, weigh.
ing nearly two hundred pounds, and
20 years of age. We were soon Gao.
%quainted," and, the anxiety of the family,
and the the suspicious of Jones and |
with regard to that third man relieved,
We passed a delightful evening-or night
rather, for 1t was nearly morning bef5re
there was any thought Of going to bed.
We inc the son a modest, intelligent
man who had seen much service as a
o%avalryman, and 1t was pleasant to note
the pride the father took In his ''boy" as
we talked over the events of the war.
The returned soldier was out on a scout
at the time of the surrender hence
was not paroled-to the great
regret of his family who
thought he was therefore liable to
capture by our army. / was urged to pa
role him, and this l undertook to do, al
belt l had never seen a parole and
doubted my authority, though | did not
say so. Pen and Ink were produced and
the following document evolved:
81, James Boiling, first lieutenant,
company 'I", Third North Carolina cav
airy, do solemnly swear that l will not
government until l am regularly ex-
changed. So help me God"
To this he signed his name and rank
and then followed my own, with the
date.
Upon starting back to camp the next
morning the lieutenant offered me his |
He had rendered 1t when |
he received his parole but was
told that we would let that |
matter rest until morning. l wanted that |
weapon and thought l had a right to II. |
but in our talk during the night he said
much concerning it-how he obtained il |
and the length of time 1t bad been car.
ried by him and where. 1t was very EVIL. |
dent he was attached to 1t, and when he
handed 1t to me the next morning with
the belt and trappings there were tears in
his eyes and his voice shook. The sword
was passed back to him; l wouldn't have
taken 1t though the blade had been of
gold and the handle studded with dia-
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-18

far as he was concerned. The train con-
tlnued to lose time, however, and rescheC
Brsinerd, the end Of the division, where
l was stationed, five hours late. l tackled
the conductor for an explanation when
he came In, and what do you suppose
he told me2 Why, that Adam dreamed
the day previous that a huge tie had been
strapped across the track by t~rain-wreck-
ers. The whole surroundings were wildly
impressed on his mind, II he had awak-
ened just as the engine touched the tie.
So firmly did he believe In the Fremont
ton that he could not be induced to run
along at the ordinary rate of speed but
crept all night.
"The engineers appear to have a strong
belief in the strange fatality that seems to
attach to some engines and not altogether
without cause. The old No. AZ, which
used to run on the Dakota division of the
Northern Pacific years ago, was one of
these cases. She was wrecked at least
half a dozen times within q few months
from various causes, and we never felt
confident when she was on the road"
Recently l boarded an engin Q on a
train coming west from Sacramento, " said |
another, "the engineer was an old friend
OF mine. Noticing a horseshoe hanging
In his cab, l asked him why he carried 1t.
III tell you, Tom,' said he. For
a month l was never able to make our
time, if 1t wasn't a breakdown the en-
CINE would not steam, or we'd be troubled
with hot boxes, or perhaps go Into the
ditch. At last l got the horseshoe, and,
on my oath, I've not had a bit of trouble
since. We haven't been ditched once;
have had no trouble In getting up steam;
the boxes have run perfectly cool, and
the machine hasn't 30 much as slipped an
a%ccentrlc or blown out q soft plug"
~ was breaking a new chap on the
Mojsve division, a few months ago."
chlmed In an Atlantic and Pacific engi.
neer. Down there the mlrages are very
misleading until INT becomes accustomed
to them. All of a sudden the new man
pulled the whistle. 1 looked up and ssked
aim why he had done 30. why eaId he
we're right at the station 1 said nothing
after about ten minutes he whistled
again. Well, we ran on for some time
still no STATEN. Finally the man !
Jumped up and told me to take the ,
machine. Il wouldn't run an engine In
uch q country said he, for 500 q I
I
The last mans story was one which Is
elated on railroads In all parts of the {
In his experience 1t occurred .
the Central Pacific. I
"We were going east through Nevada
ne night" he said, "vhen old Jack 9
JBrien, who was hauling us, whistled !
down brakes Everybody turned out 8 :
there, just ahead, was a headlight 9
caring down upon us. We stopped and q
a brakeman out to flag the approach. !, !
,g train. In the meantime we had q
ounded a curve and the headlight was :
visible. After waiting awhile we pulled v
head slowly our lagman we'll In advance, P
nd pretty soon came to a stretch of "
vel track, and there, just above 1t, In 9 ,
he distance rose the glorious October q q
Ioon, high enough by that time to no II
niger resemble a headlight" Ut
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-18
RAILROAD sTOA
Superstitious Epgin GERS, n.
and q Train Behind
San Francisco Call.

San Francisco Call.
During the recent %conventie L..
motive engineers In this city, -.
Of them were invited to the h sa
local rallroader to meet gentlent.an
the various other branches of raa;om
AS the evening wore on, the grlS -;
throttle pullers and their friends o.e
relating anecdotes and experience W
which the following are taken:
Locomotive engineers are very.
stltious," remarked the first sL.
some of the queerest cases that r..
of illustrative of this tendency" he
tlnued, "was of old Adam Brown,
ran an engine on the Northern p
for many years. Adam, who was a
man, was quite an eccentric person
way, and had a bad habit of appross
the climax of his yarns, of which he
an industrious spinner, by the Intro
tory announcement that I'VE was VOC
goin' around the corner. about forty
an hour under such clrcumstanI
cows tail would be discovered wavi
danger signal, or some other emerg
would present itself calling for a dl
of the engenious Adams presence of
and dexter.ty.
swell, on the night In question, !
WAS pulling q mixed train-that is,
composed of both passenger and fl
osrs-out of Duluth. the village
famous by Proctor Knots alluslon
q, the Zenith city of the unsalted
| was train dispatcher for the Nor
P Acifc, whose trains ran over a
st 'etch of road from Duluth to MOI
Pacific junction, and were not und,
Immediate control until after passiu
junction.
adams train left Duluth on tin
arrived at the junction late. We
obtain no satisfactory answers TO O
quiries regarding the time lost, tn,
duct?r reporting everything all ri
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-18
WASHINGTON,
Low the President Transacts His
Business with Dispatch.
Ger. New York Herald.

Ger. New York Herald.
The president haze a rather busy da,
to-day. He was kept steadily engaged
by callers from the time he entered hi,
Office until the members of his cablne,
arrived at noon. The doors vera Their
closed to outsiders and the cabinet SEES
sion began, which lasted until about two
o'clock in the afternoon. From then
until four o'clock his time was taken M
with special engagements. In these
special engagement the president gives
more time to those who seek him. They
are, as a rule, old-faahioned, direct kind
of talks, and are stripped of formallty as
much as possible. An outsider will have
difficulty In understanding how any presi-
lent can hear the claims aud indorse-
, lsnts of so many persons In a day. 1t Is
Pne by system. The system Is
, evity. Congressman who take an hour
.. explain what they are after or mean
Sn they ara talking in congress as o
, 3 say the most in u short time when
!, have business, with the president.
Up is nothing particularly new about
, thl 1t has always been so. In these In
terws they know there is no record
mao1f what Is said except the record
: 1nathe president keeps In his mind.
Inerare therefore no words or well
rouhS sentences used for effect. They
t ee'~ they have to say by the shortest
+. ioao, lead of beating about the bushes
IN q nGommital or indirect way.
, oesle having interviews with about
. .mo oonother persons between ten and
me,ve uok to-day, the president re-
o.eHHu psess calls from Senator Jones,
81 rurnuQMcPherson, and ex-senator
SS.ook.In' New jersey; Van Wyck, of
railroad a W erLt
during rocos. e.
son;,.. Swell as during Its
8 Tan.;an' Sehrs Jones and Call, of
|, .iIfiIa' oeh. Morrill,, who came to |
A.n,o "rSSvelling of the Garfield
Ssnt.oi 'T TEhnS,nal S~tatuary Hall at the
a Springer, of ILL., who aTpia;oad Nv
1t was the DENTS we-o fnaiaJ ~
last week; Re,entative, Rae =
W sMI ahu Teton and Maybury,
ohont MIohioan lad something to say
necessity of makiiba chance. anu q = so 'ne
1 as possible, so as ten tha M;"h;aoo
ders In good hum RI ]aa"ntft;no
L,mS"ie e~ttlvania, who made
d House to ward the aEoaS 4In S 81 sn1
Corps, had a short tsoi,o wv WLo .BIa
had TO say did not tn;ra ,hu. :.
thought 1t wac in conn., III D.,
9 sylvauia patronage. NJ n R,s.nlI
of Leroy, N. Y, and DIAL. Gssen
g of Buffalo, also had soLdaas 10 S'
= terchanged with the pref 'Ae'
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-18
From q Sense of Duty.

Some people shrink from making pub
lie the benefit they have received, while
others are free to tell 1t abroad for the
good of fellow mortals. Of the latter
kind is Mr.. j. FL. Coppuck, of Mount
Holly, N. j., who writes, 81 am one Of
many who give their cheerful apprecia.
ltlon of the merits of the efficacy of your
valuable Browns Iron Bltters, from a
sense of duty. This bltters is doing much
good In u county, for which l can
vOuch."
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-18
Examine Your Boilers.

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.-Stste In
spector of Steam Boilers p. A. O'Briep
publishes a card stating that while re-
Gently suffering from a dangerous cold a
member of the Board of Health advised
him to try Red Star Cough tCure. A
few doses cured him, and he remarks
that its efficacy is astonishing, and that
at the came time 1t Is free from opiates.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-18

The Favorite Washing
day is JAMES PYLE'S RlpSI9IIIS OF tge
tha in%o,o,os LIND without
nary q For sale by groce WIFI orui'
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-16
Only a Fraction of Life.

How many persons live only frac-
ton OF average human life because
they neglect to take the commonest
precautions against sickness. 1t is
disease in its maturity that kills, and
maturity implies growth. A slight
indisposition is usually sighted,
They who avail themselves of Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters know it to be
efficacious in chronic cases OF disease,
but the process of cure is far easier
one if it is used in early stages of dis
pepsia, malarial disease, rheumatism,
constipation and liver arrangement.
Let those who would avoid the peril
which even the most potent remedies
cannot avert, steer clear of the rock
upon which so many constitutions
split AN under-appreciation of the
danger of neglect. 1t will not do to
omit care and recourse to the medi-
cine when health is affected. II de-
bilitated, or nervous, or dyspeptic take
it for granted you are in want of a
remedy, use the Bitters.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-16

forced upon him, This about com
prises the Congressional list,
The race for Chancellor does not in
volve much discussion, though Carter
county has two candidates. Jno. p,
Smith, has resigned his position as
Assistant U. S. Attorney for East Ten
nessee, and moved with his family to
Elizabethton, and will be candidate
for Chancellor G. G. Collins will also
be a candidate. Chris. is young man
but has lots of backing in Carter coun-
ty. But if either receives the nomi-
nation he will have to defeat John
Murphy, of Morristown, who is care
fully laying his wires, some Of which
run up into Garter and Johnson.
We hear OF no opposition to John
Fain, for Attorney General, among
Republicans up this way. j. F. Hale,
however, is now a citizen of Greene
county, and, it is said, will have Pet
tibone's influence for that place. Ty-
Ter Campbell, of Hancock, may give
trouble in the lower end
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-16

A Sullin's College graduate while
visiting her schoolmate in the coun-
try was being shown over the farm.
The stable was visited first.
"Dear me how close the poor COWS
are crowded together" she remarked.
eyes, but we have to do that" re-
piled her guide.
"Why SOL"
$50 they will give condensed milk
She believed it. Passing on to the
poultry yard, the first thing she be-
held being young gosling, she ex-
claimed.
"What dear little chicken
Hasn't it got cute little feet Hear il
NEW, Oh, isn't it sweetW
The guide being Disguised took hel
to the house and gave her the --latest
novel.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-16
Carter COunty's Fair.

The citizens of Carter county held
public meeting at Elizabethton on
Monday to consider the question Of
county fair. J. J. McCorkle was
made Chairman of the meeting and
Geo. Boren, Sec. Committees were
appointed to solicit subscriptions for
the stock of the association. This
committee will report to the Chair
man, who will then call meeting of
the stockholders for the purpose of
electing permanent officers, etc. The
grounds will be located at Elizabeth
ton or Hampton. If Hampton should
be made the point of location, John
son county will take considerable in
terest in the fair We hope they will
succeed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-16
Beardless Barley.

Something entirely new is being
propigated and introduced in East
Tennessee by G. E. Swadley, of Uni
col county. A barley without boards,
and as smoothe and harmless as
smoothe wheat. | desire every read
er OF THE COMET, especially every
farmer, to note the facts and figures
i'll the matter. In the spring of 1884,
about the Goth of March, | sowed A
pints of this new grain, and threshed
4 bushels. In the last week in
March and the first week in April,
1885, | sowed bushels and 5 gallons.
and finished harvesting. on the 8th
inst. 1t not being threshed, | can not
tell what amount there will be, but es-
innate the crop at 125 to $50 bushels
1t is fine feed for stock, and supplies
the place of oats-which is a very un,
certain crop--also millet and hay
According to analysis, the straw con.
tains more nutritive properties in il
than clover hay. Admitting this tc
be true it will prove to be a good thing
for the farmers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-16

Last Thursday after our edition had
been printed THE COMET received,
through the kindness Of Capt. w. P.
Miller, the handsomest cake it has
ever been our pleasure to see, with the
following card accompanying it.
Compliments of the ladies Of the Sny-
der House to the editors of THE Com
1T" The Snyder House is one Of the
most popular summer resorts in East
Tennessee. If there is anything that
causes an editors heart to pulsate
with greater JOY than to receive a
pound cake from such source, Gun
less ten pound one) we don't know
what it is. Ordinarily editors are sat
isfed with taking the cake" but
when we think of the fair hands that
made this one 1--WE are surprised we
are living now to write this) we find
1t impossible to express our thanks
for such kind and substantial re-
membrance.
Woman kneads but little of her food.
But what she kneads, is always good,
To thank you we've exhausted our catalogue
But to use slang term that cake was "just dog. y
Freight Shipn.ents--Week ending Ju-
ly 18th the E. 7. Va. & Ga. R. r. Co,
shipped from Johnson City sixty car
loads OF lumber and ore making 2,052,.
600 pounds of freight in one week.
We are Informed by Mr., Eakin, depot
agent that freight business generally
is on the increase.
NeW FactOry.-Mr. ID. 7. Nevin, Of
Pittsburgh Pa, has arrived in the city
for the purpose of establishing car
rage rim and fellow factory. He has
leased the second story of the Foun
dry and Machine Work. building anG
will remain in our midst until hi.
machinery arrives and is in operation
This is the kind of man it takes tc
build up town, and Johnson City il
always ready to do all in its power t.
help such men when we are satisfied
they mean business.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-16
From ERizabetlhtOn.

Circuit court is in session here this
week, or rather criminal court, for all
civil cases were continued on Mon
day until the November term, and the
week will be consumed in the trial of
criminal cases.
The lawyers and politicians are here
in full force, but there is not the usual
discussion of political probabilities
and possibilities one hears at court
times in this, the political Mecca OF
East Tennessee. The Republican
prominents for the next Congressional
race are nearly all here. Judge r. r.
Butler looks as serene and smiles as
affably as in days of yore when he rep
resented the First District in Congress
He would have no objection to return.
ing to those good old days.
Pettibone is here, presumably tC
look after the lible suit brought
against him by DR.. Alexander, and
says he IS not candidate. But the
knowing ones who have stood by hin
in the past, say that while he is not {
candidate he is sin the hands of hi
friends" Pettibone and Walt Brown
low together are playing deep game
and you will find in the long run, tina
the man who gets the nomination vii
have to beat Pettibone.
Senator Simerly is talked OF goot
deal in Carter county as a probabl
nominee, but the old Republicans ma
crowd him out.
ALI Taylor says he is out of politics
but we don't believe he can stand tn
pressure. He has hosts of friends i
Carter county who are urging him {
! seek the nomination. If he dete
/ mines to again enter the contest,
, would be pretty safe to say that Ca
| ter county will stand by him.
/, Judge Hacker, it is said, will not /
5 candidate for Congress. He wan
5 another term as Judge, but would a
cept a Congressional nomination
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-16

We have a bran new seven column
Washington hand press for sale. 1t
has only been in use about three
months, and is in perfect condition.
The press is of the Cincinnati Type
Foundry manufacture and is guaran'
teed and warranted, We have re.
Gently procured a power press and
have no further use for the hand press
We will give liberal terms to reliable
parties. Address, THE COMET,
Johnson City, Tenn
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-16
logs and Lumber.

J. A. Martin, Johnson City, Tenn.
buys all kinds lumber and pays from
$500 to $4,000 per thousand feet for
walnut logs, in car load lots, and $685.
90 per thousand feet for good cherry
logs.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-16
Painless Eye Water.

Reynolds, Ga, Aug. IL "a.
DIR. j. A. DICKEY,
Bristol, Tenn.
DEAR SIR You will please ship
me doz. bottles Of Eye Water of the
same. 1t is the greatest thing ! ever
heard of. am selling it from 10 to
20 miles around. Send at once.
Yours Respt., l.. II. TAYLOR.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-16
Notice.

A most desirable farm farm for sale
known rs the Richerson Harrington
farm, one fourth mile west of Johnson
City. one hundred and twelve acres
in the tract. A good log house, good
barn and other out buildings, good
spring. Land in good cultivation
Price $50 per acre.
Charity Harringten's Heirs.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-16
Senator Voorhees, speech

Senator Voorhees, speech in the
Johnson-Henry case is now ready.
Price IS cents. Address Sam. G. Dun
ham, No 1416 +. street, n, W., Wash
ington, d. c.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-16

CATAkRH CURED, health and
sweet breath secured by Shiloh's Ca
tarrh Remedy Price 30 cents. Nasal
Injector free. ]. B. JONES,
For lame back, side or chest, use
Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price 25
cents, at j. B. Jones.