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Bro. Chas. Mcneil conducted the de-
votional exercises last Sabbath at the
Y. NJ. G. A. room. The topic 30, that
I knew where / might find him" an
exclamation OF Job in the midst of his
troubles called to mind the beauty OF
patient endurance in the hour Of af-
Fiction so clearly seen in the life Of
that good man and pointed to the
source from which alone can send con-
ISOLATION in the hour of grief and sor-
row. The devotional exercises are
open to strangers and to all the young
men in town.
Come, if you are interested in yeur
own self and in those to whom you
are bound by the ties of christian du-
ty. Come, if you desire to lend help
ing hand to the work OF the young
men for the young men. Abandon
idle talk, cigarettes, street loafng, idle
ness and cold indifference and Gre
member the Sabbath day to keep il
holy"
1t is great mistake to suppose that
the work Of members OF our Associa
ton is limited to the four walls OF oul
Association building, In fact the most
important is not the activity in meet
ings, but the personal contact witt
and influence gained over young mer
whom they may meet outside and il
daily life. The Association and it.
meetings should only be the points
from which influences should go on
to bless and benefit. Many a. yount
man must be reached in this way be
fore he would come to the Association
or its meetings. What wonderful pos
sibilities there are for an earnest bod,
of young men associated together il
SuCn q WORK,
Doing nothing for others is the un
doing OF ones self, We must be pur
posely kind and generous, or we mis-
the best part 81 existence. The hear
that goes out OF itself gets large ana
full of Joy. This is che great secret 0
the inner life, We do ourselves tn
most good in doing something TO
others,
The building fund of the Portland
Oregon, Association has grown I
$4,000, and that of the Indianapoli:
Ind, Association is now over $4,000,
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NEidsnnner ipressOs.

Pongee, surrah and India silks are
the specially favored fabrics for mid
summer dressy and semi-dressy coca
sions. Either material may be made
up by itself or with lace garniture, or
there may be combination OF the
pongee and India or the surah with
any OF the others. Charming dresses
of tussore and India silk have been
made for watering-place use, One OF
the prettiest OF these has the skirt of
tussore in very deep kilt-plaits.
There is a long polenaise with box
plated back and draped front, made
OF very pale blue India silk. The
vest is plain, of tussore, and fastens
with small hooks and eyes, under one
side of the waist.
The use OF waists Of bright material
with black lace skirts is in high favor,
especially for watering-place toilets.
Ladies have learned that lace
waists will last only for few wear
ings, and so prefer satin, silk or crepe
de chine for the purpose. The mate
rial is susceptible of some exquisite eff
fects, and is used in embroidered
crepe de chine have the plain goods
for narrow plating at the bottom OF
the skirt, and for foundation for the
lace and the ample back drapery and
waist are Of the embroidered materi-
al.
Very open canvas, or drawn-work,
pattern wool goods are used with
smooth, close fabrics of similar mate.
rial or are made up with faille Fran
caise or surah under the open goods
Some very soft white serges with
stripes and groups of palm leaves ant
other figures are very desirable anC
have very excellent possibilities
These, and yelling, lightweight cam
els hair cashmere, and various thin
wool fabrics are made up with plair
and fancy velvets and little lace
Tussore, surah and pongee silks ar,
also used with velvets. One stylish
suithas wine-brown velvet walking
skirt with panels Of pink surah shir
red almost their entire length,
flounce of Oriental lace is set diago
nally across the front, and at the bacl
is a very full gathered drapery of su
rah. The vest, cuffs, and collar are Q
velvet.
Some very stylish suits of heavy
plain pongee have been made up wit
pannels and other garniture of fin
macreme netting made of linen cor
thread. The effect is very good, an
the dresses are not only extremely dul
able, but is so readily cleaned that tn
idea commends itself at once to praC
teal ladies.
For satins, cambrics, lawns and tn
great variety of choice cotton fabric
! good deal of lace is used, and wit
some fine satines velvet is introduce
in panels, collar, cuffs and the lik,
A very attractive suit is of dark blu
satins with sprays of yellow jessamin
at regular intervals. The underskil
! is OF navy blue velvet, and the satin
: skirt is arranged somewhat after tn
l fashion Of the "Mavia" drapery. TIL
> waist has loose cutaway fronts wit
) velvet facings over a tight vest.-Den
D orests Monthly.
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North Carolina Division.
CONNECTIONS.

AT CHATTANOOGA with railroad lines diyerg-
ing making direct close connection for all
points Northwest, West and Southwest.
AT CLEVELAND with Georgia and Alabama Di-
vision for Atlanta, Calera, Montgomery, New
Orleans and all points South, Southeast and
Southwest
AT KNOXVILLE with Ohio Division and Knox
vile Railroad and Main Line trains Nos 3 4.
AT JUNCTION CITY with c., N. Q. & 7. P. r. r.
North and South
AT JELIIeo with Louisville and Nashville r..
r. for Louisville and Northwestern points.
AT MoRRIsTewN with North Carolina Division
for Warm Springs, N c., and all Western and
Middle North Carolina points.
AT RoGERsvnLE JUNCTION with Rogersyile
and Jefferson Railroad.
AT JOHNSON CITY with East Tennessee and
Western North Carolina Railroad.
AT BRISTOL with Norfolk and Western Rail
road, connecting Ci0sely for all Virginia and
Eastern cities via Lynchburg, and all Eastern,
Middle and Northern States, via Roanoke and
Shenandoah Valley route.
SLEEPING-CAR SERVICE.
Nos and have Pullman Sleepers between
Memphis and New York via shenandoah Valley
rorth Also Pullman Sleeping Cars between
Cleveland ai1 new Orleans, via Galera and
Montgomery,
Nos. 3 and A rave PEi'nan Palace Sleeping
Cars between chattanooga and New York, via
Shenandoah Va ley route Also Pullman Sleep
ing Cars between New Orleans and Washington
via Atlanta Cleveland and Lynehburg Also
sleepers betwcs T. Knoxville and Louisville on
Nos 81 and 81.
Pm. WRFNN, G, p. 4 T, A.
HIeNRY FINK, Receiver
j. e. HUGER, sup't.
G. W. DESAUSSURE, A. g. p. A.,
Knoxville, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-08-12

The life of the young christian is
not a state of rest. We mistake in
thinking God had no other object in
converting us but to get us to Heaven
Activity is the law of the progressive
christian life. "To every man his
work, a command from God to work
You cannot answer it by your
indecision. 81 know not what
God will have me do" is but an eva,
sion of christian duty. If you are a
christian you can say with Paul 81
labor, striving according to his work
ing, which worketh within me might,
lily"
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"a gaiIEStES,

Several physicians have pronounced my dis
ease blood poison, caused by paint or lead in
the paint but they could not cure me. Last
summer used eighteen bottles OF a largely ad.
vertised blood medicine, which did me nc
more good than so much water
have used only two bottles of B. B. b. and
am proud to say thatI have received greater
benefit from them than from the eighteen, and
am now rapidly recovering. There is no ques
ton about the superiority OF B, B. b. over al
blood remedies.
215 Reynolds street. w. II. Woody.
Aug Ga, April DIST 1886
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-08-12

The true friend is not he who makes
of friendship an excuse for greater
laxity in matters of gentleness and
courtesy but who finds in it call to
more exquisite courtesy, more careful
thoughtfulness, more absolute and
minute self-denial-who does not fall
into the stupid blunder of supposing
that informality means the disregard
of the principles which underlie po-
likeness, and who never commits the
error of assuming insolence and inn
propriety to be excusable toward those
we love
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-08-12

Room open every evening from 6
to 8 o'clock Devotional exercises ev-
cry Sunday at 2 p. m. Strangers al
ways welcome.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-08-12

OUR BABY's FIRST YEAR, by MARION
", HARLAND, also containing much yalua-
BILE information. is page book Sent ion re-
ceipt of 2-cent stamp by Reed & Carnick Mer-
camille Exchange Building, n. Y.
, 1886-08-07
The Cutting Case.

GALVESTON, Aug. 6.-The Cutting
case is still uppermost. A reporter visited
some of the American residents to get
their views to-day. Neither Minister
jackson or Consul General Porch ielt at
liberty to say anything for publication.
General Superintendent Mackenzie of the
Mexican Central railway, said he was
sorry that so much trouble had arisen
from a petty quarrel between Cutting and
Medina.
The general manager of Wells. Fargo
express, Mr.. Turner, said he considered
it a matter of little importance. He
thought it highly unjust for American
papers to assert that there was no pro-
lection in Mexico for American citizens.
Charles l. Seeger, publisher of the
Mexican Findncier, said: Il do
not think our government or people
at home realize the disagreeable and ever
dangerous position in which the business
interests Of Americans living here are
placed by the conduct of an adventurer
on the border who tries to use the Ameri-
lean flag to protect him in order to obtain
a little notoriety.."
Several other gentlemen declared they
never considered it a fit subject for diplo.
matte interference. Cutting was not de-
MED any of the legal protection guaran-
teed to Mexicans under similar circum-
stances, and by his refusal to recognize
the authority Of the court he himself pre-
vented due consideration OF the question
OF jurisdiction.
, 1886-08-07
A Handy Wife.

EAST TAwAs, Mich, Aug. 6.-John
Sims Of this village, a great hunter, had
arranged on Monday for a days fishing
on Tawas Lake, and with a friend. and
while at the breakfast table his wife, after
having drank her tea. looked at the tea
grounds in her cup and told her husband
they would kill a bear during the day, to
which remark he ~laughingly remarked,
Quit your nonsense or III knock the
cup out of your hand; we're going fish
ing. not hunting
just above John Green's barn on
Tawas Lake, about a mile from this will
age, they made their boat fast a short dis.
lance from the shore and had been fishing
but a short time when John Sims COM
panion said, Jack, what is that coming
down to the bank?" Sims looked around
and saw a bear coming to the wafer near
them, and took his rifle, a Marine 1880,
and as the bear was getting over a log at
the waters edge he fired, the ball enter.
ing the bears head above the eye, caus
ing almost instant death. The bear
weighed over one hundred pounds.
1t is supposed the forest fires have
driven the bears out, and several have
lately shown their whereabouts near the
outskirts of the village. Berry pickers
now are paid to go in search of berries,
there being very few low bush whortle-
berries, while there is a prospect of a
greater crop of high-bush than ever be-
fore known. Mr. Sims places implicit
confidence in his wifc's fortune-telliDg
abilities by the aid of tea grounds; says
she has often told him when going deer
hunting how many he would get and it
has always proved correct.
, 1886-08-07
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

The president has gone to Greystone tc
be present at the funeral of Samuel j.
Tilden.
DR.. O'Reilly, of Detroit, treasurer Of
the Irish parliamentary fund, has cabled
to Parnell. 800, 900.
The principal business block in Phoenix
Arizoni, was destroyed by fire yesterday.
Loss, SlOO, 900; insurace, 800, 900.
A cyclone struck the town of Hartland
Kan, on Thursday, demolishing twenty
houses and derailing sixteen cars.
The emperor Of Austria has promised
the Hungarian premier to adopt a policy
Of Cancellation toward the discontinued in
that kingdom.
Mancelona, Mich, was almost destroyed
by. fire yesterday, twenty-five buildings
being consumed, including a bank and two
newspaper offices.
Belfast is under strict surveillance, and
the mayor has gone to Dublin to confer
with the new Irish government as to the
best means Of preserving order.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kinoe, of San Francis
co, has been elected president OF the
Women's Relief Corps, and Mrs. Sarah
Nichols, of New York, vice president.
Maj.-Gen. Sir Herbert Mcpherson has
been appointed to command of the British
forces IN Burmah, and 5000 additional
troops are to be sent as soon as the cold
season begins
The pleasure yacht, Cruiser, was
wrecked on Lake Huron Sunday night
and all her crew drowned. They were all
young men and belonged to respectable
families at Sarnia, Ont.
The appellate court has ordered that the
will of the late Wilbur Il. Storey, of the
Chicago Times. be admitted to probate.
The testator~ bequeathed his entire estate,
including his newspaper, to his widow.
Among the nominations not acted on
by the senate, are those of John s.
Shields, chief justice of Arizona; VIM. B.
Langford, associate justice of Washington
Territory; Geo. W. Julian, surveyor gen.
eral of New Mexico; I. N. Jones, Indian
agent, Shoshone agency.
, 1886-08-07
Nominations Rejected.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 6.-The following
is a list ofthe reflections John Goode,
solicitor general; John G. Shields, chief
justice Of Arizona; C.. X. Pollard, asso.
ciate Justice, Montana; r. S. Dement,,
surveyor general of Utah; P. S. Wilson,
assayer at Denver; 9. II. Potter, Indian
agent, Omaha and W%innebaqo agency; f.
W. Beane, register of land office, Oxford,
Idaho; j. c. Matthews, recorder OF deeds,
District of Columbia; Second Lieut.. j. F.
McBlain, to be first lieutenant.
The Record of the present congress fills
5000 printed pages, not including the
indexes and appendix. This exceeds by
about ! 800 pages the Record of any pre-
ceding session of congress.
, 1886-08-07

LONDON, Aug. 6'-The government
has not yet decided to call an autumn
session of parliament. The question will
be discussed by the cabinet hex week.
DUBLIN, Aug. 6.-Sir Michael Hicks.
Beach, chief secretary for Ireland, gave
an audience to day to MAyor Harland OF
Belfast, with reference to the enforce
ment Of strong repressive measures in
that city. 1t is expected that a proclama-
ton will be issued in Belfast forthwith.
BELFAST, Aug. while 500 work
men were going home this evening a bot
tie was thrown among them from a win
dow. The workmen retaliated with iron
bolts, and a furious tumult ensued. The
police and soldiers FASTENED to the scene
and charged tue rioters, but without dis.
persing them. The police then fired up
on the crowd, severely ~wounding seven
nprsnng
, 1886-08-07

Actors who have never tried to make
themselves heard throughout a three
hours performance in the open air ave
no idea of the physical effort it involves.
In an ordinary theatre, when there is a
good house, it is comparatively easy to
get the right pitch and keep it, but the
exact reverse is the case when all the
seats in an al fresco resort are occupied,
the difficulty being thus increased instead
of diminished. If those in the rear are
to be enlightened as to what is going on
on the stage and not RECALLED by a mere
dumb show, those in front are apt to be
persuaded into the idea that the perform
ers are shouting. This is double and
trebly true when singing or trying to
sing. The only ~compensating advantage
is the absence of suffocating heat, which
subjects the performer to an impromptu
Turkish bath when condemned to dis
play his talents-if he's got any-on an
indoor stage at midsummer Globe
namOcrnt
, 1886-08-07

Nowhere in the West, or in the East.
will be found a greater number of private
carriages and buggies, according to the
population, than in Cheyenne. The SUI
perior style and finish of these vehicles is
a surprise to strangers who are ignorant OF
the fact that this city has one of the most
extensive carriage manufactures in the
country. The Cheyenne Carriage works,
corner Eighteenth and O'Neil streets,
have, under the superintendency Of VIM.
Richardson, attained an enviable reputa
ton for strictly first class work. far superior
to any that is turned out elsewhere. And it
is well to remark right here that it is
necessary to have an extra grade of work
manship on all vehicles to be used
in this altitude. because of the dry
ness Of the atmosphere and the con-
sequent liability of the woodwork to shrink
and spoil. Our people have tried Eastern
work and they have learned from bitter
experience that it doesn't pay. There
fore they buy the best grade of carriages
manufactured right here, which are sold
with a guarantee of the manufacturers.
Superintendent Richardson, Of the
Cheyenne Carriage works, uses nothing
but the best material of all kinds in the
manufacture of his vehicles, the best sea-
soned wood, the finest leather and steel
and the best of imported cloths. The
company has recently largely reduced the
prices OF all wagons and carriages now on
hand, and now is the time to purchase
frst-class vehicles at low prices. There
are on exhibition and for sale in the store
rooms of the factory top buggies, phae-
tons, Surveys, carts, ranch b~uggies, road
wagons, the Whitney buckboards, two
seat Concord wagons, etc. all of which are
offered at reduced prices.
, 1886-08-07
The Butter Bill.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Senator Mil
Ter says the notion that the oleomargarine
bill was emasculated in the senate, or
materially changed in any way, is untrue.
While the farmers had fixed upon a S per
cent tax and while he worked to secure
1t, still the rate of tax was not the import
ant feature OF the bill. The evil sought
to be cured was the practice of putting on
the market, under the guise Of butter, a
variety of fraudulent limitations The
machinery devised to prevent this, Sena-
tor Miller says, is retained in all its vigor
in the bill as it became a law.
, 1886-08-07

The English entertain so constantly
that they do not attempt to stay at home
to receive their company. They would
have no other occupation of an afternoon
if they did. No one, therefore, expects
the ceremonies of welcome or feels him
self neglected at their absence. The
queen was out driving eve when Gen.
Grant arrived at Windsor, and he did
not see his royal hostess till he went in
to dinner.-Adam Badeau's Letter.
, 1886-08-07

CHICAGO. Aug. G.-Cattle-Receipts
1880; market active and a shade higher;
shipping steers, $500 800 pounds, SO. 70
(65l0. stocxers and feeders, 81. 1908 so;
through Texas cattle strong; grass bulls,
ST. 092 rs; cows, s.. 20(d2 60; steers,
3 .0093 90; 1913 Wyoming. 1000
pounds, 1926.
Sheep-Receipts, 800; market steady
and strong; natives, 81. 00(94. 90; West
ern 81. 50d3 co; Texans, g.. 100000;
lambs, 40O(d5 25.
, 1886-08-07

Send 81 for two handsomely made boys
shirt waists. former price 81. so; other
grades proportionately reduced. We have
the largest stock OF Turkish towels in
Colorado. Handsome mes for 25c, for
mer price sic. Extra large, extra fine
and beautiful towels SOC, sold everywhere
for 81. When you want dry goods write
to us for prices. We guarantee ~salisfac-
ton or refund your money. NJ. j. Nc
Namara & Co., Denver. Col.
, 1886-08-07

In the matter of the estate of Charles Il.
Gambler. deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all creditors
and others interested in the estate OF
Charles i. Gambler, deceased, that final
settlement of the affairs and accounts OF
said estate will be made in the Probate
Court of Laramie county, Wyoming Ter.
ritory, on Monday, October IL, 1886, in
the city of Cheyenne, county aforesaid.
JOHN w. COLLINS,
Administrator.
, 1886-08-07

BosToN, Aug, 6.-Boston 4, Detroits 8.
PHILADELpHIA, Aug. g. Philadel
phia 3, St. Louis 0.
NEW York, Aug. 6-New York 3,
Kansas City A..
WASHINGTON, Aug. Chicago II.
Washington O..
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6.--St Louis 10, Ath-
letics .
, 1886-08-07
Died Without n Struggle

GALLATIN. Mo-. Aug. 6.-John f.
Smith was hanged here to-day for muir
der. He assembled the scatfold with a
firm step aud made a short speech in
which he protested complete innocence of
the crime. His neck was broken and he
died without a struggle.
, 1886-08-07

will sell on my premises, ten miles
south of Columbus, Neb., at private sale,
one hundred and fifty head Of thorough
bred and high grade cattle, or twenty FIVE
head of young bulls, four years of breed
ing to one OF the Dukes OF Waterloo.
j. r. KINNoN,
Rising City, Butler County,
Nebraska.
, 1886-08-07
Gone With the Circus.

DECATUR, ILL.,, Aug. Esquire Dan
ley, of Mantle, came to Decatur to-day
in search of his daughter, Elithe Donley,
aged 10, who is m%ysteriously missing.
The girl came here yesterday to see Bar
nuns show and failed to 20 back home.
1t is believed that she has run off with
the show or a stranger.
, 1886-08-07
One of the Finest" in Trouble.

CHICAGO. Aug. 6-This morning early,
as car No. 24S of the Halstead street line
was passing the corner of Adams and
Halstead streets, it was hailed by Police.
man James Plunkett. As he stepped
noticed that he was in a maudl,n state OF
McMullen. made an effort to steady the
fellow, when he was set upon by the po-
liceman; They grappled and fell off the
Car; The officer whipped out his locust
and dealt McMullen two powerful blows
across the face, cutting it and causing it
the blood to flow copiously. Come along
to the box" said the officer, this time
coming down on McMullen's head with
a blow that felled him 10 the ground in
sensible.
The officer called upon him to walk to
the box, and the conductor failing to com
ply with what the policeman thought
sufficient a%lacrity the latter drew his re.
%volver. He made an effort to discharge
the weapon in the PROSTATE mans face,
but was thwarted by a well directed blow
from one of the bystanders. The pistol
flew out of his hand and was taken pos
session of by one of the car passengers.
He finally dragged his victim to the box
and lung up a wagon from the Desplaines
street police station. While waiting for
its arrival, the drunken policeman fell
asleep and the conductor was helped back
into his car and went ahead on its trip.
Barely had the car started when the wag-
on pulled up to the box and found Plum
kett PROSTATE in the gutter, He was
lifted into the wagon and bundled off to
the station. Complaint was made against
him and Capt. Ward suspended him. 1t
is said that the company will bring suit
against him.
, 1886-08-07
CITY TAXES 1886.
OFFICE OF CITY MARSHAL
AND E0IIrCrnR

OF VIII
AND COLLECTOR,
Cheyenne, Wyo., July "a, 1856.
The tax roll Of the city Of Cheyenne,
Wyo., for the yenr 1886, has been placed
in my hands for collection, together with
all delinquent taxes of past years, which
are now due and payable to me in my
Office at the City hall. All persons and
corporations owing taxes to said city are
required by ordinance to promptly pay
the same. AT thirty days from this date
the collector is authorized and required to
enforce the payment of all unpaid taxes
by levy and sale of goods and property.
All taxpayers will save the cost of levy,
advertising and sale of their personal and
real property by promptly paying up on
time. w. X. ScHNITGER,
City Marshal and Collector.
, 1886-08-07
Dissolution Notice.

The partnership heretofore existing
under the firm nam of Ruschenberg 4
Fay has this day been dissolved by mutual
consent. H. p. Button has purchased
MIR. Fay's interest in the firm. Ruschen-
berg & Button will settle all outstanding
accounts. LEO RUscHENBERG,
VIM d. FAY.
III. u. BURTON.
, 1886-08-07
Notice to sewer Taxpayers.

Nekice to Sewer Taxpayers.
You are hereby notified that the tax
list for special improvements (sewer)
along Warren avenue and Eddy street,
has this day been placed in my hands for
collection. The law requires payment of
the same within 80 days from date of
this notice. If not paid within the time
above described, said tax will be de.
clared delinquent and 10 per cent added
thereto, and cost of sale of property, if
necessary to enforce payment.
Very respectfully,
WIN r. ScHNITGER.
City Marshal aud Collector.
Cheyenne, Wyo., July 81, 1886.