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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-03-18

A fair house greeted John Thompson
last Saturday night at Jobe's Opera
House. John Thompson is the best
comedian on the road, and the play,
AROUND the World" cannot be sur
passed. Those who failed to see John
Thompson missed more than they
will ever know.
Col, Thos, Z. Matson and family
came down yesterday from Cranberry
and are now occupying the splendid
residence Of Prof. N. G. T. Love.
Coh Matson has been of great benift
to Johnson City, and now that he has
become a permanent citizen, his in
terest will no doubt increase.
Corn planting time will soon be
here and every farmer should have
one Of those Farmer Friend Corn
Planters" one or two horse, with OF
without Fertilizer attachment. Send
in your order to Jonn S. Thomas or
Henry Lyle, Johnson City, Tennessee,
The best Planter in the market and
the cheapest.
The eight annual convention of the
Y. M, G. A. OF East Tennessee will be
held in the Methodist Church, Bristol
Tenn, beginning Friday evening
March 10th, and continuing over Sun.
day. Messrs. ]. w. Crumley and w
w. Faw, were elected as delegates te
represent the Association at this
place.
"wbat'g tA2 qtts, 3r -.%" you are not
looking well. 80 Notuynr only slight
cold" LID two Jays "a uer the above con-
yersatiolI 81 t.&svlly sick with pneu-
monia. Had hoat first taken dose of
SMITHS BILE BEANS Il beanl he
would have beer surely cured without
harm. A cold Is congestion; BILE
| OEtANp W liz IEll6NS d COlu uulCkeI
than any other remedy, as it relieves the
congested part ct once. For sale by all
medicine dealers. Price, 25c. per bottle
The City Drug Store is now one O
the incest stores in town. DR.. Sim
mons has displayed splendid taste il
the arrangement. If the weathe,
stays this warm DR.. will commence
making soda water. He says he can
not be beat at making this delicious
beverage. He has rubbed up hi
fountain until it is as bright as a nev
dollar. When you want a refreshing
drink cali ON Curt.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-03-18

NOTICE, to Local Advertisers.
All local advertisements will be pub
lished until ordered discontinued,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-03-18
5000 German Carp

for sale. Apply to N. G. HYDER,
Hyder, Carter Co. Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-03-18

Call InlS morning.
The East Tennessee Sunday school
convention will be held this year in
the NJ. E. Church South, at Morris
town, May Goth and Dist.
Miss Olive Martin, has returned
from Florida, and is stopping for a
few days with Mrs. R. j. Rankin, on
her way home, in Wisconsin.
A protracted meeting has been 60
ing on at Whites Church, at DEFAULTS
Ford for the past week or two. Over
forty conversions up to this time.
Have your election
tickets printed at this
office.
We will be able to give our readers
something definite next week about
the Bank. We understand it will be
opened here in less than sixty days.
1t was reported on our streets this
week that Mrs. J, G. Hardin was very
low. We have not heard from her to-
day; but trust she will soon recover.
Promised oranges.-With compli-
ments of the young ladies, the finest
cake OF the season. Capt. did you
find the salt? For particulars call on
the mail smasher.
Rev. w. R. Barnett, of Jonesboro,
and Rev. Mr.. Price, editor of the Hol-
ston Methodist made THE COMET Of
fee short but pleasant call Thurs
day.
Mr.. Geo. w. Willett, OF .Jonesboro,
Sheriff of Washington county, made
this office a pleasant call Monday.
Mr., Willet informs us that he will be
q candidate for reelection.
The Pink Tea Party, by the ladies
of the Presbyterian church, last even
ing at Jobes Hall was we'll attended
and $56.5S realized
Sheriff Cunning, Of Sullivan coun-
ty, was in the city yesterday, and
made THE COMET office a short call.
He is a candidate for reelection.
Two of Johnson City's most pop
ular society ladies made THE COMET
Office q pleasant call Tuesday, but
made us promise not to put their
names in print.
We are informed S. S. Crumley will
marry as soon as the weather settles
and the price Of paragoric deprecia-
ates that is Paragoricably speaking.
We publish in another column the
financial report of the Board Of Mayor
: and Aldermen for the past year. Be
sure and read it, it is important to ev-
cry citizen.
The colored Odd Fellows of this
place and Bristol had a celebration
here Tuesdly, A large number of del
egates from Bristol were in attend
ance. The march was quite credit.
able.
The race for Mayor and Aldermen
is becoming quite exciting, There
are several tickets out, and will prob
ably be more before the election. The
race for Mayor has about narrowed
down to Col Yocum and w. A. Dick
inson.
. Messrs. Jno, G. Campbell and j. f
Crumley, Of the "Trade Palace lef
( Monday night for New York. They
e say they will bring back the best stool
OF goods ever seen in Johnson City
Mr. Crumley viii come back via Nj
. agara Falls and Cincinnati.
Ladies, have you four cents, ii
a stamps, you would like to invest2
!, so, send them to the R. II. Mcdonald
Drug CO., 52S to $50 Washington St
New York, for two copies of thei
:, beautiful Ladies' Book We hav
. had a copy and can speak highly O
it.
Mr. G. K. Lide. the nnnnlar IN,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-03-18

10. Lotspiech was in town Tues
day.
Head Quarters on Flows at
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-18
Justice Never Sleeps.

On opening the meeting of the Lime
Kiln Club, Brother Gardner stated that
he was in receipt of letter from Doni-
Gan, ILL.,, stating that colored man
lately visited that place, and by claim
ing to be the Hon. Sir Isaac Walpoie,
and showing q wen on top OF his head
caused by blow from o broomstick,
deceived the people into believing that
he was the genuine Sir Isaac. He was
in7ited to visit the museum attached to
the Colored Hall of Freedom, and took
advantage of the occasion to steal and
carry away with him the skull of
Achilles, halter prepared to hang an
Indiana Congressman, but never used,
and railroad sandwich prepared thir-
ty-two years ago and still in prime con-
dition
The base impostor was followed, ar
rested and given fifty lashes on the
bare back, and he was crossing the State
line into Wisconsin at the rate of fifteen
miles an hour when last seen.
"Dis am another proof, said the
President, as he removed and rubbed
his glasses, ''dat Justice nebber sleeps.
She may not git up an rip an tear an
frow dust, but she keeps mOvin' right
along all de time, an bime-by she
reaches out her paw an rakes in all de
pot. De man who steals my hens while
l slumber may git out of de alley unseen
an unheard, but Justice at once picks
up his trail and follers it. He may re-
move to Toledo-iine de church
change his name, or seek IN var'us
other ways to frow Justice off dc scent,
but he nebber succeeds. She follers
him night an day, steppin' as soft as a
cat. She am behind him when he goes
down to play pohcy-she sots on de
head bod when he sleeps at night.
Some day, when dat air chap feels puffed
up an proud, an am gwine around wild
his hat on his ear, Justice makes a grab
for him an he am goner. "-Detr0~
| Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-18
The Mexican Dog.

Every Mexican owns at least one Chi
huahua chiquita dog. They are beauti-
full little creatures, and of two varieties
one with long, silky hair, the other
with O short, smooth coat, that is soft as
velvet to the touch. have seen full
grown specimens that weighed a trife
over pound, and young puppies about
the size of field-mica They have large,
expressive, eyes and the best of disposi
tions. 4 fashionable Philadelphia lady
with one of these diminutive creatures
as her companion on promenade down
Chestnut street would attract as much
first introduction to the chihuahua CHI
quita was in Presidio del Norte, Texas,
a little town on the banks of the Rio
Grande. l reached there Late in the
afternoon, with a letter of introduction
to the principal merchant, an American
named Russell. He received me very
cordially and gave me the keys to his
corral and feed-bo
'sPut up your horse" he said, ''but
look out for the dog. I'd send one of
the Mexicans around, but they're all
busy now"
was bitten by dog once, and have
a wholesome respect for the smallest
and most iuoffensive of the race. As
led my horse around to the corral gate,
examined my six-shooter to see II It
was properly Loaded, and when en-
tered the enclosure my trepldation was
not diminished when / saw staring me
in the face an enormous sign with the
legend. ''Beware of the dogs painted
on 1t in great black characters. A cold
perspiration began to ooze from every
pore of my body; and if the sombrero
that wore hadn't been so heavy, ! be-
lieve that my rising hair would have
lifted it off my head. walked on the
lee side of my horse, my cooked six-
shooter In my hand, with every sense
alert to warn me of the approach of the
ferocious monster who was no doubt
sleeping in one corner of the corral.
With trem bling fingers | unsaddled my
horse, and my knees knocked together
as measured out his feed. 30 far |
had escaped the notice of the dog; and
was backing toward the corral gate,
inwardly congratulating myself on my
fortunate escape, when l heard yelp-
| ing bark, about as loud as the chirp OF
! On English sparrow, and ono OF these
chihuahua chiquitas came bounding
across the yard, making leaps that
| measured at least six inches In length.
He looked SO ridiculous that burst out
laughing, whereat he stopped barking
and began to wag his liliputian tail and
frisk about like rat. / learned after
ward that he was the only canine about
the place; and his owner has the repu-
! tation all along the frontier of being
confirmed practical Joker.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-18
ADVICE I'm BROKEN ENGLISH.
The German Barber Speaks 70 IN Inquir-
ing lIother rs to the TrnIning OF
IL
GFrom the n Y Sun.1


81 chonst hat funny ding habhen,"
said the German barber; "a laty choost
asked me vot should she do to pc sure
her daughter should grow q goot und
nople voomans up. In such wicked
city, she could not tell vot might hah-
ben. She sayt she locked ber daugh-
der indoors und allowed to come py der
house no young chendlemans at all
81 told her 'Uf you are going to lock
dot young voomans up to keep her from
der wicked city away, / know only uf
dwo blaces-keeb her In a Herring's
safe or bickle her in alcohol knew
Young laty in Third affenoo vich vas
quite lifely, und her barents kebt her
der bedroom inside all der dino. Won
day she got mad, proke der door ovid,
chucked der olt man der cellar stairs
down, und deglared she vos poss uf der
house. Und SO she vos.
"Sho had muscles on her like der
pillows on a bed. She got
her grade strength Py flirting
waiting first her handkerchief, negst der
pedquilts, und finally whole preadths af
| garbet at der handsome railrote fellows
as flew, like sexty, der dracks along.
''But dot lady assured l could I'm
agine wot Grade resbonsipility Ger
dain class uf daughters must poen. l
dolt her uf der monkey barper's exberl-
ence. He found dot Won uf his dwo
hundert sveethearts pos gidding Cruel
Treatment py her barcnts alretty, und
so he wrote to her offering to fly NIT her
if she could wait till der negst Satur-
day night, when he should get his wages
to fly nit inshtead uf Walking. He ar
ranged dot she should CLIMB OVID from
her shkylighd und drop der shkylighd
uf his house down, pegst door alongsite.
He vos yaiding In his garret all der
While, und presently comes in der dark
ness soft and chenille footshteps, und
he trows arount his arms like drue luf-
fer empracing q sweetheart. Unfortun'
ately it vos his girls father
"'Don't got ssSiIlS,,saf oxcited, sayt
der olt chent; it's al rigid. am In
der chob, und my daughder comes in
von minute along. Hearing dot you in.
tended to fly NIT my daughter away,
haf come to gif you hundert dollar al.
retty, so you shall fly in shtyle All
ask is dot you marry der girl. Uf yor
can to such oxdrepe as dot go, you car
on me gall for hundert dollar 8 month
so long yot you lh.' Now choost loot
at der kind uf teller my assisdant Is
So soon he heard dot ne raised der oil
man for feefty tollor a week, upd yen b,
don't got 1t, py ehinany, he wrode II
der young lady dot she might fly mi
|, ! herseIluf away.
"'But, madam, ] aayt to der Qlt lady
4 am o farder alretty, und half seen
; goot many girls growing up. Der pest
yons are dose Vich haf der mosd liberty
accombanied Ply habby home, goo'
draining. und natural shtock uf mod
: E esty und prains. Won ding you can be-
! your boots, sayt, pf young lat
ain'd sure uf herselluf nopody can pee
, sure for her,"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-18

sort Of short pet nane-I will make
you present OF this little knife if YOU
will let me show you how to take care
of your nails. You deserve the knife,
anyway, after letting me dig after the
silver as did, and not complaining one
word. Here's the knife, and you are q
brave girl, Lou, and we will see what
pretty hands you'll have before school
closes.p
She put the knife in the girls hand,
and went out and rang the bell
The boys had heard of the injured
hand, and the teachers courage and
kindness. They paid no attention to
Tilury, for she had always been remark
able for her "grit," as they called IT, no
one expected anything else of her; bu
they had talked ovey the new teacher
with great interest.
"Goshl amt she got pretty dimples
yIlsn.!a. when she laugIsa ut thssa sal, JET Es.heF
s'she's the ass'are now t. gver
cum into this degIiio', anyhowlv re-
marked Chet by ~sy Of affirmation.
rShe's blamed 1eetle morsel to be
around among all US big fellers,D Bill
odlAl lSllSAuS oVhu w naLo lllC 61LSfG
she had touched, ''but I'll tell ye what
tits, boys ,ef airy boy lifts his finger to
bother her this winter, I'll jes' natehuly
mash his frame fur i'm" And as the
bell tapped Bill whirled slowly about
and slouched away into the school-room.
The boys glanced at each other with
mods and winks and nudging of elbows,
but they were accustomed to Blu
Fishers leadership and they. followed
him into school.
l think my story Is about told. There
we're days of bitter cold; days Of weari-
ness and small yexations and discomt
forts; but there we're also days Of sum
shine, Of good lessons, Of merry rides,
and jolly spelling schools, to which the
young folks for miles around came,
packing the school-house to its utmost
limit,
Miss Grey never knew what a load Of
defiant shame and bitterness she lifted
from the hearts of those three great boys
that morning by the stove when she
touched the despised blue -and-White
frocking, and told them that she had
helped weave just such, aud had liked
to do It. They had been mortified by
the old-fashioned garments, and bad
hated them with impotent hatred, but
one touch bad changed all this, and no
longer feeling themselves the clowns of
tho school, they developed genuine traits
Of manhood, Of which 20 one bad eEas
dreamed them possessed.
The school was success, and shortly
after Its close as Deacon Whipum met
Mrs. Fisher in the road one day, be said,
with q comical tvitGhing about the
ups:
'"I guess the little school-merm
licked 'em right down tot, didn't she,
Mis- Fisher7"
swell, Ivagsi" Mrs. Fisher said, with
loud laugh, cpl hev to give in beat
this time. l dunno what she done, but
you wouldn't no more know my boys
than you would Tilury Kent, fur the
same critters that they wus six months
ago. She done it somehow, an she
KEEP good school, I'll hev to own to
that, but Inever hearn as she licked one
on EN-"
81 tell ye,s the deacon said with a
serious face, ''it's all in jes' understand
In human nature. On, Rringtn' odt .1e tho
best there is i,4 'e1a, tole ye the Lee'Ne
20 she was"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-18
YOUR COMING.

know not, love, how first you found me.
What instinct led you here
Iknow the world has changed around me
Since once you came so near.
yield thousand claims to nour1sh this,
At last the dearest hope, the nearest tie;
And looking but to you for happiness,
Happy am L
How lightly passed the maiden leisure
That youth and freedom chose,
The careless days Of peace and pleasure,
The nights OF pure reposel
So swift touch could see the tune amissI
So brief a shadow blot the morning sky!
Yet, II the heart be made for happiness,
Happy am I.
Oh, love. your coming taught mo trouble,
Your parting taught me pain;
Ny breath grew quick, my blood ran double
II leaped in every voin.
Yet, an! hns Time outdoue tho lovers kiss
The look-the burning look-tho low reply
II these DO all be holds Of happiness,
Happy Gn L
You lend TO earth vague emotion;
My self stranger seems;
Your glance is mixed with sky and ocean,
Your voice is heard in dreams.
Tho good 1 choose is weighed with that
miss,
My idest laughter mated with q sigh,
Aud moving only in your happiness,
Happy am /.
DORA REED GooDALE.
-(fdrper's Magazine.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-18
TWO FUNNY OIL FIELDS.
Wells Dug with Pick and shOvei-Three
Barrels of Water TO One of Oil.

A letter from Oiean, N. Y, says:-
There are two oil fields in the middle
of the petroleum district that are never
heard of in the annals of the trade, but
there are none more curious. One yields
q product which is called the coil of
Joy,p after 7. G. JOY, who discovered
the territory. The other field is called
the Grasshopper Field, because of the re-
semblance of the light and primitive
walking beams that pump the oil from
the sand to lot of huge grasshoppers
The Grasshopper field is between
Pleasantville and Titusville. Before
the Bradford field was developed some
operators drilled a mile or two in this
fne dTiu Struck Z 30 - s'tiT '-lis5 Is, =.
blue as indigo, about twenty feet below
the surface. This was drilled through,
and showing of heavy oil found. The
well was soon abandoned. Some years
afterward the owner of the property dug
a well with pick and shovel down
through the bed of blue clay. In under
that clay was found rich lubricating
oil sand. The oil taken from the sand
wells are curbed with hemlock planks,
anu Iue Oh is puulpGu ny Iuo bill PACos
kind of sucker-rod. AS soon as the oil
was found to be so valuable wells were
dug in this district in great numbers.
The deepest one is only fifty feet in
depth. The oil now commands $40
barrel at the wells, and is all taken by
the Vacuum Oil Company of Rochester.
The yield is about one barrel day per
we'll This oil will not CONCEAL in the
lowest temperature, and is q patural
lubricator, needing no treatment before
using.
The OIL Of Joy territory is near Grand
Valley. The oil Is found in parallel
belts mile long, and nowhere more
than 500 feet wide. There is strip of
dry territory an eighth of mile wide
between these belts, of which there are
three The oil lies at depth of from
40 to 150 feet The sand is rs feet in
thickness. The wells are pumped every
hour In the day and every day in the
week, because of the unusual accumula-
ton of water A popularity of the
water is that while in all the region off
the oil belts tho water is very hard, the
water from the wells Is extremely soft
and cold. Three barrels of water are
pumped with every barrel of oil that is
obtained. Tho oil Is peculiarly fine
Illuminating oil, and Is all purchased by
the Acme Company at q price several
cents higher than tho regular market
rate
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-18
inexpensive House Dresses.

Cashmere will remain in favor for
house dresses, says the Bazar, as it may
by worn in this climate at almost all
seasons of the year; hence the shelves
of the retail shops are filled with large
importations of all the old faYorite COL
ors and with some new spring shades
Lavender, heGotrope, pansy, and violet
shades are in great quantities; blue ot
brighter hues is seen, also the clear
china blue, the gray-blue, and dull
India blue; grays in pale tints and
light almnnd-colors are largely imported,
and there are many of the green and
olive shades that have Of late been so
fashionable in Paris Ten yards are
bought for q dress, with enough velvet
of a darker shade for a plastron vest
and collar. or else watered silk Is chosen
instead of tho velvet, and is used as
pointed revers from throat to bust, with
a plastron between, while the space
below is laced together. Two or three
wide pleats of watered silk VIII give
the skirt pretty side panel, ana the
remainder may have long pleated
apron and straight side breadths. II
the fan-pleated apron Is preferred, the
silk should be pleated down the middle
from belt to foot, and there should be a
breadth of the silk gathered in the
back of the skirt, with half breadth
of cashmere on each side OF It. inns
will make full straight drapery, as all
back drapery is now held In very mar
row space. A watered sash may trim
one side instead of pleated panel. A
lavender cashmere with pansy colored
velvet, or dark blue with watered SILK
of the same shade, or one OF the new
green or red cashmeres with biacG
watered silk, will be found a pretty and
becoming dress for home, and II made
at home will cost very little money.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-18
Her Ig Sisters Beau.

You are my sisters new beau, are you,
The one she caught at the bauf
/ heard her telling mamma so, :,
Just as came through the hail.
She says you are awfully stupid,
And you cannot dance at all;
It's lust because you're rich, guess,
Made you the "catchn at the ball
An. she says that when you are marriou
Shell teach you thing or. two;
don't think I'd be taught by girl
If were man like you.
What Not going already, are youf
J ck never hurried off 50;
Sister will be down in a minute,
Ana DO real angry, | know. ,,,.
-.1tIdnta Constitution
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-18

POISONED. "A family in Cambridge,
Mass. have had their house overhauled
several times to discover q cause for the
nausea and sleeplessness with which
they had been affected. Arsenic dust
from the friezes with which the rooms
were decorated has been discovered by @
chemist to have been the cause. -.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-18

LOOK OUT.-Country Postmasters may
learn a valuable lesson from the exper-
fence of the Postmaster at ConnersviIle,
Ind, who entertained robber who pro-
sented himself in the guise of Post
Office Inspector, learned the combina-
ton of the safe, and stole $500 from 1t
on the following night. Since It worked
so we'll in Connersville other Postmasters
may expect similar visitors. and should
be prepared not only to prevent the rob-
berry but to cause the arrest of the robber.
- CHScd10 Ne2oS