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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-12-20
This MAY be True,

From now on until Christmas is the
time Of the year that tests the Chris
tian fOrtitude of the husband. II he
goes home and finds no dinner ready,
if the neCk-b band of his shirt saws into
his epidermis, if he finds several par
tally worn suits missing, If he gets lit
tie bills from this and that merchant
for frills that he never wears, if his
wife greets him in q hoarse whisper
and wonders how he can be SO pet
ulant, if the grocery bills double, if his
wife comes wandering in about bed
time all tired, if the children's clothes
seem to have been blizzarded, if he is
kept in ignorance of certain mysteri-
Qua goings on in his home he must
not complain. He must look happy
if he isn't He must be contented.
He need ask no questions. lie has
only to read the paper. He will see
that the church fairs have started.
Still another clue has been found re
garding the whereabouts of the mys-
terious murderer Tascott. Thomas
McCaffrey, a hostler Of Chicago, states
that about February % he and young
friend named Hays wanted to enlist in
the United States army. While they
were at the recruiting Office in Phila.
Gelphia iashionably dressed young
man came in and offered himself
McCaffrey and were rejected after ex.
animation, hut the well-drpssed young
man was accepted, As he put on the
blue uniform he good-naturedly cast
The trousers he had been wearing over
to McCaffrey. The new recruit was
shipped off to Jefferson Barracks, St
Louis, and thence to a fort in Wash.
lhgton Territory The name that he
enlisted under was Henry SchIenze,
but McCailrey noted his appearance
well and from what he has since
learned he is sure that Schlenze is
William B. Tascott, the murderer Of
Mr.. Smell. Friday night he called up.
on A. J. S one, Mr.. SHELLS son.in-law,
and told him what he knew. Mr..
Stone signed a contract promising to
give McCraffey the$50, ,000reward if his
information led to Taecott's capture.
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, made mis-
erabe by that terrible cough. Shi
loh's Cure is the Remedy for you.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-12-20

"neh Baby was sick, we gave her Castosia
"hen she was Child, she cried for castoria
"nen ahe became Miss, she chung to Castoria
"nen she had Children, she gave them csstoris.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-12-20

SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, made mis-.
erahle by that terrible cough. Shi
loh's Cure is the Remedy for you
For sale by Mcfarland.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-12-20

WILL YOU SUFFER with Dyspep
sia and Liver Complain? Shiloh's
Vitalizer is guaranteed to cure you
For sale by NJ A. Mcfarland.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
HoAR FRosrs.
BY STANLEY WATERLOO.

Hoar frosts have come again; the suns ray $
 smite
 Each morn, and burn away a dust of white That lies on erything The frost has done It's ripening work; the ruffed grouse has be-
 gun
 To feed on thorn apples, the turkeys found Rich banquets under beech leaves on the
 ground;
 The husks of hic kory nuts are opening wide And nuts are falling upon every side, Perched in the hickory's top, and impudent, Is the red squirrel, restlessly content And chirring. chattering, leering, as his mood May turn. The small Thersites of the wood Finds with the time for labor time for play And, busy little braggart, through the day Boasts of his boarding to the lettering birds, Then tolls a half hour to make good his words, And rests again and gibbers till he's reeled on to his taste some scandal of the field: Tells how Miss Mink has lost her pretty tail Through disregard for traps and taste for
 quail,
 And dare not meet young Martin, her adored How Mrs. Muskrat quarTels with her lord How Mrs. Ohipmunk' sbuckwheat cellars full, And how her slee ping room is lined with wool, Though Mir. Chipmunk died in early spring And hard her lot was thought to be, poor
 thing:
 'still, if young Billy Gopher wants to call It Is nobody's business, after alp Hoar frosts have come again, the frosts of fall.
 -Chica0o Tribune.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

The Chicago opera house manage. ment have just published their annual statement of business, ending Septem- Der 2d, showing the average receipts for fifty-two consecutive weeks to have been s7,30S.47. This, 1t is claimed, is the largest showing ever made hy any theatre in the United States for such . continuous period {; and the receipts will compare fAvora- bly, with those of the leading theatres in Paris or London. The Chicago opera-house has secured . following such as no other theatre has ever se- cured In the city of Chicago, largely by reason of its high class of attrac- tions, the ability of its management and the absolute safety of the theatre. It is the only fre- proof theatre in the west, and its patrons can have per- feet confidence that no accident by fire could possibly jeopardize the life of single human being.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
All He Had.
Exchange.

A person more impecunious and at the same time more good natured than Charles Mathews, the actor, it would be hard to find, even in the ranks of Bohemians. "He never had any thing" {" as lady once said of similar charac- ter, "and yet he was always willing to share it."
 At the height of his financial troub- les Mathews one day saw a girl, in his employ, crying bitterly, and appar- ently in great pain. Nothing could dash Mathews spirits, and approach ing her, he said with cheerfulness
 "What's the matter2 what's the matter, my poor girl?"
 "Oh, Pm in such pain 1" sobbed the girl. "I have such & dreadful tooth- ache"
 "Toothache? Poor thing Pm sor- ry. Pll let you off work to-day. Go and have the tooth out"
 "I can't, MT. Mathews"
 "Can'tl Why not7"
 "I can't afford 1t, she sobbed.
 "Can't afford it! Nonsense Run round the corner to St. Martins Lane, and you'll find place where they'll pull it for shilling"
 "But haven't got shilliDgw
 "Not got shilling 1" he replied at once. "Neither have I. But come into my room here, and I'll take your tooth out myself!"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
A Tremendous Sensation

would have been created one hundred years ago by the sight of one of our modern express trains whizzing along at the rate of sixty miles an hour Just think how our grandfather would have stared at such 6 spectacle It takes good deal to sstonish people nowadays, but some of the marvellous cures of consumption, wrought by Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery have created widespread amazement. Consumption is at last acknowledged curable. The "Golden Medical Dis covery" is the only known remedy for 1t. If taken at the right time which, bear in mind, is not when the lungs are nearly goDe--it will go right to the seat of the disease and accom- plish its work as nothing else in the world can.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
A Lucky RdisOs. ST. Iyouis AfAmAnine.

Hoffman, ot the Neillsvlllo rrsss, ia ono of the lucky editors.
 Where other editors have to hunt for riches, riches como so aim. Every. thing he touches turns to money. Subscribers never heat him. He goes into branches of busiiiess that e:Asss fail In, and he makes money.
 For years there had not been \ death in Jackson county, but Hoffman start. cd tombstone factory there at Black River Falls, and now you can hardly pick up a paper without sccing a no- tice that somebody has died.
 Other editors have to go and hunt for items, but Items come to him.
 The other day Hoffman was sitting in his office trying to think of some. thing to write to all his column. He did not know what to do, and as he sat with his head buried In his hands . man named Lemon came In and said he was going to commit suicide, and would take it as . speo,a. sa4o. l. Hoffman would lot him de there, and write the affair up.
 Hoffman grasped the man hy the hand and told him to sit down and take the poison.
 The man did as directed, and in a short time Holman hal on his hands tine siokest man in the county. He cent tor several doctors, but they couldn't save the man, and he died, The doctors will present the blll to Hoffman. Some men ara hnrn lnokv But sometimes luck does not pay.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

House by coupe is $l. That is the figure established by ordinance, and is very liberal. When s coupe sat me down at the hotel a month ago the driver demanded s2. I kicked. He talked in a loud voice in order to gather crowd and make me feel ashamed, but refused to come down. He dropped to twelve shillings, but it was no go. He threatened personal violence, and had him arrested. In fning him $4 his honor gave him a lecture he will never forget, and then turned to me and said:
 "You deserve medal for kicking. In this fellows case at least, you will have prevented him from swindling others. Had you allowed him to swindle you he would have been on the alert to make other victims"
 Coming out of Philadelphia by night, @ passenger came to me and said he would take it as great favor if I would exchange my lower berth for his upper, he having his wife along.
 "When did you secure your berth?" I asked.
 "This noon."
 "And to be sure of mine I had to secure it two days ago."
 "Yes, but you see forgot"
 "Forgot. A man who knew he was to go at 8 certain date, and that he must take sleeper, forget? cannot exchange with you"
 I know he thought me boorish, but had I exchanged he would have trusted to luck next time, thinking to meet some good. hearted fellow and perhaps have got no berth at all. My refusal sngered him, but it made him realize future responsibility.
 The city ordinance says that nc horse shall be left unhitched on the street. am careful to observe that ordinance, no matter what the bother Another is not. His unhitched rig walks into mine and takes weeel off I demand pay, and he is astonished that he should be held liable for what he calls an accident" He calls me all sorts of hard names, but from thii on he will hitch his horse securely.
 The ordinance specifies that alleys shall be kept clean. go to trouble and expense to keep up that ordinance My neighbor dumps his garbage ir the alley and notify the sanitary police and he is fined. It is a great shock to him that he can't break the ordinance at will and offend the nos. trils of a whole neighborhood. He calls me a crank, and 8 mean man never dreaming that all the trouble came from his own selfishness and disregard of law and right.-DetroiI Free Press
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
A Cheap Pair of Pictures.

For 40c we will mail, post paid, to any address, the splendid colored en- cravings, the "Arkanssw Traveller" and "The Turn of the Tune;;s siso, without extra charge, the original story of the "Arkansaw Traveller as told by Coi. Sandy Faulkner, and the music of the "Arkansew Traveller" arranged for the piano. The pictures are gotten up in the highest style of art and possessing such historical interest they should have . place in every household. Postage stamps taken. Address Read 4 Bsn- ham, 2ee Dearborn-st., Chicago, Ill.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

Mir. Wiggins (readiDg)-"At a re- cent national congress in India ali the speeches and proceedings were in Eng fish. There were gathered at Madras seven hundred delegates from all parts of India, Afghanistan. Nepaul and Scinde. They spoke nine different languages, and the English was the only mediam through which the pro- ceedipgs could be satisfactorily con- ducted. Isn't that remarkabIe7"
 Mrs. Wiggins-"Why, no.' It's easy enough 10 talk English. It's the other languages that bother . body.--PAila- delphfG Record.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

"So Johnson has gone wrong, too,' said the assistant cashier to the treas urer, the morning after the cashier had disappeared.
 AGone wrong '" replied the treasurer in disgust. "I should say he had gone wrong. The idea of trying to go to California when Canada is only ten hours' ride away. Why, could have told him beforehand that he'd be nabbed !"- NomeyvfzIe Journal.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
Had Been Worried Eighteen Years

"Had Been Worried Eighteen Years.
 It should have read "married," ," but the proof reader observed that it amounted to about the same thing, and 80 did not draw his blue rencil through the error. Unfortunately, there was considerable truth in his observation. Thousands of husbands are constantly worried almost to de- spair by the i'll health that affiicts their wives, and often robs life of com- fort and happiness. There is but one safe and sure way 10 change all this for the better. The ladies should use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
From PlmpIes to Scfofula curad.

CuTfcpkA. the great skin cure, and t,uYtcun. S2.s; g,spss:%a % from @ i ss,.snsily .ad ov!,ous4 q positive care for every term of skin and kinS disease from pImpies to sarofuiA
 Sold svefywhsrs. Prics, CyrfcunA. 70 esats roTrkn DAus AND cnkmtnAt Uo.. Boston Msss
 1%eend for How ta Cure skin DLsas... :, as paxss, ~ observations and tD testthsonfnls
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

"Now ia the time to lay in your fly paper" reads an advertisement. A man will not "lay in his fly paper unless he is drunk, and then he ia bound to get "stnck. k.n-- NovyssGoscn Heruzd.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

The next attraction following Booth and Barrett, beginning October 18th, at the Chicago opera house, will be the full strength of A. M. Palmer's Madison Square Theatre company. They will open In Partners" the latest hit at that theatre. This will be followed by 'sOur Society" and " Heart of Hearts,n plays which will show the full strength of the organization.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
Ssvsrs Scalp Disease Cured.

few weeks AKo my wife suffered very teuoL frm rDtAneous ais"aAe Of the scalp and resell ed nc relief tFnn the SAYio, remedies sbe nssi she tried CuricrhA. The disease promptly .jsIdsa @ ihts uehttDent. and in short whiis She yns s, hrciy well. There has heep no return of ths die for dlssaaeh of the ak In,
 RAv J rKEAsLEy BARRETT, D.p
 HelPtHh ~ r
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
Afaser Sera Elght Yaars Curah.

l must extend te y0a The thanks of one of mn ouston CTS who has been cured, hy usfua the t,tTi CUBA hHAEptks, Us aa oid sore, cat,sssl hy a lapv spell gt sekness af fever stabt years a.o ue a ns so bAA h' was fearful hs ag have ,n have hls l,. amputa.d hu, is happy ie say he is now entirely VII Hound as dollar, He reque ta nie ta use his name. which iH II, n. tAsos msr hnut of this placr. JOHN v. MINOR ntussis, ~
 sI..IAa.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

Ds nst purge or weaken the bowels, but sct specially on the liver and bile. A perfect liver e0rrecter. Ckrfer's Little Liver Pills.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

The brain of the sverage dude em- phasizes the saying that there is always rhcum at the top.-- Yonkeyy GGxeffe.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

Rich ladies are supposed to wear their dresses short. At any rate, they do not wear dresses long. Boston Courier.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

Ladies, don't suffer, waiting until your doctor has run up bill; dis charge hias and take Dr. Drom9ooIe's English Female Bitters. You will soon be regular and in good health.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
NOt a PinDl0 on Him Now

Bad with xessma. Hair all gone Scalp GOV
 cred with sraptioas. Thought hts hair
 would never grew. Cured by cutioura
 Remedies. Hair spleadid and act pim.
 pie on him.
 I cannot AAS anorEh In praise of ihe CurtouaA HnheptEs My boy, when year uf age was ss bad vita eeEstna that he in@t Afl ot hia haiT His scalp vas covered with truptionA, which the dostr said waa hcAid head, aud that his hAtF would nNv CT grow Asaln DehpaiFtnK of cure from phy Hiclnns bexan the use ot tar ttTIounA HkAE I,I ks apd, | aM happy to say, with the mnat perfect s,,s,,,A.a nls nat is now sl irDdd and there [. nat D ,nnir oo ntn, nmmend she UrIcUhA HEhNb to ss, onrs Tor ail akiu dlseAsss Of infants chilarsn child will thank me for so ttnlnK
 Mo, N. E wooDsttM, Norws sy, Me
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

Are you going to Chicago via Gin cinnati or LonisvilIe7 If so, buy your ticket by the aMononS route It is the daisy line between the Ohio river cities and Chicago.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
Good Books For. All!

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

The proper thing to paste in your hat inst now is . cabbage leaf.-Puck
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

A china set-The efforts of . we'll meaning hen over bogus egg.-Asy- chonf Tyarelev.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
NO ONE NEED SUFFDR

from the terrible sesGts ef . cough os assp sssss cold. Ny remedy wifi rsilevs sos~ss isnss ln on, hons. wiii sssp phtAisse. thss msss 1issssasns q ooashs. tnstAatiy. 0tyss imms1iass rsiisf sa wssp ossss of crssp. ceatatas 10 aieehss es sptsass . sny kind. For this rsasea. t csaS bs naAAs e s kept fos iong periods. ssii ths rsesps. Yss hsy osos eaiy. ssd siwsys hsvs t. Ingrs1tssss nay s DssAsnsd to any tewn ~ vitiass esd Ass nos sxpss avs. Evsry sns shssiA have tAis isvaisabis esssi ana cold cure ip ts hosss. Bnyias this smspa sfve yea nos esiy the bess bat the cheapest medicine tee world. PFses, with fgii 1iFsetieas, Nm n psrrs,sssea. refer to pssiisssss of shis pApes.
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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

chiIdrsn Cry Soc Pitchers cassneia.
 -Adv.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

z ninvjC skin and scalp preserved and b~eau a.1
 UNUt . h CuTIcvaA MzDtoArsD noAr
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-11-17

i suffered with rbeumatsm in the
shoulder Tor months and The ouly thing
found that did me any good was Salvation
Oil. 1t cured me and r. cormerd it To
all suffer ers with said disease. n ULHAN
Pearl ST., Baltimore, M
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-11-17
Better than a Hero.

What coward that Major Smith is ~
said Jones to Robinson. why, the very
sight of gun powder would make HIM i'll.
How did he ever manage to. become al
ticer iu the army? Don't say anything
against Smith, - answered Robinson, "he
nee saved my lie " Saved your LIE
Nonsense, impossible! What 90 vou
mean? Il mean that was in the FIST
stages of consumption; | was losing
rength and vitality eve Y day with the
terrible disease, when Smith advised me
10 take Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical DIS.
covery. had tiled all ki1ds Of medicine,
without success, and my physician had
given me no hope; YET here l am, as wei
IS eve. man was, and l owe my life tc
Smith. and to the wonderful remedy he
recommended.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-11-17

GIlded five cents are goiug for five
dollar gold piec.s. but Dir. Bulls Cough
Syrup needs no gliding to make it go.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-11-17
A Young Girls Grief

at seeing her charms OF face and form
departing. aud her health Imperfect by
functional Irregularities, at her critical
period of life, was turned to joy and
gratitude after brief self treatment with
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. II
purified and enriched her blood, gave a
healthy activity to the kidneys, stomach,
bowels. and other organs. and her ret lrn
to robust health speedily followed 1t is
the only medicine for women, sold by
druggists, under apoSitice guarantee from
the manufacturers, that it will give salts.
faction in every Case. or money will be
refunded. This guarantee has been
printed on the bo;Cle. WI apper, and faith.
fully carried out for many years.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-11-17
VerY Amusing to His Wife.

Mrs. Sniverly is the wife of the captain
of volunteer company. She attended "a
review at which her husband was the
commanding officer. Mrs. Sniverly
laughed all the time, and when she was
asked what was the canse of her merri-
ment, she replied: ut was the funniest
thing in the world to see my husband
who never dares open his mouth at home
ordering all these men about, and they
doing just what he told them Why
doesn't he try that game on me.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-11-17

There are few new houses of any
importance now going up without open
freplsces. Crate fires have become a
regular craze, and quite as much atten.
ton and art are now lavished upon the
hearth, the thing and mantel, and other
accomplishments, as upon any part of the
house or it's decoration. Within two
years the number of fireplaces put in the
better class Of houses has been almost
doubled, and it is nothing unusual tc
have the mantels and tiling and fireplace
fixtures Of handsome house cost severa
thousand dollars.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-11-17
In Love with e. Statue.

Eugene Bloc. 4 years of rye recently
committed suicide i'll Paris on account OF
nnreciproca, affection. He fell in love
with a plasIe, cast OF Fenus in his father
house, and would sand gaziDg at it for
hours. The boy neglected his studies,
ana his father grew angry and broke the
statue into pieces. Eu2ene went to his
room, twisted sheet a"onnd his neck
and stlangled himself.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-11-17

years is enc of triumph over blood dis
eases
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-11-17

Ons of the largest timber RATS that
have ever been seen on the Rhine recently
descended that river from Mayence 10
Dordrecht. 1t was seven hundred feet
10 length, one hundred and seventy feet
wide, carried crew of one hundred and
seventy men, and was valued at sixty
thousand dollars This gigantic raft was
very near coming to grief in the rapids
below Bingen, and afterwards at the
Lorelei onrve and at the island Of Nonen-
L.