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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-16
SKINNED ALIVE !!

Away back in the fifties, when the
Ia California fever ran high, party OF
nmen started across the plains to the
land of gold. In that party was a
young man that vowed that he would
kill the first Indian that he saw. After
several days travel into the Indians
territory the young man saw young
Indian squaw, and true to the rash
vow he had made, he shot and killed
the squaw. The Indians in that vicin.
ity pursued and overlook the party and
demanded the murderer, and, to save
their own lives, the party was forced
to give him up. The Indians then
forced the party to remain on the spot
until they did their bloody work; they
then took the young man and actually
skinned him alive in the presence and
sight of his companions, who were
helpless to relic } him. This was cruel
treatment, but IL seems like just retri-
button.
The process still progresses. A man
came to town the other day to buy
some goods-did not go to w. M.
CHRISTIANS, SO got Skinned.
A fellow thought he could buy goods
from others cheaper than from W. M.
Christian, and that's how he got
skinned.
Another man took bait Of price on
one article less than cost at q cheap
John store, then bought the rest of his
goods at the same place, and he got
Skinned
Moral-Buy all your Dry Goods, Gro
ceries, Notions, Boots, Shoes, Crock
ery or Queensware, Glassware, Sewing
! Machines and Produce from w. M
| CHRISTIAN, and you will never gel
Skinned.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-16
COMET SCINTILLATIONS

Maj. Cantwell has received a tele
gram informing him that the round
trip fare to Detroit, Mich, for G. A. r.
men, is 1915.
John Jobe bought two very fine bay
horses yesterday to be used in his
livery stable. John means that his
customers shall have good rides. The
team will be used for buggies only.
M. I. Gump has been spending a
few days in the mountains near Unaka
Springs. Martin got after q ground
hog up there, so it isreported, and in his
wild and reckless race over the noun
tains, hurt his back, and had to sent
down to the city for porous plasters
Just about like him.
R. A. Farr, the lessee of Hotel Car
negie, telegraphed General Wilde
that he would be in Johnson City OF
the 18th. inst, and prepare to oper
the hotel at once. AS hotel man Mr.
Farr has few equals and as he will
have charge of one of the fines
and most complete hostleries in tn
south he will be in his element, ant
Johnson City will be able to furnisl
hotel accommodation second to no tow
in the State.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-16
THE LOCUST.
Measures to be Taken to Protect the
Crops.

By Telegraph to The Comet.
WASHINGTON, July 15.-The agricul-
tural department is alarmed over re-
ports just received which indicate that
another grasshopper plague is tosweep
over the northwest. Orders were sent
to Prof. Breuner, the grasshopper ex-
pert, now in Nebraska, to go to the
point where the pest is developing, but
as his work holds him at his present
post Prof. Osborn, of Ames, Iowa, was
dispatched to the grasshopper locali-
ties.
There have been random reports for
some days concerning the appearance
of the pests, but the department paid
little attention to these stories until
samples Of the hoppers were received
from j. Dexter Pierce Of Larimore, N
d. To the surprise of the department
officials their microscopic reported
that the insects were well-developed
specimens of the dreaded Rocky
mountain locusts, which devastated
the west i'll rs and rs. Energetic
steps were at once taken to start mer
for the infested locality. The locust'
begin their operations in Montana
Wyoming and the Dakotas and grad
ually sail in clouds eastward as for as
Iowa and Minnesota.
If Prof Osborn reports that there il
likely to be a repetition of the Locust
plague Secretary Rusk will issue bul
etins to the western farmers to inform
them how they may best protect thei
crops.
When you're languid and dull in the sprin
of the year,
When stomach and liver are all out ef gear,
When you're stupid at morn and feYerish
| night,
And nothing gives relish and nothing goe
right,
Don't try any nostrum. elixir, or pill,
Golden Medical Discovery" just fills the bill
The surest and best of all remed1e
for all disorders of the liver, stomach
and blood, is Dr. Pierce's Golden Medi
cal Discovery.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-16
Cantnre of Miles Bennett.

Some time ago Jas. Wood, colored,
was struck III the head with rock
and had his skull fractured 1t will be
remembered that three boys were ar
rested on the charge OF having made
the assault, but were released, it being
proved in their trial that Miles Ben
nett was the party who made the as.
sault. Bennett meanwhile had made
his escape, and no one knew where he
went.
Last night he was found in the
suburbs by Deputy Sheriff Hickey and
w. w. Mclaughlin. He tried to con.
ceal himself in house, but the off.
GERS were too quick for him and in q
moment had him in their grasp. He
was put in the lock up for safe keep
ing. He will have a hearing before
Judge Hart today.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-16

If you would keep posted read The
Comet every day.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-16
PERSONAL.

in. Harris came up from Gre enc
vile yesterday.
John Mongold came up from Tel
ford's yesterday.
A. N. Wordsworth returned yester-
day from Cincinnati.
L. G. Angel, of Elizabethton, was in
the city yesterday.
T. ]. w. Brown, of Embreville, was
in the city yesterday.
A. B. Brummit came down from AL
lentown on business Tuesday.
Contractor Sullivan, of Embreville,
came up from Knoxville yesterday.
w. A. Sorrell made flying trip to
the city yesterday from Allentown.
DR.. c. H. Taylor has gone to Morris
town to spend a few days with friends.
Sam d. Stewart and Robert Thomas,
of Jonesboro, were in the city yester-
day.
Policeman Fry, Of Greeneville, is in
the city looking after some Of the
boys.
Jno. K. snapp is down from Roam
Mountain to have his tooth ache
cured.
Jas. P. Mason, of Glade Springs, is
in the city looking after his interest in
real estate, etc.
DIR. Lane, in company with lady
cousin, passed through the city yester-
day enroute to Virginia.
Mrs. f. w. Earnest, with her niece,
Miss Burts and Miss Fields, Of Texas,
left here yesterday for visit to friends
at Castle Woods, Pa.
Mr.. Cloph, Of New Hampshire, is in
the city with view to locating here
He is about the first from his State
who has volunteered to locate here.
#. M. Richards leaves this morning
for Jefferson, n c., in the interest OIL
the Dixie Tobacco Company, of Bed
ford, Virginia, which he now repre-
sents.
c. L. Baker, of Greeneville, passed
through the city yesterday. He says
he has been up to Allentown to SEE
the Sweetest wild flower" in upper
East Tennessee.
w. L. Hampton, who has beer
travelling in the interest of the Amer
lean Harrow Co., of Detroit, Mich.
passed through the city yesterday OF
his way to his homo at Roam Noun
tain. He paid THE COMET pleasan
call.
Prof. Cephus Shelburne is in tn,
city and means to invest here. HI
has concluded that there is nothing
more paying than to own johnson
City real estate, having formerly hell
property here from which he realizet
good profits.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-16
Important to Subscribers.

There are many COMET subscribers
who are strangers to our collector, and
of course, he can not reach them.
Such persons are requested to so to
the collector, or call at the Office, and
pay their subscriptions, You want
the paper, we want the subscription
price therefore pay the collector, OF
call at the Office promptly.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-16
BISHOP JOYCE LECTURES.
| Large Audience Listens TO the
Eloquent Man.

Bishop l. w. Joyce delivered his
lecture on "The Yellow Stone and
Beyond" at the First M, E. church
last night He was created by large
audience whom he held in state OF
perfect delight for more than an hour.
His description OF the Yellow Stone
park, the great Geysers and the Won
derful country beyond, was next to
being there and seeing the wonders
for yourself AS descriptive lecturer
he is most able, and combines with
his descriptions wit, humor and pa
thos in a most pleasing and attractive
manner. There was education in his
lecture, even to those who have read
the history Of the Yellow Stone park
and the Geysers.
Bishop Joyce is a man of marked
intellectual capacity and vigor, enjoys
world of experience and an un.
bounded supply of the knowledge and
wisdom that this world affords. AL
though he has passed too many win
tiers to be called young in the sense o.
years, yet he enjoys all the vigor anC
life common to young manhood, anC
will doubtless be armed for the ferces
battles many years to come. He is {
man of nerve and courage, else HI
would never have returned over many
of the perilous placeswhich he describe
in his lecture. And Mrs Joyce. She i
evidently a heroine; for, although
woman-like, she screamed in the fac
of imminent danger, she was willing
to suffer great sacrifice to carry on
their purpose to reach San Francisco
So it was that they crossed mountain
in an open wagon, bound for Sal
Francisco, regardless Of the danger
! which they anticipated.
1t is thus by persistent travel an
great sacrifice that Bishop Joyce
able to place before the world in sue
! an appreciative manner, some of tn
most wonderful and sublime freak
! yet known Of the mystic soul of nj
ture.
Mrs. Scheduled, mother-in-law (
Rev. John Boring, died at his residenC
on Snrinp street at 10 O'Clock In.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-16
He Carried an Arsenal.

Yesterday Deputy Sheriff M. f..
Hickey and H.H. Cox arrested Will
liam Underwood, OF Johnson County,
and found on him two revolvers load
ed all around. He evidently meant
to deal out destruction somewhere
along the line. He was taken before
Judge Hart and had a preliminary
hearing, Judge bound him over to
court, but during the day while
Hickey had stepped away for some
thing, he made his escape and is now
enjoying the mountain resorts. The
arsenal which he carried is now on ex-
hibition at Judge Harris court.
There is more catarrh in this section
Of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable
For a great many years doctors pro
nounced it a local disease, and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by constant
ly failing to cure with local treatment
pronounced it incurable. Science hal
proven catarrh to be constitutions
disease, and therefore requires consti
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrl
Cure, manufactured by F, J. Chene.
& Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only consti
tutional cure on the market. 1t i
taken internally in doses from ten drop
to teaspoonful. 1t acts directly upol
the blood and mucous surfaces of tn
system. They offer one hundred do
lars for any case itfails to cure. Sen
for circulars and testimonials. Address
F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o. Sol
by druggists, 75c.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-16

A Ladies' Solid Gold Watch will be
presented by T. e. Hurst & Co., The
Tireless Toilers for Trade, on Septem-
Der 1, to the lady receiving the great
est number of coupon votes.
Coupons must be cut out OF The Com
ct or received at the store, where one
will be given with each 25 cent pur-
chase.
Lady voted for must be resident oil
the First Congressional District, in
GLIDING Bristol, Virginia.
The watch will be on exhibition ut
the store.
The votes will be counted and the re
suit announced in each Sunday edi
ton OF The Comet.
Cut out this coupon, write the name
and postofiice OF the lady you wish il
to be gwen to, and send to
T. E. HURST 4 Co, The Tirelesl
Toilers for Trade, Dry Goods, Dress
Goods, Trimmings and Shoes
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-16
w E K NO w !
THAT WE HAVE
THE BES T LIN {

OF Ladies Fine Shoes
in Johnson City, and we
have cut the prices so low
that our competitors can
not reach them. If half as
many ladies read and act
on this advertisement as
did on our cheap dry goods,
we will be satisfied, These
are just as good bargains.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-16

Mrs. Scheduled, mother-in-law of
Rev. John Boring, died at his residence
on Spring street, at u O'Clock last
night. Burial at Blountville Friday
at 8 80 a. m.
The evening bulletin., 1891-10-26

Frank I. Frayne, Jr., is the youngest
star now on the stage. He win appear
here next Thursday night in "The Boy
Ranger" which has been written especi-
ally to fit his versatile talents. His man
ager promises the best representation Of
frontier life ever seen in this city. He
says: "The Boy Ranger is unlike all
other plays portraying Western life.
The sensational hand-to-hand conflicts
and blood-curdling scenes SO common in
border plays, have been entirely obliter-
ated, and only the real, the exciting and
comical incidents of everyday life on the
plains are held up to nature. 1t win
please you. 1t will suit you. 1t will
interest you"
The evening bulletin., 1891-10-26
void Order GRANTING Appeal.

In overruling motion to dismiss the
appeal in the case Of Reigart versus the
American Accident Company taken up
from the Mason Circuit Court, the Court
of Appeals said:
The lower court has no power to grant an ap-
peal from a judgment subsequent to the term al
which 1t was rendered, and an order granting an
appeal entered at q subsequent term being void,
there Is no appeal which may be dismissed; and
although the appellant has executed supersedeas
bond and had supersedeas issued, the appellee
is not entitled to damages, the bond not being
valid as a statutory bond Whether 1t is valid as
a common law obligation is not determined
The evening bulletin., 1891-10-26
An Evening With Humorists and
Poets.

Professor T. M. Hawes, the talented
elocutionist of Louisville, will give an
entertainment at the Central Presby-
terian Church next Friday night, Oct.
3Oth. Speaking Of disappearance in that
city the Memphis Appeal says "His
selections were varied in character, and
well displayed the unusual versatility Of
his elocutionary talent. He succeeds
equally in the humorous and pathetic,
and glides from the sublime to the funny
without an effort. His Drifting, by
Reade, had all the sweetness and grace Of
a Venetian day"
Admission; Adults, 35 cents children
under l2 years, 20 cents.
The evening bulletin., 1891-10-26
River News.

If there isn't rise before long some
cities will be troubled with coal famines.
Captain G. NJ. Phister's new ferryboat,
Laurence, passed up Friday night in tow
of the Crown Hill en- route to Gallipolis
to receive her machinery. Says the En-
quirer: "When finished she will be the
most complete and best arranged ferry
boat on the Ohio river. The hull is 80
feet tong, 26 feet beam and A feet hold.
She has two nicely furnished saloon cab
ing 2S feet long and 8 feet wide. The
machinery is from the shops Of Enos Hill
& Co, of Gallipolis, and will consist of
two engines, 10-inch cylinders and 81 foot
stroke; one fire-box boiler, II feet long
and AZ inches in diameter. She has
what is called boot-jack hull, with the
wheel working in the recess, working a
balance rudder forward of the wheel,
which will make her handle as well as a
side-wheel boat"
The evening bulletin., 1891-10-26
GRAND JUR1Es.
Judge Russell, Of Bardstown, Decides
the Old Law Still Holds
Good.

Attorney General Hendricks decided
last week that the provision Of the new
Constitution in reference to grand juries
went into effect on the promulgation of
that document, and that said juries should
now be composed of only twelve men.
Hon. w. Z. Russell, OF Bardstown, Cir
cult Judge of the Eighteenth Judicial dis
trict, holds different opinion. He ruled
Saturday that the old law still holds good.
In his opinion he says: Section 248 Of
the new Constitution declares that all
grand juries should be composed of
twelve members, and that nine may find
anindictment. If it is self-operative at the
time it was signed all grand juries in
session at that time would be dissolved,
and their work of no effect" As an in
stance of this he cited that when court
was in session at Hodgenville his grand
jury was impanelled four hours be-
fore the Constitution was signed, and had
it gone into effect at that time, the grand
jury would be dissolved and consequently
he holds and will continue to hold that
the old law stands until the Legislature
shall make some enactment to govern it
and again all grand and petit juries are
drawn in this State six months before
they are empanelled, and should the law,
as provided in the new Constitution, hold
all this work would be no good except
the court could call the first twelve and
use them, but this would only be guess
ing at it, as there would be no law to
guide him to do SO, and the Judge will
continue to hold to the old law until the
Legislature shall take some action upon
it."
In this district and in others the
Judges agree with the Attorney General
on the point in dispute. .
The evening bulletin., 1891-10-26
For the Farmer.

A new process for producing sugar
from sorghum juice has been discovered,
the merits of which are being tested by
the experts OF the National Department
of Agriculture. Thus far it has been
found that about 200 pounds Of sugar can
be obtained by this process from ton OF
cane, and that the peculiar sorghum fla
vor, to which many object, is entirely re-
moved from it. These results are OBJ
tanned by treating the syrup with alcohol,
the latter being recovered by distillation
when the process is complete without
material loss. In the use OF five barrels
of alcohol in one experiment, all but
about one quart Of alcohol was recovered.
This sugar is nearly white and is strong,
to the extent Of 80 degrees in saccharine
qualities. The aggregate sorghum molas-
ses product in the South amounted at
one time to several million gallons, and
the acreage of this annual cane crop is
still large, but should the experiments
in progress prove thatsugar of high grade
can be made from sorghum at a profit in
these days OF low prices, an impetus will
be given to the cultivation Of sorghum
cane, and another industry viii be added
to the many new ones that are diversity
ing the manufactures Of the South
Manufacturers Record.
The evening bulletin., 1891-10-26
Pithy Paragraphs.

Only per cent of cases of amputation
are fatal.
Howard University has this year total
of 2,6l0 students, gain OF 35S over last
year.
A California woman has triplets so
much alike that they can only be distin-
guished by different colored ribbons.
A heavy cannon, for which the Govern
ernment pays $4,000, is good for 227
rounds, while forty-fve-ton gun, which
costs $50,240, is good for only $50 charges.
The manufacture OF buttons from blood
is great industry at Bridgeport, near
Chicago. They also turn out earrings,
breastpins, belt clasps, combs and trink-
cts from the same material.
The evening bulletin., 1891-10-26
A Favorite Remedy.

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is ia
vorite during the winter months on ac-
count OF its great success in the cure Of
colds. There is nothing that win loosen
a severe cold SO quickly, or as promptly
relieve the lungs, Then it counteracts
any tendency toward pneumonia It is
pleasant and safe to take, and fully
worthy Of its popularity. For sale by
Power q Reynolds.
The evening bulletin., 1891-10-26

THE fall elections are drawing near,
and the Pension Department is sending
out for publication the long list Of claims
allowed daily. As soon as the elections
are over these claims won't be given out
for publication.
The evening bulletin., 1891-10-26
THE MARKETS.
Cincinnati Live Stock Market.

(Saturday.)
Receipts of hogs, 792; cattle, 2i1 sheep, S4S
Shipments of hogs, Az cattle, 163 sheep, 2lS
H0GS-Common, 3.25@3. .95; fair to good light
$i.O094.25; packing, S4O09425; selected butch.
ers', Sl.25@4S5 Market active and higher.
CATTLE-Common, 81 1902. .25 fair TO medium
81 509 25; good TO choice IS. .50d400 fair TO good
shipping, $3s75@4.75. Market steady. 5Ss
VEAL and large, $3.00@4.50
fair to good light, s50095.75.
SHEEP-Common TO fair, S2.0O@3 25 good to
choice, ,SS.5O@425; extra, $3.50. Market weak
and dull.
LAMBS Common TO fair, ss.5O@425; good Ia
choice, $4.509525; heavy shippers, $4.OO@5OO
Market firm.
The evening bulletin., 1891-10-26
Useful Information.

Lard applied at once will remove the
discoloration after bruise.
Irish potatoes grated and applied as a
poultice is a quick and sure relief for a
burn or scald
A penny or large silver piece will re-
move paint from glass readily. Just wet
it and rub the paint.
Peach leaves pounded to pulp and
applied to a bruise or wound from a
rusty nail OF a simple cut will give inn
mediate relief.
The evening bulletin., 1891-10-26
Notice to Taxpayers.

/ will be in Maysville Friday and Sat
urday, Oct Both and 3lst, to receive taxes
A penalty of six per cent will be added
to all taxes not paid before Nov. 1st.
Please be prompt.
o24tdw1t ]. G. JEFFERSON, ID. S. M. G.
The evening bulletin., 1891-10-26
Last Notice To Taxpayers.

On and after November LIST, 1901, the
penalty Of six cents on the dollar win be
added to all unpaid taxes. Taxpayers
win please pay now. as | have a large
amount Of money TO raise this month.
it'd john w. ALEXANDER, s. M. o.
The evening bulletin., 1891-10-26
Cincinnati Tobacco Market.

The offerings were very small and composed
almost exclusively OF common trash, lugs and
nondescripts, and for these grades there was
steady market and prices paid generally accepted.
No note is made Of any other kind as there was
so little on sale
OF the 1888 hhds Sc sold from 81 to $3.50, 63 from
81 to $3.50, % from $6 to 100, from 81 to 3d. 5
from Sl1 TO Sl4 and l at Sl5.
The evening bulletin., 1891-10-26
ED1soNs LATEST.
His New System of Electric Rail
ways Something Similar to Mr..
Hauss.

A Edison to develon them. seem to he
nracticallv lim;tless % savs the Troy Press
nHe has iust practically perfected an in
yention which promises to crowd the
trolley svstem Of operatino electric rail-
way lines ont of existence.
"The general principle OF the invention
is that the electric current passes down
through one line Of rail. is picked up by
the car, passes through the motor be-
meath il. and goes out on the other side
and returns through the other line of
rails to the central power station.
CAT the first Thought the bare idea of
this is paradoxical. The question will
naturally occur why the electric current
does not dissipate itself in the ground.
To this no positive reason can be assigned
except the bare statement that it does
not. In general terms, the effect is ac-
complished by having the current one of
low voltage or pressure. 1t is well set
tied principle of electrical research that
the higher the voltage the greater must
be the insulation, and that the lower the
voltage the less need of insulation. Mr..
Edison's experiments have all been in
this direction-that is to say, in the en-
deavor to construct motor, sufficiently
powerful to do the work, in which the
voltage was reduced to so low point that
the natural tendency of the electric cur
rent to fly off to the ground and be dissi-
pated would be overcome, and the passage
through the motor to the opposite rail
would be easier for the current than to
pass through the ground to the central
station.
"The plan of having a central rail for
the return current was experimental on
for long time, but when the motor had
been perfected so that it would work
efficiently Mr.. Edison found that he could
dispense with the central rail and return
the current directly to the station through
the opposite rail.
THE experiments were conducted at
the great laboratory at West Orange.
Here an experimental track, nearly
quarter of a mile long, was constructed.
1t presented all the various kinds of
difficulties that actual use would encoun-
ter. A part of it was laid on very heavy
grade of nearly 300 feet to the mile; there
are several sharp curves in the road, and
a portion of it runs through sunken spot
The evening bulletin., 1891-10-26

LOUISVILLE Democrats are to be COM
mended for adopting the secret ballot for
the approaching primaries. 1t is wise
move also, because there can be no kick
ing against ticket chosen in that way.