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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31

An increased acreage OF fine quality
Cuban tobacco will be planted next
season in Southern Georgia.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31

HE Missed his Opportunity. DON'T Mlsa
ssh Yours Reader. Tie majority neglect their op
portnnes and from that cause live in poverty and die In
obscury Narrowing despair Is the lot of many a. they
look back on lost forever lost opportunity Life
ingi Reach out Be up and doing Improveynu opportu
MY and prosperity prominence peace II was said
by philosopher that "the Goddess OF Fortune offers
golden OF ortuny eaeh person some period Of ife
embrace tde chance and she pon out her ches fail to do
50 and SHE departs, 10 RETURN How shall ynn nd
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31
PROMISES,
On the 10Th nay Of january, 1882,

Oh the loth Fay OF January, 1892,
at noon of said day, the following valu-
able real estate, viz; All that certain
tract of land lying and being in the
County Of Unicoi and State of Tonnes
see, situate on the line of the Charles,
ton, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad.
containing l42l acres, lying about ten
miles south Of johnson City, embracing
the town site laid out for the town Of
lnicoi, which has been partially laid
out, and being the same tract of land
conveyed to said company by James K.
Miller and Thomas c Blair, by deed
bearing date October 81, 1890 upon the
following terms, to wit For cash in
hand sufficient to pay off and discharge
the above described notes, and the in
terest which may have accrued on said
notes, and the cost of executing this
trust, and as to the residue credit of g..
Il and Is months will be given the pur-
chaser The purchaser Will be required
to execute his notes with good personal
security for the deferred payments,
The title to this property is clear and
unincumbered except as to this Deed of
trust, and the purchaser at this sale will
take title absolute, the right to redeem
the said property, either in law or equ.
ty, having been waived and barred ac
cording to the statute in such case made
and provided
This is a beautifully lying tract OF
land, situate in the midst of one of the
finest mineral sections of East Tonnes
see; a fine stream Of water. furnishing
ample and abundant facilities for water
ing and draining the town, flows through
the midst of it, AS a site for a manu-
featuring town no spot in East Tennes.
see is more admirably or desirably 10.
Gated.
For a more particular description OF
for personal inspection and investiga.
ton of the land, please write to or 9TH
erwise communicate with the under
signed, who will take pleasure in show
ing prospective purchasers over the
property or communicate to them any
information in reference thereto tina
may be desired.
j f. MOORE, Trustee.
: 396 At Pulaski, Va
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31
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BY virtue of Decd &c rust execut. d
to me as Trustee tta Unicoi Land
and lmproyemepl epiany, on the 10Th
day of May, 1891, t.sernre to James R
Miller and Thomas i,air two notes
for the SUN Of S3t 7GS, each. both notes
bearing date1Ae !2th day ef May, 1891.
and failing due On the list day of No.
yember, 1891, both Of which said notes
are sisntd by SAID Company by W. G.
Mcintyre, Treasurer, aud approved by
A b. Harris, President and made pay.
able to said James K, Milrl and ham.
as G. Blair, and bearing interest from
dote at the rate of i per cent per an.
mum. and default having been made in
the payment of said notes, an 6 he said
James R, Miller and Thrmps t.. Blair
having in writing required me toexecutC
the said trust will SCH at public auc
tlon, to the highest bidder upon the
DTgmisaC
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31
TIE FIRE COMPANIES.

The Chattanooga fire company
fought vigorously, and at last sue
ceeded in checking the flames without
outside aid. The mayor tel graphed
Knoxville, Nashville and Atlanta for
aid, and all responded favorably, but
before either reached the place, the
FIRE was under control. The Knox
vile fire company took special train
and ran to Cleveland, distance of
eighty-two miles, at the rate of Il mile
a minute, approximately.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-10
TALES OF ANIMALS.

A resident of Parlier's Ford, Pa, is said
to have a ring-dove which is twenty -one
years old and has been il one cage all his
life.
James Clark, of New Moorefield, o., has
cat which has adopted an infant polecat
and is as attached to it as to her own kit
tens.
A large deer ran through the principal
streets of Bangor, Me-, one day recently.
1t was pursued by crowd of men and
boys and captured.
Three California lions were recently
killed by hunter in Fresno county. One
of them measured fully eight feet from
tip to tip ard is being stuffed. The other
two were nearly as large.
BILLY Buckskin," an old war horse con-
nected with the Tenth New Hampshire
volunteers, is dead in Wilmot Flat, N. H.,
at the age Of thirty seven. granite
monument, recounting his exploits, is to
be erected over his grave
A veritable curiosity has been captured
in Africa. 1t is an elephant larger than
the late lamented Jumbo, pea-green in
color, trunkless, and has tusks that branch
out something like the horns of deer. It
is in possession of native king, who will
not part4with 1t.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-10

THE fact of the work OF the schools
tending largely to induc, young farm
ers to go into professions has been
cited rs an unanswerable argument
against encouraging higher education
among farmers. At the same time tho
fact remains that farming will never
be the profitable business it should be
until this same higher education be-
comes more general. Let the facts be
disguised as they may, it is still appar-
ent to the student that the farmer who
discourages the dissemination of scien-
tific information in his class is more
than any other man, standing in the
way OF its progress. The question be-
fore the farmer should not be Shall l
educate my children or not?' but it
should be How can / best educate
them without in that process driving
them into other pursuitsp" The proper
solution Of this question is one OF the
most important things now command
ing agricultural attention.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-10
A RUSSIAN BASTILR.


The Terrible Prison Of SchlusseI-
burg. Where Even the Guards are
Prisoners.
Some fifty miles from St. Peters.
burg upon the lake OF Ladoga there is
small granite island, entirely
occupied by fortress. says Free
Russia. 1t is Schlusselburg, the
dreadful prison of state-worse than
the French Bastile, worse than the
fortress OF st. Peter and st. Paul,
with it's Troubetzkoi and Aleneevsy
ravelns and it's underground cells.
The most resolute of the revolution
lists, men and women who have taken
part in active conspiracies, whom it is
not considered sale to keep in the
fortress OF st. Peter and st. Paul, are
sent hG:c.
The absence OF any inhabitants
except those employed in the service
renders it possible to isolate the
prisoners to q degree unattainable
anywhere else. No one is allowed-to
land upon the island Sentinels have
orders to shoot any one who APP
proaches. If the near relatives Of n
prisoner inquire concerning him Mt
the police department in st. Peters
burg they are sometimes told "Alive"
or Dead" sometimes no an.
swer is given. The soldiers and guards
are themselves prisoners, who mingle
only With each other and are carefully
watched on the rare occasions when
they are allowed to make n visit to
the mainland. 1t was possible to cs.
tnblish secret communications with
even the most jealousy guarded rave
Inns Of the st. Petersburg fortress. But
tho fortress OF Schlusselburg remained
dumb, like the grave it is.
The Journal continues: Though
some Of the best known men of the
revolution party, in whom the great
est interest was felt among the whole
body OF revolutionists, were kept here
we rarely could even tell whether they
were alive or dead. A few months ago,
however, our friends in Russia received
some news from this place OF endless
misery. It is very brief-only such as
can be conveyed upon a bit OF paper
smuggled with the greatest danger
through some friendly hand. 1t mere
ly tells which of the prisoners are dead
and which are still alive. But even
this summary is eloquent enough
We learn from it that out of the fifty.
two prisoners sent there in the course
OF the last eight years 20, or about 4C
per cent, are already dead. Several
of those who survive should be added
to the list OF the dead. They are in
sane, and have lost what is ms prec
ious, i not more precious, 20 = mar
1 than life.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-10

OF all Burmese customs. one OF the
most singular Is that of tattsoing the
person from the waist to below the
knees, with figures in black ink.
Every man in tho whole OF Burmah is
thus adorned; aud. unless his skin be-
unusually dark. he looks at little
distance as II he were clothed In a.
tight-ftting pair Of knee-breeches,
This mark OF manhood" which is
usually conferred when the subject is
between IL and IA years OF age, Is O
very painful one, and the agony.
which must necessarily be Of the most
intense, is often prolonged from three
days to week. The subject, stupo-
fed with opium. lies insensible to the
pain, while one figure after another
gradually appears on his skin. The
instrument used by the tattooer In
doing this dainty work Is "a brass rod
nearly 2 feet In length and inch in
diameter, weighted at the top with a
little ornamental figure and provided
at the other end with hollow point
divided into four sharp points by cross
Sits. Deep as the points Of this stylus
sink into the flesh they seldom draw
blood, but the limbs and body soon
swell in a manner that would alarm
anyone who did not know what the
final result would be.
Eight rupees is the usual fec paid
the tattooer for his weeks work. The
figures that compose the design vary
little consisting. as a rule. of tigers
dragons and devils. Each OF these
figures is usually surrounded by a
border sentence invoking good luck
upon the owner OF the skin whereon
they are inscribed. The Burmese
havo many curious customs, the tat
tooed knee-breeches being one OF the
most singular. st. Louis Republic.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-10
FEMININITIES.

Queen Victoria has 40 dogs and dozen
cats.
The Queen of Holland is wearing white
mourning.
They are generally good at iattering
who are good for nothing else.
'You talk great deal in your sleep,
john said Mrs. Henpeck. 'lt's the only
chance get" said John meekly
A statistical inquiry brought out the
curious fact that in England brunette
has ten chances of being welded to nino
chances if she is blonde.
Mrs. Darlington wants to know why the
captain of vessel can't keep memoran-
dunn of the weight of his anchor instead
of weighing it every time he leaves port.
He, cautiously: What would you do,
Fannie If i were to kiss youl" Fannie:
Nothing, Harry What would there be
for me to dol You could attend to 1T,
couldn't your
Mrs. Brown: II declare! Just hear
that canary sing! It's always SO; every
time any body begins to play on the piano,
that bird begins to chatter" Mrs. White:
Eyes one would think tho bird to be
human"
The little Fife baby, the daughter of the
Duke and Duchess of Fife, who was chris
tened lately had five names given to her
Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina
Louise-and had two queens for her god
mothers. The infant was dressed in Irish
lace and christened in water brought from
the River Jordan.
Boarder, heatedly to landlady: Ma
dam, have just found one Of the BLACKLIST
of hairs in my soup. This is outrageous"
Landlady, snappishly: "Oh, outrageous,
is III Well, IL you think Pm going to
hire red-headed cook just to suit your
taste you're mistaken. It's black hair or
none for the present"
A 18-year-old Idaho girl is the victim OF
a peculiar habit formed in childhood.
Whenever she is sent on an errand she
walks to and from the place backwards
Sometimes she will absent-mjndedly walk
right, but upon recovering her senses Will
Immediately retrace her steps and begin
the journey over again backwards
| A dinner novelty has appeared In the
form of an excellent imitation OF pos.
tai card. It is called ''guest-card,' and
on the address side bears the name OF the
guest, while on the opposite side are some
very appropriate Shakespearian notices,
such as Feed ON nourishing Dishes" and
"Sit. and some winc A health to all. J"
The card b placed on the table to indicate
the seAt 81 the guest
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-10

IT is a well-known fact that perfect
ly sane persons when employed in
breaking up stone or coal or at hand
ling heavy burdens are exposed to the
danger Of becoming brutalized unless
other influences counteract the effect
OF their employment. The stronger
they are physically the greater is this
danger, and 1t may we'll be assumed
that this danger increases in the same
ratio as physical development out
ranks mental capacity. This would
suggest the rule never to employ in
sane persons OF great bodily strength
in manner which will cultivate their
consciousness OF it, but keep them in
some manner which requires mental
rather than physical exertion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-10
Fell to the Ground.

Once upon time "a burglar. who
had contrived to get intoa gentleman's
house during the night was met by
the owner of the mansion, who carried
a revolver.
If you are a law-abiding citizen. !"
said the. burglar you will not imbrue
your hands in blood and alarm this
quiet neighborhood."
Your abstract proposition. re-
sponded the proprietor, calmly, 'can
be better argued hereafter"
He put four bullets in various parts
Of the burglars person. and then con-
tinued-
MY friend, your premises wore not
we'll taken because they were my
premises; therefore your argument
like your body, falls to the ground. -
Saturday Evening Post.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-10

The treatment OF the insane is q
comparatively new branch OF medical
science and has hardly passed beyond
its experimental stages. There is alb
solutely no harmless insanity and In
sane people may ut amy moment devel-
Op into furious wild animals. They all
stand in need OF constant surveillance
and can never he used as substitutes
for sane laborers except at risk
which no intelligently humane admin
istration would wish to incur.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-10

In invention OF changes In costumes
the French. who rule the world with
out rivals In this are guided wholly
by commercial avarice. II is nothing
TO them that deformity shall be
achieved in the human figure II the
new corset sells. 1t is nothing to them
that ill-health shall follow compression
OF vital organs and fitting up Of heels
in attempts to walk. Ladies'" in
France never walk; it is vulgarity re-
served only for peasantry and bour-
geoisie.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-10

For some years the high schools Of
this country have taken in their cur
ricula the study OF the Constitution Of
the United States and the science Of
civil government. So far us our OBJ
servation goes there is nothing of the
kind in the country schools, and yet
there are probably few textbooks
which could be introduced into the
common schools to better advantage
than these. In trying to bring our
schools into line with modern ideas of
utility, and to Undue the youth with
proper ideas OF their relationship to
their government and to each other
il is essential that something CT this
kind be introduced. That part OF the
rising generation which has access to
the first class schools mentioned, is in
position to enter life with much better
ideas Of citizenship than any other
part OF our young people. Why should
not farmers sons and daughters enjoy
these Same advantages which are to
be had simply for the appropriations
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-10

than my life. wanted to die when ]
thought had lost you forever"
"Do not try to deceive me, Wini-
fred" he said, lncredulously. "You
have outraged my love; 90, and leave
me in peace"
"You are cruel, Philip" she cried,
passionately cIasping his two hands
in hers. al was careless and Thought
less, perhaps; but loved you! Oh,
my darling, forgive mo, will you not!
There is no happiness for me IN the
wide world without you"
How can believe you, WinifredY'
he said sadly; "you were faithless
once. While you were cheating me
with promises to become my wife, You
meant to marry another man.
know all, Winifred. 1t was revealed
to me by chance; one OF Harmer Ter
rvs letters fell into my hands"
There is some mistake, Philip" she
said in perplexed way. LET us I'M
derstand each other. / swear to you
| never received a letter from Mr..
Terry in my life!"
"My coat is in that closet, Wini-
fred,' he said quietly. "There is a
piece of paper in the inside pocket.
Bring it to me. I,
She obeyed him. 1t was crumpled
and defaced by the rain, but as
he smoothed it out a light broke over
her countenance, and she slipped her
arm apund his neck. ;.
"Th,k letter is not mine, Philip, 1t
belonged to my mother, My fathers
name was Harry. See. there is his
initial. She gave ME oil her love-let-
tiers when she died, and l have
kept them all. On the other
side of this sheet, which ID
torn of, you see, there was
beautiful little poem, which pa
pa wrote when he was quiteyoung.
promised to, copy it for Mrs. LRry
one day. l remember TINT when l had
finished could not find the rest or
the letter. 1t must have blown out OF
the window. And you found it, Philip!
You thought 1t was mine? Oh, my
darling, / often trifled with you, and
gave you great deal OF pain, but l
could not be SO base as to deceive
youp
Her arm frightened about his neck,
her eager, tender eyes looked into his
with the light of truth; he could not
doubt her, and he clasped her to his
heart.
"You were true to me, Winifred, F"
he murmured. "Thank God"
II can understand how the letter
misled you," she said, at length, when
his last doubt had faded away, and
loving confidence had been enthrown-
ed in its place. my grandfather
tried to compel mamma to marry a
nephew Cof his whom he particularly
favored, but for whom she herself
entertained not the slightest affection.
Papa himself was secretly engaged to
her, and wanted her to marry him
clandestinely; but she dreaded my
grandfather wrath. Finally, how
ever she did elope with him. My
grandfather never forgave her. He
left all his money to the nephew
whom she Tilted. This letter is one
that papa wrote her before he had
obtained her consent to their mar
riage. You might have seen, Philip,
that the paper was yellow and
DID,"
~ was too blind with jealously,"
he confessed. 81 was much to blame
myself darling"
Il will never give you an opportun-
ity of doubling me again, Philip" she
said, gravely.
"Will you give me the best proof
of your intention, Winifred?" he
asked. "Will you marry me in
October"
IF nothing else will satisfy YOU"
she said blushing. "In October will
marry yOu-yes."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-10
MICHIGAN

IT will be the browning achieve
ment OF tho nineteenth century II its
close can be marked by the final OBJ
liberation Of the Infamous slave traffic
which has continued from the verydawn
OF history. and which at the beginning
OF the century hourished on every sea-
and supplied markets In nearly every
country OF the world.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-10

AFTER railroad accident we often
hear country people comment on how
careless railroad employees are getting;
but very infrequently do we as farmers
ever think OF our own carelessness.
Men have been known to use u bride
with broken bit tied together with
Irvine; drive down hill without lock
to wagon; hitch horse to wheel
rack without hold backs; leave u team
stand in binder, mower or wagon. or
In fact any implement, and walk away
without having them secured. Little
items that It would take but moment
TO repair. replace or secure we are
willing to pass by, risking whole
days labor; nay, hundreds Of dollars
worth Of machinery, TO say nothing OF
loss OF life, broken limb3 cuts. sprains
and bruises, by which we are often
laid up for months Of valuable time.
writing In pain and lamenting our
.carelessness, all Of which might have
been prevented had We but taken the
sscond thought and acted accordingly.
The record-union., 1891-01-29
AFTER THE SOIREE
A Colored Woman Charges her Hus
band With Battery.

A Colored Woman Charges her Hus-
band With Battery.
Mrs. Clara Williams, colorcd lady,
living on n street between Fifth and
Sixth, intends to make her husband ex-
plain what right, if any, he had to die
tate to her as to where she should go, and
forcibly attempt to take her to his house.
Mrs. Williams and her husband attend
the same church and go to the So
Gals given in the basement of the
African NJ. E. Church, on Seventh street
between G and II. After the festivities
are over, the wife goes to her home, and
Mr.. Williams HES himself in an opposite
direction to his domicile. The two live
apart, but have not been divorced.
Several evenings ago, according to the
story told by Mrs. Williams, she had
started from the church for home when
her husband approached her and de-
manded that she accompany him to his
house. She refused, and, she claims, he
caught hold Of her and attempted to drag
her. He afterwards released his grasp and
allowed her to go as she pleased.
Mrs. Williams considers that her hus-
band was altogether too violent towards
her, and she has sworn to complaint
charging him with the crime Of battery.
The record-union., 1891-01-29
BALLOT REFORM.
A Senate Committee Investigating the
Australian system.

A Senate Committee Investigating the
Australian System.
There was large number of Legisla-
tive Committees in session last night at
the Capitol, but those which had matters
of more than ordinary interest before
them failed to arrive at definite results.
The Senate Committee on Elections
held long and interesting session. The
chief subject considered was ballot re-
form, in regard to which there are several
bills before the committee. Senator
Ostrom has one, Senator Langford has
another, and there are still others. The
bills all differ more or less in their de-
tails, but the main feature of each is
based on the Australian ballot system.
Judge James G.. Mcguire, of San Fran
cisco, appeared before the committee last
night and explained the workings of the
Australian system, at the same time dis
cussing the various indications thereof,
and amendments contained in the bills
under consideration.
The committee was in session until a
late hour without having arrived at any
definite conclusion regarding the kind Of
bill to be reported. 1t will probably de-
eide upon committee substitute for
them all, embracing some of the features
of each.