davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
JOResbOrO.

DR.. Z. Il. Hoss, of Nashville, is in
the city visiting relatives.
John Bell, who looks after the
subscription list Of the COMET, was in
town one day this week, and reorga-
nized the delivery of the COMET at this
place.
], B, Simpson, one of Jonesboro's
hardware men, is on a visit to his old
home, at Macon, Ill.
E. j. Baxter now wears sad face,
his girl has gone.
A gentleman in town says il John
Jobe does not bring back his Ratchet,
which he borrowed yesterday, that he
will send the crimson crested Deputy
Sheriff, of Johnson City, around to re-
mind him.
Col. T. H. Reeves sold the Buck
horn place" one mile east of Jonesboro
to L. H. Weaver, of Raudleville, N. G.
This is very farm, and consists Of
about 1876 acres.
The young folks of the Presbyterian
Church gave a dime social last night
at Mrs. Fannie Fain's. A grand, good
time was had by one and all. The
proceeds of these socials are for charit-
able purposes.
]. K. P. Hall, the Clerk and Mas
ter of Greene county, was in town
Tuesday.
]. J. Hunt spent several days this
week in Atlanta.
The line of the Louisville, Cumber-
land Gap and Atlantic railroad as now
surveyed runs through the corporate
limits of our town for over half mile.
The line will cause our town to start,
and once started it will be no trouble
to keep her moving on. The differ
ence in freight rates, brought about
by competition would more than pay
the increase in taxation, if there was
any, and we do not believe it would
increase taxes. We all know that one
railroad is monopoly, but where
there are two neither one can afford to
try to dictate rates. Let's have the
road. 1t will afford farmers market
for corn, hay, and in fact every pro-
duct OF the soil. Then why will they
oppose the proposition? Old Jonesbo-
70 cries out with no uncertain sound,
let's have the railroads?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
A List of Lucky Thing, To Do.

1t Is considered lucky to accept the
first bid offered for an article in the
morning, or to spit upon the first coin
received, or for an unmarried person
to be seated inadvertently between a
married couple at the dinner table, as
he or she will find a partner within
the year "A black snail tossed by the
horns over the left shoulder will bring
good luck, as will an egg upon which
the snell is not formed II tossed over
the barn.
To carry a crust of bread or bent
cold, or a coin with a hole in it in the
pocket is considered lucky, or to find a
horseshoe or four leaved clover 1t
will bring luck to throw into the fire
the first tooth extracted from a child,
or to see the moon over the right
shoulder, or to place a knife near 8
sleeping child. Philadelphia Ledger
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
Guaranteed Cure for La Crime.

We authorize our advertised drug
gist to sell you DR.. Kings new Dis
covery for Consumption. coughs and
colds, upon this condition. If you
are afflicted with La Gripp and will
Use this remedy according to direc.
tions, giving it fair trial, and expe-
rienced no benefit, you may return
the bottle and have your money re.
funded. We make this offer, because
of the wonderful success of DR.. Kings
New Discovery during last seasons
epidemic. Have heard Of no case in
which it failed. Try it. Trial bottle
free at M. A. Mcfarland & Co.'S drug
store. Large size, SOC. and $1.00
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
In Montana great many miners re-
ceive 81 so day.
HOW's This.

We offer ane hundred dollars re-
ward for any case of catarrh that can
not be cured by taking Halls Catsrrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo,
Ohio.
We the undersigned, have known
F. ]. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honosable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations
made dy thelI firm.
West & Truax, wholesale druggists,
Toledo, Ohio. Walding, Kinnan and
Marvin, wholesale druggists, Toledo,
Ohio,
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
ACCIDENTLY KILLED.
Rev. Jesse CrOsswhlte, of Cherokee,
Crushed to Death BY Log.

A most sad accident occurred in the
Cherokee n, ighborhood, this @ unity,
last Thursday morning at II O'Clock,
resulting in tue almost instant death
Of Rev Jesse Crosswh,te, aged
ministes Vi the Dunkard church.
The particulars are as follows; Rev.
MI Crosswhite was aged, buing past
Sixty five years ut The time OF his
death. He had concluded to rent his
farm, and was therefore arranging TO
build him Il new house to spend the
remainder of his life in retirement
He was in the woods with Emory
Allen and the two were loading a
heavy log onto the wagon from the
hillside. 1t became necessary to scotch
lie log, and Mr.. Crosswh tie, it appears
had alkcd around to the end for that
pu pose, wien the log mad II sudden
start,striking him in he head and at the
same inc catching one Of his hands
ana MASKING it almost off ii. lay UNI
conscious for a littlt while and breathed
his last.
The funeral services took place Fri
day and were uduolcd ny Rev W.
i Dove
The deceased was well known in the
country as an upright and conscien-
tous christian, and his iune'al was
largely attended,
Among others who mourn his sud
den death are three daughter, Mrs.
John f. Bowman, ol this city, Mrs.
James Gnrber and Mrs. Prof f. T.
Watts, the latter two Of Glther's Mills,
this county The deceased had sons
in the West who could not be appris-
ed of their fathers death in time tn
attend the funeral THE COMET ex-
tends sympathy to those who were
nearest an dearest to this good man.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12

Queer world Queer peopleI Here
are men and women by thousands
suffering from all sorts OF diseases,
bearing all manners of pain, spending
treir all on physicians and getting
no better, but rather worse" when
right at hand there's a remedy which
says it can help them because it has
helped thousands like them. "Anoth
er patent-mediclne advertisement"
you say. Yes-but not of the ordina-
ny sort. The medicine is Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, and it's
different from the ordinary nostrums
in this -
Itdoes what it claims to do, or it
costs you nothing
The way is this You pay your
druggist $l00 for bottle. You read
the directions, and you follow them
You get better, or you don't. If you
do, you buy another bottle, and per.
hapslanother. II you don't get better
you get your money back. And the
queer thing is that so many people
are willing to be sick when the rene
dy is 80 near at hand.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
SVrup of Figs.

Produced from the laxative and nutri-
tious juice Of California figs, combin-
ed with the medicinal virtues of plauts
known to be most beneficial to the hui
man system, acts gently on the kid
neys, liver and bowels, effectually
cleansing the system, dispelling colds
and headaches, and curing habitual
clnstipation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
WHICH ONE WAS KEPTS

There were two little kittens, black and q
gray,
And Erandmamma said, with a frowni
ut never will do to keep them both,
The black one we'd better drown.
Don't cry my dear" to tiny Bess,
zone kittens enough TO keep;
Now run to nurse, for tits growing late
And tin'e you were fast asleep"
The morrow dawned, and rosy and sweet
Came little Bess from her nap;
The nurse said "Go into mammals room
And look in grandma's lap"
Come here" said grandmamma, with a
smile,
From the rocking chair where she sat;
"God las sent YOU two little sisters.
Now what do you think OF that2"
Bess looked al the babies a moment,
with their wee heads yellow and brown,
And then to grandmamma soberly said,
which one are you going to drown2"
New York Fashion Bazaar.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
WANTED,

An active, energetic man who is ia
miliar with farm work and nipple
ments, to canvass Washington Coun-
ty, on a good commission for three
months, beginning at once, and sell a
special implement needed by every
farmer in the county,
Agent to furnish his own horse and
wagon. Good references required
with the application.
Address, B. F. AVERY & SONS,
393-2t Louisville KY
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
Wealth

Is something which most people seek
and which but few are Indifferent to no
matter in what form it presents itself
The word "pecuniary," which is
often used in speaking of mans
riches, comes froM the Latin word
pecus, which means cattle, and shows
that formerly a mans wealth was
reckoned by the cattle he pocessed
Abraham is said to have been "very
rich in cattle, in silver and in gold"
But no matter in what mans riches
may consist. it is all vanity and vexa-
ton OF spirit, unless in connection
Herewith he has health. Emerson
fully understood this when he said
"the first wealth is health" and we
have no doubt if he had known the
the virtues of S S. S. that he would
have recommended its use to all persons
suffering from the diseases for which
it is recommended. Treatise on blood
and skin diseases mailed free. Swift
Specific Co. Atlanta, Ga.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
TOWN COMPANY LOCATED.
The Official Announcement Calls for
ElizabethtOn on the Watauga.

After so long a time the Co-opera-
tive Town Company has officially an
nounced its location.
Col. G. P. Toncray and George E.
Boren returned Sunday night from
Washington where they went to attend
the final meeting, Col Toncray says
it is all settled now, and Elizabethton
is the place selected by the officials.
The long della" in selecting site
was due to the fact that numerous
complications arose regarding the
titles # certain tracts of land. These
points are all virtually settled, and
there now remains nothing except for
the company to 60 to work in earnest
A prospectus of their plans and pur-
puses will be given to the public prob
ably this week.
The official announcement comes
without creating much enthusiasm ON
the part OF the people, for indeed they
had already had their jubilees, and to
state the official announcement is
merely fresh confirmation of what
was known to be in store.
With so many town sites claiming
the attention of the company, and
each offering its advantages naturally
and financially, it necessarily required
hard struggle for the successful
place. But for natural surroundings,
undoubtedly there are few if any places
able to complete with Eiizabethton
She has all the advantages of Johnson
City except in railroad facilities and #
the Town Company do what they have
dec AIRED to do, it will not be long until
Elizabethton enjoys other outlets .han
asinsle railroad,
From q COMET reporters recent talk
with Mr. Cook, the agent of the com
pany, there will probably be little il
anything done before next spring, al
though it is possible that arrangement,
have been made to begin earlier thai
the prospectus should explain.
The people OF EIizabethton are Ger
tainly to be congratulated on theil
Iealy faithful and earnest work
against fearful odds. Col ToncraN
and many others have been persisten
in their efforts and liberal in their sac
rifce. They have bravely held tn,
elephant by the tail, clinging to it int,
whatever region it went, until at las
they have Gagged it as their own in tn
valley OF the Watauga. Here, wher
the Doe meets the Watauga it is fe,
until it grows fat and becomes tn
mightiest elephant that was ever i'm
ported.
Some people have fears for JohnsD
City and'tbink the elephant will de
your us, but you will find this /; thu
whatever builds up Eliztbethton wi
add more to the business and financit
interests Of our place, tina whatevf
furthers the development of this gres
iron region will bring influx Of popult
non and capital to all thriving town
The Cooperative Town Company an,
where in this section, if it does what
calculates, will be Il benefit to all, an
in the course OF II few years this who
valley will be city with interests an
industry in common,
We can offer Won snecial induc
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
Fourteen Months i'm Bed.

MRS. Kelley requests me to write
you in regard to what 8. S. S. has
done for her son. who has been sick so
long with an abcess, She had two
physicians, and they did everything
for him that they could and he didn't
improve, For fourteen months and
five days he was in bed and not dress
ed. Some one recommended your S,
S, S., and after he had taken two or
three bottles he began to improve,
He continued until he had taken
eleven bottles, and to day he is as well
as ever. The boy is fourteen years
old, and Mrs Kelley lives next door to
me, and am well acquainted with
the facts of the case"
G, w. Hodgkins, Postmaster, East
LamSine, Maine. Swift's Specific has
wonderful effect on children and
young people. 1t should be given to
every child who has any blood trouble
or blood faint. Itdrives out the poison
and poisonous germs, and enables
nature to develop the child. Our
treatise on the blood and the skin will
be mailed free to all applican is,
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
Strayed or Stolen.

A speckled light roam heller about
thirteen years old, giving milk. Marks,
one underbit of each ear and smooth
crop off the right and scar from
seal ling on top of hips. A suitable re-
ward will be paid for the return Of the
COW or any information concerning
her to VIM. G. Garland, residence Ia
miles west of Johnson City, Tenn.
QQ1-tf
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
The melsnc holly days are here.
Some Startling acts.

.4ne official returns from boards Of health
show that nearly three fourths of all deaths arc
from consumption. Wne4 We tniuA ever this
fact 1t Is really awful, tlOu5AtYrr, yese ktared
with staple cough o. cold Rcslile how i'm.
p0rtant 1t is to check this terr;h,, ie-iaas =
ban be done by using Pan-rna Cough and on.
gumptieR Cure. Price 25 and 90 cente Trial
bottles free at Mcfarland s drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
Good Looks.

Good looks are more than skin deep,
depending upon healthy condition
of the vital organs. If the liver be in
active, you have . Bilious Look, if
your stomach be disordered, you have
a Dyspeptic Look, and if your kidneys
be affected you have Pinched Look.
Secure good health and will have
good looks. Electric Bitters is the
great Alternative and Tonic acts direct
on these vital organs. Cures Pimples
Blotches, Boils, and gives a good com.
election. Sold at NJ. A. Mcfarland
g. Co.'S drug store, soc. per bottle.
In Montana great many miners re
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
To Operators Of Machinery.

We now carry in stock all sizes of
gum betting OF the New York stamp
and can furnish without the custom
AIRY delay of ordering.
356.tf SEAvER & SUMMERS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
IDEAL RRoILINc.

To broil perfectly, over a fire, requires con.
slant Watching and an experienced cook.
With the CHARTER OAK, child ten yearG
old will equal any expert.
Place an ordinary sheet iron pan, one.quar'
ter full of sand or water-either will answer,
sand Is preferable-upon the bottom oven
plate to catch the drippings; grease the oven
slide or broiling rack; one greasing is all that
Is required. Place the steaks upon the oven
slide; close the wire gauze oven door for
three to FIVE minutes-large steaks require
ten to fifteen minutes-and the steak will be
thoroughly cooked on top and bottom 40
the same time.
There is no faint of coaI-gas or smoke, and
the meats are more tender and better in
flavor than those broiled over the Goals. Tho
convenience of broiling in the oven will be
appreciated by every housekeepeA and adds
another to the many reasons why the Charter
Oak Range or Stove with the Wire GauZe
oven Door ahould be preferred to all others
now In the market.
For Sale by Johnson City Tin & Stove Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12

The first invoice of feathers has been
received at San Diego, Cal, from the
ostrich farm at Mount Fairview.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly ON the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head,
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro,
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. NEW YORK, N.Y.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12

We can offer you special induce
ments on Roc's medicine. If you sui
fer with rheumatism, nj uralgia or bill
iousness, you should try a bottle
Campbell, Cass 4 Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
The newest kind of a thief is one
who steals thermometers exclusively.
The Western Settlers Chosen speciflc.


With every advance Of emigration into the
far West, anew demand is created for Hostel.
ter's Stomach Bitters. Newly peoplsd regions
are frequently less salubrious than older set.
tied localities, on account of the miasma
which rises from recently cleared land, par.
ticularly along the banks Of rivers that are
subject to freshets. The agricultural or min.
ing emlgrant soon learns, when he does not
already know that the Bitters afford the only
sure protection against malaria, and those dis.
orders OF the stomach, liver and bowels, to
which climatic changes, exposure, and unac
customed or unhealthy water or diet subject
him. Consequently, he places an estimate
upon this great household specific and pre-.
ventive commensurate with It's intrinsic mer.
its, and ID careful TO keep on hand restorative
and promoter of health so implicitly to be
Yelled upon in time OF need.
1t is estimated that 200 lives were
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12

1t is estimated that 200 lives were
lost in Germany by the recent heavy
snow storm.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12

Ladies trimmed hats at Campbell.
Cass & Co.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-29
A Woman. Lovely Manner.

The value of beautiful manner is q
topic of never ending charm just as the
beautiful manner itself is in life. A
lovely character expresses itself in nc
more delightful way. One who is always
thoughtful of others in a self forgetting
wav. who has kindness and calm, has in
variably a charm of manner which Is
helpful and inspiring to all who see
it. \ lady came to Boston on an
important errand while ago She had
three men to see for signatures
in a matter of artistic import
ance; she gave herself two days TO see
them, but she went about her business
with so much of quiet directness that,
although they were strangers whom she
must see, the matter was attended to,
she was ready to leave Boston and found
herself with time upon her hands, al
within "a hours. THAT woman ougll:
to achieve what she tries to do, said
one of the men whose signature was pu
to the valuable paper. She did not stay
in nv o:f-a three minutes, yet she
didn't fuss or hurry. She has lovely
calm. - Boston Transcript.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-29
Free traders and the Etata.

The attitude OF the democratic and
mugwump journals in reference to the
escape Of the Etata Is characteristic.
With hardly an exception they chuckle
Cleefullv over the CHILEAN privateer ;
flight and. joyously proclaiming that
the Etata was built by the famous
British firm OF the Lairds. and that her
officers are Englishmen, they practical
IL defv the United States vessels TO
catch her. The fact that the flag OF
their country mas been grossly lnsulted
and the authority OF her government
set at naught by the lawless insurgent
craft arouses no feeling OF patriotic IN
dignation among the free traders.
What they seek to do is to manufacture
8 little clap trap political capital out OF
the event by making It text Tor sneers
at the administration and Mr.. Blaine
AS for patriotism: pride in their coun-
try's power, anxiety 10 see her honor
upheld aad herrightful authority vindi-
Gated. the American devotee's OF Cob
deuism haven't a trace Of it A repub-
ican and protective administration Is
at the head Of national affairs, and that
Is enough TO make them wish 10 see the
government discredited.
Meanwhile il is worth while TO know
that three Of the fastest Of our new
cruisers are on the Pacific coast The
Baltimore Is at Valparaiso, the San
Francisco Is at Callao or on her way
toward Valparaiso. aud the Charleston
is hunting for the Etata in more north
ern waters. The insurgent vessel has
long start and it may not be easy to
find her. But her whereabouts once
ascertained, either of the cruisers just
mentioned could speedily overhaul the
Etata in spite Of the mugwump's boast
that she was built by the Lairds and
that her officers are Englisbnen.-New
York Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-29
The Fate of q Traitor.

A few days ago, when the wires
brought the intelligence that Colonel
Miguel Lopez. the betrayer of the
Emperor Macmillan. had been bitten
by mad dog in the City Of Mexico, we
predicted his death. In q brief edi-
torial on the subject, we said.
What fate would be more Etting for this false
friend, who sold his benetact0r? Il is hard to
believe that he will be cured. He will snap
and snarl and foam at the mouth Ike a rabid
hound. He viii rave in MS peroXysus Of i~a-
niacal frenzy. H Will tear his flesh IN his mad
convulsions, AMI d. Ike 4 wild beast
1t seems tina. yere right. Lopez
tried the Pastu Itment, but medi-
cal skill was un1,-5 to save hin. He
fingered in horrible agony about ten
DAYS, and died last Sunday in one OF his
paroxysms. This mans life and death
show that. even in this world. the
wicked sometimes suffer exceptional
pains and penalties. Lopez was Maxi
milian's trusted friend at QueretarO.
The young Mexican had been kindly
treated and the emperor was the god
father OF his child. Without prOvoca-
ton, and solely for the sake of gain,
Lopez, on the night of the 18th of May,
1865. gave the password to the troops
of Juarez, and thus let them into the
sleeping city of Queretaro. This base
treachery caused the capture and death
of Macmillan. The traitor received
$50. 900 in gold and the favor of the
.Juarez government. But his own wife
deserted him. His children fed from
him. a soldier slapped his face on
parade The Migrants in the street
Kissed him. The beggars refused TO
accept his charity and cursed him. For
a quarter of a century this titled, deco.
rated and gold-bought Thing struggled
to regain the respect of his own cCun-
trymen. but despite his attempts to de-
fend and explain his conduct, he con-
tinued to be Stunned as something I'M
utterably vile. Even in his death he
was disgraced. He did not die on the
battlefield nor in the ordinary course OF
nature. It was reserved for a mad dog
to be his executiOner. Never was a
traitor more horribly punished.-At'
lanta Constitution.