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

The boys who deliver packages for
the dry goods stores have q shrewd
trick by which they make a few extra
pennies. AS every one knows, dry
goods are never sold for even money,
but foot up bills that always end with
either fiftyseven, forty nine or twenty
seven cents. The boys are always Civ
en- generous supply of small coin tc
make change with when they deliver
goods sent G. o. D, They pretend,
however never to have it, and, as there
is seldom the right change in the house,
they get the odd pennies.
And the little fellows deserve them
New York Herald.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-16

IT NEARLY BROKE OFF THE MATCH.
Yet Toms Mothers Advice Was Good.
and Mrs. Tom Is $50 Ahead.

Yet Toms Mothers Advice Was Good
and Mrs. Tom Is $50 Ahead.
Just before the charity ball last winter
certain young South Slider was paying
such assiduous attention to a certain
North Side woman that Mrs. Grundy had
it they were engaged. The young wom-
an, of course, knew better, but she did
not think matters had progressed to the
point where he was sure to ask her to go
to the ball. So she declined two invita-
tions from other admirers. The invita-
ton she wanted never came. Her par
ents were not society people, and she had
to stay at home. He didn't go either.
The next time he called she was chilly.
The threatened storm blew over, how
ever, though nothing was said on either
side about the ball, and the other day
they were married. They did not take
wedding trip, but went at once to their
modest little home.
The next day the young husband great.
ly surprised his bride by taking sealed
envelope from his pocket and throwing
it in her lap. 1t was addressed to her.
"Open it, honey" said he, sit belongs
to you"
Honey" opened it, and found twenty
five dollars and the following memo
randum:
Ticket. .........".,.
| Carriage. ........,..'',..'''''.'.'" D
NJ, oo-
Total, 30
"Why, Tom" said she, "what on earth
does this meanY'
Perhaps you will remember that you
didn't go to the charity ball last winter.
Perhaps"
"Well, just as was getting ready to
write you my mother came to me and
said: Tom, are you going to the charity
ball? Sure said l. i s'pose you're go.
ing to take that Jones girl? said she.
Sure said l. My SON., said she, don't
you do it, It'll cost you twenty-five dol
lars-ten for ticket, ten for flowers and
FIVE for a carriage What of it? said l.
Are you going to marry herY said she.
Guess not said |, lying of course.
Then wouldn't spend twenty-five dol
lars on her. said she. We'll, said
's'pose l am thinking of asking i!er tt
have me? Then | certainly shouldn't
waste the twenty-five dollars, said she
l kind of thought things over and
you're Mrs. Smith and there's the twenty
five dollars. Get yourself something
pretty with it, Honey"
OF course she protested that she didn'
need any money yet, but it ended in hel
taking the twenty-five dollars all right.
But some way or other "Honey'
doesn't seem quite as sweet on he,
mother-in-law as she was.-Chicag'
Tribune.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-16

himself, he strikes one as being rather
morbid and unhappy. He seems also
prone to comment harshly on the lack of
congeniality among his parents, and to
be constantly asking himself SIS mar
riage failureT
On the train, day before yesterday,
saw newsboy get very severe rebuke
from an old gentleman here. He was a
clerical looking old gentleman, with a
clear blue eye of intense beauty and
purity. The newsboy, with that keen
sense of the eternal fitness of things
which prompts him to fill my car seat
full Of lives of the Younger brothers,
and novels of highly hectic shade, left
work in the old gentleman's lap which
| Judged by the title was the biography
of man named Cameron, by some ris-
ing young author named Boccaccio. The
old gentleman glared at it while, and
then he said: young man, / do moi
care for that book. Remove it at once
1t is not such a book as l would care tc
read on train or anywhere else. The
print is too small"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-16

The meanest man on record lives in
Union county. He sold his son-in-law
one-haI of COW, and then he refused
to divide the milk, maintaining that he
sold only the front half The sop-in-
law was also required to provide the
feed the COW consumed, and compelled
to carry water to her three times day.
Recently the COW hooked the old man,
and now he is suing his son-in-law fen
damages. -Xandalia Gazette.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-16

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 50c
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 FIc SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KY NEW YORK. N.Y.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-16
NYES RURAL RETREAT.
MS NEW HOME, "sKYLAND THOUGHT
WORKS." IN BUNCoMBE COUNTY.

II Is Right Near to George vanderbiIt's,
and What Nice Times They win Have.
Why the Nice Old Gentleman Objected
to the Book.
Copyright. 1891, BY Edgar w. Nye.l
SKYLAND, Buncombe Co., N. c.
June, 1891. {
Buncombe county-which may also
properly be spelled Bunkum-is large
and beautiful county on the French
Broad and Swananoa rivers, with Ashe-
vile as the county seat. The name it.
self first gave rise to the expression
Talking for Buncombe," which is now
classic, toward the close of the ia.
nous debate on the missouri question"
in the Sixteenth congress. 1t was used at
that time, according to history, by Felix
Walker, an old mountaineer of the cute
quaint and curious variety so common
and so delightful in the hills of western
North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee
He lived, am told, at Waynesville, in
Haywood county, on the borders of
Buncombe, which was also one of the
counties of his district.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-10
ekyARlAN ADJUSTMENTS.
How the jolly Country People Pass the
Long Pleasant Evenings.

How the jolly Country People Pass the
Long Pleasant Evenings.
As to amusement, you may trust a
Bavarian not 10 be behind IN that. The
men lee almost nightly ia the differ
ent inns. according To their status in
the local societies. where they have talk,
singing, music, cards, etc, the large
glass mugs at their side being constant
ly replenished. The beer is light and
wholesome. but the mount drunk is a
serious expense. Besides these nightly
gatherings there are different clubs OF
societies that meet at certain times at
one or other of the inns for an even
ing's amusement, some of them under
the patronage of the priest. In many
of them the women join, but the WON
ems chief entertainments are kunkl, or
spinning parties at home. and very
coy and picturesque these spinning
parties are.
The great feature in a Bavarian sit
ting Is the large porcelain stove
that stands out into the room. and that
is usually Lii from the passage outside
Round this o a bench runs making
a delightfully."- warm seat the back be-
ing the porcelain stove. But besides
this stove, in the older houses, there is
in the wall a hole with a chimney,
where a particular sort Of pine, that
burns brightly without sending out
sparks is burned at night for the pur
pose Of light only.
In olden times. when such Injuries as
lamps were unthought of, it was often
the only means OF illumination. Some
still use them constantly; Others keep
them only for festive occasions. A man
generally the wag or story teller of the
party sits beside it TO keep it replen-
ished. The women have their spinning
wheels or knitting. and the men sit in
the darker corners. and there are al
ways some TO sing songs or tell stories
or keep the fun going in some way.
One such Gene especially recurs to me.
Imagine an old, dark paneled room.
In Der armchair close 70 the stove,
in the full light Of the blazing pine
wood, sits the handsome old hostess, in
her picturesque costume, busy with her
spinning wheel A young m with
a wheel is in an opposite corner.
Three daughters knitting and guests
sit in a circle. more or less. the light
playing on the varied faces and time
orn furniture as bright freight alone
can One man has a guitar and two
girls sing Tyrolese songs At last
schnapps Of different kinds tsort Of
cheap Liquors. and delicious coffee, with
home made cake, are handed round,
and the evening ends with hearty fare
well greeting. National Review.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-10

In the professional schools in France
the instruction is entirely free, but the
number of pupils is limited. The ages
range from thirteen TO eighteen, and
only French candidates are permitted
In these schools the pupils cannot live
on the premises. The scholars are
taught trades such as fine white sewing,
ironing. stay making, artificial flower
making, millinery, dressmaking, and so
forth as wen as household work There
are also classes for cooking and wash
ing, and the pupils are further taught
how { market with advantage. The
number of pupils varies in the different
schools, but none admit more than 200
at a time.
To these professional schools com
mercial classes are attached, which are
held in the evening. Here bookkeep-
ing is taught-double entry. The school
for the professional education Of young
girls, founded by Elise Lemonnier. has
produced excellent results. In the
Philotechnique association, a section
named after Victor Cousin is also open
TO women The classes are held in the
evening. and there are no formalities
for entrance. New York Sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-10
SHINING Eels without a Knife.


Lutte knows as much about skin
ming eels as any man between Hunters
Point and Sag Harbor. But he is not
proud and admits that there was a time
when he did not know so much about
this slippery product of the Sound.
1T cost me the drinks for a big
crowd once. said he, Ito learn how TO
skin an eel without usin' q knife. |
didn't believe it could be done, and
there don't nobody until they see it for
themselves"
| confessed that the skinning Of an
eel without a knife would be an exploit
sufficient to excite my admiration.
Well now, just watch" Lutte
dropped the eel he held on the ground,
put his large and robust boot upon its
tail. and rolled il rapidly back and
forth. The tail did not smash. as one
would think. but after being rolled a
dozen times or so the skin split in two
seams along the sides He took an end
in each hand and pulled them apart.
The skin peeled of easily in two sec.
tons.
That's wrong end first as most
folks skin eels," said Lutte, but it's
just as good a job. New York Herald
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-10

II was a Bible. a family Bible. a well
worn family Bible-the Bible Of an old
lady who read il and walked by il and
fed on it and prayed over il for a long
lifetime. As she grew older and older
her sight began 70 fail, and she found
it hard to find her favorite verses. But
she could not live without them, so
what did she dor She stuck a pin in
them. one by one, and after her death
they counted les.
When people went TO see her she
would open her Bible, and, feeling over
the page after her pin. would say,
Read there, or Read here. and she
knew pretty well what verse was struck
by that pin. She could indeed say Of
her precious Bible. Il love thy com
mandments above gold, yea, above fine
gold; they are sweeter to me than the
honey and the honeycomb. Detroit
Free Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-10
Anecdnte. of Charlie.

must not forget M anecdote Of our
friend Charlie, which is perhaps the
nos curious Of any | have to record
There were two young boys, brothers,
in the house, and their mother,
Charles mistress. was in the habit Of
calling them by name Reginald and
Albert, using certain familiar contrac-
tons when she did so. IL was no won.
der that Charlie caught these up; but
what will be said of such an application
Of them as the followingi The bird, as
with most parrots. was o allowed
water in his cage, 80 when thirsty ne
would call in what may be termed his
own voice; 'Reggiel Reggiel-Reggie
or BERTHE !-Charlie wants some water!"
Charlie has a great fondness for the
paste of which pie crust is made, and
this being known he was often treated
to a piece. He naturally looked for
this, and when forgotten he would in
vite himself 10 have some in the form of
words which had doubtless often been
used by his mistress. He would say;
Charlie, do you like pastel VIII you
have a bitf' This would be said in the
voice of his mistress or her daughter.
He would then add in quite a changed
tone, ''Oh, atherr-Chambers' Jour
nal
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-10
Highest of all in Leavening Power-Latest u. S. Govt Report
R@aI B Bs&de7:
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

works of art, culinary utensils, coinage,
jewelry and a host of similar objects
made FROM il, in which lightness and
resistants furnishing are desiderata-
In forming alloys generally aluminium
has a very wide field With iron, three
or four pounds to the ton reduces the
melting point to such a liquid state
that the mixture fills the smallest in
terstices and produces the finest cast
ingS With copper. steel and silver
aluminium also produces valuable al
logs
Ii is not a little curious to note that
a metal so difficult and costly Of extrac-
ton is in its oxidized condition very
abundantly met with in nature Thus,
an ordinary brick contains an appreci-
able amount Of aluminium, and a re-
cent writer has pointed out hat an an
nual production Of 10. 1000, 900 tons of
the metal FROM such a source would at
the end OF 100 years leave practically
untouched in this country alone the in
exhaustible deposits to be found
Chambers Journal
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-10

Macbeth's pearl top and
"pearl glass" lamp-chimneys
do not break from heat, not
one in a hundred; they break
from accidents.
They are made of clear
glass as well as tough, as
clear as crystal. They fit the
lamps they are made for.
Shape controls the draft; they
are shaped right. Draft con-
tributes to proper combustion;
that makes light; they inn
prove the light of a lamp.
But theycost a dealer three
times as much as common
chimneys, and, as they do not
break, he is apt to be anxious
lest they stop his trade. Di-
minished sales and less profit
are not agreeable to him. .
There are two sides to the
question. Have a talkwith him.
Pittsburg. GEO. A. dA-BErH 4 Co
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-10

Once more my hand VIII clasp your hands
-FOUR loving voice l b hear once mora
But we shall never see the land.
The pleaSantest land we knew OF yores
Never. OF any summer day
Hear the low music % its streams.
Or wander down the leafy way
That leadeth to the land Of dreams
stin, borne upon the scented air.
The songs Of birls rise clear aud sweet.
As when ] gathered roses there.
And heaped their glOries at your feet;
And still the golden PARKWAY lies
At eve acro-s the western sen.
And lovers dream beneath those skies.
Whioh shine no more for you and me-
No more. an. nevermore! and yet
They seem so near. those summer days
When hope was like "A Jewel let.
To shine az 1wn tines misty ways
I sometimes dream that mornings light
Will bring thoul back d us once more.
And that tits but one long. dark night
Since we two parted hy the shore.
We parted with ~lf; words and low.
And Farewell TIL tru.rrow" said:
From sea and sky and sunsets GLOW
A golden halo round yuI shed.
Then as you went ! heard ygu sinE.
Haste thee. sweet morrow" PARTING thus
How could we dream that lie would bring
Not any morrow there f3r ~
We parted. and IN last lrcwah
Its shadow on o. r life Iath cast.
And Tines relen' less barriers fcll
Between as an0.our hapay ;4-t.
And now we met when car'- and fears
Have duled & e partius AID tie pain.
But never can tle weary years
Bring back G r golden deans again
-CAIholic NevA
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-10
The floating Gardens of Cashmere.


The thousands of floating gardens on
the rivers of Cashmere are formed by
long sedges which are woven together
in the form of a gigantic mat. These
sedge grasses, flags, stalks, lilies, ETC.,
are woven on the river or lake banks
while their roots are still growing in
the slime underneath; the required
amount Of earth Is then superimposed
upon the mat; the stalks are then cut
and the mat and its load is a full
hedged floating garden" They are
usually about 20 by 80 yards in extent
seldom larger, the full depth Of the
mat and its earthly covering being about
three feet A dishonest Cashmiri will
sometimes tow his neighbor's garden
away from its moorings and sell the
produce of the others toll. The writer
has frequently seen one of the largest
Of these miniature gardens being lowed
by two men in a rowboat which hardly
looked larger than one of the luscious
melons serenely repOsing on the float
ing truck farm. st. Louis Republic.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-10
MAZE A NOTE OF THIS.

The YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL reaches a
larger. class of people in the city and surrounding
country and has a larger circulation than any
medium.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-10

Grave historical writers are occasion
ally guilty of what are called "Hibcmi.
cisms." The following passage occurs
in a popular history of France:
ut is extremely doubtful whether
this prince, Meroveus, ever existed at
all; but he had a son, Childe-ic. whose
existence is well authenticated.
The following is also from a historical
work:
Like Samson of old, who, armed
only with the iawbone of an ass, pot
eleven hundred Philistines 20 the
sword Youths Companion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-10

Miss Amy ToOre-I had no idea, Mr..
Slymwytt, that you were 50 fond Of the
piano.
Slymwytt-As a musical instrument
it is a bOah But as a means Of fiirta-
ton and Of the isolation Of two-ah-
young people, it is-ah-the most we
markable -er-auadruped in the world.
-Pittsburg Bulletin.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-10

1t was the wish oil Napc'oon 70 re-
construct a society that sLo,, wal in
brilliancy the old courts. I.I.n this
view be called 10 his aid a few women
whose name, position, education and
reputation for esprit and fine manners
he thought a sufficient guarantee of
success. But be soon learned that il
could not be commanded at will. The
reply Of the Duchesse d'Abrantes. who
has left US so many pleasant reminis-
n Of this period, in which she was
an actor as well as an observer. was
very apt
You can do all that l wish" be
said TO her; you are all young and al
most all pretty, alb. WE'LL a young and
a pretty woman al do anything she
likes"
Sire, what your majesty says may
be true. " she replied, but only 70 a
certain point. II the emperor, instead
Of his guard and his good soldiers, had
only conscrpts who would recoil under
fire, he could not win great battles like
that Of Austerlitz Nevertheless he is
the first general in the world"
But this social life had a personal
end II was 20 furnish an added in
strument OF power to the autocrat who
ruled II was to reflect always and
everywhere the glory of Napoleon. The
period which saw its cleverest woman
in hopeless exile, and its most beautiful
n under a similar ban for the crime
Of being her friend, was not one which
favored intellectual supremacy. The
empire did not encourage literature, it
silenced philosophy and oppressed the
talent that did not glorify itself Its
blighting touch rested upon the whole
social fabric. The finer elements which,
70 some extent. entered into il, were
lost in the glare Of display and preten-
sion. The true spirit Of conversation
was limited TO private coteries that kept
themselves in the shade and were too
small 70 be noted Amelia Gere Mason
In Century.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-10

Communities, ike individuals, learn
by experienced, If intelligent and honest
of purpose. When confronted with
some exceptional problem Of admins
tration or Of government, their ANXIOUS
endeavors should be to remedy the
evil, with a view 70 prevent a rccur-
ace They have failed in their duty
toward themselves should they stop
short Of a radical reform.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-10
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The old miner. full o. cherished
memories O.. that wonderful past on
revisiting tie scenes Of his carly iabors
sees no winding line Of miners by the
river mare, with their rafting rockers
or long toms; no smoke from camp
fire or chimney arises from the depths
of gorges; cabins are gone, no laugh
ter or CHEEKY voice comes up from the
canyons; no ounce a day is dried By the
supper fire. Gone are most Of the oaks
and pines from the mountain sides; the
beds Of the rivers are covered deep
with the accumulated debris of years,
over which the water, once clea- and
cold from the melting SHOWS Of the
Sierra, goes sluggishly, laden with mud,
in ~serpentine windings from bank TO
bank. On the tableland above, in tie
chasrns made by hydraulic power il tie
pleiocene drift, the hollow columns Of
iron that once compressed the water
stand rusting away; tho monitors lie
dismantled like artillery in a captured
fortress
All is silence and desolatiOu where
once was the roar Of water and the
noise Of busy life. The same red and
brown soil is beneath your feet, TIE
same alienation of ridges and gorges is
here, the same skies unlocked BY
clouds from May to November are
overhead; the same pure air is left to
breathe in spite of courts and monopo-
lies; a considerable portion Of the soil
is cultivated; scattered here and there
over the mountain slopes are homes
surrounded with flowers and fruits
but the early miner see it all with the
sad belief that the glory is gone. g.
Waite in Century.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-10

Mabel described graphically her
sensation on striking her elbow on the
bed carving. ''Oh," she sighed, man
ma, I've strucked my arm just where it
makes stars in my fingers. journal
of Education.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-10

Passing 70 the varied uses to which
this comparatively new metal has been
put. we End among Others. telescope
tubes. opera glasses, seXtants, physical
and surgical apparatus, statuettes and