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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-09-14
FTER THE BANKS.
Commissioner Miller Issues IN I'm g"
yortant Notice.

Commissioner Miller Issues an I'm
yortmt Notice.
The treasury department has issued
circular which j. here given vrI-
batim;
OFFICE CONN Il. OF INTERNAL REy.,l
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 8, 1885
To Collectors Of Internal Revenue and
Revenue Agents;
1t has come to the knowledge of this
Office, though published news items,
correspondence and otherwise, that
banks are issuing certificates of de-
post, payable in the money or cur
rency of the United States, and that
these obligations of the banks, neeo.
table notes, carrying title in their cir
culation from hand to hand, are paid
ont and used for circulation in lieu OF
the money of the United States.
Such issues are taxable, and you
will inquire as to the amount of such
issues, and report them to this Cflce
for assessment of the taxes incurred.
Jos S. MILLER,
Commissioner
The taxable rate OF such issues as de-
scribed in the circular is 10 per cent.
The number now in circulation is be-
lievtd to be very heavy, they have
taken the place, during the financial
stringency, OF currency or money.
Whether the issues include clearing
house certificates, is question treas
ury officials decline to discuss, init
mating that the question is legal one
may call FOR judicial decision from
the courts.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-09-14
SELECTED Receipts.
BUTTERMILK CAKES.

One quart Of buttermilk, one tco-
spoonful of salt, flour to make thin
batter, one egg, one teaspooniul OF
soda or saleratus. Beat the egg, add
to it the buttermilk, add the salt and
mix well. Dissolve the soda or saler-
atus in two tablespoonsful OF boiling
water, then stir it into the ht.ttrrmilk,
Now add gradually the -four, stirring
all the while, until you have batter
that will pour smoothly from spoon.
Give a good beating and bake quickly |
on a hot griddle.
BAKED GoosEBERRY PUDDING.
One pinto gooseberries, stewed and
passed through siege, two ounces
fresh butter, four ounces fine bread |
crumbs, one.quaIter pound sugar,
three eggs. Stew the gooseberrIes Till
tender, then pass them through a
seive, mix the butter, bread crumbs
and sugar thoroughly with pulp, and,
lastly, stir in the yolks Of the eggs
well beaten. Pour into a bultered pie
dish, and bake for one-half hour.
When done, turn the pudding on TO
dish and silt sugar over.
RASPBERRY SYRUP.
Fill two-quart glass jar with fresh
raspberries, pour oyer them cider
vinegar until the jar is full. Screw
the cover uff and let them stand one
week, then scald, pour IN Jelly bag
and let it drain to the juice add one
pound of loaf sugar to every pint,
Boil fast twenty minutes and skim
when any scum arises while hot put
in six bottles or glass jars. Que spoon
ful il glass OF ice water makes a
drink of delicious flavor.
JUNKET.
Ingredients-One quart of milk,
about teaspoonful of prepared rem
net. Make the milk hl0od-warm, or
about as warm as new milk, put it in
to dish for the table, and stir into it
a teaspoonful OF rennet, or rather less,
according to its strength. Keep it in
a cool place for an hour or two. until
it becomes solid. Serve with cream
and sugar and little powdered cir
namon.
PRUNE PUDDING
Mix together one cup OF prunes, one
cup Of raisins, one cup of suet, one Of
molasses, one of bread crumbs, half
cup of milk, one and a half cup of
flour, a teaspoonful of soda, teaspoon
full each of ground cloves and CHINA
mon and half grated nutmeg,
Steam for three hours.
THE HANDY LEMONADE
Crate the rind of four large lemons
and mix with it one pound Of sugar
Squeeze the JUICE Of the four lemons
and pour over the sugar Put all in a
glass jar. Allow one tablespoonful for
each glass OF ice water.
TABLE ETIQUETTE.
Gloves are not to be worn at the
table under any circumstances.
No argumentative or in any way un'
pleasant topic should be preached al
: the table.
There should be no difference be-
tween company manners" and those
. in daily use.
/ The napkin is not folded, but il
simply crushed and laid beside The
plate on rising.
Coffee may be served at any time
: during breakfast, but should come a
4 the end of dinner.
Do not overload the plate of CUES
! or press upon any one that which they
hive cnce declined.
d Never notice or comment upon an.
! accident, but render unobtrusively
any assistance which may be necessary
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-09-14

DY'iUen ont -
all impurities Of
the blood, no mat
ter of what name
or native, or from
what cause aris-
ing, by DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery.
Clear your skin
with it. Every
dis Fl CUR EN- emit,
from a common
h1otnh or orup-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-09-14
JUNKET.
PRUNE PUDDING.

Mix together one cup Of prunes, one
cup Of raisins, one cup of suet, one Of
molasSes, one of bread crumbs, a half
cup of milk, one and a half cup Of
flour, a teaspoonful of soda, teaspoon
full each of ground cloves and CHINA
mon and half q grated nutmeg,
Steam for three hours.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-29

The problem of manufacturing
a non-eorrosive paint for the bot
toms of steel and iron warships,
which has been vexing the navy
officials for long time, has just
been satisfactorily settled. A paint
was invented in Germany several
years ago, which had the desired
properties; but, as the government
requires American-made paint on
American warships, it could not
be used. Now, however, the Ger
man paint plant has been remov-
ed to this country and United
States cruisers will now have nom
corrosive bottoms San Francisco
Argonaut.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-29

Muller, of Potsdam, publishes
an interesting series of observa-
tions upon the brightness of the
planets in different portions Of
their orbits. He finds that, on
the whole, the brightness Except
ing Jupiter) seems to be governed
almost entirely by the "phase" of
the planet with respect to the
earth, and that none of the for
mulm which has been proposed by
Euler, Lambert and Seeliger cor
respond to the facts, though See
Tigers comes nearest. In all cases
the brightness of a planet when it
shows "full" to the earth is greater
than the formule would give. He
finds that the outer planets acted
as if they were cloud-covered and
had atmosphere of great density,
while Mars and Venus are more
like the earth in this respect, and
Mercury behaves almost exactly
like the airless moon. He finds
no traces of light variation de-
pending upon a planets diurnal
rotation, but does find that Jupi-
ter presents irregular, gradual
changes of brightness which are
as yet without explanation. Sat
urn, on the other hand, does noth-
ing of the sort, but follows Seeli-
gers formul@ almost accurately
New York Independent.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-29

The long and close competition
between rival machine guns has
resulted in favor of the Maxim. 1t
has been decide that hereafter, in
the offensive equipment of British
war vessels, the Maxim gun shall
take the place Of the fve-barrel
Nordenfelt aud Gardner guns. The
first to carry the new guns will be
the cruiser Bonaventure, and she
is to have four of them in her arm
ment.-Scientific American.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-29

The El Paso smelling company,
the other day, paid off it employees
as usual. There was nothing re-
markable about that but there was
something out of the ordinary in
the manner in which the payment
was made. The company bought
at the subtreasury in st. Louis,
10000 silver dollars, every one of
which was paid out to the en-
ployes of the great silver handler.
The money weighed 1,200 pounds
and was sent out to The smelter
Office by train.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-29

The Silver Mining Company's
mines at Lake Valley are closed
down and all the miners dis
charged. Many of the men have
come to Hillsborough in search of
work. Manager Clark found it an
impossibility to NINE and ship his
ore at a profit during the present
depressed condition of the market
80 closed down until such time as
it improves. The suspension Of
operations at the mine will prove
a serious blow to all business at
Lake Valley, as it was, aside from
the revenue derived from the rail-
road, the towns only support
Advocate.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-29
Baking Powders
Before Congress.

The Pure Food bin before Congress would be righteous
measure for the people, and should become law The public
pure food and in order protect themselves know
what aduteraed All adusated preparations should be
branded including Baking Powders containing Ammonia
Alum Then people dose themselves with Absolutely
Pure" Ammonia Alum, they will do knowingly. The
public have been looking up the composition Of Ammonia and
Alum and they don't like the idea Of eating either in their hot
biscuit.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-29

The little daughter of Lus Mar
Gus, of Hillsbourgh who was burn
ed SO badly some weeks ago while
lighting the morning fire with kerr
osene, died last week. She was
getting better under the skillful
care of DR.. Given and would haYe
recovered, only that during a
food which threatened destruction
to her parents house she had to be
removed, catching a cold during
the removed that proved fatal.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-29

The damage to mining and other
property by the recent flood in tho
vicinity of Kingston, is estimated
at from $2,500 to $4,000. 1t is said
all the mines are more or less dam
aged, many shafts and tunnels be-
ing filled up. A breast of water
twelve feet high passed through
the box canyon between that place
and Hillsborough.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-29

Don't buy a blood purifier be-
cause it is cheap" The best
the superior medicine II Ayers
Sarsaparilla, is, in the end, the
cheapest blood purifier in the
market. The ingredients of which
it is composed are the most expen-
sive and incidentally eficacious
that can be obtained.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-29

Extensive repairs are now being
made upon the handsome convent
building at Las Cruces. A new
roof is being put on, its capacity
increased and other important re-
pairs made which viii cost at least
two thousand dollars.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-29

If the hair is falling out or turn
ing gray, requiring a stimulant
with nourishing and coloring
food, Halls Vegetable Sicillian
Hair Remover is just the specific.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-29

Arsenic and quinine are danger
GUS drugs to accumulate in ones
system, and it is to be hoped that
these poisons, as a remedy for
ague, have had their day. Ayers
Ague Cure is a sure antidote for
the ague, is perfectly safe to take
and is warranted to cure.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-29

There is large exodus Of silver
miners from Kingston to the gold
fields of Animas Peak, twelve
miles from there, and that district
is enjoying quite boom.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-29
DR.. Prices
Cream Baking Powder

Pure Cream Of Tartar Powder free from Ammonia Alum,
Lime other aduleration And every Investigation whether
in the laboratory kitchen confirms and emphasizes Its SUPERIOR
iy in every way
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-29

During the month of July last
year there we're four days on which
receipts of cattle at Chicago ex-
ceeded $1,000. For July of this
year there has been only one day
on which the number arrived ex-
ceeded $1,000.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-29

Temple Brothers shipped out
six car loads of cattle from Spring
er last week.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-29

Among western breeders who
will exhibit cattle at the livestock
show at the worlds fair are Thorn.
as Andrews, Cambridge, Nebraska
Herefords; E. E. Day, Weeping
Water, Nebraska, Herefords
VILLAIN Millers' Sons, Wayne
Nebraska, Red Polls; La Veta Jes-
sey Cattle company, Topeka, Kan.
sas, Jersey; and q. F. Stone, Pea
body, Kansas, Holsteins.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17
NEVER GIVES UP IT'S DEAD.
Cayuga Lake. From Which No
Drowned Person Was Ever Re-
covered.

Cayuga Lake. From Which No
Drowned Person Was Ever Re-
covered.
Rochester Post Express. Y{
New YORK, Dec. 14.-''lf they sue.
coed i'll recovering the bodies of In
structor Merriam and Miss YeaIgin
from the depths of Cayuga lake by
means of electricity. as L see they intend
to try to do" said a resident of this city
who grew up on the shores of Cayuga
lake, lit will be the nrSt time i'll the
history of the lake that the body of any
person drowned In its waters was ever
seen again, l always had a liking for
geological research and INDUCED it for
many years i'll investigating the bottom.
OF Cayuga lake. My experiments
satisfied ME that the bottom of the lake
il a series oflarge openings and cavities.
many of them crater-like. Some of these
are 100 feet in diameter. These c~raters.
as L believe them to be, lie at different
depths. OF. rather, their raised edges are
of different heights. Their depths are
tathomlnSs. They have undoubtedly
become the receptacleS of the bodies of
the hundreds of people who are known
to have been drowned in the lake since
that country was settled, and of the un-
doubted thousands of people killed in
the fierce battles that were frequently
waged ON the shores of the lake be-
tween hostile tribes of aboriginal war
rlorS during the centuries preceding the
coming of the white man.
ut was in Cayuga lake that the
fiendish murderer, Ruloff. lowered the
bodies of his wife and child thirty years
ago, after he had murdered them. The
bodies were Enclosed in a chest. as he
confessed before he was hanged at
BinghamtOn for another murder. The
weeks That were spent in dragging the
lax for this chest were simply wasted,
for it had sunk into the mouth Of one of
those bottomless openings, and. if it IS
not sinking yet, is still floating about in
those mysterious depths.
within half a century more than 100
persons have been drowned in Cayuga
lake, to recover the bodies of whom
the graphing iron and drag were used
ln~duStriously, but in vain. If it were
possible for one to make the rounds of
this lakes crater-like bed he would, with
out doubt, ncounte hideous charnel
houses beyond number-caverns where
hosts of grinning skeletons have found
SeDulchre, submarine catacOmbS with
out end. Perhaps the electricians, eX-
plOring the lake bottom with their
intense lights, as they purpose doing,
may make some such discoveries.
Another mystery about Cayuga lake
that used TO puzzle me was its curious
tides. They were irregular in thelr
occurrence, but very decided. l remem-
Der one year when the phenomenon APP
peared twice. Three years passed be-
fore it appeared again. During one of
these tidal motions of the lake the
water receded fifty feet. The recession
of the waters was gradual, but the re-
turning tide came III with considerable
force and rapldlty. Water taken from
Cayuga lake from a depth of 800 feet,
probably from one of the crater cavities,
is highly charged with sulphuretted by
drOgen, nitrogen, carDonic acid, and the
magneSia,"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17

senators tremble in their boots, and has
not allowed them to speak until they
have sat at least two years in
the chamber. 1t has made them
get down and lick the feet of
the graybeards of our house Of lords,
and it has turned the United States
senate into a gentIemen's club. 1t was
the silver debate that knocked Humpty
Dumpty down, and the United States
senate of today is a new senate, modelled
upon new lines and filled with new,
wide-awake men. That debate has set
the blood to jumping in the sluggish
veins Of the old stagers and has made
the babies of the senate d set
of iconoclastic Ishmaelites. The
new senate will call a spade a
spade. The varnish and veneering
which Edmunds, Conkllng. Don Cam
eron, Arthur P. German. Thomas A.
Bayard and others put on to the ETH
quette of legislation has been torn off,
and we are coming back to a healthy
stale of nature. The fights of this ses-
sion are to be with naked fists. There
Will be more ~eye-gouging than kissing,
and the young men from the West have
already ~sharpened their teeth and oiled
theiI tongues with vinegar for the fray.
l sit in the press gallery and look
down upon them. There sits Carey, of
Wyoming, whom Senator Wolcott
charged with wearing dirty linen, and
concerning whom he quoted the Spanish
prOyerb-
Its a waste of leather to shave an ass"
Wolcott may find that Carey has the
kicking powers of an ass before he gets
through, for he is a fighter from the
wilds of the Rockies. He stands over
six feet in his stockings. His fist is like
q piece OF beef, and his broad shoulders
are topped off with a half-bald head,
which looks for all the world like that
OF James A. Garfield. His eyes are
a sharp blue. His manner is posi-
tive, and his muscles and feelings have
been toughened by his having been the
chief cowboy of the state of Wyoming
for 4 decade and more. He is a man of
brains and common sense. Wolcott
overdrew it when he said that he did
not wear clean linen. for he is, in fact,
as we'll dressed as any business man in
the senate. He is an Eastern man, and
his native state is Delaware. He is we'll
educated and we'll read, and he was in
congress six years before he came to
the senate. He has a good memory. and
he will never forget Wolcott, II l
doubt if Wolcott ever forgets him.
l would like to see the two senators
fight it out in the RUG. Wolcott is
shorter than Carey, but he has the
crane of a prize fighter, and he could
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17
Noses Revised and Amended.

New York Evening Sun.
Ii Cleopatra were alive today the
length of her nose would have little to
do III determining her career, Noses,
as other traits i'll the present advanced
state Of surgery, are merely determine
ate features. 1t is only a question OF
time when n shall read on the outer
wall. "Noses altered while you wait"
If a pug o S does not harmonic with
the other features or a pensive dis
position, it is a easily changed by remov-
ing a w~edge-shaped piece between the
nostrils. This is done without pain by
spraying the nose with cocaine. If a
Roman o. gives II the air of being
too dominant. the hump is removed by
making an incision, cutting the flesh
away, and a steel burr, run by an cleo
trio motor, easily grInds down the
hump. The skin, then trimmed TO fit,
sewed and properly bound, soon heals.
Cocaine again renders the operation a
mere detail. In the same manner large
mouths are transformed into dainty
shapes by removing the surplus at the
corners and sewing them up. The
surgeon who is the authority for these
statements says that the time will come
when s~kin-grafting will be so easily
managed that another counteDance may
be ordered, like a new bonnet.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17

knock down an OK with his fist. He
weighs 200 pounds, and as he walks
about the senate chamber he seems to
be carrying an invisible chip on his
shoulder. He is an ~iconoclast as to the
senate, and he feels himself the equal
OF any man in the chamber. He is a
good-looklng His big round head
is set well down upon a pair of broad
shoulders. His strong jaw is well
shaven. His mustache bristles with
courage, and his blue eyes look fercely
out from under white brows. He has
more nerve than any other man in
the chamber, and he delights in high
stakes, whether his game be politics or
poker. You have heard how he lost
$4,000 at Phil Daley's club house at
Long Branch about five years ago. He
Staked this amount on one turf at faro.
and when he had lost it bis face did not
change, and he left the room as though
he had been PLAYING for coppers. VOL
colt is known In the West as a plunger.
de has never cared for money, and his
genius is such that he has been able
10 make and spend fortunes. He is
not a maj OF coarse instincts.
The blue blood which flows in
his veins has come down from the
most famous families of our colonial
history, and he is one of the best bred
men in the United States senate. One
or his ancestors signed the Declaration
OF Independence and another succeeded
Alexander Hamilton as secretary of the
treasury. WolcOtt went to school at
Yale. He has always been a great read
er, and he has more rare books in his
library than George Frisbie Hoar. of
Massachusetts. He is one of the best
types of well-educated New Englanders
who have gone out to the Rockies and
fought their way up to fame and fortune.
The same may be said OF Dubois. the
IShmaelite senator from Idaho. He sits
near Wolcott. He is a straight, tall.
broad-shOuldered giant, with hair AS
black as Wolcott's well-polished boots.
and with eyes which fairly jump in
their brightness and life. He has q
straight, belligerent nose, and he keeps
bis mouth shut as he sits in his seat In
the senate He is a graduate of Yale.
and his nerve is known from the fact
that he was once United States marshal
OF Idaho, and had to keep all the roughs
OF the territory in check. He has no
respect for traditions, and he Will prob
ably be heard from before this session
Is over.
The queerest gamecock III the sena-
tarlal pit, however. is David B. Hill.
he ma hoped TO the front during the
nrst Few weeks OF his term. and he
Jumps up and crows iiercely at his own
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17

they put it in through the window and
crawled in after it. They then tied it
In the teachers chair so that its front
feet just rested Oh the desk and its face
looked soberly out over the schoolroom.
Upon its nose they fastened the teach
er's spectacles, which he had forgotten,
and upon a blackboard we its head
John wrote ~ Latin a phrase which
translated read:
"a sacrifice to the Lord
"The schoolmaster Lord was very
angry when he found it. but the boys
were good students and he forgave
them." FRANK q. CARPENTER. ]
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17
Early and Late Trains to Chicago
and Milwaukee.

Trains on the North Western Line"
now run as follows from Minneapolis
and st. Paul for Milwaukee ana Chi
cago: North Western Limited leaves
Minneapolis every night in the year at
1870, st. Paul $40 o'clock, and arrives
Milwaukee ESQ a. M, Chicago 9:30a.
M. Badger State Express leaves Min
neapolis every morning in the year at
1920, ST. Paul 500 o'clock, and arrives
Milwaukee 500 p. M. Chicago 9:35 p.
m. Atlantic and Southern Express
leaves Minneapolis daily, except Sun
day, at 5:45 p. m, st. Paul 6:25 p. m,
and arrives Chicago 500 a. NJ. When
you go to Chicago, the East. or Indian
apolis, Louisville, Florida or the South,
buy your tickets via 1.-The Northwest
ern Line" ana take your choice of
these three superbly equipped trains.
For tickets and tull information call on
agents at 159 East Third Street, St.
Paul: Is Nicollet House Block, Mime
apOlis, or address Z. W. Teasdale, Gen
eral Passenger Agent. ST. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17
His Preference.
Washington Star.

He was selling her dry goods.
1t was evident that her naughty, dis
tant manner cut him to the quick.
Excuse me, MISS" he said, as he
stopped in the middle of a measurement
of cloth, 'but aren't you the young lady
who promised to be a sister to me at
Cape Mayo"
at may be that I am" she answered,
freezingly.
II wish you would take back that
promise"
"Why?"
because Td rather be a total stranger
than a poor relation. any day."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17

UMPTY DUMPTY
sat on q wall,
Humpty Dumpty had
: n great fall.
And all the kings
, horses
And all the kings
men
Can't set Humpty
Dumpty up again.
Humpty Dumpty
is senatorial cour-
tesy. 1t has sat on
the wall of COR
gressional iegisla-
ton for years and
bossed the capitol.
1t has made new