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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-29
Card Of Thanks.

We desire to thus publicly express
our sincere thanks to our friends for
the many acts Of kindness shown us
during tho recent illness and dea tn OF
our beloved daughter and sister. With
deepest gratitude, we are
Very truly,
Mrs. A. NJ. GENTRY.
Mrs. SALLIE CASH.
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Notice Of Sale.

By virtue of the authority vested in
me as Trustee in Bankruptcy and in
obedience to the order of James B.
Cox, Referee, l will sell on July 21st,
during legal hours the real estate and
personal property of Thomas j, Cox,
mentioned and describedin the petition
and pleadings of cause No. 65 in Bank
ruptcy, being As acres of land situated
in johnson City, and bounded by Col.
son, Weatherwax and others.
Said property will be sold for cash in
nand and in bar of the equity of re-
.Gemption, and to the highest and best
bidder in front of the court house door
in johnson City, Tennessee.
This June 81, 1899.
7S2-4t G.. H. BERRY, Trustee
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We don't know why the minister who
married Mrs. Sloan and Perry Belmont
should feel sorry, unless he's sorry he
did not keep that $500 fee. Itseems to
us that its the fellow who married her to
Mr.. Sloan that should fill the sackcloth
with ashes-as Shakespeare said.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-29

Hon. w. P. BrownlOw passed through
the city Tuesday returning from Erwin
TO Jonesboro. "Walt" is looking as
we'll as usual and seems to be thriving
upon McKinley's recent civil service
nrdnnn
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-29
Gard Party at Mrs. Gildersleeres.

The card party at the palatial home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Gildersleeve last Fri
day evening was one of the most de-
lightful society events of the past gay
week. The entertainment. was given
by Messrs. Will and Frank Glider
sleeve in honor of the young aides
visiting in the city.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-29

Pressing the tailor made gown upon
the figure with a hot iron is the newest
thing in the fashionable world, but il
does not strike us that it is much of an
Improvement upon the old method o.
pressing the gowned figure.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-29

That preacher who married Mrs.
Sloan and Perry Belmont is now sorry
he did so. 1t will be Perry's time to
be sorry next.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-29

A bank at Suffolk, Va, has been
opened with prayer. This is a new
method. Banks have been opened with
a jimmie.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-29

Rev. Frank W. Barnett and Mrs.
Barnett came to the city last week from
Forsyth, Ga, and were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. T. Wofford. They
left Tuesday for Blowing Rock, N. c.,
for an outing and returned to the city
Tuesday. They were accompanied on
the trip by Mr.. and Mrs. Wohord.
They will visit several eastern cities
before returning to their Georgia home.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-29

Goebel's nomination in Kentucky
is certainly of feud days and may be
full of disaster for the democratic party
in that state.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-29

Alger wants to have senators elect ed
by the people, but don't want cabinets
formed that way.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-29
Preparations for the Wedding

DR.. j. W. Rogan, who will perform
the ceremony at the Herndon Wood
marriage, and his wife arrived in the
city on Wednesday. Mrs. Ernest Young
of Charlotte, N. c., is in the city and
will preside at the organ Thursday night
Misses Ella Touzalin Nan. Lynn,
Willie Emily Rhea and Ada Lynn, and
Messrs. S. e. Lynn, L. Whitney Wood
and Will Lynn are also in the city,
having come from their several homes
to witness and assist at the wedding
ceremony.
AS we go to press the church is being
decorated with rhododendrons, ferns,
pot-plants, roses and MOSES, under
the efficient management of Mrs.
McCown, Mrs. W. b. Harrison and
Miss Ellie Smith After the wedding
the happy couple will take the 1876
O'Clock train and 60 to visit the friends
and relatives of the groom in Middle
| Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-29

1t will be seen at once by those ia
miliar with this country that this prac-
tically covers the whole surrounding
territory within q radius of four miles.
If parties living in the territory visited
by the carriers will instruct their cor
respondents to put the name of their
route upon their mail it will greatly FL
cilitate delivery.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-29
Latest Toast on Love.

Several of our young gentlemen
friends lave been asking for the latest
toast on love- The last we have heard
runs Gs follows:
Here's to the Wings Of Lovel
May they never lose feather,
Till your little boots and my little shoes
Are in the corner together
Perhaps certain young gentlemen,
who have been betting and winning
bottles of wine, have had their poetical
instincts so stimulated thereby as to be
ready to improve on the above. We
hope so and will gladly give to the pub
lie the results of their labors, when q
later and better toast is proposed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-29
TERMS OF SALE.

Said lots will be sold for cash in hand
and in bar of the equity of redemption
This June 81, 1899.
e. A. SH1PLEY, @. & M.
BY @. w. HODGE, d. q. & M.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-29
Clerk and HaStar's Sale Of Land.
In Chancery Court at Johnson City,
Tennessee.
M. jackson ct al VS.. Miller & Gran
dali ct al.

Pursuant to the decree of said court,
in the above styled cause, will, on
Saturday, July 90, 1899, sell Mt public
cutlery to the highest and best bidder,
at the court room door in Johnson City,
Tenn, the property mentioned and de-
scribed in the pleadings and said decree
and ordered to be sold to-wit: Lot %,
in block II, and lot 2s, in block Ga, in
the Carnegie Land Company's addition
to Johnson City, Tenn. Said lots will
be sold to satisfy a Judgment in favor
of cross complainant, j. e. Crandall, in
this cause.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-29

Phillips & Walters are having their
drawing room re-papered,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-29
CY H. LYLE. Editor and owner.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY

Entered at the POsto6ce at johnson City, Tenn, as
Second Class Matter.
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assignment.
Two, New Carriers.

The free rural delivery system from
the Johnson City post office has proven
SO satisfactory that it will be extended.
Two new carriers have been appointed
Joy Postmaster Campbell to take effect
July 9th. The new appointees are Jer.
Try Walker and Oscar Dulaney. Begin.
ming July 9Th the routes will be known
as follows:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-29

Medicine Company Columbus for mailed
practical talk Dr. Hartman defines diseases
caarh and tells how Ieruna them.
Mrs. c. Naeve, Morrison Portland writes follows
Pe-ya-Ha Meaicinc Co, Columbus, o.
DEAR S1 began take Peuna when lived in Columbus in
have found Peuna regulating the
tried different medicines be Pruna but without
nothing the action
of the body, lined with membrane
Mrs M Meh Walnut Columbia Pa
with
l
entirely well"
Dr. artnans advice be had without charge will
His
danger of local treatment All druggists sell Peruna
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
WON ON HIS NERVE.
Cheeky CnicaS0an Became Bucket
Shop Mnn and went the Limit
of Impotence.

"Nerve is the only thing that wins,
said the board of trade man to his COM
Danions at the club "A man may have
money, friends and influence, but If he
lacks that sublime quality he is shy the
biggest card in the deck. Look at the
case of that man who went out OF here
lust now. There is no one in town who
lives better than he does and his invest
ments furnish him the coin to pay Tor
all he wants without ever drawing OH
the principal. A few years ago he was
worse than broke. He didn't have dol
lar or a friend-in fact, his sole capital
consisted of his nerve and bad repu-
tation. and on the strength of that he
started a bucket shop.
''In a building close to the board Of
trade he found an Office furnished for
the business where another shop had
failed and he put up stiff front and
leased it until the LIST of May. 1t was
then the middle of the month, so he got
it rent free Tor the first two weeks. He
ordered ticker put in and hired boy
to mark the blackboard, as he did not
have to pay for either service until the
end of the week, and then he opened for
business. People began coming in to
look at the quotations, and after awhile
one man came up to the desk with $40
and bought 1000 wheat. The market
went right up, and after there was
cent bushel profit in the deal the Gus
toner came to the window to cash his
ticket.
This might seem like an awkward
situation. but his beautiful nerve never
failed. He sized up his customer, ard
instead of springing any four flush
about q partner who had gone to the
bank or anything of that kind he just
said, quietly: Here is the ten you pct
up. Now I haven't another dollar in
the house, but if you will just go and sit
down and look wise and happy like
man who has beat the game, why as
soon as anybody else takes q whirl al
it I'll give you your other ten out Of
what he puts up, but if you start roar
ing about being robbed no one else will
go against the game and don't see how
you will get your ten
"WeII, the customer was staggered,
but he saw it was worth SO for him to
keep still, and so he waited. Pretty
soon another sucker tried to beat the
stock market and backed his judgment
with 500 The first man didn't wait
long to get his coin and then he stayed
there the rest of the day to see how the
thing came out. The market broke and
nearly everyone who made trade was
on the wrong side, so the shop quit lit
tie to the good that night, and it was
steady winner from that time on until
the grand jury began to make things
hot. Then ne closed the place and has
done nothing since but live on his in
come, and it is big one, too."-Chicago
Chronicle.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
OIL STILLED THE SEA.
Experiments with Soapsuds, How
ever, Proved to Be Conn
pIete Failure.

Capt. H. Gathemann, of the North
German Lloyd steamship Oldenburg,
has just made public thu result of 4
series of experiments with oil and
soapsuds in quoting the sea in the Vi
cinity of the ship during a storm.
He began his experiment in Deem
Der, 1887, on a voyage from Balti-
more to Bremen, and used vegetable or
whale Gil to good advantage. He al
lowed the oil to drop from series of
buckets arranged in the bow of the
ship. The wind at the time was west
northwest. with very rough sea. The
speed of the ship was about 1914 knots;
the temperature Of the air was As de-
grees Fahrenheit and of the sea 81 de-
grees. Presently, the waves, which had
been breaking over the ship, became re
markably quiet, and the sea within sew
eral hundred yards of the ship became
calm The captain used about 2A
pounds of oil in an hour during this eX-
pertinent. He was very much gratifed
at the result.
In January, 1898. Capt. Gathemann
began trying soapsuds. The mixture
consisted of IS pounds of green soap
ard 40 pounds OF sweet water and, as in
the case of the oil, buckets were used,
from which the soapsuds dropped into
the ocean. The wind was north by
west, the speed of the ship over Il knots
and the temperature of the air and sea
about the same as in the experiment
with the oil. The soapsuds could be
plainly seen floating on the surface OF
the water until wave struck them
and then they quickly disappeared.
No quoting effect was noticeable on
the sea. however. and when the buckets
were empty they were quickly filled
with oil and presently the sea again be
came calm.
Capt. Gathemann reports that he has
experimented with soapsuds several
times during his voyages this year but
never found them efficacious, and al
ways resortcd TO Gil with good re-
sults-Chicago Post.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
VISITORS TO THE MAINE.
Very Few Spanish officers Went on
Board the Vessel at Havana
in Social Way. nc.


Until the night of the explosion moth
ing whatever was developed to show
that there was any special need for cx-
IRENE vigilance. Many people visited
the ship, chiefly in parties. 1t is prob
able that nearly all were Cubans. These
were chiefly Representatives of the re-
fined class in Havana, who took great
pride in visiting the ship-mOre, per-
haps, than 1 could have wished, in view
of the situation. There must have been
300 or 400 of them on board from time
to time. They were warmly demon
strative towards US. and at first were
inclined. to ask us to return their visits.
| believe some of the Names officers
took advantage of their invitations;
but I always explained that my posi-
ton in Havana was delicate one. that
] desired to know socially both the
Spaniards and the Cubans, but that l
should not feel free to accept hospltall-
ties until the Spanish people first
showed a Willingness to accept the hos
FATALITIES of the ship. I often made in
quiries in a rather ocular way as to
the politics of the ladies who visited the
ship. The ladies pointed out to me Wis
itor3 of different shades of opinion. but
l have my doubts whether any of them
were really in sympathy WI n the Span
iards. l let it be known everywhere
that it would please me greatly to en-
tertain the Spanish people on board and
made considerable effort o bring about
the desired result. but without success.
1t was evident that the Spaniards would
not visit us socially; they would do
their official duty, but would not go be
yond it.
I finally decided to make Il very spe-
cial effort. knew two charming young
Spanish ladies CT American descent on
their mothers side. Both were engaged
to be married to Spanish army officers.
Their father had been Spanish officer.
All their associates had been in Spanish
military circles. They assured me that
it was a mistake to suppose that the
Spaniards would not visit us in friend
" way. To demonstrate their view
they offered to bring aboard the Maine
OIL u certain day party of Spanish of
fcers. The ladies came at the appointed
time. their mother being one of the
party. but with them there was only
one Spanish officer. and he was in what
we might call civil branch of the
army Each lady gave somewhat dit
ferent excuse for the absence of the
officers, which only served to make it
clear that the officers would not come
at all, and that there was q general I'M
derstanding that the ship should not
be visited by Spanish officers except Of
ficiauy.-Capt Charles D. Sigsbee, in
Century.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12

The second section guarantees the
right to worship God according to in
dividual conscience, provided there is
&c interference with any existing form
CT worship.
The third section directs that courts
of justice shall be open to all and that
&c private property shall be taken by
the government without compensation.
The fourth section. dealing with
criminal trials, invests the accused per
son with the right to be heard himself
CT by counsel and to have compulsory
process to secure the attendance OF
witness in his behalf.
The fifth section says that no person
accused of crime shall be compelled to
give evidence against himself.
The sixth section declares that no
such person who is once acquitted of
the charge brought against him shall be
tried for the same offense.
The seventh section provides that all
persons charged with crime shall be
entitled to bail, except in cases of cap
ilal offense, and that the writ Of habeas
corpus may not be suspended except
the commanding general of the depart
ment deems it advisable.
The eighth section says that excess
s:ve bail shall not be required. and that
TO excessive fine nor cruel or unusual
punish nent shall be inflicted.
The ninth section provides that in or
der to secure the people against unrea-
scnable search there shall first be estab-
l;shed under oath a presumption of
guilt.
The tenth section guarantees to all
the right to write or print freely on any
matter. subject to responsibility for
abuse OF the right.
The municipal laws are to be admin
istered in accordance with these decla-
7ations OF rights, subject to modifica-
tons which. in the judgment of the
commanding general, would be benefi-
cent and promote the principles of en-
lightened civ;lization-N. Y. Tribune
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
His Thanks.

The court looked severe, and after
there had been an ominous silence of
about 4 minutes duration said:
Prisoner. this is the forty-ffth time
1 have fined you for being drunk"
Mr.. O'Fallon looked up suddenly and
glad light appeared in his bleared
eyes as he put hand against his breast
and said:
Tanks. iedge."
what do you mean by thanking
me?" the court impcriously demanded.
With an expression of childlike in
nocence upon what had once been his
face Mr.. O'Fallon replied:
''Oi he'd losht thr-rack of tn num-
ber-r of tonnes it was mesilf and Oi
iisht had curiosity to know how many
it was. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
WORKS FOR HIS BREAD.
Thespian Tramp Has to Spout Hard
for Little Stale
Pie.

Mrs. Smith was sitting by an open
window, directly oyer the kitchen, and
was deeply buried in a novel when she
was startled by Hannab's shrll voice
below, crying:
what do you waDt? %
A gruff voice with comical note in
it replied: More than is dreamt OF IN
thy philosophy. Horatio."
.'But my name amt Horatio," an
swered Hannah.
''Nor yet, again. l fancy. is it Irllby'
nor even Sweet Marie"
Il said: What do you want?'
"And 1 said" replied Mr.. Weary VIII
lie: "'AIore than is dreant of in thy
philosophy, Horatio, but what L really
want is something to cat
''How would a cake CT soap strike
you?' said Hannah, with fine scorn.
.'Inasmuch as you are woman and
YOU threw it at me it would not strike
me at ALL"
Poor man! I suppose you are al
most starvod d. was Hannah's unfeeling
and sarcastic reply.
'Well, I would be if all women were
as cold and cruel as you"
well. I suppose you expect escal-
Hoped oysters and champagne.
'"Softly, girl; this is not Heaven"
Mrs Smiths curiosity was aroused
by this time. and, leaning cut of the
window. she deserted q long haired OK
actor. with ''Iean and hungry look"
Hannah, Hannah she called. give
that man a piece of that apple pie Left
over from Sunday
Accepting the pastry with a profusc
bow, he held it up to heaven and apos-
trophizcd: And yet they say we do
not work for our daily bread. Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
HOT ON THE WIRE.
A Bit of Important Society News
That Was Unfortunately
Delayed.

The other night-or, rather. it was
early in the morning-the telephone in
certain newspaper office rang loud
and long Most of the workers had
gone home for the forty winks that
newspaper people .contrive to put in be
tween times, but there was one man on
the dog watch"-that is, you know,
he was the one person detailed TO stay
around the office and be ready for any
thing from a murder to n fire. At-that
hour of the day-about. well, some
where around three a. m.-when the
telephone in a newspaper Office rings
it generally means a police story that
is worth looking up. so the dog watch
fastened to answer the summons.
"Hello!" said voice. rs it too late
to get something in to-morrow's pa
peru
NO aif it's important" was the reply.
"Ohfit is assuringly.
The reporter rushed for pad OF
paper and percil, screwed his ear up
to the telephone again and said:
''All right. Fire away, there"
Then the voice vas heard again, trem-
ulous with emotion.
THE engagement of Miss - to Mr.
- is announced
There was an explosion of wrath ut
the press end of the line. and the rules
of the telephone company restraining
i1ate persons from INDUCING in pro-
family were smashed in snithereens.
''Why under the blankety- blank
blank" (that wasn't exactly what was
said, but it will do, you know. didn't
you send in such stuff earlier in the
day?"
But I couldn't" said the voice.
apologetically. ''You see. it just hap
pened. '-Milwauke Sentinel.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
PHOENIX, APRIL 12. 1889.
THE BEEF SCANDAL.

The Investigation into the character
of the beef furnished the American
soldiers during the war with Spain is
drawing to a close. From the fTag-
mentary reports of the evidence
brought out it is found that the pre-
ponderance OF testimony was to the eff
feet that the beef was for the most part
unsightly, ill-smelling, unpalatable and
nauseating. That there was some good
beef supplied is also in evidence.
What the commission will have to de
eide is how it came to pass that the
suggestions of men who were capable
of forming opinions were ignored when
they proposed to use cattle on the h0of
instead of the canned stuff-to call
much of it E'beef'' is to misnane it
and experimental meat was used in
stead. We take it fer granted that the
purchasers of the beef did not set out
deliberately to buy foul-smelling meat,
but rather their zeal in securing the use
of certain goods was first taken into
consideration.
At the present time the meat that is
sent to Manila and other places where
the American soldiers are in service
seems to give satisfaction and the in
vestigation has had to do only with the
past, and especially in Cuba, although
there has been evidence to show that
meat furnished the soldiers who stayed
at home was not fit even for dogs to
r-eAt.
The present commission is made up
Of men who had experience in the mat
ter of feeding trocss and they are men
who are beyond criticism. That they
have escaped the villificatiOn of the
sophisticated newspapers is indicative
of their high standing. A man who
cannot be attacked by yellow news
paper must have a very good record.
1t docs not take much to invite attacks
from such papers. A professor
in Yale college testified before the
committee that he had examined some
of the meat and found that it was rea-
sonably good and might have been
much worse, although the title OF roast
beef. was misnome-, it being more
of the nature of boiled beef.
considerable 1nIOrmdCIOn mas De6h
obtained upon the subject of beef prep
arations and out Of the two investiga-
tons much of good will come. The
lessons of the beef rtracts-regular
or irregular though they may be shown
to have been-wilI be that in the future
more care will be taken in buying pro-
visions for our soldiers. There is sure
- To TNo r01o in
the matter, and the committee now
sitting may be expected to give an
honest finding.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12

Texas recently bought 1000 acres to
be used as a convict farm, where cotton
and sugar-cane will be grown.
Some one has figured out that no few
er than 100000 love letters are an
nually dispatched and received in this
country.
The smallest man who ever lived was
the dwarf Bebe, born in France in 1740.
He was just 90 inches high and eight
pounds in weight when full grown.
The bank checks passing through
the clearing houses in London and New
York in one month would exceed the
value of all the gold and silver coin i'll
the world
A hunting party in Florida recently
killed 700 allgators, and the Jackson
vile Metropolis calls for game law to
protect this attractive saurian, which
affords the northern tourist so much
enjoyment"
To enable high explosives to be used
rs the bursting charge in explosive
shells the material is frozen and sur
rounded with wet guncotton, and is
thawed by the heat of impact Of the
projectile or by a time or percussion
fuse.
Prior to 1859 Virginia was the great
est tobacco producing state. the annual
yield being 122,ooo.COo pounds. The
present yield of Virginia is approx
inately only 5o,OOo,ooo pounds per an
mum. Succeeding the civil war, Ken
lucky took first place in tobacco, and
holds it with an annual yield of upward
of 225, 900 pounds.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12

Mr. P. L. Kay says he has been mis-
represented IN connection with the an
nexation proposition. The Republican
reporter who interviewed Mr.. Kay last
Saturday declares that he reported Mr..
Kay correctly, and the reporter has a
good reputation for accuracy and We
racity. However, we shall be glad to
give Mr.. Kay the benefit Of The Re-
publican's extensive circulat ton if he
cares to discuss tbs annexation ques-
ton from his point of view. His re-
marks in the Gazette yesterday were
somewhat ambiguous.