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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-07-20
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Bankrupt.
BY virtue Of the authority vested in
me as Trustee in Bankruptcy and in
obedience to the order of James B..
Cox, Referee, / will sell on July 2lst,
during legal hours the real estate and
personal property of Thomas j. Cox,
mentioned and describedin the petition
and pleadings of cause No. IS 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
hand and in bar of the equity of re-
dcmption, and TO the highest and hest
bidder in front of the court house door
in Johnson City, Tennessee.
This June 81, 1899.
199-4t Ct. H. BERRY, Trustee.
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of Manam feel like
taking Peuna could hardly walk doing
walk church. to
had been under
benefit until taking
who suffering would send for bless
Fifty thousand will be coucd
charge by Dr. Hartman president of the Surgical Columbus All
suffering disease of the
peculiar ills of write him receive his
personal attention SWte for special question
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-07-20

We had rather try to enlist a regi-
ment for the PHILIPPINE campaign than
to hunt one cook.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-07-20

Now, that Alger has written the
president, we are anxious to hear from
Otis.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-07-20

Who will take Alger's place? No
body could do worse.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-07-20
DETECTIVE OALnED.

Complaint was made by the manage
ment Of the hotel to the police head
quarters late last night, and Detective
L. z. Foster was detailed to investi-
gate. He went to the hotel, and was
informed BY Critzman that he had en-
deavored to pay his bill by offering the
check. The detective telephoned to
Mr.. Plank at Springfield, AMI ascer-
tanned from him that the check was a
forgery In the meantime it was found
that Crizman had been making unsuc-
cessful eff0lts elsewhere in the city t.
have the check cashed. 1t was drawn
on the First National Bank of Spring
field but none Of the banks here would
handle it. Under the circumstances
Foster felt justified in placing the
couple under arrest for investigation,
if nothing more. When he went to their
room at two O'Clock this morning and
informed them that they were unG Ell
arrest, Critzman requested the detective
to retire moment until they could
dress themselves This he did, re-
naming in the hallway adjacent until
summoned back by scream from Mr.,
Critzman, who declared in startling
tones that her husband had taken poi
son. Foster grabbed Critzman and
tried to discover whether the wife was
correct. Critzman had d tobacco sack
in one hand, and laughed it OFF, saying
that he had only taken o chew"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-07-20
Rouse fheLNeE'
THE y COMET.
oY H. LYLE. Editor and owner.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY

Entered at the POstoGce at Johnson City, Tenn. as
Second Class Matter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-07-20

At last Alger is resigned to his fate.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-07-20
SHE TOLD THE TRUTH.

He convinced Foster that Mrs. Critz
mans alarm was groundIess, aud the
couple were sent to the Central Police
Station in patrol wagon. Upon ar
irving there Critzman fell into convul-
sions and died within fifteen minutes
afterward. The police surgeon pro
nounced it death from strychnine poi
soning. Detective Foster, upon inves-
tigation, discovered a druggists enve-
lope under the bed at the Clagtoa oc-
cupied by the Critzmans. 1t bore the
label of "strychnine," Mrs. Critzman
told the police that it was from this
enyelop that she saw her husband swal-
low white powder Immediately after
he was arrested. The remains were ia
ken to the morgue aud the dead man s
father, i. NJ. Critzman, of 1872 Locust
street, Harrisburg, Penn, wired Of the
suicide. He. tolegraphed at onco that
he would take charge Of the remains.
The Critzman family is said to be prom
inent and influential at Harrisburg.
G. A. Plank, Mrs. Critzmans uncle,
arrived here by the first train this
morning and secured the release of his
neice. He Immediately sent her to his
home at Springfield, and remained
here himself to attend the Coroner's in
quest tomorrow. He told the police
that Mrs. Critzman would not accom-
pany the remains to Pennsylvania for
burial, but would give no reason why.
Chief Walcutt has ordered him to bring
Mrs. Critzman back to Columbus and
produce her atthe inquest. The only
cause for Critzman's act appears to be
the dependency because Of being out
of employment and the threatened ex-
posure of the forgery.
Young Critzman was a son of +. nj.
Critzman and lived IN Johnson City for
several years in the early nineties He
was then only a small boy. The fam
lily has been away from here for years
and he had been lost sight Of.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-07-20

" received your book and commenced
the use of your medicine at once" writes
Mrs. II. D, Amoss of Greensboro, Ca, to
DR. IInrtmnn 81 tool Grn hntnnr ~
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23
DEATHS AND FUNERAL S.
Neurology Reports of This and Other
Towns of the County.

Towns of the County.
Frank Carter, one of Pottsville's most
prominent citizens, died yesterday at his
home of general debility. He had been an
invalid for the past four years. Nj. Carter
was born in December 1884 and was therefore
65 years of age. He was a native of Potts
vile and was reared at that place He was
land agent for the P. & r. @. & I. Co.. and
held that position up to the time of his
death. He was identified with the pubica-
tion Of the Miners Journal from the time of
the death Of Colonel Ramsay to within few
years ago. He was twice married, his second
wife, who survives, being a daughter of
Judge c. L. Pershing The funeral will be
held Saturday afternoon at o'clock, inter
ment in a Pottsville cemetery.
George w. Christian, son of Jacob Chris
tian, of Pottsville, died in Philadelphia.
from typhoid fever. He was "a years old
and leaves a widow and two children.
Samuel Spotts aged AZ years, died suddenly
on Tuesday evening at his home in Stuart
vile, suburb of Mt Carmel. a wife and
six children survive him.
The funeral of Frank Myers, the MahanOy
City druggist, took place this morning, at
seven o'clock, and was attended by members
Of the f. & A. NJ. and l. o. 0. f. The re-
mains were taken to Myerstown, Berks
county, for interment. Services were con-
Quoted at the family residence by Rev. G. NJ.
Book, pastor Of the German Lutheran
church, and Rev. Otho Brant pastor Of the
Episcopal church. At Myerstown the ser
vices were held in the United Brethren
church. The pail beareas were Messrs. G. E.
Blew, George W. Dennis, l. Y. Sollenberger,
T. L. Hess, L. V. Rausch, George Gilgore,
John Holland, DR.. G. F. Brendls.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23
PERSONAL MEN rION.

W. NJ Brewer returned last night from
business trip to New York city.
j. Anstock and John p. Garden spent to-
day visiting friends at POttsvile
Il. j. Davies. the undertaken. transacted
business at the county seat yesterday
Miss Sadie Gilbert left town yesterday for
Reading, and in a few days will go to Phila-
delphia, where she will remain
James KalbaCh transacted business at
Frackville to-day
Among the townsmen who transacted busi-
ness at Pottsville to-day were Councilman
David r. James, Henry l.. Jones, Christ.
Schmidt, John o. 'Hearn, T. f. Miles, William
Miller, George Ploppert and Michael Pribula
Christ. Brennan, lately employed as an en-
gineer at the West Shenandoah colliery,
moved to Tamaqua to-day.
David Ringheiser, who was one of the most
prominent and popular members of the
Rescue Hook & Ladder Company, has moved
to Philadelphia
S. w. Trew, manager for the American
Press Association at Philadelphia, was
visitor to the HERALD sanctum to-day.
Miss Margaret Stank, the milliner, has
gone to Philadelphia to CLEAN new ideas in
spring millinery for the Easter opening of
the Misses Stank. She will remain in the
city several days.
Aubor Robbins is home from Bloomsbury,
on his Easter vacation.
School Director John T. Lee and his sister,
Mrs. Charlotte Ferriday of Tamaqua, sailed
to-day from New York for Liverpool. They
will spend several months in England, at
their birthplace.
Mrs. Joseph Keller and daughter, Ida,
visited friends at Mahanoy Plane to-day.
B. J. KeOgh was among the visitors to
POttsvile to-day.
Mrs. A. W. Rodgers, of Columbia, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul W. Houck, on
South White street. She is a sister of Mr..
HOuCk,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23

The manufacturers of Castoria have been
compelled to spend hundreds of thousands of
dollars to familiarize the public with the sig
nature of Chas. H. Fletcher. This has been
necessitated by reason Of pirates counterfeit
ing the Csstoria trade mark. This counterfeit
ing is a crime not only against the propretors
of Castoria, but against the growing genera
ton. All persons should be careful to see
that Castoria bears the signature of Chas. d..
Fletcher, if they would guard the health of
their children Parents and mothers, in
particular, ought to carefully examine the
Castoria advertisements which have been ap-
pearing in this paper, and to remember that
the wrapper Of every bottle Of genuine
Castoria bears the fac-simile signature of
Chas. II, Fletcher under whose supervision
il has been manufactured continuously for
over thirty years.-Phila. Bulletin.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23

Pittsburg, March 23.-An effort which
is supposed to be backed by eastern CAPT
taists is being made to unite all the
producing coal mines in the Pittsburg
district. The Morgan syndicate is sup
posed to be back of the present scheme
Agents have been in the district for
some time, and it was stated today that
every operator had been approached and
asked to give an option on his mines
and property. 1t was proposed to buy
the mines outright, paying cash on
closing the deal, or to give the operators
stock in the new concern. The new
trust, should it be formed, will be capi-
tllized at $25,000,0O0.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23
PTTHY POINTS.
Happenings Throughout the Country
Chronioled for Hasty PerusaI.

More rain, more mud.
There are one hundred patients in the
Miners hospital.
family to St. Clair.
j. d. Yost, of Locust Dale, was issued a
soldiers pension of IS per month.
Pottsville defeated the st. Clair basket ball
team last evening by a score of 81 to 25.
Seven contracts have been~given out for
the erection Of dwellings at Nuremberg.
Burglars broke open the safe in the Cata-
wissa post office and secured about $50 in cash
and stamps.
The Johnstown Bar Association will con-
slider movement for the formation of a new
county, with that city as the capital.
An effort is being made to raise $4,000 at
Tamaqua to secure the location of an agricul.
tural implement concern at that place.
The Pottsvile School Board has endorsed
the appointment of G.. G. Schrink as post
master. That settles all controversy.
Repairs are being made to the Valentine
iron plant Centre county, and operations
will begin there under the new management
in about three weeks.
Cards are out announcing the wedding of
Henry Stang, of Ashland, to Miss Lillian
Berkheiser, one of Frackville's most accom-
pished young ladies'.
Plof l. G. Miller. superintendent of the
Track vile schools, who is energetically push
ing his canvass for county superintendent. is
visiting the Directors in various parts of the
county.
The Reading railway is about making a
departure in the training of young men to
become locomotive engineers Candidates
will be put in the erecting shop at Reading,
and will be taught how to construct and dis
mantle locomotives.
Harry g. Mellon, of Schuylkill Haven,
was last night appointed seventh corporal of
Company NJ. 11th Regiment, N. G. p. Mr..
Mellon served as corporal of Company F, Attn
Regiment, p. V. l., through the Porto Ricau
campaign
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23
REV. SwINDELLS RETURNS
He Is Given Charge Of the NJ. ". Church
OF Town For Another Year.

OF Town For Another Year.
The Philadelphia NJ f. Conference in
session at ManayunR for the past six days,
has announced the appointment of ministers
TO the various charges Among them is the
return of Rev. J. T. Swindels to the pastorate
Of the NJ L. church in this town. This is
pleasant news to the members Of the congre-
CATION, who pettioned the conference to re-
turn Rev. swndels for another year. He is
an able pulpit orator, and as pastor has en-
deared himself to his people.
Among the other appointments are the
following Port Carbon-D. L. stogden
Port Clinton and Orwigsburg-To be sup
piled Pottstown-John Stringer Pottsville
-George Elliot; Reading. st. Peter's-B T.
Callen Royersford-B. f. Powell st. Clair
A J. Amthor Tamaqua-B. Q. Boudwin (;
Mahanoy City-Garbut Read Hamburg
Ernest Bowden; Pine Grove-F. E. Bond (;
Cressona-Dayid Lord Cumbola and New
Philadelphia-F. c. Uhl; Mahanoy Plane
To be supplied VIM Penn-W. II. Stewart
Frackville-Ephraim Potts Gilberton-W.
H. Zweizig; rdville-George Mack
Minersville-G, w. F. Graft; Mt. Carmel
F. c. Thomas fremont and Donaldson
Levin Bowman Willamstown-Eli Pickers-
gill.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23
About Cards of Thanks.

From Mauch Chunk Times
Cards of thanks to neighbors and friends
for courtesies received on occasions of death
and bereavement, printed in public news
paper are in very bad form. They are out
of fashion. Don't have them printed any
more. There is no necessity for them We
are not living in barbarc community. We
are living among civilized people where our
neighbors and friends gladly and cheerfully
render all the kindnesses they can at times OF
bereavement. They don't expect card OF
public thanks and its bad form to make one
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Right.

New York, March 23.-When w. A.
Brady and Martin Julian meet to decide
where Fitzsimmons and Jeffries will
fight they will consider a new PROPOSE
ton from G. c. Bennett, a Chicago pro-
moter, who has offered a $4,000 purse
for the men to battle for. Mr.. Bennett
proposes to have the fight take place
in an amphitheater erected for the oc-
casion in Illinois, Indiana or Missouri.
He is now in Kansas City looking for
suitable battle ground in that locality.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23

The temperatures
will fall from
Ohio and western
+ G n n syl va mia
southw ard to
about the middle
Of the South At
lantic and east
gulf states. They
will rise in the
Missouri valley
andextreme north
west. Forecast
for eastern New
York, ca ste rn
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23

The remains OF John Gaeber who left
Ashland last summer, in company with his
cousin Nicholas Graeber, of Austria, for the
Klondike region, and who died on the
Yukon river while en- route home, will be
brought East next July and inferred at Ash
land. The arrangements are in charge of the
dead mans cousin.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23
DIED

the Goth inst at Pottsville, Pa,
William A. Beach, aged A. years. Funeral will
take place on Friday, "a inst, leaving Potts
for Tamaqua, Were interment will be made
in the odd Fellows cemetery. Relatives and
friends respectfully invited to attend. 3-22-2t
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23

Portz Bros, the tailors, have moved tenn
porarily in the Watson property, 3s North
Main street. Their business reputation in
the gents furnishing lipe and also the mer-
chant tailoring will be fully sustained at
their new place of business. 3-2-tf
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23
The New Cup Defender.

Boston, March 23.-The Globe says
that the new cup defender being built
at the IIcrreschoffs will be tobin bronze
from keel to rail, and that her top sides
will not be painted, as were the alum
mum tOpsides of the Defender.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23
CentralIa CIuh ONCE rs.

The ladies branch of the St. Ingatius
Dramatic and Literary Club, of Centralia,
elected the following officers Vice Presi-
dent, Miss Annie Farrell; Recording Secre-
tary, Miss Mary Reilly Financial Secretary
Miss Annie Kealey.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23

DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup cures a
cough or cold in short order. One bottle of
this wonderful remedy will effect cure 1t
is absolutely the best cough syrup made.
pricn 2hc
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23

Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Delaware
and Maryland Continued cloudy weather
and showers; fresh to brisk easterly
winds
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23

Buy Keystone -four. Be sure that the name
LEssIe & BAER. Ashland, Pa, is printed on
oh
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23
Shoes :! Shoes ! :

A great slaughter sale Of Men 5,
Ladies, Misses and Children s
shoes for the next 80 days at the
Boston Factory Shoe Store to
make room for a new stock.
1000 pair Kisses shoes, for
merIy $I.00, $I.25 and $I.50,
:. now rs cents and 90 cents.
500 pair of Ladies' shoes, for
merIy SI.25, to go at IS cents.
Mel's $I.z5 shoes are selling
at IS cents.
Another lot of sample shoes,
were Sz.OO and $500, can be
had for Sl.00,
Our line of Mems hand-sewed
shoes, all latest styles, are going at
sweeping reductions. Everybody
is welcome to come and examine
our stock.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23

Hows Your Cough?
Pan-Tina cures it, 25c. At Gruhler Bros,
drug store
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23

ma new
nehbr will tell the
that is
Panes celery compound so far above other spring medicine its strengthening,
boOdmakng
of all
others ring remedies o al kinds combine
bra and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-18
SMART SHORT STORIES.

One Of the leaders of the Greenacre
Chautauqua, in Maine, is DR.. Lewis N.
James. At the recent summer session
there were lecturers numberless from all
over the world. Meeting friend the
doctor asked him how he was enjoying
himself. Finely, up to yesterday, when
1 heard Prof. x" Didn't he lecture
well?" mot at all: he simply told US
what he didn't know" ''Is he still talk
ing?" queried the doctor as he walked
away.
Two Boston men, on their way to Taun-
ton on their bicycles stopped at a farm
house for bread and milk. small boy
of six or Whereabouts seemed interested
in them, and offered to do the "cake
walk for two cents. After the perform
ance they invited him to have a cooky.
He took one without any acknowredg-
ment, when one of them asked DO you
know what Thank, you is in English %
Without any hesitation the youngster
made answer: do you know what Shut
up is in French?"
Bob" Palmer, the comedian, had been
originally a bill-sticker a fact pretty
generally known among his colleagues of
the stage. One evening, when dressed
for the character of Sir Brilliant Fash
ion, he strutted into the greenroom with
buckles sparkling on his shoes and a fine
diamond on his finger. A brother actor
inquired e his gems were real. ITO be
sure they are; 1 wear nothing but dia-
monds,'' was the reply; whereupon Ban
mister remarked: 81 congratulate you,
Bob, for 1 remember when you wore
nothing but PASTE" Palmer did not take
the joke with becoming good humor and
an angry alteration ensued which was
only broken when Mrs Jordan cried out:
why don't you stick him against the
wall, Bob? Stick him against the wall!
While at Harrow, Dean Vaughan was
returning home late one evening when
he caught sight Of a boy who ought to
have been fast asleep in bed. As soon as
the boy saw the dreaded figure he ran for
dear life, with DR.. Vaughan in hot pur-
suit. He succeeded in catching the boy
by one of his coattails, when there was
a sudden wrench and the youngster was
off again, leaving the coattail in the
Deans hands. The master made sure that
he would now find out the culprit next
morning. and did not pursue farther.
But next day, to his blank establishment,
every boy of the sixth form had only
enc tail to his coat.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-18
FLIGHT OF BIRDS.

Nothing in nature is more wonderful
Than the power Of fight possessed by
birds. Swallows fly 100 miles an hour,
and there are birds which speed through
the air at $50 miles in the same time.
Any one who has crossed the Atlantic
mas noticed the gulls that follow the ship
the whole distance They seem quite tire
less and are found at all distances from
lana. Different species inhabit every
ocean-from the fulmar in the far north
TO the giant petrol in the south The tiny
stormy petrol has immense wing power.
and, though seemingly frail, has been
seen 900 miles from land.
But the lord of the winged race Is the
Diro which does not rest, and this may al
most be said Of the man-of-war or frigate
olro. lie Is q navigator who never
reaches his bourne, and from his almost
ceaseIess flight it would seem as though
eartn ana sea were equally prohibited to
MIN. To bird with such immense and
superior Wing apparatus, the metaphor.
ne Sleeps upon the storm" almost be-
comes literal. This black, solitary htrd
IS nearly nothing more than wings. his
prod1g1ous pinions measuring fifteen feet
even SURPRISING those of the condor of
the ANDES Although sometimes seen 4c0
leagues from land, the frigate bird ia said
70 return every night to its solitary roost
put tnese birds and the wandering al
oatross are sea and ocean species and
WIN rare EXCEPTIONS are abIa ~ 800
upon the waters