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DEWEY IS CAPTURED.
The Hero of Manila Surrrenders to
Cupid.

Washington, Oct. 30. Admiral Dew
ey announced to some of his more init
mate friends tonight the fact of his en-
gagement to Mrs. w. B. Hazen, of this
city.
Mrs. Hazen is the widow of Gen.
Hazen, formerly chief signal officer of
the army, who died about ten years
ago, and is sister OF John II. Nc
Lean, democratic candidate for gov
ernor Of Ohio.
Mrs. Hazen has no children and
since her husbands death has made
her homo with her mother. She is O
woman of large means, about 40 years
of age and popular in the best social
circles of Washington. The date for
the wedding has not been fixed.
WEDDING NEXT MONTH.
The news of the Admiral's engage
ment first became known tonight when
the admiral announced the fact to a
few OF his friends. Later in the even
ing he visited the Lafayette square
theater and while there also commune
Gated the news to some of his near
friends aud to Secretary Long, who oc'
cupied one of the boxes. While the
date Of the wedding is not definitely
known the understanding is that il
will take place some time in Novem
Der.
Rumor has connected the names Of
the admiral and Mrs. Hazen for some
time, but little attention was paid tC
the matter. 1t was at the home o.
Mrs. Mclean, the mother of Mrs. Ia
zen, that the admiral stopped when ht
came to Washington after his return
from Manila. Previous to his depart
ure to take charge of the Asiatic squad
ron he had been a visitor at the house
The admiral's first wife died in 1872
, She was the daughter of former gov
ernor of Vermont. One child from
, that marriage, a son, is now living il
New York.
Gen. Hazen, the former husband o
Mrs. Hazen, died on the 10th of Janu
airy, 1897, and son from their unlol
died last year.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02
The orators last words we're drowned
in tempest of cheers. The imperialist
disappeared.
A Victorious Campaign.

We must confess we rather envy the
case with which John Bull induces him
self to hOoray for his great victories"
in South Africa. Hehas been able to
derive these victories. from the follow
ing facts:
At Glenco, where the British won
glorious victory, they had 20 abandon
their dead and wounded while the con-
quered Beers buried their dead, carried
off their wounded and renewed their
disabled cannon. The British only
lost about $50 men in this engagement,
while the tricky Beers managed to con-
ceal their losses.
The Beers lost their guns at Glenco,
but the English did not have time to
drag them down the hill
Another great victory at Elandslaagte
in which the English troops repulsed
the Beers time and again and sustained
severe losses.
A decisive victory at Reitfomtein in
which the British lost TOD mon.
The Beers terribly repulsed in three
battles, and the victorious English
troops retreat to Ladysmith. leaving
Gen. Symons to die in the hands of the
enemy.
General Yule's magnificent all night
strategical move to the rear.
The triangle in Natal in the hands Of
the Beers and proclaimed Boer terrific
Try.
Marvellous feat of squadron of the
Eighteenth Hussars in which all are
captured by the Beers.
Six officers of the Dublin Fusileerf
taken prisoners.
Seventeen out of eighteen officers Of
the Gordon Highlanders killed oil
wounded in single engagement.
A requistion on England for another
lot Of 100 officers to fill vacancies caused
by great English triumphs.
Gems. White and Yule effect bril-
liant junction and decide upon another
mastery move to the rear.
| AT Glenco where the British captured
the Boer guns they not only abandon
cd them, but turned one of their owl
over to the Beers as o souvenir, NJ
doubt.
Ten car loads OF British prisoners ar
rive at Pretoria.
i The bombardment Of Mafeking be
gins and the city is in flames.
The British victories haye been 81
decisive that the Beers are rapidly
gaining ground. and White is calling
for reinforcements.
| Vryburg evacuated with great brilli
ancy by the English.
Valuable supplies left behind in hi
strategical movement to the rear b,
Gen. Yule. =
i In the victory ut Reitfaeteih, the 30
els were not notified OF their defeat
so they declined to be dislodged, an,
as they would not retreat the British
concluded to retreat themselves.
All safe ut Kimberly just as in Picca
dilly, but Cecil Rhodes would lik
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02
Bryan's Reply.

AS Mr.. Bryan was closing his speech
at Falls City he met with welcome as.
sistance at tho hands OF o man in the
audience, who denied that President
Mckinley intends to retain the Philip
pines, says dispatch in the st. Louis
Republic,
Mr.. Bryan nonplussed him by quot.
ing from one of Mckinley's speeches,
in which no said: 81 cannot permit my
self to doubt that these islands will be
retained under the benign sovereignty
of the United States" ~
The interrupter next declared that
most of the Filipinos were in revolt
against Aguinalda.
care you not fsttering Aguinaldo
too much," asked Mr.. Bryan, when
you assert that with handful OF men
he cannot only subiugste bis own race,
but hold in check and Illustrate great
American army?" (Cheers.)
A third time the man broke In to de-
clare that the trade Of the Philippines
Is valuable. Bryan rose TO his full
height and his eyes flashed fire as he
numbered:
81 dare you to measure the lives OF
American boys and the heart. aches of
American mothers by the paltry dollars
and cents Of commerce. dare you TO
say i'll"
And the crowd went into veritable
paroxysm Of applause. Then the man
in the crowd declared that Providence
was leading the Omitted States to the
Philippine Islands. He had not long
to await his answer.
"Ah, my friend, came the reply: 81
never yet cornered an imperialist who
did not finally lay the blame on the AL.
mighty" daughter and cheers.)
tAbraham Lincoln was once asked
| if he wasn't anxious to have the Lord
on his side" continued Mr.. Bryan.
"He answered: No, but I'm anxious to
be on the Lords side.
"f you my friend were half so snxi-
GUS to be on the Lords side as you are
TO bring Jehovah down from heaven TO
bolster up The republican party, you
wouldn't be here advocating an aban.
donment of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. You are not preaching the
gospel Of the Prince Of Peace. You're
preaching the internal gospel Of con-
quest and murder and death"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02

beef supplied to our troops and the
potatoes and vegetables come from Aus
tralia. Many of the uniforms worn
by our officers and men, in the Philip
pines, ara now manufactured in Hong
Kong, while the cost OF our army and
navy amounts to $3.50, 900 day. And
he appropriation made by congress for
twelve months has been expended OF
wasted in FIVE months. What 9 pros.
pect for the American taxpayer and
workingmanl'
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02

The action of Cornelius Vanderbilt
the elder, in leaving his son, Cornelius
Vanderbilt, IT., only million and a
half dollars cut off his vast estate will
forever be disgrace to the family.
This was done because the son married
the woman he loved, and remained
true to her, against the puritanical
wishes of his father. It is shame and
a disgrace. Chattanooga News.
What is?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02

Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., preferred
the woman Of his choice to $50, 900, 00O.
That was noble and romantic. Soon
after he got the girl he changed his no.
ton and set about to reconcile the old
man and get that $50, 900 he had
laid aside. This was ignoble and com
monplace.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02

Gen. Fitzhugh Lee is in Washing
ton, on his way home from Cuba, on
loave of absence. His position in the
army keeps his mouth closed as to con-
ditions in Cuba, but he tells his friends
privately that there is an awful mix-up
on the island, and his manner indi-
Gates that he could tell some interest
ing things if he were at liberty to do SO.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02

vigorously we see no reasonswhy, 1T
should not meet with a merited and
flattering success. Here's hopingthat
these addresses may be literally
streaked with silver, and that they will
never have to chase the delinquent on
Saturday before they can face the
printer.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02
SURROUNDED AND CAPTURED
Baxter Shelton, Champ B..ggs and Jack
Shelton Suspected of the Crime.

Baxter Shelton, Champ Eggs and Jack
Shelton Suspected of the Crime.
Baxter Shelton, Champ Briggs and
Jack Shelton are no exected OF being
the murdere-s of Lemuel Jackson near
GreeDeville last week.
A gentleman who was in the chase
after the murderers told Journal and
Tribune reporter of the latest develop
ments in the case He preferred for
personal reasons that his name not be
used.
The above-named men were followed
by bloodhounds many miles into The
mountains to a place known as Shelton
Laurel, where the laurel buahes grow
so thickly that the tail could not be
followed further.
The sheria's of Greene, Hamblen and
Cooke counties were among the pur-
surers. The bloodhound of the sheriff
of Cooke county, which is one of the
best sleuths in East Tennessee, follow
ed the trail.
The pursuing party was on foot and
following the lead of the hounds pass
ed over spots where the Skeletons and
Briggs had been seen. Reaching a
creek running from the mountains the
trail was for time lost, showing that
the fleeing parties had waded the
stream.
The hound followed the bank and
where the party came out from the
creek she took up the trail anew. She
went directly to houses Of the Skeletons
and Briggs in the mountains, Then
the trail was taken up afresh and fol-
lowed to the Shelton Laurels-an al
most impenetrable growth of laurel
bushes OF miles in extent. The chase
was there given up.
The Journal and Tribune's inform
ant says that the son and son.in-law oil
the murdered man have turned up and
no one longer suspects them of the
crime.
Mrs. Jackson was seen at her home,
which is very nice one, and told the
story of the murder to the Journal and
Tribune's informal. The house has
iron bars to it's windows and is calcu
lated to confirm suspicion that large
sum of money was kept in the house.
Mrs. Jackson had gone to the wood
pile on the morning of the murder wher
she was accosted by three men with
blackened faces, one of whom asked
for something to eat, while the othel
two proceeded toward the house.
i Lemuel Jackson, hearing the noise
went to the door. AS he did SO one o.
the men said, "We've got you thii
time" and then commanded Jackson
to hold up his hands. One hand wen
up while the other went behind The
door for a gun.
i Five shots were fred at him. Mrs
jackson was then told to tell of thu
whereabouts of his money. She wal
told that if she would stay away tron
the telephone, which was in the house
and keep buiet, she would not be hurt
Mrs. Jackson then told them that hel
husband had some money in a secre
pocket in his underwear on the inside
Of his right leg, near the trunk of tht
body.
Six hundred dollars was thus OBJ
tanned, and Mrs. Jackson said the tive
Skeletons and Briggs had been to th,
house in the summer and that her hus
band drove them away with Win
chester rifle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02

Our heart felt sympathy is extended
to Cy II. Lyle and wife in tho death OF
their little daughter. Eleanor Blair
Lyle which occurred at their home in
johnson City last Wednesday. Jones
boro Herald and Tribune.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02
Kind Words.

The sympathy Of the press Of Ten
nessee, in which The News joins, is ex-
tended to Editor Lyle, OF the johnson
City COMET, in his sorrow at the loss
Of one of his children. -Chattanooga
News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02

some more troops.
Total losses of English up to date
597; offibers killed, IS; wounded, 55;
rank and file killed, 70; wounded, 485;
missing, 10, Also one squadron of Hus-
sars misplaced.
Cablegram from Cape Town; "The
censorship, always a delicate matter,
is working smoothly and without a
hitch. "-Commercial-Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02

A Chicago man had to marry forty
Chicago women before he found one he
could live with in peace and now they
have put him in Jail because he was SO
ohnica
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02

It's all right for one man to rotate in
offices but rotation in one Office is an
other proposition.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02

McMillin is still saving but he's
about out of wood.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02

It'slust as we expected. The British
are badly Boerd over their first Skin
mish
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02

Big guns have no terror for Dewey,
but he hoisted the white flag at the
sight of love-tipped arrow.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02

We had hoped that Dewey's fighting
days were over but we learn he is to be
married.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02

Carmack and Campbell are off to-
gether.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02

Bristol ought to have had Landing.
ham to kill its smallpox germs. He's 9
dead shot.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02

The hero of Manila surrendered to
Cupid before a gun was fired.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02
TIE X COMET.
oY H. LYLE, Editor and Owner.

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-09

Turkey or chicken roasted beyond 4
certain point becomes dry and taste
less. A certain test Of their being done
is when the leg begins to cleave from
the body. They may be tried from the
second joint using a slzewer or knit
ting needle, which is one of the clean
est things you can use in q kitchen. Ia
roasting allow twenty minutes to Ii
pound. If the fowl is covered it will
require no basting; but if uncovered it
should be basted every ten minutes.
In making sausage stuffing for fowl
allow as many dried crumbs to the
stuffing as it will take up. If pork is
used in the stutting, chop fine and use
capers, pickles or parsley with it. Sage
should always be used with either a
pork or sausage dressing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-09
The Hull of Oats.

All who have fed oats know that
there is the greatest difference in their
feeding qualities. 1t is largely depend
ent on the character of the hull 1t
has been thought that black hulled oats
had not only greater amount of hull,
but that it was also coarser and rough
err than white hulled oats. But there
are some comparatively new varieties
with white hulls that are as coarse and
rough as barley hulls. Most new kinds
of oats originate in cold or at least cool
climates. If they are also moist, as
Ireland and Scotland are, the hulls will
be large but not rough. The toughest
hulled oats have their origin in Nor
way, Sweden and Russia.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-09
SunHoWers,

In 1912 a Russian farmer named
Bokareff conceived the idea of extract
ing oil from the seed of the sunfower.
His neighbor told him it was a vision
airy idea and that he would have his la
Dor for his pains. He persevered, how
ever, and from that humble beginning
the industry has expanded to enormous
proportions. To-day more than 7,OOO,-
900 acres of land in Russia are devoted
to the cultivation of the sunfiower
Two kinds are grown, one with small
seeds, which are crushed for oil, and
the other with larger seeds, that are
consumed by the poorer people in enof-
NOUS quantities.-Fa Field and
FireSit1e
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-09
The Bite of a Hog,

There is great danger of blood poi
soning if hog bits the flesh. There is
no poison in the hogs teeth as there is
in the fangs of a poisonous snake. 1t
is rather the poison which comes from
the saliva, as the hog is very indis-
-criminate feeder and not at all Clearly.
When a hog is made angry the amount
of this saliva is greatly increased and
the danger is greater. Even a slight
confusion from hogs tooth should be
promptly washed out with some anti
septic. Dilute carbolic acid, one part
of the acid to 1000 of water, is good
and always a reliable antiseptic. Some
should always be kept where 1t can be
handily procured, to put on cuts or
outside injuries received on any part OF
the body. 1t will greatly hasten their
healing
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-09
been fulfilled
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?Ef]jRt5HR {RSrSSf'99S|jj

Although totally blind, Chaplain Mil
burn Of the Senate knows every Senator
Gen. Marcus 2. Miller, in command OF
the Iloilo expedition, has been in the
army since 1853.
Joshua NJ. Sears is the biggest individ-
ual taxpayer of Boston and annually puts
1908 into the municipal treasury.
There have been few men who really
climbed the Matterhorn, and among them
is but one Amercan-Col. Roosevelt.
The youngest captain in the army dur
ing the Spanish war was J. D. G. Ogles-
by, aged IS, who commanded Troop K,
First Illinois cavalry.
Mrs S. J. Atwood who runs labor
bureau in Denver. has hired over 10000
men in the last thirteen years for work
on Western railroads.
Senator Vests recent illness left him
thirty pounds lighter, but though nearly
20 years old, he is still as vigorous as be-
fore he was taken sick.
Addison C. Harris, the new minister to
Austria, is said to be one Of the best class
ical scholars ever graduated from the
Northwestern University.
Mag. Gen. LUDLOW, mlltary ana civil
governor of Havana, has for years been
considered as one of the best authorities
on municipal sanitation and engineering
in this country.
Ex-senator T. 7. Dubois of Idaho, who
was recently married to Miss Edna NJ.
Whited of Dolan, S. D., is building for
his future home in Blackford the most
costly house in the State.
Since the recent general statement that
John p Jones of Nevada was the wealth.
est man in the Senate he has been over
whelmed with begging letters asking in
ell something over 81, 100000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-09

A correspondent of the Ohio Farmer
thinks that the trouble with many
wagon-jacks is that they are inclined
to tip toward the end of the lever, if
the ground is a little soft or uneven.
Another fault is that it takes the
greater part of mans weight to raise
a heavy wagon because the lever is
made too short. In this wagon-jack
the lever is made long. 1t projects a
foot beyond the bolt. which is the full
crum, at I. The advantage of this is
that the lever does not have to be
raised or lowered at 1, for the front and
hind axle. The base, e, comes we'll
out beyond the end of the lever, A, SO
there is no tipping over the end OF
lever. With this wagon-jack one can
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-09
Sheep Shearinc.
Gull out the poor rams.

Gull out the poor rams.
Keep good dip near at hand.
Arrange to sell your feeders early.
Have salt constantly before the
sheep.
Be thoroughly posted ON the market
before shipping.
Culls which are not fat should not be
shipped to market.
Don't feed corn but twice day. Too
much is worse than too little.
Be certain that there are not ticks or
lice on the sheep.
Be sure that the water supply for the
flock is out of reach of the frost, and is
pure.
There should be a thorough inspec-
ton of the feet of every member Of the
flock and the proper trimming should
be done.
Care should be taken that sheep ship
ped to market are as even in size and
weight as possible Prices are better
on even lots.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-09
When to Snray.

The first spraying should be done
early in the spring before the buds
open, and it must be done thoroughly.
The second should be. done after the
trees are through blossoming, while
the third may come in to twenty days
later. The fourth spraying is due about
three weeks later. A tree is sufficiently
sprayed when the drops of the mixture
are seen hanging from the branches
and leaves Many orchard trees be-
sides spraying need a thorough scrap
ing, as in the case of the elm trees.
Then the brush and other waste mat
ter, including all dead leaves and rub
bish, must be removed from the grounds
and burned. Do not leave it near the
trees or in the roadway, for the eggs
deposited therein will hatch in the
spring. If there are dead trees or bad
ly diseased ones here and there in the
orchard cut them down and burn them.
M Goldman,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-09
Tncubators for Early Chicks.

However resolutely breeder may re-
solve to do without incubators, he can
not very we'll dispense with them if he
wants the very earHest-hatched chicks
Amy one who has tried to get a hen to
sit steadily early in spring for sufti-
cient time to hatch out the chicks will
know that it is impossible. The brood
lest hen after two or three days on the
nest will probably leave the eggs and
go to laying again. Yet it is necessary
to have the chicks Matched early, so
that they begin laying next fall before
the cold weather comes, in which case
most of them, if we'll fed and given
warm, light room, will continue to lay
through the winter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-09
Too Good to Re n Farmer.

The cause of the scarcity of agricul,
trural students goes about as far back
as total deprayity. The trouble does
not begin in the college, but in the
kindergarten. Almost as soon as the
boy goes into school he finds school
ma am who tells him he is too good a
fellow to be a farmer. If he is bright
he must go to college and be a minis
ter. So he goes to a classical college
and in just about sixty cases out of 100
turns out nonentity. It is to be feared
that some of the teachers in the agri-
cultural colleges exert the same infiu-
ence as the schoolma'a am alluded to-
Orange Judd Farmer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-09
, load OF HAY

sn,r in the crowded street.
ioa& S,1 if Of the scent of clover ,noo,n-
A sr ~I5. of vought'-Tas0e'
,t P:r:.' # young life over
-, ,nnrsr. and clouds of white
DAY !,t III N.Y. Of light and shadow n;.+;n,
\ s ,.,.," Of bees and the martin
,.., H MEADOW larhs and the meadow
arms Of men and the yell0"
green swaths. the steady swinging
VI .,, I'M Of Iaborers, strong ana lean'
., The he's scytbcs with their Steels ing
inc.
r.. roar of trade, and the neWsO0yS
y+ ,ho dream of a moments over
Al" - r.ain-wave came through the
nose, and all o,oon,
n. Whit Of the scent of clover!
'0'H Chicago Tribune.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-09

working to develop. Almost all clay
soils have surplus of water. and they
must be underdrained before any sue
cess can be made Of them 1t is good
plan, after laying tile drain, to fill up
half the depth of the ditch above it
with loose stone. Through this the
water will run into the tile, and each
year, for at least ten or fifteen years,
the area Of drained soil on either side
will be extended.