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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-06-28
Bahkrupt's Petition for DiNharls.
In the matter of
Joel n Carriger In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON
Eastern District of Tennessee, SIS.

On this the 92d day of June, A. d.
1900, on reading the foregoing petition
it is
Ordered by the court that a hearing
be had upon the same ON the 9th day
of July, A. d., 1900, before said
court at Knoxville, in said district, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon; and that no.
tice thereof be published in The COMET,
newspaper printed in said district,
and that all known creditors and other
persons in interest may appear at the
said time and place and show cause, if
any they have, why the prayer of said
petitioner should not be granted.
And it is further ordered by the court,
that the clerk shall send by msil to all
known creditors copies of said petition
and this order, addressed to them at
their places of residence as stated.
Witness, the Honorable G. D. Clark,
Judge of the said court and the seal
thereof, at Knoxville, in said district
on the god day of June, A. d. 1900.
(sEAL OF THE COURT.
HENRY o. EWING,
Clerk
4. A. Cox, Atty.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-06-28

In the July McClure's appears a
sketch of Bryan, by the we'll known
Kansas journalist William Allen White,
author of "Boyville stories. This is
the first of series of pen portraits Of
political celebrities by writer par
ticularly we'll qualified to write of both
their public and private life. The ar
ticle contains a shrewd estimate OF
Bryan's political career and throws
much light on the causes of his popu-
laritv.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-06-28
GlorIons News

Comes from DIR, ID. B. Cargile, of
Washita, |, L. He writes: "Electric
Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrof-
ula, which had caused her great suffer
ing for years. Terrible sores would
break out on her head and face, and the
best doctors could give no help; but
now her health is excellent" Electric
Bitters is the best blood purifier known.
Its the supreme remedy for eczema,
letter, salt rheum, Ulcers, boils and
running sores. 1t stimulates liver,
kidneys and bowels, expels poisons,
helps digestion, builds upthe strength.
Only so cts. Sold by City Drug Store.
Guaranteed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-06-28

Nos II and i2 carry Pullman Sleeping Cars
between New York and Nashville via Ashovile
also between Greensboro and Norfolk and
Salisbury and Richmond
Nos. IS and rs carry Pullman Sloepers be-
tween Chattanooga and Salisbury and New
York and Salisbury.
Daily tDaily. except Sunday.
i. s. CANNON, ID " p 81 G. NJ. Washington DC
J. NJ CULP, Traf Mgr. Washington, ID. G.
w. A. TURK, g. p A., Washington, ID. G.
O. A. BENSCOTER,A.G.P Chattanooga, Tenn.
J. L. MEEK, I, p. A., Knoxville. Tenn,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-06-28

No Pullman Drawing Room Buffet Sleeping
Car Chattanooga to New York via Asheville.
No "a Pullman Sleeping cars Chattanooga
70 New York via Bristol Cafe Observation
Chattanooga to Radford. Va.
No.4Pullman sleeper Knoxville to New York
No 30 carries Pullman Sleeping car Chatta-
nooga to Salisbury aud Salisbury TO New York
Northbound. No 10 No IA No. 3 No, II
Knoxville !. " 70 20am H. 50pm e. l5um W 5tpm
Clinton .... 10 00am 843pm 9.i5am a43pm
Hartman Jet II 20am 10 30pmt ma.
Jellico ....,... -. - ii 3Oam 10. iOpm
Louisville. .... 730pm 750am ...... 650am
Cincinnati, .ar 1a0pmI 745aml ....... 7.30am
No. II carries Pullman Sleeping car Knox
Vile to Cincinnati via Hartman jet & Q & c.
No. II Pullman Sleeping cars Knoxville TO
Louisville via Jelllco and l. & N.
Southbound No l8 No 10 No. 70 No
Hartman Jet IS. l5am '5OOpm . -. ...,....
JollicO. ......,..I ,.....,. ... j So 05ama 245pm
Clinton. 80. 6S5am GoOpm 645am 3 20pm
Knoxville ...l 745aml 7OOpml 715am 43Opm
No. 1s Pullman Sleeper Cincinnati to jack
sonvile via Q g. Hartman Junction, Knox
willie and AshevilC
No. y Pullman Sleeping car Louisville to
Knoxville via l.. & N and Jellico.
n 10 II
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-06-28

Il. A. Cox, Atty.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-18
This is the head of
JOHN PAUL JONES,
American Pirate.

Upon his return to the United States
he spoke of this Outrage" to other
members of Congress, and at the state
department insisted that PREPARATION
be demanded for this awful insult to
our flag" In short, he raised such a
commotion that the state department
felt itself compelled to write to Minis
ter Lowell calling his attention to the
matter. Mr.. Lowell turned the letter
over to an attache asking him to look
into the charges therein, and if found
true to see that the matter was salts
factorily settled.
The attache visited the museum on
the following day, and with the aid of
q candle and the ianitor finally found
the skull still innocently reposing in
its corner. But now, he thought, his
troubles were just beginning; the find
ing of the skull was simple enough
matter, but how was he to see that it
should be satisfactorily settled? At
last an idea struck him.
ST say, my good man." he said to
the janitor with some hesitation, 'just
bow much would you take to.er-lose-
er-this head of Mr.. -er-J Jones?"
He produced q bright shilling from
his pocket and thrust it into the iani-
tors hand. The latter smiled under
standingly, and thus what might have
been an international incident was
closed with economy and despatch. :
New York Sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-18

the papaw and the falling of forest
nuts being two weeks later than with
us, near Cairo
When We have cool summer and
fall we have apples hang on till frost
but if the season is exceptionally warm
yellow bellaowers and baldwins fall
from the tree and rot in August aud
winesaps and Rome beauties inS Sep.
tember. :. g y. y.
A difference is always noted in favor.
of young trees, but more especially in,
the first orcharding experiments in o
neighborhood, the absence of insect.
enemies and fungous diseases being
important factors in the ripening and
keeping qualities of fruits.
In this connection your previous
statement respecting Missouri lands.
subject to homesteading is of interest
to our people who may be influenced
to immigrate. I hope to seein future;
numbers OF your paper more letters
after the order of the one in your last
by Professor T. b. Jones, giving more
full information respecting the leading
railroads now in existence having the
facilities for marketing, etc, with
statement in relation to nursery stocks
and many matters of interestto those
seeking new homes. n. II
Here it has been just cold enough
to retard the rapid growth of wheat,
which bid fair early in the season to.
become too rank--a thing wheat has
seldom done in all the ty-ivey years
we have been here. Jas. h. Grain in
Farm, Field and Fireside. =
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-18
A Tip About Using Stamps.

"Wait until I have washed off the
postage stamp on this envelope, spoil
ed in the addressing" said a man:
"It Is not necessary to do that" said
q lawyer. You may take your scis-
sors apd cut out the adhesive stamp
and stick 1t fast to your new envelope
with mucilagc, Notwithstanding the
adhering piece Of the old envelope.
at does not look nice, and may be-
come detached in the mail, but IL the
stamp is q genuine, unused, adhesive
stamp it is not questioned. The Gov
ernment, when it sells an adhesive 2
cent stamp, undertakes for such con-
sideration to transport and deliver to
destination the letter to which it Is af-
fixed. The fact that 1t has q piece OF
an envelope to which it was formerly
attached but not used or deposited
for mailing, does not relieve the Gov
ernment to execute. its part Of the con-
tract when the letter is deposited. for
mailing, the stamp being otherwise
perfect." ."-Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-18
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Most men would rather carry the
kitchen stove around down town than
the baby.
A man always feels foolish when he
first takes off his hat to the girl he
has known from childhood.
We may think people who always
agree with us are mushy, but some
how we keep on liking them.
Men who let the gas burn just a
little, in order to save matches, have
been known to succeed as tinanciers.
A woman's trouble in buying shoe
that fits is mainly in deciding whether
it pinches her as much as it ought to.
It is probably called the mother
tongue" because it is so different from
the one mothers use to talk to their
babies with.
The man who will do anything for
his friends or anything to his enemies
frequently becomes known outside of
his own township.
The woman whose husband has the
most enduring love for her is gener-
ally married to the man whose wife
feeds, him the best.
A man who tries to win success in a
hurry, intending to be worthy of it
at leisure, generally forgets the latter
part of the contract.
The instinct that; teaches the bird
to come back to the same nest the
next summer is probably the same
that tells woman exactly where to
find the pin that is sticking into q
baby.
When minister gets into trouble
there are always some women in the
church who 90 around saying that
they never listened to his sermons
without thinking Of sounding brass
and a tinkling cymbal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-18
Destroy the Dead Leaves.

Many of our most destructive in
sects, says bulletin of the Ohio ex-
pertinent station, pass the winter either
among matted PROSTATE grass, among
fallen leaves or especially along
hedges, lanes and fence corners.
Wherever such places can be burned
over in late fall, winter or early spring,
the effect will be to destroy many of
these. Instead of having our annual
clearing up in May, as many do who
clear up their premises at all, this
should be done during the seasons
mentioned, as by May many of the de-
structive insects have left their winter
quarters and nre beyond reach.
In the orchard, the falling of the
leaves will reveal cocoons and even
insects themselves upon the trees that
cannot be easily detected while the
foliage is still hanging to these trees.
Many insects pass the winter within
q folded leaf that is attached to the
twig to prevent it from dropping off,
and in this way deceive the eye of the
orchardist. 1t will pay to 60 over the
orchard and remove ali of the cocoons
and dried leaves still clinging to the
trees,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-18
From Washington
How a LlttIe eoy-Was Saved.

Washington. D. C.-''Wheu our boy
was about, 16 months old he e'broke out:
with rash which was thought to- be:
measles. In q few days he had a
swelling on the left side of his neck
and it was decided to be mumps. He
was given medical attendance for
about three weeks when the doctor
said it was scrofula and ordered q
tsalve. He wanted to lance the sore,
but would not let him and continued
giving him medicine for about four
months when the bunch broke in two
places and became running sore.
Three doctors said it was scrofula and
each ordered a blood medicine. A
neighbor told me Of case somewhat
like our baby's which was cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla. I decided to give
it to my boy and in short while his:
healthimproved and his neck healed
SO nicely that I Istopped giving him the
medicine. The sore broke out again,
however. whereupon I again gave him
Hoods Sarsaparilla and its persistent
use has accomplished complete
cure" Mrs. NETr1E CEASE, IT Z
St., N. e,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-18
THE BAYoNEr IN SOUTH AFRICA.
value of a Weapon Probobly Useless 10
Dealing with European Foe.


I think It has been clearly demon
strated during the Boer-British war,
writes an English expert, that the at
tacking force loses about four times as
many men as the defending force. AS
we shall probably always be, ane at
tacking party 1t appears essential that
our numbers should always be largely
in excess Of those of the enemy. The
ultimate issue then is merely q ques-
ton Of the number of men we can con-
centratc in order to make our attack
irresistible.
do not mean to say that this would
lie the case were we fighting the train
ed troops Of an European Power. 1t
seems probable that q modern Euro.
pean battle will last several days, and
that against modern disciplined army
the bayonet will be discarded as use
less encumbrance. With the present
magazine rifle the infantry come un-
der hot fire at 1,00O, yards, and In an
attempt to rush trenches at 1.-THE point
of the bayopet, few, If any, would sur
vive. but with, our present foe: the
conditions are somewhat different: The
Boer does not walt for q bayonet
charge; he is not disciplined, and does
notsremain in the trenches because his
officer commands him. When he thinks
his enemy is getting too close, he
mounts his pony and gallops away to
where he considers he is safer.
Thus, though We lose many men, Cur
troops have usually managed to- dis
lodge the enemy by this means; but,
as n rule. when they have gained the
position, they have not found many
Beers there. They have gone when the
storming party was still 200 or 300
yards off, and at distance at which
European soldiers would have opened
a fire, out of which no man would
have come alive.
wish to show by this that though
this mode of attack is costly one, and
would probably be impossible against
European armies, yet it seems the on
ly one by which we can make sure OF
driving the enemy from the strong po-
sitlons they take up, and to carry this
out successfully we must be vastly
superior in numbers. 1t might be asked
why do the generals not Try big flank
ing movements to turn the enemy's po'
sition?. The answer is simple. oui
q
generals have found that owing to the
extraordinary mobility Of the, Boers
this mode of attack is impossible
London Daily News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-18
TREES MADE INTO NEWSPAPERS
Whole Process Consunes Less Than
Tweuty-Four Hours.

Whole Process Consu,nss Less Than
Twenty-Four Hours.
d 's'The business of manufacturing pa
per has increased entirely out of pro.
portion to all other manufacturing"
observed Il well-known paper maker,
in speaking of the happenings of the
past year, '..and it can almost be said
that it is ont Of limit. The question
of transportation has been reduced to
o minimum, and though the forests
cannot be moved to the masticatirg
machines which grind the trees mp
into pulp, the next best thing has
been done, by taking the masticators
into the forests so that the manufac-
tured paper can be and is shipped
from there direct. Not only the pa
per on which. newspapers are printed
is handled in this way, but many of
the higher grades Of wood papers and
paper stock. ..
.'In one OF my own mills recently
there was something done which ex-
hibited how things could be done in
hurry when there was necessity. I
had an order from New York news
paper for lot of paper which / knew
to be Immediate or quick if possible,
and we determined to show what could
be done. When the order was received
the trees from which the paper was
made were growing in the forest. The
trees were cut aud the wood sawn into
the lengths most convenient for han
ding: ..1''s'
H "lhey were then railroaded t. he
masticator and the process OF chewing
them up commenced. Inside of four
hours the WOO | was reduced to mass
Of pulp which had to be bleachsd
anu prepared Tor the rollers. In four
hours more the wood was TRANSFORMED
into r aper and inatwo hours afterward
it was on the cars near Niagara Falls,
bound for New York City. In 20 hours
after the time the. order, was given to
hew the trees, Il read 100 miles distant
from wherertbe paperlwas printed the
newspaper which had been printed on
paper, made for this. special order. ,...7
"Now, what refer to is not an
isolated case aud done for demon
station alun', but is liable to occur
any day, though, of course, not likely,
for paper makers usually keep stock
enough on hand to supply their Gus
toners and special orders a forest
of trees is cut down every working
day OF the year in this country and
transformed into paper for newspaper
printing. and almost every kind of
wood is nowused. Wonderful progress
has been made also ! in the other
branches of the paper trade, especial
ly in the line and rag-made grades.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-18

that's the LADY with the yellow silk
parasol, covered lace. Now will
you say Twas mistaken?"
ssDear. DEAR" said Mrs. Markham,
adjusting her spectacles on the bridge
of her, nose. ..I couldn't have be-
lieyed it, if I hadn't seen it with my
own eyes.
Sand they're driving straight to
Farmer Reeds" added Miss Adder
tongue, diligently hattening her nose
against the window-panes. swell,
we'll, it's clear she's charged him with
with it, and he's determined to brazen
it ont Get your hat, Mrs. Markham.
Let's walk that way. I need skein
Of darning cotton, and the way to
Perkins store lays right past Mr..
Reeds door,"
But to Miss Addertongue's infinite
astonishment-perhaps we may say
disappointment-there was no sound
of violent Mysteries, no sign Of family
dissension or tragical debate as they
saun4erea by the farmhouse gate.
"Myp CALCULATED Miss Felicia, "if
they amt all a-setting together in the
porch, as loving as 30 many turtle
doves Well, now I shall believe that
Juliet Reed is going over to Nor
moaism, and believes in mans hay-
ing as many wives as he pleases "
Juliet Reed, however, had seen
them rs they skunk by, and rising
from her seat, beckoned them to
advance.
'Mrs. Markham" said she, '.and
Miss Addertongue. allow me to pre-
sent to you Mr.. Hazel"
The widow dropped little cour-
tesy.
Miss Felicia stialy inclined her
head.
"Also Mrs. Hezol," added Juliet.
"Or" said Miss Addertonyue.
"My stepmother," said Mr.. Hazel,
mischievously, ''iust returned from n
visit to Paris. Ny father will be with
us next week -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-18
The Fest Consulsllip.

"Young man." said noted Illinois
congressman in the house restaurant
at the capitol, "when you get chance
to be consul for the United States
select smoky city, one where there
are many factory cbimneys. Do not
try for the fashionable capitals. Leave
them for the ambassadors. Go where
the air is murky, for there business is
lively, and many consignment is sent
to the United States. This means fees,
and fees mean a good income for the
consul"
In the course of his chat the con-
gressman made the general statement
that consuls who are making the most
money from fees are the quietest, most
unassuming, accomplishing employees
of the government. ''They do not set
up claims for salary instead of fees, !"
he said. "Oh, no; but Like the wise
boy where the raspberries are thick,
they let the world forget, so far as pos
sible, that they are on earth. Let q
consular Office, be changed from the
fee to the salary system and ita once
becomes alluring to avoracious lot of
aspirants. Some one finds out, per-
haps, that the political support of this
particular consul is weak, and then in
. Auence is used, and soon there is o
change.
"One of the most profitable consul
ships is that of Liverpool. The salary
is $6O0O,. but the, fees bring the emol-
uments up to several times that
amount, and generation ago the in
come of the consul at Liverpool was
$50, 600. This hos been reduced By
aholsahina sssHi ''z-ehicags News
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-18
Feeding Hogs.

We did not think pumpkins as valu-
able for feeding to hogs us we did to
cattle, but when they were plenty the
hogs had some every day, for:we could
not keep them late in the winter. We
never cooked them unless to throw in
q few when boiling small potatoes or
other roots for the hogs, as we thought
them too watery when boiled, and
they sesmel. to be relished better
when given raw. We notice in q bull
letin sent ont by the Oregon expert
ment station, that they tested pump
kins for hogs Weighing 14O to 200
pounds each, for four periods of IA
days each. The pumpkins were cooked
with shorts. For the first two weeks
it took Is. 45 pounds OF pumpkins and
2.12 pounds of shorts to make pound
of gain. The next two weeks it took
14.y5, pounds of pumpkins and 1.3
pounds of shorts. In the third period
14.3J pounds of the pumpkins aud 1.79
pounds shorts. and for the last two
weeks IL. 46 pounds of pumpkins and
2.54 pounds of shorts. The average
gain for each hog during the whole
time was about l 1-2 pounds per day,
and counting pumpkins at 50. SO ton,
and shorts at $12, the cost per pound
of gain was % cents. This may have
been cheap enough, but we think it
could have been made cheaper upon
raw pumpkins, and by using little
more shorts, or perhaps mixture of
equal parts of cornmeal and shorts.
After hog weighs 200 pounds alive
we are not afraid to give him as much
cornmeal as he will eat until we get
him fat enough to kill. They tried to
increase the amo, mt of pumpkin and
reduce the amount of shorts, but the
pigs objected, aud, rs, will be seen
above, they had to increase the pro-
potion of shorts. We never tested
pumpkins for sheep feeding. but have
no doubt they would work excellently
we'll. Wo never removed the seeds
when feeding them, and never saw
that they were doing any injury to
either cattle or hogs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-18
Fertilizer for Oats.

Oats, like corn, require highly nj
trogenous manure, and must be sup,
piled either in the natural fertility of
virgin soil, well preserved barnyard
manures or commercial fertilizers.
Every farmer is, of course, the best
Judge as to the natural fertility of his
different fields, Us proven in the grow
ing of past crops, aud also best knows
his ability to apply manures which
cost money. If he has an abundance
of cotton seed, either composted or
crushed, or barnyard manures, he can
apply them as literally as lie desires,
as he can hardly put down too much
of either, il broadcasted. Ii home
manures are used, about $50 pounds
of acid phosphate Fer acre should be
used in addition to the barnyard man:
ure or compost heap. If the fertil-
izers are to be purchased, then for
mula consisting of 1000 pounds of
good acid phosphate, 750 pounds of
cotton seed meal and $50 pounds OF
KANT, mixed well, and applied at rate
VI Ooo pouuuS POI aCIe, Wouiu luEulsu
a good amount of the necessary ele-
ments of plant food to secure satisfac.
tor esults. The fertilizer should be
applied broadcast and narrowed in at
time of sowing, OF put in with seed
drill, if machine is used. ASS top
dressing to wheat or oats now grow
ing, but which need additional fertil-
izer, an application of the above for
mula at rate of 800 pounds per acre
would be exceedingly helpful. Bear
we'll in mind that the crop of spring
oats to turn out we'll, must be forced,
for they have only half the time in
which to mature that the fall sowing
have. The forcing process must be
done by sowing in good ground which
has been properly prepared, by fertil-
izins with quickly available plant
foods, and then leaving the balance to
the handiwork of nature.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-18
AT THE COST OF A SHILLING.

A Threatened International Incident
Closed With Economy and Despatch.
There is story now going the
rounds in London which, if true, shows
that with tactful handling the friend
ship of nations may sometimes be pre-
served at the triHing cost of one shil-
ling. An American congressman from
the far west, who was sightseeing in
London during James Russell Lowell's
term as minister to Great Britain, one
day visited the museum of the Royal
College of Surgeons. he viewed the
various specimens with admiring in
terest, and would doubtless have left
the building most favorably impressed
if curiosity had not attracted his ut
tention to certain dust-covered skull
lying uncared for in long-forgotten
corner. He adjusted his glasses and
leaned forward to decipher the faded
inscription upon the label. His patri-
otic indignation upon reading the fol-
lowing can best be imagined: