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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14

Hotel Carlisle has been leased to
Ralph Young, recently of Pineola Inn,
and will be opened in short time as a
first class hotel. The building will be
thoroughly overhauled and handsomely
furnished throughout. Mr.. Young is a
capable hotel man and has secured some
of the best cooks in the state. A large
number of regular boarders have al
ready been secured, and the hotel will
open with paying business. VIM. E.
Uptegroye & Bro. are not interested in
the matter any more than are other cit
l2ens in The impro7e emit of the city.
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At the Opera House.

The Lehr and Williams Comedy
Company, travelling in their own spec
ial car, will appear at the opera house
for one week, commencing Monday,
March 10. This company comes highly
recommended as being frst-class and
up-to-date and a refined company.
They have an extensive repertoire of
dramas, comedies, etc., and they give
a continuous show. No long wait
specialties between and in the acts.
Good singing, lots of fun, and the best
dancer in the country today. They
carry twelve acting people. Monday
nights bill is freddy, the Mail Girl. "
A beautiful Western border drama in
four acts, full of comedy, wit and pa
thos. Popular prices will prevail.
Children, 10 cents; general admission
25, reserved seats 80. Reserved seats
on sale at usual place.
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Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the E. Il. & W. N. @. railroad
company was held in the offices of the
company in this city on Wednesday.
The reports of the treasurer and super
intendent were read and showed a graf
flying increase in business over 1899,
and that was the first year in the his
tory of the road that it had ever earned
operating expenses and interest on the
bonded debt. The following board of
directors were reelected r. f. Hoke,
Frank Firmstone, A. Pardee, Jr., John
S. Wise, H. NJ. Howe, Calvin Pardee,
Mahlon Pitney.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14

Quite a number of students from this
county have attended the Southern
Business College at Bristol during the
past year and have secured good posi-
tions. We understand that several
young teachers and others speak of en-
tering for the spring term between now
and April 1st We are informed that
the demand for the students of this
school is so great that it is hard to keep
them until they graduate. The school
continues right through the summer.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14
Take Notice.

Then see me. Sell you ice again the
coming hot season? Hope 50. Hope
to see my competitor come again as last
season, for can not please oil the peo-
pie at one time. Thanking my good
customers for patronage and prompt
payments, remain the ice man,
Phone IS. II. T. WEBB.
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Died on the Train.

Mrs. Charles McFall, returning to
her home near Piney Flats in Sullivan
county, after a few months spent in
Florida for her health, died on the train
near Greeneville Tuesday afternoon.
She was about 20 years old and was ac-
companied by her husband.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14
Go to the show Monday night.


Go to the show Monday night.
Martin Gump has returned from New
York.
r. A. Wood had business in Bristol
Tuesday.
Geo. I. Wofford is IN Florida on bust
ness.
Reddy, the Mail Girl, at the opera
house Monday night.
The Hub Clothing Store is receiving
daily its new spring goods.
Mrs. j. B. Cox visited Bristol friends
last Tuesday.
Col. w. A. Dickinson is complaining
Of rheumatic pains this week.
Miss Hardy will have her spring
opening of millinery on or about the
Goth or 9th Of this month. ~
Eli Anderson was over from Sullivan
county Tuesday on business and joined
The CoMET's roll of honor. .I
Rev. G. B. Waller of Elizabethton
will preach in the Baptist Church n
this place next Sunday morning.
Wear Peters "1s Carat" or ''Diamo d
Special shoes, sold by The Hub 1t
$500 and $3.50. They are the best.
Opera House all next week-Lebr
and Williams new show-new speci' l.
ties every night. Popular prices, IS,
% and 30 cents. ....
Mrs. Gildersleeye, of Johnson City,
was the guest of F. M. Gildersleeve at
the Imperial yesterday. KNOXVILLE
journal and Tribune.
In few days we can show you the
most perfect line of anything a man or
boy wears, at popular prices, ever shown
in johnson City. THE HUB.
Start the twentieth century right.
Quit patronizing the oil trust and use
cheaper, better and more convenien.
light. See B. A. Mathes and have all
estimate for lighting your house with
electricity. BE progressive. If.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, who lives in
the second district of this county, was
81 years old on the 4th day of March.
She is apparently in good health and
looks like she might live several years.
We still represent the old and relia-
able tailoring house of Ed. V. Price &
Co, of Chicago. Our spring samples
have arrived call and see them. We
guarantee you fit. THE Hub.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14


Miss Dora Cargille was in Bristol
Thursday.
]. d. Faucette was down from Bris-
toll Tuesday.
E. d. Morrell and wife are rejoicing
over their first child.
Hon. "Bob" Taylor will lecture in
Bristol on Tuesday 26th.
Henry Crouch, of Washington, is in
the city for q few weeks with his family,
Miss Maggie DeVault, of Jonesboro,
has been visiting friends in the city
this week. ..........
Kentucky capitalists have been in
the city this week looking out loca-
ton for bank.
Miss Carrie Summers is up from Nor
ristown to help nurse her aunt, Mrs.
W. j. Barton.
Rey, @. B. Waller, of Elizabethton,
will conduct services in the First Bap-
fist Church Sunday.
Wednesday morning, on Wa
tauga avenue or Roam street, small,
brown memorandum book, filled with
notes and names. Finder will be re-
warded upon return of article to this
Office.
Hart and Houston will have their for
NAL spring opening, displaying the
most fashionable things in millinery,
dress goods, trimmings, and novelties,
on Wednesday and Thursday, March
9th and 28th. The ladies Of johnson
City and surrounding country are cor
daily invited.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14
Auction Sale.

/ will sell at auction on Saturday, the
23rd day of March, in the public square,
at o'clock, p. M, one secondhand
two-horse 81 wagon in good condition,
and one Studebaker road cart. Will
sell to highest and best bidder on Il
months time, purchaser to execute note
with approved security, bearing six per
cent. interest.
2t r. L. BAILEY.
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Died at IOnesbOrO.

Mrs. Mary Davis Huff died at her
home in Jonesbero Wednesday after
noon. She was the mother of John L.
Davis. of Knoxville, and was 90 years
Of ace.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14
Died.

Mrs. J. W. McGhee died Wednesday
at 10 o'clock, at Bank, Tenn, twelve
miles from Knoxville. She was a sister
of DR.. E. A. Long and Mrs. Seymore
of this city, and the wife of Rev. J. w.
McGhee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING

When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing thst it
is simply Iron and Quinine in taste
less form. No Cure, No Pay. soc.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14
|. L. Lite Dead.

John L. Little died at his home near
this city Wednesday morning after a
short illness of fever. He was about 70
years old and member of the M. L.
Church.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14
&c. c. C." on Every Tablet.

Every tablet of Cascarets Candy
Cathartic bears the famous C. c. C.
Never sold in bulk. Look for it and
accept no other. Beware of fraud.
All druggists, Ioc.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if L
fails to cure. L. W. Groves signature
is on each box. 25c.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14

The Best Prescription tor Malaria,
Chills and Fever is bottle of Grove S
Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t is simply
iron and quinine in tasteless form
No cure-no pay. Price SOC.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14

Last Saturday evening about nine
O'Clock THE COMET Office was the scene
of happy marriage. The beautiful
room had been swept clean and the
office towels hung in graceful festoons
from the ceiling. Beneath brilliant
electric lights Isaac Moody and Miss
Sallie Bulls we're united in marriage
by Judge Lyle in an appropriate man
ner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14
Stops the Cough
and works off the Cold.

Laxative Bromo-Q uinine Tablets cure
cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay.
Price 25 cents.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14

Lieutenant L. W. Cass, one of the
bravest officers that ever trod the Phil
ippines, is mustered out of Uncle Sans
service and is in the city shaking hands
with his many friends.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14
UMBRELLAS.

A big line of sample umbrellas, which
We will sell at half their value. Come
and get one before they are all gone.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14

EVERY DAY NECESSITIES.
10 balls boss thread. ........... o.
1 dozen No. 8 salty pins, best make o.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14

FDFF FOD TIFF CHI ODFN
!. - - - - natural as life, each in glass
We sell you Mandolin, Guitar, Banjo Autoharp Ac
cordeon Or Violin, cheaper than you can order it,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14
Oh, ,r

This signature Is on every box OF the genuine
Laxative BrOmO.Q uinine Tablets
the remedy that cures n Geld I'm ono day
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14

The werk OF repapering and repaint-
ing Hotel Carlisle will be begun next
Wednesday, preparatory to putting it
in first-class condition for an early
opening.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14
Cook Wanted.

A good cook can have permanent
employment by applying at Quilt
less" ......
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14
LIBRARY

STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14

Pain has no show with DR.. Miles, Pain PiIIA
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14

Mrs. W. j. Barton has been very ill
for several days and there have been
times when her life was almost de-
SPARED of. AS we go to press she is
reported better, and friends of the fam
ily sincerely hope she may recover.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14

HATSl HATSl! HATSli!
A big line to select from. We guaran-
tee to save you 25 per cent. on any
king of hat you want.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14

G. B. Moore, representing Coca Cola,
was in the city this week supplying our
soda fountains with this indispensable
beverage for The summer. He carried
with him some attractive advertising
novelties and left one ON our desk-a
beautiful easel and clock. A glance at
it will always remind one that it's time
to take drink Of Coca Cola.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-14

The remains Of Lillard Vance passed
through the city Tuesday for his old
home at Cranberry, N. G. He had been
killed at Toms Creek, Va, on Monday
by a premature blast. The deceased
was brother of Mrs. W. B. Crouch of
this city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
Medical Notes.

Tiny intruder on my solitude,
Thou oyerpowerest me with thine at
shrn is thy call, and earnest is thy
Right sociable. in sooth, are thine in
tentiOnS.
= seems that thou has a message for
mine ear,
My intimate acquaintance thou desir-
est;
sis not enough for thee that be near.
The closest contact is what thou re-
quirest.
Well, be it so, for I have not the heart
Such friendship to repel If I may hold
thee
In my firm clasp, I will not from thee
part
fold thee.
AS the Irishman said of the bee, a
mosquito is very pretty bird, but it has
a mighty hot foot. But 1t is not the foot
ta7at is so hot in the mosquito: it Is his
pTuboscis, which resembles a whole box
of carpenters saws and gimlets and
pump and, like the small boy, she wants
to use them. I say she advisedIy because
naturalists say that, true to their sex. it
IS the female mosquito that makes all
the trouble. All the males do is sing. Lut
II is just as bad to be scared to death as
10 be bitten. Everywhere In the land
her siren voice can be heard, and stop-
Ping the ears with wax to avoid her song
doesn't avoid the bite. Yet her voice
Is not the voice of the siren Of mvtho-
logical lore, that lured all passers to her
Iatal embrace; it rather resembles the
voice OF the fog siren, which warns Of
Danger. The mosquito, too, can teach a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

I'M the fierce northern wind, with blus-
tering blast,
Doth blow them quite away and In the
ocean cast"
The bite also comes in for quaint re-
marks by Mouffet, who says: I'm italy
near the Pc, great store and very great
ones Cmosquitoes) are to be seen. terri
Die for biting, piercing through a thrice
doubled stocking and boots likewise,
sometimes leaving behind them irnpoi-
soned, hard, blue tumors, sometimes
painful biadders, sometimes itching p;n-
pies such as Hippocrates hath observed
in his epldemics in the body of one Cyrus,
fellow being"
In fact, mosquito bites. flea bites and
bed bug bites have actually driven ner-
vous and sensitive people, espec ally chill
dren, into fever and made them delir-
ious and even caused death. The poison
however, acts differently upon different
people, some seeming to be affected very
slightly, If at all. either because thay
nave been. inoculated so many times
that they have become resistant or be-
cause Of some inherent resistance. Those
who smoke are usually immune from
mosquito bites and the consequence
thereof, but that is not a good excuse
for smoking The smoke drives away
the mosquito. and If she does bite the
nicotine-saturated blood offsets the poi
son and kills the mosquito. The smoke
from smudge IS also effectual in drIv-
ing them away. but it is net always con-
venient except in the country, where one
may be built from green chips in an old
kettle and carried about from place to
place as desired.
Stores of actual poisoning from mos
quito bites have Their yearly run in their
season. and there is no doubt but that a
mosquito may convey microbes and
transmit them to her victims, but more
often tie trouble comes from scratching
the bites until they bleed, thus inccuIat-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

lesson as Tor persistent, patient, pertina-
clous perseverance the "sticktoitive'' mos
quito far surpasses the thrifty ant. the
INDUSTRIOUS bee or the toiling spider
Nhen she makes up her mind to bite, she
VIII keep at it until death, either at the
hand of her victim or from gorging her
self with blood, for, in this matter. she
is bad example She eats mora than
she can digest, and dies of a SURFER
She never bites but once, but she will
tiy seventy umes seven to get that one
plSe. Sne is dipsomaniac for blood.
MOSQUITOES nave quite a niche in his
tory, small as they are. According to
humboldt, in some parts of South Aneri.
ca, the natives are obliged to bury Them
selves IN the sand leaving only the
mouth exposed and that is covered wiz,
handkerchief, to escape the vast hordes
ot mosquitoes which actually darken the
ar like cloud. Stedman, writing of
ms adventures in Surinam, says that his
soluiers were Obliged to sleep with their
heads thrust into holes in the earth ding
with their bayonets, with hammocks
wrapped around their legs. Mouffet in
MS Theater of Insects" speaking OF
cur own country says: THE gnats in
america DO so plash and cut, that thew
VIII pierce through very thick clothing.
so that 1t is excellent sport to behold
no" tremendously that barbarous people.
when they are bitten, will skip and frisk
ana slap with their hands, their thighs.
puttocks' shoulders, arms, and sides.
even as a carter doth his horses
Weld in his Travels says that, these
Insects were so powerful and blood
thirsty that they actually pierced
through Gen. Washington's boots, y
fact that is not to be found in anv of
Washington's writings or histories of
Washington. Mosquitoes attacked the
army Of Julian the Apostate so tierceIv
as to drive him back Saport, king of
Persia, was compelled to raise the siege
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

Ing them with poisonous matter in the
form Of virus or germs, which may have
adhered to the finger nails. This virus
may get into the nails in various ways
one of them being from money. In fact,
one expert has advocated washing bills
to cleanse them, and has been success
full in this laundry business.
Still when 1t comes to itching 1t is diff
hcult to keep from scratching, and the
more you scratch the more you will have
TO. 1t can, however, be prevented in
degree
One of the most efficacious methods is
to rub the spot with a menthol pencil,
which has the advantage that It can be
carried in the pocket; moreover, menthol
is good for the headache and for hay
fever and a cold in the head, so It serves
number of purposes. The menthol may
also be dissolved in cologne or a solution
Of salt In water, or very weak solution
OF ammonia water may be used. Vinegar,
too, is good, and just plain mud Is an
excellent remedy to take out the pain and
itching of any bite, especially those OF
bees.
AS a wash for the itching of insect
bites, and also for the itching of prIckly
heat and the like, use: Carbolic acid, 2
drachms; resorcin, drachms; biborate
Of soda, 30 grains; thymol, IS grains:
Glycerfne, drachms; alcohol, ounces;
water sufficient to make 16 ounces For
the pain following insect bite, this remedy
viii answer: Tincture of opium, drachm;
oil of turpentine, l drachm; camphorated
oil, ounce; ammonia water, ounce.
Probably in the future the mosquito
pest will be to a great extent done away
with, as public interest has been aroused
against these disease-bearing insects. The
mosquito is water-born insect, the
mother laying her eggs in a boat-shaped
form, which float on the water with
greater stability than a life boat. The
wriggler, SO familiar to those who have
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

of Nisibis, by plague of gnats, which
attacked the elephants and beasts of
burden, causing a rout of the army.
At Oxford during the summer of 1855
gnats were seen towards evening In such
myriads as literally to darken the sun.
SWlnton records that the evening, half
an hour before sunset, he was in the
garden of Wadham college wnen he saw
six columns of gnats ascending from the
ooughs of an apple tree some In a per-
pendicular, others in oblique direction.
to the height of so or 60 feet Their bite
was attended with violent Inflammation
and when one was killed after it had Bit
ten, the blood contained in one would
cover three or four inches of wall sur
face
About 1885, columns of gnats were seen
rising in the air from Salisbury cathedral
resembling at a distance columns of
smoke, making people think that the edi-
nee was on fire. At Sagan, Silesia, In
July, 1912, a similar occurrence gave rise
to the alarm that the church was on
fire.
Spencer says: The Irish go all
naked except a mantle, which is a fit
house for an outlaws meet bed for a
rebel-and an apt cloak for thief 1t
couchcth him strongly against the gnats.
which, in that country, do more to annoy
the hated rebels, and do more sharply
wound them, than all their enelay's
swords and speares, which can seldom
come nigh them"
When a swarm of gnats at eventide
Out of the fennes of Allan doe rise
Their murmuring small trumpets sownden
wide,
While in the air their clustering army
flies,
That as cloud does seem to dim the
No man nor beast may rest or take re-
past,
For , their sharp wounds and nOyous in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

ever looked into rain barrel or a stag
nant pool, must come to the surface to
breathe, and covering the surface with
petroleum suffocates them. However. it
kills other useful insects as well, and the
remedy may prove worse than the
disease.
In South America the castor oil plant Is
grown around houses to keep away NOS
quitoes, the effect being due to the odor
Of the plant. Branches and even seeds
Of this plant palm ChristD placed In a
room viii keep out mosquitoes and flies,
or small plant may be grown indoors In
q pail or frkin.
Naphthalene is of no value as mosquito
exterminator, but 1t has a wonderful eff
feet in neutralizing the poison of the
bites even when greatly inhamed. II
fresh bites are Immediately rubbed with
naphthalene, no swelling or itching fol-
lows.
Another remedy against mosquitoes.
but one used mostly by hunters and fish,
ermen, Is composed Of petroleum 3
ounces; paraffin, II ounce; oil Of tar. 2
ounces, oil OF pennyroyal, l ounce, and
carbolic acid, drachms; the solid ingre-
dents being first melted and as they be-
gin to solidify, while cooling, the other
ingredients are well stirred in. Penny
royal Is disagreeable to mosquitoes, and
bunch of the herb hung in the room Is
Of driving them out Is to dissolve q
drachm OF oil of pennyroyal in eight
ounces Of spirits OF camphor, and spray
some Of this around the room, or still
better, make little cone-shaped heap
or insect (dalmatian) powder on a tin
cover, and saturating IL with this liquid
ignite 1t at the top of the cone, letting II
smoke as long as it will. But after all
the best way to keep mosquitoes from
doing harm Is to screen the windows and
doors and sleep under netting In Florida
where spent one summer. I wrote under
a mosquito netting covering my desk and
chair, and the people put out their lights
at night TO avoid attracting mosquitoes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

which were abroad In such swarms that
they would put out the lights h the
people didn't. One who has never seen
a swarm Of mosquitoes can scarcely real
lie the torment that they can inhict and
the damage they can bring about These
marsh humming BIRDS have acfuarIyJ
broken up campmeetings, and almost
choked the minister and audience. and a
case Is on record In which a MOSQUITO
perforated mans jugular vein and
nearly caused his death from henrnor-
rhage.
So it will be seen that the MOSQUITO.
small though he or she may be. Is a
dangerous pest, for, aside from the tenn
porary torture that they can cause there
is no doubt that they may and do cause
malaria and perhaps yellow fever and
therefore IT IS high time that the mos
quito be exterminated Leon Noel
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
Honesty Pays.

New York Weekly.
all.
Bill-How?
Remember the dog I stole7"
yep"
We'll, tried two hull days to sell i'm,
an no one offered noren dollar. 50
/ went. like an honest man. an guy him
to tn ole lady what owned i'm, an she
guv me S."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
Low RATES TO pENvEn
Colorado Springs, Pueblo, GIenwoOd
Springs and Salt Lake.

The Northwestern Line - Omaha"
Road-announces the very low rate Of So
for the round trip during the first ten
days Of August from Minneapolis AMI
st. Paul to Denver, Colorado Springs
and Pueblo; SIS TO GlenwOod Springs, and
so to Ogden and Salt Lake. Return linn
It, October 81.
Tickets and all information at CITY Of
fees OF the Northwestern Line, 4l3 Me
cIet avenue. Minneapolis, and $50 Rob
ert street st. Paul.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-06-27
Tranquilidad, Salud y Reposo, para las
Madres Y las Oriaturas,

Ell JARABE CALMANTE de la
sonora WINSLOW, Sc da los ni1os
en- ell perfodo de la DENTICION. Les
ablanda las encias, resuelve la nfanaci6n,
aliyia todo dolor, cura ell c6llco ventcso
Inocente y efcaz en- todoslos casos. Aeon.
sejamos q las madres que tengan un niho
enfermo, que no deien que la prevention
propia nj la de otros, evite cj nso de esta
medicina que proporciona aliyio SECURE,
absolutamente SECURE, ST &c usa oportu-
flamente. alt.