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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05
Holiday Goods.

It's time to be looking for Christmas presents,
andof course the first and most important thing
is to decide WHERE on can get the NlCESr
and most APPROPRIATE rrc>rn. far the
least monN, That question in OUR nina, is
very easy to decide If you want ), nice Pic
ture, the best Fountain Pen on earth nice
Gold Pen, an Album, all kind of Games, Books
and Bibles, nice Parlor Lamp and many 9TH
er things that we have not time or space TO
mention the BEST place to Get them IS lie
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05
Book Store.

We have the Target stock of Bibles and I-s-
tamtnts ever broughtto Johnson City that will
be offered at the very lowest price possible We
have nice line of various kinds of Books,
beautiful lot of Toilet articles, Celuloid coVelty
goods, etc. You are sure to lose money if you
don't see these goods | am selling the bal
ance of my eWclry at greatly reduced price
Don't faI to get prices on it. Everybody in
Vlte to &c uur 90 DIS,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05

Granting perpetual water rights to
others than users, without compensa-
ton to the public, is open to all the
objections which apply to giving away
perpetual franchises to public utilities
of cities The Presidents Message.
The attention of our aldermen is
called to the above.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05

The Knoxville Journal and Tribune
issued special souvenir edition
Thanksgiving to celebrate the compile
ton of its new home. The issue was a
magnificent success from every stand
point. Knoxville is a great town and
the Journal and Tribune is equal to
any emergency.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05

A New Jersey bride of five days
brought suit for divorce on the ground
that her husband had the coolest feet
she ever felt and persisted in placing
them against her back. Wouldn't that
jar a honeymoon? If she didn't want
cold feet against her back why didn't
she turn over?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05

The suggestion made in THE COMET
last week relative to city ownership of
the light franchise has met with hearty
approval on all sides. Scarcely had
the paper come off the press until we
we're called up over the phone and
congratulated upon the suggestion by
many citizens. 1t seems to have been
in the minds Of such business men as
Mayor Summers, Gump Bros, W. l..
James, NJ. H. Cannon, NJ. H. Weller,
G. X. Lide, Alderman Linville, and
a great many others who have person
ally approved the plan. Our space will
not permit the publication Of interviews
with the above and other leading citi-
zens who are heartily in favor of city
ownership. In short time THE Com
EFT hopes tc be able to give some inter
esting figures that will tighten the
pathway.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05

Since that Memphis woman killed
her husband with ground glass we take
our liquid food home in a jug.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05

Santa Claus has asked to have THE
COMET mailed to him from now until
Christmas. He wants to know the
names of the little children in johnson
City and what they desire most of all
for presents. If the children will
write him letter and send it to us it
will be published in THE COMET and
the paper sent direct to "Old Santa. -
Write at once, tots, and tell him every
thing you want, and we'll see that he
gets il.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05

The advertising columns of THE
COMET this week are burdened with
glad tidings to you.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05

President Roosevelt did the proper
thing in removing the governor of Ok.
lahoma from office.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05
m. Tn. Rkle Sold and guaranteed by all drug
wV"tV-DRV Rists TO CGRE Tobacco Habit.

Have you read the presidents mes,
sage to Brownlow?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05

j. B. Cox is to congratulated upon
securing the contract to supply the Sol
der Home with water.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05

The water for the Soldiers Home is
likely to be filtered through the chan.
Gerry court.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05

There need be no anxiety felt for the
future welfare of Governor McMilllin
Oils we'll with Benton.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05

Every day one sees the necessity for
having the houses numbered in John
son City.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05

AS a medium of publicity The COMET
is appreciated by careful advertisers.
See the evidences all around you.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05

AS civil service reformer Teddy
Roosevelt may prove to be Grover
Cleveland of the republican party.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05
HOME
AND

Does your horse feel his
oats? What a difference be-
tween the granted and the
CRASHED horseI The first
strong and full Of ginger, the
second flabby, weak and tired
out before he begins. The
feeding makes the difference.
Children are not alike either.
One is rosy, bright-eyed, full
of life and laughter, another is
pale, weak and dull. Thefeed-
ing again is responsible.
Sickly children need special
feeding. They don't "feeltheir
oats. SCOTS Emulsion adds
just the right richness to their
diet. tits like grain to the
horse. The child gets new
appetite and strong digestion.
SCOTS Emulsion is more
than food. 1t is a strong
medicine. 1t rouses up dull
children, puts new flesh on thin
ones and red blood into pale
ones. 1t makes children grow.
SCOTS Emulsion makes ordi-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05

The Chattanooga News fall trade
edition last Saturday was great paper,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-05

any emergency.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17
What She Saw.

1t was at the Normal school that this
happened, and the class laughed. 1t
was a laugh on the teacher, too, but
he didn't get angry, although it did
break into the serious contemplation of
serious studies with which he was try
ing to interest the students.
1t was in the study of psychology,
and they were discussing what ideas
first entered the human mind when GER
tain words were spoken or written
whether the mind thought of one GER
tain object designated by the word or
the whole general class which is en-
bodied in that word. To experiment
on this mental phenomenon in order to-
bring it more clearly to the attentions
of the students the professor said he
would write q word on the board and
then let one of them tell instantly what
impression was made upon her mind.
He called upon one of the pupils to
be ready to think quickly and tell ex-
actly what her first thought was after
she saw the word which he was about
to write. He stood close to the board,
so that the word was hidden by his
shoulders until he turned. He wrote
the word "pig" and all of the class
saw it except the girl who was stand
ing ready to make reply. When he
turned, he didn't get out of her way,
and she couldn't see the word. In re-
ply to his sharp. quick question, 'Now,
what do you see?" she replied naively,
II see YOU" And the class laughed.
Milwaukee Sentinel. z,,s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17
SUICIDE OF TWO SISTERS
Because They Can't Get Employment They
Conclude to Die Together.

London, July 17.-Ida and Edith
Yeoland. actresses 26 and 2I years old,
respectively. committed suicide to-
gether by taking poison in their rooms
in London yesterday. About noon
Edith called their landlady and told
the latter she and her sister had taken
poison. She asked the landlady to get
a cab and put herself and her sister
in it and promised they would leave
the house without creating Il fuss or
a scene. Upon going upstairs the land
lady found Ida dead. Edith died on the
way TO the hospital
Both the Yeoland sisters We're clev-
er. and unusually pretty. Ida had been
engaged ut the Duke of YOrk's theatre
under the management of Charles
Frohman for three years. She scored
a great success in the production of
The SwaShbuckler' and had filled
Evelyn AIillard's part of Lady Ursula
at the Duke of York's theatre in An
thony Hopes play, The Adventure
of Lady Ursula" in 1898 during Miss
Millard's illness.
Edith Yeoland once played a part in
"Nell Gwynn.". Both the women had
recently been without engagements
and they were bitterly disappointed at
failing to secure an expected engage
ment. They went togther TO Froh-
mans office last Saturday, but it is
said that there were no negotiations he
tween them and F'rohman for the Sis
ters to go to the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17

SHE LOVED NOT WISELY
For the Man She Trusted Proved To BE
Common Thief.

Chicago. July 1.-Two months ago
Miss Maude Whitney. daughter Of 4
well-to-dO jeweler in Van Cleave. Ia.
fell in love with Charles Armstrong
while on a visit to Burlington. Arm
strong. though fifteen years her senior.
won her heart. Monday night Miss
Whitney. who is pretty and was once
known as one OF the bellies of her na-
tive village, looked through the bars
ut the Harrison street annex. while
Armstrong was imprisoned in cell
below. She thought he was an up
right young man and elOped with him
when he promised TO marry her. Mon
day she was aStOnished to learn that
he was notorious shOplifter. known
all over the west
She learned il when Detective Ser
GeantS Hanley and Brown arrested
him i'm Butler Bros store, at Adams
and Franklin streets. where they
caught him filling his pockets with
cartridges. Between her sobs she
told her sad story of blasted hope to
the matrOn last night: how she had
met Armstrong at a dance i'm Burling-
ton: how he had courted her and in
fiuenced her To leave with him for
indianapolis on the promise Of mar
riage. and ut last how her experience
had turned out in sadness and dis
grace
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17
HIT THE WRONG MAN
Probable Reason Why a L. S. Soldier Ha
to DO Time.

to Do Time.
Washington. July 1.-THE last mail
from the east has brought a detailed
newspaper account of the shooting af-
fray at Pekin which has resulted in a
German claim against the United
States. The account which appears in
Japanese newspaper states that n
United States sentry had been posted
at the western extremity of Legation
street. close to where the new Ameri-
can legation is building. That portion
of Legation street was being newly
macadamiZed and rolled.
\ barriacde had been put up. and
Major Robertson had told the sentry
to warn persons not to ride over the
newly made road. pedestrians only be-
ing allowed to traverse it. A German
officer came riding along. knocked
down both the sentry and the barri-
cadc. and gallOped across the forbid
den route. The sentry scrambled to
his feet and sent shot after the Off
Ger. but missed, and the bullet lodged
in the leg of a German sentry stand
ing on duty halfway down the street
The newspaper says that the United
States soldier was sentenced to one
months imprisonment and fined a
months pay. presumably for hitting
the wrong man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17

The Rev. John Mcneil was holding
a revival service at Cardiff, Wales, and
announced that he would answer any
question about the Bible. At once a
note was sent up to him reading as
follows:
Dear Mr.. McNeill-If you are seeking
to help young men, kindly tell me who
was Gains wife"
That seemed a poser, and the audi
ence waited with intense interest, tenn
pered with amusement, TO see how the
good man would extricate himself. Aft
er n pause he said:
81 love young men, especially young
inquirers for light. and 1 would give
this young man word of advice. 1t is
this: Don't lose your souls salvation
looking after other peoples wives"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

SantOS-DumOnt hopes to fly around
the world in his dirigible balloon.
Two women and child We're killed
by lightning near New ComerStown. ..
The Republican campaign committee
of Il Massachusetts congressional dis
trict has asked the bankruptcy court
To cancel its debts.
y game warden in Colorado killed
one angler and wounded another for
resisting arrest.
Fifteen negroes We're killed in 4
pitched battle with MeXicans on u New
Mexico railroad.
Harry Craven. grandson of the late
Rear Admiral Craven. is insane. not,
however. as Il result of HaZlng Ill An
napOliS. as was alleged.
William Earle Cook died at Ports
mouth, Il. l.. aged 104 years.
Mrs. Jacob Frey, Chicago woman.
threw Il framed motto, God Bless Our
Home" at her husband when he COM
planned of Il late supper. He is in the
hospital.
san Francisco will accept Carnegie's 5
offer of $IJ0, 900 for a library.
John Alexander DOwie has applied
for the benefits of United States citi-
Zenship.
Frank Wennerhclm. murderer, was
put to death by electricity in the pris-
on at Auburn, y. Y.
Robbers wrecked the Ressler & Ash
brooke bank ut Alexandria. o., but got
nothing. failing to open the safe and
overlooking S1.500 they could have got
without an explosion.
Miss Amy Leslie. the Chicago dra-
matte critic has been married to Frank
III. Buck. chief bellbOy at the Virginia
hotel He is 23.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17
HE HAD SET HIS MARK
chas. a. Spring. a Chicago Nan
with Ideas About a Suf.
ficiency of Wealth.
HE BELIEVED $25o,ooo ENOUGH,
And Gave Away All He Made i'm Excess
OfThat Amount-His BT.si.
ness Career.

Chicago. July 17-Charles A
Spring. associate of the late Cyrus H
McC Ormick and manager of the Me
COrmick Harvesting Machine company
from 1853 TO 1889, died yesterday at
his home, 44S Dearborn avenue. He
was ~ years old. 1t was one of his
principles that no man should have
more than a moderate fortune and in
keeping his property at the $2J0,OO0
mark which he had set charitable in
stitutiOns and individuals were bene-
fitted. Large sums We're given away,
but most of the gifts were made in
such quiet manner that few persons
We're aware of them. Institutions were
aided, but it is believed that the great
er part of Springs generosity helped
individuals picked ont through his un-
erring instinct as worthy of assist
ance.
Was Good TO the Employees.
Greater. however, than gifts Of mon
ey was the treatment he accorded the
thousands of employees of the McCor-
mick factories. Every man. woman
or boy employed before his retirement
has occasion TO remember the general
manager. While making a success of
his business and aiding in building up
one of the largest concerns i'm the coun-
try the men under him found it a
pleasure to work with so genial and
kindly "A manager. Life was pleasant
for both him and them and instead Of
a visit from the manager causing anX-
iety in any department il had the Op-
pOsite effect.
Had Many Chances for Riches.
In 1888 Spring became an employe
Of Cyrus III. Mccormick and was his
confidential man during the days
when the business was struggling for
an existence. Opportunities were of
fered him that. if grdSped. would have
made him a millionair,E but it was not
his desire to gain distinction that way.
He was Il prominent member of Pro
feSSOr Swings church and gave lib
orally to its suppOTg.
His Business Career.
Th,- decedent was born in Boston.
His parents moved to New York dur
ing his early childhood and in the fall
of 1897 the family came 10 Illinois and
located N Rock Island. Here the sou
received an Cducation i'm the public
schools. He came to Chicago in Au-
gust. 1851. and engaged in the boot
and shoe business at 1TO Lake stree.
This business was conducted alta profit
until 1887. when it was sold. Spring er
tered the employment of Mccormick
the following year. beginning friend
ship and business association that con-
tinued until the death of Mccormick
Married a Girl Named Spring.
Spring married Miss Ellen NJ. Spring
I'm 1853 at Eat Hartford. Conn. Mrs.
Spring lived until January. 1860. 4
daughter of this union lived until 1881.
In February. 1856. Spring married
Miss Eugenia Il. Keith. of Oxford, Me.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17
RoWDYIsM IN THE SCHOOL
Specimen of 1t at the Normal University I'm
the President's state.

Ada. o., July 1.-THE commence
ment exercises at the Ohio Normal uni
Versity here has degenerated into big
row. The trouble began when the
seniors tore the juniors posters from
the fences Sunday night. One of the
seniors was driven to the home of Otto
Collins, who fired into the crowd.
slightly wounding two students named
Bowman and Davis. The fight was
renewed Monday morning when the
students enGNavOred to put the seniors
of the campus.
+. w. Johnson was so severely in
jured that he had to he carried from
the field. while a junior named Wat
son was badly hurt by being hit in the
stomach with cane. The juniors
were victorious and raided the senior
class rooms. carrying several of the
senior professors out aud covering
them with Junior cOlorS. Mayor
IIichernell has sworn i'm number OF
deputies to preserve order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17
Tragedy Enacted at Home of
Fred Fourhelm, at Glen
wood, Iowa.
PARENTS AND CHILD DIE
Murder and Suicide Followed
By Destruction of Res.
idence By Fire.

Glenwood, Iowa, July 17.-Three
charred bodies found in the ruins of
the residence of Fred Fourhelm, II
miles south of here, with shotgun
and razor by their side, tell the tale
of tragedy believed to have been en-
acted at that home last night.
No Sign of Life.
The neighbors who saw the house
in flames at o'clock this morning
hastened to the scene in time to have
rendered assistance had any one been
alive within the burning structure.
All signs point to murder and sui
eide.
The family consisted of Fourhelm,
his wife and 6-year-old child.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17
xn1 iiIrsrp Wheat Rai,Ing.

Brighton. Mich. July 17.-Farmers
of Livingston county have decided
that wheat can no longer be raised
with profit in this locality. and will
turn their attention to other crops.
supplemented by stock raising. The
wheat crop this year is almost a total
failure. for which the insects are re-
sponsible. What little remains stand
ing is being cut with mowers and gath
cred like hay. Many fields will not
yield the seed that was sown. Corn
and beans are doing well and promise
y croOd ,roD
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17
JOHNSON IN THE GAME
Ise .'Raises the Little Consolidated In
Way That Concern Despises-

Cleveland. o.. July 1.-THE city
board OF equalization. a majority Of
the members OF which was appointed
Mayor Johnson. yesterday increased the
taxable value Of the Cleveland City
railway. BITTER known as the Little
Consolidated" system. from SJ9;J. 900
as returned by the company. 10 &c.
100000.
The action OF the board. II is said
will result i'm the beginning of an in
teresting legal battle. the street railway
company having declared its purpose to
apply for an injunction with II view to
preventing the county auditor from
placing its property on the duplicate
on any such basis as named by the
board of equalization.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17
STORY MULHATToNIzED
That Relating n Fatal Disaster on the VI.
X. and L. Railway.

st. Louis, Mo-. July IA state
ment is furnished to the Associated
Press by the office of the general man
ager of the Missouri. Kansas and Tex
as railway in this city. that a dispatch
giving an account of a railroad cOllis-
ion on a bridge crossing the Arkansas
river near Wybark. Ark. and stating
that five men were killed and three Sc
riously injured. etc, is grossly exagger-
ated.
Engineer Morris and an unknown
colored tramp were slightly injured in
n collision that simply derailed an en-
gine and seven cars and damaged one
span of the bridge. which did not col
lapse The trains were a local freight
and 1-oyair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17
They Sat in the Game.

Noblesville. Ind. July 1T.-When
Charles Phillis. millionaire of Lon
don. o.. died one year ago four heirs
took possession of his estate. to the
exclusion of other relatives. Last Dc
ccmber Mrs. Burroughs. of this city,
and Mrs. NJ. c. Martz. of Arcadia. filed
suit at London to establish their re-
lationship to the dead millionaire. and
the case was tried. A telegram has
been received saying that their claims
have been upheld by the court. There
are only six living heirs, and each will
receive 5000 600
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17
After che Drake millions.

Charleston. Ills. July 1T.-RepOrts
of the immense fortune of 81 ,00O, ,O0O.-
600 said TO be waiting in England for
the heirs of Sir Francis Drake have
brought to light the fact that there
are quite p number of direct descend
ants of this intrepid old admiral in this
city and nearby towns. Eliza Drake.
who traced her line back TO the days
Of the old English navigator. spent
his life in this city and dying n few
years ago. left eight children. who live
in this state and Indiana. These heirs
have pooled their interests and hired
n laWyCr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17
Pearl Fisheries in iowa.

Lansing, Ia. July 1T.-Pearl fisher
les hereahouts maintain an enviable
reputation. and promise TO make the
town famous. Last week no less than
three finds of pearls selling from $500
to $500 apiece. were reported. besides
many smaller ones. but Monday the
climax was capped by the largest gem
Yet discovered being found by Mrs
Filemore FetrOw. living on Round ISL
and. four miles below this city. 1t
weighed 139 81 grains and is the size
and shape of a chocolate drOD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17
CANNOT HAVE LIGHT
Because There IL n Strike of Linemen of
the Electric Company.

Tcrrc Haute, Ind. July 1.-THE
bottling works of the Terrc Haute
Brewing company is without lighting
facilities. the union bOttlerS protesting
against the service of the Terre Haute
Electric Light company. whose line
men are on strike. The lighting COM
pany. which is the same as the cleo
tric street railway company, claims
that the linemen violated the yearly
contract signed last October.
The union insists that the company in
validated that contract by discharging
all the men soon after 1t was signed.
under the pretense that there was no
work. The linemen of the Central
Union Telephone company are also
still out. and are influencing patrons
to change to the New Telephone COM
pany. which has complied with the de-
mandS of the electrical workers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17
LIGHTED BY ELECTRICITY
Long Stretch of the Illinois Central To He
Illuminated That May

~ short time the entire right of way
OF the Illinois Central railroad in Chr
cagO and as far south as MattesOn.
Ills. Will be aS light during the nights
as during the days. The company has
just finished Il big electaA plant at the
foot Of -Twenty-seventIf street which
will furnish power for Illuminating all
the tracks. stations and yards for n
distance of nearly thirty miles
The new plant is said to he one of
the largest and most complete in the
country. The wires for the lighting
are laid in cables in stoneware conduits
underground
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17
GurrinI. Only BanI.hed Now.

Paris. July 1T.-Owing To the i'll
health of NJ. Jules GugTin. who on
Jan. 4. 1900. was Seneuced by the
French senate sitting as high courf
to ten years confinement i'm n fortifitd
place for conspiracy against the gov
ernment. the government has now
commuted Guerin's period of imprisOn-
ment TO banishment. Guerin was tax
en- from his cell i'm jail soon after mid
night yesterday by police agents who
subsequently, put him on board train
going in the direction of Basle. Switz-
prlaud
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-17
Strike Joliet aIIII.

Joliet. Ills. July 1.-THE men en-
ployed as filters and punchers ut the
local plant of the Pressed Steel Car
company struck for more wages Mon
day. and as the management refused
to grant the demands. the entire day
turn threw down their, tools and quit
The work has been paying - and I61R
cents per hour. and the men asked for
IL cents