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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24

Sun Bros, Show will visit % Johnson
City Thursday, Oct. 81. Surely this
item Of newswill please the young folk,
the children and the older ones also.
Sun Bros Worlds Progressive Show
is one that has q standing record for
presenting q good performance in one
big ring, in the good old style. Sun
Bros. run their show strictly on busi-
ness and moral principles. Nothing il
permitted to appear that will mar the
pleasure Of the skeptically inclined.
Neither are the usual army Of fakirs
(often seen following In the wake Of
shows) allowed to follow this organiza-
tion. The long standing reputation Of
the Sun Bros. throughout America,
aud the Dominion OF Canada shall not
be ieopardized by allowing any catch
penny affair 10 be connected with their
show. Fifty great celebrated artists
will appear at every performance. Full
ly two hours and one half of enjoy.
ment is afforded. Let all attend. At.
ternoons at 2 o'clock. Evenings at
o'clock.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24

The November Designer is strong in
Thanksgiving features, among which
may be mentioned two short stories
"The Minister'S Turkey" and "Ma-
ria's Redemption, comedietta- -"Ri-
val Hunters, suggestions for o holiday
entertainment embodied in "rhanks-
giving Silhouettes," and appropriate
poems in Selections for the Recita-
tionist." In this atmosphere of reioic-
ing the ''shut-ins" are included, for
many practical and inexpensive hints
for their comfort are given in "The In
valid" Comforts for the Baby" and
"Delft Embroidery" will supply the
fanny-worker with new employment,
and Nursery Lore" Household Ad-
vice" and Cookery Recipes" will be
valued by the tender mother and
practical housekeeper. Up-to-date
fashions and millinery, which are
always prominent IN The Designer, in
this especial number are appropriate
for winter and are most artistically sci
forth.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24
Do You Do It2

Buyof peddlers as often and as much
as possible.
Make your town out a very bad place
and stab it every chance You get.
Denounce your merchants because
they make q profit on their goods.
Glory in the downfall of any man
who has done much to build up the city.
Refuse to unite in any schemes for
the bstterment Of the material interest
Of the pople.
Tell your merchants that you can
buy goods great deal cheaper in some
other town, and, charge them with ex-
t0rtion.
Keep every cent you ges, and don't
do anything of q public nature unless
you can make something out OF it di-
reCtly.
Patronize outside newspapers to the
exclusion Of your own, and then de-
nounce them for not being as big as q
big city paper.
If q stranger comes to town tell him
everything is overdone and predict q
general crash Of the town in the near
future.
Keep mp divided public sentiment
and knife every man who disagrees
with you on the method of increasing
business.
II you are merchant use rubber
stamp or a stencil instead Of advertising
In home papers. The latter may save
you q few dimes, but it win make the
paper look like il was published in Q
graveyard.
If you do these things you may de
pend upon it. you are OF no value K
yourself, your town, or your commu
nifty. Exchange.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24
DYING FROM REM0RSE.
Edward L, Stokes, Who Killed Jim Fisk
Seriously Ill.

Edward s. Stokes. formerly pro-
prietor of the Hoffman house, known
as the man who shot "Jim" Fisk 30
years ago, and who eyer since has lived
in the shadow Of the crime, is seriously
i'll at the home of his sister, in this
city, says New York special to the
Pittsburg Dispatch. Literally, Stokes
is dying of old age, for in his life there
has been crowded so much of sorrow
and TRACED and strife that the years he
has lived do not begin to measure his
experience. The face of "Jim" Fisk
has always been before him. Since
his release from prison in 1877 he has
never slept in dark room, nor has he
ever been alone at night. Stokes life
was as uneventful as the existence of
any ordinary wealthy young man un-
til, at the age of 90, he met Fisk. This
meeting led to one OF the most famous
tragedies in this city. Fisk, with Jay
Gould, controlled the Erie railroad.
He found it desirable in 1854 to culti-
vate Stokes, as a combination with his
oil business would be of great advant-
age to the railroad. Fisk was in the
flush of his glory when he took up
Stokes, who was already getting to be
we'll known figure in the city. He
put him into the way of making money
remarkably fart, and for almost six
years the two we're fast friends. Then
Fisk began to suspect his friend of
paying tCo frequent visits to the house
OF Miss Josie Mansfield. Fisk hired q
detective and had his suspicious con-
frmed. He was quick to act. He at
tackled Stokes through the courts, in
which he had influence. On Jan. z,
1871, Stokes was arrested at the HOff-
man house for embezzlement Stokes
was at dinner with Miss Mansfield
when news Of FIsk's move was brought
to him. He started out to hunt Fisk,
and an hour later he shot and mortally
wounded the latter in the Grand Gen.
tral hotel. Stokes was twice declared
guilty of murder in the first degree.
On the third trial the verdict was man
slaughter, and he was sentenced to
four years. imprisonment He was re-
leased in 1879 and came out with hair
as white as snow. The life that is
slipping away from Stokes is burden
that he will probably be glad to lay
down. Somewhere in Europe the
woman who made him a murderer is
living in contentment and comfort.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24
Ten Rules Of Politsness for Boys.

/. To be polite ia to have kind re-
gard for the feelings and rights Of 9th
ers.
2. Be as polite TO your parents,
brothers, sisters and schoolmates as
You are to strangers.
8. Look people fairly in the eyes
when you speak to them or they speak
TO you.
4. Do not hluntly contradict any one.
5. It's not discourageous to refuse
TO do wrong.
8. Whispering, laughing, chewing
gum or eating ct lectures. in school or
at places Of amusement. is rude and
vulgar.
Z. Be doubly- careful to avoid any
rudeness to strangers, such as calling
out to them, laughing or making re-
marks about them. Do not stare at
visitors.
8. In passing pen, pencil, knife OF
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24
Reflections of a Bachelor.

Young hopes grow into old disap-
pointments.
The world was made for man and
man for woman.
The only thing in the world that q
woman can scorn and yet love is man.
When We old chaps don't envy the
young ones, it is because we don't re-
alize how the young ones laugh at us,
Women don't know much about the
possibilities of brick, stone, steel and
wood, but they can take two strings, O
piece of ribbon and q bit Of rag aud
put to shame the creative faculty Of ell
mankind.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24

Many physicians are now prescribing
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure regularly, hav-
ing found that it is the best prescrip-
tion tgey can write, because it is the
preparation which contains the ele-
ments necessary to digest not only some
kinds Of food but all kinds, and it there
fore cures indigestion and dyspepsia
no matter what its cause. Sold at Git,
Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24

pointer, hand the blunt end toward u
one who receives it.
Q. When classmate is reciting, do
not raise your hand until after he has
finished.
10. When you pass directly in front
Of any one or accidentally annoy him,
say: Excuse me-" and never fail to
say 'thank you" for the smallest favor.
On no account say "thanks. Sacred
Heart review.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24

Norris Silver, North Stratford, N. H.:
81 purchased bottle OF One Minute
Cough Cure when suffering with a cough
doctors told me was incurable. One
bottle relieved me, the second and third
almost cured. Today I am we'll man. E"
Sold at City Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24

Have you a sense Of fullness in the
region Of your stomach after eating ?
II so, yon will be benefited by using
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
let's. They also cnre helching and sour
stomach. They regulate the bowels,
too. Price s5 cents. Sold at City Drug
Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24
Corning, Ohio, Nov. 9Th, 1900
Do,ooso ,yc,7N No

Corning, Ohio, Nov. 9Th, 1900.
Pepsic Syrup Co.,
Monticello, I'll.
While visiting in TaylorsviIle, ILL.,, I
came across your DIR. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin. Have used two and one. half
bottles and it has done me more good
than all the medicine | have used for
two years. Please let me know if you
will send me three or four bottles and
what it will cost to send it to Corning,
Perry county, Ohio, and oblige,
Mrs. SARAH A. McCRAcKEN.
Sold by all druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24
Personal.

viii the lady Who fell in swoon
last Thursday, in front of the postoflice
call ct our store? She suffers from
Biliousness. DR.. CaldweIl's Syrup
Pepsin will surely cure her. Sold by
all druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24
JOHNSON CITY. TENNESSEE. THURSDAY OCTOBER "a. eoL
He Owes His Life to the FOrethOught Of q
Companion.

He Owes His Life to the FOrethought Of q
Companion.
While on a camping trip in Webster
county, Mr.. s. l. Stump. Of Norman
town, w. Va, had q severe attack of
bloody Aux. He says, ''I firmly be-
lieve that l owe my life TO the fore
thought Of one Of the company who had
taken along bottle OF Chamberlain 3
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoera Rem
edy." Moral. Procure bottle OF this
Remedy before leaving home. 1t can
be obtained when on hunting, fishing
or prospecting trip. Neither can it be
obtained while on board the cars or
steamship, and at such times and places
it is most likely to be needed. The
safe way is to have it with you. Thou.
sands of travellers never leave home on
a journey without 1t. For sale at City
Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24

YOU KNJw WHAT YOU ARE TAKING
When you take ',rove's 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, 1901-10-24
Up Late Last Night?

Then you don't feel just the best to-
day. DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is
very effective for Sick Headache, Bill
liousness or disordered stomach. Sold
by all druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24
Not q Dissenting Vote.

A perfect laxativel That is the unan-
imous vote of the people who use DIR.
CaldwelPs Syrup Pepsin. soc and 81
sizes. Sold by all druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24
The Skill of the
Cook

Is demonstrated to the family
through the medium of the
food she serves. Those cooks
show the greatest skill in
making delicious and whole
some hot-breads, cake and
biscuit who use the ROYAL
Baking Powder.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24
CONE
IN
SOON.

B. w. Pursell, Kintersville, Pa, says
he suffered 25 years with piles, and
could obtain no relief until DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve effected a perma-
nent cure. Counterfeits are worthless.
Sold at City Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24
TO CURE A colo IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative BromO Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature
is on each box. 25c.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24

If oil the worlds stage, and all the
men and women merrly players, how
does the box office induce the ghost to
walk.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24
The Best Prescription for Malaria.

Chills and Fever is bottle Of Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply
iron and quinine in tasteless form.
No cure-no pay. Price soc.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24

Mr.. Webster's experience with hotel
clerks probably induced his famous re-
mark about there being always room
at the top.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24

The loafer who spends odly his time
in Q saloon Is unable to conyince the
proprietor that time is money.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24

Be sure You are right-then sit down
and enjoy the fruit of your Judgment.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24
Healthy Blood Makes Healthy Flesh.

TIL have good flesh and good feeling
to look we'll and feel we'll take some
Gooch's Sarsaparilla. Nothing else so
good fer pale and sickly women.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24

Says o rural editor "A smart man
is never q success as q fisherman. We
have tried it ourselves"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24

We have met drunkards in our day,
but never yet met one who said "hic. "
The ''hic" tradition should be scaled
in F"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24
Stops the Cough

Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets cure
cold inone day. No cure, no pay.
Price 90 cents.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24

Use DR.. Miles NERVE PI.AsTERs for SPINAL
WEAKNESS. All druggists sell 'em for 25c.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24

A smart woman can fool a man all
his life, but smart man can only fool
q woman until she finds it out.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24

Spinal psnhSRssf BE- Mics SSsas SsrEss fSsss PssseHss z
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24

You can generally count on the wo-
men that babies will "go to" and ami
mails are not afraid of.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-10-24
A Welcome Visitor.

noyA sAklao POWDER CO., 800 wlLllAn sr- NEW YoaK.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20

Cutting Down tho Army.

The initial step has been taken by
the War department toward the reduc-
ton Of the force of regulars in the
Philippines to 10000. Orders were ca,
bled General Macarthur to send to tho
United States the Fourteenth, Eigh1
teenth and Twenty-third regiments Of
infantry, Fourth cavalry, Twenty
ninth, Thirtieth, Thirty and
Thirty-third companies of coast artil-
lery and the First, Eighth, Tenth,
Twelfth and Thirteenth batteries of
field artillery. The homeward move
ment OF these troops can not be begun
until after the volunteers have been re-
turned At present it is believed that
10000 men will be enough for the Phil
ippines The manner in which the
troops shall be distributed among the
different arms Of the service is as fol,
lows: Cavalry, 15,S40 men; artillery,
coast and field, 1892, and 3S,529 in
fantrymen. The total enlisted strength
will be 74,504 mon. The army, includ-
ing officers, will aggregate about SO,000
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
First Woman Lake Captain.

With every rule and law of naviga-
ton at her finger tips, Mrs. Alice G.
CLANCY Of 121 West High street, De-
troit, claims to be the first woman cap
tain on the great lakes. In the pilot
room of the steam yacht Marjorie
hangs the government license which
permits Capt. CLANCY to prefix her
name with the title Of master and as
sumo command of the vessel A few
days ago she appeared before United
States Inspector Mullen at Detroit and
passed an examination for captains
license. She boxed the compass like
an old sailor. and proved that her
knowledge Of the rules of the road
was equal to that of the majority Of
masters in the freight and passenger
trades. In regard to the navigation
of the Detroit river, the most congest-
ed shipping channel on the great lakes,
Capt. CLANCY showed marked pro-
ficiency. Inspector Mullen in grant
ing the license said Mrs. CLANCY rank
ed near the top of the many applicants
he had examined during his term of
Office. Capt. CLANCY will take charge
Of the Marporie next summer. In
fact, according to law, she will have to
be on board before the Marjorie can
leave her dock. The engineer who will
obey the captains commands will De
Mrs. Chaney's husband, DR.. Willard
CLANCY, who has government license
as an expert engineer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
Kings Long-sourht Photograph.

After waiting about twenty years
the king has come into possession OF a
photograph for which he has sought
ever since his marriage to Queen
Alexandra. 1t is photograph of the
queen herself as she was just before
the king first met her. 1t is said that
for some reason only one copy remain
ed undestroyed, and this could not be
traced until twenty years ago, when
it was accidentally seen by high per-
sonage at court in the album of we'll
known society lady. The latter on be-
ing approached was not disposed to
part with the prize even to the king,
who, when turning over the album
which contained it from time to time.
used jokingly to refer to it as 'my
portrait" Since he assembled the throne
it is understood that the owner of the
photograph has sent it to Windsor
Sussex News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20

The street cars in Oakland, Cal, are
now operated with electricity from the
Yuba river, 140 miles distant. The wa
ter power, having been converted into
electricity, is carried on wires six
tenths of an inch in diameter, made
of an alloy of copper and aluminium
The electrical pressure is 10000 volts,
and the loss in transmission is said
to per cent. This is by far the long
est electrical transmission system for
power purposes in existence, and if the
loss is as small as it is stated to be,
it is the most promising indication of
the possibilities of long-distance trans
mission yet furnished. Something
like six years ago." says the Railway
Engineering Review, "a test of cleo
trio transmission over line between
Frankfort and Lauffen, in Germany,
distance Of ITO miles, was made for
experimental purposes, but not until
the test of the plant above referred to
has transmission for commercial pur-
poses over line of such great length
been fact"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
Boxers as Bill stiokers.

The Boxers are still causing con-
siderable anxiety in some part Of
China. Pictorial Boxer placards are
being sold at many of the markets.
One is sheet fourteen by twenty-four
inches in size, portraying, in red, yell
low and green, the conquests of the
Boxers over the foreigners. 1t is en-
titled '"The Rampage of the Five For
eign (Powers) in China" The central
figure is foreign house of impossible
architecture, which is being set on fire
by flames from the finger tips of young
girls labeled Bright Red Lanterns"
On the other side of the doomed struc-
ture is snake or dragon called the
Fire Cod" Below is the Golden
Bell,' under which the Boxers are
crawling to secure invisibility, and at
the bottom five unfortunate foreigners
are being done to death with pike and
sword. This sort of thing has often a
most unfortunate effect upon the aver
age uneducated MISUNDERSTANDING.
ster Gazette.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20


The last man to go for a helping
hand for any new undertaking is the
man who has plenty of time on his
hands. 1t is the man and woman who
are doing most who are always willing
to do little more.
The people who are tired of life are
not those who work, but those who
are too proud or too lazy to do so.
Many of the rich are morbidly rest
less, while those who have to earn
their daily bread are comparatively
contented and happy. The Bible says
that 1.-The sleep of laboring man is
sweet, whether he eat little or much ;"
(Eccl. v. 12); and the busy worker has
health and blessing which the listless
idler never knows.-Selected.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
Keeping Flowers Fresh.

Cut flowers, though universally en-
ployed, are seldom treated as they
ought to be, so here are a few hints
for those who like to keep their bios
SONS fresh as long as possible.
First of all, they should be put into
some large receptacle and sprinkled
freely with water all over. Only after
this preliminary operation it is wise to
transfer them to the several pots they
are to occupy. They ought to be taken
out every morning, sprinkled as on
the first day, the tip of the stem then
being cut off. and fresh water, flow
ing from tap. should be allowed to
run over the stalks, holding the flow
ers head downward. says the Philadel-
phia Press.
Finally, and herein lies the principal
secret of success, the water in the
vases may be "doctored" in this man
ner. Mix thoroughly together a table,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
Farms Can Be Made to Paw.

A professor in Cornell university
has been discussing in print the ques-
ton whether farm can be made to
pay. He thinks it can, but with some
mental reservations on the subject of
what it means to have farm pay"
He says Of one of his early expert
ences with his farm: Half of coun-
try life is in the living 1t is in the
point of view. 1t is in the way in
which we look at things Thoreau re-
joiced when it rained because he
knew that his beans were happy. One
day my man was agitated because tn,
woodchucks were eating the beans. He
would go to town at once and buy a
gun. l asked him how many beans the
woodchucks would probably destroy.
He thought from one-eighth to one
quarter of an acre. Now, one-quarter
of an acre of field beans should bring
me net cash return of SO or "a. I
told him that he could not buy gun
for that money. If he had a gun he
would waste more time killing the
woodchucks than the beans would be
worth. But the worst part of it would
be that he would kill the woodchucks,
and at daylight morning after morn
ing l had watched the animals as
they stole from the bushes, shifted the
soft morning air and nibbled the crisp
young leaves. Many time / had
spent twice 81 for much less entertain
ment. My neighbor thought that I
ought to cut out the briers in the fence
corner. told him that liked to see
the briers there. He remarked that
some folks are fools. l replied that it
is fun to be a fool"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
Latest Feminine Fa d.

The latest feminine fad is the col
Letting Of individual butter dishes,
which has become source of worry
to the proprietors of hotels and fash
ionable cafes. 1t is satd the dear
girls get their male friends interested
in the wrinkle and persuade them to
bring away the little plates as souve-
Mrs every time one of them dimes at
a hotel or restaurant. If the little
dishes have the monogram of the
house on them so much the better, but
if not the donor is asked to write the
name of the place and the date across
their face. When the collector gets du-
plicates they trade off for others, and
in that way secure dishes from hotels
and prominent cafes all over the coun-
try. Hotel keepers have a hard time
Of it with the souvenir fiends.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
roper,s Children Are Weak.

''Not infrequently, the children Of
topers die Of hereditary weakness, not
only showing pronounced tendency
toward diseases Of the brain, epilepsy
and idiocy, but they are also frequent
ly subject to vicious inclinations and
criminal tendencies. They lack per-
ception for that which is moral and
which contributes to steady, we'll
ordered career. Weighted with the
burden of hereditary mental weakness,
they not unfrequently take to tramp
ing, fall into crime, or become the vic
tins of drunkenness or insanity. The
tendency to drink degenerates not only
the existing race. but also the coming
generation"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20

spoonful Of finely shredded yellow
soap. enough chloride of sodium to
cover form, and half pint OF wa'er.
Put In portion of this mixture into
every receptacle and fill in the usual
way.
A pinch Of borax in each one will
brilliant flowers, and by renewing the
supply of the above solution every two
or three days the flowers will last for
a couple of weeks or more. Palms and
all foliage plants must be carefully
but moderately watered, washed, put
outside daily for bath of air and sun
shine and must not be stood in
draughty places.