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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17

In order to forecast the weather with
reasonable degree of accuracy all you
have to do is predict anything you do
not expect.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17

It's up to man to declare that ap.
pearances are deceiptful when they are
against him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17

A railroad engine may be roughly
said to be equal in strength TO 900 horses
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17

The average man is as awkward to
love-making as he is to cutting fresh
bread.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17

1t sometimes happens that the man
who dubs his house his castle has the
moat in his eye.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17

DIR. Caldwelps Syrup Pepsin cures
stomach troubles. Sold by druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
liza Man Lie to You,

And say some other salve, ointment, To-
ton, oil or alleged healer is as good as
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, tell him thirty
years of marvellous cures OF piles, burns,
boils, corns, felons, ulcers, cuts, scalds,
bruises and skin eruptions prove it is
the best and ceapest. 25c at Fl, G.
Miller's drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
what to Teach Your Daughter.

Teach her TO love and to cultivate
flowers.
Teach her to arrange the parlor and
the library.
Teach her that one hundred cents
make dollar.
Teach her to say No, and mean it;
and to say Yes, and stick to it.
Teach her to dress for health and
comfort, as we'll as appearance.
Teach her how to sew on buttons,
darn stockings and mend gloves.
Teach her how to wear a simple mus
lin dress, and to wear it like queen.
Teach her to have nothing to do with
Incorporate and dissolute young men.
Teach her to have place for every
thing and to put everything in its place.
Teach her to pay regard to the char
acter of those she would associate with,
and not to how much money they have.
Teach her high sense of personal
dignity, SO that she may regard famili-
arity of touch or speech as an unpard-
| enable affront to her womanhood.
Teach her that the more she lives
within her income the more she will
save, and the farther away she will keeI
from privation when reverses come.
Teach her that music is an elevatine
and delightful accomplishment, ant
should not he neglected if there ii
enough money to give her instruction
in it.
Teach her to take advantage Of every
opportunity for reading, selecting sucl
books as will give her suitable menta
training and practical information TO
good and useful life.
Teach her that modesty is the mos
attractive of all qualities, and that lou
talking or laughter in public not onl
disgusts everybody that hears it, Blu
will eventually destroy her selfrespect
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
Heaviest Man is Dead.

Henri Maurice Cannon, known as the
heaviest man in the world, died of heart
disease in his San Francisco saloon last
week. He weighed 613 pounds.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17

When an American heiress is divorc-
ed from foreign nobleman she gets q
rebate instead of alimony.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17

Professional bouncers nearly always
turn out we'll.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17

DR.. Caldwelps Syrup Pepsin cures
sick headache. Sold by all druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17

Pain has no show with DE-. NTlss' Pain PiIlA
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
PUHGENT PARAGRAPHS.

There is one thing to be said IN
favor of music. It never comes out at
the little end of the horn."-Philadel-
phia Record.
Dubious Praise-"Did you hear my
illustrated lecture last night?" Yes;
the views were very good" Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
One of Them.-"Elvira pretends to
have high ideals" Il know. The fel-
low she's engaged to is over six feet"
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Aunt Mary-"How much the baby ia.
vors his mother" Baby Father-''Yes;
they not only look alike, but the moth
er is trying to initiate his talk."-In-
dianapolis News.
Miss Phizbad-"Oh, I know they con-
slider Miss Rosemere good looking: but
she is not my style of beauty" Miss
Cuttle-"Oh, no; anybody can see
that-Boston Transcript
Grindicus-"A man can't get an edu-
cation nowadays without money"
Sporticus-'In other words, you claim
that the tree of knowledge sprouts
from the roots of all evil."-Harvard
Lampoon.
Home Protection-"Wealth is he !?
Why, the last time I saw him he had
trouble keeping the wolf from the
door, SWELL, now lie has trouble keep
ing his poor relations from the porte
here."-Catholic Standard
Hostess-"Oh, thank you so much,
Mr.. Nightingale. What lovely song"
Vocalist (pleased with himself} - 81
usually find it goes down very we'll"
Cynical Old Gentleman-"It went down
nearly semitone this time! "-Punch.
The Secret.-'How does it come you
write such lovely dialect verse;" asked
the enthusiastic editor. 'Why. you
see,' replied the budding author"
use stub pen, lots of ink. and write
left-handed with my eyes blindfold."
Ohio State Journal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
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ULSTER OF DIAMONDS.
Cutting Adds to the Brllliancy
of the GINA

That even diamonds may be subject
to changes and styles is evident from
an entirely new form of cutting which
has just been patented in the United
States and Europe by one of the lar
gest cutters and importers of dia-
monds in this country This new form
is known as the twentieth century
cutting, and differs materially from,
ana Is an improvement on, both the
round and cushion-shapedb brilliant, in
which form diamonds have been cut
Tor many centules.
The present round brilliant was a
decided improvement on the cushion
shape which preceded it, but for the
improvement the cutter had to pay
considerably in the extra or waste
loss from the rough stone.
The new twentieth century is a
great an improvement over the brill
liant as the brilliant was over the
cushion shape, but there is a COM
pensating increase both in the cost of
the cutting and in the grade of the
diamond from which It is to be cut.
The brilliant, which has been used
Tor the past rs years, as is we'll known,
has Sc facets; the eta BILE" or round,
fiat top, 80 facets on the top, and the
"culet" or point, has ~ facets at the
back. The twentieth century cutting
has so facets and planes, 40 of each,
and has no table" or "culet."
One Of the defects which the inven-
tor found in the brilliant, as now cut,
is that the table" at the top, while re-
flecting light to some extent, does not
sclntillate, but leaves a view of the
facets and the culet from above. The
larger the diamond the larger the
table" and there is correspond
ing difference between the fash of
the facets at the side and the dull
reflection of the circle at the center.
The newly invented twentieth CEN
fury cutting scintillates from every
point, and increases the brilliancy of
the stone by 100 per cent The in
ventor, who has been an expert in
diamonds for many years, has for
long time sought to overcome the
lack of scintillation in the table" Of
the diamond, and after years of ex
pertinent has evolved the present
cutting. He went on the principle
that nature makes crystals in octa-
gon and octahedron forms, and in
cutting he has followed as much as
possible the natural lines of crystalli-
cation.
His patent is essentially on a shape
formed of two cones, base to base,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
THE OLD AND NEW FORMS,

each cone made up of planes and tri-
angles. Looked at from any direc-
ton, the triangles and planes scin-
tillate and flash light at all angles,
making it impossible to see within
the stone.
The retroactive and reflective power
of the stones are both increased by
the new form, the planes in most
cases receiving light at the angle of
total reflection and flashing it out
with full force and without loss.
Other peculiar properties of the TWEEN
tieth century cutting that do not
exist in any other form yet discov-
cred are (D that through the in
creased reflection and refraction of
the light the stone appears to be at
least one-third larger than it actu-
ally is; (2) for the same reason the
color is intensified so that a white
stone looks whittier, a yellow, yellow
err, and blue, bluer; while third
property is an increase in rainbow"
tints, due to the increase in the num-
Der of prisms at the edge of the
stone.
Owing to the intensifcation of
color only the most perfect dia-
monds, such as River stones, Blue
Wesselton, Nesselton and Crystal
can be used with this cutting, and
this, combined with the fact that it
is impossible for regular cutter to
cut this form without learning an en-
tirely new method, makes the price
so high that it puts them out Of
competition with commercial lines.
For this reason they are not handled
by the general run of retail jewelers.,
but only by those having a trade
that will pay well for exclusive
products.
1t is, therefore. safe to predict that
while the twentieth century cutting
will be appreciated by the trade in
general, and by lovers of fine stones
In particular, nevertheless it will not
interfere with the general trade in
brilliants of the present form, and
will not be seen except on the most
perfect and special stones that come
into the market. To the inventor,
however, are due the thanks of the
public for the introduction of the
first decided novelty and improve
ment in diamond cutting during the
past quarter of century.-T. Edgar
Wilson, in jewelers. Circular Weekly.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
FOND OF WASHINGTON.
Mrs. Chauncey NJ. Depcw, RenreA In
Paris, II Pleased with the
American Capital.

Washington society has about fin.
ished it's study of Mrs. Chauncey NJ.
Depew, and the verdict, already pro-
nounced, is unqualifedly in her favor.
She is what was anticipated rather
tina: what was hoped for, and that is
the equivalent of a gracious compli-
ment.
On the other hand, Mrs. Depew has
practically completed her survey of
Washington, and Mrs. Depew is de-
lighted with the result of her observa-
tons
Right in the heart Of society's domain
Mrs. Depew is domiciled. Corcoran
house, long famous as a rendezvous for
fashionables, is her home. It is visible,
through Lafayette square from the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
Peach and Rice Com,ot.

A compete Of peaches and rice makes
an excellent dessert for luncheon.
Take a good brand of canned peaches
and pour the juice into a porcelain
lined saucepan. Add about half a cum
full of graduated sugar and cook to
sirup-like consistency. A little lemon
juice or few drops of sherry improve.
the flavor. Cook cupful of rice in a
quantity of boiling water until soft
and then pour into ring or border
mold. When firm turn out in a shallow
glass dish, place the peaches in the
center and pour the strip over the
fruit and rice.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
When Baby Begins to Walk

Experiments upon 1920 children
show that IS $40 per cent. begin to
walk under the age of "a months; q
little over half begin under II months;
one-third begin under IL months; 10
per cent. begin under 10 months.
Three babies cut of the whole number
began to walk under months.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
Just About Right.

'Br'er Jinkins, you so trifin' dat I
ve'ly believes eft you wuz pointed ter be
Waterman at de pearly gates de fus'
ting you'd do would be ter set down
en- go fas' asleep"
"Br'er Thomas, you may we'll say
dat; kase I'd sho' feel so good over de
ointment I'd des natchully halter go
ter sleep ter dream if it wuz true."-
Atlanta Constitution.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
Inconvenience Of KNOWLEDGE.

Inconvenience Of Knowledge.
First Medical Student-What's wor.
rying you?
Second Medical Student-You know
I am desperately in love with Miss
Beautie.
eyes, and I have noticed lately that
she has a sad, dreamy, soulful ex-
preston"
''That's it. I don't know whether
it's love or her liver."-N. Y. Weekly.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
Houed for the Same Re.ult..

DIR. Kurenone-If I am not mis-
taken, I think I prescribed for your
wife several years ago.
Henry Peck-Yes-and she died.
Last year I was married again.
DR.. kurenone-What can do fol-
you?
Henry Peck-I want to get you to
prescribe for my present wifs.-chi,
scago Journal :.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
An Orderly Family.

The gold medal offered by the
Paris council for the most numerous
and best behaved family of children
has been won by couple named
GaEez, parents Of 10 youngsters.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
How to Clean Ga. 6,oh..

Gas globes should DE cleansed by
scrubbing with firm brush dipped in
suds. Bad stains may be removed bv
soaking the globes for some time in
warm water to which q little soda or
soap powder has been added.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
A. Those ut the Opera

Toni suppose professional pugil-
ist may properly be called q "box
party"
Diek-Sure. Pugilists don't do much
but taK.-PEiladsaPhia Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
GROTESQUE CEREMONIAL.
An Odd Observance Among the Peon
Indians for Which They Have
Special Day.

During March there occurs in the
remoter villages of Mexico a curious
observance now practically obsolete
elsewhere. It is the blessing of the
animals in honor of St. Anthony, and
is accounted one of the great days
of the year by the peon Indians, who
bring their "animalitos' to the cere-
mony in festal attire of astonishing
variety and effect, says Youths Com
panion.
Anklets, collars, frills, bows, bells,
blankets, streamers, rosettes, even
miniature jackets, caps and trousers,
and patterns executed with dye or
paint brush, are all in fashion on
that day among the astonished and
frequently Indignant animals, which
range in kind from huge plow-oxen
and sullen fighting bulls to pet cats
and tiny love birds. All in turn are
brought up to the padre, sprinkled,
blessed, and adjured in the name of
the venerable saint who loved their
kind to be faithful and serviceable.
Grotesque indeed are many Of the
candidates. \ visitor not long ago
described those he noticed, some of
which were comical enough to bring
a smile even to the lips of the padre
himself, as he dispensed his equal
blessing upon bedizened mules,
whimpering puppies and contempla-
tive cattle wreathed from hoof to
horn-even including q piteous dead
rabbit with a ribbon round it's neck,
held up by fearful little boy amid
sympathetic murmurs :, from the
| crowd. It was the only creature that
was still; the place resounded with
barking, braying, squealing, cackling
and clucking; with laughter and the
sounds of Tapping. tramplinc,
| scrambling and scurrying hither and
thither.
Among the animals was one puppy
around it's fat body, and with huge
pink bow attached to it's infantile
stub of tail. 4 purple-and-pi pink dyed
kitten was brought forward by lit
| tie girl, who carried it in a parrot
cage decked with flowers. 4 lamb,
snowy white, it's fleece tied with blue
ribbons and it's neck garlanded with
blue forget-me-nots, received the ap-
plause of the spectators, who. on the
other hand, greeted with derisive
cries a belligerent old goat butting
at everybody with horns incongru-
ously adorned with gay streamers.
A peon, from under whose cloak
poked the pink noses of five tiny
squirming pigs, struggled long and
gallantly, assisted by much advice
from the onlookers. before he was
able to drive forward their grunting
and resentful mother, half of whose
decorations were rubbed off, and the
rest all soiled and awry.
A eliminating sensation was Gre
ated when the proud owner of fine
flock of poultry displayed his fowls,
each bewildered hen arrayed in pa
! per Elton jacket, neck frill and bon
net tied under her chin.
The pigs and mules were the most
ill-behaved animals; the dogs the
best, and best of all, cheered by the
crowd and smiled on benevolently BY
the padre, was demure little dog
that trotted forward and sat up DO
litely on it's hind legs to beg for a
blessing.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FATHERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
in the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within q Week
or So Just Past.
FINLAND.

The report that Governor General
Bobrikoff was assassinated by an old
soldier was purely fictitious. His ex-
cellency is still among the living.
But the Berliner Lokalanzeiger states
that he will soon be transferred to
some other part of the empire, per-
haps to Warsaw, whose present gov
ernor is almost so years old. The
same paper states that the next gov
ernor of Finland will be a man who
is less prone to harsh measures than
Bobrikoff has proven himself to be.
Lieutenant General Schipoff, Bobri-
koff's right hand, is said to have sent
in his resignation. The Lokalanzeiger
may be mistaken. But it is fact,
that Bobrikoff's policy has defeated
its purpose. Instead of crushing the
spirit of independence it has intensi-
fed the local patriotism of the Fin
landers and united them to degree
wholly unknown in times past.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07

Wonder II This In True9
The children OF parents who are both
red-haired become gray at an early
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07

completed, but the expected result
has not followed. Although the well
was sunk to a depth of $50 feet its
water supply rises only to within if
teen feet of the surface and must be
pumped the additional distance. The
well cost $2,192. White Bears level
is thirteen inches lower than it was
q year ago.
Alfred Skinner, who was for TWEEN
ty-seven years a resident of Mime
apolis, killed himself in Brookville,
Mass, recently. Skinner was a baker
by trade, and about year and a half
ago he and his wife moved to Brook
vile. He failed to secure profitable
employment, and in fit of despond-
ency ended his life.
Col. e. NJ. Hayes, temporarily in
command of the department of the
Dakotas, has sent to the secretary Of
war an Endorsement of Congressman
Fletcher's bill providing for the pur-
chase of 1900 acres Of land to en-.
large Fort Smelling.
The co-eds at Hamline university
have taken a decided stand against
the constant serving of hash at the
dormitory table. Eight of them left
the table recently, leaving bowls Of
the offending pabulum untouched.
A man, believed to be one of the
three wanted for the murder of Pa.
trolman Mayer of st. Paul, is unde,
arrest at Maryville, Tenn. It is claim
ed that the tattoo marks on his face
and arms correspond with those OF
the person of one OF the men charged
with Mayors murder. The man I'M
der arrest gives the name Of John
Williams. NJ %
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-07


The managers of the Grangesberg
iron works reduced the wages of their
employees ten per cent last winter.
In certain departments the men quit
work, and this was the signal for a
series of disturbances which finally
resulted in the discharge of all of the
$50 men who were occupied in filing
foreign orders.
Svenska Dagbladet tried to make
out that King Oscar owns valuab BILE
real estate property in New York,
and that he is worth at least three
million dollars. But the manager Of
the affairs of the kings court an
nounces that the king has authorized
him to state that the above utterance
''lacks every trace of an actual basis"
The workingmen of some of the
large cities have expressed themselves
in plain terms against the suffrage
reform bill of the government. In
Gothenburg, for instance, the bill was
called ''missfoster' monster, mis-
carriage).
Sweden happened to have no less
than eight legal holidays in the
month of March, or more than one
out of every four days.
Fifteen ministers serving in tho
church of Sweden were born in Ma
desjo parish, Kalmar province. Not a
single one of them, however, is To-
Gated in his native parish.
A London firm complains that
Swedish iron exported to the Orient
by the firm Is of a poorer quality than
formerly, and Swedish manufacturers
are warned to be on their, guard or
run the rick of losing the Eastern
market to the Germans.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-07-08

% a. 80 rH which yoa neei boz
suffer hne
u dI.Iis m Hn Mold condition
q The blood, which affects the
muscles arl joints. causes innam.
nation and mn, and results from
defective digestion and n torpid
action Of t'p liver, kidneys and skin.
Sciatica, Iumbago and stiff neck
are forms az IL.
"ii1ods ~t-sanafiila has cured me ~
rheumntism. ! ras su ! could not lit any.
thing ahd my Knees were ~ sti1 ! could
hard s. II 90 60 down stairs. Sine, taklur
three bottles ~ Hoods Sar.aparilla ! have
never ielt .NulYlum 81 ricuuai!.m, aud
! rlaf'r rr .al Hoods FOR This q s-
ease. Mas. .AiriE IUKsER, Bolivar, Mo
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-07-08
LORD KITCHENER.

Lord Kitchener Is on his way TO Eng
lana to receive the great rewards that
he so justly merits for his hard work
in South Africa. and these rewards are
the greatest that n powerful nation can
give successful leader.
Years ago when Lord Kitchener was
only lieutenant in the English army
he was just the sort OF unsettled young
man that one expects TO find as an in
experienced officer. Al this time he
did not exactly know what his voca-
ton was. He was in the army but was
not sure that that was the place for
him. At one time he approached "A
famous English actor and asked that
parsonage II he could not find him a
place in his company. NO" emphat-
ically answered the old actor, ~ have
met dozens of fellows like you. You
have good start in a life you are
htted fer Stick 20 II. my boy. i be-
lieve you will make a name for your
self and for England at the same
time. Then for a young man Lord
Kitchener did a wonderful and strange
thing. He took the advice or a man
Older than himself. From that day
Kitchener turned over a new leaf. He
WORKED hard. He always did his duty
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-07-08
"hAppY As A KING"

Suppose a man on his wedding day
was given TO understand that dozen
OF more Of desperate fellows wanted
to take his life and that to protect him
ON his way to church and back and at
his home. the utmost vigilance OF the
notice would be called for. with what
sort of a spirit would the man enter
upon the marital festivity? Would he
N. the happy bridegroom" OF the So
ciety columns. Would he look like a
MAJ who was about to guam the ultl-
mate drop in the cup OF happiness?
Would his aspect induce envy or en-
courage others to enter the path or
watrimony'
we'll, the Hypothetical case OF the
endangered bridegroom is like the ac-
twal case of King Edward en- route to
HIS coronation. As he left his palace to
pass through the multitude which lined
the way. His Majesty knew that he
would ride within pistol shot of an
hurdred men who would be glad TO risk
their own lives in taking his. Not that
he had done them any harm. II was
not a question of desert They wanted
10 kill him simply because he was a
King. and to show, thereby, their own
belief In the virtues of anarchy or So
ciai democracy. or nihilism or whatever
their particular cult of chaos might
can user. hs VIZ ME- i"ug a,'"s ~ a.,
ms chario, y, suI.s az" Us -. ~
Is it not to be supposed that he envied
the persohai secuilsS vi w go,
inohser "no shou'e1 - i'u 80 80 ',,t
from tne throhs wa. ,,'. We,
nave crossed ,ne ioydl iiiil'u nm ~
panoraIna as ne was poine a'on5'
Po'eoh III; whom ne rSl,leiiloeieu, M
ing from me wrseh u ms oal '"s "i ~,
Tue orslIl oo'ilo' sno's VI a.
KING august IlotneI' .he suuteh '''N
Inc OH OF hprananI bihco,h' .ne ~ ues
iate OF Alehaiue' - III the OF 80 e. =, "a
ms own captal; the muruer ul o n,
tNhot ana Oh hihE NUM-. !, M "a 80
OF me stee, INA, oui '.u .-9.f ~ el'