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The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06

Induces Destruction by Consumer.
increased sales of the genuine com
modify.
The object of the invention here IL.
lustrated is TO provide a bottle which
the consumers will be induced to de-
stroy when empty, the small extra
charge to the consumer being re
turned upon the breakage OF the recep-
taele. The invention consists In ar
ranging a coin in the recess of the
bottle. the value OF the coin being suf-
ticiont to tempt the customer to fulnll
the purpose OF the manufacturer. Tho
coin is placed in a pocket during the
process of manufacture. the edges
overlapping the outer face OF the coin.
80 that to remove 1t large portion
OF the bottle must be taken away. The
patent on this bottle has been granted
to Reginald w. Pokrop of New Haven.
Conn.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
New Cure for Dyspepsia.

a new cure for dyspepsia is now
out. Let the patient" says one of
the faculty. drink from one to three
pints of water one hour before each
meal. and then comfortably seat him
self in an easy rocking-chair and work
backwards and forwards one half
hour. The rocking will agitate the
water in the stomach. and wash the
walls completely"
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
An Absurciity.

The craze for afilxing tablets to his
toric houses has now reached the
bathetical stage. 1t is announced that
a tablet has been affixed to a house
at Soden. near Frankfort. with the
following inscription: in this house
Richard Wagner spent the first night
on German soil after his exile OF
eleven years. August 1913. 1860"
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Work for Women,

In the packing and canning factories
women have largely taken the places
Of men. and If trade increases as 1t
has done in the last two or three years
thousands more will find employment
there. Their labor is light. being
what is termed Kitchen work." which
consists of cutting dried beef. stufiing
sausages, packing tins. etc.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
AmbIquously Worded.

There was some hilarlty recently
behind the scenes Of certain Lon
don theater when the actors were con
fronted with the dreaded notice" to
the following effect: "The run of the
piece will terminate in a fortnight
from today unless the business iw-
proves. which it is now doing"
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Monkey In Bed win chlId.

On going to her room the other
evening Bristol woman was aston
ished to find a monkey in bed with
her sleeping child. The animal, which
had been brought home from South
Africa by a soldier. had escaped from
a neighboring public house. and. en-
tering the room by the window, had
got into the child's bed for the sake
of warmth.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Plaaue 81 cat.rnIIIars.

Southern Russia. is beset with cater
pillars. Swarms OF the insects have
recently taken possession Of tie
streets. buildings. walls. gardens and
farm lands in the nelghborhood Of
Kief. and all over the provinces much
destruction is being caused. Near Kief
the other day an express train took
two hours to plough through the bar
ricade Of cate-pillars that blocked the
line.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
RemarkabIe rransaetIon In Cotton.

Remarkable Transaction In Cotton.
The biggest sale OF cotton from one
plantation ever made in New Orleans
took place a few weeks since. when
the famous Panther Burn" crop. con
sisting OF 1900 bales. was sold. A
sale and delivery OF 1900 bales from
one plantation would be remarkable
transaction under any circumstances.
but these bales were nearly twice the
usual weight. averaging 900 pounds to
the bale.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Oil az Medicine.

In Levantine countries they say the
external use of oil prevents rheuma-
tism. gout and other kindred maladies,
which are aggravated by external
chills, and that the internal uso of the
OH removes the toxic condition of the
blood which leads to the generation OF
these maladies.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Formosans submit 10 Japan.

As a sign of submission to Japan
ese rule. the Formosans are cutting
their hair. something that has always
been considered a mark of indignity.
Every week the governor of Formosa
telegraphs to Toxic the additional
number of natives who have cut their
hair. Just as our officers in the Philip
pines send weekly reports of the mill
tary operations there.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Idle Renrets.

The Duchess OF Marlborough be-
walls the stifr dignity and the conse-
quent loss Of really good times in the
position OF an English duchess com
pared with that of an American girl.
But there need be no sympathy wasted
on such cases as herr American girls
are under no compuision to give up
their good times and their liberty for
diaGems. dignity and dullness-
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Or. erady,s Health Restored.

Forced to abandon all literary work
during the summer because OF con
tinued illness. DIR. Cyrus Townsend
Brady, the author. has undergone an
operation at his home in New York.
The surgeons did not disclose the ma
ture of the operation, but announced
that 1t was a complete success.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
seIfrhreadina Machine Needle

self-threading sewing machine
needle. the first one of the kind ever
invented. is the skillful and useful
contrivance of Mrs. Eva Jennie Hall
of Minneapolis, and a company to
manufacture it. with e capital Of ST.
100000, has been organized.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Expected Discovery.

All sorts of wonderfully well pre-
served things are being unearthed in
the palace of Nebuchadnezzar in Bah
ylon. 1t may be possible that they
VIII yet bring to light some Of tho
baled hay he kept at hand to eat when
the grass crop was Short.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Advanced ROYALTY.

Eve are more advanced that our
civilized brethren" boasts the king of
the Umgalollo islands. when our
coronation was postponed because OF
appendicitis we sent an understudy
Tor the surgeons to operate upon in.
stead OF to attend the coronation re
hearsals .
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
What They Were.

Little Frances had been put into
combination garments some time ago.
but she could not remember the name
of them. One day she discovered that
some one had arrayed her doll in sim
liar apparel. and running to her
mother she exclaimed: "Oh. mamma,
Dolly's got CONSERVATION garments
Just like minei'
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
The Bottle and the Dime.

As is well known. many bottles, par
ticularly liquor and proprietary medi-
cine bottles, when emptied of their
original contents are reflled vita
spurious liquids and TO overcome this
fraud a large number of devices add
greatly to the cost Of the bottle. with
no means OF repayment except in the
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
New Military Raft.

An interesting experiment with n
new form of military raft has recent
ly been made on the River Vesle, near
Rheims. by a battalion of French in
fantry. To keep the raft afioat wheat
sacks filled with hay were enveloped
with waterproof material. The whole
battalion was transported across the
river in ninety minutes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Eye strain and Nervousness.

Simple eye strain is at the root
of many OF the Ills of nervous pa
tients in the opinion of DR.. George s.
Hull. The brightness of CALIFORNIA; s
sunshine sends many visitors to the
oculists. who. in relieving the eyes.
relieve also the stomach trouble.
headache. insomnia, depression, spin
al exhaustion, and even tuberculosis.
for which long health trips are taken.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
sIo Yield Of Potatoes.

Last week we mentioned the fats
that our potatoes from near Romeo. In
the Sunny San Luis Valley. were net
ting us 5000 per acre. The more We
dig the better they yield. and we now
ind that they will net us over $4,000
per acre. And this. too. On land that
never was cultivated before this year.
Let us write you all about our land
zeph. Chas. Felt, io2 Boston building.
Denver, Colo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
safety Dress for EIeetrleaI worker

safety Dress Tor Electrical workers.
An electricians safety dress has
been invented by Prof Artemietf. and
1t was lately tested in the high-tension
laboratory of Siemens q Halske. The
dress is composed wholly of fine but
thickly woven wire gauze. completely
inclosing the wearer. including hands,
feet and head. II weighs 3.3 pounds,
but its cooling surface is so great
that a current OF 200 amperes can pass
through the dress from hand to hand
for some seconds without perceptible
heating effect Standing on the ground
uninsulated. Prof. Artemieff drew
sparks from the secondary terminals
OF n transformer which was giving a
tension OF $4,000 volts. with period
of so cycles per second. The inventor
concluded his experiments by short
circuiting a generator of 170-kilowatt
capacity by clutching hold OF the ter
minals, the potential difference be-
stween the two being 1000 volts. and
the current passed 200 amperes.
Throughout the experiments Prof. Ar
temleff declared that he did not feel
the slightest sensation of current
passing through the body.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Neoro More Than 11o Year, old.

One of the oldest men in the south
Is Uncle Joe Donaldson, a negro liv-
ing at Gainesville. Ga. who has Just
passed his one hundred and tenth
year. One peculiarity about him is
that he does not claim to have seen
Washington.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Beyond Fiaures.

Somebody has figured out that the
average man utters l1.S00,000 words
in the course of year. OF course IT
would be utter nonsense to figure out
the number the wife of the average
man would use.-Baltimore Sun.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Record OHertorv.

Australia's biggest offertory was
taken up at the conservation of the
Bishop of Carpentaria in Sydney ca.
thedral. It amounted to sS.5o0. and
is perhaps the largest on record.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Marble of the Parthenon.

Some sculptured white marble was
recently found in Colne Park. Essex.
The authorities of the British Museum
pronounce it to be a portion of the
celebrated frieze of the Parthenon
temple, Athens, erected in the year 444
b. c.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Product Of a Japanese inventor.

and the automatic fre-protecting shut
ter shown In the picture has consid-
cradle interest for that reason, as we'll
as for its merit as an invention. The
double shutter is intended to be
mounted on spring hinges. which
adapt 1t to self-closure the instant
the restraining device is withdrawn
under the heat of fire. and at the same
tinae the shutters can be easily opened
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Elnd Immense Vein Of coal.

The Railway Age says: Surveyors
who are fixing the route for the pro-
posed Alaska Central railway claim
to have discovered on the proposed
line the greatest deld of hard coal in
the world
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Watch Made Of Ivory.

Henri Houriet. Swiss watchmak-
or. has recently completed a watch
made entirely out OF the ivory taken
from a billiard ball-works and case
complete. 1t keeps good time.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
The Worlds Oldest CITY.

Damascus is undoubtedly the oldest
existing city in the world; Benares
and ConEtantinople. exclusive of Chi
nese towns, come next in point OF age.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
spanish galway seheauI...

Spanish trains SO seldom leave sta.
tions on sime that the timetables in
many cases merely indicate the hour
of departure-say. eight and 'minu-
tos"-that is. an indefinite number OF
minutes after eight.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
German PIows In Russia.

Germany sold Russia nearly 100000
worth of plows last year. The plow in
use in that country has wheels at the
beam tip SO 1t doesn't have to be he'd.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Gen. stewart a Young Man.

The new commander-inchief OF the
Grand Army of the Republic. Gen.
Stewart, is nut "a years old. He en-
listed while a boy and served ove-
four years during the war of the re-
bellion.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Expensive Wine.

The most expensive wine in the
world is some 1878 Madeira recovered
from a wreck in the Scheldt in 1914.
1t was sold at Ella per bottle.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
a Bad BIunder,

One OF the greatest mistakes in life
is that those who can afford a hand
some modern nursery have no chill
dren to put in it.-Atchison Globe.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
The Best Ruildina Stone.

Fossil coral. found in Fiji. is the
best building stone in the world. 1t
is soft when first cut, but hardens to
the consistency Of fre-brick after a
few months weathering.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Perhapa Il Was worth It

For sna-ching kiss in the street
from a nursemaid. young man of
Cork has been sent to prison for three
months.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
De Wet Gets shillaIah.

De Wet has been presented with an
Irish blackthorn shillalah. which he
admired in the hands of an Irish bank
er in London.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Jews of Palestine.

The Jews of Palestine are entirely
descended from Jews who returned
to that land from Europe. Most Of
them speak corrupt form of the Ger
man language.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Railway scares Lions.

Lions have been scared away from
the shores of Lake Victoria Ny ANA
by the rewly-built railway.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06

Catfish are so hungry In the Arkan-
sas river that they squirm out onto the
bank and hunt for field-mice.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06

powder in the puff. IN operation the
perforated surface is pressed against
the skin. when the compression of the
air inside and consequent discharge
through the perforations drive the
powder out also. causing 1t to adhere
to the surface against which the pun
is placed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
peculiar color Of ostrlchea

Black ostriches With white wings
are to be seen In Uganda.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
"Pepsin" a Missouri Town.

Pepsin is the name of a Jasper coun-
" (Mo.) town near Carthage.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06
Fire ProteotIno shutters.

It is not often that Japanese In
ventor enters an application for pat.
ent In the United States patent Office.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-06

Few American Women CrImlnals.
In American prisons the proportion
OF men to women is as IL to /; in
French prisons as to =.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-03

Nj. b. Martin and Mrs. Martin arriv-
cd in the city last Thursday and are oe
cupying their residence ON Locust street
DIR. j. II. preas has been selected as
tho physician at the furnace IN this city
by the Cranberry Furnace Co. He en-
tered upon his duties Tuesday of this
week.
Armbrust & Smith have secured the
services of Frank Mitchell, an expert
enced embalmer, of Greeneville, Tenn,
and he has charge of their undertaking
department.
Read the advertisement of Burners
Department Store and take advantage
of the low prices given you. When
you buy goods there you get them just
as represented.
If you are troubled with any OF the
ills the flesh is heir to read the adver-
tisement of Payne, the Quaker, in an
other column and go out to the free
show he gives every evening just east
of S. B. Whites store.
Read the advertisement of Burners
Department Store and take advantage
of the low prices given you. When
you buy goods there you get-them just
as represented. \
G. Haun has moved back to his old
home at Marion, Ind. He came to
johnson City short time ago with his
wife aud they purchased home here.
Mrs. Maun died short time ago and
Mr.. Haun will probably enter the Sol
diers Home at Marion.
Read the advertisement of Brunef's
Department Store and take advantage
of the low prices given you. When
you buy goods there You get them just
as represented.
Rev. r. A. Stewart will preach morn
ing and evening at the new East Park
Methodist church Sunday, and the
public generally is invited to attend.
There will be no services at the M. E.
Church, South, on that day, as the pas
tor, Rev. A. N. Jackson, will be out of
the city.
Read the advertisement of Burners
Department Store and take advantage
of the low prices given you. When
you buy goods there you get them just
as represented.
Rev. J. Edmund Brown, of Winston,
N. c., will be in the city this week and
will preach at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning and evening. He
has been rendered q call to this church
and has the matter under advisement.
All members of the church are urged to
be present and the public is cordially
invited.
You ought to have electric lights in
your residence. The Watauga Light.
ing and Power Co. will make you some
interesting figures and convince you
that good light is the cheapest.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-03
ssss. A BIG SILK OFFERING s.ss;

You have this line of goods displayed and have
wished for some pattern Now is your chance to
buy silk dress waist at the price of cotton one
"a 90 Fancy Silk Waist Patterns $
$50 Foulard Silk Dress Patterns, - yards, now
$50 Grenadne Dress Patterns now
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-03

For the best steaks served in the
city, go to Geo. r. Browns.
Mrs. J. W. Cass and Mrs. Guy l..
Smith are visiting homefolks at Rog-
ersville.
Geo, Brown is now serving the best
of ice cream daily at his restaurant on
Buffalo street.
John L. Davis is up from Knoxville
this week to look after his real estate
interests here.
"Uncle Billy" Rhea was up from
Knoxville last week and spent,a few
days in the city.
Mrs. A. V. Deaderick was down from
Unaka Springs Tuesday, the guest of
Mrs. j. NJ. Brown.
DR.. l.. B. Caldwell, of Hill City,
passed through Johnson City Monday
en- route to Cranberry.
j. r. Whisman went up to Abingdon,
Va, last week to attend the funeral of
his uncle, W. II. Sharrett.
The only son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
B. Crumley, little fellow thr ee years
old, died last Saturday, of fever.
Miss Carry Summers, of Morristown,
is visiting her brothers and other rela-
tiyes in this city for short time.
jeff Fields was in from the 4th dis
trict Tuesday. He is recovering from
the gunshot wounds recently received.
Miss Rowie Sherry, of Fall Branch,
stopped a few days in the city to visit
Yrs. j. r. Taylor while en- route to
Lynchburg, Va.
Read the advertisement of Bruner's
Department Store and take advantage
of the low prices given you. When
you buy goods there you get them just
as represented.
The best -four is Gold Dust.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-03
T he x COMET

Blu, Gold Dust -four,
Judge Smith was in Bristol Monday.
Mrs. W. p. Harris has returned from
Baltimore.
Gold Dust -four will please the
rest of you.
Mrs. r. r: Young is the guest of Mrs.
A. b. Bowman.
DIR. J. W. Wallace was over from
Watauga Thursday.
DIR. II. S. Bolton is able to be on the
street after short illness.
Mrs. s. G. Williams returned to the
city Tuesday from the east.
Miss Mayme Hoskins, of Knoxville,
is visiting Miss Willie Cox.
Hon. Robt. Burrow was attending to
legal business'at Telford Monday.
Mrs, ], NJ. Martin and children are
Visiting relatives for week on Buffalo.
III you want the best there ia to eat
so to Browns restaurant, on Buffalo
street.
Hon. Thad A. Cox and W. H. Cox
returned Monday from visit to Mexi-
co, Mo.
Read the advertisement of Bruner'
Department Store and take advantage
of the low prices given you. When
You buy goods there you get them just
as represented,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-03
A Good Woman Dead.

Mrs. II. Z. Crouch died Wednesday
evening about nine o'clock, after lin
gering illness with consumption. She
was a most estimable woman, loving
and tender mother and wife, and has
been called upon to lay down the bur
den of life almost at its beginning. She
leaves husband and five young chill
dren to mourn her death. The funeral
services will be held at nine O'Clock
Friday morning at the family resi-
dence on Walnut street. Interment in
Oak Grove.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-03
Coed Shirt Waists The $500 for 75 $50 for $685. $3.50 for $685.
THE HART & HOUSTON STORE
Leg Crushed.

Monday morning John Lewis was at
work in the yard of the E. T. & W. N.
q. railroad greasing cars and a car was
set in agaist the one upon which he was
working, driving it over his leg aud
badly crushing it above the knee. Drs.
Matthews and Cox dressed the wound
and hope to save the injured limb.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-03
O. R. & c. Sold.

Last Thursday the o. r. & G. road
was absorbed by the South & Western
Railway Company, company recently
organized by Geo. L. Garter for this
purpose. Mr.. Carter has had an OPP.
tion on the O. r. & G. and Va. & s. w.
roads for some time and has extended
the 0. r. & g. several miles into North
Carolina and has force still at work
hnilding the line to Lincolnton, N. @.
The option on the Va. & S. W. expired,
but it is understood that the deal can
still be closed upon the same terms.
1t is not given ont just upon what
terms the exchange of sock was made,
bnt the South & Western Railway Co.
authorized the issuance of $500, 900 in
bonds to complete the construction of
the road to Lincolnton. There is a
well founded rumor that the road will
be completed north to the coal fields at
an early day.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-03
Manager Wanted.

We want to hire a general manager
for our culinary department. Itdoesn't
matter about the ability to cook, only
staying qualities required. We prefer
a cook while we are alive, so apply now
at the Orphanage of
CY H."LYLE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-03
Do you suffer

With Catarrh Rheumatism, Stomach Trouble, Con
stpaton Kidney and Liver Complaints Piles in any form
If YOU DO call to at salesooms, in the FAW
BUILDING Market Street, for week We guarantee
our remedies to refund your money
We are graduates of the Chicago Optical College, the
largest and best equipped in the United States
We have all the latest and most improved instruments
known to the science for testing the eye Your eyes exam
med ee
Bring your old glasses and exchange new for the
old ones
Here for week only Be sure to attend our big
FREE SHOW every night in vacant lot next to Posofce.
Nothing like it presented in your town.
See cures made by of QUAKER OIL. Cure your
joints One application Headache, Toothache, Neu-
racia cured in so seconds
Your money. returned if it fails.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-03
CLEARANCE SALE PRICES AT
7 he Hart &Houston Store

HIS will friends customers
Prices THE HART HOUSTON STORE opportunity
stock goods that reliable and upe particular reductions
genuine and represented To clearing preparing
We call special Unusual
Wash Goods and Shoe Department " y
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-03
$50 CLEARANCE SALE OF SHOES ssSsi

We call your special attention to the values offer in
this department. 1t is money saving time to you The
values the best we have ever offered The reductions
real and everything is represented.
One Lot Ladies Shoes were $10O now 75c
One Lot Ladies Shoes were SIZE now 81
One Lot Ladies Shoes were $3.50 and So now SLAB
One Lot Ladies O1dordS were 75c now 35c
One lot Ladies Patent Leather Oxords s. $125
One Lot Ladies Oxords were $3.50 now $L98
One Lot Infants Slippers SOC 25c
One Lot Infants Shoes were Soc now 35c
One Lot Chldren's Shoes to 8were SOC now 35c
One Lot Chldrens Shoes to y 75c and 81 SOC
One Lot Chdrens Patent Leather Slippers now75c
One Lot Chldrens Tan Slippers were 81 Soc
One Lot Mems Fine Shoes were 81. now 85c
One Lot Mems Fine Shoes $125 now 81
One Lot Mems Heavy Kip Ties 1925 now 81
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-03
To Water Consumers.

Water rents must be paid on or be-
fore the 10Th instant, or the water will
be turned off without further notice.
93S-2t WATAUGA WATER Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-03
For Sale,

At great reduction, some elegant
household and office furniture. Call
at Blair residence, Watauga avenue,
Johnson City, at once.
985 DIR. W. r. PRICE.