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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-13
NOVELTIES IN MATCHES

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 One of the prettiest conceits in time piece novelties is a solid ball of pearls with just the tiniest little watch face on one side. On the top a small gold hook permits of it's being depended either from a chain or from watch pin. The watch, as novelty, is pretty, but it is not an easyspiece Of jewelry to wear, as l its circular form makes it dangle about whenever the wearer moves.
 Gun metal watches, with faces in a dark gray shade with gold lettering in Roman numerals, are among the fads of the autumn, and they are especially ef- fective when worn with shirt waist suits tof gun metal silk. Some of the mere expensive watches in this metal are set with diamond monograms. A diamond lis the only stone which harnonizes well with gun metal, although turquoise set i tings are employed occasionally.
 A leather belt containing a watch case 1 is more or less of a novelty, but a Wo- man wearing it has to ask some one what time it is, or take off her belt. 1t is difficult to see, upside down, a smnll face at one's waist line.
 English women have adopted the fad I of having a small gold and jeweled watch, about the size of a sovereign, chained to the back of their left hand. A slender gold chain encircles the wrist, and from 1t run two fine chains to the center of the hand, where they are at Itached to the watch.
 Two similar chains are attached to the lower ends of the watch pass across the hand and in between the first and second fingers and between the little \ finger and the wedding-ring finger Earound to the watch again. This prac- I tically disabies the left hand while the 8 watch is worn, but with the addition of I pretty rings. it gives the vain woman a splendid opportunity to display her l charms of hand
 A watch which at first would seem to ] be metal powder-box suspended from
 a chain about the neck is in a circular silver case. A spring is pressed which l divides the slver scase and displays the watch face This watch is also worn on a chatelaine chain, together with sill Iyes pencil silver memorandum book
 and powder box and puff.
 The old-fashioned breast pocket in the ltailor-n1ade gown Is being revived slow 5Ilv this season, and with 1t will come
 the closed face watch So much worn by our grandmothers. For years the open
 faced watch has been the fashionable | timepiece for women, and during the last two years almost unlimited prices have been paid for them. Diamonds
 and precious stones in intricate designs
 are shown on the backs.
 l A fad of the present7day extrayagant
 girl Is to have a watch to match her l gowns. Almost any shade of silk or
 fine fabric can be matched in enameled watches. Boston Herald
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GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS.

Among the most inspiring reeollec- tions of my life Is a scene I witnessed in the republican national convention of 1860 which nominated Abraham Lincoln as it's candidate for the presidency of the United States The convention was about to vote upon the republican plat form reported by the committee on res olutions Then arose the venerable form of Joshua R. Giddings, of Ohio, one of the veteran champions of the anti-slavery cause. He confessed him. self painfully surprised that the Decla- ration of Independence had not found a word of recognition in that solemn an- lnouncement of the republican creed, and he moved to amend the platform by inserting in certain place the words: That the maintenance of the principle promulgated in the Declaration of In- dependence and embodied in the federal constitution, that all men are created equal; that they are endoweH by their | Creator with certain inalienable rights: that among these are life, liberty and l the pursuit of happiness; that to secure
 those rights governments are instituted
 among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, is es- sential to the preservation of our repub- | lican institutions" The convention, i'm patient, as such assemblages are apt to 1 be at any proposition threatening to de- | lay the dispatch of business, heedlessly lrejected the amendment. MT. Giddings, ia look of distress upon his face, his white head towering above the crowd, slowly and sadly walked toward the
 door of the hall.
 | Suddenly, from among the New York
 delegation a young man of strikingly
 beautiful features leaped upon chair | and demanded to be heard. The same
 uoisy demonstration of impatience greeted him. But he would not yield f"Gentlemen," he said in calm tones
 this is convention of free speech, and
 I have been given the floor. have but
 a few words to say to you, but l shall say them if I stand here until to-mor- row morning. Another tumultuous ex- Iplosion of impatience, but he did not falter. At last his courage won and si- lence fell upon the assembly. Then his musical voice rang out like a trumpet
 call. Was this, he said, the party of freedom met on the borders of the free iprairies to advance the cause of liberty land human rights? And would the representatives of that party dare to re
 ject the doctrine of the Declaration, k,oi Il
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Mir. Ridgely. Tt lies iii each bank town. It lies in the directorate of each individual bank. They should exercise such scrutiny over the internal affairs of their banks as to make forged paper impossible They should meet at least once a week, when the paper of the bank should be critically examined. One difficulty is that these meetings of directors are not held often enough. This leaves great latitude in the hands of the cashier or president, as the case may be. The directors very naturally have full confidence in these officers; the bank may be prosperous and every thing seem to TUT. smoothly. With no complaints or hints at mismanagement, the directors meeting is often some what perfunctory in it's scrutiny of the notes and papers, unless some specific cases require attention. It occasionally results from their lax methods that the affairs of the bank, which holds in trust hundreds of thousands of dollars, fall practically into the control of one or two mels.
 National bank examiners are in- structed to exercise every care in the in- spection of paper, and the fact that for geries are constantly uncovered by them is evidence of their zeal and eff ciency, but when 1t comes to determin- ing the authenticity of signature, or hundred signatures, in bunch of per haps thousand notes, something that requires personal knowledge of persons and transactions. he cannot properly be held responsible. That lies with the dl- rectors of the bank. "- Washington Let ter to the Boston Transcript.
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 Others are extremely delicate in color and tint Some are pure white. All the recently introduced varieties have large, wide-petalled flowers, borne in trusses Of good size. on long stalks A well-deVeloped. plant. symmetrical in shape ana properly furnishedl with foliage to serve as a background against which to display it's blossoms effectively, is magnificent sight when in full bloom, notwithstanding the fact that some sheer at the geranium as be- ing common.
 All beauty is common in sense, and I would as soon object to the sky and the sunshine because the beauty or them is for the enjoyment of every body, therefore common" as to seek
 to disparage a flower because it was one that everybody could grow and en- joy. Anyone can undertake the cul- ture of the geranium with reasonable certainty of success who can give it good soil to grow in water enough to keep always moist at the roots. a sun nv location, and freedom from frost. Insects seldom attack it. It has healthy constitution that gives it inn munity from the diseases so common to most plants, and it will reward you for the care 1t receives at your hands by making your window bright with bloom as few other plants can. There fore you make no mistake in selecting it for your window-garden. But be sure to get plants that have not been allowed to bloom during the summer Such plants have exhausted themselves and, times iout of 10, they will insist on taking a rest during the winter months. The ideal geranium for winter use is the plant which has been kept steadily growink during the sum mer, but has had every bud ermoved as soon as seen. Such a plant will bloom profusely from January to June. -Eben E. Rexford in Lippincott's
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Local Weather Report.
Brief Mention.

High water to-day, 1:42 a. m.
 The intercollegiate golf tournament will begin on october IS at the Myopia Country club.
 A. M Reid, 1905, lowered the record for the New Haven golf club course Tuesday. making the eighteen holes in 7s,
 Mrs Kellogg, wife of A. A. Kellogg. the gun store proprietor, left on Tues day for a stay of several weeks at the st. Louis fair.
 Charles R. Fowler of this city was best man at the wedding in the Ivory ton Congregational church Tuesday of Al B. Peck of Hartford and Miss Adelia F. Bull of Ivoryton.
 Captain Cyrus p. Prindle of Roxbury, member of the Connecticut house of representatives in 1872, when the legis- lature met at New Haven, was at the state capitol Tuesday.
 The annual joint concert of the Yale and Harvard Glee clubs on the night before the Yale-Harvard football game will be held this year in Woolsey hall. instead of the Hyperion theater.
 Mrs. E. A Freeman, Mrs. George A. Downs, Hiss Ella I. Holt and Miss Ern- fly Beach of Forestville are attending the convention of the Women's Foreign Missionary society at Trinity M. E. church this week.
 Tn New Britain Tuesday Peter F. Me- Donnell and Miss Mary A. Lillis were married in St. Mary's church by Rev. Father Winters. Edward A McDon- nell of New Haven, a brother of the bridegroom, was best man.
 The ninth annual convention of the Connecticut branch of the Internation- al Order of the Kings Daughters and Sons will be held in the Dwight Place church, New Haven, to-day and Friday. The state officers are: Secretary, Mrs. Edward H. Smiley of Hartford; treas urer, Miss Harriet I. Eaton of Hart ford. recording secretary, Mrs. Charles M Henney of Hartford; auditor, w. C. Lathrop of Shelton. Mrs. Ira E. Forbes o this city is the county secre- tary for Hartford and Litchfield coun- ties.
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GERANIUMs IN WINTER.

Recommended to Those Who Would
 Have Blooms From January to Jue.
 All things considered, the geranium | is our best plant for winter fowreing. Tt blooms freely and constantly, in most instances, and adapts itself to the conditions prevailing in the ordi- nary liying-room more readily than al-
 most any other plant I have any
 knowledge of. And it requires very little care. Its ability to take care of itself is one of the strong arguments in its favor, especially with the amateur
 who is distrustful of his skill in the
 management of plants that insist on having their peculiarities humored. It
 has little to boast of in the way of att l traotive foliage,-though a plant well set with vigorous, healthy foliage Is I far from being unhandsome;- but it
 has right to pride on the beauty of | its flower. Some of the scarlet varie- I ties are 50 exceedingly brilliant that
 they actually seem to impart a feeling of warmth to the observer: The lit 1 tie child who declared that auntie's geraniums were Ion fire'' was con-
 scious of this suggestion of heat in the
 intensity of color which characteries
 some of the most richly colored sorts.
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Thursday, October 1s.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

Amusement-N H. Theater. II Art Embroidery-Howe & StetsOn Co. Bargains-The Chas. Monson Co. Bonds-C. E.. Thompson & Sons. l. Chamberlain Co. tainment-Hyperion Theater. l. Fall Sale-9lendel & Freedman.
 For Sale-Dog-S50 Chapel St. Financial-H. c. Bennett & Co. 1, Foot Comfort-Meigs & Co. For Rent-Rooms-C. H. Webb. Hall Clocks-Monson.
 Jaeger Underwear-Monson Chase. News-GaTnble-D Desmond Co.
 Pyramid Pile Cure-Druggists
 Parlor Furniture-Bowditch Co. Rain Coats-Brooks & Go. Rain Coats-Davis Ss Co.
 Rubber Goods-Washburn & Co. Thursdays Sale-S. s. Adams. Il Women's Fine Shoes-N. Fl. Shoe Co. Women's Suits-Edw Malley Co.
 anted-Work-267 James St. Wanted-Girl-350 Willow St.
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ager was at lunch another man called and carried away the simple cases. ti- nally. in the afternoon, the first man ar rived and finding his valises gone raised a great cry. alleging that they contained silks and Iaees worth over eight hun dred dollars. The matter was compro- missed for a good round sum, though the dry goods people had more than sus- picion all the time that it was only a new move in an old game.-Mexican Herald.
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TERRIER, STICK AND PAINTING
 FENCE

Y l11NNI11s
 Lloyd Morgan relates at some length the experiments he with his fox terrior, Tony, trying to teach him how to bring stick through 8 fence with vertical palings The spaces would allow the dog to pass through, but the palings caught in the ends of the stick which the dog carried in his mouth. When his master encouraged him he pushed and struggled vigously. Not succeeding he went back, lay down, and began paw ing the stick.
 Then he tried again, and stuck as be- fore, but by chance moved of his head to one side finally got the stick through He master patted him approv- ingly and sent him for the stick again. Again he seized it by the middle course brought up against the palings. After some struggle he dropped it and came through without it. Then without we cauraged by his master, he put his heo he put his head through, dancing LID and down in his endeavers. Time after and day after day the experiment. was repeated with practically the same re- nlts.
 The dog neaver mastered the problem He could not see the relation of the S tick to theopening in the fence. One tn he worked and tugged there minutes trying to pull the stlik through Of if if helped he had had any mental con- vineed him as well as dozen trials. MT. Morgan tried the experiment with other dogs with like results. Wen they did get the stick through it was always by chance-John Burroughs, inIarper Magazine.
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Independence affirming the equality and rights Of men2 After few sen tences of almost defiant appeal he re- newed the amendment to the platform moved by MT. Giddings, and with an overwhelming shout of enthusiasm the convention adopted it.
 This young man was George William Curtis.-Carl sehurz in McClure's Mag azine.
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WEATHER RECORD.

Washington. D. e., Oct. 12. 8 D. m.
 Forecast for Thursday and Friday
 For Eastern New York: Clearing Thursday; Friday fair. warmer; brisk northeast winds diminishing.
 For New England: Rain Thursday; Friday fair, warmer; brisk northeast winds, high on the south coast.
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STARTERS IN MEXICO.
MANY TRICKS ARE TRIED ON
 SHoPKEEPERS THERE.

Jeweler Who Thinks He is an Especial
 Iy Easy Mark" for Grafters-HOw
 They worked some Successful swim
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-07-21
OBSERVER.

1t is said of renegade, that the Of
tener he changes front the meaner and
more despicable he becomes. When
editor Slack was democrat, editing a
democratic paper, he was mean enough
though at this time with some 1usti-
fication, but since he has changed his
coat and become the editor of repub-
licau paper, everything democratic is
abhorrant to him, and he is the stink
INCEST republican in this part OF che
State. He used to whoop up the dem
ocratic cause, but thinking there was
more glory on the other side, and ever
willing to flop to the side in power, he
is now waging bitter war on the editor
of The Comet and incidently on Henry
| G. Jackson, democratic nominee for
Trustee of Washington county, on
charges made against them on account
of certain tax publications. His charg-
es, though quixotic, provoked an in
vestigation by the county court of the
county, and editor Slack appeared be-
fore the committee, where hemade but
poor showing, with the result that
Lyle and Jackson were not only vindi-
Gated, but commended for their faith
fitness, and this, too, bya republican
committee aud a republican court and
the vote was unanimous. This should
have satisfied the wary editor of The
Staff but it didn't, aud he fastened
back to sling mud and squirt bilge-wa-
ter on the court, committee and every
body who didn't believe IS he did.
The editor has evidently found mares
nest, and reading between the lines, as
DISTINGUISHED party, it appears to us
that he is believing because he him
self did not secure the publication of
this tax notice, and is trying to make
political capital oout of the matter and
get some little notoriety for his paper,
wqich ordinarily is a good pnper, but
10 the present controyers Y it seems to
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-07-21
A PROCLAMATION
BY THE GOVERNOR.

Whereas, a vacancy exists in the Of
fee of District Attorney General in
the First judicial Circuit of the State
of Tennessee by reason of the death OF
Hon. S. b. Keeiauver, and said vacan.
cy having occurred more than thirty
days next preceding the regular bien-
NAL August election, 1904;
Now, therefore, /, James b Frazier,
Governor, by virtue of the Constitu.
tion and statutes of Tennessee on :ht
subject, hereby authorize aud direc
the Election Commissioner in the
Counties of johnson, Carter, Sullivan,
Washington, Unicoi, Greene, Haw
kins, Hancock and Claiborne, the
counties composing the First Judlca
Circuit, to place the names of any anC
all duly qualified candidat es npon the
/ official ballots and to open and hold al
election for the position of Attorney
General of said district to fill the unex
PRED term of S. b. Keefauver. deceas.
ed. at the regular biennial August cleo
ton, 1904, being the first Thursday Of
said month, subject to all legal restric
tions governing said election.
Witness my hand at office this tn
second of July A. D.. 1904, aud of tn
American Indepen dence the one hun
'dred and twenty-eighth year.
JAMES B. FRAZIER.
By the Governor.
JOHN W. MORTON, Secretary O
State.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-07-21
Sheriff's Sale
In the Circuit Court at Jonesboro,
Washington County, Tenn.
State of Tennessee VS.. Napy Miller and
Henry Began.

By virtue of venditioni exponas is
sued by the clerk of the circuit court
for Washington county, Tennessee, in
the above styled cause, | will, on
Saturday, August 18th, 1904,
at the Opera House door in johnson
City, Tennessee, offer for sale to the
highest bidder, for cash in hand, all
the right, title, claim and interest that
the defendant, Napy Miller and Henry
Began have in and to the following lot
or parcel of land, more particularly de-
scribed as follows, to-wit One house
and lot lying in the town of Johnson
City, Washington County, Tenn essee,
and in the Ninth civil district, bound.
ed as follows: On the west by brick
house owned by Mrs. McGovern, on
the east by the old Peoples hotel OF
boarding house, on the north by an
alley, and on the south by the South.
ern railway and now occupied BY
Henry Began as a dwelling and store
house, the same having been levied
upon june 18th, 1904, in the above suit
and returned to the Office of the circuit
court clerk by |. N. Boring, deputy
sheriff.
The said described land will be sold
to satisfy judgment that the State of
Tennessee obtained against said Napy
Miller and Henry Began, security, in
the circuit court on the End day OF
February, 1904, with interest thereon,
and also for the cost of the cause, I'M
less said debt, interest and costs shall
be sooner paid.
This the 18th day of July, 1904
Gus BRoDERIoK, Sheriff
BY |. N. BORING ID. s
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-07-21
In Memoriam.

Mrs. Fannie Mitchell, who died June
9th 1904, was about thirty-four years
of age She had been faithful mem
Der of the Baptist church for ten years
She is gone but let us thank God that
which we call death is to the Chris
tiau only the entrance to external life.
In reality it is the glorious birthday
to the child of God. The morral body,
the chrysalIs out of which burst forth
the glad, freed soul from Its prison
house of clay into life of fadeless bloom
and beauty.
Then, dear sorrowing ones, should
we mourn when He who knowth best
secs fit to call our loved ones higher
where neither pain nor grief can come
Oh, no. The little day of mortal life
will soon have ended, then let us en-
deavor so to live and do the Father,
will that when lifes sun has set vel
meet again in heaven.
Mrs. S. H. JOHNSON.
Com. Ladies' Aid Society.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-07-21

In the New York Evening World of
July 18th we find the a splendid pict-
ure of our old townsman, f. A. STRAIT
ton, and the following announcement
beneath it;
Friends of Francis A. Stratton,
vice-president of the Westchester
Lighting Company, of Mount Vernon,
and rich clubman aud yachtsman,
have started boom for his nomina-
ton as a candidate for Congre ssman
in the Fifteenth District, comprising
Westchester County, on the Republic
can ticket, in the place of Norton z.
Otis, the present incumbent, and on
account Of the enthusiasm shown the
prospects for his being the nominee
are becoming very bright.
Mr.. Stratton, who is prominently
identified with Republican politics of
Mount Vernon, is very popular
throughout Westohester County, aud
his friends have quietly, without his
knowledge, urged his candidacy, and
when the Republican convention is
held his name will be prominently
mentioned.
Republicans and Democrats alike
are dissatisfied with the present Con-
gresham because of his failure to OBJ
tain any special benefits for Westches-
ter County, and though there is o
scheme on foot to renominate him it is
said that Mr.. STATIONS friends will
have control of many of the delegates
Mr.. Stratton is a personal friend Of
every editor and newspaper writer il
Westchester County. Every year ht
entertains the municipal authorities
and the members of the Westchester
press on an outing He is a self-made
man, hard worker and capable Off
cial He is q member of the New York
Republican Club, the New Rochelle
Yacht Club, Siwanoy Country Clul
and the City Club of Mount Vernon.
IT is not surprising to hear to heal
that Johnson City man is making I
name for himselfin the world, but i
will be particularly pleasing news tt
our people to know that Frank STRAIT
ton is becoming a prominent factor il
the upbuilding of his adopted home il
the State of New York. While q resi-
dent of this city he never displayed 9
taste for politics but contented himself
with doing what he could to build thu
town. That he has grown wealthy
since he has been living in the Knick
erbocker state will not surprise al
much as it will please his many friends
here. He is a hustler, as we under
stand the term, and is bound to sue
coed. The Mount Vernon Daily Ea
gle in speaking of the effort to get hin
in Congress says;
/ "The Eagle doubts if Mr.. Strattol
, could be induced to accept the nomi
. nation as he is wholly devoted to hi
business interests. If he should how
! ever it behooves the democratic part
to nominate its strongest candidate. -
THE COMET will support him in hi
race Notwithstanding. his politics, bu
/ as its circulation in New York is no
as large as the Worlds, quite, we fea
d that we will not be able to do hil
much good, but he has best wishes an
we trust his effort to 90 to Congre'
g will be more successful than ours.