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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08
Whole Number 1904
OLD THREAT IS FULFILLED.
W. 8. stratton's Determination to Buy
Denver Hotel Recalled.

Denver Col.-When the estate of
w. S. Stratton bought In the Brown
Palace hotel at sheriff's sale the other
day, the last chapter was written in
story which had its inception IA
years ago in the lobby of the hostelry
which changed hands.
Stratton, who was an irascIble man,
did something which caused the man.
ager of the hotel to remind him OF
the "house rules"
Angered at what he considered the
too officious tone of the manager
Stratton ignored the protest and was
ordered out of the hotel.
"Tll go" he shouted but I'll own
this shack some day and put you
out"
The Brown estate, Of which the pal
ace was part, needed $625,00O soon
afterwards and Stratton's was the
money loaned, through broker, and
one of the terms the lender insisted
on was that the manager of the hotel
whose "offense" still ranked with
the millionaire, would have to be dis
missed.
He was, and when the Brown prop
erty was sold to wind up the estate,
the administrator of the Stratton es,
tate bought in the hotel for $780, 900.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08
DROPS FIRE IN U. s. MAIL BOX.
Small Boy Sets Fire to Letters In the
Nations Capital.

Washington.-If the citizens In the
vicinity of Eleventh and G streets,
northeast, fail to get receipts for
checks they mailed, or In case they
do not receive answers to certain let
ters, let them not say thief or blame
the post Office department, for the
contents OF mall box In that locality
were burned.
About 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon
a splendidly bad little boy in that
neighborhood, who is not known. ex-
tracted handful of matches from his
mothers kitchen. He had great sport
scratching them on the wall for q
while, but that palled on him, Then
he tried lighting them with his teeth,
but the sulphur was found to be in
digestible, and he began burning pa
per, but he was chased away by good
little boys.
At last, impelled by some strange
freak, he lighted several Of the
matches in true Irish fashion, and,
after giving the flames good start
within his hands, dropped them In q
letter box. He waited a moment,
then dropped some more, and after a
while few more. AS the frst curls
of smoke issued forth the mischievous
youngster ran away.
The smoke attracted the attention
of Guy Melee. druggist at Eleventh
and C streets, who extinguished the
fire, but not until 20 letters had been
destroyed. Noarrests have been made.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08
FORTUNE IN GROUND
FoRTY-NINER RuRIEs WEALTH,
THEN DIES.
ohloan Who Had No Faith in the Sc
eurlty Of Banks Makes He Farm
Place Of Mystery and
Treasure.

Findlay, OFT is reported here that
there is approximately $4,000 hidden
somewhere on farm in Putnam coun-
ty, near Ottawa. William Nemeyer,
who owned the farm, died one month
ago, and those in charge Of his estate.
so 1t is reported, are unable to find
any money of consequence, although
1t was known he had a snug fortune.
Mr.. Nemeyer came from Muskingum
county to Putnam county in the early
'30s and settled In the wilderness.
When gold was discovered in Califor-
MIA In 1849 he made the overland
journey in prairie schooner, AL
though a man of little education, he
was shrewd and by his careful man
agement was able to return in few
years with enough to give him start
in life. He purchased land and con-
verted 1t from wilderness into one
of the finest farms in the county
1t is said that Mr.. Nemeyer never
believed in banks, and consequently
kept his money In his own possession.
Under these conditions he naturally
was secretive, and the members OF
his own family never knew how much
he had.
Twenty years ago his relatives dis
covered that he was hiding his money
at various places on the farm Mr..
Nemeyer one day went to the woods
near his home and returned very
much worried and gave up his secret.
He had gone to his safe, which con-
sisted of two sugar troughs placed to-
gether and buried several feet under
ground, and found the contents of the
safe thoroughly soaked. -
This condition had existed so long
that the paper money was badly mold
ed, some of 1t 80 badly that 1t could
hardly be restored to its original con-
dition. When the money was thorough
ly dried there was found to be over
$1,000 in the roll.
Friends could not induce Mr.. Ne
meyer TO put mis- money In the DanKS.
1t disappeared again as quickly as 1t
had been found and no one knew
where it had gone.
During the last 20 years Mr.. Ne
meyer was quite successful In bust
ness, and those who claim to know
say he had at least sac, 900 at the time
of his death. There never was any
extravaganza In the family, 1t is said.
and where the money is hidden is a
profound mystery to all concerned.
Some fear 1t is hidden somewhere
under unfavorable conditions and will
be ruined before found.
1t is reported that the administra.
tor will have nothing to distribute but
the proceeds from the real and per
sonal property.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08
REMOVE APPENDIX LATEST.
Wives Of Rich Plttsburgsrs Have New
Society Fad.

Pittsburg.-That Pittsburg society
women have developed a morbid fad
in having their veriform appendix re-
moved and that the amputation has be-
come so much of a vogue as to have
become a requisite to enjoy social
equity with the upper set Is the start
ling announcement made to-day by a
Pittsburg paper, after careful inquiry.
Time hangs too heavily upon the
hands of these women, declares the
paper. Tiring of the social whirl and
the painful monotony and lack OF nov
elites in freak entertainments and
social diversions, the gentle sex of the
upper circle are now resorting to the
soothing effects OF anesthetics and the
sensations OF the operating table.
Against the advice of physicians and
with professional assurance that the
appendix Is in good order and acting
intelligently and with precision. many
women insist upon having the pesky
thing removed.
Il occasionally run across cranks in
operating upon women" said promi-
nent local surgeon. 1T becomes Q
mania with them to be operated upon
| have one woman in mind. If
should tell you who her husband is
you would wonder that she did not
have better sense. She not only in.
sisted that her vermiform appendix be
removed without cause, but every
other organ she could possibly spare
She is now in New York seeking an
other operation. Her husbands name
would startle you"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08
LEAVE CHURCH TO LYNCH MAN
Worshlpers Rush from Pews and Hang
Negro Who Killed Policeman.

Crsield, Md.-The residents of
this place rushed out of churches the
other morning to aid In the lynching
of James Reed, half-breed negro,
who murdered James H. Daugherty, a
policeman. Daugherty had arrested
a friend of Reed for selling liquor.
Reed followed the officer and shot him
through the head
The slayer seized a bicycle and fed
to the bay, where he stole a boat and
tried to sail across to the Virginia
shore. The absence of the boat was
discovered early next morning, and
the steamboat Aircliff went In pursuit.
Reed was found becalmed nearly half
way across the bay. He leaped into
the water and tried to drown him.
self, but was dragged aboard with boat
hooks. Bound to postum, he talked
coolly about his crime and the pros
pect of his being saved from lynching.
When the boat returned here a
great crowd was waiting. The boat
steamed about for half an hour wait
ing for the crowd to disperse, and
then 100 deputies having been sworn
in to preserve order, the murderer
was landed. He had hardly reached
the foot of the gang plank when the
mob made rush for him and dragged
him out of the hands of the officers.
He was beaten and kicked almost to
death and then dragged through the
streets to the scene of his crime and
hanged to telegraph pole.
A coroners jury rendered verdict
that the lynching was done by par
ties unknown.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08
SELLING INDIAN GIRLS.
Beautiful Ones Auctloned OF to High.
est Bidder.


Revelstoke, B. C.-Fourteen hun.
dred dollars was the price paid for
an Indian girl, nine years old, at big
potlatch at Albert Bay. Another
maiden, about Is years old, who evi.
IDENTITY has white blood In her veins,
brought $1,000 on the open market.
The money in both cases went into
the general fund of the potlatch.
Two thousand Tsimpseans are in
the gathering, and, judging from the
piles of $40 gold pieces, blankets, furs
and other articles, 100000 has been
donated to the general fund.
There was touch of romance In
the sale of the nine-year-old Indian
girl. Two warriors Aad journeyed far
in their canoes to get the much Gov
eted beauty One was a grizzled old
warrior and the other a youth, select
ing a wife for the first time. Bids
for the girl went up steadily, and at
last the limit for the youth was
reached, when the quotation climbed
to $1,400, and the damsel was knocked
down to the old veteran, who is at the
festival with his wife and family OF
dozen or so children.
The girl who was sold for s., 200
was secured by young Indian who
was looking for wife. Some months
ago these auctions were reported to
the Dominion officials at Ottawa, and
1t was declared that energetic steps
we're being taken to suppress them,
but from latest accounts 1t appears
that nothing has been done to stamp
out the evil.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08

taken a vacation from It's pathological
field and invaded the poultry business.
Mrs. Waller had the hen and the
hen wanted to set, so Mrs. Waller
bought a setting of fancy barred
Plymouth Rock eggs, and the hen went
to work in that determined way hens
have, All went merry until one morn
ing she found that the hen had sick
ened and died.
Here was desperate situation. She
didn't want to buy an incubator to
save IA eggs she didn't want to lose
the eggs. Then she thought Of the hot
water bag.
She rugged up light framework to
keep the weight OF the rubber bag off
the eggs. Then she filled the bag with
hot water and put in on the eggs, keep
ing careful watch over the tempera-
ture.
Only one other thing was necessary,
and that was some one to get UP at
two o'clock in the morning to put in
more hot water. Mrs. Waller selected
Mr.. Waller for the job.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08
WOULD SELL FARM FOR AUTO.
Farmer Wanted His Pretty Housekeep.
er to Have Buzz Wagon.

Worcester, Mass. = Because the
pretty married housekeeper for a
wealthy young Spencer farmer had
her eye on an automobile and because
the aforesaid farmer had advertised
to sell his fine farm at auction to graf
ify her desire to scoot around the
country in a chug-chug wagon, the
oVerseers of the poor at Spencer did
a most unheard-of thing. They ap-
piled for guardian over him, fearing
the young farmer would, in a short
time, come to them for care and as
sistance The farmer consents to a
guardian being appointed over him,
The farmer is William N. Guilford.
the pretty housekeeper and mother of
a daughter is Mrs. Mabel E. Thomp-
son and the conservator is Attorney
Jere R. Kane.
He has decided to let the sale go
on as advertised by Guilford, only he
will see that none of the money re.
allied is spent for the purchase of an
automobile.
Mrs. Thompson has nursed the au-
tomobile idea for long time and ac-
cording to discoveries by Attorney
Kane, Guilford has for some weeks
been supplying Worcester automo-
bile dealer named Brunell with poul-
try and eggs, which were being ac-
cepted as part payment for the auto
mobile.
Guilford was trying to expedite mat
ters and pull off an auction sale when
the hard-hearted overseers of the poor
butted in and spoiled the plans of him
self and his pretty housekeeper, who
says they are "crool crool skinnints" !"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08
WHERE IS MY WANDERING RoYf

The ties of home are~the most sa-
cred of earthly existence. They are
too often sundered, and this paper will
make the effort to reunite many
broken bonds early in the fall. To all
persons of Tennessee birth now living
out of the State we will cause to be
sent handsome invitation to return
to their native heath, II their names
are sent to us at once. These invi-
tations will be sent with the compli-
ments of the Tennessee State Fair
Association to all former Tennesseans
whose names appear in this paper.
and we will take pleasure In publish.
ing all names that are furnished to
us by the people Of this community.
Special railroad rates will be made
for home-comers to all points In the
State, as well as to the general home
coming in Nashville during the week
Of the State Fair, Sept. 20 to 2S. .
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08
Dilemma for a Carneale.

gainesville, Pa.-Peter Carnegie, Sr.,
a cousin of Andrew Carnegie, is in Q
dilemma He built boat In the cellar
of his house, but when 1t was COM
pleted he found that he could not get
it out of the cellar. Now he is think.
ing seriously of tearing his house
down to get the boat out. 1t required
months to build the vessel, and now
he finds 1t is too big to take up stairs
and 1t won't go through the window.
Carnegie says the boat has many pos
sibilities, and he is anxious to give it
a trial.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08
SHOULD OLD ACQUAINTANCE BE
FORGOT?

There Is probably no one IN Ten.
nessee who would not be glad to see
the old friends, acquaintances and
relatives that have departed, and are
now living in some other part of this
country. This paper will therefore
take pleasure in publishing the names
of all former Tennesseans now living
elsewhere, and to all names so pub
lished handsome invitation will be
sent to return to Tennessee and to
their old home during the Tennessee
Homecoming Week, Sept. % to 2S.
The cheap rates which will be made
Tor this occasion will embrace a pc
rod of thirty days, so that all home
somers may have an opportunity to
visit their old homes, besides taking
the general celebration in Nash
lille during the State Fair.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08
Waits AZ Years for Paw.

Carmi, Ill-After waiting for more
than 40 years for back pay due him
for services rendered In the civil war,
John II. Eddings, who lives near Iuka,
has received voucher from the war
department for $2619.
At Hrst Eddings could not under.
stand why the amount had been sent
him, as he had long ago forgotten the
claim. He was first lieutenant In
company /, Illinois volunteers
There was no accompanying note to
explain why SO long a time had
Elapsed without the money being sent.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08
An old soldier writes about

An old soldier writes about
ARIOSA Coffee: "Your coffee
is the best and richest coffee | ever
drank since | left the service, from
81 until | received your coffee
yesterday" A soldier knows coffee
by the taste. and the way it makes him
feel. and would sooner go without
his bread than without his coffee.
AEbuckles' ARlOSA was the first
roasted, packaged coffee, packaged for
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08
The Fear of Death

Often hauuts the miserable, dyspeptic,
bilious patient, who suffers from heart
papitations, chronic cough, melancho.
ly,!nervousnese, headache, cul'c, con
stipation, etc. No need to fear, for in
DR.. Caldwell's Qaxative) Syrup Pepsin,
you will find safe, pleasant and per-
feet cure, for all this pain, distress, and
worry. 1t clears the brpin, purifes
the blood and cures all forms of indi-
gestion ane bowel tronble, Thy it.
Sold by all Druggists at soc and 81. on
Money back if it fails.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08
Crows Like a Rooster.

Kansas City, Mo.-Mrs. Josie Ad.
dington, of 1041 East Third street.
was in the juvenile court complaining
about the way one of the neighbors
cares for his children.
THAT father gets drunk" she said.
"How drunk does he get?" Judge
Goodrich asked.
Awful drunk"
What does he do?"
"Well, one thing he does when he
gets awful drunk is to run up and
down the alley and crow like a
rooster"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08
Knights OfPythias Endowment Rank

Insurance Commissioner Folk has
received an opinion from Attorney Gen
eral Gates sustaining his contention
that the endowment rank, Knights Of
Pythias, fifth class, providing for term
insurance and Surrender values in paid
up insurance, could not be operated in
Tennessee under the states fraterra
laws.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08
SOLD IN SEALED PACKAGES
ONLY Foa YOUR Pg0TGcTI0Fl

average cost per pound. and enables us
to give you better coffee for your
money than you can buy in any ether
way. There are more packages Of
ARIOSA sold IN the United States
than all The other Coffee packages
combined.
Il your grocer VIII not supply. write to
ARBucKLE BROS.
Nsw YCk Cu
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08
az. 81 ,M
protection Of consumers, roasted

and the pores Of each berry sealed with
a coating Of fresh eggs and pure sugar.
to hold the goodness IN and make the
coffee settle clear and quickly. Better
than " fresh roast." Warning a
little develops the favor and makes the
grinding easy. Our enormous coffee
business. exceeding the next four largest
firms in the world together, reduces our
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08
HOT WATER BAG INCUBATOR.
Kansas Woman Finds Novel Mother
for Her Chickens.

Wichita, Kas.-The hot water bag,
that modern pain reliever and balm to
cold feet, has come into a new and
urique use here in Wichita. It has
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08

Regulates the bowels, promotes easy
natural movements, cures constipation
-Doan's Regulets. Askyour druggist
for them. 25c box.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-08-08

fxDEn TT. the eoId.cure that does the
UNFFSkFs work in hours, and will
not make you sick. TEy IL
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-04-02
TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1907.

THE stuffed dove that perches
upon the spring hat of Mrs. Mich
olas Longwort1, nee Alice Roose-
velt, is evidently not the dove OF
peace, since it has brought down
upon the fair wearer's head the
wrath and Indignation of the Au-
dubon society, of which Sweet Al
ices mother is a member. Now,
the members of that society are
pledged not to encourage the kill
ing of birds by wearing them on
their. hats, and the society women
of Washington long ago ostracized
che custom of adjoining their hats
IN such barbarous fashion. 1t IS
Just possible that the offending
member of the Presidents family
shrewdly took advantage OF this
fact, in order to have hat which
would be different from those OF
every other woman-which seems
to be the acme of the society wo-
mans ambition.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-04-02
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inhamed con-
dition of the muceas lining of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube is infam-
ed you have rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it is entirely clos
ed; Deafness is the result, and unless the
inflammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused ~ Catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflaned condi-
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cnre. Send for circulars free.
F. J.CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-04-02
Mere siahtseers.

''The chief trouble of the min
ers," says an official of Alaska, "is
the lack of variety in their food.
One day a young fellow fresh from
his lot turned into Seattle and en-
tered a hotel.
"Bring me some pork and
BEAMS was his request. The food
was brought. Now bring me three
dozen oysters The waiter COM
piled. With the two dishes before
him the miner proceeded to say:
We'll, pork and beans, you have
been very friendly to me all my
days in Alaska. You have stood by
me ike good fellows. Now stand
by me and see me eat oysters
Kansas City Star.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-04-02
NURSERY RHYMES TO DATE
Suggestion Of Noted Objectionable that
Mother Goose Might Be Revised
with Good Effect.

In addressing a recent meeting
of the Brechin Local Association
of the Educational Institute OF
Scotland Mr.. ]. NJ. Muir, H. M.
Inspector of Schools, suggested
that the nursery rhymes handed
down to us from generation to gen
Grafton are in need of revision.
Mr.. Muir cited the story of Lit
tie Jack Horner. There he was,
sitting in solitude, gorging fare that
was probably unwholesome-a boy
who was a combination of sensual
ity and self-conceit. Was that a
model for a growing boy? Would
it not be better to substitute some
thing like:
Little John Cable sat at the table,
Serving some Irish stew;
He heaped up the plate of his small sis
ter Kate,
Saying. What good girl are youl"
Take, again, Mary, quite con-
trary. Was that the type of wo-
manhood they wished to develop
Ia contradictions girl, given to
jewelry and other vanities? No.
Rather this:
Mary, Mary-prldent and wary
How does your garden grow?
With peas and beans, with turnips and
greens,
which are good for soup, you know.
Consider. too, Miss Mufet-how
did she agree with an age when
girls played tennis, rode bicycles
and even drove motor-cars? Try
this:
Mary McDoull sat on stool,
Eating some nice minced veal;
There came big spider, but Mary de
fed her,
And calmly went on with her meal.
New York World.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-04-02
Natural Yarnishes.

Fluid resins OF oil from several
different trees are extensively used
in the Philippines as varnishes. One
of them, called oil of supa, is pale
yellow liquid when fresh, but it
becomes dark and viscous after con-
tact with the air. Spread in thin
layer it dries slowly and forms a
hard varnish. 1t is also capable of
being burned in a lamp. Another
natural yarnish is balao, also called
oil of apitong. 1t is white when
fresh, but darkens after exposure
and makes very tough varnish.
Oil of panao is a third variety, in
ferior to the others in its drying
properties. Chemical analysis has
shown that all these wood oils con-
sist entirely of hydrocarbons known
as sesquiterpenes.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-04-02
Some Johnson Definitions.

An exhibition of the relics of DIR.
Samuel johnson In London recalled
some of the remarkable definitions
that remarkable man inserted in his
dictionary. Among them not the
least curious was the one given for
network" which was defined as
anything reticulated or decussated
at equal distances, with interstices
between the intersections" Other
amusing definitions are: Cough
CONFUSION of the lungs velicated
by some shar serosity." 'Man-not
a woman, not a boy, not a beast. I"
1FPension-an allowance made to
any one without an equivalent. In
England it is generally understood
to mean pay to a state hireling for
treason to his country"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-04-02

Wedding cakes a speciality.
Prices S. to SIS. Call and inspect
nv line of ornaments for fancy
cakes before ordering elsewhere.
GAYS BAxKRY. Phone 81.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-04-02
Gulf Coast Line Nurseries
KfngsvlIIe, Texas.

Everything in trees. plants and
vines to develop horticulture in
this new semi-tropic Texas-that
is, everything of certain adarta-
bility as to sort and variety.
Almost all fruits succeed here,
bug only in certain special varie-
ties or grated on special roots.
We handle these only.
Write for CataIOg and Price List.