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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-06-13

H. LOPEZ CEPERO, San Joa6 Is
Compra y ventR dc mueble8 On general.
Sc hacen pTeLtamos de dinero BobEo prem.
daB de orc, plata y pisdras preCiosRp. Sc
CompFRn pFsndaS antiguau , modeFnaB. Sc
Compra vends plata y orc deterioFRdo.
Conutsnte exiHtencia de mueblOg, tipO
oCon6micoH. BARRAS DE CATRE.
p A.
, 1908-10-26
EXAMINATIONS FOR
CIVIL SERVICE JOBS.

The local civil service board an
nounces the following schedules of ex-
aminations to be held here:
November 16 and 17-Assistant
(male) in naval observatory, at 81, 900
per annum. Age limit, 20 years Or ov-
er at date of examination, but prefer
ence in appointment will be given to
eligibles under 35 years.
November 17-Fireman stationary
Indian service Carlisle Indian school,
Pennsylvania. No educational test
will be given and it viii not be neces-
sary for applicants 20 appear for ex
animation. Age limit, 20 years or
over.
November % to 25-Electrical en-
gineer and craftsman, supervising
architects Office, at $1,000 per annum.
Age limit, 20 years or over.
November "a and 25-Editor. office
of experiment stations, department of
agriculture, to fill vacancies in the po-
sition of editor in Charge Of the de-
partment Of entomology. economic
zoology and veterinary science, In the
experiment station record office, at
$1,000 a year. Age limit, 20 years or
over,
November 25-Ofice engineer in ir.
rigation and drainage Investigations,
office OF experiment stations, depart
ment Of agriculture, at salaries rang
ing from $1,000 to $4,000. Age limit, 81
years or v
, 1908-10-26
She Worked III. Snake cure,

Novel crimes are occasionally COM
mitted In Paris, as, for Instance: An
old gypsy woman called on a doctor
living in the Place Pierriere and asked
him to visit her daughter, who was
lying Ill In a caravan ON the fortified.
tons near by. 81 have tried the ser
pent cure" she said, but there was no
result. If you will allow me to pay
your fee in advance l shall be- sure YOU
Will come" 6
The doctor consented, and the old
woman handed him a 500 note. As
he was getting the change out of the
safe she again mentioned the serpent
cure" and he asked her what 1t was.
"This," she said. and, taking a box
from under her rags, she turned half
a dozen snakes ont on the floor.
The doctor was startled and rushed
cut Of the room. When he returned
with a stick he found that the oma
and the snakes had vanished, while all
the money in his safe had also gone.
He still held the 500 note in his hand,
but this proved to be a forgery.
, 1908-10-26
AT THE HOTELS.

Johnson-Charles Wistner, Key
stone; A. E. Faauu, Omaha; B. w
Towner, Morgan; F. M. O'Brien Coke
Vile, Wyo.; H. A. Wingapple, Evans
vile, Ind: G. L. Peterson, Centennial;
Jack White, Tie Siding; John Hart
cheyenne; Victor White and wife,
Rock River; W. H. Bridger, Wayside,
Kuster-Mrs e. Peterson, Mrs. e
barrow. DR.. ]. W. Mcdaniel, North
park; M. s. Hyatt, Denver; Thomas
Arson, Joe Heder, ]. H. Nebeger, Ro-
bertson. Wyo.; James Carter, George
Harvey, Mountain View. Wyo.; Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Hoss, Millbrook: w. J,
Steineman, e. L. Herbert, Hebron
Colo: L. ". Lund, Pleasant Grove,
Utah; R. l.. Potter, Erie, ILL.,; G. G.
White. Bosler; VIII Lugg. Longmont
Colo; Fred H. Hardie. Dallas. Texas
Union -PHchc-D. W. Cade, st.
Joseph. Mo-: F. H. Lockhart. /. 8.
Sachs. Chicago; A. T. Bailey, G. e,
Adams. jr., M. D. Leunnermann, Geo.
l. Wolf. Denver; b E. Hardy, Mime.
apolis, Mimi; G. Dettmer. Colorado;
F. c. Hunter. Fort steele: p, A. Geiger,
Rawlins.
, 1908-10-26
Dollar Bill. by WEIGHT.

"Dollar bills are worth almost their
weight in gold" a bank president said
the other day to a depositor.
Yes, I suppose they come in handy
for change and are easy to carry" tho
deposition replied absently.
mo; l was speaking literally" the
bank president said. 1--WE got into an
argument In the bank here the other
day as to how much a dollar bill
weighed. A twenty dollar gold piece
weighs $40 grains. We found that
twenty-seven crisp, new one dollar bills
weigh the same as a twenty dollar
gold piece. We tested some bills that
had been In use and found that 1t took
but twenty-six Of them to balance the
gold piece. 1 suppose that twenty-six
used bills gather an accumulation Of
dirt In passing from hand to hand that
weighs about what n new bill does"
Kansas City Star.
, 1908-10-26
Preerxlna th. paaanee.

-
A well known professor Of architec.
ture, commonly referred to as Ham
my" BY his pupils, told a story Illus
trative Of the remarkable degree to
which certain persons possess the sense
Of symmetry.
It seems that there was once a
Scotch gardener who had charge of a
good sized English estate and under
whose direction the formal garden at
the rear had been laid out with abso-
lutte symmetry, ever the two summer
houses, inc on each side of the garden,
being Identical In yer the most minute
detail. On one occasion the English
man became angry at his son and
locked him up In one Of the summer
houses. Az . as the Scotch garden
er heard of this his sense of symmetry
was 80 outraged that he Immediately
sent for his own son and locked him
up in the other summer house to pre-
serve the balance. "Hammy" neglect
Cd to mention whether both boys were
dressed exactly alike. butkft Il to be
presumed that sven this detail was at
tended to by the aesthetic Scotchman.
New York Times.
, 1908-10-26
A Victim Of Leprosv,

ION my travels In Venezuela" said a
New York man, 81 stayed in a hotel
with Z young man in whose family
there was the faint of leprosy, though
he Apparently did not have 1t. One
night aitting at dinner he became an
CRY at a waiter and brought his hand
down OF the table with full force. He
instantly realized thai he diA moi fdSl
TIP blow land> sat lodk hing atthis hand,
his face whitening with horror. Give
me your knife, Bob he said to his
chum. He grabbed the pocketknife in
4 frenzy and stabbed the side Of his
hand with vicious cuts from finger
tips to wrist. You may not know that
leprosy appears in the side OF the hand,
numbness being a sign. The man did
not feel the cuts. He arose from the
table, knocking over his chair, rushed
out Into the courtyard of the hotel,
and we heard the quick tang of a re-
volver shot, telling us how he had con-
quered the leper's curse by ending his
1ifp
, 1908-10-26

r beg your PARDON said thA
stranger on the bicycle, riding slowly
mp to the sidewalk and steadying him.
self by putting his foot on the curb,
'sbut / am looking for a restaurant
where / can get a good meal. Can you
direct me to onef"
The man whom he addressed waa
standing in front Of a store trying to
rub a grain Of sand out Of his eye
with one hand and holding his hat on
with the other, for 1t was a windy
day, and at nrst be made no response.
But presently he spoke.
go to the next block" he said. land
turn to the right. Four doors down
you will find a restaurant"
The stranger thanked him and rode
on. About an hour later they acct
dentally met again. The stranger was
o. his way out Of town. He stopped
and spoke.
my friend" he said, 81 followed
your directions. / went to the restau'
rant you directed mi to, and l got the
worst meal l ever had in my life"
:" thought you would" answered
the other. IF you had waited till ]
got that grain of sand out of my eye
I should have sent you to a good res.
taurant, bit you didn't. l just had tic
divide my misery with somebody. and
you happened to be handy."-Youth's
| Communion.
, 1908-10-26
Postage Stamp Gum.

Every time q person licks a United
States postage stamp he gsts a taste
Of sweet potatp. The gum with which
the stampe a3fAAcked Is made from
that succulent washable because Uncle
Sans lieutenahtD. consider 1t the most
harmless preparation Of the sort. All
Of the gum used on American postage
stamps ID mixed by the government at
the bureau Of engraving and printing,
where the stamps are made. 1t Is
spread on the sheets after the stamps
have been printed. The gum, in a
liqn3d form, is forced up through pipes
from tbs basement where it is made.
These pipes lead - series of ma
chimes consisting MIXERS, between
which the sheets 6fzf1hps are fed, one
at a time. A ~conf1luohs fine stream
Of the liquid gum falls upon n of
these ro1lers- The sheet with its wet
coating of sweet potato mucilage passes
from the rollers Into a long horizontal
due filed with hot air. When 1t
emerges at the other end Of the fine
the gum h dry.-New York Telegram.
, 1908-10-26
v.o.rI.. Of III. Plumb Linz,

One Of the curious things that men
Of science have discovered In their In
Vulnerable efforts to measure and map
the earth with the least possible error
Is the fact that there are places where
the direction Of a plumb line is not
vertical. Irregularities Of density IN
the crust Of the globe may produce this
phenomenon.
A remarkable instance has been
Found in the island Of Porto Rico
where the deviation from the vertical
is 20 great that in mapping the island
the northern and southern coast lines,
as shown on the older maps. had each
to be moved Inward half a mlle.-New
York Tribune.
, 1908-10-26
WILL HAVE OFFICE
In NEW BUILDING.

VIII Sckilling, the republican can
didate for county surveyor, who has
just dissolved partnership with Cliff
ford E. Back, will have his Office in
one of the new Chaplin buildings, on
Grand avenue, No. 113 Grand avenue,
which will be fitted up for the best
quarters to be found anywhere in the
state. The o is large, light and
airy and will furnish an ideal place for
the surveyor.
, 1908-10-26
SPECIAL MEETING OF
MASONIC GRAND LODGE

Judge Hugh Hynis Of this city, jun
ior grand warden of the grand lodge
of Wyoming, Masons, has been notified
that a special c~onvocation of the grand
lodge will be held at Rawiins on Sat
urday, to lay the cornerstone of the
new Masonic temple being erected by
Rawlins ledge No. 5. Judge Hynds
will have a large part in the ceremo-
MES of the day.
, 1908-10-26
The nrainy Bunch,

Mr.. Einic-Do you sec those three
people walking together down there7
Mr. Getup-Yes; who are they? Mr..
Einic-One is a somnambullst, one is
! keptomaniac and one Is a plagiarist.
Mr.. Getup-Law sakes! l never
dreamed we were going to meet 30
many brainy people in a bunch.-Kan-
NJ City Newsbook.
, 1908-10-26
MOVING INTO ITS
LARGE NEW SHOP.

The Lovejoy Novelty works is today
transferring the machinery plant to the
large new shop in the rear of the gar
age just completed. The shop is per-
haps the largest and lightest in the
state. making the whole plant the COM
pletest garage In Wyoming.
, 1908-10-26
FRACTURE OF sKuLL
FROM THE EXPLOSION.

DR.. Tebbitt yesterday afternoon per-
formed an operation upon Charles I.
Manners at the Lawrence home. re-
moving a piece Of rock from n Of
the ~eyeballs and dressing the wounds.
1t was found that Mr.. Manners suffer-
ed two fractures Of the skull, but the
surgeon believes his recovery is as
sured. MIS-. Manners is at the side Of
her husband.
, 1908-10-26
PRIZES FOR BREAD

~ THE GEM CIIY =
The prizes for the best loaf Of
bread from Overland -four. offered by
the Gem City Grocery. company, were
awarded Saturday night. Eighteen en-,
tries were made. Like the Irishman's
whiskey, all the bread was good, but
some Of the loaves were better than
others. The awards were made as fol-
lows: First, Miss Kate Murphy; sec
ond, Mrs. Sid Lawrence; third, Mrs.
e. Hinkel.
, 1908-10-26
MADE DIREcTREss At
A DENVER HOSPITAL

Miss Ella Slack, who went to g.
Lukes hospital at Denver several
years ago az a student nurse, and who
has been a night nurse at that hos.
pital lately, has just been promoted
to be directress of nurses, at a much
larger salary and increased response
bility. Miss Slack Is known in that
Institution as The Little Mother"
She writes to DR.. Hamilton in this
city that she Is about the proudest and
happiest girl at Denver and the doctor
and her other friends r just as
proud and happy as she IL.
, 1908-10-26
|uNlvERsIr LINEUP
FOR ToMoRRoW's GAME

Following Is the lineup for the foot.
game tomorrow afternoon. at ;
O'Clock, on the university groundA,
between the University Of Wyoming
and Company i Eleventh United
infantry, At Fort D. A. Russell;
|Hunton, left end; Hill. left tackle;
GuilA left guard; Hastings. center;
iPe.yam, right guard, H. Price. right
l. Price. right end; Roberts,
Quarterback; Worthingtons right half
back; Moir. fuHhAck; Akeson, left
hAtfbSck. The management announces
that Keats viii be provided for all
who need them. The soldiers will
arrive from Cheyenne ON the early
afternoon train and will proceed to the
field, the game starting Ct 8 O'Clock
to allow time to nnish before night
fall.
, 1908-10-26
ANOTHER OUTFIT
FOR GRADING CAMP.

Another large outfit was added to
the ditch gangs on the James Lake r.
rigation company5 bitches yesterday.
in charge of Mr.. Doggett, who has thir-
ty-two teams and a large number of
e The outfit has just completed
some bitches at Snyder, Colo.
, 1908-10-26
TERRY CONTINUES TO
ShOW IMPROVEMENT.

Ralph Terry, who is at a hospital at
Denver, continues TO improve, and
his friends look for his complete re-
covery.
, 1908-10-26
The Fuller He osts.

'Bliggins is a very Inconsistent
man."
I'm what wayY'
THE later he stays out at night the
more be wants to sing Home, Sweet
81 observation-disclosures.
, 1908-10-26
MxAM'\
lIMeAe4t !
Small Things at Small Prices

Slndll llln9S dl SIlldll Prices
NOTHING Is MORE ExAsPER-
ATiNG TO THE BUSY HOUSE
WIFE THAN To FIND A MUCH
WANTED TOOL MISSING OR
BROKEN. KEEP YOUR kITcH-
EN- AT ALL TIMES PROPERLY
EQUIPPED.
WE TRY ALWAYS TO BUY
THE MOST MODERN, THE MOST
SUBSTANTIAL THINGS IN
kITcHENWARE-AND THAT Is
ONE REASON WHY WE BE
LIEvE WE CAN SERVE YOU IN
THIS LINE BETTER THAN YOU
CAN BE SERVED ELSEWHERE.
Large Granite Spoon. 15c
Trojan Potato Washer. .10c
Extra strong Egg Beaten, Dow
er pattern zoe
Steel Mincing Knife, double
blade ................15 to 20c
Glass Cutter, carbonized steel
wheel 4. .15c
Delft Enameled Kettle, 2 qts.. $50
Delft Enameled Tea Pot, 1 qt.. .27c
Delft EnameIeI 2-qut. Pans is to Csc
Ironing Board, 4 feet. .75c
Aetna Iron Frame Wringer. 1925
Wash Boilers. $50 to $2.75
Bread Boxes. .50c 70 $1.0O
Cash Boxes. Coo up
Child's Bath Tubs. $3.50 to $2.25
Bread Mixcrs .,.....-......$2.2o
Rolling Pins, white wood. Zoe
Hammer. solid cast steel. 49,. soc
Ratchet, crucible steel, 4 inches Soc
Az, best steel, single bit han
die ..$f.oo
Drawing Knife, all steel. ...... .90e
Pliers, forged steel. ~ inches. $50
Tape Lines, SO feet. ........ SOC
Folding Rules, 2 feet. lockwood. 15c
Pitch Forks, 3 tines Use
Manure Forks, 4 tines.........75c
Monkey Wrench, 6 inch. Csc
Bits, set Of 90c
Chisel, one-inch blade. 500
Cold Ckisel, best quality. .15c to 35c
Expansion Bit, best steel. soc
Jack Plane, adiustible, steel. SIPS
Hand Saw, steel, rs inches. $3.50
Step Ladder. 6 .$2.25
Brace, best quality steel. soc to 81
, 1908-10-26

Conceit h the soap bubble Of life.
very large, very smooth and ascendant
until pr3cksd
, 1908-10-26
SOCIALIST SPEAKER

Margaret Preyey, the national social
list lady organizer, will speak at Maen-
nerchor hall tonight. Tomorrow even
ing H. v. s. Groesbeck will give a
Bhort talk after which there will be
given . free dance.
, 1908-10-26

when In need Of Job printing or wy
ding IN the book line call On The Re
pabnoaA. First GLASS WORK guaranteed
, 1908-10-26
HOPES TO HAVE

WIFE HOME SOON.
DR.. J. w. Mcdaniel Of Walden, whose
wife has been In a hospital at Denver
for several weeks, where she under
went operation a few days ago, was
in the city yesterday. He hears that
Mrs. Mcdaniel is getting along nicely
and hopes to be able to return home
In q few weeks.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-30
HERE is III FINAL CUT
Some Special Snaps

Some Special Snaps
Good .4acum Powder ............. SC
2sc vantines Cold Cream cut to........r9c
asc Vantines Smelling Salt cut to ......Ioc
s5c Rimax Cream De Las cut to .....Ioc
25c Nail Polish cut to ..............I9c
soc Vantines Oriental Face Powder .loc
6oc I.e Roy Eu De Clogne ......., 35c
75c Toilet Water Vantnes and lie Roys SOC
soc lie Roy Extract Lilac Hyacinthe. SOC
$r.oo Toilet Waters vantnes and lie Roys
cut to ..,............... ...........
soc vantines Cold Cream cut to.... 35c
soc Is Roys Wich Hazel ...... SOC
a big lot Of a5c collars in stock 10n
and lace collars .,,,.t...,...,....-.-, IVI
/ lot Of white wash stock collars with plaid
tie attached, Justout at 05n
this Sale ,........ .u. LJC
White net Jabot with bow 9Ec
attached, Just ont -.-.........,.... HVV
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Fancy Dresses

All prices accordingly.
Everyone Of them must go Of course
they will at these reductionsy
s 7.so Fancy Dresses cut o......S 5.25
S $50 Fancy Dresses cut to......S 6.3s
S o,75 Fancy Dresses cut to......S $ 6.75
$1,000 Faneq Dresses cut to. .,..,S 6.75
$1,000 Fancy Dresses cut to...... .SI2.5o
S2s.oo Fancy Dresses cut to. .... SI7.o5
$500 Fancy Dresses cut to...- $3.50
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Post Cards

We do the biggest post card business
in Guthrie we have one revolving rack
that holds $500 cards, Ic each and for
SC. Give us call.
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WASH GOODS
Continued

French Gingham in big range Of pat
terms. The finest cloth in the market at the
price soc quality this 0Ec
sale, per yard ...................Z ZJG
csc zepher and French Ginghams checks,
Poaii'y. P'a,a' 'ps per ''5ns.''' 5s'i . 1212C
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Mid summer OaI
Wash Skirts

All go the same way, prices cut to the
quickJ
S 225 Wash Skirts cut to. o.......~ .SI75
S $50 Wash Skirts cut to. ...e.... .SI95
S 2.75 Wash Skirts cut to........ .$I.o5
S s.95 Wash Skirts cut to. ,,....$ $2Go
S $50 Wash Skirts cut .$265
$ sos Wash Skirts cut to......... $500
$ 4.5o Wash Skirts cut to. ......... .S3.4S
s AIS Wash Skirts cut to....,... $3z5
5 500 Wash Skirts cut to......... $3.9s
574 Wash Skirts cut to.....,...$4.5o
7.5o Wash Skirts cut to.,.......$5.o5
5 SIS Wash Skirts cut to...... $o.o5
5 OPS Wash skirts cut to. ......... S7.3s
Si25o Wash Skirts cut to..,......$ sos
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dice checks and small medium h0a
and large polka dots, pair ..... ..... vUI
BELTS
6sc Leather belts in Black, Brown and
Red-Cut steel nail head qhc
trimming Tor ...... ...... .,,..... .vVV
TOILET WATERS
* and zoe Toilet Waters, the best h0n
grades, lie Roys & Vantines ..,...... uJ1
HAND BAGS.
Hand Bags worth UP to SIPS this sale 4oc
LACES
One big table OF Torchon lace, this sale Sc
POWDER
Colgate's Mcnnen's and Babcocks hr
lalcum Powder ......,. ..-......, wv
DR. Groves Tooth Powder, for 25c
SHIRT WAISTS.
One big lot Of SIPS and 81. 50 shirt waists
This is the finest line Of $I25 QQn
and SIso shirt waists we ever had J0O
CORSETS
One lot Of White Kabo and Thompson
Corsets all fresh and clean good To-
numbers SIPS and $I.5o quality. Il Jc
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Send Here for Samples We Save You Money Mail Orders Filled Prompt
Wear Department
Dress Skirts

We sell more good skirts than any
other house in Oklahoma. Here is your
chance for good skirt at a very low
prices
Your choice Of any S 7.5o skirt for S SOS
Your choice OF any S $50 skirt for S 69s
Your choice Of any $Ia.5o skirt for S o7s
Your choice OF any $1,000 skirt for S 7.4s
Your choice Of any $3.50 skirt for $40 Sc
Your choice Of any $500 skirt for SII7s
Your choice of any $3.50 skirt for SI20:
Your choice af any 5000 skirt for $l2.2s
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Silk Jackets

One LOT OF Short Silk Goats suitable for
evening wear. They were $50 and
$3.50 Just five Of them left Marked
$475 to close.
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This Store will be Closed all day
IS ATU RDAY, JULY 4th.
Store Remains Open Friday
till 10 p. N. :
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-30
Bank Of Commerce.

We announce the opening of the
Bank of Commerce, this city, with
pleasure, and call special attention to
the advertisement, which appears in
this paper. This banking institution
has been organized to meet growing
demands in this section, and men of
influence and business ability have
shown their confidence in Johnson
City by establishing the bank. The
bank has been organized by the people
for the benefit of the people, and the
general public will receive accommoda-
tons offered by the institution. The
officers of the Bank of Commerce are
we'll known business men of this sec
ton; men of standing and influence,
and business intrusted to that institu-
ton will receive the confidential atten-
ton of men experienced in banking
We have every reason to believe that
the Bank of Commerce will rapidly
progress, and will soon become one of
the most influential banking institu-
tions in East Tennessee. Mr.. II. r.
Shipley is the cashier and will have &C.
tive charge of the institution. He has
the necessary experience and capacity
and is ideally adapted for the position.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-30
COMMITTEES FOR CARNIVAL
Appointed by Commercial
Club for Fall Carnival
and Trades Display

At meeting of the advertising and
industrial committee of the Commercial
Club Wednesday afternoon chairmen
of the subcommittee were appointed
TO look after the trades display and in
dnstrial exhibit to be held here on Oc-
tober 6, 7, s and 8. 1t was decided to
call it the Washington County Fair and
the officers of the club were declared to
be ex-otlicio officers of the fair. W. b.
Earnest was made general manager and
secretary, H. d. Gump chairman of the
finance committee, j. A. Summers
chairman of the advertising committee,
j. F, Crumly on floats and decorations,
Amzi Smith on aMusements, Q. l..
Marshal on manufactures, NJ. jackson
on farm products, Il. L. Ellsworth on
home products, A. Il. johnson on live
stock, j, o. Lewis on poultry aud F.
X. Mountcastle on foreign products.
The Hippodrome Rink and the ball
park will be used and four days of a
great show is assured. A catalogue
will be issued later.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-30

John Robinson's show has come and
gone and with it went perhaps $50, 900
of johnson City's money, but when the
final balance was struck the city was
not so much loser after all. No human
being ever saw such an immense crowd
assembled before in Washington coun-
ty for any purpose. 1t was impossible
for the tent to hold those wanting ad-
mission and to accommodate them a
second performance was given in the
afternoon, thing never before neces-
sary in this section. 1t is estimated
that more than 10, 600 persons were I'M
der the canvas in the afternoon and the
night show called out 1000 or 5000
curious persons. One of the features
of the show was John Lowlow, the
Oldest clown in America He has been
with John Robinson's show for AZ years
and is the best known and most popu-
lar clown that ever painted his face.
He is now too old to work, but travels
with the show as director general and
to see his old friends en- route. When
we were boy, next to the elephant,
John Lowlow was the biggest thing in
the show to us, and he really was. 1t
was real pleasure to have an hours
chat with our old friend last Tuesday
morning, May he live long and pros
Dnr
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-30
SENSATION FOLLOWS ARREST
OF Erwin Man on Charge
of ArsOn-State is
Prosecutor.

As Il sequel to- the recent disastrous
fire, which wiped out the business cen
ter of the lit g town of Erwin, Unicoi
county, Tenn, John Whltson, bust
ness nun Of that town, was this v eek
arrested on warrant procured by the
assistant commissioner of Insurance of
Tennessee, on IA charge of arson. He
waived examination aud was bound
over to the circuit court. He gave bond
for ", 500 for his appearance.
Wilson's arrest created a sensation,
though be has been quietly suspected
since the fire. Heidi not appear to be
surprised Mt the proceedings against
him, but declares that they are based
on other considerations, and it is case
of persecution.