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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09

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aturalsmOvements, cures consti pation
-Doan's Regulets. Ask your druggist
for them. % cents box.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
IlAo SOME IDEAS ABOUT Art.
Rural French Critics Gave Sculptor
Unhappy Halt Hour.

Al ChalOn-nn.t he-Saone has just
been inaugursted the monument exc
eutsd by Moresu-Veuthier and Berard
to commemorate the national defense
superb cuirassler who carries across
his saddle the body OF color bearer
who yet clasps in his arms his broken
standard
On the eve OF the unwilling the mu-
nicipal council, presided over by the
mayor. repaired TO the foot OF the
statue to examine and see IL &c should
be accepted.
Are you not going TO tear OF this
green mold?" asked the mayor OF the
sculptor.
But. mo- sieur." replied tho sculp-
tor. that rs verd!gris."
"Verdigris! verdigris," said the
mayor. Il understand that very we'll
Paroleu! know shat this is verdi
girls; but IL is dirty. II had a
kitchen outfit OF that color would
have it secured. That must be cleaned
up. Youll have to mako that shine. 4"
but. monsieur"
At that moment a member Of the
council having struck the body OF the
bronze horse with Ais cane. they all
cried out: This sounds hollow"
Your bronze is hollow. monsieur"
said the mayor
The unhappy sculptor then took
great pains TO explain that all bronze
statues were hollow The mayo.
maintained an air OF defiant incredul
ity, and as he passed around the monu.
ment said: 1T appears TO me you have
hardly detailed the hair in the tail"
This was too much for the sculptor.
Il wished" he said. ito screw natural
hair into his tail like the hair used In
children's hobby horses. II would
have taken six months to have done
so. and l reflected that 1t would have
cost YOU too much"
And the municipal council OF Chalon
agreed with the business OF this OBJ
servation.--Le Crl do Paris.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
"sUFFETs" OR CAFES
Saloons Evidently Are Things Un
known in Washington.

Apparently there isn't a saloon I'D
Washington" said New York visit
or the other day. The hearts of pro
hibiuonists ought to be gladdened
while temperance folk would be some
what dubious. Not once have / seen
a sign that showed where ardent
spirits could be bought to be drunk
on the premises though on the win.
doWs OF groceries / have read long
and thirst-compelling lists OF de
ectable drinks that may be bought
and carried away. But | have seen
all sorts of marvel rs signs setting
forth that. within was buffet or a
cafe although IL was evident that
neither a cafe nor buffet was be.
mind the signs. / Judge, therefore.
that there is some prevailing impress,
sion in the city that If saloon Is
not called a saloon it ceases to be
such
But why call It a cafe or a buffet,
when II is neither? Is there some
law o" the subject, or is It merely
another presentation of that idea
prevalent among some Americans that
nothing should be called by it's right
name, under which impression the
word depot is substituted for station.
though IL does not mean the same
thing at all, and every shop becomes
a store, every man a gentleman and
every woman a lady? Possibly there
Is some deep-seated moral purpose in
lhis miscalling OF the saloon, but
II there is IL is well hidden.
Somebody ought to censor the
signs, at that. Cafe is blessed with
a grave instead Of an acute accent. in
most cases. and buffet, which never
haC an accent at all, is given either
acute or grave at he sweet will OF the
painter. Some streets are thus made
one long procession OF shudders. Dos.
sibly with the idea Of driving the ex.
Hsperated observer to drink. I mag.
Inc that vast fortune awaits that
Washingtonian who can invent and
copyright as new and virtuous-sound.
Ing name for a saloon some word
which has absolutely no connection
with the sale Of liquor. ] suppose by
the time ] next visit Washington ali
the gin mills Will be labeled Dining.
Room or will have reverted to that
bucolic compromise with bypucrist
Sample Room
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29

One has only 90 compare the streets
Of London. where horses are far more
used than here. with those OF New
York 90 realize how much we have
gained by orr increasing Use OF me-.
chauical motors for our trucks and
street cars The Punishment of horzes
from the city. for any use except park
and suburban driving. would make the
town as much more comfortable than
II IS now az the present New York Is
more comfortable TO get about in than
London But Mr. EdisOn's promises
for storage batteries for automobiles
have not yet materialized II might
DC prudent not To- sell your truck horse
until your ncighbor has used one Of
the new motors and you can see how
70 works
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
His ROYAL Snakeshin-

The Journal OF the Royal Micro
scopical society. describing a visit TO
Hagenbeck's ZOO, says: "a specimen
OF python reticulata. about 25 feet in
length, swallowed on June z. 1906 a
swan weighing 1S pounds and two
days later a roebuck OF 67 pounds An.
other swallowed within two DAYS two
roebucks OF rs and 80 pounds. and
soon thereafter n chamois OF II
pounds. In two and half hours only
The hind quarters OF the limbs Of the
prey we're visible When a fiashlight
photograph was suddenly taken the
python disgorged its booty I'm the space
OF half a minute" A. Sokolowsky re.
ports on the same subject: In a few
days weight OF "a pounds were swal.
lowed; 1873 pounds in nine days. The
pharynx can be dilatcd to a width Of
one millimeter 90 TO as centimeters.
A goat Of 80 pounds in weight was en-
quilted and took nine days to digeyt. AT.
er q meal the pythons remain inert in
the water. The appetite for second
meal few days after the first is re-.
markable. On the other hand. two
specimens remained from spring to
November without eating at all. and
ret persisted I'm good condition"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
CHINESE KITES ARE WONDERS.
One Ingenious Device Was Made to
Represent Huge Centiped.

Probably the most wonderful and
ingenious achievement OF a Chinese
ktemaker is designed to represent a
gigantic centiped. says a writer I'm the
world To-day. This is unquestionably
the longest and most fantastic amus4
ment device that has ever been con
structed for aerial flight. From head
to tail IL measures nearly 40 feet, and
is made to fold up accordionlikc Tho
fierce large head of the creature. with
long protruding horns. huge eyes and
gaping mouth, forms the front of the
Kite. This is the gem and marvel OF
the whole collection and entirely new
to the eyes OF the western world.
Its construction is as follows: Eek.
tending from head TO tail and consti.
tuting the body portion arc a series OF
bamboo sticks running cTosswise to
the center, to which are fastened %
or more pasteboard disks a foot or
more I'm diameter These are painted
In circles OF bla TX, yellow and white
representing the allseeing eyes of this
NEUROLOGICAL creature A tail norton
OF narrow strips Is fastened to the
last piece of bamboo. BY a mechanical
contrivance the curved pieces OF paste
board forming the eyes are made IT,
revolve by the wind while the kite is
being flown. Seen In the air. the ser.
pentinellke motion, its huge glaring
eyes sW iftly twirling in their sockets,
the effect is said to be astonishingIy
realistic, producing quite an awein.
spring scene, to the Chinese mind at
Ieas'. While being flown a cord is at
tached to three or more points of its
length, in order to keep It under con
troll. In strong wind several men
are required to hold the reel. Tn.
doubtedly we have here one OF the
first and most ancient patterns of hy.
ing machines, thousands Of years old
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
EARLY RISING IS CONDEMNED.
A Habit Which May Severely Tax the
Vital Powers.

There Is no adequate support for
the impression that The early morning
hours are in any way more wholesome
or healthy than later periods of the
day. Except in summer time they
are apt TO be damp. foggy. chilly ana
among the least desirable hours OF
daylight. IL is quite true that during
the summer there Is a sense OF exhil.
aration about being abroad in these
early morning hours. but this evapo-
rates with the cew and is ant TO bs
succeeded by a corresponding depres.
sion and loss OF working power later
IN the day. | have been observing my
friends and patients for the past 20
years In this respect, and am inclined
To the opinion that not a little OF the
depression and nervousness which
commonly develop in hot weather is
uue 10 excessive exposure to light.
from habits OF early rising. inherited
from agricultural ancestors. not coun
teracted by three to four hours res,
In darkened rooms in the middle of
the day.
secondly. that the exhilaration ex.
perienced during the early morning
hours Is an expensive luxury which
mas to be paid for later I'm the day.
In tact, have found that as a general
rule. to put IL very roughly. the bust
ness or professional man who rises
an hour before 1880 or 8. goes 10
bed, or loses his working power
an hour and a half earlier I'm the
evening. Each individual has I'm
the beginning OF his day about so
much working power stored up I'm his
brain and muscle cells. If he uses
this mp Nith great rapidity in the
early morning hours he naturally ex.
hausts his stock the sooner in the
afternoon.
IL Is largely a matter OF when a
man wishes TO be at his best. n his
occupation is OF such a character that
he can clear of the brunt OF his
work in the early morning hours. then
let him rise early. II on the other
hand he requires full vigor and readI.
ness or mind and body in the latter
part OF the day, or at night. then
he must rise later TO get II. Even
In pure muscle work II is false econ.
omy to work too long hours.-Amer.
lean Magazine.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
Family oS blind Muslelan..

concert as pathetic as 1t was iE
teresting took place recently at Ham.
burg. The concert gIvcrs were a sic
ter and two brothers. all blind; a
fourth brother. who is studying com,
position at the Berlin Academy OF
Music, and whose works have already
been very favorably commented on.
being similarly affected The sister
possesses fine and well trained so.
prano voice OF considerable compass.
while one brother. who on shis occa.
sion acted as her accompanist. holds
an appointment at Muhlheim.a n.der.
Ruhr as organist. The third broth
or is 'cellist OF considerable talent
The family are natives OF MuhlheIm
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
How the Judge Viewed II.

Even Judge on the bench likes his
joke. a man whose name is Waters
was arraigned in Bilville court on a
charge of assault and battery. What
did you do to him" asked the Judge.
20 make him assault your we wuz
at dinner" was the reply. AN we got
into a dispute, an all did wuz to hit
him side the head with n corndodger.
an week arterward he come back
an beat me shameful" Well" said
the Judge, you know what the Scrip
ture says Bread cast upon the wa
tiers will return to you after many
aysl"-Atlanta Constitution.
EITHER "BUFFETs" OR CAFES,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
REVOLUTIONARY.

In my dream ] was speaking 10 the
man OF tie far distant future.
The world has changed since your
day" he was saying.
I'm much?" ] queried.
In much" quoth he I'm ideals. In
aspirations, in all that most nearly
touches life"
Could he not exhibit some effect OF
this which should give me an idea OF
It's extent. At glance. Of course.
He took a moment to consider.
We'll yes" he said at length. Then
he let me see the inside OF the aver.
age woman's purse.
There was nothing in II but money.
absolutely nothing, and with a VIC
lent start | awoke.-Puck
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
DIPLOMAT IN QUEER POSITION.
Turkish Representative Long In capl.
tai Without Credentials.

Chekib Bey. the Turkish minister
IN Washington. will so % the White
House i'm few days 10 take leave
OF the president prior to returning to
his native land. Chekih Bey Is the
only diplomat known In history who
has served as the representative OF
his master without presenting proper
credentials. Upon his arrival he was
introduced as the Turkish minister.
He was uneauipped with letters OF
credence, but intimated they would
be along IN a short time Whenever
mention was made OF this important
essential by the state department.
Chekib Bey would enter upon a long
dissertation about the red tape in Con.
stantinople and invariably wind up
with the statement that IL would not
be long now before his credentials
arrived.
IL got Go be such a Joke that the
authorities refrained from referring
To the matter. They contented them
selves with designating Chekib Bey I'm
the diplomatic list as Appointed en-.
voy extraordinary and minister pleni.
potentiary," and placing him at the
foot OF all the ministers. or course the
purpose OF the Turkish government
was TO show it's displeasure at the
conduct of the United States in press.
ing missionary claims.
Chekib Bey leaves Washington with
the good will of everybody, especially
the president and Secretary Root. and
he owes this entirely 20 the tact he
has displayed in dealing with an un.
usual situation.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
Ancient References.

Lady Ito applicant for position as
domestic)--My goodness This refer.
ence is signed by Mrs. Upton.
Applicant--Yis. mum--she signed Il
herself mum. after Id been there a
wake. num-
But Mrs. Upton has been dead for
20 years"
is that so? Will wall! It's wan
place afther another Oi've been get.
tin on that character fur 25 years
an Oi never heard before that the
poor Teddy was dead Heaven rest hoT
Sowl!'-N. Y. Weekly.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
WAS roo EASILY PERSUADED.
One CT the Troubles That 6eset Hon.
est Man in Politics.

l knew that a certain alderman in a
certain town on Long Island was bit.
terly opposed to granting a franchise
TO an electric line. and soon after
heard that the franchise had been
granted and that he had voted for Il.
met him on the train and said: Then
you changed your mind about that
franchise Yes. had to-" he re.
piled. Any particular influence
brought TO bears" Yes. My wife
persuaded me into IT." And who rer.
suaded you wife," "Her brother"
And was he persuaded" Yes. a
lawyer persuaded him" And the
lawyer" Wei. reckon II was the
president OF the company that per.
susded him. stood out and stood
out. but the persuasion was too great"
1 have been told on good authority"
l continued after bit. that the com
pany gave the lawyer $1,000 to per
Suade with You don't mean IT."
gasped the alderman. But do. Yes
sir, an even $500" "Then he's a
burned skunk and ought to be shown
up. He persuaded the whole family
OF us for $3.50 and put the rest in his
pocket! That's what man gets for
being honest!"-St Louis Globe.Deuo
crat.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
Too Late.

Marshall Il. Wilder, the noted hu.
morist told suffering story at a
dinner In Chicago.
i hate suffering stories as n rule. 4"
he said, but this one is rather good.
II Is about two blacksmiths. both slut.
terers. The first snatched up red.
hot lump Of ron from the forge
rushed with IL 10 the anvil. and then
began this conversation:
N-nnow th-th-then, ststrikei
Qu-qulcklyH
'W-wwhere shall I s-strlke|
'Jjjust at the end Hh-hurry ~.
"'Thth-this end?
Yes. OF c.ccourse. Mind you hit
ss-strsight'
All rrrlght N-unowi Shall I
lllet her g-R.gOF
" 'N.n--yOu fool. the irons
c.c-old'"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
A Deserted VILLAGE.

The site OF the erstwhile fourishing
village of Brendon Is represented by
a Few gaunt stone chimneys, a stray
cluster of rooness cottages. a dilapi.
dated Dissenting chapel, a ghostly
railway station and one fair sized
shop, which serves the needs OF the
scattered community living on the
Brendon Hills. says H. q. Archer. I'm
the Wide World Magazine. But for
many years the deserted village was
left just as II Was when the miners
occupied IT, and as such presented an
extraordinary sight-silent grass
grown streets OF closed houses. shops.
inns and places OF worship. II was
only comparatively recently that the
buildings were RACED and the materials
OF which they were composed sold and
carried away. To-day the most tan.
sible relic is found at the junction of
the roads just outside the vilIage-a
quaint, square, plain building, over the
porched entrance TO which is the word
Beulah. and the date OF erection.
1861. This is one OF the little chapels
built for the miners. No attempt has
been made to preserve It from decay.
and not so long ago the pedestrians
could stroll in and find the sunlight
streaming through the translucent
windows and their borders of colored
glass, making the interior grotesauely
gay. The pulpit and pews then re-
NAMED, and many Of the cards affixed
to the book-rests and inscribed with
the stockholders names were yet to be
seen.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
Reasonable

There IS n lawyer OF Clevland whose
quick wit is said never TO desert him
either in The courtroom or elsewhere
Not long ago a client entered his Of
fee and throwing back bis coat. ex
claimed irritably.
Why. SIR your ONCE is as hot as
an ovcni"
why shouldn't 70 be2" asked the
lawyer. smilingly IT'S here that J
make my bread -Harpcts Magazine
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
The Chicken Wasn't There.

Judge. said Mrs. Starvcm TO the
magistrate who had recently come to
board with her, I'm particularly anx.
ious to have you try this chicken
soup"
! have tried IT," replied the magis.
tr'Ite, and my decision Is that the
chicken has proved an alibi."
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
on Wen Psys Preachers SALARY.

a few years ago Rev George Wood
Anderson organized the Epworth Epls
copal church and later secured sum
cient funds 20 erect n modern stone
structure. Knowing thero was of
about Lima hc conceived The idea OF
boring well in the church's back lot
a subscription paper was passed
$1,000 was pledged TO make 40 losses
N they came, and Rev Mr Anderson
started his oil we'll 70 proved a
small type gusher and ever since The
oil well. operated daily by a gas en-
CINE. which also operates tho church
heating and lighting plant has been
pouring out sufficient crude oil 90 not
only pay the ministers salary and all
other church expenses. but % make
up bank account big enough 10 build
the church over again.-Lima Cor
Columbus Dispatch.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
-
THE CAT CAME BACK.
But II Was Not at Home In the coun.
try for Awhile.

The kitten that the little CITY girl
had brought back from the country
with her last fall had grown to be a
big. beautiful cat when the time came
TO 90 to the mountains again, so he
was placed In a basket and carried to
the train, the first time since his baby
hood that he had been below the third
moor OF the apartment house. There
was little surprise and a good deal OF
amusement, therefore, at the cats
ideas OF nature, gained. as they had
been, by close inspection OF FIRE es
capeB and adjacent brick walls. with
an occasional glimpse OF an asphalt
pavement. For the first three or four
days 1t was impossible to keep pussy
on the ground floor. IL would run TO
the top or Che big farmhouse and peer
out OF the window whenever II was re.
leased on the verAnda. Gradually. how.
ever, 1t became accustomed to life on
the ground level, and in a week or so
umidly ventured outdoors by Itself
Then II was quickly found that it's
natural instincts had not been affect
ed by city life, for II soon became a
terror to song birds, much TO the
disgust Of its little mistress. who Is
constantly torn with grief between her
love for the cat and for the brides
that fell victims OF It's cunning. Now
that pussy has taken TO sleeping out
OF doors II is serious problem wheth.
or to bring it back 10 the city again or
not-New York Globe.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
SKATE ON CAPITAL STREETS.
Clerks Use Roller Skates to Go 20
Their Occupations.


Roller skating. which I'm other cities
ls practically an amusement is used
In "a practical way by government en-.
ploycs ia Washington About % clerks
employed in the post Office deparf.
ment who live I'm the vicinity OF Mount
Pleasant skate TO the office The
clerks formed a party for their first
appearance for the reason that up to
THIS time roller skating has been con.
sidered the prerogative OF children
and not generally INDUCED ia by
grown people outside OF Kinks.
VI. 0. Chance. chief clerk. led the
party. which made its way down Six.
teenth street as the most desirable
thoroughfare.
j. is expected that the organization
Of this concerted movement I'm the az.
rection Of practical roller skating will
place the sport upon basis similar
20 that once enjoyed by the bicycle.
The miles OF smooth asphalt streets
in Washington unobstructed By much
heavy traffic make &c an ideal city for
skating Thousands OF young men
and women go TO work IN the
departments daily and need not
only the exercise which roller skat.
ing 20 The office will give. but the
price Of car tickets as well.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
Parish REGISTERS.

was once being shown round a vii
lags church in the Eastern Counties.
and was solemnly informed by the
somewhat garrulous parish clerk that
the registers went back to the time OF
William the Conqueror. says J. f. vii.
liams in The Treasury. Lest the same
startling opinion may be held BY 9th.
srs, let me hasten TO say that parish
registers were unknown in England
before the end OF Henry Wits reign.
and happy is that parish which still
possesses Its records even from that
date For our earlier registers have
certainly had very checkered career.
and when we read the story OF the
treatment which has been melted out
To them during the three or four cen.
turtles of their existence, we can only
wonder that they exist in such NUN.
bers as they do.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29

Good morning. parson
'Gopd morning deacon hs 7 was
coming along just now ! saw nght
between brindlc bulldog aud mas.
tn And upon my word deacon more
than 90 mcu were standing around.
How can people tako an interest in
such things2"
Il dunno, parson. Which davis
won?"