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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-07-07
A FsIghtfal Wreck

of train, automobile or buggy may cause
cuts, bruises, abrasions, spralns or wounds
that demand Bucklen's Arnica Salve--
earth's greatest healer. Quick relief and
prompt cure results. For burns, boils, sores
Of kinds, eczema, chaPped hands and lips,
sore eyes or corns, it's supreme. Surest pile
cure. age at H. c. Miller's,
her were her sister, Miss Margaret
White, little Margia Robertson and
Miss Louise Martin, all dressed to add
effect TO the design.
Misses Carrie and Florence Summers
drove a lovely rig, beautifully decorat-
ed in red and white.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-07-07

l.. w. Riggs, who has been on a
fishing trip in Sullivan county, has re-
turned home.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-07-07

Miss Fannie Keen has returned from
a visit to friends near Greeneville.
Mai. J. A. Buchanan, of North Car
olina, was in the city on the Fourth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-04-19
MOST PRECIOUS MANUSCRIPT
TIE Handwriting of Milton Treas
uFed ~ the Gem of All
S~s English Poets. IS

we have spoken of the Milton book
at Trinity as being the most precious
manuscript of English literature in
the world, says Edmund Gosse, in At
Iantic, and the longer we consider it's
constitution the less likely we are to
dispute this claim. Nothing of Shakes
peare's works remains in his own hand
writing; nothing important, so far as
we know of Chaucer's, or of Sponsors.
VI later poets, indeed, we possess man
uscripts OF more or less value and in
terest. But in no other case that can
recall, ancient or modern, has it been
our privilege to examine the sheets in
which, through several years of the
highest creative intensity, a great poet
has left on record the very movement
OF his mind and the hesitatiens and Sc
lections Of his art in the act of produc-
ton. When that poet is Milton. the
most splendid artist in verse whom the
English race has produced, the impor-
fance of the document stands revealed
beyond any need of emphasis or in
sistence. Now, in the Trinity manu-
script. everything is the unquestioned
handwriting Of Milton. except some of
the sonnets, which have evidently been
copied by successive amanuenses.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-04-19
SHOES POLISHED IN RAG THE.
1xperfence On the Bootblaeh's stand
when = Hand Organ Came
Along the Street.

"Just after I had got comfortably
settled in one of the leathef-cushioned
chairs" said Mr.. Ellington. relates the
New York Sun. there came along the
street one Of those big piano organs
with voice like calliope's, and halted
right in front. 1t was twO-chair
stand. and there were two men on it.
] was the only customer up at the mo-
ment, and the two each took foot.
"They had just begun polishing when
the hand organ began to boot 'Loozy-
ana Lou Instantly the two backing
artists swung in with the music, and
from that on, with many original rag
time variations of their own, they
piled their brushes and polishing
cloths in time with it. When stepped
down to the sidewalk to be brushed off
both men took up that work, the hand
organ playing now The Georgia Camp
Meeting and the two men coming in
with their whisk brooms with an in
terlocking fip-fap movement that was
nothing short of marvellous. ] would
not have been surprised any minute to
see them each turn cartwheel hand
spring changing places in the tur- ing,
but keeping up the brushing and ever
for minute losing time. They kept
right on down to my feet. and putting
in there singularly able combination
effect in that last final touch around
my hoppers they turned me loose.
II paid for the polish and put a nickel
In the organ collectors box. for the
backing artists and myself, and then
I walked away, keeping step with the
music, on the sidewalk, on one side Of
the hand organ, while horse pulling
grocery wagon. and going the same
way, kept step along on the other in
the street. The whole earth seemed to
move, in fact, to the stirring strains of
rag time"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-04-19
NEGROES MAKING PROGRESS.
New York's COlored Population II
Improving lite Condition
Rapidly.

Though a large proportion of the
negro population of this city still re-
main in the degraded condition which
was the natural result of the races
servitude, there are many-both men
and women-who have broken through
the barriers surrounding them, and
have won for themselves respecta BILE
positions in various walks of life, saws
the Scottish American. No longer are
they crowded together to the same ex-
tent as formerly. They are to be found
above the Harlem as well as below it,
and in the suburbs Of Brooklyn as we'll
as in the quarters which in time past
were considered peculiarly their own.
In the latter borough there is Society
OF Sons of Virginia. and in Manhattan
the colored people from North Carolina
have banded themselves under the
name of Sons of the Old North State.
They have several churches of their
own, and also places of instruction in
which pupils are prepared for special
callings.
The negro medical fraternity num-
bers about Is, all with diplomas from
well-known institutions. Five arc
graduates of Long Island college. and
Harvard. Dartmouth, the University of
Pennsylvania and Howard university
are all represented.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-04-19
pEvELoPMENToF CENTRAL CANADA
The Story of Big Yields OF Grain
Comes From Every Section

When the man in the States was
told a few years ago that he could
secure as a. free homestead, lh0 acres
of land that would produce from ~
to 40 bushels of wheat, or TO 10 ~
bushels Of oats per acre, he was skep-
teal; or that he could purchase lands
at from IS to $12 per acre. with0ut
residential duties he was doubtful. me
fifteen to seventy dollars per acre. ana
the man who purchased has seen his
land double in price in four years
time. Both have found that the story
of remarkable yields has been verified.
They have had crops exceeding that
promised; they have seen oats that
yielded 100 bushels to the acre. and
have grown wheat that averaged Az
and as high as SO bushels to the acre;
and their wheat was not So pound
to the bushel article, but 62 and So
pounds. They have seen within the
past year or two trunk lines OF rali-
way constructed through their district.
and throwing out branch lines to the
gates Of their farms They have seen
schools established In their neighbor-
hood and the Government contributing
largely to their expense Churches
have been erected. villages have been
established. towns have sprung into
existence and cities are rapidly spring
ing up. as II the magic hand OF some
unseen conjurer was at work. But II
was not; 1t was the legitimate offer
Ing of the wealth Of the ield which
made all these things come about. nat
ura!ly, and easy. The prairie that three
years ago was merely prairie. a patch
Of brown. just waiting for the plough
man, is today dotted with titled farms
and splendid homes. The writer re-
Gently was a passenger over the Grand
Trunk Pacific. the latest factor in this
great marvellous field of development.
The repidity with which towns were
being built up. the farmsteads occu-
pied was something even his expert
enced eye had not looked for. Every
where along the line Of this new trans
continental was the distinguishing
mark Of progress. 1t was the inten-
ton in this article to have spoken OF
some Of the yields OF grain that have
made tho farmers Of Central Canada
contented this year. but space will no,
permit, so that delightful task will be
taken up in another issue; In the
meantime 1t would be well for the
reader. II he Is interested. to put him
self In touch with some officials Of the
Canadian Government and get Informal
ton that might be useful in making a
selection for a home in Central Can
ada. and become one Of those who will
be instrumental In building up great
country to the north, and incidentally
share in It's wealth. In doing so, you
will be assisting the United States in
will be wheat importer Canada will
supply the wheat and you will be one
OF the producers. (22)
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-04-19

Had Lucilla followed her mother she
would have been more surprised still,
Tor Mrs. James Lawton had not pro-
ceeded far from her home when, on
turning a corner. she found hersclf
face 70 face with Mrs. Joseph Lawton.
and these two ladies who had not been
on bowling terms since the unlucky
episode Of the lost invita- ton, on this
occasion accosted one another stimuli
taneously.
II was on my way to your house. !"
said Mrs. James Lawton. and II was
just coming to see you." was the otA-
er's greeting.
Mrs. James Lawton looked with quiv-
ering lips al her brothers wife. whose
eyes had filed with tears. "Mary,"
she said. II don't know whether you
sent that invitation or not. but I'm go
ing to try to believe that You did. and I
want you and Joseph to come to our
house to dinner tomorrow and bring
those OF the family who accepted your
invitation with you."
Amanda" returned Mrs. Joseph
Lawton. II did send that invitation and
this morning put down my foolish
pride and m'de up my mind to go once
more and ask you to believe me.
couldn't enjoy Christmas with the fam
lily divided up. want you to come to
me Tomorrow"
Mrs. James Lawton laughed nervous
~. II would" she said, "but you gave
the dinner last year, so it's my turn
now"
Every WE'LL" answered her COM
panion; ut shall be just as you say.
but ! must hurry home and send Tom
10 tell the family of our change OF
plans. Why, here he comes now"
Tom was indeed coming from the
direction of the town on a most un-
dgnified run. When he caught sight
Of his mother and aunt he stopped in
astonishment
well, this is a day of surprises"
he exclaimed. and as he spoke Tom
waved dusty envelope in the air tri-
umphantly. Its the lost invitation"
he cried. "You know they began tear
ing down the old town hall on Mon
day. and this morning they reached
the corner where the post Office was.
When they. ripped up the floor they
found this under it. When I went to
mail those invitations the post office
was closed, so I slipped them through
the slot in the door. There was the
tiniest crack between the sill and the
floor and this envelope slipped through
that space and lay on BEAM"
AS he finished speaking Tom hand
ed the invitation to his aunt. Its a
little late" he said. but better late
than never"
"Mary," cried Mrs. Lawton, "can
you ever forgive me for doubling your
word?"
Indeed, I can" returned the other,
because I know that II l had been
in your place should have felt just
as Won did"
well. it's all right. now" sighed
Mrs. James Lawton. conteptedly: "and
III begin my PREPARATION by giving you
the best Christmas dinner know how
TO get up. Tom will you go to my house
and tell Lucilla-"
But Tom was nowhere to be seen;
he had already gone to tell Lucilla.-
Washington Home Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-04-19
THE uNsELF1sH SPIRIT.
re Christnas 0ift should Garry Ne
Thoughts Of . Present
In Ro4oFn,

Do We need . reminder that the
spirit of the Christ-Child most truly
animates that Christmnstide which
is most lovingly unselfish? DO we
bestow on the children it's best OPP
portunities when we lond them with
benefits yet impress ON them no wish
to give presents in their turn? Is
there any true Christmas sweetness
in which there is not a drop of self
denial? OF these things, familiar by
frequent repetition, at Christmas
tide we may well think once more.
writes Margaret +. Sangster, in Chi
cago Interior.
Our American way is to lavish
money in our Christmas merry-mak-
ing, to lavish it sometimes without
the requirements of individual adapt
alton. And II we have not money
enough to go round large circle,
we are compelled to leave outside
some whom we might please without
great expense. II only we exercised
more thrift. A bit of holly. a Christ
mas card, flower, a letter, a mes
sage, q hand-clasp. all these cost
little, but how much they may carry
OF heart warmth to the friends
on the edge of things, instead Of in
the midst. Run over the list of &c
quaintances, and you will discover
that in your church, in your hus-
bands Office. in your favorite chari-
ty. somewhere you know homesick
or homeless person who ought to
be brought In to the love-light Of
your own Christmas.
These are days when business calls
40 many away from home, that It Is
by no means possible for every
household to gather its sons and
daughters In one beautiful group
when the holidays return. hut
every woman in whom motherhood il
regnant may do some sweet thing
for some other mothers boy or girl,
for the sake of the Child who
brought peace on earth and good
will to men. She may widen her
Christmas friendships till the circle
takes in more than kith and kin. and
AS she does so blessing shall como
to her own life.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-04-19
the sAcAELoR's CHRISTMAS.

He stretches and yawns and rubs At his
Poor e,d bachelor,
No loved ones troop In to implore him to
Poor old bacheleri
The room tstn order his troussfs are where
H nung them last night. on the back Of
the chair.
And the change that he left in his pockets
u there
Poor old bachelor!
No fires to start and no furnace to shake.
NO loved ones around to spend all he can
Poor old bachelor!
No Gliding for what he neglected to do;
He sits down alone when his breakfast II
through
And he ready-and he gets to remembering.
Poor old bachelor!
He walks through the streets and sees
wreaths that are green.
He hears happy voices. and knows what
they mean.
Poor old bachelor!
The churchbells are ringing" Rel oice, YER
they say:
Tho choirs are stnstnE-he trudges away.
Poor old bachelor!
The hair that falls over his temples IL
white.
Poor old bachelor!
Long-long he looks out ut the gloom Of
the night.
Poor old bachelor!
ON table beside him an old picture lies
1nat ne TOOK from some place near his
heart. and he signs,
And something like tears seem to ~leam
in his eyes
Poor old bachelor!
- Il. Ktser. In Chicago Daily Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-04-19

Il was at q restaurant out in Ari-
soma once" said salesman for a
well-known revolver corporation. land
was looking over the bill of fare. 1t
gave a better description of some
features OF the country than a whole
volume. For ten cents you could get
some delicious lamb chops and fried
potatoes. But bread aud butter were
extra, while dish of milk toast was
IS cents. You see that meant that
they raise cattle out there for their
meat and not for dairy purposes
Mich cows are scarce and dear. But
the Chinese broil beefsteak by frying
it and then making the marks of the
griddle with . red-hot poker"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-04-19

There are certain things that al
ways accompany Queen Victoria when
she travels abroad, and ther make a
goodly showing. They include her
bed. favorite easy chair, and footstool,
a special table. the plate, linen. glass
and china required. her carriage
horses, donkey chair and donkey. har-
ness and other Measurements, wheel
chair, many pictures and collection
of framed photographs.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-04-19

"Your little boy seems to be full Of
energy"
"Yes; by noon on Christmas day he
has broken all his own toys and has
begun on his little sisters. Detroit
Free Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-04-19

Teacher-Name an animal that has
claws, but one We think il very nice.
Voice from the tail Of the class--I
know. Santa elphis
Record.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-27
SYRIAN DIVERS.
wensertui Fesss These ssperts Per-
fern In peep Water


Perhaps there ar. 10 more es
1 pert divers than those of tic syrian
coast, who, 1t Is claimed. employ no
/ other apparatus than a ileags stone.
4 for a sinker and a light Line Vliere-
I by they come UP "hand over hand.
Once certain American naval eiii-
GERS whose vessels were. making a
somewhat protracted sta5 At Bei-
rut were enabled to witness an m
teresting exhibition of tie skill and
endurance 81 these divers. Il
should be stated that the vessels
lay in sixteen or eighteen fatiloms'
of water
A midslnpnlan on auty Al the
gangway one day raised his sword
belt too high, ana the blade. slip
ping from lis scabboard, went cir
cling to The bottom Of the sea. The
water at the spot was between 40
and 100 feet deep. \ DIVER being
summoned, The point 1t which the
sword had fallen was indicated.
The Syrian stepped IN his little
boat, pumped his lungs full Of mr..
seized his sInkcr, disappeared IN
the water and brought iip the
sword almost immediately
Another day 4 boat load Of coal
was swamped BESIDE the ship and
eaak to the bottom. Other Diners
came, located tie coal and tie
boat, and, descending time after
time IN ninety feet 81 wafer, they
placed the eoal II bags and sue
ceeded in saving both the coal and
The boat. Officers timed these dix
crs frequently and found that they
remained under water as long as
one minute and lity-tivc seconds.
The most interesting and star
ting feat performed during the
American officers stay was accom-
plished when a collier snapped liz
cable and dropped its anchor and
forty fathoms Of chain in twenty
fathoms Of water. After being di-
rected 10 whore the anchor and
chain lay the diver summoned d.
vested himself Of his clothing. went
through his pumping process and
disappeared IN over 10 feet Of wa
Ter. One minute went by; then
second was called of, when tic otii-
GERS began 10 get nervous. But il
was NOT until two minutes and tif-
teen seconds had elapsed tina. the
diver came crawling up the rope
greatly exhausted.
He had found the cham, though,
had attached the srapple and the
rope and had succeeded in recover
ing both anchor and chain at the
first dive 1t seemed to the officers
unbelievable that any human could
withstand the pressure Of the va
ter at such depths, not 10 speak Of
the excessive variations % pressure
involved in the descent and ascent
OF more than 100 feet within Two
minutes and fifteen seconds.-C CHI
cage Tribune.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-27
Tortoise She'll.

What is Known as tortoise she'll"
consist Of the thin outer scales
which ovcrlic the she'll of a species
Of sea turtle The Smelling process
consists in spreading dried leaves.
y grass evenly over the back and
then setting them on fire. The heat
causes The shell TO separate at the
JOINTS, 9ul does not injurc it. A
iarga oiade is then inserted hori-
zontallY fstwcen the hniinae, which
a.'e gently pred from the back.
Many inrtlcs do not survive the
process, but mos, Of them live and
get new covering, just as man
Will srors 4 finger nail in place of
one he way loAc.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-27
Later knowIedae.

The lanitor brought him in by
the back Of the neck and reported
that two had been fighting, but this
was the only one he could catch.
His nose was bleeding, and his eye
was getting black
Why were you fighting 2" asked
the principal
John Rogers said he could lick
any boy in the class, and l said he
couldn't lick me-"
Why did you say that when you
knew he could =
When / said that 1 didn't know
he could lick me. "-,Lippincdt's.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-27
AptIv Described.

\ railroad official tells a story
on himself to illustrate the illegi-
bility Of his handwriting.
Some years ago l sent out cir
cular letter to various station
agents on the line of the Southern
Pacific giving instructions as to
the handling of certain kinds of
freight. One of the points on the
line was subject to a peculiar situa-
ton, and j added some additional
instructions to the bottom of the
lnultigraphcd sheet in my own
handwriting. \ few days later l
received the following letter from
the agent | had addressed in this
fashion:
YOURS Of the 18th inst, partly
in reading and partly in writing,
has been received at this Office. y
Philadelphia Ledger.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-27
COATED WIFI FOX FIRE.
Owls That Show phosphorsscens
Glow In the Dark

We are told by some students
there is species OF owl that Las
phospllorcscent glow in the dark
and that it is rare bird.
There may bc such bird. but a
careful investigation on tile part d
Il number Of persons WHO iayc made
such things a careful study has re-
yealed tlin fact that certain owls
and even bats and either creatures
that arc known 10 rcoSt IN old moi
low trees that are In a certain stage
Of decay. producing that peculiar.
phos phorcscent condition 50 often
witnessed. and coming in contact
with the matter that makes The
glow, the feathers or outer coating
of The creatures become saturated
with the luminous matter and on
damp nights give forth a brilliant
glow. such as is often sean on old
stlllnps. decaylng logs and in some
localities on Lodges Of limestone
that protude from the hillside
On number Of occasions the.
writer has known persons to be bad
y frightened by coming suddenly
upon a mass Of what j. known to
many as fox fire. II is more fire.
qtlcntlv seen during the summer.
months during or shortly after d.
shower HE brilliancy Of the GLOW
VIII depend much on the location.
the temperature. and sometimes
much Is due to the persons llnag!-
nation.
This same glow is often seen on
small animals and a number Of in
sects The glowworms are quite
common IN various sections Of the
world, and IN some localities insects
lave brilliant GLOW coming from
beneath their wings Tic fireilies
or lightning bugs arc The most COM
mon in The niied States.
In some countries certain yegeta-
bic growtlls are known To give forth
such a glow. and il has been llinte1
that some Of tho crops harvested
and stored in barns have the same
properties and under certain 4ontli
tons produce MOI onl} e glog
llnt actual iianc. resiiltin4 III What
IS known as pentane9lis qnbus
ton destroying tllc barns and con
tents. Chicago Record Herald
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-27
HIS ONLY TROUBLE.
The inauisisive Man Persisted and
Finally learned the Secret


\ snail, quiet, but sorrowful If
not dssrussed locking man sat BY
the side OF a medium sized automo-
Tile that was drawn out Of the road
as a large touring car came along,
driven BY man with an interroga-
tory aspect The man in the tour
ins car had seen that auto every
time lie passed that day, 50 he slow
cd up and leaned over
How long have you been here"
Several hours"
Can't YOU find out what the mat
fcs is y
Nc"
Inlet valve all right
dyes
Trouble with spark Plug
"Thiak not"
"How are your batteries =
80 X
Haven't got a short circuit, have
YOU
col, no.
'Hows your commutator =
Great
Perhaps your worm gear is clog
ged."
No; all clear"
Got any gasoline in your tank Y
Plenty"
"lIoa about Your circulation:
Cylinder isn't bound, is its'
"No, SIR
Tires seem all right =
"Neser better"
We'll, maybe your vibrator isn't
adjusted
That's all right"
Have YOU looked at your car.
buretor =
s.Yes"
How about the cam shaft ?"
Grand"
Have YOU frightened your con
meeting rods, examined your clutch
Is and gone over the ditferentialss"
'sIcS. yeso
The man in the touring car paus-
ed a moment and then. looking al
tie stranger by the roadside, sale
al last, What's the matter with
that machine of yours?"
There isn't anything the matter
With tiis machine, but since moor
my wife has been in that house
over there kissing her sisters frs
baby soodbv. When she get:
through, if you are not more thar
a thousand miles away and vii
leave Your address, will telegraph
Of cable YOU the glad news. New
York Press.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-27
Hurried Unto Death.

st the last banquet of the South
crn society in New York one of the
officers of the society recognized a
waiter as one he knew in Richmond.
He called him aside and asked him
several questions.
Your brother Sam, who used to
serve me in the old town, is dead, ]
bclicve:'
'l-cs, sub. He was found dead in
his bed.
Died very suddenlys'
Yes. sub. Sam was de impulsive
mcmbah Oh de family" New
York Tribune.