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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29
For THE COMET
The Spring Poet.
BY vALETINE yOX.

The spring poet is beginning to thaw
out. His song will soon be heard in the
land.
Already the editors, from James Gordon
Bennett of the New York Herald to the
editor of the Weekly Sandsifter published
at Hickory Hollow, Nevada; subscription
payable in eggs and old Shoes are begin
to quake in their boots, and to yearn for
the earth to swallow them up.
The w. Bs. (wasteebaskets) have been
thoroughly everhauled and cleaned out, and
stand waiting with yawning mouths for the
brilliant effusions of genius which are sure
to come.
There are about seven thousand of the
spring poets in America, and each particu-
lar one imagines that if he had his rights
he would be Poet Laureate of England
Not a solitary one of them was ever
known to eat meat or cabbage, and they
all experience great delight in going out
on moonlight nights, stroying around, sits
ting on the cold grass and breathing soul
stirring odes to the pale moon and silent
stars,
The average annual consumption of fools
cap paper by these misguided lunatics, has
been greatly underestimated at ninety
thousand reams. But there is one consola-
tion-the rag and waste~paper man finally
gets it all, and the nation is thereby saved
from utter destruction.
The spring poet is generally known by
his long, uncombed hair, dark rolling eyes,
mysterious voice and mourning finger-
nails. He fourishes only during the spring
and summer; in the winter he exists in a
state of dormancy. He begins to thaw out
about the middle of March, and then the
editors are bowed down with sorrow; the
country walls and groans and Rome howls
generally. But the big waste-basket laughs
aloud in its glee and grows broader day by
day.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29
NOT WORTH .sHUCKs.v

That's the way the Macon Beacon and a
few other papers style the reply of TIE
OoMEr to Governor Powers "open Letter. q"
In Gov. Pofunse letter there was distinct
accusation of blackguardism filed against
the editor of this paper. 1t was, however,
purely gratuitous with nothing whatever TO
rost on. If we had made good this false
chArge and pandered to a vitiated taste for
blockguardism these lofty critics would
have been satisfied, perhaps But The
CoMET does not aim TO meet expectatives
Of this kind, neither was it established to
vindicate the personal record of its editor.
Il considers that there are questions of
more interest TO the people and more i'm
portance 10 the State than that.
Should it ever become necessary or proper,
ue imagine ourselves abundantly able to
dsfend as well as to ventillAte, but we don't
propose to do either merely to satisfy a
morbid love for sharp personalities,
whether the sentiment springs from the
bosoms of natives or aliens We are not a
monkey to 60 10 cutting up fantastic
cAperz because few simpletons and sOre>
beads may expect il.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29
BYRAM, Miss, March -, iS7s
Wsi. G..

B1RAM, MISS Matth 10 1919
s. L. HARMON, Esq, Batesvillc.
DEAR SIR: Please find herein two dollars, for
which please send me .he BLADE one year.
The Greenback cause is rapidly gaining ground
in this county. We are determined to show the
Bourbons that we dare to say what party shall rule
in this county. The very best men are declaring
allegiance to the cause. The revolution that will
take Iacc in the political circles this fall will COM
pare fayombly with that of 1875.
II you could send me lot of copies OF your
paper think could distribute them to advantage.
Yours truly, W. II. SoRsRY.
The above letter is short and TO the poiut. II is
a fair sample OF hundreds that we received, which
combine to show that the people are moving
Bourbsnism stand from undcr.-Batesyille Blade.
Now what has friend Ar Harper TO say
about that: He is n man Of strong Green
back tendencies. and he is the aclinoVl-
edged father of BourbonisH. 1t seems to
us that if the Greenback movement don't
want to play into the hands Of Bourbonism
or Radicalism it had better try TO reconcile
itself to q wholesome medium, that is, to
the Democratic element.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29

generally failure IN private letter.
Don't go into eloquence or dropinto poetry
if you can help it. Commence sentences
and proper words with capital letters.
Score once under word for italics, twice
for SMALL CAPITALS, and three times for
CAPITALS. But be sparing with your
emphasis. Too much emphasis grows
monotonous, and destroys its force. Josh
Billings and Shakespeare and other classic
writer's of pure English rarely emphasize
their words. They seem to have been
willing to concede something to the reader,
and to have rested under the impression
that if there was an emphatic thought in a
composition the intelligent reader would be
able to detect it without having it marked
out to him. He who in relating funny
incident undertakes to lead the laugh him.
| self, and thus furnish to his hearers the
clue as to the points where the laugh comes
in, won't succeed half as well as he would
do if would go on and tell the joke, and
leave the result to destiny. So with con-
stant underscoring in writing. / knew q
young man once who was elected to the
Legislature. After he had served his first
term and returned home, he was SO filled
with the divine affiuvia of embryonic
craftsmanship that he exhibited to his con,
stituency the part of walking orator, He
was perpetually making speech. The
commonest every day sort of subject was
treated by him with emphasis and elo-
quence His hands and arms were like |
birds wings always saving the air. He
made speeches to the crowd on the streets,
to his companion in walk He made
speech to his sweet heart. His commune |
cation with his mother and little sister was
intended to be eloquent. But mortal man
cannot stand strain like that, and I am
sorry to say that my gifted young friend did
not survive it, that is to say, he was not re-
turned to the Legislature. The rock that
he split on was too much emphasis. He
scared too much. He forgot that there
was a placid element in the human organs
ism that welcomed intellectual repose
sometimes-that refused to be always
laughing, or crying, or held out on oratori-
cal climaxes The fate of this young man
should be a warning to writers of letters
too much given to italics.
SEvENTHLY: Names Of persons and
places, and quotations from foreign lan>
guages, should be written perfectly plain
The reader has no aid from the connection
to enable him to guess what these words
are They must stand or fall on their own
characters. The failure of writer's to ap-
preciate the Importance of this point is the
fruitful cause of the exhumation and {
butchery of the dead languages am not
sure but that it was the original cause of
heir death-and the vast multiplication of {
names in the world. For example, the
original and pure name of Smith by i'm
perfect writing has been variously corrupt i
ID into Smyth, Smythe, Smidt, ETC., Othe
+ names have not Jared so well as Smith, /
nut have actually lost their purity and a
uphony and have been completely changed, c
rom the same cause. In the name of t
'enerated ancestry I implore you to write a
he names of persons SO that they could be Il
cad by an entire stranger. b
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29
The question is did he say it ?

Artful Dodger Dawes says he had talk
with Hayes about the election laws after the
adjournment, and Hayes told him to tell
the Massachusetts, Republicans they need
have no fear of him, as he was going to
"stand firm" Very likely Dawes is, in
this instance, telling the truth. The
phrase sounds like Hayes. Weak men are
generally fond of Dragging about their
firmness. 1t will be remembered that our
Ames, the weakest man that ever put on the
robes of Office, stood firm.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29
Bayard Taylor.

During the last year and half, Oul
country has been called on to mourn
the loss of many of its distinguished
citizens, but the death roll contains no
name which excites more genuine sor-
row in the hearts of the people than
Bayard Taylor.
Whatever of fame he achieved was
the Just measure of his merit. Owing
nothing to the accident OF fortune, and
still less to social position, unfriended
and poor, he wrested from the field
of letters its choicest laurels, and wore
them with a modesty beyond praise
Patient aud painstaking in whatever
work he engaged, his literary labors
were conspicuous for simplicity of style,
thoroughness of treatment, correct
ness of Judgment, and fidelity of pur-
pose, clearness of opinion, and fear
lessness of expression. The quality of
honesty is reflected in every page of his
writings, and no one could read them
without being impressed with the belief
that his was a simple, earnest and
naure
The appointment he secured rs
Minister to Berlin was coveted by him
onlyi because it gave him increased
facilities for gathering material for the
of the life Of Goethe, which,
had he been spared, would have been
the Growing work fo his life. Literary
men throughout the world will regret
the event that has deprived them of
such an acquisition aS the work would
have been, and the public will mourn
the death of man who so truly
represented the best type Of American
character.-P & piow
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1879

of my neighbors declaredlit as their opinion
that these murmurs of dissatisfaction with
the old party, and the great desire to split
it up into factions and make new parties,
find their strongest advocates with discon>
tented, ambitious politicians who want
Office.
You, Mr.. COMET, will be expected by the
people to let your light shine brightly, and
to keep them we'll advised and instructed.
We believe you will do it faithfully and
conscientiously.
COUNTY SUBSCRIBER.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29

''N3 desperaHdHm"-that is to say,
''never give up 1t is the motto of dog
matte idiot. If the fellow is bigger than
you are, and gets the ''eends" on you, it is
wise discretion-it is sublime wisdom-to
abandon the unequal contest promptly, and
look forward to the chance of making a
flank attack on him. We have observed
that the Nildesperandums generally emerge
through the little end of the horns.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29

WE have no war to make on the "glitter-
ing general1ties" of the Greenbackers, or
the specious platitudes of the Radicals, but
the Democratic party is practical party.
II is not moon-struck party. 1t looks to
the greatest good of the greatest number,
and betakes itself to practical means of
accomplishing this great end of govern
ment Therefore we advise all sensible
men to stick to it.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29

The Natchez Democrat informs us that
the residence of Z. CASTILLO was consumed
by fire on the Goth inst, but that he had an
insurance of $4,000, in the Phenix of
Brooklyn. Mr.. CASTILLO publishes card
Of thanks to the fremen of Natchez who
struggled hard to save his property but
failed.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29

The Copiahan, at Hazlehurst, gives
1t as its opinion that there is more cot
ton shipped from stations in Copiah
county than from any other county on
the great N. o., st. Louis & Chicago,
Railroad.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29

We apprehend no extraordinary fatality to
the country or the Democratic party, from
the election of Saml. j. Randall to the
Speakership, the opinion of our old friend,
Col. McCardle, to the contrary, notwith-
standing.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29

At the rate fixed by the Mississippi Press Associa-
lion it would cost a candidate $3.50 to announce his
candidacy in all the papers in this judicial district
To announce in part of the papers and not in all,
would create hostility TO the candidate on the part
Of the papers ignorod.-COlumbus Democrat.
And that is one reason why the number
of newspapers should be reduced if there is
any way in the world to do it.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29

Meridian received $13,03O 55, and
disbursed $11, 1892 69 on account of the
late epidemic. The Treasurer of the
fund, Theo. Sturges, has still on hand
$l.137 81.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29

"Don't start paper" says Henry
Watterson in his lecture ON political
morality. It's all very well to say
Hdon't start a paper" but what is fell
low to do when he can't start anything
else.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29

Adulterating sugar and molasses in
Maine is punished by fine of $500 and
Imprisonment tor one year. Such law
ought to be upon the statute book of every
State
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29

We observe in the CorinthSub-Soile
and Democrat, the announcements that
Col. VIM. Ii. McCarde is q candidate
for Secretary of State.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29

Alexander III. Stephens is reported
to have said
ssIt was widely heralded that we would find relief
for the people, but instead of that we have been a
burden, and the Forty-ffth Congress goes out in
deeper disgrace than any Congress in the history
Of the government"
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29
VOL. III.

A POPULAR NAME.-There are two
European Houses" in Meridian, and
the rival proprietors have gone to law
about it.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29

The Rankin county Grand jury
found a number of indictments against
young men for playing cards and
billiards for money.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-29

There are no colored men in the Forty
sixth House. The fact Is not of good
omen to hecouutry.-Cincinnati CONNER
cial.
Why didn't You elect one? There are one
hundred and twenty-eight seats filed by
Republicans-so called-including Rob
eson. There Is Orth. for instance. whom
You could easily trade of for a cOlored
man Don't be sad. We don't see that
anybody is holding you. - Washington
Post
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25
Wanted to be Clothed.

Joseph had been engaged as man
servant the night before, aud at Z A.
NJ. was still in bed, enjoying a pleasant
waking dream, when his master rang
the bell, rang it again, rang a triple
bob. major, and finally, receiving no
answer, burst into the room like
Whirlwind.
'Here we been ringing for you for
the last hour, you lazy brute; what do
you mean. sir, by this conduct? What
do you mean?"
lyon hired me and agreed to board,
lodge aud clothe me. 1 was waiting for
you to come up and clothe me. hand
me them pants, will you, now that
you're here.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25
A Pun On Authors Names.

9 Where We're you last night? Z"
said the judge, Carnival Authors"
said the prisoner. Stayed till nine
o'clock was little Dryden, and went
out and Goethe drink. / couldn't pay
the Scot, and Longfellow at the Way
side Inn asked my name. Robert
Burns says 1; Put him OUT says he;
"The Dickens you will, says l I; ''my
Holmes in the Highlands u drinking
the beer" you'll get no Moore here"
says he;" and the Little Boy Blue came
along and ran ME in. That's Watts the
matter, judge, would not tell you
false Hood; Sim innocent as Lamb"
And the judge thought SO too, for he
sent him behind the bars for thirty
days, wiser II nota Whittier man.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25
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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25

gBr"What are you chewing that nasty
tobacco for?" said benevolent looking
gentleman to twelve-year-old boot
black TO whom he had submitted his
boots for "shine" IL chaws it, sab,
to git de strength out ob it, sah.'
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25

B9r A musician, George Sharpe, had
his name on the door thus Sc. Sharp"
A wag of "a painter, who knew some
thing of music, early one morning
made the following undenable and
significant addition: lis A fiat"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25

gg Hold your breath here comes
conundrum W lat is the difference
between Alex. Stephens aud the man
who was shot some months ago while
playing whist =" Give it up? Why, one
is skilled at whist and the other was
killed at it too.
Ia They were out riding. Said
Theodore, "What tree, Angelina, bears
the most precious fruit?" Angelina
ooh, Dory l can't tell unless it is a
cherry tree" Theodore looks unuttera-
ble sweetness as he gazes into Angeli-
mas eyes and says, "The axletree,
darling"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25

Rg- Young ladies think they Miss 1t
by not, and many u married lady thinks
she Mrs 1t in being, married.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25
"A FREE GIFT!

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or Sore Throat. Send name and pOst.ofiice adj.
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Nf4 PIP. II mo. 1921 The Information it con.
talns, IN the providence OF God. has saved many
me Nose, Throat, and Lungs, as special prac.
tice, since 1857. Address Dr. N. b. WOLFE.
Nihcinhdtl,OnlO. 4Wtt
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25

Ga Sympathetic old lady giving mon
ey TO oltmn.looking tramp: lis it
your inability to procure work, my
good man, that causes your detected
air :" mo, nom; it is my liability to
git suthin' to do that keeps ME all the
time peusive and cast down"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25
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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25

Eg-"Gentlemen of the jury" said an
Irish barlister, lit will be for you to
say whether this defendant shall be
allowed to come into court with un-
blushing footsteps, with "a cloak of
hypocrisy in his mouth, and draw three
bullocks out of my clients pocket with
impunity."
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25

aB' A Paducah (Ky.) paper says mon
ey is so scarce in that place that even o
change in the weather is hailed with
pleasure.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25

TMPoRTANT NOTICE. = The subscriber
a late OF the frm OF Rhoades X smith, would
respectfully inform the citizens OF BLAIN
and vicinity, that he has opened WAGON
MAkEksHOP, and is prepared TO make new
wagons and repair old ones at short notice and
the old firm.
ss-Giye me call. Satisfaction guaranteed
Biatn, August 8, 1867. ' S
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25

Eg"Good morning, Smith you look
sleepy... EYES," replied Smith, 81
was up all night" "Up where p'' up
stairs In bed"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25

rg John Rest and Mary Jane Weary
were married the other day. "There is
rest for the weary" sure enough.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25

ENSTATE NOTICE.--Notice is hereby Civ
IL en-. that Letters Of Administration on the
Estate OF Sarah 'iehr. Ot Carroll twp. Perry cOun.
ty. Pa deceased, have been granted to the un-
dersigned, residing In SDriHg township.
All persons Indebted TO said estate are requested
to make payment and those having claims will
present them duly authenticated to the under
signed for settlement without delay.
q. w. GEHR
Administrator.
RS- p. o. Address. Elllottsburg.
CALVIN NEIIsoN Attorney.
November 8, 1878. pd
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25

Es5 A western editor wrote the follow
ing item for his paper.
From the sample trunks in the halls
of the hotels, we should judge the drum
mers from New York houses have
arrived in town." but the compositer
made it read; From the simple trunks
in the Railways of hotels, we should
judge the drunkards from New York
houses have arrived in town." The
following evening the drummers called
on the editor and free fight was the
result
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25

Gag' 1t is not true that Bertha Won
Hillern has paralysis of the l.. Now,
before we complete the word let us re-
fleet. If we go on and say EGGS"
some awfully particular folks will stop
their subscriptions, and If we say
limbs" the other crowd will accuse
us of mock mOdesty. Guess we won't
finish the sentence. Anyhow, she
hasn't got paralysis.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-25
THE GREAT BLOOD TONIC.

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