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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30
a Brand of shame. a Badge of Honor.
Chicago Times

chicago Times.
Last Wednesday afternoon a band
of enthusiastic patriots in Cleveland,
Ohio, having had tlIeir spirits abnor-
mally elevated by the election returns,
decided upon an unique compliment to
Gen. Grrticirt: Procuring badges bear
i"Y "nIN the Inscription ''5z9'' In lar x {
figures, they went about Town uIurI
they had gathered Il procession num-
bering 320, all determined on going to
Mentor by special train to call on the
Republican candidate for the Presi-
dcncy. \ telegram from Mr.. Garfield,
stating that the General was not at
home, was not sufficient to cool their
ardor. They decided to go, at all
events, 329 Of them wearing the 329
badge on the left lapel of the coat
"right over their hearts" The CON
sumatiOn of this purpose was only
prevented by some Republicans
of rcspcctahility and influence, who
induced the railway managers not to
let the 800 party have the train.
Could there be Il more forcible Illus
tratIon of the dNgTCdatlOn IntO WHICH
the Republican party ha, fallen, than
is furnished by this incident.
Could the party of Lincoln, Sumner,
Seward, Chase, Grimes and Fes>cndon,
more pointedly and convincmgly adj
vertisc the shamelessness Of its drgen-
cracy than was done by those reliable
Republicans Of Cleveland
Could Gen. Gar1ipld's fellow citizens
of his own State have selected amy
way of heralding to the word the
corruption into which his party has
developed, 50 etiectual as
the proposition To compliment him by
wearing to his home the badge that
attests his perjery?
What must he the feelings OF honest,
self respecting men in that larty
when they see that the leaders of the
party have so hunOrcd the crime
which ''329' represents, that the
young men put ON the insignia of
shame as Il bandage of honor?
What must he the estimate which
Gen. Garficld's Cleveland ncighbors
have Of his character as Il man, when
they suppose he would feel gratiiicd
at Il cali from 329 of his friends, each
wearing the mark that denotes his
disgrace?
This is moe than a local incident.
More than the freak of Il few young
men. There were influential Rcpub-
Iicans i'm that party of 329. A over
the country there has been a manltcs-
tation of similar spirit. The good
acts of Gen. Garfield's life have been
omitted in the matters of professions
in order TO give place to the story of
his shame as told by 329."
Can good men look on these mani
and not dctest the party
which thus degrades our National char
lcteT?
And why should not the Republican
masses conclude that iniamy is honor,
when the leaders of that party pro
pose the highest honors for a man
whom they have convicted of infamy? |
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

MORAL COURAGE.-Justat at this time,
when the weak-kneed peoplc-men
without a sound spinal column-do
much abound, the following hearty
word from the Aberdeen Examiner
are like apples of gold in pictures of
silver:
"Brute courage is an instinct man
shares with the beasts Of the field.
The wolf is his equal, and the bull
terrier infinitely his superior. Moral
courage is an attribute shared by men
of soul-grit with the Gods, and no one
who lacks its possession is fit either 10
lead or advise, for they always flicker
when the sun pales.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

Leading New Jersey Democrats, in
Guiding their candidate for Governor,
interviewed at Philadelphia by the
Times, talk as follows: As respects
the presidential campaign in New
Jersey, it can be safely called a Han
cock stampede. All the enthusiasm
and zeal seems TO be for the General
al Governors Island. His name Is
cbeored A dozen times where Garfield s
+ anplauded once. Men who go all
over the state, and are not parllcu-
larry biaSed-cnmnercial travellers,
for instancc-say the masses are i"r
Hancock.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

The tide of negro emigration, says
the Philadelphia Times, which few
months ago was from North Carolina
to Indiana, is now from Indiana to
North Carolina. This is significant in
large degree. 1t would be distress
ing, however, if so many of these mis-
guided people are hurried back to
North Carolina to vote, as to leave In
diana with insufficient strength to
carry the State in November.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

THERE seems to be a tendency to
muddle the issues in the Presidential
contest on the part of the Republicans.
New Jersey is expected to vote for
Garfield and Protection, while Illinois
must vote for Garfield and Free Trade.
It's all the same with the Reps, so
Garfield gets the vote. Free Trade
and Protection are convertible terms
with them if the State will only 60 for
Garfield.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

LoNGsTREET, who led the "rebel"
hosts against Hancock on Cemetary
Ridge at Gettysburg, has just been
given a foreign mission. 1t is right
now for Pennsylvania to endorse the
movement 10y giving her electoral
vote against Hancock. She has been
a long time in acknowledging the
righteousness of that movement, but
il is better late than never. BY all
means, Pennsylvania ought to rebuke
Hancock for driving the "rebels" out
of her territory.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

The way the Republican campaign
secretaries celebrated" at Washing
ton was to send around to the clerks II
jubilant circular asking for another
per cent. of their salaries wherewith to
get up Il general demonstration" !"
1t was called "an appeal toy your patriot
ism" The poor unfortunate clerks con-
slider patriotism a decidedly expensive
article
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30
New York the Battle Ground


New York is the battle-ground.
The united Democracy ct this State
can carry it, and they will. The Re
publicans escaped defeat ON Tuesday
and this is all. The election will be
contested hotly TO the end, with the
chances still largely in favor Of Han
cock and the party Of the future.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

Suppose the employees should club
together and demand that their en-
ployers shall vote for Hancock, on the
ground that Garfield's election would
bring about lower wages. 1t would
be branded as an outrages against the
rights of labor and the spirit of free
institutions. What, then, is the con-
verse of the proposition ?-Philadel-
phia Himeh.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

Time is short Moments are pre-
cious. Time is pressing. The Man
Who Talks Too Long does not know
these things. His conversation is like
the playing of tune on II barrel organ
When the handle begins to turn it
must keep on turning till the tune is
finished, whether people desire to
listen or not. AS the Organist sitting
on Il strcct-cOrner is not deeply con-
cerned as TO whether the bystander4
give attention to the strains Of his i'll
strumcnt or fOrbear to do so, in like
manner The Man Who Talks Too
/ Long delivers himself of his discourse
without regard to whether his audi
ence are interest or not. TO be within
earshot of him is to gain the idea that
| the chief desire of his heart is 10 hear
| his own voice. He is ready to deliver
Il free lecture whenever he can get AN
audience. Instead Of Keeping his
audience happy and letting them de
part in such peace as to hope for their
coming again he Wcarics and bOreS al
who hear him and makes them feel
like slipping away unobserycd. 1t is
his Spccla tY not lOdigcst his thoughts.
Thought which is undigcsted is seldom
condensed. UncOndensed thought is
not generally worth listening to.
Sometimes it is Il verbose argument in
which the long-winded man INDUCES,
and sometimes it is the narration Of Il
tedious story. In either case his habit
is 10 imtcrjcct these unwclcOme things
into business hour of somebody
whose time is Of value and whose
mind is busy ON other su hjects. When
he is busy with his own affairs he is
annoyed 10y the effort of anybody else
to talk to hIm. 1t is when he has
done his work and when other people
have not done theirs that his talk is
longest, lOudest and most tedious.
There are times when the Nan
Who Talks Too Long comes into his
victims office. a very slight excuse
serves to bring him and to interrupt
the victim. Having once made the
interruption aud received the answer
to the query which was his excuse for
calling he thinks it would he Il waste
of Il golden opportunity for = talk if he
should depart without freeing his
mind Of what happens to be on it.
Perhaps he opens fire with Il weather
report. He declares the weather is
extraordinary and without precedent
and that the present season is iii six
or seven rnsucrts dissiniInr from amy
season experienced since William
Penn made his tr, aty with the aborig-
ines. In order to stop him off his
victim takes no CsDpcial notice of the
.leclaratiOn. He takes silence for
assent and proceeds with a rambling
essay on the crops. From this he
wanders INTO politics, and as his vie
tim. rather than take time and trouble
to argue with him, simply makes an
occasional nod or grunt to intimate
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30
The Northern Method of BuII-BOzinG.
Philadelphia Timc,.

There is much Indignation expressed
il Brooklyn because the owners Of the
Planet Mills, which employ hundreds
Of workingmen, have put up placards
saving that the election of Gen. Han
cock means lower wages and hard
times and the success Of the Repuhli-
can ticket means the reverse; also that
if Garfield is elected the mills will con-
tinue TO run, but if he i defeated their
continuance Is doubtful. The big
sugar rcfiners. Havemeyer & Elder,
who employ thousands, have, it j.
said, warned employees that they
would have to close the establishment
if Hancock j. elected.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

THIS is year of surprises, and we
predict many people will rise up We'd
hesday morning perfectly astonished
at the result of the election in several
States. They may have occasion to be
surprised that the solid South is not
solid, and the solid North still less so.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

PROTECTION AND FREE-TRADE.-
lhe issue apparently hasn't pcnetrat-
Ell into this country, but when il does
come, it will make somebody howl in
the East.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

Now that the Republicans expect a
solid North because of q solid South,
they propose to capture Virginia,
North Carolina and Florida. The
solid South having done its campaign
work, it is now i'm order to prove that
the South isn't as solid as frantic
organs and orators represented it.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

TIE Rnnnblcan Hancock Club of
New York, of which Leonard Jernmn
is President, seems to be livelier than
ever since the Indiana election. 1t
has issued an address to rally the wav-
ering lines and calling for popular sub
scription of five dollars each to enforce
a fair election in New York.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

GARFIELD fatty denies the author
ship of the Chinese letter; 50 he swore
toa blissful ignorance of the Credit Mo-
bilier transaction but the 800 was
printed on his forehead, and the
authenticity OF the Chinese letter is
abundantIy proven. Garfeld's de-
nial furnishes additional proof of the
charges.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

Col. MCCORMICK, heretofore Re
publican, of Pennsylvania, one of the
largest iron manufacturers, employing
1000 hands has declared for Hancock.
There don't seem to be much tariff
scare about that.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

a few days ago a little boy in Indi-
ana thought he would frighten the
cook 10y pouring a pound of powder in
the cooking-stove. At present he has
IA crown upon his forehead, and IL
harp within his hand.u
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

After all the hnllabaloo in Ohio, the
Republican majority in that State is
only thousand more than was given
Governor Foster more than one year
ago. And this on the face of the most
enormous vote ever given. Vicskburg
Commercial.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

IN is more fun, says the Boston Post,
to see Il Garfield man turn red in the
face and get mad and prance round
and swear when yousa 1929" to him,
than tits to go to IL circus.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30
A COMET IDEA.

If Hancock is elected next Tuesday,
and we retain Democratic control of
the two houses of Congress, the Comet
suggests the immediate passage by
Congress, and approval by the Presi-
dent, Of law reducing all sa aries
two per centum, coupled with the as
Surance that no assessment for corrup-
ton purposes will he levied against the
Office holders. Such measure would
serve the double purpose of drawing
the public attention to the monstros-
ity of Republican vcnality, and of Civ
ing expression to the condemnation of
the American people to practices that
have disgraccd American politics.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

Nine states have voted since the lst
of August and the Republicans have
made gains i'm One-Indiana. This
accounts for the noise they are lust
now making. The were afraid they
would have nothing To hurrah over
y. O. Democrat.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

The gold reserve in the bank of
France amounts to $40, ,SOO,0O0, in the
bank of England to Sl2S, S,3l2, $50, in
the L. :. Treasury to Sl35, ,244, ,S39, and
la the bank Of Germany to only S47,-
OOO,OO0, the remainder of the latter's
rcserve-SSj, 600 NO-bcing in silver.
The gold i'm France and England j.
steadily decreasing, much of it COM
ing to this country. In France under
the operation of the double-standard,
gold j. drained from the bank in eN-
change for silver, but the finances Of
that country are in most health con-
dition. In the first ten weeks Of the
business season last year-from Aug.
10 October 9-the gold imports at New
York amounted Ia $40, ,31l,33, and in
the same time 50, -, ,54S in gold and
SO, 775, ass in legal tenders were drawn
from the New York banks and L. :.
Treasury 10 supply the demand 81
business. In the same period this
year the specie imports have amount-
cd to So, ,3S2, ,3D5 while Si9, ,4Sl, lis
ia gold aud -, ,Sj4 ,jG0 in legal tend
crs have gone out and into various
channels of business.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30
Railroad Convention.

CHATTANooGA, Oct. lg.-The Con-
vention Of the Southeastern and south
western railroads j. being held here.
It, object j. to adjust and rivi-e rates
between all southeastern and South
western points.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

YpSilanti " is the exceedingly Gu
phohlous name of II Michigan town,
ana the conductor always has n sore
throat after calling it out.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

II Garfield should be elected ON the
" tariff issue new question will be
RAISED for the country debating socie-
ties, which will run somewhat in this
wise: Which j. more moral. 10 steal
the Presidency, or 10 obtain il hy false
preten6e- 2'-Every Evening.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

Sad and sour as it may appear, the
lalr sex pay more attention to pickles
than the do to politics.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
JOHN M. sMYLIE.
REAL ESTATE AGtNT.

DrRSONs WISHING TO SELL, RENT. or
Purclase Real Estate viii ind it to their in-
Terest TO call or correspond win rs ~ felefen'e "
I viii give sIecial attention 70 business before
,t,e tbe limited states Land once, Homestead En-
tries. Final Honestead franis Parclase o5 , lie t
With Cash. scrip, o. warrants any anu AZ Aiii''
Il land Busiuass sulieiitzi- -,
viii furnish MaTs, Field Notes etc; Cerilhea
. - r. %. Box 16z,
y hA. y - - - JACKSON, MIS-.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30
VOL. w..
FASHIONABLE CLOTHING F.!
REAEY MADE And CUSTOM WORK.
FOR
Men, Youths & Children
DEPARTM ENT

/
NO. contains ready made Suits for men, emf INV
the latest and most approved patterns tho
prevailing styles of tho North AMI Elronc
not those of two or three years ago. Brsi'
ness ana Dress Suss and OycrcOats. in mate
Tials that are guaranteed, are TO be found in
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mo- contains ready made Clothing fOr young men
an elegant stock selected with special regard
lor the tastes and peculiar requirments of the
rising generation, embracing everyth from
once or store suits to those demanded by the
drawing room or opera
NO. J contains beys suits cut in variety of sty yIes
and adapted for youngsters three years of ace
ana upward. This is a department particH-
larly attractive to parents and has for years
been made by us a special feature in our
business 1t is now full, with Il splendid as
~ sortment Of nObby styles
NO. contains full stock Of mems and boys Fur
nishing Goods, novelties in Shirts, Collars
CraVats, Ties, Scarls and Scarf Pins and Shirt
studs. Only the best goods in gentlemen's
Underwear are kept in this department. N
B-A perfectly fresh stock of Rid Dog skin
and Wooden Gloves.
No 5-Custom made Clothing Department-Stocked
with piece goods from the best manufacturers
in Europe or the United States, giving Gus
toners wide range in patterns or fabrics
from which to select. This department is in
charge OF an experienced and skilllul cutter
and produces work not excelled by the high
est price or most fashionable tailor in this
city.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

SHERMAN calls Wade Hampton IA
Ku-KIuX, and Wade says Sherman is
liar, and informs the Secretary
where he lives, rs if the Secretary
didn't know. Thus the country is
stirred up. But when the country
bends its concentrated mind upon the
subject and brings in review the re-
spective claims of these dignitarics
as purifiers of the ballot box and
political refOrmcrs Sherman with
ms n~t"rning Board record, and
llallploll WltI, a." iianrr" uni" .thnrn
crops out vein of irresistible humor
in the correspondence between them
that forces the country into II grin.
The country can't help it. 1t is too
much for the amen corner of Il Mchto-
dist camp meeting. We look upon
John Sherman as u sharp and unscru-
pulous man; upon Wade Hampton as
good but imprudent man. In the
late tilt between the two, Sherman
has got the best of it. The fact is, the
South Carolina Senator has never
spok en- without handing the enemy Il
sledge hammer to bust his own skull
with. If it had been possible for him
to have been guilty of IL few eloquent
flashes Of silence upon several oc-
casions the Democratic party would
have been very much the gamer by it
Very many well meaning men and
tolerably smart men have the genius
of putting in at the wrong time, and
of saying things, right in themselves,
in IA way and at II time which destroys
the whole object Of saying them.
Gov. Hampton seems to bave won
drrul gift in this direction.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

There are many such questions, but still there he
Far simpler ones that we cannot explain,
That fools and the children TX Of the wise,
And It's idle to trouble the poor human brain
with infinite time, and with infinite skies.
Better hunt what is good for you and for me,
In lfes icttcred days and eartl's pleasant bowers,
Than to try to find out in the waste OF the hours
Mystery All mystery
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

1t Is all n mystery, and 50 it must be
10 the poor lrall worm on its great sad breast
We may have our creeds and have our faith,
But to never think much OF it all is the best,
For we may not lift up the silence from death
1t lips are as mute unto TO you as Hle;
For what we We're placed in world OF woe,
Why we shall die, and where We shall go2
Mystery All mystery!
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-23
PROPOSALS FOR FRESH BEEF.
OFFICE CHIEF G. s. DEPT. OF DAKOTA.

SEALED pR6Po SAIL; ni in dap Aeaa. =, subject uSS;
Ssto the usual conditions, will be received at
this office, and ut the office of the Commissary
of Subsistence at Yankton, until II o'clock,
noon,. on Wednesday, the 9Th day of May, 1850,
ut which time and places they viii be opened in
presence of bidders, for furnishing such quanti-
ties of Fresh Beef from the block as may be re-
quired by the Subsistence Department U. s.
Army,at Forts Buford, A. Lincoln, Meade, Yates,
Bennett, Sully, Randall, Pembina, and Totten
D. y, during the fiscal year commencing July
Proposals will be received up to. and open
ed, at the same hour at the several posts by the
respective Commissaries. Of such posts, each
post Commissary receiving proposals for his
own post, only.
It is expressly understood that the contracts
made under this advertisement, shall not be
construed to involve the United States in any
obligation for payment in excess of the appro-
priatiOn granted by Congress for the purpose.
Blank proposals, and printed circulars giving
detailed information as to the quality Of beef,
manner of bidding, conditions to be observed
by bidders, &C., may be obtained on hpplication
to the undersigned, to the Commissary of Sub
sistence at Yankton, or to the acting Assistant
Commissary Of Subsistence at any of the posts.
The United States reserves the right to reject
any or all bidds.
Proposals should be enclosed in sealed envel-
opes marked Proposals for Fresh Beef at Fort
(here insert the name Of the post and addressed
to the undersigned to Capt. w. A.. Elderkin, @.
s. o. 8. A., Yankton, ID. T., or to the A. A. G. s.
NJ. R. MORGAN,
Major and C. s. U. 8. A..
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-23
PROPOSALS FOR FRESH BEEF AND
BEEF CATTLE,
Headquarters Department of the Platte, l
ONCE of Chief OOmmissary Of Subsistence.

Headquarters Department of the Platte, I
ONCE OF Chief COmmissary Of Subsistence.
OMAHA. NEB., March ssth. 1880.
SEALED proposals, In trlplicate, subject tOthe
" usual conditions, will be received ut this Of
flee, or at the Office OF the acting assistant COM
missary Of subsistence at Fort Niobrara, Neb..
ION the Minnie Chaduza rlvcr) until u O'Clock,
noon, on the 10th day of May, 1850, ut which time
and place they will be opened in presence of bid
ders for the furnishing and delivery at Fort Mo
brara, Neb.. Of all the fresh beef from the block
and beef cattle on the hoof, required by the Sub
%siStence Department United States Army for
tina post, for the fiscal gear commencing July
LIST, 1880.
The proposals for fresh beef and for beef cat
tie must be made separately and on separate
tracts made under this advertisement and propo-
to involve the United states in any obligation for
payment In excess of the appropriation granted
by congress forth purpose.
The government reserves the right to reject
II or all proposals.
Blank proposals, and full information as to the
manner OF bidding, conditions to be observed by
bidders, and terms Of contract and payment, will
be furnished on application to this office or to
the acting assistant commissary of subsistence at
the post.
Envelope containing proposals should be
marked proposals for Beef at Fort Niobrara,
Neb.," and addressed to the undersigned, or to
the A. A. c. S. of the post.
THOMAS WILSON,
Capt. and G. S.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-23

An editorial in the Fargo Argus reduce.
tn number of leading candidates for con-
gress to two-Bennett and Raymond. Be.
ltWeep these two the Argus hesitates as
sthspSh it could fall in love with either were
sths Sother charmer out of it's mind. With
these two gentlemen to conduct the ante.
convention contest it will be emineutly re.
spectable and whichever n is defeated
will have the consolation of knowing that
he was beaten BY . good man. The Argus
seems to have got down to business on the
delegate question and is engaged in a des.
perate struggle with itself to decide just
what it m~ostsdesires.