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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13

THE Hibernian societies of New
York city have determined to have no
Trade on st. Patrick's Day, but the
aDney that would have been eXpend-
d in that way will be given to the
lifering poor of Ireland. A wise con-
|nsiOn, and one that does them credit.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13

A Chicago firm of clothiers offer a
prize of one dollar for every male
child born i'm that city during next
November and December, and will in
crease the amount if allowed to name
the baby. "If we were in the dry
goods trade" they say in their adver-
tisement, 1--WE could afford TO make
this prize five dollars for girls. We
take right smart interest in the in
crease Of the male sex, and this offer
will cost us thousands Of dollars; but
we expect to get a recompense in fu-
fure trade.n
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13
Law in the wild West.

/ 4 Carson City CNev.) paper reports
/ the following livey court proceedings:
/ Yesterday afternoon young man
/ came into Justice Carey's court room
with the rim of his hat drawn over
/ his eyes, and remarked:
d" DO You know me?n
/ 81 think replied the court, meek
ly, that you are the chap | sentenced
for stealing about year ago.
That's Just the hair pin | am, y re-
piled the other, land there's twenty
dollars for my finc.n
But YOU served your term i'm jail, ~
said the Judge, land owe no fine
CHATS all right, old boy; bat I'm
about to commit an assault and bat
terry, and | guess FL settle now.
You're the man | propose to lick
ooh, that's - rcioined the Court,
pocketing the coin, "then YOU can
start in, and we call il square,
The young man advanced to the
Court, and let out his left The Judge
duckcd his head, and, rising up, lifted
the intruder in the eye with a right
handler, and sent him over against
the wall. In n moment the Court
was climbing all over the man, and in
about three minutes his face was
hardly recognizable. The man beg
ged the Court to let up, which he
fina ly did. As the fellow was about
to 20 out, Cary went after him with
''Spc here young man, l don't think
the fighting you did ought To be as
sesscd at any more than two-tifty I;
here's seventeen and half in change.
I ain't charging You anything for
fighting, but juu for my time. Next
time ! won't charge We cent
The rough took the change and the
next train for Virginia City.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13

THE coal miners in the Clearfield,
ennsylvania district, are on strike.
be strike was caused by disagree
lent as to wages. A general suspen-
pn of the coal business in that region
IloOked for.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13
THE SUPREME JUDGESHIP--LOCK
Il. HOUSTON.
To the Editor of The Comet.

|
There is no vacancy yet on thu
Supreme Court Bench, and not likely
to be before the 4th of March, 1881, W
to which time Gen. George will, and
should, hold his position as Chief JUS
tice in that Supreme Court. An early
appointee as successor of Gen. George
cannot therefore be expected Let us
bide our time and manufacture nc
Judge before the day of propriety and
necessity. True, suggestions may be
well made, so as to bring before the
Governor the very best, purest, ablest
and experienced element of the State
for this high, exalted and Court of
last resort, in life, liberty and property,
reputation and law and order-that
Governor Stone has the soul of true
enquiry, the means of the best infor-
nation and informed judgment, or
will have before he acts, and that he
has the capacity, firmness and manli-
ness to act well his part in this affair,
no Just man can well gainsay or
question. Let us have the best the
land affords. | am an old citizen
lawyer of this State, and much hon
ored in professional, judicial and offic-
ial life. In this way I have seen and
witnessed and know nearly every
prominent lawyer and jurist in the
State, and know many and much of
the younger and less prominent men
of the Bar and Bench of Mississippi.
We have highly learned, able and
Bar and Bench in Mis-
sissippi, as much so as any other
State in this Union, and / stand flat
on this proposition and challenge the
Union to a controversy on
this subject, if any one has the hardi-
hood to do so, and will point out the
cases or rulings of our courts adverse
to this proposition-the Mississippi
Judges and Courts are pure and learn
ed, and are no reproach to any section.
Our laws are common to all men alike,
and whether a Judge comes from
North, Middle, South or East Missis-
;ippi he is of our own family, and can
)nly construe or enforce but our own
State laws. / am not welded to or
nvidous to any State sections-and |
mean no disparagement or superiority |
% one or the other, but am from my
ong knowledge and acquaintance in
his State with my profession, the
Bar and Bench, not without my idea
nd choice of Supreme Court Judge,
n the Court of last resort, without
egard to where he lives.
l would gladly hail Hon. Lock f.
IoustOn, of Aberdeen, Monroe county,
Iiss., as the successor of Hon. j. u.
teorge. He is truly a pure man,
oblc, wise and a learned lawyer,
Dng in our midst, known and read of
y all legal minds. He made us an
dmirable Circuit Judge in so long as
e was willing to preside in that
phere. A wise and invaluable Leg
,lator as long as he was willing to
ccept conscription in that line, and
l the august Convention of 1865, was
ne wise author Of the just sealing
on Confederate money
Dntracts, by which our honest people
ere saved from ruin. He is and ever
as been pure, wise and great
IAN, lawyer, legislator, conventionlst
nd citizen. He is eminently, yes
rc-emi entity, the man and judge for
lis high station. l know what l
" and whereof l would maintain.
Your friend,
LAWYER AND CITIZEN.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13

having been convinced the attack
was simply one of the cramp collie.
The chest was brought in, and the
sick man gurgled out in a sepulchral
voice:
''Doctor, for Gods sake do something
for me, | am dying"
"Don't excite your nervous system
unnecessarily" was the rcjoinder, as
the chest continued to be rummaged
over until medicine was found our
friend was willing to risk-morphine.
He then sentout for box of mustard,
Il remedy often before administered to
himself in cases of the same nature,
and taking large tablespoonful, mix
ed it in glass of water and gave 1T to
the sufferer. telling him mot to excite
| his nervous system unnecessarily"
| Then a dose Of morphine, lifted out Of
the bottle on the point Of Il pen knife,
was given under the influences Of
which he soon fell back in sweet and
refreshing sleep, giving forth certain
sounds that betOken returning life
and health.
The next morning our friend was
standing on deck, viewing the beauti-
full scenery along the river, and watch
ing the ripping waves Of the Great
Father of Waters, as they dashed
upon the shore, then recedikg as if
propelled by some magic, but mighty
force, when his attention was arrested
by some one at his side with the eX-
clamation:
"Ahem good morning doctor, fine
day, sir.o
Unlocking around he discovered his
patient of the evening before; smiling
and in the best Of health, who vouch-
safed:
"Do you ever take anything,
Doctor?"
Sometimes, y was the answer.
"Then let's go TO the barr
Thither they repaired, snd at the
expense of the late sick man, put
themselves outside of several bottles
of champagne.
Again the two We're standing on the
deck, when the Arkansas traveller,
siding up to our friend and whisper
ing in his ear, said:
"Doctor, do you know | owe you a
debt of gratitude | can never repay?
You saved my life. At home | am
considered a rich man, and desire to
you for what has been
done for me. Here is $50 take it.
" Mr.. - said our friend, ait
would be unprofes>ional in me to
charge you; | cannot take your
Though all the time eye
ing it as if his whole life depended
upon its passage into his own hands,
which was pretty much the truth.)
We'll, Doctor, you must trhe hi~,'
handing out S25.)
Our friend could hold his hands in
heck no longer; so reaching them
nut he scooped in the change and
,laced it in his pocket, which gave
i'm a sum sufficiently large to satisfy
MS temporary wants.
The Old gentleman then insisted up
II his going back to Arkansas with
i'm, where he kindly offered to set
i'm up in business and secure him Il
,oI ,,ro rfic, llt bp V-as unwilling
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13

PRINCE BISMARCK has been reliev-
d from duty as Premier of the Ger
Ian Empire, at his own request.
bunt Won Stalberg Wernigerode has
ben appointed his successor.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13
LAWYER AND CITIZEN,

1t must have been tremendously
embarrassing to that nice young man
out at Bowling Green, KY, who es-
corted the preachers daughter to
church Sunday night, and arrived
late, to hear the reverend gentleman
read from the Bible as the couple
marched up the aisle: "My daughter
is greviousl V tormented with devil, !"
which verse occurs in an account of a
New Testament miracle. The whole
congregation snickered, and it would
be hard to tell which felt the worst,
the preacher, his daughter or her
aaporf
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13

THE Nihilists attempted to assassi-
.ote the Russian General Melikof on
bp Sd inst. The attempt was unsuc-
nsefil1
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13

In the name of dignity, honor, and
self respect, "by the empty meal chest"
and the cherries hedrthstones, by the
narrowing memories of the crowbar
and trap coffin, 1 would entreat every
Irishman worthy of the name, to set
his face sternly and firmly against
this contemplated absurdity and say
it must not take place. Indications
from every point prove that the great
heart of this bounteous land is deeply
touched by the Irish peasant wall, and
all-banker and mechanic-rain their
dollars in golden showers, and it is
our duty to see that this gushing
fountain of benevolence be not dried
up by any indiscretion on our part.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13

TT is again rumored that Theodore
rton and his wife have made up.
hood. Now let them drop out of pub
II nrint.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13

Miss NELSON is delighting New
)rleans audiences with her superb
enditlons of line of Shaksperean
haracters.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13

THE citizens of Memphis are agitat-
,oc the question of a society for the
sreyention of cruelty to animals.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13

A norton of the Danforth Locomo-
ve Works at Patterson, New Jersey,
Ias burned on the 9th inst. Loss
DO0 600.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13

THE Count de Lesseps, of Suez
ana fame, is being dined and wined
\ the people of New York and
yashington.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13
A SENSIBLE MAN.

The New York Herald contains /;
letter from D. E. Barry, genuine
warm hearted Irishman, protesting
against the usual st. Patrick days
parade this year. He writes like a
man Of sense and we hope his sugges-
ton may be universally adopted. He
says:
"In times of plenty Haunting gay
banners and strutting about the streets
like pack of turkey gobblers was but
a pitiful way Of manilesting our sane
tity or patriotism; now when famine
sweeps over our land, and gaunt hun
ger has already fastened on the vitals
of her children it would be positive
indecency. How will the generous
American who has responded to the
cry for bread with check big as his
own heart, feel when he sees hundreds
of well fed Irishmen indulging in the
useless extravaganza and insanity of a
parade?
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13

understand is soon to be replaced by
new one. In the Court house yard
stands plain Italian monument, ems
closed by an iron railing. The monu-
ment is inscribed as follows:
EAST FRONT.
In memory Of Adam Rum, who
was born, in Frankinland Germany,
Sept. II, l75G, and died in this county
Dec. |, 1922.
NORTH FRONT.
He served this country during the
Revolutionary war, and was engaged
IN the battles of Brandywine, Tren-
ton, and Princeton. He ever declined
to claim the pension which the laws
OF a grateful country tender to its
brave defenders.
WEST FRONT.
Erected 1916.
SOUTH FRONT.
This monument was erected by the
State of Mississippi by authority of
an Act of its Legislature, approved
July %, 1913, and entitled "an Act to
erect suitable monument to the
memory of Adam Rum, deceased
| could not but admire as stood by
this monument, the disinterestcd mo-
tiVes of that old man, in refusing to
appl y for the pension which he was
justly entitled to, and contrast his un-
selfishness with that of the salary
grabbers of the present day.
could not resist an expression of
pity that the laws Of that same CRATE
full county did not extend to the vet
Grams of the Mexican war before old
age carried them to their silent graves.
And | could not but admire the heroic
patriotism of Il state, in erecting a
Five hundred dollar monument to the
Of Revolutionary soldier
some twenty-three years after his
ieath, but when | come to accertain
that Adam Rum had no heirs, and
eft the State some eight thousand
lollars at his death. | wondered not,
1T her gratitude, but was surprised at
;he memory, of the Legislature of 1913.
| leaye Fayette tomorrow home
ward bound feeling that my trip
Trough the South western portion Of
he State has been a pleasant and in
tructive one. Yours truly,
PAP
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13

FREDERICK PAULDING was well
ocoiyed by the critical audiences of
he Crescent City.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13

a southern city boasts OF a colored
school lodge, part of whose title Is /:
'The Grand Council Of the Grand
Ancient Order of the sons and Daugh-
tiers, Brothers and Sisters Of Moses,
Of the United States and the Wolld at
Large"
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13

Nine de Lesseps saws that Amer
lean ladies surpass all Others in style
of dress, but her husband adds, i'm
beauty, also.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13

A bride may wear a very plainly
made dress at her wedding, but she
wants to have il putfed in the papers.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-13

SPECIAL Agent foei DInee department
ID. HAYNES, ESQ,
Acting SUP Money Order System, Posi-ufirt
Department, Washingtoni u G.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-30
What Congress Ought to Do.

There arc two subjects on which every
newspaper can talk about very gil bly,
and say nothing the tariff, and finance.
Another subject has now been added to
this list-paper. Every newspaper
from Maine to California is having its
say, and the amount of knowledge
shown concerning paper making is
wonderful. We had IN idea that We
knew little about the paper business,
but after going through hundred or
two exchanges which have been
showered in upon us. we have lost all
faith in ourselves. BY all means lot
Congress fix this thing up. Let Con-
gress fix tho price OF print paper at
5H to 6 cents. Let Congress take of
the duty on paper, and offer a big in
ducement to foreign manufacturers
But what would be best of all, let Con
gress buy up all the paper mills in the
country and make Mr.. Fort, OF Illinois,
boss paper maker. Let Congress do
something anyway, and right away too
If we can only get Congress started the
country is safe. Congress always does
so much to help the country out of its
business perplexities. Rags, stock
chemicals may. go up, but paper mus
90 down. Take off the tax on knowl
edge. Hurra for Congress a! In oul
returning lucid moments, the thought
comes to Us that the laws of demand
and supply have great deal to do with
regulating values. - Western Stdtionsr.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-30

The GREAT RIVER OF THIS CONT
NENT.-The dimensions and volume of
the Mississippi rivers actual head have
been rarely stated, and either the river
lines are changeable. or previous state
ments are incorrect. Mr.. A. II. Sieg-
fried, OF the Louisville Courier Journal
has recently returned from canoe
cruise of five weeks about the head OF
the Mississippi, and then down its sinu-
Gus way to Lake Pepin, more than one
thousand miles. He carefully measured
the river where it first assumes def
mite channel from Itasca lake, and
found its width to be just twenty feet,
its greatest depth thirty-one inches,
and its current two and one-tenth
miles per hour. While the lake is but
forty miles in q direct line from the
Northern Pacific railway, it is almost
inaccessible, and can only be reached
by eight or nine days oircuitous travel
through the wilderness. Mr.. Siegfried
and his two companions, Mr.. Lucien
Wulsin, of Cincinnati, and Mr.. J. NJ.
Barnes, of Louisville, are the first men
who have ever navigated those wilds
in wooden boats, and, save School
crafts party III 1882, are the only white
men who have ever made the trip down
the far Upper Mississippi without
portages.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-30
An Independent Physician.

Ono of the most independent of men
was the famous DR.. Radcliffe. court
physician. He was as free in his man
ner in the presence of royalty as he
was while prescribing for pauper:
On the return of King William, from
Holland, in 1899, he sent for Radcliffe,
and, showing him his swollen ankles,
while the rest of his body was enamel
ated said {:
What think you of these ?" " Why,
truly" replied Radcliffe, u would
not have your Majssty's two legs for
your three kingdoms" which freedom
cost him the kings favor, and no in
tercession could ever recover it.
When Anne came to the throne, the
Earl of Godolphin endeavorsd in vain
to reinstate Radcliffe as first physician
but the queen would not be prevailed
ON, alleging that Radcliffe would send
her word, as no had done before, that
"her ailments were nothing but the
vapors."
The queen, however, sent for him in
her last illness, when he answered,
that "he had taken physic and could
not come"
The queen died on the LIST of August
1714, and Radcliffe on LIST of November
following; his death having, it is said,
been fastened by dread of the
populace, who were incensed against
him for his neglect of the queen.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-30

KEEP THE. BODY ERECT. An erect
bodily attitude is of vastly more i'm
portance to health than people gener-
ally imagine. Crooked bodily posi-
tions, maintained for any length Of
time, are always injurious, whether in
the sitting, standing or lying posture,
whether sleeping or walking. To sit
with the body leaning forward on the
stomach, or to one side, with the heels
elevated on q level with the head, is
not only in bad taste, but exceedingly
detrimental to health. 1t cramps the
stomach. presses the vital organs, in
terrupts the free motions of the chest,
and enfeebles the functions of the alb
dominal and thoracic organs, and, in
fact, unbalsnces the whole muscular
system.
Many children bscome slightly
hump-backed, or severely round shout
dered, by sleeping with the head raised
on high pillow. When any person
finds it easier to sit, or stand, or walk,
or sleep in crooked position than a
straight one, such person may be sure
his muscular system is badly deranged,
and the more careful he is to preserve
straight or upright position, and get
back to nature again, the better.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-30
Personal.
Burr, Aaron, died, aged so years.

Burr. Aaron, died, aged so years.
Victor Hugo, unfortunate man, knows
10000 persons by name.
Bismarck's autographs are in great
demand. They are becoming very
scarce.
Washington aad Adams, after being
President served as Justice Of the
Peace.
George W. Curtis is a very polite
man. He does rot even know what
curt is.
Mrs. Van Colt, the revivalist, is now
said to be manufacturing and selling o
patent medicine.
D. Wyatt Aiken, a Congressma an
from South Carolina, is talked of for
Governor Of that State.
The King of Sweden has turned au-
thor, and has just published poetic
rendering of the legend of Lohengrin.
Senator Thurman has been prohibit
ed by his physician from smoking more
than two cigars day. BY the liberal
use of a pipe, two cigars ought tc be
plenty.
President Hayes, with democratic
simplicity. walks to church and walks
home with vigorous stride and with
head erect. He almost always takes
walk before breakfast and drive after
Office hours.
Professor Ko-Kun-Hua, of Harvard,
is reported as saying that he likos this
country very much, and is far from en-
thusiastic about going back to China.
His learned labors will surely not ex-
haust him, good man.
Robert Arlington, Esq, of Leeds,
Eng, who has given SO literally for the
Christianization of Central Africa, has
offered CO, 900 to the London Mission
airy Society to place suitable steamer
on Lake Tanganyika for missionary
purposes.
Ii is related by the Washington cor
respondent Of the Courier. Journal that
gentleman who saw copy of Voltaire
lying on Colonel Robert Ingersolls ta-
BILE, impaired: "How much did this
book cost you?" and the Colonel an
swered: "The Governorship of Hi
nois."
Moses "A. Hopkins. a colored man Of
pure African blood, who was graduated
from the Auburn theological seminary
in 1877, having learned to read after he
WAS seventeen years of age, is very &C.
lively engaged in religious work in
North Carolina. He supplies four
churches.
Mary Jane Hay. pupil in the nor.
NAL school at st. Louis. failing to pass
an examination recently was SO
chagrined that she quit school and
mysteriously disappeared from her
home. After search of two weeks
she was found acting in the capacity of
domestic.
Mary Clemmer is woman of COM
manding height, striking face, blue
Dyes, delicate complexion and brown
hair, worn in clustering curls over her
forehead, and simply knotted at the
back of her head. She is energetic and
electric in conversation; trife impe.
rious III manner.
1t is freshly announced that the inten-
ton OF placing statue of the late
Priace Napoleon in Westminster Alb
hey has not been abandoned, but will
be carried out. Queen Victoria her
self, it is reported, favors the project,
and insists that the memorial shall be
placed in the Abbey.