The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-07-12

"You are an awful fool, John
Smith" she said to her husband with
emphasis.
II know | am" he humbly acknowl-
edged.
"And have been ever since mar
ried you"
Longer than that, my dear, longer
than that"
"Quite likely"
eyes," he went on, sadly, II have
been an awful fool ever since the day
| asked you to marry me-"
BROOKLYN, July 8.-During his SER
mon this morning the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, referring to crema-
ton, said that the idea Of the resurrec-
ton of the body would present last
ing objection to the pagan custom Of
burning the dead. There might be
sanitary reasons in crowded popula-
tions or reasons of preference in favor
of cremation, but all the beliefs of En-
ghsh and German-speaking people
were violated by the idea of such dis
position of bodies.
Mr.. Tilden's health and habits are
thus mentioned by a friend: "Tho
Ex-Governor received visitors all of the
morning of the Fourth and went
about his spacious grounds at Grey
stone with them for nearly two hours.
This morning / saw him about. He
attended to some business and to his
correspondence and took,a long ride
in the afternoon. Mr. Tilden is q
great reader, often extending this oc-
cupation to a late hour in the even
ing. He goes out almost daily in his
yacht and seems to be improving in
health rather than otherwise"
1t is announced already that Mr..
Mckinley, of Ohio, is looking across
the chasm of a great many ifs to the
time when he shall be Speaker of the
House. He must himself be elected
to the next Congress, his party must
also secure the caucus nomination
Having all these contingencies in view
it will scarcely be polite for Mr.. Nc
Kinley to distribute the patronage OF
the Office until he has surmounted at
least some of the intervening obsta
cles. Besides, although Mr.. McKin.
icy is a very respectable man, there
may be some difficulty in securing
this place for an Ohio man. The pros
tration of the country resulting from
the Kcifer incident was so great that
the Ohio man of the future will be
handled with much caution.-Philo
delphid Times,
The naturalists OF the Smithsonian
Institute are quite excited over th4
presence of a live, big horn mountain
sheep in their midst, for, owing to thC
great difficulty Of capturing this hardy
mountaineer and keeping him aliv'
when captured, no animal OF this spe
cies has ever been seen before thi
side of the Missouri river. This spec
linen is in fine, healthy condition a
present, as are all the animals, but i
is not likely to live long in captivity
1t has already distinguished itself b,
, clearing fence ten feet high at a sin
gle bound. 1t has for companion /
genuine hyhred, or cross between itsel
and domestic sheep, covered with
mixture of wool and hair, but NOR
! strongly resembling its male paren
. from the mountains than the domes
tic species.
There is no confidence in the cir
cles of the Administration that MI
Blaine can be elected. The report
from the best-informed sources are un
: favorable to his success. The argu
! ment most effective in procuring tn
nomination at Chicago was that TIL
October State of Chic would lead ol
with a great majority, and thus large
ly determine the result in November
The German-American citizen hol
the balance of power in Ohio. The,
elected Gov. Hoadly by more tina
10000 majority over Foraker, unde
very adverse circumstances, and i
an aggregate vote very nearly equs
+ to that OF the preceding Presidents
: election, when Garfeld's majorit
h over Hancock exceeded 10000
G This great change in SO short
/ time was caused by the sumptuar
c legislation, which drove the Germans
k who had hitherto been the mainsta
$, of the Republicans, to the other sid,
<. They would not submit to an ei
8 croachment on their personal right
/ and they abandoned party to Wind
L cate principle.
IL What is the present situation
n There are seventeen Republicans pa
y pers published in the German lai
guage in Ohio. They naturally e,
1t ercise a large influence over that POI
is ulation. Every one of them has d
e clared against Blaine and Logal
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