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beans and grapes and all that.
Well, why not. Fruit growing is
nice business for girls and 80 is
raising vegetables. Those girls
have the advantage of ours for
the market is nearer, but | have|
never seen the time that nice
stra berries couldn't be sold at
home for 20 cents. and that will
ma lle lots Of mOuev. And then
again the exercise is SO good for
their health, and the occupation is
so cleanly and delicate and suits
their nimble and delicate fingers
so we'll. Woman was the first to
pick the fruit and / have always
thought she ought to have been
forgiven. for her first thought
when she found the fruit good
was to gi~c her husband some.
But he like an Old rascal went and
laid all the blame on her and tried
to get out OF the scrapc. Now
there is a chance for our girls to
make some money. Let them try
a small patch, say onefonrth of
an acre. Plant in August and
have a good crop Of fruit next
spring. It can be done. | heard a
Nashville man say that two years
AGO there was no such business
around Nashville as growing Der
res for Northern markets but now
there was $50 bushels shipped q
lay from one town, the town of
Franklin, and they nctted 20 cents
a quart. or %6 hushcl, and the
girls did most Of the work. |
wish the dear creatures were all,
rich enough to live without work
and only had to work when they
felt like it, and | never see ladies
of culture and refinement doiny'
drudgcry but what it shocks my
humanity and | want Il society
esta blishcd for the prevention OF
cruelty to angels. But work is
the common lot for man and for
woman too, and | recOnk they are
happier for it.
I was ruminating over these
things to-day when met Sanford
Bell on the train. Sanford the Old
reliable conductor whom every
body knows and everybody loves,
and we cot to talking about the
times aud the crops, and when |
mentioned John III. James and his
bust up, Sanford said yes, that 10
mighty bad on James and bad on
the poor fellows who had their
money in his bank. He had a
thousand dollars there he said, a
thousand dollars the savings Of
ten years, and now he had to take
new start, and his plans and his
hopes were broken up, for he was
going to take 5000 Of that money
and send Clifford to- Mocrc's bust
ness college and the $500 was for.
his daughter who had been so.
good end worked SO willingly and
faithful v at home, and ne hadI
,;.l-oI out q nitr little nlarp to-
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h.,l .
After telling me of the dark
side he frightened up and said,
We'll, | won't give up too soon for
Mr.. James failed in 1873 and hr
owed me $500 then and he paid it
in full interest and allowed me II
premium of II per cent for my
gold, just what it Was worth when
| put my gold in there, although
it was worth only 4 per cent pre-.
MUM when he paid it back. He
is a good man, James is, and will
do the best he can and he can't
DO any more. Some folks abuse
him for speculating on our money
but | notice they never abuse y
man until he has had bad luck and
breaks. James speculatcd in
Georgia railroad stock two years
ago and made, they say, 100000
and everybody smiled and said
James was long headed, not one
said word against him, but
now they abuse him for being
About This time we met the
down train and the engineer, Mr..
Adams, came up to Sanford AMI
said, ''what's the news, my friend
will we ever get anything =.
And Sanford cheercd him up a
little and then told mo that Adams
had 2,50O in there, and it was his
hard earnings in cold and heat and
winter and and summer and dav
and night, while he stood at his
post Of duty, which Is the the post
of dagger.
Well, all this is bad, very bad,
and there are many worse cases.
Sanford told me aboat them and
said he was sorrier for some 9th
ers than he was for himself.
"But then,' said he, Mr..
James is young enough and smart
enough to rise again and l believe
he will do it, and I'm not going to
say a word to hurt his feelings or
harass him, for he has load enough
TO carry now aud my wife says |
will get that money some day ;
she has faith and she cheers me
up when | am down, and that is
what a good wife always does.
She believes that money earned
honestly is not going to be lost.
"What have you done about
your claim,' said |. "Nothiug,
there is nothing to do that know
Of. | gave the certificate to Mr..
James and said, i have heard
about your troubles and | thought
| would bling you this and let you
manage it for you know better how
to do it than the lawyers or any
body else.
Well, I wish everybody had as
much faith and charity as Sonford
Bell. | reckon his boy will get to
the college some way, and if his
daughter will go to raising straw
berries, | think she will make the
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do not marry and whose fathers
are poor will need some money at:
ter awhile when the roses begin tc
fade, the roses on their cheeks
Some are independent enough tc
go to millinery and dressmaking
but this gives employment to but
few. Some paint flowers and dc
fancy work and sell what they
make, but not many have the Gift
Of genius in that line and so the
question still comes up what can
the clever country girls do to make
a living for themselves and feel in.
dependent?
Not long ago | was over in
Eastem North Carolina and
found the question answered in
some places. l found some nice
well educated girls cultivatino
small fruits and vegetables 70,
market. They didn't plow the
ground but they planted and hocd
and weeded and gathered the crop
| saw an acre of strawberries that
two sisters had planted and they
made a frolic CT it, that is, they
went at it with a will and took a
1iivcly happy interest in it, and
they gathered 1000 quarts and
said they would get Il thousand
more, and they packed them in the
little baskets and the bas kcts in.
to crates and sent them North and
their sales had averaged 80 cents
u quart. Their total expenses fol
hire of help and cost Of baskets
and freight to market was 500
and this left a Thousand for their
work and Watching and constant
care. We'll those girls are proud
anl independent. Their fathe,
had five acres and he was making
money! good deal Of money
/ never saw a nicer business nor
one SO simple and sure. The
land was poor ant sandy. The
rows three feet apart. when the
plants get well set a pillow opens
turrow close BY ON each side
and this furrow is near filed with
cotton seed and then the earth is
thrown back on the cotton seed
after that the vines arc mulchcd
with pine straw anl that is all
| ncvr saw vines rs small or Der.
ries as numerous. ! counted 24(
on one plant. They laid on one
another. This vine had been pick
ed three times and there were 24(
left. They frequently picked s
quart from 3 plants and left man,
not ripe. They pick till 8 O'Clock
in the morning and the girls aver
aged Is quarts by that time
They begin at 4 in the afternoon
and Get l5 quarts more. When
they hire pickers they pay y cents
a quart to girls and = cents to boys
for the girls are more careful and
do not mash the berries nor spill
them and do not eat every big
nice one they come across.
II
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.
One year. strictly in advance. ISL 90
Six months ...... 65
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27
Maine end ArkaEFssss.

Blaine's organs boast because the
invariable Maine has gone republican
again this Month. They are silent
about the variable Arkansas going
democratic at the same time. They
boast Of republican majority of 49,
41l in Maine. They are silent about
the democratic majority of 44,l36 in
Arkansas. They boast of 1892 votes
that were cast for Mr.. Robie in Maine.
They are silent about 99,972 that were
cast for Mr.. Hughes in Arkansas.
They boast Of Robes vote being 5000
larger than any republican vote ever
before polled in Maine. They are
silent about Hughes vote being II ,0OC
larger than any democratic vote ever
before polled in Arkansas.-N, Y
Herald.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27
"They All lss IT., I'm Politics,

Do you know what it means when
the people of a Republic begin to ridi-
eule and rail at those who set up a
high standard Of public honor and
mean to abide by itY Woe to the Re-
public that drifts in channel like
that. And there, my fellow citizens,
are we. Do you not know that it is
the favorite cry of all those who want
TO excuse corruption to saw, "They all
do it," Laughter and applause Have
you not heard that time and again1
Ali my fellow citizens, l tell you if
the really did all do it then it would
be high time to put this Republic into
liquidation and appoint a receiver af
soon as we could. Applause If they
did all do it then the immigration we
have from Europe had better cease
and we had better think OF going back
to the old countries where they do not
oil do it,-From Mr.. Schurz's Speech
at Detroit
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27
Pettibone Has Not Done His Duty

Many of you he has abused and
often neglected and refused to attend
to your claims--neglected and refused
to reply to your letters of inquiry
We refer you 10 the letter published
in the PILOT of this week, wherein is
set forth the fact, that from Pettibone'e
neglect to look after the claim Of Capt
Hendrickson, after having repeatedly
promised to do so, the Attorney, Nj
Walls, had to sock Senator Isham G
Harris and get him to work it up.
Eow, this same man, Pettibone, il
again around just before m election
rehearsing his old promises. Will YOU
longer support man who carelessly
neglects your intorcsts93TennosseC
Iilot.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27

stone, which had stood foi almost an
entire generation, has been recently
defacsd by brutal and sacrilegious
hands.
AS q candidate for the Presidency
knew that l should encounter many
forms of calumny and personal defama-
ton, but ] confess that l did not ex-
pect to be called upon to defend the
name of a beloved and honored wife,
who is mother and grandmother, nor
did l expect that the grave OF my little
child would be cruelty desecrated
Against such gross forms of wrong the
law gives no adequate redress, and
know that in the end my most effect,
i've appeal against the unspeakable
outrage which l resist must be to the
noble manhood and womanhood Of
America. Your friend, very sincerely
JAMES G. BLAINE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27
What the Friend Of the Soldier
HAS Dome.

1t is claimed that Maj. Pettibone is
a great friend to the soldiers, and Sc
cured for many of them positions in
the departments at Washington. That
is a true test for his love for the sol
diers. OF the number OF persons that
he and Brownlow have secured posi-
tions for in the departments at Wash
ington, we know of but one Federal
soldier in the whole list. All are good
and deserving men, we suppose, but
many Of them were unborn in 1861
and many of them we're too young to
enter the army when the war closed
and some belonged to the stay-at-homf
brigade, and one was a conscript Off
Ger in the rebel army, who forced I'm
ion boys into the rebel army or tc
leave their homes and kindred and al
the risk Of their lives make their way
by night across the mountains tC
Kentucky, to the Federal army
Yes, splendid friend to the Federal
soldier is Major Pettibone.- Tenn ri
iGt.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27
He Asked "a EfIessingI

Lew Campbell, the "One Spoon Bak-
ing Powder" man, who travels south,
was invited by lady to dinner, The
guests were all seated, and the lady,
turning 10 Lew, said;
"Mr. Campbell, will you ask bless
ingr
"Wha-wha-beg pardon, madam y
he stammered, dropping his napkin.
"Will you please ask blessingH"
she repeated,
Then she lowered her head and SO
did everybody else, and poor Lew look
ed down at his plate and suffered:
"Lor-Lora have mercy on these
poor vittles Amen HefcA4st TraU.
cler.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27
Hike the VuIGure.

Pettibone believes in holding on to
office with relentless grip. He seems
TO have an unappeasable appetite for
Office and the more he is fed upon
such food, the more he Graves and cries
for IT, Like the vulture which preyed
upon the vitals Of Prometheus, he
feeds, but is never illed.-Mottntuia-
e0r.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27

"You can do me great favor. y
| want you to send me O letter, such
rs the inclosed draft. 1t will
be a favor / shall never forget. =
Regard this letter as strictly confden-
tial. Do not show it to any one. The
draft is in the hands of my clerk, who
is as trustworthy as any man can be
Il Burn this letter. Blaine to
Fisher.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27
LhaAhaUhaGhaHhaAhaBhaLhaE

The silence of Roscoe Conkling in
this campaign is so intense that it
can almost be heard Texas Siftings.
Butler wasn't born with silver
spoon in his mouth. 1t is believed he
had it in his pocket-Rochestel Post
Express
They will plant iorget-me-nots over
the political grave of Mr.. William
Malone after the killing frosts have
departed.-Utica Observer.
Blaine is unfortunate in having a
name that rhymes with stain, slain,
Cain, pain, and several other very dis
agreeable names.-Detroit Timea
Why is it wrong for man to be-
come Mormon? Because he can
not make as big Miss take in any
other Northumberland Traveller.
An ex-editer is now barber at Sag
inaw, Michigan, He wields the scis-
sors as huently as ever, but he does
more head work now.--Norristown
Herald.
1t does not make any difference
when or where Mr.. Blaine married.
The question is, who stole the Multi
gan letters from Mulligan.-Louisyille
Democrat.
Carlyle says: "Laughter means
sympathy" and now we can under
stand why people laugh at our jokes.
When ignorance is bliss It's folly to
be wise.-Mer't Traveller.
When Ben Butler stopped in his
writing to see how the words "To My
Constituents" looked, he got SO cross
eyed that he could see the buttons on
the back OF his shirt.-Fall River Ad-
vance.
II understand you've gone into
farming, said the dentist to his vic
tim. "How large a farm have you
got?"
"Well, I've had four achers for the
past week." was the response.-Bos.
ton Transcript.
st. Johns nomination Is very much
like the tea little boy was given at 6
party. When asked how he liked it
he replied:
"It's very very nice, / suppose, but il
tastes too much OF the water,"- -Texa,
Siftings.
Butler-"Do you print election tick
ets?"
! Printer-"Yes, sir we turn then
out by the million"
"Goodl l want two"
1.-TWO million?"
1.-TWO tickets one for me and on,
for Dana. ."-Phila. Call.
81 haven't had bite for two days,
| pleaded tramp.
| "Is it possible" answered the WON
an, with sympathy. "I'll see what
can do for you in the way of a bite
Here Tige-Tige," the tramk broke
two dollar gate getting away.-N, Y
Sun.
| 1t Is not safe for a man with none,
! in his pocket to go into the headquar
ters Of the Republican Finance com
mittee. The party financiers are S,
desperately hard up that they will en-
! tice from him his last nickel. Owe
| the door might well be inscribed Dan
te's warning inscription "Who enter
here leaves soap behind. Chicag,
Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27

Did 1t ever occur to you, reader, to
reflect on the depths of deceit which
lie still and dark even in the most
honest mindsH Society reposes on a
thin crust of convention, underneath
which lie fathomless possibilities Of
crime. Friendship, however close and
dear, is not free from its reserved, un-
spoken beliefs, more or less suppressed
opinions The man whom you indig-
nantly defend against any accusation
brought by another, so confident are
you in his unspeakable integrity, you
may yourself momentarhy suspect OF
crimes far exceeding those which you
repudiate. Indeed, have known sa-
gacious men to hold that perfect
frankness in expressing the thoughts
is a sure sign OF imperfect friendship
something is always suppressed and il
is not he who loves you that "tells you
candidly what he thinks" of your per.
son, your pretensions, your children
or your poems. Perfect candor is die,
tated by envy or some other unfriend.
ly feeling, making friendship q stalk
ing horse, under cover of which il
shoots the arrows which will rankle
Friendship is candid only when can
dor is urgent--meant TO avert impend
ing danger or to rectify an error. Tn,
candor which is an impertinence nev
er springs iiom friendship Love il
rsympathetic-Mrckspooa's .Hagistse
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27
COMET SPARKS

What's you say bout dem Mulligan
lettersH Dat jis shows dat Blaine's
got dc money.
A negro proverb says; "Dead limo
on tree shows itself when de buds
come out"
Whether Blaine kneels at church
we cannot say. 1t is certain that he
knelt to Mulligsn.
Blaine received intelligence of his
nomination in the shade of an apple
tree, The shadows are upon him
still
In the coming election the inifu-
cnce Of the press will be tested. Near
ly all the leading papers are for Cleve,
land.
What pity il is when charming
woman enters politics. Miss Belva
Lockwood can't run. Hor skirts ane
in the way.
Burn this letter." That was a CRU
el request which Blaine made. Every
sentence this great man has written
ought to go down to posterity.
An English scientist has discovered
an animal with eleven thousand eyes.
Blaine ought TO have that animal to
keep account of tho men who arc
leaving him
The managers of st. Johns canvass
are busily engaged in manufacturing
a scandal on him. They find out thai
he won't get thousand votes unless
some scandal is told on him.
John Adams when in the presence
of some visitors on n certain occasion
arose from his seat and took the sofa,
saying Excuse me gentlemen, al
ways talk better when lie."
Cleveland has gone back to the
woods again.-Hawkeye.
He can easily afford to rest quietly
in assurance OF victory since tie Mul.
ligan letters have come out.
A Virginia baby has been named
cleveland" Oh well if its that kind
of baby.-HaWkeye
| What kind do you mean2 Are you
trying to bring into notice Blaines
little boy, Stanwood. Be careful man.
We heard good old Republican
brother say the other day: ~ am sick
of politics, / don't propose to have
anything moro to do with it, There
is too much of this Mulligan business
in the papers," Old man the half has
not been told.
The report that John Kelly's honse
in New York is worth $4,000, proba-
| bly, arose from the well known say
ing that "Silence is Golden" and
about these days Mr., Kelly appears to
have whole mountain of that
) Hawkeye.
Since you wrote that, John has put
his foot on Blaine. You will find out
the truth Of another saying in Nov,
viz, "Silence is Powerful"
Among the oddities of Tennessee
country town names are; ABC, BIZ
BILE Hell, Bird Song, three named Buck
Snort, Buzzard's Roost, Calf Killer,
7 Chimney Top, Chuckaluck, Defeated,
Dew Drop, Dumplin, Friendship,
Friend Station and FriendsviTle, Grief,
Life, Light, Mark Twain, two New
Yorks and one Philadelphia; Number
: One and Second, Shoofy, Snake,
r Sweetlips, and Swectwater Tiger Tail,
U Bet and Yum Yum.-Fayetteville
Express.
. Pshaw, that's nothing. There used
; to be a postofice in Washington
county called Damphool, and there is
one now in the county called Petit
bone.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27

Taking into account the 100000
bonds you sold Tom Scott and the
amount of money you received on the
Eastern contracts, our relative posi-
tions financially in the Little Rock
and Fort Smith Railroad bear a wide
contrast. Fisher to Blaine.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27
Speaking Appointments.
CONGRESSIONAL.

Hon. o. c. King, democratic nominee and
A. II, Pettibonc, republican nominee for Con.
gress, will address tho people at the following
times and places;
&c; Thomas Powls val Saturday, Sept ~.
6needvile, Tuesday, Sept 3d.
kyle's Ford, Wednesday, Oct, l.
Rogersyille, Thursday, Oct q
stoney Point, Friday, Oct. g.
kingsport Saturday, Oct l.
kindrick's Creek, Monday, Oct g.
Jonesboro, Tuesday, Oct. 7.
Elizabethton, Wednesday, Oct. 4
stoney Creek, THURSDAY, Oct ..
Taylorsyille, Saturday, Oct IL
Mouth Roan's Creek, Monday, Oct 1s
Hampton, (Doe river Cove, Tuesday, Oct H.
Erwin, Wednesday, Oct 10.
Limestone Depot, Thursday, Oct ID
Fall Branch, Friday, Oct H.
Rheatown, Saturday, Oct 49,
Greeneville, Monday, Oct 20.
Parr0ttsyille, Tuesday, Oct. 81
Big Creek, Wednesday, Oct. a.
Cosby, (White Church), Thursday Oct o.
Newport Friday, Oct ~
Whitesburg, Saturday. Oct. Is
Speaking VIII commence ut O'Clock
w. S. DICKSON, Chm. Dem. Cong Com
W. T. BRowNLow, Chm. Rep Cong Com
DISTRICT ELECTORS
Robt. Burrow and j. F. Hale Democratic and
Republican candidates for Elector for tho lit
District of Tennessee will address the people at
the following times and places
Roam Mountain, Saturday sebt q.
Elzabethton, Monday, Sept 2g
Johnson City, Tuesday Sept 80. (at night.
BSstol, Wednesday, Oct l. lat night.
BDhntville, Thursday, Oct q
Greeneville, Friday, Oct 8.
Mosheim Saturday, Oct d
R0gersville Junction Monday, Oct, q
Warrensburg, Tuesday Oct l.
Fowler's Grove, "Wednesday, Oct 3
bridgeport Thursday, Oct o.
Wits Foundry, Friday Oct TO-
M0rristown, Saturday Oct H.
Turley's Mill, Monday, Oct IL
Rutledge, Tuesday, Oct IA
Thorn Hill, Wednesday, Oct 49,
Tazewen Thursday, Oct Is
Meadowvillo, Friday, Oct H.
Sneedy'le, Saturday, Oct. IS
Lee Valley, Monday, Oct, ~
Rogersyille, Tuesday, Oct u
Mooresburg Wednesday, Oct -
Russellvlle, Thursday, Oct ~
JOnesborn, saturday Oct. 25
Erwin, N0nday, Oct o.
Flag Pond. Tuesday Oct. g
kSpcaklng VIII commence at l&.Al +. IN. each dat
W. :. hleKaaN. chin. Dem Coug Com
w. T. BEo NLoW en- m Rep Cong. Com
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27

"My object in writing is to ask in
season if your friends would desire to
establiah bank at Little Rock2 1t
will be to some extent q matter Of
favoritism as to who gets the banks in
the several localities, and it will be in
my power to cast an anchor to the
windward' in your behalf if you desire
it."-Blaine to Fisher.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27
Certainly True.

The otfice-loving Pettibone in at
tempting TO force and push himself
upon the people this time, has
made a mistake which, we predict,
he will regret through all his future
hfe.-Mouatain4ey..
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27

"a have placed you in positions
whereby you have received very large
sums OF money without one dollar Of
expense to you, and you ought not to
forget the act OH my part. Fisher to
Blaine.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27
POLITICAL.
SpiritIess SneaIxs.

Pettibone regards the people of this
Congressional district as lot of spirit
less sneaks and towards, whom he
can bulldoze when he pleases.-Moun-
taineer.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27
Written for THE COMET.
Republicans and NIOrmOnism.
BY sENEx.

Notwithstanding the mormons have
increased in Utah. over three hundred
per cent in twenty years, under Re-
publican crusade, as stated by Mr.. Lo-
gan, and Notwithstanding they have
spread over other western territories
and have established themselves in
various communities in the States,
under Republican protection, the in
crease, it seems, is not sufficient to sat
isfy the progressive spirit of Republi-
canism. So, it is its pleasure, to an
nounce the arrival, last week at New
York, of the steamer, Wyoming, with
500 foreigners, converts to mormon.
ism, on their way to Utah.
And still they call polygamy a Dem
ocratic institution.