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FOR his sterling integrity. Ills sMhd i q;
vile, upSon County, Ga. The fn,iopHeehfr
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Dec G, 1888
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29

Imprisonment seems not much to
have disturbed the men of letters in
the progress of their studies.
1t was in prison that Boethius com.
posed his excellent book on the Con.
solations Of Philosophy.
Crotius wrote, in his confinement,
his Commentary on st. Matthew.
Buchanan, in his dungeon of q
monastery in Portugal, composed his
excellent Paraphrases ON the Psalms
Of David.
Pelisson, during FIVE years confne'
ment for some state affairs, pursued
with ardour his studies in the Greek
language. in philosophy, and particu'
larly in theology, and produced sever
al good compositions.
Michael Cervantes composed the
best and most agreeable book in the
Spanish language, during his captiv
ity in Barbary.
Louis XII, when he was Duke o.
Orleans, being taken prisoner at the
battle of St. Aubin, was long confined
in the tower OF Bourges, and applying
himself to his studies, which he had
hitherto neglected, be became, in CON
sequence, an able and enlightened
monarch.
Chaucer,s Canterbury Tales wer'
the composition of his latest years
they were begun in his fifty-fourtl
year. and finished in his sixty-first
it is on these works his fame is estab
lished, at least they are those which
are most adapted to attract oil classe
of poetical readers.
Michael Angelo preserved his crea
tive genius even in extreme old age
for he worked almost to his last day
and he reached his ninetieth year
He alludes. doubtless. to himself in al
ingenious device, if it be of his owuin
vention: A venerable old man is rep
resented in a go-cart, an hour-glas
upon it, with the inscription, ANcoR
IMPARo! YET / AN LFARNING!
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29

One Of the hosttest regions of the
earth is along the Persian Gulf, where
little or no rain falls. At Bahrin, the
arid shore has no fresh water, yet a
comparatively numerous population
contrives to live there, thanks to the
copious springs which burst forth from
the bottom OF the sea. The fresh wa
ter is got by diving. The diver sits in
his boat, winds great goat-skin bag
around his left arm, the hand grasping
it's mouth, then he takes in his hand a
heavy stone, to which is attached a
strong line, and, thus equipped
he plunges in and quickly reaches
the bottom. Instantly opening the
bag over the strong jet of fresh water
he springs up the ascending current
at the same time closing the bag and
is helped on board. The stoneis ther
hauled up and the diver, after taking
breath, plunges in again. The source
Of these copious submarine springs i
thought to be in the green hills of 0s
man, some 500 or 600 miles distant.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29

The mightiest telescope piercing the
awful depths Of space can find no
bounds beyond which light has never
passed. Go with the devout. astrono-
mer to his lonely watch-tower,
"When the world is still and dim,
And the stars fame out in their
pomp of light
Like thrones of the cherubim."
Set your eyeto that mystic tube which
sweeps the ranks of the fiery constel-
lations as they move in orderly march
across the plains of heaven. AS you
gaze there is a universe of worlds pict-
ured upon the inner chamber OF your
eye. How far, think you, has the light
travelled to bring you intelligence
from the inhabited depths Of immen.
sity? How many years has it been fly
ing at the rate OF twelve millions Of
miles minute, before completing its
journey? 1t started from its far-distant
home before man was made in Para
disc. It has been flying with incon.
ceivable velocity, without moments
rest, through all the intervening yeari
and the period Of its fight is equal to
all the generations of human history.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29

All our Presidents have not beer
rich men by any means. Gen, Grant,
100000 makes him the richest ex
President since Buchanan. Mr.. Haye,
has, perhaps 100000. Neither John
SOD nor Lincoln had over $5O,OOO
Pierce went in The White House poor
but had about $4,000 going out; Fill.
more and Taylor were in independent
ciicum I; aces, but never rich; Tyler
was bankrupt when he was President
married fol .une aiterward, and lost
all 10 the war Polk was woTth $3.50, 900
Andrew Jackson had nothing but his
"Hel mita2e," Adams was rich; Mon
roe died in debt; Jefferson had nothing
to leave behind him; and Washington
was very well off. Van Buren, who
died worth $800,000 was the richest
President we have had.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29
The Laslxer Resolutions Again

BERLIN, March 21.-Prince Bis
marck has received an address from
the workingmen of Marggraborra,
thanking him for his action in the
Lasker affair. Prince Bismarck, in
reply says that the signers of the ad-
dress must remember that the Ameri-
can House of Representatives only
wished to express AMERICAS desire for
the welfare of Germany. The facts
that the recognition of Herr Lasker's
merits include a condemnation of the
policy of the German government was
presumably only known to. the
German originators of the Lasker
resolutions.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29

AUGUSTA, GA, March 22.-This
morning while r. D. Crocker the book
keeper of the Commercial Bank OF
this city was making exchanges with
the National Bank, at the counter OF
the latter he was approached by two
unknown parties, one Of whom faunt-
ed check in his face and commenced
to question him closely, seemingly for
information. The parties went out
and Crocker found thatapile Of money
$1,000, had been stolen at his side
Considerable excitement prevails
There is no clue, but they are believed
to be the same parties who worked the
Macon banks Thursday.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29
Genale Spring.

Spring is coming. The lawn NOW
er elbows the hase-burner in the hard
ware store. Tramps and beggars lurk
abont the alleys and scare the kitchen
girls. The k. g.s rather enjoy it.
Strawberries are staying in the market
at IS o quart. The coal in the bin is
low. The winters bills are long. tits
the sad transition time from French
hots to sherry cobblcrs. The woman
figures ON the Easter bonnet. The
ice in the lake is thick and solid. The
wind IL cold, and the lnmbs are shorn
and skinned, too. The poker chips
are tired. There are cracks in this old
overcoat. The cold we caught in
October takes a deeper hold in March
The man who said il would be all right
in the Spring can't prove II. He lied
Winter is a lap ahead OF spring anG
has just caught his second wind
Spring is coming!
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29
Elimumds and Lincoln First
Choice.

BosToN, March 23.-The Advertiser
win print III the morning about 800
replies to circular sent to promi-
nent Republicans in every Congress
district with desire to obtain cor
rect representation of the Re
publican sentiment throughout the
State upon the Presidential question,
and the action likely to be taken by
the caucusses and Conventions of the
coming month. Edmunds and Lin
coin, by a decided majority, are first
choice for President and Vice-Presi-
dent, two-thirds OF the writers select
ing these names and giving the pre-
vailing sentiment of the Republicans
in their vicinity as favoring Their
nomination. Arthur comes second
and Blaine third for President, while
the feeling for Lincoln for Vice-Pres
ident is almost unanimous. Two
hundred and eighty replies were re
ceieved. For first choice EdmundI
received 1913 endorsements Arthur
So; Blaine, 10; Gen. Sherman, 3 Lin
coin, 4 and Hawley, 3,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29
The Statue Of Garfield.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-The Pres
ident sent to the Senate today COM
munication from the Secretary of War
transmitting an estimate made-by Col.
Rockwell, engineer-in-chief of public
buildings and grounds in Washington,
of $4,000 for the preparation of a site
and the erection Of pedestal for the
statue of the late President Garfield
which is to be erected by the Society
of the Army of the Cumberland. The
committee has entered into an ar
rangement with j. @. A. Ward, the
sculptor, to execute a statue of the
late President at cost Of $4,000
Congress is asked to appropriate /
like sum for the site and pedestal
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29
F..,,,o..s Hs.. ...ces.

1t is somewhat discouaging for a
boy with moderate abilities, who aims
to do his BEST to be told that others
accomplished in childhood what he
can only do by hard study the best
years OF his youth. But such a boy
should not relax his efforts. He will
succeed if he gives his heart and mind
to the work. Sir Isaac Newton was
pronounced a Ounce in his early
school-days. He stood low in his
classes, and had no relish for study.
One day the "bright boy" of the school
gave him kick in the stomach, which
caused him severe pain.
The insult stung young Newton to
the quick, and he resolved to make
himself felt and respected by improved
scholarship. Newton owed his pre-
eminence in his philosophical studies
more to perseverance and application
than to any marvellous natural endow-
ments.
Oliver Goldsmith, than whom no
boy could appear more stupid, was the
butt of ridicule. A school dame, after
wonderful patience and perseverance,
taught him the alphabet, a thing
which she deemed creditable to her
school, and which she lived to mention
with pride, when her pupil became
famous.
Sir Walter Scott was a dull boy, and
when attending the University oi
Edinburgh, he went by the name Of
"the great blockhead." But he wasted
no time on trifles, and in pursuing a
study that he loved, he was persever'
ing and methodical.
Sheridan found it hard to acquire
she elements of learning. His moth.
er deemed it her duty to inform his
teacher that he was not bright to learn
like other boys. Adam Clark was pro
nounced "a grevious Ounce" and DR.
Chalmers was pronounced by his
teacher an "incorrigible" one. Chat
terton was dismissed from school by
his master, who, finding himself una
BILE to teach him anything in a salts
factory manner, settled it that the bo,
was fool.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29
Plan 10 Quench the Fire I'm the
Virginia Mine.

BRADFORD, Pa, March 21.-William
Dahring, a prominent oil operator, is
one of tho stockholders of the Poca-
hontas coal mine in Virginia, in which
1853 miners lost their lives by an explo-
sion which set the mine on fire. Mr..
Dahring has hit upon a novel plan to
extinguish the fire. His idea is to
have an engineer locate FIVE of the
mine chambers. He will then drill
wells or holes through the top of the
mountain, through which he proposes
to introduce streams OF water until
the mine is flooded and the flames
quenched. Mr.. Dahring, on behalf Of
the company which owns and operates
the mine, has awarded the contract
for drilling these wells to a practical
driller, who will employ oil region
methods. Mr.. Dahring estimates that
it will be fully two months before the
mine will be flooded and the bodies Of
the dead men recovered.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29

Visitors from New Orleans confirm
the reports Of the press of that city
that the interest in the coming cotton
exposition is something phenomenal
A large marble building, six stories
high, has been taken by the direct ors
and is filled with officers and clerks ol
the exposition. No such display Of
Southern resources has ever been seer
as will be made there. Texas has ap
propriated $4,000, Mississippi $12,5O(
and North Carolina, South Carolina
and Arkansas $10,0 900 each for the max
ing of state displays.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29
Playing Poker for N Mans Head

Playing poker for horse thiefs
head was recent amusement indulg-
ed in by several men in an Idaho
town. The thief had been shot by his
captors, and when they found the size
of the reward to be so small that il was
not worth their while to go in a body
after it they cut off the criminals
head, put it up in jackpot and played
poker for it, the winner taking tbs
head, and presenting it, got the entire
reward himself.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29

We take pleasure in informing you
that at a convention OF the Democrats
of Michigan University you were
unanimously selected as their choice
for President.
We hope the Democracy OF the ma
ton will recognize your great services,
and make you their candidate for that
honorable position.
This Convention, representing all
sections of the country, believe that
you should lay aside all personal con-
siderations, and serve your party and
the people in this great public ex-
igency.
In our opinion, no man in America
can fill the position more worthily
Committee: Leon IL, Sherwood, N. Y.
Norman Buck, Me-, F. H. Atwood
Mich, E. w. Duffy, Pa, W. V. Dodds
Iowa, Ann Arbor, Mich 16, 1884
To S. ]. Tilden, New York city.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29

MEMPHIS, March 21.--Rev. N. NJ.
Long, in his sermon last Sunday,
spoke against the unconstitutionality
and unfairness of an enforced Sunday
observance, which has aroused storm
OF religious excitement, and instead OF
subsiding it is daily growing in inten.
sity. Rev. Mr.. Mason announces that
he will combat those views in the Cen
trail Methodist next Sunday, and Judge
Henry Grafton, one Of the leading
lawyers of the Memphis bar, will speak
in the Cumberland Presbyterian
church with these two gentlemen
He will be backed up by twenty-nine
colored preachers during the day and
night. Long seems to be ON the pop
ular side however.
LONDON, March 23.-It is proposed
to leave 400 British soldiers ut Suakim
to be relieved every fortnight, and tc
station the remainder Of the troops al
heal;ier points in the interior.
Admiral Hewitt is sanguine of being
able to open the Berber route. HI
proposes to divide the road into sec
tions, and to make the tribes answera
BILE for their respective divisions. TIL,
troops will advance on Wednesday h
form camps around Tamanieb, ant
attempt to surround Osman Digma.
Belgians will celebrate next Ma,
the fiftieth anniversary of the decre
for the construction OF the first Bel
gian railway. M. Charles Rogrer, VIII
was then minister Of public works, !
still alive, and the large square befor
the northern terminus will become tn
site Of monument to his memory al
ter his death. Belgium was the frs
country on the continent to construc
a railroad.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29

INC AeXaAS MeMtTe AEhSeWys
Joe Foster, who was shot in the
Thompson-Fisher killing, made the
following plain statement of the facts
in an interview to-day
On the night of the shooting went
into the upper portion Of the Variety
Hall. / saw Thompson, Fisher, and
Simms talking together. heard
Fisher say, Lets have some fun"
aud the parties rose and came toward
the door. Thompson spoke to Simms,
saying: isn't that Foster down
there" Simms replied that it was.
Thompson asked me to drink, and l
told him l did not drink. He offered
to shake hands with me, and / refused.
He then cursed me, and / told him l
would never place straw in his way,
and begged him for Gods sake to go
away. He then drew his pistol and
thrust it in the next moment into my
face. The end of the pistol struck me
in the mouth, and as l threw up my
left hand to ward it off it knocked the
sting of my arm near the elbow. At
that moment Coy spoke to him and
reached to catch his pistol AS Coy
did so Ben jumped back and struck
the chair, and as he did so he threw
up his hands to regain his balance.
That gave me a chance to get my pis-
tol out, which was on the right side OF
the waistband, l had some little diff
ficulty in getting my pistol out, but as
drew it fired, striking Thompson
in the breast. That was my first shot.
From the shock of this shot, l suppose,
and from the struggle as well, Thomp-
son, King, Fisher, and Coy fell togeth-
er into the corner to the right of the
door. l ran up to Thompson, put my
pistol to his left eye, and turned ii
loose again. That was my second
shot. was shot next in the leg and
fell. do not know who shot me. As
soon as l fell caught hold of one oI
the benches and pulled myself up, and
fired the four remaining shots in my
pistol into the crowd. do not know
who killed King Fisher. The trouble
between Ben Thompson and myself is
well known to all. always believed
that it would end in the death of one
of us, but / was determined to wai1
my time, and not make the fight unit
/ was certain / had the chances ir
my favor. That was the reason VIII,
did not draw my pistol until Thomp
son backed against the chair. / die
not know that King Fisher was killed
until told SO afterward. / was sorry
| for that, for we have been warn
friends. When he was in Jail here, il
Bexar county, I fed him and furnished
him with everything he desired for hi
personal comfort at my own expense
Foster is a. gambler, well know
here, and possesses reputation 70
honesty and veracity. He sets tn
dOubt at rest ms In who killed Rat
Thompson.
San Antonio, Tex, March 23.-Jo
Foster, gambler and proprietor of tn
variety Theatre, who was shot in tn
leg in the recent memorable affra
with the desperadoes Ben Thompson
and King Fisher, who were killed o.
the spot, died yesterday from the effec
of the wound. Foster leaves a widow
His estate is variously estimated a
! from $4,000 to 100000.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29
CaIifornia's Choice for Nominee

Circulars were sent from Sacramen-
to on Feb. to $500 representative
Democrats, asking who, in their opin-
ion, is the most available man for the
Presidential nomination at the hands
of the approaching Democratic Ma
tional Convention. Nearly 1900 an
swers were received. OF these, 75s
favored Tilden, 543 Thurman, 80
Hancock, 80 Field, "a Mcdonald, 21
Butler, IA Basard, IA Hendricks, {
Holman, 8 Morrison, 8 Pendleton, and
|3 Hoadley. For second choice 1856
named Thurman, 72 Mcdonald, and
"a Hendricks.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29
"1s74-Returned With Interest 1884.

ST. LOUIS, March 19.-There passed
through st. Louis to-day train OF for
ty cars containing corn contributed by
people Of sedgewick county, KY, for
the flood sufferers in the Ohio valley
The grain was worth about 81 900 in
the Cincinnati market. The first car
of the train had strips of canvas along
the side, on which was painted a mum,
Der of grasshoppers, and upon a large
canvas, stretched about the cars, was
the device "1874-returned with inter.
est-18S4." All the cars were hand.
somely decorated. The Mayor O.
Wichita accompanied the train.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29
HE KILLED His Children.

AUGUSTA, GA, March 22.-The pre-
liminary investigation near Mclean
into the killing Of the children fastens
suspicion on Ed. Dowsc, their father,
WHO'S reported to be rather worth
less man. He was trying to raise a
crop, and found it difficult to get pro-
visions for his family. He had doubts
az to whether the children were his,
and It'll suspected that he killed them
merely to get rid OF supporting them
Dowse has been arrested, and is in jail
at Waynesboro.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29

Origin OF Cards-About the year 1890,
cards we're invented, to divert Charles
vi. then king of France, who was
fallen into Melancholy disposition.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-29

San Antonio, Tex, March 23.-Joe
Foster, gambler and proprietor of the
variety Theatre, who was shot in the
leg in the recent memorable affray
with the desperadoes Ben Thompson
and King Fisher, who were killed on
the spot, died yesterday from the effect
of the wound. Foster leaves widow
His estate is variously estimated at
from $4,000 to 100000.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-09
Halls Journal of Health, dated

Halls Journal of Health, dated
October, 1881, reached this Office a
few days since-only two years and
four months on the road. 1t might
have been fresher had it been dated
February, 1884.
We are in receipt of two beautiful
pieces of instrumental music, entitled
"Nearer, My God, to Thee" fsntasie
brillante, and "Shell and Wave" "
galop, for which the talented and ac-
complished author, Mrs. @. Holshous-
err, of Paris, has our thanks. They
are worthy of her brilliant musical
mind.
The February No Of Demorest's
Monthly is both instructive snd.enter-
tanning. The serial by Mrs. Champ
ney is continued, and shorter stories
are contributed by Eleanor Kirk,
Hope Lsdyard, Carlotta Perry, and
Mi. E. B. Cheesborough. "The
Pompeiian Maiden" fine steel en-
craving. forms the frontispiece, and
there are other admirable illustra-
tions.
Milan ought to have large and
representative delegation in jackson
next week. We hope no small mat
ter will keep our friends away. Let
US rally and make united effort to
secure few thousand first class mans
ufacturers, mechanics and farmers for
this immediate section. We have
the best shipping point of West Ten
nessee towns; we have the best fruit,
vegetable and stock country. Let US
not be backward in telling the world
about it. Advertise the fact, and ask
the world to come and see it.
The following gentlemen have been
appointed as a committee to meet the
northwestern excursionists next We'd
nesday at Cairo, and to represent
Milan ard surrounding country, in.
viting the gentlemen to visit our town
and look at what we can offer them
az inducements to settle in our midst:
Mayor S. H. Hale, Postmaster
Pearce, Deputy U. S. Marshal Haun,
Capt. A. w. Loving, Capt. H. P.
Miller, A. Jordan, Esq, DR.. M. B.
Harris, Dr.eA A. Davidson, j. T.
Tucker, w. T. Frenz, Geo. Cade, j
p. Rhodes and V. l.. Ware.