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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-24
what our Girls Need Most.

The fair maidens, who, when the
roses bloom again, will become, or
hope to become, "sweet girl gradu-
ates," are now about to return to the
struggle with the vexations OF the
which, being duly over
come, they hope to receive the diplo-
mas certifying that they have master
ed the scheme of studies calculated to
develop the accomplished American
girl Of the period. Many of these
young ladies will, perhaps not be con-
tent with having finished" at the
seminary at which they shall have
been graduated, but will enter one or
another OF the schools for the higher
education of women. If they shall
not approach to the plane reached by
a George Eliot, a Harriet Martineau
or Mary Somerville it will not be the
fault, perhaps, of the instructors who
zealously expatiate upon the benefits
OF the new system. By all means, let
every woman become a veritable blue
stocking, provided she is first taught
the practical knowledge demanded
for meeting the needs of the house
hold.
Mothers anxious that their daugh.
ters be taught music, painting, dane
ing, the graces of the schools and the
diversions of society err sadly if they
neglect to have them taught how to
manage the nursery, the kitchen and
the other departments Of home
Young women whose fortunes are
rendered safe by the solidity of their
investment may, perhaps, disdain the
knowledge of such commonplace
things as the needs Of family, but in
this age Of speculation, when fortune
often hangs on the caprice Of chance
few mothers can afford to permit
their daughters to risk the trials that
the management of home will sub
ject them to without preparatory
training for the duties of housekeep
ing, Schools OF household training
for women are the greatest desideratf
for the sex that our American civil
cation by its anomalies and vagarie'
has brought to the view of the reflect
ing among our people.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-24
Democrats to have che Oaaces.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.--"I called
on the President just after | left the
Post Office Department, where | had
been to get lot of fourth.class Ma
hone Postmasters turned out, and
found him in full sympathy with us in
our fight in Virginia" said Virgin
ian to-day. "There are 4S,425 fourth
class Postmasters in the United States
and 1928 whose commissions must
come from the President. In the last
class the President said he had made
$50 changes, but the number will be
very much greater before Oct /. 4
sent up to Stevenson (the First-As-
sistant Postmaster-General), said the
President, 'to ask how many changes
had been made in the fourth-class Off
ces since March 4. and he replied with
this concluded the President, hand
ing me slip of paper. Out of the
As, ,425 fourth-rate Offices named, 6,4O(
appointments had been made up tt
last Saturday, He impressed upor
me the fact that he did not mean tha
anti-Administration men should rep
resent his Administration in Virginia
or, / infer, anywhere else in the coun
try. came over here little soured
/ il the truth must be acknowledge, bu
my talk with Cleveland has changet
my feelings l realize better than
could have done without this conver
sation the extreme difficulty he ha
met everywhere since he came int
the Presidency, and | am perfectl,
satisfied that all viii be right in tn
end"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-24
The Surplus Revenue.

This surplus revenue can be and
should be reduced by paying off our
public debt, and the collection OF more
money than is necessary to run the
Government economically admins
tered should be strictly avoided by a
reduction Of the tariff by which it is
accumulated to strictly revenue ba-
sis. By this means the money now
wrung from labor will be left to the
poor man, and he can himself better
afford to educate his children.-Clarks-
Ville Democrat.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-24
VOL. IL.
A Cynical Rhyme.

The girl Of the period
Bangeth her hair,
And stoops to myriad
Tricks to seem fair.
Her waist is diminished,
Her feet are made small,
Her finger nails finished
BY artists from Gaul,
She uses cosmetic
And poudre de ris;
And OH how aesthetic
In dress she can be.
Her teeth are forever
when paid for) her own;
What odds il they never
Were bred In the bone.
Her checks, so admired,
BY drugs are made round
Her bushes acquired
At so much a pound.
Her eyes she enhances
BY painting the lash;
But naught wins her glances
Like good solid cash.
Although 'tis alarming,
Some fellows, no doubt,
win deem her quite charming;
Well! Just count me QUIT
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-24

Federal aid to our common schools
means Federal control of the same.
When this bill was being discussed in
the Senate Mr.. John sherman atated
that white and colosed children occu-
pied the same benches in schools N
Ohio, and asked if the white children
OF Southern States were better than
those of Ohi0.--B0livar Bulletin.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-24
FROM HONDURAS, G. A.
Henry Lewis 20 His Brother
Rufus.
HONDURAS, C. A.
August 18, 1854


Rufus.
HONDURAS, C. A.
August Is, 1885,
DEAR BROTHER II wrote you July
21, from Puerto Cortez, on the day
we landed in Central America, and
would have written you again but !
have been writing a great many let
ters home and to other friends. will
however give you a brief descrip-
ton OF Central America. We left the
port Of Cortez on July 23, and came on
the railroad 81 miles, was all day get
ting to Sanpadro. / never have ex-
perienced anything half as dangerous
as that railroad was, the trestles and
bridges were tied together with cords
and vines, the cars ran off of the track
four time. We then had 166 miles to
make over and through the noun
tains on muleback. We all had sad
dies, brides and blankets. So on the
25 day, (July) we all started for Yus-
earan, % men in the party We soon
got out into the wilderness and was
sufficiently amused at what we saw
and heard. We saw all kinds of birds
and great many monkeys and ba-
boons, and heard lions roar, panthers
squall, tigers growing, wolves howl
ing, and great many other things
making vicious noises we did not
know what they were. Saw deer
plenty.
We came through all the principle
cities in Honduras, and the oldest
city in G. A. Comayagua, the old cap
itol, Tegnciagalpha is now the capitol
we also came through it, crossed over
mountains 10000 feet above sea level
got to Yusearan ON the 4th inst, ai
well and hearty. Yuscaran is a very
nice town of 1000 inhabitants, 4,50(
feet above sea level, and affords the
best water / have found in this Re
public.
/ have now just completed a triI
to the Pacific coast and am now OF
my way back to Yuscaran. This triI
has also afforded grand scenery.
have now taken in this whole Stat,
from the north coast to the soutl
coast, near 500 miles, saw on this triI
volcanoes, high mountains, low val
, leys and many things which will tel
you of when see you. ! was furthe
south on this trip than ! ever expec
to be again. Oh, how hot it is here Oh
:. the Pacific. Capt. Frank /. is her
j., with me me, he says it is as hot a
hi. lam enjoying good health an
think / will make some money. Ev
, erything is very dear here, / can bu
more with one dollar there than ca
with five here.-I will give you price
), Of few leading articles: Sugar, 6 t
25cts; -four, $2S per bbl. bacon hams
:, 75cts per h.; chickens so to 75ct
each; lager beer, Scots per bottle; C
gars, ! cent each, very cheap; orar
ges and all kinds of tropical fruit yer
: cheap.
My trip to Yuscaran cost me $15'
:, | suppose you are making money an
having good time. l can't say thl
+ l am enjoying myself as | have, b,
q think when / get SO can speak tn
,r language, / will get along better.
d am learning some expressions, al
is think ! will speak Spanish soon.
D. want to hear from you very bad, yc
must remember it takes Gets posta,
a to send me letter, it costs me 10c
to mail one to u. A. Rememb
r me kindly to all the boys in Johnsc
el City. ! will write ynu a long lett
o. when | return to Yuscaran. Wi
70 the hope Of hearing from you soon,
N close. HENRY r. LEWIS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-24

You can't mend cracked voice
with majors cement
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-07-01
CULTIVATION OF TACT.

While genirs dwells aloof from oil life
lurking cares, and talent sits apart, no
deigning to soil its white hands with labor
tact mingles with society in all ranks, Civ
ing blessings and happiness. She smoothe
the frowning brow of neglected genius, re
stores the ruffied dignity of snubbed talent,
and gives case to each embarrassed mortal
who looks to her for help. She 1t is who
sits TRANQUILITY as hostess, though soup is
spilled and china falls. She 1t is who turns
with smiling lips upon the poor unfortunate
who steps upon her silken train, and whose
merry laugh browns the sound of ripping
gathers or rending fabric.
She IL is who rushes to your rescue just
as the imprudent word is said or the I'M
timely jest is told. She it is who changes
the conversation OF the critical moment,
who pours oil upon the waters before they
are troubled, who briggs bashful youths out
of their self-consciousness and gives ease
and grace to the awkward and constrained
guest.
Cultivate tact. Depend upon 1t, in win
ming her you will be amply repaid for any
labor she may cost you. And yet do not
know If she can be cultivated. / sometimes
think her divine gift and no more to be
had for wishing or asking than genius or
talent. ST. Louis Magazine.
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PUNISHED FOR FLIRTING.

An innocent Irritation between the young
ladies of Kirkwood Seminary and some
beardless youths of the town in which it is
located, has brought down upon the male
offenders heads the indignation of the
principal, Mrs Anna Sneed Cairns. Taking
advantage of favorable opportunities when
Mrs. Cairns vigilance was somewhat relax
ed the boys scaled the board fence that sur.
rounds the institution and INDUCED in sew.
eral social chats with the. fair damsels who
enjoyed this novelty Of seminary life from
their chamber windows. This breach of the
rules was finally detected by the principal,
and OF her request B. Gratz Brown, Jr.,
Max Good, Barney Matthews, Robert Maule
and Frank Mills were seized by the town
marshal. All of the accused except the OK.
Governors son, pleaded guilty, and escaped
prosecution by paying costs. Mr.. Brown,
however, refused to acknowledge that he
had done wrong, and while admitting that
he had amused himself on several occasions
in the evening twilight talking to the charm
ing misses endeavored to excuse himself on
the plea that they encouraged his presence
by handkerchief fiirtations and invitations
to call again.
The trial of the case before Recorder N
s. Stewart drew crowded house from all
Glasses of Kirkwood society. Zach J.
Mitchell appeared in the interest of the
prosecution and Jacob Hawkins championed
the cause Of Mr.. Brown. The defendants
ohums were present rs witnesses, and when
everything was in readiness for the proceed
ings to commence Mr. Hawkins had sub
pnnas issued for half dozen or moro OF
the young lady students. They were very
much abashed on entering the densely pack.
cd court room, but the cause of morality
had TO be served.
A jury heard the evidence, and conclud.
ing from the testimony of the young ladies
that they had not encouraged the defendant
in his visits, but Ind doused him with cold
water, fined the young man 800 and costs
amounting to about $15 more.
His father has signifed his intention Of
paying the score.--St. Louis Globe Demo
crdt.
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band played the best, the Sixth Regiment,
OF Camden, came next; the Metropolitan
next, the Drake, of Elizabeth, then so on
down, but as Trenton man | stand by
Winkler as being our choice. As to the
Communicates it was difficult to discrim-
mate between them. They were all picked
men, good looking men, they we're all drill
ed to perfection, and that solid look about
them indicative of trIe Masonic order.
They were admired greatly by the ladies of
this city, and the maiden ladies APP
plauded them frequently.
The Palestine Com mandery of this city,
under whose auspices the whole occasion
was gotten up, and who carried out the
programme to the letter. is deserving oil
a great deal of praise and credit, for this
successful celebration. The gentlemen
comprising this home Commandery, are
among the best and most responsible men
in this city. Indeed they are the represen-
tatiyes of the commercial and industrial
element in the city. They are credit to
our city, and to them belong the latest
and finest improvement in the city.
We have not the time to detail on the
erection, completion and occupancy of
the new Masonic Temple, but as soon as
we are permitted to view the interior and
apartments of this splendid edifice, we
shall be pleased to comment thereon, not
only creditable to the fraternity and to its
occupants, but to the men who got it up.
The writer is not Mason, nor member
of any secret order, but native of this
city, and one who strives for. the interest
Of the city. "AssANPINK.n
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New Arrangement of Mails.
The recent change of trains on the Bel
videre Division has necessitated materia
alteration in the time of some of the mails
The following is list of all the outgo
ing and incoming mails at the Lambert
vile P. o., as at present arranged:
MAILS CLOSE.
$50 A. NJ, for New York, Eastern States, foreign
and all points east of Trenton. mo letters fol
Trenton, Philadelphia, South or West are carried
In this mail)
sos A. NJ, for Philadelphia, Trenton, New York
East, South, West and foreign.
900 A. M, for Stockton, Frenchtown, Milford Eas
ton aud all points on Belvidere Division North
$40 A; NJ, for Mount Airy, oakdale Ringoes, Cop
9.ss A. NJ. for New Hope, Buckmanville and Pine
1910 P. NJ, for New Hope.
1921 I. M for Trenton, New York, East and for
1921 T. NJ, for Philadelphia, South and West.
All p. M, for all points South on the Belyidere
Division, Trenton, New York, Philadelphia
East, South and West.
500 T. M, for Easton aud vicinity.
500 7. NJ, for Remington.
$40 NJ, for Aquetong, Lahaska, oentreville, New
Hope, Doylestown, &c.
MAILS RECEIVED.
sos A. NJ from New Hope
S.25 A. NJ. from Easton and vicinity.
s'2S A; NJ, from Philadelphia New York, East,
s.25 A. NJ, from Pennington.
9.Ss A. NJ, from Trenton, New York, Philadelphia
East, South and West.
1910 +. M, from New Hope.
l2.4i p. M, from d. L. and w. Il. r.. Northern
Penna. and Northern N. Y.
LES ?. NJ, from Trenton, &c.
All z. NJ, from New Hope.
43J II, nj from DOints North on Rniyidarp nivi.
sion and connections.
4.31 z. NJ. from Mount Airy, oakdale, Ringoes
Copper Hill and Pennington
go L. NJ, from Trenton, Philadelphia, South
TAO P. M. from New York, Eastern States, foreign
| and points East of Trenton. mo letters from
Philadelphia, Trenton South or West, In thi
MALL
As the late mail arrives half an houl
earlier than heretofore, the Post Office
will be closed at S.15 p. NJ, instead Of
$40 P. M. On Saturday evenings it vii
be kept open until $50 p. M.
Rare Chance!
The good will and fixtures of good
paying restaurant and dining rooms, OPP
posite Washington Market, Trenton, is
for sale. Good reason for selling. APP
ply personally to 3. Mitchell, SO e. Front
street. Je. 1925
Buy your Hats, Umbrellas, Cabas,
&C., of STAIoER, Masonic Temple, Tren-
ton, N. j. April29-tf
CROUCH ON RATS
Clears out rats, mice. reaches, flies,
ants, bed-bugs.
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GIN g09tm 952z4e.
July /. 1885.

July /. 1885.
Some Knock Downs!
The season is here for bargains.
We are closing out many choice
things in the way of Summer Dress
Fabrics-goods that we don't intend
to keep over. We kindly ask all
to visit our stores and see our table
of bargains.
Mems, women's and children Sum
mer Underwear, all sizes; high and
low neck, short and long sleeves, at
very moderate prices.
The Eighmie Dress Shirt, the
best ever introduced; the immense
number sold is a guarantee of its
true merits. Eighmie's Patent Jean
Drawers for men are cut to fit both
short and stout, tall and slender.
White Dress Goods and handsome
Embroidered Robes in abundance.
The best white goods ever sold at 8
and 10c. Linen d'Irelande and
India Linens 12a to 25c. for extra
fine quality.
Choice Embroideries and the
Egyptian and Oriental Laces.
The prettiest of our novelties are
Satines, Batiste and Manila Figur-
ed Dress Fabrics 123, Is, 20, and
25c.
Home Spun Cloths and the Car
niolas, (all wool, light weight, beau
tiful summer shades, very desirable
and cheap, 25c.
Good Ginghams &c., Dress Styles
8 to 1oc., Zephyr Styles 12k to 1sc.
Lawns, perfectly fast col. A to &C.,
best 8, 10 and 12Ic.
Ruchings, Collars, Cuffs, and a
choice lot of 1000 Lace Collars and
Bibs for children, positively at half
their real value, SC up; must be seen
to be appreciated.
Silk and Lisle Gloves. New lot
of Jerseys and Fine Hosiery.
Parasols, Sun Umbrellas and fans.
The greatest assortment and lowest
prices ever named to our patrons.
The best Corset ever invented,
easy to wear, flexible, durable and
graceful, guaranteed not to break
down or splinter througf-want
every lady to try them.
It's the season for light weight
Curacao and French Kid Shoes and
Walking Slippers--we have the
choice of the latest styles; also
Gents fine handmade American
and French Calf Shoes.
VAN HORN BROTHERS.
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NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.

The New Hope Public School will
close for the Summer vacation, on Fri
day of this week.
The New Hope Oornet Band will
give an open mir concert some evening
next week.
-Whiteley's Cotton Mill has commence
ed operations III full, having large orders
on hand. Good.
There was large picnic of school
children, from New Jersey, held in the
iSolebury Deer Park. recently.
REV. f. B. Lynch, preached in the A.
M. E. Church (Mt. Moriah), near New
Hope, last Sunday afternoon.
Master Fred. Whitley, fell from q
cherry tree, few days ago and broke his
arm. At last accounts he was doing we'll.
Mrs. John Cosner, died at Norristown
Insane Asylum, on last Saturday evening.
She had been inmate of the hospital for
some time. The remains were brought
to her home here, for iuterment, arriving
yesterday.
One of the sons Of Joshua Whiteley,
Esq, caught his thumb in belt gearing,
in his fathers mill, on Saturday last,
nearly wrenching the member from its
socket. We are sorry to chronicle such
sad accidents to this family.
-"Dick," one of the band boys, met
with severe accident, on Monday last
to one of his eyes. A piece of brass flew
into one of his eyes, INJECTING painful
wound. Somebody says that sit first
struck his cheek but glanced" Let us
have your retort Richard.
The New Hope Cornet Band will APP
pear in new unique and gorgeous uni
forms, upon the morning of the 4th of
July. They will parade the streets of
Lambertville and New Hope, at A. M.
Early risers respectfully invited. We
would advise some to sit up all night in
readiness, for the ''Wee sma' hours" The
old folks would be willing to assist, no
doubt, per request.
We regret to chronicle the decease OF
the wife of Rev. w. d. Roberts, pastor
Of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church,
Philadelphia, which occurred on last Sun
day, at her residence in that city. The
deceased leaves her husband and two
young children to mourn over her sudden
demise. Mrs. Roberts was well-known
in our vicinity, her husband having been
pastor of the Solebury Presbyterian
Church, at Brownsburg, Pa, few years
ago. Her beautiful christian character
was shining light among her hosts of
friends, and she was the means of attract
ing many to the fold of Christ by her
earnest exertions in the cause of religion.
To her husband in his profession she was
a great help, assisting him in his arduous
duties, no less by her pure christian ex-
ample than by her active exertions In all
that pertained to the advancement of the
interests of her church. We extend our
sympathies to the husband and father
in common with large number Of her
friends here, who are panied at the loss
of such christian friend. y"
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Reduced Rates to National Encampment,
via Pennsylvania Railroad.


The National Soldiers Reunion and
Encampment will be held in Paramount
Park, Philadelphia, from June 28th to
July 9th, 1885. The event will embrace
an encampment of representative organi-
cations of the citizen soldiery of the
Union, and detachments of troops from
the various arms of the United States
service. The command will be in charge
Of a military committee composed of the
most eminent soldiers of the land, and
numbers of prominent leaders of the late
war will be present as guests. The pro-
gramme embraces all the features of
actual camp service, the most important
of which is series of competitive drills,
in which the crack military organizations
of the several States will contend for val
liable prizes. There will also be parades,
reviews, and other interesting military
man@uvres. The Fourth of July will be
a particularly interesting day, and the
ceremonies are expected to be witnessed
by the President and Cabinet, and other
distinguished people. The beauty of the
camp ground and its accessibility adds
no little to the general interest in the
affair.
For the benefit of those desiring to at
tend, the Pennsylvania will sell excursion
tickets from June Goth to July 9th, good
to return until July 7th, from all stations
on its system to Philadelphia, at greatly
reduced rates.
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SOME FAMOUS BIG TREES.
Australian Giants That OvertOp Those OF
California.


Uncle Sam has done pretty we'll with
trees" said distinguished botanist, "but
when it comes to height the British Lion
takes the belt, as the loftiest trees are found
in the Australian dominion. This picture
is photograph of one found by traveller
in the Black range of Berwick, and it is es-
hmated at 500 feet from the ground to the
topmost branch. Think of it moment"
continued the speaker Five hundred feet
means good deal. It would dwarf the
Bartholdi statue; Trinity would look like
telegraph pole compared to it; the Brook
lyn bridge would be nowhere Strasburg
Cathedral, the highest building on the globe,
would be fifty-four feet below the birds
nests on the top branches, and, if the giant
was placed by the side of the pyramid of
Cheops, the leaves of the eucalyptus would
still be twenty feet above it. That's tho kind
of trees they have in Australia and they are
undoubtedly the largest on the globe,
though it is claimed that the California
specimens are more impressive from their
greater bulk. The gum trees, rs the Aus
tralian giants are called, are comparative
ly modern discovery, and for long time it
was impossible to approach them, but now
roads are broken, and travellers can ride
directly to the foot of several. One of the
first known, Kanni eucalyptus (EucdlYp-
ttts colossal of botansts, was discovered in
glen of the Warren River, western Aus
tralia. When found by party of riders,
it was PROSTATE upon the ground, and four
riders abreast entered the trunk, that was
estimated at 400 feet in length. Another
species ID. dmgydalina, measured by Boyle
in the gloomy forest of Daudenong, was
found to be 420 feet long, while another,
now growing on the Black Spur, ten miles
from Healesyille, is 4S0 feet high. These
measurements, you see, are far ahead of the
California trees, one of the largest, that
think is known as The Father of the For
est, only measuring 435 feet, and being TIC
feet in circumference ut the base. The one
called The Mother Of the Forest measures
800 feet in height, with n circumference at
The base of 80 feet. When they felled the
famous Traveller in 1853, and, by the
way, every man that had hand in it ought
to have been sent 20 the Dry Tortugas, it took
| five or six men nearly month 20 bring it
TO the ground, and they had al kinds OF
tools to work with, pump augurs, wedges,
and everything you could think Of