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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04
THE TARIFF AND THE Cab
INET.
Position of the .AGlInimitratiOn
Very Clear, but Individual
HHembers Diner SOBne.
Special Dispatch to The Times.

members DlMer some.
Special Dispatch to Thc Times,
WAsnINGToN, March 90
The first authoritative announce
ment in The TIMES of the position Of
the Secretary Of the Treasury on the
tariff has aroused considerable com
ment and speculation among the
Democratic party leaders on both
sides of that question. Mr.. Randall
said to a friend that it conceded entire
ly with his views on the subject and
that abill prepared on that basis would
be sure to receive concurrent action.
Senators Beck and Blackburn, how
ever, take exception to the interpreta-
ton given the tariff paragraph in the
platform by Secretary Manning ami
claim that the protective idea is simp-
ly incidental. Senator Beck says that
this view is sustained be the general
result of the late elections. From this
standpoint the Senator says that while
the Democratic majority in the Forty
ninth Congress is reduced to about
forty, the propotion of supporters Of
the doctrine of tariff for revenue only
is greater than in the late Congress.
This wing also claim that Secretaries
Bayard and Lamar and Attorney
General Garland are fully committed
to tariff for revenue only and recall
the speech made by Senator Bayard
III New York during the time OF the
discussion of the tariff act of March 3,
1888, in support Of such declaration.
They also claim Postmaster General
Villas as holding the Western view Of
the tariff, thus giving them four men,
bers of the Cabinet in support of what
they term the Democratic doctrine.
A distinguished member OF the Cab
met, in answer to question onashis
very point, replied; 81 have no right
to speak for my colleagues, but l am
confident that when the tariff ques-
ton is taken up for formal considera-
ton, as Il measure OF the administra-
ton or for the determination Of a poll
cy on the important economic ques-
ton, the Cabinet will be in accord. |
have no doubt when the President was
making up his mind as to the person.
mel of his Cabinet he had all these
questions in. view, and it is not unlike
ly that he ascertained the views of the
other gentlemen now composing his
official household before finally deter
mining us to their selection. 1t would
be impossible to say now what action
will be taken, but whatever it may
turn out to be the Cabinet will be in
accord"
The politicians general conclude
from the drift OF things that the state
ment of Secretary Manning to the cor
respondent OF The Times, taken in
connection with the bard lot of the
Kentuckians in their battling for Of
fee, means conservative course and
reliance upon Mr.. Randall as the
champion OF the administration in the
House.
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1t seems high time to stop this prefer.
ence business in some way. In the case
of one of the parties (the head of very
large tirm) called TO account, a very
curious fact was brought out. One large
preference was in favor of relative who
had loaned money on a note. The note
was in the usual printed form, and il
bore certain date. At the bottom was
the name of the printer, with his place
of business. The note somehow excited
suspicion, and an investigation was
made. 1t resulted in showing that the
printer did not remove to the place
named in the note till several months
after the date the note bore. The fact
was that the note had been dated away
back for the evident purpose of swind.
ling the legitimate creditors. 1t was a
curious way to discover fraud, but &e-
cidedly effective. Yes, it is high time
tn stop the preference swindle in some
way, even though some other kind OF
swindle may take its place.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04
Posthumous Fame.


] should advise all bad actors who
aspire to posthumous fame to follow
the example of the late Mr.. Baddeley.
lie was cook, footman, and, subse
quently marrying an actress, he went on
the stage. Not only was he very in
different low comedian, but his attitude
toward his wife brought on him the ut
ter contempt of his fellow professionals.
Yet, in spite of these detriments and of
the fact that he has been dead more
than ninety years, his name is familiar
to, and his memory is respected by,
scores of people who never even heard
of his more tal,nted contemporaries
Yates, Miss Rogers, John Palmer, Miss
Farren, Foote, or perhaps Garrick. This
no&oriety was attained by the simple
and not unduly expensive method Of
hequeathing the interest OF 100 pounds
sterling to buy cake and wine for the
company of Drury Lane theatre on
Twelfth Night"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04
THE Arab, F..taI SIN.
[Detroit Free Press. !

The wild Arab of the desert is as fe.
rocious as the North American Indian.
In place of the Indians delight in war.
fare, he has profound faith in ''kis
met in his fate. On two days, as
Emerson puts it in one of his poems,
it is useless to fear dtath 4 the day on
which you are appointed to die and the
day on which you are not appointed.
On the first, neither balm nor physi.
clan can save" on the second, no power
can send one to the grave.
With this creed for an armor, and the
further conviction that if fate DEGREES
his death he will awake in Moham-
medan paradise, the followers of the
prophet are formidable enemies.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04


A man in China endowed with much
forethought can make some provision
for his own future comfort. The priests
have considerably organized a bank for
the spirit world. 10 this the provident
may remit large sums during their life
time, and can draw on the bank as soon
as they reach the dark country. The
priests periodically announce their in
tention of remitting money on a certain
day, and invite all who have any TO de-
posit to bring it. Ali who feel doubt
full of the generosity Of their next heirs
accordingly come and buy from the
priests as much as they can afford of
The tinfoil paper money which is cur
rent among the spirits. 1t is an excel
lent investment, as for handful of
brass cash, altogether worth about one
penny, they will receive sycee, i. e.,
the boat shaped blocks of silvery look
ing tinfoA, bearing spiritual value of
$50.
Paper houses, furniture and clothes
may in like manner be purchased and
stored beforehand in the happy security
that neither moth nor rnst shall corrupt
them, neither shall thieves break
through and steal. When the depositor
probably poor cooley or an aged beg
gar} has invested his little savings in
this precious rubbish in the etclesiast-
ical bazar he delivers it to the priest,
together with sum of real money as
commission. For this the priest gives a
written receipt. All this din is thrown
into large boat. 1t is a framework OF
reeds with bamboo mast, and its sails
and planking are of paper. When all
the depoSitors have made their pay
ments, the priests walk several times
around the boat, chanting some incan-
tation, then simultaneously sets fire to
both ends, and the paper fabrie.vanishes
in flash of flame. The priests bid the
depositors keep their certificates with
all care, and give them to some trust
worthy person to burn after their do
cease, whereupon the said certificates
will reach them safely.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04
Evils of "shop Driving"
lscientific American. |

There are men who get position by
audacity, and not by merit. Such men
are sometimes found in the workshop in
the position of foreMen or bosses, and
they make trouble for men and expense
for proprietors. Such foreman ap-
pears, always, as though in a great
hurry; gives short replies to ques tions,
as though time and words were exceed
ingly valuable with him; rushes about
the shop as though pursued by con
stable with an uncollected debt against
him; and turns from possible Gus
toner at an important point in conver-
sation to attend to trihe that would
more appropriately be left to a subor
dinate.
Among the workmen such foremen
are troublous; they make quiet workers
nervous, unfinished Workmen apprepen-
sive, and old stagers angry. They upset
the plans of careful, systematic work
men, and induce the green hand" tc
imagine that pretense of doing is a.
good as done. Such a foreman docs
other mischief, he is not content with
injecting others with his superficial &C
tiyity; he iniures the self-respect of the
workman, and impairs his usefulness.
With the useless drive that comes with
the foreman when he goes the rounds
of the shop, comes the expectation of
relaxation when he goes, and this let
ting down of workmanlike energy is a
natural rebound from the pressure of a
strain that is repulsive. This foreman
never commands; he criticises and ques-
tions. What! these studs not YET
turned2 What's the roublel' BE sure
and get this fit right don't you know
how to do this job1 Such greetings do
not put much force into workman's
muscles, nor increase his desire to excel
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04
Legend Of the Colorado Peaks.

From Gray's peak the view is mag
nifcent 1t was from this point, accord
ing to te legend, that man, then a
shining creatl re of splendid whiteness,
long before tie curse of color was pro-
nounced II OH him by the Nanitou, was
first set upon the earth. from
this same point, ages hence, declares the
same legend the last man will finally be
called from the earth, which Las been
disgraced by his coming, and it will
again become an unbroken solitude.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04

If the policy inaugurated by Sccre-
tary Whitney OF confning all the en-
ployes OF the different departments to
the specific work for which they wero
is carried out vigorously it
will greatly simplify the work Of the
new administration in finding whore
the useless persons are and what they
do. For many years it has been the
custom to hire men as watchmen or
messengers and then transfer them to
clerical work, filling their original
places with other men. In this way
every branch of the service has become
so padded that the clerks are too much
in each others waystO do their work.
Then the second batch of messengers
and wathmen have been used by the
bureau and division officers as private
servants, until the government busi-
ness has come to cost from twenty-five
to forty per cent more than il ought
to. II Mr.. Whitncys policy il risor-
ously adhered to all around these leaks
will soon be discovered and cat of.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04

"PREsIDENT CLEVELAND" as the
Washington Capital says, "has been
surprised to find that the duties of his
Office are much less arduous than he
expected. He did not expect to get
on so easily with the necessary work
of his office. He finds time enough to
look into and thoroughly examine all
the questions that he is called upon to
decide. His habits of hard work and
long hours would enable him to per-
form a good deal more labor than he
finds necessary
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04
MmsE.imglOn NOles.
MIR. N. J. COLEMAN AS COMMISSIONER
or AGRICULTURE.

MIR. n. }. COLEMAN AS COMMISSIONER
or AGRICULTURE.
The new Commissioner of Agricul-
ture, Mr.. N. j. Coleman, is favorably
known to agriculturists throughout
the West AT recent convention of
cane growers and others interested in
the manufacture of sugar it was in
tended to recomend Mr.. Coleman for
the position of Commissioner of Agri-
culture, but at the suggestion of II
friend the resolution was not offered,
Mr. Coleman preferring not to appear
us a candidate for Office. His selection
is heartily praised by members OF the
Missouri delegation.
INDIAN SUPPLIES.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs
to-day issued schedules of the supplies
required by the Indians this spring,
including 81 100000 worth Of beef and
$750,OO0 worth of dry goods. The adj
vertiscmcnts for proposals will be
printed in democratic newspapers
here after,
In accordance with provision ofthe
last Indian Appropriation bill Com
missioner Atkins, of the Indian Bu-
reau, has orlclcd the removal Of
Joshcph i b.,nd of Ncz Perccs Indians
rom the Indian Territory. OF the
2S2 Indians composing this band 122
will be sent to the Coiville reservation,
Washington Territory. and the re-
mainder to the Lapwai reservation, i'll
Idaho Territory.
GENERAL JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON AS COM
MISSIONER OF RAILROADS.
The nomination of Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston as Commissioner of Rail-
roads is one Of the best that could
have been made for that Office. Be-
sides the unimpeachable character OF
the nominee, his great ability as an
engineer has been conspicuously dis
played on many occasions, and his fit
ness for the position to which he has
been nominated is recognised on all
sides. The Importance Of having in
this office man who is above suspi-
cion is readily appreciated by the
friends of the government, and at the
same time the just interest OF the cor
porations will not suffer in the hands
of gentleman of such eminent probi-
ty as the new appointee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04
lExchanre.l

1t seems that complaint is made in
England of the masher wallfower, who
declines to dance and only puts
In an appearance within short
half hour before supper. Edmund
Yates recommends Slan which obtains
at Sandhurst at certain balls, where the
hostess goes round among her male
guests and, according as they have
dan ed or not done their duty, she
hands blue or pink ticket The one
entities the dancer TO champagne sup
while she other restricts the holder only
to refreshments of lemonade and bis
cuits
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04
colored Clergymen.

[Charlotte IN. c. Church Messenger
Experience proves that white clergy
cannot get into close enough pastoral
relationship to the negro population to
accomplish their O. ectiye training, and
that a clergy of their own race can and
do achieve far larger and more satisfac-
tory results in this peculiar work.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04
A Consignment of "Bumble-l3ces." "
iUhicago Tribune.

Probably as curious an article of ex-
port as is often carried in an ocean
steamer was lately taken out TO New
Zealand. 1t consisted of q consignment
of "bumble- oees." At present clover
does not seed in that country, though
it grows readily, because there are no
bumble-bees to fertilize the flowers.
Tie importer hopes that the humble
bees Will save him So. 900 year in
clover-seed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04
Wiz from the Health oniOe.

The side door of Health Officer
Veale's Office bears this notice to ped
dlars and beggars: o, we don wan
any matches. No umbrellas to meni
ou are on the right side of the door.
Stay there, We haven't few pennie
for you to get something to eat with.
Take our blessing and move on.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04
Boston Giobe.1

EYES," said the scissors TO the paste.
pot, first there was the Golden Age,
then came the Silver Age and the Brazer
Age, aud now comes the Mueil Age,
whcreat the paste-pot went into ccnvul
sionS
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04

'The Model Young MA IA.

A candid sincere young man,
A countenance-clcar young man,
A lover Of truth,
A rare gem forso0th,
And worthy-of-trust young man.
A prudent discreet young man,
A tidy and neat young man,
Is ashamed to be seen
In apparel unclean,
And a self-respecting young men,
Not boastful, pedantic young man,
Nor all everromantic young man,
No indulger in blues
But a blacks-his-own-shoes,
And Il hslper-of-sel:-young man.
practical, plain young man,
No-use-1or-a-eane.Y young man.
No silly "ha ha,"
Nor abuser OF "ah"
But shrcwd, commOn-sense young man.
A truly ambitious young man,
No immoral or vicious youug man,
Not "A reader of trash,
Neither hasty nor RASH
But calm, considerate young man.
An aflable, kind young man,
noble relned yanns man,
A firm steady eye
That means Il will try"
A never will-fail young man.
Observation-Disclosures young man;
Neverbetsat-the-raee young man;
No naughty, vain. looks
But lover of books,
And a thoughtful and studous young man.
Neyer-uses-the-"wee young man;
A Good Pemplar indeed young man;
a sure-t1-say mo"
when-invited-to-go
To-a-place-of-evil young man.
An obliging, polite young man;
And keen aense of right young man;
quiet, demure,
gentle and pure,
An always respected young man.
sure to succeed young man;
And ust-what-ws-lrred young man.
Is never profane,
Nor too greedy of gain,
Yet u frugal, industrious young man,
A has-a-good- young man;
free-from- -all-blame young man,
Is much in demand
All over the land
But a-rarel.' '-to-be-fould young man.
An honestlywooing young man,
And mean-whathe s-dong young man;
IL faithful and true,
Alasi that so ew-
Should be found Ike this model young man.
FRANKLIN, KY, T. o. CHISHOLM
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04
Gua-Cotton As Motive Power.

According TO reports an application
OF gun-eotton has been made in such a
manner that it will eventually super
Sede the use Of steam for the purpose OF
light locomotion and driving small ma
ehinery.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04
Building a Locomotive.


1t requires the labor of five men an
entire year to build a locomotive, and
this is the average at each of the sixteen
locomotive works in the United States.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04
Tolenhones on Board shIp.

On several transatlantic ships tele.
phones are now used between the bridge
snd the wheel-house, instead of speak
ing tubes as heretofore,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04
Problem of instantaneous Photography.
lCor ChicAgo .Ionrral


1t was under ex-governor Leland
Stanfords suggestions and directions
that the problem of instantaneous pho
Biography as applied to the study of the
horse, was. brought into use. He con
ceiyed an idea that the theories OF horse
students regarding the positions and
movements of horses in trotting and
running were erroneous. So he sent fol-
the best photographer in San Francisco
"Mybridge," he said, can you take a
picture so quickly as to catch the posi-.
tion of a horses feet when he is trot
ting?" Mybridge shook his head. I'm
afraid not," he answered. "Photogra.
ply isn't so far developed as that yet.
Then go down to my farm and develop
it, said Stanford. ''You shall have all
the money you want to experiment
with, and I'll pay you well for your
time. | want to know how horse trots
and runs"
so Mybridge went down to the farr
and experimental for months. The r.
suit was system OF instantaneou.
photographs that have not only startled
the scientific world, but they have
turned over many of the most important
theories of horjemen, and showed that
Stamford illeas were correct The
photographer arranged couple of dozen
cameras in line, after he had the system
perfected, and, by means of threads
stretched across the track, which opened
and closed them as the horse passed the
point covered by them, he succeeded in
getting photographs of the po ition ol
the horse at every stage of movement,
Stanford was delighted, and Mybridgt
was famous and wealthy at once.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04
Gen. Buffers Niece at Ship Island.
IChicAgO Herald

Eve heard good deal about miners
gathering round stage coach to see a
woman get Off" remarked an old SOL
dier, "but / saw little scene of that
kind once during the war that beat 'om
all. 1t was at Ship island near New
Orleans Gen. Butler, You know, was
in command. There were 5000 or TO-,
900 men camped there. The soldiers
tents were on both sides of a plank walk
laid down In the sand. That walk was
fully mile and half long. Well, sir,
there WASH It a woman on the island, not
even colored woman. Most of us
hadn't seen woman for three months.
zone day twas rumored Gen. Buffers
niece, Blanche Blanche Whatsher-
name.-anyway she married the gov.
ernor of MiSsiSsippi-was coming to visit
at the island. You never saw such ex-
element among lot of men, II we'd
been told Confederate cruiser was 90
ing to sweep the place with shells before
daylight =; wouldn't have caused SO
much commotion Sure enough, next
afternoon she landed. Escorted by
some officers she started up that plank
walk. The news of her coming travelled
faster than she did, though, being passed
from mouth to mouth along the tents.
Well, if there wasn't a gittin' up and
busting in that camp, Every man of us
able to move started for the plank walk
The lame walked up, some crawled or
the SAM. and the sick begged to be
carried.
THE young lady y-and she was as
pretty rs a picture walked that mile
and half between two rows of gaping
admiring men, each row twenty men
deep. The men were well behaved
kept still, and most of them dotfed thcr
hats But, do you know, I've alway.
thought We enjoyed it better than sht
did"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04

Uncle Esek: The top round of the
ladder is an imaginary one; no man
ever reached it yet.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04

Victor Hugo; Nothing is so stupid as
TO vanquishi the real glory is to con-
vince.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-10-10
WENT DOWN IN THE SEA.
Fifteen Sailors Washed From a Deck and
Drowned.

Six weeks ago the Spanish steamer
racoa, bound for Nova Scotia, went ashore
on MUIR ledges, nine miles off Grand Manan.
The owners sent a crew of twenty men from
st. John to wreck her. A tug passed the
wreck and offered to take the men ashore as
a storm was threatening, but they refused
the offer. There was terrible gale and
when it cleared off the people at Grand Man.
an noticed that the steamer had disappeared
and there is no trace of the steamer or men.
The vessel must have been broken to pieces
during the storm and sunk with all on
board. The crew all belonged to St John.
LIST OF THE DROWNED.
st. John, New Brunswick. Great gloom
prevails in st. John over the probable dread
full disaster at Wallace Ledge, near Grand
Manan. The steamer HurracOa which was
wrecked there several weeks ago, was blown
of the rocks and sunk, taking It IS Dellevsd
twenty or fifteen persons belonging TO this
city, or the neighboring city OF Portland. Il
is possible that they were taken on by
schooner, but this is not considered likely
So far as can be aScertained the FOLLOWING
persons were on board the steamer when sh'
went down:
James Griffiths, st. John, one of the pur
chasers of the vessels hull, James Napier
Portland, foreman Of the gang OF workmen
Robert johnson, Portland. carpenter; Jane
Strayhome. Portland, caulker; James Clark
Portland; b. Armstrong, Portland; Hartle.
Stockhouse, Portland: jeremiah Daley an
Alex. Scribner, Portland. II Is possibl
there are one or two others. The Hurrac0
was Spanish steamer Of !, $50 tons register