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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-01

OF Temperament 1t is to save from
ruin the humanity which Christ in
his person so richly consecrated. He
built mans body into a temple, and
set therein his spirit to illumine it
from tower to foundation with the eff
Mlgence that centers in the Godhead.
1t is your mission to preserve this
shekinah glory, this divine image,
from the polluting, darkening touch
Of the alcoholic demon. What grand
work this is! and how dare parties
and politicians come forward to drag
such service in the mire OF their foul
and false machinations2
. Moreover, your apostleship leads
you TO save human health, human
reputation from the deflement OF rum
Ito see that the glory of womanhood
he not dishonored; that the limo
cence and beauty Of precious child
hood be not wasted by drunken bes
tialism. Such is your ennobling com
mission, and be true to it as you would
be true to God.-Exchangs.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-01
Am OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Mrs. Peterby was busy cutting her
husbands hair. Their little son John
ny picked up some of the hair that
was scattered over the floor.
"Please, ma, mayn't I have lock Of
papa's hair. / want it so bad"
eyes, my child. Just see there,
George, what an affectionate little fell
low he is. That child has more heart
than any child OF his age ever saw
He wants to keep lock Of your hair
as keepsake. He is the best boy in
Texas"
"What do you want the hair for
johnny" asked Mr.. Peterby,
II want to tie it on the tail of my
hobby horse, his tail is too thin" re
piled the afiectionate little creature.
The Presidents horses are required
to pass civil service examination be
fore being accepted. DIR. Morton ex
amines them all.-COmmercial Gazette
No! not a civil service examination
They are examined to see whethe
they are sound in wind and limb, gen
tie in disposition, and well broken t
harness or, in other words, to fin
out whether they are fitted to do til
work expected OF them. If the Eaton
ian system Of examination we're appl
ed to them, they would probably b
tested for their abilities to stand O
their hind legs and turn somersault
No such nonsense as that is permitte
about the White House stables.-Ne
York Sun. -
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-01
Buckingham's Dye
FOR THE
w HIS e RS

Is, in four respects, superior TO all others.
Z 1st-It will produce Il rich. natural
color, brown or black as desired.
2d-The color SO produced Is permanent,
cannot be washed off, and will not soil any
thing with which It comes in contac'.
3d-It is single preparation, and more
convenient of application than any oAi' =
hair or whisker dye
4th-It contains no deleterioris inrrc-
dients, as do many Preparations Offered
for like Use
PREPARED rY
II. T.. HALL 1; Co, Nashua, y. i
Sold ~ aii i,,,.pis ,n Medicines
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-01

Secretary Endicott said to men,
Der Of the Administration who saw
him last week that the alleged inter
view recently published, in which he
was made to say that Col. Morton
would not be appointed Postmaster at
Augusta, Me-, because the newspaper
with which he was connected prin-
ted scandals about Blaine last fall,
was a lie of whole cloth. 1t was abso-
lutely baseless. He had neither said
nor thought anything of the sort.
The fact is that neither the President
nor any member of his Cabinet be-
lieyes that Col. Morton's newspaper
published scandalous matter about
Bianie last fall.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-01
Prohibition Department.
A Mothers HReverfe.
]. R.IoNEs.

IN the quiet OF my chamber
When the daily tasks are DER,
And the voices OF the children,
flushed in sleep, resound no more
Comes the question, oft-repeated,
"What this day have OWNED
OF the vast and wondrous workings
In the kingdom Of the mindY'
What great thoughts have filed my vision
Fired my soul with purpose high
From the wells of OF hidden knowledge
Have drawn rich suplyY
And my restless spirit answers,
In Its unfulflled desire,
vainly have its baffied pinions
Sought the heights 1t would aspire.
In the lowly vale of duty
Have trod the way along,
Pausing not to Gull the iowerets,
Nor to hear the wild birds song.
For LIES burdens-be they light or
BE they heavy-must be borne,
And the rest Is not till evening
From the tasks begun at morn.
Yet, patient, tired mother,
Is there naught to cheer thy toll?
Canst thou not some treasure gather
From the rich and fruitful soil
OF the garden where thou plantOst,
Which shall aid thy downcast eyes
To look upward to the submits
0fthy higher destinies?
All, thou hast mission holy:
20 instruct tie mindof youth, &
and to SOW the seeds of goodness,
Which shall bloom in love and truth.
ss Thou eanst lead the tottering footsteps
BY thy gentle, guiding care,
g DER the rough and thorny pathway,
TIL they reach the golden stair
Thou art working out poem
GrAnder than the 'bards' sublime"
Which shall live in glowing numbers
Far beyond the bounds Of time;
For the song, though ieebly chanted
MID life's dark and toilsome way,
Angels voices shall re.echo
Through the realms of endless day.
The Pre-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-01
HALLS
Vegetable Si1ilian
HAIR REVIEWER F.:

Ca MRS. HUEsBKRRY, 344 Franklin Ave.,
Brooklyn, N. y, after q severe attack Of Fry
sipeas IN the head, found her hair-already
gray-fallng Off so rapidly that she soon became
quite bald. One bottle Of HALLS HAIR RE-
NEWER brought 1t back as soft, brown and
thick as when she was girl.
RE- Mr.. KEsLINa, IN old farmer, near Var.
Sd,c, Ind, had scarcely any hair left, and what
little there was of 1t had become nearly white.
One hottie Of HALL's HAIR RENEwER stopped
it's falling out, and gave him a thick, luxuriant
head of hair, as brown and fresh as he ever had.
Rg- MRS. A. T. WALL, Greenfield, Cheshire,
Eng writes: 81 have found the greatest ben.
eft from the use Of HALLS HAIR REVIEWER, IL
having restored my hair, which was rapily fall
ing OIL, and returned its original color"
RB- DIR. EMIL SEP, Detroit, Mich, certifes
that "HALL's HAIR REVIEWER Is excellent for
hair growing, and gives back the natural color
to faded and gray hair"
30 MRS. s. e. ELLIOTT, Chenille, W. "a,
says; "One bottle of HALLS HAIR RENBwER
restored my hair to its natural, youthful color"
No injurious substances enter into the
composition of HALLS HAIR REVIEWER,
and it is not dye. Its vegetable ingre-
dients render 1t in the highest degree bene-
fetal to the scalp as preventive of dis
ease. Its effects are natural and lasting,
and 1t does not make the hair dry and
brashy, like the sO-ealled rest0ratiyes COM
pounded with alcohol.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-01
~var nrA~
IHE. kESI

Hair restorative in the world Is HALLS
HAIR RENEwER. 1t cures all diseases Of
the scalp, and stimulates the hair glands
TO healthful action. 1t stops the falling Of
the hair; prevents its turning gray; cures
badness, and restores youthful color and
freshness of appearance to heads already
white with age. The following are q few
Illustrations Of what Is done by
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
A NEW INLAND SEA.
The Late Discovery of a Hitherto Unknown
Body of Water in Canada.

y
Body of Water in Canada.
So extraordinary was the story pub.
lished not long since in the daily papers
describing a lake lately discovered in
Canada as rivaling in size the greatest
of our inland seas, that it was at once
denounced as hoax or an exaggera-
ton. Later and fuller reports, how
ever, seem to confirm the first. Within
three hundred miles of Quebec and
within one thousand miles of New York
City, nearer to the settled portion Of
Canada than any other lake except
Winnipeg, stretches an immense body
of water hitherto unknown to geograph-
ers, and estimated by the imperfect sur,
veys already made to at least equal
Lake Ontario in magnitude.
A glance at any good map of Canada
will show directly north of Quebec a
small lake named Mistassini, or Mistas-
simnie, but which henceforth will prob
ably be called Little Mistassini to dis
tinguish it from its great neighbor Last
year NJ. Comeau read paper bef> Y
the Quebec Geographical Society \
serting that the size of Lake Mistassh\
had been greatly moderated. An e0-
ploring expedition was sent out by the
society, and the account now given to
the world is furnished by Dir. f. H..
Bignell, who commanded the transport
expedition which preceded the main<x-
petition lin charge of John Bignelh
r.-11z s. ms account declares that the
great lake is entirely distinct from that
already known by the name of Mis-
tassini, and that it is an expansion OF
Rupert River, just as the great Western
lakes are expansions of the st. Law
renee. From September 10 to Sep
TENDER II, Mr.. Bignell yoyaged on this
great lake, noting deep and numer.
Gus bays and inlets and beauti.
full islands. on one of which he
was compelled to harbor for some DAYS
because of the high seas. He had then
sailed l20 miles and had not reached the
widest part of the lake. The waters
swarmed with many species of fish, fur
bearing animals abound on the shores.
and the surrounding lands are well
"OOuVu anu, III part, dIdDIc. Inc HILL
surveying party will remain in the field
for two years. 1t has already been pro.
posed to connect Quebec with the lake
by railroad, and it is believed that
many French Canadian farmers will be
attracted by the vast area of fertile land.
One Of the most curious facts in con-
nection with this lake is that, though
map-makers and the general public have
been ignorant of its existence, it has long
been well known to the Hudson Bay
Company, which has had trading
station with the Indians on its shores
for nearly hundred years The region
was so rich in fur-bearing animals and
so profitable to the Company that they
have sedulously kept to themselves their
knowledge Of the magnitude of the lake.
Mr.. Bignell is a man of scientific attain
ments and a member of the Quebec
Geographical Society, and there seems
no reason to doubt the substantial ac-
curacy of his description.-Ch Christian
Union
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
Insanity is Durable.
All Sorts of Mental Alteration Treated
No Such Thing as Insanity.
Step Up Stairs.

The reporter stepped up stairs. and in
small back room found little, round,
red-faced woman in faded black dress.
Her fat little hands were clasped upon
her lap, and she looked altogether the
personiication of careless good humor.
"Well, you don't look is if you were
insane" was her greeting. Il don t
look as if was insane either, do |? And
yet let me tell you there's many doctors
would tell you | was and prove it, too,
according to their own logic. Let me
tell you they are pretty nearly all of
them mad themselves. They will tell
you person becomes insane from think
ing too much of one subject. There's
nothing insane about that. A man in
vents something, an engine or a frees
cape; of course he fancies it's going to
supercede every other kind of an engine
or tire-escape. People laugh at him.
He sticks to his opinion. More folk
laugh at him. He gets angry and kills
some one. He's run in and tried for
murder. Up jumps one of these insanity
doctor cranks and proves that he suf-
Tered from temporary alteration of in
tellect. And if they have the good for
tune to prove that an uncle, cousin or
relative had an ungovernable temper
under provocation, they swear that the
insanity is hereditary. All fiddle-faddle.
Why, these doctors are mad themselves.
They have spent so much of their time
studying the subject from their own
point of view that they get to believe
that everybody but themselves are in
sane. Put any one of them in the dock,
and see if half a dozen others won't
Jump up and prove. logically and con-
clusively, that he isn't answerable for
his actions
The little woman stopped for want Of
breath.
"Do you cure insanity?" asked the re-
porter.
''Of course | do, what there is of it to
cure. Change of scene, rational amuse-
ments, careful diet, change of occupa-
ton, open air and plenty of exercise;
those are my medicines. And the worst
kind OF insanity, except, of course, born
idiocy or progressive idiocy, is bound to
give way under that treatment. don't
believe in any other insanity, except
born idiocy. Temporary alteration is
nonsense. o, yes, I've doctOred any
number of cranks and have sent them
all away cured, except one man, who
refused to pay me until | improved his
mind. In ten minutes | saw the task
was hopeless, and trotted him away
about his business. " - PhGladelDhid
Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
The IncendiarY Mania.

Somebody has set his wits to work to
devise a new name for incendiarism or
arson when committed by people rich
enough to hire lawyers to defend them.
1t is called pyromania--a mania for set
ting things on fire. just as poor rag
ged devil full Of liquor is called drunk
ard, when a man who can employ doc
tor instead of policeman to take care
OF him is called a dipsomaniac; and a
poor girl who steals is thief but a
richer one a kleptomaniac; so we
shall now have incendiaries and pyro-
manidcs. But will ii cut down the an
nual destruction of 100000, COOP -
SpITnqfetd (h0ss.J Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
"OUR AIN DOCTOR"
The Officer Who Recovered From Wound
by Trusting to His Own Physician.

A surgeons position on a battle-ifSid
is trying one. If he does his duty, he
will keep near his regiment, regardless
of shot and shell. Though exposed to
danger he has none of the excitement
of the fight, but must keep his head
clear and his hand steady that he may
alleviate suffering and save life.
The soldiers soon learn to love and
trust their brave, skillful doctor, who,
though he may not take part in the
fighting, does share in their danger in
order that he may serve them.
''Gi'e ma love to the doctor an to a.
ma auld comrades, " were the last
words of Scotch soldier, passing away
in hospital tent.
In the capture of Lucknow, the right
arm OF one of the Highlanders was
shattered at the elbow. The surgeon,
who was close behind, arranged the
shattered limb and ordered the
man to be carried to the hospital, mil
distant, at the same time telling him
that he would come to take off the
arm.
When the man was brought into the
hospital the surgeon i'll charge said that
the operation ought to be performed
without delay.
INA, ma, said the poor fellow, mo
till our ain doctor comes; he said he wad
come, and am shure he Will.n
The surgeon came as soon as the
fighting was over.
"Ye were lang O. comm, man."
whispered the wounded Highlander.
"They wanted to cut aft ma arm. but |
wadna let them, and tell'd them that
naebody sud cut ma arm off but our
ain doctor; but ye're come moo, an
ken that I'll be taken care o.. "
During the same assault the leg of
Captain was. broken in two places, below
the knee, and the skin was badly lace
rated. All the doctors, save the regi-
mental sS4gee+, eeeieeel- n "A .-,--.-,1 =
tate the limb was the only chance AZ
saving the officers life.
The wounded man was told that
almost general medical opinion was
that he must lose his leg or die, but that
his own surgeon thought that both limb
and life might be saved.
"Then," said the officer without hest
tation, Il accept his opinion, and will
take my chance"
He recovered, and though the wounded
limb was little shorter than the other,
he walked with ease YOUh'S COmpdll-
ion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
FARM AND FIRESIDE.
1t is said that the best of all fodder
for sheep is GOOD clover hay.

1t is said that the best of all fodder
for sheep is good clover hay.
Milk, either fresh or sour, butter
milk, skinned milk, mixed with meal,
or in any other form, is just the thing
for fowls. 1t will pay better to give
waste milk to fowls than to pigs.-Chj-
cagO Tribune.
Ginger Pudding: One cup sweet
milk, one-quarter cup butter, two eggs,
two large spoonfuls of ginger, two of
sugar, one of saleratus, two of cream of
tartar; flour enough to thicken; steam
two hours and half.-BoStOn GLOBE
ANY ailing fowl should be at once
removed from the flock to comfortable,
quiet quarters and specially treated with
medicines and food. A fowl is worth
saving but is often neglected and left to
get well or die.-Prdjrie Farmer.
When grain is cheap the farmer
should strive doubly hard to dispose of
it in the shape of pork, beef, poultry or
the products of the dairy and hen
house. Even if it does not get full
market rates for grain so fed he will be
the gamer in the end.-Erchange.
Cookies: Two cups of sugar, one cup
of butter, three eggs, not quite table
spoonful of soda, dissolved into two
tablespoonful of water; nutmeg to taste,
and flour enough to roll out soft. Cut
into cakes and bake in a moderately hot
oyen.-The Household
To make invisible ink, take linseed
oil, one part; water of ammonia, twenty
parts; pure wafer one hundred parts.
= BTTxv, ara,ar---,i1Ahry, IA axe WEIR Uefore
usingS 10 make the writing appear,
dip the paper in water. The characters
fade as the paper dries. Chicago
Journal.
"A white ash tree with tall, straight
body, free from limbs, makes very
valuable timber. 1t is an excellent
flooring for kitchens and Mushrooms
which are not carpeted, as it does not
absorb water as the softer woods do.
The lower cut of the log should be sawn
up into whit1letrees, wagon poles and
other woodwork where lightness with
strength is desirable.-N \. Herald.
Golden Sauce: Four ounces of
butter, seven ounces of powdered sugar,
one gill of wine, two gills of cream,
nan 1t nutmeg inc SelkS Oh SIX eggs;
scald the cream in two-quart basin
over boiling water; beat the butter,
sugar and eggs together; add the nut
meg, pour the hot cream over them,
then pour all in the basin over the boil
ing water, add the wine and stir until it
thickens.-BoSto,e B'sdget.
DR.. Lawes thinks that the loss of
nitric acid by being washed out of the
soil is greater in wet than in dry seasons.
Dry seasons, therefore, are favorable
for the production of large crops of
wheat lie further says that when
farmyard dung is employed to grow
wheat considerably larger amount of
nitrogen must be applied to produce a
given increase in the crop, as much of
the nitrogen contained in the dung is
not in an active form. New
Yorker,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
IT takes pretty good tailor to patch q
dogs pants.-N. Y. Journal.

Mas. HARRIET CUMMINGS, of Cincinnati.
u, writes: Early last winter my daugh.
Ter was attacked with severe cold, which
settled on her lungs. We tried several medi-
cines, but she continued to get worse. and
hnally raised large amounts of blood. We
called physician, but he failed to do her
any good. A friend, who had been cured bv
DR.. WIN. HALLS BALSAM FOR TIE LUNGS,
advised me to give it trial, and she began
TO improve, and by the use of three bottles
-crAe- e. t,iissll cared, Al
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
watt-stephen.. Gen,us ., Steam.

This is Christmas Annual, which, I'M
like most Holiday books, treats of a subject
interesting to old and young, and is veri.
table volume of instruction,
The GENIUS OF STEAM takes Ned on a
trip, gives him the philosophy and ele-
ments OF air and water, and the phenomena
OF heat, steam and combustion.
1t is illustrated with cuts of steam ma
chinery from the days of Hero, B. C. 300.
to the giant locomotive of to-day. Cover
in four colors; Is illustrations. Sent post
paid to any address upon receipt of Is cents
IN stamps or postal order, by Z. ST. JOHN,
6. I. & P. A., Chicago, Iii.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
How to Save Money,

hd we might also say-time and pain as
feil, IN our advice to good housekeepers
existing always to have a perfectly safe
iemedy convenient for the relief and
prompt cure of the ailments peculiar to
Toman-functional irregularity, constant
pains, and all the symptoms attendant
Upon uterine Observation-Disclosures us to rec
6mmend strongly and unqualifedly DR..
Pierce's "Favorite Prescription"-wo
best friend. 1t will save money.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
L,s of Flesh and strength,

y tn poo appetite, and perhaps slight
cough IN nrning, or on first lying down
et night, ss5uld be looked to in time. Per-
fonS aIlllctet with consumption are pro-
EerblaIly Unconscious of their real state.
leading to baT digestion and imnerfect as,
$imilation oftood-hence the emaciation.
pr Wasting OF the flesh. 1t is a form of
sero1ulous dlsese, and is durable by the
use OF that gretest of all blood cleansing,
alntl- bilious ano invigorating compounds,
Discovery"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

The San Francisco Post rises and
remarks; THE scientists are always
knocking out the poets, some how.
Professor Swinhurds has just discovered
that the lark, so far from being the typ
zeal early bird, is the very latest to rise
in the morning, and that the crow and
the quail are real early birds detailed to
start the kitchen fire and take the early
worm. These are on deck before any
thing except the owls, who do not de-
serve any credit, however, as they stay
up all night.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

Adam Staunton, an old prospector,
has found in Story County, Nevada,
touchstones which are claimed to equal
the famous Lydian stone of Asia Minor.
These touchstones bring from ten to
twenty dollars each in San Francisco,
and are used by dealers in gold bullion
to test the finnncss of the metal before
purchasing. -DenUer Tribune,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

Is TUE poet who writes cheerful songs a
cheer up ode ist?-N. Y INdepeRdent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

MANY imitators, but no equal, has DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

A SLIGHT COLD, if neglected, often at
tacks the lungs. Browns BRONCHIAL
TRoCHEs give sure and immediate relief.
Sold only IN boxes. Price, 70 cents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

THE London Globe saws: "The higher
te civilization the later the dinner hour"
! this country the lazier the cook the later
lie dinner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

BusTLEs have been revived. A few
years ago fashion showed O disposition to
sit down on them altogether.-OlaL.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

A HEALTH Journal saws you ought to take
three quarters Of 81 hour for dinner, 1t is
well, also, to add few vegetables and a
piece of meat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

A HEAVY sigh-A cyclone.-LOuiSriWe
journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

PIXIES TooTHACHE DROPS curein minute, 25c.
iGlenn'S Sulphur Soap heals and beauties 25c.
IGERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns BuIions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

In. l. CARPENTER, 463 Fourth avenue,
NV York, after running a gauntlet of
elht years rheumatism, used St. Jacobs
y, the great pain reliever, by which he
ps entirely cured and has had no return
his complaint.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
DOCTORING DISEASED MINDS.

A Woman Who Believes That Experts on
Insanity Are Themselves Insane.
A reporter on Passyunk Avenue was
attracted by this placard hung upon a
very dirty door-post:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
thompson Eye Water. Druggists sell it, 25c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

| .ASsToN girl never calls an iceberg an
r'lcebet." Oh, no! She always speaks of
1t as ! floating aggregation Of tangible
7. HeraLd.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
Young Men. Read This.

A LEGAL blank-The new-hedged attor-
ley.-BOSton Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

"A man at Portland. Oregon, OBJ
t4ed a divorce from his wife because
81 ppllcd him out of bed three times
blhis whiskers.