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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-05-16

he first realized that he must die, to
go away, and leave her, to whom he
had given his wSrmest affections. But
about four months previous to his
death he found that peace, that alone
can enable the human heart to willing
ly surrender all earthly things, o.!
How fervently he prayed that God
would spare his life only one year
longer that he might devote it entire
ly to his cause. But he saw that it
was not his divine will and he became
perfectly rcconcilcd, and as his faith
grew brighter and brighter, he longod
to depart and be with Christ, Never
have we witnessed a more triumphant
death. lie often spoke beautifully Of
the golden city," OF its peNrly gates
and pure chrystal streams, In SPEAK
ing of tho vanities Of earth, he said
che would rather have his name writ
ten in Heaven, than to have possessed
all the world and have all its honors
heaped upon him. And when the
pale, mysterious messenger come and
laid his icy hands upon his brow, he
smiled sweetly, and said "all is right,
all is well" and bade his only brother,
sisters, and wife, an affectionate fare
well, then folding his hands peacefully
across his breast, fell asleep, peace
fully, gently without struggle, or a
sigh. $50 passeth away all earthly
glory" His short life is ended. His
life-page is written, His name as a
forgotten word, will soon pass away
from the earth. But, though all the
world forget thee, my brother, and
obliviOn's wave sweep DER all that now
remains to tell that thou hast lived,
yet, there is one loving heart, from
whose fond affection and most tender
remembrances, you will never fade
away. Peaceful, be thy silent slumbers.
Sleep gently, in the "silent city" be-
meath the lowly mound where the
low winds wall their mighty requiem
and the cypress and willow weep
Though we miss thy genial smile
and gentle care, and search in vain
to clasp the dear hand, that ever greet
ed us afiectionately when returning
home, though, when the twilight
shadows fall, We look, and listen vainlS
, for the gentle football, yet we would
not call thee back to earth. But il
that beautiful Summer land OF song
that you so much longed to see, b,
faith, we see thee now. Raediant Joy
{ Gus, and gazing with rapture upon thu
"spotlcss lamb of God" Nopurcr re
cord, no memory more beautiful, cOult
we have asked than the one you be
queathod to earth. The memory of {
. heart generous, genial and true, Towing
kind, at peace with all below. Asleel
, in Jesus.
o $50 fades summer cloud away,
SO sinks the sale when storms are DER,
so gently shuts the eye Of day,
!, So dies the wave along the Shore
4 Mrs. ANN SwINGLE JOHNSON.
a Elizabethton,
: May IL, 1885.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-05-16
Old hickory.

General Jackson was known among
the soldiers who had served under
him as "Old Hickory" a soubriquet
given him during the Greek war.
His brigade was making a forced
march, without baggage or tents,
to surprise the Indians in one
of their villages, and were for
several days and nights ex-
posed to the peltings of a March
storm, the rain freezing as it fell.
Gen. Jackson got n severe cold, but
did not complain, as he tried to sleep
in a muddy bottom among his half
frozen soldiers. Capt. Allen and his
brother John cut down q stout hicko.
ry tree, peeled off the bark and made
covering for the general, who was
with difficulty. persuaded to crawl into
it. The next morning drunken cit
izen entered the camp, seeing the
tent kicked it over. AS Jackson
crawled from the ruins the topcl
cried "Hello, Old Hickory; come ou
of your bark and jine lis in a drink
Thenceforth the general was knowr
in camp as "Old Hickory" and whe,
he was talked Of as a presidential can
didate, the nickname was adopted b,
his supporters. The "liberty tree" o
the Revolution was revived in tn
hickory tree" planted at every coun
try cross-road and village by the cn
thusiastic Democrats while they sang
Freemen. cheer the hickory tree,
Long its boughs have sheltered thee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-05-16
NO. So.


Camden, of West Virginia, is very
rich. His fortune is set down at $500
600. Kenna, the junior senator of
West Virginia, is comparatively poor,
But he possesses youth, courage,
health and ability.
1t is a question OF doubt whether
Malone, of Virginia, knows just what
he is worth. 1t is, however, generally
credited that he has secured a hand
some fortune from the wreck of his
railroad enterprises. He is rated as
being worth between u half II million
and n million dollars.
Senators Garland and Walker, of
Arkansas, are both comfortably well
off The former owns about $4,000
made from planting and practice of
law, while Walkers fortune amounts
to about $4,000.
Ransome and Vance, OF North Car
olina, are both lawyers in good stand
ing, but neither is wealthy.
Butler, OF South Carolina, is said to
be worth $4,000, which is considered
"big thing" in that state.
Lamar, of Mississippi (now Sccreta-
tary of the Intcrior), owns real estate
valued at $4,000, in addition to law
practice which up to tho time OF his
appointment in the Cabinet yielded
him about $S 900 year.
Senator George has made his mon
ey by law and planting, and has accu-
mulatcd $4,000.
Cockrel, Of Missouri, owns Il vNlua-
BILE property at Warrensburg, has II
fine plantation there, and derives an
additional $4,000 year from his law
practice. He is worth 100000.
Vest, also of Missouri, is well Of, and
owns good paying property in Kansas
City. His law practice brings him
$4,000 year.
Wade Hampton may be called well
to do, with prosperous fortune and
an income of $4,000
Harris, OF Tennessee, is worth
100000. His fortune is mainly in real
estate in Memphis, from which lie de-
rives good income.
Senator JacksOn's fortune is esti-
mated at 100000. In addition to his
income from real estate he has II law
practice worth $4,000 a year.
Jones, of Florida, has comfortable
residence ut Pensacola, and other real
estate valued at $4,000. His legal
business brings him in $4,000 annual
ly.
Brown, OF Georgia, is said to be the
richest legislator in the South. Those
most likely to know place his fortune
at $6,000,000, which is constantly in
creasing.
Gibson, OF Louisiana, has property
valued at 81 100000, which is consid-
| cred oven at low valuation.
| Jones, the senior member from
Louisiana, has fortune of not less
than $4,000 His law practice is one
of the most profitable in New Orleans,
and is said to be worth from $4,000 to
$4,000 annually.
Maxey, of Texas, is president of the
bank in Paris, the town in which he
lives. He also owns lands, railroad
i, stocks, and bonds worth 100000.
Coke, OF the same state, is worth
, $4,000, mostly in real estate.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-05-16
& Barring Exploit.

NEW YORK, May 7.-Captain Paul
Boyton, the expert swimmer, tried the
hazardous experiment of placing a
torpedo against the English man-of-
war Garnet last week, without the
knowledge of those on board the YES
sci. The torpedo, however, was not
explosive, and the captains object
was to show that in case of war even
those ships, guarded by torpedo nets,
would not be free from danger. He
donned his swimming suit at Tom
kinsville, l.. l., and after rowing out
a short distance towards the Garnet,
dropped into the water. He had in
tow a torpedo of the usual pattern,
about two feet long, with clock-work
at one end so arranged as to set it off
five minutes after the machinery was
started. 1t was loaded with small
stones instead of powder. When he
neared the vessel he allowed himself
to sink, so as not to be seen by the
watchon shipboard, and also to find
out whether the torpedo nets were
hung around the vessel. He swan
under the Garnet and examined her
bottom, and then satisfied himself that
there was no danger from net work
: drifted up to the anchor chains at
! the starboard bow. AS he attached
the torpedo to the cable he could
} hear the voices of the sailors on board
and the steady tread OF the guard.
Not soul on the Garnet, however
knew anything Of his movements un-
til he began to swim away. He incau-
tiously used his haddles, and the guard
heard him. He ran to the side OF the
ship, and shouted for the captain tC
stop or he would fire. "There's tor
pedo at your bow" the captain shout
ed in reply, and then sank out o
sight. He kept under the water unit
he was far away. Meanwhile the mel
who rowed him from the shore wer'
y, waiting for the swimmer about quar-
ter of mile away. He made them
; and sounded his bugle as Il signal. A
the same time the whistle of the Gar
nets boatswain sounded, and all hand
e were called out and half a hundreC
e lights streamcd out from the man-oi
n war The lowering Of some kind 0
j. craft could be seen by those in tn
II rowboat, and they began to fear tina
II they had got themselves into NOR
3, serious trouble than was expected
Boyton climbed into the boat, but a
:, he did 80 u steam launch, manne
, with officers and sailors Of the Garne
;, caught up with them. "Don't shoot!
4 shouted Boyton's party. The boat
- came together, and marine drew
" sabre and held it at Captains breas
:, cts all an experiment, gentlemen
/ said the Captain. 81 put non-explC
:. sive torpedo at the bow of your vesse
and it is there now I'll surrender
you want me to-" After further e,
IL planation the Garnets officers wei
~ convinced that no wrong was inten'
n ed, and allowed Capt. Boyton and h
er man to row for shore. Before reacI
N ing itthey turned back to make furth
a. explanations to the Englishmcn. /
= they drew near the Garnet, howevC
ne and spoke to the guard, they were m
H. with: "If you advance step furth
or we will fire." The tide brought the
:, nearer the vessel, and volley OF blar
IL cartridges was fired at them. Th'
as then decided to row away.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-05-16

most of his fortune to this great work
this noble work, prompted him to
make such gift to the United
States
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-05-16

AS n rule not one letter out Of TWEEN
ty written to the President ever passes
through the secretaries hands.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1885-12-31
How Ladies Should Ride.

Philadelphia Times,
The horsewoman should sit so that the
weight Of the body falls exactly In the center
OF the saddle, without heavily bearing on the
stirrup, able to grasp the upright pommel
with the right knee, aud press against the
abnnting horn, with her left knee, yet not
exerting any muscular action for that pur-
pose. For this end the stirrup leather must
be neither too long nor too short. The ideal
OF fine horsewoman is to be erect without
being rigid, square to the front and, until
quite at home In the saddle, looking relig-
iously between her horses ears, The shout
ders must therefore, be square, but thrown
back a little 50 as to expand the chest and
make hollow waist, ''such as Is observed In
waltzing,n but always flexible. On the fexi-
bility OF the person above the waist and on
the frmness below all the grace OF equestri-
anism, all the safety depends. Nervousness
makes both men and women poke their
heads forward stupid trick in man, Tn
pardonable in woman. A lady should bend
like willow in storm, always returning to
an easy yet nearly upright position. This
seat should be acquired while the lady's horse
is led. first by hand, then with leading
stick and finally with lunging rein, which
will give room for cante-ing in circles. But
where the pupil Is encountered with reins, a
whip and directions for guiding her horse she
may be excused for forgetting all about her
seat or her position. The arms down to the
elbows should hang loosely near, but not
fixed TO the sides, and the hands, In the alb
sence of reins, may rest In front OF the
waist
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1885-12-31
a Help 10 Good Digestion.

In the Briash Medical Journal DIR. w. Rob-
erts, Of England, dicusses the effect OF liquors,
tea, coffee and cocoa on digestion. All OF them
rotard the chemical processes, but mostof them
stimulate the glandulsr activity and muscular
contractions. Distilled spirits retard the sail
vary or peptic digestion but slightly when
sparingly used.
Wines were found to be highly injurious to
saliyary digestion. On peptic digestion all
wines exert a retarding influence. They slim
ulate the glandular and muscular activity OF
tho stomach. Effervescent wines exert the
greatest amount Of good with the least harm
to digestion. When ones digestion is out Of
order everything goes awry, unless, as in the
case Of 7. T. Seals, Of Bcllaire, Ohio, who had
bad dyspepsia for seven years, the digestive
apparatus is kept in apple-pie eating order by
Warmers Tippecanoe the best appetite pro-
Queer and regulator in the world.
Tea, even in minute quantities, completely
paralyzes the action Of the saliva The tannin
In strong tea is injurious. Weak tea should
be used, II at all. Strong coffee and cocoa are
also injurious II used in excess.--Ths Cosmo-
Dolitdn.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1885-12-31
<ather, Mother, ana Tnree sisters ue,,

Mr.. David Claypool, formerly Sergeant,
alarms ofthe New Jersey Senate, and now
Notary Public at Cedarville, Cumberland
Co., N. j., makes the following startling
statement: "My father, mother, and three
sisters all died with consumption, and my
lungs were SO weak raised blood. Nobody
thought could live. My work (ship-
smithing)was very straining on me with my
weak constitution, and was rapidly going
to the grave. While in this condition /
commenced using Mishlers Herb Bitters,
and it saved my life. Because it was Sc
difficult to get it in this little place, and /
had improved SO much, j stopped taking it
for a time, and the result is that have
commenced going rapidly down hill again.
Somehow, Mishlers Herb Bitters gives
appetite and strengthens and builds me up
as nothing else does, and must have a
dozen bottles at once. Use this commu-
nication as you please, and if any one waits
to be convinced of its truth, let them write
nee and will make affidavit to 1t, for
owe my life to Mishler's Herb Bitters."
4 Thesecret Of the almost invariable relief
and cure. of consumption, dysentery, diar-
rhea, dyspepsia, indigestion, kidney and
liver complaints, when Mishler's Herb
Bitters is used, is that it contains simple,
harmless, and yet powerful ingredients,
that act on the blood, kidneys, and liver,
and through them strengthens and invigor-
ates the whole system. Purely vegetable
in its composition; prepared by regular
physician; standard medicinal prepara-
ton; endorsed by physicians and drug
gists. These are four strong points in favor
of Mishler's Herb Bitters. Mishler's Herb
Bitters is sold by all druggists. Price $1.00
per large bottle. bottles for $500.
Ask your druggist for MIsHIERs HERR BITrEns
II he does not keep t. do not taxa anything else but
send a postal card to MIsH1ER HERB RITTERs Co.
YES Commerce Street. Philadelphia
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1885-12-31
The Maternal Instinct in Reptiles
and Vermn.

The cold FLOODED adder would scarce.
ly be selected as an emblem OF mater
nal love, and yet there can be no doubt
that it has frequently lost its life VIII 10
seeking to preserve the existence of
its young. Mr.. Garratt, in recent
edition OF his interesting "Marvels of
INSTINCT" gives q very circumstantial
account OF an instance in which very
large adder was seen on q bank by
the roadside basking in the sun. The
narrator of the story advanced to as.
sail the creature with his stick. On
observing him she gave slight hiss,
at the same time raising her head Int.
tie and opening her mouth. The sig
nal was understood by her four little
ones, which instantly glided down her
throat But her thought for her Off
spring caused the mothers destruc-
ton, for the act delayed the adder
long enough for him to strike again,
and the snake, gorged with young. lay
dead ut his feet Mr.. CARAT then re.
moved her body into the middle of tho
road, to see what had become of tho
outsiders" He opened the snake and
the four young all came out alive.
The little animals wriggled about in
all manner of forms. as IL something
strange had happened to them, and as
if they knew not where to go or what
to do. Mr.. CARAT, annoyed, appar-
emily at the doubt which has been
sometimes expressed rs to the fact
of snakes affording their young a
temporary shelter from danger in
their own insides, has collected largo
number of well-recorded instances of
the fact, and it may be noted that in
most of the cases cited the parent per-
ished in consequence of the delay her
regard for her Young occasioned.
Coming to a somewhat higher type
of animal, the same devotion is to be
found, rs is exempliiied in this story
OF rat and cobra fight, narrated in
the pages OF a contemporary. The
spectator of the conflict relates that
the two combatants fell from the roof
of hut TO within few feet OF where
he was standing, and through the open
window he was enabled to witness the
battle. The rat, he states, was too
agile for the heavy movements Of the
snake, and for a long time escaped I'M
scathed, while her enemy was desper-
ately wounded. Ultimately the cobra
succeeded in infiictng bite, and, as
though aware that precaution was
now useless, the poor rat rushed into
close quarters, and firmly fixing her
teeth in the throat of the venomous
creature, never let go her grasp again.
The snake plunged about furiously,
but vainly; it, enemy had made a
death-gripe on its throat, and both the
duelists fell in the fight. Subsequen
research proved that the rat had faced
the formidable foe for the preserva-
ton of her little ones, the nest of
young rats being discovered in the
roofing. - Chambe1s's Journal.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1885-12-31
The rlayman's Dilemma.

'.Be sure and take care of every-
thing while / am gone: and don't for
get to milk the cow"
''All right, Gretchen, Ill attend to
the COW
The last speaker was tall, well.
bnilt man. He had served his time in,
a regiment OF Grt8adiers, and on -e-
ceiving his discharge had married
Gretchen. He was entitled to posi-
ton in the civil sery &c of the state,
and as his educational endowments
were not very brilliant, he had been
appointed flagman on the railroad. As
is usual in Germany. he occupied
small cottage with a little garden at
tached, and fac!l ties for keeping
cow. His principal duty was to stand
in front OF his cottage, and display a
flag as the train passed by.
Gretchen had gone to the city to
make some purchases, and her parting
injunction 10 her husband was to
''mtlk that cow"
Fritz had never before had any oc-
casion 10 milk the COW, but he thought
1T was very easy task. The COW
thought otherwise. She had become
accustomed 10 yield her milk at the
solicitation Of little woman. hence,
when q big man with q bucket APP
preached, she filed demurrer. so to
speak, and Kicked at him. He tried to
approach her from the other side, but
met with the same lack of SUCCESS.
A happy thought occurred to Fritz
He rushed into the cottage, and put
| on one of his little wife's dresses. The
| COW looked at HIM with somewhat sur
prise. and made no opposition TO the
milking process. Fritz was getting
fairly under way when he heard the
whistle OF an approaching train.
There was no time to change his
clothes. He had just time to seize his
flag, and assume his position, when
the train went slowly past, the win
dows filled with laughing or aston
ished faces OF the passengers. 1t was
hard to tell whether Fritz was q man
or a woman. as in hrs wife's shor,
dress he looked something like bal
let dancer.
Only one man in the train did no,
laugh. He was a typical Englshman
with side whiskers. and an eye glass
and solemn face, who 2ravcly took out
note book and pencil. AMI wrote III
Germany the ilagmcn on the railroads
wear short women's dresses.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1885-12-31

A cent seems of little value, but II II is only
doubled few times it grows to marvellous
sum. A young lady In Portland caught her
father in rash promise by knowledge Of
this fact on her part She modestly proposed
that If her father would only give her cent
on one day aud double that amount on each
successive day for Just one month. she would
pledge herself never to ask OF him another
cent OF money as long as she lived. Not
stopping to run over the figures in his head,
and not surprising 1t would amount to large
sum, he was glad to accept the offer at once,
thinking it also favorable opportunity to in
clude possible marriage dowry in the future.
On the twenty-ifth day he became greatly
alarmed lest II he complied with his own &C.
ceptance he might be obliged to be declared
bankrupt on his own petition" But on the
thirtieth day this young lady demanded only
the pretty little sum Of s5,36s, 706.l2. The
astonished merchant was only too happy to
cancel the claim by advancing q handsome
cash payment for his folly in allowing himself
to give a bond---for his word he considered as
his bond--without noticing the consideration
therein expressed, and by promising TO return
TO the old custom OF advancing smaller sums
daily until otherwise ordered.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1885-12-31
OO 0 0 0
"Rnhh ny tie Salamander.v

This has been heard of The world
over, more or less vaguely, as per-
Torrance at German students meet
ings. How many people suppose it to
be an Inhuman treatment OF an inof-
fensive tile animal / do not know,
but it S nothing else than a simultan-
cous and vigorous rubbing of the bot
tom Of the beer glasses upon the bare
table, first straight in and out fDpm the
edge Of the table and then around aud
around In narrow circuit by all at
the table, every ones eyes intcntly
fixed upon the face Of the comrade OPP.
posite; It Is not necessary TO fix them
upon the glasses TO sec that the beer
does not slop over, for every glass Is
closed with an overlapping decorated
cover. 1t is queer caper, but it Is
done with an energetic carnestness
that demands respect; gSyMtill more
queer is us name. .'lsyt, Attorney la.
mander," tho orit.i,
aeems to n y,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1885-12-31
War on the Cigarette.

Cigarette smoking has become such gen.
al nuisance that small signs have been
printed and are kept for sale, which read
mo cigarette smoking allowed in this Office. !"
A man who sells these says:
"The greatest demand for them comes from
the banks. The young men who make de-
posts and carry messages for business firms
are mostly all addicted to the vice Of smoking
cigaretis There is something about the
smell of burning paper and Door tobacco that
is excessively annoying to some men. It is
almost poison to them, and found that when
began printing these cards they had ready
sale. Now nearly every bank, lawyers Of
fee and railroad Office has one of them prom.
inently displayed. IL / could have patented
theidea might have made fortune out OF it. |"