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,rhe E.hilo.opAer,. Stone.

Tie eccentric, but brilliant, John
Randolph, once rose suddenly up in
his seat in the House OF Representa-
tiyes and screamed ont at the top OF
his shrill voice.
"Mr. Speaker have discovered
.tae i lilosopher's stone. Itis-Pay as
lon go"
John Randolph dropped many rich
gems from his mouth, but never a
richer one than that.
"Pay as yon co." and you need not
dodge sherifis and constables.
"Pay as you co. and you tan walk
the streets with an erect back and a
manly front, and you have no fear Of
those you meet. You can look at any
man in the eye without fiinching.
You won't have to cross the highway
to avoid Il dun, or look intently into
shop window to avoid seeing a cred
itor.
PAY as YOU co. and you can snap
your finger at the world, and when
you laugh, it will be hearty honest
lonc 1t seems to us, sometimes, that
we can almost tell the laugh Of poor
debtor. lie looks around as though
he WAS in doubt whether the laugh
was not the property Of his creditors
and not included in articles exempt
ed from attachment" When he does
succeed in getting out an abortion
he appears frightened, and looks as
though he expected it would be pounc.
ed upon by constable
PAY as you go,' and you will meet
smiling faces at home-happy cherry
checked smiling chlldren--a content
ed wifc--a bright and cheerful hearth
stone.
John Randolph was right. II i
! the philosophers stone Unidentified
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-10

It is stated that Governor Cameron,
Of Virginia, will returs 10 Petersburg
upon the expiatioE Of mis- term Of OF
Gee and viii probably be a candidate
for Congress from that district next
fell.
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The engagement Of James Bayard
eldest son Of tie Secretary Of stute, Z
Miss Deakins a West Virginia farm
ers dnrehies r. sounced BY soei-
ETY. paper III s s-Ainyton 1t is un.
derstood thai eretary oi State
still refuses tt ca sisl. his son & the
lady in any r Ntatsyer
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-10

Poppy red is the latest shade.
The peasant skirt is worn in mour-
ing
Plush Innings fos wraps arc used
abroad
Cut glass garnet beads are new
and pretty fancy ior evening dresses
Large buttons Of every description
have taken the place Of the small ones
Of last year,
The newest Jerseys are pointed in
front and very short over the hips
with French position back.
The fashion for gentlemen not to
wear gloves has DISAPPEARED, and they
are worn now on every occasion.
Sealskin borders are much used up
on the new tailor suits OF dark green
and golden brown cheyoits for winter
wear.
Snake skin walking shoes are worn
made for men and women. tits, how.
ever, an English fashion, to which
probably no Americans except those
of New York will take kindly.
The old-fashioned way of having
the skirt trimmed with velvet ribbon
wide at the bottom and growing mar.
rover toward the waist, is again styl,
ish.
Monsquetaire gloves for evening
wear are shown with the figure OF O
snake painted on them. The snake
curls around the arm, and its head
rests on the hands
The most dressy wraps for winter
wear are short NANTES. These are
made in short, close shapes, that out
line the shoulders gracefully, and dc
not conceal the skirts Of handsome
costumes.
Bead collars are exceedingly fashion
able, and are made in straight bands
edged with silk or gold braid. Tht
Medici collar is very popular, ant
may be made starting from the shoul
ders or front Of the waist.
Plush hats are very fashionable, bu
more especially for young girls anC
children. Ladies Wear soft felt han
Of almost masculine style, widl
moire ribbon goes round the crown
and long smoothfeathcr comes on
OH one side.
Sashes arc worn upon everything
/ Some are tied in front, others forr
the side drapery, while others near
cover the back OF the dress skirt
Moirc is the most fashionable mateia
but surah, velvet, plain silk, aud eve.
wool fabrics are employed
A very handsome tailor suit recent
| ly made, is Of fine black English serge
The skirt is kilt plated with owe
drapery falling to point in loos,
folds in front, and caught up high anc
full behind. The collar and cuffs ar
ornamented with white silver brad
ing. The basque is short, plain an,
pointed in front, with the flap Gu
square behind and laid in scaut plaitt
Small whith silver buttons, close tc
gether, fasten the basque in front.
A pretty evening costume for
young lady is made Of pale robins
egg blue silk and black velvet ribbon
The skirt has long, squareoverdres,
looped high on one side, with u pane
Of black velvet ribbon sewed on at ii
tervals, about an inch apart. Til
back is arranged in long. gracefu
folds with large sash bow Of blu
J silk, also striped with black velvet ril
bon. The waist, pointed back nm
front, is laced up the back, and tn
V-shaped neck has a rolling cola
Narrow black velvet is worn aroun
! the throat, and the long, undresse
, kid gloves are OF are Of pale gray, do
ted at the top with blue chenille
S The expression "ceol as Il cucun
: Der" now rests upon solid scientif
basis. In a recent study upon ii
. bo,t 80 f,.n, -. J,,,.l: Il ....,....4 ~. 4. :
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The Vice Presidents widow is left
in comfortable circumstances she
has herself largely taken charge OF the
private business affairs Of her hus
baud and has managed them with sig
nal success-'m much hetter,' the Vice
President used TO say, 'fhan could
have done myself" The residence
where Mr.. Hendricks died, in Indian
arolis. is worth $4,000, and he J.
other property in the city, valued
io.d, It about 100000 lis life vas
salso insured in considerable s
sAltagether il is estimated that be will
have 100000 the bulk OF which rep
rrsents ths earnings d his profession
al career.
Judge Hilton, the unsuccessful sue
esso, Of A, T. Stewart, never walks
d. side walks or streets. He keeps q
carriage and pair at beck mp cail
s IRON the timehe leaves his residence
in the morning until his return in ths
eyoning.
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A prominent physician who was
Mr., Hendricks friend and attendant
Tor longer period than any other
physician, says that Mr.. Hendricks
did not die of heart paralysis. He
says that several years ago, Mr.. Hen
bricks wOs stricken with paralysis,
from whick he never fully reeoverd
and that as usual in cases Of partial
paralysis, clot formed that eventu-
ally reached the brain and caused
his death.
The domestic felicity Of Mr.. and
Mrs Hendricks was proverb in In
diana. At a wedding ceremony in
Shelbyville three years ago the newly
married couple, gave them his bene-
diction in these words; "May you al
ways be as happy as Mr.. and Mrs
Hendricks are
Miss Cleveland's fovorite flowers are
coming to the front again, pond lilies
and roses A bouquet Of pond lilies
is taken to her room every morning
and fresh basket placed on the ta-
bic At breakfast, So says Washing
ton writer
Nine Modjeska has sent to the New
Orleans Exposition doll dressed by
her own hands as the Scottish Queen
Mary. The costume is an exact copy
miniature Of l.cr own dress in the
last act Of "Nafy Stuart"
Ex-GovrrRar Davis, Of Minnesota,
is an accom- l,lished linguist, speaking
and translafing Greek, Latin, English,
German, French, Italian and Spanish.
His Transitions are said to be remark
able for theig accuracy.
William Bender, OF Cinninnati, re-
Gently threw into fire package con
tanning $4,000 in government bonds
He had been drinking heavily and
fancied some of his relatives were af-
ter his wealth.
Il The Duke OF Wellington has start.
ed for Madrid to represent Queen Vic
toria at the Requiem Mass for the re-
pose of the soul OF the late King AL
fonso on Saturday
A Washington correspondent says
that the wife of Secretary Manning
bids fair to rival Mrs. Fish in the sf-
fections Of society people at the cap
ital.
/ The political party which allies it.
self with the liquor interests--the can
didate who thinks to weld power
through that interests marching tc
Waterloo.
.lAs'San Francisco dispatch an
nounces that Senator Miller, OF Cali
fornia, is too i'll to travel. The othel
Congressman have started for Wash
ington.
The Pope was profoundly grievec
by the news of the death Of King All
fonso. He telegraphed to Queer
Christina message OF coincidence.
Miss Tile Malone, daughter q
!, tho Virginia Senator, will make he
} debut at Washington this winter
Q She is pretty and attractive.
Jennie I.ind will sing in public mex
summer foi The first time in twenty
! two years. Her appearance will b,
for charitable purpose
s Emperor William will celebrate thl
twenty-fifth anniversary Of his eleva
tion to the Prussian throne, on the 3,
of January.
8 General Robert Toombs recently dc
! fined fanatic as "a man with big nc
? tions and very small points"
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SPECIAL cABr.E DISPATCHES.

BY the Bennett-M -Maekay Gables AZ these ca.
bles connect directly with the HsRALD office,
the foreign news cenn0t be tampered with be.
fore reaehiHg the public.
TRY vsEKLr Envfxw
Il n special feature ef the WgKKLY HERALD,
and Il epigammatle, choice ana interesting
CARTOONS, Bork sSLIrieaL AND SOCIAL,
Prepared By De Gslnsm and cthez well known
artista
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Most newsy snd accurate Weekly
Journal in the United States.
Contains twen9-iosr hours later news
each week than its contemporaries.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-10
A PKRsRcE NKwsPArMR.

II contains ell the general news Of the daily
edition OF the HERALD, which has the largest
circulation In tho United States.
Independent In Holties, It 10 the most valua
bic chfenicle Of political news in the R0rld, i'm
partially giving the occurrences and opinions
Of all psrties 30 that all slider may be known.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-10

The expression "ceol as Il cucum-
Der" now rests upon solid scientific
basis. In a recent study upon the
heat Of fever, an English investigator,
while seeking for certain analogies in
plants, took the temperature Of the
popular esculent at various stages Of
its growth, and found it to be about
one degree below that Of the surround
ing atmosphere. But the rule holds
good for young cucumbers only,
Venerable specimens were two degrees
warmer.
Secretary Whitney sent special or
der to the Navy Yard informing the
captain Of the yard, who is now acting
in Commodore Chambers place, that
he had decided to send the Dolphin
on a trial trip to sea at once, command
"a by naval officers. The Secretary
ordered the ship to be entirely equip
ed as a man-of-war and furnished
with everything that was necessary
for a long voyage at once set to worS
and by noon everything was ready. ,
Congressman John B. storm, o
Monroe county, occasionally exhorti
from Methodist pulpits in the absence
Of the regularly ordained ministers.
The first wife Of senator-elec
Mitchell, OF Oregon, washes clothe
in Oil City to help out her presen
husband, who is q poorly paid labor
4 er. She got the divorce.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-10

Select Sermons each week by eminent clergy
men, and general Church intelligence. In ad-
dillon 1re given latest reports Of trade and
creek AKs PRoDucs MARKETS.
The condition Of mOncy wit and hunsoE, sport
Ing news, the deings Of well-dnOwn persona, a
department devoted TO the dreEnatlc snd lyric
for the family.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-10

The Farm Department OF the WEEKLY HER-
AID 10 practical. II goes 10 the poiqt and does
Rot give wild theories. The farmer would save
many more than one dollar year from the sug-
gesti0ne Of the FAron Department alone, con-
cearning soil, cattle, crops troes, buildings,
gardching. poultry and agricultural economy.
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Includes the preparation Of new and palatable
BE-; also the fashions at home and abroad. The
latest inventions In sanitary and social science,
special literary compositions, peetry and
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-10
H'AsIEHONI.ETs.

Poppy red is the latest shade.
The peasant skirt is worn in mour-
lm
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-10

The domestic felicity Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hendricks was proverb in In
diana. At a wedding ceremony in
shelbyville three years ago the newly
married couple, gave them his bene-
diction in these words; "May you al
ways be as happy as Mr.. and Mrs.
Hendricks are
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MISCELLANEOUS.

The husband and son of Mrs. Laura
Mellick, of Staten Island, were sent to
an insane asylum two years ago. Re-
Gently Mrs. Mellick and two other chill
dren, son and daughter, were also adj
judged insane, and the whole family is
now In the retreat.-N. y Tribune.
The professional sword swallowel
does not pursue his business, as is sup
posed, with impunity. A sword swal.
lower recently died of hemorrhage in
an English hospital, and the medical
opinion seems to be that all of these men
trifie with and shorten their lives.-M
Y. Herald.
"A young woman in Scotland re.
Gently, who had been discarded by one
sweetheart, married another one and
then brought an action for breach OF
promise against the first. The magis.
trate before whom the case was tried
refused to grant the request of the
young lady for damages.
Capt. j. G. Bourke, u. S. A., OF
Gen. Crooks staff. at Whipple barracks,
in letter to a friend in Omaha, saws
81 have been very busy preparing lee.
ture entitled with General Crook in the
Sierra Madre,' which 1 inflicted upon
the unfortunate people of Prescott the
other night. You ought to have heard
the snoring. Half the audience was
asleep in twenty minutes. When ]
stated that / would not detain them
longer the applause was deafening."
The largest vacuum-pan ever con-
structed has been made for San Fran
cisco refining company. 1t is a pear.
shaped vessel. made from sections OF
cast iron. 1t is seventeen feet in diane.
ter inside, reaches height of over forty
feet, and will weigh l40 tons when empty.
twill boil 100 tons of sugar at once II
contains sixty coils of four-inch copper
pipe, arranged in the form hollow in
verted cone, providing 5000 square feet
OF heating surface.
Two young men of this town were
taking a pleasant stroll the other even.
ing. A dog suddenly appeared and
came rushing toward them. The cry
'mad dog" was uttered by both, and
they separated Immediately. One
scrambled up tree, and the Other
stretched his legs. and he has long ones,
too, for home. The dog followed in
pursuit; the faster the youth ran, the
faster came the dog. 1t was nip and
tuck, and the speed of both increased to
the utmost. The youth finally reached
the front gate, rushed in and closed it.
He turned round with satisfied air,
and found that it was his own dog
which had been chasing him in sport
HinesUiils fGa. Gazette.
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" kYANiZlNG."
The Process by Which Posts Are Made
Indestructible.

The Process by Which Posts Are Made
Indestructible.
In agricultural and other journals
shirty or forty years ago, much was said
of "Kyanizing,' process by which
wood is rendered insusceptible of decay.
How long the process had then been
known, the writer is unaware; in the
United States Patent Office report of
1861, it is stated that Mr.. Ryan, of En-
gland, endeavored ''many years ago"
to have it generally adapted as a means
of preserving ship timber. Originally,
solution of corrosive sublimate was
forced into the wood, but other and less
expensive agents were afterward en-
ployed with equal success. Sulphate of
iron, or copperas, sulphate of copper,
or blue vitriol and chloride of zinc are
some of the chemicals thus used. The
philosophy of the process is, that the
albumen contained in the wood. sub
stance similar in properties to white of
egg. possibly indentical with it, and
peculiarly liable to decay, is converted
by the chemicals into an insoluble COM
pound very much as the albumen or
gelatine Of hide is changed in the pro-
cess of tanning. Thus rendered insolu-
BILE, instead of being, as before, an in
citing cause of rotting of the woody
fibre. it surrounds and protects every
cell and particle with waterproof in
destructible coating, and so prevents
decay.
On the Slater farm at Greece Center,
is a board fence built in 1852, the posts
of which were Kyanized There was at
that time an establishment in Rochester
where the process was carried on, but
by whom. or how long time, / do not
know. Probably business enough was
not done to make it a financial success.
Mr.. Gilbert Kishlar. whose father owned
the Slater farm, and built this fence, in
forms me that some of the posts were
elm. too tough. and some were chestnut
too brittle and worm-eaten to split.
They were sawed tapering from six
inches square at one end to two by six
at the other The chemicals, said to
have been copperas, with an admixture
of some other ingredients, the latter
possibly of no great utility, were forced
by machinery, while boiling hot. into
the pores of the wood, until the timber
was perfectly saturated throughout. On
small scale, perhaps boiling the butt
ends of the posts in solution of cop
peras, might answer, several posts
being stood upright in large kettle and
treated at once. The posts of the fence
in question were set in holes varying
from two and half to three feet deep,
small stone being used to fill in. Coal
tar was put on the ends of the boards
and across the centers where nailed to
the posts. The fence now. is fully
thirty-two years old. but Mr.. Kishlar de-
clares that but for the preparation many
of the posts would have lasted not more
than five years.-Amcrtcaa Rural Home.
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Too much effort can not be made to bring
to the attention of suffering womanhood
the great value of Lydia E. Pinkhan's
Vegetable Compound as a remedy for the
diseases of women, and perhaps nothing
Is more effectual than the testimony of
those who have been cured by it. Such an
one is the wife Of General Barringer, of
Winston, N. c., and we quote from the
Generals letter as follows: "Dear Mrs.
Pinkham: Please allow me to add my
testimony to the most excellent medicinal
qualities of your Vegetable Compound.
Mrs. Barringer was treated for several
years for what the physicians called Leu
corrhea and Prolapsus Uteri combined.
sent her to Richmond, Va, where she re-
manned for six months under the treatment
of an eminent Physician without any
permanent benefit She was induced to
try your medicine and after q reasonable
time commenced to improve and is now
able to attend to her business and consid-
ers herself fully relieved" General Bar
ringer is the proprietor of the American
Hotel, Winston, N. c., and is widely known.J
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We, Too, Have Tested It.
To the Public:

In view of the harmful results which
so frequently attend the use Of so-called
patent or proprietary cough syrups con-
tanning morphia, opium and other
equally dangerous drugs, the UNDER
signed. physicians of Maryland. take
pleasure in endorsing the official opin-
ions expressed by the Commissioner of
Health of Baltimore; DR.. Samuel X.
Cox, analytical chemist of Washington,
and other authorities to the effect that
the RED STAR COUCH CURE is not only
a perfectly harmless, but at the same
time an original and most effective
remedy, and that it commends itself
alike for being entirely vegetable-free
from opiates, poisons and narcotics
and for its prompt efficacy, as demon
strated by practical tests.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. IL, 1885.
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"Over and over Again."

Repetition is sometimes the only way to
impress truth upon the mind. Accord
ingly take notice that DIR. Pierce's Pleas
ant Purgative Pellets" (the original Little
Liver Pills) continue to be wonderfully eff
fective in cases of sick and nervous head
ache, constipation, indigestion, rush of
blood to the head, cold extremities, and all
ailments arising from obstruction of the
bodily functions. Their action is thorough
yet gentle, and the ingredients being en-
tirely vegetable, they can be taken with
impunity into the most delicate stomach.
All druggists.
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G. FAWCETT,. M. D.,
For thirty-three years Resident Physleian
Union Protestant Inarmary.
j. j. GROSS, M. D.,
1t. vincont's Hospital.
j. d. FISKE, M. D.,
Port Physlcian.'
s. R. MORSE, M. D.,
Marine Hospital.
CHAS. w. FILLER, M. D.,
Physician to Fire Department.
JAMES GORE, M. D.,
Baltimore County, MARYLAND.
JOHN j. CALDWELL, N, D.,
A.uthor or " INSTRUMENTATION" &C.,
and Member Of Medical Societies Of
New York, brooklyn and Baltimore.

For centuries 1t has been contcnded that cough
medicine to be effective must contain morphia,
opium, or some other equally dangerous drug, and
to-day nearly every cough mixture In the market has
for its base some one of these deadly poisons: A
purely vegetable and Mt the same time effcacious
cough cure has been considered an fmposstbility.
The harmful and at times fatal results attending the
common occurrence everywhere. and n every part Of
the Union deaths have. according to the testimony Of
these dangerous preparations. 1t IL for this
that medical authorities andleading public men speak
discovery Of Red Star Cough Cure. Governor
McLane and Attorney General Roberts, Of Maryland
and other wel-known officials of Federal State acd
harmlcssness and marked ef,icacy Of Red star
Cough Cu~e. Every one will lind II safe, sure
cure. 1t is entirely free from optafes. narcotics,
emetics and poisons Itleaves no bad effects II does
not derange The system Il is pure pleasant prompt
the United States at nifty cents bottle. THU
CHA ARIES A. vOGELER COMPANY,
LAND.
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Philadelphia has opened reading
room exclusively for the Chinese. Its
library is mostly made up of Bibles.
testaments and hymn-books in both
languages.
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The area of Brooklyn is 1887
acres, that of the city of New York is
&c, 500 acres, and that of Staten Island
nearly that of both put together, being
about 81, 440 acres.-N. y Post.
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The title of a recently published story ID
"Nothing Made by Lying" which, the
writer claims, is "a true story" The au-
thor must be an idiot to write for nothing.
-YOnkers Statesman.
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"A temperance society in Boston has
resolved that the use of tobacco for the
qualification of the appetite is "a sin
against God and humanity Boston
Globe. :
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IT was a witty Irishman who discovered
that horseradish was strong enough 70
have been named in honor of o mule.
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WHAT is q luxury? asks an exchange
A luxury is something you don't want
until you see somebody else with it.-Phil-
Gdelphia Call.
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A COUGH, COLD, OR SORE THROAT should
not be neglected. BRowN's BRONCHIAL
TRoCHEs give prompt relief. % cts. box.
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PIXIES ToorHACHE DROPS curein minute, Csc.
Genn's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. 25c.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns Bunions.