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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-01

We suppose that the war that has
been going ON between the laboring |
classes and the great monopolies has
about convinced the former that his
interests are the same as those who la |
Dor on the farm and that the great
fortunes that are being made do not
result to his interests and while
those grow larger his scanty pittance
does not increase. The laborer must
see that while his employer is grow
ing poorer with increasing burdens OF
life. He must now see that while
his employer lives in palace and his
family dresses in silks and satins all
made by his labor, yet he lives in q
tenement house, and his children are
sometimes in rags. The protective
tariff. enforced by the government in
the interest of the great monopolist
an manufacturer, has made his en-
ployer prince and himself almost a
beggar. The very articles that he
makes by his own labor, if he shall
have occasion to purchase them OF his
employer, come to him with burth-
ensome tax. His coat, his hat, his
pants, the clothing'of his wife and
children, all have the tax on them
which he must pay; and, if he be
| mechanic working in his own shop
then for the set of tools he has to use
he must pay two prices at the least
because OF the protective tariff tina
enables the manufacturer OF sucl
things to keep off all foreign eompe
tition and thus charge his own price.
The agricultural people have lon
ayo seen their interest, and they ar
: with great unanimity opposed to tn
|, protective system. The other labol
: ers, such as worg for the monoplist
and great manufacturing corporation
; have all along been told that if the
, would stand by the protective tari
that il would enable the monopolis
to pay higher wages, They have foe
: ed and deceived by this falsehood f
years, and they see at last their on
y hope is in arraying themselves again
= that system of government that pr
!, tects the rich at the expense OF Il
40 poor.
n The Democratic party is the "ci
e. of refuge" for the laboring millions.
10 Winchester Home Jouraal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-01
ItsIJnauestiOmed Aim.

The Blair education bill was de-
signed by its Republican author alone
in the interest of party, of the tariff
and of the Government bondholders.
Three birds with one stone is its un-
questioned aim. By making the ap-
preparation for this measure, should
it ever unfortunately become law,
the Federal Treasury will be depleted
to an extent that will necessitate the
continuance of the present high tariff,
while the interest bearing bonds of
the Government will remain unpaid
in the hands of the money power, who
will continue traffic in the brain and
muscle labor of the masses of the peo-
pie, who, in fact, produce the wealth
and pay the taxes-county, State and
Federal. 1t is also expected that II
will more thoroughly consolidate the
negro vote in the Republican ranks
the only real strength of that party III
the Southland. Mr.. Blair and his Re
publican associates Of the North hate
denounce and vilify the people Of thu
South and desire to sink them dowl
in the social scale to the level of thei
party here. Therefore, there is NJ
outrage.on the Constitution, no viola
! tions of law and justice and no rot
: berry OF the people that is too great
gross and fragrant for them to perpe
trate in the interast of the money pow
er and to aid in wreaking their po
! sonous hatred against theunotlendin
Southland Carthage Mirror
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-01
Hint 20 K.oyers.

II any man desires to know the
character OF his chosen future wife,
let him take her hand and hold it up
between him and the light. If con-
siderable interstices and chinks show
themselves between the fingers it is q
sign of desperate inquisitiveness.
Mrs. Bluebeard, doubtless possessed
such ill-fitting fingers. If, on the con-
trary, the fingers fit closely together,
they denote avarice. Secret boards,
cheeseparing tendencies and candle
end style of housekeeping may be pro-
phesied by the light OF cheirosophy in
such cases. This may be one of the
instances in which the study is to be
found practic ally useful, In the
same way youn g women may be advis-
ed to choose husband whose hands
are naturally red. His disposition
will then be cheerful, sanguine, hope
full. The man with dark-colored hands
will prove an Indifferent companion
He inclines to biliousness and melan
choly. If the hands are white, the.
denotea phlegmatic disposition, on
scarcely more agreeable to live witt
than the bilious and melancholy.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-01

WASHINGTON, June 26.-"There are
ten men sent for for clerkships to ev-
cry one woman" said Civil-Service
Commissioner Edgerton to-day, "In
some of the departments absolutely
no acquisitions come to us for women,
and very few are demanded anywhere.
The result is that women stand almost
no show at all to be appointed. A la
dy was appointed in the Post Office
department from New York to-day.
Her standing was very high in every
branch. In arithmetic it was 100, yet
her name had been on our lists for a
long time. Men readily get positions
whose standing is no more than 80
per cent, on an average"
"How do you account for this state
of thingsP" was asked.
"Oh there is no real reason for it.
1t is more matter of prejudice than
anything else. A man eats banana
and doesn't like it, therefore says he
doesn't like bananas and never tastes
of another. Some chief of bureau Of
other officer has an incompetent wo
man that is troublesom, and SO he viii
not try another. Then there is ;
feeling in certain quarters that If on,
happenst to get an incompetent woman
she is hard to get rid Of; that she will
bring influences to bear and will per
haps shed tears. Then it is a littl,
hard to tell a woman that she is un
satisfactory. The chiefs feel that
man will understand it and take
as man, but woman will make
FUSS Then, strange enough, there
vast army of men pushing all th
while for the small places that w
men usually get, and SO, taking it a
in all, they stand poor chance"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-01
From, Texas.
DALLAS, June %, 1886.

DALLAS, June %, 1886.
Have just finished perusing last
weeks COMET with very much inter-
est. Am always glad to hear from the
old home and friends. So sorry to
hear Of Fred Austin's death-killed in
the prime Of life, but hope our loss is
his gain Brothers Seaver and Car
gille allow me to congratulate you.
May you live long and prosper. Who
next9 Echo answers, who? Glad to
know the temperance cause and the
Y. M. G, A. are prospering. Hope
the people will respond literally to
their wants. They could not put
their money to better use.
We had a drouth Of about sixweeks
which cut short the oats and yegeta-
bles. No other country could have
stood such drouth. Wheat is very
good aud prospects arr that corn and
cotton win be fine.
Plenty peaches and apples on the
market. Peaches do we'll here, also
pears, plums, grapes, &c and I thini
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-01

"Papa," said the daughter of a large
employer of labor, "are you i'll favor oil
the eight-hour system2"
"Well daughter" he answered, Gun
der certain circumstances, | am"
"0h, I'm so glad" she rapturously
exclaimed.
"Why, my dear, why are you so in
terestedY
because, papa, George has been on
ly staying four hours every evening
and he told me last night that if you
favored the eight-hour system he need
not 60 home near so early. You
dear old papa, Pm so glad you are it
favor of il" and she threw her sof
white arms about his neck and chokeC
off all explanations Washington
Critic.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-01
THE DEATH OF DAVID DAVIS.
He Dies Peacefully at His Home in
Bloomington Pull of Years
and HonorS.
nd Honors.


BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, June 26.-DaYid
Davis died at 6 o'clock this morning.
During the early part of last evening
he appeared to be failing, and it was
felt certain that he could not live
through the night, At II o'clock he
revived somewhat and was given milk
and stimulants in small quantities.
The effect was for the worse, however,
for he at once relapsed into coma
tose condition, his pulse becoming
very feeble. During the succeeding
three hours he failed gradually, his
respiration growing noticeahly weaker
until the end came. The cause Of
death was Bright's disease OF the kid
neys, aggravated by weakened con-
dition of the system dating from the
time when he became afflicted with the
carbuncle. His last hours were calm
and peaceful.
Once during the night there was a
gleam OF consciousness and he called
his sons name, but his mind soon
wandered again. Judge Davis's ply
sician says the immediate cause Of
death was erysipelas, the outcome Of
a malignant carbuncle which first ap-
peared on April 80, but that diabetis
which must have been insidiously
working for two years, was the prima
ry cause, and to it is attributed his
rapid decline in flesh. For week be
fore the end he had been unconscious
most Of the time.
His wife, his only son, George ?
Davis and wife; his only daughter
Mrs. Sarah D. Swayne and husband
his granddaughter, Alice S. Davis
his niece, Mrs Fanny Pierpont; hi
cousin, John M. Walker, and his oil
friend, Frank G. Orme, OF Washing
ton, were present at bis death. Th
widow is worn out by constant an
devoted watching, but bears up brave
ly. Senator Logan has been adde
to the list of those invited as honol
ary pall-bearers. ls4
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-01

apples will do well after awhile. We
have all the vegetable common to any
country.
Can't our friend II. G. Earnest and
other wanderers speak through The
COMET OCCASIONALLY We would be
glad to hear from them. The wealth
er has been war-hot here, but pleas
ant now. We always have a strong
breeze here in the hot weather, and
pleasant nights. j. @. KING.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-01

The value Of the Presidents services
to the country in placing check on
reckless legislation is not to be easily
over-estimated. He represents the
views of the great majority OF the peo-
pie in the matter of private pension
bills which Congress has seen fit to
disregard. He has pointed out the
flimsy character of the measures, the
fact that they have not met with prop
er consideration, but have been hur-
ried. through both the Senate and
House in great patches, and that they
set at naught the judgment OF the
Pension Bureau, which is better equip
ped than Congress can possibly be.
He vindicates also the promises OF the
Democratic party in putting a stop to
waste of public money and holding
those in power duty bound to be faith
full to the trust reposed in them by the
people. The prevailing disposition in
Washington is to be altogether too
careless with other peoples property
and corrective is needed. aat
The vetoes are the acts OF a man
who regards governing as a serious
business and not to be played at ducks
and brakes with, and they are remind
ers which ought to cause clearerper
ception of what is right and proper tc
prevail. Congressman will do wisely
to accept the practical rebuke giver
and profit by it, for it voices an over
whelming popular sentiment, an(
kicking against the pricks has neve'
been an advantageous operation. Th'
treatment which many of the mem
bers who wrathfully passed the Rive
and Harbor bill Of 1882 over Presiden
.. Arthur's veto received at the hands o
their constituents should not he fo1
COTTON.
AS has been intimated, the polio,
which has been applied to the privat
pension bills, if extended to the pend
, ing River and Harbor bill, will resuI
in the disapproval of that measure
, The whole appropriation will fail be
cause the foolish principle is still i
operation that the President mus
sanction all the alleged works OF in
provement or none. Other bills WI
doubtless fail also, for it is evider
that an unusually thorough systel
of examination has been adopted
the White House with the determil
alton to act firmly in accordance wit
the merits Of each case. The veto'
. which have so far been rendered gi1
= the people decided sense Of relief
y N. Y. World.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-01
Miss Cleveland's New Duties.

UTICA, N. Y, June 26.-A. P. T.
Elder, the Chicago publisher, who
was in this city to-day, said to The
World correspondent that he had just
returned from Holland Patent where
he had concluded and signed q
contract with Miss Rose Eliza
beth Cleveland, by the terms
Of which she is to become editor
of his magazine, Literary Life. The
magazine has forty pages, is issued
monthly and has been established four
years. 1t is devoted purely to literary
matters. The list of contributors in
cludes the names OF Roe, Lathrop,
Burroughs, Thompson, Rose Hartwick
and Thorp. Mr.. Elder said that by his
contract he is to publish exclusively
all of Miss Cleveland's writings. Ne
gotiations have been in progress for
some time, but the terms were not
agreed upon and contract signed till
yesterday. Miss Cleveland assumes
control Of the magazine at once, but
will not live in Chicago for some time
as she wishes to rest as much as pos
sible. She is to have absolute control
OF the editorial management.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-01
Talk OF CIeveIand's RenOmina"
1iOn.

"Mr. Cleveland will beat everybody
in 'SS," said Representative Miller, OF
Texas, to a Star reporter the other
day. "Public opinion is in his favor
and no one can beat him. II the
election occurred this fall he would be
elected by an immense majority"
"Will he be strong in the conven-
tion?" asked the Star.
eyes. Machine politicians can't
succeed in a. fight against well defined
public sentiment. With Mr., Carlisle
second on the ticket they would get
the largest majority ever given to any
ticket"
There is considerable talk OF this
sort among Democrats in the House.
1t seems to be acknowledged on all
sides that the turn Of the tide is to-
wards Mr.. Cleveland's denomination,
and that already it has got out OF the
control OF the politicians.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-01
WHOLE NO. III
NIR. Villas PROMPT ACTION.
Twenty-Nine Of the Railway
Mail Clerk COnspiraGOrS
Promptly Discharged.
WAsHINGToN. June q

WARRINGTON, June "a.
The Post Office Department to-day
took action on the cases Of the rail
way mail clerks, who were reported
as agreeing to resign in body if one
of their number was removed without
cause being assigned,
The order of removal issued by the
Superintendent of the Railway Mail
Service makes acknowledgment to
those clerks who have kept the de-
partment informed of the scheme.
The Postmaster General this after
noon said Several weeks ago inior-
nation was received by the depart
ment that few postal clerks who
were apparently CONSCIOUS that there
were reasons for their removal from
the service were endavoring to enlist
the cooperation of postal clerks gen
orally in an association to be formed
for the purpose of interposing their
opinion on the questions OF removals
by threatening a strike, or the COM
bined resignation of many clerks at
one time, so as to menace the depart
ment with embarrassment. The at
tempt to enlist general cooperation
failed, the greater number of postal
clerks who were approached on the
subject refusing to entertain it. 1t
was the plan of the orignators after
the initiation Of a member, during
which he was bound by an oath to
secrecy and obedience, to secure his
designations in the blank and to have
all the designations in the hands Of
executive committee, to be filled sim
ultaneously, and to require the clerks
who were members of the association
to abandon their runs at a time to be
fixed. Their object was to maintain
their own positions and tenure of of
fee.
"The department has waited until
the principal ringleaders and execu-
tive officers were certainly known,
and those removed embrace all who
have been specially active. The
scheme never secured general favor
and the department is not desirous OF
Furnishing by removal those who have
been cheated into nominal co-opera-
tion, but does not wait for designations
from any who have been active in the
enterprise. 1t is curious commenta-
ry on the folly of men, that upon ex-
amining the files in the cases of the
men who are removed by this order il
appears that very many of them have
been complained against for some rea
son and their removal sought before
but the department had refused t
make the removals and the entry ha(
been made in their cases for their re
tention. Their positions would have
J been quite secure had they not forfeit
ed them by insubordination. Th'
> headquarters OF the movement ha
been in Indianapolis. Some little el
fort was made to organize at Chicag
> and other places, but with no success
Il | do not anticipate the least trouble 0
inconvenience to the business intel
d ests Of the country" concluded tn
e Postmaster General, "in consequenc
~ of these removals"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-01
Beautiful Mrs. Cleveland.

Mrs. Cleveland is a beautiful wo-
man, and she is better looking than
any of the pictures which have been
published to represent her. She is OF
about the same height as President
Cleveland, perhaps trhle shorter.
She stands straight upon her feet, and
her shoulders are very pretty, very
straight, and well rounded. She has
a beautiful neck, pink ears, and her
arms are large, fair and beautiful,
Her complexion is fair, but not rosy
and her eyes are perhaps the prettiest
feature OF her face. She smiled upon
neatly every man that shook hands
with her last night, and the smile
seemed each time as though it was in
tended for the man to whom it was
addressed. 1t was not stereotyped,
icy; or effusive, but it was full OF friend
lily feeling and personal magnetism
She made splendid impression -
| Cleveland Leader.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-01
A. =. Brown and Politics.

A correspondent contributes the fol-
lowing interesting historical gossip;
"a. J. Brown, who claims to be the
nominee OF the Republican party for
Circuit Judge,is the same man who ran
against A. w. Howard for Judge OF the
Criminal Court in 1868. Howard was
Republican and Brown independent in
that race. Geo. Edgar Grisham was
then editor OF the Union Flag, and
opposed Brown. Brown addressed him
letter for the public, in which he used
this language i am assured OF one
thing that neither you nor Mr.. Howard
can drive me into playing the dema-
gogue over this district, for ] do not in
tend to give my aid in bringing the
Judiciary down to the level of politics,
and l say to the people, that if they
want a political judge to preside over
the courts OF this district, thaC am
not the man to vote for.
The said sentiments of Mr.. Brown
appeared in the Union Flag on April
8, 1868. Republicans are entirely jus
tilted in voting for st. John, for out
of Browns own mouth, in his race
with Howard, he proclaimed it fal
and wide that the Office of Judge wal
non-partisan and that to connect i
with politics was degrading. Thepeo
pie, by Mr.. Browns own rule, shoulC
vote for the best qualified man for tn
place. Vote for St. John.-BristC
Reporter
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-01

First Old Chappie; cav, l say,
deah boy, ! feel so light-hearted this
mawning, that believe l could walk
fully three squares, aw, without stop
ping to west my limbs"
Second Old Chappie "Wealy, now,
l feah you are either jesting, or you
have suddenly become twerribly ro-
bust hope you haven't been taking
any OF those horwid nerve foods.'
First Old Chappie "Oh, no, deah
boy, twasn't that; don'tcher know,
they have, aw, passed law in deah,
old New York, against imprisonment
for debt, and, aw, now can snap my
fingers at my tailor, aw, don't cher
know"
The July number of the Electic
Magazine begins the: :forty-fourth vol
ume of the new series, and we find
ample evidences of the fact that this
stirring periodical justifes its high
reputation. No one who wishes to
keep himself an courant with the best
current thought of Europe can dis.
pense with this magazine. In the
present number we find large varie-
ty of papers and many eminent writ
: ers represented. Matthew Arnold at
tacks Gladstonism in an article called
/ "The Nadir of Liberalism" and fol-
; lowing this paper we have one by DR.
u Henry Maudsley on "Heredity in
d Health and Disease" Frederic Harri
II son attacks the new pedantry Of schol
u ars in changing the orthography o
IL well-established names, and Cardina
d Manning constitutes a pungent ant
" suggestive article under the name 0
"The Child of the. English Savage
Laurence 0liphant writes pleasant,
m about some of his own "reminiscences
Of (''Moses from a Rolling Stone" 9th
,d er striking articles are papers Of
is "Longiellow," on "The American
is Montaigne" CDR. Oliver Wende
he Holiness.
n Published by E. r. Pelton, 25 Bon
rv Street, New York. Terms, So, pc
It year single numbers. As cents; triG
ri subscription for months, 81. Ele'
tic and any "a Magazines, IS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-01
CORRESPONbENCE.
From Loyal Carter.
EL1zAnErHToN. June, ]

II LLlLADEInAONS u uiS1 AOOO'
Mr.. EDITOR Having seen nothing
in your columns from this place for
some time, and thinking perhaps that
a communication from 'Loyal Carter"
although worthless, would not be con-
signed to the waste basket, have de-
termined to write you some OF our do
ings and happenings.
Our pass word and cable for some
time has been and now is s"Hard-times
and wet weather" Farmers are great
ly behind with their work on account
Of the many recent rains.
A copious shower of fruit agents,
book agents and candidates has been
falling for the last few weeks.
Capt, Jas, l. r. Boyd has been can
vassing this county for Gen. Grants
last work, he has met with remarka-
BILE success he tells us.
William Haynes has been travelling
in the interest OF Chase Bros nurse
ries, and we understand is making
good sales.
We have about Is candidates for
sheriff; all good men, but from the
number of candidates, and the con-
flicting reports brought in, the result
OF the issue is yet to be seen.
For County Court Clerk 5 champi-
on prize fighters have entered the
ring, and are boxing each other with
closed and ungloved hands. Banner,
Berry, Williams; Emmert and Brad
ley.
Grindstaff and Pearce bid fair to
give us some fun and excitement in a
single handed contest for Circuit
Court Clerk.
Jas. Lewis, Sam Mottern, Joe Nc
Korkle and Joe Hyder want to take
charge OF the taxes.
For other offices candidates are
coming in numbers like the army
worms or the Kansas grasshopper, de
vouring everything in their way.
sincerely wish they would all be elect
ed.
Elizabethton justices Of the peac,
are beginning to rigidly enforce th'
vagrant law, by arresting and binding
over all persons found strolling aroun,
having no visible means Of support
This action has long been needed ant
in consequence OF this step our tow
will be greatly benefited.
A Sunday School picnic some tim
in July is contemplated by the Elia
abethton Sunday schools.
Our merchants are moving prompt
ly on all their delinquent customers
more than five hundred judgement
have been issued by Elizabethton jul
tices Of the peace in the last tw
weeks.
Miss Laura Brooks, Of Sullins Go
lege, Bristol, is teaching summe
shool at Hyder's school house.
G. P. Toncray predicts that Blair
and Pettibone will be the ticket
1888, and that it will be overwheln
ingly elected. Some people thin
that Charley has been so informed /
the Magnetic Major" himself.
! am yours truly,
STREET LoAFER.