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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-24
GEN" SPARKS ARRAlGNED.
Mr.. Laird Calls Attention to the Commits
siOner's Antics.


siOner's Antics.
WASHINGTON, June 15.-If General
Sparks was in the House this afternoon
he heard some plain and truthful talk
about his performances from Messrs.
Laird, Perkins, Bayne, Reed and Symes
and probably tried to console himself
with some lame attempts to defend his
course by McAdoo, Springer, Weaver, of
Iowa, Warner, Of Ohio, and Cobb, who
could do no more than reiterate the stale
ISLANDERS contained in the Generals"
annual report 1t was noticeable that
Randall, Morrison and other leaders
made no attempt to defend or Apologize
for Sparks.
Mr., Laird started the debate by moving
TO strike out the clause of the Legislative
bill appropriating $1,000 to pay the per
diem of inspectors and clerks of the Gen.
cral Land Office to investigate fraudulent
land entries. He criticised the order of
Commissioner Sparks suspending final
action on land entries, the Commissioner
impeachcd the testimony of 10000 hon
est claimants OH the say.so of hirelings
who went about the country to blackmail
the titles of honest people. The Com
missioner said that, in his opinion. 80
per cent of the land titles in Kansas, Ne.
braska and the Territories were fraudu
lent Since when had the presumption
of law been reversed by a change of ad.
ministrationY Since when had it been
in consonance with American policy to
put in lot of hirclings to sit in a palace
car and drink whisky and say that 90 per
cent. of the men holding titles in Ne
braska and Kansas were holding fraudu-
lent titles? The administration of the
law could be enforced by the people
themselves and there was no necessity
for the hue and cry for the Impeachment
of 80 per cent. of the titles of the West,
and he hoped that the House would ad.
minister merited rebuke on this officer
by striking out the paragraph.
Mr. Perkins, of Kansas, inquired how
many fraudulent entries there were in the
gentleman's district?
Not one out of hundred" replied
Mr.. Laird.
There are not 80 per cent. fraudu-
lenty' inquired Mr.. Perkins.
Ninety per cent. Of all the men who
say so are liars, replied Mr.. Laird.
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lost-yeas 140, nays 157. The naval ap.
preparation bill was then taken up and
considered until adjournment.
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING.
Its Value as set Forth by Great Retailing
Merchant.

The greatest merchant in Philadelphia
is Mr.. Wanamaker. This is the theory
upon which he places his advertising
business: There is always some trading
doing, even in the dullest season, and we
strive to divert the floating or transient
trade to our place. Again, when business
ordinarily is dull, people who see our in
vitations in the newspapers are more apt
TO read them for the reason that they have
more time to read, and there are fewer
advertisements then.
MANY merchants who have been in
business for certain number of years
will say: oh, we { so well known it is
no use for us to advertise. There never
was greater mistake. We would as soon
think of canceling our insurance policies
as our advertising contracts We spend
more money with newspapers each year
that goes by; there are more people who
want goods and new trade is always COM
ing to the surface.
Advertising that is well done is cumu-
lative in its character 1t is like the
compounding Of interest. An advertise
ment in daily paper one day will, in all
probability, make good return to the
merchant who has the goods the people
want at the right prices; each successive
advertisement that he puts in gains an
impetus and influence from the Original
one and so it counts up until the name of
the firm gets what is equivalent to the
good will of successful business, be-
sides deriving the direct profit from i'm
mediate sales caused by the advertising
''To advertise well, merchant should
give as much care to his newspaper space
as he does to any other department of
his business. AS general thing a mer.
chant can well afford to spend in newspa-
per advertising from one third to one
fifth the amount of all his other total ex-
pcnses. If a man in business talks as
earnestly through his newspaper when
he is addressing one or two hundred
thousand people, simultaneously, as
when he is talking to one customer, he
cannot fail to make success of newspa.
nor advertisinp -
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-24

lhe endowment House.
A Washington dispatch to the Boston
Herald says:
Mrs. Caroline Miles, of Salt Lake City,
who appeared before the Senate and
House Committees on the Judiciary with
Miss Kate Field in advocacy Of anti-poly
gamy Legislation, was for several years
the second wife of Mormon. She told
some of her experience in the Endow-
ment House before the congressional
committee, describing particularly the
oath that all candidates for matrimony
are required to take.
"There are" she said, 'three kinds Of
marriages. One is for life and eternity,
one is for eternity, and one is for life
alone. A marriage for life and eternity,
seals the two for both this and the other
world. A marriage for life is where one
of the parties has before been married for
life and eternity, while marriage for
eternity alone is where the man marrics a
woman, but does not live with her in this
world. Everything is dominated by the
Church. The man is controlled by the
priest, and the woman is subject body
and soul to the man. In fact, almost ev-
erything connected with Mormonism has
the effect of lowering woman and keep
ing her in state of subjugation. So great
are all the influences by which the women
are surrounded that very few of them
ever think of changing their belief or
their mode of life. The wife who is the
most yielding to the husband, and who
encourages him to take to himself more
women, is told that in the life hereafter
she will be queen, and the less obedient
spouses will be her servants, for you
know it is part of the Mormon belief
that in the other wor.' the increasing
and the multiplying of til, kind goes on
just as it does before DEATH"
care the candidates for matrimony de.
nuded of their clothing in the endowment
house?" Mrs. Miles was asked.
Eyes, they are stripped. washed and
annointed with oil before the endowment
robes are donned. The woman when an.
nointed is perfectly nude. The different
portions of the body, from head to foot
are blessed during the annointment.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-24

The american undertakes in column
article this morning to show that the
East Tennessee recalcitrants, who insist
that Judge Snodgrass was not the choice
of the carstern division, don't know what
they are talking about and really don't
know whether they had a choice. That
is question for the american and the
East Tennesseans TO settle between them,
but 1t does appear that the American un.
dertakers to prove too much when it
tries to show that 1ngersoll was not the
chocie of the majority of the East Ten.
nessee delegates over Snodgrass. Taking
the Amerfcan's figures it is easy to show
that our contemporary proves too much.
The american says that lngersoll :receiv.
cd only 132 votes on the first ballot, and
that more than one-half of them were
primarily instructed for other candidates.
II says Snodgrass on the last ballot re.
ceived eighty.six votes from East Ten.
nessee, or nearly one.third of the entire
division vote. The american fails to say
that over thirty of these votes were not
primarily for Snodgrass, and that his
primary strength was only about fifty
votes, while lngersoll's was 1903. The
american further fails to remark that
when the issue was brought directly be.
tween lngcrsoll and Snodgrass the East
Tennessee vote was eighty.six for Snod.
grass and 2OG for Ingersoll, showing n
very great majority for Ingersoll as the
expressed choice Of the East Tennessee
delegation between the two candidates.
If these things have to be discussed Il is
well enough to be at least approximately
correct as we go along. g.-NdMrilh Ban.
ner nth inst.
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Speech of Hon. A. a. Taylor Accepting
tho Nomination.


On the announcement of his nomina.
ton for governor, Mr.. Taylor appeared
in response to calls and spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of the
conventional cannot do more, under the
circumstances and in accepting the nomi.
nation, than to tender youmy most crate.
full acknowledgment for the very high
honor you have conferred upon me. The
manifestation Of such confidence from
the Republican party of Tennessee here
assembled, is worthy of any mans graft
tude. 1t is d long fatiguing canvass and
It entails great responsibilities. | take
the banner and hope you will do
your part. | shall bear it through the
state and return 1t to you without dis.
honor l doubt, Republicans of Tenne,.
see, the wisdom of your choice this day
Still | am to believe that there are i'm.
portant issues involved in my nomina
tion. We never had brighter prospects
as party.
Manufactures are being paralyzed,
agriculture is languishing, society Is be-
ing disorganizcd from false democratic
principles. The opposition party of the
government has not been true to its
promises when 1t got into power. The
great interest of the great people of
Tennessee demand that our party should
return to power | do not desire to wca.
ry your patience with speaking now. AS
my distinguished friend, Houk, said to
you yesterday, ! am unprepared with a
speech. cannot endeavor to meet your
expectations on this occasion. can only
say to you for as much as you have
placed in my hands once more the ban.
ner of the Republican party, consider
it the duty of every man TO be submis.
sive to the will of the majority. ! accept
your nomination, and hope every Rcpub
lican will put his shoulder to the wheel
and give victory to the Republican party.
| thank you again for the great honor
you have done me today"
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-24
DEMOCRATIC SHAM ECONOMY
Becoming Tired Suddenly OF "Cheap John
Reform"

Becoming Tired Suddenly OF "Cheap John
Reform"
WASHINGTON, June 15.-The salary
of the Assistant United States Treasurer
at st. Louis is fixed by law at $4,000
year, but ever since the Democratic ere.
form party obtained control of the
House in the XLIVth Congress only
$4,000 a year has been appropriated.
This year the Appropriations Committee
at the instigation of Holman recommend
ed q further reduction of $500, making
the salary $4,000. Mr.. O'Neil of Mary.
land, offered an amendment TO restored it
to "a 800, and in reply to some observa-
tions from Mr.. Randall about economy,
he became indignant and declared that
the people do not want this sort of econ
omy" which reaches down into the pock-
ct of an officer who is compelled to give
a bond of $500, 900 and steals $500 of his
salary. That was not honest economy,
and for one, he was tired of this "cheap
John kind of retrenchment and reform"
Mr. O'Neil's amendment was carried
after Mr. Bland had whined about the
injustice of paying an officer lower sal
ary than the law provides for the office.
For ten years Mr.. Bland and his party
have been doing this thing, and they new.
er discovered that it was wrong or dis.
honest until after Democrat became
President. The law provides that the
salary of the Assistant Treasurer at San
Francisco shall be $4,000. For ten years
only $4,000 has been appropriated, and
in the pending bill the amount recon.
mended is only $4,000. Mr.. FELTON, mov-
ed to add $500 to the item and supported
II in a short but telling speech. Judge
Taylor then took the floor and said it ap.
peared that the House is deliberately try.
ing to deceive the country. Where the
salary of an officer is fixed by law and
Congress appropriates a similar amount
the officer has legal and equitable claim
for the balance and can obtain and en-.
force a judgment 1t is not saving of
81 900 to appropriate that much less than
the law provides. Judge Taylor asked:
Suppose that some unregenerate son of
Adam in the press gallery should go
away and tell the people that we are do.
ing this thing, what would be thought of
us?"
Mr. Feltons amendment was adonted
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-24
THE COMING CANVASS.
APolitician's Views Upon the Democratic
GubernatOrial Probabilities.

Politicians Views Upon the Democratic
Gubernatorial Probabilities.
Said an old political wire puller-a dem.
.ocratic wire-p -puller-to Baaner reporter
this morning:
You want to know what think? I'll
tell you. The nomination of ALI. Tay.
lor as their candidate for governor is 90.
ing to come very near forcing the demo.
Gratis into East Tennessee for their can.
didate"
"And that candidate will be-"
Not Bob Taylor The nomination of
AT. leaves Bob out. If an East Tennes.
see man is nominated it will be either
John Allison, the present secretary of
state, or w. A. Henderson, of Knox
county"
"You are confning the question to
East Tennessee. Then, in that case, is
only one man 10 be considered?"
That man is-?"
George Dibrell. He can get the votes
of Middle and West Tennessee. But |
am speaking now of certain contingen.
cies. If East Tennessee comes down to
the convention in August as unite, de-
manding the candidate it will be given
her If she comes divided Dibreii will
get the nomination. know what am
talking about"
Suppose the democracy were to nomi.
nate Bob Taylor"
"ln that event, and if Bob were to ac-
cept it, the canvass would be unique, to
say the least of it,"
How do you compare Bob and Alf?"
"Alf. is the best stumper, the most
profound thinker He would argue from
the standpoint of principle, while Bob.
with his stories, would get the laugh on
him, and, perhaps, laugh him clear out
af thn ponyoce -
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-24

An Arizona editor recently sent posta
cards TO all the prominent citizens of the
place requesting them to give an answer
to the question, Why are you an honest
man? Some of the replies which he pub.
lished are curious. One answers: at
must be because of my dern cussedness;
| always did like to be different from 9th.
or people, Another says that he is hon.
est because he has never held any, public
office. Another Indignantly answers,
"What dye take me for-an angel2"
Another sarcastically remarks, II sup
pose you're goin' to start museum and
are looking for freaks. Well count me
out; I'm not one Another, a pi ofes.
sional labor agitator. wrote in blood red
ink, on postal card, What are We givin
usy' While the editor of the opposition
paper volunteered the answer that he
scorned to lay bare the palpitating main.
spring Of noble and honest soul at the
request Of a dishonest reptile and politi.
cal parasite.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-24

the way the question was sprung as to
whether or not East Tennessee should
claim the nominee for governor. 1t was
put to vote and the unanimous decision
was that the next governor should be an
East Tennessee man. A vote was then
taken as to who the candidate should be.
The vote was rather staggering to Bob
Taylor. Threo.fourths Of the votes were
for Gen. G. G. Dibrcll. Bob says his
boom is busted. .-NdShnlle Banner.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-24
Bob Tayior's Boom.

Mr. Reeder, cx.representativc from
Knox county, tells good story on the
East Tennessee Democrats. Its truth is
vouched for, as II came directly from
Hon. Robt. L. Taylor Democratic candi.
date for governor
A large part of the East Tennessee de.
legation to the Democratic judicial con-
vention came over on the same train. On
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-24
The Latest summary of pasteur's Work

Up to April IA, Pasteur has inoculated
6sS persons, presumably bitten by mad
dogs, with only one death. He had also
inoculated 10 Russians bitten by mad
wolf. Of these 10, have died from hy-
drophobia-about 16 per cent. The usu-
al per cent. of deaths from the bites of
mad wolves is said to be about 67. Since
April IA, Pasteur has treated other Rus
SLAMS bitten by mad wolves and mad dogs.
One of the former recently died from the
effects of the wounds; one of the latter
from hydrophobia, after having been
submitted to treatment. This makes in
oil 720 cases treated, with total of five
deaths from rabies, despite treatment.
Pasteur has found that the rabies result
ing from wolf bites is the same as that Of
dogs, and only more dangerous because
the bites of wolves are more numerous
and severe.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-24
Proposed Asylum for Goode.

WASHINGTON, June 17.--It is said that
In case the nomination Of John Goode
as Solicitor General is rejected by the
Senate he will be appointed special coun-
sci Of the United States to assist in the
prosecution of the suit to annul the Bell
telephone patent in the interest of the
Pan. Electric and other rival companies.
Such an appointment would be eminent
ly appropriate were il not for Mr. Goodies
gross ignorance of patent law and litiga-
tion as shown by his own testimony in
the Pan. Electric investigation. He testi-
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-24

fed that he had never tried patent case,
had never acted as an attorney to obtain
patent, had never heard that the Bell
patent had been the subject of litigation
when he issued his order in behalf Of the
Pan Electric National Improved Combi-
nation on September 8, 1885.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-24

The Justices Of the Peace OF the rural
districts of Georgia, in the absence of
regular lawyers, transact good deal Of
professional business for their neighbors.
On one occasion one of these gentry was
employed to draw deed Of marriage set
tlement. The estate was limited to the
use Of the bride during her life, 'and at
and after her death, 10 the child or chill
dren Of the said Susan Jones, she may
have by the said Thomas Smith, his heirs.
executors, administrators, or assigns"
"What do you think OF itS' asked Smith
Of lawyer TO whom he showed the do
cument. II think" answered the law.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-24

The Sultan Of Turkey Is said to pay 10
two German apothecaries $4,000 ayear
each, with board and rooms in the
palace, and the services of several at.
tcndants.
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tits of interest to all our Southern

1t is of interest to all our Southern
coast cities to know that the Senate has
passed the yellow fever bill. A commits.
sion of three members is to go to South
America and Mexico to investigate the
alleged discoveries made there OF the
specific cause Of yellow fever and Its pre-
vention by means of inoculatien. Should
the discoveries made by Drs. Freire, in
Rio Janeiro, and Carmona, in Mexico
prove to be practical ones. they will pro.
tect the Gulf States from the constant
threat of yellow fever and be worth mil.
lions of dollars aud thousands Of lives to
this country.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-24

The planets in days gone by were not
thought to be confined to any fixed orbit
of their own, but to wander ceaselessly
about A popular name for the planets
was the wandering stars"
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-24

A writer in the Bee journal says that
bees have strong antipathy to dark.c
ored objects. A brood of chickens ran
about his hives. The bees stung one of
the dark ones to death, and did not molest
the lightcolored ones. He says that
man with black plug hat rarely gets
stung, the bees devoting their entire at
tention TO shooting the hat.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-24


When the rain had ceased the other ev.
ening, an elegantly attired young man
planted n telescope at the edge Of the
sidewalk and at once began: "Step this
way ladies and gentlemen, and, without
any charge whatever, behold the beauti.
full orbs of the heavens in all their mag.
niilcencc. The rain has cleared the at
mospherc and the wondrous glory of the
universe abeve is revealed to the admir-.
ing eye through this perfect telescope. "
lie pointed the tube at one of the large
stars, gazed through it moment, and
then resumed his discourse, dilating on
the splendor of Venus and giving histo
ry of the mythical goddess after whom
the planet was named. Soon one man
stopped and peered into the instrument
Another followed his example, and before
long there was an extended line Of people
of both sexes waiting for their turn to
see. Meanwhile the orator continued his
fervid eloquence, while one stargazer af.
ter another glued his eyes to the opening.
A reporter, who observed The peculiar
way in which all of them were affected,
and the solemn way in which they skip.
ped, waited for five minutes in the line,
and when he finally got up to the tele.
scope and looked in, saw, in greatly en-.
larged characters, these words buy
Blowhard's Soap. See that the Trade.
mark is on Every Bar"
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-24

Select young gooseberries while they
are still green. Make syrup with one
pound of sugar to each pound Of fruit,
adding, in the beginning, a half pint Of
clear spring water Stew the berries un.
til they are quite clear and the syrup be-
comes thick. Do not let the gooseberries
get mashed, nor have the pan covered
while they are cooking, II you would pre-
serve their fresh, green color. Put away
in small, self.sealing glass jars, and no
fruit will keep better, or make more de.
sirable preserve, American Agriculturist.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-24

According TO an erroneous fancy of
other days, the destruction occasioned by
lightning was effected by some solid body
known as the thunder stone or thunder
bolt
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Mr.. villas as a Civil Service Reformer.


WASHINGTON, June 16.-Although the
clerks in the Railway Mail Service are
not under such protection as the Civil
Service law affords, they are required to
pass an examination at the time of ap-
pointment and once each month thereaf
ter until the end of six months, when, If
they fall below 90 in possible 100, they
are discharged. When the Democrats
came into power the clerks belonging to
this branch of the service became uneasy
on account of their uncertain tenure and
some of the most efficient men among
them sought and obtained other employ
ment. Mr. Villas began to fear that so
many of the best men would resign as to
impair the efficiency of the service and he
issued an order stating that clerks who
performed their duties faithfully and ef.
ficiently would not be disturbed. He
seems to have forgotten that order, for he
has dismissed clerk who passed his ex-
animation at 1O0 The clerk, against whom
no charges are known to have been pre-.
ferred, applied to the General Superin
tendent OF the Railway Mail Service to as
certain why he had been dismissed and
was told that he would have to 60 to the
Postmaster. General for that information