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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29
CONGRESSIONAL.

APRIL 20,-In the Senate Executive
communications were received. A bill
was introduced for the retirement of dis
abled officers of the army. AT 12:45 p.
m the Senate went into executive session
and after some discussion rejected the
treaty for the reopening of the We'll and
LA Abra claims by vote of 80 to 2G-not
two'Jhirds. A number of nominations
were confirmed.
In the House the Ways and Means
Committee reported joint resolution to
give notice to terminate the Hawaiian
treaty. Bills were reported fixing the
salaries of U. S. District Judges at
$4,000; to regulate commercial sales by
sample, price list, &C., between residents
of the several States and Territories; to
create the Office of Assistant Commission.
er of Indian Affairs; for the relief of
William McGarraghan; to provide for the
study of the nature of alcoholic drinks
and narcotics, and their effects on the
human system, in the military and naval
academies, and in the Indian public
schools of the Territories and the District
OF Columbia; for the esta jlishment of
signal stations on the West Indian Is
lands; to give honorably discharged sol
diers and sailors preference in public ap.
pointmenls. An effort was made to secure
consideration of the bill for the relief of
the Alabama food sufferers, but failed.
The river and harbor bill was taken M,
and after making some progress, the
House adjourned
APRIL 2l.--In the Senate resolution
was referred to the Judiciary Committee
inquiring what legislation was necessary
to require the U, s. Courts TO prevent the
wasteful appropriation of the assets and
receipts of railroad property in their pos.
session. -Four hundred private pension
bills were then passed. leaving but half a
dozen on the calendar AT 415 p. m. the
Senate went into executive session, and
at 4:45 p. IN. adjourned.
In the House a resolution was reported
calling on the Commissioner of Agricul
ture for certain Information in regard to
the acreage and supply of wheat and corn
in this country. Bills were reported to
limit the jurisdiction of L. S. Courts in
patent cases, and to pension prisoners of
war during the rebellion. The bill for
the relief of the Alabama flood sufferers
was debated without action, and resumed
its place on the calendar under the rules
The river and harbor bill was taken up
and discussed until 5:20 p. m, when the
House adjourned.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29

A celebrated Parisian belle, says the
Popular Science Ne'oS, who had acquired
the habit of whitewashing herself so to
speak, from the soles of her feet 10 the
roots of her hair, with chemically pre-.
pared cosmetics, one day took medicat.
ed bath, and, on emerging from it, she
was Mortified TO find herself as black as
an Ethiopian. The transformation was
complete; not vestige of the Supreme
Caucasian race" was left Her physi.
clan was sent for in alarm and haste On
his arrival he laughed immodcrately and
said; Madame, you are not i'll, you are
chemical product You are no longer
woman, but 'sulphido. 1t Is not
now q question Of medicinal treatment
but simple chemical reaction. shall
subject you to a bath of sulphuric acid
diluted with water. The acid will have
the honor of combining with you: Il will
take up the sulphur, the metal will pro-
duce u 'sulphate, and we shall find as
'precipitate' very pretty woman" The
good natured physician went through
with his reaction, and the belle was re-
stored TO her membership with the white
race.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29
Want to Strike.

Nashville school boys are trying to get
up strike for longer recess and less mus
ic, A committee of them sent the follow.
ing "call' for publication in tie Daily
Union last week
1--WE, the undersigned boys of the pub
lie schools of this city, request tie aid of
all the boys Of the public schools of
Nashville to organize strike fer longer
recess and less music. We are allowed
fifteen minutes for music, but ou princi-
pal will not give us but seven minutes for
recess. We ask that the strike take ef-
feet this or next week. Let one delegate
be elected from each school. Address
Strikers, care of Union office.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29
A SOUTHERN TRIUMPH.

Cranberry Ore Successfully Converted
Into Bcssemer Steel at Chattanooga.
CHATTANOOGA, April 2O.-The first
Bcssemer steel converted in the South
was made here yesterday by the South
Tredegar Works. The experimental cast
of two gross tons proved excellent steel
on the rolls and under all the tess appli-
ed. The material used was pig iron from
the Cranberry ore banks, North Carolina
and shows that ore to be excellent steel
material.
The Plant has capacity of S5 .ons per
day. The success of this experiment has
caused much qualification among south
ern iron masters.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29
Damage by the Recent Cyclone.

a careful appraiscmcnt of the damage
of property at ST. Cloud makes the loss
Ss5,OOO.
At Sauk Rapids there were 100 build.
ings destroyed, with their contents, max
ing total of $500 900. $3.50, 900 has been
contributed by Minnesota towns for the
relief OF the sufferers.
Three more deaths make total of sew
eLty.sevcn. Not more than one or two
Others are expected to die. The work of
rebuilding Sauk Rapids is progressing
fast.
= Rhode Island, by popular vote, has
adopted two important amendments to
her constitution. One, prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors, was carried by large majority;
and the other amendment enlargcs suff.
rage for naturalzed citizens without
property, who have honorable discharges
from the army and navy. The most il
liberal and anti Republican State gov.
ernment of the Union is that of Rhode
Island and had she been one Of the re.
constructed States, Congress would have
forced the liberalization of her govern.
ment long ago. The people have taken
some feeble steps towards Justice by al.
lowing naturalized soldiers to vote with.
out property; but all other naturaiized
citizens must have property qualhca
tion. That State has presented the
strange spectacle of nm ex.Congressman
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29
Noiselcss Anyils.

If tits desirable to set up an anvil so
that its use will make the least possible
noise, set the anvil on block of lead OF
make Il putty ledge around the anvil upon
the wooden block J inch clear all round,
inch high. Raise the anvil clear of the
block inch by any means available;
pour in the lead until it rises above the
bottom of the anvil; or set the anvil on a
good bed of sand held in n boy
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29
The Gauge Changed.

The gauge of the Alabama Central di-
vision of the East Tennessee, Virginia &
Georgia Railroad from Selma, Ala, to
Meridian, Miss, was changed Thursday
morning last to the standard gauge. All
the roads running into Meridian now, ex-
cept the Alabama Great Southern, are
standard gauge. 1t is the policy Of the
East Tennessee system to change the
gauge of their branch lines before the
general change is made.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29

Over 15O gray and grizzled slilors in
the naval Asylum at Philadelphia struck
against veal pot pie at noon on Tuesday.
They said 1t was bad, and so, after
marching in and sitting down TO dinner,
they rose as one man and marche out OF
the dining hall dinnerless. They say
they long. for lob scouse, plum duff,
dandyfunk, and like nautical proyender.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29

The pedestal for Bartholdi's great stat
ue has now been completed. The last
piece of stone has been put in place, and
the last of the large iron girders to which
the statue will be fastened is ready for
duty. When completed, the statue will
look even grander at night than in the
daytime, as its electric illumination will
give the figure greater prominence. 1t is
proposed to place four large lights at the
base of the statue, one at each corner of
the pedestal, and powerful shaft light
on the torch, so arranged that its beams
will shoot high into the heavens. The
lights at the base will be 30 placed as 10
illuminate the statue and bring the rieure
into bold relief on the darkest night
The light of the torch will be 300 feet
above water, and should be visible for
about twenty-five miles at sea.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29
SPRING SONG.
The First English Song Ever Set to Muslc,
Date, A. ID. 1900.


The First English Song Ever Set to Nus
Date, A. ID. 1900.
Summer is i-comen in,
Lhude sing cuccus
Growcth fed and blowcth med,
And springcth the udc nu,
Sing cuccu.
Awe bleteth after lamb,
Lhouth after calve Gu;
Bulluc sterteth, buck yerteth,
Mur'e sing cuccu;
Cuccu, cuccu;
Wei singes cuccu;
Ne swik thow nawer nu
Sing cuccu nu,
Sing cuccu.
Summer is coming,
Loudly sings cuckoo;
Groweth feed and bloweth need,
And springeth the wood now.
Sing cuckoo.
Eve bleateth after lamb,
Loweth COW after calf;
Bullock starteth, buck vcrtcih,
Meerily sing cuckoo;
Well singcst thou cuckoo
Nor cease to sing now,
Sing cuckoo now, 27e
Sing cuckoo.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29

A hair tickling the throat will keep up
aspell of coughing, if not resisted, as
long as the presence of large accumula-
tion OF the products of disease We heard
Brown Sequard say in lecture: Cough.
ing is natural reflex action, wholly un.
intelligent. Not much is needed when it
can do any good at ALL When it cannot
do any good it should be resisted" In
nine cases out Of ten it can be resisted by
dlverting the attention, becoming absorb.
cd in something. A simple remedy, i'm
portant to all invalids, is, when the spasm
is coming, TO resist it by obstinately in.
haling long breath and paying it cut"
slowly. Useless cough irritates throat
and lungs, and can itself produce or per
petuate sore throat, etc. In church il is
often epidemic. An English exchange
says: 'Donot cough the preacher down
is the much needed advice given in The
Sword dRd Trorel If people have bad
colds they had better nurse themselves at
home, or at least restrain their coughing,
when attending public worship, as much
as possible. Even Mr. Spurgeon, we are
told, sometimes feels that he is nearly
barked down by the thousands who re.
spond to his appeals of love by peals of
coughing. The late Lord Ellcnborough
once remarked in court, Some slight in.
terruption one might tolerate, but there
seems to be an industry OF coughing. "
Coughing is unpleasant to all who hear
it. To the coughcr it is like medicine, of
which the wise mans rule is to take as
little as possible. .-NeD York Witness.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29
A WRECKER'S DEED.
An East Tennessee Train Thrown from
the rrack-Ons Man Killed. Engi-
nser Fatally Injured.


A wrecker placed cross-tie on the
East Tennessee track near Silver Creek
Tuesday night of last week then stepping
back in the dark watched an approach.
ing freight train strike it and roll down
ten.foot bank. One man was instantly
killed and another fatally injured.
The man who was killed was Thomas
Shenan, who was firing for hi. transpor.
lation from Chattanooga TO Atlanta. He
was crushed and cut to pieces. Letters
on his person show that he was a citizen
of England. Jack Wright, the engineer
was so badly injured that he will die.
Mike Wrinkle, the regular fireman, was
asleep on the tender and he was not
scratched. The engineer saw the OBJ
struction just before he struck it but was
not able 10 stop the train. The wrecker
has not been captured.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29

The State treasurer is sending cut a cir.
cular containing the following notice;
"The board of experts for examination
and funding Bank of Tennessee money
will meet in his office May 3, and sit six
days only Those who have notes of the
Bank Of Tennessee should send the same
to the comptroller or treasurer before
that time. No fractional currency (notes
less than SD received, where the amount
to he funded is less than S. or II ultiples
OF FIVE. Balance must be paid in curren-
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29

MIR. Barnum says that he has wasted
50. 600 on boomerang throwcrs. You've
heard of Australian bushmen, he said,
"who have weapon made of bent
stick that they throw with wonderful
skill, hitting the prey unerringly, the
boomerang returning OF itself to fall at
the feet of the marksman. | had an
agent go from London to the wilds of
New South Wales; but he writes me that
the accounts are two.thirds lies. and the
remaining third isn't worth bringing
away. The boomerang Is fact, and the
nativc Australian savages fling 1t at game
about as often as hitting; and
1t will return, If it strikes nothing, to
near the starting point, but
with no sort of certainty. My man search.
ed thoroughly, and witnessed the feats
OF the best experts to be found, but they
amounted to nothing in particular. The
famous boomerang is practically myth" ="
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29
MISCELLANY.
THE NEW "PLANCHETTE."

A Mysterious Talking Hoard and Table
Over Which Northern Ohio is Agitatod.
Plancheito is simply nowhere, compar.
ed with the new scheme for mysterious
communication that is being used in
Ohio. Whelc communities are wild over
the talking board, as some of them call
it.
The first requisite is the operating
board 1t may be rectangular, about IS
by 20 inches. 1t is inscribed like this:
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29
a B G ID L f G HIJK LINN
q q X S T U V w XYZ&.,
12345G1S90
Good'eye, Good. night.

The yes and the mo- are to start and
stop lhe conversation. The good even.
Ing and goodnight are for courtesy.
Now a little table three or four inches
high is prepared with four legs. ANY
one Can make the whole apparatus in fl.
teen minutes, with a jack knife and n
marking brush. You take the board in
your lap, another person sitting down
with you. You each grasp the little table
with the thumb and forefnger at each
corner next you. Then the question is
asked, Are there any communications?
Pretty soon you think the other person is
pushing the table. He thinks you are
doing the same. But the table moves
around to yes or no Then you 90 ON
asking questions and the answers are
spelled out by the legs of the table resting
on the letters one after the other. Some,
times the table will cover two letters with
its feet and then you hang on and ask
that the table will be moved from the
wrong letter, which is done. Some re-
markable conversations have been carried
on until men have become in measure
supcrstitious about it. There are, any
number of nOnsensical and irrelevant an.
swers spelled out, but the workers pay
little heed to them. If the answers are
relevant they talk them over with SUI.
perstitious awe. 1t is curious, according
to those who have worked most with the
new mystery, that while two persons are
holding the table, third person, sitting
IN the same room some distance away
may ask the questions, without even
speaking them aloud, and the answers
will show they are intended for him.
Again, answers will be returned to the
inquiries of one of the persons operating,
when the other can get no answers at all.
In Youngstown, Canton, Warren, Tinin.
Mansfield, Akron, Elyria and number
OF other places in Ohio, there is a perfect
craze over the new Planchette. Its use
and operation have taken the place of
card parties. Attempts are made to ver
~ statements that are made about living
persons, and in some instances they have
succeeded so well as to make the inuuir
crs still more awe stricken.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29

An immense swarm of what seemed
to be Junebugs passed over Scott town.
ship, Ind, on Sunday, going eastward.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29

jacob Miller of Fountaindale, Pa,
married his first cousin, and between
1850 and 1874 eleven children were born
to them. OF these all were of unsound
mind save one, daughter by no means
bright who is married. Eight others are
alive, and five Of them are idiots, and the
Others little better. Mrs. Miller Is dead,
and her husband, who is q prosperous
farmer lives alone with his eight unfor
tunate children. He says that his mis-.
fortune Is "stroke of providence.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29
ss7s7aasass7as aa=a.=sHa
Origin of tho Dude.

The origin OF the word dude" hith.
crto generally unknown, has just been
reported. In handbook of the Swahii
language (as spoken at Zanzibar), by Ed.
ward Stccre, LII. d., Missionary Bishop
of Central Africa, page 261, is found the
following;
" Dude, plural, madude, a what.isit?
- a thing of which we don't know or
have forgotten the name.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29
-"IIave You heard the nows. Fan,

'IIhVe you heard The news, Patf"
said a Jester to an Irishman.
And phat's that2 sor?"
"The devil Is dead"
Take that sor It's all have by me
or might do betther," said Pat, handing
him penny. II never sind an orphint
away Imply handed, sor."
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29

They flew about ten feet from the ground
in stream 200 rods wide, and were over
two hours in passing. They made a
noise rs of storm.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29
Mr.. Robert G. Winthrop was the

Mr.. Robert G. Winthrop was the
originator of the proposal to make April
30, instead of March 4, Inauguration
Day, and which now rcappcars in Senator
Ingalls, bill before Congress. Mr.. Wins
throp suggested the change of the ,iay In
his oration at the dedication OF the
Washington monument, recalling the
fact that Washington was inauguratel as
first President of the United States on
April 80. '7 -
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29

He (meeting her at the church door
to escort her home)-"That was beauti
ful hymn the service closed with"
She-"Yes."
He-"Are you fond of hymnsY"
she-"Well, there's one l may say Pm
particularly fond Of"
He-"Indeedl What kind of meter |.
it?' "
She-"lt's come an meet.cr him.
Then they linked arms and strolled
away with their heads close together
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29

-Enfant Terrible Dumping into visit.
or's lap); You're Mr.. Noodlcby, amt
your
Noodleby: Yes, dear, that's nv name
r. T.: Well, want to hear you talk
Noodleby: And why, my pretty dearY
H. H.; Cause pa says you talk like n
jackass, and / never heard one talk
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29

Isn't it against the rules to touch
the animals at the menagerie, mar ask
ed Bobby.
81 believe so," was the reply.
And dangerous, too, amt itY'
"Oh, yes"
well pa had better look out, then. |
heard Mr.. Smith tell him that If he
didn't quit pulling the tail of the tiger
he'd be sorry for It."
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29

They were arguing about the useful,
ness OF using tobacco.
"Wh hat would you think, said the min.
lister, imprcssivcly, "if you met an angel
coming down the street with cigar in
its MOUTH"
What retorted the sinner, would
you think if you saw one in mug hat
and pair of ear mufrs coming uI the
strect?" -
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-27
Bolton News.

Last Monday morning intelligence was
received at this place that Anderson Rich
ardson, colored, who resided on the place
of Mr.. J. w. Johnston, near Staunton-
Vile, was found dead Sunday evening
about half mile from his home.. Trial
Justice w. F. Cox, accompanied by DR.. j.
NJ. Holcombe, was summoned to hold an
inquest over the body. The jury, which
was impannelled at the place, rendered a
verdict in accordance with the following
facts: The deceased had been afflicted
with consumption for the last six months
seriously for the last six weeks. Last
week (Monday) he rode over to negro's,
who lives about three-quarters of mile
from the home of the deceased. Last
Friday afternoon lie attempted to walk
home. As the deceased lived alone, no
uneasiness was felt it being supposed that
he had reached home. When found he
was about three hundred yards from the
house of the negro whom he had been
visiting. DR.. j. NJ. Holcombe, who made
the post nsortcm examination, says that it
is most probable that after tho deceased
started home he became so weak that he
was unable to 60 any further; he lay
down on the side of the road, and the in
clement weather last Friday night hasten
ed his death, which took place during the
night.
Last Saturday we had an occasion to
visit Broadway trestle, which was partly
washed away by the recent heavy rains.
All the benches on the east side of the
creek had been washed away. The su-
perstructure, on account of its having
been we'll put together, did not fall when
the supports were washed from beneath.
The same state of affairs existed ten years
ago when it fell through. The great force
of the water at this point makes it diff
cult to keep a trestle. Why in the name
of humanity does not the company put
up one that will stand? Mr.. Hill, the ex-
perienced bridge builder, who has charge
of the work, says that with ten hands,
putting ten days extra work on the foun-
dation, he can make it so no rain can
affect it. But for the vigilance of the Sec
ton Master the up train might have
plunged into the same place, where so
many lives and so much property was
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-27
Hn,y to Build Un q Town.

Talk about it.
Write about it.
Speak well of ii.
Help to improve it.
Beautify the streets.
Patronize its merchants.
Elect good men to all tho Offices.
Speak woll of its cntorprising, public
spirited citizens.
If you are rich, invest in something
employ somebody be "rustler"
If you don't think of any good word
to say, don't say anything bad about it.
Remember that every dollar you invest
in permanent improvements that much
on interest.
Be courteous to strangers who come
amongst you, so that they may go away
with good impression.
Always cheer up the men who go in
for improvement. Your portion of the
cost will be only what is just.
Don't kick about any necessary public
Improvement because it is not at your
own door or for fear your taxes may be
raised fifteen cents.
Above all never spend dollar out OF
town that you can uso for the same pur-
pose in town. Buy your goods, employ
labor, pay your taxes at home.