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Pnintr A hon1 Senntorr.

III view Of th, fact that the Senate
t The Unit 4 States costs the sove-
eign tax payers of the country about
q round hall million dollars per an
pm in direct expense, not to men
I'ion exemplary damages, it might not
ic ont Of place for those sovereign tax
layers to know something about what
hey are paying thrir money for,
Irnce these few lines. The Senate,
n upper house of Congress, consists
II Seyenty-Six memhers-that is, two
'ach for the thirty-eight States OF the
Union-and their pay is $4,000 per
year per capita. with mileage at ten
cents mile, stationary 1926 per year
and a secretary during the session at
%6 per day. So much in general /;
lOw fer particulars There are forty
three Republicans and thirty-three
Democrats and of these the terms Of
sixteen Republicans and nine Demo-
Gratis expire in 1887 fifteen Repuh-
licans and twelve Democrats in 1889
and twelve Republicans and twelve
Democrats in 1891 The oldest Sena-
tor is Justin S. Morrill,, of Vermont,
horn April IA 1910, and the youngest
Is John E. Kenna, of West Virginia,
born April 10. 1918 The oldest Sena-
tor is just twice The age of the young
est and one represents the number Of
Senators i'll the body (seventy-siS) and
the youngest the number of States in
the Union (thirty-eight).
To refer again to ages, two Senators
morrill, and Payne were born in 1910
senator Payne appearing seven
months later than the gentleman from
Vermont: two were born in 1916, and
from that date on up to 1912 every
year produced from one to five Sena-
tors, although III 1922 Scotland had to
be called on to fill the record, In
1926, 80 and 81 each, five Senators
were born, every fourth year being
propitious From 1926 to 1886 inclu
sive, the Senatorial crop hourished
greatly, forty-one Of the seventy,six
having been born in those years
From 1840 to '4S the crop was slim, AZ,
'46, and Az showing no returns at all.
1t is little early, however, for this
crop and the harvest will showin later
Senates Five is the maximum mum
Der OF births for any one year.
Senator Logan, of Illinois, and Sem
ator Harris, of Tennessee, are the
MY Senators too modest to tell their
ages, hut circumstances indicate thai
they are IN the three score neighbor-
hood and old enough tc be less diff
dent. The Florida Senators were born
in the same year, 1884, and the same
may be said Of the Oregon Senators,
who came in in 1885. The greatest
disparity in ages of colleagues appears
in the Wisconsin duo, Mr.. Sawyer
having twenty-nine years the start Of
Mr. Spencer, who was born in 1915
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No man has left the United States
senate in twenty five wears who has
Seen SO much missed by his party as
ellen G. Thurman. AT the frst
lance over the body, when he sat
here, stranger would hardly have
lecttd Thurman as leader. One
ight even have heard him speak
i,hout noticing his ability or influ-
ace, but after watching the proceed
Is p few days the conviction inevita-
Is came that no mans words were
.iorc worth listening to and that no
aan's words commanded such res
lrctfnl attention. In few hours Of
~clamation other senators would
inw you all their airs and graces
1t there was a reserved Strength
,out the grand old man of the red
,andana which opponents dreaded
md friends cohlided in. One blast o.
Fhurman's horn would be like the
trumpet Of Gabriel at the resurrection
10 the democrats of the senate at th,
preseAt ..ae.
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The Merry Winter Bells.

Again the merry music of winter
is heard the swift team and the cosy
sleigh are seen on the streets, and The
voice Of enjoyment rings out i'll sweet
accord with the silver tones Of winter,
bells.
Let youth improve its season 0
merriment let age keep itself greer
by sympathetic association, and let all
who can enjoy the irolic that the snow
rnbed highways invite. Every phas
Of innocent ENJOYMENT makes the
world happier and better
And while the snow-bouud field.
and highways and the crisp wint.l
frost bring the merry winter bells, lei
1t not be forgotten that they hTn
cold and want to the homes OF tn.
poor Let the true happiness OF cheer
ful giving be added to the pleasures o
the spason, and thereby multiply pres
ent cnjoyments and grateful memo
ries
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A Flood Of RslIIs.

One disadvantage of the senselesS
flood of bills which was introduced at
the beginning of the session OF CON
gress is found in the inability of the
public printer to get them printed and
in the hands of the committees. II
fewer bills were introduced, the work
Of considering them could be proceed
ed with much more rapidly and salts
factorily than under the present sys-
tenn, which floods both printer and
committees with pile of bills sufEi-
cient to bury them out of sight.
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SIeighing Party Injured.

Toledo, Ohio, Feb. 5.-At Edgarton
Ohio. last night, a sleighing party con
sisting of fourteen persons, attempted
TO cross the track of the Lake Shore
road in front Of an approaching freight
train. Seeing the attempt was likely
to fail the party was thrown into con.
fusion, some endeavoring to hold bacl;
the horses while others tried TO urge
them forward. The locomotive struck
the sleigh, injuring more or less sever
ely six of the occupants, one VIM.
Parks, fatally. The others will recov-
er.
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A meeting Of southern railway rep
esentatives at Atlanta this week
fdopted unanimously the standard
gauge feet and 9 inches. An ad.
liurned meeting will be held Februa-
~ 10th. The change of gauge on all
1e southern lines OF road will be made
lay Slst and June 1st.
When the convention had adjourn
ed the Constitution had q short talk
With the Secretary F. K. Huger upon
some Of the details OF the proposed
v ork.
"The work of changing the gauge"
dd Mr. Huger, will begin at 8 80 a.
= and by 4 p. M. it is contemplated
lat the undertaking will bs accom-,
liShed, There will be an average OF
'ree to four men to every mile of
ack. Spikes will be driven in the
3rossties three inches in the inside
u the rall to be moved, previous to
he date OF the change, 60 that on the
W OF the change the rail can be
'eised up and pressed to the spike and
made fast. Material trains will follow
the work as it progresses, preceding
my regular train over the line"
What vii. be the cost OF the work."
About $50 70 $40 mile, varying
according to the conditions under
which the work is done. This esti-
nate does not include the cost OF
changing the machinery. The entire
cost Of making the change may be es-
timatsd at $750,OOO."
"How rapidly can the guage Of the
wheels be chsnged7"
Zone wheel press will press on the
wheels OF from fifty TO seventy.fiye
cars day. For some years axles have
been turned off in the rear of the
Wheel seat in contemplation OF this
change. A large number Of cars that
IRE now running on dish-iaced wheels
will be all right as soon as the wheels
are pressed back. ."--Kn0zville Journal
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,Krs. Grants Prospective For.
eanae.


A few days ago saw paragraph
floating around the papers that the
publishers of Gen. Grants book have
tent his widow check for e220O00.
| felt some interest in this matter
and therefore inquired of sources oi
uthority. The publishers OF Gen
rants book have not sent check
tor the amount named or for any
amount. There is also no nlieunder
standing between the family and tht
nen who we're circulating the me
noirs. Under the contract with Gen
frant the publishers are not obliged
make any return for books solo
lntil the 10Th of March. They have
,ot anticipated the contract by ad
Vancing penny. Naturally, it is tn
esire of the men who are printin
hese books to make the first chec
Is large as aspossible. because it will +
IN advertisement OF great value to H.
econd volume, but rs yet no chez
has been made. The second volunir
all in the hands OF the printer =
FRANK BURR's NEW YORK LETTER.
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The Increase Of widows PEN
SiOns.

WASHINGTON, February Elm an
ticipation of the passage of the house
bill by the senate, which contemplates
an increase in the widows pensions
from $S to $12 per moth, claimants
are already inquirng Of the pension
office as to what forms OF application
are necessary to be filed, what fees
are to be paid attorneys for collecting
lie increase Of pension, III what man
ner the old certificates are to be re-
,lrned, etc. To give pensioners cor
tect idea Of the situation the commits
sioner of pensioners makes the state
mcnt that in case the bill now pend
ing in the senate becomes law, it is
his intention to adjudicate the new
claims with the production of any evi-
dence, apd without the production Of
any evidence, and without the surren-
der cf the old certificate, either to the
5ifice or to third parties The pay
ments OF additional rates will simply
re matter Of detail, no more SO than
the payment 10y pension agents at diff
ierent agencies Of sums due on any
certificate at the present time, and he
| desires that M cttrrpSnonlpnce he rp
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-02-11

Poor young srtist-"This picture 10
an exact copy, madame, Of Raphaels
Madonna, which sold for twenty-five
thousand dollars.
Madame-"And how much do ysu
ask for it,"
Artis--"Two dollars and q quarter,
madame"
Madame-"What is the cause Of
such . difference in priceT
Artist--"Competion, madame. The
business u not what il ussd 70 be-"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-02-11

Mrs. Secretary Bayard died on
Sunday.
The dept of Memphis asfunded and
settled upon is $3,l86,000.
President Cleveland is said to re-
ceive fiftv daily newspapers.
Solicitor Goode is preparing for tn"
much talked of telephone suits.
The governor of Montana il said to
have an income Of 500 per day.
1t is announced the Presidents tick
1t for 1888 is Cleveland and VOORHEES,.
The snow fall is one Of the most ex
tensive ever known in this country
The Kentucky legislature is wrest.
ling with the penitentiary convict
question.
Prof. Huxley has decided to accer'
the 81 800 pension offered by the Brit
ish government.
Wayne MacVeigh is to deliver tn
annual address before the Yale Law
School next June.
A bill is pending before the Keu'
lucky Legislature establishing th'
vhipping-post in that state.
The commissioner Of pensions esti-
mates that $75,000,000 will be reqnir-
ed for pensions next year.
While delivering his lectures or
cheap living Edward Atkinson, poIit
ical economist, wears an $S suit OF
clothes
Senators Jones, of Florida, and Eus-
tis, Of Louisiana, are mentioned by
the New York Star as "the indolent
Senators"
John Fl. Surratt, whose mother was
hung for conspiracy to murder Presi
dent Lincoln, is a prosperous merchant
in Baltimore.
The cattle men OF Kentucky ar,
moving for a rigid law for the protec
tion OF their herds against pluert
pnuemonia.
Prof Spencer Baird is about to plac'
100000 young Goldfish in the water o
the Gulf of Mexico. He has grea
faith in the success of the experiment
One-fourth Of all the hats worn il
the United States are made in Dan
bury, Conn. Thirteen hundred Nh,
forty-three hats are turned out hotirl
on an average.
The Misses Tilden, nirces Of Ssmue
j. Tilden, who are now the guests G
Mrs. Secretary Manning, resemple ON
another so closely that it is difficult I
tell them apart.
Judge Alexander W. Terrell, {
Z Austin, Texas, ex-State Senator an
prominently identified as an adyocat
and promoter of several importat
measures. formally announces h
s candidacy for United States Senatt
to succeed Maxey.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-02-11

The bill providing for the establish
ment ola Department OF Agriculture
md Lahor,under the. supersvision d
la Secretary Of Agricultural~a andgLabor,
who shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent aud confirmed by the Senate.
has becr favornblv7 reporteds 20 the
House a. Representatives. The bill
empowers the new Secretary toinqure
into the causes of discontent which
may exist hetween employers and en-.
FpIcsees within the sU fitad States, and
he may invite and hear' sworn state
mepts from both parties concerning
the matters in controversy. The sec.
retary shalEmake a. report to Con,
gress annually upon the -conditien oi
labor in.ihG United States. accompl-
MED by such recommendations as he
may deem important.
tits stated that bills now before ths
House Camlnitte on Public lands pre-
vide forthe restoration of the publ,
1 Idomain,of 100000,000 acresaeof lane
which have not been actually 5earnct
by the railroads to which 1they wer'
.Egiyeu by Congress within the time,
speci6ed in dlefaw. C "a considerable
4 part oi the land has been soltl-by th,
railroad companies, and is now in tn,
hands OF innocent settlers, 1t is no
: believed, however, that unearne,
lands viii probably be forfeited, bu
Congress will confirm the title to al
: the land'cnvercd lN the grants lyin,
along lines Of roads that have bee,
actually q nstruttd in good tlilh, re
gardloss "a ia dater It which that Q q
>truclion was completed,
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Whas sSeet~ so Esun lac ESst'
.iAn CstNce. t.t

The rHsien Oht to-day end 81
larger force Of clerks than any 9th |
bureau nder The gpyernmen. At tn
closc a fLt%wal the roster ii name,
did MOI su'ee,l sixts alll todd AT til
pr ycat hur tie iptmler is slightly il
cxtl-s ,i' l5 o As tbemvcrage sa,ar
is ~ ~ aiOe0it WI lie Sttn that i
c'sfstA gpsernlnut Sl3O0oO0 az.
M '.Y provide tera sufficient npr,
bm fc kStu a'ieditate the pcnsio,
claims alon4 i i harlly Iossibi0
la, h imce milleyer exceed its pres
eni proportions, except IN the event o
ah.ther var nor is il very probable
% th cthcr hand, thasit viii be yer,
msteriiIh reduced during the re-
mahi5er Of this century, at least
Chicago News.
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T"Berkley" sends this in, alleging that 1t is
his first effort He heads It March Courting. |
the wind was damp with coming wet
when james and blueeyed lizzie met
he had gingham DER hts head
and to the maiden thus he said
oh lovely girl my hearts afre
with loves unquenchable desire
tho maid in accents sweet replied
Jim hold the umbreller more my side
my bran new bonnet's getting wet
i'll marry you you needn't fret.
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7J0HNSON CITY, TENN, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY


! ( pf. - y 4 I,rt nj ti
of Ks,,p.ky AMI sClif,,m p prooI.i.
rd,, ,f,A,l.,t.ss ~, ,o,,.5,. il
f.rno,.h .hoi,.r III, sn nf ~, p g.,
R,.4i.r;3.c. ~. an,insrt pr..L,t.,i
nm cl.r,, man nr,b, soufh ANA ~
1rte, ,esan oftbrrsmops y, ,oc,,,.
l. p,,sid,n,iYI ro,,di1at, 1,L, e.
Brcckipndgr.
Sam nor.ntslo y,ry .wrono lco,
thnr. h,,s !, Lni,l ,rhnrlors .,,d l,n.
s,.cl i,p. nntiI.,,.y ,r. nc,rl, a. tl:
ornvr ne,nl. T,ka F, slim voutb
for ins,unr, with - small loo and oh
narn,l,lv Iaryr feet IN which arn he.y,
lo.s ,,vercd Lv Ar,t;c over.b,,.
Fancy his faalinrs when son,o otha
hnc ,olls ~ say purbo,ts whara ar.
van ro;,o will, thoyo .,r.,o9u .>e.
Rrend in pe,sio soil. for one cent q
sheet abopt rs thirk "a sole leather
and MS largo as an .nror II Is baked
an ne flonr If the oven in a few min.
uto. and j. thap snread ant n c,ol
II is swnet and whol.sooei and with
fruit and vegetables forms the chief
article Of food for 81 great mart of the
people es wm
,bE5.
""' 80 w ~ pr, "" ' wy ~,
=, -, -" ~ y Va "'"'A - - y
W. ~ o'''"' ~ ~ ''' ''0'''' az
'""'" ''i'"N' e''''e' mn nun +
"''' "o'N '''''e''' M "'''''
was one OF the most prominent men
,r;ot :, .ha ,os;I,,,n, ,o..
and uor,. o,,,,.uo.;o ao.;,,o n,,n j.,
..Ji,;oa ,rd h,,,:.,, u.uo,d r. T.;b
,no
senator CAN says That FLORIDA mas
more emigration IMAM any oIher
southern state. orange raising, ne
'aos' pays as Wei as the advertisers
'auh ~ Goes out the FARMERS must
'ut GRAINS INTO Their work and study
me business The winter population
u FLORIDA increases every year ana
wealthy men are beginning to buy
winter homes there The product OF
ranges last year az exported IL sad
Z" have amounted to over &'ooooOo'
md though there are no orange NH
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senator gormon, Of Maryland, in his
younger days, when he was postmss-
Ter Of the Senate, and measured con-
siderably less around the waistban'l
tnn now, was president of the old
National Base Ball Club, and was
noted as an accurate thrQwcr and
catcher.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-02-11

A wel-known merchant Of Potts
town, who has been in business there
several years and has visited New
York several times, has never been iN
[ dladrlphia or even seen the city
from a distance. Pottstown is forty
miles from hi, ca, and an" hundred
ln& twenty mile, from New York.
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senator Vance, oi North Car .ina,
speaking of the publication oI hrs
uamt as one Of the Stockholders ofthe
Pan Electric Telephone Company,
says that the whole statement concern
ing him is hare-iaeee, naked and
I,ld-headt,d lie" He has never been
connected with the company in any
way whatever.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-06-03
Joseph A. Brown.
SOUTH ST. LOUIS, Nav 10. 1885,

SOUTH ST. LOUIS, May 10, 1886.
Ed. Register.-As Clardy does not
seem to press his claims for nomina-
ton, and Judge Fox, who is favorably
known to US here, has accepted the
nomination for the Judgeship of his
circuit, the field is open for the nomi-
nation and election of JOSEPH A.
BROWN, of Eureka, st. Louis county.
TO represent US in Congress-; and we,
of this section, therefore, ask our Dem
ocratic friends of the southern ortlon
OF the district to cooperate with Us in
comforting upon him that important
trust.
Please give this note a place in your
paper, and oblige yours truly,
MANY DEMOCRATS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-06-03
NUMBER II.

But the likeness is not TO be merel,
physical. THOUGHT, mind, are ia
superior to matter, and the likeness i,
part .of the GIorv-crowned is to be al
intellectual likeness.
Comprehending the thoughts o
| Christ, our souls shall drink i'm the
| likeness of his plans, and we shall be.
come like Christ's nature. What more
could we ask?
When We are bowed with sorrows
when our hearts are broken and press
Ell down with cale, when our loved
ones are gently laid in the tomb, we
should think not merely of the grave.
but think of the morning of the resur-
rection when these loved ones of ours
shall shine i'm the likeness of Jesus.
They remember the day they left us.
Tney remember the agony of the last
farewell. Though years in heaven
they Know our faces. They ramen,-
Der our SORROWS. They speak our
names. They watch this fight for
heaven. Nay, l see them rise up and
lean over and wave before us their
recognition and encouragement. That
gallery is not full. They are keeping
places for Us. After We have Won the |
victory, they expect the king to say to |
US, come up higher. Then, in the
words of an old Divine, want to know
one thing-the way to heaven; how to
land safe on that happy shore. God
has condescended to teach the
way; for this very end he came from
heaven. He hath written it down in
a book. Oh, give me that book at any
price give me the book of God. have
t here is knowledge enough tor me.
Let me be. Honsbre de an ti5ro. Here
hen | am far from the busy ways of
nen, / sit down alone; only God is
iere. In his presence 1 open, 1 read
his book for this end, to find the way
o Heaven.
Then if man die and shall live ,
gain, let Inc live in Heaven.
Goodland, April "A, 1886. TOBIAS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-06-03
DEATH.
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"If a man die shall he

''lf Il man die shall he live aeain:'
In the years gone We had them wit
us; they became very dear to US. The
separated from the throng and gave u
their loYe. They grew into our bein
and were part of Us. One day the
became very weary and sick. w
thought nothing of it at first: but da,
after day came and they were NOR
faint.
The story of the dark days that fol
low Is too sad. One dreary day will
radiant faces they kissed us and sal,
goodbye. They were dead. Kint
neighbors came and carried them ou
OF our homes, and we followed with
awe and saw them lay them dow.
gently beneath the earth. We return
ed to the vacant house which never
could be home again. Our hearts were
broken. The earth and sky have been
so dark since that day. We have
searched through the long nights and
desolate days for them, but we cannot
find them; they do not come back.
We listen but we get no tidings.
Neither form nor voice comes to rs.
The dark, silent immensity has swal-
lowed them up. Are they extinct?
No. THEY LIVE. They are essential
ly the same beings they were when
they went in and out among US. There
has been 10 break in their life. Tt is
as if they haG crossed the sea. The
old memories and old loves still are
with them. New friends do not dis
place old ones. They are more beauti-
full than when we knew them and pur-
er, and holier and happier. They are
not sick or weary now. They have no
sorrow. They are not alone. They
have Joined others. They think and
talk of us. They make inquiries for
our welfare. They wait for us. They
are learning great lessons which they
mean to recite to us some day. They
are kings and priests unto God. They
sing songs of such exceeding sweet
ness. They stand before the throne.
They fly on MINISTRIES of loye. They
mediate on the banks of the river of
life. God wipes away all tears from
their faces and there is no more death,
neither sorrow, nor crying, nor any
more pair: fer the former things are
passed away.
They have put on the likeness of
Christ, which consists in its perfection
IN various elements.. Christ assures us
that we shall have physical likeness
He shall change our vile bodies into
the likeness of his glorious body. We
are to bear, even on our redeemed and |
purified humanity, the likeness OF our
blessed Savior.
And has it occurred to you. dear !
reader, that the type of the Christian,
,he resurrected Christian, is to he that |
If full maturity and vigor-not of in
ancy nor of old age? Christ was taken
away in the prime of life, in the vigor
If humanity. in the fullness of his
trength, and his clorified body is to
,e the likeness of ours. We shall be
ike him; not these wrinkles on our
rows; not this stoop on our frame; not
hese gray hairs upon our heads; not |
hese marks of inperfection; but we
hall be in all the vigor and in all the
he strength of Glorious youth of i'm :
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