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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-02-09
Frank Evans is sick.

Frank Evans is sick.
&C. Seayer sells builders hard
ware at bottom prices.
A wonderful stock shoes, cheap, at
kirkpatrick & Cos.
Tate Earnest was in the city Friday
night.
Oliver Chilled Flows at wholesale
and retail at G. K. Lide & Co.'s
A large variety of trunks cheap at
Hunter g. Browns,
Miss Lula Grisham, OF Jonesboro,
spent last Friday night in the city.
Save money by buying hardware Of
G. X. Lide d Co.
Large lot Bay State boots and shoes
to close out. Hunter 4 Brown.
Mics Margie Miller is visiting rels-
tlves III Sullivan county.
Go toe. G. Seaver's for cheap hard
ware.
kirkpatrick & Co. are headquarters
for all kinds goods. Call and see.
Miss Minnie Berkeley, Of Limestone,
isvisitlng Mrs. Win Harr.
Buy your cassimers, jeans and fan
nels OF kirkpatrick & Co.
J.~L Evans is still offering bargains
at the old stand Of Evans 4 Hurst.
John Netherly died Tuesday night
at his home in this city,
New Orleans molasses just received
cheap. Hunter & Brown.
DIR. J. w. Cox received the sad newt
yesterday that his mother had died in
Missouri.
H. w. Weiler's is the place to bu,
your queensware, glassware, lamps
and lamp goods.
A large lot OF eloaks that must b,
closed out cheap at
Hunter 4 Browns.
The railroad company are filling vi
the walk along the railroad with Gin
der
C. X. Lide & Co. are headquarter
for paints, oils and glass, sash an
doors.
Mr.. J. K. Crandall has been ker
indoors for a few days on account Of
cold, but is better.
Don't forget to buy your bacon, larC
sugar, coffee and tea at
Kirkpatrick Il Co's.
Frank Evans received planer th
morning. His other machinery wi
arrive in few days
An old man by the name of Wa
sham, died last Tuesday night in tn
city.
Builderss BuiIderss Buldersl
Builders headquarters for har
ware is ut Q. K. Lide & Co.'s
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-02-09
Telephone Company.

The Holston Telephone Company
has been chartered and contracts are
being let for the erection of line be-
tween johnson City and Jonesboro.
Thecompany intend also to put in
telephones at Bluff City, Carriers, and
Elizabethton right away and at other
points as soon as advisable. The
The company is composed OF Johnson
City gentlemen.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-02-09

The Comet is too sangnine about
unloading its old material in Noun
tain City. There are only few OF it's
kind in this section and they are in.
tellectual giants, most of 'em, COM
pared with the brains of that estab.
Observation-Disclosures Toatahatpk.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-02-09

1t is now proposed, in the Kentucky
Legislature, to imprison in the peni.
Tertiary "not more than one nor less
than two years." any man found car
rying concealed deadly weapons"
Whisky, in bulk, does net count.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-02-09

Mr.. and Mrs. l. T. Jobe are reported
better.
Go to ]. L. Evans for bargains in
dry goods, boots, shoes, groceries, &C.
The be kitchen lamp in the city
can be found at Henderson 4 Pierce's
Mrs. ]. F. Gillian and Henry Gil
liam are both in very serious con.
dition.
Gov. Taylor was in the city Mon
day night. He spent Monday in
Jonesboro.
Gen. J. T. Wilder and F. A. STRAIT
ton, went down to Knoxville yester-
day.
Maple street will be widened to go
feet and will be the prettiest street on
the south side of the city.
To create an appetite, and give tone
to the digestive apparatus, use Ayers
Sarsaparilla.
Mrs. Fred Bell died at her home
near this city Tuesday night, Of con-
sumption.
Henderson t. Pierce still have a
large stock of step stoves which they
are selling cheay.
Two little Italians, two and three
feet high, respectively, tiddled for pen
MES on the streets yesterday.
w. A. Dickinson and wife went
down to Knoxville Tuesday, to attend
the funeral Of Mr.. OF. Temple.
| DR.. J. NJ. McFerrin is confined to
his room with sickness. but is reported
to-day as somewhat better.
The large plate glass have arrived
for the front of the Real Estate Office
OF Strstton, Gillian 4 Baxter.
Mr.. W. B. Whiteside, sold out tht
stock of mules belonging to White
side Il Crockett last week for $500.
The city has been filed with stran
I gers during the past week. Both no
tells have been crowded every day.
DR.. Kirkpatrick, Of Boones Greek
was in Il e city to-day and reports sew
eral cases Of sickness in that section.
Stratton & STATIONS new mockinJ
bird ~ whistle frightened several cit
liens the first morning it was sound
ed.
Train No 2 on the E. T. & w. N. c
r. r. was delayed several hours Tues
, day by land slide near Roam Noun
tain.
!. Mr.. Campbell, OF New Orleans, we
in the city las week looking after hi
real estate in this city and addin
more to 1t.
Mr.. George Pritchard, editor of tn
Elk Park Chronicle was in the cit
last night on his way to Marshall, \
!, c., to see his brother.
Mothers should remember, when
. physician cannot be procured, tbs
u Ayers Cherry Pectoral promptly r,
lieves the Group.
y Rheumatism is caused by Tactic aci
B. id in the blood, which Hoods Sarsav
arilla neutralizes, and thus cure
" rheumatism.
There is no longer any doul
about the consolidation OF the Cha
10 taroi railroad with the Three G.
\. The matter was closed last week
New York.
re- 1t is reported that the schedule "
I'd change on the E. T. v. &C R.
next Sunday, that No 4 will arri
nj here about one hour and q half lat
= and will breakfast at the Piedmo
House.
d, Misses Charmie Hamilton, Leste
Smith. Alma Watson and Lucy K
by came down from Bristol last F
,is day and spent few days with NJ
IN W. J. Thomas, Will Hamilton
companied them.
pr MFR. D. J. Fine, from near Jonesbo
lis was in the city to-day. He called
see US and reports equally as ma
cases Of sickness in his part Of I
rd- county, in prnpotion to population,
in johnson City.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-02-09

Stranger--"City seems very gloomy
to-day" @ Ew@
Inhabitant-"Yes, sir; we're suffer
ing from irightfnl calamity"
S.-"What's that"
L." Why, old John Drunks is
dead" f58f ~
s.-"Ah! Very prominent citizen,
ehW
I.-"Well, no; but lie was bar.
keeper, and his widow has decided t.
keep The bar closed during the funeral T
j.. e..
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-02-09

buHdefs! buiIdersf HuIdereF
Builders headquarters far hard
ware is ut Q. K. Lide & Co.'s
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-08

Deeaa in YanlnisnlnA lhh other, aud the
conflict always ends Ia tho soul being oar
rled lif 10 Paradise Ia triumph, and the
Imam hasienlng 20 tho crowd 20 apprisa
them of tho happy event Tho Turks, and
more particularly the W0mfn, fellgi0ualY
believe that all this actually takes place,
and 10 mysierlonsly revealed 70 the Imam
Rs ha iingers by theside Of tho grave until
the eenhlot IL decided, 4
Owing 20 the hurried burial and the TO-
tal abaenee OF anything Ia tho way Of
post-moftem examination, q good many
Turks get buried alive When a body,
however, IL discovered 10 have moved ia
tho grave, IL is attributed 10 the struggles
Of tho dead with the evil spirits, No
mourning hadges or change OF dress ara
allowed by the MOhammedan creed, aud
their resignation 70 Kisplei enables tho
Turks 20 regard the ioaa OF their dearest
friends philosophioally,
All that has been said OF tho Turks may
be taken, with unimporlaHt differences,
40 the burial customs OF tho PeraianA aud
other Mohammedan races A peculiar
feature of Persia, however, is the hia
caravans Of tho dead - conveying
eoFpseh from all parts Of the empire 10 the
sacred cemeteries Rt Meshed, KO0m OI
kerbella, One sometimes meets along
the Meahed pilgrim TRAIL long strlnga OF
mules and oamela, laden with deOaying
eorpsea that taint the air for miles 70 leo
ward
White Is the mourning color oi the Hin
docs, aud the eldest son siia around with
no clothes on save white loln cloth, iIs
lndnlgea In but ono meal q day, aud
that OF the meagerest food, lle must not
shave either head or beard, nor trim his
nails, After this season Of mourning ID
over, comes q period OF festivities called
the Aradh, in honor Of the dead, Ia no
other part Of the world II q funeral 10 OK,
penalye ~ In India, The feaating and feh.
tlyltiea Of the Hradh last three days, and
IN tho case OF q rich family, people
flock 10 tho aradh In thousands.
Az the death Of wealthy raiahg aa much
as half q million rupees have been
spent ON tho Sradh Costly presents are
laylshed on hundreds OF Brahmlna aud
Pundila, and handfuls Of rupees dis,
trlbuted TO tho crowds Of mendloants
aud poor people who flock from all the
country side Unlimited quantities Of
food arc provided, and huge tenta and
awnings erected for tue accommodation Of
the crowds, Instances are current In india
whore tanks have been filled with ghee
and oil, and big mounds Of rice aud pulse
built up, no thattoth heerowda tgueatathe
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-08
EDlS0N'S NEW IDEAS,
ME- BELIEVES ELECTRICITY 10 THE
COMING MOTIVE POWER,

We Must flmt Discover Nav no Produce
Electricity fTnm opal Wiiheat Waai'
ing ia hHeTgy Ia neat-A Teak 40
Edisens Laboratory Has little
Faith ~ Aerial Navigation
lowyoigAi 1881
Edison'a laboratory IL q mile from tho
station at Orange, on the Delaware,
LaekRWanna aud Western II. II, His
charming home ia not far removed, IN the
beautiful rural isolation Of Llewelyn
Park, Within tho enclosure where his
working plant 10 situated stands u large
three-HtOrled brick building, This IL the
laboratory, q perfect beehive Of energetic
experimenting No the north OF this
building are three smaller ones, all about
tho aame slze, One of these ID for ore
milling, for Edison extracts the iron that
he needa f0r Instruments from tho baser
metals The building next 20 this II tho
store'hOuse for ohemioalV, where the
heavier stun IL kept
Next 10 this IN tho galyan0meter room,
or building, for conducting experiments
with this delicate instrument The
needles Of the galyanometem require tho
electrical equilibrium, and the machines
rest on masonry which ID holldly built
some feet into tho ground, The bolts aud
every metallic part of tho instrument 10
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-08

rApaer uupApvoea Fesponspi Z rm an
ihventOrN
"fhen what have you dona latelyip
Last night | perfected for tho irpt
time che duplication Of the cylinders for
tho phononaph, Now thereoan he dosena
aa easily 40 Que, aud absolutely as exact
aa the original A thousand years from
now II tho cylinder which transcribed q
oOfnel solo of feyy'H u around, aomebody
can hear " a. we'll 40 you could to-day py
putting tile oyllnder on the Instrument
"Ihera has been some talk OF late
about tho airahip ~ vehicle Of trans
poTtatlon which can be regulated 80 40 20
direct ia course with some certainty, Do
you think this practicable thingiN
No, do not, II by an alF'ship you
mean q balloon, on body faihed In tho
air by gas lighter than the air, twill AL
ways DO NJ the mercy of the wind None
Of the schemes which have been sng-
geHied for securing control Of II seem
feasible, or give promise OF success, 1
have given some Thought 10 the subject,
aud have eKperimented more on ieHa with
H. Hut my conclusion ID that nnleaa
some apparatus could be devised which
would raiap the thing by ita working, tho
Air-Hhip cannot DO subjected 20 a control
which will eounteraot against the innu'
enee Of alrourfents,"
What about electricity In connection
with facilitating railroad transporta'
tlOnfN
"That ia q great problem, II some
means eau he discovered by which cleo
trioltyea can DO produced from coal without
ita energy being spent Ia heat, ana the
means of doing this can DO accomplished
at q reasonable expenditure, then tho APP
pieati0n OF electric power 10 a motor 10
railroad trains aud transatlantic steamers
will be q valuable, useful, economic
thing, But IL has not been discovered
yet,
" DO you suppose the internlte nature
OF electricity win ever be diaeoyeredW
Yea think II can and will be some
day.
"what do you think OF tho Kesly
MotorW
81 don't think much OF IL, don't
put any faith in II, and doubt II any thing
ever comes out OF H."
''ilaA anything been done IN this matter
OF telegraphlng from a moving tramp
'Yea That II perfected now The le-
high Valley Road has twelve trains equip
ped for transmittingmeaaagea lnthihway,
Tho hound'wayen strike the telegraph
wires by the side OF tho track and through
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-08

orally below tho middle height OF women,
Tall women are rare In Mexico, Tho
figures are ~ a rule, inclined 10 ho dumpy
IN rule that has many beautiful oxoep.
tlone) In accordance with the well'known
chronological fact that the Glance proper.
toned figure Ia rather Of the Teutonlo
than OF the Latin races
While we have boon making these
observations, smoking cigar In some
choice nook whore we have view Of tho
passing crowd, promcnadlng n little,
exchanging few words Of ohaif or gos-
Nip with q friend, bowing or flirting with
some female acquaintance, all OF them
occupations IN which wo only initiate the
masculine freQuonttra OF the Alameda,
ono o'clock arrives, tho bands play ddnsd
M n sort OF sweet farewell and withdraw.
In Ave minutes more the crowd iathinnod
out materially, ard IN ten minutes the
park IL almost deserted and muscular
portera run about gathering up the chairs,
pillng them into incredible structures and
bearing these of 70 some unknown limbo
until next Sunday Tho crowd crosses
San Francisco street with singular unan.
Unity seeking the shady aide, which Ia
already occupied NJ allfayorablo lounRlng
places by bands OF the same dudes that we
saw whilo ago No the end OF tho entrance
alley OF the Alameda. These gentlemen
aro called In tho slang OF Mexico, logdrh
los or lizards, from the habit they have
like that animal, Of sticking close 10 and
being supported by the walls OF tho
houses, We shall fnd 'llzardan OF good
family and fair coloB stloking along tho
walls from tho time that we leave the
park, but tho largest and most brilliant
gatherings hre seen on the block where In
situated tho Iturbido Hotel and tho
Jockey Club. On the next block oast-
ward tho lizards have already com.
menocd 10 deteriorate, and by the time
we get 10 the great Plaza they are moth.
ing but common loafors, The object OF
all these gentlemen ia,of course, 10 admire
tho fairor portion OF humanity, and
doubtless they, or Bomo Of them, receive n
fair share Of admiration In return. Tho
Mexican dude IN, however, no the tail end
Of that despised class, thin, knook.knoed,
aplndlo-shanked, with n countenance
prematurely aged by the marks Of dIsSi-
patton aud degrading passions, dressed
In u weak, exaggerated imitation Of last
years. fashions 90 they were In P0rie;
hcnco about as men dressed somo three
yenrB ago In London or IN New York,
Tho jCunossc dorcC Of Mexico docs tho
country less credit and gives foundation
for more alarm for the future than any
other OF her institutions, The prevalence
Of lloentiousness and vice among the
younger Mcxicans and from very early
ago Is incredible without seeing II and In
this simple circumstance thcIo 10 moro
danger 20 the autonomy and the existence
Of the Republic than IN 10 be feared from
y dozen countries like tho United States,
RICHARD II, CHIBM. C.E
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-08

that the MeNleana dress 10 their feet
being ready 10 endure any amount OF tor
tnrs Ia the way 0f tight shoes, high heels
eto,, 10 make their feet i0ok smaller,whils
the American girls are too sensible d
make such sacrifices,
AZ tho other extremity, their heads, The
Mexican girls also have aomepeeuliaFitiei
that are very fetching, dpn'tspeak now
Of the elegant hats Of French design aud
make that cover tho headsoi the majority
Qf the fair frequenleFs OF tho Alameda
these, though beautiful, arc essentially
commonplace as they are found all over
the world from Maine 70 Japan, and
between ourselves the fathers and mas
euline PFoyidea generallyin the country
must heap euIEeh loud aud deep on the
heads OF whoever FIRST introduced the said
hats into Mexico, Many ladies, with
resllzing sense OF the truly beautiful
dress their heads Ia the old way with q
Spanish mantilla which, worn 40 the
Mexican and Spanish girls alone know
how, twisted around tho head and the
enda brought around aud back and
through ia sons way that ! take II no
rightrminded man can fully understand,
IL calculated 70 produce q maddening
effect on tho masculine organization, II
would BIO impossible 10 believe that any
woman would abandon such becoming
head'geRr for hat II wa did not know Of
that curious twist in womah'a otherwise
well nigh perfect nature that makes her
dress, not 20 please the men, but 20 spite
other women, A. regards the rest
Of tho toilet Of the Mexican lady
hhe has also speciality Of her own
ia black, She can produce effects
with this color that seem ipimltable,
but she 10 weak on the fancy oolora
and the gayer dresses u her wardrobe arc
seldom Just the right thingi NJ least %
mo they mostly produce an unpleasant
Impression without, IN many cases, my
being able 20 toll exactly why, The ma
irons are generally more expert NJ dreas'
ing their small children than they are NJ
dressing themselves, Many Of the chill
dren'a toilets are very becoming though
there IL q custom from tho French again,
OF allowing the little ones 10 run around
with bare legs In all weathera and tenn
peraturea that IL simply murderous,
In stature the Mexican ladies are gem
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-08

THE STORY or rm afIpnR AND THE Ply.
would be a good thing 10 POSSESS, aud, aa
there were none In the market that he
could purchase for less than they were
worth, Though there were q number for
sale NJ q mere fraction Of their cost he
determined 90 make one 20 suit himself,
lle found his raw material IN the buxom
person OF n Miss Mouther, who had al
ready displayed limited degree Of crude
talent In tho portrayal OF minor Shake
apearean characters, and, having made a
long and binding contract with her Eet
about the work OF converting her Into q
star In the business like way which
characterized all his proceedings,
First OF oil no removed her from tho
rather ylyaoloua surroundings 10 which
she had been accustomed 10 the rarliled
social atmosphere OF Brooklyn, The
monotony Of her existence was varied by
occasional visits 20 New York for tho
purpose OF displaying her newly acquired
accomplishment Ia tho presence OF guests
invited by her m ,nager 70 hear her
II was ON these occasions that Mr.
Mountain got In his nne work with a
scheme OF such beauty, that veteran ad'
vance agents, vho had worn out both their
tongues aud their oonaoienoea IN the prao'
tloo OF their profession, shed tears OF envy
when they saw IL In complete working
order.
10 twas the delight OF the aatute man
hgor 20 waylay two or three reporters
the iroshor, the bettor-aud Invite thom
20 the Union Square Hotel 10 hear Miss
Mouther rcoito, lust for the benefit Of q
few personal friends OF mine who are
crazy 10 hear hcr.n II was noteworthy
fact that tho personal frlendan were o
group OF veteran actors OF Tho Morton
House school, who were by some atrangt
coincidence always on hand when the
young actress was going 10 reolte, and
whose duty 10 was 10 enact comedy OF
their own for the benefit OF reporters and
other creduona characters who weft
present, Tho following IL n memorlzod
version Of tho comedy presented on thens
oocaAIonai
SCENE The Lower Rlalto,- -lEhtei
Mr.. Mountain, with two reporters whom
no beams upon bcneyolently and anoc'
tlonAtely)-"Well, now; I'm real glad
happcnedt 10 meet you two boys just at this
moment, for was Just going over To the
Union Square Hotel 10 hear that wonder
ful girl OF mine read A few friends Of
mine arc going 10 bo there and you must
come over, too. Thon wo'll have bite Of
lunch together, and I'll give you somt
points for n nice little article"
Venerable hlHtrion--(auddonly emerg'
ing from the Critcrionl nl-"well brother
Mountain, and how about this actress
was 10 hcarf Where Ia sho"
MoUNTAfN--"Como right along with
me, Mr.. Lags; we're Just going over 10
hear her now. Gentlemen, this Is Mr..
Laga, an old and experienced actor"
MR. LAas--"Proud TO meet tho mem.
bera OF the press, gentlemen. ] have al
ways said that / owed my professional tri'
timphs aud SUCCESSES ~ much 10 the kind
consideration Of the press ~ TO my own
talentan
Enter consplrators--(disgulaed aa the
personal Friends" OF the management
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-08

AluuMhhI WITH phVIAhhDh EVIL hlIluT'
mountains night DO food aud the wells oil
and gheo, Bands Of musicians and singers
aro engaged, who regale the company with
the deafening music OF the tom.toma, aud
the no less aoul.haTowing efforts Of tho
voice, Rival camps OF Pundlts (earnod
men) vary the music aud foaaiing by on
gaglng In voclieroua discussions, Knotty
points Of Hlndoo law, poetry, grammar,
theology, history, or what not, feuao the
Pundlta 10 the highest pitch OF excite.
mont Warming 10 their work tho arena
Of learning becomes pandemonlum In.
deed. Eyes flash fire, the dlsputants
shout, gcatioulato, and harangue ono an
other In n high koy, From lofty flights
Of the imagination, they not infreQuontly
fall 20 personal abuse, and have boon
known 10 end In pitohinginto noanothor
with the fstB. At the ond Of the foastlng,
the eldest son OF the deceased, and his
nearer relatives, produce u painted log OF
wood, with tho figure OF n sacred bull
carved thereon. This they golomnly carry
of and deposit IN aomo retired spot near
by, Tho ceremony Of carrying the painted
ANk NlAhN WV ANiANlAANlI Alh ANNhANlNlfNI Nuu
all disperse 10 their homes, Az among
the MohammcdRns the sexes In India
mourn apart, In the foasting crowds be.
meath the tents are no women. These are
all within the seoluslon Of tho zonana, or
tho apartments provided for tho exclusive
accommodation OF women
To troat at length OF the funeral Gus.
toms andcercmonlcs OF the Chinese would
require volume. No other people ap.
proaoh the Cclestialsin the elaborate oore-
monies and extraordinary attentions DO.
ntowed upon the dead, particularly dead
parent. Tho period OF mourning lasts
three years, and during all that time
various rites and ceremonies are per-
formed every few days.
Al the ',our OF death oil the descendants
Of the dying man muster around his
couch 10 bid him farewell, This they do
by weeping and lamentinR aloud, turning
the sick room into bodlam Of grief. As
the spirit departs 10 tho "land OF
shadows" candles 0re Immediately
lighted and incense burnt TO guide his
footsteps through tho darkness. The
lllal plety Of his children pursues the
doad Celestial far into the shadows OF the
spirit land, guiding his way with candles,
feeding him with rice and dclloacies, pay
ing his ferriage across tho river OF Styx,
employing guides for him, coolies and n
palanquin TO carry him when weary.
Regard the Chinese characteras grotesquo
and heathenlsh IL you will, yet there Is
something sublime In this idea Of the
children following tho deceased parent 30
far into The realms Of the great unknown
with multlform ceremonies TO mlnisterto
his wants, Filal plety Is thc lending vir.
tue OF the Chinese. THOMAS STEVENS.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-08
riln clnlm. on Lonr po.oont.

Although the people Of thisrepubllc arc
aversc TO the European idea Of nobility OF
birth and breeding, and like the gardener,
Adam, "smile at the claims Of long dcs-
cent, there Is yet an Unborn veneration
and respect for those who can point to,a
family tree Of respectable eproportions and
one we'll studded with gems Of noble
character. Not long time ago, despite
the republican. an.democratio idea OF indc.
pendenco OF primogeniture, the grand
daughter OF Thomas Jefferson was re-
stored to position IN the Interior De.
partment from which she had been dis
missed, and solely because OF hor an
cestry. - b,