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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-22
To The Merchants.

There is no longer any doubt about
the building OF the Three C's, That
it will be at once is also evident from
the preparations now being made by
the contractors. In fact within thirty
days, the work OF grading will be in
full blast. All this OF course means
an increased trade in all branches OF
business but it depends entirely on
the merchant just to what extent he
will increase his business, 1t has
been reported that all the contractors
will buy their supplies in Knoxville
but no such an agreement has been
made because it is not yet known who
will be the sub-contractors and of
course they could not make such a
bargain. The contractors will all be
here in about ten days, when work is
lei, and you will have the first chance
at them. Knoxville is going to make
an effort to sell them; also Chattan
ooga but, they are going to buy just
where they can buy the cheapest
Your dollar will buy as many goods
as a Knoxville merchants when you
buy in large quantities and there is ne
reason why you should not sell good
portion Of the goods at least. A hin
to the wise is sufficient and if the con
tractors are not supplied from John
son City it will be your fault. You
have waited long time for the Thre,
C's now reap the benefit.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-22
Preparing to Sub. Let.

John Shea and II. /. Inglesing re-
turned to Knoxville Tuesday night.
Mr.. Shea received telegram while
here from his partney, J. P. Melon
aid, who is in New York stating that
he would leave for johnson City on
Friday. AS soon as Mr.. Mcdonald
arrives and the office can be gotten in
shape and the profiles and work
thoroughly examined the road from
the Garter county line to Minneapolis,
Va, will be sub-let. 1t will require
about ten days to complete the neces-
sary arrangements. The entire line
will be sub-let at the Office in Johnson
City and Mr.. Shea says there will be
200 or 800 contractors here at that
time. After the work is let it will be
about ten days or two weeks before
the sub-contractors can commence
grading as commissaries and shanties
have to be built, all which requires
time and the expenditure Of thousands
ofdollars large portion of which will
necessarily be spent in Johnson City
and vicinity.
While work has really begun on the
road it will necessarily be about &c
days before grading will be actively
commenced all along the line. In the
mean time, carts, teams, tools, and
hands, will be shipped through here
TO their respective work.
Now that the road is to be built the
people are impatient to see work be
gun and occasionally croaker car
be heard saying "wait until they com
mence grading before you talk tot
much" but he says it in very feebl,
toneand no one pays any attention T.
him Be patient little longer, gentle
men, day is breaking and we will eool
behold glorious sights that will max
each heart glad.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-22
Consumption Surely Cured,

ToTHE EDIToR-Please inform your
readers that l have positive remedy
for the above named disease. BY its
timely use thousands Of hopeless cases
have been permanently cured. / shall
be glad to send two bottles Of my rem
edy FREE to any Of your readers who
have consumption if they will send
me their express and postofiice address.
Respectfully, T. A. SLocUM, M. G, ISL
Pearl street, New York.
002-0S2
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-22
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-22

Gov. seay of Alabama, has sent
Gov. Taylor walking stick with this
inscription presented to Governor X.
L. Taylor OF Tennessee, by Governor
Thomas Seay and staff of Alabama,
1885," and below "Cut from the grave
of John Sewer, first governor OF Ten
nessee." The walking cane is hand
somelY finished.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-22
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The VCMEl.
johnson City, Tenn. August %, 1889.
With one voice Johnson City says
let 'er 60, Three C's.

Johnson City has been running
neck and neck with her sister towns
in the race for supremacy, but she
made leap forward Monday and will
distance them. She cant help it for
she is built that way.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-22

Sarah Althea Terry lost her fire cat
ing husband day or two ago and yes
terday lost what little was left OF her
case against the Sharon heirs. This
seems 10 be loosing time-for Sarah
Althea.
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-22
GLAD TIDINGS.
WORK ON THE THREE C'S
TO BEGIN AT ONCE.
CONTRACTORS SELECTING
WORK..

gun inaarnert on the Three C's. The !
faithful are rewarded and doubling {
Thomases are convinced.
The COMET received the following
telegram this morning from John
Shea at Knoxville. Mr., Shea is
member of the firm of Mcdonald,
Shea & Co., contractors:
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 10, 1899.
OK II. LYLE, ED COMET
Johnson City, Tenn.
Have just received the following
telegram from j. P. Mcdonald at
New York. Everything fixed. We
go to work at once. Let Sub-contrac-
tors go and pick out work between
Johnson City and Minneapolis, Va"
JOHN SHEA.
The original of the above telegram
sent to John Shea at Knoxville was
published in the Journal this morn
ing and when it was read in Johnson
City it caused smile to play over
the countenances of our real estate
men and merchants that was genu,
inc brain reaching risihle wriggler, as
spontaneous as kittens antics, lin
geriag as an unpaid bill, mysterious
as woman's reason sudden as an I'M
pleasant fact, receptive as a baby s
mouth, as infectious as small pox,
with the get-there qualities OF the bed
bug, and would tickle an indian cigar
sign into Mysteries. They haye wait
ed long and patiently for just such
news and deserved to feel good.
Two months ago last Saturday, the
II, Mcdonald, Shea & Co., put force
of hands at work in Johnson City on
the Three C's road and have pushed
work continually ever since. They
, have also had forces at work in Unicoi
county and in the Breaks of the Cum
berland These gentlemen have had
, so much faith in the ability of the
' Three C's company to raise the mill
: ions required to build the road that
D they advanced twenty thousand dol
i lars on the work, That amount has
been repaid and sufficient money de-
posted to their credit in New York tC
e build the line from here to Minneap
e oils.
. The entire line will be covered witt
hands within two weeks.
Sub-contractors have been notified
IS to come to Johnson City and go owe.
II the line and pick out their work.
Il A party Of contractors in charge o
Superintendent Rogers left this morn
ing for that purpose and more contrac
d tors are expected in the morning will
70 Mr.. John Shea. The following wei
20 known contractors were in the part.
y this morning: G. W. Callahan, R
!. F. Revernac, F. G. Inglesing, Wm
q. Stallings, w. j. Colvin, p. H. Cogar
lie w. Med. Burgin and son. AS soon a
u the above named gentlemen can Il
y cate their work they will prepare t
d begin work at once.
"a There is no longer any cause for de
ID lay and there will be none. With
IN the next ten days every contractc
or will be Skipping teams and tools
1t Johnson City to send out to the
bo work.
Johnson City invites the world
% come to see her now and come agai
a in year and see how she grow
81 ~ Iron and wood working manufactu
ne ers can find ind ucements here the
nc can not find elsewhere.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-22
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-06-08

Mrs. Robert Lincoln used to be
known as pretty Mary Harlan"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-06-08
4. Tcgctable P-OLucf.

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cure for every form Of Malarial Dis.
order, Fever and Arue, or Chills and
Fever. No injury follows its use, sad
ss effects are permanent. 1t soases
the system to a condition CT vigorous
tealth, cleanses the blood Of malariAl
poison, and iInparts 4 feeling Of CON.
fort and security most desirable is
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and preventative, as we'll al cure, d
y complaints peculiar to malarious,
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eral; consequently it produces No
quinism OF injurious effects whatever
upon the constitution. Those cure6
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,Gver had the disease.
The direct action Of AYERS AGU1
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Organs makes it u superior remedy
for Liver Complaints, producing many
remarkable cures. where other GeGt
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-06-08

A respectable mar went to the
cars one day to see his favorite off.
Securing her a seat, he passed out
Of the cars and went around to her
window to say q partning word.
While he was passing out the
daHgh!cr left the seat to speak to
a friend, and at the same time Il
grim old maid took the scat and
moved up to the window. Unaware
of the important change, he hur-
riedly put his face to the window
and said "Onc more kiss, sweet
pet" In another instant the point
of a cotton umbrella was thrust
from the window, followed by the
pious injunction: Scat, you gray
headed wre,ch!' He scatted.-
Exchange.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-06-08
NOTICE.
Land Office ut New Orleans, La.
Nfor,1 OO&I ISSp

Ab"s
March Goth 1889.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made
before the Judge, or in his absence, the
clerk Of the district court, at Abbeville,
La, on Wednesday May Is. 1889, viz:
ArmandJ J. Lepretrc, who made Homestead
Entry No. 16l7 for the South half of South
East quarter Oh South half of Lots 5 and
8 Section IS and North half of North East
quarter Section sc Township IL South
Range 2 West. Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of said land. viz: Ira Mill
man. Paal Trahan. Andre SUR, il
Melica Lebleu. All of Vermilion Parish
Louisiana.
Any person who desires to protest
against the allowance of such proof. or
who knows of any substantial reason,
under the law and the regulations of the
Interior Department. why such proof
should not he allowed, will be given
an opportunity at the above mentioned
time and pace to cross-eXamine the wit
ness of said claimant, and to offer
evidence in rebuttal of that submitted
by claimant.
THOMAS j, BUTLER, Register
April 6, 1889.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-06-08
Corn tor Sheen.

There is no way of disposing OF
corn fodder which affords more salts.
faction than to give it to sheep. A
flock of wetlers will work cheaper
than any cutting box and board
themselves. What they leave on
good, bright fodder is not worth
bothering about-husks, leaves, tas.
sci, sheathes, even the soft upper
ends of the stalks, are consumed.
Our custom was to put one bundle
in a Slated rack twelve or fourteen
feet long, dividing it into two halves
and laying the tip end of each half
toward the outer end of the rack.
This enables every sheep to get a
fair portion Of the foliage, moi being
restricted to either butts or tips. If
more than this amount is put into a
rack at once the sheep can not pene
trate it and pick clean the center Of
the mass. The stocks are thrown
ont every day, and the straw and
oats being thrown over them fill up
the interstices and make under the
constant t%rampling of the sheep, a
solid bed which retains the liquid
manure. In the spring this is Gov.
cred over thick with straw and left
until fall to rot. 1t is then perfectly
brittle and easy to handle.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-06-08

Town Council.
ELIJAH BOURNE, Mayor.
Z. II. MILLS. JACOB IsAAcs,
SOLOMON WISE. JACOB GAsTAL.
W. 3. WHITE, Sec. and Treas.
EUPHENoN LEBLANC, Constable.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-06-08
Abberille Merilional.
Lunch Time.
Little drops Of water,
Little grains Of sand,
Make a weig'ty sugar
3NootL a., n~rooo,', boDI
Lunch Time.

Little grains Of sand,
Make a weighty sugar
Meath the grocer's hand.
Il soy, waiter, I've just cracked
the egg. Look at it," Waiter
"Don't look very nice at that end
sir, | must say. Try the other"
A lady correspondent at Wauk
esha wants to know what Piper
Heidsick' is. 1t is a kind of wine.
You fill your Held" full Of it and
it makes you "sick" the next day.
We have tried it.
"What does CardiIlac say about
brntes in the scale of being? Stud.
cnt -"He says that a brute is an
imperfect animal" Instructor
"And what is man 2" Student
"Man is perfect BRUTE"
Doting mother Eyes, I shall he
happy to give the wages you ask,
but | shall expect you to love the
dear children" Nurse: Il shall be
very happy to do so, mama; but OF
course-,hat would be an extra"
Il notice." said Prince Mettcrnich
to his wife, the hest dressed woman
Of the second Empire, "that your
hornets grow smaller, and tke bills
larger and larger. One of those
days the maker will briag nothing
but the bill.
ling Me to Death, Darling" is
the title of a new song. If the
authoress is young and handsome
We will endeavor to comply with
her request if she will drop US a
note, giving the number of her
residence and the time when it will
be most convenient for her to 60
to press.
A quaint writer says: Il have
seen women so delicate that they
were afraid to ride for fear of
the horse running away; afraid to
sail, for fear the boat might he
upset; afraid to walk, for fear that
they might fall; but l never saw
one afraid to get married. which is
FAR more riskful than all the others
put together"
A little boy who went to
church was told to remember the
text, which was: "Why stand We
here all the day idle? Go into my
vineyard and work. and whatsoever
is right, that l will pay thee"
Johnny came home and was asked
to repeat the text. lie thought
over it a while, and then cried out:
What do you stand round here
doing muffin for? Go into my
barnyard and work, and I'll make
it all right with you."
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-06-08

Some time ago, as Miss Anderson
was passing through one of the great
dry goods stores, the statesmen re.
cognized her and whispered to each
other: There goes Mary Ander-
sonl' A little cash boy. hearing
the remark too late to sec her face.
exclaimed "Oh why didn't you let
me know in time? haven't got
money enough to 60 to see her play,
Int | might have looked at her."
The lady had not passed out of hear
ing. Turning back she stopped and
kissed the boy. "Thcre, my lad"
she said. lyon can not o,Iy say that
you have seen Mary Anderson, but
that she has kissed yon."
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-06-08
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY,

District Judge.
CONRAD DEBA1LLON.
District Attorney.
ROBERT G. SMEDEs.
Clerk of District Court,
ALCIBE LEBLANC.
Representative.
GRANVILLE 3. SHAW.
Sheriff e Tax Collector,
ALpHONSE l.. LEBLANC.
Coroner, DR.. w. u. WHITE.
Assessor, o Fl. O'BRYlN.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-06-08

Police j ul-y.
J.T. BnoUssARD, President.
". l.. VANsLyKE, II. HoFFpAUIR,
RoET. GREEN, L. j. MORGAN.
II. Fl. BARTELs J. A. LEBLANC.
Clerk Police Jury, ARCHIE Young.
Parish Treasurer. ELIJAH WISE.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-06-08
NOTICES

Hunting in the pasture ),
highland is henceforth nr"h;,' y
Any person caught trespass;nn e'l't
said lands, by hunting. after ~; aps
VIII he prosecuted to the f,l. uat.
Of the law. ''' e1lst
AnE3EN NuNEz,
}. G LEMArRE.
Feb. 4th 1888.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-06-08
FOR CASH ONLY !

Call and examine my Stock lie.
fore purchasing elsewhere. Thank.
ing yon for your past patronage, ]
respectfully solicit a continuation of
the same.
JACOB ISAACS.
Ahbeville, Aug. IS. 1888.
, 1889-11-14
A Wonderful GrOtto.

A correspondent in Cagliari writes
to the Avenire di Sardegna the fol-
lowing description of the stalactite
grotto discovered not long ago at
Dorgali in Sardinia, which is APP
preached by difficult and tortuous
path leading down into gloomy
ravine on the mountainous coast
"The grotto commences by al am.
pie space, the vault of which is SUPP
ported on columns. On the rocky
ground may he seen the print of a
human foot. From this place you
enter vast hall of such magnifi.
cence that 1t extorts an exclamation
of wonder. Sixteen columns with
varicolored capitals rise from the
marble floor and sustain a pure
white roof, from which depend the
figures of birds, guns, serpents,
baskets of fruit, and a Thousand
other tricks ofnature. But the
most striking object IL an altar orna.
mented with enormous baskets OF
colored flowers, and ON which are
large candelabra and a shrine 10 ex-
actly initiated that you are tempted
to try to open II In order to see the
chahce within. From the room
, 1889-11-14

said governor that ut the same timo the
body of said constitution was submitted
to vote of tho people to separate articles
entitled Womans Suffrage and Probibi.
tlon were likewise submitted, which said
separate articles did not receive Il
majority Of votes cast thereon or upon
tho constitution, and we're rejected I,
also that at the same election the qucs-
ton of location Of the permanent seat of
government was submitted and that no
place received q majority of all votes
cast upon said question; and,
WhersRs, A duly authenticated copy
of snid constitution and articles, as re-
qured by said act, has been received by
me,
Now, therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison,
president of the United States of Amer
lea, do. In accordance with the provis-
ions and act Of congress aforesaid, de-
clare and proclaim the fact that the con-
ditions imposed by congress on the skate
Of Washington to entit1s that state to
admission TO the Union have been rati-
fled and accepted, and that tho sdmis-
sion Of said state into the Union is now
complete.
In testimony whereof have hereuntc
set my hand and caused the seal OF the
United States TO be affixed. Done ut the
city of Washington this eleventh day o
Noyomber, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-nine and of the indepen dcncs
OF the United States of America the one
hundred and fourteenth.
BEsJAMIN HARRISON.
BY the president:
JAMES u. BLAINE, Secretary OF state
, 1889-11-14
A CHANGE OF BASE.
There VIII 10 No Bailoting Before
Next Tuesday.

When the Squire and Allen men left
the state house late this afternoon they
were determined upon forcing a ballot
when the Legislature meets tomorrow,
but after supper they discussed the sub
ject among themselves and changed
their minds. Owing to the uncertainty
as to the legality of a ballot, they have
decided not to vote until the 10th, which
will be the second Tuesday after the or.
ganization of both houses. The law will
thus have been complied with in every
respect and there will be no question OF
the legality of the election to be held on
that day.
The constant agitation of this ques-
ton during the past week has has had
the effect of making the muddle deeper
and deeper, aud Governor elect Ferry Is
responsible for a good deal of this.
When the Legislative complication arose
he was one of the first to assert that the
Legislature could not legally elect sena.
tors until after the assurance of the
proclamation, and others have fallen
into line and accepted his view. until
now it is case of six of one and half a
dozen of the other. A test case was had
in the vote on Geoghegan's house Joint
resolution in the house this afternoon.
Three members who had voted aye, sup.
porting the resolution calling for the
election of senators under the enabling
act, changed their votes to no. The mo.
ment the speaker announced that Presi.
dent Harrison had issued the proclama.
tion, public sentiment sustained the ac-
ton of the Squire and Allen managers
in deferring the ballot.
The senatorial subject was not
broached in the senate AZ all. The plan
of the Squire and Allen forces was to
have the joint resolution originate in
the house. When It failed there, the
senate adjourned.
Governor Squire was seen tonight
and questioned about the postponement
of the ballot. lie said:
lowing to the uncertainty which
hangs over the situation, we have de.
cided not to take ballot until the 10th.
/ have no fear of loss by postponement.
NY forces are well organized, and ! am
confident of my election"
At John b. Aliens similar statement
was made.
Ex-C Chief Justice Burke of Seattle was
In the city to-day and expressed this
opinion of the senatorial muddle:
Section 16, title 2, chapter 1, of the re-.
vised statutes, relates 10 electing senators
to fill vacancies. Regarding Washinton,
do not think there Is vacancy in the
sense implied, finasmuch rs il never had
senator. Now, Of course, Washington
is state, but ] still think the text OF The
revised statutes Is not applicable to the
pf esent state Of affairs"