davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08

At the barbecue given by Jackson
Typographical Union near Jackson, a
few days since, the veteran journalist,
Col. w. w. Gates, made speech, clos
ing with the following serious rehec-
tions: ~ am now the only ex-editor
living who figured in the old Wing
and Democratic wars in Tennessee
over half century ago, | commenced
a paper at Paris the first week in Jan
uary, 1880. succeeded Johnston and
Zollicoffer at that place. remained
in the harness fifty-Une years and four
months, and when / retired was the
oldest editor in Tennessee, and per-
haps in the South. All my associates
of that time have passed away. Hall,
Hunt, Zollicoffer, Johnston, Hogan,
Hill, Heiskill, Brownlow, Van Pelt,
Mcmahon, and a long list of others,
have been gathered to the silent city
OF tie dead. / feel the solemnity OF
the reflections which crowd upon my
mind. They call up scenes and asso-
Citations winch no other reflections can
inspire, while they serve to teach me
the mutability of all human affairs
and the rapidity with which we are
all Fastening to the great hereafter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08
A SAMPLE APPOINTMENT.
One of ClarksOn's POstmasters Who
Can Neither Read Nor Write.

Clarkson's appointment of fourth
class postmasters was beautifully illus
trated in letter received at Washing
ton from North Carolina. At a little
postoffice called Black Mountain a
young lady held the Office for four
years andimado very acceptable off,
-cial to all the patrons of the office. She
was fired on the demand Of one Of the
party bosses and negro appointed in
her place. The new postmaster can
neither read nor write, and when a
person calls to make inquiry for mail
the postmaster says he don't know
whether there is any for him, but just
dumps the entire mail OF the Office in
front of the applicant and invites him
to see if there is any addressed to him.
This is novel way of conducting a
postoffice, but the new postmaster was
fine old partisan during the last cam
paign, and, of course, had to be re-
warded.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08
------------a15.---da
Marriage is a Failure

When there is too much latch-key.
When dinner is not ready at dinner
time.
When the watchword is, "Each for
himself"
When neither husband nor wife
takes vacation.
When the children are given the
neck and back of the chicken.
When man attempts to tell his
wife what style of bonnet she must
wear.
When q mans Christmas presents
to his wife consist OF bootjacks, shirts
and gloves for himself
When the lord of creation pays
more for cigars than his better hal
does for hosiery, boots and bonnets.
When both parties persist in argu
ing over a subject upon which they
never have and never can think alike
When "iather" takes half of the piI
and leaves the other half for the on
that made it and her eight children
Springfield Union.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08
The First Train.

The Cumberland Gap Progress gives
this account of the arrival in Clai-
borne county OF the first train on the
X. G. G. al. railroad.
When the train came up in about
two miles of Tazewell, all the hacks,
buggies, horses, mules and wagons
about town were produced to go and
see the first train that ever made its
appearance in the good old county Of
Claiborne.
About the time all the Tazewell folks
arrived, the construction train came
putting up, to the delight OF old and
young who had come out to see it.
1t was noticed by the crowd that
every time the engine would whistle,
a pennyroyal bull, near by, would bel
low and as the train slowed up, the
bull also advanced, slowly meeting
the engine. Itsoon became necessary
to back the train, and just as it did so
the infuriated creature became more
enraged at the intruder, threw his tail
over his back, and away he went at
the engine to the astonishment Of all
present. The entire crowd was so de-
lighted that it was some time before
any means were devised by which to
get the terrible little fellow away from
the engine. After he had exhausted
all his~energies some Of the boys got
poles and drove him away. Occa-
sionally he would look back and roar
as if to threaten vengeance at the ene-
my that he dared to invade his do
main.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08
A Convenient Cover.

The Savannah News might have
known what answer it would get when
it asked the Chicago Inter-Ocean for
the name of its Democratic informant
concerning the reasonable display of
State flag over the Capitol of Geor-
gia. The answer given by the Inter-
Ocean has served for many a sectional
SANDER, and we suppose is good for
many more. 1t says that it knows the
South too well to permit the name OF
this Democrat to be made known. If
Georgia Democrats should learn who
it was that gave them away in the
matter they would doubtless hang him.
The flag business concerning which
the Inter-Ocean is seribbing itself into
state Of hopeless lunacy is very
small matter, but the reasons given
for Withholding the name Of its in
formant are characteristic of the whole
tribe of professional bloody-shirt liars.
The number of bald and foundation
less falsehoods which have been thus
given out on anonymous authority, but
vouched for by leading newspapers in
the North, has been one Of the scan
dals of journalism for years. The read
mess with which this plea has been
resorted to bv the vendors of anon
ymous slanders was once illustrated by
Senator Dawes, of Massachusetts,, in a
manner as shameless as it was ridicu-
lous. Being hard pressed by Missis-
sippi Senator in debate, he rose with
tale of a Massachusetts man whose
cotton factory had been burned by
Mississippi Democrats, and himself
forced to sell out all his property at a
sacrifice and flee to the sheltering
arms Of his native State. Being urged
by Senator George to give the name OF
his informant, he declined on the
ground that the outraged gentleman
would be subjected to personal vio-
lence by the Mississippi Democrats
forgetting that he had just before
landed HIM safely in Massachusetts! !!
OF course, the entire story was one OF
the able Dawes clever fictions, having
about as much truth in it as q story
published about a year ago in Chi
cago paper, buttressed in the same
way, in which o mob of Tennessee
Democrats, headed by leading bank
er of the town, were made to chase a
Northern Republican, with intent to
hang him, because he had been caught
reading Republican paper The pre-
tended fear OF bringing down lawlesS
vengeance upon the head of the in
former is a convenient cloak to cover
a multitude Of lies. Nashville Amer
ican.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08
The Arizona Cow.
A TerritOrian Correspondent Pokes
Some Fun at Her.
Correspondent of the Times
TOMBSTONE, Arizona, July

NSOiiNHPoliuSllb Va WV AiihSSJ
TOMBSTONE, Arizona, July g.
The Arizona COW is the result OF ev-
olution a creation of unknown forces
and fortuitous events. Her. architect
ure does not involve that subtle ratio
known as sympathy, but adapts her
well to locomotion on warped surface.
Nature has not been lavish in atten-
tions to her; indeed, so backward has
been Natures assistance that her tail
is her only well developed part. AT
noon one may see her standing on the
shady side of a cliff gazing on its floury
excrescences and crunching its soluble
salts with unfeigned delight. She is
fond of browsing on the tender cats
chow, the succnlent cactus and other
acrimonious herbs. | have seen her
fondle a mesquite with her left horn,
run out half yard OF tongue, coil it
tenderly around last year dove nest
and ram it home with more than a
Mongol's relish. Her taste has never
been perverted by riotous living.
When baby she was not pampered
darling in her mothers lap, and even
now she don't stay out on lark
half sides over in the lush grass. You
will not see her at 2 a. m. winding her
way slowly over the lea to a supperless
calf, singing "We won't go home till
morning" Her habits are simple
though her diet be complex, and with
al trusting and confiding creature
that looks up with the soulful eyes Of
Hera to Providence and pale verde
bushes for her forage.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08

Our COW has associated with the cav
airy of the West and contracted many
military movements, such as "rally by
company" feint, charge, etc. In COM
bats with other kline she has even Ia
ken her enemy Sin flank" with great
success. She is never so "well in hand"
as when "right oblique." In our ser
vice she is recognized only as an ad-
iunct to subsistence. This is irony.
In the Geronimo campaign she was
the entire commissary department OF
the Apache army. They surrendered,
She may be beast OF burden, but is
not a bird to be preyed upon. Let her
be turned over to the quartermaster,
So far have confined myself to facts.
have made her run no Aowery par
allel, no rhetorical gamut with her sis
ter kind, merely to brag. ! will only
add closing word to show that this
sprang not from apprehension, but
modesty.
Her voice sometimes is low and mu-
sical, often Of great volume, but meyer
capable of so high pitch as her horns.
/ have known her to bark up willow
but it was purely question OF sub
sistence and not vocal culture. She
cannot skim prairie and you cannot
| skim her milk. She can beat her Texas
sister walking across ditch or jump
ing over mountain. She may not b'
able to knock the spots off "Jarsey'
on the butter question, yet so long al
her tail is intact there are no flies OF
the Arizona cow,
THE TOMBSTONE ETcHER.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08
Takes Charge Of the 7. & 0.

The following circular is self-explan-
atory:
East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor-
gia Railway Company, Office of GEN
eral Manager, Knoxville, Tenn, July
29th, 18S9-The East Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and Georgia Railway Company
this day assumes control OF the Ten
nesse and Ohio railway.
The officers of the various depart
ments of the East Tennessee, Virginia
& Georgia Railway Company, includ-
ing the superintendent of the East
Tennessee division, are hereby placed
in charge OF their various departments
upon the Tennessee and Ohio railway.
All reports up to and including July
3lst will be made to and accounts set
tied by the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Railway Company.
G. HI. HUDSON,
General Manager.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08

PIMPLEs, blotches and eruptions on
the skin evidence the fact that the
blood is in bad shape, and these symp-
toms show that nature is trying to
throw off the impurities, in which ef-
fort she should be assisted by relia-
BILE vegetable blood remedy, as is
Swift's Specific.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08

Robert Browning has been very ge II
orally condemned in England for his
hasty attack ON the memory OF
Fitzgerald He is at work on a series
of short poems on various subjects,
written in the semi-humorous, philo-
sophical vein Of "Joeoseria."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08

OVER four years ago Swift's Specific
cured me OF troublesome eruption
which covered my shoulders, back and
limbs. This was after / had been
treated by SIX doctors, some OF whom
said never would get we'll.
Z. Nj. HURsEY, Sherman, Tex,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08

Trunkmakers say that the gigantic
Saratogas are cont OF STYLE" and that
women OF sense are preferring to buy
two moderate sized trunks, about forty
inches long, with flat tops and iron
bands and oak tips. Wicker trunks
are also popular both with women and
expressmen.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08

William Williams, of Greeneyille,
holds a clerkship in the land office.
He is perhaps the best posted man
on local history matters pertaining to
the happenings of the last fifty years
to be found in Upper East Tennessee,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08

Mr.. JOHN B. HARRISON, Of Spring
field, Ill.,, says that he had blood trou-
BILE for quite time his tonsils were
swollen, eruptions over his hands and
face, followed by paralysis of the face
which was all relieved by Swift's Spe'
cific, and after the lapse of seven years
there has been no sign of return o.
the disease.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08

At evening, when the gray shadows
from the divide are playing leap-frog
on the alkaline sward, have watched
her sliding up the downy slope of
granite that fringes some sheltered ar
roya, where she will spend the night
chewing her cud in the bosom of her
family. She is not inclined to stray.
This may be dueyto a natural content
ment or to her pasture ground being
so inclined that she cant! You some
times find her on the rodaer, but sell
dom off the range. If not found early
she is apt to prove n maverick. A
maverick is your calf that somebody
else brands first The flesh of the An
CORA calf is so very elastic that it will
tempt to commit suicide. Although
highly bred, being frequently raised
above timber line, when the meat
strays into first class hotel, the hotel
ceases to be frst-class. The flesh Of
the elder offspring is not eaten. 1t is
seldom so old in the market as it is on
the range, where it is chiefly used for
filing government contracts and caus-
ing desertions from the service. Phe-
nix is the capital Of Arizona. Its most
prosperous citizen is q dentist. He also
runs restaurant. His sign reads:
O. breakfast promptly at 8 O'Clock.
Teeth repaired at all hours"
He would be made Governor but that
this is Territory, and the Office goes
by favor and not merit.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08

Col. John B. Brownlow now oecu-
pies an important desk in the postof,
fee department He lives in pleas
ant home on Corcoran street, and q
more domestic man is not to be found
in Washington. Col Brownlow is said
to be more conversant with the history
of his State than any man in it. He
reads a great deal and forgets very lit
tie that is worth treasuring up.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08

DIR. BEN DILLARD, druggist, at Au-
rora, Mo-, says: sell great quantity
of S. S. S. for Scrofula, Eczema, Rheu-
matism and other blood troubles, and
have never heard Of case of failure to
cure.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08

when Baby was sick. We gave her oastorls.
When she was Child, she cried for castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08

Emma Abbott has contracted with q
Philadelphia firm for monument to
her husband that will cost SS5, 900.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08

Southern Agent.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08

made pretty thorough examination of the Peoples Cycop
am of the opinion of the best works for general reeren
topics general knowledge that have cheeruly and
students and to all people in search OF facts all
Respectfully WHEY M. OHRIS
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-08

affords pleasure bear testimony the excellence the "Ne
Peoples Cyopda of Universal Knowledge lam pleased with its
method its comprehensive and its ceapnes
library itself arranged always valuable Of informs
ton on any and all subjects heartily commend it to all
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-25
TENNILLE TOPICS.
A Negro hurled from the Top of a
Car-lhe Alliance.

Car-Ghe Alliance.
TENNILLE, GA, July 24.-Wh bile the tie
train on the Wrightsville and Ten lille rail
road was coming in this afternoon to IN
load it had occasion to pass under the
telegraph wires, which str. tea across the
track negro, named John English, was
sitting on top Of OK car and as the tram
passed under the wires he became entangled
in them, which tn ew him from the top OF
a car to the ground severely injuring him.
He was vyell cared for by the officials and is
now doing well In falling he struck head
foremost.
One Of the neatest and handsomest band
stands in Georgia now gr1ces the center OF
our yaik. Ga Monday event < next the
new stand Will be christened. Au interesting
programme will he carried out.
The semi-annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Wrightsvilie and Tennille
railroad was held in Dublin yesterday.
THE ALLIANCE STORE.
The MERCHANTS Of this place are consider
ably stirred up over the ouncement that
the alliance men will open a large store
here in a few days and have notified the
public that they will sell TO alliance men
and others who will trade with them at the
ZANE prices. This association will rent g
brick building owned by DR.. Holllfeld for
their store.
The Hardwick house was the scene of
pleasant party last evening.
Mrs. Davis Barasdale of this county and
the Misses Presser of Milledgeville have
been spending some time with relatives in
town.
Mr.. Lille Call is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Todd of Mel tyre.
Misses Bessie Wynn Gilmore and Deon
Joyner have returned from a several weeks
visit at Irwinton.
Harry Bashinski and Lee Hopp have gone
to l dian Springs for tueir health.
Misses Mary and Kat Haynes of Atlanta
are spending some time vita relatives at
this place.
Mrs. F. c. Roberts and children, of Savan-
nah, are spending the summer with her
brother, b. T. Cole.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-25
ON THE DIAMOND.
Results o. the Games Between tn
Counrry's Leading Teams.

Results o. the Games Between the
Country's Leading Teams
WASHINGTON. July 24.-Base ball games
were played to-day with the following re-
suits:
Baltimore - oo4o ~
Louisville -..--------O . ! O.
Base hits: Baltimore 10. Louisville II. Errors:
Baltimore 6, Louisville Z. Batteries: Klroy
and Ta7e. Ewing ard Cook.
At Columbus
Columbus ..........O 1 o. 8
Base nits: Columbus :, St. L ,uis 6. Errors:
Colu nbus :, St Louis l. Batteries: wilmer
and O'CounOr, Chamberlain, SWEETS and Mil
ligan
At Chicago first game)-
India Iapolis.........I 0 0 0 0 / 0 0 o ,
Base hits: Chicago 2, indianapolis s. Errors:
Chicago 3, Indianapolis 4 Batteries: Tener
and Farrell, Rusie and Myers
Second game
Chicago ..........0 o
indianapolis. 49,. 0 o. 9
Base hts: Chicago 6, indianapolis 10. Errors:
Chicago 3. Indianap Ills Batteries: Gumbert
and Darling, Boyle and Buckley.
A Phlla .elpula-
Ai5di5bs,i ,.-,,.,-.9 ISdd 49, IL
Base hits Athletic 8, Cincinnati 5. Errors:
Athletic II. Cincinnati 6. Batteries: Mcmahon
aud Robinson, Mulane, Viau Gnt Earle
g.. u 5
New York. ..............2 o 0 0 8 o. 6
Base hits: Philade pha IS, New York T.
Errors: Philadelphia /, New York 6. Batteries:
Burlington and Clements. Crane. Keefe and
Ewing. Game callee at the end OF the seventh
inning on account of darkness
At Cl~veiaAd-
Cleveland ...........1 0 0 0 o / o. 4
Pittsbur;. .....;....O 0 0 0 0 / 3 5
Base hits: Cleveland y. Pittsburg II. Err
rors: Cleveland 3, Pittsbury ,. Batteries:
Bakely and thinner, Calvin and Miller.
At Boston
Boston -........ 20 0 3 2 / 3-12
Washington. ........1 0 0 0 0 l. 4
Base hits: Boston II, Washington 8. Errors:
Boston 3, Washington o. Batteries: Madden
and Kelly; Sullivan, O'Day aud Clarke.
At New York
Kansas City ......2 0 o. 6
Brooklyn ...-........0 l 0 0 K z
Base hits: Kansas City :. Brooklyn z Err
rors: Kansas City 4, Brookly 8. Batteries:
Sowders and Hoover, Terry and Clark.
AT Chicago ne feature was introduced
tothe public TO-DAY by the base bail manage
me It by giving two games for one price Of
admission. attendance was 500. The
Chicag aud Indianapolis clubs played two
games this afternoon. both being holly con-
tested from start TO finish.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-25
Why He Dropped the Cane.


a party Of gentlemaa sat TO ether in the
rotunda OF one OF tbs downturn hotels yes
terday afternoon AT some distance from
them. leaning against the news counter Of
cigar stand, there stood brand-new gold
headed cane Nobody seemed TO pay the
least attention 10 the cane. Bus this state Of
affair was not destined to remain so long.
a straw gold-hsaded cane without clai l.
ant Had anybody heard the like Of it be
forel
A spruce, natty looking man soon stepped
up to the cigar-case He looked around
aud carrlessly surveyed his surroundings.
I Then he slowly backed up 10 the news
stand. He fumblei be lind hi n and smiled.
He had pickedup the ownerless gOld-headed
cane.
pssst-t'ling-lin ling, ling,
! ling Bang
The cane was instantly dropped aud the
group in the rOtunda rOared with laughter.
A crowd soon collected around the hapless
natty gentleman. The expires ion on his
face was a study. To say that ue was
astonished is putting it mildly. The gentle
man was simply dumfOund d The crowd
roared aud he tecame angry.
Then he explained, but the crowd
laug led.
You're a silly lot Of foolsn' he shouted
in desperation, as he rushed out, followed
by whirl-wInd Of ironical laughter.
ne SIMPLY picked up q cane Win Cue I'M
proved alarm attachment" explained a
bright-eyed young, man the inventor OF
the novelty.
This alarm attachment is a new device,
which, it is int ided, viii effectuaIy uatfie
hereafter indi ,criniaate picking up by ex-
perts of umbrellas, canes, Walk z sticks
and the like The novelty will SON BE- out
on the market A steel rod is driven
through the cane or umbrella handle, which
projects about a quarter Of an inca tey nd
the ferrule. This rod is made to connect
with ratchet which in turn acts upon a
wound-up soring, connecting with a small
bell located in the head of the cane or UNI
brella. When the stick is stood up against
the wall, or elsewhere, the rod sets the
ratchet and the least movement sets the
little bell going. The attachment is worked
on the same principle as the the burglar
alarms, and is capable of being set in
seventy-two different combinations aud the
cane with the attachment becomes an ordi-
nary walking-stick. The combInatio is
set only when the owner of the cane sets it
down in any one place.
The beauty Of this new invention is that
it can be applied equally as well to hats,
ladies hand bags, sachels and travelling
| bags.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-25

1t is due to the public that L add my testi-
mony to all that is claimed for Smiths Bile
Beans.
Sometime since on arriving in this sec
ton, suffered with severe headache
which lasted four eGs. [ tried several
remedie but all failed to give relief until
obtained a bottle of Bile Beans, Of which
two doses cured me entirely. Last July |
was take down with indigestion. Doctors
and all other medicines failed to relieve me,
buc few SEES Of this wonderful remedy
set me on my feet again.
PROF. D. A. TARRANT, Madison, Fla.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-25
A Lisastrous Failure.

Mobley-I see Spickins has gone wrong
Daisey-That doesn't surprise me-it's in
the blood.
NJ bl4y-That is just where you're right.
1t is in the blood-R isumatic, you know.
Daisey-Oh! thought you meant fnan-
cal failure. If it is only the blood, few
bottles of P. P. P (Prickly Ash Poke Root
anu Potas i'll will cure him. Its the best
remedy that ever heard of for any blood
trouble. 1t works on Gout, Syphilis,
Scrofua or Skin Eruptic IS of any kind like
a charm, and the beauty of it is, that it is
always accessible. Every drug store sells it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-25
PENSACOLA POINTERS.

The Alleged Rapist Furnishes $4,000
Bail and is Out.
PENSACOLA, FLA, July 24.- TIL mas
Coleman, the negro WHO was arrested sew
era days since, charged with having COM
mitted rape on the person of Mrs. Laura
Reynolds, white woman living in the
suburbs of the city, was released to-day
from custody, having succeeded in making
the 5000 bond req Iir9l of MIN by tle
justice of the peace efore HON the pre-
limlnary examination was held.
The British bark Hytahia which re-
turned to this port, leaving a few days ago,
has been surveyed and her cargo orde cd
discharged, pending further investigation
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-25

The McCarty uniform test bell received
a death blow to-day from the House com
mittee on education, which reported It ad-
yersely. the governor sent in a message
to-day, relative TO the prevalence Of CLAN
ders among stock in some sections OF the
state and recommended suitable action in
regard to il.