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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-04

JOHNSON Cisy. Tann.. July 1. 1883.
Full Of Scandals.

In less than four months Harrison's
administration has created more scan
dals that are neither denied nor pal
lated by any one than were ascribed
to the Federal government during the
four years OF Cleveland's term by the
most bitter opponents of the Demo-
cratic President.
NepotiSm, gross iayoritism to un-
scrupuleus partisans, universal inius.
tice to political opponents, the sbso.
Lutte subordination Of public interests
to the advantage of cliques, the degra-
dation OF the judiciary to factional
uses and unblushing disregard of con.
Stitutional and legal restraints upon
the disposal Of public offices, are
ameng the most notable OF these de-
linquencies that make up record in
which a redeeming feature is sought
in vain.
The most regretable characteristic
in the shameful spectacle presented to
the country is that scandals prevail,
not in spite Of, but because of the con-
duet Of the President. 1t is by follow
ing the example he has set that the
conduct OF the departments and bu-
reaus has fallen to lower standard
than was ever before reached in Amer
lean history. In the use of public au-
thority and money to maintain rela
lives. in evading the laws by prema'
ture and forbidden partisan appoint,
ment, in first gripping by criminal
neglect and then prostituting the civil
service machinery, 80 that it might be
made to promote the very evils it was
made to extirpate, Gen. Harrison in
stigated the prevalent misconduct o.
Federal affairs that an overwhelming
public sentiment already sweepingly
NOhNOLtlIo
1t is no pleasure to Democrats t.
point out these discreditable features
OF a government in which every true
American OF whatever party appears
to take patriotic pride. 1t is simply (
duty to expose the truth in order tina
an indignant public opinion may com
pei, through the fear Of inculpated off
Gals, a regard for the obligations o
which they are naturally devoid. lie
every well-meaning citizen do his par
to prevent any increase OF the scan
dals with which Harrison's admins
tration is already loaded DOWN.. Y
Star.
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>ElEabethtown has been invited TO
vote ten thousand dollars to the pro-
posed railroad and the county court
will be asked Monday to submit $50.
600 proposition to the eounty.-Cou-
rier.
Notwithstanding sugar is higher
than it has been for years, we can pre-
serve our fruit without sugar. The
Johnson City Tin and Stove Co. will
sell superior Fruit Can with large
openings for FIT CENTS PER DOZEN
for quart cans, and EIGHTY CENTS PER
DOZEN for half-gallon cans.
A Number OF our citizens will spend
the 4th at Bristol Look ont for them,
Charley, especially aftSr dark for they
are from a city that can afford to be
lighted by electricity and may get
lost in small dark town. Perhaps
Bristol will be painted such glowing
red during the day that electric lights
will not be needed at night, who
knows?
We are determined to close out the
balance Of the Pierce & Man stock of
Cooking Stoves bought of A. r. John
son, Assignee splendid stock Of
Eastern Stoves and we will close out
az cost for cash for the next thirty
days. Now for good, cheap Stove, 60
to the Johnson City Tin and Stove
Co.'S Store in the new Harris block on
Main street.
Next Tuesday night, July 10th, the
Thos. E. Matson Chapter No. 1871, oil
Royal Arch Masons will be organized.
The chapter is named in honor Of Col
7. f. Matson, Of this city. 1t is de.
served compliment to worthy gen
tleman. The charter members are
, Rev. j. G. Cowan, j. A. Mongle, DR.
E. S. Miller, Jr., Ike T. Jobe, ]. P
, Hopple, j. A. Wilson, S. II. Yocum
, Peter Tinsley, E. Haupt, t. E. Matson
, and J. G. Smith.
E Last Sunday morning an cas-
bound freight train train attempted tc
set car in on the side track and while
the car was across the switch the trair
g that had been left standing on the
-? main line with so brakes set, moved
: down and struck it, knocking the
t rear trucks out from under it. II
order to clear the track for passenge
q train No. the car was turned oyer il
the ditch and was picked up Monday
i by the wrecker.
Q One of the greatest improvement
d that has been made in johnson Cit,
6 for some time is The widening o
o Market street. w. w. Faw has takel
the lead in the matter and set the fenc
8 on his property back about six feet
3 His property extends from Publ
y Square to Roane street. 1t is under
y stood that the property owners on bot
n sides OF the street will give six fee
IS thus making it about sixty fee
wide and one Of the most prom
n nent business thoroughfares in tn
city. Let the "good work" go on unit
e all the streets in the city are widene
e and Strengthened and made passabl'
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A fearful catastrophe occurred on
the Norfolk and Western about one
mile west OF Thaxton at 2 % Tuesday
morning. The wreck was caused by a
washout on high fill. The break on
the road bed is eighty feet long and
fifty feet deep, and the water for one
hundred yards Or more is from eight
to ten feet deep.
When the engine struck the wash
out it is stated that they were running
about thirty miles per hour, and made
dead leap OF fifty feet to the bottom
carrying eight cars, and when it struck
the water the engine exploded, tearing
what was left TO the train to pieces
and scattering them in every direction
AS soon as the explosion occurred the
entire train took fire and was consum-
ed with large number of passengers
together with the mail and express
matter AS to the number of passen.
gers killed it is impossible to approx
innate it and is impossible for any one
yet to form an idea. The most correct
information yet obtained from the rail
road men place the killed at from
twenty-five to thirty. Thirty wound,
ed have been removed to Roanoke
thirteen to Bufordsville and five To
Liberty.
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Consumption Surely Cured.

ToTHE EDIToR-Please inform your
readers that / have a 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 il they will send
me their expressand postoffice address.
Respectfully, 7. A. SLoCUM, NJ. O., 1Sl
Pearl street, New York.
222-2S3.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-04

It is proposed to place the remains
Of Catherine Sewer, the wife OF Ten
nessee's famous war Governor, under
the monument recently erected to her
husband, and thus permit the remains
OF husband and wife to rest side by
aide.
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The WOman's Missionary Society Pro.
eeedings Concluded.
TUESDAY NIGHT, JUNE %.

TUESDAY NIGHT, JUNE 20.
The reports OF Young Ladies' and
Juvenile Societies were given. -Four
young ladies and fifteen of the "wee
sma'" folk did honor to their socie-
ties. One little boys report was SO
characteristic and unique that we beg
leave to give it in full:
ANNUAL REPORT OF MT. PIsGAH JUvE-
During the two years we have been
organized we have had excellent and
faithful officers. Since the last con-
ference the society separated into two
societies, one called The Young Peo-
pies, and The Juvenile. We have two
life members and have raised in the
two years about $3.50. Since the last
conference we raised 500. 25 and bought
carpet for the parsonage parlor, and
$40 with which to paint the organ
pipes.
One night we had a little entertain
ment for the children at the parson.
age. We had Japanese lanterns to
light the yard, and ice cream and cake
to eat, and we had nice time in gen.
eral. Our Recording Secretary writes
very interesting minutes. We have a
membership OF about sixty and an av-
erage attendance of about thirty or
forty. Occasionally our First Vice
President is absent in an adjoining
county on business, and our Second
Vice-President is generally out riding.
Most of the members don't come be-
cause their parents don't feel the i'm
portance OF it. Most of the members
make their money by denying them
selves Of candy, milk, peaches, coffee
and butter, and by cleaning up the
house, and running errands and
things of that kind. We open our
mite boxes at the end of every quarter.
One kind friend sent US $40 one meet
| ing and,$10 another, and this made two
the vacaMbers, "A Mrs. Weaver, wife Of
The infant eaver, came one Sunday
Mrs. w. P. lg, and is going to come
and against
noon. FARRELL JOHNSON,
D;...ooo ot,o Asheville, N. G.
headache and indig1h 'osso'v'o"' :"
Hoods Sarsaparilla so'io'',s "oio CIV
good appetite. ,' " nov oos ~
DR.. E. E. Hunter ~ - roon,boro 81
Monday, ;I;or;oo ov;otod
in the Carnegie ADD . fa;r os,;r,oto !,
railroads are built 4 a
Do not forget thu was invited for.
selling drugs, static morous recitation
gars and everythihe audience. Ap.
cheaper than any drde for 1--we feast
Our funny man hsday evening, and
nights ago and wrotned to meet at s
sue, but it was crowsg morning.
pear next. 81
Miss Maggie Scion of the Woman'i
Bristol yesterdayy was held Wednes
visit to Mrs. JsP. NJ. There were
leaves crushed heerest which might be
Misses Mollie M t giving a full report
Carrie Heuser, tngs. a SNORT me
Maggie Seneker, q neio III honot u
G. A. Heuser, very hange' NiiS' Sueei
MONDAY ana ro,,,,s. Leila Gentry CLARK
/, Marguerite T. Bar
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-04

The almost incessant rain for the
last few days has interfered with the
work on the Three C's road but super
intendent Cogan is putting in as near
full time as possible and the graded
portion is gradually lcngthening,
Mr.. Mcdonald will arrive this
"wednesday evening and it is under
stood arrangements will be made at
once to put MS many men on the line
as can be worked.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-04

1t seems that work on the S. A. & o.
will be pushed, as Mason, Harden &
Co., contractors at Clinchport, have ad-
vertised for three hundred laborers for
six months.-Ceurier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-04

The President has appointed Fred
erick Douglass to be Minister Presi-
dent and Consul General of the United
States to Hayti
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-04

LADIES
Needing tonic, or children that want building
un, should take
BROWNS IRON BfTTERs.
It Is pleasant to take, cures Malaria, lndiges-
ton, and Bili0usaess. All dealers keep Il.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-04
ON ICE.

For fresh Jersey butter on ice and
vegetables on ice, go te Sutton & Co.'s
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-04

President HarrisOn's father.in-law
Dr. Scott, held u 81 200 clerkship in til
pension Office, though incapacitate'
from doing active work t. Presiaen
Take your wool to Hunter & Brown.
Builders hardware at low prices
G. X. Lide x Co.
Wool wanted az Hunter & Browns
Buy your harvesting goods from
Seaver & Summers.
The Spider Web Sticky Fly Paper
for sale at Mcfarland Co.'s.
The "0ld Hickory" wagon out,sells
all others, Seavers & Summers.
When you want anything in the
qneensware, glassware, lamp, &C., line
call ut Weiler's China Hall.
Parasols at Kirkpatrick & Co.'s
Seaver & Summers sell the water
seleyater and pump purifier--that
everybody wants.
We have nice line OF small shoes
ITO close out for less than cost
Hunter & Brown.
Buy screen doors from Seayer &
Summers and there will be "no flies
ON you" or any Of the family.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-04
BURYING THEIR DEAD.
Strange Funeral Customs Of the
North American Indians.
Francis La Flesche, Member Of the
Omaha Tribe, Writes interestingly Of
the Queer Superstitious Beliefs Of
His and Other Tribes.

K & 1 ~
When one is in the dying agony the
relatives give vent to their grief in
loud walls. The crying continues at
intervals until death takes place. and
also up to the time of burial. This
cry has been by some white persons
mistaken for song or chant, but it in
no way partakes Of that character; it
is genuine expression of anguish and
grief. The wall or cry is interspersed
with terms which express the relation
ship between the deceased and the
person grieving. The writer has
many times heard the cry of Indian
men and women, and has seen the
tears flow down their cheeks. There
is something truly awful in the sound
when men and women together lift up
their voices in the wall of grief. It is
far from being like a song or chant.
When the breath has left the body Of
the one dying, the nearest relatives,
such as parent or child, brothers or
sisters, husband or wife, begin with a
mad zeal to strip themselves Of every.
ornament and cut their hair, scattering
the snorn locks about the fire-p place
The older married women who have
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-04
a Common Sense Letter.
EEchdnOe.

-. : !
TO THE EDIToR: see that newspaper
artlcles are again making their appearance
Calm g attention to matters pertaining to
nealtn as well as to the means whereby dis
ease may be removed and good health pre-
served. 1 am thereby remind ed that have
received from time to time, pamphlet publ
catons issued by the well known firm of 1T.
2. " arner's q Co, which dwell upon the his
uory and growth of kidney diseases; show
lng now such Is the cause of consum ption,
heart, Drain and nervous disorders, which
can can only be successfully treated by remov-
ing lne primary disease from the kidneys.
= the same time care is taken to remind
tne reader that Warmers Safe Cure is the
only means whereby the physician or them
dlYldual can successfully prevent and cure
this class Of disease
y INST have personal cause to feel CRATE
1ul to Warmers Safe Cure, for the benefit
which derived from it when suffering from
Kidney troubles last spring, can not see,
since that remedy is already so well known
IN every household, why the parties inter-
ested IN Its manufacture should continue to
expend money in calling attention to what
the public already knows SO well. I am
aware, Mr.. Editor, that the members Of the
medical profession are seldom disposed to
give due credit to proprietary medicines,
but public confidence is likely to be even
more shaken in those learned gentlemen
since the startling disclosures in the Robin
son poisoning cases were made in Somer-
vile, Mass.
Here it was discovered, through the eff
1orts OF an insurance company, that eight
cases OF death from arsenical poisoning had
occurred-sev Of them in one family, and
Within i've years and the other that Of a
relative-Wherein the true cause of death
mad not been even suspected by prominent
physicians who were in attendance, but who
treated the cases for other causes, and
finally, when death occurred, issued certifi-
Gates for such causes as pneumonia, typhoid
fever, meningitis, etc.
After such an evidence of the utter in
competency of those physicians who were
regarded as experts in their profession, I
can not conceive why it will be longer nee
essary for further advertising to be done in
behalf OF Warmers Safe Cure, since deem
the Somerville disclosure to be the best Dos
s1ble endorsement Of the good sense mani
tested by those who take matters of health
IN their own hands and use a remedy which
experience has shown to be fully adapted
for the purposes intended, instead of trust
ing themselves in experimental hands.
EXPERIENCE.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-04
How She Played John.

- 2 ~ . i {Ed -
Mrs. Stebbins ] don't see why Chi
cago shouldn't have a beauty show for
men as well as Vienna If it should
have one, John, you could easily take
first prize.
Mr.. S. No; reallyp
To be sure you could. =
Mr.. S. (stroking his beard, and smil-
ing conceitedly Well, dear, / don't
know but you're right.
':Of course / am. BY the way, John,
I want fifty dollars for a little shopping
this morning.
Certainly, my darling There il IL.
Is that enough pr Chieago Herald.
Probably the most unique period.
cal in the country is the Travelling
Tourist, published by John CART.
Cart is a tramp printer, who travels
from town to town afoot. and where.
ever he secures work he signalizes the
occasion by getting out a copy Of his
Tourist, in which he prints incidents
of his travels and other interestina
notes. He has a comparatively large
q Isl OF paid -uD subscrib hers
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-04
Horrid TORTURE.

This is often felt in every joint and mus
Gle OF the body by turns, by people who, ex-
perlenclng the earliest tWinges of rheuma-
may easily do, with Hostetter's Stomach
Bltters, a professionally authenticated
remedy for the agonizing complaint Rec
ollect that rheumatism unchecked often
lasts q lifetime. or abruptly terminates it
when WI the malady attacks the heart. The
Bitters also remedies chills and fever. dys-
pepsia and liver complaint.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-04

M. CARNoT, President of the French Re-
ers. 1t is the one relaxation he allows him
self from the duties of his Office, barring
an occasional visit to the theater or the
opera.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-04
Makes the Weak Strone

u. For years was sick every spring. but last wear
took Hoods Sarsaparilla and have not seen q SICK
DAY since" g. w. SLOAN, Milton. Mass.
. take Hoods Sarsa parilla as spring tonic and
it to Iwho have that misera BILE tired
feeling G. PARMELEE, $40 Bridge street. Brook.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-04

ALL disorders caused by bilious state of
the system can be cured by using Carter's
Little Liver Pills. No pain, gripping or dis
comfort attending their use. Try them.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-04

IT is no longer necessary to take blue pill.
70 rouse the liver to action. Carter's Little
Liver Pills are much better. Don't forgetthis,
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-04

lifted hands, and passes along the
line, pausing an instant at each per-
son. This act is an expression of
thanks and acknowledgment of the
sympathy and honor shown. When
the end of the line is reached, the
mourner retraces his steps, and pulls
from each young mans arm the blood
stained willow twig, throwing it on
the ground. Some relatives prepare
a horse, the gift being an additional
acknowledgment of the honor shown
the dead, which is often returned to
the donors after the funeral is over.
The young men, after being relieved
of their willows, return to their START
ing point, where they dress and dis
band. This custom was last observed
about five years ago.
The burial takes place on the third
or fourth day after death. The inter-
#venmg period is a busy time for those
having the funeral arrangements in
charge. Goods are collected from the
kindred to be given to the poor at the
time of the interment. The grave,
never more than four feet deep, is dug
by a poor man, who is paid for his
labor: The body is borne upon a
stretcher made BY binding two cross
sticks on two poles ten or twelve feet
long; tent poles are sometimes used
for this purpose. The bed of the
str tcher is woven Of willow wands,
on which q robe is spread, the hairy
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-04

The Grip of Pneumonia may be warded off
with Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-04

corn to pay Off all the farm mortgages in
the State and leave balance of 10000 600
bushels
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-04

AT Troy, n. Y, 10000 persons work on
collars and cuffs, and their wages are
81, 500, 900 annually
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-04

A CHICAGO man was lately fined five dol
lars for snoring in church.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-04

THERE are 623 newspapers and periodicals
published in foreign languages in this Re
mn h|ic
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-04
hat Tired FeeIin.
Hoods SarsapariIIa

My appetite was poor, I could not sleen had
headache great deal, pains IN my back, my bowels
did not move regularly. Hoods sarsaparlla in q
snort time did me 80 much good that feel like .
new man. My pains and aches are relieved. INV
appetite improved" GEORGE #. JACKSON, Rox.
bury Station. Conn 49, ~
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-23

Iceland would appear to be a new and
profitable country for the dramatist. 1t
ought to BIZ prolific in the way of gor-
geous pictorial effects and original char
acter. Mr.. Gaines knowledge of Mink
life, depicted in BENNY Chree, was de-
rived from several years residence on
the Iele Of Man.
Says Herr Anton ssidl: "What you
need in this country is school for
American opera. I mean an opera
school in English, specially instituted
for the purpose of preparing Americans
for grand opera. It should be for sing
ing in English alone and for the purpose
of educating only young Americans who
show that they possess the talent for the
lyric stage. You know we have not
many great American singers. This
country has grown 80 rapidly in wealth
and material prosperity and is SO great
in all the arts of peace that it is entitled
to opera in it's own language. We have
had operas in foreign languages, and the
time has come when it should have
opera ia its own language, especially
grand opera after the style Of the present
German opera in the Metropolitan Opera
House.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-23

Ebinger,s Restaurant is the only first
class restaurant In Southern California. Cor
ner Third and Spring.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-23
A Picnic Party.

A merry party left Los Augele fol
Santa Monica on a special train on
Saturday night over the Los Angeles and
Pacific. The excursionists were under
the guidance of Col. Fred Baker, o.
the Baker Iron Works, who so success
fully conducted the outing Of couple Of
weeks ago. They we're hauled down by
engine No. 8, and Colonel Baker stood al
the throttle and M. John McClelland
fired, whilst Chief of Machinists @. M
Moore and Receiver Spilman, of the Los
Angeles and Pacific, looked out that
nothing went wrong. On arrival at the
ocean resort all proceeded to the plunge
bath, where there was soon scene OF the
utmost enjoyment. Then a cold COLA
ton was served under the North Beach
shades and at IL o'clock all started for
home, and town was reached ere mid
night.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-23

Sherw In. Williams, prepared house
paints at P. a. MATHEWS, Second and L. A. sts
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-23
New Law Governing Divorce.

By determined efforts of the most
prominent lawyers in our State, the Leg.
islature- has passed an act governing
divorce cases, to-wit:
Be 1t resolved. That upon the passage of
this act it shall be legal grounds for
divorce for either the husband or wife
to buy, sell or exchange any article of
household use except at Colton's, POP
south spring street; and be it further
resolved that he be appointed purchasing
and distributing agent for southern cali
fornia.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-23

Sierra Madre Sanitarium.
Situated in the foothills. For sale or rent
Apply to Dr. Sarah 1. Shuey, Lamanda Park,
Cal.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-23

Notary Public and 90 commissioner
For New York and Arizona, G.. A. Dobinson
ia South Fort street. Twelve years expert
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-23
Removal Notice.

R. B. Young, architect. has removed from
No. 81 South Spring street to Rooms IL and 10
California Bank Building, corner Second and
Fort streets.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-23

Hollerbeck Hotel Cafe, Second street.
Only first-class place in the city. Prices
reasonable. j. E. Aull, manager.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-23
VIM. Kuhn

VIM. Kuhn,
Tailor scOurer ana repairer has removed from
226 West Second street to 346 South Spring.