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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-02
PLEASANT PARAGRAPHS.
A pLANE-pEALER-the carpenter.

COOP material for bathing suits
watered silk.
AT TIE concert Il want to ask you .
question. Don't talk now; wait until
the concert begins"
GEORGE, what is meant by the
dead of night p" 1T would mean that
cat of Tomkins, if / could aim straight
as THERE anything that will bring
youth to q woman? ?" asked a writer.
Well, leading smile from her migLt
bring him to her feet.
TALENTED boy-Papa, may get my
paints, and paint picture? Practical
father-Not now my son; but you may
get some lime and whiteNash the eel
lar.
Mr.. GUz zLEToN going oat)-You
needn sit up for me tonight, Maria.
Mrs. Guzzleton-No. l suppose you
can do all the "setting-up' that IL
needed yourself.
"IT isn't her own dress that turns Q
woman's head, fond as the sex are OF
finery." mop" mo, it is the dress OF
another woman who. passes her on the
street that turns her head"
DEACON EBON1-l nchu YOU uhb
moved, Brudder Black. Has you got
into select neighborhood Bruddef
Black hab, for fac, Deacon. Neb-
Der saw SIGH selection ob chickens in
NAH life.
Communicative you examined
my story? Editor I've weighed
il and found it wanting. Then why
didn't you return it to mef" ut was
wanting in postage to the amount OF
sixteen cents.
LOVING mother-See that boy of mine
run! A minute ago he said he couldn't
go to school, being so lame from
stone bruise. Another boy dying past
Don't yer see the head of the circus
procession down yender?
Mrs. SLnrDIET-So you have placed
yourself under the care of physician
who reduces superfuous flesh? Did he
recommend any special diet? New
boarder-No, madam. He simply rec
commended your boarding house.
Mrs. O'KELLY claims to be literary
lady because she cleans the Office of
magazine editor and sells the contents
of his waste basket to the junkman.
She says no one dare deny that she is
polisher of literary stock and dealer
In literary wares.
A STRANGER in the city seeing an ur-
chin on Broadway patted him on the
head and said; Can you tell me where
14th street is, little boy?" The gamin
stared seemingly incredulous at the
gentleman and then, shrieking hysteri.
cally to a distant comrade, "Hey,
CHIMNEY" he yelled, heres a Teller
what don't know where 18th street Is!
AT hotel q waiter came out of the
coffeeroom and informed the manager
that man was raising a disturbance
because he could not have his accus-
toned seat at the table $50 in again."
said the manager, "and propitiate him
In some way" Back went the waiter
and said: IF you don't like the
way things is done here, you can get
out, or I'll propitiate you pretty quick.
AT the close of fair in South Boston
the other evening the unsold articles
were offered at auction, and round
lot of cream pies were knocked down
to gentleman who seemed particu-
larry anxious to get them. my wife
made these pies, he said, "and gave
them to the fair; but as she never
makes any of this quality except to
give away, my only chance is to buy
them And then he sat down and con-
sumed q couple in silence.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-02

secure I'm his hold upon the public's
throat. coolly tipped back In his easy
chair and said: What are you goiAg to
do about itf"
There is not q section OF this cou ntry
free from an actual or aspirant Tweed
and the moro successful in following
tn At high priest of I eculation. the more
boldly does the imitator ask the same
question: and il il time for the public to
look ahead and ask, What are We going
to do about it?"
Ambition and honorable strife for pub
lilo position are commendable, but this
ambition should extend beyond the desire
for public plumber and self-aggrandizs-
ment. and the struggle should be con-
Quoted in manner becoming reputable,
respectable citizens OF a free country,
working for the best interests of the
whole people. Politics is necessary
factor In free government, and public
discussions are eminently proper and de-
sirable, but the American people are
not fulfilling the highest duties of
citizens when they permit positions
of public trust and honor to be bartersd
away for gold. Political machinery is
also necessary, but not of the expensive
order and vote destroying or vote-dupli-
eating construction used throughout this
country during the past twenty years,
and more particularly during tho last five
years.
The fault is not only of men but also
of methods, and unless resort is had at
once 90 honest and decent methods. and
measures taken to secure intelligent.
capable. honest men for public positions,
no matter what their preferences may be
for men to be elected to high places Of
honor and trust, the days of this Rspub-
lie are numbered.
This is no Fourth of July grafton ac-
cordlng to rule. 1t may, on that account
attract the reader; he would be . dull
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-02

ONE of the state foresters of Prussia
estimates that the forests of Europe
cover the following areas Germany,
4,596,O00 acres; Russia, 494, 22S, 600;
AUSTRIA Hungary, 46,951, 700 acres
Sweden, 100000 acres; France,
%, 24O, 900 acres; Spain, 9,769, 900
acres, and England. 2,471, 900 acres.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-02

Mrs. EVANS GORDON is winning
great prai il Ir dia as a tiger-slayer.
When 1T comes to question of the lady
or the tiger. the tiger loses every time.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-02

The Philadelphia Times intimates
that the mosquito believes in free hides.
This is mistake; he exacts heavy
tariff on them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-02
BILDAD'S RETURN.

The Eminent Statesman Crosses the Deep
and Loses His Hat once
vs.. snakes-Goes tn sleep ON the ship.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-02

in n Q W
TX to-day and am glad
find myself all well
| happy. Don't think
will travel any more.
ere's too much ex-
, citement in it for
Smy fl n e. S trun g
nerves.
4 While in London,
and after 1 had
| finished my, inter
view it h Nj T +.
Stanley, L thought
l might rs well take
a stroll out in the
country and see il
the farms in any
- - IN
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-02

He who cannot hold his peace till the
true time comes for acting and speak.
ing, is no right man.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-02

In improves your memory 10 lend q
frisnd 80. bat it destroys the me nory
o. ,our frierl.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-02

Mirrors are for the incident; they
cacours ge idle reflections
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-02
SEYoRE THE FOURTH.

BY JkssiE ETHEL.
49, toy bank,
Saved by little Tommy
~< hear them ol.nk and
y |. |
nA clank.
IN ~ ~ Nine little hre-crackers
In the corner store.
N~H Coveted by urchins
nNA0S%GN each day more and
NN1A more.
Ro4Hd Eight little m 4 Q g
o, 4 M stolen from the box
AL. H1In " BY the little urchins, de-
Wu llHIlVU Ill flying keys aud locks.
m XWWA Seven little shakes. and
Xk#f LANM the bank was opened
MTHR1 VITA wv quite,
0ilMM RAV Matches, spennies. mr.
~ MN NY chins, came down the
IN TxM ~ street In flight.
Six pair Of eyes viewed
the hre-craoker pack
Left the cash, and hisd them to the village CON-
mon back.
i've little fingers undid the fastening string.
Five little crackers exploded with ping
-Four little minutes in silence passed away,
when upon the common a common cat did
stray.
Three little crackers they tied to kitty's tail
Nhiz puff scurry scat the fur it flew Like
hail
Ewo little jumps and into the fire-cracker shop.
nristling and exploding, did pretty kitty hop.
One big heap OF ashes-it Is tho village store:
One awful lcking-the boys break banks no
morei
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New Buildings.

New roofs are seen in all parts Of
the town and 8 great many dwellings
are nearing completion that have
been previously mentioned. A mum.
her OF residences have been commence
ed within the last ten days.
John L Cooper is building a cot
tage on Unaka avenue.
Will Hart has commenced q resi-
denco on Ivy street in the Carr addi-
ton.
Mr.. Porter is building him a nice
little home on Holston street in the
Hunter & Brown addition.
Wilder & Allen are building an ad.
ditioHal wareroom to their store on
Second avenue ia the Carnegie addi'
ton.
]. N. Evans has commenced a store
house on West Main street. 1t will be
used by Evans, Faucette & Co., as a
ware room.
Will Cooper has his house on Unaka
avenue nearly framed and is pushing
it rapidly.
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Let to Contract.

g. @. Harris will begin in 3 few
weeks tearing down the store rooms
now occupied uy Seaver & Summers,
and Kirkpatrick, Woford & Miller,
and will erect in their place two hand.
some store buildings to correspond
with the balance OF his block.
Ike T. lobe has contracted for the
erection of new livery stable on the
site OF the present ore, but it will run
through from Buffalo to Spring street.
The building will be 100 feet wide and
240 long, and two stories high.
Ike T. Jobe has also contracted fol-
the erection of two store rooms 25x10C
feet on Buffalo street, adjoining his
livery stable. Work will be commenced
in few weeks.
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ELI Ii Dead.

Eli Simcox is dead! Everybody
that knew Sam Simcox knew Eli and
often have we watched him eat pea
nuts or candy and remarked his
attachment for Sam or any OF the
family. He was not a street dog and
never came to town except on business
and then always accompanied by some
one of the household. He met his
death while out walking last sunday
afternoon with Mr.. Simcox. In at
tempting to cress the railroad before a
freight train to get on the side with
his master, he was cought under the
wheels and had his head cut of. 1t
was the first time he ever failed to "get
there, Eli" His remains we're inter
red with appropriate ceremony by the
children and George Simcox's goat
wagon was used as a hearse.
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Furnace RIaSfs.

Last Monday dirt was broken on the
first furnace to be built by the Carne.
gle Iron Company, and as soon as it
gets well under way the second will
be started. Mr. Harry Hargreaves,
of Birmingham, is the contractor and
is rustling things with that energy
peculiar to himself He has the ex-
cavating for foundations about done.
Eight side tracks are to be put down
around the furnaces and a large force
is now at work grading for them
Rock are now being placed for the
foundation and masons are at work.
The force is being increased as fast as
circumstances will permit. Mr.. Har-
greaves says he will have the iron
work ready in 60 days and by that
time he expects to have 500 men al
work. lie has contracted for the
erection of 6S houses for his men, who
will camp in tents until they are built
Both furnaces will have capacity oil
125 tons of pig iron daily and that
means tonnage to rail road com
pany of 900 tons per day for 800 days
| in the year.
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Telephone Exchange.

The Holston Telephone Company
have decided to put in an exchange
and have a central office, provided
they can place a sufficient number Of
instruments in the city to justify the
expense of putting up the wires. They
will canvass the town in few days
to that end, and we think there is nc
question that they will succeed in the
undertaking.
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Hack Line to Erwin.

S.H. Anderson, the Jonesboro livery
man, has established a hack line from
Jeneshoro to Erwin. Hacks will
leave Jonesboro on Monday, Wednes-
day, and Friday and returning leave
Erwin on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday. Mr. Anderson will run
nothing but first-class hacks with
careful drivers in charge, and trip to
Erwin over his line will be more of a
pleasure trip than otherwise.
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A st. Paul, Va, Deal.

F. A. Stratton, President OF The
Citizens Bank and one OF the shrewd-
est traders in this section, has just
sold his last fourth interest in the
town Of st. Paul, Va, for $4,000.
Mr.. Stratton has sold the other three
fourths at the same figures and he
only paid $4,000 for the tract last
October. How is that for q profit?
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The Street Railroad Committee.

The street car committee returned
from Chattanooga Tuesday night and
made their report to the board last
night. The ordinance they framed
is about the same Chattanooga has
worked years to ieriect and Johnson
City will benefit by its experience
The ordinance will become law after
it passes the third reading Friday
night, and Col. Dunavant will then he
granted the franchise for street
railroad under the new line.
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Died, after a long and painful suff-
ering, on the 18th OF February, at her
home, Fosteryille, Tenn, Mrs, Sallie,
wife of DR.. w. /, Miller, aged about
% years. She leaves her husband and
two little sons, her parents and family
to sorrow, but not as those who have
no hone.
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More Light.

The Electric Light and Power Com
pany has increased its capital stock
$4,000 and will put in new dynamo
for incandescent lighting exclusively,
AS this will give the company msre
arc lights to spare in the old dynamo,
the corporation ought to avail itself OF
the chance to put a few more lights in
the dark places.
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Patterns.
Garden seeds in bulk by weight or
measure-Crop of 1889 Seaver & Sum-
mers.
DR.. G. II. Berry Dentist,
First National Bank Building.
Finest cheese in town at Will Pat
toms.
Remember when you want fresh
groceries to 60 to Wilder & Aliens.
1t is economy to use the Mastic
Mixed Paints. Seaver & Summers.
Thurbers maple syrup at
Hunter & Browns
Harps and accordians cheap, at
Chas. D. Fine & Bro,
Thurber's SHREDDED oats and rolled
wheat, at Hunter & Browns.
For cheap groceries go to Will Pat
toms.
Oliver plows and repairs at G. K.
Lide j. Co.
Thurber's full cream cheese at Hun.
ter & Browns.
All the leading magazines and pa
pers, at Chas. D. Fine l. Bro.
Homemade honey at Is cents per
pound, at Hunter 4 Browns.
Carolina rice fresh from the fields,
at Hunter & Browns.
Wilder L Allen sell groceries and
family produce as cheap as any house
in Johnson City.
Blank receipts note, draft, and order
books at Chas. D. Fine Il Bros.
All varieties OF beans, peas &c. for
planting in bulk. You can see what
you are getting. Seaver & Summers
We keep nothing but pure clover
and timothy seed. Seayer & Sum.
mers.
New Orleans molasses, best and
cheapest, at Hunter Il Browns.
Stop at Wilder & Aliens and leave
your order for family produce and
fresh groceries.
Kirkpatrick is Offering apecial
DRIVES in all his heavy weight goods
especially overcoats.
Capitalists and small investors reat
"War" Robertson's advertisement il
this paper.
Go to Wilder Il Aliens for fresh gro
ceries and produce. Cheap and al
ways fresh.
q Go to Kirkpatrick's for bargains il
overcoats. He is selling his entire
stock al reduced prices.
w. w. Kirkpatrick 10 selling hi
stock OF clothing At greatly reduces
prices. Now is the time to get bar
gains.
w. w. Kirkpatrick has first receiv
ed an invoice OF mems and boys hat
and has the hobbiest line in the city
The prices make them go.
II you want frst class meal, serve,
in good style, call at the San Marc,
restaurant. Transient visitors vii
! find it to their interest to call.
Now 10 the time to get clothin
!, cheap, as Kirkpatrick il selling hi
! winter stock ut greatly reduced pr
! ces.
g Fresh seed beans, peas, beets, 81
5 by the pint, quart, or peck. This
r tie economical way TO buy garde
t seeds and they are positively genuine
Seaver 4 Summers
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A Card.

We earnestly request our friends
and customers to attend the exhibi.
ton of cooking to take place at our
store and see the wonderful Charter
Oak Stove cooking with cold air enter
ing the oven, on Saturday, February
22d, from 10 a. M, to up. m.
JOHNSON CITY TIN AND STONE Co.
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ChhtlhHOOBH Times
Gen. j. T. Wilder and H. G. Hart,
of Johnson City, are at the Reed. The
General is more enthusiastic than ev-
er over the possibilities OF the growing
little city in the northeast corner Of
the State.
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That wind that caused the Noun
taineer to tremble was caused by the
Watauga Valley engineers making
haste with their survey while the B.
E. & N. G. fellows were getting ready.
Will Patton has moved his store to
Spring street in the Harr Building,
and is running a retail grocery store
in connection. He is selling grocer
les cheaper than anybody give him a
call.
WHAT the Bristol News does not
know about a furnace would make a
library. 1t says that one of the three
furnaces Bristol is to get, is to be a
steel plant. Just why it did not call
it an Opera House we can't see.
Second Avenue leading to the fur.
mace site was lined with vehicles all
day,Monday and contractor Hargraves
was kept busy answering questions.
1t was a great sight for our people to
see furnace started.
The Snyder House at Elizabethton
refused to supply the Watauga Valley
engineer corps with "cold luuch'
but it will be very anxious in the near
future to supply passengers on the
Watauga Valley railroad with "hand
outs" and don't you forget it.
The trouble with Bristol is they
never saw railroad built where mules
and carts were used. Wheelbarrows
and convicts built the thing it calls a
railroad but is more like a toboggan
slide and is soon to be abandoned en-
tirely.
The Bristol News will please give
attention to the extract from engi-
neer Odell's letter in another column
and tell us if it can who is spending q
"nice little sum of money" in Garter
county the Three C's or the Bristo
people.
Mr.. Hart, Of the firm of Hart Arm
hrust & Co, left Monday for New
York to purchase their spring stock
Everything will be bought fresh from
the manufacturers and will include
all the late styles and novelties. Il
will pay every reader Of the COMET t.
examine their spring stock when i
arrives.
Mrs. ]. W. Bruner, OF Enterprise
Miss, has located in johnson City
Mrs. Bruner is. a sister to Judge g. G
Chandler and has moved to johnson
City to go into the millinery business
She will occupy the McCay building
on Main street as soon as it is vacated
by Geo. R. Hurlbut. Mrs. Bruner i
an experienced milliner and will n,
doubt be a blessing to Fashion
devotees in this section. Her an
nouncement will appear in the CONE
when she gets ready for business.
He. .Yost, Of GreeneviIle, was il
the city last week. Mr.. Yost is tn
manager OF the firm OF Yost & Garter
carriage makers, and it is speakin
, but the truth 10 say that he is one c
!, the best workmen in East Tennessee
, and we truly regret to say that he
located at Greeneville when Johnso
: City needs such an enterprise so badl
! and he could so ably fill the bill, II
/ has just finished handsome carriag
; for Jobe's palace livery stable in tn
t city. Jobe only handles she best an
v this is the most elegant turnout h
: has. Its strength and durability
3 guaranteed by H. @. Yost's brand, fc
t his vehicles are pronounced the be-
wherever they are known.
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Stray Cow.

About four months ago mich COW
strayed to my farm. Owner can have
her upon Identification and paying for
feeding and advertising. Farm near
W. H. Taylor's. M. McM1CKEN.
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Acquainted with the Facts.

Knoxville Journal.
The Journal knows OF no town OF its
size where greater activity prevails
than at Johnson City.
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Are you going TO Paint?

If so use only the best goods. Prices
ready mixed paints are pronounced
the best by all painters and the best is
always the cheapest. Can only be
had at Rhea, Seehorn & Cos.
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100 bushels clover, Timothy orchard
and blue grass seed, cheap for cash
c. K. Lide & Co.
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For Rent.

A nicely furnished room, wei! 10.
Gated, close to business center. AID.
dress S., COMET Office. 30l-G
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CnlsOmInei
Mrs. Walter Miller i.e0d.

Calsomine your rooms and make
then, beautiful O, l.. Lide & Co.
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Wagons!

A carload of the celebrated Stude
baker wagons coming G. K. Lide & Co
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ListenI


W. are with you on Hardware G. K
Lide 4 Co.
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All kind of groceries cheap at Will
Patterns.
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Garden seeds in bulk by weight or
measure-Crop of 1889 Seaver & Sum-
mers.
Warren sheaf., 1890-12-25
CLOSING EXERCISES.

The schools closed on Friday for
the holiday vacation, and the pupils
in each OF the rooms devoted part OF
the day to literary and musical exer.
cises. The exercises in Miss Naylor's
room were given in the forenoon and
were very interesting. Yheprograms
IN the two upper rooms were carried
out in the afternoon il, very credit
able manner. The character Of the
exercises Indicate thorough, earnest
and faithful work on the part OF the
teachers. Many visitors were pres
ent at the exercises in each room.
We are glad to note the rapid strides
forward which our schools have
mnde since Prof. Waters was placed
at the helm. His executive ability
;,s we'll as his ability as s,leacler has
done much to promote the best in
terests OF the schools. The ATTEND
ance during the foil term has been
good and steadily on the increase.
Many pupils have come in from the
country to avail themselves OF tho
opportunities here to obtain an edu-
cation. We are informed that the
school board welcomes all these bows
and girls from the country who may
wish to attend schoolhere during the
winter months and will try toacconl-
modate them all, and will provide
tenchers and arrange tie course of
study so that they will be benefited
by attending. 1t is the intention to
open up /. new room after the holi
days and secure Il teacher for the
special purpose OF accommodating
such pupils. The tuition for out
siders has been placed so low that it
will not debar any from attending
our school, and il such pupils attend
long enough to enable them to draw
public money, and cnn legally do so,
no tuition will be charged