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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-02
SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.
Some Pleasant Christening and
Birthday Customs.

Christening ceremonials are becom-
ing more and more beautiful each
year and the custom of making a
child's christening a pleasant family
celebration. as we'll as a religious cere-
mony, grows in favor.
According to the social etiquette Of
/ New York, the formality most in IA
yor is the giving of a reception; the
hours are fixed from three or four
o'clock until six p. m. 1t is equally
proper to write the invitations or to
order them engraved in script.
The engraved form is scarcely va
| ried from the following
MIR. AND MRS. JAMES ALpRIcH
request the honor Of your presence at the
christening Of their son Cor daughter)
at 5 O'Clock, Wednesday, May 30.
Reception from 4 to6
No. 10i st. James street.
This card receives an early re-
| sponse-
Flowers ornament the house taste
fully and perhaps deliberately. The
guests all arrive in reception or visit
ing toilets before five o'clock, and
meet the host and hostess just as
they would at any reception. Some
times there is a band OF music, but
Oftener a pianist and a quartet OF
singers selected from among the
friends or kinspeople of the child.
There is a temporary font arranged IN
a prominent position in the room. A
small round table or pedestal is chosen
and upon its centre is placed a silver
bowl or goblet, or OF glass. The
| edge of the pedestal is hung with
Nj a ~ q an6 +ha fAA Of fhn nndncfQi ia
built UP to the rim of the bowl with
white flowers. At five o'clock the
child is brought to the parents, who
| stand by the font, and the clergyman
goes through the formalities of his
own church. Directly after this con-
| gr~atulations are offered to the father
and mother, the child is petted and
admired or it is removed to its own
| apartment, according to it's desire or
aversion for society. Refreshments
are offered as at amy afternoon enter
tainment, and they are usually Of a
richer quality than are provided at an
informal reception.
The birthdays of children are cele-
brated in New York more and more
after the customs of Europeans. A
little feast is made for the child, but
the invitations seldom extend beyond
| a number that may be seated at table.
The feast is dainty and plentiful, and
| it's especial characteristic is a cake in
which are Embedded lin little tin
tubes near the outer rim of the eake)
as many fancy wax candles as are the
years of the young person IN whose
honor the party is given. They are
already lighted when the young peo-
Pile are invited into the ~banqueting
apartment. After the food is eaten
the one who is celebrating a birthday
cuts the cake, if he or she is old
enough, and a piece is given to each
| guest. Plays or dances follow the
| supper. Guests are not expected to
make presents. These little eelebra-
| tions continue annually till the child
is old enough to enter society.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18
The Voice of the People.

The day Buchanan spoke at john
son City, the THE COMET had an op-
portunity to see leading Democrats
from Carter and Washington coun-
ties, and to get their views in regard
to the Congressional race from a
Democratic standpoint, and also APs to
the action of the executive commit
tee:
Hon. A. S. n. Dobson said: think
the committee has made a mistake.
There is every reason why we SHOULD
run a Democrat for Congress, an no
good reason why we should not put
out candid ,te.
Capt. Fohn NJ Morrow said II
have great respect for the action of
the committee, but think they have
done wrong They ought to be asked
to recon .ider their action"
Charles j Lyle: In politics we are
governed by principle or policy. Prin-
ciple ought always to govern when we
are in the majority, but when we are
in the minority we are sometimes con-
trolled by policy if we can gain by it.
I can see nothing for us to gain by not
running a man for Congress.
Alex. Booth: Il have voted The
Democratic ticket for over forty years.
| can't vote for Taylor or Butler. If
she Democrats don't put cut a candi-
date, 1 will stay at home on election
day"
Hon D. p. Wilcox, of Carter, said
"Nine-tenths of the Democrats of Car
ter and johnson counties were for
putting out candidate for Congress.
They are not satisfied with the ac-
ton of the committee. To allow the
Democrats to take sides and split on
Taylor and Butler will disorganize he
party, so that we will not get over it
in years, if ever. I think the Demo
Gratis ought to ask the committee to
reconsider tn cir action, so we may
yet have candidate"
w. NJ. Shell: Garter county Demo
Gratis want a candidate for Congress
they can vote for. They do not en-
dorse TIE action of the committee"
DR.. n. Z Hyder: al have taken
pains to inquire, and l know a very
large majority of the Democrats OF
Garter were for a Democratic candi-
date"
Maj Geo. d. Taylor: I'm our end OF
the county there is not Democrat
who does not favor Democrat for
Congress
Nat. T. Williams an David Holly !
fully corroborate The statement of Mr..
Taylor
Andy Shell: "The Democrats OF
Carter will have Democrat to vote
for for Congress. They can't swallow
either Taylor or Butler.
In Johnson City there are about
four hundred Democrats and out of |
that number we do not believe there
are three who endorse the action of
the committee. They are ouUspoken
i'm their protests
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18
A Correction.

The Bristol Courier is mistaken in
its statement that convention has
been called to meet in Jonesboro
Oct. 9TH TO nominate candidates for
Floater and Senator. Part Of the COM
mittee recommended that a conven-
ton be called They had no power
or authority to coll a convention.
They represented part of the Congress
sional Committee, appointed by Chair
man Shields to all in the Congress
sional election, and have nothing to
do with State elections
1t is safe to say there will be no
convention at Jonesboro. Issac Harr,
Esq, representative % the State COM
mittee for the First district, says he
will not call a convention to nomi-
nate candidates for Senator and Floa-
ter unless requested to 90 20 by ma
jority of the regular chairmen. And
as a majority of the c irmen have,
in view OF the action Of Congress
sional Committee, air y signified
their desire to have NJ convention,
there will be none calleG The Re-
pa lieans will have chance to fight
it out" all along the line. :
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18
A Big Business.

Bristol Courier
Messrs. Penland, Hurst & Co., have
packed up the remains of their wreck
sale and will Leave for Johnson City
to-day. They opened up a sto k thir-
ty days ago that invoiced $21, 200, and
now what is left will invoice at less
than $1,000. This immense business
proves that it is possible to use print
er's ink profitably and sell for cash.
Penland & Hurst have right to be
stuck on Bristol and the regular boot
and shoe dealers here have a right to
have blood in their eyes toward the
Knoxville merchants who sent this
wreck stock here and ruined their fall
trade. They say these goods will not
last forever, and the people can go
barefooted before they will handle
goods bought in Knoxville.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18
Ii Is True.

There is no longer a Democratic
party in the First district BY the
action of its committee at Morristown
on Saturday, it has virtually dissolved.
-JonesborO Herald and Tribune
This is the sentiment Of Roderick
Randum Buffers personal and politi-
cal organ. Read it, oh, We Democ ri is
who want to see Butler elected to
Congress. Hear it, oh, ye weak-kneed
Democrats who nave tamely surren-
dered to the Republican party. Even
before the ink is dry on the COM
mittee's resolution To have no candi-
date, the very men, the very Republi
cans who are to be benefited thereby,
are gloating over our cowardly sur
render.
We have Acknowledged defeat in
in the beginning, but not satisfied
with that, the Republicans want to
heap upon us shame and dishonor.
And we submit because we have "no
party in the first district" Demo
cracy has dissolved.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18
Another opportunity.

DR.. Knapp, our well known oculist,
will be at Johnson City again Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday of this week.
Now is the time to have your eyes at
tended to. The majority of the good
people in East Tennessee are now
using DR.. Knapp's Celebrated Lenses,
which not only preserve eye-sight, but
enable the wearer tc read with perfect
ease and comfort for any length of
time. DIR. Knapp pays special atten-
ton to diseases of the Eye, Throat
and Head. Consultation free. John
SON City office with Drs. Cox & Bolton,
over First National Bank. Bristol Of
fee with DR.. Nat. Dulaney and DR.. ].
]. M. King. DIR. Nat. Dulaney recon-
mends DIR. Knapp as being reliable
and skillful oculist.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18
A New Feature.

Johnson City is soon to have some
thing novel in the way of a store.
It will be known as a Fair or Bazaar
WIND will be in room on Main street
lately vacated by Denton & Hamilton
Mr.. Geo. r. Hurlbut will be the pro
prietor, and left yesterday for New
York to purchase stock of goo DIS.
His stock viii consist of a little of
everything and great deal altogeth-
err. Features OF the store will be 5, 10,
%, SOC and $1.00 counters. You will
find everything you want there at
astonishingly low prices. The store
viii be opened about the 18th OF Octo-
Der. Mr.. Hurlbut has had experience
in this line and will make an attrac-
live store as well success.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18
Boiling works,

Geo. r. Brown has ordered an out
fit for Bottling works and hopes to be
ready for business in 60 days. A
strong company has besn formed and
no pains will be spared to make it a
success. In the beginning ,nlY Sod
Pop, Ginger Ale and Champaign CT
der will be manufactured but the bust
ness will be enlarged as necessity de-
mands. Arrangements are being made
to connect an ice factory in the early
spring.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18
Communicated


Not a few of the citizens of johnson
City are of the opinion that the scram-
BILE over the cemetery question should
be closed. If it can be shown conclu-
sively that some of the city council
are personally interested in a certain
piece of land that is spoken of for the
cemetery, then the council is not COM
petent to select the grounds, but
should leave it to a com nittee of dis
interested persons to select the most
suitable grounds, no matter who owns
them. The people are watching you,
gentlemen of the council, and are
from now now on going to see that
nothing is railroaded through that
will be a detriment to the city.
CITIZEN.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18
The EIouring Mill.

1t was announced in THE COMET
some weeks ago, that Brown & Biddle
had contracted for the erection of their
Roller-Process Mill. The contractors
are Pennsylvania gentlemen and ar
rived here last Friday to commence
work. A force was put to work Mon
day excavat;ng for the foundation,
and as soon as the stone work is com
pleted the building will be rapidly put
up. 1t will require several months to
get the mill ready for operation, on
account of the machinery.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18
Hon. J. p. Buchanan.

Laet Tuesday at no, Jobe's Opera
House was filled with zens Of John
son City and vicinity listen o the
principles of Democracy expounded
10y the next Governor Of Tennessee.
They were not disappointed. Mir
Buchanan talk. pure Democracy for
NOR than an hodr and while be lacks
eloquence and grace as an orator, he
Is good honest Democrat and stands
square on he Democratic platform.
His speech will appear Gext week in
THE COMET.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18
Ladies of Johns on City.

Don't buys new sewing mach inc at
$40 or $50 because your old on. runs
heavyAn does poor work. w. HI.
Littleton, practical machinist, can
repair, clean up and adjust your old
machine and it will do as good work as
a new one. Last as long, or longer.
Drop him a card in the rostoffice and
he will call at your house. Needles,
shuttles, aubbers, bands and oil for
all machines.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18

THE COMETS Cromwell has taken
the Courier's advice and has flung
away ambition that is large slice of
Of it, And now will the Courier man
permit us TO say to him, ego and do
likewise?" It will save him days of
anxiety and nights of waking. He
can never he Floater, but in the sweet
by and by, when the D mocrats up
this way get in the noticl Of running
candidates for Office, tn, may put him
on for sinker.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18
unterrified Democracy.

MOUNTAIN CITY. TENN, Sept. 16.
DEAR SIR:
l received yours of the 18th inst. in
forming me Of the action Of the Chair
mans meeting at Morristown on the
18th inst. / must confess that, never
since l have learned to lisp the name,
Democrat, have j been so astonished.
What have we to gain by such a
course? In what way are we to be bene-
flied by the action of that convention?
Is il possible that our old party, after
having fought so long and so many
hard battles for the principles that are
dearer to us than all others, save our
religion, is to give up without a strug
gle? l ask Democrats again, are you
ready for the surrender? / answer for
one, / am not. / am not ready to sur
render the great principles that have
advocated for forty years. We have
fought over many hard battlefield
when we had no chance of success,
and when we have a good and an easy
walk-over, we are asked by a few to |
get out OF the way and let the party
that has denounced us upon every
stump in the State have a clear track.
Viewing T. grounds az I do, ], for
one, can't surrender.
Respectfully,
p M. KTsrR.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18

The scandal piles up on Commits
sioner of Pensions Raum, but he does
not resig nor do his s1periors in Of
fee give any signs of asking for his
resignation, although common decen-
cy should have caused them to do so
as soon as he unblushingly acknowl-
edged having borrowed $4,000 on
notes endorsed by Pensio Attorney
Lemon. But there is worse to come.
He has been engaged in some bust
ness transactions worse than the re-
frigerator company, of which one of his
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Smyser, of Ohio-is a large stockhold-
er, and Representative Cooper, who
first formulated the charges, is in pos
session of the facts, and he intends to
see to it that the public has them,
even if the Republicans on the white
washing committee shall refuse to in
vestigate them.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18

State ticket thousands of votes, be-
cause Democrats will stay away from
the polls rather than vote for either Of
the Republican candidates. The
most favorable chance We have had
for years to elect a Democrat to Con-
gTess has been thrown aside as worth
less. Democracy consists Of a system
Of political principles which we be-
believe to be right. II they are right
they deserve to be adhered to at al
times. The committee has placed
prime pies on he ragged edge of ex-
pediency, aud the party will gain notli-
ing by the experiment..
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18


The Bris oil Commentaries that there.
was but one vote ia the committee
meeting at Morristown in favor Of
putin oct a candidate for Congress
The statement is not accurate. In
Justice to the committee and to the
Democracy of the district, we make
this statement.
The committeeman from Johnson
county, P. NJ. Kiser, Esq, was strong
ly in favor of convention and a cam
didate, but he was represented by
proxy, and his wishes were not carried
out
The committeeman from Wishing
ton county, Cd pit. A. S. Deaderick,
was not favorable to convention, but
wanted candidate. to be selected by
the Executive Committee.
The committeeman from Hamblen
county, Hon. w. S. Dickson, was ia
favor of putting out candidate in
some otper way than by convention,
and thought the premature discussion
of the question had made the meeting
of the committee necessary.
The Democrats of Hancock county
decided in favor of a convention and a
candidate at meeting held in Sneed-
vile the Monday before. Their in
structions were not followed.
Unicoi county voted for conven-
ton.
Garter county was not voted in &c
cordance with the wishes OF the Dem
ocrats of the county. The overwhelm-
ing sentiment there is in favor of a
convention and straight Democratic
fight all along the line.
Granger county was not represented
Tt will be thus seen that Str out Pl
the eleUep counties represented did
want Democratic candidate for Con
gress to be put out either by conven-
ton or in some other authoritative
/
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18
The Passeneer Denot.

Work on the new union passenger
depot is progressing rapidly. Nc
Daniel & Stone, of Chattanooga, have
the contract for the wood work, and
are here ready to take charge and
complete as soon as the stone work is
finished. 1t is the only stone depot
now building in East Tennessee, and
will be one of the handsomest build
ings of the kind in the South.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18
LOOK After the chIIdren.

Many little darling has been taken
away because through neglect their
system has been undermined and de-
stroyed by worms. Such neglect is
little better than murder. when The
trouble can be removed. Only a few
doses of DIR. Harris Worm Cream
would do the work, and the little suf-
ferers would soon show the unmistaka-
BILE signs of returning health.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18
Query.

Is it a fact Durand & Co.'s force
have been withdrawn from work on
the B. E. & N. G. railroad, and pds to
work on the Paramount addition grad
ing streets? There is a report afIoat to
that effect.-Bristol News.
Suppose the Land Company has got
enough railroad and now wants to
sell lots awhile. What then?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18
HUNTER & BROWN.
DR.. A. J. Burners Appointments.

DR.. A. J. Burners Appointments.
Limestone, Sept. %, p. m.
Conklin, Sept. %, z p. m.
Embreeville, Sept. "a, p. m.
Buffalo Ridge, Sept. 25, p. m.
Chalybeate Springs, Sept. 26,7 p. m.
Fall Branch. Sept 81, 8 p. m.
South Watauga, Sept. 20, z p. m.
Turkey Town, Hearts Church, Sept.
80; 8 p. m.
Piney Flats. Oct. 1, p. m.
Bluff City, Oct. 2, 6 80 p. m.
Sinking Springs, Oct. 8, 2 p. m.
Milligan College, Oct. 4, II a. m.
Elizabethton, Oct. 6.
Erwin, Oct. z, IL 80 p. m.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18
No Convention.

The action Of the Democratic COM
Tnittee at Morristown in determining
to have no candidate for Congress
was exceedingly unfortunate. No
good for Democracy can come of it,
In the end our party viii be
disorganized and divided and will
have accompl shed nothing except
sacrifice of its own connections and
itfow principles. It will cost the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18

On our first page we publish letter
from Col. E. G. Reeves to tho Holston
Methods, on preachers and politics.
The argument Is unanswerable. We
commend it to DR.. Kelley, Parson
Bruner and their like.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18

a director of the " ~ Point ter
minaI company says that the East
Tennessee has secured control Of the
Queen & Crescent, and that the state
ments to the contrary are without
foundation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18

Rev. A. J. Bruner, Prohibition can
didate for Congress, addressed few
of the citizens in Jobe's Opera House
last Friday night. The crowd was
small and composed mostly of ladies.
Leaving out the obscenity, the speech
was remarkable alone for its length
and the speaker demonstrated fully
that lie had missed his calling.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18

DR.. Koch, the German physician
who claims that he has discovered a
method of curing consumption by
incubation, is about to commence
experiments on human patients who
are suffering from tuberculosis.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18

There will be no convention ard
no nominees for Senator and Floater
And if there should be, no man
who wants to sacrifice the congress
sional race in order to have way by
which he hopes to trade himself into
the Legislature, should be nominated
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18

DR.. Kelley, Prohibition candidate
for Governor, will speak at Greeneyille
Sept. 2oth. Jonesbo o, Sept. %. Bris-
tol, %. Johnson City. Sept "a.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18

Greene county last Saturday voted
down the proposition to subscribe
100000 to the railroad from Paint
Rock to Kingsport. Ont of total
vote of nearly 1000 the proposition
lacked IA votes having the requisite
three-fourths. The city of Greeneville
voted unanimously to subscribe
$4,000.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18

An engineering corps will be put to
work making preliminary survey
from here to WiikesboFo ii few days
for the Richmond and DAnville rail
road.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18

The Manufacturers Record says
The Pittsburg Iron & Steel Engineer
ing Co., of Pit.sbnrg, Pa, has, it is
reported, received contract for con-
structing the blast furnace of the
Embreeyille Iron company previous
~ reported as to be built.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18

Having recently enlarged our
building, we have opened our Mil
linery Department on the first floor
and will have displayed the largest
and most stylish line of Millinery
ever brought to this market.
Our Line of Dress Goods is
also superior to any in the city, and
you will find the latest styles at the
lowest prices. The cash system
enables us to make the above prop
osition.
Miss Bette Griffin, OF Knox
vtlle, will have charge of the Mill
merry Department. She is an expe-
rienced and artistic Milliner and
will give satisfaction to the trade.
Very respectfully,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18


The antiReed Republicans, and
there are lots of 'em, are "kicking"
vigorously, because they say that the
Republican Cong, essional Campaign
Committee is being used to boom the
Speaker for the Presidency. There is
no longer any doubt of Reeds having
SHE'D his castor into the Presidential
ring, and the weaker candidates, in
Guiding Mr.. Harrison, are becoming
panic-stricken at the prospect. They
fear the power of the big man from
Maine whose shadow is beginning to
obscure all of them. The Democrats
would ask nothing better than Reeds
nomination they believe that an over
whelming majority of the people of
this country are opposed to un-Ameri-
can methods by which he has tyran-
nized over the House of Representa-
tives
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-18

put on ice.
The Republicans met in mass con-
vention at Jonesboro last Monday and
alter caucusing nearly all day decid
Ell to nominate E. E. Shipley for Rep
resentatiye.