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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

Mr. Harrison has 80 far turned a deaf
ear to the negroes who demand that
one of their race shall be appointed as
commissioner of the Worlds Fair.
Will he dare to refuse the demand or
10 ignore il?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

Sir John Macdonald will probably
give ex.Speaker Reed a summer en-
gagement, as he is anxious to increase
the government majority in the Ca
madam legislature by contesting
the seats OF the minority members
Reeds experience in TIE Fifty first
Congress will make him an invaluable
assistant to the Canadian boss
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

The question now is, will Tennessee
be represented at the Worlds Fair
in an official way, or will the Legisla'
ture still continue to show its ass
assinous disposition and kill the ap
preparation bill?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

Alta meeting of the board last week
the contract between the city and the
Watauga Water Company was de-
clared null and void because the com
pany had failed to give bond in the
required time. The $4,000 forfeit will
be claimed. At the sane meeting it
was decided that i, would be a good
thing for the city to own its own sys-
tenn OF water works, and a committee
was appointed to draft bill, asking
the Legislature to give the city the
power to issue bonds for that purpose
The bill has been presented and will
be sure to pass, and the people will be
asked in few weeks TO vote on the
question. 1t was clearly shown that
enough water was alreo y taken to
pay the interest on nearly 100000
not counting the fire plugs that the
corporation would use. II is safe &c
presume that in another year a sink
ing fund could be created FIR I'm the
rental and the bonds be paid long be
fore maturity.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

Is not the old saw that asserts
A cat has three tails, and then
proves the assertion by the follow.
ing
No cat has two tails,
One cat has one more tail than
no cat
Therefore, one cat must have
three tails.
But that sylogism may suffice to
call attention to what is true logic.
which you would do well to con.
slider,
Every man, woman and child
who is of sane mind and of suffi-
Gent maturity to reason for them.
ELVES desire to do the very best
they can for themselves. Ii is rea.
sonable for them to try to gain the
easiest and most lucrative positions,
and it's natural for every one, when
they have to buy something or to
spend money, to get the most that
1t is possible for the amount thus
expended, There are two systems
of doing business. One on time :;
the other for CASH, or pay down.
The time 'ystem requires books,
and one hand to keep the books,
and will necessarily require the
most help tier, with all the care
that can be taken, will make some
bad debts, which every one who
sells on credit must know, and
must provide for or be the loser by
that system Of doing business.
Then Others who are perfectly good
make you wait so long that the in.
terest on the money invested is
worth absolutely more than the
profits on the goods sold besides,
great many other unpleasant
circumstances are brought about by
the system
The man who sells for CASH
pay down, pay up, or pay as you
go-can sell the same amount OF
goods with less help and no books,
no book-keeper required, and no
bad debts never to be collected, and
and no slow debts to consume the
| profits with the interest that would
! accrue on the investment there,
fore, ne can sell for less expense
and can afford to sell for less profit
and his customers receive the bene
fit of the system in proportion tc
the amount they may spend,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

The Jonesboro correspondent in the
Bristol Courier is respectfully remind
cd that when the bottom drops out Of
Johnson City Jonesboro is sure to be
l.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

4 bill was introduced in both houses
of the Legislature Monday to allow
Johnson City to issue $4,000 in bonds
to construct water work
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

The South Pittsburg Press, q bright,
newsy messenger from the sequachee
Valley is a welcome exchange 20 THE
COMET office.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19
JEANS PANTS!
JEANS PANTS!!
JEANS PANTS!!!
NE cheapegt and the best. b

buy all kinds of produce and
pay the highest market price for it.
| buy Butter, Eggs, Chickens,
Corn, Oats, Potatoes, Rye, Corn
Meal, Bacon, Lard, Cabbages, Tur-
nips, Beeswax, Feathers, Fur-skins,
Cotton Rags, Dry Beans, Oni.ns /
in fact, almost anything you have to
sell.
Now do come and see me don't stay away
You'll not regret 1t you'll surely make II pay
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19
Spot Cash Business.
And we ave The OriglnatOrs Of
Low Prices

in Groceries. Our flag of war on
high prices is unfurled and swing
ing ever ready for battle, and we
are marching onward to conquer
the old 50 per cent way Of selling
goods on credit a d save the people
from bankruptcy and ruin, and
give them the tull benefit of their
just earnings by giving them Gran
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19
STATE OF ONO, CRY OF roLEDo,t

STATE OF Ono, CRY OF ToLEDo,t
LUCAS COUNTY, %
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner OF the firm oil
F. J. CHENEY Goo, doing business in
the city of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that laid firm will pay
the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case Of Ga
tarrh that cannot be cured by HALLS
CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to and subscribed in my pres.
rnce. this 9th day Of December, A
D. 1886. sa
49, A. w. GLEASON,
}SEALy
'~ Notary. Public
Halls Oatarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally and acts directly upon the blond
and mucous surfaces Of the system
Send for testimonials, free.
f. J CHENEY & Co. Tnledo, o
80 Sold by Druggists. 76eents.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19
THE COMET
Johnson City, Tenn, March l9, ls9l.
MASS MEETING

il hereby called for Friday night
March Goth, 1891, at 3 o'rlock in Jobe's
Opera House, for the purpose Of nomi-
mating ticket for Mayor and Alder
med Of Johnson City, Tenn
Signed, 1876 Representative citizens
and voters.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

The Watauga Water Company
should give us water or got off the
reservoir.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

The Legislature will adjourn at noon
on March 80.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

The above facts and figures indi-
cate clearly that we are the fittest, and
by the law OF evolution will survive.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

Professor CHANDLER, of Columbia C, llege, New
York, who analyzed No. 6s, stated: This is the
best iron ore have ever analysed. 1t is very
itch in iron and very free from sulphur and
phosphorous."
Bpssemer pig can be made here at
.ba f,.II,.ru;,,r ooa4
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

Secretary Rusk's next greatest work
will be pamphlet on "How to graft
clinging position seekers upon spout.
ing statesmen" Philadelphia Timts.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

Those people who did tie loudest
yelling over the reciprocity treaty
with Brazil, now wish they had kept
their mouths shut for lille, for the
more the thing is in asJigated the
further away appear the benefits to be
derived by this country, in fact those
having the best opportunities ior
knowing say that we shall never be
benefited through this treaty, and
that our manufactures and products,
with the single exception OF -four, viii
still e necessarily har dicapped by
higher price than those from Great
Britain and Germany.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19
These and many 9TH
ers are the reasons
Why | sell for PAY ON
THE SPOT.

And that is why so many people
will come and trade with me, in
spite of wind and weather.
will therefore, OPEN NO
MORE NEW ACCOUNTS, but
will still continue to accommodate
those who have been prompt in the
payment of their weekly ard
monthly accounts.
BUT | will continue to sell at
all times the very best goods at the
very lowest prices for CASH or
marketable produce.
My stock Of goods is full, and if
you have not been in to inspect
them before, | most cordially invite
you to call and inspect goods and
prices. Domestics, Ginghams. Cal
icos, Cashmeres, Henriettas, Lus-
tiers, Broadhead Worsteds, Dress
Flannels, Tycoon Reps, and a gen.
eral line of Worsteds Jeans, Cas-
sinner, Ticking, Hickory Cheviot or
Shirtings, Cotton Plaids, Wool
Flannels, Linseys, Boots, Shoes,
Hats, Caps, Tinware, Drugs, Pro-
visions, Suspenders, Hose, Gloves,
Handkerchiefs, Shawls, and many
other articles, all of which | will
sell at the lowest CASH prices.
And don't you forget that still
have a few dozen Gents Odd
Coats in Sacks and Getaways that
you can buy at less than cost
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

The ablest lawyers in the country
are in doubt about the constitutional
ity of the law enacted by the late Con.
gress with the avowed purpose Of re-
lieving the United States Supreme
Court, and it is stated that Mr.. IIar-
rison is in so much doubt about it that
be will not appoint the nine new
judges therein provided for, until he
has an opportunity to consult with the
best legal talent in his party. Upon
the constitutionality of the new law
we are not prepared to express an
opinion, but that it it rough, unfnish-
ed and difficult to comprehend is APP
pearent to its most careless reader,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

A Banquet in commemoration OF
the first making of steel in the South
by the basic process was given at
Chattanooga Thursday evening, the
18th inst. The chief guests OF honor
we're Col. A. M. Shook, of that city ;
Hon. Nat Baxter, of Nashville, and
John H. Inman, OF New York, officers
and owners OF the steel mill. Promin-
ant citizens OF every section were in
vited. A feature Of the banquent was
the serving Of the courses on plates
made from Chattanooga steel, rolled
ut the St. Louis Stamping Works, and
coated with tin from the Dakota
Observation-Disclosures Record.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

Lecture in Baptist church by r. ]
Burdette, March 2lst; w. G. T. u
Entertainment March 31st and April
1st Lecture. Rev. Sam Jones, in Opera
House April Sth.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

DR.. Walter Miller's two sons, E
Haynes and w. Winfield, are visiting
friends and relatives in Fayetteville
Middle Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19
HUNTER & BROWNS
..4
UneQqaled by
Any Other House

Buckwheat Flour and Thurber's
Cream Cheese just arrived.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

10000 10000 4 600 100 DOL loU 60
So BAL 1922 81 Of IS. 4ol 66 SO
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19
TRUE LOGIC.

Is not the old saw that asserts
A cat has three tails, and then
proves the assertion by the follow.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

One cat has one more tail than
no cat
Therefore, one cat must have
three tails.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

Tnesdey evening our young people
had a delightful dance. Dancing is
such harm less, and at the same time
such an enjoyable amusDm"nt, that it
IS strange we have not had more Of
these entertainments thus winter. The
party broke up at IL 80.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

But that sylogism may suffice to
call attention to what is true logic.
which you would do well to con.
slider,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-04-23
EDMUNDs AND coNKLING.

Edmnnds is very unlike Conkling in
everything except ability. He is as
modest as COnkling was pretentious.
He was emphatically worker; never a
shirker. The dreary drudgcry of every
day legislation, which most Senators are
but too glad to escape, Edmunds faith.
fully performed. lie was loyal to his
party and the public, and no details III
bills were so dry that he would not care.
fully analyZe them so that lie could ex'
pose defects or eXpound merits intelli
gently. IL is difficult to overestimate
the usefulness of such a Senator.
1t is a noteworthy coincidence that the
Senate has lost its last two leaders by
resignation, and especially so when it is
borne in mind how rarely a Senator re.
signs except for the purpose of taking
another office. COnkling's resignation
terminated his political career, and the
probabilities are that Edmunds viii pass
the remainder of his days i'm private life
IL is not too much to say that the resig
nation of Edmunds is almost universally
regretted by good citizens of both parties
and all factions. He commanded the re.
spect of the country by his high concep
tions of official duty and his selfsacriiic
ing labors in its performance.
Edmunds is man of measures, and
his name has been prominently identified
with the important legislation of a quar-
ter-century. To re new the laws whcl
he exerted a potent influence in framing
OF passing would include nearly all tn,
memorable acts of the Senate during his
membcrship.-TrOy Press.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-04-23
POINTS FOR cHEEsE.MAKERs.

Let the milk be well matured by heat
ing before the rennet is added. The adj
dition of sour whey, to hasten the matu-
ity, is Objectionable and should never be
practiced. Old milk which has become
well ripened and nearly sour may be
added. but loppered, or thick milk
should never be used. More rennet is
used the more moisture will be retained
in the cheese, under similar conditions
of making. For spring cheese, rennet
enough to thicken the milk for cutting
in fifteen to twenty minutes at a temper
ature of fifteen degrees to twenty degrees
is required. For summer and fall cheese.
- minutes must be allowed for the
same process with milk in good cond-
ton. The raising of the temperature to
nlnety-eight degrees increases the favor
able conditions and aids rennet action
Dairy World.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-04-23

Miss Abigail Dodge Gail Hamilton)
is creating somewhat of a sensation in
Washington with her book, "a Washing
ton Bible Class"
DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup is the best
remedy for all the suffering of little chill
drCn caused by diarrh9l Cr summer
complaint. Price % cents.
The most distressing symptoms of ca
tarrh will yield to Old Saufs Catarrh
Cure. This prince of medicines per-
formes all that it ever promised.
The fond owner of a valuable dog
has had made for it broad collar ON
which is engaved a court scene from the
reign of Charles IL. The edge of the
collar is set with row of turquoises.
Miss Elsie Stanley is an Australian girl
of II who has great musical talent and
just won scholarship at the London
Royal College of Music, which entities
her to free education for three years.
Wantcd-A good appetite. You can
have it easy enough by taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla. 1t tones the digestion and
cures sick headache.
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt is said to have
adopted the infant daughter of her foster
brother, who emigrated to this country
some years ago. The child has been
christened Regina Emanuel Sarah and
will be sent to France to be brought up
there.
Il is announced that Miss Gabrielle
Greeley, the daughter of the late Horace
Greeley, is engaged to be married to Rev,
Frank MontrOSc Clendenin, the rector OF
| st. Peters Church at Wcstchester, the
oldest Episcopal Church in this country,
after Trinity.
/ have been a sufferer from catanh fOl
20 years. | found immediate relief IN
the use of Ely's Cream Balm. Since MS
| ing it have not suffered a moment from
| headache, sore throat or loss of sleep
from which previously suffered, caused
| by catarrh. | consider your Balm :
valuable remedy.-R. G.. Vassar, SO War
rem St.. New York.
Ely's Cream Balm is worth its weigh
in gold rs cure for catarrh. One bottle
cured mes. A. Lowell, Franklin, Pa.
Mrs. "A. Claxton, an English woman
has invented patent ear cap, and hence
forth 10 one need be disfgured by ear
that stand out too far The cap is like
a skeleton of tapes, which effectuall,
ten ded to he worn at night
Lily and Jamie admired some Easte
eggs which were displayed in shol
window.
''Oh. what pretty eggs" said Lily.
eyes, they are pretty; but why hav
they that color, do you knowP' asked
jamie
why, of course, it is because the.
were laid by red hens"
An attempt is being made in England
TO get the directors of different blint
schools to adopt the system of writing
invented by Mile. Mulot, which has tn,
immense advantage over that now il
use of producing legible characters. Mile
Mulot has done much toward improving
the condition of the blind.
Mrs Beige Harrison, the wife of tn,
J American painter, is an Australian. Sh,
went to London when quite young T.
study art at the South Kensington Mu
scum, and afterwards became pupil o
Feyen-Perriu. On her marriage with Mr.
=. Harrison, she travelled through TIN
country and Mexico, both she and he
husband sketching industriously, an,
their work appea ing in Hdiper's an,
Scri5ner's. Mrs Harrison has sine
studied with Lefebvre and Benjamin
CONSTANT
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-04-23
A Canadian Trick.

The order of Secretary Foster making
it necessary that all goods which are
shipped ov railroads out of the Domin-
ion of Canada for shipment to foreign
countries from New York city and other
American ports subject to customs ex-
animation be searched this side of the
Canada line is causing no little amount
Of excitement and talk among the ship
pers at Rouses Point at present. Here
tofore it been the custom for United
States customs inspector 10 examine the
contents OF packages intended for ship
ment. and then seal the car or cars in
which the goods were contained, but
this had been proven to be a rather poor
investment for Uncle Sam and il has
come to light that a certain Canadian
railway company has had a complete
outfit for long time for the manufac-
ture Of consular seals, and that in many
instances after a United States official
had inspected and sealed q car for pas
sage to New York the seals were broken
and other goods, such as opium, were
substituted for the goods passed upon by
the inspector,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-04-23
THE pEDDLER's JOKE.

Here is a good story that somebody
has been telling to one of the New York
papers: One day a tin peddler, with an
assortment of knick-knaclls, arrived at a
certain village in Connecticut and called
at one of the houses to sell his wares.
After dispusing of a few articles to the
lady of the house, who was surrounded
by regular swarm of children, she de-
clared her inability to purchase more for
the want of money.
'But, ma'am,n said the peddler, "ain't
you got any rags?'
None to sell" was the reply.
"Well,n returned the peddler "you
seem to have plenty of children; will you
sell me one for tinware?'
"What will you give, sir?''
"Ten dollars, ma'am."
SIN good tinware?'
"Sartin, ma'am, the best
"Well sir, its a bargain,'' said the
lady, and you may take yonr pick of the
lot"
The peddler, surprised that his offer
was accepted, yet confident that mother
would not part with her child, selected
. bright-lOoking boy placed him in the
cart and supplied the lady with tins until
the sum of $40 was made up.
Then the peddler, certain that the
mother would hasten to redeem the child
as she saw him actually starting off,
mounting the seat beside the little fel-
low, who, pleased with the idea of hav-
ing a ride, was growing Justify, rode off
at slow pace expecting each moment
to hear the lady calling to him to bring
him the child. But no such call did he
hear. After proceeding a short distance
| the pcddler began to see that he had
made bad bargain and turned his
horses head again toward the lady's
| house.
The lady had just finished ornament
ing her closet shelves with the tin when
the peddler entered.
"Well.n said he, ~ don't think the
boy will do after all think you had
better take him back aud let me have
my ware
''No sir, the bargain was fair said the
lady. "and you shall stick to it whether
you wish to or not
Surprised at this the peddler ex-
claimed:
"Why, ma'am, how can you think of
parting with your boy to an entire
stranger
BLESS your soul, mister, l have no
children returned the lady. THE chill
dren you see here are pauper children
and as you appear to be a good man |
gladly sell you several more of them, If
you wish, at so a head
The boy was dropped at the door, the
peddler jumped aboard his cart and the
way he made his old horse get away
from that house was caution.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-04-23
TnE COUNTY RoApPnonLEm

The condition of the country roads has
much to do with the state of trade and
markets. Business men are beginning
to realize the depressing influence of bad
roads on business, and X. G.. Dun q Co. S
weekly review of trade attributes the
unimproved condition of business 60 the
/ difficult country roads. When the farm
ers are finally led to a comprehension of
/ this fact a change may be hoped for
/ Syracuse journal.
Country roads form a topic somewhat
threadbare, but they need attention all
the same. This is the time of year to
say few words TO the hOrny-handed
| agricultuTist, and give him some sharp
| thrusts under the ribs to remind him of
his duty to himself and the weary rural
travelling public.
All agree that, as a rule, country roads
in the Empire State are an abominatiOn,
and century behind the wake of civili-
zatiOn. Indeed, when the going is bad
there are hundreds of miles of roads, so
called, in this grand old commonwealth
that are practically mpassable-horse-
killing, wagOn-smashing, profanity-pro-
yoking highways of wretchedness. They
are monumental to the siothfulness of
the neighborhOOds through which they
run. Indeed, the inhabitants are virtu-
ally blockaded, and nothing short of
funeral, prize fight or threatened starva-
ton will induce them to try to drive to
the nearest village or city. OF course
this condition of affairs is stagnating to
business. While farmers are waiting for
the roads to become passable, they are
not selling produce or trading with the
merchants. The loss is mutual. City
and country both suffer on account of
bad roads.
Farmers have been very slow to realize
the advantage of good roads. In many
neighborhoOds working out the road
taxi is little better than farce. The
men make short days" and exertthem
selves as moderately as possible. Again,
when work is honestly performed, it is
wofully misdirected. The wrong thing
is done at the wrong time, and the roads
made worse instead of better. The same
methods are applied that have been for
half a century. The farmers "mend'
the roads just as their grandfathers did.
No progress is exhibited.
In the majority of rural districts in
this State-there are many praiseworthy
eptions-rOad- making is an unknown
art. Many roads wretchedly bad have
mon them to mt them in nrime condi-
tinn Rnt tbe Iaborers did NOT under-
stand their business Intelligent and
svstematic effort was lackinG
If the residents alone anv line of road
sbould oet togetber and resolve first and
at oll hazards In make and maintain A
creditabic bio6way, and then investigate
the hest wav to bniid and repair n snita-
hle and nermanent road fine iob would
he easier than anticinated. And with
the end desired achieved. the farmers
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-04-23
NIoKNAMEs AUrHoRs.
Emerson-The Sphinx.

Emerson-The Sphinx.
Schiller--The Republican Poet.
Ggthe-The Poet of Pantheism
Shelley-The Eternal Child.
Keats-The Ressurectionized Greek.
Byron-The Poet of Passion.
Moore-The Butterfly.
Jeremy Taylor-The Shakespeare OF
Divines.
Coleridgc-The Insulated Son of
Reverie.
Bunyan-Spenser of the People.
Shakspeare-The Myriad Minded.
Ben Jonson-The Divine Bully of the
Old English Parnassus.
Spenser-The Poets Poet.
Chaucer-The Well of English Uude
filed, or the Morning Star of English
Poetry.
Cedmon-The Milton of Forefathers.