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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30

A PARABLE.

Said Christ our Lord 81 will go and see
How the men, my brethren, believe in me-
He passed not again through the gate of birth,
But made himself known to the children OF earth.
Then said the chief priests and rulers, and kings
"Behold now, the Giver of all good things;
Go to, let us welcome with pomp and state
Him alone who is mighty and great"
With carpets Of gold the ground they spread
Wherever the Son OF Man should tread,
And in palace chambers, lofty and rare,
They lodged him and served him with kingly fare.
Great organs surged through arches dim
Their jubilant floods in praise of him;
And in church, and palace and ugdment hail.
He saw his image high over all.
But still wherever his steps they led,
The Lord in sorrow bent down his head,
And from under the heavy foundation Stones,
The Of Mary heard bitter groans.
And in church and palace and Judgment hall,
He marked great assures that rent the wall,
And opened wider and yet more wide
AS the living foundation heaved and sighed.
"Have ye founded your thrones and affairs then?
On the bodies and souls of living men?
And think We that building shall endure,
Which shelters the noble and brushes the poor?
'With gates OF silver and bars of gold
Ye have fenced my sheep from their Fathers fold;
have heard the dropping OF their tears
In heaven these eighteen hundred years"
20 Lord and Master, not ours the guilt,
We build but our fathers built;
Behold thine images, how they stand,
Sovereign and sole, through all our land
''Our trust is hard, with sword and flame
To hold thy earth forever the same,
And with sharp crooks of steel to keep
Still, as thou leftest them, thy sheep
Then Christ sought out an artisan,
low-browed, stunted haggard man.
And a mother girl, whose fingers thin
Pushed from her family want and sim
These set he in the midst of them,
And as they drew back their garments hem,
For fear of deflement, "Lo, here" said he,
'"The images ye have made Of mel!
JAMES RUSSELL LOWE
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30
The National Economist saws:

Business failures continue the
Last week there 236 failures the United
33 corresponding week $780, 1885, $780,
49, bile the two old parties assuring the that times
q a different
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30

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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30
THE DEAD WITNESSES.

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elusive testimony in Mr. Donnelys behalf.
The St Paul Press published the schmee letter it's
former libel And yet the of all this these Williams without
word testimony Donneys
testimony reate charge after and make
their in this law suit 1t only too plain that they
mined backen Mr. Donney sand
champion OF virtue and purity" in politics.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09

We were guilty of an error in these
columns yesterday in replying to
Editor Rule, of the Knoxville journal
We stated that Revelations" was one
OF Shakespeare's plays, Tais, we are
informed by our city editor, is mis-.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." is a book in the
Bible. We beg Brother Rules par.
don.-Ch attanoogA Evening News.
This life is a boundless ocean Of
error dotted about over with small is
lands OF truth ard our prilgimsge and
sojourne for scarce footir 6, reminds
us OF crossing a rough mountain
stream, BY stepping from one stone
to another as they happen to have
there small, though firm crests, rails
ed above the water. II we over step
one OF these stones, we will get just as
wet as not to step quite far enough to
reach it, Brother Shaver IN his hurry
to get out of the Shakespeare error,
got his foot into it by overstepping the
Bible. Revelations" is not one Of
Shakespeare's plays, neither is it a
book in the Bible. However, Re
velation" is the last book OF the New
Testament.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09
About Newspapers.

In last Sundays Tribune, 10 J. WINS
stated some pleasant iaets about Fast
Tennessee in general, and johnson
City in particular. He also stated
same unpleasant ones about the news |
paper business when he said:
speaking of newspapers recalls
special sentout from Johnson City n
few days ago that some half dozen
or more new papers would soon be
started there. To start a newspaper
aud to establish one are two very diff
erent things, Buffers boy thought
any fool could catch a bear, but il re.
quired q whole neighborhood to turn
him loose. So it is any fellow with
shirttail full Of stud.horse type,
Washington hand-press and quart
OF swamp mud can start paper, but
To keep it going is what makes him
hustle early and late. Your humble
servant has long thought of trying
journalism at johnson City, and had
taken SOME steps to do so, when it de-
veloped that other gentlemen were
ready to sacrifice themselves for the
public good and thus my castles
tumble.
johnson City deserves to have
good papers, and support them but
rs in the science Of evolution and &C.
cording to the Darwinian idea we snall
witness only the survival Of the tittest
somebody must pull in horns and back
out. I'm therefore absolutely not in
it. With all my anti Bnbness am
compelled to admit that "some goes
up and some goes down" 1t was as
piring to rise obove he common leve'
that caused Pete Akers' friend tc
mount the eagles back and soar away
to the moon, where he caught on tC
, the peg OF that proud leminlary, The
. eagle left him holding there to scar
the universe while his birdship wen
around to the corner saloon TO brace
his mainsail with a julip. Vaultinl
ambition had o'erleaped itself, and ex
hsusted he fell, and in falling his mis-
cry was complete. Ills last estate wa
: worse than his first it was real estate
j and he soaid no more. He was Il
sore, | am roosting on the lowe
D limbs just now and walking by tn
still waters whose banks are verdan
! with poke-salad and beautifully firing
!. ed with blackberries; where the ies
tive dried apple abide'h and hen
}. houses are left unlocked, and wher
no country editor need apply"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09
HARD TIMES.

1t is W Il founded fact that
hard times and want of confidence
are closely linked .ogether; in saer,
words, they go hand in hand. De.
positors get scared about the finan.
cial strength Of their bank and
make run upon it unawares, and
the bank, not being prepared for
the onslaught, is forced to suspend,
the people become stricken
and lose confidence in everybody
and everything. Mr.. A has money
and needs goods, but he is afraid to
spend it, for fear he might need it
worse and could not get it, and his
money is withdrawn from circula.
ton. Mr.. B has money, but does
not need to spend it; he would be
glad to get the interest on it, but he
is afraid to let any one have it, lest
they might fail and he lose it; thus
his money is kept out of circulation.
Men who could let the banks have
money on long time will not do SO
for the want of confidence; they
only deposit on call. The banks
have money, but are afraid to keep
it in the vaults for depositors, in
case they should make a run on
them; thus another large sum is
kept out of circulation and lies idle
in the vaults of the banks, while
everybody cries out HARD
TIMES, and each cry has a ten
dency to increase the power of
hard times to trigh'en the people
into frenzy. Start boy through
the forest and frighten him with the
cry of wolf; then run yourself and
cry wolf at every jump, and the boy
is scared worse each moment. So
works the financial stringency. All
for the lack Of confidence.
Remedy: Go spend your cash
with w. M. Christian, where you
can get the most goods for the least
money; andlyou will ger your needs
supplied, and will keep the money
in circulation
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09
SPRING OPENING.

Everybody cordially invited to our
Spring Opening, now going on,
and will continue for the next so days
We have just received a new suppl,
Of Prints, Dress Gloghams, Henriettas,
Mohair, India and Victoria LAWS, AIT
Over Embroidery, Embroidered Dress
Fronts. Boys and Mems Straw Hats,
Misses Sailor Hats, and many other
articles in the Dry Goods and Notion
line. Besides, we have an elegant line
Of all kinds Of Shoes. Also some rare
bargains in Clothing in Suits or by
the single garment. All we ask is a
chance to show you that we have the
Goods and the Prices to catch you.
Respectfully,
CAMPBELL & PoUDEE.
Main st., johnson City.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09
Work Commenced.

Ground was broken this morning
for the new Union Passenger and
Freight Station to be erected at the
junction OF the East Tennessee, .Vlr.
ginia & Georgia and East Tennessee
and Western North Carolina roads.
The building is to cost $4,000 and
will be a handsome structure. The
walls are to be Of Knoxville pressed
brick with stone trimming and the
roof slate.
L, A. Galyon 4 Co., of Knoxville,
have the contract, but the johnson
City Brick Works viii furnish the
100000 brick necessary to do the work.
The work will be pushed as rapidly as
possible.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09
THE DAILY COMET.

Having purchased the interest Of
Mr.. Robert Burrow in THE COMET, l
have arranged to begin the publica-
ton OF THE DAILY COMET on next
Tuesday morning, 1t will be a morn
ing paper and have full Associated
Press Service and will be delivered at
10 cents per week, or $500 per year
quarterly, in advance.
Soliciting your patronage, and hop
ing to merit the same, l am,
Respectfully,
CY H. LYLE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09
Beware Of Olntments for Catarrh
that contains Mercury,

Beware Of Olntments for Catarrh
that contains Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense Of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can passibly
derive from them, Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. ]. Cheney
d Co., Toledo, O., contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally. and acts
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. 1t is taken internally.
and made in Toledo, Ohio, By F j.
Cheney & Co
% Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per
bottle,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09
Programme of the Third Annual
District Conference OF the

Programme of the Third Annual
District Conference OF the
Young Mems Christian Association
of Bristol District, in the Christian
Church, johnson City, April 10 and II,
1891 Associations: Bristol, Johnson
City, King College, Washington Col
lege, Holston Institute.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 10.
200. Devotional Exercises-J. B.
Milligan, State Secretary.
2;30. Organization.
800. Missionary Work in Colleges
j. L Jewell, Tusculum.
100. The Fuithful and Unfaithful
Committeeman-W. w. Faw, Johnson
City.
FRIDAY NIGHT.
700. Devotional Exercises-J. W.
Crumley, johnson City.
7:30 Address Personal Work
It's value, methods-Rev. S. R. Preston
Bristol.
SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL IL.
$3.50. Devotional Exercises. L
Jewell, Tusculum.
900. How shall we secure better
/
spiritual results in College work.
D. Wallace, King College.
10 80 How to maintain a perma
NJ mt interest in tne Bible traininj
Glass;. B. Milligan, State Secretary
1880 Reports from Associations il
the District.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
l 100 Devotional Exercises = VIM
Petheric. johnson City.
80. Why Associations Fail--D. L
Taylor, Bristol.
2.15. Facts concerning the Youn
Women's Christian Association-Mis
Matte M. Rankin, Washington Co
lege.
300. Three 5 min. papers on tn
Model Directors Meeting-J. Buffur
b. Responsibility of officers and d
rectors-E. w King, Bristol.
C. Should Associations Become Sci
Sust ining?-James D. Lyon, Bristo
8 AS. Three 5 min papers on tn
. Young Mems Meeting.
a. How Advertised-Harry Lyl'
Johnson City.
b. How Oonducted-W. W. Baxte
Washington College.
c. How to Follow Up Results--J. 4
Naa, Bristol.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
ZOO Devotional Exercises-D. /
Taylor, Bristol.
. 7:3O. Address: The Young Man /
Society-Rev. Oscar Haywood Green
vile.
!, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL II.
: 500. Conservation Meeting.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
: 2:3O. Meeting for Men; Meeting IL
Ladies.
SUNDAY NIGHT.
ZOO. Farewell Exercises.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09
Main st., Johnson City.

We have had no fires in Johnson
City for SO ling that our young men
have concluded we will never have an
other and have organized fire COM
pany. We hope that the concern will
be mere fgure.head for many days
to come. They met Monday EVENT. 8
and elected the following officers
Harry Gump, Chief; Ike T. lobe,
President T. E. Hurst, Vice Presi,
dent. The corporation will furnish
uniforms, etc.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09

johnson City is now a good
market for Chickens, Eggs, Good
Butter, Cornmeal, Oats, Potatoes,
Dried Beans, Onions, Beeswax,
Feathers, Cotton Rags. Take your
products to w. M. Christian. He
pays best price for produce and
sells goods at bottom prices.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09
ZIEGLER BROS SHOES
AT W. M. CHRISTIANS.
Did you heah dat orful rumblin
Yeste day, de adder night?
IL was only de prices tumhIIni

Did you heah dat orful rumblin'
Yeste day, de adder night?
1t was only de crices tumblin'
Dey've gonerdown clear 0utQ' sight
Az de spObCAsh Banner Bargain Store, We kpAB;.
he ,PFlces dare was always low before,
But deyve got lower still. obi so IOwi
Dat dey can't be competed at any udder store.
Go see w. M. Christian at his
Spot Cash Banner Bargain Store.
It's the Banner Store because It
stands at the head for goods, both
as to quality and price.
It's the Banner Bargain Store be.
cause its terms are cash, and its bar.
gains are not surpassed.
1t is the Spot Cash Banner Bar
gain Store because that is the true
system of business. A nimble
nickel is worth more than a lazy
dime, small profits and quick re-
turns beat long profits and slow and
sometimes no returns all to shivers.
If there was a track laid a man
could walk to the moon .as soon as
some people would pay you.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09

Philo B. Shepard's Chemical Fire
Engine did not meet the expectations
of majority of the people OF johnson
City, however, some OF the most ex.
perienced think that 1t did all Mr.
Shepard claimed for Il. The chemical
engine is no new thing; tits used to
good advantage in most large cities
Some people have about enough ex-
perience and science mixed, TO think
that man could take squirt-gpn
and a pint OF some mysterious drug
and extinguish half acre OF sheolic
lame in three minutes, and so effect.
ually too, that fire could not be kindled
on that spot again for sixty centuries.
Philo B. Shel ard is a gentleman and
has reputation he would not dare
risk on a humbug.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09

The Sam Jones lecture has been
postponed until Monday night, April
18th, instead OF Wednesday night, as
it was understood by the people here.
His lecture at Bristol was postponed
one week, We supposed that his APP
pearance here would also be week
off, but Mr.. Harry Lyle received tel
egram from Mr.. Jones to the effect
that he would be here Monday, the
18th inst,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09

1t would be far better for the real
estate owners OF Bristol and vicinity To
secure industrial plants and enter
prizes for the town than to sell for fancy
prices or rent stores and dwellings at
high prices. Bristol News.
The same dog bit Johnson City,
Brother Smith.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09
Change.

The partnership heretofore existing
between Robt. Burrow and Cy H,
Lyle, owners OF THE COMET, has been
dissolved by mutual consent, Mr.. Bur
row retiring, The business will be
conducted by Cy H. Lyle, cole owner
who assumes all liabilities and will
collect all accounts.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09

Good butter is scarce and bears a
good price, but old, rancid, harry,
greasy stuff will not sell. Butter
that has too many nairs for butter
and not enough for wig is unser.
viceable.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09
TIE COMET.
Johnson City, Tsun., April o, lb9i.

II there is paper in East Tennes
see that has a more liberal advertising
patronage than the johnson City
COMET, we do not know it. The mer-
chants up there have sense like folks,
and appreciate the value Of advertis-
ing. And what's more, THE COMET
shows that it deserves and appreciates
this patronage. 1t is bright, newsy
and neat, and is pulling for its town
Chattanooga Evening News,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09
p. T. Rarnum. Dead.

?. I. Barnum, the veteran show
man died at Bridgeport, Conn, April
z, in the S1st year of has age. He sur
vived his illustrious rival, Adam Fore
paugh, over one year. Mr.. Balnum
was perhaps the best known Snowman
in the world. He amassed fortune
in the show business and had every
great attraction his heart desired, 5uI
his last and greatest ambition was de
MED him--that of reviewing his mag
nificent parade on the streets O.
Chicago, during the Worlds Fair.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09

Puck, Of April 9Th, contains car
toon on the Mckinley Tariff which
will open peoples eyes. 1t is entitled,
"The True Inwardness OF the Home
Market" American manufactures
are exported to South America, and
sold for one-half the price at which
they are sold in the United States
Truly, the American citizen is a long
suffering individual.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09

Senator Sherman's voluntary re-
tirement from the Senate is good
deal like PATHS farewell tours, as far
as he is concerned, but Ex-Governor
Foraker and his friends are disposed
TO force him to live up to his word.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09
IKE T. JoBE, Sec'y.

The Husting town OF Johnson City
is prolific in newspaper enterprises
Two or three new papers arr to he
started there soon Brother Lyle pro,
poses to convert THE COMET into u
daily; Col. Thomas, who is an able
newspaper man, proposes to inject n
big dose Of Koch's lymph into the Ad
vance, which has been for SOM time
in q comatose state, and, il is said
Capt. 10 WINS proposes to give birth tt
new Journal at an early day, but
this latter statement is probably in
correct. The Tribune wishes all the
boys mighty well, and may they al
prosper, and il they can't all prosper
may the best man unbelievable
Tribune.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09

The more that is learned OF the
characters Of the men recently killed
at New Orleans the feebler becomes
the objection to their killing There
is no room for professional murderers
in this country, large as it is.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09

The farmers OF the county never
knew until this winter how many
friends they had among the most
prominent men in both political par
ties, but talk is cheap, and the farmers
require something more substantial
Monroe Democrat,
Brother Lenoir's mind is in a re-
markable state OF preservation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09

Mr.. Harrison expects to start on his
Pacific slope next week, If the emf
nent Canadians, now being steered
around Washington by Sir Julian
Faunceforte, who have come to talk
reciprocity with Mr.. Blaine in order
to ascertain that gentleman's posi-
ton, il h, has one, on the question OF
reciprocity with Canada, do not raise
some new international complication.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09

II you want the best wagon you can
get for the least money, go TO Rhea,
seehorn & Co. and purchase "stude.
baker" 1t is standard wagon and
sold under strict guarantee for ~
months.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09

On account of serious sickness of
his family, Sam Jones "Get There"
lecture has been postponed for one
week. The tickets will be good until
the militant parson does get here and
"get there"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09

We hear good deal about what
the negro needs He needs to have
the blatant demagogues of the John
NJ. Langston stripe muzzled worse
than he does anything else.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09

There is a suspicion that ex-Speaker
Reed has gone to Europe for the pur-
pose Of coaching the young Emperor
of Germany in the GEAR act"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09
A Big Line of DRESS
GOODS at WILEY M.
CHRISTIANS at ex-
tremely low prices.

Behind time, said the mouse, as
it ran behind the clock. So we say,
if you have not learned that w. M.
Christians is the place to go for
Goods and Bargains.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09
Meeting OF Master Masons.

The meeting of the Master Masons
with the Grand Master has been post.
poned until April l4th, at which time
a special meeting will be held. All
Master Masons in good standing are
cordially invited 10 be present
E. S. MILLER, JR,, w. NJ.
IKE T. JoBE, Sec'y.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09
JOHNSON Cry. TENN I
March 26, 1891 {

- -a JOHNSON CITY. TENN 4
March rs, 1891
The firm Of Rhes, Wood & Co, com
posed of j B Rhea, Robert A. Wood
and l. w. Wood, having been dis
solved, the undersigned have this day
formed acopartnership under the firm
name Of Wood = Co. and will continue
the retail business Of general mer-
chandise at the old stand next door to
the First National Bank.
Weop & Co.