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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-16

There is all the sunshine OF spring
and the fragrance of flowers in the
Ladies' Home Journal for April the
exquisite cover, designed by w. Ham
ilton Gibson, is fair index to The
charm of the whole number. The
prevailing Easter spirit find perhaps
its happiest expression in the fiction,
Mrs. Whitney's delightful serial, "a
Golden Gossip" being continued,
while Maud Burton and Caroline A.
Mason contribute seasonable short
stories. 1.-THE Mrs Rossiter Lamar"
of the latter, an exceptionally strong
story, forms as attractive feature rs
the clever sketch OF Mrs. T. De Witt
Talmage, which il accompanied by q
fine wood.cut portrait Other articles
which will be widely quoted are
Amelia E. Barr's Mothers as Match
Makers" dealing with question Of
universal interest, aud the third OF
George W. Cables mastery papers on
Teaching the Bible" Among such
an "infnite variety" it is difficult 10
mention everything that is good, but
the article by G. F. Klunder, the New
York florist, on Flowers in the
Home; :" those upon Bookkeeping as
an Occupation for Women" and Mrs.
Mallon's delightful pages of Spring
Fashions will no doubt be especially
appreciated. The number is com.
plete in every part, and richly illus.
trn,ed throughout. Issued AT ten
cents per copy, or one dollar year,
by the Curtis Publishing Company,
485 Arch street, Philadelphia.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-16
Worth lis Weight in Gold.

II you feel depressed, your appetite is poor
and are troubled with Dizziness OF the head,
Biliousness or Dyspepsia. DR. Lees Liver Regu-
lator will cure you. Trial size bottles free.
well known physician In New York advises
all his patients that suffer with Coughs and
Colds TO use Pan-Tina COu h and Consumption
Cure. % and so cents. Trlll notifies free at Nc.
Farland e. Co.'s Drug Store
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-16

The incoming train from Cranberry
yesterday morning was freighted to its
full capacity with restless burden of
curious humanity. anxious to see and
honor the President Of the United
States.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-16
COMING.
Wo are Sought by Industries
Another Proposed.

P.s. Dopnelly, OF Ohio, a promi-
nent manufacturer OF furniture, is in
the city prospecting for the location
OF a large furniture factory which he
will erect here il he succeeds in
getting satisfactory freight rates
and finds the proper site. The latter
will be insured to him, and it is safe
to say that the former can be made
satisfactory, especially to man who
has sought Johnson City in preference
to any other place in the South,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-16
Life's Mistakes.

sSomebody has condensed the mistakes OF life,
and arrived at the conclusion that there are
fourteen OF them. The greatest Of all mistakes
Is to allow q simple cough or cold to take its
course, which always ends III death; check II in
time, and save life by use OF Pan-Tina Cough
and Consumption Cure Price % cents. Trial
bottles free at Mcfarland Il Co IS Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-16
Stanley Not in 1t.
By Associated Press to The Comet.

BY Ass0clAted Ffess 70 the UOmtL
BRUSSELS, April 15-rhe state
ment publisned yesterday by theEtoile
Beige that Henry NJ. Stanley has been
appointed Governor Of Congo, State
is today officially denied.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-16
WATAUGA BANK.
DTREC ORS.

Judge John P, Smith, f. II. West, @
p, Cass, John Sanders, A. B, Bowman,
Jas. A. Martin, Jas, F Crumley, Will
Harr, w, P DUNCAN Geo D Taylor
@. X, Lide, Isaac Harr.
We have the largest pald-up capital of any
Bank In the city Our stockholders are among
thebest men Of Washington and Carter counties,
We do conservative Banking Business In all
It's branches, and all business entrusted to us
will be faithfully and promptly transacted.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-16

The Watauga Lighting and Power
Co., are hustlers from away back, they
will begin the erection Of an elegant
Office building on the corner Of Roane
and King streets in few days.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-26

Mr.. G. P. HUNTINGTON passed through
Los Angeles yesterday, and was inter-
viewed by reporter of the HERALD.
He still claims that the railway-the
Southern Pacific of Kentucky-is out of
politics. For corporation that is so
austere when the word politics is named
it seems to hornswoggle good many
Offices. When Governor Stanford makes
his big effort to get himself nominated
for president through combination OF
the Farmers Alliance and the Republi.
can party, the railway will doubtless
still be out of politics. The indications
are that the supposed vendetta between
these two gentlemen is not as intense as
Malta Italian episode would be. Mr..
Huntington has given some attention
to the waste basket episode, but asserts
that the railway company had nothing
to do with it.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-26
A BOOM In WINE.
CALIFORNIA WINES IN GREATER
DEMAND THAN EVER.
A Growing Taste for Pacific Coast Vim
tage-The Amounts Exported During
the Month-Prospects of the Trade.

The state board of viticulture has ere
ported that the shipments by water and
by land OF California wine during the
month OF March were greater than for
any previous month in the history of
the state. The figures, compiled by
Secretary Scott, ,sare as follows:
Overland 4l24 cases or 615 800 gallons,
by sea to New York. via Panama 20
cases or 302, Ala gallons, valued at $751;
726; to Central America 247 cases,
valued at $5540; Mexico n cases, valued
at 1915; Hawaii 1872 cases or 13,26l
gallons, worth $9SS3; British Columbia
25 cases or 2111 gallons, valued at 1905;
China and Japan So cases, 3l46 gallons,
valued $1206; Europe 9643 gallons,
value $36l7; Tahiti 607 gallons, value
$199; miscellaneous, etc., South Amer
lea, Siberia, Fiji, etc., AZ cases, 1875 gal
Ions, valued at $l14S, making total Of
100000 gallons or nearly double last
years output for the same month.
'The above figures show growing
taste for California wines," said Secre-
tary Scott, in a recent interview. "Even
wine-growing France is purchaser pro-
portionate with other European coun-
tries, but the retaliatory measures taken
by that government to counteract the
Mckinley bill measure, by imposing a
tax OF nine cents gallon on American
wine, makes itimpossible to compete on
large scale with Italy and Spain.
France uses the heavy bodied, rich
California claret to mix with its lighter
wines. In some cases the claret is used
to strengthen an eight per cent. wine,
which is almost too light to deserve its
name. Our sweet wines are used some
in France, Italy and Spain, and consid-
erably in Mexico and Central America.
Americans do not understand how
France, an exporter of wine, is also a
purchaser on large scale at every wine
market in the world. France exports to
England small amount, say 1900. 900
of gallons, and to America less, while
there is imported from Italy and Spain
alone ten times the amount she exports.
France is essentially a wine-drinking
nation. She consumes in the course of
year about 400, 900, 900 gallons of wine.
California produces about 1000 900 gal
Ions, but she could double or triple that
amount in a short time by careful culti-
vation, and will some day not far distant
be one OF the greatest vineyards OF the
world.'
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-26
Children Cry for Pitchers CASTOR
RED RICE'S.


DED RICE'S, LOS ANGELES, SUNDAY.
IL April 26-Red Rice's is veritable exposi-
tlon. How often we hear the expression, "Why,
| did not know you kept such nice goods -
Fact is we keep as nice goods as are ever made
and, in fact, we keep some as low goods as are
mace Further, you will find most any time on
sale wondrous bargains in rich and costly fur
mture. We know the furniture is such n bar
gain, and that in time 1t would bring much
more, but our capital is not great enough for us
TO keep the goods for the higher prices For in
stance, we got in on Saturday magnificent
walnut set that originally cost $3.50 that we
viii sell for $50; it is perfect and would be
decided bargain for three times $40
az any other place but Red Rices: then we
nave other rich sets in solid mahogany " on k and
walnut. or course we have cheap sets by the
hundred: We can sell you new oak ash and
antique for much less than factory cost. Yes.
ana superb wardrobes and sideboards by the
dozen in oak, ash and walnut. etc Some of
them costing nearly 5000. Our prices range
from $S. upwards. Be it rich furniture. Be
IT plain furniture you want, it is the part of
wisdom to visit Red Rices for it, at Red Rice,s
you ind what you want, you can save dollars.
sure. Then there is at Red Rice's stoves car,
pets, crockery, glassware, hardware, mating.
tools; for a fact you can find most ANYTHING az
Red Rice's all of which is sold CHEAP. cheap
for cash, and we don't get mad if YOU should
not buy at the Great Bazaar, l43 and LIS South
Main street, Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-26
WIRE WAITS.

The Wisconsin legislature adjourned
sine die at noon Saturday.
1t is predicted that the wheat crop of
Kansas will be the largest on record.
William Terry, the fifth victim of the
poisoned wedding feast, died at Louis
vile, KY, shortly after noon on Satur-
day.
Webster Jackson, who murdered
Alexander McVicker in 1886, was
hanged at Herman, Mo-, on Saturday
morning.
1t is now alleged that the accounts of
Marshall G. Percival, ex-cashier of the
Shoe and Leather National bank of
Auburn, Me-, who attempted suicide a
week ago, are nearly 100000 short.
Judge Patterson, in the supreme
court in New York city, gave decision
changing the venue in the case of the
Indicted New Haven railroad officials
from the court of general sessions to the
oyer and terminer court.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-26

EXPLOSIONS are not very desirable
things in any event, but when they
threaten the precious collection OF art
treasures in the Vatican, they are to be
specially deprecated. This palace of the
popes i. probably the largest residence
in the world. 1t contains 4422 rooms.
and it would take the revenues of a
kingdom to buy 1.-THE of its contents.
Umberto, the Italian king, must fire.
quently envy the pope the possession of
the unnumbered works of art in the
Vatican. He has very fair quarters
himself in the Quirinal. First and last
the Vatican must have cost hundreds
of millions of dollars. The destruction
OF st. Peters or of the Vatican would
have been a world wide disaster. Ever
since Victor Emmanuel took possession
of Rome the popes have secluded them
selves in this splendid edifce. Pho Mono
never left it and Pope Leo has followed
his example.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-26

tons, Mediterranean sweets, Wilson's
best, seedlings, mandarins, tangariness
pumelos and lines with all the enthusi-
asm of South Californian counting up
the profits of an orange grove tn prob
able buyer from the east. Ii the visitor
be lover of fruit, and especially if he
be vegetarian, he becomes convinced
that Southern California occupies the
original site of paradise, and that orig
inally all oranges grew without seeds
and lemonade flowed from lime trees in
Eden as sap flows from sugar naples in
Vermont. Even the names seem to con-
firm this supposition, for here are San
Diego, San Gabriel, Santa Monica, Santa
Barbara, and even Los Angeles. Surely
Southern California is, at least, as its
inhabitants claim, the halfway station
to paradise, and it is we'll known that
many Celestials dwell therein.
The citrus fair is specially suggestive
OF Calitornia's resources, and intended
to be so. Advertising never took on a
more attractive guise than at present in
the exposition building. Undoubtedly
the exhibit will draw many Chicagoans
and their dollars to Ell Cajon and Pasa-
dena, to Rivera and Duarte, to the San
Gabriel valley and to Santa Barbara.
Southern California's climate has been
described by Bret Harte as
Half year of clouds and roses,
Half year of dust and sky,
but to the exposition visitor,California is
henceforth the land of oranges and lem
ons, land where gold is plucked more
readily from the trees than dug from the
earth.
Southern California's exhibit enforces
the fact that California is now the great
est fruit country in the world. 1t is
estimated that California will ship this
year from her orange orchards over 5000
carloads to the east, and lemons, raisins
and figs by the ton. The Italian min
istry of commerce, in a recent report,
states that California can supply the en-
| tire orange and lemon trade of the
United States. But the consumption OF
oranges will rapidly increase with the
greater productiveness of the groves,
and this luscious fruit will soon, if it has
not already, become a necessity to peo-
Pile throughout the United States.
Doubtless Southern California will also
soon produce a large part of the sixty
or seventy million pounds of raisins
this country annually buys of Eu
rope. The white wines of California
| have been pronounced by London wine
merchants equal in every respect to
those produced in France and it has
been estimated that in five years the
vineyards of California will be more val
liable than those of France.
In view of such facts it might be well
for Americans to revise their notions of
the shrewdnesss of the almond-eyed Ce-
lestials who have gained such foot
hold in the Golden State. John evil
IDENTIFY knows good country when he
sees it.and is wise TO try and possess the
land.
The citrus fair is but an indication of
what may be expected of California in
the Columbian exposition, and her
liberal attitude toward it might be ex-
pected from a state where strawberries
can be grown nine months of the year,
and where winter can be had only by
going after it.-Chicago Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-26

The rapidity with which the power
house of the Belt Electric railway is 60
ing up is great compliment to the en-.
ergy of the contractors, and the building
operations of the road itself are progress
ing energetically. The new canning
factory adjoining The power-house is also
making rapid headway. Any one who
happens to drop casually into Los An.
geles must be struck by the number Of
enterprises that are under way. These
things are straws of unmistakable and
encouraging significance.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-26

WE PUBLISH elsewhere. from the Chi
cago Herald, very pleasant and witty
article on the Southern California citrus
fair now being exhibited in that city.
There is something very gracious and
appreciative in this editorial, and it
tells the truth, but tells it generously.
The conception OF the exposition of our
citrus fruits in the windy city was a
positive inspiration OF genius. The at
tendance has been something specially
gratifying. That we shall derive an i'm
mense benefit from this enterprising
stroke is as sure as that night will follow
the day.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-26
Chicago Orange Carnival.

The citrus fair now in progress at the
exposition building is unique, and the
thousands that visit it daily and nightly
attest its attractiveness. The old ex.
position building that has witnessed sc
many displays, from pumpkins to all
ships, has never held within it's walls
such an exhibit as it now shows in its
mosques and globes, its pyramid and
Cleopatra needle, it's gravity cars and
orange-locked bays built up of golden
trult. The south wing of the building
has been transformed into a temple OF
Pomona, or garden of Hesperides. omit
ting the dragons, where, instead of
three golden apples, everything, at the
touch OF some fruit Midas, has been
turned to tropic gold. Grape fruit which,
If it grew in clusters, would make the
story of the grapes of Eschol no longer
wonderful, Washington navel oranges
that have done their best to keep up the
reputation of the United States for sur
passing in bigness all the rest of crea-
ton, and have succeeded so well that
one OF them 10 equal to half a dozen Ma
fla oranges, lemons large enough to i'm e.
part flavor even to Sunday-school lem
onade, are some of the attractions of this
notable display.
There are also raisins larger and
sweeter than Valencias and Malagas,
pampas plumes that have known the
trade winds, honey almost as white as
orange blossoms and favored with the
thousand flowers of Santa Barbara, and
whole buildings constructed of oranges
and lemons of such uniform big
ness that a street fruit vender
would have to sit up nights to weigh
them 30 to be sure of always Civ
ing the customer the smallest OF the lot.
The visitor looks over the exhibit and
soon finds himself discussing Washing
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-26
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ABUNDANT MONEY A NECESSITY.

A great feeling of cordiality, or rather
identity of interest, has sprung up
lately between the people of
the south and west. This will
have most important effects. 1t
was first made strikingly apparent in
the silver convention, which was held
at St. Louis. That body did more to
shape the legislation of congress than
any convention which has been held in
the United States for years. The recent
commercial convention, which convened
in Kansas City, will also have a most
important influence on legislation. Our
townsman, Judge Widney, was very
marke figure in that. body, and his
ideas were largely adopted by its MEM
bers. The judges notion OF liberal
volume of currency is gaining headway
all over the United States. His plan of
supplying the people with something
like the per cdpita of circulation which
exists in France is very correct one.
The howl about an expansion of the cur
rency being detrimental to nation has
been thoroughly exploded by the expe-
rience of France. That country is
substantially bi-metallic, and has
the largest per capita of circulation OF
any country in the world. All the same.
France seems to be characterized by
more financial stability than any other
country, except, possibly, the United
States, whose abundant natural re-
sources to some extent countervail the
difficulties arising from restricted cir
culating medium. The failure OF
the Barring Brothers-for when bankers
cannot pay dollar for dollar that means
failure-nearly keeled over the Bank of
England; and that immemorially strong
| institution was only saved from appeal
ing to parliament for some such special
| legislation as was needed during the
Napoleonic wars by the generous assis-
tance OF the Bank of France. Although
the French are bi-metallists, and recog-
nize the value of silver, they have more
gold than any other nation of earth.
There is something very instructive
about this fact. An elastic and abun-
dant currency, with proper safeguards, is
the real secret of national prosperity,
given the proposition, which exists in
the United States, OF opulent natural
resources.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-26
THE OUTLOOK FOR LOS ANGELES.

Those who have lived in Los Angeles
for decade or so cannot have failed to
remark the resemblance between the
present year and those which immed-
lately preceded the boom. In the first
place, while Hayes was very unim-
portant man, he nevertheless occupied
the Office of president of the United
States, and he and Mrs. Hayes visited
Los Angeles just before the boom.
Thomas A. Hendricks, General Han
cock, General Sherman, Charles A.
Dana, and hosts of other dignitaries,
came thronging here in quick succession.
Nearly all the men of note in the United
States seemed to think it incumbent to
drop in on us. We have struck the
same thing again, and the circumstances
are very much more propitious. The
work of development has kept up apace.
Our horticultural interests have been
enormously expanded. Both flora and
trees have been increased tenfold. In
the centers of the gracious vegetation OF
Southern California, the spectacle is an
enchanting one. Railways have
multiplied, and all agencies of
development have increased amazingly.
That we are about to see another strong
movement hereabouts no man of judg-
ment, who takes the circumstances into
the count carefully, can doubt. Occa-
sionally the remark is heard that there
will be no more booms in Southern Cali
fornia. This is the height of absurdity.
There will probably be no more cutting
up of good orange lands into twenty-five
foot front lots. But the work of devel-
opment is sure to 90 on. California is
"boom" state, and of Southern Califor-
MIA it may be said with absolute truth
that it is always either booming, getting
over boom or putting itself in readi-
ness for another boom. When the
United States government sent General
Alexander and other army officers over
to Spain and other countries in which
irrigation is practiced, those gentlemen
found that good lands with good water
privilege were worth one thousand dol
lars an acre. Why should they not
be worth that here? 1t would
puzzle a Philadelphia lawyer to ex-
plain why, in the great, progressive
United States, lands that can be
made to yield anywhere from $3.50 to
$500 an acre, should not be worth as
much money as in old conservative
Spain. The favorite way of replying to
this argument is to say that no poor
man can afford to pay high prices for
land. There is great deal of truth in
this remark. But as matter of fact
there are tens of thousands of acres in
Southern California that can be bought
for $50, $40 and $50 an acre that are
really worth $1,000 an acre, and that
win shortly appreciate to that splendid
figure. This is really the time for q
poor man to 60 in and win if he has any
Ego" in him. The openings offered by
Mr.. E. J. Baldwin, on the Santa Anita
ranch, for instance, offer a vista OF for.
tunes to poor men. We are not boom
ing Mr.. Baldwin, but this is true.
That this county is entering on new
career of prosperity no man of intelli-
gence can doubt. Before two years have
passed the most striking scenes of de.
velopment on the continent will be wit.
messed just around here.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-26

THAT President Harrison is quite will
ling to boom him self for denomination
seems to be very apparent. He perhaps
overdoes the sweetness and light bust
ness. 1t is pretty hard task to keep
up the game of captivating people all
across continent. There is here and
there an idea that his references to the
flag are perhaps too numerous. 1t is a
noble piece of bunting, but it does not
seem to be in any danger just now.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-26
ONE of the weariest things in America

ONE of the weariest things in America
is the prolonged agony over Damron. Our
Los Angeles Jim The Penman seems to
have the luck which is said to inhere in
drunken men and children. Yesterday
Judge Smith ruled out all evidence of
corroborative forgeries which might have
had an influence on the jury, on the
principle of Damron's being an all round
bad man. Without desiring to inter-
fere with the progress of the case we
presume that the HERALD is at liberty
to say that this decision increases the
chances of Damron's going unwhipt Of
Justice very materially. 1t would be a
greet saving of the peoples money if
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-26
FOUGHT FOR LOVE.
Two Rivals Punch Each Other, and
Are Arrested.


]. Morton is gentleman OF color. So
is Reuben Daniels. The two do not
speak as they meet. 1t appears that a
colored young woman has smiled upon
Mr.. Morton OF late. 1t didn't use to be
so. Last year Daniels was the favored
gentleman. This little circumstance
aroused the blood of Daniels, and he
started out to whip Morton. He was
successful in his mission. The rivals
retired to a secluded spot in the pre-
cincts of Vine street. The battle was
short and decisive. Daniels got in the
first blow, which nearly knocked Morton
out. The latter saw stars for minute,
but came up smiling and rushed matters
so successfully that he felled Daniels
three times in succession. The police
stopped further hostilities, Officer Dug
gan arresting both parties for disturbing
the peace. Judge Austin fined Daniels
500 and Morton $40 yesterday afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-26
TIE Los ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING, 1891

everybody accused of anything in Los
Angeles were turned loose. There would
then be neither the administration nor
the moclery. of JUSTICE. There would
be nothing attractive about such a
proposition, but it would save the peo-
ple's money.