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The morning call., 1891-11-25
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COMPANY'S PIER (NEw) AZ NORTH xr-,o
- River foot OF Morton St Travellers by xGsEfS1
the discomfort Of crossing the channel IN q small
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Ia GASCoGNE. SantelII.,
Saturday, November 2Stb, 800 p. NJ
LA CHAMPAGNE, rraup. Observation-Disclosures.
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LA BOuRGOGNE, Frangeul Observation-Disclosures.
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rs Fer freight or passage apply to
A FORGET, Agent,
NOS Bowling Green. New YORK.
J.F FUGAzI 4 CO., Agents Montgomery ava,
kanFrancisco.
Branch office. l9 Montgomery street mr2Ose
The morning call., 1891-11-25
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

san AnSs
FOR NEW YORK VIA PANAMA.
Steamship COLIMA, Thursday. December 8. 1891
at noon. taking freight and passengers direct for
Mazatan. Acapulco 0cos. Champerlco San jose
de Guatemala, La LiLertad Corinto, Punta Arenas
and Panama
CHINA (via Honolulu ............,. -,,......
Tuesday December s, 1891, az 5 PM
S~~A VI
,.......-.. Thursday December 81. 1891. at 8 Px
CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO. ........
.........-.. Saturday, January %, 1892. at ra
Round trip tickets 10 loAohama aud returnIs:,-
dUced rates
For freight passage apply at the onica cornsrI
First and Brannan streets.
Branch onice-203 Front street.
9Th II ALEXANDER CENTER General Agent
The morning call., 1891-11-25
OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

THE SPLENDID 300O-ToN STEAMERS AszS
L of this line, carrying United States, tSgsS1fS
Hawaiian and Colonial mails, sail from kolsom-ss
Wharf as under.
FOR HONOLULU ONLY.
SIS AUSTRALIA. -. NOVEMBER Path at 2 p NJ
FOR HONOLULU, AUCKLAND AND SYDNEY
DIRECT.
s.S MARIPoSA. DECEMBER 10Th at Bpm
For freight and passage apply at ONCE 327 Market
street. - J. ID. SPRECKELS & BROS
~ VI General Agents
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05
Governor TaylOr's Visitor.

Governor Taylor, Of Tennessee, had
just dismissed a delegation that had
come to pray for the pardon Of a man
who had been convicted Of stealing a
blanket, when another visitor was an
.nounced, an old negro, who, when the
governor was boy, had made shuck
collars and sold horse apples.
"Wny, how are you, Uncle Ben?
Come in"
Oats whut | come fur, sah Hadn't
er tended ter come in | wouldn ter
been here on dis yere ercasion- Wall,
how you gittin' er long nohow?"
Every well, Uncle Ben"
"Doin' much fddlin now?"
NO. I haven't played any since the
campaign"
Il Earned you how to play dat fla
die. Doan you recolleck?'
GAS perfectly as if it were ,e-ter-
day."
II ricollecks it better den dat, sab
Let me fetch up er little pictur' fun
yer, sab. One SADLY ebenin', when de
ole folks dun gone ter camp-meetin'
er little boy come inter my cabin whal
yuz playin' my fiddle an toie me da
eff | would Earn him how ter play ht
would mighty nigh ever day fetch mt
oct some buttered biscuits wild e.
whole lot O white sugar on 'em.
jumped at that idee, jumped at it like
err toad .fraug hoppin at er fly. | wui
moust us fon' o biscuits, an. huh, an
whit fine ones ole Aunt Silvy die
ulster make. Ma lie 'em up by han an
sorter tucked 'em in, wild er pat on top
Wy, sab, | ulster think dat If you films
up er painful O dem biscuits da would
come down like snowhakes, da wuz 81
light, Wall, we got er long might,
fac wild de fiddle, an wild de biscuit
too, | tell you, an it want long atte
dat tell de boy be low dat he wante
l'arn how ter chaw terbacker | toll
him dat he better not wanter Farm dat
but he don low dat he couldn't be e
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05

There will be many disappointments
for a time in these Virginia booms,
but they will all be wanted in a very
few years. The whole section is only
in the infancy of development, and
there must be constantly increasing
tides of people, in search of profit,
pleasure and health, through the Vir-
ginia mountain valleys no developed
by railroads. Those most favored in
resource Will not long be strangled by
the temporary financial de, resaioa,
and the success OF all will he only a
question of time. Thu wild specua,
tive ideas of the original boomers will
perish and some will retire with loss Z;
but more legitimate methods will sue
coed them as progress keeps up its
march, and The time is not far distant
when the Virginia mountain regions
now trayersed by railways will be stud
ded with diversified and prosperous
industries add attractive homes.
A. X. NJ
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05

tho new or projected towns is the at
tractive new hotel that is seen in all
of them The first necessity of a pro-
jeeted town seems to be a pretty and
often imposing hotel, and a number
Of the embryo Virginia mountain
towns have progressed but little be
yond laid-out streets, two or three real
estate Offices and hotel, usually of
uncommon architectural beauty, COM
pleted or in an advanced state Of con-
struction. These doomed towns are
now at a stand-still, They were struck
by the panic and, being chiefly specu-
lative, they were the first to feel the
shock of the Barring failure and they
will be hard to move again when the
effect of the panic is over: but they
will all he successful sooner Or later
A few had advanced sufficiently tt
move on regardless OF the sudden
financial pinch, as they had many lots
sold, houses erected and factories com
pleted and in operation, but the large
bulk of them were nipped just when ;
chill halted everything
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05

1t is sale to say that the next decade
will sec almost one continuous hive of
industry and an unbroken tide of al
vancement along the railways in the
Virginia mountains. The railways
are rapidly equipping themselves for
cheap and rapid transit, and the
boundIe8s wealth, tie lovely climate,
the cheap lands and the exceptional
natural attractions Of the region must
bring progress with increased momen-
tum each year. The Luray Cayerns
are unequaled in beauty in this or any
other cou try, and the grandes- Of alt
of natures creationsin our mountains
Is the Natural Bridge Of Nir mia. !
had never seen it until Yesterday, and
the memories of its rugged beauty can
never be effaced. A few miles north
of the bridge is the new development
of Glasgow, where Ex-Governor Lee is
in charge, backed by heavy American
and English capitalists, and where
will soon be one OF the most impor
tant industrial settlements of the
State, and, | doubt not, one of the
most prosperous Their hotel, now
nearly completed, will rival the best
on the line, and they have mountain
and river scenery beautifully blended
with two through lines OF railways
passing within few feet ofthe hotel
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05

4
man till he did know how, so l seed
his reason an 1 hauled out my twist
an tore him off err chaw He smack
ed his m9ul down on it he did, an he
gunter spit yaIler jes like er man, but
after while--an' / knowed it wuz err
comin'-he gunter turn pale, den de
Laws or massy | nebber did see er sick
er chile. His daddy got skecred an
sont fur er doctor an wen he come an
zamined de chile he says, says he:
Its er mighty good thing you sent for
me Gaze in er nudder hour dat chile
would or had err monst us case o. fold
fever Shortly after dat de boy wuz
ruunin' all erbout an de folks all low
dat de doctor WIZ de fines one in de
lam, but huh, ne an de boy knnwed
all clbout dat doctor. We knowed
dat we'd dun plum loolt him. Wall,
sab, DIT boy Earned ter chaw terback
err like or hard-shell Bahdiz preacher,
an it want long till he could fiddle
wild de hest o 'em. Dus you reckel-
nize dat pictur', gubner?'
"Well, yes, since I helped to psint
its original"
"Yas, sab, | reckon so. Law, ne,
how dat gone time do come up 10 me
Ricclleck de Sunday We buried po' ole
Aunt SiIvy out in de orchard? Good
Lawd, | did miss dat good ole soul, an
| tell you de biscuits want nigh sc
good after she died. | ricolleck dat
, wen we wuz shoveln de dirt in dc
grave, er yellerhammer set up in er ell
lum tn c an raise er mighty row wid
or sapsucker dat had lit on er stake
O de rail fence. An while ole Uncle
Jesperson stood prayin', wild er bible
\ in his han'-an' bless yo' life, honey
he couldn't read er word o. it-oe Tn
Gle Johns dogs an some half hound
= dat 'longed ter ole Pete ober at de Fra
: zier place, got to fghtin' an Laws G.
: massy, neber did see wimin an chill
= lun scattur So Dem days all dur
gone. The leaf h dun turned yaller
an de spring branch whar de minner
: ulster swim, is dried up. De blackber
ry bushes is tromped down, an the oil
7 apple trees has been dug up ter max
: room fur de railroad. De ole jaybird
y an de wood perkers an de sapsucker
u is dar yit, but dey doAn ack like d.
= u.ter, bless yo' life, da doan. Pear
y like all de wild JOY has dun gone out
en- dar songs, an de ole crow dat uste
i fly ober de wheat fell wild sich'sass an
imperdence in his cry, wy, he ain
. de same. | seed him de udder da
. wen | WIZ out dar, but stead o act
) in like he want erfeered o de Who'll
, country, he hoped mighty meek Ell
u roun' er ole straw-stack, an bless yoI
3 he wuz mighty stiff in his ole jim t
" Gubner. Is got or little bizness wi
you dis day. Las night / met er oil
u frien'-w'y you know him ole knocl
p" kneed Ham, dat ulster drive de mul
, team fur ole Miz Patterson. | me
- him, sab, an must tr drunk err it'll
" too much fur dis mawnin' | four
y, merse'f in de lookup Da tuck m
" TO- De cou't an jedge-an' TO de Law
> | hoan blebe he's one our sorter folE
fined me ten dollars. | axed hin
ter let me go out an raise de none
- an I've scat er p'liceman wid me n
u, ht 5 down dar at de do now"
40 The governor handed him ten dc
lars
"Thankec, sab, ; thahkee. Wall,
mus be ewine, Like dat ole crow,
sorter stiff in my j'lnts. Hopes {
a Lawd'll bless you sab hopes dat il
"a nebber hopes nothin else. "-Arka
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05
MONUMENT UNVEILED.
Confederate Veterans DO Honor to
Gen. Vim. Carter Wickham.

RICHMOND, VA, Oct, 29.-The town
is filed this morning with strangers,
Confederate veterans and military or
CARNATIONS from various parts OF the
State, drawn together to unite in .
demonstration In honor of Brig. Gen.
VIM Garter Wickham, a bronze stat.
TIE Of whom was unveiled at noon.
The procession consisted OF five divi-
sions, carriages with invited guests,
y.teran cavaIrymen mounted, veteran
cAyalrymen dismountcd, and Chesa-
peake 4 Ohio Railroad employ white
and colored. These were escorted to
Monroe Park, where the monument
stands, by the volunteer infantry, cav
airy and artillery forces of the State,
while the thousands who filled the
streets along the route of march rent
the air with cheers.
On arrival at the monument, reville
was sounded by the old brigade bugler
Hon. John Callahan announced Gov
Mckinney as the presiding officer
The statue was then unveiled by VIM
Cater Wickham Rennsaw, a grand
son of the general. Judge B. W. La
cey, Of the Supreme Court, introduc-
ed Gen. Fitz Lee, who delivered the
Grafton, al the conclusion OF which a
military salute was fired.
The bronze figure is 10 feet high.
1t represents Gen. Wickham in the
full uniform of brigadier general of
cavalry, booted and spurred. The ped.
estal Of granite is 91a feet high. Or
the { bf erse of the die is the inscrip
ton:
WICKHAM,
S ldier, Statesman. Patriot, Friend.
Presented to the City of Richmond by
Comrades in the Confederate Army
and Employees of the Chesapeake
4 Ohio Road.
On the reverse is the name, "Wii-
liam Carter Wickham,' with date of
birth and death.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05

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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-12

many tiger is and why they did not
smite ii before il gobbled up the speak
ership. Great men as Mr.. Hoar
and Mr.. Williams are supposed
to be in their districts, they
might have found that poser un-
less they admitted their own weak
ness. Then some of the more practical
might have remembered their election
promises and might have inquired why
they voted in caussls for a man whose
only claim TO distinction is that he is a
trifle more rabid on the question of free
trade than he is on the question of free
silver, but who is pledged to both. To
answer this might have caused some con-
fusion. Certainly they We're wiser in
seeking recuperation at Fortress Monroe.
When these soung men return to
Washington the swellings in their heads
should be materially reduced. If they
are not they should divide between them
selves the first prize for assurance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-12
PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Mr. Gibson was "the Apollo Of the
House. Who il going To be the frosty
Jove of the Senate, vice Edmunds?
The Commander-in Chief of the British
Army is u stoop-shouldered, handy legged
old gentleman called the Duke of Cam
bridge England puts up her dukes as
puguacious iigureheads. But they haven't
doue much real fighting since the days of
Wellington.
Major McClaughrv. Chicago's Chief of
Police SAYS that the rawnbrOker does
more to foster crime than all the burglars
in the country which may be true but
does not alter the fact that the pawnbro-
ker. as the poor mans banker. Is n neces-
sity OF mUucru civilization
This fine weather brings Nr. Blaine out
on he streets Of the capital very often,
and Dc is establishing reputation as
pedestrian that IL at variance with the re
ports of his eniecbled condition He
walks ont every day through Lafayette
park and covers mile or mile and a half
before returning home
Willie Wiudle Is the name Of an Ameri-
can who breaks bicycle records One of
the best known English cyclists is Mon
tague Holbein who was born ~ Twicken-
ham in 1861. and not long ago rode from
81 minutes and ~ seconds The cyclists
are said 20 he much disappointed that
Postmaster General Wanamakcr didn
recommend wheels for the letter carrier
h his alr"edy famous report
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-12
THE MESSAGE.

IL will take rank as one of the ablest
state papers ever sent out from the White
House during the history OF the govern
ment.-Brooklyn Standardization.
President Harrison's scholarship and
craftsmanship equip him amply to pro-
duce "A thoughtful, a wise and prophetic
message And he has done il i'm his latest
state paper.--Lewiston Journal
IL is throughout practical, common
sense and satisfactory review of current
events and conditions while il contains
enough matter OF uncommon interest to
insure for it a careful hearing. g.-Brooklyn
Times.
Ii is an indication of mental acumen,
firm grasp of public affairs and disinter-
ested craftsmanship which have been rec
ognized lately in President Harrison's
public utterances as well as his public
acts.-Hartford Post.
There is in it no strainng for effect. II
is simple. clear and business-like state
ment of public affairs, full of wise and
practical suggestions, and so dispassion-
ate that its perusal, after the crazy fac
tional contests of Democrats, is like a
breath of cool air--New York Tri bune.
President Harrison's message has made
n pleasant impression upon the country.
The average citizen, be he Republican or
Democrat, has nothing for It but words of
praise, as the work of an able, upright and
patriotic Executive, who realizes that i'm
the high Office which he holds he is respon-
sibe TO no clique or party, but To the en-
tire nation.-Boston Journal.
The message of President Harrison 10
Congress is "a state paper Of great ability
aud completeness. Its style is clear as
crystal There is not single superfluous
word. Its narrative portions are models
of conciseness, while not statement is
obscure by reason of excessive verbage.
No state paper of the Kind that has pre-
ceded it il superior in style or substance.
Chicago journal.
President Harrison's third annual mes
sage Is not only the most important Of
them all, but is one Of the ablest and most
valuable Presidential mes a yes laid before
Congress and the country Tor many long
year. IL Is digniiied and statcsmanlike
throughout; in parts IL IL extremely sug-
gestive. in other parts IL rises TO strain
OF genuine eloquence. The document as n
whole will do much Co increase the presi-
dents already secure reputation for mas
terry I'm the treatment Of public questions.
boston Advertiser
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-12
THE TWO YOUNG CoNGREssMEN.

A free trader cannot be Republican,
consequently the two young Massachu-
setts Congressman who are suffering
from copm mdgHunl-Shernan Hoar and
George Frederick Williams-are Demo
Gratis. AS Democrats, however, they are
hardly ont of their swaddling clothes.
Their elevation by constituencies that
apparently knew as little about practical
Democratic politics as the young men
themselves, caused them to believe they
would cut big swath in Washington.
They seem TO have discovered now that
they are of little more consequence than
grasshopper in forty-acre lot. They
can find plenty TO eat and they can have
plenty of room TO jump around in, but
they are unhappy because they are not
rs big rs the OK grazing near at hand.
Mr.. Hoar's most notable performance
since going 10 Washington was, accord
ing TO a truthful correspondent, TO burst
into tears when he heard that Mr.. Mills
was defeated for the speakership Mr..
Williams was TO call Mr.. Crisp TO him,
TO demand that he take no interest in
silver legislation during the present sess-
ion and to say something about "horrid
men when the new speaker refused to
comply. In consequence of the tax inn
posed upon their brains. both young men
hane gone TO Fortress Monroe to recuper-
ate.
Had Mr. Mills been elected IL is said
Mr.. Williams would have been satisfied
with nothing less than the chairmanAbip
of the Committee ON Ways and Means,
while Mr.. Hoar had slated himself for
the Craftsmanship of the Committee on
Coinage. The duty of the former was
to have been positive while that of the
latter was 10 have been negative. Mr..
Williams would have pushed through
bill making everything free from silk
undergarments 90 lnob-hcaded canes.
while Mr. Huar intended 20 % k all
silver bills in his desk and throw the key
into the Potomac Mr.. Mills was not
elected speaker, however, and Mr. Hoar
will probably have TO be content with
place ON the committee ON Our Affairs
with Patagonia, while Mr.. Williams
may have iuocure ON the committee
ON the Phases of the Moon.
II may be- thought that these Young
Congressman should have plucked mp
sufficient courage TO go home to recu-
pcrate instead of going to Fortress Mon
roe. The reason is plain. Had they
gone 10 Massachusetts some pertinent
questions might have been asked them
which they might not have been pre-
pared To- answer Some of their con
stituents might want to know. for in
stance, what sort OF beast the Tam
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-12
EAsONs.
A SONG ~

Ali little one, Il T. rid:
Say so and be not l.i.., aorlornl
'Tis all in say so.
Dare the sharp thistle and the prickly thorn,
And make thy lay 80:
II it's merry world, then
VIII pluck the thorn, and whistle though
cry.
Thou, youth. since life Is all in love, thou too
Say SO, and be not thus cast down;
rris all In say so.
And II on thee maid doth nought but frown.
Yet make thy lay SO:
Since life Is still in loving 1,
When my love frowns, will whistle though
sigh.
Nay, man. n kindly and merry world!
Say SO, when thou art near thine end;
'ris all in say SO.
Murmur goodby to life, as thy best friend,
And make thy lay so:
Best life, IL must leave thee,
VIII speak thee fair and whistle though de-
james ii. Morse In Century.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-12

The question of the value of the
trade of Canada and its importance as
bearing on closer commercial relations
between that country and the United
States, is raised by a study of the last
returns of the London Board of Trade.
They show that the exports from Eng
land 10 Canada for last month as com
pared with the same period Of last year,
have declined per cent and that the
imports from Canada declined per
cent. If Canada as trade nation con
tinues TO lose is foreign commerce and
becomes less and less of value, there is
no need for this country to hurry in any
settlement Of reciprocity treaty with it,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-12
cosr or ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

Tho value of competition in electric
lighting and its effects in lowering the
price of electricity are well shown in the
recent bids made to the gas commits
sioners of New York city for lighting
the city. 1t will be remembered that in
that city franchises are auctioned off TO
the highest bidders, and that as a result
Of that it is thought by some over-wise
local municipal economists that the best
and cheapest service ought TO be secured
but what are the facts? In a city dense
~ populated, with lights separated by
only about half the distance of the local
service, where coal is 81 per ton cheaper,
and where the service is not in many
respects the equal Of ours, the bids for
lighting varied from so 10 80 cents per
night, and the average for I ,i2t lights
for which bids were made was IL cents
per night.
When it is remembered that our local
service is spread over city more ex-
tended than almost any other of its size
in the country. and that the service is
hrst-class In every respect the often re-
peated cry Of eNtortion is seen to be en-
tirely without foundation. IL will also
be seen that the oft-lauded system Of
selling franchises is not productive of
the much hoped for cheapness. for upon
comparison il will be found that under
conditions existing in New York, 40
cents is equivalent TO at least 80 cents
here.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-12
TnE ATTACK on Mn. nIAINE.

Apparently the time is always ripe for
some new story about Secretary of State
James G.. Blaine. Within the past year
he has figured more than any other man
in the newspapers lie has been ON the
point Of death half dozen times he
has been a physical wreck he has had
paresis, his memory had entirely failed
him he has suffered from the gout and
kindred diseases he has frequently been
ready 20 resign his position i'm the cali-
net he has made preparations 10 20