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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1891-08-06
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81. Louis Republic


When the new cemetery was located
at Rapid City, S. d.. the remains OF
the little o Of Mr.. Eugene Holcomb
were disinterred for removal. This. /
believe, was the first case OF actual hu-
man petrifaction observed 10 the hills.
Later on dozens we're found to have
been transformed into solid rock, which
plainly preserved every feature, ever
10 the delicate tracing of the veins in the
temples, wrists and hands. AT Dead.
wood the remains of that famous front.
iersman to be- petrifed. These things
m sound strange and unlikely, espe-
cially 10 those residing in the east, but
in the Black Hills region 1t is an open
secret that not one corpse In a dozen
turns to dust"
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a Lift LIZ HISTORY.
Chattanooga Press,

A correspondent of the Times cal Is the
penitentiary lease the bastard child Of
the Brownlow administration and says
that the system was afterward adopted at
the legitimate child Of democracy. The
bastard was a more comely child when
with It's father than 1t was
afterit was legitimatizel, through the eff
forts of Tom. O'Connor, by the democ-
racy. During Brownlow's administration,
under the lease OF Ward and Briggs, the
convicts were all worked within the
walls of the main prison, as they should
be now. This lease was cancelled by a
republican Legislature and at the time
democracy gained control Of the state
government the state itself worked the
convicts. Whatever subletting there was
Of the convicts TO be worked In the
mines was under a law enacted by a
democratic legislature in 1870.
AS the Times correspondent
mentions Capt. A. G. Sharp, 1t
Ia due that gentleman to state that the
first lease was cancelled because of facts
reportedlby him, as one of the directors
OF the prison, concerning the conduct Of
the lessees. 1t was not until the demo-
cratic party OF the state became a be-
longing Of Tom 0'Conner that the man
agement of the penitentiary became a cry
Ing disgrace to the state. The lease made
by the republican administration, as we
have said, gave no right to the ~lessees to
use the convicts outside the main prison.
II was made for a period OF four years.
but long before the expiration Of the
lease the republican Legislature dIscov.
cred the abuses Of the lease system and
promptly annulled the contract with the
l%essees. In other words, the republican
Legislature saw at once the evil Of selling
the convicis TO be the slaves of private
individuals aud Immediately changed the
method Of conducting the Prisons. This
has not been the case with The demo.
cratic legislatures. Though they have
been met continu lily by petitions and
memorials showing the rotleuness and
injustice Of the existing lease system.
they have have steadily refused to take
any steps to modify it and have regularly
TO provide a main prison sun.
large to contain all the ~convIcts.
is since democracy became rampant
that this enormity has arisen and thriven
until Il has become iptolerahla.
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WARRINGTON LETTER

If the next congress undertakes
legislation looking to the unlim-
tied coinage of silver, it will also
have to provide for meeting the ex-
ira expense which free coinage
will occasion. This additional ex-
penditure will amount, for the coin
age Of the American produce alone,
to between 500, 900 and 81. 00O.-
900 a year. In the present state
OF the national finances the addi-
ton Of tbs expense might cause
some uneasiness at the treasury de-
partmenS. At present the cost of
converting silver bullion into dol
lars is about two cents on every
dollar. Up to July LIST the sum
of 81, $685. 600 was coined monthly.
The total American product is
s7o,ooO,o 900 per year.
"With the present mint facili-
ties" said Director Leach q few
days ago, "the largest amount we
could coin, making a reasonable
overtime, would be 5000, 900 sill.
yer dollars a molth. Even that
would be tremendous strain. To
coin this amount would add near
ly $1,000, 900 annually to the ex-
penses of operating the minis. II
- new mint had to be erected, of
course the expense to the govern
ment would be greatly increased.
But it would be hard to make a
close estimate Of the expense if free
coinage we're adopted, for we do
not know how much silver would
be dumped into this country.
You must remember, however. that
advocates OF free coinage do not
are for silver in unlimited quanti-
les, and they N willing to take
DIN certificates. The mere fact
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1891-08-06

TaE bsaH7 Wa LIVE init Is osiI'
mated that persons walking on The
sunny side Of the street are In light more
than 5000 times stronger than are the
occupants Of an ordinary darkened room
Of . town house. while strollers on the
seashoro in sunny weather enjoy the
influence Of 5000 lines as much Of the
same health giving agent. These facts
are revealed BY the action Of the differ.
ent degrees Of light on Photographic
plates, a lens and plate Of certain speed
taking a bright seaside view with An
exposure Of IL Of a second. an open
landscape away from The sea In I OF q
second, a fairly lighted interior in 81
minutes, and a badly lighted INTERIOR
such as many ladies prefer, especially
In summer-in not less than 80 mnutesi
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APRIL AND ncTnBER.
MAYAsD NOVEMBER.
JUNE AND DECEMBER.
THIS MEANS BUSINESS.

With the close of this week my
connection with the HERALD AND
tribune will come to an end; and
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Edwin j. Hopkins and Ohauncey
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TROUBLE WITH HER HUSBAND.

Washington Post.
Il don't know what l will do" said a
South Washington woman.
Family trouble?" asked her neighbor
from the next porch.
That's what 1t is. 1t all came OF his
keeping out at nights"
Il can sympalhize with YOU"
"Well, don't know whether you can
or not. You see about three weeks ago
he started out, promising to be back by
half past eight. He didn', come til ten,
and as . o as ! saw him / knew there
was something the matter with him."
"~lntoxicalion, 1 supposc9
mo, indeed. He'd got into the soci-
ETY. of some Of the temperance people and
signed the pledge. Now that he is done
1t Of course he's got 10 stick to it. First
his digestion, and then his nerves gave
way, an now there amt any Twin with
him, much less cookin' for him. | de-
clare she said, with an explosion of
woe, Il never heard of a husband vet
that was fit 10 be trusted away from
home a half hour at a time.
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Church SERVICES.
ESP

NJ. Z. CHURCH. SOUTH .-Snnday School $3.50
4. m. Preaching every Sunday 10:45 a. m.
Union services once In every three Sundays. 6
r. m. Young mems prayer meeting every
Sunday 3 p, m. All are cordially invited to at
Tend these services. Very respectfully.
WRITTEN HICKS, Pastor.
BAPTIST C~HURcH-Rev. VIII II. Osborne,
pastor. Services, second and fourth Sundays,
b!;OO o'clock, a. M. and $50 p. m. Prayer
meeting every Wednesday evening at $50
O'Clock. Sunday school every sunday morn
,1g at $3.50. The public cordially invited TO
all these services.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-key. O.
A. Duncan, pastor. Services every Sabbath
II lVSO oclock a. m; yOung peoples prayer
leetlng every sabbath evening, forty-liye
minutes before the preaching service; prayer
meeting every v ednesday evening: Sabbath
Let the people come.
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gas sitting under a tres tending a flock

gas sitting under a tree tending a flock
OF sheep.
Friend" says the professor. ''csn you
Inform me of the direction and distance
Of the nearest adjacent town.
Now the countrymau p~received that
the professor was very wise. from the
long words he used; but he pr, sently
managed to understand him aud replied:
Eyes, sir. II Is all Of five miles; butt
added. you will get a good wetdng be-
fore you get there
This surprised the professor. He could
not discover any signs of a storm. and he
was sure of his W knowledge in such
matters that he laughed at the country
man. and started his horse on the road
pointed out 10 him.
But before he had gone two.thirds Of
the distance a sudden black cloud GOV.
cred the sky. the rain poured in torrents.
and the wise man reached his inn soaked
and Disguised.
Next morning, before he had pro
ceeded his journey. he determined to ride
back and II possible find out by wha'
hidden signs-of which he, a great pro
lesser, was ignorant-that foolish coun
tryman had foretold the storm.
So he rode back, and after spending q
day In search, found the countryman ant
explained what be wanted to know.
II will not tell you my sign" said the
countryman, without a good sum Of
money"
They struck a bargain. The professor
was anxious TO hear this very valuable SO
cret that he willingly paid the larg'
amount demanded,
do you sec, SIR asked the country
man, that black sheep with white fac
over there-the only black sheep In ny
lock?"
The professor said he did.
well, sir" said the countryman
/, when 1t is the fairest day in June, ant
, when there is not a cloud In the sky, ]
surely know It is going to rain II chance
to see that old sheep caper around will
her tail held straight up 1t the air.
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that the law allowed as to cease
coming silver dollars on the last Of
July has enabled us to cut down
the expenses Of operating the mint
$150,000." Mr.. Leech believes
that the silver question viii right
itself in time. The European ma
tions, he says, will before long be
exhausted Of their gold, and then
they will agree with the United
States upon an international stan
dard of bimetallism.
evil you eventually go to China
as minister for our government
was the question put to ex-senator
Blair, Of New Hampshire, the other
night. "There is a great tradi-
tion," he answered in a genial way,
"that people in the diplomatic SER
vice should not talk. | don't want
to violate tradition. Really, l can't
tell what Pm going to do. The
hardest sort of labor, however,
would be preferable to hanging by
the gills. / don't say | won't go.
May be with a SMILEY they might
find out over there it would be hard
to do without me. 1t is true" he
continued, seriously, 'that / made
speeches in the senate against Chi
nese immigration and alluded tt
the bad results Of having in oul
midst such quarters as Chinetowr
in San Francisco, but / did not de
nounce the Chinese as a race"
The senator warmed up with hi
old-time enthusiasm when refer
ring to the measure dearest to hi
soul the scheme Of national aid il
educating the masses. 81 hop'
this congress will pass such a BILL
he said. cit is Of vital importance
and the longer it is delayed thu
more serious the situation becomes
The cities Of the north and the ru
raj communities of the south alik'
need the help Of the government il
dlspelling i%lliteracy. The educa
ton of today l do not think al
thorough and practical IS was thu
instruction given forty and fifty
years ago. The masses of thu
southern people wanted nationa
aid, but some of their leaders per.
suaded them it was bad doctrine. ]
know it to be the greatest chance
of salvation for north and south:
and hope the cause will yet tri'
umph."
The idea Of a government making
loans to individuals, it seems, il
not an absolutely new one. A
least there have been instances il
which loans have been made to in
dividuals from the public treasur.
Of a state. The curious fact ha
come to light that from 1857 t
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1891-08-06
THE FIXED STAR.
s
Toledo Blade

Aotcuo Diduts
CChe term fixed, . applied 10 the stars,
mistake, for It Is now known that
Is not q fixed star in the heavens.
probably no such conditions as abso-
Fest in the universe All the stars
n motion. and some Of them are
loving at the rate Of $50. 900 miles an
bour, or more than thrice the velocity of
eur earth on its orbit. It might be
Pught that this constant motion would
6dnce continual changes in the stellar
Nations and alter the face of the heavens
every few years. But the vast distances
OF which the stars are set from us de-
lstroy the visual effect of their motion,
and preserve the ~unchangiug aspect of
he heavens. None Of the consultations
lave suffered a dislocation in three
housand years. Sirius. Arcturus, and
Ythe Pleiades are still in their places. AL.
though the 81 stars in Orion have ever
been in motion, each without relation to
any other. the mighty figure is as it APP
peared to the man Of w 40 centuries
ago.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1891-08-06
WHAT RELIGION A,
Rams Horn

ihlmb IloTns
Itisn't going to church to see what the
people wear, or to find fault with the
preacher.
II isn't running into debt for thing
you don't need and never paying fol
them.
1t isn't giving away a great deal Of
money publicly, simply that the people
may speak well Of you.
hisn't staying away from church when
you knov a special collection is going TO
be taken.
\ II isn't leaving one church and joinin
another whenever you do not like the
preacher.
1t isn't re aiding so many chapters A dav
or saying n prayer over and over.
II isn't sitting In the house and looking
solemn, and refusing to eat anything
cooked Sunday.
IL isn't putting all the big sound apples
on top of the measure and the little and
r 'tten ones on the bottom.
1t isn't telling other people what to do
in prayer meeting and letting the down
tell you what to do In business matters.
It Isn't whipping your boy for smoki.v
while you have a cigar in your own
m ruth.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1891-08-06
1T WAS a SURE q
Toledo Blade:

A very learned professor Of astronomy
lone who vas skilled In the signs of the
skies and the winds and the clouds-was
once travelling. While On his journey he
lost his way, and wandering about, came
across a simple looking c~ountryman, who
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1891-08-06

Address all letters for this paper to the
HERALD AND TRIBUNE. Address the
ciitor or manager only on private and
personal business, Personal letters arriv-
Ing during the absence of the atty nd
dressed sre not opened until his ! eturn,
and oftentimes this causes vexat us de-
avs In business matters
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1891-08-06
THEN AND NOW.
81. Paul Pioneer Press.

Jones--l have been invited to deliver
the Fourth Of July Grafton at Benton's
Point and just 100 years ago my great.
grandfather delivered an Grafton at the
same place.
smith, How stranger What was tie
subject Of his addressg
Jones-"America. the shelter and
refuge to the oppressed of all nations"
smith-And what win be your sub.
jcct?
Jones-"The necessity of more rlgidly
restricting immigration"
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by THE SAD SEA W1TEs.
ANACo0MPLLsHED WIRE
Texas siftinrs

Texas Strings.
"Ah. old fellow said a Texas gentle.
man to another on the street, $50 you are
married at last. Allow me to congratu-
late you, for | hear you have an excel.
lent and accomplished wife"
Il have. indeed was the reply; "she
is accomplished. Why. sir. she is per.
fecl''J at home in literature, at home In
music, at home in art, at home in science
lin short, at home everywhere except
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1891-08-06
AN INYULAERABLE sroMAcu
BROOKLYN Life.

brooklyn Life.
"Wal." began the Missouri man. 'that
thar mule'-
Whang' The mule planted both feet
In the sp aker's stomach, knocking him
through the blank side Of the barn.
my heavcnsl' cried the tourist, the
poor fellow must surely be killed out
rightv'
Nope answered the Kansas coolly,
Il don't reckon 1t fetched him. when a
mans siummick kin stand Mizzury
whisky for thirty years, it-Hcll ! here
he is nowi'
Yep continued the Missouri man,
re-enierlng. AS was saying. that thar
mule
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1891-08-06
DETECTED TO THE OUALTTY

III DO doggopedI' exclaimed young
Emerson Of Boston
Don't use such slang" pleaded his
sister; SAY canine departed, not dog
goned.r
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SUMMER READING.

Miss Summit Cat the seaside)- What
are you beginning that novel over again
iore thought you had nearly finished
1t.
Miss ~Palisade--So ! had, But I lost
the place.
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A THUKDERBoLr's WoRK.-A stroke
Of lightning recently produced remarka-
Bile effects on a large poplar at Playford,
England. The two topmost branches
were not injured, but the bark was COM
pletely stripped from the trunk and the
southern half Of the body which was
two and one-half feet in diameter at the
bass and ten inches atihe top-was shat
tered into fragments aud scattered over
an area Of two acres. One solid piece
weighing five and one-haIf pounds was
carried 1875 yards from the base, while
Of less than half an unc we're
wn sixty yards against the wind.
g half of the trunk was left standing
4 whitened stem forty feet high. The
nderclap was terrific, the ~concussion
king windows in a dwelling 400
IDS away.
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THE ESSENCE oFcHARTTY.

NVW IVTk TTVss.
HE is very charitable, | believer"
Charitable Why he moi only gives
to Others but he Is constantly getting into
mischief with his wife by giving himself
away
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1891-08-06

Jonesboro has always been a fav-
orite retreat for families during the
summer, and offers a delightful ell
mate, pure water. and pleasant
drives to many points Of interest.
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WHAT MORE DID III yam

Boston Ihuex.
The other day one Of the partners Of
the firm managing one Of Bcston's
famous hostelries ordered q certain
waiter to leave. The waiter was slow in
obeying and The manager practically
The y was not con
the head Of thS firm.
"Mr. X" said he. "Mr. A.. has just
kicked me out. II
well, what are you here for2 Do you
want me to kick you out over AGAIN.
MISTAKE OF a VARIOUS NAN
New York Telegram.
A nervous little man sat in one Of the
cross seats Of a Third avenue 81" car the
other day, back TO back to a young wo-
man Of the sweet girl graduate species.
The little man felt a piece Of cloth o.
his neck and. thinking the en
cravat were sticking our
stuff the cloths avn
and waistcn
out Of his
Leave my IN
man apologI2
Tex.
A yonng maj
had occasion
he had a perso(
rested and br(
As he had
the court apf7
tin bar to defel
being selected.
ifhe knew1
should ID
the whispcl
guilty, I've
lenge the Judge
want to attcp
GaLoa.H
thoughtless
to dcride a'qvV'
let suit. althoyd
so long ese.t
~subjects--is
as a quite
recorded
gnish differ
maker, who
brother, a mi
the case Of
fully deccribei
OF other kan
condition wal
on as a verJ
only been Il
Of color,b mess to red
and 10 put four pei
cent a IN nerh q No
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1891-08-06

Joel B. Erhardt has resigned his
office, collector Of the port of New
York, and President Harrison has
appointed State Senator j. S. Fas.
sett, of New York, to fill the va
cancy.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1891-08-06

BREATHING Hot AR.-It has been
commended that the tubercle bacillus is
killed by a temperature Of 41o G. (106o FL
and that breathing heated air should ar
lHaat consumption. DR.. Ernst Sehrwald,
V, has made some interesting ex
Is on dogs to test this theory.
udes that the air breathed may
ally raised from 80 to 1850 de-
but that the temperature Of the
knnot be increased more than 1
even by continuing the expert.
ment an hour and a half. tits not prov
ed that the tubercle bacilli may be de.
stroycd at a temperature of A or 8 de.
grees above the normal body heat, but
even II so. 1t appears that the lung It's.
sue cannot be heated sufficiently to de-
stroy the germs imbedded in 1t.
BY THE SAD SEA W. TEs.
All. Jim, we poor folks has our
trialsi'
Eyes. I'shad a good many but 1t amt
the trials what annoys me, it's the yer.
dict they brings in afterwards"
UNCONsCI0US GENERATIONS.
Somerville Journal.
Bjenks-I want you to come up to my
house, doctor, right away.
DR.. Boius-Who's sick?
Bjenks-oh, Mrs. Bjenks and the baby
are both ailing. thought you might as
well kill two birds with one stone.
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: - sicstnS CNNIas.i'S Cure. <
sEDAasyrhLr Hamilton Co. chic. Jane, 1883.
one bottle q Pastor Kqeuigs Nerve Tonic
cured me emf rely, alter iiyuiciaas had tried
unsuccessfully for 8 months TO relieve me Of
nervous debility. W. HUENNEEELD.
UkIosyILLE, Mo-, January, 1891.
! can s~incerely say thnt Pastor Koeuig's Nerve
fonic bns lc.ed WONDERFUL; since my boy COM
lnenced uso II he has moi had thu slightest
symptcra OF fts and Ia eotting stoat AMI
hearty qfery one 10 sarPriioa etihe reaplt. ~
chnse ssGd bought eigiit b5tccs q mAdicines
from New York III S4.CO pei b,ttlo which did no
sood. DENNIS WALSH.
KANSAS CRY, NO., Dot. 6, 20.
Used Ps,tnr Koenis 5 Nerve Tonie for merry.
benentod by SAINT 1t had tho desired efeot.
Mrs. GEO. Il. GREEN.