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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-09-21
THE COMET.
SEEN AND HEARD.
Personal aud Other Items That Have a
Present Ioterest.

the city.
J. W. Hunter We, east on the yes
thule Monday night.
Mr.. and AIRS Isaac Hair spent sun
day in Sullivan comfy.
Col y N Tayior,oi Bristol Was in
the city lew hours yesterday.
F.M. Chritzman has removed his
family to their old home at Gettys-
burg, Pa.
MR.. E. Miller, of Atlanta, Ga, has
been visiting hometo'ks in the city
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. JAS. Hout or rejoicing
over their second girl baby born on
the 14th inst.
Mrs and W, P. Brewer, OF Bristol,
were the guests of Rey. and Mrs j. o.
COwan this week.
Col. Wallace Hahn and vie came
down from Cranberry yesterday alter
noon and are at Hotel Carnegie.
Frank D. Love, Frank B. St. John,
Or. S. A. Bowman and W. j. Exum
returned yesterday from the Worlds
Fair.
NJ. Jackson, the Cash uroceryman,
returned Tuesday from New York.
where he purchased u select line OF
groceries.
Mai. A. Cantwell and Capt. W. ii.
Nelson have returned from trip to
indianapolis where they attended the
anuunl encampment OF the G, a. r.
Mrs. Blair, OF Birmingham, Ala j,
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs,
Geo. w. St. John, at Wat,uga, for sew
eral weeks, LETT TneslAy for her home.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Wagner Miss
Leone Wagner and Mrs. R. X Col
Inns, have returned from visit to the
Chicago Fair and their old Illinois
home.
A. NJ. Stuart, one of the most popul
ar registers Washington county eve
had, was in johnson City Tuesds,
scattering deeds Of trust with his char
acteristic kindness.
G. R. Shultz, OF Washington, D. c
il at the Piedmont, He is here
examining railway postal clerks as
efficiency and will have the posts
clerks on the Narrow Gauge befol
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. WV. DoVault, Mi
Mamie Higgins, W. Weldon DeVau
Robt. DEFAULT Of Austin Springs, al
DR.. A. J. Hahhah, Of Umatilla, FL
Started Tuesday, the 10Th, on the Y'
thule Tor the Worlds Fair, via Of t
N. g. w.
A. 7. Burris, OF the dry goods {
porium Of Burris & Jackson. return
from New Pork Tuesday, having p
chased while there the largest a
most stylish line OF dress goods a
trimming, ever purchased for
market.
Mine Host McKenSie is max
some needed improvements AT
Piedmont Hotel The new desk a
greatly to the appearance OF thing
the Office. The table is not forgot
in the list of improvements and
the market affords is constantly
piled his guests in the most appro
style.
After spending few weeks in Jt
son City DR.. G. H. Taylor
Tuesday for Chicago. After yisi
the Fair few days he will so to
ark N. j., where be is at present Il
ed. While here he accommoda'
few OF his friends by doing some
tai work for them.
Rev. Jas. I. Cooter, preside
Washington college, is the past
che Second Presbyterian chur
this city and will preachregu
here Sunday morning and event
hhe Martha Wilder school buildii
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-09-21

Miss Willie Mcfarland has returned
from a visit to Bristol relatives.
Miss Sallie Painter, of Virginia, II
visiting Miss Jennie Crumley mn King
street
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-09-21

One leads to the
other. The " cut
ting " Of prices
leads to the sub
stitution Of worth
Aless goods-fraud.
'ulent limitations
Of the 6 G nuin e
me dicin Q, dllu-
tions Of it, all
sorts Of cheap sub
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-09-21

18th of October l
will open, in the Citi-
zens Bank Building in
johnson City, the
handsomest line of
Ladies Goods ever
shown in the City,
consisting Of Cloaks,
Wraps, Dress Goods,
Gloves, Underwear,
Shoes, &c. We only
carry samples, but will
have a great variety Of
them. Anything that
;. you may select will
come direct from the
Importers and Manu-
: features, as we are their
Agents, and you will
i be get ting the very
\, y latest styles from first
is is hands. Our samples
: of Dress Goods will
. be in full patterns, SO
c you can see what you
in i'll are buying. It will
196 pay you to wait before
. Sn making any purchases
OIL until you see our line.
'''' Don forget the date
led led ----Oct. 18th, 1898, fol
in only 30 days.
due
,ses J.F. CRUMLEY
70 ~ I'd Merchandise Broker.
ners
the
mage
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-09-21
Her Name is Esther,

Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland have decided
to name their second daughter Esther,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-30
A Female Idea of ECONOMY.

Some women have peculiar idea of econ
omy," said a well-known merchant to a st.
Louis Republic man. Il live pretty far out in
the West end, where corner grocery and butcher
shop provisions cost more than they do any
where else on the present extent of discovered
earth. We have been paying 80 and IS cents
each for common, ordinarily good beefsteaks.
and everything else IN proportion.
The other day my wife had occasion to visit
friend in South st. Louis and on her return to
Broadway to catch a north-bound car she
passed q meat shop which attracted her atten.
ton by reason OF its clean and wholesome dis.
play Of fresh meats. She entsred the place.
How much? she asked the butcher, reach.
ing for her purse.
Fifteen cents, num-
What cried my wife, fearing she had not
heard Alright. Fifteen centsh
"'Yes, mum. Or two for quarter
1.-TWO for ouarterS'
ayes, num-
"'Then gimme two right quick. never
heard of such prices in st. Louis
proudly she walked out with her two steak
but she had only gone block repeating &c
herself meanwhile, never heard OF such prices
when it dawned upon her that she ought &c
take advantage Of the opportunity and lay in q
sort OF winters supply. So back she went tC
the butchers and bought two more steaks,
''Well thus far everything was right, and fol-
several days we fairly reveled in cheap, deli.
cious meat. But alas, her success turned her
head. That WAS month ago. And yesterday
she told me with pride in her voice, that sh,
had been sending down there every day since
for one steak-one steak, mind you, for /,
cents, with 20 cents car fare added.
"I dare not disturb her dream of economy
1t was too realistic and too full of victorious
pleasure for my ruthless hand to sweep away
am still complimenting her on the frugality Of
her management-and paying out just she
aama ~
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-30
A Love Story In Fraements.

The fair girl had promised to be his wife, SAYS
the Detroit Free Press and he was more than
proud Of it.
Possibly she was not, because he had only his
money to recommend him.
In any event she had made him swear to
keep it a secret until she should tell him he
divulge it.
1t might have been she had others on the
string whom she wished to let down easy,
Such things have happened.
One week after he had given her his sacred
word of honor she made a round of calls.
When she came home she was anything but
angelic IN her temper.
She said little however. for she knew he
would be around in the evening.
thoroughly unhappy because il was not pos
sible TO make IL eight or ten
When he met her betimes she was SO friqid
that he asked her if the register were not
turned Off
''Did YOU" she said, "ten your sister and
several other people we were engaged"
Eyes" he responded. hesitatingIy.
Her face flushed and her lips quivered with
anger.
She was about to fly of the handle, but she
took second thought.
He could see the change and he felt relieved
Pardon me-" she said, ''for almost forget
ting myself. You only spoke the truth. We
were engaged"
And the emphasis she crowded into that
were" broke his heart into SIS pieces.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-30
BRIGHT BITS.

How LONG cana man live without air."
1T depends on the air. Forever if it's Ia
rs-ra Boom-de-aye'. ~ KATE fields Wash
tnOt0n. .s.
MARIE-Then you've sold Bacon and His
Friends, Jack2 Who bought il?
Jack-Old Packer of Chicago. Saw it in the
catalogue and said he liked the name.-Boston
Budget.
CLARA-I guess Mary Goods cat is dead.
She hasn't had a scratch on her face this month
Mamle-That ISN'T the reason. Her intended
has ceased wearing his scarf pin.-JeweIer's
Weekly.
Miss GusHING-You are a widower, are you
not, Mr.. Newman?
MIR. Newman (of Salt Lake City)-Only par
TALLY, Miss Gushing. Three of my wives are
still alive--1e1as 5Utin0s.
THE WRONG TIME.-Mother-No wonder you
ersloff Why do y6u doits 51!I'-
Little Boy-I don't know, mamma You'll
have to ask me when IS asleep Good NetOs.
MRS. GUMMEy (reading)-A European scien-
list has been listening to the voice of fly thro'
mlcrophone. He says it sounds very much
like the neighing of a horse.
Mr.. Gummey-Perhaps it was horse fly.
Brooklyn Life.
REPRESENTATIVE ASH CARUrH of Kentucky
found the following delicate reminder that
an Office would be acceptable from the popular
song writer whose name Is attached in his mail
the other morning:
Dear Ash, am an ''early bird"
And now since "Cleve" controls =
III not let other birds get worms IL
And leave me watching holes
! did that once when "Cleve" went In,
I'll go for all that squirms,
For you and both know d--n we'll
That there's more birds than worms
WILL S. HAYS.
CHARLEY" said the affectonate little wife.
didn't you tell me those blue chips cost 81
apiecef"'
Yes"
''Well, here's a whole box full of all colors
that l bought at the bargain counter for as
cents. "-BrooklHn Life.
LITTLE Dor-That is a picture Of Samson,
Hasn't he awful long hair?
Little Dick-That's wot made him strong
Little Dot-Why?
Little DIck-I don't know, but I guess IL g
| cause he never went to a barber shop. Papa
says BARRIERS talks folks half to death.-Good
NeIos.
THE LANGUAGE OF PRESENTS. -George-What' s
wrong?
Jack-I can't make out what Miss Pinkie's
little present to 1ne means.
George-If it's useful il means that she is in
terested in your comfort, and would probably
say "Yes;"l If it's only ornamental it means
that the present is sent merely as a little token
to friend
Jsck-The one she sent me is both useful and
ornamental. It's handsomely decorated in
dividual salt cellar.
George-That means that she considers you
both useful and ornamental, but little too
freSh.-Neg Yoyk WeeklU.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-30
Gen. Grant Caught Them.

Gen. Grant once interfered in most I'M
warranted and arbitrary manner with a poker
game that was paying me a big profit, said
Andrew banner, one of the vets who were fight
ing the war over again. to a Globe Democrat
writer. ut was shortly after the battle of Shi-
ion, and we confeds we're feeling pretty badly
down in the mouth.
II was on the advance picket line one bright
moonlight night and the yanks had post only
few hundred yards away. We shot at each
other until we got tired of the sport, then we
snapped newspapers, coffee aud tobacco. A
daredevil young yankee corporal walked right
into our post, sat down on a log as unconcerned
as you please, and asked US if we knew how to
play poker. Did wel We rather thought we
did. Had we any greenbacks? 4 few.
Then we pulled out deck of cards and we
sat down to play. Pretty soon another yank
came, then another. until there were six of
them, and we all Joined in and played wide
open game forgetting that the cruel war was
not over. Luck came my way, and soon had
everybody but the yankee corporal broke The
rest were squatted around, blue and gray,
watching the game, when there camo that
ugly c-lick-ick-ick' SO familiar TO the soldier
ear
I'VE looked up and there stood a yankee
sergeant with four men, their muskets cooked.
Members or the Forty-nintn, consider your
selves under arrest said the sergeant. %,
come now, sergeant, the corporal began, when
horsemsn refined up behind the guard and he
concluded: Gen. Grant, by hockey The blue
coats got up looking like a lot of whipped
school boys. and saluted their commander, who
eyed them as sternly as q sphinx. They fled in
front Of the guard and started for camp.
When their backs were turned on him,
Grant removed the cigar from his mouth, and
with cynical smile asked the confederate
nearest him: Who's ahead?' 90 we're ahead
replied the defender of the stars and bars
Those chumps you've brought down here can t
General l remarked. Have to sometimes,
said Grant dryly, aud rode away"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-30
"As a Further Mark Of Respect"

AS Further Mark Of Respect
Without disrespect 10 the memory Of the
distinguished men who have lately passed
over to ''the great majority" aud In whose
honor congress, in accordance with custom,
adjourned, it may be said that recent fire.
qusnt adjournments on funeral occasions
have retarded the transaction of public
business by congress to an extent that sug-
gests a reform in or the abrogation of the
custom.
During the current short" session Of con
gress the edjournments because Of the
deaths Of prominent men have averaged.
according TO Mr.. Steward, OF Illinois, two
a week. On that basis of calculation, Mr.
Steward asks: ''If We adjourn twice q week
when the population is only &C, 900, 900. how
many days will we be In session when there
are ten times 10000, 900 and the prominent
men increase in proportlonF The conun-
drum will. Of course remain unanswered.
The frequent adjournments have dis
turbed the order Of business, have deprived
special orders Of days set for their hearings,
have shortened the number Of working hours
that may be devoted 20 important legsla-
ton, have precluded the possibility of action
on some matters that should have been at
tended TO by this congress, and have left the
democrats open to the criticism Of their
enemies. Representative Burrows said the
other day that the frequent adiournments
meant the democrats did not intend to do
any business at this session. "Bus it is
we'll, he added, 'for the Democratic party
is always safe when it is going to a
funeral
There are still before congress number
Of the most important appropriation bills,
the anti-option bill. the bankruptcy bill,
and large number Of others, the proper
consideration Of which would require time
and deep thought. But neither time nor
thought sufficient can be given them now
before the end of the session. And the
chances are there will be still other ad-
tournaments in the near future.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-30
Brains in the Railroad Business.

Mr.. E. B. Stahlman, of Nashville, chair.
man Of the executive committee of the
Southern Railway and Steamship Associa-
ton, is a little rough" on southern rail-
road men. There is lighter weight of
brains in the railroad business than any
other industry in which so much capital ia
invested" he says. This conclusion he
reaches after arguing this way: "Th1 rail-
roads Of the south are not paying more than
! y cents on the dollar of capital actually
invested. What can you expect with the
present rates, which are about one-thlrd
the tariffs of the European rallroadsl Think
Of railroad running from Washington to
Atlanta, through thinly populated coun-
try. which gets only one-third for freight of
the rates charged by the great line from
Liverpool TO London, which has a city at
every station and practically continent
at each end"
The railroad men may lack ''weight Of
brains" as Mr.. StahlmRn says. But it is
not altogether the fault Of southern railroad
managers that the roads are in no better d.
nancial condition. They are frequently not
permitted, through hostile legislation, or
the sharp practice of outside mauipuators,
to use what brains they have for the best
interests Of their roads. They have been,
and are still hampered by ever changing
state and interstate commerce laws, and
In some states by state commissions clothed
with powers that virtually prevent their
having anything like directing voice in
the management OF their properties
In England it Is regarded as the best pub
lie policy to build up such great enterprises
in certain sections of this country, as it
seems now, there is disposition to tear
them down.
If there were heavier weight OF brains
in our legislative bodies. and less demagog-
ism in politics, the real weight of brains in
the railroad business would be felt.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-30
Charqes Of Corruption at the Fair.

! Charges OF Corruption at the Fair.
! Recently complaint was made by certain
prospective exhibitors at the worlds fair
that the space on the floors of some Of the
/ principal exhibition halls had nearly all been
secured by Illinois and Chicago exhibitors,
and that the exhibitors from other states
and cities were being frozen out" This
! complaint, according TO a Chicago dispatch.
has been followed by the charge OF cor
rupiion on the part Of some Of the fair Of
| fcials in ths matter Of the allotment Of
space and position. In one instance, il is
said, New York manufacturer who de-
sired room for an exhibit which he failed
to obtain, complained TO a more successful
acquaintance Of the unfair treatment The
successful mans remark was: "YOu might
do something il you had a friend who was
on good terms with certain officials and was
high up Ia court circles" However, the
New Workers. sanity ignorance OF what his
experienced friend meant prevented bis act
ing on the advice.
1t is not charged that the department
chiefs or higher officials Of the fair are
corrupt, but the grumblers aver, and pro-
fess to be able to prove, that certain minor
functionaries, who have charge OF the
details Of allotment Of space, have not been
uninfuenced by the offer Of money from
exhibitors desiring space and choice posi-
tions.
There is another side 70 the story, how
ever. The people who are now complaining
put or until the eleventh hour all concern
about the fair and their exhibits. They
probably imagined that the several millions
Of square feet of space in the machinery,
liberal arts and other buildings would more
than meet any demand that would be made,
and when At was too late-when livelier
business men had provided themselves with
accommodations found out their
error. Then. it is very likely, in chagrfn
and anger, they set about TO make trouble
for everybody, they didn't care who.
However, the charge of bribery. having
been made. should be investigated, and if
there should befound the least crookedness,
it shoTld be Strengthened before May day.
The fair is too grand an enterprise to be
smirched with thievery and corruption.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-30
Fow She Got wen.

The drummer was tossting his shins by the
hotel stove when one OF the boys came in says
tie Detroit nee Press.
''How dyf'' he said; whats going ons''
Nothing, replied the drummer. Il only got
IN about two hours ago"
Anything new on the road?"
WHAT"
"1he year"
Come off. Any new stores?"
mo; but saw q travelling man turned down
on train to-day in a way that pleased me out
Of sight"
Let me have it."
We'll this morning about 10 o'clock a good
looking young woman came into the sleeper
bound FOR Detroit, and in about fifteen minutes
fellow from New York l don't like began to
size her up for mashi and was sorry TO see
she didn't object. Anyhow, within an hour he
was sitting beside her talking as fast as he
could. Pretty soon she asked him 70 raise the
window, 1t was hard to do, but he managed 20
get 1t up and IN two minutes she wanted It
down again and he put it down. He was too
polite fc- anything, too. Then she asked him
10 bring her glass of water; in two minutes
she wanted paper across the car; In q minute
more she asked him to take it back and give
her book she saw there; in two minutes she
asked him to put the window up again; right
away she wanted it down. He wasn't quite so
polite this time II made him turn red in the
lace and ripped his gloves, but he fixed
II Tor her. Next she wanted her
wrap, which the porter had left
"a INC outer Gnu OF Uhe car, ana ne
had TO get It: then she insisted on his bringing
her another glass of water; in a minute more
she wanted a pillow, ana he had to get that.
by this time he was growing restless. The
tram stopped, and she made him go outside and
buy her something boy had in q basket; then
she wanted something out Of her sachel two
seats in front. and he had to get it. She sent
MIN On two or three more errands, and finally
he excused himself and went over to his own
seat. but she pursued him with more errands,
until, in sheer desperation, he got up and
rushed out of the car and stayed there. When
he had disappeared she looked over at me with
sn lie tDat was about triumphant little
thing in its way as l ever saw, and when she
got out of the car here l heard her telling
handsome young fellow how she had smashed
the masher."
What became 81 him?''
20, be was all right He sneaked back and
got his stuff out after she left
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-30
TELFEIR ACADEMY.
A Plan to Get a Great Pict-
ure for It.

The MORNING News believes the possess
sion by the Telfair academy of one OF the
great pictures that will be exhibited at the
Columbian fair would give pleasure to all
the friends Of the Academy. Why not raise
an amount sufficient to purchase one of
theml The Academy's friends can easily do
1t. If each one Of them will give the under
taking his support the thing will be accom-
plished.
The Academy has many friends, and they
are not confined to this city or state. They
are to be found in many states, for of the
thousands Of visitors to the city within the
last two or three years from all parts of the
country, many of them have passed pleas
ant hours viewing its treasures. From some
Of these help may be expected.
OF course Savannahians will respond gen.
erously. and SO will Georgians outside OF
Savannah. The Academy is in fact south
ern institution. 1t is the only Acade-
my of fine arts south OF Washington.
The sources therefore from which assistance
may be hoped for are many.
Subscriptions will be received by the
MORNING NEWS and promptly. acknowl.
edged in the column that will be devoted to
that purpose. Let every friend Of the
Academy help in this undertaking and the
institution will have among its collection
one Of the great pictures of the Chicago
Exposition.
The MORNING NEWS subscribes 800.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-30

The Memorial Association of the District
Of Columbia, of which Chief Justice Fuller
is president. and the object OF which is the
preservation Of historical buildings and
data about the national capital, is making
and effort to secure the house on Tenth
street in which President Lincoln died. IL
is the only building at the capital distinctly
associated with him, and the association
wishes to restore 1t to the condition In which
it was at the time Of Lincoln's death, and
make 1t museum, or repository, for Lin
coin mementoes. The association says it
looks to congress TO enable the work to be
carried out. 1t is desirable, OF course, to
preserve the history Of the national capital
and of Abraham Linooln-for Lincoln was
a great man. But 1t hardly seems neces-
sary that whole museum should be devoted
to the one man.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-30

The cabinet fakirs for the republican
press have reached the conclusion that Mr..
Cleveland must complete the cabinet by
next Sunday. From that day, they say. he
will devote himself TO the task of preparing
his inaugural. Some Of the consultations
he has been having with prominent demo
Gratis, 80 it is said, while attributed to cabi-
net building, have actually been confined
TO an exchange Of views upon some OF the
important administrative problems that
will come before the new government, so
that the President-elect could be well in
formed when he came to take up his pen to
write the inaugural
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-30
The Succession to Lamar.
IRON The Nelr York Times Ind }.

NEFfs tt0 4fcao YIN AhHtta NAft1 j.
The nomination OF successor TO Justice
Lamar by Mr.. Harrison has, Of course. not been
determlped upon, nor is 10 fair 70 the President
70 assume that he viii make any, but the tone
on republican comment on the matter IN Wash
iugtun indicates that be Is expected 20 do 80.
There u no need OF his ling the vacancy aud
little excuse for such. action, and the democrats
IA tho senate viii be- entirely justified Va ex-
aiming any appointments submitted ~ laul
with the closest care. They might Yefy n fap.
erly employ al the tmo before March Id that
highly e1pedlcnt process.