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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29
PROCTER'S IDEA.
He Wants PostOfIlce Department on
a Life Tenure Basis.

President Proctor, of the Civil Ser.
vice Commission, has taken an ad-
vanced position with reference to the
postal service, and is thinking OF rec
ommending that the tenure of post
masters be permanent, as we'll as the
official life Of their clerks, says the New
York Sun. In other words, he would
have the postal service of the United
States recognized on the plan of a
great army, and efficient postmasters
promoted from place to place as the
necessities of the service seemed TO
require, until the best man reached
the position of First Assistan Postmas-
ter General. who would correspond 10
rank with the General in the army and
De subordinate only to the Postmaster
General and the President OF the
United States, as Gen. Schofield is re
sponsible to the Secretary of War
Under this plan the original appoint
ment OF postmasters everywhere would
be made from the lowest rank OF the
postal service, and, after examination,
and for life on good behavior. There
could be no removals except, as in the
army and navy, for cause and after
trial by court martial.
Prof. Proctor does not expect these
suggestions to be adopted for many
years, but he thinks that some such
system of permanency will be intro
duced in the future. He will, how.
ever, earnestly recommend change
in the law that will make the Consul
lar service permanent and take it en-
tirely out Of politics. He has conferred
with the President and Secretary
Gresham on the subject, and both OF
them favor it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29

THERE is a probability that
Capt. Howgate, the man who de-
faulted for large sum while act
ing as Disbursing Officer of the
Signal Service, some,fourteen years
ago, and who was last summer run
down and brought back to Wash
ington through the instrumentality
of Secretary Morton, may after all
escape punishment. The old in
dictments against him are faulty
many believe purposely made SO by
his Republican friends-and SO far
search for the papers in his case,
upon which a new indictment
could be found, has been ine(lect-
ual, and some of the most import
ant witnesses agasnst him are dead.
1t is believed that the papers were
purpossly destroyed years ago by
those who shared in Howgate's
stealing, and since it was learned
that they were missing the number
who think that those sharers in
cluded officials of prominence at
that time has largely increased.
The District Attorney expresses
confidence that enough witnesses
are still at his disposal to make a
good case against Howgate, but tina,
confidence is not shared by the
general public.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29

CHAIRMAN SAVERS, of the
House Committee on Appropria-
tons, has got his committee at
work, in order that one or two of
the regular Appropriation bills may
be ready to report to the House
soon after the reassembling of Con-
gress. Mr.. Sayers thinks the pen
sion bill and the fertilization bill
can be pu tn olgh the House be-
fore the holidays.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29
KATAUGA.

Andrew and Webb Albertson were
here Sunday on visit to their father
and mother.
William Rhea Miller contemplates
starting out as a travelling salesman
for a Chicago house in few days.
G. w. Wigginton, station agent, and
NJ. s. Bennett contemplate duck
hunt down the river in few days.
J.H. Yonkey, q lumberman, and
little son, Of Pittsburg, Pa, were here
few days ago ON visit to M. MoiS-
SEN,
Mrs. w. ]. Hendrix, OF Greeneville,
was visiting her father in laws family
and other relatives the latter part OF
last week.
Joseph Piuckney Lewis, OF Haywood
county, N. c., is here on a visit to his
brother, whom he has not seen for
nearly thirty years.
T. 7. Reese, who has been in the
employ Of the Florida Central and
Peninsula Railroad has severed hil
connection with that road and now
has q position with the Royal Pom
ciana Hotel as telegrapher and stenog
rapher at Palm Beach, Dade comfy
Florida, where any Of his Tennessee
friends can address him should thej
wish to do 80.
On November 9Th, at the residence
of A. @. Carr, DR.. J. W. Wallace, o
this place, and DR.. J. M. Masters, O
Knoxville, removed q cataract from
the eye OF Thos. Cole. On the sam,
day they operated on Henry Blevinl
and Bessie Hendrix for cross eyes
All tho operations were skillfully anC
successfully performed.
Mrs. Mary Garland, nee Lacy, dice
at the home of her daughter here OF
November 10Th, at the age OF seventy
six. She had been an invalid and
sufferer for several months. She wa
member of the Christian Church
and expressed to the writer a perfec
confidence in blessed immortalit,
beyond the vale of tears, and said sh
had not the least fear of death.
| A few days ago the bark mill at tn,
tannery got so hot it set fire to tn
bark dust, and for time the tanner,
was in Danger. An alarm was blow
and the hose, which hung convenient
was turned on and the fire was sool
extinguished.
.!The'rosd hands have spent severa
days.cp a new dug road from hare t
Watauga Flats, which, when com
pleted, will be q great convenience /
the people in that neighborhood a
this is their postotfice and they do th
principal part of their milling here.
Nov. "a. D.N.R.
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WATAUGA BEND NOTES.

Joseph Bowman lie on the sick list.
Mrs. w. V. DEFAULT has been very
sick for several days.
Mrs. Mary White went to Johnson
City shopping Tuesday.
We have four schools in this district
and all are getting along nicely.
J. A. Bowman and vile spent last
Sunday evening with homefolks.
John Howard, Of Bloomingdale, is
visiting the Hale family on the river.
Cleo and Lula White spent last
Sunday evening with the Misses Selle.
W. K. Hodges, Of Morristown, spent
last week with Landon Whites family.
D. V. Cash, who has been sick for
tome time, is improving very slowly
Mrs. L. w. Bowman is visiting her
father, Mrs. Mauk, who is in very bad
health.
BERTHE Eden was visiting relatives
near Shows Chapel last Saturday and
Sunday.
Landon White spent last week in
the mountains looking after business
matters.
George Galloway and family, Of
Alum Wells, Va, are visiting relatives
on Boone'S Greek.
R. @. Emerson, OF Greeneville, came
up Sunday and will spend several
days with relatives on the river.
Mrs. G. w. McFall, who has beer
very sick all summer, is talking Of go
ing to Florida to spend the winter.
w. II. Swadley thinks 1t very nice
| to ride to Cherokee on Saturday snC
get to walk with q Reed on Sunday.
Mrs. Dave Brockwell has just re-
turned from Cherokee, where she hal
been visiting relatives and friends TO
several days.
Rev. Wampler preached at the ME-
church, South, last Sunday. This Ii
his second year at this place. W.
wish him success in his work.
Bean hullings and molaSses boiling
are over and the people are talking
over Christmas times. What the,
will have to do and where they vii
90 Is the talk Of the day. Well,
never asked Pap where I could go o
what we would have, but I seen hin
gathering walnutS today and I gues
We will have something to do. And
know Pap will let me 60 somewhere i
I'll mind him.
Nov. "a. WILD RosH.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29

A Teachers Institute is to be held
at Blountville on Friday and Saturday
OF this week. All teachers and friends
OF education are invited. These meet
inga ought to be made profitable occa-
sions, developing more professional
and normal methods of teaching.
Prof. Hanna, of Holston Institute, in
forms me that every child in East
Tennessee is born with the gift OF
oratory. May that gift be cultivated.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29
A WASHINGTON dispatch say

A WASHINGTON dispatch says:
It is understood here that Congress
man Houk, who was defeated in the
recent election by Chancellor Gibson,
will be candidate for Doorkeeper oil
the next house. If he enters the race
the chances are he will win, as this Of
flee has invariably gone to Southern
man and Houk 10 mighty popular
with the Republicans and is shrewd
worker.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29
Logs! LOgs!! Logs!l!

/ am now prepared to pay the high.
est cash price for good poplar, oak,
ash and walnut logs, delivered at the
sawmill in Carnegie. Parties desiring
lumber sawed to order, can have same
done with quickness and dispatch
For prices and specifications call on OF
address john G. CHAPLIN.
Johnson City, Oct. 20. 58s Il
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29

Col. SIMMONS, Collector of In.
ternal Revenue for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, who is
visiting Washington, says of the
legislature of thatState and the CON-
ing election by it of two U. S.Sena-
tors-one to fill the unexpired term
of the late Senator Vance, which
runs until March 8, 1897, and
the other to succeed Ransom, whose
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29

Watson and Black, the Populist and
Democratic candidates for Congress in
the Tenth Georgia district, have
agreed TO run the race over on account
of charges of fraud. To make this
possible, Black, who was declared cleo
ted at the last election agrees to resign.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29

SPEAKING of the recent election
reminds us that 'Tobe" Hickey is
willing to become Clay worker il
he is made Superintendent of Pris'
ons.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29

Two girls have started the Eastern
Kentucky Republican at Grayson KY.
and announce in their salutatory adj
dress that they understand their
business thoroughly, even TO making
up forms for the press"
THIS seems a superAueus comics
sion for kentucky girl to make, oi
any up-to.date girl, for that matter
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29
Downtown Office.

For the convenience OF its patrons
THE COMET has established a down.
town Office at the book store Of Lyle &
Cos, next door to the postoffice.
Copy for advertisements and orders
for job work and subscriptions may
be left there and receive prompt at
tention.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29

If H.ClayEvans is called upon to
appoint the next Superintendent OF
Public Instruction for Tennessee he
will do we'll to select Hon. A. II,
Pettibone, of Greeneville, than
whom there is not a better quail
fled man in the state.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29

EVANS may yet prove but Clay
in the hands of Morgan, McCorry
and other good Democrats who are
taking a stand for honest elections.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29

THIS is Thanksgiving Day.
Thank God you are living, give
something to the poor and you will
be happy.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29

We have received no written ans
wers to the questions propounded in
this column two weeks ago; we have
had some verbal answers. This col
umn has attracted the attention OF
some educators in other parts of the
State; can it be that the teachers of
Washington county have no protes-
sional interest in their calling?
We present this week a portion of
the questions given by the Sta2e
Board OF Kentucky in September last :
SPELLING, DEFINITION AND PRoNUNCIA.
TIoN.
l. Spell; Stomach, sausage, wordy,
turgid, verger, virtue, leopard, leper,
famine, CANNON, salmon. reprieve,
conceive, degrade, afraid.
2. Define: Council, counsel; cam
vas, canvass; crewel, cruel; choler
collar; manner, manor; martin, mar,
ten.
3. Show the pronunciation by giving
the following the proper diacriticaI
marks: Costume, withdraw, excess
recourse, sonorous, lyceum, acclimate,
remediless, inferable, presidency.
READING.
l. Name the qualifications OF gooC
reader or speaker.
2. What is pronunciation and why
is a correct pronunciation important
/ 3. What is antthesis? And upOr
what is it founded?
4. What is movements and by what i
it governed in good reading?
5. Read the following:
Education does not begin with tn
Q alphabet. 1t begins with a mother
r look, with fathers smile of approba
ton or sign of reproof; with sister
gentle pressure of the hand, or
brothers noble act of forbearance
with handful OF flowers; with birds
nests admired, but not touched witt
d creeping ants, and almost impossibl
K emmets; with pleasant walks an
shady lawns, and thoughts direct
4 ed, in sweet and kindly tones, to ma
. ture, to acts of benevolence, to deed
!. of virtue, and to the source OF all, Go
himself"
son that deep, retiring shore,
VI Frequent pearls of beauty lie,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29
COLUMN,
EDITED BY PROP. J. s. WILSON.

The following questions indicate the
qualifications essential to obtain q
state certificate inKentucky. We advise
teachers to try them. We are not in
formed whether Tennessee has State
Board OF Examiners or not. but there
is evidence that in this matter of ex-
aminations there is a looseness and
indifference which do not speak well
for her educational standing.
While the examination is not by
any means a perfect test of teaching
power, it is the best popular measure
of qualification attainable short of the
test Of the school room.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29
Non. Resident Notice.
In the Chancery Court at Johnson City, Wash
ington County, Tennessee.
NJ. Jackson ct ais Va. miller 4 carnichael ct +.

M. Jackson ct ais Va. Miller a Carmichael OF ais
In this case 1t appearing from the cSoss-bll Of
3. d. Carmichael, which Is sworn to, that the
defendants, M, A. Miller; and G. M. Parsons,
trustee, are non-residents of the State Of Ten.
nessee: tits ordered by me that publication
be made for four successive weeks, az require B
by law In Tia COMET, a newspaper published
In johnson City, In said County, notifying said
nonresident defendants to appear before 4
said Chancery Court at Court to be holden al
the Court house in Johnton City, on the first
Monday In December. 1894, and make defense
to said cross-bill or the allegations thereof will
be taken for confessed and this cause set for
hearing ex parte as 10 them.
This November l. 1894.
W.T.. YouEo, C. &M.
Bye. w. HODGE,, D. @. &M.
oal ~ printers fee, SO
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29

The State and county taxes for 1894
are now due, and can be paid at the
mayors Office. H. @. Hart.
Chm County Court.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29

Where the passion waves Of yore
Fiercely beat and mounted high
Sorrows that are sorrows still,
Lose the bitter taste Of woe;
Nothing's altogether ill.,
In the grieIs of loug ago."
ARITHMETIC.
l, Reduce 5-1l of s cwt. % lbs. TO
the fraction OF cwt, 62la lbs.
2 AT what rate per cent. willS22 200
invested in bank stock at par yield
semiannually 5000?
3, What investment in United States
bonds at 1902 rs will yield quarterly
income of $3.50?
4. Find the simple interest on $3.50
for 3 yrs 5 mos s days at 5 per cent.
8 The interest on $3.50 for 7 mos. is
$S4 Sc. Find the rate.
6 The interest on 1870 will be $s7
at per cent. Find the time.
Z. What principal at interest 8 yrs.
4 mos, at 6 per cent, will amount to
$500.
s. Find the present worth of so, 202
due in 5 yrs. 8 mos. Is days, at 6 per
cent.
8. If 4 men or 7 boys can do piece
of work in 6 days, how long will il
take 6 men and 8 boys to do it.
10. The diagonal of square room
is 3S #. Find the cost of carpeting il
with carpet Ia yds. wide at $3.50 pei
square yard.
II, Find the depth in feet OF cir
cular cistern whose capacity is 6,OOt
gallons, and whose diameter is 10 II
IL. How many square inches OF pa
per will be required to line four side
and bottom of cubical box who's
contents are 12,167 cubic inches?
10. If a sixcent LOAF weighs eigh
, ounces when wheat is 81 % per bushel
how much bread can be bou Sht for 81
cents when wheat is 81 per bushel,
GRAMMAR.
Analyze iully-making prose pars
phrase, if preferred-and parse th
italicized words. Examiners will grad
from l to so each.
> Near yonder copse, where once th
garden smiled,
And still where many a garden flowe
grows Wild,
There, aOhere few torn shrubs th
place disclose,
The village preachers modest mansio
rose,
A man he was to all the country dea
And passing rich with forty pounds
year.-Goldsmith.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29
OUR CLUBBING OFFER

TnE COMET has arrangements by which II
can offer the following newspapers aud period
calls In connection with THE COMET at the fol-
lowing rates. for CASh In advance:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-11-29

The December issue OF the Arena
opens the eleventh volume of this
leading Liberal and Progressive Re.
view. 1t contains over 200 pages oil
literary matter, by some OF the great
est thinkers Of our day, and by some
Of the most interesting and original
Of the younger American writers. II
opens with an important and scholarly
paper by Professor Max Muller the
famous Oxford scholar, on "The Real
Significance of the World Parliament
Of Religions" Count Leo Tolstoi, the
great Russian novelist and social re-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-05
Banner LOdRa.

Banner Lodge. Banner lodge No. l, Degree of Honor, A. o. U. w., will give dance at Golden Rule hall tonight.
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Rameses and Abu-simbel.

It is such a surprising and comforta- ble fact that the authorities. for a wonder, practically agree as to Ram eses' date, they only varying some fifty years, which in matters Egyptian Is a mere nothing. A man who reigns sixty seven years, lives to be just one hun. dred, and begets one hundred and sev. enty children is likely to leave pretty big footprint in the sands of time. His characteristic way of proclaiming his achievements, as it were, with fog. horn, all up and down Egypt makes him very precious to the historian. Il is your modest Cincinnatus kind of hero who does great thing, and then, div. ing back into obscurity, wants so much researching that he becomes a trial even5to a German savant. HsA
 Directly Rafneses had achieved ascon- quest, he could not rest he had carved a record of 1t on every spare wall-space from Memphis up to Abu- Simbel. Moreover, he kept poet lau- reate, one Pentaur, who wrote a glor- ious poem in praise of Ran1eses, and this is cut in the walls of Luxor, on the Ramasseum at Thebes, at Abydos, and, of course, at Abu-Simbel. It was about the year 1880, B. c. that Rameses began his temple at Abu-Simbel. It was a superb idea, worthy Of his great mind; he simply took . vast hillside, and hewd his temple out. of ths,sheart of 1t. Nothing less than ra facade 120 feet long and 105 feet high would satisfy the imperial architect and there he set the four immortal ward ders, his own royal likeness four times repeated. @
 What must they have been in their unspeakable dignity on the great day when all Egypt joliIneyed to the con secration of the temple! Even now, af- ter 5000 years. wrecked and ruined as they are, eternal peace sits upon their lips, and, defying the centuries, they still keep watch across the desert sand, gazing with untfpub1ed eyes into the very heart of the dawn. The Cornhill Magazine. {.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-05
COURT RECORD.

City Court-CrIminai slde-Jndgs Cable.
 Jasper Smith, enticing female minor and seduction, continued until Novem- ber q; James J. Nagle. non-support, bond Of sl5O ordered to guarantee pay ment of s4 a week or 30 days in jail and sZN costs: William weich. non-sup- port, continued until November 12; George Dorman. breach of the peace, nolle; William Bradley. breach of the peace. nolle; Julius Montagnore. breach of the peace. continued until November 6; Margaret Kane, breach of the peace, judgment suspended; Elisha Trow- bridge, assault with intent to kill, bound over to the superor court under 5000; drunk, nolle; David Ullman, violation of city ordinance, continued until November 10; Andrew H. Pater- son, theft. continued until November 10; James Breen and Thomas Galla- gher, theft, s5 fine. sb.42 costs; John Ellis, Bernard Brady, Frank Jehu, John Gaffney and John P. Griffin, breach of the peace. s5 fine. $5.42 costs each: Will liam Cisco and John Sinton. breach of the peace, $3 fine, $6.24 costs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-05
Master riumbsrs, Association.

The master plumbers associations Of the state are arranging state assooia- tion with, the yiew,of urging the pass age Of a plumbers law. Several states have already passed such statutes. The journeymen plumbers will be asked to join the Masters association in getting the bill through the legislature. Pre- liminary arrangements have been made. Another meeting will be called soon and will be held either at Hartford or Waterbury,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-05

NOTICE.
 ME electors of the Town of New Haven A, are hereby warned to meet and cast their ballots for governor, lieutenant governor. secretary. treasurer, and comptroller of the state or Connecticut, a represent ative in the nI,LtycIourth congress, senator for the Mgatn senatorial district, judge of probate 50r tne district of New Haven, sheriff for NeW maven county and two representatives tn the general assembly for the town of Ne W Haven, and flfty-six justices of the peace for the tow of New Haven. 7 Sfo- f- Ballot boxes will be opened at 6 o'clocl 8. m. on Tuesday, the 9th day of Novemher- inst, and remain open for the rec eptiOn oi ballots and electors residing in each voti nr district, respectively, until o'clock D, m. of ths fss c,o%U tSS wing so places vt, street. F Second District-CIty Supply House. GOT. ner Oak and Spruce streets.
 Third DlStrlot-0l Congress avenue.
 Fourth District-- Columbus avenue, Ha- Fifth District-sA5 Wooster. corner Olive Sixth District- 4s Et. John street.
 Seventh Distr1ct-St. Patrick Y. M. T, A ana rSts B sofss M wr,sss sssse street street.
 Tnt6 fent6 BslrCt GHle Sm street. strees
 Eleventh Dfstfi ict--lB9 Chapel street. Twelfth DtytriOt--3e Grand avenue.
 Thirteenth District Masonic hall, Fountain Fourteenth Distfict- Engine house. Annex. Fifteenth pistrtct 206 Fo orbes avenue. Dated at New Haven, October 31st ,isOa, FREDERICK E. BRETHAUER, plbt Town Clerk,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-05
:. Elisha Tro,ybridee Bound Over.

In the city court Saturday Judge Ca ble overrued the demurrer filed in the case of Elisha Trowbridge, charged with assault with intent to kill his brother, Charles H. Trowbridge, and he was bound over to the superior court under 5000 bonds, in default of which he went to jail pending trial in January. 7"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-05
Contractor Taylor Assigns.

William A. Taylor. a contractor on the new Iron building of the First Ma tlonal bank at Church and Crown streets. filed voluntary assignment In the probate. court Saturday morning. naming Joseph E. Taylor. of Taylor Bros. for trustee A hearing on the latter's appointment will take place next Friday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-05

amounts to about five hundred dol- lars. owing to the monotonous life and position aboard. the men are al- lowed leave of absence of ten days q month. which gives to each a pleasant time with friends and families at home. Hartford Courant.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-05

Counsel (for defendant) Would 1t be contempt of court to ray that your honor has presided over this case in q mariner which is ' disgrace tos ths bench? Judgs; tainly It would. I should conimM you at odce. co,lnsct.
 Then shall not say it -Bits.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-05

Mrs. Strongmind-Don't you think woman's hand has played an important part in the great work of civilization Philosopher-Undoubtedly: but I don't think her hand has been quite so 'ef- fective as her slipper.-New York Week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-05

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