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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-10
STRANGE NAMES OF TOWN.
A Few That Have Been Heard OF ant
Others Yet Unknown TO Tame.

Few That Have Been Heard OF and
Others Yet Unknown to Fame.
The maps of the United States show
that the first settlers of many of the
towns and cities must have been at a
loss for names Everybody has heard
of Red Bog and You Bet in California,
and Yuba Dam has been accorded a
line in history, but when it comes to
Dog Tooth, of Illinois, Flea Hill, of
North Carolina, and Fly Mountain, of
Ulster county, New York. their exist
ence would never be imagined unless
noticed on map or in a gazetteer
But there are many other places with
names just as striking: Bobtown, Pa. ;
Bug Hill, N c.; Chewtown, Pa; Cut
Shin, Ky; and Fiddletown, CAL, for
instance.
Or If these are not sufficient there
are Fussville, Wis. Daddy's Creek,
Tenn; Calfkiller, in the same state and
Big Foot, in Indiana.
Ohio has Belle Centre, Iowa a Cal
liope, Indiana a Lilly Dale, West Vir-
ginia Little Wild Cat, Maryland a
Maiden's Choice, South Dakota q Min
nehaha Wyoming a Miser, Pennsyl-
vania a Nazareth, and Illinois Pretty
man.
There are others, such as Young
Blood, Ill; Young Womanstown, Pa;
Whisky Town, Cal; Ty Ty, Ga; Big
Neck, H., and Black Jack hourishes in
Mississippi, Kansas, Arkansas and Ten
nessee,
To reach Bliss one has to go tc
Wyoming county, New York, and the
only state that has Bird In Hand is
Pennsylvania IN. Y. Herald
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-10

The experiment of reforming a
tramp was lately tried at indianapolis.
One of the species applied at doc
tors house for help. The woman Of the
house refused hiA aid unless he
worked. He consented to do anything,
and she took him to the kitchen, where
he was set to work doing the weeks
washing. He staggered bit at first,
but manfully overcame his natural
aversion to water and work. This SO
impressed the doctor that situation
at nine dollars per week was secured
for him. The first weeks wages was
lost from a hole in his pocket, but out
Of the second weeks pay he returned
money loaned to tide him over The
experiment promises 50 much success
that it is doubted if the good people
have secured a genuine specimen.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-10
ENGLISH WOMEN MIGRATE.
Thousands and Thousands Flock to the
Colonies

ihousRnuS ana thousands Flock to the
Colonies.
The emigration of capable women to
the colonies is one of the subjects that
should command special attention at
the present time, says an English
writer in the Queen. The last census,
the returns of which are now being
published, demonstrates The astound-
ing and not very satisfactory circum-
stance that there are in the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland
six hundred thousand more females
than males in the present population
of these islands,
The existence OF u vast number of
unmarried women in the communityis
therefore inevitable, and it follows
that they must, except in those COM
paratively few instances in which they
have private means of their own,
either be dependent for support on
their relatives and friends, be capa-
bic Of earning their own living, or en-.
igrate
The first of these three classes does
not demand our special consideration.
1t is true that the condition of life of
woman dependent for support on her
relatives is not always satisfactory;
and there is usually some sphere of
usefulness that may be occupied so
that the dependent can be changed for
an independent condition, but that this
should be done satisfactorily some
special training is almost absolutely
necessary.
In the present days of competition
for employment, it is useless for girl,
however well educated, to seek for
work, saying: II am willing to do
anything" The question Is: What
can you do? ID does not follow that
because q woman has been well edu-
Gated herself, that she can instruct
others. She may be a good musician
and most incapable teacher, a fair
linguist, but bad tutor, a skilled
needlewoman, yet utterly untitled to
take q class of girls or young women
in shirt or dressmaking. Training in
every occupation is nowadays abso-
lutely necessary; without it the edu-
Gated women can only hope to become
a lady-help, and even that pursuit can
not be satisfactorily performed with
out a knowledge of cookery and other
household duties that is not possessed
by every girl, nor, perhaps, even by
the majority.
There, remains, however, in almost
all cases the emigration to the colonies,
in which capable women willing and
able to work arc always sure of find
ing remunerative employment. But
for a woman with no knowledge of
household duties, with no ability to
fulfill useful sphere of labor, the
colonies are not to be thought of. For
a girl who relies merely on her femi-
nine attractions, and emigrates in
search Of husband, the prospect is
the worst that can be imagined.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-10
Chilling the Lnndnner.

The stay-at-horne foreigners who did
not cross the ocean to see the big fair
at Chicago last year are evidently be-
ing regaled with some wondrous
fairylike tales by their more adven-
turesome and travelsome fellows.
The latest yarn to reach Lon
don is that college of beauty
has been established in Chicago,
where, American girls, though rich
ly endowed by nature with good
looks, may yet cultivate these advan-
tages with q systematic course Of
training. The story goes SO far as to
outline the curriculum, in which
grace of gesture and elegance Of
enunciation' are given foremost
place. London is apparently a good
place and the present favorable time
to peddle few old-fashioned Yankee
fish stories on the gullible Britisher
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-10
ENoLANo's MARRIAGE BOOM.
Cupid May Wei Laugh at Fin de siocle
Pessimism.

Pessimism.
All the preaching of the pessimists,
all the Marriage a Failure" debates,
all the doctrines of emancipation" !"
and all the bewailing Of hard times
and depression, seem SO far to have
jointly and severally failed to produce
any practical effect whatever Facts,
as we know, says London paper, are
at all times stubborn things; but facts
officially set forth on the authority of
the registrar-general are among the
stubbornest Of their kind.
1t tappears, then, that between mid
summer and Michaelmas of last year
more couples were married in England
than in the corresponding quarter of
any previous year but one within the
past decade. OF course, the example
Of the duke and duchess of York
whose marriage took place within the
quarter referred to-may have had
something to do with this remarkable
matrimonial outburst, and the state
ment that the marriage rate was high
est in London seems to suggest that
the public rejoicings of the 9th OF
last July may have inspired a large
number of loyal couples to promptly
follow the royal lead.
But the figures also show how un-
concernedly the "little blind god" can
still afford to laugh at all these grand
new theories that place marriage and
family life in the catalogue Of ex-
ploded superstitions. Human nature
to say nothing of the laws Of Provi.
dence-can evidently not be set aside
so easily as some of our brilliant but
uncomfortable "reformers" imagine
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-10
Jnstlv Entitled to L.

DR.. Hale's Household Cough Cure is
Justly entitled to the praise tits Teceiy-
ing. Wherever introduced it has prov
en- itself the most reliable remedy
known for ,ho cure Of coughs, colds,
hoarseness. whooping cough, bronchitis,
soreness Of the lungs and every kind Of
a cough from simple cold to incipient
consumption. Purely vegetable. Al.
ways reliable and effective. For sale at
Csc. and see per bottle at Mcfarland
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-10

Populist votes, Peiler, of Kansas, and
Kyle, OF South Dakota, making a total
OF iorty'four in favor OF the passage Of
the measure, one more than is actually
needed.
1t may become necessary to change
the rules of the Senate in order to
bring about the passage OF the bill,
and in the event OF such parliamentary
necessity for the accomplishment OF
the qualification Of the express will Of
the people, an arbitrary ruling at a
critical time will be made by Vice
President Stevenson. In no other
way can the rules now be changed
without interminsble debate, and Vice
President Stevenson will be equal to
the occasion If it should arise.
ANOTHER ARMIsTICE.
Another srmistice has been agreed
upon in the tariff debate, which will
carry the tariff bill over until next
Tue'day, AT Q o'clock today Senator
Harris, in charge of the bill, moved
an executive session, and the remain
der OF the day was consumed behind
closed doors. Tomorrow the executive
session will continue, and probably on
Monday, with perhaps short time
after convening devoted to the tariff
debate. Senator Harris said that there
was business which must be consider.
ed in executive session, and this seem.
ed the best time to deyo'e TO 1t.
Senator Aldrich had many confer
ences with the Democrats today and
he told them that the Republicans OBJ.
jected TO any further discussion OF the
bill until they knew what it was and
what the proposed amendments were.
He said as soon as the amendments
we're presented the Republicans would
go ahead with the bill and discuss and
vote upon it in the regular order.
The agreement reached today indi
Gates that the managers of the COM
promise believe that they will be ready
to present the proposed changes to the
Senate by Tuesday, and tn At on Wed.
nesday, if the Chinese treaty is dis
posed Of on Tuesday, the tariff bill
will be taken up and pushed with all
possible speed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-10

Judge Hicks passed sentence of
death on John Davis, cO0red, last
Monday, for the brutal murder OF his
wife in this place on Tuesday night,
March 20, 1891, fixing the day of exc
cution on Friday June 22nd, next.
The Judge almost broke down while
delivering the awful sentence. Davis
attorney has taken an appeal to the
state supreme court, but it is generally
believed now that that body will not
interfere with the decision of the low.
er court, and that Davis neck will be
broken surely in due course Of time.
He says he prefers death to going tc
the penitentiary for life; and no doubt
he will have his desire granted-Mor'
istown Republican,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-10
HARRIS CONFIDENT.
He Says the Tariff Bill Will Be
Passed Early in June.
The Opposition of Hill Counts for
Nothing Now, as the Bill Can Be
Passed without His Vote.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-"There is no
longer any doubt" says Senator Har
ris, OF Tennessee, chat a revenue bill
will be passed oy the Senate cary in
June. l believe, moreover, that it will
be a bill which will meet with the ap
proval OF the House, and that there
will be no needless delays in confer
cree, believe that revenue reform
will be an accomplished fact before
the beginning OF the next fiscal year,
which commences on July l."
Senator Harris is an aggressive
leader, but too experienced to place
his hopes and wishes in advance OF
his mature judgment. 1t is generally
C needed here tonight that the Demo.
Gratis in the Senate have at last reach
ed crucial point in the consideration
OF the revenue bill where they feel
confident that success is assured.
They state with great deal Of salts
faction and qualification that by an
actual pch Of the Senate they have
ascertained beyond the possibility OF
doubt that the revenue bill can be
passed without the aid of Senator
Hill, of New York, and in spite of his
opposition.
HILL STILL PIG HEADED
The senior Senator from New York
is as determined as ever TO vote
against .he bill with tie income tax
feature, using this as his single and
only excuse for endeavoring to defeat
the accomplishment ofreyenue reform,
He has been deserted by the Senators
who temporarily followed his standard
one by one, and yesterday, in the
Democratic caucus, Senator Smith, ol
New Jersey, his most sturdy supporter
left him to his own devices.
Today his colleague, Senator Muir
ply, OF New York, informed Mr.. Hill
that it would be political suicide iol
both OF them and for all their follow
ers il the revenue bill should become
a law without the assistance OF the
Democratic Senators from New York
and that the accomplishment of thiI
end would be a great political victory
for President Cleveland. 1t il under
stood that Richard Croker, of Tam
many, came here to urge Senator Hill
to cease his opposition to the bill, bu
the senior Senator from New Yorl
declined 10 accept the advice OF hi
most potential political friend and de
claredto him his intention to fight the
Wilson bill to the bitter end.
THE BILL SURE TO PASS.
There are forty two straight Demo
cratic votes pledged to vote for thu
passage of the Wilson bill, and TIVE
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-10
Closing Exercise of Centenary Female
College.

The progam OF the closing exercises
at Centenary FemIle College will be
as follows
June 3rd, 10 a. m, Bishop Duncan
will deliver the commencement SER
mon in the college chapel. AT 7 80
p. m. Rev. j. A. Burrow, of Knoxville,
will preach to the Young Ladies'
Christian Association.
Monday, June 4th, s a. M, meeting
of the joint board. Att 80 p. m, an
niversary OF the Literary Society.
Tuesday, 10 a. M, contest for Read
er's medal and exercise by class in elo.
cution. At 80 p m., grand concert.
Wednesday, 10 a. M, graduating
exercises by senior class, literary ad-
dress by DR.. s. A. Steele, of Nashville
cVnferring of diplomas aid awarding
of medals.
Everybody cordially invited to at
tend these exercises. Cleveland will
entertain with pleasure all visitors
and friends. Very truly,
d. SULLINs
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-10
We REPEAT
IT AGAIN =

Millinery selling at cost, and
selling briskly- tell it again
selling at cost. They come
from the four quarters to par.
ticipate in this great move
ment, and get value received.
The stock is large and vari I'd,
and such bargains you never
found before. No time to say
more,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-10
Mrs. J.H. Drummer
LOOTED THE SAFE.
A Bold Robbery Committed in Broad
Daylight.

A Bold Robbery Committed In Broad
Daylight.
The circus parade resulted unfortu-
nately for w. P. Brewer 4 Sons, or, in
other words, cost them more than it
came TO.
The senior member OF the firm sat
at his desk writing, when his son an
nounced TO him that the parade was
coming. Mr.. Brewer hurried to the
front door, leaving the safe door open.
He and his sons stood watching the
parade for some time, not expecting
that anything was wrong in the rear
OF the house.
But during their absence, some
sharper, supposed to have been an ex.
pert who was following the show for
that business, entered the !esr door
and went into the Office and deibe'
rately looted the safe, Tie cash raw
er WAS 10 ,ked, but the tll' ingenious
ly inserted some iron insrume in
above the lock and r:essrd the bolt
down The drawer was thus easily
opened, and the thief leli,ved it Of all
cash and number of che ck', leaving
only some county warrants and other
papers which did not suit his purpose.
Some Of these were strewn on the
floor.
The Messrs. Brewer could not tell
Just how much was taken, but say
that there was about 800 in cash in
the drawer, and between $50 and $50
in checks.
1t was the upper drawer that was
robbed. II the thieI had only known
il the three drawers below the one he
entered contained much more money
than he secured Bristol Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-10

There is more catarrh in this section
OF the country than all the other dis
ease put together, and until :he last
few years was supposed to be incura-
BILE. For great many years doctors
pronounced it local disease, aud pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con
stantly failing to cure with local treat.
ment,pronounced it tincursble. Science
has proved catarrh to be a constitu'
tional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by f. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the mar
ket. 1t is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops to teaspoonful. Il
! acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces 0! the system. They offei
one hundred dollars for any case il
fails to cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials. Address,
f. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, Ohio
60 Sold by Druggists, rs cents.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-10
Those who believe thirteen is an un.

Ibose VINO DeIIeVe thsfIeen IS an un-
lucky number should fight shy OF guar
ters. The coin has thirteen stars,
thirteen letters in the scroll held on
the eagles beak, thirteen marginal
feathers on each wing, thirteen tail
feathers, thirteen parallel lines on the
shield, thirteen horizontal bars and
thirteen arrow heads.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-10
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

Il. A, LONG, M. d.,
Physician and Surgeon,
Office over Citizens Bank, HarrB Burrow
Building
Residence-W Walnut Street
noyqj9sif
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-10

Many man has lost a pretty ia ir-
sized i,ck pot from heart failure -
Florida Times. Union
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-10-27

chants do not send Us a bill for balance
| see men going to the lumber woods
this fail for S14 and $40 per month
iW" and three years ago the same men
Wrr" getting $50 to So. | incI"Sc a.
clipping from the Milwaukee, Weekly
Journal of August Is. 1899. and if they
deserve any credit for heavens sake give
IL {" them: they need it.
Could Their" hr more effective ar
rai@nm"ut Of Democratic iuepmpctrucy
tHan lhat which is thus straightforward
~ PRESENTED 10y this candid. prartira'
" Ni>cDnSin wool grower Can any intel
llg"ut Wisconsin farmer, after reading
Mr.. Lu>k's letter. vote for the coutinu-
anrc of the Democratic party in power:
Their" WAS not sing" act Of the Dem
ucraric Congress which was not injurious
or disastrous To business interests. except
the repeal of the siivcr-purchaSr law.
and that Wholesome" legislation was cf-
icctCd only with the cooperation of Re
puhlicans. If the Republicans had not
helped. the Democrats would not have
had even that solitary good thing 10 their
credit.
It is not only farmers who's" pccuni-
airy Interests hav" suffered by reason Of
Democratic rcclirSSurSS incompcIrucy
and imbnnitity. Every intelligent work
in@mau knows that the Democratic cor
@rrSS has brought loss and in many eases
actual suffering upon the Workiu"m"n
of the country. Business men know thar
th" Democratic congress has dcmoraIiz"d
and parHlyZcd business. II is significant
of much when 50 prominent Democrat
and business man rs Mons Anderson of
La Crosse leaves tn" Democratic part!
ana Joins the ranks Of Republican voters
fuI the reason, to use his own words
that the time has come when no bust
ness man of any SENSE can be a Demo
crat."
BY all means give the Democratic
party fuiI credit for what it has done"
Il has don" all in its power TO injurr
Amcrirau> Let everyone in favor of the
runtiIluauc" Of that policy vote tn" Dem
.L.I:LL IL tLnLnl-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-10-27

fore the passage of the new bill for IL
cents and ~ %. When ! offered the
wool for sale | had :i2.Goo pounds, hut
before | got around to ship it | had
:iI.noo pounds and the firm | sold to
refused 10 accept the wool unless | would
make q reduction of > cents per pound
on the extra 5000 pounds Of wool. aS
the pew tariff hill had passed between the
time Of selling and shipping and wool
had droppcd fully cents per pound.
They claimed that they could buy the
same wool that | sold them ri from Is
/" II cents after the passage of the new
bill.
could not have obtained over II cents
for this wool had il not been for the dis
putc in Congress. Everyone knows that
il looked at one tim" as if the Demo
Gratis could never pass the bill. and this
induced speculation in wool and con
S"qurutly the advance in price. But as
soon ~ the new bill paSScu. speculation
of course ceased. and wool dropped back
to Il frcc-tradc basis.
EDMUND HART.
E,Irry WIS oct (
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-10-27
LYING ABOUT WOOL.
The Democratic Effort To Deceive the
rennle il IfeCtiNclN kNposed.

T7-Iy- vs.. Sept -l--E. HlTI y -l7@
civ has held l6,sn pounds OF wool IT
~,9le time H bought the WOO. for i
..,g-~ under tie old Mckinley tariff law.
ana SOLD il ii few days age Tor i cents
I'm rZ-rn.I.l1er II the LEGISLATURE and one
II those Who feared that the passage u j-r
new rarIn bill would reduce the price ~
vapl-Nilvaukee Journal
The above article j nothing more or
les than Il campaign lie. There is not
one word of truth in Il unless il be
tie last sentence. I paid from 10 - =
-sutS Tor rhi~ wool and ~old Il just be-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-10-27
POINTER FOR WILSON.
The Economic Systems of England
and the United States
Compared,
interesting Facts Concerning the
splendid Record of the I-pham
Manufacturing Company in
Dealing with Its Work
inGmcn.
Ihr Remarkable Prophecy Of Nr.
EIain" Is StrlkingIy Fulfilled.
How the New Tariff Law is Hurt
full TO the Lumber Interests.
How the New Tariff Law is Hurt
luI TO the Lumber Interests.
FACTS FOR CHAIRMAN WILSON.

FACTS fOh CHAIRMAN WILSON.
The Economic systems of England and
the nitcd state, >trikingIy Compared.
iHr New York Advertiser presents
.a coid facts for the consideration of
oamm Wilson, who framed. in most
# thr present tariff law:
BHn | ultrd States and Great Britain
ln chief commercial rivals Of the
rd Sharing alike the world-conqucr-
Anglo Saxon blood, ami advancing
~ ly side IN the great march Of prog
>tII they are IN many respects cN-
uppnSites IN national conditions and
....Ee~. England seated on her SNUG
I~I" reaches out with her mighty
ro the utttrrmoSt ends of the earth
ral, her hand in the great game Of
It.r is no continent where her Has
.- uot tloat, 10 sea that does not bear
# commerce. and 10 harbor where her
beat is not heard.
iur policy If th" United States ever
The days Of Washington has been
opposite. \ continental and not Il
anIIi policy. Mile England has
ESQ herself over the world the Amrri-
people has devoted itself to building
Nmarlra.
e result has been Thai today We
claim. without hnaSting. the leading
among the nations first in natural
Hr-n~. first i'm agricultural, first in
aa- first in manufactures, and first
Domestic commerce W" have rail
sufficient to girdIc in" world more
r# seven times. Ne have Increased in
+ u'-.rjnu. in wealth, in manufactures,
" thr distribution Of wealth more
0iIN hJr amy other nation on tn"
aIa ar that ever existed. II has not
.I uIr policy 10 reach out and spread
In -b.,l 4 lint g.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-10-27
y FHAM AND WORKINGMEN.
teay>tiu~ Pact Concerning the
...'H Manufacturing Company
tud IT. Employees.

rporation> or firms in this
extensively employ working
ata been more fortunate IN
With their employees than
Manufacturing company 81
L-r leading spirit II thar
s> NJ Upham after whom
Ate been named. Ever since
- he samglly was established,
aHlaymanr 10 hundreds ~