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The advocate., 1895-12-25

grand scale. The public treasury is, 0y
common usage, treated as a legitimate
subject of plunder for all who wish to
prey upon it.
II cite the case Of Senator Plumb first,
because he was my colleague, and be-
cause I looked carefully over every item
in the list before approving it. One
charge OF $500 was cut to $3.50. While
as a whole the bill is high, and while the
charges for many Of the items are exces-
sive, the custom has been so long in
vogue that one would be regarded bOor-
ish if he objected to bills that are not
higher than is usual on such occasions.
The best way to get rid Of this sort Of
business is to stop it.
"Without going further into details,I
have shown enough to satisfy everyone
who cares to consider the subject at all
that the custom of Congressional funer-
ais has grown into an abuse. It is not
generally respected as q serious proceed
ing by the people at large. Indeed, it is
hardly ever referred to in respectful
terms in any case Of public criticism.
"But I place my objection on the broad
ground that it is not proper object Of
public expenditure. Nor ought the con-
tingent fund of either house of Congress
be Drawn upon for such outlays. What
ever may be, and ought to be-, appropri-
ately done on the occasion of the death
of a Senator or member of the House
ought to be done as matter OF public
decency, and the expenses should be paid
out Of the public treasury.
"As to those cases where the death
occurs at home or away from the capital,
or when Congress is not in session, they
are not matters that concern the nation
SO much as to justify any expenditure Of
public money. Whatever is proper to be
done in such cases is for the people at
home to do, and Congress ought not to
interfere in any manner with that. If
members of this or Of the other house of
Congress wish to attend and participate
in the obsequies, at their own expense,
nobody will be found to object. Such
personal sacrifice would be good evidence
of devoted friendship Nothing better
illustrates the depth of mans convic-
tions than that he show his faith by his
works Friendship, if sincere, does not
need artificial stimulus to bring it to the
surface. Grief comes from the heart
ones own heart; it does not originate in
the pockets Of other people. The aver
age Congressional funeral, so it is COM
monty charged, is nothing more than
party of good-natured gentlemen having
a good time at the public expense.
II ask the Senate to discontinue this
useless and expensive proceeding by the
passage of the bill now before the Senate.
Since it became known that such bill
was to be introduced / have received
many letters and newspaper comments
in great number, all concurring in the
object sought to be accomplished.
"The bill is short, plain in its provis-
ions, and it provides for everything that
ought to be done to treat respectfully
and reverently every case that merits
the attention of Congress-"
The bill is on the calendar as unfn-
ished business and it is to be hoped that
it will pass.
The advocate., 1895-12-25
CONGRESSIONAL FUNERALS.
Dlas Respect Does Not Demand On Expensive
Pleasure Trip.

The senior Senator from Kansas has
Been making an extensive study Of the
xtrsyagant methods practiced at Con-
rassional funerals, and hasintroduced in
khe senate q bill providing that in case
ct the death Of any member Of either
house within the limits Of the District Of
Columbia during a session Of Congress-,
committee shall be appointed to prop
srly prepare and encasa the body and
such committee shall forward it to his
home in charge Of o sergeant-st-srms.
The bill Cor such attention shall be paid
FOR at public expense and that no other
item Of expense Of any kind in connec-
tion with the funeral shall be so paid
The bill is fret on the calendar, and on
December l2 Senator PETER made some
extended remarks in support Of it, from
which the following are extracts:
aMr. President, my attention was first
drawn TO the subject Of Congressional
funerals BY criticisms in the newspaper
press Two objections we're urged to the
custom one, that it was expensive; the
other, that IL partook more Of the char
actsr Of joyous excursions. than Of funeral
professions, and hence sometimes lacks
that dscorum which is regarded as espe-
cially appropriate on such occasions
hESince becoming member Of this
body I have had opportunities to witness
The elaborate preparations and expensive
proceedings incident to these occasions.
I was member Of the committee that
accompanied the remains of my col
league, Senator Plumb, 70 the home Of
his family in Kansas, and had an oppor-
tunity TO zee for myself that such pro-
reeding, conducted as that was, not only
ID every respect decorously, but econom-
ically, az such things 60, is necessarily
very expensive. The money paid out OF
Che treasury on account OF Senator
Plumb's funeral, and on vouchers that
I, 10 chairman Of the committee, ap
proved, amounted to upward Of $1,000,
equal to the estimated value Of an aver
age American farm"
The Senator then quotes extensively
from the records, showing that custom
had gradually grown up by which very
extravagant expenditures for various
purposes were made from the legislative
contingent funds. A statement in detail
is also given Of the expense Of each SEN
atorial funeral, which expenses, by the
way, are paid from that fund also.
aThe American people are not stingy,
ana they do not favor cheeseparing
policy in any case. We are a liberal
psople, and we are intensely patriotic
we have been taught to respect those in
authority, and we believe in paying dne
respect TO Che memory Of the distin-
euished dead. II we criticise case Of
Public expenditure on any such occasion
e Is because Of what Is useless in the ac-
count rather than the amount which is
reasonably appropriate. And in what
seem to be proper cases we viii bear
heavy drafts without complaint
s'In case Of the death Of a great Amer
loan, distinguished as soldier or a
pigilian, the people expect some official
attention paid to il, and that, too, atpub-
IL sxpense. In such cases it is only the
abuse OF discretion and the excessive
charges Of persons furnishing service OF
The advocate., 1895-12-25

SION or less or more public expenditure,
the aggregate being s6sys55.57, an aver
age Of s2,75422.
"Tbe last ten Senatorial funerals cost
s45, ,42O.19, an average Of "a, ,54202.
"The funerals Of deceased Senators
during the last ten years, from 1885 to
1894, inclusive, cost S2,O69.6O more than
one-hslf the entire expense Of all such
occasions during the whole period Of the
Senate's existence, and &4,139.2O more
than all the rest from 1870 to 1884, inclu-
sive, a period Of ninety-fve years.
ain other words, of the 73 burials from
the Senate the last Is cost 81, ,139. 20 more
than all Of the other 60
"Three cases, those Of Thomas J. Rusk,
of Texas, who died July 20, 1856, Andrew
p Butler, Of South Carolina, whose death
occurred May %, 1857, and James Bell,
Of New Hampshire, whose death is re-
corded as having taken place May 26,
1857, cost the government $3.50 each.
These are the smallest amounts charged
to account Of deaths OF Senators.
"The largest amount expended in any
one case on this account was on the occa-
sion Of the death Of George Hearst, of
California. The items in that case when
collected and footed up show an aggre-
gate of S21, ,322,55."
Figures are given showing that the
funerals of twenty-one members Of the
House who died between 1890 and 1894
cost the government S26, ,792, an average
of 81 ,275 each.
"As before stated, there are two objec-
tions to Congressional funerals: One is
the expense; the other is the manner Of
conducting them. Concerning the sec
ond objection, have but little to say,
though it is urged with more vehemence
than the first. 1t has been frequently
charged in the press that these funeral
proceedings are not usually conducted
reverently and with that outward deport-
ment which, according to the average
estimate, ought to characterize the bear
ing of eminent persons who accompany
the remains of public man and are pre-
sumed to be in sympathy with the grief
Of those to whom the body is to be deliV.
cred.
81 have not collected, nor attempted tc
collect, any specific information along
this line. 1t is not my purpose, at this
time, to pursue the subject in that direc
tion. 1t will be time to do that il Con
gress refuses to abolish this custom after
it's attention is called to facts of RECORD
which show how extravagant the charges
are for articles used and service employed
on these funeral occasions, and how fast
the aggregate expense thereof is increas
ing"
Then follows the forty-three items o
expense, amounting to s3,082, incurred
at the funeral of Senator Plumb. Sena
tor PETER was a member of this funera
committee and made careful examina
tion of every item.
"Looking over the list Of forty three
items in this case, a stranger could no
but wonder at not only the array but thu
charges. Yet there is not one thing
charged for here that is not common OF
all such occasions, and the charges arr
none in excess of what is usual. 1t il
not the case of private citizen who dice
The advocate., 1895-12-25

DENT Was %0S, bSO.V4s Ino 6mOunb mIBnt
have been much larger and the people
would have approved it had all the
charges of persons who were specially
benefited by the disbursements appeared
to be reasonable.
A. # -
"And q like liberal policy would be ap-
proved if applied in cases Of the deaths
Of Senators and Representatives who had
greatly distinguished themselves by long
and useful service and who had been
long near the peoples hearts and close
To the public conscience great men to
whom the country, without regard to
party or sect, felt indebted. 1t might
be, however, that more or less embar-
rassment would attend even the most
impartial and patriotic selection in such
cases. Conditions might exist which
partial friends would construe into a
public clamor that, in fact, were no more
than manifestations Of local or partisan
pride. To avoid even the appearance Of
evil, therefore, it is better to make no
exceptions and to abolish utterly the
custom Of Congressional funerals.
= -
"And because Of the local reputation
Of the deceased, and because his worth
az man and the measure of his public
and private virtues are best known by
those who have honored him with their
confidence, it would seem that, if any
elaborate ceremonies are to be provided
at public expense on the occasion Of bis
death, the State Legislature ought to
provide a fund for that purpose.
X y + \
ut costs more now to send q party to
witness the burial Of deceased Senator
or Representative that died at home
than it did not many years ago to start
the funeral procession from Washington
and bring it back.
"An analysis Of the report furnished
me by the Secretary Of the Senate shows
some interesting and instructive facts
It appears that the first Senator who
died during his term was William Gray
son, Of Virginia, whose death occurred
March l, 1880. The whole number oi
deaths OF Senators while in Office from
the beginning Of the government to the
present time is 1O7. The first time de
ceased Senator's funeral expenses were
borne by Congress was on the occasion
Of the death of John Gaillard, of South
Carolina, who died February 26, 1926
Two other Senators died that year
Nicholas Van Dyke, of Delaware, Ma!
10, and Joseph McIlvaine, Of New Jersey
August 10.
"The total number Of Senators whose
funeral expenses were provided for ou
Of the contingent funds of the Senate il
73, at an aggregate cost OF $l0O,234. so
the average being Sl,373,1S.
"During the first thirty-seven years o
the Senate's history % OF its member
died, and no expense was incurred b.
Congress on account thereof.
"Within the next twenty-five years, o
from 1926 to 1S47, inclusive, q Senator
died, and the remains of II Of them wer
inferred at the expense of the govern
ment, at an average cost of S61S.80.
"The average cost of the first thre
Senatorial funerals was S29247, and tn
homes OF the deceased were in Delaware
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The advocate., 1895-12-25

sickness, death and burial Of the Presi-
dent Was sS9,793.O1. The amount might
have been much larger and the people
would have approved it had all the
charges Of persons who we're specially
benefited by the disbursements appeared
to be reasonable.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-01-30

Nobody kin tell me what my business
on dis kyar is, sab. knows it puffeck.
ly we'll, sab. may lose my job for
sassin you, sab, but l want you to un-
derstand, sab, you can't tell me what
! ought to do, sab. That I dom low,
nohow. sah.'
"The cigars came. The drummer
selected two and handed the porter a
81 bill and told him to keep the change.
"Thankee, sab, pocketing the NOM
ey. Il knows my business, sab. No
body kin tell me nothing about it, sab.
may lose my job for sassin you, sab,
but I'ze got to tell you that I don take
no orders from no one in this kyar, sab,
an | want you to understan it, sab.
and he went off to his nook at the other
end, muttering his protests as long as
he could be heard, while the drummer,
out a fruitless sixty cents, looked help
lessly after m."-New York Tribune.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-01-30
The Porter Was Game.

ION a limited train from Philadel.
phia the other day." said q man re-
Gently at q dinner, ''the heat in the
smoking car became intolerable. Every.
body suffered and fumed till somebody
discovered that all the ventilators were
shut. Then the porter was called and
ordered to open them. As he was
complying a man who looked like q
commercial traveller voiced the indig.
nation we all felt at the fellows care.
l~essness.
"'What dye meanp' he said, keep.
ing us boxed here in this furnacet
You ought to have opened those ven,
t~ilators long ago. Wen have pneumo.
mia after such a Turkish BATH
"Whereupon the porter turned upon
him.
"'I want you to understand, sab,
yo'se no right to tell me what 1 ought
to do, sab. 1 knows my business, sab,
an l dom need no s'gestions from any.
body sah; may lose my job for sassin
you, sab, but I can't help it, sah.'
"He paused a moment for breath,
aud the drummer, somewhat embar.
raised by the TRADE, attempted to stem
it.
"'Oh, stop your talking he said,
and bring me couple of cigars
"'All right, sab, What price, sahG
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-01-30

why I've stated that this bar.
Der is a good one, you'll agree that l
am in luck.
Though his smile is omnipresent tho
his face is always pleasant, yet he ne'er
disturbs my thinking with a solitary
word. From the time l strike the door
till the shaving job is DER, he keeps
sedate and silent; not o sound from
him is heard.
He is not forever cooling that my
head needs a shampooning, nor volubly
decanting on his patent "Brilliantine, :"
nor continually is he Ginning that
my raven hair is thinning and that
Jones Hair Remover" is the best
he's ever seen.
He speaks not with fond affection of
free trade or of protection; of his poll.
tics ! nothing known from any word
he's said. While my bristling beard
he's shaving, he is not forever raving
of how Corbett or Fitzsimmons will
mash each others head.
All the photographers witty have my
earnest, sincere pity, if the tales are
true they tell us of the BARRIERS whom
they meet, and who always are talking,
all attempts at thinking baking, and
if they but knew my barber they would
say he can't be beat.
What. You say you don't believe
me; that you think that deceive thee,
that all BARRIERS are alike, and that my
mind is out of plumb. But as sure as
l am living, tits the truth to you I'm
giving, though I failed, 1 think, to
mention, that my BARRIERS deaf and
dumb.-New York World.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-01-30
From One Who Tried II.
A. d. Reynolds:

A. d. Reynolds:
My Dear Sir:-I heartily endorse the
many encomiumspassed upon the water
from Ashley's Spring by those who
have had an opportunity to test its cur
alive virtues. l regard the water espec.
tally curative in the chronic disorders
of females associated with prostration
OF the nervous system; old standing
cases of uterine trouble, associated with
the usual physical and mental debility,
will quickly and permanently rally
from the use of this water, and but lit
tie other medical treatment. l can also
recommend this water in the affection
known as Bright's Disease; my expert
ence with it in this disease having been
sufficient to justify the above opinions
l could mention several cases, but will
only give the details Of one: Mrs. Matte
A. was sent to me from Colorado tw O
years since with a typical case of
chronic parenchymatous nepritis, a
species of Bright's Disease. She was
swelled until she was entirely out of
human shape. All the usual remedies
had been tested and failed; her physi-
clans had despaired of even prolonging
her life but a few weeks. When she
was turned over to me for treatment
she presented every evidence of a speedy
dissolution, and l confess my faith was
hardly as much as the grain of mustard
seed. However, she was placed on the
water from Ashley's Spring in addition
to her medical treatment, and in q very
short while the albumen began to d.
minish in her urine, the swelling de-
creased; and every symptom showed
evident signs of improvement. She has
been kept on the water from the time
she commenced until now, any other
medical treatment having long since
been discontinued. The entire swelling
had left her in three months from be-
ginning of treatment, and there has
been an entire absence of albumen in
her urine for a year. l have her urine
brought to my Office every few months
and make a test of it, and always with
negative results, for the last twelve
months. She says that 81 is as strong
as ever and her health is better.
make this detailed statement, hoping
that some poor sufferer may be bene.
fitted thereby. Very truly, j. o. VIII.
cox, M. D., Mouth of Buffalo, Ache
County, North Carolina.
May 10, 1883.
For sale by F. E. Britton.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-01-30
SHE COULDN'T DE BOTHERED.
A StOrekeeper who Wasn't Concerned
About Trade.

Down. in Nantucket, as in many coun-
try regions. the ways of trade are not
as we find them in the turmoil Of city
affairs. There life seems always like a
summer afternoon. No one is solicited
to buy wares of any description, and
the maxim tacitly prevails that ''you
a take it or leave it," Yet much
may be missed by such luxurious modes
of action.
When President Hayes was in that
region his wife went to the little shop
of an exceedingly independent old Ia.
dy who sells the baskets made by men
on board the lightships anchored all
about that region. President Hayes
was away for the time, being enter
tanned elsewhere, and Mrs. Hayes
walked about, enjoying herself.
When she entered the store the old
lady was sitting in the background,
reading. The visitor stood there for a
moment, and then began to examine
the baskets on the counter. No one
noticed her.
What is the price of this basket?'
she ventured, at length.
The old lady looked up from her read
ing.
Look on the bottom" she said, alb
ruptly, and continued scanning the pa
per.
"And this?" said Mrs. Hayes, indi.
eating another.
prices all marked on the bottom,''
was the brief reply.
The Presidents wife pursued her ex-
animation, and ut length asked:
Gould you attend to me now? l
would like to buy some Of these"
The old lady did not move, but re.
piled, with perfect kindliness
II can't be bothered now. You'll
have to wait till l finish this piece. |
am reading about the Presidents going
down to Cottage City.'-Youth's Com.
panion.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-01-30
Don't Re ImpOsed CpOn.

when you ask for DR.. Pierce's Golden
Discovery. Go to a reliable dealer; he
will sell you what you want. The
one who have something else to urge
upon you in it's place are thinking OF
the extra profit they'll make. These
things pay them better, but they don't
car about you. None of these substi.
tutes Is Just as good" as the "Discov.
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flesh builder and strength restorer SO
far reaching and 30 unfailing in its
effects that it a be guaranteed. In
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ulous affections, or in every disease
that's caused by torpid liver or by i'm
pure blood-if it ever fails to cure, you
have your money back.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-01-30
Romance Of Pnnkin Hollow.

The old folks had gone to bed, and
Sim and Mandy were in the dim little
parlor, where burned a slow fire of siz.
cling hickory logs in the old fashioned
fireplace. The wintry blasts shook the
old farm house, and the windows rat
tied, and a puff of smoke now and then
came down the chimney on a return
trip and circled Familiarity about the
room. They were sitting very close to.
gether. Sim, with his throbbing heart
and faltering tongue, had declared
himself, and Mandy had listened shyly
and with downcast eyes.
Sims arm stole in a casual and APP
parently accidental way along the back
of her chair.
"And you'll have me, Mandy 7"
Eyes, SIM"
1t was spoken softly, but Simon heard
it, and there was a sound like that of a
quart of cold mush c~olliding violently
with the side of a brick house,
Then the stalwart young man recov-
cred himself and rose to his feet.
Mandy he said, with the assured
bearing Of a man accustomed to acting
with a businesslike promptness in all
the great emergencies of life, i've
got to 60 to Chicago next Wednesday
with four car loads of hogs, and well
be married in the morning and make
the trip together"
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-01-30
Did You Ever

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and exerting a wonderful direct infiu-
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melancholy or troubled with dizzy
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only fifty cents at F. E. Britton s drug
store,
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-01-30
A Household Treasure,

D. W. Fuller, of Canajoharie, N. Y,
says that he always keeps DR.. Kings
New Discovery in the house and his
family has always found the very best
results follow its use; that he would not
be without it, if possible. G. A. Dyke.
man, Druggist, Catskill, N. Y, says
that DR.. Kings Nsw Discovery is un.
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he has used it in his family for eight
years, and it has never failed to do all
that is claimed for it. Why not try a
remedy so long tried and tested. Trial
bottles free at F. E. Britton's drug
store. Regular size 50c. and 81.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-01-30
TEMPERANCE COLUMN,
EDITED BY JoNEsBoRo W. @. t. U.

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The first Thursday is a meeting for
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Thursday is the monthly bible read.
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sive readings on the different depart.
ments of work. Fourth Thursday,
the mothers meeting. The public
are cordially invited to attend any OF
these meetings. The Loyal Temper
ance Legion meets Immediately after
the ladies meeting, every Thursday,
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-01-30

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