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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24

We are opposed to the Greene elec-
tion bill prepared by the Democratic
politicians, endorsed by the Democratic
House last Tuesday. While it is Dem.
ocratic measure, it embodies Repub.
lican principle-that of Capitalization
of power. 1t provides that the Cover
nor shall appoint three election com
missioners for each county with popu.
lation less than $4,000, not more than
two of whom shall be of the same poll.
tlcal party. These commissioners are
to appoint the officers of election and
compile the returns as certified by the
judges, and forward them to the Sec
retary of State. This kind of legisla-
tion tends toward Capitalization and is
partisan to the core. 1t throws the elec.
tion machine too much in the hands of
the Governor, and he will in most in
stances appoint men suggested to him
by designing politicians. This is a
iorce OIL, and we are as much opposed
to it as if it were bill in Congress.
The Democratic members of the House.
IN their partisan zeal, seem to forget
that the political strength of the two
parties in Tennessee is nearly equal,
and that under this law, if Republi-
can Governor should be elected and
seated, the whole election machinery
in every county in the State would be
in the hands OF the Republicans.
Wouldn't that be pretty state of af-
fairs3 If the object of this bill is to
perpetuate Democratic rule in Tennes-
see we fear it will have contrary eff
feet. The manner in which our cleo
tions are held is not the trouble A
law that will secure an honest election
and fair count every time is what we
need.-Tracy City News.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24
Caution.

A highlander was tried for capital
offense and had rather narrow escape,
but the jury found him mot guilty, {"
whereupon the judge, in discharging,
thought fit to admonish him. "Prison-
er, before you leaye the bar let me
give you a piece of advice. You have
got off this time, but if ever you come
before me again I'll be caution you'll
be hanged"
THANK you, my lord," answered
Donald, "and as I'm moo ungrateful,'
l beg to gle your lordship piece of
advice in return. Never be caution
for onybody, for the cautoner has
often to pay the debt. Scottish Nights.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24
THIS Is GOOD NEWS.
lfTue 1t viii Make the Farmers of the West
Independently Rich.

II True, II Will Make the Farmers of the West
independently Rich.
Prof. Gibbs made the speech of the
evening, which was the reason for the
gathering, at dinner given to western
senators and representatives by Messrs.
Cramp, of Philadelphia. If half he
said was true an industry is opening
up to the corn growing region of this
country which seems more like a vision
than the belief and utterance of scien-
tific experts and far sighted business
men.
The cornstalks would soon be as val
liable, if not more so, to the farmer
than the corn itself. The pith has been
discovered to be more valuable than
any other substance for protecting the
sides of battle ships from iurushing
water after being struck by shells.
Today the best of that padding is made
from cocanut fiber imported at large
cost Messrs. Cramp, proprietors of
the largest private ship building plant
In this country, have pronounced in
favor of the cornstalk pith, both for
service and cheapness. They believe
that in few years all the battle ships
of the world will be protected by this
pith condensed inso sufficient hard
ness. Its manufacture into protective
pads is being perfected by actual expe-
riments. Prof. Gibbs further says that
from the fiber smokeless powder can
be made at q cost of 10 per pound,
while that which the government uses
costs several dollars for like quantity.
A beautiful lacquer, waterproof and
hard, can also be made from the
stalk. Celluloid, too, it is claimed, can
be manufactured cheaper than from
any other substances. With the pith
drawn out the stalk can be ground
with other preparations into fodder
so cheap it would be within the reach
of everyone and upon which cattle
would thrive.
Better, finer and cheaper sugar,
Prof. Gibbs says, can be made from it
than from the cane of Louisiana. He
further stated that when these facts
became known and plants started, the
farmer would receive at least SO 40 per
ton for his cornstalks, which he is now
sometimes at an expense to get rid of.
he thinks ten dollars per acre would
be paid for the stalks after the farmer
had received about similar price for
the corn, thus doubling the value of
the corn crop.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24
Couldn't Find Big Men.

A man from the mountains of East
Tennessee was in Washington recently,
and visited the capitol. He met Con-
gresham elect Brownlow, of the First
District, who knows every man in Ten
nessee, and calls them all by their
given names.
well, John, asked the statesma an,
what do you think of Washington?"
"Waal, Walt" replied the Tennes.
sean, tween yo' an me, I'm sorter
disappointed. I've bin layin' out ter
cum ter Washington fer thirty odd
var. I've heard thet all tn big men of
the United States was hyar. done
sarched high an low all day fer 'em
an l didn t see none. The Teller on tn
bench, tn Jedge, l reckon, he be, in
one O. them two cot rooms up thar is
middlin' hefty, but ole Abe Thompson
thet runs the saloon in Bristol d make
two O. him, 18th enough trimmon's lef'
over ter make two or three boys. There
may be big men hyar, but l KANT fin
'em. Washington Star.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24

and also all officers of election at each
voting place, ITO the exclusion of the
Sheriff or other person or officer here.
totore possessing said power of appoint
ment' and it is also expressly provided
that"t county courts, mayors, boards
OF mayor and aldermen and sheriffs of
and in said counties within the pro.
visions of this act are hereby divested
OF the authority to appoint judges or
inspectors and clerks of election and
officer or officers, and all laws or stat.
utes vesting them or any of them with
with such power of appointment, which
are notinconsistent with the provisions
thereof are hereby repealed" In all
towns and civil districts in the coun.
ties having less than $4,000 population
which now come under the provisions
OF the registration laws, ,thecommission
ers OF registration, to be appointed by
the Governor shall have all the powers
OF control given the commissioners of
election.
Thus it will be seen that the county
officers elected by the people of these
counties are divested of these powers
heretofore granted to them and exer.
cised by them in elections, and these
powers are conferred upon new set of
officials, to be chosen by the Governor
In power. Officers elected by the peo
pie are not to have the functions which
they were elected to have in the con.
Duct OF elections, but one man, who
was not elected with a view of being
invested with such autocratic power. is
TO appoint men of his own election to
take charge of the peoples election in
the counties. This is in disregard and
in contempt of local self government.
and is legalized usurpation of power
Instituted for partisan purposes. 1t not
only disregards and despises the right
OF the people in the counties, but offers
the best opportunity ever offered and
the strongest temptation ever suggested
for the abuse of power for partisan
ends and the control of machine poll
tics. The caucusers, who so easily fell
into the trap of the machine and sup
ported this measure, forgot the princi.
pies of true Democracy. and disregarded
the rights of the people in the counties
They can not defend this machine
scheme before fair minded Democ
who oppose the Capitalization of poll.
teal power in the hands of one man,
and condemn the evil of machine con-
troll. The people in the next election
should administer rebuke to the ma
chine which will not soon be forgotten.
Nashville Banner.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24

When uov. Taylor, during his cam
paign, suggested an election commits.
sion for each county, to be appointed
by the Governor people looked upon it
as one of his jokes, but in all serious.
ness he recommended it in his message,
and the Democratic caucus has agreed
to support such bill. Such measure
would be quite as offensive to the coun
ties as would Federal force bill to
the States 1t would be equivalent to
placing the entire election machinery
of the State in the Governors hands.
and simply make farce of free elec.
tions in this State.-McMinnville Stand
ard.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24

public Judgment. Its signature by the
Governor would be followed, in the
quleter hours when the party lash
which was welded on the Assembly,
had been laid aside, by a revolt from
the Democratic masses throughout the
state. Such statue would transform
Governor into dictator. The county
and local authorities are the rightful
custodians of the power which is aimed
10 consolidate In one man at the capi.
toi' We favor the most stringent laws
possible for the correction of election
abuses; for the prevention of the cor.
ruption of the ballot box, but the Green
Dill can be defended upon no such
broad grounds. Barring the absence
OF bayonets from the polls, its vital
principle is in practical parallel to the
odlous Federal force bill. Will not
Gov. Taylor pause to reflect that it was
protesting national public sentiment
"hlch uroVe the Republican party to
the abandonment of that measure, and
think twice before committing the
Democracy of Tennessee to a step
which would invite and receive the
condemnation of TennesseeY Such
bill plants the structure of Democracy
upon a foundation of sand. Let the
General Assembly continue the re-
formatory legislation which it has so
far passed in other directions, and the
fortunes and future of the party will
be invincibly builded on rock. But
this measure is un Democratic, un-
American, impudent and unwise; and
Gov Taylor should rise to the emer.
gency and strike 1t with vigorous
veto.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24
Your Present Need

Is pure. rich blood, and a strong and
healthy body, because with the ap-
proach of spring and the beginning of
warmer weather your physical system
will undergo radical changes. All the
impurities which have accumulated
during colder weather must now be
expelled or serious consequences will
result. The one true blood purifier
prominently in the public eye today is
Hoods Sarsaparilla. Its record of
cures is unequalled. Its sales are the
largest in the world. A few bottles of
Hoods Sarsapariila will prepare you
for spring BY purifying and enriching
your blood and toning and invigorating
your whole system.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24
How Pana Said Grace

AT our house the other night we had
Methodist minister to tea," said a
friend. THE dominic said grace, and
when he ceased asking the blessing tho
four year old daughter of the hostess,
who sat opposite the minister. looked
up and said, That's not the kind of
grace my papa says
mo? What kind of grace does
your papa sayp' asked the minister.
why he came home last night, and
when he sat down to the table he just
said, Good God, what a superb" was
the reply. Buffalo Courier.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24
Each Mans Share of the Globe.

There is no immediate prospect that
the landed surface of the globe will be
divided up and allotted in equal shares
to each of its inhabitants, but if such
a time ever does come it will be found
that each will get little truck farm
of 23t acres. The landed surface of
the globe contains, as near as it is pos
sible for the geographers to ascertain,
$4,000, 100000 acres, which, divided
among the 1,5OO,000,00O inhabitants
which the world contains, according
to the latest official estimates, would
give each of them tract of land of
the area mentiond above.
Taking the entire population of the
world into consideration there are
almost exactly 2S inhabitants to each
square mile. The following figures
showing the number of persons, omit.
ting fractions, to a square mile in the
several divisions of the globe are from
the best authorities on human family
statistics: Europe, So; Asia, 46; Africa,
IL; North America, 8; South America,
a; Ocesnica and the polar regions, a.
st. Louis Republic.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24
An IndCfenSihlp Law.

The reckless course of the caucus
governed legislative majority in passing
partisan election bills has doubtless
been pursued with the belief that
long suffering public will continue to
bear and suffer without remonstrance.
The theory is that machine ridden
state beco mes more helpless the more
aggressive and remorseless becomes the
machine. But the caucussers NAV be
counting without reason. The Green
election bill, which places the election
machinery of the State in the hands of
one man to be used or abused as the
partisan machine may direct, is a dan.
gerous measure which is condemned
by thousands of fair minded Democrats
and number of the Democratic news
papers of the State. The Franklin Re
view Appeal, whose editor is a member
of the State Democratic Executive
Committee, says of the Green bill,
which has unfortunately become law.
Nashville Banner.
The Review Appeal is of the opinion
that no measure more perversive of the
fundamental principles of Democracy
or more fraught with danger of the
ultimate welfare of the Democratic
party has been considered by the Gen.
eral Assembly in many years. The
Capitalization of power in the execu.
tive, which is the aim and essence of
the bill, is the most sweeping and di.
rect blow at local self government
which this generation has seen pro.
posed in this State. 1t is direct chal.
lenge to criticism from the masses of
citizenship, who are arousing them.
selves to do battle with the ever grow
ing and ever ominous tendency toward
Capitalization of political power. ma
tional or State. No man, be he Demo.
crat or Republican, should possess
such autocratic authority as the meas.
ure bestows. 1t was endorsed, it is
true, by the Democratic caucus, but it
is antagonistic to the first principles of
Democracy. 1t was the Democratic
minority who voted against it, and not
those who conceived it in an erroneous
spirit of party service, who best served
their party and their State. 1t is bill
absolutely indefensible at the bar of
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24
Speaking to the Deaf.

Many people, and l am sorry to say
some teachers of the deaf, fail to
realize, in practice at least, that speech
is not as clearly visible to the eve as it
is audible to the ear, and think that by
speaking slowly, word by word, and
opening their mouth to the widest ex-
tent, they will render the task of the
speech reader easier. AS matter of
fact, they render it all the more diff.
cult. A child in school may learn to
understand teacher who mouths his
words in this manner, but this ability
is OF no value to him when he leaves
school. Indeed, perfectly natural de-
liberate speech is easier to understand
than the exaggerated form of articula-
tion which people are apt to use the
moment they know they are talking to
a totally deaf person.
People who depend entirely upon
their speech reading for understanding
others have requested me, when intro
ducing them to strangers, not to say
that they were deaf, because they find
1t easier to read the lips when the per.
son speaking is, not aware that he is
being understood in that way. have
in my acquaintance a young man
educated wholly by this method, who
travels great deal, and picks up &C.
quaintances on the steamer or on the
train just as people do who possess all
their faculties. 1 have in mind, also,
a congentially deaf girl of ID, who is
not considered unusually bright, yet
whose speech is clearly Ineligible to
strangers after the first ten minutes,
who is intelligent on the topics of the
day. and whose conversational repor-
toire is much larger and more enter
tanning than that Of many young ladies
of 20 and over that have met in metro.
politan society.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24
For the Herald and Tribune.
EAST TENNESSEE.
Market Gardening Again--SOme Facts for
Our Readers.

Market Gardening Again--SOme Facts for
Our Readers.
Let the readers excuse me for a fur.
ther reference to this important sub.
Ject' Let me make it very personal.
AT our best average Washington
County homes, an average of not more
than one fourth of an acre of ground
is employed as n garden; and this,
usually left to be cultivated by the
women and children. Half the areas,
after producing an carly crop, is left to
large summer and fall crop of weeds
and grass.
The time is close by when more than
half such homes, will employ from
one to four acres in garden products
and find the profits, per acre, from six
to ten times greater than the soil now
yields in common field crops. Why
not commence the use of the larger
areas in this the first year of our sec.
ond hundred in history? Is the reply
made, that we have no sufficient mar
kets for the larger products? Well, to
use trite phrase "that may be so; but
not all so." will risk this estimate:
A very considerable part of the pro
ducts can find a market that will yield
a safe profit; and, for the residue, a
peculiar home market can be made
that will pay three times better than
the usual field crops. This leads me
to the real point had in view in treat.
Ing the subject further. 1t is this: One
OF the best paying features of market
gardening is,that the refuse vegeta bles,
or the very good. not finding a ready
sale, furnishes first class feed for poul.
try, hogs and cattle. Every article
enumerated in my former paper, ex
cept radishes, if chopped up and steam.
ed, with little bran or meal added.
makes better and richer feed for the
class OF stock stated than raw grain;
and strange as you may think of it,
this refuse of surplus products makes
quite large item in the market gar
dener's profits. To cure and convince
the doubter, let him plant and cult
yate well one half ere in sugar beets,
parsnips, cabbage aud tomatoes evenly
divided and employ the entire pro
ducts, as steamed or boiled feed, to a
lot of hogs; and feed another lot of the
same size from his corn field, and he
will thank me for suggesting the com.
parative test. Let him further do this:
Fill water tight box, say by 6 feet
with good hay, beat to pomace ripe
tomatoes literally salted and throw
with sand shovel the pomace over
the hay so as to saturate it; lift it out
in the form of loose bale to dry, and
as winter feed for milch COWS, he will
find it worth as much per pound as
corn or oats. Treat bright wheat or
oat straw in like manner. and he will
find it more valuable for horse or cat.
tie feed than the best clover or timothy
hay.
Now, may close this paper, if the
reader will think out the rest of the
chapter. presume he can and will
DO 80. n. A. PATTERSON.
Vineland, Tenn.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24

DR.. Bells Pine Tar Honey cures
coughs for young and old. Most cough
medicines simply help you cough. DR..
Bell 8 Pine Tar Honey helps you not to
cough. See the difference? Would
you like to try it? 1t is particularly
valuable for those who can not stand
the strain of coughing. Ask your
druggist for it, Take no substitute.
There is nothing as good as DR.. Bell s
Pine Tar Honey. Good druggists sell
1t. For sale by Mathes & Patton.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24
The Machine Force Bill.

OF the Greene election bill, which
has become law, passed by partisan
majority of the Legislature at the die.
tation of partisan caucus to secure
partisan control of elections in Ten
nessee, the Covington Leader says:
The politicians in Tennessee in the
late election made the welkin ring
about local self government. The Ten.
see machine has about concluded that
the people won't do to trust, and are
scheming on election measures to cir.
cumvent them. One of these is to have
the election judges for the counties ap.
pointed by commissioners appointed by
the Governor, and thus supplant the
officers elected by the people, and lodge
the whole in the Governor. This will be
daring usurpation of power, but the
Tennessee machine seems to be utterly
reckless.
The Leader makes proper criticism
when 1t declares this election law to be
blow at local self government. Its
purpose is to take the elections out of
the hands of the county officers and
place them IN the hands OF men chosen
by the Governor, with the machine to
back him, and aid him in the election.
The law permits the Governor to choose
TWO OF the commissioners in each coun.
ty from his own party, and two will
constitute quorum for business, and
will control in all questions arising.
These commissioners, two of the same
party controlling, will appoint all of
tne judges of election and the clerks
Tor every voting place in the county,
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24

She-Well, whatever you may say of
Mr.. Perkins, think it was nice of him
TO give his wife credit for every sue
cess he has had. He-But my dear
Miss Gladys, you seem not to have OBJ
served the fact that Perkins fails at ev-
erything. brooklyn Life.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24

DIR. Bells Pine Tar Honey is an i'm.
portant addition to the list of the
world s most valuable medicines.
Harmless in its nature, yet almost in
fallible in its action, it is undoubtedly
the most etficacious means known to.
day of curing coughs, colds and kin
dred disease. For sale by Mathes &
Patton.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24

10 say something is one thing, to
prove it Is another. We can't prove
that DR.. Bells Pine Tar Honey is the
pest cough remedy on earth unless YOU
Will try it. II you do this and don't
agree with us you get your money back
from any druggist For sale by Mathes
d Patton.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24

II wonder" said the pale, blond one,
"1f she really is as high in society as
she claims" 81 know she is, -" said the
brunette with the wealth of raven
locks. "She is the only woman in town
who dares to have reporters received
by the butler. ."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24

Most druggists sell you what you ask
for. Some will ask you to take some.
thing which they claim is lust as
good" Some times little more profit
induces them to do this. DR.. Bells
Pine Tar Honey is the best cough, cold
and grip cure After you try it once
you will like it too well to accept any
substitute. For sale by Mathes & Pat
ton
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24

rung in the ladder of fame, has come
to this. Give the State an honorable,
patriotic election law, one not section
al, but made for the whole people,
irrespective of color or political belief.
East Tennessee Democrats only want
an honest law, and not a partisan mea.
sure. Athens News.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24

Everybody has cold sometime
your turn will come. Keep bottle of
DR.. Bells Pine Tar Honey at hand and
be prepared for an emergency. This
famous remedy will cure cold before
it gets fairly started or after it has set.
tied. The sooner you take it the sooner
you get well. For sale by Mathes &
Patton.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24

DIR. Bell Pine Tar Honey combines
new and valuable medical agencies.
1t advances new theory in the treat
nent of coughs colds, lung and bron-
chlal affections. 1t cures and cures
quickly. 1t affords immediate relief
to consumptives and many who were
thought to have consumption have
Deen cured by its use. For sale by
Mathes & Patton.