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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15

The London Times rubbed Hon. John
w. Fosters (seaD fur the wrong way.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15

Detroit Free Press: why don't that
European war you've been predicting
right along come off, Mr.. Sportly?' in
Quired his wife.
II suppose the kaleidoscope people are
not ready
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15

The duty on hides should be laid by
the mother, small slipper being used.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15

Cleveland Plain Dealer: You say you
have brought me here to propose to me,
but why do you want to go through
it so deliberately"
kaleidoscope line over. there behind that
tree. and 1 promise "a him to make the
movements slow and distinct. Now, all
ready"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15

New York Journal: Mr. Bickers, you
are unnecessarily severe in your criti
cisms of our SEX declared Miss Kittish.
after one of his characteristic TRADES.
Facts will not support your statements"
ST beg your pardon, Miss Kittish," re-
piled he but you will yourself recall
that the first woman who ever lived raised
CAIN.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15

Boston Transcript: Robert-So you
were not accepted by Miss Vellum?
What did she say? Did she tell you how
sudden IL WaSI
Richardson. dear, no. She's literary.
you know She merely replied that she
was very sorry, but L was not available.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15

The complete score of the European
concert is hardly worth preserving after
sill.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15

It really begins to look as though
butter would melt in Secretary of Agri-
culture wilson's mouth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15

Hostilities between Greeks and Turks
looks as if it would be war to the hilt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15

And this is Arbor day. It's CHIEF use
is as contrast to the celebration of
Feb. p.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15

Cleveland Plain Dealer: How that
bald Mr. Skinner does perspire"
Yes: he keeps his office boy doing
nothing else but using a blotting pad on
his head
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15

Chicago Record: In brief. Mr.. Reed
VIII be ready to announce the COM
mitteeships only when it is known that
prospective committeeman will not let
anything interfere with their support of
the tariff bill. fr
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15

Washington Star: Much as he may
have studied economic conditions, 1t is
possible that President Mckinley never
fully realized. until the last few weeks,
how many people are looking for en-
ployment without prospect of success.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15

Kansas City Star: The investigation
may develop that that good man, Level
ling, wore q suit of steel underclothing
to prevent some enemy from stabbing
him with a bribe while his back was
turned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15
TILE SALT LAKE HERALD: THURSDAY. APRIL ~ 1877
SCOTS First Brief.

man. That was specimen chip of Ne
yada in the old days"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15

st Louis Globe-Democrat: During a
session of three months the Pennsylvania
legislature has succeeded in passing four
bills. Harrisburg must be suffering from
a senatorial fog.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15

Pittsburg News: Soxey-That fellow
Primoas is one of the incest men l ever
met. He has such a breezy way with
him.
Knozey-Yes; have noted his bracing
air, but it never touched me-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15
SOME EDITORIAL COMMENTS.

Chicago Inter-Ocean: The professors of
history in the German universities ex-
press the opinion that the study of his
tory involves qualities which no woman
can possess; therefore women should not
be admitted to the universities. There are
girls in America who could give these old
professors pointers on the study of his
tory-girls who stand higher In the study
of history than half the graduates of
the German universities.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15

New York Herald: Protests from Ger
many, Italy and the Netherlands against
the Dingley bill bring us face to face
with the grave consequences that may
follow its enactment into law. For
tunately they have come in ample time
to warn congress of the danger and to
changes which will avert a disastrous
commercial war.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15
Photo Supplies. The Johnson CO.
l.Rauishin0 Tea GnWnSv

"Ravishing Tea Gowns"
Will be one of the principal articles
in next Sundays Herald, which will be
of special interest to the ladies. The
article is from the pen of the greatest
Viennese coStumer-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04
Halloween Party.

The young ladies composing the Out
look Club gave Halloween party at
the residence of Mrs. J. J, Range last
Friday evening. This evening was OBJ
served because Halloween came on
Sunday night. Every young lady who
reads THE COMET probably knows that
this particular night is one upon which
human beings, especially those who
are young and pretty and superstitious
can discern something relating to the
future from matrimonial standpoint.
The tests incidental to ascertaining
this information are numerous, but the
revelations, if made, may be accepted
as upon the whole correct. There is so
much uncertainty about any being
made, howeves, that the observance of
the occasion is interesting, not to say
exciting. In some of the methods for
deriving interesting information re-
garding the future, mirror is q neces-
sary accessory, but in Others nothing
is essential but desire to know.
The occasion is also remarkable for
other reasons than for imparting infor-
nation to signing SWANS and damsels.
lIischievous imps and pretty little fair
les come forth from their shaded hooks
and gamble on the green with the old
sports, but whether they did this or
not last Friday night is not known.
Ghosts walk on Halloween night.
All these are interesting superstitions
which everybody enjoys. No one objects
especially to the creepy feeling that
is the result of creaking on disused
stairway after it is all over, and certain
ly the young woman, who has discover
ed that her partner for life is none other
than him she would select herself, will
agree that Halloween is very proper
occasion to celebrate. In fact, there is
only one thing aginst Halloween eve,
but to many that is serious one. It'll
the coming of the bill collector on the
morrow.
The young people enjoy ed them
selves on this particular occasion un-
til long after midnight INDUCING in all
sorts of wierd games and love tests.
The refreshments were not the least
entertaining feature by any means and
many of the guests INDUCED so hearth
ly that they went home no doubt to
dream of even stranger things than
they had seen.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04

Louisville, KY, Nov. 1.-The fight
in Kentucky has been bitterly con-
tested one from its inception, in mid
summer, I might say, and the demo-
cratic party has been forced to face the
combined antagonism of republicans,
Mark Hanna and his boodlers, aud gold
bugs, during the entire campaign, but
the result throws the Dark and Bloody
Ground back into the democratic col
umn, and there is no doubt about the
party's success in the:future,
From the Blue Grass, Bear Grass,
Pennyrile and Purchase sections, cone
the same reassuring reports that demo-
Gratis have done their duty and gains
are to the party's credit These re-
ports not alone hold good as to the
returns in the election for the State Of
fee, but are true in those cities and
towns wherein municipal elections
were on to animate the contest Letween
the democracy and its allied enemies.
estimate that the party's plurality
in the State will not be less than 5000
and these figures will almost surely be
swelled to 100000 This is the record in
the State, and the democrats have made
a clean sweep in Louisville. This vic
tory alone was Of great and almost in
valuable importance to the party, be-
cause administration as we'll as gold
bug influences are strong in this con-
gressional district, and, combined with
the municipal ring, the opposition Gun
mindful of the peoples might, fell
thoroughly securs and believed that the
preparation of their control of thu
State affairs was certain, because theil
hold here was eecure.
The ball has just started. and viii
gather strength ON the upward marcel
for the next battle. B. A. ENLOE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04
WE'RE THE NOMINEE.

As predicted in these columns last
week the democrats fell over themselves
rs it were, in their determination to
nominate lis for magistrate last Friday
night. We have been in many con-
ventions where such popular men as
Bob Taylor aud Bill Bowman were
nominated, but we never saw such en-
thusiasm as was manifested when the
Hon. Haskell Dyer, in a speech that
was replete with deserved compliments,
presented our name to the convention.
1t simply took the opposition off its
feet, and most of it out of the house, and
it was many minutes before it could
get itself together sufficiently to make
nomination. When the smoke had
cleared away from the battle of the
DdllOIS bu6 b6ll6Ib duuouuCSu bnuI Wo
had received 40 votes to Is cast for our
two opponents. The nomination was
then made unanimous amid tumul-
tuous applause, and we we're borne to
the stand by our loving friends, in
whose hands we had been, and in a
happy and characteristic speech, con-
graduated the democrats upon the
honor they had done themselves in
selecting us to make the race for mag
istrate. Our friends tell us that our
letter of acceptance published the day
before did the business for us just as
Bryan's convention speech gained fol
him the nomination at Chicago. II
that's true, then there are two men o.
destiny, one of whom we are which.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04

After meals yon should have simply feeling
of comfort and satisfaction. You should not
feel any special indications that digestion is
going on II you do, you have Indigestion
which means not digestion This may be the
beginning of so many dangerous diseases, that
1t is best to take it in hand at once and treat it
with Shaker Digestive Cordial For you know
that indigestion makes poison which causes
pain aHd sickness, And that Shaker Digestive
Cordial helps digestion and cures Indigestion.
Shaker Digestive Cordial does this by provid-
ing the digestive materials in which the sick
stomach is wanting 1t also tones up and
strengthens the digestive organs and makes
them perfectly healthy, This is the rationale
of its method of cure, as the doctors would say.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to Sl.O0 per
bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04
ROBERT SIMS
Will be the First Man Executed in This
County Since 1847.

Will be the First Man Executed in This
County Since l847.
When Bob Sims is executed in Jones'
boro, the Oldest town in the state, on
the 18th of this month, for the killing
of Walter Galloway, he will be the sec
ond man that has been hung in Wash
ington county in half a century. In
1S47, or about that year, seven miles
northeast of Jonesboro, Deakins, ne
gro about II years of age, killed his
young master, William Deakins. The
cause of the killing was about this:
The negro had been told to do o certain
kind of work, and not doing it right,
young Deakins became angry and at
tempted to whip him with hickory
switches, called in those days "hoop-
poles. The negro picked up an axe
and attempted to ward off the blows of
his master, but in so doing struck
young Deakins behind the right ear,
fractnring his skull, from the effects of
which he soon died. The negro claimed
to the last that the blow was acct
dental.
The slave ran away and was captured
near Rogersville. He was brought
back, quickly tried and sentenced to be
hung, the execution taking place pub
licly about half mile from the court
house. A large crowd was present,
people coming from Carter and the 9TH
er counties in the eastern portion Of
, the state on horseback, on foot and any
way they could get there, this being
before the railroad was built. The ne
gro was cut down from the gallows anG
buried about fifty yards from where he
: was hanged. He was not allowed to re
} main in the grave over night. Late il
the evening--a cloudy, dreary day-th'
grave was dug into and in the presence
of number of people the body wa
taken from the rude coffin and PLACED
9 on horse in front of young docto
9 and taken away for the purpose of dis
Q section Who did the work of "carv
ing" him up was kept a secret, and Their
are few today who could tell you wha
: became of the bones of the young slav,
! Deakins, whe killed his young master
William DeakinsA 70
Q Sheriff PritehR has invited onl,
about fifty people to see Sims executed
y owing to the smallness of the enclosur
0 but if the enclosure is not covered
doubtless hundreds will witness it, TO
there is very high embankment Oh
: the south side of the jail which will at
ford an excellent view for those VIII
! wish to witness such a horrible spec
Q tacle. Knoxville Sentinel
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04

about how prosperous the country is
nov on account Of the bountful crops,
etc, indicate that the administratiC n
might even follow Mr.. Cleyeland's
example in giving the country fnan-.
cial object lesson to impress its views
upon con sress; UNFORTUNATELY these
good conditions can not be assured to
us. Commerce and industry sensitive
to all unfavorable events, and watchful
with anxiety against dangers as yet I'M
seen, need for their full rehabilitation
from past reverses and depressions, a
renewed confidence that the govern
ments finances are to be firmly placed
on stronger and more enduring founda-
tions than now exist. In other words,
the establishment of the single gold
standard by law, instead of by the will
of an administration, as at present, is
demanded. The difference between
demanding and getting from congress
will soon be apparent from the admin
istration.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04
THE GOLD BOND SCHEME.

Secretary Gage now owns up to the
gold bond scheme, which so many re-
publicans took the trouble to deny
when it was publicly stated short
time ago that it would form the founda-
tion of the administration attempt to
secure financial legislation from con-
gress at the coming session. Mr..
Cages statement to the cabinet has
been made public, probably with the
hope that it will meet favor with the
people to sufficient extent to influence
senators who are naturally opposed to
such scheme, which, for bamboozling
purposes, Mr.. Gage calls anti-radical
in character. This country fought the
greatest war of modern times without
finding it necessary to issue single
gold bond, yet, now, in time OF peace
and amid boasts of continued and in
creasing prosperity, the administration
will ask congress to authorize the issue
of sufficient quantity of gold bonds to
refund the entire bonded Indebtedness
of the country and to add hundred or
two million to the gold reserve fund.
Some of the arguments advanced in ia
vor of the change are little short of
ludicrous. For instance, when Mr..
Gage says that making our entire bond
ed Indebtedness payable in gold "would
strengthen and confirm the public
credit and put us in q position to COM
mand the markets of the world for our
securities on the most advantageous
termsg"1 Every school boy knows that
we already occupy that position; that
the securities of no country on earth
are in greater demand all over the
world than those of the United States.
Mr.. Gage repeats the Cleveland
Carlisle recommendation that the green
backs aud treasury notes be retired,
and offers as a substitute the probable
increase of national bank notes that
would follow the adoption Of his recon-
mendation to allow national banks tc
be established with a capital of SOS, OOC
in towns of less than 1000 inhabitants,
and to allow all national banks to issue
notes to the par value of the bonds they
have deposited with the government to
secure their circulation. Taken all in
all, the financial recommendations Of
the present administration bear close
resemblance of those of the Cleveland,
Carlisle regime, and the following
words written by Mr., Gage, after telling
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04
Mhitlow 4 90. CloSel.

Last Saturday morning Goodson &
Co., wholesale grocers of Morristown,
swore out an attachment against Whit
low & Co and placed his stock in the
hands of Constable Strain. At the
time the papers were served Whit
low & Co, were making an assignment
to w. A. Hunter for the benefit of all
creditors, Litigation ensued in the
chancery court and resulted in the
goods being turned over to the assignee
who is now closing up the business.
Whitlow & Co., will sue Goodson & Co.
for libel and have their represe NATIVE,
Mr.. McCorkle, indicted for perjury for
falsely swearing out the alta chment
papers. An interesting lawsuit is
p romised to say the least of it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04

We have no objection tothe Memphis
Commercial Appeal using any of the
bright things it sees in The COMET but
we do object most seriously to having
such extracts credited to the Hardeman
Free Press, as was the case with the art
icle about our race for magistrate We
don't mind our articles being used
without credit but it's more than even
we can stand to see one credited to q
paper whose editor wouldn't know a
grammar from the Code of Tennessee
aud who never read any high class lit.
erature except Hoyle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04
everything in the morning as demo-

everything in the morning as demo-
cratic.
Iowa has gone republican by from
1900 to 5000 for Shaw for governor.
There were marked democratic gains
in the rural districts. White dem. }
claims the complete returns will give
him the state.
The returns from Nebraska have
been contradictory. The latest dis
patch from Lincoln says that the re-
publicans concede that the fusion silver
forces have carried the state by any
where from 10000 to 10000. Returns
are coming in so slowly that it will be
Impossible to make closer estimates to-
night The fusionists claim the state
by $4,000 and this is seemingly we'll
founded.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04

Mckinley .says he is "well pleased
with the result of the election" He is
satisfied that the. people have taken
their spite out on Hanna and others.
But he need not try to console himself
that way, for inasmuch as they have
done it unto these, the least of his
friends, so will they also do unto him
at the proper time
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04

A Georgia man was recently SEN
fenced to the penitentary in several
cases, making an aggregate of 200 years
imprisonment, and it made him so mad
that he swore he would die before he
would serve such term
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04

One gets the impression from read
ing the Mountaineer's report of the
visit of the armor plate committee to
that place last week that Elizabethton
has the government by the "naYal"
board and has "down hill pulp on it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.

The national debt increased SO, AL
1888 during the month.
Union Pacific Road was sold for
about $5S $50, 748,4O.
Internal revenue receipts for the year
decreased.
Deficit in the national Treasury is
growing larger.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04

r. L. Miles, a prominent poultry
dealer, who has been buying largely in
this section, allowed several hundred
dollars worth of checks to go toprotest
last week, and has now placed his name
between himself and creditors.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04

The republicans have nominated q
nice, clean gentleman for magistrate,
but they need not have been soparticu-
lar for it has been our intention all
along to "clean up" any man they put
out.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04

Since Jonah Evans has endorsed
Gen. Wilder for pension agent we are
entertaining our first serious doubt
whether THE COMET will be mascot
enough TO land him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04

The democratic victory in Kentucky
is accounted for upon the ground that
the republicans who went upon "still
hunt" found it, and then could not find
the way to the polls.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04

Our election as magistrate is assured
In fact we can take one-half the prom
ises made us and beat our competitor
at least 5000 votes.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04

We entered upon our four years
leave of absence as postmaster amid
glorious democratic music. Let the
band play on.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04
Valuable Farm For Sale.

By virtue Of the authority vested in
us as administrators with the will an
nexed) OF James Hodges deceased ts-
tate. We will on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1897.
at eleven O'Clock a. m. at the dwelling
house on the premises hereinaiter de-
scribed, sell at public outcfrs IS The
highest and best bidder on six, .twelve
and eighteen months time, the farm
of the late James Hodges, which is
situated in the 18th district Of Wash
ington county, Tenn about . miles
North OF FlourviIle, one half mile from
Watauga river, one fourth mile from
church house, (M E Church, South)
ono and ont-iourth miits another
church (BptisD, about one fourth
mile from nice, large school house.
one and one-half mile from mill and
saw-mill, is we'll watered--good epring
close to dwelling house, about so scres
in timber, Is acres in creek bottom,
rest OF land tiilable with machinery,
dwelling house, harm, and other ,nt
houses, good orchard. Farm contains
about 232 acres, and public rnad runs
through ii. Pure haser Will be rtqlir-
ed to execute note with approved re-
curity and lien will be retained on
the farm to further secure the pay
mcnt Of said notes The farm will lie
sold in two parts then as whole and
will go at the sale bringing largest
amount. For further information call
on or write to
LAEDoN WHTTEl
or Administrators.
j. B. Cox,
Johnson City, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04

Mary Ellen Lease threw herself into
the New York campaign, as she promis-
ed and the republicans "threw up" the
sponge-as might have been expected.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04

1t will now be in order for the
Georgia Legislature to pass a law max
ing it felony for a negro to hold q
federal office in the state.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04

Bristol people are considerably
worried by irregular light and water.
Regular whisky, however, makes life
endurable in the border city.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04

Notwithstanding the jollying that
Attorney General McKenna has been
publicly giving himself for his work in
helping the Huntington syndicate make
sure of getting the Union Pacific Rail
road at a price admitted to be many
millions below the actual value of the
property, he is said to fear that it may
keep him out of that coveted seat on
the bench of the United States supreme
court, to which he will be nominated in
few weeks He knows that there are
a number of senators who are posted on
this whole Union Pacific business, and
he has a dread lest they should see fit
to either hold up or defeat his nomina-
ton to succeed Justice Field as pun
ishment for his connection with the
deal
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-04

Now that the New York and Ohio
elections are over Johnson City people
will turn their attention to electing Cy
Lyle magistrate