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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15

an opportunity for showing the superb
GRITTY Of our new plan over any one pro-
posed, owe any other prison system in
the south. The discussion will de-
velop any weak points there may exist
in the system and its administration,
and thus blaze the way to farther re-
form. No friends Of the penal policy
in use think of it as being perfect.
They all know it is not, and they also
are well assured that we now have q
much better, more humane, more use
full and houest plan, than that which it
replaced.
BY all means let the whole subject be
thoroughly ventilated. As for the State
Industrial League commission indoors
ing the plan Of convict roadwork, that,
as the matter stands, goes for nothing,
The question was not, as we are in
formed, discussed by the board. When
it shall be fully ventilated, at the con-
yention of January 10, and the express
sion Of the commission is repeated,
then will be time enough to cite that
body as in favor Of the scheme. W.
venture a guess, if not a prediction,
that the league will not re-afirm the
commissions Judgment on this point
Wait. and we will see. Chattanooga
Times.
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A Fragment Of Eloauence.

IT is the desert. where virtue trem-
bles to tread, where hope faulters and
where faith is oruciied, the infdeI
dreams. To him all there is Of heaven
is bound by this little span of life; all
there is Of pleasure and love is ciroum-
scribed by q few feeting years; all
there is Of intelligence and wisdom is
the human brain; alf there is of mys.
terry and infnity ia fathomlsss by
human reason, and all there is Of virtue
is measured by the relation Of man to
man. To him all must end in ''ton-
gueless silence OF the dreamless dust, "
and all that lies beyond the grave is a
voiceless shore and a s~tarless sky. To
him there are no prints of deathless
feet Oh its echoless sand, no thrill Of
immortal music in its ioyless air. He
has lost his God, and like some fallen
seraph huttering in a rayless light, he
grcpes his way on faggieg pinion'
searching for light where darkness
reigns, for life where death is king
Robert L. Taylor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15
Y0UNG-MAN-NOT AFRAID OF THE PEN
QUESTION.

"Our clever young friend, Represen-
trtiye Albert E. Hill, is lending en-
couragement to Representative Han
sons schemes for undoing the present
prison system. AS we said in these
columns some time since, the people
decided this question at the bollot box
when they gave Mr.. McMillin 33, 900
plurality over Mr.. Fowler, whose plat
form advocated working convicts on
the public roads, and we do not think
their verdict will be set aside at the
coming session of the legislature. The
present system is proving its worth, as
investigation will show, and it comes
in bad taste from the laboring element
which urged the abolition Of the old
system, to now ask that the present
system, which has cost so much money
be abandoned and one of doubtful utili-
ty substituted. AS to the views of the
Industrial League commission on this
subject, that is their right. We do not
agree with their ideas" Nashville
American.
Those tyros in public affairs will
hardly do more than stir up some de-
bate, and that, in the long run, will
strengthen the reformed penal system.
Their complaint that the new p%eniten-
tiary ran behind some $46, 900, in its
first thirteen months, doesn't ''jibe''
with the proposal to increase a temper
airy and unnecessary expenditure, of
SAG, 900, to a perpetual outlay of at least
$3.50, 900 and probably $500, 900 per year.
The cure, in this case. would be a great
deal worse than the distemper; but we
can easily show that the small deficit
in the first year of the new regime, was
merely a part of the investment in the
policy and the new prison plant and
appliances. That will be shown fast
enough, when Statesmen Hanson and
Hill open up their batteries in the
House. They will not have it all theil
own way then, oh, no.
Certainly every member Of the new
legislature was chosen on the state
platform, as plainly as was Governor
McMillin. They are, with him, equal
ly bound to continue the existing pris.
son scheme, and in the last analysis
they will do so. It's only a few fresl
colts, that are c~urvetting about to at
tract to themselves some attention.
They will sober down, after they have
tried their PAGES with men of training
and good sense, and been distanced
Then the Hills, Hansons ct omnes, will
amble round the legislative course, il
the most approved style.
} As for the 'Iaboring element de
t handing the radical change propose,
by a few of ''the boys" that hasn'
much in it. The coal miners we're TO
McMillin, by a large majority. TIL
coal barons, who operate the mines
were against him; they want the oil,
lease system restored, for they woul,
g stand to get their share of the picking
out of the blood and sweat of convic
slaves, and they know what a powe
. leased convict miners were made, fo
I years, in keeping free miners wages 6
S the lowest possible notch. The miner
q are not such dolts as to want anothe
, dozen years of competition with COZ
vict labor, such as they had when th
, lease was in vogue.
The friends of real prison reform wi
welcome this agitation. It will preser
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15

General Calixto Garcia, the distin-
guiahed Cuban, died of pneumonia in
Washington, Saturday.
The Pope has decided that the Span
ish policy of the Vatican shall be anti
Carlist and not neutral.
Gov. Taylor will recommend that the
Second and Third Tennessee ribiments
be mustered out of service.
Hal. Gen. Brooke was yesterday for
mally designated as Military Governor
Of Cuba. The district Governors will
report TO him.
A French paper renews the report
that the French Government has de-
cid ed to shortly remove Capt. Dreyfus
from DEVILS Island to Paris.
The story that Secretary Bliss is to
resign shortly has been revived at
" ashington. II is said his successor
will be selected from the West.
The funeral OF Gen. Calixto Garcia
took place at Washington Tuesday.
The sermon was delivered by Arch
bishop Ireland in st. Patrick's church.
Maj. Gen. Ludlow, Military Cover
nor of the city of Havana, is organi.
zing his staff. His first important duty
will be the organization of a police
force.
II a meeting of the commissioners al
Washington yesterday, it was stated
tibet the success of the plan to erect 9
monument to Lafayette in Paris was
assured.
In settling up accounts it has been
found that a carload or more Of Gov
comment property is mysteriously miss
ing from Camp Hamilton Hospital,
near Lexington.
The Commissioner OF Internal Reve'
nue has submitted to Chairman Ding.
ley, of the Ways and Means COMMITTEE
q lumber of amendments to the wal
revenue act.
The civil courts Of Porto Rico having
proved too slow in the punishment Of
bandits. Gen. Henry, Military Gov
eruor Of the island, has appointed q
military commission to try such cases.
A naval station is 10 be created at Ha-
vana, and possession taken of the ex-
listing navy yard. Commodore Orom-
well has been named as eommandant.
The floating dock is to be sold by Spain
before evacuation.
Col W. J. Bryan is out in an inter
view telling why he left the army. He
r~easserts his opposition to territorial OK
p%slsion, and Is on the wayto Washing
tor 10 enter actively into the fight
against the colonial policy.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15
Handle Makers Meet.

Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. IA bust
hess and social meeting of the differ.
ent pillow handle manufacturers of sew.
eral states was held at the Imperial Ho.
tel in this city this morning. The meet.
ing was for the purpose of renewing
social relations of the different mem.
bers of the association which was or.
ganized in the city last February, and
to talk over the plow handle business.
1t is understood that the meeting was
entirely harmonious.
Following are the officers Of the or.
%ganization:
President. W. Boring, of johnson
City.
observation-disclosures @. Shaw, O.
Warsaw, Indiana.
Secretary-W. A. Rockwell, Harri
man.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15

In accordance with q formal resolu.
ton of the East Tennessee Dairy As.
ISOLATION at its last meeting, and after
due consultation with q number of per-
sons not present at that meeting, it has
been decided to hold a meeting of Dai.
rymen, Farmers, and all others inter
ested at Sweetwater, Tenn, commenc.
ing at 10 O'Clock sharp, on Saturday
December 31st, for the purpose Of con-
sidering the following:
Do we need a pure food and dairy
commissioner in this State, or should
the duties of such an Office be attached
to those Of the Commissioner Of Agri
culture and his assistants?
Do we need laws prohibiting male
animals above a certain age from run
ming at large; better protection against
contagious diseases Of live stock; bet,
ter inspection of Fertilizers, and regu
lations allowing the same to be shipped
and sold in bulk?
Is there any feasible plan for co-ope
ration in making and marketing but
ter in East Tennessee?
Come to this meeting and let us sem
a committee to Nashville to co-operat
with the Tennessee Industrial Leagu
in securing much needed legislation
Come, and ask your neighbor to come
S. F. GETTYs, Vice President
PAUL F. KEFAUvEB, Secretary, Eas
Tennessee Dairy Association.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15

After our season was over last fall the
Hotel was closed for the winter. Re-
Gently [ discovered the house was in
tested with rats, they were destroying
the bedding and bed clothes and max
ing havoc of everything. RAT CHEESE
was recommended; I tried it and was
surprised at the marvellous result. In
q few days there was not a rat about
the place, they seemed to have left the
barns and out houses as we'll as the Ho-
tel. Every one who is pestered with
rats Of mice should try Rat Cheese at
once; it did the work quickly and well
for me I gladly recommended it. A dc.
cisive battle quickly won, Please send
me dozen boxes by express and
obllge.
Yours very truly,
S. H. JOHNSON,
Fern Hall, Crystal Lake
Dundaff, P. 0. Pa.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15

The proposition, that England and
the United States jointly build and
control Nicaragua Canal, has not met
with any marked favor in Congress.
The Morgan Bill, By which the United
States will W a controlling interest in
the company which will build the Ca
nal, guaranteeing therefor 800, 900, 900
of the company's bonds, to be issued
at the discretion of the President, is
now before the Senate, with right Of
way. Senator Morgan, its author, says
it will pass by a big majority. Demo.
Gratis generally would prefer that the
canal be built directly by this govern.
ment and owned by it, but it is not re-
garded as a party question, and each
democratic Senator will vote in accor.
dance with his individual views. What
the House will do with this bill will de,
pend largely upon the attitude of the
administration towards it-an attitude
not yet clearly defined, although Mr.
Mckinley is committed in. favor o
building the canal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15

An Iowa young man had to commit
suicide to escape the loving attentions
of the women Of the community. Now
that this young man is out of the way
it seems that this would be a good
opening for Sam Crumley and we rec
ommend that he be sent there as an an
tidote for the Affections of these wo-
men,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15

The Philippine problem is giving the
republicans no end of trouble. Gen.
G~rosvenor, of Ohio, is not q timid
man in handling political questions,
but he acknowledged himself at a loss
what to do with this one when he said
after discussing several of the PROPOSE
tions that have been made to get rid of
the islands; "For my part, I wish the
Philippines we're in the bottom of the
sea-" Mr.. Mckinley has allowed it to
become known to his party leaders that
he has no ambition to lead in q Philip
pine policy, but will be perfectly salts
fed TO follow any policy that promises
to be in accord with public sentiment,
with preference that it should be one
that will enable us to get rid of The
Philippines, if it be possible to do Sc
without laying this country open to tbs
traficing in human liberty, for a prof
and without causing war. There ii
reason for saying that il it had to b,
done over again, Mr.. Mckinley would
not demand possession of the Philip
pines, and would ave the $50, 900, OOl
which we must pay Spain for some
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15

Shrewd advertisers know a good
thing when they see it and you will no.
tice that The COMET has o liberal pat
ronage from the oldest and best ad-
vertisers in the city. If it pays them,
it will pay you, and now is the time to
join the procession. Ten new subscrib-
ers added to our listthis week, and the
end is not yet.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15
VIII Rebuild.

Judge H. G. Hart has made definite
arrangements to build q block of store
houses upon the site recently occupied
with the Racket Store building, He
has purchased 10 feet additional ground
from Henry Crouch and the plans for
the structure call for three store rooms
on Public Square instead of two and
a building only two stories high. The
plans are drawn and work will begin as
early in the spring as the weather will
permit.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15
THE CARNEGIE N
viii 60 Into Blast Before 1888 is Numbured
With the Past.

With the Past.
Unless there is some unforeseen diff
dculty the Carnegie furnace will go in-
to blast this month. The furnace and
stoves have been refined and a fire was
put in the furnace Tuesday to dry it
out. The boilers have been filled and
steamed and the big engines and pumps
given a trial. Supt. Maury told THE
COMET they were now ready to go into
blast but for drying the new brick
work. He expects to blow in either
the latter part of next or early in the
following week, certainly before Jan
uary,
The fellows who never expect to see
smoke come out Of the furnace stack
can disappoint themselves any day by
casting their eyes furnaceward.
For some time the public have been
enjoying q road to Watauga through
the furnace property just back of the
cast house by courtesy of Mr.. Sully.
At a meeting of the city council Thurs
day night the furnace company were
permitted to close this read and the
street committee was authorized to put
the old Watauga read in proper condi-
ton at once 1t is the intention some
day to extend Second Avenue direct ia
Watauga. Mr.. Guy r. Johnson has
had a survey made for n new road to
take the place of the one to be closed,
and proposes to give the right of way
through their property and cinder Ia
macsdamize it, The matter was left
open and the old road will be made dc
temporary duty.
Several tons of steel rails were ship.
ped to Roam Mountain this week for
use on the railroad the Embreville Iron
Company is building to the mines,
Tracklaying will begin next week.
The shipment of orefto the Carnegie
Furnace Company has commenced
Several car loads are daily arriving
over the Narrow Gauge from Crsnber
ry and being transferred here and for
warded to the furnace. The transfer
will be avoided as soon as the hitch il
the third rail proceedings over til,
Southern is adjusted.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15
Mrs Upton Dead.

The wife of former policeman, G.
7. Upton, died ut their home in
Carnegie last Saturday morning about
one O'clock, after an illness of sew
eral months with dropsy. The de-
ceased leaves a young baby and several
older children. She was a middle-aged,
kind-hearted woman and the remains
were taken to her old home on Buffalo
Sunday for interment.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15

The regular meeting of the city ccun-
Gil was held Thursday night. The
city attorney elect, S. @. Williams,
qualified. After regular routine bust
ness, the question of water rates for
the school buildings came up and was
discussed in detail. Under charter
agreement the city was to take water
for municipal purposes to Offset the
taxes due the city each year from the
water company. The city is now Of
the opinion that this contract is uncon-
stitutional and sometime ago filed a
bill to collect back taxes. The city
gained the sEit before Chancellor
Smith and obtained a decree to sell the
plant. In attempting to carry out the
decree, after making all sorts of cen
cessions to obtain a compromise, a sale
was ordered aud advertised. Before
the sale the water Co. enioined further
proceedings. An effort to dissolve the
injunction was made this FRIDAY,
morning before Judge Smith. While
this litigation is pending the city is moi
willing to go it blindly any longer as tc
the rate to be paid for water for school
purposes and the committee on water
and lights was directed to confer with
City Attorney Williams and notify the
Water Company that a rate equal tc
that charged at KNOXVILLE must be Civ.
en- after January LIST, or the use of wa,
ter will be discontinued. In that even
c%isterns will be dug at all buildings.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15

Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Faw came over
from Piney Flats today to do Xmas
shopping and included THE COMET for
1899 among the many good things
purchased.
j. B. Lady and family have moved to
Newport, Tenn, where they will re-
side in the future. Mrs. Lady has re-
Gently fallen heir to considerable prop
erty there and they go to their new
home with the best wishes of many
friends here.
G. G., Holloway, Walton, Tennessee,
writes: Have used DR.. M. A. Simmons
Liver Medicine 10 years in my family.
1t cures Chronic Chills, Constipation
aud Indigestion. ! believe its strength
and action at least 10 to l more efficient
than Black praught.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15

The Spanish Government has given
its approval to the protest against the
action of the American Peace Commits
sioners fled by Senior Montero Rios.
President of the Spanish Commissions.
The protest is composed of four sec
tons and objects to our refusal to sur-
render securities deposited in treas
ures of Cuba and Porto Rico by pri-
vate Spanisrds; to the ultimatum de-
handing the Philippines; to the posi-
ton in which those Spaniards are
placed who desire to remain in Cuba.
ana to the reference of the President
in the message to the loss Of the Maine,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15

Two resolutions for Congressional in
vestigation of the war have been offer
ed, one by Senator Vest, and the other
by Representative Sulzer, but there is
little probability hat either will be
adopted.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15

Johnson City never does anthing by
halves. She is now supplying the peo-
pie with the finest hog-killing weather
ever offered, We are no hog, how
ever, and have had enough of it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15

Gen. Bate is too good q General to
go into the Senatorial camp, ever after
peace has been declared, without throw
ing out a strong picket line. That's
as far as the opposition got.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15

While som are retiring Senator Tur-
ley from politics, he is busy building
a barbed wire fence along the right of
way to reelection.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, 80

Lucas County.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm OF +. J. CHFNEl
& CO.. doing business in the City of Toledo
County and State aforesaid, and that said firL
will pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL.
LAES for each and every case OF CATARRl
that cannot be cured by the use OF HALLS Ca,
TARRH CURE,
FRANK ]. CAENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in nJ
presence, this 9th day Of December, A. ID. 1872
A. ". GLEASON,
Seal. Notary Public
'~
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally saat
acts directly on the blood end mucus surfaces
Of tho system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY, & CO, Toledo, o
Sold by Druggists, &c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15

e. G., Rathbone, of Hamilton, o.,
will be made General Superintendent
of tho postal servich of Cuba, which is
to be promptly recognized.
Another clash between Spaniards and
Cubans, resulting in futher bloodshed,
occurred at Havana Tuesday, while the
funeral of Capt. Jesus Sotolango, one
of the victims of Sunday nights riot.
was in progress. Spanish soldiers fired
into the funeral procession and attempt
ed to seize the body. A number of men
] were wounded.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15

Some one seems to have ioated O sub
marine mine beneath the opposition to
Senator Bate and-it did the rest.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15
1t is now too late;
They can't beat Bate.

Another cabinet officer to resign
This is Bliss.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-15

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