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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-08-10

Hard, Mixed and Soft Wood.
Hard, Sc; best mixed, So; soft, So
four foot, So, $3.50 and 81. Orders
filed by Patrick B. Leen at store of P.
Fleming & Son. G. K. LABAREE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

Senator Wolcott's speech would have
greatly surprised the average Senator
had it not been known ever since Sena-
tor Chandler stated that it was Mr..
McKinlsy's intention to send that In
ternational Bimetallic Commission to
Europe again, that the Mckinley pro-
gramms included an attempt to make
that old international bimettalism will
o-the-wisp help the republicans in the
coming Congressional campaign. OF
course. it was somewhat disappointing
to Senator Wolcott's silver friends that
he should have lent himself to this
programme, but he has probably beer
caught by the glitter of patronage, big
chunks of which Mr.. Mckinley ha'
placed at his disposal right along.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20
A Rig HANDICAP.

"a community equipped with proper
roads can easily distance in competition
another community composed of as
good people on as good farms, but han
dicapped with bad lines of communica-
ton" says the Montreal Star. "It is
as improbable for farmer to have
rough and rutty road between his gate
and his market, wearing of his wagons
and horses, damaging his more perish
able produce, and consuming his time,
as it is for him to have an out of-date
reaper or poor quality of seed. The
man with the good roads to travel can
undersell him with better goods every
time"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20
The Triumph of Hanna.

The Hon. Marcus Aurelius Hanna
doubtless thinks that few more such
victories as that won by him yesterday
and he would be in the poorhouse or the
lunatic asylum. In the first place, a
majority of the Legislators elected by
the people of Ohio we're opposed to him,
and he found himself confronted with
ten hostile republican legislators at the
start. He had, therefore, to purchase
enough of these to secure his election,
but some Of them WOULDN'T stay bought.
One legislator enjoyed the experience
of being bought so much that he made
Hanna buy him three times. Efforts
were made to have the charges of bri-
berry investigated, but they were voted
down. The republican Legislators who
dishonored their pledges and voted for
Hanna, no doubt intended to be cor
rupted from the beginning, and by pro-
longing the opposition until the last
minute they were enabled to raise their
price, 1t was a stroke Of genius on their
part whom they helped to organize the
Legislature against the boss, and since
then, it is said, that as high as 500, 0OC
was offered for single vote. Hanna
has triumphed, but he comes out of the
contest spectacle for gods and men.
He has been charged with bribery, and
has virtually admitted the charge by
preventing an investigation. He has
had to lock up some of his men to keep
them from selling him out. He has had
to organize intimidation meeting tc
bulldoze Legislators into betraying then
constituencies. He has resorted to the
most. shameless devices to influence
votes, and he came very near precipita.
ting a general riot on the day of Bush
nells Inauguration. By very narrow
margin he has been able to retain hi
seat IN the senate, but he is a wrecked
political gambler; his prestige is gone
and his triumph only emphasizes tn,
drift of republication toward til,
dominance of Doodle. Mark Hannl
has not been elected senator becaus
of his virtues or his talents, because o
any eminence in statecraft or an,
worthy ideals, but the whole story i
told in the single word "boodle."
is subject for congratulaaion that h
did not find the way back to the senat
path of roses, and we trust that h
may serve as an object lesson to the re
public. We think it but proper, how
ever, to warn the senators, when the
see him sneaking into the seat whic
he hos bought, not to mistake him TO
suck-egg dog.-Commercial- Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

A Washington correspondent to the
Louisville Dispatch writes that paper
as follows:
A so-called newspaper man from East
Tennessee arrived here no a great while
ago with his goods and chattels. De-
termined not to get lost in the big city
the first city he was ever mater
landing from the cars he registered at
the first cheap-looking hotel in sight.
The gas light was dim in the room to
which lie was assigned, and he prudent
ly left it so in retiring, not caring to
NEEDLE with fixtures he knew nothing
about, for he had read of the dangers
of electricity, live wires and the like.
Before morning the gas blew out and O
slight odor of the escaping fluid perme-
ated the room. Still not caring to mon
key with the thing, he stood this at.
mosphere a couple of nights, going tc
bed in the dark, and then went to the
capitol and complained of the foul room
to his congressman.
"Leave that place." said the con-
gresham, "and come up here with me, y
meaning up on Capitol Hill, where the
congressman resided. With this ad-
vice he wrote the memorandum, hand
ing it to innocence abroad, "111 3S. E.
which, being interpreted, meant house
No. III, Third street, southeast.
Next day wagon with the East Ten
nessean's frank backed up to the house
side of the capitol And, memorandum
in hand, Rube went inside on search
for room III, 3, s. E.
This is true story. But if you doubt
it, ask Congressman Walter Brownlow
if Commissioner of Pensions Henry
Clay Evans did not retire a democrat
and make this Reuban an examiner in
the pension Office.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

Nearly everybody in Congress ex-
poets that crisis will be reached in
Cuban matters ia very short time.
Those riots in Havana will force the
hand of this government if they con-
tinue. The Senate has asked Mr..
Mckinley to inform it what, il any,
preparations have been made to protect
Americans and American interests in
Cuba, and if the answer isn't speedily
forthcoming or isn't satisfactory, there
is likely to be q circus in the Senate.
Ia the House, the consideration of the
Diplomatic and Consular Appropria-
ton bill was postponed from last week,
when it was ready, for fear that the
Cuban speeches certain to be made up.
on it would create so much excitement
that the House might yet away from
the Gear and rush that Morgan bellig-
erancy resolution through.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

Many democrats in congress favor
beginning the congressional campaign
of next fall at once, on the floors of
congress, and keeping up a red hot,
aggressive fight upon the republicans
from start to finish. Among them is
Representative Diamond, of Missouri,
who said on the subject: "We ought
to be aggressive We want to force
the fighting. We ought to lose no time
in exposing the hypocrisy and coward
ice of our political opponents, We can
lose nothing by being aggressive.
Those who followed the standard of de-
mocracy and Bryan in the last cam.
paign are as enthusiastic and as earn
est as ever, and we who are here in
congress representing that sentiment
ought not to lag"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20
The Heather,

According to an exchange" Willie
W. Hyams, 15-year old pupil in the
Washington city public schools, son
of W. s. Hyams, private secretary to
Senator Prichard, and clerk to the COM
mitteO on civil service Of the senate,
recently resented q reflection on this
locality in way that has made him
famous.
A teacher in one of the schools was
questioning a class as to the heather;
where found, his customs, etc., all Of
which were answered satisfactorily 90
far as they went. The teacher added
that besides being found in Africa,
Asia and some Of the islands ofthe sea,
the heather was found in East Tonnes
see and Western North Carolina, where
upon the lad arose in his seat and said:
eff you will examie the record Of
my state and East Tennessee, you will
find we are not heathens; we delight to
mention the names of Andrew Jackson,
Andrew johnson, General Shelby
John Sewer, Chief Justice Pearson,
Landon @. Haynes, Zebulon B, Vance,
Judge Merrimsn, Robert l.. Taylor,
Senator j. G. Pritchard, and others Of
their class, for they are the kind Of
heathens we produce and besides these
the country delights to honor many
others more famous by their patriotism
aud Christian valor.
"It was there the first college was es.
tablished west of the AllSghaHies more
than hundred years ago and has been
maintained ever since.
cit was from the place you named
that turned the tide of the Revelation
at Kings mountain and made possible
this glorious country OF ours; it is the
home of liberty and the nursery Of
Christian patriotism.
"We have churches and schoolhousSs
but not so grand as here, for we have
! no national government to build the
houses and pay the teachers, but in oul
humble surroundings there is not &
spot on earth where patriotism is more
distinctively cherished or Christian
charity more reversntly practiced thar
in my mountain home to which YOU
refer.
81 belong to that heather crowd tt
which you sllude and am living de
NAL to the charge that I am heathsnish
sin manners.
The pupils applauded the boy; tn,
teachers face flushed and she instant
ly apoloRized for her hasty reflection
and the boy is being lionized by hi
fellows and about the capital for re
senting the reflections upon his native
home.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

las II brick we're lying in my stomach" is
the description by a dyspeptie of his feeling
after eating.
This is one OF the commonest symptoms Of
indigestion, II you have it, take Shaker Dr.
gestive Cordial
Not only this symptom, but all the symptoms
OF indigestion are cured by Shaker Digestive
Cordial,
So many medicines to cure this one disorder.
Only one that can be called successful, because
only one that acts in simple, natural and yet
scientific way, Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Purely vegetable, and containing no danger
Gus ingredients, Shaker Digestive Cordial tones
up. strengthens and restores to health all the
digestive organs.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to 81 90 a
bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

The long and determined fight in the
Fifty-third Congress over the attempt
to stop specializing on options may be
renewed, as representative Sullivan, Of
Missouri has introduced an anticipation
bill along about the same lines as the
old Hatch bill that was only defeated
after a long and costly struggle in
which all of the stock and grain ex-
changes of the country united to fight
the bill.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20
BROWNLOW'S HUMOR'
Tennessee's Congressman Drifts Ihto Poetry
on Civil Service.

Tennessee's Congressman Drifts Into Poetry
on Civil Service.
Congressman Brownlow is taking o
hand in the fight on the civil service
law, A Washington dispatch says.
While making a very vigorous at
tack upon the civil service law day or
two ago, representative Browplow, of
Tennessee, dropped into poetry"
somewhat as SilaS Wegg used to drop
into poetry. He was hurting great
phillippies at ex-President Cleveland
and his manner Of carrying out Civil
Service reform. He said that Presi.
dent McKinly in considering the pledg-
es of his redscessors on this line,
should have remembered that:
De bigger dat you see de smoke
De less de fire will be;
And de leastest kind OF 'possum
Climbs the biggest tree,
lie leauer at bne ola camp ground
Dat can loudest sing and shout,
Is gwine to rob some henroost
Befo' the week is out.
Later in his speach Mr.. Brownlow
again got humorous and said: "These
reformers remind me of the char
in llaine who said he was in favor Of
the prOhibitory liquor law of that state
but against its enforcement, After
the so-called prohibitory law had beer
in operation in Kansas for about year
that brilliant and able man, John J.
ingalls,, was asked how it worked. HI
replied: Admirably: the temperance
people have the law and they are happy,
and the boys have all the whisky they
can drink and they are happy, AND
everybody is contented and happy"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

If the silver forces of the country are
thoroughly united, they can win. That
has been admitted by anti-silver men.
If the silver forces are not united, it
will not be the fault of the men who are
at the head of the National Committees
OF the three parties which advocated
the free coinage of silver in the last Ma
tional crmpaign, AS q result of num-
Der of conferences between Chairman
Jones, OF the democratic National Com
mittee; Chairman Butler, of the popu-
list National Committee, and Chairman
Towne, of the silver republican Nation
al Committee, a joint address to the
friends of silver has been prepared and
will be widely circulated, with a view
to securing cooperative action in every
Congressional District in which there
are organizations of two or more OF
these parties, in this years campaign.
In other words, the object is to secure
the election of o silver representative
in every Congressional District which
has majority of silver voters. If the
spirit of this address is accepted and
put into practical effect by the voters,
there is no doubt that majority Of the
next House will be silver men.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

The opponents of annexation start in
to the second weeks debate of the Ha.
waiian treaty by the Senate with more
confidence than is displayed by its ad
vocates. In fact, so confident are they
of having votes enough to defeat ratif
cation, that they are said to be willing
to have vote taken at any time thai
the other side may agree upon.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

Enough lies to fill a big book have
been printed about the selection Of the
democratic congressional campaign
committee, all Of them with one tend
eney-an effort to make it appear that
plot existed to elect an antisilver
chairman of this committee. Such talk
was, of course, ridiculous to those who
knew the facts, although it may have
gulled some others. There has been
no plot and the method by which mem
bers of the committee are selected are
such that any plot would be next to
impossible With the exception of q
member from Tennessee all of the
members of the committee have been
selected, and this week chairman and
secretary will be elected, and there is
not the slightest doubt that both will
be pronounced silver men. Instead OF
silver having been weakened on the
committee it has really been strength
ened. Senator Gray, of Delaware, who
was q member of the old committee,
was not selected for the new one, solely
because of his reputation of the Chi
cago platform. In his place Senator
Rawlings, of Utah, was selected, and
there is surely not a stronger silver
man in either branch of congress than
he is. Another new member OF the
committee is Senator Cockrell, of Mis-
souri,, whose pronounced silver views
are known all over the country. Sena-
tors Mitchell, of Wisconsin, Murphy,
Of New York, and Smith, of New Jer-
sey, who were on the old committee,
were selected for the new committee.
They are not silver men personally,
but their party loyalty caused them to
support Mr.. Bryan and the Chicago
platform, and there was no just reason
why they should be sighted by being
left off.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

The Tennessee Legislature met in
speciSl session Monday. The Cover
nors message to the legislature is a
vigorous attack upon the railroads and
the federal injunction in the tax cases.
He asks that an effective way be found
to assess the railroads for back taxes.
The federal injunction he declares
"fraught with menace and danger to
the state"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

John W. Bell has purchased The
staff and will continue it as a republic
can paper. John is a frst-class prin-
ter and has been foreman of the STAFF
for some time. As he practically learn
ed his trade in THE COMET Office we
feel a fatherly interest in him and hope
he will make good paper of The staff.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

A South Dakota man named HELM
was enjoined from clipping with girl
and while he was locked up for defy
ing the law the girl was forced by her
mother to marry man she did not
love. HELM blazes while the girl is
enjoin the honeymoon.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

In North Carolina they are going to
try to raise beets on a penitentiary
farm. If they will only confine all the
beats on the farm they will do the pub
lie q greater service.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

Bottling sunshine may be new
thing in Indiana but unbottling moon
shine has been q favorite pastime with
us for years.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20
Is Your Life Worth Fifty Cents 2

We defy the world to produce medicine for
the cure of all forms of Kidney and Bladder
troubles, Piles and all diseases peculiar to wo-
men, that will equal Smiths Sure Kidney Cure
Ninety-eight per cent of the cases treated
with Smiths Sure Kidney Cure that
have come under our observation have been
cured We sell our medicine on a positive
guarantee II directions are followed. and
money will be refunded il cure is not effected
For sale by local druggists.
Use DR.. Niles NERVE PLAsTERs for SPINAL
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

Browning fired broadsids from his
spat-gun last week and it kicked him
out of the ranks.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

Give us good roads or give US good
reasons for not doing so.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20
1t looks as if East Tennessee wanted
a Taylor in both houses Of Congress.

Dora Clay has returned to her child
ish husband, which reminds us that
Clay returns to dust,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20
SCR lB N Err S
M AG A Yin E
r Q r | 8 9 8
A GREAT PROCRMME

The Story of The Revolution
by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, to run
throughout the year. (For the firsg time all
the modern art forces and resources will be
brought to bear upon the Revolution. How.
ard Pyle and corps Of artists are making
over 100 paintings and drawings expressly
for this great work.
Captain A. T. Mahan's 1.-THE American
Navy In the Revolution, ,, to be illustrated by
Carlton I. Chapman, the marine artist; Har-
ry Fem, and others. ~
Thomas Nelson Pages First Long
Novel, RED Rock-A Chronicle of Recon-
struction. Mr., Page has devoted four years
10 the story, and he considers it his best work
illustrated by B. West Clinedinst,)
Rudyard KipIing. Richard Harding
Davis, Joel Chandler Harris, Geo,
w. Cable and others, are underengagem
to contribute stories during 1893.
Robert Grants ''Search-LIeht Let
ters"-replies to various letters that came
uin!consequence of his Reflections of Mar
ried Man" and The Opinions OF a Philoso
pher."
The Workers" in new field-Walter A
Wyckof, of the college man who became a
laborcr will tell about his experience with
sweat-shop aborers and anarchist in Chicago
dlluStraded from life by W. R. Lelgh.)
me Theater. The Nine, etc. will be
treated in 1.-The Conduct OF Great Business,'
series (as were THE Wheat Farm >, "The
Newspaper, ETC., in 9O, with numerous II.
Illustrations.
Life at Girls ColIeges-like the articles
on Undergraduate Life at Harvard Prince.
ton and Yale" and as richly illustrated.
Political "Reminiscences by Senator Hoar.
who has been in public life for forty-ays
years.
C. D. Gibson will contribute two serial sets
OF drawings during '9S, "A New York Dav
and THE Seven Ages of American Women"
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

The democrats Of Knoxville were di-
vided and a republican slipped in. This
l. one Rule that only works one way.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-20

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-30
CHsNDLER mas 30 SdiLL PON-T THE
STORIES ARE 4BsOLUrETT
F4LsE!

The small pox scare has been carried
70 an extreme and greatly to the in
jury OF certain sections in the eastern
part OF the territory. That there has
been a few cases at Stroud no one will
deny but that it has spread beyond
that place is without the shadow Of
truth OF foundation. and the people
and business men Of Stroud, Chandler,
Perkins and other towLs on the east
Justly feel agrieved at the slanderous
rep srts that have been put in circula-
ton and kept going ever since the
disease was first reported to have
made its appearance at Stroud. The
people OF those sections feel that in
terested parties have studiously aug
mented these reports, some OF them
for personal gain, and others out OF a
combination OF malice aud specula-
tion, when, II the real facts had been
honestly stated, little grounds for
alarm would have been discovered "a
frighten the people and paralyze bust
ness. The wild stories that the small
pox had reached Chandler was purely
the fabrication of some fool who could
not suppress his desire for sensation
although he knew the story would
result in immense damage not only "a
the business interests of Chandler but
to the whole community.
The LEADER has taken up the stories
about Chandler and pushed the inves
tigation TO an absolute finish, and il
can say to the people anywhere and the
public in general that there is not anC
never has been case of small poN
at that place or anywhere arounC
about or in its vacinity. Indeed ther,
has not been ease of vsrioloid at Of
within many miles OF Chandler, anC
the story of similar character, anC
doubtless for similar purpose, tina
the disease had appeared at the Sa'
and Fox agency is equally void o.
! foundation.