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whose promoters it pledged its faith, in
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SJock, are roslueDbb Ot MhlHes Iu5 ma
jority OF the stockholders of the Maine
Central kaiioad Company are residents
OF Maine. The savings banks of Maine
own several millions of dollars worth OF
the securities of the railroads In Maine,
beside that held as collateral. The divi-
bends to the depositors depsnu upon the
stability or the Investments OF their
money. On page 20 of the bank exam
iper's report for 1893, he states that "ths
STATE as a trustee is morally responsible
to the 1863, ia deposit0rs for the proper
man sgement and safety OF their funds In
our savings banks, More than one-half
of these depositors are women and aminor
children. Many OF the deposits have
their history OF toll, patience ana self de
ings are all that stand between the de-
p3sitor and want" The city OF Portland
is paying yearly. interest or 81, 0e0 on
the 81 1850, 010 OF It's bonds, issued in aid
of the Portland & Ogdensbnrg Hailroad
Company. Through the lease to the
Maine Central Il IL. Company, S47, 122 go
has been yearly received IN otfsat during
the last ten years, In ths way of a divi-
dsnd of two per cent on the capital stock
of the p. 81 U. Ky, amounting Co s., $50, :
10. This stock was received in exchange
for the bonds of this old company, upon
the reorganization in 1885. It has pres
emit market value of $50 share, ths par
value being $780,
10 the LOSSES on account of the loan OF
the city orsdit may be added the STA, 800
81 bscribed by the city to the capital stock
OF the old company. ms equalization OF
taxation, which is the subject uppsrInost
in the minds of the Legislators, NAV en-
hanea the value. ANY attempt to ac-
complish the impossibility OF equaliza-
tion must begin with the reduction OF
the taxes ON savings banks and rail-
roads. The reports of the bank examin-
or show. very clearly, that the deposits IN
savings hanks are oyertaxed. The Maine
Central Railroad Company pays over two
per cent on its capital stock. The net
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25
That Farce Comedy.

An explanation of the Harris Ed
ridge bribery matter will be of no par
ticnlar hurt to the state where all the
parties are known. The star perform
ers in that farce comedy were Senator
W. B. Eldridge, of Memphis, and ex-
Comptroller James A. Harris, with H.
l.. W. Cheatham, corrupt republican
politician from Robertson county, as
the witness. The report of the COM
mittee sets aside Cheatham's evidence
as it should have done, and puts as
much confidence in the statement Of
Harris as it does that of Eldriege. It
should be borne in mind, however, that
the committee does not report that no
bribery was attempted. The commit
tee says: eve are therefore constrained
to be Of the opinion that said charge of
attempted bribery is not PROVED, "
With Cheatham's evidence set aside,
the committee dumps the whole matter
on the senate with the request that the
evidence of Harris and Eldridge be
considered and the case decided on its
merits. In short, the committee de-
manded that the senate decide which is
the more believable, a statement made
by Jim Harris or one from the Hon.
Eldridge. We submit that this was an
easy way for the committee to unload
the job, but what about the hardship
imposed ON the senate? In the absence
of witnesses who are worthy of belief,
the only thing to do in such cases is to
call it draw and quit. This would
doubtless offend neither of the contend
ing brethren. Chattanooga News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25

In speaking of the death of r. M.
Fields the Fulton Leader says: Poor
Fields His faults were but human,
and some of his tender little songs will
live forever. He was born at sea, on a
ship in the Gulf of Mexico, while q
storm was raging, and his short life
was as tempestuous as the storm which
brooded at his birth. One can count
on the fingers of one hand the few real,
attractive newspaper writer's OF Ten
nessee. Fields was one of them. Once
Rufe Fields, Howard Hawthorn MCGEE
and Lee Fitzgerald, all we'll known
Memphis newspaper men, called on q
fortune teller in Memphis. The for
tune teller read the lines of their hands
and predicted that neither OF the three
would ever reach the average span of
life-33 years. Within three months
MCGEE, the poet, died, and within six
weeks after, Lee Fitzgerald, of the M.
E. church, was buried. The death OF
Fields gathers the three friends togeth-
er across the river. This incident is q
true one, and Fields often related it,
with an ominous fear always hanging
over him that he too would go soon.
His greatest poem was "The Song
That Sings My Child to Sleep"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25

One sentence of Aguinaldo's recently
published manifesto, acknowledging
American sovereignty of the Philip.
pines and calling upon the Filipinos to
cease resistance to American authority,
has aroused more or less speculation
and curiosity in Washington. It is
that in which he refers to the yearn-
ings of the Filipino people "to see
their dear ones enjoying the liberty
and promised generosity of the great
American nation" Many think that
the promised generosity" relates to
promises made to Aguinaldo personally
and that the willy Filipino put it in his
manifesto so as to make it q matter OF
official record. Whether that surmise
be correct or not the language of the
manifesto indicates that promises have
been made of which the American pub.
lie know nothing, and naturally there
is curiosity to know what those prom.
ises are.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25
An Interesting Letter from China.

! have been asked to write letter
and tell of my campaign in the Orient.
Probably they do not realize the pro-
digious task they exact of me: it would
take at least month to transmit to
paper what have undergone during
our short stay in China, to say nothing
of my Philippine experience. will,
however, give my impressions Of Pc
king as it is now, and of China. Re-
member, these are merely personal OBJ
servations and are not to be considered
as authority on China.
Picking. the present capital of China,
was formerly the northern capital only,
as its name denotes, but it has long
been really the metropolis of the cen
trail kingdom. Peking is situated on a
sandy plain 10 miles from and south'
west of the Pei-ho river and about ITO
miles from its mouth. A canal connects
the city with the Pei-ho. Peking Is i'll
adapted by situation to be the capita
Of vast empire, nor is it in position
to become a great manufacturing cen
ter.
The numerous temples, the walls
the imperial observatory, the foreign
legations, and the curio shops are the
chief attractions to the tourist. The
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25

streets Of the Chinese metropolis are
kept in most disgraceful condition,
and before the advent OF the allied pow
ers in Peking, in the dry season, the
pedestrian would sink ankle deep in
noxious dust, and in wet weather he
was liable to have been drowned in the
torrents that rushed along the thor
oughfare.
There is an air Of decay about Picking
which extends even to the finest tenn
pies, and which powerfully impresses
every visitor as symbolic of the deca-
dence of empires. The population of
Peking is not accurately known, but
according to Chinese estimate, which
is probably in excess, it was, before
the uprising, 100000, of whom 900, :
900 resided in the Tartar and 400, 900 in
the Chinese city. OF this number $50, &.
900 are entrusted to our care, and we
are held responsible for their good be-
havior, etc.
Wheeled wagons are almost unknown.
In native cities, except Picking, they
could not be used in the narrow streets,
and the roads in the country were not
built for them. In Picking the streets
are made Of ruts, chasms, and slabs Of
stone set on edge, and pits and preci-
pices and prospects of death. This de-
scription does not do them justice.
And the Peking cart is built for such
roads; q ride in it is like massage with
fails.
OF the customs OF the Chinese much
can be said, but I know very little oil
which to write, as have been confined
to Picking and my study of their char
acteristics has been limited to one class
only. In dress and public morals they
are very modest people, however in
decent in many regards they may seem
The fashions Of the West would shocl
them rudely. The dress of the womer
is very modest aud careful-loose trou
sers with long, loose waist covering
the body from the neck to the knees
In Picking the proportion of bound fee
seems to be greater. Among the Man
chu women, however, or among tn,
lower clais of working women, the fee
are unbound. 1t is possible to see how
Chinese taste can prefer the tiny, dis
torted feet, but it is shocking and hid
eous thing to see the poor creatures
stumping about. o
Babies can be bought here for abou
twenty cents each. They are general,
sold to devil grannies," as they ar
called, for immoral purposes.
But everywhere in China one see
proof of the cruel pittilessness of tn
, people in the turning out of old peopl
to die in the streets; in the neglect c
suffering; in the tortures of their pun
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ishments, and in infanticide.

lshments, and III lntanuclde.
One of the delights of China is the
innocent ignorance of the people. They
think themselves the most sophistoca-
ted and heaven enlightened people on
earth, and 80 make their naive child
ishness the more engaging,
At the invitation of the interpreter
at our station, who speaks English flu
emily, | attended q native marriage
feast, at which eighteen courses were
served-a very simple dinner, too, as
neither of the contracting parties were
Of the royalty, The bill of fare as in
terpreted in English was as follows
Chicken, bean juice, duck, lotus seeds,
pigs feet and bamboo sprouts, chicken
livers, dough dumplings Containing
candied sugared melons,, tea, rice wa.
ter, starch balls and bean curds, pork
fat and rice, pork tripe and bean
sprouts, pork and sweet potato frittefs
dried cuttle-tish stewed with pork fat
hash of egg, meat, vegetables, pork-fa'
sausage, onions and garlic, snails ant
jelly fish and leeks, sliced tongue, an
tique-green picked duck eggs, pinl
water melon seed, horse chestnuts anC
peanuts, picked eggs sliced, chopped
chicken gizzards and pommoloes.
l asked the interpreter il this was
true translation in every respect. H,
assured me that it was, and seemed
surprised that I should ask him such
question, So, imagine, il you can, m!
feelings when | sat down to this daint,
feast, accustomed l was to good, oil
home cooking (where, by declining t,
partake of the same, would be to insul
the host and hostess), as much as / de
sired to refuse any of this ''mess,"
did accept q few of the delicate morsels
such as chicken, duck, vegetables an,
tea, but all their earnest solicitation
could not tempt me any further-thei
names killed all the appetite l nigh
have had when sitting down.
One more incident of China, and
will write of something of moro vita
Importance to me than the Chinese em
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25

Judge Lambert Tree, of Illinois, who
prides himself on being an old-fash-
toned democrat, is visiting Washington
where, by the way, he was born. Asked
about political conditions in Illinois,
Judge Tree said: 81 do not see that
there are any striking Developments in
the democratic politics of Illinois.
This is a period of evolution, but at
present everything seems to be quies-
cent. There are many questions to be
looked into between now and the next
national campaign" Having served
as United States Minister to Russia
Judge Tree is naturally much inter
ested in the part Russia is playing in
the Chinese game and has some decid-
eddy pointed opinions on the subject,
but not for publication.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25

Mr.. Mckinley, having talked the
matter over fully with General Wood,
will receive the committee from the
Cuban constitutional convention, but
it will be in a cut-it-short- this-is-my-
busy-day manner, which will show
them at once that he is more intent up
on his coming pleasure trip than upon
hearing their requests for impossible.
ties. He.caunot change an act of con.
gress and he will bluntly tell the Gu
bans so, and that is about all he will
tell them, unless his intentions have
been misrepresented by those who
ought to know them.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25

Judge Winter, of Alabama, who is in
Washington on legal business, said on
a subject in which the whole country
is interested: 1.-THE people of Alabama
would build bonfres and celebrate if
the next congress should pass a bill for
the construction of an Isthmian canal.
We have been discouraged by the de-
velopments of the lastfew months, and
sometimes | feel that it will be many
years before the work on the canal is
begun. | prophesy if a canal is ever
completed a decade will suffice to
make Alabama a greater state than
Pennsylvania now is.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25

1t is a little early to begin the work
of making the next republican candi-
date for president, but notice has al
ready been publicly served upon the
anti-Hanna republicans that the votes
of the south in the next republican ma
tional convention will be given to the
candidate favored by Mr.. Mckinley.
The notice was served by Judge J. W.
Dimmick, a federal office-holder and
national committeeman from Alabama
who is now in Washington.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25

pire; On February Goth / witnessed
the decapitation of two Chinese officials
whose heads had been demanded by
the cooperating powers. Chi-Shiu and
Hsu'C heng.Yu were the names of those
beheOded, the former was secretary to
the Emperor of China, and the latter
was chief officer of the board Of pun
ishments at Picking, 1t was the most
atrocious and revolving sight I ever
witnessed, and one that will last me
for a lifetime. There was q large
crowd Of spectators whose morbid Gu
riosity had drawn them thither-your
humble servant included,
There were quite few ladies in the
assemblage, and some of them had the
temerity to bring their cameras with
them, and in their eager excitement to
get a good exposure they laid aside
then womanly dignity and rudely JOS
tied, elbow to elbow, with the lowest
"coolie" present in an endeavor to OBJ
tain an advantageous point from which
to view the execution. After the first
one was beheaded l turned away with
loathing disgust, no longer able to
stand the sight of the second, all my
morbid curiosity satisfied and try as
might l could not satisfy myself or
bring myself to believe that the pro-
ceeding ] had just witnessed was iusti-
fable. 1t stands without q parallel in
the worlds history-that of civilized
nations demanding Of another nation q
life for life. AS l thought over the
matter the only comparison l could
bring on the subject was that of the
hanging of Major Andre in revolutions
airy days. His was almost case of a
life for life.
We have received orders to prepare
for move at very early date. 1t is
positively known that We will leave
China within the next two months, al
we have received word that we are tC
be in the Philippines by the first Of
} May.
1t is rumored here that Minister Con
ger has been ordered home, presumably
for a much needed rest, but when any
one in the military department is or
dered anywhere for rest it is equiva
lent to being recalled. O., Otis. 1t il
also rumored that Gen. Chaffee is t.
: relieve Gen. Macarthur in the Philip
pines, This is given for what it il
worth. MACK BRAY.
| Company H., 9th U. s. INIT.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25

Marion Kooke, manager for T. M.
Thompson, large importer of fine
millinery at 1868 Milwaukee avenue,
Chicago, says: "During the late severe
weather caught dreadful cold which
kept me awake at night and made me
unfit to attend to my work during the
day. One of my milliners was taking
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for a
severe cold at that time, which seemed
to relieve her so quickly that / bought
some for myself. 1t acted like magic
and begen to improve at once. | am
now entirely well and feel very pleased
to acknowledge its merits" For sale
by City Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25

The cablegrams given out at the war
department as coming from Gen. Mac
Arthur, concerning the stealing from
the commissary department in Manila,
do not square with either press news or
private advices. According to the for
mer, there have only been few cases
of petty1arceny, while the latter agree
in insisting that there has been q
wholesale campaign of footing, and
hint that more effort is being made to
protect the looters than to uncover the
stealing and punish the thieves, al
though few arrests have been made,
OF course, no one can say to a GER
tainty which is right or nearest right
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25
Meeting of Southern Baptist Association
New Orleans, La, May GIG, 1907.
Reduced Rates via Southern Railway.

On account of the meeting of the
Southern Baptist Association at New
Orleans, La, May 9th to 10th, 1901,
the Southern Railway and Alabama
Great Southern Railroad will sell tick
cts from all points on their lines to New
Orleans and return at rate of one fare
for round trip. Tickets will be sold
May 18th, 9Th and 9th, 1901, limited to
return until May Goth, 1901. An ex-
tension of final limit to June 9th, 1901.
may be obtained by the payment Of a
fee of fifty cents to the joint agent at
New Orleaus, provided ticket is depos-
tied with the joint agent on or before
May 10th, 1901.
For further information call on South
ern Railway or Alabama Great Southern
Railroad ticket agent
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25
A Horrible Outbreak.

"Of large sores on my little daugh-
ter's head developed into a case of scald
head" writes G. ID. Isbill of Morganton,
Tenn, "but Bucklen's Arnica Salve
completely cured her. It's a guaran-
teed cure for Eczema, letter, Salt
Rheum, Pimples, Sores, Ulcers and
Piles. Only % cts. at City Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25

but on the general principle that those
who are disinterested are most apt to
tell the truth the press and private
cablegrams naturally find the greatest
number of believers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25

[Mr. Bray is writing quite an ex.
haustive article for The COMET describ.
ing the march from Tien-Tsin to the
relief of Picking and the looting of thai
city by the forces of the allied powers.
The article will contain about 10000
words, and, as Mr.. Bray is very in
teresting writer, his contribution will
be awaited with interest. Ed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25

The COMET begs to acknowledge the
receipt Of the following and regrets
that it will be impossible to attend
Your are cordially invited
to attend
o reception
at the Custom House,
Bristol, Tennessee,
Friday, April twenty sixth,
from eight to ten o'clock p. M,
tHt 1901,
To meet Hon. Walter Preston Brown
This is very graceful and proper
compliment on the part of Bristol tC
our Congressman. Bristol and the en-
tire first congressional district have just
cause to be proud of Col. Brownlow''
work in congress for his constituents
aud it is but simple justice for the hap
py people to meet thus publicly in hi
honor as an evidence of their appreeia
ton of his labors in their behalf.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25

Col. Jack Faw is again in editorial
harness and he's a wheel-hoss when
he's hooked up. The Courier will
henceforth show his handiwork.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-25
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This signature is on every box OF the genuine
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the remedy that cures cold in one day
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Royston has put out his fire, called
his dog and come home to rest from his
weary labors,
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Bristol will do the proper thing by
Col. Brownlow Friday evening.