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said building or buildings shall be
completed at as early a day as possible.
"SEc. 4. That the sum of $3.50, 900 is
hereby appropriated for the purposes
hereinbefore mentioned and the i'm
provement of the grounds of said
Branch Home.
"SEc. 8. That all honorably dis
charged sailors and soldiers who serv-
ed in the war of the rebellion and the
Spanish American war, and the pro-
visional army and the volunteer soldiers
and sailors Of the war of 1919 and OF
the Mexican war, who are disabled by
age, disease or otherwise, and by rea-
son of such disability are incapable OF
earning a living, shall be admitted into
the Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol.
| diers."
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Soldiers Home Bill Signed.

Washington, Jan. 8.--The president
signed Representative Brownlow's bill
today at 11:35 o'clock, and now all the
kings horses and all the kin's men can
not prevent East Tennessee from hay
ing her Soldiers Home.
The pen used was plain fountain
gold pen. II was furnished by the rep
resentative for that purpose, and after
the presidential signature was attached
Brownlow secured the pen and will
send it as souvenir to Judge s. J.
Kirkpatrick, of Jonesboro.
The Judge was soldier in the con-
federate army and was one of the first
of Brownlow's friends to encourage
him in this great undertaking. He
helped gather the facts which were sci
forth in the report of the committee,
and Brownlow now sends him the pen
as token of gratitude and apprecia'
ton.
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Soldiers Home,

The committee appointed by the
Board of Trade for the purpose of secur-
ing suitable hotel accommodation and
entertainment for the Board of Man
ayers of the National Soldiers Home,
that will soon visit our town for the
purpose of purchasing a suitable site
for the location OF the Branch Home
established here, have met and organ.
lied.
1t was ordered by the committee that
notice be given through the local pa
pers to all persons or corporations hav-
ing land for sale suitable for a site fol-
the Branch Home that if they will file
with the committee description oftheil
lands, location, price, etc., and accom-
pany with plat, if possible, that the
committee will tade pleasure in present
ing the same to the Board of Managers
W. G.. MATHEs, Sec.
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Gan Antidnte y

Sometimes greatness is thrust on q
man. So we are told, never having
had any experience along that line.
John Chinaman, however, is having
the experience, and evidently he does
not relish it. No nation has so assid-
uously and religiously cultivated OBJ
security. Under the most provoking
circumstances John Chinaman has re-
Trained from war with the Barbarian, {"
who has forced his commerce, his citi-
zens. his religion, his opium, his
"spheres of influence" and pretty
much every other ungodly thing on
him. TIE Emperor of China actually
begged that opium be not forced into
his country; for said he, it is running
my people. But, of course, precious
old England couldn't see it that way;
there was money in the opium trade
with China.
China has lived the gospel Of peace
as it was taught by Confucius 500 years
before Christ; Europe has lived q
gospel of war while protesting the Cos
pei of peace, as taught by Christ 500
years after Confucius. The "profess-
ion of the gospel of peace" however,
is as far as the Barbarian" could rea-
sonably be expected to go; anything
further would interfere with business
and be sad stumbling block in the
path of greatness. Such is John
Chinaman's regard for peace that he
has not even wared with the ''Barba-
rian" for sending him tons Of bibles
that he has not ordered; but then he
finds the paper useful in making fire.
crackers.
If civilization means to be civil, or
not interfere with the affairs of others,
then China is prominently civilized
and Europe not at all. And America
is past falling into the pernicious habit
of interfering with the affairs of others
without their consent aud against their
protests Not only is China civil to-
ward other peoples. but requires that
his people be civil to one an other. II
banker fails, thus interfering with
the affairs of his creditors, off goes his
head. Indeed the mans head in China
is held responsible for a great deal that
he does, and if it fails in its duties it
is unceremoniously dumped" II a
man in China sets up a hackline, throw
ing hundred others out Of employ
ment, his outfit is confsicated; for he
has disturbed the people" Railroad,
steamboat lines, and machinery to a
certain extent, are opposed for the rea-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

Senator Bacon has been given the
honor Of being designated to read
Washington's farewell address to the
senate ON Washington.s birthday. The
Brewers put the screws ON Senator
Hanna, and he in turn put them on the
senate committee on finance, and the
result is that the amended bill for the
reduction of war taxes as reported to
the senate, keeps Hanna's promise to
the brewers in exchange for their cam
paign contributions, and reduces the
tax on beer to $3.50 barrel. And it
is dollars to brass buttons that the
house will agree to this, although when
the bill was before the house, an
amendment fixing the tax at those fig
ures was voted down.
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not accused of being unorthodox.
How would it do for Brother Hyder
and l to have Europe and America
"born again" in the lump, somewhat
as Benjamin Franklin advised his
father to say grace over the whole
hogshead of bacon and have done with
it? To effect the purpose Mr.. Hyder
can boom, boom them with the cannon
while | get in the fire cracker work.
1t certainly ought not be very difficult
for MIR. Hyder to have Europe and
America to ''feel that the deyil's con.
centrated quintessoence of the fluid OK.
tract of damnation is prowling through
their vitals like blaze OF zigzag light
ning," and I'll do my feeble best to
second the motion.
Alton, Tenn. +. J. RIPLEY.
Ripley, Tenn.
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congress, urging the immediate passage
of the Spooner bill, reinforcing il with
the Endorsement of Secretary Root and
his own, Mr.. Mckinley knows the alb
solute impossibility Of getting the
Philippine legislation asked for in the
short time left Of this session, and only
sent the report and message to congress
to prepare the way for an extra session
OF the next congress, in which some Of
the most active opponents of the shir
subsidy bill will not have seats, il it be-
comes necessary.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

Mr.. Mckinley has tried to lessen the
republican scramble for army commits
sions in the expanded regular army, by
announcing that he intended to give
those commissions to men who had
served in the Philippines with the vol
unteers, as far as possible to do so. The
qualification was doubtless added be-
cause he knows very we'll that some Of
those commissions will be demanded
by men whose demands he dare not
turn down. A big republican row is
probably over the distribution of these
places.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

If an extra session of congress has to
be called to pass the ship subsidy bill,
as now seems probable, the republicans
are going to make Philippine legisla-
ton the excuse for the extra session.
After leading republican senators had
repeatedly said that there was to be no
Philippine legislation by this congress
and Senator Spooner had abandoned
his bill, which by the way gives the
president about the same authority
over civil government in the Philip.
pines that he now exercises under his
authority as COMMUNICATIVE chief OF our
military forces, and announced his in
tention to try to get congressional
committee sent to the Philippines, il
was little surprising and at first con-
fusing for Mckinley to send report
from the Philippine commission to
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31
The Bill That Made Johnson City Famous.

"Be it enacted, etc., That the Board
of Managers of the Home for the Dis
abled Volunteer Soldiers are hereby
authorized and directed to locate a
branch of the Home at johnson City,
Washington County, Tenn, or within
a radius of miles thereof. The same
shall not be located on tract of land
less than 300 acres in extent.
SEC. 2. That said Branch Home
shall be located and the ground purch-
ased (unless the same be donated) by
said Board of Managers within three
months, or as soon thereafter as prac-
ticable, from the approval of this act.
''SEc. 8. That within six months, or as
soon thereafter as practicable, from the
approval OF this act the said Board of
Managers shall commence the erection
or purchase of suitable building or
buildings on the ground so purchased
for the use of said Branch Home. That
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

Hon. Edward W. Carmack, now rep
resenting the Memphis district of Ten
nessee in the lower house of congress,
has been unanimously nominated by
the democratic caucus OF the legislature
to succeed Hon. Thomas B. Turley,
who declined a reelection, in the SEN
ate. Mr.. CArmack is still young man,
not more, we should say, than forty.
He has already had brilliant career as
an editor and politician. and possesses
the elemental stuff out Of which to make
real statesman. Intellectual, educa-
ted, eloquent, and honest, he is in ev-
cry respect an uncommon man. His
promotion has not been purchased.
There is no smell Of bribery or corrup'
ton about it. He goes into the senate
with an untained name. The seal
which he is to occupy has been filled
by Hugh Lawson White, Felix Grundy,
Andrew Jackson, J ohm Bell and Andrew
johnson. To follow in the track o.
such men is great honor. Nashville
Christian Advocate.
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Balkrupt's Petition for Discharge.
In the matter OF }
Frank Mckinley : In Bankruptcy
Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON
Eastern District of Tennessee, S.S.

On this the 3Oth day Of JAN, A. D.,
1901, on reading the foregoing petition
il is
Ordered by the court that hearing
be had upon the same ON the 18th day
OF February, A. d., 1901, before said
court at Knoxville, in said district, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon; and that no.
tice thereof be published in The COMET,
newspaper printed in said district,
and that all known creditors and other
persons in interest may appear at the
said time and place and show cause, il
any they have, why the prayer OF said
petitioner should not be granted.
And it is further ordered by the court,
that the clerk shall send by msil to all
known creditors copies of said petition
and this order, addressed to them at
their places OF residence as stated.
Witness, the Honorable G. d. CLARK,
Judge OF the said court and the seal
thereof, at Knoxville, in said district
on the 30th day of JAN, A. d. 1901
(sEAL OF THH COURT
HENRY o. EWING,
Clerk.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31
Anti Cigarette Bill.

The anti-cigarette bill that has passed
the senate and house is the same as the
law lately declared void on account of
informality in its passage by the last
Legislature. The bill had very little OPP
position in the senate, only three men,
bers voting against it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

Democrats are not worrying over the
extra session question. They can
stand it if the republicans can, and
neither the fear Of it, nor the desire
for it, will ifuence a single democratic
vote, or lessen democratic opposition
to single measure which is opposed
on principle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

The Tennessee legislature has passed
resolution thanking Congressman W.
P. Brownlow and other Tennessee con-
gressmen for securing the new John
con City Federal Soldiers home.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

There is great deal being said about
a dog law, but the legislator who votes
to tax dogs had better kiss his board
ing mistress in Nashville long fare
we'll. --Hardeman Free Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

Surprised that the johnson City
COMET did not get out an extra edition
announcing the glad tidings in bold
type. Lyle must have been too full
of joy-to do so. Bristol Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

From the photographs of Mrs. Car
rey G. Nation and the reports of her
saloon work, we are convinced she
must be a sister of Helen d. Nation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31
Neora1gla's Pangs

Are the warning cries from overworked.
worried weak, hungry and exhausted
nerves-nerves that have bean abused and
neglected until outraged nature could
stand the strain no longer without a pro-
test. Every piercing, cutting, tearing,
burning, pressing pain Of this dreadful
disease 10 Q call for help. Why not heed
this cell while relief Is within your reachf
Now Is the time to begin; and the best Of
all remedies to use is
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

This talk Of the next governor seems
to us to be premature. There is no
written law TO keep governor from
serving three terms.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

II you are interestedin johnson City
read The COMET regularly and pay for
it occasionally.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

Uncle Sam is not looking for valuable
lands. He's coming to Tennessee for
his health.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

The Governor has signed the cigar
cite bill and the 'cofiin tack" is again
driven out Of the state.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

The only objection we have to the
Soldiers Home going near Builtless is
the noise Of the sunrise gun.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

President Mckinley has signed the
Soldiers Home bill and johnson City's
destiny is fixed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

Again johnson City will take its
place at the head of the procession and
carry signals for neighboring towns.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

1.-THE pain from neuralgia in my head
and eyes was SO intense that l was blind in
both eyes for three months and the doctors
kept me under the influence of morphine.
The best oculists in the South treated me
but | got SO bad that at last one of my
eyes bursted and had to be removed 1t
was DR.. Miles Nervine that cured me, and
have not needed any medicine in over
four years" LAURA e. JACKSON,
Alvord, Texas
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

Use DR.. Miles NERVE PLAsTERs for SPINAL
WEAKNESS. All druggists sell EN- for 25c
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31
DiueSts what YOU eat.

Look out for boom when you hear
the rumble of railroads in the air.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-31

On this the 8Oth day Of JAN, A. D.,
1901, on reading the foregoing petition
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-01

it becomes effective. The other
measure reported is the Overstreet
bill for maintaining at all times the
parity OF the standard silver dollar
with gold. Two democratic mem
bers OF the committee-Driggs, of
N. Y, and Thayer, of Mass. voted
with the republicans in favor OF re-
porting the latter bill.
To Judge from the talk of Sena-
tors, one would not know that such
measure as the Nicarauga Canal
bill was pending in the Senate. Since
the republican caucus decided that
the bill should not be called up un-
til the British government acted up
on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, many
senators have regarded the bill AZ
too dead to be talked about. There
was no probability of early action on
the part Of the British government
on the treaty when there was no ex-
cuse for protracted delay, but now,
when important business connected
with the beginning Of the reign OF q
new king, gives an excuse for de-
lay, there is practically no chance of
action before the death of this con-
gress. G. A. s.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-01
THE IDEAL SCHOOI.MASTER
Should be Eminently Just, Absolutely
True, and Always Boy a Heart.

True, and Always q Boy Al Heart.
"a schoolmaster should, above
all else, he man eminently just,
absolutely true, and one who has
been, is, and always will be, a boy
at heart" writes Caroline Leslie
Field in the February Ladies' Home
Journal. "Such man will not
only deserve aLl commard his pu-
pills love and respect, but will have
also a knowledge of human nature
which will enable him to discrimi-
nate wisely and to draw his lines OF
limitation straight and clear. Such
man has his rights. His work be-
gins at fixed point, and the mate
rial for that work should have been
properly prepared before presenting
it. 1t is too much to expect that,
taking in hand fifty or a hundred
odd boys already on the outer verge
Of childood, he should do for them
not only his own work, but also
what their parents ought to have
been doing for them from their era
dies. Yet often this has not been
done, with the result of over work
and anxiety to the master, WEAKNESS
and Encouragement to the pupil, a
loss to both which can never be
made good.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-01
A Good Thing.

German Syrup is the special prescrp-
ton of DI. A. Boschee, celebrated
German physician, and is acknowledged
TO be one Of the most fortunate discov-
cries in medicine. 1t quickly cures
coughs, colds and all lung troubles OF the
severest nature, removing, as it does, the
cause of the atfliction and leaving the
parts in strong and healthy condition.
1t is not an experimental medicine, but
has stood the test cs years, giving satis-
faction in every case, which its rapidly
increasing sale every season confirms.
Two million bottles sold annually. Bos-
chee's German Syrup was introduced in
the United States in 1868, and il now
sold in every town and village in the
civilized world. Three doses will relieve
any ordinary cough. Price, IS cts. Get
Greene's Prize almanac. NJ. Friedman.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-01

The teachers OF Dubois county
received last week the results OF the
reading circle examination held last
July. Their answers we're graded
by the State Board. The following
were successful:
CLARK's "How ToTEAcH READING. "
Jasper A. Abel, Nellie Beck,
Thos. G. Crandall, Matte Dillin,
Barbara Dudine, Mrs. Mary l.. Eek
ert, John F. Hoeing, n. w. A..
Hemmer, Emma Hillemeyer, Lizzie
Hildebrand, NJ. l.. Kellams, c. w.
Land, Christ. II. Meyer. Nellie
Miller, s. L. Payne, P. A. SIM
mons, Rose Steinhauser, Sr. Flor
entina, Sr. Kunigunda, Sr. Navier,
Sr. Aquina, Sr. Verena, F. w. Tor
mohlen, Flora Nollmer, Vim. Witz-
berler, Homer Wineinger, Elmer
A. Whitehead, Lula VI. Wuchner,
Ed. S. Weaver, Lula b. Young
80.
ORGANIC EDUCATION.
Myrtle Corn, Clara Donnermann
John f. Hoeing, Emma Hill-,
meyer, Lizzie Hildebrand, Anna
Klein, VIM. M. Kellems, c. w.
Land, Nellie Miller. Anna NJ. Pfau,
Sr. Bertha, Sr. Gabrielle, Sr. Flor
entina, Sr. Avelina. Sr. Salesia,
VIM. Witzberge-, Flora Vollmer,
Elmer Whitehead, Lula NJ. Wuch-
ner.-19.
REPUBLIC OF PLATO.
Edna Cooper, Eva Radke.
SOCIAL ELEMENTS.
Ida Behrens, John Bates, Rob't
Kemp, Eva Radke, ]. w. Simmons,
Homer Wineingcr, Ed. S. Weaver.
-.
"PLATo, TIE TEACHER.
Matte ID. Cato, Opha Funk, Sr.
Bertha, Sr. Gabrielle, Sr. Verena.
-5.
LANGUAGE ARTS.
n. Ven Cox, Matte ID. Cato, Os-
,ar Cooper, Rella Lane, G. H.
Meyer, Sr. Anna, Sr. Faustena. Sr.
History OF CIVILIZATION.
+. Z. Beatty.
LITERARY INTERPRETATIONS.
Ida Behrens, Sarah Crandall, Sr.
Anna, Sr. Florentina, Sr. Lena, Sr.
Kunigunda, Sr. Avelina, Sr. Maurs,
Sr. Salesia, Sr. Verena.-1O.
Total successful-S2.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-01

Hearing a Bible story and Learn
ing text should form a part Of the
children's employment every Sun
day afternoon" says a writer in
the February Ladies' Home Jour-
nal. However busy the mother
may be in the week she should take
time on this day to gather her
children about her and teach them
herself. She cannot delegate the
duty to the Sunday school without
serious loss to them and to herself.
1t is said that children nowadays
do not know the Bible. They are
so unfamiliar with it that Biblical
illusions in conversation or in other
books are not understood, and its
language is strange to their ears.
Only the mothers can remedy this,
as the Bible is not read in the
schools. The rising generation will
never know their own sacred Book
unless the mothers bestir themselves
and teach it,"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-01
How to Wash Woolens.

No part Of the laundry work is, as
a rule, so unsatisfactory as the
washing Of the woolen garm snts
The structure Of wool fiber is &C
different from that Of linen and cot
ton that it should receive different
treatment in the laundry. Rubbing
and wringing cause the wool fibers
to knot, thus giving Us a thickened
and shrunken fabric; therefore
woolen goods should be soaped
and squeezed to remove the dirt,
and the water should be pressed
out, not wrung out.-February La
dies Home Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-01
W. T.U. MN.
CONDUCTED By MRS. M. L. HOBBS.
Up and Al Them.

Hurrah for Prohibition No, my
vote did not do away with the sa-
loon, but it did do away with my
co.nplicity with the saloon, and that
makes me happy
l know a lot of very good men
who got scared at either the straw
man of "empire" or the bogy man
Of ''free silver" and tucked their
conscience away and voted for Nc
Kinley or Bryan and the legalized
saloon, and now feel awfully asham-
ed of their childishness and lack of
courage. Many a Republican is
saying today, "If | had only known
that Mckinley would have had such
a majority, | surely would have
vo ed my convictions and a clean
ballot for John G.. Woolley. | did
not want Bryan elected, but am
very sorry l increased McKinley's
majority, and thereby made the
world believe his infamous nullitica-
ton of law and insult to Christian
petitioners is overwhelmingly en-
dorsed." And then the disappoint-
ed temperance Democrat is saying,
"Oh, my! | voted for what did
not want and did even get that 7"
"The gobbleins III git you if you
don't watch out! +" The devil drove
you into corner and told you that
you had to take one OF two evils,
and you got scared and believed
him, and today he is chuckling over
your discontinue. Prohibitionlsts
Iof Indiana, up and at them! Do
not waste a moment counting up
results or explaining how it happen
ed. Our vote may be twice what
it was in 1898, or may be only half
as great as then. have no idea
now what our vote is, but it matters
little. The saloon is still here and
will be until WE kill it. Then up
and at it! Pick out sin-sick Re-
publican, who would vote our tick
ct if it did not injure his party or
give aid to the Democrats, and then
find a decent Democrat who feels
the same way regarding his party
and the Republicans, and tell them
they killed each others vote, and
the devil rejoices over their ineffect.
ual efforts, and propose to the two
that they at once "pair" for two
years hence-mutually pledging
each other to vote the Prohibition
ticket, and thus give two votes for
what they cay they want, and yet
do their party no harm nor give the
opposite any aid. Pick your men
today or as soon as possible and
begin on them. We would thus
trebble our vote in 1902,
Again | say, Hurrah for Prohibi-
ton!
G. f. NEwLTN, lrvington.