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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-21
Death Of Mrs. Barton.

The angel Of death has again visited
our city and taken from life most es-
Unable woman. On last Tuesday
morning Mrs. Alice Lyle Barton sank
into that dreamless sleep that knows
no waking on this earth. She had
been suffering for several days with an
attack Of the grip following conhne-
ment and her life has been hanging by
a slender thread for some time, there
being only slight hope at any time for
her recovery. The best possible medi-
cal aid was secured and professional
nurses were constantly at the bedside
but it was all in vain. Gods finger
touched her and she slept and the low
ing husband and motherless children
are left to mourn her death and struggle
through life without the tender care OF
a mother and wife.
Alice Lyle Barton was the youngest
child of the late John Lyle and was AZ
years Of age. She was married to w.
j. Barton 1S years ago. OF this union 0
children survive, the youngest being a
babe only four weeks old. The funeral
service was held at the Presbyterian
church, Of which she had been con.
sistent member for years, on Wednes-
day afternoon, conducted by the pastor,
Rev. ]. r. Herndon. The pail bearers
were; U. s. Archer, 7. V. McCown, ],
W. Boring, r. @. Hunter, W. L. James,
W. b. Harrison, F. B. st. John, and
A. F. Hoss. The funeral procession
was the longest ever seen in Johnson
City, eloquent testimony Of the esteem
in which the deceased was held. The
remains were inferred in the old family
burial ground, about two miles west Of
the city.
THE COMET begs to ioiu the host o.
friends in extending sympathy to the
bereaved.
"There is no death; although we grieve
When beautiful, familiar forms
That we have learned to love are tori
From our embracing arms
Although with bowed and breaking
heart,
With sable garb, and silent tread,
We bear their senseless dust to rest,
| And say that they are dead
They are not dead they have but passed
Beyond the mists that blind us here
Into the new and larger life
OF that serene sphere"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-21

There is growing suspicion that
there is close connection between the
opposition Of some Of the big syndicates
operating in several lines of Cuban in
dustry, against the withdrawal Of Amer
lean authority from the island, and the
report that the Cubans are going to re-
fuse to comply with the conditions i'm
posed by congress for American with
drawal, and that if a close investigation
were made it would be found that these
syndicates were using money to inhu.
ence the Cubans, just as agents for
those syndicates brought influence to
bear upon Mr.. Mckinley for the pur-
pose of persnading him to take no steps
toward carrying out the pledge of con-
gress that our authority should be
withdrawn as soon as the Cubans were
in q position to govern themselves
Public sentiment was 80 strongly il
favor of keeping our pledge that Mr.
Mckinley would not be persuaded. Il
the Cubans refuse to fill the conditions
American authority will continue unit
congress sees fit to change the condi
tions, which it might not do at oil.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-21

When one is rewarded for having
turned his political coat, the size Of the
reward is apt to be regarded as the
value put upon the services of the turn
coat by the other side. Upon that the
DRY Hon. Irvine DUNCAN, who was sent
to congress a few years ago by the
democrats Of the thirteenth Ohio dist
riot, and who turned his political coat
during the last campaign and took the
stump for Mckinley, must be very
small. Senator Hanna has just had
Mr.. DUNCAN appointed to $1,000 clerk
ship in the treasury department.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-21
Non - Resident Notice.

Mrs. Hettie Schwain,) In the Chancery
vs. Court at john
Chas. r. Schwain. son City, Tenn.
In this cause it appearing from the
allegations of compliments bill which
is sworn to, that the defendant, Chas.
r. Schwain, is a nonresident of the
state of Tennessee; 1t is ordered by
me that publication be made for four
successive weeks as required by law in
THE COMET newspaper published in
Johnson City, notifying said non-resi-
dentdefendant to appear before our said
Chancery Court at the Court House in
johnson City, Tenn, on the
FIRST MONDAY IN APRIL, 1901,
it being Rule Day and make defense
to said bill, or the allegations thereof
will be taken for confessed and the
cause set for hearing ex-parte as to
him.
This February II, 1901.
e. A. SHIPLEY, O. & M,
BY s. E. MILLER, d. g. & NJ.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-21
Boom That Set of The Firecrackers

Certain writers are being freely GEN.
sured for their stone" in the treatment
Of philosophical and religious subjects.
These subjects are said to be "graYe,"
and we should approach them with u
properly long face and general dolorous
aspect. The tone of these writers in
speaking Of God and departed" spirits
meets with special disapprobation.
Now, we do not propose to talk back
In kind to these critics, for we do not
"cuss," but we do claim the privilege
of reasoning with these ''grave" people.
And as it is not always the church
member with the longest face and most
woe-begone aspect who has the most
religion, SO it may happen that we have
as much respect for God and the dead
as do these very same aforementioned
grave people. At any rate, we aim and
claim to have as much reverence" as
the occasion calls for.
However, we can see no reason why
what we call "death" should put any
change on the spirit man, therefore nc
occasion for reverence for him in the
next life which we could not haye fol
him in this life without doing extreme
violence to our best judgement. AND
to have a general commiserative fol
those who have passed beyond the
''river" is to reverse the usual iudg
ment Of Heaven or spiritual system O.
existence into which we pass through
the door of death for the usual judg
ment is that it is in higher and NOR
satisfactory states Of existence than this
therefore the man who has attained h
1t is to be congratulated and not com
miserated.
But, say the grave" people, who's
idea Of God seems to be tha| He creates
man for the pleasure OF damning thi
great majority in lake OF fire ant
birthstone, while the spiritual system
of existence is an immense improve
ment on this our physical system TO
those who tread the narrow road, it
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-21

Secretary Hay was given an impossi-
BILE task when he was told by Mr.. Nc
Kinley to negotiate new treaty with
England, to take the place of the re-
jected treaty, that will represent the
views Of two-t thirds of the senate. What
the senators would agree to would
not be agreed to by the British
ambassador. In fact, senators who
ought to know have declared that if the
treaty just rejected by England were
to be accepted just as it was by Secre-
tary Hay and the British ambassador
and again sent to the senate it would
fail of ratification, until it had been
amended. Many senators are satisfied
that England has been tricky in its Of
forts to head off the construction of the
Nicaragua canal by this government,
and some of them do not hesitate to
express the belief that the administra-
ton has been party to the trickery.
Whether in the face of this knowledge
OF senatorial sentiment, Secretary Hay
will try to carry out his orders as to
the negotiations Of the new treaty, is
not known, but it seems absolutely GER
tam that any treaty acceptable to Eng
land will fail in the senate, if negotia-
ted. Even if the administration could
control the votes Of all the republican
senators, which 1t can not, it would be
six votes short of two thirds, and it may
be set down as sure that those six votes
can not, under any circumstances, be
had from the democrats to ratify treaty
that gives England even as much say
in the construction of the canal as was
given by the rejected Hay-P auncefott
treaty. That's why Mr.. Hays task il
an impossible one.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-21

faces
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-21

ton on the living who are short one
soul?
Yet, after all, there is very great
difference, Those who give least evil
dence of having a soul.in this life are
most apt to succeed and see q good
time generally. Providence may favor
the good but it must be that he gener-
ally waits till tue good are dead Per-
haps in a majority of cases it is those
who have the appearance of having
sold out to the devil who succeeds in
their wholly selfish purposes; and his
success shields him against unfavor-
able comment or the judgement" in
this life. II we have contempt for
man who succeeds in this life, not be-
cause ofaextra talent or industry, but
because he has no soul to interfere with
his schemes, perhaps selfinterest re-
strains us to conceal our disgust. The
bottles of wrath are not poured out on
his head and perchance he comes final
ly to believe there are no bottles of
wrath.
But when this man reaches the spir-
itual system of existence by leaving be.
hind all things physical, and where his
spiritual characteristics stand out as
plain as the nose on your face here, it
Is thought he will run up on quite a
more searching, palpable and uncom-
Portable Judgment. Doubtless be
will then realize for himself that he has
no soul and that everybody around him
knows it. What will he do? Either
he must stand the racket; call on the
mountains to hide him from view; OF
depart into an "other" place where
Is weeping, wailing and gnashing OF
teeth.
In any event he must "howl calami.
Lty" under that administration, and
would give kingdom if he had it to
be back in this country where he could
''yelp prosperity" under the McKin.
ley administration. For further par.
ticulars see my book f. ]. RIPLEY.
"Etheanism, or The Wise Man Re.
vlsed. 22O pages, paper cover, price
90 cents. For sale on subscription by
J Coda A. Pickering, johnson City,
; Tenn, or by mail, postpaid from the
author, F. j. Ripley, Alton. Greene
county, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-21

most lamentable "swap" for those
who reach it by the broad gauge. But,
really, we have had our doubts as to
whether those who preach funerals fully
subscribe to this broad and narrow
gauge theory, for most all men are
preached into Heaven. This lends color
to the universalian belief that all men
are saved; at least, all men who are
able to have their funerals preached by
the Protestant or their souls prayed out
of purgatory by the Catholic. But, after
all, it may be because we have so very
much greater respect for dead man
than for living one; in one case we
way draw on our imagination, in the
other it is a string of cold facts.
However, the hell Of fire and brim-
stone and the heaven Of golden streets
have dropped out of the view of the ad-
vanced theologian and liberal church
membership, who places these things
to the credit of Figures of speech. "
OF course, we are not to be blamed for
this, but higher education and general
advancement do seem to be responsible
for it. Heaven and hell, for these, are
but spiritual conditions, good or bad.
Therefore a man does not have to wait
until he dies to go to heaven or hell
perchance he is already there. And we
! can see no occasion for commiserating
a man in hell after he dies that we do
not see for commissioning him in hell
before he gives up the ghost.
Usually it is put on the footing of
man Saving" or closing" his ''soul !"
and generally it is demanded of him
that he wait till he dies before he does
that thing. Well, the best definition
of "soul" we have ever heard, and per-
haps the best possible definition, is that
given by the vulgar or unlearned when
they say of mean. covetous, grasping,
wholly selfish and unfeeling man, that
he has no "soul, while of an opposite
character it is said he has a large or
great "soul."
Evidently, if that definition is cor
rect, very many men have already lost
their souls. Indeed, there is room for
"grave" doubt whether some men ever
had soul to lose or, if so, they must
have lost it very early in life. Does
not the contention that to be Saved
all men must be "born again" lend
color to the idea every man in the fast
effort is born without soul We can
not, however, fully subscribe to that
doctrine, for some men seem to have q
soul from the word 60 and to carry il
with them through life. and presumably
into the next; and perchance some Of
these were never in life carried off theil
feet in a revival meeting, nor had any
other church relation. Their religion
seems to be matter of inheritance
born and bred in them at first birth
There are others, however, who seen
to have born under an "evil destiny,
who have no soul in this life and who
, are supposed to hold their own in thu
next, despite all the provisions and eff
] forts of the church to the contrary not
withstanding. But why bottle up oul
commiseration for this unfortunate
class for exclusive application afte
+ they have reached the next life, whel
) their souls are at no lower ebb thar
they were here and at no lower ebl
than are the sours of very many yet OF
this side of the "river?" Why no
lpour out few "drops" of commisera
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-21

"Of large sores on my little daugh-
ter's head developed into a case of scald
head" writes G. d. 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 25 cts. at City Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-21
There's Health in

Strong nerves. They are the fountain
from which flows all the energy. all the
strength and all the vital powers of the
body. Strong nerves overcome the weak
nesses and disorders Of the system and give
to the step a springiness, to the eye
brightness and to the mind clearness that
they can get from no other source. If you
are tired and nervous, irritable, restless,
rundown and sleepless, build up your
WORT. out nerves with
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-21
Your Cold Cured for GO.
Get Or. Miles, Laxative Cold Care.
TO THE HEIRS OF
Lucy Gaines (deceased).

In obedience to an order entered in
the cause of Nelson Clay, administra-
or of the estate OF Lucy Gaines, de-
ceased, pending in the chancery court
at johnson City, Tenn, the heirs of
Lucy Gaines, deceased, are hereby no.
tilted to come forward and show cause
why the property in question should
not be sold for the satisfaction of the
debts mentioned in said petition.
This March end, 1901.
E. A. SHIPLEY, G. & M.
S10-4 By S. E. MILLER, D. .. & NJ.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-21

lisa short days session Of the legis-
lature that does not sound the death
knell to one or more incorporated
towns.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-21

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING
When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that it
is simply Iron and Quinine in taste
less form, No Cure, No Pay. SOC.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-21

1t is very evident that a number Of
prohibition hearts have been elected to
the legislature disguised with whiskey
faces.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-21

my wife was down with nervous pros
tration and general debility for years, and
nothing we could do for her seemed to do
her any good, When we heard of DR..
Miles Nervine we dropped oil other treat
ment and began giving her that medicine,
and the results were apparent from the
start She improved SO rapidly that in
few months she had regained her old-time
health and energy, and they returned to
stay" @. W, OLMSTED, Kickapoo, Okla
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-03-21

Wise is the man who can pick out q
good melon or q good wife. Eek.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-03
caf|ApsT i; Fl Wifi If
The DinneR FartY. "a4a

Anguish had come upon the scene like
some good angel, Justin. time to give
us the. benefit of his great experience,
and, prevent us making the mistakes
into which our youthful ardor might
easily, have led U.S.. ..,... 80. ,. O.
I had written to him since came to
England, and given him my address,
and he had. been forcibly reminded Of
me by case that had just happened
in Ireland. A Roman Catholic priest
had been attacked, and, though he had
escaped with his life, he was very badly
wounded, and Anguish-who had been
sent for-found, in the course of his in
vestigations the two small cards,
marked in the same way as those
had shown him, and he was now come
to let me know what had so recently
happened, since otherwise, I should
hear nothing about it, as the affair had
been hushed up.
"You will C@,erstand, presently, why
I have come in this disguise" said
Anguish, as we three stood together in
the dining room, land you'll excuse me
If Il suggest, that you and your friend
should Sit down to dinner You have
just come off journey"
I'm too knocked over to eat" Il said,
"snd I'm afraid that my trouble has
made me forget my manners. If you'll
make yourself. comfortable, I'll see to
your luggage Where is it? AS you
ARE my Uncle. you will be staying a
few days. at the very least" .rl.
1--WE only portmanteau," he said.
"and I left it in the hail. The front
door was open, so l walked in just as
your man was going to shut it. When
you've finished. dinner4we can have. a
\ smoke and a chat over. the fire. and yol
Scans giveame some part eulars insregRrd
to your friend Mcguire. Ss '~a+1sA'
The dinner was farce, SO far as
Hugh and myself We're concerned: but
the Rev. Tremayne did ample justice
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-03

20 The wise teacher never attempts. to
teach more than he knows. tr-,a-ce--s-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-03

Matched by my friends bedside. for
the hand that I was staring at now
was in, all respects the fac, smile of the
hand that, but for my Interference,
would have cutoff the 1breath of life
from Mr.. Travers.i
It seemed strange to me that I had
never noticed this fact before, until
remembered how very seldom I had
been in the mans company since I
came to live at Enfield, and while
was still wondering whether the like
| ness was accidental or not, a curious
incident occurred.
IT, IT declare, Maurice, you are too bad, ;"
! said the old lady, as he came back to
his seat, "You have taken my hand
kerchief again. Do you know, Mr. Ire
mayne, this big son Of mine is like a
schoolboy in some things, for he is so
fond of the scent of heliotrope that he
staals my pretty little lace handker-
| chiefs, end declare he says he gives
them away" srs,sf o..
7 Had he stolen one and dropped it on
(, that night when DR.. James came to his
awful end? He was making some
playful rejoinder when Mr.. Courtey
1 came in. sa
| Il was just ringing for you, uncle"
said he, ito cone and hear Mr.. Ire
mayne's kind imitation. He has ask
ed us to dine with him one night next
week. We haW. all agreed to accept
with p leasure, but we want you to set
| tie the date"
All this he saif as his relative and
were shaking binds with cordiality
that could haraly have been exceeded
had we been the closent friends who
We're meeting after separation. 7oi
years, and Vas glad to be standing
Arizona republican., 1901-09-20

citizen to think of hi. country rrst. of
 himself last L-t that be our fort i.r
 this crisis. If We live up to this ideal
 We shall have done our duty. nothing
 more.
 Manag5 r Wilant Snere- Of the Cl. ar .ng Hpus- said there would be no m t. ing 7f the Clearing House ssociation, except possibly a spontaneous sa herr ing TO formulate some expression oS condoience. There was no occasion for business session. for all that would
 furiiisl any occasion for such meet ing had been settled in anti ipstion Of any. possible trouble ;n the meetings held week ago The situation w.Is well in hand and showed no thrca ten- ing asp ct Mir. Sher@. did not think the death of the president could have anything more han a sentimental eff feet upon the business of the country. The president was not an operator in Wall stre [. and had no interests there that couId be alice cled by his death. He could name dog T men. the death of any of whom would have some rational effect upon market inaveiHeats. but tn president was not of the numi5er. As to the banks. they must keep cp-n for the transaction or business. Their tinlas for opening and closing were fixed by law and the mos. they could do in such an emergency as ti.is was co limit their opera ations to routine and ne essary business.
 J. Edward Simmons, president of tha Fourth National Bank, was eariy at his office. He said that Frederick D. Tap pen. president of the Gaiiaiin National Bank and chairman Of the Clearing House committee was in LcnoX and was not exp cted to be in town today. N.. Simmons said the banks in general would have to keep open. because they were not voluntary institutions. but were governed by law in this respect.
Arizona republican., 1901-09-20
EXCHANGES CLOSED
Wall Street Shows Is Deep
 Sense Of SorTOW
A Message of Sympathy From the London Exchange Was Read. Banks Were Compelled to Remain Open.

Ne., York, $ =pt 19.-Out of respect to the memory of the late president the stock exchange and all the other eN- changes were closed today Similar action had been taken by th5 London exchange and message of sympathy from the latter was read from the ros- trum here at 10 o'clock Wall street. in fat. showed the de grief fs.t. and the financial district had a subdued ali. Even the buisterous messenger boys who usually throng the entrances of the exchanges showed the gen =ral de pression by an orderly demeaoor quite unusual Co them.
 It was later than might have oeen eN- pec:ed befors dednits news from the exchanges could be oh. aimed. The for eign banking offices Were first open. and these q ported that the London stock exchange would be closed. Then the Produce exchange reported that the mana cement would meet at TO o'clock and order the Xchange clos d for the day. shortly after o'clock Vie Pres iGcnt H. K. Fomeroy or the stock eX- change appeared at his olhce and in the absence fir ID the city of Presi isnt Kepp,5r. sent out call for a meeting of the governors to be held before 10 o'clock. at which he presumed they would resoire to dose the exchange for the day. This was done shortly befoI 10 o'clock. when a formal meeting of the board of governors vas held al the exchange ana the following resolutions were adopted:
 Borrowing wi,h the nation in the grea. loss which falls upon Us in th death of our beloved and honOred Chief Magistrate. President William McKin- ley. and as an expression of our pro found grief, b. it
 Resolv= q. That the Stock Exchange be closed today. Thursday. September 19. the day Of the funeral.
 The governing committee also di- Iected that the loan market for loans CT stocks and money be open q from 10 in the morning to 1T in the morning tocay. When the announcement of the action of the governing committee was an nouneed to the board it was received amid sol mn silence.
 The following cablegram from the London stock exchange was read this morning:
 London. Sept. IS. 1901. President Stock Exchange. New York
 No committee 10 form quorum, but out Of respect al members leaving.
 Walt-- Thompson.
 Tn announcing to the ezfhanse tke rrsoittion aiopted by he board of gov eraors. Vice President Pome. oy said: A grea, calamity has b-fallen this nation. Our president is dead. It is not in my power nor is it my purpose to deliver a eulosy on this ST at man. Let that be the task of ab'cr minds As q body we can dc little more in ' words than express our deep sympathy with his family and our sense of the loss We have sustain q. -As individuals We can do far more by cur .tions t1 help the land he served so vel. In Q crisis ike this il behoo.es every good