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Year: 1879

Feminine religion, as it is now un-
derstood, is not settled state of mind
so much as an accidental exhibition of
feeling. It is due to the presence OF
particular social conditions, and, when
these have ceased to be operative, it
frequently ceases to exist. And even
in the case of the strong minded women
and girls, it will be found that, how
ever great the temptation toward it,
emotional ecclesiasticism is on the de-
cline rather than the increase. If ex-
ception be taken to this view, let it be
remembered that there is going on in
England perpetual process of social
upheaval, and that there are annually
an immense number of daughters of
the middle class who acquire a social
veneer of that culture which is affected
by their social betters, and who Incl
dentally take up with RituaEsm. On
the other hand, sterner occupations and
severer modes of thought attract large
percentage of young ladies, to whom
stoles and ehasubles were once the
main business of existence. The wife
and mother of the upper classes, who,
ten years ago, might have been more
or less of a fashionable reigieuse, Is
now not improbably an avowed free
thinker. Liberal in politics and lati-
tudinarian in religion, she hates sacre-
dotalism and all that concern it with
an intensity worthy of Victor Hugo
himself. Thus we have two distinct
types of spiritual womanhood. The new
or the anti-ecclesiastical, may be direct
ly referred to the progress which the
higher female education has made.
That education is advancing every day.
What will the religion of the woman of
the future be like? How will the con-
gregations of the Ritualistic churches
of fashionable London be composed
twenty years hence? Or will these
churches after such an interval con-
tinue to exist tp-Lo1ldo11 World.
Year: 1879

Our readers will remember the men
ton in last Fridays issue of the death
of the 9-year-old daughter of Henry
Haldeman and lady, at their residence
on Acequia street. The cause of the
death was very unusual one, and the
incidents relative thereto were very
strange. When about IA months old
little Annie, for that was the child's
name, while in the kitchen got hold of
a can of condensed lye and drank a
portion of the contents. OF course, the
consequence was that the child suffered
intensely and came very near dying at
the time. After recovering from. the
first effects of the lye, it was discovered
that the child's throat was scald-
ed and that it was unable to swallow
any food of a solid nature. Despite
the efforts of skilled physicians and
the constant attention of her loving
parents, little Annie's throat never did
heal up. But the child lived and
grew plump and fat, though bereft of
that vivacity which characterizes chill
dren. The childs pain and suffering
seemed to detract the mind from the
frivolous and the gay, and turn the
thoughts more to solemn and real
things. AS years rolled on, however,
such nourishment as Annie was capa-
BILE of taking proved not sufficient to
meet natures demands and sustain her
growing body, and presently it was OBJ
served that her condition was rapidly
becoming more serious, and a physician
was summoned to take charge of her
case. But no good was ever accom-
plished, the injury received was incura-
BILE, and it was settled that the child
gradually approached the end of exist
ence. Finally, death came, though
Annie had attained the age of 9 years


during nearly eight of which she had
lived exclusively on soups, cruel and
hquid-ike food. At the time of hel
death the child was in appearance as g
skeleton, but retained her powers oi
mind and conversed nationally to the
end.-San Aaato,aio (Ter.) Express.
Year: 1879

A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Times, writing from the Azores, gives
this description of the way in which
courting is conducted: Passing house
in the suburbs of Ponta Delgada one
day, I saw young man standing in the
middle of the road talking to young
lady who was leaning over the railing
of the balcony. When he saw us he
walked away. Looking back saw that
he had returned and was again chatting
with the lady. In answer to my in
quiring look an English lady of the
party said:


"Ohl that is Azorean courtship; /;
they always begin in that way. In
deed, they continue in the same way
for long while. The young gentle
man is not admitted to the house until
about to be engaged to the young lady,
and then he sees her only in the pres
ence of the other members of the fam
ily."
Year: 1879

proposition be palmer than the fact that
transactions of this kind are pecuniarily


successful?


Elsewhere we publish an article from the
New York Sun giving full exposition of
the Advocates brilliant achievements. And
we desire in this connection to caution
everybody against the promises of man
who prints a big weekly newspaper for
twenty-five cents year. He is humbug
aud he has made his calculations to swindle
you. The friends of greenbacks ought not
to suffer themselves bamboozled by such
frauds.


There is merit iii the greenback move
ment, but not as represented by the New
York Advocate, Kearney and Butler. So
far as this State is concerned-so far as the
whole South and West are commemorative
Democratic party has fully as much of the
greenback element in it as is needed and
we advise men who want to bring about a
wholesome change in the financial policy
of the government to seek it through the
Democratic party as the surest and safest
means of getting it. Nothing can be ex-
pected through such political parvenues as
Kearney, Butler, or the New York Advo-
cate.
Year: 1879




The New York Sun has lot of corres-
pondents who want somebody to invent
a new religion, though the Sun itself does
not heartily indorse the idea. When we
come to reflect that the world already has
several thousands Of different kinds of re-
Hgion, and that the Christian religion itself
is divided into almost an inhnity of differ
ent sects, It is difficult 10 see the necessity
for a new one. 1t would seem that there
are enough in vogue to suit almost any pos
sible shade of religious belief. And even
If another was invented it would have to run
the same chances of being perverted by IN
worthy followers and expounderL The
houbls is not so much, after all, in the re-
ligon as in the practice. The religion of
the New Testament of the Christians, il
faithfully studied and practiced, would
bring even 10 this world q millennium Of
happiness, to say nothing Of what it would
A. fnr rs in the next
Year: 1879

The Vicksburg Commercial says: ''The


meanest man in Mississippi to-day is Gen.


Reuben Davis"


Now why, we would like to ask, does the


Commercial set General Davis down in this


to warrant this abuse? Has the CONNER


eial forgotten the time, not long since,


when General Davis was foremost and


most jealous of the advanced courants of


the so-called column of bulldozers? Sup


pose the valiant General has seen that he


was all wrong few years ago, and that his


politics then were tinctured with sulphur
and instigated by the devil, hasn't he got as


much right to reform as anybody? What
matters it if he does couple with his refor-
nation vigorous bid for an Office? Is he
to be condemned and blackguarded for that
Don't everybody who knows General Reu-
hen Davis also know that he has been all
ways ready, willing and waiting to serve
his country in anv prominent official ca
pacity the people might demand? Suppose
he does want to be Governor or Congress-
man. Is he the only man in Mississippi
that would like thing of this sort? How
many of our leading citizens are there who
are as patriotic in this respect as he is2


General Davis has done the State some
service. he has been leader of the ferc-
est element against Radical rapscalionism
since 1866 until last year. Such was the
fierceness of his doctrine that the Democra
cy were afraid to trust him. He was too
extreme to suit Democrats. He believed
in slaughtering and quartering to such a
terrific extent that he alarmed prudent
Democrats. Consequently they didn't NOM
mate him for Governor or Congress as he
thought they ought to have done, and con-
he was forced to seek a nomina
hon somewhere else or not get any nomie
nation at all. And as he was determined to
have a nomination-as u nomination was
he only thing that would satisfy him in his
Id age, he sought and obtained it where it
las offered. What good reason can the
Commercial offer for obiecting to this
curse, or what excuse does it give the
Commercial for stigmatizing Gen. Reuben
Dais as "the meanest man in Mississippi?"
Year: 1879

In another place We reproduce poetic
tribute to the munifcence of our Northern
fellow-citizens and heart-fowing express
sion of Southern gratitude from the bright
pen of Emmett L. Ross, of the Canton
Mail. Aside from the sentiment which
speaks we'll for the heart of the author, the
poem possesses decided merit. Ross is a
genius, and his poetic writings always have
the charm of purity, urbounded generosity,
and glorious charity.
Year: 1879

1t is said that Gladstone has daughter
who is familiar with every work in his
library and the run of its contents. When
he wants reference she gets the book and
points it out to him instantly. A daughter
like her is worth having. But you can't
convince the average parent that it is ne
cessary for a daughter to have any real
sense. Nor can you convince the average
marriageble male youth that a girl ought to
be able to do anything. The more helpless
the girls are the more are they beloved; and
the less they know about anything which
could be put to actual use thebetter chance
they have for getting married.
Year: 1879

This number TIE oSrr is sent to


considerable number Of pesons. We are


sending il to all dNr old sibscribers who


have heretofore paid in savance for the


paper, and VIII keep on doiog this until the


debt is fully discharged. There are some


five or six hundred Of these, and If any


one of them is overlooked, we hope he


will notify us. We are also sending it to


all subscribers who have paid for the Daily


Mississippian, which paper yielded grace


fully to the cajoling overturos of this dash


ing luminary, and permitted itself to be


swallowed bodily by it. Hereafter the es-


sence of the late Mississippian is in THE
COMET.


The COMET is to be run hence forward
and forever on the cash principle. No
man shall ever have the right to say that
The COMET was thrust upon him. It
will never degenerate into ''patent out
side. If there is any one point upon
which we are absolutely "solid," it is un-
dying opposition to ''patent outsides. :"
If there is any one pet humbug we have
dedicated ourselves to wage perpetual
war upon, and to extripate from the land,
if we can, it is the "patent outside"


Very many persons will receive this
number of The COMET who will be sur
prised. To such we beg to say by way of
explanation: Be not alarmed, No bill
will ever follow it. You are subscriber
without knowing it-some friend has paid
for your paper or it is sent to you per-
haps upon your request, in order to give
you chance to see the sort Of thing it
promises to be, with view to your remit
tance of the subscription price if you want
it continued. If not, the postage is pre-
paid, the paper will be stopped and we are
responsible for the slight loss. If the
paper keeps on going to you, notwith-
standing you did not order it nor nobody
else paid for it, please understand and do
us the justice to believe we are sending it
rot for any expectation of pay but out of
pure friendship and for the hope that we
cherish that it will bring comfort to your
freside and add to the store of your useful
knowledge.


We are in favor of the doctrine of allow |
ng men to do exactly as they please about
bnt at the same time desire to
impress upon the public the necessity
which this paper labors under for sub
cribers. There is nothing in this world it
leeds so much now as subscribers. The
which issue out from these
acred portals are ridiculously thin-so
hin that you would think an elephant had
walked over them and mashed them into
The fact is we are ashamed to
ay what our bona .1fde circulation really is
md as we are great admirers of Washing
on, and wish to leave becoming example
O the craft when we go to our final reward,
ye trust no friend of ours will press the
question upon us now. We would much
refer to talk about what our circulation
,ill be twelve months hence if the public
oes its duty by us.


Now, friends, countrymen, soldiers and
Williams, lend MS your ears, your names,
nd your two dollars in advance.
Year: 1879

The Coop TINE RETURNING TO THE
WEsT.-The Detroit Free Press says:


There is something wonderfully encouraging in
the improved aspect Of business as shown very sig
nihcantly by the holiday trade. Very largely the
purchases made at this of the year are made
from the surplus or the profits of the people and
the unwonted activity of trade, when compared
with the trade OF recent years, indicates unmis-
takably that the tide has turned and the people are
again producing more than they consume, instead
OF living as they have done so long from hand to
mouth"
Year: 1879

In Pike county soon after the surrender


colored brother enjoyed the honors and


emoluments of the Office of Justice of the
Peace in the Holmesville district by ap-


pointment from Dictator Ames. His early


education had been neglected and he was


not familiar with the hieroglyphics used in


chirography-that is to say, he had omitted
to learn how to write or read in his young
days. and when he grew to manhood the
cares of State were suddenly thrust upon
him and be didn't have time to learn. But
he was a smart man for all that. No body
knew that he didn't know a from 5Szard,
and it was no part of his official duties to
go about telling people what he knew or
what be didn't know. In legal proceed
ing, however, there at length arose neces-
sity for his signature. Here was dilem-
ma wholly unprovided for by the Loyal
League. The party that made him free
and opened the road to official grandeur
had neglected to construct their laws in a
way SO that an honorable Justice of the
Peace could avoid the necessity of signing
his name to a document. What was he to
do? Whoever had such an uncomfortable
predicament? But he mastered the emere
gency. "Capting," says he, addressing the
Sheriff, ''Captin :, will you be kind enough |
to sign my name to that ar docyment. I'm
a leete nerpt0uS dis mornin."
Year: 1879

ANDERSON, the champion witness, is
going TO start newspaper in Nebraska A
man who can lie into scrapes and then lie
out of them with such charming mendaclty,
and never lose his temper, ought to succeed
well with Radical newspaper.
Year: 1879

The people in this country may dismiss
the idea of converting their cotton and corn
fields into banana farms. The appearance
of mother earth foot deep in snow last
Sunday ought to convince the most skepti-
cal that this is not region adapted to the
culture of tropical fruits.
Year: 1879

The people all over the South are sorry
scause Wade Hampton broke his leg. But


e part Of Wade Hampton's anatomy that
re Southern people have taken the most
tock in is his head. That is a repository
OF ideas and nursery of broad scht mes,
the loss OF which would be a severe blow
to the South and the country. There is no
man in America from whom we expect more
than from Wade Hampton.
Year: 1879

J. D. WEBSTER, a eolored man, of Washington


county, announces himself as a candidate for the


office Of Clerk of the Chancery Court to fill the un-


expired term of A. W. Shadd. Subject to any


action of the Democratic voters in Convention


assembled.) We would remark that Webster was


few years ago, one Of the most prominent Repub-


hsans in the river district, and exerted consider


able influence among his brethren of the colored
persuasion. He recognizes that the safety and hap
piness Of his is best promoted by cooperating
with the Democratic party.-Yazoo City Herald.


And we would remark that if Webster
recognizes this very important fact it
would be Sensible thing in the Demo-
cratic party of Washington, to give him all
proper encouragement in it. 1t is the
truth and the real key to the solution of
the race problem. Democrats owe the col
oled people protection. They have pledged
it, and we have yet to see the first deliber-
ate attempt on the part of anybody who
had a right to speak fo; the party to go
back on the pledge. The Democrats will
protect the colored citizens in their right of
franchise from their own so-called political
friends. The Democrats will protect them
from the Vaccinations of these so-called
friends against any further complications
which involves a clash of race, and the in
evitable destruction of themselves. We do
not pretend to say what the Democratic
party of Washington county ought to do
with Webster. But, if he is a deserving
man and competent to discharge the duties
Of the Office to which he aspires, we think
t would be a graceful and eminently
proper thing in them to give his claims
lair and equal consideration with any
'ther person who may offer.
Year: 1879

SOME ardent resumptionists are predict
ing that gold will soon become Il 1rug on
the market For our part we are willing
to risk it. We are not afraid of its becom-
ing drug in our hands.
Year: 1879

GEN. WRIT ADAMS visited our city early
last week, and made many sales of the
Life of Gen. A. s. Johnston, for which he
is the general agent for the State. We
have not read the book, though we doubt
not all the handsome encomiums lavished
upon it by the press are fully deserved.
When Albert Sidney johnson fell at Shiloh
the Confederacy fell. He was the greatest
general the South had, and to him was
properly entrusted the defense of the main
entrance to our citadel. Had helived there
would have been no Grant, and there would
have been an independent Confederate
States. But such are the inscrutable work.
ings of Fate. He was cut down at the
very moment of the grandest triumph of
his life, and the fruits or his great victory
melted away.
Year: 1879

AccoRDrNe to Lockyer everything is
made out of hydrogen, aud according to
Bob Ingersoll the world was made out of
nothing. Here's a conflict. But not such
q conflict as might be supposed, for hydro
gen is about as near nothing as can well be
got at, and both theories may hold good in
science, however the matter may turn on
practice.
Year: 1879

Small cotton factories are be-
ing established in the South,
especially in Georgia and South
Carolina, which promise to be
Of great benefit to the places in
which they are located, They
are mainly run by water power,
in neighborhoods where there is
a small population which would
have no other employment dur
ing certain seasons Of the year.
1t has been found that colored
boys and girls are quite dex-
mous at the spindle, and that
where the mills are located there
is much more peace and order
than in hamlets where there is
no industrial attraction for the
idle. The cotton is near athand,
the running power is cheap, the
workmen are attracted by the
novelty and by the opportunity
to labor under sheltering roofs;
the warps command q ready
market, and the profits, relieved
of much of the expense of heavy
freight, are good. The success
of these mills seems to show
that cotton should be spun near
where it grows. These mills
will no doubt materially aid in
bringing back prosperity TO the
th.-EX.
Year: 1879

We give this morning an ex-
tended report Of the condition
Of trade in all the principal lines
of business in the city. 1t is
derived from careful inquiry
among the leading dealers,
whose views are, almost without
exception, exceedingly encour-
aging, Sales are reported as
larger, and generally, though
not invariably, at somewhat
better prices. The quality OF
goods demanded is noticeably
different from that Of those in
demand even last fall, showing
greater ease On the part of the
retail purchaser, whose purse,
after all, regulates all transac-
tons.


So far as can be seen, there is
little tendency to imitation OF
credit, Or ovarbuying. The new
life which is to be seen and felt
in trade, appears to be the legit-
innate consequence Of natural
recuperate forces. 1t may not
be amiss to recall attention to
the fact that after the panic of
1878, those who insisted that
the only road to renewed pros
perity lay through economy on
one hand and caution on the
other, and who were then told
that all the country needed was
confidence" are justified by
the present state of affairs.
Prosperity is returning, because
the change in the situation
which took place at that time
has been fully recognized and
accepted. Prices have fallen
steadily, and hard work and
honest payment Of debts due
are taking the place of specula-
tion and balloon credit,-N. Y.
Times.
Year: 1879

and put qff 4he other ''Fhings t2
another Fime. Don't try to build
too much and too fast, Don't
buy at once all the furniture
you would like to see in your
house. improve and increase
your J, ;u implements and stock by
degrees. A little that is paid
for is far better than much you
owe for. Debt, bankruptcy and
distress come often from bur
dening the present for the sake
of the future. 1t is easier TO
pay little debts every now and
then, than to pay a large debt
at one time. All who have tried
them know that large debts are
costly and unpleasant things
FIX.
Year: 1879

A venerable and distinguished


bishop once advised a body of


ministers as follows: "Owe no


man more than you are able to


pay, and permit no man to owe


you more than you are able to


lose." A rational application


Of this advice would divest the


credit system of many, if not
all, its Objectionable features,


Consistent with the first part Of
the eXhortation, young men
and older ones as welfare ad-
monished to be content with a
gradual addition to their prop
erty of any kind. If one has
not the money to spare for much,
let him confne himself to the
little. After a while he can
easily venture on another part;
and, after waiting and earning
on, still another, and another,
and another, either paying as
he goes, or surely avoiding
ing heavy indebtedness. Do not
attempt too much at once. DO
what you can afford this time,
Year: 1879

To the Editor of The Comet:


Your correspondent, Mr.. Fair Play
makes some harsh criticisms about tn
name of law that makes criminals pa,
the expenses of their own conviction y,
hard labor at low wages. Perhaps he, Mr.


Fair Play, would think hell fire and damna.


tlon moro appropriate name, but he


ought to know that even then the licensed


preachers are not now allowed to use
such harsh words, hence the milder term.
to "reduce judiciary expenses" was chosen
by our Legislators, as sort of name for
the law in question.


Play Fair sounds pleasantly enough to
an unregenerate soul, especially the play
part OF it. But eis much opposed to Work
Fair, or, to our Legislatures view of it.
Because he says twenty-five cents day is
too little for days labor. How does he
know that9 Would he, Mr.. Fair PLAY.
take some at that price If so how
many?


Next, he assumes to say that all this is
extra of. the lawful penalty of the crime |
OF the convict. How did Mr.. Play Fair
find out that this section 10 is more law
and penalty than the District Attorney
and Judge knew any thing about ? Or, in
fact, do not the Judge and District
Attorney know that this is part of
he penalty that follows conviction
II certain crimes9 If they did not
hey should now know it, since inform
d by your correspondent, and make some ,
easonable allowance.
But to leave off all jests about names, or '
Working Hard or Playing Fair. The fol- q
'wing are the true questions involved in a
10 matter: Have our Legislators the right ,
flx the penalty for crime Have they d
ght to provide that criminals shall labor g
SO have they right to determine how Ia
le proceeds of all this labor shall be ap- IL
Is it not just that the crimi- IL
II should pay all the expenses of his trial "
I'd conviction. If he should not pay it, al
nat other man should? Is it more wrong in
at he should work to pay after convic- OF
m than before to pay the costs ? He asks w
poverty crime? answer, that when ta
er ones crime makes poverty, then it is DIT
ry near akin to crime. The law is not th
very bad, if it only had good constitu- WI
nal name. Please name it in


BILL ALLEN. Je