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Oar Circulation.

We call special attention to our cir.
culation as given on the editorial page.
THE COMET has only been in exist
once six months. During that time
we have built up circulation Of 1850.
1t is safe to say that there are three
readers to every paper. We have then
1885 readers. The number of sub
scribers increases every week. Adver-
tisers will find it to their advantage
to call attention to their business
through our columns. Our rates for
advertising are very reasonable.
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Mr.. r. Stcpens, of N. c., will be in
the city in few days to become a
palner in the sash and blind factory.
He will bring with him machinery for
saw mill, single mill and another
planer,
Our picture last week was highly
appreciated. 1t told truth in Il
manner stronger than any words
could have told il. Lookout, we will
have another when our artist is heard
from.
Conversation, on the street,
Republican: There is fine writing
in those Mulligan letters,
Democrat Yes, it a wonder that
Blaine wanted to suppress such fine
composition.
Rep: Cleveland never could have
written such letters.
DEM. | agree with You there. |
thank God that we have a candidate
utterly incapable of such dishon-
esty.
Rep, That's fine horse over
there.
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Stephen w. Dorsey is for Jim
Blaine.
It is reported that more Mulligan
letters will he published later in the
campaign,
Four incendiary liros were started in
Cleveland. Two of them caused great
damage.
Blaine was welcomed with militia
~ display in New York. His war
record would hardly warrant that kind
of Il reception,
A Republican paper states that
Blaine will answer every one of the
Mulligan letters. The public thinks
that he has answered too many of
them already.
The Democracy of this city are per-
fectly charmed with "Bob." Taylor.
He carried them by storm. The next
time he comes he will have a very
large audience.-Nashville World.
Blaine made the request that every
Republican paper in the United States
publish the Mulligan letters. The
party organs failed to obey the des-
perate request Of their despairing
leader.
Henry Clay, grand son of the
great commoner was shot by saloon
keeper in Louisville last Sunday. The
shooting was occasiened by a quarrel
between Clay and the saloon keeper.
Clay was brilliant young lawyer.
Hon. John Allison, Jr., of Jonesboro,
Tenn, passed through the city yester-
day on a brief visit to Arkansas Hon.
John Allison, who was q delegate to
the National Democratic Convention
in 1880, is one of the leading young
Democrats of EasS Tennessee, and is
well known all over the State. His
manly qualities and his engaging
manners make him warm friends
wherever he may go,-Memphi8 Ap-
peal.
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Never Give Ep.

If you are suffering with low and
depressed spirits, loss Of appetite, gen
eral debility, disordercd blood, weak
constitution, headache, or any discas,
of bilious nature, by all means pro
cure bottle of Electric Ditters. You
will be surprised to sec the rapid inn
provement that will follow; you will be
inspired with new life; strength and
activity will return pain and misery
will cease, and henceforth you will re-
joice in the praise of Electric Bitters.
Sold at fifty cents bottle by DR.. ]. B,
Hash & Son.
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Pettibone and King at Morristown.

ED. COMET The Primary Fraud
and Col. King, met here to-day. Col.
King opened the discussion, and he
opened in such way as to got the
Maj. all out of temper,by asking him
tell how he had been representing this
district in congress. He, (pottibone,)
thinks it is none Of the peoples bust
ncss. lie. docs to suit his big bosses
in congress, any way 'he didn't tell
but lodged, and didn't care to talk
about that but proposed to talk about
Blaine and what he could do if he
can pull through en- Blaine as he did
ON Garfield.
The friends of Col. King are very
much pleased and enthusiastic over
his success here. Dick.
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A Great Discovery

That is bringing JOY to the homes Of
thousands by saving many OF their
dear ones from an early grave. Truly
is DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs, Colds, Asthma,
Bronchitis, Hay Fever, Loss of Voice
Tickling in the Throat, Pain in Sid
and Chest, or any disease Of the Throat
and Lungs, positive cure. Guaran-
teed. Trial Bottles Tree at DIR. j. b.
Hash K Sons. Large size 800
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Two Pettibone men in conversation.
"Look here, Bill, confidentially, there
is no chance in the world for Pettibone
to beat King. / haven't found a Tay-
lor man, yet, who says he will vote for
Pettibone, and there are in the dis
trict 1922 men who were for Taylor"
CHATS all 50" replied the other man,
but look here, we mustn't talk that
way"
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During!tIne Campaign.

THE COMET will be furnished from
now until the 5th day of November for
20 cents, until January LIST for 50
cents. You can send the amount
by postal note which will cost you but
three cents. Ii your Office is not sup
piled with postal notes, send postage
stamps.
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This distinguished scion Of an elo-
quent stock on both sidos of the house,
made his debut in the Masonic Thea
tire, in Nashville, Monday evening, in
debate with Mr.. Hawkins, his Republi-
can competitor on the State electoral
ticket. Mr.. Taylor is son of the Hon.
Nat. Taylor, one of the foremost orators
of this State, and a brother of ALT. Tay-
Tor, a Republican orator, and nephew
of the late Landon G. Haynes one of the
most eloquent men in our State histo-
ry. "Our Bob kept the audience in a
roar from beginning to the ending,
He has no superior, living or dead, in
telling an anecdote. He is pointed,
pithy and powerful in his statement
of facts. He is match for any man
in the State. He will win many lau-
rels in this canvass.--Nashyille World.
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New Clothing! Now C,othine,,

S. Mothner come in this week with
q fine, stock of clothing He will sell
cheaper than any other house in the
city, He will sell you suit of clothes
for $3.50 up. More goods still to come.
If you want anything in the clothing
line, call at Mothner's.
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A man can attempt nothing too pre-
posterous but he can find some fool
to encourage him. There are some
few men who say that old Ben will
run good race, 40 judgment thou
art fled to british beast and men have
lost their reasonl"
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bristol bone NHiII Go.

Farmers desiring to improve their
land and increase their crop should
use Pure Raw Bone Meal which can
only be had at your reliable home
mill. Address
: A. d. REYNOLDS, Treas.
Bristol, Tenn.
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Won Perhaps.

If you who are reading this notice,
have not paid your subscription to
THE COMET, don't fail to send as the
amount al ance.
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Cider Mills at Hunt & Lidc's.

"NNh' AAN 'i''NS Ahn SOMEl ~ PlCdo-
ant call,
Cider Mills ut Hunt & Lidcs.
Capt, S. T. Harris's team ran away
Tuesday and threw the driver, Jessie
Coggins, out of the wagon and hurt
him badly, He was taken to the cap
tain's house and his wounds dressed,
and at last account he was recovering
Big lot of Best files at Hunt Il lide's.
James Jones was badly crippled at
Alfred Carr's last week by Bowman's
thresning machine. He went to step
down off the horse power and his foot
was caught, his shoe torn off and he
received II severe injury in the
foot.
1t requires close attention to keep
up with the new buildings in the city.
Every day brings news Of n new EN-
.terprise. If any of our distant readers
have ever had Il thought of moving to
this place now is the time to
come.
Webster wagons ut Hunt & Iide's.
Miss Ida Patton, who has been visit
ing relatives on Nola Chucky, return
ed last Wednesday, accompanied by
her sister, Miss Maggie. Miss Maggie,
Tor Dutchy,) will only spend few
days at home, and among her many
friends, and return to Chucky.
A crowd of about rs were on the
Narrow Gauge train last Sunday
morning intending to so to Camp
meeting at Turkey Town camp
ground. But the Railroad authorities
refused to accommodate the passen-
gers, and they all concluded to stay at
home.
Vinegar, syrup and cider at Sellers
81 Scalf.
Surveying the New Road.-Un Tues
day Morning Messrs. j. w. Johnston,
G. w. Carr, A. B. Bowman, Chas.
Mcneil, of Johnson City, and G. W.
/
McCormic, Of Pa, began the survey of
a road from this point to Moccasin
Gap. 1t is now pretty certain that
the new road will be built. Every
thing is most fattering for the up
building Of johnson City.
Paints and Oils at Hunt & Lide's.
Sugar, coffee, tea, rico and soda, at
Sellers & Scalfs.
The Johnson City Literary Society
is progressing finely. There are now
about thirty names enrolled, and the
meetings are both interesting and i'm
proving AT the Last meeting com
mitteo, consisting OF Misses Sallie and
Hattie Faw, Ida Baugh and Bennic
Hoss, was appointed to solicit funds
with view to buying library. We
hope oul citizens, when called upon
will respond generously. The ladies
were instructed to thankfully receive
large favors but to take small ones.
| Hunter & Christian have just re-.
ceiyed Seventy cases OF the genuine
screw bottom boots and shoes--of ey-
cry quality and at all prices These
goods are the best that are brought to
this market. The Bay State brand is
stamped in the bottom Of all these
goods, and we guarantee them to be
free from paper, pastboard or welts
| We are the only firm that sells the gen
uine Bay State Boots and Shoes, in
the city, and we invite all who wish
the best of boots and shoes for thu
least money, to call and see for them
selves, We also carry a large stock o
Z general merchandise, groceries, ant
in fact, everything kept in a first clas
store, which we sell low for cash o.
produce. HUNTER & CHRISTIAN.
|
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COMET Is ONLY % CENTS TILL AFTER
THE ELECTION. SEND AT ONCE AND
GET "A LIVELY PAPER }E
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27

good cook to do work for a small family,
Apply at THE COMET Office.
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"No one will ever know from me
that ! disposed a single dollar in
Maine" Blaine to Fisher.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27

THE ELECTION. 6END AT ONCE AND
GET "A LIVELY PAPER kS
- -
Politics Politics.
The watermelon season is over.
Crumley will pay cash for eggs.
Glass and Putty at Hunt Il Lide's.
J. w. Crumley still wants to marry
somebody.
Bachelors hall was lively with bush
ness this week.
Rev. Mr.. Leith, of Abingdon, was in
the city this week
A full line Of groceries at Sellers &
Seali.
Now crop cofree at Hunt & Lide's.
8. Mothner arrived this week with
Full line Of clothing.
Henry Crouch is building new.
house for Sam A. Hunt ~
Bacon, butter, eggs, and cheese at
Sellers h Scalfs.
Miss Juliet Hunter is visiting her
sister Mrs Robt Hunter.
See the Rushford wagon al Hunt &
Lides.
Gump keeps the only genine blue
Stetson hat in the city.
Charlie Caldwell was taken to Jail
this week for carrying pistol.
Salt fish always on hand at Sellers
n Sealf.
Oliver Chilled Flows Mt Hunt d
Lide's.
Fresh Florida oranges at Crumley's
New stock Of goods coming to J. NJ.
& Fl. P. King. You will do well to
wait and examine his stock.
A Domestic Sewing Machine for
sale at THE COMET office Call on us.
We can give you a bargain.
Buckeye Cider Mills at Hunt &
Iidc's.
Tho Erst ~ Dntnhnr I NY l.,
will have ono hundred stoves, the
largest stock ever been in the city,
o. $3.50 a# Il q
Best -four at Sollors & scalfs.
We have heard it frequently remark
cd that Johnson City is the most en-
terprising town i'll East Tennessee.
Cross cut saws at Hunt & Lides.
Jno, W. Hunter went Fast to buy
goods on Tuerday, he will be absent
about ten days.
Butter and eggs arc wanted In our
city. Butter is 20 cents per pound
and eggs 12h cents per dozen, and
none OH the market. t4aA
12 pounds OF granulatcd sugar, for
$l.00 at Hunt &lLide's. Il ft
Will Rhea, chief clerk in Hunt &
Lide's establishment, presented
the editor with the best knife the mar
ket affords.
The town authorities have reconRid
cred and decided that the hogs shall
run on the streets. The people should
not tolerate this hog nuisance
Now lot Of wagons at Hunt, 4
Lide's. hs4 p
We are glad to see Jas. Garvin ou
on the streets again. Mr. Garvin ha,
been down several weeks with fever
and had close call for his life
Ed Tally, the popular fireman OF
the Narrow Gauge R. r., is rejoicin,
over another fine daughter, tina
weighs ten pounds.
Cash paid for chickens, butter, eggs
and all kinds of produce at Sellers
Scalf.
Several letters written for TIL
COMET, were given to us by the senio
editor before he left for Nashville
They are now too old for insertion.
Messrs. G, VDeVault and I'D. Han
nah, left this week for Umatilia, Fla
where they have orange groves. w
wish them success, M
Campaign cigars al Hunt & Lides
II you want House painting don
with neatness and dispatch, call on J
B. Heironimus. He can be- foam
next door to THE COMET Office.
David NJ. Swingle and wife won
down on the river to visit ESQ. Be
Swingle's family the other day. Davi
Is in bad health. He is suffering wit
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CONNECTIONS.


AT CHATTANOOGA with railroad lines divergtng,
making direct close connection for all points
Northwest, West and Southwest,
AT CLEVELAND with Georgia and Alabama Di-
vision for Atlanta and all points South,
Southeast and Southwest.
AT KNoxviLLE with Ohio Division and Knox
vile and Augusta Railroad.
AT JUNCTION CITY with c., X. FTP. r. r.
North and South.
AT JELuco with Louisville and Nashville Rail
road Tor Louisville and Northwestern points.
AT MoRRIsTowN with North Carolina Division
for Warm Springs, n. C.. and all Western
and Middle Nerth Carolina points
AT RoGERsv1LLR JUNCTION with Rugersville ana
JetfersOnvllo Railroad.
AT JonNsoN's with East Tennessee & Western
North Carolina RailrVod.
At BRlsToL with Norfolk and Western Railroad,
connecting closely for all Virginia and East
ern cities, via Lynchburg aud ell Eastern
Middle and Northern States points, via Roam
oke and Shenondeah Valley Route.
AT WARx SPRINGS with Western North Carolina
Railroad for Ashevile, MorgHnton, states
Vile Salisbury and Gtl points in North Car
DINA
Sleeping car Service.
Nos. l & have Pullman Sleeper between Mem
phis and New York, via Shenandoah Valley
route. Also Pullman Sleeping Cars between
Cleveland and New Orleans via Calera and
Montgomery.
EOs. "a have Pullman Palace Sleeping cars
between Chattanooga and New York, via
Shenandoah Valley Route; also Pullman
Sleeping cars between New Orleans and
Washington, via AualHa Cleveland and
Lynchburg
Also Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars between
Knoxville and Louisville OIL Nos. IS and IS
via Jellico
A. POPE, G. y. & T. Agt.
Knoxville Teca.
T. X. HuGER, 5upt Knoxville, Tenn.
JOSEPH GOTIIARD, A. q. T. A. Knoxville Tenn
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German earn for Sale.

Address Hyder Bros, Hyder, Tenn.
or N. G. Hyder, Johnson City, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27

81 will sacrifice great deal to set a
settlement Blaine a. Fisher.
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We copy in full the Nashville
Worlds excellent report. OF the speak
jig at Nashville, between Taylor and
Hawkins.
Miss Ida Worth, Of North Carolina,
and Miss Mary 0dom, Of Alabama, are
visiting Mrs, Charlie Lide. Miss
Worth is on he. way to Huntsville,
Ala, to attend college at that place.
Our esteemed young friend, Mr..
Lynn Hahn, Of Elizabethton, was on
a flying visit to Johnson City last
week. He made THE COMET a pleas
ant call.
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WANTED.

All notices under this head win be chceriully
inserted free Of charge 49, va.
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W Reynolds, Ga, Aug. Is 'S4.
DIR, J. A. DICKEY,
Bristol, Tenn.
DEAR SIR You will please ship
me 6 doz. bottles of Eye Water OF the
same. 1t is the greatest thing ever
heard Of. nm selling it from Is to
20miles a round. Send at once.
Yours Respt., l.. II. TAYLOR.
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Politics Politics.

The watormelon season is over.
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What win the Per Gents. Be?

The visit of w. S. Spiers, whom Commissioner
Fink has detailed to establish the pool at Indian
Apolis, is. creating considerable talk, and what
win be the per cents. is a matter over which
there is much speculation. One who thinks he
d well posted as to the tonnage each road has
carried, or has in prospect when its facilities are
considered, fixes the per cents. of the roads
which will be in the east-bound pool, as follows
L., N. A. G. c. Airline, 3; Wabash, 5; c., L, St.
L. & c., Z; c., H. & L, IL; L, B. G. W., IS; c.,
St. L. & p, %; Bee-line, %; total, 100
per cent. It is right here that the spec
ulatiou comes in. Under the old pool the Bee
line and the c., St L. & P. were allowed the
same per cents, but now the Beeline steps to
the front and says: 1--WE have the last year
carried 46 per cent. of the east-bound business
and we don't propose to be satisfied with the
same per cent. as the c. st. l.. & p gets" The
latter answers: ''Yes had the Decline main
tanned rates has the c., st. L. & p, its ton
mage exhibit would have been much less favora-
ble." Meantime the L, B. & w. people bristle
up and say they have as great capacity for carry
ing business as their competitors, and they think
they are entitled to the same per cent.
as the Decline or the c., st. L. & p
The c., l., St l.. 81 c. will doubtless be satisfied
with any per cent. reasonable, as they prosper
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-28
Miscellaneous Notes.

Out of 131 locomotives on the Grazi -Tsaritsin
railway 5. Il. Russia, seventY-two have been
altered into petroleum burners, and by October
all the rest will be changed
The Boston & Lowell railroad has leased the
Northern and the Boston, Concord & Montreal
roadster ninetynine years The papers were
executed in Boston on Monday.
The outlook for the Philadelphia & Reading
road is in no sense bright one, and if rumor is
anything like near right 1t was a mistake to
discharge those receivers two weeks ago They
were used to the business, and would have
known just how to go to work.
President Brown, of the Rochester e. Pitts
burg it is said is watching the proceedings
against the Allegheny Valley with much inter
it is sold at a low price it would not be surpris
ing to see the Rochester & Pittsburg gobble it.
On some of the Canadian roads, when there
are no orders the signal board is parallel with
the track, and shows a green light at night At
danger it shows a red board across the track,
and red light at night. 1t is operated from
the office and if at danger cannot be tempered
memory. If a train is held at danger and the
operator forgets all about it, the train has to
stay.
The Chesapeake & Ohio people have been
making extensive preparations to care for its
summer travel, and in order that tourists may
realize to the fullest extent the beauty of the
scenery in the canons of New river, the pictu-
resqueness of the Greenbrier and the grandeur
of the passage of the Alleghenies, an observation
car has been constructed, which will afford an
unobstucted view of the glorious scenery for
which the route is so eninently famous The
car will be attached to the Washington express
at Kanawha Falls at breakfast, and run to
Clifton Forge, where dinner is taken. The APP
pointments of the car are complete in every re-
spect 1t will go into line June To-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-28
THE COURT RECORD.
BRoKER-LIEN FOR COMMISSION.
Supreme Court-May ae.

BRoKER-LIEN FOR COMMISSION
11483. Merrick E. Vinton VS.. Elias J, Baldwin.
Montgomery G. @.
Elliott Appellant was appointed the appelee's
agent to procure loan he to have for his services
per cent. commission the amount of the loan. In
such the broker is entitled to his commission
where he precures lender able and willing to lend
the money the terms proposed. (8S Ind, 104.)
The broker has lien on the money for his commission
and may retain it out of the money borrowed.
OVhart., Agency, section FOG; Averton on Liens, "A,
la; 70 Ind, $40 Where the application for the
loan specified that the interest payable semian-
nuay per cent. of interest in advance, the contract
must be held to that per cent of the entire in
terest should be paid in advance. In this the
parties, in the papers executed gave the contract
this construction, and in doubtful the construc
ton which the parties themselves put upon the CON
119; 80 i'd, 580) Judgment affirmed.
PARTNERSHIP DEBT-AssIGNNIENT-Nov
1929. Byron Parsons ct al. vs.. Sophia TiIman ct
al. VanderburC O. G.
Niblack J.-Blenbker Tillman s. German were
partners O. Timan took notes of the firm for servi-
ces rendered by him. and while the finn solvent,
transferred them to his daughter, Mrs. Raben.
Thereupon notes to the same amount were exc
cuted TO her in place of the original notes After
ward Mrs. Raben transferred the notes to her step
mother Mrs. Tillrnan, who obtained Judgment there
on The firm having become insoivent and gone into
the hands of receiver she claimed the right to share
pro with other creditors of the firm. Appellants
contend that Mrs. Tlan ought not to be allowed to
occupy a stronger position a creditor Of the firm
than her husband would have done if he had continued
to hold the original notes, and that her claim should
be postponed in favor of the other creditors Held:
The surrender of the original notes by TiIman and
the execution of notes by the firm to Mrs. Raben
amounted to novation and extinguishment of the
original indebtedness to Tillman. add Cont, sec
ton 372; Pars. i'd, 2l7; 50 Ind,
50S) Mrs. Tillman was, therefore, assignee of
substituted creditor of the finn and not Of her hus-
band There is nothing in the special finding of facts
from which inference of bad faith be properly
drawn. Judgment affirmed.
CRIMINAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF JURY.
11493 Jonas Riley ct al VS.. The State, Marshall
C. G.
Hammond i'm an Indictment for placing an OBJ
structon upon railroad, it is sufficient 10 charge that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-28
Still Another Protest.

The following action was taken by the official
board of Fletcher-place Church, last Monday
evening"
Whereas. We deplore the tendency to disregard
the holy Sabbath not only among people of the world
but among protesting Christians, who thereby give
their influence the side of lawlessness on that day
and
Whereas The Acton Camp -meetng Association by
a vote of 50 to Al decided to keep open gates and
have excursion trains the Sabbath day which
violation of the laws of the State the church and
of the word of God.
Resolved, therefore, That request the associa-
ton to close their gates Sunday in accord with the
expressed wish of the c.. l., st. L. & c. Railroad Com
pany and Christian people
Resolved, further, That unless said corporation
close their gates and stop the trains the Sabbath
we will withhold influence and presence from
said camp-meeting and urge all the members of our
church to do the same
Resolved, also, That request Elder Pye, who is
oicio president of the association have nothing
to do with the camp meeting if the wishes of the
church are disregarded respecting the observance of
the Sabbath. j. H. DoDDRDGE.
wv. Z. ELLIS, Secretary. Chairman.