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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-12-02
A Merry Christmas and n Happy New

A Merry Christmas and n Happy Now
The finest display Of Holiday Goods
ever brought into this section is now
opened for inspection and sale at Miss
Eugenia Murphy's Book Store. To emu.
merate the many things you can find
there for girls and boys and for children
of larger growth, suitable for Christmas
gifts would take. many columns of type.
setting to do. We will content ourselves
this week by simply naming a few Of
Athem.
For the girls little and big she has Dolls
OF every style, kind. size and price-Wax.
China, Cloth, Rubber. Sweet Annabels
and Black Dinas. Dolls with blue ewes.
black eyes, and eyes of various coiors:
fiaxen, auburn, and darker shades of
hair. From five cents upward. Doll
carriages, tea sets, kitchen sets, parlor
sets, all compile. Toy ranges, with com.
plete outfit; toy pianos. dolls high.chairs,
toy stoves, sets Of furniture, ETC., etc.
For boys. there are drums, flies, swords,
guns, watches. tops, carts, Jumbos, and
baby elephants, surprise boxes, kalido.
scopes, tool chests, trunks, savings banks,
jumping jacks, singing birds and %suueal,
ing animals, cats, dogs, mice, and all
kinds OF toys on wheels, such as horses,
carriages, carts, railway trains, etc. etc.
Many other things she has, also. A few
are: Music boxes, shell boxes, writing
desks, accordeons, fine china coffee and
tea cups and saucers, moustache CUPS.
china mugs, knives and forks. Books
for children and grown people-a fine
assortment; photograph and autograph
albums, and q line Of beautiful Christmas
cards. - -
Miss Murphy has the fin est lot Of can.
dies, nuts, %raisins, figs, oranges, lemons,
etc., In town.
Prize chewing gum, motto candies, old
time ginger cakes, cakes and crackers
OF various kinds. r.
Last, but not least we must mention the
Fire Yorkshire Crackers, Roman Can.
dies, rockets, dragon wheels, toy lannon's
ETC., ETC., etc. AA
We have hardly commenced 10 name
all the things that she has, but we haven't
any more room. If you don't believe us.
Just take o peep into her store windows.
II you do that, you will surely 20 inside,
for you cant resist; and that's just what
she wants. Remember the place-Miss
EUaENIA MURPHY's Book .Sronn. next
TO Dossor & Co.'S.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-12-02

A sure preventive of hog cholera is
Days Horse Powder. 1t cures coughs
and measles.
To anxious mothers. Should your ba.
by suffer with collie use DR.. Bulls Baby
Syrup at once.
To ignore the the warnings of an ap-
preaching malarial attack is foolhardy.
DR.. Bulls Baltimore Pills taken at once
are the best preventive.
Its sweet to inhale Drexcl's Bell
Cologne.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-12-02

Stop that coughing. If you do not, it
may kill you. A bottle of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup only costs you % cents,
and its timely use may save your life.
| had always been much annoyed by
neuralgia and headache. Atlength | dc.
termined totry Salvation Oil, Tam glad
to recommend it, as 1t made a perfect
cure in my case. W MARKS NEW,
so Aisquith ST., Baltimore, Nd.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-12-02

Physicians prescribe DR.. ]. ii. Me-.
Leans Tar Wine Lung Balm; in 1t they
find no trace of opium or morphia, while
its efficacy in curing all throat or lung
diseases is wonderful. For sale by J.J.
Hunt.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-12-02

When Baby was nick, we gavo her castor,A. ,
Whom 'ho was a Child, she cried for castoriA
When sho bocamo Miss, sho cluns to castorl.,
When sho had Children, sho gave them cassorla
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-12-02
Among the schools pI,tr,o, No. -.

Among the Schools District No. IL,
The scholastic population of this dis.
trict is 235, and within limits there are
four schools. In these the enrolment up
to time of visit. amounts 10 1877.
CHERRY GROVE.
The number enrolled Is II, and the
number of classes II. The teacher is one
who has had years of experience in teach
ing, and in everything connected with
his work in the school-room he seems to
be pefectly at home. Quite an interest
is manifested uong his pupils during
their recitations, this is evidence Of good
work on his part, but his work is crowd
ed, owing to the large number of schol-
ars in attendance. and especially to the
large number of classes; so much is this
the, case that every moment of time dur
ing s%cheol-hours has to be employed so
as to get through with his recitations in
due time. Fifth week of the school, and
no visit from the directors.
PLEASANT GROVE.
Here the enrolment Is %, and the
number of classes 10. The teacher has q
daily programme of his work, but has, up
to this time been troubled with a variety
Of text books. This source of annoy.
ance and encouragement we trust will
o be remedied by a supply Of new
books, a young man making his first ef-
fort at school teaching should have the
generous encouragement of the directors
OF the district and the patrons of his
school. Call and see the work going on in
the school. We listened to some very
good Rotations while we remained here.
The school building is excellent; but has
no desks.
CAMPBELL INSTITUTE.
The school at this place is a small one,
but the number of classes is relatively
large, SO the entire time of the teacher
Is employed.
Ihere are q number Of excellent stu.
dents in the school. The building Is a
good one, is supplied with good desks,
and has a set of outline maps. One visit
from directors, and one of patron.
CAMPBELL sCHooLHoUsE.
This is an old time school building,
that has been used for school purposes
probably for sixty years or more.
The school here is a large one for the
size OF the house, the enrolment being
AZ, During the time We remained here,
everything indicated good control and
efficient management on the part of the
teacher.
The school buildings In the district
with the exception of the last mentioned,
are all good ones, and are comfortable.
In concluding these brief sketches, l
wish to say, that if the patrons of the
different schools in the district fully ap.
preciate the relation they sustain to them
and are willing to give such encourage
ment as they can, in visiting them, they
may be able to greatly promote their
efficiency. M. MEAD. Co. Sunt
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-12-02

Tongaline has given me better salts.
faction In the treatment Of neuralgia af-
fcciions than anything else I have ever
used.
OBJ shhnwsy M D, Monroevillo.
Ohio.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-12-02

If you suffer pains on moving the eyes
or cannot bear bright light, and find your
sight weak and failing, you should use
promptly DR.. j.. Ii. McLean's% Strengthen.
ing Eye Salve. 20 cents a box. For sale
by j.. j, Hunt.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-12-02

Ladies' will find all tho latsst sfplss Of
Hats and Bonnets at Mrs, j. RussELL's.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-12-02

We understand that Bill Morris intends
establishing a paper Mt Carriers depot in
the near future. Enterprise.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-12-02
Bristol.

asHht
News, Nov. %.
The chief Signal office at Washington
has designated Bristol as a signal station.
The weather indications will be furnished
each day from Washington free. The
town will be required to furnish the
flags and have them displayed each day.
The flags will cost about two or three
dollars. Mayors Norvell and Miles have
agreed to have the expense divided be.
tween the two towns.
Judge A. ]. Brown is holding his first
law court In Bristol this week. He Is
dignifed and courteous on the bench.
and is destined to be very popular.
Mr.. j. d. Fitzhugh. chief engineer Of
the Louisville s. Nashville Railroad, wa
at Estillvil!e, Va, a few days ago. He
says the L. & N. road will be extended
from Kentucky into Virginia and thence
into North Carolina to Charlotte. HI
think the route will either take Bristo
or Glade Spring. The L. & N. is proba
bly, the strongest and most powerful rail
road corporation in the South, and shonld
they take hold Of this enterprise 1t will
be pushed to completion.
Courier.
Blountvillc correspondence: Hon. John
Fain and Hon. N. T. Dulaney, members
Of the Tennessee legislature. have been
receiving a heavy mail In the way Of let
tiers from applicants for offices TO be filed
by that honorable body.
A petition, originating in Sullivan
county, will DO circulated over the State,
for signatures, and then presented to the
legislature, asking that body to pass q
law, or so amend the Sabbath laws, as "a
allow the Courts Of the State to meet or
Tuesdays, instead Of Mondays. In ordel
to give lawyers, judges. litigants ant
witnesses q rest on the Sabbath; and On
JOY Its privileges and benefits. instead 0
travelling, as they now have to do in or
der to reach the Courts on Monday morn
ings. Rev. ], B. Converse, Of tho Pres
byterian church will present the matte
to the public at an early day.
Piney Flats correspondence: The coun
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-12-02

This column IL in charge OF o reliable and
competent colored reporter, Rev. @. W. KIM
cade: he will be glad TO prepare for inser-
OF interest To his race.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-27

Brown & Dudley are preparing to re-
ceive lumber for the new yard which will
soon be in running order.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-27
JEFFERSON.

William Cody, of Watertown. created
considerable excitement last Saturday
evening in this city. He asserted his
pocket-book had been stolen, run his
team up and down the streets, and made
himself, generally, the hero of the average
boys mind.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Arity, of the
town of Jefferson, a boy was born last
week Friday morning.
Last Friday Frank Reinel met with a
severe accident at the lumber yard of
Reinel & Stoppenbach, in this city. He
was unloading some heavy timbers, one
of which fell and crushed one of his feet
badly. He is still confined to the house.
At their annual meeting the Lutheran
society decided to celebrate on Sunday,
April 4, 1886, the twenty fifth anniver-
saty of the dedication of the church they
now occupy.
Married, at the Evangelical church in
this city, on Thursday, Jan. Z, by Rev.
A. Tarnutzer, Joseph Loukota, of Wa
tertOwn, to Miss Augusta Foundre, of
AZtalan.
AS fine a hog as was ever brought to
Jefferson was purchased by P. n. Water
bury at Mt. Horab, Wis, for the Jefferson
packing house 1t was just two years old
and tipped the beam at 740 pounds.
From the Frederick (Dak.) Mirror:
Frank Schwellenbach, our new postmas-
ter, received his commission on Monday
and took possession of the Office Tuesday
evening.
In the county Jail there are now two
ladies confined. one the famous Maggie
O'Connor, of Watertown, and the other
the wife of certain doctor from Water
town. A few days ago the doctors wife
discovered several of her belongings
missing and accused the famous Maggie
of having stolen the same. Thereupon
a stormy scene ensued and bloody war
of words was engaged in, much to the
enjoyment of the other inmates They
did everything but pull each others hair
.Rnnner
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-27

Father, Mother, and Three Sisters Dead.
1lr. David Claypool, formerly Sergeant
alarms ofthe New Jersey Senate, and now
Notary Public at Cedarville, Cumberland
Co., N. j., makes The following startling
statement: "My father, mother, and three
sisters all died with consumption, and my
lungswere SO weak raised blood Q Nobody
thought l could live. My work (ship-
smithing was very straining on me with my
weak constitution, and l was rapidly going
to the grave. While in this condition [
commenced using Mishler's Herb Bitters,
and it saved my life Because it was SO
difficult to get it in this little place, and I
had improved SO much, stopped taking it
for a time, and the result is that I have
commenced going rapidly down hill again.
Somehow, Mishler's Herb Bitters gives
appetite and strengthens and builds NE up
as nothing else does, and l must have
dozen bottles at once. Use this commu-
nication as you please, and if any one wants
to be convinced of its truth, let them write
me and / will make affidavit to it, for I
owe my life to Mishler's Herb Bitters."
The secret of the almost invariable relief
and cure of consumption, dysentery, diar-
rhea, dyspepsia, indigestion, kidney and
liver complaints, when Mishler's Herb
Bitters is used, is that it contains simple,
harmless, and yet powerful ingredients,
that act on the blood, kidneys, and liver,
and through them strengthens and inyigor-
ates the whole system. Purely vegetable
in its composition; prepared by regular
physician; standard medicinal prepara-
ton; endorsed by physicians and drug
gists. These are four strong points in favor
of Mishler's Herb Bitters Mishler's Herb
Bitters is sold by all druggists. Price S1O0
per large bottle. bottles for $500.
Ask your druggist for MIsHLEF's HERE BITTERs
II ne does not keep it, do not take anything else but
send q postal card to MIsELER HERB BITTERS Co..
S0l Com StA,aet Pliladalrhia
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-27

The British manufacturers have
been accustomed to make a poor quail
ity Of cotton cloth and stiffen it with
sizing for the Chinese market. 1t is
now learned that the CeIestials have be-
come tired Of the stuff and are buying
good American cottons at little higher
price.
"A few days ago party of Georgia
gentlemen were discussing high prices
in the South during the latter part of
the civil war. q paid $40 a yard for
q suit Of gray cotton jeans" said the
first speaker; g the suit of clothes cost
me $500 after being cut and made -
"The biggest trade I made during the
war;" said No. 2, ''was $50 for a spool
of cotton thread" ''And l." said the
third speaker, "paid s15 for shave"
Chicago Times.
"A call was made at the postoffice
for special delivery stamp Post
master Hawes asked where the party
wished to send the letter. The appli-
cant said it was to go to Cuthbert, when
the postmaster told him that Cuthbert
was not a special-delivery office. The
applicant replied that it didn't make a
bit of difference with him, that he pro-
posed to try the new system anyway
L2tnapkim (GG.) Independent.
Russia is adopting q combination
system of prohibition and high license.
All the saloons which exist merely for
the purpose of retailing g.rog will be
closed, to the number of at i t 80, 900.
The sale of liquors will b. permitted
only in the hotels and restaurants, and
licenses to these will be limited in mum.
Der according to the judgment of the
excise officers, and fee of $50 exacted
for each.
San Francisco, it is believed, is the
only city in the United States in which
the exchange of Mexican dollars is ex-
tensively conducted, and is one of the
only two cities in the world where the
business is largely transacted - the
other being London. The Mexican
dollar 10 ea ugly, ill-stamped, badly
milled &sver disk of Ala grains, but it
has been accepted as the standard coin
of China for nearly thirty years, and
has steadily grown in use and favor,
the amusing episode
of the trade dollar, with it's 42O grains
and English die-sinker
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-27
A SETBACK TO PROHIBITION.

The opponents of the liquor traffic find
a new and formidable obstruction in their
path. In Iowa the point has been raised
by the owners of breweries and other
property impaired in value by the exclu-
sion of their products from market, that
the law is in conflict with that provision
of the United States Constitution which
declares that private property shall not
be taken for the public use without COM
pensation. This provision is in the Fifth
Amendment to the Constitution, and is of
course very sweeping in its terms and
implications. A decision against the
Probibitory law has been rendered on
this point.
This decision was by Judge David J.
Brewer, of Leaven worth, Kar., sitting in
the United Stetes Court for the Eighth
Circuit, with Judge James M, Love, of
the United States District Court for the
Southern District of Iowa, who resides at
Keokuk. It holds that the Prohibitory
law of Iowa is invalid, so far as it is in
conflict with the Constitution of the
United States, and relates to brewe-ies
established prior to its adoption If
breweries built and in operation before
adoption of the Prohibitory law are ex-
empt from its operations, it is difficult to
see why distillery and saloon property
under similar state of circumstances is
not also exempt. The decision has been
transmitted by Judge Brewer to Judge
Love, but it is expressly stated that Judge
Love, has not yet announced that it has
his concurrence. Whether Judge Love
concurs or not, the case will be appealed
to the Supreme Court of the United
States, with no prospect of a final decision
within three years. In the mean time
the Iowa liquor traffic, as protected bv
Judge Brewers decision, will flourish
without interruption. Chicago Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-27

Mrs. T. S. Hayhurst and daughter
visited with relatives in Watertown on
SATURDAY.. y.-JourndL.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-27
PALMYRA.

OF. Weed, of Spokane Falls, w. T.,
was a guest Of R. S. Washburn on
Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr.. Weed
was one of the early settlers cf Palmyra
and seemed pleased to meet many of his
early acquaintance
John Pearse, jeweler of this village,
has just completed one of the finest
skeleton calendar clocks we ever saw.
This clock has been made within the past
two years, and stands as an evidence of
the ingenuity and mechanical skill of a
master mechanic. This clock indicates
to the inquirer the second, minute and
hour, as we'll as the day of the week and
month.
Albert Gilbert, of the west part of the
town, had the misfortune on Thursday to
have load of hay upset on which he
was riding, and in the fall to have his
left hand crushed and two of the bones
broken.
James Rowe has recently purchased of
Zabipa Wilson farm of 12O acres of
land on section 16 in this town. Consid
Grafton $4,000.
The freight on stock from this station
since October 1st amounts to about $1,000
and the sum paid out for stock nearly
$50, ,00O.-Enterprise
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-27

Insanity is on the increase Statistics
show this. Many cases are brought on
by overwork, anxiety, excitement, mental
trouble and nervous prostration, it is also
inherited. Invariably sleepleSsness and
constipation manifest themselves before
one becomes insane Constipation in
duces dyspepsia, jaundice, bad breath,
piles, pimples, low spirits, headache, etc.
DR.. Jones' Red Glover Tonic relieves
constipation, thereby curing these dis
eases. Price 30 cents.
The Grand Forks, Dakota. Plaindealer
says: ''Notices are now being sent out
to farmers who have stored wheat in the
Minneapolis and Manitoba elevators and
have borrowed money thereon, that thev
must call and put up a margin or the
wheat will have to be sold This will
unquestionably place many Northwestern
farmers in financial plight beyond all
hope of redemption"
The 12-year old daughter of G. G.
Linnile, of Decorah, Iowa, was burned
to death one day last week. How it
happened is not known. The mother
left the gitl in the house while she visited
a neighbor. When she returned home
she found the room full of smoke and the
girl lying on the floor, the flesh on the
upper part of the body burned to crisp.
The stove showed no sign of having been
touched and the flames had not commu-
nicated to anything else.
A Hancock countv man, while crossing
the prairie during the recent storm lost
his way, and in wandering about he
brought up against hay stack. He
burrowed a hole into the stack and
crawled 10, remaining there twenty-four
hours until the storm subsidized, when he
made his way to the nearest house, where
he was put on the road for home. He
says he had no difficulty in keeping
warm, but thinks it was narrow escape
from terrible death. - Siotse City
(Ioaoa) Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-27
NO. l.6
A LOST RECKONING.
The Terrible Injustice Done to the Memo
ry of an Old Maid.


ry of an Old Maid.
It was dreamy, sad afternoon, near
the close of September. The thin, al
most impalpable haze of autumn hung
over the landscape like veil of ethereal
lace, and the stiffness was almost de-
pressing in its intensity.
Suddenly the bell of the village church
began to toll. The solemn reverbera-
tions seemed almost out of tune, break
ing upon the slumberous stiffness Of
that perfect afternoon.
Tabitha Jones was dead-poor Tabi-
tina, the village spinster. Generations
had come and gone-she had gone on,
not forever, but for long, long time.
Now she was dead.
81 wonder how old she really WASP"
queried one and another, as the tones
of the bell fioated mournfully over the
village, and over the farms, and far
down the valley, where the river lay
shimmering like sword in the grass:
''But wait, and we shall see. Pretty
soon the sexton will toll off her age"
II.
The old gray-haired sexton was bow
inc with the twelfth stroke of the mys-
terious age of Tabitha Jones, when
the doors of the church vestibule,
slightly aiar, were pushed open, and a
stranger looked in. He was young
fellow, covered with the dust of travel,
and carried long stick, freshly cut
from the woods, in his hand.
'sWho's deadp" he asked, irrever-
entity
The old man raised one hand warn
ingly, and then bowed to the rafting
rope again, as he muttered: Thirteen. -,
man: Haven't right to knowP"
Fourteen" mumbled the old SEX
ton, in rhythmic tone.
'sCome, now, old fellow, who's dead?.
Can't you answer civil question:"
tTabitha Jones-ffteen.
''Who was Tabitha Jonesp''
San old maid living here in town
sixteen. Can't you leave me alone, I'm
tolling er-seventeen-was that seven
teen or sixteen, now, consarn it! Go
'way-sixteen.'
A mischievous look crept into the
young scamp's eyes as he watched the
sexton.
''How old was she, really?" he asked:
''twenty-four?"
''Twenty-fourr' spluttered the sex
ton: Didn't tell you she was an old
maidP There-which was that, four
teen or elevenp Darned if [ can keep,
count and talk to you, too. Go 'wayi"
'sMost old maids will never admit
that they are over twenty-three at the,
outmost, continued the interloper;
''they generally fix on sixteen, seven
teen, eighteen, nineteen--''
''Keep still!'' yelled the old sexton,
thoroughly exasperated and alarmed.
"Tn be gosh-darned if you hain't
thrown me out of my reckoning Alto
gether. [ don't know whether I've
struck seventeen times or a hundred.
Say, young feller-you got me in this
scrape-what'l [ do?''
''Stop minute, and then begin over
again. People will understand there
has been some interruption or some-
thing. There, it's been just minute
and a half now-go ahead. I won't
bother you any longer. Good-day."
''Well, now, who would have thought
it! And only last year they said She
was going to marry Deacon Pinney,''
"How many did you say it was,
Jane?''
ga hundred and twenty-five. Well.
| declare! Who'd have thought it?"-'