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Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint.

Is it not worth the small price of rs
cents to free yourself of every symp'
tom OF these distressing complaints, il
you think so, call at our store and gel
bottle of Shiloh's Vitalizer. Every
bottle has printed guarantee on it
use accordingly, and if it does you nc
good it wifi cost you nothing. Sold
by kirkpatrick, Wohord e. Miller
druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-20

There is some funny talk about elect
ing Charles A. Dana to the United
States Senate. It would be better to
re.elect VIM. M. Evarts. He is as good
a Democrat and better man. The
Democracy of New York could not
more certainly earn the contempt OIL
the whole country than by electing q
known Judas 10 the United States
Senate
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A Duty TO Yourself.

It is surprising that people will use
a common, ordinary pill when they
can secure a valuable English one for
the same money. DR.. Acker's Eng.
fish pills are a positive cure for sick
headache and all liver troubles. They
are small, sweet, easily taken, and dc
not grippe. Sold by Kirkpatrick
Wohord, d Miller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-20

"a Merry Christmas!" is the CHEEKY
greeting shining from every page Of
that ideal monthly, Demorest's Fam
lily Magazine, the December number
of which-genuine holiday number
is just at hand. What one will not
know about preparing for Christmas,
about trimming the tree and suitable
gifts and good cheers and how to enjoy
the merry Christmas-tide, after read
ing this charming Magazine, is not
worth knowing. Lighting the way
for Santa Claus" is the very appro
pirate introductory water-color, the
rich humor of which will be highly
appreciated by the little ones and
children 81 larger growth" as well
and the page wing that follows
Raphael Painting the Virgin ant
Child" is from a noted painting, anC
will be appreciated for its historic
value as well as its beauty. Besides
these, there are at leasttwo hundred
andfity other handsome illustrations
for this representative Family Maya
zineis noted for the quantity and goo'
quality of its pictures.
1t is only 80 a year, and is publish
ed by w. Jenn ings Demorcst, 10 Eas
18th Street, New York.
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Do Not Suffer Any Longer.

knowing that cough can De cneCK-
ed in day, and the first stages Of con-
broken in n week, we here
by guarantee DR.. Acker's English
Cough Remedy, and will refund the
money to all who buy, take it as per
directions, and do not find our state
ment correct. Sold by Kirkpatrick
Wofford & Miller.
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His Body TERRIBLY MangIed.

Knitting Mills, whereby Isaac Cox was
horribly mutilated Red Flag Oil, the Famous
Pain Cure. was quickly applied, and recovery
soon followed You can try this great remedy
for 25 cents.
ness, Constipation, Poor Appetite, and all evils
arising from a disordered Liver, use DR.. Lees
Liver Regulator, Trial bottles free at McFar
land & Co. s Drug Store.
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Penland. Hurst & Go.
The Tireless Toilers for Trade.

ingalls, will 60 into journalism, it is
said, on The New York Sun. Dana
and ingalls, will join forces in oppos-
ing Cleveland, and the country will
join forces in supporting him.-Ap-
peal-Avalancle
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Senator Sherman says Democratic
success Ii s stopped number of con-
templated Business enterprises.
Among others are to be considered
the large number OF ruined cast es in
the air That were under strong head
way-Philadelphia Times.
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Thni TerrIhla Conrh

In the morning, hurried or difficult
breathing, raising phlegm, tightness in
the chest, quickened pulse, chilliness
in the evening or sweats at night, all
or any Of these things are the first
stages of consumption. DR.. Acker's
English cough remedy piH cure these
fearful symptoms, and is sold under
a positive guarantee, by Kirkpatrick,
Wofford & Miller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-20

Mr. Harrison is now engaged in
writing his message to congress. That
part relating to the state of the coun-
try will, in other words, no doubt, init
mate that Of late it has been going to
the D.-Philacelphia Times.
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Cleveland, Hill, Pattison, or Russell ?
II Tennessee Democrats were called
upon to vote their choice for the next
presidential nomination, ninety'nine
out Of every hundred would be cast tor
your Uncle Grover
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Some Startling Facts.

The official returns from Boards of Health
show that nearly three.fourths OF all deaths are
from Consumption. When we think over this
fact 1t is really awful. though every case started
with simple Cough OF. Cold. Realize how i'm
portant 1t is to check this terrible malady which
can be done by using Pan-Tina Cough and Con.
sumption Cure Price % and so cents Trial
bottles free at Mcfarland 4 Co. 8 Drug Store
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-20

A mosquito is the most successful Of
duns. Whenever he presents his bill
he collects Immediately.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-20

Wagsish Student (handing profess
sor OF geology piece Of brick)-Here
is curious specimen, Professor
Professor-I don't need it, Put it
back in your hat-Good News
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-20

Aiorgan-What brand OF cigars does
Maxwell smoke? Dorgan-They call
them the Riot Act" Morgan-Why
Dorgan-Because they never fail tc
scatter Il crowd.
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Exasperated Judge, whose pa fence
has been sorely tried both by the plain
tiff and defendant-My chief regret is
that can't decide against both sides.
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HsuclSlen's Arnicn SalYc.

The hest salve in the world for cuts,
Bruises, Sores, letter, chapped Hands
chillbains, corns and all Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cure Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction, or money re-
funded Price, 25 cents per box. For
sale at NJ. A, Nc Farland's Drug Store
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Bene> client Person. hope You
treat your horses well and give them
plenty Of hay. Driyer-Well, | can't
afford to ny em much Of it, but
says "heyw to 'om as often as | can.
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Thomas Winans, who had lived lux
uriously, said on his deathbed that he
would gladly give 81 100000 to be able
TO eat piece of bread and butter
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-20

"How still and quiet the woods are"
she remarked Economically. EYES," he
replied, "but listen minute and you'll
hear the dogwood bark"
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Marriages ARE made in Heaven, but
thy have 81 long a journey t. come
before they get tn earth that it is not
surprising that some Of them become
spoiled in transi Boston Transcript
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Peter, tell us what fort is" ''It is
a place, sir, where they put men in"
"Then what is fortress?" "A place
where they put women in"
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Guns will not be- used at the polls to
holo up the Force bill. The tariff has
lifted them out of sight-Philadelphia
Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-20

The exchange says: Boys, suppose
we bring in the camera and pheto-
gIaph the emptiness of the Republican
side OF the chamber.
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The Detroit Tribune says that sit
was mad campaign from first to last"
1t is natural for party that has been
dragged about over wet ground to feel
that way.-Am. rican.
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s%Schoolma'ams are nearly all misses,
and the misses on the stage are gen.
erallY ma'ams.
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Il read in scientific article to-day
that the coming MIN viii have neither
teeth nor hair"
"Then the coming man is herel
That describes my baby exactlyY"
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1t is a hard thing for man who
has to be round to keep square at the
same time.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-20

After all, the only way to profit by
the experience of others and avoid
their troubles is to die young.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-20

The more wealth a man has the
more difficult it is for him to finl out
what people really think about him.
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And This is Fame.

Nashville American
Where is poor Kelley? He is like a
bottle thrown ont with its corked up
message on the ocean, looking for a
diacoverer; like lost grain Of sand in
the makeup of shore like the rung
81 rungless ladder; like the lone
mariner upon deserted and lost ship /;
ike a zephyr of yesterday spent
dream broken idol burnt gunpow-
der; the tail to q kernummixed kite
broken'down wagon; the spent odor
Of decayed fragrance; the last breath
of a sigh that has gone; the memory
OF a nightmare the shadow of some
unpleasant presence. Without a call
ing and without "call," Kelley sinks
into the obscurity which his greatness
deserves.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-20

The trouble with most "modcl house
keepers" is that they are like other
models-chiefly for show.
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dnE A MONTH q BRIGHT YOUNG MEN or La
Mil 4 BOARD d DIES in each CouSTY.
WV r. w ZSIGLER & CO,
st, Louis, Mo
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We Can and Do

Guarantee DR.. Acker's Blood Elixir,
for it has been fully demonstrated to
the people of this country that it is
superior to all other preparations for
blood diseases. 1t is positive cure
for syphilitic poisoning, ulcers, erup-
tions and pimples. 1t purities the
whole system and thoroughly builds
up the constitution. Sold by Kirk
patrick, Wofiord & Miller, druggists.
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Female Weakness Positive Cure
Free.

TO 7 he EDIIUN.
Please inform your readers that have a pos
tive remedy for the thousand and one ills which
arise from deranged female organs, ] shall be
glad to send two bottles OF my remedy FREE to
any lady II they will send their Express and T..
0, address. Yours respectfully,
Dr. J. Il. MARCHlSl,
1873 Genesee 81 Utica, N. Y.
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- TsTsf7
s-l ~s Esy .I@s.I
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Rail-
Road Company
Is NOW OPEN FOh BUSlNESS,
both
FREIGHT ANND PASSENGER, BIZ.
TWEEN JOHNSON CITY
AND ERWIN.
TRAINS RUN DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, AC.
CoRDING TO THE TIME CARD
PUBLISHED BELOW.
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
Railroad Company. Central
Division.
TIME TABLE NO. 3, Taking Effect
Sunday, Sept. 2 at e:oop.m.

Trains Nos and . will run Daily,
except Sunday.
The above Time Table is fer the
government of the employees only,
the Company reseWing the right 10
vary it at pleasure.
w. P. HARRIS,
Sup't. and Traffic Manager.
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Barber-Does the razor cut all right?
Victim-It seems so. That's the third
mole you've Clipped of.
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Z. Torchlight professions go well while
the benzine is kept in the lamps and
out OF the men.
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New Advertisements.

AFAB Agents profits per month. VIII prove 1t
NhIh or pay forfeit. Now portraits Just out
RhhH $3.50 sample sent free to ALL
W. II. Chichester & Son. % Bond st N y.
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patronizing tone in which they are usually
addressed. But when the stranger has
been properly introduced, he is received
with cordial welcome to their beautiful
homes, and treated with a refined courtesy
which at once dispels any idea he may have
had that he is among his interiors. .'All
we ask of people," said one colored gentle
man of national renown, lis that We may
be treated simply as men and women, or as
gentlemen and ladies, if We deserve those
titles
The wife of ex-senator Bruce, as we'll by
reason of her own beauty, grace and charm
of manner as by her husbands high posi-
ton and wealth, takes precedence in the
leadership of Washington colored society.
She Is a tall, statuesque woman, still youth
full. and fsirer than many q Caucasian
belle. Her pale, creamy complexion. dark
eyes. and slightly waving, abundant hair
give no more hint of her African blood than
is suggested by any brunette of our own
race. She was born in Philadelphia, but
was reared and educated in Cleveland. O.,
where she was married to Mr.. Bruce
sDao' edaoassd ssa1' beo ase She She
daughter of wealthy people, and bred to
the life and prejudioes of the north. She
is essentially northern woman. Her dig
nifty OF speech. repose of manner and pc
culiarity of accent are those of Boston
lady. She has never been any farther south
than Warrington. The Bruce residence on
Il street is modern mansion of red sand
stone. with interior decorations of natural
woods, and the furnishings are of that
same rich, quiet kind which wealthy Gull
tivated people throughout our land indulge
in.
what do you do for amusement and rec
reation" was one of the questions put to
this lady.
Pretty much az other people do, imag-
ine." she answered. ave are card players
and have our whist and euchre clubs. Some
of our gentlemen are excellent chess play
ers and get much amusement from the game
We are theatre-goers, too, and are much
given to dancing, to dinner parties and to
receptions. We receive and return calls,
read. drive, dress. and. in fact, live Just
about as ladies do everywhere who have ed
ucation and means for social endowment"
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,o,t..tort for N. - viro;r;o,. .a,., :,
oo.S-ssa snS tha mnst hr;S Hts ~
u s W a VT nI h;s Vie. - -.
, men ~ ".a SSa -. su tha S.rnh.. n's
wp p .a a e vas Was "" tSotk a VI
s VIC aasI Bi %~ P;ahunuj an was
M 4p.u ~ u,;n1fua e. .S - ~. oIIn.y'
woa t+ernord s.rt \, the r;ch rianter IN,
s. ai =, .an y III har vnmnnor ne usl
20. e. A. NnaSar sattIamsnt At Haas sis-
t se " n VIZ Hsra @A ~ h"no- ~ their nnas
9uts N:.h.n n, tba i;ttia .;r,a ra,,, .fu"d
attending the Quaker school, until they
Tsss o'1 the dsuohters 81 the slsVe 1eqs
sPienoIuly Psvaueu ~ .r.;s,,i ILL.,.
Iney were est6o!aeAeea IA o"As.AuA Aoane
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this hotel and into the dining room to eat

this hotel and into the dining room to eat
with u.s."
There was much more of this sort of talk
which the proud, refined and highly-edu-
Gated lady had to sit and hear before the
meal was over; and worse than all she
knew that if this party made fuss about it
she would be in one way or another driven
from the hotel, SO she had to leave it to
avoid the embarrassment and humiliation
which such proceeding would cause.
There is probably not woman of higher
culture or more adval ced ideas in Washing
ton than Mrs. Langston. 10 her excellent
collegiate education she has added rare mu-
sical and artistic abilities, and wide travel
and careful observation have given grace
ana dignity which cannot be counterfeited
BY those who are not bred to it.
Mrs. Eliza Duffield, widow of middle
age, has gained wide renown, not only as a
social leader but as worker for the re-
demption of her race. See is one of the
most prominent church workers in local
charities and foreign missions. is an inau-
entail member of the Woman's Christian
Temperance union, of which there is a
may be regarded as the pioneer woman suf-
fragist of her race. Rachel Foster Avery
has named her the Susan B. Anthony of her
people. It was Mrs. Dufield's inspiration
that organized the National Christian asso-
citation. having in view, as one of its main
rooms for young colored men.
The Brandfords, owning beautiful home
on p street, are among the most fashion,
able of the colored people in Washington.
Their niece, Miss Victoria Hoist, is one of
the acknowledged bellies. She is slight,
graceful. vivaoious young lady, whose thin,
regular features and glossy, straight hair
suggest remote Indian ancestry, rather than
negro. and her color is the warm brown
tint of the Spaniard. She is really beau
tiful young woman, and is as accomplished
as she is beautiful. She is leading mem
Der of the Literary" a society for the en-
couragement of literary studies, and for
the intellectual entertainment Of its menu
bers,
An exceedingly delicate and refined little
lady is the wife of DR.. F. I. Shadd, of the
Freeman's hospital, a Handsome gentleman.
very light in color. There is no appearance
Of the African blood in Mrs. Shadd. Like
Mrs. Bruce she is in reality a white woman,
tritie fairer than Mrs. Bruce, with soft
brown eyes and hair-seemingly a New
England lady of correct manners and
strong intellectually. Alice Parke Shadd
claims direct descent on her fathers
side from Parke GUSTS, the son of
Martha Washington, and on her mothers
side from Sir Robert Bruce. the famous
Scotsman. She was born in Brooklyn and
educated IN the Catholic convent at Mt. st.
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.:.M0NTANA CONSOLIDATED COMMERCIAL co..:

his seat in the United States senate. It is
the custom for the colleague of new SEN
ator to escort him to the Independents
desk to be sworn in, but when Senator
Bruce, with the extraordinary embarrass-
ments of his position, came to this duty he
found he would have to 90 through the or
deal alone. All the other new senators
were escorted, but he had to walk by him
self down the aisle. When he had
taken the oath and was about to
turn back to his seat he felt hand laid
gently on his arm. A tall, proud-looking
man whom he had never seen before stood
beside him, offering his arm: Senator
Bruce accepted the courtesy with profound
gratitude and arm in arm with senator
Conkling walked up the aisle.
Whenever ! can be of any service to
you. command me-" said the great New
Yorker. and from that day he was the guide
on whom Senator Bruce relied for informa-
ton concerning established senatorial cour-
tesies, ceremonies and usages which no
man unaccustomed to them can possibly
understand.
Prof. John NJ. Langston, ex-United
States minister to Liberia, and at present a
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COLORED SOCIETY.
DIVERSIONS OF THE BEST ELEMENT IN WASHINGTON,


WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-Notwithstanding
the fact that Washington is the capital of a
nation pledged by its constitution to the
civil and political rights of tho negroes and
committed in theory to his social equality
with the white race, there Is no city in the
union wherein the color line is SO finely
drawn. A few weeks ago young man who
had stood very high in what is called the
best society here was detected in the forgery
of check for $1,000. There was consider
able sympathy for him because he
was young, handsome, brilliant, generous
and had seemed to be gentlenanly in all
things, but as soon az it was rumored that
one of his parents was not wholly white,
the young mans crime was forgotten and
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his tainted blood became his great and
objectionable offense. 1t was not CON
yincingly shown that he had negro blood
in his veins, but it was rumored that he
had, and that was enough. Society was
Inundated. not so much because it had
entertained criminal as because it had
admitted a person who possibly had had
the bad taste to select a negro for one of
his remote ancestors. Thus finely the line
is drawn.
But it is easier for a white scamp to oct
into good white society here than for a
colored scoundrel to get into refined col
ored society. The colored people are not
SO particular to inquire into a mans an
cestry, but they very carefully canvass his
character before they admit him to their
circle: and in point of intelligence and cul-
ture this colored circle compares not I'M
favorably with the same grade Of white so
ciety, though, of course, it is not nearly 80
large. The advancement of the colored
race during the quarter century that it
has had human existence in this coun-
try. and especially in this city. ia
matter for marvel; the intelligence and
wealth acquired by its men. the beauty and
culture achieved BY its women are fruitful
themes FOR reflection upon the future Of
that race.
About one-third of the population Of
Washington il oolored. and this race fur-
nishes what is known as the ''poor class of
the city, yet it is remarkable and a sig
nincant tact that the average of intelli-
gence 10 higher in Washington than in al
most any other city in America / pre-
sumo to say there 10 not city of Wsshino-
toms size in the United States where a
greater percentage of the poor class can
read and write; or, to return to the moral
phase Of tho matter. where there il 60 littIe
crime committed by that class.
Its not an easy task to obtain authentic in.
formation concerning thu first oirclA ~ ~
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Vincent, on the Hudson. Hero for many
months her African blood Vas known ONLY
20 the teacher Superior. Che vas the
friend and companion of james Gordon
nsnnetts sister, and the daughters OF mil
nonaires Phelan and Stock, the billiard
taoie ana piano manufacturers. One day
shs proclaimed her blood, expecting "a
lose her friends for it, but 70 tho credit
Of the white young ladies Il should
b aid they paid no he'd 70 -
blood. bus continued 10 love and 1sapect
tae6 ooeoa:ate Tor her lovablo and lospao4-
lnlAaNAniasA NEas nat lnAR - y1an
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DANCING.

Prot. A. Thelin guarantees to teach
any ono to dance in fifteen Lessons.
Class meets every Monday night s.
Electric Hall. Regular dance night on
Thursday evoningA Music BY
PROF. @. w. DUNCAN.