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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-09-20
Plasterers at Work.

John Sanders has recommended
work on his two cottages on lobe
street, one of which, according to re-
port, he has sold, or is about to sell.
The plasterers are busy at work put
ting plastering on one of them, but
the lime will have to be burned before
the plastering can be completed on
the other.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-09-20
Lost. Strayed or Stolen.

Two COWS, one red with crumpled
horns, and one yellow with some white ;
also red calf with bald, white face,
Missing since last Monday, September
II, Information suitably rewarded by
GEO. r. HURLBUT,
Johnson City, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-09-20

student OF nervous Diseases and author
long since realized the truth OF the first
statement and his Restorative Neryne
IL prepared on that principle. It's success
In curing all diseases arising from derange-
ment OF tho nervous system Is wonder
full as the thousands Of unsolicited testimo-
malls In possession of the company manufac-
turing the remedy amply prove.
DIR. Miles Restorative Nerylne y reliable
remedy for all nervous Diseases such as
headache nervous debility, prostration,
sleeplessness, dizziness hysteria, sexual de-
bllity, st. Vitus dance epilepsy, etc. IL Is
or sent direct by the Dir. Miles Medical Co,
Eishart, Ind, on receipt of price, 81 per bot
tie, six bottles for So express prepaid.
Restorative Nervine positively contains no
ppiates or dangerous drugs.
For sale by all Druggists. nov2893 Tyr
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-09-20
THE COMET.

Correspondents will please sign theil
names to their communications, not
foi publication, but as an act Of faith
Tie true name of correspondent will
NJ appear in the paper If tits enclosed
pnCareDthesis.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-09-20

The last one of Mr.. r. @. Hunters
twins, who died at Sweetwater last
week, was buried in the city cemetery
at this place on last Friday afternoon.
The Mountain City TomahaUk rush.
ed into its thirteenth year with its
last weeks issue, MAY you live to see
many more dozens and one, Brother
Keys.
1t is source of great pleasure for
us to state that Mr.. E. S. Wolfe is
convalescing and regaining his health
and strength He has had quite a
siege of it.
Ladies, if you intend getting nice
pair Of fine shoes, call at Hart & Smiths
and make your selection from their
large line OF samples. All the latest
styles in fine footwear.
joe Crissenberry had presented to
him last Tuesday week, by his wife
fine boy baby, and Joe says when.
ever he CRIES he never fails to wind w
with Democratic yell.
J. L. Evans, of Johnson City, was II
town Monday and Tuesday on bust
ness for j. H. Preas & Co., Who arr
making preparations to open up
mercantile business in the O'Brier
house EraOin Magnet.
A new store has been opened OF
Market street, one door east OF Prea
& Co. Upon iuquiring of Jim Leonart
who the proprietor was, he replies
that he was himself, and that it would
be known as being run by 'Cheal
jim, the widower's SON"
| The colored Methodists held cam
meeting at Rockhouse Cave, abou
five miles from town, last week, an,
wound up on Sunday last. We lear
that they had large congregations a
every service, and very interestin
time is reported to have been enjoye
by them.
Don't fail to look over the elegar
new stock Of clothing at the Bee Hiv
bought at free wool prices and sol
away down. Mems suits at about th
price of pair of pants. We ais
, have nice line Of gents and ladie
underwear &c.
+, Just west o. Hunters warehou
} stands little wooden structure,
which Mr.. J. r. Tucker, maChinis
8 has recently opened machine she
0 OF his own. He says he will put
Y his machinery this week, and W
then be ready for business. The TOW
welcomes all such enterprises.
; A literary and musical entertai
ment will be given in the NJ. E, chur
next week. Watch for the date On
10 cents admission. Among some
the attractions will be a song and n
itation in costume by Sannie Bidd
recitations with and without music
some Of our we'll known people,
d recitation in costume by Miss Your
s. of Jonesboro; and last, hut not lea
n lady over seventy years old will 81
?. a unique and concise recipe
& Homeopathic soup. Encourage hol
talent by giving them full house.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-09-20
Three Leading Scientists
Proclaim the Superior Value of
DR.. Prices Baking Powder.

Scientists devong closer attention food products
Recent examinations of baking powders by Prof Long Dr.
Haines and Prof Prescott made to determine which
powder the purest highest in eavenng strength most
efficient in service, and most economical in cost They
decide that DR. Prices Cream Baking Powder exces in all
the essentials of ideal preparation for household use
They write:-
Chicago, March aSth 1894
We havepurchased in the open market of DR. Prices
Cream Baking Powder and also of the other leading brands
of baking powders and have submitted them chemical
analysis We find that DIR Prices Cream Baking Powder is
apure of tartar powder, that is has considerably
greater eavenng strength than any of the other baking
powders we have tested.
PROF. JOHN H. LONG, Northeastern Unfo0aty Chicago
DIR. WALTER S. HAINEs Rush Medical College, Chicago
PROF ALBERT PREscorT Un0. of Michigan Ann Arbor"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-09-20
SEEN AND HEARD.
Personal and Other Items That Have
Present Interest.

Personal and Other Items That lIIaye
Present Interest.
Smoke a Rat Tail. Bee Hive.
Get the new necktie at Bee Hive.
White wine vinegar at Jackson's.
Bee Hive for glassware and dishes.
Clark's thread, 4 cents at Bee Hive.
Bee Hive for clothing, cheapest and
best.
Custom made suits and pants at
Wares.
For the best coffee and tea go to
Jackson's.
The best As cent flour in the city at
Jackson's.
Leave your measure with Ware for
your fall suit.
Leave your measure for u pair Of $9
pants at Wares.
Bee Hive for drugs. Three pre-
scription clerks.
People will save money by buying
groceries at M. Jackson'a.
New styles Of ladies' fine uAoe', one
half price, at the Bee Hive.
Now is the time TO get new suit
Trousers made to order cheap al
Wares.
Mrs. P. s. Cox, of Careyville, is Wis
ting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. A
Patton.
There will be service at the Epi.co
pal church next Sundny evening n
7 80 o'clock.
neutrality-suspicious. warrant
at 80 cents on dGllar. ADD ise H
care COMET.
Bee Hive for boots, 81 90; domestic
Az cents; women's shoes, Ga cents
hrooms, 10 cents.
"A c. II. hardwood. the mail agent, ha
moved his family hon Jonesboro t
Bristol, They live at 10l5 Shelb
street Bristol Courier.
"A FAIR TRIAL Of Hoods Sar
- saparilla guarantees complet
cure. tits an honest medicine, honest
:, lyadvertised and ithonestly CURE e
Gov r. L. Taylor gave the schoC
and citizens of Messy Greek one of h
rare and entertaining as we'll as yer
in tructiye talks last Monday night.
Dan Mccoy has become tired an
disgusted with selling liquor, and di
posed OF the contents Of his saloo
(the whole thing to John Greg
Dan will now go into the bsnkir
business.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-09-20

NAAH " ~ 49,
cut. The little
white lines are
the nerves which
co 1Yey the nerve
fr o from t h o
nerve centers to
every part of the
body just as the
electric currents
conveyed along
{ h @ telegraph
wires to Q very
station, large or
small. Ordinary
physicians fail to
regard this fact;
instead of treat
ing the nerve CEN
tiers for the cause
of the disorders
arising therefrom
they tire a + the
part affected.
Franklin Miles,
NJ. d., LII. b., the
highly celebrated
speCialist and
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-09-20
SURROUNDED BY MYSTERY!
A Great Mistake.

A recent discovery is that headache.
dizziness, dullness confusion of the mind
etc, are due to arrangement Of tho nervo
centers which supply the brain with nerve
force; that indigestion, dyspepsia, neuralgia,
wind in stomach, etc, arise from the derange-
ment Of the nerve centers supplying these or
gans with nerve fluid or force. This is likewise
true of many diseases of the heart and lungs
The nerve system Is like o telegraph system
as will be seen by the accompanying
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Row York Stock Market.

New YORK, Sept. 6.-American Sugar
and Distillers and Cattle Feeders were
tho predominating features in the stock
market to-day. OF the first named s2,-
300 shares were traded in while Distill-
ers figured for 37,4OO shares. The total
sales for the entire list were ga $50
shares, OF which ITO. 200 were American
Sugar and Distillers. Sugar was tho at
traction in the early trading, this stock
having broke from 1C4k to lO2% on q
rumor that the company intended to re-
duce Its dividends at the coming meet
ing OF the directors. Later on when
Treasurer Searles announced that the
meeting would not be held until Tues.
day next and that the question of the
dividend had not been touched upon as
yet by the officials, the stock rallied to
1O4A.
Net changes show losses of 4 to / per
cent. outside of Distillers, which de-
clined 2ss per cent. Sugar gained n
and Lead and Canada Southern a per
cent. In the inactive stocks American
District Telegraph and Colorado Fuel
and Iron gained Q points for the day.
The bond market was irregular, but in
the main weak. OF the stocks lac, 900
were listed and $4,000 unlisted. Treas
ury balances: Coin, SIS. 4T6. 900; cur.
rency, SOS, 459,0OO
Money on call easy at per cent, last
loan at one and closing offered at l per
cent. Prime mercantile paper. 4@4x
per cent. Bar silver, 64%. Sterling
exchange heavy, with actual business
In bankers bills at ass for sixty
days and 1859 for demand posted
rates, 4S5@4S6K. Commercial bills,
4S3N@4846. Government bonds Arm
State bonds steady. Railroad bonds
irregular. Silver at the board was
o5 bid and &C asked. Norfolk and
Western closed at &c.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07
Summer Vacation Tours.

THE Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company now has on sale at all its
Offices east of the Ohio river full line
OF tourist excursion tickets to all the
lake, mountain and seashore resorts in
the Eastern and Northern States and in
Canada. These tickets are valid for re.
turn journey until October 81. Before
deciding upon your summer outing 1t
would be we'll to consult the Baltimore
and Ohio book of "Routes and Rates for
Summer Tours" All baltimore and
Ohio ticket agents at principal points
have them, and they will be sent post
paid, upon receipt OF ten cents, by Chss.
0. Scull, general passenger agent, Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, Baltimore
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07
Electric Bitters.

THIS remedy is becoming so we'll
known and 80 popular as to need NO
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the Same song OF
praise. A purer medicine does not
exist, and it is guaranteed to do all tn at
Is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure
all diseases Of the liver and kidneys,
will remove pinples. boils. salt rheum
and other affections caused by impure
blood. viii drive malaria from the sys.
tenn and prevent as we'll as cure all
malarial fevers. For cure of headache,
constipation and indigestion try Electrs &c
Bitters. Entire satisfaction guaraa-
.eed, or money refunded. Price S.
cents and 81 per bottle at Christian q
Barbee'B drug store.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07
M BROWN ROSE.

Oh, my Rose amt white,
An my Roso amt red,
An my Rose don't grow
On dc vine on dc shed.
But She lives in dc cabin
Whar de roses twines,
An she rings out Ter clo'es
In do shade o. dc vines.
An dc red leaves fell,
An do white rose sheds
Tell dey kivcr all do groun
Whar my brown Rose treads.
An dc butterfly comes,
An dc bumblebee, too,
And dc hummin birds hum
All dc long dry throo.
And dcy sip ut do white,
An dey tas'c ut do red,
An dcy fly in an out
o. de vines round de shed.
While comes along
An get hers some buds,
An mecks some remarks
About renching or suds.
But dc birds an do bees
An dc rest of us knows
Dat we all hangin roun
Des ter look at my Rose
Ruth McEnery Stuart
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07
Produce and Merohano,se.

New YORK, Sept.6.-Flour dull, weak;
buyers holding off; winter wheat low
grades. 1s5@250; fair to fancy, 24O@29O;
patents, 275@ 800; Minnesota clear, 225@
265; do. patents, 340@374; low extras,
lS5@250; Southern flour dull, weak !;
com mon to fair extra, 210@3OC; good co
choice do 300@35o; wheat moderately
active, 40 cent higher. closed firm
No. 2, red, store and elevator, 5SA@
5S%, ahoat. 5s&; options were moder-
ately active and q cents higher. clos
ing strong. September, 5S56; December,
619s; May, 6611
Lard quiet, steady; Western steam,
900 bid; city. SIS september, o 90; re-.
fined quiet firm; continent. 35 South
America, SO; compound. 7@7A Pork
quiet, firm; mess, l5.5O@l5 rs. Butter
moderate demand, steady; State dairy.
l4@22N; creamery, 1s@23M; Western
dairy, 13A OF; creamery, 1924; do.
Elgins. "a. Cotton seed oil quiet, firm;
crude, 30; yellow, "a Rosin dull, steady
strained, con- mon to good, 115@l 90.
Turpe ntine quiet, firm, 2sA@29A. Rice
good demand, firm; domestic fair TO
extra, 4A@5X; Japan, 4N@4I.
Molasses, foreign nominal; New Or
leans, open kettle, good to choice, 81
@36, dull, steady. Peanuts quiet. Coffee
options opened steady. 5@15 points
down; September, 13.70@13 80; Novem-
Der, 1875; March, 12.2O@12 SIS; Nav,
IL loo IL. Is; spot Rio dull, nominal; No.
z, 16. Sugar, raw quiet; fair refining,
3B; refined quiet, steady; OF A, 4 TIC
@4s4; standard A, 4 13-16@5; cut loaf,
5S@ GIG; crushed, 5ss@5 0 16; granu-
lated. ID l6@54. Freights to Liver.
pool dull, irregular; cotton, 3.32 pence;
grain, u pence, asked.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07
"MY boy was taken with a disease re

"MY boy WAS taken with disease re-
sem bling bloody fux. The first thing
l thought OF was Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. Two
doses OF it settled the matter and cured
him sound and we'll. 1 heartily recon-
mend this remedy to all persons suffer-
ing from like complaint. l will answer
all inquiries regarding it when stamp
is inclosed. refer to any county official
as to my reliability. ROACH, J. P,
Primroy, Campbell county, Tenn. For
sale by The Chas. Lyle Drug Company,
iruRpists
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07
BuokIen's Arnloa salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers. salt rheum, fever
sores, tatter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. 1t
Is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton or money refunded. For sale by
Chris.iap and Ba-hee
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07

A. M. BAILEY, we'll known citizen
OF Eugene. Ore. says his wife has for
years been troubled with chronic diar-
rhoea and used many remedies with
little relief until che tried Cham ber-
lain's collie. cholera and diarrhoae
remedy, which has cured her sound and
we'll. Give 1t trial and you will be
surprised at the prompt relief it affords
Twenty. five and SO cent bottles for sale
by Charles Lyle Drug Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07
Breaking the Record.

Small Brother (enthusiastically)-Oh,
grandma, Harry broke the record at the
college contest.
GrandmG-Well, l declare. that boy
Is always breaking something. What
will it cost to fix it, or will he have TO
get new onc?-Detroit Free Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07
A YOUNG GIRLS FORTUNE.
AN INTERESTING SKETCH.

Nothing appeals 30 strongly to a mothers
affection as her daughter Just budding into
GS%aS9aS Following Is an instance: our
Hbaugnter, blanche, now Is years of age, had
peen terribly afflicted with nervousness, and
nad lost the entire use of her right arm She
was In such condition that VIC had to keen
ner from school and abandon her music les
sons DIN fact, we feared st. Vitus dance, and
are positive but for an invaluable remedy she
would have had that terrible af1liction. We
had employed physicians, but she received no
benefit from them. The first of last August she
weighed but IS pounds, and although she has has
s ,ga;a only three bottles of Neryino she now
twelghs l08 pounds her nervousness and symp-
TOMS Of st. Vitus dance arc entirely gone, she
ettcnds school regularly, and studies with com
IorI and ease. She has recovered complete use
OF ner arm, her appetite Is splendid, and no
money could procure for OUT daughter the health
Dr; Miles Nervine has brought her.
When my brother recommended the remedy
hqd no faith in patent medicines and would
not listen to him, but as last resort he sent us
bottle. We began giving 1t TO Blanche, and the
e s11 was almost immediate."-Mrs. R. r.
DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine Is sold by all
druggists on q positive guarantee or sent direct
by the Dr.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart Ind. on
receipt OF price 81 per bottle, six bottles for SIS
express prepaid. 1t is positively free nom
opiates or dangerous drugs.
Sold by all Druggists.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07

AS THERE are many cows dying in our
city. it behooves owners OF cattle to
see that their cattles' systems are kept
In perfect order. They can do this by
using United States STOCK food, for sale
by w. b. STUART, the feed dealer, los
Church avenue g. w.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.
LEXINGTON. VA.

56th Year. State Military, Scientific and Tech
nlcal School. Thorough Courses In general and
applied Chemistry and in Engineering Confcrs
degree of graduate in Academic Con rse; also de.
gree OF Is. :. and G. e. In Technical Courses. All
expenses, including clothing and incidcntals
provided at rate OF $3.50 per month, ~ an aver
age Tor the four years, exclusive OF outfit. New
cadets report Septemb or l.
72O co l9t GEN. SCOTT SHIP, Supt.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INSTITUTE, FOR YOUNG LADIES.
Building
from most famous institutions
SESSION OPENS SEPT for
Piden BRAT
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07

hR. J. KINNEY.
Specialist. Catarrh and diseases of
eye, ear and throat. Glasses fitted.
OFFIcE-Exchange building.
8 y tt
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07

P. q. DILLARD. j. P. LEE j. D. SMITH
WILLARD. LEE & SMITH,
~ ATTORNEYs-AT-LAw,
Terry Building, Roanoke, Va. 10 20 1y
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07

JOHN W. WRIGHT B. LACY HOGE
WRIGHT & HOGE, Attorneys-st-
Wv law, Roanoke, Va, Room 6,
Moomaw Building, Jefferson street.
Oourts-Roanoke city and county, and
Craig and Boetourt counties. Special
attention given to collection Of claims.
mar ~
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07
PROFESSIONAL.

Sold by all Druggists.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07

NGLESlDE RETREAT-FOR DIS
IL eases Of Women. Scientific treat.
ment and cures guaranteed. Elegant
apartments for ladies before and during
confinement. Address The Resident
Physician, II. 72 Baxter Court, Nash
Vile, Tenn. 1O1l d&w 3m
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-08

the treasury did not get cent OF it.
Under the Senate bill the people would
have paid $50, oOO, 900 into the treasury
to be used for the support OF the gov
eminent, and but S6,OOO,OOO to the
planters and Sc, 1000, 600 10 the trust.
OF course, The latter figures ought to
be wiped out altogether. Wedo not be-
lieve the trust should receive a cents
worth OF protection. But when it comes
TO Republican criticism Of the Senate
blps sugar schedule, let Republican
Senators face these figures and then
state which measure is for the best in
tsrests OF the country, the Senate bill
which Insures over $40, OOO,O 900 annually
OF sadly needed revenue at protection
cost Of but $50, 900, 900, or the Mckinley
law, which takes from the people S34,-
600, 600 for protection and yields not
penny Of revenue. The Senate bill may
be highly Objectionable TO many Demo
Gratis, but it is easy TO figure its vast
superiority over the present Mckinley
arrangement.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-08

.uals, but to particular class of our citi-
zens-the Germans. Especially are our
thanks, and the gratitude OF the
community, due to one whose public
spirit is proverbiGl, one who never
fails to respond to the appeals OF charity
ana public inLerest-our friend and Fellow
citizen, Anton Reymaun. Continuous APP
ulause.1 On behalf OF the Elks l extend
their hearty, profound and grateful thanks
for the generous sympathy and exhibition
of kind feeling which your presence shows
you entertain for us. In conclusion, Will
say that We are glad 10 have the honor of
dedicatiug this magnificent building for
the purposes for which it is intended.
thank you, again and again"
Capt. Dovener was warmly applauded
when he concluded, and retired from
the stage. Then the Orchestra struck
up lively selection, in the midst OF
which the curtain arose upon the first
act Of
1.-THE WOMAN Halter"
Seldom has a more enthusiastic audi
ence witnessed a theatrical production
in Wheeling, and seldom, II ever, was
there more creditable presentation.
No actor who visits this city. is more
theatre.going people than Roland Reed.
The reason is plain, Aside from the
fact that he is one the most clever
comedians upon the American stage,
and invariably surrounds himself with
an excellent supporting company, when
met off the stage Mr.. Reed is a genial,
courteous, refined gentleman, and has
made a host OF personal friends in
Wheeling.
Mr.. Reed sustained the title role, and
never appeared to better advantage.
Miss Isadore Rush as "Mrs. JOY"
fairly shared with him the honors OF
The evening. Both we're warmly APP
plauded when they first appeared upon
tho stage. Miss Rush's costumes
were superb creations, and caused no
little interest In the feminine portion Of
the audience. Lack Of space forbids in
dividual mention Of the remainder Of
the company, suffice it TO say that all
enacted their respective roles in cred