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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07
The Cost Of a Lead Pencil.

The greatest cost in making first
class lead pencils is not in the wood,
even when the smoothest and straight
est grained Florida cedar is used, nor
in the finishing and stamping OF pen
ellis, though the finest varnish and
purest gold are used. The greatest
cost is in the time and labor spent in
manipulating the materials of which
the leads are made. The materials
used In making such leads are the
finest and smoothest graphite and
clay.
The graphite is specially selected
for the purpose, and is most carefully
fl)ated through water time and again,
which allows the grit and coarser par
ticles to sink aud become separated.
The clay is also subjected to similar
thorough and careful treatment.
The proportion OF clay determines
the degree of hardness; and there
fore, in order that the leads may be
uniform 10 hardness as we'll as tough
ness, long continued grinding and
mixing are necessary, as we'll as other
painstaking operations, before the
leads are perfected and ready for the
wood and the finishing processes, In
cheap pencils, no matter what the fin
ish may be, the leads receive but scant
attention.
This will explain the difference be-
tween Dixon's american Graphite
pencils and others that "look just as
good" but last not half as long. made
by Joseph Dixon Crucible Co, Jersey
City, N. j., also makers OF the justly
celebrated "Dixon's Silica Graphite
Faint" acknowledged to be the best
roof paint The world has ever pro-
duced. II is used principally for
shingls, tin or other metal 70 fs, for
cutters, leaders. etc, for wooden or
iron bridges, iron structures, area-ways
OF brick or stone, vaults and cellars
aud for all exposed surfaces needing a
durable aud economical paint. It il
unaffected by heat, cold, dampness
acids, alkslies, or any known chemical
! It Is healthfal as well as economical
aud beautiful as well as durable. Fol
Information and prices address Joseph
Dixon Crucible Co, Jersey City, N. J
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07

Don't forget to keep the plants clean
and the atmosphere moist by thorough
springing and spraying.
Don't lorget that sudden changes of
temperature are dangerous and plants
that are sligh.ly frosted must not be
snbjecte. W strong heat Immediately.
Don't forget to have glass on hand
to instantly replace any broken, or q
valuable plant may be lost for the want
OF few cents invested in a pane OF
glass.
Don't forget to use the old tested
remedies il they prove trouble
some--water for the red spider, tobac-
co tea for the aphis and lime water
for worms in The soil.
Don't forget to give the blooming
plants thesunniest position, and allow
the foliage plants to flourish in the
shady situations.
Don't forget that buds coming into
bloom will require plenty Of water and
sunlight and a moderately cool tenn
ature.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07
NEGROES WILD CHATTER.
Douglass Memory Smirched BY At.
lAntanS' Action.

ATLANTA March IA sensation
has been created here by negro mass
meeting held last night at Big Bethel,
the largest colored church in the city,
which was advertised as a memorial
meeting in honor of Frederick Doug
lass, but which was turned into an
indignation meeting against the
whites.
AS speaker followed speaker, the
addresses became more and more un-
bridled uHtil the affair broke out in
spots with "Jim-Crow Cars" "Social
Equality" and "Calls for Revenge"
as the texts for fiery outbursts.
Proctor, pastor of the colored First
Congregational church, received ap-
plause when he announced that he
agreed with Douglas when he told
the Southern people to beware, or
they would find "firebrands under
their houses and poison in their cof-
fee."
r. NJ. Cheeks, pastor OF Big Bethel
church, was cheered when he told OF
how the North Carolina legislature had
put Douglass first, Washington second
and Lee third.
Carter, pastor of the Friendship
Baptist church, declared that he would
marry white woman il he could, and
said that the negroes only envied Fred.
erick because he had succeeded where
they had failed.
Morris, O. grandson in-law Of Fred
erick Douglass, devoted most OF his
eulogy on Douglass to the burning
question OF jim.crow cars" advised
the negroes to carry their cases to the
supreme court, and finally brought
down the house by declaring that
Frederick Douglas ranked next to
Jesus Christ.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07
EXCESSIVE FREIGHT RATES
Delay Operation of the EmbreViHe Fur.
nace-.-New Route Proposed.

Arrangements were about perfected
to put the Embreville iron furnace in
blast again, beginning April l, but it
is now announced that the matter will
have to be postponed because agreea-
bile freight rates can not be secured on
the Southern Railway between EN-
breville and Bristol.
Hon. w. p. Brownlow, representing
the furnace men, was in Knoxville
day or two ago to learn what freight
rate could be had. The figures dazed
him. 1t is claimed that the rate offer.
ed from Embreville to Bristol is as
high as it should be all the way
through to Baltimore or New York.
1t is more than the furnacs people
can stand and will delay the operation
of the furnace.
However, there is a move on foot,
which is led by men of capital, TO
build road along the river from EN-
breville to Erwin, a distance OF Ave
miles, to connect with the Sos at that
point, so that the products of the fur
mace can be shipped by way of Erwin
to Bristol, coming oyer the 5 C's to
Bowman's farm, one mile east OF John
son City, and going thence by way of
the E. I. & w. N. G. road to Eliza.
bethton and thence oyer the B. & E.
to Bristol, where connections can be
had for the east by way of the N. &W.
and for the west and north by way OF
the S. A & o. and L. & N. roads.
By this arrangement it will be re.
quired to build only five miles OF road,
and there are only thirteen miles diff.
ference in the distance. Another rail
would have to be laid on the narrow
gauge road from Bowman's farm to
Elizabethton. The five miles OF road
will follow the river and can be bull.
at small expense. A gentleman who
came from johnson City to Bristol last
night expressed himself as confident
that the undertaking would be carried
out. Bristol Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07
What ssWe" Includes.

Somebody who wants to explain
what the editorial 1--WE" signifies says
it has a variety Of meanings, varied
to suit the circumstances. For an
example:
When you read that Eve expect our
wife home today" "we" refers to the
editor in-chief. When it is eve are
little late with our work." it includes
the whole Office force, even to the
devil and the towel. In Eve are
having boom," the town is meant,
awe received over seven hundred
thousand immigrants last year" en-
braces the nation, but 1--WE have hog
cholera in our midst" only means
that the man who takes the paper and
does not pay for il is very ill.-St Louis
Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07
Stamping Patterns Free.

All our readers should send to the
Publishers of the Home 14l Milk ST.,
Boston, Mass, aud get set OF their
beautiful Stamping Patterns. They
can be used for embroi lery outlining
or painting. All desirable and good
size; some Sx10, others 5xS inches.
There are ninety (91). one different
patterns and two alphabets, one. q
large foreet.me-not pattern. With this
outfit the publishers send the Home,
q sixteen page paper containing Sto-
ries, Fashions, Fancy Work, ETC., for
three months, and only ask for 10
cents to cover cost of postage on pat
terms aud paper. Our illustrated Pre-.
miun List sent free to any addres.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07

The aides in the eastern part OF the
State are letting no grass grow undei.
th ir feet. They are determined to
raise a large sum for carrying out the
woman's part Of the work in a credita
BILE manner. They will get out a cen
tennl4l edition of the Knoxville T1b
ane March Is, the entire receipts Of
which will go TO the woman's depart.
ment Of the work. A large editorial
force has been appointed from among
the best women of Knoxville, and the
g Iition will bs one that will long be in
demand. The centennial part OF the
paper will contain a vast amount of
valuable historical matter, including
some true stories from hitherto unpub
lished letters, especially the story Of
Andrew Jackson's love and courtship,
told by arelative. The business houses
of Knoxville are showing their appre.
citation by taking large advertising
space.
1t is proposed that every county in
Tennessee have its own display at the
Centennial Exposition, either build.
ing or au exhibit in one of the main
buildings, showing its resources with
maps and pamphlets and other means
OF educating the visitor under control
OF its own representatives.. This idea
carried out will advertise the whole
State at one time and place. The ex-
position is not local in any manner,
for the entire State is urged to partic.
ipate 1t will be held at Nashville be-.
cause it is the capital city, is centrally
located, has great railroad systems.
navlgable river, and great facilities for
entertaining the thousands who come.
Davidson county has showed its ap-
probation by voting $4,000, and the
city will certainly do its part. Home.
seekers and manufacturers are coming
South, and manyStates are after them.
Tennessee has only to use her oppor-
tunity to double her taxable wealth.
Every county is interested. The ben
eiits are too apparent to need new
enumeration here. This manner O.
advertising communities is not only
popular. but it has become a necessity.
To reap the harvest we must SOW the
ICED. To secure the blessings we
must keep in the line OF progress.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07
Puzzled Judge and Jury.

This is how Kentucky Judge
charged jury the other day; "If you
believe what the counsel for the plain
tiff has told you, your verdict will be
for the plaintiff; if, on the other hand,
you believe what the defendants
counsel has told you, you will give a
verdict for the defendant. But il you
are like me, and don't believe what
either of them said, don't know what
you will do" The Jury disagreed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07
A Horrible Warming.

DR.. THAI, of Elizabeth, and DR..
Hatfield, of Lsachtown, performed a
successful, though very unusual and
difficult surgical operation lately.
Miss Myra Simmons, OF Standing
Stone, handsome young woman,
with long luxuriant hair, had been in
the habit of twisting her tresses so
tightly in knot at the back OF her
head that the pressure had loosened
the scalp from the skull. The scalp
was taken off, the coagulated matter
that had gathered under it removed,
the scalp stitched on again, hair and
all, and the young woman will recover.
1t is said to be the only case known to
medical science.-SOuthern West Vir-
0inian.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07

Every opportunity we omit obscures
some pleasure we might have known.
A woman who ia troubled with ner.
vous headaches and omits to try and
cure then by Ramon's Tonic Liver
Pills obscures all the pleasures OF
perfect health. This famous remedy
is the greatest specific ever known for
the cure Of biliousness, sour stomach,
and all forms Of disQrdered liver. 1t
works gently, yet effectually. Give it
one trial, It costs but 25 cents, and
WofFord & Co your druggists, keep it
Sample dose free.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07
SHERIFF'S SALE.
In the Circuit Court at Jouesboro
Washington County, Tenn.
j. NJ. Williams as. A. j. Miller and
Reeves & Baxter US. A. ]. Miller.

By virtue OF two uenditioni erpOnas
issued to me by the clerk OF the circuit
court of Washington county, Tenues.
see, in the Cases of J. NJ. Williams vs
A j. Miller and Reeves & Baxter Vs.
a. j. Miller, will on the
BOTH DAY OF MARCH, 1895,
at the court house door in Jonesborc,
Tenn offer for sale to the highest bid
der, tor cash in hand. the following de.
scribed parcel or tract of land, towit !:
Lying and being in the Eighteenth
civil district of Washington county,
Tenue ssee, and bounded on the north
bv Propst, ON the south by Williams,
Wrightsman aud Villa ns, and con.
tanning ninety-fve acres, more or lass,
and beng the same tract OF land that
the said A. j. Miller occupies, or did
occupy, rs a residence. Said land will
be sold to satisfy two Judgments, one
obtained by NJ. Williams against
A. j. Nllter before S. S. Kirkpatrick,
Justice OF the peace for Washington
county, on the 9th day Of September,
1894 for the snm OF one hundred and
sevents-eight dollars and forty-lour
cents debs, and costs Of suit; also one
other judgment that Reevee 4 Baxter
obtained against the said Miller before
the sld Kirkpatrick, as justice of The
peace, on the Goth day OF September,
1894, tnr the sum of twenty dollars
and fifteen cents debt, and COST. Said
lard win be sold at said time and
place, subject to the homestead rights
of the -a d Miller, unless said debts
and all costs are sooner paid,
This the 4th dav of March, 1895.
j. S. PRITcHETT, Sheriff.
55S d. Printers fee, $1G
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07
SHERIFF'S SALE.
In thn Circuit Court at Jonesboro,
Washington county, Teun.
@ J. Stout, Admin'r, vs. Abe Burgner.

@ J. Stout, Admin'r, vS, Abe Burgner.
b rtue Of u venditioai exponas is.
sued me by the clerk of the circuit
court Tor Washington county, Tennes-
see, il the case Of @ j. Stout, admir-,
Us Alb Burgner, | will on the
30rH DAY OF MARCH, 1925,
at tho court house door 10 Jonesboro,
Tennessee, OTTER for sale to the highest
bidder, for cash in hand, all the right,
title, claim and interest that Abe
Burgner has in and to the following
described tract or parcel Of land, towit
Living and being in the First civil dis
trict Of Washington county, Tennessee,
and in metes and bounds as follows,
towit: BEGINNING at Il small cedar
corner, to Sarah Oopp; thence with
her line N 64la, e. so poles and 10
links, 70 stake or planted rock on
cross road; thence s. 81, Il. 7S poles
and links, TO stake or planted rock
and pointer division line to Sarah E
Copp thence S. 6la, Il, 81 poles and
4 links, to a stake between two stumps
thence lutu O1t2i W. - pOiSs, W
stake on Harvey Richar lson's line
thence N. SO, west AZ poles to stakS
and pointers; thence S, 90, w. Il
poles, to stake and pointers; thence
s. 779{. w. So poles and 10 links, to 3
stake by cross fence; thence N. %
west 10 po'es and Is links, to the be
einniag, and containing, by estima
ton, 27 24 acres more Or less.
Said iaud will be sold to satisfy I
iudem4 ut that @ J, Stout, administra
tor OF ]. n. Stout, deceased, obtained
against Abs Burgner before w. z
Smith, Justice Of the peace for Wash
ington county, Tennessee, on the Sis
day of October, 1894, tor the sum o
one hundred and twenty-eight dollar
and niaety FIVE cents, and all costs o
snit. Said land will be sold at SAT-
time and place, subject to the home
atead iah,s of the said Abe Burgnel
unless said debt and all costs are soor
er paid
This tbs 4th day of March, 1895.
j. 5. 9RIrouETT, Sheriff.
h5s A. Printers fee, 81
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07

The engagement of John Hugg, an
printer OF Charlestown, and Miss
Laura V. Lipp, of Washington, D. @ i,
is announced, Who dares say there
is nothing IN namef 1t makes q fell
10 VS. arm flop like a devil fish, and his
mouth keep time like a patent clothes
wringer, to think OF the bliss iu store
for this couple, Thrice happy should
John and Laura be, their names GO
we'll together-hell get bis Lipp, she
her Hugg, and both Hugg and Lipp
each other -Er.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07

President Cleveland has decided to
bestow upon Hon. A. B. Montgomery,
of Kentucky, one Of the judgeships
provided for in the bill establishing
two United States courts ia Indian
Territory. The salary is $6.OOOa year.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07

In answer to letter from the
Knights of Labor, Of New York, seek
ing the removal OF Street Commis,
sioner WAiing, that official replied
that the so called labor order is OPP
posed to workiugmen and opposed to
work, and ,hat it is conducted only
that the leaders may earn salaries by
making mischief.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07

In spite of the denials from the Hot
Springs board of health, the people
are fleeing from the place on account
OF smallpox. One fugitive says that
there are seventy-fve cases, and the
Secretary of the Arkansas State board
OF health reports thirty-two.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07

The wage troubles on the Southern
railway have been settled, the employ
es accepting the schedules proposed
by the company.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07

The Prohibitionists OF Kentucky
have nominated State ticket, and
planted it on platform denouncing
the liquor traffic, indicting the Demo
cratic party "for reckless and corrupt
administration in the State and ma
tion, aud demaudingg 6 pvernme ent own
ership of railroads and telegraphs /;
twenty one years residence before
naturalization; free turnpikes; laws
against insurance combines and other
things. The fnauCial and tariff ques-
tions are dismissed with solemn gen.
eralities. T. B. Demaree was nomi-
mated for governor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07
ATLANTA EXPOSITION NOTES.

There are now about five hundred
men employed on the grounds Of the
Cotton States and international Expo
sition. 1T is expected that most Of the
buildings will be done by June /.
b. W. Wrenn, passenger traffic man
ager for the Plant System, is distrib-
uting in Cuba, through his agents, a
Spanish edition OF 10000 copies of the
prospectus of the Cotton States and
international Exposition. He writes
that a special ship will sail for Jamai-
ca about the last OF March.
Bradford L. Gilbert, supervising ar.
chitect, has designed for the Cotton
States and International Exposition,
a monument intended as permanent
memorial at Piedmont Park. II con.
sists Of PEDESTAL with plinth and die
of granite and capital Ct marble, sur
mounted by figure of Atlantis poised
on the earth.
President Collier, OF the Cotton
States and International Exposition,
has sent to the mayor and council OF
Philadelphia letter cordially inviting
them to take part in the exposition
Similar letters are to be sent to all the
great cities. Chicago day has already
been fixed, and it is hoped to have all
the great cities similarly represented.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07

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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-01-16
GARRETT.

John Bruner, OF Rock Haven, was here
Friday.
S. P. Woolback, OF Brandenburg, was
here this week.
Mr.. Sim Darneal, of Pennebaker, was
in town last Sunday.
w. B, Mattingly and wife are visiting
in Brandenburg this week.
Ed Richie and family were the guests
OF DR.. Miles and wife Thursday.
Bob Buckler spent Sunday at Garnetts-
vile, the guest OF his aunt, Miss Howard
Mr.. Dave Shacklett died Wednesday,
January I'd, after longillness of typhoid
fever.
Clarence Haynes, of Muldraugh, spent
Tuesday night here the guest of j. c..
Crutcher.
JIG. Crutcher and sister attended the
watch party Monday night at Mr.. Q. d.
Richardson.
Jim Foushee, Henry Jones and George
Miles were in Louisville this week with
cattle and hogs.
Rod Shacklett and family were the
guests Of j. G. Sbacklett and family, of
Hill Grove, one night this week.
Mr.. Hart Withers and Miss Sallie
Crutcher, of near Muldraugh, were here
Sunday the guests Of Mrs. Kate Crutcher
and family.
Married, Tuesday, at Buck Grove
church, Mr.. Tom Watts, OF Muldraugh
and Miss Hattie Wright, OF this neighbour
hood. May their lives be long and
happy.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-01-16
Report of Hite's Run School, District
IL, for the Month ending
January lst, 1898.

Total number enrolled 92, highest
number in attendance any day "A, lowest
20, average 554
The irregularity in the attendance was
caused by the extremely cold snowy
weather during Christmas week, many
of the children living distance OF two
to three miles from the school house
were unable to get to school.
Interest in the cause OF education
among this people remains undated,
only for the weather and distance many
reside from the school house, We wonld
have at least so per cent. OF the pupils
in regular attendance every day OF the
session, and we expect to. even reach 70
per cent. notwithstanding the rough
weather for the past few days
In our opinion our County
Superintendent should condemn the old
house and have a new one built in time
for the next session. This is one OF the
largest schools in the County, and the
house that is being used Is worthless as
school house, aud the people demand
better one and they ought 10 have II.
CHINTz ROYALTY, Prin. Teacher.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-01-16
The Discovery Saved His Life

Mr. G. Caillouette, Druggist, Beavers
vile, H., says; "To DIR. Kings New
Discovery owe my life. Was taken
with La Grippe and tried all the physi-
clans for miles about but of no avail and
was given up and told could not live,
Having Dr. Kings New Discovery in my
store sent for bottle and began its
use and from the first dose began to get
better, and after using three bottles was
up and about again. 1t is worth its
weight in gold. We won't keep store or
house without it," Get free trial at A.
r. Fishers drug store.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-01-16
DIED.

December the 18th, 1894, at Tar Fork,
with brain fever, little Everett, the infant
son of j. d. and Mary Wheatley, aged
seven months, after painful illness oil
three weeks, then God released him
from his sufferings. He has gone to his
home OF eternal bliss He leaves a
father and mother and four little sisters
to mourn his loss, and to be prepared to
meet him in Heaven. His body was
placed in the churchyard at st. Mary's
May angels conduct him to his place Of
rest. A FRIEND.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-01-16
ASTIRRING STORY OF LOVE and ADVENTURE.

had the poor brute recovered new suit
till the train had crow to pick with IT,.
While out with Mr.. Fowler's children,
little tots, playing on the railroad and
being on the opposite side OF the track
from the children, when the train came
numbering down the road, started to
cross over to where the children were, to
protect them / ween-too late The
cruel train tore of one of its 'largest
limbs" Poor dog, presume a cyclone
will some day complete the wreck.
When the final separation takes place, if
his anatomy isn't scattered about too
much over the county, she should have
monument erected over her remains
and in the absence of Byron, Sirocco will
furnish an inscription. Jim has certain
ly been rea]ing in her hearing Bryon's
inscription, the outpouring of his Utmost
soul over the tomb OF his Newfoundland,
and she thinks that when she departs
this life the jig will be up with her, that
she will be denied in heaven the
soul she holds on earth. Minus an eye
and leg the very picture Of deformity,
her pertinacious spirit defes fate while
she seems determined that her name
shall live through coming generations.
She is now rearing family which will
some day rise and call her blessed.
Wonder if she will teach them to shun
railroads and the nethermost parts of
houses.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-01-16

To say something is one thing; to
prove it is another We can't prove
that DIR. Bells Pine Tar Honey is the
best cough remedy on earth unless you
will try it. If you do this and don't
agree with us you get your money back.
For sale by Short 4 Haynes, Clover
port; Dr. R. II. McMullin, McDaniels;
M. Meyer & Co., Buras; Geo. Heyser,
Constantine A. Taylor, Rosetta; Drury,
Bennett & Co., Bewleyville, Ky. w. E.
Brown, Irvington, KY; Jno. P. Nichols,
Garfield, KY; A. r. Morris, Big Spring,
Ky.