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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16
Shows Its Colors.

The Bristol News is going to take a
hand in the congressional fight in this
district and announces its choice Of
candidates in the following leader:
"The News does not propose to keep
any one in doubt, very long, as to who
it is for. There are quite a number for
congressional honors in the First Ten
nessee district, all of whom, so far as
we know, would bear the honors with
becoming dignity and credit. But
among them all we must make a first
cooice, and the gentleman whose name
heads the list is Walter P. Brownlow,
of Jonesboro. There are others who
are just as well qualified, no doubt, in
tellectually, morally and socially, but
in a knowledge of Legislation, the wants
of the people and intricaeies of public
life at Washington in the several de-
partments at the capitol, Mr. Brownlow
has no equal in the First district. His
past services in the interest of his party
and people entitle him, we think, to at
least one term in congress. He is ge-
NAL, hearted, capable, honest, en-
ergetic And last, but not least, he is
worthy member of the fraternity
duown as Journalists, sometimes called
editors. That being the case, from &
sympathetic fellow feeling, SO long aS
he is candidate, we can not, if We
would, help from giving him cordia
support Another thing in his favor
he is popular with the people. How
can the people turn down big hearted
jovial, all-round good man like Walter
Brownlow? who loves his fellow-mar
more than himself, especially if tina
| fellow-man happens to be his friend
We are for Brownlow and we believe
he will win.
Come out, boys, show your colors
and let's give Friend Brownlow lift
mighty few of you, way down in YOU
hearts, but don't know he deserves it
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16
Dr.. KoIIc ok lnINashyilIe.

The attention OF the reader is espe c.
iall, called to the card OF DR.. Matthew
Henry Kolock, which il il another col
umn. The doctor is a nutiye # Norfolk
Va, (1S3D OF q prominent Southern
family II savannah, Ga He is quoted
a. STANDARD authority by the "Ency
clopedia Britannica" Vol X, page
1856, the largest and most important
work in the world" being in twenty.
five volumes, each the size of large
church bible He is noted as the dis
eoverer OF the active principle OF GEL
sEMINUM, specific for neuralgia Of The
lace and womb. The doctor has been
all over the world, and has made
many cures, especially at Hot Springs,
Ark, given up by other ply sieians.
Ekss
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

SECRETARY 0LNEY took part in the
second meeting of the Venezuelan
boundary commission. AS matters
pertaining 10 the plans to be followed
in the work OF the commission were
discussed the meeting was not a pub
lie one. Secretary Oney's relation to
the commission is merely that Of an
adviser. The commission will, Of
course, make use OF the knowledge
Secretary Olney has acquired by long
study of the case, but its action will
be entirely independent Of either Mr..
Olney or the president
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

REPRESENTATIVE HEPBURN, OF Iowa,
Is a republican, but he does not wear
the collar OF Speaker Reed, as do most
Of the republican members Of the
house. He has spasmodjc attacks OF
independence. One of these caused
him to propose an amendment to the
Reed rules, compelling the speaker OF
tie house to recognize the member
Al 0 was the first to attract his atten-
tion. While the attack lasted Mr..
Hepburn charged that Speaker Reed
had abused the right Of recognition
by gradually evolving from the long
established practice a rule of his own
to overlook all such as he chooses not
to recognize on the floor and to recos-
nizs only those whom he thinks ought
to be allowed to address the houseand
very truly said that business in The
house should be done by he peoples
representatives and not by the speaker
alone, but after Representative Bel,
of Colorado, who said the speaker had
not recognized a single populist up to
this time, had strongly seconded his
amendment, Mr. IIepburn'a iudepor-
dence suddenly deserted him--ho
couldn't stand the pres,ure--lnd he
showed the white feather by with
drawing his amendment, thus closing
the incident NJ the diplomats say.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

the south, have chung to the party
through all its troubles and yicissi-
tudes with tenscity Ct which Leoni-
das and his handful of heroes might
have been proud When others fal-
tered the postmaster have been fer
vent, indomitabe, Economically deyot.
ed Such q display OF mingled graft
tude and expectation we do not re-
member in the course Of a long and
greatly varied experience
Certainly it must have been some
tremendous circumstance that oui on,
the Dukedam postmaster from thai
devoted band We yearn for tue par
ticulars, Washington |. st.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

made very conservative statement,
calling especial attention to The un-
favorable attitude OF Great Britain,
Germany and France towards silver,
and the certainty that this attitude is
not likely to be changed for long
time to come, while admitting the
great responsibility Of the United
States in attempting the reestablish
ment of bimetallism alone, he advo-
Gated it as duty which should not
be Stunned
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16
Pnntzer

We presume that the public under
standing of Joseph Pulitzer as an en-
envy of the general welfare, and of the
welfare Of this city in particular, is
sufficiently keen and widespread to-
make what we wish to say Of him On
this occasion of timely interest
In he existing crisis OF affairs of
the United States treasury, When the
great banking inter- sls Of the whole
country, without a single exception,
are standing comp city together in a
.toaifast effort to preserve the nation
al credit and evert disaster at such
juncturo it is that Pulitzer assails the
president and his cabinet aud accuses
them OF grosser treason and corruption
than the criminal ingenuity Of any
scouudrel beside himself could con
ceiye. lie says as boldly as he dares,
and with the characterize innuerdo
Of his clsss, that the relations tttweer
the great commercial ard mercantile
leaders OF this country and the midi
vidual members Of The a ADMINISTRATION
are those OF the briber to the hubed.
The anxious scrutiny Of the bank
ing situatiol by members If the Cal BIZ
net lie holds up to public obl,quy as
heovertuyes OF the criminal guardians
f the treasury to despailers waiting
10 rob it. He ascribes no limits TO She
MANY OF the candal that be repr,-
eents the white house as irautic lily
hiding from an indignant and ut
ragged public. As for J. Plerpont Nor.
gan, the acknowledged and atural
eadel u every great financial move
ment among us, he is pictured TO the
public as powerful and unsciupu.
,ous plundefer Of the public purse, a
man devoid of conscience, decency, or
patriotism AS Mr. Morgan stands
for pretty much everything in this
community that is honorable in cit,-
zenship' and valuable 10 pubic life,
Pulitzer's rascality is, we suppose, per
sonally Indifferent to him but it ie
important to note that is the coursr
of Puilzer's World at this particular
time, when every business man inNew
York feels that he has personal stake
in great and critical national issue
PuIitzer's idea OF he occasion is to
print every conceivable SANDER and
falsehood that he can lay his uncieau
hands on, 10 distract the public vith
a bogus list OF subscriptions for 500,
600 900 Of the governments offer o.
bonds, piece Of lying that even h,
himself has not before surpassed ; and
to attack members OF the administra
ton with degree cf reckless deprav
ity and villainy that should never bt
forgotten by the people New Yorl
Sun
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16
PENSION APPROPRIATION,
Alll Crnidining some Minir Changes
Rcpor'ed by he Committee.

Nt i''4 IVA ny +tF commute
WASHINGTON, jan II -Tht pt bsicn
appropriation bin was reported to the
mouse today TIE biz Carl an ap-
Precipitation Of Sal, 325,S20, which is
about he sum appropriated last year
AMI estimated by the commissioner of
pensions to be necessary. The princi-
p4l change was dropping the legisla-
i've provision proposed by w, A
Stone, OF Pennsylvania, that no pen
SION should be reduced, suspended or
dropped, except for fraud established
by United States court. The pro.
vision thai when an application is re-
etted for iniurmaity and pension
secured by subsequent application, it
shall date from the first application,
vas retained, as was The provision that
u widow iD establishing her claim to a
pension under the act OF June 81, 1890,
uetd not prove that she is without
o,her means Of support than her daily
labor, but to this was added that "she
,1Hl prove that her net income does
4nt exceed $500 per annum."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16
Something Wrong in Weakly.

Some weeks ago a gentleman resid-
ing in Weakly county, Tenn, adj
dressed a letter to the "Best Republi-
can paper in Washington, D. O." and
that letter, after much and powerful
deliberation on the part of the author
tiles, was delivered to the Washington
Post. Very likely similar commun
ication intended for the "Best Demo
cratic paper in Washington, D. Co."
would have reached the same destlna-
ton, ThePost's courage, independence,
and devotion to the peoples cause
making it the best paper for either
party published at this capital. We
tell both republicans and democrats
what they owe the county, applaud
them when they are right, and le-
proach them when they are wrong
with absolute impartiality. The letter
in question has come straight.
The writer in this case is Hon. ia
cob w. Cole, of Dukedom, in the
county and state aforesaid, and the le-
gend on the letter head announces
that he is postmaster Of that thriving
town. The text of the document, how
ever, is the matter OF chief interest, and
from that we gather that Mr.. Cole is
not easy in his mind. The letter runs
as follows:
once J. w Cole, U. s. Postmaster
Postoflce,
DUKEDoM, WEAKLY CO., TENN,
Il, 10, '95,
Postmaster Washington, d. c., Editor
DEAR SIR: please have send copy of the
best republican paper that is published in
Washington sent to me, ono that will give all
the proceedings Of congress / am no longer a
democrat Yours respectfully,
JACOB w. Cole, T.. M.
Send lot Of sample copy to hand over to
the people.
We noticed that democrats seemed
q triile scarce in the country last No
yember, and we have no doubt that
the stringency was as painful in Ten
ntssee as elsewhere. Il is to be regret
ted, however, that Mr.. Cole does not
specify the particular cause in Weakly
county and, most important of all,
give us diagnosis OF his own indiyid
ual case Our observation Is to the ei.
feet that the postmasters, especially at
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

THE house and senate foreign COM
mittees have referred all the resolu-
tions which have been offered con-
corning Cuba to subcommittee, which
indicates that no hasty action will be
taken, notwithstanding the clamor in
and about congress for the reporting
ri a resolution for the recognition OF
Cuban belligerency. The only thing
that would bring about hasfy action
on the part of congress would be the
capture Of Havana by the insurgents.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

THE impression appears to be grow
ing among intelligent democrats that
the custom Of the party in power
holding the first national convention
will not be followed this year, and that
the democratic convention will not
be held until after the republican con-
vention has made its platform and
nominations. The national COM
mittee will this week decide both the
time and place for the convention to
be held.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

Honorable A. j. Patterson, consul to
Demerara, has written an interesting
personal letter to Lee Smith in which
ho has considerable to say about Ten
nessee political matters. 1t seems that
the news from Tenres see reaches him
regularly. Mr., Patterson is now in
the midst OF gorgeous tropical beauty,
where the sun shines hot every day
and the birds sing sweetly from morn.
ing till night But this doesn't alto
gether suit a North American. and
Just now Mr.. Patterson is hungering
to see some snow and ice, and says
that it would be feast TO him to even
look upon frosty morning. Dem
erara is seven feet below the level OF
the sea, aud but for protecting wall
the whole pla Q would be under water.
Bristol Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

No one ever thought Of introducing SO expen-
sive a feature as photographic color work in the
days when the leading magazines sold for 500
year and IS cents copy. tut times change
and the magazines change with them. II has
remained for the Cosmopolitan. sold ut one
dollar year. TO put in an CAtCnsiyc lithOgraph-
ic plant capable OF printing 32J.G3D pages per
day Zone color Tho January Issue presents
rs q frOutispiece IL Wgttr-cO.0r drawing by
Eric Pape, illustrating the last story by Robert
Louis Stevenson which has probably mover
been eXcelled even in tie pages the iucst
Cosmopolitan is also changed a drawing Of
page length by the famous Paris artial R0ssi
in photographic colofs on white paper takes tha
place OF the manila back with It's RCD stripe
Hereafter the cover is to boa fresh surprise
each month
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

SENATOR JONES, OF Arkansas, ia
credited with having made one OF the
best speeches in favor of the free
coinage OF silver ever heard in the sen.
ate. While as strong in his belief in
silver as any man in congress Mr..
Jones is free from the radical opin.
lone, and expression OF which by some
OF the silver men has done the cause
for silver far more harm than good.
He spoke for about two hours, and
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16
Il MnX Do AS Mnch for You.

Mr.. Fred Miller, of Irving, Ill writes
that he had Severe Kidney troabe for
many years, with severe pains in his
back and also that his bladdoc was az
fected He tried many 50 called Kidney
cures but without any good result.
About yearago he began the use OF
Electric Bitters and fouad relief at once
Electric Bitters is esq, cially adapted to
cure of all Kidney tud Liv'r troubles
and often gives al,lost instant relief
One trial will Prove our statement
Price only 50c for large bottle, AT
Mcfarland & Co.'s Drug store
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16
FIRST TO ANNOUNCE.
State Comptroller JAS. A. Harris Out
For iha Nomination..

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 10 State
Comptroller James A. Harris in an m
terview, published Sunday amour ef
himself candidate for the democratic
nomination Tor governor by the State
democratic convention.
Although many public men have
been mentioned for governor, Comp
trolIer Harris is the first TO openly au-
nounce bia candidacy. State affairs,
a. says, wit receive his chief attention
his cam aign and upon the fnan-
ael question he will accept the plat
form the party in convention may
make.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

The editor of tho Review Of Reviews. in his
summing up OF Tho Progress al the WorId'
for the past month discusses the Turkish itu-
alton ana other phases OF the eastern question.
including our own national relations tharato.
the declarations OF our government on The Mon
roe doctrine and Venezuela, Great Britain Ie-
lection OF arbitration, President Clcvelands
commission, the Bayard incident our relations
with CubQ ana Spain, our deficient revenues.
presidential candidates.. progress In civil SER
vice reform municipal progress in tuiS coun-
try, recent progress In Russia. and mans other
of the interesting issues that have arisen al
home and abroad during the last days OF 1898.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16
To Our Renders.

A really good almanac is not only
household pleasure, but a necessity,
because the information it gives can
be largely relied upon to govern near
ly all our y0Cations. The Browne
Iron Bitters almanac for 1896 is q frs
class family book, and besides the al
manac features, contains a memoran-
dunn sheet for each month in the
year comprehensive suggestions as to
the first aid for persons who are in
jured by accidents; weather predic-
tions for each day of the year, fore
cast OF important events; up to date
base ball rules; the Interpretation Of
dreams and numerous other interest.
ing articles, few CT these almanacs
have been sent to Mcfarland & Co,
Of johnson City, Tenn, for dietribu-
ton, and every adult reader Of THE
COMET can get copy free by apply
ing at once. Should Mcfarland & Co.
be out Of the almanacs, you can get
one by sending o two cent postage
stamp to Brown Chemical Co, Balti-
more, Maryland.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

Among the fruit and flower novel
ties which 1896 brings us, we notice
that the enterpriSing and reliable firm
of James Vick's Sons, Rochester, N,
Y, are already calling attention to
three, which seem to have won great
favor where known. They are the
Double Sweet Pea, the only one in the
world true to name, bride oiNiagara,"
the "Early Leader Tomato" the ear
liest of all the early tomato family and
sure to become great iayorite, and
the already famous ackberrY, the
"Rathbun."
From the praise and compliments
given SO abundantly TO the bride OF
Niagara" this sweet pea must be more
than charming and from the enco-
miums layished on both the new to
mato and this new blackberry, it is
pretty certain no garden desiring to
have the first and best OF everything,
can be without these three new corners.
BY the way, readers, are any Of you
so far behind the times as not to know
"Vick's Floral Guide?" II any of you
have never seen it, send 10 cents to
this firm at Rochester, N. Y, and get
copy. You can deduct this from the
first order for seeds and the pleasure
and information their Guide will give
you will certainly induce you to keep
up the acquaintance.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

To remove dandruif, keep the SCALP
moist, clean and healthy, and give Vi
taity and color to weak, faded, and
gray hair, use Ayers Hair Vigor. 1t
mas no equal in merit as hair. dress
ing and for the prevention of badness
scalp humors and dandruff.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

THE Monroe doctrine is to be upheld
by q strong resolution. That has
been formally decided upon by the sen.
ate committee on foreign relation,
and a subcommittee appointed to
draft the resolution.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

w. H. LAWSON, a member OF the
democratic executive committee of
Alabama, is urging plan to eliminate
the money question from the state
campaign and divide the delegation
to the national convention equally be-
tween the free silver men and the
sonnd money men.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

Interested as we are in what is going ON in
the world around ua-and particularly in Illus
tratlons which make the storg more attractive
contents Of The Monthly illustrator and home
and Country, for January, Tae Illustrations
number l35, and all are done in nigh art The
subjects discussed are diversified enough to
please every taste. They are treated intalli-
gently, toe. Among them nay RDt Sub eel"
by Arthur Hoebor and "A Dresden Painter, "
by c. Sundyoss specially commend themselves
to artists amateur or professional while the
departments The Plays the Thing by Rob-
ert Stodart "Mcu and Women CT The Hour. -
Childhood by Florence Hull WinterbuIn and
THE Editorial Mind are suited to the COM
mon everyday people one meets, And as well
to the AGO. Who are they?
The magazine is issued by tae Monthly Illus
traitor Publishing Co, i49-i53 Leonard street
New York. Subscription 3? year
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

THE sub committee Of the house APP
preparation committee having charge
OF the pension bill has decided to in
crease the amount for the next fiscal
year from $13S,O0O,OO0 to $14000O,O0O
The last amount was that asked for
by Commissioner Lochren in his eeti-
matpS
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

EVERY distilIer in Kentucky will be
invited to contribute some of his best
product to make up the bottle of Ken
lucky whisky which Miss Harriet
Richardson, of Lexington, expects to
break over the prov of the new bat
tlsship Kentucky" when that vessel
is christened.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

PRESIDENT CREsPo, of Venezuela,
has appointed commission TO assist
the Venezuelan commission OF the
United States in collecting facts in the
boundary question.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

IT is said that the new rules which
Speaker Reeds committee is about
to report will give the Gear a chance
for displaying something new in the
way of autocracy.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

SECRETARY CARLISLE already has
assurances that all the new bonds Of
fered will be sold, and that the issue
will be great success.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

ALI articles intended for publication
in The COMET should reach this Office
not later than Wednesday morning to
insure publication il the following is
assa
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16
CLERK AND MASTERS SALE OF
LAND.
In the Chancery Court at johnson City,
Y ashington County, Tennessee
E. G. MsnniDg VS.. Carnegie Land Co.


Pursuant to the decree of said court
at its Decemb Der term, 1885, in the above
style cause, [ will, on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1856,
in front Of the court house door in
Johnson City, sell al public outcry, 10
the highest bidder, the property mem
toned aud described in the pltrdings
and said decree and ord cred Ia be sold
towit. The 3l-acfe aud the 221S-acre
tracts, being parts Of The old Vincent
Boring farm to satisfy complain ants
decree against defendant for the sum
Of $45,445 SO, with interest thereon
since June ~, 1895, ard The costs of
the cause, unless said debt, interest
and costs are sooner paid
TERMS or SALE.
Said land will be slld on a credit
o. six months and ia bar
Of he equity Of redemption. Notes
with good solvent security will be re-
quired OF the purchaser, and lien
will be retained Oh snid property for
purchase money until fullv paid.
w. E. YOUNG, G. q NJ,
BY @. w. HODGE, ID, q. G M.
6O2 At printers lee, IS
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

pkHdHS Nerve and Bone Oil Cures
w" Rheumatism, Cuts, Sores, Burns
and Bruises Large bottle rs cents.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

THE republican senators at Wash
ington in caucus instructed the f.
nance committee to report the tariff
bill without amendment.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

XNIE are authorized and paid to announce the
wv name of George H. Berry as u candidate
for mayor of Johnson City subject TO the action
of the democratic convention.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

Or. prIce's Cream Baking Powdes
Worlds Pair Highest Medaiand Diploma.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

THE MOST remarkable cures on
. record have been accomplished by
Hoods Sarsaparilla. It is unequalled
for all BLOOD DISEASES.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

bRoTEcTlON from the grip,
" pneumonia, diphtheria, fever and
epidemics is given BY Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. It makes PURE BLOOD.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16
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