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VERMONT.

Just what the republicans can see to
boast of in the result of the state cleo
ton in Vermont is not certainly known.
The goldbug press rush at us with the
declaration that it means republican
victory in November because it shows
that the farmer is opposed to debased
currency. 1t is true that the farmer is
largely in the majority in Vermont /;
free silver was not an issue as both par
ties in their state platforms declared in
favor of the single gold standard. It
was therefore a race between two re-
publicans and could not possibly have
had any of the sentiment of the great
issue of November behind it. True,
some few might have voted the regular
republican ticket as a protest against
free silver, but very few. Anyhow it is
not as good "straw" as Alabama.
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THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

In his message to the legislature Gov
ernor Turney expresses the opinion that
unless the state 70 revenues are increased
by the requisite legislation, such def
cit will speedily appear as will seriously
affect the credit of the state and neces-
state default in the payment of some
of its obligations. He submits state
ments of the treasurer and the comp
troller, and differs from the latter in
several essential particulars which he
points out, notably criminal costs. He
fails to see also where the state can col
leot $156,0OO more this year than last.
He recommends restoration Of the 30
cent tax rate which was reduced to 20
last year, recommends the repeal Of the
revenue act of 1896 and the re- enactment
of the act of 1898.
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The Comet Johnson City, Tennessee Thursday September TO- 1896
THE THIRD TICKET.

The Indianapolis ticket is perhaps
the weakest ever nominated for such
high Offices but that will make little
difference to the Hannacrats whose in
tentions are to stab Bryan over the
shoulder Of Palmer. Both men that
have been put upby the boltocrats have
been honored by the democratic party,
but both have reached the zenith and
hasten to their sitting. They have
lodged but for brief season on the
lowest rung in the ladder of political
distinction, and will soon drop to
oblivion. Both have outlived their
usefulness and, like old, vermont
horses, have been toled into q barren
lot, shot down and used as fertilizer by
the great corporation which owns them.
Poor old plugs, They are no longer
of any use to the party that honored
them beyond their claims, and they die
that their stencil may be unpleasant to
that party.
John M. Palmer would be more at
home in an asylum for the feeble
minded than running for president,
and Buckner would make him good
companion.
This is their last chance to gorge
their ambition. The offals of the dem
ocratic party will be rather putrid this
year, but if these old scavengers think
they will relish the mess, let them lick
their chops like jackals and begin to
deyour. FT
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10
ONE HONEST MAN.

President ingalls,, of the Chesapeake
& Ohio railroad, addressed an audience
of thousand people at Clifton Forge,
W. Va, Saturday, and closed by say
ing:
"Fellow employees, the greatest heri-
tage to you is your right to vote &C
cording to the dictates of your consci-
ence. 1t is heritage Although I
think it to be to the interest of the
Chesapeake & Ohio to vote certain
way, | want you to vote as you think.
The Chesapeake & Ohio pays good aud
honest money to its men, and to its
bondholders, because it gets good and
honest money. All ask of you is to
go home and read all you can get ON
the subject, think, and vote according
to the dictates of your conscience. If
you decide that you must vote for Bry-
an and the Chicago platform, and any
one discharges you for that, just come
to me, and / will discharge the man
that discharged you, and will put you
back -
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LEGISLATURE IN SESSION.
Financial Condition Of the State to be In
veStigated by Joint Committee.

Financial Condition of the State to be In
veStigated by Joint Committee.
Nashville, Sept. when the two
houses of the general assembly were
called together in extra session at noon
Monday there were comparatively few
absentees and remarkably few specta
tors in either of the galleries. The old
familiar faces so long noticeable in the
lobby were there again but there
seemed to be no desire to hammer the
solons in their duties. About the only
matter of importance coming up out
side of Senator Morgan's bill to knock
out the back tax attorneys and Senator
Ledgerwood' bill to re-enact the petit
larceny bill stripped Of the error found
by the supreme court was the introduce
ton of the following resolution in both
houses ---
Whereas, it is of the greatest i'm
portance that every member of the
legislature should have all the infor-
nation obtainable concerning the f.
nancial condition of the state in order
that wise and intelligent action may be
taken therefore be it
Resolved by the senate, the house
concurring, that the finance and ways
and means committees of the house and
senate shall constitute joint commit
tee to which shall be referred the gov
ernors call and all messages, bills and
resolutions and communications re-
lating thereto. Said joint committee
shall proceed to effect an organization
at once and take said matters into con-
sideration and report by bill or other
wise, at the earliest day practicable"
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TRUSTEES SALE.

By virtue of power in me vested by
mortgage executed by William L.
Mcfarland and his wife. Maggie A.
Mcfarland, dated January 10, 1891
and registered in the Office OF the
register OF Washington county, Ten
nessee, in trust book 5, page 457. /
will, at II :01 o'clock o. M, on the I4th
day OF October, 1896, in trout Of the
court house door in Jonesboro, Wash
ington county, Tennessee. sell at pub.
lie auction Tor cash and in bar OF the
equity OF redemption, that certain lot
being lot IL in the Watauga Land
Company's addition 10 johnson City
fronting IS feet on Watauga avenue
and running back 1853 feet, as shown
by map OF said addition. Reference
is made to sid mortgage .or fuller
description of said property. Sale
will be made to satisfy the debt Sc
cured by said mortgage.
This 9Th day of September, 1896.
Savings Building and Loan Associa
ton, by A. ]. Duglass, Secretary.
WEBB Il MCCLUNG, Attorneys.
696 1t. printers fee 800
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clog and interfere with its healthy ac-
tiyity,
The story of the discovery and un-
paralleled success of Paine's celery com
pound is the story of q high purpose,
steadfastly followed; the reward for
the lifelong study of the nervous sys-
tenn in health and disease. Prof. Ed
ward Z, Phelps discovery in the labor
atory of the Dartmouth Medical School
proved monumental work in the art
of dealing successfully with many dis
eases that were, up to that time, held
to be obstinate of cure. Today rheum-
atism and neuralgia, heart palpitation
and nervous dyspepsia, are taken in
hand by Paine's celery compound with
the absolute assurance of freeing the
system of them entirely.
In this greatest of all remedies there
is hope for every person distressed by
symptoms of dyspepsia, impure blood,
failing vigor or low nervous condition.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

GEN. PALMER says that if the com
mittee so desires he will meet Bryan
on the stump. The General has per-
haps been too mad all along to read Mr..
Bryan's speeches and see how that able
young man is ''playin' boss" with men
who have been a little inconsistent in
their public utterances. If it were not
for the sympathy Mr.. Bryan would
have for the old mans age and mental
feebleness, he would last about as long
in the grasp Of the young man from the
Platte as q SNOWFALL in sheol.
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will find it gentle stimulant and an
excellent tonic, and | add my testimony
to Others without reluctance.
The relative merits and efficiency of
Paine's celery compound in making
people well is clearly shown in the char
acter of the people who today rely on
it to cure insomnia, nervous debility,
persistent headaches and a run down
condition.
1t is the power of rapid repair of the
tissues that makes Paine's celery COM
pound the great saver of life that it is.
It brings just the needed nutriment to
the distracted nerve tissues all over the
body, and increases the volume of
healthy blood, so that a breaking down
of some vital part is averted, While
taking Paine's celery compound there
is general building up of the deep
lying tissues all over the body, and a
throwing-off of unsound elements that
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10
THERE'S ONLY ONE.

The Washington Post, in closing an
editorial on theinconsistency of Sena-
tor Palmer and his unftness to be @
candidate for anything, says:
"When we review the records of the
several presidential candidates and
then think of what they stand for to-
day it is the least bit perplexing. 1t is
quite certain that consistency is jewel
that doesn't occupy the most prominent
place in the outfit of our present states
men. :"
Ii the Post is looking for a consistent
candidate why should it fail to support
William j. Bryan /?
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Beware OF OIntments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never tie used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, O.. contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu-
inc. II is taken internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by #. ]. Cheney & Co Testimonials free.
eag- Sold by druggists, price 75c per bottle
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

That was nice, clean, pure inviting
situation surrounding the sound money
convention at Indianapolis. Col.
Breckenridge, it seems, was a lively
and prevailing spirit there, We have
heard it intimated that the reason he is
for gold is because he don't want to
pay Madeline Pollard's Judgment
against him in 5O-cent dollars. Bristol
Times
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10
The Mexican View of 1t.

The Daily Mexican Herald of Aug.
10, published in the City of Mexico,
speaking of the political situation in
the United States, says: ...
"McKinley's election is for Mexico's
interest. Twenty-Five years more of
appreciated gold in the United States
and the same period of cheap silver
here will make this a rich and powerful
nation. Mexico's position is summed
up in just those few words, ...
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

THE spectacle of the Chattanooga
Times presuming to tell the democrats
of this state whether they should fuse
with the populists is sickening. The
Times must remember that it is no
longer in the democratic camp and must
not feel hurt f its advice is rejected.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

THE Washington Posts "Battle of
the Standards" column is intended to
represent the ratio claimed for silver.
1t contains sixteen shots against silver
to one for it. Can it be that in all its
exchanges this truly independent paper
can't find some bright things in favor
of the white metal ?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

THE democrats, populists and free
silver republicans of Wisconsin nomi-
mated man with the portentious name
of Silyerthorne. He will be thorn in
the flesh OF villas and Bragg,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

How COULD the advocates of free
coinage expect to withstand the power
full arguments of the Vermont goldbug
hanging Bryan in efligy? The gold
press boast that the intelligent farmers
are loaded with just such irresistible
1opic.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

THE fact that Candidate Palmer could
not control his own voting precinct for
gold when it elected delegates to Chica-
go makes his triumph at Indianapolis
all the greater.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

AN exchange says that Gen. Buckner
will have as much influence in the south
as Senator Palmer in the west That
may be true, but what influence has
Senator Palmer in the west?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

THAT was a mean trick the Indian
apolis convention played on Senator
Palmer. He did pretty good lodging
for an old man, but the uncorked
lightning was too quick for him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

Bon TAYLOR is splitting the truth over
the state like an artesian well. He has
the largest crowds he ever had, and he
never did have a reputation for speak
ing to vacant seats. q.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

TINS is war of determination and
no quarter will be given, Those who
arenot for us are against us. Free sill
YER is n part of our religion, and we
want no hypocrites in the church.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

About the hardest thing the goldbug
has ever tried to do is to make a starry
ing laboring man with ten hungry
children crying for bread believe that
he is prosperous and happy, Bristol
Times
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For Governor:
ROBERT L. TAYLOR.
ANDREW B. WOODWARD,
of Lincoln.
For Electors by Districts :

TUT LIbCIOIb Uy DIoUIIOUo
First-W. A. OWENS.
Second-H. HANNAH, of Roane.
Third-E. B. MADISON, of McMinn
Fourth-ROBERT MCMILLAN, of
Wilson. .r
Fifth. J. BEAN, of Moore.
SIXTH. w. RICE, of Stewart.
Seventh-E. E. ELSICK, of Giles.
Eighth. r. GILBERT, of Carol.
NINTH. E. JONES, of Weakley.
Tenth-N. w. BAPTIST, of Upton.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

WE have been acquainted with bugs
for these many years, we have watched
the lightning-bug, played with the
June-bug, been bitten by the bess-bug,
vacated our bed on account Of ehintz-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

BRYAN says that the Indianapolis
convention was spreading the net in
sight of the BIRDS" and Solomon said
such procedure would be in vain.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

DAVE HILL shows an inclination to
lag just in front of the procession. His
mangled remains will be found in the
wake of the cyclone when it has passed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

bug, fought potato-bugs, and heard of
the humbug, but of all the bugs we
ever saw, the goldbug is the buggiest
bug of the whole bug family.--Pikeville
Ky Journal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

If, as Henry Watterson says, this is
to be battle between +" frauds and
fools, the Indianapolis convention has
put up the worlds champion.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

SENATOR PALMER has "wobbled ON
the gudgeon" little in former years,
but that only recommended him to the
boltocrats.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

IT may be that the Indianapolis con-
vention was held just for the purpose of
endorsing Cleveland. It is the only
one out of five that did it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10
STEWARDS DUPLEX SAFETY PINS
'BIG FOUR" TO ST. PAUL.

On account of the Thirtieth Encampment G.
A. R.. at st. Paul, Mimi, Sept TO 4, the Big
-Four Route will sell tickets at ONE CENT per
mile from stations on it's lines. Tickets good
going August 30 and 81 and September good
returning until September 10, with privilege OF
extension until September 80, 1895. See nearest
agent for particulars as to routes 034-2t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

THE head OF the Indianapolis ticket
is the most rare fossilized mugwump
ever discovered.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10
Book Agents, Attention

and Sewall or Halstead's life of Mckinley and
Hobart We give the very largest commissions.
We give you so In cash besides II you sell 100
books. We pay freights to YOU. Wegive credit
We ship books promptly. Every Halstead or
Metcaf book sold in the country comes from
our place. We are headquarters. Deal direct
with manufact AYvls. Books sold at 81 30. Out
fits FREE. SID six cents for postage and
save expressage. L. Z. McGREAL & BRO,
63a-7t Philadelphia, Pa,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

THAT Indianapolis convention was a
kind of slow mule race the entry hav-
ing the least speed won.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10
For Representative
w. w. DEVAULT.

THE populists of Illinois going over
to Palmer will hardly be in the nature
of stampede.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

Among the testimonials received this
year by the proprietors of that greatest
of all remedies, Paine's celery com
pound, are found many, as usual, from
families of national reputation.
One of these is the following sincere
statement that bears the signature of
Agnes B. Quay, the wife of the Hon.
Matthew s. Quay, United States Sena-
tor, whom Pennsylvania so urgently
named for the Presidency at st. Louis
"WAsH1NGToN, May IS, 1896,
"Messrs. Wells 4 Richardson,
Burlington, vt.
"Dear Sirs-My daughter and / have
been using your Paine's Celery Com
pound this spring with most beneficial
results,
"Those in an over-fatigued condition
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

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, 1896-09-10

Sutherlands Eagle Eye Salve has done a
great deal more for me than can be told by pen,
w. H. SKILLMAN, Buras, KY.
For sale by Mcfarland g. Co., druggists,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

Worth its weightin gold satherland's Fagl,
h{ Fo s sale by Mcfarland Co., druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

The gold standard is monetary fact
that can not be changed by act of con
gress. Washington Post,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

If it can't be changed what is the
goldbug press fighting so hard to main
tain it for? M
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-10

lleYOur.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-14

women were equal in value to the
men. insufficient training and
physical or mental differences due
to sex are the failin gs attributed
to the women.
The general tenor of the returns
is certainly favorable to the asser-
ton that educated women stand
on an equal footing with the men.
At the same time there is compare
lively little to disprove the state
ment that women are responsible,
in many instances, for depression
of the labor market. While these
statistics are valuable so far as
they 90, it must be taken into con-
sideration that the report does not
include more than fifty per cent.
of the college educated women IN
Massachusetts who are working Tor
a living.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-14

THE analysis of the occupations
of members of the present United
States Congress shows that more
than one half the Senators and
Representatives are lawyers. This
about is the usual proportion that
has obtained both in Congress and
the State Legislatures. The Amer
lean people have come to look up
on the legal profession as a neces-
sary stepping-stone to politics. 1t
is undoubtedly, a valuable per
quisite in political life, but in
stances are many in the history OF
the United States when consider
ably less law and the exercise of a
large amount of practical business
sense would have resulted more
fayorably to the nations.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-14
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY IA, 1896.

A DANIsH-AMERICAN, who has
taken it upon himself to teach the
Chinese idea how to shoot, may be
an innocent individual, but we see
no reason why the Republic of
Hawaii should harbor the spirit of
revolution, Notwithstanding it is to
be turned toward the sadly mis-
governed Chinese Empire. Ven
turesome revolutionists unfortun-
ately have their place in this
country, but it is for our advan-
tage as well as their own that their
position should be thoroughly un-
derstood.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-14
s. THEY SAY.''

Who are those persons 'they"
Who shamefully portray
A neighbours faiIings;
who fear the light of day
To shine on what "they say"
At gossips' ratings?
Who are those unknown "they"
Whose evil eyes survey
The truth begrudgiUg;
Who gloat at scandals bray
And sIapders that "they say''
While brother judging?
Can honest voices pray
For guidance in Christ's way
AT Sunday meetings;
Then His swt ct words betray
With idle things "they say"
At week day greetings?
A good name stained some day
May shine again, L say,
Despite false witness:
And then, perhaps, He may
,Unmask these towards they
And judge with fitness.
philadelphia Times.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-14
COLLEGE WOMEN AND SALARIES.

The prevailing impression that
women are replacing men in vari-
GUS occupations because they will
work for less wages has been made
a subject of investigation by the
Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics
OF Labor. In sending out their
queries the Massachusetts, Stats
ticians have confined themselves to
women who have had the benefits
of college training. An endeavor
was also made to ascertain the
cause of the women being paid
lower salaries, if such was the case.
To large number of circulars
sent out, answers were secured from
451 female employees and 104 en-
ployers. Of the 437 women gradu-
ates who replied to the question
regarding conjugal conditions, it
appears that 387 were single, %
married and 20 widowed. Regard
ing the occupations, 169 were
teachers, AZ librarians or connected
with libraries, % stenographers,
% nurses, 10 journalists and the
remainder were distributed among
a multitude of vocatiops. AS usual,
the women were delicate about tell
ing their ages, but the majority
were between the ages of 20 and 20
years. More than half of those
replying stated they had some re-
munerative employment besides
their main work, and about one
fourth stated that they had outside
domestic cares to distract them.
Seventy-seven per cent. admitted
that their salaries were quite SUI
ficient for the support; in 43 cases
they were inadequate and 90 per-
sons gave no information on this
point.
When it came to the amount OF
money received, the income of the
women certainly compares favor
ably with the men. Only six re-
ceived less than $25 a month, the
larger proportion received between
$50 and $50 per month, while a
few salaries went as high as $500
per month. Fully rs per cent. adj
mitted that they were receiving
less pay than men engaged In the
same occupations.
Another claim made against the
women is that they have nc
families to support and consequent
" do not require as high salaries
On this point the statistician show:
ms that of 379 women who an
swered his query, 41.42 per cent
contribute to the maintenance o
others and 1888 per cent. do not
Some 70 per cent. believed tina
thew were as well qualified to per
torm the duties of their posi-
lions as men, and less thai
.oo ner cent. were free to con
so.s that they deemed thel
Thor less valuable. On the par
c.ha EMPLOYERS less than one-hal
arned that the services OF tn
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-14

ALTHOUGH the negroes of the
Southern States have been put
down as an irresponsible and shift
less set, the recent reports OF their
acquisition of property show that
there are a good number of the
race who have some thought for
the future. On Emancipation day
the statement was made in public
address at Memphis, Tenn, that
the negroes in the thirteen Southern
States, including Missouri and leav-
ing out Maryland and Delaware
pay taxes on $136, 100000 worth Of
property.