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Good Show.

The Taylor and Dulaney eombina-
ton, which appeared at the opera
house last Friday night, was one of the
most entertaining bills presented here
for some time. 1t might almost be
called home talent, as both Dulaney
and Taylor live in Bristol. They have
made quite reputation in their lines
at home and are now touring nearby
cities.
DR.. Dulaney is q handsome young
man and makes fine appearance on
the stage. He opens their entertain
ment with short lecture on "Philoso-
ply of Anecdote.
| This is very entertaining and abounds
in sparkling jest and wholesome truths.
1t is new, pointed and was given in a
refreshing manner. His wit is epigra-
matte and as word painter of pathetic
scenes he is the peer of Gov. BobTaylor,
His recital of the famous poem, "Lines
to Skeleton, was one of the best fea-
lures of the entertainment
Oliver Taylor, the impersonator, was
whole show in himself. His imper-
sonation of Gov. Bob Taylor brought
down the house. This is the home of
the rator-governor and everyone OF
the visitors know him personally. This
was critical place to play "Gov. Tay-
lor," but divers representation was
so perfect tnat it brought down rhe
house. His mrke-up was good and his
voice, while low, had the true Taylor
characteristic.
i AS the school girl reading com
position on FLOWERS" he astonished
the audience with his mimic femininity.
His Interpretation Of Riley's "Doodle-
Bug Boy" was we'll nigh perfect and
was no doubt the very image of the boy
the great poet had in mind when he
penned the lines. His doc Sifers''
was the keystone in the arch of his eff
forts of the evening This is another
Of Riley's poems and evolves q crude
J character. Mr.. Taylor's conception Of
of this character and his reading of the
, lines is simply perfect.
The next best character was an i'm
personation of Bill Nye. Mr.. Taylor
is about Nyes size and makes up fol
him astonishingly true to life He read
"Entomologist" just Bs the lamented
Nye used to, and it is needless to say
that the quaint and original drollery Of
, the famous humorist found a perfect
} minnie in Mr.. Taylor.
4 He closed the entertainment with an
impersonation of "Othello," and the
{ ease with which his genius could turn
to heavier parts was manifest to an ex-
r traordinary and pleasant degree.
! Carl Harmeling and Frank Buckley
accompanied the combination from
3 Bristol and rendered popular melodies
4 during the entertainment. This spec.
ial feature enhanced the effect, noticea.
BILE in the rendering of Gov. Taylor't
S lecture,
9 The house was only fair but if il
! had been generally known just. wha'
kind Of show it was the house would
: have been packed The audience was
delighted and heartily applauded.
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Harvey H. Hannah for Adiutant-General.

II. H. Hannah, of Oliver Springs, is
an applicant for appointment as ad.
jutant-general of Tennessee by Cover.
nor Robert L. Taylor, and we hope he
will secure the place. AS elector fol-
the Second districtin the late campaign
Mr.. Hannah did yeoman service, and
did it in such effective and withal gen.
tlemanly fashion as to win the praise
ard commentator of both political
parties. His joint canvass with Will
D. Wright was one of the bright cpl
sodes of the state campaign and will be
long remembered by the thousands who
heard these young men in their con
tentions.
Mr.. Hannah is also member of the
newspaper guild and president of the
East Tennessee Press Association,
which is another good reason why his
claims should be recognized, for the
newspaper fraternity help everybody in
the race for Office, and they should re.
ceive consideration in turn. Hence we
are free to say that Harvey Hannah, by
party service and association is clearly
entitled to consideration at the hands
of the appointing power, and the peo-
pie of East Tennessee generally would
be pleased to see him in the adiutant-
generals Office. He is fully equipped
for the position by education, being q
graduate of the law department of the
University of Tennessee, and has also
had good military training. He is
bright, active and possesses the military
spirit that would make him take pride
in the Office and render his conduct Of
affairs efficient and popular. Hartman
Enterprise.
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II you want 10 withstand the evil effects OF
the coming winters chilly blasts the best pre- =
caution is TO put your lungs and bronchial tube s
in a healthy and robust condition by the use o
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catarrh OF the throat head, orany pulmonary
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come these distressing and weakening mala-
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1t is a tissue builder through the process OF
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Honey made by the IT, r. Sutherland
Medicine Co,
For sale by Mcfarland 4 Bolton, druggists
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Death of Mrs. craft.

Mrs. A. J. Craft, who resided a mile
east of town on the N. & w. road, died
at noon Saturday, after having been
confined to her room since Thursday
evening. She had been in i'll health
prior to Thursday, but was able to be
on her feet.
Her death is most peculiar one.
She fell asleep on Thursday evening
and all efforts to awake her were of NO
avail. She remained in constant stu
por until noon Saturday, when deaths
hand removed the spell and opened tc
her new life.
The deceased was fifty-two years o.
age and a highly respected lady. Hel
husband and six grown children sur
vive her. Bristol Courier, 22nd
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Flood Wrecks a Town.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. a. Probably
the town in Skagitou county to suffer
most by the food of the Skagit river
was Hamilton. The town is complete
wreck. The big brick store building Of
Baker & Fontaine is o heap of ruins,
and the goods are buried under the fall
of the walls. Everything is in horri-
BILE shape. The streets are washed out,
the sidewalks gone and the town is
filled with trees, stumps and rubbish.
No lives were lost The water was il
every house in the lower part of the
town and some of the people were pris-
oners up stairs until Sunday noon,
when they were taken off in boats.
The track Of the Seattle and North,
ern railway between Wooley and Ham
ilton has been almost completely de-
stroyed, and it will probably be two
weeks before the road is in good work
ing condition again. The loss to up
river branches will be heavy, as con
siderable stock was lost.
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More Election FIGURES.

The popular vote for Mr.. Mckinley
seems to have been 7,O5O,5l6.- The
popular vote for Mr. Bryan was 6,2Si,
552. The popular vote for Palmer was
1888, $40, Mckinley, therefore, received
more votes than Bryan TO the tune of
1926, 9G4. These are not official figures,
but they are made from the unofficial
estimates and will not vary to any great
extent from the regularly certified re-
turns. The vote of every state, with
the single exception of Kentucky, is
now practically known. It is safe to
assume that they give full justice to
Mr.. Mckinley, and reasonable to con-
clude that they are so nearly absolutely
correct as to make them proper subjects
of inquiry and speculation.
There are some very significant fea-
lures in these figures. They furnish
much food for thought. The republi-
can and assistant republican organs,
for instance, are sneering at Mr.. Bry-
an, declaring that he has been repudi
ated by the American people, and thai
it is a piece of ridiculous impertinenct
in him to think of 1900 or to suppose
that the American people regard hin
with anything but pity and contempt
1t strikes us as very stupid to put for
ward such propositions as these. Mr.
Bryan got 6,22t, 552 votes. Six and {
quarter millions of men are wortl
thinking about, especially as nearly al
of them are native-born white Ameri
cans. There were not that many voter
for Mr.. Cleveland in 1892, as his vot,
that year was only>5, b43,6 62 nearl,
| 700, 900 less than Mr.. Bryan received
on the Sd instant. If, therefore, Mr.
Bryan is an object of derision becaus
of the popular Reputation involved il
a vote of only 6,221, 552, how are we Il
estimate Mr.. Cleveland's standing witt
the masses in the light of his vote o
only 1856, 569 7? The fact is that, takinI
the 1888, $40 democratic votes that wen
to Palmer and the 400, 200 or 500, 90
other democratic votes that were give
to Mckinley direct, and adding thes
to the vote that he actually received
Bryan would have carried the counrr
so far as concerns the popular vote
carried it by an immense plurality.
But it is idle to talk of man who re
ceived six and quarter millions c
votes as a man who has been discredite
and rebuked by his fellow-citizens. N
such moral can be drawn from tn
figures of 1896. Bryan developed
phenomenal strength, especially whe
we consider the utter decentralization {
the party when he became its nominee
the titanic influences brought to bea
against him from the administratio
itself down to the smallest moneye
corporation in the land. Let no on
delude himself with the idea that Brya
has been obliterated. If in 1888 Nj
Cleveland had brought out the demo
cratic vote as Bryan brought it out tn
year, Gen. Harrison would not hay
been president in 1889. Washingto
Post.
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Just write the testimonial to suit yourself
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A Valuable Prescription.

Editor Morrison of Worthngton Ind, Sun,
writes you have valuable prescription in
Electric Bitters, and l can cheerfuly recon-
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Mrs Annie Stehle, 2Os5 Cottage Grove avenue,
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digest food, had a backache which never left
her and felt tired and weary, but six bottles Of
Electric Bitters restored her health and re-
newed her strength. Price 80 cents and siOO
Get bottle at Mcfarland & Bolton S drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-26

If there was bigger mistake made
during the campaign than that of John
Jeems ingalls,, of Kansas, it has not
yet been discovered. lie was rank
silver man before the st, Louis conven-
ton, then he tried to be gold man.
He had better have done like Hill-be
nothing at all.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-26

A colored man was elected member
of the governors council in Massachu-
sets. This was not done purposely,
but while the leaders were trying to
bunco country democrat at the main
entrance the "nigger" crowded under
the tent. 1t was an accident, and will
never occur again.
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-26

BY going on a lecture tour Gov. Tay-
ior has avoided a good deal Of worry
from oflce-seekers but when his bald
head does appear above the pie counter
4he rush will Be something terrible.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-26

If Corbet and Fitzsimmons don't
make better job of opening the mills"
than Mckinley has, some one ought to
choke them to death,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-26

The New York Sun says that the
Ignorant states voted for Bryan. The
people of the west and south must have
nearly all quit taking the Sun.
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sadaen DEATH.

Rogersville, Tenn, Nov. 9i.-
Deputy Sheriff Tom Lane, one of the
best known residents of this county,
died suddenly at Stanley. Heart failure
is given as the cause.
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CLUB RATES FOR 1897.

~ TO all NEW subscribers for 1897 paying
in advance now, we will send the paper weekly
from the receipt of the remittance TO january
LIST, 1897, WITHOUT CHARGE Specimen copies
free. Address.
LUTHER TUCKER 8 SON, Publishers.
642) Albany, N. Y. 1T
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While 1t includes all minor departments OF
rural interest, such as The Poultry Yard Ento-
mology, Bee Keeping, Greenhouse and Grapery.
Veterinary Replies, Farm Questions and An
swers, Firesidc Reading, Domestic Economy,
and summary Of the News OF the Week. Its
Market Reports are unusually complete, and
much attention Is paid to the Prospects OF the
Crops, as throwing light upon one of the most
important of all questions-When to Buy and
When to Sell. 1t is literally illustrated and
contains more reading than ever before The
subscription price is 81 80 per year but we offer
q SPECIAL REDUCTION in our
Arizona republican., 1896-10-04

the niggardly salaries of the present. We should not be satisfied with sal ary alone. We should not mortgage the possibilities of our future, more particularly after having the opportu- mites so apparent as are those in Phoenix today, called to our attention. No! We should, while opportunity is ours, have the courage to take life as it comes-feast or famine. The read CTS of this article and their friends throughout the United States and Can- ada can remit to our credit s1oO to the Phoenix National bank, with an addi- tional $2.50 registry fee, when the bank will return them a warranty deed and abstract of title. Should they so de- sire the property can be taken care of by our agency. Parties, and we invite every deserving person while the lots remain, living throughout Arizona that desire to purchase on the installment plan can remit as above one-third of the lot purchase, when we will place in the bank a warranty deed in escrow which will be returned when balance of purchase money is paid. The low est priced lots now offered is $100. In making this offer, Kilroy's New Pal estine agency is giving to it's patrons at least an aggregate sum of $35,000 in values, viz: $150 on each lot so sold. Besides lovely home in lovely city and valley. Speaking of this property we wish to be distinctly understood, over our own signature, that it stands today without an equal either in loca- tion, proximity to business center . soil, perfect drainage and perfect love Illness in the Salt River valley. It's phenominal beauty, with it's streets and avenues, from 60, 80 to 100 feet wide; it's every lot covered with a perfect growth of alfalfa (meadow), it being the only addition to Phoenix having a sanitary sewer, is now, and has been, the talk, admiration and at traction of thousands and thousands of refined visitors from the many states of our Union, as we'll as Canada and Europe during the past winter very flying the old adage, 'That you can drive a stone upward for a moment into the air, but it is true that all stones will forever fall; and whatever instances can be quoted of unpunished theft, or of deception ,-or a lie that's worse-which somebody credited, jus tice must prevail, and it is the privi- lege of truth and worth to make itself known, trusted and believed" Each
 lot is 50x192 feet. Kindly send this pa
 per to some deserving friend. Thou
 sands and thousands will not
 only appreciate, but avail them
 selves of what you may, with an inborn care1essness, overlook. Lots within five minutes walk of court
 house. Address J. A. Kilroy, Room
 313 Fleming block. Phoenix. Ariz.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-04
THE FORMIDABLE UMBRELLA.
A French Tragedian Finds It Mightier
 Than the Sword.


 Than the Sword. | The affection of the collector for the objects of his zeal has been amusingly illustrated by story told of Melingue, q French tragedian who had a mania for gathering together great quantities of old vestments, arms and similar an- tique apparatus. Among his treasures was a beautiful and keen-edged sword which had belonged to Philip H., son of Emperor Charles V.
 Having worn this sword in piece in which he was performing, Melingue was making his way homeward in Paris one night. The weather was rainy, and he carried an umbrella. Under his cloak he bore the precious sword of Philip II.
 Coming around corner, Melingue was suddenly menaced by two sneak thieves. He was an expert fencer, and knew that with the sword he could quickly beat the rascals off But he said to himself:
 "What! Betray to these rascals that have such precious possession? No! They might be too much for me, after all, and then they would get it. I will keep it out of sight
 So saying, he placed his left hand on the hilt of the sword inside his cloak, and with the other hand let down his umbrella. With this as weapon, he assaulted the footpads with such force and spirit that he put them to flight. In this case the umbrella turned out to be mightier than the sword.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-04
Quit the Pine.

The death of Janet Livingstone, younger sister of the explorer, recalls a story concerning the future doctors father. One day David brought home the news that heavy duty was to be put on tobacco. Neil Livingstone-who was not rich man-was just lighting his pipe as the news was broken. He put it down unlit. "If we have got to give it up," he said, i've may as well begin now." He never smoked again.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-04

The Union Pacific has just issued several new and interesting publica- tions, such as ''The National Plat form," giving the 1896 platforms in full of each party, besides other politi- cal statistics and data; Gun Club Rules Outdoor Sports and Pas times 'Prune Culture in IdaIho," "49 to '96," etc. Call at ticket office, 941 Seventeenth street, and get a copy of the above, or address Geo. Ady, gen eral agent, Denver.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-04
Suez Canal Profits.

The Suez canal represents at present a clear profit income of over ,6O0, ,O00 a year, and this, too, means saving to the commerce between east and west of over e2,Oo0,0OO a year. Its political and military value is somewhat problemat- lcal, since the sinking of single ship or dredger would render it impossible.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-04
FOR OVER FIFvTY YEARS,

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty five cents a bottle.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-04
Assignee's Sale.

Notice is hereby given that on the 2srd day of septem Der, 1896, H. W. Ryder made gene- ral deed o1 assignment of all his property for the benefit of his creditors to the undersigned, A. F. Messinger, who has duly qualified, and is now acting as such assignee.
 All creditors of the said H. W. Ryder must present their claims to the said assignee at the office of said H. W. Ryder in Phoenix, A. T. with proper vouchers, within six months from this date. All persons knowing themselves to be indebted to the said H. W. Ryder, will please settle their accounts with the said assignee at once.
 Dated this 1st day of October. 1896.
 A. F. MESSENGER.
 Assignee.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-04
TO MESA AND TEMPE.

On and after July 1 my fares will re- main the same as heretofore, but after having knocked out the railroad they will not be advanced.
 LEW w. COLLINS.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-04

Kansas City and return, $S0; St. Louis and return, $92; Memphis and re- turn, $92; New Orleans and return, S92; Chicago and return, $10O. Good for six months. Maricopa & Phoenix & Salt River Valley Railroad company
Arizona republican., 1896-10-04
OOOCITY LOTS, 5Ox1371x feet, five minutes
 eAlN walk from court house. no street car

OOOCITY LOTS, 5Ox137H feet, five minutes OUU walk from court house, no street car required. First-class streets and avenues Every lot elegantly situated and perfect. no ravines or broken lands, and each covered with a luxuriant growth of alfalfa, (meadow) are now in our hands at prices that simply defy competition and can never be duplicated in Phoenix, viz: At, from $60 to s100, each on the installment plan, monthly payments of $10 each. No interest charged on deferred pay ments. We address ourselves particularly to people paying rent, exhorbitant rents, for poor accommo odations both in houses and rooms, every dollar of which is that of practical waste when paid by the permanent settler. This offer cannot last long. Hence, to the renter of houses and rooms we say-COME AND SEE US, you are now wasting from SIP to s2O per month in rent, buy family tent and live on your own property until you decide later on to build or sell your lot at big ad- vance, thus saving not only money. but owning a lovely home for what, otherwise would go to 8 landlord. This information isan "apgePs visit' to the saving wife ana pointer to the indus. trious young man and lady working for & monthly wage. Send this paper to your east ern friends. It's good thing.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-04

VNIANTED By young man who wishes to
 w attend the High school, place to work for his board ano room. Address c. C. F., this office.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-04

WTANTED-A place to cook and do geners l w housewOrk. Enquire room 6. Capitol hotel, Gardiner block.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-04

TT s. Government lands and information in U. detail governing the same. Golden op- portunities to secure 320 acres or less of the finest lands in the world two crops each year) at a cost not to exceed s15 per acres with per petual water rights This can last but few months at most when prices will advance over those at the present time asked by canal com parlies which is S20 per acre.
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 "A Hn oON
Arizona republican., 1896-10-04

lNTOP AT THE WILLIAMS ROUSE, MARI O copa, while waiting fer tie train. Good sccommodationss. s.r excellent table.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-04

lNT NTANrED-Dressmakin plain sewing, fan
 w cy work and fine mending at moderate ates. 233 W. ackson street.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-04

JTIANTED-By man with family, place w to work on a ranch. Thoroughly un- derstands ranch work and stock feeding.
 FRANK HART, Glendale, Ariz.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-04

E N. GERARD-Physician and Surgeon. I. Office in Young bldg, up stairs, corner hotel. Practitioner of thirty five years expe- rience. Cal s attended to day and night.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-04

THE REPUBLICAN, HAS THE BEST JOB l Printing office in the territory. Good Work at reasona ble prices our motto.