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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17
kentucky is All Right.

Col. R. G. Wintersmith from Louis
vile, KY, sat in the Hoffman House
Thursday talking politics.
cts rot" said the colonel, "this
claim of the republicans that they stand
q chance in Kentucky. They're claim
ing the earth because they elected a
governor last time by 10, 900 majority.
Louisville did that. I'm from Louis
vile, but it's the querest town ever
saw. This time it's the whole state
against Louisville, and that 10000 re.
publican majority is going to be turned
into majority for Bryan Of between
60, 900 and 10000. It's sure to be O
landslide. I've just been out in the
rural districts and / know what Tn
talking about.
THAT Indianapolis crowd" contin-
ued Col. Wintersmith, sis very foolish.
Buckner is a cousin of mine, but he's
too old to be running for Office. He is
seventy-four and Palmer eighty"
Col. Wintersmith is special collector
of customs at the port of Colon, Pana.
ma. New York Journal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

Following are the times and places
agreed upon for joint discussion OF
the issues of the day between j. II.
Browning and W. W. DeVault, candi-
dates for representative of Washington
county in the next general assembly.
Fall Branch, 18th district, September
gath, night.
Cathal Springs, 18th district, Sep
TENDER 25th, 3p. m.
Campbell's Schoolhouse, 18th dis
trict, September 25th, night.
Fairview, 18th district, October 1st,
night.
Sulphur Springs, 14th district, DC
tober 2nd, pm.
Berhea, 18th district, October End
night.
Maiden's Schoolhouse, 18th district
October 3rd, 3p. m.
Embreeville, 9th district, October
18th, night.
Bon Air, End district, October 8th
night
Mt. Carmel, 1st district, October
9th, night
Limestone, 18th district, Octobe
10Th, night.
McAlisters, 3rd district, Octobe
10Th, night.
Telford, 9Th district, October nth
night.
Bethesda, 4th district, October 99nd
night
Greenwood, 9Th district, Octobe
23rd, night.
Columbian Institute, 18th district
October Goth, night.
Union, 10th district, October goth
night.
Jonesboro, 18th district, Octobe
Goth, night.
johnson City, 9th district, Octobe,
31st, night.
The ladies' are cordially invited to b.
present on these occasions, as well a
voters.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17
TRUSTEES SALE.

By virtue OF power in me vest, d 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 S, page 457, !
will, at II Oh O'clock a. m, on the 18th
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 To johnson City
fronting 55 feet on Watauga avenue
and running back 1853 feet, as shown
by map of said addition. Reference
is made to id 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, bv A. J. Dnglass, Secretary.
WEBB & MCCLUNG, Attorneys
636 At. printers fee 81 90
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17
A Notable Concession.

One of the most prominent republi-
cans in West Virginia is General
Thomas M. Harris, who was close
personal friend of Gen. Grant and
Presidents Lincoln and Hayes, and
who is the last living member Of the
court that tried Mrs. Surratt, who was
hanged on the charge of being a party
to the assassination of Lincoln. Gen.
Harris, in letter to Hon. Walter
Pendleton, says:
81 am the oldest citizen living in
Richie county. l am in my eighty
fourth year, and have voted for fifteen
presidents, and cast my lot with the re-
publicans when the war broke out, but
expect, if l live, to vote the democratic
ticket for the first time in my life. | do
this because, with Mr.. Bryan, believe
in every word and syllable of the Chi
cago platform.
"All the explanation have to offer
is that have tried to inform myself
on the issues of the day and have nj
ways followed the dictates of my con-
science. l charge the republican party
with having departed from the faith of
its founders in its policy of class legis-
latioh dictated by men of wealth and
wealthy corporations in their own in
terest, and by which the rich are rapidly
becoming richer and the poor poorer
"The process of unjust transfer of
wealth from the hands that produced
it to the pockets of those who never
produced dollar was inaugurated the
hold has never been relaxed, and the
grip has been made tighter until LON
bard and Wall streets have our govern
ment by the throat The Chicago
platform is the result of an uprising of
the people to preserve their liberties.
"The republican nominee for gov
ernor spoke here yesterday, and he
showed himself ignorant of the history
of the crime of 1878, OF was willing to
deceive his audience at the expense OF
truth. 1 hope when you come here we
will get calm augmentation through
discussion from facts that will truly
elucidate the masses. l have never
before desired the success of the dem
ocratic ticket, but l now earnestly do.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17
BR0WNL0W'S POSITION.

Brownlow defines his position in a
way that has a tendency to confuse the
voters of his party. He says he stands
squarely on the st. Louis platform, or
rather the St. Louis convention adopted
the platform advocated by him in his
race in the primary. In this he pre-
sumes upon the ignorance of the voters.
In fact every voter who knows any
thing whatever about the st. Louis
platform knows that it says nothing
about coming the American silver pro-
duct and ignores our ability to coin the
dollar any more without the consent,
agreement and cooperation of foreign
governments. Mr.. Brownlow is conse-
quently again off the platform and is
now stalking abroad preaching doctrine
which even the trainers of the national
republican platform declared injurious
by having the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act repealed in 1893. Con-
sidering the premises we must conclude
that Walter does not know where he
stands, for he can not be for the coin
age of the American product and fol-
the st. Louis platform, as the two are
Numerically opposed to each other.
1t must be that Walter thinks he can
blind his friends with such stoff, but he
can not; they know better, and they
feel that he is either for the coinage OF
silver as advocated at Chicago or fol-
nothing, as his speech here Tuesday
night indicated. Voters who desire in,
formation upon the issues of the cam
paign fail to get an intelligent pre-
sentation Of them from Mr.. Brownlow
and must resort to reading goldbue
organs where their epithetical harangue
is put into readable shape and moth
ing more.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

WALT BRowNIow's position on the
issues of the campaign does not suit
the voters of this place very well. They
say, since his speech Tuesday evening,
that he cannot go to congress ON a plat
form of his own; he will have to get on
one of the platforms before the people
will vote for him, so they will know
where to find him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

AND so Daye Hill has swiyeled up
and dropped out. Well, we are sorry.
Dave could have been of some advant-
age to the ticket in New York, but he
will find when he tries that he can be
very little disadvantage to it. The
strength of a gnat may assist moving
train but it can not resist it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

BoURKE COCHRAN has decided to ex-
hibit his bolt at n few places during
the season. 1t will be a one-ring circus
and menagerie all under one tent. Mr..
Hanna will not be the financial hacker
as at first advertised he was not overly
pleased with the trick pony and the
sound money mummy.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

The newspapers are making a great
fuss about Tom Reeds failure so far to
mention the name of Mckinley in any
of his numerous speeches. Tom is not
fool he knows that the less said
about Mckinley the more votes the
republican ticket will get.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

HANNA's hypnotism was too much
for Tom Carter, SO he dropped down in
the chute and excuses his suicide by
stating that he is afraid of ''free trade. "
There is one thing he need never be
afraid of-that is life tenure in office
at the hands of the people of his state.
Good bye, Tom.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

Dig down to the cause Of your sickness, II you
want to get well and stay well. Most likely its
indigestion The irritating poisons of ferment-
ing, putrid food left in the stomach by indiges-
tion cause headache, neuralgia, nervousness
dizziness. stomachache, nausea. irritability
and all the other well-known symptoms of in
digestion.
They also cause many pains and disorders
which are often laid to other causes and hence
are not easily cured, But as soon as the poisons
are removed all these symptoms and disorders
disappear because there is nothing left to
cause them. Nothing succeeds in this like
Shaker Digestive Cordial, because it prevents
the undigeSted food from fermenting in the
stomach and helps the stomach to digest its
food
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to S1.OO pei
bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

THERE are those who doubtless
wonder why those who go to Canton to
see Mckinley do not forego the pleas
ure and contribute the money thus
spent to the campaign fund, In the
first place it does not cost anyone cent
to go to Canton. They go on free
passes. AS the railroads have to run
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

Everybody loves to do charity work, or even
to help those who are not objects Of charity.
It's that great feeling OF botherly love planted
in us that binds these ties. Half the people
who would have been blind see today because
their friends told them to use Sutherland
Eagle Eye Salve. 1t has proven to be the best
remedy on earth for any kind Of sore eyes.
For sale by Mcfarland & Co., druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

IT was reported by the Associated
Press that Mckinley took the news
from Maine calmly. Just wait and get
his demeanor on the night of Novem-
Der the 3rd.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

In a speech this week, Senator Teller
said:
l have endeavored, in all my life,
public and private, to deserve the COM
mendation of my fellow citizens, be-
cause l was honest and truthful and
outspoken in my opinions concerning
public matters and let me say, / have
no more interest in this question than
you have. (Cheers.) l never mined
an ounce of silver in my life ; | am not
silver miner / own no silver proper
ty. (Applause.) Almost all my for
tune, be it little or great, is involved
and invested in gold mining in my
state. (Cheers.) | have been con
nected with gold mining for thirty live
years.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

IF Bourke Cochran don't get the
kind of reception he needs among the
professional farmers of the west who
work with their jaws" let him pitch his
tent among 'the unreconciled slave
holders of the south"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17
Cures Kidney and Bladder Trou-
bles.

Thousands OF such cases have been cured by
the use of Botanic Blood Balm ("B. b. b II
you doubt It, call or send to the company whose
advertisement appears in this paper. and they
win. for one-eent stamp. send you book OF
wonderful cures. not only of the above diseases
bua OF all manner of ailments arising from inn
pure blood Il is the standard remedy Of the
age for the cure of all blood and skin diseases.
81 90 per large bottle. For sale by druggists,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

The gold press has seized upon the
endorsement of Mckinley by Tom Car
ter as a sure indication that Montana
will go for the Canton Major in Novem-
Der. 1t is hard to see how this can oc-
cur when it is stated and pretty well
known that if every democrat and
populist in the state were disfranchised
the free silver republicans would carry
it for Bryan.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

THE struggle the railroads are making
to prevent their ignorant employees
from voting to cut their wages half in
two is the most pathetic incident of the
campaign.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

If the silver sentiment is dying out
in the east why does the subscription
list of the New York Journal, the
greatest Bryan paper on the continent,
continue to grow at the rate of about
5000 a day i?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

The refusal Of Bourke Cochran to
run for on office he could not get has
caused him to be hauled about the
country as a truly great man.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

trains anyhow it is no loss to them to
carry a few extras. This is way the
railroads have of contributing without
parting with cash,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

The pilgrimages to Canton are cost
ing the railroads considerable, but if
Mckinley is elected they will get it
back with usury.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

MAINE has said her say. Sewall's
rabbit foot, it seems, had no effect on
the gold standard democrats.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

The Honesty" of Dan Lamont got
the better of him and he has declared
for the integrity Of the archaeological
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

Sutherlands Eagle Eye Salve has done a
great deal more for me than can he told by pen,
W. H. SKILLMAN, Buras, Ky.
For sale by Mcfarland & Co.. druggists
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

Tom WATSON has at last been
notifyed. He can now proceed to pro-
coed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17
Book Agents, Attention

and Sewall, or Halstead's life Of Mckinley and
Hobart Wegive the very largest commissions
We give you SO In cash besides II you sell 100
books. We pay freights to you. We give credit.
We ship books promptly. Every Halstead OF
Metcalf book sold in the country comes from
our place, We are headquarters Deal direct
with manufacturers. Books sold at Sl.5o. Out
fits FREE. Send six cents for postage and
save expresSage. l. E. mCGREAL 4 BRO.
6S4-7t Philadelphia, Pa.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17
Woman.

Time works strange distraction
In the object of her zeal
She's forgot to want the ballot
Since she learned to ride the wheel
Washington Star,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-09-17

Don't think yours are incurable because the
doctors failed. L they had known Of suther~
land Eagle Eye SalYe as they now do thew
would have cured YOU -
For sale hV NJ. E.arInnl q "a ll.n,u..l...
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-02
FISHES THAT ARE QUIET.
Singular Facts Regarding Several Speci-
mems of the Finny Tribe.

"a great many of our well-known
Easter, and often for a much longer
PERIOD" says writer in Our Animal
Friends. 81 paid a visit to the chief
Canadian fish hatchery, which is under
the superintendent of Mr.. Wilmot, at
Newcastle, Ont, early in December.
In some of the tanks were carp and i'll
others were eels. One large eel was
in the form of letter S, and poised
midway in the water; when | returned
to Newcastle early in March the eel
had not changed its place or its form,
and Mr.. Wilmot assured me that it had
not moved in all that time. The carp
lay close to the bottom of the tanks
and did not move either They like to
go into deep, reedy lakes or ponds, get
close to the bottom and remain there
till the ice above their heads has
melted Unless they are disturbed, /
doubt if some of these alternating
fishes move so much as fin during the
winter. A frog will remain for four
months looking apparently into the
heavens with wide-open eyes without
once moving them or any other portion
of his body.
cat the New York hospital they re-
lated to me curious occurrence bear
ing on the Information of fishes. In
the conservatory in the upper part of
the building they had several glass
jars in which were goldfish, which is
species of carp. One morning the care
taker found a jar broken and the water
frozen through and through. The
lump was taken away and thrown into
an old rubbish barrel, where it re-
mained several weeks. One March
day the sun was unusually strong and
it split the cylinder of ice, but what
was the astonishment Of the caretaker
to see the tail of a fish wriggling out
of part of broken block. The actual
freezing had not killed the fish, which
was removed to another tank, where
it swims about as if nothing had be-
fallen It,"
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-02
PEOPLE ACROSS THE SEAS.

GAIDAN, chef of the late Emperor
William, bears striking resemblance
to Napoleon Ill.
THE duke of Norfolk amuses himself
by collecting paper and pads, which he
accumulates with as much care as II he
were philatelist gathering stamps.
CAPT. MoNTEIL, the French explorer
is expected at Tripoh shortly, after an
eighteen months trip across the desert
of Sahara from Senegal by way of Lake
Tchad.
ALEXANDER DUMAS pere used to re-
ceive great many anonymous letters,
and it was playful remark of his that
he preferred them to the other kind, be-
cause they required no answers.
JAMES STEVENS, former head center
of the Fenian brotherhood, is now six
ty-eight years of age, and resides at .
seaside cottage near Dublin, which,
with small income, was presented to
him about year ago by his friends and
admirers.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-02
COURT DATES.

Be it enacted bv the legislative
assembly of the territory of New
Mexico:
Sec. /. The terms of the district
court hereafter to be held in the cOun-
ties of Santa Fe, SAP Juan. Rio Ar
riba and Taos, shall be held in said
counties beginning at the times here
matter fixed and continuing until ad-
journed by the order of the court, to-
wit:
In the county of San Juan. on the
Sd Mondays in April and October.
In the county of Rio Arriba, on the
first MONDAYS in May and November.
In the county of Taos, on the third
Mondays in May and November,
1u the county of Santa Fe, on the
second Mondays in June and Decem-
Der.
Sec. 2. The spring 1898 term in the
county Of Lincoln shall belheld begin
ming on the second Monday in April in
stead of the second Monday IN March,
as now fixed.
In the county of Chavez, beginning
on the fourth Monday in March instead
of the thnd Monday in February.
In the county of EdGy, beginning on
the second Monday in March instead of
the first Monday IN February.
In the county of Dona Ana, begin
nlng on the third Monday in March
the third Monday in September.
In the county of Sierra, beginning on
the fourth Monday of April and the
fourth Monday in October.
In the county of Grant, beginning on
the third Monday in May and the
third Monday in November.
Sec. 8. After the spring 1893 term,
all terms of court for the counties of
Lincoln, Chavez, Eddy, Dona and
Grant. shall remain as fixed by the law
of 1891.
In the county of Colfax, on the 4th
Monday in March and the I'd Monday
in October.
In the county of San Miguel, on the
second Monday IN April and N0Yem-
Der.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-02
LucKlEsT MAN IN MAINE.
The Last of Ten Lost Fkdy-Dollar Bills
Almost Blown Back Into His Pocket.

Almost Blown Back Into HIS rocket
The Maine Farmer nominates a can
didate for the distinction of being the
luckiest man in Maine, and the New
York Recorder thinks he will be elect
ed. b. w. Hartman, of Readfield,
used to drive the stage from Readfeld
depot to the seminary at Kents Hill,
distance of about four miles over the
hills. One clustering day of winter
package containing five hundred dol
lars in fifty dollar bills was part of
his charge. In order to be particularly
careful of the money he put it on the
seat of the stage, and then posted him
self on it, AS he weighed about two
hundred pounds he considered the
money tolerably safe, but in some way
his weight broke the string and seal Of
the package, and in fateful instant,
when Hartman rose in his seat to
whip his horses through particularly
stubborn drift, gust of north wind
swept under him and blew the green
backs far and wide over the snow,
Hartman saw them speeding over the
field with feeling of dismay; but he
happened TO be near his own home,
and at once called on his neighbors for
help. No one was more popular in the
town than this same b. w. Hartman,
and the neighbors turned out as to
fire. By careful searching of the
field over which the bills had blown all
the money was found but fifty dollars.
The most diligent search failed to dis
cover it, and it was given up for lost,
But they did not count on Harriman's
luck. The field where the bill was lost
was about quarter of mile from
Harriman's barn, and one day the next
summer Hartman happened to be
standing in his barn door when heavy
wind sprang up, blowing directly from
that field. His attention was attracted
to a faded green object that looked
like a leaf and was coming dancing
across the field. Hartman watched it
and saw it futter directly toward him,
and finally sail into the barn door like
swallow. He caught it and examined
it. 1t was faded and worn, but
through all the wrinkles of time he
discovered the beautiful features of the
fifty dollar bill that blew away from
him the winter before.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-02
Trapping u Robbor.

A curious story is told by the Vienna
correspondent of the London News. A
young man, the representative of q
large firm, who carried a large sum of
money with him, recently spent the
night at a hotel at Presburg. Asusual,
he remained some time smoking in
bed. Suddenly the burning cigar fell
to the floor. He bent over to extin-
guish it, when he saw hand projected
from under the bed to put the cigar
out. 1t made him very uncomfortable,
He lay awhile and then saying, aloud;
"How very cold; | shall get my fur
coat" he jumped out of bed, flew to the
door and called for help. The would
be robber was caught. He confessed
he knew the occupant of the room had
money, which he hoped to get while he
slept. He had been fireman former
ly, and could not resist the impulse to
extinguish the burning cigar.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-02
TOUGH ON THE TIPPLER.

JoNEs-"Did Jaglet have any scruples
about the ease?" Judson-"I think
about three from the way his breath
smelled. Inter Ocean.
RoUNDEB-"Shay, can you show me
wire live?" Policeman-"But don't
know you" Rounder-"Thash awri'l
My wife will introdoosh you."-Puck.
STELLA-"Did you know that Mr..
Tippler runs a laundryP" Fannie
"How did you find outP" Stella-T
heard Tom say that Mr.. Tippler had
three sheets in the wind last night
Inter Ocean.
"THERE, dear" said Mrs. Mcbride,
when the curtain went down, and she
handed him couple of cloves. "There,
dear, you won't need to go out between
the acts tonight. Wasn't I thought
ful?"-N. Y. Sun.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-02
FEDERAL.

L. B. Catron. Delegate to Congress
w Il. Thornton. .......... ..... ..... Governor
Lorion Miller. er............,...........S Secretary
Thos smith. h........,,............C Chief justice
VIM. Lee,
E. =. Seeds, ''''''''''''''''' Associates
G. ID. BantZ.
Charles Easley .,..,. Surveyor General
u NJ shannon. n......,.... U. S Collector
j. u. Hemingway. II. s. District Attorney
~ H. nun '''.''.'''............U >. Marshal
W Fl. Loomis.. Deputy U s. Marshal
U. S. Coal Mine Inepec tor
James H. Walker Santa Fe, Reg. Land Office
Pedro Delgado, Santa Fe.. Rec. Land Office
K. e. Sluder. Las Cruces. =. Reg Land Office
j. Z. Ascarate, Las Cruces Rec. Land Office
RichaEc Young, Roswell. Reg. Land Office
w. II. Cosgrove Roswell Rec. Land Ofice
W. W. Boyle, Folsom. ..... Reg. Land o.lice
II. c. PICKLES, Folsom. Rec. Land Onice