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Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17

A specialist treats only a special ar particular class of diseases. I have the distinction of being the only physician in the south controlling sufficient practice in Private Diseases to devote my whole time to their cure
 This daily contact for year after year With such troubles gives experience. Ex- perience is essential to success.
 My Medical Dispensary was established Tn the city of Birmingham August 3, 1887. Tor the exclusive cure of Private Dis cases Privacy is one of its special fea- lures. It is so arranged that one patient never necessarily sees another People who have social relations to sustain ap- preciate this. The very best people are often unfortunate and dislike to consult their family physician through feelings of delicacy. To them I offer a safe. sure cure and perfect privacy.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
Afraid to Veto Tt.

Washington, March 16.-The president today notified congress that he had per mitted the joint resolution introduced in the senate by MT. Hanbrough, compell- ing the secretary of agriculture to pur- chase and distribute seeds and bulb sets in accordance with existing law to be- come a law without his signature.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
preaidential Annointments.

Washington, March 16.-The president today sent to the senate the following nominations:
 John J. Brice of California, commits sioner of fish and fisheries, vice Mar shall McDonald. deceased.
 s. R. Tahes of Virginia, to be assistant surgeon of marine hospital.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
TRADE WAS DISAPPOINTING.
M P. Messer Makes an Assignment for the
 Benefit of Hs Creditors


 M. F. Messer, retail shoe dealer, doing business at 2010 Second avenue, made a voluntary assignment yesterday for the benefit of his creditors. William T. Hill, attorney at law, is named as assignee. Concerning his assignment MT. Messer said to State Herald reporter:
 "There have been no attachments filed against me and I do not anticipate any suits. My liabilities are about $10O00 and assets about the same. My principal creditors are in New York, Philadelphia and Connecticut. have been in business six years and times have been very hard, especially so during the last three years. Last fall I anticipated a good winter trade, as there was some reason to be- leve that trade was reviving. 1 laid in a good/stock of winter goods and have been left with my hands full. That is all there is about 1t. My creditors have been indulgent and are still so, but 1 feel that in justice to them that had better make an assignment now and pay my debts while there is a good prospect of settling in full"
 Mr Messer came to Birmingham eight years ago from Sylacauga and in two years saved enough money from his sal ary as clerk to embark in business in a modest way. His credit has always been good, and but for the hard times would probably have succeeded. He has host of friends in Birmingham who esteem him for his personal and business quail fications
 The list of creditors given in the deed of assignment includes Hamberger Bros., Berney National bank, Hayes-Partridge Shoe company, Rockland company, J. c. Goldbach, Maloney Bros, Lilly, Brack- ct & Co., Rankin Shoe company, Marcy Bros, Florsheim & Co.,, N. D.. Dodge & Bliss Co.,, E. P. Dodge Manufacturing company and w. R. Usher & Son.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
Children Cry for
 Pitchers Castoria,
WANTED.

Our friends to know that we are in the race to a finish, and have several bargains in fur niture. stoves and other house. hold goods. I bingham House Furnish
 l aing Company, 2Ol2 and
 2O14 Third avenue.
 3-15-2t
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
Genorrhoea.

If you have Gonorrhoea, G1eet, Lucor- rhea. Whites or any other troublesome discharge that fails to get we'll under or- dinary treatment, come or write to me.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17

at prices the very lowest styles the very latest and quality will show fr itself The prevailing featur, this season in Dress Goods are Brliantines Mohars and Siclians in black and colors you wish pretty Easter Bonnet at half the price you pay elsewhere call ar see our line be- fore buying and you will convince yourself that we have the nObbiest and latest shapes
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
Treasury Gold Reserve.

Washington, March 16.-Treasury gold reserve at the close of business today stood at $127 ,564712. The withdrawals for the day amounted to $160,S00. There yet remains to be paid in on account of the recent bond issue about $9,000.000 in or1ld
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
Syphilis.

Many physicians claim that this disease cannot be cured-that is, entirely eradi- cated from the system. I am willing to contract with any responsible person on the basis of no cure no pay.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17

Edwin Booth in Othello Gladstone's last speech in the parliament. Rev. Sam Jones, Bob Ingersoll and many other great orators can be heard in Edisons parlor. next door to the city hall, on 18th street 3-17-2t
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
OUR SOCIAL WORLD

(All items of social interest will be gladly noted in these columns if sent to Mrs: George c. Ball, Nineteenth street. peiMe91I tYer1, Tenth and Eleventh avenues, South t1isN- lands. Telephone 9SS)
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

NOTHING more manly has been don
upon the floor of the senate for lon,
time Senator Hills defense OF Seer,
tsry Carlisle when Senator Tellt
charged Secretary Carlisle with being
incompetent or dishonest" and othtI
republican senators joined in the abus,
of the secretary OF the treasury. Sen
ator Hill said: "ImbeciIe, imcompe
tent, dishonest, is what we hear J In
G. Carlisle incompetent One of tn
greatest public men that this countr,
has ever produced. John G.. Csrlis {
dishonest And yet, thirty years il
public life and poor man today, liv.
ing on his salary. Imbecile, dishor
est, is what we hear Missed across Tia.
senate" Senator Hill added force &c
his strong language by saying that VI
anyone had suffered at the hands Of
Secretary Carlisle it was himself and
his colleagues (Sen ator Murphy.
They had been ignored in the fedora
appointments in their own state But
he added that he was thankful thai
he was broad minded enough to rec
ognize the unflagging patriotism anc
devotion of Secretary Carlisle 90 'h'
country and his ability in neetinI
the requirements of the occas,
And he closed by reminding the sen
ate that Secretary Carlisle was nov
seeking to act while his critics stool
picking flaws on this thing and tina
and bick ering in the face of an emel
gency. Senator Hill made many ne,
friends by those few words. It is
natural American trait to admir-
manlinesJ.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09
An important Commission,

The commission appointed by the
president to in vestigate the boundary
between Venezuela and BritishGuiana
is OF such a character as to inspire
general confidence in whatever report
it may make. Its members are repre-
sentative American citizens, OF proved
capacity and requirements, and the
people Of this country at least are sat
isfied that they will enter upon Their
important work with no other desire
than Of ascertaining the truth.
That is the whole of their duty and
it is a duty on the proper perform
snce OF which hinge momentous con.
sequences.
Great Britain and Venezuela have
long differed regarding this boundary
and Great Britain, notwithstanding
the request Of the United States, re.
fuses to arbitrate the differences as tc
part Of the territory in dispute. Presi'
dent CLEVELAND regards the forcible
acquisition OF this territory by Eng
land as an infringement upon the
principle known as tho Monroe doc
trine, and asked OF congress authority
to appoint commission to inquire
into and report the real merits OF the
boundary controversy. That is the
work which the commission just nam
ed has to do.
Should this commission find thai
the claims Of England are well ma IL
that will end our Intervention in the
affair altogether. On the other hand
should it find that Venezuela Is right
then it will remain for congress to say
whether it will back the president il
his desire to resist by force England
attempt to appropriate territory tina
belongs to Venezuela
Upon the report Of this com mission
therefore, it being assumed that Eng
land will persist in its refusal to Arbi
trate the controversy and that thil
country will stand by the president
Interpretation of the Monroe doctrine
depends war or peace between Grea
Britain and the United States Cour
Ter Journal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09
In The Beginning

OF a new year, when the winter sea
son OF close confinement is only hal
gone, many fnd that their health b.
gins to break down, that the least ex.
posure threatens sickness. IL is then
as we'll as at all other times, and with
people even in good health, that the
following facts should be remembered
namely; That Hoods Sarsapanlls
leads everything in the way of me6i
clnes that it accomplishee the great
st cures in the world has the larges
3,e in the world, and requires tb,
largest building in the world devote
xclusively to the preparation Of th'
'ropietary medicine. Does not thi'
co ,clusively prove, if you are sick
that H @ds SarsspariIla is the med
zine for yoG to take?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

HONORABLE RUFUS w. PEcKRAM, Of
New York, made his debut Monday al
a full fedged associate justice of the
United States supreme court. His
coming out gown was OF heavy black
silk, made in the regulation way, and
ne wore it just as though wearing
gowns had always been an everyday
affair with him. Justice Peckham i,
no stranger to his colleagues on the
bench, who regard him as q decided
acquisition, both on accc unit of biz
great legal ability and because OF hi
sterling qualities as man.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09


MARITAL law has been declared in
the provinces of Havana and Pinar
del Rio on account OF the advance oil
the Cuban army. The apparently ir,
resistible progress of the Cubsns hai
encouraged their sympathizers around
Havana, and great sccessions to the
insurgent forces are apprehended by
the Spanish authorities, and an up
rising in the city OF Havana is regard
ed as not unlikely. Gomez continues
TO outwit and outmarch the Spanish
troops, who swarm around m,trying
TO force him to battle, but unable to
check his advance.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

The latest news about what Popu.
list Poor, of Kentucky, will do with
his vote for United States senator 10
that he will, under an agreement with
his republican constituents, vote first,
last and all the time, for republican.
This statement comes pretty straight,
and If Mr.. Poor adheres to this resolu.
ton he will be of no help in breaking
the senatorial deadlock. 1t is said
that the Blackburn workers haYe beer
counting Mr.. Poor's vote.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09
Answers TO Correspondent $.

Yes-Mrs Cleveland has three girlS,
bat none of them are twins.
No--Mrs Lease is not divorced, She
still employs her husband for nurse.
No--Mr Monroe only took a cave at
on his doctrine. Grover got the patent
Yes-Advise your dudes to quit.
There is yet hope of "Ieller" VT,
wants to drink it all and can't.
Yps-The college bows have .ot t
aut their hair, or the fine-tluth com
"obIeeg'd" to come in style aglio
No-Parson Burroughs ANITA Cash
oil He is priest after the order OF
Mech sadie (whoeyer he isl
Y,s-Georga w. skinned that cher
" tree ON his birthday because h
didn't have no squibs to pop Christ
mas.
Yes-You shoulA always speak OF
child as III" uuti ''hit" is old enongh
to know who made st" aud wha
"hit" was made for too.
Yes-The groundhog comes OUT J..
eapyear, but II he chance to see
'ountry editor, he goes back agsin
"shadder or no shadder."
No-Leap-year amt the year the old
cow jumped over the moon. is the
year wht n Cupid went blind for look
ing at the Muses. while they were IN
"a-swimmin'."-Gr4nad Galaxy.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09
KENTUCKY'S NAMESAKE.

The new battleship Kentucky is
appropriately named. 1t will take
water on the side.--Chicago Tribune.
So the twin sister OF the battleship
Kearsarge has been named the Ken
lucky, has she? All the colonies will
be pleased. -Boston Globe.
Since that new battisslip is to be
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

GOVERNOR BRADLEY authorizes de.
NAL of reports that he attended a mid.
night meeting of his friends, at which
1t was said that his chances for the
presidential nomination we're discussed
and determination reached to push
him for that honor. He says that il
any such meeting was held it war
without his knowledge or consent.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09
Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.

J. 7. Hodges, of Johnson City, while
calling On Miss Annie GODDARD last
Sunday night was overcome by neu
ralgia of tie heart, superinduced iron
cigarette smoking, as stated by phys
clans, and has been unable to be IT
moved since. His mother arrived
Tuesday on the vestibue. His lecov-
cry is doubtful, but by proper care hi
physicians think he may recover
Morristown Republican.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

IT is q fortunate thing that many oil
the bills introduced never get any
further than being printed. For in.
stance, Representative Clark, of 10 Va
has introduced bill which, il enact
ed into law, would in less than
twenty.four hours put premium on
gold and bring on a money panic
This bill prohibits the further redemp
ton OF greenbacks and treasury notes
with gold until the gold reserve ex
ceeds $10O.0OO,OOO, and also prohibit'
tn erelssue Of greenbacks except il
exchange for gold.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

GOVERNOR WEST got the pen With
which President Cleveland signed the
proclamation declaring Utah state,
and that is about all the democrats
will get out of the ransaction-for the
present, anyway. The two senator.
60 be elected and the one member oil
the house already in his seat, will all
be republicans.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

SECRETARY CARLISLE issued a call fo1
bonds Sunday night. 1t invites sealed
proposals for $1OO,OOO,OOO of United
States 4 per cent bonds in denomina-
tions Of $50 and multiplies of that sum
as may be desired by bidders. Pro,
posals will be received until noon Feb
ruary 8, the bonds to be dated Febru
airy /, 1895,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

In the treatment o, Group and
whooping cough, Ayers Cherry Pee
toral has most marvelocs efg
Thousands of lives are saved annual
by the use Of this medicine. ItiItes
the obstructed air pass .ges, allays in
Illumination, and controls the desire
t1 cough.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

THE free silver members OF the sen.
ate finance committee, who are in the
majority on that committee, decided
ct conference to report a substitute
Tor the house bond bill, which shall
provide for the free coinage OF silver
1t 10 to ], withheld all authority for
issuing bonds, prohibit the issue oil
bank notes of any denomination less
than $40, provide for redeeming green.
backs in gold or silver and direct the
secretary OF the treasury TO coin the
silver bullion nov in the treasury for
ths purpose Of redeeming treasury
notes iszued under the act Of 1890.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09
THE Com EFT
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Battered at the POst01ce at Johnson City, Tenn, ds
Second Class Matter

INSIDE the penitentiary walls at
Nashville there sleep 1913 convicts, the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway
Company having returned 21S upon
the expiration of its lease. About 500
convicts will now have to be supported
by the state in idleness.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09
A Physician

Seldom recommends proprietary medicine. A
great many use our Household remedies both
/ Jnelr families ana in tnelr practice Dr.. n
=. Reynolds, Of Eureka. Ill. write us that he
las had occasion to use DR.. Hales Household
Ointment in several cases Of burns and thinks
IL has few equals. He writes he has also used
the Dr. Hale'S Household Tea in his own family
and finds it so good that he can not afford to do
without it. tits the great blood purifier and
nerve tonic, Positively cures dyspepsia con-
| stipation, biliOuSness, etc 25c and SOC per
| package at any drug store
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09
Josiah Allan1s Wife.

The famous authoress of my Opinions" and
Betsy Bobbetts." states that she owes her
freedom from colds and general good health
during the winter season to the use of DR..
Hales Household Ointment which she regards
as the greatest medicine of the age. Old DR.
Hale having b zen her physician years ago gives
great confidence in all or Dr. HaleS Household
druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

named Kentucky will no question of
state pride enter if they propose to
christen it with champagne?--Phila-
delphia Times.
We are not sue Of tie wisdom of
calling new ba;tleship Kentucky
Kentucky hasn't been b, having very
- ell lately.--Cleveland Pain Dealer.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has appoint.
cd the following commission on the
Venezuelan boundary; Justice David
J. Brewer, Richard H. Alvey. Of Mary
land Andrew D, White, OF New York
Frederick R. Coudert, OF New York
and Daniel @. Gilman, OF Maryland.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09
Dy.pepsia TwenIy.FlYe Years.

Mr., A. Y, Sheats, Kingston, Ga
says, May 3lst, 1895: Il was troub-
led with Dyspepsia for twenty fv,
years, and could get no permanent re-
lief from any treatment or medicine
until | began the use of Kings Royal
Germetuer, some five years ago. Ii
gave me great relief, and after the
lapse of five years, can recommend
it as the best medicine / know Of for
Indigestion and Dyspepsia" Tais
case is but one out of thousands which
prove that for Indigestion, Dyspepsia,
and all stomach troubles, Germeluet
cures when all else fails. New pack
age, large bottle, 10S doses, 81. For
sale by all drugeists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09
TMentX-ElVe Cents

Isn't much money but il will buy bottle of
the finest Cough Cure on earth. That is what
we claim for DR., Hales Household Cough Cure
and what thousands of people have told us.
Don't neglect cough 1t may cost YOU as
many dollars, or possibly your life, When you
feel the first symptoms go to any drug store in
vest 25c in bottle of Dr.. Hales Household
Cough Cure and cure yourself.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

SPEAKER REED is losing sleep over
the revolt against his dictatorship
amongrepublican members of thehouse,
and there is much speculation as to the
course he will pursue to restore dis.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09
Correct Imitation.

The Boy-Say, Marie, let's play
we're father and mother.
The Girl--All right; yon begin.
The Boy-Oh, would that | hat
ever been married !--Fliegend,
Blaetter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

There will be 366 days in next year
-one more than usual to give add
tional time in which to abuse opposing
candidates Athens Post.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

We know OF but one community il
the world where dyspepsia is pract
cally unknown, and that is theShakers
Of Mount Lebanon, N. Y. These gooc
people have been studying the subject
OF digestion for more than hundred
years, and that they understand il
pretty thoroughly, is evidenced in the
foregoing fact. Their Digestive Cor
dial is the safest and best remedy il
cases Of indigestion that we know OF
A trial bottle can be had through you
druggists for the trifling sum of II
cents.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial sup
plies the system with food already di
gested, and at the same time aids the
digestion of other foods. 1t will almost
instantly relieve the ordinary symp
toms Of indigestion, and no sufferer
need to be told what these are.
LAX0L is the best medicine fol
children. Doctors recommend it il
nlaco Of Noctor nil
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

The anti.silver members of the com
mittee will bring in a minority report,
favoring the house bill with q few
minor smsudments.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

Those English editors who are
counting upon the disIoyalty of the
ex-coDfederates to the stars and stripes
are making gigantic display of igno-
ance, even for Experimentation
burg Enterprise.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

WITH the passing of the old year
Kings county, New York, which has
figured so prominently in political bat
ties, lost its identity by being absorbed
in the city Of Brooklyn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09
ROYAL GERME
THESE FIVE THINGS:

uhhSS@ v h@ hbbhHN~'SS
1. ltdOes not taste like medi-
cine. 1t is as pleasant to take as
lemonade and makes most refreshing
drink.
z. 1t never nauseates the most
delicate stomach.
8. 1t does not swap off one dis
ease for another. 1t does not set up
one form of disease in order to relieve
another as is so often the case.
4. 1t contains no alcohol or
opium in any form and is always
harmless even when given to babe
one day old.
B. 1t does not patch simply, it
cures. 1t reaches as nothing else
does to the hidden sources of disease
in the blood and removes the cause. 1t
does this with an ease and power that
have never been equaled.
For all troubles of the Blood, Stomach,
Bowels, Kidneys and Nerves, and for all forms
OF MALARIAL POISON 1t stands pre-eminent-
without rival or peer.
tB- Sold by druggists. new package, large bot
tie, 1o9 Doses, One Dollar. Manufactured only by
THE ATLANTA CHEMICAL CO., ATLANTA, GA.
WRITE FOR 4s.PAGE BOOK. MAILED FREE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

There is nothing that man can
'ss afford to leave at home than his
conscience and good hsbts,-Big
Stone Gtp Post
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

Whar is England compared with
America? Nowtar all we have to
do is to turn the Massassippi into the
Mammoth Cave and the English navy
will be fOunderin' in the mud
|-Greenevllle News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

Lack OF vitality aud coior-matter in
the bulbs causes the hair to fall out
and turn gray, We recommend Hall S
Hair Remover to prevent badness and
gravness.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

The East Tennessee Hardware As
ISOLATION, organized at Greeneville in
October last, will hold its next meet.
ing in Morristown, January IA, when
many new members are expected to
be enrolled. Geo. E. Speck, of thi'
city, is president of the association
Morristown Gazette.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

Pursuant to the decree of said cour,
at its Decen Der t, rm 1895, in the above
styled cause, will, on
MONDAY, february 10, 1896,
N front OF The court house dour In
Johnson City, sell 1t public ou,cry. %
he highest bidder the properly men.
toned aud described in the plesdiupa
and said decree and ord cred 10 be aid
to~lt; The 3l-scre and the 2215 acre
racts, being parts OF the old Vincent
Boring farm to satisfy complainap.'e
decree against defendant for tbe.anm
OF $45,445 SO, with interest thereon,
slnce June 20, 1895, and The costs'of
The cause, unless said debt, interest
aud costs are sooner paid.
TERMS OF SALE.
Said land will be Id on a credit
SIX months aud in har
af the equity Of redemption. Notes
with good solvent security will be re-
CURED OF the purchaser, and a lien
will be retained on said property far
purehas money until fully paid
W. +. YoUNG. G. & NJ
BY G " HnDGE, ID G &
eo2 = pr ter'H fee, IS
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

The poles for the telephone line be.
tween this place and Kingsport, Fall
Branch, johnson City, Blountville,
Bristol, Jonesboro and Rogersville
have been put up, "Hello," Charley
Cy and Steve.-Gate City, Va, Gazette
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09
EXCHANGE NOTES.

Stand upon your dignity, boys, for
Ibis is leap year-Brownsville Tribune,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09

Scrofula's most potent enemy is un-
doubleday Ayers Ssrssparilla.