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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18
A SPLENDID TRIBUT4 TO BOIES.

Mr. M. Jackson, of this city, before he
came here, was an old neighbor and
personal friend of Horace Boies, of
Iowa, and says the following from
Senator Allen is q perfect pen picture
of the old commoner:
Senator Allen of Nebraska paid o
splendid tribute to the noble leader of
the Iowa democracy few days ago.
A Washington correspondent asked
him what he thought of Governor
BOies, and the senator said
Horace Boies is the strongest man
l ever knew. He has the cleverest way
of expressing himself that I know of in
any man. He can not be called an ora
tor and yet it is foregone conclusion
how case will be decided if he is to
make the closing address to the jury.
As we say out west, he can raise the
hair on jury and keep it raised, His
mind is of great strength and scope.
He has singular power of analysis.
He is an absolutely honest man, and as
pure us pure woman. He is so Just IN
his nature that he could not be unjust
to either friend or foe. There is some
thing magnetic and convincing in his
voice, his face and his manner, and all
of these three features combine to make
him strong. He is typical gentleman
of the old school.
81 do not believe he knows even the
taste of whisky, beer or tobacco. When
L knew him he was remarkably abste
mious and frugal. | don't suppose he
ever wore suit of clothes that cost
over $50 and yet he is always dressed
with scrupulous neatness and care.
Although go or IS years old, he is of d
fine physique and generally in splendid
health He is not q native of Iowa,
but emigrated from Buffalo, N. Y,
Wealth? Yes, for that country he is
He has been lawyer all his life, anC
has earned large fees. He must bt
worth at least $200,0 He has large
farm of $500 acres, and fine home al
Waterloo.
Is he politician
"Not in the sense of the word. HI
keeps abreast of the current thoughts
but knows nothing of the machinery OF
politics.. He knew absolutely nothing
of the campaign at the time that he was
nominated to be governor. | never
heard him make political speech bu
if he is as good on the stump as he il
before jury he must sweep everything
before him. He is altogether . man o
the people, and it is no wonder that ht
is so strong in his own state.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
David Rudd was bound over TO court
at Dayton, charged with incest.

David Rudd was bound over to court
at Dayton, charged with incest.
The prospects are for good yield Of
whe in Msury county. The acreage
is about up to the average. Pro spects
for all crops are reported to be good in
.Maury.
The Messy Greek wooden mills will
will at once put in ten more new looms
and run day and night to keep up
with orders Manager G. w. Billings
came in first OF the week with the new
machinery.
Frank D. Lander, editor of the
Columbia Herald, has been indicted
for the alleged corrupt use Of money
in the recent municipal election. Mr.
Lander says the prosecution is insti
gated by a lot of election boodlers in
Columbia, and that he proposes to
show them up.
Saws the Columbia Herald: Col. ].
w. s. Ridley's family monument has
Just been erected at Rose Hill. 1t il
granite with a marble figure, the
finest in the cemetery. This monu
ment was made in Nashville, the
statue in Italy, and erected by Rich
ard Swan, of Nashville, Tenn.
Maj W. ] Kelly has an AK handle
that was made twenty-seven years ago
Maj. Kelly and Col A. l.. Spears were
members OF the legislature at that
time. 1t was made in Nashville. The
factory had just been established in
the city and it was given them to bring
home to exhibit, to show the people
what factory could do. The handle
in question has been used, looks rusty
but perfectly sound and shows to be
made of excellent material It is moi
as large as factory handles are now
made Jasper Democrat.
Spurious coins have been afloat ir
Bristol for some DAYS, and number
of people have dollars, IS and so cen
pieces on hand which their consci
ences will not allow them to send out
Thus far the officers have been I'M
able to gain any clue as to where this
imitation silver money is being coined
They have seen enough. however, tC
know that the work Of coming it has
b zen well executed and it is sufficient
to deceive unsuspecting persons. A
fe" Of these spurious coins are said tC
have been received at one of the
banks Bristol Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18

Ext oNaREssMAN BYNUM, of Indiana,
who has been actively aiding the adj
ministration in fighting the silver sent
iment in that state and elsewhere,
threw up the sponge, as far as Indiana
is concerned, on his last visit to Wash
ington, several days ago. He said that
the silver sentiment in the state had
reached the proportion of a tidal wave,
and that Indiana would certainly be
carried by the democrats if the Chica-
go convention adopted asilver platform,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18

SPEAKER REED wasn't half as mach
surprised at the treachery of Joe Man
ley at st, Louis as he was at the earlier
treachery of Senator Proctor at the
Vermont state convention. He has
never had any confidence in Manley
and once said that he "would not trust
him with the coppers on dead mans
eyes," and only two or three weeks ago,
having received n hint that Manley was
dickering with Hanna, he is said to
have spoken his mind so freely that
Manley straightway left Washington
and did not return. He went from
Maine direct to st. Louis.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18
TO THE DEATH
Prominent Women Engage in Battle and
one is Killed.


Tavers, Fla, June 14-Mrs Robert
Gresham is dead and Mrs, Mollie
Gains is dying as the result Of duel
IN which they engaged near Clermont
yesterday afternoon.
Three months ago Mrs. Gaines was
happy BRIDE and Mrs. Gresham, who
was - young widow, was her dearest
friend. Two weeks ago, however, this
love was changed 10 hate, for Mrs
Gaines discovered that her husbands
affections had been wonhl the widow
Yesterday AFTERNOON Mrs Gaines
Learn cd that her husband and Mrs.
Gresham had planned u meeting At
the latter's home. Taking her hue
bands razor, the young wife went to
the wild VS. home and found thee uple
together Gaiued h+d and his wife
sprang upon her rival, using the razor
with awful effect.
Mrs. Gresham picked up a hammer
an deienH ed herself as best she could,
dealing Mrr. Gaines blow after blow
on the head, Finally Mrs Gaines
reached her rivals throat with the
razor, severlng the jukular vein and
causing aim st instant death
Neighhors who came in found Mrs
Gaines unconscious beside her dead
rival Examina ion showed that the
blows from the hammer had fractured
her skull and her recovery is impos'
sible.
Both women belonged to good
families and were noted for their
beauty
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18

AMONG the other useless things which
congress did at the session just closed,
was to give the Dawes Indian commits
sion, which has been sucha CONSPICUOUS
failure, new lease of life, by authoriz-
ing it to resume negotiations with the
FIVE civilized tribes of Indians, for a
reorganization of their government.
The members of the commission had a
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18
w. O. DYER,
Civil Engineer and Surveyor
JOHNSON CITY, TENN.
City and Land Work Speciality.

AS an investment, a building associa-
ton is better than bank. They give
a higher interest and better security.
They are better than insurance policies,
because their benefit are enjoyed in
life; better than banks because they
can not fail, and better than other in
vestments because they are safer and
pay better profits. They encourage the
acquisition of individual homes and
tend to increase the prosperity of the
masses. New York Mail and Express.
Six FER cent. coupon shares Offhe
maturity 0nluc Of 800 each are
sold at $50 FER share. Interest pay
able semi-annuaHy, on presentation
Of maturing coubons Investment
7Vithdravable at any time after six
months, on so days notice. Funds
secured BY a deposit, 7viM the
9oneSbOyo Banking and Trust
COMPANY, Of first mortgage real
estate securities in double tile
amount, Security absolute. Income
sure and so Convenient 10 collect. Il
pair of SHARP scissors clips the
couboRS, your nearest bank caSheS
ii. Good as gold. Write or see,
Tate L. EARNEST, Secretary, Mag
nefic Baildine and Loan ASsocia-
tion, johnson City, Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18
Did You Ever

Try Electric Bitters as remedy for YOU
troubles? II not, get bottle now and get
relief. This medicine has been found to be
peculiarly adapted to the relief and cure of al
female complaints, exerting a wonderful direct
influence in giving strength and tone to the
organs. II you have loss of appetite, constipa'
sleepless, excitable melancholy or troubled
with dizzy spells, Electric Bitters is the
medicine you need Health and strength arr
guaranteed by its use. Fifty cents and Sl.0O al
Mcfarland g. Co.'S drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18
ELECTION Thursday, Aug, 81

"The johnson City COMET has
credit for the largest circulation &C
corded to any paper published in
the First Congressional District of
Tennessee, which has population
of 1873, 541, and the publishers of the
American n ewspaper Directory
guarantee the accuracy of the cir
culation rating accorded to this pa
per by a reward of $4,000 to the
first person who successfully assails
it. From "Priuters' Ink" New
York;, issue of April 18th, 1896.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18

After meals you should have simply u feeling
of comfort and satisfaction, You should not
feel any special indications that digestion is
going on, If you do, you have Indigestion, which
means not-indigestion. This may be the be-
ginning Of so many dangerous diseases, that 1t
is best to take it in hand at once and treat it
with Shaker Digestive Cordial For you know
that indigestion makes poison, which causes
pain and sickness. And that Shaker Digestive
Cordial helps digestion and cures indigestion,
Shaker Digestive Cordial does this by provd-
ing the digestive materials in which the sick
stomach is wanting 1t also tones up and
strengthens the digestive organs and makes
them perfectly healthy This is the rationale
of its method of cure, as the doctors would say.
Sold by druggists, 10 cents to 81 per bottle
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18

London, June lG The Ann MAN re-
lief committee 9, having informed Mr.
ltdstone that Prot Agar Beel had
been detailed to visit the United Stat
il order to plead for the Armenians,
he telegraphed
"As your envoy will 'sy the strong
est case ever known before one of the
most generous nations, | hope for
great results"
Prof Beel sails on Saturday.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18
1t Cured Them All.

Mr.. Henry ShiLa, Glrard, Ala, says; 1.-Two
years ago had severe case Of Grippe and
could not recover from its effects, About q
year ago tried Kings Royal Germetuer and
was soon well. 1t also cured me Of bowel trou-
bic, which had for four years, and find Ii 10
be q quick cure for headache. 1t cured my wife
Of Grippe also, and she says it is the best thing
she can get for asthma and vertigo. I heartily
recommend it as a good family medicine" New
package, large bottle, los doses, 81. For sale
by all druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18

IT isn't only in New England that
Mr.. Reed has been betrayed, but he
feels the effect from that section more
because he felt that he had right to
expect that local pride, if nothing else,
would keep the New Englanders true
to him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18

SECRETARY CARLISLE was the first
witness in the bond investigation by q
sub committee of the senate committee
on finance. 1t is uncertain of this time
how long it will take to complete the
investigation. Senator Harris presides
over the committee meetings, which
are public.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18

The Herald and Tribune, in speak
ing of Noes effort to defeat Col.
Brownlow for congress, refers dis
courteously to what it is pleased to
term "the fool democrats. Wonder if
it means those democrats who favored
Brownlow in the primary
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18
THE fifty-fourth congress died as it
had lived-without an effort.

The prospect for large blackberry
crop was never better, -Rogersville
Star.
Just what bearing this information
will have on the financial planks of the
st. Louis and Chicago conventions will
be watched with interest.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18

SECRETARY 0LNEY gave hearing to
DIR. Delgado and his father, natural
lied American citizens, on their claim
against Spain for property destroyed
on their Cuban plantation, and for per-
sonal maltreatment of themselves by
Spanish soldiers, and promised to dc
what he could for them.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18

conference with Secretary Hoke Smith
and will leave in a few days for Indian
Territory to remain there all summer.
1t is predicted that they will accomplish
just what they did in their previous
Notwithstanding
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18

That lowan who wants to nominate
Gen, Dodge for vice-president should
pause and reflect, A Mckinley and
Dodge ticket would sound too sugges-
tive. Washington Post.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18
NOTICE.

TwANT every man and woman In the United
States interested in the Opium and Whisky
habits TO have one OF my books on these dis.
eases. Address b. M. WoOlley, Atlanta, Ca.
Box $50, and one will be sent you free.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18

II, Clay Evans is proceeding very
much like man who will sooner or
later wind up in the something equal
ly as good" class. Washington Post,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18

1t is believed that arrangements will
be made to accommodate the colored dele
gates at the polls in November. Wash
ington Post.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18
Blew Her Head Or

Alliance, Ohio, june ia Miss An
thony a pretty young lady, residing at
Paris, ten miles south of this city, com
mitted suicide this forenoon by blow
ing her head off with shotgun. The
unfortunate girl placed the muzzle of
the gun in her mouth, and, by pressing
the trigger with her foot, discharged
the cartridge, She was Respondent
over II quarrel with her lover last night.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18

Chairman w. F. Harrity. with his
subcommittee in charge of the nation
al democratic convention, has opened
headquarters at the Palmer House, Chi
cago In an interview Mr.. Harrity ex-
pressed the belief that ''the moderate
silver men will join hands with the
honest-money men and save the party
from going on the rocks.
Two stone bridges near Havana and
the stone aqueduct that supplies the
city with water have been badly dam
aged by a dynamite explosion. 1t is
supposed to have been the work of in
surgents, who have threatened to cut
off the water supply, which would be o
dire calamity in view of the threatened
epidemies of smallpox, yellow fever
and measles.
The First district is shook from cen
ter to circumference, over the alleged
finding of rich vein of gold bearing
quartz by Bill Metcalf on the lands of
the East Tennessee Coal Iron and Rail-
road Company, controlled by Chas
Holland, Esq. The vein is located about
five miles from Del Rio, and is alleged
to be the Simon pure article. New
port Weekly.
The western men went to Hanna and
Grosvenor with such alarming threats
of what they would do if Mckinley
should be committed to the gold stand
ard that panic seized those agile man
ayers and they are trying to hedge on
their announcement that Mckinley
would favor a gold-standard platform.
Nevertheless the outlook is still for a
gold platform. The field is full of can
didates for vice president, but there is
thought to be a strong probability that
Reed will be drafted to fillsecond place
on the ticket from strong desire to
see him try his methods on the somno-
lent senate,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-06-18

Mckinley workers are accused of re-
sorting to the plan, in order to over
come objections to the gold plank, of
privately assuring silver men that if
Mckinley were president and a free
coinage bill were passed, he would
either sign it or permit it to become a
law without his signature.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22

The Lake Charles American pays
the following high compliment to
Judge G.. A. Fournet of the 12th
Judicial district. Judge Fournet is
a man of fine ability and a Demo-
crat of the old school. He is a
brother to Hon. A. V. Fournet,
nominee for treasurer. The A.neri-
can says: ttJudge Fournet is now
on the bench. He values his posi-
ton as he does his life, and as his
educated conscience insists on the
purity of the one, so it also insists
on the purity of the other. The
people know the value of an up
right and industrious judge and will
make it easy for the incumbent to
retain his seat. One of the Amer1-
can citizens most valued preroga-
tives is in faultfinding with the hold
ers of public Offices. ~. This priv.
lege is used most freely and some
times, we regret to say, with justice.
Here, however, we have a surprising
exception"
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22
ICurene Fields Last Story,

In 1854 Eugene Field wrote story which
he called ''rhe Werewolf When it was
finished he laid it aside and year after
ward entirely rewrote it. In 1856 he again
took it up and revised it, and during the nine
years between that time and his death in
November last, he rewrote it eight times
His last revision pleased him and he decided
to print it. But death came too Suddenly,
and the story was found, unpublished,
among his effects. Mrs. Field, concluding,
to have tho story appear, gave it to the edi-
tor of The Ladies' Home Journal, in which
ma sazine all of MIR. Fields work, outside of
his newspaper articles, was presented to the
public. The story will t.c printed in the
next issue of the Journal, strikingly illus
trated by Mr.. Howard Pyle.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22
PUT UP OR SHUT UP.

When a man tells You that he will
vote for Pharr because Gov. Eos
ter's administration has rcen cor
rupt one. just ask Ei:n to state one
instance wherein it has been tiishon-
est. You will clinch him every
time. He will be unable to produce
a scintilla of proof to ow that he
knows wl'at-he is talking about, be-
cause it is an undeniahle fact that
the present administration has been
remark ably clean and absolutely
free from any public scandal. 1t is
easy enough for an irascible wind
TANNER like Jim WIKI inson to de-
nounCe the Democratic party at a
niger meeting and for hoary old
chestnut like Capt Pharr, the be
whiskered chief of the fus;onists, to
prate about the angelic purity of the
Republicans, but the people are not
such fools as not to know that these
two worthy gentlemen are simply
fltering their lung power through
the crowns Of their hats. The peo-
pie know that it is fact that Gov.
Fosters administration has been
one of the best in the history of the
State that no one can gainsay. 1t
seems to be the disposition of some
to charge the present administration
with being corrupt when it is we'll
known fact that no corruption has
been dis, lOsed.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22

1t is a gratifying fact to us that
the outspoken manner in which we
have denounced the negro herding
engaged in by the politicians in this
parish has met with the unqualified
approval of the best element in the
community. In our career as a
journalist we have found that a
plain statement of the truth and ad
vocacy Of right principles are not
always received with favor by the
public at large, hence to be right
and to have ones position approved
by the best element of the commu-
nifty is an experience as gratifying
as 1t is rare. The public at large
condemn the corrupt. pandering on
the part Of the politicians to a
debased negro sentiment, and while
such methods may prevail for time
the time will come when the de-
bauehing of igno, ant negro voters
wilf-not be: tolerated in a civilized
COMMUNICATION Rouge Advo-
cate. :&--s.-s92
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A farmer of South Gray, Me-,
saws he has a hen that il "a years
old that can yet scratch good llv-
ing and care for brood of chickens.
Three-quarters of second is the
time occupied by the fall of the
knife in the guillotine. The knife
is weighted by 100 pounds of lead,
falls nine feet, and cuts through the
bones and flesh as easily as through
a bar of soap.
The latest story on ex-Gov. Tay-
lor runs this way: A man went up
and oke to him and said, 'Your
face is familiar; where IN the hell
did I meet you?" II don't know"
replied the governor, 'twhat part of
hell are you from"
The poultry keepers in Bronson,
Mich, kept tally last year on the
number of hens. One man had $40
hens, which laid 32,7S2 eggs during
the year. The other got 24,827
eggs from go hens. The total was
nearly car load of eggs.
The State of Texas is not rich
enough to give everyb ody a farm,
but still has lot of good land for
sale cheap. Some 1000 900 acres
of public land that was sold and for
feited for non-payment goes on the
market this winter.
A girl baby born the other day in
kokomo, Ind, is the fourteenth
daughter of fourteenth daughter Of
fourteenth daughter-a record
which is thought to be unprece-
dented. 1t isn't often that a little
girl comes into the world under such
weight of responsibility.
In the army officers salute by
dropping the point of the
sword; also by lowering the. col
ors and beating the drums In the
navy salutes are made by discharges
of cannon, striking the colors or
topsaiIs, or by volIeys of small arms.
Ships always salute with an odd
number f guns and galleys with an
even number.
Young Alfonso Of Spain has just
put on his first regular military uni
TO m with much pride. Being nearly
ten years old, the juvenile monarch
held grand reception Oh his name
day. and was allowed to appear in
the costume of a pupil Of the in
fantry training school. He looked
soldierly little fellow, though still
somewhat fragile.
The report Of the secretary of the
United States Senate shows that last
year there was purchased for the
use of senators 16, 500 grains of qui-
nine. If equally divided, this would
make an allowance of 1875 grains
for each senator. The quinine hab-
it may account for the queer con-
duct of that legislative body.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22

The news that the House Com
mittee on Contested Elections had
made an unanimous report declar-
ing that Mr.. Chas. +. Buck had
been fairly elected was received in
this city with expression, of
satisfaction because Mr.. Buck
is not only very able man,
but popular with all classes Of peo-
pie. The report in favor of Mr.
Buck, however, was not unexpected,
because his majority of seven thou
sand votes could not be explained
away by the evidence which Mr..
Coleman submitted to the commit
tee-N O. States
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22
Marvellous Results.

From letter written by Rev. J. Gunder-
man, of Dimondale, Mich, we are permitted
to make this extract: 81 have no hesitation
in recomme nding DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry. as the results were almost marvellous in
the case of my wife. While was pastor of
the Baptist Church at Rivers Junction she
was brought down with Pneumonia succeed
ing La Grippe. Terrible paroxysms of
coughing would last hours with little inter-
ruption and it seemed if she could not
survive them. A friend recommended DIR.
Kings New Discovery; it was quick in it's
work and highly satisfactorily in results
Trial bottles free at Vim. Llegg's drug store.
Regular size soc. and er.oo