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WATAUGA.

David T. Keeb.er, Of Jonesboro, was
here January %, and went up the Wa
tauga Valley in search of fat cattle.
Mrs. Winchester Reese, OF Kansas
City, Mo-, who, on her return from the
Reese-Dimmic wedding at Palm Beach,
Fla, stopped at our place and spent
week with her brother, and left on the
morning of January 20 to visit rela,
tives ana friends in Cynthiana, KY,
her native town.
John Rumley. railroad man who
has been sick with consumption for
several months at his fathers near
here, died last Friday.
George LoveOdell, who has been
sick with consumption for several
months, died last Friday and was bur-
led yesterday at EIiz4beth'on.
G. L Scott, conductor on the L
& n, who has been at home for
several weeks with his parents, left
yesterday Tor Louisville, KY.
Charley Scott, brakeman on the
Southern, who has been at home
with his parents several days, left yes
terday for Knoxville.
Lee Smith has been running his
shingle mill regularly, and has been
turniug.ou good quality OF pine and
poplar shingles.
Oar people are very restless it seems
and hardly day has passtd lately
that somebody has not changed
houses.
Work on the new United Brethren
church is progressing finely under th'
management Of w E. Morrell, thu
preacher in charge.
George A. Reese, OF Radiard, ant
Milton Hodge, Of Pulaski, Va, hayI
lately been visiting homeiolks.
II. 8. Bennett. returned a few night
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Charitably Sets Him Down Fool.

The most charitable explanation OF
SenatorTillman's disgracetul outbreak
last Wednesday is that he is fool and
could not help himself.
His vile attack upon the president,
upon Secretary Carlisle, upon the su.
preme court upon every person, thing
and institution that decent men are
in the habit Of treating with respect,
must pass, as far at least as this paper
is concerned, without analysis or def
inite and specific commentary. There
are evils in politics, as in society,
which can not be advantageously die
cussed save behind closed doors and
after due apology, Enough to say that
Tiilman is nolonger merely a areproach
to South Carolina-he is q blot upon
the senate an affliction to the whole
nation, flagrant anachronism in an
enlightened age. If he be, as has been
said, a produc: OF that New South"
of which we hear so much, then give
rs the old south back again with all
its faults and weaknesses. 1t may,
perhaps, have been south of passion
aud Of prejudice, naughty, turbulent
fanatical and narrow, but it was tie
cradle OF brave and courteous gentle
men, and it kept its blackguards and
is rulians at home.-W ashington
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The GOvernOrship.

We ste that quite d number OF our
exchanges favor ard are outspoken for
Hon. Robt L Taylor as their choice
for the gubernatorial nomination. If
the democrats of Tennessee desire Mr.
Taylor as their stahdard.bearer, we be
heve he will accept, aud if he picks
up the bandanna it will float victo
rionsly to the Grecian.topped rock
house on capitol hill, surely and
gracefully.
Should "0ur Bob" take the stump,
not only Clay Evans, but all other re-
publican aspirants viii remain in the
background of political obscurity
where they belong in Tennessee. Not
on'y does this apply to republicans
over in the mountains of East Tennes
see, where the cold wind now bloweth
through 6. o. p. whiskers aud where
the democratic bird ruleth, the demo
cratic lion ofliberty roareth and goeth
at will, and where the republican
whang doodle mournoth for his first
born--and Brothers Floyd and Nc
Gowen of Chattanooga VS.. Tatom anC
Pound and Milton ct al of Knoxville
elect their democratic mayors and
councilmen, who rule the rO0sts-but
TO every other section Of Tennessee
as well.
The Maury Democrat is for ex-Gov
Taylor or any other good democrat
who can roll up. the old-time wild and
woolly 10000 majority.
Let Tennessee democracy nominate
just such q popular man. thereby ban
ishing forever such talk as TENNESSEE
being doubtful state" "The repub
licans will carry it"-and such chaff
1t can, should shd may be done b.
nominating the right man
Our choice for governor is the demo
cratic nominee, matters not who h
be, Let the masses resolve likewis
sld all will be we'll for the sovereign
people -Maury Democrat
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A CURABLE DISEASE.
Chronic Catarrh is Pronounced Cura.
BILE by DR.. Hartman.


There are an almost countless mum.
ber of remedies said to cure chronic
catarrh. The most Of these are of no
use whatever, and many worse than
ussless, being actually harmful. A
few are successful in a small number
of cases-those which are very slight
and easily curable-cases which might
almost get well by simply taking care
not to catch cold again. But of all
this vast multitude of medicines it can
not be said that there are more than
two or three which are actually specif-
les, and without doubt the most relia-
BILE is Pe'ru.na. 1t always cures when
it is faithfully and conscientiously
used. 1t not only cures catarrh of the
head and throat, but catarrh of the
stomach, liver, bowels, lungs, bron-
chial tubes, kidneys, and in fact any
OF the organs OF the human body. It
is indeed a dreadful case OF catarrh,
wherever located, that Pe-ru-na can
not cure, or at least greatly help. 1t
may be procured at all the drug
stores, and it should be given faith
full trial by those who have tried in
vain elsewhere to get relief.
A book on cdtarrh and catarrhal
diseases of GA instructively illustrated
pages will be sent free to any address
by The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing
Company, Of Columbus, Ohio.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-02-06

The new Frank Leslie's Pleasant Hours for
Boys and Girls improves with every number.
That for February is the best yet; it is full of
starts the number with an interesting Wash
ington's Birthday Story. An article that every
reader of juvenile literature will enjoy is
"FavoMte Story writers for Young People" by
methods of work of Oliver Optic, Edward s.
Ellis, Nora Perry, j. n. Trowbridge and Susan
Coolidge; finely illustrated with their latest
portraits IL is the first Of q series Of papers on
the subject. Then there is an article on Cos
tunes for Dress Party; an interesting chat
about chameleons; several short stories; the
continuation of the two serials by Edward S
Ellis and Jeanette II. Walworth story fol
the little folks; the editors talks about the new
books for boys ana girls and a number Of puz-
zles, for the solution of which Il prize of s. is
offered.
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What l must do is all that concerns
me, not what the people think. This
rule, equally arduous in actual and in
intellectual life, may serve for the
whole distinction between greatness
and meauueSs. IL is the harder, be
cause you will always find those who
think they know what is your duty
better than you know IL. 1t is easy IN
the world 10 live after the worlds
opinion it is easy in solitude to live
after our own; but the great man is he
who, in the midst OF the crowi, keeps
with perfect sweetness the indepen-
dence OF solitude
RALPH WALDO EMERSON.
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a., n,sS act harmoniously with
hoods Pills Hood saTsapsE.lla: g:
THE ADVERTISERS
FOR 1896.
MORNING, SUNDAY AND COMMERCIAL
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AS advertising mediums the advertisers
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Professor Of Epi'f, (, at Hunk Creek,

4 lOEObbVAf ~ A'P' t' - AAN"-N ~ N~--s
The Hoo. Bsnj ,ia r. Tillman, ,hav-
ing wtched the ua;e and the coun-
ry with his chs aud moderate Ian
guage, will nos 4.t for day or two,
ii possible; bn' ok out for trouble
next week. ~ senate restaurant is
The e.sce where he trouble will break
out. Capt, Fluan IS understood to
be firmly rev lived to introduce the
dispensary s, stem into that restaurant,
and he i already making design for
dispensary bottle in "brown glass,
with an eagle, rattlesnAke, AM
United States Senate" blown into the
same. When he makes his next pow
erul speech the senate can make up
it's mind that the government has got
to 60 into the saloon business. and
when tina. is brought ab Dut, and even
before, the Palmetto statesman will
emit frequent calm and thoughtful re
marks in regard to silver, the gold
bugs, and other topics about which he
occasionally expresses his views. Al
the cl Sc of the season he will resume
his duties as professor of epithets IL
the agricultural college al Hunk creek
New Yolk Sun.
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II MAY DO as Mnch for Yon.

Mr.. Fred Miller, of Irving, Ill, writes
that he had Severe Kidney trouble for
many years, with severe pains in his
back and also that his bladder was af-
fected. He tried many SO called Kidney
cures but without any good result.
About ayear ago he began the use Of
Electric Bltters and found relief at once.
Electric Bitters is especially adapted to
cure of all Kidney and Liver troubles
and often gives almost instant relief.
One trial will prove our statement.
Price only Soc. for large bottle, At
Mcfarland & Co.'s Drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-02-06

McClures Magazine for February will con-
tain eight important portraits of Lincoln, and
will present material never before published
During this period Lincoln suffered financial
wreck as a country merchant; made his first ac-
quaintance, in very romantic way. with
Shakespeare and Blackstone; mastered survey
ing in six weeks, and became deputy county
surveyors was elected to the general assembly
and began his acquaintance with Douglas; and
fell in love with a sweet and beautiful young
girl, Ann Rutledge, and suffered the half-cra2-
ing aftliction of her death on the eve OF their
marriage. In illustration Of the paper there
will be, including the eight portraits of Lin
coin, tweuty-eght pictures-many of them also,
never before published
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DR.. HaIe,s Household Ointment

Is the finest remedy i'll tic world. 1t
absolutely cures Catarrh, 1t cures
Neuralgia and Rhuematsm Cures
Piles like magic. Cures Salt Rhaum
in the most soothing manner Cures
InAamed and Grauulded Eyelds
Cures Cough and CUlds Can be takon
internally. A positive specific for
Pneumonia. Cuts, Bruises, Burns,
Chiblains. Sores of long standing
Corns and Bunious are cured quickly
different from all else superior to ali
else it has no equal. 25 and soc. boxes
Large size cheapest. Sold at any drug
tore.
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TiIIman,s Tirndn.

"The south bows its head in shame"
says Tlllman, OF South Carolina. The
south does we'll to bow her head in
shame when she sees a foul-mouthed
ruffian and common ISLANDERS speak
ing from the seat made ilIustrious by
the iucumbency of John G. Calhoun (;
when she beholds a man combining
in one the apparently contradictory
characters Of a vulgar tyrant and
blatant anarchist figuring as one Of
the successors Of Robert 7. Hayne.
The south has abundant reason TO be
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-02-06

Everyone who will take the trouble to cut out
this notice and forward it, with ten cents, to
the address below, will receive sample copy
Of Demorests S Magazine, containing a pattern
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LITERARY NOTES.

With the opening Of the New Year Golfers
Weekly has bounded from l6-page illustrated
Journal to periodical Of S6 pages including ar
tistc cover. The increase is permanent fror,
and after the issue of January o, 1896 Golfers
Weekly is now twenty pages larger than
Leslie's Weekly and twelve pages ahead Of
Harper's Weeely, and the contents of the cur
rent number are the equal in literary finish Of
the best foreign or American illustrated jour
nails of the first class. The first number OF the
enlarged size is as full Of interest on every page
as an egg is reputed to be Of meat
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-02-06
Cure Cor Headache.

AS remedy for all forms of Head
ache Electric Bitters has proved to be
the very best. 1t effects permanent
cure and the most dreaded habitual sick
headache yield to its influence. We
urge all who are afflicted to procure a
bottle, and give this remedy fair trial
In case Of habitual constipation Electric
Bitters cures by giving the needed tone
to the bowels, and few cases long resist
the nse of this medicine. Try it once
Large bottles ouly + fly cents at McFar-
land and Co. z
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-02-06

reside in that climate Most of them are COM
PEELED to leisure, and therefore driven to every
device for amusement which makes the life
particularly bright and attractive so that there
Is not touch of invalidism in Mr. Iddings ac-
count Of 1t, 1t is u pleasing and interesting
social picture that he draws, and what he has
to say Of the delights conveniences and neceSsi-
ties of Life in the Attitudes Is most enter
tanning it is seldom that such an article is
written by one who has the felicity in making
phrases that stick which Mr. lddings shows so
admirably. The illustrations of unusual beau
ty ure by OrSon Lowell, and were made during
q recent visit to that region.
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Here's What Mr.. Cray Has to Say.

BROWNsvILLE, Tenn, June TO.
can mt too strongly recommend
Over Pink Mixture" for teething
and I never expect 20 do
without it, while The children are SUI.
Earing with the dreaded summer COM
olsint while feethine JOHN T GRAY.
Sold BY All dealers, 25 and so cents.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-02-06

The February number of Short Stories pro-
vides the readers of this magazine with
bountiful supply OF good fiction, the table of
contents giving The names OF no less than fifteen
authors. Among these are Hermann Suder
mann, Dauqet, A!arcon, Barber, etc, repre-
scented by English versions Of their stories
while there are also clever original sketches
and tales by Anna Mcclure Sholl, Howard
Thomas; A. j. Lyman. Margaret Hall Anna B.
Hawley and others. The illustrations, eSpocf-
ally those OF the opening story are attractive,
and add much to the appearance of Short
GA
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-02-06

The Lee family of Virginia is the subject Of
series Of profusely illustrated articles which
will constitute q leading lecture in Frank
Leslie's Popular Monthly during the current
year, The February number of this magazine
just out, contains the initial article or the
series entitled THE Ancestors Of General
Robert e. Lee, and the Times in which They
Lived" written by Mrs. Roger A. Pryor, en-
bodying many rare portraits. coat-of-armS. etc.
This same February number Of Frank LeSlie'S
also contains beautifully illustrated articles
upon "a Roman Festa," by Theo. Tracy;
"Sardina, by Charles Edwards; The Social
Settlement in America" by Rufus Il. Wilson;
West Point" by Carl j. Becker; Art Stu
dents in Paris" and stories, sketches and
poems by Howard Paul, George Edgar Mont
gomery, DR.. j. II. Porter j. f. Sullivan, Ella
Rodman Church, Lena L. Pepper, and other
popular contributors,
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-02-06

did you ever know says tho writer of an
article quoted in Current Literature what
has become of the greater part Of the confeder-
ate paper money with which this country was
flooded some years back? No? Well, neither
did l until 1 struck Atlanta few weeks ago
In that town found ON old man who makes a
business of quietly gathering in all tho con-
federate banknotes he can find. You know the
stuff was issued by the ton during the war, and
there is any quantity of it still floating around
When the old man gets q big bundle of the
paper he sends it to Edison, the inventor. who
pays good price for it, Edison uses 1t to make
carbon for incandeseent lamps. The paper
upon which the confederate notes were en-
graved we're made of the pulp of the sea grass.
This branch OF the paper-1naking industry has
since became dead art. Seagrass paper,
when chemically treated by Edison, has been
found to make the best sort Of carbon for in
candescent lights, and so there is always q de-
mand for the confederate bills
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-02-06

The complete novel in the February issue Of
Lippincott's is "Ground-swells, by the we'll
known writer, Mrs Jeanette H. Walworth.
1t is atale of rather unusal length (for theMaga-
zine), readable, lively and up-to-date. The
scene is in New York city, and the heroine is
Marjorie Richardson is the tale Of a highmind-
ed cash-boy, supposed to be told by one OF his
comrades in the dry goods store.
DR.. Harvey B, Bashore gives an interesting
epitome Of the furthest researches Of geology
in rapid sketch OF THE First Days of the
World. n THE Aerial Monasteries of Grace are
described by Charles Robinson. "The Child
and his Flctions is a pleasant and suggestive
paper by Elizabeth Ferguson Seat. Frederic
M. Bird points out certain "Paralyzers of
Style, some of which are intended to have a
precisely opposite effect, while some are the
result OF mere carelessness. The poetry of the
number is by Joseph Wharton, Charles q. d.
Roberts, and Clinton Scollard.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-02-06

Godey's Magazine for February appears in
a beautiful and original cover by f. c, Ransom
u quaint Japanesque conception for st.
Valentines Day, Most striking among the
contents, is profusely illustrated article ON the
famous museum freaks. Cleveland Moffett
tells some of the richest stories about the late
Eugene Field and among the interesting ar
ticles are Studio Life in Paris What the
Bicycle does for the Muscles" and descrip-
tion of how the deaf are taught speech and
speech-reading. In the series on Music in
America" which is a distinctive and successful
Of Godeys, Rupert Hughes writes entertaining
ly on the subject OF Cantatas. and discusses Mr..
G. w. ChadwicSs works, Under the head of
Talks by Successful Women appears an in
terview with Mrs. Dunlap Hopkins, who has
accomplished so much for women in New York
and elsewhere. The fiction OF this number is
unusually strong and abundant, including u
farcical spook-story by Tudor jerks, and an
intense romance by Robert C. V. Meyers. The
customary fashion department completes ar
unusually attractive number.
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]. W. CASS

Sells blank books, tab
lets, envelopes, writing
paper, pens, ink, pencils,
and everything in the
stationery line cheaper
and gives better goods
for the money than you
can get anywhere else in
town.
He has a few more pieces
of japanese China which
you can buy very low.
He keeps all the leading
newspapers, magazines,
etc. If you want any
nice books, such as bi.
bles, gift books, or if you
wish to subscribe for any
magazine he will be glad
to take your orde.
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ago from Knoxville, where he had
been to purchase his spring stock of
goods, d. Mr.,
February 3, 1896.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-02-06

Scribners Magazine for February might be
called q mild-winter outdoor number, as II
contains an unusual number OF articles OF life
and adventure in tho open air First among
these is the leading article OF the number on
the Colorado Health Plateau, by Lewis Morris
Iddings, which is a delightful social study BY q
man who has travelled In many regions OF the
world and who knows the region around Color
ado Springs thoroughly, having spent num-
ber OF winters there. He describes picturesque
IN and With great deal Of invaluable
Information the life that Is led there by those
whose health makes il necessary for them 70
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-02-06

ur. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Forty Yea,s lac s.asdsrd.
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Rz--s. y. p. Bell, OssascutoMttc, KCsas
wife OF the editor of The Graphic, the lead
ing local paper OF Miami county, writes
"T spas troubled sUtfh heart disease
for six years, severe palpitations, short
ness of breath, together with such ex-
remenervousness. that at times l would
walk the floor nearly all night We
consulted the best medical talent.
, Tgaev said there scas ssO help for nae,
that had organic disease of the heart for
which there was no remedy. | had read
your advertisement In The Graphic and
ayear ago. as q last resort, tried one bottle OF
Dr.. Niles EesC Care for thc Heart,
which convinced me that there was Grue
merit In 1t, ! took three bottles each OF the
Heart Cure and Restorative Nervinc and
nc completely cured sHe. 4 sleep
we'll ut night, my heart beats regularly and
Ihave no more smothering spells. l wish
TO say 70 all who are suffering as I did
there's rell0f untold for them If they will
only give your remedies just one trial"
Dr. Miles Heart Cure is sold on Q positive
vua N xfee that the first hnttla viii 0enahs.
RiI sirnggists sell it ats1, 6 bottles FOR IS, or
IL will be sent, prepaid, on receipt OF pricc
by the Or. Miles Medical Co.. Elkhare, IND
Dr.. Miles Heart Cure
Restores Health