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Commencement Outfits.

This is the time of the year when
school girls are troubled about
what to get for Commencement.
We anticipated their wants as far
back as February, and we think
we can supply every want.
ORGANDIEs-White and colored.
SwIssEs-Plain and dotted.
CREPoNs and ALBATRos- light shades
SILK and FEATHER FANS,
LACEs and RIBBONS.
HANDKERcHIEFs, ETC.
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CLERK AND MASTERS SALE OF
LAND.
In Chancery Court at Johnson City,
Tennessee.
The Lookout Bank VS.. Robert Burrow
ct tal., and F. A. Stratton vs. Rob.
ert Burrow and Magnetic
Building and Loan AS
sociation VS.. f. A.
Stratton.

Pursuant to the decree OF said court,
at its December term, 1895, in the
above styled cause, / will, on
SATURDAY, MAY 80, 1896,
In front OF the court room, in Johnson
City, upon the terms OF said decree,
sell the property mentioned and de.
scribed in said decree, and ordered to
be sold, to wit Lots, /, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, Z,
s, 8, 10. II, IL, 13, IA, Is, %, %, "a, 25,
and 26, as designated on plat on file
in this case, to satisfy judgment on
purchase money note in the sum OF
$2783 81 with interest thereon from
December 3rd, 1895, and the costs
unless said judgment, interest and
costs are sooner paid.
TERMS OF SALE.
Said property will be sold for cash
in hand and in bar of the equity oil
redemption.
This May s, 1896
w. f. YOUNG, @. & NJ,
By G, w. HODGE, D. G. & M.
6l8 At. Printers fee, $40
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-05-14

Mo DISEASEhas ever presented so many
IN pecularites as LaGrippe. No disease
leaves It's victims so dehllitated, useless,
sleepiess. nerveiess, as LaGripps.
MIR. u. W. Hilton, state agent OF the Nut
nal Life Insurance Co., OF Kentucky, says:
"In 1889 and so mad TWO severn attacks
OF LaGrippe, the last one aitaekins my ner-
yous system with.such severity that my life
was despaired OF. had not slept for more
than Two months except by tine use OF mar
cotics that stupeled me. but gave me no
rest. was only conscious OF intense mental
weakness, agonizing bodily pain and the
fact that | was hourly growing, weaker.
When IN this condition. commenced using
DR.. Miles Restorative Neryine, In two days
| began to improve and In one months time
l was carcd, much to the surprise OF all who
knew OF my condition. have been In ex-
cellent health since and have recommended
your remedies 10 many of my friends"
Louisville. Jan. %, 1885. p, W. HILTON
Dr.. Miles NerVin0 Restores Health.
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~tHART ; e. : SMITHS
A Satisfied Customer 4 Z \ \ < \
.... Is Our Best Advertisement
Summer Dress Goods.

Lots of difference, even when
prices are the same. Old styles
are never satisfactory you don't
want them. That's why we close
out at the end of every season and
start new with bright, fresh goods,
very latest styles.
DRESS LINENS The stylish wash
goods, 12!c, 15c, 95c, 40c per yard.
DIMITIEs Every piece new, Zoe,
121c, 15c, 25c per yard.
PERcALEs-A large assortment, one
yard wide, l0c, 12lc, 15c per yard,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-05-14
Suns shine

down stairs without clasping my hand
over my heart and resting. In fact, it
would almost take my breath away. l suf-
fered 80 did not care to live, yet ! had
much to live for. There is no pleasure in
life IL deprived of health, for life becomes
a burden. Hoods Sarsaparilla does far
more than advertised. After taking one
bottle, it is sufficient to recommend
itself.n MRS. j. e. SMITH, Beloit, Iowa.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-05-14

to go before the voters in November
The question of constitutional con
vention and of o mandatory railroad
commission were overwhelmingly de-
feated, and the two thousand delegates
are thirsting for the fray of the ensu-
ing campaign.
Ex-Gov. Taylor's name was present.
ed by Hon. Benton McMillin in brief
talk, at the conclusion of which he was
nominated by acclamation. The CON
vention recognized that Bob Taylor
could win the fight easier than any
other man, and his wishes were con-
suited in the adoption of
The Platform.
'The democratic party of Tennessee,
assembled in convention, declares it's
abiding faith in the great fundamental
principles that gave it birth.
81. A rigid restriction of the federal
power within the written limitations of
the federal constitution
SO. The largest measure of individ-
ual freedom consistent with the general
good.
"3. The jealous preservation of the
right of local self-government and con-
slant opposition to the encroachments
of the general government upon the
reserved rights of the people or the
states.
-. We hold that it is the high duty
and honor of the democratic party tc
call back the government to the old
paths, to restore purity and virtue, and
to root out all the pernicious influences
that have corrupted its legislation and
the administration of its laws. AS 8
first and most necessary step to this
end, we demand the restoration Of the
money of the constitution by q Law
providing for the free and unlimited
coinage of both gold and silver as full
legal tender money at the ratio of II
to 1, regardless of the action Of any
other nation.
"5. We demand the enactment OF
laws, both state and national, making
both gold and silver legal tender fo
all debts. and prohi biting in contract
thereafter made any discrimination fo
OF against either.
"6. We oppose the increase of tn
public debt by the issuance of interest
! bearing bonds to sustain the gol,
standard.
"7 We demand that all obligation
of the United States shall be honestl,
discharged according to the terms Q
the contract in either gold or silver, a
the option and convenience of the gov
ernment, and not in gold alone, at tn
option OF the creditor.
'S. We demand the repeal Of tn
unconstitutional 10 per cent. tax on tn
issues of state banks, and the abolitio
at the earliest possible time Of the ns
tional banking system.
SO. We demand that all federi
taxation shall be strictly and only fC
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-05-14
Bucklen's Arnica SaIVe.

The best salve in the world Tor Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Bicers, Salt Rheum
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. tits guaranteed to give
Perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
price 25 cents per box. For sale br
Mcfarland e. Co
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
Cleanly Stables.

The proper care of milk to attain
the best results like many other propo-
sitions in the minds of different indi-
vidualS, is variouSly estimated very
much in accord with the way they are
raised" and trained in after life. That
the stream never rose above tbs source
finds its Illustrations here. Care or
SlackneSs is depicted on the faces of
every man and woman to a great ex-
tent according as we find those traits
carried out in every day life. The ma
tural tendency of the average person
seems to be towards the latter, thus
making thorough cleanliness an appro-
PIRATE war cry that should be con-
stantly sounded in every dairy, great
or small, in the land, without which it
is impossible to produce those goods
whose character will carry with it the
impress of this very word, which is so
much appreciated by the better class of
consumers. And SO we go with pail
and stool for our morning and evening
work, the stable being properly cleaned
and good bedding supplied at all times;
we whistle as we brush the side and
udder for an instant to remove the
dust and with clean hands and dry
teats we go merrily at our task.
But suppose the stable floor is bare
save of filth, a too common case, what
then? The whistle or song is peremp-
torily smothered and the mixer, with
his heart in his boots seeks a pail of
water and a cloth to perform the dis
gusting job of cleaning the COW, which
ten to one is more of a pretense than
real cleaning or. what is worse, his
merriment is turned to muttered or
outspoken cursing while he milks the
COW as she is. This applies to those
who have some sense of cleanliness, but
not to those who habitually neglect all
precautions of cleanliness and milk
the cows as they are, clean or dirty, it
is all the same to them; they have no
conjunction of conscience in this mat
ter, they are satisfied to live that way,
and do not seem to realize but what
everybody else is in the same happy
boat. G. Spicer, Cat Illinois Dairy
mems association.)
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
A Pleasant Little Maiden,

New York Times: A young man was
calling on an uptown clergyman. The
reverend gentleman was engaged, and
in his place appeared a tiny little lady
of 6. who informed the visitor, who
was a stranger to the family, that
she was to entertain him until her
father was at liberty. Hostess and
guest soon came to be upon the best
of terms. There was a frankness in
the little ladys manners which was en-
gaging. Il don't thing you comb your
hair in a very nice way" she volun-
teered when the acquaintance was ap-
preaching a stage of intimacy. The
visitor agreed that perhaps it might be
improved, and his hostess vanished, to
return in a second with a comb and
brush, with which she brushed down
his hair in smooth, neat fashion.
She gazed at her handiwork with ad-
miration, and. having completed a. Sc
rious task, felt ready for lighter amuse-
ments. Would you like to see me turn
somersaults?" she volunteered The
visitor, who by that time had quite lost
his heart, was ready for anything So
the little lady proceeded to turn somer-
saults- All this took some time, and
the clergyman made his appearance in
the midst of the sport But he was not
welcome ''Oh, papa" said the little
entertainer. trying to bar his entrance,
I'VE are having such a beautiful time,
and we don't want you at ALL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
Clarifying the Hen.

Clarifying the Hen.-My next neigh
Dor, who is an, old crippled soldier, and
who has run a poultry farm of 400
hens for 20 years for eggs, and made
and saved money by it, thus glorifies
the hen in writing, at my request for
his views upon the subject: Eggs are
always cash. They are ready for mar
ket the minute laid, and the sooner they
aIe set faackel me better. Moth
ing that the farm produces sells better.
Iney require no cultivation, pruning,
churning or harvesting, but are at once
in salable condition. With plenty of
eggs on the farm there are a host of
good things in the kitchen and money
in the family purse. Gathering up
eggs IS ike picking up dimes and dol
lars. Great is the hen that produces
them. When everything is dull in win
ter the egg basket las wonderfully
helped out many a poor farmer. The
crops may be poor, the provisions low,
the family COW dry, with a long wait
for the next growing season, but the
hen comes UP smiling, and is ready to
get a pound of tea or a sack of -four
If treated well she will respond as
readily when the snow is on the ground
rs when the fields are green. She is a
friend to the poor and rich alike"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
Evergreens From Seed.

Professor S. B. Green, Minnesota Ex-
pertinent Station: Evergreen seeds
terminate readily md the greatest
danger comes when the plants are young
and growing fast. They are then likely
to die if the weather is warm and moist
The damDing-on in the seed bed may be
greatly reduced. if not entirely pre-
vented. by covering the seed bed with
sand or other mulch. Moist land is not
safe to use for a seed bed. The best
would be rather dry, sandy leaf mold.
Young evergreen seedlings need protec-
ton from the sun in very bright or long
continued sunny weather both in sum-
mer and winter. This should be so ar
ranged that beds may be shaded at
pleasure After ordinary rains the shades
should be taken off and need not be put
on again until the bed is well dried
There is much more danger to coniferous
seedlings from warm moist weather than
from long continued drouth but we can
guard against danger from either by
exercising a little care So very many
seedlings may be grown in a small bed
that 1 think il will pay nurserymen and
foresterS to raise their own seedlings. al
though they grow very slowly the first
few years. Probably one inch is about
the right depth at which to SOW the seed
of hardy evergreens having large seeds
such as pines and the Norway spruce.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
The Campbell System of Soil Culture.

Inspections have been made of half
score of experiment farms in North Da-
kota where the Campbell system of soil
culture has been tested. The results
as reported in the New York Sun are
such that leading farmers of the state
have unanimously recommended it to
the farmers of their counties and have
resolved in public to adopt it them
selves.
This system was first tried in South
Dakota last year and the season be-
fore by a farmer named Campbell. 1t
consists of so packing the SubsoilS by
means if disked harrows that moisture
shall not escape downward and in so
cultivating the surface that it shall not
escape upward. There is formed hard
subsoil with dust blanket on the
surface, the latter about two inches
deep, and the result is to give the grow
ing crop all the moisture that falls.
Last autumn arrangements were made
by the Northern Pacific road to test
the system on half-a-dozen farms along
its line and by the 500 road to try it
on five. The Milwaukee road also has
had one farm in operation and the
state of North Dakota another. All
have been wonderfully successful, so
much so, indeed, that company has
been formed to improve on this sys-
ten a rnillion or more acres in the SUBJ
arid belt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
Contracting Butter.

There is scarcely any farm butter
maker having a reputation for making a
good article and living within a few miles
of an ordinary western country town who
cannot find regular customer or
customers who will take butter the year
around at a fixed price which will be a
good round average price for the year. All
that is necessary to make contracting of
this kind easy is that the butter maker
establish a record for having everything
nice and clean, and for producing a
quality that is both good and uniform.
The price that can be secured in this
way is always considerably better than
the ordinary way of selling TO the
grocer or store keeper. AS a practical
back. and that is from the side of the
town people who contracted for their
butter this way and very common COM
plant among them was that they al
ways got their butter if the price to be
paid was little better than the stores
and groceries were paying, but when,
with the change of season, the price rose
until the StorekeeDer or grocer was
paying a little above the agreed average
price, the butter maker very commonly
reported that the cows were failing and
did not have any butter to deliver under
the contract of course, if one practices
this species of petty dishonesty he will
find it difficult to make contracts of this
kind for regular delivery. and reputa-
ton not only for cleanliness and good
uniform quality is necessary, but also
a reputation for strictly carrying out con-
tracts as made.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
THE SALT LAKE HERALD MONDAY. DECEMBER IS 1895.

haIf- brothers. one of which has a very
quiet disposition, while the other is just
the reverse IN every particular. Nervous
and excitable and kick hardly des-
cribes the situation. The only place
that l could find where considered
myself really safe was in the beam loft
AFTER ne once commenced kicking. I
worked upon him by degrees first cur
rying his neck and shoulders, and in
less time than week / could curry
him all over the hind legs. He seems
really to enjoy it. and now I feel quite
as safe at his heels as / formerly did
at his head. A timid colt should never
be hit or whipped for fault. A quiet
one never needs it. You can teach a
colt more in one day by kindness than
you can IN a week by cruel treatment.
The most obstinate horse can be
taught to lead or broken from pulling
back by taking a half-inch rope, about
80 feet long. Tie one end to the halter
on the right side, and tie the other end
TO the halter on the left side. Now
bring them back the same as for driv-
ing lines, bring them together at the
wlthers. Now pass the right line over
the horses back to the left side; now
pass the left line over the animals back
to the right side in the same manner
You will now find that you have formed
a loop in the rope. Drop this down over
the launches. Now unite both ends of
the rope from the halter and pass
them through the halter ring under
the chin and draw them forward until
the rope comes tight against the horses
hips, then tie them to the kicking post.
Tie the two ropes together close to the
horses chest, which prevents the loop
from falling down too low on the hind
legs. This plan can never injure your
horse in any way, besides it is strictly
humane in principle.-A. T. Workman
in New York Witness
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
Working Butter.

An acquaintance, whose sole business
it has been for 20 years to make but
ter and to teach others how to make it,
asserts most positively that a first
class article cannot be made where the
buttermilk is worked out and salt in
with a hand-ladle. This implement
breaks the grain and the mass of but
ter manipulated with it is made salvy
and sticky; hence so much poor butter
on the general market as most of that
found in the countr ystores has been
worked with a ladle. The gentleman
is correct. The buttermilk should be
washed out with pure cold water as
soon as grains have formed the size of
wheat kernels, and then the salt be
added and the churn be revolved
slowly until the salt is dissolved; then
place it in a tub or butter-bowI. with a.
wet cloth beneath it, let it stand until
next day, and then gently press the
surplus brine out of it, and it is ready
for packing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
Bookkeeping For Women.

l cannot understand why more wom-
en- on the farm do not earn their pin
money-and more-by keeping bees. We
never experience the least difficulty in
disposing of all the honey we have at
a Ialr price, and as the cost of pro-
duction is not greater, either in time or
money, it is very nearly like so much
money found.
The principal reason, suppose, that
women and girls have not taken up this
means of money making, to a greater
extent, before now, is the fear of
stings; but 1 assure you that you need
not let that deter YOU. for as soon as
you grow accustomed to working
among them you will run no risk
whatever.
The outfit for the start need not be
expensive. Indeed, L myself began with
a single colony, and for a time had
only the natural increase, but finally
invested in others. 1t makes a great
deal of difference what kind of hive
you have; although / have seen bees
do splendidly in old boxes and bar
rels, it is more convenient to have a
patent hive of easy access, and more
profitable, too, as you can usually get
the honey out in better shape.
A smoker, will be found of great
assistance in handling the bees. as
they are not apt to sting when smoked,
and can be driven about by it as you
like. A good smoker can be purchased
for IS cents to 81.
If the farmer is doing his duty to
himself and his land, he grows some
of the clover crops, which make honey
gathering easy for the bees. The farm
ought to contain enough fruit trees,
too, to keep the bees busy in the early
spring. Indeed, there are few neigh
borhoods where the bees do not have
ample pasturage, and we are making a
mistake if we do not utilize the oppor-
tunity of adding something to the slen-
der farm income.-Rachel V. Long in
Farm News.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
Sound Horse Information.

The fact should not be overlooked
that stock, if well housed and cared for
viii not only live. but thrive on one
third less feed 1 tried the experiment
on a horse that / once owned which
was always run down and poor dur
ing the winter months In addition to
warmer stable / also provided him
with warmer blanket. The result
was instead of looking like a, spook all
winter he kept round and plump. 1
fed about one-fifth less hay, and just
one third less grain than / had been
accustomed to feeding.
The currycomb is a great civilizer
for young stock of any kind I am now
training span of Clydesdale colts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
Improved Variety of Sorghum.

Bulletin q of Delaware station gives
particulars of some tests of sorghum
varieties. While sorghum is grown
chiefly as forage crop and these tests
We're to determine the relative merits
of several leading varieties as produc-
erS of sugar and syrup, the results will
prove valuable to all growers of the
crop, inaSmuch as the forage values of
the sweet sorghums generally run par
allel with their sugar-making values.
The varieties tested were Amber, Col
lier, Coleman. Mclean and two I'M
named varieties. the seed of which
came from the department of agricul-
ture at Washington. Collier, Coleman
and Mclean are improved varieties of
recent origin.
Individual stalks of each variety were
measured in length, weighed in gross
then stripped and topped at the upper
joint and weighed again. Then each
stalk was crushed separately and its
juice was analysed to determine its
specific gravity, purity and sugar con-
tents. More than 1,400 stalks were thus
treated
The stalks of Coleman were shorter
and larger than any of the others:
hence, 1T stands up against high winds
better than the others. Collier stood
second and Mclean third.
Mclean had the purest Juice and the
largest sugar content, and stood sec
ond in weight of juice produced per
acre.
Collier stood second in purity and
sugar content, and as it produced
nearly 1000 more pounds of Juice per
acre than Mclean, it's total production
of sugar per acre slightly exceeded that
of Mclean.
Coleman stood third as sugar pro-
Queer
In quantity of forage produced Col
lier stood first, Coleman second and
Mclean third.
In the Coleman variety the largest
stalks were richest in sugar: in the
Amber there was no appreciate differ
ence, and in all the others the smaller
stalks were the richest. The purity of
the Juice followed the same .r1er as
the richness in sugar
From these latter facts it is believed
that the Coleman variety furnishes the
lest basis for improving the sugar.
ing up. Seed selected from the largest
stalks of this variety will likely pro-
duce both large stalks and a pure, rich
juice Seed selected from the largest
stalks of Mclean or Collier will pro-
duce large stalks low in purity and
sugar content, while seed selected from
the pureSt and richest stalks will pro-
duce a crop of small stalks.
Analyses of the canes at different
oates as they approached maturity
from September 20 to November 10
showed that the Coleman variety had
the largest sugar content about No
vember j. while the others contained
more sugar the middle of October than |
at any, later or earlier date.