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sometnlng 10 Depend On.

Mr.. lanes Jones, of the drug firm of Jones &
Son. cowden, III, in speaking of DR. King S
New Discovery, says that last winter his wife
was attacked with la grippe, and her case grew
so serious that physicians at Cowden and Pana
could do nothing for her Having DR.. Kings
New Discovery in store, and selling lots Of it he
took a bottle home, aud TO the surprise OF al
she began to get better from the first dose and
half dozen dollar bottles cured her sound and
well. Or King New Discovery for oonsump-
ion. coughs and colds is guaranteed to do thu:
good work. Try It, At Mcfarland & Co.'S
drug store.
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Old People.

Old people who require medicine to regulate
the bowels and kidneys will find the true
remedy in Electric Bitters This medicine does
not stimulate and contains no whiskey nor 9th
er intoxicant but acts as a tonic and Alternative
1t acts mildly on the stomach and bowels adj
ding strength and giving tone to the organs,
thereby aiding nature in the performance
the functions Electric Bitters is an excellent
appetizer and aids digestion old people find
it just exactly what they need. Price fifty cents
and 81 90 per bottle at Mcfarland & Co.'S drug
store.
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New Furniture Store.

We are now adding a new line o
Furniture in connection with the Wal
Paper and Undertakers' Goods in tn,
rooms formerly occupied by G. F. Mel
cher. next door to Jno. w. Hunters
Everything new and of the latest de
signs and at prices lower than ever Of
fered in this city before.
Call and see our stock and learn ou
prices before buying.
Very respectfully,
WOLFE & Co.
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Summer School.

Prof. Mettetal will begin his sum-
mer school at Lusk's school house on
the corner of Roam street and Watauga
avenue, next Monday. He will teach
all the grades taught in the public
schools and will prepare pupils to enter
the public school a grade higher when
the fall terms begins, In addition he
will have a class in pennmanship taught
by his son who is one of the best pen
men in the country, having taken a
thorough course in penmanship, book
keeping and stenography, A thorough
and competent music teacher has been
procured to give lessons on the piano
and organ. Prof. Mettetal will him
self give lessons each day in voice
culture and instruction on the violin.
Intact the musical advantages will be
one of the greatest features of the
school. Prof. Mettetal is one of the
best instructors in the country and has
reputation for order, zeal and inter
est in the school work that inspires the
pupil to their greatest effort and to
love of the school.
He has the promise of enough pupils
to fill all the departments and to insure
a good school,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-20

AGENTS WAGTHD-For Dr. Talmage's
THE Earth Girdled" or his famous
tour around the world. A thrilling
story of savage and barbarous lands.
Four million Talmage books sold, and
"The Earth Girdled" is his latest and
greatest. Demand enormous; every
body wants this famous book. Only
SO. so. Big book, big commission, a
gold mine for workers. Credit given.
Freightage paid. Outfits free. Drop
all trash and sell the king of books and
make $500 per month. Address for
outfit and territory. Peoples, 3941
Market St., Philadelphia, Penn. 672-6t
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Business Change.

Our clever young friend, Henry Will
bourn, who has been with the grocery
house of M. jackson for the past two
years, has purchased from Houston
Bros. their stock of groceries and will
continue to handle the choicest of goods
at the corner of Main and Buffalo
streets. Henry is one of our cleverest
young citizens and an experienced
salesman. We sincerely hope he will
achieve the success he so we'll deserves.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-20

The Shakers have made discovery which is
destined to accomplish much good Realizing
that three-f0urths of all our sufferings arise
from stomach troubles, that the country is
literally filed with people who can not eat and
digest food without subsequently suffering pain
and distress, and that many are starving, vast
ing to mere skeletons, because their food does
them no good, they have devoted much study
and thought to the subject, and the result is
this discovery is their Digestive Cordial.
A little book can be obtained from your drug
gist that will point out the way of relief at once
An investigation will cost nothing and will re-
suit in much good,
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The best -four is Gold Dust.
Webb Bros. sell Crystal Ice.

New line of goods just received at
J. W. Hunters.
Joe Hart has returned from trip to
the centennial.
1OO-piece dinner sets, at s. B.
Whites for $500.
Miss Della Smith, of Bristol, spent
Sunday in this city.
Webb Bros. for all kinds Of country
produce,
Rev. G. W. Simpson was in the city
Monday.
Judge Deaderick was over from
Jonesboro Monday.
Chas. Headerick, of Bristol, was in
the city Sunday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mali
cote, Monday, a daughters
White Mountain and Attic Ice Cream
Freezers at S. B. Whites.
Do not pay $50 for 19 yards of dress
goods when you can buy the same
goods for $500 at j. W. Hunters.
No other "frm" sells the celebrated
White Lily Flour but Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Boren, of Bris-
tol, were in the city Monday.
Miss Truly Lady is visiting relatives
in Greeneville this week.
J. w. Painter, of Bristol, was in the
city Monday on business.
Geo. O'Brien was down from Salt
vile, Va, few days this week.
Buford Mathes has returned after a
few months sojourn in Kentucky.
Capt. E. w, Faucette, of Mountain
City, is visiting relatives in the city.
Parties desiring to buy genuine Chi
ma Dinner Sets should see samples at
s. B.White's.
Newt Boring returned Saturday from
trip to his old home in Stubensville,
Ohio.
We will buy Wool this season.
j. w. Hunter.
TRY can of Perfection Baking Pow
der for cents at Jackson's.
Vineless sweet potato slips. Tops
grow 10 inches high. Place your order
with Webb Bros. at once.
Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Carr spent Sun
day in Greeneville, the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Judge Campbell.
Jackson will furnish you with the
best of all kinds of Meats, Groceries
and Vegetables. Give him trial
WANTED-20, 900 pounds of wool, feath
ers, beeswax and sheep pelts Will pay
cash strictly. d. Gump, grain dealer
6G9-St.
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Everybody SAYS So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most Won
derfnl medical discovery of the age, p cas-
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system olspei co .!I5
cnre headache, fever. habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try q box
of o. G, G. to-day; 10, %, so cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by ell druggists
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-20
HOW's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned, haze known f. j. Cheney
for the last IS years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and f.
nancialy able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm
West & TruaX, Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, O.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the b God and mucuous sur
faces of the system Testimonials sent free.
Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
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Gold Dust fiour-best made.
Bicycles and Bicy-
Gle Repairs, at the Bee
Hive.
Farmers Meet.

The East Tennessee Farmers Con-
vention met in Knoxville Tuesday and
closed yesterday. It was very pleas
ant and profitable meeting Hon. A.
B. Bowman of this city is the presi-
dent.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-20
After Meals

take one of DR.. Deane's Dyspepsia Pills.
in other words, to cure dyspepsia
do not diet
Eat well of good nourishing food the
system needs the strength it gives and
force the stomach, liver and bowels TO
do their part by taking one of DR..
Deane's Dyspepsia Pills immediately
after each meal.
This is the only rational treatment Of
dyspepsia, and the first case has yet to
be reported where it has failed to effect a
cure.
DR.. Deane's Dyspepsia pits for sale at drug
gists, as and 50 cents. White wrapper if conspated
yellow If bowels are loos.
DR.. J. A. DEANE CO.,
Kingston. N. Y
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Buy Gold Dust flour.
See our New Shoes.


J. W. Hunter.
Chas. Way and sister, Miss Gussie,
of Telford, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Biddle, on Watauga avenue.
Hon. G. G. Collins, Capt. Chas Ton
cray, Pat DUNCAN and j. N. Edens
were down from Elizabethton yester-
day.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Bap-
fist church will today serve ice cream,
strawberries, cream and cake from II
a. m. to 10 p. m. Everybody most cor
daily invited.
Hon. J. f, Toney and Mrs. Toney,
accompanied by their daughter, Miss
Mamie, and Miss Pearl Erwin, were in
the city Sunday returning from a visit
to the centennial at Nashville.
Chief of Police Remine arrested John
Dempsey last Friday. Dempsey was
confined in the Jail at Jonesboro and
made his escape. He had just been out
five hours when the officer got him.
Rev. Herndon, who has been con
Quoting the singing for the Pearson re-
yival at Bristol, came home Saturday
and preached to his own people Sunday.
He returned Monday to assist in the
great work at Bristol.
Rev. Lander will preach the sermon
at the installation of Rev. John Eakin
at Jonesboro next Sunday morning.
He will conduct service as usual at the
Watauga avenue church at 1880 o'clock
p. m.
Let everybody attend the entertain.
ment at Central School House on Sat.
urday night May Goth. Ice cream,
strawberries and peaches will be served.
No charge for admission-you only
pay for your supper.
Miss Eugenia Youce, of Bristol, was
visiting Miss May Glenn this week
Miss May is the daughter Of Rev. Glenn
the new Baptist preacher, and has beer
i'll with fever ever since her parents
moved here.
n DlS Sdlu6 Vi DuS6 Ddll Will NC pIdy6I
at the Lake between the ROgersvillC
and johnson City boys on the 9th, 10tl
and 18th of June. Rogersville has {
first class club, and our boys are train
ing up to meet them. 1t will be goot
tournament
John Fuller, of Silver Lake, johnson
county, was in the city last Thursda,
en- route to Knoxville, having in custody
John G. Murphy, well to do younl
man of that county, whom he was tax
ing to Lyons View to be treated for
wild insanity, resulting from epilepsy
Elsewhere in this paper will be founo
the advertisement of Phillips q Wal
tiers, retail liquor dealers They han
die full stock Of the best goods in thi
line aud solicit the patronage of tn
public. A pool table is run in connec
ton with their bar.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-20
Our Sammy Again.

A Nashville dispatch in another col
umn tell of the further good fortune
and promotion of our townsman, DR..
S. r. Miller. His honors are coming
so fast that it is difficult for his friends
to keep up with him. This time he
was elected vice president of the Ten
nessee Medical Society for East Ten
nessee, very distinguished position
for one so young. 1t is noted with
pleasure by his old friends and we'll
wishers that DR.. Miller is making
rapid strides toward the top of his
profession, and that he deserves every
honor conferred upon him. He is a
good boy as well as a good physician.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-20
HART and SMITH.
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We do not call any Price Cheap Unless il has Quality Behind It.
Our Umbrella Stock

Is at its best We keep the honest, wearable
kind, you know, that's why we always sell so many.
Ladies' English Gloria, 9G inches ............ 75c
Ladies Silk Gloria, 90 inches, 500. 81. 25 to $3 co.
Gents Umbrellas, 98 inches .......... 75c to $3 90
ChlIdrens Parasols '............,,. 15c. 25c, Zoe
DOnt Fail To see our $1.95 line, the best umbrellas
on the market at the price.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-20
Our Wash Goods Stock.

Old Sol with his summer specialties will soon be
with and sheer fabrics comfortable and stylish
will be in demand. Now is the time to secure
good selection. Our stock contains only the new
est and most desirable styles.
ORGANIZES, choice styles per yard .,..... 15c.
LAPPETS, newest effects " &" ....... 15c.
LINEN BATISTE per yard, ............... 1870
LINEN HOMESPUN per yard, .......,.... 15c.
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OxfOTdS and Slippers.
Trustees Sale.

BY virtue of the power vested in me by decd
Of trust executed by John A. Mathes ana wife
on the 18th day of May 1891 recorded in Vol. 8,
page 6S, deed of trust book, in the Registers
Office of Washington county, Tenn, | will on
SATURDAY, JUNE 18th, 1897,
in front of Jobes Opera House in johnson City,
Tenn, sell to the highest bidder for cash in
bar Of the equity of redemption the following
described real estate Lots Nos. 5, 8, 7, and 8
in block 81 of the Carnegie Land Co.'S addition
to Johnson City, Tenn, and all the improve
ments thereon, consisting of an room dwelling
house, barn sc. Said lots front % feet each on
Sixth avenue and running back l4O feet to Il 20
foot alley, This May 5, 1897.
ISAAC HARR, Trustee.
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Miss Maud Miller, of Limestone, is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. r.. l.. Remine
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Swaney, of Greene
county were among the visitors to this
city Monday.
Misses Delaney aud Smith, of Bris-
toll, and Miss kirkpatrick, of Boone's
Creek, me visiting Miss Dora Range of
this city.
G. G. Hamilton. former popular en-
gineer on the 3C's, is in the city, having
returned from n six months stay in
Florida,
Col. S, l.. Miller left Tuesday morn
ing to visit his old home at Warsaw,
Ind. He will be gone about twenty
days.
DR.. r.. G. Warehouse, president of
Emory and Henry College, will deliver
the baccaaureate sermon at Sullins
College, Bristol Sunday.
Mr. Brown, the druggist at McFar-
land Il Bottoms drug store, was called
home to Greenevill Tuesday night on
account of the serious illness of his lit
tie daughter.
Mrs. W. G. Snapp is visiting 0. P.
Childress and family in Bristol She
will be the guest of friends and rela-
tiyes of that city for about two weeks.
Mrs. Taylor Cox died last Thursday
and was buried in Monte Vista Gene
terry Friday. She was As years old and
leaves husband and several children
to mourn her loss.
DR.. Cameron, of Elizabethton, passed
through the city Tuesday en- route to
Warsaw, Ind, to attend the general
assembly of the Presbyterian church
as delegate from the church at Eliza
bethton.
Miss Mary Higginbotham came up
from Greeneyille Saturday, where she
is n teacher in the Methodist Orphanage
and went out on the river to visit her
sister, Mrs. Will DEFAULT
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-20
THE y COMET
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Qulnine Tablets, All
druggists re fund the money If it fails to cure 25c
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-20

One of the wonders of the world is
how nice goods can be sold at so low
price at Jackson's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-20
Farm For Sale.

The Jesse Humphreys farm, one of
the best in Carter county, will be sold
on easy payments at once. For par
ticulars call on or address Prof. J. W.
Humphreys or J. B. Cox, Johnson City,
Tenn. 671-11t.
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Straw Hats and Slip
pers, at the Bee Hive.

A visit to Jackson's store where you
can examine the goods and get prices
settles the Groceries question.
To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Ca8carets Candy Cathartc.. lOc or S5c'
II O. @, G. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-20
G.. & D. Corsets and
Health w aists, at the
Bee Hive.

Cold Dust flour will please the
hest of you.
Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Mathes, of
Jonesboro, were shopping in the city
Monday.
The board walks on West Market and
West Main streets are in fearful con-
dition-really dangerous.
Misses Gertrude and Frank Mitchell
are attending the commencement exer-
cises of Jonesboro graded schools this
week.
Let low prices and good goods be
your guide to Jackson's store.
Hardware, cheap, at
the Bee Hive.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-20

Children all hate to take Castor Oil, but nc
LAXOL which is palatable
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-20

G. G. Hamilton. former popular en-
gineer on the 3C's, is in the city, having
returned from n six months stay in
Florida.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-20

Misses Delaney aud Smith, of Bris
tol, and Miss Kirkpatrick, of Boone'i
Creek, me visiting Miss Dora Range o
this city.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-20

Miss Maud Miller, of Limestone, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Remine.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-20

Col. S, L. Miller left Tuesday morn
ing to visit his old home at Warsaw,
Ind. He will be gone about twenty
days.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-20

DR., r. G. Warehouse, president of
Emory and Henry College, will deliver
the baccalaureate sermon at Sullins
College, Bristol Sunday.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-24

are some half a dozen Others who are
liable to the same penalty, including
one ur two officials of the Sugar trust,
it is improbable that the president will
interfere with the Judgment of the
courts. II would seem to be obviously
good policy for him to allow the judicial
decisions to be carried out, since they
are clearly in the pablo interest. In
such a matter the executive authority
should not be successfully invoked to
protect those who Ivy their silence would
shield wrong doors in public position.
Every mar who has knowledge of I'M.
proper conduct on the part of any son
atOr or senators in connection with the
sugar schedule of the present tariff and
declines to disclose it shcuid sufier the
penalty decreed by the courts.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-24
HUNTING THE BAUBLE OFFICE.
Most Unsatisfactory md Improbable
OF Pursuits.

u. hAb NlObNs
OF all the vocations men engage In, or
the avocations they indulge in, office hunt
ing, getting and keeping Is the most ~unsatis-
factory and Improbable. In no pursuit are
the compensations so inadequate or the GER
tainty of failure so sure. Men can engage
in any other vocation confident that, II they
bring to it the requisite abilities, they can
establish a business that Will insure support
and the accretion of a competence against
old ages Politics offers remuneration never
excessive, often inadequate, and subject to
constant drafts to maintain the hold on place.
1t permits no savings and it offers no Sc
curity OF tenure. Always there is the com
ing contest with other aspirants, with the
present possibility and future certainty of
overthrow and a return to civ. life to begin
the struggle for a business footing, with
habits formed unsuited to the hard work,
with the years flown when energy and pluck
are at their best. and with a hunger unsated
for place that compels a haunting Of the
avenues that lead to public station.
Three senator's sat in a committee room
in the closing hours of the last congress,
each of whom had failed of reelection. They
talked gloomily of the dark future that
confronted them. They were not senators
because they were rich" nor 'rich because
they were senator's" One was considering
an offer from a business concern, another
could see no future beyond retiring TO his
home, working in his garden, raising vegeta-
bles for his family, and waiting for some
thing to turn up" The third had no hons to
go to, no garden to work in, no money TO
pay his expenses there If he had one. He
had been thirty-Six years in public life, ledv-
ing a lucrative law practice to enter it. "All
the money | have is in my pocket this morn
ing. l don't know what | am going to do
and there were tears in his voice. The third
senator was Dan Voohees, whom the people
Of indianapolis have just buried. All around
us are these derelicts OF politics, abandoned
by their tickle crew, struggling to live, I'M
able to get into the great throng of workers.
And still men, and saddest of all, young
men, nutter about public Office as moths circle
about the candle, regarding it as an end in
itself and not as a public duty to be neither
sought nor shirked, to meet the moths fate
in a quickly coming end.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-24
A NM

The United States senatc has passed
a bankruptcy bill. The measure is the
substitute offered by Senator Nelson of
Minnesota for the T0rrcy bill and its
chief feature is the fact that 1t provides
for voluntary bankruptcy principally.
That Is to say. that no debtor can be
forced into bankruptcy. except as he
shall be shown to make an attempt to
defraud creditors. in which case process
can be instituted to force Il debtor into
bankruptcy. In such case. however, the
accused may demand a jury and the
court or jury may hold whether The ac.
cused Is or is not II bankrupt.
This measure is a material moditlca-
ton of the TOrrcy bankruptcy bill which
was passed by the house of representa-
tivcs of the last congress and was re-
ported to the senate by 4 majority of
the republicans of the finance com
mittce. 1t does not wholly eliminate the
involuntary feature Of the rorrey bill,
but it So limits the application of the
involuntary condition that it would
amount to very little in Il practical way.
If the bill passed by the senate should
become law no debtor could be made Il
bankrupt upon the representation of Il
creditor unless there could be shown
n purpose on The part of the debtor to
defrnud and then the fact would have
TO be proved to Il jury. In a word, the
bill passed by the senate is almost
y.I,,1ly u, ,I, iptnract pf the debtor.
putting practically the whole burden i'll
establishing Il case of bankruptcy upon
the creditor. The Torrcy bill provides
for both voluntary and involuntary
proceedings in bankruptcy and this
measure has been generally supported by
the commercial interests of the country,
particularly of the east and central west,
while the bill taking away from cred
itors the right to secure Il declaration of
insolvency for insolvent debtors is OPP
posed by some of the western and most
of the southern senators and representa-
tives.
The passage of the Nelson bill by the
senate shows how strong the sentiment
in that body is against the idea OF in
voluntary bankruptcy and appears to
settle, the fact that no such measure as
the Torrey bill, which provides for both
voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy,
can be passed in the senate. On the
other hand the republican majority in
the house is committed to the bill for
both voluntary and Involuntary bank
ruptcy and they are not likely to accept
the senate measure. That bill Will 90
to the house, but as there is no COM
mittee to which it can be referred no
action will be taken in regard to 1T be-
fore the regular session, so that 1t may
be nearly a year before it will receive
any consideration in the house. In the
meanwhile there will be ample oppor-
tunity for an expression of the business
Judgment of the country upon the sen
ate bill.