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Some Reasons for Retaining the Philippine

Some Reasons for Retaining the Philippines,
Politicians want them because of the
new otficies to be created.
Preachers want them because of the
opening of new missionary fields.
Navy men want them because it
would necessitate a larger navy. Hence
more promotions.
Army men want them because the
larger the army the greater the need Of
colonels.
Ladies' Aid Societies want them be-
cause of the opportunity of clothing
the poor Filipinos!
Lawyers want them because in every
dispute lawyers are needed.
Humanitarians want them because
they can take the lands from the ma
tives and show them how the work
should be done.
Newspaper men want them because i
gives them something to write about
Uncle Sam wants them because thel
are his. Nashville Department, Girls
Edition, Knoxville Jour. and Tribune
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refused to keep reserve stock Of muni-
tions, equipment, etc. And suddenly,
when called on to exhibit all these,
naturally we have incompetent and
fioundering officials.
The Las Guasimas fight, which is
graphically illustrated by the plan
drawn from notes taken IN the field by
Mr.. Whitney, was, however, not, as
has been spoken of and written about
by those who did not see it, a blunder,
but carefully and skilfully planned
attack, which cleared the road to San
tiago, and thoroughly tested the cour-
age, determination, and craftsmanship
of the present generation of Ameri-
cans, from the lowest to the highest
born, from the wage-worker to the gen.
tleman Of fortune, and not one of them
was found deficient.
Now that the war is over comes the
all-important question of deciding what
we are to do with the conquered
territory. On this question of colonial
expansion the Hon. John G. Carlisle,
ex-Secretary of the Treasury, con-
tributes a very conservative article to
the Harper's. He says that even if the
permanet acquision of the colonial pos
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
How to Prevent Group.

We have two children who are sub
ject to Group. Whenever an attack is
coming on my wife gives them Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and it always
prevents the attack. 1t is a household
necessity in this county and no matter
what else we run out of, it would not
do to be without Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. More of it is sold here than
of all other cough medicines combined,
j. M. Nickle, of Nickle Bros, mer-
chants, Nickleville, Pa. For sale by
r. s. Bolton.
Old fashions in dress may be revived
but no old-fashioned medicine can re-
place Chamberlain's Colo, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by r.
s. Rolton,
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Three Doctors In Consultation.
From Benjamin Franklin.

"When you are sick, what you like
best is to be chosen for a medicine in
the first place; what experience tells
you is best, to be chosen in the second
place; what reason q. e., Theory says
is best to be chosen in the last place.
But if you can get DR.. Inclination, DR.
Experience and DR.. Reason to hold q
consultation together, they will give
you the best advice that can be taken. u
When you have a bad cold DR.. In.
clination weuld recommend Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy because it is
prepared on scientific principles, and
acts on natures plan in relieving the
lungs, opening the secretions and re.
storing the system to a natural and
healthy condition. For sale by R. 8.
BSAcm.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
SOME PHASES OF THE WAR.

Men go to war to fight. To fight
means at times to march all night, to
go hungry, to get wet. Those with no
stomach for such adventure should stay
at home; it is not pleasure outing.
But the privations that come as the
natural result of things may be great
ly and unnecessarily increased through
unlearned, stupid management, and of
this there was much in the Santiago
campaign.
Mr.. Caspar Whitney who contributes
a complete and consecutive narrative of
the campaign, with thrilling personal
experiences, to the October number of
Harper's Magazine, thinks it might not
appropriately be called a campaign of
blunders. First of all was the infirmi-
ty of purpose at Washington; then the
choice of Tampa, utterly unsuited to be
either a point of mobilization or de-
parture-its one railroad track was
blocked for miles and for days with the
supplies for which the troops were
waiting at Tampa, The quartermaster
deficiencies alone would fill a book
deficiencies so glaring as to make one
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
MISS WINNIE DAVIS.
THE DAUGHTER OF THE CONFEDERACY

The life of Varina Anne Jefferson,
Davis, or Winnie Davis, as she was
more commonly called, began amid the
storms of war, June 27, 1854, in the
White House of the South, in Rich
mond. Miss Davis was educated in
France and Germany, and became her
fathers companion and secretary, and
assisted in his literary work.
In social life Miss Davis took the
rank to which her birth, natural tai
ents, and education entitled her. Ac-
cording to writer in Harper's Bazaar,
she was gracious in manner, kindly in
disposition, and counted her friends by
the score. without regard to lines, sec.
tional or geographical At an early age
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
BROWNS ACCO COMPANY
SELLS OUT.
American Tobacco Co. Adds Standard
Navy Plug 10 its Brands.

Ever since tobacco leaves were first
pressed together and sold as "plug" to-
bacco for chewing, there has been loss
when the tobacco manufactured in this
form became old, as it hardened and
was unfit for the purpose for which it
was intended.
A very important discovery and i'm
provement was made short time ago
by the Brown Tobacco Company, Of
St. Louis; placed on the market by
them as STANDARD Navy Plug" tobac-
co, which, on account Of its character
and quality, gained quickly a wide
spread popularity and large sale, its
popularity being that it never hardens
or loses its pliability.
Sc important, in fact, is this new
process in manufacturing tobacco that
the American Tobacco Company, Of
New York, have been negotiating with
the concern that owned it, and last
week the final papers were signed, and
the American Tobacco Company bought
o~Srisht the entire plant, property and
Business of the Brown Tobacco Com
pany. This purchase enables the
American Tobacco Company to add to
their many we'll known brands of chew
ing tobacco the now famous brand Of
STANDARD Navy Plug, and gives them
practically the control of the plug to-
bacco business in this country ST.
Louis Republican.
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she showed marked literary inclina-
tions, and this tendency in later life
she turned to active use. Her first
novel was The Yelled Doctor, a story
of Southern life. which showed ele-
ments of strength and dramatic power
The book was very we'll received; and
her second one, A Romance of Summer
Seas, which appeared about two months
ago, shows a great advance in story
telling power, and is marked by a
sprightly style and an undercurrent Of
humor often verging on wit. Miss Davis
was just making for herself position
in the field Of literature, when death
stopped the busy pen, But the love
which was hers in life goes beyond the
grave, and holds in tender recollection
one who combined in her person all
that was noble, gentle, and true in
Southern womanhood.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
Hawkins County Middle.

Unusual interest was manifested in
the Quarterly County Court which
convened Monday, with large attend
ance. One of the most important
measures to come before the court was
action on question whether there was
vacancy in the Office of sheriff.
Since the death of John M. Rowan,
the sheriff elect, the question whether
or not a vacancy existed, has been pret-
ty generally discussed. Mr.. Rowan
having died before being qualified, or
assuming any of the duties appertain-
ing to the Office. Good lawyers were
found to give opinions favoring both
sides of the question, but the republi-
can majority of legal luminaries in the
court decided in a very few minutes,
that the office was vacant, and pro-
ceeded to elect sheriff.
AS the matter had all been arranged
previously, there was but one candidate
placed in nomination, W. D. Kenner,
the other republican aspirants having
been promised, at a caucus earlier in
the day, something equally as good, "
if they would not antagonist Mr., Ken
ner's nomination, and he received the
solid republican vote and was declared
elected.
G. G. Spears had been elected by the
county court to fill out the unexpired
term of John B. Alton, and Mr.. Row.
an dying before being inducted into of
fee, it was claimed by many that there
was no vacancy, and that the law pro
vided for no election under the circum
stances.
About noon Mr.. Kenner obtained al
order from Judge Kyle restraining
Captain Spears from further perform
ing the duties of sheriff, and then tool
the oath of office and was inducted int
the Office of sheriff of Hawkins county
Captain Spears will contest the case
and it will be taken to a higher cour
for final decision.
Captain Spears has made a good of
ficer, and we have every reason to ex
pect that Mr.. Kenner will be equal,
prompt, faithful and efficient. Review
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
THE TITAN OF THE TENTS.
The Great Adam FOrepaugh and Sells Broth
ers' United Monster Shows,

ers United Monster Shows,
"Mr, j. A. Bailey, sole owner of the
Great Adam Forepaugh Show, has just
concluded arrangements with Messrs.
EphrOim, Lewis and Peter Sells, by
which the show owned by the latter
and known as Sells Brothers Enor-
nous Railroad Shows is consolidated
with the Forepaugh Show, thus max
ing the new show one of the largest in
tile world.
"The combination thus effected will
have most tremendous influence in
the future upon every other show in
the country, except the Barnum 4 Bal
ley Greatest Show on Earth, owned
solely by j. A, Bailey, and the Buffalo
Bill Wild West Show, in which Mr..
Bailey has joint interest
"What effect this deal will have will
probably be seen during the next sea-
son, when circus kings will be made
and unmade.
While the Daily Mercury is correct
as to its statement of facts, its assump-
tion that by the combination effected
circus kings will be made and uamade
will be questioned, for the reason that
the parties to the agreement are in
reality the only circus kings in this or
any other country, and in that regard
as much monarchs Of all they survey as
was Robinson Crusoe, and also "from
the center all round to the sea, the
managerial "Iords of the fowl and TIE
BRUTE" and of the circus and hippo
drome as well. The effect of this colos-
sal deal, therefore, will not be to either
crown or uncrown anybody, but to as
sure everybody great deal more en-
tertainment for the established price of
admission than has ever heretofore
been given, while at the same time
tending to protect them from the in
cursions of inferior and often disrepu-
table shows. A noteworthy local effect
will also be that the Forepaugh and
Sells Brothers immense aggregation
which is to exhibit in johnson City,
Wednesday, on October 26th, will posi-
lively and necessarily be the only one
of the greater shows to visit this sec
tion this season, This is a fact that
may be proftably borne in mind
This big deal brings into permanent
union the biggest menageries, circuses
and hippodromes of the era, and desery-
edly conspicuous for possessing, and
in many instances monoplizing, ami
mails, artists and acts of the rarest and
most superior kind. No other exhibi-
tion, for instance, has two herds of
performing elephants (and these are
the biggest and best), trained sea lions
and seals, giant male hippopotamus, q
two-horned monster Sumatra rhinoce-
ros, full-grown polar bear, flock Of
ostriches, African eland, Niger ante.
lope, pair saddle back Malay tapirs, and
gnu; none other presents phenomena
lady aerialists in long skirts, amphibi
Gus actors, or such a brilliant host O.
t hippodromatic champions and male anG
female bareback riders, bicyclists
clowns, acrobats, midair originals, ant
,, racing and performing beasts, and non'
other can approach the size or SPLENDID
and sensation of its united grand ant
gorgeous street parades. 1t is truly
and in every way, from the bigges
: trains and tents to the biggest and bes
s exhibitions, union of the acknowl
: edged circus giants.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
FROM NOTED AUTHORS.

Trust him not that hath once broken
faith. Shakespeare.
1t is a good thing to learn caution by
the misfortunes of others. .-Plubius Sy.
rius.
In the treatment of nervous cases ht
is the best physician who is the mos
ingenious inspirer of hope. S. T. Col
eridge.
We seldom find persons whom we &C
knowledge to be possessed of goot
sense, except those who agree with III
in opinion. La Rochefoucald.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
BuckIen's ArnIoa Salve.

The best Salve in the world of for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
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Hands, Chilblains, Oorns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

Never do as you please in matters
pertaining to dress. Society has es-
tablished standards, and if you do not
care to live up to them, leave society
alone. ne.-Philadelphia News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

Human nature is so constituted that
all see and Judge better in the affairs "a
other men than in their own. Terence
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
Distress After Eating

rams IN the Seao SnC CONSTANT
Aching of the Joints All Have
Been Completely Cured by Hoods
SarsaparIlIa.
al was troubled with a pain in my
stomach after meals and constant ach-
ing in my joints. also had pains in my
head. took medicines but without
benefit. Seeing 80 many testimonials in
regard to Hoods Sarsaparilla l was in
duced to try 1t. had taken 1t only a
short time when felt change. can
now eat hearty meal without suffering
distress, my joints are free from pain and
weigh more than have for eight years."
e. G. FoLLENboRE, care W. e. Jenkins,
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"I had severe pains in my stomach
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CSA Randolph Street, Savannah, Georgia.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Is the Best-ln fact the One True Blood Purifier.
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have for years"
DR.. Niles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
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eases Of the heart and
nerves free. Address,
DIR. MILES MEDICA
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

Pain has no show with DR.. Miles, Pain Pills.
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best nerve tonic. BY enriching the
blood it makes the nerves STRONG.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

TWM fnVCntUf anu udIuIhCVl4IVI "a
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writes Of DR.. Miles Heart Cure. 1.-TWO yeaf'
ago an attack of LaGrippo LETT me with
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slant fear of sudden death, nothing could
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The Florence daily tribune., 1898-09-20

q. Benedict's Roman Catholic Church,
Z. GREGORY, o. S. B., Pastor.
unday services, frs. and third Sundays in each
month: high mnss and sermon, 10 a. M: Sum
day School ut p. M; vespers and benedic-
ton of the blessed sacrament at Z 80 p. M.
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On the same date, a slight
change will be made in the
Specials schedule. 1t will leave
Denver at 9:l5 a. m, reaching
Chicago at 4:25 the next after
noon-in time to connect with
afternoon and evening trains for
the Atlantic seaboard as well as
for such comparatively nearby
points as Detroit, indianapolis,
Louisville, Cleveland, Cincinnati
and Buffalo.
No deterioration in the superb
service offered by the Chicago
Special will occur as result of
changes noted above. That it will
continue to be, as it has been in
the past, supreme in elegance and
comfort.
Tickets via the Chicago Special
can be had at offices of connecting
lines and also at the Union Depot
and the Burlington ticket Offices,
1899 18th Street, Denver.
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irst Church of Christ, Scientist.
very Sunday at the Rogers building, Main
Street: lO:45 n. M, Bible Service; IL :45 a. M,
Sunday School; Inquiry meeting every Friday
7;i5, p. nj.
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family In the luxury OF q good weekly news
paper and quarterly magazine of fiction
You can get both of these publications with
Almost q library Of good novels tor A per year
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Midst our ter-day refinement,
our cynicism, our Indifference to
the sacred beliefs of the past, or
whatever phase our individual af-
fectation of a-civilization may
assume, there is one attribute of
our animal nature that continues
to assert itself constantly and
dominates many of our actions,
constituting itself forcible re-
minder of our Darwinian descent.
1t is, to trace it to its source, the
assertion of the instinct of self
preservation, in its most primitive
form. And that, in its most oft
recurring manifestation, is merely
physical appetite. Its domination
was markedly evinced in the re-
cent war by the prominence given
in letters from the soldiers at the
front, to descriptions of their food
or lack of food. When boy in
blue or brown happened to en-
counter really square meal, as at
Honolulu, its memory was fore
most in his mind. And in every
day life, even in the haunts of
society,"" where the ignorant
might suppose appetite to be least
appreciated, it has most power
full influence upon the lives of
majority. What healthy man but
is more genial, more brilliant,
more benevolent, more prone to
act upon his better, nobler in
siincts, after a good but not too
heavy dinner, moistened, let us
say, by a modest modicum of
"cold bottle" or even by a half
pint of truity olaretp And, al
though some will dispute it, we
maintain that the same is true of
every healthy woman. There are
faddists and self-deceivers who
pretend to spiritual elevation
above their fellows and who point
us to n model to the Hindoo seer on
II mountain top, who lives on dew
and daily spoonful of rice and
puts in overtime in mere "contem-
plation of his navel" as Harper's
Weekly poet recently put it, But
the humanity that approaches the
ideal, the charity that is love, is
often conceived with the entree,
nurtured by the roast and attains
its destiny with the dessert.
Forgiveness of ones enemies,
reconciliation with one's'estranged
wife, husband or sweetheart, are
often arrived at though the medi-
um of well cooked, we'll served
meal. And the redeeming feature
of the nouuedur riches, the snobs
and Anglomaniacs of New York, is
the fact that they are introducing
on this continentthatproper regard
for the dinner, as a mode of politi-
cal and social diplomacy, which
prevails in Europe, where when
ever subscriptions to charity are
needed or the ministry is ready to
unfold a new political scheme, the
interested personssmeet at ban
quet board. If you don't believe
IL its efficacy, take your wife to
Delmonico's or Sherry's if they
are within reach, OF to the best
available local substitute, after
your next tiff. If you are raw
and inexperienced in epicurean
ways, consult an experienced
friend or really reliable waiter
when giving your order. Then
eat, drink, and observe the RESULT
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Nethodist-Ep Episcopal Church,
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9orner Main and Church streets. Parsonage
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sunday School, 10 a. M; Morning Service, II a.
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.. M; Senior League, I p. M: Evening Service
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churches.
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