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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03

One of the mysteries of art is John
La Farge's title design for Henry
James new novel in Golfers Weekly,
At first sight it appears to be merely
two heads with dark background and
fantastic setting; but the observer sud
denly imagines himself discerning the
suggestion of face, figure, bird OF
an animal in the shading, drapery OF
other accessory; then another appears,
and still another, until the general
effect is strangely imaginative and
weird, La Fargo delights in such
work, but seldom or never has he done
so much of it in so little space.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03

Don't think that your liver needs treating.
you are bilious. 1t don't. It's your stomach
That is your stomach is really what causes the
bilousness, 1t has put your liver out of order.
See what's the matter with your stomach.
Sick stomach poisons liver and then there S
trouble. Shaker Digestive Cordial cures stom-
ach and then all's we'll That's the case in a
nutshell.
Shaker Digestive Cordial is no secret.
Formulas on every bottle But it's the simple
honest way its made, the honest Shaker herbs
and other ingredients CT which it's composed
that make 1t SO effcrcious.
Any real case of Indigestion and biliousncss
can be cured with few bottles of Shaker Di-
gestive Cordial. Try it.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to S1.OO per
bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03
Mrs. Ray Dead.

Monday. at her home at Shell Creek,
Tenn, Mrs. Ham Ray, mother of Jas.
Ray, of Shell Creek, and Henry Ray Of
johnson City, peacefully passed away.
The deceased was about 80 years old,
and had lived consecrated life.
Our sympathy goes out to the sad
and bereaved sons because of theil
loss-their greatest loss-the loss of O
mothers christian influence, the loss Of
mothers tears, the loss of q mothers
love. Elk Park Mail.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03
The Coming Woman

Who goes to the club while her husband tends
the baby, as well as the good old-fashioned
woman who looks after her home, both at times
get run down in health. They will be troubled
with loss of appetite, headache, sleeplessness
fainting or dizzy spells. The most wonderful
remedy for these women is Electric BiCters
Thousands OF sufferers fIom Lame Back and
Weak Kidneys rise up and call it blessed. 1t
is the medicine for woman Female complaints
and Nervous troubles OF all kinds are soon re-
lieved by the use of electric btters. Delicate
women should keep this remedy on hand to
build up the system. Price SOC per bottle For
sale at Lyle's Grocery store,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03
@. Fl. NIMsoN, Gen'l. Supt

The revival meeting which has been
in progress in our city for the past few
weeks, is resulting in much good fer
the town. Already there have been
twenty-five or thirty conversions, and
this being the last week Of the meeting
it is predicted by Rev. Brown, the great
"Scotish Evangelist" that many more
will follow.
The lectures which he has been de-
livering of Sunday afternoons, to men
only, have been largely attended, and
much good has resulted from them as
we'll.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03
Mrs. HAup Dead.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. Gildsrslesve re-
ceived letter last week froM Mrs. j.
P. Hopple, Of Brooklyn, N. Y, telling
them of the death of Mrs. E. Haup,
Mrs. Hopples mother, who died in
December. Mrs. Haup is kindly re-
membered by her large circle of friends
here who will very much regret to learn
of her demise.
The deceased was consistent mem
Der Of the Christian church.
Mr.. Haup, who died year ago, was
for awhile superintendent OF the tannery
at this place.
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The best -four is Cold Dust.

The best flour is Gold Dust.
H. E. Allen was mp from Morristown
Sunday.
r. l.. BrunOr was in Jonesboro yes.
terday.
Geld Dust four-best made.
J. M. Woods was down from Bristol
Sunday.
DIR. p. s. Miller spent Sunday in
Knoxville.
The best -four is Geld Dust.
]. M. Henry was up from BrOylesviIle
Tuesday. o
Lawrence Keen was up from Jones
lboro Sunday.
H. L. Leedon came down from Bris
tol yesterday.
]. F. Toney returned to Nashville
Monday.
Gold Dust -four will please the
hest of you
Born, Sunday morning to Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Brading, a boy
H. P. Wynum, of ChsStoa, was il
the city Monday.
W. w. Kirkpatrick came up from
Greeneville Sunday.
H.. H.. Carr has returned from Knox
vile and Greeneville.
Buy Gold Dust flour.
Q, E. Mahoney, of Gresneville, wa,
in the city Tuesday.
Sam Boring went to Bristol Monda,
and out on the s. A. & O.
H. G. Bramm, Of Bristol, was in tn,
city on business Monday.
Mrs. Bruce Hall, of Piney Flats
was in the city Tuesday shopping.
Col. Robt Burrow spent Sunday
and Monday with homefolks.
House to rent Apply to D. Gump.
Mr.. and Mrs. A, N. Wordsworth hav,
returned from Birming Ala.
Capt. L. e.. Reeves, of Jonesboro, il
in the city on professional business.
Miss Della Patton, OF Knoxville, il
visiting Prof, and Mrs. s. G. Brown.
Mrs. Josie Hughes went up to Bluf
City Friday and returned Saturday.
Thos. Davis. one of Knoxville,
hustling business men, was in the city
Tuesday.
Clerk and Master Young and T. b
Hacker were up from Jonesboro Satur
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Roberts, o
Knoxville, spent Sunday with Mrs. G
II. Brown.
Joe P. Letter, travelling salesman To-
a Lynchburg house, was in the cit,
Monday.
Claiborne Hoss, of South Carolina
was in the city shaking hands witt
friends the first of the week.
w. w. Whiteside left faw days age
for Camden, S. G., where he has &C
cepted a position with a lumber com
pany.
Mrs. f. A. Strattyn is attending tn
Woman's Club convention in Chatta
nooga this week.
Misses Gertrude and Frank Mitchell
retained homo Tuesday night iron
Jonesboro, where they spent severa
days with Miss Virginia Mcpherson.
e. A. glastonbury, of Lexington
Va, was in the city Monday visitin
his brother-in-law, Henry Wilbourn.
Chas, w, Irvine, of Lexington, Va
spent Sunday with his daughter, Mis-
Gertrude, who is visiting Capt. Miller
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03
The Baltimore Weekly Sun.

The Weekly Sun publishes all the news of
each week, giving complete accounts of all
events of interest throughout the world. The
Weekly Sun is unsurpassed asa
AGRICULTURAL PAPER.
1t is edited by writers of practical experience
who know what farming means and what farm
ers want in an agricultural journal. 1t contains
regular reports of the work of the agricultural
experiment stations throughout the country, OF
the proceedings of farmers clubs and insti-
tutes and the discussion OF now methods and
idoas in agriculture. Its markets reports.
poultry department and veterinary column are
particularly valuable to country readers.
Every issue contains stories, poems, household
aud puzzle columns, variety of interesting
and selected instructive matter and other fea-
| lures. which make it welcome visitor in city
| and country homes alike.
One Dollar year Inducements 10 getJers-
up Of clubs for the Weekly Sun. Both the
| Daily and Weekly sun mailed free of postage
4 &. TIE United States, Canada and Mexico
| Pam ents Invariably in advance.
Address
/ A. s. ABELL G. ,NfPANY,
Publishers AMI reprietors,
/ baltimore, AID.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03
Rev. John R. Herndon spent Mon
day and Tuesday in Limestone.

Rev. John R. Herndon spent Mon
day and Tuesday in Limestone.
V. B. Bowers was down from Elk
Park Monday and Tuesday on bust
ness.
Tate L. Earnest has been confined to
his room with la grippe for the past few
days.
Will Dick, representing Francis H.
Legget Il Co., New York, is in the city
today.
Mrs. 7. V. McCown and Miss Sue
Wood went down to Limestone Sstur-
day to spend the day with Mrs. R. s..
Boyd.
Arbuckle's coffee 10 cents per pound,
good green coffee 81 cents per pound,
best green coffee 10 cents per pound,
best soda p cents per pound, at
W. l. BURGEsg.
Mrs. T. G. Blair, of Henderson, KY,
who has been visiting friends in the
city for the past few weeks, returned
hoMe Monday.
Miss Annie kirkpatrick, OF Jones
boro, accompanied by E. E. Hoss, of
Nashville, spent Sunday with Mrs.
John II. Bowman.
Mrs. Chas. Moore, after spending
several months with relatives and
friends in Blount county returned homo
last week.
Frank Taylor, for some time past
salesman for Jas. Mahoney & Co., has
resigned his position and gone to Jehn-
son City to go into business, Greene
vile News. +
A magnificent train of ten Pullman
cars passed through the city Saturday
morning en- route for Mexico and New
Orleans. This was the first excursion
south this season conducted by the
Raymond Whitcomo Excursion Co.
This beautiful train had on board about
one hundred capitalists from New York
and Boston going south and to Mexico
on pleasure trip.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03

To the writer of the letter dated
johnson City, Jan. 81, 1893, signee
"The People of johnson City" You
letter was duly received and will be re-
fered to tho Board of Directors of the
E. T. & w. N. @. r. r. Co. for instruc
ton in the matter.
Yours, &c.
@. 81. NIMsoN, Gen'l. Supt.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03
Free If Charge to Sufferers,

Cut this ont and take it to your druggist and
get sample bottle of DR.. King'sNew Dissolve
ry for consumption, coughs and colds. They
do not ask you to buy before trying. This will
show you the great merits of this truly Won
derful remedy, and show you what can be ac-
complished by the regular size bottle, This is
no experiment, and would be disastrous to the
proprietors, did they not know it would invari-
ably cure. Many of the best physicians are now
using it in their practice with great results and
are relying on 1t in most severe eases It's
guaranteed Trial bottles at Lyles Grocery
Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03

FEARLESS IN EXPRESSION.
SOUND IN PRINCIPLE.
UNSwEEvING IN IT'S ALLEGIANCE TO
RIGHT THEORIES AND
RTGHT Practices.
The Sun publishes all the news all the time
but it does not allow its columns to be de-
graded by unclean, immoral or purely sensG-
tional matter.
Edltoridlly, The Sun is the consistent ant
unchanging champion and defender of popular
rights and idterests against political machines
and monopolies of every character Independ
ent in all things, extremeln none, 1t is fol
good laws, good government and good order.
BY mail Fifty Cents a month. Six Dollars
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03

TAINTED TRUSTWORTHY AND ACT
NM i've gentlemen or ladies to travel foI
Wv responsible established house la Ten
nessee Monthly 5000 aud expenses. Posi-
ton steady. Reference. Enclose self-ad1ress-
ed stamped envelope. The Dominion Compa-
ny, Dept. K, Chicago
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03
Is 1t Smallpox.

Being strictly an up-to-date city,
johnson City was not satisfied until it
had smallpox scare. Last Saturday
a negro named Dowell came home from
Middlesboro, Ky, broken out with a
disease that resembled smallpox 80
closely that the city physician, Broyles,
was given charge of the case immedi-
ately. He called in DR.. Mathews, and
after carefully examining the case, it
was decided to quarantine the house
for few days to avoid trouble as they
were not fully decided as to the Attic
ton. The negro is getting we'll of
Whatever he had and no danger is
feared by the physicians, The small
pox scare at Middlesboro was very
much exaggerated as appears from the
following report from correspondent Of
the Knoxville Tribune: =
A special to the Tribune last night
from Middlesboro says that it is mis-
take about there being twenty cases in
Middlesboro. There are six cases in
the town and five so far reported at the
mines near there. If these cases are
the genuine smallpox, which is doubt
ed, they are of very mild form. Nc
white people at all are affected and a
strict quarantine is being enforced,
while vaccination is being done by
wholesale. The white inhabitants Of
Middlesboro are not at all alarmed
over the smallpox. A telegram received
last night from Luttrell says there il
not single case in that town.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03
THE 4 COMET

To Cure Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative BrOmo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists fund the money II 1t fails to cure Csc
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. I0c or 25c.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cuscarets Candy Cathartic. l0c or 25e.
II c. G. G. fail TO cure, druggists refund money
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03
MARDI GRAS,
Birmingham, Ala, February 92nd 1898.
Reduced Rates via Southern
-

Railway.
On account of the Mardi Gras Carnival at
Birmingham. Ala, February 29d 1893, the
Southern Railway will sell tickets from all
points on it's lines to Birmingham, at rate of
one fare for round-trip.
Tickets will be sold February 10Th to 3lst in
elusive. limited to return to March 9th 1888
Call on any agent of the Southern Railway for
further inomartion.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03

Use Dr. Miles NERVE PLAsTERs for SPINAL
WEAKNESS All druggists sell EN- for &c.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03

e. A. glastonbury, of Lexington,
Va, was in the city Monday visiting
his brotherin- law, Henry Wilbourn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03

Misses Gertrude and Frank Mitchell
retained homo Tuesday night from
Jonesboro, where they spent several
days with Miss Virginia Mcpherson.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03

Chas, w, Irvine, of Lexington, Va +,
spent Sunday with his daughter, Miss
Gertrude, who is visiting Capt. Miller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03

Frank Taylor, for some time past a
salesman for Jas. Mahoney & Co., has
resigned his position and gone to Jehn-
son City to go into business, Greene
vile News.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-19
SECRETARY PORTER's DEFEAT.
A Rotten Borough System Responsible
for 1t.
Washington Post.t


Mr.: John Addison Porter, secretary to the
President has failed in his laudable ambi-
ton to be the Republican nominee for Gov
ernor.in Connecticut The convention, which
was held yesterday, decided to place State
Senator LOunsbury at the head of the ticket
Although defeated, Mr. Porter deserves
the thanks of the entire people for the
splendid fight which he has made His nom
ination was desired by very large proper
ton of the Republican population of the
State. but he is the victim of system that
is vicious In principle and un-American in
Its operation. Under a rotten borough plan
that makes Connecticut a reproach and a
bywOrd among States the very smallest and
most Insignificant towns are given repre-
sentation numerically equal to the largest
cities. Consequently, a well-organized and
Strongly-intrenched machine gathers up the
delegates from these minor towns and then
votes them at convention for candidate
who has been picked out months in adj
vance. The will of the people, as expressed
by majority of the population, is not taken
men can and does elect two delegates
whose votes offset the delegates chosen for
instance. from New Haven or Hartford
and as the small towns are more numerous
and more easily manipulated than the larg-
er ones, 1t is easy to see how the State is
dominated.
Against political machine which has de-
veloped and strengthened this system to its
own selfish ends Mr.. Porter has fought
nobly. He has upheld the banner of pure
politics, and has endeavored to expose the
corruption which exists in the State There
is sincere cause for regret that his cam
paign has not been successful, but there is
consolation in the fact that his struggle has
brought the conditions in Connecticut to
the attention of the whole country. If there
fore, Mr. Porter's contest shall eventuate in
the redemption of that State, he will not
have fought in vain. Every great reform
has its martyr and Mr. Porter can we'll af-
ford to be sacrificed, as he has been, upon
the altar of pernicious system, if, by his
unselfsh action, that altar can be over
thrown.
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that the Indiana soldiers had been starved
and maitIeated by the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Vile Ledger.
If our soldiers were made of the same
kind of stuff that yellow back editors and
their correspondents are they would all be
home inside of week blubberng and cry
ing ike children over the hardShlpS they
have endured. But fortunately Tor the
fame OF the American army our returning
soldiers are men who knew before they
entered the service that war was no holiday
picnic.-Parke County Journal.
The Republicans are ready to accept the
issue that this was a Republican war and
that Republicans compelled the freedom of
Cuba, the cession of Porto Rico and the an
nexation of Hawaii and the Philippines.
They are also ready to accept all response
bility for the conduct OF the war and the
smallest percentage of losses ever known
In war which has humbled a hation and
won such great results.-Huntington Herald.
The War Department has announced pos
itively that there will not be any further
reduction in the army, for the present at
least. Now this ought to settle it, and the
clamor on the part of the people and the
soldiers themselves should cease. Inc men
enlisted Tor two years, and they are SOL
eminent requires their services, and objec-
ton or complaint on the part or any one
is only calculated to destroy the efficiency
of the volunteers and embarraSS the gov
| ernment.-kokomo News.
We have heard the soldiers of the civil
war tell of their hardships but we have
never heard them complain Of their govern
ment. They went into the army and ac-
cepted the hardships as a result of the war
and camp life. This patriotic spirit of the
| Union soldier has been most commendab Die,
| and has done more than anything else to
| give him the place of honor that he has held
| for thirty years. To be sure the Democratic
| party in 1862 and in 1864 complained OF LIN
| coin as it is now complaining of Mckinney,
| but the soldiers resented it. We cannot be-
| leve that the soldiers now returning from
| the Cuban war are less NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Republican.
| The Indianapolis Sentinel places very
| low estimate on American patriotism 1t
says in an editorial that if a war should
| break out now that Mckinley would have
to impose draft to get an army. 1t says
| that the American people would not volun-
teer from reports of recent experiences at
Santiago, Montauk end other camping
places. The Sentinel seems to think that
the American people look upon war as
picnic and little excursion parties got up
for the pleasure of adventures. This is not
true. 1t is not true of the country. IL is
not true of Indiana, and we know 1T is not
true of Upton county. If another war
should break out American patriotism would
assert itself and volunteer companies and
regiments would organize in every county
or three companies would be organized in
Upton county in less than half week,
and this may be said to be true of every
county in the State.--Tipton Advocate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-19
BOOKS OF THE, TIME.
Letters of George w. Curtis, Edited
by George w. Cooke.

BY the unanimous verdict of appreciative
and discriminating judges George William
Curtis must always remain one of the most
attractive and admirable figures in Amer
lean literature. Although he wrote copious-
ly and on many topics it might be said of
him, as it was of Goldsmith: He touched
nothing that he did not adorn.' Aside from
his writings, he possessed a charming per-
sonality and a lovable character. Such
person is worth knowing all about. EARLY
Letters of George William Curtis to John
s. Dwight gives an insight into some of
the events and influences that contributed
to shaping Mr.. Curtis's character in his
youth. The letters cover the period of his
stay at Brook Farm and Concord, where he
was under the influence of Ralph Waldo
Emerson and other notable men and women
of the Emersonian school. John S. Dwight
to whom the letters were written, was
Curtis's music teacher at that time, though
many of the letters We're written at later
period. The early ones show CurtiSS in
dependence, his love of humanity, his cour
age in maintaining his own convictions, his
chiValrOuS and ROMANTIC spirit his literary
skill and charm, his profound spiritual con-
victions, that would not be limited by any
Sectarian bounds, and in addition they con-
stitute the record of one of the most inter-
esting periods of an unusually interesting
life. The later letters are indicative of his
terest in everything pertaining to high civ
iliZation. George w. Cooke, who edits the
letters, gives, in one part or the book, an
interesting account Of the early life at
niscences of the persons Curtis met there.
New York Harper & Brothers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-19

umph and made his progress as unostenta-
tiously as was consistent with safety Now
it is said that when our naval officers came
ashore at San Juan they made 1t point,
when they met Spanish officers on the
street. to salute them first, even though in
many cases they knew they outranked
those to whom they showed this courtesy.
This pleased the Spanish. The Americans
can well afford such exhibition OF courtesy
and generosity. The Spanards know they
are whipped, and no doubt they feel badly
enough without having the fact unneces-
sarily Haunted in their faces. They are a
morbidly proud and sensitive people. and it
can do no harm to mitigate the hard condi-
tons of their situation by little concessions
that do not affect the main issue. If they
can find any comfort in the reflection that
Porto Rico was surrendered. not conquered,
we can afford to let them have it as long as
we have the island.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-19

This is the title of the novel trans
lated from the Hungarian of Maurus Jokai.
1t is said to be regarded by Hungarians as
his best, and it certainly displays to good
advantage the authors powers of descrip-
ton, especially of nature, his dramatic in
tensity and his peculiar humor. The scene
of the story is laid among the virgin forests
and inaccessible mountains of seventeenth
century Pennsylvania, where a proud and
valiant feudal nobility still maintained a
precarious independence long after the par
ent state of Hungary had become Turkish
province The reader is transported into
a semi-heroic, semi-bal barous borderland
between the past and the present, where
mediaevalism has found last retreat and
the civilizations of the East and West, con-
tend mingle. Strange, gorgeous and pic
turesQue forms fit before us-rude feudal
magnates and refined Machiavellian in
triguers; superb Turkish pashas and fero-
cious Moorish bandits; noble highminded
ladies and tigrish women servants; mobiles
and peasants, semi-savages and Tartars
The plot is in keeping with the vivid color
ing and magnificent scenery of the story,
and the story itself is replete with dramatic
incidents and action. From an American
point of view, however, it is exceedingly
foreign and rather lacking in everyday
human interest Boston,: L. c. Page & Co.