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The hot Spings Of Arkansas
The Mountain Locked

] ne mountain Looked
MlrlCle of the Ozarks.
The Hot waters, the mountain air. equable
climate and the pine forests make Hot Springs
the most wonderful health and pleasure resort
in the woeld, summer or winter. 1t Is
owned, endorsed and controlled by the U. S.
Government and has accommodations for all
classes. The Arlington and Park hotels and 60
others and 200 boarding houses are open all
summer.
Having an altitude of 1000 feet it is a cool.
safe and nearby refuge during the heated term
in the south.
For information concerning Hot Springs.
address G, I. Cody, Manager business Mems
League, Hot Springs, Ark.
For reduced excursion tickets and %partlcu-
lars Of the trip see local agent or address W. A..
Turk, General Passenger Agt., Southern Ry
Washington, D. G. octl5-9S,
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Is Your LIE Worth Efty cents2

We defy the world to produce a medicine for
the cure Of all forms Of Kidney and Bladder
troubles, Piles and all diseases peculiar to wo
men, that will equal Smiths Sure Kidney Cure
Ninety-cight per cent of the cases treated
with Smiths Sure Kidney Cure that
have come under our observation have been
cured We sell our medicine on a positive
guarantee il directions are followed. and
money will be refunded II cure is not effected.
For sale by local druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-09-15

Feminine
Observer,

There is no lesson so hard to learn as
that of patience.
Some one suggests that the sweet pea
be our national flower.
1t isn't always the most serious acct
dent that is the most painful.
Colored table linen is being used in
some of the very best houses.
A dogs bark may be worse than his
bite, but there is no danger Of hydro
phobia from it.
Bargains are offered almost every
where, but we are all most anxious for
thermometers to be lower.
Why is it the shortest woman always
select the triple skirt as their special
favorite?
A girl of is is quite sure that she
knows it all. A woman of 30 is equally
certain she doesn't.
Why is it that n woman who candidly
avows that babies are a nuisance to her
is regarded as a monster?
To ask to be excused means more as
a real cut than to have the servant
chronicle the hackneyed mot at home.
There is nothing that makes a house
keeper so furious as to have strangers
order her servants about.
The person noted for a sweet dispo'
sition sometimes can be the most severe
when the time to turn really arrives.
The woman who has only just taken
up bicycling is a good deal like the CIR
who has but recently gone in for wear.
ing flag pins.
The woman who is obliged to make
journey with four children and no nurse
cannot truthfully be said to be travel
ing for pleasure.
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To Run Against Gibson.

Knoxville Sept. SIT is stated here
tonight that Col. Harvey Hannah will
surely be the nominee Of the Demo-
cratic party for congress in the Second
District against Gibson. Col. Hannah
will not resign his army position until
he is mustered out, but it is stated that
his friends will make the canvass for
him
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-09-15
Try Aliens Foot Ease.

A powder to be shaken into the
shoes. AT this season your feet feel
swollen, nervous aud hot, and get tired
easily. If you have smarting feet or
tight shoes, try Aliens Foot Ease. 1t
cools the feet and makes walking easy.
Cures swollen and sweating feet, bis
ters and callo7s spots. Relieves corns
and bunions of oil pain and gives rest
and comfort. Try it to-day. Sold by
all druggists and shoe stores for 20 cts.
Trial package FREE. Address Allen s.
Olmstead, Leroy, New York.
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Rucklen's ArnIoa saIve.

The best Salve in the world of for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores letter, Chapped
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.
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EXCURSIONS?
Bristol TO ASheyille, N. c. and Return
September 10.

NPDbtIHDtt 1Os
On Monday morning, September 10,
there will be O special excursion train
operated by the Southern Railway,
Bristol to Asheville, N. c., and return.
This train will leave Bristol 8 a. m,
September 10Th, leave johnson City at
900, arrive Asheville, N. c.. at 1895 p.
M, same date. Returning, this train
will leave Asheville at 700 p. M, cen
trial time, Sept. Goth, thus giving all
the excursionists more than one whole
day in which to see the many attrac-
tions of Asheville. The fare from
Johnson City to Asheville and return
for this excursion will be $1.75. Ex-
cellent arrangements have been made
for the accommodation of both white
and colored passengers.
For further information, call on
Southern Railway Ticket Agents.
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GRAND GIFT DISTRIBUTION.
A Full Set of Six War Memorial Spoons Alb
s%Olutely Free to Every Family in
the United States.

A Full Set Of Six War Memorial Spoons Alb
s%olutely Free to Every Family in
the United States.
For sixty days wen give absolutely
without cost a full set of six War Me-
mortal Spoons to every family sending
us a cash order for Household Furni-
ture selected from our catalogue, no
matter whether the order be for 81 or
$1,000. This means that we're going
to add fifty thousand names to our list
of permanent customers. We're going
to demonstrate that it pays to send di-
rect to the factory for furniture. This
distribution will cost us thousands of
dollars-and make us thousands of
friends. Each spoon is Of a different
design-four U. S. battleships, includ-
ing the Maine, Soldiers in Camp in
Cuba, and Moro Castle. These spoons
are not the cheap kind. advertised ex-
tensively at 81 90 to $3.50 a set. They
are warranted hest coin silver plate on
a base of pure nickel silver (not low
grade BRASS. They will wear for years
and become a priceless heirloom for
future generations. Send for a copy
of our catalogue today. You should
enclose q stamp or two to help pay
postage. QUAKER VALLEY MFG. Co.,
1857 W. Harrison St., Chicago. 74O-4m
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R YOU GOING

To Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Col
orado, Texas, Washington, or any point
West? If so don't forget that the Nash
vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis Rail
way is the shortest and much the quick
est route. No transfers or layovers by
this line. For cheap rates, schedules
and other information write to
J. L. EDMoNDsoN, s. P. A.,
Union Depot, Chattanooga, Tenn
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Texas and the West.

Before starting to any point in the great west
1t will save you time and money to secure re-
liable information about RoUTs and RATES
from an authorized passenger agent. This will
always insure you the best RATE and shortest
RoUT with fewer changes, transfers and lay
overs. Address any agent Of the Southern
Railway or write to JOHN LAMAR MEEK,
Travelling Passenger Agent Southern Railway
Knoxville Tennessee. 71s-t
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SOCIAL STUDIES.

The expensive wife usually has a
pensive husband.
Men believe with their eyes and
w0men with their ears.
Whenever foolish men get angry,
there is apt to be trouble.
Time and tide wait for no man-but
it's different with some wemen.
Some men are so digniied that they
never unbend till they are broke.
When a man has learned about one
third of the facts in a case, he guesses
at the rest.
You can't always measure q mans
good deeds by the carriages in his
funeral procession.
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No. 3. Pullman Sleeping car Bristol to Knox-
vile, Knoxville to Chattanooga. Chattanooga
to Atlanta and Atlanta to Jacksonville and
Brunswick.
No. 3, Pullman Sleopiag cars Bristol TO Chat
tanooga, Memphis and New Orleans and from
Chattanooga to Shreveport; al. %~elegant Pull
man Sleeping Car and Day Coaches C~hattanoo-
ga to Jacksonville without change.
No. II, carries Pullman Sleeping car Norris
own TO Chattanooga, and from Chattanooga to
Atlanta.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-09-15

Trying to figure out q way to live
without working is the hardest work
some men ever engage in.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-09-15

All art.~gists guarantee Dr. Miles fAAN
puLs to stop Headache. 'Oaa cent "A aosa
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-09-15

Nos. II and i2 carry Pullman Sleeping Cars
between New York and Nashville via Asheynle
also between Greensboro and Norfolk. and
Salisbury aud Richmond.
Nos. IS and i6 carry Pullman Sleepers be-
tween Chattanooga and Salisbury and Neu
York and Salisbury. An trains run daily.
#. S. CANNON. Sd v. P.&G.M Washington. DC
j. NJ. CULP. Traf. Mgr. Washington, d. C.
W. A. TURK, g. p. A, Washington. d. c.
CABENSCOTER Agra, Chattanooga Tenn.
J. l. MEEK, I. 7. A., Knoxville, Tenn.
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No. rs Pullman Sleeper Cincinnati to jack
sonville via Q &c Hartman Junction. Knox
Vile and Asheville.
No. IL Pullman Sleeping car Louisville to
Knoxville via L s. N and Jellico.
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At Havana the party ~favoring the alb
solute independence of Cuba has be-
come aggressive and is making o shew
of strength. Leaders of the old Auto
nomist party are ~endeavoring to ally
that faction with the insurgents in fay
or of independence and claim to have
the support of the influential insurgents
in Havana province. The supporters
OF annexation to the United States are
still the Tor n%umerously body. A
rigid censorship still prevents the pub
lication in Havana of any information
about the peace negotiations and also
shafts out foreign newspapers.
Gen. Miles who arrived at New York
Thursday, gave to the press a written
statement covering his course from the
beginning of the war. He says the
Kansas City Star interview was cor
rect in all essential points. It was this
interview that charged Secretary AlgeI
with attempting secretly to undermine
Miles authority at Santiago, while
publicly recognizing him as the com.
manding general. Secretary Alger de.
clines to discuss the matter further,
and it is said to be the policy of the
administration to let Gen. Miles do all
the talking, with the intention of re-
Loving him from his command if ht
says too much. There is said to be ne
likelihood of the inquiry which Mile
is believed to desire.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-30

movement to bring about, in the more or
less less distant future, congress h on ,cnsss p,as
fa With sass visw naSns of asrrvng % at the same re-
suits by different means.
Other European opinions-from Berlin,
Vienna and other Continental capitals
may be summarized as a cordial agreement
that the scheme is an entirely utopian pos
sibility. 1t may be that the recent Amer,
lean activity in the war with Spain has had
something to do with the matter, but, if so,
the point is nowhere discussed.
The Berlin correspondent of the Daily
Germany will accept the suggested con-
ference but expects nothing to result from
it. Mr.. Jackson, the secretary of the Amer
tcan embassy, does not believe in the prac-
ticability of the proposal. He assured me,
that. speaking for himself only. he felt sure
that America would not permit the Philip
pine question to be submitted to such
conference nor did he believe 1t would be
9GssbIe for any power to begin the work OF
The Paris correspondent of the Daily
News says:
The subject was long on the mind of
emperor Frederick. who feared the time
would come when Europe, exhausted by
mllitarism, would be at the mercy of the
industrial competition of the United States.
William intended to revert to the subject
OF disarmament while at Jerusalem in the
coming autumn to attend the dedication of
the Church of the Redeemer.
In addition to taking the wind out of
the kaiser's sails. the czar is the only
Russian sovereign who has traversed 81
IBERIA and he must have seen such a popu-
lation of political malcontents as might
easily be induced by American, Japenese and
English influence to declare for independ-
ence. The greatest objection to the cir
cular Is that such clever person as Count
Muravieff signs it,
According to various correspondents of the
Daily News, the Russian emperors pro-
posal is the revival of project of Alex
ander III. of Russia, which was mooted to
Emperor Frederick of Germany, but not
publicly, owing to the passionate state of
public feeling in France on the subject of
Alsace-Lorraine.
One correspondent says:
Emperor Nicholas has had in mind the
prospective activity of the United States
and Japan in the worlds affairs and has
ascertained that Great Britain is abso-
lutely determined to impose upon China a
complete military and naval reorganiza-
ton. / understand that If only four pow
ers agree the conference will be held with
out the Others"
BASLE. SWITZERLAND, Aug. 29.-The
Zionist convention has passed a resolution
expressing its profound thanks to the czar
for issuing his peace note.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-30
KANSAS FARMER IN TROUBLE.
Charge of Adultery and
Incest.

ATCHISON, KAS., Aug. 29.-(Special)
Joseph Barber, a prominent and wealthy
farmer, who lives near Huron, in this
county, was locked up in the county Jail
here to-day on a charge of adultery and
incest, preferred by Edward Sloan. the
husband of Barber's niece. 1t is alleged
and sworn to by Sloan that he went home
last Saturday night and found Barber and
Mrs. Sloan under circumstances which
led to the charge. Sloan caused Barber's
arrest Immediately. but he was released on
a bond Of $1,000. To-day his bondsmen
asked for their release, and he was brought
to Atchison and turned over to Sheriff
Hartman. There is great excitement in
the neighborhood of Huron, and some talk
of lynching. Barber is 40 years old and
has family. Mrs. Sloan, his niece, lived
in Barber's family before her marriage,
four years ago. Barber will have a pre-
liminary hearing at Huron tomorrow. He
declined to discuss the affair to-day.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-30
KING OF SAMOA sUCCUMBs TO TY-
PHOID FEVER.
coNsULs ARE RULING NOW
MALIETOA HAD A RATHER STORMY
CAREER AS KING.
He Was Twice DepOsed and Twice
Reinstated-Succeed to the
Throne In 1SSO-In 1850 the
Joint PrOtectOrate Was
Established.

AUCKLAND, N. H., Aug. 3O.-Malietoa,
king of Samoa, died on Monday, August
%. of typhoid fever.
The administration of the government Is
being supervised by the three consuls, l..
w. Osborne, representing the United
States; T. B. Cusack-Smith, representing
England. and F. Rose, representing Ger
many. with the chief justice, William
Chambers, acting president of the super
viSory committee, an arrangement that
will continue until the successor Of the
deceased king has been chosen.
King Malietoa succeeded to the throne In
1850. Seven years later he was deposed by
the Germans for alleged robberies and in
suits and replaced by Tamatese.
In the following year there was an in
surrection against Tamatese, headed by
Matafa, who won after fierce battle. Sew
eral months later, difficulties regarding
Samoa arose between the American, Brit
ish and German governments, and the
Germans declared war against Matafa, but
Prince Bismarck ultimately yielded to the
On June IA, 1889, conference on Samoa
On June Ia, 1889, a conference on Somoa
affairs was held in Berlin. John kasson,
representing the United States, and Sena-
tor Edward Malet, representing England,
and Count (now Prince) Herbert Bismarck
representing Germany. AS the result of
this conference. a convention declared the
Samoan islands Independent neutral ter
ritory, In which the three powers taking
part in the conference should have equal
rights. Malietoa was recognized as king,
and a supreme court was established.
In the autumn of that year, Matafa was
elected king and Malietoa vice king; but
two months later the latter was reinstated
as king, with the assent of the three pow
ers. In time disputes arose between the
king and Matafa, fighting began, and the
foreign warships interviewed. The upshot
was that the transportation of Matafa to
kakafoo island.
The late king was highly esteemed by
Robert Louis Stevenson, the novelist who
died in Apia, the Samoan capital. In the
great storm of the 18th and 10th of March,
1889. in which three German and three
American war vessels were driven ashore
at Apia and destroyed about fifty Amer
leans and 100 Germans being drowned and
the British warship Calliope escaping by a
marvellous exhibition of seamanship, Ma
lietoa rendered valuable service in assist
ing the rescued men.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-30
list NEW YORK AT HOME.
Marched Up broadway to Their Ar
mOry Yesterday and Were
Diamfssed.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2s.-The seventy-frst
regiment New York volunteers arrived this
afternoon and marched up Broadway from
the battery to Thirty-fourth street, where
their armory Is situated. On reaching the
armory the men were dismissed and then
sat down to the first really good lunch they
have had since they went to camp on
Hampstead plains months ago.
For hours before the regiment reached
the battery there We're crowds stretched
along Broadway, and when the first line
of soldiers came into view in their dingy
uniforms there was an outburst of cheering
and the men were the recipients of con-.
tinuous ovation until they came to the ar
mory. The returned men looked extraor-
dinarily well. considering their condition
when they landed at Camp Wikoff. The
regiment as 1t left camp consisted of 610
men. of whom 26O were veterans who had
seen service in Cuba and were able to
walk; 800 were recruits who had never had
a chance to fight, and fifty were Santiago
survivors who were too weak to march,
and had to be carried in as many wagons
to the depot.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-30
TRAINL0ADS OF SICK.
Many Members of Kansas and Mis-
souri, Regiments Taken to
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, Aug. 29.-Feyer
stricken soldiers from nearly all the regi-
ments stationed at Camp Meade, near
M1ddletown, Pa, reached this city tonight
over the Pennsylvania railroad on a spe-
cis! hospital train sent from here this
morning under the auspices of St. Agnes
and st. Mary's hospitals. The sick SOL
diers numbered ninety-eight, and, from a
superficial examination, are in about the
worst condition of the hundreds who have
already been brought here from Camps
Thomas and Alger and from Fernandina.
The men are from regiments hailng from
Rhode Island, Massachusetts. Missouri,
Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, New York,
Kansas. Pennsylvania and several other
states. Twenty-Five of the sick were re-
moved to st. Mary's hospital and the re-
mainder to st. Agnes. Among them are
Edward G. Collins. Company X, Fourth
Missouri.
Walter R. Owens. Company H, Fourth
F. Wade, Company A, Third Missouri.
B. A. Simmons. Company H. Twenty
F.. ". Wade, Company A. Third Mis-
Samuel Mcdonald. Company E. Third
Missouri.
L. Colburn, Company C, Twenty-second
F. Blummer, Company G. Fourth Mis-
L. E. Terry. Company D. Fourth Mis-
B. Hail. Twenty-second Kansas.
j. A. Frendenbeger, Company A, Fourth
Missouri.
W. M. Teter, Company X, Third Missouri.
w. Ware, Company H, Fourth Missouri.
F. o. McKinn, Company F, Third Mis-
Harry G. Dwar. Company C, Twenty-sec-
Edward Bowman, Company e. Third Mis-
souri,.
benjamin Allen, Company G, Third Mis-
souri,.
Paul Floyd. Company K, Fourth Mis-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-30
AN APACHE MAIDEN.
Observation-Disclosures In Preparin1 Her.
self to Teach Her Pupils-Her
Noble Mission in Life.

From the Denver Republican.
Nah-kin-Na-It-Zoot, the pretty l7-year-
old Apache girl who Is going as a mission
ary among her own people. is at the Hay
market Haven home, studying to pass a
high school examination. II she succeeds
In the examination the young Indian girl
will enter the East Denver high school
this fall and join the white students in
the general Intellectual competition al
ways alive in high schools.
constantly. urging her to return to the old
wigwam in Arizona, but she stoutly re-
fuses and sticks to the arithmetic and
history and Bible lessons.
II could not live in the old way now
she said; "the way the Indians live I do
not like; love English ways. My people
want to teach them new religion, so T
do not try explain to them in my letters.
and they almost do not know why am
'If my parents had brought me up they
could command me to come back, but r
was the fifth girl. and they wanted to
adopted me when was baby and al
ways kept me- When was 10 years old
my grandmother cried, but there were
policemen who made all the children go.
always hated much to study at school.
night. found q pony in pasture, and rode
thirty. miles to my uncle, scout. I
he and hf s
and take me back: but my uncle took me
back the very next day and said I must
stay, ] never ran away any more after
that" she said. laughing, but wish to
study now. and prepare myself to teach
my people better ways Of living. 1t would
be Of no use to teach the old ones. though
they would laugh at me; they can not
change; the young people and children
would listen, and perhaps they would fol-
low my example; but I must grow older
and know more before even they would
The young Indian differs little from the
everyday American girl in either manners
or appearance, but she strictly refrainS
from building castles in the air and con-
fines herself to treating things as they
She is greatly disturbed because Of the
inferiority Of Indian women to the men.
'The girls are considered slaves and the
property Of their parents, and when they
friend of mire was sold for some ponies
just a year before she graduated from
school, and did not know anything about
it until she vas put to work In strang-
iii thew are married, and that In the reason
they all return to the camps when they
finish school. Boys do not often return:
they can do as they choose. and most OF
them want to work as white men do. They
smiths and cooks. Some now in the In
dian school at Grand Junction mean to
20 to higher schools, and some will be
Alice Emma May vss the vbah f1s 10 Ens1.a sss,a
her education, and the Republican has
onened its columns for a popular sub
scription to furnish her with board, books
and clothes
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-30
HOT FIGHT ON A TRAIN.
Big Crowd of Miners From Indian
Territory Have d Lively
Time

DENIsON. TEX. Aug. 2s.-over 1900
miners from the Indian Territory came here
to witness a game of baseball for the
championship of the territory. On their
return home a terrible battle took place
on the Texas & Pacific train, men and
women participating. Mike Flynn. Of
Krebs. was stabbed several times and will
die. A number of others were more or less
seriously cut with knives. The train was
badly wrecked during the battle all the
windows being smashed and the seats and
Ice water tanks torn loose for bludgeons.
Three men fell or were thrown off the
train during the excitement.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-30
sEIBERT WILL NOT RUN.
Announces That He VIII Not Be q
Candidate for Governor of
MIaSOuPf.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, Aug. 29.-(Spe-
CALI State Auditor Seibert announced to-
day that he would not be a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for governor at
the close of his term in 1900. In an inter-
view to-day he said: II shall not be can
didate for governor or any other Office in
1900. realize that I have had my full
share of honors. and am entirely satisfied
to retire from office at the expiration of
my present term as state auditor. My only
ambition is to work actively and jealous
Democratic party. and to serve the friends
who have so generously supported me in
my aspirations for public position