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r. G. Jump was permanently releas-
ed from road duty and poll tax.
John Hankle was released from road
duty and poll tax.
DR.. Curtis was released permanently
from road duty and poll tax.
ALI Denton was released from road
duty and poll tax for one year.
The property of John Hopper was
transferred from the 8th to the 9th dis
trict for all purposes.
Fred Hill was transferred from the
9Th to the 4th district for all purposes.
Tapp was transferred from the 9th to
the 18th district for all purposes.
Jas. Z. White was released from road
duty and poll tax for two years.
Thos. Shipley was transferred from
the 18th to the 18th district for all pur-
doses.
Jim Biddle was transferred from the
3D. to the 9Th district for all purposes.
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LAND SALE.
United States District Court, Northern
Division Eastern District of Tenn.

In the matter of In Bankruptcy.
j. II. Simerly No. 1911.
BY virtue of the authority vested il
me as trustee in bankruptcy, and il
compliance with the orders of James b.
Cox, the referee of said court, | will
sell all the real estate of j. H. Simerly,
bankrupt, on
WEDNESDAY, the 18th DAY OF July, 1900,
at eleven o'clock a. M. in front of the
court house door at Elizabethton, Ten
nessee, to the highest and best bidder
for cash in hand, and will execute a
deed to the successful bidder. The
real estate of said j. H. Simerly to be
sold as above stated is described as
follows:
|. One house and lot situated in the
town of Hampton (Allentown) being in
the Eleventh district of Carter county.
Tennessee. This property will be sold
subject to the homestead rights of said
Simerly, it being the property in which
he lives.
.. One hundred and fifty acres of
land situated in the Eleventh district
Of Carter county, Tenn.
3. One hundred acres of land situa-
ted in Eleventh district of Carter coun-
ty, Tennessee.
4. 1913 acres of land situated in the
Eleventh district of Carter county,
Tennessee.
For fuller description see the records
in Registers office at Elizabethton,
Carter county, Tenn.
For further particulars call on or
write to James B, Cox, referee, or d.
J. Hickman, trustee at Johnson City,
Tennessee.
Done by order of the court this June
Goth, 1900.
D. J, HICKMAN, Trustee.
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A. N. Chandler was released from
road duty for one year.
Powell Ford was released from road
duty one year.
Tom Henley was released from road
duty one year.
The tax levy for 1900 created consid-
cradle discussion. The committees
report fixed the state and county taxes
at ST. on the 800 out of the corpora
ton and 81. 10 inside. OF this amount
10 cents was LEVIED for bridge purposes.
Esq. Lyle made q motion to cut this
out and after heated discussion it was
cut out by vote of IA to 8. Later,
however, levy of cents was made
for bridge purposes. This makes the
state and county tax 81. 10 ont of in
corporated cities and 81. 05 inside.
The following Jurors were appointed
for the August term:
1st-T. T. Young, A. B, Graham.
2nd-Kelsey Kirk.
8rd-James Campbell.
4th-George Story.
5th-Jos. Harrison, Thos. Angel
6th-G. A. Freeman.
7th-John w. Crawford.
Sth-John w. Boring.
9TH. NJ. King, D. W. Shipley.
1Oth-Frank lawson.
1lth-J. Z. Harwood, I. II. Hamil-
ton.
12th-James Harrison.
1Sth-Jerry Painter, Ebert Cary.
14th J ohn Basket Henry Archer.
18th David Smith.
10th Arthur Campbell.
17th-Jas. Baines, Jacob Cochran,
18th-Horace Green.
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Phone 68.

ing to 5000.
E. II. Cecil was released from road
duty for two years.
Poll tax paid by J. Z. Brockwell af-
ter age was refunded.
Richard Hickman was permanently
released from road duty and poll tax.
r. s. Collins was released from pay
ment of poll tax for three years.
Fl. M. Saylor was released from road
duty for two years.
Poll tax paid by heirs of A. T. Nc
Cormick after his death was refunded.
Marshall Sanders was released from
payment of poll tax for 1899.
Jacob Ellis was released from pay
ment of county privilege tax for 1900 on
account of physical liability.
w. A. Tinker was released perma-
nently from road duty and poll tax,
Jacob Depew was permanently re-
leased from road duty and poll tax.
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d. j. Kitsmiller was transferred
from Cd to 21st school district for school
purposes.
W. p. Chester was released from road
duty and poll tax for one year.
ID. A. Painter was released from road
duty for two years
Tyler Ruble was released from road
duty for two years.
Fifteen dollars was appropriated to
acquire land to change the public road
in the 4th district.
Twelve dollars was appropriated for
fixing q bridge over Limestone creek
on the Sellers farm.
Bob Hilbert was released from road
duty and poll tax for one year.
Poll tax paid by Sam Kirkpatrick for
1899 while in the U. S. " army was re-
funded.
Foy W. Dulaney, D. A. Vines, Geo.
I. Woiford, L. s. Browning we're
elected notary rublics.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05

A fellow tackled us yesterday for a
divorce. We listened to his tale of woe
and was satisfied from his condition
that his wife ought to have her liberty.
We told him, however, that we could
only unite the slip-knots that we had
tied, but that these were looped in such
pleasant manner that so far we had
had no applications to unloose the rib
bons.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05

That there has been extravaganza as
we'll as stealing in the Cuban Postal
Service was practically acknowledged
by Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Bristow, who has just returned
from Cuba, when he said that he had
made reductions in postal salaries while
there that aggregated 500, 900 per year,
and he clinched the acknowledgment
when he added: "No clerks have re-
signed since the reduction, because Of
being i'll paid, and am satisfied that
they are now paid all the work is worth.
If any of them should resign, there
would be no difficulty in filing their
places at the same salaries"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05

Republican gall is no new thing, but
a striking exhibition of it is the attempt
of some republicans to blow about the
$50, 900, 900 treasury surplus for the ifs
cal year that ended Saturday. If it
had not been for the 100000, 900 pro-
duced by the war taxes, which the re-
publican congress refused to reduce,
there would have been $40, 900, 900 de-
felt instead of a surplus, and even with
the war taxes unrepealed, there will be
no surplus next year, if the republican
congress keeps up its extravagant APP
preparations at the next session. There
is more for the republicans to be
ashamed of than to blow about in that
suplus,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05

William Jennings Bryan was unani-
mously nominated at Kansas City
Thursday for president on the demo.
cratic ticket. The platform declares
specifically for the free coinage of sill
yer and gold at the ratio of 1G to /.
The vice president has not yet been
selected. Later, 1t is Chas. A. Towne.
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"HiQh water mark"

Dear Housewife" Our goods are always above high
water mark with reference to position, but in price ac
knowledge the "corn.' They arc below the mark. We
have been to milf ourselves (anl sell Home Sweet Home
FLOUR and have tostes at all unlike others n.
We have been observer ourselves and profit by
observations, that others may be benefited also
If there is anything particular ab ut is our
eating We take pride in trying to- keep everything to
and where it rains and dogs dare not enter and
where conscentiousy help oursecs ard not have
to live wholly water melons and peas we in no
Crust and stock is not watered and YOU get your
moneys worth when YOU deal with
AS a matter Of cleanliness, economy convenience and
dollars and cents try US and ifyou have not been trading
with before will guarantee in few months you will
feel like patent medicine advertisement looks represent
ling ''beiore and after
Yours truly,
Phone ,,.e.s.- 08. S. |. BORING.
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Linens.

We always lead when good linens going big
reductions in our linen department for this sale
wv clearing oOc
49c Y half behed table linen best seller worth SOC this sale 4oc
oC table linen Deached extra good quality worth this sale 35c
2oc Pretty table linens good width and nice quality for this sale 25c
Big REDUCTION NAPKINS TAG, and dozen
&C One lot t1uCk worth
oc One lot large Fiuck towels worth 2ocen this
zoe All our cent towels Ogoat
5c Large bath towels go sc
Don't fail look Big by taking ADVANTAGE
OF this special sale We have the heavy table 5oc
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05
Ladies Ready-to-Wear Apparel.

Shirt waists worth soc, cut price 4oc. Shirt waists
worth Ole, cut price SOC. One lot white shirt waist
tucked front with insertion, chyAp a Ioo price for
clearing up sale IS cents One lot white SHIRT waist
beautifully made and extra GOOD quality worth 60
price for this sale One lot crash and duck skirts
nicely braided and hri~hc worth 75c, our price 60c
LIS underskirt, extra good made ofbestmercefized
fabrics, rulted corded and nicely stitched real beauty
worth 200, the price we name for this sale is I25
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05
Electors by Districts:

ASiSSVOip W AAoUAAS'''
First district - Baxter Taylor, Of
Washington.
Second district John W. Staples, Of
Roane.
Third district j. J. Lynch, OF
franklin.
Fourth district-W. S. Faulkner, Of
Wilson.
Fifth district "A. B Neil, of Marshall
Sixth district--M II. Meeks, OF
Davidson.
Seventh district-R. B. Williams, OF
Lawrence.
Eigth district Thomas G. Rye, OF
Benton.
Ninth district-W. W. Craig, OF
Crockett,
Tenth district-W. II. Carroll, OF
Shelby.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05

According to an official report of
Gen, Davis, large number of Porto
Ricans will not do any work as long as
they can draw free nations from the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05
County Court Record.

The County Court of Washington
county met in regular quarterly session
last Monday. The chairman submitted
the following report:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05

Shoes
1t like folly like
on shoes with the present market conditions but the sale made
all lines, so here it o shoes:
Our 81 and 90 low shoes made by Hegr Bros ccarg price,
Our $3.50 Oxford made by Zeee Bros, clearing price
90 line Zeger
line all the through, nothing
Onr 81. 25 Oxord
One lot oxfors 81 o. clearing price
Everything in chdrens and below cost
Big cuts in ladies' and misses fine shoes
We will sell men ST. shoes during this sale $12j
Mems heavy tap sole, high cut brogan clearing price
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05
Staple Dry Goods.

In the extreme
of the market will do taking advantage
All standard
blues and reds. We oher thema at 5cents
One lot fancy prints also % prints
market cheap at cents The
One lot best gngham the kind
Cotton plaids worth cents, clearing price
Cotton plaids worth cents, price sc
Cut prices ticking sheeng goods this
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05
attings and CARPETS.

government. Gen. Davis has been or
dered to give notice to the Porto Ri
cans that the issue of free rations will
be discontinued July 18th.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05

McMillin seems to be superstitious
of threes. He has refused to run for
the Vice presidency.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET
For Governor:
BENTON M'MILLIN, of Smith,
For Railroad Commissioner;
THOS. L. WILLIAMS, of Knox.

Electors State ut Large:
L. E. ESLICK, of Giles.
JAMES b. FRAZIER, OF Hamilton.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05

JOHN u. cooper was reIeased from
road duty for one year.
Gordie Harris was released from road
duty permanently.
l. N. Tucker was permanently re-
leased from road duty and poll tax.
County tax enormously paid by NJ.
d. Martin, admir-, was refunded amout-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05
Gents Furnishings.

You will have the goods the special price before
you fully appreciate the unexceed this
partment.
One lot mems fancy shirts worth cents the clearing
up price
One big lot fancy shirts, with and without collars and
cuffs all well made patterns and best goods worth
much more, price for this sale
We have the best rs cent values offered trade
but they must zoe
All our big stock of neckwear go prices Special
values in cuffs and collars
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05
Now for the fair.

Another 4th. of July has sizzled into
history.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05

Be certain to register il You have
changed your residence since the gen.
eral registration.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-13
tsHOULD NOT pass.

q, q, The bill now before The state Iegis-
Z ature, requiring that the saloons at
Iowa City shall be removed to a point
live miles distant from the State Uni
yersity, should NOT pass. This declara-
ton we make from the standpoint of
good morals, as well as the interest
of the State University. Anyone who
has attended the University, or who
has had experience in connection with
educational institutions, knows. that
The open saloon in the business center
is an element that has very little con
nection with the students. The influ-
ences surrounding the student are
such that in ninety-nine Instances ont
of lone hundred he does not patronize
the saloon at all. When he is inclined
to patronize the saloon the fact that
it is located in the business center, and
that such patronage musn be done OPP
emily and under the eyes of the pro-
tessors and the public, is a very strong.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-13

The labor commission, created by
the last congress, which has devoted
a good share of it's work to the inves-
tigation OF trusts, has just presented
its report on that interesting subject.
1t finds that great combinations Of
capital for manufacturing purposes
undoubtedly reduce the cost of pro-
duction, and that competition between
great organizations has tendency to
prevent excessive profit, thus giving
to consumers the benefit of This re-
.duced cost of production. While the
combinations in some cases result in
a reduction in the number of employees
the report states that sit is consid-
cred by many to be an unavoidable
condition Of progress and only tenn
porary hardship, which, like that re-
sulting from the introduction of new
machinery, will ultimately result in
greater gain" The commission sug-
gests certain legislation requiring
greater publicity regarding the profits
and general business management of
trusts, which will insure proper COM
petition and so prevent excessive prices
and profits. The report significantly
adds that experience proves that in
|dustrial combinations have become fix
lures OF our business life; their pow
er for evil should be destroyed and
their. means for good preserved
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-13

- sl.sfs s4sg & O. ! .
deterring influence in keeping ~,
from having anything whatever to do
with it. Once let the five-mile limit
law be put in operation however, aud
rim of saloons located within radi-
us of five miles of the State Universi-
ty, far from police control and the
open scrutiny Of the public, and the
result upon student life cannot be 9TH
er than disastrous and deplorable. Par
Ties will be organized to visi1 these
places clandestinely, and the entire alb
sence of public surveillance and official
restraint will render the evil, which
one saloon so located can do, greater
than that wrought by all the saloons
that could exist in the business center
of Iowa City.
While there are those advocating
this five-lnile limit law, whose honesty
cannot be questioned, yet we are con-
tident there are Others, who are talk
ing very loudly about this matter,
whose sole purpose is to injure the
State University, an, institution which
should be the pride of our people and
have tie most liberal support, fnan-
cially and otherwise The fact is that
the student who cannot withstand the
influences of the saloon under the re-
timing and eleyating surroundings of
the State University, is a poor speci-
men of humanity, and is lacking in
that stamina and character which is
necessary for success in life. Saloons
have existed in Iowa City since the
establishment of the University. The
University has in the past sent out
some of the grandest men that the
nation has produced--men who are to-
day occupying positions of honor aud
trust in almost every state in the
Union. These men did not require to
be raised and educated in a moral, hot
house atmosphere, entirely removed
from the temptations incident to the
ordinary affairs of life. Under exist
ing circumstances it is safe tosay that
there is not one student out of "a hun
dred who patronizes the saloon. For
the moral welfare of the students, we
cannot think of anything that could
be worse than the proposal to Danish
the saloon from the public and official
restriction of the business center. to a
point five miles distant where all re7
strictions would necessarily be remov-
ed and drunkenness become the rule.
Common sense should he one of the
guiding principles in matters of moral
restraint, and this is one of the cases
where the rule of common sense
should be applied. /.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-13
A Pioneer Preacher.

Sam Clark, in Keokuls Gate City:E
Rev. /. p. Teter, the veteran Iowa
Methodist preacher, dropped dead in
the streets of New Sharon the other
day while going about his duties. He
ceased at once to work and live. His
was a useful life and a good one. Yet
in the notice of it that appeared in
the Gate City, chronicling his death,
there was a familiar note of discord.
It was said that I'M his work for his
adopted state, meaning Iowa, he labor
ed with but little recompense for the.
good of his fellow men. That is one
of the, ,short-sighted Judgments of our
smaller egotisms when orr sensitive
yanities bruise themselves against the
iron bars of the memorable limitations
of life. Mr.. Teter was by one of the
inadvertencies of American politics
sent for one term to the Iowa senate.
That was the devil setting a snare for
his soul. But he liked the snare, and
he never quite forgave his fellow men
because they would not help the devil
bait the trap for him again. He was
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-13

The Puerto Rican tariff bill, should
it become law in the form in which
it passed the house, will give to the
people Of Porto Rico couple Of hun
.dred thousand dollars a year for inn
protement of general conditions, edu-
.cational and otherwise, in the island,
and yet will give them such CONNER
cial relations with the United States
as to greatly stimulate the interchange
Of commodities, while by the. higher
duties imposed on articles coming into
the island from other countries we
will be given practically it's entire mar
ket. The duty collected on merchair
disc coming into the United States
from Puerto Rico at full Dingley lazy
rates amounts to a little over a mill
lion dollars year, and with a collec+
ton of but Is per cent. of the regular
rates, perhaps 100000 would he -rea:
lized, which would be Immediately eN-
pended for internal improvements in
the island. ss.s slYi-: !;
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-13

The sincere kindness of the esti-
mate, by Hon. Sam Clark, Of
the character of the late Rev.
I. P. Teter is unquestioued, yet it
seems to us that Mr.. Clark is wrong
in his idea Of Mr.. Teter's abilities as a
politician. No one knew Rev. Tater but
admired him for his genial personality
and honored him for his manly and un-
finching courage. He was brave and
good man who has gone to his reward.
But it always seemed to us that he
had made a mistake in his vocation,
that he was a natural born politician,
and that had he chosen the law in
stead of the ministry of the gospel,
as a profession, he would in all prob
ability have attained to prominence
and distinction. However, he was a
faithful servant of the Lord, and did
his work to the best OF his ability, as
high and conscientious sense of duty
directed him, and after all, distinction
and prominence are but. small matters
compared to this. 29
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-13
Z SYMPATHY EXTENDED.

Every newspaper man in Iowa will.
extend sincere sympathy to Editor
Barnes, of the Abba Union for the SCI
we're. loss sustained by him by fire, by
which the newspaper office and builtr
ing were damaged on Saturday norm
ing last. Brother Barnes has true grit.
however, and in the announcement of
the loss says:
ssThe labor and saving of many years
has been swept away, and tho lit
comes at an age, past three score years,
when we have less of vitality and vigor
than heretofore, we win strive to look
out from under the clouds that en-
viron us and trust to find some sum
shine in the future. Our two sons
have helped us in the past-we will
help them now with all the strength
we can command during the balance
of life's journey. '
The Union will be revived. The I'M
surance adjusters will arrange the loss
es, we will then go in quest OF another
printing outfit, and our of the debris
of the Union we will hope to secure
enough bricks and bats to build an
other small building on adjoining
ground.
"The Lambert Jewelry company, on
the North Side, has kindly rendered us
table room in their business room for
temporary headquarters. The books
will be kept there's Our sons, Horace
and Ruby, will make out and present
accounts to all who owe the Office, and
we do not doubt but that honest per-
sons will welcome them under the cir
cumstances.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-13
4 \ EDwAHD j. PHELPS DIES.
Diplomat and Jurist succumbs to Long
lIIness.

New Haven, Conn, March 1O.-Ed.
ward John Phelps, former minister to
Great Britain and for, nearly twenty
years Kent professor of law at Yale,
died at 4:15 o'clock yesterday after
noon at his residence in Humphrey
street. He had been i'll for two months,
having been attacked with acute pneu-
monia early in January. His rugged
constitution enabled him to throw Of
that nialady, but secondary lung trou!
bles followed, consuming his vitality
faster than he gained strength. The
end came peacefully after a period Of
nearly twenty-four hours Of uncon:
seriousness.
AT his bedside were Mrs. Phelps and
Charles Phelps, of Boston, a son, and
Mrs. Horatio Loomis, Of New York, q
daughter.
For two weeks the family has
known that the sick man could not
recover. He realized it himself and
spoke of it.
The funeral services will be held
lin this city on Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock, and the body will then be ia.
ken to Burlington, VT, and inferred i'd
the family plot.
AS lawyer and diplomat Edward
John Phelps attained his greatest rep.
utation. He descended from long. line
LOT colonial stock which had attained
prominence in the affairs of the copn:
try since the time of its settlement.
His father was Samuel Shelter Phelps.
a jurist and United States senator, and
his grandfather was William Phelps
a colonist and holder of large shares
of land in Connecticut. An uncle,
John Phelps, served in the revolution,
Edward John was born at Middleboro
vt, July II, 1922, making his ag5
nearly Is years. He was graduated
from Middleboro college when Is, and
entered the law Office of Horatio Sey-
mour, at Utica, N. Y. Later he put in
one year at the Yale law school and
entered the bar of Vermont IN 1913
opening an Office at Middlebury. Two
years later he Went to Burlington,
where he made his home for nearly ali
of his life. ..