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SCoTT's TALIsMAN. Edited with an
Introduction by JULIA M. DEWEY,
late Superintendent of Schools,
North Adams, Mass. Cloth, 19mo,
3O4 pages. Price, 80 cents, American
Book Company, New York, Cincin-
natl, Chicago.
Few books are so we'll adapted for
school and supplementary reading as
this volume. 1t is one of the best ex-
amples of Sir Walter Scott's literary
style, and contains faithful represen-
tation of the Wars of Crusades. 1t re-
veOls more clearly than any history the
conditions of life at that time and
shows how frequently cruelty and vio-
lence went hand in hand with bravery
and generosity. The war-like and ro-
mantle veins running through it will
appeal especially to the young. The
work is slightly abridged with the eli
mination of certain descriptions which
do not form an essential part of the sto-
ry as a whole.
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Does it Pay to Buy Cheap?

A cheap remedy for coughs and colds
is all right, but you want something
that will relieve and cure the more
severe and dangerous results of throat
and lung troubles. What shall you do?
Go to a warmer and more regular
climate? Yes, if possible; if not posi-
BILE for you, then in either case take the
only remedy that has been introduced
in all civilized countries with success
in severe throat and lung troubles,
"Boschee's German Syrup" 1t not
only heals and stimulates the tissues to
destroy the germ disease, but allys in
Aammation, causes easy expectoration,
gives a good nights rest, and cures the
patient Try one bottle. Recommend
ed many years by all druggists in the
world. For sale by dealers in all civil
lied countries.
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A Commissioner Of Education at $3,

A Commissioners Of Education at $3,-
900 year.
A Chief Justice of the supreme court
at $5, 900 year.
Four Associate Justices of the su-
preme court at 81, 500 year each.
A Marshal of the supreme court at
$S, 900 year.
A United States district Judge at
IS, 900 year.
A United States district attorney at
"a, 900 year.
A United States district marshal at
So, 500 year.
Three members OF commission to
codify the laws of the island at So, 900 a
year each.
Five members of the executive coun-
Gil, whose salaries are to be fixed by
the Porto Rican Legislature
The Puerto Ricans are allowed to
name:
One commissioner to the United
States at 5000 year.
Thirtyfve members of the lower
house of the legislature, who will be
paid SIS day when in session.
In fact, President Mckinley has pow
er to do everything in Porto Rico that
George III. tried to do to the American
colonies.
In addition to this indictment, it is
observable that salaries in Porto Rico
will be higher than similar salaries in
almost any one of the States of the I'm
ion. For instance, the governor of
Porto Rico gets twice the salary of the
governor of Tennessee, and his salary
is larger than that of any governor in
the United States except in New Jer-
sey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylya-
MIA. Judges and Legislators both in
Porto Rico are to be paid more than
they are paid in Tennessee. The at.
torney general, the treasurer, and the
secretary of the council of Porto Rice
will get larger salaries than the attor-
ney-general, the treasurer and the sec
retary of state of Tennessee. Not only
has the republican party established
n dictatorship in Porto Rico and en-
shaved the people of that island, bu
the officers there are paid more thar
they are in the average state in the
Union. The despotism comes high. -
Commercial Appeal.
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Switzerland uses more postal cards
in proportion to its population than any
other nation in Europe.
The prince of Wales is now credited
with the ambition of anonym ously
owning and editing a newspaper.
The American corn kitchen at Paris
will be in charge of a colored woman
trained as cook in Maryland
The Lutheran church in Iceland
numbers about $4,000 baptized mem
bers, which is about the total popula-
ton.
The bee industry in the states en-
ploys 300, 900 persons, and the revenue
from it is about ga, ,0OO,O 900 a year.
The lowering of the height standard
by the English military authorities is
believed to have caused a boom in en-
listment.
Chicago's registration for the April
election is 347, 1882 The vote of New
York in the last election for mayor was
526, $50.
France, with population of 80, 0OO,-
600, has fighting force of 1000, 900
men, able to appear in the field at very
short notice.
Every animal kept by man, excepting
the cat, is taxed in Australia, and now
there is proposal to tax pussy in that
country.
The marriage rate of Queensland,
Australia, has been steadily declining
from 14.5 per 1000 in 1868 to 6.3 per L.
900 in 1898.
There is a national movement in
Switzerland looking to the establish
ment of hospitals for the treatment of
lung diseases.
France does not furnish the twentieth
part of the coal production of fthe world,
which amounted to 66O, 1000, 900 tons for
the year 1898.
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Shelving Bryan.

Every now and then we are told that
some half dozen democratic leaders
have had n conference and have decid-
ed to shelve Bryan. Indeed it is n fiat,
stale and uncomfortable day when Bry-
au is not shelved by at least four or FIVE
democrats. These men may not vote
for him in their local primaries, but
evidently somebody will vote for him.
In fact, Mr.. Bryan will only be shelyed
when he has been defeated at the polls
next November, if he is defeated, and
it will take just about 100000 votes
to defeat him.
The Commercial-Appeal has candidly
differed with Mr.. Bryan on some of the
public questions of the day, and these
differences of opinion have frequently
been misI epresented by some of our
contemporaries, and we have actually
been charged with "denouncing" him,
This is absolutely untrue. The Com
mercial Appeal has found fault with
his personal views on the expansion
question, and has seen no efficacy in
his solution of the trust problem. If
he is elected president it will exercise
the same right to differ with him, Just
as it does now with any democrat whom
it considers in the wrong. These bird
Drained persons who like to make
slaves of themselves and would deny
all freedom of opinion, will, of course,
continue to assert that whatever Mr..
Bryan or Mr.. Arkansas Jones says
must be regarded as infailable. We,
however, shall still claim the privilege
of exercising our brains, and we will
respectfully decline to dope our facul-
ties. We shall exercise the right to
criticise democratic legislators, demo
cratic governors, democratic senator's,
and democratic president, whenever
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Among the child's primers recently
published there has been none more at
tractive than ''First Days in School" ;"
by Seth T. Stewart. associate superin-
tendent of schools, New York City, and
Ida Coe, Brooklyn primary schools. 1t
is designed to be placed in the child's
hands from the very beginning of school
work, as its title denotes, and in this
respect is unlike most other first read
ers and so-called primers, since it re-
quires no preliminary work either from
the blackboard or reading charts. Fol-
lowing the idea and practice of the best
teachers, script is used exclusively in
the first half of the book, and predomi-
mates throughout. While the lessons
are interesting, because they pertain
to child life, the simplicity of the work
is due in q great measure to its COM
paratively small, but carefully selected
vocabulary. The illustrations are the
key to the words and phrases, and are
numerous, apt and beautiful. No other
primer contains better collection of
half-tones, pen and ink sketches, and
colored pictures. American Book Co.,
New York, Cincinnati, Chicago.
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Tax Law Construed.

Comptroller King is still alert in see
ing that the provisions of the assesses
ment law of 1899 are carried out by
the county tax assessors.
In this assessment law there were
many radical changes over the previous
acts and the comptroller has had At
torney General Pickle to construe
certain sections of the measure. Yes
terday the attorney general submitted
opinions on two important features of
the law. One was in reference to the
assessment of bank stocks, and the
other related to the assessment of saw
logs and lumber in the hands of saw
mill men.
Comptroller King in the bank stock
matter asked as to whether or not the
stock should be assessed to individuals
or to the bank or banking company. 1t
was the comptrollers opinion that the
institution should be assessed on the
capital stock instead of the individual
holders, as the latter were scattered
among the wards and districts, and in
many instances the stockholders resid-
ed outside of the county in which the
banking concern was located.
Attorney General Pickle, in giving his
opinion, stated that the shares Of stock
should be assessed to the shareholders
but the corporation is required to col
lect and pay the tax.
The attorney general also gave an
opinion regarding the tax on lumber
and saw logs in the hands of saw mill
men. Heretofore there has been no tax
levied on this class of property, as the
owners claimed an exemption under
the constitution of the state. There is
section of the assessment law said to
have been drawn up in conformity with
the constitutional provision, which the
mill men claim clearly emphasizes the
question of the exemption of this kind
of property.
This section of the law comes under
the head of exempted property, and
reads as follows
"All growing crops, of whatever ma
ture or kind, the direct product of the
soil of this state in the hands of the
producer, or his immediate vendee, and
manufactured articles from the pro-
duce in this state in the hands Of the
manufacturer.
The attorney general, in giving an
opinion on this question, holds that all
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Porto Ricols Dictatorship.

The New York Journal has made a
synopsis of the Porto Rican act which
Mr.. William Mckinley signed recent
ly making himself dictator of conquer
ed people. The following are the
items:
HE Mckinley appoints the COVER
nor.
HE (McKinley) appoints the Execu-
tive Council.
HE (McKinley) appoints the higher
branch of the legislature, a majority of
whose members may be citizens of the
United States.
HE (McKinley) appoints the judges.
HE (McKinley) appoints the officers
who select the men to fill every appoint
i've office.
HE (McKinley) has power to kill any
legislation by means of the veto of his
appointee, the governor.
HE (McKinley) has power to grant
all franchises through his appointees,
the Executive Council.
The people are taxed without repre-
sentation in congress and without rep
resentation in the controlling branch OF
the Insular Government, except at the
pleasure of the President.
The people are allowed to elect only
the members of the lower house of the
legislature and one commissioner to the
United States.
These officers are to be appointed by
the president for terms of four years;
A governor at $S, 600 year.
A secretary of the council at "a, 200 O
year.
An Encouragement at $4, 900 year.
An Insular treasurer at So, 900 a year.
An Auditor at "a, 900 year.
A Commissioner of the Interior al
$4, 900 year.
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CARMAcK is WINNER
In East Tennessee In Mr.. Chas. W. Les
ter's Opinion.


Charlie W. Letter, leading lawyer of
Cleveland, Tenn, is guest of the Pal
ace hotel. He has been on trip through
the upper counties, and is we'll posted
on the political situation in this end of
the state. He did not say as much, but
it is inferred that he has been looking
over the situation for a candidate for
senator.
When asked what he thought the
feeling of the people in the first con-
gressional district was as to McMillin,
Carmack and Snodgrass, he said:
II have been over several of the up
per counties and have made a point to
get the expression of the people in re-
gard to their choice for senator, and
find that Carmack is spoken of more
than the other two. Leading demo-
Gratis / spoke to were not pleased with
Gov. McMillin's double -barrelled gun.
The mountain folk despise shot gun;
they always use rifle, and feel just
about the same way about the dual can
didacy of Mr.. McMillin. As between
the other two single-shotters, they are
for Carmack. He was the first out and
has decided bulge an Judge Snod-
grass, who was too late coming out to
do any good in the first district. The
people like "Red-headed Ned" of
Memphis. He is bold and fearless and
is with his party on the main issues.
Judge Snodgrass is an able jurist and a
splendid man, but the people have not
yet begun to'think of him as a senator.
l rarely heard his name mentioned un-
less 1 brought it up"
"How is Sullivan county?"
"Sullivan will be o. X. for Carmack
Hon. E. B. Craig, treasurer of the state
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Curious Condensations.

Settlers are beginning to flock into
Manitoba in large numbers.
The Tartarian alphabet contains 2O2
letters, being the longest in the world.
The entertainment of royalty costs
British society each year fully 92,OOO,- :
600.
A case tO9 years old has just been
settled in the court Of claims at Wash
ington.
The annual production of jute fabrics
in Germany now amounts to $1l 800, =
900 in value.
The metal in the big bell of Moscow
weighs nearly go tons, aud is valued
at several thousands pounds sterling.
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We consider it legitimate and neces :

we consider it legitimate and neces-
sary.
We look upon the nomination of Mr..
Bryan as a foregone conclusion, and it
is andy necessary to say that he will
have, as the nominee Of the democratic
party, the hearty support Of this paper.
The national platform of the party may
contain an anti-expansion plank. This,
Of course, will not change the opinion
Of the Commercial Appeal on that prop
osition, but of course there will be no
lack of advocates of anti-expansion, and
the Commercial Appeal can stand what
the people of the south can stand.
ALI this talk about shelving Bryan is
mere leather and prunella. He will be
the nominee, and all persons calling
themselves democrats may as we'll pre-
pare for it. Of course some Of his views
are not agreeable to all democrats, but
the perfect man not having been found
there is no man in the country who
would be entirely acceptable to all the
members of the party. But democrats
of various opinions should get together
and give the nominee their hearty sup
port. 1t is imperative that domestic
unpleasantness should cease and there
should be general roundup. If the
democratic party would avoid the fate
of the liberal party in England, it must
stop its internal desensions, prescription
and throat-cutting. Otherwise the Re-
publican party will live forever. Mem
phis Commercial Appeal.
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MR.. EVANS DSGusTEn
Spreads Like Wildllre.

When things are "the best" they
become ''the best selling" Abraham
Hare, leading druggist, of Belleville,
o., writes: Electric Bitters are the
best selling bitters 1 have handled in
20 years. You know why? Most dis
eases begin in disorders of stomach,
liver, kidneys, bowels, blood and
nerves. Electric Bltters tones up the
stomach, regulates liver, kidneys and
bowels, purifes the blood, strengthens
nerves, hence cures multitudes of mala.
dies. 1t builds up the entire system
Puts new life and vigor into any weak
sickly, rundown man or woman. Price
0 cents, Sold by City Drug Store.
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lumber and saw logs in the hands of
mill men on Jan. 10 last are liable for
the al valorem tax.
This ruling, if followed by the coun-
ty tax assessors, will be the means of
bringing in a large amount of revenue
to the state, That this property has
been held exempt has long been con-
sidered unjust by many business men.
No matter what amount of capital was
invested in lumber and saw logs the
tax assessor could not reach this prop
erty, and only the plant of the saw mill
man was taxable, and this only as per-
sonal property, and upon which he is
allowed an exemption of 81, 900. Nash
vile American.
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THE EVANS FORCES BoLTED.
Two Conventions, Two National Delega-
tions and Two State Tickets.


Nashville, Tenn, April 2O.-The ex-
pected split in the state republican con-
vention came today with the result that
not only were two delegations sent to
the Philadelphia convention, but two
full state tickets were nominated, two
platforms adopted and two state COM
mittees named. The Evans men were
patient to the supreme moment and ex-
hausted their resources for getting what
they called fair treatment before choos-
ing between boiling or submitting.
The convention sat for two hours
awaiting the report of the committee
on credentials, which had worked all
night. This committee finally reported
at noon, recommending the seating of
the Brownlow delegations in twenty
three counties, the Evans delegation in
one county and that both delegations be
seated and the vote divided in twelve
counties. A minority report favoring
the seating of the Evans delegations in
nineteen counties was presented and q
motion to substitute the minority for
the majority report was voted on with
out debate, the vote being ayes 1853,
nays 300,
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and treasurer Of the Virginia Iron, Coal
& Coke Co., is in Bristol. He is one of
Carmack's s strongest supporters, and is
not idle in that end of the state. have
no fears of Sulliyan, or any of the up
per counties, for that matter. Knox
vile Journal and Tribune.
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DOTASH gives eoloy,

DoTASH gives eolor
fa0o'' and frmness to
all fruits. No good fruit
can be raised without
o,'tash.
Fertilizers containing atleast
8 to 1917 of Potash will give
best results on all fruits. Write
for our pamphlets, which ought
to be in every farmers library.
They are sent free.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
90 Nassau ST.. New York.
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The American Barber Shop,
located two doors south of Hotel Pied
mont and in front of Southern depot,
IN. p. Brewers old stand. Oh. Long
ley, the handsome Manager, and Nat
Hyder, the congenial and accommO
dating BARRIERS, will be found as assis.
tants.
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THE EVANS CONVENTION.

The Evans convention chose John r.
Walker, of Gibson, chairman and after
adopting platform indorsing McKin-
ley, nominated w. f. Poston, of Crock
ett, for governor; G. r. Evans, of Ham
ilton, and S. W. Hawkins, of Carroll,
for electors for the state-at-large, with
full set of district electors; elected
Horace A. Mann, H. 7. Campbell, j.
@. Napier and James Jeffries for dele
gates from the state-at-large to Phila-
delphia, and W. r. Russell, W. s.
Hoge, II. l.. w. Cheatham and e. W.
Mosely, alternates; and w. S. Tipton,
of Bradley, was nominated for railroad
commissioner.
Mr.. Evans was not chosen delegate
because he withdrew, following Brown
lows example in removing the conspic-
uous appearance of a personal fight.
Several exceedingly bitter speeches
were made and the platform denounces
the "disreputable, high handed, parti-
san actions of W. P. Brownlow, and his
subservient henchmen in manufactur-
ing frivolous contests that he might
subvert the clear majority of voters to
control the state convention and unseat
honestly-elected delegates" as unjust,
arbitrary. criminal and destructive of
party interests.
MR.. EVANS DsGUsTED.
Mr.. Evans tonight sent the following
message to Gen. II. V. Boynton, at
Washington:
Situation most embarrassing and hu-
initiating. No box stuffing and perjury
ever equaled what we have here. De-
cency thoroughly dlgusted.
III ~
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One of the greatest needs of Porto
Rico is medical aid. 1t is said that if
$40, 900 were Immediately expended for
medicines and services of physicians
he lives of 3, 3,OO0.people would be saved,
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PARTING OF THE WAYS.

AS soon as this result was announced
Col. W. S. Upton hurried to the rear
of the hall and after a moments con-
sultation with Newell Sanders, Mr.. Ev-
ans manager, returned and called upon
all Mr.. Evans friends and all delegates
who were for the fair thing to leave the
hall. The majority of the Evans dele
gates filed out, amidst Kisses from the
remaining delegates.
The Eyans men proceeded to the
lower floor of the capitol, where Col
Upton made a speech, telling how
Turneyism in Tennessee and Gobelism
in Kentucky had been outdone. A band
which was on hand then struck up a
lively tune and the hundred or so dele
gates who quit the hall and four hun
dred or more who had been refused ad-
mission marched to the amusement
hall and organized another convention.
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THE BRowNLow CONVENTION


The Brownlow convention elected
Walter p. Brownlow permanent chair
man and then elected Henry r. Gibson,
of Knox; Foster V. Brown, Hamilton
G. N. Tillman, of Davidson, and John
E. Mccall for delegates from the state
at-large, and A. J. Tyler, Hancock II.
W. Austin, of Knox;J. o. Manson, OF
Davidson, and J. T. Settle, of Shelby,
for alternates.
A new state committee was elected,
a platform adopted and party rules
adopted. John E. Mccall was nominal
ed for governor and W. D. Hombsy, OF
McMinn, for railroad commissioner
I. A. Wright, of Roane, and A. M.
Hughes, of Mauray, were named as cleo
tors for the state-at-l t-large, and district
electors were chosen. The delegates
were instructed for Brownlow for ma.
tional committeeman and Mckinley
for president.
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-02-01

horses and sent 1t with 20 gold pieces to
his bearers cabin.
The mans wife was at home and secuted
the IDEA that beast and money were for her
husband. The messenger, however, was
nrm He explained that the gifts came
from the king" This excited the woman g
mirth. She shouted down the hillside to
her husband:
Come home! Here's q horse for you,
man. and a purseful of gold! From the
king. For YOURSELF"
1t took the big fellow long time to get
1t into his head that all these miracles had
happened because he once helped a stranger
over the torrent, but at length he accepted
1t for true.
That. however, Is not quite all the story.
One day, when the peasant and the cart and
gather, and the people said the king was
coming. Then he bethought himself of his
manners. He flung the reins to boy,
Strengthened himself to his full height, and
went into the middle of the street, holding
up an imperious hand to the coachman on
the box Of the royal carriage. The coach
man refined up, the mountaineer bounded to
the carriage door and shook the king
hand heartily.
II am proud to see you, majesty he
said, "for l wanted to thank you for sending
me that money and the horse. look over at
him there with the cart load of cabbages.
He Is. hale and hearty. And l always wished
to tell you am glad 1 was of service to
you at the stream; and I am sorry called
YOU bourreau.'
The king greatly relished the frank, in
dependent ways of his Alpine subject, his
unconventiohality 'and good breeding, as
well as the hearty handshake, which was
returned with equal Observation-Disclosures
Correspondence London News.