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wATAUGA NOTES.

Watauga, Tenn, Jan. 90, 1900.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Britts, a
daughter.
Mrs. Alice WEIGH is visiting in Chill
howie, Va.
0. Gerdenrath, of Shelbyyille, and
J. Ell. Mcdonnell, OF Gate City, Va,
were here last week measuring the
cedar timber collected by Dougherty
and Mast, and are preparing to ship
the same. .
J. 9. Taylor, the tobacco drummer,
was here last week.
Mrs. d. N. Reese was visiting her
son, W. E. Reese, at johnson City last
week.
j. Mcmillan, of the firm of Mcmillan,
Hazen & Co., of Knoxville, was here
last week.
The many friends of Prof. r. L.
Garner were pleased to hear that he
is still alive. His sister, Mrs. Alice
WEIGH, and niece, Mrs. M. s. Bennett,
were much distressed by the late dis
patches going the rounds of the news
papers that he was likely dead at San
Thome, French Africa. His sister has
recently received dispatch from Mrs.
Garner, also letter from s. A. Merrill,
of the Mechanics National Bank, Bos.
ton, stating that he is alive. Prof.
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The Big Hog.

Hon. A. A. Taylor desires The
COMET to convey to Geo. W. Swingle
his congratulations, and say that he
comedies to him all the honors due to
the greatest hog producer of the Nola-
chucky valley and Washington county.
The porker recently killed by him
weighed 57S pounds, net, being 3S
pounds heavier than the hog Just
slaughtered by Mr.. Taylor. It is per-
haps proper to state that while Mr..
Swingle is much better farmer than
Mr.. Taylor he has the additional adj
vantage of being the owner of a well
patronized grist mill and fed the toll of
the mill to his hog three weeks after
Mr.. Taylor's hog was corpse.
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Miss Ruth Bryan's Ioke.

The Minneapolis Journal is respon.
sible for the following; miss Ruth
Bryan is something of a joker. Start,
ing to school the other day she made
a desperate run for street car, and
finally succeeded in catching it. AS
she took her seat, Ishe gasped, We'll,
1 am glad one of the family can run
for something and get it,"
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A Proper Step,

The Foundry and Machine company,
like many other factories, have been
annoyed great deal by the failure of
its employees to pay their debts and
have decided to start the new century
on new basis. To carry out their
ideas of right the management has
promulgated a set of rules and resolu-
lions for the government of its en-
ployees. For the honest and conscien-
tious laborer or mechanic the rules are
safeguard, but for the dishonest or
careless employee they are death
knell. One of the most important
rules is article s: Gall persons &C.
cepting employment with this company
must pay their honest debts or arrange
to save the company from the annoy
ance of their creditors. Failure to do
so will subject them to dismissal"
As above stated this article can
not effect the honest employee, but
it will keep anyone from beating
the merchants, if he should be
so inclined. OF course the company
has no right to force a man to pay
debt and does not mean to do so, but it
does have a right to refuse to give en-
ployment to one who won't pay his
honest accounts, and proposes to exer-
else this right. 1t is proper to say
here that this rule has been adopted
more as precautionary measure by
this company than as necessity, for
the employees at the foundry are above
the average when it comes to paying
accounts. 1t goes without saying that
such orders will force men to be hon
est, and at the same time give them a
line Of credit they could not otherwise
enjoy, and will be of incalculable bene-
fit to our merchants. 1t is only a mat
ter of time, in our opinion, until all
the factories in the city will adopt
similar rule to save themselves annoy
ance from exasperated creditors. The
Foundry and Machine company can not
be too highly commended for this
''step in the right direction"
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See the new ad. of The Hub in this
issue. It's red hot.
Miss Mae Stone, of Columbia, s. c.,
is the popular guest of Miss Matte
Henderson.
O, O. Taylor was in from Milligan
Tuesday to sec about the Soldiers
Home. He wants it to go to Carter
county, near Milligan.
The Harris Manufacturing Co., has
placed its stove wood department in
charge of e. s. Richardson and orders
given him will be filled promptly.
Henry Miller, an aged and respected
citizen of this county, died at his home
on Cherokee last week from blood poi
soning caused by an injury TO one of
his feet.
Mrs. r. S. Boyd Is very ill at the
residence of Mrs. II. II. Phinney, in
this city. Her illuess is OF such seri-
GUS nature that Mr.. Boyd has been
called from the west to her bedside.
An infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs. A.
M. Pritchard died last week after a
short illness and was buried Friday.
The distressed parents have the sympa-
thy Of their many friends in their loss.
The ladies of the Watauga Avenue
Presbyterian church will have dime
social at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jes.
Hunt, Unaka avenue, Friday evening
from Z to 10, Jan. 20. All are cordially
invited.
Some one broke a window in Jack
sons grocery store last Monday night
and stole a number Of watches and
other jewelry. The stolen goods be-
longed to W. T. Hill who occupied q
portion of the store with a jewelry and
repair shop.
Willie Il. King, who has been with
the Cumberland Telephone Co. at
Nashville for some time, has been
transferred to Knoxville and promoted
to assistant manager of the Knoxville
office. This is a deserved promotion,
and the friends of Mr.. King here will
be pleased to hear of his good fortune.
Farmers Guide" is the name of O
book, and, as its title indicates, is a
guide to the farmers in the cultivation
and fertilization of all crops typical to
America This book is handsomely
bound, profusely illustrated and every
farmer should have it in his library
1t can be had without charge from tho
German Kali Works, 99 Nassau street
New York City.
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Prof. Garner is Alive.

Watauga, Tenn, Jan. 19.-Mrs. J.
Welsh, Of this place. has received in
formation from Mrs. r. L. Garner, who
is in Boston, stating that Brof. Gar
ner, her brother, has been heard from
and is alive. Prof. Garner is the stu
dent of the monkey language, who has
made such wonderful and successful
experiments talking with monkeys in
the heart of Africa. He is now in that
country, and recent reports were to the
effect that it was feared that he had
been killed. He is proceeding with his
work in Africa, and is safe. Prof. Gar
ner is a native of Sullivan county.
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first makes only enemies, the latter
onl friends.
All weapons are dangerous in un-
skilled hands. The sword of Truth de-
capitates the fool.
Never be too rough or too smooth,
for each is equally offensive to man of
sense and refinement.
Men are disposed to value people at
pretty much the price they set upon
themselves; if it be not exorbitant.
Never say anything that would i'm
ply superiority Of yourself over your
company unless you desire to make
enemies.
Thee man who. mimics the natural
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The Home Doctor.

If p ison has been taken, swallow
instantly cupful of cold water with
which teaspoonful Of pulverized mus
tard and the same quantity of salt have
been mixed. This is simple but
effective emetic. Alter it the whites of
two or three raw eggs should be taken.
Salt as gargle will relieve soreness
of hethroat.
Never battle child directly after it
has been fed, for the doctors say there
great danger of it going into convul-
sions, if it is put into water when the
stomach is full of food undigested.
Hot water quenches thirst in most in
stances better than cold. Taken regu-
larly at the rate of one glassful half an
hour before meals it promotes digestion
and in catarrhal conditions Of the stom-
ach is recommended by physicians. It
has also been tried as remedy for in
somnia.
Headache almost always yields to
the simultaneous application of hot wa
ter to the feet and back of the neck.
A simple remedy for cold is to beat
a yolk of an egg in one pint of water,
add little butter, three Jumps of sug-
ar ..and tablespoonful of whiskey.
When it begins to boil pour it back
wards and forwards from one saucepan
to another until smooth and frothy.
When cool take tablespoonful every
half hour.
To stop bleeding try a handful Of
-four bound on the cut.
To prevent cold feet at night draw of
the stockings, just before undressing,
and rub the ankles and feet with the
hand as hard as can be borne for five OF
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Philosophy.

The coxcomb is made up of some wit
and great presumption.
There are educated fools-and there
are uneducated wise men.
Let q fool alone, and give a knave
rope enough; he will do the rest him
self.
The injustice of bad man is sooner
forgiven than the insult of the witty
one.
Good sense will make you be esteem
ed; good manners will make you be
loYed.
Wit and wisdom are strangers; the
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Program

For entertainment to be given under
the auspices Of Epworth League at First
NJ. e. church, Main street, Thursday
night, Jan. "a, $50 p. m.
instrumental solo-Mrs. Ernest Mil
Ter. Hymn by congregation.
Invocation.
Mandolin solo-Miss Ethel Barlow.
Recitation = 'The Bridge" - Miss
Florence Miller.
Solo by Mrs. Ernest Miller.
Address by Miss E. Manlove, of
Knoxville. Anthem by choir.
Duet-Mrs. Ernest Miller and Miss
Ethel Barlow.
Admission free. Everybody invited.
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ten minutes. THIS will difluse pleas
urable glow, and those who do so will
never have to complain of cold feet in
bed.
A towel folded several times and dip
ped in hot water, quickly wrung out
and applied over the seat OF pain will in
most cases relieve toothaehe and neural
giO. Philadelphia Times.
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Machinery Arriving.

-Four Car loads of machinery for the
McCollum box shook factory arrived
this week. This is only the heavy ma
chinery, boiler, engine, etc. The 9th
or machines are being built and will
arrive later. The factory IS rapidly
nearing completion, and will be IN OPP
Grafton in thirty or sixty days.
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Small Pox in Greene County

Greeeneville, Tenn, Jan. 1S.-The
small pox scare in Greene county has
pretty well subsidized. There have been
only two cases, both negroes, and the
cases are very light and by some not
believed to be small pox. A detention
house has been secured by the county
authorities, and one negro who has
been exposed is held under quarantine.
Tho nearest case to Greeneville is at
Midway, ten miles distant.
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Rev. @. D. Jones, D. D., of Bristol,
will deliver this popular lecture at the
opera house Thursday, Jan. 81. All
who heard his lecture, Sweetheart and
Wife," which was delivered here two
years ago, will want to hear this one.
The proceeds go towards completing
the new church at Watauga Point, OF
which Rev. X. W. Cox is pastor. This
lecture is exceedingly entertaining and
edifying.
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OUR GOOD FORTUNE.
rom Journal and Tribune.

From Journal and Tribune.
The Johnson City people have good
reason to be satisfied with themselves
and with their representative in con-
gress.
Johnson City is certainly in the swim
and the Journal and Tribune rejoices
with them that do rejoice.
No one will withhold from Hon. w.
P, Brownlow the full mead of praise
for the work done by him in securing
the passage of the bill establishing a
soldiers home at johnson City.
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Observation-Disclosures AUTHORIZATIONS

defects or deformities of another 10
more shocking and disagreeable than
those he mimics.
Speak to the man occupying the
highest position with full as little con-
Germ Though with more respect) as You
would to your equals.
AS an unjust man may hurt your lib
erty. A foolish "wit" will hurt your
secret pride which is the deepest wound
some men can receive. Farm Machin-
cry.
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was under arrest on the charge Of at
tempting to assault Miss Eva Roth,
and he was supposed to have assaulted
and killed Miss Pearl Forbes in Leav-
enworth last November.
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Good Position.

Wanted Young ladies and gentle
men in every county for Office work,
clerkship, etc. Must make small de-
post or give security. Previous ex-
perience not necessary. Good salary.
Address Frank" Box 435, Nashville,
Tenn.
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The Kelly Nail & eron company has
declared 80 per cent semi-annual
dividend. This make 220 per cent in
eighteen months. The Bellfonte Iron
Works company has declared a 6 per
cent dividend.
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Married.

Last Saturday evening at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. N. Howington,
John T. Leach and Miss Bette j..
Strickland we're united in marriage.
Judge Lyle performed the ceremony
that made the loving hearts one.
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House Work is Hard Work without GOLD DUST
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING

When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that it
is simply Iron and Quinine in taste
less form. No Cure, No Pay. SOC.
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While Mr.. Brownlow was getting
Sc, $50, 900 for Johnson City, the cap'n
was trotting to the pension office to get
SO a month for a bridge buaner, Sen
tinel.
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Geo. Il. Campbell has returned from
the South, where he sold a drove of
horses and mules.
Both makers and circulators of couu-
terfeits commit fraud. Honest men
will not deceive you into buying worth
less counterfeits of DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. The original is infallible
for cnring piles, sores, eczema and all
skin diseases. City Drug Store.
Miss Frank Mitchell attended the
Sousa band concert at Bristol last Fri
day afternoon,
Start the twentieth century right.
Quit patronizing the oil trust and use
o cheaper, better and more convenient
light. See B, A. Mathes and have an
estimate for lighting your house with
electricity. Be progressive. IT,.
Born to DR.. and Mrs. J. H. Preas
last Sunday, daughter.
Mayor Summers spent last Friday in
Knoxville.
Miss Hardy has moved her millinery
parlors across the street to the store
room in the rear of Hart & Houston
in order to allow some needed repairs
to be made upon the store room vaca-
ted. When it is completed she will re-
occupy the old stand.
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Stops the Cough

and works off the Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure
a cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay.
Price % cents.
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Garner is we'll remembered here, as he
visited his sister and neice here over
year ago
Wilson Ooverhulser and wife, who
have been visiting Maj. Dunlap aud
other relatives, returned to their home
in Virginia last week. VIOLET.
SThe wireless telegraph between Mars
and the earth was adjusted and Mr..
Tesla prepared to send the first fateful
message between the planets. "Hello,"
said Mr.. Tesla. Hello, yourself, )"
was the reply. sis that Mars"
"What?' 81 say, is that you, Mars?"
"Mars? He'll, no; this is McGinty.
Ring off. -Commercial-Appeal.
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The Best Prescription for Malaria,

ne eest PRESCRIPTION Tor MALARIA
Chills aud Fever is a bottle of Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic. II is simply
iron and quinine in a tasteless form.
No cure-no pay. Price 60c.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. W. Groves signature
is on each box. 25c.
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Lost.

A child's gold necklace containing
two gold hearts, one engraved Mary
The finder will be suitably rewarded
by returning same to The COMET Of
fec.
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A mob took Fred Alexander negro,
from Jail at Leavenworth, Kas., and
burned him at the stake. Alexander
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COUNTY MANAGERS WANTED.
Dwelling for sails.

A modern dwelling on Watauga ay-
enue. House contains 10 rooms and is
in good repair with necessary outbuild-
ings. Apply to /. T. MONIES.
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Geo. F. Campbell has returned from
the South, where he sold a drove of
horses and mules.
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Gold Dust flour will please the
pest of you.
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See or phone J. S. Galliher q Co. if
you want gasoline.
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T he * COMET
Money to Loan.

Money to Loan.
Six per cent interest on gilt edge
town property or good farms. Apply
to w. G.. Mathes & Son. S5i-tf.
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Chase & Sanborn's teas and cofIees
are the best. You get them only at
Jackson's.
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Miss Frank Mitchell attended the
Sousa band concert at Bristol last Fri
day afternoon.
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See the new ad. of The Hub in this
ISSUE It's red hot.
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Shoes,
Clothing and
Gents i Qa1. 1lisIli1ngs

this adj but free state that yon with confidence
throushop' our feeling
money can buy for the price. 3. #sss S9
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soon, as they have so far got no teach
or. We think they are Il little late. 1t
Is hoped they will soon get good
teacher. rs there is both large boys and
girls in this community to go to school.
Misses Laura Ackcr, Carrie Acker
and Pearl Cox are visiting ut IIonca
Path.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Shirley spent the
day in this commudity Sunday. Mrs.
Shirley is suffering with very bad
sore on her lip, which has been giving
her trouble for several weeks.
Mrs. A. O. Lawrence and little
daughter, Mary Frances, are on a visit
to her mother Mrs. Maggie Norris.
Mr.. jim IicndcrsOn's sisters from
Grccnvillc are spending n few days
with him.
Miss Tury poorc is visiting Mrs.
Lawrence Sutherland
Mrs. Caroline Mattson, Of Wcstmin-
stcr, is visiting her son, j. T.. Matti
son.
Mr.. Cnspar Ponrc is still on !!.. sick
list. T.
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-Tcc::eeyy Creek Creek News. News

Seeing nothing from this place lately
wo will attempt to give you little
news, although it is scarce.
The farmers are busy saving their
grass, fodder and cotton.
There lis some sickness in this sec
tion, several cases of scarlet fever, and
whooping cough is also in the commu-
nifty, but go far none has proved fatal.
Mr.. w. II. Acker is improving his
home out on the main Toney Creek
guad, and will soon move there.
Mr.. Henry Norris has put up nice
new barn for his mother, Nrs. Maggie
Norris.
There was quite crowd at Shady
''rove on the last preaching day, The
..rdinance Of baptism. was administer.
cd after the sermon, there being 90 TO
baptsc, 81 having joined during the
meeting recently conduetedg by Rev.
, Bussay, of Pelzer. and Che pastor Rev.
Tate. g
W. hear nothing of school opening
" H
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MERCHANTS! {!
Prepare for Fall Business.

We are through travelling for the pres
Sust Giiic-, during inc months or sep
tsSabeI and Gosob0r. we can save you
the middleman's or wholesale houses
profits, We sell direct from the Mills,
and have the same prices and discounts
the wholesale houses have. We repre-
seat four Hosiery Mills, and can sell you
cheaper than you ever dreamed OF buying
Hosiery. Our Cleveland Woolen Mills
line surrasses anything we have seem,
Pants. Jeans, Cassimera aud Over Alls,
made direct from the raw material. This
MIL! saveS You every intermediate profit.
Their name is q sufficient guarantee OF
reliable goods and low prices. I.arrtS,
line Baltimore Factory Hats and Cara,
We can save you at least ten per cent On
this line. Shoes ftom Boston, she worlds
greatest Shoe market. Wyler. iAcker-
land Co'e. superb ClothinnEDayfaeE IT.
ting ana low prices.
Merchants, when In Andersen sSa Is
and the arrangement we have with the
Mills, and you will eee at q CLAN you
have been paying too much for Your
goods, and that We are In posiEion 20
save You monev. Drop us card when
In need or goods we will aand samples
or Salesman to you ct once. - 4
WEED. e CaTEH,
Commsssion Merchants.'
W. e. eheszeerz, 6 ssas ssy07 =ssy07, Yon viii
dnd me at Dean q Ratiffo's. Long dis
tance Phone at my realdence. ls
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Alice Items.

MIR. +. Mcl.ain and Miss Lulah Me-
Whortcr, of Level Land, spent last
Saturday and Sunday in the comn.l-
nifty.
Misses Ncttir and l'cssic Cowan, of
Annie. attended the meeting ut Rocky
River last week.
i'll. Sutherland lost IL fine mule last
week.
When the negroes closed their big
meeting last week some of them had
a tight and exchanged few bullets
MagIstrat t. Spoon will have to pass SEN
tcncc on the participants.
The Thompson telephone line has
been extended to the homo Of w. p.
Bell and Il central Office located there.
Miss Marie McAdams spent ii few
days in this vicinity last week.
FARMER.
Sept. 10, 1901.
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Roberts Items.

With the exception of few cases OF
scarlet fever, the health of our commu-
nifty is excellent.
Rev. j. w. Bailey, assisted by Rev.
Mr.. Robertson, closed very success
full meeting Mt Providenc, last second
Sunday.
Mr.. Charley Barrett has returned
homo from an extended visit to the
mountains.
The potato crop is fine.
Miss Lucy Carter has returned homo
from months visit to relatives and
friends at Hartwell, Ga. She reports n
pleasant time.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stevenson, of near
Asbury, visited in this section recently.
Blr. Charley Gray, of Reed Creek,
Ca, visited relatives in this section last
week.
Among the many visitors mt Provi-
dence the second Sunday we're Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard jackson, Miss Col
wine, of Asbury, Misses Cora and Elo-
Use Milford, of the Fork, Mr.. Sloan
Whitaker and sister, Miss Cary, of
the Deep Creek section, Mr.. John H..
Dobbins, of Yoe. and others too num-
erOus to mention.
Mr. and Mrs. Mcconnell, Of Ander-
son, visited the family of Mr.. j. P. An
derson last week.
Mr.. Erwin Milford, of Lavonia, Ca.
visited this section recently.
ToMDoY.