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The Designer for September.

The woman who is planning an au-
tumn outfit for herself or her young
family will find The Designer for Sep
tember decided help; for, aside from
the regular generous display Of fashions
there is four-page article on Scar
ments for School" The Millinery Les
son describes the making of an autumn
hat for miss, and a full-page plate
pictures the latest styles in hair dress
ing. points on Dressmaking" gives
lesson on the making of long coats.
Among the literary features is sour
Children of Toll" by j. L. Harbour,
describing the lives of the little people
who labor in mill and mine to help fill
the dinner pail. ''The Village I'M
provement Society" continues it's pleas
ant gossip and strenuous efforts, and
the two short stories are Exhibit No.
49," by Charles N. Hood, and "The
Lesson Of the Earthquake" by A. B.
Fox. Bertha Hasbrook in SIN the In
terest of Bread Winning" suggests
"Favor Making"as a lucrative employ
ment for deft-fngered women, and Ma
ry Kilsyth gives little lecture on
"Fireplaces, New and DID," A dialogue
in which humor and sentiment mingle
is "Blue and White" by Van Tassel
Sutphen, and is suitable for presenta-
tion by amateur actors. Grace Aline
Luther gives handsome design for q
lace front to princess dress, and Amy
Moeran begins valuableuseries of les
sons in Irish lace. The foregoing ia
but part of the good things the De-
signer for September contains, none Of
the regular departments being omitted,
and many features added which can moi
be enumerated in this limited space.
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neafness Can Not he Cnre.i

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the year.
There is only one way to cure deafness
and that is by constitutional semedies.
Deafneass is caused by an inhamed of
the mucous lining OF the Eustachian
Tube When this tube is inAamed you
have a rupbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the
inflammation can be taken out and this
tube restoredt to its nor NAL condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever: nine
cases out of ten ale caufed by Catarrh !,
which Is nothing but an inAamed con-
dition of the mucous services.
We will give One Hundred Dollarf
for any case of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free
f. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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How Not to Spoil the Hair.

Don't use comb to spread the POM
padour by pulling the hair forward
over the forehead.
Don't comb the hair from the fore
head over backward when arranging to
brush it. If the hair be long and heavy
the strain comes on the front hairs with
each stroke Of the brush. II they do
not fracture and fall out at once, they
become loosened in the follicie, kink up
and drop out later.
Avoid vigorous brushing; bear in
mind that one hair on the head is worth
two in the brush.
Don't use curriers' or kids during
sleeping hours.
Don't grasp the front hair by the
points or ends and comb upward from
points to roots, "roughing it" in order
to make full, round pompadour. This
needless abuse destroys life and lustre,
fractures the hair shaft, renders it
knOtty, and produces O fr0mpy, aged
appearance.
Don't use face bleach without first
protecting the hair line by saturating
the short hairs with sweet almond or
cocoanut oil.
Don't scrub the hair line with facial
brush; pin small towel over the hair
before you commence operations with
q facial brush.
Don't rub facial cream into the hair
line when using it on the face, as it fills
the follicles with fatty substance and
prevents proper growth.
Don't use strong alkalies to tighten
the color, or shampoo too frequently to
keep the hair fluffy.
Don't linger on the beach after bath
ing and allow the salt to dry in the hair.
Don't take everybody's advice and do
all sorts OF things to your hair and
scalp. p.-Juliet NJ. Lee in Delinetor.
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Mr.. McClure's Candidacy.

Mr.. w. P. Mcclure has a perfect
right to be candidate for the State
railroad commission. He may even be
endorsed by the Republican committee
and receive the Republican vote. Such
politics has been common in Knox
county, and is now grated on the
State. That Mr. Mcclure can win by
such methods. however, we doubt. Mr..
Patterson is much weaker and Mr..
Evans much stronger right now than
will be the case on election day. There
are some evidences Of dissatisfaction
among the Democrats, butjf Mr.. Pat
terson makes anything like the candi-
date for election that he did for the
nomination, we have no question what
soever OF the result. Mr.. McClHre is
leaving the party of VIM. B. Bate,
whose political manaeer be was in his
last senatorial campaign. he will find
himself In political company very un-
like that to which he is accustomed.
He has no great principle to advocate
which he could not as strenuously ad-
vocate among the Democrats. His
favorite for the gubernatorial nomina
ton was defeated, it is true, but there
are few men in political life who always
have their own way. Mr.. Mcclure has
made a serious mistake. His candi
dacy will not prove formidable, and
after years he will regret his hasty
course Knoxville Sentinel.
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Facts About Our Presidents,

Washington and Monroe were the
only presidents that served in the field
during the revolution. They were to-
gether at Trenton, where Monroe, as q
lieutenant, was wounded. Van Buren
was the first president that was not
born British subject.
Madison was "the last surviving
signer" of the constitution of the Unit
ed States,
Jefferson was the first president nom
mated by congressional caucus.
Garfield was the first president to
make political speech in a foreign
tongue. German was used.
Cleveland was the only president to
deliver his inaugural address extempore
Fillmore made no inaugural.
The Bible on which Cleveland was
sworn in was presented to him by his
mother when he he first started out in
life.
W. Fl. Harrison was the oldest man
elected to the presidency, and Roose-
velt the youngest.
Garfield was left-handed. This char
acteristic is noticeable in the pose of
Ward statue of him in Washington.
There was remarkable coincidence
OF events in the lives OF Abraham Lin
4
coin and Jefferson Davis until each ap-
preached the climacteric OF his public
career. Both were bern in Kentucky
Lincoln in 1909, Davis in 1908. Both
moved from their native state in child
hood. Davis being carried southwark,
Lincoln to the northwsrd, then social
ed. In the Black Hawk war (1a39l Da,
Wis was second lieutenant of the reg,
ulars. Lincoln was captain OF volun.
teers. Both began their political career
at the same period, 1874; Davis being
then presidential elector for Polk,
and Lincoln being a presidential cleo
tor for Henry Clay. Both were elected
to congress about the same time, 194I
and 1S46; and-lastly, in the parallel
in the same year and almost the same
day, they we're called upon to preside
over their respectivegovernments, Da
Wis as president OF the Confederate
states, February 8, 1861, and Lincoln
as president of the United States, Marcl
4, 1861. From the Spirit of '76.
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Col. John 4. Helms Dead.

Morristown, Aug. 25.-Col. Jno. Z.
Helms, q veteran newspaper man, died
at his home at this place at seven
o'clock this evening at the age of sew
enty-nine years. Death followed q
lengthy illness, and was not unex-
pected, as he had been gradually sink
ing for some time.
The deceased was a native of Knox
county, and was one of the oldest news
paper men in Tennessee. Ae learned
the printers trade when a boy, and
worked at it in Knoxville both before
and after the Civil war. About 1870
he came to Morristown, where he pur-
chased the Morristown Gazette, Of
which he was editor aud proprietor un-
til about year ago, when his advanced
years and decline of health necessitated
that he give up active work. The Ga
zette has since been published by his
son, John E. Helms.
The deceased was a member of the
Masonic fraternity and was leader in
its circles.
He is survived by one son, John E.
Helms, and two daughters, Mrs. @. A.
Haly and Mrs. Lucy Gilchrist.
The remains will be taken to Knox
vile Monday morning, arriving there
at eleven o'clock. They will be taken
from the depot to Old Gray cemetery
where the funeral will occur.
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WARM LETTER TO PRESIDENT
Editor Of Fort Worth Record Discusses
Race Conditions.

Forth Worth, Tex Aug, 90. Hon.
Clarence Ousley, editor of the Fort
Worth Record, and one Of the most
thorough students of the race question
in the south, has written an open let
ter to President Roosevelt on the pro-
iected abandonment OF Fort Brown be-
cause the white people refused to re-
fused to receive the negro troops on
terms of social equality, in which he
reviews the incident and concludes:
'While not 80 designed, its effect is
TO put hellish lust in the minds Of the
millions of negro .brutes who are no
more comparable to the intelligent me-
gro you have met than the best of the
race is today comparable to the savages
of Africa.
'These negroes OF whom l speak and
whom You do not know constitute. the
vast majority of the 1000, 900 living in
our back yards and they are absolutely
incapable of reason. Social equality
to their minds means the unspeakable
crime. For every aspiring aud decent
negro who sees the 'dore OF hope which
you yainly imagine you are holding
open to the race, ten thousand negroes
see only the embrace of white virgin.
Cut off our rations, drive our men out
of the house of their fathers, as an
atonement for slavery, but don't make
our wives and daughters the victims OF
a false philosophy and partisan
regime.
''You have proved your greatness in
many achievements and I like to think
you are honest. But you are not infal-
lible and you cannot perform miracles. -
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A Poor Voters Version.

"The politician is my shepherd. 1
shall not want any good thing during
the campaign. He leadeth me into the
saloon for my votes sake. He filleth
my pockets with cigars, and my beer
glass runneth over. He enqnireth con-
cerning the health Of my family, even
to the fourth generation. Yea, though
/ go through mud and rain to vote for
him, and though l shout myself hoarse
when he is elected, yet straightway
forgeteth me. Yea, though 1 meet him
in his own office, yet he knoweth me
not. Surely the wool has been pulled
over my eyes all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house OF power
ty forever.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-08-30
Labor Unions win Enter Politics.

Acting upon the suggestion of the
American Federation Of Labor as an.
nounced by President Samuel Gompels
the organized workingmen of Nashville
have decided to shy their castor into
the political ring.
The decision was reached yesterday
afternoon at an unusually we'll attended
meeting of the Trades and Labor Conn.
Gil, and the result is expected to have
far-reaching results,
In keeping with labor organizatio ons
throughout the country, it has been the
policy of the Nashville workingmen to
fight shy of the political field in so far
as possible. Half-hearted support at
different times have been accorded men
and measures by the labor organiza-
tions of the city, but it has been years
since sny concerted political action has
been taken by the laboring element of
the Rock City.
That the laboring vote of Nashville,
as we'll as that Of other cities, wields a
most potent influence, is recognized by
all, and now that the workingman has
decided to enter the arena a new factor
has been added worthy Of being seri-
ously considered by the managers Of
both parties.
The different unions will be asked to
perfect plans looking to united support
Of such measures as appeal to organic.
ed labor regardless of party. In other
words, the laboring classes of the city
will be urged to support only those can
didates representing their views on leg.
islatien calculated to better the condi.
tions of workingmen generally. Nash.
Vile Banner.
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Plain Talk.

1t occurs to us that it is about time
to indulge in some plain talk regard.
ing the condition of the democratic
party and the political situation gener-
ally in this state.
What does the candidacy OF Repre-
sentative Mcclure for railroad commits
sioner mean? Mr.. Mcclure, OF course,
has rihht to run for that or any other
Office he may choose. He cannot pose
as the democratic nominee, for the
nominee Of the democratic party for
the unexpired term of the late Mr.. Nc
Kenzie as railroad commissioner is
Frank Avent, selected by the legal and
authorized party organization. MIR.
Avent is just as much the nominee as if
he had been chosen in convention. Ev-
cry man knows that it would have been
folly to have called convention for
this purpose. 1t would have been ex-
pensive and troublesome. There would
not have been large attendance and it
would have merely opened the door for
factionalism, dissension and discord.
What is the purpose of having an ex
ecutive committee for party? 1t is to
carry on the business of the party. The
convention can only remain in session
few days, and is the voice of the peo
pie, Of the individual voter. The con-
vention selects committee to act for
ittillitAext meets.
II there had been any general desire
expressed by the people for conven-
tion as regards this question, the exec
utive committee would, of course, have
responded. But there was no such de.
sire expressed, and Mr.. Mcclure was
the only candidate among the large
number Of candidates who refused tC
sign the paper agreeing to abide by tht
decision Of the executive committee
This committee nominated Mr.. Arvent
Mr.. Arvent is therefore the legal anC
duly authorized candidate of the demo
cratic party for the position. How cal
Mr.. Mcclure claim that he is as mucl
the democratic nominee as is Mr.. Ar
vent? He speaks Of machines an'
snap caucus methods, but We knowy-a'
he does, that he will not be backed Vi
in this position by auy considerable
portion of the press or the people, bu
he will be backed up in it by q certain
class of democrats, and what we hav
to say about it, it would be better TO
the state and for the party that thi
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The RetOrt Direct.

A United States sailor who had
served through the Civil War, and de-
spite years of drill was bent in the
shoulders and rounded in the back,
was passing along Church street in
Liverpool one day when his ship was
lying in the Mersey. Along came two
smart young Tommy straight
as ramrods and gorgeous in new uni
forms-yho thought to have some fun
with the old Yankee mau.o'- warsman.
Jack, ahOy!" cried the youngest aud
smartest OF the two, what are you
carrying on your back?"
Back came the answer quick as a
shot-"Bunker HILL"
} And the Tommies pursued their way
with chastened spirits. .-Lippincotts.
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New York, Aug. "a President Paul
Morton, of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society, was passenger on the
steamship Lucania, which arrived here
tonight from Liverpool. Mr.. Morton
returns from six-weeks' stay in Paris,
where be Investigated the French in
surance laws. and sought to determine
the effect of the recent agitation in this
country over insurance matters upon
the French pnblic. He said tonight
that he had found the French insurance
laws little partial to home companies,
but not markedly SO, and that foreign
companies were given fair chance ia
do business.
While in London Mr.. Morton attend.
ed the Fourth Of July celebration by
the American Society, at which VIM. j.
Bryan delivered an address. In con.
versation with Mr.. Morton on that oc.
casion Mr.. Bryan said that he was glad
that the American public at last recog'
nized him as a conservative.
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class now declare themselves, and not
go on as they have been, secretly con.
niving with the republicans, and re-
ioicing at every incident that occurs
tending toward democratic defeat.
In this campaign man is either for
us or against us. There is no middle
ground to take. He is either for the
democratic ticket or for the republican
ticket, and if he runs as an independ-
ent candidate, or for any faction, or as
a bolter, everyone knows he is the can
didate of the republican party, and will
be their well.wisher, and can only hope
to succeed thraugh republican votes.
We have heard it stated that republi.
cans high in the ranks say they will de
liver 10, 900 votes to Mr.. Mcclure. His
hope is to gain $4,000 or 10000 more
votes more votes from the democratic
ranks, and in this way be elected. Our
understanding is that there are quon.
dam leaders who are viewing the situa.
ton just as Mr.. Mcclure does, secretly
rejoicing at every evidence of Demo
cratic discord, and doing all in their
power to foment it.
We believe the people of the state are
for the democratic nominees. We be-
lieve the rank and file of Democrats all
over the state, whoever they favored
for governor, are now loyalty behind
the standard bearer of the party, M. r.
Patterson, and every nominee of the
convention. and the nominee OF the ex.
ecutive committee, the agent of the
convention. We dnow full we'll there
are leaders who have not been recon
ciled to the result of the convention.
Since the convention they have had
ample opportunity to assuage their
wounded feelings. If they are not 60
ing to support the nominee, if they are
going to be in secret counsel with the
leaders of the republican party, it is
best for the people and for the demo-
cratic voters over the state to know it,
and the sooner the better.
We believe the democratic party can
do without any man that is not loyal
to its interests, and who does not ac-
cept the decision Of its delegates in con
vention assembled, and of their legal
and duly accredited representatives
We believe too that any party is best
rid of the traitors within its ranks.
For this reason we say the time has
come for plain talk.
He who is not for us is against us. -
Nashville American.
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The Committees Action.

The democratic state committee did
the proper thing yesterday by making
nomination to fill the vacancy in the
party ticket and having done with it.
Nothing of good could have been gain
ed by postponement, and certainly ii
would have been unwise and even alb
surd to have flung the issue of a nomi-
nation before the people by conven-
ton call. AS matter of fact the mass
OF the party were not at all exercised
over the question Of the nomination,
and it was of little concern to them
whether this man or that was nominal
ed for railroad commissioner, so that
the man named were worthy and COM
petent. Indeed it would have pleased
the general body of the party just as
we'll If the committee had nominated
some capable man whose name was not
in the list of applicants for the honor.
The nominee, Frank Avent, should
be, and We believe will be, satisfactory
to the party at large. He is a man of
character and standing. has made an
efficient secretary of the railroad COM
mission, and is familiar with the scope
and detail of the work of the commits
sion and the duties and responsibilities
involved
The further political action of the
committee, outside of its work in exec
utive session, was mainly that of super
erogation. The endorsement of Mr..
Bryan was unnecessary and smacked of
an effort to supplement the work of the
party convention by supplying an omis-
sion. The invitation to Messrs. Car
mack, Cox, Frazier, Taylor and McMll-
lin to speak in the coming campaign
for their party ticket, extended for the
expressed purpose of relieving the pub
lie mind of the impression that there is
any enlargement between leaders and
and factions, was more suggestive than
tactful The assumption of the COM
mittee should have been that all of the
gentlemen named would readily render
any service to their party needed in the
campaign, and the extending of special
invitation to them for the purpose of
making lovely impression on the pub
lie, places emphasis upon the appre-
hended arrangements which the COM
mittee desires to be buried ont of sight.
Still, there should be no harm coming
from it, Each of the democratic wor-
thies who have figured before the peo-
Pile Cf Tennessee in some ambitious an.
tagonisms, is still before the people for
q test of his party mettle, and it is ex-
pected that he will do his party duty
without need of urgent special commit
tee request or any committee salve for
wounds or certificate of fealty.
The committees adoption of Gen.
BrandoL's motion that the republican
state committee be requested to agree
to and join in arranging for a joint de-
bate by MIR. Patterson and Mr. Evans
was timely, aud puts it up to the repub-
lican committee to say whether it is
willing to have its candidate meet the
democratic candidate and discuss is
snes before the people. = Nashville
Banner.
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hibiting the stamping of cotton as linen
and law compelling all silver sold as
sterling to be 925- 1000 fine.
Other States have other laws along
the same line. North Dakota has taken
the lead in enacting law for the pro-
lection of property owners against a
very common and serious kind of
fraud-the selling OF adulterated paints
and paints containing ingredients
worthless or worse than worthless.
Te law passed by the North Dakota
legislature compels all makers of adul-
terated paints to label their kegs with
the exact ingredients of their paints.
Pure-white-lead and -linseed oil is ac-
cepted as the standard paint by the law
makers, just as it is by paint authori-
ties everywhere.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-08-30
WhyAdulterated
Paint is Dear

A maker of adulterated
white lead Sneered "Why
should paint be pure? No
one eats it."
True, but when white
lead is adulterated with
baryteS, Sublimed lead,
gypsum, whiting, etc., it
loses the qualities which
make pure white lead the
best paint pigment.
And when these imita-
tons are sold as white lead,
the consumer is deceived
into payingwhite lead prices
for. worthless substitutes.
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Possibilities Of the South.

The Manufacturers Record of Balti-
more says:
"Coal and iron, the foundations of
the worlds chief industries, the bases
OF the vast wealth of Great Britain,
Germany and Pennsylvania, the NOV
ing forces of all civilization, are found
in the south in quantity, proximity and
cheapness of production on'a scale not
elsewhere duplicated in the world. OF
coal the South has nearly three times
as much in area and many times as
much in quantity as Great Britain,
Germany and Pennsylvania combined.
OF iron ore the South has certainly
one .ha + of all the known ore of the en-
tire country. Measure if you can the
limitless possibilities, the vast wealth
of the future of this section"
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A clergyman was Unexpectedly called
upon to preach before the students of a
we'll known college. He chose sermon
from his "barrel" and without reading
1t went to the college chapel. He got
on splendidly until the close, when he
amazed the boys with his peroration
beginning: "Anfnow, a word of con-
clusion to you who are mothers.
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Louisville Democratic Convention.

Louisville, Aug. 27.-Louisville and
Kentncky's official committee to vel
come w. J. Bryan on his arrival from
Europe will leave for New York tomor-
row. Louisville is making a strenu-
ons effort to secure the next democratic
national convention, and the committee
will meet with the democratic national
committee in New York August 30 to
press Louisyille's claim and give the
necessary guarantees for that purpose.