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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25

Chattanooga Cane Mills Kettles and
Evaporators. Car load just received.
For sale, wholesale or retail, by n.
F. Tiff IL Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25
"LiFE m THE TROPICS"

Beginning with next weeks issue
THE News will publish a series Ct
articles entitled, Life in the Trop,
ics,v by Rev. DR.. w. F. Tyler, pastor
of the Bronwood Lutheran chuch.
DIR. Tyler spent fourteen years in the
West Indies doing missionary work,
and these sketches will lie unsuually
interesting.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25

I ELAN CHRISTIAN has run more
papers up that saline water course,
commonly called "salt river" than
any man in Georgia. Having never
made a success at one, he didn't
wish at this late day to break his
record for failures, so he startsd a
third party paper.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25

THE smallpox situation in McIn-
tosh county has grown serious. Cow
eminent surgeons sent out from
Washington are now in the infected
fict, however, and active measures
being taken 70 keep the disease
IN spreading. The sick are nearly
jail negroes, and there is said to be
great restitution among them; but.
under the laws of Georgia, the Gov
ernor is powerless to do anything that
will cost anything, except furnish
vaccine matter and publish qnaran1
tine proclamation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25
Married.

Mr.. George Cannon and Miss
Ethel Bridges were married Sunday.
1t is reported as a Gretna Green
affair.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25

JUDGING from the number of men
who are shaking hands with every"
body and inquiring about then fam
lilies, candidates in this county next
year will be as numerous as tax pay
ora
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25

WIN. DOLLAR, of Rockdale county,
is 103 years old. That explains what
is meant by Gas sound as dollar"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25

AN Ohio paper wants fre-alarm
Foraker in the Senate to ram red
hot words down Southern threats.
Such rot may be good Republican
politics in Ohio, but to fair-minded
people the world over it will appear
silly and disgusting, To Southern
people there is hardlya "EIohson's
choice as between Sherman aud For
aker, although the former might be
the more formidable opponent because
he is the more able. But he is also
the more decent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25
New Rnr.

W. j. Hightower has opened a bar in
Durhams old stand, and wants a part of
your patronage. He guarantees salts
faction.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25

In better days of the Republic
men were selected for office on ac-
count of their fitness and ability.
Now lip seems to be the winning
card.- Valdosta Times.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25
Car Load

Of Genuine Texas Rust Proof
Seed Oats. Shipped from
Waco, Texas. For sale b.
I. 0, Whitchard & Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25

A NORFOLK youth knocked girl
down with brick and broke three of
her ribs because she wouldn't mrrry
him. AS a striking case of love,
this takes the prize.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25

THos. j. PEPPER, editor of Florida
exchange, has gone to the penitenti>
airy for two years. He wanted to
pepper somebody with a shot gun and
got left.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25

See D. F. & r. B. McLain for a
nice suit cheaper than you can buy it
elsewhere.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25

WHEN the average size of farms
IN Georgia is brought down to one
hundred acres, or the average of the
entire country, then, and not until
then, will the state be in a fair way
to become as wealthy as nature plain
ly intended she should be. Too lit
tie manufacturing and too much un,
profitable land holding are the brakes
that now retard her progress in a ma,
terial sense,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25

WHAT shall we do to have more
manufacturing interest in Dawson |?
The town can grow but little more,
now, unless something is done on this
line.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25

D. F. q. r. B. McLain will give
you bargain in clothing. They are
closing out
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25

Ifyou want suit OF clothes call on
D. F, q r. B. McLain and buy it at
cost. They are going to close out
their entire line by january first.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25

PULL for Dawson. That Is the duty
of each, and should be the pleasure
of all.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25

THE state is said to be full of
tramps.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25
A. B. c.,
will 30 Mondav

For hay, corn, oats and bran call
IN ~. L. Arlington 81 Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25

3 pound pie canned peaches at 129
est, 3 pound blackberries at 10 cts, at
Dnrhnms.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25
4 e000 SHOWING.

The cotton mills of the south used
last year 100000 bales of cottoh
against 10000 in l8S3-a growth
of over 122 per cent. IF this growth
continues, in twenty-seven years the
south Will manufacture all the cotton
she produces. The de, elopment in
the prod ction of iron and coal is even
more rapid than that OF cotton manu-
featuring. The south is By tar the
best timbered portion of the Union
and will soon supply fertilizers to the
world. 1t requires Lo prophecy, but
only a slight mathematical calcula.
ton founded on the growth of the
PAST, to enable us to see that middle
aged men will live TO see the south
the wealthiest section of the world.
A COURT scene in Rome, Ga
Great crowd OF people. Judge raps
tor order. Case ct Wi liam Arnett,
charged with wife beating, called.
William, a tall man, leaps to his feet,
and brandishing aloft in his right
hand bottle labeled morphine. y
exclaims, Goodbye, al Ny vile
has desel ted me. | am a dead man. .
William then swallows the contents OF
the bottle, jumps high in the air, col
lapses on the floor and stiffens him
self out. Great confusion follows
physicians rush in, and the kind
hearted Judge, equal to the occasion.
adJourns court to give the stomach
pump fair play.
WHEN the average size of farms
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-15
The MAGIC CITY Of THE new SOUTH,

Population in 1881 :
Population in 1891
Assessed values in 1881
Assessed values in 1891
Manufacturing industries i'm 1881
Manufacturing industries in lS9I
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-13
The Weekly Comet.

Our weekly issue has been enlarged
to a quarto, giving eight pages of read
ing matter, and the improvements we
have made and contemplate making
in the near future will place it in the
front rank of weekly newspapers. In
the press of business incident to the es-
Enlistment and publication of the
daily, the weekly has been unavoidably
neglected, but we are now so circum-
stanced that we can bring this edition
up TO u high standard Of newspaper ex-
cellence. 1t will be carefully edited
and filled with matter of special inter
est to country readers. A complete
collation. of State and home news will
be prominent feature. There will be
full and accurate market report as
soon as we can make the necessary ar
rangement.
The circulation of the weekly is large
and constantly increasing, making it
an indispensable medium for our bust
ness to reach the country trade.
We intend to push the WEEKLY
COMET to the fore, making it profitable
to ourselves as we'll as instructive and
entertaining to its readers.
Now is the time for our business
men to seek and contract for space, il
they wish to be known outside OF the
city limits.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-13
Announcement.

Since THE COMET started it has been
our aim and pride to make first-class
newspaper, and to that end we have
been willing to put the earnings into
the expense fund, believing, as the old
woman did, who continually poured
water on the ash-hopper with the hope
that lie would start after awhile, that
in the near future our money would
return like "bread cast upon the wa
ters." We are proud OF and grateful
for the substantial encouragement
given THE COMET in the past, and, as
an evidence of our faith in the future
of Johnson City and an earnest of our
desire to give the people paper up to
the times, we have enlarged the staff OF
editorial writers. 1t is indeed pleas
ure to announce that with this issue,
Mr.. STEPHEN A. BovELL assumes the
position OF leading editorial writer.
Mr.. BovELL needs no introduction to
many of our readers. AS a writer, he
is a genius and has few equals in the
State. He has been a journalist for
nearly twenty-five years, and during
that time has been connected with q
number of the leading newspapers Of
the State. The readers of THE COMET
will be pleased with his work.
Mr.. GEO. A. Ross has also been en-.
gagged on the staff. He is not an expe'
rienced journalist, but is peculiarly
fitted to become one of note, and is q
brilliant paragraphist.
ff# CY. H. LYLE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-13
The Pending Contest In the Second
District.

The Democrats in the Second Dis
trict are jubilant over the wide and
widening hiatus in the Republican
party caused by the late primary cleo
ton. The faint form of bow of prom
Use is appearing on the pail OF dark
ness that has so long lowered over the
Democrats of that District. They are
now full of hope and determination.
They are putting themselves into good
fighting trim. They will fight to win
this time, and not to lose by the mas
terly inactivities which have always
weakened their efforts in the past.
They are more thoroughly aroused,
better equipped, and have a more CO.
hesive organization than at any time
since the war. There is an intense
feeling Of party fealty, and unbounded
enthusiasm prevails along the whole
line. When the tocsin of war is sound
ed, the embattled hosts of the Democ-
racy, with banners full high advanced
will spring with brave and eager hearts
to the onset.
The primaries will be held Saturday,
August 22nd and the nominating con-
vention meets at Knoxville the follow
ing Tuesday. Major D. A. Carpen-
ter and Gen. j. c.. Williams are
candidates before the convention.
They are both gentlemen of ability
and clean character, and either would
make splendid and brilliant canvass.
The rival claims of these gentleman
will be amicably adjusted. There will
be no schism The ranks will close up
solid under the leadership Of either.
Either one will command the active
or passive support of those Disguised
Republicans, vino can not be driven to
the polls like dumb-driven cattle and
made to vote for the product Of politi-
cal shystering and ballot-box stuffing.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-13
The Unaka g. Nolaohuoky Railroad
Again.

FHSClIls
The enterprising business men of
Morristown are making big effort to
have this proposed railroad located
through their town.
The company proposes to build the
main line or a branch to Morristown
if Hamblen County will subscribe $25-
600 ofcapital stock The election ON the
proposition to issue County bends COW
ering this amount takes place the 22d
of this month, and it is probable that
the proposition will be accepted by a
handsome majority. The only obsta-
Gle that we see in the way of Morris
town and Hamblen County getting the
road is the fact that the route by New
port is thirty miles nearer and that the
citizens of Newport are just as anxious
to have the road as Moristown. The
company is unable to build the road,
but have completed the necessary ar
rangements with the Southern Con-
struction Company, who guarantee the
building of it, and will commence
work within sixty days after Hamblen
County accepts the proposition made
her.
AS we intimated yesterday, Wash
County will soon be called upon to as
sist and encourage this enterprise.
She has great interest at stake. The
more railroads that are built the
greater facilities of transportation, the
greater the number of men employed
and the more money finding its way
into the courses of trade, the more
valuable land becomes, the higher the
prices and the reader the markets fol
its products.
Our farmers complain continually
of the excessive oppressiyeness of then
taxes, and should they reflect mo
ment and consider what a vast helE
the tax from the East Tennessee sys
tenn is in meeting the current expen
SEES of the the county, they would in
continently dismiss all prejudice anC
opposition to railroads and become
more interested in building railroad
than any other class of our citizen
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-13
Sam Jones Tells of the Egging.

Sam Jones gave a Kansas City
Times representative this account of
the rotten egg incident ut Houston,
Texas "Trouble at Houston? No, /
didn't have any there. | never have
trouble. What kind Of trouble? Oh,
if you mean that little egg incident
the other night, don't be delicate about
mentioning it. The fact is, some
hoodlums down there did throw eggs
in my direction. The eggs were an
cient, too. I'll admit that, but then a
little thing like that doesn't trouble a
man in vineyard. | reckon those
eggs were thrown in my honor, but
they missed the mark and struck
some ladies in the audience. It hap
pened this way. | was making an at
tack on Satan on his own stamping
ground. 1t was in a park, and sudden
ly the lights fizzled out | didn't stop
for little thing Like that. Then l
thought I smelled something.
81 was sure | smelled something.
Then / thought ! heard something
pop. I was sure something popped
Suddenly it .dawned upon me that q
smell and pop go together in one
way Eggs Rotten eggs. The
greatest humiliation platform speak
er can suffer. / talked on as if moth
ing had happened, but momentarily
expecting that the marksmen would
ring the bell. But they didn't The
current was turned on again and when
the audience was involced three or
four women itnd as many men turned
up with eggs scrambled all over them.
| didn't get any until the next morn
ing at breakfast.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-13
Gen. j. C. j. Williams.

This gentleman has formally an
nounced his candidacy for Congress in
the Second District against John
Houk.
He is man of great brilliancy and
power, q gifted orator, and a thoroughly
posted politician. He attracts men by
his afability and strong personal mag
netism, thoroughly honest and con-
scientious he holds himself far above
the corrupting methods OF modern
partisan warfare.
Gen. Williams has held positions of
great trust and power, and has always
acquitted himself with high honor and
credit. In his canvasses with the
dead giant of the Republican party he
commanded a large support from
the ranks OF the enemy, and it is reas-
enable to suppose that this outside
help will be largely increased by the
bitter animosities that entered into the
primary election and the unfaltering
determination of the "better element
to get rid of the Houk dynasty.
The discussion between Houk and
Williams will be a one-sided affair. A
mill between the twittering tom-tit and
soaring eagle would aptly and forcibly
illustrate their tits upon the stump
Williams calm, dignifed, forceful and
eloquent, with infinite resources o.
humor and sarcasm, will have free
walk-over as far as this part of the
campaign is concerned.
Houk has two advantages over Gen
Williams. His party majority runs VI
into the thousands, and then he wa
an apt scholar under the careful tutel
age and direction Ct his distinguished
father and his equipment for the rae,
lies in thorough knowledge of al
the arts and devices of the professional
politician. His victory over Wood
ruff also plainly shows that he is thor
oughly up in the business in taking
care of John Houk.
On the whole Gen. Williams ha
much to encourage him in his cand
dacy, and should he be elected tn
people Of the Second District will hay
a Representative whose record wi
equal the brilliant career of Horac
Maynard.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-13
A New plan.

There are now 1852 convicts in the
State, Ss2 for larceny. Secretary Of
Stat, Millersuggosts that the larcenies
be made work house cases, which
would reduce the number Of convicts
more than.one half "A further rednc-
ton could be made by making other
oifenses work house cases. The differ
emf counties could use this class of
eonvicts in work upon the public
roads.
A good deal might be urged in favor
Of this plan whilst it would be objec-
tionable in some Of its features. For
the counties to work convicts on the
public thoroughfares would involve
good deal OF expense that is now
avoided under the present system of
working the roads. The convicts
would have to be fed and clothed, and
overseer and guards with every gang
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-13
IT is a physical impossibility for
there to be as big fish in the sea as
some men have caught out.

In the ninth ward in Knoxville at
the recent primary, six times more
votes were cast than for Harrison at
the last presidential election. Knox
vile is a growing city, the g. o. p is a
growing party, and under the new
patent process of manufacturing Re-
publican voters, the result is not as
founding. An admixture OF whiskey
and Doodle in proper proportions is a
wonder-wOrker.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-13

would have to be provided; stockades
for the safe-keeping Of the convicts at
night would have to be built at short
distances along the roads to prevent
loss of time in going to and from work,
and many other incidental outlays.
Such large and wealthy counties as
Knox, Hamilton, Davidson and Shell
by might proftably employ convict
labor in the way proposed by the Sec
rotary, but we seriously doubt the
feasibility of the plan applied to all the
counties of the State
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-13
Center of Trunk Lines and
Terminal Roads.
IMMENSELY RICH UNNATURAL RESOURCES
The Gateway to the Mineral and Tim
Der Laden Alleghenies
In the Heart of the Celebrated Mag
netiC Ore District.

Johnson City is located loo miles
Northeast of Knoxville at the inter
section Of the two great trunk lines,
the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia, and the Charleston Gin
cinnati and Chicago Railroads and
at the termini of the East Tennes-
see and Western North Carolina,
and the Johnson City and Carolina
Railroads.
The Johnson City and Green's
boro Railroad has bee; chartered
and a preliminary survey made. 1t
is an extension of the Richmond
and Danville line from Greensboro
to Johnson City, via. Wilkesboro.
The Johnson City and Cumber-
land Gap Railroad Company has
been organized.
The Southern and Western Air
Line is building from Shelby, N.
c., to Cranberry, to connect with
our East Tennessee and Western
North Carolina Railroad.
It's not a speculative paper town,
but it is a substantial young city
one whose progress within the past
two years bears favorable compari'
son with any other city in the
South.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-13

AFTER Houk has Cried the fat" out
Of the Federal office holders according
to the most approved Quay methods
and pulled the National Executive
Corruption Committee for an unlimit-
ed amount Of Doodle, with the very
great advantage Of Il Republican ma
jority away up in the thousands, he
may possibly get into Congress, yet
Gen. Williams need not feel that he is
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-13

entering u hopeless contest. Should
he meet with defeat, if he succeeds to
any extent in purifying the odorifer-
Gus slime-pit Of Republican politics in
the Second District, his candidacy will
not be in vain.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-13

THE rain machine has successfully
demonstrated the fact that providence
has not yet thrown up the job Of run
ming the universe.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-13

THE Third Party movement will
never become popular because il
smaeks too much of crowd,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-13

In is a mighty dim light that q bur-
glar cannot see.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-13
SOME OF IT'S RESOURCES.

OOul0.
SOME OF IT'S RESOURCES.
Ist. 1t is in the midst of a fine
agricultural section. The cereals,
tobacco, the grasses and all kinds of
fruits grow to perfection. There is
no better section for the stockman,
the cattle breeder, or the fruit
grower.
I'd. 1t has at its gates an unllm-
tied supply of the finest timber.
Nearly all of the hard woods
abound in vast quantities An ex-
cellent point for wood working
plants of every description.
cd. 1t is literally hedged IN by
mountains of iron ores. Red and
brown hematite abound in mex
haustible quantities. 1t lies almost
at the base of the Cranberry Noun
tains, for whose celebrated mag
netic ores it is the natural outlet. It's
proximity to the magnetic ores on
the east and coal fields on the west
must certainly make it the steel
making centre of the South.
4th. Limestone is found here in
quantities beyond estimation, and of
the best quality.
9Th. Its railroad facilities will
soon be all that can be desired. 1t
now has four roads, 1.-TWO of which
are great trunk lines) with more to
follow.
9th. Its climate is good and
healthful. It's altitude is 1850 feet
above the level of the sea, and its
scenery is superb.
9TH. 1t has population, accord
ing to the last census, of 4,1oo, an
increase Of COZ per cent. over the
census of $50, when it had only 685.
INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES In OPERA
TI0N AND IN COURSE OF
CONSTRUCTION.
johnson City Tin and Stove Company, man
| ufacturers of tinware.
| Marble Yard-W. G. Remine.
Johnson CITY Foundry ard Machine Works.
Johnson City Furniture Company.
watauga Electric Lighting and Power Com
pany.
Johnson City and Carnegie Street Railroad
| Company.
Watauga Tannery.
125-ton Blast Furnace-Carnegie Iron Com
4 pany.
4 125-barrel Roller Process FIGURING Mill
4 Brown Biddle.
Machine Shop and Foundry-Miller Bros
Crandall-Harris Tobacco Factory.
Cigar Factory. E. Harr.
Ice Factory-W. J. Graham d Co.
Bottling Works-W. ]. Graham 4 Co
johnson City Brick Works.
S. p. WINS & Co. -Btick Works.
]. I. Hoss & Co.--Brick Works.
Allison & Shafer--B Brick Works
Campbell & Co.-Brick Works.
Johnson City Canning Factory-A B. Bowman
Watauga Lumber Company.
Cooper Bros. Planning Mill
]. M. Carr & Co.--Planing Mill.
John understanding MILL
Bakery-Fishback 4 We1ger
City Steam Laundry.
Soap Factory-Browning q Co
Watauga Water Co.
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