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The suburban citizen., 1901-06-22
Creative Ability.

The young man in demand every.
where to-day Is the one who can create
something, the man Of productive
power. There are many who can do
routine work, follow prescribed lines,
carry out in detail a program mapped
out by others, but the man of original
force, of constructive energy, who can
start out in untrodden paths and blaze
the way for others, is as rare as he is
valuable.
There is always a premium on the
thinker, the man Of original ideas anC
methods and real productive force
Insurance companies are securing the
country for such men; merchants are
in need Of them, great combination:
are looking for them as leaders; they
are wanted in law, in the business
world, in the field Of science, in al
walks Of life.-Success.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-22
Soorchod. Water Soaked
Bills ore
Reconstructed

SIS. Investigation showed that there
was $3.50 in the package, and that
amount was forwarded for the benefit
Of the funeral fund. Among the re-
ceipts recently was a large package
Of the fractional currency in circula-
tion during the civil war. 1t had evil
IDENTIFY been stored away In a vault
that was not over dry, and was badly
discolored, but was yet in such condi-
tion that It could be redeemed. A good
deal Of this fractional currency Is re-
ceived. much Of 1t almost as bright
and clean as on the day of issue. The
best is not destroyed, but kept on hand
and sold at face value to collectors.
week or so ago there was received
number Of continental bills, issued by
authority of the continental congress
during the war of the revolution. The
law does not provide for the rcdemp-
tion Of this money, and the bills we're
returned. Ignorant people in the south
and elsewhere, particularly negroes,
frequently send in large quantities of
confederate bills, believing the govern
ment will redeem them. The govern
ment formerly held that the finder Of
money was not entitled to have it re-
deemed, and when turned into the
treasury it was kept there for the
owner. This rule has now been
changed, and the finder of money is
the one who profits. A few days ago a
Washington colored man took to the
treasury two $50 sotes, which he said
had been found on an ASA heap. AL
though badly soiled, the notes were
easily identified, and the negro got the
500. Another Washington negro not
long ago took to the treasury a large
package of bills, which had been
buried in the ground and were badly
wateT-soaked. The bills were general
ly Of small denomination, and the task
Of separating the pieces and patching
them together was big undertaking.
as the amount of the resurrected roll
was more than s3,500. The negro ex-
plained that he had buried the money
to get it away from an "extravagant
LhAAAAJJ anu l4nL MAAN4A A4G WCAI " Aib
place of burial to get out a small
amount he found that the entire store
had been ruined. The history OF the
redemption division Of the treasury is
calculated to explode the theory that
paper money is a great spreader Of
disease germs. An average Of $1,000
Of paper money in its very worst
forms of dirtiness is handled and
counted three times every working day
in the year, by force composed most
ly Of young women. The only precau-
tion the clerks take is to wash their
hands thoroughly with soap and water
yet there has never been a case of i'll
ness among them traceable to the han
ding Of money.-Chicago Journal.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-22
stanley's Punish msnt.

Stanley gazed down at his petticoats
with a grimace of pain. They actually
hurt him. And every single one of the
squares of gay patchwork seemed to
burn down through them to his knees
as if they were red-hot.
"Oh, dear!" groaned Stanley, soft
ly. "I'd rather be starved on bread
and water. That wouldn't be anything
to being a girl! An making patch
work-oh, my An pretty soon now
some one will call out, Molly, is your
patchwork done?'"
Poor Stanley blushed with shame.
All his little brown freckles swan in
the sea Of red,
MOLLY" and the petticoats went to-
gether. They were Stanley's prison
stripes. 1t was only when he Iad
been naughty that he had anything to
do with them. He took up a pink
square and a yellow one and matched
them together slowly and clumsily.
But the needle unthreaded, and while
1t was being threaded again the pink
and yellow patches dropped back
among the purple and red and blue
ones. Then while Stan--I mean Mol
ly-was selecting a new pair of patches
the needles slid quietly off the thread
and hid itself! 1t was very warm in
doors, but out-of-doors how cool and
beautiful it wasl What a good time
the bees and humming-birds were haV'
ing in the red clover! And Clip was
after another woodchuck
"If | were only Stanley again,
guess I'd be out there like everything"
he whistled wistfully. 20 Gippy, go
for him-go!"
There was, no law against his going
out-of-doors Sunshine and bees and
Clip called to him. Nothing kept him
back but pride-and the petticoats
For supposing some one saw him! 1t
would be such a dreadful disgrace!
Gip's barks rose shriller and faster
What If the woodchucks were coming
out! With 4 Eudden gathering up Of
petticoats and patchwork, the boy
darted through the door and out into
the sunshine. He could not bear it
any longet.
Little girl" a strange voice called
in his ear. Stanley gave one startled
look, and then the horror OF it broke
upon him. The little brown freckles
stood out, distinct and single file, on
his white shocked face. To be called
Little girl" lie scrambled to his feet
and fed 10 the house as fast as the
terrible skirts would let him. That
was the end Of this form of punish
ment. The name and the little ging-
ham petticoats were put away to-
gether
please lock them up and lose the
key, mamma" Stanley said, gravely.
Il can bear some things, but | can't
bear them. I'd rather be good al
ways!"
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-22

Z The captain of the Mississippi River
steamboat which was sunk recently,
declares that the women passengers
acted with great steadiness Of nerve
and courage. Doubtless that is true,
and it is not in the least novel or sur
prising. On innumerable occasions in
receut years it has been observed that
in emergencies of great peril women
have been less subject to panic and
blind fear than men.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-22
ZONE CENT POSTAGE COMING"
LizeIy to BE Brought About by the Enor-
nous Increase in Business.


nous Increase in Business,
"All over the country men engaged
In the postal service are watching In
tently the progress Of affairs in the
various branches of the mail busi-
ness" said A. ]. Ball, chief clerk Of
the railway mail service 1.-THE signs
in all directions point to the greatest
year the service has ever had. On
the indianapolis railroads, which form
the main channel for the movement of
mails between the East and the West,
the volume Of business during the
winter has been without precedent.
There are more postal cars in service,
they are hauling more mail and utiliz-
ing more postal clerks than ever be-
fore. During the early spring the
volume has been tremendously heavy,
and this movement of mail shows the
pulsations OF business affairs general
~ throughout the country. The fiscal
year for the postal business closes
with the last day Of June. Reports
say that, with the beginning OF the
new fiscal year, the financial receipts
will show a profit Of $2,O00,000 to the
Postuffice Department Of the United
States. If such a showing is made, I
predict that the people Of this country
are on the eve Of penny letter postage.
1t is bound to follow soon after the
postal receipts show a profit"
Chief Clerk Ball has been in the rail
way mail service since May II, 1880.
He tossed mail In q railway postal car
for years, and worked his way to the
head Of the mail service between Pitts
burg and St. Louis, the second largest
branch of the service in the United
States
II think It was in 1883 or 1884," Mr..
Ball says, "that the postal business
made a profit. From the year 1t was
established, up to that time, there had
been a deficiency every year. AS soon
as there was profit Congress cut the
cost Of sending letter Before that
reduction the price was three cents for
a half ounce. The reduction was to
two cents. The day two-cent postage
went into effect people throughout the
land began writing letters in greater
number do not remember that the
year following the reduction showed
any perceptble difference in the vol.
ume Of mail handled in the railway
service, but 1 do know there was
gradual increase every year after that
time, and in recent years the increase
has been enormous.
ITO cut the price Of sending a letter
through the mails to one cent will
mean to swell the volume of letters
all out Of proportion to the present
number that people are writing. II
will cause new age Of letter writing,
both in business and private CORE.
spOndence. One of the bugbears OF
the railway mail service now is the
| circular business letter that CONNER
Cial houses and corporations of all
kinds send out. The letters are un.
sealed, carelessly addressed, and are
tedious for postal clerks to handle.
With one-cent postage 1 believe tho
old business circular will become q
| thing Of the mast st"-IndianaDolis News.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-22
A Case For the Doctor .

Little Mildred lives in Kenwooo
and is in the habit of playing with
Ethel, whose father breaches to ono
Of the most fashionable congregations
on the South Side. This gentleman
has the proud right to attach d. d. to
his name, so everybody but his daugh.
ter calls him doctor"
One day last week Mildred ran over
to the minister's house, and, finding
Ethel, asked if her father was at
home
well, l want to see him right
away" the little girl said, when she
learned that the reverend gentleman
was busy.
whats the trouble?" asked Ethels
mother, who overheard the two chill.
dren talking.
Il must see the DOCTOR" Mildred
said, "and it's a hurry case. Nobody
else viii do"
After further appeals and addition.
al declarations Of the presence Of an
emergency the child was taken into
the minister's study where, without
waiting to be asked for an explanation
she cried:
"Oh, doctor my Kittens awful sick,
and won't you please come right away
and do something for it"
Il have frequently been called to
administer comfort to dying sinners"
the doctor added after telling the
story, but that was the only time
anybody picked me out to attend to
the case Of sick cat. Chicago Rec,
ord-Herald.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-22

! Connecticut is wisely resolved to pro-
tect wOodcock, quail and grouse with
in her borders, and viii not allow
them to be shot or sold in the State for
two years. Many other States in the
republic ought to follow Connecticut's
example. The protection Of game birds
and of all birds that are not predatory
should be stricter than it is now in al.
most every State.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-22
America England,s Real Rival.

America is the enemy. 1t is cen,
tury and a quarter since Horace Wal.
pole wrote, II believe England will be
conquered some day in New England"
and a hundred years since Nine. de
Stael said to the American: "You are
the advanced guard Of the human race;
you have the fortune Of the world"
TS-day the centre of commercial and
financial gravity has shifted from Lon
don to New York and Washington, not
Westminster, is to be the centre Of civ.
ilizatiop. London Truth
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-22

a German goyerness reports that in
he- country history is taught on a
broader basis than in the United
States. Instead Of studying each ma
lion separately, the pupils learn what
is happening in all parts Of the civil
ized world during a given period.
They thus comprehend more easily the
close relationship Of one nation to an
ether.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-22

No social philosopher can consider
the increasing love Of country life by
all classes Of people without a thrill at
the sociological results-saner living,
more robust physical characteristics,
a growing love Of nature, more whole
some sports, the Identification Of the
earth, better agriculture-all the things
that are the antitheses Of upholstery,
consumption, obesity, bad temper ner-
vous prosration, and a despondent
theology, reflects a writer in The
Worlds Work. The quantity Of land
that is every year brought into use as
gardens OF parks is a wide-stretching
evidence of the artistic development
of the people: for the art Of the Amer
ican people is the landscape garden
er's art, however crude it's general de-
velopment may yet be. The time is
coming when we shall have the most
beautiful continent that man ever
NYed on.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-22

Andrew Carnegies latest gift Of S10,-
100000 to establish free education in
the four Scottish universities of Edin-
burgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and st.
Andrews will be greatly appreciated
by the youth Of Scotland, for whose
exclusively benefit it is made. There
is no characteristic Of the Scottish
people more marked than their pas
sion for education. Especially is this
true Of the poorer class Of them.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-22
Garden of Eden i'm Illinois

hangs from the dropping limbs. "Old
Dan" is firm in his belief that it is
the original tree, and, what is more,
he believes that Adam and Eve still
live in the garden. Adam is a giant
black oak on the river bank, and Eve
is a smaller white oak growing near
by extending her arms appealingly to
Adam.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-22
eloversvIlIe.s Curfew Law.

The city council Of Gloversyille, N.
Y, passed an ordinance recently or
dering all children under the age Of
16 to be indoors in the summer time
after 8 p. m. and in the winter after
p. m. The parents are made respon-
sible with their children.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-22

All excursion trains returning from
Chesapeake Beach in the evening will
not stop at District Line Station, but will
transfer passengers to special street cars
at Dcanwood, two miles west OF District
Line Station.
Parlor Car Seats IS cents additional
each way.
This Time Table shows tho time at
which trains may be expected to depart
from the sution named, but thoir de-
parture at the time stated is not guaran-
teed, nor does the Company hold itself
responsible for any delay or any conso.
quences arising therefrom
OTTo MEARs, A. II. LEWIS.
Pres. and Gen'I Mgr Gon'l Pass Agt
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-22
sUBsoR1PrIoN RATBsl

Entered at 6Ss Pest efaoe foT Iranb1assS'o"
a A-e,,SA A. uaatb Al SeooAdaoldss raees.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-22

All tricks come back to the trick
ster.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-22
IMPORTANT.

Extra sections Of above trains are run
when necessary.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-22
Chesapeake Beach Railway.
Schedule of
REGULAR EXCURSION TRAINS
To and from
CHESAPEAKE BEACH.

Effective Sunday, May 26, 1901.
Subject to change without notice.
WEEK DAYS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-08-08
Work on the Jail.

Work on the Jail has again come to a
standstill. We understand that the
committee appointed by the county to
supervise the work and materials are
making serious objection to the materi,
ais furnished for the building, claiming
much of it is of inferior quality, not
such as the specifications call for. This
is right, and too much care can not be
exercised in the matter. All mater ial
used should be of the best, and if moi
should be condemned. i Herald and
Tribune.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-08-08
McClelIand Farm Sold.

A deal is about closed by which the
McClelland farm, near Thomas Bridge
Sullivan county, Tennessee, passes
fromJ. b. McClelland into the hands of
j. II. Haws, Of Jonesboro, Tenn. The
consideration in the deal will be about
$4,000.
The purchaser will move his family
from Jonesboro into the farm at an
early date. Mr.. Hawa will stock his
excellent county place with thorough
bred stock and do an exclusive stock.
raising business.
This is one of the finest farms in all
East Tennessee, and contains about S2j
acres. The entire place will be much
improved by Mr.. Haws, and thousands
of heads of thoroughbred cattle will be
seen grazing about over its fertile acres.
The purchaser is the father of At.
torney s. N. Haws, who recently came
to Bristol and opened law office in
this city.-Bristol News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-08-08

Drs. Williams and Montgomery Os
teopathic physicians, who recently To-
Gated in Johnson City, successfully
treat all forms of chronic diseases, such
as rheumatism, asthma, nervousness,
stomach troubles, kidney diseases, etc.
Eighty-fve per cent of such cases can
be permanently cured by their treat
ment. They are quartered in the of.
flee formally occupied by Foy Dulaney
on Spring street. No charges are made
for consultation and examination.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-08-08
Registration Notice.

The registration books wih be open
IN all the wards of the city for ten con-
tlnuous days, commencing Monday,
August 18th, 1901, for the purpose of
registering all legal voters of the city.
All persons who desire to vote within
the next four years from August 10th
instant must register in their respective
wards on one of the days above men
toned and receive their registration
certificates, without which they can
not vote.
Offices will be open from s a. M. to
o p. m.
The following parties have been APP
pointed registrars for the different
wards:
First Ward-A. II. Bullock, John w.
Bell.
Second WOrd-W H. Adams, ]. II.
Browning,
Third Ward W. A. Kite, john
Hatcher.
Fourth Ward G.. f, Campbell, s.
II. Pouder.
Books will be open for registration
on August 19th and continue open for
ten (IO) days,
Parties can register at the following
places.
First Ward-A. II. Bullock's office.
Second Ward-At court house.
Third Ward Exum's factory.
Fourth Ward-Martha Wilder school
building.
This registration is for four years
This August 18th, 1901.
G. w, WILLELT, Chairman.
j. A, VINES, Secretary.
THAD. A. Cox,
Commissioners.
NGTE. The law enacted by the last
Legislature requiring re-registration is
effective in Johnson City, and voters
must register again before they can
vote, and they must have their regis
tration certificates with them on the
day of election.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-08-08

LosT-One small, red, hornless COW.
Left two weeks ago. Will pay So. so foI
her return. II. W. PARpuE,
Z. Il. Hart aud Mrs. Hart are the
guests this week of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p.
Mccain at Neva, in johnson County.
Mrs. l.. j. Henderson and Miss Lou
Use Smith have returned to Athens at.
ter pleasant visit to Mrs. ]. A. Par
sons.
A little child of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W.
Scalf, aged three months, died Thurs
day morning after an illness of several
weeks.
Misses Eva and Pearl Lyle have re-
turned from pleasant soiourn at Hap
Ply Valley where they visited the Misses
Thomas.
Mrs. w. i. Reese and Mrs. l.. Re-
Mine and daughter, Miss Birdie, are
spending the hot days at Austin
Springs.
Mrs. Florence Brantly has completed
course in DIR. Prices school of psy-
chology and returned to her home at
VsldostN, Ga.
Miss Eloise Sewer aud Miss Carter,
two of Bristol's charming young ladies,
were in the city Thursday returning
home from Unaka.
The New South Brewing and Ice
Company is building a cold storage
room on the Narrow Gange, just back
of Stevens Bro, s poultry house.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-08-08
Carnival Premiums.

The merchants carnival will be II
leading feature again at the fair this
year. A number of merchants have
already begun to plan their floats, and
something good may be expected, NJ.
I. Gump, wholesale grocer, offers a
prize of $40 in gold for the best grocery
float. Other prizes will be announced
lntnr
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-08-08
The Meaning of "Lady"

The much abused word Lady" is
modified direct from the early Anglo,
Saxon, and means ''loaf giyer;" for the
highest ideal of woman in those days
was to be a good manager of her house.
hold in every particular; bread was then
the real staff Of life. The Delineatol
for September devotes its illustrated
cookery article to the subject of bread
in its various forms and every "Lady'
should study the article.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-08-08
Surprise Marriage.

Mr.. Earl L. Hunter and Miss Eula
Carter, both of Elizabethton, were
united in marriage at the residence Of
G. L. Harmon Monday evening at s
o'clock. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. J. j. Loux. in his usual good
style. The wedding was quiet one
and was quite a surprise to the friends
of the contracting parties. Bristol
News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-08-08

Old Subscriber We can't recon
mend no system of bookkeeping for
your grandson to study. We don't
know nothing about bookkeeping. We
don't keep no books. When we get
paid off, OF Monday, we throw our
wages in the street and let the bill col
lectors fight for it. Hardeman Free
Press. Commercial Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-08-08
TAKE NOTICE.

Then see me. Sell you ice again the
coming hot season. Hope so. Hope
to see my competitor come again as last
season, for can not please all the peo-
pie at one time. Thanking my good
customers for patronage and prompt
payments, | remain the ice man,
Phone 80. III. L. WEBB.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-08-08

Editor Reaves, of the Hardeman Free
Press, has parted company with Editor
Lyle, of the Johnson City Comet, be.
cause the latter drinks his beer through
astraw. Reaves uses a funnel in drink
ing his beer and has contempt for
anybody doing otherwise. Chattauoo-
ga News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-08-08

Eruptions, cuts, burns, scalds and
sores of all kinds quickly healed by
De Wits Witch Hazel Salye. Certain
cure for piles. Beware of counterfeits
Be sure You get the original-DeWitts.
City Drug Store,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-08-08

Drs. Williams & Montgomery, osteo-
pathic physicians, are receiving an in
crease i'll patronage almost daily. See
their card elsewhere in this paper.
James G. Love of Loves station. and
Miss Carrie Pendleton of Scottsville,
Va, were married at the Pendleton
House in Erwin last Wednesday. Rev.
j. A. Irvine officiating.
Put your studying cap" on and win
the $4,000 prize offered by the Peters
Shoe Co. The list of prizes and condi-
tions governing the contest are given
in the Club" advertisement printed
elsewhere in this issue.
Mrs. G. Milhorn, long and patient
sufferer from consumption, died this
Thursday morning at s o'clock. She
leaves husband and several children,
Interment at New Bethel, in Sullivan
county.
The Scnthern's temporary bridge al
Watauga became so shaky during the
flood Tuesday that train of loaded
freight cars was put upon it to hold il
in place. There was about seven feet
of water.
There is q we'll founded rumor tina
work will begin at once upon the
O. r. 4 G. The story goes that the roa(
will be completed on the south to Nor
canton, N. c., and on the north to tn,
Ohio river.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-08-08

James White Bryantsville, Ind, says
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve healed
running sores on both legs. He had
suffered 9 years. Doctors failed to help
him. Get DeWitt's. Accept no imita-
tions. CITY Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-08-08

We don't say nothing about nobody,
but when we see Cy Lyle drinking his
beer through a straw we are reminded
of Thompson's colt. Hardeman Free
Press. Commercial Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-08-08
Have Ynn Seen Ii.

We keep DR.. Caldwelps Syrup Pep
sin in plain view, but if you don't hap
pen to see it, why ask for it. The man
ufacturers guarantee it to cure dyspep-
STA and all forms of stomach troubles.
Sold by all druggists.