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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

reaching Importance remain Enacted
upon. There must be no limitation of
debate, and until the minority has had
ample opportunity to consider this sub
sidy bill in all its phases, I will not
give my assent to any agreement for a
vote" Senator Teller indorsed the re-
marks of Senator Jones, and added a
few sarcastic words for those inclined
to raise fuss because the right of de-
bate still existed in the United States
senate. This does not indicate an
early vote on the bill, even if the re-
publicans have never enough to keep it
before the senate at the expense Of all
other legislation, as its steering COM
mittee has decided to do.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07
Johnson City's Home.

There is every reason why Congress-
man Brownlow should feel triumphant
over his success in having a soldiers
home established in Johnson City.
Speaking Of the enterprise in Wash
ington City one day this week, Mr..
Brownlow explained that "the bill ap-
propriates $3.50, 900, but that Is only a
starter The new branch will be q
modern one, on the order of that re-
Gently built at Danville, III. The Dan
vile branch has cost to date 81, 1870, 900,
and its buildings include fifteen bar
racks, each capable OF accommodating
200 veterans. The buildings for bar
racks at Johnson Oity will be of brick
and two stories high. Work on them
will begin as soon as possible"
This building will be branch of the
National Soldiers Home, and the work
will be under the direction of the Ma
tional Board of Managers. This board
will at an early day visit johnson City
for the purpose of selecting site for
the home. They must purchase not
less than three hundred acres of land
within radius of FIVE miles from John
son City. Gen. M. T. Mcmahon is
president of the board.
The acquisition of this enterprise
means q great deal for East Tennessee
AS Mr.. Brownlow points out, it will
call for an ultimate expenditure of more
than million dollars, which is no in
significant sum. 1t would be feather
in Mr.. Brownlow's cap if he could sue
coed in having this home built in East
Tennessee material. Practically all
the heavy material necessary to the
building can be secured in East Tel,-
nessee, Chattanooga News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING Of CREDITORS

United States of America, Eastern Dis
trict OF Tenn, in the United States
District Court in and for said Dis
trict Northern Division.
In the matter OF " o.o
Sam Il. Ferguson Tn RsU Oi rUO
Voluntary bankrupt. III Dbl ArupIcy'
Bristol.
To the creditors OF Samuel r. Ferguson
of Bristol in the county of
Sullivan, and district aforesaid, a
bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the
2nd day of jan, A. d. 1901, the said
s. r. Ferguson was duly adjudicated
bankrupt; and that the first meeting OF
his creditors will be held at the law Office
Of ]. b. Cox at johnson City, Tenn.
on the 18th day of Feb, AID, 1901, at
o'clock in the afternoon, at which time
the said creditors may attend, prove
their claims, examine the bankrupt,
and transact such other business rs may
properly come before siad meeting.
JAMES B. Cox,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
This Feb. 4th, 1901.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

No speech made by democrat at
this session has attracted more atten-
tion than the appeal of Representative
Lanham, of Texas, for harmony in the
democratic party, By way of empha-
sizing his willingness to receive with
open arms those democrats who left
the regular organization during the
last two national campaigns, he insert
ed this verse in his speech:
"Return, o wanderer, return,
And seek an injured party's grace;
Forsake the sins that made you mourn.
And drove you from its fond embrace!
Come homel Come home!
o, prodigal child, come homer
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07
Peculiar Pronunciations.

Senator Turley has put himself in
the class of senators and senate EN-.
ployes who have peculiar pronuncia.
tons for certain words. "Iron" is the
word that trips him mp. He pronounees
ii as il it were spelled i-run. Senator
Quay says it in almost the same way.
The class of senators includes Penrose,
who sas OF for I, Quoy for Quay and
doy for day; Teller, who says Kubyians
for Cubans; Pettus, to whom the last
syllable in Philippines never sounds
right unless it is rendered with the
long sound of the vowel, and McEnery,
who thinks the PHILIPPINES are "Philip-
plans. Exchange.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07
Useful TO Know.

In this season of grip and colds it
will be well to regard the prescription
of an eminent French physician, freely
to inhale cologne water on the appear
ance of the first symptom OF cold in
the head or chest, says the New York
Evening Post.
1t should be done by pouring strong
cologne on the handkerchief, drawing
the fumes in exclusively by the nose or
mouth, according as the cold is in
either part.
The best results may be expected,
says the physician, when the trouble is
in the throat, the laryugeal membrane
being more susceptible to treatment
At first, the inhalations should be made
at intervals of two or three minutes or
until burning sensation is excited in
the part treated. Afterwards, longer
period may elapse, but through the
twentyfour limitations should be fire.
quent. The effect is to arrest the pre-
liminary inflammation and to prevent
its spread downward, a process that is
known as "cold taking its course"
Promptness in beginning the treat
ment is one of the essentials, as it is
only in the first stages of the trouble
that it can be effective at all.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

Senator Gallinger made some ugly
charges in support of his resolution for
q joint congressional committee to in
vestigate special legislation. He said
that under the present practice a pen
sion bureau had been established under
the dome of the capitol, and pension
attorneys, he believed, for pay advised
clients that it was easier to get pensions
through congressional action than
through pension bureau. He called
attention to the fact that one senator
had introduced 1852 private pension
bills, and another las; that the total OF
these bills in this congress, had almost
reached 5000, and he predicted that
they would be doubled in the next
congress if something were not done to
head off present practices.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07
The Ages of ROYAL Brides.

1t has been frequently remarked that
Queen Wilhelmina is marrying very
young, but putting aside the fact that
it is of the first importance to the dy-
nasty that she should marry as soon as
possible, she is not SO young, as queens
go. She is 20.
Queen Victoria was only few months
older when she married Prince Albert
Queen Isabella of Spain was actually
only 1G when she entered the state of
holy matrimony, and this record by no
means constitutes the earliest age, for
Queen Maria Pia, the handsome and
accomplished Queen Dowager of Por-
tugal, was not Is on her wedding day.
Queen Olga of Sweden and the late
Empress of Austria, moreover, were
only 16 when they married.
Queen Wilhelmina, therefore is quite
a young lady of mature experience
compared to these royal brides.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

Editor Reeves, of the Hardemau
Free Press may have to miss an issue
or two of dis paper. Responding to
the call of duty he has harnessed up
his fiery, untamed mule, Cyclops Lyle,
has put ON his baseball vizor, has
armed himself cap-a- pie with horse pis-
tolls, beer bottles, 'barbed wire and
paleozoic eggs, and with the composing
room towel for shield over his manly
brisket, he has left for Kansas to chal-
lenge Mrs. Carrie Nation to single
combat, 1t will be war a'outrance, and
no prisoners taken. Memphis Com
mercial-Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

One of the most meritorious appro-
priation bills yet passed, was the one
in the house yesterday, to increase the
state pension of totally blind soldiers
of the civil war. The bill, while gem
eral in its character will operate to re-
lieve old confederate soldiers, only.
The increase is from $15 per month, as
at present, to $25 per month.
Representative DeFord spoke to the
bill, saying: II am an ex-federal SOL
der and taxpayers of the state of Ten
nessee, and l want to say that l am
heartily in favor of the passage of this
bill. The only objection I can find to
it is that it does not give them enough. "
Only two votes were recorded against
the bill, those of Representatives Craw-
ford and Wallace. 1t developed that
there are less than twenty old soldiers
in the state who would be benefited by
the act. There is no doubt of its pas
sage in the senate.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07
Personal Property.

Ii the assessment bill passes as
amended by the house committee less
personally will escape taxation in the
future than in the past. Sectiod Is of
the act of 1889 has been amended by
the committee to read:
II any person shall, with view to
evade the payment of taxes, fail to
give into the assessor any bonds, notes
or accounts in claims or other evidences
OF debt which are subject to assessment
and taxation under this act, the same
shall not be recoverable by action at
law or suit in equity before any OF the
courts Of this state until they have been
listed and the tax paid thereon, with
an addition of 25 per centum per annum
from the time the tax accrued, and the
failure to give in said bonds, notes, &C.
counts, claims or other evidence of
debt, shall be taken as prima facie evil
dence of the intention to so evade pay
ment of taxes.
This is the Virginia law advocated
by Comptroller King in his annual re-
port. It is said to work we'll in Vir-
ginia and will no doubt be equally ser
viceable in Tennessee. = Nashville
American.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07
Legislative Action.


of the secretary of the board OF PEN
sion examiners from $500 to $500 and
to pay actual travelling expenses of the
members of the board, prssed.
Senate amendments to tho cocaine
bill We're coneurred in.
The senate bill providing for the emu
meration of voters was tabled few
days ago, the house bill being in the
senate.
Mr.. Foust moved to take the bill
from the table.
Although the constitution says there
shall be an enumeration the house re-
fused to take the bill from the table.
The senate bill fixing the salary of
the city physician of Knoxville at 81, 800
passed.
The senate bill to permit acquisition
by the federal government of the site
for soldiers home at Johnson City
passed.
The senate bill to pay actual travel
ing expenses of trusts of the Soldiers
Home to the annual meeting passed.
The senate bill to pay actual travel
ing expenses of trustees of the Soldiers
Home to the annual meeting passed.
Tie senate bill to change the line be-
tween Moore and Bedford counties
passed.
The house bill to repeal the Kinney
law preventing magistrates trying Grim
inal cases while grand Juries are in ses-
sion, provoked warm discussion.
Mr.. Smith offered an amendment
which, in effect, exempted Shelby
county from the provisions of the Kin
ney law, After some discussion this
amendment was laid on the table. The
bill passed
Mr.. Estes moved to take from the
table thebill giving NASHVILLE twenty
one more justices of the peace.
The motion prevailed and the amend
ment by Mr., Cunningham to provide
that the election of the additional mag
istrates be at the regular city election
in 1901 was adopted, end the bill pass
ed.
The senate bill establishing the
criminal court of Montgomery county
was passed.
The bill to take Knox county out of
the Twelfth chancery division and con-
ferring chancery jurisdiction on the
circuit Judge passed.
To repeal the law creating election
commissioners. Tabled.
To speed the trial of course in courts
of record Rejected.
To exempt counties under 30, 900
from the operations of the Jarvis law.
Rejected.
10 abolish trx sale or alienation OF
land. Rejected.
To authorize Tullahoma to issue
bonds for parks. Passed
To protect deer and wild turkeys
Rejected.
To require signs at all railroad cross
ings. Tabled.
To furnish discharged convicts with
clothing, and So travelling expenses.
Passed.
To make members and stockholders
of any corporations liable individually
for debts of said corporations. Passed
To protect game in McMinn county
Passed.
To exclude Johnson county from pro
visions of game law of 1897. Passed.
To incorporate Elizabethton. Passed
To create the office of county Judge
of Union county. Passed.
To prohibit the use of impure illum
mating oils in coal mines; tabled.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

Senator Jones, of Arkansas, doesn't
allow his regret for the failure of the
democratic senators to act as unit in
a program of opposition to republican
legislation, and especially to the ship
subsidy bill, which the whole power of
the republican machine is now trying
to force through the senate, to prevent
his expressing his own opinion. In re-
ply to an appeal from Senator Frye for
q vote on the bill Senator Jones said:
cit is q remarkable fact that this sub
sidy bill should be pressed upon con-
gress during the closing days of the
session, when IA appropriation bills,
the bill which looks to a decrease of
the burdens of taxation, the Nicaragua
canal bill, and other measures of far
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

Democrats and republicans, by mu-
tual consent. called the Legislative
game Monday long enough to partici-
pate in doing honor to the memory of
that grand old Virginian, John Marsh
all, by attending to the joint session of
congress held in the hall of the house,
and taking part in the interesting exer-
cises of the centennial celebration Of
the appointment OF John Marshall to
be chief justice of the supreme court of
the United States.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

Senator Tillman, in calling attention
to the absence of q quorum in the SEN
ate, during the debate on the ship sub
sidy bill, in accordance with the demo-
cratic policy of insisting on the pres
ence OF quorum said: 81 want to
give notice that the end of this session
is less than one month away, and we
have done nothing towards passing the
appropriation bills. Now, if this adj
ministration wants an extra session
and proposes to obtain one by delaying
everything by this bill they can have
one, but want to say as long as this
debate lasts, and it will last long
time, am going to see that the repub-
licans will have to listen to it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07
$500 REWARD.

We will pay the above reward for any
case of Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia,
Sick Headache, Indigestion, Constipa-
ton or Oostiveness we can not cure
with Liverita, the Up-to-Date Little
Liver Pill, when the directions are
strictly complied with. They are pure
ly Vegetable and never fail to give sat
isfaction. 25c boxes contain 100 Pills,
1Oc boxes contain 40 Pills, SC boxes
contain 10 Pills. Beware of substitu-
tions and limitations. Sent by mail.
Stamps taken. NERVITA MEDICAL
CO., Cor. Clinton and Jackson Sts.,
Chicago, III.
For sale by r. s. Bolton, druggist
johnson City, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

-. Two years ago whenever we appeared
on the streets Of Nashville, people used
to pint us out and say chats him, "
and the barkeepers keep open house
for us. We was senator then and
nuthin was too good for us. Now when
We tackel Nashville barkeeper he
gives us rubber gumdrops, and the
last time we was to Nashville the po-
lice wanted to arrest us for being Pat
Grove. But we amt done with that
snide town yet. We are going back
to the legislator next time, and we'll
have Nashville skinned to death. -Har-
deman Free Press. -Commercial-Ap APP
peal
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

The Southern Railway company has
acquired the Mobile and Ohio railroad.
This will give the Southern line from
st. Louis to the Gulf. 1t already has
line from ST. Louis to the Atlantic
seaboard. The purchase also makes
the Southern railway much stronger
rival of the Illinois Central and the
Louisville and Nashville in Mississippi
and Alabama. The terms are the guar
antee Of the per cent bonds and per
cent dividends to the stockholders after
two wears.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

Hon. w. p, Brownlow deserves great
praise for his efforts in behalf Of secur-
ing the soldiers home for Johnson
City. This is the best work ever done
by southern congressman and it
should and wilt be appreciated by every
loyal republican in Tennessee. -Rut-
ledge Republican.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07
For Benefit of the Blind

The senate bill to relieve the blind of
privilege and license tax passed the
house Saturday and will become law
when the signature of the governor is
affixed. In order to prevent imposition
by those not Untitled to the exemption,
it is provided that only those meritori-
GUS cases relieved of county taxes by
action of the county courts, shall be en-
titled to the relief provided for by the
oat
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

Ordered by the court that a hearing
be had upon the same on the 10th day
of February, A. d., 1901, before said
court at Knoxville, in said district, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon; and that no
tice thereof be published in The COMET,
newspaper printed in said district,
and that all known creditors and other
persons in interest may appear at the
said time and place and show cause, if
any they have, why the prayer of said
petitioner should not be granted.
And it is further ordered by the court,
that the clerk shall send by msil to ali
known creditors copies of said petition
and this order, addressed to them at
their places of residence as stated.
Witness, the Honorable G. d. Clark,
Judge of the said court and the seal
thereof, at Knoxville, in said district
on the 3lst day of JAN, A. ID. 1901
(sEAL OF THE COURT
HENRY o. EwING,
Clerk.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

II has been announced that Will A.
Piper, near and dear relative of ours,
has just died in the Black Hills and
left Ss,OOO,O 900 behind. Just as we
were arranging to hypothecate our in
terest in this estate we discovered that
Bill had either not died or had taken
the money with him. Twas ever thus.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

We must confess that We prefer the
Someryille journal, the Bolivar Bulle-
tin, the Johnson City CoMFT, the Har-
deman Free Press, the Coyington
Leader and quite a number of Tennes-
seepapers to the Commoner. CONNER
cial-Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

Mr.. Mckinley signed the army bill
Saturday and the hunt for the thirteen
hundred odd commissions it places at
his disposal is now in full cry, and he
is already finding it several times
worse than the grip. Gen. Miles has
been promised the Lieutenant ener-
alship,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

Protected by husbands, sons and
brothers, a band of w. G. T. U. women
wrecked four saloons in Anthony, Kan. /,
A prayer meeting followed the raid
As a result Of the raid a number of
young men and small boys became
Keeling drunk.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

A rather sensational resolution was
that introduced by Senator Cox to pro-
hibit the sale or givin gaway of intoxi-
eating liquors in the capitol or on the
capitol grounds. This measure was in
consequence of the notorious fact that
tiger" more or less blind, but plain
ly visible to those statesmen visitors
and habitues of the capitol who knew
where to look for his tigership, was
known to exist in some out-of- the-way
place in the building. 1t is said that
this booze joint was regularly supplied
with thirst rnnihilators, and was in
fact regular thirst store-not so at
tractive, perhaps, as some of the down
town resorts, but convenient, just the
same.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

Do you know anyone who does? If SO,
1 will be glad to quote rates and sched-
ules, and furnish maps and informa-
tion free.
w. T. ROGERS. T. PA.
Knoxville, Tenn
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07
IOhn Wesley Gaines,

Once in while the generally serious
character of the House debates is en-
livened by minute of lively talk. The
gleoms of humor are so infrequent that
it is worth while to record dialogue
which took place the other day, when
an effort was being made to secure an
appropriation for the determination of
the Gypsy moth.
"What is the name CT the pest?'
asked Mr.. Gaines, of Tennessee.
1.-THE Gypsy MOTH" explained Mr..
Fitzgerald, OF Massachusetts.
"Why not extend the appropriation
to bedbugs?" asked Mr.. Wheeler.
eyes; and to humbugs," added Mr..
Gaines.
eff that were the case" remarked
Mr.. Fitzgerald, amid laughter, "I am
afraid the government would commence
right in this chamber"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

Some time ago Mr.. Gaines went out
to San Francisco to bring home Ten
nessee regiment, and half the pleasure
of the journey was found in watching
the prairie dogs scamper oyer the fields
and disappear underneath the ground.
"There were hundreds and hundreds
of these little dogs" says Mr.. Gaines,
hopping in and hopping out of holes
in the ground. 1t was a great enter
tainment to the passengers on the train,
and I thought that the railroad pro-
tected them for that reason.
Indeed" added Mr.. Gaines, "I
thought had discovered the land of
canine. Washington Post.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07
Do You Contemplate Going West?

Use DIR. Miles NERVE PLAsTERs for SPINAL
WEAKNESS. All druggists sell em for pc
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge.
In the matter of
Jacob Thomas and In Bankruptcy
Marshall L. Thomas.
Bankrupts.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON
Eastern District of Tennessee, SIS.

On this the 3lst day Of Jan, A. D.,
1901, on reading the foregoing petition
IL ia
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-07

Grip sufferers should take Miles Nervine.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-04
This Made No Difference
to Hanna.
General Dick Will Manage the
Campaign.
Authoritative Statement Comes From
the Capitol.

Despite reports to the contrary,
which have appeared in some of the
newspapers recently, General Chas.
Dick will be the chairman of the Ohio
State Republican Executive committee
during the campaign next fall, says
Washington special TO the Cleveland
Leader. his statement is auhorita-
tive and may be set down as an abso,
lutte fact
At the close of the campaign last
November the Akron Congressman
was ready to retire from the chair
manship of the committee. He has
been in the saddle during many hard
political contests. and was disposed
to give way to another. But he has
been prevailed upon to lay aside his
personal inclination, and will manage
the great campaign which will take
place in the Buckeye State next fall,
The circumstances leading up ton
General Dicks decision, are not known
generally in Ohio; in fact, they are
given publicity in this dispatch for the
first time. Before he concluded to re-
tain the craftsmanship he was urged
to do so by President Mckinley, Sena-
tor Foraker Senator Hanna, and Gov
ernor Nash, Every one Uf these men
had a personal conversation with him
before he finally made up his mind to
take charge of tile coming
The first to ask Dick to remain at
the head of the committee was Gov.
ernor Nash, who will be candidate
for reelection this year. He had a
long talk with the general on the
Sunday following the November cleo
tion, and urged him strongly to man
age his Cthe Governors second term
campaign. The general said he would
do 50 il Senator Foraker who also
is candidate for reelection, wanted