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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

him to be a great democrat He is a
corporation man which would to some
degree initiate against him. Shepard
made a phenomenal race for mayor of
New York, considering that Tammany
was broken into fragments and warning
fiercely. He is a man of great ability
and unimpeachable character. Judge
Parker seems to be New York's favor
lite son if we are to conclude from the
vote he received when he was elected
to the bench. This popularity, howev-
err, raises suspicion in the minds Of
outsiders. Popular men are not al
ways stern executive men, because
popularity is frequently the guerdon Of
personal attributes which are as often
merely amiable as vigorously strong.
Olney is the strongest man yet men
toned. Heis the idol of New England,
and he would create CONSERVATION
among republicans in that section. He
stands we'll in the middle west, and the
south will, of course, vote for him, as
it will for any other democrat. If his
brother, who is a leading lawyer il
New York, and who is being groomeC
for the mayoralty race, should be sue
cessful, Onley will be the nominee be
yond doubt, because he will be in pc
sition where he can count with certain
ty on New York. Tammany is getting
together. She has only Big Bill among
the dissidents who count anything
And Tammany will dispose of him.
German is an impossibility. His re
cord in the senate is bad, and his recort
as shown up by his home papers in Bal
timore, some time ago, damns him. =
Commercial-Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29
A VOTE SHOULD BE TAKEN.

The Nashville American has done
and is doing more than any paper in
the state for the temperance cause and
when the Adams bill passed the senate
it very properly, we think, took the
following view of that measure:
cit is contended by those who oppos-
ed the measure that it is not a local OPP
ton measure, that it does not give the
people voice in the matter. This is
not true. Saloons will remain in the
towns to which this bill applies if the
majority of the citizens thereof desire
them to remain. The saloons will be
abolished in no town unless the major
ity of the voters so decide The bill
simply gives the people the right to say
whether they want saloons or not. They
will vote to decide whether they will
surrender their charter or whether they
will have a new charter. They will
understand that the vote on this ques-
ton means saloon or no saloon. If
they vote to retain the old charter or
for existing conditions they vote for
the continuation of the saloon. II they
vote to abolish the charter or for new
charter they vote to abolish the saloon.
This is local option. This is local self
government. If those who opposed the
measure feel that the voters of the towns
to which the bill applies will vote to re-
tain saloons then they have nothing tc
fear from its passage. There is but lit
tie doubt, however, that every town
will vote out the saloon as soon as it il
given the opportunity. Herein lies
the secret of much of the opposition t.
the bill. Why not give the people {
chance to say by their votes as free cit
liens whether they want saloons or not
The bill is doubtless constitutional. 1
might not have been constitutional ha(
its opponents been permitted to amend
it to suit them"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29
THE ADAMS BILL.

The Adams bill has become the law
of the land and all towns with a popu-
lation of 8, 200 and less can become pro-
hibition towns if the people desire it.
In case all of them do 80 there will only
be eight cities in the state where liquor
can be sold. There are two ways for q
town to get rid of its charter and take
advantage of the Adams law. The
charter can be abolished by the legis-
lature by special bill and the town
reincorporated in q similar manner, or
the question can be submitted to vote
of the people as under the Peeler bill
of two years ago. There is perhaps
not another town in the state that is
placed in the peculiar attitude that
johnson City is. Technically this city
comes within the provisions of the law,
having had only a population of 4645
by the census of 1900. johnson City
now has about $500 people and does not
come within the spirit of the law. The
question at present that is agitating
johnson City is what method is to be
adopted to get rid of the corporation.
The anti-saloon element wants the leg
islature to abolish the charter and is
circulating petitions to that effect.
There are a great many voters and bus
mess men in the city who believe that
the question should be submitted to a
vote and let majority Of the people
decide the matter. The reason the
Adams bill did not carry with it pro-
vision to leave the matter to vote of
the towns effected was because the pro-
moters were afraid it would make the
act unconstitutional ON the ground that
it was delegating authority. 1t is not
possible for towns to vote upon the
question of whether or not whiskey
will be sold, but they can vote to sur
render their charter and be reincorpo-
rated and then the Adams bill will pro-
hibit the sale of liquors there.
The Nashville American very we'll
says:
Tennessee has the best temperance
laws of any state in the Union. They
have not been imposed on the people
in spite of the majority. They are the
result of public demand, and there is
behind them sentiment to sustain and
enforce them. No anti-liquor law can
be made effective without it is sustained
by public sentiment. The Adams bill
meets the approval of the great major
ity Of the people of Tennessee. This
fact nobody who is in any degree ac-
quainted with the general feeling on
this question will deny. The passage
of this bill simply voices the will of the
people. 1t is victory on which the
people are to be congratulated.
We agree with the American, and we
believe that if majority of the people
are opposed to the sale of liquor in
johnson City, and so express them
selves at the ballot box, the law will
be more effective than If the charter be
abolished by the Legislature with pub.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29
COMMERCIAL-APPEAL NOTES.

Mr., Teller has cashed in again.
Will it be the Lady or the Blind ii.
ger?
Itlooks as if the Alabama would with.
draw from the Roosevelt squadron.
Perhaps Venezuela had her hands in
her pockets when Germany opened fire.
That expert accountant before the
stike commission testified like bloom
ing idiot.
By the way, what business of Mark
Hanna's is the business of the Delaware
legislature?
What has become of Col. Winter,
anyway? The farmers out in the coun-
ty have begun blowing.
Senator Morgan has inserted an adj
vertisement for the Colombian congress
in the Congressional Record.
A Pittsburg man has invented a plan
to harness the ocean. Now all that re-
mains is to harness the suckers.
Ii coal dealers can be indicted, why
can not the millionaire coal operators
who are responsible for the coal famine
north be indicted?
The New York Mail and Express
thinks that Marconi may soon be send
ing wireless billet doux to Venus.
Not if Venus lives in Indiana.
If South Carolina will hang her ex-
acknowledgement, as she should, she
will do much toward the abolition Of
hip-pocket artillery in the south.
r If Jim Tillman is acquitted, South
/ Carolina ought to pass law making i
t misdemeanor for an editor to sauntel
4 about with his hands in his pockets.
1t will be observed that your Uncl,
Weepsy Teller always sheds his tear
before the result. Victory fnvariabl,
closes his tear ducts and taps the smil
reservoir.
George AIDES opera 1.-THE Sultan o
4 Sulu" having been a great success, b
f will probably soon begin work on hi
q new opera "The Editor of the Harde
h man Free Press.
e Wouldn't it be better to abolish tn
= Office of state librarian and turn the Ii
brary over to the city of Nashville? TIL
r people who live in Nashville are tn
: only ones who can use it.
Gen. Bello, who is so valiantly de
: Tending Fort San Carlos, has won
sufficient amount Of popularity to just
;. fly him in inaugurating revolution a
= soon as the blockade is raised.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29
To Rosa and Dent Allison
N. L. Galloway
VS..
Rosa and Dent Allison.
Non-Resident Notice.

In this case it appearing from the bill,
which is sworn to-, that the defendants
Rosa aud Dent Allison are non-resi-
dents of the State of Tennessee Il is
ordered by me that publication be made
for four successive weeks, as required
by law, In The COMET, newspaper
published in johnson City, in said
county, notifying said on-resident de.
PENDANTS to appear before our said
Chancery Court at court to be holden
at the court house in johnson City, on
the first Monday in February, 1908,
and make defense to said bill, or the
allegations thereof will be taken for
confessed and this cause set for hearing
ex parte as to them.
This January 9th, 1908.
E. A. SHIP1EY, @. and NJ.
By g. T. LEE, ID. @. and NJ.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

Drink water and you get typhoid
drink milk and get tuberculosis; drink
whiskey and get jimjams; drink coffee
and tea and obtain nervous prostration;
drink beer and have dyspepsia; drink
wine and get the govt. Eat white foul
and get appendicitis; eat soup and gel
Bright's disease; eat beef and encour.
age appoplexy; eat oysters and acquire
toxemia; eat meats of any kind and gel
indigestion or some kind of germ dis
ease; eat vegetables and weaken the
system; eat deserts and take on paresis.
Smoke cigarettes and die early; smoke
cigars and secure nice catarrh. II
order to be entirely healthy one must
eat nothing, drink nothing, smoke
nothing, and even before breathing
one should see that the air is properly
sterilized. Commercial Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

lie sentiment against it. 1t has been
the understanding heretofore by the
temperance people that the towns
would vote upon the matter, and this
seemed to be entirely satisfactory. THE
COMET believes the matter should be
submitted to the voters of Johnson City
and is ready at any time to sign a pc
tition to the election commissioners to
hold an election. There is no occasion
for any feeling in this matter, as we
see it. People differ on a great many
questions but that is no reason why
they should fuss over the matter, and
it is we'll for oil concerned to remem-
Der that a man can not fuss by himself.
1t takes two to make q row.
The Memphis News in commenting
on the bill says:
"We have doubted the wisdom OF this
law because we have been dubious as
to whether it would be supported by
public opinion, especially in towns be-
tween z, 200 and 5000 inhabitants, which
are most directly affected. We have
rather held to the opinion that it would
be better to let the people of such towns
determine for themselves whether the
saloon must go or not. This is the true
application OF the doctrine of local self
government, the cardinal principle o.
democracy. II majority of the PEG
pie of such towns do not approveltht
law it will not be enforced, and blinC
tigers will flourish. This particular Law
would be held in contempt, and the in
direct effect is to weaken respect fo
all law.
On the other hand, where the larg,
majority is in favor of the law it will
of course, prove success. But wher
there is such a majority local option
measure would have allowed them t.
reach the same result in q more demo
cratic way.
It is needless, however, to dwell OF
what might have been. The die is cast
, and we trust the effect of the law vii
be all that its best friends hope for il
Everybody admits that the liquor traffi
is an evil, and it would be better
there was no such thing as the drinkin
of alcohol as beverage. 1t is prett
3 generally conceded that it can not b
| entirely suppressed, however. The chic
question of debate is how far it can b
. regulated and shut off by law, and thi
is mainly question of public sent
ment."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29
U. S. A. World Power.

Vienna, Jan. 9S.-The Arbeiter Zeit-
ing sees in the signing of the United
States Panama Canal treaty the death
knell of the ambitions of England, Ger
many and all other European powers.
The paper adds: "America will soon be
the predominant world power, Europe
will smart under the burden of Ameri-
can tyranny; the Kaiser will perhaps
become the yassal of the American re.
publies
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

Benjamin H. Hill, of Georgia, paid
this great tribute to Robert Z. Lee in
one of his matchless orations: "He was
foe without hate; a friend without
treachery; a soldier without cruelty; a
victor without oppression, and a victim
without murmuring. He was a public
officer without vices; private citizen
without wrong; neighbor without re-
proach; christian without hypocrisy,
and man without guile. He was a
Caesar without his ambition; Frederick
without his tyranny; Napoleon without
his selfshness, and Washington with
out his reward. He was obedient to
authority as servant, as loyal in au-
thority as true king. He was as gen
tie as a woman in life; modest and pure
as virgin in thought; watchful as a
Roman vestal in duty; submissive to
law as Socrates, and grand in battles
as Achilles"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

President Roosevelt has appointed
negro assistant district attorney in
Boston, and the "bean eaters" are dis
gusted over it, These same "chinchies"
have always insisted on the negro hold
ing office in the south. - Claiborne
Progress.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

Congress lodges the demand Of the
country that the coal duty should be
repealed. A years suspension of the
scandalous thing is the tub the repub-
lican majority toss to the public whale.
Will that cause the people to forget the
absurbity and iniquity of the coal tariff?
We shall see. Chattanooga Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29
W EEDS

Consumption is a human
weed flourishing best in weak
lungs. Like other weeds it's
easily destroyed while young;
when old, sometimes inn
possible.
Strengthen the lungs as you
would weak land and the
weeds will disappear.
The best lung fertilizer is
SCOTS Emulsion. Salt pork
is good too, but it is very hard
to digest.
The time to treat consump-
ion is when you begin trying
10 hide it from yourself.
others see it, you won't.
Don't wait until you can't
deceive yourself any longer.
9egin with the first thought
. take SCOTS Emulsion. II
t isn't really consumption SC
much the better; you will soon
forget it and be better for the
treatment. If it is consump
ton you can't expect to be
cured at once, but if you viii
begin in time and will be
rigidly regular in your treat
ment you will win.
SCOTS Emulsion, fresh air
rest all you can, eat all yol
can, that's the treatment anc
that's the best treatment.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

If Gov. McMillin will interview the
tax assessor conscientiously he will
find that he will pay a great deal more
of the state debt as q private citizen
than he did as governor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

The Louisville Times thus analyses
our new anti-saloon law "Under the
new saloon limit law in Tennessee ac-
ceptance of an invitation to take some
thing means a tramp of not less than
four miles.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

The presence of "colored ladies" in
decollette costume at the White House
reception has Jared the whole country.
Chattanooga News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

We left our agricultural implements
in Governor Frazier's office at Nash
vile, and when he and his head gar
dener are ready to make garden we are
ready to assist in East Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

We see from the Scimitar that the
whistles on the new street cars will
drive q man to drink. We leave fer
Memphis on the next train. Hardeman
Free Press. Commercial Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

We imagine that if ex-Gov. McMillin
were invited to say something at flu.
neral, he would repeat over again the
story of his late encounter with the
state debt. Benton McMillin made a
good governor, one of the best the state
has ever had, but he is exploiting the
retirement of one-eighth of the state
debt entirely too much. The people
paid that money into the state treasury.
The McMiIlin administration simply
paid it ont in compliance with law
put on the statute books through the
clear-headedness and energy of E. B.
Craig. Chattanooga News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

The first trust to bust was the Amer,
lean Bicycle Go. 1t went to destruc
ton on wheels.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

The passage of the Adams law by q
vote of 81 to Ii looks like the whIskey
people had trapped out.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

Two million Americans suffer the
torturing pangs of dyspepsia. No
need to. Burdock Blood Bitters cures.
At any drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

Congressman had better look out OF
the Doblins will get 'em.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

Use Dr. Miles NERVE PLAsTERs for SPINAL
WEAKNESS. All druggists sell EN- for 25c.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Carson, New. The two houses of the
Nevada legislature elected Francis G..
Newland dem to the United States
senate.
Topeka, Kas. CONGRESSMAN Chester
L. Long was elected United States sen.
ator by both houses of the Kansas leg
islature.
Jackson, Miss. The last will and
testament of the late Bishop Hugh Mil.
Ter Thompson has been filed in the
chancery court.
Pueblo, Mex. The state government
has issued decree making the teach
ing of the English language compulso-
ry in all the schools of the state.
Washington, d. @. Senator Penrose
has introduced bill authorizing the
purchase of the farm at Appomattox on
which the surrender of General Lee
took place.
Washington, d. C.-Senator Foraker
introduced an amendment to the nava
appropriation bill making citizens Of
Porto Rico eligible to appointment at
cadets at the naval and military acade
mics.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29
Hoods yGrSGpGriLLG
and Pills

cure dyspepsia, strengthen and tone all
the digestive organs, and build up the
whole system.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29

The best flour is Gold Dust.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-01-29
Dyspepsia

What's the use of a good cook il
there's bad stomach "a stomach too
weak properly to digest what is taken
into itP
The owner of such q stomach expert
ences distress after eating, nausea be-
tween meals, and is troubled with
belching and fits of nervous headache
he's dyspeptic and miserable.
IL have been troubled with dyspepsia
and have suffered almost everything.
have tried many different remedies, but
could get no relief until began taking
Hoods sarsaparlla. After the use of this
medicine could eat without distress, anc
today | am as well as ever, but ] always
keep Hoods Sarsaparilla on hand" MRS
]. A. CRowELL, Canajoharie, N. Y.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-21
COMING ELECTIONS,

County politics beginning take shape and long lists OF
sdng the limited number of citizens available for Office there
enough offices go round with maybe How
this only seeming there number Of offices
aed WHICH did have dozen Of candidates fill
each of hem candidates who have slightest element OF htne
and who give fitness consideration.
And here the keynoehness After the experience OF the
legislature the have right demand that htnes Tor oce
expedency should be the attribute of the party nominees
good put up, they will the votes OF the good citizens
fgureead put whose judgment and
promises reliance be placed they will not get the
the good citizens There class OF voters here who will not
all they called for reliable lhe
again for expdency officials They would much rather
for than their
through who have been elected by their and have
then gone back on their pledges.
The bad officials will be felt The voter
will quickly find that under county his pocket touch
directly lesson quickly learned than the lesson of the
pocket If things wrong the county, home that every
will appreciate the they the thoroughly will
they understood Msmanagement under incompetent will
Therefore quickly teach its lesson.
which the full strength of the vote will be
brought and the party will be purged Home Rulers masquei
aiding Republicans verabe lions skin is good
Republicans for Office this done defeat
Republican victory Principle will prevail and organic
rascay grief the records of cities the
mainland show .'l
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-21
A GRAVE DANGER.

There gambling taken strong
hold young the The Chinese and Japanese
adults gamble and getting trouble The long
shoremen and other Hawaa along the whaes constantly
bling and frequently gathered the police These bad
enough but by far the feature of the gambling when
makes its among the children of the community
The small boy and the small devoted 1t legacy
that left them and the Territory by the negro regiments that
passed through here their Manila is by valued
occasionally denied that the negroes introduced the playing
here who keeps his eyes open and thinks back ou
five years will readily recognize the truth of the assertion.
The special evil Of these gambling games for the young that the
propensity for gambling implanted the earliest life and
likely passion life Gambling perhaps the
hopeless neradcabe the which cursed
ndous and destructive of moral fiber than any
other form of vice.
To among the children we'll nigh impossible Right
principles upon this point ncuaed school, but the advice and
the when the reached AT place
the Valley road boys attend Sunday school, behave themselves
deCorouy apparently take the proceedings and
both before and after Sunday school they playing within sight
OF the chapel
the hardest thing in the world catch these young lads They
willy the Oldest of Chinese gamblers They play in the open
were and have their pkets of small boys Wdees in all
directions The signal given the dice quickly pockec
and innocent game of marbles going which OBJ
Where the dice who sells them the boys
of the unsoed problems but might be safely said that the pockets
searched would be
a of dice for crap playing
The has often called this dangerous disease
for disease, which growing midst The average
observant does such things though they
done plain sight But the observer knows and the problem
for checking procves which unchecked will bring
much trouble and misery upon the rising generation
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-21

Things are not going pleasantly for
some of those who have appealed
against their taxes. Booth made a
very sorry showing in his attempt to
prove that property which he proposed
to sell to the Territory for quarter Of
a million of dollars was now worth
nothing. John Colburn found himself
in contempt yesterday, and then
promptly had his appeal denied. Tax
appeals bring out awkward questions
which some people find it inconvenient
to answer
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-21

Papal Rome can make the grandest
of displays in a shorter time than any
other organization in the world. 1t has
the necessary paraphernalia always
ready. It did not take long to prepare
ceremony was magnificent and went off
without a hitch. 1t is a significant
fact that many of the government off,
Gals were present There is a strong
friendship between the present pope
and the House of Savoy, which may
lead to a healing of the breach between
the civil and ecclesiastical authorities
of Italy, which has existed since the
French Imperial troops were withdrawn