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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-04

Johnson City is to be congratulated
on the evidence of public spirit there
sufficient to keep abreast of the needs
of the town in the way of public i'm
provements. The voting of $25, 900 in
bonds for streets and other purposes
was made necessary by the building of
the Soldiers Home near johnson City.
There has been a considerable increase
of population and the need of good
roads is consequently the more mani
fest. 1t takes pluck on the part of
city to issue bonds. The benefits are
always distributed to an entire popu-
lation, while the taxpayers must at
once assume the interest charge. The
larger property owners are always loath
to assume these obligations. 1t is only
by stirring the civic spirit in COM
munity that such measures may be put
through. Johnson City sets Knoxville
q good example.-Knoxville Sentinel
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-04

On June 25th, 1893, the daily edition
of The COMET ceased to exist, for good
and sufficient reasons. 1t was laid ten
derby to rest but we have always cher
ished the hope that the day would
come when it could be revived. The
day of resurrection, we now believe, is
near at hand and we e4sct to see the
DAILY COMET arise, RipVan Wrinkle
like, from its ten years sleep on the
25th of this month. If you will meet
us at the sepulchre with your support
the resurrection will certainly take
place and Johnson City's numerous ad-
vantages will again be daily chanted
into the listening ears of the multitude
that is looking toward the Queen City
of East Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-04
Election Commissioners.

On Saturday Gov. Frazier appointed,
among others, the following election
commissioners
Garter county-John j. Worrell, DIR.
j. IL. Alexander, Stanton Pierce.
Claiborne county,. Frank White,
w. N. Day, r.. B. Lane,
Hancock county John M. Southern,
r. @, Coleman, I. w. Campbell.
Johnson county g. L, jennings, N,
R. Wills, Il. e. Butler.
Sewer county-Dr. G. +. Sharp, j,
@. MeCwan, DR., y, ID. Massey.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-04

The railroad news published else
where in THE COMET should be very
encouraging to johnson Citians. 1t is
only a matter of short time until a
great trunk line will be in operation
from the Ohio river to the Atlantic via
Johnson City, as originally projected
by the old Three C's. Some of us
have been waiting a long time but we
have not been idle and it has been said
"all things come to those who wait"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-04

Il. M. Slack, editor of the Abingdon,
Va, Virginian, has purchased the
Staff and will continue the publication.
Mr.. Slack is a son of the late John
Slack, founder of the Bristol Courier,
aud while yet young man, has had
considerable newspaper experience,
and THE COMET welcomes him to the
city and wishes him success
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-04

Bob Taylor says 100000 year is n
capital cure for the political habit, 4"
The genial ex-governor is right, if the
500, 900 was only assured without the
strenuous work necessary to secure it
on the lecture platform. Wen venture
that the cure will only affect the ex-
governor during the good health and
lifetime of your uncle, the Hon. VIM,
b. Bate. All cures fail sometimes. -
Chattanooga Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-04

Cy Lyle of the johnson City Comet
wants to know "why not nominate
Grover Cleveland and save the trouble
of writing a platform ?" No reason on
earth "why not" We'd know just ex-
actly what we were getting and could
with mathematical precision make up
our minds what to expect under any
and all circumstances. - Chattanooga
Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-04

The rural free delivery system should
have its name changed. The Depart
ment of Free Crafts would sound better.
Chattanooga News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-04

Hon. John B. Holloway is being
urged to enter the contest for the con-
gressional nomination to succeed Glib
son in the Second district. John is out
of our district and out of our party but
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-04
The city council has given the alder
men a light rays in salary.

The postmasters in six Tennessee
towns get an increase of 5000 per year
salary. Johnson City is in the list.
Stand aghast and watch Johnson City
grow.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-04

1t is alleged that some congressman
who figured as the friends of some of
the suspected postoffice officials have
been on the gridiron Knoxville Jour-
nal
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-04

he is "ino our friendship and we are
for him against the field, He is the
best qualified candidate mentioned and
ought to win hands down.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-04
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t rests the feet.
Cures corns, bunions, ingrowing nails,
swollen and sweating feet. Atall drug
gists, csc. Ask today.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-04

Knoxville ought to send a delegation
down to Johnson City to get pointers
on how to carry an election for i'm
provement bonds. Chattanooga News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-04
Hoods JdrSdpGriLLG
and Pills

Forming in combination the Spring
Medicine par excellence, of unequalled
strength in purifying the blood as
shown by uncqualled, radical and per-
manent cures of
Scrofula Salt Rheun
Scalo Head RoIIs, Plmples
All Kinds OF HumoT Psoriasis
Blood Poisoning Rheumatism
Catarrh Dyspepsia, Etc
Accept no substitute, but be sure to
get Hoods, and get it today,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-04

Spring HunorS

Come TO most people and cause many
troubles,-pimples, boils AID other
eruptions, besides loss of appetite,
that tired feeling, fits of biliousness,
indigestion and headache.
The sooner one gets rid of them the
better, and the way to get rid of them
and TO build up the system that has
suffered from them is to take
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-04

If you are from Jackson, KY, don't
Breathitt.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-04

DIR. E. s. Miller, Jr., has been con-
fined to his home for several days but
is now convaescing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
ME. McNntt,s speech.

Among the famous men of yicksbHrg
before the war, one of the most premi-
nent was a Mr.. McNutt. Two qualities
marked him out as an Individual type.
The first was his personal cowardice
Still more individual was his power OF
setting aside in his own favor those
prejudices of the public mind which
would have crushed any other man.
He was at one time candidate for
United States senator. The opposing
candidate was General Quitman. In a
speech McNutt said; Fellow citizens,
l understand that General Qnitman is
now in the eastern counties reviewing
his militia, and that, he says when he
meets me he intends to whip me. Now
1 tell him at this faroff distance that If
he whips me it will be because he can
outrun me, for 1 have a great horror
for the barbarous practice of personal
violence
Such a speech from any. other man
would have won him the contempt OF
his listeners, but it was McNutt. and
people laughed and Recolt
lections of Mississippi" Asl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
Training Russian Policemen.

There is policemen's college in st.
Petersburg to train applicants for the
force. There is a museum combined
with the school where the pupils make
themselves familiar with the tools of
criminals-jimmies, drills, chisels and
contrivances for robbing collection
boxes, a special field Of Russian
thieves. The Russian passport system
is studied in detail. The duties of the
dvorniks, a sort of assistant police, are
taught. They keep watch on the resi-
dences, report on the habits of tenants,
their visitors, examine the papers OF
newcomers and direct them to report
themselves at the police station. The
members of such a clever and compIi-
Gated system need careful instruction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
ACuriositx of Sound.

If when riding in a balloon, at a
height, say, OF 1900 feet. charge of
guncotton be fired electrically 100 feet
below the car. the report, though really
as loud as q cannon. sounds no more
than mere pistol shot, possibly partly
owing TO the greater rarity of the air,
but chiefly because the sound, having
no background to reflect it, simply
spends itself in the air. Then, always
and under all conditions of atmosphere
soever. there ensues absolute silence
until the time for the. echo back from
earth has fully elapsed, when deaf
enfng outburst Of thunder rises from
below, rolling on often for more than
half q minute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
Indians and citizen.hip.

Indians who maintain their tribal re-
lations are not permitted to vote in any:
state. They are not citizens of the
United States, but merely wards OF
the nation" In all the states, we be-
ieve, an Indian. who has severed his
tribal relations and become a citizen
and a taxpayer has a right to vote on
an equality with the whites. In the
matter of voting the fifteenth amend,
ment to the constitution prohibits the
states from making any discrimination
on account of race or color. Our nat
Iuralization laws, for instance, do not
admit Cinnamon to naturalization, but
the supreme court has decided that a
Chinaman born here is as much a citi-
zen as are the descendants of those
who came over with John Smith to
jamestown or with the pilgrim fathers
to Plymouth rock. And the Indian
ought TO have better rights here than
the Chinaman.-St. Louis Republic. y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
The Pastors Lncls.

Justice Shiras walked into his hotel
the ether day erestfallen and weary.
Pain was marked on his countenanee.
He moved about in an atmosphere of
utter hopelessness. a friend sought
to Tighten his burden.
Don't try" said the judge detected
ly. Tits not the matter of a moment.
I'm afraid it has come for all time. A
great sorrow possesses me-disappoint-
ment, blighted hope in n trusted friend,
faith broken and ruined"
''Some secret sorrow, Judge, that you
cannot
'NO, no; worse than that. My. whole
town knows it. Pastor accused of fish
ing on Sunday. Everybody talking
about it,
''Why, judge, it can't
Eyes, yes; worse still. 1t is true. Re
liable witness. You see, he was wait
ing on a ferryboat one Sunday morn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
For Indigestion K0D0T

Bad flnes bechng
appetite and loss Of strength some OF the symptoms the person
they cured carh of the stomach is the result
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
NEW SHORT STORIES
Arci.bishop Croke,s AthIeticism.

Archbishop Croke's Athletfcfam.
The late Archbishop Croke was in
tensely Irish. One of his favorite say
ings was that he would rather be a
curate in the poorest Irish parish of
Ireland than an archbishop of the rich
est diocese in the rest of the world.
He was an active promoter and patron
of the revival of the old Gaelic games
among the youth of Ireland, and in his
prime he was himself an accomplished
athlete. Even at the age of seventy
he had some confidence in his physical
powers. About that time mention was
made in conversation of the remarka-
BILE pedestrian abilities of Cardinal
Gibbons, archbishop of Baltimore, who
could give points in walking to the
eurates. ''Well,'' said Archbishop
Croke, 'let him come here, and I'll
make a match with him.
Archbishop Croke's athleticism was
once displayed in a technically dis
orderly fashion in the house OF COM
mons. He was sitting on the bench
allotted to distinguished strangers
when Mr. Parneh signaled him to come
out. Instead of retreating by the door
into the members lobby the archbish-
OBJ nimbly vaulted over the barrier and
found himself on the sacred floor of
the house. Fortunately neither the
speaker nor the sergeant at arms OBJ.
served the incident before Mr.. Parnell
got his guest out of danger.-London
Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
New Method ofTreatTnent.
Free Treatment for Next Ten Days.
The Coming of a Doctor to Locate

benefit them the
through columns
paper of permanently locating here naturally all thinking people wanted
vincng the testimonials signed by the most reputable citizens
convincing pathetic and around their reception
with rheumatism
method sklhul
IS hardly
taking of
that others might be cured
is doubt in tn
liberal offer of TREATMENT
the fail
of
full description of symptoms
EioChemic N-RAY EXAMINATION
Bldg Island Take elevator 4th floor Rooms
40, and 81. t. s Sunday to r.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14

You don't call on Miss Cutting any
more, hear, Blobber?'
'sNo"
''Did she reject your
''Not exactly, but when first began
calling there was a mat at the door
with the word Welcome woven in it.
and a motto on the wall that read
Let Us Love One Another Later l
noticed that the doormat was changed
for one that said Wipe Your Feet and
a motto declaring that Early to Bed
and Early to Rise Make a Man
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise had the
place of the other"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14

ing to be taken across the river to
preach for brother clergyman. The
ferrynWp. who had gone up to the vii
lage O 2 Grand, had left a fishing
rod hanging over the side of the boat
with baited hook dangling in the wa
ter. 1t would have been all right had
not some sinful and irreverent fish tax
en- the bait. The pastor, noticing the
agitation, simply put his foot on the
rod to keep it from going overheard.
But, you know, it's the first step that
counts. That was his downfall. His
thoughts turned from saving the rod to
having the fish. The ferryman was no.
where in sight, and the poor man fell.
BE landed the fish. Just then the viii
lage lawyer drove by, and gossips did
the rest"
How much did,
1.-The ferryman says less than a
pound; but, worst of alp
why, judge
at was hornpout. Washington
Cor. st. Louis Republic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
Chicago Dental Company
For You.

If you are in need of dental work
call on US before going elsewhere as
we can save you money. We use
nothing but the best of material and
our work is guaranteed to be first
class in every respect. If you are in
need of a set of teeth call and BE our
thin elastic plate. We guarantee it
to fit in all cases and when all others
have failed. We never ask you more
than our prices below.
CLEANING FREE.
Cement filings. ........... CSC
Bone filing -. ... -. 25C
Platinum filling ....... 500
Silver filings $3.50. :. SOC
Gold filings, 81 and up 800. S 800
Gold crowns, 4 to s.. 1900. 100
Set of teeth, So and up. $500. 5.O0
$15 set of teeth for. ......... 10. 90
Permanent location
Office 1907 Second Ave.
ROCK ISLAND.
Over SpeidePs Drug Store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14

stonlacn ~ ="
ceanse rifles ands M AZ
and and permanently all - - AA1A -
troubles Indigestion and dyspepsia
digest and assniate all OF the wholesome
focdt beeate well and the ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
Qualified Praise.

Nate Salisbury and Bill Nye were
great friends. When the humorist first
enga ged in newspaper work in New
York city and took house on Staten
Island, the Snowman went to dinner
with him. Nye exploded some new
stories, and Salisbury, turning to his
hosts little girl, said:
very clever papa you've got, my
dear"
Yes" responded the demure little
miss, when there's company"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14

Norway Pine Syrup. Pleasant to
take; perfectly harmless; positive
cure for coughs, colds, bronchitis.
asthma.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14

Scratch, scratch, scratch; unable
to attend to business during the day
or sleep during the night. Itching
pile-horrible plaques. Doan's Oint-
ment cures. Never fails. At any drug
store, so cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14

For number of years was troubled with
Dyspepsia and Indigestion. It grew into the
worst form, nothing used did me any good.
Finally tried Kodoi and after using four
bottles was entirely cured. Kodol does all
that you claim for it. ! recommend it to all
sufferers from Dyspepsia and Indigestion
Mrs. Carrie Granfill, Tray. 1T.
"Kodol digests what you eat
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-31
LAYING the "GhOst :"

The Earl Of Onslow tells a very eff
fective story. His beautiful old place.
Clandon, suddenly became possessed Of
a ghost" and the servants of the
place were almost terrified out of their
wits by the noises they heard and the
sights they saw or imagined. The
reputation of the mansion became nois-
ed abroad, and at last Lord Onslow
took a short cut to end the mystery.
He assembled his servants and gave it
out to them that he was determined to
have no more of this sort of thing.
For the future all members of his fam
lily would sleep with loaded revolvers
by their side, and at the first sugges-
ton of a noise they would send a bull
let in it's direction to investigate the
cause. Clandon nowadays is quite
commonplace in it's immunity from
the uncanny.-London Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-31
The Pope Bicycle Daily Memoranda
Calendar.

The Pope Bicycle Daily Memoranda
Calendar.
The reissue of the Pope bicycle daily
leaf calendar may be considered the
opening gun proclaming the natural
and healthful return of bicycling.
Col Albert A.Pope, the founders
OF our bicycle Industry. Upon the
366 calender leaves are freshly writ
ten lines from the pens of our great
est college presidents, doctors,
clergymen, statesmen, and others
eminent men and women, all of them
enthusiastically supporting bicycling
Half of each leaf is blank for memoir
anda. This calender is free at the
Pope Manufacturing Company,s
stores or any of our readers can
obtaio it by sending five 2-cents
stamps to the Pope Manufacturing
Co., Hartford, Conn. % or 143 Sigel
Street, Chicago, I'll,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-31
Notice for Bids.

Bids will be received up to and in
Guiding January 10th, 1904 at 6
O. clock p. m. for the furnishing Of
material and construction of stone
Library Building in this city, &C.
cording to the plans and specula-
tons prepared by Henry Wildhagen,
Architect, Of Ashland, Wis. Plans
and specifications may be seen at
the Office of said Henry Wildhagen,
Ashland, Wis.
Bids may be filed with the above
named Architect or with the Presi-
dent or Secretary of the Board.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
NELs M. OSCAR,
President.
G. 0. SowDER,
Secretary.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-31
Little Henry's Questions.

Little Henry was reading ancient his
tory stories. pa" said he suddenly.
'can / ask you question:"
81 guess you can, Henry. You seem
to have fair command Of English"
"Well, may I, them? little Henry
continued.
EYES," said pa. "Fire ahead"
"That's funny" said little Henry. 81
was just thinking Of such things. Now,
did the old Romans light their houses
with Roman candles?'
81 shouldn't wonder" said pa, chuc-
king. "Nero, at least, INDUCED in a
good deal of fireworks. Any thing
else?'
EYES," replied little Henry. did the
people of Athens do all their cooking
with Greek fire?'
Then pa got mad and said he couldn't
be bothered with any more silly ques-
Ledger
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-31
APHORISMS.

Set a beggar on horseback and he
will ride -gallop.-Button.
The hearing ear is always found close
to the speaking tongue.-Emerson.
To be conscious that you are ignorant
is great step to knowledge
Humility is virtue all preach, none
practice, and yet everybody is content
to hear.-Selden.
A life spent worthily should be meas
ured by a nobler line-by deeds, not
years.-R. B. Sheridan.
Health is the second blessing that we
mortals are capable Of, blessing that
money cannot buy.-Walton.
When a man assumes public trust
he should consider himself as public
property.-Thomas Jefferson.
Everybody likes and respects self
made men. 1t is a great deal better to
be made in that way than not to be
made at all.-O. w. Holmes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-31
An Irish Commitment.

When Earl Spencer was lord lieuten-
ant of Ireland the people of Dublin
called the beautiful countess, one of
the loveliest women of her time. "Spen-
ser's Faerie Queene"
But when their excellencies were
about to return to England Irish gal
lantry was shown in a characteristic
way. At the farewell banquet in theil
honor an Irish gentleman got up and
said. with much fervor and many
bows:
eve all hope soon to see you back
again, you and the work of art by your
side"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-31
POISON OF EiE RATHER.

Not Nearly as Dangerous aN &c II
Popularity Supposed 10 De.
There is good deal more fright
about the bite Of a rattlesnake thaa
there is actual danger" said a well
known physician recently Il do not
mean to say that the bite of RATHER
is not very serious thing. but | Go
mean to say that this particular sort
OF snake is really not so ready or apt
to get in his bite as some Others
I'm the first place, there is the now
generally credited fact that the rat
tier is the most honest Of snakes. He
doesn't pick fight He doesn't lay
in wait for any one. He won't run
away, of course, for he is plucky rep
tile, but he will curl up and give you
fair warning from those rattles of
his before he attempts to strike l re-
member once in the west finding rat
tier just ahead Of my horses fore feet.
had no weapon Of any sort, so |
rode on, passing within few inches
Of the reptile. The snake was curled
and ready for my horse in case the an
imal side stepped. but as we did moth
Ing of that sort we were allowed to
pass in peace.
Again, the truth is that the poison
OF the RATHER does not get into the
wound inflicted by the fangs in the
average human being. For the aver
age human being nowadays is clothed,
and the holes in the fangs through
which the poison comes are rather. far
up toward the roof of the mouth. Con-
sequently very often the point of the
fangs may enter the skin, while the
poison dribbles out harmlessly enough
upon the trousers or the boot 1t is
then that the victim gets scared, fills
up on whisky-a bad thing in bona
fide cases Of rattlesnake bite-and be-
lieves himself inarvelously cured when
he wakes up next day."-Philadelph
Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-31
The Old Building at BAYFIELD, Scene OF
A Bad Fire.
THE DAMAGE is ABOUT $1,000
The Former Bayfield, County Capitol
Building Comes Very Near Being
Destroyed.-A Boys Club Gets
Careless With Their Stoves.

Fire came very nearly destroy
ing the old Bayfield, County
court house, now used for town
hall in Bayfield,, last Monday
night. A boys club has been
using a portion of the building,
and owing to their carelessness
in attending to the fires the
building was discovered ablaze
esrly Monday night. The Bay
field fire company responded
quickly to the alarm, and put out
the blaze, but not until the build
ing had been damaged to the ex-
tent of about $1,000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-31
M. e. Church.

The subject of the sermon at the
M. E. Church next Sunday will be,
in the morning, "The Foundation of
the Church. in the evening,
"Balaam the Traitor.
The Junior League will meet New
Years evening at 5 o'clock for a
carryall party after which they will
nave refreshments and social in the
basement of the church.