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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07

Due notice is hereby served on the
public generally that DeWitts Witch
Hazel Salve is the only salve on the
market that is made from the pure, un-
adulterated witch hazel. DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve has cured thousands
of cases of piles that would not yield to
any other treatment, and this fact has
brought out many worthless counter
feits. Those persons who get the gen
uine DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve are
never disappointed, because it cures.
H. G. Miller, druggist.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07

backache or other kidney trouble to
purchase Doan's Kidney Pills at the
Patton Drug Go. S store and give them
trial I am confident that they will
be as well pleased with the results as |
and my family have been."
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co: Buffalo, N.
Y. sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's, and
take no other
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07

The Open Air number of Leslie's
Monthly justifes its name by some re-
markable out-of-door articles on the
modern sailor, the Canadian frontier
police, the first perilous ascent OF
Mount Bryce, and the life in trout
stream, besides a ruttling base ball
story and q story of characteristic SEN
timent by Henry Harland, who wrote
the Cardinals s Snuff Box"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07
EVERY WALK IN LIFE
Johnson City Citizens Appre-
ciate The little Con.
QUerOr.

Every class of citizens has sick kid
neys. The busy business man rush
ing through life on the run fails to
realize the constant strain he daily
puts upon the kidneys. The mechanic
forced to assume unnatural positions
STOPPING and straining at his work
does not know that his backache is
simply kidney ache. The clerk on his
feet continually leaning over a counter
or desk; railroader, conductors, engi-
neers, street-car men subject to con-
slant jarring all have backache from
the kidneys. Women at their house
hold duties, boys and girls at play
overtax the kidneys and give them
more work than they can do. This a
fortunate thing the kidneys warn you
when in trouble; that they cry out for
help. Don't neglect the warning.
Don't neglect a dad back. A lame,
weak or aching back if neglected means
future trouble, kidney trouble, urinary
trouble. Doan's Kidney Pills cure
every form of kidney i'll, cure a bad
back and make sick kidneys we'll.
Doan's Kidney Pills are endorsed by
people you know. Read what John
son City citizen says;
Will H. Hodges, printer, living at
1903 Millard street, says: IT am only
too pleased to recommend Doan's Kid
ney Pills which have been used in my
family for long time with the best OF
results and to our complete satisfac-
ton. | would advise all sufferers from
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07
Definitions.
Man-God's strength.
Woman-God's tenderness.
NIH1 Hl,

Man-God's strength.
Woman-God's tenderness.
Cbild-God's beauty.
Tact-The minds prime minister.
A True MOrriage-An agreement be.
tween earth and heaven.
Gentleness- The touch of n rose, tho
breath of violet, the soul of lily.
Education-The mental house swept
and busted.
Music-The unlocking of a door in
heaven.
Sorrow-A road that leads to life.
Love-God's essence.
Hate-The Devils laugh.
Solitude-The teacher of fools and
the companion of wise men,.
Character er-The soul directing the
body.
Gladness-The looking-glass of the
heart.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07
Make a Clean Sweep.

There's nothing like doing thing
thoroughly. OF all the salves you ever
heard of, Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the
best. Itsweeps away and cures burns,
sores, bruises, cuts, boils, ulcers, skin
eruptions and piles. It's only 25c, and
guaranteed to give satisfaction by II.
G. Miller, druggist.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07

There is considerable comment here
over the special train in which the
President and his companions are max
ing their flying trip over the country,
and from the tail gate of which he is
making his bid for the republican
nomination. That train is marvel of
magnifcence. Nothing like it was
ever seen before. Compared to the
Presidents train those of King Ed
ward and Kaiser William look like an
American train of immigrant cars. The
fact that this train is "deadhead"
train is what is causing the comment
here. The President and his retinue
of clerks, stenographers, newspaper
men, telegraphers, ETC., are guests of
the railroad companies over whose va
rious lines they are carried in this su-
perlatively luxurious style. They en-
Joy the 'hospitalities" OF the railroads,
for if there were any arrangement for
reduced fares it would be fragrant
violation of the interstate commerce act
and the recently enacted Elkins law
What do the people of the country
think of the propriety of the President
of the United States accepting this
"deadhead" favor at the hands of the
railroads when they are going to the
Congress and to the administration al
most every day and asking favors?
That is q question for the people to an
swer. This "deadhead" trip is in
striking contrast to another special
train trip that will leave the city OF
Chicago next fall. That special train
will carry delegation Of Congressman
and their wives for trip through the
territories of Oklahoma, New Mexico,
Indian Territory and Arizona, in or
der that the members thus carried
might see for themselves the country
and the people in those territories that
were denied statehood by the republi-
can party. The entire expense of this
trip, train, mileage and everything,
will be paid ont Of the pocket of that
public-spirited democrat, William Ran
dolph Hearst. He is doing it for the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07

Assistant There is a woman in your
studio who wishes to know what is the
price of your last picture.
Artist-Tell her a hundred dollars.
Assistant-And she says she is con-
noisseur.
Artist Well, tell her a thousand. -
Philadelphia Record.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07
A Demonstration of What Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhpa Remedy Can Do.

Zone of our customers, highly re-
spected citizen of this place, had been
for ten years a sufferer from chronic
diarrh9a," writes Walden & Martin,
druggists, Enterprise, Ala. "He had
used various patent preparations and
been treated by physicians without any
permanent benefit. A few months ago
he commenced taking Chamberlain s
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy
and in short time was entirely cured.
Many citizens of Enterprise who know
the gentleman will testify to the truth
fulness of this statement. For sale by
all druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
Special Correspondence of THE COMET.
Washington, d. o.
May 9th, 1908.

Washington, d. O.,
May 5th, 1908.
The scandal in the post office depart
ment is one of the most fragrant exam
Piles of republican administration fur
nished since the war. The charges
and they are well Fortified disclose a
colossal scheme of jobbery and robbery,
Several officials have resigned. Others
don't dare. Several of the high officers
of the department seem to have plum
dered right and left. In view Of
the millions annually spent for the
postal service it is readily seen how
venal officials could "rakeoff" enor.
nous sums yearly.
The iobbery apparently grew up un-
der Hanna's man Percy S. Heath, who,
as First Assistant Postmaster General,
was politician il nothing worse. The
department was administered like q
Chinese province and whether or moi
Heath was q direct beneficiary his
methods bred up the rotten system now
being pitch-forked to the sunlight.
And this sort of thing has been going
on while letter carriers, post office
clerks and railway postal employees
are underpaid and overworked.
If the contracts for carrying the
mails over the railroads were as eco,
nomically let as they should be and
could be, and the purloined millions
were saved to the government, the pos
tai employees could be paid decent
salaries and there would be money left
over besides.
Exposure in this case came as a re-
suit of row among officials. Robert
J. Wynne, who believes in having his
authority respected, got mad at some
Of the well-intrenched officials who
were amused at Wynne's efforts to di
rect. Wynne was recently appointed
First Assistant Postmaster General
The other fellows had been in theil
jobs for years and were rated as ex
perts.
So Wynnne resorted to the familiar
device of starting a fire behind hi
enemies and the disclosures resulted.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07

"Washinton, whar de President live
at, wuz named fer a great man."
Yes; but never could onderstan'
why dey left de Booker off er it,
Atlanta Constitution.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07

Cider is now so cheap in German
Switzerland that it is being supplied in
unlimited quantities in many cafes al
so much per hour, the consumer drink
ing 'at discretion.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07
A Prominent Minister Recommends Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and DiarrhGa Remedy

IaIn's UOHc, Uh0Iera and D1arrhGa Remedy
Rev. Francis J. Davidson, pastor of
the st. Matthew Baptist church and
president of the Third District Baptist
Association, 273l Second St., New Or
leans, writes as follows: II have used
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Di-
arrhea Remedy for cramps and pains
in the stomach and found it excellent.
1t is in fact the best cramp and collie
remedy l have ever used. Also several
of my parishioners have used it with
equally satisfactory results" For sale
by all druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07

It's the little colds that grow into big
colds; the big colds that end in con-
sumption and death. Watch the little
colds. DIR. Woods Norway Pine Syrup.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07

Give the devil his due, my dear, he
said.
"Well, )" replied the little wife, "It's
hard to give you up, John, but-the
will of Providence be done!'-Atlanta
Constitution.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07

The drop-shoulder effects are in style
at present, and since this remnant of
1880" may be obtained by sailor and
shawl collars, anyone can easily adapt
her waist to the broad -shouldesed re-
quirements of fashion. The neat band
cuffs for the dropping bishop sleeves
should be selected to correspond with
the collar. A pretty design for one Of
these fashionable adiuncts is in white
grass linen studded with medium-siz4d
velvet disks, each of which is embroid-
cred in scarlet French knots worked
with Corticelli twisted embroidery
silk. The edges of the collar are
banded with scarlet silk.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t rests the feet.
Cures corns, bunions, ingrowing nails,
swollen and sweating feet. At all drug
gists, csc. Ask today.
The evening world., 1903-01-27
Spurned,' He Threw Gold at the
Feet Of "His Sum-" Wrote
Soorohing Verse and Then
Landed in Court.
HIS IDEAL TOLD HUSBAND.
He Letters, Which Told His Burning
Passion, Turned Against Him and
His Ardor Goes to Zero When He
Faces Magistrate to Explain.

Joseph Cohen is forty. but years have
not extingulshed tho fire Of love that
burns In his bosom. He is married and
has a family. but when he looked out
of the window OF the Long Island Beo-
bachter office, where he sticks type, a
new light entered his soul. He saw the
pretty face of Mrs. Charles Tietzmann.
whose home is in the rear OF the news
paper composing o
Cohn looked and longed. He could
not pour forth his love In words. be-
cause his charmer was too far away
When she came out on the back porch
to shake a curtain or a mat he was
In %ecstacies over her beautiful figure.
He penned burning verses. but lacked
opportunity to send them.
Finally on Christmas Day Cohn saw
Mrs. Tietzmann in front OF her home. She
lives at No. 1888 Albert street, Astoria.
The newspaper office is on the corner
Of Broadway and Albert street In the
same bailiwick.
Cohn stopped In front of Mrs. Tietz-
mann and made n profound bow. The
Woman gazed at him startled. She had
no recollection OF ever having seen him
before. He handed her a small purse,
Take this gold" he cried. 1T is
proof of my love"
The evening world., 1903-01-27
JURY HEARS CASE
AGAINST CANNON.
Assistant District : Attorney
Sanford Testifies to Finding
Him at the Webster House.

The trial OF James Cannon. former
police captain at the East Twenty-sec-
ond street station n now suspended
under charges, was to-day esumed be-
fore Recorder Gof in Part l. ). the
General Sessions. Assistant District
Attorney Osborne opened the case
against Gannon. He retold the charges
made Two years ago, when Cannon was
indicted. that he had failed to close up
alleged %disorderly houses in his district,
including the Webster House. in East
Fifteenth street.
Royal Wolcott, proprietor OF a store
at No. II Irving place and who lives
over his place OF business. old Of
goings on easily to be seen through the
WINDOWS OF the hotel, saying tnat wom-
en- of Il low type inha bited the place
and made the neighborhood an UNFIT one
FOR decent persons TO live,
lie Identified a petition. signed by
many residents OF the neighborhood,
which he says was sent to former Capt,
Cannon with the eques that the hotel
Miss Ella NJ Bardwell, Of No. IA Try
ing place, said she had seen many OBJ
1ectlona6le women on the street. Mrs
tilted 10 seeing dozens OF couples &c
into the Webster Hotel;
Mr.. McManus asked the witness II she
was ever In the hotel, and she becam'
20 indignant hat further questioning
was useless. She became speechless anc
remained 50 until excused.
Isaac Silvermau. who said he was EN-
pSoyed by the Committee Of Fifteen. ties
titled that he was In the Webster Hole
o. Did You ever 60 there againG A
Yes: on Aug. rs.
Q. With whom did you go7 4, Assist
ant District Attorney Sanford and tw'
policemen.
q. What happened that night? A;
ran in ahead OF the others and made tn
announcement that there were warrant;
for the arrest OF h inmates, When
reached the back par1or i ran into capt
Cannon. lie was engaged In CONVERSE
ton with Lizzie Mack. the alleged pro
prietress,
q. What did you hear Capt; Cannon
say? A. ] heard him say Katy Ism
feeling we'll Tonight
Assistant Dlstrict-Attorney SANFORD
was the next witness. He told OF meet
ing Capt. Cannon in the house
II told him" said Mr.. Sanford, ''tha
had WarrentE for the arrest or tvs
women. He said he ouldn' understand
IL, as Uhe house was a respectable one
lie said music In the rear OF the nous
was a worse nuisance than the hote
Itself. Mrs. Mack wanted something
and the Captain called Minnie
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Has No Connection with the
Law Firm Soliciting Business
In Connection with the New
Bridge Number Four.
ALL A MISTAKE, HE SAYS,
Joseph MuIqueen Also Takes oeca.
sion to Correct Certain State.
ments In Mr.. ManteI's Letter Of
Complaint.

Comptroller Grout says he would like
very much to meet the mysterious "Mr.
Joseph Mantell" who, in a typewritten
letter to the newspapers, severely crit
icises the Comptroller for allowing his
name to be used in drumming up trade
in connection with the transfers OF
property needed for new bridge No. 4.
The unknown writer also arraigns
Messrs. Mulaueen & Mulqueen, OF No.
263 Broadway, on similar grounds.
Joseph Mulqueen, of the latter firm,
is the present Democratic leader in
Johnny Carrolls" district. the latter
recently having abdicated in favor OF
Mulqueen, who was his campaign man.
ager.
The name of Mr.. Mantell-the mys-
terious-does not appear in the city d.
rctory, n Mr.. Mulqueen. like the
Comptroller, would be pleased to have
him make his identity more clear. The
Comptroller explains the situation In
this manner:
ut is possible that this Mr.. MantelI
may be laboring under an honest
mistake. He may W property which
the city will have to acquire ultimate
ly for the new bridge No. 4. and he
may have been approached by some
one from the firm of Carr g. Grout in
the connection named. But l have
nothing to do with the firm. The Groui
OF Carr & Grout is my brother Frank
When l resigned from the Arm follow.
ing my election I gave explicit instruc-
lions that my name must not be used
in any manner in connection with the
affairs of the firm"
Here is Mr.. Mantelfs letter:
am the owner OF certain property TO be &C
au!red by the city for approaches to Bridge No
4. and have Ieen repeatedly importuned by agent
or runners for the Arm OF Mulqueen g. Mulqueer
to act as my counsel. The card presented alst
contains the names of Carr q Grout" as asso-
ciAts counsel. | am Informed that my In
terests can best be protected because Mr.. Car
was formerly Corporation Counsel for Brooklyn
and Mr.. Grout Is now the COMPTROLLER.
Some friends OF mine. who have had propsrt,
taken by the city. to whom 1 related my e1
perlence, Inform me that during the last admin
~istration the card of this firm included the name
that similar representations were made to them,
Who Is responsible for such. a defiance o
public opinion-the attorney who violates the
ethical rules OF his profession or the public ON
Lawyer Joseph Mulqueen says. Mr.
have any such clients they come to us
in the regular course OF business and In
a purely professional manner" he
added.
The evening world., 1903-01-27
John Santa Rosa, Who Was on
the Probationary List at
Bellevue, Gives Remarkable
Testimony at an Investigation
NAMES THREE IN CHARGES.
Declares Under Oath that They
Were Guilty Of Cruelty and Says
that One Made False Reports az
to the Temperature.

The investigation into the charges
made by job Santa Rosa, a former pro-
stationary nurse at Bellevue Hospital.
was begun this afternoon. Rosa
charged in an afidavit sent to the
Bellevue authorities. with his resigna-
ton, that Nurses Musgrave, Mace and
schultz had been guilty OF neglect Of
duty and cruelty. These nurses served
with Rosa from Nov. 20 to Jan. "a.
AT the hearing were DR.. william
Mabon. Superintendent OF the hospital;
Miss lane Delano, a head nurse, and
]. S. Slower. an Assistant Corporation
Counsel. who conducted the examina-
ton.
Rosa was the first witness called. In
several instances he refused point
blank to answer the questions put to
him.
He testified that while he was in the
hospital three nurses became Ill from
overwork, and that any nurse would
become III unless he disresaTded the
rule.
Q. What occupation did you have be-
fore YOU became nurse? A. u refuse to
answer. ! am a complainant In this
case.
Rosa said that the work was alto.
gcthcr too hard. He stated that while
In Ward q he was old to do three or
four things at the same time, and in
order to do this had necessarily TO neg
lect some OF them.
I'VE understand that the cruelty to
and the neglect OF patients filled you
with adherence" remarked Mr.. Slower.
II am here as a complainant. / re-
fuse to answer any such questions"
Rosa replied.
The witness testified that Musgrave
frequently made fake reports on tenn
p%erature, pulse and respiration of pa
dents. One instance he quoted was
that OF a young Irish patient in Mis-
graves care. M~usgrave, he alleged,
"doped" the patient.
Q. What do o mean by "dope?' A.
Put him under the weather.
O. What do qou know about it? A.
IMusgrave said so.
.. Was this outside OF the doctors
orders? A. Certainly 1t was.
The evening world., 1903-01-27
THREATS SCARED
THIRTY WOMEN.
Cheerful Proposal OF discharged
Employee to Kill Mr.. Harmon
and Blow Up Home Life Build
ing Caused a Panic.
NOW HE'S IN BELLEVUE.

clifford b, Harmon, of the firm Of
Wood & Harmon, real estate dealers,
has had Charles Hilzlnger. formerly EN-
ployed as a Brooklyn s%ub-agent for the
Arm, committed to Bellevue because he
threatened 10 take Mr.. Harmon's life
and to blow up the Home Life Building.
In which his offices are situated.
"This man" said Mr.. Harmon to-day.
has been the worst kin of a nuisance
for months past, and has continually
made threats that have filled my em-
ployees with unreasoning fear every
time he came into the office.
Sent Threatening Letters.
Last summer we employed him as
an agent In Brooklyn, He did hardly
any business. but nevertheless he sent
us all sorts of claims for commissions
on sales that he had never made. We
finally became SO annoyed with his re-
quests that l gave orders TO pay him
everything he asked for. In order 20
get rid of him,
Then he went to work for some
Brooklyn real estate company. and
shortly afterward wrote to us assert
Ing that We had ruined his reputation.
Then he began to send letters contain
Ing threats OF terrible vengeance, In
several OF them he threatened 10 blow
up the Home l.ife building.
Not only would he write these threat
enlng letters but he would come TO ,he
otticc day after day making the same
threats, We have nearly thirty young
women working FOR us and as he con
tinued to talk OF the dire vengeance
he was going to heap upon our heads
he would throw them into a panic every
time he came into the office.
FINALLY | sent for my lawyer and ne
advised me to call upon the police aud
have the man sent to Bellevue 10 bs
examined as 10 his sanity. This was
lone quietly and he In now under on.
servation in the Insane pavilion OF the
hospital"
The evening world., 1903-01-27
DIED.

CLANCY Monday morning. Jan. %. 1903. Mrs,
cATHARISE CLANCY. widow Of William
Clancy and mother Of the late Rev. Andrew
J. Clancy.
Funeral from her late residence. 563 PArk
Place. wednesday morning. Q o'clock. Re-
qulsm mass at At. Thtrssa's Church, claSon
avenue and Douglass st.. Brooklyn. $50
sharp. Relatives and friends invited.
oURTIS-on jan IS. Ella Doyle. wife Of
Michael Curtin. at her residence, Sseh Pros
pset ave,
Funeral from Holy NAme church. Prospect
and 9th EveS, BrOoklyn, on wsdnstday.
Jan. 20, Al $50 4, N,
MGUIRE,-ou Jan. 26, At her residence. 1895
iSt ave. JULIA, beloved wife of TpTsnoa
Mcclure. native OF svsnlinbaT. county oASap.
ireland. in the oiShty-nintA ysaJ Of her az.
Notles Of funeral hereafter.
" vITTEY .-on Monday. Jah. ~. PATKIcK
M'yiTTET, beloved sen u harssEst ana
Robert MSyittsy. nstvs Of County LonStord.
Ireland.
TuHsrsl On TAarsaay At 80 ,. \. ffsu
HsaiY ceslsy's seas, vsasrtlhsn. - NyEh
ava. nfsekiya
The evening world., 1903-01-27
THOUGHT VICTORIA
HOTEL ON FIRE.
But It Was Only a Smoking
Grease Pan that Brought
Out the Engines.

A thick hlacN smoke stole through the
corridors OF the Hotel Victoria this
afternoon. Then came the ringing of
the automatic fire alarm throughout the
house. Fire engines came rafting
through the streets and stopped in front
Of the hotel.
All these things In quick succession
bad their effect on the guests OF the
Victoria. Women gathered their Jewels
and personal belongings and hurried
down the stairs. The guests in the din
lng-rooms rushed Into the street, The
smoke In the hotel grew thicker and
thicker ana the nremen nOisIly dragged
lines OF hose into the basement.
Proprietor Sweeney and Clerk Thomas
koouEh hustled among the guests. as
surfing them that there was no danger,
The cause OF all the disturbance was
a pan OF grease left on the kitchen stove
TOR . momsRt uunutced. II caught frs
ana the anne shot UP tho chimney,
The SCOT In the chimney caught nre and
the result was = dsnAe, binding smoke
that soon hllsd the house.
The are ives ektinIulshed without the
tlHet D hose . tbs damage WAs