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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-03

Don't let my carving this chicken
disturb your conversation" said the
young husband. red and perspiring, to
the company at table. ST can do it even
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need any defending They are abund-
ant1y able to take care of themselves. -
washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-03

better If you keep on talking and pay
no attention to me.''-Chicago Tribune
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CLYDE

Defends the Brunette Woman From Her
Long Time calumniatOrs-She Also Speaks
Of the Necessity of Putting the Best Foot
Forward
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LACE GLOVE. AND NIT CON
TRASTED.

thinner lace and pattern quite unique
For instance, there is a beautiful home
made pair of mitts made with lace of a
butterfly pattern and SO cut that tbs
embroidered butterfly rests on the
back of the hand, while the remainder
of the mitt is of plain spotted net.
The advantage of showing pretty rings
and well kept finger nails instead OF
incasing them in gloves is apparent.
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BLACK DOTTED CHIFFON RECEPTION FRocK.

veins Old cut it out av him. seq OH
Faith! if OF had Ord let ye.'-PhiI-
adelphia Press
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Farmer Greene-Oh, yes; there are
several gentlemen farmers around
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selves on being citizens of heaven are
likely to have their real estate there sold
for taxes.-Ram'S Horn
II must at least give you credit for
not defending the trusts said the pat
riotic citizen My dear sir answered
Senator Sorghum, the trusts do not
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INFANTS TAILOR.

INFANTS Iayettes made to order, fancy
and plain aprons for ladies and children,
crocheting and knitting. III Quincy St,
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certain spot in the brain produces &c
centricity or loss of memory, why
should not such distinct and remark
able thing as coloring matter have eff
feet?
There are certain characteristics
which are possessed by nearly all bru-
nettes and others which are possessed
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MISCELLANEOUS.

FELLOW Traveller, to the par of God.
who drinksi Do you wish to get on
with the sober world? If SO, cali or write
De Voc Liquor Cure CO., 534 Kansas ave,
and 1o2 E. Sixth ST.. Topeka. Kan.
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Ethel-He has promised to give me
every dollar he earnsi
Papa-Setter make him promise to
give YOU every dollar he gets. He has
a political job, you know!-Puck.
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Union Pacific.
Missouri Pacific

directive July S, 1889
No. 301, passenger, leave Topeka. .9.45 am
No. 515, local, leave Topeka ..........7:00 am
No. 800, passenger. arrive Topeka So. 3 80 pm
No. s14 local. arrive Topeka. 500 0En
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Appearance Counts For Much.
And still another thing which many
girls do not realize, and that is the ne
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-03

The Fair Stranger-And what is a
gentleman farmer?''
Farmer Greene-Oh, a Teller that
knows enough ter run a farm as it
should be run. and rich enough ter stand
tn lossi-Puck.
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WANTED-Posftion by competent male
stenographer and bookkeeper. Address
R. H. p, care Journal.
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WANTED-A place as housekeeper D.
widow with one child. go Madison st.
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Farmer Greene-Oh, yes; there are
several gentlemen farmers" around
here.
The Fair Stranger-And what is a
gentleman farmer?"
Farmer Greene-Oh, a Teller that
knows enough ter run a farm as it
should be run. and rich enough ter stand
tn lossi-Puck.
Ethel-He has promised to give me
every dollar he earnsl
Papa-ssetter make him promise to
give YOU every dollar he gets. He has
a political job. you know!-Puck.
Or sigh, or tear or two, proceeds
To work Gods noblest work.
Man is the noblest work of God
And woman. with a smirk.
Chicago Reeord-Herald
1.-THE man that won't take mo- for an
answer" says the henpeckeds husband.
will probably live to regret it.''-Phila-
delphia Record.
General (when bulIet-proof uniforms
become COMMONWEALTH have you learn
ed?
Aide-victory will soon perch upon
our banners. We have filed the enemy's
clothes so full of lead that they can't
move another step without undressing
New York Weekly.
''the queen of the savages was clothed in
a little brief authority and -"
How was it ,trimmed?" interrupted
Mrs. Newrich who was slave to fash
fon.-Chicago Daily News.
st am very sorry, Victor, to think you
were such a glutton- Are you not sorry
yourself that you ate SO much turkey?"
YES mother, cause I hadn't any other
room left for the mince pie.'-Harper' s
Bazaar.
Mamna-oh see, Willie. your little
brother can stand all alone. Aren't you
glad?
Willie (aged six)-Surei Now I can get
him to hold an apple on his head while
shoot it OF with my bow and arrow, can t
I?-Philadelphia Ledger
| Auntie-Do you know you are PLAYING
with two very naughty little boys, john
ny?
Auntie-You do? I'm surprised. Why
don't you play with good little boys?
| Johnny-Because their mothers won't let
I them Punch.
why do you think papa's friend is
/ rich ?'' ss'Cause his, wife is young and
very retty."-Brooklyn Life
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)ES coloring AFFECT the DISPOSE
ton? Are there certain blond
and certain brunette charac-
teristics? Well, why not? If
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

MISREPRESENTATION in doctors office b,
lady. Call or address 239 N. Chandler ST
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Or sigh, or tear or two, proceeds
To work Gods noblest work.
Man is the noblest work of God
And woman. with a smirk.
Chicago Reeord-Herald.
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cARPENTERs AND BUILDERS
MONEY.

MONEY TO LOAN on i've stocF. p1anos
organs, typewriters, household goods and
personal security. L. Biscoe, $40 Kan. Ave
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WANTED-Position as professional nurs
Inquire at 215 E. 7th st.
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1.-THE man that won't take mo- for al
answer says the henpecked. husband
will probably live to regret it.''-Phila
delphia Record.
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------~~~--~-----~~~~-
JAMES b. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Opn-
clan. Complete stock of watches, dia-
moEds, silverWare, etc. Eyes examined
and spectacles properly fitted.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
Water Litigation.

The johnson City Water Co.'S has
gone into the injunction business
fighting water with water, as it were.
The statement in local paper that the
case was heard in Knoxville on the
18th is misleading as hearing q case
implies trial On an exparte state
ment by an agent of the johnson City
Water Co. fiat for an injunction was
granted. The statement is made that
the johnson City Water Co. is allowed
to proceed with its condemnation pro-
ceedings when in fact the proceedings
were never interfered with. The Wa
tauga Water Go. enioined the other
company from taking any of its waters
until the condemnation had been made
and the compensation fixed by court
of competent jurisdiction and this in
junction il not effected. It will be re-
membered that under the recent enab.
ling act the johnson City Water Co.
has the right to take the water desired
and give bond to pay any damages as
sessed later by the court. The suit
brought recently by The Wataugi
Water Co is to test The constitution
atty of the act uron this question par
ticularly. The numerous suits b.
Mrs. Clay spoken of amount in reality
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
Electric Light Ordinance Passed.

Thursday afternoon at called meet
ing of the city council the electric light
ordinance was passed on the third read
ing. By the terms of this ordinance
the city makes five year contract for
street lights and takes fifteen addition
al ones. Under the old contract the
CITY has been paying for 80 lamps and
getting 8 for the franchise. These 3
are now to be paid for and Z more are
to be added by July 1st next and five
more are to be installed within a given
time. The price is lowered from $50
to $75 per light. The city will have to
pay after July 1st $4,000 year and
when the As lights are put in the price
will be $751; year.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23

to one suit. She is co.complainant il
one suit and there is no injunction or
dered as to that. This is the suit in
which a motion to dismiss was argued
at knoxville but was withdrawn by de,
PENDANT Cox before the Judge rendered
his decision, The assertion that the
Watauga Water Co. has never used the
water of Sinking Greek that the John
son City Water Co. proposes to take is
in the face of the fact that the Wa.
tauga people last fall spent "a, 900 in
laying pipe line from upper Sinking
Greek and conveyed the entire creek
down the valley and together with all
the water that could be commanded
from the Prices Springs, which the ar
ticle says has never been used, all were
turned into the reservoir and then it
went down between three and four feet
in Oct. 1909.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
THE y COME

A. s. Gump aud Mrs. Gump were
down from Bristol Tuesday.
Miss Molle Beals will go to Knox
vile the first of next month.
Geo. Boren was down from Eliza
bethton Thursday few hours
President Jas. NJ. Gaunt has return
ed from a short visit to Kentucky.
Miss Mamie Guyer will visit at For
estdale during the month of May.
DIR. ]. Il. Arnold was up from Lime
stone last week on professional trip,
G. d. Friberg and family are now at
home in their new residence on Unaka.
Mrs. W. II. Baldwin, of Radford,
Va, is the guest of Mrs. @. X, Lide.
Mrs. Broyles is up from Greene
county for a brief visit to Mrs. S. A.
Bowman.
Mrs. Kelley has returned to her home
in Virginia after short visit to Mrs,
II. A. Wood.
Fuller Campbell is very grateful to
the city council for an increase of $40
month on his salary.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
Big Tunnery For Watauga.

Mr.. P. w. Fleck is in receipt of a
letter from Beggs & Cobb, leather tan
ners of Boston, who are represented in
this section by L. B. Moulton, stating
that they have purchased the old Wa
tauga tannery property, at Watauga,
90 miles southwest of Bristol, on the
Southern Railway. This tannery was
partially wrecked by the big flood in
May, nearly two years ago, and has
been idle ever since.
The purchasers will put it in repair
at a cost of about 10000, and will be-
gin the work of tanning upper leather
there at the earliest possible date. -
Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
Sewer Proposition Rejected.

Some weeks ago the city council
made a proposition to the Board Of
Managers of the Soldiers Home in re-
gard to building sewer and disposal
plant. The council has been advised
that the Board of Managers refused to
consider the proposition and will not
now join the city in putting in sewer
but will construct disposal plant up
on the reservation. The city proposed
to construct a sewer through the city
and erect disposal plant at cost Of
$40, 900 and rent same to the home for
$4,000 year for five years, $1,000 fol
the next FIVE years, and $1,000 a year
thereafter for life. This was ignored.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
A Pleasant Wedding.

Almost within the shadow of historic
old Washington College the home Of
Mac G. Wagner was the scene Of very
pretty wedding Wednesday morning
when Rev. G. Brown Cox pronounced
the tender words that united the hearts
and destinies of Hon. Haskell H. Dyer
of this city, and Miss Fife Mae Wag-
ner, of Washington College. The
home had been prettily decorated for
the occasion, under the supervision Of
Miss Garry Snider, of this city. Miss
Boak Bradshaw, OF the college, and
d. A. Vines, of this city, presided as
maid of honor and best man. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dyer will be at home ON Pine
street, in this city, after May 10th.
The friends of the contracting parties
in This city will join THE COMET in best
wishes for a long life of happiness and
prosperity.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
Milligan Defeats Washington College.

The first attempt at baseball in John
son City this year was the game Tues
day afternoon between teams from
Washington College and Milligan Col
lege. The baseball park here has not
been enclosed or the bleachers erected,
but quite a crowd was present to see
the game. The Washington College
boys were outclassed and it was Mill
gan's game from start to finish. Mil
ligan put up the best game in the field,
at the bat and in base running. Wash
ington College did some pretty good
work with the stick in the 9th but bad
base running lost three runs that had
been earned by safe hits. The umpire
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
DELINQUENT TAX NOTICE.

To all delinquent Tax Payers you
are hereby notified to call at my Office
and settle your tax for the year 1902.
Please Gait at once as 1 am requird to
make settlement with the Trustee the
1st of June, 1908, you will save further
costs by giving this matter your imme-
date attention. You will find me over
postoffice with Foy W. Dulaney.
This April Goth, 1908.
J. r. 9. LEWIS,
Dept Tax Collector
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
Five. New Companies.

Adjutant- General Hannah expects to
muster five new companies into the
National Guard within the next few
weeks. These with old companies will
enable him to form three regiments
and then plans to hold an encampment
of all the troops at Chickamauga in
June, the guard of Georgia and Ala
bama are expected to be at Chicka-
manga at the same time.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
Mrs. Houston Dead

The sad news of the death of Mrs.
Houston, mother of our townsmen,
George and Ed Houston, was received
in this city last Friday. She died at
her home in Sullivan county surround
ed by the family and friends. She had
been a consistent christion woman for
many years and has passed to her re-
ward in that city not built with hands.
The bereave family have the sympa-
thy of many friends in their loss.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23

Rev. J. A. Click of Uniontown, Pa,
is expected in the city at an early date
Mrs. W. j. Sproles has returned
from visit to her brother, Walter
Cargille, at New York.
Joe P. Summers is at work again af-
ter short pleasure trip to Nashville
and Franklin, Tenn.
Miss Elsie White of johnson City is
the guest of Miss Annie White in st.
Elmo. Chattanooga News.
Edgar Meadows has resigned as host
Ter and driver of the fire engine and
Geo. Millhorn has been elected to the
vacancy.
r. II. Sweetser and Mrs. Sweetser
are now comfortably quartered in the
new cottage on Watauga avenue near
Roam street.
Mrs. Boren and Miss Effie Boren
have returned to Steubenville, Ohio,
after pleasant visit to relatives in this
city and section.
Mrs. Lille Powers of Asheville, N.
O., was in the city few days ago Wis
lting friends and left Tuesday for Pen
land, n, c., to visit her mother, accom-
panied by Mrs. Jennie Mann.
Attorney-general s. B. Keefauver
was in the city Monday. He is think
ing seriously of purchasing a residence
in johnson City and coming here to
reside. He will be given hearty well
come.
Jas. A. Summers and 1. Mack Smith
of johnson City spent last Sunday here
with homefolks- Mr.. Summers having
come to spend the day with his father
on the latter's 74th birthday. Morris
town Gazette.
A Catholic church has been organic
ed in Johnson City with about so
members. Father Callahan comes up
from Knoxville every third Sunday to
hold services but they have Sunday
School every Sunday morning.
Rev. ii. j. Branner, colored, for
merly of Knoxville, but for two years a
local preacher in Johnson City, died
here recently at the age of twenty-four
years. He was barber by profession,
but quilted that vocation and entered
the ministry. He was worthy of the
kindly feeling he established among
his race and gave excellent examples
which they might with profit follow.
The finest bunch of beef cattle that
was ever seen in johnson City was
brought in recently, under contract,
by Maj. J. W. Weeks of Carter'county
and sold to Pardue & Leonard. Maj.
Weeks has contracted to furnish about
twenty more head which will be deliv-
cred as wanted, one having come in
today friday and will be slaughtered
in time to furnish you with an elegant
steak or roast for Sunday.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23

gave the Washington College pitcher
the worst of it on balls but his decis-
ions otherwise were very fair. Mill
gan has a frst-class battery and the
infield is above the average. Wash
ington College had some good players
but the boys lost hope in the first in
ming and never go' in the game after
that. The score was 10 to in favor of
Milligan.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
Will Change the Name.

The purchasers of the Embreville
furnace have some big things in store
for that section. The name of the place
will be changed to Perrin and the wa.
ter power of the Nolachucky harnessed
for the purpose of furnishing electrici-
ty for power or lighting for cities with
in reach. The Shin Bone will be cut
through and the Nolachucky channel
thus Strengthened will develop 1900
horsepower according to expert esti-
mates
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
W. C. T. U. Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting of the
johnson City Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union will be held Tuesday
AFTERNOON at the Southern Methodist
church, Immediately after the close Of
the services to be held there on that
afternoon. This will be an important
meeting and all members are urged to
be present.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
Portrait of Col. Brownlow.

Artist Lloyd Branson has finished a
life-sized portrait in oil of Col. james
P. Brownlow, which is to be hung in
the Soldiers Home at johnson City.
The portrait will be the gift of Mr..
John P. Brownlow, of Washington, D.
c., to the home and is one that will be
greatly appreciated. The man, an ex-
cellent likeness of whom is preserved
in oil, was colonel of the First Ten
nessee cavalry in the union army. The
portrait shows him in full uniform
Knoxville Journal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
Johnson City Lyceum Course.

The next number in the Lyceum
course will be Margaret Severance, at
the opera house next Monday evening,
April 27th. Miss Severance has re-
Gently scored decided success as an
impersonator in humorous dialect, Sc
lections from late classics, and child
Rotations. Season ticket holders will
please note the date. Those not own
ing season tickets can procure reserved
seats at H. G. Miller's drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
Colleges to Be Consolidated.

Three Methodist Colleges of South
west Virginia, namely Emory and
Henry College for Males, Sullins Col
lege and Martha Washington College
for Young Ladies, will be consolidated
when the coming school year opens.
DIR. R. G. Warehouse of Emory and
Henry will be president of the COM
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
Livery Stable Sold.

Tate L. Earnest has sold the City
Livery Stable to W. T. Owens and
Fred Price of Milligan. The property
changed hands Monday aud the new
proprietors are now in charge. They
are both young men and have ample
capital and experience to make a sue
cess of the business. They will con-
time to conduct a high class livery,
sale and feed stable.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23

Colonist rates via the Missouri Pacif-
ic Ry. and Iron Mountain Route. Very
low rate tickets on sale to California,
Oregon, Washington and the great
northwest every day February 10Th to
April 30th. Writhe undersign for reli-
able information as to rates, routes, etc.
No change of cars to California aud the
west. l. e. Rehlander, Trav. Pass. Al ct
1S W. 9th St., Chattanooga, Tenn. (ap30
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
Died.

Last Sunday Mrs. Nancy Lewis, the
wife of W. A. Lewis, died at her home
in this city after short illness. She
was about So years of age and mem
Der of the Baptist Church. The funer-
al services were held at the church by
Rey. s. H. johnson Monday. Inter
ment at Oak Hill.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
The Salary Bill

The bill that recently passed the leg
islature creating salaries for the mayor
and aldermen allows the mayor $3.50,
the aldermen $50 each with 500 addi-
tional for the chairman of the street
committee and $50 dollars additional
for the chairman of the finance com
mittee, and increases the salary of the
recorder $3.50 per year, Some of the
aldermen are opposed TO the measure
and it may yet develop that the salaries
will not be accepted by the present
board.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
Walked Out.

At noon Friday the laborers employ
ed at the Soldiers Home walked out be-
cause the contractors would not raise
their wages to 1928 for a nine hour
day. The brickmasons were forced to
quit for lack of help.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
Married in Alabama

Mr., John Burbage, a son of oui
townsman, W. r. Burbage, was mar
ried at Belle Ellen, Ala, Sunday
April 18th, to Miss Edith West in the
Presbyterian church in the presence Of
a large number of invited friends.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-23
ELECTION NOTICE

In Pursuance of the authority vested
in us by an Act of the Legislature of
the State OF Tennessee, passed March
10, 1903, and approved March %, 1908,
and by an order of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen Of the Town of johnson
City, Tennessee, passed at meeting
of said Board on April 20, 1903, We the
undersigned Election Commissioners
for Washington County, Tennessee,
hereby give notice, that we will open
and hold, in each of the four wards of
the town of Johnson City, Tennessee,
On uesday, May %, 1903,
an election according to the laws regu-
lating such elections existing in the
State of Tennessee; said election to be
held for the purpose of determining, by
majority of the legal votes cast,
whether or not the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen of the Town of johnson City
shall issue 1875, 100000 Public Improve
ment Bonds, to run for twenty (20)
years, and to bear interest at the rate
of five per cent. per annum, payable
semi-annually in lawful currency of
the United States.
At said election, tickets shall be used
unon which shall be printed First,
Bonds" and Second, Immediately be-
low, mo Bonds" and persons voting
for the issuance of bonds shall mark
their tickets with cross opposite the
word "Bonds, and those voting against
the issue OF bonds, shall in like manner
mark their tickets opposite the words
"No Bonds"
The said bonds, or the proceeds
thereof, to be used exclusively for the
purpose of making public municipal
improvements within the corporate
limits of the town of johnson City, al
per an itemized estimate showing il
detail the proposed expenditures of tht
proceeds OF said bonds which estimate
is embodied in the following resolution
passed by the Board of Mayor and AL
dermen, of the Town of johnson City
at meeting of said Board, held or
April 90, 1908, and which resolution il
spread on the records of that body
and in the words and figures following
t0-ycit.