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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15
AuspiciOuslY Opened .

Responding to an invitation The
Comet joined a party of business men
last Saturday morning who were the
guests Of the Johnson City Traction
company, the occasion being the open
ing ofthe line from New street to Hotel
Carnegie. A special car was operated
and the entire trip was successfully
made under the most favorable cir
cumstances, and without destroying
any bottled goods. Manager Kirkpat-
rick was in charge of the party. Mr..
Northrup, manager Of the hotel and the
Big Store, was on board and tooA
pleasure in showing the party through
the hotel and the department store
Many improvements are being made il
the hotel and it is being thoroughly
renovated and retouched. With tn,
car line open and 15minuth trips being
made the hotel and the store are virtu
ally in town and will do good bust
ness.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15
Ts Change Election Laws.

The Nashville American few days
ago published an interview with q
member Of the last Legislature, who
hes been elected to second term, in
which he declared his intention to in.
troduce q bill in the next legislature to
extend the Australian ballot TO every
county in the state. Our Nashville
contemporary supplemented this inter
view with statement TO the effect that
the member in question is Q man Of
force and exerted large influence in
the last house of representatives. We
do not know who he 10. but he is on the
right track for once.
For five years at intervals the Chat
tanooga News has advocated such .
change in the election laws OF the state,
As every reader knows, there are two
separate and distinct ways Of voting in
Tennessee--on plan for the rural dis
tricts and another for the cities and
populous SUBURBAN districts. In the
country we have o plain white ballot
SIT inches, with the names of the can
didates printed thereon. . separate
ticket for each party represented IN the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

and bracelet and some fire crackers /
want some candy and oranges and nuts
bananas and that is all Santa don't for
get father and mother and Martha
Santa bring mother a whole lot of nice
things. Your friend,
MARION BOWMAN.
Johnson City, Tenn.
Dear Santa Claus
I want q suit of cloes and pair of
shoes and want some fire crackers
and romaincannons and some candy
for Christmas am glad that we will
have week holiday Christmas l am
in the third grade my teacher name is
Miss Brown. Your friend,
ONA Gross.
(Other Santa Claus letters will APP
pear next week..
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

In order to build up our circulation
we air going to give photygraft Of
ourself to every new subscriber of the
Free Press. This picture was taken in
st. Louis Just as we was entering one
OF the ablest breweries there. We have
another picter of ourself as wewas leav-
ing the brewery, but il amt so distinct
as the first one. Still it is a purity good
Keeling likeness OF us after we have
been busy fer time. Now's the time
to subscribe. -Hardeman Free Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

The bill introduced in congress by
MIR. Brownlow authorizing the secre'
tary Of war to accept the tract Of land
near Greeneville where lie the remains
of Andrew johnson, should be passed
by o unanimous vote. 1t means, Il
passed, that the government will care
for the grave of this !eminent Tennes
Seean. This would be an eminentiy Fl,
thing for the government to do. AS Q
matter Of fact, it should have been done
years ago. Chattanooga News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

Col. w. P. Brownlow is making Q
grand stand play in Washington about
fraud in East Tennessee elections,
claiming that the election commission.
era appointed by the governor elect
whom they please in certain counties.
Surely the colonel could not have had
the Harmon Tyler episode in his mind.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15
Your Friend,
MARY DEAN PREAs.

johnson City, Tenn, Dec, 10, 1904.
Dear Santa Claus
As christmas is drawing near and l
suppose you have already received a
nomber of letters from the little folks L
hope you are not too busy to look at
mine. / go to school every day and
try to learn my lessons. Well / want
you TO bring me big doll and nice
Book to read and doll bed.
am your friend,
ELLA j. BLAIR.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

The industrial edition Of the Nash.
vile News was Q decidedly creditable
affair. The matter had been ably pre-
pared to show Nashville to best advan.
tsss, and mechanical artists presented
cd IL in pleasing manner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15
Marriages.

During the week, Rev. A. NJ. Fergu-
son has united the following couples
in marriage: Robert Church and Miss
Annie Luntsford, Wiley Brown and
Mrs. Lula Sexton, Luther Adams and
Miss Jennie Sexton.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

johnson City, Tenn, Dec. 10, 1904.
Dear Santa Claus
/ want you to bring me a doll that
can sleep and a doll carriage and tea
set and some candy nuts and oranges 1
wont ask for much this time.
You little friend,
ANNA PHIPPs.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15
Bristol is to have a military compa-
ny. The whiskey business must be
getting fierce.

We believe that Brownlow wants
pure elections and know that his Office
holders do. It will save them about
$4,000 each time the Boss" trots a
heat.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

W. E. Latture, on the face Of the re-
turns, was elected joint representative
from the Second floterial district, COM
posed of Hawkins and Sullivan coun-
ties, but on complaint Of Judge s. l..
Chestnut was denied a certificate of
election by the returning board and
the case goes to the house for adiudi-
cation and settlement. The face of the
returns gave Latture small plurality,
but Judge Chestnut claims that he
would have received q plurality and
not Latture, If the latter's hackers had
not by intimidation prevented many
from voting in certain instances
Nashville News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

voting. In the cities and popuious
districts we have q modified form OF the
Australian ballot. On this ballot the
names OF oil the candidates are printed
and the voter is required TO make o
GROSS mark after the names for which
he desires to vote. This laws is in Of
feet an educational qualification. II
turns voter loose in q booth with o
ballot. II he can read, and II he knows
the names of all his party NOMINEES, he
will experience no trouble in voting.
There is no distinction between white
and black; for once in Tennessee they
are put on an absolute equality. The
charge that we are disfranchising ne
groes because they are black can not
be sustained against the election laws
of Tennessee. This is the law which
the Davidson county member of the
general assembly desires TO extend to
all portions of the state.
AS mentioned in the foregoing, the
News has favored this proposed change
for several years, mainly because il
puts the ballot in the hands of the in
telligeDce of the state. 1t bars ignor-
ance from the ballot box and reduces
the opportunity for vote buying to the
minimum. Under a law that allows
the voter to enter Q booth to himself
and do his voting. the purchaser Of
votes is taking a long chance for the
delivery Of the goods. He will be bound
to reason that man who will sell his
vote will lie, and the chances are that
after he has paid for the vote it will 60
to another man. Such change would
in our opinion greatly diminish the OPP
portunity for corruption at the polls.
Besides it would give us uniform bal
lot law for the whole state in place OF
the dual arrangement we have now.
We are aware that q number Of infu-
entail democrats in the state are OPP
posed to the change. As a rule, how.
ever, this opposition has for its founda.
ton grounds that would not look we'll
in print. Men who have been foremost
in advocating the extension of the Aus
tralian law have been repeatedly told
Confdentially why the change will NOT
do, and each time it is the same old
song that it would hurt us in West Ten.
nessee. The change could not possibly
hurt any honest purpose in West Ten.
nessee or any other portion Of the state.
1--WE trust that the Nashville member
will introduce his bill and succeed in
passing it. The time is ripe in Tennes
see for the change. Chattanooga News
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

Lstture has fled a bill to compel the
state returning board to issue his GER
tifcate Of election over Chestnut on
face Of the returns, claiming the duties
Of the board are purely ministerial.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

The Supreme Court says that North
Carolina must pay accrued interest
and principal of $4,000 bonds repu-
dated by that state.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

johnson City, Tenn, Dec. 10, 1904.
Dear Old Santa
I am little girl nine years old and
go to school every day and l want q
doll that can sleep and dress in pink
and trunk and little stove that cook
on 1t and doll bed and doll carriage
and q set Of dishes.
Your Friend,
MARY DEAN PREAs.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15
johnson CITY. Tenn. Dec.

JOhnBOn Ulty, Ienn,, DEC. II.
Dear Santa Claus
] will write you letter to tell you
I want doll and little doll bed and /
want some oranges and some candy and
a little rocken chair and a lot of things
and 1 CESS will go to bed good night
and l want you to be sure and don't for
get to bring me doll that can shut his
eyes will go to bed.
PEARL WILLIAMS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

Monroe Durham and Miss Nellie
Ford were united in marriage Tuesday
evening at the home of the bride by
Judge Lyle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

IiTennessee is to give up one Of hel
representatives we wish to suggest the
name of Boss Brownlow. Memphis
News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

and try to learn my lessons we'll.
want you to bring me big doll and a
nice book to read. l am your friend.
Cora BAKER.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

Johnson City, Dec. 10, 1904.
Dear Santa Claus
Please bring doll and doll bed and
candy and nuts and oranges and lot
of pretty things as you can and 1 want
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15
Lohnson Citv. Tenn. Dec O

johnson City, Tenn, Dec 0, 1904
Dear Santa CLAUS
I will write to tell you what l want
for Christmas l want big doll that
can go to sleep and some candy and or
anges and apples and nuts and every
thing that is nice santa if you think
what I have said is too much you can
bring me just what you like will be
satisfied with what ever you bring me
ana l want nice story book to read
the name of it is Jack the Jint Killer.
Your friend
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

Sam H. Bullock and Miss Julia +.
Greenlee were married Wednesday
evening by Rev. j. L. Keevil.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15
Johnson City, Tenn.
Dear Santa

haven't made up my mind what 1
want yet but you can bring me gun
and some roman candles and other
things and some candy and oranges
and nuts. Your friend
RosooE WOLFE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15
johnson civ, Tenn.. Dec. u. 10

johnson City, Tenn, Dec. 12, 1904.
Dear Santa Claus
Please bring me a doll and doll bed
and some candy and nuts and cup
and saucer. 1 like to go school my
teachers name is Miss Brown l like her
for teacher. / am going to get her
something for Christmas / am in the
third grade. Your friend
ELLEN LACY.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15
PROFIT

The matter of feed is Of
tremendous Importance to the
farmer. Wrong feeding is
loss. Right feeding is profit.
The up-to-date farmer knows
what to feed his COWS to get
the most milk, his pigs to get
the most pork, his hens to
get the most eggs. Science.
But how about the children1
Are they fed according to
science, a bone food if bones
are sou ana unueVelopeu, a
flesh and muscle food if they
are thin and weak and a blood
food if there is anemial
SCOTS Emulsion is a mixed
food; the Cod Liver Oil in it
makes flesh, blood and muscle,
the Lime and Soda make bone
and brain. 1t is the standard
scientific food for delicate
children.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15
NORA JOHNSt
Please don't forget the poor.

johnson City, Tenn, Dec. 10, 1904.
Dear Old Santa Claus
1 want you to bring me doll and Q
doll carriage l won't ask you to bring
me much for you have brought me sc
many things. l want you to bring mt
something else if you have something
else for me. Don't bring me to much.
Your friend
ELEANOR ExUM.
johnson City, Tennessee
Dear Santa
1 thought I would write to you and
tell you what want l want bicycl,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15
HEALTH
IL SURAM C

The man who ENSURES his life ls
wise for his family.
The man who iasures his health
Is wise both for MS family and
himself.
You may Insure health by guard.
ing It. Il d worth guarding.
AZ the first attack Of disease,
which generally approaches
through tho LIVER and mani
tests itself Ia lanumersble ways
TUFTS Pills
And save your health.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

a story book to read and am not going
to write much because they who write
most never gets anything.
Your friend,
HAZEL DINKLE.
johnson City, Tenn, Dec. 1904.
My Dear Santa Claus
thought write you and tell what
want for Christmas / want some
dishes and doll carriage and trunk l
have doll and little stove and some
story books and don't forget my little
sister and brother. Yours
WINNIE MAE WELLER.
johnson City, Dec. 19, 1904.
Dear old santa claus
want to tell you what would like
to have for Christmas. want q doll
and doll carriage and q little tea set.
Your loving little girl
| MABEL BoLINGER.
johnson City, Dec. 10, 1904.
Dear Santa Claus
I want doll and story book and
some candy and apples and nuts and
other nice things and want you to
bring me little stove and that is all
for this time. Your friend
VERGIA CAMPBELL.
Dear Santa
Bring me doll with blue eyes and
dark hair and bring Gertrude one with
brown eyes and curley hair. We want
some furs and doll carriges blocks, nuts
candy and other nice things,
johnson City, Tenn.
Dear Santa Claus
will tell you what want for Christ
mas want an air gun and some candy
oranges apples nuts and all the nice
things you have to spare.
johnson City, Tenn, Dec. 10, 1904.
Dear Santa Claus
have lived nine years and each year
you have been good to me and brought
me many nice things and this year !
want you to bring me pretty doll
with brown curley hair, and little set
of furniture, toilet set and little
crocheted jacket and slippers trimmed
in blue and a nice book. OF course
You will bring plenty candy, nuts, etc.
Your friend,
MARY q. LYLE.
johnson City, Dec. 10, 1904.
Dear Santa Claus
as Christmas is drawing near sup
pose you have already received num-
Der Of letters from the little boys and
girls. / Hope you are not too buey to
1 look ak nina. / 90 to school every day
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15
Santa Claus Letters
Continued from Seventh Page

some apples oranges candy and nuts,
Your friend,
lola HUDSON.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15
johnson CITY, Dec. 10, 19(

johnson City, Dec. ID, 1904.
Dear Santa Claus
as Christmas is drawing near sup
pose you have already received num-
Der of letters from the little boys and
girls. ] hope you are not too buey to
look at mine. l go to school every day
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

Dear Santa
Bring me doll with blue eyes and
dark hair and bring Gertrude one with
brown eyes and curley hair. We want
some furs and doll carriges blocks, nuts
candy and other nice things,
RUTH MCCORKLE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15
johnson City. Dec. ID. 1901

johnson City, Dec, 10, 1904.
Dear Santa Claus
l want you to bring me some fire
crackers and some candy. If you please
bring me gun to and bring me drum
and want to see you Christmas
Your friend,
HENRY O. HART.
SAINT Claus don't forget to read this.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15

johnson City, Dec. 10, 1904.
Dear Santa Claus
| want you to bring me 5 cents worth
of fire crackers and a pocket knife and
some candy and that will be all.
Your friend
ELIC Lone.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15
johnson City, Tenn.

johnson City, Tenn.
Dear Santa Claus
will tell you what want for Christ
mas want an air gun and some candy
oranges apples nuts and all the nice
things you have to spare.
JOE KING.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-12-15
q story book to read and am not going
to write much because they who write
most never gets anything.
Your friend,
HAZEL DINKLE.

johnson City, Dec. 12, 1904.
Dear old santa claus
want to tell you what would like
to have for Christmas. I want doll
and doll carriage and little tea set.
Your loving little girl
MABEL BOLINGER.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-07-08
THE PoPULlSTs.
Watson, Of Georgia, and Allen, Of
-, Nebraska, Are the Lead
:. ing Candidates. '".

Springfield, ILL.,, July IA movement
was started Sunday night to make the
standard bearer of the populist party
Of 1904 Thomas e. Watson, of Georgia,
and ex-senator William v. Allen, Of Ne
braska. As to which one ,of the. gen
tlemen shall head the ticket there seems
to be little preference among those who
are behind the movement: Ex- Senator
Allen arrived Sunday afternoon, accom-
panied by a large delegation from Ne
braska, and It was not long until his
boom was launched for the head of the
ticket. J. A. Edmiston, vice chairman
Of the fusion wing of the populist party,
is leading the fight for Allen 3; :, ! :
One hundred delegates from Missouri,
Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ala
bama and Georgia arrived Sunday after
noon, headed by 10 A.. Parker, ma
tional chairman Of the peoples party;
who at once started boom for watson,
of Georgia, for nrst place on the ticket.
x It is understood that Watson will not
attend the convention. and the friends
Of Allen: believe that after he makes his
Fourth Of July speech to-day, at the
state arsenal, there Will be- q stampede
among the delegates to the Nebraskan
for president. Allen IL taking no part
( in. the movement to make himself the
nominee, and refuses to discuss the
question, but his friends declare he will
accept the nomination II the convention
decides to nominate him.. .z35s. .s2sss y
b. 8. W. Williams, Of Indiana, IL an &C.
tive candidate for the nomination for
president, and has the delegates from
his state instructed for him. He Is also
claiming the solid support Of Illinois and
Iowa, and scattering votes from other
!. states, The Indiana delegation Is work
ing hard for Williams and r. J.. 8. Rob
inson, chairman Of the Indiana state
central committee, says their candidate
viii poll Q surprising vote on the hrst
hallOt y ~. 5-'%tss 5's = si2si5ise.-z J
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-07-08
Hunting with Elephants.

Gen. Sir Montagu Gerard, in recent
volume, tells this story of hunting with
an elephant in India: 1.-THE best bags I
made were. So brace snipe and some teal
one day between one p. m. and sunset,
and73 brace and rs duck and teal for one
whole day, besides couple Of hours on
the preceding afternoon when recon-
noitering the ground. The only retriever
one could safely employ was an elephant.
not so much for fear of crocodiles as on
account Of the tangled weeds which wind
themselves round the limbs Of Z swim
mer like tentacles of an octopus. .I,s
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-07-08

The Fraternal Order Of Eagles holds
IL first state convention in st. Paul.
Crookston will gravel 9 number Of
her streets, and side track has been
laid to gravl pit in the vicinity 70
get material. Dr. Ill.,, q z~ r. ! Il. !,
The people of Moorhead approved
the plan to extend the street railway
as provided ii the ordinance submit
ted to them. al s.t ;.ssfs. 3J:g1a w. - I'M
william Exted, g. years old. com
'miitted suicide by shooting himself at
his home. near, Glencoe No Rotivs
for his act Unknown. up I. r =,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-07-08
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE

;5 The Northern Pacific (. crop report
shows most favorable conditions. \
Ray Summer Of Little Falls, charged
With burglary, was held to the grand
jury. =. II Z; ~ +...5'% ~.
/ Bonnie Ducharme, Q years old, and
residing at st. Paul. was struck Dy
lightning. "A 5.'555s ~ ! ...
Fire destroyed the creamery ct st:
Clair. The loss il $4,000 ana 'nsur5 :.
ance $500. taas l. Nj; t' q 50 y, 4
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-07-08
News Notes.

. Zutic Quesnel, aged So, q former res
ident Of st. Paul, was found dead in
bed at his home in Centerville. -
The St. Paul Postoffice Clerks as.
ISOLATION will give its annual picnic at
Forest lake on Sunday, July II: 8
Donald Nicolet, an Italian miner,
rs years Of age, was killed In tho
open pit at the Cypress mine near
Hibbing. r.: .,.',.. ~
The visit Of the rivers and harbors
committee of congress to st. Paul and
the headwaters Of the Mississippi has
been postponed until some time in
August. &
After. twenty years of railroad serv-
ice without q :mishap, William J..
Foley, yard foreman at the union
station, St. Paul, stepped in front
OF one passenger train while trying
to avoid another, and was fatally In
jured. n \. =. %t'..
= Charles A. Pitts. employed by the
Diamond Fuel company, was rum over
by q Fourth avenue car. at Third
street and Second avenue south, Min
neapolis, and his left leg was cut OF
between the ankle and the knee.
T Hereafter only married men win be
given work ON the streets Of Mime
apolis. 5 ::' 81, t.:.' ,,...,
A firefwhich started In the Girard
flats, St. Paul, rendered seven fam
lilies homeless, caused q loss Of $4,000
and resulted in serious injury to Miss
Alga Henderson, 65 West College av-
ehue, and the injury OF Mrs. c. r
'gakfron. 1sf b.. 1,;; >.