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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-08-11
Weak Hearts.

are caused by indigestion. If you eat
little too much, or if you are subject
to attacks of indigestion, the stomach
expands -swells and puffs up against
the heart. This crowds the heart and
shortens the breath. Rapid heart beats
and heart disease is the final result
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what
you eat, takes the strain off @he heart,
cures indigestion, dyspepsia, sour
stomach and contributes nourishment,
strength and health to every organ Of
the body, Sold by HI. O. Miller, drug
oiet
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-08-11
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and DiaarhOes
Remedy.

This remedy is certain to bee needed
in almost every home before the sum
mer is over. 1t can always be depend
ed upon even in the most severe and
dangerous cases. 1t is especially valu
able for summer disorders in children.
1t is pleasant to take and never fails to
give prompt relief. Why not buy il
now? 1t may save life. For sale by
H. G. Miller, druggist.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-08-11
The farmers took advantage OF tn
Cared of Chronic DiarrOea After Ten Years
OF Suffering.

II wish to say few words in praise
of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarhoea Remedy" says Mrs. Matte
Burge. of Martinsyillc, Va. 81 suffer
ed from chronic Diarrooea for ten
years aud during that time tried vari-
Gus medicines without obtaining any
permanent relief. Last summer one
of my children was taen with cholera
morbus, and l procured bottle reme-
dy. Only two doses were required to
give er entire relief. / thon decided
to try the medicine myself and did
not use use all of one bottle before /
was we'll and / hhave never never since
been troubled with that complaint.
One cannot say too much in favor of
that wonderful mediciue. This rem
edy is for sale by H. G. Miller, Drug
gist.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-08-11
DIS. DuIansy { Wallace
SPECIALISTS
Bristol, Tennessee. ~
Treat exclusively all diseases of the Eye, Ear,
Nose and Throat. Glasses Correctly Fitted
At Office of Dr. j. W. Cox.
In johnson City every Saturday.

Mayor Samuel M. Jones, of Toledo,
o., universally known as "Goldel
Rule Jones, is dead He was four
times elected mayor of that city, thr,
times running on an independent
ticket.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-08-11
This win Interest Mothers

Mother Gray'S Sweet Powders for children,
Cure FeyerishnesS, Bad Stomach Summer
Bowel Troubles, Teething Disorders cleanse
and regulate the Bowels and Destroy Worms.
They ncpcr fail over 10000 testimonials. At
all druggists, 25c, Sample FREE. Address,
Allen ). Olmstead, lie Roy, N. Y.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-08-11
HOw's This?

We offer one hundred dollars rewar forany
case of catarrh that can not be cured by Hall S
Catarrh Cure. #. j, CHEEY e. Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f. J. Che
ney for the last Is years, and believe him pei
fectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm. WEST & 1RUAx,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. Testimonials sent free. Price
T5c per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-08-11
EIGHTH DISTRICT.

Now that the partisan machine gun
has been put in operation at demo
cratic headquarters, every one may ex-
pect to hear the cannon roar. The am
munition thus far in the hands of the
gunners consists of ten bombs, charged
with smokeless powder, lyddite smells,
tariff chain shot and cayenne pepper,
and the first discharge by franked
mail will tare large gaps in the flying
columns of the enemy-the republican
party, from Newyorkivitch to Califor.
niski. When these missels fall in the
enemy's camp, it will be fare-you-wel
Teddy" and the G. 0. P.
The farmers took advantage of the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-08-11

1t is reported in Washington that
Senator Bailey has been invited to
Esopus for conference with Judge
Parker.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-08-11

Times says that when Judge Parker
resigns Governor Odell will probably
appoint VIM. E. Werner acting asso.
ciate, in his place,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-08-11

Henry Peck-I want to get a cook
for my wife.
Manager the girl on the end.
She might marry you.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-08-11

Tess-I suppose he surprised you
when he kissed your hand.
Jess-Yes, and I told him I didn't
think he'd stoop so low as that. Phil
adelphia Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-08-11
Ask For Aliens Foot. Ease A Powder

10 shake into your shoes. 1t rests the feet
Makes walking easy Cures COrnS. BuniOh !,
lngrowing Nails, Swollen and Sweating fee c.
At all Druggists and shoe Stores, 25c Don {
accept any substitute. Sample FREE Al
dress Allen $. Olmstead, Leroy, N, y.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-05
Sale of Pure Silk Rib

NicoUet
probably the
the Northwest
chidens sashes BELTS hair fine fancy
special
nwhteM Ainche
uualpr ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-05
Table Linens Unusually Low.

72=in. Fine All Linen Loom Damask, q "A ON
$150 grade; sale price, yard..... W aH@u
18-inch All Linen Bleached Napkins, 81 CD Gn
grade; sale price, dozen. ........... s1sDO
1S-inch All Linen Bleached and Unbleached
d Naeains' sl.25 grade; sale price, $500
22=in- AIl=Linen Bleached Napkins, O. Il ca
ST. so grade sale price, dozen...... ~ q ~
1S-n. All Linen Heavy Loom Nap a. ID .
kns, $1.65 grade; sale price, doz.. ~ AE@SS
2O-in. Ali Linen Bleached Napkins, "a Em
So. grade; sale price, dozen. NJ aEUU
2O-in. All Linen Bleached Napkins, CO. ~
So. so grade; sale price, Dozen -. ~ hB u
24-in. All Linen Fine Satin Finished Napkins,
S $50 grade; sale price, $3.50
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-05

s4 lada L zse nrca 2aad good durable 19G
6o Sdsa s LGe% n Ds% 1sSd fine grade s5e
6O-inch Heavy Loom Damask, regular % ERn
45c value; sale price, yard. ........... ~ aSO
77 sde 1Bs ss pFes vaf heavy grade G
62-inch Fine Soft Finished All Linen Loom DAM
ask Csc grade; sale price, R@An
72-nch Bleached All Linen Satin DAM %7n
ask, 75c grade; sale price, yard. az "
72-in. Bleached All Linen Satin DAM G. A G@A
ask, $1.25 grade; sale price, yard. ~ RS1O
72-inch Fine Heavy Bleached Satin Double
Damask, 81. Is and $500 grades; O. az
sale price, yard Observation-Disclosures. ~ HRU -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07
THosE CFNsUs EsTIAfATEs.

If the utility of the United States
census bureau as a continuous per-
Torrance is to be judged by the bull
letin of estimated populations which
it has recently issued, and if these esti-
mated populations for the cities of
other states are no more reliable than
those of Kansas, the bureau might
better close up shop and take a vaca-
ton than issue such misleading docu-
ments as the one just published.
This bulletin gives the list of cities
of the United States which are now
supposed to have over 10000 popula
ton, with their population in 1890
and in 1900, with the increase. Then
the ESTIMATED population is given for
each year since. To get this estimated
population the yearly rate of increase
from 1890 to 1900 is figured, and this
is added to the population as shown
by the census of 1900 to get that of
1901; and to get that of 1902 the year
" Increase is simply added to that of
1901. Any increase of territory is
also taken into consideration and its
population is estimated.
This may seem to be a good system,
but it is a fact that few cities grow
uniformly. They have periods when
they boom, and other periods when
they stand still. Some cities may
double in a short time while others
may go backward.
For instance, the federal census of
1890 showed that Ga1ena, Kas., had a
population of 2,496. while in 1900 it
had 1916. On it's face this showed
growth in ten years of 1853, which
was correct. Now the census bureau
takes that as a basis to figure an
estimated population for Galena, and
it gives its present population as H.
37S. AS a matter of fact, the collapse
of the zinc boom about 1900 also
caused Galena to collapse and its
actual population fell off in two years
to 1854. That is the figure given it
by the city assessor for 1902, and the
census bureau Estimates" its popu-
1ation for the same year at 1857.
This is the most glaring accuracy
shown by Kansas towns, but there is
wide discrepancy between the fig
ures returned by the city assessors to
the state board of agriculturN and the
estimated population" by the census
bureau. The comparative figures for
1903 for the two for Kansas towns
are as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07
HOW TO WIN IN WAR.

Japanese. bodies lay in heaps at the
river fords. Gen. zassaliteh's report.
IF you would have omeIets you must
break eggs. '-Old adage.
From the reports of Generals zassa-
Itch and Kashtalinslzy, the Russian
commanders in Sundays battle at the
Yalu, and from the further facts re-
ported by General Kuropatkin the
desperate nature of the fighting is
made more clear than it was by the
calm and businesslilxe story told by
General Kuroki, the japanese COM
mander, says the Chicago News. The
Japanese attacked swiftly and In over
whelming numbers after they had
hammered the Russian guns to silence
by heavy artillery and other guns
posted in commanding positions near
Win. Attacked in ank and rear and
enveloped almost completely by
swarms of charging Japanese, the
Russians fed precipitately, one regi-
ment having to open a way at the
point of the bayonet. Artillery horses
were shot down in such numbers that
many guns had to be abandoned.
though probably in the rush OF the
charging enemy there would have
been little opportunity to get away
with the guns even if horses had not
been lacking.
Clearly General Zassalitch was out
generated. He had about $4,000 men.
Yet he was so hemmed in before he
knew it that he had to sacrifice many
of them to get away with the rest,
though his orders were not to make a
determined stand with his small force.
The condition of the transport was so
poor that most of the wounded who
could travel at all limped on foot all
the way to Feng Huang Cheng. It
was a swift. desperate contest. Prob.
ably the latest reports of heavy losses
on both sides are not exaggerated.
Bayonet charges. which are rare in
deed in modern warfare. played an
important part in the fighting.
The japanese are shown in the light
of trained soldiers ably commanded.
They had an important piece of work
to do. When everything was ready
they moved out in great numbers and
did it, at heavy cost to themselves. It
was necessary that some men should
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07

quarters said it was the hand OF fate.
When the mikado's soldiers hurled
themselves IN vast force across the
Yalu, routed the Russians and drove
them back out of their strongly FORTH
fed positions. the only comment that
st. Petersburg could think of was that
the base. untrustworthy Japs had used
a lot more cannon than they were sup
posed to have. Now that the stopper
has been put into the neck of the Port
Arthur bottle. and an army of 10000
men has been landed at the very gates
of that city for the purpose of besieg-
ing it, it may be that the cars war
council at the winter palace viii real
~ come to the conclusion that they
are up against a proposition which is
strictly business.
From the start of this thing it is
pretty evident that Russia has labored
under the delusion that she could whip
Japan in very much the same hollow
fashion that the United States whip
ped Spain. and there were whole lot
of people who shared in this belief. It
looks now as though Russia had been
viewing her own prowess through a
ma gnifying glass.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07
LAYHAWKFR lots.

The Christian church at Eureka will
burn mortgage Sunday.
Abilene has a ball pitcher who is
making good in St. Louis anyway.
Remember Editor Howe on Tuesday
night. You won't regret the entertain
ment.
Cyclone cellars are being added to
several of the Sylvan Grove resi-
dences,
Fredonia claims to be the only in
corporated town in Kansas without a
bootblack-
The Prohibitionists fired the first po-
Htical gun in Barber county. The rec
ord was very light
A Hutchinson lad struck a loaded
cartridge just to see it explode He
will also feel it for several weeks.
Be it said to their credit. it was not
a member of the women's federated
clubs at Emporia that blew out the
gas.
The leaves are putting out SO fast
at Wheaton that the park is a more
desirable loafing spot now than the
town joint
A Westmoreland farm lad cashed in
SIS worth of gopher scalps the other
day and went home wearing the latest
in spring suits
A score or so of the editors of the
First district appear to be in rebellion
It's barely possible that another Hor-
ton agreement viii have to be gotten
up.
A Mcpherson man has succeeded in
getting a very fine kodak picture of a
tornado A cackling hen and a
squealing pig are two of the realistic
sights.
Caldwell defeated the Anthony
bowling team by some 200 pins or
more It is not yet known whether
the Anthony team will return home or
continue south.
Lightning knocked out the BeIoit
high school cupola in the first round
the other morning. 1t was all over
and the fire out before the scholars
could imagine what the trouble was.
The postmaster at Wellington has
five different Mary Andersons to de-
liver mail to. wellington women
must be mfIder hammered and less sus-
pfcfous than those up this way or else
that p. NJ. is a great diplomat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07
Will THE jars wINa

People who have been handling a
long line of sympathy for the poor
little Japs" are beginning to close out
their holdings and get on the other
side of the war market. 1t is the Big
Grizzly of the Steppes that is in need
of sympathy at the present writing.
When the Japanese mad the audacity
70 run in at Port Arthur and blow the
day1ights out of a lot of the best Rus
sian battleships, the people at St.
Petersburg declared that it was an
afrocity, a barbarism and a general
violation of the rules of war. When
one after another the other Russian
ships ram into their own torpedoes, the
wise war critics at the Nicholas head
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07
NE. HOMES I.Ec,TTERE-
from the Topeka Capital. ]

IFrom the Topeka CapitaL1
When Ed Howe was asked to lee
ture to the students of the university
at Lawrence on Journalism he replied
that he would talk to the boys famiI-
iarIy about his own work at Atchison,
which was all he professed to know
about the subject. That fact is that
there is no paper like the Atchison
Globe anywhere.
The experience of other newspapers
is not regarded by Mr.. Howe, who
runs and always has run his paper
after ideas wholly original. It has
paid in Atchison, and Atchison people
are proud Of the Globe because it has
given the town as much distinction in
its way as did ingalls, in his. Every
newspaper man marveIs at the Globe
because it disregards all models. It
is the most original newspaper in the
United States. Just now Mr.. Howe is
poisoning, or at least budding, out as
a lecturer.
True to his character, he proceeds
to get into the lecture business in a
way that disregards all precedent
rules and principles of the calling. He
offers to give a lecture free in To-
peka's Auditorium because he is in
terested in seeing the project go
through of having here the finest pipe
organ between st. Louis and Salt Lake.
He asks nothing for his own time and
trouble and not only that, he pro-
poses to bring a train load of Atchi-
sons best people over here. He pays
the expenses of the excursion, ninety
Atchison people being his guests. It
is not necessary to ask Topeka people
to fill the Auditorium to the doors in
honor of this unusual courtesy extend
ed to Topeka and a Topeka enterprise
by Atchison and Mr.. Howe.
We should hold up our end of the
arrangement by giving Mr.. Howe an
audience that will warm the cookies
of his heart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07

like relics. These he takes, and puts
a label on them something like this:
Contributed to my friend --. Was
used by Jim Lane
We'll, Dave fixed up an old pisi Of
and sent it to Jerry Black and marked
on it that it had been used by John
Brown. Black thought he had a relic,
sure enough. He fixed it UP above the
mantle-piece in his room with ribbons,
in great shape, giving 1t a very con-
spicuous place, thinking all the time
that it was the genuine article.
Frank FARRELL went over to Blacks
home one night and saw the pistol
Black grew eloquent telling of its vir-
tues. farrell very cruelty apprised him
of Dawes tricks.
THE meeting almost broke UP in a
fight"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07

When comparison is made with the
Insolvency statistics of the same
month in recent preceding years, says
r.. G. DUN G. Co, April in 1904 makes
q very poor exhibit, as did each of the
preceding months this year. Appar-
emily. the readjustment to new condi-
tions in several important industries is
still in progress, but there is some en-
enlargement in the fact that each
month this year reports smaller liza
bilities of commercial failures than
the month preceding; last DEFENDERS
losses aggregating $18,9OS,545, while
the April total was IS, S41,76 smaller.
This contraction of almost a third is
especially significant in view of the
heavy losses in brokerage and insur-
ance due to special conditions outside
the realm of ordinary trade influences.
Poor weather for distribution of
spring wearing apparel also brought
an unusually heavy strain on credits
through the tardy collections in mer-
camille channels. Forward contracts
are also affected by these factors and
some uncertainty regarding results in
agriculture. Furthermore, the year
1904 has to contend with the custom
airy interruption of a presidential
campaign. After taking these adj
verse factors into consideration, in
Guiding the financial complication of
the Panama canal payment and a dull
and weak market for securities. it is
possible to regard current failure re-
turns with a certain degree of equa-
nimity, although they cannot be con-
sidered as warranting expressions of
enthusiasm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07

Jerry was reading the Ladies' Home
Journal one afternoon when there was
nothing on in the shop.
IT see here" he said, that Box,
the editor of this sheet, says that
Rev. Mcconnell, of the First Baptist
church in Philadelphia. gets more
young men to his church than any
other man in the country.
Mcconnell. this same fellow, was
here one time and lectured ON Acres
of Diamonds He thought that it was
sin if a man is not rich.
fThe next morning he came into
my barber shop here to get shaved
He saw that poem of ingalls, there on
the wall, called Opportunity
He read it and smiled. That's
fine. That's fine
Then he turned around and said:
I saw something down south one time
which / thought illustrated the word
opportunity about as well as any
. There were three negroes sitting
on a fence alongside of a railroad
track. They had never seen an en-
CINE before, and had come some
miles for that purpose. When the big
iron horse came snorting along, one
Another cried: Dab she goesl"
And the third, who was the fool
ish virgin, yelled: 'Whah is she - =
Williams was in here the other day -
said Jerry, land told me a good story
on his young boy.
The chap like all other youngsters
is fond of going out and one evening
one summer went to the band concert
in Garfield park with one of his friends
The programme was pretty near
over and the two were stroIling about
under the trees when they met a cou-
pie Of young girls. Sherm's boy step
ped up to one of the young ladies' tip
ped his hat and said politely: What is
the next number on the programme
''It is Don't Butt In she replied
Frank farrell was in here the other
day said Jerry. He knows lots OF
people over the state. Told me a rat
Ting good story on Jerry Black The
other day.
Dave LeaTly, you have heard of him,
lots o. times Well, Dave is the grea test
pipe-dreaIner they ever made. He has
a fad of buying up old wornout horse
pistols, swords or anything that looks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07

FROM the Chaplin. 5. G. news: Early in
the spring my wife and ! were taken
with eliarThoea and so severe was the
pains that we called a physician who pre-
scribed for us but his medicines failed
TO give any relief. A friend who had a
bottle Of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Dfarrhoea Remedy on hand gave
each OF US a dose and we at once felt the
effects I procured a bottle and before
using the entire contents we were entire-
iy cured 1t is wonderful remedy and
should be found in every household H
C. Bailey, Editor. This remedy is for sale
BY all druggists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07

Omaha Bee: Insurance companies
threaten to increase commercial in
surance rates all over the country 20
per cent. on account of losses at Bal
timore, Rochester and Toronto. The
companies should realize that there
is a difference in the character of the
risks in old towns in the east and
those in the modern cities of the west.
with wide streets and no really con-
gested districts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07

Russia has wisely instructed the
commander Of her Port Arthur squad
ron to stay inside the harbor. Probably
the order was unnecessary. The Rus
sian admiral surely has heard about
Cervera and what happened to him at
Santiago. Besides the Japanese claim
that the Russians couldn't come out il
they want to owing to the ships sunk
in the channel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07

President Hartman of the Union
Pacific has just returned to New
York from tour of the west. He
was so well pleased with the business
outlook that he ordered a lot more
equipment for his road than he had
previously intended to purchase.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

TFrOm the New \ OK FFess-I
It makes a woman awful careless Of her
feet to wear baby-blue stockings.
It takes a woman to weep to show her
happiness and to laugh to hide her grief.
When a girl turns up her nose at an I'm
married man maybe she has her eye on
one who is married.
A bachelor may suspect what he has es~
capped but it takes widower to know
with a conviction profound
1t seems to a mother awful cold blooded
of a boys father not to want to cry be-
cause the youngster writes he Is home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07

washington Post: President Roose-
Welt declares that he wants the Re-
publican platform to mean what it
says. That's an effort to break an
other revered precedent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07

Now is the time for Los Angeles to
get into the Worlds fair game by
pre-empting the date of the opening
of the Panama canal. She will have
ample time to grow big enough to
handle the crowd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07

The Japanese appear once more to
come into possession of Port Arthur.
1t is improbable that they will give It
up SO easily again as they did ten years
ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07

Just when the hackers of Parker
had begun to despair, the judge jump
ed in and won fourteen delegates in
Connecticut. This may put new life
In the boom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-07

Mr.. Cleveland has been telling the
country how he put down the labor
disturbances in Chicago in 1894. Per-
haps he is making a bid for a job in
the same line in Colorado.