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could reach the grounds west and
northwest of the South and Western
depot-needed rights-of-way could be
easily secured at low rates, because of
sure added value to lots and lands
west, north and east of the location.
AS it now is, both the Southern and
W. N. G. are greatly cramped for room.
AS matter of course, carload lots
would be switched to and from what
would be then called "dowI,- town"
points, but the great body of wholesale
and retail business would be on the
grounds that are now almost uninter-
rupted sold fields"
In this communication, let me refer
to county road change that will, al
most surely, be made at an early date.
AS it now is, the two important valleys
Knob and Boon's Greek. and the large
areas northwest of them, reach John
son City by wagon over poorly looat-
ed roads. Those crossing the ridges
one and three miles from the Watauga
are the best, but by no means good.
The road passing Vineland, five miles
above or west of the Watauga, is now
quite bad because of its grades, can be
made the best by turning at Shows
Chapel and crossing along the eastern
line of James M. Reaves farm and out
through that natural low cut in the
ridge entering johnson City at the
dividing line between Carnegie and
Old Johnson City. This would avoide
the grades of three bad hills and
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-11-24
inc. K. Snapp to Remain.

1t was announced last week that Mr..
Jno. K. Snapp, the Southern depot
agent at this place, had been offered a
similar position with the Virginia and
Southwestern with a handsome in
crease in salary. The business men OF
the city asked Supt. Geo. r. Loyal by
petition to retain Mr.. Snapp and act
ting upon this petition Mr.. Loyal not
only urged Mr.. Snapp to remain but
cheerfully agreed to materially increase
the salary of the Office. Mr.. Snapp
accepted the increase and will remain
in Johnson City.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-11-24

shorten the distance to what is called
the Public Square" fully three
fourths of mile and to the South and
Western depot over one mile.
There is, however, a better feature to
the possible future road situation.
The johnson City Traction Company
can well afford (and [ believe will not
only extend its line to Jonesboro, but
out to DeVaylts' Ford and up either
the Knob or Boons' creek valley to
Jonesboro, thus forming fine belt
line which would operate as a good
paying freight and passenger line; and
il las it should be- the water power of
the Watauga, Knob Boons' and Cedar
creeks are used to generate electric
power, the Company can rent to farm
ers and manufacturers large electric
voltage for machinery and lights.
l used to know something of en-
gineering and have not forgotten it all.
The near future of this area between
the Watauga and Nolechuckey, is not
only great in possibilities but certain
probabilities Jonesboro and johnson
City will grow out so as to come to-
sgether- the Soldiers Home Reserva-
ton standing as high and bright
center; but the greatest and most
valuable feature of growth will be on
the Carnegie area and thence to the
banks of the Beautiful Watauga."
N. A. PATTERSON,
Vineand Tenn.
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Will Build Addition.

The Southern Express Company has
determined to enlarge its quarters in
the city. Plans have been made to
put a building in the rear 20 feet wide
and extending toward Public Square
30 feet. 1t will have a pressed birck
front and the entrance will be on the
east, facing the square. The contract
will be let for the construction at an
early day. The building can not be
finished before it is needed, because
the increasing business has rendered
the present building inadequate from
any viewpoint.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-11-24
New Packing Plant.

G, Q. Cox has his packing plant in
operation in the old Crandall tobacco
factory on Elms street. He is killing
a large number of hogs daily and be-
sides packing tho meat is manufactur
ing high grade of saugage and sup.
plying the market with meaty back
bones aud ribs. Mr., Cox pays the
highest market price for hogs and this
industry has made Johnson City a
splendid hog market.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-11-24

Prof. j. Hasbrouck Johnston, form
erly of Schenectady, New York, and
now of the Mountain Branch National
Soldiers Home, will give a series of
lectures on Thursday evenings at the
United Brethren church in johnson
City on the Bible, or the records Of
the making known and the working
out of The principles and laws and plans
of Gods moral government. They
will present the events, teachings and
foretellings recorded in the order of
their occurrence so nearly as is ascer-
tainable, and in the light of the latest
and bestresearch in history, archaeology,
geography, translation, literary forum,
etc. They will present the principles
and laws of correct Bible Interpretation
and exposition. They will be illustra-
ted by large tripod mounted maps and
blackboard, They will be specially
adapted to Bible teachers and Bible
students of sixteen or eighteen years
old, or older, and to members of senior
grade young peoples societies of the
churches. They will be preceded by a
lecture December 3, on "phe Bible
and How to Study and Teach tt On
the evening of December 26 readings
will be given from the polycrome OF
Johns Hopkins University roetical
translation into modern English, YER
sion of the Psalms. Admission free.
Prof. Johnston is a Presbyterian o.
Orthodox faith, and an experienced
and competent educator and Bible
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-11-24
STAR PUPILS

Below will be found list of "Star
Pupils" in the public schools for the
first quarter of the year. The list will
be published regularly hereafter, For
a pupil to become "Star" it is
necessary to get 80 per cent average
grade during the quarter.
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Realty Company Chartered.

The Crouch Realty Company has
been chartered by the Sec. of State,
The capital stock is placed at 81, 90 and
the inc0porators are w. P. Crouch, j.
e. Crouch, A. B. Crouch, W. j. Mat
thews, J. W. Cass and Geo. W, Hardin.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-11-24

Hundreds of lives saved every year
by having DR.. Thomas Electric Oil in
the house just when it is needed. Cures
Group, heals burns, cuts, wounds Of
every sort. AT Fl. @. Miller's drug
store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-11-24

He don't claim to have the largest
stock but the freshest groceries in the
city can always be found at Grahl's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-11-24
1ANesroN SCHOOL (ooI. J

Tenth Grade
Otelea Love. 90
VIM. Wolfe, Teacher.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-11-24
Chean Street Car Tickets

The Johnson City Traction company
is selling street car tickets to school
children and teachers at two and one
half cents EACH This rate will be in eff
feet during the entire school season,
Apply to II. II. KIRKPATRICK,
Superintendent.
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Piano Contest Vote

The votes in THE COMET piano con
test will be counted each week from
now until contest closes and the result
published. New candidates can be
voted for any week Every dollar paid
The COMET or spent with VIM. Silver
& Co. is entitled to 100 votes Votes
can be cast at VIM. Silver & Co.'S on
Main street or at THE COMET office
The balloting now stands as follows:
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g. G. WILLIAMS,
)HN ID. Cox Directors.
Ii. S, ELSA

Subscribed an1 worm to before me this 10Th
day of November. 1904.
GEo, y. voFFoRp, Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-01

SINS. as ne was READY 70 forgive tne
scarlet sins Of the dying thief ana the
murderer
But, though the Bible declares there
IS but one unpardonahlc sin, and that
is the sin against the Holy Ghost. yet.
strange to say, most people are not
willing to forgive the sins Of lbcrtin-
ism. especially if tho social outcast be
longs to the female sex. Alas. alas.
Even the best Of mon. the leaders in
ouf churches and pulpits. are often
ready IN look upon the breakers of the
seventh commandment as moral de-
generate who have 10 chance for III
innate rescue either in this world or
I'm the next Many people are apt t.
look upon immoral outcasts in the
same way that the stern old Scottish
elder looked upon The actions of his
wayward daughter in the beautiful
story ln Ian Maclarcns "Bonuic Brier
Bush lie pr0fesscd to believe In the
unlimited power Of Gods forgiveness.
yet when his only daughter. his moth.
crless girl. his one child. who was all
TO him, had been led into sin be turned
70 tie clerl, Of tho village kirk and
said: Aye, blot her name of the
books She is 10y child. but blot her
name off the books"
But. oil. my brother ard sister.
though man is hari upon fallen man,
and woman especially hard upon fallea
woman. yet God today offers pardon
and peace for every penitcnt Magda.
lene Though your Sins against mo
rality may he IS scarlet. they shall be
whittier than the driven snow.
ST. Vitalis was a poer monk who il
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-01

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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-01

uend VINO p0ls0ns tnc nclnlcsa cnud or
who in the dark night drives the knife
into the heart OF his sleeping adycr-
saryf Yes, Jesus IS ready 10 forgive
the convicted murderer though he
may be standing upon the scatfold IN
der the haugman's moose, about to OK
plate his awful crime. Pardon for
al" is the meaning Of my text-par-
don and peace and eternal life for alL
no matter how vile, if in sincere re-
pcntanec they win come 10 him and
plead for bis mercy through his atom
ing sacrifice.
No sinner Need Despair.
But among the murdcrels WHO are
10 be pandoucd ] would also class
those who have slain their victims by
false signs. as woll as b. bullet or hv
gun He is reody 10 forgive those
who have slain by the lip as well Us
by the hand In oldcn times the Of.
rates along the coast Of England used
10 change The positions 81 The lights.
Then the sea captains. watching the
bcekonings Of the false lights. would
drive their boats upon the rocks nnd
be wrecked The pirates would rife
the drowned bodies as they would ~
foatel upon The shore. AID gather Co
gether the wrecked cargocs. They
were murdcrcrs - mur1ercrs whose
weapons were false lights SO God
Will forgive even those mHrlerers who
have destroyed their fellow men by
false examples rs wen as he viii fer
give those who have murdered them
with the dagger or the gun.
WHAT. 4osae murderer avs par.
don for my scarlet siBsE Oh no. Il
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-01

cannot Uc true. why. you 30 not Know
what you are saying. Ny sins are
worse than scarlet They are black
with the hopelcssncss of despair. There
can be no pardon for me. Let mt tell
you my awful story: When l went 10
college. / was a very wild boy. | had
there Il roommate who was the son II
a minister. He was a ruddy faced lad
ami as pure as little CHILD taught
him how to drink and haW 70 gamble.
/ argued him out OF bis belief in the
Bible. | led him on. step by step. into
the paths Of sin one n.ght-l can re-
member tine time as though yesterday
he sat upou the corner of his bed.
AMI. with Il strange light In his eyes.
be turmoil and looked at mc and sail:
Jlm. DO You re.tlly believe that ms
mothers Bible IS only pacs OF super.
suGonss 10 yen believe thore is no
hcug Yes. Harry I answered. Then
| went ga h. convince lim % It. Then
he laughed q horrible laugh. Then he
turned and said: We'll. Old superstition,
eoodbv. roodby' May you live long
enough to soften She dying pillow Of
my mother and father but as for ne.
-oodhy goodby. Come Jim. let's 20
aud take a drinks
Ready Go Forgive.
"From that moment sir. that young
fellow let loose all his evil desires.
lie seemed 10 leap into very whlrl-
pool oi sin Within q few months he
was expelled from college. Within Two
years he committed suicide, and this
is the letter he wrote GA the night Of
mis- self murder: Dear Mother This
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-01

famed ana feared Of yorc. tFf
Then come. ye youths and maldens alb
como drink from out my cup
The beverage that dulis the brain and
burns the spirit up
That puts to shame the canQuerors who
STAY their scores below,
For ! have dclused millions with the Lava
tide Of wool
Though in the paths q battle darkos;
waves Of blood may roll,
Yet while / killed the body have also
damned the Eoui
The cholera the plague, the sword, such
ruin never wrought
AS l. In mrth or malice, on the ianocgn!
have brought
And sim breathe upon them. ana the
shrink before my breath
And year by year my thousands tread tie
dismal road Of death"
From this awful doom OF the drunk
ard viii you not escape and Ia Christ
name escape now? VIII you not. .
drunkard, promise with Gods help 10
let your scarlet sins be clcanscd whittier
than the driven snowt
Christ Ready to Forgive.
Christ is ready 90 cleanse also the de-
bauchce's sins. BY that l mean Christ
is really TO forgive those who have i'm.
morally broken up the sanctity of the
home. He forgave the sins Of Rahah.
who concealed the Hebrew spies; De-
forgaye tie Sins OF David, who stole
the poor mans eve; he forgave tie
sins Of the dissolutc woman who t.lk.
cd with him ut the Samaritan well: be
forgavc the sins Of tie woman de
nounccd BY the scribes. to whom he
turned and said. woman, where ara
thine accusersg Doth no man con
denim thecl Neither do condemn
thee. Go and sin no more" Christ is
ready to forgive the social outcasts
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-01
SOLOMON'S
Z O 9
COn1'l Ave.
Clothing For Men and Young Men
AS Good as Good Looking
7 O 9
COn1'l Ave.

Not
and
tina
SOlOMONS clothing
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-01
We Make it
Our Business

To see that every garment which enters
our stock to come up to the highest stan
exercised with the most moderate price attire as
with that which commands higher figures, Every
claim we make here is backed up by the garments
themselves, Every value is an honest one Every
stitch in the tailoring and every thread in the mate
rails is put there to give satisfaction and our prices
are the most attractive feature
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-01
Az AppeaI to Young a1en.

Young man. you who today are hay
ing your lifc's blood squeezed ont Of
YOU by the upper and the neither mill
stones Of n drunkard's sins, will you
not accept this salvation for your
emancipation from evil? VIII you not
seek Christ as a refuge from the de-
strrction of the drunkard, which seems
to be going on everywhere? How gen
cral the drunkard's eternal overthrow
is few people stop to realize. Many
years ago these sardonic lines fell into
my hands: let me read them TO you:
There was an old docanter and It's mouth
was gaping wide.
The rosy vino had ebbed away and left
its crystal side
And the wind went hunmluC. hCmming-
I'D and down the sides It flew,
And through the reedlike. hollow neck the
widest notes it blew.
| placed It it, the window. where the blast
vas slowing free.
Ard fancied that its pale mouth sang the
Queerost strains % me:
"They tell me. puny oonquerors, the
plague has slain hts ten
And war his hundred thousands Of thu
very best II men.
But Twas thus the bottle spake-fK NJ
| have conquered more
Than ali ycur famous conquarors. 81
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-01

Continued on Sixth PageJ
Svenska monitoren., 1904-09-30

forhallanden. Han har namligen
sedan sin ungdom varjt sjuklig
och under de senaste aren varit
allvarligt sjuk. Men hans sjal var
annu spanstig och man hoppades,
att den energi han vicat i slit
tramgangsrika arbetc, annu lange
skulle komma till anvandning for
att bygga vidare "a den grund
han lagt. Sa kom emellertid
~dodsengeln och utblaste den
hamtande ~lifslagan.
Den 10 dec. 1903 pa NOTES.-The
hogtidsdag eraoll professor Fin
sen Nobelpriset.
Hxnden identiherade hasttjuf-
veE. F0rliden JUL forlorade dr.
Deutcher i Paterson, N. J., en-
vardefull hast. Doktorn egde en-
St. Bernardhund, son sofvit i
s~tallet i iva ar och brukade folja
doktorn pa hans embetsvisiter.
Polisen hade utan resultat i iva
manader sokt komma hasttjufven
pa sparen, Men forliden tisdag,
medan doktcrn horde nedSt Main
Street, hoppade hans hund fran
akdonet, Dorado skalla och dan
SADIE framfor en- hast. hvilken var
forspand en- torgvagn. Hasten
igenkande sin here och koraren
ofverlemnades till polisen. Dok-
torn hade passerat sin gamle hast
manga ganger iorut, men icke
kantigen honom, emedan swanson
afklippts, saval som manen och
man paandra satt sokt CORA hasten
oigenkanlig Men hunden kande
igen sin gamle van och kamrat.
Fit spratt med "Fader Berg"
Under Lundastudenternas vistelse
a Victoria hotel i New York hade
poliskonstapel Nilsson slit pass a
Broadway vid gatorna gransande
till hotellet. Nagra af New Yor,
karne kommo ofverens ON att
spela EFT spratt med en- del al
Lundasangsrna och lingo polls
konstapeln att inga i komplotten.
Man markte, att korens dirigent,
DIR Alfred Berg, spottade pa trot,
toaren. Har var ett !ysande ;illialle
att utfora skamtet. Poliskonsta-
peln narmade sig "FaGer Berg"
och iaggande handen pa hans
Skuidra, utropade han: You are
my prisoner; come to the station
house" Fader Berg sag forfarad
ut och begarde at en- UT skamtet
invigd svensk New YoIkare att ia
reda pa. hvad delta betydde. 10,
ooNSl q NN4I, at UGH, SOlIl SDOCldT
pa gatan ar pliktig att bota $500
, eller blir han satt inom las och
bonn under EFT ar, eller mahanda
blir han babe botfald och straffad
med fangelse." Att Sc "Fader
Rergs" fYsionomi var EFT studium!
Sk0n utsigt att ia sitta pa on TN
der Diet hans sangare gjorde EFT
triumftag genom landet. ''Fader
Berg" belgrade. att han var okun-
mig ON stadens reglementen, men
han upplystes ON, att den ursak-
ten gilladeS icke vid polisdomsto-
len. Bet var svart for de invigde
att halla sig for gapskratt, da
"Fader Berg" forbes ivdg till fin
kan, Dah0rnet naddes, SADIE polls
konstapeln pa akta svenska: ON
herrn lofvar att aldrig mer 5ryta
emot lagen, sa far han ga for den
har gangem." Hela samlingen ut
brast i gapskratt at den homiska
sltuationen. icke minst fangen
och hans plagoandc.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-09-30
HVaPf6r i ut|andet f0dda
medborgare rosta pa
den republlkanska valsedeln.
Partiet hari gengald for deras
roster gifvit manga af dem in
komst- och och fortroende-
bringande anstallningar
och forbattrat alias
belagenhet.

De tilliallen, som i utlande.
fodda medborgare fran Europa
hafva att komma sig upp till rike.
dom, MAXI och anseende hafva
arc lika med infodda medborga.
res- intet annat land / verlden
ar delta mojligt. Hair arc dock
ALA medborgare fra och likstall-
da. Det republikanska partiet,
som varit vid maIten trettiofem
af de sista fyrtiotre aren, har upp'
muntrat denna kansla bland ut
landskt fodde medborgare, gifvit
dem ytterlipare ~tillfallen att stiga
och tillsatt dem som embetsman,
da de visat sig vara CODA arbetare
for p~artiets, o. fortfar att beframja
deras intressen pa ALT moiligt
satt. l gengald for delta arc de
allra fiesta at de ! utlandet fodda
medborgarne utmarkta medlem-
mar at Diet republikanska partiet.
arbeta for dess framgang, skaffa
Diet roster, gcra republikaner al
nyligen naturaliserade medbor-
gare och uppmuntra sina vanner
att draga fordel af ALT, som Diet
republikanska parriet erbiuder
dem.
Deras trehet till Diet betyder
mycket for partiet. l slater, der
befolkningen till en- stor procent
bestar af i utlandet fodda med.
borgare winner Diet repl. partiet
sina segrar. De sodra staterna
ga demokratiska, eniedan delta
delta dem. element at den ro
stande styrkan ar obetydligt. A
Illinois befolkning ar 1900 pa
4,S2I,55o zorro $50. 747 at franz
mande harkomst. AT Pennsyl.
vanias befolkning pa 6.3o2. II5
menniskor arc o85,25o at franz
mand bord. Ohio har 4, I57,54s
invanare, at hvilka 458.734 arc
fodda utrikes. A andra sidan hal
Georgias befolkning pa 2,2I6, 33I
endast 2,4o3 at frammande bord,
Mississippi har 1881 dylika franz
lingar at sin b~efolkning pa 1851
40, och Missouri 2I6, 73o at sin
befolkning pa 3,Ioo.66s mAnni.
skor. I nasta ALA ~staterna astad-
kommer Stamina orsak somma
verkningar.
Ar Diet icke klart att de / utlan
fodda rostegande bora crkanna
hvad Diet republikanska partiet
gjort for dem och i gengald CORA
mycket for Diet republican.
ska partiet9
Sedan Forenta Staternas repu-
blk etablerades 1880 har invand-
ringen till delta land uppgatt till
$4,000, 900 menniskor, och mic
tiondelar at dem hafva kommit
sedan Diet republikanska partiei
kom till makten, emedan Diet
tillforsakrade dem prosperitet
forbattrade stallningar, batt-e af,
loningar an de kunde ia nagon'
stades annars ! verlden, en- frihet
de saknade i slit eget land, lika
rattigheter med infodda medbor.
care och tillfallen till rikedom
forkofran och notwithstanding,
ALT sadant som de Ell kunde er.
halla annorstades. Delta ar hvad
de vunnit genom att vara med,
lemmar at Diet republikanska par
tiet och Diet 6nnes Store fordelar
i sigte. Hvarje ar gifvas fera och
hera af dessa utomlands fodda
medborgare fortroendeanstallnin
gar at republikanerna.
Oct ar nu deras skyldighet att
delta ar CORA den republikanska
majoriteten Store an nSsonsin
forut genom att rosta pa Roose.
welt och Fairbanks och pa hvarie