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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29
LITTLE JOE AND OUR BOB.
Forming States for Senatorial and GuDer
Material Campaign.

Material Campaign.
Camden, Tenn, June 81. - Anent
"Little Joe" Washingfon's swing
around West Tennessee, some peculiar
political rumors are flying in the wake
Of Greater Nashville's special boost
ing" train. These rumors are proving
to be the most interesting aftermath.
According to village politicians, West
Tennessee will be revenged on Senator
Frazier. They assume that he is re.
sponsible for Gov. Coxs accession to
the throne and that the latter's occu-
patton of the citadel cheats this grand
division of the State out of any posi-
BILE chance to get tie governorship for
at least four long and weary years.
Test is given these rumors by the
iutimation which comes apparently
from reliable sources that the slogan of
the warriors will be "Cox and Car
mack" This leaves the others, those
opposed to Gov. Cox, to presume that
against this combination will be ar
rayed ''Little Joe" and Our Bob. )"
II such be correct. the campaign in the
gubernatorial and senatorial race will
be one of the hottest events ever fought
through West Tennessee. Premature
excitement reigns in the West Tennes-
see counties and the politicians are
abroad in the land.
In addition there is no gainsaying
the fact that Mr.. Washington gained
considerable prestige while on the tour
Of the business men of the South. He
never lost moment from the time the
train left Nashville until it reached
Kentucky, and here he baked and re-
fused to go across the State line. He
was, in fact, the busiest man that has
ever worn that suave political smile SC
far as West Tennessee can recollect
Significance to these rumors that "Lit
tie Joe" and "Our Bob" are fighting
side by side is drawn from the fact tina
Gov. Taylor has been spending mucl
of his time in West Tennessee.
Carmack men insist that the visits o
Mr.. Washington and Gov. Taylor il
West Tennessee is responsible for al
anti Carmack sentiment that is JUS
+ now showing itself. 1t is said by Coy
Taylor's friends in West Tennessee
that if Shelby coanty fails to launch
y very enthusiastic boom for Carmack
: the latter will lose this part of tn
State. So far Memphis has apparentl
shown little interest for its senatoria
candidate. At least such appears fror
Q this distance. Correspondence Mem
', phis Comnercial-Appeal.
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mans love. Mrs. Milcawbar was ap-
parently found of insisting that "Mr.
Micawbar ia a man Of great talent"
and that she would never desert him,
but she doubtless had sort of secret
contempt for him as she contemplated
his failures, the twins, the debts and
the bailiffs and thought of the better
days with "poor papa and mamma. E"
Some women are too proud, too game,
to acknowledge that they have made a
bad bargain, and concealing their dis
appointment try to make the best of it.
Not every woman eau marry a hero OF
genius. Comparatively there are
only few Of us-not enough to &C
round. Let the petition of the New
York woman be denied. Nashville
American.
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She Has No Case.

A New York woman is suing to have
her marriage annulled on the ground
that when she married her husbrnd he
was crazy, while she thought he was
genius. Let us hope that she will
not succeed in her effort. 1t would be
a dangerous precedent Many wo-
man thinks the man she marries is a
genius only to find when the halo Of
romance is worn off and love is shorn
Of it's lotus flowers that he is a very or
binary mortal with many faults and
weakness that serve to annoy if not
disgust Should the marriage be an
nulled on this account? Millions Of
husbands will answer no, unless they
have also been deceived, have awaken
ed from loves young dream and desire
to escape.
The man who continues to be a hero
or genius in his wife's eyes is both q
hero and genius, unless his wife is
blind. A woman, however, can love q
man who is nei ther hero nor a genius
nsr anything else but very common
place creature, such as could be had in
any human market for five cents 9
bunch. A woman can love a cat or q
poodle with as much fervor as she
would love husband; therefore let nc
man HatEer himself to excess over wo.
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Ryan Not Much Improvement.

State Superintendent of Insurance
Hendricks, with his counsel, Congress-
man M. q. Driscoll, left the city Sun
day morning for Albany. Mr.. Hen
bricks has finished his report on the
Equitable and it is said to be in the
hands of the printer. 1t may be made
public this week. The report, it is
said, will find against Hyde and Alex
ander. The Journal says that the
Hyde-Ryan deal is denounced in the
Hendricks report The legislature
will not make an Investigation but will
be asked to devise suitable mutualiz-
alton scheme John Shelton Williams
makes lengthy and vigorous attack
against Thomas F. Ryan in the Sun
day World. He says: "As a policy
holder in the Equitable of several
years standing, cannot regard Mr..
Ryan's connection with it except with
serious apprehension. His strongest
impulse is to acquire money and his
one robust passion is to keep it." The
World adds:
In the winter of 1093-1004 papers
were drawn up under which Mr.. Ryan
amp associates agreed to lend the Sea-
board 81, 100000 A majority OF old
voting trustees resigned and Mr.. Ryan
nominated their successors. They
were no sooner in control Of the prop
erty than they forced it to borrow
money from them at exorbitant rates
of interest Mr.. Ryan and his associ.
ates made S., 600, 600 through the agen-
cy of a voting trust without stock
ownership, in bleeding the corpora
tion OF which they were trustees to the
extent of $4,000, 900, and they stand tc
make as much more through the &C.
! QUESTION Of block of stock held by
Baltimore and Richmond interests. In
the case STthe Equitable Mr.. Ryan
will have the double advantage of con.
trolling the voting trast as well as the
Fmaiority of the stock, and it remains
to be seen how much he will demand
from that institution over and about
the 100 per ceni. which he squeezed
ont of the Seaboard during his frs
twelve months connection as director
/. and voting trustee with that company
Mr.. Ryan, in the Seaboard deal, Sc
cured properties worth $50, 1000, 900 fol
$4,000, 600. Wall Street Journal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29
NEWS-SCIMITAR THOUGHTS.

"Aill your widow dress better than
your wife does?" the Chicago journal
wants to know Depends upon the
relative proportions of your income
and your life insurance Some men
are worth more to widow than to wife.
We mounted the water wagon some
time ago, and when folks asst us to have
a dram we refused pint blank. When
we was down to Memphis Teller asst
us to have "snifter" and we fell of
the wagon. When they begin calling
Ticker pet names that away we fall
down. -Hardema Free Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29
GREAT ACTIVITY is REPORTED. q
Toward Extending the s. 4 W. Road
Eastward.

iiuAih hlus
A Knoxville citizen who has Just re-
turned from trip to the eastern term
mus of the South & Western railway
reports great activity toward extend
ing the line eastward. He stated that
barracks ore being built for a large
force of men at Spruce Pine, the term
mus of the road, Just east of the Blue
Ridge, and that Geo. Il. Carter, who
is back of the road, is after five hun
dred more men to put to work on the
line. A large force is at work i'm
proving grades aud curves on the line
already built.
George Carter had left Johnson City
day before yesterday for the east 1t
was learned that he had just placed an
order for six hundred freight cars for
the s. q W. road. This indicates
that there will soon be need of III 4se
cars and that construction of the pre-
posed extensionto the Seaboard Air
Line on the South and to the Virginia
coal fields on the north, is to be CARR
ed forward on large scale
1t was stated in last Mondays Jour
nal and Tribune that the Southern
railway had ordered surveying crews
into that region. The report was cur
rent then that the crews were to be
sent into The region of Cranberry, but
it turns out that they landed near the
line of the South & Western railroad.
Surveying crews are at work in Nc.
Kinney gap only n short distance from
the gap through which the South &
Western railroad runs. The gap
through which the Southern is survey,
ing line is one hundred and twenty
five feet higher than that which the
South & Western has taken.
= Ostensibly the Southern railway is
to build line OF road from Johnson
; City east through the Blue Ridge
mountains and southeast to Marion, N.
G., or some point in that vicinity on its
, main line. The objsct of such a line
is apparent The coal Of the Virginia'
= could be taken into the Carolnas ovel
= such a route much quicker and by
shorter route than any inc it now has
+. The construction of a competing lin,
: into the Virginia coal fields, such as at
n forded by the South 4 Western or tn
= Seaboard Air Line is plausible.
|. The South & Western has secure,
passage through the Blue Ridge noun
tain and its various offshoots at a on
per cent grade. This is considered
y splendid grade to obtain across til
mountains.
l. The Rabn Gap route affords tn
e lowest grade of any crossing the mai
y chain of the mountains. The most re
g cent changes will make passage o
!. the mountains at thirty-three-hun
q dredths of one per cent.
q 1t is stated by the Journal and Trib
J. unes informant that he learned tina
g surveying crewsat work northwest o
., Johnson City in the direction of th
v proposed extension into the Virgins
o fields have not yet determined wheth
!. er Clinch mountain shall be tunnele,
!; or that the line shall pass througI
J, Madison Gap.
4 The entire preparations, it is stated
If show that there is no doubt but tina
the work of construction on the pre-
posed extensions of the South g. Yves
tern road are to be pushed rightahead
Journal and Tribune.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29
Attachment Notice.

G. T. Lee vs.. Pioneer Music Publish
ing Company.
Before A. H. Bullock, j. p.
In this cause it appears by affidavit
that the defendant, the Pioneer Music
Publishing Company, is justly indebt-
ed to the plaintiff and is a non resident
of the State, so that thy ordinary pro-
cess of law cannot be served on it, and
an original attachment having been
levied on its property and returned to
me, it is therefore or cred that publ
cation be made in the Comet, a news
paper published weekly in the town of
johnson City, Tennessee, for four con :
secutive weeks, commanding the said
defendant to appear before me at my
Office at johnson City, Tennessee, on
Saturday, July 22d, 1905, and make
defense to said suit, or it will be pro-
ceeded with ex parte.
This June 22d, 1905.
A. H. BULLOCK,
Justice of the Psace.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29
Where Is Capmack's Strength?

Can he carry Shelby in primary?
Not if eveny Democrat votes.
Can he carry the old Gibraltar of
Democracy, Hardeman! Taylor will
lead him in that county, two to one, or
better.
What of Fayette? The best inform
ed Democrats in that county put it
down as certain for Taylor.
How about Upton? 1t will go for
Bob Taylor, Dick Green and ex-Rail-
road Commissioner Baptist to the con-
trary, Notwithstanding.
Will any of Mr.. Carmack's frien DIS
point to a single county in West Ten
nessee in which he has more than a
fighting chance as against Gov. Tay-
lor.
Walter Brownlow and the acting
Governor, John I. Cox, by the grace
of trade with ex-Gov. Frazier, may
give Mr.. Carmack few counties In
East Tennessee, but even that is ques-
tionable.
Gov. McMillin, who has shaken
hands with every Democrat in the
Tenth District, which he represented
in Congress longer than any man in
the State ever before represented dis
trict in Congress, said few days ago,
that Gov. Taylor would sweep ev-
cry county in the district, and he
knows.
Gov. Buchanan said In a recent in.
terview that Taylor would carry the
Fifth District solid.
Maury is the only county in the
Sixth District that Taylor has fear Of
losing, and if Carmack repudiates be,
ing citizen of that county, he may
lose that with the others.
OF course Taylor will carry the
Third District.
Every county In the Nashville dis
trict is safe for Taylor.
Then where has our senior senator a
chance to come in? The chances al
unerringly point to his going out, ant
go out he will
Now, TO some devotees of tue ma
chine, this may seem like idle boast
ing, but the result of the primaries
will tell the tale and show hsw true th,
forecast Watt
There was pablo sale in Wilson
county one Of the grandest counties
in the State, and Democratic to thu
backbone-tha was attended by owe
four hundred solid Democrats, the da,
after Gov. Taylor's announcement TO
the Senate, and an uprising vote wa
taken, wheBeupon every man-all Dem
ocrats arose and shook the solid cart
with three mighty cheers for "Ou
Bob"
IThe above was written from Middl
Tennessee by one of the best poste,
men in politics in the Safe. l-Memphi
Herald.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29
COMMERCIAL-APPEAL NOTES.

They want us to come down to Mem
phis and sit on the lid. If they will
put us under the lid we will accept
their invite. -Hardeman Free Press.
The sooner Thomas F. Ryan de-
taches himself from the Equitable the
better. He is not much of an inspirer
of public confidence.
We token the twins-Jack and Sigh
to see q game of baseball tother day,
and they wanted to kill the empire with
their rattles. Hardeman Free Press.
We have not been suggested fer pres
ident of the Execrable Life, but when
ever we air approached, we can be in
suited in the usual style, and we air
willing to take part of our celery out
in trade with some reputable barkeep.
-Hardeman Free Press.
A Kentuckian is going around
through the state advertising fer live
rattlesnakes. After sampling Squire
Muck Nichols flea bite lotion, we have
saw more snakes than we ever seen
afore in our life. We would like to
sell that Kentucky chap a bunch of
em. Hardeman Free Press.
A New Orleans barkeep has writ q
book in which he says that no gentle
man in Georgia is ever sober. This
fact in connection with the record
breaking corn crop in Georgia has
about decided us that Georgia air the
place fer We editor. Hardeman Free
Press.
We air going down to Memphis this
week to attend the convention of the
Credit Mems Association and see if we
can't git 'em to forget the past. We
have always been friend of the credit
men and the railroad men. Without
the assistance of the former we couldn't
live in this here bum town, and with
out the latter we could never git-out of
ii. -Hardeman Free Press.
We had dream last night that we
wish had come true. We was empiring
o game of ball and one of the teams
was made up this way: Schlitz, c;
Pabst, 1b; Miller, 2b; Schorr, 3b;
Gerst, s. 8; Anhauser, rf; Busch CT;
Cook, If; and Lemp, p. We decided
every pint in favor of this team and
when the game was over they sent lis a
wagon load of bottled beer and we was
about to sample the stuff, when it rain
ed through the roof on our face and
woke us up. Hardeman Free Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29
RAILROAD NOT BANKRUPT.
Stockholders Demand that Mr.. Ryan Show
His Hand.

His Hand.
With the announcement by the Ryan
Blair syndicate that 80 per cent of the
stock of the Seaboard Air Line railway
has been deposited for exchange into
certificates of the Seaboard Air Line
company peculiar situation has arisen.
Ten millions of stock refused to come
in and stands out demanding to know
what Mr.. Ryan purposes doing. The
railroad is not bankrupt nor IN re-
ceiver's hands, therefore it can not be
reorganized in the usual way. If at
tempt is made to turn the entire prop
erty over to the new holding company
the outstanding stockholders will 90
into court to claim their vested rights.
1t was said today that the interests in
the company stand as follows Balti-
more stakeholder pool, $50, 900, 900;
Shepard and Ladenburg, Thalmsn &
Co. interests, $12, 000,O 900; Ryan Blair
syndicate, $18, 000, 600; outstanding in
terests, $40, 900, 600.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29

John d, Rockefeller Hisht hsI
matters some by spending the remain
ing years of his life and part of his in
come in building a character. It's
about tine he was going into training
for that "eye-of-a-needle" escape he
may have to make.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29

There will be no trouble to get peo-
pie to volunteer to hold the senatorial
primary without cost but it is not 80
certain that the voters will voluntSer
so freely.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29

If you are on the Twentieth Century
Limited when it leaves New York you
had better say goodbye to ysur friends
and begin on your prayers for you are
due in Chicago or hades in 10 hours.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29

THE COMET is not alone now in be-
lieving the Southern will build rail
road from this place across the Blue
Ridge to Marion, N. G.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29

Perhaps John D. Rockefeller be-
lieves hades is heated with crude oil
and he is trying to get it all out of the
earth before he takes the elevator
down,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29

President Roosevelt has sent two
agents abroad to look into commercial
conditions with view TO improving
American trade abroad.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29

In railroad circles the plot thickens
but the prospects are altogether pleas
ing to noncombatants.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29
Geo. l.. Garter organizes New COMPANY

Geo. I. Carier organizes New Company
The Carolina Company, of Sullivan
county, hes been chartered. The in
corporators are George L. Carter. J.
Fred Johnson, j. Norment Powell, W
F. Kinsey aud T. F. Davis. Capita
stock $4,000.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29

If the eagle don't scream in. johnson
City on the 4th it viii be because it's
throat is full of dust.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29

In the senatorial toss-up Bob Taylor
will take tales.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29
STATE PRESS.

While Bob Taylor tiekles the angels
toes Carmack will likely touch off a
stick of brimstene. Nashville Banner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29

If Our Bob, with himself imaged in
the love of every patriotic heart in Ten
nessee, can't beat the versatile Ned
Carmack in the race, then we confess
he oughtn't to be Senator. Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29

Nothing short of joint debate be-
tween the candidates for Senator will
satisfy the people. Nor is the debate
expected to be confined to one or two
places, 1t should cover every import
ant county from Carter to Shelby
Nashville American.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-20
DUST /: men WHO PUT
GAS BILL II. [HR {. !
People Call on Republican Com
mittee to Change Party
Ticket.
ny Associated Press.5

PHILADELPHIA. PA. June 1.-the
Republican City Campaign Committee
held an unusual meeting to-day to con-.
slider a demand from citizens that the
party ticket to be voted for in November
be changed. At the conclusion OF the.
meeting, which was secret, it was an
nounced that subcommittee had been
appointed to meet a similar committee
from the committee OF twenty one" as
the citizens who signed letter to the
City committee demanding n new ticket,
have been designated. The committee
was also empowered to see the candl-.
dates and endeavor to induce them TO
Withdraw. 553 .
To- days action is the result OF let
ter written on June 18th and signed by
twenty-one Republicans, more or less
prominent in local business affairs, urg-
Ing the leaders to cooperate in naming
a new ticket that would have the con-
fidence OF the Republican voters OF Phil
adelphia. The candidates who are asked
to withdraw are ward leaders, OF the
Republican organization, and as such
we're active in pushing through councils
recently legislation extending the United
Gas Improvement Company's lease OF the
gas works.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-20

i ! I. !.
Steamer Berkeley. Shelly Norfolk: merchan.
disc and passengers. Old Dominion line.
Schooner "A. L. Barnette. Hayward. Havre De
Grace, fish. John Adams. 4 y .
Barge Perryville. Morse. Baltimore, coal. S.
H. HAYES and Co. ~ si VIZ
SAILED.
Steamer Old Point Comfort Graves. Norfols
and James River landings, merchandise and
passengers, Virginia Navigation! Go.
: steamer Berkeley, Shelly. Norfolk. snerchan-
dise and passenger, OLD Dominion steemshiO
steamer Brandon. Harvey. Norfolk. MERIDIAN
disc and passengers. Old Dominion line.
PORT OF WEST POINT, JUNE u. 1906,
3 an ARRIVED
baltimore, Courtney. Baltimore, passengers
-. 80 =. :. SAILED. Il.
baltimore. Courtney. Baltimore. passengers
and general cargo. 81
PORT NEWPORT NEWS. JUNE 10, 1905.
SAILED. Il "a
Schooner Singleton Palmer. Boston.
a Schooner Maria O'Teel, Norfolk.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-20
COTTON MARKETS.

Z NEW YORK June 19.-The cotton market
was moderately active with sentiment un-
settled and fluctuations Irregular Final
prices showed a net loss OF 5Gs points The
opening was firm at an advance OF 6glO points
In response 70 higher cables than expected and
being encouraged by favorable weather ex-
pectatlons OF a bearish weekly report at noon
tomorrow and reports that the demand from
spot shorts in tho South was decreasing, swere
heavy at the advance, and prices soon began
to work lower There were several rallies dur-
Ing the later trading, one of them carrying
tho market back to about the high point OF
the morning. but the close. while steady in
tone. was at Just about the lowest OF q the
ession. Sales futures were estimated at $40
or less conflicting. but tho most general opln-
ION appears to he that while high tempern lures
Is Improving. In spite OF tho reports OF iess
active demand. Southern spot markets Officially
reported was unchanged to Ac., higher. and
interior ports arc said TO be willing 10 sell at
full prices only. IA, t5i-555
Receipts at the ports to-day were s.s4e bales
against 1872 last week and 2,270 last year.
For the week (estimatedl 10000 bales against
1876 last week and 1895 last year. To-day's
receipts at New Orleans 3.o3o bales against 1906
last year. and at ouston a.47 bales against $50
last. year. # ~ 80 ytt fsss, 49, fi