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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03

on july -, 1875. the Southern Rail-
way Wit operate 3 cheap per-eAPitS
excursion, Bristol, Tenn, TO Ashevile
:. C.. and retur1, leaving Johnson
City at g.25a.E Tickets will be sold
from johnson City ss rate Si-Tj for
the round trip. This train returning
will leave Asheville 500 p. n, July
25, 1898. Fer further information call
On ticket agent, Southern Railway.
J. L. MEEk, 7. P. A,
Cnoxville, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03

Il Is said that in the first seven
months Of the current year the Equit-
able Life Assurance Society has writ
ten SIS, 600, 900 less business than in
the corresponding period OF last year.
The Herald says it IS reported /
draft for S100,0d
$685., 900 loan from the Mercantile Trust
Co, vas in reality the contribution OF
the Equitable to the republican na-
tionsl committee, Of which Cornelius
\. Bliss, himself a trustee, vas treas
uFer.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03

Maurice Barrymore vas riding on :
New York train one day and he and
the passengers around him getting into
conversation it developed that nearly
all Of them we're going on vacations
made necessary by oyerwork. Then
spoke up one who had been silent.
"I'm going up to the hills solely for
pleasure, said he; 81 don't work. I'm
gentleman. Barrymore's prompt
reply was, quietly: 'Oh, yes, see;
You're on a vacation, loo. :"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03
Pu5lIc Is Aroused.

The public Is aroused to a knowledge
Of the curative merits Of that great med
icinal tonic, Electric Bitters, for sick
stomach, liver and kidneys. Mary b.
Walters, Of 545 st CLAIR Ave, Colum-
bus, O., writes: "FoF several months l
was given up TO die. / had fever aud
ague. my nerves we're wrecked / could
not sleep and my stomach vas so weak,
from useless doctors drugs, 1 could not
eat. Soon after beginning to take Flee
tric Bitters, obtained relief. and in q
short tine vas entirely cured" Guar
snteed at Fl. c. MilleE's, priee SOC.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03
What the World Wants.


Men who can not be bought
Men whose word Is their bond.
Men who put character above wealth.
Men who possess opinions and awill.
Men who see the divine in the COM
mon.
Men vho would rather be right than
President.
Men Who will not lose their indiVid-
uaIity in & crowd.
Men Who will not think anything
profitable that Is dishonest.
Men who will be as honest in small
things as in great things.
Men who make no compromise With
questionable things.
Men whose ambitions are not con-
fined to their own selfish desires.
Men who are willing to sacrifice pri-
Yate interests for the public good.
Men Who are not afraid to take
chances, who are not afraid Of failure.
Men Of courage, who are not towards
in any part Of their natures.
Men who are larger than their busi-
ness, Who overtop their vocation.
Men who give thirty-six inches for =
yard and thirty-tSo quarts for q bushel.
PhiIanthropists who viIl not let their
right had know what their left hand
is doing.
Men Who will not hove one brand OF
honesty for business purposes and an
Other for private life.
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WASHISGTOXS RIFLES.
lPhiIadeInhia Record. J

Philadelphia Record.
Don't drum with fingers or feet.
Be no fAtterer.
Read not in company.
Let your eOuntenanee be pleasant.
GiTe way to enc one Of greater
quality than yourself.
Let your discourse with business
men be short
Don't pretend to be q physician.
Argue not With your superiors.
Take all admonisions peacefully.
jest not st anything Of importance.
Use no reprosehful language against
anyone.
Associate yourself with men Of good
quality.
Speak not Of doleial thinga at table.
Tell not your dreams bat to your in
timate friends.
Be net forward, but friendly and
courteous.
Detract not from others; neither be
excessive in commenting.
Think before you speak.
Speak not in az unknown tongue in
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03

When pains or irritation exist on any
part Of the body. the application Of
Billiards. Snow Linimsnt gives prompt
relief. E. VI. Sullivan, Prop. Sullivan
House, El Reno, 0. T., writes, June s,
1902: II take pleasure in recommend
ing Billiards. Snow Liniuent to all who
are afflicted With rheumatism. II is
the only remedy l have found that
gives Immediate relief. 25e, SOC and
81. 90 at Fl. &. MiIIeF's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03

Il is said that an extra session Of
congress will be called to meet Nov. II
to consider legislation affecting work
On the new Panama Canal and also
ansi-rebata legislation to meet eondi-
ti5ns brought to light by Investigations
made by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03
\ NAN OF SORROWS.
Realizing in His Old Age That PhsnOme-
nal Saeeess is a Dismal FailRre.


nal Saeeess is a Dismal Failare.
There may be some e1sgeration in
the moving tale that comes from
Cleveland poltraying the sO1ovs OF
John D. Rockefeller. Itbesrs some in
dlcatiou Of the skillfal touches OF =
wogj artist. But we believe the state
ment stripped Of its adorument, that
Mr.. Rockefeller is vretehed, disap-
pointed solitary nan, thirsting for
sympathy and hungering iOr genuine
kind Eord.
R0ekefeller's failure consists Of be-
ing too successful he wanted mon
ey-mors money than anybody else in
the world. The evidence is oyer
whelming thos Rockefeller sacrificed
everybody aad everything for money.
II ever a voFshjpeE was true to his
idol, this nan vas true. In an age Of
materialism it vas inevitable that some
nan should above al others as the
most successful, AMI John D. Roeke-
fal.er happens to be that unfortunate.
Circumstances and his own mental and
moral equipment combined to facilitate
his efforts - Outstep all competitors.
II his PRIZE his niud vas 3 remorse-
less ma.hiDe, perfect in operation,
working ceaselessly in single groove,
turning neither to the right nor to the
left. He lad nothing bus contempt
for the hunah element-the sympa-
thetic word, the impulse Of generosity
OF forgiveness. the bond Of friendship.
These things tended to interrupt the
workings of the money making ma
chine, and he ruthlessly thrust them
from him.
Nov John D. Rockefeller is old-"the
Oldest nrn in the world" says Miss
TaEoeu. He is the richest and there
t0re the most Successful" man IN the
world. But time wears upon Rookie
feller, as upon weaker men, and Gu
rio1s change is noted il his tempera-
mezt Instead Of being imprsvious to
criticism, he has become acutely sensi.
tive TO it, and spends much Of his time
reading the food Of abuse that has ap-
|peared recently concerning him. This
gall and EormE0od he takes Is . med
iciEe-end surely it is bitter. He finds
himself an old decrepit, despised
bankrupt n the esteem Of his fellows,
He receives bushels Of letters-snd
they breathe Of cupidity and fraud, and
hypocricy. He meets hattery and
fzLseLood. He can not trust any one.
he IS alone
II the fates had conspired to raise I
figure as = mockery and : warning Il
the worshipers Of wealth, they could
not have improved upon this living anC
solitary shadow ci q man, who mus
soon u1cl1tch his hands from his mon
En- gGLA H. A-LEEAzAEEE NAhA LII
wealth Is pitibIe figure. What vii
the memory Of Rockefeller be-strip
! ped Of his wealth, judged by his fel
loE mar, g all men must be judged
Ail too late be begins to preceiye til
iail1Ee % his success. With painfu
violations Of lifelong habit he tear
away fev millions and gives it TO tn
world The world ieers and mock
. him. Il can not be bought So hi
money Is counterfeit. The old trut
Is gEou2d into his soul that ''mone
viii not buy happiness.
A feeling at pity may rise in th
heart Ct : compassionate man in con
: teuplating the career q John u
Rockefeller. Bat be Is cut OF f.on
psthF.-Eg Washington Post
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03
Nothing on the Market Equal to Chamber
lain's colic, Cholera and Diarrhoez
Remedy.

This fact is we'll known to druggists
everywhere and nine out Of ten will
give their customers this PREPARATION
when the best IS asked for. Mr.. ODE
Wilmer, prominent druggists Of Jop-
lin, No, in q circular to his customers
says: There is nothing on the mar
ket in the way Of patent medieins which
equals Chambsrlain's Collie, Cholera
and DIsrrhoea Remedy for bowel COM
plants. We sell and recommend this
preparation. For sale by H. G. Nil
Ter, druggist.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03

Renders the bile more fluid and thus
helps the blood to foE; it affords
promp: relief from billiousness, indi-
gestion, sick and nervous headaches,
aud over-indulgenee in food and drink.
G. L. Caldwell, Agt. NJ. X. and 7.
r. r, Checotah, Ind. Ter, writes,
April IS, 1903. 81 was sick for over
two years with enlargement Of the liver
and spleen. The doctors did me no
good, and l had given up all hope ot
being cured, when ny druggist advised
me to use Herbine. 1t has made me
sound and we'll" SOC at Il. G. Miller:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03
STATEMENT OF GOV. TAYLOR.
He Declares He viii Take His Caase ID
the Pe0ple.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. John d.
Fletcher, q Nashville friend, by au-
thOrity tonight gave out the following
"All l want is primary. Senator
Carmaek has declined to join me in
requesting the committee to give rs q
primary next December, declaring that
he would not submit to it on that date.
I wish Ito say finally that shall take
my cause to the people and lei them
settle the question as to how and when
q primary shall be held.
"R0BT. L. TAYLOR. +"
It is presumed from the above that
Cor. Taylor will now ask the various
counties to act as they see it and when
they see fL
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03

sYoa say, queried the editor, that
you are descended from ShakesPeaEes
That's what I an, replied the would
be vEFslaeF,
"WeIl. continued the man behind
the blue pencil, ''the descent must
have been something fsrcs. ."-Chlea-
20 News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03
Use Aliens Foot Ease

A pow fer TO be shaken into the shoes
Your feet feel swollen, nervous and
domp and get tired easily. II you have
smarting feet OF tight shoes, try Aliens
Foot Ease. Il cools the feet aud makes
walking easy. Cures swollen, sweat
ing feet, blIssefs and caliOus spots.
Relieves e1rus and banions Of all pain.
Try Ii today. Sold By all druggists
and shoe stores for 25e. Don't accept
snY sa5stii1ts. Trial package free.
Address Allen 5. OImstei, lie Roy,
" I. 100 4t.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03

We o=er one hundred dollsrs EeNaFd f0rAny
case OF cat4rrn that can not - cured b Halls
CataErh Care FL. CHKET Co. Toledo. o
We the undersigned. have knoWE =. J. Che
uey for the .ass IS years. and believe him pei.
iectly honorable Ia al business transactions
and financially able 20 carry cut any obligations
made b. their firm WEST a TEUAx.
Wholesale Druggists Toledo o.
WALDIxG. kIsNAs & hAKYIS.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo O
Halls CataFrh Cure Is taken Internally. art
ing directly upon the blood and n mucOus surfaces
q the system Testimonials seat free. Price
7sc per bottle. sold by all druggists
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03

Y0u may have free the first bottle Of
1EulI' Grape Tonic 3 sure constipation
specific Simply write : postal to
MulI's Grape Tonic Co, 3ls Third ave-
nus, Eock Island, III YOar druggist
sells T. The ST bottle contains nearly
three times the soc size. Send name
TODAY.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03

"Bombita, the greatest OF the Span
ish toresdors, has retired al 80 years Of
age with fortune Of 800, O00, without
counting jewels worth about sS0, go
more, presented to him by admirlng
enthusiasts.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03
SOline Lamp Oil
GUARANTEED NOT TO
SMOKE,
SMELL or
EXPLODE.
Made From the Finest Pennsylvsnia
Crude.

This oil is made by the Kimble Oil
Co, Of Knoxville, and is not in the
trust, bat it can be trusted to give
better light and the housewife more
satisfaction than any oil on the market
as its use makes lamp cleaning an oe-
casional rather than daily task. Try
q gallon and convince yourself OF its
good qualities. For sale in this city by
II w VIE q rO
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03

Secretary Wilson Of the department
Of agriculture says that he kss not re-
signed and that his resignation is ut
terly out Of the question.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03

Mothers lose their dread for that
terrible second summer" shen they
have Dr.. F0Eler's Extract Of Wild
Strawberry il the house. Nstzres
specific foE sumner complaint
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03

Mr. Van der HAmm-Perey, you
mustn't play with that common Ma
loney boy any more.
Why not!
Because he's nobody. He hasn't
even q grandfather.
Maybe not, but he's got : boat
Cleveland Leader.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03

The kim the babies ike. Dr.. Fahr-
ney's Teething Syrup. Once used moth
ing else will take its place. No nareot
les IN ii.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03

Ttchicg piles? Never mind il every
thing else failed to cure you. Try
Doan's Ointment. No failure there.
80 cents, at any drug stere.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03

A lazy liver makes alazy man. Bur
d0ck Blood Bitters is the natural. new
er falling remedy for lazy liver.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03
A Smooth ArtleIs.

When you find il necessary to use
salve use DeNist'z Witch Hazel SAlve.
Ii i the pares. and best for sores,
burns, boils, eczema, blind, bleeding,
itching or protFnding piles. : Is The
genuine DeWitt's Witch Hazel SalTe
Sold by Fl. G. Miller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03

There was = wooden Wedding down
our way last night.
cold gag: Girl married blockhead: =
mop; couple Of Poles got mar
ried. Brooklyn Life.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03
Pianos

Do not say you can not AFFORD to buy
. piano. We can sell you one on
terms so easy that it will be no bur-
den for you to pay for it. On account
Of the verg small expense to which
we are put in selling pianos, We can
save you q good sum on the purchase
price, and at the same time make the
monthly payments as small % 5000.
II would be pleasure 10 rs to dis
cuss the matter with you.
LYLE & McCORKLE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-03
That | hal Ti1H0rk

I have purchased the interest a Z.
L Manu- in the lzsa Er- -f PIerce z
Mana. aud will eoEdEct ths business
alone. IS- prepared 10 DO all kinds
q ti1vogk. roofing, gathering and
repairing, upoa short n0tIce. HlI
make interesting figures oa Warm
Air Heating for auv building. ALL
WORK GUARANTEED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15
OF GREAT BRITAIN.
New German Naval Program to In
crease Germany's Defenses.

BERLIN, October 1.-THE disclosures in
France of alleged British offers Of alliance
against Germany are so thoroughly be-
lieved here that the powerful Naval League
with its 100000. members and all the APP
paratus of agitsalon is already moving for
a new naval program that shall further in
crease Geruiany's defensive resources
against Great Britain.
Popular distrust of Great Britain has nat
urally swollen to great proportions and the
semi-otficial dentals In London cannot over
come the convictions now formed that Ger
many had narrow escape from a war in
which although she would have been VIC
torious on land would have resulted in her
being crushed at sea and damaged along
the coast with the consequent destruction
OF her oversee commerce. The events of
the last four months have silenced the OPP
ponents of naval increase except socialists
and radicals.
While time and money beyond Germany's
resources would be necessary to equal Great
Britains present navy, not to speak of her
future buildings, yet the feeling Is that
Germany must for defensive reasons build
as many more ships as the country's
finances will bear. The government some
months ago decided to introduce IN the
refchstag a measure substituting large for
small cruisers in the authorized naval pro-
gram Whether the government will In
crease the recommendations beyond this or
not Is not yet known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15

ion that they win speedily forsaNe their
evil ways"
This manufacturer agrees fully with Mr..
s. M. Butler, secretary of the Automobile
Club of America of New York. that reck-
less automobiling, with its attendant fa-
talities and accidents to both driver and
non-user of the machine. would be APP
probably lessened at once and practically
wiped out In a short while If our legis-
lators would pattern after the French legis-s
lative methods of dealing with automo-
bilists
Give the reckless drivers time, and they
VIII weed themselves out, and thurs solve
the most serious automobiling problem now
confronting the public said Mr.. Butler,
grimly. but 1t would undoubtedly take
some time for all the reckless fellows to
Kill themselves OF, even though they do
not constitute In my belief 10 per cent
or the whole number of motor car drivers.
However, they can be got rid of much
more speedily and just as effectively II only
the various state legislatures can be
brought to see the light. and this club, as
wen as the national body, is doing all that
II can to make them see the light in the
interests of all concerned-that is, every
body.
In France, before person is permitted
TO drive an automobile, of no matter what
horse power and speed, he must first pass
an examination In order to prove to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15

ates. 1t says expressly that an AUTOMOBILE
list is liable to arrest at any time for dis
orderly conduct That means that the ex-
pert driver who endangers life and limb In
a crowded thoroughfare, while going at the
very conservative rate of four or five miles
an hour, is liable to arrest every bit as
much as the driver on a country road who
fails to accommodate his speed to the con-
ditions of the road. such as the state of the
road itself and the travel upon It. Under
this law it is not disorderly conduct for q
driver to send his machine at clipping
rate over a stretch Of good road clear OF
vehicles as far. as the eye can reach. 1t is,
however, disorderly conduct for him to run
into a vehicle or persons while taking
curve at any except conservative speed
Three Endorsements of arrest on the back
ocation of the license; and so, as a general
rule the Frenchman is content to speed
only where it is safe to do so. and, no mat
te- what the circumstances surrounding
him. continually has the fear of the law
before his eyes. Driving under this law. he
is yet able TO go far IN a day-from hum
dred and fifty TO two hundred miles-with
little or no danger to himself or any one
else.
Indeed reckless driving, am authorita-
lively informed, is now practically a thing
of the past in France, and such accidents
as occur are due almost wholly to unayoid-
able circumstances similar to those which
in this country lead to the large majority
OF accidents attendant upon the driving and
riding of the horse.
whats needed to solve this problem of
reckless driving. with its attendant fatali-
ties and accidents, is sanity. The present
speed laws in this country are far from be-
ing sane. The speed law In France has
been proved by results to be sane Let our
legislatures give US some such sane law.
and I firmly believe the large portion OF
reckless drivers WIFI develop sanity IN turn
Those that don't will speedily XII Them hem
selves. and then the problem VIII De solved
definitely and finally"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15
Bids for Cement walks.

Bids were opened yesterday at the Dis
trict building for laying all cement side
walks In the District during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1906 Four firms contested
for the business--their figures. as submitted.
being, as follows:
Crawford Paving Company, sos. I35; Bren-
Biome s104, $50. and Drew g. Sheehan. $685.
05o The lowest bidder, IL viii be seen. is
the Crawford Paving Company. and the con-
tract will doubtless be awarded TO them In
the course Of few days.
Under the law paving In the District
cannot be done By any person other than
the contractor. If citizen wishes to
have the sidewalk in front of his property
paved the District contractor must do 1t.
The bidders submit their bids upon the es-
timate that 10000 square yards of side
walks will be paved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15
Accepts Russia,s Invitation.

Secretary Root has dispatched through
Baron Rosen the Russian ambassador. to
the Russian emperor the reply OF the Wash
tngton government accepting the invita-
ton to the second Hague conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15

satisfaction of the authorities that he thor
oughly understands the mechanism of the
automobile, knows how to work It, and is
fully aware of its capabilities for causing
veal or woe.
II would like to see such a requirement
called for by every state legislature in this
country, but mark, the good work should
not be permitted;to stop here.
~
ut has been proved in many cases that
the more expert certain class of automo-
bilists become, the more liable are they to
run their machines recklessly, paradoxical
as this may seem. Largely to deal with
just this class of drivers, France has taken
off all legislative speed limits, paradoxical
as this may also seem, and set down in the
statutes instead that any automobilist is
liable to arrest at any time for dtsorderiy
driving.
Let me illustrate the difference between
this law and our various speed limit stat
utes. which are as numerous as legislatures
and as complicated as the knottiest legal
problem that a corps of expert lawyers ever
struggled with.
'eUnder the New York law 1t is reckless
driving to approach and cross dam or go
by an interesting road at a rate per hour
of more than four niles-a distance that a
good walker can cover in the same length
of time, and which walking horse, hitched
to a buggy, can get over in three-quarters
of an hour at the most The law also pro-
vides that If driver sends his car along
at speed exceeding ten miles an hour in
certain parts of borough and fifteen miles
in other parts, he is a reckless driver.
Now, note this: There is no provision in
the law to punish the automcpilist, who,
glorying in his experiences, IN crowded
city insidiously shoots his car in and out
among the trucks and street cars and over
crossings with constant and great danger
to pedestrians and Others but at rate of
speed of only half that permitted by the
statutes. Yet here Is this man going scot
free, while trap Is set by country con-
stables for the automobilist who travels
over a piece of road at the rate of fifteen
miles an hour instead of the statutory ten,
but who. during the time that he maintains
this speed. does not pass nor overtake a
dozen persons and vehicles at the outside.
1T is just such injustices as this and that
of limiting the legal rate of speed to a
ridiculously low number of miles per hour,
as In the case of intersecting roads In New
York state, that have given rise to con-
siderable percentage of all the reckless
driving that is INDUCED in. The college
boy, you know, who has lot of schooIboy
rules over him. invariably takes keen de-
light In fracturing them; 1t is on the same
prir ciple that some automobiles, other
wise sane IN all things, develop into reck-
less drivers, endangering their own and the
lives of the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15
Gao. M (. [Llnylus.
Steamer May Be Sold.

1t is reported that the steamer West
moreland. formerly owned by the weems
line. but now the property OF the Mary
land, Delaware and Virginia Steamboat
Company, is to be sold to parties on the
Great Lakes for excursion work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15

.But now see how the French law oper-