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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20
MEMPHIS NEws-sc1MITAR NOTES.

Memphis is sure tough. We was
held up by two highwaymen the other
night and they beat the life out Of us
because we had nothing but an over
ripe iag.-Hardeman Free Press.
Cassie Chadwick's laces and lingerie
are being examined by government
peeping Toms. The fact that she is
wearing prison clothes must relieve
Cassie of considerable embarrassment.
Cy Lyle is miratin' around, and
steppin' as high as string-halted
horse, because his town is "dry" and
he has convinced people he has quit
drinking. We know better. Cy uses
booze like man we knowed used 'bac-
cer-he chaws it and swallows the
juice. Hardeman Free Press.
While we was down to Memphis we
became 'onerary member of the bar
keeps union, and now what Cy Lyle
gets for the price we get for brotherly
love.-Hardeman Free Press.
If them Turin missioners do not
want Rockefeller's 100000, we can use
it in startin stillhouse to loosen up
this bum town. -Hardeman Free Press.
When we go down to Memphis at
tending of st. Patrick's Day, we seed
men working on the sky-scrapers,
walking on iron Orders seventy feet in
the air. We couldn't do it. Not on
ST. Patrick's Day. Not after q social
session of the Elics. On our way to
the tavern we tried to walk on the big
road and fell off in the ditch .-Harde-
man Free Press.
We never had no use for goldbugs,
but we re ioice to see Gov. Wright COM
ing out in favor of the canteen in the
army. The boys in blue need some
where to get dram between pay days,
and We are in favor of establishing can
teens in every town the size of Boil
var. Hardemap Free Press.
The doctor man up the country what
wants to kill all men who are past
sixty by administering chloroform to
them ought to select pleasanter meth
cd Of death. TT a body must die, let
him die in way of his own selecting.
We don't went to die, but II we must
die, We want TO end our days in rapt-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20
Suspension Lasts Two Weeks

Mr.. Carter can not proceed with i'm
mediate grading operations, ETC., on
his road-the South and Western-for
the reason that a suspension bond has
been executed, and Judge COTS de-
cision does not go into effect for two
weeks from the time it was handed
down.
Meanwhile, no time is being lost in
making ready for business. Much pre-,
liminary work is being done, and it
will not be long until grading will be
in the midst OF a great rush. There
will, however, be a few minor legal
skirmishes in Scott and Wise counties
before the great war on stone and dirt
along the route of the new road opens
up in earnest. Bristol Courier.
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Good Explanation

The Rev. James Il. Dougherty, rec
tor Of st. Mary's church at Canandai-
qua, tells this story of his recent visit
TO the st. Louis exposition: "In one
of the buildings | met voluble Irish,
man in charge of an exhibition of Irish
relics. My attention was especially
called to the stump of tree in which
was imbedded SO firmly as to be ire
movable, the points of fine set of
deer antlers. | was interested. Fl ow
do you suppose the deer had come to
get his horns so firmly fastened?' I
asked.
Surrey, I don't know, your river
ence, was the reply, but I think he
must have been buttin' in. New
York times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20

while we was off on pleasure they re-
ferred our bill to the committee on
sewer, gas and cemeteries, and there
amt NO chance to get out afore the leg
islator adjourns. How long, oh Lordy,
how long ?-Hardeman Free Press, in
Commercial-Appeal.
Somebody set fire to Jack Reaves'
water wagon several days ago and it
was burned to the grounp. 1t is sus-
pected that Jack himself was the incen-
diary, as the wagon was heavily
insured.
We healn tell about twenty-to-one
shot out to the race track, and we went
out to git il, but the best we could do
was to git half-shot, and by the time
we had walked into town, we was as
thirsty as a goard. -Hardeman Free
Press.
We seen Sigh Lyle up to Nashville
last Tuesday and he didn't speak to us,
and when we roasted him fer cutting
us, he apolergized and said we was
sober, and he didn't reckernize us in
that Disguise. -Hardeman Free Press.
A lady has been arrested up In Maine
fer selling whisky from bottle she
carried in her stocking. We air will
ling to go on her bond, il she viii
promise to come down to Hafdemar
County and sell Ticker here. We thinA
she has solved an important problem
Hardeman Gree Press.
A reptile contemporary alludes TO III
as living Jug of booze. The mar
what writ this is q human boil. -Harde
man Free Press.
Cy Lyle says clicked stockings ar
still worn. Cy must carry a snap-sho
magnifying glass around with him.
OF course, if Rockefeller conscien
tiously desires to restore the goods
; that's different:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20
Col. Washington Here.

Col. Joe Washington, of Robertson
county, spent Friday morning in the
city making the acquaintance of our
citizens. "Little Joe, as he is famil-
iarly known, is an avowed candidate
for Governor, and hopes to secure the
Democratic nomination next year. He
served the Nashville district in Con-
gress for ten years. He is an attract
i've speaker and natural-born mixer.
He has entered this race determined to
win, and the man who beats him will
have work to do.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20
Race Suicide.

One of the speakers at the recent
session of the National Council OF Wo-
men, remarked on the subject of race
suicide: "It is the business burdened,
the determined-to- get-rich father and
the society-crazy mother who refus 9
the cares of parenthood. The dag
nosis seems to be clear and fairly cor
rect, and ought in some measure to
modify the presidents solicitude for
the future of the great middle class
American families. Chat. Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20

THIS CoMRr wants to see Hon. w.
w, Faw appointed Assistant Attorney
General under the law just passed Gre
ating the Office. He is one of the
ablest lawyers in the State and one of
lis best citizens in every respect. AS
he is former East Tennesseean, now
residing in the middle division, Gen.
Gates can satisfy both divisions in ap-
pointing him. This ought to make
Walter two-to-one shot.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20
Resolutions.

In view of the aggressive and persis.
tent efforts to secure legislation that
would make the return of the soul.de-
atroying saloon possible in our city,
we, the First Baptist church, of John
son City, Tenn, in session Sunday
morning, April 10th, 1905,
Resolved First, That ninety per cent.
of our membership bitterly oppose the
return of saloons to our city.
Second, That as Church of Jesus
Christ we condem the course Of all per-
sons in their efforts to secure the re-
peal of the law that now prohibits the
sale Of liquor in johnson City.
Third, That we declare ourselves
now and forever opposed to the return
Of saloons to our city, and pledge our
selves by influence, prayers and votes
to do what we can, not only to prevent
their return here, but to drive the ac-
cursed thing from the face of the earth.
Fourth, That we thank Almighty
God, who rules over oil, the Legislators
who voted against the bill, and our own
citizens who have sacrificed their time
and means in the fight for righteous
ness.
FIFTH, That these resolutions be given
publicity through the press.
The above resolutions were unani-
mously passed, there not being a sim
gle dissenting word or vote again st
them. Yours truly,
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
johnson City, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20

Good Republicans must be scarce il
johnson county, when Ed. Butler
Collector of internal Revenue, with an
ohce at Bristol, must be appointed
election commissioner for that county
and that in face of the ruling that Fed
eral Office. holders must not take an
active part IN political matters.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20

The minister and the doctor were
riding down town in Lexington ave-
enue car, and had arrived at Madison
square when their friend, the under
tsker, joined them. After riding with
them two blocks the minister and doc.
tor put the undertaken off the car, say
ing their appearance in trio looked too
suggestive and would cause talk among
their friends
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20
THE HOME nv VYNnH.
TO Rundown People :--

Many people think they have some
organic trouble or chronic disease because
they feel weak, all tired out, cannot
sleep, have no ambition, energy or appe-
tite. This condition is probably caused
by overWork, close conf inement or worry.
To these people we say, try Vinol if it
does not create strength and build you up
We will ourselves pay for all the medi-
cine you take. Respectfully,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20
COMMERCIAL-APPEAL NOTES.

We have been betrayed again. The
bill we framed for The redestricting of
the saloons of Tennessee SO that one
barroom wonld be located in our town
has been stabbed to death by the
cloven foot of treason. We went to
Nashville, committee vas appointed
70 take Us out and sew rs mp. and
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20
Mothers Mothersl Mothers

How.many children are at this sea-
son feverish and constipated, with bad
stomach and headache. Mother Gray's
Sweet Powders for Children will al
ways cure. If worms are present they
certainly will remove them. At Ill
druggists, 25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy,
N. Y.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20

We congratulate Hancock, Granger,
Claiborne, Union, Scott and other
counties to whose senatorial district
Hawkins has by recent gerrymander-
ing been attached, upon the fact that
there will now be no doubt but that
they can elect a Republican Senator
by nice majority. -Rogersville Star.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20

We take it that Col. Brownlow fur
nishes Ave names from each county
from which to select the Republican
election commissioner, and it looks
like q strange coincidence that Fed
eral otfice-holder is appointed each
time.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20

The effort to redistrict Washington
county was no secret affair by any
means. Petitions from every district
in the county, containing in all over
1900 names Of Democrats and Repub-
licans, were in Nashville asking that it
be doue.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20

Hon. W. X. Alternately made one of
the best speakers the house of repre-
sentatives has ever had. He is one of
the ablest men in West Tennessee, a
fluent and eloquent talker, an efficient
parliam entarian and gentleman with
o bright political future.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20

The Democrats Of Greene, Sullivan
and Hawkins counties can have what
they want at the hands of the legisla-
ture, but those of Washington county
must do without Upon what meat
hath these, our neighbors, fed, that
they have grown SO great
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20

Brownlow seems to have lost conf
dence in all Republicans not holding
an Office under him, and will not let
anyone but Federal ffice-holder be
appointed as election commissioner in
the First Congressional district.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20

ure and Joy, and we will choose piece
of hose-pipe inserted in whisky bar
rel SO that we can drink ourselves glo-
riously into kingdom come. -Harde.
man Free Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20

II you think the people of johnson
City will not be happy to see the South
and Western railroad completed, you
are misinformed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20

The local legislation for Memphis
end Nashville left the affairs of State
between the lobby and the deep blue
sea.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20

Edward Atkinson may be an expert
in hgul es but he will never convince a
beautiful female figure that it can be
properly clothed on $65 per year.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20
Cow gave
Butter

mankind would have to
invent milk. Milk Is Ma
lures emulsion butter
put in shape for diges-
ton. Cod liver oil is ex-
tremely nourishing, but
it has to be emulsified
before we can digest it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20

Why not try pruning? Grating will
not help legislature.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20

The "blind tiger" that expects to be
pardoned by Mr.. Cox has been misled.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20

Johnson City has the finest water in
the world-why not drink it?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20
SCOTS Emulsion


combines the best oil
with the valuable hypo-
phosphites SO that it is
easy to digest and does
far more good than the
oil alone could. That
makes SCOTS Emulsion
the most strengthening.
nourishing food medi-
cine in the world.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT g. BOVINE. Chemists
4Oe-4I5 Pearl Street New York
soc. and $I.oo. All druggists
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20
To the Creditors Of tho Carnegie HG-
camille Company.
Chas. Burger ct al,
vs..
Carnegie Mercantile Co.. ct al.
In Chancery Court at johnson City,
Tennessee,

All cred itors and other persons in
terested in the Carnegie Mercantile
Company are hereby ordered to come
forward and exhibit their demands and
claims and have themselves made par
ties to the bill in this cause within the
time prescribed by law, to-wit: By
the first Monday in April, 1905, next,
or they will be forever barred.
This notice will be published for
four successive weeks in The Comet.
This March 9th, 1905.
E. A. SHIPLEY, @. & NJ,
BY s. e. MILLER, D. O. I'm,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20
B. G. WARREN.
W. Il. REESE.

Under the auspices and for the benefit Of the Volunteer
Fire Departments Of the two cities TWELVE BIG PAY
SHOWS, ~ ~ - ~ - y u -
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20
Dissolution of Partnership.

The partnership heretofore existing
between B. G. Warren and w. E.
Reese has been dissolved by mutual
consent.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-20

The danger defyng thrilling Loop the Loop The haz
tional Backward Somersault High Dive. = = =
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-27
FIRE AT DEAL BEACH

While Mr. and Mrs. George W. Young
were attending theatrical performance
in New York last night, fire broke out in
their handsome home at Deal Beach,
and the children were with great difiieul-
ty rescued.
The FIRE was discovered by a Japanese
servant He awoke the nurses, and
they fled from the burning house with
the children in their arms and sought
shelter in the gardeners house.
BY the time the neighbors arrived the
house was flaming furiously. Allenhurst
was asked for assistance. and the fremen
started respond, but they were caught
in the heavy snowdrifts and stalled The
house continued TO burn and was totally
destroyed.
Mr.. Young only recently built his home
at Deal Beach It was considered one
Of The handsomest in fle neighborhood of
Asbury Park, ana with its contents was
valued at 100000. Nothing was saved
from the house
Mr.. and Mrs. Young only learned Of
the FIRE today. It is said that the Young
children suffered greatly because of the
extreme cold Otherwise they escaped
unhurt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-27
DIED In CENTRAL TRAIMsHED

A woman about tlirty-dve years old,
five feet. two inches in height and weigh
ing one hundred and ten pounds, was
taken suddenly III in the train Shed of
the Central Railroad last night. An ann
bulance was summoned, but the woman
died before she reached the City Hos
pital. She was accompanied by a two
year-old boy. The body was taken to
Hughes's morgue. 1t is as vet unidenti-
fed. The dead woman has dark eyes
and dark hair mixed with gray. She
wore dark gray skirt, blue waist. black
sack and scarf pin shaped like star.
She carried light leather bag contain
ing clothes, a rosary Of beads and ticket
for Newark She has birthmark on
the right side.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-27

/ such as the Board of Trade continuously
working for the benefit Of the city. Our
tax rate is high. We need more schools,
we want to widen Montgomery street. in
crease our street cleaning facilities We
want more sewers and water mains and
better paved streets.
am not in the habit of taking gloomy
view Of things and am not looking on
the gloomy side now, but there is
trouble ahead unless We abandon every
thing else, stop talking and thinking Of
anything else but equal taxation The
fight is more than half done The Board
Of Trade must continue to fight for this
great justice that is due Jersey City.
@This money is honestly owed Jersey
City and it is for us to collect ii. The
one great question that confronts Jersey
City is equal taxation
The dinner was served in the Jersey
City Club Theatre. Steward William
Giannini never planned better repast,
and il was thoroughly enjoyed by all who
partook Of it.
Allusions were made to the recent
deaths of DIR. Leonard ]. Gordon, VIII
liam TAFT, secretary, Henry Lembeck and
John NJ. Jones. A silent toast was drunk
to the departed members.
William G. McAdoo, president of the
Hudson River tunnel corporations, was
to speak ON The advantages of tunnels
to cities. He was unable to be present,
and his place was taken by J. V. Davies,
the engineering firm of Jacobs & Davies,
who are building the trolley tunnel and
have contracts for the construction of all
the other tunnels which are planned to
connect New York and New Jersey. Mr..
Davies said that the operation Of
the subway. while the line is not vet
complete. is a great education to the peo-
Pile
Yesterday, he said, there was not
a car running on Broadway or any of the
surface lines. but the subway ran. The
subway is the forerunner of many more
subways. This is the day of great de
velopments and of big things.
For years" he said "the greatest
barrier between New York and Jersey
City has been the uncompleted Hudson
River tunnel. Last March that barrier
was overcome. There is now a tunnel
under the Hudson River that viii be
operated as soon as The connections with
the subway can be made. The south bore
i completed 1000 feet Of the way.
Bishop Edwin S Lines Of Newark
told number of amusing stories and
then essayed a discourse upon the danger
Of socialism in this country Professor
Alexander c. Humphreys of Stevens In
stitute spoke upon the practical value of
asteShnical education.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-27
Mayor Pagan and Charles
G. Black Talk Equal Tax
alton at the Jersey
City Club.
BISHOP LINES TELLS STORIES
}. ]. Davies. for President
McAdoo. Explains the
Benefits OF Subways.-
Silent Toasts Drunk

Equal taxation was the principal sub
jeet discussed after the Board Of Trade
dinner at the Jersey City Club last night
The diners to the number of one hun
dred and twenty representative profes-
sional and business men had the pleasure
Of hearing the views of Mayor Pagan
and Charles G. Black on the subject.
There was no conflict Of ideas as to
the exact justice that is done Jersey City
and the other municipalities of the State.
Mr.. Black was very gracious and paid
tribute to the Mayor and Corporation
Counsel Record.
During the campaign said Mr..
Black, Il saw upon the billboards large
posters which declared that the Mayor
and Mr.. Record had changed their minds
regarding equal taxation Qaughter) and
if any one present has read the brief of
the corporation counsel and the Mayor,
which has been presented to the Equal
Taxation Commission, they will find out
that they have changed their minds
again.
Let US call your attention to the
fact said Mr. Black, that the gentle
men who opposed the report of the ad-
ministratiou We find are of limited in
formation and Of limited interest
The topic assigned Mr.. Black was
The Responsibility of the State to its
Cities. He declared that in large
sense the question was, next to National
affairs, the most important before the
American people.
''The theory NOT long ago" he said.
'.was that the State should govern the
cities; that it was the duty Of the State
to govern the cities by commissions APP
pointed by system of checks and bal
ances or divided responsibility. This
brought with it long chain Of evils,
which is responsible for the failure of our
cities TO compare favorably with the
cities Of Europe The theory is now that
the State should grant to the cites home
rule in such matters as the maintainance
of courts. the taxation Of property, etc,
and rat tn raadtIlo with eitfas and laa,-as
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-27
ELEVEN THIRTEEN
CLUB
Snow Bound Passengers on
a P. R. R. Train Form
a New Organization
GEN. WANSER PRESIDENT
Prime Object of the Society
Will Be Anniversary Cell
ebrations of Inception.
SPECIAL 10 ..rhe Jersey city News...,

Especial to s'The Jersey City News.'')
TRENTON, Jan. u, 19O5.-In a Pull
man car of train snow bound in the
Pennsylvania Railroad cut between Mar
ion and Jersey City. Wednesday after
noon, party of New Jersey legislators
and others, whose business brings them 70
the State capital, organized the Eleven
Thirteen Club by the election of Maj
Gen. Peter f. Wanser as president, As
semblymen Kaiser of Essex, John NJ.
AIills-af AIesaiss. Clarence sGssfsse of Bers
gen and Godfrey Matthews Of Hudson.
the Custodian Of the Capital John Wese-
man. trustees.
The party was in the Pennsylvania
Railroad station, this city, Wednesday
afternoon shortly after three o'clock, anx-
iously awaiting train to convey them to
their homes. The road was badly tied
up by the storm, and its employees could
NOT tell whether there would be train
along before next week or not.
About $3.50 o'clock train of Pullman
cars discharged a lone passenger at the
station and there was rush to get on
board Custdian Wesenlan had one
foot on the step and was about to raise
the other when he heard a trainhand on
the platform say that it was the train
due here at 11:13.
LET me ger off, exclaimed the Gus
todian won't go on anything that's
got a thirteen to 1t.
The train, however, had begun to
move forward by this time and two be-
hind Mr.. Weseman. who had one hand
on the car rail, frantically shouted, Get
aboard there; get aboard and crowded
forward 50 that he was forced into the
car against his will. He dropped into
the nearest seat with resigned look
and proceeded to foifify himself against
anything that might happen.
The party was hardly in Che ear be
fore the conductor pounced down upon
them for tickets. There was a general
air Of aggressYeness about him which
conveyed the impression that he was
looking for trouble
This train doesn't stop until it gets
into Jersey City he snapned as he
glanced at Assemblynan Mabie's ticker
in disgust. which increased as he
got look at the tickets Of the Others in
the party.
He was asked if the train was going
to stop at Newark, and he snapped out
Nope.
The party tried 10 reason with him.
telling him how the road was tied up
on aecount Of the storm; how most Of
them wanted to set off at Newark and
the trouble they would have in getting
back if they were carried on 10 Jersey
City.
That made no difference to him, the
conductor declared; the train did not stop
at Newark unless he had mail TO dis
charge. and the men had no business to
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-27

General debility failure Of the strength 10
DC ana the power to endure-is cured by the
great tonic-Hood's ssrsapafila.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-27

That Gov. Stokes appreciates the ac-
tion Of the Samuel D. Dickinson Associ-
alton in presenting him with a white silk
banner on which is inscribed the total
Republican vote cast in Hudson County
at the last four Gubernatorial elections,
is evidenced by the fact that the banner
occupies a conspicuous place in the Gov
ernor's apartments. The figures on the
banner show that AIr. Stokes received a
bigger vote than any Of the other sue
cessful Republican candidates.