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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-06
TILLMANISM TOO RADICAL.
Opinion of GOVernOr-Eleet MtcOlm R.
Patterson.

Washington, Nov. 30. Governor
elect M. r, Patterson, of Tennessee, in
an interview published in the Wash
ington Herald, criticises Senator Till
mans attitude in the Chicago speech,
deplorlng the fact that man of Till
mans intellect and position should ex-
cite and irritatea situation which cpn
only be relieved by calm justice, pru.
dent discussion and temperate action.
The average southern man." said
Gen. Patterson, "has no hatred of the
negroe as race. Heis tolerant of the
negro's faults, and they are many, but
he also knows that the negro has been
and now is the most tractable aud do.
cile race known to history. 1t is to
the infinite credit of the negro that be-
fore the war he was never known to
offer the slightest indignity to a white
woman, no matter how lone she might
have been, and when the Confederate
soldier went tt the front he left his
loved ones in cere of his slaves and Io
single instance is recorded when that
trust was ever abused pr betrayed.
But when the right to vote was given
him, the negro began to have desires
and ambitions, to which lie was a
stranger before The franchise was an
injustice to the negro and the cruelest
blow ever inflicted by victors against
men of the same race. 1t did not help
the negro, but it put the south in po.
litical bondage and has done nothing
but create discord and confusion.
'Tn my opinion, both President
Roosevelt and Senator Tillman have,
perhaps, unconsiderably done much
harm to both races. One by the ap-
pearance Of social equality, encouraged
false hopes in the breast of the negro;
the other by fierce denunciation and in.
discriminate abuse, excites the passions
of white men. The natural result OF
botn acts is to provoke bad blood and
excite deeds to violence.
"That the white race is dominant
and superior, and that it will remain
so needs no irritation to make it an
indlsputable fact To teach the negro
otherwise is to teach racial crime.
To excite the dominant race by intem,
perate speech against the inferior is to
commit another racial crime"
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Pointed Paragraphs.

No man is ever too busy to be polite.
A CRATER by any other name would
still be thief.
Flattery ween practiced as fine art
is called tact.
Many man who calls himself con-
servative ls but coward.
Save your pennies and your heirs
will squander your dollars.
Some childred fear the DIRK as much
aa some fear the light.
Sinners would have lot more fun if
good people would let them alone.
A brunette may be decided blonde
after she has decided to be blonde.
Other peoples self-admiration proves
that there is no accounting for tastes.
Aud it sometimes happens that there
is no harmony in the home Of a music
composer.
When girl finds herself in box a
the opera for the first time she think
she's the whole show.-Chicago News
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AcrObatic Eyes.

"With her eyes she riveted him to
the spot.
''Her eyes sparkled as they drank in
every gesture, "
"His conceit perished before the
withering gaze of her scorn- filled eyes.
Fixing her eyes upon the reclining
form, she remained immovable.
"Her trained eyes penetrated every
nook and corner of the desolate raom. 4"
''1e stood rooted to the spot by her
magnetic eyes,"
"She permitted her eyes to rest upon
the ceiling a moment, and then they
oamed carelessly about the room"
"She returned his cares with single
glance from beauteous brown orbs. +"
"Isabel's eyes took in everything
that the room contained, and, with a
dignity beftting queen, she left the
place"
"Slowly her eyes followed as he dis
appeared from vieM DER the distant
hilltop. Life.
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Sentence Sermons.
The faithful are not fretful.

The faithful are not fretful.
Quiet lives are often eloquent.
No life Is lost that is lived for love.
The love of wealth steals wealth of
love.
Things not right can never be relig-
ious,
Bigotry puts blinders on the best Of
men.
Submission is the first step to sover-
elgnty.
The principle of expediency expels
all other principle.
Love never knows hardship, even
when it meets it.
When men pray for harvest they Of
ten get pillow,
It's the common virtues that make
uncommon saints.
Whatever is saved by selfishness is
lost to the true self
A mans holiness is measured by the
happiness hecreates.
The only wealth you can possess il
that you have in the heart.
Faith is greater than creeds as thu
stars are greater than astronomy.
The only way to reach heaven is b!
attempting to realize heaven now.
! When man boasts OF his sincerity
he is likely to be thinking'of his acid
ity.
When man gets over-anxious abou
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-06
MATTOX NOT A FUGITIVE.
RangOOn Operator Found at His Boarding
House.


-s House.
Lynchburg, Va, Dec. Telegraph
Operator G. d. Mattox, who was in
charge of the block telegraph Office at
Rangoon on the Southern railway and
who is charged with being responsible
for the frightful accident of last Thurs
day has been locoted at his boarding
house within mile of the Rangoon of.
fee, where he declars he has been since
the accident, excepting for a short
time.
L. d. Mattox, brother of the oper-
ator, seeing reports that detectives had
been looking for his brother as an
nounced by the company, today went
to Campbell county to interview his
brother. He returned to Lynchburg
tonight and gave out the following
statement;
''My brother was on duty ct Rangoon
on the night Of the 2sth. He can prove
that he did not go to sleep and that he
did not leave the office two minutes,
When train No. 80 approached he let it
in the block between Rangoon and
Lawyers. He let it into the block un-
der instructions and he can prove by
witnesses that he tried three times to
get the operator at Lawyers in order
to notify him of the approach of No.
93. He could dot, hoAever, get re-
sponse from the Lawyers operator.
He has a acrd to show that he got the
block for No. 81, The day operator
can prove that he found him on du3y
when he reported at O'Clock to re-
lieve him. He did not rud away after
the accident. He does not feel he is to
blame in this matter and has made no
effort to avoid arrest"
Mattox declared that his brother has
left his boarding house only once since
the wreck when he went for q short
drive. He was Frustrated by the wreck
and was greatly depressed. He did not
know that any officeas of the law were
searching for him. / told officials OF
the Southern we're also dotified where
the operator can be found and that he
is ready to surrender at any time.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-06
PhiIOSOphie points.

Lifes most valuable lessons are al
ways the ones that are hardest to learn.
The sweetness of life'S roses more
than balance the pain of it'r thorn.
wounds.
Silence may be golden, but the right
word at the right time has often won a
diamond.
No man is really afraid until he
stands and faces something which he
cannot fight.
Most of us would have more time in
which to do things il we didn I have 40
much leisure.
The man who has failed after on hon.
est effort isn't the chap who has to
make excuses for what happened.
The wise man always makes sure
that the light he is following is guild
ing star aud not will-o' the wisp.
True love speaks in actions rather
than words, and kiss has brought
more hearts together than thousand
orations.
If you forget your umbrella you'll
feel just as well if you just turn up
your coat collar and whistle instead of
"cussin' out" the weatherman.
1t is better to waste kind word on a
fallen man in the hope Of getting him
mp than it is TO kick him just because
he is down. o.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-06
The SpeakePShiDS,

The campaign for the speakership of
the two houses of the General Assem-
bly, is attracting considerable attention.
A number of men are offering for these
places who are entirely competent But
the matter of competency is not the
only point to be considered, 1t is we'll
known that two or more who are seek
ing election antagonized Mr.. Patter-
son for the nomination and were also
indifferent and lukewarm in his sup
port as the Democratic candidate after
the nomination, and are suspected of
being opposed to some Of the reforms
which Mr.. Patterson has promised to
inaugurate.
Men occupying such relation to
Gen. Patterson and his administration
ought not to be elected speaker of
iether house. Mr.. Patterson is entitled
to the cordial support of the Legislature
in all he has promised the people to
give them. This he cannot have if
either Of the speakers shal be unfriend-
ly to, or even lukewarm in the support
of the measures of reform which Mr..
Patterson stands pledged to have inau-
gurated,
Both houses should elect clean, able
men thoroughly in harmony with Mr..
Patterson, who will aid him in keeping
his pledges to the people. The Banner
was the first to advise this course i'm
mediately after the election result wat
announced and deems it proper at thit
iuncture to repeat and emphasize the
suggestion. Nashville Banner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-06
Made Happy for Life.

Great happiness came irto the home
at $, G. Blair, school superintendent,
at st. Albans, W. Va, when his little
daughter was restored from the dread
full complaint he names. He says:
"My little daughter had st Vitas'
Dance, which yielded to no treatm ent
bnt grew steadily worse until as last
resort Te5stied Electric Bitters; and ]
reisEoeto ,ssy, three bottles effected Q
.6SnpleteS&4e" Quick, sure cure fol
'nauNSRs complaints, general debility
HeAaie weaknesses, impoverished blood
and malaria. Guaranteed by II. @
Miller's drug store. SOC.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-06
A Novel RcnOrt.

The Superiudent of Streets in Cleve-
land recently summoned to his pres
enc an Irish officer to whom he said:
cit is reported to me that there is a
dead dog in Hopper staeet. I want
you to see to it's disposition"
eyes, sor," said the subordinate
who Immediately set out upon his mis-
sion.
In half an hour the Irishman tele-
phoned his chief as follows: "Ihave
made Injuries about the dogs disposi
ton and find that it was savage one.
December Lippincott's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-06
New Executive Chairman of SeabOard Air
Line.

New York, Dec. 4. 4.-Announceme ent
was made today that at a meeting Of
the voting trustees of the Seaboard Air
Line Railwao company recently held
for the purpose of organization. JAS.
G. Blair retired from the chairmanship
of the executive committee and was
superseded by Blfred Walter. the presi-
dent of the company, President Walter
became amember of the executive com.
mittee upon the retirement of J b
Dennis, a member of the firm Of b al
& Company,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-06

the gnat, it's time to hang on to the
camel.
Unless the heart grows faster than
the pocket book, the life sinks under
it's weight.
The religion for revenue only has
never acted upon Righteousness except
to retard it.
It's common sin to su bstitute scru-
pies about your own eating for the
feeding Of the hungry. Chicago Trib-
une.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-06

We offer one hundred dollars reward forany
east OF catarrh that can not be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure F. j, CHEEY h Co., Toledo. o
We. the undersigned, have known F. j. Che.
ney for the last Is years. and believe him pei
lectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able TO carry out any obligations
made by their firm, WEST TRUAx,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o
WALDIHG, kINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. act
irg sirectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. Testimonials sent free. Price
i5c Der bottle. Sold by al druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-06
Holiday Excursion Rates.

The Southern Railway announces
10 rate trip Holiday tickets on sale
between all points east of the Missis-
sippi aud south of the Ohio aud Poto-
mac rivers and to st. Louis, Mo. Tick
cts will be sold December Goth to 25th,
i,cluslve; also December 30th-3lst and
January ist, limited to leave destina-
ton not later than January 9TH. 1907.
Gall on Southern Railway Agents for
ii ,kets aud complete infor nation. j.
l. Meek, D. P. A., Knoxville, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-06

Preventies, as the name implies, pre-
vent all colds and grippe when taken
at the sneeze stage" Preventics are
toothsome candy tablets. Preventics
iissipate all colds quickly, and taken
early, when you first feel that cold is
coming, they check and prevent them.
preventics are thoroughly safe for chill
dren. and as effectual for adults. Sold
aud recommended in 8 cent and 25 cent
boxes by all dealers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-06

Just as the diamond and the piece of
charcoal differ only in the arrang ement
of the atoms, so lives are good or bad
according to the relative arrangement
of few primitive passions. Florida
Times Union.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-06
aS' Phone 1863 or stop theRedwagon

Dyspepsia is our national ailment.
tsurdock Blood Bitters, is the national
cure for it. 1t strengthens stomach
membranes, promotes flow of digestive
lices, purifies the blood, builds you
M
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-06

Piles quickly and positively cures
with DR.. ohoop's Magic Ointment. It's
made for Piles alone-and it does the
work surely and with satisfaction.
Itching, painful, protruding or blind
piles disappear like magic by its use.
Large nickel capped glass jars. 80 cents.
Sold and recommended by ali dealers.
The National tribune., 1906-02-15
lsINcH TURBINE COMPLETED FOR THIS GOVERNMENT

is made in three parts. The war head
holds the explosives. an air-chamber is
in the center and the tail contains the
gyroscope and propellers. The <gyro-
SCOPE attachnent is a small but highly
delicate and complicated piece OF mech
anism, and consists Of from 500 TO
1000 pieces OF steel. bronze and brass
They call this the Grains" and 1T takes
charge of the torpedo from the time it
passes out of the hand Of the operator,
steering it. regulating the turbine pro-
polling engine and generally acting as
If 1t was possessed of human intefli-
gence. Instead of the old reciprocal
ing engines used In the Whitehead, and
which weigh 80 pounds to give 30-horse-
power. the new torpedo has a little tur-
bine engine, which weighs 20 pounds
and develops 13O-horsepower. The Gov
eminent has let a contract for 100 49,
inch torpedoes and 800 21-inch torpe-
does of this type. The 18-inch torpedo
costs $1,000 each and the 21-inch from
s.. 300 tn $40, 900 each.
The National tribune., 1906-02-15

We are startled by the possibility of
q realization of the dreams of the old
alchemists as to the transmutation of
metals. This is brought about by the
changes that radium Is known to UNI
dergo. We know that when an atom of
radium disintegrates it becomes helium,
and 1t Is possible that radium itself l.
the result of disintegration of uranium.
These metamorphoses suggest an anal
ogous process going on elsewhere, and
the first thought is as to silver. Silver
and lead are almost invariably found
together. That is. there is always some
silver found in lead and lead is always
found in connection with silver. I.
the disintegration Of radium 1t f
found that the heavier breaks up into
the lighter. The atomic weight OF sill.
yer is 108 and that Of lead GOT. There.
fore. 1t may be that lead disintegrates
into silver.
Gold and copper are usually found
associated in nature. Sometimes, as In
New South Wales, there is as much
as four ounces of gold in every tor
of copper. The atomic weight Of gold
Is 197 and that of copper So, There
fore. IL is possible that copper is the
result Of disintegration Of gold and thai
The National tribune., 1906-02-15
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

Ten years ago scientists estimated
Germanys coal reserves at only lO9. 900
million tons. They are now calculated
to amount to 100000 million tons. so
great has been the increase of known
coal deposits. Reports from other
countries are equally encouraging.
That lime can be successfully burned
In rotary kilns fired with producer gas
has been demonstrated at Natural
Bridge. y. Y, where the New York
Lime Company has recently put i'm sue
cessful operation 100 by 6-foot rotary
kiln. The gas is of the high quality
made by the Morgan continuous gas
producer, with automatic feed
Tests of the strength of wire rope.
conducted for the French Government.
show that the ultimate strength of z
round rope is 33 per cent less than the
sum of the tensile strengths of its in
dividual wires before being laid.
If the oceans of the world should
evapOrate, they would leave behind
them layer of salt 235 feet deep.
The National tribune., 1906-02-15

Of these monsters than any others in
the world, and our scientists nave
prosecuted the study with great zeal
and success The illustration from the
Scientific American is fanciful pic
ture of battle for supremacy between
two great dryptOsaurs, who were flesh
eating lizards and preyed upon the
larger and bulkier vegetarian saurians
They were probably something less
than 40 feet in length and stood at a
height of 20 feet. and in spite of their
great size had something of the bird
like style of locomotion. The huge
feet, about four feet long and three
wide, are like colossal bird claws with
three enormous toes projecting forward
and one extending backward. All of
these were provided with great, tearing
claws, and the dryptosaurs must have
been genuine terror to the slower and
bulkier mammoths of their day. The
bones of these animals are found in
considerable number mingled with
those of other giant lizards in what is
called the Laramie Basin in the Bad
Lands of Montana. 1t has been sug-
gested that this basin is probably where
the course of a great river was inter-
fered with by an upheayal of the earth
and that these bones were caught in
the ice and snow in the upper part of
the river and carried by the floods
down to where they are now deposited
1t may also be that there was a swamp
there covered with rank vegetation
upon which the notwithstanding saur-
ians lived, with the fiesh-eating lizards
living upon them.
The National tribune., 1906-02-15
Beds of SpOnges.

A new industry, the making of mat
tresses. pillows, etc, of sponge, has been
started in Florida. The sponge mate
rial is cleansed of all foreign matter by
q scrubbing process in large tanks of
water, then run through wringers. and
the drying continued by subjecting it
to a cold-air blast. 1t is then shredded
by. machinery, steriliZed and rendered
odorless by chemical treatment, and
subjected again to cold-air drying, when
IL is ready for use. 1t is claimed that
the sponge mattresses are only about
one-third of the weight, and cost only
about two-thirds as much as those of
:hc same size made Of hair. that they
are thoroughly springy, yet firm and
The National tribune., 1906-02-15
SPIDER SILK.
Development Isf the Production In NADIA
gaacar. .s

L
| The French are much encouraged by
the Developments Of the spider-silk in
dustry in Madagascar. There are many
difficulties in the way OF obtaining
spider silk, but also there are many
| advantages over the silk worm and its
products. The. spider is an eccentric
little beast. and does all sorts Of ag-
attempted to- make her pursue regular
and Industrious habits. AS is usual in
the insect world the female is much
| the SUPERIOR She is very much larger,
stronger and .Hl-tempered than the
male. whomr she frequently kills and
| deyours. She does not confine her at
| lacks to her own family, but is prone
| to make meal upon relatives who
visit her and strangers that are way
farers on her road. To get the silk it
| Is necessary that the thread be drawn
| from the body of the spider and not
spun into a web. In order to accom-
pIish this satisfactorily, the Madagascar
spiders are housed in a peculiar. way,
both at the school and at the factory.
Comfortable and scientific homes, which
greatly resemble Il case of pigeonholes,
have been built for them. Into each
compartment is placed a spider, and
far from showing any sign of loneli-
ness. they seem to enjoy, their lofty
seclusion. for they spin quite content
edly in their separate compartments,
Wnen III the MOOD. but sudden, I'M
usual noise or. q decided change in the
weather. will be sufficient to send them
all into sulks and stop their looms
When healthy and happy, one spider
will yield about $4,000 yards of silk
month. given one winding each week.
If taxed to their fullest capacity for
longer than three months at time.
they weaken and die from overwOrk.
The dagascar girls have a delicate
but sure touch. One girl usually works
one entire box of 25 spiders at time.
This is done by lightly touching each
insect in turn. then slowly and evenly,
without trembling or jerky movements.
Withdrawing the hand. The fine. silky
thread clings to the fingers and is car
ried to a mechanical twister from which
II is sent to a wheel. and from here the
spinning goes on in the usual manner.
The thread thus obtained from the
"halabe' is of the finest quality, shin
ing like gold.
The National tribune., 1906-02-15

is the latest ship built by the great
.Cunard Line and is particularly inter-
esting because she Is the first great
ocean steamer to be equipped with
turbine engines. The cunard Company
built another ship the exact twin OF the
Carmania, except that the other ship
has the ordinary reciprocating engines
instead of the turbines on the Car
mania. This enables an exact COM
parison to be made between the two
types of engines. Though the Car
mania is very large. she is not the larg-
est ship afioat. Her dimensions are,
length. 678 feet. breadth from keel to
boat deck, 80 feet, gross tonnage 10000.
She will carry comfortably 5000 peO-
pie. with seats in the main dining room
for 500 at one time. She is luxurious.
Iy fitted up with all the latest ideas for
the comfort and convenience OF the pas
|Sengers On her maiden trip she made
The National tribune., 1906-02-15

Carl II. Won Klein, A. M, III. D.,
Chicago, ILL.,. has issued in neat lit
tie pamphlet the result of his studies
OF the medical features of the famous
Papyrus Ebers, which is one of the
most important finds of recent years.
1t was a well-preserved papyrus roll
found between the legs Of mummy,
and after 1t was carefully unrOlled,
transcribed and translated by the most
eminent Egyptian scholars it was found
tn be a compendium Of the knowledge
OF the Egyptians on medical and an
atomical subjects. The Papyrus was
probably written about 1852 B. c., but
it is reproduction of other works,
which extend back probably thousands
OF years before that. 1t shows that the
Egyptians had very extensive knowl-
edge Of medicine and anatomy. and
much is confir,c-t' ,ry of the Bible. 1t
shows that Mo- knew of the facts it
The National tribune., 1906-02-15
The Polishing of Wooden Articles.

Editor National Tribune: Please tell
me through your Information Bureau
the best method of polishing wooden
articles as they are turned in lathe on
large scale.--L. B. Ford, Kingston,
Mass.
To polish woods in the lathe.-Soft
woods may be turned SO smooth as to
require no other polishing than that
produced by holding it against few
fine turnings or shayings of the same
wood while revolving. Mahogany, wal
nut and some other woods may be
polished by the use of a mixture. as
follows: Dissolve by heat so much
beeswax in spirits Of turpentine that
the mixture, when cold. shall be OF
| about the thickness of honey. This
may be applied to furniture or to work