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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-24
Business Administration.

The president was talking about the
miserable White House stable, which
Is built on low ground behind the
White House, and is Anticipated and SO
damp that the horses kept in il are
affected. He said hat the condition Of
the stable is so bad that he does not
keep his own riding horses there at
all, but boards them at a private stable.
you see," said the president, the
place is damp and unhealthy. My horse
Wyoming caught cold there and died.
The stable has a bad effect on every
horse kept there. They all get the
heayes. Every horse there but one has
the heaves-every horse but one" al
most shouted the president. Think
of that"
How many horses are there in the
stable, Mr.. President" somebody
asked.
why, / don't know, but I'll find
out" and the president punched a but
ton for Secretary Loci
Loeb" he said. as the secretary
came in, how many horses are there
in the stables now"
Twelve" said Loeb, explaining that
two OF them are warehouses; and two
some other kind, and SO on through
the list.
heaves?" continued the president.
One has the heayes." Loeb replied.
why, Loeb" said the president, y
have been telling these mon that every
horse there but one has the heaves. and
now you come in here and say only
one of them has the heaves. How do
you explain that?"
but, Mr.. President" said the thrifty
Loeb, II traded off all those with the
heaves for healthy ones"
WELL said the president, Il guess
after this nobody can say this admin
istration is not run on business prin-
ciples."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-24

behind the stovepipe. Such o sweet
idea. She's having a marble bu5t made
of her arm now.
Yes. the hall Is sort OF dark.
but you don't notice il onc you're half
way down the steps. There's always a
light burning till h last N In at
night puts 1t u / don't have any
trouble about it except when my third
story hall back comes in late. :.
Privacy? Oh, no indeed,
you needn't worry about that-we're
just like one family-every one knows
about every one else. Why, Miss Mudd
amt had her fourth gridle cake before
we all know what time Mr.. Pratt came
in the night before. oh. no, every ones
sociable. oh, you want privacy?
Well, l say every one 10 their own
taste. 1 don't know why yoT can't
have privacy here-if you want it
just as we'll as anywhere else.
We have a Shakespeare class every
Saturday night-Miss Doty, she teach
es up to the academy, she got ii up. His
works seem to be very popular now.
He writes plays, too. l went to one up
TO the opera house the other night-it
was awful sad; n of the ladies goes
clean off her head and the young gen.
tleman doesn't like his mother. Mrs.
Sna1les said. afterward, she thought
she had heard the author was dead. I'm
going to ask Miss Doty-she'l know.
You ought TO see her when she lets
down her black hair and puts on a
kimona and plays Julia to Mr.. Hodges
Romero. She does it in the dining room
after Maria's cleared off. She's a grand
r~eciter.
What's that? Oh. no, 1
haven't got any rooms TO rent now. . :.
Yes. l know, but you didn't ask me
I'm real glad to have seen you, though,
Perhaps you'll drop in TO n of our
Saturday night Shakespeare's-run III
any time when I amt so busy and have
more time to talk. I'm always glad to
see new strangers. Mind the dust-pan
again, Goodby.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-24
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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-24
Loves YOUNG Dream.

From the New York Weekly.
Miss De Sweet-Do you like pearls?
Mr.. Nicefellow-I do not care for sep
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-24

The first melodrama was produced ut
the covent Garden theater on Novem-
Der IA. 1902, and was called The Tale
of the Mystery"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-24

From the EoNt0n TrNn3crLpk
Hicks-Some men are lucky. Theresa
Booker. for Instance: he's married 1usl
the right womau 20 comfort and aootlS
him.
Wtcks-what Il shea snaka
caarmcr?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18

"Sam Jones was the greatest plat
form entertainer in America.
"He commanded larger audiences
than any other man who ever lived.
"He held his audiences closer than
any American has ever held them.
=" He was philosopher, an orator, a
reasoner, an expounder, profound
thinker and devout Christian.
"The forces of evil never had more
powerful or more consecrated oppo-
nent. His death is a great loss to the
cause he represented and the vacancy
caused by it will not be filled. There
was only one Sam Jones, great, noble
soul, and he is gone. Bishop Chas
B, Galloway.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18

Last Monday the Knoxville Sentinel
issued its annual Fall Trade and In
dustrial Edition. 1t contained Ga
pages and carried over 5000 inches of
we'll displayed advertisements of
Knoxville's industries. The letter
press is we'll prepared and the entire
edition is q credit to Knoxville and elo-
quent testimony of the ability and en-.
terprise of the Sentinel to meet every
emergency.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18

There seems to be trouble in Greene
county in the legislative race. 1t is
stated that Jas. Armitage was declared
the nominee over John V. Dobson
without having received majority Of
the votes cast and Mr.. Dobson de.
clines to be beaten in that manner and
is running on until the people decides
in November att he polls.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18
ELECTION IN FIFTH DISTRICT.

BY virtue of the authority vested in
us as election commissioners for Wash
ington county, and in accordance with
order of the county court made and en-
tered at the October term, we will open
and hold an election in the 5th civil
district of said county, on October 90,
1906, for the purpose of electing a JUS
tice of the peace for said district to fill
vacancy now existing for said Office
in said district.
GEO. W. WILIErT,
JOE Fl, PIERCE
j. A. VINES,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18
Gen. Patterson Speaks Here.

Tuesday night the people of this city
were given an opportunity of hearing
Gen. NJ. r. Patterson speak in the in
terest of his candidacy for governor,
and they seized upon it SO eagerly that
the court house was filled long before
the hour fixed and moreroom was need
ed. Hon. John Fl. Caldwell, candidate
for congress, accompanied him to this
city and made short speech that pleas
ed the stalwarts and won him many
votes. Following his speech Hon. A.
S. Deaderick, Washington county's
most eloquent son, introduced the
speaker Of the evening in an eloquent
manner. He stated that he had been
for Gov. Cox but in fifteen seconds af-
ter the convention nominated Mr.. Pat
terson he was intensely for him. The
speech created rounds of applause.
Gen. Patterson was greeted with pro-
longed applause when he arose to speak
and for over two hours he held his
hearers spell bound by the force of his
logic, the quality of his democracy and
beautifully rounded periods of elo-
quence. There was not word of abuse
in his speech, but flashes of lroney and
sarcasm III reference to Fl. Clay Hevans,
pronunciation acquired in London, was
masterful and created a great deal of
laughter, particularly that part of his
military record showing that Evans
was mustered out just where he was
mustered in after having fought, bled
and died for three and half months
for his country. The speech followed
largely the printed text, but he paid
his respects to slanderers in language
not calculated to please the people who
have been indulging in anonymous mud
singing The closing peroation in
reference to the old south and the con-
federate soldier left few dry eyes in the
vast audience and provoked frequent
applause. 1t was conceded to be the
greatest political speech ever heard in
this sectian OF the state in many years
and left no sore spots in the hearts Of
all who heard it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18
Wilder Block BEING Remodeled.

There is no longer any doubt about
the offices of the S. NV. road being re-
moved to this city. For awhile it look
ed like the Bristol people would offer
sufficient inducements to keep them,
but it was of no avail. The Wilder
block is being remodeled aud repaired
and will be put in readiness for oe-
cupancy about the middle of November,
An army OF workman are now busy on
the big block and it will soon be alive
with the officials and clerks of the big
railroad that is building from the Ohio
river to the ocean.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18
DemOcrtic Rally.

There will be democratic rally in
Jonesboro, Tenn, on Saturday, Octo.
Der 81, 1906. Everybody requested to
be present. Several prominent demo
Gratis from other sections of the state
are expected to speak. Let the people
turn out and hear good democratic
doctrine. The executive committee
will meet at 10 a. m. Speaking to be-
gin at 10 NJ. W. N. WALKER
Chairman Elk. Com.
ID. Nj. GUINN, Secretary.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18

Hon. John II. Caldwell is extremely
fortunate in the enemies he has made
in Johnson City. In the fight being
made against him bya local paper it
may be some consolation for him to
recall that the paper made the same
kind of fight to nominate John 1,
Cox-and did, Brownlow might also
take notice.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18
BEAUTIFUL DOUBLE WEDDING.
Presbyterian Church Scene of Beauty Last
Thursday Night.

NShs
The social event of the season oc-
Cured at the First Presbyterian |
Church last Thursday evening when
the double marriage ceremony was said
uniting Miss Nenah Ethel Painter and
DR.. W. A. Matthews, of Nashville, and
Miss Luster Byrd Painter and Mr.. l..
P. Ross, Of this city. The church had
been magni6centIy decorated. The
altar was literally banked with ferns
intermingled with asparagus and galax
leaves, and the alcove in the rear was
cut off with an evergreen PORTER made
OF spruce pine. Interspersed through
out the green were massive pink chrys-
anthimums, and a row of burning wax
tapers heightened the effect. From
without this fernery sweet music ema-
mated, created by Mesdames S. L.
Miller, s. 7. Willard and Mr.. Earl
Jackson, while the cultured throng
was being seated by Ushers Tate l..
Earnest, II. @. Miller, Jno. d. Cox,
Vint Sanderson, Frank Henderson
and j. e. Parrish.
Promptly at $3.50 o'clock the sweet
strains of Lohengrin's wedding march
filled the hearts of many present with
fond recollections aud others with
bright anticipations in announcing the
arrival of the wedding party and the
slow and stately procession to the altar
began. AS the ushers entered the ev-
ergreen path Ministers W. M. Vines
and J. Edmunds Brown came from the
rear and took their position in front Of
the altar. The bridesmaids followed
in white musaline gowns, with pink
gloves and slippers, and carrying huge
lunches of pink chrysanimums. They
were Miss Lattmer, of Texas; Mis-
Matthews, Of Nashville; Miss Eliza
beth Carr and Miss Louise Wealth
erby.
The best men were James A. Hodge
of Nashville, and II. l.. Prosser. an,
the attendants were DR.. McCue, O
Tazewell, Va; Andy Booker, Edwar
Pedigo, of Bluefeld, W. Va, and En-
NETT Painter. Misses Lily and Bessi
Painter were maids of honor and wor
handsome pink Empire gowns wit
berthas of cream lace.
= The brides were regal in importe
lace robes over duchesse satin and wor
circular chiffon wells edged with Prir
y cesse lace They carried shower boz
e quets of BRIDES roses.
The ceremony was very impressivel
. performed by Rev. W. NJ. Vines,
!. brother in.law of the brides, and WI
followed with prayer by Rev. J. l
Brown.
The party left the church while IL
orchestra play Mendelssohn's weddir
y march, and the crowd dispersed muC
g pleased with the beauty and impre
l. siveness of the occasion.
r., The brides are great favorites
at Johnson City's social circles and ha'
re many charms which, added to the
d. rare beauty, have endeared them to
tie very large number of friends, wi
is wish for them much happiness in Il
s. long life which they hope is to follo'
~ The grooms are being congratulate
upon securing such rare prizes in Il
Is lottery of marriage.
ne A reception was given the brid
Mt party after the ceremony at the hon
On of the BRIDES mother, Mrs. W.
IT. Painter. The happy couple left on t
IT. midnight train for their bridal tour
be points in Florida and Cuba.
10. The display of handsome preser
o. was one Of the most magnificent ev
ak seen in this city.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18
Mrs. G. W. Keys Dead.

Mrs. G. w. Keys died at her home
on Watauga avenue last Friday, after
a orotracted illness. This good wo-
man was in her seventyeth year, and
had been consistent member of the
Baptist church for more than half a
century. Her husband preceded hertz
the grave several years ago, but she
leaves FIVE children and many friedns
to mourn her death. The funeral &C.
Cured at the late residence Saturday
afternoon andthe remains were inferred
in Mouta Vista cemetery.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18
THE SOLDIERS HOME VOTE.

The question of the right of the in
mates of the Soldiers Home to vote in
Washington county is purely legal
one and has nothing to do with senti-
ment. A few years ago several OF the
officers and inmates " ere denied the
right to vote but for some reason they
did not care to go to the courts to test
the matter. During the supplemental
registration for the November election
the registrars saw fit to allow about
$50 to register, clearly in vio-
lation of law as made by supreme
court opinions and an opinion by the
supreme court of the United States.
In order that the question might be
forever settled a petition has been filed
for mandamus to compel the regis
trars to strike out the names of the
illegally registered officers and inmates
OF the Home. No injunction has been
asked for or denied. The papers were
presented to Chancellor Haynes, who
held that he was incompetent on &C
count of his relationship to ALT. Tay-
Tor, candidate for Congress, but
Judge Tyler granted a fat fixing Sat.
urday, Oct. Goth, for the registrars tc
appear and show cause why the man
damus should not ISSUE 1t will bt
tried in this city by Judge Tyler or {
judge to be elected in his absence. The
Comet is very glad to know this case
will be tried on its merits and that oul
supreme court may forever determine
the question before the November cleo
tion.
AS an evidence that there must b,
some doubt about Tennessee laws gov
erning the reservation in the minds O
the most intelligent officers there, i
may be stated that Gov. Smith has re
fused to list his personal property TO
taxation in Tennessee, and has for sew
eral years. Major Paul Devine de
clined to be married there because b
was advised that Tennessee marriag
license was not good on the reserya
ton. The canteen is run every day il
open violation Of the special act passe
by the Tennessee legislature to pre-
hibit the sale of liquor within fou
miles of a Soldiers Home. Even
fool would not argue that the electio
laws would apply to this Home an
none other.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18
Mrs. Jefferson Davis Dead.

New York, Oct. 16. Mrs. Jefferson
Davis, widow-of the President of the
Confederacy, who had been ill for a
week at the Hotel Majestic, this city,
died at 1925 o'clock tonight. Death
was due to pneumonia, induced by a
severe cold, which Mrs. Davis con-
tracted upon her return from the Adj
rondacks, where she had spent the
summer months.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18

The Chattanooga News wants to in
vestigate the report that Col. d. B.
Cooper was in this districtto get cam
didate out against John l. Cox for the
senate. Why this trouble? The report
e manated from a source where the
truth was never known to dwell.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18

Hon. John H. Caldwell's speech in
this city last Monday evening made
him lots of friends and satisfied every
one who heard him he is running in
earnest lie will get the democratic
vote here, with few exceptions, and
will get a plurality in Washington
county.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18

II. Clay Evans will have to hurry if
he gets $4,000 votes in the state. He
doesn't want the votes Of East Ten
nesseans bad enough to come up here
and ask for them.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18

1t is announced officially from Mr..
Evans headquarters that he will not
make any speeches in the First Con-
gressional district. Now laugh, darn
you,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18
A StraY Mare.
D. NJ. QUINN, Secretary,

A brown, blazed faced mare came 10
my place on the 18th of this month,
and can be had by owner upon pay
ment of expenses of keep and adver-
tisement. j. Il. CARR,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18
G. s. CHASE,

County superintendent.
P. SIN order that the educational
mass meeting to be conducted in Jones'
boro Tuesday, October 80, 1906, may
accomplish the greatest good, the meet
ing of the Washington County Teach
ers' Association has been postponed
until the fourth Saturday in Novem-
Der, at which time full attendance is
desired.
The Teachers Institute at Cedar
Greek will be conducted soon after the
Jonesboro rally. Very truly
S. A. ESTES,
Pres. w. G. L. A.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18
Educational Rally in JOneSbOrO, Tuesday,
October, 20, 1906.

State Superintendent s. A. Mynders
has ordered all public schools in Wash
ington county to be suspended on
Tuesday, October 90, 1906, in order
that every teacher in the county may
attend the general educational meet
ing in Jonesboro on that day. shall
expect to see every teacher in Wash
ington county at this meeting. Every
teacher in Washington county should
register at my office and receive GER
tifcate of attendance, which entities
you to your regular salary for the day.
This is an opportunity which no pro-
gressive teacher can we'll afford to neg
lect. You should attend this meeting,
it is your duty, and You should not be
content until it has been we'll per-
formed. School commissioners, mem
bers of county court and all friends of
education are requested to attend this
meeting. Ladies are cordially invited,
and students from the various schools
are welcome. A full attendance is de-
sired and good results expected.
Respectfully,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18

Hon, John II. Caldwell is having no
trouble convincing democrats that he
is running to win, and he will win.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-07-26
The Merchants Journal and Com
merce.
Wilmington Messenger.

Wilmington Messenger.
The July number of the Merchants
Journal and Commerce is the "Con-
vention and Association Number. ;"
1t is also the first number of the pub
lication' sthird year. 1t is handsomely
gotten up and contains an account
OF the annual convention of the North
Carolina Retail Merchants Associa-
ton. recently held at Morehead City,
with portraits of officers of the asso-
citation and leading business men OF
the State. The paper is a consolida-
ton of the Merchants Journal OF
Raleigh and Commerce, of Atlanta,
the latter having been recently pur-
chased by the owners of the Raleigh
journal. Mr.. Norman HI. Johnson is
editor with full staff of able assist
ants. The publication is designated
as "a magazine of business men" 1t
is the official organ OF the North Car
DINA Retail Merchants Association:
the Virginia Retail Merchants Asso,
citation; the Association of Wholesale
Dealers, Millers and Manufacturers
OF the Carolinas, and the Merchants
OF Georgia, Florida and Alabama.
With such a patronage it is bound to
succeed if it keeps up to its present
high standard threading matter and
mechanical work.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-07-26
Duties of the Insurance Commits.
si0ner.

From the Laws in Regard to III
spectiOns and Investigations, (of in
cendiary fresl Revisal OF 1905, the
following is taken:
1919. Commissioner to take testi-
mony, cause arrests and prosecutions,
and furnish information to solicitor:
1t shall be the duty OF the insurance COM
missioner TO examine, or cause examlna-
ton to be made, into the cause, clrcum-
stances and origin Of all fires occurring
within the State to which his attention
has been called in accordance with pro-
visions OF the next preceding section, or
by interested parties, by which property
is accidentally or unlawfully burned, de-
stoyed or damaged, whenever in his
Judgment the evidence is sufficient, and
to specially examine and decide whether
the fire was q result OF carelessness or
the act OF an incendiary. The commits
siOncr shall. i'll person, by deputy or
otherwise, fully investigate all circum-
stances surrounding such fire, ami, when
in his opinion such proceedings are neces-
sarv. take or cause to be taken the testl-
mony on oath of all persons supposed to
be cognzant OF any facts or to have
means OF knowledge in relation to the
matters as to which an examination Is
herein required to be made, and shall
cause the same to be reduced to writing;
and If be shall be Of the opinion that
there Is evidence sufficient to charge any
person with the crime of arson. or other
wiIful burning, he shall cause such per-
son to be arrested and charged with such
Dfiense. and prosecuted. and shall furnish
to the solicitor OF the district all such
evidence. together with the names OF
witnesses and all the information OBJ
tanned by him, including a copy OF all
pertinent and material testimony taken
III the case.
1899 e. -. =. >: 1901. e. 3S7. s. 2; 1903,
C. 71J.
The expenses Of these investiga-
tions are paid by tax levied on in
surance companies although 60 per-
cent OF the property of the State is
not insured, and the Investigations
are as much for the protection OF the
citizens of the State as Of the insur-
ance companies. Section 1923 pro-
vides:
1923. Special tax on fire companies to
defray expenses. Any expenses. lnclud-
ing counsel fees, expense OF deputy, de-
tectiyes and officers, incurred by the in
surance commissioner in the performance
Of the duties imposed upon him by the
provisions of this subchapter, shall be
betrayed by the fire insurance companies
doing business in this State and tax oil
one fifth OF one per centum on the gross
premium receipts of all such companies
is hereby levied for this purpose, TO be
collected by the insurance commissioner
as other taxes on insurance companies
are collected. The commissioner shall
keep Il separate account of all moneys
received and disbursed under the prOvis
| ions of this section, and shall include
same in his annual report.
| 1903, e. 10, :. =. 1901. c. 3S1, s. &: 1890
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-07-26
Fearful Railroad Wreck.

One Of the most disastrous railroad
wrecks the Seaboard Air Line has
had in long time occurred Sunday
night between Hamlet and Monroe.
when a passenger train and freight
ran together. The list of dead is
given at from % to 30, with as many
more injured. The engineer and fire.
man on the passenger train were kill
ed while the engineer and fireman on
the freight saved themselves by Jump
ing. Most OF the killed were negroes
the number of white persons losing
their lives being four, the engineer OF
the passenger train, the baggageman
and expressman and one passenger.
Blame for the accident seems to rest
with the operator at Monroe who
failed to deliver orders to passenger
train. The accident occurred at a
curve-one of the sharpest on the
Seaboard's system, and the engineers
did not see the danger ahead until
the trains were right upon each other.