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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-24

and the solution of this problem of
maintaining soil fertility will be a
fixed reality.
There is no place where the farmer
cannot use tillage as his first aid and
deep-roOting leguminous crops as the
second. so it makes no difference to
him whether farmyard manure or
commercial fertilizers are available or
not. He can start, make a success,
and follow it up by his own efforts.
This article is not intended to convey
the idea that commercial fertilizers
are not necessary or to be used often
and judciously. but one must have
capital to do these things, and it is
the farmer who is without capital.
and sometimes I fear without hope.
that these facts are intended to bene-
fit, and I hope even inspire. Of
course. farmyard manure is a most
valuable adjunct. and strange to say,
there are thousands of farmers who
keep a number of animals each year
and vet no effort is made to save
little of the eXcreta and utilize it as
top dressing on some of the growing
crops. 1t is simply marvellous what
man can accomplish if he sets his
mind resOlutely to a given purpose.
Only last summer several pieces of
ground came under my observation.
and I saw the marked benefit of using
on virtually barren piece of soil
compost consisting of leaves and grass
collected by Industrious farmers. Is
there any reason why this example
should not be emulated with success?
1t has been often said that there is
no royal road to learning. and there is
certainly no royal road by which we
can reclaim our barren and exhausted
soils. Good common sense. honest.
energetic effort. and the utilization of
the means which are found on every
farm. no matter how remote from
markets or the haunts of man. will
solve this prob1em-the greatest. the
most veXing and perplexing with
which our fathers have to deal. BY
the use of deep feeding and roofing
plants the soil can be aerated. the rain
provided with channels by which it
can descend into the ground. plant
food brought close to the surface and
stored for other crops. the ineXhaust-
ible supplies of food in the subsoil
rendered part of the farmers pro-
ductive laboratory. and all this for
the effort. without money and without
price. E ..-...- a.
Then. think how wonderfully the
southern farmer has been favored
Why not grow two crops a year?
In a large part of the United States
only one crop can be grown; here in
the South two can be raised just as
well as not if the farmer is industrious
md aggressive as he should be- Why
not grow n crop of wheat and raise
crop of clover the next year suitable
fOr grazing or hay making, and a |
soil imprOver? But you say.
clover will not grow" No. it will not
grow under the conditions to which
7Ou have subjected it, but if you will
.Onfine your efforts to a smaller piece
IF land. make it as it should be. make |
t us it was once. and it will grow red
lover Just as well as it ever did. Now
hen. where two crops a year are
grown. do not he too greedy; leave
me on the soil for enrichment and i'm
utilize the other as a
money making crop. You will increase
he yield of your soil in a few years
iVe-fOld even ten-fOld and do Won
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-24
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27
Josh Billings Philosophy.

By fables mankind have been taught
more that has stuk to them than they
ever hav by sermons.
All affectashun is odious; even mon
key, so long as he silks to the monkey,
iz quite respectable.
When man gifts so old that he haz
no taste for he follys ov life, then he
begins to condemn them severely in
Others
Sum must hav everything they uze
redhot and we'll spiced; even their re-
ligion must bubble and bile, or they
kant enjoy it.
Men who hav but one thing to recko-
mend them soon play. ont; iddling on
one string iz dredful funny for a spell.
Yung man, if yu doubt the propriety
NV thing, it IL allwuss safe to give
yure Judgment the benefit ov the doubt
If yu expekt to git thru this world
without being censured and abused, yu
hav got ia take bak road and travel
bi moonlite.
People who bio their own horn never
play but one tune on it, and the world
soon tires ov hearing that.
Wisdum that we git from our own
experieuse costs us hundred cents on
dollar; we kan learn from others a,
half price.
Thorough neatness allwass has sum
other virtew to keep it company. New
York Weekly.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27
Correct Clothes for Men

Lost. One of our Boston contempo.
raries, conservator of pure diction,
resents almost hotly the idea that ski
doc" is "egregiously vulgar" Nor, it
contends, is that term mere abbrevi-
alton of the civil war term, "skedaddle"
itself the alleged offspring of honora-
BILE Greek, Irish and scandinavian
verbs. "It is more likely" says our
authority, "a portmanteau word, to
quote the term of Lewis Carroll, the
creator of the immortal Alice-a word
that contains the meaning of 'skedad-
die and also of shoo"
On points like these, we do not pre-
tend to pronounce an authoritative YER
dict. We do welcome every sign that
the generation to which simplified
spelling and Esperanto have been of.
fered in vain is anxious to know more
about the words il does use. -NewY orB
Evening Post.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27
BObbie's Essays.
By " lillian F. Kirk,
Detective.

Detectives is men wich watches 9th.
er men for SO much 4 and after they
git through they git so much and the
watch besides. They are of 2 sorts,
common detektivs and Nick Garter.
Sherlock Holmes is the Sd kind, wich
is only in the books.
The common detektiv is the man
wich watches mans wife & says "she
was seen by me going to a theater in
company with tall dark man ten ($1O)
dollars pleese, Il when You pay the ten
dollars you find out that the tall dark
man was you, If you are tall and dark.
Nick Garter is my kind of detektiv.
He is tall & hanson like Tom Harris,
the sleuth, & he looks for dark miste
ries, when he finds dark mistery, he
pulls out his trusty gun & six murder.
ers bite the ground.
The Sd kind, like Sherlock Homes,
knows moar than all the others. he
smoaks pipe & talks doap in in his
arm 4 then he says ah ha, DIR. Watson,
this criminal is hiding in delicatessn
know it bekaus he'd been eating on.
ions. Then he & the doctor goes tc
the plais & thare stands the criminal.
That all about the detektivs. They
are noabel men but they charge lot.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27
Exclusive Agent Here
Thomas Bros.
Johnson City, Tenn.
Watauga Notes.

Rev. J. /. Cash filled his regular ap-
pointment Sunday morning and night.
Arrangements are being made for
Christmas tree for the Sunday school.
Robert Carr, of the Fork country of
Sullivan county, was here to-day look
ing after cattle.
Thomas Cumbo is here to-day rep
resenting the Kimball Piano and incl
IDENTIFY tuning pianos and organs.
You have our sympathy in the ups
and downs of life. Where is Cracker
jack and all the old correspondents?
Charles Combs, in charge of the ex-
ira gang here, was injured yesterday
by lever Car running over him and
went to his home at Morristown to be
examined and to receive medical at
tentIon.
The remains of Mrs. Elizabeth Love,
of Bristol and daughter of James Shell,
of Piney Flats, were brought here yes
terday and were met by friends and
! relatives and taken to the Mottern
cemetery, where most of her relatives
are buried, and deposited in their last
resting place. She was born and rear
ed near here.
There was fruit and cake supper at
the Watauga Academy last Saturday
night for the purpose of raising funds
to repair the church. About thirty
dollars was the net proceeds. Three
denominations worship regularly in it,
viz: German Baptists, Christians and
the M. E. Church, South. No repairs
have been made for several years, ex-
Icept the windows where glass was bro
ken new ones have been put in.
Sometime in the early part of Sunday
night Maud Irvine, colored widow, was
shot by Rod Bradley; several shots
were fired but only one took effect,
passing through the feshy part of the
thigh. She remained in hiding during
the night and was much weakened by
loss of blood Her condition was not
known until Monday morning and DR..
III. W. Wallace and several neighbor
ladies dressed the wound and attended
to her wants. Bradley escaped and has
not yet been found; he was drunk and
the shooting was cowardly and unpro-
voked.
There was considerable excitement
here last Saturday when it was learned
that there had been an explosion in the
tunnel near Altapass, N. c., and that
several of the men from here had been
killed and wounded, as quitea number
from here have been working in that
locality for some time. Three bodies
arrived here late Saturday night. They
were, Jacob and Ounce irvine and
Charlie Wilson, whose father, Eli Will
son, lives here. They all came here
from Mitchell county, N. c., several
years ago. The bodies were taken to
the home of Bichard Irvine who, lives
j near the colored cemetery. The burial
services were conducted by Rev. j. j.
, Allen, of Chattanooga; Rev. Ct. G.
Tolver, of Greeneville and Rev. W, B.
Grady, Of johnson City. After the
D services the bodies were Inferred. Il
! was very remarkable that this was
the first time in the history of our place
that three bodies we're buried at one
time. There was great lamentation by
the parents, wives and relatives of The
i dead men, aud they had the sympa
4 thy of the community.
q D. N. r.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27
COL. SHOOK ON STATE COAL LAND.
Herbert Domain Admits of Wonderful Pos.
sihilitics 10 Tennessee.

Probably no man in the south is
qualified to speak more intelligently
on the subject of coal lands than Col.
A. M. Shook The colonel is deeply
impressed with the probability that the
state ofTennessee will acquire the Kit
tel coal lands in Bledsoe and adjoining
counties.
II don't believe people generally ap-
preciate the value and magnitude of
the $4,000 acres bought by the prison
commissioners. This Herbert Domain
Of $4,000 acres, If it carries only the
Sewanee seam, averaging four feet
thick, yield 6O,OO0,O 900 tons of coal,
making the cost to the state Just one
fourth of cent per ton. The timber
on the land, when made accessible by
building a railroad, will probably be
worth as much as the state pays for the
entire tract.
1.-The farm products can be raised on
the land by convicts who are not sufi-
GENTLY able to work in the mines prof.
itably. This plan, also, will largely
more than pay the interest on the en-
tire cost every year.
" In this location. on account of the
spareely settled population, the con.
victs will come less in contact with cit
izens than would be possible in any
other part of the state, The occupation
in which the convicts would be employ
ed brings their labor in competition
with the free labor of the state than
any other in which they could engage,
by reason of the abnormal demand for
coal and the rapidly increasing use and
consumption of coal. All of the con-
victs OF the state will have employment
without depriving single free laborer
of employment.
"If the state Of Tennessee will take
this great domain, open, operate and
developed it intelligenty on business
lines and free from the domination OF
petty politics and petty politicians, il
will have secured for itself permane ent
home for all of its prisoners in coun.
try unsurpassed, and prisons in a coun.
try unsurpassed for health, aud at the
same time bring to the treasury of the
state a sufficient amount of revenue tc
enable it to materially decrease the ta1
burdens on the citizens. Nashvill,
Banner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27
Case of Sheriff Shipp Decided by Supreme
COurt.

Washington, Dec. 96. The supreme
court has decided adversely to the de-
fendant in the preliminary questions
Involved in the case of Sheriff Shipp
and twenty-six Others of Chattanooga,
Tenn charged with contempt for the
supreme ceurt in lynching a negro
named Johnsou after the court had
taken cognizance of the case.
The opinion was handed down by
Justice Holmes, who announced that
with the preliminaries disposed Of the
court would proceed with the prosecu-
ton. He did not say when the next
step would be taken.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27
Whole Number ll72
HOSS...MaXeY.

Mrs. Nellie Dew Maxey, of this city,
and Mr.. Russell Hoss, OF johnson City.
will be united in marriage Christmas
afternoon at z p, IN. The ceremony
will take place at the home OF Mrs.
Maxes's mother, Mrs. W. W. Dew, are
Chamberlain street. Mrs, Maxey is
the widow Of the late Capt. Maxey.
who was killed ina Gay street fire
three years ago. Mr.. Russell Hoss ia
a promising young man Of Johnson
City. AIR. and Mrs. Hoss will make
their home in this city for the present.
The wedding will be quiet affair,
only q few near relatives and friends
being invited. The ceremony will be
performed by Rev. W. A. Achiey, of
the Broadway Baptist churct. Knox
vile journal & Tribune.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27
Report on Home for Coufederates.

The biennial report OF the trustees of
the Confederate Soldiers Home of Ten
nessee shows that the inmates Dec. 30
numbered ia as against 105 Dec. 90,
1904. The number received in the two
years was 81, number discharged 80,
died 81, left /. The debt of the home
has been reduced from $4,000 in 1904
to $215 "a. The trustees ask the gov
ernor TO recommend the continuation
Of the appropriation of $iS5 per capita,
$50 for burials, S4OO for religious sery-
ices. One thousand dollars also are
wanted for repairing and painting the
home.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27
Pointed Paragraphs.

A mans particular friedds are often
those who are not too particular.
There is usually a lot of brass in the
makeup Of the silver -tongued orator.
About three.fourth's Of the things
You put off till tomorrow are never
done.
The spinster has strenuous time
trying to make herself believe that she
is man hater.
Stake the average man to a drink, a
square meal and gopd cigar and he
cares not how wags the world.
No man is ever too busy to be polite.
A CRATER by any other name would
still be a thief.
Fattery, when practiced as q fine
art, is called tact.
Many amaD who calls himself con-
servative is but a coward.
Save up your pennies and your heirs
wall squander your dollars.
Some children fear the dark as much
as some men fear the light.
Sinners would have a lot more fun il
good people would let them alone.
A brunette may be decided blonde
after she las decided 10 be blonde.
Other peoples self admiration proves
that there is no accounting for tastes.
And it sometimes happens that there
is no harmony IN the home of music
composer.
When girl finds herself in box at
the opera for the first time she thinks
she's the whole show Chicago News.
A mans conscience is his private
waichman.
Nothing is more displeasing than
vanity.
When money talks few of us are hard
of hearing,
Many widows heart has been
warmed over by an old flame.
Williams invariably get what is com.
ing to them-on the stage.
The more dignity man has the less
use the world has for him.
Bushes may come and bushes may
80, but freck les hang on forever.
When a man is broke his friends are
always ready to give him advice
A woman has but little use for mar
who thinks he is the whole thing.
No, Alouze, a bachelor ism { neCessaF
lily an advocate Of the single tax idea
> Nothing else is calculated to warn
, the hearts of politicians like an appli
cation of cold cash, Chicago News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27
TEMPERANCE FOREMOST ISSUE.
Educational Interests Also Likely to he
FoStered-Race Track Gambling
May be Inhibited.

Nashville, Dec 2G Senator elect W.
M. Carter, of Marshall county, is a
strong advocate of temperance legisla
tion. He favors maintaining every
temperance law already enacted, and
furthers the enactment of some meas
ure for the protection of what is now
known as the dry districts, that is
law that will prevent the giving away
or the delivery of liquors in the towns
and districts now under operation of
the Adams law. He is especially anx-
ious to make the laws more stringent
as to giving liquor to minors.
The senator also favors the Marshall
fire insurance law and more publicity
on the part of insurance companies.
The senator says he intends to intro
duce bill providing for a jury com
mission for each county.
Senator w. B. Greenlaw, Of Maury,
representing the Twentieth senatorial
district, is another advocate OF temper
ance legislation. He regards it as the
paramount question to be before the
coming session of the Legislature. He
favors the extension of the Adams law
to the entire state; the segregation of
saloons in the larger cities; bill to
stop the jug trade, and he proposes to
introduce bill to make saloon license
81 900 per year..
Senator Greenlaw favors modified
form the extension of the Australian
ballot law to the entire state. He be-
lieves in county boards of education,
and be takes strong grounds against
race track gambling, the ordinary crap
games or any other form of gambling.
de says that if Tennessee stock can
stand on no better ground than that Of
gambling, then the stables should be
closed.
Represen tative-elect Meadors, of
Giles county, will come to the next ses-
sion of the Legislature a firm friend of
education, especially of the white chill
dren. He declares he is tired of levy
ing taxes on white people for the edu-
cation of negroes, and he will favor
measure by which the school fund can
be distributed on the basis OF taxes paid
by each race. He also wants to increase
the pension fund for ex-soldiers to
$500, 900 and for widows of soldiers to
100000. He wants a constitutional
amendment that will enable each coun.
ty to adopt road system through its
county court.
u. J. Campbell of Hardemau county
will come to the next session of the
general assembly with very decided
views on the election law. He wants
each county to choose its own election
com missioners, and he favors the nom
ination of party candidates by gener-
oil primary.
Representative-ele NJ. E. Neely fa-
vors the extension of the Dortch law to
the entire state, and compulsory edu-
cation law if the masses of children are
ever educated.
A. d. Hassell, who will represent
Gibson county in the lower house, fa.
vors agricultural experiment stations
} in west and middle Tennessee. He
wants law that will give better protec
ton to the moral interests of hcmet
and citizenship against profanity.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27

Preventics, as the name implies, pre-
vent all colds and grippe when "taken
at the sneeze stage" Preventies are
toothsome candy tablets. Preventies
dissipate ali 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
and recommended in 5 cent and 25 cen,
boxes by ali dealers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27
Holiday Excursion Rates.
West Market Street

The Southern Railway announces
low rate trip Holiday tickets on sale
between ell points east of the Rfissis-
sippi and south of the Ohio and Poto.
mac rivers and to st. Louis, Mo. Tick
cts will be sold December Goth to 25th.
inclusive; also December 30th-8lst and
January tst, limited to leave desfina-
ition net later than January 7th. 1867.
Call on Southern Railway AGENTS for
tickets and complete information. j.
l.. Meek, ID. 7. A., Knoxville, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27
Consolidation Of Bob raylor,s Magazine


Bob Taylor's Magazine and Trot-
woods monthly, both published at
Nashville. have been consolidated, and
will hereafter appear as the Taylor.
Trotwood Magazine. A new company
with capital Of $iOO,OOO takes hold Of
the property. Ex-Gov. Bob Taylor
and John Trotwood Moore will be joint
editors Of the publication. D. F. Wal
lace, ir,, will be the business manager.
Laps D. McOord, who has been busi-
ness manager of Bob Taylor's maya
zine, will retire to become private sec.
retary to ex-Gov. Taylor when the lat
ter succeeds Senator Carmack.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27

Regulates the bowels, promotes easy
natural move ments, cures constipation
-Dosn's Regulets. Ask your drug
gist for them.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27

Dyspepsia is our national ailment.
Burdock Blood Bitters is the national
cure for it. 1t Strengthens stomach
moraues, promotes flow of digestive
juices, purifies the blood, builds you
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27

"Doan's Ointment cured me of CO.
zema that had annoyed me long time.
The cure was permanent. Hon. s.
W. Matthews, Commissioner Labor
Statistics, Augusta, Me.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27

Impure blood runs you down-makes
you an easy victim for organic diseases.
Burdoek Blood Bitters puriEies the
blood--cures the builds you up.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27

Silver Cream does not only clean sil.
vefware but preserves the metalto the
best advantage. Call for it at VIM.
Silver l. Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27


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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27

EDTn TT. the cold,cure that does the
ONIFzIsW work in hours, and will
not make you sick. Try IT.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27

KOdOI Dyspepsia Cure
DIgests what you eat.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1906-03-03
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-16
OBSTREPEROUS FRESHiE
Is GIVEN A HAIRCUT

CINCINNATI, Fec. 1e-The rule laid
down last September BY the university
sophomores. following their victory IN
the flag rush prohibiting all fires niss
from wearing derby hats or smoking
cigarettes was vigorously enforced when
Clarence Howard, bold freshman. lost
all OF his hair as the result OF his fail
uTe TO abide by the law
This rule. so tbe upper Classmen
claim, holds good until February - but
Howard had grown tired of wearing soft
hats and college caps. and aCcOruluglv
nut la his appearance at the university
smoking a. dope stick and wearing a
braud-uew derby. He was promptly
set upon by "a band of sophomores a.
he was leaving a history class and taken
To The cumming room for trial
Robert O'Cunueu. Junior. was select
cd as Judge. and, after "A fair hearing.
Howard was pronounced guilty ana was
given close hair cut. a number of
goods We're then invited into the room
and he was forced to render a political
Grafton.
Such, they say. VIII be the fate OF
every freshman who breaks this rule
before il expires on Washington's Birth
day