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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-09-06
An Omitted Nomination.

The action Of the republican state
committee in postboning the nomina-
tion OF q candidate for railroad commits
sioner to succeed Mr.. Mckenzie can
have but one meaning, and that is to
take political advantage of the indie.
pendent candidacy OF Mr.. Mcclure.
It'goes without the saying that If Mr..
Mcclure had notantagonized the dem
ocratic state committee and announced
himself a candidate against the nomi-
nation made by that committee, the
republican committee, at its meeting
yesterday, would have named a candi-
date. The alleged poStponement evil
IDENTIFY means that the republicans will
not put out another candidate for rail-
road commissioner so long as Mr.. Nc
Clure remains an Independent candi-
date, and the inference is equally clear
that il Mr.. Mcclure continues his can
didacy to the end, as he has declared
that he will do, the republicans expect
to throw their strength to him in order
to compass the defeat Of the democratic
nominee.
The action Of the republican commit
tee places Mr.. Mcclure in very pecul-
lar position in his attitude towards his
party. It is equivalent to commencing
him to republican support and placing
him before the people as substantially
a republican nominee. Banner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-09-06

who profess honesty to be honest. II
a man is honest it is not necessary to
appeal to him to be so. 1t would be an
insult to him. II man is a democrat
he needs no argument or advice as to
whether he should vote the democratic
-Ur-the republican ticket in a state elec-
tion in Tennessee. All true democrats,
it seems to us, will vote the democratic
ticket in the coming election. No dem
ocrat can prefer republican like Evans
to democrat like Patterson for Cover.
nor of Tennessee. Those who prefer
republican governor should vote the
republican ticket. But they cannot do
so as democrats. There are enough
white voters and democrats in Tennes.
see to elect Patterson governor, and
they are going to do it. Mark the pre-.
dictiOn!-Nashville American.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-09-06
Mr.. Patterson on the Tariff.

The silence OF the state democratic
platform on the tariff question was an
omission that caused considerable COM
ment in and out of the state when the
document was promulgated. Whatever
the reason of this lapse upon the part
of the platform makers, who were at
the time especially concerned about
state issues, it certainly was not due to
any lack of interest in or hostility to
tariff reform by the democratic nominee
for Governor.
Hon. M. r. Patterson, in an inter.
view given out at Washington yester-
day, made pointed criticism of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's recent assertion that
the trusts are not sustained by Ding
ley protection. Among other things
Mr.. Patterson said:
"The issue which the President Of
fers should be squarely met. The fight
should be from now on for tariff refor-
nation. This is the historic battle
ground of the parties, and on it the
democrats have always fought good
fight and have more often won than
lost. The party has a great opportu-
nifty to go into the next presidential
campaign on the unmistakable Issue of
whether there shall be tariff reforma-
tion or an absolute surrender to the
protected interests OF the country. Tar
if reform is common ground upon
which all democrats can unite and for
get past differences. Honest trust reg
ulations must begin with tariff reduc-
tions."
Unquestionably a high tariff con-
tributes to the prosperity OF many
trusts, and some Of them would go to
pieces if the bars against foreign COM
petition were lowered. The STANDARD
Oil Company is a conspicuous excep-
tion, and there may be others, but such
monopoly as the steel trust, for ex-
ample, that sells its products abroad
more cheaply than it does at home. is
of course dependent on the tariff for
the high prices it maintains here.
Mr.. Patterson is not only q tariff re-
former but proposes to make that his
toric issue prominent in his discussion
of party questions in the coming cam
paign. Nashville Banner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-09-06
Lining Up.

In spite of the machinations of few
malcontents and the manevers of few
recalcitranas, coupled with the activity
OF hopeful republicans, the democratic
party in Tennessee will win victory
this year that will mean something. 1t
will mean more than a mere capture or
retention of the offices. It will mean
renewed vigor and vitality for the dem
ocratic party. Investigation shows that
with few individual exceptions here
and there the rank and file of the party
is all right and will line up in force for
the ticket in November, while the inhu-
entail and fighting democrats almost to
a man will be found doing their full
duty in the campaign. Conscious of
the soundness of their contention and
the correctness of their position, the
democrats are going to make an active,
aggressive fight in behalf of sound
principles, good government, home
rule and square deal, and they will
win decisive victory. The democracy
of Tennessee is q white mans party ell
the way throuh and all the way round,
and it does not propose to turn the state
over to any party which for years CON-
batted the theory or contention of white
supremacy in politics. Those who give
aid and comfort to the enemy have the
right to do so as individuas, for this is
q free country and the vote of the suf-
fragist is his own to be cast in accord
with his Judgment and desire. The
American has been called q republican
for holding to this principle, but it has
never yet yielded it. But those who
profess to be democrats and who have
paraded their party loyalty on many
occasions cannot consistently vote the
republican ticket in contest between
the two parties in Tennessee. Wher
they do they have no right to feel tina
they should be treated differently from
the common enemy.
Begsing democrats to vote the demo
cratic ticket is like pleading with mel
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-09-06
Thoughts on Education of Children.
BIZ THE LORD BISHOP or RIpoN.

BY THE LORD BISHOP OF RIPoN.
The social tendencies Of the time are
developing more and more the social
conscience.
It is felt that wise and understand
ing people should make the best posi-
BILE provision for the upbringing of the
next generation.
The children of today will be the
strength and in great degree the di-
recting force of the nation tomorrow.
Let us see to it that they are fitted
for the high duties which will fall into
their hands. The education problem
needs intelligence and care in every
direction.
We need to consider the relation OF
bodily health and condition to study
and wholesome development.
We need to consider how far general
rules and regulations intended to foster
effective education may in the end Grip
pie and hamper it.
We recognize that some code is prob
ably necessary; teachers are human and
are not all equally gifted, and for the
least capable, intelligent and original
teachers, the existence of certain regu-
lations may be desirable and even
needful.
But there are other teachers, and
they are more numerous than the
brains tight bound with red tape would
suppose, whose real effective force is
weakened and crippled by the tyran-
nous monotony Of the timetable.
When general is in the field you
will, if you are wise, give him as free a
hand as possible-i. g., If "you" are
possessed with average common sense.
A teacher is in sense general in a
field. He is to deal with conditions
which can hardly be anticipated by
tqose who draw up codes and regula.
tions. We now only too painfully how
often the well-meant rules by which he
is bound are inftcting indefinite and
lifelong injury on the children, yet he
has no option. Hemust fulfill the pre-
soribed routine, whether appropriate
or not. Any attempt at originality or
at wise variation in methods is looked
upon with suspician the theory in
vogue is sometimes hostile to healthy
freedom of method.
Is the best teacher the man who most
sedulously and most punctually fulfills
the timetable, or the man who turns
out children able to exercise their wills
under the guidance of sweet reasona.
bleness and possessed of some worthy
ideals of life and duty?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-09-06
Governor COx's Gard.

Governor Cox in signed com muni-
cation published today expresses his
objections to local article in Thurs.
days Banner anent the Mcclure can
didacy for railroad commissioner and
pronounces as absolutely false an init
nation in that article that he or some
Of his friends in the Sequatchie Valley
had telephone conference with friends
in Nashville in regarl to the course ito
be pursued by Mr.. Mcclure. The
Governor also objects to the use of his
name in connection with the reports
and rumors associating his political
friends with the movement antagoniz,
ing the action Of the democratic state
com mittee.
The Banner, Of course, readily gives
the governor the full benefit of his de-
NAL. The reporter had no purpose or
desire to print any misinformation,
but was giving the reports and gossip
of the situation as they came from ap.
parently reliable sources. The impress
sion prevailed, and still strongly pre-
walls, that, at least, number Of Gov.
Cox's friends are disposed to antago-
nize the democratic committee and to
encourage dissfGection in the party, and
it was that phase of the political situa-
tion with which the newsgatherer was
dealing, legitimate field of inquiry
and discussion.
Without question accepting Gov.
Cox 8 denial snd granting that he has
had no conference or understanding
whatever in reference TO Mr.. McClure's
candidacy or in regard to any opposi-
ton to the action of the committee, 1t
does not follow that he can speak for
all of his friends, who may resent the
committee's action, and if there is to
be a movement within the party against
the committees nomination for rail-
road commissioner by the special law
and avowed friends OF the Governor, it
is quite natural that they should be so
designated in the press.
That the Governors sympathies
would be with such a movement seems
to be clearly indicated by the follow
ing statement in his card: "The first
knew Of the action Of the committee
was upon reaching Tullahoma at 10
o'clock Wednesday night when /
learned that the crowd, that severely
criticized me for machine methods and
snap caucuses, had themselves been in
action with the most rapid-fire ma
chine ever used in Tennessee politics. y
The significance of that utterance
hardly needs comment It remains tC
be seen how much Of the prophetic
there is in it as to the Governor e
course in the campaign. Nashville
Banner,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-09-06
MOnteagle a Hole in the Ground.

A Philadelphia lecturer at Monteagle
had this to say:
Mr.. Taylor's exact definition of wit
is that it is "a resultant of cerebral ac-
tivity, expressed in terse and felicitous
language, in which there is percep-
tion of dissimilarity in similarity, or o
discernment of relationship in apparent
incompatibility.
"Humor is an inherent, impersonal
and unprecedented appreciation Of
circumstance, condition, environment
and temperament, in which veriety is
generally permeated with genial exag-
geration, and Of which incongruity is
an essential concomitant." The answer
to the conundrum, why is Monteagle q
hole in the ground? was something like
this: " Monteagle is high place. A
high place is an eminence. An emf
nence is an elevation. An elevation is
a promotion. A promotion is an ad-
vancement. An advancement is move
forward. A move forward is motion
A motion is a change. Change is mon
ey. Money is power. A power is q
force. Force is breakfast food. A
breakfast food is good seller, and q
good cellar is hole in the ground. -
Nashville Banner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-09-06
GOV. TAYLOR COMES HOME.
Proposes to Shuck His Coat for Nominee
Patterson.

0tNCAoVus
Ex-Gov. Robert L. Taylorreturned
home last night from a months lecture
tour, during which time he filled a
number of Ohattaqua appointments.
When askedithe had received an invi.
tation from Chairman II. b. Morrow OF
the state committee to take part in the
gubernatorial campaign this fall, the
governor said he found the letter on his
return home last night.
i intend to shuck my coat this fall
and do some campaigning for democra-
cy.
'' l told Mr.. Morrow some time ago
that my services were at his command,
and expect to go down to headquar.
ters this afternoon or tomorrow aud
talk over the situation with Mr.. Nor
row.
=" My health, said the governor, sis
all right, but / have been on the go for
a month and am completely worn out,
but will be all right with few days
rest. Nashville Banner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-09-06

The Hon. Morgan Fitzpatrick, who
took quite prominent hand in the re-
cent democratic convention, was in
Nashville Sunday. OF things political,
Mr.. Fitzpatrick had the following to
say to an American reporter: "People
outside the state seem to be exercised
because the convention did not reiter-
ate score of platforms on the tariff.
That does not mean that the party is
not irrevocably pledged to tariff for
revenue only. The convention did not
indorse the ten commandments, the
golden rule, the rule in Shelley's case,
or even the rule of three, but democrats
subscribe to each. Folks who are GO
ing to do the voting are gratified with
the platform, the candidates, and will
take care of the situation in Novembe
Personally, 1 have liked Gov. Cox, and
knowing the good democrats who SO
substantially backed shim, I can moi
doubt their action now, and | know
that the result in November will dem.
onstrate the fact that this is demo
cratic state aud that the boys who en-
gage in family fights forget the seeming
friction IS so IN as the party makes i'll
declaration.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-09-06

and milk or cereal and milk, but new
er salads, meats, vegetables, cake, cof-
fee, ETC., for that is too much of a tax
on the organs of digestion.
"To have a wholesome, refreshing
sleep the room occupied should have
plenty of fresh air in it, or the rest will
not be satisfactory, and one will rise in
the morning feeling languid and dull
instead of bright and strong. An
apartment in which gas, a lamp or a
candle has been burning for several
hours should not be slept in until it
has been thoroughly aired and the VIII
ated air out of which most of the oxy-
gen has been burned revivified, for
breathing such air is really harmful,
because it is like taking so much dead
matter into the lungs.
"The bedding should be light in
weight, though person should always
have enough covering to be comforta-
bly, warm, for nothing causes more
restless and broken sleep than the feel
ing that one is cold.
Position In sleeping is another
habit. Some women prefer to lie fiat
on their backs without even pillow
beneath their heads, their arms straight
at their sides. This attitude is com
mendable, for it insures a straight fig
nre and an erect carriage, though some
persons declare that it induces heavy
breathing or snoring, because the
mouth is liable to open. 1t has this ad-
vantage, too, that the organs are all in
their normal places Just as when we
stand erect
Another favorite way to sleep is on
the right side, and this is supposed to
be really better than on the left side,
that might cause a congestion of blood
in the heart. Persons suffering with
asthma should have high pillow for
comfort, though the average woman
usually selects medium sized or small
and soft cushion fora head rest. One
attidude that should be guarded
against because it makes the heart do
more work is lying with the hands
above the head. At night, when asleep,
the hearts action is not 50 strenuous
as during the daytime, and every aid
to help it to rest should be given, and
so instead of placing the arms over the
head, making the work of supplying
blood to all parts of the body harder,
they should be kept at the sides, and
as this is only habit it can be easily
cured by a little thought. Evelyn
Scudder.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-09-06


If you wish to make boys and girls
laugh, at children's party or some
quiet evening at home, write these
unique twister sentences on wall
blackboard or slips of paper, and ask
each one to say part or all OF them very
fast:
She sells sea shells.
A glowing CLEAN gloing green.
The bleak breeze blighted the bright
broom blossoms.
Two toads tried to trot to Tedbury.
Six thick thistle sticks.
Give Grimes Jim's great gilt gig
whip.
Strict strong Stephen Stringer shared
slickly six sickly silky snakes.
She stood at the door of Mrs. Smiths
fishsauce shop welcoming him in.
An abominable humble bee with his
tail cut. off
High roller, low roller, rover.
Flesh of freshly fried frying fish.
The sea ceaseth and it sufficeth us.
A-box OF mixed biscuits, mixed bis
cult box.
Swan swan over the sea, swim swan,
swim; swan smam back again, we'll
swum swan.
1t is a shame, Sam; these are the
same, Sam. Els all sham, Sam, and
shame it is to sham so, Sam.
Susan shines shoes and socks; socks
and shoes shine Susan, She ceaseth
shining shoes aud socks, for shoes and
socks shock Susan.
Robert Rowly rolled a round roll
around a round roll Robert Rowley
rolled around where rolled the round
roll Robert Rowley rolled round.
Oliver 0glethro6 ogled an owl aud
oyster. Did Oliver OGlethrop ogle an
owl and oyster ? II Oliver Oglethrop
ogled an owl and oyster, where are the
owl aud oyster Oliver Oglethrop ogled
Sammy Shoesmith saw shrieking
songster. Did Sammy Shoesmith see
striking songster9 If Sammy Shoe
smith saw q shyieking songster, where
is the shrieking songster Sammy Shoe
smith saw?
Hobbs meets Songs and Nobbs; Hob
bobs to Snobbs and Nobbs; BobbI
| nobs with Snobbs and robs Nobbs fob
''That is, says Nobbs, ''the worse TO
, Hobbs jobs" and Snobbs sobs.
Peter Parker picked peck of peppe
corn. If Peter Parker picked peel
of pepper corn, where is the peck o
! pepper corn that Petsr Parker picked
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-09-06

There is more Catarrh In this seccion OF the
country than all other diseases put together
and unlil the last few years was supposed to
be incurable. For great many years doctors
pronounced it local disease and preselibed
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure
Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the
mrrket, 1t is taken internally in doses 5fom
10 drops to teaspoonful 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system
They offer one handTed dollars ffr any ease it
fails to cnre. Send for rciSulaTs and testimo-
malls.
Address. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Halls FBmily Fills are the best
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-09-06
South No Longer Has Cause to Fear Yel-
low Fever Germ"

New York, Aug. 3l.-A special to the
Safes from Jackson, Miss, says:
Surgeon j. Fl. White, Of the marine
hospital service, who diagnosed the
suspicious cases Of fever at Natchez
yesterday as other than yellow fever,
arrived in the city today. In an inter
view DIR. White said
"The south no long has,ca to fear
yellow fever. 1t is indisputably proven
that it can be absolutely controlled.
The quarantine idea must be abandon.
ed, just as we abandoned the quaran-
tine of smallpox more than ten years
ago. In my opinion, we shall have nc
trouble from yellow fever in the south
this year"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-09-06
STRAIGHff&
''Lead and Oil''Y
PAINT

The old timer is always
talking of the "old days
when paint was good"
Those were the days of
straight White Lead and
Linseed Oil, before new
tangled mixtures were
thought of.
You can have just as
good paint to-day if you
want it. Simply see that
you get
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-09-06

"He is an optimist, is he ?" "Opti-
mistl Why, man, he carries optimism
to extremes. They say that he has been
known to seem pleasant at breakfast P'
Cleveland Leader.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-10-13
ELK0 INDIANS MUST HANG
Nevada Supreme Court Denies Them
a New Trial

Johnny aud Ibapah, Shoshone and
Goshute Indians who were convicted
upon their own admissions in the Dis
trict Court at Elko last year upon the
charge Of numbering q one-legged
stranger at Montello. will hang in the
State prison at Carson. The Supreme
Court last Monday handed down q find
ing in their case. an appeal having been
tiken by the two Indians. They were
sentenced to be hanged on September
Is. but a stay Of execution having been
allowed they will be taken back to Elko
County and sentenced by Judge Brown.
The two Indians. as they confessed,
were drunk when they met the stranger
at Monticello. They became angered be-
cause he would not buy them whisky
and while Johnny held him on the
ground Ibapah cut his threat with a
rocketknife. They then tried to burn
the body in a heap of railroad ties.
Johnny. the Shoshone, is about 20 years
old. and Ibapah, the Goshute. about II.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-10-13
HILL NEWS ITEMS

Superintendent A. p. Mayberry left
camp last Tuesday for a few days visit
in Salt Lake.
Mrs. Ed. Bergman and daughter,
Mrs. r. G.. Goss. were the guests OF
Mrs Tyler last Sunday afternoon.
w. G. Sharp. president; A. I. Hol-
deu, general manager; aud @. E. Allen.
manager Of mines. officials Of the
United States Mining & Smelling Com
pany. accompanied by Robert Brown.
superintendent Of the Centennial Eureka
Mining Company at Eureka. Utah, ar
rived in Eureka last Sunday to inspect
the Richmond Eureka Mining Com
pany's property on Ruby Hill and in
Eureka. The gentlemen made a
thorough inspection of the mines on
Ruby Hill. remaining here until Tues
day oon