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for him. Was there ever such insult
ferable rebellion
Dear Artie, however, is true to the
voice that grows weak and hoarse. He
refrains from saying the things nature
prompts him to say about ~Brownlow's
pet. John I. Cox, amphibious politi-
clan and accidental governor of Tennes-
see. In this the Boss may take com
fort, but the handwriting on the wall
reads that the democrats of Tennessee
want none of his man, Cox, and the
republicans will have none of his can
didate, Wright
1t was a nervy thing, even for Walt.
P. BrOwnlow, to attempt the political
conquest of Tennessee through both
democrats and republicans at one auG
the same time. For the democrats b,
put up his friend, Cox for the repub
licans he offered Asbury Wright Thus
the willy republican boss tried for alb
solute domination "gwine an comm.
But the job was too big for Walt. Dem
ocracy dropped on to his scheme ~anC
will sqnelch it, and now republicanisn
resents being led by the nose aud ha
insisted upon breaking away from tn
BrownIow string by taking an appea
to the voters of its creed. Commercial
Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26

Republican Boss Brownlow is foxy,
all right, and he knows how to make.
the most of a dying control over his
own committee.
The significance of the Nashville
meeting is not to be found in the fact
that Walter P. had majority of these
in the republican state committee This
was expected, seeing that this commit
tee was appointed by Brownlow and is
largely made up of individuals holding
federal Office through his good graces
But standing out as conspicuous as a
battercake upon the griddle is the pow
er which the committee did not dare
re-vest in the person of the Boss called
Easy.
Heretofore Walt. p roared and Ten
nessee republicans accepted anybody
he might name as candidate for gov
ernor. Now Walt. C.s choice must
face primary.
In the past Walt. q. pointed finger
and created committeeman now the
convention will elect its own commit
tee. Whether it will be made up of
Brownlow or Evans men remains to be
seen.
Truly, such uncertainty concerning
his choice of a candidate and control of
committee must be intolarably hui
initiating to the owner Of the one-time
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26

than to be retired later on. Seemingly
Gov. Cox has been i'll advised all along
and he may possibly be advised by
some of his friends to continue the
fight to the finish. Such fight to the
finish will mean just three things the
political finish of Gov, Cox, the disrup-
ton of the democratic party in this
state and republican governor of Ten
nessee. A man should rise above per.
sonal ambition and personal desire,
and when it is necessary for the com
mon> good for him to efface himself,
there and then is the place and the time
to do the effacing act, Lincoln County
News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26
POLITICAL.

A poll of the vote on the square in
Lebanon to four cross streets shows 121
for Taylor and SO for Carmack. -Leba-
non Banner.
CIV Lyle did not sigh over the returns
from the Lincoln and Henry county
primaries; but we will not undertake to
say what his neighbor, Munsey Slack,
said and did when he heard the news -
Knoxville Journal and Tribune
The action of Henry and Lincoln
counties in instructing for Gen. Pat
terson in the primaries he Saturday
simplities matters very greatly. The
46 votes added to the generals column,
at this time, gives him a decided ad-
vantage and practically decides this
contest. We stated at the beginning
of this campaign that Patterson would
go to the state convention with enough
votes to nominate him on the first bal
lot, and we see no reason for changing
our opinion at this writing. He is the
choice of Tennessee's democracy, should
be nominated aud elected. Tracy City
Mrs. Grnndy..
Gov. Cox should, as gracefully as
possible, retire from the gubernatorial
race, aud this he should be willing to
do, if be. cares anything for the good OF
his party. 1t is hard matter to retir
gracefully under fire, but it would be
much better to retire now voluntarily
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26
VICIOUS METHODS.

The Cox fellows are getting desper-
ate when they are sending unserupu-
lous emissaries to Washington County
to make scurrilous and unwarranted
attacks upon the private life of Gen. NJ.
r. Patterson. Open and notorious
lob' visits, pardon sellers, and men who
have thrlved by all kinds of political
trickery and grown rich upon rake offs
as agents for boodling representatives,
are here and take fendish delight i'll
stabbing Gen. Patterson in the back
by making assertions that Gov. Cox
dare not make in his speeches, although
he is raking the earth to get charge
against Mr.. Patterson that will stick
What do you think of such methods
and such men9 The char ges made by
Gen. Patterson ARE TAKEN FROM
THE RECORDS, but the attacks upon
Gen. Patterson are the delirious dreams
of distorted Imagination, and are so
palpably untrue that they dare not be
told to sensible beings, and are only
whispered in back alleys by ghouls
who are afraid of their shadow. Even
the few citizens who pretend to believe
these statements are ashamed to repeat
the charges openly, but they single out
an individual, take him aside, and after
pouring the vile rot into his ear ask
that it be treated as confidential and
|
that their name be not mentioned as
Phaving told it, Are you surprised that
they are ashamed of their action !?
Even these methods will not suffice to
carry this county for Cox. THE PEG
PIE ARE FOR PATTERSON, be-
cause he is a gentleman and demo,
crat worthy of the high Office to which
he aspires, capable of meeting any OPP
ponent on the stump, and Washington
county will instruct for him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26

We believe in allowing the democrats
of Washington county to express their
choice for governor uninfuenced by
money and will cheerfully abide by
their decision. We,know they are hon
est and we have the utmost confidence
in their judgment. The Cox people
evidently do not share in that conf
dence, else they would not be preparing
for an attempt to purchase vote they
can not convince.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26
can not convince

With two thousand dollars Gov. Cox
and his Doodle agents have swooped
down upon Washington county, and
hope to do with Doodle what they could
not hope to accomplish with brains
carry the county for Cox. We know
the democrats of old Washington. They
will resent this insult Saturday by
sending Patterson delegations from all
over the county.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26

1t is the most natural thing in the
world for John l. Cox to offer to buy
Washington county. Because money
is the god he worships he believes il
will be all-powerful here, but he can
not purchase Washington county dem
ocrats. They will resent the insult
Saturday by sending instructed dele
cations against him from every district
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26

Washington county is not purchase
BILE, and Gov. Cox had just as we'll use
the funds he has appropriated for that
purpose to pay the 1884 43 he owes
the county.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26

Thetine has come for plain speaking
when icssional bvibe-givers invade
a county and seek TO influence voters
by c3rrnpting them, AID eveu worse
hy secretly attacking the character of
the man they are opposing aud uttering
ISLANDERS they have not the courage to
make openly.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26
Those w. L. Douglas low
cot shoes are attracting the at
ttention Of the best dressers. y
You will find them at
The Frank Taylor Store.
Human Blood Marks.

A tale of horror was told by marks O
human blood in the home of J. W. Will
llams, we'll known merchant of BAG
Ky. He writes: Twenty years ago
had severe hemorrhages Of the lungs
aud was near death when began tax
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery. 1t com
pletely cured me and I have remainec
we'll ever since" 1t cures hemorrhages
chronic coughs, settled colds and bron
chitis, and is the only known cure TO
weak lungs. Every bottle guaranteed
by h. G. Miller, druggist. SOC and 81
Trial bottle free.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26

Washington county is for Ham Pat.
torSon for governor and forever OPP,
posed to John !. Cox, aud will SO ex-
press itself Saturday in spite OF Cox's
doodle agents who are pouring a cor
rnption fund into every district.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26

Speaking of loans. it might be said
that Harvey Logan made loan in
Montana just before he came to Ten
nessee, but he did not take time to give
security.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26

Think of the governor of your state
Offering to BUY your vote in the con-
vention next Saturday through paid
corfuptionists
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26

The Cox people will find out that the
democrats of Washington county can
not be purchased or convinced by coin.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26

county was not paid it is now necessary |
to collect the bonds, and unless the |
amount is paid at once legal steps will
be taken. As the state executed the
bonds, we take it, they are solvent even
without security.
Cox's apologizers say he is able to
pay and should be made pay it. That
is true but what do you suppose they
would say if he was not able to pay
HE has not given security for the pay
ment Of this money. He is one of
THREE persons who signed AS secu-
rty for the state of Tennessee.
You will see at once that this is not a
loan made to John |. Cox and can not
be so construed by any sane mind.
The governor has been here this week
going over the matter with the county
attorney and clerk and master, but has
been unable to shake the report made
/ by Mr.. Baxter.
County Attorney Baxter stated to
Gov. Cox that this matter was not got"
ten up for campaign material, and if he
cared to make further investigation he
would allow him few days before tax
ing legal steps to collect. The state
ment in the staff that an error was dis
covered is not true, except that the
amount found to be due the county
from John l. Cox is several dollars
greater than the report shows. Mr..
Cox tried to make it appear that the
funds had been paid over to the comp
troller and that the state owed this
amount to Washington county. He
wanted Mr.. Baxter to collect from the
state, but Mr.. Baxter said he could
look only to the refunding bonds. Mr..
Cox was advised by Col. Reeves that if
he had paid this money to the state eh
should file his receipts to relieve him
self of any moral turpitude in the mat
ter. He did not file or offer in evidence
any receipt for any part of the fund.-
Mr.. Baxter denies absolutely the
statement that he admitted there was
an error in the matter or that there
was any doubtabout the amount being
due.
The statement of Mr.. Cox that G. W.
Hodge sent to him in Nashville $SS9.S1
and 81, 744 10, stating the amounts COW
cred the advaorem and privilege taxes
due the state, respectively, and sent
notes to be executed by him as agent
Of the state, must have been made in
an unguarded moment by the governor.
If Mr.. Cox was in Nashville, how did
he get the signatures of the two Bristol
sureties? and how did he manage to
sign the execution docket for the
amounts? all of which bad to be and
was done before he could get the mon
ey. Mr.. Hodge was very careful Off
cial and the statement of Mr.. Cox that
he paid out money before receipts were
properly executed does him a great in
Justice.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26

Ham Patterson may be a gambler,
but he has never gambled with Death
for q governorship.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26
The following counties have not yet

John l. Cox never had any strength
in this county and he can not purchase
any now.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26
WRITE US A LETTER

Put aside all timidity and write us
freely and frankly, in strictest conf
dence, telling us all your symptoms
and troubles. Wewill send free advice
lin plain, sealed envelope), how to
cure them. Address: Ladies' Advisory
Dept, The Chattanooga Medicine Co.,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26

tsrr at the Post. Once NJ johnson CITY, Tenn,
as second class matter
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26
q SUFFERED AWFUL PAIN

in my womb and ovaries," writes Mrs.
Naomi Bake, of Webster Groves, Mo-,
"also in my right and left sides, and
my menses were very painful and
irregular. Since taking Cardui, l
feel like new woman, and do not
suffer as l did. 1t Is the best medi-
cine ever had in my house."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-04-26

over the county.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-24
ONE IMPRESSION OF IBSEN
Liked a Glass of Whiskey, Flowers and
American Women.

Ibsen. the son of q Danish skipper
who retired from the sea to keep shop
in Norway, and of German mother,
had the impulsiveness of one whose
forebears had drank deeply Of beer and
ardent spirits. He himself drank free.
y (but not to the tippllng degree) of
whisky, gin and erog
| saw him take In the coffee room of
the Grand hotel, where he had a daily
levee, what 1 may call Scotch glass of
whiskey, neat, and in about three
quarters of an hour nip OF gin. Most
Norweglans of his years would not have
noticed these potations. and they did
not affect the poet head in the least.
| dare say that spirituous stimulant
unloosed the ideas that had been col.
lecting in mis- head and enabled him to
make a satisfactory start in writing,
for he did not take up his pen to an
swer letters until hs had taken the
pick-me-up.
| noticed that he never took drinks
with Americans who had made his ac-
quaintance and that be preferred con
versing with fair Americans. They gen
orally brought flowers TO present TO him
on being introduced OF on introducing
themselves.
Ibsen had no mock modesty in reeeiv.
tnS thrSc dCts VI uOluaSe 10 MS genius
Garden flowers, such as tea and La
France roses, are not to be had for the
asking IN Christiania, and l should
fancy must be imported as cut buds
Ibsen liked carnations which have the
perfume OF the Glove pink. On the day
of my presentation 7 followed the Amer.
lean ladies in offering up a bouquet on
the altar of genius-that is TO saw, on
the little table behind which he sat at
the far end of the coffee room of the
Grand hotel
AS an homnie- -pontiff I thought him
lmmeasurably below Victor Hugo, but
still extremely interesting and somehow
uncommon and striking, though he
doctor, or minister, attentive TO
externals, carefully dressed in super
fine black cloth. with buttoned-up
coat, which gave his small figure a
spruce appearance, and a cravat, i'm
maculate, IN its whiteness and tied in
perfect BOW
I almost think he talked better than
he wrote, Speaking of women. he said
that IN hide bound community they
rose far higher in mind and spirit than
the male clods around them. They had
always some fresh or original ideas to
bring out and were really more inclined
to heresy than attached to orthodoxy.
but were not prepared TO fight for what
they preferred, Their worst enemy was
gentility. which perverted the moral
sense and placed morality where it did
not belong
The French appeared To him in a
better moral condition than the Eng
nsh. There was less self deception in
France and far wider practice OF
austere and stoical virtue.-Truth.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-24

public here. as this dispatch is forward
ed. are not aware that San Juan de
Martinez has been captured.
In this city the general attitude IS
one of loyalty. The opposition and IN
dependent newspapers discuss with
analytical coldness the cry that II the
Government is not able to squelch the
insurrection within two months, other
forceful means must be employed for
the restoration Of peace. There are no
ringing calls to arms, The moderate
newspapers print with approval the
resolutions declaring adhesion to the
Government by their party organiza-
could be fairly described rs a general
rising Of the people in defense of tho
Government.
Font Sterling, Secretary of the Treas
ury, late tonight cleared up in state
ment to the Associated Press n mis-
leading statement made at tho palace
tonight to the effect that the Cuban
Government had asked the United
States for eight rapid-tiro guns, manned
by American artillerymen, to be used
in the suppression of the instruction.
The facts are, according to the SccTe-
tary, that the Government has ordered
from an American manufacturing com
pany four raPid.fre guns, and that
these pieces will be manned by former
members of the artillery branch of the
American army, now here If these
guns prove to be effective, four or
more additional guns will be ordered.
and it is expected that experienced
gunners can be procured in the United
States to man them. The United
States has not been asked to do any
thing in the premises.
The subject Of American interven-
tion is not much discussed here, and is
regarded as remote possibility, there
being general confidence that the Gov
ernment will be able to restore order
in a short time.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-24
BIRDS DEAD BODIES
CAUSE Of EPIDEMIC
Peculiar Condition Revealed by
Inspection of Water Supply
at Three Oaks.

THREE OAKS, Mich. Aug. 23.-The
cause Of an epidemic OF typhoid fever
among the 1000 inhabitants Of this place
wis discovered today, when a member OF
the Board OF Health climbed to the top
Of the waterworks standpips and found
the dead bodies Of several thousand
young sparrows. In various stages OF de
composition. covering the surface of the
water
Immediately the Mayor gave instruc-
tions TO empty the standpipe, scrub and
paint II. Hundreds OF sparrows' nests
have been built on ledge that rounds
around the summit OF the standpipe, and
the young birds are supposed to have
fallen into the uncovered standpipe while
trying to fly The cover made for the
stsndpipe when it was constructed was
never put on. There are now twenty one
cases OF typhoid fever in the town.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-24
Valparaiso Is Gradually Resum-
ing Business After Terrible
Shock of Earthquake.
CITY STILL REMAINS
UNDER LAW OF MILITARY
Government Has Already APP
prOpriated Four Million Dol
lars for Relief Work.

VALPARAISO, Chile, Aug. 29.-
Some of tho business houses here re"
opened today for the first time since
tho earthquake.
Telephone and telegraph communica-
tion with Santiago has been re-estab-
exclusively by the Government officials.
The city is still under martial law.
Traffic ceases at clock in the even
ing and everybody is compelled to
take some part in the work Of restor-
ing normal conditions. AS a first in
stallment, the Government has appro-
priated $4,000,000 for the relief Of the
destitute. The custom house was re,
opened today and traffic by water and
by rail has been resumed The postal
service also is iii operation.
One of the greatest difficulties en-
countered by the authorities is the in
terment OF the bodies recovered from
tho ruins, as all the cemeteries were
destroyed. At tho various temporary
morgucs heaps Of coffins have been ac-
cumulated, awaiting the designation OF
covering the bodies is being pushed to
the utmost, in order to avoid an cpl
demic, in fear of which many families
are leaving the city. Through the
whole length Of Brazil avenue and all
over Victoria square large sheds have
been constructed 10 shelter the home
less from the severe rains.
Survivors Tell Experiences.
Survivors of the earthquake say that
during the shocks 1t was impossible TO
stand erect without support. A move
ment is on foot TO organize a company
to facilitate the raising of the money
necessary TO reconstruct the city. IT
is proposed TO advance the sums needed
without interest for the first siN months
The plan is to construct the new build.
ipes Of light materials and to lay out
the streets so that they will have
uniform width of twenty meters
All the provinces of the north and
south, which have not suffered from
the earthquake. are sending supplies of
food and money to the stricken cities
and towns.
The Department of Public Works of
Santiago has appropriated 100000 for
the construction Of sheds to shelter the
refugees from Valparaiso and elsewhere,
who continue to arrive at the Chilean
capital in large numbers.
The railroad line between Limache
and Quilpue, in addition to suffering
severely from the earthquake shocks Of
August 16, has several enormous crew
ices, newly formed, in it's vicinity.
Valparaiso is still without street
lights, but order is maintained owing
to the severity of the authorities, who
shoot all persons caught committing
robberies
Among the buildings which fell at
the time of the earthquake are the
Palace of Justice and the Maritime
hoepital
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-24
HOTEL KLEPTOMANIA
Women Principal ffenders-Annual
Cost of Loot Heavy,

It is the fashion In our modern no.
tells to write OF $4,000 year as the
loss for silverware and china taken by
guests in the course of twelve months
Many persons will have, souvenirs of
their visits to New York, and take
spoons, knives, forks and any sort Of
small silverware they can slip in their
pockets. The craze has grown 50 that
the big hotel men now purchase cheap
hardware for the use of transient
guests, but the figures of loss run up
in three of the city hotels to the S20,-
600 mark. The women are blamed for
this sort of theft and the proof seems
to be against them.
Probably the best know hotel man in
the city said to me: "We know il is
the women who take the stuff, and
many Of them are New Workers. When
there is a big dinner at the hotel, at
tended by women as well as men, we
use a special set of spoons and other
tableware made at little cost and
stamped with the name of our hotel,
We lose one-third of them, but the
cost of late years is figured in the din
ner at so much per plate. The spoons
don t cost us cents each and are not
much to look at after one nights s use.
The knives and forks are worth less
than 10 cents. When we have dinner
exclusively for men, we put good plate
on the table and don { loose 9 per cent
Of 1T. This good table service is cut
out at the mixed dinners
Our greatest loss is in the transient
out-of-town trade. One-half the WON.
en- must have souvenir of the ST.
Regis, the Waldorf or the Holland
house They seem to think a trip to
New York is a failure Unless they have
few pieces to show Many women
change about at the hotels, so as to
have a collection of odd pieces. They
don 7 mind showing their country
friends the loot they have won in New
York, 1t is not regarded as theft, but
of one woman denouncing the practice.
On the ocenn steamship this souvenir
business has grown out of bounds. On
one trip of New York liner to this
side one-half the butter plates and one
third of the spoons were out of service
before Sandy Hook was reached -
New York Press.