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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07
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Weak Kidneys, surely point to weak kidney
Nerves. The Kidneys, like the Heart, and the
Stomach, find their weakness, not in the organ
itself, but in the nerves that control and guide
ana strengthen them. DE-. Shops Restorative is
medicine specifically prepared to reach these
controlling nerves. To doctor the Kidneys alone
is futile. Il is waste of time, and of money as
well
II your back aches or is weak, If the urine
scalds' oris darkand strong, if you hayesynptoms
OF Brights or other distressing or dangerous kid
hey disease, try Dr. Shops Restorativea month
Tablets or Liquid-and see what it can and win
do foryou Druggist recommend aud sell
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07

Mrs. De Long-That's a lovely gown
you have on.
Mrs. Short-Yes, it cost me many
sleepless nights.
Mrs. De Long Why, how was that?
Mrs. Short-I acquired it on the in
stallment plan while my husband was
asleep.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07

eff l could only die and leave you
we'll of, he said, after they had had
their first quarrel, 81 would be glad to
CO."
Glow" she cruelty asked, "could
you die and leave me otherwise than
we'll off?"-C Chicago Record Herald.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07

Wiggs-Why do you say so positive
ly that a man can't do wrong in marry
ing a widow?
Wagg-W Why, it's plain enough that
if man marries widow he don't mar
ry amiss. Boston Transcript.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07
-" Regular as the Sun

is an expression as old as the race. No
doubt the rising and setting Of the sun
is the most regular performance in the
universe, unless it is the action of the
liver and bowels when regulated with
DIR. Kings New Life Pills. Guaranteed
by H. G. Miller, druggist. 25c.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07
Twice-Tol Tales.

Some tales never lose in the telling,
and the tale of good that DIR. Caldwells
daxative3 Syrup Pepsin will, and does
do, to all poor, dyspeptic, bilious suf-
ferers, is one of them. 1t positively
relieves and cures all forms of indiges-
ton, starts up the languid liver, regu-
lates the constipated bowels and re-
stores the entire system to perfect
condition of health. Try it. Sold by
all druggists at SOC and ST. Money
back if it fails.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07
A Woman's Martyrdom

is too often her own fanlt simply be-
cause she won't take sufficient trouble
to try medicine that so many thou
sands of women enthusiastically recon-
mend, viz: DIR. Caldwell's Qaxative)
Syrup Pepsin. This bland, soothing,
curative medicine regulates discrdered
of stomach, liver, bowels, ETC., and
soon restores sick women to perfect
health. Try it. Sold by all druggists
at SOC and 81. Money back if it fails.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07

Maude- Tom is a strange fellow. He
proposed to me in church last Sunday
during the sermon.
Belle-Are you sure he wasn't talk
ing in his 81 ep, dear? Boston Tran
script.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07

Doctor-You should regulate your
wearing apparel according to the
weather.
Patient-Huh! Wtat do you take
me fora lightning change artist
Chicago News. u
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07

The Lady What - thirty-eight
cents dozen for eggs? Why, that's
more than three cents for one egg!"
The Grocer We'll, mum, you must
remember that one egg is a whole
days work for one hen. Cleveland
Leader.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07

The Wears Wife-Pm sorry to see
you're not paying into our coal club
this year, Goodenough.~
Goodenough-Well, mum, you see
well, it's like this ere: [ lives right
behind the coal yard nov. Punch.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07

If you are constipated, dull or bilious
or have a sallow lifeless complexion try
Laxets just once to see what they will
do for you. Laxets are little toothsome
candy tablets@nice to eat, nice in effect.
No gripping, no pain. Just gentle lax
alive effect that is pleasingly desirable.
Handy for the vest pocket or purse.
Laxets meet every desire. Laxets come
to you in beautiful autographed metal
boxes at and 25 cents. Sold by all
dealers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07

Suffered day aud night the torment
of itching pile'. Nothing helped me
until [ used Doan's Ointment, It cured
me permanently Hon. John R. Gar
rett, Mayor, Girard, Ala.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07

Copy Reader-Man dropped dead in
a Turkish bath. How'll I head the
story?
Night Editor-Another Sweat Shop
Outrage. Cleveland Leader.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07

Harsh physics react, weaken the bow
els, cause chronic constipation. Doan's
Regulets operate easily, tone the stom-
ach, cure constipation. CSC. Ask your
druggist for them.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07

Mrs. Knicker-Is your husband prac-
teal?
Mrs. Booker No; he remembers a
winter just like this when he was
boy, but he won't recall an errand /
asked him to do in town this morning.
New York Sun.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07
WHY Suffer from Rheumatism :?

Do you know that rheumatic pains
can be relieved ? If you doubt this
just try one application of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. 1t will make rest
and sleep possible, and that certainly
means a great deal to any one afflicted
with rheumatism. For sale by FL. G.
Miller.
"What do you think of my law Of
fice?"
Doesn't look much like law office.
Where are your books?"
ooh, I'm msking a specially of I'M
written law. -Washinton Herald.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-15

fair stores for every cent Of credit that
any of their members might contract
The stores accepted tho unions voueh
er. While the union is not incorpo-
rated. yet the word of the machinists
union of Livingston is good to any
business man in that town
In few days the entire business
element of Livingston ordered out
their phones. The telephone company
would not settle and the union men
were determined to stand by the strik-
ing girls. The men of Livingston
declared they would win the strike OF
put the company out Of business and
they made good as far rs Livingston
is concerned. The company went into
the court and got the injunction that
we printed last week. What good the
injunction will do them, is a problem,
The union men of Livingston have de
cidcd that they will stand by their de
claration to win the strike or put the
company ont of business. That they
will patronize no business house that
uses a scab phone. The merchants Of
Livingston desire the trade Of the
union men more than they desire the
scab phone. Fhe unions made no
threat against any one but merely ex-
ercised their unalienable right TO buy
where they pleased and they bought
where the scab phone did not exist.
Had all the stores refused to take out
the phone and the union men been CON.
PEELED t" buy at stores where the scab
phone was, the uniDus would have es-
tablishrd a romnIissiry nnl distrib
utcd the nrrSs1ri,ts Of life from their
own union store
This wis the spirit that actuatcd the
union men ~ Lh iugstou, even il they
split up in craft unions. Only few
girls were on strike. Only few girls
were defeated, but principle was at
stake An injury to one, WIS the con
ccru of ALL The union girls were in
iurcd, The uuiou men felt the pain
and resisted the attack Let ths union
men ot Montana hrt Ike men of Liv
ingston ard the Rocky Mountain Bell
Telephone compaBy can have ipiuuc
tiaos ground put 'ill the crack Of doom
but they will lavc to treat theft am
ployecs fair or 90 out of business in
Montana along with their uiuactiop
methods
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-15

-Four hundred boilermakers in the
shops of Hartman system from Tue
son TO Portland and from San Francis
co to Ogden, dropped their tools and
walked out of the shops at 8 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. They had struck
in an effort 10 enforce the demand that
William ii. Carter, foreman in the 10.
cal Southern Pacific boiler shop, should
be ousted from his position.
Boilermakers walked out of Southern
Pacific shop at Luis obispo, Santa
Barbara, Los Angeles, San Bernardino,
Fernando, Portland, Ashland, Oakland,
San Francisco, Donsmuir, Yuma, Indio,
Beapmont, Cotton, Tucson, Tracy, Men
dota, Tulare, Ogden and Reno. In
each of these, except the larger cities,
there are employed about five boiler
makers and in the other from twenty
FIVE to fifty men.
Ed Payne, district president of the
Boilermakers Union, declared, speak
ing for the strikers, that "Carter is
not ft and competent man to have
over the boys as a foreman"
att is not that Carter it not skill.
ed boilermaker that his removal is de-
manded but because he has such an un-
governmental temper and overbearing
manner toward the men. The union
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-15
WHAT CAUSED THE INJUNCTION?

In order that the readers of the News
may understand to what extent in
dustrial solidarity exists in Montana
we give a review of the strike in Liv-
ingston, where labor is better organ
lied than in any other town Of the
Northwest.
When the girls went ON strike the
company found no difficulty in sccur,
ing scabs, Ii was au easy matter for
corporation owning over one million
dollars of property in Montana to de
feat a few girls who were but recent
ly organized and unedueated in the
struggles of organized labor, When
the girls went dowL In defeat, the men
of Livingston, recognizing that AN
injury to one, is the concern Of All"
went into action. Their slogan was
"The company may defeat the girls,
but they have got to fight us too, We
will win the fight or put the company
out of business. Here was mani.
Tested the spirit Of true Solidarity of
Labor that any advocate of industrial
unionism might well be proud of.
The Trades council notified the Liv-
ingston merchants that they would
consider the use of seab phones unfair
to the striking operators. One grocery
store and one meat market had the
seab phones removed from their places
of business. To these stores the union
men concentrated their trade and to
such an extend did they do this that
the fair stores each had 10 put on six
delivery wagons while the delivery
horses of the unfair houses remained
in their stalls. Every union men who
patronizod n place whore n scab phone
was, paid an assessment of $40 90 his
union.
The merchants who were boycotted.
threatened to garnishcc any union man
who owed them q bill il he obcyed
the mandates Of the union, As nun.
Der of workers ran monthly bills at
the stores this was ten strike for the
merchants, but the machinists' union
of Livingston which is famed All over
North America came Ia the front ana
voted to pny their members dobJs az
the unfair stores so that the unfortun
ATE who owed n debt would be NJ lib
crty to 90 and buy where no pleased
Not only that, bat the machinists'
uuiou voted to give voucher tc tb'
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-15
Telegra.,n..'h!!.,,..e..:rs ~. -.
susie Historical Library
on Strike
Operators Quit Work Throughout the
Entire COuntry-Strike May
Become General

will have to conceed 10 the demand of
the strikers.
By some il is claimed that there
is a government ownership clause IN
the franchises aof the Telegraph com
panies whereby the government can
take over the telegraph system Of this
country ON short notice and settle on
the price afterwards II is safe 10 say
"A strike of such vast proportion as
this can not last loug and without gov
ernment aid the companies cannot win,
providing that the strikers preserve
their present solidarity 1t will be
interesting TO watch the Developments
that will take place the next week.
What action will Roosevelt tnke9
From II labor view the strikers are
showing a splendid front and are a
surprise to the rank and file of organ
lied labor. and no one thought that the
operators were able or had the grit
ia take such a radical step.
One year ago aud even less the tel
egrapheFs union could not have under
taken such move as the union is but
a recently developed organization.
This accounts for The success Of the
general strike. unlike the older organ
/ izafions they are uot bound mp viii
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-15
The Strike
Situation
Review of Trouble of Linemen and
Operators with Telephone Co..
Refuse Compromise

The strike Of the telephone workers
in the states ul Idaho, Montana, Utah
and Wyoming has now reached an
acute stage, For months the struggle
has been on with temporary lulls and
settlements being made only to break
out again.
The linemcn went on strike last May
for the eigbt.hour day aud four dollars
a day. The company refused 10 grant
this, but was willing to make an agree
meut with the men on the long dis
iancs wires but not with those work.
ing in and around cities. Numerous
conferences have been held between
the officials Of the company and the
union. The company made an offer TO
settle the strike on the uine-houT day
bnsis-wbirh was the work day before
THE strike-with an increase in wages
Of twenty-five cents FOR the hnemen
in Idaho, Utah and Wyoming and fifty
cents day increase for tbe Huomcp
iu Montana
This proposition was -Uonr.,a 10
the members of the union tas rcfer.
rudum vote and tlc 6alIo- I.-areu IU
ono hundred and niU,'g-,w. voting
agaius, accepting anu mine u f..uF ot
accepting tbe gompauy's onrr
The min, votes in favor of a".Ua0g
were east oy liarmrn outside ' Wn0
;5ua.
The Butto operators .n0' ra strike
because tho company refused 20 die
charge q spottor who had been rEPr,le,
from the union. aud the Great Fall.
girls quit work owing s1 violations Of
their schedule by the company TbO
strike Of the operators az Billings Liv
ingston and Red Lodgc have uevcl
been settled since the STRIKE bcgal
last spring. The Helena operators wen
on strike to support the union az Othei
points and refused 20 work with scah.
AZ the other end Of the lines
The liuemeu and the operators tov,
combined and before an agreement i
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-15

The telegraph operators have gone
ON strike, the strike is assuming q
gautic proportions, and threatens to
embrace the entire country,
Starting on the Pacific slope it quick
ly spread until it reached the Atlantic
seaboaTd.
Never since the great American
railway union strike of 1894 has there
been strike covering such vast
territory or paralyzing the industry Of
the country so quickly as the Presnt
strike Of the telegraphers.
The men in the employ of the West
ern Union went out first and were rap.
idly followed by the operators OF other
companies. The Associated Press oPcr-
ators notified that company that any
false news OF news detrimental to the
men on strike would not be sent over
the wires by the press operators. This
ultimatum WAS soon followed by de
mand from the Associated Press oper-
ators for an increase IN wages and an
eight-hour day Being refused the boys
joined the strikers.
A few scabs went 10 work in Chi,
eago but the messenger boys refused
TO deliver messages received by seal
operators The companies in Chicago
are using the long distance telephones
and the Hello girls are NOW threaten
ing to strike and awaiting orders from
the telegaphcTs TO strike.
AZ Columbus, Ohio, the printers re-
fused to print ne@s sent by scah Asso
ciated Press operators and the print
ers generally througbout the country
threaten TO act the same wav AZ their
brothers in Columbus
The telegapheTs ou the rllroadi
stand ready TO join the strike II any
attempt is made TO have them handle
commercial matter.
At the present time IL looks as i
the companies are beaten aud IL the
federal government does not 80 10 the
aid of the telegraph companies the,
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-15

The machinists employed on the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
are now on the verge Of striking.
The men demand the nine.hour day,
instead Of the ten.hour day as at pres
ent with the same wages as they are
now getting.
In May 1902 the Northern Pacific
railway promised TO coneeed the nine
hour day one year hence, OF May 1908.
When the union representatives went
before the company management to
make a new agreement in May 1908,
the management of the company stated
that they could not see their way clear
to inaugurate the nine-hour day at that
time, but would work with the view
Of running their shops on the nine hour
basis commencing June first 1904. Au-
gust 1907 is now here and the North
ern Pacific railway has not establish.
ed the nine.hour work day. Hence the
men say that Eve years is long enough
time for the company to prepare to put
the shorter work day in operation and
II they are not ready now they never
will bo ready. Unless the company
conceeds to the demands Of the union
strike will take place.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-15
SHOPMEN STRIKE In THE WEST

longs the strike is that they are con
ceutraiing the strength of the maehin-
lists union ON that road and insuring
against strikes on their other system.
This is one way the railroads have of
dealing with the labor problem, keep
up prolonged strike on one road and
the men on the other roads bleed them
selves to death financing the men
on strike ON the Santa Fe. The best
way to do would be to act like the
telegraphers, tie up the entire Harri-
man roads or strike on all the roads
in the west and the Santa Fe strike
would soon be won.
Men working in the train service
ON the Santa Fe are being killed right
and left owing to the defective en-
gines. Yet the train crews are quite
content to use engines fixed by seabs
and go to their graves in consequence
or at least bury part Of their body and
90 around minus a limb.
Such is the consistency of union men
in the railroad service in America.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-15

Another boiler explosion has occur
ed on the Santa Fe railroad and one
man is dead and another badly scalied.
This makes the twelfth boiler ex'
ploision on the Santa Fe railroad since
the first Of the present year.
The main reason of all the boiler ex'
plosions on that railroad is that the
shopmen have been on strike for some
time. The company is determined tc
keep up the fight and the men operat.
ing tho trains suffer in consequence
thereof.
The main reason the company pro.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-15

Reports f5om over the state relat
us TO tho phone strike are to the
feet that only one telephone is in
Hsr .n Rcd lodge
i1 Billing, nearly ..oEy phone Of
She Hru company has been taken cut
uf residence and places Of business,
Livingston reports THAI nprg is uot
Bell phone in amy residence 0r place
uf business outside OBJ .Ec exchange
aa ..v long distance phones arc out
~ commission
The unions 0t Livingston considered
-Ur injunction issued by tlc Federal
Courts and resolved not ,o lnclarc he
,gab phorrs fair but 90 stand by their
pryv,oBs action and would not patron
NE The srab phones or patronize any
one who patronized the Bell phone,
This means that the corporation viii
have 20 conceed to tho unions de-
ma0d- or continue TO remain out OF
business IA Livingston.
The situation over the entire slate
is very satisfactory from a union
stand point and il is only a matter Of
@ few days until the corporation will
have 20 give in W 60 entirely out Of
business
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-15

The Rocky Bell Telephone company
is trying to run Montana ON the gov.
ernment by injunction methods. Last
week after securing a sweeping iniunc-
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-15

signed it must include a settlement for
the unions in all four states in which
the strike is on
The struggle has involved the unions
in different cities Of the state and now
threatens to extend and involve others
and where the end is, no one knows.
The company is seeking court protec-
tiou and other unions are fastening to
the aid OF th, unions already involved.
In fact. the situation now looks as if
it is going 10 be a show down of the
industrial strength Of uniouism in this
state
The state Federation OF Labor will
meet iu convention next week aud the
indications arc that the delegates viii
endorse the strike and take means to
carry it ou ru q successful conclusion.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-15

by Injunction
Bell Telephone Asks Assistance of
Courts -IniunctionS on Eight
cen More Unions

The Bel Telephone has got the in
junction craze and is now applying
for an INDUCTION against fifty two in
lividuals, eighteen unions located in
FIVE different cities ia Montana. The
suit is practically the same as WAS di.
rectcd against. the Livingston unions
which was printed in the last issue of
the News.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20
Sam Small's Hypnotiesn
Didn't Work.. 7

OIOn vOTNs
IT HE late Sam Small had his faults, -"
said an Albanian. but he did not
dodge the penalty Of them. When he
went wrong, he owned-up like a man,
and If punishment was due, he took it.
''That was the doctrine Sam Small
preached. He hated dodgers. He
used to laugh bitterly at the plea of
hypnotic influence that used to be
put up by nearly every murderer.
II once heard him ridiculing hyp-
notism. He said that he bought pref
ty heavily one year for Christmas, and
when the bill came in for turkey and
mince meat, candy. ducks. chickens,
plum pudding, fruit cake and so on,
he thought to himself that here was a
case for hypnotism to be tried.
He went first to hypnotic the
grocer. Approaching the man, he
looked him squarely in the eye, at the
same time repeating. slowly and i'm.
pressively:
my bill is paid
"A change came over the grocer's
face. His color faded. his eyes grew
dull. his expression blank. And in a
strange, mechanical voice he NUT
tered:
YOU'RE a liar"
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20
Christmas Might.

"'Have you no regard for your
reputation, Calhoun
"'Mah reputation ha1n't muffin to
me, sab, 'londside O. nah life'
THE captain smiled and twirled his
mustache.
"'Even ii you should lose your life,
Calhoun he said, you'd have the sat-
isfaction of knowing that you had
died for your country
"'Wot satisfaction could dat be to
me, sab, when de power O. feelin' it
wuz gomez
"'Then patriotism means nothing to
your
Muffin, sab. wouldn't put NAH
life in de scales agin any government
dat eber existed, for no government
could replace de loss O me-
"'Calhoun, If all soldiers were like
you. the worlds governments would
all 60 to pieces
Ion de contrary. sab, dey'd last
forever: for II all soldiers wuz like
me, den dere couldn't neber be no
fghtin''"
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20
BEGAN YOUNG,
Had "Coffee Nerves" from Youth.

when very young I began using
cohee and continued up to the past
six months" writes a Texas girl.
Il had been exceedingly nervous,
thin and very sallow. After quitting
coffee and drinking Postum Food COT.
fee about a month my nervousness
disappeared and has never returned.
This is the more remarkable as l am
Primary teacher and have kept
right on with my work.
my complexion now is clear and
rosy, my skin soft and smooth. AS a
good complexion was something had
greatly desired, I feel amply repaid
even tho this were the only benefit
derived from drinking Postum.
Before beginning it's use had
suffered greatly from indigestion and
heedache: these troubles are now un-
known.
BEST of all, I changed from coros
to Postum without the slightest incon-
venience, did not even have a head
ache. Have known coffee drinkers
who were visiting me, to use Postum
week without being aware that they
were not drinking coffee.
L have known several to begin the
use OF Postum and drop it because
tney d1d not boil it properly. After
explaining how it should be prepared
they have tried it again and pro-
nounced it delicious"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read the booklet, "The
Road to Wellville." In pkgs. There's
q Reason - - 7>ss,i