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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-04-18
thrilling, so simple as it happened.
CONVINCING GRAFTON.

There was silence, save for the plead
ing notes, soft and sweet, of the law
yer's voice; the defiant notes, sharp
and clear; the scornful notes, the iron
ical tones, the flashes of wit, the tenn
pests of anger, the Weddings, urgings
none moved during ell the time that
he spoke. Thaw sat with his head
resting upon his hands, his face set in
deep lines, his eyes never off the lips
of his defender. Little Mrs. Thaw, at
the left hand Of Mrs. William Thaw,
sat with her arms folded to conceal her
tightly clenched fists an expression OF
infinite grief on her face as Delmas re-
cited the story of her wrongs; and one
of hope and dread in the passages sue
ceediDg, when her husbands lawyer la
bored so earnestly to build in the minds
of the twelve men belief in Thaw's
innocence that cannot be shaken by
the eloquence of Jerome. The Spartan
faced mother was immovable through
out the tense afternoon; Lady Var.
mouth beside her watched alternately
and with curious interest the face OF
Delmas and the face of her hapless sis.
ter-in-law. The Thaw boys sat up
right, calm and stern; Mrs. Carnegie
agitated and despairing.
1t was not pleasant function. The
air of tragedy hung over everything.
Only here and there we're there periods
when riffs of sunlight seemed to pierce
the clouds. Delmas has an allurine
method. He carefully, with great
logical craft aud skill, rears up hear
of facts, building his structure bit BY
hit before the eyes of the jury and call
ing frequently to them to note tina
each fact is in its proper place, sound
solid and secure.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-04-18
I'm DEFENDS LEGISLATURES.
Governor Patterson Issues q Formal State
mpnt.

Nashville, April l6.-The following
statement concerning actions If the
Legislature WAS issued tonight by Gov.
NJ. r. Patterson:
"The legislature inst adjourned has
done some work of which l did not ap-
prove, aud much which has met my
hearty commendation, and l believe
will meet with general public favor.
"rhe appropriations made have been
large, but they have all been for useful
and necessary purposes, and do not
believe there has been any waste or I'M
due extravaganza displayed.
81 believe I can assure the people OF
the state that the credit of Tennessee
has not been impaired in the least by
by the appropriations made, and that
we will be able to pay, without difficnl.
ty, the $479, 900 of bonds due October
1, and probably be able to retire con
siderable amount of other bonds, and
at the same time meet all the appropri-
atoms.
Wherever thought it was necessa.
ry to use the veto power to save the
credit of the state or to prevent improy.
ident legislation, I have exercised it,
and it is satisfaction to know that in
every instance my action was sustained.
| have formed many warm attachments
for some of the members of the legisla.
ture, and, while the body contained
disaffected elements, yet on the whole
it was patriotic and did its duty we'll.
IN. R. PATTERSON,
Governor of Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-04-18

Preventics will promptly check y
cold or the grippe when taken early or
at the "sneeze stage" Preventics cure
seated colds as we'll. Preventics arr
little candy cold cure tablets, aud DIR
Shoop, Racine, Wis, will gladly mail
You samples and hook on colds free
If you write him The samples prove
their merit Check early colds With
Preventics and stop pneumonia Sold
in SC aud 2jc boxes BY sll dealers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-04-18

If the railroads own the Nashville
American it is very evident they
bought it because they wanted good
value and did not want the Chattanoo-
ga Times or The Comet, valuable as
we think we are.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-04-18

In trying to correct $500 error OF
Gov. Patterson Attorney General Gates
makes a 81, 900 one when he said the
governors salary mad been increased
that amount. No such bill was passed.
OF course it is fair to assume that Pat
terson misstated Gates salary purpose
ly and that Gates was innocently mis-
taken about the governors salary.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-04-18

The News-No pure drug cough cure
laws would be needed if all cough cures
were like DR.. Shops Cough Cure is
and has been for 90 years. The national
law now requires that if any poisons
enter into a cough mixture it must be
printed on the label or package. For
this reason mothers and others should
insist ON having DR.. Shops Cough
Cure. No poison marks on DIR. Shops
labels and none in the medicine, else
1t must by law be on the label. And it's
not only safe, but it is said to be by
those that know it best truly remark
able cough remedy. Take no chance,
particularly with your children. Insist
on having DR.. Shops Cough Cure.
Compare carefully the DR.. Shoop pack
age with others and see. No poison
marks there! You can always be on
the safe side by demanding DR.. Shops
Cough Cure. Simply refuse to accept
any other. Sold by all dealers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-04-18

The simplified spoilers are at it again
and apparently with redoubled energy.
They have secured the active co-opera-
tion in this state of the Hsrdeman Free
Press while Cy Lyle in his johnson
City Comet is beginning to suspect
that ''tho" is at least easier to write
than Though. "-ChattanoogA Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-04-18

We don't want to misunderstood the
Chattanooga News, but it seems that
had Gov. Patterson appointed his bit
ter enemies as state election commits
sioners it would have been entirely sat
isfactory to that fairminded paper.
Probably Cox and Cockroft or Snod'
grass would have pleased the News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-04-18

For catarrh, let me send you free,
just to prove merit, trial size box of
DR.. Shops Catarrh remedy. 1t is a
snow white creamy, healing antissptic
balm that gives instant relief to catatrh
of the nose and throat. Make the free
test and see. Address DR.. Shoop, Ra-
cine, Wis. Large jars so cents. Sold
by all dealers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-04-18

Everybody but Gen. Charles Gates
agrees with the governor in his veto OF
the s per cent rake off for the attorney
general and he is forced to,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-04-18

Perhaps Gen. Gates will not want to
make the race for governor when he
finds the salary has not been increased.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-04-18

1t is now authoritatively stated from
Chattanooga that ex-senator Carmack
will not stand for governor,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-08-07
"a go conte.t.

The contest for The watch al
Bruce drug store viii be pulled OF
On Monday che 18Th. instead Of The
Eth as that date g sunday Am th1s
WHO have not secured chances shou
do SO at once
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-08-07
BATCH Of ITEMS
AROUND THE CITY
Met Last Night.
Rathbone lodge, Knights Of p5 Tn
iss held an interesting meeting n their
hall last night Several new mem
bers we're Initiated
Met Last NIaht
n Their New uni.orms..

= TheiF New Uniforn7e..
The Atlantic band wiz weS their
new unions ior the drst t.ale on The
all-day excursion 20 Cumberland 10
morrow. They are unusually pretty
ores.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-08-07
County Commissioners Meet.

The regular monthly session Of the
Giynn county commissioners vas held
Yesterday nj noon. There was nothing
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-05
ut, pruning and cultiyating.


Those who pass good resolutions
without cultivating them and without
fortifying themselves by strenuously
wedding out the bad habits are like
the business man who places his new
stock out of sight until 1t becomes I'M
'salable or like the farmer who plants
his corn and leaves it to grow up with
weeds that sap the vitality of the soil
and destroy the good seeds sown.
Anyone would regard a farme,
very unwise If he planted his crops and
neglected them until the weeds had
such start that they threatened des-
truction of the crops before he at
tempted to subdu" them. yet he is
no more unwise than the person who
contracts bad habits, and waits until
the end of the year to weed them out.
One should, before retiring at night,
review the days work, and actions and
resolve to correct the errors of that
day and blot them out forever. It is
only by these daily struggles that
we become masters of ourselves and
fit masters of others.
Are You striving to make each day
better than the one preceding? If
SO, You are on the road to success.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-05
CONSERVATISM NEEDED.

Some, alas too many, cannot stand
prosperity. hence the need of a sus"
gestion at this time TO be conserva-
tive. Do not become inflated, because
of the present prosperous condition of
our country.
Recent reports show that the en-
penditures in New York City during
the last half of December, for non-es-
sentials and presents, were the most
lavish in the history of that great
city.
Needless waste makes woeful
want" and tits during periods of great
prosperity that conservatism runs
riot and great want is llKelS TO fol-
low
That there is an unusual tendency TO
buy recklessly is indicated by the
unprecedented demand for goods and
the inability OF manufacturers to sup
ply that demand.
Practical men have within the past
few months sounded notes of warning
that are not to be regarded as pes
simistic. They from past experience.
predict a reaction and disaster in the
midst of good times. Be conservative.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-05

one-third billion dollars over the pre-
vious year.
Corn leads at value of $1.1001O0Q,
900. Agriculture exports reached al
most the one-billion mark.
Concentration of capital interests
has gone forward Notwithstanding
the exposures and despite the rate
law, rebate prosecutions and the
jungle exposures. Railroads have
fiourished by Capitalization of capital
almost beyond comprehension.
Whether We consider that labor has
got its full share of this prosperity or
not, the fact remains that in nearly
every line OF industry wages have ad-
vanced during the past year and the
demand has been so great for nearly
all classes of laborers that no one
need look for work at good pay
For the first time in our history
had our interests abroad become so
great that the chief executive left
American territory to make a personal
inspection of the great isthmian canal
which promises to be the worlds
greatest wonder and Americas great
est achievement.
The Secretary of U. S. treasury es-
Inmates that the per capita circulation
was $3242
To increase bank note circulation
he released $1S,0OO.OO0 bonds for
other securities and he stimulated
gold imports by depositing cash with
importing banks pending the arrival
of bullion.
More than any other time in our
political history, men of all parties
have shown an unwillingness to toler-
ate the leadership of tainted polite
ians and untried aspirants for Offices
of public trust.
The numerous exposures, and pros
ecutions tend to increase the demand
for square deal politics and the man
ner in which President Roosevelt has
shown an active interest in the well
fare of every citizen regardless of
creed or politics has so endeared him
to every loyal American citizen that
his nomination and election for an
other term is practically assured.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-05
DON'T KNOCK.

North Dakota was known at one
time, far and wide. as land of bliz-
yards, bowling winds, frozen up
thermometers, in fact everything un.
congenial. This was long before the
real conditions were known-when we
looked at it from afar and let our
imagination run rife.
Immigrants came with fear and
trembling and friends back home"
babe them last farewell. fearing they
would never return, while the immi.
grant promised himself that If he
survive the terrible ordeal until
he could pan out" he would return
to his native heath.
Then we found the early settlers
of North Dakota coming here with no
intent of remaining only long enough
to prove up" and return with a fat
wallet.
During the early settlement, tenn
porary shacks or houses were built
So prevalent was the feeling that
North Dakota was fit only for the
home of the savage and bison and that
but few, If any, ever intended to remain
longer than necessary to pick up
some good luck
This condition, born Of imagination,
and prevailing for a time until real
conditions were learned, prevented the
early settler from building perma-
nently.
The first settlers house the writer
slept in was built of one thickness of
drop siding with no tar paper inside
or outside. Is it any wonder that peo-
pie suffered under such conditions?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-05
THE ROAD TO SUCCESS.

At the close of the business year
every progressive and prosperous BUSH
ness man takes an inventory for the
purpose of ascertaining the amount OF
stock on hand and its relative value
Ii he finds he has some dead"
stock-goods that are not selling we'll
he gets this stock OFT his shelves and
places it upon the bargain table and
gets rid of it at a sacrificing price. He
has learned 1t is poor business man
agenlent to take valuable space with
unstable goods; that money should
not be tied up in anything that brings
no returns, consequently he gets rid
of dead stock early at the beginning
of each new year.
The more alert business man does
not wait until the close of the year to
determine this, but eues through his
stock frequently, taking Il mental in
ventory, to see if he has anything he
should not have and to also learn if
there are things he should have which
he has not.
The inventory taken is placed into
the merchandise account to ascertain
if there has been a gain or loss in the
business. If the sales for the year to-
gether with the merchandise on hand
exceed the amount of merchandise
bought. coupled with the expense ac-
count, this excess is gain in the bust
ness.
If the expense account has not been
carefully guarded. the profits are con-
sumed by this one account.
1t is estimated that not over one
tenth of the men engaged in mer-
camille business make success of
it, largely through the slip-shod man
ner of accounting rather than by keep
ing in touch with their business
through systematic accounting.
So it is with all humanity If We
do not take an inventory of ourselves
occasionally We become loaded up
with dead stock'-had habits which
consume our profits.
Like the Indifferent merchant we do
not take "stock" often enough. We
wait until the end of the year to take
a trial-balance instead of taking it
monthly and we find our ledger so
out of balance that we are tempted
TO cast it aside rather than look for
the errors.
The custom of swearing off" at the
close of the year by indulging excess
sively in bad habits accumulated, is
illogical and unbusiness-like.
The better plan is to take stock
frequently and a trial-balance often.
Increase stock along profitable lines
and dispose of improbable stock be-
fore it becomes a burden.
Thus every person should study
conditions daily rather than yearly
and continuously improve by wedding
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-05

A change came and common sense
views took the place of imaginations
and people began to build permanent
homes and prepare to live in comfort,
fine modern residences took the place
OF taxpayer shacks and sod shanties:
continuous coal fires built in elaborate
stoves took the place of the sheet-iron
stove fed with hay, straw or any COM
bustible at hand; the elaborate coal
stoves were later displaced in many
homes by the advent of the steam.
heating plant and other modern I'M
sprovements, until today there is no
place in all America where there are
so many modern homes as we now
find on the farms of North Dakota. vet
We knock" and there are some who
would find fault with Paradise, no
doubt. If they ever get there.
The cry has gone up and out that we
are on the verge of a coal famine; that
not pound of coal can be found in
the city; that people are already freez-
ing to death while the facts are that
in many cellars, coal bins contain
enough fuel to last through the win
ter.
That there are some short on fuel
and long on knocking" there is no
doubt for such conditions always ex-
list and will continue to exist SO long
as the pessimist lives. He is always
looking for an opportunity to knock
Those who, like the provident little
bee. lay up store against the COM
ing of winter storms are not doing
any kicking now. True, there are some,
who use large amounts of fuel and
who necessarily have to buy from
month to month as it would require
too much store room to lay in sea-
sons supply These are greatly in
convenienced by the congested condi-
ton of railroads but they are not the
Calamity howlers" who are crossing
the river before they come to it. These
take a common sense view of the sit
uation and while such conditions are
unpleasant we realize that there are
other unpleasant conditions coming
out of this congested condition of traf-
fic.
Uncle Jim Hill has met conditions
about as we'll as the most of us would
under similar circumstances. He has
not provided for the overwhelming de-
mand along all lines of traffic, most
likely because he underestimate the
probable demand of the constantly in
creasing migration, yet he is doing as
we'll as much older roads.
Every business man will testify
that from the manufacturer to the
dealer there has been a constant
struggle to supply the demands for
the last six months past. Cars that
were due in July did not arrive until
late in October. This was no fault
of railroad companies, nor was it
fault of manufacturers. 1t was simply
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-05
GREAT PROSPERITY.

In passing from the old year to
: the new it is we'll to review the past
to see what progress we are making
Secretary Shaw reports that pro-
ducts of the soil, only made possible
by the aid of improved farm machin-
cry, amounts to nearly seven billion
'dollars-an amount the ordinary in
'aividual can scarcely comprehend,
and this shows an increase of nearly
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-05

initial contest of the season for the
intercollegiate league. Much interest
is being taken in the. sport this year,
not only in the university proper, but
by the alumni and in and about New
York. Dartmouth is a newcomer in
the league this year, having taken the
place of Brown. The other univer-
>sities belonging to the league are Yale,
Harvard, Princeton and Columbia.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-05

an unforeseen, unprecedented demand
from all sections of our prosperous
country for more goods than the most
sanguine manufacturer had antici-
pated, and now shall we "knock" be-
cause of some unavoidable inconven-
fences that come with this great wave
of prosperity?
Imaginary evils will continue to
haunt the pessimist because he is built
that way. Let us be thankful that we
are in the most prosperous state in
the union, where panic was unknown
when the bottom fell out of the Paci-
fic states; let us be thankful that W.
live in the bread basket of the world.
even if we are not in the lap of lux
ury and do occasionally have some
drawbacks real or imaginary
There is no immediate danger of
loss of life from freezing or starva-
ton. Stop this knocking and begin
at once to boost and see how much
better you'll feel. The storm clouds
will roll away, the bright sunshine
will appear and all will be as merry as
a marriage bell.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-05

INTERCOLLEGIATE HOCKEY.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
New York. Jan. SIN the st. Mich
olas rink tonight the hockey teams of
Columbia and Princeton will line up
against each other. This will be the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
NO FIREWORKS
DISTRICT MADE
Fourth of July ceIebrators May Not
Disturb the Peace and Endanser
Property in Business
Section

By order of the city council 1t Will
be unlawful to celebrate the Fourth OF
July by setting off firecrackers, bombs
or other explosives in certain dis
trict in the downtown section de-
scribed as follows:
Commencing at the intersection OF the
center line of Commercial street ana
the center line of Main street; thence
easterly along the center line or COM
mercial street to the center line OF Los
Angeles street; thence southerly along
the center line of Los Angeles street
to the center line of Seventh street;
thence westerly along the center line
of Seventh street to the center line OF
HilI street: thence norther1y along the
center line of Hill street to the center
line of Temple street; thence easterly
along the center line of Temple street;
to the center line of Spring street,
thence northerly along the center line
of Spring street and Main street 10 the
point Of beginning.
In addition to this regulation 1t IS
misdemeanor to shoot firecrackers,
hombs. ETC., outside of the. prescribed
district and inside the city iinlts, at
any time from IL o'clock IN the even
ing to 6 o'clock in the following day'
unless the person SO doing has per-
nit In writing from the CHIEF or po-
lice. Any violation of this ordinance
is a misdemeanor.
Acting Chief Flammer has instructed
his men to enforce this ordinance
strictly on the Fourth of July.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
Congregation Convinced They Have
Secured Right Man to FIJI the
Pulpit Of the First
Church

Members of the congregation Of the
Friends church, Third street and Fre-
mont avenue, feel they have been for
tunate in the selection of their new
pastor. Few. Frank Cornell of New
market, Ontario.
Mr. Cornell appeared at the weekly
prayer meeting Wednesday night and
those who gathered to meet him were
favorably impressed with the short ad-
dress he made. The members of the
church stated the young minister i'm
pressed them as the very man needed
to carry on the church work In Los
Angeles.
Mr.. Cornell was formerly pastor of
the Friends church in Newmarket,
filling the pulpit there for six years.
When he left there week ago he was
rendered a reception by the members
of his congregation and was presented
with magnificent gold watch by his
fellow townsmen.
The new minister will preach his
first sermon in Los Angeles this morn
ing. His subject will be Goods Hand
in Human Affairs" The subject of his
sermon tonight will be Diligence"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
ICE CREAM SLEUTH
STARTS ON MONDAY
HEALTH INSPECTOR WANTS
CLEAN APPLIANCES
During July and August Metallic Ar
ticIes In Ice Cream Parlors and
Saloons VIII be Care
fully Watched

Monday morning Inspector Sam c.
Gambler will take UP his new work of
inspecting Ice cream parlors and beer
pumps under the new ordinance which
creates such an office during July and
August each year.
Health Commissioner L. M. Powers
announced the appointment yesterday
and Mr. Gambler qualified for his $11O
a month job. Gambler is veteran
dealer in ice cream and salesman for
soda fountain and saloon supplies firms.
This Is one of several recent positions
created by Mayor Harper's adminis-
tration, whose expenses will ultimately
be borne by fees exacted from the in
terests which are inspected.
The inspectors chief work is in en-
forcing cleanliness to guard against
metallic poisoning of patrons of bars
or soda fountains.
Under the ordinance all places where
Misunderstanding drinks are manufac-
tured, stored or sold are subject to
inspection; also all liquor establish
ments where beer pumps and other
metallic appliances are used in serving
or delivering beer or other liquors.