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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
THoS J. OWEN & son, AUCTIJNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE LOT M
PROVED BY SMALL FRAME BUILDING;
BEING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF
10TH AND A STREETS Sc
by virtue Of certain decd of t-Yst. dated
June 20. 1902. and duly recorded in Liber 2656
~ folio 49, ct seq. Of the land records for
the District OF Columbia. and al the request Of
the party secured thereby. the undersigned trus
tees will sell ut public auction. in front of the
premises. WEDNESDAY. THE EIGHTEENTH
DAY OF DECEMBER. AID. 1907. AT FOUR
O'CLOCK I'M. the following described land
md premises. situate in the city of Washington.
District of Columbia. and designated as and
being original Got numbered ten Gol In square
numbered ten hundred and eighty 1889, to
gether with the improvements thereon.
Terms OF sale: One third Of the purchase
money to be paid in cash. balance IN :wo equal
installments, payable in one and two years. with
interest at six per centum per snnum: payable
semi-annuaIly fro1 day Of sale. secured by deed
OF trust upon the property sold or all cash. at
the option of the purchaser. deposit of one
hundred (S1Ool dollars will be required at time
Of sale. All conveysncing. recording. etc. at
cost of purchaser Terms of sale TO BE complete
within fifteen days from day of sale otherwise
the trustees reserve the right TO resell tie prop
erty at risk and cost of defaulting purchaser
sitter FIVE days advertisement Of such resale In
some newspaper published In Washington. d. G.
IRVING WILLIAMSON,
JOHN W. BRAWNER.
de5dSdseSu Trustees.
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WASHINGTON 4 POTOMAC STEAMBOAT CO.
randall Line.)
STEAMERS FOR POTOMAC RIVER LAND.NGS
Str. Harry Randall. Monday and Wednesday at
pm, and Saturday, am. for river landings
to Wicomico river and Norhini creek landings.
Lower Machodoc creek Monday and wednesday
Wednesday and Friday mornings and Sunday
afternoons
Steamer Wakefield. Sunday, Tuesday and Thurs
day at am for river landings. including Grin
der's wharf, Port Tobacco creek and Maddox
creek. Returning arrive In Washington M99sdsy.
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de16-3t

c; g: SLOAN & co. Auctioneers. 1407 G st.
LARGE LOT GOVERNMENT PROPERTY USED
BY BUREAUS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE AND LABOR. COMPRISING GAS
ENGINES. DYNAMO. SCRAP IRON AND COP
PER, CARPETS. LINOLEUMS, BRENTWOOD
CHAIRS. TARIES, HOSE. CASES. FILE
EX y % BARRELS JuTE
TWINE. METALS, DESKS, TAB LES, CHAIRS,
TYPEWRITER. SHELVES. OFFICE FANS,
MACHINERY. LOT OF EXHIBITION CASES.
COOLING TANK. INSTRUMENTS. PUMP
HOUSE NAIL WAGON, AQUARIUMS. CABI-
NETS. GENERAL OFFICE FURNISHINGS,
etc.
By direction of the Secretary of the Department
OF Commerce and Labor, will sell at public
auction on THURSDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1907,
commencing at 10 O'CLOCK AN, at the Census
storehouse. corner 14th and SITS. NV. and fol-
lowing Immediately thereafter at the Fish Com
mission corner 9Th and SITS. sw., and conclud-
ing at the Coast and Geodetic Survey, New Jer-
sey ave. and st. Sc, the aforementioned
goods, Of which complete list can be seen at
auctioneer's Office.
Terms: Cash. and all goods to be removed i'm
mediately after the sale at purchasers expense.
Large cash deposits required. and all bills must
he settled In full on day Of sale. C. q. SLOAN &
CO., Auct1oneers, 1907 G st. de16-dts.
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NORTH GERMAN LLOYD

Fast Express Service.
Observation-Disclosures. 10 AM
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X. VIM H.. Feb. Kronprinz VIM Mar. -
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Twin-Screw Passenger Service.
BREMEN DIRECT. 10 AM.
Goeben. Dec. 19l Rhein Jan ?,
Main ..........D Dec. % Main . jan 40
Room. ........... jan lei
Mediterranean Service.
AR-NAPLES-GENOA, AT IL AM.
Connecting at Gibraltar for Alglcrs.
4. Luise. Jan. ~ TNeckar. Feb IS
P. Irene. Jan. II P. Irene. Feb 20
Friedrich. Jan. 25 Friedrich. Mar. I
X. Albert. Feb. K. Luise. Mar IA
'Omits Genoa.
AROUND THE WORLD TOURS
EAST AND WEST
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD EXPRESS LINE
MARSEILIES-NAPLE
TERRANEAN-LEVANT LINE
Marseilles-GenOa via Naples to the Levant
ROYAL ROUMANIAN MAIL STEAMERS
Observation-Disclosures ,nyrna-Alexandrfa
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD TRAVELLERS
CHECKS GOOD ALL OVER THE WORLD
0ELRlCHS 4 CO. NO. 5 BROADWAY. n. Y.
E. F. DROOP SONS CO., 925 PENNA AVE.
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Ham bmrg=American Lime.
West Indies 6 Orient.

Special cruises by superb steamers, lasting from
1919 days. Cost from $751; $500 and up.
NILE SERVICE.
Bookings here for steamers of Hamburg and
Anglo American Nile Co.
Tourist Dept. for General Information. Travel
ers Checks good all the World.
COMPANS'S OFFICE. 35-37 BROADWAY. n. I.
F.. f. DROOP & SONS. 925 Pa. ave.
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HAULING.

LET US HAUL. YOUR FURNITURE. PARCELS
and trunks; will give you hrst-class attention
aud answer your calls promptly. We also con.
tract to haul anything, with plenty teams to
and b SITS. NV: phone Main 232. po14-90t.e
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-17
Mix This at Home.

The following simple home made
mixture is said to readily relieve and
overcome any form of rheumatism by
forcing the kidneys to filter from the
blood and system all the uric acid and
poisonous waste matter, relieving at
once such symptoms as backache, weak
kidneys and bladder and blood disease.
Try it, as it doesn't cost much to
make, and is said to be absolutely
harmless to the stomach.
Get the following harmless ingredi-
ents from any good pharmacy: Fluid
Extract DandeliCn, one.half ounce ;
Compound Kargon, one ounce; Com
pound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three ounces,
Mix by shaking well in a bottle, and
take teaspoonful after each meal and
again at bedtime.
This simple mixture is said to give
prompt relief, aud there are very few
cases of rheumatism and kidney trou-
blesit will fail to cure permanently.
These are all harmless, every y-day
drugs, and your druggist should keep
them IN the prescription department;
if not, have him order them from the
wholesale drug houses for you, rather
than fail to use this, if you are afflicted
rs 70 SO
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-17
New Way TO XIII Pain.

John D. Rockefeller's $3, 600, 900 In
stitute for Medical Research in this
city, announces discovery which is
expected to revolutionize the use of
anesthetics i'll surgery. The discovery
relates to cocaine. As an anesthetic
for serious operations, ether is less
dangerous than chloroform, it stimu-
lates the heart, and, after its influence
has subsidized, the patient becomes
deathly sick. Chloroform does not
produce nausea, but it depresses the
heart, and even a slight overdose is
likely to cause death during the period
of unconsciousness.
Cocaine has heretofore been regarded
as available only for minor operations,
and local applications, such as tooth
ache and external cuts or wounds DR.
l.. Kast ard DR.. s. j. Meltzer, of the
Rockefeller Institute, after a series Of
elaborate Investigations, have found
ont, however, that cocaine, instead of
being a mild drug, in reality exerts, in
certain dosage, a profound and far
reaching influence over the internal
organs which will render it available
for serious operations. This is boon
to surgeons as well as patients, because
cocaine is not at all dangerous to use,
and has no bad effects.
Involved in the discovery as to CO
caine is another curious one of scarcely
less importace, namely; That, notwith
standing the long prevailing belief tt
the contrary among the medical profes
sion, mans liver aud kidneys are al
susceptible to pain as his finger or toe
For generations doctors have been re
garding the abdominal organs as deat
to all sensations. doing their work me
chanically and unsupplied with sensor.
nerves. 1t was in exposing the theor,
of "dead" organs that the scientific ex
perts of the Rockefeller Institute stun
bled, as it. were, on the vastly impor
tant discovery as to cocaine.
1t having been insisted by Lennand
er, the great Swedish surgeon, that th
internal organs could be cut, squeeze
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-17
Some of the Gifts.

Santa Claus made his rounds yester
day, visiting the houses of the poor
and the mansions of the rich, leaving
in each some evidence of his regard.
Full reports have not yet been receiy
ed, bnt 1t is understood that some of
his presents were:
To President Rooseveit-An electric
typewriter and an endless roll of pa
per.
To Vice President Fairbanks-A
bottle of buttermilk.
To Secretary Taft-A bottle of anti
fat.
To Secretary Root-Oration on
states rights, bound in calf.
To Senator Platt-Blank form of
resignation.
To Charles E. Hughes-Box of best
wifhes, assorted sizes.
To Andrew Carnegie Copy of Web
ster's dictionary, unabridged and un-
simplified.
To John Wesley Gaines-A monu-
mental pile of brains.
To George P. Decker-Appointment
as deputy attorney general at $4, 900.
To John ID. Lynn-Permission to
congratulate Mr.. Decker.
To Mr.. Bryan-The thanks of the
country for keeping quiet for two
whole weeks.
To John D. Rockefeller Bottle ol
Father Fakeum's hair restorer.
To Count Boni-A Job on the Pana
ma Canal.
To Emperor William-One case Of
Chicago sausage, government brand.
To Speaker Cannon-Box Of Tighten
& Dyes cigars.
To Chauncey M. Depew-"Joke
That Have Helped Me, by Joe Miller
To B. B. Odell-Five hundred share
of cancelled stock in the Newburgl
grocery.
To William Randolph Hearst
lemon. Rochester IN. Y.) Post"Ex
press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-17
Value of a Newspaper.

81 never took newspaper that did
not pay me more than paid for it.
One time an old friend of mine started
q paper way down south and sent a
copy to me, and | subscribed just to
encourage him, aud after while it
published an order to sell lot at pub
lie anction. So inquired about the
lot, and told friend to run it to $50.
He bid the lot off at $3S, and it sold in
less than month for 500, so l made
$62 clear by taking the paper. Ny fa-
ther told me that when he was young
man he saw a notice in paper that a
school teacher was wanted away off in
a distant country, and he went and got
the situation, and little girl was sent
to him, and after a while she grew up
sweet and beautiful, and he married
her. Now, if he had not taken that
paper, what do you suppose would
have become of me? / would have
been some other fellow. Bill Arp.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-17
FROM KINGSPoRT TO JOHNSON CITY.
Work on South and Western Will be
Pushed With all Possible Speed.

Kingsport, Tenn, Jan 11.-With all
possible speed, the construction work
on the South and Western railway will
be pushed between Kingsport and
johnson City in the near future.
The Heralds correspondent was re-
liably informed yesterday that Carpen-
ter & Boxley, the contractors, are hav-
ing machinery transported over the
country roads to the South and West.
ern. For some time the contractors
have been working on the line between
here and Johnson City, but the forces
are to be largely increased with view
of rushing the work to completion. It
is understood that large amount of
modern machinery for heavy work,
which has been used by these contract
ors on the Deepwater Tidewater rail
way in Virginia, is being transported
to the South and Western, and the
contract south from Kingsport will be
pushed with energy. 1t is said that
Carpenter & Boxley have the contract
for grading the South and Western
from the south fork of Holston river,
east Of Kingsport to johnson City.
Although there is a vast amount OF
heavy grading on the route to Johnson
City, it is said, the contractors will
have the road bed graded by the time
the Clinch mountain tunnel in Virgin
ia is finished The tunnel work is pro,
crossing satisfactorily, and all of the
other work north from Kingsport, is
being pushed by the S. Walton Con
tracing Company.
W. E. Buffatt & Company, contract
ors of Knoxville, are working forces Of
men on culverts between here and the
north fork of Holston river.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-17

or burned, without any more sensation
of pain than would be experienced by
the hair or nails, Drs. Kast and Meltz-
er set out to prove the contrary. They
have carried out their experiments on
dogs and cats. They ascertained that
Lennander, in his experiments, had
put his animals under the influence of
cocaine and morphine. Lennander had
used the cocaine subcutaneous with
out dreaming it could extend its infu-
ence far into the body, So, when the
internal organs we're tested and showed
no pain reaction, it was regarded as
conclusive that they were not subject
to pain.
Kast and Meltzer found that cocaine
injected even in the foreleg would pro-
duce anesthesia all through the alb
dominal region. By further research
they established the fact that it over
spreads the system through the circu-
lation. Thus, Lennauder's animals
proved nothing except that their organs
had been deadened to pain.
Cocaine did not act as a narcotic on
the Rockefeller Institute dogs and cats.
1t only deadened the pain. The ami
mails retained consciousness follow
ed every movement of the surgeons
knife with their eyes. Washington
Post.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-17
Pointed Paragraphs.

The family tree of the CRATER is a
plum tree.
Better be peaceful bachelor than a
Fitting benedict.
Before giving advice prepare to dodge
the consequences.
If you would make your friends smile
let your money talk.
Kleptomaniacs will take almost any
thing except joke.
Some beauty is skin deep and some
is only enamel deep.
A boy in the schoolroom is worth q
dozen in the poolroom.
An awkward man in a ballroom is
apt to be a train wrecker.
All our thoughts are original either
with ourselves or others.
Where ignorance is bliss compulsory
education is apt to blister.
Love IS one of the things that don't
thrive on absent treatment.
Faith Is what woman thinks she
believes because she believes it.
The severest strain on politeness il
to step down and out gracefully.
If some artists see things as they
paint them they should quit drinking.
Some regular preachers put people tC
sleeep, but an evangelist wakes then
up.
A man doesen't notice the expense
so much at the time if he pays with q
check.
A woman never forgives a man wht
guesses that she's Older than she
claims to be.
If it wasn't for ceremony, some dig
nided people wouldn't have anythips
to stand on.
The wife of an aggressive sinner ha
less to complain of than the wife of al
ill-natured saint.
Sometimes woman marries MAJ
to reform him, and sometimes she get
divorce for the same purpose.
No, Alonozo, we have no pirates an,
buccaneers nowadays; trust promoter
and freuzied fnanciers have supplant
ed them.
: OF course, it was some misguide
married man who defined club as
/ place where man feels more at hom
3 than he does at home. Chicago News
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-17
Be q Gentleman.

Yonng man, be gentleman; it is
Just as easy as being a rowdy, and pays
a whole lot better. There is nothing
smart in being "tough." The kind you
see about town nowadays who are row.
dies, who get drunk and swear, make
the fellows who in later years will fill
the poorhouses and jails. They are
the ones who have no home, no friends,
no money-the ones the police tell to
move on. If you play ball, be gen.
tleman. The crowd will applaud you a
whole lot more when you make good
play and guy you less when you make
an error. The gentleman has friends
everywhere = the rowdy none. The
rowdy and toughs come to premature
old age of want and privation. The
gentleman lives long and walks in
green pastures with friends to help
him over the rough spots. Be gen.
tleman because there is money in it.
Be gentleman because it will pay you
dividends when about everything else
is below par. Be gentleman because
in the final windup it will bring flowers
to your coffin and eulogies to your
memory. McMinnville Standard.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-17

ed States, the moon setting eclipsed as
seen from the greater portion of this
country. The beginning of this lunar
eclipse will be visible generally all
through North America, the Pacific
Ocean, Central Asia and Australia. The
end will be visible in Northwest Amer
lea, the Pacific Ocean, Asia, Australia,
Central and Eastern Europe.
There will be an annular eclipse of
the sun July 10, visible in all of North
America and parts of the Atlantic and
Pacific Ocean, and just at sunset ON the
west coast of Africa.
The most interesting phenomenon of
this year, and one of the most scientific
value, will be the transit of the planet
Mercury or the morning of November
IA, which will be generally visible in
the United States, the sun rising with
the little planet plainly visible across
the disk of the great king of day. This
phenomenon will be generally visible
in Europe, Africa, Western and Gem
trail Asia, Western Australia and South
America.
The theory Of Mercury's movements
has always been a source of trouble to
astronomers, even in Laland's time. 1t
is said the planet seems to exist for no
other purpose than to throw discredit
on astronomers.
Therefore the transit next fall will
be watched with unusual scientific in
tnraat
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-17
KINGSPORT LAND INVOLVED IN SUIT.
Dispositions Being Taken in Case of Unaka
Corporation VS.. DR.. A. J. Roller
and Wife,

Dispositions in the case of Unaka
Corporation VS.. DR.. A. j. Roller and
wife were taken in Bristol in the law
offices of Campbell & Boren yesterday.
Il. E. l.. Mountcaste, of Shields,
Gates & Mountcastle, of Knoxville,
and j. Norment Powell, of Powell &
Phlegar, of Johnson City, came to tfe
city and assisted in the taking of the
dispositions on behalf of the Unaka
Corporation, subsidiary corporation
of the South and Western railway.
This suit was brought in the United
States court at Greenville by the Una
ka Corporation, seeking to compel the
specific performance of written con-
tract on the part of the defendants.
1t seems that DR.. Roller gave the
Unaka Corporation an option Of his
farm at Kingsport, Tenn, at price of
$4,000. The company proceeded to
take up the option, but on the ground
that there was fraud used IN obtaining
it, he refused to sell his farm for this
price, asking greater price. DIR.
Rollers contention is that he gave the
option with the understanding that the
land was being purchased to be used
for the settlement of German Baptist
colony, and that there was to be no
railroad through Kingsport.
Campbell & Boren have been retain
ed by DR.. Roller to look after his in
terests in the suit. .SBristol Herald.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-17
Stomach Cure for Cold.

1t may seem queer to you that most
colds begin in your stomach, but it is
true. Many weak stomach, chronic
indigestion, obstinate constipation, etc,
weaken you all over and make you an
easy prey to any disease that may be
stalking around. To cure a cold, take
a good dose of DR.. Caldwell's (laxative)
Syrup Pepsin, hot bath and a good
nights rest. To prevent colds keep
your digestion in good order with DR..
Caldwell's QaxatIve) Syrup Pepsin.
Quick relief for constipation, bilious
ness, etc. Try it. Sold by all drug
gists at SOC and 81. Money back If it
fails.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-17
F0nr Eclinses This Year.

Astronomical phenomena for the year
1907 will embrace four eClipses, two of
the sun and two of the moon. The to-
tai eclipse of the sun January 13, invis-
ible in the United States, was observed
as a partial eclipse throughout the
greater part of Asia, the path of totali-
ty passing from Russia at sunrise across
an almost inaccessible portion of Sibe.
ria at sunset.
A partial eclipse Of the moon, Janua-
ry 20, will be partly visible in the Unit
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-17
PENSION BOARD SUBMITS REPORT.
Nearly Four Thousand Soldiers and Wild
OWS on the Rolls.

The report of the Tennessee State
Board of Pension Examiners has been
submitted to Gov. Cox and shows that
at the close of the last quarterly meet
ing of the board in November the state
pension roll stood as follows;
Soldiers-1,4l1 fourth class, at $50
per year, $50, $50; 62l fifth class, at $50
per yer, $37, 96O. Totol, 8, ,947, $95S, $50.
Widows-Two hundred and six first.
class, at $72 per year, $40, 1852; 1888 sec.
ond-class, at $50 per year, 500, $50. To.
tai, GAO, $42, 1872.
The board reports enough money to
the credit of the department to pay ev-
cry pensioner for the balance of the
term. Tennessee probably pays larger
pensions than any other southern state
but the cost of conducting the pension
bureau is reported to be less than other
states. The United States government
pays $500 for each pensloner and has
no postage expense, while Tennessee
pays only $1.45 per soldier pensioned,
including the salary of the pension
clerk in the comptroller's office.
The total expenses of the board for
the year 1906 were "a, 1856. 95. This in
cludes all salaries, per diem, travelling
expenses, stationery, books, postage,
etc, for the pension board, and $3.50
worth of postage stamps furnished the
comptroller for mailing checks to pen
sioners.
Continuing, the report says:
"Since the report at Pulaski the spe-
cial examiner has procured from Wash
ington records in 903 cases. He has
ready for the action of the board $40
widows applications and 1, ,l50 applica-
tions of soldiers.
SIN addition to the 1, $50 soldiers
applications mentioned above, we have
about $50 others which will be-gotten
ready for action as rapidly as possible
Since the last meeting of the board we
have received notice of the following
vacancies caused by death, removal
from the state or admission to Soldiers
Home: Two second-class, 8 third class,
II fourth class, 12 fifth-class, first
class widows and second class widows.
'ln addition to these, there are %
soldiers and IA widows who failed to
send in their vouchers for the Decem
Der 1st payment.
The deaths reported at the four
meetings of the board in 1906 were az
follows: Soldiers, first-class, / second
class, 4; third. .class 80; fourth class rs
fifth class, 40. Widows First class, IL.
second class, 4.
"The pensioners dropped from the
roll for other causes as follows: Sol.
rs-Third- class, g. fourth class, II
fifth-clas 6. Widows-Second. class 2.
Inc checking up OF the roll just
completed develops the fact that within
the last six months 405 pensioners have
changed their postoffiee addresses, and
Of these 1874 have moved from one cour
ty to another. 1t is proper to state tha
during the year 1906 a number of pen
sioners we're suspended upon charges
preferred.
During the year 1906 new applica
, tions were filed as follows: Soldiers
$685. widows, 483 During the month
of October, November and December
1906, there were filed 1889 soldiers ant
81 widows. Nashville Banner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-17
Interesting News.

II will interest all readers of the
Comet to hear that at last a genuine
cure for constipation. indigestion, liver
complaint, headache and biliousness
has been found in DR.. Oaldwell's LAX
ative) Syrup Pepsin. 1t is q pleasant,
tonic purifying syrup, with a mild ac-
tion and no bad after-effects. Sold by
all druggists ct SOC and 81. Money
back If it fails.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-17

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all its
stoges and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known TO
the medical fraternity Catarrh being a con-
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken IN
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system thereby de-
giuing the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing rs
work The proprietors have so much faith in
its curative powers. that tn, y offer one hun
dred dollars for any case that it fails TO cure
Send for list of eStimOnials. Address,
II, j. CHENEY g. co, Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family pills are the best.