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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04
lie DIDN'T PROMISE
Senator Mansfield Says He Made No Trade
with the Governor.

with the Governor.
To The Chattanooga Times.
Athens, Tenn, June 3O.-Your edi-
torial in today's paper:
The Memphis "Ripper" bill passed
the senate before the recess The bill
creating the central election commits
sion was not introduced until after the
recess. Until the introduction of the
latter bill Senator Mansfield did not
have reason to believe or even suspect
that there was to be republican mem
Der of the commission.
And answering your query categori-
cally, Gov. Patterson did not agree
that if Senator Mansfield would sup.
port the "Ripper" bill the senate
should name the republican member
of the commission.
"Seek other cause gainst Roderick
Dhu."
The "Ripper" bill received nineteen
votes in the senate; why not try YOU
hand on the other eighteen senator's {
while? was not the whole "works
Suppose was on Governor Patter
sons staff Malone Cockroff ct al
brought every known pr,s,ure to ge
me on their staff.
If it was wrong for Patterson, wb,
not give them q few cuffs?
Fred l.. Mansfield.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04

Four hundred years ago Sir Walter
Raleigh wrote: 80 eloquent, just and
mightie Death Whom none.could ad-
wise, thou hast persuaded; what none
hath dared thou hast done; and whom
all the world hath hattered, thou only
hast cast out of the world and despised.
Thou hast drawne together all the fare
atretched grertness, all the pride, cru
elite, and ambition of man, and covered
it over with these two narrow words,
Hic Jacet!" Death is as old as time,
and time is a part of death. Nothing
is more sure or universal. Since the
birth of man billions of human beings
have gone the way of all hese. We
know it must come to all; we know that
it may come at any time with little or
no warning. Yet we are so constituted
the fact does not depress us. Nature Is
wise and merciful in her provisions
The veil which conceals from us the
future we may not draw aside When
once drawn it falls behind us.
The sense of death is most in appre
hension," says Shakespeare. We die
IN fearing death. In most cases as thu
hour approaches apprehension disap
pears and the shadowy vale is entered
in submissive spirit if not with tran
guilty. Who has not seen strong
imperious, self-willed man who has re
jected many faiths, come at last to b.
as little child in his fathers arms, al
without bravado, without cowardl!
fear, but humbly, res!gnedly, he float
ed out on the unknown sea? Wha
becomes Of such a man? Can specula
ton answer.
As linen become more enlightened
they seem to fear death less. Seeming
ly, and speaking generally, the horro
of death is not so great as it once was
Death makes but brief impression Of
the living, The love of life is as great
but the fear of death is not 80 pro
found, seemingly, as it was. How man,
accept this pagan philosophy;
From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief qrnksgiving
Whatever gods may be-
That no life lives forever,
That dead men rise up never,
That even the weariest river
Runs somewhere safe 10 sea.
Nashville American
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04
FAIR EXCHANGE.
A New Back for and Old One
How it is done in
Johnson CITY.

The back aches at times with dull,
ndesctibable feeling, making you wea-
ry and restless; piercing pains shoot
across the egion of the kidneys, and
again the loins are so lame to stoop is
agony. No use to rub or apply plas-
ter to the back in this condition. You
cannot reach the csuse. Follow the ex-
ample of this johnson City cititizen.
John, Deacon, superintendent of the
Adams Bros. & Payne brick yard, and
who lives on Walnut street, johnson
City, Tenu.. says; 81 was a sufferer
from baekache and paid through my
loins and over the kidneys for period
of two years. The.pa was so bad at
times that could notIstoop, and morn
ings | had to roll out of bed | did not
rest comfortably at night, and arose
more tired than when / went to bed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04

One day last week we was setting at
our desk writing the epitaph of Cy
Lyle, when we was rousted frum our
stupor by tough-looking booze-fter
who chad wniskerS as long as he was,
and eyebrows that he had to part to
spit. He shot black looking some
thing jam into orr face and fearsly
said: "Take that, you ole hippercrit-
icai reeformer. We was skeered out
en- our senses, as we thought it was a
real hold.up, but when we diskivered
that it lware boitel OF Gseen River
handed us by our old moonshine pard,
Willie Drinkall, we called fer the gourd
dipper and split the bottle with him.
-Hardeman Free Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04

The kidney secretions were irregular
and at times very scant: 1 tried sever
al remedies, but they gave me little or
no relief Finally I procured Doan's
Kidney Pills at the Patton Drug 90. IS
store and found they were just what |
required. They drove away the back
ahce and put my kidneys in their norm
al condition. 70 speak of the merits
of Doan's Kidney Pills in such terms
of sbraise as they deserve might seem
extravagant to others who have not
used them.
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's- and
take no other.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04
ChanCery Sale Of Land,
In Chancery Court at johnson City,
Washington County,
Tennessee.
Robert Hornick
VS..
A. NJ. NJ ettetal, ct al.

In obedience to a decree of the chan
Gerry court at Johnson City, made in
the case OF Robert Horulck VS. A. NJ.
Mettetel, Peytnn II Harrison, Charl, s
Wing and Lillian Wing, | will on Sat.
urday, the 9th of July, 1907, at noon,
in front of the Court House door in
johnson City, sell to the highest and
best bidder, the town lots, in said de-
cree described being lots 90, 30, 81 and
80, in Block II; lots No /, 2, 3 and A,
in Block 81; lots 30 30, 81 and 30 in
Block Sc; lots Il, IS, l9and 20, in Blood
IS; aud lot "a in Block 81, NIL of SAX
lots being in the Carnegie Land and
Improvement Co.'s Addition to John
son CITY
Said sale will be on credit of six
modulus aud in bar of the equity of re-
demption Notes drawing interest
from the day If sale, with good person.
al secnrity, will be required Of the pur
chaser; ard h lien will he retained on
thu property sold rs fnIlher security.
This the 9Th day Of June, 1907
Il. A. SHIPLEY, @ & w.
By ]. r. G ANDES, d. G & NJ.
q. I LEE, Sol
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04

In the celebrated Soldiers Home
suit against j. Il. Parish, another
chapter was enacted at Chattanooga
Wednesday. Referee Snodgrass seems
to have found about $3.50, 900 due Parish
and he was willing to accept the find
ing as final, but the government is not
so well pleased and will fight to q
finish. Mr.. Parish, through his attor-
neys, Harr & Burrow and r. E. l..
Mountcastle, reiterated his charges Of
fraud in the completion of the hospital
group, contending that the work
should not have cost the $104,0OO paid
out and claimed that it should have
been finished for $40, 900. The referee
found that it should not have cost over
$4,000. Judge CLARK heard the argu.
ment and will 60 over the case closely
and render decision in few weeks.
The charges Of fraud may cause fed
eral investigation of the whole affair
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04
Slightly Amusing.

Senator Carmack can probably see
more mares nests on a clear day with
out spectacles than any mand in Ten
nessee. He has declared that the char
ter act of 1907 was, to use his own
chaste language, the fruit of an improp-
er relation between railroad corpora.
tion and q political ring. In view of
the fact that that the local attorney for
one branch of the corporation to which
he probably refers, made fight against
the new charter act and was met at the
union depot Saturday by delegation
of Reactionaries with brass band, we
must say that the senator's telegram of
congratulation has in it a delicious
faint OF humor. The fact is. as every
body knoks, that the proposal to re-
turn to the commission form of govern.
ment was first Endorsed by the Demo-
cratic party of Shelby county with
practical unanimity; then it was sub
mitted to the people, Senator Carmack
IS usual, lining up with the boilers.
Then it was put in the form Of law by
q Democratic legislature. Subsequent
" il was pronounced constitutional by
the chancellor, and finally it was knock
ed out by the supreme court. We pro-
test very emphaticall against the idea
that the railroads had anything to do
with this movement 10 restore bust
ness form OF government, and Senator
Carmack owes us q bill of particulars
The attorneys for two of our roads
here were bitterly opposed to the new
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04
NONRESIDENT NOTICE
In The Law Court at johnson City,
Washington County,
Tennessee.
A, W. Lotspeich
VS.
Horace Miller, F. S kirkpatrick, aud
d. s. Howard.

In this case it appearing from the
declaration flied in this case, that the
defendants, Il. s. Kirkpatrick and d.
II. Howard are nOn.residents Of the
state Of Tennessee. 1t is therefore or
dered by me that publication be made
for four successive weeks, as required
by law, in the Comet, a newspaper
published in the town of Johnson City,
Washington county, Tennessee, com
handing said F. s. Kirkpatrick and
d. II. Howard to appear before the
Judge of the Law Court to be held at
the courthouse in Johnson City on the
third Monday in August, 1907, it being
the 10th day of said month, to make
defense to said bill filed against them,
or 1t will be proceeded with expartee
as to them.
This 9th dav of June, 1907.
FoY w. DULANEY. Clerk
REEVES \ CRUMLEY. Att'ys for Plaintiff.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04

charter act. We do not know how the
local attorney for the Louisville and
Nashville, who never mixes in politics,
stood. AS as matter of fast, the move
ment was openly started here in the
Democratic party and was indorsed by
the people. Senator Carmack speaks
very emphat;cally on the subject, and
if the new charter act was "put over
the plate" by the L. & N. and N. @. &
st. L. we would really like to know
how it was done. Commercial Appeal
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04

That beautiful novel. 'Peacherina,
the Pearl of Oklahoma" is to be a
syndicate affair. Bill Ewing of the
American will write the sporting chap
ters, Charlie Slack is down for the love
scenes, Sitting Bull Tatom contributes
the martial episodes and George Milton
will write the doll-baby dialogues.
Nashville and Knoxville are wild with
enthusiasm aud Oaamack has ordered
the first copy. We understand that
Lynch Perry will dramasize the book,
and Dick Green will be the advance
agent. = Commercial Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04
Teachers Elected and Salaries Eixed.


AT q meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton held slast Monday Miss Margaret
MeDonough, of Knoxville, was elected
as High School teacher and Miss
Adeline Deadrick, of Jonesboro, as
teacher in the 18th grade.
The salary of the Superintendent was
fixed at $1,000 per year, that of the Sec
rotary of the Board 800 per year, and
the following salaries for Principals and
teachers: j ohm Fl. Pence, Principal 800
per month G. W. Anderson and r. S.
Crouch, Principals, $S5 each per month ;
Misses Yoakley and Carr, High School
teachers, $50 each per mouth; Misses
Hatcher and McDonough,A High School
teachers, $40 each per month; Misses
Cunningham and Campbell, Primary
Teachers, $4L50 each per month; Miss.
es ..Deaderick, Wades Brown, Faip,
Lalla lyle, Bessie Painter, Lille
Painter, Barton, and Prof. John f,
Templin, $45 per month each; Misses
Baxter, Rogan and Eisman, $42 50 pei
month each; Misses Eva Lyle, Ella
Russell and Bonita Cloyd, $35 each.
In the colored schools, the salarie
were fixed as follows: VIM. Wolfe, $65
James Erwin, $50, Misses Hyder, Han
kal Silvers and Ford, $39 so each.
; For the three large buildings the jan
itors we're allowed $99. so each and 70
the Langston building 1918 per month
; Misses Field and Tomlinson wer
; elected as additional supernumeraries
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04

The decision of the Supreme Court
holding the Memphis charter bill to be
unconstitutional carries with it no re-
Fiction on Gov. Patterson or anybody
else. Many acts of the Legislature have
been held unconstitutional, and many
decisions.o of the Supreme Court have
been overruled. Infallibility resides
in no department in human govern
ment.-Brownsville States Graphic.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04

The Hon. John Isaac Cox, gratited
over the Supreme Court decision in the
Memphis case, has been doing some
talking to a Bristol newspaper. OF
course, John Isaac iniects few of his
ever ready opinions about the Cover
nor and the railroads, just as if his
opinions were worth anything. Amer.
ioan
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04

Inspector Mike Connolly has been
inspecting asylums for the insane. He
reports old Jack Reaves' case, at Boil
var, as hopeless. One of his hallucin-
stions is that he thinks he is Demo-
crat, an another is that he imagines he
is intelligent. American.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04

Ben Haynes Claiborne Progress is
booming Maj. Paal E. Divine for Con-
gress to succeed W. P. Brownlow but
docs not say when the succession is to
succeed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04

Monkay Maj. Henry Fonde, Presi-
dent Finley's personal representative
with headquarters at Knoxville, was in
the city to confer with President F. P.
How eand Superintendent G.. W. Hard
in of the E. T. & W. N. @. Railway
relative to union passenger station.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04

II every person who lost a sent in
the Supreme Court was a scoundrel
half the litigants in the state should
be in jail.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04

II the Pennsylvania railroad buys the
L. h n. the little roads might just as
we'll look out hiding place.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-04
A Cordial Invitation
Is extended
ALL SOUTHERNERS
10 visit
The JELL-O Booth
at the
Jamestown Exposition

Located in Food Products Building at en-
trance to Horticultural Court.
We have provided spacious Rest Room
especially for your convenience, where you
may meet friends, write letters. read your
favorite magazine, etc., etc.
Our demonstrators will be glad to serve
you with JELL-O, the dainty dessert, and
Ice Cream made from JELL-O ICE CREAM
Powder, free, and explain how easily they
can be prepared for the table.
The Genssee Pure Food Co., Le Roy, N. Y.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-27
Mayor aid Committee Discuss Ar.
Engagements for [vaAt.
tAR3E Ca0BD EX'EcIlD lOIATTlA0
There win Be Two Hundred Dele
0ates, Hundred and FIFTY Visitors
From ou,cr states and Many 9th
or FIremcn With Their Families.

Mayor Buxton met with Fire Chief
Stow and II committee representing
the three fire companies met last
night to discuss arrangements for en-,
Pertaining the Virginia State Fore
mems Association when the body
meets In annual convention here in
August
Badges for the home committee.
visitors and delegates were selected
and Will be ordered mt once by the
chief A tentative program was out.
lined. but the committee will meet
later to complete this work and or.
der the program printed
Mayor Buxton was elected chair.
man of the committee. and he and
Chief Stow were directed to appoint
subcommittee on entertainment,
transportation, prepare subscription
lists to be circulated by designated
members OF the company with the
view of raising money to defray the
expense incident to the entertainment
of the convention.
Ii Is expected that there will be
about 200 delegates to the convention
and 100 visitors from other States.
Then there will be large number
OF members from various places In
the State, not including the delegates
and az many OF the laddles will bring
their families with them, the city will
have to entertain quite n large crowd
during the convention.
Several hundred dollars will be
needed to cover the expense connect
ed with the conyention but the COM
mittee expects to raise this amount
by subscription without great deal
OF difficulty.
4 The sessions of the convention will
be held in the Casino building, and
headquarters will be established In
one OF the court rooms of the city
hall. Chief Stow Is secretary of the
general committee.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-27
Today VIII be Celebrated as Ball.
more Day al lie James
Town Exposition.
ELABORATE PROGRAM ARRANGED
eovtrnor WarfeId and Mayor Mahool
The Principal spcakers-Husincss
Organizations to Attend In a Body.
Maryland Teachers In Session.
shpyard Exhibit Finished.
(From n stan correspondent.)


!trom SIAN Correspondentl
JAM rs OWN DAroSiiloN' Juno
- bait'more iay VIII DO cele-
prateu NJ the Iercentenniai tomor-
row anG the citizens OF the Monu-
Inentai City VIII make u one OF the
most auspiclous occasions since the
, upenlhg OIL ,he EXPOSITION. More
than Tour Thousand Baltimoreans
nan, o cu ruse 49, VIII many proiliiI
land viii also No IN a,t td1 '" ,rho
citizens NJ nnItlmnre nre nartic,,a ,,,v
Interested in the celebration an1
many OF tho nrIncInal h,,sinns. nr.
ganizations OF that cilv vii, ot,and
In a body.
gro oxoro,,o. =, a., ,. .n,
held In ,ha pa,,,,nor rno , uuy WI ~, ne
,yinmi,,, IN .,,o p1 W. pe
.n"'rli,hh Oh the puiiuihS committees
Baker chn,r,nnn or Tho r NJ ' ~ Com N :.
mittee. after which prIzea vii, no
distributed to the winners In iho con.
test for tho best baltimore md Mary.
land songs.
rbo oddro.,o =, ~.
H.. de,,vnrn u'' w., vi In, wv occnslun VII
hool,i Mayor Of Baltimore md Gov.
ernOr Edwin Wariield OF MARYLAND
a Ilne musical program has also been
arranged and n string orchestra from
Baltimore and several dlstlnpniahod
so;oIsts nave been engaged
Immediately following these ccre.
monies n reception will bn held nv
Governor Warneld, Mayor Mabool
and tho executive committee. M the
Baltimore building. 90 '"e
MARYLAND Teachers.
Tho second dnvs, soss,on -, ~
Maryland Siate Tcnchors, hs.,o .
tion, was held boro todov M Sso ',n.,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-27
SUCCESSFUL MUSICALE AIT
HOME OF MRS. GARNER
Affair Under the Direction Of the
Joseph Charles AuxilItry and for
Benefit of Hospltal.

The home of Mrs. William Garner.
2I9S West avenue was the scene last
night OF n most pleasing musicale.
which was given under the auspices
or the Joseph Charles Auxiliary for
the benefit Of the building fund of
the new hospital The program was
arranged and under the direction of
Mrs. Lefkowitch and she received
many congratulations upon the sue.
cess of her efforts.
One of the most decided hits OF the
evening was made by Master Lee
Ford, tot OF tender years. who gave
two Rotations that delighted the
gathering. Tho evenings entertain.
ment was opened by Prof. Alsop. who
gave a pleasing selection on the pia
no This was followed by a delight
ful solo by Miss Dorothy Garner and
then Miss Sanford pleased her hear
ers with a selection on the piano. A
recitation Ivy Alvin Jernigan and an
instrumental solo by Miss Peltz were
Two pleasing features of the program.
as was trio BY the Misses Garner
and Master Theo. Pcyser. the former
two being at the piano. while the lat,
ter played the violin. Ernest VIII.
hanson added to the enjoyment of
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-27
Tho MauIc No. 3.

Number three Is wonderful mascot
for Geo. II. Paris. of Cedar Grove.
Me-. according to letter which reads:
After suffering much with liver and
kidney trouble, and becoming greatly
discouraged by the failure to find
relief. tried Electric Bitters. and as
result | am a we'll man today. Tho
first bottle relieved and three bottles
completed the cure" Guaranteed best
remedy for stomach. liver and kidney
troubles. by all druggists. soc.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-27
FANS LOOK FOR GOOD
GAME THIS AFTERNOON
st. Mary's Academy Boys Are Said
To Be Very Fast : all
Players.

Local baseball enthusiasts are look
Ing forward with considerable inter
est to Che first game or the series OF
three between the SnIpbuilders and
the st. Mary's Academy. Norfolk,
team. which will be played at the
Casino park at O'clock this after
neon. Tho visiting team Is an I'm.
known quantity, but reports from
Norfolk have 1t that the nine Is the
fastest school team in Tidewater.
There vii be another change in the
infeld of the home cam today,
Hughes replacing Ernest at third
base. Wynkoop will play short, John
o Hara sccond and Pat O'Hara will
be at first.
Following will be the Shlpbulders'
batting order for today: ]. O'Hara.
2b; Maloney. II; p. OHara. lib; Ern-
est. IF; Wynkoop. SIS: Mooney. C;
Hughes. BIB; Mathews. Of; Sante, D.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-27
LAST DAY OF The RACES
EVaRt Scheduled for Today are
Called Off.
POOR PATRONAGE THE Cause
Tom Lawson Won Yesterdays Seven
FurIons Dash by Neck and
Brought Crowd to Its Feet With
cheers-Three Events.

rive hundred or more of the low
ers OF turf sport from this city and
Hampton saw three Interesting and
comparatively fast races at tho sec
ond days meeting OF the Hampton
Ronds Driving Club at Rlverview
park yesterday afternoon. When
the racing started off the weather
conditions were ideal, but In the
middle of tho afternoon the wind
slot swept over the Peninsula blew
up great clouds of dust from the
course making II very disagreeable
Tor both spectators and participants
ana compelling the postponement OF
tne last event for more than a half
hour. -Four races were to have been
pulled off. but, under the conditions
governing the meet, the three-quar-
termlle dash had to be postponed be-
cause there We're less than the re-
CURED five entries for the event.
In The first event, a mixed mile
trot and pace. Lord Warwick, entered
by d. il. Floyd. of Denbigh. took
nrst money, winning three straight
meats with comparative case. The
second heat of that race proved nm
exciting one as Grace d.. entered by
u. G. Corbin, OF Brghtwood. d G..
gave Lord Warwick hard tustle for,
first place.
broadway Girl. entered by Il. En-
clicking, OF Richmond wen the five
Fights of n mile dash with Nioless.
owned by j. h. Kirby. of Westport,
Md, Il good second. There were
iive entries for this event but two
OF The horses were listanced on the
first quarter.
When rom Lawson, owned by w.
NOhln ff 10 49,
The finish limo n winner by n mock
from Sandscrit. entered by w. q
Saunders. of Richmond, in the seven
lurlong dash, the last event of tho
uay, the crowd was brought TO It's
ieet with wild cheering. The race
rha oeen close ana exciting from the
start and was Il fitting climax to the
good events Of the day.
The Results.
First race-M!xed mile trot and
pace 400. Purse 500.
Lord Warwick, b h; ID. l.. Floyd / 1 /
Grace d., $ m; l.. g. Corbln ....4 2 9
Morgan, b II; j. w Gladstone. {. 3 g
X Doctor, m; Cooper Council.3
Lit. b e; s. Boswell .......5
Time: 2:S4%, 2:26%, 2;29.
Dlstanced In second heat Dis
tnnced in first heat.
second race Flve-eights mile
dash Purse 500.
broadway Girl. b &; Il. Engleking 1
Nioless, m: j. Il. Kirby. q
, Chaplin, b M; G. C. Amutt. 3
Bar Maid, CHI m; j. G. Thorne. a
Van Loan. b m; w. G. Saunders. =. 8
Time: 1903.
Tom Lawson, m; w Noble. -
SSandscrit, b m; W. c. Saunders. 2
Freedman m. O. n Aln,,tt %
Time: 1:32A.
Other Races Called Off.
Announcement was made last night
that, owing to tho small attendanccs
Mt The races Tuesday and yesterday,
the management of the Hampton
Roads Driving Club has decided to
abandon the remaining races of the
AMmmcr mcolinr ut Riunruiou. ..n..l.