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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02
WHY so. WEAK?
Kidney Troubles May be Sap
ping Your Life Away
Johnson City People
Have Learned
This Fact.

When a healthy man or woman be-
gins to run down without apparent
cause, becomes weak, languid, depress-
ed, suffers backache, headache, dizzy
spells and urinary disorders, look to
the kidneys foi the cause of it all. Keep
the kidneys we'll and they will keep
you we'll. Doan's Kidney Pills cure
sick kidneys and keep them well. Here
is johnson City testimony to prove it;
H. G. Beasley, living at 1O6 Myrtle
Ave-, Johnson City, Tenn, says: 81
had been troubled off and on for a
number of years with serious kidney
disorder. There was dull pain in the
small of my back which caused me great
misery when performing my work. The
pains were so severe at times that was
lame and stiff. The kidneys acted very
irregularly and were too free at timet
and at others scanty. [ also had head
aches and nervous spells. When l saw
Doan's Kidney Pills advertised l pro
cured box at the Patton Drug Co
and they completely eradicated ever!
sign of the trouble. From statemen
given February "a, 1903.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02
Happy Homes.

Unhappiness and poverty in families
is often due to constant sickness. Dis
ease usually starts somewhere In the
stomach or intestines, and if You will
take remedy like DR., Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin at the first approach of chronic
constipation, indigestion, liver trouble,
sick headache, etc, you are very sure
not to have serious disease.
The remedy is absolutely guaranteed
to do what we claim, and if you want
to try it before buying, send your ad-
dress for free sample bottle to Pepsin
Syrup Co., 119 Caldwell Bldg, Monti-
cello, Ill. 1t is sold by all druggists at
soc and 81 bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02
The Remedy That Does,

CDR. Kings New Discovery is the
remedy that does the healing others
promise but fail to perform, says Mrs.
E. r. Pierson, of Auburn Centre, Pa.
"It is curing me of throat and lung
trouble of long standing, that other
treatments relieved only temporarily.
New Discovery is doing me so much
good that | feel confident its continued
use for reasonable length of time will
restore me to perfect health" This re-
nowned cough and cold remedy anG
throat and lung healer is sold at H. @
Miller's drug store. SOC and 81. Tria
bottle free.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02
"Never Had q Sick DAY. s.

You hear lots of people say they new
er had sick day in their life. Ask them
further and you will find out they new
er have constipation and that they can
easily digest everything they eat. That
is the keynote of health perfect diges,
tion, perfect elimination. To obtain
these use DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin,
which cures all stomach, liver and bow.
el troubles in old or young.
1t is absolutely guaranteed to dc
what is claimed, and if you want to try
it before buying, send your address fol
free sample bottle to Pepsin Syrur
Co., 119 Caldwell Bldg, Monticello
Ill. 1t is sold by all druggists at 50(
and 81 q bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02

From the Memphis Commercial-Advocatc,
Mr.. Shipley, a popular agent of the
Southern system at Knoxville, accom-
panied us to Johnson City. After
lunch we were met by the Rev. Father
Larkin, so we'll known to the people of
this city, and late pastor of st. Brigid's
Church, aud Editors Lyle and Slack.
Special cars brought us to the Soldiers
Home We received hearty welcome
at the home from Rev. Father Larkin,
Gov. Smith and Major Divine, also
Mrs. Walter p. Brownlow gave us a
very cordial reception. She is a Iowa
BILE lady. Her husband, Hon. Walter
p. Brownlow, one of the most popular
congressman in Tennessee, is manager
of this institution. No words of ours
can fully inform the reader of the beau
ty of the location, which is an elevated
plateau, with mountains to be seen
arising all around, like the round tow
ers of ancient times. The buildings
are we'll adapted for the uses that they
are put to. 1t is almost impossible to
describe this magnificent home for old
soldiers. You are first attracted to the
beautiful Catholic chapel, with its mar
BILE artar of ornate front. The old sol
diers, at their request, were granted
perpetual alteration by Father Larkin,
and several we're praying in the chapel
the beauty of which could hardly bt
added to. Next and just attached OF
the left by an outside porch, or an in.
genious eontriyance of the architects
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02
JOHNSON CITY LOOKS
Good to the Tennessee
Pencil Pushers
THE UNIVERSAL VERDICT
That it is the Bet Town in
Tennessee, Containing
Many Good People

FROM tne Union county OOHintTCldl
After a night of rest the junketing
press gang" left Thursday morning for
johnson City, the king bee town of the
highlands, decidedly the prettiest las
sic of the younger set. This is Bob
Taylor's town. 1t is Walter Brown
lows home. 1t is located just right.
For citizens it has ten thousand of the
most hospitable people in the world.
They were all on the reception COM
mittee with Major Sam G. Williams, of
the Commercial Club, and Editors Cy
Lyle and Munsey Slack acted as lead
ers. She has national Soldiers Home,
the finest one in the world. 1t cost over
two millions of dollars and Uncle Sam
donates over half a million year to
maintain it. She has an $50, 900 hotel,
the Carnegie, and they fed the "press
gang" there. She has electric cars and
everything else, except saloons. She
has five railroads. She has real live
Commercial Club; her people are all
wealthy, healthy, contented and happy,
and the Watauga river runs close by.
They wined us and they dined us; they
drove us through their pretty, we'll
kept parks. Everybody fell in love
with Johnson City. But one possible
objection-a little too far from Union
City.
At8o'clock the party arrived in Bris'
tol, on the line. Some of these good
people live in Old Virginia and some
of them in Sunny Tennessee, but they
all had their Sundays on and were a
the Y. M. G. A. building awaiting thu
arrival of the "press boys and girls.
Committees from the Board of Trade
and the local "pencil pushers" were a
the union station, extending the gla(
hand and to ''lead the way to th
handsomest Y. NJ. G. A. structure in tn
state, where they rendered the visitor
buffet supper. We were in good tun
for supper and did the occasion full
justice. 1t was palatable, delicious
wholesome, and thoroughly enjoye
and the hospitality fully appreciated
Speeches of welcome were offered an
appropriate responses made.
Here slight change in the prograr
took place. The "boys" couldn't ge
away from johnson City, and as thes
good people the evening before ha
proposed trip through the mountain
, the gulches, the gorges, the hills, th
| valleys and the natural tunnels alon
the Watauga river to Cranberry mine
j over the East Tennessee and Wester
Q North Carolina railroad, it was tC
G much for the greater PARTON of I'll
party to resist and at 6 a. M, our tim
II found them returning to johnson Git
y However portion of the crowd remai
: ed at Bristol, enjoyed the program, vi
9 tied the pulp mills, saw the print pap
l. mills in operation aud spent We
s. pleasant and profitable day. The tr
70 from Johnson City is about 80 miles
% length, goes to Roam Mountain, and
y the scenic sight this side of the Roc
N les. There may be something there
beat it, but we will have to lay our oy
orbs against it to believe. 1t is super
u grand, and nothing but Henry Ora
r tongue can describe it. Cy Lyle cou
not do it. We won't try it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02

My little boy, four years old, had a
severe attack of dysentery. We had
two physicians; both of them gave him
up. We then gave him Chamberlain g
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy,
which cured him and 1 believe it saved
his life. William Fl. Stroling, Carbon
Hill, Ala. There is no doubt but this
remedy saves the lives of many children
each year. Give it with castor oil &C
cording to the plain printed directions
and a cure is certain. For sale by H
@, Miller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02
1t Can't Be Beat.

The best of all teachers is experience.
G. Nj. Harden, of Silver City, N. c.,
says: 81 find Electric Bitters does all
that's claimed for it. For stomach, liver
and kidney troubles it can't be beat. |
have tried it and find it most excel
lent medicine. Mr.. Harden is right;
it's the best of oil medicines also for
weakness, lame back, and all run down
conditions. Best too for chills and ma.
laria. Sold under guarantee at H. @.
MiIler's drug store. SOC.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02

"What do you think of my voice?"
she asked after trying a selection from
I'll Trovatore. "It makes me think of
Sailors" he replied. "Of sailors? Why
should it do that?" sit has a tendency
to die at C."-Chicago Record Herald.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02
inst Exactly Right,

81 have used DIR. Kings New Life
Pills for several years, and find them
Just exactly right, says A. A. FELTON,,
of Harrisville, N. Y. New Life Pills
relieve without the least discomfort.
Best remedy for constipation, bilious
ness and malaria. 25c at Fl. G. Miller's
drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02

"You are to take these capsules. "
said DR.. Fussy, "before meals, not af-
ter, remember" "Oh," said the pa
tient, 81 guess it doesn't matter much. "
"But it does matter, SIR" "You would
not say that, doctor, if you ever had a
meal at our boarding house. Catholic
Standard and Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02

1t is about time:for the annual revival
of the Joe Miller Jest Book joke about
going to the summer resort for rest and
change and finding that the bellboys
get the change and the landlord the
rest. louisville Covrler.Journal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02

The /, 900 Chicago women who have
determined to wear sandals this sum-
mer must have grown tired of trying to
crowd quart foot into a pint shoe. -
Washington Post.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02

"I see a man intends to let rattle
snake bite him and depend ON prayer
for a cure. I call that faith. " II call
it cruelty to animals, unless somebody's
going to pray for the snake after it's
butten such fool as that. "-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02

No woman under 35 years of age
should wear merry widow hat, says
leading New York milliner. The m.
W. b. has withstood many hard knocks;
but that one is a crusher. Milwaukee
Sentinel.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02

And now it is announced that the
churches may unite in the formation of
a political organization. 1t would at
least be interesting if the churches
have finally found something upon
which they can unite. .-Atchison Globe.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and DiarrhOea
Remedy Would Have Saved Him 500.

"In 1902 l had a very severe attack of
diarrhoa, says R. N. Farrar, of Cat
Island, La 'For several weeks l was
unable to do anything. On March IS,
1907, | had similar attack, and took
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, which gave me prompt
relief. [ consider it one of the best
medicines of it's kind in the world, and
had I used it in 1902 l believe it would
have saved me hundred dollar doctors 8
bill" Sold by Fl. G. Miller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02

Lady Applicant see, sir, that you
advertise for a partner, and as sex was
not mentioned, l called to
Merchant-Pardon me, madam, but l
thought the question of sex was quite
covered. My advertisement calls for
silent partner. Boston Transcript.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02

What is a demagogue? Well, per-
son who to gain political ends manipu-
lates the people by pandering to their
wishes or prejudices or appealing to
their passions or ignorance. N. Y.Sun.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02
Care for Children.

The care of children is the most i'm
portant duty that older people ever
have thrust upon them, for upon these
little ones depends the future of the
world. Health is the first requisite to
later success, so be careful regarding
the health of your children. For con
stipation, indigestion, liver trouble,
loss of appetite, sleeplessness, nervous
ness, etc, you will find nothing better
than DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
It is absolutely guaranteed to do
what we claim, and if you want to try
it before buying, send your address for
free sample bottle to Pepsln Syrur
Co, 119 Caldwell Bldg, Monticello,
III. 1t is sold by all druggists at 800
and 81 a bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02

Incidentally, few hundred thousand
idle men, out of job for half year on
a stretch, would doubtless have raised
considerable cain IN some countries. -
Richmond mes-Dispatch.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02
TESTED AND PROVEN,

On July 90, 1907, Mr.. Beasley con-
firmed the above statement, saying
"Since using Doan's Kidney Pills some
years ago l have not had sign of kid
ney trouble and am just as enthusiastic
about the remedy as when it cured me,
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the nsme-Doan's-ant
take no other.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02
Best the World Affords,

" 1t gives me unbounded pleasure TO
recommend Bucklen's Arnica Salve,"
says j. W. jenkins, of Chapel Hill, N.
G. 81 am convinced it's the best salve
the world affords. 1t cured felon on
my thumb, and it never fails to heal
every sore, burn or wound to which it
is applied" 2jc at II. @. Miller's drug
ctorn
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02

Doan's Regnlets cure constipation,
toue the stomach, stimulate the liver,
promote digestion and appetite and easy
passages of the bowels. Ask your drug
cist for them. % cents box.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02

Look out for hot days-cholera in
fantum Don't worry-use DR.. Fahr-
ney's Teething Syrup. 25 cents. Sam
pie free. jul-aug
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02

"Go to father" she said, when | asked
her to wed,
And she knew that l knew that her ia
ther was dead;
And she knew that | knew what life
he had led,
And she knew that | knew what she
meant when she said,
"Go to father"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-07-02

,riu sufferers should take Miles Nervine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-16

tODuth0UcU trOm E-aEe OHEbf
 treasury system of drawing money from it's legitimate channels might be abolished, and by operation an vfded for. secured by. let us say, as a hynothesfs, the bonds of States and n1nnieipalities. preferably of centrai s sSs ssai fi ils of their could bel agreed upon which would necessitafe this currency being rsured stead oftsranting Interest on treasury notes which was punitive on the peo- pie wfof did not have even the use o1 nsi ths retirement of this currency when circumstances made it ISuun, Su n,, liant would ensue to their peneht oy ligitering their burden, ,..,,,ny NJofhfra was done of practical value ands t{f c storm broke and In the whiris Nina which followed the bewiIderep St n iisp n ppsrescribins s for the nations finan. ct ,Tfnaladfes any virtues they might no ssess being lost sight of py the fak K Of fco-operation ana conce.tuu ,ss. tia ,and nothing accomplished unless we call the dfsgraceful scene yester- day in the House of Representatives ace omplishment. .h.
 AOne measure or rene., ,h
 Aldrfch bill, apparently the pest sup sup r,ltted becanne so distorted ana dls- art red in the fight which ensued that ne SS,iy were its measures of relief reriiered impotent and incapable a9
 sol tely, to alleviate or needs. put II wo,sid have made our distraugnt ,nas ma tfDrAal bank act worse Tn us iast state jtta aver, before if this measure as ssfa ended had been permitted to pass; fsherT a bill known as the Vreeland bin. gH.sR 21414. was offered as a stop. gan. al bill not without reasonaoie eiair,r for serious consideration. but too radicul fin it's provisions to be jammed throusyh our party lines without deep refleca lon as to the results 1T enacteu vyhv ,,should we as bankers have im- posedg upon us laws which are enacted hy thc,se who are unfamiliar with the conditp ons governing their enforcemen. lack of co-operation. No pessimist, no
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-16
ALABAMA BANKERS
 GREATEST SESSION.


 calanity-h -howler, say this, halt must be called yes called loud and clear by the interests most affected. That the needless the headstrong can be brought to stand at Attention was shown by the fact that. when the York Chicago. St. Louis and Philadel- phia protested against the Aldrich bill as amended. Congress laid its mangied remains on the table to receive later. I trust, decent burial on account of its author in the catacombs of the govern as pigeon-hole.' Ak
 "It Is now time for us to get to- gether, all of us, and by collabora- 1 tion by cooperation. demand that those in Congress assembled heed the needs of this time and hour and by . intelligent legislation provide against the days of necessity which will recur just so long as we go on unprotected and unable to convert available assets to legitimate uses. It is high time. we turn them to account, else our ex- perience has been one of non n-effect. It is high time that the splendid men we have in our banks have their coun- sells needed and permitted to bear fruit. Where should we have been in our trying time If these men of cour age and ability had not kept their heads? I could give you list of many hundred such who deserve as much credit at the hands of our coun- trymen as any general who fought on the field.
 Revision of Financial Laws.
 God fearing men who have in them the spirit of men who ride straight men who pray straight to God, to such as those I would entrust the revision of our financial laws. Commencing at Washington with the cooperation of a gallant minority. the rest would soon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-16

i,5fiate ,5fLte credits. A central bank is lnto house of refuge for favored ones, not to mention its being used to promote the interests. of those wnose power 1t Is thought in many mote? ,.7.E
 And so I might go on. but I'll not trespass further on your time and patience than to speak of co-opera- ton fin matters other than of national interest. but rather that which per tains to the relation between core spondeuts. No better example of that cooperation exists with the many val. with our Alabama relations. Our un- dersta nding with them always car red out In the spirit in which 1t was conceived, and more so. receives com stantly additional evidence. s'
 T wish that this spirit of cooper ation could be promoted between banks, both national and State. and the trust companies. All have their fields of operation; all their uses. Let us all work together whether 1t be in matters of national or State legisla- tion. whether 1t be in matters for our protection or advancement s
 T have endeavored to show the ne-- cessity of our all cooperating. and the least of 1t all is not merely for our own ends, but that we may the better discharge the most sacred duty we have to perform. namely. that in strengthening our positions and pro noting our int 2. ests we may the bet ter discharge our obligations towards those the care of whose money Is en- trusted to us"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-16

The report of the Legislative Com mittee, read by Michael Cody. of Mont gomery. was as follows:
 Your Legislative Committee begs leave to report that the negotiable in- struments bill has at last been enacted into law in Alabama, and is now firmly entrenched in the new code. The new code also contains an article regulat- ing trust companies and banks which do trust company business. The most important changes effected by this article are:
 First The capital of corpora tions doing a trust business is materially raised above that required of those whose activities are confined to bank
 "Second. The word trust sS a part of the name of e corporation is cons fined to such as do a trust business. to banks and to combinations of the two: provided, that banks already organized with trust powers in their charter are exempt from the law so long as they do not, in fact do trust business
 Third. Trust compa anies may depos-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-16

1t securities with the State Treasurer, and thereby exempt themselves from giving bond required of guardia ms. ex- ecutors and the like. up to an amount five times the deposit
 Your committee was appointed dus- Ing recess of the Legislature. Thus its predecessor served for more than half the term leaving to the present committee less than twenty.five days in which to gather up the threads or what had gone before. and try to save what pieces 1t could out of the clos ing rush. It seems to be settled that our Legislatures will meet in the win ter. adjourn over spring. and finish Tn the summer. It. Is equally well ser- tied that our. association will meet m the spring. during the legislative. re- cess. It will be unfortunate If we con- tinue to swap Legislative horses in the midst Of the legislative stream.
 Bank Exaimination Farce.
 We all recognize that our present system of bank. exaniina tion Is degen- erating into a farce. For one man to exa mine two hundred banks and trust .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-16
nther rhinrr to riEure

s-rhe foregoing public questions are vr for solution and must be met but there are other things which pertain wore closely. to bankers as bankers.
 aAnybody who can borrow or steal or otherwise get together t2o0,ooO nossesses the maximum limit of char ecfer and capital required in starting e natIonai bank. State banks may Generally be organized even more easi- siy. while private bankers In many pdaces need only rent an office and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-16

One of the oldest negro churches in the South is the Washington Ave- nue Presbyterian. of Macon. Ga. which is just building its third house of wor- ship. since 1t was founded in 1899 by the First Church. white organization that believed 1t was time to do some' thing for the slaves
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-16
srREET cAR AcoIDENTs.
Statistics Compiled by commisSi

SfatTHfICu NUWWIINU WF W
 of New York.
 New York. May l5-According to re- norts compiled by the public service commission. there were in April 4,7O7 accidents upon the street railways, sub ways and elevated roads within it's Jurisdiction
 This shows a steady increase since the beginning of the year In January there were 3,92l accidents; In February 3,s5l.. and In March 1858
 Altogether there were 23S6 persons hurt. Of these 1871 were passengers 6S2 persons not passengers and sos employes. These figures also show an increase Of the persons injured in April. thirty died.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-16

The income of Canon McLarney. of Cronfert Cathedral parish, County Galway. Ireland. last year amounted to less than S100. though the nominal sti- aAnA of tha parish Is &1-ooo-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-16

Get your excursion ticket to Mobile today at the l.. and N. City once in the Exchange Hotel and avoid the rush at Nha DeDOt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-16

have to yield. to the intelligent public opinion which 1t is in our power and province, not to mention our duty, to mould. Little. amendment to our pres ent national bank act would be- ne- cessary to suffice for time. Just now. in my opinion. we can. not break away for good from bond secured currency without upsetting our whole financial superstructure. It would have to be done gradually If at all.
 Assets currency. in my opinion. would
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-16

..
 In order to avoid congestion at the Union Depot, tickets for Mobile e1cur- sIom will he sold at l.. and N. City Pass nenxer once in the Exchange Hotel.