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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
MORE PAVING CONTRACTS
Johnson City Can Not Get Too
Mech Paving and is Indu1ging
Its Appetfte for More.

At meeting of the board of alder,
men last Thursday night contract
was authorized with Kelly Bros. to
pave East Main street from Roam to
Division, and East Market from Roam
to Division, or as much of it as may be
hereafter agreed upon. 1t is possible
that it will be paved only to the top of
the hill.
Improvement district No. was
created for the purpose of being paved.
This includes that portion of Main st.
lying north of the street car line from
the Unaka National Bank and Southern
railway, and the street from Market to
Main in front of the bank. This will
pave the front yard of the city, as it
were, and leave a small triangle that
the ladies are going to beautify with a
fountain and flowers.
1t is possible that West Market and
West Main streets will be paved as far
out as Boone street and Roam from the
Southern railroad to Watauga Avenue.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
NONRESIDENT NOTICE
In the Chancery Court at Johnson
City, Washington County.
Tennessee
H. H. Carr
vs..
B. A. Simmons ct ais.

In this case it appearing from the bill
which is sworn to that the defendants,
B. A. Simmons and the unknown heirs
of Isaac Wing, are non residents of the
state of Tennessee, it is ordered by me
that publication by made for four sue
cessive weeks, as required by law, in
The Comet, newspaper published in
johnson City, in said county, notifying
said nonresident defendants to appear
before the clerk and master of the
chancery court at rule day to be hold
en- at the Office of the clerk and master,
Johnson City, on the first Monday of
November, 1908, and make defense to
said bill, or the allegations thereof will
be taken for confessed and their cause
set for hearing exparte as to them.
This Sept. "a, 1908.
A. L. SHIPLEY, @. & NJ.
By j. r. GARDNER, d. G. & M. (63
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08

The Woodruff Stock Co. comes to the
Hippodrome for a solid weeks engage
ment, Monday, October IL, opening in
the thrilling play, 1.-THE Winning
Hand" In a theatrical generation in
which many managers appear to think
that a play to be successful must be
either nasty or noisy, it is refreshing
to see in winning Hand" one that
fairly lifts the audience to its feet with
ont being the one or the Other. play
that awakens human sympathy arOuses
heart interest aud appeals to all emo.
tions. A play that will linger lovingly
in the memory of the theatre goers.
Seats will be on sale Saturday. Prices,
10, 90 and 30 cents. Ladies free on
Monday night.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
LAND SALE.
In the County Court at Jonesboro,
Tennessee.
Guy L. Smith, Administrator,
VS..
Frances e. Pile ct al.

In obedience to decree of the county
court at Jonesboro, made at the October
term, 1908, in the above styled case, I
will, on Monday, the 9th day of No
vember, 1908, during legal hours, in
front of the courthouse door in johnson
City, the 9th civil district of Washing
ton county, Tennessee, sell to the
highest and best bidder, the property
in said decree described, being five
town lots, known as the land of Horace
Bartlett, deceased, lying and being in
the Ninth civil district of Washington
county, Tenn, and described in said
decree, as follows: Being in johnson
City, Tennessee, and being lots num-
bered twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen
and sixteen, in block numbered twelve
of the West End Land Company's Adj
dItion to johnson City, Tennessee.
TERMS OF SALE.
Said sale will be made on a credit of
six and twelve months, except onethird
of the purchase money to be paid cash
in hand The clerk will first sell said
lots separately, and then sell them as a
whole, adopting that plan that pro.
duces the most, and in bar of the equi-
ty of redemption. Notes, drawing in.
terest from day of sale, with good per-
sonal security, will be required of the
purchaser, and a lien will be retained
on the property sold, as further securi-
ty.
This Sth day of October, 1908
CHAS. s. MASON,
1865 SOlerk and Commissioner.
E. J. Vaught, Solicitor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
CANDIDATE TILLMAN
SPEAKS HERE

Hon. Geo. N. Tillman, republican
candidate for governor, spoke in this
city yesterday at the Hippodrome opera
house. He was introduced by Hon.
Robt. Gardner in a short and charac-
teristic speech and spoke for an hour
and hall, delivering his regular speech.
The crowd was not as large as he might
have expected, there being only about
300 present. Mr.. Tillman is not q
strong man, physically, and it was with
great difficulty he made himself heard.
AS an orator he has never taken any
medals, but he is q good plain citizen
and will be permitted to remain one.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re.
ceived at office of Treasurer, Mountain
Branch, N. II. d. V. s., National Sol
dlers Home, Tenn, until ~ o'clock
M, October 26, 1908, and then opened,
for furnishing all labor and material
necessary for the complete construction
and erection of a'100-foot Iron Flagstaff
as per plans and specifications. Plans
may be seen at the Treasurer's Office.
Copies of specifications, with blank
proposals and other information may
be had upon application to Paul f.
Divine, Treasurer. 1868 At
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
ceived at Office of treasurer, Mountain
Branch, N. H. d. V. s., National Sol
diers' Home, Tenn, until - O'Clock m
October 81, 1908, and then opened, for
furnishing aud delivery of Moving Pic
ture Machine, Library Supplies, ETC.,
in accordance with instructions and
and secifcstions, copies of which with
blank proposals and other information
may be had upon application to Paul
T.. Divine, Treasurer. 60 st
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
Local and Personal

j. Will Sheppard, of Fall Branch, is
visiting in the city.
DR.. E. S. Miller has returned from a
short visit to Rochester, MINI.
Charlie Vance, Of Bristol, spent yes
terday visiting his sister, Mrs. Jno. r.
Whisman, in this city.
Mrs. Allen Harris and little son left
Wednesday night on No. 40 for Balti-
more to visit relatives.
h. M. May and j. l. Hawkins were
over from Jonesboro yesterday to hear
Hon. Geo. N. Tillman speak.
Mrs. G. l.. Clay and daughter, Mics
Laura, are preparing to remove to
Nashville about the Goth instant.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
will meet with Mrs. A. W. Spencer
next Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Don't fail to see the Real Rose Hat
Pins at VIM. Silver & Co.'s, watch
makers, opticians and jewellers, Main
street, johnson City, Tenn.
Mrs. L. D. Gump has gone to Roch-
ester, Mimi, to be treated for appendi-
cltls. She was accompanied by her
husband and DR.. W. j. Miller.
Geo, E. Burbage, republican candi-
date for hoater, addressed the voters at
JonesbOro Monday. Hon. d. A. Vines,
district elector, also made speech.
Recorder Ellsworth has gone to At
lanta and other points on business and
will be absent several weeks. J. w.
Cass is acting in his place during his
absence.
Mrs. John D. Reeves came in from
Rosemond Saturday to hear her broth
er, Senator Taylor, open the campaign
in Tennessee. She remained with rel.
atives until Monday.
You will say you never saw anything
SO beautiful when you see the Della
mathe Metalized Real Rose Hat Pins
at VIM. Silver Il Co.'s, watchmakers,
opticians and jewellers, Main street,
johnson City, Tenn.
Mr.. r. @. Hunter tells The Comet
that he has been promised by Hon. NJ.
G. Wetmore, chairman of the finance
committee of the democratic national
committee, that he will send Hon. W.
J. Bryan or Hon. Bourke Cochran to
johnson City during October. The date
will be announced later and properly
advertised.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
ON-RESIOENT NOTICE
In Chancery Court at johnson City,
Washington County,
Tennessee.
W. J. Cox, Administrator,
vs..
+. @. Dunn ct ais.

In this case it appearing from the bill
which is sworn to that the defendant is
a nonresident of the state of Tennes-
see, it is ordered by me that publication
be made for four successive weeks, as
required by law, in The Comet, news
paper published in johnson City, in
said county, notifying said non-resi-
dent defendant to appear before me,
the clerk and master of said Chancery
Corut, at rule day to be holden at the
court house in johnson City, on the
first Monday of November, 1908, and
make defense to said bill, or the allega-
lions thereof will be taken for confess
ed and the cause set for hearing ex
parte as to him.
This 10th day of September, 1908.
A. L. SHIPLEY, G. & M.
By ], K. GARDNER, d. G. & M.
Harr & Burrow, Soils. 62-4t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
To Water Consumers

Water rents for the quarter ending
December 81, 1905, are now due and
payable at the Office of the Watauga
Water Go. on Spring street. If not
paid on or before Oct. Is the service
will be discontinued without further
notice. October /, 1908.
65 Watauga Water Go.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
OCTOBER
10. II. I3. 1908,

for the purpose of registering such vot-
ers as have not heretofore registered,
or who have changed their residence
since last general registration. Books
open from 8 q. m. until 9p. m. This
September IA, 1908
Haskell H. DYER, Chmn.
A. J. BAXTER,
A. l.. SHIPLEY. 62-4t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
THE BIG PARADE.

The big street parade will be the 3rd
day of the fair, Oct. 90. The farmers
and merchants are going to make this
the grandest parade johnson City has
ever had.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
To Water Consumers

Water rents for the quarter ending
December 81, 1908, are now due and
payable at the Office Of the Watauga
Water Go. on Spring street. If mot
paid on or before Oct. Is the service
will be discontinued without further
notice. October /, 1908.
90 Watauga Water Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
POULTRY-FOr Sale or Exchange
SEALED PRO OSALS.

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re.
ceived at office Of Treasurer, Mountain
Branch, N. Il, d. V. s., National Sol
diers Home, Tenn, until u O'Clock
M, October s, 1908, and then opened,
for furnishing and delivery of Cement,
Crushed Stone and Sand in accordance
with instructions and specifications,
copies of which with blank proposals
and other information may be had upon
application to Paul Z. Divine, Treas
urer. 1869 At
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08

There is always satisfaction in know
ing you have the best-so use Red
Band Pure Scotch Snuff. G5 st
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
SUPPLEMENTAL
REGISTRATION

A supplemental registration will be
held in the First and Second precincts
of the Ninth civil district and the Fiji
teenth civil district of Washington
county OF the usual places on
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
FOR SALE or RENT-HoGses, Lots, Farms

FOR SALE.-A 14-syrup all marble
soda fountain, cost $1,000 new. Will
sell or trade at a bargain. Write for
particulars. The Comet.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08

You will say you never saw anything
SO beautiful when you see the Della
mathe Metalized Real Rose Hat Pins
at VIM. Silver Il Co.'s, watchmakers,
opticians and jewelers., Main street,
johnson Citv. Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08

Mrs. John D. Reeves came in from
Rosemond Saturday to hear her broth
er, Senator Taylor, open the campaign
in Tennessee. She remained with rel
atives until Monday.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-14
WOES OF THE QUERY EDITOR.
Little Wonder the Poor Man 10 Gray
Before His Time.

The Answers to Correspondents"
man, feverishly rumpling the hair that
his duties had too soon made gray,
tossed a letter on the table.
AN ex-widow of &c." he groaned,
"says she loves her second husband
better than her first. ,~ She wants to
know if this is wicked or un-Chris-
tian.'
He sneered and ripped open another
letter. Then he said:
"A Methodist minister has too large
a nose. What is he to do? What, in
deed?"
He read a third letter.
Here's a girl" he said, who wants
to know in what winter resort hotel
she will meet the largest number OF
eligible bachelors"
Reggie" he went on, asks me the
best way to avoid the effects of heavy
, drinking. I'll tell him, l suppose, to
avoid heavy drinking.
is it possible Charles inquiries
to tell when black man blushes?
$50 the questions go, ten or twelve
! of them day. Is it any wonder I am
gray before my timer"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-14
SHE COULD NOT WALK
For Notwithstanding Humor on Ankles
-Opiates Alone Brought Sleep
Eczema Yielded to Cuticura.

Il had eczema for over two years.
had two physicians. but they only
gave me relief for short time and
cannot enumerate the ointments and
lotions used to no purpose. My ank-
les were one mass of sores. The itch
ing and burning were so intense that
I could not sleep. 1 could not walk for
nearly four months. One day my hus-
band said had better try the Cuticura
Remedies. After using them three
times l had the best nights rest in
months unless I took an opia5e.
used one set of Cuticura Soap, Oint-
ment, and Pills, and my ankles healed
in a short time. 1t is now a year since
I used Cuticura, and there has been no
return of the eczema. Mrs. David
Brown, Locke, Ark, May Is and July
Is, 1907"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-14
CARE OF THE KITCHEN.
Clean Walls Are an Essential to
Sanitary Cooking.

It is not only important to know
tant to know where to cook. Cook
ing in a dirty kitchen can never pro-
duce good food. The idea is simply
preposterous, yet kitchen walls are
left for months-sometimes for years
without cleansing.
In the first place the kitchen wall
should have light tint that the mer-
est feck of dirt can be seen; that the
shecrest cobweb can be brushed
away; that the tiniest water bug can
be discerned. 1t is all folly expecting
clean food in a kitchen with dirty
walls.
Never put wall coating on a
kitchen wall that is mixed with hot
water or that has glue in it, or sour
milk in it if mixed with cold water.
Glue walls made from horses hoofs
colored up with cheap colorings do
not indicate good housekeeping. The
glue is constantly flecking off, fall
ing into the food and the idea of food
favored with glue made from horses
hoofs is not appetizing.
Kitchen walls to be thoroughly sat
isfactory should be alabastined the
same as every other wall in the
house. They should be coated regu
larly in the spring and fall of each
year with light tint.
The care of the pantry requires
constant attention. The walls should
be brushed over every year, the
dishes removed from the shelves
which should be thoroughly wiped
with hot water. If there are ant
holes or any other insects in the pan
tries thick putty of the wall coat
ing can be made and all the ant holes
even small mice holes can be filled
with it which will protect the pantry
from the incursions of disagreeable
insects and mice.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-14
"SpeedinQ Up."

1t is idle to criticise at large the
American business mans habit of
overwork. But single aspect of this
ruinous habit merits comment. The
American business man does not want
money itself. He wants to get there"
to "get there" for his own, his wifes
sake, his family's sake. The full price
of getting there" he does not always
calculate.
The man who works fast, many
hours day, six or seven days a week.
is not merely paying in sheer energy
to get there" He eats too much.
possibly drinks too much, does not
take exercise, but he pays in more
than physical detriment He is doing
more than ill-treating his body in such
way as he would never dream of i'll
treating his automobile or his factory
dynamo. Above everything else, the
American business man is getting
there at the expense of rounded de-
velopment, at the expense of life itself
and of its large and rich experiences
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-14
TOLD AFTER DINNER
ALL KINDS OF NONSENSICAL
ANECDOTES GO THEN.
"Jones of BeIham" Good Example
Of What Can Be Done in That
Respectively Version of
the Fatted Calf.

People like nonsense after dinner.
dotes is that they need have nothing
to do with the subject. | know a man
who keeps about half dozen anec-
dotes always in stock. He can make
one or the other of them fit any par
ticular toast. l heard him propose
The Army and Navy" He said that
some people took a gloomy view OF
our national defenses. For himself, he
was an optimist. 1t was always best
to look at the bright side of every
thing.
THAT reminds me-" he said, of
my friend Jones-Jones of Belham.
His motto is that there is always some
thing to be thankful for. His wife is
not of such cheerful disposition. She
Is often annoyed at Jones optimism
"One day they We're dining at a res
taurant, and they had placed before
them a very tough piece of veal. 1t
was an exceptionally tough piece of
veal.
There said Mrs. Jones, now I
think it would puzzle even you to find
anything to be thankful for in that
piece of veal
"'Not a bit of it, said Jones, L was
just at that very moment thinking
how fortunate it was that we hap
pened to meet it when it was young. y
Some time afterward l was at an
other dinner. 1t was the dinner of a
scientific society. This same man was
N he IN
propose the toast of Success to Aerial
Navigation :.
This is tremendous question to
deal with" he said. but we must
make the best of things, and / hope
you will bear with me while l try to
make the best of it. 1t is such a tough
subject that it reminds me of the piece
of veal which was once placed before
my friend Jones-Jones of Belham."
And out came the story of Jones of
Belham again; and it was quite hit
So much SO that he followed it up
with another.
Whereat the men of science gave
encouraging cheers and said Go on"
for after dinner" makes the whole
world kin, and it is just as safe to play
with the lions of learning when they
have been well fed as with any of the
inferior animals.
"'This calf, my friends. said the
preacher, was no ordinary calf. This
calf, forsooth, was a fatted calf. And
mark you, it was no ordinary fatted
calf. This calf. my friends, had been
fatted up for years, and years, and
years."
Here is another dinner story: Two
men, who had been dining SO well that
they could see twice as much as two
ordinary men, We're rather imprudent-
ly walking home by the canal bank.
Very soon one of them fell into the
water. This sobered him to some ex-
tent. and he began to yell out at the
tL,, of his voice:
Hi iii. Help. help. 1 can't swim.
Help! l can't sWIn.p~
The other man, who had gone down
on his knees on the bank and was
trying to steady himself by holding
tightly to tuft of grass, surveyed his
struggling friend with CLASSY stare.
Il can't sh-wim, either" he said,
but / don't make such a b-b-blooming
fuss about it,
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-14

Laundry work at home would Be
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use SO much starch that the
beauty and fineness Of the fabric Is
hidden behind paste of varying
thickness, which no. only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of it's great
er strength than other makes.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-14
Tree Dentistry.

Many methods are being tried for
the preservation of old and historical
trees in the east, some of which are
intensely interesting. On the estate of
John j. Little, at Bala. Pa, is a very
old sycamore, the trunk of which had
become decayed. The cavity was
filled with stone and cement and
around it's base was then built an
outer stone wall, SO arranged that the
water would drain away from the
trunk Of the tree.-Popular Mechanics
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-14
millions in Oats and earIev.

Nothing will pay you better for 1908
than to sow plenty of big yielding oats
and barley with oats at 4Oc to Soc bu.
(Salzers new Emperor William Oats Az
eraged so bu. per acre more than any
other variety in 1907 would pay immense
ly while Salzer's Silver King Barley which
proved itself the biggest yielder at tbs
Wisconsin Agricultural Station during
1907 if You had planted so acres would
have given You in 1907 just So, 10000 on SO
acres. 1t is an enormous yielder.
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND 10c
to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis, and we will mail You the
only original seed catalog published in
America with samples of Emperor VIII
liam Oats, Silver King Barley, Billion Dol.
lar Grass which produces II tons per acre
Sainfoin the dry soil luxuriator. etc, etc.,
and if YOU send l4c we add package Of
new farm seeds never before seen by you.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-14

Sheer white goods, in fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-14
The First Advertiser.

The author looked up from the
first chapter of his mammoth history
Of advertising.
81 wonder" he murmured, "who
could have been the first manufacturer
to advertise? 1t is an item that would
fit in we'll here"
There is no eXtant data on the sub
ject," said the farmer, but I have
every reason to believe that the hen
Is the person you are looking for"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-14
Gloomy Outlook.

Long MINDED Orator Towering his
voice to an impressive whisper)-
Have you ever, o, my friends, al
lowed yourselves to wonder where you
will be and what you will be doing
when another century shall have rolled
around?'
Wearied Auditor Tin an equally i'm
pressive Whisper -"Yes-we'n still
be here waiting for you to finish your
speech"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-14
Want SkepticaJ,

"A scientist claims that rubber can
be made from Indian corn" remarked
the boarder who had been perusing
the scientific notes in a patent-medi.
cine almanac.
Il guess he's right" growled the
scanty-haired bachelor at the pedal
extremity Of the mahogany. THE bat
ter cakes we have this morning would
seem to indicate as much"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-14

ney troubles. Is that
relief lasting? Let
Mrs. James NJ. Long,
of 113 Augusta ST.,
Staunton, Va, tell
you. On January 31st,
1903. Mrs. Long
wrote: "Doan's Kid
ney Pills have cured
me" (of pain in the
back, urinary trou-
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-14

With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist Just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods,
and it will be a positive pleasure to
use Starch that does not stick to the
iron
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-14

bles, bearing down sensations, etc.
On June goth, 1907, four and one-half
years later, she said: Il haven't had
kidney trouble since. l repeat my
testimony"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-14
Plan Beautiful Cemetery.

Munich is to have one of the most
beautiful graveyards in Germany.
The city has purchased about 800
acres of romantic forest land about
five miles from its borders. which will
be used as a cemetery. 1t will be the
FIRST forest graveyard in Germany. and
1t is to be so used that its idyllic
character will be preserved.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-14
Packing for Vacation.

Nine. A.-The worst is deciding
what to take.
Nine. B-Thats easy; I take all
my dresses and leave my husband
Transatlantic Tales.