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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-12-24

Baptist church; the big concrete store
building on Spring street by G. w.
Seaver, and some small ones by Jas. f.
Crumley on Main and on West Market
by Il. V. MeCown, the Frank and
Dave Taylor store house on Upton
street, all of which willprobably aggre-
gate more than 100000.
Two new laundry buildings have
just been completed: The Home Laun-
dry on West Main, large frame build
ing built by Jas, A. Parsons, machine
ry and building costing. $4,000, and
the johnson City Steam Laundry, a
modern fire proof brick structure, in
stalled with modern machinery, cost
ing in all about $4,000
Perhaps more than two hundred
dwellings have been built the past
year, which will unquestionably total
up another 100000. A hotel of twenty
rooms is nearing completion on the
corner of Walnut and Spring, built by
w. c. Lee. Summing all up, we have
grand total approximating $3.50, OOC
in buildings alone, and counting in the
paving and sewer work, the total will
go more than 100000. No wonder we
have been prosperous. Would you
have believed it?
And yet, during this short year We
have had many hard political fights
The gubernatorial primary, the presi
dental and gubernatorial elections, al
of which had more or less influence or
business.
The few failures recorded were no
serious, though one of them, the Stand
ard Oak Veneer Co., came near having
to close down. This institution wa
involved with the New York failure o
the Uptegroves, and but for the loca
assistance given it would have beer
closed, but as it was involved but ;
short while, being only closed dowl
for few days, its laborers were no
long idle, consequently but little harm
was done.
The Carolina, Clinchfield and Obi
railroad finished its line into anC
through the city and moved its passen
ger station from Carnegie to location
near the Southern depot, and befor
the year closes passenger trains will b
running from Dante, Va, to BostiC
n. G..
The Commercial Club has been ac
lively at work during that period ant
much good has been done for the city
Throughits influence great fight wa
made and won against the Southern
railway before the Interstate Commerc
, Commission on discriminating freigh
rates.
, The Watauga Valley Farmers Gu
f was organized by the Commercial Gu
and since its organization many hur
dreds of dollars have been saved to ii
members and to our community.
| The great Soldiers Home, with il
, large increase in members during tn
past year, has also been an importar
,, factor in our prosperity.
Taking all in all, who of us wouI
) have believed so much possible coul
=, happen in so short a space of time
Great indeed has been the influence
and factors in our prosperity durin
the year 1908.
( AS we stood upon the Threshold of
new year, just year ago, so we ais
stand again today. The past are fact
what is there for tomorrow?
We might draw aside the curtai
E and look, and perhaps we could see tt
: building of the new postotfice, a ne
depot, fine office building, a large d
,, partment store, modern hotel, gran
| opera house-but what's the use? 1t
' all dream.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-12-24

VIM. Silver & Go. are forced to an
nounce that they will not be able to
take any outside engraving until after
the holidays, as they will be busy en-
craving all purchases made at their
store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-12-24

Any article purchased from VIM. Sill
yer q Co. will be engraved free OF
charge with either monogram or in
itials.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-12-24
Gull LT|VATE
TH|RTY-F|VE
ACRES A DAY
STEAM PLOW
NOW USED IN
THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS
Mr.. c. R. Mettetal Writes of His
Experience While IN This Rich
Country for Ouf Readers
Editor Comet:

LUIIUT OUIIIeI'
For the benefit Of your subscribers
and friends l wish to have published
this letter. Ihave been asked by many
about the Panhandle of Texas and it is
to answer all by mail. The
place that | liked best was in the
northern tier of counties, the town, or
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-12-24

Hello, Santa! Where you going
Going to load up with presents at
~ Wm Silver 4 Co, IS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-12-24

Christmas is near. o yes! You can
get it at VIM. Silver 4 Co. s.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16
THE TERRIBLE GRIP.

Oh, for,-the good, old, beautiful days.
- The days that our grandpa knew,
When cold in the head was trivial
f. thing, sz z
And our grandmas doctored 1t. tou.
For they did not know, poor, ignoral AZ
ssss souls; ss
No doctor had given the tip 0
That the cold they esteemed so little
n: II Il thing s.S5 s8. ..zss5 .: IS:
, Was really the terrible. grip,
The horrible, horrible grfpi
Poor victims are we OF an erudite age,
4 Each with an appendix to file, u.
And we know very we'll also
Isl that we know - 80 IS ..s
I A cold is no longer the style, ss
And II you sneeze twice, or II you
s sniff once, sssfx 5s
We hope for q doctor you'll zip,
For there isn't q doubt though It D
pains me to say, /
You're caught BY. the terrible grip.
The horrible, horrible grip!
]. Waterhouse.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16
man nation REQUIRES ..
IS JOHN 4. JOHNSON
CONTINUED from Page ~

as one OF tie aD1est OF MEIuueSUIa jour
nalists and was recognized as one of
the leaders Of journalism In state re-
markable for the number, vigor and in
duence of it's periodical press. As a
country editor he was gradually drawn
into politics and in 1898 was elected
a member of the senate Of the Mime.
sofa legislature, and his first public po-
litical work was as member of that
body. From the first he was identified
with various reform measures which
have since .bscome law in Minnesota.
Wherever Governor Johnson has
gone he has impressed men as being q
man Of the Lincoln type. He has the
faculty Of making many friends and
few enemies.
Governor Johnson's legislative Result.
The: governor recommended a per.
manent tax commission. The legisla-
ture gave it to him, and the ink was
hardly dry on the document before he
appointed q commission 80 strong In
its personnel that the Republican ten.
ate resolved by a rising vote to con.
firm the appointments without delay,
while the equally Republican house,
though without the power Of conArma.
ton, expressed by rising vote It's ap:
probation Of the excellence of the gov.
errors appointments. = X @>
In northern Minnesota are the great.
est iron ore fields III the world. The
stateMof Minnesota owns extensive
areas%of these lands. BY leases they
were largely In the hands OF the Unit.
ed States Steel corporation. and the
was receiving only IAN insignia.
can't income from Its royalties. The
governor advised the withdrawal OF
MI snch lands from mineral leases, and
the legislature oncurree. 4. s9 9s
II Minnesota has enjoyed but scant 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16
ADJUSTMENTS.
May Robson in "The Rejuvenation of
~ Aunt Mary"

May Robson in "The Reiuvenation of
49,, Aunt Mary"
A new play will enter the list this
week. This will be 'The Rejuvena-
ton of Aunt Mary" in which May
Robson has the title role. 1t comes
direct from the Studebaker theater
Chicago, where it has played to
crowded houses nightly for the past
three months. Miss Robson will be
seen in this delightful comedy at the
Lyceum Monday and Tuesday, May
18th and 18TH: - J.. ~ 49,
| Anne Warner, who wrote this pop
ular novel, has dramatized the book,
but in doing so has left out none OF
the comedy which was found in it,
and it may be said has added moro
Miss Robson while reading the
book was so pleased with it she PEI
suaded Miss Warner to dramatize 1t
for her, and by doing SO obtained a
role SO we'll suited to her; that it is
said to be one OF the best she has
ever had. -" ~ q, y,
The play is divided into three. acts.
The first takes places at the home Of
Aunt Mary in the country, the second
act IS la1d. IN the nome OF Jacks chum
~ ~. Sew. hork cry, ana tne last act
a. "a Auil' marys nome IN the country.
me company supporting 9, ~ MISS Rob
son mas oeen .caretuily selected, and
e II VIII ne round sucn Well known
people as NINA savilie' Lillian [1lEll West
ner' GraeeIParks ffske, F. G" Crow
ley' francs. Heronn George A. stew
enson ana JACK story. ri .tts i
The play has TO ito DO with a maiden
aunt VINO mas i1veo IN the country all
ner IRE ana VINO .tE' VIII have nothing to
90 WITH the; city city She has nephew,
JACK, who who Is going to college in New
York city, and is causing her all kinds
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16

8 Y.lsss<eRlsEzF q q Q %, foREpl
11.oo PER M ~ D s.s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16
). ADMIRAL RAE DIES,

WASHINGTON, May .1s.-Rear% Ad-
miral Charles Whiteside Rae, engineer
in-chief Of the navy and chief :of the
bureau OF steam navigation of the
navy department, died at. his horne
tionf OF diseases. r7t = f:, ,o1F Tilt It'll
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16
OUNCE OF PREVENTION
WORTH POUND OF CURE
Let Clubs and Societies Get Busy
Before the Commission of
Crime.
WHY NOT TRY NEW PLAN
Which Will Soon Enable Them to
Recognize Themselves as
Real Benefactors.

With rescue homes, W.. C. T. us.
Associated Charities, Y. M. G.. A. and
kindred societies worked to death in
trying to fulfill their mission, why is
it that society permits the deliberate
wrecking Of bright and promising
young womanhood? A. girl secures a
position in some store; perhaps she is
SO unfortunate as to be an orphan.
enables her to keep body and soul TO-
gether. She is unable to save enough
from her pittance to replace her
wardrobe-a dress or two-when they
become shabby. The store manage
ment insists she buy a new dress or
get out. The three or four dollars
they have paid her per week, have
been expended for the benefit Of the
store. The girl is thrown upon cold,
cold world. Love of life with some is
strong. Thirty days in jail for taking
something with which to sustain life,
is what the girl gets. -. ~ ~5. , :.2.
If some of the. clubs and societies
that exist would get busy prior to the
commission Of the crime they would
soon recognize themselves as being
real benefactors. u Why not make an
effort to grant a. living wage to the
girl who is forced upon her own re-
sources? Why not ask some business
men to consider. the souls Of their ems
p1oyes when they offer wage that
would starve q pedigreed dog or cat,
to say nothing Of expecting al young
woman to live on and maintain her
responsibility? Not ali business men,
thank God, would ask g young girl OF
woman to work for such a dishonor-
ing pittance. Yet there are some who
pose under; this gnise.. and have 20
care or thought other than the accu-
mutation Of sordid wealth. When
such 4 fellow was discovered it would
be an easy matter for the would he
soul to- drive him into paying
la right wage 81 force him out sof bust
ness. And when You buy success in
business 81 the cost: % human souls
! the business man q giving the devil
the flrst nraortsaE e upon hts soul ne
Ihas one. 81 ss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16


spending a week in the city she re-
turns to the country, only to find life.
is too slow there for her, SO she sends
for Betty and when Jack arrives AMI
confesses his love for Betty, Aunt
Mary forgives him and they all go
back to the city to live.
w. p. Cullens great revival Of
Pixley & Luder's masterpiece of must
cal comedy, 1.-THE Burgomaster," will
be the big attraction at the Lyceum,
May 22nd and 23rd. ! d
Gus Weinburg and Ruth White, the
originals in the leading roles of Peter
Stuyvesant and Willie Van Astorbi,+,
will play theirssold parts and will be
supported by company Of 50 peope.
The customes are especially hand
some this year, and the production Is
new, Much that is novel has been in
stalled in the way Of electrical ef-
fects. Some Of the scenes have been
revised, and tn dances are all new.
The chorus is said to be one Of the
strongest singing aggregations on the
stage. :szsI. 81 *, :: g:t~< @s5sza
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16
WHO CAME OUT AHEAn,

Judge Longworth Of Cincinnati, the
father Of Nicholas Longworth, was very
fond of talking with sons Of toll"
When driving through Eden Park one
day in his dogcarl, says The Circle,
Judge Longworth stopped a ploddins
laborer and asked him II he wanted q
lit. The -Irishman accepted, and once
in the cart, the Judge said: II X I.5*
:, well, Pat, you'd be long time in
Ireland before you would be; driving
with a Judge" Il. xiii s. : VI
Yes, SIR" replied the Judges guest.
And you'd be NANNY q day IN Ireland
before they'd make We Judge. Z
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16
What Was Once Only a. Probable
ity Has Now Become a Posi-
! :. - ;: tive Assurance. II
TAFT's CANDIDACY TODAY
No Uncertainty Now Exists AS
): to the Final Outcome at Re-
- publican Convention.

: NEW YORK, May 13.-Newspapers
the country over are reviewing" the
situation with regard to the Repub-
lican presidential nomination in the
light of the latest state conventions,
their instructions and delegate selec-
tions, and the conclusions reached by
them are not uninteresting. The stage
of general claims and predictions is
admitted to be over, for of the $50
delegates that will meet in national
convention at Chicago to name the
candidates Of the Republican party
,726 are already chosen. Last week
added no fewer than 1876 names to the
roll, and a conservative. estimate
which takes into account the indirect
character of some of the pro-Taft in
of the elected delegates.
+ Votes Enough Pledged.
The New York Tribune, which has
reported the facts accurately without
attempting to bend them to foregone
conclusions, now says that there is
no merit in preserving an attitude of
uncertainty when uncertainty has
ceased to exist" It expresses the
conviction that the choice of the Re-
publican convention for president has
now been determined and that the
nomination Of Mr.. Taft has been fore
ordained" It believes that the Secre-
tary of War will enter the convention
with at least $40 votes pledged to
him.
Hughes Not a Candidate.
This, coming from champion Of
| Governor Hughes, is of obvious sig
| nifance, as is The Tribune's strong
recommendation that Hughes should
| be urged to stand for another term as
executive of New York rather than to
accept the second place on the ma
tional ticket. Hughes as candidate
| Tor reelection, our contemporary
thinks, would arouse an enthusiastic
Interest in the whole Republican cam
paign in the state. which could not
fail to be Of great advantage to the
national ticket"
Evening Posts View.
! A week ago the New York Evenine
Post closed a study of the situa-
ton with the observation that Taft
nomination was Extremely probable
but not yet positively assured It
| added; however, that if he could "cap-
ture Maryland and Kentucky" border
states, "the tide would seen to be
| flowing so strongly for him that his
| nomination would be considered fore
gone" Kentucky's Republican state
| convention will be held this week, bul
| that Of Maryland was held on Apri|
20 and the delegates were explicitly
Instructed for Taft. During the week
Maine held its Republican state con-
vention and passed a Taft resolution
| Of preference, while some district
delegates were instructed for the Sec
rotary.
Other Press Comments.
Other press comments from careful
or entirely neutral sources indicate
the prevalence of the opinion that
Taft's nomination is practically as
sured. The present week will bring
interesting developments, but the bet
ter to understand them it Is we'll to
bear in mind the judgment of con-
servative opinion on the Taft CAM
paign as it stands today.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16

b: This, gives an average expenditure
Of $12.41 month, which is twice as
much as some working girls receive in
pay. It is stated that out Of every
one hundred women of all classes in
Germany, thirty eight would be un-
able to live on. their earnings. =:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16
STARVATION WAGE PAID
WORK WOMEN IN FRANCE
Oep'orabIe Condition Of Wage Earn
ing Women in France and Ger
many Shown by Statistics =.
From Those Two Countries

From book on women's work ana
pay recently prepared by the French
ministry Of labor it appears that
there are 14,382,O0O adult women ir
France, and of these about 6,3S2,00(
live on the products of their trades
or occupations A few receive hig,
pay, as Paris figures it. Cutters and
polishers of precious stones receive
$1.S5 a day, which is as much as
many men make. This is about the
maximum.
The minimum for female factory
workers is found in some country
places, where they get two meals and
five cents day.
The average factory wages for wo-
men and girls is figured as from SO
to 70 cents day.
The ministerial report figures ths t
in trades in which men and women
are employed Unfortunately, doing
the same work, the man averages
$1.07 a day and the woman only SO
cents. Sometimes the quality Of the
woman's product is slightly inferior to
the mans, but to offset this she is
more patient, polite and amenable to
orders.
After figuring up what the women
receive the report goes into a discus
sion of what a working woman needs
to live on. It concludes that she can
just keep alive on 40 cents day in a
large city, and 20 cents in the country.
Perhaps by way of breaking the
force of the figures collected-for they
have given a painful shock to French
public opinion-similar statistics have
been collected and published regard
Ing women's pay in Germany. In
Berlin, it is said, female clerks re-
ceive by the month about $16.25,
heads Of departments and chief work
men get $21, mems pay being about
one-third or one-fourth higher for
similar jobs. The wages for lower
workers vary from IS to SIS month
Cost Of Living.
Then comes a calculation Of tn:
cost Of living to a working woman in
Germany, as follows:
Per Year
Lodging and breakfast (ss
monthly .... Vs.. ......$ Sc %
Dinner Go cents a day.. ..... SO 81
Supper 6 cents a day.. ...... 20 .2(
Washing az cents weekly 80. 6 q
Dress 10 u
Shoes NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6 SO
Repairs Observation-Disclosures. 8 "a
Soap, toilet requisites ........ 4 OF
Heating and. light ........ 2 81
Taxes ................... 80. i. II
Compulsory old age and sick
ness insurance ........ 6 OF
Trade union dues -..... Z:
Postage, car fares, pleasure
and extras ................ 3 OF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-16
COULD LIVE IN WASHINGTON
ABOUT ONE DAY, he SAYS.
BRYAN AMUSED At REMARK
As TO His Whiskers, the Democratic
Nominee for Vice President AS.
serts He Wears Them Be.
cause They Are His.

Indianapolis. Ind. July 15.-John
W. Kern, the democratic nominee for
vice president, is good story teller.
He has a taste for the satire in life.
His friends recall one OF his sarcastic
utterances INDUCED in ON an occasion
when he was dining with W J. Bryan
not long ago. At the time Mr. Kern
was being discussed as a vice presl.
Dental possibility.
Someone jocularly remarked that a
few years in Washington as vice pres
ident OF the country ought to please
Kern greatly. The question arose as
TO the expense OF living in Washing
ton
YES" said Kern. {, understand
that 1t is costing Vice President
Fairbanks about $4,000 a year Now
az that rate. considering the state
Of my physical fortune, / could live
In Washington about one day
MIR. Bryan was amused at the ut
terance. Il is said. and often alludes
to MIR Kerns remark.
As long as somebody doesn't organ
ize a Curran club, John W. Kern can
20 happily through the campaign
Curran is a good enough name ana
all that. but it does not happen to
bee his name. And many people, since
he has been one of the big guns in
Indiana politics and his name has been
often spoken, have used 1t Curran.
Not long ago Judge Prtchard OF
the criminal court received letter
from man concerning the trial of
Harry p. Brunnaugh, then ~ prog
ress, and the man spoke of MIR, Cur
ran meaning Mr.. Kern.
Such is fame suggested the
Judge, through two campaigns for
governor and still Mr. Cmran'"
yes, such is fame." sighed Mr.
Kern.
one day two or three politicians
| called to see Mr. Kern at his office.
/ one of them remarked: I'D like to
see MIR. Kern without those whiskers.
Turning to Kern, he asked: why do
/ you wear them, anyway"
[ Kern stroked his beard thoughtfully
| for moment, and, turning to his
caller, remarked:
Well, | think | wear them chief
/ ly because they belong to me-"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-16
PENALTY OF

Work has been mans lot since the
creation but a day OF toll should not
have its penalty OF pain Why Is It.,
then. you ask, that backache so often
follows? II Is because the modern
tendency is to overwork. to tear down
faster than nature can rebuild. An
unnatural strain is thrown upon the
vital organs, and more especially upon
the kidneys. which have the work
OF filtering the blood free of waste
and poison.
The heavy tax OF overwork.-the
strain upon the back that is so com.
mon to many trades and occupations.
Is too great. The Kidneys begin to
fail In their work. and there is .
double danger to health The poison.
Gus matter collects in the system. and
the kidneys themselves begin to break
down.
Pain in the back is only warning
OF trouble in the Kidneys. An I'm.
hammatior has set In. and disor
dered condition of the urine soon be.
comes apparent.
Too much or too little urine. with
a constant desire TO void the secre.
tions; any noticeable deviation from
the normal color; the appearance Of
sandy sediment. proves a disor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-16
Teaching Agriculture

Leon. Okla, July 14.-Editor Farm
DEPARTMENT. the Ardmoreite:
note from what have been reading
in the papers published in Ardmore
that great event has taken place
In that town, II seems that hundreds
of persons have gathered in Ardmore
FOR the purpose Of advancing them.
selves in their profession as school
teachers in the tate OF Oklahoma
| note also that some attempt was
made to concvert that Normal into an
agricultural college. that an attempt
was made TO graduate those present
on the science of agriculture horti.
culture, stock breeding and feeding.
and domestic science in twenty days.
II is TO be hoped that all this was ac.
complished and more for | turn TO
Article l3, Section 7. OF the constitu-
ton OF the state and | find that the
legislature must provide for the teach.
ing Of these sciences in the common
schools Of the state. The question aris-
es in the minds of many, can a teach.
or be sufficiently schooled in twenty
days TO teach the greatest of all
sciences 10 the greatest number of
children, a thing in which the great
est part OF our people are interested
in? Certainly no one will disgrace
with me when say no Many hun.
dreds OF tons Of literature have been
written upon the subject of "how 10
keep the boys on the farm" and at
no time and by no one heve | ever
seen this all important question ar.
swered. False education is. the only
cause. Make the education right
and the farmers boys will stay on the
farm and become that power in the
land that they might be. farm homes
would become better, happier, more
comfortable. and the work and care
of the farm home become a pleasure
from which the boys and girls could
not be driven much less leave from
choice A False Education. The pro
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-16
ARDMoRE PROOF.

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Ardmore. Okla. says: In my esti.
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intense pain IN my back, at times ac-
companied by an irregularity of the
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advised TO try Doan's Kidney Pills.
procured box at the City Drug
Store and began their use. They
lived up to repre- esentations and soon
brought me freedom from my trouble.
That happened several years ago and
since have had no trouble from
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mened Doans Kidney Pills to many
people and will continue TO do So"