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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23
April 30, 1908

April 20, 1908
One light red COW, dedhorned, white
spot in forehead, left hip slightly down,
white feet all round, small nick out of
right ear. Owner can have COW by call
ing at pound and paying pound charg-
es and this ad. If COW is not called for
she will be sold at public auction one
week from this date.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23

I suppose it is love Of country that
that impels our friend to run for office. 4"
I" I can't be quite sure," answered Far.
mer Corntossel, Whether it is love of
country or hatred of work. Washing.
ton Star.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23

Little Arthur stood peering down
into the countenance of his baby sister
whom the nurse was singing to sleep.
Say, nurse, he finally whispered, it's
nearly unconscious, isn't it?
The nurse nodded in the affirmative
and sang on.
Then don't sing any more or you'll
kill it. March Lippincott's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23

"Aro you going to Europe this
year,"
81 don't know" answered Mr.. Dus-
tin Stax. 81 haven't read the papers
to-day. Are they starting any new in
vestigations?"- Washington Star.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23
| used to name parlor cars.

l used to name parlor cars.
Then l guess you have the requisite
imagination, said the multimillionaire.
l want man to think up new condi,
tions to go with my various donations.
-Pittsburg Post.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23

"And now, ladies'" concluded the
lecturer on woman's rights to her down
trodden sisters, II am ready to answer
any questions" "Would you mind
telling us, ventured one fair auditor,
"where you got that perfect love Of a
hat?"-Philadelphia Ledger.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23

Why does that tall woman over in
the corner look so sad?
Because she can't get a divorce.
Why, can't she get one?
She's not married. -Harper's Week
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23

Mrs. Goodsole-My boy, it makes me
sick at heart to see you smoking.
Kid-Dat's funny. 1t seems to ketch
me right in the stummick.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23

Mrs. Ager--"My husband always
takes day off when he has a birth
day."
Mrs. Kutting-"When you have one
[ reckon you take a couple of years
off. Boston Record.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23
Notien of nissnlniiOn Of Partnership.

Notice OF UlSS0IuUOH Ut TaTIHtTSHIP'
The copartnership heretofore existing
between Dugan & Allen has this day
been dissolved by mutual consent, |.
A. Allen assuming all the assets and
liabilities of the grocery store and II:
l.. Dugan the assets and Liabilities OF
the Dugan aud Allen Cafe.
(Signed) R. L. DUsAN,
39-4t L. A. ALLEN
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23
IMPORTANT NOTICE

Prof. Morrison will admit all ladies
to the drilling five nights free. So
let the school girls and every business
woman meet him at the court house
with table and pencil on the above
mentioned date.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23
Certificate Of Stock Lost,

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has made application for the
renewal of Certificate No. Il for two
shares of the capital stock of the East
Tennessee and Western North Carolina
Railroad Company, issued to A. Jobe
on the Goth day of May, 1889.
Il. Il. HUNTER, Administrator
State of Tennessee,
Carter County. }
r. e. Hunter, Administrator, being
dnly sworn, doth depose and say that
he has lost Certificate No, II for two
shares of the stock in the East Tenues'
ace and Western North Carolina Kali
road Company, dated on the 26th gay
of Nav, 1882, issued IN the name OF \.
lobe, and application is hereby made
for a renewal of the same.
o. E. HUNTER, administrator
Sworn to and subscribed before W;
p DUNCAN, Notary Public, this the y
~ - March zoos, 1887
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23
State of Kansas
Coffee County. I

John Bayless, being duly sworn, doth
depose and say that he has lost Certih-
cate No. 81 for one share of the stock of
the East Tennessee and Western North
Carolina Railroad Company, dated on
the 18th day of September, 1881, issued
in the name of John Bayless, and ap-
plication is hereby made for renewal
of the same.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this the 14th day of April, 1908.
A. G.. FULLER,
Notary Public,
41.8t Lebo, Kansas.
Nv commission expires April 8, 1909,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23

Bronson-"Old De Swell seems more
proud OF his horse than of his family"
Woodson-"No wonder. The horse
has a pedigree. Illustrated Bits.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23
Sam Sells Will Oppose BrOwnlOw.

Sam r.. Sells made the following
statement to the Herald. Courier repre-.
sentative with reference to recent re-
ports that he had made u deal with
Congressman Brownlow, and would no
longer oppose him.
"Such report is absolutely without
foundation. 1 have had no commu'i-
cation with Mr.. Brownlow, and expect
to have none He has nothing that ]
want or would have. stand now just
wnere / have stood for the last two
years, and am ready for any action
against Mr.. Brownlow that our people
may deem advisable.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23
Certificate Of Stock Lost.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has made application for the
renewal of Certificate No. 81 for one
share of the capital stock of the East
Tennessee and Western North Carolina
Railroad Company, issued to John Bay
less on the 18th day of September, 1881.
JOHN BAYLEss.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23
WILL FIGHT BRowNLow.


"If candidate is named to oppose
him, / shall resign as electOr. at-large
and devote my time to the campaign in
the First district. The report that I
would not oppose him, suppose, gain
ed currency by reason of my support Of
Judge Haynes for the federal Judge
ship. In my opinion it is long step
from supporting Judge Haynes to sup.
porting Mr.. Brownlow.
1.-The senatorial committee met here
Saturday and fixed the time and place
for holding a senatorial convention.
This convention will be held in johnson
City on Thursday, May 7, 1908, when a
republican will be nominated to oppose
Joe Wilson for the state senate, and a
candidate for hoater will be nominated
to represent the Third hoterial district.
There will also be a convention to
nominate a candidate for joint repre-
sentative from the counties of Garter
and johnson.
"OUR ORGANIZATION REGULAR"
Continuing, Mr.. Sells said "Our or
ganization is the regular organization
and will be so declared by the state
committee. I regret the necessity Of
taking this action to hold separate
convention. With the exception OF
making these nominations, there will
be nothing done further until after the
Chicago convention. The question Of
nominating u republican candidate for
congress will be undermined until after
that time"
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SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Hot Springs Arkansas, Nay 10 10 20, 1903

The Southern Railway will sell round
trip tickets at reduced rates to Hot
Springs Arkansas, for the above occas-
ion. Tickets will be on sale May 10,
II, ~, limited good returning June
IS, 1908. Round trip rates from
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23

Proportionately low rates from other
points. Call on Southern Railway
ticket agents for tickets and complete
information. ]. L. MEEK, D.P.A.
Evening star., 1908-01-12

manner This method of procedure caused
a great deal of Inconvenience and loss of
time. and the present rule as to mailingS
and subsequent weight adjustment and
cash settlement was put into practice.
These old newspaper and periodical
stamps especially of the larger denomina-
tions, passed out of general circulation
into the hands of collectors, and are now
esteemed valuable for this purpose and as
curosities,
Although. as / stated. the affixing OF
a postage stamp to q piece Of mail mat
ter and especially TO a letter, may seem
a commonplace and easy thing to. do, yet
it is a matter of prime Importance to the
patrons of the mails. and more. care
should be given to this seemingly trivial
act than is usually accorded to it. When
il is carelessly done and letters go astray
much Inconvenience results. and when IL
is remembered that something like 5000
letters annually find their way to the
dead letter office in Washington which
have been dropped in the mail boxes and
post offices without stamps affixed. it
shows that very many persons are care
less in this respect.
Evening star., 1908-01-12

ton of two of the army's men in the
handling and operation of the aerodrome.
Furthermore no payments on account will
be allowed by Gen. Allen until after ac-
ccDtance.
What Cen. Allen says he wants is a ma
chine which will ascend in any kind of
country which may he encountered in field
service and whose starting device is sim
pie and transporta bie-one which will land
in any field without requiring a specially
prepared spot and without damaging its
parts. He wants it to be provided also
with device permitting of a safe descent
in case of accident to the propalling ma
chinery. Ii should be sufficiently simple
in construction and operation for any in
tellgent man to become proficient in its
use within d reasonable length of time.
Possible Competitors.
While all of the proposals sent to Gen.
Allen are being held as confidential. il is
believed that the Wright brothers will be
foremost among those who VIII endaavor
to compete. Their tests have been guard
ed with great secrecy. but II is well known
that their aardromc. said to now be well
nigh perfected. viii be offered to the gov
ernment which will pay for it,provided that
the United States does not care 10 have it.
Prof Alexander Graham Bell. tn inventor
of the telephone. is also looked upon as a
strong probability. SO far as the contest
is concerned. At his prvat" experiment
station in Nova Scotia he is pertecting a
large man-carrying aeroplane. made up OF
his original tetrahedral cells. Lately he
tested this device by towing ii behind a
motor boat 1t is said to have behaved
satisfactorily. the attachment Of the motor
being the only further stem that is neces-
sary. For the accompanying photograph
of one of the best types of Prof. Bell s
man-carrying aeroplanes the writer IS
indebted to the National Geographic So
ciety. which has received it from Prof.
Bell. \. NJ. Herring. of New York. who,
before the Langley aerodrome was COM
menced. built successful soaring ma
Evening star., 1908-01-12
IALEN. GREHA1bEIL5 yam CARgyy1!MGJ JAERopLANE.

Say that the price mentioned is 100000
If the machine is accepted and the forty
miles per hour speed is shown then this
price will stand. But if only thirty mine
miles per hour is shown on test the un-
derstand:ng is that 10 per cent will be
attsl3eoG and 10 per cent will similarly
be deducted for each mile per hour shown
below the forty-mile limit
Aerodrcmes showing less than thirty
six miles per hour will be rejected. but
10 per cent more than the stated price
Will be allowed for each mile per Thour
above forty. Thus, if the accepted aero
drome makes forty-fOur miles per hour,
the inventor Will get 40 per cent of his
price.
Rules for the Contest
The trial course for the aerodromes will
be more than five miles. A flying start
must be made in each case, the starting
and stopping points being passed at full
speed. This speed test Will be made botn
against and with the wind. But before
acceptance of any machine it will be sub
jected also to an endurance flight lasting
at least one hour. during which the ma
chine must remain continuously in the
air. Furthermore, 1t must return to the
starting point without any damage that
would prevent its Immediately starting
out again. During this endurance test it
must De SIeefed III all directions without
difficulty and under perfect control Three
trials will be allowed for speed and three
for endurance. All must have been com
pleted within thirty days after the aero
drome has been delivered at Fort Myer
by the manufacturer, who will have to
bear the expense of the tests. He will
also have to accompany his proposal with
certified check amounting TO 10 per cent
of his price stated for the forty-mile
speed When the award is made these
checks will be returned to the bidders and
the successful bidder will be required to
furnish bond equal to the total price stat
ed. This price must include the instruc-
Evening star., 1908-01-12
The Yearning for Festivals.

From the New York Times.
To the suggestion that the general street
and restaurant Notifications of New Years
eve and election night. which are more
boisterous than jolly. indicate the yearn-
ing of the people for festivals. the reply
Is made that our people lack the fes-
tival spirit. and any attempt to provide
fixed celebrations for them would fail
This is an obvious thing to say. To
make an experiment and honorably fail,
however would be better than to look
complacently forward to proceedings
verging on riot. because lacking form and
plan. on at least two nights of every eavr.
There are park spaces all over the East
Side. where some sort of municipal at
tempt might well be made election night
and New Years eve to help the multi
tude give vent to its high spirits. No
body can deny the existence of the high
spirits. II is perfectly true that we can
not hope to cultivate here. in a year or
two, anything like the Mardi Gras spirit
of Creole New Orleans. But we can try,
and we need not fall into the slough of
Philadelphias mummerinS, either. Music
and fireworks. professions and outdoor
shows could be made TO go a great way.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
Chinese Have No Use for Surgeons

From the Chicago Journal.
1t may occur to many people that they
have never seen Chinaman bereft of an
arm. leg or other member of his body
The rea ason for this is that all orientals
maintain a profound objection to surgical
operations. Indeed. they much prefer TO
die rather than to he deprived of a mem
ber because as ii is undeuiab,e that they
came into the world with two arms. two
legs eight fingers two thumbs etc. tn "
must OF necessity so out Of il with the
same number. Otherwise. once on thr
other side. they might be sent to hunt for
a missing member and spend the greater
part of eternity in finding it.
Perhaps the nearest approach 10 internal
surgery that a Chinese doctor viii at
tempt is to stand on the patients boGy
and with bare feet move about on the
part afflicted
In dentistry the Chinese have reached
the discovery that the nerve Is worm
and the best method to treat an aching
tooth is to loosen ii by driving in wedges
in order that the worm may escape.
Evening star., 1908-01-12

neither opportunities on the part of the
buyer nor sales on the part of the dealer
will be missed
There is comparatively little business
done between the hours of and $50 a m.
and 30 and pm, and such as IS trans
acted during these hours would be done
anyway at other times OF the day were
the stores closed universally instead of IN
a few instances, as now. A shortening
of the business day lessons the yearly eX-
penSeS of the owners very materially, and
this, no doubt, has had much to do with
their decision to establish the rule in the
middle OF the winter.
"On the other hand the effect upon the
clerks as a force is very marked in many
respects 1t tends to the betterment of
their spirits and health. causes them TO
put more life In their efforts 10 p.ease
both employer and customer. gives them
more favorable meal hours and from all
aspects is an advantage to all concerned
in the establishments, while the buying
public is accorded ample time each day
in which to supply its needs.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
"Des Moines Plan. !"

From LeSlie's Weekly.
The Des Moines plan has abolished
wards. boards and the aldermanic system.
1t has concentrated the executive laeis-
lative and judicial work in one body of
men. The executive and administrative
affairs are the principal duties to be per
formed: the others a e incidental. And
this body of counclmen, in whom all of
this power IS concentrated. represents the
entire people and no particular division.
They act collectively in counse,ing the
welfare of the city, in executing its laws
and administering its affairs in accord
ance with the best judgment of the ma
jority OF their number. Thus at one
stoke the ward system is abolished the
possibility of each ward being a law 1,nto
itself is prevented. and the distribution of
the clty's funds among the respective
wards to satisfy the aldermen and their
constituency is made a thing OF the pa ST ):
the executive power has been concan-
trated and the entire responsibility fixed
in a definite body; harmony and co-opera-
ton are made necessary. and each mem
ber of the council is responsible for the
condition of the whole city
Evening star., 1908-01-12
Persistence of Russian Police

from Leslie W eekly.
The pers stence with which the Russian
police follow up a revolutionist is i1Ius
trated in the case of Nicholas Tsobai-
kovsky, who, a short time ago. was ar
rested at ST. Petersburg Tschaikoyskv
was the founder of the first revolutionary
circle in st. Petersburg. during the reign
of Alexander H. He was arrested in 1879
and was to have been sent to Siberia hut
he escaped and went to England. where
he had lived ever since, aiding the patriots
as well as he could from such a distance
Some months ago he visited the United
States in the interest of the patriotic
movement in Russia. After his return to
England he became convinced that ii was
his duty to return to Russia to work for
the cause. He entered the cars domains
we'll disguised. he supposed but II
seems that he had been dogged by gov
ernment spies all the way from London
and soon he crossed the Russian
border he was taken into custody. 1t is
feared that he will now either be MT TO
death or eXiled to Siberia. The old pa
triot's misfortune has excited pity for
him among all friends of liberty
Evening star., 1908-01-12
Big Potato Farm.
From the kennebec Journal.

From the krnnebec Journal.
We have heard so many large stories
told of the mammoth potato fields of
Aroostook county that Ii never occurred to
us that central Maine was the possessor
OF the largest farm devoted exclusively
to the raising of potatoes to be found
in all New England. But such seems to
be the case The farm in question is
Willow Brook farm. the property of b.
w Sprague. in the good town of Corinna.
This is the Racklif farm. so called and
with additions made since Mr.. Sprague
purchased IL a year ago, now comprises
400 acres and more than half of il will
be under the plough in the coming sea-
son. Already he has l60 acres under the
plough and ready for crop of potatoes
next spring. Last spring he planted
ninety odd acres and reaped as a harvest
- 900 bushels of merchantable potatoes.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
IN LIEU OF POSTAGE STAMPS
LOCALIZED EXCEPTIONS T(
THEIR EMPLOYMENT.
Transportation of Mail Matter Paid
for in Bulk-Thousands of
Careless Writers.

The affiXing of a postage stamp to
an individual piece of mail matter. or
to several for that matter, is not con-
sidered much of a task, remarked Il
postal official. but when it comes to
affiXing thousands and. in some in
stances, tens of thousands of separate
stamps it involves a lot of work and
the employment of many persons.
Many concerns in various parts of
the country annually send out hum
dreds of thousands of separate pieces
of third and fourth class matter. and
to facilitate the handling of such mat
ter in the mails an enabling act was
passed by Congress making it lawful
for postmasters to accept for trans
mission quantities of not less .han 1000
pieces of third and fourth class matter
without postage stamps affixed thereto.
provided that the postage be fully pre-
paid at the rate required by law for a
single piece OF such matter
Takes Place of a Stamp.
This will explain the appearance of
an envelope you may receive contain
ing circular matter which has in the
upper right-hand corner a little printed
inscription like this:
Evening star., 1908-01-12

Copyright. 1907, by John Elfreth Watk1nsl
s. THE atmosphere above Washing
ton there will be strenuous doings
in the near future, when the army
n commences it's official tests of the
many flying machines which will be
submitted in response to its ADVERTISE
ments just issued. These advertisements
mean that the government is in earnest
in the matter Of equipping an aerial navy
of the most improved order; that it will
not yield domination over the skies TO
any other world power. 1t was. in fact,
in earnest in 1898 when it appropriated
$4,000 for the development of Prof. Lang
ley's flying machine. That it is all the
more in earnest is shown by the fact that
100000 has just been asked OF Congress
for the purchase of airships and expert
menths Herewith. With $4,000 already
allotted for the purpose by the army board
of ordnance and fortifcations the total
sum will be 5000, if Congress gives the
extra amount asked for
Two Kinds of Airships Wanted.
Flying machine inventors have been
gieen short notice. Two kinds Of airships
have been advertised fora dirlgibie bal
loon and an aerodrome. the latter being a
mechanically propelled machine heavier
than air and having no gas bags what
soever to assist il. Proposals for the
dirigibIe balloon will not be received after
noon. January -, while those for the
aerodrome must be in by noon February
L. Gen. James Allen, chief signal officer
of the army. viii receive the proposals on
behalf of the board of ordnance and forti-
fications. The tests will be made at Fort
Myer. the big military post opposite
Washington, on the Virginia side of the
Potomac There is modern balloon
house at the fort and plenty of space for
making the tests. All of the aeronautic
experts of the world will look Washing
tonward when the competitions are com
menced.
Greatest Interest in Aerodrome.
The greatest interest will be focused
upon the aerodrome tests. Our army
Evening star., 1908-01-12
Takes Place of a Stamp.
Third class matter.
i. &.
Paid in money.
Lowell. Mass.
Permit No. 90.

This simple little inscription takes
the place of "a postage stamp, and ear
ries the piece OF mail matter through
the mails, facilitating the business of
those who avail themselves of the act
to "a great degree and To make easy
the handling of such matter in the
mails the sender is required 10 comply
with all reasonable requests of the
postmaster for its separation into
states. counties and cities. Permits by
the postmaSters are issued aud lump
settlements in cash are made - agree
with the number of pieces dispatched.
The tendency is. however. not To aDan-
don the use of postage stamps. and this
is one of the three exceptions to the gen
eral rule as to their rigid use. The other
executions are the acceptance of free
matter mailed under congressional. sena-
torial officialsand other recognized frank
ing privileges, and of second-class mat
tor