davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-11-18
SUPREME
COURT HAS
LIQUOR CASE
VENTREES AND
GATES SPEAK
THE ACT IS NULL AND VOID
Text Of The Statute, He Argues,
Is Broader Than Its Caption.
Operations Confiscatory.

Knoxville, Tenn, Nov. 12.-The fu-
ture of the wholesale whiskey business
in Tennessee now rests with the
supreme court, both sides having pre-
sented their arguments IN the Hamilton
county case of J. w. Kelly & Go. VS..
Sheriff s. A. Conner.
The entire days session was again
consumed in the cases presentation,
Hon. J. j. Vertrees and Attorney Gen
eral Gates making the closing argu-
ments. Mr.. Vertrees first addressed
the court on the construction of the act,
claiming that the act does not forbid
wholesaling, and only affects the sale
of liquor for consumption or beverage
sales. In the event that the court
should not hold this as the proper con-
struction of the act, he submitted the
following propositions:
First-That the act is void because ii
is broader than its title, inasmuch as
the title forbids the sale near schools,
while the body of the act forbids sale
within four miles, "far" instead OF
''near."
Second-These liquors being lawful
property at the time of the passage Of
the act, and in no sense contraband
goods, they were the legitimate SUBJ
jects of interstate commerce, and it is
beyond the states power to forbid the
owners to make interstate sales Of them.
Third-That the act of 1907 destroyed
and annihilated the value of these
liquors by the stroke ofa pen, and that
this could not be done unless compen
sation be made by the state or ample
time be given in which to SELL The
five months and ten days given by the
act was wholly insufficient, and is an
indication, complainants claim, thai
the act merely forbids the sale for con
sumption.
Mr.. Vertrees spoke two hours ant
half, and was followed by Genera
Gates who consumed one hour in clos
ing for the state. The supreme cour
has only McMinn county cases and {
few cases passed to the heels of tn,
docket to hear Monday, and then thu
docket will have been finished, al
though some time will be necessary
to decide all that have been heard.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-11-18

fortunes of Mr. Brownlow, have been
omnipresent and uppermost as a
consideration, and determining factor
down to the smallest place, and as n
governing policy, overshadowing all
clse.n
TO sustain the position that he has
taken that Mr. Brownlow, if he makes
the race for congress should resign his
position as a member of the home
beard. Mr. Sells quotes letters from
former Secretary Taft (now president),
to show that as much was demanded
of C. b. Lands, member of congress
from Indiana, who was governor of the
Marion, Ind, branch of the national
home. 1t is shown that Gen. Martin
7. McMahone, then chairman of the
home board, took issue with Mr.. Taft
upon the subject, and that the secre-
tary wrote a second letter to Gen. Nc
Malone, reiterating the view taken,
and declaring it to be the sense of Pres
ident Roosevelt that he should resign
the position at the home before again
offering for congress in the same dis
trict where the home was located.
This communication from Mr.. Sells
, to Mr.. Wadsworth is taken to be the
beginning of a series of attacks which
Senator Sells expects to make in his
wonted bold and aggressive manner OF
doing things.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-11-18
IN LETTER TO
WADSWORTH
DEMANDS HIS RESIGNATION
Sam Sells Charges Brownlow With
Drawing Salaries From
Two Places

State Senator Sam II. Sells, who re
Gently announced his candidacy for the
republican nomination for congress in
the First Tennessee district in opposi-
ton to representative w. p. Brown
low, the veteran representative of the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-11-18

further strengthened, DIR Kerr said, by
the fact that musty or spoiled corn,
generally accredited by the medical
fraternity as being perhaps the cause
of pellagra, constituted the main Diet
Of the prisoners because of inability TO
furnish them other supplies,
The concensus of opinion between
the physicians who represented papers
on the subject was that pelNgra was
attributed TO spoiled corn,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-11-18

ernor's address will doubtless attract a
great audience. Some of the most elo-
quent contributions to the oratory of
Tennessee have been found in the gov
ernor's memorial day addresses to the
Eiks.-Nashville American.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-11-18

The Powder Manufacturer-Faney
old Tom, of all people, going into the
gmpowder shed with a lighted candle.
should have thought that that would
be the last thing he'd do. The Work
man-Which, properly speakin', it
were, sir.-Tit- Bits.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-11-18

Cholly-I've got to have something
to get the cobwebs out of me brain,
you know. Polly-Tried vacuum
cleaner?-Cleveland Leader.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-11-18

"ls he so very poor?n .'Gracious,
yes! He's so poor that merely to live
is an eXtravagancen'-Puck.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-11-18
MEMBE FRS BOARD
OF ALDERMEN
ASKING An INVESTIGATION
Mayor Believes in Board-Says He
Favors Appointing Disinter-
ested Committee to Inquire

Bristol, Nov. l5,--The board of mayor
and aldermen of Bristol, Tenn, will ut
once order thorough investigation of
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-11-18

Subscribe for The Comet.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-18

WEALTHY manufacturer Of 4s, widower. no
membranes, is tired OF existing alone would
like to marry a refined, cultured woman Of
about 30 or 50 years OF age one used to
having the best in life; one that could man
age a large home and a menage Of servants
successfully: lady that understands the pro-
prieties, social usage, etc.; must be talented
in music. art or letters; to such woman
liberal allowance would be made, an elegant
home supplied and the kindest Of treatment
accorded. Address K, box 1872, Call office.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-18
INVESTMENTS

REI,OW il a statement OF the annual income
from an Investment OF 5000 in the Following
bonds ana stocks. compared with the returns
on the same amount invested ID ueposits ~
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-18

AMERICAN of 3s, whose misfortune has made
him tinid, would be pleased to hear from
lady who has experienced the same; my con-
dition does not hurt my looks | have some
answer all those that are ht to this ad Box
1901. Spokane, WASH
GENTLEMEN--At the oldest and most reliable
marriage bureau you will find a new list Of
wealthy ladies from 20 to so years OF age;
kindly call or write and be convinced Yours
to please. MRS. A. WoLTER. 1852 Geary St !;
phone West $685..
CHRISTIAN young man wants lady OF Character
and refinement to assist in undenominational
religious work; give name and address; object
matfimony; strictest confidence: no trifling
Box 342S. Call office.
DO not be deceived: the only reliable matrimo-
nlal bureau you win End at MRS A. VOL
IER'S, 1552 Geary ST.; established In 1900.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-18

LIVERY, FEED and BOARDING STABLE
$4,000; rent $50; one OF the best locations in
Oakland; is boarders 8 livery horses. 8 run
abouts, 8 top buggies. surreys. 2 sets double
harness, single sets, l motor pumping plant
with well; more than value in sight; good
place for good hustlers. Ask THE FULLER
co. about Ii. 9lS Broadway. Oakland.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22
True Goodness.

He only is good who does good,
Every man is good in the measur OF
the life he gives the world. He only
is fit for heaven who is really fit, eff.
ficient, for the service of heaven here.
The greatest need of the world is men
and women to whom the divine plans
of life are SO glorious that they will
pay any price to become proficient in
realizing them.
There is a world of good work to be
done right here. You may cease to
worry as to whether you are good or
not if you will but begin to do with all
your powers the good work that lies
next to your hands. The only way to
be is to do. Every man really reflects
the thing for which he works. He who
works for the ideal kingdom shows its
glory in his countenance. He who
serves the good, who does good, is
changed to it's glory though he knows
it not.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22
Make ReIiqion a Reality.

Real religion must either be out for
business or go out of business. 1t
must either make the world better, be
doing things for the ideals which it
sees or acknowledge that it is moth
ing but a dream or a delusion. Now
when one is in the thick of as big an
undertaking as religion sets before
him, nothing less than the redemption
of the whole world, he has no energy
left to wonder whether he is as good
as he ought to be.
The sickly saints are always worry
ing over their souls; their spiritual
livers are always out of order be.
cause they are p~erpetually examining
them. They complain and groan SO
much that the ignorant, hearing them.
imagine religion to be a mournfu] at
fair. The pious hypocLondriacs are SO
near to hypocrites that they have the
same effect on others.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22
The highest medical authority
on foods,
Sir James Crichton Browne, Ii. Dr.. RS.
Of London,
gives the best reasons for eating more
Quaker Scotch Oats

duces a big-boned, well-devel-
oped, mentally energetic race.
His experiments prove that
good oatmeal such as Quaker
Scotch Oats not only furnishes
the best food for the human be-
ing, but eating it strengthens
and enlarges the thyroid gland
this gland is intimately con-
nected with the nourishing pro-
cesses of the body.
In conclusion he says
1T seems probable therefore
that the bulk and brawniness of
the Northerners (meaning the
SCOTCH has been in some measure
due to the stimulation OF the
thyroid gland by oatmeal por-
ridge in childhood"
The Scotch eat Quaker Scotch
Oats because it is the best OF
all oatmeals.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22
THE STORY.

TT WAS in the days of the Maccabees
i when peace had returned to Jeru-
salem and glory to the temple.
Onias was the high prient, and his
hatred of all wickedness and his loyal
ty to all the law of Moses had wrought
a mighty revolution in the lives of the
inhabitants of the city. Righteousness
exalteth a nation, and as a result Of
the reforms which Onias had brought
about blessing came to Jerusalem and
the temple service. Far and wide the
influence of the holy city was felt, so
that even the kings themselves did
honor the place, and magnify the tenn
pie with their best gifts.
Among such was Seleucus, king of
Asia, who of his own revenues, bare
all the costs belonging to the service
of the sacrifices.
Some time before this, one Simon.
of the tribe of Benjamin, had been
made governor of the temple, and he
seemingly entered enthusiastically
into the work of perfecting the serv-
ice of the temple and bringing about
the reforms in the city. But under
meath the outward conformity to the
plans of Onias was a secret sympathy
towards those who desired to work
evil. And when finally it came to the
notice of Onias that he was dealing
I'M subtlety, and had not carried out
with vigor and honesty of purpose
certain edicts against those who
sought gain by wrong doing, the high
priest called his conduct into question,
and severely reprimarded him, and
made it known throughout the city
thar 20 longer could such matters o.
tinue.
At first Simon in the wickedness OF
his heart sought to work evil in the
minds of the people against Onias.
but finding that he was unable to ove,.
come the powerful influence which he
held over the majority of the inhabi-
tants of the city, he fled the city,
breathing out threatenings as he went.
"The glittering treasure OF the tenn
pie will prove a pleasing story for
others to hear" he exclaimed, as he
made his way into the province Of
Phenice. There he found an eager,
willing listener in the person of the
governor of the palace, even Apol-
lonius, the son of Thraseas.
1.-THE treasury in Jerusalem is full
of infinite sums of money" declared
Simon. "Yea, the multitude OF their
riches is far beyond that which the
king now possesses and it is possible
to obtain it all, for the city of Jerusa-
lem is unable to Withstand such forces
as the king may choose to send
against it."
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22

In an article published in the
Youths Companion of Septem-
Der 23rd, 1909, DR.. Browne, the
great medical authority on
foods, says, about brain and
muscle building
There is one kind of food
that seems to me of marked
value as a food to the brain and
to the whole body throughout
childhood and adolescence
YOUTH, and that is oatmeal.
Oats are the most nutritious
of all the cereals, being richer
in fats, organic phosphorus and
lecithins."
He says oatmeal is gaining
ground with the well-to-do of
Great Britain. He speaks of it
as the mainstay of the Scottish
laborer's diet and says it pro-
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22
SERMONETTE.

"They then called upon the
Almighty Lord to keep the
things committed of trust safe
and sure for those that had COM
mltted Them"
Having done all, stand" was
Paul's admonition.
No one has a right to call
upon God for help who has not
exhausted every resource at his
command for the accomplish
ment of the task before him.
1t is a matter Of works plus
faith.
Faith which Is not undergrad
ed with earnest, faithful work
is Of zone avail, and works with
no element Of faith working like
a leaven through and through
falls short OF its greatest posi-
bilities.
In this story from the second
book of the Macabees we find
that the people of Jerusalem
exhausted every resource and
every argument to dissuade the
messenger from the distant king
from levying on the rich treas.
ure which was held in the tenn
pie at Jerusalem by the high
priest as a trust fund for others.
And when man had reached
the limit of his resources, and
faith reached up and laid hold
of the power of God, then it
|. was that the almighty arm of
the omnipotent God was stretch
ed forth to deliver.
This appearance of a celestial
horseman and warriors to give
battle to those who would do
violence to the sacred temple
and its treasure reminds US of
the vision which came to the
servant of Elisha when the
prophet prayed that his eyes
be opened that he might see
the mighty forces Of God which
vert encamped between them
and the hosts of the enemy.
"And the Lord opened the
eyes of the young man; and he
saw: and behold, the mountain
was full of horses and chariots
of fire round about Elisha"
The Psalmist says, 1.-THE angel
of the Lord encampeth round
about them that fear him, and
deiivereth them"
And again in the s~ixty-eighth
Psalm he declares that the
"chariots of God are twenty
thousand, even thousands of an
gels: the Lord is among them,
as in Sinai, in the holy place.
Revelation gives US many
elimpses of the innumerabIe
host of heaven, Gods mighty
army.
"And the number of the army
of the horsemen were two hun
bred thousand thousand: and
heard the number of them. And
thus saw the horses in the
vision, and them that sat on
them, having breastplates of fire
and of jacinth, and brimstone:
and the heads of the horses
were as the heads of lions; and
out of their mouths issued fire
and smoke and birthstone"
Surely Gods power is not
limited.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22
Many Were in the Same Boat.

According to the Saturday Evening
Post, this is a story heard with much
glee by congress during the last days
of the Roosevelt administration:
During the recent cold spell in
Washington, a nan shivering and
ragged, knocked at the door of a K
street house and said to the lady:
please, madam, give me something
to eat. / am suffering severely from
exposure"
You must be more specific" the
lady replied. Are you a member of
the senate or of the house?"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22

time I was annoyed with sharp twinges
across the small Of my back and i-
regular passages Of the kidney secre-
lions. Since using Doan's Kidney Pills,
I am free from these troubles"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents a box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22
Twain's Handicap.

That is a characteristic story OF
Mark Twain told by Elsie Leslie in
the Cosmopolitan. When Abby Sage
Richardson made the version that
was used it was discovered that the
year before Mark Twain had author
lied E. H. House, a cripple, to make a
version, which did not prove to be
available. So Mrs. Richardson and
Mr.. House divided the royalties, Mark
Twain getting nothing. 20, well,
Elsie" said the humorist in reply to
her sympathy, what can ! do against
a woman and a cripple?'
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach the Dis
eased portion OF the ear. There Is only one way TO
cure deafness. and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness Is caused by an infamed condition OF the
mucous lining OF the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube Is innamed you have a rumbling sound or Inn
perfect hearing. and when 1t is entirely closed. Deaf
ness is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal condi-
ton. hearing will be destroyed forever: nine cases
out of ten are caused by Catarrh. which Is nothing
but an infamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case OF
Deafness Caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22
Joke Medicine,

He is a very practical, serious
minded mar of business. The other
day he met a friend, and related to
him an alleged joke, and at its con
clusion laughed long and heartily.
The friend looked awkward for a
moment, and then said:
You'll have to excuse me, old man,
but / don't see the point"
why, to tell you the truth, l don't
just see the point myself. But Eve
made it a rule to laugh at all jokes;
| think it's good for the health"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22
Is Poor Consolation.

"Yes, it must be a terrible thing
to go through life without your limb.
But you must remember it will be re-
tored to you in the next world"
Il know it will, mum, but dat don't
encourage me, for it was cut off when
/ was a baby, an it won't come with
in a couple of foot of de ground wen
it's restored"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22

Rough on Rats, unbeatable exterminator
Rough on Hen Lice, Nest Powder. 25c.
Rough on Bedbugs, Powder or Liq'd, 25c.
Rough on Fleas, Powder or Liquid, 24c.
Rough on Reaches, Pow'd, 15c. ,Liq'd,25c.
Rough on Moth and Ants, Powder, Csc.
Rough on Shelters, agreeabletouse, Csc.
e. S. Wells. Chemist, Jersey City. N. ].
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22
A French

As William bent over her fair face
he whispered: Darling, if should
ask you in French if I might kiss you,
what would you answer"
She, calling up her scanty knowl-
edge of the French language, ex
claimed, BILLET doux.'-Tit-Bits.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22

the need OF q Spe-
cial remedy to re-
move and cure the
congestion or in
fammation Of the
kidneys that Is in
terfering with their
work and causing
that pain t h a t
makes you say:
"Oh, my back"
Thompson Wat
kins, professional
nurse, 420 N. 23rd
st., Parsons, Kan,
cavu. "EOr some
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22
Editorial Amenities.

Editor Junkin of the Sterling Bulle-
tin has red hair. Editor Gretchen of
the Sedgwick Paragraph has no hair
at all.
Mac" asked Junkin, how did you
lose your hair?"
1T was red and I pulled it out
growled Cretcher.-Everybody's.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22
Cause of

She: $50 they do live happily to-
gether, you say"
He: mo. It's the eternal struggle
between religion and society. He is
as straightforward as she is straight
frcnt."-Life.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22

A mans happiness and success In
life will depend not SO much upon
what he has or upon what position he
occupies, as upon what he is and the
heart he carries into his position
Prof. Wilson.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22
Didn't Stay There.

Father-Didn't / tell you I would
whip you If l caught you in the water
again."
-Son-Tes, sir, and that's the reason
l hurried out when l saw you coming.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22
A Ready Explanation,

What is the reason you were so
late in discovering the north pale?"
WELL" answered the explorer, you
see they have such long nights in the
arctic regions that / oversight"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22
FOR DEAR TEACHER.

The Soft Answer.
At a dinner in Bar Harbor a Boston
woman praised the wit of the late Ed
ward Everett Hale.
walking on the outskirts of Boston
one day." she said, "he and | inadvert-
emily entered a field that had a No
Trespassing' sign nailed to a tree.
'Soon a farmer appeared.
"'Trespassers in this field are prose-
cuted,' he said in a grim tone.
CDR. Hale smiled blandly.
"'But we are not trespassers, my
good man. he said.
What are you, then? asked the
amazed farmer.
Were Unitarians,' said DR.. Hale"
Washington Star.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22

In case of pain on the lungs Hamlins
Wizard Oil acts like a mustard plaster,
except that it is more effective and is 80
much nicer and cleaner tt use.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22

Devote each day to the object ther
in hand, and the evening will fine
something done.-Goethe.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22

For Colds and GrTpp-Capudine.
The best remedy for Gripp and Colds fs
Hicks Capudine. Relieves the aching and
feyerishness. Cures the cold-Headaches
also. It's LiQuid-Enects immediately-10,
Is and Soc at Drug Stores.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22

What can harm us if we are true
to ourselves and to what we think is
right?-Black.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22
BAcKAcHE IS kIDNEYAcHE.
Usually There Are Other Troubles to
Prove II.

Pain in the back is pain in the kid
neys, in most cases, and it points to
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22

THE SOURCE OF TROUBLE
must be reached before it can be cured. Aliens
Lung Balsam goes to the root of your cough, and
cures it. Harmless and sure. Atall druggists.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22

To the good the world is very good;
to the bad it is bad.-Smiles.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22

PERRY DAVIS PAINKILLER
costs only pr. &c or Soc bottle, but 1t contains many
dollars, worth Of virtue in curing colds, rheumatism,
neuralgia, and kindred Ills. Asal druggists.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22

Live up to the Bible you know, and
your Bible will grow.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22

Money talks, but it often fails to
tell the truth.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22

Mrs. windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gurus, reduces In
nammation, allays pain. cures wind collie. 25ca bottle.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22

The wickedness of other men we
have always in our eye. but we cast
u own over our shoulder.-Seneca.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-08

After reading the various COM
ments on consolidation" found
elsewhere in this paper, it is evident
that there are more to follow. Long
Praiyie, Park Rapids and other one
paper towns in this section of the
state incline that way if we can read
correctly between the lines. Get to.
gether, brethren, bury hatchets and
save your business men and others
any unnecessary expense. Your
merchant can better compete with
the mail order house if you will al.
low him to use more printers ink at
a less price and secure better ser.
vice. The subscription lists in all
those towns are practically dupli
cates.-Akeley Herald-Tribune.
The man with the "ax"(politica]
or otherwise Twill always be around
with grievance, however, ready tc
pourhis tale of woe into sympathetic
ears as to the needs of an "independ.
ent" paper( really one that will do
his grinding" for him land until &
few more who are unfit for news
paper work are put out of business
in which they have no talent or fit
ness, there will probably be more
newspapers than there is any neces
sity for or business to maintain.