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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-30
RABIES RATHER THAN FITS

To The American:
Our understanding is that lsenberg
has a pardon, Lyle has $500, Kirkpat-
rick has judgment, Patterson has the
Consciousness of mercy shown and duty
done, and Fido has fit. Everybody
satisfiad!-American, Sept. IA.
| think The American "shoots a lit
tie with heightened bow" Don't
think The American is justified in as
serting, without qualification, that
Fido has fit.
Surface indications have for some
while back pointed to rabies, but it
be noted that for two whole days prior
to the alleged fit Fido had not even
barked. This may be argued in favor
of the fit theory, as fits are supposed
to come suddenly, without Fremont
tory symptoms, but fits are supposed
to pass IN the same way, and subSe-
quent data points clearly to the rabies
theory.
Discharge of saliva is one symptom
of rabies, and Fido, being little dog
of the flee variety and not supposed
to furnish as much slobber as a big
dog, the two-page showdown, I must
confess, is rather in favor of fits; YET
the latest advices clearly indicate
that Fido isInot well, which, l take it,
is decidedly in favor of rabies.
va @M OLD CONFED.
NMonteagle, Sept.l16.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-30

least one of the great "reformersr who
has had much to say in denunciation
of the acts and motives of his neigh
bors.
1t has been reported hereabOut, too,
that another reformer got very tidy
fee because of pardon rendered dur
ing Gov. CoX's administration and of
which the Governor did not know UNI
Til after the pardon had been granted.
Cy might look into this matter. Gov
ernor Cox was as innocent of any
wrongdoing as was Governor Patterson
in the Isenberg case, but the pardon
brokerage business during one admin
istration was just as under the other.
Col, Lyle takes all the blame-if there
is any-in the case in point. Now let
the other fellows be equally as manly.
The aren't any cleaner or more honor
able because they weren't aXposed at
the time.
It's a pretty good time now to get a
popular expression of the business of
taking fees in pardon cases. 1t is all
right for the friends of convicted per-
sons to pay attorneys for preparing
petitions, ETC., to be submitted to the
chief executives, but chief executives
ought to be protected against the per-
personal solicitations of friends and
supporters, especially when such solic-
itatiOns are importunate, not according
to the merits of the case but the
amount of feed involved.
Governors, just like other people, are
disposed to listen to friends in whom
they have confidence, and it is quite
natural that they should be inclined to
favor those who have favored them,
especially when to do so involves no
sacrifice of justice or right; and yet the
exercise of clemency, being essentially
judicial function, the executive must
be, if justice is to prevail, as free of per
sonal bias as the Judge is or the bench.
There seems to be no doubt that the
pardon system in most of the states
leads to many abuses which governors
find it impossible to correct, and, sing
ularly enough, no ex-governor has yet
been found to come forward with sug-
| gestion of reform even to minimize the
evil. AS long as the unlimited power
is given the governor to pardon, conf
mute or parole convicts, we have nc
right to complain, even if he is beset
with pardon-broksrs. 1t is his to sat
isfy his mind as to the merits of each
case; it is ours to accept his decision
and if we do not like it to change the
Observation-Disclosures Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-30
A PAIR OF COUNTRY KIDS.

Did you ever sit on messy bank and
look at the sun-kissed brook as it merri-
iy dances in glee around the protruding
pebbles and feel glad that you were
alive? Well, that is the same sensation
that you experience when you go and
see A Pair of Country Kids at the Hip
podrome next Wednesday night, Oct 6.
1t is laughing, bubbling pure heart
and home story. When the curtain
drops on the last act you fGel as though
you had been refreshed by drink of
good cool spring warer. The kids are
full of fun and these two characters
alone insure good performance.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-30
LET PATTERSON LEAD.

Hon. Cy II. Lyle:
Your statement hits Luke Lea
hard on the solar pIuxces. The blow
is mortal. Saint Luke will never
again be the same. He will lose faith
in his olfactories.
1t seems that the Bullock agGrega-
ton is bent on fight. The morally
perfect offer the democracy two reme-
dies from their materia medica domi-
nation or disruption. If we respect
the former process Mahonizing the
party will go on according to a sched-
ule previously arranged.
Some of the first speak of compro-
mise and harmony based solely on their
terms. We must first indorse their
legislative record and then they will
kindly offer us the position of coffee
coolers in their camp. To democrat
their proposition is an insult. The in
suit is COMPOUNDED when it comes from
those who prefaced their legislative
career with broken written pledge
and a repudlated platform. The self
confessed liar must expect his word to
be scorned and hated
We can go into another primary
with them and beat them worse than
before. But they won't stand hitched.
They will slip the bride and go off
with the republicans, and do it all in
the name of the Lord.
To them no platform is binding eX-
cept half baked one written by them.
Bullock, Lea, Enloe, and all others,
most of whom are full-grown, but yet
not dry from their recent birth into
the kingdom of prohibition and honest
elections, propose to take unto them
selves the exclusive control of the
democratic party, assisted in emergen-
cies by republicans who always work
for nothing, and the further propose a
back seat to every democrat who will
not curse the name of Patterson. All
their temperance professions, now very
noisy, all their election reforms infect
ed with the bacillus of hypocrisy, lead
to one coveted end-Patterson' politi-
cal grave, great is the aggregation.
'That supplies, lubricates and keeps
in play
The various movements of this nice
machine
Let me congratulate you. One sin
you should never commit, and that is
refuse not Saint Luke in the day of his
call, for with such a sin Patterson is
curSed.
l regret this strife in the democratic
party. We have done all compatible
with honor to avoid it. We have
sought curses in vain. The babes cry
for more CastOria from the labratory
Of DR.. Ham Patterson. They must
have it, Let us make the statewide
happy before we put him to roost
Patterson must run for governor again
There is no other remedy. The wa
has opened. We do not know how Il
beat retreat. We must fight. lie
/ Patterson lead, and the victory is ours
BE good! If you can't be good, b.
careful | shall not spill ink to asl
you to be for Tennessee's greatest gov
: ernor. A DEMOCRAT
Sept. "a, 1909.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-30
COMMERCIAL
APPEAL NOTES.

Cook; 81 have the pole" Peary: ~
have the pole cat
If Halley's comet isn't careful, Cy
Lyle's Comet will get there first.
The efforts of the squaws 10 steal the
democratic party are not apt to be
crowned with success.
Everybody will want Cook book.
Nobody will care much for the volume
of Peary lamentations.
Now that the Hon. Leak Lue has
constituted himself a boom, the people
can go about their business for year
or so.
"His Mustash of Nashville was
only beaten by $500 votes 1t might
have been worse; indeed, it might have
been 1900.
Photography doesn't lie; and unless
it can be shown that DR.. Cook faxed an
open polar sea his critics may as well
hide their diminished heads.
Owing to the peculiar nature of Ohio
whisky, some farmers up there saw 8
snake eat a calf recently.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-30

This issue of The Comet contains
twelve pages of special matter descrip-
tive of the Queen City of the Mountains
and its prosperous business men that
will prove interesting and instructive.
In preparing this data we beg to ac-
knowledge our Indebtedness to Mr.. T..
III. Loop and Mrs. Bessie Carr, both OF
whom are capable and energetic work
ers and writers. We are also grateful
for the patronage received, but feel
that others missed golden opportuni-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-30

"Our compliments to The Chatta-
nooga Times, and what does it think of
Cy Lyle's explosion ?" is a paragraph
from the valued Memphis News-Scim-
itar. What do we think of it? We
think it is Cy Lyle all over and that ii
was good enough to furnish the text
for many good sermons. First and
foremost: Was not the pardon of Isen.
berg justified by the facts ?-Chatta-
nooga Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-30

Col. Cy Lyle fills three columns of
hissJohnson City Comet with a state
ment of his connection with the Isen-
berg pardon. However, he throws no
new light on the case, in fact, confirms
what has been stated. This pardon
was probably a worthy one. The fea-
ture which has been criticised was the
delay of ten months until Col. Lyle be-
came the advocate at court, for which
advocacy he received $300.-KnoXville
Sentinel
The above statement clearly shows
that the egotistical ASS who prepares
syndicate editorials from pied mass
of near-ideas has either not read the
article, he attempts to criticise, can't
understand pure English, OF that he
wilfully and deliberately prefers to
make false statement. He may crit
icise the payment of the fee all, he
peases, but he shall not make the
statement unchallenged that the par
d)n was "delayed ten months until
Col. Lyle became an advocate at court, y
because it is absolutely and unqualifi-
ELY untrue and is uttered by the Sen.
tinel knowingly and premeditatedly,
With Information in its possession that
would prove its utter lack of truth. II
the Sentinel wants to be fair il would
publish The Comets statement and LEI
its readers judge whether or not the
statements heretofore made were con.
firmed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-30

The Smithville Review is respectfully
advised that The Comet never contain
ed an editorial criticising the unique
announcement of Judge b. M. Webb
for the supreme bench, and the edito-
rial credited to this paper appearing in
the Tennessean's freak department
was improperly credited. The truth is,
we admired Judge Webbs candor, but
knew nothing of any grounds justify
ing il,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-30
PARDON BROKERAGE.

Cy Lyle in his communication touch
ing the Isenberg pardon, refers to
certain act of the legislature which de-
prived cities and towns of their right
to control the use of their streets when
ever a so-ealled 'independent' tele-
phone company should conclude to
take the same for its poles and inci-
dentally for squeezing companies al
ready In the field. A bit of investiga-
ton along the lines indicated by Mr..
Lyle might llumine the qualities Of at
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-30

ginning of the following year, or
about fourteen months after they
are assessed, one can we'll realize
why the municipality cannot Go
all that the officials would like to
do, or all that the citizens de-
mand. The fact just stated will
also serve to bring to the knowl-
edge of business men, especially,
that the city is in good shape
financially, the larger part of the
expenditures of any year having
been paid from the previous years
taxes.
While the tax rate may seem
high at first glance, on investiga-
tons based on actual and reliable
information, l am able to state
that the taxes, per capita, are as
low as the lowest and very much
lower than the average. The
taxes collected in this city, on
real and personal property for
the year 1908 amounted to about
$2.1S per capita, compared with
the average of S6.1S for twenty
two northern and southern cities
in one case, and $5.l2 in 6fty
northern and southern elite S,
ranging in population from 1000
to 1000, in another case. The
per capita bonded debt in the
same two lists of cities is $32. 90,
and Sass against $13.58 for
Johnson City. The net bonded
debt of this city is $4,000, OF
which $4,000 is a remnant of the
the old C. C. & C. railroad debt,
Compare this city with the city
of Stanton, Va, whose popula'
ton is about the same as ours
whose net bonded debt, excluding
water debt, is about 1927 800
This does not indicate that W.
are over-burdened with debt.
might go one step farther an6
state that Staunton collects about
5000 in taxes and privileges
while Johnson City collects bn'
about $35,OOO. l feel that | an
: safe in saying that our city gov
eminent is carried on in an eco
nomical manner, and that extrav
agance can not be charged to any
official or department, and tina
no one need fear to come here t.
live or do business because o
, high taxes, and that with tn,
, present advantages of living in
progressive city-one safely ant
sanely governed, with pure air
beautiful scenery, hospitable PEG
4, pie, cheap fuel, and a magnifcen
! water supply in sight, that W
, can honestly urge people to com
. here, to live enjoyably, educat
their children or to go into trad
or manufacturing.
: G. L. SMITH, Mayor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-30

In the Isenberg article last week we
tried to ask this question, 81 ask in the
name of common sense and fairness,
what is it that / have done that is dis
honorable that would be honorable for
q lawyer to do?" but the printer would
not let us.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-30

With all due respect to the statewide
wake recently held at Nashville, it
may be asserted as a fact that there is
not enough opposition to Gov Patter-
son in the state to furnish half the offi-
GERS to hold a primary election.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-30

The Philadelphia women settled the
north pole controversy by embracing
DR.. Cook and incidentally cured his
frostbitten brisket.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-30

Tomorrow will be "goodn or "black"
Friday in Bristol, according to your
point of view.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-30

Entered at thePostoflce at Johnson City Ten
nessee Second Glass Matter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-11
A Dead Boss and a Fine
Object Lesson.


hours The newspapers put big heads the
ment We have grand lying n-state, mighty funeral
procession and sermon the remains that makes
all weep, that ought to- There is altogether great
national fuss over the boss going.
This boss was an ignorant His occupation was
mainly politics He the saloons and dives of great
city, politically God only knows how many honorable
intelligent patriots votes he nufied with the votes of
drunken or purchased voters. But he power He
elected legislators and handed them the hi CHEST
bidder He ran the fire department. He the police
Even Judges on the bench owed their place to what he
could do in dirty politics.
He was character spewed up from the numerically
strong dregs of society," and his power product of
the sort of politics that threatens the life of the nation the
freedom and happiness of every man, and child
in it.
Yet make great fuss the passing of this boss
I'VE spread before the youth Of land columns and col
about his and influence and successes if he
were Washington, Lincoln Pasteur who had gone
with lasting loss to humanity and progress.
hundred good men died that day, and their sorrowing
relatives were charged 80 cents for measly liner death
notice But the dead boss of nasty ward politics receives
national attention, and turn moist eyes upon him
most likely to succeed to his power of delivering the
political goods to whomever has for u.s. Selah but
is fine object lesson for the rising generation!
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-11

I days 'front.' Sp b ebrtmgChr Nms.
OF peolen pokan nearly
0
emembe the d in IND o
o Spa
the h Dove has tried to show in hi nlnovm VIII
hrstnas Don't eel for
OF OF eye a the same tme?
only going o
o stop t f wha goso
C o. h
NJ tn
o a tas
to makes perhaps someone
k happy
mo
you o YOU shopping ary
OF O. hat the b6 bu it Is
a tim o sc yorCh presents
the kto iron and comes ca
Lest all forget:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-11
FREAK PEDESTRIANISM
This German Thinks He Can
Walk Round the World in
Million Ways

CHICAGO, Nov. 11.-Conspicu-
GUS upon the streets here has been
Max Duffek of Munich, doing
handsprings and other freak
stunts.
Max is one of those fellows who
frequently blow into town with
the announcement that they are
girdling the globe on a bet, and
there is the usual mystery as to
who is chump enough to put up
any money for it,
But Duffek certainly started, as
he states, from Berlin last April
for the European pictorial week
lies carried pictures of him in the
act of starting. He says to win
his bet" all he has to do is to
walk million different ways be-
fore going home. He had a love
ly chance to introduce a novelty
by walking across the Atlantic
but he was in something of a
hurry and took a boat. He ex-
poets to make his tour In four
years.
In regard to that. you can figure
it out on your cuff that he will do
well. since if he walks as many as
40 different ways in one day, he
will walk million different ways
in $4,000 days. or about 20 years.
Anyhow, he expects to reach
San Francisco on his eyebrows
some time next spring.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-11

, ize it. The moment you suspect
Kidney or Urinary arrangement, or
feel rheumatic pains. begin taking
this harmless medicine, with the
knowledge that there is no other
remedy at any price. made any.
where else in the world, which will
effect so thorough and prompt a
cure as fifty-cent treatment of
Papes Diuretic, which any druggist
! can supply.
Your physician, pharmacist.
banker or any mercantile agency
VIII tell you that Pape. Thompson
4 Pape, of Cincinnati, Is a large
and responsible medicine concern,
thoroughly worthy of your conf.
dence.
Only curative results can como
from taking Pape's Diuretic. and a
Few days treatment win make any
one feel fine.
Accept only Pape's Diuretic-
nfty-cent treatment-from any
drug store-anywhere In the world.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-11
TROTH BROKEN, ENDS LIFE.

GOSHEN, Ind, Nov. 11.-Geo
Baker, q years of age, two weeks
ago appointed corresponding secre-
tary to Governor Marshall, com
mitted suicide at a hotel in War
saw Sunday night by inhaling
chloroform. He was to have been
welded in a few weeks to Miss
Helen Funk, whose parents say
the engagement was broken be-
cause Baker drank. Baker was
democratic chairman of Warsaw
and Kosciusko counties. His grand
father, w. G. Wood, was the demo
cratic candidate for mayor of War
saw. The body was not found until
today as the hotel employees did
not visit the room earlier for fear
of Baker.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-11
Nerves Make Sallow Com.
plexi0ns and Increase
Wrinkles.

Nerves turn compilations sallow,
they increase wrinkles, and even
make the hair fall out.
Often it is the most energetic
and conscientious women who have
these attacks; women who know
that they are self-sacrificing; WON.
en- who would be surprised if they
were told that nerves are only a
form of selfishness.
To become conscious of ones
nerves and of the unhappiness
which they cause in the family cir
Gle is the one short road to cure.
But, unfortunately, self-conscious-
mes is of two kinds. Introspection
brings two results quite different.
The first exalts the individual to
a state of unbearable egotism, mar
tyrdom, and more nerves. The Sec
ond places a woman in sane rela-
tionship to her duties and her place
in the home. Then she will stop
talking about her nerves, ard will
forget them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-11
HoW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls Ca
tarrh Cure.
F.. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. j. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honor
able in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out
any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price IS cents per bottle. Sold by
all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-11
bACKACHE AND KIDNEY MISERY
/ ENDED WITH SEVERAL DOSES

Usually sufferers from backache,
bladder trouble or out-of-order kid.
neys. feel relieved after several
doses of Pape's Diuretic.
Misery In the back, sides, or
loins, sick headache, inflamed or
swollen eyelids. nervousness, rheu-
matism and darting pains, heart
paipitations, dizziness, sleepless-
ness. listIess. WORKOUT feeling. and
ether symptoms Of inactive, slug.
gish kidneys simply vanish.
Uncontrollable urination (espe.
ciAily at night smarting, discol.
cred water and all Bladder misery
ends.
Feeiiag miserable and worried
Is needless because this unusual
preparation goes at once TO the out
of-order Kidneys and Bladder. dis.
erfbuting its cleansing. healing ana
xttaitxing Influence directly upon
the orGzns and glands affected, and
&qpPletsk the cure before you real.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-11

sleep "a months
like an boring into at night would
into the hall walk until daylight
different rheumatism
worst FORM tried the baths Mud Lake
better attracted something
HUMAN BAKE OVEN moments
it, received relief at and when had taken
cured and able about
comfort as any else could not stoop to put shoes
had the 1t
HUMAN BAKE OVEN is the best thing
o talk
Ito will tell them all
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-11
had a nickel plated watch to show
for his four apples.

had nickel plated watch to show
for his four apples.
1t doesn't always pay to be the
recipient of costly gifts, as young
husband found out must to his sor.
row yesterday.
This mans wife was sent beau
tiful ostrich plume about a yard
long and enough hand-embroideret
Swiss to make a dress by friend
who had just returned from Paris
where the gifts were bought. Pres
ents were expected, and the hus
band had counted on saving little
money if the gifts took the form
of wearing apparel. Some kid
gloves would be most appropriate
he thought. Last night the boz
containing the gifts arrived, After
admiring the plume and the dress
goods, the wife said:
Now | will have to have a new
hat for the ostrich plume and have
the dress goods made into a gowr
of course, there will be some
trimmings to buy
The husband struck a crouch i'm
mediately
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-11
MOST ANYTHING
JOSH WISE SAYS: !
Poverty amt no dis
grace, but bein' rich is q
heap more fun"


"Who was the fellow PepSs, and
what is his claim to fame?"
His claim to fame is well
founded, my friend. He's the man
who kept diary for more than a
year."
Austrian his invented an aerial
torpedo that will smash a balloon
1000 feet in the air. Now up to
someone to invent torpedo net
for balloons no an armor plated
parachute.
Safe blowers have just robbed a
steamship safe. Very likely the
miscreants first broke into the
boiler room to get crowbar and
made their escape in the captains
gig.
Danes who are said to doubt DR.
Cook have sent to interview his
Eskimos. If they are prepared to