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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-05-06
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who had given the papers to Davis,
with instructions to deliver them to
Gen. Bragg. Here again each succeed
ing scene heightens in human interest,
the color becomes deeper and Davis
looms in heroic form greater and great
er with each passing moment 1t is
said that Brown and Shaw knew of
the terms of the offer of life to Davis,
and when the salutation came Shaw
exclaimed, as if answering the question
which he himself had asked and upon
which his own life depended, "He will
never tell"
Would Have Hung Shaw.
Gen. Dodge said that he did not
know until after Shaw had been sent
to the north as prisoner of war that
he was the person who had given the
papers and information to Davis to be
carried to Bragg, and that if Davis had
TOLD MN ms own life would surely
have been saved and that Shaw would
have met his fate. But why, some
may ask, did not Shaw himself cry
out when he saw this boy led to his
death, 81 alone am responsible; this
young man was under my order; he
only obeyed; if any one is to die let il
be me-" Ah, it was asking too much
for Shaw, brave as he was, and willing
as thousands are to meet death wher
it comes, but, like millions more, HI
would avert it until the last hour, fot
his life was more precious to him thar
the life of another man. But if Shaw
had possessed the heart and soul 0
Davis he would have been hung in hi
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-05-06
Mrs. Knight. of BeIlYieW.

A dozen and one things are recommended
to cure constipation, and for five years Mrs.
Knight, of Belview, Tenn, tried them all.
She was almost in despair when DR.. Cald-
WELLS Syrup Pepsin was recommended to
her She took it and was Immediately re-
lieved. She continued with it and was per
manently cured. 1t will cure any one Of
constipation or any stomach, liver or boweI
trouble.
1t is absolutely guaranteed to do what i:
claimed, and if you would like to try it be-
fore buying, send your address tor free
sample bottle to Pepsin Syrup Co., us
Caldwell Bldg, Monticello, Ill. 1t is sold
by all druggists at soc and 81 bottle,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-05-06
KiIls 10 Sos the Fiend.

The worst foe for IL years of John Deye,
of Gladwia, Mich, was a running ulcer,
He paid doctors over $500 without benefit
Then Bucklen's Arnica Salye killed the
ulcer and cured him. Cures fever-sores
boils, felons, eczema, salt rheum. Infalli.
bic for piles, bins, scalds, cuts, corns asC
at H. c. Miller's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-05-06
smashes AM Rnonrds.

As an allround laxative tonic and health.
builder no other pills can compare with DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They tone and
regulate stomach, liver and kidneys, purify
the blood, strengthen the nerves; cure con-
stipation, dyspepsia, biliousness, jaundice,
headache, chills and malaria. Try them.
2Sc at H. c, Miller's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-05-06
A Record Hard TO Beat.
Kelly & Brady Co.,
RaiIroad Contractors


Knoxville, Tenn, March 23, 1908.
Mr.. T. L. Beaman, Knoxville, Tenn.
Dear Sir:-ln regard to your remedy,
"Rheumathol," will say that | used it
with great satisfaction with our men at the
Grant Tunnel in Kenton county Ky.
| have used it on the men suffering with
neuralgia, when the suffering seemed to be
excruciating, and the result was almost in
stantaneous relief And used it on Others
that were suffering with rheumatism, when
it seemed that they had almost lost the use
Of their limbs on account of the pain and in
less than day they would go to work and
say that the pain had all gone. I.have used
it myself with good results and keep it or
hand for my own use.
Yours truly,
KELLY & BRADY Co.
1t is foolish to suffer from rheumatism
Rheumathol will stop the pain for YOU as i
has for others. Sold by all druggists il
Johnson, City, Jonesboro and Elizabethton
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-05-06

of the war, and is told Of the reverses
of the Confederates at Missionary
Ridge. He expresses his regret, and
then with tnge of sadness said, "After
this the boys will have to fight their
battles without me.n
Hearts We're Melted.
The hearts of his executioners were
melted with pity that one so young
had to die, and the duty which stern
war had imposed upon them could not
prevent the signs from being manifest,
The executioner even apologized for his
cruel work, when Davis assured him
that he did not blame him, that he
knew he was only doing his duty. A
courier was sent from the headquarters
Of Gen. Dodge and again his life was
offered to him for his secret, but he
again refused to divulge it, and finally
said, 81 would die thousand deaths
before would betray friend
How sweet it is to live how hard it
is to die! What efforts do we make to
ward off the end; how we struggle with
brain and hand for existence for the
world triumphs and its joys. How
we ply the oar blades in those frail
barks which hold mortality and resist
| as long as we can the onward sweep Of
the waters of that strange river which
poets call the river of life. But wheth-
Ter we will or not, our boats sail out on
the mystic sea, vanish from sight, and
from out of the darkness never a sound
is heard, never light is seen. Did this
young man want to live rs he stood
there like day god and saw the dan
II Cling moose, the mark of infamy and
civilizations badge of barbarism? His
mind was clear, the blood of youth was
lcoursing and leapng in his veins. he
had built his castles in the air. Life
was before him and earth around him,
with its untasted joys, its unknown
sorrows; mother and home and loved
ones were not far away. But this boy
gave them all for his honor, and looked
death in the face without murmur
and without a tremor, The minutes
few, the clock struck, the moose is ad-
justed, the black cap is drawn, and the
slender figure, unspotted with sin, is
writhing and twisting between earth
and heaven. The bells ceased ringing,
the red currents stopped and congealed
in their courses, all motion ceased,
death had come, the bark was out at
sea, and the " breathing miracle into
silence passed"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-05-06

Madge-Miss Avoirdupois is taking
horseback riding. Has she got off
any fat?
Dolly--Yes; off the orse.--Lippin-
colts.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-05-06
The Man and His Death.

How can speak Of this man and his
death? What power can come to me TO
tell Of the pathos, the deep meaning of
it all? 1t is above and beyond the pow
er of words. 1t rises from the earth
and reaches heaven. AS looking upon
the restless billows of the ocean, or the
blue Of the sky, the mind can not for
mulate its musing or express the
thoughts which are stirred, but falls
back weary, detected, mystifled, and
all the philosophers of the world, all
the cults, all our faith can not help us
tounderstand. But the sea and the
Continued on 4th page
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-05-06

"Isn't he lucky?"is is usually exclaim-
ed of the successful man, while what is
really ment is 'isn't he hard mark?t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-05-06

and without hope save TO perform it
we'll.
When about fifteen miles from Pu-
laSh he was intercepted and captured
by Kansas regiment, and upon being
searched a letter to Gen. Bragg was
found in one of his boots, maps and
descriptions of Notifications in his sad
die seat, and other papers upon his
person. These were delivered to Gen.
Dodge, commanding the Federal forces,
and Davis was hurried to Pulaski and
lodged in jail The papers in posses
sion of Davis were so accurate and the
information so important that Gen.
Dodge suspected they had been given
by one of his own officers, and was
very solicitous to know from Davis
himself where and from whom the
papers had been obtained. He was
sent for and taken to headquarters and
closely questioned by the commanding
general, who, failing to get the re.
sponses he wished, finally said to him
"You are young man and do moi
seem TO realize your situation"
And to this Davis replied:
"I know my danger and am willing
to take the consequences
Evidently struck with the lofty anC
intrepid spirit and the manly bearing
of one so young, and wishing if posi-
BILE to save his life, Gen. Dodge ex
planned that he would have TO be court
martialed, under the laws of war ant
that the sentence of death would Ger
tainly be inflicted, but that he woul(
save his life if he would give the in
formation which he asked Davi
never hesitated, for to his knightly sou
the bargain was a dishonrable one, Il
sell his honor for his life. With mod
esty, but with decision writtenin every
lineament of his face, he answered:
81 know that l will be, but will
not tell where got the information
and there is no power on earth tina
can make me tell. You are doing you
duty as a soldier, and Lam doing mine
If l have to die will do so feeling tina
am doing my duty to my God ant
my country"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-05-06
Given Another Chance.

Gen. Dodge offered still another
chance to save his life, but Davis made
the interview final when he said:
at is useless to talk to me; | do not
intend to do it. You can courtmartial
me or do anything else you like, but |
will not betray the trust reposed in
me.n
With the inborn courtesy Of a man
whom promise could. not betray or
danger make afraid, this young knight
of the South thanked Gen. Dodge for
the interest he had shown, and was led
back to prison TO await his doom. A
courtmartial was ordered and under its
stern mandate a sentence of death was
passed in the most ignominious form.
Davis had expected he would be shot,
as soldier, but the sentence was that
he be hung as a spy, and the hours Of
the execution were fixed between the
hours of ten in the morning and two in
the evening. He received the sentence
of the military tribunal with compos-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-05-06
Shaw Gave Him Papers.

Tennessee was then within the Fed
eral lines, and Capt. Shaw entrusted to
Davis certain papers and maps, giving
important and accurate information of
the movements, strength and fortifica-
tions of the enemy, and these were to
be delivered to Gen. Bragg, whose
headquarters were at Missionary Ridge.
The mission on which he was sent was
full OF hazard. The chances of capture
and death were many; those of success
were few. But the stout young heart
never quailed, and boldly he entered
the enemy's lines, without thought
of personal danger, with no other feel.
ing animating his bosom save duty,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-05-06

churches and the SCHOOL,; and they
were the bravest Of the brave and truest
OF the true. In that great army which
gathered beneath the most gallant flag
that ever waved in the breeze, and led
by the greatest soldier who ever drew
a sword, was this Southern boy, the
product of Southern soil and Southern
environments.
He enlisted as a member of Company
|, First Tennessee regiment, and in
1858 was assigned for duty to the scout
ing party under the command of Capt.
Shaw, of Gen. Cheatam's division.
We can well understand why Davis
should have had such duty to per.
form, for the scout must be self-reliant
and self-poised, good horseman, in
telligent and, above all man to be
trusted in every emergency and in
every peril.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-14
ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT II O'CLOCK P. M, THE CONTEST WILL
BE AT AN END---CANDlDATES ARE ALIVE TO THE
SITUATION AND ALL ARE TRYING HARD
TOMAKE A STRONG FINISH
DOUBLING OF VOTES MEETS WITH APPROVAL

Salem, where the count will be
made by the judges and the prizes
awarded. The names of the judges
will be announced in a short time.
No person connected with the
partment will have anything to do
with the final count.
No More Votes Returned.
No more votes will be returned to
the contestants outside the city af-
ter today, but will be deposited in
the ballot box at once. This is done
for the reason that delays very Of
ten occur in transmitting the mail
and a delay at this time would mean
the loss of thousands of votes. Con-
testants can rest assured that they
will be given proper credit and votes
for all subscriptions sent to this Of
flee between now and Saturday, but
all votes will be deposited in the
ballot box as soon as received.
Those who depend on the mail to
bring in their votes and subscrip-
tions should mail them not later
than Thursday, so as to be sure that
every vote will be in the ballot box
on time. If they are mailed on Sat
urday they should bear special de-
livery stamp. Candidates who have
subscriptions should bring them in
as early as possible to avoid the rush
of the last day.
The Capital Journal also desires
to impress upon the candidates the
Importance of having their reserve
in the ballot box in plenty of time.
There will undoubtedly be quite a
rush in the business Office the last
day of the contest and it will be
to the advantage of every candidate
to get her votes in the ballot box
at the proper time.
The last week of The Capital
Journal up-to-date contest opened
Monday with millions of votes cast
in the aggregate and all of Salem
and the surrounding territory is
agog with interest over what is
even now the greatest enterprise of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-14

alike on old and new subscribers to
The Capital Journal either daily or
weekly edition. Old subscribers to
the weekly who change to the daily
are placed in the category of new
subscribers.
That handsome 1910 Ford auto
mobile will be won and probably de-
cided by the efforts made this week.
The new offer should prove a boom
alike to those high or low in the
list of contestants, for it gives the
latter an opportunity to work to-
ward the leadership goal in leaps
and bounds and at the same time, by
equal effort, permits those at the
top to maintain their prestige
through redoublhd efforts. Like
wise, each and every one of the
other valuable prizes is at stake, and
will be captured by some young wo-
man who works this week with all
the vigor of her years, and makes
the necessary showing in new or old
subscribers, to either the daily or
weekly editions of the Capital Jour
nay.
The contest will close Saturday
night, December Is, 1909. In or
der to give the girls in the country
as much time to work as the girls
in the city we will issue ballots on
all subscriptions mailed before IL D.
m. o'clock of that date. The letter
containing remittances must have
the postmark of December IS, 1909.
After the close of the contest the
ballot box will be placed in a vault
and remain until Monday afternoon
at 1870 D. m. 1t will then be turned
over to the judges and taken by
them to the Ye Liberty Theatre in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-14
SPECIAL NOTICE.

On account of the uncertainty of
mail reaching contestants in time to
be returned for the final count the
contest department will acknowledge
by letter all remittances received by
contestants commencing Wednesday,
but the votes will be deposited in
the ballot box for the final count in
stead of returning them as we have
done thus far. This only applies to
subscriptions sent us by mail.
Read the advertisement which ap-
pears on this page for full announce
ment of the affair. The scale upon
which the votes will be issued on all
subscriptions is outlined in the adj
vertisement. Read it over carefully.
But four more days remains in
the Capital Journal voting contest.
Next Saturday night the winners will
be decided. Be one of them. As
the last coupon has been printed in
the paper all candidates must de-
pend entirely on subscription ballots
for the remaining week of the con-
test.
The plan of the management to
double the number of votes allowed
for subscriptions during the remain
der of the contest has proved a ten
strike with all of the contestants so
far as heard. 1t works a hardship
on none, while giving their total
vote in this, the greatest newspaper
contest in the history of the north
west.
Now is the time and absolutely
the last opportunity that is offered
the contestants to win the valuable
prizes offered by this newspaper.
Remember the double offer applies
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-14
4 X 4 X X X X X X 4; x X X X X
x X-RAYS AND SMILES X
X X X X X X 4 4 X X X X X X X

Good work Messrs. Epply, ct al,
OF the Salem Board of Education.
~ n
The Journal New Years Edition
will have new collection OF "One
Thousand Facts OF Production"
Help as get 5000 papers subscribed
and paid for to present to the Board
OF Trade.
n -
The man who doesn't advertise,
doesn't attract any attention when
dies.
There are thousands OF dolls for
he little ones at Salem, If that fact
Is not generally advertised.
+ y
What a godsend the suffragette
business Is 10 class OF women who
are without a job They won't keep
house, raise children or work for q
living. Hurrah for suffrage.
II don't interest the kicker against
mountain water 10 tell him he won't
have 20 pay a cent unless he uses
water. He wants the privilege OF
kicking more than he wants
chance 10 take bath,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-14

Only Four More Days and the Journals Gigantic Voting Con-
test Will Be Matter of HiStory-ThouSandS and ThouS
andS of People Are Interested and Watching the Gain of
Thire Favorte.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-14

in the contest, by subscribing for
the Capital Journal but are already
taking a local paper which is paid
in advance and not desiring to re-
eeive more than one local daily in
their home at the same time, the
contest department has arranged to
accept and issue votes on all such
subscriptions, the paper to start at
any future date that the subscriber
may designate.
Open Evenings.
For the benefit of those who are
not able to get to this office during
business hours the contest depart
ment will be open every evening un-
til nine o'clock.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-14

The Contestants and How They
Stand.
,
District No. will include .
territory in the city of Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-14
On all Subscriptions Received by Mail It'll
Week After Wednesday

" & b o he ou is hdono account
in o e to u
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-14
WEEKLY JOURNAL BY MAIL
Old or New Subs.
Iecseach district).

pa rar@ tot will ddred new
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-14

District No. 2---WilI include
all territory outside city in Ma
riOn County, including Salem II.
II. ID. routes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-14


In the city the voting figures show
that the efforts of those who are in
terested deeply enough to pitch into
the matter OF securing votes bring
bountiful results. In all districts
there ara those who are IN the con-
test heart and soul and there should
be considerable element Of pride
In demonstrating that no mistake
was made when your name was sug-
gested for an energetic and popular
othes may doshrdleutaOihrdlutaouu
candidate.
What one has done others can cas-
ny do In the territory outside Of
the city few have reaped a splen-
d'd harvest OF votes. but I'm many
communities nothing at an has been
done.
Future subscriptions.
Contestants may find IN some
cases friends who wish to help them
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-01
DEATH IN COAL MINE
EXPLOSION AT WEHRuM, PA, KILLS THREE AND lNJuREs
 MANY OTHERS.
SlXTY-FIvE MAY BE ENTOMBEp
Deadly Black Damp lnteferes With Work of Rescue-Mine Is On Fire and Burning Fiercely at Several Places-Cause Not Known.

Wehrum, Pa, June 24.-As a result Of an explosion In Mine No. of the Lackawanna Coal & Coke Co. here three miners are known to be dead and six are fatally injured; 20 are badly injured, while 1t is feared that Go men, believed to be still in the mine may be burned to death.
 The mine is burning fiercely at sev- eral places and deadly black damp is pouring from the mouth effectually preventing systematic rescue work.
 Large quantities of oxygen and many oxygen tanks have been re- quested from the Cambria Steel com pany of Johnstown, Pa, and the United States government mining and testing station. Pittsburg.
 Just what caused the explosion has Lot been ascertained. but it probably resulted from an accumulation of gas.
 The scenes about the mine this af ternoon are pathetic. Relatives and friends of the victims are hysterically weeping and retarding greatly the work of rescue.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-01
ARREST ASSAULTER
Young Man Identified as Assailant of Little Rock Girl Spirited
 Away by Police.

Little Rock, June 23.- Earl Dill, 16 years old, was arrested last night, charged with criminal assault upon Miss Ray Burkhal. ter, who was brutally outraged in the lodge rooms of Knights of Pythias temple, last Monday afternoon, after having been de- coyed there by person pretend ing to be an office man in scar h of stenographer, is believed to be held in the new peuitentiary.
 Officers spirited him away im- mediately after Miss Burkhalter identified him as the assailant. The officers who had him in charge last night, returned after a short absence, which seems to contradict the idea that Dili was carried to Texaikana.
 It was stated today on good authority that Dill attended the business college where Miss Burkhalter was a student, but that he took private instructions, and was so cut fl by partitions that the remainder of the students could not see him, though he ommauded a view at all times of the girl students. The janitor at the school also says Dill few days ago, inquired who Miss Burkhalter was, Dill, after his arrest, maintained his innocence.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-01
LIGHTNING BOLTS FROLIC.
Entered 0ptn Door of Little Rock Bake Shop and Went on Its Way
 Without Doing Harm.

Little Rock, June 24.-Yester- day afternoon about 6 o'clock, during the thunderstorm, light niug played some queer freaks in the vicinity of Ninth and Rock streets. A bolt decendcd in the yard of the Fougerouse Bakery almost simultaneously with a deafeuing crash of thunder. The ligh mug flame seemed 10 enter the open door of the bakers shor, frig htcning those inside almost out of their wits. ILstead of striking nything, however, the flash shot up through the top of the building as if in an exceed ingly hurry to get away.
 Several persons were engaged in various duties inside the shop and in the yard just outside st the time of the incident, but 1t is needless to say there was "sus- pension" of business for the time being, followed by some earnest congratulations that the light ming appeared to be in j)cular rather than a serious mood.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-01
IN STORM CELLAR TWO WEEKS
A Texas Family Nearly Starved When Rescued From It's Prison
 By Wreckers.

Galveston. Tex, Juno 24-In re- moving a storm-wrecked house on the farm of Charles Dilson in Brown county, the wreckers discovered a storm cellar in which were Dilson and his wife and 12-year-old daughter, more dead than alive
 For two weeks they had been prison CTS in the cellar with barely a morsel to eat for week and nothing to drink for two days.
 Raw potatoes had been their subsls- 'enca for six days. They will survive.
 After the storm which wrecked tneir hcme the three Dilsons were missed and searchers believed they had de- serted their place and movd away. The house had been blown over and covered the storm cellar, which was about 20 yards from the home, and searchers knew nothing of the storm cellar. The prisoners tried to dig their way to the surface with their hands and succeeded only in cutting tunnel which afforded them air.