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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-08-24
THREE GREAT
QUE TIONS
WHICH MUST Be SETTLED
And Settled Right Before We Viii
Have Peace or Prosperity
IN State of Tennessee.
Bristol, Tenn, Aug. Il, 1911.


Editor The Memphis Herald
In response 10 your request for ar
interview concerning the suggestions
of Judge II. M. Barton in regard to 0
harmony convention, beg to say thai
have never been in politics and have
no political aspirations, and therefore
dislike to discuss politics in the news
papers for fear that my motives may
be misunderstood.
|, however, am in sympathy with
the movement for the democrats TO get
together. ] voted the independent
ticket IN August, and supported Gov.
Taylor in November. ! believe that
the best interests of the state are best
subserved through the democratic par
ty. Tennessee is in reality democrat
ic state, and there is no reason why the
democrats should keep quarreling and
allow this state to be run by the repub-
licans. | do not agree with Mr.. Kellar
that the candidate for governor ought
to come from any particular section. /
think the democrats should get tOgeth.
er in u convention and nominate the
best and most available man. We
want clean man, and above every
best interests OF the people of Tennes.
see. II makes little difference from
what section he comes-w whether il be
from East, West or Middle Tennessee
--he must be man in whom all the
people have the utmost confidence and
whose sole purpose and aim is TO best
subserve the interests of the state; to
give the people clean administration,
and to enforce the law in such way
that "the greatest shall not be exempt
ed from its power, and the least shall
feel its protecting care"
AS see ii, there are three great ques-
tions in Tennessee which must be set
tied and settled right before we will
have much peace or prosperity in the
state:
First. We need an election law by
which the people in each county shall
elect their commissioners OF election.
II the Cox bill rs introduced is not
satisfactory, it could be amended so
that it will be satisfactory. Neither
party ought to have control of the ma
chinery in such way as to perpetuate
itself in power; and there will be no
permanent and lasting peace in Ten.
nessee until this power of controlling
the elections is lodged with the people |
themselves.
Second. The temperance question
will ever be the cause of much bitter.
ness until it is settled right. favored
the enactment of the present law, be-
cause l felt that il was step in the
right direction, and that 1t would ulti-
mately lead to the enactment of law
that would meet with present condi- :
tions, AMI that could be enforced. 1t
was absolutely necessary to wipe the
saloons out of Tennessee before any !
thing else could be done, because the |
saloons, TO a certain extent, had gotten
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-08-24
Mrs. Rollins and Mrs. Moran.

People in all parts of the country are COM
ing to know of one grand remedy for stom-
ach, liver and bowel troubles, including the
worst cases of constipation and indigestion.
Mrs. Minerva E. Rollins, of Dewey, H.. i,
and Mrs. L. Moran, of Kansas City, Kan,
towns nearly thousand miles apart, agree
that the remedy is DR. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin, the great herb laxative compound.
1t is absolutely guaranteed to do what is
claimed, and if you want to try it before
buying, send your address for free sample
bottle to Pepsin Syrup Co., II9 Caldwell.
Bldg, Monticello, Ill. 1t is sold by all
dealers at soc and 81 bottle
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-08-24
Chapter 674.
Senate Bill No. 500.
(By Mr.. Butler.)
Published by authority.

An act TO amend an act entitled "Al
Act to empower cities or towns of thi
state having a population of not les
than $500 and not more than 1900 in
habitants under and by the fedora
census of 1900 or any subsequent fedora
census to open, widen, extend, grade
pave, gravel, macadamize, gutter, con
struct sidewalks, or lay and construct
permanent sewers in curb and park o.
otherwise improve the streets, avenues
alleys and highways of said munici
palities within the corporate limits
thereof; to levy special taxes, assess
ments, or local contributions on real
estate abutting on said streets, avenues
alleys and highways; to provide a
method of assessing and collecting all
or a portion of the cost of said improve
ment on, from and out of the property
and property owners abutting on said
streets, avenues, alleys and highways,
and OF paying for the same; and to au-
thoriZe the issuance of bonds or certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness 10 pay for the
same, and to provide for the redemp.
ton OF said bonds or certificates of in
debtedness.' y
Section BE it enacted by the gem
eral assembly of the state Of Tennessee,
That section | of chapter 276 of the
Acts of 1907, being an act TO empower
cities and towns, having population
of not less than 4, 800 inhabitants nor
more than 1890 inhabitants, according
to the federal census of 1900, or any
subsequent federal census, to improve
streets, avenues, alleys and highways,
and make the cost of same a charge on
abutting property, be amended by
out of said section the figures
1900 and 4,S00 and inserting in lieu
thereof the figures $500 and 5000.
Section BE it further enacted,
That this act take effect from and
after its passage, the public welfare
it.
Passed July 3, 1911.
N. BAXTER, Jr.,
Speaker of the Senate.
A. M. LEACH,
Speaker House Representatives.
Approved July 5, 1911.
BEN w. HOOPER,
Governor.
A True Copy.
Attest:
HALLUM w. GOODLOE,
Secretary of State.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-08-24
Thirty Years Together.

Thirty years of notwithstanding of it.
How the merit Of good thing stands out
IN that time--or the worthlessness of bad
one. So there's no guesswork in this evi-
dence OF Ihos. Ariss, Concord, Mich, who
writes: II have used DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for 80 years, and it's the best cough
and cold cure ever used.'' Once it finds
entrance in home you can't pry it out.
Many families have used it for forty years.
It's the most infallible throat and lung
medicine on ear;h. Unequaled for lagrippe,
asthma, hay fever, Group, quinsy or sore
lungs. Price soc and 81. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by H. c. Miller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-08-24
DR.. Brown. Metropolis. III.

1t is not often that practicing doctor will
recommend some ones else remedy, and
wheH he does so it means that the remedy
must have made an extraordinary impression
on him. In this connection, DR.. Wilson
Bown, of Metropolis. Ill.,. said that it peo-
pie used Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for
stomach, liver and bowel troubles they
would have less need for him.
1t is absolutely guaranteed to do what is
claimed, and if you want to try it before
buying, send your address for free sample
bottle to Pepsin Syrup Co, Ir9 Caldwell
Bldg, Monticello, II. 1t is sold BY all
druggists at soc and ST. bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-08-24

into control of politics. can not sug
gest what is the solution of the prob,
lem, but certain it is that we have moi
yet reached the prop resolution. 1t is
humiliating TO every Tennessean that
we have law on the statute books
which the governor admits his inabili-
ty to enforce. 1t is disgraceful that the
law of the state of Tennessee should
orenly and with impunity be violated
in certain sections of the state. Here
in Bristol we see the folly of the pres
ent law. just across the street on the
Virginia side are some twelve or thIr-
teen saloons, while of course there are
none on the Tennessee side. We have
all the evil effects of intemperance
without any revenue. Some provision
ought to be made by which towns To-
Gated on the state lines could have To-
cal option. In the course of time be-
lieve we can work out a solution, and
that we will enact law on tlIe subject
of temperance in spirit of tolerance
that can be enforced, and that will be
much more satisfactory than the pres
ent law.
Third. The next important question
is that of taxation. That our present
system is bad will hardly admit of ar
gument. In most OF our cities and
towns the rate Of taxation runs from
to 4 per cent, probably the average
would be per cent. We have the |
state saying TO lis citizens, " You shall |
not loan your money for more than 6 |
per cent, and of this ! will take back 3 |
per cent for taxes" Our state, county
and municipal bonds can not now be
exempted from taxation, and as re-
suit nearly all of our securities are held
abroad, and there is no market for
hem at all within the state; because, if
he holder has to pay taxes on-them he
would get a much better rate of inter-
'st on his money by investing in Unit
I'd States bonds. by reason of our sys
EN- Of taxation the state collects a
small on personal property,
md drives great deal of capital out
VI the state and forces investments into
United States 'bonds and in outside Sc
'urities. think we ought to have a
AK commission, composed probably of
hree men, who should be paid good
and devote their entire time
nd attention 10 getting fair and just
ssessment on all the property in the
tate, and our laws should be so amend
d as to treat all the Taxpayers fairly.
NE back tax law should be repealed
together, except in case of omitted
or where an assessment was
'rocured by actual fraud. Under the
resent s, stem Of tax-paying great
eal Of capital has been driven out of
he state. However, it is said that
Late, county and municipal bonds
Duld not be exempted from taxation,
kept by a change of constition. The t
then should be changed. s
These three questions which l have 4
,ferred to will have to be settled and a
.ttled right ere we have any lasting n
eace and prosperity in Tennessee. IL
elieve that they can be settled through "
ne democratic party. u
c. J. ST. JOHN. p
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-08-24
Chapter 675.
House Bill No. 245.
(By Mr.. Worley.)
Published by authority.


An act to amend chapter 255 Of the
Acts of the General Assembly of the
state of Tennessee, of 1903, entitled "An
Act to provide and regulate the CON-
pensation of circuit court clerks in the
state of Tennessee" so as to provide
that in counties of more than twenty
five thousand and less than thirty
thousand population, and which has a
law court in addition to the circuit
court, where there is separate office
to be kept for such law court, by the
clerk of the circuit court or by his dep
uty, that the compensation for such
circuit court clerk shall be fifteen hun
dred dollars per annum.
Section 1.--Be it enacted by General
Assembly of the state of Tennessee,
That chapter 255 of the acts of the gen.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-08-24
A King Who Left Home

set the world to talking, but Paul Mathul-
ka, Of Buffalo, NY, says he always keeps
at home the king of laxatives-Dr. King
New Life Pills-and that they're blessing
to all his family. Cure constipation, head
ache, indigestion, dyspepsia. Only zsc at
II. c, Miller's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-08-24
NOTICE.

The Presbytery of Holston will meet
in the Oakland Presbyterian church,
near Limestone, Washington county,
Tenn, on Wednesday, September 6,
1911, at 7.80 p. m.
}. S. EAKlN, Stated Clerk.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-08-24
KEEP KIDNEYS WELL
Health is Worth Saving, and
Some Johnson City People
Know How to Save 1t,

Many johnson City people take their
lives in their hands by negecting the
kidneys when they know these organs
need help. Sick kidneys are responsible
for vast amount of suffering and i'll
health, but there is no need to suffer nor
to remain in danger when most all dis
eases and aches and pains due to weak
kidneys can be quickly relieved by the
use of Doan's Kidney Pills. Here is a
johnson City citizens recommendation:
Il. 0. Allen, Cos Claiborne ST., johnson
City, Tenn, says: Doan's Pills did me
II world of good and l gladly recommend
them as being just as represented. When
/ was suffering from backache aud other
symptoms of weak kidneys, | got sup
ply of Doan's Kidney Pills from the
Whitehouse Drug Co. and they restored
me to good health.'' Ia
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the namc-Doan's-and
take no other.
eS~~~~-~~~~~~.~.~~
eral assembly of the state of Tennessee,
of 1903 entitled "An act to provide and
regulate the compensation of circuit
court clerks in the state of Tennessee"
be and the same is hereby amended by
inserting and adding after the word
"dollars " in the eleventh line of the
first section of said act the following
words; That in counties haping pop
ulation of more than twenty-five thou
sand and less than thirty thousand,
and which has also law court estab-
lished in the county in addition to the
circuit court, and where a separate Of
flee is to be kept for such law court, by
the clerk of the circuit court, or his
deputy, the clerk shall be paid sala-
ry of fifteen hundred dollars per annum.
Sec. BE it further enacted, That
this act take effect from and after its
passage, the public welware requiring
it.
Passed April 10, 1911.
A. NJ. LEACH,
Speaker House Representatives.
+. N. BAXTER, Jr.,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved July s, 1911.
BEN w. HOOPER,
Governor.
A true cnpy.
Attest:
HALLUM w. GooDLoE,
Secretary Of State.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-08-24

Look out for hot days-cholera infantum.
Don't worry--use DR.. Fahrney's Teething
Syrup. age. Sample free. Gul-au
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-08-24
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
Office of East Tennessee and Western
North Carolina Railroad Company.
Johnson (yity T.,, ,.,.no
Jolinoon wy, tennessee,
August 7th, 1911,

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee,
August 7th, 1911.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
eTs of The East Tennessee and Western
North Carolina Railroad Company
will be held at the office of the coinpa.
ny, johnson City, Tennessee, on Wed
nesday, the 18th day of September,
1911, at II o'clock, noon, for the pur.
pose of electing a board of directors to
serve for the ensuing year, and for such
other business as may come before the
meeting. JOHN S. WISE.
l4l4'4l Secretary.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-08-24

Quality Of Good Teacher.
No man can govern a school unless
he knows how to goveln himself.
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CORPORATIONS NO NEW THING
Company Was Settled by Cor
porate Companies.

1t Is a fact. though people have for
gotten 1t. that this country was colon
lied by corporations. says Business. 1t
was set going by monopolies. The
colony at jamestown was planted In
1907 by tho London company which
was a corporation.
The colonists who landed at Ply
mouth Rock we're sent out by the Ply
mouth company. which was a corpora
tion. The pioneers who settled Bos-
ton represented the Massachusetts Bay
company. which was a corporation
And SO on down the list of American
colonies.
Even after they cut loose from Eng
land the Americans created their state
governments after the pattern Of these
British corporations. Whoever would
understand fully state and its form
Of organization must dig up the his
tory Of the Massachusetts Bay COM
pany and the other corporations that
f1ourfshed when George III. was king
But these corporation died out. or
were bought out, as the colonies grew
large and Independent, and for time
there were practically no corporations
at all. In 1870. for instance, there were
only three banking companies Of any
kind In the whole United States.
The first corporations were start
ed in blaze Of patriotism after tho
war of 1919. At that time the United
States was mainly farming country
1t bought its manufactured goods from
England. Its clothes, its boots, its
books, its tools. its furniture, all came
from England
This was an intolerable situation
when the United States and the Eng
lish were at war. and so q tremendous
effort WAS made to secure industrial
independence. Stock companies were
formed. English goods were boycott.
ted. Factories were built The first
wave OF business enterprise swept eyer
the young country and wherever It
went up sprang corporations.
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at the easement and kissed her hand.
The rest was easy.
OF course. Jay Gould didn't know at
arst that the pretty maid In the flower
booth at the Actors Fund Fair was a
little princess. He wasn't bothering
his head about that. but he did know
right away that her black eyes snapped
roguishly. that she smiled sweeuy and
that her voice was like music In his
ears when she asked: Who'll buy my
roses?" He very promptly assured
her that he'd buy 'em. Thereupon he
became a regular. almost persistent
cash customer. He purchased bouton
nieres. bouquets and baskets. singly
and In punches. sent them to the hos
pitfalls and returned for more-for an
entire week he lived in the perfume
OF that one booth. That wasn't all
he fell head over heels in love.
So the third romance among George
Gould's children began among flowers.
like the kanaka romance which the
old-time Hawaiians Groom In song
The pretty maid OF the flower booth
was Annie Douglas Graham. a princess
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To Incline Toward Mercy.

Jim had been far from q good boy
during the day and toward nightfall
he realized the fact fully. Being well
acquainted with the workings Of fam
lily discipline he essayed . little di.
plomacy.
"shall you tell father about msr"
he inquired Of his mother.
Certainly I shall toll him." respond
ed his mother. with sorrowful drm.
ness.
Shall you tell him before dinner or
after dinner7" asked the culprit.
After dinner" was tho announce
ment.
Mother" and Jim gave wiggle
Of anticipation, couldn't you have a
blueberry pudding for his dessert?
Couldn't you do that much for me.
mother!"-Youth's Companion.
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Her Wedding March.

A young girl who had never heard
OF Mendelssohns wedding March.
but was familiar with the moro popu-
lar parody on 1t. was a witness to a
wedding cermony in an uptown
church recently. AS the betrothed
pair walked with dignifled tread to-
ward the altar to be wed. and the or
gan pealed forth Mendelssohn's inspir.
ing march. the young girl was plainly
shocked. When she arrived at her
home she told her mother of the cere-
mony and innocently exclaimed:
What do you think, mother. they
played Gee Whiz! I'm Glad I'm
Free"
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ORIGIN OF CLASSIC YELL
"Shs Burns orssn" Expression ss
Aaron Winters Who 0lscoversd
Dorax In Death Valley.

Although the prospector 10 generally
supposed to be associated with tho
search for precious metal his attention
Is BY no means confined to that. A
writer tells Of . group Of valuable
claims in the Silver mountain mining
district, which includes tho whole OF
Black mountain.
1t was long considered worthless un-
til an up-to-date prospector recognized
1t ~ cement rock" the principal In
gredient from which portland cement
Is made.
Another example 10 furnished by the
discovery Of borax in Death valley.
one Of tho most valuable strikes ever
made in California. Tho discoverer.
Aaron Winters. was at that time living
in lonely little shack on tho Amar-
gosa fats at the south end of the val
ley.
Thither. attracted by the light. came
one night a vagrant prospector from
Nevada. He had with him a sample OF
borax brought from small deposit
across the border. This Winters in
stantly recognized As being the same
curious stuff which he had seen ly-
ing In great beds in Death valley.
but OF which he had never known tho
name.
Adroitly questioned. tho wanderer
explained to Winters the simple but
little known test for borax. No soon
er was their visitor safely gone than
Winters and his wife. carrying food
and water. a pick. a saucer and bot
tie Of alcohol, set out on foot north
ward into the valley. At nightfall the
next day they arrived at the first Of
the strange beds.
Without even waiting to moisten his
parched throat Winters fell upon 1t with
pick and bare hands till a little OF the
surface crust was removed He scraped
up handful of the loose stun. piled 1t
In the saucer. moistened 1t with al
cohol and struck a match. An instant
later he hurled his hat in one direc-
tion. his pick in another. and selling
his wife, waltzed that astonished lady
round the strange. fickering flame.
whooping:
She burns green. Rosie! She burns
green!"
Winters realized a fortune from his
discovery. Even today the man Of the
valley lighting upon something new
heralds his find with the classic yell:
She burns green!"-Los Angeles
Times.
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shlpUAster. He was . man OF ana1Ss'
Hs died some time ago. The widow
was reported to be engaged to fat
Prince Ari Pal Of Tahiti few years
ago Prince Ari weighs 800 pounds.
1t has been ofttmes predicted In
Hawaii that some day q princess would
be born who would restore the glory
Of royalty to the islands. They didn't
mention names. When that day comes
70 the story runs. the great volcano
Kilauea will rumble and send forth .
hrs which will b the signal for dAy
Of rejoicing. The goddess PHI. who
presides over everything nery. 10 said
to understand her duties well.-Nsw
York World.
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STONE MOVED BY THE SUN
Immense Mass Of Granite In Ohio
Cemetery Undergoes Curious
Revolutions.

An interesting object 10 to be seen
in = cemetery Of Ohio large gran
its stone weighing two tons, in the
shape Of ball. which II gradually
turning on its axis. During tho last
hve years. 20 It 10 said. this ball has
turned . fraction over Is inches.
Whsn the ball was placed In position
an unpublished spot six inches in diam
stse was purpossly LETT in the sockes
Of tho pedestal wherson It rested. A
little later Il WAS noted with astonish-
msnt that this spot was turning up
ward on the south side Of tho monu'
ment. This curious revolution OF tho
polished ball, to lift which would 70.
quire . large derrick, 10 supposed to
bs duo to the suns action. in the fol-
lowing manner: Tho solar rays heat
ing ono side cause the ball to expand
to . certain degree whereas tho north
side, which rests mostly In tho shade,
does not expand to the same extent.
thus causing tho ball gradually to
shift its position BY turning.
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according to the royal who's who Of
Hawaii-of the last reignins family.
Liliuokalani. the last queen OF Hawaii.
is her remote cousin. She Is the
daughter of Princess Kaikilani. Her
father was Douglas Graham. The mar
riaEe of Graham and the princess was
something OF college romance.
Young Graham was student at
Princeton, and among his classmates
was Hawaiian prince who was NOV
ing toward the theological field. The
elder Graham. who was Junior partner
in Hartley G. Graham. the famous firm
Of Eunsmiths. took an interest In the
young Hawaiian and arranged with
him to become companion Of his
classmate in tour Of the world. Nat
urally the tourists visited Honolulu.
where the youth was received by the
royal family. He was presented to his
classmates sister, the young and beau
tiful Princess Kaikilani. and they fell
in love with each other. Before an
other year had passed the Princeton
youth had proposed to the Hawaiian
maiden and she accepted him.
How are you going to arrange it?"
asked one Of Graham's college chums.
"She Is a princess. and you
And am a Princetonian." he inter-
rupted That makes 1t all right. Any
Princetonian ought to be able to mar
~ a princess"
Following the marriage. which was
attended by representatives OF the
royal family of Hawaii Graham and
his island princess came to New York
to live. Their home for some years
was In the fashionable old part OF
West Twelfth street. Whenever
Hawaiian dignitaries came to New
York they were Hospitality entertained
there. and on several occasions Mrs.
Graham gave little parties modelled
after native celebrations. to which
many polite New Workers. were bidden.
In the early nineties domestic
shadow fell athwart the Graham home.
Mrs Graham found 1t necessary to ask
the courts to intervene in her behalf.