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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04
Hard on Soldiers.

To wait! One hears a great deal
about the hardships of marching and
fighting. but very little about the
keener mental and emotional hard
ship OF waiting. Possibly it is be
cause the public is interested only in
sensational .hardships. Yet it is GER
tain that no appreciation of what
war means to the man in the ranks
can be had by person who over
looks this element. It is in the wait
before action when a man clears his
throat before hazarding a remark to
comrade that moral courage has a
chance to assert itself. The officer
whose voice is perfectly normal then
is the one that men will cleaye to.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04
The Colonel.
(By a Confederate veteran.)

(By a Confederate Veteran.)
Colonels of regiments but seldom
if ever, receive their need of praise.
In time of actual combat they are
the connecting link between those
who command and those who fight
Communication with officers of lower
rank, by written order by courier or
verbally by adjutant or aide-de-camp.
but seldom occur. So in time of bat
tie no one has more dangerous or
more responsible duties to perform
than the regimental commander. His
superiors can, oftener than other
wise, secure place of comparative
safety-there is no such place for the
colonel. His place is in the fiercest
part of the conflict. in the most ex-
posed position in the line, where he
can be seen by his men and, if DOS
sible, be heard by them. The eyes of
his men are fixed upon him; he is
therefore denied even the privilege of
getting scared. If such be the case
he must not let it be apparent. Tre-
NOR or blanch may cause disaster.
Soldiers never quake or quail so long
as their colonel is firm and steadfast.
Nor must he at any time be ratified
or confused. He must receive and
give a command as though ON dress
parade. In the midst of the thunder
of cannon, the roar of musketry, the
whizzing of balls and the bursting Of
shells, an order comes by courier or
aide that charge must be made, a
battery taken or breatwork scaled or
his position held at all hazards, the
colonel has to see these orders exc
.cuted. He must, therefore, never
lose his head"-figuratively at least.
His judgment must never be OBJ
scured. In battle he is often where
no order or command can reach him.
He then commands not only his men
but himself. His superiors are far in
the rear, the enemy close in front.
Stormed at with shot and shell, his
men waver, he must spring to the
'front.' seize the flag and shout, ''Come
on, boys, follow mel" They rally to
the charge, the works are scaled, the
battery taken and the enemy routed.
Half of his men may be dead or
wounded. What matters it, if the day
is won!
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04
LEE AND SHIELDS.

Senator Lee made great mistake
and eneompassed his own defeat
when he went out of his way to at
tack Senator Shields, on the stunt
and in the columns of his newspaper
without the shadow of excuse the
Tennessean and American charged
that Senator Shields was the leade
of a combine organized to control the
organization of the Legislature an6
to embarrass the administration o
Gov. Rye. 1t is we'll known by the
friends of Senator Shields that ne
purposely kept away from Nashville
so that it could not be said that he
was engaging in factional politics.
Although Senator Shields had moi
been in Nashville during the sitting
of the Legislature, Senator LEAFS pa
per was SO persistent in its attack
that Senator Shields was forced t
strike back in self-defense. Senator
Lea has lost East Tennessee in thu
senatorial primary, and he has no one
to blame but himself for losing it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04
LET US REASON TOGETHER.

Do you want strife, discord and fac,
tionalism revived in the Democratic
party in Tennessee? If you are
Democrat from principle and want
to see the party succeed because you
believe Democratic rule is best fol
the country, there can be but one
answer to the question-you do not
Do you want harmony, unity and
good feeling to continue among Ten
nessee Democrats preparatory to the
great Presidential contest of next
year? If you are a Democrat be
cause you want to see Democratic
principles prevail. you do, of course
Do you believe it possible to have
harmony, or peace or good feeling
with either Senator Lea or ex-Gov
Patterson as the party nominee for
Senator? If you have kept up with
current events for the past few years,
and especially during the present EN-
DllIefGu CONTEST D6lW6eH lIlGul, yOu
realize that there are great many
Democrats who will not vote for eth
er, even if nominated. We grant you
that this is undemocratic and ought
not to be. But it is a condition and
not a theory that confronts us. The
success of the Democratic party does
not depend upon any man. 1t is too
big for that Under the circumstan-
ces is it not the plain duty of every
Democrat to stand aside these two
factional candidates and support a
candidate who can get the united
support of the party, if nominated
Did you ever hear Democrat say
he would not vote for Mcclellan
should he be nominated? No. Then
why not make sure the election of a
Democrat to the Senate from Ten
nessee, by nominating Mcclellan.
Think about it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04

First Presbyterian church of Louis
vile, who, by the way, is Tonnes
sean, the son of Confederate veter-
an from Bristol, Tenn. Capt. Andrew
Sea, who as trustee has been identi-
fed with the Kentucky Confederate
Home since its inception, presented
the flag and briefly explained that
the gift had been made by Col. An
drew Cowan, who was chief of artil-
lery of the 9th corps, U. S. ", is pres
ident of the Army of the Potomac. u.
S. A., and, by virtue of the esteem
and affection in which he is held by
the Confederates of Kentucky, an
honorary member of the Kentucky
Orphan Brigade, C. S. A, Colonel
Cow&n was influenced to give this
handsome fla by the expressed wish
of Col. Henry George, commandant of
the Home, for a United States flag to
be used on the Fourth of July and
other patriotic occasions.
Colonel George made the speech of
acceptance, and, holding aloft an old
Confederate battle flag, he reiterated
his own love and that of every Con
federate veteran for the Stars and
Bars, but pledged for himself and
them layalty and fealty to their coun-
try's flag. Over a hundred Confeder-
ate veterans stood with barred heads
as their aged comrade, John Goblin,
slowly drew the handsome 12-foOt flag
to its position at the top of the lofty
fiagpole. and gentle southern
breeze spread its folds above their
heads and over an audience com
posed almost entirely of veterans
and Daughters of the Confederacy.
After a moment of tense suspense,
the whole company united in singing
America Other addresses were
made by Colonel f. Polk Johnson,
Major John NJ. Pirtle, Capt George
c. Norton, Capt. John w. Green with
the benediction by Rev. Peyton Hoge,
of the Pewee Valley Presbyterian
church. To a Tennessee Daughter
this event put final seal on the
patriotic hope and belief that we are
a reunited people, whose glory is zone
country, one flag"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04

An purity soon seed he was revivin'
An heard him whisper: abe,
you've saved my life;
Your Of wool shirt along with your
connivin'
I Has kept me from that grave beside
4. my wife"
Well, Judge, while l stood there be-
side schemin'
On how to get him in a doctors
care, ....
A ten-pound shell toward us came
screamin
Just like a ravin' demon in the air;
And when it passed found myself a
lynn
Across oil Sweety's body an l see
That 'tarnal she'll that by us went a
flynn
Had Tux my leg along for company.
Well, Judge, that's all, 'cept when the
wal was OFCIp
l found myself a cripple, an since
then
I've been a sort of shiftless, worthless
rover,
But jest as honest as the most O.
men;
l never stole a dime from livin'
mortal,
Nor never harmed a woman, child
I've simply been bum and hope
the courtll
Be jest as easy on me as it can"
Then spake the Judge: "Such helpless
worthless creatures
Should never be allowed to bum and
beg;
Your case, it's true, has some re-
deeming features,
For in your country's cause you
lost leg
And yet l feel the world needs an
example
To check the tendency of men to
roam;
The sentence is that all your life
your camp will
Be the best room in my humble
home"
The soldier started! Dumb! Silent as
a statue!
Then, voice of trembling pathos
Judge, turn your head and give me
one look at you
That voice is like an echo from the
dead;"
Then forward limped he, grimy hand
extended
While tears adown his sun-burned
cheeks did roll,
And said, with slang and nathos
strangely blended:
why, Colonel Sweety, durn your
brave oil soul!"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04
NORTHBOUND.

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Kingsport, Tenn, Cameron, Va-Tenn.,
Speers Ferry. st. Paul and Dante.
Va, and Elkhorn Cit, Ky.
5:15, daily, for Yorktown and
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Speers Ferry, st. Paul and Dante, Va.
SOUTHBOUND.
11:45 a. M, for Erwin and Unaka
Springs. Tenn. Toecane, huntsville,
Pensacola and Marion, N. c.. and Spar
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930 p. M, daily, for Unicoi and
Erwin, Tenn.
For definite and additional intorma-
ton apply at ticket office or to
CHAS. 7. MANDEL,
Asst. General Passenger Agent,
Johnson City, ....- Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04
What the Veterans VIII Ride.

That the Grand Army veterans
should not march in the next and
succeeding encampments is a senti-
ment that is developing to some ex-
tent within the Grand Army, but
outside of the ranks of
the old soldiers. The veterans are
for marching all the way and every
Continued on Page Three.)
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04
FACTS FOR sFFFERERS

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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04
C0IGHS THAT ARE STOPPED.

Careful people see that they ARE
stopped. DR.. Kings New Discovery
is a remedy of tried merit. 1t has
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it's soothing and healing qualities.
Pneumonia and lung troubles are Of
ten caused by delay of treatment.
DR.. Kings New Discovery stops those
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tendencies. Money back if it fails.
SOC and 500.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04

Our city dads the other night voted
to furnish water free to a visiting
circus, Water Commissioner Melon
aid, to his credit, opposed the propo'
sition. He was clearly right. The
aldermen have no more right to give
away the citys water than they have
to give away the city's money. Won
der how many free show tickets the
aldermen will get?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04

The candidate for the Senate who
thinks that Congressman Mcclellan
does not have to be reckoned with
on November 20 has another serious
thought coming to him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04

The Chamber of Commerce is get
ting far away from the purposes oil
its organization when it can fine
nothing better to do than have tho
city fathers give away the city's wa
ter. to a travelling circus. That helps
commerce about as much as it woult
be. helped if the railroads were to
carry the circus free.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04
FOR SALE.

New 4-room house, electric lights
and water, lot 50x15O feet, sos W.
Main st. Apply to Jos. A. Frick,
Treasurer's office, Soldiers Home,
Tenn. Terms IT. suit purchaser.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04

The Bristol Herald Courier is
showing much animus in the sena-
torial primary. 1t seems to have a
personal interest. Is the senior
Senator the one who is to put up the
money to take up that option on the
Herald-Courier?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04

Patterson and Lea continue tosnn-
timber their batteries of bitterness
on each other.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04

1ened in Massachusetts some years
sineeJ
| Scene-A City Police Court.
Yer honor, l pleads guilty; I'm a
hummer;
don't deny the cop here found me
drunk;
don't deny that through the whole
long summer
The sun-warmed earth has been my
only bunk.
[ hain't been able to earn a liven;
A man with one leg planted in the
tomb
Can't git a job-an' I've a strong
misgivin'
Bout bein' cooped up in soldiers
home.
Whar did l lose my leg? AT Spott-
sylvania-
Perhaps you've red about the
bloody fight
But then | guess the story wouldn't
restrain you
For dom what the law sets down
as right.
I'm not a vag through choice, but
through misfortune,
An as fur drink-well all men
have their faults,
IN judge, l guess I've had my lawful
portion
O. rough experience. in prison
vaults.
( served as a private in the Tenth
New Jersey,
An all the boys'll say l done
what's right;
Thar amt a man kin say that Abram
Eussey
War ever found a Sinking in
fight;
Right in the hell-born, frightful roar
O. battle,
Whar shot an shell shrieked
through darksome wood,
You'd always find me doin' the best
/ could.
We had a brave OF Teller fur
nOlOnnl-
We called him Sweety but his name
was Sweet
Why, Judge, l swear it, by great
eternal!
That brave OF cussd rather fight
than eat
An you always bet your bottom dol
lar,
In battle Sweety'd never hunt a
tree,
He'd allus push into the front and
holler-
Brace up, my gallant boys, an
follow mel
Well, just afore the Spottsylvania
battle,
OF Sweety cum to me an says,
says he:
Il tell you, Abe, faint many things'n
rattle
A tough old weather-beaten cuss
like me:
But in my very soul I've got a feelin
That I'm goin to get dose today
An faint no use fur me to be con-
cealin
The skittish thoughts that in my
bosom play.
Fur many years you've been my
neighbor. Bussey,
An | hev allus found you squar
and true
Back in our little town in old New
Jersey
No one has got better name than
you;
An now I want your promise square
ly given.
That if our cause today demands
my life,
An yourself are left among the
livin,'
You'll take me back an lay me by
my wife,"
Well, Judge, that day amidst the most
internal
An desperate fight l ever seed,
Way up in front l saw the daring
colonel
Throw up his hands and tumble off
his steed.
In half minute / was bendin' Ger
him,
An seem that he wasn't killed
outright,
l loaded him up on my back an
bore him
Some little distance out O. the
fight.
The blood from out a CHASTITY wound
was flowin'
And so l snatched the shirt from
off my back,
For | could see the brave old enss
war goin'
To die unless I held the red tide
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.

Entered at the postof1ce at Johnson
City, Tenn, as second class matter,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04

Who ever heard of a boarding
house landlady complain of board
er's poor appetite?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04
CAROLINA
UAKUIINA
CLINCHFIELD AND
OHIO RAILWAY.

In Effect August 9th, 1915.
Eastrn Standard Time.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-11-04
THE SOLDIER TRAMP

Communicated to Col. James Sam
lie at the National Soldiers Home,
Tennessee, and said to have hap
)ened in Massachusetts, some years
sinee.)
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WANTED

Wanted-A boy of 16 years to work
on farm until school commences
pd-j24 Albert Chambers.
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.. :, -. /. 80. 5000 =
live. STOCK Of ( PRICES
AT SOUTH OMAHA
Medium Beef Lower and Choice
Kinds Steady.
PACKING HOGS 10 TO 15C OFF.
Steady Market on Sheep and Lambs.
Bulk Sells at s7.75-old Muttons
Unchanged-Ewes Reach $5.75.

Union Stock Yards, South Omaha,
July 21.-There was liberal run OF
cattle yesterday, about 1900 head. In
nearly all respects the fat cattle mar
ket was repetition OF Mondays trade.
that is, the good to choice of all
weights found tolerably ready sale
at we'll sustained prices, while there
was further decline on the general
run of cattle, and more particularly on
the short fed and only partly fatted
kinds. Best cattle sold up to SOLO,
There was no material change in the
market for COWS and heifers, as com
pared with Monday, and for the most
part values were quoted about steady
at the recent decline. Yard traders
are all keen after the few strictly
good to choice feeding steers that are
coming in and prices are very high
on anything of this kind. Some Wy
oming steers brought $S.45. On the
other hand, the medium and common
stock cattle and feeding steers appear
to be rather difficult to move and
prices are no more than steady, and
very irregular and uncertain at that.
Cattle quotations.: Good to choice
beeves, s9.50@1O.1O; fair to good
beeves, s850@9.3O; common to fair
beeves, $765@S.5O; good to choice
yearlings, $9.0O@1O.OO: fair to good
yearlings, $7.75@9.OO; hay fed steers.
$775@S.75; prime corn fed heif-
ers, $775@S.75; good to choice fed
heifers, $7.0O@7.75; good to choice
fed cows, $6.50@7.50; good to choice
grass heifers, $6.5O@725; good to
choice grass COWS, $6.0O@6.75; fair to
good cows, $5.5O@6.OO; Gamers and
cutters, $3.75@525; veal calves, $500
@975; bulls, stays, ETC., $5.5O@7.EO;
good to choice feeders. $7s5@8.45;
fair to good feeders. $7OO@7.75; com.
mon to fair stockers, $5.75@6.75;
stock heifers, s5.75@7OO; stock cows.
$5.50@6.50; stock calves, $6.0O@7.50
Hog receipts were very heavy, some
10000 head arriving. Both shipping
and packing hogs were mostly 10c low
er than Monday and trade was rather
slow. Sales made on shipping &C.
count were largely at sN.OO@7.5O, the
latter price being the top, and only
&c lower than Mondays best price.
Both of the packers purchases were
made at $6.7O@7.OO.
Sheep and lamb receipts totaled a.
] 900 head. Packers tried to get lower
prices, but statesmen held on and final
ly the bulk of the lambs moved at
| fully steady prices. Bulk again sells
at 1915. Old sheep were in fair sup
ply, but held about steady. Best ewes
are selling at s5.5O@5.75. Yearlings
have shown a weak tone again this
week, some good ones going at $6.15,
| with few going as high as 1925.
Quotations on sheep and lambs:
Lambs, good to choice, $7.6O@7.75:
lambs, fair to good. s7.40@76O; lambs,
feeders, s7.o0@755; yearlings, fair to
choice, $5.5O@6.5o; wethers, fair to
choice, $5.25@6.25; ewes, good to
choice, $5.25@575; ewes, fair to good,
$4.25@525.
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Wanted Women to make dust
caps. Will buy entire output. Big
profits. No canvassing. Material fur
nished any distance Pleasant, steady
employment. Stamp for reply.
Mfg and Supply 20. Kokomo, Ind.
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FOR SALE
For sale--One red bull.
j29 Phone Bill.
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public now demanding serious through debate be
Thompson
National Socialist Party and former member Of the Wisconsin legislature
Man Science perhaps of his
familiar Social
foundly into the the
view of Socialism
repartee)to
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Deafness Cannot Be Cured

BY local applications. a. they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There 10
only one way to cure deafness. and that 10
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infiamed condition of the mu-
this tube 10 inflamed you have rumbiing
sound or imperfect hearing and when it is
entirely closed, Deafness Il the result. and
and this tube restored to its normal condi-
ton Ha hearing will be DESTROYED forever: nine
cases out Of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which 10 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, frse
F. J: CHENEY CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 76c
Take Hairs Family pills for constipation
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AWAY!
In the
NJ
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a
$5Owhich still The
previous this lecture
straight committee $4,000 at the Mormon
SO different places paid the bill himself
ing my provided fol a
remarkable striking all Dr. Conwel
perhaps
P0PULAR---CL Y---SATSFYINC
ERNEST GAMBLE CONCERT PARTY
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Want Ads

Taken in-Ono brood SOW, weieht,
275 lbs. at my home 3 miles west Of
Cal. Jet. Owner can have same BY
paying for this ad and paying damages.
A Wentworth,
Postal address Box ABB. Blair, Neb.
ia
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LOST b

Lost-A light gray jacket. between
town and Snyders Hollow. Finder
please return to this office. j29
Lost-Tuesday evening. between I
and 8 O'Clock. a young red male pig,
about 4 or 5 months old. Reward Of
fered. Gall or see w. H. Matthews on
Sunnyside, phone l89 j.
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For Sale-A good house and five lots
all in fruit good barn Two blocks
north of First Ward school. Price
$1,000. easy terms.
j3l ]. p. Martiu.
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT
For Rent House on Superior. be
tween 4th and 5th St.
PIGS Aaron Carpenter.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-06-12
Last Chance Gone.

A traveller from the North, proceeding
foot through North Carolina, came upon a
mountain cabin that gave unusual evidence
of rural industry. Although it was but ten
o'clock in the morning, the traveller decided
to stop and ask for refreshments, since he
might not come upon anything so promis-
ing in many hours
A TALL apparently ill-fed woman came to
the door. She looked at the traveller in
amazement for some minutes, and was re-
sentful when he made known his wants.
We've et," she said in reproachful tone.
Toms gone to town to fetch corn meal"
Inferring from this that there solid
food in the 1arder, the traveller cheerfu1ly
suggested glass of milk.
Again the woman shook her head, while
her sallow visage heightened tom went
an forgot to milk the COW. He won't be
back till evenin."
This seemed to be the travellers oppor-
tunity, both to show his good nature and to
obtain a glass of milk.
I'D be glad to milk her for you,' he Of
fered. Il was brought up on farm"
Again the woman shook her head. eye
CANT, stranger And this time her resent
ment was tinged with futile regret. tom
rid the COW to town-"-Harper's Magazine