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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-27


The Constitution of the United States
of America has put new meaning into
the word citizenship. The high ideals
of the fathers of our country have laid
the foundations of good citizenship In o
way that the Industrious, high minded,
ambitious men and women of all ma
tions have focked to our shores. The
present prominence of our nation
among the nations of the world and its
new fields of usefulness aud power
have to American citizenship q fresh
inspiration toward true living and
great accomplishment.
The high sentiments of our chief ex
ecutive in his address, "The New Citi
zen, printed in The Youths Compan
ion, are fttingly published in the Wash
ington's Birthday Number. George
Washington, by his pure life and wis,
conservatism and ambition for the new
country, fairly won his title OF Fathe
of his Country. Theodore Roosevelt
the best exponent of our twentieth cen
tury activity, has equally high ideals TO
the nation; and in this address and il
his life he lays particular stress on tn
indiyidual, his stewardship, his useful
ness in home and public life.
Washington and Lincoln led our ma
tion over its most difficult pathss ]
has been left in recent years for sue
men as Theodore Roosevelt to embod
the highest ideals OF private and publ
citizenship.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-27
One Of the most valuable Of the many

One of the most valuable OF the many
sporting books published is the "Police
Gazette Annual and Pugilistic Record"
for 1902. 1t has just been issued for
this year in vest pocket size, and con-
tsins the most important records which
have a bearing upon all branches Of
sport. The pugilistic records include
the battles of every prominent pugilist
now before the public, name Of his op-
ponents, locality, dates aud decisions.
This is the biggest ten cents worth Of
information ever given.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-27
Bilious Collie,

H. Sewer, a carpenter and builder of
Kenton, Tenn, when suffering intense
ly from an attack of bilious collie, sent
to a near by drug store for something
to relieve him. The druggist sent him
a bottle of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy, three doses of
which effected permanent cure. This
is the only remedy that can be depend
ed upon in the most severe cases of col
ic and cholera morbus. Most.druggists
know this and recommend it when such
a medicine is called for. For sale by
City Drug Store,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-27
Eugene FIELDS Primer-In the Cleaning.

Mabel is sitting at the Piano, and
she is Singing a Song. heSong Says
he is Waiting for Her in the Cleaning.
Mabel appears to be giving herself
Dead Away. He is Not Waiting for
Her In the Cleaning. He has just
Drawn bobtail flush, and he is Won
dering whether he had better Pull oul
or stand in on Bluff. Mabel would
touch Responsive Chord in his Bosom
if she were to Sing take Back the Hand
which thou Gavest.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-27

To make a cough mixture that is
highly recommended break two ounces
Of liquorice into small pieces, split half
pound of raisins, mix the two with
six cups of bran and put the whole into
a pint and a half OF cold water. Sim
mer for about six hours, then strain
through piece of muslin into jug or
bottle. For a hard, dry cough, it 10
said, there is nothing better.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-27
Been Hunting Twenty Years.

Winfield, Iowa, Nov. "a, 1900.
Gentlemen: Il write to say that have
been troubled with dyspepsia and indi-
gestion for the past twenty years, and
have tried many medicines and spent
much money to no purpose until tried
DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin. | have
taken two bottles and am entirely re-
lieved of all stomach troubles. | can
not say too much in favor of this rene.
dy. / cheerfully recommend it to all
sufferers from Indigestion or dyspepsia.
Yours truly, VIM. RUEBsAM.
Sold by all druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-27
Don't Live Together.

Constipation and health never go to-
gether. DeWitt's Little Early RiSers
promote easy action of the bowels with
out distress. 81 have been troubled
with costiyeness nine years." says 7.
O. Greene, Depauw, Ind. 81 have
tried many remedies, but Little Early
Risers give best "CityDrugtore.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-27
M. wheeler Q Of RId Of bis Rheumatisr

During the winter of 1898 / was so
lame in my joints, in fact all over my
body, that l could hardly hobble around,
when bought a bottle of Chamberlain 3
Pain Balm. From the first application
/ began to get well, and was cured and
have worked steadily all the year. -R
Wheeler, Northwood, N. Y. For sale
by City Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-27
1t Girdles the Globe.

The fame of Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
as the best in the world, extends round
the earth. It's the one perfect healer
of cuts, corns, burns, bruises, sores,
scalds, boils, ulcers, felons, aches, pains
and all skin eruptions. Only infalible
pile cure. 25ca box at City Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-27
You may Snap
your Fingers
at Dyspepsia %.

There is quality in Royal Bak-
ing Powder, coming from the purity
and wholesomeness of it's ingre-
dents, which promotes digestion.
Food raised by it will not distress.
This popularity of Royal has been
noted by hygienists and physicians,
and they accordingly recommend
it in the preparation of food, espe-
cially for those of delicate digestion.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-27

Senator Depew's record Of having
the best and most expensive watch
owned by any senator has passed to
Senator Kearns, of Utah, who carries
timepiece of the finest Swiss workman
ship, which cost 5000.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-27

Husband (angrily)-When 1 married
you l thought l was getting helpmeet.
Wife (calmly)-And thought was
getting a man who would supply the
meat 80 / could help myself.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-27

In buying Holsters and crabs the
heaviest are the best. The male lob.
ster, though generally smaller, has the
best flavor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-27

"Men should try men and women
should try women" says Minister WI.
AS it is many men try women and ma
ny women try men.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-27

In cooking kidneys do not use fork
for turning them; simply toss or shake
them in the pan. By this method the
gravy will he retained.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-27
Shake Into Your shoes

Aliens Foot Ease. 1t rests the feet
Cures corns, bunions, ingrowing nails,
swollen and sweating feet. AT al
druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Ask today
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-27

A sponge dipped in turpentine reno
Yates gilt frames. ia
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-27


Woman's greatest dream cf beauty and
glory is when nature has chosen her to
become a mother. Every faculty is keenly
alert and her nature the finest as she fore
sees the Joy, the ambition, the success and
the lifelong satisfaction coming, coming
nearer, day by day, in the dear and innocent
being so soon to sec light, and the very
uncertainty whether she shall see a sweet
girl face ora brave boy face beside her on
the pillow, adds zeSt to her expectancy.
Then, ii ever, she should take care OF her
physical, mental and moral health.
MOTHERS FRILND applied externally
throughout pregnancy will relieve the pain
of parturition, and no mother and child can
fail to be healthy, hearty, strong, clear COM
plexionel, pre- blooded, calm nerved and
cheerful in disposition, who are mutually
influenced for months by the continued use
of Mothers Friend.
OF druggists Sl.0O
Our treatise Motherhood mailed free.
THE 6RADFlELo REGULATOR CO.
ATLANTA. GA.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-12

work. There is this difference, how
ever, that LEnfants plan has simply
not been executed, and has at some
points been rendered incapable of ex-
ecution, whereas there has been posi-
tive and aggressive vandalism of de-
molition applied to Hoban's, from
which the primary object of the oper-
atoms now going on is to rescue it.
Like Planter Mansion.
James Hoban was an Irishman who
emigrated from Ireland to Charleston
before the Revolution, and did archi-
tectural work for the rice and indigo
planters of the region, for as yet cot
ton planting was not. = This he did
with such acceptance that he came to
Washington in 1892 with credentials
from Henry Laurens and others which
led to his appointment to design the
presidents house, of which the corner
stone was laid in October of the same
year. He continued in charge of it
until 1880, and restored the interior
after it was Quilted by the British in
1914, and left it in all structural re-
spects completed whole.
What first and most strikes the Wis
itor who makes his way through the
dirt and confusion that attend the
building operations in the White house
is that it is much more of a building
than he had ever supposed from the
inspection Of a casual visitor to the
Estate apartments" In fact, the scheme
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-12

Nellie Mortimer and George F. De
We're.
Among the stars who visited ST. Paul
the latter half of the year 1860 were
Josephine Tyson, Edwin Adams, Miss
Jane Booth, Fanny Morgan, Phelps,
Susan Du Denim, Carrie Storms, Mari
eta Ravel. Another popular attrac-
ton in those days was Mile. Marietta
Ravel, the pantomimist.
They Took Strong Plays.
At the Athenaeum John Templeton
and his wife, Alice Vane, parents of
Fay Templeton, used to hold forth in
played at the Athenaeum also. On of
his favorite roles was Shylock, which
he played in conjunction with Charles
J. Fyffe as Gratiano. Faust was sung
at the opera house Oct. %, 1867, by
Signor Lotti's grand opera troupe.
Marie Frederici was the Marguerite,
Franz Thinner the Faust and Joseph
Weinlich the Mephistoles. The theat-
rical taste seemed rather morbid in
those days, for the old playbills show
such narrowing plays as "The Rob-
bers, or the Parricide's DOOM" Wait
ing for the Verdict, or the Dark Deed
in the Woods" the gloomy EAST
Lynne" and the gloomier "Oliver
Twist
In speaking regretfully Of old times
and of plays that waS past you re-
member Bridget says to the gentle
Ella: when the curtain went up
what cared we for our place in the
house, or what mattered it where we
were sitting when our thoughts were
with Rosalind in Arden, or with Viola
at the Court of Illyria?" Perhaps
thoughts like these occur to the old
theater- goer, for after all a plush seat,
electric lights and thousand and one
other conveniences that are found in
the modern theater cannot compensate
for youthful illusions, and these, alas,
every old theater- goer has lost.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-12

sign Of the presidents house UNDER
went.
Another, connected closely with it, is
that what in the old country would
have been called 'tthe Offices and in
the Old Dominion ''the quarters" are
accommodated under the main roof and
in the basement, which is a basement
with wide wings extending far out
from under the main roof, but forming,
with the basement Of the house proper,
a continuous architectural base, or
stylobate, which gives the garden front
an aspect far more pompous and I'M
pressive than that Of the street front.
1t is, one sees at once, necessary to
the architectural effect. And who
ever sees the south front thus raised
and extended and ennobled will be
moved to congratulate the modern ar
chitect on his work.
But the architect will promptly dis
claim that it is his work. and Will ex-
plain to you that this basement, with
it's terraced wings, was part of the
original scheme. Not only that, but
the scheme had actually been executed,
only on one side it had been concealed
by an applied conservatory, plastered
against the very west wall Of the man
sion and effacing its architecture, so
that the inhabitants of the White
house themselves had not for third
of century known of the existence of
this colonnade of hewn stone; while on
the other it had actually been demol-
ished by some vandal who did not
see, and could not find, any use" for
it, 1t is said, and the saying has high
plausibility, that this latter vandal was
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-12
BY MONTGOMERY SCHUYLER.
azzFR HERE are two buildings in
which every American feels
q personal interest, the capt.

RaFN HERE are two buildings In
which every American feels
personal interest, the capt.
tol and the White house. In
dependence hall, in Philadelphia, is, to
be sure, shrine Of patriotic pilgrim
age. So would the Federal hall" be in
New York, which L'Enfant enlarged
and embellished for the uses of the
new nation out of the city hall of New
York, and in which Washington's adj
ministration was inaugurated, if it had
not been rather ruthlessly demolished,
some seventy years ago, to make room
for what was then the custom house
and is now the subtreasury at the cor
ner of Wall and Broad streets. The
"Old South and "Old Funnel are me-
MORALS of a more provincial patriot
ism, in which Americans of other de-
scent than that of New England ac-
knowledge but limited interest
I'VE have built no temple but the
capitol" said Rufus Choate; eve con-
suit no common oracle but the consti-
tuition" And the White house is the
counterpart of the capitol, the social
symbol of the political system of which
the great building "at the other end of
the avenue" is the temple" Every
American born boy is at liberty to i'm
agine that he may come to inhabit it,
and it is said and always has been the
seat of hospitality as broad and gen.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-12
S12,0oo,ooo COMES
FROM THE KLONDIKE
Total Lighter Than Last season-It Is
Expected to Be Much Larger
Next.

SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 1.-THE yield
OF gold from the Iklondike region this sea-
son will exceed $12,000,000. This total is
lighter than that of last season, but those
In touch with the situation in and about
Dawson believe big increase will be
shown next year. The change in mining
operations now under way is expected to
produce this result.
The $12 ,O00,0 600 brought out from the vi
cinity of Dawson has been handled prin-
pany, of Seattle. Up to the time of the
arrival of the Humboldt, the company
had brought $1,000, 600 from Dawson, and
the Humboldt added over $400,0 900 to this
total: The remaining vessels will bring
smaller shipments. of gold. Practically
all the gold shipped out from Dawson
came to the states in this manner, the
Northern Commercial company being the
only large handler OF gold dust that ship
ped out its own holdings. This company
sent its dust out by way of st. Michael
on river boats.
1t is predicted that the operations Of
large companies on the rich Klondike
streams with hydraulic and other ma
chlnery will result in a large Increase of
the output from that district. The COM
panies will go over must of the ground
already covered by the miners working
without machinery, and it is predicted
valuable cleanupS will result where it has
been thought heretofore the ground was
scarcely worth working.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-12

have been good, for old theater-goers
say that it was not at all uncommon
for the star of the company to step
before the footlights and express his
or her appreciation of the music.
First Real Theater.
A real theater was built on the
northeast corner of st. Peter and
Fourth streets, where the Lowry ar
cade now stands. 1t was good sized
frame structure, built upon the theater
plan, and Mr.. Van Lew, its manager,
engaged a good company and retained
it for the three seasons of '57, '58 and
SO. Comedy was still the principal
diet, but occasionally heavier plays
were presented, such as East Lynne"
Lady of Lyons "The Hunchback,"
"Oliver Twist" and "Othello.' This
theater. was destroyed by fire the night
of Sept. s, 1859. In the meantime, a
short while after the opening of the
Peoples theater, dramatic perform
Seven corners. Caroline Richings and
Peter Richings, her father, first sang
in st. Paul in this hall, and Azolene
Allen, another well known vocalist of
those times, made her appearance
there.
Three Houses Prosper.
The destruction of the Peoples the
alter resulted in the establishment Of
the Athenaeum, which was located on
Sherman avenue not far from Gov.
Ramsey's home. Thus three theaters-
for Market hall was still in use-were
running at the same time and were
prospecting. When the panic devastat-
ed the country, however, all three were
closed. In 1860 Ingersoll block was
built on Bridge square, where it still
stands and it's auditorium was used as
a public hall. In 1861 Caroline Rich
ings and her father sang at the Ath-
enaeum. 1t was the evening of the day
of the battle of Bull Run and the audi
ence who had come merrily to the the
ter earlier in the evening returned
home with sad hearts, for before the
play had ended they had received the
news Of the disastrous defeat. March
/, 1866, ground was broken for the old
Grand opera house on Wabasha street.
between Third and Fourth street, and
the theater was completed at the end
of that year. Then the drama flour
ished. Charles Plunkett, for several
years manager of the Grand opera
house, played everything from "Othel-
lo'' to a part in the after piece. He
was assisted by an aggregation of peo-
pie known as the Great Plunckett
Constellation which included Mr.. and
Mrs. D. B. Vanderin, Mr. Duncan, little
Eliza Burt, Charles Plunckett, Jr, Miss
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-12

eraI as that of the census, at least of
the census of native whites. 1t was
one of the happiest of the many happy
thoughts which inspired L'Enfants
original plan of Washington to make
these two the most important of the
spaces first determined" on that plan,
those between which, in his words, it
was desirable to preserve reciprocity
IF sight"
The New Washington.
1t was one of the most important of
the services of the present commission
"for the Improvement of the park sys
tenn of the District of Columbia" that
they have restored the original DISPOSE
ton so far as restoration was still pos
sible. 1t was indeed impossible, after
The treasury building was brutally
planted in the direct line between the
two principal edifices, by the direct or
der, according to tradition, of the I'M
aesthetic Andrew Jackson, to restore
reciprocity of sight between them.
But 1t was possible, by the patriotic
cooperation of the Pennsylvania road,
the chief trespasser upon it, to reopen
the Grand avenue" which the plan
the capitol and the monument, which
latter was to face the center of the
White house at the foot of the "Presi-
dents park" now the White house
grounds, and half a mile away.
Curiously enough, Mr.. McKin, who
has been chosen, "consensu omnium,"
to take charge of the improvements in
Che White house authorized by con-
gress, has found his task here, as in
the improvement Of the park system,
which promises a new and far more
beautiful Washington, to be task
mainly of restoration, and has under
taken to vindicate and rehabilitate Ho-
ban, the original architect, as in the
other case, L'Enfant, the original plan
ner, by removing the defacements
which the ignorance and neglect of a
century have accumulated upon his
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-12

is that of the mansion of a planter of
Underwater Virginia. only far more
extensive than any then in existence,
even than Westover or Shirley, based
upon European, particularly upon Brit
ish models, but with very important
local notifications.
The tradition that the specific model
was Leinster castle has been finally
exploded by the importation Of photo
graphs of the supposed original, which
clearly show it not to be so. But an
Irishman who knows perfectly what
ne is talking about in matters of art,
tells me that the real prototype of the
White house, or possibly only Of the
front on Pennsylvania avenue, by
which it is most extensively known, is
in truth an Irish mansion, the viceregal
lodge in the Phoenix park, in Dublin.
If that be so, and the viceregal lodge
was erected for the purpose from
which it is named, the two must have
been under construction at the same
time, since the act of Union took effect,
and the standard Of the United King
dom was hoisted over Dublin castle,
on the first day of 1901.
Presidents Offices.
The Pennsylvania avenue front of
the White house, which, by the way,
was not known by that name before
the latter half Of the nineteenth cen
tury, is, evidently enough, a decorous
and dignified mansion of the eight
teenth century, which might be in the
British Islands as well as in the Unit
ed States. But the very point is, as
you presently discover, and as every
body will discover, when the restora y
ton is completed, that it is not the
avenue front, the entrance front, but
the garden front, sloping to the river
and commanding the view of it, that
is the" front, and that the view from
the river and not the view from the
street is what the architect had main
ly in mind as his most elaborate and
pretentious performance. Such was the:
custom among the gentry of tide-wa-
ter Virginia. Such was one of the
cisatlantic notifications which the de-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-12

have been good, for old theater- goers
say that it was not at all uncommon
for the star of the company to step
before the footlights and express his
or her appreciation of the music.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-12
Thew Were Both Sad.

First Fisherman-Why do you come to
this lonely place to fish?
Second Fisherman (sadly)-Because
like solitude and silence. I am widower.
And you?
First Fisherman-Because I, too, like
solitude and silence.
Second Fisherman-Ah, you also are a
widower?
First Fisherman (more sadly)-Not yet.
Indianapolis News
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-12
His Value In Dol

His Value In Doubt.
'eWas he valuable man to the COM
wen, I dunno His wife's suit for
SIS, 900 damages because he was lynched
has not been decided. Judge.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-12
For wickedness IS rarely met
In men who play the flageolet.
Respect for Original.

OF the final effect of the decorations
it is much too soon to speak. But it is
not premature to say that the restora-
ton has been done with sensitive
ness and with that pious respect for
the original to which it is so well en-
titled both on architectural and his
torical grounds. Nor is it too soon
to say that the remodeled White house
will be, as it should be, quite the most
eligible mansion in the United States
for the performance with convenience
and dignity of the function Of enter
tainment which it was designed and
has been restored in order to fulfill. :.
unusual, and it has been rewarded.
The sprightly N. P. Willis, inventor,
among other things, of the noble art of
interviewing, wrote the text to the VOL
ume of American Scenery" the IL
Illustrations of which we have been cit
ing. In the course of his pot-boiler
on the presidents house, written, as he
explains, in "the last month of Gen.
Jackson's administration" he OBJ
serves:
There is an inequality in the furniture
of the whole house, owing to the I'M
willing and piecemeal manner in which
congress votes any moneys for it's decora-
ton, which destroys its effect as a COM
carpeted with Gobelin tapestry, worked
with the national emblems, and are alto
gether in more consistent style than the
other parts of the house. It is to be
hoped that congress will not always con-
slider the furniture of the presidents
house as the scapegoat Of all sumptuary
and aristocratic SINS and that we shall
soon be able to introduce strangers not
only to a comfortable and well appointed.
but to a properly served and neatly kept
presidential mansion. -
That reproach is now removed. and
the hope about to be fulfilled There
will henceferth be equality and con
sistency" in the Write house and re-
finement and dignity, and that re-
suit will be worth all it will cost, be
the same more or less.