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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-07-30
NEW RECORD ESTABLISHED
COntraclorS at the Worlds Fair Making
unprecedented Headway.

st. Louis, July GA record in the
rapid construction OF big exposition
buildings is being made lly the con
tractors who are putting up the NAM
moth Palace of Agriculture for the
Worlds Fair at st. Loass.
The building wheh completed will
be 54Gby 1860 feskand will cover more
thapftwenty-one acres. On July 18th,
alter nineteen days work, 1850 feet of
the frame work of the giant structure
had been finished, and the work was
progressing so satisfactorily that it was
confidently predicted that the remain
der would be completed in twelve days
more.
Caldwell & Drake are the contractors.
Though they were awarded the CON
tract last March much time was spent
III buying materials and getting them
ON the ground, so that they did not
begin work until-after the dedication
on May |. Then a small force began
laying ,the floor. Which the real work
began MIR. Caldwell <who personally
directs the operations, put on 73O men
who work ten bSdrs day. A night
shift of 40 men is also employed. Work
started~0n the enorth end. As soon as
the frame work wasA finished on the
north end the staff workers began their
task, and they are Gosely following
the builders on the Journey of 1860 feet
southwark. Mr. Caldwell says that by
December /, Yhen the building is due
to be turned over to the exposition Of
ficials, ,sthe great building will be COM
plete in every detail.
Although the Agricultural Palace is
only one story high and without gal
leries the proportions are perfect and
artistic. The great structure stands on
Skinker Hill, south of the administra-
tion building, and overlooks the build
ings of the main picture, Running the
full length of the building is a great
central aisle with the roof 100 feet
above the floor. A clear story admits
light to the central and contiguous
aisles. The height of the cave line is
G5 feet.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-07-30
Low Rates and Other Information.

The country along the Cotton Belt
Route in Southeast Missouri. Arkan-
sas, Northwest Louisiana and Texas Of
fers the greatest opportunities for
Homeseekers. Mild climate. good
water, cheap building material, abun.
dance of fuel, and soil that will often
IN single season yield enough to pay
sor the ground. Land can be boug ght
as cheap as So, so an acre, prairie land
at "a and 50 per acre up, bottom land
ut 50 and ~ per acre and up, improved
or partly cleared land at $40 and SIS
per acre up, Some fine propositions
for colonies-tracts of 1000 to 5000
to 5000 acres at "a to so per acre-big
money in this for good organizer.
Fruit and truck lands in the famous
peach and tomato belt of East Texas at
$40 to $20 per acre up. Write us for
information about cheap rates, exeur-
sion dates, also literature descriptive
OF this great country and let us help
you find home that will cost you no
more than the rest you pay every year.
For full information, address,
e, w. LABEAuAIE,
G.. p. &T. A.,
st. Louis, Mo
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-07-30
PUBLIC BENEFA ACTORS.
1t is Not Necessary to Give
Away Millions as d john
son City Man Proves.

Some men give away art galleries,
Some build public statues,
Some endow hospital beds,
But the man who can't bestow for
tune
There are other means
OF public benefaCtors
One is to point out the path 4
That leads away from the cemetery.
Here's case in point
L. p. Baxter, manager for the X. p.
Jones Lumber Co., who lives on Wal
nut street says: "For long time of
and on | was troubled with a back
ache which at times became worse than
an annoyance. The kidney secretions
were frequent and unnatural. / used
various remedies but derived little OF
no benefit Learning of Doan's Kid
ney Pills / got a box at the store OF
Patton Drug 90. and have been great.
ly benefited by the few doses that ]
have taken so far. The beneficial ef-
fectS of the treatment have been SC
marked that do not hesitate to recon,
mend them to my fsiend."
For sale by all dealers price so cents
'per box. Foster NIilburn Co Buffalo,
NIX, sole agents for the United States
Remember the name Doan's and
take no substitute.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-07-30

Indiana will spend $5, 900 on her corn
exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
A glass factory in operation will be
feature of mdiana's display at the
Worlds Fair.
California's display in the agriculture
building at the Worlds Fair will cover
10000 squore feet of floor space.
A life-sized copper statue of Maud
Adams, the noted actress, is proposed
feature for Utahseopper display at the
Worlds Fair.
Five hundred tons of exhibits for the
Worlds Fair from the Philippines are
now on their way to 81. Louis on the
United States Transport Fitzpatrick.
The contract for the giant floral clock
to be installed on the hill north of the
Agriculture Palace at the Worlds Fair
was let recently 10 the Plant Seed Co.,
OF st. Louis.
Probably the finest diamond ever
drawn from the mines at Kimberly will
be exhibited at the Worlds Fair 1t
weighs 1870 carats and is valued at nearly
a quarter of a million sterling.
The National Editorial Association
with 495 delegates from 50 state and
Territorial associations, representing
$4,000 newspapers, will hold it's 1904
convention at the Worlds Fair
Columbia has appointed the follow
ing commission to collect and arrange
her exhibit for the Worlds Fair. Or.
Santiago Cortes, Julio D.+Portocsfrero
and Gen. Francisco, Javier Vefgaray
Velasco. =
AS an evidence OF the interest abroad
in the coming Worlds Fair, the fact
may be cited that the space in the va
rious exhibit buildings which Great
Britain has at her disposal, has all been
applied for by prospective British ex-
hibitors.
A miniature railway system will be
an attraction at the Worlds Fair, st.
Louis. At least thirty trains of minia-
ture cars drawn by baby locomotives
will be run throughout the grounds.
The system will be run not only as an
amusement feature but as q means al
so of transporting visitors.
New Orleans photographers, both
professional and amateurs, will make q
creditable exhibit OF their work at the
Worlds Fair. The Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition, for the first time in
the history of American expositions,
will recognize photography as an art,
section in the Art Palace being re-
served for this exhibit
The Oldest clock in Missouri will be
shown in that state building at the
Worlds Fair. The timepiece was
brought to upper Louisiana from North
Carolina in 1900 by George Frederick
BoIlinger, who afterwards was mem.
Der of the first Missouri general as
sembly. The old clock is feet inches
high and is now owned by M. V. Pa
Dor of Fredericktown, Mo.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-07-30
Grand Opera on the GraphophOne.

The Columbia PhOnograph Company
is now Offering a series of Grand Opera
Records for the Graphophone, the
preparation of which has involved
great pains and expense. Every avail
able mechanical device for producing a
perfect record has been utilized, and
the master records were made at the
laboratory of the company in New
York by artists of international repu-
tation. Among the celebrated singers
whose voices have already been re-
corded is Marcella Sembrich, the won
derful coloratura soprano, and queen
OF the lyric stage, of whom W. j. Hen
derson, the musical critic OF the New
york Sun says: "When am listening
to Marcella Sembrich singing Brahms
VIE Melodien, or Schubert's 'Du
Blst Die Muh, / think she must be the
greatest singer that ever lived" And
the graphophone has preserved not
only for US, but for all time, the mag
nifcent vibrant tones of Edouard De
Resze, the foremost living basso,
whose name is a synonym for all that
is noble and excellent in his art; and Of
Madame Schumann-Heink, the most
prominent contralto of modern times.
Rarely has such dramatic power been
combined with such wonderful quality
of tone. 1t seems impossible that a
voice can be so trained as to express
with equal sureness the tragic and the
pathetic, the humorous and the bur
lesque, but Schumann- Heink combines
all these qualities in voice which is a
marvel of purity and excellence.
Records have also been made OF the
voices of Campanari, the leading Ital-
ian baritone of the time; Of Suzanne
Adams, the youngest Of all the great
prima donnas; and of Antonio Lcotti,
and Charles Gilbert, who have per-
sonal following equalling that of Cam
panari himself.
Theee Grand Opera Records are ap-
proved and signed by the singers max
ing them, and are endorsed by musical
people generally. Signor r. Mancin-
elli, the musical director of the Metro
politan Opera House says: II have
just listened with great pleasure to the
remarkable reproduction Of the voices
of the artists of the Metropolitan Opera
House. They are true to life and clear
and I can only express my satisfaction
with them"
Those who have not the opportunity
to hear grand opera singers will be in
terested and instructed by the repro
! ductions of the voices of these grea
artists, and those who frequent thu
opera will find it a pleasure to recall
the presence and action of the original
But these Grand Opera Records viii
be of special educational value to th
student. Those who are striving Il
work out theories of the production o
tone, or are endeavoring to acquire
particular style, know that one of tn
! great incentives to success is some con
crete example of what they are striving
for, some embodiment of the resul
which they hope to attain. 1t is nc
$ the instruction of the teacher whic
9 spurs the student to his greatest effort
t it is the voice of the artist who has al
u tanned the goal; and that voice must b
n studied, and studied with care.
!, With these Grand Opera Records
the students will have an opportunit
to observe minute details of phrasin
and enunciation which have hithert
been besond his grasp.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-07-30

For occasion of the National Encamp-
ment 6. A. r., at San Francisco, Cal.
August 1929, 1903, the Southern Rail-
way will sell round trip tickets to San
Francisco and Los Angeles, Cal, at
very low rates. Tickets on sale July
31st and August 1st to 18th inclusive,
final return limit October 10Th, 1903.
Passengers will be allowed privilege of
going one route and return by different
route. Going or returning by Portland,
Oregon, rate will be $11 90 higher than
other routes. A special tourist sleeping
car will leave Louisville Monday eve
ming, August 10th, for San Francisco.
Double berth rate So 50. Please notify
me or DR.. M. M. Harris, Knoxville,
Tenn, at once if berth is desired. The
Knoxville-East Tennessee party will
leave Knoxville at 0:45 a. m. Monday,
August 10th, and you should arrange
to start ut that time.
j. L. MEEK, d. p. A., Tsss,
Knoxville, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-07-30
The POpe'S Death.

At last Leo the Thirteenth sleeps.
For fully week he walked in the Valley
of the Shadow of Death, and surely no
one ever made that lone, last journey
more bravely Oh with greater serenity
of soul. He died as the patriot dies for
his country or the martyr for his faith
He knew perfectly we'll that he was
passing through the dark valley, but
he also knew that the Delectable Noun
tains would meet his view when he
came through the crowding shadows.
A death like that is better argument
for the truths of Christianity than all
the logic Of the theologians. Almost
until the last his mind was clear and he
could realize what was happening. He
was witness to the parting of his own
soul from the old and weary body. The
v hite Herald Of death stood before
him, but he quailed NOT, nor faltered.
He had made his peace with the AL
mighty and he was ready to go. There
was none of the hysteria Of old age in
his conflict with death, no fearful re-
grets over his appointed end, not the
slightest evidence that he feared to die.
To face death in the spell of the battle
is one thing, but to face it for days is
another, requiring even more courage.
Leo was evidently prepared to die, OF
prepared to live, and as ready for one
as the other And now that he sleeps
his last 81 ep, we believe that all de-
nominations of CEristendom will unite
in saying that great spiritual force, {
useful citizen of the world, and above
all a good man, has passed away.
Commercial Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-07-30
3. A. ENLOE.
Secretary and Director of Exhibits.

G. D. Wilson, of Poag, Illinoir, is
perfecting arrangements for the "Far-
mers' National Jubilee" to be held at
the Worlds Fair, next year. He an
nounces that there will be conven-
ton of farmers held in st. Louis ON
October IA, 1908, made up of delegates
representing the various parts of the
United States. He expects to consult
with the delegates of this convention
in regard to an appropriate program
for Farmers Day" at the Fair, which
will be Sept. 10, 1904.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-07-30

One fare plus $500 to Hot Springs,
Ark, and return via Iron Mountain
Route. Tickets on sale every Wednes-
day and Saturday up to September
3Oth, from all points in the southwest,
final limit of tickets 60 days from date
of sale. Write for books descriptive
of hotels, Bath houses and things.
|. d. REH1ANDER,
L. P, A., No. 1S West 9th st.,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-07-30

Children who are delicate, feverish
and cross will get immediate relief
from Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children. They cleanse the stomach,
act on the liver, making q sickiy child
strong and healthy. A certain cure for
worms. Sold by oil druggists 25c.
Sample free. Address, Allen s. Ohm
sted, Leroy, N. Y.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-07-30
Interesting Data of the Roman Papacy


There have been 1853 Popes.
st. Peter, the Apostle, was the first
Pope, A. d. 41-67. -
There have been 80 Antipopes claim
ants whose titles were never estab-
lished).
There have been Popes named Plus.
There have been 10 Popes named
Gregory.
There have been 10 Popes named
Leo.
There have been IA Popes named
Clement.
There have been IA Popes named
Benedict
There have been 10 Popes named In
nocent
There have been 23 Popes named
John.
st. Peter ruled the church 25 years..
Sylvester I (314396) 90 years.
Leo (440-46l) 81 years.
Alexander III (1159-11SD % years.
Urban VIII t1623- 1644) 81 years.
Clement TX (170O-1721) 81 years.
Plus VI (1775-1SOO) 25 years.
Plus VII $500 O-1S23) 93 years.
Plus TX (1S46- 1879 80 years.
Leo XIII QS7S- 1909 25 years.
Theodorus (S97) was Pope 20 days.
Damascus was Pope 30 days.
Celestine V G29Q was Pope six
months.
Clement II was Pope less than one
year.
st. Stephen II (759) died before he
was consecrated.
Silverius was deposed in $40.
Martin / was deposed in 653.
John XII was deposed in 963.
Gregory XII was deposcd in 14O9.
Alexander V was deposed in 14l0
John XIII was deposed in 1415.
Adrian V (1154 1850 was an English
man named Nicholas Breakspeare.
There have been three German Popes.
There has been one Portuguese Pope.
There have been ten French Popes,
including six when the Papal Court
was moved to Avignon, in 13O5-137O.
The Popes during over 400 years have
been Italians.
The Papal Office has always been
elective. In the earliest days the bish-
ops, clergy and people participated in
the election. Later the peoples part
was conferred to an acceptance or rejec-
ton of the choice of the bishops and
clergy, and gradually the power tc
choose was vested in the higher body
With the growth of the College of Car
dinals that body became the sole elect
i've power. This was made the absolute
rule by Nicholas IL in 1869. At tina
time any person was eligible, but since
that time it has become more and NOR,
the rule that the successor be Cardi
nal.
One Pope maintained his right to ap
point his successor. Boniface III, il
$50, got the synod to sanction his ap
pointment and he nominated Virgilius
A later synod revoked the decree an,
Boniface himself consigned the docu
ment to the flames. Virgilius, however
was afterward elected Pope, and rule
from $40 to 555 A. d.
The temporal power of the Pope be
gan in Ills, when Matilda, Countess c
Tuscany, bequeathed her domain
. the Holy See. 1t embraced a quartz
of Italy and was the genesis of tn
States of the Church the last to b
wrested from the Pope, as we'll as th
q first to come under his civil rule. Otht
! pious people followed her example, an
under the forceful rule of Gregory VI
the temporal power of the church wl
q almost supreme throughout Europ,
= 1t afterward declined and was con
a pletely overthrown by Napoleon, onl
Q to be restored by the Congress of V
/, emma, in 1916. The church lost i
! ! vestige of civil authority when Vict'
n Emmanuel captured Rome in 1870 al
made il the capital of United Italy.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-07-30

A party will leave Atlanta at 6tO n.
ma, August 9th, having special Pull
man tourist sleeper Birmingham to
Los Angeles. Cost of ticket, includ-
ing berth, will be $GG.50 Fall infor-
nation furnished upon application to
W. L. Saunder4, G. A., P. D., Frisco
System, Atlanta, Ga.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-07-30

Diphtheria relieved in twenty min.
utes. Almost miraculous. DIR. Thorn.
as Electric oil. AT any drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-07-30

The mutton-leg sleeves are inset
with handsome applique work of
broadcloth, as is also the skirt. Cord
ornaments also help to add style and
finish, and appear on both skirt and
jacket. All of the stitching is done
with Corticelli stitching silk, which
lends itselfso we'll to this class of work.
Notice the several rows at the bottom
of the skirt, and the fancy stitching on
sleeves and blouse.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-07-30

Headache bad' eetpr. Miles Pain PinA
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-07-30
WORLDS FAIR NEWS NOTES.

Indiana will spend $5, 600 on her corn
exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-18
THE SPENDTHRIFT trust LAW.

proceedings against John Sumner the of Maria
Davis substantially defeated last October,
insanity The law aided civilized states and
has always protected the
property against reinforcement of The Spendtrift
Trust law had wider reach and designed at least for the special
inhabitants of the Hawaiian Islands, and guard them
drinking dnes debauchery If it
definitely limited necessary implication
would still been dangerous because ad
dion pexisng authority if squarey administered
might of mail the mdous attacks of
providence and dissipation But has wrought such end On
the contrary interpreted and applied IN some quarters has de-
system INSCRIPTIONS and avacious law
that is fraudulent and diSgraceful
This among dneresed advocates, to
intelligence WILL has been used
who phlanhropists and in
reality higwaymen native citizen of may be
mpuve changeabe obstinate cldshy and in
different the future and STILL within the liberal institutions OF the
capable of controlling and his
been construed and executed however, all
hungry lawyer neaned and enforced
the hands of citizen not included
the solid and active business of the
muniy apply authorize him apply
for guardianship In this manner property and money to the
of hundreds of thousands OF dollars have been from
legerdeman that has seriously impaired
noble useful profession If citizen drinks to
that his faculties drugged he throws his money to
if other he de-
his manhood he need guardian
should be of those legal vuues whose claws tear the
whose beak sucks the blood Such instances however,
comparatively and be easily established to the as1aon
faithful but of the public
Reputable able attorneys Honolulu of whom there are
nanyme long standing and others of recent acquisition
the Spendht Trust
law will under its provisions 1t wholly super
and should be promptly repealed at least greatly modified
incoming legislature Apart from that statute altogether there
remedy legitimate OF
capcv This guardianship of the Fed
and the laws made in thereof and its
inhabitants under ordinary conditions the intelligence the
knowledge experience administer their affairs and do
their accumuaon without consideration and
under empty pretenses
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-18
VENEZUELA'S TROUBLES.

Accounts of the aggressive England Germany
Venezuela filling public press thereof
generally story is short and simple however, So far
Germany concerned the facts follows:
In 1896 Venezuelan government borrowed $95ooooo from
bank agreeing cent interest to annually make
payments sinking fund.- the principal when DUE and pegng
security then made with German
railroad miles long, the government agreeing to
$ooo toward the enterprise and guaranteeing per cent on
The road built and the claimed
being the OF 100000 mile The
disputed this claiming that could not atey cost
much
About the time the railroad completed
which have kept Venezuela ebroed since and excepting
few iconsderabe payments been made either
the railway the sinking fund When the
bonds amounted $oooo the Germans
complained government which requested
thereof making demand for $4,000 damages
Germans residing been during
progress After evasve discussion President
Castro replied recognize claims that
months DID, he having into through revolution and
declining responsible debts obligations his
predecessors.
Germany this proposition wereupon Castro
announced appoint consider the
Germany objected and proposed joint commission to be appointed by
governments Castro rejected this proposition and January
"a 1901 appointed his commission AS commissions
everybody and everything facn Venezuela subject the
arbitrary satisfied
submitted the commission resulting in still less salts
claims altogether and others reduced
the awards of the commission
paid being informed government
mendp payment by Congress.
government to the
directly hand and collect them by force and December
government of intentions enbodyng
declaration that under consider
cengs the acquisition the of Venezuelan
tory Owing the unhealfune of action
delayed Meanwhile fully
taking and the German
pigeonholed.
December Caracas delivered
umatum Castro, demanding immediate payment
being forthcoming
bombadment Venezuelan forts capture
o and the blockade OF ports which
exists.
Engiands grievance money as
Venezuelan methods
England and Venezuela both small barren
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-18
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