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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
-LOQ4lVC East ER0M IREASLlRy

liam Washington, and when he visited Charleston
in the year 1925 he was a guest at the Ancrum
residence, Mrs Ancrum, the mother of Mrs Da-
wilson, being daughter of Colonel Washington.
Mrs. Davidson then child six or eight years
old, remembered the visit perfectly and kept
until she died present which Lafayette had
given to her, the grandchd of his old friend and
comrade in arms
There is no statue of Washington in Lafayette
square, though day there may be. for It is
said to be possible that Andrew jackson may be
put elsewhere and George Washington may take
his place. The nearest physical approach, so to
speak, that one gets to the first president in La
fayette square, is In the White House, which
fronts it, 1t may not be generally known that the
White House was completed before Washington
died It was only a few days before his death
Washington tradition has 1t, that George and
Martha Washington walked through the recently
completed White House. to give their approval
or disapproval as It may be, of the arrangement
of the rooms. 1t is possible that that visit to
the capital the last which the Father
of his Country made for 1t was only short time
afterward that he died at his country seat Mount
Vernon.
Reference to Mount Vernon brings 70 mind
the fact that there Is living In Washington today
aged man named John Lane. who Is the only
living person who ever saw George Washington.
Now, inaSmuch the Father Of his country died
III years ago, this may seem to be something
pretty close TO a false statement on its face but
It is the truth nevertheless.
When John Lane was a small boy the driver
of stage that between Washington and
Mount Vernon asked the lad If he wanted ride.
and tho answer hasty climbing up TO the
seat OF honor by the driver The bog made the
trip all the way TO Mount Vernon and arrived
there Just as they were removing the boay OF
Washington from the old tomb to the new one,
In order to mako certain that the remains had
not been tempered with by ghonls who not hong
before had broken into the old tomb. ths coffin
was opened and John Lane, aged ten. was lifted
up 10 look on the face OF the Father Of his ooan.
tn, ME. Lane today is the only person who
surY4rVs oi The little company which was pPeoss-a
NJ the transtea Of tbo body.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
Different Now, Of Course.

"Civil service reform has given us
a splendid army Of civil servants. 1t
wasn't always So" The speaker,
Mayor Whitlock of Toledo, smiled.
when I was writing my first short
Stories" he resumed, I'VE had civil
servants Of a different stamp, An
elderly resident Of my native Urbana,
back in those days. sought out his
Congressman.
Congressman he said. I support
ed you at the polls, and now I expect
you TO get my boy good civil service
job
IAN right, friend, the congress
man answered. What can your boy
dog
"'DoY snorted the other. What can
he do? By crinusl man, If ne could
do anything, do you think I'd be
botheEfng your
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
SPECIMEN 1oF REAL GENIUS
california Farmer Adopts Unique
Method Of FattenIng His Hoas--
Birds Supply Food.

Every time I go to southern Call.
,fornia," said Richard G. Worthington,
II see something that makes me open
my eyes farther, and take of my hat
to the progressiveness of those fellows
out there.
But on this last trip" he continued,
II witnessed a piece of enterprise
which exceeds anything which ever
saw or heard of, or ever expected to
see or hear of.
Il was travelling in the country be-
tween San Francisco and Los Angeles
one day, when was impressed by the
size Of some hogs in a pigpen near the
road. l was especially impressed be-
cause on my previous trips the razor
back quality of the pork had caused
me to comment. This time, however,
the hogs were as big as barrels.
How did you do it?' l asked the
farmer who was bending over the
bars of the pig pen picking his teeth
with a piece Of straw.
Well, ye see it's this here way,
stranger replied the agriculturist.
Them hawgs Just clean run the fat all
Of Of 'emselves diggin' for acorns.
They sort of had competition with
them DANCED woodpeckers who'd COB
BILE up the acOrns and store 'em away
in hole in a fence post or rail, and
there wouldn't be anything left for the
hawgs.
I got to thinkin' the matter over,
and I calculated that it was up to me
to sting them woodpeckers, SO l rig
ged up sort of a birdhouse and filled
the front of 1t all full with holes about
the size of the holes them birds put
their acorns in the fence. Then
built me a long tube leadin' down
from them holes to the feedin'
trough. and bided my time till them
birds got wise to the continuance.
1t didn't take 'em long. Before q
little while they was pilin' acorns into
them 'er holes as If they was getting
ten cents an hour, and the acorns was
a-runnin' right down the pipe TO the
pigs mouth
That's the way l got them pigs
nice and fat, mister. All they have to
do now is to lay around by the trough
and the birds feeds EN-. Purity good
idea, amt it?"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
Money saved e AppIe Grower.

Evaporating low grade apples for
export has lately had a good start In
the apple-produeing districts OF Tas-
mania, and promises much increase.
During the last year on account OF tho
establishment OF several good apple
evaporating plants. utilizing up-to-dato
American machinery, about $500 900
was saved to apple growers on apples
which would otherwise have nsaly an
been thrown away as unstable waste
on aeeeVInt -of low grade
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
Feminine

"what n Mrs Green crying fort"
mrs, Watson snubbed her m the
street carr"
'But Mrs. Green doesu1 speak TO
Mrs. watson. anyhow
4 know. but she's crying because
she. didn't see Mrs. weesOn In time to
szsA her firsA"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29

your left, is the home of the cranlks"
Presumably scientists have become accus.
toned to being dubbed cranks by the unthinkng.
1t has been a long, hard struggle at times for
some scientists to get recognition from the world.
The Cosmos club has a membership which in.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16
la. WEAVER ASKS RELEASE
New Emory and Henry President
Will Insist That Tennessee
School Let Him Resign.

DR.. Charles G. Weaver, successor
elect of Bishop Waterhouse, as presi-
dent of Emory and Henry college, at
Emory, Va, will insist that the trus-
tees of Centenary college, at Cleveland,
Tenn, relieve him as vice-president of
that institution, according to informa-
ton gained in Bristol Thursday.
Bishop Waterhouse and Dr. Weaver
came down from Emory Thursday and
spent several hours here, returning at
) p. M 1t is understood that the mat
ter was discussed with persons in Bris-
tol and that DIR. Weaver will insist
that the board at Centenary release
him.
1t seems that shortly after the an
nouncement of his election to the
presidency of Emory and Henry this
week the trustees of Centenary held a
meeting and insisted that DIR. Weaver
come with that college as vice-presi.
dent, he having recently been elected
and accepted that position.
1t is believed that some agreement
will be Preached between .the colleges
whereby DR.. Weaver can accept the
presidency of Emory and Henry, the
action of the trustees of Centenary in
refusing to release him notwithstand-
ing.
DR.. Weaver is a man of fine physi-
que and rather prepossessing appear
ance. He is large physically, being
the size of Bishop Waterhouse. He is
thirty-five years old.-Bristol Herald
Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16

IS FIRE
SWEPT
TERRIBLE CON-
FLAGRATlON
MILLION DOLLAR DAMAGE
Area of Twenty Acres is Flame
Swewp and Five Hundred Per-
sons are Without Homes.

Seattle, June 11.-Flre that broke out
in the northern water front during 4
hurricane last night was carried by the
wind to the eastward thickly covered
by wooden buildings and in short
time 20 acres were ablaze, causing a
loss of 81, 100000 and driving 500 peo-
pie homeless into the storm.
The,fre, starting at Railroad avenue
and Battery streets, destroyed all the
buildings on six city blocks and picked
out a, wooden house here and there in
the surrounding district not entirely
fire swept. When the flames were at
their height, burning brands set fire to
houses several blocks from the main
fire.
Alarming reports of loss of life were
circulated among the crowds outside
the fire lines, it being considered that
all of the occupants of the wooden
lodging houses that burned like paper
could not have escaped. So far as can
be learned, however, there were no fa-
talities.
Just as the firemen had begun to de-
spair of saving a large and populous
area east of Second avenue the wind
suddenly abatcd and brisk rain be-
gan to fall, materially aiding the fire
fighters by quenching Goals blown to
roofs of houses. The tangle Of live
electric wires III the streets was great
hindrance to the firemen. On certain
panked streets the wet boards be-
came electrified from broken wires and
shocked several persons walking over
them,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16
.LORIMER BRIBERY AFFAIR
Charlie White Testifies in Trial of
Lee O'Ne1 Browne on Bribery
Charge at Chicago.

Chicago, H., June 13.-Lee O'Niel
Brownies trial on charges of bribery in
connection with the election of VIM.
Lorimer as United States senator, was
resumed today.
Among the witnesses present was
Charles Swinney, clerk of the South
ern hotel, of St. Louis, when the alleg-
ed slack pot" is said to have been di-
vided ....
In his statement for the prosecution,
States Attorney Wayman gave a brief
biography of Charles A. White. He
said that White met Browne at st.
Louis on May "a, 1909, at Brownies
request.
"White was in a room at the South
ern with two friends from O'Fallon,' y
said Wayman. The telephone rang
and Browne, over the wire, asked
White if he could vote for a republican
for senator. White replied, Il can
vote for anything Browne then
checked Whites name off in his note
book as among those who could be de-
pended on to vote for Lorimer Later
Browne, on several occasions, express
his fear of that place called Joliet,
where there is penitentiary.
Mr.. Wayman then told of the alleg-
ed payment of the bribe money by
Browne to White. Browne, he said,
resented Whites suspicious of him
when the first 800 was paid and upon
Whites insistence changed the bill to
smaller denominations. The prosecu-
tor then told of the alleged payment of
the balance of the bribe, $3.50, in the
Briggs house at Chicago. All through
the states attorneys story there was no
deviation from the confession of White
as published some weeks ago.
White was the first witness. He
testified that hew as born ut Knoxville
and was 20 years old. He left Knox
willie eight years ago and went to st.
Louis, where he worked for mercan-
tile agency and later as a street car
conductor.
The witness was pale, but self-poses-
sed. He was elected to the Legislature
on November 2, 1908. He identified a
letter dated November 20, 1908, as hav-
ing been sent to him by the defendant.
1t spoke of Brownies aspiration to the
minority leadership and begged for the
support of the new member.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16
CHARLIE
SELLERS
ACQUITTED
OF MURDER
OF OSBORN
MEMBER S0LlIER5' HOME
Colo, the Italian Robber, Will
Spend Eight Years IN the
State Penitentiary.

In the circuit court yesterday Chas.
Sellers was acquitted of the murder of
Amos Osborne, the old soldier killed
last March just north Of the reserya-
tion. When the jury returned its YER
dict of "not guilty " Judge Tyler told
the prisoner that the jury had acquit-
ted him, but that he believed him gull
ty, and advised him 30 go home and
behave himself.
Frank Cullo, the Italian robber who
stole everything i'll sight, from q type
writer to bag of rice, including wash
out on the line, was convicted and Civ
en- eight years in the penitentiary.
The case of the state VS.. JAS. Lewis,
charged with violating the age Of CON
sent, was continued upon affidavit and
defendants bond fixed at So, 600, but it
has not yet been given.
The cases against Nat White, VIII
Duke, Lucy Clifton. Claude Watson,
Will Lovelace, David Fawbush, Newt
Harwood and Ike Greer were continued
True bills were returned against
Blaine Welsh, burglarious assault,
Chas. Goff, felonious assault, and not
true bills against Bush Campbell, bur
glarious larceny, and Gus Hughes,
larceny.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16
PASSENGERS
ARE RELIEVED
4 HARVEY LOGAN TRICK
Made Passengers Walk Back Into
Private Car and Pot Va1uables
in a Pile and Makes Escape.

El Paso, June 10.-Shortly before
midnight last night eastbound passen-
ger train No. 9 of the FL Paso & South
western railroad was held up by alone
bandit who headed the occupant of the
tourist sleeper into a private car at
tached to the rear of the train, compell-
ed them to deposit their money and
valuables in a heap and made his es-
cape with the plunder across the desert
toward the mountains. Rough estl-
mates place the value ol his haul at
seveeal thousand dollars.
The hold-up occurred one mile east
of Robsart, N. NJ, near Corrizozo. At
this point, the robber, who had board
ed the train at Corrizozo, covered the
Pullman conductor and brakeman
with his gun, compelling them to stop
the train. Driving the men before him
he entered the sleping car, awakening
occupants with gruff command to
gather their valuables together and
proceed to the private car of Superin-
g. f. Hawks in the rear
One by one the half dressed passen-
gers were covered by the robber as they
clamored from their berths. Taking
his time and exhibiting remarkable
GOODNESS, the bandit carefully took an
inventory Of what each bore i'll his up
lifted hands. The job was thorough,
not passenger escaping ard not one
being able to keep anything OF value.
When all the berths were emptied
the bandit drove his victims into the
private car, where all were told TO place
their property in n pile on the floor.
AS he departed he shot out The rear
lights of the train, firing four times.
Hastily organized posses are in pur-
suit of the robber III the hope OF inter
cepting him before lie can cross the
desert to the mountains toward which
he is headed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16
THE NOW & THEN AGAIN"
Gen. Gates, Campaign Manager
for Mire1esc judges, Tells How
Expenses Can be Met.

Nashville, June 11.-"The Daily
and Weekly Gates, Jr.," continues to
make its ''now and then" appearance,
but sometimes it is little late i'll
reaching its destination and for this
same provision must be made The
following extract from letter signed
by Chas. T. Gates, Jr., editor OF the
nNow and Then, Free and untram-
melled, :" explains the method adopted
for meeting the ''eXtra expenses" incl
dental to the publication of the "Now
and Them
"If these supplements do not reach
you within proper time, please notify
me by wire at my expense.
81 realize that there will doubtless
be some charges for extra folding, pos
tage, etc, and such charges | Will be
very glad to pay if you will advise me
as to the amount thereof.
The Supreme Court should be the
haven and refuge of every man, woman
and child, and every dollars worth of
property in Tennessee--if the machine
makes the peoples highest court its
asset, then, indeed, will the people be
enslaVed.
"Let me hear from you by return
mail. Very truly yours,
"CHAS. 7. GATES, JR."
The stationery upon which the letter
in which appeared this excerpt was
written is very bold and flaming.
Across the top, in red, appears the
legend. Equality of all men before the
law" Then, in bold, black type, "Dem-
ocratlc Headquarters for a Free and
Untrammeled judiciary. Rooms 6S--69,
Maxwell House, In the middle of
the page under this emblazoned motto
appears two-by-four cut of the indie
pendent convention, showing the Gun
trammeledn in action, and on both
sides af this appears the ticket.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16

CLOUD
BURST
IN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE
VALUABLE STOCK DROWNED
Maury and Giles County Visited
By Terrific Storm, Dock River
Rises To Eighteen Feet.
VALUABLE STOCK DROWNED

Nashville, June 10.-AdVices from
Columbia, report cloudburst in that
county last night beginning few
miles southwest Of that place and eX-
tending to the Giles county line which
did damage amounting to thousands
of dollars. Telephone wires were
wrecked and crops badly damaged. AT
Bufor station, in Giles county, comes
the report, that five valuable mares
with their colts were drowned. Duck
river at Columbia rose eighteen feet in
five hours.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16
UTTERBACK IS REFLECTED
The Board of Education Meets
Last Night and Elects Add
tional Teachers for City.

The board of education met last nigh
and elected a superintendent and sew
eral additional teachers. Prof. T. E.
UtterbaclI was reelected superinten-
dent and will accept if the trustees of
Milligan College will release him, they
having elected him dean of the faculty
a few weeks ago. His election Will be
a pleasant surprise to the public and
all patrons of the school will be de-
lighted. He is thoroughly familiar
with the work and the needs of the
city and is the man of all men to have
at the helm again. One of the urgent
needs for retaining Prof. Utterbacll is
that some new departments must be
installed in the high school next year
with the Inauguration of the 1lth
grade under the high school laws, and
he is familiar with the work aad decid-
edly the most competent person to be
had.
The following teachers for West Side
were reelected: Misses Eva Lyle, Re-
gina Eiseman, Dell Crouch, Kathleen
Gaunt, Floy Harris, Lois Reeves and
Lalla Lyle.
The finance committee reports the
school funds in better shape this year
than usual and it is probable that sala-
ries will be increased and the efficiency
of the teachers raised. 1t is also proba-
BILE that supervising principals will be
employed, or rather that an additional
teacher will be employed and the prin-
cipals be given all their time to super
intend the work in the building.
All teachers for the colored schools
were reelected with one or two excep-
tions and it is possible that Prof. Ban
ner will go to Langston high school
this year.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16
HOW THE SHUT OUT
WAS ACCOMPLISHED

Speaking of fridays game at Gads-
den the Times New says:
With Stout on the mound yesterday
Gadsden frightened up and shut out
Johnson City. Moreover, the offensive
work of the home team was all TO the
candy and six runs were recorded.
The feldswas wet from the mornings S
rain and the ball was heavy, but both
South and McNew held the hits down,
each team being credited with only
five safe ones, and only one of these
being for an extra base.
McNew's wildness coupled with his
own errors, helped Gadsden to win,
although the one earned run was sut-
ficient, the visitors never being able to
connect when hits we're needed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16
THE BIG GAME
IN ALABAMA

In speaking of the great game last
Friday in Gadsden the Times News
says:
Through pure hard luck and the ex-
cellent pitching of Burleson for the vis-
itors, Gadsden lost the best game of the
season to Johnson City yesterday after
noon. Score to O.
Arnold pitched splendid game for
Gadsden, yieldirg only three hits. He
was master of the situation at all stages
of the game except in the initial round.
He hit the first man up and let him
score on wild pitch. Barring this bit
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16
THE ROSE MAIDEN

At the request of lovers of high class
opera the Johnson City Choral Society
has consented to present the delightful
musical extravaganza, 'The Rose
Maiden" at the Memorial Hall on
Tuesday night, June q. The evening
will be enlivened by some special
morning pictures being arranged for
by Capt. Kyle NJ. King. You should
secure your seats early as the house
will be sold readily.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16
WHEAT CROP IN TENNESSEE.
The Department Of Agriculture
Places it at 83, Which Is
About the Average.

Washington, ID. c., June lO.-The
reporting board of the department OF
estimates the condition OF
the wheat in Tennessee to be 80 on
June l, the same as on May l. On June
| year ago the average was SO. The
average on June l for the past ten
wears has been only 81, which shows
while the crop does not promise to be
as good as that of last year, it is about
the the ten-year average The report
says that 81 per cent. of the acreage
sown to winter wheat in the United
States is sown in Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16
AGED LADY DEAD.

Mrs. Esther Emmett died at her
home in this city Sunday afternoon
after a short illness. She was 20 years
of age and was a consistent member OF
of the NJ. T.. Church. The remains
were taken to Elizabethton Monday
for burial.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16
MnrYelnns Discoveries

mark the wonderful progress Of the age. Air
flights on heavy machines, kilograms with
out wires, terrible war inventions to kill
men, and that wonder of wonders, DR..
King New Discovery, to save life when
threatened by coughs, colds, lagrippe, asth-
ma, Group, bronchitis, hemorrhages, hay
fever whooping cough or lung trouble.
For all bronchial affections it has no equal.
1t relieves instantly. It's is the surent cure.
Jas. M. Black, of Asheville, N. c., R. r.
No. a, writes it cured him of an obstinate
cough after all other remedies failed. soc
and ST.. A uial bottle free. Guaranteed
by y. c. Miller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16

"I 1t cured me, or g it saved the life 70
my child" are the expressions you hear ev-
ery day about Chamberlain's Collie, Chole-
ra and Diarrhoa Remedy. This is true the
world over where this valuable remedy has
been introduced. No other medicine in use
for diarrhoea or bowel complaints has receiv
ed such general approval. The secret OF the
success Of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy is that it cures.
Sold by all dealers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16
JAMES A. SUMMERS
MADE AN OFFICER,

At the election of officers last Satur-
day of the Southern Hardware Jobbers
Association at Atlantic City, James A.
Summers, of this city, was elected vice
president of the Organization. This is
n deserved honor and one that will be
worthily WON. Here's our congratu-
lations, Jim.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16
A Wumun's Great Idea

is how to make herself attractive. But,
without health, it is hard for her to be love
" in face, form OF temper. A weak, sickly
woman will be nervous and irritable. Con-
stipation and kidney poisons show in PIN
Piles, blotches, skin eruptions and wretch
ed complexion. But Electric Bitters always
prove godsend to women who want health,
beaury and friends. They regulate stom-
ach, liver and kidneys, purify the blood
give strong nerves, bright eyes, pure breath,
smooth, velvety skin, lovely complexion,
good nealth. Try them. soc at II. c.
MiIler,s
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16
RIGHTS or WAY OBTAINED
Charter For Hartman, Knoxville
and Eastern Railroad is Filed
Work is Sure to Begin.

Hartman, June ia charter has
been filed with the register of Roane
county for the incorporation of the
Knoxville & Eastern rail-
road company. The town council Of
Hartman has also passed an ordinance
valuable rights of way with
in the the town limitations to this
railroad, and it is expected that work
on the road will commence at an early
date.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-16
BROUGHT HERE
FOR BURIAL.

Little Mable Taylor, the S-year-old
daughter of II. G. Taylor and wife, died
at Spartanburg Sunday and the re-
mains were brought to Johnson City
Monday afternoon for burial. A
large number of friends of the bereav-
ed family met the mourners at the
station and escorted the remains to
Oak Hill where they were laid to rest.