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LOYAL CARTER BUILDS
SHAFT TO WAR HEROES

Eizabethton, Sept. 6.-Work has
begun on the monument which is
being erected in Elizabethton as Q
memorial to the federal and confed.
crate dead of Garter county. The base
is twenty feet square, and the height
will be siXty-five feet. This monu-
ment is located in the public square.
The structure is being built of cement
and river rock, and the estimated cost
is So, 500.
DIR. d. r. Wilcox is chairman of the
memorial association. The building
of this monument is emblematic of the
spirit of the people of this county,
which is known as "Loyal Carter. "
After the river rock structure is built,
the shaft will be cemented, and made
to resemble solid marble, or granite
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exhibition is now on its twentieth an,
nual tour and the assertion is made by
the Sun management that the show is
richer and newer in all departments.
Each succeeding season a new COM
pany of artists are engaged for the big
top performance. This season all pre-
vious efforts are eclipsed. In fact they
out-shine them all The geologic and
wild display is a mammoth one and
serves to introduce the greatest and
most select collection seen here in a
decade.
No fakirs, gamblers or purple at
fractions are ever countenanced about
this show. II is essentially the purest
and cleanest conducted show ever or
ganixed. Two performances take place
daily, in rainy or fair weather. Posi-
lively no curtailment.
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that will be offered. Because the hun.
dred or more men, women and children
performers, are masters in their varied
feats and accomplishments and bring
refinement and diversion to their work.
Besides the human superiority of this
of this seasons exhibition, there is a
unique aud wonderful trained animal
display. The Sun troupe of acting and
musical elephants, educated monkeys
and dogs; cleverly trained ponies, Il
coterie of blue ribboned cake walking
horses; these are all classy features of
the hugh program.
In the wild beast and geologic de-
partment are many cages and dens
containing a rare and valuable col
lection of wild animals. Everything
of worth in this field will be seen and
All tents are of modern build and at
night time they are brilliantly illumi.
mated. The show comes highly recon-
mended for its absolute cleanliness and
and entire freedom from fallirs, gam.
oleFs and ticket scalpers. In fact the
'nly way yon can spend your money
around the show is through legitimate
channels From the looks of things
16 will be one of the biggest
how days in the history of Johnson
ity.
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THE COMING
OF THE SHOW.

September 16 will be show day in
johnson City, the day which makes
the world young and kin. Every
household will be alive early on ac-
count of it, and the country cousin ar
rayed in his best will come in on the
high ways and byways with refreshing
glory and abundance.
The fine big special train of Sun
Brothers is due here before dawn on
September Is and the usual army OF
curious will no doubt be at the rail
road yards TO greet them. AS tented
Showmen are known as husllers, il
won't take them long TO unload The
ehcrmous equipment, horses elephants
nd animals and assemble thcmat the
'ho~ ysrunds at johnson CIly. Per
acees will be give i, lie after.
ni al 2 o'clock and q. iiyht at S
u'cock. There are ne conventional
numbers in this big imperial program
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MADAME SHERRY

A significant feature of the over
whelming success in New York of the
new musical production MADAME
Sherry, - is the lavish praise the pro-
duction elected from the towns thea
trical reviewers, excerpts from which
follows:
Herald WELCOMED with laughter and
applause. 1t rivals The Merry Widow
and is one of the best musical shows
in New York in Oh! ever so longn
World-"Easily the brightest and
most diyerting musical production
New York has seen in many day, or
is likely to see in as many more. AT
last a musical show that's novel;"
American-"A new Merry Widow"
Sun-"Audience applauded every mus
ical number and laughed at every
thing the comedians playingly labelled
as merry jest" Tribune-"All the
restaurants will be playing the score
in week. y Telegrarh---"R Registered
real success - Times--"A gay French
vaudeville. Another very important
thing about it is that although 1t has
stars, a great many other people have
a great deal TO do, -"Audience
could not help humming the score and
it was heard in the car and subways
long after the curtain fell. +" Telegram
"Fhe funniest mnsical play that has
c)me to town for long time" Jour
can get enough of it"
Globe-"Twenty-two numbers make
up feature list of dazzling, dashy
nature" Evening World-"A young
er sister of The Merry Widow Like
ly to stay the season out in New York.
Hugh audience fairly yelled its ap-
proval" Mail" Madame Sherry's'
music will go TO your toes" Evening
SUM-" Madame Sherry is the talk of
the town. Every Little Movement
Has "A Meaning All It's Own is bound
to be as great an epidemic as The
MerryIWidow Waltz. - Town Topics
''Coming from Paris Madame Sherry
arrived at the New Amsterdam theatre
IN Tuesday evening in blaze of glory.
Not since the Widow of Lehar have
we been entertained by any such per-
ION as the dainty, bewitching convent
girl, 1vonne Sherry, and the reception
hat was given her foretold, a long So
ourn in our midst.
"Madame Sherry" will be played
lere by the New York New Amster-
lam Theatre Co, on Friday, Sept 13,
natinee and evening performances. {
Prices 75c to $500. Tickets on sale {
Thursday, Sept. Y, 1912.
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LEFT ALONE TO
DIE OF NEGLECT
1T THE ACE or 1l5 YEARS
Has Long Been the Custom of the
Kiowa and Comanehc Tribes
to Abandon Old People.

Within the last few days, Oklahoma
dispatches have brought the intelli
gence thar, deserted and an outcas
from her tribesmen, Melissa Houston
full FLOODED Kiowa, once the hand
some ludian wife of Gen. Sam Hous
ton, first president of the Republic o.
Texas, has been left alone TO die o.
hunger and neglect in her weather.
beaten tepee three miles from Ana
darko,
According TO the best authority Mrs.
Houston is lis years old. She is tooth
less, blind and pitiful sight as she
sits in her lonesome tepee.
IT has long been custom of the
Kiowa and Comanche Indians to
abandon their old men and woman
and allow them to die by degrees.
Melissa Houston las not escaped the
common fate.
No civilized mind can contemplate
such barbarian custom without be-
ing shocked and revoIted.
This item brings to mind the fact
that in April of last year great crowd
of people from all parts of Texas gath
cred at the village of huntsville, in
that state, the occasion being the un-
yelling of the $4,000 monument au
thorized by the legislature in honor of
Sam Houston.
Upon that historic occasion, Col,
William Jennings Bryan made the
dedicatory address and paid fitting
tribute to a fellow warrior who had
smelt powder and brought blood, fel-
low orator WHO could draw bigger
crowd than circus, fellow states
man who never escaped when an office
camped ON his trail. This tardy me.
mortal by the general assembly of Tex
as consists of a low granite shaft bear
ing bas-relief figure of General Hous-
ton, mounted upon his favorite charg-
er, with his hat in one hand, waving
his troops onward in their attack upon
the forces of Santa Anna in the battle
of San Jacinto. Upon the two sides
of the main shaft are allegorical figures
representing war and peace. Upon
the reverse side Of the shaft appears
the Masonic emblem.
This man Houston was one of { e
strong, remarkable and unique char
acters that figured in the early history
Of this country. He belongs as much
10 Tennessee as to Te> as. His career
proves that any man may come from
The back woods to the gubernatorial
lair ina very few years, and that
from this proud position Of distinction
he may in a day plunge into seclusion
and savagery; that he may come back
and win in life's literal battles great
and newer honors, only to have them
temporarily snatched from his posses
sion, and yet be fully vindicated by
hines avenging verdict.
Houston was an honest man, as hon.
est as any watchdog's bark that ever
bayed deep-mouthed welcome as his
master drew near home. He was
Courageous mana splendid savage.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-09-12
Many Driven From Home

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thousands are driven from their homes by
coughs and lung diseases. Friends and
business are left behind for other climates,
but this is costly and not always sure. A
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and health returns. Its help in coughs,
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told them that the North was rich,
that the North was in earnest, that
war would be disastrous TO the South,
that poverty and sorrow would be our
portion if disunion was persisted in.
His words read today like veritable
prophecy in view of the Iliad OF ca
lamities that subsequently occurred,
The legislature deposed him from the
governorsLip, and when he came TO
his office one morning he found the
speaker of the senate occupying his
chair. On that occasion the ''recall"
was invoked before it was invented.
Being invited to review the first regi-
ment of Texans that started to the
front, he wore his old San Jacinto uni
form when he appeared upon the pa
rade ground and addressed the troops.
He asked them, "whcre is so-and so
and so and-so and so-and sop Elo-
quent men were they who had can
vassed the state in favor of secession.
They had sought softer berths and
more congenial cimes in preference to
the stern realities of war. He asked,
"where are the Messrs. So-and so g
sons?" and the crowd laughingly re-
piled 'inParis' or some other out-of-the
way place. "Where is old Sam Hous-
ton?" thundered he, his gigantic figure
swelling to still more heroic proper
tions, "Here" they answered. "Where"
is young Sam Houston?" he interrc-
gated, his eldest son wearing the gray
in their ranks. "Here he is" they |
shouted, cBtcbing the spirit of the old
mans humor and the fun he was pok-
ing at his quondam adversaries.
1t should be remarked that Houston
sent 10 Arkansas for his Indian wife
shortly after he settled in Texas, but
she preferred to remain with her peo-
pie. Talahina was superior woman,
and, according TO brief records, good
woman. She was a niece of Chief John
Jolly, from whom the island in Ten
nessee river near Dayton took its iorm-
er name. Talahina had the natural
be auty of her race, and, besides her
natural intelligence, was educated to
a degree, Socially she was agreeable
and was welcomed wherever her dis.
husband was received. Az
ter she elected to remain with her own
people, Houston married an excellent
woman from Alabama who exercised
A sautary influence upon him. She
made him happy home. Notwith-
standing his own infirmity, Houston
would never allow liquor sold to the
Indians whenever it was within his
power to prevent it. He was convert
ed some ten years before his death and
Joined the church-a brand snatched
from the burning, sinner saved by
grace
Soon after the beginning of the war
Houston's health failed and in 1868
he old man died. He lived long
enough to be restored to the affections ,,
If his people, for by that time they
had realized with sadness and bitter 4
he truth, the awful truth, of their old
prophetic counsel and
caution. Nashville DEM r
,crat. $
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-09-12
Pr0Ionging Life.

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people suffer from these complaints they can
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Pepsin.
1t is absolutely guaranteed to do what Is
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buying, send your address for free sample
bottle to Pepsin Syrup Co., rI9 Caldwell
Bldg, Monticello, Ill. 1t is sold by all
dealers at soc and 81 bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-09-12
The MONDAY of Life.

Married people should learn what to do for
one anotheI's little ills, and for the ills OF
children that may come. They are sure
sooner or later to have occasion to treat con-
stipation or indigestion When the oppor-
tunity comes remember that the quickest
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the great herb laxative compound. A bottle
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bottle to Pepsin Syrup Co, II9 Caldwell
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druggists at soc and ST bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-09-12
CAVALRY TO HOLD
ANNUAL REUNION

The seventeenth annual reunion of
the thirteenth Tennessee cavalry will
be held at Neva, johnson county,
Wednesday and Thursday, Sept 25
and 26. A lengthy program has been
arranged,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-09-12
The Men Who Succeed

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-Four bottles did me more real good than
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-09-12
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-09-12
ZEMO FOR DANDRUFF.
You Will be Surprised to See
How Quickly it Disappears

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with tips Of fingers. No smell, no smear.
Zemo sinks into the pores, makes the scalp
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-09-12
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, $
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Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior
partner OF the firm OF f. j. Cheney & Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo, county and state
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum
OF ONE HUNERD DOLLARS Tor each and eve
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HELD FOR TRIAL ON
HOUSE BREAKING

"Bush" Campbell, Macy Kite and
Holbie Quinn had hearing before
Judge w. e. Pierce Thursday ON the
charge Of breaking into the Buck-Snod-
grass grocery store and taking money
and goods. Their bonds were fixed at
81 900 each, in default of which they
were taken to the Jonesboro Jail.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-09-12
oUTSHINEs THEM ALL

The biggest day Of amnseneH j.
the history Of .joI,is,ou City viii k
place on Monday, September is III
will te The occasion u the ,i,i of iir
famous sun Brothers Worlds Pro
gressive.Shows. This popular tente,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-09-12
COAL OIL INSPECTOR
NAMED FOR HARTRANFT

Nashville, Sept. 5.-Gov. Hooper to-
day appointed Howard North coal oil
inspector at Hartranft, Claiborne
county, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of his predecessor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-09-12

Leaves are falling. Babies don't fall
away while taking DR.. Fahrney's Teething
Syrup. 1t makes sap-blood.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-09-12

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
BY Kate CaTew.

~ EALLY, I'm getting 10 be quite
sorry for poor old London. Her
Il " breath is always being taken right
away by the strange happenings IN her
midst!
You see, things used TO go on In me
same good, .staid, stodgy fashion, year
after wear, In her world of art, no matter
how they changed and developed else
where. But now 1t is different. Ne"
schools Of young and vir1le enthusiasts
keep springing up, and they're all deter
mined to educate the old lady whether
she will or no.
At the moment she is harboring group
of Post-Impressionists, whose Welrd ana
wonderful efforts are drawing curious ana
disappearing crowds to the Grafton Gal
leries.
And. more than this. The ancient dame
is in a terribly puzzled state OF nina
over q UNIQUE and beautiful sort OF POST
Impressionist production of a snake
spearian drama, with scenery severe Oh
line and exquisite in simplicity, with cos
tunes OF no known period, and with 'he
piece played at full speed so that 1t may
be given in its entirety within the regu-
latjon time allotted to dramatic perform
anCes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
AMERICAS OPEN MIND.

you Americans are different" he In
formed me. You're more progressive.
You give one a chance. You say Come
and show us what you can do Then II
Won don't like II you refuse II. England
takes three years to accept anything
new. She's so leisurely in thinking out
things"
THAT must be very discouraging, I
murmured.
"It Is" agreed Mr.. Barker. and he
threw his arm over the back of the
chair with a weary gesture. as II there
wasn't nearly enough chance for his en-
ergy here.
do you think that American drama
has had any effect here as yet? l am
told there are seven plays from the
States having successful runs in Eng
land at the moment" j observed with
some little show Of pride.
But Il had the inevitable fall.
"Are there? I don't think So" an
swered the producer. Anyway, / don't
believe American draILa has had any eff
feet here as yet. In fact. don't think
we have had the best American drama. |
don't believe 1t will be exportable. 1t
will be so purely local in its interest
so full of the lives and feelings OF the
people. Personally I've had very little
chance TO test this theory so far, but
from what I've seen OF 4 -lerican drama
I think It is magnificent, crude stuff. Tho
hest of IL isn't borrowed. 1t is indigo
nous TO the soil. as IL were"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
Young Producer Has Puzzled Yet Charmed
London with "Post-Impressionist" Rendi-
lied by Severe Scenery, Renaissance
Classic Costuming and Rapid Action

agalnst-oh, we'll, all the things there are
TO protest against
Now here was something youthful
handsome. well dressed and quite unlike
the regulation highbrow
Mr.. Barker seemed puzzled when I univ
looked blankly at him. and he said sort
of tentatively:
rs this Miss Carew?"
on" gasped /, ARE you Mr.. Barker"
i am" he admitted, with the corners
OF his lips turning up a shade more.
wen. you must excuse me-" l pleaded,
but really. you're not in the very least
what l expected. l thought you were, OH,
ever so much older and heavier"
Really?' laughed Mr.. Barker. II don't
mind confessing to you that l. am older
than I'm told look. In fact. have thir-
ty-five years to my credit"
l was grateful for this confession,
though secretly wondered how he man
aged TO hide at least ten of his years
guess all active mind, a broad outlook
and the enthusiasm OF eternal youth help
a lot.
We sat down on each side of the man.
moth desk, which was scattered over with
papers covered with notes and sketches.
Mr.. Barker threw himself into rather all
easy attitude, with legs outstretched
and with one hand idly toying with Gig
arctic, but my first question made him
straighten up again, in that quick, ner-
Vously energetic way he mas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10

millionaire who is at his wits ends as TO
what to do with his money: Build
theatre for stage reformers In London to
play about in. oh, there's lots of scope
for benevolent wealthy ones over herel
Didn't Mr.. Craig's production OF
Hamlet In Moscow prove the efficacy Of
some OF his ideas as to scenery and light
ing? Wasn't that SUGGEST"
81 believe IL was" said Mr. Barker. 81
only wish had had the time to go to
Russia to have seen It."
It's pretty hard to wake England up
into accepting new ideas. isn't it?" in
quired sympathetically.
The producer gave the ghost Of a sigh.
as he replied:
Yes, the English public is centuries
slow People won't go ahead"
Then his expressive face frightened
again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
AS REGARDS CONSTRUCTION.

You don't believe much ! the actual
construction of plays, do your" / asked
timidly, with the memory of certain dis
sertations from Mr. Barker's pen which
England refuses to regard as plays.
Hartley Granville Barker Strengthened
himself up again and looked indignant.
then his mouth twitched and he smiled
as he said conhdentially. "Of course
believe in the construction Of plays, and
| construct mine with the greatest care,
l assure you. But there are two ways
of doing that"
He drew a pencil and paper toward him
and began TO sketch a crude house on
regulation lines. ] rose and tlp-toed over
his shoulder to watch the process.
ANY one can build house like this
with a most limited knowledge Of archi-
tectural rules" he explained.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
WOULD TRAIN PEOPLES LIKES

What do you think of these national
theatre schemes2" l querled.
"They are all very much to the good"
answered the Producer thoughtfully,
land 1 hope we shall have national
theatre here some day soon. I'm in
clIned TO think we should have an edu-
catIonal theatre as Well, to teach people
what they want or should want. Then
drama would reach a high level. You
can't run any art satisfactorily on COM
nercIal lines. It's altogether too con-
venient and pleasing a thing to be an
actor-manager."
you talk little as Gordon Craig
does" ! remarked. Il suppose you are
in sympathy with the idea of this school
he means to establish
Mr.. Barker leaned his arm on the desk
and rested his cheek on his hand. look
ing at me earnestly.
Pm very much interested in Craigs
ideas" he said, but l confess / don't
understand what he means by the term
school"
"Ohr / stated, airly. he means to
have a place where people can learn how
10 acquire a whole new set OF ideals"
Mr. Barker rather scowled upon my
0ippancy. as far as such pleasant face
40 his could scowl. Really, these young
,,or u,bo are educating old Mother Lon
don do take their work and themselves
very seriously.