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TENNESSEE SCHOOL
FOR THE BLIND.

Nashville, Sept 4,-The sixty ninth
session of the Tennessee school for the
blind commenced Saturday, August
81, 1912. The school is admirably and
beautifully situated on the west bank
of the Cumberland river, about mile
from the Union depot and less than
half that distance from the Southern
and Illinois Central depot. Electric
cars pass the gate making the school
accessible from all parts of the city.
The faculy consists of capable and
experienced teachers and it may be
safely predicted that the coming year
will be the brightest and most hopeful
in its annals.
The good people of the state, in 1914,
founded this school for those unfortu-
nate children who, by reason of de-
fective vision, could not attend the
ordinary schools. They felt that right
and justice demanded that some pro-
vision must be made whereby blind
children may have an opportunity to
obtain an education. They reasoned
that if education is essential to the
welfare and success of the child blessed
with the greatest of all blessings, the
sense of sight, that it IS then a thous-
and times more necessary thai the
blind be educated and fitted for the
battle of life.
This school is a part of the public
school system. Its province is to re-
ceive and educate children whose de-
feclive sight bars them from ordinary
schools. In addition to tuition, the
school gives books, board, laundry and
medical attendance free. Parents are
only required to furnish suitable cloth
ing and 10 pay transportation TO and
from school.
An eminent oculist is connected
with the school who examines the
eyes of each child on its admission and
if ought can be done to mitigate pain,
TO improve vision, or happily to restore
sight, it is done without delay. The
school physician is one of the most
prominent practitioners of the city
and occupies chair in one of our med
ical colleges. There is also sick nurse
Who gives her entire time to The care
of the sick and administers 10 all those
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with ordinary ills and ailments. Two
governesses, who have charge of the
smaller boys AMI girls, see that they
are tidy and clean, and teach them to
dress their hair and their persons neat
ly and decently. A matron presides
over the entire household and sees that
the food is properly prepared, properly
served and that every one has enough.
Manual training has formed one of
the most important departments of
this school from its establishment.
Here hoys learn the use of tools, to
tune and repair pianos and reed Or
gans; to make hammocks, brooms,
mattresses, and to cain chairs; while
the girls learn to sew, to cut and make
their own clothes and also fashion
many articles in woosted, raffia and
beads.
The school is carefully graded, re-
quiriug in The literary department the
services of eight teachers who are grad
uates of the best schools and colleges
in the country. The course of study
is similar to that pursued in our fore
most preparatory schools. The musi
cal department, which has long been
noted for its excellence, engages five
we'll trained musicians who thorough
ly instruct the pupils in piano, pipe
organ and vocal music, and also in
theory and in harmony.
AS so many of the children come to
us weak, awkward and poorly devel-
oped, we find it very beneficial to give
them careful and systematic physical
training, for strong, wholesome and
well developed body is the prim re-
quisite in II successful development of
the intellect. A physical culture teach
er is, therefore employed, and COM
bines with this physical training the
art of correct reading or elecution.
All children of school age who are
totally or partially blind and who can
not receive an education in the ordin-
ary schools are entitled to a scholar |
ship in this school. If you have child |
with defective vision, it is your privi-
ege to take advantage of the oppor-
.unities this school freely offers. If
leslred, further information will be
by the superintendent.
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ARE LOST IN
THE MOUNTHINS
LIVELY FEARS EXPRESSED
Search Parties Failed to Locate
the Missing and Mech Uneasi-
ness Was Felt by Relatives

| What might have proved fatal eX-
perience, occurred on August 23d to
two well known visitors at Roam
Mountain, Tenn. Mr.. Hush, of Fay
etteville, n. G., and Mr.. Mccullough,
the well known timber man, of Bruins.
wick, Ga, lost their way in the noun
tains and caused great uneasiness to
their numerous friends and acquaint-
ances. Search parties failed to locate
the missing men and the liviliest fears
were expressed for their safety.
Starting in the early morning and
tempted by the beauty of the surround
ing scenery, the two gentlemen passed
ridge after ridge needless of direction,
and after traversing considerable dis
lance, awoke to the realization that
they were lost in the primeval mag
nificence of the mountains. After
making fruitless efforts to retrace their
steps they decided TO descend to the
level of the nearest creek and by fol-
lowing its course, gain one of the larger
rivers and thus resume contact with
civilization. A toilsome and danger
Gus desceut only added to their diff
culties. So thickly lined with under
growth WAS the course of the stream
that it was impossible TO follow its
banks, and steep precipices and deep
ravines intervened to bar their course.
Yawning chasms turned the direction
of their footsteps and frequently forced
them to abandon the level Of the stream
for the summit of some neighboring
peak and the windings of the torrent
added considerably to the difficulties
of the situation.
Convinced that it would be impossi-
BILE 10 follow their oiiginal plan, they
directed their steps once more to the
higher ground, and mounting the
nearest ridge, determined to ascend TO
the loftiest summit and survey the
scene for traces Of human habitation.
With incredible eXertions they grad
ually mounted the heights, now de-
touring to encompass some threaten
precipice and again turning to avoid a
deep abyss.
The awesome silence and changeless
of the wiIds, entered the
spirit of the Grant travellers ard filled
them with a serse of indescribable
loneliness and Abandonment. A step
10 iged gigantic boulder poised loosely
on tn edge Of the betting precipice
and se.it it undering TO The depths
of the sluggish creek thousand feet
below. Extended in their path,"a six
foot rattesnake caused thrill of alarm
but quickly disposing of this adver-
sary the wanderers continued their
course. The tracks of
lion added to their uneasi-
less and brought the travellers to a
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Many Driven From Home

Every year, in many parts OF the country,
thousands are driven from their homes. by
coughs and lung diseases. Friends and
but this is costly and not always sure. A
better way-the way of multitudes-is to
use DR.. Kings New Discovery and cure
yourself at home. Stay right there, with
your friends, and take this safe medicine.
Throat and lung troubles find quick relief
and health returns, Its help in coughs,
colds, grip, Group, whoop-cough and sore
lungs make it positive blessing. soc and
81 oo Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by H.
G. Miller.
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showmen are known as hustlers, il
won't take them long 10 unload the
enormous equipment. horses elephants
and animals and assemble them at the
show grounds at Johnson City. Per
formances will be given in the after
noon at ? o'clock and at night at s
O'Clock. There are no conventional
numbers in this big imperial program
that will be offered. Because the hun
dred or more men, women and children
performers, are masters in their varied
feals 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; cleyerly trained ponies,
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
exhibited.
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 falSirs, gam
blers and ticket scalpers. In fact the
only way yon can spend your money
around the show is through legitimate
channels. From the looks of things
September l6 will be one of the biggest
show days in the history of Johnson
City.
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sudden halt, and the near presence OF
this dread terror of the mountains,
brought more clearly TO their senses,
the realization of how far they had
strayed from the haunts of men. The
imperative call for continued move
ment however, overpowered their in
terest in the wildcat of the woods and
casting all fears aside they continued
their arduous march.
Still ascending they now gained that
semi-desolate region of the higher alti-
tudes where the stunted balsam masks
the deep crevasse and the wild grandeur
of nature emphasizes the miracle of
of the universe. A mile in the air, in
the eerie silence of the hills, the travel
ers were subdued into silence by the
by the majesty of their surroundings,
and struggling onward, they slowly
attained the summit A panorama of
countless peaks stretched before their
eyes graduating by perspective from
the mighty crest in the foreground to
the dim and hazy outline in the van
ishing distance. Battling against the
strong wind encountered at that ele-
waited altitude, the explorers eagerly
scanned the horizon for signs of hu-
man habition, but no sign of civiliza-
ton presented itself to their anxious
gaze. At the point of despair, foot
sore and weary from the lack of food,
they abandoned themselves for mo-
ment TO the terrors of their situation,
but again scanning the forest-clad val
ley, the practieed eye of Mr.. Collough
detected evidences of clearing which
suggested the possible presence of a
lumber camp. Resolved to investigate
this avenue of escape from their en-
barrasing position, the pedestrians |
shook off their fatigue and commenced
the descent. Stumbling forward, al
climbing and descending,
over smooth rocks, graphing
dron and acacia, the foot of the noun.
was at last slowly and painfully reach
ed. Here the setting sun reminded
The travellers that darkness would
soon set in, and though faint with ia
Iigue, this new danger spurred them
10 further exertion.
Compelled at each step to part the
branches of the thick I'M
their progress was slow and
in the extreme, but with
mutual expressions of encouragement,
he now thoroughly exhausted toilers
their torturing journey,
hardly daring to confess their individ-
lal fears and growing alarm. An ac-
,ident to one of the party completed
he discomfort and peril, but stagger-
ng painfully onward, bleeding, blind
ID by fatigue and suffering for want of
they traversed the dense
,alley. Compelled hundred times
O wade the waters of the creek, tramp
ing over briars and ferns, foundering
through bog and morass, almost blind
o their surroundings, they finally
at the sought for clearing and
hiding an isolated dwelling, were
quickly succored by the hospitable
After procuring refreshments guide
vas obtained and the errant ones were
estored al late hour to their anxious
md expectant families.
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TAKING NO PART IN
CONGRESSIONAL RACE

Bristol, Tenn, Aug. 29.--Judge Alon-
70 Tyler, of this city, who is a pros
pective candidate for the senatorship
from the counties of Sullivan and Haw-
kins, denies published statement,
sent out from Rogersville, to the effect
that he was in Hawkins county last
week in the interest of the candidacy
of DR.. q. ID. Massey, who is seeking to
be elected to congress. "rhis is untrue, y
said Judge Tyler, 81 am taking no
part whatever in the Sells-Massey fight
and do not intend to do So.
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The Men Who Succeed

as heads of large enterprises are men of
gteat energy. Success, today, demands
health. To all is to fail It's utter folly
for man to endure weak, rundown half
alive condition when electric bitters will
put him right on his feet in short order,
"Four bottles did me more real good than
any other medicine | ever took, writes
Chas. B. Allen, Sylvania, Ga, After
years of suffering with rheumatism, liver
trouble, stomach trouble and deranged kid
neys, am agaia, thanks to Electric Bitters,
sound and well. 4" Try them. Only so cents
at H. c. Miller's.
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A TEXAS WONDER.

FHE TEXAS WONDER CURES KIDNEY
AND BLADDER TROUBLES, removing gray
ell, cures diabetes, weak and lame back,
and all irregularities of the
kidneys and bladder in both men and
women Regulates bladder troubles in
children. II not sold by your druggist,
will be sent by mail on receipt of ST. One
small bottle is two months treatment,
aud seldom fails to perfect cure. Send
for testimonials from Texas and other
states. DR.. Il. w Hall, 1926 Oliver St,
st Louis, Mo Sold by druggists C2l-
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ZEMO FOR DhNDRUFF.
You Will be Surprised to See
How Quickly it Disappears

No more dirty coats from dandruf heads.
Zemo stops dandruff. Apply it any time
with tips of fingers No smell, no smear.
Zemo sinks into the pores, makes the scalp
healthy, makes the hair fine and glossy.
For any skin affections, itch, dandruf, &C.
zema, pimples, blotches, try Zemo at our
risk. Zemo is prepared by E, w. Rose
Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo-, and is sold
in Johnson City by the City Drug Store. IA
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THE COMING
OF THE SHOW.

September is 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
highways and byways with refreshing
2lory and abundance
The fine big special train of Sun
Brothers is due here lcfore dawn on
September 16 and the usual army of
curious will no doubt be at the rail
road yards to greet them. As tented
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, SIS
LUCAS COUNTY.

STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO, ss
LUCAS COUNTY
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 for each and eve
rv case of Catarrah that cannot be cured by
the use of Halls Catarrh Cure. FRANK J
CHENEY.
Sworn to before me md subscribed In my pres
enee. this 9th day of December. A. D. 1886,
tc,.a A. w. GLEASON,
' NTARY PUBLIC
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surface
of the system. Send for testimonials free.
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1t Is reported that papers which are
supporting the bull mooser have or
dered extra fonts Of "I's." And they
will be needed when Teddy gets to
talking.
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subject that my real dauger lies IN De-
ing unjust and unkind in my judgment
Of those who differ with me in this
respect.
"But certainly no woman in our
household ever has or ever will smoke.
Quite apart from the bad taste of it,
believe with you that it has an ex-
tremely injurious effect on the nerves.
"ELLEN A. WILSON.
("Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.w
Governor Wilson, In approving the
letter sent out by Mrs. Wilson, offered
what he thought might prove an ex-
PLANTATION for the interview.
Il do not think it was maliciously
invented" he said. There is a rather
well known writer who signs herself
Mrs. Wilson Woodrow, and she no
doubt has been confused with Mrs.
Wilson"
Mrs. Wilson Woodrow was formerly
married to relative of Governor Will
son, and 1t is understood that her
views on the matter of women who
smoke are different from those held
in the household Of the Democratic
candidate.
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Character.

Our character is but the stamp on
our souls of the free choices of good
and evil We have made through life.
--Geikie
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Click-Your door

CLICK our uOOI
is shut. SafetyP Surely =
if your latch is a Yale CYL
inder Night Latch.
No other key will fit it
from the outside but its own.
Inside-you just have to
turn a knob.
We carry Yale Cylinder
Night Latches in stock,-and
lots of other Yale Products
too.
MOuntcaStle-PhIegar Hwd. Co.
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JOHNSON CITY BAPTISTS
HAVE HANDSOME HOME

The work of construction ON the
edifice for the Central Baptist church
is progressing The roof is completed,
lathing and plastering are underway.
When com mpleted the Central Baptist
will be the largest church edifice in
the city.
1t is estimated that the completed
structure will cost $4,000.
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Wonder how the colonel likes being
an outcast?
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Leaves are falling. Babies don't fall
away while taking DR.. Fahrney's Teething
Syrup. II makes sap--blood.
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SLIGHTLY MIXED

Chap about to wed was nervous
TO the young best man he cried;
'Tell me, is it Missionary
For the groom to cuss the bride?'
--Septembe Woman's Home Com
psnion.
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Watch babies bow els till the fFosts come.
DR.. Fahrney's Teething Syrup 25 cts.
Sample free.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-21

James Bruwn. ~ho resided 1t
Trade. Tcnn-, thirr~~n 1alea groz
Boone ard Just acrosx he State l!ne.
As kicked 20 death March sth - .
dead mule.
Brown. according 20 The story
which Is youehed for By rwputah be
nsigheors. was employed 70 remove
dead mule from . barn Of . Mr..
orayson and bury IL II placing
the body on q narrow conveyance the
screned legs OF the animal caught In
one OF tie standards OF the convey
anee. drawing them up close against
the body and IN attempting 10 re-
move the body on arrival ~ the bur
ial place. they recoiied with Erea,
force, striking Brown over the heart
and killing him almost instantly.
Brown was 4 good citizen and
leaves a widow and Ave children
Boone. Watauga County. ~. Z. item.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-21
WOMAN KILLS NEGRO.

Oscar Crowley, COlored, Entered
Home of Mrs. Charles William
son and She Split His Head Open
With an Axe.
A New Bern dispatch, dated March
10Th, says:
News was received here to-day of
a homicide which occurred near
Straits, in Carteret County.
"The victim of the affair was a
negro named Oscar Crowley, and the
woman who killed him is Mrs. Chas.
Williamson, wife of fisherman.
"Mr. Williamson left his home
early for the purpose of going over
to Beaufort to attend to some bust
ness matters.
Late in the afternoon Crowley
came to Williamson's and inquired
for Mr.. Williamson. His wife told
him her husband was not at home.
Immediately the negro, realizing that
the woman had no protection, walked
into the room and demanded some
thing to eat.
fore him and when he had conclud-
ed the repast he said he intended to
stay and that he was going to lie
down. The negro then drew a re-
volver from his pocket, showing it
to the frightened woman, and told
her if she left the house he would
kill her.
"He then ordered her to get him
a basin of water so he could wash
his feet. She complied with his re-
quest and went in setarch of a towel
Underneath the towel rack was an
axe. When Mrs. Williamson saw
this. she picked the implement up,
placed it behind her, and returned
to the room in which the negro was
seated.
"Suspecting nothing, he took the
towel from her and leaned over to
dry his feet. Quick as a fash she
brought the axe down on the negro
head and his skull was crushed,
death being instantaneous.
Enlightened into a hysterical con-
dition, the woman ran more than a
mile to a neighbours house and re-
lated the affair.
Investigation was made by the
authorities and Mrs. Williamson was
exonerated from all legal liability, of
course
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-21

The Funny Farce Comedy "Baby
Mine" ut the Academy Tuesday,
March 26-"Laugh and Grow
Fat"
This is the universal opinion OF
everybody who has seen VIM. A.
Brady's play OF a thousand laughs.
Baby Nine" the product OF Mar
garet Mayo's pen, which will be seen
here for the first time at the Acad-
envy Tuesday. March &c.
This is just the sort OF a play TO
turn tears into laughter. and to give
life rosy hue-so sayeth one OF Eng
lands most famous critics, where
Baby Mine" Is now running at Sir
Charles Wyndham's Criterion The
alter, In London. and It should be
borne In mind, over in Londontown,
they have heretofore held a strong
prejudice against plays OF American
manufacture, so this superlative
praise in favor of BABY Mine" is all
the more remarkable.
Baby Mine" unlike many a So
called fun play. gets hold OF the
funny-bone OF it's audience at the very
outset and proceeds to tickle 1t for
two and a half hours, not moderate
ly, nor modestly, but boisterously
and strenuoussly, until the audience
fairly shouts with glee. 4 young
married couple are quarreling at the
very beginning of the performance.
In a towering rage, the young hus-
band leaves the house and remains
away for three months, after which
period the clever young wife makes
up her mind that woman's ingenuity
should be sufficient to formulate a
scheme to bring back her wandering
better-ha1f The wife consults a
friend, who opines that the wife wire
the absent husband that he is the
proud father of a lusty infant, and
the friend volunteers to hire a baby
for the occasion. A child is secured
for the purpose, but the husband ap-
pears on the scene sooner than ex-
pected, and even before the child is
brought into his house. In the mean
time, the real mother of the baby is
seized with remorse, and demands
her child back. Again the friend
rushes off to get another baby and it
is in the subsequent complications
incident to the arrival and rescue of
this child that the complications take
on an amazingly amusing aspect.
The fun, once started, is kept up to
the very end of the comedy with
never suggestion of let-up.
Throughout the entire three acts the
fun of Baby Mine" is of the clean,
wholesome, cheerful sort, with never
the least bit of suggestiveness to mar
the enjoyment of the performance.
Manager Brady has sent to this
city most of the company that played
Baby Mine" in New York all of last
season.
Prices: soc. to $3.50. Reserved
seats at the Marlborough Hotel Satur-
day, 10 a. m.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-21
MORE ARRESTS AT HENDERSON
VILE.

Two Women Placed i'm Jail Charged
With Completely in Hawkins Muir
der Case.
A despatch from Hendersonville,
N c., March Is, says:
Lizzie Shaft and Nora Britt were
bound over to Superior Court today
under $1,000 and $1,000 bond, re-
spectively, by Magistrate Oates,
charged with accessory before the
fact to the murder of Myrtle Haw-
kins, whose body was found here in
Lake Osceola last September. OF the
seventeen State witnesses brought
from Asheville, the home of the de-
PENDANTS, only eight were examined
to show probable cause The de-
tense offered no evidence.
Very little light was turned on the
murder mystery today, not one of the
names of the other five defendants
being mentioned during the proceed
ings, but it is believed that officers
reserve much important evidence.
Defendants failed to make bond.