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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-15
DANIELS AND RYE TALK
OF FORMER ASSOCIATION,

Jonesboro, Oct. 13.-At the historic
capitol of Washington county Secre-
tary Daniels was joined by Gen. T. c.
Rye, democratic candidate for COVER
nor. 1t was the first meeting of the
friends of EARLIER years, since the toga
of democracy was entrusted to Gen.
Rye by his party last May. The felic-
itous exchanges were as genuine as
they were cordial, and the scene con
WINGED all observers of the earnest in
terest Secretary Daniels feels in the
success of Gen. Rye's candidacy.
References to Gen. Rye in the sub
sequent speech of Secretary Daniels
were equally as earnest and argued
for strength for the nominee
Gen. Rye and Secretary Daniels
were friends and associates in Wash
ington twenty or more years ago,
when they held federal positions there
under the Cleveland administration
Commenting upon the friendship of
the past, Secretary Daniels said he
then learned to know and to love Tom
Rye, and to see in him the embodi-
ment of the true type of manhood.
Such man he said, would bring cred
it to Tennessee and to the governors
office, and it was pleasure to him to
come to the state as an advocate of
democratic principles, the standard
bearer of which is his old friend, Tom
Rye in whom he has every confidence.
About 800 people assembled at the
station at Jonesboro to greet the
speakers. Judge C. ]. st. John, of
introduced Secretary Daniels.
His address here was substantially
the same as at Bristol and Johnson
City. He was frequently cheered, and
his remarks were not without effect.
In concluding his speech here, Sec
rotary Daniels referred to Gen. Rye
In a most eulogistic manner mention
ing their friendship of years and his
estimate of the man. He urged all his
hearers to support Rye and predicted
IN old-fashioned democratic victory
or the nominee.
Gen. Rye was then introduced by
rhad Cox, of Johnson City. He spoke
)ut few minutes. He referred to the |
several titles which he said Gov
Hooper had given him including the
'ecent reference to the third rate law
ver and in reply cited the legal direc-
DRY which he said rated Gov Hooper
IS first class lawyer but second class
IS to moral character, while the same
authority cited himself as first class
morally and third class legally. The
after classification, he said, may have
'een several classes too high, but"
aid Gen. Rye, 1--WE need more moral
haracter than we do law in the COVER
or's Office, and believe the COVER
or's own authority is in my favor as
0 that qualification"
Gen. Rye committed himself abso-
ltely to enforcement of all laws and
ppealed an old time democratic ma
)rity IN Washington county.
Several gentlemen boarded the train
t Jonesboro to accompany Secretary
,aniels and Gen. Rye to points to be :
listed. The next stop, it was an
ounced, would be Greeneville.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-15
MRS. e. j. CLAY
DIES In NASHVILLE.

Mrs. Eliza Jane Clay, mother Of Mrs.
w. T. Sullivan, of West Broad street,
died Monday of heart failure at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Lula Naff.
at Nashville. Her husband, who was
also well known here, died at john
son City on January 1, 1899. Besides
Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs. Naff, Mrs. Clay
is survived by another daughter, Miss
Laura Clay. of Nashville.
Mrs. Clay was "A years of age and
had lived a devout christian life, She
joined the NJ. E. church, South, in
early childhood. She visited her
daughter here about two months ago.
Mrs. Sullivan will be unable to attend
the funeral, which will be held in
Nashville today.-Br Bristol Herald cour-
Ter.
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APPLE CROP OF TENNESSEE,
&c. A. Keffer, University of Tennes-
see.)

&c. A. Keffer, University of Tennes-
See.)
The United States Department of
Agriculture estimates the apple crop
of Tennessee for 1914 at 100000
bushels 1t is safe to say that not
more than $4,000 bushels of this great
crop would bring top prices in the
great market centers. Very few or
chards in Tennessee receive system
attic are-tillage. fertilizing, pruning
and spraying Without regular care
there can be no substantial profits in
apple growing The few commercial
orchards that receive intelligent at
tention are making money for their
owners. If Tennessee apple growers
would give their apple trees the care
that the orchards of oregon and Wash
ington get as matter of course, this
state would have nationwide repu.
tation for producing high favored and
high eolored fruit.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-15
YOUTH GROWS IMMENSE
PLANT OF CASTOR BEAN,

Sidney Baldwin, pupil in the
fourth grade Of Columbus Powell
school. is contesting for watch as a
prize for raising the biggest castor
bean plant.
This plant came from seed which
was planted ISL years ago. The
height of the plant is eleven feet and
FIVE inches. the circumference of the
stalk two inches above the ground is
nine and one-haif inches. The width
OF the bean stalk is thirteen feet; the
largest leaf is four feet in length and
two and eleven inches across.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-15
CONTESTANTS
WANTING PONY

AS the closing day in the pony con-
test approaches interest is rapidly be-
ing worked up to fever heat. The lit
tie folks all want the beautiful Shet-
land pony outfit and the grown folks
are all anxious to see some one OF
their young friends the owner. In
fact the grown people are almost as
much interested in the outcome of the
contest as the children.
The dandy little outfit will crafty
the dream of some bright girl or boy.
The sweet gentle pony and dainty lit
tie rig make combination of beauty
i and utility that will be JOY forever
In the boy or girl who wins it.
And you. little girl or boy, can win,
If you only determine that you will.
This is what makes success in all
lifes undertakings. Never say fail,
but make up your mind to win, and
put your utmost endeavors behind that
determination.
IuSiS are IOIS VI pCOpIS yOu nave
never seen yet who will give you their
subscriptions. There are some people
who refused you or put you off when
you sa them, who will give you their
subscriptions now, if you go to them
again. There are people who have
given ycu short term subscriptions
when you first saw them, who will
give you subscriptions for longer
term now. There is plenty of oppor-
tunity for the candidate standing low
est in the list to jump in, get to hard
work and win. How much more is
there Tor those standing up in the list
to win?
Don't fail to protect your position If
you have good one, or get good
one if you haven't one yet.
After this week, October 8, no votes
will he given ON advertising.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-15

Mrs. j. ]. Mclaughlin and Miss
Margare: Harmeling. of this city, at
tended the marriage of Miss Mary
Wood to Mr.. George Harmeling, their
brother. at Bristol last Monday.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-15

Mr.. and Mrs. John Lynch Davis, of
Jonesboro are en- route to California
to visit their son, Capt. Tom Davis, and
Mrs. Davis. former residents of this
city.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-15
GEN. ]. B. COX
MAKES REPLY
Gen. Jas. B. Cox, has sent the fol-
lowing answer to Congressman Sells
latest letter.
johnson City, Tennessee.
October Ia, 1914.
HOn Sam r Sells

Hon. Sam X. Sells,
Washington, d. c.
Dear Sir
am this moment in receipt of your
letter Of the 18th. inst. advising me
that you will speak at the following
places on the dates mentioned, at one
O'Clock, p. m, and saying that you
shall be pleased to have me meet you.
1 beg to advise you that l will meet
you at the places and dates mentioned
for joint debate.
Yours truly,
(Signed) JAMES B. cox.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-15

see and predicted the election of Cen
Rye by handsome majority. 1t was
estimated that more than 1900 per-
sons heard the speakers in Greene
Vile.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-15
! Society Personals

Miss Esther Kane of Gate City, is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. ]. B. Cox, al
Johnson City.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-15

Miss Gladys Berry, of Johnson City,
spent Sunday here the guest of her
friend. Miss Nancy Pierce.-Abingdon
Journal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-15
KEEP VIGOROUS BROOD SOW.

AS a rule the old brood sow should
be kept as long as she remains Wig,
orous; she knows better low to raise
her sucking pigs than the younger
mothers. 49,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-15
Originator of Taxes.

About twenty-five hundred years ago
the first taxes were levied on the Athe-
MAN people by the legislator Scion.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-15

After this week, October s, no votes
will be given ON advertising.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
Scale and Parasite Gone

The Michigan fruit grower writes:
I" At spraying time early this spring l
took the branches from the pear trees
to which l had attached the small
twigs you sent me, and placed them
among some willows that were swarm
ing with scale, that I might not kill
them when spraying my pear trees. l
have made careful search for scale
parasites on my willows, and 1 am not
able to find either the parasites or
scale, excepting some mummies on dead
branches. Certainly the parasites are
here somewhere, and I hope to locate
them, as several neighbors want to in
troduce them into their orchards. This
l know: The willows were badly in
tested when I put the parasites among
them. Now 1 cannot find a live bug.
So think there can be no doubt that
the parasites did the work, and we
also note the very small number of
scales found on other trees and on
those of a neiehbor whose orchards
comes close up to the willows mention.
ed.'
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
READL FOR A WRECK
The Careful Man Who Believed in TAX
ing Every Precaution

Two friends boarded a great trans.
atlantic liner and set sail for Cher.
bourg. One was a good fellow. The
other was niggardly man. The first
night out they went to their state
room.
"Say, Bob,' said the niggardly man,
81 wish you'd step out on deck while
1 undress.
That s a remarkable request OBJ
lected the good fellow. "Why have
You developed this streak of bashful-
ness at this late day9 / never saw any
signs of it before"
"Never mind about that said the
niggardly man. "You get out!"
After long and acrimonious argu-
ment the good fellow went out on deck
and stayed half an hour. When he
returned to the stateroom the niggard-
1y man was stretched out in the up,
per berth. Moreover, he was dressed up
hike Christmas tree in beribboned
nightgown and a woman's boudoir cap.
"Say,' exclaimed the good fellow,
&C what in thunder is the matter9 Why
have you got that makeup on3''
Look at me and be wise, - said the
niggardly man. Remember the rule,
In case of wreck women and chill
dren first. Popular Magazine.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
PRoGREssIvEs UNDIsMAYED

The Progressive party was not put down and
out by the somewhat discouraging results of last
months elections throughout the country. At
least its national executive committee said in
effect yesterday when it met in Chicago to pick
up the pieces and to lay the first plans for patching
them together for 1916. Thirty four of the states
of the union were represented and even Clifford
Pinchot, who paid $49,27 out of his own pocket
for the experience of making losing fight for the
United States Senatorship in Pennsylvania, was on
hand with flattened pocketbook but with deter
mination to stick to the ship.
The committeeman seemed to see something to
encourage them in the assertion that more than
1,750,OO0 votes were poled by the party in
the United States in the recent election That
may not be regarded as very many by those who
consider the aggregate number of votes cast for
the other parties, but the number was sufficiently
large to encourage the committee to make the an
nouncement that it will make the fight to elect a
Progressive president in 1916 incidentally the
committee limited strongly that the main campaign
pledge of the party will be to take the tariff out
OF politics by the creation of permanent non
partisan tariff commission
The Bull Moosers never have been accused of
being pessimists with regard to their own affairs
Inelr atutude as expressed by the Chicago meeting
yesterday indicates their optimism increases even
when the number of votes they poll decreases How
ever, whatever the unbiased observer may think of
the possibility of the Bull Moose looming back to
the extent of actually having chance to elect its
candidate for President in 1916, it must be said
that the presence of the Progressive hat in the ring
in the past has not done the country any harm
There are lots of Progressives who recognize that
their/party can do the country whole lot of good
even if it never again elects man to any office
IB Influence unquestionably has resulted in very
material gains for the people in the form of re-
forms and readjustments of policies it has COM
PEELED in the old parties,-especially the Repub-
ican party.
The Progressives may not again reach the point
where they WELD the balance of power in
national campaign;-yet, who can tellg
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
GIRL WORKERS IN THE CITIES

Young women of high character but no money
who have the ambition to go to the great cities to
make their way in honorable occupation, often
wonder why they are warned to stay at home. Such
women can with profit read some Of the testimony
submitted IN the present inquiry being conducted
in New York City by the Factory Investigation
Commission as to low wages paid to women work
ers. Miss Esther Packard assistant secretary of
the Consumers League, said yesterday:
One girl who Sc week lives meal a day
when she has pay for shoes hat Many girls frankly
admitted that they counted their male friends to buy
their Sunday dinners girl of 23 had taken vacation
for six because she could afford salary
for week. woman of 40 without vacation for 25
years, cannot think of stopping work for month
rest which she needs
1t is hard for good girls to understand why girls
who go to the cities to work find it difficult to con-
tinue good Perhaps Miss Packard's testimony will
help to explain
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
EDUCATION AT HOME

The new $50O,000 graduate school for the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania will be an additional in
ducement to keep students in this country Now
that all industries abroad crippled, including
that of education, we making efforts to estab-
lish our independence here at home and to main
tain it after the Not the least of the consid-
eratlons is that Of keeping our students in American
universities.
Not particularly because the University of Penn
sylvanla is in state but more generally be-
cause it is in the United States we should take an
interest III the preparations it is making to accom-
modatc graduate students, to encourage men to
pursue their special studies in an institution in
their country.
"Old Penn" has made its name famous abroad
as well in America not only by it's strictly aca
demic activities but by its Investigations carried
on IN historic fields for purposes of enrching its
museum and of adding to the world S knowledge
Of the past.
Students from abroad have been attracted to the
university, they have of course been to other
American institutions Of higher earning and while
foreigners were coming here to study under our
teachers American students were leaving for uni
versities abroad.
This sort of an exchange of places has its adj
vantages, but more logical way of arriving at
desired results to be the interchanging of
professors between American and foreign univer-
sites. 1t is comparatively idea but appears
to be good one. With fair trial after the end
OF hostllties, it may give higher education at home
a place of almost equal Importance and prestige
with education abroad
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
Peru the Source of Cocaine

There is shrub in high Peru which
does not bring the blessing of the po-
tato-I mean the cocoa tree, whence
comes cocaine. The leaf is chewed by
young and old. Some doctors say it is
very bad for the people of Peru. The
infantile death rate is high, and they
say few old persons are to be found.
Other doctors aver that the cocoa leaf
is very good for the peasants. l am
inclined to take view between the
two opinions. / met a man in Cuzco
who was running a grocery store,e and
Professor Giessecke told me they had
very good proofs in that town that he
was hundred and fifty years old. He
sold me chocolate and also cocoa leaves.
| chewed the leaves to try to cure an
ulcer in my stomach, and they helped
me more than all the medicines of
civilization that | had tried.-Peter
'MacQueen in National Magazine.
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overflow unto tables and unto floors His colec-
ton has made his house his palace. His dishes
his family.
This old is to-day in straitened circum-
stances. Rumor in his little town has been busy,
and it says that he pays his taxes and meets his
other bills with tardiness, and with pitiful de-
meanor. Gossip has branded him an old mser, and
ponders and wonders why in the world he does not
accept the many cash offers which have been made
him for his Dishes and then live in comfort, even
luxury, for the few remaining days of his life.
But there would be comfort, no luxury for him
if he were to do the public opinion in his town
seeks to dictate. His dishes are his comfort and
his hobby, his luxury. Without his treasures he
would have nothing to live for He is not mser,
for he refuses money. He only wants to die with
his dishes as he has lived with them. The passion
of possession has hold of him.
Only those who have the lobbyist love for in
animate objects can hope fully to understand that
old man whom his little town calls queer
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
Iongue-End Topics
Work of the San Jose Parasite

The discovery by State Economic
Zoologist Surface of parasite that
will kill and utterly destroy the San
Jose scale, first made public through
the Star-Independent about year ago,
credit for which discovery was dis
puted by Berks county scientist, has
resulted in much good throughout the
country, as correspondence between an
eminent Michigan fruit grower and DR..
Surface will show. DIR. Surface intro
duced the parasites of the San Jose
scale into different parts of Pennsyl-
vania and also into certain other
States of the union, and his discovery
has robbed the destructive scale of its
terrors.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
Wants to Get the "Mummies"

TO this communication Professor
Surface replied as follows: "I have no
doubt whatever of the correctness of
your Interpretation to the effect that
the parasites cleaned up the scale,
especially on the willow trees, which
You know were not sprayed. Your ac-
tion in transferring cuttings to the
willows before spraying your pears
shows how an intelligent person can
cooperate with others to obtain the
results desired Many persons would
not have thought of this, and might
have lost the beneficial results of the
parasites. AS it is, you certainly have
started their dissemination in that re-
gion, and they will continue to spread
not only from farm to farm, but from
township to township, and from county
to county. I wish you would kindly
send me by mail just a few cuttings
from your willow trees with the old
'mummies' on them, if possible and
also some cuttings from your infested
orchards or neighboring orchards, in
order that I may photograph them to
show the holes in the scales through
which the parasites came These holes
are invisible to the unaided eye, and
the parasites are likewise invisible. 1t
rs no wonder that persons cannot tell
without careful miscropic examination
whether the parasites were present or
not, or whether their efforts at intro
duction were successful or mott
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
AN OLD MANS HOBBY

There is old man in small town in this state.
no matter where who has hobby His life is
wrapped up in old dishes. He takes delight not in
collecting of specimens, for his house is crowded
now from top to bottom and he has not the means
to add to his stock even if he would His Joy
is merely in contemplating his treasures from day
to day and in knowing that they are his, all his
1t has taken him a lifetime to make his wonder
full collection,-for it is wonderful He has picked
up old plates here and old crockery there and has
classified them and gloried in them as does nu-
msmatist in his coins or phatelist in his stamps
Many of his specimens are of exceeding rarity; all
have been increasing greatly in value since he OBJ
tanned them.
In the old man S humble home where he leads
bachelor life, every poom is riot of gaycoored
chinaware, earthenware and glassware. His treas
ures fill shelves and mantel-pieces on the walls and
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
The WHOLE BODY
needs Pure BLOOD

The bones, the muscles, and all the
organs of the body depend for their
strength and tone and healthy action on
pure blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes pure
blood. 1t is positively unequaled in
the treatment of scrofula, catarrh, rheu-
matism, dyspepsia, loss of appetite,
that tired feeling. There is no other
medicine like it. Be sure to get Hoods
and get it to-day. 1t is sold by all
druggists. Adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
THANKSGIVING DONATIONS
Home For the Friendless Receives
Large Number of Articles

Large NuIHDeI VI AEttC1eS
The following Thanksgiving dona-
tions were received at the Home of the
Friendless:
Five dozen oranges, Mrs. George C.
Zollinger; oysters, Augsburg Lutheran
church; turkey, Mrs. Henry McCor-
mick; dozen cans of peas, Mrs. Anna
Doehne; so pounds loaf sugar; Mrs.
A. j.. Dull; 8 quarts cranberries, Mrs.
Willard Young; pounds butter, 2 doz-
en- eggs, Mrs. G. Lynch; glasses jelly,
g. jars fruit, baskets grapes, Miss
Mary NJ. Mitchell; box prunes Misses
Anna and Sdbyl Weir; basket sweet po-
tatoes, Mrs. IL. G.. Demming; basket
bananas, Mrs. Joshua w. Gross; tur-
key, Mrs. E. G. Kunkel; one-half
crate oranges, Bates & Co.; basket
sweet potatoes, Miss Small; fruit cake,
Mr.. Thorley; turkey, Mrs. Edward c.
Bailey; turkey, Mrs. Charles Kunkel;
turkey, Mrs. Weiss; candy and dates,
Mrs. Keffer; apples, Mrs. S. Cameron
Young small cakes, Mrs. John Reilly;
figs and nuts, Mrs. Hammond; celery,
Mrs. David Herr; 2 baskets apples,
Mrs. Thompson; l basket apples, Mrs.
G. Sigler; small ginger cakes, Mrs. ia
cobs; large cakes, Mrs. King; onions,
Miss Lydia A. Forney; ice cream, Miss
Clara Cunkle; turkey, Miss Jennie
Dull; mince meat, Mrs. Charles Stout
fer; cranberries and sugar, Mrs. Me-
Cauley.
Messiah Lutheran Ohurch-Twenty-
four glasses jelly, Z cans of tomatoes,
cans corn, cans peas, 3 jars fruit,
cake soap, 8 pounds of rice, 8 pounds
beans, pound dried peaches, pound
coffee, 2 pounds sugar, dozen apples,
l box cereal.
Public Sc.hools-Twenty-f heads
cabbage, 25 pounds sugar, 139 glasses
jelly, 2 sacks salt, 26 pounds rice, AZ
cans fruit, 4 pounds prunes, 5 packs
noodles, 10 pounds beans, 25 boxes
cereal, 20 boxes Uneeda biscuits, 3
packs cornmeal, loaves bread, one
half pound tea, 6 bushel apples, 81
bushel potatoes, 131 cans corn, 81
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
THE EDITOR

Don't edit magazine or journal,
Not even if they call you COLONEL"
The editor is born for woe
Give been the thing and hence know.)
With open ears to all advisers
Subscribers, owners, advertisers
He tolls within his gloomy haunts
A-guessing what the public wants,
Repellng lovely authoresses
Who will not guess the way he guesses-
Yet has to read what every bore
Has got to say about the war.
Arthur Guiterman in Life