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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19
AN EXPERIMENT.

Could l be mother and could she be
me,
I'm sure she'd learn lot of things
bout which we don't agree.
I'd say, "Now, dearie, won't you have
another piece of cake?
You've only eaten three so far; anoth-
er piece do take"
And then I'd say, Don't go to bed
it's very early yet;
Do sit up for an hour or two-or long
er-won't you pet?"
My school dress is dull dark brown;
my best ones bright and gay;
So I'd say, Daughter, you may wear
your best frock every day"
And next I'd say, Here is a dime. Go
to the candy store
And spend it all for lollipops. Next
time you shall have more"
Oh, yes, I'd show my mother dear
just how she ought to be,
If could be she for one hour and
she be little me.
But somehow, way down in my heart,
have a feeling queer
That had better just stay me and
she stay mother dear
Selected.
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JONESBORO.


Rev. j. L. Shinn, pastor Of th4 Bap.
fist church here, went dowl to Wash
mgton College station Monday, where
he will be engaged in a revival tol
the mex. week.
Miss Mary Gresham, who has been
quarintined on account of diptheria
has been released and is now back
at her post in the school room.
Misses Blanche Ferguson and Cor
nelia Kicks, High School students here
spent Sunday with homefolks at Sui
phur Springs.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Croyle, accom-
panied by their daughter, Jessie May,
were business visitors in Knoxville
this week.
Allie and Pob Dossec, the former
of Knoxville and the latter of John
son City, were prominent visitors here
Saturday.
Miss leila Maiden, who is attending
school at Bristol, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. s.
Maiden.
Maj T. B. Hacker, of Fort ogle-
thorp, Ca, is the guest of his parents,
Judge and Mrs. Hacker, in the West
End.
Misses Nora and Lydia Harrison
spent Sunday with their brother, John
Harrison, at Glover Bottom.
Capt. w. C. Allen, of Jearoldstown,
is spending few days here with his
daughter, Mrs. E. S. Cox.
Mrs. A. S. Miller and baby, Miss
Ada Byrd and little Miss Louise spent
Friday in Johnson City.
Col. A. L. shipiey returned Sunday
from Chattanooga, where he visited
his wife and daughter.
Miss Zuba Dunn, OF the v. l. C. at
Bristol. was the guest of the Misses
Thomas this week.
Fred Britton, who has been spend
ing some time In New York City. re-
turned last week.
Mrs. e. F. Roadcap, teacher in the
high school here. is confined to her
room this week.
Miss Katherine Peoples. of johnson
City. was the guest of friends in town
this week.
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HOOPER ISSUES
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 17.-Governoi
Hooper this morning issued the fol.
lowing proclamation:
Whereas. the people OF Tennessee
nave been the faYoreh recipints oil
the generoLs bounty OF God and ma
ture during the past year, and
Whereas, the people of our entire
nation have sought and enjoyed the
blessings of peace.
Now. therefore, l, Ben w. Hooper,
governor of the state of Tennessee,
do hereby designate Thursday, Novem-
Der g., 1914, as a day of prayer,
thanksgiving and charity.
In testimony whereof | have here
unto set my hand and caused the
great seal of the state to be affixed,
this November Is; 1914.
BEN w. HOOPER,
BY the governor,
r. r. SNEED,
Secretary of State.
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this land, for this vast continent. Nay,
from generation to generation will the
blessings descend. Generations to
come will look back to this hour and
the scenes of agonizing trial to this
day of small things, and say: Here
was our beginning as a people. These
were our forefathers. Through their
trials we inherit our blessings. Their
faith is our faith, their hope our hope,
their God our Cod"
Seems to me this is a/splendid way
of impressing historical facts upon
the minds of our young people, and it
does us older ones lots of good to turn
our minds and hearts backwards, re-
membering the times when this fair
land was not what it is today and to
say prayer of thankfulness for those
who laid the foundation on such a
sound basis that we may with CRATE
full hearts celebrate our Thanksgiving
day.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19
c. 7. Cadieu
"THE QUALITY SHOE SHOP
MAJOR FONDE SUFFERS
ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA.

Maj, Henry Fonde, general agent
for the Southern railway with head
quarters in Knoxville. is seriously i'll
of pneumonia at his home on Temple
avenue. His brother, Dr.. George H
Fonde, of Mobile, is at his bedside
Friends of Maj. Fonde in Knoxville
and throughout the country will re-
greet to learn Of his illness. He oc-
cupies the office of general agent OF
the executive department of the South
ern railway, one of the most respon-
sible positions in the company. He is
one of the most popular railroad Off
Gals in Knoxville. His many friends
in this city and elsewhere wish him
a speedy recovery. He has been i'll
since Monday of last week.-Knoxville
Sentinel.
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NOW IS THE TINE
TO BUILD 4 HOME

Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 1S.-"If you con
template building a home, build Il
now" says the Atlanta Journal. "DC
not put it off for business to get bet
ter. Times will get better but MOI
necessarily for building" The Juor.
nal. then quotes as follows from
"Keith's", building authority.
Right now every contractor you
meet is in position to give you a $1.25
return for your money for every dol
lar invested and for two reasons. He
can buy material comparatively cheap
/ ly and put good workmen on your
job for the same money what in rush
times goes to the incapable man, fur
nishing fifty per cent efficiency. Good
live times are right ahead and so a
word to the wise that they be fore
handed and build now, for a $4,000
house today In less than year will
cost $4,000"
Even if higher rates of interest have
to be paid for money now, "Keith's"
comments. "A $4,000 house on per
cent money for time is much better
than the same house costing $1,000
more next year at a lower interest
rate"
1T is now in the matter of building
indeed case of come early and avoid
the rush." concludes the Journal, "for
the rush is certainly on the way and
will be here as soon as the war de-
preston has lifted and it is already
clearing rapidly"
The man who builds now will not
likely only make money for himself
but will help the general situation by
putting money in circulation and pro-
viding for men who are now idle.
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AN ABUNDANCE OF
QUAIL is REPORTED.

Bristol. Tenn, Nov. 15.--With the
hunting season now open in upper
East Tennessee and southwest Virgin
la, hunting parties will storm the
fields with dogs and guns during the
present week. Bristol usually sends
forth an army of hunters, and the
present occasion will find Bristolians
roaming the hills and valleys within
radius of fifty miles. The prospects
for good season seem bright 1t is
said there is an abundance of quail.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19
DOUBLE MURDER In
NORTH CAROLINA.

Last Sunday near Poplar, N. c., on
the c. G. & o. railway, Mat and Will
Gouge, father and son, were shot and
killed and another son wounded by
lack Bennett, who made his escape.
The cause of the trouble is supposed
to be the result of an old family feuj.
The elder Gouge was IS years of age
and was killed outright, having been
shot through the head from ambush.
Will Gouge was shot in the back and
died later in the hospital at Erwin.
Garrett Gouge, the other son, was shot
in the shoulder and will recover. Both
the dead men leave large families aud
were good citizens.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19
FOR THANKSGIVING DAY.

A yearly custom observed in the
evening of each Thanksgiving day is
so interesting l want to tell the de-
partment readers about it. There are
six families with their connections,
all relatives, either distant or close,
who meet at the old-fashioned home
of one they call great aunt" On
these occasions all the old heirlooms
are brought forth, the fireplace in the
dining room is festooned with dried
apple strings and red peppers. APP
pies, nuts, cider and popcorn are serv-
ed Informally, and the first ceremony
is counting up the "mercies" of the
year. Every one is obliged to take
part in this. There is no light save
from the logs in the fireplace and a
few candles in brass sticks, some hav-
ing the tall glass shades one finds in
New Orleans. After this huge low
ing cup is passed, and all join hands,
standing up, saying, with bowed
heads:
God bless you and God bless me,
God bless us every one.
A simple repast is served, with no
servants in evidence, as this is time
when the children are permitted to
dress in costumes representing the
Pilgrim Fathers and mothers" and
they serve the feast. They first all
stand around the candle-lit table and
eat their five kernels of parched corn
in memory of the time when all our
forefathers had for which to be
thankful was the few grains of seed
corn, enough to allot only five grains
to each person. At the close OF the
supper a child is chosen to repeat Ell
der Brewster's glorious admonition to
the Pilgrims when he bade them be
true to their promise. quote it here.
for II is worthy Of being read by ev-
cry one on the coming festival day:
Blessed will 1t be for US. blessed for
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19
BOY HUNTER GETS A
DANGEROUS FALL,

Lutz Hall. of Bluff City. while out
hunting with Ronald Hail. Robert
Bachman and Earl Hunter Monday,
received severe injuries. Young Hall
was climbing over a fence with his
gun cooked and while on the fence
the gun was fired accidentally and he
fell to the ground, striking his head
on a rock. His injuries are very dam
gerous, but 1t is thought he will re-
cover.
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w. p. COOPER ANNOUNCES
FOR SPEAKER OF HOUSE.

Nashville, Ten. Nov. 17.-Formal an
nouncement of the candidacy of Will
liam P. Cooper, floterial representa-
tive from the sixteenth floterial dis
trict. composed of Bedford, Lincoln
and Moore counties, for the speaker
ship of the house of representatives,
was made last night at Shelbyville.
L. d. Hill, chairman of the demo-
cratic state executive committee, last
night announced for state comptroller.
]. d. Green, assistant clerk of the
last house of representatives, tonight
announced for the chief clerkship of
the house.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19
HOOPER MAY LIVE In
KNOXVILLE WHEN HE RETIRES

Knoxville, Tenn, Nov. 1S.--Local
friends of Gov. Ben w. Hooper state
that when he retires from office of
governor he will move to Knoxville
and make this city his home, instead
Of returning to Newport. 1t has also
been asserted that if he moves to
Knoxville, he may enter the congress
sional race two years hence. Gov.
Hooper himself has made no state
ment as to his political plans for the
future.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19

The Johnson City Plumbing compa-
ny is anxious to have a chance to do
your plumbing and repair work. 1t
has just opened for business in the
O'Donnell store room on Spring street
and is prepared to do anything re-
Quired in it's line. Their chief plum
Der, Mr.. Moxley, is an expert and
under his management guarantees its
work to be first class and entirely
satisfactory.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19
FOR WOMEN ON
SCHOOL BOARDS.

The last meeting of the Monday
Club was held in the Sycamore club
rooms in the Burrow building Dur
ing the business session a letter vas
read from Mrs. Alex ,Cald veil, state
chairman of legislation, ASKING for the
endorsement " the Mor lay club to
the bills which she is en- 'eayoring to
have passed in the Tennessee legisla-
ture whereby a reformatory institute
for girls may be established in this
state; also that women be made eligi-
BILE to serve on the school boards of
Tennessee. The club voted to give
its hearty endorsements to these bills.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19

Mrs. w. G. Hagan, of Nashville, the
state organizer of the w. c. T. u, will
meet the ladies of the city in the par
lors of the Munsey Memorial Method
list church Friday afternoon at 2:S0
o'clock for the purpose of organizing
w. c. T. U. in Johnson City All
are cordially invited to be present.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19
WESTERN TRIP.

! Mrs. Olivia Thurman, who has been
the guest of Mrs. w. w. Davis and
ither Bristol friends for some time,
will go to Saltville Wednesday to visit
Mrs. w. B. Mount, her sister, Mrs.
Parrack, and niece, Mrs. William Jen-
nings For the past three years Mrs.
Thurman has been travelling with
Miss Emily Alison, the beautiful young
daughter of Judge John Allison, of
Nashville. Last year she chaperoned
Miss Alison on delightful trip to
British Colombia, Seattle, the Grand
Canyon of Arizona. Ell Paso, Texas,
and many other places of interest in
the west and northwest. On Deem
Der the first, Mrs. Thurman and Miss
Allison will leave ON another trip, go
ing directly to Los Angeles, Cal. They
will visit Sante Fe, Las Vegas, Albu-
qurque, in New Mexico, and many
charming places of the southwest
Bristol Courier.
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CAPT. DICKINSON, McCLAIN AMI
BRANNON.
WOOD FOR SALE!

The best Of wood for cooking stoves
and heater blocks.
One horse load bigger loads than you
can get any where else.
sOc.....Per Load at Yards........-..sOc
$125 Delivered to any part Of city
Yard at Dickinson & McClain Stables.
Both Phones 15I
DICKINSON, MeCLAIN s BRANNON
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19

C. T. Cadieu has removed his Quail
ity Shoe Repair Shop" to Fountain
Square, three doors north of the Dixie
Theatre. See his ad.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19

DR.. George Green, pastor, and Geo.
T. Wofford have returned from jack
son, Tenn, where they represented
the Central Baptist church, of this
city, at the Southern Baptist conven-
ton.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19

Abram and Bradley Fulkerson, twin
sons of Col. and Mrs. Sam v. Fulker-
son, of Bristol. are visiting friends in
Johnson City.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19

Misses Rosa Hughes and Clyde
Sutherland spent Sunday at Johnson
City as the guests of Miss Blanche
McCall.-Bristol Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19
! Society Personals


Miss Nell Anderson is the guest o
her cousin. Mrs. Taylor Wolfe, il
Bristol
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19

Mrs. David Seneker, of Bristol, spent
Sunday as the guest Of Mrs, A. w.
Spencer
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19

Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Mumpower were
called to Columbia, S. c., on Wednes-
day on account of the serious illness
of their little granddaughter, Edith
Long
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19
Removed
FOUNTAIN SQUARE

have removed my Shoe Repair
ing Shop to Fountain Square,
second door from corner of
Railroad and Market streets,
where / will do the same class
of work that | have always
done for you. / guarantee TO
give you satisfaction.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19
NOT PINING, BUT

| do not pine for human gore.
Yet boldly l assert
I'd like to slap the brainless zap
Who calls girl skirt"
Peoria Journal
l pine not to bring others woe
/ trust I'm not SO mean;
But l would like to swat the DO
Who calls girl queen"
Houston POST
i pine to see no injured gink
Clutch at himself and wall;
But I'd like to boot the crude galoot
Who calls a girl a "frail."
New York Evening Sun
am not prone to violence,
But l should like to maui
And kick and muss the inane cuss
Who calls girl "some doll!"
Judge
! do not pine for punishment,
But I'd gladly take a lickin',
Just to punch the eye of the silly guy
Who calls a girl chicken"
chattanooga Times
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19
SANTA CLAUS is
PACKING HIS GRIP.

x x x x K x K
Old st. Nick is getting ready
|, for his annual joyride and the
Riddles are casting their eyes
at the chimneys, and the old
folks are beginning to feel the
first touch of the Xmas spirit.
Now is the time to your Christ
mas shopping. Do not wait un-
til the final. Watch the Ads"
in The Comet and at your leis-
ure when selections are easiest
to make and the men and wo
men in the stores can give you
their best attention. The mer
chants of Johnson City are Civ
ing you the best news of their
business in the advertising col
umns of The Comet, and they
are offering their choicest bar
gains at lowest prices. The adj
vertisements in The Comet from
now until Christmas will be full
of suggestions to Christmas
shoppers. Remember these three
things: Shop early! Shop in
Johnson City! And tell the
merchants Of this city that
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19

READ THE ADS IN THE COMET.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19
A CONTINUANCE

OF your patronage and that Of
your friends will be appreciated.
Remember the place, Fountain
Square, three doors from the
Dixie Theatre.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-19
BEST MATERIALS

Only the best White Oak Leather
and Brass Nails used. Hand
Sewing of Half SOles a Specially
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vention. immensely Is the keynote OF
the structure. and its principal archi-
tectural feature consists of three main
naves and d secondary bay on either
side,
Eight Palaces Grouped.
To the west of the Palace of Machin-
cry are the eight palaces composing
the main group. Divided as they are
by great courts. and being uniform in
height and general architectural COM
position, they seem to be under one
roof They range In degrees of per-
centage completion as follows Palace
of Education 95 per cent. Food Prod
ucts 80 per cent. Agriculture ~ per
cent Mines and Metallurgy 60 per cent,
Varied Industries SIS per cent, Liberal
Arts GO per cent Transportation so per
cent
The Palace OF Fine Arts will house
all OF the great art exhibits of the Elk
position, included in which are some Of
the principal art treasures OF Europe,
which will for the first time have been
taken from tho private and national
galleries of the continent and exhibited
at an eSp9siton. This building Ia psar-
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THE EXPOSITION AT A GLANCE

Exposition
1916, close 4,
worlds navtes
assemble Francisco
Dor shortly after the formal opening Exposition.
The Exposition lie limits San Francisco
inside
Golden They reached
center of San Francisco twenty-five minutes
The combined OF the
Worlds Columbian Expo
sion Buffalo oftiest exposition
buildings erected go. 4SO
Thirty OF the United
States to participate in the Exposition
The displays elaborate
shown outside that continent
The notable collection paintings of the old masters
America exhibited galleries
Hundreds members live
all parts of the world win Francisco
Song festivals International military yacht motorbat
scheduled Two hundred dollars will
awarded live
in
mounted
Hundreds of thousands
Exposition
ferns
building Exposition prodgous
This will be the first celebrate
achievement-he building exhibits
commercial will
will be shown In action whenever
1915 will a
OF exhibit complete
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Exposition will not be celebrated until
Feb. 20, 1915. the Exposition is now
more than half completed and every
detail will be perfected before Decent
Der of this year. 1t Is absolutely cer-
tain that there will be nouniinished part
of the Exposition on the opening day.
An army of 1000 men is working on
tho palaces, and of the eleven main
Buildings nine are more than 90 per
cent completed.
Reschey Flew Through It,
The Palace OF Machinery. the largest
wooden building ever erected, was
completed on Jan. |, just one year aft
er the construction work had been
started. 1t was in this immense struc-
ture that Lincoln Beachey successfully
made his aeroplane flight, the 9G7 feet
length of the central aisle. at a speed
or seventy miles an hour. establishing
record for the first indoor aeroplane
flight ever attempted. The compost
ton OF the palace is classic, the Rom
an predominating. with q touch OF the
Greek refining influence plainly shown,
and the treatment 10 somewhat modern
and expressive Of machinery and In
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ing completion and will be ready to re-
ceive the exhibits by December.
The Palace OF Horticulture, which is
being constructed almost entirely of
glass with a dome $50 feet high and
100 feet in diameter, has its frame in
place, and the setting of the crystal
facades will soon commence.
Wonderful Tropical Gardens.
The greatest progress has been made
In the construction of the gardens.
however. When 1t is considered that
but a little more than a year ago the
site OF the Exposition was impossible
from the viewpoint of a landscape gar =
dener, being composed OF sand and salt,
the wonderful tropical gardens which
exist at present seem remarkable.
Millions of cubic yards of sand were
pumped from the bay on to the site,
and upon this base 10000 cubic yards
of rich soil was spread. Twenty five
thousand of these yards were dredged
from the Sacramento river bed at a
point seventy miles distant.
Many millions of rare plants and
trees and shrubs were collected by ex-
pert gardeners from all parts of the
NOIlu ana DIOuEHt 10 inc iLSloSlllo1l,
where they were planted in nurseries,
lath houses and greenhouses, later to
be transplanted on the site proper.
Two hundred OF the palms which
are now growing cost more than 500
each. Trees were brought from India,
Africa, Australia, Central and South
America and the Philippine Islands.
Many Of these were hundreds of years
old, and a special system had to be de-
vlsed TO successfully transplant them.
The Exposition. as whole, has been
treated as il It were in reality a huge
stage, with the palaces and trees and
flowers mere pieces OF painted scenery.
10 carry out this idea or a stage far
,har. Il primal nrineinle Of staeecraft
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has been fntroduced-the sources of
light will at all times be hidden from
| the spectators.
By the flood lighting system at the
Panama-Pacifc International EXPOSE
ton high lights will be thrown into re-
lief and the shadows accentuated by
| means of hidden purplish dipped lamps,
which will throw heavy shadows where
required.
spectacular feature OF the illumi-
nation will be the scintillator-a bat
terry of forty-eight thirty six-inch
searchlight projectors screened by
glass slides of every color in the spec
trum This battery win play light
symphony. entitled THE Dance of the
Light God" upon the fog banks which
roll through tho Golden Gate every
night. Great steam pipes dotted with
perforations will be arranged in GER
tain set forms, and through these
steam under high pressure win be
forced to a height of 800 feet In the
shape Of genii. fairies. demons. flowers,
plumes and battleships. The beams
from the scintillator will cause the
gigantic shapes to assume form, waver
and dissolve in the darkness above,
presenting weird and beautiful effect.
Tho Tower Of Jewels.
To augment the effect OF an actual
fairyland. hundreds of thousands OF
Jewels will be suspended from the
important architectural points OF the
palaces, and upon these the rays from
200 minor ssearchlights will constantly
play. The jewels are handmade and
hand polished in Austria. with an ex-
ceptonaliy hard glass as base. and will
be suspended In such manner that the
vibration from the buildings viii be
sufficient to make them sway and
culver. The Tower of Jewels, which is
to cost s44l.oOO. will bs completely COW
araa with tham.
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