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Poor Mother!
Left Alone and Neglected.

1t Is not unusual after fifteen years in this coun.
try to find English spoken by every member OF
the family but mother, and American clothes worn
by all but mother Even this superficial distinc.
ton closes many doors TO her. The mother liz left
10 her memories. She becomes q reaotionary force
in the Americanization life of the family Yet
when tile husband passes tests emitting him to
citizenship she becomes full-fedged citizen also
and her children enter with him-all prepared but
the mother
In many cases immigrants haven't very much to
say about the place the conditions In which
they live. Take the thousands OF Immigrant fam.
lilies working farms throughout the country
Many farmer with an entirely up.to.date and
sanitary chicken house and pigpen houses his i'm.
migrant workman in any dilapidated shack that
does not have to be used for something more
necessary Often single immigrant family ia
isolated on distant farm. with no community in.
fuences, no neighbors and no connection whatever
with the American family In the farmhouse The
hours OF work are long and uncertain There is
no time and no opportunity for recreation
The result is that the American family that EN-.
ploys them and the nearest town--which may be
ten miles of-come to know the immigrant man
at the barn and the silent immigrant woman in the
kitchen as stolid pair that work heavily on
through the week and then quite as heavily trudge
many miles to the nearest saloon for orgy on
Saturday night. This the American benevolently
ascrbes to au old world peasant ideal Of recrea.
tdon. and passes 1t over, long the reports
at the barn In the morning and the woman re.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-05
i Americanlzation Committee

ports In the kitchen 10 time to get the breakfast
And In many an Industrial town II Is Jnet
about the same. We all know some little town In
which somebody has bought lot OF ground built
big mill or foundry and in months time hired
haps 1t was nice conservative little New England
village before that--with Just enough houses for
conservative little New England popuation
"heh the avalanche OF workmcn arrive with
'he>r Families they simply have get under
cover Wherever they can. Probably tho company
mas tried 10 provide for them by buying up as
many houses or shacks as il can. Bat there are
not enough company houses to go around although
Inc rent is from IS to sl2 a month.
so every family, accommodating neighbors from
me Old country. and meeting tho plain essI,y of
the situation. takes from two to twelve -ders
nut country houses are not adapted 10 boa rders
WHO therefore mix indiscriminately with tho fam.
NY IN our public works and elsewhere men
WORK III e'Ghrhour shifta. Why bald more shacks
""en lhTee se's can he run through one house.
nora! The mon by law therefore work oigh,
hours the women by the same law work sj.,.nr
or eighteen hours. cooking and caring for thcse
different shifts OF men
rake Barren Island for instance which is
part OF New York. The island has ono industry
me asposh OF New York City's garbage: and the
lamlhes make nD The populate OF The island
ihern are three kinds OF houses here 4 row q;
ohesloTE concrete houses the ives; side ron,
Tor Is TO $40 per month. On tho cast side arc
frame houses containing or two apartments
consisting Of from TO five rooms " hri ron.
Tor from IS TO SO a month There is aIso =
ground rent plan OF 81 per month and the worL.
man can build his own house.
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n rs Day Because
w Any Better Way
Future American
| ca Prostitution.
d Tor American
10 Real Patri-
nlry Work,
c, Mt Astor
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nc hers who do not speak
re we talk OF efficiency"
lai we are not an efficient
ire allowing thousa nds OF
tie babies each year to
tictors In their environ
understand.
.or one purpose or on.
Il of scepticism-some OF
Il iuaily take a great deal
It Zeal OF discussion. often
''he National American.
h ghly centralized group,
hppes to see in every i'm
ORB the year Is out a do
se doing the work that is
, +ren Island. under the su-
health or OF schools, and
,stry.
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fiicndly visitors. What
nsiate America TO immi,
Mrs. Vincent AStnr
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23
G. M. SALTZGABER,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Preference For Veterans.

There is one bureau of the gofern-
ment where service for the country
receives full consideration, and vet
Grams and their widows have the
preference the law intends they shall
have. That is the Pension Bureau,
presided over by Comrade Gaylord
M. Saltzgaber, genuine veteran and
comrade. In private letter to the
editor, Commissioner Saltzgaber
says:
1t may interest you to know that
since the first day of July we have
promoted IA Civil war soldiers; two
Spanish war soldiers; one of the reg
ular establishment and two civil war
widows as follows:
Civil War Soldiers-Algate, John
B., $1,000 to $1,000; Bloodgood. John
D., $500 to 1920; Clarke, Edwin NJ,
$1,000 to. $1,000; Curtis, James NJ,
$3.50 to $720; Clinton, John R., 5000
to $1,000; Everett, Isaac NJ, 5000 to
$1,000; Gray, Thomas p, $1,000 to
$l,2OO; Huntsberger, |. D., 1000 to
81 200; Kinsman, Oliver D., 5000 to
$1,000; Kunsman, George H.. 1920 to
$40; Matthews, Charles, $3.50 to
5000; Toland, Hartford, 1920 to 5000;
Tracy, Edwin D., $1,000 to $1,000;
Wood, Wilson, $3.50 to 1920.
Spanish War Soldiers -Haymaker,
Hays, $1,000 to $1,4OO; Livingstone,
j. NJ, $S4O to 5000.
Regulars Williams George A.. $3.50
to $500.
Civil War Widows-Sanger, Mary
A. ", 1920 to 5000; Heaton, Emily A.,
5000 to $1,000.
Before this year we were very
much distressed because we had no
for promotions and were
compelled in some instances to make
reductions. | am much pleased now
that we have a chance to pursue a
happier course. Very truly yours,
G. M. SALTZGABER,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23

That business conditions, in East
Tennessee, are improving, is evil
denced by the increase in the capital
stock Of the Clinchfeld Products
Co.. from $750,00O to $1,5OO,000; the
moving Of pig iron worth S1,000,000,
which has been held in the Virginia
Iron and Coal Co.'S yards since 1908
on account of low prices; and the
spending Of millions of dollars by the
Aluminium Company of America at
Maryville, in the construction of inn
mense reduction works, railroads
and dams in the Chilhowee noun
tains for the purpose of developing
several hundred thousands horse
power. In Maryville, it is stated
more than 200 houses will be erected
by spring. In fact one citizen, r. H.
Wells. of that town, has provided
homes for fifty families within the
past fifty days. This story of pros
perity in the Southland is further
shown by the Manufacturers Record,
which records the great increase in
the number of the locomotives, cars
and other equipment necessary TO
move til eproducts of Southern mills,
foundries, mines, and the farms.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23
A SUGGESTION ONLY.

johnson City at one time was
merely a little country village, now
she is a modern little city. Why not
adopt city ways? Our streets at
times are somewhat congested now.
What will it be in few years? The
time is not far distant when traffic
officers will have to be stationed owe
the city to regulate the traffic. Why
not enforce the move along ordi
nance and dispense the loafers who
Congregate on the corners and bloch
those who are trying to do some
thing? Gumps' corner and the sunny
side of the Unaka National Bank
building have become very popular
resorts for the yarn and watch swap
pers. That class Of people should
be forced to occupy the jockey lot.
Also the pig who persists in throw
ing banana and apple Feelings and
rubbish of all kinds on the sidewalk
should be directed to the trash cans
that are placed at convenient places
along tie principal streets. This
should be regulated before some
f,able person meets with serious
arcident and the city becomes the
defendant in damage suit. We
have an efficient police force and we
believe that the nonenforcement OF
minor ordinances are merely an over
sight.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF
PRESIDENT JEFF DAVIS

Mr.. Jefferson Davis was born
June 3, 1908, in Christian county
Kentucky, in that part of it which
by subsequent division, is now
Todd county.
Abraham Lincoln was born Febru-
airy 10. 1909, nine months and few
Gays Of Mr. Davis in Hardin county
which is now included in Larue
county, Kentucky, a little less than
ninety miles from Fairview, where
Mr.. Davis was born.
II is a remarkable coincidence.
These two men, born in the same
state so near to each other, with SO
little difference in their ages, both
of most humble parentage and sur
roundings, should have occupied
state positions involving affairs in
the life of this nation. the issues of
which were SO direfully opposite to
each other resulting in the sacrific-
ing of hundreds of thousands Of lives
and the destruction of millions of
property and, finally resulting, with
the liberation Of 100000 slaves
all this within four years.
There is nothing in history to
compare with the evnts which took
place between 1S61.65, in America,
and the names of Lincoln and Davis
will be more lasting in the markings
of time on the pages Of history than
that OF the ancient pyramids and of
Egypt.
m his place has since arisen the
villageNag Fairview and on the exact
apot wheTe~she was born has been
constructed tRe->Raptist church Of the
place.
His father, samute Davis. was a
native Of Georgia and served in the
var OF the revolution. During his
Infancy Jefferson Davis father re-
moved 10 wilkinson county, Missis-
sippd At the age at 16 he was APP
pointed cadet to the II. S. Military.
eesdeuy at West Point. Ho gradu-
at5sl fl 1879 Four years AFTER ne
efitesad IL ctive Service with the rank
ofk- ne &tenant Of infantry and served
on The Northwest frontier until 1899.
IN 1885 he Resigned from the arms.
and married the daughter of General
Zachary Taylor CHS first wifeJ and
became a cotton planter in Warren.
county. mississippi. Fairly in his
life Mr., DAVIS lost his wife.
and for many years thereafter lived
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23
U. c. V. MATTERS.
Confederate Wives May be Buried In
Veterans Cemetery.

Chattanooga,
Status of the Confederate cemetery
here with reference TO the authority
for it's management in all details was
settled lately in decree by Judge
S. D. McReynolds, acting chancellor,
accompanied by the appointment of
J. A. Coldwell, Capt. S. j. A. Frazier
and the City of Chattanooga as trus-
tees. Judge McReynolds decided in
favor of the contention that the orig
inal trustees of the cemetery had no
right to appoint their successors,
holding this to be the privilege of a
court of chancery. Perhaps the most
interesting feature of the decision
is that declaring the cemetery open
TO burials of the wives of Confeder-
ate soldiers. The ashes of number
of Confederate veterans who would
have wished their bodies placed with
those of their comrades now lie else
where owing to the fact that it had
been uncertain whether the privilege
of burial in the cemetery for the vet
Grams was possessed also by their
wives.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23
They Did Right.

The Texas division of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy de-
clined to adopt a resolution congrat-
ulating President Wilson upon his
approaching marriage. In fact, the
resolution was defeated thrice, ac
cordins to the ruling of the chair
The bride-to-be is not a member OF
the U. D. c., but she is a southern
woman. Anyway, the marriage will
not be postponed, and it is hoped
that the couple will live happy ever
after. Houston Post.
There was no reason why the
Daughters of the Confederacy in Tex
as should have adopted such reso-
luton That the bride-to-be is not
a member of the organization makes
Continued on page six
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23
YRrF STORY OF CAPTURE OF
JEFF DAVIS.
Treatment Mt Macon.

Treatment mt Macon.
Gen. Wilson treated Davis and his
narty with every courtesy and pro
,ided for them the bast, There is a
great deal 0f meaning OF that Wofd
best"--lJr instance, the writer had
thinner az one OF the tirst-class ho'
tels while at Macon: There was
olack spliI-pea soup, fried bacon,
eornbreau, butter and coffee made OF
parched wheat or rye, dried apples
and molasses. Price $40 Confederate
money! dinner that could be obtained
in the place.
while waiting for the train which
had been ordered to take him away,
gen. Wilson had an informal friend
iy conversation with him for an
hour. OF this conversation Gen.
Wilson says;
He ASK ed kindly about the old
professors, especially Mahan, Bart
lett and Church, commenting upon
their peculiarities with good feeling
and discrimination. This naturally
ed to the consideration of gradu-
Ares who had become leading gener-
ais on the opposing sides. He spoke
both freely and feelingly of Lees
character and deeds, declaring nm
% be the ablest, most courageous and
most aggressive as well as the best
beloved Of his generals. On the eX-
preston of some surprise at his as
sription OF an aggressive temper 10
Lee. he not only repeated his high
praise but went on to say that Lee
was the only Confederate command
sr OF the first rank whose agrees
iveness amounted to rashness, and
those bold advice and policies he
mad felt compelled more than once to
restrain. He also commended Bragg,
Hardoe, Taylor and several others for
high qualities and leadership, but,
as might have been expected, he
spoke slightingly of Johnston, charg-
ing him with timidity and insubordi-
nation. He condemned Beauregard's
military pedantry and deprecated
Hoods heroic rashness.
ION the other hand he expressed
surprise at Grants skill and persist
ency and respect for Thomas solid
Qualities. He did not hesitate to say
that he had expected more from Nc
Clellan, Buell. and Fitz-John Porter
than they had performed. His COM
ments and criticisms were clothed
in excellent language and delivered
with felicity and grace, while his
were stately and dignified
without being frigid or repellant.
During our conversation, without
the slightest suggestion on my part
he referred to Mr.. Lincoln and his
death. Speaking of him
and his public services in terms of
respect and kindness, he seemed to
regard the martyred President as
having been a worthy, if not bril-
liant, member of congress, and
President. He did not
hesitate to express his sorrow that
a man of so much sensibility and
kindliness had been succeeded in the
by Andrew Johnson, for
whom he made but little. effort to
conceal his dislike, and whom he
seemed to fear would be governed by
a vindictiye and unforgiving temper
toward the southern people"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23
MANY LIKE THIS
IN JOHNSON cry
Similar ascfe Reing Published In
Each Issue.

The following case is but one>-ef
many occuhFing daily an. johnson
city. 1t is an. easy mattersto verify
\ IT. You cannot@sl,sfor bother proof.
Mrs. w. Deahins,. So4 w. Maple
St, johnson 6itN says: About
twice a year. had an attack OF pain
in my back along with dull ache.
lameness aud stiffnesAs At such
times. the kidney secrcfpns passed
irregularly Whenever otfA Of these
spells has come on | haze used
Doan's Kidney Pills and they Aave
never failed to relieve me. They are
a fine kidney medicine.
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't
SIMPLY ask for a kidney remedy got
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mrs. Deakins had. Foster-Milbun
Co, Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23
The Ford Ship.

Just imagine how in the summer
of 1863 or 1864, we would have well
coined a shipload of laxative cranks
with their tongues surcharged with
peace platitudes, and their ship load
ed with peace tracts and New Testa-
ments, who would arrive in Wash
ington to induce us to make peace.
Imagine how they would at the
same time be received In Richmond.
Both sides were then white-hot
with battle anger, they were smart
ing with the terrible losses of their
best and bravest, and the chatter
about peace would have been Just
about as grateful as frost in July.
1t is true that both sides wanted
peace intensely, wanted 1t just as
badly as the people ON the other side
want peace, but there could be no
thought of peace until the objects for
which the war had begun had been
attained.
1t is precisely the same condition
across the water. Every one of the
warning nations is flaming with bat
tie rage. Each one looks back over
an awful retrospect of hundreds of
of Wnew-made graves. 1t
looks upon the expenditure of bill
lions of dollars, for which there is
yet no result. How inane, how ag-
gravating will seem the shipload of
meddlers with their pratings of
peace.
Heaven knows, we have enough
shallow brains in this country. who
think with their lungs and chatter
from the surface of their minds. to
which all the scum and froth rise;
but, that there could be shipload of
these gathered together, and go on
such silly errand, cannot help
bringing a blush to every American
cheek.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23

Our readers can readily see that
we are striving to give the news of
the day but do not think once that
we have gone the limit. 1t is our
aim to make a greater effort each
succeeding week until we have made
The Comet the standard. If energy
and effort count for anything, we
will give our readers value received
for their money. We feel that john
son City and Washington county are
entitled to just what W care going to
give them-a real live weekly news
paper. Watch The Comet and judge
for yourself. All we ask is your
support and influence. Remember
that an encouraging word from our
readers will stimulate and brace us
for greater effort.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23
Rather EmphatIc.

Joan Is still very young, and the las,
Christmas eve found her more than
eager for Christmas. AS great treat
she was allowed to wait up for the
long-expected visit of Santa Claus, but
in the course OF the evening became
sleepy. Presently she astonishea her
careful and mild-tongued elders h1 the
emphatic exclamation: MY bod
papa, but Sanity Taus is lateI"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23
KILLED STONEWALL JACKSON
HE DECLARED; IS DEAD

Boston, Dec. 17.-Daniel Rankin,
civil war veteran of Taunton. Mass,
is dead at his home. He had always
believed that it was a shot from his
rifle that killed Stonewall Jackson
at Charlottesville.
Ralkin's belief that it was he who
killed the Southern leader was up
held by men of his own company
who were on the picket line at the
time
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23

Those enterprising merchants who
advertised their goods in our last
weeks issue, are now reaping a
bountiful harvest, and our readers
are getting value received for every
dollar spent with them. The liberal
and conscientious advertiser who
displays his goods on paper can be
relied upon to deliver goods as adj
vertised.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23
The German Uniform.

The Germans have gone to the last
length in making their uniforms en-
rirely inconspicuous. Hereafter. all
the troops in the field will be clothed
in a field gray of the plainest cut.
The spike disappears from the he'll
met. and the buttons from the coat.
These are replaced by hooks and
eyes. the. same as the Russian uni
forms Isas0shad for many years.
The different arms are only indi-
Gated by braidings On the shoulder
straps. with white or gray for in
fantry: green for jaeger: red, field
artillery; yello wfor artillery? blue
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23
The 4th Kantnckr.

This regiment was organized at
Camp Dick Robinson, Oct. 8. 1861
and after serving out two enlist
ments mustered out Aug. II, 1865. 1t
was commanded by Col Speed S.
Fry, promoted March 81, 1862, to
Bligadier-General; succeeded by Col
onel John T. Croxton, promoted July
80, 1864, to same rank; succeeded by
Colonel Robert NJ. Kelly, in command
at time of muster out. The regiment
belonged to Brannan's Division, 14th
Corps, and lost 119 killed and the
very large number Of $50 from dis
ease. etc.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23

s. 3. Douglass, with the Southern
railway, was at Elizabethton Mon
day ON business mission.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23

the commissariat.
The spiked helmet has been a con.
spicuous part of the uniform of the
Prussian soldier for 90 years.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23
eSA. n. MArTERs.

Changes IA the Pension Ron.
7 The following statement shows the
chaHkes in the.Apension roll during
The nlanth of Oetober, 1915:
MalpberSOf pensioners on the
roll Oct. 80, 1915 .....,............73S,6 $50
Gains to the roll-roriginals,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23
The True Story Of the Capture Of Jeff Davis
Refon Other
Ofdcers-Ws Sam Davis Spy7- Some Unwiten History.

2,034; reservations s.; renew
ais, %; total .......................... 2.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23
CAROLINA
CLINCHFIELD AND
OHIO RAILWAY.
In Effect August 9th, 1915.
Eastrn Standard Time.
NORTHBOUND.


$3.50 a. M, daily, for Yorktown and
Kingsport, Tenn, Cameron, Va-Tenn.,
Speers Ferry, st. Paul and Dante,
Va, and Elkhorn Cit, Ky.
Sis, daily, for Yorktown and
Kingsport, Tenn, Cameron, va-Tenn.
Speers Ferry, st. Paul and Dante, Va.
SOUTHBOUND.
11:45 a. M, for Erwin and Unaka
Springs, Tenn. Toecane, Burnsville.
Pensacola and Marion. N. c., and Spar.
hamburg, S. C.
$3.50 p. H., daily, for Unicoi and
Erwin, Tenn.
For definite and additional informal
ton apply at ticket office or to
CHAS. 4. MANDEL,
Asst. General Passenger Agent,
johnson City, -- Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23
Baby Has Nerves Like Grown Folks

restless infant with
DE-. KEAHERNEYs@ TEETEHIxC= @YEzxrE1
and he sleep famous remedy Is
Collie makes Tehng babies
day old at druggists Trial bottle free
this -. :.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23
Eanlt al a GREAT Man,

fNNEb VI q Ut Nk FFlut'yH
The chief Of all abuses Is to imagine
that we are the center Of the universe
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-23

Next issue of The Comet, 0ecem
Der 80. 1915. will be published First
PART of: Retaliation of Calumnious
Cha&ees Made Against Gen. Robert
n. Lee and other Confederate office
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-29
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Andy Taylor,
 J. Floss.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. U. s. LAND OFFICE at Juneau, Alaska, April F. 1915.
 NOTICE is hereby given that Alfred Francis Johnston who, on Aprf l2, 1915. made home stead application, No. Ol7I7. for EHNEA See. 83. lots 9, 8, 4, N12NWA, Section Si. Township 1 N, Range W. $. Seward Meridian. has filed notice of intention to make five year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before U. S Commissioner Nj I Conroy. at his office at Seward. Alaska, on the 3l st day of May, 1915. Claimant names as witnesses;
 $. l.. COlwel
 John Dubruei
 A. F. Brown
 J. M. Cummings. all of Seward, Alaska
 C. B. WALKER,
 Register Date of first publication April 23. 1915. Date of last publication May 3l. 1915.