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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06
WORK Will START ON
EXTENSION OF RAILROAD

Work will be started within a week
on The Southern Railways \ extern
sion from Chilhowee, in Blount coun-
tv to the point at which the alumni
mum Company of America will build
the first of the series of power dams
it will construct along the Little
Tennessee river and its tributaries.
The contract for the work was
awarded to the Oliver & Hill Con,
struction Co. of this city, a couple of
weeks ago, and the contractors are
now assembling men and machinery
getting ready to start the work
The contract calls for about fifteen
miles OF work between ten and twelve
miles of which is unfinished work
left when the Bushnell extension
work was stopped by the Southern
Railway almost decade ago, and the
remainder is entirely new. The UNI
finished work, which consists princi-
pally in the grading, which will have
TO be more or less repaired, begins at
Chilhowee, and the new work will he
started where the old grade ends,
about three miles from Cheeoah riv-
er, a tributary of the Little Tennes-
see, where the middle of the three
dams in the Little Tennessee river
the Aluminium company will build,
will be located Another, or the low
er dam, will be built some distance
below this point, and the third dam
some distance above. The contract
calls for the completion of the rail
road work by May LIST.
Tho roilrOod iS To ha bnilt IN m
able the hauling of machinery, sup
plies, equipment. etc, by the Alumni
mum company to the points at which
it will build it's dams. The middle
dam will first be built, and its con-
struction will begin in the spring, as
soon as the freshets recede. 1t is
hoped to get the dam above the wa
ter level during the summer, so that
its construction can then go forward
when the fall and winter rains set in.
This dam will be $50 feet high, and
will be probably five hundred feet in
width. Then when the lower dam is
built, the railroad running along the
river to the site of the middle dam,
which will be the first constructed
will be flooded, and nearly half the
track to be laid under the contract
let to oliver & Hill will then have to
be abandoned.
Workmen for the Aluminium com
pany are now engaged at clearing
away the site and doing other work
preliminary to beginning construc-
ton at Checoah river, the site for the
middle dam.
In the meantime. the Aluminium Co.
is constantly increasing the size of it's
initial plant at Maryvile. To in
crease it's capacity. engines are beirg
installed to augment the power now
carried from the power plant on the
Ocoee river, and another pot room"
or unit, will be installed. This will
be the fourth unit at that plaot.
The Maryville plant is now turning
out about 10000 pounds of aluminium
pig per day, and is working about
five hundred men.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06
FIRST ALMANAC.


The first almanacs-that is to say,
the first historical-wereo of Arabian
origin, and reflected the local genius
of the people in very striking way.
They served as models in other coun-
tries for hundreds of years. The old
est known copy of such work is
preserved in the British museum, and
dates back to the time of Rameses
the Great of Egypt, who lived 1900
years before the birth of Christ. 1t
is written on papyrus, in red ink
and covers a period of six years The
entries relate to religious ceremonies,
TO the fates of children born on CIV
en- days, anu to the regulation of
business enterprises in accordance
with planetary influences. do moth
ing at all this day." is one of the
warnings. eff thou seest anything
at all this day it will be fortunate"
lis another entry. Look not at a
rat this day" Wash not with water
this day." Go out before daylight
this day." are some of the additional
cautions.
This almanac was found in an old
tomb. and is supposed to have been
b, ,rled with it's Egyptian owner when
he was converted into a mummy for
future explorers to dig up and dis
sect in the interest of science and lit
crature. Next after this in point of
age among the existing specimens of
ancient almanacs are some composed
in the fourth century. They are Ro-
man church calendars, giving the
names of the saints and other relig-
ious information. The Baltic nation,
who werr not versed in papyrus-
making, had calendars engraved on
axe-helves, walking sticks and other
articles of personal use. The days
were notched with a broad mark for
Sunday and the saints days were
symbolized in various devices, such
as a harp for st. David's, a gridiron
for st. Lawrence's. lovers knot for
st. Valentines and so on. The Saxon
almanacs are numerous and contain
historical as we'll as ecclesiastical en-
tries.
1t is possible to trace in these GU
rious records all the changes of pop
nlar belief and taste. They were pre-
pared to meet the current demand
and to constitute a systematic story
OF what took place in successive pc
RODS and how knowledge increased
with the revolving years We owe
to them most what we know of the
people for whom they were made and
by whom they were Endorsed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06

structed in general in accordance
with the directions furnished by the
department. The homemade show
er bath, the roller tray wagon for use
in carrying dishes from the kitchen
to the dining table, and folding
ironing board and cover were among
the other improvements suggested OF
developed as a result of these meet
ings.
The interest taken by the women
in this kind of work is indicated by
the fact that the county agents have
now enrolled approximately 5000
farm women as home demonstrators
These demonstrators agree to adopt
some household Improvement and to
furnish in this way an object lesson
to their neighbors, or they agree to
carry on certain demonstrations UNI
der the supervision of the county
agents Some very successful dem
onstrations have been made in cook
ing, in improving sanitary condi-
tons, in winter gardening, in poultry
work, and in home dairying. In adj
dition, they agree to report to the
county agents at the end of the year
These practical object lessons are
most efficient ways of arousing in
terest and carrying conviction,
A Georgia woman, for example,
who had been shown the use of the
milk separator and better methods
of butter making wrote recently that
some of her neighbors came for miles
to see her churn. The fact, she said,
that she was getting 80 cents a pound
for her butter instead of 20 cents had
done a great deal in making her
neighbors want to learn to make
better butter. The use of the Their
mometer, in particular, attracted
their attention. Before seeing it in
operation they had not considered
the importance of having the cream
at the right temperature. Inciden-
tally, this woman wrote that her hus-
band was taking much interest in the
work and was planning how to fix
the barn and feed room in order to
aid his wife in her butter making.
This work has been in existence
for about five years. 1t began with
the organization of girls canning
clubs, however, while important in
themselves, were from another stand
point regarded as stepping stone to
further home demonstration work for
the farm women. At the beginning
of the movement one of the founders
wrote: 'The direct object is to teach
some one simple Straightforward les
son to the girls on the farm which
will open the way to their conf
dence and that of their mothers, and
which will, at the same time, open
their eyes to the possibilities of add
ing to the family income through
simple work in and about the home"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06
FOR REBUILDING
OF SULLINS COLLEGE

Bristol, Tenn, Jan. 4.-Sentiment
is gaining daily in favor of the re-
building of Sullins College, the Meth
odist school here, which burned last
week, and which enjoyed notable
record covering the years from the
date of its founding by DR.. David
Sullins, one fthe most beloved men
in Holston conference, and who is
still alive at the age of almost 90
years. THE Methodists cannot af-
ford to let this institution, with it's
record of glorious history, die" is
the sentiment heard on every hand.
1t is known that at least one very
wealthy man has been appealed to for
"a subscription of 100000 for the re-
building of the institution upon a
100000 basis.
DR.. John C. Orr, president of the
institution, has arranged for Vir-
ginia lntermont college to receive
the senior girls of Sullins and allow
them to enter classes there for the
remainder of the year. Other Sullins
girls will enter Virginia Intermont
college, which is a high-grade insti-
tuition, conducted under the auspices
of the Baptists of Virginia.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06
HOW TO MAKE AND CARE
FOR WINDOW GARDENS

Nearly 400 women county agents
are now at work in the Is Southern
States. These agents assist the
farm women in their territory in
much the same way that their men
colleagues assist the farmers. The
work of the women has, however,
been more recently inaugurated and
is not, therefore, SO we'll known.
At first these women devoted them
selves largely to the formation and
supervision of canning clubs. Now,
however, much of their time is spent
in home demonstration work with
the mothers as well as with the girls.
The opportunities that this field Of
fers are illustrated by the recent
meetings Of Virginia home demon
stration club. The club was organ
lied in June, with u members, which
ship of rs. So many applications for
membership came in that it has been
necessary to form other clubs so that
each organization may not be too
large to do efficient work.
The freless cooker was the first
subject that this club took up. The
construction of homemade device
of this kind, the cost of which was
estimated at rs cents, was explained
to the members and it's use demon
strated at the meetings of the club.
After attention had been called in
this way to the possibility of saving
labor, time, and fuel, and in addi-
ton having a more comfortable kitch-
en- in many cases, other ideas were
suggested and worked out by the wo-
men themselves.
Among these the "scrubbing char
lot" deserves attention. This con-
sists OF a comfortable padded frame
mounted on four fiat rollers, and en-
ables the housewife to save great
many steps In wiping and scrubbing
floors and cleaning woodwork. It's
cost was estimated at AZ cents. An
other convenience worked out at
these meetings was a handy dustless
mop for use on painted or polished
floors. This was made of worn ma
teriai which would otherwise have
been thrown away and, consequently
was regarded as not having cost
anything.
A companion convenience to the
flreless cooker was the milk cooler or
iceless refrigerator. which was con-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church has $4,000 members. The
society supports 465 missionaries and
1000 Bible women. and has 1,400
schools, with $4,000 pupils.
The Board of Missions of the
Episcopal Church has found the One
Days Income idea very successful,
and it is thought that the plan is
largely responsible for the success
of the recent emergency fund cam
paign launched by that denomina-
ton. The idea is credited to the as
sistant treasurer of the board Mr..
Roberts. who says the idea was sug-
gested to him by the action of the
mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, last win
ter, in asking the people of that city
to give one days income for the re-
lief of the suffering. The mayor, in
turn, states that the idea originated
with Mr.. Samuel Halls. head of a
large department store in Cleveland.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06
500 REWARD. 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is catarrh. Ca
tarrh being greatly influenced by con-
stitutional conditions requires con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally and acts
through the Blood on the Mucous
Surfaces of the System thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the dis
ease, giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing it's work. The
proprietors have so much faith in the
curative powers of Halls Catarrh
Cure that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address: F. ]. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all Druggists,
75c.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06
GOVERNOR TOM RYE
RECEIVED SILVER EAGl ,

Nashville. Tenn, Jan. An rec-
ognition of his interest in good road
Gov. Rye has been elected an homo
airy member of the National Higi
ways association and fas been prs
sented with a silver eagle. the, emb
lem of the association.
The eagle is about four inche
from tip to tip of the wings. 1t ha
been mounted on an ebony base anG
loaned to the state department g
highways where it adorns the dcsl
of Secretary Murray.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06
RELEASED
ON 4 $1,000 BOND

Congressman Frank Buchanan, of
Illinois, indicted on charges of con-
spring to foment strikes in NUM-
tions plants. surrendered in New
York Wednesday and was arraigned.
He pleaded not guilty and was re-
leased on $1,000 bail.
After his arraignment Mr.. Buchan-
an issued statement declaring the
charges were ridiculous. He said
labor's National Peace council was
legitimate organization, having for
its object the bringing about of ar
bitration in place of war in labor
disputes. He added that he knew
of no movement to restrain trade.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06
WHAT MISSIONARIES ARE DOING.

MISSIONARY IN INDIA TELLS OF SINGING CHRISTIAN HYMNS
AT BRIDAL CEREMONIES-THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
OF JAPAN METHODIST CHURCH-STRIKING PERSONNEL OF
DELEGATES AND PROGRESS NOTED ALONG ALL LINES
SOUTHERN METHODIST FRATERNAL DELEGATE WINS AP-
PLAUSE-HOW KOREAN VILLAGE WAS TRANSFORMED
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06

Those who do not have gardens
will do well to get potting soil of the
nearest florist. If it is desired to
prepare it, one part compost, one
part good loan, and one part sand
should be used The compost should
be COW manure and good turf rotted
together for year and turned two
or three times in the interim. Well
decomposed leaf mold would answer
as partial substitute for the COM
post. In regions where the forests
have Il large share of beech, maple,
elm, Eastwood, and ash, the best
potting soil is woods EARTH" This
is soil from a sheltered position in
the woods, and has a large proper
ton of leaf mold. Oak and chestnut
leaves do not decay into mold as
readily as those mentioned above.
One-twentieth part bone meal is a
good addition to the mixture. If the
loan is very heavy, containing much
clay, its proportion should be some
what diminished. If the loan is light
and sandy, reduce the amount of
sand. or in some localities omit il al
together
Place the top of the box level with
the window ledge so as to get as
much light as possible. 1t may be
fastened with brackets, placed on a
table. or on legs. Keep a drip pan
beneath to prevent water from soil
ing the floor. The box may rest di-
rectly above the drip pan on legs
half an inch to an inch high, or it
may be water-tight with the excep-
ton of hole at one end to let out
the excess when oyerwatered.
Allow the top of the soil to become
quite dry once in a while. Expert
ence in watering will teach the own
er to regulate the supply. The boxes
may need watering every day in sun
shiny weather, especially toward
spring, or at least every other day,
but in cloudy midwinter weather they
may not need 1t oftener than once a
week.
In steam-heated rooms a recepta-
Gle containing water should be kept
on the radiator. so that the air
will not become too dry.
Foliage Plants Most Satisfactory.
Select plants with the same gem
eral requirements, as plants of diff
ferent character demand different
treatment, 1t requires more care
through a longer season to produce
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06
A Card to Owners
of Rural Telephone Lines

We anxious to that all lines owned by
other parties and connected with us kept in such
condition to furnish efficient service. Where the
of rural lines responsible for their upkeep,
want to cooperate with them.
All lines require a thorough overeaung occa-
sionally if the best service is to be obtained. We
recommend that every line connected with us be
overhaued at least once year. and that at least
experienced telephone man assist in this work. The
cost of this work when divided among all the patrons
of the line, makes the amount paid by each man
SMALL and this cost will be than offset by the
improved service.
If the owners of rural telephone lines in this sec
ton experiencing trouble with their SERVICE we
will appreciate their talking the matter with
Manager or writing us fully. We will gladly do
what we can toward helping you improve the con-
dition of your line.
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE ~ a. "a
& TELEGRAPH COMPANY 3d. b
SGS1soCSH|
BOX ALL KNOXVILLE, TENN.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06
"DOes He Live Here?"

An American churchman was re-
Gently visiting for the first time in
an Indian village. Meeting man,
he asked do you know Jesus
Christi" The man answered, mo,
stranger, he does not live here. |
never heard of him. And | think |
know everybody in our village"
What commentary" said the
churchman, ION conditions the world
over. Not only in far-off heather
lands, but right in our own America
Does Jesus Christ live in our bust
ness interests, in our homes, in our
recreations?'
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06
400 WOMEN OFFICIALS

Those who love plants need have
no hesitation in installing window
boxes in their homes. The old notion
that plants make living rooms UNI
healthful is quite unfounded, accord
cording to specialists of the depart,
ment, for the consumption of air by
plants is so small that it may safely
be ignored if the room is ventilated
as it should be. On the other hand
the window box will furnish much
interest and pleasure through the pc
Rod when outdoor gardening is inn
practicable The following suggest,
ions for window box are made by
the department gardeners:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06
Statistics For China.

The following missionary statistics
of China are taken from the China
Mission Year Book Roman Catho-
lies, 100000; Professionals, Chris
tian community of 356,209; ordained
pastors (native), 502; evangelists
(native), 1921; Bible women (native)
1883; congregations native, 3,419;
amount contributed by the churches
for one year for church work, $685.
900; Protestant foreign missionaries,
5,144; Roman Catholic foreign mis-
sionaries. LAYS. There is one Protest
ant missionary to every $4,000 inhab-
itants.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06
Preparing the Box.

A good depth for an indoor window
box is 10 to IL inches. The larger
the body of SOIL the easier to main
tain uniform moisture conditions.
Cover the bottom of the box with
stones and broken pottery to give
drainage, and cover this with layer
of moss to prevent the soil above
from working down through the
stones. The drainage and moss
should take up to inches. The
soil should come to within an inch
and half or inches of the top of
the box.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06

Mr.. w. B. Millar succeeds Mr.. J..
Campbell White as Secretary of the
Interdenominational Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement. Mr.. Millar has
been closely associated with Mr..
White in this great work for FIVE
years and announcement is made that
there will be no break in the work
and no change in the plans.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17

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The Tupelo journal., 1916-05-05
Redpath Chautauqua

The Redpath Chautauqua will
assemble here on Thursday next,
the 11th inst, and will remain in
session five days. The program
has been selected with the view
of meeting the tastes of all who
attend such entertainments and
the best artists in their respective
lines will appear here. The Ia
dies of the various clubs of the
city are selling season tickets,
which are going readily. With
the good roads all over the coun-
ty it is safe to predict that there
will be larger attendance this
year than at either of the former
meetings.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-05-05
Gard of Thanks

l want to thank all of our
friends for their kindness and
help through the years of af-
Fiction of my dear husband, and
especially in his last illness, for
the many words of sympathy and
acts of kindness, and the flowers
that frightened his last days,
and for the beautiful floral offer
ings after his death. | thank
you. They SPEAK of friendship
more than words can.
Even as the tempest yields to calm,
So sorrow yields to friendships balm;
The cure for all this worlds distress
Is found in simple friendliness.
MRS. j. w. YATES.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-05-05
J. T. Fareason Co.'S. Exhibit

The J. T. Fargason Co., the
afternoons of Wednesday and
Thursday, had on exhibition at
Pryor's Store an extensive dis
play of their line of groceries
carried in their wholesale busi-
ness here.
The display consisted of practi-
cally everything carried in stock,
canned fruits, vegetables and
other canned goods, all of which
were of the most excellent quail
aty. Under the direction of Mrs.
Geo. T. Cunningham dilicious
rolls were prepared from the
famous flour, Omega, sold by the
Girm, and the guests were pro-
fuse in their praise of the ex-
cellency of Mrs. Cunnin CHAM s
cooking and the splendid quality
of the flour. :.
Penick & Ford, the familiar
nolasses firm of New Orleans,
had on display samples of their
famous brand of molasses. Velva,
which has been sold in this ter
ritory many years by their pop
ular representative John St.
Clair.
The exhibit was under the sup
ervision of Mr.. Poston the local
manager of the firm here who
has made the business a life
study.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-05-05
Notice of Precinct Election
MRS. j. w. YATES.

Pursuant to an order of the Lee
County Democratic Executive Commit
tee, made on the l7th instant, notice is
hereby given that at 10 O'Clock a. m, j.,
Saturday, May 9th, 1916. the electors
of the various precincts IN Lee County,
Mississippi, are requested to meet at
the usual voting places and by secret
ballot according to law, elect delegates
to represent such voting precincts in
the County Convention to be held at
Tupelo on Saturday, May 18th 1916.
Each precinct shall be entitled to one
delegate for each so votes. or fraction
thereof, cast for Democratic Presi.
dental candidates in the election of
1912 for said party.
Signed this April 18th, 1916.
]. S. PARKS, Chairman.
j. w. P. BOGGAN, Sec. S