Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-14
PENCILETTES.

1t was in the Jail. The american ur es |
the organization of fire department |
The boys of the Chattanooga High |
School Debating Society have chal- |
lenged the lawyers of that place for a
"spell."
Farmers report wheat looking res
m arkably well. If nothing unfavora- |
BILE is further developed the yield in |
East Tennessee will be enormous.
A widow was weeping bitterly at
the loss of her husband, and the par
son tried to console her. No, no."
said she; let me have my cry out,
and then Ishan't care anything more
about it,"
The Odd Fellows are making extern
sive preparations for their Sweetwater
excursion on the 26th inst. Sweet
water is also making arrangements to
receive the excursion, and no doubt
they will have good time.
When common japanese goes into !
the presence of an ot1ice-holder he
musl say: Great and distinguished |
child of the sun, design to put your
foot upon my neck" There's some |
pleasure in holding an office in that
country.
A paper in Southern Illinois regrets
that it went to press lone day too early
to record the death of John Bates"
This is not quite as cool as the paper
which said: Just as we are going to
press, John Smith is being run over by
the cars"
At dusk last night fond mother on
Main street took pains to point out to
her little four-year old son a lone star
which was shining brightly from
certain quarter of the sky, when said
he: "They ought to have more of
them, mamma"
A man who was sentenced to be
hung was visited by his wife, who
said: My dear, would you like the
children to see you executed ?n No."
replied he. THAT'S just like you,n
said she, "you never wanted the chill
dren to have any enjoyment"
A Western editor did not wish to
hurt the feelings of gentle poet, but
apologzed for the on-appearance Of a
long and tender poem by saying:
90 Beautiful Spring was crowded out
of Sundays edition to make room fol
an account of the great storm"
An exchange says: Apropos of the
spelling mania it may be of interest to
know that a lady of Providence, r. L.,
during leisure moments, has spelt six
hundred and fifty words out of the
word "cOngregatiOnalist," and in no
case repeating letter in the forma-
ton of IA word.
On the fir-t Sunday in May the new
Baptist Church -Maredian Church
on the Sevierville road, some four
miles from the city, will be dedicated,
Rev. j. F. b. Mays preaching the
dedicatOry sermon. Rev. Drs. KIM
brough and J. b. Lee, both well
known in this community, will also
be present, and doubtless a revival
will follow.
Business seems to be dull in San An
tonic, Texas, Just now. The Herald
says Times are so hard that, when
the boy who goes out on Saturday to
collect bills for a Leading dry goods es>
Enlistment comes home with seventy
five cents, and has the ceiling of his
pants worn out by the boots of the Gus
toners from whom he has collected it,
the proprietor regards it as a good day
for collections"
We have said clipping from the
Maryville Republican, that Hollyfield
has =" left the country" Hollyfleld and
BOllyfield got somehow mixed. Mr..
Hollytield of the firm of DeArmOnd
d Co., lumber dealers, &C., was in the
city to-day, and called on Mr.. Lloyd
and other of our city. Mr.. Hollyfield
has dealt with our lumber dealers
many years, and we are happy to cor
rect the mistake.
LIVELY ADVICE" How shall ad-
vertise ?h asked timid merchant of
his more enterprising neighbor. "How?
why, ddUertiSe-do it, go it, make a
break-you are not advertising while
you are asking how and while you
ask how, somebody else is taking in
the custom. Stdrt-that is the main
point; you will soon get into doing it
the right way, while if you act as some
folks do and ask how to-day and
how tomorrow, and keep up asking
to the end of your days, you will never
advertise at all, and very likely never
be worth cent"
Morrstown Gazette. The train on
the Buncombe road made the first trip
since the flood, last Saturday morning.
We understand the bridge will be re-
paired by the first of May, and then
our affable and accommodating con-
ductor Capt Taylor, can cry all aboard
for Wolf Creek. At present the run
will be to the bridge.-FrOm the best
of information we can state that the
prospect for very large fruit crop this
season Is better than for many years
past. The heavy frost which visited
us last Friday night, being followed by
dew, did not damage the fruit or veg
etables in this vicinity.
The Bristol NelUS says: A Protrac.
ted Meeting is being held at the Bap-
tist Church, under charge of Elder
Kincanon, aided by Elder A. Routh
and President MauaTd. Much inter
In a..
ing, and revival is indicated.
V. r. Simpson, one of our most enter.
prlsing and successful tobacco grow.
ers, has Just made a sale of his last
years crop, at the round figure of fiji
teen hundred and ten dollars, cash
The prices realized, were from 1925 al
the way up to $4,000. We note 70;
lbs. at $4,000 per hundred. The whole
number of pounds was 6,455, and the