The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-12-05

The new city directory shows that the Lord
and the devil are running tlighty close race
in Knoxville. The Lord has 4S churches and
Is saloons, but the latter has l09 lawyers TO leg
leg for him -Tazewel Progress.
One delinquent said he would pay us Satur-
day il he lived. He's dead And said, II see
you tomorrow, He's blind, Another said, !
hope to go to the devil II don't pay you this
week He's gone to his reward, -Smithville
Review.
The residence of Rev ]. c. Barb was invaded
on last Thursday night by his parishioners and
friends When they went away they left in his
pantry and kitchen groceries to the amount Of
$50, MI. Barb is very thankful for the donation
and requests as to say to his friends that they
are welcome at his house at any time they wish
to come. Morristown Gazette.
Joseph r. NeiIl q well-known resident Of
this city and a member OF one OF the most
wealthy and respectable families Of Hawkins
county. while in fit Of dependency, attempt
ed to cut his own throat last Saturday after
noon, He cut a small cash, but was prevented
from further injaring himself by the timely in
reference of Trustee Gale Armstrong and
Sheriff John B. Alton, who happened to be
present, RogersVile staE
The play from Johnson City, "FanchoH, the
Cricket" which was advertised TO come to
Groenevlllc under the auspices Of the Brother
hood Of St. Andrew, will, owing to circum-
stances of a serious nature. not be able to play.
Two Of the members Of the cast have been
! called away by death in their families and an
| other member is quite i'll and unable to take
his part. Che brotherhood regrets these facts,
but feel sure that the public will appreciate
their earnest efforts to produce the play
Greeneyille Democrat
Some mighty good people seriously object to
secret benevolent societies. but one thing is
| true beyond q doubtthe boys belonging TO
them do less to bring reproach upon the young
manhood OF the town since they joined them
winchester Home journal.
| There viii be two full moons in December
and It Is said that this has not occurred before
! since the birth Of Christ, While the moon will
get full twice during the month t is no reason
why any mon should do the same Brownsville
Tribune.
An exchange says 1t pays to keep on the right
side of newspaper men. Every newspaper treas
| ares up in its memory the names of its friends
aud likewise its enemies. 1t never overloolls
an opportunity to assist the former, but never
goes out of the way 10 aid the latter, Human
nature is the same everywhere. People who
show a newspaper man kindness never make a
better investment, or one that more surely re-
| pazs Them hundredfold sooner or later. As
has been truly satd: "rhere occasionally comes
time in the life OF every man when a word
| said by a newspaper either makes or unmakes
the Individual mentioned" The man who says
he does rot care what the papers say OF him
lacks truthIulBess or intelligence.
| Counting is like two little STREAMS OF water
that steal from under rock at the foot Of a
mountain, ard TRn down the hill side by side.
singing and. dancing aad scattering each other,
eddying and frothing and caseadiHgj now hiding
under bank. nov fun Of sun and nov full Of
shadow, until By snd by they join and then so
slow Exchange,
An editor wrote Of his local miiliner that he
was glad to see her stocking up then he was
month explaining what he meant and they
don't speak yet