The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-06-29

While Bob Taylor tiekles the angels
toes Oarmack will likely touch off
stick Of brimstene. Nashville Banner.
Bob Taylor's lion has broken out of
the cage and is hunting for = red-head-
ed man. Chattanooga News.
Don't talk overload; wise people
know there is q difference between
sound and sense. -Rogersyille Star.
Nothing short of Joint debate be-
tween the candidates for Senator will
satisfy the people. Nor is the debate
expected to be confined to one or two
places. 1t should cover every import
ant county from Carter to Shelby
Nashville American.
If Our Bob, with himself imaged in
the love of every patriotic heartin Ten
nessee, can't beat the versatile Ned
Carmack in the race, then we confess
he oughtn't to be Senator. Courier.
Russia will have no kick for rebate
on account of over-charges when ia
pans little bill is presented. Courier.
A rain of red hair and some large
water blisters on bald head will be
the extent Of the casualties in the sem
atorial battle soon to be fought by the
forensic gladiators, Taylor and Car
mack. -Humbolt Courier Chronicle.
They do say that a new state, carved
out OF the mountains of Tennessee,
Kentucky and Virginia, would be cal
culated to be wild and woody affair,
with Bristol as the apital.-Courier.
If ex-Congressman Joe Washington
gets in the race for Governor, and he
probably will, he will show the man
who beats him race for his money.
The fact that he has many warm
friends in Gibson county, was evidenc-
ed strongly by his reception here last
Wednesday. -Humbolt Courier Chron.
icle.
The Memphis Commercial-Appeal
says that as n result of the senatorial
contest Tennessee is going to enjoy
herself and then go to the polls aud
vote against the first one of the two or
atorical gladiators who permits him
self to lose his temper" That nigh
be so if there 10 any way of telling whe
be first" Both gentlemen arc high
steppers, spirited and at times inclined
to be fiery, and temper" from each il
liable to make its appearance synchrol
ously if there should be a Joint Debate
, Chattanooga Times.
The fellows who sit about town will
lnothiug to do and who put in thei
time eritiGsing other people, talking
about them and finding fault wit
them, oughs to know that they d
themselves and their town an injur
and that the world is not willing to &C
cspt their views as models. You cal
find just such fellows about any tSwn
Newport Times.
VIII ex-Gov. NcMillin be cSndidat
for Governor? Will he be candidat,
fer Congress? That is what vGriou
newspapers are asking. We sUppss
he does not think it necessary to an
nounce that he will not be candidat
for Governor or for Congress. FL
coHld doubtlsse be eldcted to Congress
if he desired, and certainly he woult
add strength to the Tennessee delegs
0 ton. He has doubtless had enough o
the Governors Office. He has enter
tanned a worthy ambition to be Sens
tor. He keeps his own counsel. Whs
he may do in the future the future wi
reveal. American.
Sigh Lyle has been to a sircus sine
!, he nounced hisself candydate flu
E guvernor on the barkeepers ticket an
: seed the elefant. He went to give til
j elefant an APPEL and went to his heel
r and got kisked down. Sigh SEE he ht
seed the elefant's tail, but didn't thin
it made no difference because ther
: wuz tail on both ends. We air flu
t Sigh fur governor, but air ashame
of him. We air bin specting somethin
like this. We bound he wuz bilin
r full of good Ticker. Hardeman Ere
: Press.