The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-09-24
CARRIERS.



orously kicking at his own shadow
Judging from the results of the Maine
election, in two years time, unless he
makes friends with the republican
party. he will not have, comparatively
speaking, a cOrporal's guard at his
back, and will be known as back
number and "hasbeen."
Congressman Sells time can be
much better employed by attending to
his official duties in Washington, for
which lie is paid, than by coming home
and engage in getting up crowds for
Little Jimmie" to address. Circuit
court days are too far between for him
to have an audience of any size, so he
is impOrtuning Mr.. Sells to leave his
duties at his post and help him secure
people to listen to his "spOuting." Mr..
Sells does not have to make single
speech in his campaign unless he just
wishes to. The voters will understand
the situation and will take care of his
interests when the proper time comes.
So far as Mr.. Cox's running is con-
cerned we have only this to say to
him. Go down to some book store in
your city and get little book called
Esop's Fables. You can get one for
about thirty-five or fifty cents, accord
ing to the binding and you will find a
beautiful little story in these about
the lamentable fate of donkey that
clothed himself with lions skin and
started out to terrify the people. Read
that story, Mr.. Cox, and get some
body's little boy that is not busy, to
explain to you what it means, and it
may do you good, although, we very
much doubt. You are "sot" in your
opinion of your great Importance and
popularity that nothing short of the
severe castigation and utter rout you
are to receive November will con-
vince you to the contrary.
II was really IOO Udu III lllluOAS
giving over 100000 majority for a
man for U. S. senator when VIM j.
Bryan tabood and put the seal of his
condemnation upon. This is only an
other evidence of what people think of
out side meddling with their affairs.
We notice that one of New York's
famous 400 advise all American wo-
men to discard their foreign gowns
and purchase at home. Would it not
be more decent and becoming, especi-
ally in polite society, to buy the new
before discarding the old?
Quite a number here will be in
Johnson City during show day, Sept
25. We expect you to look after and
see that none of them get hurt.
From war reports it looks like Eng
land and France have ceased running
and the other fellows are on the job.
But the reports may be as unreliable
as democratic prediction news.
Since the English suffragettes have
offered their services to the allies we
see no good reason why Germany
should not at once sue for peace.
All our schools opened the second
Monday under very suspicious condi-
tons shortage in books kept a goodly
out, but this will soon be sur
Gen. Cox's candidacy for Congress
will only prove in the end that it is
another case of "the operation was
successful one, but the patient died. !"
These cool nights and mornings re-
minds one that the good old summer
time" is about to take his departure.
William H. CARRIER has been in bad
health for some time but at this writ
ing is slowly improving.
Rev. G. w. Phelps has accepted the
Dastorate of the Jonesboro Christian
church. Since his few years sojourn
n Virginia, on his return he seems to
De in demand by his brothern
Considerable tobacco was raised in
his section this season, much of
which is cut and housed. The crop
las generally given satisfaction to the
'aisers both in quantity and quality.
Il prices are any thing like last year
/ handsome little revenue will reward |
he owners.
'ery low and weak. Her death is
laily expected
A funny little incident occurred here
/ few days ago. A small boy was
tent with his fathers dinner, the man |
,eing some distance from home and |
lever having seen an automobile sud-
lenly net one in the road, and be- |
anne so frightened that he threw his
Inner pail to the four winds and ran |
through wire fence into an old field 1
rhe driver was SO amused that he
stopped his machine, called the boy |
md induced him to take short ride
With him. so pleasing the lad that he
bought himself well paid for the an
les he cut to the amusement of the
'hauffeaur.
Farm laborers are in much demand |
lere, more so than the supply. We
however, still have few loafers who
10 not and will not work.