The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-09-10
CARRIERS.

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I"when the Ices eat grass like an OK
And the fish worm swallows the whal
When the robins knit fine wooden so,
Aud the horse is outrun by the snail
When the serpents stand upright Xix,
men,
And the doodle bugs travel like frogs
When the grasshopper feeds the hens
And feathers are found upon hogs;
When the Thomas cat swims in the ali
And the elephants roost on trees.
When mosquitoes in summer are rare
And SNUFF never makes people sneezei
When fsh creep over the lard,
And mules upon bicycles ride;
When foxes lay eggs in the sand,
And women dress take no pride:
When the German no longer drink
beer.
And girls are always on time;
When billy goats butt from the rear
And murder is no longer a crime,
When hnmming birds bray like an ass
And limburger smells like cologne;
When pillow shares are made of glass
And the hearts of people are stone;
When ideas grow in balloons head
And wool on hydraulic ram;
Then will Cox be congressman,
And the county won't be worth dam.
Died September LIST. Mrs. Kepliug-
or, nee. Bradley of tuberculosis from
which she had been a sufferer cor
quite a while. The family have the
sympathy Of the entire community
Miss Hassie CARRIER after spending
a months vacation with homefoiks
and friends here, returned to her post
of duty in Knoxville. Thursday last.
Mrs. H. C. Hoss is reported to be
seriously i'll at this writing. May she
speedily recover. her former good
health. is the sincere desire of her
many friends.
Rev. ]. H. Moore. who has been an
invalid for long time, while sitting
on his porch a few days ago was Sc
verely shocked and knocked from his
chair by stroke of lightning which
struck a tobacco patch nearby, de-
stroying some sixty hills. Mr.. Moore
speedily recovered his senses and has
not suffered any serious inconvenience
from the incident.
d. ]. N. Erwin, an old respected resi-
dent near here, who had para vito
stroke few months ago and who par
TALLY recovered from the same is now
confined to his room and bed with
small hopes of ever getting out again.
Mr.. Erwin has many friends who de-
plore his condition and hope to see
him restored to his usual good health.
Well, the mountain labored and
brought forth mouse" at last In
other words small faction consisting
Of self appointed committee styling
themselves Bull Mooseites" called a
consisting of perpetual
but disappointed office seekers and
nominated the inimatable. ex-democrat
and ex-republican, James b. Cox, for
congress and what will be done to |
him in November will be a plenty, and |
'ome to spare. Mr.. Cox has been a |
loted office seeker ever since he de-
serted the democratic party in which |
he was horn and raised and for some
line affiliated. Since his chance
hopeless In republican convention or
primary he Immediately turned his
.oat again and knocked at the door
Il the hybraid Bull Mooses," whom
most of the real Roosevelt men re-
used to have any thing to do with,
,apers, Of which he Is Immensely
md received the nomination (Which
8 the only thing he will getl Of that
title band, and is consequently hap
". as 1t will keep his name in the /,
ohd, for a chort season at least. After Il
lis ignOminous and Notifying Je- !
eat in November, we presume, he will
e found in the ranks of the socialists, II
Vhere his indentity will be lost to the i
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