The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-08-09
VOL. l.

spring than last season, but we no
tice Ehcy come higher than ever.
A Pittsburg man has gone to an in
zane asylum because both Of his babies
were girls. He wanted boy.
Tho name Of Hayes has been res
euod from oblivion. A sound, Just
this side Of the North Pole, has been
named for him.
The Portuguese Government has ar
ranged for cable from st. Vincent to
Cape Verd and from Senegal to GUM
ea. st. Thomas and Angola.
The cucumber sings TO the water
mellon, while the green apples roll
around in glee: 1--WE are cramping to-
night on the old cramp ground"
Another Washington novel is prom
ised. 1t is hoped that the author of it
knows moro about Washington society
than the writer of the last Washington
novel knew.
Engineers are surveying a line Of
railway from Chattanooga to Rome,
Ga. The road, it is said, will be
promptly constructed and open up
one OF the most fertile regions of this
State.
A Boston boarding mistress broke
her leg by jumping from second-sto-
ry window in her efforts to avoid a
kettle in the hands OF boarder who
disliked corned beef.
Professor Richard Proctor advances
the theory that the solution of the
great question OF comets is to be found
in the election OF masses akin to me-
teors from the suns and giant plan
cts.
William Black, in, 'Yolande," speaks
of man shaking as though he were
in the grip of a wise. Anything in the
grip of a wise, Mr.. Black, is not likely
to shake very recklessly. A wise is
rather close communionist-
The claim that Butler will get
100000 votes as the Anti-Monopoly
and Greenback candidate is rather
cxtravagant. His admirers, however
are capable of almost any extravaganza
where he is concerned.
An Indian named Womankiller
alias Galcatcher, WAS hanged ut Fort
Smith, Ark, last week. Shankhone
Hairlip, Snakecatcr and Jigwhistlei
arc now under sentence OF death.
The weather is good deal warmer
than the campaign just now, and the
newspapers will probably not infiict
any do,iblc-leaded and double-loaded
editorials on their suffering readers
for tho next few weeks.
Since. ex-Attorney General Speed, o
Kentucky, the only surviving member
OF Lincoln's Cabinet, hns declared fol
Cleveland, tho plumed knight may
cease TO talk about the traditions o
she grand old party.
Honorable John N. Forbes, Of Bos
ton, who usually contributes $1,000
70 the Republican Presidential cam
paign fund, refuses to support Blaine
and announces his purpose 10 supper
Cleveland all
The Memphis Avalanche says tha
city was never 30 well equipped Il
ward off an epidemic as now, ant
with judicious quarantine precaution
the fact OF yellow fever being in am
Gulf cities need occasion no uneasi
ness
An exchange objects 70 newspape
portraits Of the day because the!
make preachers look like chicker
thieves and bank Presidents like cut
throats. Would it have bank Presi
dents made TO look like CHECKER
thieves.
An old farmer, having read Of tn
cholera at Marseilles, said "Wall
now, that is rather bad, an Il II shoul,
come to this country an sit in among
the hogs we mout be softer scarce c
meat next winter.
4 magistrate ut Syracuse, N. Y, ha
decided that the tanning of the human
skin is q crime, and that the person
who engage in that business are liabl
to the same punishment as grave rot
bers. School boys should cut this on
and show it to their teachers.
"For the first time in three centu
ries England yields the honor q
farthest North" This is tn
practical result OF the Greel,
North Pole expedition, as spok
On by Greedy. 1t gives to Americ
the "Blue Ribbon of Arctic Disco,
cry.
Coy. Cleveland has brother livin
who is Presbyterian minister, nea
Uticn. He hAs five sisters. One {