The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-12

him out, except grandson, who be-
came too poor to care for him. The
old man was a soldier in 1912, and has
now received land warrant for 160
acres of land and $1,000 back pension.
How the family throng about him
But he puts them aside as they put
him, except the grandson, to whom
he has given the land warrant and
half the money.
Boston has again broken the monot-
ony of daily existence. This time it
is "mind cure" Three women pose
before large and fashionable audiances
and eradicate disease and sickness by
the influence of their minds. Their
theory is that there is no such thing
as disease; what is called disease is
merely delusion born of an unbal-
anced mind. One of the apostles has
cured a patient subject to epileptic
fits. None of them has tackled red
hot case oil smallpox yet, however.
The throne of England, so splendid
when covered with silk, velvet and
gold, is, in fact, only an cold oak
chair" over 600 years in use for the
same purpose. Its existence has been
traced back to the days of Edward l.
The wood is very hard and solid; the
back and sides were formerly painted
in various colors, and the seat is made
OF slab Of rough-looking sandstone,
twenty-five inches in length, seventeen
inches in breadth, and nineteen and
one-half in thickness, and in this stone
lies the grandspeculiarity of the chair.
In the old days: no woman was, fal-
lowed to desecrate the monastery at
San Augustind, Mexico, by SO much as
putting her foot within its walls. A
noble lady OF Spain, wife of the reign
| ing viceroy, was bent on visiting it.
Nothing could stop her, and in she
came. But she found only empty
cloisters, FOR each virtuous monk lock-
ed himself securely in his cell, and
afterward every stone in the floor
which her sacriligious feet had touch
ed was carefully replaced by new ones
fresh from the mountain top before
the pollution Of her presence was
considered removed. But times are
sadly changed, and the house has
been turned into common hostelry
A gentleman living at Aiken S. c.,
owned pair OF ponies which the fam
lily had driven for years. Recently the
roads became so bad that he sent the
. ponies out to his plantation to pasture
and bought team of stout horses
When the ponies went to the farm
the old family coach dog which had
run with them far years accompanied
them. They had been there a week
when the dog trotted back to town to
see his master. He hoyered around the
. new horses for a few minutes, ant
then put off briskly for the farm. In
an hour he came back, followed BY
the two faithful old ponies whose
place had been usurped by the horses
Secor Robson, the fragrant ex-Sec
4 retary of the Navy, has written letter
. to Mr.. Blaine congratulating the
g retired literary statesman on his pros
: pect OF securing the Republican nom
: nation for President. This is tn,
: severest blow that Mr.. Blaine has YET
: received. His still-hunt was progress
+ ing beautifully, but the declaration o
: Robson will alarm voters OF the In
dependent school, Intelligent people
, who know something of the disposi
ton OF birds of similar feather to f1ocl
{ together will not be slow to appreciate
r the force of Mr.. Robeson's public de
: claration. 1t means that Mr.. Blain,
n will not make much headway in New
a Jersey.
The Worlds Exposition, at New
d Orleans, promises to be greatsuccess
g Mexico has appropriated 100000 70
proper presentation ofits products AM
n industries at the Exposition. One o
\, the great features of the Exposition
n will be the Central and South Ameri
|. can States. A special commissions
l. will leave New Orleans this month t,
j. conclude arrangements with tn
I. Central American Republics and witt
Ii South America for displayso Of the pre-
d ducts of these countries. 1t is proba
e bic that the main building, although
larger than the Centennial building
, will not afford sufficient space, and
J proposition is now on foot to erect
! special building, for the collective ez
I hibits Of the United States Govern
| ment departments, each State, Terr
! tory, and the chief cities.
'e The handsomest girl in Sylvani
st county, Ga, became engaged, nearl
a forty years ago, to John Gross, the so
! of wealthy planter Shortly afte
: the engagement was announced, Gros
went TO New Orleans on business, fol
L. got his lady love, settled in Texas, an
y. did not return home until two year
= later Though the lady had not hear
le n word from him in all that time sh