The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-07-12
VOL. l.
Full many barrel that's tapped with hope So
rene,
In dark, unfathomed pockets finds place;
Full many Flower is born to blush unseen,
And waste his dollars on losing race.

Anu Wnhte Hlh uOlihTh Oh n losing
-Teras Sttings,
The sea of Democratic heads Mt
Chicago will be plentifully Sprinkled
with white caps.
Our government 10 France:
Thanks for your noble gift of the
statue of Liberty" Mental reflection
"What tho deuce shall we do with
TT"
A little girl Of Burlington, Iowa,
saved $40O from the sale Of flowers.
Her father deserted his family and
carried off the money. That assisted
the mother to diverse.
Chinese crackers have been abolish
ed on the Fourth and now Congress
celebrates the glorious day of liberty
and independence by declaring more
emphatically than ever that the Chi
nese must go.
A Kansas shoemaker stopped work
and began to spend money freely.
He was on that account arrested on
suspision of having robbed stage
coach. Then he had to confess and
that he was heir to an English quarter
of a million.
The bank that suspends temperate
ly but will resume in short time has
turned up in two or three places with
In few days. The promise of re-
sumption keep the depositors amused
till the-bank officers get to Canada
with what is left of the missing mon
ey.
General Logan is the first man the
Republicans have nominated for a
Vice Presidency with wife to share
his honors. Dayton, nominated in
1856; Hamlin, in 1860; Johnson, in
1864 Coliax, in 1858; Wilson, in 1872 ;
Wheeler, in 1876 land Arthur, in 1880,
were all widowers.
In Milford, Mass, about 1860, George
Washington tied his horse to a tree
while he went into the house to get
his dinner. The tree has stood until
q few weeks ago, when it was cut
down, as it was in the way Of travel,
and sawed it up in memorial blocks.
doctor, ! come to sec You about
my younger brother"
"What is the matter with him?"
"Onc Of his legs is shorter than the
other, and he limps. Now, what
would you do in case OF that kindy
81 reckon I'd limp, too"
"Iou had better make haste with
Your breakfast, Deacon" said his wife
cor We will he late to church. Don't
you want IL cup uf coilee?"
"No, | guess not" the good old
Deacon replied. "Coffce keeps me
awake"
William Henry Hurlbert, formely
editor Of the New York World, will be
married to Miss Tracy, OF New York
in August. The ceremany will be sol
emnized at the Yorkshire residence
of Mr.. Beckitt Denison, Mr.. Hurlber
taking his wife to Italy for their wed
ding journey.
In Kansas a trick to evade the Ii
quor law is to have an obscure room
stocked with drink, and give keys t,
all customers They enterat pleasure
and get their drink, depositing tn,
cash in box. No one is seen to ne
ceive the money, and hence tho groa
difficulty of convictions.
A Psrsee girl has astonished he
race in India by bringing on actor
for breach of promise OF marriage.
is the first OF the kind known anon,
them, and the scandal is great A
tho girl WAS unsuccessful in her sui
it would seem shat the Parsee, lik
some civilized females, was inclined t.
be parsimonious.
A midnight marauder put the con
tents of a hen house into a bag at AL
too, Mich. and was surprised mex
day, on dumping the fowls for sale a
amarket, to see that they cofisiste
Of two three-legged hens, 4 double
headed duck, and nearly headles
goose. lie had taken the stock OF
travelling museum.
Alerort WAS current in the Vatica
world lately that the Pope had recei,
ed a poisoned letter, the smell Of whc
caused its detection. The report prol
ably arose out Of the fact that til
Pope received letter announcin
that serious attempt was about to b
made against the Vatican, whic
strongly and painfully impresse
him.
A novel church entertainment o,
Cured in Georgia. A printed bi
widely distributed in Darian contain
ed these lines "He will hang o
June 20. There viii be a grand e,
cursion from Darian to Bruuswicl
Go and see n wonder thai has not tnl