The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-12
Tho State Of Texas now has 172 or

men in Boston.
Already the small boy begins to
dream of going in swimming when
nobody is watching him.
Queen Victoria's book was original
ly written in German, the language
with which she is most familiar,
A prisoner about TO be tried before
Chicago Justice demanded "a
change OF vengeance from this Court" :"
A clergyman who recently held
service in Auburn prison preached
from the text, GO home to the friends .
His hearers were all willing, but
couldn't seem to arrange it.
Almond growing is declared to be a
failure IN Northern California, the
fruit blossoming too early and not
bearing full crop. Gen, Bidwell has
recently grated his almond orchard to
prunes
One of Davy Crockett's old hunting
knives, with a four-inch handle and
six-inch blade, with a silver band
around the handle, has been presented
to the Tennessee Historical Society.
A novel feature in the dining room
OF hotel at Niagara Falls is colos-
sal mirror, in which the Falls are re-
flected iu such a manner that the
guests may admire while they eat
Eighty three per cent, Of the popu-
lation of.the United States is compos-
cd ofiwhite natives and immigrants
from Germany and Great Britain,
leaving per cent, from other coun
tries and 13 per cent, for--those of AT
rican descent. 49,
Two hundred thousand depositors
in Brooklin have to their credit in the
savings banks Of that city nearly 500
100000 This represents what they
saved from their earnings by econo-
my and thrift.
Pipes for enclosing telegraph and
electric lighting wires are now made
of paper in America, ane meet with
much favor. They ard impervious tc
water, and pliable enough to resist
breaking. Railway sleepers are now
made of paper, hard pressed at higl
temperature, and found to serve th'
purpose better than timber.
The value OF lands in the Southerr
States aggregate but 20 per cent, o
the land values in the Union, but th'
annual products of Southern soil ranl
at 80 per cent. of the whole. In othe
words, one-fifth in money value of tn,
land lying in the South produces one
third of the productive values of tn
entire country.
The Blue Ridge of West Virginia /
believed by the State Geologist to con
tain slunabefihg volcano. There i
one place of about an acre in exten
where the ground never freezes AM
the snow always melts. Vegetation j
always month in advance OF the sea
son. The volcano is believed to be be
low this spot.
The negroes Of northern Georgi
are in a great commotion over tn
presence among them Of a femal
tramp named Mrs. Glauter. She pre-
tends 10 have visions and to tell fol
tunes. Sheis treated with great re
epect for several. reasons, but princi
pally because she has habit c
firing pistols promiscuously when al
gered.
A singular case of fatal poisonin
from veil has occurred in Kansal
The wife Of Judge A. H. Foote, G
Lawrence, Kan, had scratch on he
face when she started out for her a
ternoon walk. She wore dark gree
veil to conceal the abrasion. Th
blood absorbed some of the green CO.
oring matter Of the veil, and bloc
poisoning set in. She died in thre
days.
The three most distinguished wome
in Europe at present-Queen Victori
ex-Empress Eugene and ex-Quee
Isabella--are all widows. Napoleon
married q widow. Madame de Mail
tenon ruled as widow. Gibbon aba
cd himself sat the feet Of wido1
Rousseau did the same. Disrae
married a widow, and the. widowe
Empress Catharine was one Of tt
greatest rulers Of modern Europe.
Laura Johnson, q Milwaukee gin
: became SO indignant on reading le
ler from her betrothed. in which
expressed the desire To break off the
engagement. that she tried to snatc
the engageraent ring from her fnge
but it was So firmly fixed that 81
could nos romoye ii Seeing hatch
acar by, ahe then deliberately choppt
he finger of and sent it, with tho rir
5. ttsched, 70 the faitliless lover.
Eesthetic London is payinga p
fimage to the bridal dress of the I
n bre Mrs. Oscar. Wilde. The shril