The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-22


secretary Of the tresury, has recently
lspent between 500 and $500 Of the
peoples money for carriage for his
own use
Governor Click, it is said, viii be re-
nominated by the Kansas democrats,
land win go into the campaign as the
advocate Of high licence and local op-
Ition, upon a platform calling for a re-
hslibmission Of the prohibition amand-
Ilnent to the people and fora more
radical and stringent railroad law.
The Boulak Arabs who make all the
paper used in Egypt have been en-
gagged in the manufacture ofthis arti-
Icle for centuries. There is an Arabic
version Of the "Aphorism Of Hippocra-
tes" in the library OF the Eseurial,
\ written on paper said to baIHade OF
linen, which dates from the very cons
meneement Of the thirteenth century.
The present makers use linen and
Gotten rags and sugar cane fibre to
produce their wares.
/ Another Proposed Reunion A
large number Of the ex-Confederate
soldiers Of Vicksburg, Miss, andvicin-
Iity have signed an invitation to the
ex-Federal soldiers in the Northwest
ern States to join them in grand re-
union at Vicksburg, April 10 and IL,
AS a greater portion OF Gen. Grants
force that participated in the siege Of
Vicksburg was composed OF Western
men, many veterans and their sons
will doubtless embrace this opportu-
nifty to visit scenes made memorable
-1by the valor Of contending armies
The object Of the proposed reunion is
to strengthen fraternal relations be-
tween Northern men and Southern
lers.
According to tradition, the first In
dian reached Martha's Vineyard on a
cake OF ice, and found there a giant
named Mushup. Hehad tivechildren
He used to catch whales and great fish
and pluck up trees to make a fire, and
| roast them. The Goals and the bones
: relics of these gigantic feast are still
to be seen there. To facilitate the
!, catching Of these fish he threw many
! large stonos at proper distances into
. sea, on which he might walk with
9 great ease This is now called Devils
G Bridge. Once on a time an offering
q WAS made to him OF all the tobacco or
4 Martha's Vineyard, which having
4 smoked, he knocked tho snuff out b
p his pipe, which formed Nantuket
Gov. Waller, OF Connecticut, has
: been interviewed in regard to the I'm
y pleasantncss between himself aHe
Judge Birdsail, and the publication By
|, the latter OF the Governors private
! letters to him He says there is moth
J ling in the letters that he is ashamed
7 Of, though he regrets he did not adj
dress Birdsal as s'My dear scoundrel'
instead Of "My dear BirdsalI" The
Governor says that everybody who
knows him knows that he never con
9 sidered Birdsall as an intimate friend
s He also claims that all OF his ap
q pointments are good, reliable ones
and if not, he is responsible and vii
take the blame. He does not propos,
g to be run or dictated to by anybody.
dl DR.. Mary Walker visited the Capito
/ this morning, and while there demon
3 strated her right to masculine gar
4 Iments. DIR. Walker wears silk hat
3 which she obtained permission Of th,
+ house ianitor to leave outside whil'
i she went into the room Of the com
a lmittee on claims. Before she put til,
e hat down she borrowed a rubber iron
the accommodating janitor to eras'
from tho hat band scurrilous legent
Z which she said some puppy had writ
: ten on it the last time she laid the ha
7 down. After she had disappeared il
: the committee room, wag bribed
7 colored employe Of the House to pu
the doctors hat on, and to go into tn
! committee room and preyont it to hoI
The man did 50, but as soon as th
! doctor caught sight Of him she spran,
Z to her feet, screaming "You nnpu
!, dent acoundrel, 'and dealt the oifende
d blow IN theeyo whichstaggeredh him
She was preparing 10 repeat til
4 blow when the colored man droppe'
: the hat and hastily retired.
Tons Of mail matter in the coarse D
i d year fail to reach their destination
Y Many packages have no address D
! one thatis illegible. Many things ar
y stopped in the mail because NO
1 mailables for instance. such things a
Y hair oil, ointments and other liquids
7 explosives, grease, dead animals
! snakes, vegetables, candy, substance
! with bad odoE edge tools, unprotecte'
I glass, wedding cake, etc. These thing
90 to the dead etter Office unless call
= ed for soon. The owners Of package