The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-07-12

Miss Marion Langdon is the most
beautiful girl in New York, far pret
tier than Miss Chamberlain or Mrs.
Langtry Next year, when she is
twenty-ono, she will come into for
tune of seven million dollars. She is
said to be a learned young lady, but
cold and austere as becomes a lady
whose virtues are valued at millions
of dollars.
When ALBERT Giles was small boy
his father put him into u half orphan
asylum in Virginia, though not com
PEELED by poverty to do so. Albert
lately retaliated by sending his pau
pered parent to poorhouse, though
abundantly able to take care of him.
The case is being considered by the
church to which the revengeful son
belongs.
Bob Ingersoll having said that the
ark was 100 years in building, and
that by the time the last sticks were
put in the early ones would be rotten,
Col. Carey shows that it was built OF
gopher wood, and gate at st. Peters
of this material has withstood the
storms of l 100 years, and is as sound
to-day as it was when erected. 1t is
so thoroughly permeated with pitch
that it cannot rot.
The entire management of Nam
moth Cave-hotel, cave and all--is
done by woman-a handsome En-
glish cold maid" She succeeds very
well, except that the hacks running
to and from Cave City always arrive
at the cave just after the hour for en-
tering the cave and leave just before
the hour when tourists come out of
the cave. Anybody intending to do
the cave must give themselves at least
forty-eight hours for the trip.
Congressman Springer, of Illinois,
chairman of the investigating commit
tee which has recently occupied a
considerable share of public attention,
is descibed as "tall and thin. He has
good Roman head, q handsome,
short black and silver beard and a
growing scarcity Of black and silver
hair on the top of his head. He has
to use glasses, too, though he is young
er than the average man of thirty.
lie was forty-cight on Decoration
duy,
The meeting Of the Union League to
indorse Blaine was by no means man-
imous. Mr.. David Brooks, the dstin-
guished electrician, was one of the
kickers. He is very outspoken about
it, and says that although heretofore
ho has never voted anything but the
Republican ticket he cannot stand
Blaine. He wants Cleveland, and
says scores of other members of the
League are like him.. He has written
Governor Cleveland letter to this
effect.-Philadelphia Times
A great library, according to Mr
Winsor, the librarian of of Harvard
College, should preserve evory book
and pamphlet published. The worth.
less track Of to-day may prove inval
uable to the historian writing in the
year 200. Two hundred years aftol
the execution af the great Marquis oI
Montrosc, the account books kept by
his agent were discovered. From
these the biographer of the Marquis
drew much Of the history Of his hero'l
early lefe.
A mulatto girl, with q remarkabl,
pretty but peculiar face, was engaged
by shrewed western Snowman. HI
had tooth extracted from each sid'
of her mouth and inserted a pair o
long tusks, covered her ears with falls,
ones ! ike beasts, bleached and tan
gled her abundant hair, and instruct
ed her to utter an unintelligible jar
gon. Thus she was transformed int,
valuable curiosity, but her wages 0
SIS week did not satisfy her Oh
the arrival Of the show in Indianapo
lis she attempted to quit it, and 70,
resulted in an exposure of the fraud.
81 am out of politics and have moth
ing to say about the matter" said EN
Attorney General Wayne Mac Veagl
yesterday, when spoken to about. tn
evidence Of Generals Swain aad Boyr
ton before the Springer committe
regarding his employment of Mr.. Coo
a as counsel in the Star route trial
: 'T knew nothing about Mr.. Cool
h Like Mr.. Conkling, am devotin
: myself TO my profession and have a
Q ready told all that ] have to say COZ
G cerning the Star route affair. | sha
e take no part in the present campaig
h and wish to be considered entirel
4 out of politics"
Senator Vance drew a sigh thG
: seemed as though it might shatter h
Il whole bulk when he was asked tn
!, lo,hap law ;f bo ,,,o,toJ Co,o,ce. ,