The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-07-05

the dime is said to be made of glass
mixed with some bnse metal by pro-
cess unknown to ordinary workers in
metal and glass, The counterfeit
looks exactly like the genuine ten
cent piece, but on being struct with a
hammer it is crushed to pieces.
It's all very well for pulpit orators to
crack up the example of the good
Samaritan, but, after all, he gave the
inn-keeper only two cents for his care
of the wounded Jew. We should
smile 70 see any good Samaritan waltz
into Chicago hotel, in these degoner-
ate days, and offer the host a postage
stamp to nourish battered trampi
A man during n lifetime Of 80 years,
according to a paper recently read be-
fore the Academy of Science, Paris,
sleeps away an aggregase of 5000
days, works away the same period,
eats away 1000 days, walks away 800
days, is i'll during 500 days, and
amuses himself with the remainder of
his half-century on earth. aa.
The daughters Of Longfellow, while
the guests of Mrs. Ole Bull, in Norway,
this summer, will take a trip to see
the midnight sun. What strange
place Norway must be. In this coun-
TRY the girls do not have to take any
trip to see the midnight sons The
midnight son generally takes the trip
to see them. a l
Mrs. Langtry has loaned $4,000
more on New York real estate. The
loan was made through her agent to
Edmund P. Rogers on a building and
lot on the south side OF Vossey street,
$50 feet west of Church street. Mrs.
Langtry has thus far invested over
$l2O,OO0 in firste mortgages on city
property. She gets s per cent. for the
use OF her money.
| The Alps contain two peaks above
| $4,000 feet, six or seven above 1900
feet, and in all about thirty which are
called first-class peaks. The Hima-
layas, on the other hand, or ratherthe
limited part of them with which we
are familiar, contain peaks from 90
600 feet downward. More than LOO
| have boen measured exceeding 10000
feet and it is computed that at least
| 1000 exceed this height
| Mrs. Shoddy Ito neutrality-suspicious.
me thormometer--one of your very
best, you know. Shopkecper-This,
ma'am, is one Of our very fnest-su-
Iperb mountings. graduated with incest
cxactness, Venetian glass, you know,
and the finest quicksilver. Mrs.
Shoddy-Quick-silver; oh yes; that
would do well enough for the kitchen,
to be sure; but ! want one for my
boodor. Let me have one with quick.
gold.
The little brother came quietly into
tho parlor where Mr.. Featherly was
making an evening call, and after
looking eagerly around remarked tc
his sister, "Aunt Jane is mistaken
"What is it?" his sister asked gently,
patting the dear little fellow on the
head, while Featherly gazed at the two
i'll Wrapt admiration. al don't see
any cap" he replied, "but Aunt Jane
said you we're in the parlor setting
your cap for Mr.. Featherly"
ut requires quite long time for ,
man to get start In this world,' sale
an old fellow, "but some OF the mos
colossal fortunes have been built OF
loans advanced by friends. When
married, had to borrow money will
which to pay for my license, Tha
: was shortly after came to this town.
: Il suppose you are we'll situate,
. now" remarked bystander. s
Hardly as we'll asI might be, still
: If business should be prosperous thi
n year. / think that by close econom
! can refund the money which l boz
:. rowed to pay formy license.'
VI Some people will say that some
+ thing more than human agencies wer
\ lat work ON the Gergia elopement cas-,
v When John Pottston followed his rur
9 away wife and hisIbosom friend, Joh
Lankford, who was her companion, h
= was only deferred from shooting the1
. by the failure of his gun to go off.
! was singular enough for Georgian
q gun to miss fire. But when Pottsto
= returned home, met Landlords sistt
! for the first time, fell in love with hi
and married her, it really seemed as
something more than chance mul
h have brought about the agrceabl
a family arrangement.
y "We are greatly in danger" said
: clergyman yesterday, "of following
" the footsteps of France. The good
! the country is becoming secondary
" personal and party interests tt
demagogues of the Chamber of Dep