The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-05-10

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Professor Newton has resigned his
position Va director OF the Yale Col |
lego observatory.
A Circus in the west advertises "the
only coal.black sacred elephant over
seen in captivity"
John Wanamaker. the eminent
Philadelphia merchant, conducts
Bible class numbering 225.
A Huntsville correspondent says
Frank James, now on trial there, has
s"let us pray" look.
London has twenty-eight daily
Journals. 525 weeklies, and over GOO
monthly magazines.
William II. vanderbilt's art gallery,
contains 176 oil paintings, Iii Of which
or by French artists.
II q man has other qualifications to
10 with it, it Ia a good thing for him
10 be honest.
II is strange that some one did not
Aiaperse the mob in Cincinnati by
proposing to take up q collection.
Gambetta's grave is stili covered
with funeral wreaths, and bushels OF
visiting cards are placed on his grave
stone.
Mary Anderson, according to the
London Truth, has made up her mind
neither to marry the Pope nor to take
in washing.
Benjamin Franklin Butler will be q
delegate to the Democratic National
Convention at Chicago. He is a tariff
reformer.
Offering candy to an elephant is
like an offer of marriage to an old
maid. She may turn up her nose but
abe accepts it all the same.
Whenever man says he thanks the
Lord that he hasn't wife, every wom-
an in the land should respond with a
hearty amen.
General Sheridan's head has been
copied in marble for Chicago COM
rades, and the bust will be unveiled
there with ceremonies on May 5.
B.P. Shillaber, otherwise Mrs. Par
tington, denies that he is "at deaths
door" On the contrary, he is as chip
per as any other man OF his age in
Boston.
Miss Mary Mcclellan, daughter OF
General Mcclellan, appeared at an
entertainment in Washington with elev.
en- boquets, tho tributes Of her admir-
ers.
The shrewdest Democrat in the Sen
ate is Isham q. Harris. He wants
Tennessee To send solid tariff reform
delegation to Chicago. Lot US hav'
allow tariff.
Mrs.. Ole Bull will leave Boston il
the summer for Norway. She think
that her daughter Olea, now twelve
years old. may become as great vic
linist as the father.
Victor Hugo. at eighty, writes will
his own hand all the important part
OF his Ms. "Those of my thought
that arc immortal" he says, ~ woulC
not trust to an amanuensis."
The Duke Of Buccleuch, who ha
iust died in Scotland, was know
wherever he went uncovered by
peculiar mark-a large wen upon tn
top Of his head.
Michael Fitzgerald, federal aoI
dier who deserted fifteen years age
recently surrendered himself at Vicks
burg, Mississippi, because his eye
sight 10 failing and he can no longe
take care OF himself.
An intelligent Chinaman discour,
ing upon Chinese names to areporte
OF the Springfield Republican say
that Hop Sing means deserving pro-
perity." and that Woh Loong near
success through concord"
Georgia reports at least one luck
man. He sued a man for twent
thousand dollars, won his case, co
Iected his money and had sevent
dollars left after settling with his Law
yer. Some mon are born lucky.
Always pass the fruit to everybod
else before helping yourself. Commo
politeness will induce your compan
10 leave the choicest specimens upo
the plate, when you can cat thel
without exciting remark.
Susan b. Athony thinks she cou
have stopped that Cincinnati riot
she had been there. Her plan, v
believe, was to give the crowd TWEEN
feet start, and then declare that 81
intended to catch the hindmost m:
and marry him.