The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-05-03
Pattplays Billiards almoet ms well
as l0hyArbles.

Nt1 lIH'SNt pliIi'iWh Hlllotl hS We'll |
as aElohvarbles.
Gen. Jubal Early, with all his exper-
ioncs IN war, has never dared to marry. |
Theodore Thomas recently received
n 5000 legacy from deceased rcla-
i've 49, t'se .t1adi td
Asont fondletI by sick child Mt Am
steRhnN, New York, took ,diphtheria
anddisd.
lnl4aurens county, Ca, is gentle
meaAased "a, who is the father of AZ
children.
When Patti sang in Salt Lake all
the boss saints of the Mormon church
had.dead-head tickets.
John. Wannamaker, the eminent
Philadelphia merchant, conducts
Bible'class numbering 225.
Michigan raises nearly one-half the
worlds crop of peppermint, theannual
yieldof oil being 10000 pounds.
APhiladelphia merchant has offer
cd tepay for two bands to play in
Fairmount Park on Sundays, but there
is nohope that the offer will be &C
copied.
Aparty of forty ladies and gentle
men attracted attention last night at
the circus. Each had big bag of
peanuts and small bag of candy.
Thisis considered "quite the thing"
Atatrecent ball in New Orleans, in
thenaost conspicuous box, the centre
of all eyes, sat Jefferson Davis, the
daughters of Gen. Lee, and the wife of
6tonewall Jackson.
Mr., Charles Coghlan, the eminent
leader Juvenile, is reported by DR..
Norman Kerr of the Theatrical Mis-
sion TO be "a first-rate Hebraist and
one of their bast students of Scripture
prophecy"
A recent cricket match between the
eleyens Of South Australia and Victo-
ria took five days to play, and 1907
runs had been scored before the match
wasdecided in favor OF Victoria by
foirSWickets.
Ufl OFT has learned that the rattle
snakes tail makes sixty vibrations pc
second. 1t is a shocking waste of enI
ergy on the part Of the snake, as ten
vibrations would scare aman Just as
The t6rst instance in the United
States, probably, where a lady offici
atedasclergyman at wedding cere
mony was at Columbus. To-, last week
when. Mrs. l.. G, Romick, the cvange
listaperformed the ceremony.
Chef Justice Waite is a short man
and he wears a dignifed, broad-brim
medlMt. The face is a very strong
ono The chief justice turns his toe
out in dainty way, and touches thu
ground with tho whole fiat of tn,
sole. ...-,-..,
Ex-Gov., Fosters daughter, Mrs
Mussoy, has heen compelled to leav
her husband, who turns out to be
trifIfhgA fellow He was the privat
secretary 7of Foster while Governor
and is one of the numerous "mue
wumps" OF the grand old party"
TherIondon Times labors under tn
pleasant delusion that F. Mario
Craniard is o lady, and in review c
"TouIIeeward" refers to him constant
ly as tf'the authoress." 1t doubtles
considers Marion another mode {
spelling Mary Anne.
The album Of the Bank of Englan
in which specimens OF counterfeit
are preserved has three notes whic
passed through the Chicago fir
Though they are burnt to n crisl
black ash, the paper is scarcely brol
en-, and the engraving is as clear
new.
General George Washington Curt
Lee, the eldest son Of General Robe
f. Lee, has the reputation of beir
the handsomest man in Virgini
His bearing as he grows older is I
markably like that of his father. II
youngest son OF the family is qui
farmer near Richmond.
General Robert Tombs, speakil
thea other day of Liberty Hall, t
home of Alexander II. Stephens, sal
II want the people OF Georgia to b
the property, and when they do ! "
endow it with enough to make it SUI
a college as little Aleck would like
ice here if he were alive"
The poet Whittier has attempt
little literary work Of late. At 10
intervals he stays for day or two
Boston, but spends most OF his til
quietly in Danycrs. He has 10
been lar from strong, and unless
gains new strength during the sn