The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-09

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make it still more delirously delight.
ful let us ON with the may dance
Philadelphia Press.
A bill has been introduced into the
New Hampshire Legislature providing
that whenever any person who has
served in the army or navy of the
United States and has received an hon
orable discharge from the same shall
from any cause become poor and I'M
able to provide for himself and family,
suchpersons, his wife, widow, or minor
children shall be taken care OF at their
place of abode, or at such other place
as the town or city where such persons
may reside as the selectmen or over.
seers of the poor maythink right and
proper. p
Mr.. R. II. stoddard, of New York,
the poet, says that the Athens United
States Consulship was not the one he
asked for, and adds ,"Why, Pm bus
mess man. served over seventeen
years in the New Custom House. So,
you see, am man Of considerable
business experience. / shall not go to
Athens. There. are no more Elgin
marbles to be found there, and for the
expences OF the trip there and back
could get a first-class funeral here.
You see, it is a question OF working
myself to death here or in Athens"
1t is said that the waters of st. Anth-
ony's Falls, Minneapolis, are eating
their way around the apron and tend
to ruin the magnificent water power.
Several years ago wooden apron was
built under the falls to protect the soft
sandstone ledge over which they flow
and through which the water was eat
ing. Water has got under the wooden
protection, and it seems certain that
the whole thing must go. II this hap
pens the damage to milling property
will reach millions of dollars.
There is q deplorable deadlock in the
capital of Burmah. The king refuses to
receive the French consul in his boots
and the consul refuses to present him.
self unbooted on principle. The people
are wonderfully self-contained under
the terrible. strain, and it is hoped that
a revolution may be averted. We sug-
gest to the king and consul that they
might compromise on q neat pair of
low cut shoes. They are very comfort
able this time of the year. But the
consul must be careful not to wear
white socks with them. There are some
things that a proud and naughty peo-
pie won't stand.-New York Herald.
Mistress-"What you want your
wages raised alreadyH Why, you
have not been in this country
month ; you know nothing of Ameri-
can housekeeping, and l am now
paying you as much as the most ex-
perienced servants get~ Eyes, mum
know, mum. But you see, times are
very dull now." II should say they
were" ayes, mum. Me brother
Mickey is on a stricke me cousin
Jim's out Of work; me cousin
Phillip, and cousin John and cousin
George, they all had their, wages reduc-
led" "Well, what has that to do with
it2" "You see, mum, / must take care
Of the whole family now, mum.--Phil-
adelphia Call.
Lawson Lawrence, colored, of Eufa-
ula Alabama, is 103 years old. His
present wife is fifty years old, he hav.
ing married her when she was q gal,
as he exposed it. She Is his ninth
| wife, and in reply to the question as to
how MANY children he had he said he
had been accused Of having III and it
was not for him to dispute it. Last
year he cultivated twenty acres OF
land and raised and abundance OF
peas, corn and potatoes. This year
he is cultivating cotton. He lives
within quarter of mile Of White
Pond, Barbour county, where he has
been for the last eleven years. He
labors during the week and breaches
Sunday, being pastor of Mount Zion
; Methodist church for eight years.
At late session of the Episcopal
Diocesan Convention there was a
! lively contest over the presence of
, two colored clergymen, who, under
the ruling of Bishop Howe, retained
seats as ex-oAicio delegates. The op-
f, ponents to the admission of the col
|, ored clergymen protested, and some
now take the ground that the conven-
ton was illegally organized and its
: entire actions invalid. Consequently,
J at meeting to-day of the new Stand
! ing Committee of the diocese elected
' by the convention resolutions were
e adopted declaring there were doubts OF
7 the legality Of the convention, but that