The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-05-09

One of the cases reported at a recent
meeting of the Charity Organization
Society Of Washington was that OF a
professional beggar who has two dres-
ses-a begging dress and a society
dress Her name appeared in the
society columns of city paper as re-
ceiying guests during the Inaugural
ton, and she was found to be living
handsomely ont of aims.
Mrs. Custer, in her recent book,
Boots and Saddles tells of the
pledge which General Custer exalted
Of his officers, that in the case of his
or their capture by the Indians when
she was with them, she could be shot
dead on the spot before being permit
ted to fall into the hands of the saw
ages. This pledge, she says, was well
known to her during her equestrian
excursions with the General.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, MAY =, 1856
While the cadets of the Naval Acade-
my were out in the bay to-day exer-
cising in gunnery drills on the United
States steamer Wyoming, an accident
occurred to one of the rifle guns which
was being fired. The contents of the
gun instead of taking the proper
course through the barrcll came out
OF the breech and several cadets near
by were injured.
Belva Lockwood ran for President of
the United States, tended four acres
ofcorn, delivered twenty-nine speeches
and made SIG last year. Belva is Il
regular brick, and we mustn't class her
with those silly little gooses who
weave silk monkeys on velvet slippers I;
run clear out to the gate to meet you
when you so home, and wear their
dear little lives out trying to make
ungrateful man happy, Belya is not
only bridk but regular innovator.
She'd make a good section hand.
-HaWkeye.
All spring grains to be used for fod-
der should be cut as soon as the heads
are fully grown and during the earli-
est stages OF blooming. The fodder
will then be sweet and tender and will
be readily eaten. Two or three bush
els OF rye or barley and four or five Of
oats to the acre will give fine straw
that can be rapidly cured in favorable
hay weather. For growing grain con,
siderably less seed will be required
and lees still if grass is sown with the
grain. In this case the less grain the
better for the grass.
Secretary Bayard writes very
hasty, half illcgible hand. Secretary
Endicot writes a firm, clear, rapid le
gal script Postmaster-General Villas
writes like a bank book-kecper who
has learned to write at a business col
lege. Attorney General Garlant
writes a literary hand, like that of {
majority of editors. Secretary Whit
ney writes a bold, heavy, vigorous
free hand. Secretary Manning has {
fine, narrow, somewhat feminine
hand. Secretary Lamar writes likt
italian coppcrplate, though not Sc
accurate.
+ CINCINNATI, May 2, 1SS5.-This al
ternoon, while wor&men were remoy
. ing a heavy stone cornice from tn,
top OF the Burnet House, which is be
ing remodelled, one of the men, namet
Lelfel, ineautiously stepped on tn
+ edge Of one of the stones, and it fell
I bringing several others with it. TIL
, mass struck the balcony and brok
y through it into barber shope, il
A., which were six men. The barber, Nj
Kreh, was buried under the debri.
but was not seriouslya injured. TIL
others had warning enough to enabl
them to escape. Leffel was Instant
c killed. The balcony destroyed is til
G from which Lincoln, Grant, Sherma
Y and other historical persons hay
: made addresses or reviewed proce
u sions.
An UnsuceessGtul Appeal.
3 Can you lend me two dollars?"
Cant do it possibly"
"Two dollars is not a large sum {
l. lend" rsa
S "No, but its large sum to lose"
ssE.Wf. Won E4ubber."
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