The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-06-06

Miss Annie Lippincott, daughter of
"Grace Greenwood" has made sue
cessful debut in opera in Trieste. Her
stage name is Anita Armour. Ar
mour is a good name to pack house
on.
Secretary Lamont sat in solitary
charge Of the White House Saturday,
during the Presidents visit to New
York. 1t was the first secular day
since March on which no appoint
ments were made.
Sara Bernhardt wanted to appear
in to-day's procession in honor of Vic
tor Hugo, dressed in the purest white,
but ihe authorities fancied they detect
ed an advertising dodge and decided
to keep her out.
"The tendency to go wrong increas-
es toward night" says "a well-known
clergyman. | think this is very like
ly to be true, for when Adam ate the
forbidden fruit it was near Eve.
Qneen Victoria must have corns,
for at her reception nobody was al
lowed to come nearer that eight feet.
Perhaps we do her an injustice, and
it is only her breath that is bad.
"Papa, what is Wall street?"
"Wall street is place where they
raise lambs in the spring, shear them
ins the fall, and then turn them
loose to hustle for themselves in the
winter"
Nine. Barrios is reported to have
said: "The best monument to my
husband would be a man to take his
place." A young and pretty widow
with $8,000,000 ought not to wait long
in matter Of this kind.
Cabinet Rosebuds" is what Ben
Perley Poore calls the Misses Man
ming, Endicott, Lamar, Garland, and
the two Misses Bayard, who are not
"out" yet, but will make their appear
ance in Washington society next win
ter.
| In some OF the New York skating
rinks a novel feature is the presence
OF boys dressed in female attire.
Young America is cute. He soon
learns that it is more comfortable to
sit down ona hustle than on a pair OF
dude pants.
An iron car-wheel will travel abont
10000 miles. A steel the will run 200
900 miles, costing two and a half times
as much and running more than four
times as long as an iron wheel.
Out in the boundless west, when a
young fellow gets married, the first
thing he receives is serenade from
J the local band. This generally recon
, Giles him to any treatment, and he
settles down and is happy afterward
Minister Phelps viii take possession
OF Mr.. Lowell's former London resi-
dence next week. 1t is in Lowndes
Square. The new Minister is receiv
ing cordial welcome in both society
and diplomatic circles.
Washington rumor credits Secre
tary Manning with an intention to ap
point Thomas J. Brennan his privat,
; secretary, vice Mr., Snyder, promoted
: Mr.. Bremen is member of the sAsso
ciated Press staff.
At the dedication OF the new Method
ist Episcopal church at Chattanooga
Sunday, $4,000 was subscribed, morC
than enough to pay the Indebtedness
of the church, and upwards of $1,000
r to buy new pipe organ.
England imports 200,000,000 feet 0
lumber every year, besides what is cu
0 on the British Islands. Forward-look
ing men advise timber culture OF
] many rough acres of Scotland anC
Ireland, which now produce nothing
The worlds timber supply is dwind
: ling everv year, and civilized ma
! should b. booking ahead to protect hi
i his children from wood famine.
Secretary Bayard has given Wash
ington something to talk about by Wis
t iting in person the residence of tn
= Chinese Minister without waiting 10
e the usual call which that officia
:. should have made first If there
any doubt as to whether or not tn
Secretary was justified in his act
: will doubtless be dispelled by tn
knowledge that the Chinese Ambassa
. dor was i'll at the time and that MI
" Bayard called for the purpose of e2
pressing his regreat.
;, The suit recently brought by Mac
- Christine Nillson against the family {
!, her late husband, NJ. Rouzeaud, wa
for the recovery of $44, 800, which sui
she had loaned him and his relatives