The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-06-27
VOL. II.

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Uneasy lies the head that has no
crown in fly time,
Presidents without policy would
be potatoes without salt
The mantle OF charitity should be
trimmed with discretion.
Mrs. Boggs thinks that "Baby's Got
Il Tooth" is an epicac poem,
To the pure all things are pure, ex-
cept city milk and cheap groceries.
Never strike man when he's down.
You'Il find it much easier to kick him.
t;en. Butler may be obliQue-eyed
but he is mighty direct at reaching Il
foe-cuAs.
James Patton asks: Will the com
ing man drink wine." He probably
will, il there is any left,
The Liberty Bell has come to the
conclusion that it must have been
cracked when it went to New Orleans.
1t is always pleasant when playing
whist to have for your partner q
bright young lady with winning ways
Contemporary prints "a good word fol
the parsnip.' But no one has good
word for pas nip except pa himself
and the bartender
Uudertakers are first class men tC
handle subscription papers. They
are constantly engaged in putting
people down for various amounts.
You say you know Sallie Jones?"
Yes
Is she me'irr.than her sister Ma
ry?'
Yes. SHE'S bigger
Vast wealth is II curse to any man
When he dies hc has just that mucl
more than anybody else tolose. How
ever. We are willing to be cursed tha
way.
Ofiicc.scckers are convinced tina
there sno truth in the maxim, "The,
also serve who only stand and wait
They've bcen waiting so long the
can't stand it any longer.
Senator ttlmunds' fee of $2000(
received in the Drawbaugh telephon
ease, has hrrn invested by him in hi
new homo on Massachusetts avenu,
Washington
Governor Hoadly's declaration ths
he doesn't want to he renominated
construed hy several Democratic p;
pers to mean that he. will run agai
II asked.
An upset beehive is rather livel
circus to get out Of the way Of but it
1, mere triile compared to woma
whose mind is upset at having foun
bin for an unknown bonnet in h,
husbands pocket.
Tommy. said san Anlonia mott
CT 10 her little hoy, your uncle vi
be here 10 dinner to-day, and yC
must have your face washed "Ye
ma but s'poSin he doesn't com
What them
The Bartholdi Statue of Liberty
said to be packed in three hundr,
cases. France is sending us a regul
Chinese puzzle. Perhaps by the tin
we get the thing put together the ?
destal fund viii have arrived at III
aurity.
1t is said that James Russell Low,
Il the only American who has slept
Windsor castle rs the guest Of royalt
The other Americans who have tri
ia work thi, racket probably did Il
have any baggage with them for
curity and had the pay demanded
advance,
jenkins, WHO had been off fish
all day, and had cought two SIN
fishes, was, on his reture. thus acco
ed by Todd "Well, what luck Ia
you had?
"Oh! pretty fair said jenkins,
caught hundred or two"
"How shall women dress?' is
important question raised by a ia
ion paper. Suppose we say, on tim
referring, of course, to readiness
starting and not to the dating OF bil
"Who was that gentleman you W
talking with just now?'
"I really don't know his name,
/ think he's southern colonel"
"Why so?"
lie uses such choice oaths."
Mrs. Sillysid"-"I must get a z,
bonnet, my dear
Mr.. S.---"What, another?"
Mrs. S.--'Why | haven't had
in u month was just readiog i
fashion note that small birds will