The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-06-20
VOL. II.
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The suggestion that the dog star
may be Skye terrier is alarming.
The Princess of Wales is said to be
an enthusiastic angler, Several years
ago she caught Wales.
A Michigan man has eighteen un-
married daughters and had sunk his
fortune in front gates.
A Mexican dog is made without
hair. Therefore he cannot flea as a
bird to the mountain.
1t is a somewhat remarkable fact
that the western cyclone is frequently
charged with shop-lifting.
EVA roller-rink and an ink-roller re-
semble each other; when pressed too
hard they are apt to deface forms.
However strong may be the bonds
OF matrimony they are often broken
by club--the club the husband be-
longs to.
Probably in year from now it
will be definitely known to which par
ty the Hon. Samuel J. Randall owes
allegiance.
lis the gay old bird who lies in bed
till his wife has the fire kindled and
the breakfasts on the table who catches
the warm.
Ladies should refrain from throw
ing thcir cast-off footwear into neigh
boring ahcys, for alley CATERS arc
dangerous.
Many young women can sweep into
a room in grand style, but when i
comes to sweeping out room they
are not there
"Time works wonders" says ayounl
man of twenty-seven when he return
ed home and found his eldest sistel
only eighteen.
A Missouri farmer has twenty-five
daughters. He won't allow dog OF
the premises, and he wears the softes
kind OF slippers.
Nature is supposed To have her bool
opened at the fly leaves, but the nerve
exciting fact is that tbs just about th'
time when the fly comes.
An artist says; "a tapering hand i
the most beautiful" We certainl.
agree with him if it tapers down from
the ace in regular succession.
There is nothing modest about
women's heel on the contrary, it
altogether too forward. At last nd
vices it was just little forward OF tn
instep.
Camels sometimes live to he 10
years old. This is unquestionable he
cause they drink so seldom. We Civ
this as pointer to the temperance re
formers.
A newspaper correspondent, writing
from Afghanistan, says that the A
ghans eat onions as the American
do apples. We don't wonder tina
England is trying to break out.
eyes" said Mrs. Spriggins, whe
che read the menu Of arecent fashion
able dinner, "the man who got u
that there feast must have been a
epicacl s-'s Y
"OGe sees strange sights at sea,
said person who had just crosse
the Atlantic. II saw the ocean heav,
passenger heaye and the ship heav'
too.
A chair has been invented whic
can be adjusted to over 100 diflerer
directions. Families blessed with
small boy should have one Of thes
chairs placed in the church pew.
The male Goldfish always takes cal
OF the eggs and young. The onI
peace in life which the male codtis
enjoys is when he gets salted dow
and stored away in country grocer
First Citizen "You always snay
home in the evenings now?' Secor
Citizen-"Yes; my wife's father ga
her $500 for a birthday present, and
am teaching her how to play draV
poker"
II men and women only displ'
hals as much frantic energy and alb
ity in getting ahead in life as they
in lodging across the street i'll front
an approaching team or horse-car, y
should all be Vanderbilts before 1S9(
A piano was stolen from q churC
in Buffalo recently, Since then Il
congregation has grown much large
and it is proposed to present the thi
with handsome testimonial-ifh he c,
be found.
A New York physician believes til
tho earth is in imminent danger
exploding. His wife must have be,