The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-06-13
VOL. II.
A swell gathering-A boil,

humanity.
Wooden heads should wear chip
hats in summer.
Are the siken tassels on corn, OF the
gros grain quality?
In the bright lexicon Ofbusiness the
favorite word is fail.
Suitable motto for plumbers and un-
dertakers-Down with the dust.
II wheat is not blooming plant,
where does the -four come fromS
Ella Wheeler's new poem on mala-
ria is considered no great shakes.
Where civil service reform is most
needed is in the American kitchen.
One girl will attract man by her
figure, while another will do it by her
figures.
Boston girls wear gowns, Philadel-
phia girls wear frocks, New York girls
wear ships.
"All a woman asks is to be loved"
And she can't ask that except during
leap year.
"Afghans will be covered with Rus
sian leather this season" is the latest
fashion item.
For country editors suffering from
dyspepsia physician recommends
patent insides.>
"What is footlight?" "a landing
after her father has kicked you out OF
the front door"
The wedding bell has a very sweet
tone, but it is not so decisive as the
belle after marriage.
Camel riding and tobogganing
should be taught to cadets being pre-
pared for the English army.
A West Virginian is having n big
run of luck. His cousin has eloped
with his wife and six children.
The bang is said to be coming in
fashion again. On doors closed by
servant girls it is worn very loud.
"Tis distance lends cnchantment to the view"
The paint looks natural and the powder, too.
Slippers are now manufactured en-
tircly of paper. but the small boy must
not prematurely rejoice, thcrcat.
"Does alcohol warm us?" asked a
New York editor. Ii it doesn't just
go home full of it and your wife WILL
If Winter and Spring are not doing
the Siamcse twin act this year they
should take out their advertisement.
A philosopher has discovered that
ears indicate mental activity. This
will be good news to st. Louis bellies.
"There are some things man cannot
do" remarks "a philosopher. This is
true, especially true, if his wife says
so.
Most young women, whether aristo-
cratic or net don't object to coats Of
arms. All there, you giddy young
girls
They will change positions: 1t is
rumored that Emma Nevada will mar
ry her manager, DR.. Palmer, some time
this year.
The reason that some clocks keep
their hands before their face is because
they are ashamed of the bad time they
are telling.
Oscar Wilde, who favored abolish
ing the coat and waistcoat, will, if he
keeps on, soon look like a society lady
in full dress.
1t doesn't tire man half SO much
to saw a cord of wood as it does to
amuse baby for an hour while its
mothers away.
Some one has written a poem on
"The Tongue OF Liberty" TIL e
tongue Of liberty generally belongs to
amarried woman.
"Children must be paid for" says
the old saw But in Queen Victoria's
case it is the people Of Great Britain
who pay the expenses.
1t is said that the Prince OF Wales
never carries purse. Our resem-
blancc TO his royal highness has often
been remarked.--St. Paul Herald.
Young men on slender salaries have
once more begun to tell their best girls
frightful stories about the poisoning
OF whole families by ice cream.
"Tell no secrets to the servants,
says Japanese proverb. Or, in other
words, do not repeat to them what they
have already heard through the key,
hole.
servant girl, now at Wabash,
Is the object OF many mash;
Though eomcly and fair,
Yet her beautiful hair