The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-02-11

George William Curtis delivered the
funeral address at the burial of William
Winters little son in New York
Wednesday. Mary Anderson, Edwin
Booth and Lawrence Barrett sent
flowers.
Miss Love, of Buffalo, who has for
year been spoken of as the Presidents
tiancee, is not "lovely young girl, ;"
as some correspondents describe her,
but a handsome woman on the shady
side offorty, with yellow hair and blue
gray eyes.
Next Easter falls on the latest date
on which it possibly can occur, April
25th, under the rule of the Council OF
Nice, which DEGREES that Easter shall
be observed on the Sunday after the
full moon following the 21st of March.
Its earliest possible date is March ODD.
1t is 152 years since Easter Day has
been SO late. 1t will not again fall on
that day till 1913. Ash Wednesday
will fall this year on the 10th day OF
March.
What is called "the champion story
of the recent snow-storm comes from
Kansas and relates to a rooster that is
said to have been buried several feet
deep in drift for two days and two
night, with the farm animals travel
ing over him, and to have come out
alive and growing" Pooh that isn't
much of story. Two days are
small matter to the Democratic bird
which recently came out alive and
Growing after being showed under for
twenty years.
Uncle Rastus skin l kerlect lit
tie bill, Mr., Robinson?"
Mr.. Robinson; What is it for, Tn
Gle Rastus?"
Uncle Rastus: "Hit's TO sawin' dat
las cod OBJ wood, sah."
Mr.. Robinson "But l paid you
once for that job"
Uncle Rastus "Is yer SHOP"
Mr.. Robinson; ayes, I'm sure"
Uncle Rastus "Has yo' got er re-
ceepp
Mr.. Robinson: Receipt? No"
Uncle Rastus "Den | tell yo' what
ter do, sab. Yo' pays me de money
AMI guys yer receep for it. Denis
business principles, an we doan' ned
ner one OBJ us hab no mo- trubble bout
de account"
The February Dorcas is at hand,
and we find it contains an excellent
article on Home Decoration, written
by the Editor, and accompanied with
two designs for screens. We wish to
commend these articles as they will
enable one with a small amount OF
material and moderate skill to make
Il handsome home at little cost. Also,
an article on Crewel Painting, oy Miss
Hepworth Dixon, of london, besides
many knitted and lace crochet pat
terms a couple OF Squares for Coun-
terpanes, Lady's Breakfast Cap, In
fant's Plain Knitted Skirt, Antique
Tidy, and Knitted Shawl.
This magazine is published at $50
Broadway, New York. Price Of sup
scription, $1.00 per year. Ten cents
Tor sample copy,
A new mail agent entered npon his
duties the other day on q North Penn
sylvania Railroad express train. He
was practictd in the use of the patent
mailbag catcher, with which mail cars
are equipped, but had not become ia
miliar with the stations and was con
stantly on the lookout, Espying a
bag suspended from post short dis
lance ahead of the train he got the
catcher into position and braced him
self for securing the bag. Asthe train
sped by the post the bag was caught
aud dropped into the car Picking it
up the mail agent discovered that it
was bottomless and empty He report
ed the matter to the baggage agent,
who saw in an instant that the mail
agent had caught canvas hose used
for filling the tender with water. As
the new agent is Liable to catch up
anything along the line persons would
do well not to hang out their wash