The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-03-04

The fund for Mrs Hancock has
reached $4,000 and is still grow
ing.
Senator Don Cameron is in yery
poor health and will take southern
trip.
Mexico is about to become a com.
petitor with Cuba in the tobacco grow
ing business.
Speaker Hustled, Of the New York
assembly, has ordered the doors closed
against lobbyists
Senator ingalls, is all ardent lover
of nature, and it is said, frequently
takes walks of fifteen miles alone.
Mr.. Hopkins, of Atlanta ewnsa
Jersey COW which has given s,724
pounds of milk in six months and in
the year 1885 made 900 pounds OF
butter.
Baron De Resen, present Rus.iss
Consul General at New York. has
been appointed Consul. General at
Sofia.
General Painet new yacht, now
building, which is expected to beat
the Puritan, has been named the Nav
flower.
General Simon Cameron has been
selling the stock off his Donegal farms
and will hereafter let his properties
there.
Minister Cox has been made Nom.
ber OF scientific Hellenic society in
Constsntinople, and his name 3D.
on greek rolls as "Kox.'
Lady Clifford Brightly, of Surrey.
is noted dog fancier. Her Maltese
dogs, breed very scarce in England,
nave taken all prizes at dog shows for
years.
Much OF Miss Chamberlain,
queenly beauty is due to the fact that
she has invariably preserved cheer.
ful and happy frame of mind" saws
! Al n
the New York Morning Journal. The
same is probably true Of every other
beauty in the world.
Albert Victor Edward. eldest SON
OF the Prince of Wales, is described as
shy, pale, boyish-looking Young fell
low, who doesn't look his TWENTY-FIVE
wears. Heis ~devotedly attached to
his mother whom he resembles in
character and features.
New York papers state that il is
now positively know that General
Hancock left no will. A clerk of the
Sunogste's Office will visit Governor
Island the latter part of this week and
confer with Mrs. Hancock about the
administration of the estate.
Mrs. J. R. Shoffner Of Greens.
borough, n G.. having recently given
birth to twin boys making eleven boys
IN all in her family, the North STATE
has put her on its free lists and offers
tn" same premium to every daughter
OF Guilford county who presents her
husband viii, msle twins"
The cup Of Life.-Youth. with
smiling face quaffs the frnth from the
cup Of life aud exclsims; "Ha, Hsw
Middle age sips the amber fluid from
beneath and exclaims "Ah! ahm Old
age, with wry face gulps down the
dr"gs aud exclaims Ugh! Ughlo--
Whitehall Times
lie was irving to beat Chatham
St'Net dealer down on suit Of clothes.
and he finally observed "Yonn ad-
NIT that wool is down, won't vous"
"Oh yes" And cotton istlown. and
labor is down" "Shust So" "Wsu
then how can you call this suit worth
$l4F my frendt, you hat entirely
forgotten dot buttons vhas away Dep
Dot vhas der basit figure on"
Il don't see upon what grounds
you can secure pension. You were
not in the army during the war"
II know but ! was in the Home
Guards"
"Were you wounded or dissbledY"
! NO; but first saw the woman who
- now my wife while we were on
parade. Since then I've had nothing
but trouble, and think the Gov.
t ernment ought to give me pension }"
"They tell me you've travelled, Mr.
Crimsonbeak.' said Miss Fusanfeath-
er, during lull in the conversation the
other night,
"Yes, I've travelled considerable. /
used to travel for dry-goods house. I
wish was travelling now"
. II wish you were" innocently re.
. joined the young lady, noticing that
both hands of thu clock were point.