The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-05-07
WHOLE NO. 367.
COMA GATHERINGS.

A Chattanooga dentist lost Il valua-
BILE diamond ring the other day in
curious manner He was examining
the back teeth of a patient when the
ring slipped down the lattcrs throat
The President is sowing second term
seeds, Sherman is building a barn, Ed
munds is making maple sugar and
Blaine is saving wood, The influence
OF the farmers in politics continues to
be quite powerful.
A New York suicidchas left letter
saying that he was unable to live
without cigarettes, and that he had no
money to purchase fresh supply.
The pathos of this sad event is height
ened by the knowledge that the UNI
fortunate man is the only one OF his
kind that has yet come to public
notice
Hair felt is now built into the foun.
dations of engines that run great
electric dynamos in order to get rid of
the Objectionable vibration and noise
otherwise occurring This layer in
one case, where ninety-horse power
engine was used, was four inches
thick and run up two feet on MI SIDES.
Upon this tie brickwork rested.
The strong leaning OF the Indian to-
wards civilization is seen in the chief
visiting Chicago who was so pleased
with the display of false teeth at
dentists that he had several of his
sound, natural molars extracted and
false ones inserted In place OF them,
Let us not be discouraged in our en-
deavors to domesticate the Indian.
The people Of Australia are reported
to be hostile to the project of sending
large bodies Of Russian Jews to their
country, which Baron Hirshc was said
to have entertained The Baron him
self, however, declares that the Jewish
refugees from Russia are to be sent,
MOTTO Australia or To the United
States, but to the Argentine Repub-
lic.-N. Y. World.
A recent issue of the Democrat
published at Watauga, n. c., says;
Col. Gordon, chief engineer OF the $.
A. & o., railaoad, with Mr. Hampton,
son Of Senator Hampton, Of South
Carolina, are here examining the
route through this section for rail.
road survey They will spend few
days taking heights in the different
gaps between Watauga river and Blue
Ridge.
The report of the failure Of the
wheat crop in Europe is discouraging
to the promoters OF the third-party
movement. With the combined bless
ings Of a good crop and high prices
American farmers are likely to slrug-
gle along with one or the other Of the
old parties The farmers interest in
political revolution is regulated in
large measure by the condition Of his
pocketbook,
Five boys were arrested By the
police in Boston the other day en- the
charge of breaking into carpenter
shop and stealing $3.50 in coppers.
They used the carpenters tools in the
shop to try to break open the safe.
When the police made am examination
of the premises they found a book en-
titled, "How to Break Safes which
had been left in the shop by the boy
burglars.
The discovery OF emeralds in the Sa-
hara, in the Wady Mia and in lghar-
gar is confirmed, and NJ. Forest is on
, the way to examine the deposits at the
latter place Ighargcr is the dry bed
of an ancient river that flowed through
the Aures mountains to the south Of
the Algerian province OF Constantine.
The river bed once filed By flood
like that of the Nile, is now caravan
route, leading from the Sahara through
, the Aurcs to Constantine
, There were 10000 registered voters
in New York who did not think it
worth while to vote at the last cleo
ton. Like men who reside in the
) neighborhood Of u dynamite factory,
: political parties in the Empire State
live in dread of this stored up energy
> which may at any time bring about
= explosive results, The act of registry
: is an indication Of danger. The pco-
pie take the trouble to cock their guns,
y but do not always think the game
y worth the powder.
q At Mount Eagle, about eight miles
3 from Charlottesville, Albemarle coun-
Q ty, Va, there is large residence, on
. the windows Of which from the outside
g can be seen the photograph OF a mans
o head and shoulders, the head and
n shoulders Of a woman and child, and
a. in another pane Of glass the distinct
q outlines OF cat. The theory is thai
n the parties were looking through th,
~ windows at the river during storm
a flash of lightning photographed then
: indelibly on the glass, but it is no
~ known who they We're The picture
r can not be seen from the inside, bu
O. they can he plainly seen from the out
g. side isvouched for byprominent citi
v zens Of Charlottesville.