The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-11-15
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

OF GENERAL INTEREST.
The amount of candy consumed
In the United States every year haa
been estimated at 10000 tons
The British colony In Borneo issues
its own coinage, cents, half cents, and
notes Of 81, IS, $40 and $26 All ac-
counts are kept in United States cur
rency.
Com Edwin d Morgan has become
the father of his third child, and under
the will of the late Gov. L, D. Morgan
will receive s75O,O0O, or $3.50, 900 foI
each child.
Count de Ragouza Soustchevsky,
OF St Petersburg, late commissioner Of
Russia to the worlds fair, Is in Wash.
ington, making study of the patent
system Of this government
In Platte county, Mo, score OF
more Of women and men have been In
dicted for playing progressive euchre,
and the poker players and crap shoot
ers are beginning to feel uneasy them
selves
-R'J. Walden, having become tired
of life, tied a valise around his neck, to
make sure that he would sink, and
jumped into a bayou at Houston, Tex.
The valise kept him afoat until he was
rescued.
TO keep his body out of the hands
of the disseetors, Thomas s. Robson,
of Garrett ILL.,, made dying request
that he be buried in the lawn directly
in front of his residence. His wife will
respect his wishes.
James Workman, a farmer living
near Sonora, Kyu Is puzzling the ply.
sicians Bright blue spots cover his
body at periodical Intervals. When
the spots appear knot the size of a
walnut presents itself and remains un-
til the spots go away.
Joseph Burns, a young butcher Of
Commonwealth, Wis, met with sim
gular death few days ago. He fell
and grabbed 25O-pound meat-cutter
to save himself. His clutch set the
wheels in motion, and the meat-cutter
chopped his head off as neatly as II 1t
had been built for guillotine.
John Sartain, the veteran mezzo.
tint engraver of Philadelphia, boasts
the largest collection of prints in
America He began buying them dur
ing his pioneer days of art in this coun-
try, and the number of them now jeal-
ously guarded at the Women's School
Of Design is, in round numbers, 10000.
Certain society girls have carried
with them constantly this season pretty
little ivory-covered notebooks with gold
pencils attached by means of fine gold
chains Each book contains 365 pages
-one for every day in the year-and
under the proper date is neatly record.
ed every complimentary speech from
the opposite sex received by the owner.
George Russell. of Raywicl1, KY,
has an Irish shilling which is probably
one of the first issues of that coin. II
is family heirloom that has been be.
queathed to the oldest son in his fam.
lily through successive generations. II
is silver and about the size of our TWEEN.
ty-flve cent currency. Mr. Russell has
bequeathed it to his son, Kelly Russell,
with its tradition.
Feeding the hog is being revolu
tionized Formerly anthing that could
be fed to the swine was allowed, with
out regard to the filth contained, sour
swill, filed wish disease germs, being
the principal diet. Intelligent farmers
now feed clover, corn, wheat vegeta
bles, ground grain and whey or skin
milk, given in clean troughs with plenty
of clean water available at all times
Chill, politically and intellectually
the most advanced of the South Amer
lean republics, counting ., 72O, 900 inhab
itants, of whom 500, 900 are Indians, hal
an extent equal to one and one-hal
times that of France. Here the United
States Presbyterians have FIVE stations
occupied by dozen workers, and the
South American Missionary society ha,
three stations, with eight missionaries
Broad leaf mustard is fodder crol
which is promising we'll in South Aus
tralia. 1t is described as quick grow
er in the hot weather. In many case
1t has grown eight feet high, will
leaves over two feet long and fifteel
across; can be cut several times. 1t 1
also believed by many sheep farmers
and with good reason, that there
some principle in the plants of tn
brassica family that is unfavorable t.
, the development of lung and stomach
| worms In sheep
, Many people think that Jonathan
| Bassett, who died recently, was tn
] first ossifed man. He may have bee1
| the first man on exhibition, but no
4 the first on record. In the museum Q
!, natural history at Dublin is the skele
| ton of native of South Ireland VIII
! was ossifed during his lifetime, livin
. In that condition for years His afflic
r ton came on in a peculiar manner
One night. after carousel, he slep
ont In field. Soon thereafter hi
joints began to stiffen. He could1no
rise nor sit down unless attended
Neither could he bend his body, an
when placed upright resembled stone
His teeth and jaws became joined int
solid bone. He lost his sight and tn
use of his tongue, and for years wa
ii kept alive by nourishment artificial
Q administered. Doctors could do moth
;. ing for him, and when he died the
;, preserved the strange skeleton, {
mummy, which is now on exhibition
First American Coal
When we consider the fact that th
whole eastern range of mountains
6 those natural barriers that were frs