The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-30
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the Oregon Penitentiary.
THERE is a gorge in Yellowstone Park
where no sound can be heard.
The honey crop of the United States
reaches 100000 pounds annually.
A DRourH has prevailed throughout
Southern Russia for some time past.
TIE farms of the United States are worth
ct least one thousand million dollars.
The Princess Beatrice will have ten
bridesmaids at her wedding, all her own
nieces.
TIE Public Park at Niagara Falls was
formally opened July Is, with appropriate
ceremonies.
NEWSPAPERS are fined in Paris for pub.
fishing the news. Perhaps that Is Why they
have 10 little of it.
EMMA r. CARY has been reappointed
Prison Commissioner Of Massachusetts, by
Governor Robinson.
BEATRICE will have fifty new pairs Of
shoes Of all sorts, ornamental and useful,
In her bridal trousseau.
No fewer than Ill dead bodies were re.
eeived at the Paris Morgue last month,
forty of them In two days.
The wife Of Nicolinl, the tenor, consents
to enforcement for money consideration.
Nicolini will marry Adelina Patti.
Ex.PREsIDENT ARTHuR's son ia said to
he "a nice fellow among the girls" but
without any manly ambition - yet
! TIE Louisville Courier Journal says
that the best English society no longer
uses the Pail Nall Gazette for bustles.
THE tenth death from lockjaw occurred
In Chicago few days ago, as result Of
firing of toy pistols on the 4th of July.
The RICH Of women in Kansas to vote al
district school board elections, has recent.
ly been reafirmed by the Attorney General.
PROMOTIONS in the Central American ar.
mics are not made on merit, but the man
who can read and write 10 called to the
head.
TWENTY journals in Paris have been fined
800 francs each for publishing the indict-
ment against Pei, the murderer, before his
trial.
THE Marquis of Salisbury, in sympathy
with the depression in the farming indus.
try, has reduced his tenants rents 10 per
cent for three years.
N. LUao VlNAs, editor of Ell L.nes, City
Of Mexico, one of the visiting Mexican edi.
tors, is the husband of q niece of the late
Senator Anthony, Of Rhode Island.
The camphor laurel, native of China,
and the tree from which most Of the cam.
phor Of commerce is obtained, has been
successfully introduced into California.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS subjects Aave
taken to bombarding him with flower pots.
This 10 decided improvement on dyna.
mite bombs. In his Majesty's opinion at
least.
THIS . the usual season for On Indian
war to break out, and II one dossnt come
everybody will be surprised. It will be .
sad day for the Indian when the white man
10 no more.
A CURIOUS calculator has discovered
that out Of every $1,000 females in Eng.
land, 6,S16 answer to the name of Mary,
and out Of the same number of males, $500
are named William.
CHRISTOPHER MANN, q companion OF
Daniel Boone, died at his home near Inde-
pendsnce, No., few days ago, aged Ill
years. He boosted that he never took
dose Of medicine in his life.
A sEAsHELL was recently plowed up on
. farm in Wyoming, Mich. II is of the
conch shell form, and Is twenty inches In
circumference. Prof. Strong says 1t was
brought there BY the mound builders.
THEY could bring go indictments againsa
Abe Buzzard, the Pennsylvania outlaw,
but a. it il hot weather they will let him
OF with ninety EIGHT. These are enough
to send him to prison for 1900 years.
A Lone BRANCH young lady il followed
through the street by pct lamb. This 10
the latest craze and it will have the effect
Of raising the price of young mutton and
placing the poodle dog far in the back.
ground.
LADY RANDOLPH CHuRCHILL's recent
success in politics will increase the demand
for American wives in England. They
come high but the statesmen of that coun.
try must have them, If they expect to
prosper in their business.
IT b generally admitted that teaching
has deprecated in this country during the
last half-century. The principal causes Of
this undesirable tendency are: Inadequate
preparation, lack of professional enthu-
siasm, short tenure of office and small pay.
A CONCENTRATED solution of bichromate
Of potash and glue makes q cement foe
articles of broken glass which will resist
boiling water. It Is carefully applied to
the surface, and when the broken parts are
brought together the whole 10 exposed IA
the action Of the sun.
A DREADFUL philosopher says: Society
ID loaded down with maidens past their
prime who have refused to be marked
down, or to 60 at . sacrifice. They will
not Be slaughtered like dry goods, pre-.
ferring to become mummies, or like fruit
tc decay rather than not fetch their price
In Ecuador there are no smaller coin,
than the quartillo, change Is therefore
made by the use Of bread. On his way :,
market tie purchaser stops at the bakery
and gets dozed or twenty breakfast rolls
which cost about one cent each, and thu
market women give them a. change fcl
small purchases.
A YOUNG German Prince In . recent
s.ci;c became affrnnted at young army
off,cer among his companions, and slapped