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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08
journalism Of To-Day.

During the last decade, or at least
during the last twenty-five years
the journals of this country have
undergone complete revolution
The progress Of the press has kept
abreast of with the great revolutions
in science and discovery.
The old theory that every
country paper should produce edi.
tOrials as long as the moral law has
become extinct. Our columns con.
tain four times as mnch as formally,
long metaphysical discussions are
left to periodicals making Especial.
ty of technical subjects. Cores
pondents are also catching the idea
that brevity is the soul of wit.
The press of to-day comes nearer
meeting the demands of the people
than ever before. Newspaper men
are preparing their articles SO that
those who run may read. In this
busy bustling world of activity
many only have an opportunity ia
read fifteen or twenty minutes in
the day, and It becomes necessary
for journalists to condense their
news and opinions in as few short
spicy sentences as the sense will
permit.
The result of this change gives the
press not only more supporters, but
also enables them to cover more
ground and send the newspaper into
q greater number Of families. The
people are also learning that to be
without the current news of the day
is to be without one of the luxuries
of life. SO let the good work 60 on
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08
Our Opportunity and Inter
ests.
Tennessee Pilot.

Now that the election Is over and
the result cannot be changed, it be.
hooves every Tennesseean to think
and talk less about politics, but dc
what he can to build up his town
his city, his section and his State
While we firmly believe that the
continuation of the Republican
party in power would have been
much better for Tennessee and for
all the Southern States, yet with
even the Democratic party in pow
er we believe Tennessee can be
made one of the most desirable
States to live in and one of the
most prosperous States in the
Union. Our natural advantages
are great and in some respects are
unsurpassed. Our climate is tenn
perate-we do not have the cold OF
the North or the heat of the South.
But we will net enumerate our great
natural advantages as we wish to
call attention to only one Important
fact. In Tennessee, and especially
in East Tennessee, man can vote
as he pleases, can express freely
any political opinions he may have
without fear Of ostracism or injury
in body or estate. Beyond question
the success Of the Democratic par
ty ut the recent election will for a
few years at least stop the flow of
emigration and capital from the
Northern to the Southern States.
Hence If our great natural ad-
vantages were known throughout
the North, and it was also assured
that all who might come would be
welcomed and that they would be
as secure in their political rights in
Tennessee as in Massachusetts, or
Iininesota, the success of the DEM
ocratic party might not be such q
great calamity to our State after
all. ItshOuld be remembered that
the. United States Senate is new,
and will be during Mr.. Cleve.and's
administration, Republican by a
safe majority, and hence the princi-
Piles of Free Trade. cannot be put
into actual practice for some years
70 come.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08

The United States Senate passed
q bill making the 4th day of March
a National Holiday. That is a
boom for Inauguration day. All
holidays ought to be anti-drinking
DAYS. Let Tennessee fall into line
in this direction by passinga law
recognizing the day as such, and
disallowing any saloon to keep
open or sell intoxicating liquors on
thatdey.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08
NOTICE.

BY virtue Of an Execution issued by 4. C.
Reeves, Clerk Of the supreme Court, OF Knox
and wife vs. James r. Coulter, and levy duly
made by me on said Execution, will, on Sstur-
day the Slst day Of January, 1885, in front Of the
Courthouse door in Maryyille, Tenn, within
the legal hours for SALE sell 10 the highest bid
der for cash in hand, all the right, title, claim,
interest and demand that James Il. Coulter has
in and to tract, piece or parcel of land lying
and being in the 18th Civil District Of Blount
County Tenn, containing. nine (e) acres and
four polls, more or less, adjoining the lands Of
...... Cameron, widow Perry, and perhaps 9TH
ers, and known as the Old Martin Meier Mill
property, levied upon az the property Of the de-
stated Execution. This january, 1855.
MI EDxoNDsoN, Sheriff Blount county.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08

ENTHUSIASTICALLY pOstmas.
ter Is compelled to write us that
some man refuses to take his paper
from the Office, or the man writes
himself and says "stOp my paper
, hut noes not send the money to pay
forthe time he has had it. This is
mean to take paper seven months
and read it and then order it stopped
without paying for it.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08
Quadrenniai Sessions.

The present Congress shows but
little disposition to work. 1t would
be better for the country If this
body did not meet Oftener than
once In. four years. Quadrennial
sessions would be d great savinR ~
this country, and continue in -
sion twelve months. Let this body
meet each inauguration day 81 !
new President. @
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08

Gravel or macadamized roads
will add more to the value of farm
property than costly buildings. If
we can get the people of Blount
county to undertake this system of
internal improvements we shall
feel like we have conferred a lasting
favor upon the people of this COM
munity.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08

4. A thief has been discovered
among the naval cadets at AuapO.
lis. If this young gent had been a
civil service officer we wouldn't
wonder at his theft just before the
great Democratic side show, but we
can't imagine why acadet, where
every want is met, should break the
laws of his country by coveting.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08

We are much obliged to those
who are calling and paying up for
their paper. We are expecting ev-
cry man In the county to do this.
II we are to keep the present high
standard for our paper we must
have pay for It, and that rigrt soon.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08

Light headed men are anxious to
be reviewed If some of these fell
lows could only be sold at the price
they value themselves some
persons would soon DO rich-in .
! few days.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08

Gov. Cleveland resigns his official
duties this week as Governor Of
New York to make his preparations
for sweeping through the gates" Of
the Capitol.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08

Dontforget that you can confer
a favor upon US by sending US a
short communication of Interesting
news items, beside it will do your
neighborhood good.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08
LOUISVILLE.
why they Call Him odd NJ Ian :,

eyes, that's sadly So" said jenkins,
my hair is turning gray and falling out
before its time. Use something? l
would, hut most hair rcstorers are dan.
gerous." "True answered his friend,
"but Parker's Hair Balsam is as HARM
leas as 1t is effective. I've tried it, and
know. Give the Balsam show and the
boys will soon stop calling you odd Man
Jenkins" 1t never fails to restore the
original cello: to gray or faded hair.
Richly perfumcd, an elegant dressing.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08

The man who takes dollar pa
per to save fifty cent will lose more
than twice that amount in the
year.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08
The Old----The New.

Upon the ashes and ruins OF cities
new ones are built. From old in.
situations which remain conserva.
tive and mute, half buried in their
own debris new ones spring up full
of activity md vigor, accomplish.
ing more in a single decade than the
old one in ten decades. It is to be
hoped that the wise body Of men
now assembled at the State Capitol
Sfill build something new mon the
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08
Fifty thousand dollars have been
appropriated for the building OF a
monument to Lafayette.

It IL time for m en- I
political ideas to quit looking cross
eyed ut each other; the election is
over.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08

mated Calkins for Governor. He
ran several thousand behind Blaine.
The TIMES said he had no strength
and that If he was elected it would
be by the strength Of the Presiden-
tial nominee.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08
Chinese soldiers drill we'll under
German officers.

Dynamiters still continue to
shake the balance wheel Of Hould
Hengland.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08

The man who talks too much
with his mouth will never get very
far up the ladder. 81,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08
, Maryvule,. Tenn.


DR.. John p. Blankinship, of Ma
ryville, Blount County, Tenn,
writes DR.. J. Berrien Lindsle., Sec
rotary of the State Board.o of Health,
to the following effect, In letter
dated Dec. %:
VI would say In relation to the
condition of Maryville, that it is not
rs good as King SolOmOn's was
when in all his glory, yet there may
be towns in this State that arc not
in as good condition so far as the
health Ut the people is concerned.
1t is geographically located as well
as any town in the State, with q
population of about 1000. What
seems to be needed now In all the
smaller towns Of the State Is author.
| ity by law to cause the necessary
work to be done. We have y dis.
trict of the second class ut this
place, but our Commissioners have
not yet taken any action looking to
the sanitary condition of the town
in order to be ready tC
meet an invasion of the cholera
should it come next summer, and
am afraid we will be scourged
again by the disease. Now oul
Commissioners are ready and will
ling to do anything In conformity
with the laws Of the State in a SAM
tary sense. There seems to be 9
want of Boards OF Aldermen and
Commissioners of Taxing Districts
going to citizens and saying to then
that 4 certain work must b. done
in every city, town and village II
the State in the next seventy days
Ny idea is that each board that in
cludes Mayor and Alderman, Com
missioners of Taxing Districts
should appoint one or more physi
clans who have work In them, ant
that said physicians give any In
formation necessary and zee tina
the towns are cleaned up, and ev
cry citizen will be benefited BY thi
twOrk all over the State. Now, lOca
boards Of health in small towns d.
not accomplish much, from the fac
4 that the authority conferred by Law
Is limited. Circulars and talk vii
not do the work or pay forit. Eacl
town must have q head that vii
have the necessary work done q
once. This work Is Of more I'M
pOrtance to the people If the Stat
than anything they could engag
In At this time, for past 0xpefienc
has demonstrated that strict san
Iitary condition of our homes in cit
les and towns Is the only safety o
checkmate we have go far as choler
| and yellow fever are concerned
There is moro to be done in pre-
venting than curing these diseases
I hope Gov. VIM. h. Bate will rec
ommend the Legislature to tax
4 some action early In January rela
i tive to tho sanitary condlt ion Of tn
1 State" VI
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08

M. Randall is now the guest Of
the South. Yea, even as the cock
is master of the walk.
, 1885-12-24
Judge DaWne.

The Victoria CoEoniSt of last Fri
day furnishes another item in the
Judge Dawne matter. 1t says: For
ten day past Mr.. Justice Dawne, of
Alaska, has boarded at Nr. Monks
restaurant on Government street
He is q tall, well-made man, in good
clothes, top boots, full whiskGrs and
gold spectaclos. His identity was
not suspected until after the appear
ance OF the COlOniSt article on We'd
nesday, which the judge read while
eating breakfast at one of the tables.
His actions then attracted attention
and he was afterwards recognized as
the fugitive. Yesterday the wretch
ed man changed a $50 piece TO pay
his bill, rolled up his blankets and
went out Tho last seen of him he
was standing over the rocks that
lead down to the harbor opposite the
Telegraph hotel A requisition will
probably arrive"
The Victoria Times of Friday
evening says. '.As late as this morn
ing Judge DaWne was seen in Vic
toria, and at the present moment Is
either in the city or the immediate
neighborhood. His movements are
no secret. Before leaving Wrangel
for Tongas, the Judges borrowing
propensity was again called into
play, and he succeeded in getting, Us
a Temporary accommodation, the sum
of $3.50 from a gentleman in business
at that place. He represented that
he might want to use some cash in
the business he was going on to Ton.
gas, and the contiding friend readily
obliged him with the loan.
, 1885-12-24
MARRIED..

PLU UMMER-DALEY.- the new and
elegant residence OF the happy couple,
in Port Townsend. on Saturday even
ing, Dec. 10, 1885, by Rev. A. Laubacll,
OF the NJ. E. Church, Mr.. Enoch f.
PIummer to Miss Lillian Daley, all OF
Jefferson county.
tlhe ceremony Was very quissly per-
formed, no one being present save the
members OF the Piummer family and
relatives OF the bride. AS the solemn
words were pronounced that united in
the holy bonds of wedlock the ardent
young hearts so long in training for this
happy event, peaceful contented calm
fell upon the near and dear ones present,
prophetic of life of domestic happiness
where two souls Will beat with but a
single thought and bask in each otheF's
smiles. Both ara well known i'll Port
Townsend, and the personal friends of
both are limited only by the size OF The
town. Mr.. Plummer was born and
pioneer citizens. and Miss Daley is a
sister of Mrs. Dodd, having come here
from Michigan eight or ten years ago
The residence just completed bespeaks
An intention and ability to enjoy life
substantially. OF the wedding presents,
we may say were quite a number, aud
they were expensive and appropriate
enough TO DO credit to the donors and
honor the recipients. Long life and
happiness, say we aii-in which wish the
ARGUS joins heartily
, 1885-12-24
CTR PORTLAND LETTER.
PORTLAND. Dac. 81. 1885

PORTLAND, Doc q, 1885.
DEAR ARGUs:-"Jesus only" are the
words, printed in large type and
pasted on every available space, which
attract the gaze of Portland's citizens
and the strangers within our gates
These are the words Mrs. Hampson
has chosen as her motto. They are
painted over the platform from which
she speaks, in large blazoned letters,
and seem to stand over her like &
guardian angel. Every evening since
the opening the tabernacle has been
taxed to its utmost to hold the multi
tude who comes to listen to the com
forting words of the little English
evangelist, and much good has she
accomplished the past week.
On Sunday evening, Dec. 18th,
Mrs. Margaret Hampson was escorted
into the pulpit of the new tabernacle
by several prominent clergymen, and
after kneeling in silent prayer, CON
fronted an audience of nearly 5000
people. She is a plain, motherIy
looking woman, of medium height,
rather stout, with a high, noble fore
head. She dresses in plain black OF
some soft material, with a lace bow
fastened near the throat. Her man
ner is perfectly natural and she
speaks without apparent effort, using
no notes whatever.
The meetings are conducted in a
similar style to the Moody and Sankey
meetings, and differ only in one thing
the taking up of collections. The
singing is done by members Of the
various church choirs, and number
from IS to 100 voices.
The tabernacle has sprung up like
mushroom in q night, and where
the I'd day of December was vacant
block Of ground, on the 18th day ii
stood ready for the object it was
intended. The height is 60 feet, with
a seating capacity of 1000 including
the galleries, but not the inquiry
room, which seats 100 more. The
platform for the speaker, organist and
singers is in the northwest corner of
the vast building, with about loo
seats. -Four hundred gas jets give
ample light for the reading of the
smallest print, and the acoustic prop
critics are such that the speakers
voice can be heard distinctly, aven N
the lowest key, in every part of the
house. 1t reflects great credit to the
parties concerned in its projection
and erection. The total cost, includ-
ing the furnishing, is about $500.
Wishing you and your readers a
merry Christmas and a happy and
prosperous New Year, l am,
Respectfully yours,
QUI VIvR.
, 1885-12-24

mants in he art of CONT rnin:ng
and resisting and removing tOrpe-
does.
The above views of Gen. Newton
foreshadows the plan of defence
which viii be adopted in the great
forsihcatlOn the government intended
to erect at Point Wilson for the pro-
lection of Puget Sound. The works
on the summit of Point Wilson bluff
Will include barracks for the concen-
tratIon Of troops when necessary, and
the batteries on Admiralty Head and
Marrowstone Point Will be supple
mented by vessels Of the type of
EricsCn's Destroyer, an entirely new
species Of warfare, which carries a
gun in the forehold on her keel thirty
feet long, with fifteen inch bore.
which throws a torpedo fifteen feet
long, loaded with 300 pounds of gun
cotton. The peculiarly of this gun
is that it is fired lndeI lrater, and
experiments that have been made
with the Destroyer at Brooklyn navy
yard has proved that it can destroy
the most powerful ironclad afoat.
4 full description with admirable
engravings Of this most powerful war
engine are in the December number
of the Century, which we advise our
readers to examine. With the power
full guns On land, as mentioned by
Gen. Newton, and two or three of the
monitors of the Destroyer" type, the
entrance to Puget Sound can be
thoroughly protected.
We look with much interest for the
action of the present congress regard
ing coast defenses, and although it
may take ten or twelve years, as Gen.
Newton says, to complete them, yet if
congress determins that our fortifca-
tons shall be commenced the an
nouncement will give our people
heart, and livelier Zines may belooked
for sooner than most people expect.
, 1885-12-24
Give Us Better Boats.

Bl inc J0arHGl.l
The Rustler, for sometime laid W
at Seattle for repairs, is again on the
Port Townsend, Island and Semiah-
moo mail route, and it to be hoped
that the service will be more regular
than in the past, though it is indis
putable that she, while better per-
haps, than her substitute, is unfit fol
the route. She Is deficient in speed
and last Friday, while bringing the
mail to this place in better time than
it had come for some time past, was
several hours late. And then, all
boats of her size and accommodations
ought, in our opinion, to be prohibi
ted by law from carrying passengers
on any route of longer than eight OF
ten hours run, while from Seattle to
Semiahmoo requires by schedule
time, which is rarely made, a run of
thirty hours. AS an instance Of
what the travelling public has had to
endure on this route since the Evan
gel was withdrawn we will refer to
the trip on which the writer came to
this place. The only passenger &c
commodations of the Phantom, the
Rustler's substitute at the time, con-
sisted of little cubyroom about
ixl2 feet IN size, the center taken up
by steam warming apparatus, one
half curtained off for a mail room.
There was no sleeping accommoda-
tions, and no sanitary arrangements.
The passengers varied in number
from five or six to dozen as they
got on and off at way landings. The
boat left Seattle about eight o'clock
Thursday morning and reached Sc
mlahmoo at eleven o'clock Saturday
night. All this time through passen-
gers from Seattle, including a woman
and child, had to live in this place
In addition to this the passengers
were charged two and q half times as
much as Capt. Benjamin's advertise
ments and time cards state the fare
TO be. We have never been on board
the Rustler, but we are told she is
little better. Under no milder term
than an outrageous swIndle can we
caricaturize the advertising of trans
portatlon accommodations for pas
sengers, and cheating the public with
such as this. 1t is nonsense to plead
that the route won't support better
boat 1t did support a better boat
with the present mail contract. No
steamboat man will bid on this con-
tract unless he intends to run pas
senger and freight service over the
route, Were he compelled by law to
furnish adequate accommodations
for pas sengers he would bid accord
ingly. What the people of northern
Whatcom want is the abolishment of
the Semiahmoo Seahome mail route,
and daily service-or at least three
lines a week-between this place
and J or Townsend, with line of
goC d steamers, established.
, 1885-12-24

Capt. Hastings thinks the ARGUS
should not find fault with the Dis
patch. He says she has never missed
a tri P unless a substitute has been
sent. No one complains that she
has failed to carry the mail, as we
know of. What we said was in the
fairest spirit of friendship, and was a
fact, namely, that settlers along the
route think they are entitled to
better boat on the route. They
think her unsafe for the work; and
this is the general feeling along the
route, and has been for a good while.
This paper records these matters as
finds them. 1t certainly wishes it
could speak otherwise. Capt. Nor
gan has done wonders with the Dis
patch IN managing to get oter the
route twice a week and righC along
besides doing a large amount of
freightlng and towing in extra trips.
We are sure a good steamer would be
more economical. Suppose the ma
chinery should break down some time
off Sail Rock or in some other dan
gerous locality in high wind and
sea, and the steamer were to drift
aground and precious lives be lost;
what howl there would be! The
inspectors who had allowed her to
run in that condition; and the news
paper that had failed to speak plain
ly in the interest of public safety
would be justly censured for direlic-
ton of duty. We are glad to learn,
however, that should Messrs. Nor
gan & Hastings secure the next mail
contract they will build a new boat
to take the Dispatch's place
, 1885-12-24
Coast Defence.

The recent suggestions of Mr. Til
den that the surplus millions in the
treasury of the United States should
be applied to the harbor defenses OF
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, has
awakened great interest in military
circles as evinced by the following
views of Gen. Newton, who is consid-
cred one of the highest and best
authorities on this subject in the
army of the United States:
New York, Dec. 14-Gen. New
ton, chief engineer of the United
States army, experimenting the
work at He'll Gate, said yesterday:
The importance OF the suggestions
recently made by Tilden, regarding
the present need of harbor defenses
on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
cannot be over estimated. As have
before said, persons are greatly in
error who imagine that by diploma
TIC delays war may be avoided until
proper preparations for defenses can
be made. The modern system is to
make war sudden, sharp and deci-
sive, and to make the beaten party
pay the expenses. Our important
posts should be protected by guns of
the greatest power, mounted on
reversible tuErets and steel armored
casemated batteries. The monster
guns now made can pierce an iron
clad two miles distant The destruc-
tive power of guns is increasing be-
yond the buoyant power of ships, SO
that vessels can no longer carry
armor upon them sufficient to resist
penetration. We have the advan.
tage on land, that we can make our
batteries of whatever material con-
strueted, sufficiently thick to resist
the most powerful guns that can be
built. If the weight of guns pro
crosses in the near future as much as
in the past, We will be using guns on
land which canuOt he utilized on
board ship 1t will take ten to
twelve yeals to put our coast IN an
adequate state of defense"
TIE general thought orr hal Dor
llines and torpedo system entilely
inadequate against recent improve