The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-10-13
CURRENT TOPICS.

CURRENT TOPICS.
AFT more earthquakes in sight, Mr..
Wix1iass
TMan is soma talk Of establishing Chi.
Dess heater in New York.
TIE solored vote in this country mum.
bess shout l, CO.., 900 ballots.
01AnsfoNs has but three fingers ON tie
left hasd. the forednger being gone.
BAzY11v CAMPBELL, the insane play.
wright imagiues that he is Shakespeare.
A r1Dos Of land was sold the other day In
London at this rate of 900 per acre.
Jon1 HArrox, author of Good-by, Sweet
heart 0ood-by, died in England few days
ago.
Pm soth has como and gone, yet this
staid old earth Of ours revolves ON its axis
- usual
PHILADELPHIA IS we'll as Boston is vigor
Ousiy agltating the question Of elevated
railroads.
HACH policeman In Fargo, D. T., carries
. gOld-keaded cane. Three Of them wear
tall silk hats.
TIE new one dollar silver certificates are
said 70 Ds the ''prettiest" money ever issued
by ths government.
Nh 0LADsroNE's bit Of Q book on the
Irish question added 5000 to the jingling
guineas in his purse.
The town Of "Uncompahgre Park" Col,
has been named Helena" in honor Of
Helen Hsnt Jackson.
A CENSUS Of the Indians is to be taken BY
which 70 determine tho issue Of rations to
the Nations wards"
A sYRoN0 sentiment for a repea Of thel
Canadian confederation is rapidly gaining
adherents in New Brunswick.
IN. stranger in Pekin 10 ct first most
struck with the river life It IL calculated
that 251o0 people live in boats.
Nh. WIe0iNs-Dedr Sir: We are still
on this mundane sphere. Your terrible
earthquake failed to materialize.
TIE New York papers arc prodigiously
amused over the attempt Of man to bride
Judge Of that city with dollar.
In . single day an Indian family Of
Pierre d. T., spent the entire proceeds of
the snle Of their farm for trinkets.
SECRETARY LAMAR has told u reporter
that there is no truth whatever in the ru-
morn Of his approaching marriage.
PHILADELPHIA might reasonably sympa.
thize with Charleston, suggests contem.
porsry. Both are Quaker cities"
II Is reported that club has been formed
in Boston with the purpose Of starting a
crusade against the tipping Of walters
A 1ExALs beggar recently shipped SO in
nickels, dimes and quarters from Sioux
Falls D. T., to her husband in Mime
apolk
TIN world would have moved on Just the
same II Virgins had swallowed an earth
quake hong ago, says the Philadelphia
Iimes.
TIN ordinary building material in Can.
ton b bue brick. This blue color is ere.
ated by dampening the bricks while being
burned.
A CAPITAL profile portrait of Mr.. Glad
stone, Of colossal size, exists at Athens
carved by nature in the solid rock of the
Acripolia-
THB Chicago, the last and largest Of the
four steel cruisers authorized by Congress
in 1881 will probably be finished by the Isl
Of February.
An engine specially constructed to use
petroleum as fuel is successfully drawing
railway trains between Alexandria anc
Cairo, in Egypt
MA SELLERS, living near Fort Mead, D
T., has given birth to seven children dur
ing the last four years-triplets and tw,
pairp Of twins.
THD Baroness Burdett. Coutts says tina
III young man wants to be economical
he must marry" and the photographers ar,
saying she ought to know.
NJ ". DENNIsoN, the inventor of tn,
shipping tag, died the other day in Boston
leaving his heirs an enormous estate, al
the profits Of his invention.
A CnARlKsroN merchant named McElre
is keeping squarely up with the times. H
heads his advertisement: "EarthQuak
pricesi Shake 'em down!w
TIN pension list had dropped from it las
year, on account of deaths, remarriages
ETC., A09S names but 4OS57 new name
wero added during that period.
TBs ususually large attendance of younI
men and women at our colleges and lead
ing saminaries this season indicates tn
general prosperity Of the country.
Al exchange, speaking Of an accident
. sagss sOne man VAS killed, and the othe
had hin head severed from his body" It 1
a wonder they were not both killed.
A SHOWER of small black flies lastin
twenty minutes, was witnessed near Cat.
KIN village. N. Y. The air was dense wit
them, hike snow-storm save for color.
Pno1. WIeeINs, il your predicted cart.
quake has made hole large enough, pleas
come down an hide yourself until tn
tidal wave" Of laughter has passed by.
A sRD's EYE view from Trinity spir
Ne~ York, would sclosc, it is said, l6. o.
saloons in sight-l2 600 in New York. an
400 IN Jersey City, Newark and Paterso,
CALIFORNIA has the youngest Telegram
operator, it is believed, in this countr,
She 10 Nellie Welch, eleven years old, an
she has full charge Of the Office OF Poil
Arena.
FRoss with ruby eyes bird claws holdin
sapphires, anchors and swallows, all closel
set with diamo DIS, are among the odd d
vices for brooches or hair ornaments. The
are all of large size.
A lot of youngsters in Peterboro, Can
ranging in age from four to twelve, hav
formed the mSelves into Salvation Arm,