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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-03-10
THE REAL KING.
The Elephant Justly Entitled TO This
Proud Distinction.

The Elephant Justly Entitled to This
Proud Distinction.
The lion is called the king of beasts;
but after all, he is rather sneaking
sort of fellow, and not what we have
right to expect monarch to be. Ne
is very strong, and when he must fight,
does so fiercely; but as he is not any
more powerful than the tiger, and is
not even as good fighter, he ought to
take rank next to that first cousin of
his.
But even the tiger is not entitled TO
the Srst place, FOR he is not By any
means the master ofthe brute creation.
If any animal can be said to hold that
place. it is certainly the elephant.
Only, the elephant, not being flesh
eater, very seldom has trouble with his
comrades of the forests, and conse-
quently has no reputation as fighter.
And yet he can fight even in captivity,
- was seen only few weeks ago.
when in the winter quarters Of . men
agerie at Philadelphia according to the
newspapers-an enraged lion, escaping
from his broken cage, dashed madly
upon . great elephant only to be
crushed to death by the powerful beast
which he had daredSto attack. sy
All animals, indeed, respect the ele-
plant and give him a wide birth. Once
in q while, rhinoceros will lose his
wits and 60 tearing through the jungle,
regardless Of consequences, and he
might then attack even an elephant,
As rule, the result is very disastrous
to the rhinoceros, which is quite likely
to discover that his horn is no match fol-
the two shining white tusks of the ele-
plant.
When used by man for hunting the
tiger, the elephant will frequently dis.
play the most abject fear, should the
tiger suddenly spring up in his path
and this fact has led to the belief tina,
the elephant has . natural fear of the
tiger. The truth Is, the tanned elephant
has been taught to 90 bend his will K
his human masters that he has lost biz
ability to act upon his own impulse,
and, moreover, il so hampered by hi
crowded howdah, and his other trap
pings, that he has not full liberty o
action.
Stories without number are told b,
hunters Of combats witnessed in tn,
Jungle between elephants and othe
animals, and all 60 to show the pro
digious strength and activity of tn
huge creatures. Strength. of course
the elephant would be expected to have
but it is hard to comprehend how s
ungainly-looking creature can be s
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-03-10
A HORSE TRADE.

How tho Professionals Of Texas Manage
Questionable Transactions.
G. w. Bulger is one of the best horse
traders In Western Texas. Not lon1
since he offered for sale a large ba,
horse to Colonel Witherspoon, who
thinks he knows all that is to be known
about q horse. Colonel Witherspoon
bought the horse at very low price.
Gilhooly, who happened to be present
when the trade was made. took the pur-
chaser aside and said to him:
Colonel Witherspoon. how did you
come to let yourself be taken in on that
horsee Don't you see that he is lame in
his left hind leg?'
Colonel Witherspoon winked and
whispered to Gllhooly.
81 am not fooled blame bit in that
horse. know he is lame, but his lame
ness comes from nail in his hoof. IN
lust have that nail pulled out, and then
the horse will not limp and will be worth
twice what l gave for him. It's big
bargain and don't you give it away"
Gilhooly whistled and remarked:
"Well, you are shrewd one after all. "
ut will be cold day when 1 get LETT
on horse trade" replied Witherspoon,
as he led off his limping purchase.
Next day Gilhooly met G. W. Bulger.
.'Bulger, you are not as smart at a
horse trade as thought you were. You
let Witherspoon have that horse for half
what he is worth"
..Are you sure of that?''
Certainly l am. That lamenoss
comes from nail in his hoof Wither-
spoon will pull the nail es,s, cure up the
sore place. and the horse will be worth
twice what he paid you."
II don't think 8" replied Bulger. ~
know all SAeut that NAH IN the horses
hoof. Idrove it in myself"
"You didp"
Eyes. You see WANTED people to BE-
lieve that it was the nail that made him
limp, bit he Was lame before. He WI
keep on being lame after that nail is out
He always will be lame. Do you SO.
nowp"
"Well, yes, think I do. I'm glas
YOU told me. When l want to buy ,
horse know who not to buy from"
TEXAS SiftinQs. ia. 9fa
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-03-10
THE MARYv1LLE TIMES, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10, 1885.

active and agile as he really Is. Tia,
he can outrun fleet horse seems in
credible enough, but Il Is even more
wonderful that he can vie in quickness
OF movement with the muscular tiger.
One of . party of hunters in India
left camp enc evening. intending to
shoot one of the peacocks which wera
heard screaming in their discordani
way not very far from camp. He knew
from experience that he might find .
tiger in the neighborhood, though up
to that time no traces Of that animal
had been seen. BIT the tiger is so fond
of peacock that e. srienced hunters
always 60 cautiously to shoot the birds.
In this case the caution was wise, for
when near the spot where the birds
were the hunter just saved himself from
stumbling on large tiger, which fort
unately was 80 much taken up with
stealing upon the birds that it did
not notice the man. The latter
anticipating some interesting sport,
watched the tiger move stealthily
through the underbrush and come
upon the noisy birds. Whoever
has seen an ordinary cat crouch and
spring can comprehend what the hun.
ter saw. The spring was unsuccessful.
however; and, as is its custom, the
tiger, as il ashamed of its failure, was
sinking away, when, there came the
noise of crashing underbrush. and the
graceful creature crouched closely to
the ground.
The noise, as the hunter had at once
suspected, was caused by the approach
of herd of elephants. Again he wait
ed silently for further developments.
The huge creatures made their way
straight toward the clearing where the
peacocks had been feeding on the grain
which grew there. At tho head Of the
herd gamboled q baby elephant I'm
conscious of the presence Of the tiger,
the little creature was almost upon it,
when the great cat, as il unable to re-
sist the temptation, darted toward it.
Like magic the whole herd responded
to the shrill cry of the mother, and the
leader of the herd charged to the res
cue.
The tiger seemed willing to retreat,
but that the leader would not permit;
and then began Q fierce combat, in
which the tiger with all its agility
strove to take the elephant anywhere
but in front. To avoid this, the ele-
plant moved about with astonishing
celebrity, and finally with aquick plunge
caught the tiger under its ponderous
foot, and with one terrible thrust
pierced it with its tusks. Is not the
elephant the real kingdoms r. Cor.
veil, in st. Nicholas.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-03-10
RELIGIOUS READING.
DOUBLED.

~When the tale Of bricks 10 doubled,
Moses comes" the Hebrews say:
When the night has grown the blackost
Comes the long expected day;
When our cares have grown so heavy
That we scarce 0an bear the load,
Then hand ID stretched to help us
On our weary road.
When the tale of bricks is doubled,
As our cares and wants increase,
Comes double share OF courage,
Though the battle may not cease
Though tho fight may rage the tiercer,
And the fiery darts he whirled,
II we will but call for succOr,
We may face the world.
When the tale of brick Ia doubled,
When oppression bows us low,
Comes Moses who will free us
Break our letters at blow;
And II We will truly follow
From the black Egyptian night,
He will guide US, He wiil lead us,
10 eternal light.
X Q. Tongue, in s. 8. Times
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-03-10
Not the Right Kind.

Your article "Horses at Church." 70
minds me Of story told Of my father,
the late George Hallet. Many years
ago, on visiting Yarmouth Point his
native place, he met an old friend, who
said to him: "Mr. H., I've got religion
since l saw you" I'm glad you
have" said my father; "but have you
got shed at the Meeting house to put
your horse in SundayspF mo! I have
not" "Well, guess you'd better try
again. l think you haven't got the
right kind of religion"
This was long before the day Of So
cieties for prevention Of cruelty to
animals; but l have no doubt it had
good effect, for the story was told all
"along street. Our Dumb Aninals.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-03-10

Of the Alphabet.
In these days most people have some
conception of the principle Of the
morse alphabet" They know, or
have known and forgotten, that by
that system of telegraphy letters Of the
alphabet are communicated by certain
arrangements Of "dots" and ''dashes."
whether seen or heard. They may
also know that this is the system at
present adopted for the purpose Of mil
itary signaling by flag, lamp and hello
graph; and that in the use of it for that
purpose no attempt is made 70
send any symbol, or combination Of
dots and dashes, except those which
represent the twenty-six letters, snd
one or two other combinations used Tor
special purposes. Even the latter are
letters run together. There Is no
set of symbols to represent figures OF
groups of figures, or any other Of The
written signs of which men avail them
selves for communicating upon pap4V.
This practice has been settled for good
reasons, the principal one being thas
simplicity is the alpha and omega =
military signaling. This being Sc. 7
would perhaps at first sight appear i'm.
possible with such material to succeed
in transmitting, save by way of de.
scription, any such thing as map OF
drawing, however rude. As . matter
of fact, however, means have been
found by which both maps and draw.
ings of considerable completely, car
be briefly communicated and repro
duced with almost absolute accuracy,
although nothing but letters of thu
alphabet are employed. = Longman'
Magazine.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-03-10

ready, for In such IN hour az ye think
not, the Son Of Man coneth."
He comes to large numbers, each
day, who had no thought Of His COM
ing. Nothing is gained by disregard
ing the warning, but much may be
lost. Whilst necessarily busted about
the affairs of this life, IL should not be
with worldly spirit. Whilst we arc
diligent in business, we should be
'fervent in spirit, serving the Lord"
Then it will not matter how soon or
how suddenly we may be called away.
We shall be ready, and all will be well.
Golden Rule.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-03-10
A LAST TIME.
4" BE Ye Also Ready"-A Warning which
should Re Regarded by All.

- He 70 Also Ready"-A Warning which
should He Regarded by All.
! There is last time to all things of
an earthly nature. There will be last
time when the farmer will cultivate
his fields and gather in his crops; when
the merchant shall visit his store, and
the lawyer his Office. Daily many are
doing their last things. Daily the eyes
of multitudes are forever closed upon
all earthly scenes. They pass away
from the world. and the places that
have known them, know them no more
As regards religious matters and the
things that pertain to our everlasting
interests, there will be last time.
There will be last time when we shall
open the Bible, when we shall bow the
knee in prayer and when we shall
visit the house of God. There will be
to us last Sabbath. Every Sabbath
there are large numbers upon whom
its holy light shines for the last time.
Before another Sabbath returns to shed
upon the world its cheering beams,
they are gone from it no more to re-
turn; when again the church-going bell
summons the worshippers to the house
of prayer, their eyes will be closed in
the silence Of the grave. 49,
We know not when the last time tt
us with respect 10 any of these thing
shall be. In many instances it will b
much sooner than people think
Whilst they may be counting on futur'
days and years. the solemn summons
may come to them. and prepared o.
unprepared. they must 60 and rende
up their account to God. We should.
therefore. live As though each da.
might DO our last. We should iv'
each day as though We might be enjoy
ing our last privileges and doing oul
last things. We should duly heed tina
solemn admonition: BE ye ais
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-03-10

Cleanliness is important with
plants. An occasional washing Of the
feaves with sponge filed with clean
water of about the same temperature
as the room is beneficial. Sprinkling
the leaves once or twice a week u .
desirable practioe.-N 7. Ttlegrsm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-07
A Victory For American Ships.

The friends of American ships won sub
stantial victory in the Senate yesterday. IN the
vote on the Post-Office Appropriation bill.
The amendment to appropriate soOO,OoO to
pay for carrying the mails in American ships
to Central and South America, Australia and
some other countries was adopted by vote
of 80 yeas to Is navs. The vote on some
what similar amendment last year was 30
yeas to Is nays. The result of the war be-
gun on American ships BY the present ad
ministration has been nearly to double the
majority in the Senate in favor of extending
aid to them. Last year four democratic
Senators voted for such an appropriation
This year an amendment appropriating an
annual sum twice as large and extending it
for period of at least five years receives the
votes of eight democratic Senators. This Is
poor comfort for an administration which be-
gan it. work of reform" by discriminating
against American ships and multiplying an act
Of Congress.
As the bill which passed the Senate yes
terday contains a mandatory clause.
should it become law Mr.. Villas will
hardly dare to repeat his notification
feat The only sound objection presented
to the amendment in the course of
the debate was that offered by Mr.. Brown Of
Georgia, that the amount appropriated
was too small. Still it makes beginning,
and if wisely expended, will no doubt result
in giving material aid IN the establishment Of
closer trade relations with neighboring coun-
tries The opposing arguments of Mr.. Beck
aud other free traders were all based on the
exploded theory that We cannot sell goods 10
South American countries because we do not
buy what they produce. owing to our protec-
tive tariff Trade statistics prove the falsitv
Of these assertions Last year we imported
from Brazil about S43 900, 900 worth Of
products and exported to that country about
81 $50, 900 worth. England bought about
sl5 900 900 less of the products of Brazil
than we did and sold to that country about
twenty five millions more of English goods
than we sold to it of American goods In
other words, Brazil took the money it got
from this country and bought cottons and
other English manufactures that might
have sold
The principal reason for this unfortunate
condition OF our trade is the lack Of regular
and direct steamship communication. These
and similar statistics strikingy illustrate the
need of extending 10 American steamship
lines such aid az every other great nation has
extended to competing lines. For that pur
pose, as Mr. Brown said, 100000 is n mere
bagatele. There is a trade in South America
alone amounting TO over $500. 900 900 at stake.
We do not have 10 per cent now of that trade.
1t is humliating condition of affairs. This
proposition is a step toward relief, and we
trust the House will have sufficient wisdom
to adopt it.-N. Y. Tribune, 9TH.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-07
Rhetorical Cyclone.

In hs senseless TRADE against the tariff,
Monday, Senator Beck with good deal of
vehemence demanded that the capitalists of
New England should be compelled to divide
their enormous profits with the. down-trodden
and oppressed laboring population of those
States Senator Hawley in reply said
These down-trodden and penniless people
ground into the dirt have S92 600 900 IN the
saving. banks, put in by 1900 people, -
more than one-third the population of the
State. Senator Hawley might have added
that this sum was more than twice the total
amount invested in manufacIuri Of all kinds
IN Kentucky.
But Senator Hoars statement was still
more bewildering to the free-trade cyclone
from Kentucky. The OPP, ratives dwelling in
Massachusetts, he said, have S270, 100000
in their savings banks, and more than rs per
ers in the factories.
As the total capital invested in manufac
turing in Kentucky, according to the Last CEN
sus, was, in round figures, S45 900, il
will be seen that the Connecticut operatives
could buy out all the manufacturers in Beck's
State twice and then have a million or two
left, while the operatives of Senator Hoar's
State could buy out all the manufacturers OF
Kentucky six times with their savings 1t is
great pity that Beck does not spend
his stored energy in calculating problems
which his massive ffty-ounce Scotch brain
permits him to study with some degree OF
fairness-the pedigree of Kentucky thor
oughbreds. for example. Once launched Oh
the tariff, Beck is as chaotic as cyclone and
about as discriminating. Friends and foes
stand alike appalled, at the wildne.s of his
statements and the velocity of his falsehoods
1t is certain that the 25S, 1876 persons (22
per cent? in Beck's State who are unable to
read and the 3lS $50 persons(30 per CENTRE
turned as unable to write are much more in
need Of his gushing tears and rushing elo
quence than the mill operatives of New Eng
| land. Indeed, if Senators Hawley and Hoal
are correct. the combined savings Of the op
eratives of Connecticut and Massachusetts.
exceed BY 1000, 900 the total assessed value
of all real estate and personal property OF
Kentucky W hich in 1880 was valued at $3.50,
100000 There is danger of these downtrod
den and oppressed operatives buying out the
whole State of Kentucky if Beck does no
curb his tongue. These facts leave linger
ing suspicion in our minds that the operatives
have had a verv fair divide of those "enorm
Gus profits" Mt Beck, what is your homes
opinion of it?-Phiia. Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-07
A REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION
WILL BE HELDIN-
City Hall, lewiston,
Wednesday, June 9th, 1886,
AT IL O'CLOCK A. NJ,

For the purpose OF nominating candidate for Gov.
to be supported at the September election and
trsnsacting any other business that may properly
come before it.
The basis of representation will be a. follows
Each city, town and plantation will be entitled to
delegate, and for each seventy five votes cast for
the republican candidate for Governor In 1854, adj
ditonal delegate, and for fraction o. forty votes in
excess of seventy five votes. additional delegae.
The state Committee will be In session in the Re
ception Room of the hall al O'Clock on the morning
of the Convention, for the purposesof receiving the
credentials Of delegates.
All the electors If Maine who In favor of main.
taning Protective Tariff; who will join in resist
ing the attempt now being made in Democratic
House of Representatives TO inure many OF the lead
ing industrial interests Of Name who are In favor
OF flevating and dignifying human labor by lg
to the laborer his just eward who demand freedom
of suffrage throughout the republic ard an honest
counting OF the ballots; who uphold all 1uficions
measures for the announcement OF American ship
building; who believe In an honest and responsible
civil service and la economical standardization OF
the Government who approve The Prohibition OF
the liquor Traffic and the Promotion Of the cause Of
Temperance, cordially invited, without regard 10
past political difference, TO unite with the Repuoii
In the self clion of dcegaes to this Convention
Per order Republican state Committee.
JOSEPH II MASLEY, Chairman.
WILLIS II. WING, - cretary
Augusta Ne, April l6, 1856.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-07

The republicans of the Third Congress ional Dis
trict In Maine composed Of the counties OF kenne
bee Somerset, Waldo and Hancock, are requested to
send delegates to convention to be held at the
Town Hall. AT WateryIlle, on tuesday. June 9Th
1885,, at II O'Clock " for the purpose of nomi
mating canddate for r. preventative from this Dis
tric for the 5)th Congress and for the tran ion
Of any other business that may properly come before
the convention.
Basil Of representations Each city, town and
plantation will be entitled to dele gate, and for
each seventy five votes cast for the republican candi
date for Governor in 1884 additional delegate and
for fraction Of forty votes in excess OF seventy i've
votes, an additional delegate.
EDMUND +. WEBE, Waterville,
CHAs. a. HARRINGTON, Norridgewock, | District
ISAAC T.. LIBBY. Burnham, Com.
JOHN HOPKINS, Ellsworth,
Waterville, April 81 1856.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-07
Personal.

Rev. Phillips Brooks of Boston has gone
to California on trip of rest and recreation.
The date for the marriage of Judge Stanley
Matthews with Mrs. I. c. Thcaker is set for
Nav I.
Gov. Swineford of Alaska thinks that pre-
emption laws would start steady stream of
emigration Alaskavard
DR.. James w. Bowden has been reelected
eminent commander of Palestine Comman-
derry, X. T of New York city.
Mr. Sam Fessenden declines to contest with
Gen. Hawlev for the L. s. Sepatorship be
fore next winters legis lature in Connecticut
Russell Sage of Wall street fame, was a
Congressman when Henry Waterson, of the
Louisville Courier-Journal, was page in the
House.
more was one OF the few Methodist ministers
who had some money. His estate is worth
SS6,4lS 16.
Governor Larahe, of Iowa has issued a pro-
clamation in which he warns all persons vic
lsting the Prohibitorv law that they will re
ceive hereafter no executive clemencv, and
calls upon priests, ministers. teachers. and
the press to enlist their moral forces for the
law. and upon judges, sheritis, and other of
ticers of the courts to be fearless and vigisnt
in enforcing it.
The Gloucester. Mass. Board of Trade
passed resolutions. Tuesday, congratulating
Senators Frye. Morgan and Evsrts for their
able and convincing expositions of our rights
under the treaty of 1918, and of the CONNER
cial privileges, equality and protection which
American bottoms are entitled to in Bri ish
ports under national laws, and hailing their
speeches on that question with the welcome
assurance that they furnish of the compre-
hensive thought and craftsmanship of the
the Senate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-07
General News.

Potato bugs are an attractive bait for
trout.
The city of Paris has voted to buy the
street railways in that city.
forest in Livadia, supposed to have been
fred bv Nihlists. is burning.
Edward Hsnian' the oarsman. declines to
arrange match with Teemer until he hears
from Beach.
During the past few weeks Eastern tosr;sts
have been spending about $50 900 a dav IN
San Francisco.
Albert A. Huntress was run ove, ona :,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-07

The Ellsworth American says "Let
the republicans call their caucuses and
make choice OF sound and judicious dele
gates, who shall 60 to the convention I'M
pledged. Then when they arrive there,
let them carefully look over the situation,
studying the best interest of the republi-
can party. which is the best interest of he
such nomination as will be wisest and
best"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-07
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