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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06
AN HISTORICAL CLOCk.


AsebpfhVi'
Huntingdon tPa) spe"iai.'
Not alone on account Of it's intrinsic
worth, but owing to its historical value.
W. H. Woods, of this city. has in his pos
session a clock that would command per-
haps AS high a figure as any other time
piece in the country. 1t was built at Pals
ley, Scotland, by Evan Skeoch in 1850, and
was owned by John Knox, the great Scot.
fish reformer. from whom Mr.. Woods de-
scenls lineally. John Knox died in 1872.
His big eight day clock was handed down
to his family for nearly hundred and fifty
years, when it finally came into the hands
OF John Witherspoon, father of one of the
signers of the Declaration OF Independence
When John Witherspoon, the son, left
Scotland in l76S to take charge
of Princeton College, he brought the old
heirloom with him, and when he was elect
ed to the Continental Congress the old
timepiece was ticking in his parlor anu
indicated the hour of his departure
in time to transact his patriotic du
ties. DR.. Witherspoon priced the clock
very highly. He cleaned it himself at
regular intervals, and took pleasure in
showing it to his friends and the MEM
bers of Congress.
When he died he requested that it should
remain in his family and descend to
the first born of succeeding generatio us 4.
At the death Of DR.. Witherspoon, which
occurred in 1874, the clock came into the
possession of his daughter, Marion, who
subsequently married the Rev. DR.. Jas.
8. Woods, of Lewistown, this State, who
died in 1852. At the death of Mrs. Woods.
shortly after, the clock came into the pos
session Of the present owner. W. H.
Woods, in whose parlor it now stands.
The clock Is still a good timekeeper.
eight feet high, built Of rosewood, with
works of brass. Mr.. Woods was urged to
place the clock on exhibition at the Cen
tennial, but refused to let 1t be taken fl rom
| the house, es.. ..lt
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06
TIE BASIS OF TRUE FAITH.
Conformity to the Truth the indispensable
Condition of Religious Belief.

Conformity to the Truth the indispensable
Condition of Religious Belief.
The vital truths Of Christianity are
neither difficult to ascertain nor to be-
lieve. They are not hidden, as by
malign power, in order to make access
to them arduous and doubtful. They
arc already reyealed--lie, as it were, on
the surface of the inspired Book, and
are easily apprehended and believed by
minds unprejudiced against them and
unbiased by the love of sin; but the UNI
biased search for truth is the exception
rather than the rule. Most men, hav-
ing the alternative whether to admit
something to be true which ia opposed
TO their own inclination, or instead to
recognize that which is false to be true
because it suits them better, will slight
the guidance of conscience and right
reason and obey the impulses of the
lower nature. To put it plainly, in the
presence of religious truth and obliga-
lions which involve purity, self-denial,
self-sacriticing. heroic endeavor, they
skulk and give in to the appetites and
dodge and sneak away from the eter-
nal harmony of truth and duty. They
edo not obey the truth. but obey un-
Righteousness" This is why they find
it difficult to understand and accept
the simple. practical truths of the
Gospel. A deal of sympathy is wasted
on men who pose as martyrs to their
doubts, and think it bespeaks SUI
perior intellect to be skeptieal and
question commonly received beliefs.
Religious truth is vitally related to
the will, conscience, affections and
life. Our moral nature must be en-
listed in any complete persuasion Of
that truth, and our moral character
must be shaped thereby. Belief Of the
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06
THE MARYvILLE TIMES, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 6, 1886
doctrines of Christ make, 4 n.n oettes

doctrines of Christ makes dnsn Dettef
or worse. 1t obedience attends convic-
ton, he is a better man; II not, he is
the worse for his conviction. The
servant who knew his Lords will and
did it not was considered worthy Of
many stripes. Every truth of the
Gospel bears on human character and
destiny, and no man who is conscious
ly a pilgrim to eternity can be indif-
ferent to that truth. A cOlorless mind
in relation to it is impossible. All pro-
fessed or apparent indifference, unless
in utterly hardened souls, is feigned.
The Gospel appeals to. and finds an
unfailing sanction in, the primary in
stincts, feelings and moral sense which
are the universal heritage of men. In
their heart of hearts they feel that it is.
true, and that they ought to obey it.
They can not refuse to obey it without
doing violence to their moral nature;
and obedience is always involved in
evangelical faith. The moral basis of
faith is the purpose of righteousness,
which leads to obedience to the truth
as fast as it becomes known.
In the light of these facts we are able
to see the error of those who make log
ical demonstration and intellectual
comprehension necessary precedents to
faith. The source of gertrude in re-
spect to religious truth does not lie in
the understanding, but in the relations
of that truth to the needs of the soul.
Very few men have ever been argued
into religion, and for the reason that
the argument was addressed to the in
tellect alone, and left the heart, which
/ "belicveth unto righteousness" un-
touched. The understanding. if left to
itself, is blind and false guide. 1t is
to the conscience and the heart that
the Gospel comes home with power
Besides the intuitive perception which
men have of the excellence of the Cos
pei in It's adaptation to their wants they
also have the influences of the Spirit to
convince them of its truth. The Spirit
does not use syllogisms to convict men
of sin, of righteousness and of jpdg-
ment to come. He speaks directly to
the conscience. b..
The Bible teaches that the indispen-
sable condition of faith is conformity to
the truth; and paradoxical as It may
seem the Divine order is, first, the be-
lief, and then the understanding Of the
truth. II believe that l may under
stand" said Anselm; and Christ said:
"H any man will do Gods WILL" has
the spirit of obedience which is essen.
tial to faith, "he shall know of the doc.
trine IN. W. Christian AdVocate.
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wardrobe, no chased silver, no gorgeous
upholstery, but a parental heart awake to
its duty. Have doleful home and your
/, children will not stay in It, though you
block up the door with Bibles and tie fast
to them million catechisms. l said to q
man: "This is beautiful tree in front Of
your house." He answered, with whine:
eyes; but it will fade" l said to him:
"You have beautiful garden" He re-
piled: Eyes, but it will perish" found
out afterward that his son was vaga.
bond, and l was not surprised at it. You
can not groan men into decency, but you
can groan them out Of it,.
Pray 70 thas your flight be not in the winter.
Arm yourself against the especial temp.
tations of this sea son. Poets and painters
have represented Satan as horned and
hoofed. If l were poet should describe
him with manners polished to the last per-
lection: hair flowing in graceful riuglets;
eye little bloodshot, but floating in be-
witching languor; hands soft and dia-
monded; step light and artistic; voice
mellow as flute; boot elegantly shaped;
conversation facile, carefully toned and
Frenchy; breath perfumed until it would
seem that nothing had ever touched his
! lips save balm and myrrh. But his heart
would eucase with the scales of mon.
ster, then fll with pride, with beastlimess
of desire, with recklessness, with hypocrisy,
with death. Then would have him touched
with some rod of disenchantment
( until his two ewes would become the cold
orbs Of the adder, and on his lips would
come the foam of raging intoxication, and
| to his feet the spring Of the panther, and
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06
A PHANTOM TRAIN.
A Lightning Express Train That Made No
Noise.
THanoyer IN. Hl speciaI1

Hanover IN. H.) Special
John Saunders and Hiram Townsend
were riding home from this village last
night, when they came to crossing over
the railroad track.
"There's train coming" said Saunders,
pointing up the track in the direction of
East Berlin.
The men pulled the horses 10 hy the side
of the trock to let the train go by. 1t ap-
peared to be surrounded by thick mist,
although the night was clear and the stars
were shining. The engineer could be seen
looking out of the window of the cab, but
there was no noise as the train drew near
The fireman kept pulling on the bell rope
as is customary when nearing crossing,
but not a sound came forth. The phantom
engineer was recognized by several parties
as Tom Williams, who was killed on this
section Of the road a few weeks ago, whi.e
running on the midnight express.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

A PAIR OF slippers Banana and orange
psei-Lorsa CiiiGsw.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06

n a$tained' standard Of sxoellsnos Wh3oo
ID n1ls a NO superior. Is.
b contains every Improvements that invsnttvo
Dsndus, skill and money can produce
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06
international Sunday School Lessons.

FOURTH QUARTER
Dec 27-Review Service of Song. Missionary.
Temperance or other Lesson selected by the
School.
FIRST QUARTER-ls68.
JON 3-Josah and the Book
OF the Law 2 Kings %: Lib
Jan. 10 Jeremiah Pred citing
the tRptivity. der. 8: 20-22; .: LIS
Jan T-1he Faithful Reohab,tes Ier IS: 1919
Jan A-Captvlty of Judah. ... q Kings rs: liz
Jan 3l-Daniel In Baby lOn. .... Dan. ]. &2l
Feb THE Fer, Furnace. :. Dan. 8: 1928
Feb 1.-THE Handwriting on the .--.
Wall. Dan. B: liz: ai2S
Feb 2l-The Second Temple. Ezrsi: l-a;3: Sl-8
Feb 2S-Nehcmiah's Prayer ..Neh. l:l-l1
Mar. 7-Reading the Law. -. .Neh. 3: liz
Mar l4-Esthers Petition Esther 4:10.l7; s: ID
Mar 2l-Mcssiah's Messenger. NJ al. 3: 1-6; 4: 10
Mr. 2S-keview. Service Of Song, Mission.
AIRY, Temperance or other Lesson selected
BY the school.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-18

to be jealous, as she never saw her act in
an unlady like manner in her life.
Fanny Whipple's testimony corrobo-
rated that of Mrs. Campbelfs.
May Tobin testified that she had known
Mrs. Phillips about three months. That
she, Mrs. To bin, kept an designation house
and that Mrs. Phillips came there about
IL O'Clock on the night she was killed, and
that she talked to her about five minutes
Another witness stated that he and two
other young men were passing along by
Mr.. Lewis Hancock's house and they
heard noise over in the direction of the
Phillips house. They heard some one
with mans voice cry, "hush darling"
then light was struck. Then some one
in the voice of man called, mother"
Then woman's voice, mercy, MURDER"
and then they, the young men, ran to the
police station and notified the officers
that there was trouble at the Phillips
house.
Mr.. Allen was then shown and recog-
nized the piece of scantling found lying
across the body of Mrs. Phillips, which he
said, on the morning of the murder, had
blood on one end of it.
Adjourned till o'clock.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-18

Yesterday Attorney General Templeton
left for Dallas, where he will argue de-
murrer tomorrow before the Uuited States
court in the case of Francklyn Land and
Cattle company, VS.. G. w. Arlington, tax
collector of Wheeler county. This Is the
case wherein the Francklyn company OBJ
tanned an injunction in the United States
court, restraining Arlington from col
lecting taxes en- the property of the com
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-18

"Let me write the ballads of a nation,
said wise man, "and care not who
makes its laws" This is true, and it may
also be said that the discovery of St
Jacobs Oil,-the conqueror of pain, has
been of more value to the world than the
finding of a comet.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-18
ON THE PAD.

ANOTHER BURGLARY ON EAST
PECAN STREET.
Monday night burglars entered the
wholesale liquor house of Mr.. Martin
McCarty, No. 209 East Pecan street. They
gained admission through back window
which, it is supposed, had been overlooked
and left open at the closing hour Monday
evening. The
CASH DRAWER,
in which about So had been left, was
riaed and the money with 81 worth OF
postage stamps we're stolen. In addition
to this, McCarty thinks that at least Loco
fine cigars were logged off. There are no
clews as to who the marauders were.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-18

pany which is domiciled in Greer county
on the plea that Greer is lot part of
Texas.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT..
The reports coming up from the in
surance companies doing business in this
state are anything but favorable. Some
of the companies show that during the
past year their losses amount to eleven
per cent. more than their gross premiums,
and to this must be added the expense of
conducting their business. Altogether the
year 1885 has been bad one for the in
surance business i'll the Lone Star state.
CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE.
few mornings ago The STATESMAN
contained tabulated statement of the
taxable value in the organized counties
to be S605, 2S1 ,576, to which must be ad-
ded the APP. roximate assessed values of
lands in urorganized counties, owned by
non-residents, amounting to $15, 73O,413,
making the grand total of values in the
state 1921 1888, an increase over the
values of 1884 of $1S,000,000. The total
state tax for the year 1SS5is $2,S49, 1889.
The comptroller yesterday paid to the
available school fund $4,000.
ATTORNEY GENERAL's OFFICE.
The encouragement has information
from Donley county that out of rs cases
for violating the land law, so trials were
had without mary" conviction. A list of
the grand and petit jury sent down from
there, and which is appended, throws a
flood of light on the why is this thus"
GRAND JURY.
Charles Goodnight, foreman; H. Taylor,
nephew of and employed by Goodnight;
S. c. Bowls, foreman for Rowe Brothers
ranch W. B. Krogle, fence contractor; E.
+. Graham, farmer in Hill county; A. s.
Mckinney, foreman of Carhart's ranch;
John Pate, foreman of Coleman g. Co.. j.
E. harrington, manager of the Quintaque
ranch W. A. Cwmpbell, employed by
Goodnight; A. G. Shurick, foreman of
Lacta Suggs; S. L, Martindale, teacher at
Clarendon,
PETIT JURY.
McFrogge, employed by Goodnight;
W. S. Sweet of Arthur Trindale's ranch;
j. II. Wood, Goodnight's fence-rider; w.
H. Oliver, foreman for j. F. Evans ranch;
j. G. Phillips, resides in Clarendon;
George Pullins, employed by Goodnight;
N. Il. Pullins, employed by Goodnight;
j. j, Stanlor, of Donley county; J.B. Nc
Clellan, brother of the county surveyor
and agent for Goodnight; Hay Phillips
son of j. c. Phillips, resides in Claren-
don; Jno. Echman, employed by Good.
night, and S. Tabor, farmer, of Donley
county.
There were six cases against Mr.. Good
night brought, the indictments being
found, perhaps, by his grand jury to be
demolished by the petit fellows, all of
which reminds one of the man who con
structed castle of straw and then
knocked it down again.
CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE.
The comptroller yesterday deposited
$4,000 to the credit of general revenue.
The amount of taxes paid by non-resi
dents this year, directly to the comptroller
amount to the sum of $4,000, against
$4,000 last year.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-18
THEIR TRIBUTE.

The world had scOrned him: to the wall
Had turned his canvas: bent not to the call
Of genius speaking clear
And asking to be heard. Near
Was canvas on the easel-stand,
A palette in the frozen hand,
One night, when some one came,
Swept by sudden fear, TO speak his pame.
The broken chair was in the old, old place,
But on the silent, peaceful face
Was no desire. The wOrld?-it bore him forth il
state;
Carved letters on the royal gate
To speak his name,
And wrote II on the scroll of fame
In burning gold:
But then, the broken heart was cold.
George Klinger in Frank Leslie's.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-18
MONEY.

d L. BROWN, MORTGAGE agent, 1z2 West Pc
IL. can street, Tor box ISL Austin, makes real
estate loans long time, of any amount from 81 0
TO 100000, without delay, at lowest rates current
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NI0O9 at AT regular stations. Pullman MAJ
ace Sleeping cars t. and from Savannah and
anpa VIA Gainesville. Pullman buffet sleep
ING cars to and from jacksonville and Wash.
Ington. Pullman buffet cars and Mann b0u-
dor buffet cars via Wavcross. Albany and
Macon, and via Waycross, Jesup and Macon,
between jackson vile and Cincinnati Also
through passenger coaches between Jackson
vllIe and Chattanooga via Albany, and Jack
sOnyille and Cincinnati via Jesup
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The Brown Cotton Gin is - No. LII
is Simply Perfect.

Has all the latest improvements and is
delivered free Of all charges at any access
slble point. Send to Company at New
London, Conn, for catalogue or ask your
merchant " order one for yOu,--AdUs
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1t Is conceded by the medical pro-
fession that Impoverished nerves IS the
cause ofneuralgla. When the nerves are
not properly fed, it is an indication that
the digestive organs are not doing their
work well. SMITHS BILE BEANS will
surely relieve Indigestion, and when the
digestion is right every thing else will be
right. Vigor aHd happiness will go hand
IN hand. Dose: One Bean. For sale by
AL druggists.
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EAST FLORIDA EMPRESS
ALBANY EXPRESS.

Pnlman buffet cars to and from jackson
Vllle and st. Louis via Townsville and Al.
bapV N'-.' 81
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printing, ctr.

MERCHANTS, manufacturers, mechanics.
vi corporations. and all others in need Of
printing. hthographi ing. and blank books can
have their orders promptly oiled, at mode
rate price,, ut the MORNING NEWS PRINT
ING uOusE, 3 Whltaker street.
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Ar Cleveland. AS D M 1910 noon
Solid passenger trans Brunswick and Jesup
to Rome.
Pullman Buffet cars leave Atlanta daily at
$40 IN for New York without change via
Rome, Dalton, Knoxville, Bristol, Roanoke
and Hagerston
Pullman Buffet cars leave Rome daily at
S,S5 p m for Washington without change via
& anOke and Shenandoah Junction.
Pullman Ruffet ears leave Jesup daily at
z:S0 m for Atlanta, Chattanooga and Gin
ClunaU.
Pullman Buffet cars leave Atlanta at 1920
p IN for Cincinnati via Chattanooga.
Excursion tickets to Georgia, Tennessee.
and Virginia Springs can be purchased upon
application TO Mr.. VIM. Bren. City Ticket
Agent, and to depot ticket gent 5. f. " W.
r. r., Savannah, by this short line.
=. ". WRENN.
General Passenger aud Tickel Asent.
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Railroads.
Central { Southwestern RailT dS.

Al trains Of this system are run by Stano-
ara 800 Meridian time, which is 20 minutes
slower than time kept by citg.i
SAVANNAH, GA. juno b. I6S0.
ON AND AFTER THIS DATE ASShS =
~ GER TRAINS on the Central and south
western Railroads and branches Will run aS
follows:
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stops at all regular and flag stations ON sig.
nal.
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DICNIC, Excursion, and Ban Printing, such
Il as invitations, tlckets, order Of dances.
etc, printed with neatness and dispatch:
when desired tickets VIII he numbered
MORNING NEWS PRINTING HOUSE. 3
Whitaker sLrneE
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8aiGrnaOa.
Savannah, Florida & Western R,

All trains on this road are run by Centre,
Standard Time. raj
n IME CARD IN EFFECT JUNE 81 ,os.
/ Passenger Trains on this road vii 4Soo,
daily as follows: wa run
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Charleston & Savannah Ry. Co.

Tram No. Al VIII stop only at Rigdeland,
Green Pond and Ravenel.
For tickets, sleeping car reserva ions and
all other information, amply to William Breu.
Ticket Agent, y Bull street.. and at and $
Ry. TcseJ Once az :, r. and 81. Ry. Depot.
April 2sth, l'S6. c. 5. GADsDEN, Supt.
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Pullman buffet cars TO and from ,Tsckeoa
vile and New York, and to and from Jact
s.onvllle and New Orleans via Pensacola and
Mobile. @nV
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East Tenn, Va. & Georgia R. R.
GEORGIA DIVISION.
The Quickest and Shortest Line
Tlu-FnXXU,L,Ay
SAVANNAH AND ATLANTA.

COMMENCING MAY I'd the following
~ Schedule will be In effect;
EASTERN LINE.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-21

During the night some thirty bullocks were
exposed rs kills Tin the Indian jungle, where
the princes hail slain n Bengal tiger, and when
wcawolic the men reported that three Of them
had been killed by panthcrs. OF these, how
ever, it was only possible to pursue one, as the
trail of the rest led To unapproachable noun
tain fastnes5es. 1t was, therefore, decided to
attempt driving the panther out of the narrow
ravinc in which it was supposed to lie hidden.
Suddenly the long black line of beaters comes
to a halt, breaks and sways backwards, the
shouts of the uIen being redoubled. As quick
.as lightning Ali Beg throws himself on his
hor.s and gallops to the spot, and we soon
learn that the enraged panther has attacked
the bcaters several times, who, therefore, re-
fused to move forward. One man had beer
killed. However the elephants are quickly
moved forward and we are soon collected on
both sides of the ravino in which the beast
lies hidden. As the ravine was only thirty
yards wide and about five yards deep we
were close upon the panther. though VIC could
not see it.
Now the question arose, what were we to dc
next. The beaters were too frightened to be
of any further use, and the animal showed no
signs of willingly leaving its hiding place
Col. Dobbs urged US most earnestly not to
move the elephant into the thicket, as thu
panther would without doubt attack tho first
who dared to approach it. AS the panther Is
more active it is more dangerous than the
tiger and when enraged takes the offensive,
sometimes jumping ut one bound into the how.
da, whereas the tiger cannot reach higher than
the elephants neck or shoulder. This was the
reason why we naturally listened to the advice
of our experienced friends and waited outsfls
while Ali Beg cautiously approached the
hiding place of our terrible foe. 1t is n mo-
ment OF breathless suspense. Every second
we expect that the panther viii rush out and
attack US, when suddenly the report Of q gun
is heard and Ali BeS's unerring bullet has dis.
abled the panther ut the very moment it is
about to spring upon him. Oscar and gave
the tenacious beast its coup de grace.-Prince
Karl of Sweden in Nineteenth Century
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-21
THE OLD STORY.

Twas on the beach he met her,
And they oft sat hand in hand
Upon the cool piazza,
As they listened to the band.
He told her that ne loved her,
Praised her hair, her cheeks and eyes,
And she listened, blushing redly,
And she answered him with sighs.
Then they parted. In the city
Now he meets the maiden sweet,
But she does not recognize him
AS she sweeps along the street.
'Tis the same with most firtationS
That occur beside the sea:
She was an under housemaid,
And dry goods clerk was he.
Boston Courier