The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-12-15
PRESS OPINION.

70 PRESS OPINION.
In sermon to railroad men last
week Mr.. Munhall illustrated the
difference be tween the "broad road"
and the marrow way" by reference
to the broad-guage and narrow
guage railroads, before the recent
change of guage. At certain points
steam hoists were erected, and the
runners of the cars being adjusted
to the narrow-guage, they were
transferred. "The Holy Spirit is
our steam hoist-it takes away the
old machinery of man, gives him a
new heart, and transfers him to the
narrow way" said the speaker.
"The old way is rickety, it runs
through a desert, and at last newt
ably wrecks every soul that goes
over it," "The narrow way is steel
rail, rock ballasted, and beside the
river runs through green fields, and
lands at the great palace. No wrecks
ever occur on it. You check your
baggage through, there are no stop
overs, and the line is supplied with
every convenience and comfort, ex-
cept, sleepers-there are no sleep
ers." The sermon abounded with
gospel truth and made a fine i'm
pression.-Baptist Reflector.
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President Cleveland's messages,if
for nothing else, are characterized
for their great length. When he be-
gins on subject he is like an old
fellow who prayed so long at family
prayers it become necessary to be
admonished by the wife that the pot
was dry and the meat burning. He
excused himself by saying, Owe got
the thing in such ID of a tangle
it is impossible to bring it to a
close" Grover deals more or less
with all public questions in all his
messages, principally more.-Rog-
ersville Herald.
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Mr.. Morrison is inclined to make
the most of his opportunity in the
present congress to press his pecul-
lar notions of tariff reform. 1t is
announced that he will call up the
tariff bill next week, and that his
followers are confident that they
will secure consideration of the
measure. But no one expects that
there will be any definite action ia
ken by this congress in the matter
of tariff legislation. The discussion,
however, would give Mr.. Morrison
a chance to drop out of congress
with noise.-Nashville Banner.
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The Nashville Banner laments
in tears that our navy is the laugh
ing stock of all maritime powers.
BY the powers, what do we want
with navy, anyhow? The Indi-
ans are all captured, and they are
the only enemies we are likely to
have, unless it is Mexico, and we
can reach Mexico by land. Still,
we'll call Secretary Whitney's at
tention to the matter.-National
Review.
A member of the Georgia Legis-
lature has introduced a bill provid-
Ing that no person shall charge a
profit of over Is per cent. on the
cost price Of the necessaries of life,
such as corn, -four, bacon, coffee, ETC.,
under penalties of misdemeanor.
1t is said the bill will pass the
House. The ladies, it is also said,
are considering the expendiency of
urging a similar law in regard to
dry goods and millinery.-National
Review.
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f. w. Cole, A. S. Colyar, J. NJ.
Head, VIM. Morrow, and d. F.
Wilson have formed q company to
be chartered as the Baltimore,
Nashville & Memphis Company,
for the purpose of building road
from Bristol to Memphis. 1t is I'M
derstood that they will try to get
the use of the entire convict force
to build the road, paying the state
back by per capita assessments on
passengers for term of years.
Nashville Cor. to Knoxville Jour-
nal.
The cost drumming the legislative
department Of the national govern
ment for the coming year is estima-
ted at $5,5OO,OOO. A good way to de-
crease the surplus would be to elect
few more cOngressmen.-Aval-
anche.