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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-05-15
A NOBLE SACRIFICE.
How the Women OF Massachusetts Paid
for the Privilege of Voting for the Good
of the Public

How the Women of Massachusetts Paid
for the Privilege of Voting for the Good
OF the Public.
We felt proud, says the Boston Wo-
mans journal. of Kansas women. and
of the women in Wyoming and Wash
ington Territories, who used their right
to vote so wisely as to win the COM
mendation of the best men in their re-
spective localities. Now we are proud
OF Massachusetts women who, under
difficulties that are never opposed to
men, secured assessment to the number
OF twenty-five thousand in this city,
and OF hundreds in other cities and
towns where the results are not fully
known.
The immediate cause Of this increase
was an interest in the public schools,
whose welfare was supposed to be men,
aced. Nothing like this uprising has
occurred since the war of the rebellion.
Then it was the welfare of the country,
now it is that of the schools-and at
WudU COSu' w WIOSc Sllldll ctlFus
ings, saved up for old age or sickness,
had never been taxed, now were re-
quired by law to give in under oath a
true list OF all their property, and to be
taxed on it before they could vote.
A man may refuse to do this and yet
vote all the same. But in this case
women, who earned their daily bread,
paid some five, ten and thirty dollars,
that they might vote for school CON-
mittee. This shows how truly women
are to be trusted to sacrifice for what
they deem the public good.
The registration of twenty-five thou.
sand in this city virtually gives them the
control of the school board election. II
changes the whole aspect of the woman
question, and, as the Boston Globe
says, "the municipal election next De.
cember will be the beginning OF the end
of the long struggle for the enfranchise'
ment OF women"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-05-15
THE DISEASE OF DRUNKENNESS

1t Is Produced, and the Victim IL
Himself Responsible for 1t and All Its
Terrible Consequences.
Drunkenness is disease of the body
as really as typhoid fever or any other
physical disease. No man who is drunk
is at the time in the normal condition
OF health. His body is over-stimulated
with intoxicating liquor His stomach.
heart and brain feel the effect No
one who has the habit of drunkenness,
so that he freely drinks Intoxicating
liquors ,very day. is really healthy
man. He has an inflamed stomach, a
disordered nervous system. and imper-
feet digestion of his food, and may have
organic changes of the body. He is
the victim of a slow poison that is con-
stantly sapping the foundations of
health. ar' will ultimately destroy
him altogether unless the habit be
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-05-15
INTERESTING TO WOMEN.

A. j. DREXEL, the banker, is about to
found an industrial college for women
at Wayne, Pa, at cost of 81, 500, 900.
My belief in the wisdom and Justice
of the demand that women shall be ad-
mitted to the ballot grows stronger
every year. -Geo F. Hoar.
MARY S. SNOW has been elected to
the school committee for three years in
Bangor, Me. She received the unani-
nous vote Of the city council.
DIR. AMELIA B. EDWARDS is now call
ed upon to live up to the reputation of
being the most learned woman In the
world. Even she, however, in the opin-
ion of the many hod-carriers, does not
know enough to vote. Boston Com
monwea!th.
We agree with the woman suffragists
on one point: The argument that
women should not vote because ma
jority of them do not desire to is weak.
The question is one that is to be decid-
ed chiefly. if not entirely, in the inter-
est that the State has in the subject. =
Boston Herald.
j. EDWARD PFEIFFER. who lately
died at London. was warm advocate
of collegiate education for girls and
also of woman suffrage. He left nearly
$5OO,OOO to his wife. Emily Pfeiffer, the
English poetess, with the request that
at her death it should be used for the
advancement of women.
THE relative standing OF the pupils
in public school does not depend
wholly upon their ability, but partly
upon their application. 1t is our i'm
preston that girls are generally more
diligent and studious than boys. during
their school life. We should not claim
that the higher standing Of the girls in
their studies is proof Of their absolute
intellectual superiority; but it certain
ly ought to silence those who have
hitherto asserted their hopeless inferi.
ority.-Lucy Stone.
Mrs. ZERELDA G. WALLACE said that
the righteousness of woman suffrage
was so self-evident that to argue in It's
favor now seemed almost humiliating.
One point at least has been gained. The
advocates of the movement were nc
longer criticised and ridiculed in the
public press. and it has become under
stood that there could be no thorough
development OF the race until woman
should be entirely free. Men could moi
WORK out the problem Of self-govern
ment alone.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-05-15
A Good Investment Of Sheep.

A farmer once employed young
man. All too soon the farmer found
that his new hand was addicted to
drinking alcoholics.
John" said the farmer. ''I'll give
We one O my best sheep II yen give
up drinkin' while We work for me-"
.'lt's bargain" declared John.
A son of the farmer looked up and
asked:
'.Pa, will you give me a sheep, too,
if will not drink this season."
"Yes," replied the father. "you may
have Il sheep.
Then the little boy spoke up and
said:
PA, will you give me a sheep, too.
If I'll not drink"
Yes, son, you shall have a sheep,
also"
After moments pause the little boy
turned to his father and said:
PA hadn't you better take sheep,
too?
Il dunno. l dunno" the farmer re.
piled, doubtfully. and then suddenly
concluded: Il declar', I'll try it and
see. :"
The old gentleman WAS heard after.
wards to declare that he had made the
best investment Of sheep that season
that he ever made in his life.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-05-15

abandoned. The direct effect Is all
ways upon his body. and this is one OF
impaired or ruined health, as really AZ
If he should form the habit OF eating
arsenic or swallowing laudanum every
day. Drunkenness is not disease
which comes upon one without his
fault. and which he could not
avoid 1t is a seT-produced dis
ease. which it is in the power
of the man himself TO prevent
and also to cure, by avoiding its cause.
and, hence, it is sin lainst himself
and against the God who made him
and holds him responsible for right
use of all his powers. both physical
and mental. No one has right to do
any thing the direct tendency OF which
is to damage or destroy his body The
temptation to drink incident to, and
the consequences of the habit of drink
ing, is no excuse for drunkenness, and
no excuse for any crime which Il
drunken man may commit. Both God
offender, and he is such. We may pity
him when we think OF the power OF
his appetite over him, operating
through his diseased physical nature;
but we should never so pity him as not
to condemn him. and do our utmost to
lead him to condemn himself and re-
form his life. The truth is that /;
drunkard is sinner as really rs II
murderer, and he must repent and far
sake his sin or he can not enter the
Kingdom of God. Drunkards do not
60 to Heaven, any more than BIAS
phemers. They are enumerated in the
list of those who will not enter the
Kingdom. The essential sinfulness OF
drunkenness is an idea that must not
be lost sight of in the effort to reform
drunkards. N. Y. Independent.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-05-15
FOR OUR YOUNG READERS.
A HOMEMADE SCARE.

Carl WAS jolly little fellow,
With eyes OF blue and curls Of yellow,
And rosy cheeks, and just the chin
To hold pretty dimple in.
He found himself alone one day.
And wondered what twas best to play
While his mamma remained away.
Pencil and paper soon he saw,
And seized them both. Said he: "Tll draw
An ogre like the one so grum
Poor Jack heard growing 'Fee-fofum.'
First, here's his forehead full Of bumps,
And then his nose with three big humps,
And then two ears Of 'normous size,
And then two dreadful staring eyes,
And then mouth from ear TO ear,
With long. sharp. teeth-like tuslxs." But here
The artist. with eyes opened wide
In fright, gazed on his work and cried;
mamma, Mamma-come, come please, do,
I'm very lonely without you;
And ON Mamma, I'm so afraid
OF this old ogre that I've made"
Margaret Eytinge, in st. Nicholas.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-05-15
RUTHIE'S VICTORY.

She Finds Out How Much Power There Is
in Gentle Words and a Kindly Smile.
Harry was standing in the road, on
the way homo from school. There had
been a heavy shower an hour before,
and there was a large puddle in the
road. He had switch, and was switch
ing the water from side to side.
Nettie came along, and looked very
Grossly at Harry.
You stop that" she said.
Harry did not like the way she spoke,
nor the look on her face. ,
"Say please and I will" he said.
'Tm not going to say pleased
"Then l shall do it as long as like. "
II can't get by till you stop"
"Yes, you can. I'm not hindering
you" 'H --
you are. ! shall get all splashed :"
Then stay where you are. You
can't make me stop"
Now. the truth was that Harry did
not care a bit about switching the water
any longer. If Nettie had spoken pleas
antly he would have stopped at once.
But now he felt as If he would stay
there all day just to spite her.
II shall tell your mother, you mean
boy, if you don't stop" went on Net
tie.
Harry laughed louder as Nettie tried
to run by. He gave a harder switch
and laughed more loudly than ever as
he saw Nettic's white apron spotted
with mud: She scowled back at him
as she went on.
Nettie had just turned u corner
when Ruthie came up. Harry looked
at her little sourly, for he did not
feel half so pleasantly as he had before
Nettie came.
Do you wonG ar why? Was it because
Nettie had been cross? Partly so; for
no one can speak or look GROSSLY with
out leaving shadow behind. But
Harry felt that h ) had been wrong, too,
and that is worse than to suffer wrong
from others.
"Stop minute, and let me get by,
Harry" said Ruth lie.
II don't have to stop" growled
Harry.
but l can't get home till you let me
pass.
II don't care. You can't make me
stop"
"Oh, yes, cam" said Ruthie, with q
laugh.
81 should like to see you try" said
Harry, holding his switch tighter than
before while he looked at Ruthie.
YOU'RE as big as | am; but who cares
for that?" e..,.......s..
Il can, though" said Ruthie.
How do you think she did it?
She came nearer, still smiling, and
said
Harry, please let me pass. YOU
wouldn't be ugly to me. 1 know"
Harry had never thought of an at
tack Of kind words. II Ruthie hat
tried to take away his stick, or to push
him out of her way, he would have
made good fight; but what could hi
do now? q
He gave a little laugh as he stood
back to let her pass. saying: q 5t
well, if that's the way you're go
ing to make M, ] guess I'll have tt
give up" 1888 ht
Try it. little children. You have al
seen how one angry word or look will
bring another, and how little good
they do, and how much harm. Tr,
how much power there is in gentle
word and mile.-Sydney Dayre, il
Our Little Ones.
| s
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-05-15
A Selfish Boy.

jamie took the largest banana Or
the dish the other day when the frui,
was passed to him. He did this be.
fore his grandmainma had boon
h lped. He looked ashamed when he
saw her take the small one, but he
was glad that his was SO big.
But when he took of the skin the
fruit was black and unfit to eat. His
papa's eyes twinkled, and he said:
The largest isn't always the best,
is it, Jamie?"
And his mamma said: Selfish boys
often lose what they want TO get"-
United Presbyterian.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-05-15

bill has just been defeated at Albany,
where it had only jocose consideration,
but it would not have been so If It's ad.
vocates had represented the great body
OF women. Some day, probably, the
measure will have that backing, impos.
sible as it is at present to interest wO-
men in the subject. N. Y. Sun.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-05-15
DEVELOPMENT OF CHARACTER.

No Such Thing as "Luck"-AIan the Nat
ursI Result of What He Was When u
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-03
The News Condensed.
Important Intelligence From All Parts.
FROM WASHINGTON.

OK the oath the Government printing
Office completed the immense work of print
ing the testimony in the seventeen con-
tested-election cases which will come up
for settlement before the Fifty-frst Con-
gress
For the eight months ended August
81 last the immigrants arriving in the
United st ties Except from Canada and
MexicOl numbered 3U.s6l. against 3a2, 9i3
during the same period in 1855
The Jews Of the country on the 18th be-
gan the celebration of their 5.65Oth New
Year
TsUI Kwo YISG, the new Chinese Min
lister to the United States, arrived at
W h'ngton on the 18th
Oh the Goth the contract for furnishing
postage stamps for the next four years was
let to the American Bank-Note Company
OF New York. the present contractors
Is the United States there were l65 bust
ness failures during the seven DAYS ended
on the 18th, against q the previous seven
days
THE President returned TO Washington
on the 25th from his summer outing at
Deer Park, Md
REPRESENTATIVES, of various womeu's or
CARNATIONS met in Washington on he 27th
and took preliminary steps toward erecting
a monument TO the memory Of Mrs. Lucy
Webb HAYES, the deceased wife OF ex-Pres-
ident Hayes.
AT the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 2S.h ult aggregated
81, J'2, l26 as against 81 o44 6So, 7S3 the pre-
viOus week As compared with the cor
responding week OF 1888 the increase
amounted 10 6S
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-03
HORRIBLY BURNED.

Tons Of Molten Metal Pour Over Num-
Der of Workmen at the Edgar Thomson
Steel Works in Braddock, Pa-They Are
Frightfuliy InJured-Captain Jones the
General Manager, May Die.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept "a A frightful ac-
cident happened at Carnegie's Edgar
Thomson steel works at Braddock Thurs
lay night. Captain W. r. Jones, general
manager of the immense steel works, and
a number of worknen were horribly
and perhaps fatally burned Furnace
:, one of the largest of the blast
furnaces, gave W y at the bottom, and tons
Of molten metal. like water escaping from
4 reservoir, ran out The furnace had not
been working properly during the day,
and Captain Jones called TO see ii he
could not ascertain the cause. He
was working with number OF
men near the base of the furnace
when the break occurred In an instant
lanes OF tire shot forth and the hot metal
exploded and fell like sheets OF water
Tons of the molten metal poured out of
he furnace, and that any person near the
furnace escaped instant death is regarded
As a miracle. AS it was Captain Jones
and four or five others were horribly
burned, the formers life being de-
SPARED Of
Captain Jones Is well-kuown throughout
the United States and Europe wherever
ron and steel are manufactured lie re-
,eived a salary OF So, 600 year and a per
cent on the product of the large mill,
making his income almost $4,000 a year
Il was he who took 800 men to JohnstOWn at
his own expense a few days after the flood.
and remained there for couple OF weeks
directing the work Of rescue. lie is %
Fears OF age
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-03
FIXING THE BLAME

From All Indications Engineer TwOmbly
Was Responsible for the Terrible Rail-
way Accident Near Chtcago-Another
Victim.
CHICAGO, Sept 26.-Conductor Buford
ana Brakemen Whitfield and Parker, Of the
freight train which crashed into the
suburban passenger train at Washington
Heights Tuesday evening, were arrested
Wednesday evening on south-bOund pas
senger train on the Rock Island road, near
Auburn They are wanted as witnesses.
and it Is believed they were about 70 leave
the city.
Conductor Buford and his brakeman de-
clare that they were running ahead of
time He saw the danger light on tho
semaphore half mile from where the col
lis!on occurred. and sent his men to set the
brakes The engineer did not seem to pay
any attention to the signals, and no blame
could be attached tC any one but Iwomb-
". He was running with the throttle
wide open" and must have been crazy.
Engineer Twombly was badly bruised
as the result of his Jump from the engine.
He is under arrest at his home, 1000 Dear
born street Henry La Cloche, the fireman
of the Inflated engine, is also under
arrest Twcmbly denies the story that he
was drunk lie admits, however, that
he was running at higher rate OF speed
than was allowed by the rules There was
nothing to show that there was passenger
train ahead, and the first intimation
he received was when the target
gate dropped His engine was then
within three car-lengths of the coach,
and it was an utter impOssibility for him
to bring the train to halt The whole ac-
cident, he says, could have been avoided
had the conductor Of the passenger train
followed the rules, and hung a light on the
rear end of his last car. This he neglected
TO do.
Conductor Ellis, of the passenger train,
declares that the signal lamps were burn
ing on the rear OF his train. and the light
from them was sufficiently bright to have
enabled Twombly to see them in time &c
stop his train had he been attending to his
duty. Superintendent Chamberlain does
not attach any blame in the matter to Con-
ductor Ellis.
Gus Mulcahv a l0-year old youth. died
from his injuries Wednesday night, max
ing six victims in all The injured are in
fair way to recover, except one, man
named Smith, who inhaled the steam that
filled the car Only eight other persons
were seriously hurt though a number
were shaken up and considerably bruised
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-03
PITH AND POINT.

Knowledge directs practice, yet
practice increases knowledge.
1T is the sins of other people that
elf-appointed reformers make the
most fuss about-N. o. Picayune.
As empty vessels make ne loudest
iouud. so they that have the least wit
are the greatest babblers-
"A man always feels ready TO re-
urn the compliment when you speak
n praise of his good Judgment
Someryille Journal.
When YOU are advised TO take
he bull by the horns" don't That's
10 way 10 seize the animal safely.
ret a nose hold or none.-On City
Derrick.
Aim at perfection in every thing.
hOugh in most things it is unattain-
able; however. they who aim at it, and
oersevere. will come much nearer to it
han those whose laziness and ies-
oondency make them give it up Us I'M
4ttainable.
We all know that worry kills I'm
fortunately it only kills the worried.
The worrier thrives; ike symbolic
Jeshur n he wakes fat and kicks in
lively fashion. Here is case of the
survival -; the unfittest. Christian at
Work
Tho polite OF every country seem
o have but one character. \ gentle
nan of Sweden differs but little, except
n triiles. from one Of any other coun-
Try. 1t Is among the vulgar we are to
ind those distinctions which charac-
erie country. Goldsmith.
Genius Is dazzling thing, but it
won't plod. Talent is forced to plod or
get left, aud 50 with the instinct of self
preservation-it generally plOds. &C.
MUS starts out a petted darling. and
ends by lodging the bailiifs. and dying
in the poor house, while talent raises
3 monument IN its honor, and pays the
bill ont of its well-iillcd pockets. Joel
Chandler Harris.
There are many shining qualities
in the mind of man, but none 50 useful
as discretion II is this. indeed. which
gives a value to all the rest. and sets
them at work in their proper places.
and turns them 10 the advantage of
their pOssessor. Without it. learning
is pedantry; wit, impertineuce; and
virtue itself looks like weakness. and
the best parts only qualify man to
be more sprightly in errors and active
10 his own prejudice. Addison.
Charity Is "a paradox to the covet-
Gus. The doctrine that teaches aims.
and the person that needs them, are
by such equally set at naught. Tell a
miser of bounty to a friend or mercy
to the poor. and point him out his
duty, with an evidence as bright aud
piercing as the light, yet he viii not
understand it. He shuts his eyes as
close as his hands In both eases,
there Is an incurable blindness, caused
by a resolution not to see; and, to all
intents and purposes, he who will not
open his eyes is for the present
as blind as he who can not n Y
fpdr-sr
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-03
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS-.

IL Is Now In Session In Wash ngtOn-Iu
Object l. ~ Place Commercial ReIa
on, Retween he United stat and Hell
siaer Rtpubl SIP ma Permanent Bash
Il Grand ENcur.iOn planned.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 3J.-The congress OF
delegates from the forty-six States and Ter
ritories of the United States and from the
nineteen sister States of South and Centra
America Is attrac ing widespr ad attention
This is really the first great American
conference which has been held for CON-
mercial purposes since the discovery Of
the western hemisphere 400 years ago
congress between the American States
was held in Panama in 1875, but
it was for political purposes mere
ly and the United States was not
represented The present scheme orig
mated with Mr. Blaine under the
administration of Garfield Blaine was
then Secretary OF State, as he is now, and
a ca was issued for the convention. The
assassination of the President delayed mat
tiers, but the call was reissued by Secretary
Bayard under an act approved May "a,
lSSe. and all the States responded accept
ing the invitation except San Domingo.
OBJECTS or THE CONVENTION
The prime purpose of the congress OF
American nations is to consider measures
toward the formation of an American Gus
toms union under which the trade of the
American nations with each other shall be
promoted as far as is possible and profita-
BILE Theadoption OF common silver coin
to be legal tender between citizens of ali
American nations, the establishment of
uniform system of weights and measures,
and a common method of estimating valu-
ations on merchandise and fixing duties
are among the subjects designated for spe-
cial consideration The Improvement
of steamship communication and the
settlement by arbitration of disputes be-
tween the nations concerned are
matters that will receive attention
also. Briefly stated, the purpose OF
this country in calling the congress is to
find some wav of inducing the South Amer
lean countries to buy manufactured goods
and articles from the United States instead
of from European producers as at present
Any thing will be in order which tends to
prove TO the people of the states south of
u.s. that they can proiitably convert their
trade from Europe to the United States
There is no question as To the great gain
to the United States if this country could
secure good share Of the trade with Gen.
trial and South America
The extent of the United States imports
and exports of the Central and South Amer
lean nations Is as follows: