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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-09-18
A Touching Obituary.

The following lines are copied from
the obituary column Of q rural New
York journal:
1t is with deep regret that we
chronicle the death Of Oh. NJ,
of -. New York. He passed away on
Monday morning, March 25th, after
an illness Of little more than three
days. We had been acquaint-
ed for i've years. We began in the
poultry business at the same time,
both buying Wyandotte eggs Of the
same man. The writer soon gave up
the breed and kept only Langshans.
But George kept his Wyandottes,
bought only the best, bred carefully
and though we have seen many fine
birds, we know of few which lay more
and larger eggs or breed finer chicks
than his do. We have had many
fowls and eggs Of him, and would a
quick trust hnm as ourself to ship eggs
or to select stock. "-Harper's Msgar
zine.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-09-18
A surs,stivs Clock.

The most interesting feature Of the
Consolidated Exchange to its numer-
Gus visitors is the 81, 600 clock which
is suspended above the rostrum in the
board room. It is q relic Of the old
New York Mining Exchange, and If
it possessed speaking powers it could
relate interesting tales Of panics
where fortunes were made and lost in
quick succession during the palmy
days Of mining share speculation. Il
il about 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, and
il constructed Of white oak. A minia.
ture miner is mounted on top. He
carries a pick over his shoulder and
rests on a spade held with one hand.
On one side stands rampant bull. on
the other an aggressive looking bear
-symbolic Of the state OF the market
A digusted mining broker suggests
that on the face there be painted the
picture Of ship on a painted ocean
suggestive Of the ruling Market
New York Evening Sun.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-09-18

Laura" said the old man. will
you have some taters2"
IF you refer to the farinaceous tu-
bers which pertain to the solanum tn
berosum, and which are commonly
known as potatoes" replied the sweet
girl graduate. Il would be pleased to
Be helped to a modicum of the same.
But tatersa Tatersl I'm quite sure,
papa. that they are something Of which
fnever before had the pleasure Of hear
ing"
The old man pounded on the table
until the pepper castor lay down for q
rest, and then remarked in a voice Of
icy calmness:
Laura, will you have some CT the
taters3"
Yes, papa"
Is our boosted high school system 6
failure or is it not!-Terra Haute Elk
press.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-09-18


Mrs. Emily Crawford, the most ia
nous of women journalists, has lived
in Paris for more than thirty years,
and is almost pioneer among the
women of her profession who have
chosen the French capital as their
field. She is a widow with son who
has followed in the footsteps of his
journalistic parents Mrs. Crawford
is immensely popular in professional,
political and social circles in Paris.
She has brilliant changeful face, a
mass Of silver hair and a vast amount
of personal magnetism, which she
owes doubtless to her Irish blood. She
is we'll known as the able correspond
ent of The London Daily News and
The New York Tribune, but she also
contributes a column weekly to three
other prominent j;ccnrnals-London
Truth among them-and finds time
to 90 translations from the French
oeside. Her charm of manner
and brilliant intellect have won
her many friends, who have often,
by their mere acquaintance, for
warded her professional interests
and bestowed countless opportin-
tiles OF which her quick pen has
made instant use. She has rubbed
as, Inst royalty on both sides of the
channel, and has a talent FOR polite
personalities which would render her
memoirs Immortal. She is woman
who is dearly loved by her friends-a
sincere, loyal, sympathetic nature,
and has found much time in her busy
life TO devote to the interest of hui
manity. Current Literature.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-09-18
Consolation for tn. Red Haired.

1t may be consoling to light haired
and red headed people to read that
out Of l65 patients at the Kirkbride
asylum only one has read hair,
and only four have light hair and
complexion. We venture the guess,
however. that that red headed chap
makes matters as lively - all the
other l64 put together. h used 70 be
supposed that a pale complexion sps-
cially marked tendency 70 mental ex-
element and brain disorder. The sta
tistica however, show this 10 be IN
error. What i true Of man i also
true Of women; they arc, with one ex-
ccpsion in City. dark haired end dark
hued. Il d sometimes the case that
the hair turns white with insanity.
Probably the erses arose from this fa~t
The reason Why dark people are nlor'
inclined 10 mental Disorder has rot
besa explained Medical OaniA
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-09-18
urasr Ii. willow u. waited.

There was once q dinner at the
Ohio club. in Fifth avenue. and Gems.
Sherman, Sheridan and Carr were
there. Stories Of curiously wounded
men were told, and one OF the nara
tives was by Gen. Carr, and It related
70 q soldier in the Second New York
volunteers, Of which Carr was col
onel at the outset In the battle
piece Of an exploded shell
struck ne man on the head
and gave TO him what would Or
dinarily have proved fatal wound.
h lay insensible among the dead for
several hours, nobody supposing that
he was alive. Those who went to him
found gripped in one hand small
portion Of letter from his wife. In
this she spoke Of furlough which
had been granted him and which he
was going to use for visit to his
home, his health being poor. She
wrote atfectionately of their wedlock,
reminded him OF q willow tree under
which they had done some Of their
courtship, and told him that on the
day Of his arrival she would meet him
there. In the hurry and confusion
he was left lying with this paper still
in his grasp. Night fell upon the bat
tie field with the dead unburied and
the living busy with defenses of
themselves and care for the wounded.
In the morning the bodies Of the slain
were hastily buried in trench. It
was supposed that our soldier was
among them. But he was not. Dur
ing the night he had revived and
wandered away. Word was sent to
his home that he was dead, and this
was regarded as beyond doubt, but as
a matter of fact he wandered off to a
distant hospital, remained there un-
identified until his wounds healed and
was discharged. utterly without men,
ory OF the past. 1t happened that he
retained the merest scrap of his wife's
letter, but without name or place on
It. This he retained, and with a vague
knowledge that it was from his wife,
who was waiting for him somewhere,
he wandered here and there over the
country for tcar Years. Then Mere
chance or a shadowy recollection OF
his home led his tramp to the very spot
where his wife had promised to meet
him. 1t was the willow tree close to
his old home, and there he actually
found her. The shock of joy and
recognition nearly if not quite cured
him Of his malady.-New York Cor
st. Louis Republic,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-09-18
A HEROINE OF THE OCEAN.


How Mrs. Clark Ce.susrsd the ships
Asssilants and Saved Her Husband.
On the river Byram, q little stream
which divides the statea Of Connect.
cut and New York, is the village Of
Port Chester. In q pretty cottage re-
sides a woman Of unassuming man.
ners, whose deed of heroism will live
as long as stories of the sea are read
and deeds of prowess cited for the en-
ulation of others.
Jan. 8, 1885, little after midnight,
and ON the ocean nearing st. Helena,
was the good American ship Frank
N. Thayer, commanded by Capt. Rob
ert K. Clark. Soon after the midnight
watch was changed the captain was
reused from q sound sleep by hearing
his name called in tone Of alarm.
Fearing that all was not we'll with
his ship he hurried up the companion.
way in his night clothes. As his head
appeared above the companionway he
received a number Of stabs in the
face, neck and head, but he managed
to see that his assailants were two Ma
nilla Indians, members of the crew.
He fell to the floor beneath, where
the Indians followed him and plunged
their knives into his side, leaving him
for dead. The carpenter, the lookout
man and the mate were killed. The
balance of the crew were locked in or
terrified, and the captain, his wife and
daughter were left to the mercy OF the
Infatuated Manila Indians.
The captain, faint from the loss Of
blood. was assisted to the cabin by his
wife. One of the lungs of the officer
was protruding. The brave woman,
with a nerve as firm as adamant and
with a care as guarded as the skilled
physician, forced the vital parts back,
and sewed up the frightful wound.
She then bandaged his face and head
and set herself to the task OF making
their position safe by securing the
windows to the cabin, arming her.
self and placing the wounded captain
in position to defend or assist In tho
defense of the cabin.
The precautlon was taken Just in
time. for, firing Of the vigil they had
kept about the captains cabin, they
determined to finish him. But he and
the intrepid woman at his side repel.
led the mutineers, who had broken
open the cabin window.
What words can describe the cour
age of this wife. who stood with firm
hand by her husbands side, ready tt
do or die, hearing meanwhile thu
tread of the Indians thirsting for hi
blood.
The skulking crew, by the courag'
Of the wife and captain, were at las
urged to action. One Of the indians
jumped overheard. The other sough
refuge in the hold, and when dislodg
ed it was found that he had set til,
ship on fire. He jumped overheard
and was lost.
Then came renewed heroism on tn,
part Of the wife. Tenderly the loves
captain was placed into a boat, ant
after long and tedious sail Of 70
miles they reached the island of ST
Helena, having been nine days adrif
in boat insuthciently provisioned
with man almost cut to pieces. Blu
the brave woman was the master spiri
Of the ship wreck, and today she
pointed out as the brave wife of tn
} equally brave C Cart Robert K, Clark
Chicago Tribune.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-09-18

A person whom can truthfully de-
scribe as IAN esteemed correspondent"
sends the following;
DEAR TAvERsER-- Your challenge of Saturday
last reminds me Of q remark overheard by vist
tor at farm house at early dawn on . summer
morning: I'VE amt got q milestone you haint
. goin' to use today. be ysf"
II this did not give the hearer an
appetite for breakfast, he must have
been beyond the reach Of tonics.
Two or three packages inclosing
grammatical gems have also reached
me from down east. One brings the
somewhat familiar phrase, He done
splendid" in this case said to have
been spoken by a women of "some
wealth and more pretension," with re-
gard to her sons proficiency. at
school. The other specimen is thus
presented by my correspondent:
A woman called upon a friend who
was recovering from long illness,
and the following conversation en-
sued:
Well 'Gusta, how be you todayi
Better.
Be9 Glad you is.
Other gems must stand over" as
editors say, until a more convenient
season, but l shall find room for the fol.
lowing-also IN the form Of dialogue;
Scene, a farmhouse by the roadside.
D., calling to Capt. B, who is
driving past:
Capt. B., stopi wanted ter
have seen If l could have got your
horse 70 hayewe". .-. s'::;tchLurg to.
nlVrrOw.-B,stOn Post, .4
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-09-18
Sixteen Years in the Pen.

Chas. w. Porter, who killed N
w. Williams, in Marshall's music
store, in Knoxville, in November
1888, was tried last week, and found
guilty of murder in the second de-
gree. This is a light sentence for
murder, yet with this favorable
verdict and a sentence of sixteen
years in the pen, the Knoxville
Journal says:
"He cursed the Judge, the jury
and the people of Knoxville and
Knox county. He had not been
prosecuted for murder, but had
been prosecuted by the people, he
said. He gave away entirely to
profanity and cursed everything in
sight"
With that kind of feeling it looks
as If he was an unsafe man to turn
loose upon a community. He ought
to have called upon the court and
people to sing the long meter doxol.
Ogy, "Praise God from whom all
blessings flow" etc. He certainly
should rejoice that it was not "Hark
nom the tOmbs a doleful sound
"Mine ears attend the cry" aye liv.
ing men come view the ground
where /, must shortly lie." II there
was any fault on the part of the ju.
~, it was that their verdict was
not murder in the first degree, and
hemp the final stretch.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-09-18
The Music Of the Future.

She was a sweet singer and he loved
her. They were alone.
Come and sing for me" he said.
She allowed him to lead her tender
ly to the piano. She turned over a
pile Of music with her other hand. 1t
was awkward to do it with one hand,
but she was too absent minded to think
of the simple fact that she might take
away the. hand he held.
What do you wantf" she asked.
":Home. Sweet Home, ~ he said
SWELL, you'd better ask mamma"
He.has his home, sweet home, now
Rent $50 a month.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-09-18

Here is a nautical story: An Eng
lish sailor was drinking with Ger
man confrere, when the latter pro
posed that they should toast the
young Emperor William. They
toasted him; and then in turn Jack
suggested that they might drink
health to bis queen. But the Deut-
scher stolidly refused, much TO the
others irritation. who, going 70 the
door. and leaning forward after The
manner of those afflicted with NAL de
mer. cried:
What. you won't drina 70 oes
Queen. wont your Well, her-her-hup
comes your blooming emperor, thent
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-09-18

JOHNSON CITY has engaged the
Comet to print fifty thousand copies
OF that paper. These are all print.
ed at one issue. That Is evidence
Of tact, energy and determination
to win. Let Maryville not give VI
her pull for the shore.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-09-18
Matt Nelson & Go.

his children raised up right. II Is
nOnsence to talk about mother
raising her children in the way
they ought to 60, on what they get
out Of A democratic paper. A
young republican mother sent 10
and subscribed for the TIMES, the
other day. She said she could not
live and do right on reading 4 dem
ocratic paper.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-09-18
THE TROOPER.

Only common trooper
Firm and staady of hand
Upou his charger sittiax.
Awaiting the sharp comnanA
Drawn up 10 line and lUDdsua
For the kings paradSand show
And the multitude that gatAsD t..
On tho vida wide plain below.
There must the squadroa sally,
Near the swsyin8 ~ q hfe;
Attack, retreat and rally
AZ u In battle strife
y Only common troopee,
Unknown TO any fame;
he wears thu kings own oolosA
But tho king knows not his mama
The loud command b given.
Away the troopers ny;
While laundering hools q hocss
Raise clouds Of dust o. high.
Down past the thronging thousands
Like Q whirlwind fierce and wild
When suddenly before them
Out starts little child
There's sudden cry Of horror;
There are faces pale with fear:
In the awful contemplation,
OF the danger drawing near.
Straight toward the child the trooper
Oh, madly zee him ridsi
In that mighty rush Of horsemen
None can stop o. turn aside.
But the trooper - he gaflops
Bends downward 70 the ground;
He grasps the child In flying
And he holds him safe and sound
Erect be dashes onward,
No moment has he Lost,
And with the child befoEe him
Rides forward with the host.
The multitude applaud him
With loud huxxas and cries;
The king looks down upon him
With proud and loving eyes
Only common trooper,
And do not know bis name;
But his noble deed d written
On the scroll Of deathlessaame.
Il e Diekenga
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-09-18

Mcchant-l notice that orders for
ladies slippers have fallen of 80 per
cent. ins0eorgia.
ClerklDont you know the reasoni
.Indeosl., do not"
Its because a machine has been in.
vented mEeorgia that turns out 8, 600
shingles aiihoar. Slippers Lat longer
nnss> ahan formerly. o-T@0 Sitting.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-09-18

A democrat who marries repub-
lican girl should always provide her
with a COED republican paper, like
the Maryville TINES, ifhe wants
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-07-31
Her Nose wasn't Plnmb.

Asrlsutsa,toE' ~ every pehoIaer.
lately, aud really it's astonishing to
find how large o proportion OF the
noses are twisted to one side or the
other. Try to find the median line Of
a persons face by tracing il from the
| tip of his nose and see how you come
outi Many people who imagine that
their noses arc perfectly straight
would find by close inspection that
those appendages gee or haw o little
perhaps to their amusement and may
be to their chagrin.
A Portland dentist tells a story to
tho point. Says he: after I had
fitted a set of false teeth to lady. she
exclaimed. 'Whyl you haven't got the
middle of the set In the middle OF my
facet
81 looked again, and thought had.
"'But just look at my noser said she.
Tho middle of tho set certainly Ii not
in line with the middle Of my nose
"srhat may be, said !. but your
nose
"Do you mean to tell me that my
nose amt straightP
"I think you will find that such IL
the case.
"How much is your biIlP I'll pay
1t, and you can keep your old teethl'
"She paid the bill, threw down the
set, and founced out, as angry as an
angry woman could be. She went
home. her friends told her how foolish
she was, she lay awake all night, and
the next day came back, apologized,
and had her work finished. "-Lewistoa
Journal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-07-31

Over twenty-five hundred trout were
taken in Big Spring Creek, near New
vile, Pa.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-07-31
Improving the Bible.

Those who are best qualified to judge OF
such matters agree In pronouncing the King
James version of the Bible a model of style.
But the Rev. Rodolphus Dickinson thought
otherwise and he therefore put forth new
translation. Concerning the old version he
said in his preface: "rhere Is much incl
egance and inaccuracy in the selection Of
words. the structure Of sentences, and in
every compartment OF composition Here
are few of his improvements:
''When thou art benefcent, let not thy left
band DO conscious of what thy right hand
performs"
: 'sContemplate the lilies of the field, how
they advance"
'sBe not, therefore, anxious for tomorrow
since that will claim correspondent atten-
tipn."
'fThen his disciples approaching said Il
him, Art thou conscious that the Pharisees
were offended when they heard this observa-
tionf But he, answering, said, Every planta-
ton which my heavenly Father has not cul-
tivated shall be extirpated. And Peter re
plying, said to him, Elucidnte this PARABLE
salt is salutary; but II the salt has be
come vapid, how can At be restored"
BE not surprised that announced Il
thee, ye must be reproduced"
For this the Father loves me, because
give up my life to be afterward resumed. NJ
one divests me Of 1t, but personally resign
it. j have authority TO surrender It, and
have authority to resume It,"
'sFor corporal exertion Is OF minor ad
vantage; but piety il advantageous In all re
spects, having a promise OF the present ant
OF the future life. y
This Is O correct remark, that IL mar
ardentiy wishes d spiritual superintend ency
he earnestly desires an honorable employ
ment. - Youths Companion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-07-31

In the Sinclair house restaurant the
other morning, says the New York
NesOs. guest was waiting for his
breakfast at table next to Nesos re-
porter's. He poured some Worces-
tershire sauce into tumbler, added as
much water, and drank IL off. Then
he dumped half the contents OF full
decanter Of catsup on his plate and
sopped it up with his bread. When
the breakfast came the bread and cat
sup were all gone, so he ordered a
fresh supply Of the former, and soaked
it in Worcestershire sauce to give IL a
flavor. 'He does it every day." said
the waiter, "but he eats d $1.50 break
fast, so I guess the house does not lose
anything. There's good many cheap
customers that's nearly as bad, though.
Ketchup Is what they mostly go for
and they go for IL SO heavy that we
never have bottle on the table and
only bring 1t when It is asked for.
Some are very fond of oil. I've seen
a man dump whole cruet OF oil into
his plate and soak his bread in 1t and
eat 1t. Another one mixes vinegar
with his water and soaks his bread In
it. About the only things they lei
alone are the salt and red pepper.
Mustard and horse-radish they eat by
the spoonful, and when cakes are in
season they'll take whole half-pint
pitcher of strip to a Decent plate OF
wheats or flannels. We've got one
customer who makes drink for him.
self out of strip, water and vinegar
and drinks 1t before every meal. He
says it's good for his stomach. Pdlike
to know what his stomach's lined
with. The physicians say that this
craving for stimulating condiments
and odd compounds is due to diseases
of the stomach. Hard drinkers and
dyspeptics are guilty of the most ex-
traordinary excuses Of this character.
Cases are cited Of men who make
meals off bread and mustard, and the
drinking of Worcestershire is by no
means uncommon. In Munich, where
enormous quantities Of beer are con-
sumed, the heaviest drinkers, who alb
sorb quarts day, are constantly nib
bling at raw turnips seasoned with
salt and bread besmcared with mus
tard Tho wine topers of France,
Spain, and Italy, consume vast quanti-
ties of oil, often drinking a glass Of it
between a certain number of sfoups OF
wine whose intoxicating effects it is
supposed TO Offset. In many italian
drinking-shops In this city bowl OF
peanut or cotton-seed oil is kept on
the bar, with dish heaped with cubes
of sour bread made from damaged
-four, by way OF free lunch.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-07-31
An Emperor's student Days.

A writer in AN The Year Round
speaks thus of the German emperor's
student days: During his school Ca
reer he was a model Of the studious
German youth. He took his place as
common pupil In the public school at
Cassel, and played and studied with
the other scholars. Atthe final exam
nation he was. indeed, only tenth
in the list, but then he was two years
younger than his mates, and was
rightly considered to have done 90
well that his tutor was Immediately
knighted. There is no examining sys-
tenn in Germany; he passed without
aid or favor.
At the University Of Bonn / have
sat on the same benches with him.
and seen him, with his little notebook.
writing down, like a hard-worked rs-
porter, nearly all the professor uttered
in his lectures on the Great German
authors or on the genius of our own
Shakespeare. The prince was anxious
also to study subjects not just then In
the curriculum, and for these the pro-
fessors attended at his rooms.
By the professors the prince was
biCdboA Wipa Ill AluAoot SOL tkA0 &NkMA8-
ton, and he won their esteem and
love.
The queen sent him out from En-
gland a splendid boat, costing nearly
f200, but he used it very little, and It
generally lay moored by the bank be-
meath his garden, idly rocking In the
ripple OF the Rhine.
But ho took part heartily In all the
amusements common among German
students namely, beer drinking. DUEL
ing, torchlight professions, carriage
driving, bathing and, in winter, sledg-
ing. do not think he ever fought =
real duel, but he mingled freely with
tho duelers, and in knelpen drinking
bouts) and torchlight serenades. sip
ping and sitting with the slippers Of
light German beer till late into the
night.