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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-06-12
Electric Mountain Railway.

One Of the most interesting achieve
ments in modern engineering is the
electric mountain railway recently
opened to the public at the Burgen-
stock, near Lucerne. The rails de-
scribe one grand curve formed upon
an angle Of l12 degrees. and the sys-
tenn is such that the journey is made
as steadily and smoothly as upon any
of the straight funicular lines. The
Burgenstock 10 almost perpendicular;
from the shore Of Lake Lucerne to the
,Burgenstock is 1880 feet, and it is
1880 feet above the level of the sea.
The total length of the line is 93S me-
tiers, and IL commences with gradient
of so per cent, which is increased 50
per cent after the first 400 meters,
this being maintained for the rest of
the journey. A single pair of rails is
used throughout, and the motive pow
or, electricity, is generated by two
dynamos. each OF twenty-five horse
power, which are worked by a water
wheel Of nominally 1876 horsepower.
erected upon the river Aar at its
mouth at Buochs, three miles away,
the electric current being conducted
by means Of insulated copper wires.
The loss in transmission is estimated
at twenty-five per cent--N. Y. Sun.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-06-12
AROUND THE APlARY.
Observations Made by q Wide-Awake ant
Progressive Bes-Keeper.

Observations Made by q Wide-Awake and
Progressive Bes-Keeper.
We recently made visit to the
apiary of an old-fashioned bee-keeper.
Some would call him an old fogy. but
in this instance we hardly believe the
term will apply, because he does not
insist that his way is best and that SO.
called Improvements are sham. We
will tell our readers some things that
we saw, hoping that some may learn
how not to keep bees. The bees were
kept on a long bench under low shed.
Such building furnishes an excellent
wind-break for winter, but for sum-
mer use is very unhandy, because the
hives are crowded close together,
which is confusing to the bees and
often causes the loss Of young queens
by their getting into the wrong hives
when returning from their wedding
flight To be compelled to work in a
STOPPING position when handling bees
is a serious objection to shed. Having
several hives on one bench is objection
able, because while handling one colo.
ny others are liable to be shaken
and disturbed. The bees were all kept
in ordinary box hives, and looking
into several of these revealed the fact
that quite number had died during
the winter, not having secured honey
enough to carry them through. These
were all swarms from last season, and
consequently the comb was clean and
bright This, Of course, will be torn
out and made into wax, when If it
had been in the frame hives it could
have been used to an excellent adj
vantage in building up new colonies
this season. Had the bee-keeper been
a careful one, these late weak swarms
would have been united. and. if neces-
sary, fed sufficiently to insure their
wintering. II the best combs were
now transferred to frame hives the
holes caused by the cross sticks would
frequently be so large as to be objec.
tionable. This bee-keeper, although
getting a good many pounds of honey in
q year. never realizes any cash profit
from it because it is made in large box.
es, the very way in which it can be
sold to the poorest advantage. I'm
proved appliances for the apiary are
sold at such reasonable prices that
there seer-s to be little reason in such
method. Reader, there is not Just
such an apiary in your back yard, il
there?-Indiana Farmer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-06-12
ONLY A WINK OF SLEEP.

Sweet Messenger OF Rest,
To nerves Constrained, to brain o'erwrought,
From delvng IN the field Of thought
To mind oppressed by weight OF care,
70 eyes grown dim by brazen glare,
And only Wink of Sleep
A Messenger Of Rest
To hands Constrained by daily toll,
To spirits bruised in life's turmoil,
To feet grown sore along the way
Der which they pass from day to day,
And only Wink Of Sleep.
A Messenger Of Rest
Though brief, yet restful to the SOUL
Aguerdon bright, a welcome goal
From which 10 start life's race anew.
Bidding TO trials old adieu,
And only Wink OF Sleep
A Messenger of Rest,
With healing cen on folded wings,
With which proclaimed from echoing strings
Of muse heard in soothing strains
One moment lost to care and pains,
And only Wink OF Sleep
Messenger Of Rest,
one moment lost, a new life won,
A setting and rising sun
Reflect their rays Of richest hue
Farewell TO old, all hail the new,
Born OF Wink Of Sleep.
Good Housekeeping
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-06-12
FOR OUR YOUNG READERS
YOUNG DlDDENTHYNk.

When danger lured he was always there;
His prowess and zeal were UNRESTRICTED;
Yet he still escaped, by the breadth of u hair,
The violent death so oft predicted.
His heart was kind; he could ne'er refuss
TO promise anew on every morning;
And II didn't think was his one excuse
In the face OF every dreadful warming.
But once when his mothers nerves he'd tried
by strange and perilous situations,
And leased his sister until she cried,
He was sent to bed on prisoners rations.
He had bread to eat ana water to drink,
But he turned away for he couldn't bear 'em;
And he dreamed that his name was Didden.
thynk,
And he'd come to the Castle of Harum
Scarum.
Topsy Turvy stood ut the gate,
A madcap maiden who called him cousin:
She showed him the castle, weird and great
And wonderful things by the dozen, dozen.
There were creaking floors and crazy stairs
And balconies high and unprotected,
Murky maZes and secret snares,
Covered with dust and long neglected.
But in the chamber that pleased him best,
Pistols and bombs were the chief attraction;
And rusty rife stood with the rest,
Omnous, grim and ready for action.
20, give 1t to me-" cried Diddenthynk;
ITS the jolllest thing to raise racket
I'll pull the trigger quick as a wink!'
But Topsy Turvy had clutched his jacket
"Let it alone, say" she cried,
While her breath came quick and her heart
beat double;
| ''There are plenty OF guns and things beside,
| But that one is sure to make US trouble.
| These loaded pistols are only fun;
Well play with them il you like; we'll share
'em;
But that is the terrible Empty Gun
| The deadlest weapon in Harum Scarumi"
Then Diddenthynk cried out in huff,
why, what's the harm II it isn't loadedr'
And he grasped the gun when, sure enough,
At the merest touch the thing exploded!
| He fell to the floor with fearful cry;
| The air WAS filled with the smell of powder;
The neighbors FASTENED to see him die,
But he onl yelled and screamed the louder.
Baf1led and dumb stood every one:
They raised their hands and their eyes grew
bigger;
Never before had the Empty Gun
Failed to finish the fool at the trigger.
There was just one thing they could do, to be
l. sure, ftii'
In this very embarrassing situation;
| So the popular Doctor Killorkure
Was summoned to make an examination
The Doctor came, ana solemnly said:
"The danger can not be overstated;
| You see, the troubles oil In his head,
And fear 1t will have to be amputated.
But then, as he Doesn't think, perhaps
He will hardly miss what he seldom uses,
And twill save the bill for hats and caps,
And On endless number Of bumps snt
bruises"
Then up rose each particular hair
To convince the boy that he couldn't spare
'em,
And he leaped with gasp from the surgeons
chair,
And out of the Castle OF Harum Scarum.
He landed. Of course, in his own small bed,
Weak and breathless and almost blinded:
And since tn at day have heard 1t said,
He is quite discreet and serious minded.
-Eudora S. Bumstead in Youths Companion
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-06-12
Proposals in Boston.

Mr.. Beacon Streete (Boston)-I pre-
sumo, Miss fremont, you are cog
infant Of the continuation of the SYM
posiums on the interrocatory, us
Marriage q Fallure?" and beg the
privilege Of testing the question with
you.
Miss fremont Since the only way
to understandingly embark in the dis
cussion is by practical experiment |
will relinquish my individual freedom
and genealogical cognemen to immo-
late my identity on the altar OF mota-
physical investigation. m Y. Weekly
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-06-12
A DAY OF LIBERTY.

Why Ned Concluded That 1t Isn't Best for
Children to Have Their Own Way.
Ned Townsend was little boy who
was particularly fond of having his
own way. His mothers commands he
always received with such sullen
look that he made her feel very sad.
One morning he had been left to but
ton his shoes, and he was pouting over
them as usual when Mrs. Townsend
returned to dress him for school.
Taking the button-hook from his hand,
she said, pleasantly: There has been
a new law passed, my boy. Children
are to have their own way for a whole
day; no one is to interfere with them.
and when the time is up they will know
whether it is better to do as their
parents say, or go according to their
own wishes"
"Hurrah!'' cried Ned; "won't have
a good time! Shall / go to school to-
dayp Yes; I'll lose all the fun with the
boys if l don't. Besides, l won't have
to mind the teacher when get there.
How tine!"
So, without another thought for his
unbuttoned shoes, he threw on his hat
and overcoat and started. The boys
were having rare fun when he reached
the playground, and he joined them
heartily. Soon the bell rang for them
to go into school, but they went on
playing just the same. They all un-
derstood that they were having their
own way now, and they meant to play
as long as they wished. However,
they at last grew tired Of this sport
and concluded to go inside and search
for different fun. The teacher invited
them to take seats, but they scorned
the invitation. They laughed, ani
played and talked, and ran around just
as if they were outside. 81
'.How grand it is not to have t.
mind" thought Ned. But at tina
moment a rough little boy ran pas
Ned's desk, and knocked over the
basket containing his lunch. OF course
it fell on the dirty floor, and wa
spoiled. II wish he had been made tt
mind" said Ned to himself. But he
tried to look happy. and to join in the
general fun.
Somehow, toward noon the privilege
grew less and less satisfactory to the
scholars, and without any apparent
reason they began to feel cross. After
that they took to quarreling. and actu
ally ended in fighting. The poor
teacher looked very sorrowful, but sh'
had no power to stop them that day
Lunch settled them for awhile, bu
when they had taken their last bit
they became more boisterous than be
fore.
In the meantime Ned had grow
very hungry. and his feet were we
and cold. His head was aching, an
the noise of the other children mad
it worse. He sat Gown and wishes
the teacher could get them quiet; bu
instead. the usually pleasant room wa
beginning to somewhat resemble
miniature battlefield Ned longed I
get out into the still air. but VIII;
binders me?" he suddenly though
And, leaving his seat, he hurried OF
| of the noisy room. Then his fe'
l grew colder and wetter than ever; b
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-06-12

According to the Investigations of
two authorities in the agricultural de-
partment and the health officer for
CLIQUE estershire. England. the notion
that skim milk is poor sort Of food is
a great mistake. For children whole
milk is better, but for adult poor peo-
pie it is preferable to buy skim milk
and devote the difference between its
price and that OF whole milk to other
foods, either in the form OF cream or
butter. The actual nutritive value Of
skim milk differs very little from that
OF whole milk, and 1t sells for half the
price
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-06-12

Wllle; OUT as was working very udru
l soon forgot all about Alice.
and declared that l would have moth
ing more to do with the fairer sex
every one who gets Tilted says that
self-same thing and forgets it in less
than year afterw ard-isn't it SOP"
l nodded my conviction that he was
correct, and he resumed.
Eat the end of three months repaid
Lilley Heynum and called several
times to show my gratitude for her
kindness, but after all cause for call
ing was removed l still continued to
call once a month, or oftener, until at
last had regular Tuesday night en-
gagement, and before long found my
self in love more deeply than ever, but
l was too poor to pop the question and
had to adore in silence.
when was twenty-one years old
my father gave me fourth interest in
his business as starter, and after that
l began regular courtship and pretty
soon l married the present Mrs.
Melton"
"But why do you call it the Shake
spearean MarriageT l interposed,
fearing that he would leave his story
in very unsatisfactory condition.
"Oh, yes, you want to hear about
that, l expect While we were engaged
in conversation one night in June
we naturally enough thought about
the events of our school days, and
commencement had made up my
mind to get an answer that night and
when it came to the AS You Like tt
part, / nerved myself for the question
and said very abruptly: will you be
my Rosalindp' She thought a moment
and said: TO you l give myself for l
am yours.
Then l asked if she would marry
me and she said: III have no hus-
band if you be not he;' that is what
Rosalind tells Orlando, you remember.
Do you see the point now"
"Well," said ], THAT was strange"
"Dr. Graynor had in the meantime
been given the pastorate OF the
Methodist church in Pittsville, and he
married us! On the day Of the we'd
ding I received letter postmarked
Denver, Col. l opened it and
found check for two hum
dred dollars and letter from larson!
He said that he was compelled to
cheat me, as Dilford had him under
his thumb on account of some fraud
they had committed together, but that
he had settled down to an honest lite.
and the two hundred dollars was for
saving his sons life and in payment
of the overdue note!
"Dilford was arrested afterwards
and served term in Sing Sing for a
similar sharp game; that's all. Now,
isn't that little real life romancep"
EYES," l answered, "but how did
Dilford make any thing out OF your"
Don't you see? He was getting a
commission on the number of policies
he issued, and if / did the work for
nothing he made his money clear; y
paid me some and larson. his con(ed'
crate, borrowed it al, 20 ! was cats
paw"
The orchestra ceased playing, the
bell rang, the curtain rose and we
were suddenly transported to dreary
Scottish heath where the witches con-
versed mid thunder, lightning and
tumult, for it was macbeth. ]
never saw the narrator of this story
after that night and if this comes to
his notice let him judge whether his
story has suffered by the re-telling.-
L. A. Lamb. in Yankee Blade.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-02-21
The Snirit Of America,

The American love Of bombast has
made way for the American love of
"smartness." Fourth Of July frecrackers
have outHved the pyrotechnics of Fourth
Of July orations. We still praise our
selves freely, as our ancestors did, but
we do 80 with less "fuss and feathers. "
At the bar a similar change may Be OBJ
served. It Is harder than it used to- be
to "enthuse" juries--to borrow o word
which, like "hifalutin," seems to imply
that what was once sublime has become
ridiculous Lawyers talk to twelve men
instead Of addressing the panel" Rufus
Choate, were he to come to life again,
would find it difficult to win such cases
as he did win, unless he kept his imagi-
nation In leash, shortened and simpi-
fed his periods and made his delivery
more conversational. Even in orations
on memorial days, or at college festivals,
colloquial English is heard; and the
essays spoken at college commandments
are ceasing to be ''mere emptiness" In
the northern, and especially the north
western states, the taste for colloquial,
rather than oratorical English Is, for
obvious reasons, stronger than In the
south and extreme west; but it Is show
ing itself in all parts Of the country. II
Is taste that should be encouraged by
all who prefer the simple to the ornate,
the natural to the artificial, the sensible
to the sonorous. .-Harpers Magazine.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-02-21
The Story Of o Play.

One of the most successful Of recent
plays fell into the hands Of Charles Over
ton, who offered it to A. II. Palmer, the
manager of the Madison Square theatre,
and whose judgment as to the value Of q
play Is second to no ones. While MIR.
Palmer admitted that the piece possessed
many elements of success he did not
think 1t was a piece destined to have a
long run. However, he agreed to run
the risk Of 1t being success pro
vided Mr. Overton would permit him to
produce the piece at the Madison Square
theatre without having to pay any roy
atty. After that, II successful, Mr..
Palmer agreed to send the play out on
the road. Every one familiar with
theatrical affairs knows that "Jim the
Penman" is one of the strongest plays on
the road today, and will also remember
the phenomenal run 1t had at the Madison
Square theatre. It Is estimated that Mr.
Overton and the Madison Square Theatre
company together have made over $780,
600 out of it.-New York Cor. Philadel-
phia Times,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-02-21
az Female Im1p,e,rsotnator,s g i, !, 5 Pranks.

!: ST. Albans Me.) has q young man,
George 2. Goodwin by name, who takes
female parts in comedy In a way that
would have charmed classic Greece. He
is q charming young fellow, trihe below
medium height, light comple1ioned, with
red lips and small hands and feet. On
the stage he dresses In girls clothing en-
tirely, not a single article of male attire
being allowed in bis make up. His fa-
svorite gown Is one he cut and made him
self. 1t is, or appears to be, black silk,
with lace sleeves and low neck. The
sleeves reveal the round white arms be-
meath the lace. The neck and bosom,
being exposed to a modest extent, are
very white. He wears a beautiful blonde
wig, frizzled a La mode, and the way he
handles a fan is described as simply
charming.
The young man aforementioned is not
content with his triumphs on the. stage,
but is guilty Of the reprehensible practice
of flirting with the susceptible married
men he encounters while on his starring
tours. He attended q dance after o
recent show at Athens, and made o young
wife furiously jealous by his attentions
to her husband. At another dance,
which he attended In his feminine rig,
be made a "mash" Of q highly respecta-
BILE middle aged man who had wife,
and who didn't detect the game until he
had furnished much amusement to those
in the secret.-Dexter Me,) Gazette.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-02-21
Once a Tramp, Then a Governor.


Your correspondent, while passing up
Pennsylvania avenue with q bureau off,
Ger, passed man named Wilkinson,
who was recently turned out of the Office
Of the comptroller of the currency on ac-
count Of Offensive partisanship." The
bureau officer, after passing Wilkinson,
turned to me and said:
"You recognize that man? Yes; well,
there was an incident In the early part
of his life which connects him in a way
with one Of the most prominent Demo
crafts in Ohio. A good many years ago
Wilkinson was moving into q house at
Springfield, now one Of the most pros
porous manufacturing towns in the cen.
trail part Of the Buckeye state. While
his goods were being put into the house;
and those belonging to the outgoing
tenant were being put on a wagon, q
seedy looking tramp came up and In
quired If he could get something to eat,
Offering to assist in the work If he was
accommodated. The outgoing tenant
referred the tramp to the incoming ten.
ant, and the latter took the wanderer
into the house and gave him o dinner
There was not much attention paid to
that tramp, and for years those who saw
him on that day lost sight of him.
Finally he reappeared, however, entered
into the business Of the place and began
to grow. He grew In every sphere OF
life. He became wealthy and influential.
A few years ago he was governor, and
now he has more property and money
than any man in his section OF the state.
1t Is not necessary for me to mention his
name. He lives at Springfield yet and Is
very rich man. Els name is a house
hold word throughout Ohio. Washing.
ton Cor. New York Press.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-02-21
C1aro MorriD.

Said an attache Of tho theatre one
night as Clara Morris was nearing the
conclusion of her play: "It will be u
o'clock before Miss Morris leaves the
house. When the curtain falls on this
act she will sob and scream all the way
to her dressing room, and there she will
sit for an hour rocking back and forth
until she gets quieted down. Then she
will put on her street costume and leave
the theatre.
Apropos Of this ! shall never forget the
first night of "Jane Shore, Don Piatt's
play, at the Brooklyn theatre. Clara
Morris was interested in the play and
practically produced 1t. It was failure,
largely due to imperfect rehearsals and
the most scandalous mismanagement 1t
has ever been my misfortune to witness.
Morris was frantic. Through the per-
for1nance, as she began to realize the in.
evitable result, her excitement became
almost uncomfortable.
The curtain did not fall Oh the last act
till nearly o'clock.
Wd5 tle!o ~ oPSS1e11 ~ A0s@sAON N~
Miss Morris After the performance we,
with her husband, Harriet, adjourned to
an oyster house to get some supper. She
was too nervous to eat when the food
was put before her, so she ordered Har-
riot to have fry put in boz and bring
it home with him. We went out We
walked up one street, down another,
Harriet following us all the time with
the fry in the box. It was nearly 4
o'clock before the poor woman was qui-
eted and she could be induced to go
home with. Harriet and the fry.
Walking those Brooklyn streets that
bitter winter night learned more OF
Clara Morris than had ever known be-
fore.
What learned has no place in print,
but may say this, that from that time
have looked upon her with deeper
feeling of respect and deeper feeling
OF sympathy.-Chicago Herald,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-02-21
A Mothers Responsibility.

Unfortunately not every mother thinks
it necessary to teach polite. manners to
her children. Her boys do not take off
their hats when they como into the pres
5ence Of ladies; her girls interrupt rudely
in conversations. It Is common occur
renee In our street cars to see an elderly
gentleman give up his seat to some old
woman while 6-year-old youngster
spreads over room enough for two, and
with his mother looking on apparently
ignorant that she is rearing son with
the selfish manners Of a cub. The be-
havior Of her children is pretty clear
mirror of the mothers own nature. It
is from her they learn courtesy and gal
;lantry and chivalrio respect to women.
Lockers on at the rude or bad behavior
of the child cannot have very fatter-
ing opinion Of that child's homo influ-
ences.-New Orleans Picayune.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-02-21
It Affects Thorn Strangely.

"It's queer the way people are affected
by visitinga a dentists Office" remarked
dental surgeon. "Some no sooner
come here than they seem to be seized
with sudden chill, which sets them to
shivering al over. They getin the chair
and turn on the natural gas 10 make as
much heat as possible. Why I've even
had to put blankets around my patients
to keep them comfortable on warm
day. Others are thrown into feverish
state, and the perspiration breaks out
the minute they sit down. Then Of
course have to shut Off the fire.
"But the strangest thing about both
classes Of patients is that their chilliness
or feverishness leaves them Immediately
after they quit the chair. It is nervous
ness and dread that cause these remark
able physical effects, I suppose. But it's
about as hard on me as it Is on them, for
the unevenness Of temperature in the
operating room, which must perforce
endure, keeps me suffering from cold,
catarrh or headache about half the
time."-Pittsburg Dispatch.