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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-06-13
Electric Hitters.

This remedy is becoming so well
known and SO popular aa to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song Of
praise. A purer medicine does not
exist and tits guaranteed to do all that
is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure,
all diseases OF the Liver and Kidneyst
will remove Pimples, Boils, Sally
Rheum and ether affections caused ba
impure blood. viii drive Malarie
from the system and prevent as well
as cure all Malarial levers. For cure
OF Headache, Constipation and Indi'
gestion try Electric Bitters-Entire
satisfaction guaranteed, or money re-
funded. Pricd scot and $100 pei
bottle at NJ. A. McFarlarnd's Drug
Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-06-13
Harrison has APPOINTED Parsons the

Harrison has appointed Parsons the
man who engineered the recent
aWhile Mans Party movement in
Alabama u 5, Attorney forthe North.
ern and Middle district Of that State.
On the face Of it,this looks like back
set for the Niger, but when the fact
is known that two Of the most promi'
nent negro republican politicians in
the State OF Alabama were in Wash,
ington for some days actively working
in behalf of Parsons, the set back is
not apparent
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-06-13

The Pennsylvania Iron Company,
operating the Cambria Iron and Steel
Works at Johnstown, Pa, which were
swept away by the flood, has ordered
ore shipments discontinued from Nor
way, Vulcan, West Vulcan and other
mines at Norway, Mich, Several hun
dred men will be thrown out of EN-
ployment Immediately, as the mines
Of the Pennsylvania Company are
among the heaviest producers Of the
Lake Superior district,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-06-13
A Sound I.egaIOpiniOm.

E. cambridge Munday Esq, County
Atty, Clay Co., Tex. says: "Haye used
Electric Bitters with most happy re-
suits. My brother also was very low
with MalariaI Fever and Jaundice,
but was cured by timely use of this
medicine. Am satisfied Electric Bit.
tiers saved his life"
Mr.. D. I. Wilcoxson, OF Horse Cave
KY, adds like testimony, saying
He positively believes he would have
died, had it not been for Electric Bit
tiers.
This great remedy will ward off, al
well as cure all Malaria Diseases, an(
for all Kidney, Liver an stomach Dis
orders stands unequaled. Price soc
and 81. Mt NJ. A. McFarland's Drui
Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-06-13

Miss Frances e. Willard, President
of the W0men's Christian Temperance
Union, has gone to Pennsylvania to
engage in. the non.partisan campaign
for the prohibitory amendment. She
speaks every night for two weeks at
the request of the local uninns, and
gives her services without charge.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-06-13
EsucIelcn's Arnicn SnIye.

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter Chapped Hands,
Chilbains, Corns and all Skin Erup.
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t isguaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refund
ed. Price 25 cents per box. For sale
at NJ. A. Netherlands Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-06-13

Omaha Teacher-What influence
has the moon upon the tide
Omaha High School Gill don't
know exactly what effect it has upon
the tide, butt has a tendency to make
the united awful spooney.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11

not at the same time, and with the
same activity, given the practical min
istry Of loving hearts. Even in our
charity, We have pitied more than we
love1
Two things we must recognize and en-
phasize: the church must become more
active in its ministry to men In their
present circumstances and needs. The
problems Of political and social economy
are also moral problems, and find
their solution in the Divine law
of love and in the practical min
istry Of Christian hearts. Thou
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself,"
is one-half Of the Divine law for all men.
One-half Of the theology or creed OF
Christians must DO one-half of the life.
And, second, the life Of the church and
of the individual Christian is in keep
ing this even balance Of obligation.
Love to God, first, but with it and like
unto it, love to our neighbor. Too many
have the conception that the best life Is
that Of being ministered unto, and hav.
ing every want supplied. But the true
life, the only one that can grow into
the completeness Of our nature, is that
in which there is service to others, be.
cause OF their relation to God. The
church will grow in purity, in grace,
and in power, in proportion as it stands
before the world ready to minister for
good in every possible way.-UnitAd
Presbyterian.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11
FOR LITTLE PEOPLE.
THE JOLLY GNOME.

(NosseHse Verse.)
Once there lived little gnome,
Who had made his little home
Right down in the middle OF the earth, earth,
earth.
He was full Of fun and frolic,
But his wife was melancholic,
And he never could divert her into mirth,
mirth, mirth. :
He had tried her with monkey.
And parrot and a donkey,
And pig that squealed wheneer he pulled
its tail, tail, tail
But though he laughed himself I
Into fits, the jolly elf,
Still his wifey's melancholy did not fail, fan,
fail.
II will HE me-" said the gnome,
From my worthy earthly home,
will go among the dwellings of the men,
men, men.
make her say 'Hc he. s...-
I will find it, and will bring 1t her again,
gain, gain" .
30 he Travelled here and there,
And he saw the Blinking Bear,
And the Pattypol whose eyes are in his tail,
tail, tail.
And he saw the Linking Gloon,
Who was playing the bassoon,
And the Octopus a. waltzing with the whale,
whale, whale.
He saw the Chingo Chez,
And lovely sight was he, J
With ringlet, and ribbon on his nose
nose, nose,
And the Baggle, snd the Wogg,
And the Cantilunar Dog,
Who was throwing cotton flannel at his foes,
foes, foes. @lB %tQ ~
All these the little gnome
Transported to his home,
And set them down before his weeping wife,
wife, wife. I.f-.I
But she only cried and cried,
And she sobbywObbed and sighed,
TIL she really was In danger Of her Lie,
Then the gnome was in despair,
And he tore his purple hair, 1880.
And he sent him down in sorrow on st0ns,.
stone, stone. SNot sn
II, toe" he said, twill CRY, hsot
Till tumble down and die,
For I've had enough Of laughing all slons;,
( lone i0ne.Ids O. apf 3
His tears they flowed away
Like rivulet at play,
With bubble, gubble, rubble, DER tie
ground ground, grOand.
But when this his WHEY saw,
She loudly cried: "Haw haw!
Here, at last, Is something funny you havs
found, found, found"
She laughed, "Ho no he she"
And she chuckled loud with glee,
And she wiped away hen little husbands
tears, tears, tears.
And since then, through wind and weather,
They have said "He her together,
For several handred thousand merry years,
years, years. fHG
-LAurHR. Richards, in st. Nicholas
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11
CHOICE EXTRACTS.

Receive wealth or prosperity with
out arrogance; and be ready to let it 60.
M. Aurelius Antoninus.
Wherever you find patience, fidelity,
honor, kindness, truth, there you find
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES obscure and
lowly men may bes-Beecher.
He is happy who is able to have
peace in his soul when all is distraction
and turmoil around him. AS compared
with that, all earthful defenses are in
significant.-United Presbyterian.
To be always intending to live, but
never to find time to set about it, is as
if man should put off eating and drink
ing from one day to another, till he is
starved or destroyed. -Tillotson.
The best people need Affections for
trial of their virtue. How can we ex-
ercise the grace of contentment, if all
things succeed we'll; or that of forgive
ness, if we have no enemies?-Arch-
bishop Tillotson. ~ % Nf t9' HIN
ALI music in the house of God should
be based upon and governed by the one
great idea that music as part Of the
service in religious congregation is an
act of worship rendered to God. 1t
should hence be chiefly vocal and of
such q character that the congregation
can Join in it. The abandonment Of
this idea is a perversion of the funda-
mental idea of church music.-N. Y. In
dependent.
DO not be ashamed Of your Bible.
There is not virtue but it commends,
there is not a sorrow but it comforts,
there is not good law on the statute
book of any country but is founded on
the Ten Commandments. There are
no Drawer, grander people in all the
earth than the heroes and heroines
which it biographies. -Talmage, in N.
Y. Observer.
The young people of our homes are
taught that they must do something for
themselves, in due time, because it is q
reproach to be always and in all things
dependent on their elders, So the young
people of our churches should be taught
| W w CIuTCu WOTh. olu CuSOuldSCu AZ
their efforts, lest, ere long, they be made
to blush for their, own inefficiency.-In
| terror. -e az ~ "a NAit tt'
-Chastisement for Gods children hal
a benef1cent design. 1t is mot for Hi
pleasure, but for our profit, that we may
be partakers of His holiness" with
out holiness no man shall see the Lord.
1t is impossible for those who are in the
bondage of sin to enjoy Gods presenc'
in this life or in the life to come. Their,
can be, therefore, no kinder dealing
with US than that which molds us int.
the Divine image. And though it ma.
require Affections of various sorts to &C
complish the work, all may be cheer
fully borne If this result is heiEl
Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
THEN AND NOW.

ODoe was blind: no cheering ray
Brought light or comfort unto me.
TIL Jesus met me In the way.
Touched my dimmed eyes-and now Sc.
O0ee I was poor; an outcast driven,
In want and wretchedness, but now.
Joint heir with Christ of earth and Heaven,
A glorious crown awaits my brow.
0nce. in vile rags, forlorn and bare,
Walked nor cared for better dress;
low, rich and costly robes wear,
Clothed in my Saviour's righteousness.
Once, fainting on life's weary roaa
ItOiled hope, strength and courage gone,
Now Jesus takes my weighty load,
AndI with lightened heart speed on.
Once, all my days we've sad and cold,
The night hours knew my moaning voice
Now, day and night, with Joy untold,
And full Of glory. rejoice.
m. Y. Observer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11
THE SECRET PLACE.
The Privilege Of Communing with IND
Enjoying the Presence Of God.

The Privilege Of Communing With Ind
Enjoying the Presence Of God.
1t is well to mediate, now and til an,
upon these Divine statements and illus
trations. There is too little in our day
Of what we may call the esoteric type Of
piety. We think more Of our duties
than of our privileges, more about serv-
ing God than about enjoying Him, more
about working and giving than about
communing in secret with Him who is
the chiefest among ten thousand and
the One altogether lovely. We can not
over-estimate our obligations to God.
He has given us His Son. We ought to
do ell that we can to show an apprecia-
ton Of this "unspeskable gift" But
when we have tried to do our duty
with all fidelity, let US not stop
there, but listen to the Voice that
says: "Henceforth I call you not
servants, but friends" Let us 60 into
the secret place OF the Moss High. Let
us enter into the banqueting hall. Let
us say: "My beloved is miue and am
His" Let us lean with John upon the
bosom Of our Lord, and tell Him all that
is in our heart. What would we think
of wife who acted as If her duty to her
husband was SO engrossing that she had
no time to talk with him or to give him
any token of her love? She might be
the most faithful Of servants, but it was
not for service merely or mainly that she
was wooed and Won Christ draws US to
Himself by the cords Of love, because
He longs for reciprocal affection He
wants US to tell Him that we love Him,
and show Him that we do by seeking
daily communion with Him.
Who has not seen in vineyard some
branch that was dropping? 1t had leaves,
but they were whitening. It had fruit,
but it was shriveled. What is the matter
with that branch? All, it has ceased TO
abide in the vine. Some rude hand or
tempest has broken it off, 1t hangs by q
few strands of the wood or the bark, but
it does not receive as before the full
strength and fstness of the vine. That
branch represents the Christian who has
ceased to commune with God-who no
longer dwells in His secret place. There
are too many such dropping branches in
| the VINEYARD Of our Lord.-InteriOr.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11
eREvN3ES

IT. II stated thar ninety-thresr pr
cent. oftall .childreMtaking the Temper.
ance, pledge remain, faithful to- tAeir
early vows. fcr t
Sin, NOEL PArsE,. 4 Engisud. has
recenhfy finished q, new picture, called
'Ths Choice" witch represents, glass
OF sparkling wina,as the impersonation
of evil. A critiissays that the picture 10
wonderfully rich anasearchingin its sym~
bOlism, and is sne If the most impress
Two works Of its4earnes tmiRdpd .painter
RECENT statistical reporA of thu
causes Of insanity, observed in the in-
sane hospitaAsana asylums. Of England
during the ten years troBA 1877 to 1eeS.
show that 1895 cases Of insanity amaae
men arise tom incompetence, whenaes
the entire number of cases due tNall
kinds Of raental troubles was only 1ASo4.
The last report Of the English. Chm.
missioner Of Lunacy gives the statistics
Of one hundred and thirty-six thousand
persons, who have heen admitted 10 In.
sane asylums during a period of ten
years, OF this number over eighteen
Thousand became insane from drink, and
twenty-eight Thousand inherited in.
sanity either directly or indirectly, and
the causes in twenty-eight Thousand
were unknown. Thus alcohol and
hssedity are The most active promotesa
81 insanity -Journal of Inebriety.
HAVE we . Christian Civilizations We
are told that in the city Of New York
$50, 900 children are day and night and
night and day, under the demoralising
influences Of the saloon; we are told BY
the Citizens League Of Chicago that
10000 children go day after day into
your saloons and drink and bring away
drink. We have heard from the plat.
form here Of your $40, 600, 900 for liquor,
and 500, 900, 900 for beer. Do you think
the churches pointing heavenward Do
you think great societies that meet q.
gether and send away their millions 70
the heather can ssone for thatP-Nrs.
Clara Hoffman.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11

to swarm up the outside, and crying te.
cause he couldn't. Nelly gave him q
helping hand and soon had him in. Che
pulled the covers over the barrels, kav.
ing presence Of mind to leave little
breathing space. Then she tried "a
creep behind; but no, they were cKsss
again the wall. There she Was, Isft
alone and defenseless all her prstectoss
barreled up! 4G ty
There was no time to look for anothey
hiding-place, for just then the door
opened and shut, and mans steg
sounded in the hall. Nelly's heart was
beating very quickly; she began to cry
. little. The footsteps could be heard
now In the room the children had just
left, and now on the stairs-and how tho
four little prisoners shuddered as they
passed directly over their heads! Them
they could be heard coming down again.
Next match was struck. None but
Nelly heard that sound, the others be.
ing covered up. The next sound seemed
to her the most joyful she had ever
heard in her life. 1t was her father
blowing his nose. The next moment she
was in his arms, bringing him to the
closet and calling out all the way:
Its papa, boys; it's papa!"
Sure enough, the burglar from whom
they had been hiding was no one more
dreadful than Barr Majorie, who had
got through his business earlier than he
expected. The sight he saw when he
held the light to the closet door aston
ished him. The cover OF the apple bar
rel slowly rose, and first m elbow, then
a head appeared. The cover of the
flour barrel shot up, two white heads
bounced out like Jacks-in- the-box, and
four white arms were stretched toward
him. ! needn't tell you bow overjoyed
they were to see him, and how they all
hung about him, smearinR him with
-four and mashed apples. .f
Biddy was not SO glad to see him when
she came back, for she had q pretty
shrewd guess that she would be dis
missed next morning.
To do Fred justice, he was ever after
wards heartily ashamed Of the part hs
had played in the Httls scene In tho
closet that night, after all his morn
ing's boasts. 1t cut him to the heart to
think that he had "loolBd out for mum.
Der one," as he said, and. Left the sister
two years younger than, he to take care
of herself Tor along time he couldn't
bear to look toward the corner where
his fathers gun stood, and he didn't eat
another apple that winteE-Msrgaret
Wilson, in American Agricu3turist.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11

. Marie l., King Of the SedsngS Who
played considerable role in Paris in
the earlier partof the season. langtishes
at present in the prison Of Ostend. Ehhad
gone to that resort to enjoy the OCEAN
breexes, but had lived too extensively
for his revenue. He ran up . de.s OF
1000 francs at the hotel where he was
staying. and was unable to pay it when
the bill was presented. The landlord
required its settlement, but King Marie
declared that he could only give a
promissory note, to be collected when
the taxes in the land were due. The
obdurate host was not satisfied with this
arrangements and conssq1ently His
Majesty has issued proclamatiou. tell
ing his condition, and calling upon his
friends and subjects TO come 10 his a.
sis, ancs -Londen Telegraph
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11

Moral suasion and moral force Is ono
OF the foundation stones OF the Temper.
ance reform, and must ever and confirm.
ally be maintained. To make, to sell
or to drink is to have part In the sin and
wickedness of the results The appeal
to the conscience is one Of the strongest
weapons in this warfare. Rev. DR.. Ecob
says: Every man who touches, tastes
or handles this accursed thing is sim
ner against man and before God" Tho
sin OF tho drink habit and drink trafRc
must be proclaimed so long as the drink
exists and until it is hanished from the
face OF the earth.-Nationsl Tempsranos
Advocate.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11
A. LITTLE KING.

Something About the Coming Ruler a.
Spaln-Court Etiqustte. isr-
Every body, almost has heard Of the
little King Of Spain. King Alphonso.
This little King is, now about three
years old. He lives in . palace, Of
course, and the little fellow has whole
suite Of apartments for his. use. A SOL
der keeps guard at his, bedroom door
every night.
These spartments,are olbse to those Of
his mother, Queen Christiana.
His nurse is a Iysasant woman, named
Raymunda. fisher duty to feed him
and to. amuse him. But he is washed
and dressed by a, number Of ladies,
called Ladies of. Honor
Once when he was notquite two years
old the Queen, his mother, wanted to
show him to visitor, for she is proud
Of him, as mothers ape apt to be. But
when she came to the royal nursery, the
nunse stood In the doorway, and said:
"Yoa can net enter; the King sleeps"
And so his mother and the visitor had
to- turn back. oJ ~ o'i"Ht
The etiquette OF the, court would not
allow even his mother to go in when he
was asleep BY ''etiQuette" is meant,
the rules laid down. 1t may seem, to
You a very stupid rule that would pot
let mother SEQ her little boy Whenever
she pleased. IMt those are the rules,
and nobody can break over them, and
there a,e many other rules that thu
King hiss to obey.
One day the little King was Inst
Nobody could find him. They looked
everywhere. Such TODD as there wasl
They searched and they listen And
presently his nurse heard a kicking in
the cupboard. She ran and opened the
door, and there was the little rogue Of a
King having good time, kicking at the
door. iA iHi'
He had been playing hide-aAd-seek
with his little sister-for he has little
elder sister. He crawled into the cup
board to hide, and the door swung to.
For If door isn't fastened, it Is as like
ly to swing to and shut up haby-king,
rs baby-beggar. q i ID
Whenever his birthday comes round,
there is very great birthday party, as
you might suppose. A dinner is served
in the great hall to all the grandest
people in Spain. At one birthday din
ner there were twenty great vases on
the table, good deal bigger than the
King himself filled with the loveliest
flowers.
On certain days he has to receive the
great men and noble ladies Of Spain and
other countries. Our Minister to Spair
will have to 60 and do honor to this lit
tie boy-king; and very stupid the little
King finds it, l dare say.
The thing he likes best to see is the
changing of the soldiers on guard. lie
watches them from his window, and
claps his hands at their bright uniforms
and waving plumes and shining fire
arms. For a long time Spain has mo-
been SO peaoeable as since the little
boy-king was born. Every body feel
kindly toward him.AMargaret lllatk
wayte, in Our, Little Men and WumeL
II
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-25
The woodmrn can.

Tue committee utlegated by the county
convention Of Woodmen camps has pre-,
pared The following address to the camps
Of the United States. with which /. en-
closed q set Of resolutions 10 the head
consul for Il meeting 81 the head camp at
Chicago Jan. l4,h. instead Of Dec. I7h.
with the request that they be signed and
returned 10 j. l. Haas This city
To the Modern Woo,lmen Of America
NEiGHHoRs. Our beloved order l.
threatened. and the interests 90 the ~. 600
members imperiled by the disscntinns ex-
istlns among and the charges OF wrong,
dOings made against our head officers
Those nearest and dearest 10 us. our
wives and children. prospective bcnefi>
Charles are the innocent parties most
deeply interested and upon whom the
consequences of the dissolution Of the
order. or ~ the dishonesty and mis-
management oi the officers uf The order
must fsll.
To these, dear 10 us. We have pledged
our most sacred word and honor. that a,
our death their interest and welfare shAll
he protected
No apparent effort has been. or il be-
log made by those accused Of dishonesty
or Encouragement within the order 10
purge themselves Of the serious charges
openly made against them. and thereby
To- remove tho cloud overh@nsiuE the or
der, and as n consequence the brother.
hood " losing confidence In the order
and the public are predicting its down
fall.
We therefore submit that the supreme
fsedoment tor action by the order at large
has arrived ard We. the undersigned. A
committee appointed and empowered by
convention Of delegates from the camps
OF Rock Island county. representing the
voices OF POO neighbors. inclose here
with call fora special session Of the head
camp and request that immediate and
favorable action be taben by the camps
throughout the grand Jurisdiction.
We would further submit that each
neighbor has an individual responsibility
which Is To stand firmly by the order dur.
ing The hour Of peril. relying upon the
wisdom and integrity Of the delegates 10
special head camp To 40 legislats az to
assure the future prosperity and stability
81 the order
Chas. X. Donnelly. representing the
Woodmen Of McHenry county. acquisces
In the address