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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02
Odor in the PouItry.House.

If the poultry-hoase is kept as it
should be, one should be able to go
into it at any time without being able
to notice any odor. 1t requires excel
lent management and thorough clean.
ing to have the poultry-house in such
condition. yet it is not so difficult as
may be supposed. To have the house
clean. always scatter dry dirt literally
under the roosts and on the floors. and
then scatter handful of plaster over
the dirt When next you clean the
house. simply sweep it with broom,
and repe at the application of dirt and
plaster. BY this method the work OF
cleaning can be done in a few minutes,
is not disagreeable, and the house will
be clean and free from disease. Once
a week use air-slaked lime instead OF
plaster, busting it on the floor, on the
walls, in the nests. under the -oosts
and on the yard, and you will make
the lice uncomfortable and prevent
many diseases that may attack the
dock in summer. Farm and Firesida
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02
HOW HE GESTURED.
Senator SpOoner Tells Very Good Story
on Himself.

on Himself
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, tells an
interesting story on himself. He says that
when he made his first speech in the Sen
ate he made q great many gestures, as is
common with lawyers in courtroom.
When he went home that evening he
expected compliments from his wife; in
deed, he thought there would be taffy for
supper sure. But she never said word
about the speech. The Senator waited and
waited for the compliments, aud finally wds
obliged to mention to Mrs. Spooner that he
had made speech; a speech which had met
with the approval of old statesmen like
Senators Hoar, Edmunds, Evarts and Sher-
man. Finally, after mentioning the names
of those who hads him, Mr..
Spooner asked his wife what she thought of
the effort. She replied by standing up,
rolling her handkerchief into ball, throw
ing it on the table several times, waving
her hands over her head and stamping on
the floor with her little foot as hard as she
could stamp. The Senator thought his
wife was going crazy, and cried:
"For heavens sake, Anna, what is the
matter with you." She made no reply, but
went ON throwing the handkerchief, way
ing her arms, wiping her face, as though in
perspiration, and walking back and forth
before the table. At last it flashed across
the mind of the Senator that his wife was
taking him off He said Gamma, did act
like that!" She replied instantly: Eyes,
you did, John; only you can make bigger
fool of yourself than can possibly initiate"
The Senator tells the story on himself, and
he has never permitted himself to gesture
so vehemently since, He has taken high
rank in the Senate as an orator of the first
class, and he is put forward by the caucuses
of his party as their principal spokesman
on many important matters, especially
those in which strong partisanship is
needed to be displayed. S.DF.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02
WlNTERlNo BEES.
Prepare for the Cold Season rs Early in
Fall rs COnveRient.

Prepare for the Cold Season as Early In
Fall rs ConveRisnt.
Those who have fall harvest for
their bees. either great or small,
should take advantage of the last days
of the honey flow to properly prepare
the bees for wintering safely. See
that they have six combs Tor its
equally full of honey, in the brood
apartment. If any do not have this
amount when you examine them,
take out empty frames, and replace
with full ones until they have this. 1t
is much better to have honey to spare
in hive in spring, and if in brood
combs it will keep as we'll there as
anywhere. Having supplied the req
uisite stores, take a few sticks each
half an inch square and of length
equal to the inside Of the hive across
the top OF frames, where they should
be laid. Then cover over with a
piece of burlap, or cotton cloth, and
fill upper story of hive with leaves,
chaff or broken straw, to absorb
moisture and retain heat above the
cluster. The sticks should be laid in
twos, and bee space three-eighths to
five-eighths of an inch should remain
between them to enable the bees to get
safely from one of the stores to an
other in winter, without much loss OF
heat from the cluster, as would be the
case if there was a large bee space
over the whole hive. We tried in.
verified wooden butter plates last
winter on some hives, but they are
not so satisfactory as the sticks,
though much better than nothing, as
the bees sometimes formed quite a
cluster under the plate, and the
moisture condensed on them, making
them appear drowned. This was
more noticeable in early spring when
breeding had commenced. Bees may
be lost in this way at time when
greatly needed. Orange Judd Farm.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02
HOME. FARM AND GARDEN.


Sand burrs come from seed. ano
may easily be destroyed in one season
by cutting them down as fast as they
appear.
Running roses must be tied up tc
the supports as fast as they send out
shoots. They do not climb, but must
be fastened in place.
To make a corn-crib rat and
mouse-proof line it throughout, over
head and all. with wire cloth having
meshes so small that these rodents can
not enter. This does not impede the
air circulation.
1t is said that rats are so fond OF
sunhower seeds that they will, II
plenty, flock into the wire cage kind
Of {. trap in such quantity as to nearly
fill it. But they should be fed awhile
on the seed before introducing the
trap.
"A delicious apple preserve may be
made by making strip OF three
quarters of pound OF sugar to each
pound of apples; add sliced lemon
put in the apples. boil until transpar-
emit and place in a jar. Bell the sirur
until very thick and pour over them.
Late cabbage requires good culti-
vation. A plot of cabbage that have
been worked will grow faster and pro-
duce better heads than will those thai
have received larger supply OF ma
nure and the cultivation neglected.
The ground around cabbages should
never be hard and baked.
-Beets should be safely housed be-
fore hard frosts. as they are very
tender and are easily hurt by freezing
If you have many beets, about ter
days before you wish to gather then
take scythe or hay knife and cut OF
the tops; they will heal over and may
be plowed out and picked up.
To secure young black-cap rasp
berry plants tho canes are bent owe
and tipped into the ground. with
clod resting thereon to hold each CAM
in position. These tips take root ant
the old vine is then cut off. The re'
raspberry reproduces itself by sending
out shoots around the parent vine
They can be taken up in the fall AM
transplanted, or it may be done YER.
early in the spring.
Continued cropping with cor
keeps the surface soil bare througl
the winter and exposed to washing b.
rains and melting SHOWS. This, G
course. exhausts its vegetable matte
and makes it less fertile. But tn
corn itself does not take a grea
amount of fertility from the land. 1t
carbon is mainly, if not entirely, dc
rived from the air through its broa
leaves. Corn is less helped by mir
eral manures than other grains Q
grass. heterogeneous fertilizers stiml
late rapid growth early; but this
partly due to the warmth they Civ
by stimulating fermentation in th
soil.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

1t Is pretty severe test of any Doctors
skill when the payment of his fee is made
conditional upon his curing his patient Yet
after having, for many years, observed the
thousands of marvellous cures effected in
liver, blood and lung diseases, by DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, its
manufacturers feel warranted in selling it,
as they are now doing, through all drug
gists, the world over, under certificate Of
positive guarantee that it will either benefit
they recommend it, if taken in time and
given a fair trial, or money paid for it will
be promptly refunded. Torpid liver, or
"biliousness," impure blood, skin eruptions,
scrofulous sores and swellings, consump-
ton (Which is scrofua of the lungs), all
yield to this wonderful medicine. 1t is both
tonic or strength-restoring, and Alternative
or blood cleansing.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

as meek as his Great Master, and will re-
sent an insult with blow as quickly as
will sinner.
Pars0n Dorkips was tall, heavy and stoop-
shouldered. His hair and beard were gray,
and his threadbare clothes always mealy-
white, like a millers. His congregation
was small, but large enough for his place of
worship; q little log house, furnished with
long backless benches, with dry goods box
for pulpit. 1t stood between two hills,
near clear stream that made musical ac-
compartment to the preachers exhorta-
tons to faith and upright living.
julius Gilmore loved whisky, as his blood
shot eyes and dubious nose betokened. He
hated religion on general principles, and
particularly because he feared its intu-
ence had tendency to contract the flicker
bizness." He often told the parson so, who
would reply with plying look from his
gray and gentle, but earnest, eyes.
1t was hot Sunday in July, and Gilmore
had drank more than usual--'ter keep
erbovc fever heat an drive off malarier."
he said. He went to church, but did not go in.
"Don't do that, julie" said Bose Collins,
when the former proposed to shoot martin
that sat twittering on the rOof-top. "Ole
Dorkins won't like it."
'Who keers," he replied, as he brought
down the bird
"Brethren and sisters" SAID the parson,
as there was rush for the door, ''return to
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02
Crat,ks Abound.

'When I was keeping bar at Wizards"
says a car conductor in Washington, II
never was without headache. The con.
finement ana long hours were hard on me,
but the constant use Of liquor cooked my
liver and ruined my digestion. I've been on
a street car now for six months, and never
have an ache or pain. 1t makes me tired to
endure the insolence of some people,
though, for my temper is as hot as it ever
was. But the man who can be most patient
makes the best conductor. used to meet
cranks in the bar-room, but they are multi
piled a hundred fold on the street car. Nine
women out of ten are cranks when on
street cars. Look inside there. See that
slender girl with the baby face. Her skirts
cover seat-room for three, and there is
iaboring man standing up in front OF her.
I've no doubt she is called a lady, and is prob
ably Christian and leader in some church
or Sunday school. Some men are quarrel
some and ugly. In the saloon l used to
knock 'em down and drag 'em out If they
got too funny. Here on the car I've got to
talk mildly to them and beg them to keep in
order. I'd rather keep bar for some rea-
sons, but for good health and responsibility
I'd rather be conductor"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

your seats. will 20 out and quiet this dis
turbance." They obeyed.
''Mr. Elmore, you are disturbing public
worship" he said, as the fellow was
singing out another martin.
"Who said mustn't9" he replied
"You are violating the law"
"You've got more sense than I give yer
credit fur, parson."
IF you persist in such conduct will be
forced to make you desist."
SNOW you're tallkin' foolish ergin."
''Promise me to shoot no more, and I'll re.
turn to my congregation"
81 never make promises 'cept when / git
drinks on err credit"
"Give me that pistol" said the preacher,
approaching him.
Keep on err comm, an I'll give yer
whut's in it."
AS he spoke he made step backward.
His foot slipped on stone, and he
stumbled The preacher sprang forward
and, wrestling the pistol from him, threw it
up the hill on the opposite side. 1t rolled
down into the stream, where it lay on the
pebbles, the water gurgling merrily over it.
Then there was glorious fun for two min
utes. 1t was lively 'tussle," but the
"fall" found the preacher on top. When
the two minutes were gone he was still
there, and Elmore was begging for mercy.
Dorkins lifted him by the collar, and run
ming him about gave him a kick that sent
him sprawling into the creek. When he
recovered he was wiser than Lots wife. He
did not look back; neither did he come
back.
'My beloved brethren and sisters" said
the parson, when he again took his place
before them, ''the disturbance is ended,
and think can safely promise it will not
be resumed. We will take up the expound.
ing of Gods word where left off when
was forced to leave you for few mo-
ments."
Muscular Christianity did not bring Ell
more to q profession of the faith, but he
never again practiced pistol shooting within
hearing of Parson Dorkins' church. And
Dorkins died natural death, despite Mr..
Elmore's mysterious threats to the con-
trary. CHARLES S. BLACKBURN.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

Third personally conducted excursion
over the @. & D. The most successful
excursions run this season have been
the two personally conducted limited
excursions over the c. & o. R'y. They
have added greatly to the wide popu-
larity of that beautiful line. The last
of the series leaves Cincinnati Septem.
Der "a. 1t will not be a crowded, un-
comfortable journey, but an ideal pleas
ure tour through the heart of the most
picturesque and historically interesting
regions of America. A superb special
train, vestibuled from end to end, will
leave Cincinnati at s:15 a. M, reach
White Sulphur Springs the first night,
Natural Bridge the next afternoon,
Richmond the day following, and Old
Point Comfort the third evening. The
tourists will see all interesting points
en- route, and will be driven in carriages
through Richmond. The trip up the
Ohio Valley. over the Alleghanies and
Blue Ridge, and down the historic
Peninsula is made entirely by daylight.
Round trip tickets, including every item
of expense on the going trip, and good
returning for fifteen days, $2l.50. The
descriptive matter will interest you. Call
at G. IL o. ticket Office, S. w. Cor. Fifth
and Walnut Streets, or address, H. W..
FULLER, Genl Pass. Agt., Cincinnati, O..
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02
A Good Idea.

Colonel William R. Morrison, Interstate
Commerce Commissioner, has a huge
mastif. The powerful animal boards at
Wizards Hotel in Washington, with the
rest of the family. Whenever the children
go out with their nurse the dog accompanies
them. The children are bright and the
nurse is pretty, so Colonel Morrison says
"they have to take the dog along to keep
the boys away"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

Some peevish, Querulous people seem mere
bundles Of nerves. The least sound agitate
their sensoriums and rufiies their tempers.
No doubt they are born 90. But may not
their nervousness be ameliorated, II not en-
tirely relieveds Unquestionably, and with
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.. By cultivat-
ing their digestion, and insuring more COM
mirsble corrective, they will experience q
speedy and very perceptible gain in nerve
quietude. Dyspepsia, biliousness, constipa-
ton and rheumatism yield to the Bitters.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

MRS. STEPHEN DANFoRTH, of Manchester
by-the-Sea, is another victim of the tobacco
habit. She learned to smoke in Virginia.
where she was born, and though she does
her own work and looks after her husband,
who is old and infirm, she is rarely without
a lighted pipe in her mouth. She smokes
twelve pipefuls daily. Mrs. Dauforth will
be ninely-seven years old on her next birth.
day.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

"THE best thing yeti" That is the way q
young man put it who made arrangements
to work for B. F. johnson & Co., Of Rich
mond, Va. You can get further informa-
ton by dropping them o card.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

Uneaualed as health and pleasure resort.
Finest Watering Place Hotel in the West
The waters will positively cure all Kidney
and Liver Diseases, Dyspepsia, Diabetes,
Female Complaints, Skin and Blood Dis
eases, etc.
For handsomely illustrated descriptive
pamphlet, apply to F. CHANDLER, G. P. & T.
A., aW abash Line" St. Louis, Mo.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02
PARSON DORKINS.

lie preacher Of the
Southern backwoods
is a gentleman. He
may never have read
q book on polite de-
pertinent, but he is
instinctively at ease
ON all occasions.
While he may never
have been ten miles
from home, he is as
good a judge Of hui
man nature as one
who spends half a
lifetime travelin <
over the world study
ing men and man
parc Rut ha 10 mt
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

A MINNEAPOLIS inventor has brought out
an electrical motor for kitchen use, which,
it is claimed, will do cooking, baking. iron.
ing, etc, cheaper than gas or gasoline; and
by removing the insulators it may be used
for heating purposes.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

THE star Of empire is ever tending West
ward. The marvellous growth Of Kansas, Ne
brsska and Dakota, the development of Col
orado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and the
great mineral region between the Brock
les" and the Pacific Coast with its varied
climate and productions, afford ample room
for millions Of industrious people. Circu-
lars and pamphlets gotten up by land spec
ulators, town lot syndicates and railroads
are often misleading. you want reliable
information about the great West, you must
get it through reputable and responsible
papers. Such you will find the Omaha Bee,
now in its nineteenth year. Sample copies
mailed free. Direct letter or postal card
The WEEKLY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

Will be run via Wabash Line to points in
Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Dakota, Col
orado and all parts Of the West, on Septem-
Der "A and October 8, 1889. Rate One Fare
for Round Trip. For particulars, apply to
nearest Wabash Ticket Agent.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

WHEN petroleum was first discovered in
the United States it was bottled and sold
for medicinal purposes under the name Of
rock oil. Its medicinal properties We're lost
sight of until they were rc-introduced in O
semi-sOlid form as yaselne.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02
MAKING PRESENTS.
..sAsNEEk o old a custom as the

giving OF RlIts ought
in our day to be
brought to a high
state Of perfection.
Yet we are still
crude givers. Some
excellent people give
to churches or char
tiles with insulting
words, declaring that
the Gospel is free,
and it was not in
tended 81 n n Q r S
should pay car-fare
to Heaven.
There is a boun-
teous gush Of giving
peculiar to Ameri-
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

IF not atorc being taught by man, take
This good advice. Try DObbinS' Electric Soap
next Monday. 1t won't cost much, and you
will then know for yourself just how good it
u. Be sure to get no imitation.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

THREE sisters (all under fifteen years of
age) in Missouri, weigh together sos
pounds. Lydia, thirteen years old, Is the
heaviest, tipping the beam at 313 pounds.
Two OF the trio have six fingers on each
hand and the same number of toes on each
foot. The parents are ofordinary size.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

AN Austrian botanist, Prof. Peyritsch,
has discovered that double flowers may be
srtificialy produced by mites. and believes
site which gives rise to the doubling.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02
Easily Settled.

The question is often asked: "Should a
gentleman follow or precede a lady in pass
ing down the aisle to seat in church or at
public entertainments"
There need not be numerous conjectures
upon the subject. The question almost an
swers itself. Who shall lead and who shall
follow depends IN all cases upon the pre-
vious settlement of the question of "Who
is the head of the family." Generally II is
the woman, and the man should follow her
always. But in those rare cases where the
male animal is che accredited head of the
household, he will lead and the rest of the
family will follow. 1t is easy to see and
tell q hen-pecked husband at church.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

The Mediterranean sea would cut the
United States in two from East to Yves,
and make sea navigation from Washington
to San Francisco,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

THE contract for postal-cards for four
years to come calls fer 2,0O0,000,0 600 cards,
which will be manufactured at o cost OF
$4,000 and sell for $40, 000.00c.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

is no longer necessary to take blue pills
70 rouse the liver to action. Carter's Little
Liver Pills are much better. Dom forget this.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

THE statistics of the export Of beef and
hog products from this country are as fol.
lows: For July, 1889, the total value was
81, 756,52l; for the same month last year,
t6,6T.S29; for the nine months ending July
81, 1889, the amount was S74, 1898; for the
same period of the preceding year, SIS, $685.
0Ol
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

MRS. HUMPHREY WARD, Miss Olive
Schreiner and Mrs. Margaret Deland are
called the agnostic trinity.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

MRS. Ole OLSEN, of Detroit, Swedish
woman, Is the proud mother Of a bouncing
boy one year old, who weighs $50 pounds.
A dime museum manager offered $l09 per
week for the privilege of exhibiting the
child, but the mother refused 70 listen to
hin. -s----t. 81.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. Csc
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

RENO, New, possesses young lady Of
twenty-five who weighs 2lS pounds and
stands six feet and one inch In her stocking
feet
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

PENNSYLVANIA has big trout farm near
Emans station, on the East Pennsylvania
railroad. There are eight ponds at the farm
(which number by actual count "a, 100 brook
trout and z, 500 California trout from one to
four years of age" ,..
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

WILL be found an excellent remedy for
sick headache. Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Thousands of letters from people who have
nsed them prove this fact. Try them.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

A GoosEBERRY bush, growing out of the
side OF maple tree, twenty-five feet from
the ground, was seen in Johnsbury, VT,
when tree was felled in the courthouse
yard the other day.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

The effects produced by sulphur baths are
accomplished by Glenns Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, so cents.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

GREECE is about the size Of Vermont.
Palestineis about one.fourth the size Of New
York State
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent sinai
doses Of Piso's Cure for CONSUMPTION.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

A BOX wind matches free to smokers oil
"Tansllls Punch" Sc. Cigar.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

IT IL said that Paris, when full, can &C
commodate nearly four millions of people.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

THERE is said to be little daubt in En-.
rand that Sir Edwin Arnold will be the
It lNureafe
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

ATHENS, Ga, has COW that walked on
the cross ties over trestle sixty-fve feet
high and $50 yards long.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

TIE Caspian Sea would stretch from st
Louis to Kansas City,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

HINDosTAN Is about twenty-five times
larger than the State of New York.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

GREAT BRITAIN and Ireland are about the
size Of New Mexico.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

IT is suggested that the most probable
means Of propelling the air-ship Of the
future will be by electricity.