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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02
Matt Nelson & Go.

They can only do so by showing an
irresistible and inevitable necessity
for corporation. This has not
been done, and I am persuaded
cannot be done. We all know the
work of the saloon. 1t is a recruit
ing Office for Satan, u school of
temptation and every vice, a wide
gate opened to the regions of woe,
and surrounded with all the allure
ments of sin, where young and old
are beckOned to enter, and caught
in the tolls of death. 1t may be
said that drinking goes on at any
rate, among some of our people
who bring their liquor in jugs from
other places. This is probably true
to some extent, but the difference
between Maryville now on public
days and other days, and Maryville
in the bygone days Of saloons, is too
wildly present in the memory Of
our people to give any force to this
argument.
Finally, what kind of policy
would it be to establish drunkard
factories and produce lawlessness
according to the most approved
and SEMITIC methods, that We
might have police to restrain
that lawnessness and keep those
drunkards in order?
REV. JAS. MCNEAL.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02
The School aGs..m In Maine.

The school committee Of Saco have
undertaken to steer their teachers by
means Of printed instructions, some Of
which are of general Interest. Teach.
ers are directed to 10 in their school
rooms at least fifteen minutes before
the time of opening each session. A
part Of their duty is Ito see that the
rooms and outbuildings are kept
clean" They must not forget to fas-
ten the doors and windows. Most i'm
portant Of all, they must see to the
ventilation Of the buildings and must
refuse to permit any pupil to attend
school from house where there has
been scarlet fever, varioloid, measles
or diphtheria, The board instructs
teachers to absolutely prohibit the use
Of tobacco in buildings-Lewiston
journal. -
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02
Artificial Whalebone.

In many branches Of industry It has
of late been found necessary to super
sede natural by artificial products.
The supply Of whaleb9ne has for some
time been gradually diminishing, and
now an artificial wAalebone has been
produced which il sid 70 be perfect
substitute. II can be produced very
cheeply, ~ the process Of its manu-
facture Is a very mmple one. One
part Of soaked and softened India rub
Der, one-fourth part Of shellac, one
fifth part Of magnesia and one-fourth
part Of birthstone are mixed together.
They are then heated in an oven At
l20 70 $50 degA CelsiuA, and the ma
tsrial i ready for fhs market-New
York Telegram.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

There was told In my hearing the
other day . tale which carries with Il
. moral. A gentleman who travels .
good deal, being . bachelor with .
good fortune and plenty Of leisure,
has when in town, 8 suite Of rooms Of
tho house Il biz married sister. Hs
returned recently from q trip, reaching
home In tho evening.
In the mosuing hs slipped into hi
dreosing room to remain until the
msid should do wAak w. nscsnaAsy
In hh chamber, and tAkins . boob,
no at doE. 70 rsal Will be ~
visiting. he dvays carried VA
him diamond hing which had besn
his mothers which he sometimes
wore and sometimes had in his pocket
This he had left with his watch on the
stand BY the head Of the bed He sat
reading for some time, and even Of.
ter he heard the maid 20 out he kept
on with his book. Suddenly he heard
Q slight noise in his chamber, and,
folding his dressing gown about him,
he opened the door and looked in.
The chamber was apparently empty,
but his eye was caught by cord
which seemed to extend from the open
window toward the bed. Going tor.
ward to examine this he perceived q
monkey, till then hidden from sight
by the bed, that, with his diamond ring
in his clutches, was marching OF.
The owner Of the ring shouted and
ran forward, when the theivish ami.
NAL dropped its prey and skurried out
of the window as fast as its skinny
legs would carry it, and picking up
the jewel to assure himself it was all
right the gentleman reached the win
dow in time to see an organ grinder
making of with the monkey on his
shoulder. There was no doubt that
he had trained the beast to climb into
the windows and steal any valuables
upon which it could lay its hands,
and the incident may serve as warn
ing to those who allow monkeys tc
scramble at will over their chamber
blinds and windows. But the i'm
pressive aspect of the story, if one con
siders, is the position in which the
chambermaid would have been put
had the owner of the ring appeared
on the scene but q moment later
Providence Journal,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02
THAT CORPORATION AGAIN.
4 For the TIMES.]

4 For the TIMEs.l
In deciding on the adoption of
any measure, it is certainly wise to
look at both sides of the subject, to
consider the arguments for and
against, and weighing them in the
balance of sound judgment to
ascertain whether it should be &C.
cepted or rejected.
Acting on this principle, we may
inquire as to some of the chief argu-
ments for the Incorporation Of
Maryville. One argument that
may be urged, is that our citizens,
especially our women and children,
would be protected by police force
from the assaults of drunken and
-lawless rowdies on the streets at
night. Has there been, and is there
now, any remarkable necessity for
s.such protection? Have the exist
ing laws so signally failed in max
; ing arrests and Furnishing offenders
that our streets have become so UNI
safe as to make a corporation with
its police a plain necessity? And
if police must be had, how much
protection would that police afford ?
How many policemen would daily
and nightly be on duty? Mary
Vile is scattered over a large space,
and how many policemen would be
needed in order to watch and pro-
tect it from burglars, thieves, MUIR
-derers and adulterers, if such a
state of things exists in it as re-
ferred to above? 1t seems evident
that a small police force could not
do the work, and what would be
the cost of a large one? Does even
the strong police force of our cities
afford any thing like perfect pro-
lection to their inhabitants
Again, it may be said that Mary
vile has reached point where
she can make no further progress
without corporation. Has she
not been steadily progressing in
population, wealth, business, edu.
cation and religion, and why can
she progress no further without
corporation?
Let US now look at the other
side. What are some of the disad.
-vantages that would come to Mary
willie from a corporation? Aside
from the cost of such a corporation
the great the all-comprehensive
the overwhelming disadvantage
would be the establishment of one
or more saloons in our now quie'
town. The certainty of such q re
suit is so great and so universally
confessed that cannot see how
those using their influence for the
incorporation, can fee themselves
from the charge of practically help
ing to bring the saloon with all 1T
attendant evils to the doors and
hearthstones Of Maryvills homes
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

Polite Gentleman ito lady in 'front.'
at the theatre)-I beg pardon, madam,
but won't you be kind enough to
press that flower on top Of your hat
just q ittlei
LAdy-Certainly. Thera Will that
dot
"Yes, thank you. Now I can 80
The leading ladys bangs very nicely.
! was wondering what color her hair
waS."-Nsw York Weekly.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02
Brides and Orange Ble.soms.

Why do brides wear orange bios
soms9
The Saracen brides used to wear or.
ange blossoms as an emblem of fe.
cundity. In that sense it is peculiar
~ appropriate, as both blossoms and
fruit are often on the tree at the same
time. The same emblem may have
been occasionally worn by European
brides ever since the time Of the cru
sades; but the general adoption Of Or
ange blossoms for brides Is compare.
lively a modern practice, probably at
first adopted because the orange flow
or was rare and costly and it has al
ways been the custom to be expensive
stweddings The orange blossoms We're
found appropriate and suitable, the
sentiment under which it was used by
the Sarucens was approved, and it be-
came the fashion for brides to wear
the orange blossoms.
The orange fruit was brought to
England as early as 1890, but it was a
long time before there was really any
cultivation of the orange. The tree is
supposed by many to have been
brought into England by Sir Walter
Raleigh, and the statement is made
that it was not adopted from the Sara
Gems, but probably from India, or al
least from the far east. II owed its
adoption first from the fact that il
was both a rare and a scented flower
and was introduced without any re
ference to its symbolism.
1t was a universal medieval custom
to wear flowers for bridal wreath
Orange flowers seem to have beer
first used in Spain for that purpose
and to have come to England by tn,
way Of France. Some Of the CORE
spondents of Notes and Queries con
slider the introduction to have been ,
device of French milliners They arr
superior to roses in being thornless, ant
both color and scent were in their ia
vor.-Bibota in Lippincott's Magazine
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02
eARNuM's LITTLE JOKE.


How He Got the Hetsl laaa Angry Aboss
Tie Quality ef Hin Pepper.
Paul Smith and Barnum are bosom
friends They spend many pleasant
hours together. But the ever viva
cious Snowman must have his practir
cal jokes, and even his friend Paul
was made one Of his victims last week.
These two celebrities met on the
grand piazza after breakfast and pass
Ing tho usual morning greeting Paul
Smith said: "Wall, friend Barnum,
how DO you find things here this
yeays,
II an delighted as usual" replied
the cheerful Snowman, land ! par
icularly admire your enterprise in
erecting 80 many new cottages, and
in introducing running water and
steam heating into your big hotel"
Glad to hear you like it." said
Paul. Praises from a man OF your
years and experience give me new
heart and courage, But l will thank
you still more heartily if you will
frankly tell me whenever you discov-
or anything about my hotel that is not
clean up to the highest mark. lam
as proud of providing the very best Of
everything as you are in your big
show"
THAT'S right" responded Barnum,
"a true friend will always tell us our
faults And this reminds me that
there is one thing that noticed on
your table which ! thought ought to
mention to you. You know that
most Of our food and drinks are adul-
terated. Yours l have generally found
fresh and pure, but the ground black
pepper on your table is largely mixed
"You don't say sol" exclaimed the
groceries from the whole.
sale dealers in New York, and they
stand high for goods Of pure quality, y"
Cant help it." said Barnum, you
investigate it, and III give you 500
if you don't find all your so called
pepper is at least one-half peas"
II will write my grocers today and
give them fits Half peas, indeed
That reminds me that thirty.three
years ago ran boat from New York
to st. Johns, Canada. ! often brought
cargoes Of peas from ST. Johns and de-
Gvered them to the large coffee deal.
ers in New York. But these grocers
shall not swindle me-"
Paul Smiths son Immediately wrote
letter from his fathers dictation,
blowing his grocers sky high for sell.
ing him aduIterated pepper. He told
them that P. T. Barnum declared it
was at least half peas, and threatened
them with instant withdrawal of his
patronage if they did not Immediately
send him a box Of pure ground pepper
without single pea in it.
Three days afterward Paul received
an answer from his grocers, in which
they humbly asked his pardon. They
confessed that there were meas in ~ .., u;
Pepper Pepper, even to the extent charged by
Mr.: Barnum, but they cautioned hin
to look out for that merry old wag Of
a Snowman, and to carefully spell
pepper, assuring him that the pur
est specimen in market consisted O
half P's.
Paul Smith was astounded, but b
took the joke in good part. In reply
to the laughter and jeers Of his guests
he replied:
II am sorry friend Barnum Is TEN
perance man. otherwise I would b
glad to stand a basket or two of chan
payne. Adirondack Cor. Bridgepol
Standard.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02
WHEN NY DREAMS COME TRUE.


Whan my dreams come tsue-whou my dreams
come trus-
Shall lean from out ny easement IN tAs sfaf-
10 usten--smile and hseao-to the ttnkio q the
n, ,hs :~.s. ,,,,., INV ,over,s anrer, fopdl, q
n. .,r..S
Ana A. The md. MON slowly s,ov,v shouIder,
-. 49,
sA.n : ..r,sh s,orn h. v,aoo-vhsn mn dreams
com. tina,
When my dreams come eue-shan the simple
eowp I wear
Be changed to softest satin. and my maiden
braided hair
Be sveled into noasy msts Of rapsnt fairest gold.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-02

Political Economist-The way to
cure this trust trouble is for every one
to stop using al articles monopolized
BY the trusts
Friend-l knew q man who tried
that
P. E-Noble fellow, where il bet
Fnend-Nrst be was arrested for
not being sufficiently clothed, and
then be Starved 70 death.-Epoch.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-08

She takes pretty nearly the heaviest share
of the days LABOR. and though sometimes al
lowed voice il family matters. is never per-
mitted 70 show an independent will or wish
before strangers. Only too often however
she is & mere cipher in family conclaves
obeys her lord and masters behests, but doe1
not originate single idea. Our Of doors the
men go forth to work solernnly, gan in hand,
while the women walk behind carrying the
heavy tools or cumbersome wood fagots
If the happy couple have TO climb q steep
and stony path, and they happen 10 possess
only one horse, il is the man who besrides
the why liulbed beast, while the wife NAV
consider herself luckv If she be permitted 20
catch hold OF the stirrup leather or the horses
tail
Much hns been said and written about the
stern and unreasoning jealousy Of the Cor
sicans for their women. As a rule. they are
not given to frivoiity. but after careful OBJ
servaeioa we feel inclined 10 modify our
opinions Of the high instincts Of The rnce IN
tbs connection Tr>e, a woman is sacred:
there is, however, very l;ttle Sentiment in
this feeling. She Ia sacred because ehe is
mans chattel. and therefore tn insult offered
70 her IS al attack on mans honor. Hero
the green eyed monster IS c Stare AID not
O master. S-iIl. life oSltside the larger coass
towns may be considered pure enoush--'G.
c. r. in Home Journal
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-08
'Reasons Why"


You should patronize the great Rock Is
land route:
L. Because it is always first to give
cheap rates.
Z Because it gives to its patrons only
hrst-cIass accommodations
8. Because 1t runs free chair cars on all
trains and Pullman sleeping cars on all
nlght trains leaving Wichita
d. Because its ticket agents will sell YOU
tickets and check your baggage to destina-
tons be 1T east. west, north or south. and
always ready to give reliable information.
D. Because it is noted on account of it's
gentlemanly employees and the attention
paid its patrons.
3: Because it is the only line that ladies
and children can travel over without
worry or trouble and receive the best of
treatment by all employees.
Z. Because its tracks are of the heaviest
steel rail, rock ballast, iron bridges, com
modlous station houses and the finest eat
ing houses in the world.
These are only few reasons why you are
justified in selecting the great Rock Island
route wnen going on IA journey for business
or pleasure-for comfort, speed and safety
the Rock Island route is way ahead Call
at the ticket offices of this company for
rates, dates, and routes and further infor-
nation, 200 East Douglas avenue
loft Z. A. RUTHERFORD, Ticket Agent
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-08
Wrote 1t Up.

The following true story Of Artenlus Ward
Is now printed for the first time. While
| Ward was a reporter on a Cleveland news
paper, and some time before he had begun to
make q reputation humorist he was, one
evening, sent out to write up ''swelI' enter
tainInent to be given by the leading club of
the city. On his way to the hall Ward met a
| friend
(which way, Charles?"
''Going to write up sort of fly shindig."
t'Let's go IN and take g bowl. I'm going
down that way pretty soon."
They went into a beer hall. 81 must CO."
said Ward, after he had spent half an hour in
the place.
"Oh, no; sit down. Let's have another
bowl. Say, you can write up that affair just
as well from the programme as you can by
seeing the performance. Got a programme,
haven't your
Eyes"
"Well, write it up and then let's make
| little round"
Ward surrendered. He wrote I'D the per-
formance, took the article to the Office, and,
after having received the praise of the city
editor for the gracefulness of the work, went
out with bis friend. The next morning he
read his report and was much pleased with
his own ingenuity. but his complacency was
of short life, for. taking up another paper,
he read the following announcement:
''The performance of the A. club, in
consequence of the sudden illness of lead
ing feature did not take place last night"
Ward had not the courage to go to the
office, but boarded The first outgoing train
Three months later be returned to Cleveland
and was walking lazily along a street when
he met the managing editor of the paper for
which he had worked.
why, hello, Brownep the editor ex-
claimed
Good morning"
'sWhere have you been?"
"Seouestered."
''Why didn't you come back to the Office
after making your bad break2"
conscience stricken"
''Oh, that was all right"
at might have been al right for you"
Ward replied, ''but not fer me. You see I
suddenly discovered that | could not afford
to work on so unreliable paper. The paper
that makes use Of my services must be above
reproach. Your sheet does not pay enough
attention to telling the truth. / have decided
to so TO work on an afternoon contemporary
"a paper that never tells anything. Fare
wei. "-Arkansaw Traveller
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-08
Frisco Line TO St Louis and the East.

The St. Louis * San Francisco railway
is now the only line running Pullman
Palace sleeping cars from Wichita to St.
Louis without change; and in addition to
this service they also run elegant free re-
clining chair cars and handsome day
coaches between the two mentioned cities.
The Frisco line is the shortest and
quickest line under one management be-
tween Wichita and st. Louis, and has for
years furnished TO its patrons an unsur
passed through train service, not being
dependent upon connecting lines to make
through route As is the case with other
lines. consequently the delays so vexatious
to travellers are not encountered. Only
one change Of cars to Boston, New York
and other principal intermediate cities.
Trains leave Oak street union depot at
1910 a. IN. and 10 p II.
For lowest rates. maps, time tables and
any other general information call upon or
address ". ID. Murdoch, passenger aud
ticket agent, No. I2Z y Main St
d. WIsHART,
GenL. Pass Agt., St Louis No.
". c. MELVILLE.
Travelling Pass Agt.. st Louis. No.
d5 IF
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-08
Excursions to California.

Special excursion trains TO California
points via the Missouri Pacific railway
Wednesday, Dec. II, and every alternate
Wednesday throughout the winter Cheap
rates and firstclasS accommodations;
choice of routes. You can go via Fort
Worth and e Paso or via Pueblo, Denver
and Salt Lake City. All tourists cars are
taken care of by firstclass porters who will
wait on passengers without extra charge
The Missouri Pacific railway is the great
southwest system which connects the
great commercial centers and rich farms
OF Missouri, the broad corn and wheat
fields and thriving towns and cities of
Kansas, the fertile river valleys and trade
centers of Nebraska.
The grand picturesque and enchanting
scenery and the famous mining districts OF
Colorado.
The agricultural. fruit, mineral and
timber lands and famous Hot Springs of
Arkansas.
The beautiful rolling prairies and wood
lands OF the Indian TERRITORY
The sugar plantations of Louisiana
The cotton and grain fields-the cattle
ranges and winter resorts of Texas
Historical and scenic Old and New Mex
leo and forms with its connections the
popular winter route to Arizona and Cali
fornia.
For reservation of berths and general
information relative to any trip, business
or pleasure, call at city ticket office, l37
North Main street, or at depot, corner
Second and Wichita streets
+. f. BLECKLEY,
15-tf Pass. and Ticket Agent.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-08

THAT is the strangest attachment I ever
saw formed, and I've been around with cir
cuses, man and boy, for forty-six years.
said Harry Pierce, the veteran in charge of
Grenier's wild beasts, in the winter quarters
of the menagerie at the corner of Randolph
and Ann streets. He referred TO a white
Burmese cow and white kid, which were
made fast, close by one another, 10 wheel
of the great cage in which was the hippo
potamus. why, sir" said Pierce, approach
ing close to the animals with The Herald re-
porter, ''we dare not separate them, even for
a few moments, lest the COW so into fits.
She will cry, moan and take on like human
being If II is out of her sight for moment
She is evidently under the delusion that it is
her calf. She will lick it, get close by its
side, insist upon its having the choice of all
food and fight for it, If needs be."-Chicago
Herald
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-08
LOVE AND MARRIAGE.
Count Toistoi on the Conventional ulu-
sion of Romantic Love.

sion of Romantic Love.
~ WISH" said Count Tolstoi to The Pail
Nell Budgets representative. Ito write a
novel, romance, exposing the conventional
illusion of romantic love. I have already
written it, but it must be turned upside down
and rewritten. 1t is too much of treatise
as it stands, and there is not enough of ac-
ton in it. My object is to fill the reader
with horror at the result of taking romantic
love au serieux The end to which the whole
story will lead up will be the murder of a
wife by her husband. 1t will exhibit the
deprivation of married live by the substitu-
ton of romantic love, fever born of carnal
passion for Christian love, which is born of
identity of sentiment similarity of ideal the
friendship of the soul. Upon that love,
Christian love- the love of brother and sister
if the carnal love can be grated it is we'll
but the former not the latter, is the first
condition of happy married life Herein the
peasants teach US a lesson. They regard
what we regard as romantic love as dis
ease, temporary and painful and dangerous.
With them no marriage is made under its in
huence Anything is better than that. The
Herrstaten, who marry by the drawing of
lots. are wiser than we.
Cur system is the worst possible, and the
whole of our wedding ceremonial, and the
honeymoon, the feasting, and the Indictment
to carnality, are directly calculated to result
in the deprivation of matrimony. Not in
one case out of hundred does romantic love
result in a lifelong happy union. The young
people whose lives lie in different orbits are
drawn together by this evanescent passion.
They marry. For a month they are happy
perhaps even for a year or two years.
Then they hate each other for the rest of
their lives, spending their time in paying
homage to the responsibilities by concealng
the truth from their neighbors. It must be
50. If Anna karenina bad married Leyen
she must have abandoned hnm likewise Ro-
mantle love is like opium or hashish. The
sensation is overpowering and delightful
But iG passes. 1t is not in human nature not
10 wish TO renew the experience. For this
novelty is Indispensable. So the wife betrays
her husband and the husband is false to his
wife, and the world becomes one wide brothel
wish to open the eyes of all TO the real nat
ure and the tragic consequences OF this sub
stltution Of romantic for Christian love. /
see 1t clearly, OH so clearly; and when you
see thing which no one else seems to see
you feel you must gather all your forces, and
devote yourself to setting forth the truth as
you see 1t. This deprivation of marriage is
all because Christianity has been a word and
not thing. 1t viii, however, be reality
again soon"