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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23


A cow of mine firmly believes she is
as much entitled to meal as am to
milk writes II. r. Brooks in the New
York Tribune. She has converted me
to her opinion, or, rather, forced me to
acquiesce. In the spring after she
calved gave her night and morning, at
milking-time, feed Of bran and meal
When the grass improved omitted the
bran and meal, but proposed to milk
her all the same. She objected to this
arrangement, kicked and walked spite
fully away. My man and / got her into
close quarters, held her fast, determined
to have milk on our own terms, but
Crumple Horns was just as determined
that we shouldn't have it. We soon
found that the COW controlled the sup
plies; she wouldn't ''give down" her
milk. We took to coaxing and patting
her; persistently, but gently, squeezing
her teats; it availed Titles. we retired
worsted, thinking we would get a
double portion in the morning; but in
the morning she gave us little more
than half her usual quantity, and so on
for week. / saw that without meal
she would diminish her milk and soon
dry up. l said to my hired man: "Bad
luck to the fellow that quarrels with his
COW; we should remember that in all
milking arrangements the COW is party
concerned-in fact, the party of the
first Unless we can be on good terms
with our COW we had better not have
one"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23

Lorena felt little insulted at being
thus commanded to return home, after
having obtained her mothers consent to
taking the journey, but remembering
the If Kitten and Emily 60" that was in
cluded in the permission, decided that It
was wisest TO return homo \ M
On the way back she could not re-
frain from venturing the remark: II
wish you had been like Joshua, and We
wouldn't got sent back. He didn't have
any papa"
s. SWELL reckon he did have somebody
for his papa. Every body does" said
Emily. a ir. es
mo he didn't" persisted Lorena. II
heard papa read the Sunday-school
lesson this morning, and it said And
Joshua was the son Of Nun (none)."
well guess it's all right for us to
come back this time, cause believe I'd
rather wait till mamma goes along. We
could have better time If she went
along to take care Of Kitten, you
know"
The last heard from, these little girls
were still waiting for mamma to get
ready to accompany them, and had made
no more attempts to travel alone.-L. u.
Nay, in Toledo Blade.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23
CATTLE IN THE UNITED STATES.


Fairly Accurate Estlmatss SHOW an la.
crease OF Thirty Three Ter Cent. 10
Ten Years.
According to the last report Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture, the number Of
milch COWS is necessarily increasing,
somewhat unequally. as attention is To-
cally directed to dairying. The dairy is
prominent resource OF Eastern farm.
ers, not only for milk, but for butter,
Notwithstanding Western competition.
'Creameries are still increasing in the
New England States, as farmers keep
the skim milk for feeding, and thus re-
tain the fertility of their lands. Vir-
ginia and North Carolina ale engaged in
dairying operations considerably. maxi
ing demand for cows Wisconsin and
Minnesota are rapidly increasing NUM-
bars Of milch cows, and introdt cling or
breeding Jerseys and other mills breeds.
The estimated number of milcL COWS ON
farms is estimated at 1889, SS3
The winter OF lsSS-'S9 was favorable
for range cattle, and numbers are in
creasing, The aggregate Of present
local estimates is 80, s49,O OIL farms
and ranches of the United States. So
large proportion are now raisei in the
arid belt where the official or assessors
returns are so unequally incomplete.
available basis for such estimate Sew,
eral Territories have no collee ton Of
such statistics, and in several of the
Governors annual reports of 1881 there
is no attempt to estimate the number of
farm animals. In the older Sta.es the
assessors returns range from one
tenth to nine-tenths in complete
ness, according to the varying pro-
visions of law and more widely vs.ying
diligence and thoroughness in making
returns. Many Of the States make no
returns Of young animals, and there are
many exemptions which, aside from the
wretched incompleteness Of returns in
a large proportion of the StateA render
them misleading and unreliable.
The winter losses on the range con-
stitute another element Of uncertainty.
They are light in some winters. and in
others very heavy, and only partially
known to the ranchmen themselves, ex-
cept as approximately determined at
the summer roundup. The difference
between loss Of Ave. per cent and
twenty-five is a demoralizing element
in stock estimates, as we'll as in stock
profits The apparent numbers, %
estimated, indicate an increase in ten
years of forty per cent in cattle other
than mich cows, and thirty-three per
cent. in allcattle. They come to maturity
somewhat earlier, and 1t Is found that
beef can not be made at profit without
steady flesh-making, summer and win
ter. This causes some increase in the
amount OF beef produced. Western
Rural.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23
WISE SAYINGS.

God is as deep, and long, and high,
as our little world of circumstances.
"A. B. Simpson. p
The serene, silent beauty of holy
life is the most powerful influence in
the world, next to the might of the
Spirit of God. -Spurgeon.
God is good enough and great
enough to supply every thing. When
all abandon, us, let us abandon all to
him. Mather Borat.
We need much courage. if we are to
get through the world properly, and
having it, we need to know how to reg
ulate and use it.-United Presbyterian.
j Heaven! O, blessed day, that shall
have no night!-the sunlight of glory
shall rise uponthe soul. and never set,
o, blessed spring, that shall have no au-
tumn or fall of the leaf!-Watson. r,,-y7
-Multitudes Of men wish to be rich,
but they do not choose to be. To choose
to be rich means the pursuit of the
means by which riches are acquired.
Also multitudes wish to be Christians
but they do not choose to be Christians
Herein lies the rub; wishing and choos-
ing are two very different things
Standard. AfAf 1891 )
There are two kinds of food-one
for the body, and the other for the soul
The former ''perisheth" with the using;
and the latter ''endureth unto everlast-
ing life.' John vi, 27.) The latter is
the food that we most need to eat, and
should seek with the greatest diligence.
1t is the Heavenly mama that will en-
rich and satisfy the soul forever IN. Y.
Independent - : - 90 ~
--Aman. of God Is worth more than 4
man of means, If the choice must be
made between the two. A godN poor
man Is ten times the treasure to a
church, as a means of support, that a
goddess rich man would prove to be.
And the truth is just as true in the case
of q woman as of man. Yet how much
more is ordinarily thought Of gaining
or losing one rich person, than one poor
one. IL the average congregation. IS. 8.
Times. iili if'tA cfF-7a
gslone reason why David desired ia
dwell in the house Of the Lord was that
he might Enquire in His temple
Many think only Of the pleasure that
they find in church attendance, but spir
itual profitiug ought to be one Of ouI
principal thoughts. II there Was mers
| Of disposition with professors Of Chris
tianity to Enquire" for the truths thai
may enlarge the mind and heart thers
would not be 90 many unoccupiea sest,
in our Observation-Disclosures Inquirer
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23

world as it is, and sees what this passion
has done among men. and what it has
led men to do, will think Of raising any
controversy with the Apostles state.
ment, or impute to him any ex-
travagance Of language. The fact, as it
is, could be adequately stated only in
strong terms. 81.
What then shall we do with this vile
passion? The answer is that we must
cruelty it as a passion, and bring the love
OF money within the limits of reason
and sound Christian morality, whether
In acquiring it or spending it. The evil is
not in the money itself, but in the inor-
dinate and sinful love of it. Any degree
OF that love which leads one to sin, is a
covetOus love. This is a sure test of its
character. The man who lies and de-
ceives another as the means Of making
good bargain for himself, loves money
more than he can innocently love it. So
he who has the means of helping Others
and shuts up his compositions against
their wants, refusing to afford them any
help when he can do it and ought to do
1t. has the covetous heart The employ
or who squeezes the wage-earner to the
very lowest possible rate, against JUS
tice, and against the imperative neces-
sites of the latter, is led by his cevet-
BUSINESS to sin against God and nah at
the same time. The love of money must
be in subsection to the rules of justice
and benevolence, in order to be innocent
and proper. The moment it transcends
and violates these rules, it becomes the
sin OF cOvetousness rs
A good way to conquer this passion and
drive it out of the heart, and keep it
out, is to cultivate and cherish just the
opposite feeling, not in the form Of per-
sonal luxury, extravaganza and waste
fulness, which is only another mode Of
selfishness, but in the form of a gener-
GUS, sympathetic and practical benev-
olence. Let any one follow the direc.
ton OF Paul, working with his hands
the thing that is good, that he may have
to give to him that needeth," and then
let him give as God has prospered him,
and he will be quite sure to keep covet-
BUSINESS out of his heart (Ephes. iv,
20, and l Cor. xvi. ~ Let Christians
and, indeed, all men study and put into
practice the great principle laid down by
the Apostle in the eighth and ninth chap
ters Of his Second Epistle to the Corinth-
ians, and they will be in no danger OF
losing their souls by the sin Of covetous-
ness. The best possible cure for this
corrupting sin is lore, thoroughly es.
tablished in the heart and reduced to
practice. Such love is alike hygienic,
prophylactic and therapeutic. 1t makes
the atmosphere healthy in the soul and
around 1t, and kills ell the base vermir
that would otherwise gather there. The
latter can not live where love reins.
Love makes tender and sympathizinn
heart; and covetousness makes cold
and icy heart, Indifferent to every thing
but its own selfish pleasure. IN. Y. In
pendent.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23
HORTICULTURAL HINTS.

NEVER prop q fruit tree. says the
New England Homestead. II the load
is too heavy, thin the fruit, and make
what is left better than 1t could pos
sibly be If over-crowded. M
NINE cases out Of ten, where variety
of fruit which once fiourished in given
soil has ceased to flourish and perfect
fine fruit there. the change is due to the
fact that the soil has become destitute
Of the necessary mineral manure.
SEEDS of beets, carrots and parsnips
are slow to terminate They may be
made to swell and sprout quickly II
placed in flannel bag and moistened
with warm water daily. Some garden
ers mix the seeds with fine earth before
placing the seeds in the bag.
ONE Of the best locations for garden
is to turn under clover aod; now apply
thirty bushels Of air-sla,ked lime per
acre Tor proportionately) and then CROSS
plough the land in the spring. The
ground must be we'll narrowed and made
fine before planting the seed. however.
If you wish to set a tree or vine where
an old one has died out, remove con.
siderable amount of eayth and fill in
with good and fresh ne~ soil. It will
pay to take this trouble A new plant,
| for some reason, recoils fr>m taking root
in the soil of one that as failed to live.
IT is said that the soil around an old
tree, especially dead one, is anfavora-
BILE to the growth Of a young one-proba-
bly, because the soil is exhausted on
some important food element, which
| may have caused the death Of the old
tree. If a young tree is set in place Of
an old one it is best to remove large
| portion Of the old soil End replace 1t
with new II you want the young tree to
thrive.
1T is better to apply the manure
thick than to attempt to make it 60 %
far as possible by spreading it ON in
thin layers. In tho one case 1t must
nourish more plants than It possesses
nutrition for, and In The other case the
plants will have ., sufficiency end pro-
duce more than II the supply Is de.
hcient Plants waste portics Of the
manure In the growth Of stalks and
i leaves that are unstable, and Il they
can be made to yield more at lees ex.
pense Of growth the manure will give
better results and The profit Will b.
greater. =s=As==s== ss 'ietS ,sds zee 3
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23
FOR SUNDAY READING.
a LESSON LEARNED.

think have learned lesson
So tenderly sweet aud true,
would tell it far as Gods people arc, ,,--7S
For the good that II may do.
1t came to me without warning,
, In June's delicious prime,
When the world was bright with the warmth
and light lN 9s AsH ~htA
OF the tropics golden cline.
Through snow and the sheen OF the winter,
My spirit In discomfort tH 3,iiY
Had murmured and sighed for the summer.
tide, fsF 7rf aif
Nor needed the time misspent.
And loi with the longed-for season,
The angel Of illness came,
And blanched my cheek, as heard him speak
The sentence against my name;
Away from the glowing gardens,
Away from the cooling streams,
MY days were set in q tangled net
Offeverish, dreary dreams.
So the beautiful season vanished, NJ
Its pleasures all lost In pain;
And the golden haze Of the autumn days
Seems close in my wearied brain
Tothe May.fiower wealth Of the springtime,
The long, bright hours al past
And nothing hold Of their warmth and gold,
Save the lesson learned at last.
And this is Its tender teaching
To take what God wills for me,
Though the winter drear hold no ray OF cheer
That my wearied eyes can see;
To bs faithful, bravely, daily,
For surely will come the flowers
And be more complete for the service sweet
rendered in winters hours.
Dear friend, with some heavy burden,
Thy pathway is straight and clear;
Though it seemeth long, be thou brave snt
strong
For comfort Is drawing near.
There is no leisure for longing,
For swiftly the time will come
When our souls viii rise. In glad surprise,
TO Gods summer land Of home.
The seasons are in his keeping;
L He PORTIONS to each its time,
And guides our feet, through the cold and heat
TO Heavens oil perfect cline.
~ Emma J. IT. Gnle in Watchmnn
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23

post for rail fence.
/ think this is the
cheapest and strong
est fence that can
be made out Of old
rails You can wire
the post either be-
fore or after it is
set. Begin at the
bottom OF the post
and wire IS you see
shown In the cut
then fasten with
staple W here the
wire crosses; after
the rail is put in
hit the wire above
the rail and it will
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23

the same as the ordinary slide latch.
except that 1t has at one end two levers
fastened to 1t and the gats. At the 9TH
er end is a slot, through which bolt
works, fastened in the gate. The illus
trations plainly show how any one can
construct it. Farm and Preside.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23

A New Jersey friend sends drawing
OF gate fastener. The wind can not
jar it open, neither can cattle push 1t
open with their horns. II is constructed
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23

" IN man may smile and smile and be
. william" This probably accounts for
the existence Of so many villanous
pictures of persons who have been told
to look pleasant.-Boston Transcript.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23

CoRSCoBs contain more potash than
wsed. II they are used for fuel, snd
the ashes saved, 1t will be the most
economical mode Of dispensing Of them.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23

The man with strong mind who is
sskei TO- mind the baby generally
doesn't mind it.-Binghamton Republic
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23

I sA"Have your picture taken while you
have money. Secure your shadow ere
your substance fades-N. o. Picayune.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23

Ducks Jay st night OF early in the
morning. Don't let them out until
after nine o'clock They seldom use .
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23

be tight W. Marshall. in Farm and
Eireside. aAi hi93a "a taAi i.ii4tf
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23
Wired Post for RAN Fence,

send you the description Of wired
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03

York. has gotten out patent for
t1em. II consists OF . tanle IN |
stools both of which run on an endless
chain. Tnediner comes in and takes .
seat on stool. pays his IS cents for his
meal and it is set before him. The table
then begins TO move and the man moves
along with il IL continues TO move him
along till he gets 70 the other end of the
room, and ct this time he is supposed to
have finished his meal, for his dishes
slide OF around q wheel and his
stool slides out with him. There is an end
less chain of these stools. and the process
sion of diners and dinners goes on consin-
uously. The inventor states that her inn
provement materially reduces the number
OF walters necessary for q restaurant 1t
avoids delay in serving meals and prevents
any undue lingering at the table on the
part OF the guests.
There Is patsnt faro box in the model
room. and there are patent dice boxes and
card games. One of the dice boxes throws
up the dice by means of spring, and the
throwing IS done under Q glass case, so
that it is impossible to cheat with them
Curious bootjacks form another large class
OF patents, and one of these consists OF an
iron affair made in the shape of pistol.
which you can carry in your hip pocket
and brighten robber with upon oc-
casion- There is also patent
pocketbook, with pistol inside
it. When the robber asks you for your
money or your life you hand out your
pocketbook and shoot him through the
heart Other patents are still more ridicu-
ious, and the man who looks for cranks on
his road through the patent Office will
come to think that inventors are fools and
their patents are humbugs. The serious
side is, however. the great side of the
patent Office, and this may discuss here
after. FRANK G. CARPExrER.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03
Tried Remedy for Bi,,ou.ue...

the liver will never get the upper hand Of the
unruly organ so long as they use such irrational
remedies as blue pills, calomel and podophyl-
lin. But from the tried and popular medicine,
Hostetter's stomach Bitsers. they may expect
fneace OF the blters upon the great hillary
gland is direct powerful and speedily felt. The
relief afforded is not spssmodic but complete
aud permanent The sallowness OF the skin,
furred appearance of the tongue, indigestion
cosgiveness, headache nausea, pains through
tse right side aud shoulder, in fact every ac-
companim nj of the obstinate complaint are
this iuestimable medicine. m beha of which
testimony Is constantly emanaslng from every
quarter, and from ali classes OF society
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03

Restaurant keepers have long been
troubled IS TO how TO get even with their
boardsrs. Josephine poriat. of New
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03

The patents 10 make women beautiful
are numerous. There are face powders by
the hundreds and bust-improvers by the
score. The nose-improver is one of the
most curious of these crazy patents. L.
has made, it is said, fortune for its in
ventor, and il consists OF a metsi shell
formed of two parts, which are connected
by a hinge. The shape of its in
side is that of q perfect nose, aqui-
line, Roman or Grecian. as you pre-
fer, and it does all its work at
night. The patent states that the nose
should be first well bsthed in warm water
and then creased with olive oil until it is
thoroughly soitened. After this the i'm
proven is TO be attached. and the person
using il is to go TO bed and sleep until
morning. At first il is said the operation
is somewhat painful but this wears off IN a
few nights. and the soft cartilage of the
nose soon begins TO assume the form of
the beautiful shape of the improver. At
the end Of eight weeks you have q brand
new nose which remains with you until
you get tired of il, when you buy differ
snt style of improyer and come out in a
new nose quite different from your
last one but still beautiful A Boston
"otnau aoS SeSn eot Pateat SateA
beautifier which takes away ali the hollow
ness and gauntness from an old maids
chaps and transforms them into the deli
cions plumpness of sweet sixteen. Ii con-
sis:s of spring plate with two prongs At
tashed to il This plate is fastened into
the teeth at night and the prongs reaching
out from both sides prop ont the cheeks so
that they lose their hollow look and grow
round and young again. This same woman
has patent way OF making the fingers
tapering and elegant by means OF compress
sion, and she calls her patent The Finger
Compress.
Restaurant keepers have long been
troubled as TO how TO get even with their
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-05-01

you few lines to tell you how we is
geteen along. you know how bad of us
all was when you gin uses that no1andine
well marin my husbon tuck all them
bottles and got well and etc all you fetch
him, you kno he was most dead and you
saved hisn life and them too childer you
gin them six bottles of nolandine the is
big and fat boys all them sores is we'll.
my old man is doing smart, he dun got
a fine farm and makes good 1ivin and
has good health. nolandine saved his
life and themt too children too we calls
our home nolandine because it saved my
old man life and the childrens life too.
we pray for you and good man who
made nolandine every mite and morn
in and hope god will less you both and
hope we will meet in heven. there amt
none of us willing to be here without
nolandine and a heep of pep1e here
never herd oft afore we told them about
it. now they like it like we does, and
git it by the dozen dear good madam
you has made we'll man of him and
them too children and god bless you for
that. it takes me week to write so
much this is first letter have writ for
nigh on fore year you is only one would
rite too if you don't mean rit us few lines
and thank that good man for given us
that nolandine were save my old man
and them too boys who is all we'll and
harty. your devoted friend,
SARAH ANN LAROCHE.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-05-01

About two years ago 1 took your :" No
landine"; since then my health has
been and is now as good asst ever was.
Can eat in moderation now food that
two years ago dared not touch. Attlle
same time 1 was afflicted with a disease,
believe, of the skin; for the last IF
teen years it has been a plague to me.
It invariably made its appearance III
February and lasted until April. When
I got warm in bed it would commence
itching. There was no eruption until
was compelled to scratch, then a little
pimp1e, not as large as pins head,
would appear, and then my misery
commenced. have laid many cold
winters night without any covering I'M
til could stand the cold no longer,
and then would pull the cover over me
and get snatches of sleep. 1 have not
felt it since taking your valuable ''No-
lAndine," which was taken for dyspep-
sia, and believe that it has cured me
of that plague. write this to show you
II have been cured by your valuable
''sNolandine, invaluable to me. owe
Iyou many thanks 1 do not write this
flor publication, but if you think it may
benefit any of our fellow-men similarly
afflicted, you may use it as you think
proper. Very respectfully,
JAMES L. EGE,
at 1.-THE house of John H. Tyler & Co.