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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-02
MARVELLOUS GROWTH.
The Rapid Multiplying Of Alliances In tn
Soldier State.

The Rapid Multiplying Of Alliances In the
Soldier State.
The Farmers Alliance movement has
had marvellous growth in Kansas in
the last thirty days. In every county
in the State from three to fifteen ALI.
ances have been organized, and the
total membership in the State is now
fully $4,000. 1t is claimed by the lead
ers of the movement that before the
fall elections are held fully nine-tenths
of the farmers Of the State will be
members Of the organization. The
politicians are watching the rapid growth
of the Alliance with fear and trembling.
What will be the outcome Of 1t is yet
uncertain. There is no longer any
doubt, however, that they purpose to
elect farmers to the Legislature, and it
is quite possible they will put State
ticket in the field. Committees repre-
senting the Farmers Alliance, the
Grange, the Farmers Mutual Benefit
Association and the Knights of Labor
have been in session and adopted a
platform looking to the consolidation
of the different organizations for polit.
ical purposes. 1t is proposed to organ
ize formidable minority that shall
have influence enough to secure favor
able consideration from the Govern.
ment toward the interests represented
in the combination. -,i
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-02
The Alliance and Politics.

1t is an evident fact that the Alliance
is rapidly drifting into politics. Thisis
nothing more than could reasonably be
expected when the objects and purposes
of the organization is taken into con-
sideration. That the men who till the
soil are oppressed by monopolies, is APP
parent to every observant mind.
That many Of their so-called griev-
ances are only imaginary, is also truth
that needs no magnifying. II the farm
er is ever relieved Of the oppression that
is now weighing him down, he must
strike directly at the great combinations
and trust companies. The public feec-
ers can never be reached except by po.
litical measures.
For an organization to assume to corr
rect great National evil and not plow
in the field Of politics, is simply pre-
p0sterous. The entire mechanism OF
our great Republic is political, and the
men who assume to give direction to the
ponderous machine must be politicians.
Any organization that subscribes itself
an eradicator Of National evils and es-
says to remain out Of politics is mis-.
| homer
Let the Alliance disclaim its non-
political assumption and lay hold on the
political lever with both hands. Then,
and not till then, will the men who OPP
press them know that 1t exists. Pratt
Mines (Mo.) Enterprise.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-02

foot from the ground, with my blood
tingling in every vein.
I had not seen any thing, but from
some point near at hand proceeded
series OF cries that would have lifted
the hat from the head Of the bravest
backwoodsman that ever lived. There
were the growls OF some infuriated
beast, the yelping of another desperate
ly wounded animal while through and
above them all rang the fr"nzed shouts
Of some person in dire extremity:
Help! help! Saee me-"
What did do but drop the rifle in my
hand and start for home with such fran
tic speed that the wonder is my neck
was not broken before had run dozen
steps,
Then ! awoke to the cowardice of
what l was doing, and with strong re-
vulsion Of feeling dashed back to where
my weapon lay, snatched it up, and
reckless Of the consequences tore
through the underground and among
the trees to the spot from which the de-
spairing cries still came.
The next moment l saw a fearful
sight. Terror, our faithful hunting-dog,
lay lifeless on the ground, while the
largest and fiercest bear had ever seen
was striving furiOusly to reach a man,
who, for few minutes, was able to
elude him by lodging around the trunk
of big tree which he had not time to
climb and which would have done him
no good had he done so for the bear
could have gone up it as readily as he.
As the hunter leaped back and forth
he occasionally stumbled, and must
have missed the claws Of the bear more
than once by tho narrowest conceivable
chance. He was pretty we'll tired out
and could not have kept it up much
longer, though he was still able TO pat q
good deal OF strength in his voice.
When l tell you that the individual
playing hide and seek with the mon.
strous brute was my father you will un.
derstand how deeply was interested in
the business. 1t was no time for cere-
mony, and bringing my gun to my
shoulder shut both eyes and blazed
away.
Providence was kind. Instead Of kill
ing father the bullet bored its way
through the brain of the bear, which
sagged downward, and after struggle
or two was as dead as julius Caesar.
Father was used up, but in the course
Of a minute or two, when he had looked
around and got the hang of things, he
said:
"Jed, you've Armed that breech-loadel
and you shall have it,"
Father always kept his promises,
which, being the case, you'll understand
how it is am the owner of this fine
rifle. Edward s. Ellis.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-02
Give Children Plenty OF Water.

For the reasons given, l advocate
under all conditions plentiful addition
of water to children's food. In this
connection would lay stress upon the
fact that, as rule, small children re-
ceive water only as they get it in their
milk or milk food, alike in summer and
in winter. 1t is probable that the fact
seldom occurs to mother or nurse that
. child may be thirsty without being
hungry at the same time. Certainly
many a discomfort and even sickness in
a child is conditioned upon the fact that
it has been compelled to eat in order to
get its thirst satisfied, and often has to
suffer thirst because the over-stimulated
and injured stomach will take no more
nourishment at irregular and too short
intervals. Archives Of Pediatrics
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-02
A Good Reputation.

Il is worth great deal for q church,
Just as it is for an individual, to have q
good reputation. 1t may be possible, OF
course, to have better name than 1t
deserves, for false estimates arc easy
and frequent; but in general it will be
rated pretty nearly upon its merits. An
active, orderly, peaceable church, In
which the spirit Of charity is abiding,
and which is properly devoted to gooc
works, is not only beautiful to see, but 1t
is delightful in its influence on all about
it. 1t does people good to know OF 1t,
and they are made happy in telling OF
its excellence. 1t is because this
good name is not held in so high es-
TEEN as it should be that so many PEG.
ple are careless about providing and
promoting it. They let their church be
dull when little effort would make 1t
spirited; they suffer it to be slip-shod,
when by ordinary care they could make
it tense and tidy. And they even in
trude upon it their faults Of temper,
worldliness, gossip or something else,
the working out OF which brings 1t into
discredit. If a man be in church, loving
1t as he should, he will want 1t to stand
Is we'll as possible in the eyes Of the
public. He will be glad to have il
praised in the gates, and If he know Of
aught that hurts its good repute, he will
try to get it out Of the way. 1t will mo-
require him to have remarkable wis
dom to know that il he study the thing
that make for peace and edification n
will help commend it to those who SCI
it-United Presbyterian.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-02
were the subject Of warm commenda.

were the subject Of warm commenda.
ton. On the tariff the Governor said:
1.-THE expenses Of administration have
to be borne, but in my Judgment the
necessary revenue for the purpose should
fall upon shoulders able to bear it. Tax
the silks, the satins, the diamonds tho
liquor and tobacco, and remove the tax
from those necessary articles most wide-
ly diffused in their uses. 1t is exceed
ingly difficult to prove to the farmer
that it is to his interest to remove the
tax from luxuries like liquor and tobao-
co and retain it upon sugar, clothing,
hemp, from which binding twine is
made, and the like articles, which he
has to have"
1t is expected this speech will 20 far
toward securing Governor Merriam an
Endorsement by the Alliance. II he Sc.
cures this he is sure Of q denomination
End reelection.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-02
Assuming Great Proportions.

The Farmers Alliance is assuming
great proportions in Sedgwick County,
Kas In that county about four-fifths
of the farmers are members of the Or
ganization. Alliance exchanges are be-
ing started up, and one will be in opera.
ton in Wichita soon. A daily paper is
soon to be started in Wichita. There are
number Of wealthy farmers in the
county, such as Ex-Governor Charles
Robinson, who feel the need Of an or
ganization to edvocate their views. The
reelection Of Farmer Funston, Con-
gresham from this district, depends
largely on the Alliance movement. He
has always been supported by the farm.
ing element.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-02

no error so prevalent at the present day,
or so pernicious in it's effects, as the doc
trine that men are not morally response.
BILE for their beliefs. This is the most
fatal Of all heresies. As man think.
eth in his heart, so IL he.
Again, good conscience is q tender
conscience-a sensitive conscience, as
opposed to scared and hardened one
The apostle speaks Of some whose con-
sciences are Scared with a hot IRON"
A conscience that has lost all feeling is
like nerve that has been cauterized
with fire. Repeated trangression, con.
tinuance in sin, has this effect The
conscience is benumbed. II fails to ex-
ercise its Office. Men can chloroforin
their conscience, so that it shall utter
no protest and make no outcry-as the
most sensitive nerves are quieted by an
anBsthetic.
A good conscience, again, is an sp-
proving conscience-a conscience that
is at peace, not because it is insensible,
but because it is in harmony with the
right and in harmony with God. II is
regulated by the highest standard Of
truth and duty, the revealed will OF
God. The individual conscience is SUI
preme, but it is not infallible. 1t 10 not
law to itself. The standard of morals
is like the standard of time-it must be
obtained by celestial observations.
Time is measured by the motion Of the
planets, and for the absolute time we
must 60 to the astronomer. In like
manner Gods truth is the absolute
truth. 'Thy word is truth" Jesus
Christ is 'the truth" Here we nave an
ultimate standard for the regulation Of
conscience.
Though the conscience may be long
suppressed, and its voice silenced, yet
it can not be wholly subdued. It is LA
BILE at any time to awake from its tor.
por. Banquo's ghost will rise up and
come unbidden to the feast; and the
perturbed spirit Of Hamlets father will
revisit the glimpses of the moon. Con-
science is the memory Of the soul. II
is the shadow of our moral nature. And
duty performed or neglected must be
the ultimate source Of happiness or Of
woe. To have an intelligent perception
Of truth and duty, and conscience that
responds quickly to their appeal, is te
possess the highest elements Of moral
nobility.-InteriOr.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-02
Speeches by Ignatius DOnnelly and Gov
ernOr Merriam.

Speeches by Ignatius Donnelly and Gov
ernOr Merriam.
The $50 delegates to the Minnesota
State Farmers Alliance at st. Paul
packed the hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives at the Capitol. Ignatius
Donnelly opened the speech-making
with roasting for the railroads. His
opinion of the treatment Of Minnesota
farmers by the big millers and railroad
magnates was couched in unique Ian
guage:
II believe" said Mr.. Donnelly shat
there is s10.000,0O0 annually stolen
from this State, and in the last twenty
FIVE years there has been enough money
stolen from Minnesota farmers to pave
with gold the floor Of Hades."
The remarks Of Governor Merriam
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-02
HOLDING THE PASS.
Every Boy Soldier, Brave or Otherwise
The Enemies to Be Overcome.

Every Boy . Soldier, Brave or Otherwise
The Enemies to Be Overcome.
Now, although there is no war in our
dear country just at present, and though
small boys can not 60 to fight in the
United States army in time Of war, there
is real soldering to be carried on all the
time. Every boy is soldier, brave or
otherwise; and every boy has his enc
mics. Real enemies they are, too, and
nothing but real pluck will overcome
them.
One day Leonidas was training his
soldiers; this time three little dogs that
he had coaxed home with him-a terrier,
pug and mongrel. Dogs were very
fond Of our boy, and q retinue OF these
little beasts generally followed him
about. The three dog soldiers had been
in training for some time and were
quite credit to their teacher. But, as
it happened, the day was wet the
ground very muddy, and the three
soldiers, having twelve feet among them,
had soiled mammals carpet. The lady,
seeing this, was indignant and opened
the door and disbanded the army.
The General threw himself nat upon
tho floor and set his heroic heels flying.
Some very naughty words came out Of
his mouth-words that surprised and
grieved his mother. She sat down and
looked at him. At last she said, sorrow.
fully: II thought my little boy was
trying to be q hero, like the great
Leonidas; but see was mistaken"
| Down went the heels and up jumped
the soldier.
"what do you mean, mamma" he
demanded
II mean that you have not kept the
pass like the Greek hero"
Leonidas hung his head, his cheeks
got very red, and his lip quivered.
Elbow, mamma"' he questioned.
allow, my little soldier? Why, yor
gave way without striking blow, ant
let the enemy come rushing in"
"What enemy?"
"Anger. rude words, disobedience
bad manners"
The little general understood.
'These are some of the enemies W,
have to fight in peaceful times" sale
mamma. my young Leonidas has a
great task before him as the Spartan
hero-a task as full Of difficulty, ant
bringing as great honor"
What taskY' asks the boy soldier
lifting moist blue eyes,
"The task of conquering your faults
Of keeping out mean, cowardly, un
grateful feelings; Of holding the pas
against words that are wrong and fool
ish."
This little talk made deep i'm
preston upon little American Leonidas
Indeed, when he was naughty, mamm
, had but to say: Hold the pass, m.
! hero" and he quickly put on soldierl.
' look and brought himself to ORDER
a Mrs M. +. Butts, in Christian Union.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-02
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
WALKING WITH GOD.

Best Of all companionships,
Highest praise from hottest lips,
Brightest path e'er mortals trod,
EnOch early walked with God.
In time when sin was rife,
Through far-reaching terms of life,
As the years drew near the flood,
Eaoch ever walked with God.
In his household, day by day,
With his loved ones, or away,
II mid true or vile he stood,
Enoch, faithful, walked with God.
All the long three hundred years,
While they passed in joys and tears,
Onward, upward, as he trOd,
Enoch closely walked with God.
Twas by faith he lived and wrought
Lessons grand the ages taught;
So with truth his feet e'er shod,
Enoch surely walked with God.
Always pleasing to his Lord,
Glorious came his high reward;
Spared from death and graves abode,
Enoch walked In Heaven with God.
REV. 8. D. Phelps, D. D., in Waterman.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-02
CHOICE EXTRACTS.

"A man may be doing much who Is
successfully overcoming adverse inAu-
ences -Spurgeon. c~
1t is not by change Of circumstances,
but by fitting our spirits to the cir.
cumstances in which God has placed us,
that we can be reconciled to life and
duty.-Robertson.
While you live right nothing goes
wrong. A soul at peace with God can
not be greatly disturbed by the world.
for it has its pleasures in God and its
blessings from God.-Jackson.
III we are to succeed in the higher
walks Of life, we must prove ourselves
successful in the lower. No man can
stand on the last round Of ladder un-
less he stood ON the first at the outstart
and then gradually worked his way to
the top.-United Presbyterian.
"A converted socialist, in . London
mission, expressed his change of hesrt
by declaring that he no longer wanted
to drag down every thing that's up, but
rather to help up every thing that's
down. In these contrasting motives, we
discern tho difference between selfish
ness and self-denying service. Hatred
Of one's fellow beings belongs to the
former; while the very core Of the lat
ter is love.-Interior.
1T is easier to read history than II
is to prophesy. We can see, IS we look
back, that what we thought was . sad
thing for us at the time 1t happened
was really an occurrence for which w
have now reason to be exceedingly
thankful. But we can not foresee, a.
we look forward, how this new trial Of
ours is going to be looked back upon BY
US Is another cause Of thankfulness
The future 10 in Gods keeping. So wa:
the past, when that was the present
Why not commit ourselves and all oul
interests in unwavering confidence t.
Him to whom the future is as clear q
the past?-S. s. Times.
II you have won fifty cents or fiv'
thousand dollars Is . wager you haf
better get rid of it Get rid Of it RICH
away. Give it back to the man from
whom you won it, or II you can not FIND
him give it to some great reiormator.
institution, or II you do not like that g
down to the East river and pitch 1t OF
the docks. You can not afford to keep it
1t will burn hole in your purse, it viii
burn hole in your estate, and you vii
lose all that, perhaps ten Thousand
times more-perhaps you will lose all
Gambling blasts man or it blasts hi
children. Generally both and ALL
Talmage, in N. Y. Observer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-02
Bishop Fink and the Fsrmers' Alliance.

Bishop Fink has consented to have
his recent letter prohibiting Catholics
from joining the Farmers Alliance mod
flied. Representatives Of the State and
county alliances were given an audience
by the Bishop at Leavenworth, Kas.,
and assured him that there was no de-
sire to conflict with the views of the
church, and that all religious parts Of
the constitution would be eliminated.
In view Of these assurances Bishop
Fink has addressed letter to Mr.. A.
NJ Thistlewaiter, Leavenworth, Kas., .
member Of the Alliance, stating that
his objections to Catholics joining the
Alliance are withdrawn.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-02

chCA Twin ~ ~ ~-~'->
gloomy solitudes ever since any thing
was known about It. Parties sometimes
came there from Philadelphia and New
York, for, besides the deer and large
game, it had some Of the finest trout
streams in the country.
had no dog with me, father having
taken the only canine we owned, and of
course hadn't the slightest idea where
to look for the large bruin which set
out to find. In fact, the further l pene.
trated into the woods the less ardent l
became, and may as we'll confess that,
had I suddenly come upon the terrible
beast I believe / would have thrown
down my rife and Skinned up the near
est sapling.
But l tramped forward until l was
fully two miles from home During all
that time had not caught the first sight
of any creature larger than q rabbit l
was beginning to think that another
disappointment awaited me, and was
half disposed to turn about and retrace
my steps when Isuddenly jumped fully
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-02
A Novel Political Platform.

President Livingstone of the Farmers
Alliance, who is candidate for Gov
ernor Of Georgia, puts himself on novel
and startling platform. He proposes
that all candidates for Congress be re-
quired to pledge themselves in favor of
putting crops in bond, the Government
advancing eighty per cent of their
value. He also advocates governmental
control Of all railroads
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-02

Tie, wiry fellow, all muscle and bones,
had been famous hunter in his earlier
days, when the old.fashioned muzzle-
loading guns were the only ones in use.
He never met his superior in marks
manship, and his skill seemed as great
at three score as when he was only one
third of that age.
My brothers, before they were out OF
their teens, were almost his equal in
experiences. They invariably won the
prizes at the country shooting matches
that is, when father didn't take part,
and, as you may imagine, the three
made a mighty strong team whenever
they went on hunt through the woods
for the game, which is still plentiful in
many portions of Pike County.
But somehow or other they monopo-
lized all that kind Of skill in the Hop
kins family. l practiced with one Of
their rifles fov hours at time shooting
at mark behind the barn, but never
hit it unless by accident. The boys
used to have great deal of fun slyly
watching me and then telling father
and mother about it at the dinner table.
They insisted that l could never pull a
trigger without shutting my eyes; that
when the gun went of l started so much
that it wobbled and the bullet went
yards wide of the mark.
had passed the age when Jim and
Bob received their weapons, and felt
quite sore that father refused to give
me q similar one. But he always re-
piled that / should have it when l
earned it-that is, as soon as I showed
any sort Of skill in handling the imple-
ment.
"But don't mean that you shall go
through the country banging away at
game" said he, land killing the neigh
bors' cows and horses and pigs, and more
than likely knocking some Of them over.
No, sir, Jed; first show that you know
how to use a wippon and I'll give you
one OF them new-fangled breech.loaders,
just as good as either Jim or Bob'a"
VA NV brothers were kind to me. They
gave me points in shooting and in
structed me the best they knew how. ]
wonder at their patience, for / was a
woefully stupid pupil and / believe
there were times when couldn't have
hit an elephant fifty feet away. But
was determined to keep at 1t until
mastered the art, or at least learned
enough to hold my own with tho gen
erality Of hunters.
One afternoon in autumn Bob, my old
est brother, gave me permission to take
his breech-loader and spend tho after
noon in the woods. He and Jim vert
eoing to town, and father had started
Of an hour before, to look for huge
bear that was known to be somewhere II
the neighborhood, and that had beeI
creating such havoc among the domestic
animals that there was serious talk o
the farmers banding together to bring
him down.
'sYou had better keep away from tn
old gentleman" said Bob, ''for II b.
finds you are after the same game h
will know there Is no chance for hin
and will give up and come home"
'Never you mind" I replied, with
shake of my head; some of these day
I'll astonish you"
you've done that already by you
skill in missing things when no ON
else could" $780,,
An hour later was in the depth 0
the forest tract to the rear Of our farm
1t was many miles in extent and ther
had been the best of hunting within 1t
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-02
FOR LITTLE PEOPLE.
A GREEDY CHAP.

A greedy fellow? should say.
They passed the apples round this way
And then he snatched-he couldn't wait
The biggest one upon the plate.
Such greatness do despise!
l had been keeping both my eyes
Upon that apple, for you see,
The plate was coming next to me.
Twas big and mellow, just the kind
A greedy chap would like to find,
He laughed as II he thought 1t fun
Imeant to take that very one.
Sydney Dayre, in st. Nicholas.