The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23
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The latest fad in watches is 70 havc
the cases Of old nugget gold. t&aa
A PHILADELPHIA clergyman has mar
ried II, 600 couples in his time.
ABAsD OF ribbon tied with bow
around the wrist is q new fashion.
LOUISVILLE exhibits genuine South
ern pluck in her fight with disaster.
PINE straw bagging and mating
arc now being successfully manufac,-
ured. A
EAGLES in large focks are carrying of
poultry and young pigs in Texas Coun-
~, Mo.
SENATOR BLAIR is said to have lost
twenty-five pounds since the Congress
opened.
GENERAL BOULANGER is said to DO
making preparations to come to this
country.
A BILL 10 exempt newspaper men from
jury duty has been fayorably reported
at Albany. &ft
The water-works plant Of Fresno Cal,
has been sold to o syndicate Of English
capitalists.
BlsMARCK's popularity was nevor so
great as now when he is stripped Of off.
cial power. -
Don CARLOS, the protcnder to the
throne of Spain, lives in !. beautiful pal
ace in Venice.
A CHICAGO shoe dealer tells tho Her.
aid OF that city that the average size for
his customers is 81. hnft
The French government has bad TWEEN
ty-six Cabinet crises during the twenty
years its existence. I i.
PRINcRss BEATRICE weighs 2lO,
pounds, and this makes her one Of the
unhappy women OF Europe. siseH i'a
DR.. WIssLow. the Psychologist, says
that cat in ancient Egyptian is spelled
mau and pronounced ma-ew.
COMMISSIONER RAuM says that applica-
tions for pensions are pouring into his
Office at,she rate of $50 a day. gG is
In the large grain centers there is
talk OF damage to the growing wheat
crop, and prices are stiliening.
PERCUSSION locks were introduced for
the first time upon the firearms of the
United States infantry in 1s42.
A MAE sixty years old, living near
Chambersburg, Pa, died the other day
from an overdose of peanuts, candy and
MRs. NARY WIGANs, the wife of Cole
County (Ao. farmer. fell from chair
while cleaning ceiling and broke her
neck.
PUBLISHERS Of cheap novels have
formed trust and advanced the price OF
paper-backed books OF light reading So
per cent.
AJKwEI caskct, which Ferdinand and
Isabella presented to Christopher Column
bus, was sold in New York the other day
for 81, 125.
The largest sheep ranch in the world
is in the counties of Webb and DIM
net in Texas. 1t contains upward of
100000 acres and yearly pastures 800, 900
sheep
NJ. GOBLET, the French statesman,
never allows himself to be Inter
viewed" He thinks the practice has
arisen through vanity and desire for
publicity.
EDGERToN, Kas., elected mayor, no.
lice judge, city council and other Off
GERS recently, and by singular coinci-
dence, every last one of them is mar.
ried woman.
GENERAL. GREEDY, Chief OF the Signal
Service, it Is. said. lis in recent of ut
least twenty letters a day from cranks,
personally holding him responsible for
the weather."
The people of Independence Town
ship, Warren County, n. j., voted to pay
bounty of fifteen cents each for
grounding tails and now the township
treasury is bankrupt.
A NEW meteorological and volcanic
observatory will be opened at Pompeii
in May next, at which time there will
be largo gathering of scientists to
celebrate she occasion.
THE Italian faster Succi. who is said
TO have abstaincd from food for over l6O
days, Is the principal attraction to sci.
cntists and the general public in Lon.
don at the present time. asha
MRS. JonN MCWILIIAMs, a Nebraska
wife, prays the court to restrain her
lawful husband "from patting her on
the head. poking her in the ribs and
talking baby talk to her.
The latest addition to the British
navy, the Victoria, is said to be the
largest war vessel at present ready for
active service. She cost over "a, O0O, 600.
and carries crew of $50 officers and
men. a
JAccB Burr, of Pittsburgh, is certain
ly one Of the most entcrprising moose
men Of tho day. He has made the ropes
with which lightweight murderers
were hanged within the last thirty
years.
Nor many men can boast of having
had three Empcrors as godfathcrs o.
three Of their sons There is brawny
smith in the little town Of Brandcnburs
who has had ten sons, Emperor vii
liam I. was godfather to tho seventh
boy, Emperor Frederick TO his eighth
and the present Emperor TO his ninth.
TIE production Of gold in Californis
began in IsaS, the yield that year being
S9,O0o,OO the next year it jumped I,
$40, 900. 600 and $50, 0OO, 900 in 1850 Tht
total gold product of the State to til,
present time is estimated at SLIPS, 90.
600.
AT a church riot in Dalcville, Ind.
over the secret society question. part!
of men sought admission by. climbing Il