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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-05

handed game of euchre one night, and
took his king of spades with the ace.
'That's COOL" he remarked. "What
Sort Of game do YOU cali this?"
"Euchre."
swell, you hand that tricl: over here"
''What for? | took it,"
mot much! The ace don't take no
king in this gamer
''Of course it does! The acc is next to
the left bower"
at is, Ell? Who told you thas?'
"Every body knows it,
"Thcn every body is 4 fool! The
king is above the ace, of course. That's
why the card is called a king-because
the king is high parsonage"
'Mr. Bowser, you are wrong"
81 am right. You are getting left,
and SO you want to raise row and break
up the game. That's just like YOU"
"But l am three games ahead"
"What! This ends it. We play no
more. And now, when Christmas comes
again don't blame me, Mrs. Bowser, if
you get nothing"
In July, when we were down town one
day, lost my parasol. He made great
ado about it, but the lost article was
sent home from store while he was yet
talking. The very next day he lost his
wallet and eighty dollars, and I felt it
my duty to repeat his words:
"Mr. Bowser, you are the most care
less man ever saw"
81 am, eh?'
"You might have known you would
have lost it if you carried it down town.
In future you had better tie a piece of
clothes-line to it,"
What! You talk like that to me?"
"1t's just what you said to me-"
but the circumstances were vastly
different. had intended to use that
eighty dollars to buy you a Christmas
present, but as you have had so much to
say, you'll get nothing at all now"
1t was the same In October and No
vember, and even on the esd of Decem-
Der Mr. Bowser came home in the even
ing to observe: .ut.s I'D
II had twO-hundred-dollar Of
fered me to-day for seventy-fve dol
lars"
"Did you? Well, we don't want any
more horses around u.s."
"Why not?"
Because they prove to be bad bAr-
gains. Neither of us knows enough to
drive one."
"Mrs. Bowser, do you mean to say
that can't drive horse?" he demanded.
weren't you afraid of the last one?''
mot much!"
"But he ran away with us, and you
jumped out and left me to stop him."
"What! l jumped out?"
Certainly. 1t was in the papers,"
THAT ends you, Mrs. Bowser! I did
intend to get you something nice for
Christmas, but now you get nothing
not even hair-pin."
But got diamond ring and am
awfully proud of it.-Detroit Free Press.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-05
FOR LITTLE PEOPLE.
HIS NEW CLOTHES.

Just see me now, am II man,
And Bessie can't do what can.
III do what papa does, will;
You'll never find me sitting still.
Why is this, do you suppose?
I've got nice new suit of clothes.
wore last night. just think, dress!
Such Kings will do for sister Bcss,
But not for me, for I'm IL man.
Just SEE the pants, lit for clan
This JACKET, too, with pockets three,
How full of every thing they'll be.
Mamma, I'll saw your wood for you,
And bring ten pals of water too.
But I'll call you mamma no more.
But mother, for, just think I'm four.
think am too big to play,
So will give my toys away.
Santa Claus
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-05
THE BOWSERS.
mrs Bowser Tells What She Got
for Christmas.

ELL, the long
agony is over and
/ have got my
Christmas pres
9 L t. Naturally
enough, l hoped
and expected,
but for reasons
to be hereafter
explained Icould
n o t certainly
count on any
thing untilit was
handed out to
me. No one must
get the idea that
Mr.. BOwser and
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-05
SCIENCE AND RELIGION.

After All, the Christian Revelation Is the
Only Satisfactory Explanation of Ex-
istence as 1t Is.
1t is rather notable article in the
Unitarian Review by Mr.. Francis L.
Abbot on Scientific Theology. 1t is the
more notable, we do not say the more
valuable, as Mr.. Abbot is not believer
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-05

SIX-DOLLAR SHOES.
tended. "But to resume. Leather is
the hide of an animal put through
process called tanning. Even after be-
ing tanned it is full of pores"
SIS it possible?"
"These pores, minute as they are, ad-
init water. That's how you get your
feet damp"
SIS that the reason?"
ut is; and now am going to beat
nature by filling those pores with oil,
and thus keep out the water"
"With linseed oil?"
Certainly"
"But father and Tom used to use
castor oil. They said the other oils
prevented their shoes from taking
shine afterwards, and made the leather
sticky
.Oh! they did? What your father
and Tom don't know about leather would
make big book"
He rubbed on the oil, dried 1t in,
dubbed on some more, and spent an hour
over his shoes. Next morning when he
tried to put on shine it was no go. He
rubbed his necktie almost over the back
of his head, but steam power couldn't
have done it. He quit brushing and
called to me.
81 was afraid Of it," replied, as he
held up one foot.
"Then why didn't you say sop
81 did"
"Never! You have gone and spoiled
these six-dollar shoes!''
"Mr. Bowser, told you that linseed
oil would render them sticky and"
"And want to tell you right here and
now that you won't get no Christmas
present next year-not even a candy
.atr' he interrupted, as he banged his
hat on his head to take a walk around
the block.
In February 1 ordered cut-loaf sugar
and he sent pulverized, and when l
proved by the cook that he was mis-
taken he turned away with:
"Oh, we'll, if you can afford that sort
Of thing can. I'd rather have peace,
of course; but next Christmas Eve will
make every thing all right You'll be
looking for a present, but you'll look in
vain" tt
In April we were having two
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-05
A Marked Improvement.

Mrs. Slimdiet (the landlay)-Glad to
see you back, Mr.. Dashaway. How stout
you are looking. Your clothes are really
getting too tight for you.
Dashaway (dryly) - Yes, madam. 1
have been away from your house for
some little time. - Clothier and Fur
niSher
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-05
Opprobrious Epithets.

"Mr. Jones and Mr.. Robinson had
dreadful quarrel, l hear" said Mrs.
Fangle.
"You don't say!' exclaimed her hus-
band.
eyes, do; and Mr.. Robinson applied
the most oppressive epitaphs to Mr..
| Jones. Bazaar.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-05
Making Business for Him.

Slammet-The boys have organized
football team.
Drummer-That's fortunate. You may
be able to put something in my way.
Here's my card. l represent firm Of
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-05
A Different beat.

One year after marriage.
John, dear, where are you going?"
"To the athletic games, love. l hope
to beat the record to-day"
'Never mind about the record, John
that can wait; but there's carpet out
in the back yard that must be beaten this
morning, and I've awarded you the con-
tract" -Yonkers Gazette.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-05

lquarrel. We simply have our pecul-
larities, same as the average husband
and wife. On tho eth Of last Dcccm-
Der, two days after Christmas, Mr.. Bow
ser wanted to put up bracket in the
eitting-room, and he called to me to bring
him the corkscrew.
"Have you lost your head?" he de-
manded, as handed it to him.
"No, SIR"
Didn't you hear me say gimlet?"
"You said corkscrew."
"Never!'
"Yes, you did, Mr.. Bowser," said
the cook, who had luckily overheard
him.
Don't know the difference between
corkscrew and a screw-driver?"
"a minute ago you said gimlet, Mr..
Bowser. What is it you really want-a
corkscrew, gimlet, screw-driver, pincers,
MILESTONE, brush-broom, brace and bit,
or what?"
81 want to inform you," he replied, as
he flung the bracket under the lounge
~ want to inform you in letters six
feet high that I'll be infernally smashed
to squash If get you Christmas pres
emit next year,"
'Mr. Bowser!"
81 won't, even If you get down on
your knees to mel" I'LL.
And about the 10th Of January, one
evening after supper, he brought in the
oil Jug from the barn, and Of course I
inquired what he was going to do.
"Mrs. Bowser," he began, in the lofty
way of a husband who is prepared to
make his wife take back seat, "you
have, presume, heard of leather"
Eyes, SIR"
Leather, as you probably do not
know, and would never find out but
from me, is the hide of the back Of
certain animal-an OK, COW, steer,
etc. The hide of q horse is called
horse-hide."
II thought it was called deer-skin," I
replied, willing to he crushed,
"Ah! No doubt you did. All women
probably do. The hide Of calf is called
calfskin."
"How wonderful, Mr.. Bowser! Do
they take it off while he is alive?
Calves don't shed their hides in the fall,
do they? Oh, how l wish l had your
. knowledge!"
"Your head could never contain it,
Mrs. Bowser," he answered, tickled al
most to death over the ignorance pre-
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-05

Eggs are higher this week." as the
hen remarked when she went away up
on the top of the haymow and stole a
nest in the darkest corner Burlington
Free Press.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-05
Had tho Best of Them.
L l.. l. u 4

A bankrupt banker had just made out
his schedule of assets.
"But what will you say when you
meet your creditors?" asked friend.
"Oh, shan't meet them; they travel
on foot, while I always take cab."-
Judge.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-05

Laughter may be the poor mans
plaster, but it Is not very sdhesiv a.
Philadelphia Press.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-05

"Before l CO." he said, in broken
tones, 81 have one last request to make
Of you"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-05
[r. Sampson?" said she,

"When you return my presents please
prepay The express charges. can not
afford to pay any more on your account"
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-05

Dumley-And how much are kisses to-
day, my dear?
Miss Pert-Ten cents apiece-at the
next counter.
(Dumley looks, and concludes not to
purchase -Munsey's Weekly.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-05
Then His Bill Will Com,

Rich Patient-Hadn't you better bleed
me, doctor?
Physician-Well, not until the end Of
the qusrter.-Munsey's Weekly.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-16
FIREWORKS AND DANCING,

The evening celebrations were charac- terized by a liberal display of firewoiks, one piece being particularly noticeable. It represented the six societies when fired, giving their emblems and names A paper balloon was sent up which, after certain distance had been reached, exploded a bomb and sent out twenty smaller balloons in many directions.
 Next to their ability in eating peanuts and judging fruit, the Italians do know how to dance, and enjoy it, too. They take to it as naturally and with the grace that duck does to water. All the after noon and evening long the. pavilion was crowded with the dancers, who rA9sed along to the music of Mallon's orchestra and Professor Beecher's prompting The refreshments stands were all literally pat ronized, and as all the proceeds of the day were to go toward the proposed cele bration in '92 of the tooth anniversary oi the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, it all helped materially toward that fund. There were several thousand people present during the day, and little happened that was not proper or which Officer Bradley could not stop. Of the city officials present who responded to tho l invitation sent them were the mayor, City Sheriff Coleman, City Clerk Downes, City Auditor Lake, Registrar Carr, Lamp In | spector Noonan, Chairman Shannon and President Connors of the court of common council
Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-16
NEW HAVEN v.. w1Lm1NGToN.

New Haven Wins in a One-sided (same-WfIiningtOn Plays Better Hall Than Earlier in the Week-Bal- timorc Also Wins-Scores of All the
 Games and Items of Interest Per- taining to the Game.
 The Wilmington club had its very best team in the field yesterday afternoon at the Howard avenue grounds, but notwith- standing this fact they were no match for the home team, as the score will show. A noticeable improvement in the playing of the visitors was apparent, but they still lack in team work and are apt to grow care less and go to pieces. Chadwick of the Mt. Pleasant base ball club of this city was given-a trial at second base by the visitors and acquitted himself very creditably He had plenty of work to do, and did it in a very satisfactory manner as glance at the score will show. Anderson was in the box for the Wilmington team and pre- sented very inferior article of pitching. He seemed to have absolutely no control whatever over the ball and presented the | opposing batsmen with base after base on | called balls, especially in the fifth inning when no less than five men were sent to | first base in that manner and two forced across the plate. Gilliland, who pitched | for the home team, was on his mettle and sent the balls over the plate in great shape allowing the Wilmingtons to secure bu, three scattered hits and causing nine o1 | them to fan the air He also made two nice hits, single and double ane was also entitlen to another two-Daggel along the left field foul line, which th' umpire called foul ball, notwithstanding the fact that the ball was fair by abou l three feet. | Hasney and Leiper, for the visitors, mad several nice catches in the field.
 Neither teams scored for the first tw' innings, but in the third inning the hom team broke the ice and scored two runs Lang went to first on four balls; Mcke made a nice single, Pettee followed suit sending Lang and Mckee across the plate
 In the fourth inning the home tean scored five runs on five bases on balls, tw singles and double and an error. Gllh land and Lang scored in the fifth on tn formers two-bagger and the latter single, assisted by sacrifice hits In the sixth inning Lally mad a single, went to second on Doyle's sat rifce and came home on singles by Hoi the seventh inning on his own hit which forced Mckee out at second-stol second and third and came home on Schot neck's long fly to left field. In the hint Lang secured the last run for New Have on series of errors
 For the visitors Newell made the onl run-in tho sixth--on his own single,
 steal and sacrifice.
 The score in full is as follows
Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-16
THE LAST PREPARATION

The Second Regiment Everything
 Will be Ready for Camp Embler
 This Eve ning-The Sarsields Will
 Banquet-Thc Blues-Size of the
 Canvas City at Mantle.
 By this evening all the preparations for the camp at Mantle will have been com pleted, from the carefully packed .knap- sack down to the careful adjus tment of and inspection of the implements of war. It seems to be the general opinion that the rules concerning luggage will not be severely strict. The Second regiment will leave Monday morning at S:10 on special train from the Union depot and all the out of town companies of the Second regiment will meet them there, excepting Company H of Middletown, which goes down with the First regiment, but will wait and join it's own regiment before going to the camp.
 She Sarsfields are going to celebrate their twenty-fifth anniversary in camp on Thursday night. They will sit down to a banquet in the mess tent at 8 o'clock, which will be served by Caterer Donnel- ly All of the officers of the Second regiment will be invited.
 The committee that has this in charge is composed of Lieutenant Plunkett and Pri- yates Cassiday and Palmer. They will have with them all the living captains of rity-and also Edward Lyon, who was one of the charter members and has be- longed to it all the twenty-five years since. The Sarsfeld's annual banquet is to be held at Savin Rock in the first or second week of September at Miller's place. All. ex-members and honorary members will be invited, with their wives, friends, etc.
 Nothing more definite has been settled where and when the Blues will hold their sixty anniversary meeting than that it will be at Savin Rock about the sec ! ond week in September
 Next Friday night will be bright one at camp. Every company will be literally supplied with fireworks, with which to it. illuminate the scene.
 An idea of the magnitude of the canvas city at Mantle can be had from the num- Der of tents that are now erected. There are 75O improved common tents, divided up as follows: Nine to each band eighteen to each company, three to each machine gun, two to each hospital corps, two to each signal corps and twenty-two to the battery Besides these are one oispensary and two hospital tents at brigade headquarters, two guard tents end two servants tents for each reg iment, four tents for the hostlers and four- teen wall tents for the guard. Also colo nePs tent, two double wall tents and fifteen wall tents for the colonel and staff of each regiment and fifteen tents for the quarter masters department. Then come the large headquarters tent and twelve wall tents for the governor and staff and like num- Der for Brigadier General Watson and staff.
 Every man in the brigade is supposed to eat all meals in camp.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-16
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Last day of the Morris illusions.
 Only at 21 Church street. Royal shoes. Tony Pastors company had packed house at Hartford Thursday evening.
 The Connecticut Concrete company, 49 Church street, repair or lay all kinds of walks.
 William H. Conklin, of the COURIER, and family leave to-day for weeks absence at the shore.
 Miss Edith w. Booth of New Britain re- turned home from stay at Short Beach yesterday.
 Miss Lillian Peck of Bristol street is wis., iting relatives in Charlestown and Somer- vile, Mass. Joseph German and Miss Tessie A. Don avan will be married at St. Mary's church next Tuesday evening
 Governor Bulkeley and staff will go into camp Tuesday and will remain there dur ing the week, as they did last year.
 Rev. Wolff Willner, late of Newark, N. J., son of Rev. MT. Willner, breaches at the William street synagogue to-day.
 William M. Smith has resigned the posi- ton of census enuerator of manufacturing statistics in Meriden and Wallingford.
 Beginning on Monday next new time table goes into effect on the New Haven and Derby branch of the Housatonic road.
 Captain Lawrence O'Brien of this city was one of the honorary pallbearers at the funeral of John Boyle O'Reilly in Boston Wednesday.
 MT. Swords of Bridgeport, Conn.,, was in town yesterday. He is an old soldier and was at the first battle of Bull Run. He is in quite feeble health.
 The First regiment will have as guests during camp week several officers of tht Montreal militia. Last year the Canadians were guests of Colonel Cone.
 Mrs. Professor J. c. Lewis and famil, have arrived from England and are spend ing few weeks with relatives in this city on the way to their home in Kentucky.
 William F. Marx of this city is engaged at Councilman John w. Lowe's drug store for several weeks, after which he returns to his studies at the College of Pharmacy, New York city.
 Rev. Edward Aiken, M. D., who died al Amherst Thursday, aged sixty, graduated from Dartmouth college in 1851, from the Andover theological seminary'in 1855 and Yale medical school in 1861.
 Rand has just completed @ crayon of D c. Beardsley, the builder, which has beer framed at MT. Beardsley's shop on Wata street. The frame and the easel on whicf it rests are of oak and all hand carved throughout and show uncommonly fine work.
 Large sales of those fine fur shoulder capes, all styles, at Burgess & Burgess continue, the prices being so low that i pays to buy now. Scores have been solt for wraps at the seashore and mountains A few more of those black straw hats sailor style, and tennis caps. Larges stock of trunks and travelling bags in tn state.
 The funeral of the late Rev. Father Nc Givney of Thomaston takes place Monda, morning. Solemn requiem high mass vii be celebrated at St. Thomas church at o'clock. The remains will be exposed tc view after the mass. The body will b. taken to Waterbury on the,3:2 D. m. trail and the remains inferred in St. Joseph' cemetery.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-16
THE NEW SUPERINTENDE
The Public Career of Virgil G. Curt1,
 Superintendent of Schools.


 Superintendent of Schools.
 Virgil G. Curtis of Winona, Minn., who was unanimously elected superintendent of schools by six members of the board of ed .ucation last night, Messrs. Howarth, Graves and Plunkett not being present, has been prominent in educational circles in the west for the past twenty years. He was born in northern Pennsylvania about forty five years ago, and is graduate of Tufts college. His first position as superintend- ent of schools was in nion, N. Y., where he was appointed to this position in 1867. After three years at this place he received and accepted 8 like offer at Corry, Penn. where he remained in office for ten years He then went to Saltwater, Mich. and held the superintendency of the Saltwater schools for three years. At the end of this time, seven years ago, he accepted flat tering offer from the school district of WinonS, Minn. He has been in charge of the schools at this place ever since He was in this city few weeks ago and held an exhaustive consultation with the com mittee of the board of education It is thought that he will be most successful in the management of the New Haven schools
Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-16
Players, League.
American Association. At Columbus-Columbus 8, Syracuse 8. At Toledo-Toledo IA, Brooklyn1.
Notes from the Diamond

Notes from the Diamond.
 Wilmington again this afternoon.
 Leiper will pitch for the Wilmington's to-day.
 Doran and Cahill will be in the points to-day.
 Chadwick put up good game at second for the Wilmington's yesterday.
 The married and single men of West Haven will play game of ball on the West Haven grounds this afternoon.
 Hartford disbanded yesterday afternoon. This is unfortunate for the New Haven team as they had still ten games to play with them and counted on winning ali of them.
 A league game will be played at the grounds on Orange street. The Mercan- tiles and Sagwas cross bats. Each team having its full complem ent of players, an interesting game is'expected. Game called at 2.30
Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-16
Seven Brass Bands.

The fall parade and inspection of the Waterbury fire department occurs Thurs day, September II. Seven brass bands will furnish the music for the occasion w. B. Weed and Colt bands of Hartford Second Regiment band, New Haven; Ma tional of Wallingford; Wheeler & Wilson of Bridgeport, and Phoenix and French Canadian of Waterbury.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-16
HVlnnaIlnaI-

Arthur G. Bissell, of Hewitt's drug store returns to-day from wedding trip through western and central New York MT. Bissell was united in marriage last week to charming and estimable young lady of Jersey City, the ceremony taking place at the brides home. The wedding gifts were numerous and beautiful
Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-16
The Hartford Club Disbanded.

HARTFORD, Aug. S5.-When Umpire Kelley called play at the Ward street ground this afternoon the Hartford team was not on the ground. They were in the dressing room ununiformed. Nine balls were pitched over the plate and the game was declared forfeited, 9 to O. An exhibi- tion game was subsequently, played, result ing in a score of to in favor of Newark President Lang subsequently, had confer ence with the players and tried to induce them to continue the season on the chance of getting their salaries out of the gate re- ceipts. This the players refused to do. The club was then disbanded, and President Lang wired Secretary Braden to that effect. The men have received about $200 on sala- ries since July 15. The Hartfords and New arks will probably play a game tomorrow for the benefit of the Hartfords.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-16
Notice.

During the summer THE JOURNAL AND COURIER will be sent to any address, and changed as often as desired, at the regular subscription rates, postage paid.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-16
Third Lot This Week,

Fresh arrival this morning: California peaches, prunes, plums, pears and nectar ines; choice native grapes; 20 packages sweet melons, 100 fresh cut watermelons cheap.
 HUDSON, Fruiterer,
 Market building