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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-12-31
CHOICE SELECTIONS.

The devil don't want any stronger
hold on a man than tog get him to put of
doing what he knows he ought to do
RAMS Horn.
The secret Of the Christians victory
lies in this-to meet our enemy as an
already conquered foe, and not as one
who has yet to be conauered.-H. w.
Smith.
The Christian should serve the
Lord with gladness. This Is better for
himself and others Joy, and not mol
ancholy, is the fruit Of the Spirit -
Standard.
Love is an attribute OF God. but
this is only part Of the truth. God
10 love-" Whatever other doctrine may
be taught in this text, it certainly
teaches that all Divine qualities are
comprehended in love. Pres
byterian. a#s s COOLEST 80
Yesterday ia yours no longer; to-
morrow may never be yours; but to
day is yours, the living PRESENTS yours,
and In the living present you may
stretch forward to the things that are
before. F. w. Farrar.
He who believes the Bible, and fol.
lows its direction - to his conduct in
this life, can not fail to see that the
Heaven TO which he 10 going Is Goodly
land When he gets there he will know
more about IL than he can know here.
But while here he will know enough BY
faith 10 transport his soul with the most
exalted hopes, and make him content tc
leave this world whenever 1t shall
please his Heavenly Father to call him
to the higher and better world Thrice
happy the man, and IS wise as happy,
who makes the Bible practically suffi
cient to train his action, and lives fol
Heaven in the light Of what il teachea
N. Y. Independent
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-12-31
General scott's Remedy.

A military order issued during the
summer of 1882 has Just been brought TO
light in which General SCOTT proposed !.
new remedy for intemperance Cholera
had made its appearance on Rock ISL
and. The commander believed that the
ravages Of the disease were due todrink-
ing, and he ''peremptorily orders that
everv soldier or ranger found drunk be
compelled. as soon as his strength will
permit to dig q grave at suitable
burying place, Is such grave can not
fail to be soon wanted for the drunken
man himself or soma drunken compan.
ion" The order was given, the Gem
eral adds, as we'll to serve for the pun.
ishment of drunkenness as to spare
good and temperate men the labor Of
digging graves for their worthless COM
panions"-Chicago Tribune
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-12-31
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
A HOMEMADE SLED.
How to Construct " StronI and Cheap
Pair OF BObs.

How to Construct y stronL and Cheap
Pair OF B0bs.
The homemade sled ILLUSTRATED here
with, after sketches sent us by Fred c.
McConkey, Niagara County, n. y, has
runners four feet long, natural crooks,
hewn out six inches broad and four
inches deep and placed the same dis
lance apart as those of an ordinary
sleigh. The benches are six-by-eight-
inch timber hewn out in the middle to
fourby six inches. The raves are two
by.six-inch plank four feet long The
whole is fastened together by two two
inch pins on each end passing through
the rave, bench and runner, and firmly
wedged at both ends A notch is cut in
the topof the bench at the end two
inches deep and six inches back to re-
ceive the raves, leaving the top per-
fectly smooth to receive the holsters
which are fastened on by an inch-and-a-
quarter bolt passing through the bolster
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-12-31

waited outside, talking 20 friend. that
the children might be free to make
their selections. A pretty basket hung
on Margery's arm 1t did not take long
to decide what the baby would like,
and the clerk rolled up the white rsb-
bit and gave it to Robbie, who
CARED 1t tenderly; tin horn
was Robbie's purchase out of his
own money, which stuck out Of his
pocket as If indignant that it was not
used. Margery felt sure that the baby
would like two little dolls, which she
crowded into her pocket without wrap
pings, "cause dolls don't like their
heads wrapped" she said.
Robbie, if you tould have just what
you 'anted, 'ouldn't you have that love.
ly doll that jumps so beautifully when
you 'aise the lid of the box?" inquired
Margery, pleadingly.
'Iruther have that big ELEPHANT" an
swered Robbie.
Margery looked down as she said, with
quivering lips: II don't like ELEPHANTS,
but dolls is"
Lovely" interrupted Robbie "of
tourse. Buy it. Marcy"
"You WEAKLY and truly like it," she
asked, eagerly.
'Of tourse, if you do" was the an
swer. and soon the children we're hurry
ing home at trot.
As soon as they were in the house,
Margery pushed the round box into
Robbie's hands. crying: you is fooled!
twas for you all the time" and she
danced and jumped with glee about
Robbie, who flushed as he said: "You
is very good to give me this"
In his innermost heart Robbie was
ashamed Of the doll. but all the morn
ing he played with 1t while Margery
pulled and carried the red cart and
brown horse wherever she went There
were only bright smiles and happy
voices in the house. and when Margery
and Robbie went round to Robbie's
house to dinner each carried openly the
presents they received from the other,
while their faces were SO bright and
happy that the people who saw them
thought: swell, they have what they
wanted most. LILLIAN w. Belts, in
Christian Union.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-12-31
FROM YOUNG MINDS.

Mamma" said Willie from the depths
of the bath-tub, you'd better get me a
new sponge This one leaks awful
Harper's Young People.
A little Maine girl, to whose family
there came an addition, remarked with
a sigh: Nov we will have to cut the
pie in six pieces. boston Journal.
Little Girl lin church, "Why does so
many people put those little envelopes
on the contribution plate?" Little Boy
-''Them's to keep the pennies from
maxim so much noise."-N. Y. Weekly.
Little Mabel described graphically
her sensation on striking dimpled
elbow on the bed carving: ''Oh, my"
she sighed, mamma, I've struck my
arm just where it makes stars in my
fingers. "-Babyhood.
Little Hans Ito his mother, who is
anxiously looking for his smaller
sister)-'O, don't BIZ worried, mamma;
they will be sure to find Elsie when
they clear up the rooms in the morn
ing."-Fliegende Blatter.
Johnnie Cooking at lightning rod on
barn)-"I'd like to know why it
branches out into two parts after it
gets upon the roof" Willie with su-
premescontempt for the others igno-
rance)-"To catch the forked lightning,
of course" %
mamma, what is the use of keep
ing the whip for use on me behind the
motto: God Bless Our Homer" "Can
you suggest better placer" "Yes,
mamma; put it behind the motto: i
Need Thee Every Hour. Central
West. 40 'i
Fred came home with quite rue
full look on his face. He had been pun.
ished at school. and though it had been
deserved, felt very much abused. THE
teacher rules with an iron hand, eh?"
asked Fred's papa with smile. His
hand isn't iron," Froed demurely re-
piled; "but it seems to me his ruler is"
Youths Companion.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-12-31
POULTRY PiCKINGS.

BOILED potatoes mashed and mixed
with cornmeal and bran makes an ex-
cellent feed for fsttening turkeys.
WHEAT, corn and oats are good grain
diet, but fowls, especially the laying
hens, need some green food in addition.
SELL of all Of the cockrels not wanted
for breeding. There Is no economy In
wintering more than is needed &C. t1at
purpose.
GROUND or crushed bone is a vslvahls
feed for poultry during the winter. Il
can be given two or three times week
with profit
In fattening fowls it is not good econ
omy to feed any thing on the ground.
Provide clean troughs and boards. They
will save feed
Now is the time to remember that Is
hens we'll cared for will return much
better profit than 80 allowed to take
care OF themselves.
FROM now on until towards spring
well-dressed poultry will pay better
than those marketed alive, but the
work must be carefully done.
SUNrLowER seed and sorghum seed
make good feed to add to the variety
during the winter and can be given two
or three times o week with benefit
The Plymouth Rocks are compare.
lively small eaters and are good for.
ayers They are Of good size, hardy
and vigorous, and are desirable breed
on the farm.
AFTER the poultry are carefully
dressed they should be hung up until
all Of the animal heat is cooled out be-
fore they are packed to ship. A little
care in this respect will often avoid con
siderable loss.
A RAIL pen covered with straw and
banked up on the sides with corn fodder
will make comfortable shelter for the
fowls during the winter at very small
cost 1t is far better than allowing
them to roost in the stables or stock
sheds.
A HANDFUL CT linseed meal given II
the feed twice week will be benefit
during the winter. Mix and let stand
until it is thoroughly soaked. tits bet
ter to feed with bran or cornmeal. Some
use a teaspoonful of Venetian RED
mixed in with pint Of meal made into
q stiff dough and feed to the fowls as a
preventive of cholera. The cost IL
little and a preventive is much better
than any cure.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-12-31
TWO KINDS OF skEPTlclsM.

Some Persons Doubling Of Coos Word
Can be Looked Upon with Respect.
The world is prompt to detect, and
never fails to denounce the hypocrisy of
faith. Men have little mercy for those
who merely act the part Of a believer,
making false professions Of religious
conviction for the loaves and the fishes
that are distributed; whether the ad.
vantage gained by hypocrisy take the
form of hard cash or Of social position
or of opportunities for business advance.
ment contempt follows disclosurs Of
the hollown0ss Of the profession. We
do not say that this feeling is not q
proper one. for hypocrisy 10 sternly 70
buked in the Scriptures; but may one
not say that there 10 another form Of
hypocrisy quite IS common in these
days as the hypocrisy Of faith, and not
less worthy Of contempt namely. the
hypocrisy Of skepticism.
Honest skepticism is worthy OF re.
spect and sympathy. Not few Of the
greatest men in the history Of the Chris.
tian church have passed through Pc
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-12-31
TWELVE GOOD RULES.

II You Follow Them You Can Make
Poultry Raising q Success.
1. Make hens lay when eggs are
dearest
3. Breed stock when eggs are cheap.
g. Keep a non-settlng breed to lay
when settlers are Matching, and pay cx-
penses Of the latter.
T. Breed as many chick ems as possible
and as early as possible. They all rep
resent so much money.
s. Keep all the pullets. They are
worth two dollars each as prospective
winter layers.
6. Kill or otherwise dispose OF all hens
after three years of age. .tf ....r.
Z. Breed the best flesh-formers for
market Keep them up to as great .
weight as may be possible.
8. Well-fattened, well-dressed poultry
will always bring the best prices from
the best customers. "'a
9. If not accustomed to poultry, be-
gin with q small number. Learn to
make success Of the few. and then 60
on with large number.
10. Do not neglect the little essentials
to success, such IS lime, gravel. meat
plenty of clean water, green food, dust
bath, etc., regularly supplied to layers.
II. Keep strict account Of every cent
of expenditure and receipts. Charge
the poultry with all expenses and
credit them with all receipts. The
droppings At seventy five cents per bar
rel will 60 long way to pay for feed.
IL Market gardeners and dairymen
are particularly we'll situated to permit
of their dealing prontably in poultry;
the former have spare time in the win
ter, the latter are among the best Gus
toners in the city every day.-Western
] Rural
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-12-31
FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
Joe's DREAM.

"what's Christmas Day, I'd like to know,
More than another day:' cried Joe.
"The bells chime louder, admit,
But fellow needn't lose his wit,
And crazy grow because Of it,"
A moody boy was Master Joe,
Matter of fact and dull and slow.
What he inclined to was the real,
He never scared to the ideal.
SO when he went to bed that night
He saw no fairer, pnrer light
In stars that ylittered DER the snow;
His heart nc'er felt a warmer glow
For all COTS creatures here below.
The bells rang out their merry chimes,
He'd heard them ring a hundred times;
But their voices were the same to him;
Joe's inward ears were dull and dim.
81 hope they'll not keep me awake,
Those bells; sleep I'd like to take"
Sighed Joe.
"Ha! Ha! now for my round
0y slegh's at door. Come! in Wen bound!'
Twas Santa Claus, Joe knew him well,
That myth of whom he'd sneering tell,
When smaller lads were by to hear.
"Ho Ho! Come Joe, my time is near.
Christmas is real Up! and Off
To think at Christmas you could scott"
The silvery bells began to jingle;
The frosty air began to Jingle.
Away they flew, by mansions great,
And homes of humble, low estate;
But every face they saw within,
The rosy fair, or pail and thin,
Beamed with a sweet, expectant light,
As II they looked upon that bright
And fadeless star of long ago
Which shepherds saw, watching belowl
And oh the grace. the lovely beams
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-12-31
Rod Of skepticisnl. OF such struggle


He fought his doubts and gather'd strength,
He would not make his Judgment blind,
He faced the specters of the mind
And laid them.
Some men may never get the specters
laid. but they do not regard this strug-
gle with honest and painful doubt as an
amusing thing. to be paraded before the
world, made light OF, gloricd in. A
genuine skeptic is of like moral temper
with genuine believer. anxious to
know the truth, ready to follow it as
fast and as far as he learns it.
But there is kind of skepticism,
more or less in vogue, of a different
complexion. 1t is characterized neither
by intellectual honesty nor by moral
earnestness. 1t is both shallow and dis.
honest. 1t rashly denies, not because it
can-not believe, but because it does not
wish to believe. 1t is the skepticism Of
which the Psalmist wrote: 1.-THE fool
hath said in his heart No God" Men
adopt this skepticism because it frees
them from irksome obligations. In
their hearts they have willed God out
Of the universe, so with their lips they
deny that He is Add to this that this
form Of skepticism is fashionable, that
1t is professed by those who plume
themselves on superior culture"
and adequate reasons are assigned for
the prevalence Of this hypocrisy.
For hypocrisy it is, in the majority of
cases. Those who chatter most glibly
about the matter betray their profound
ignorance of the real questions in
volved. They have never done half
hours sober, serious thinking in their
lives. They have caught up this form
Of skepticism as they catch foreign
accent or a foreign fashion, because
they imagine it gives them distinction
Their skepticism is like the faith of the
nominal Christian, only skin.deep, il
even so deep as that. Their airs of COM
placency and superiority only serve to
deepen the contempt with which all
honest and earnest-minded people,
whether skeptics or believers, regard
them. A pretext Of faith and pretext
Of skepticism are equally hollow. and it
is hard to say which most deserves to
be despised.-N. Y. Examiner.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-12-31
Fading Christians.

1--WE all do fade as Q leaf" Some
leaves in fading become more beautiful.
and while tinged with hues of rarest
loneliness, fall to the ground and car
pet its green with gorgeous robe. 9th.
ers, with the first touch Of autumn's
frosts, part with their rich green and
become scared and withered. Crisp
and shriveied. they still cling
to their branches until compelled
to release their hold by the rough
winds of winter. So there are some
Christians whose loveliness Of character
attains its fullest development, when
they are in 'the sere and yellow leaf "
But others, like autumn leaves which
have become brown and scraggy and yet
refuse to fall to the earth, cling to life
and cleave to earth, without either the
beauty Of youth or the yellow ripensss
of old ACCOUNTED Presbyterian.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-12-31
FOR SUNDAY READING.
PEACE AND GOOD WILL.

"Peace, peace on earth !" the angels sang,
On Christmas night, SO long ago,
And as their song was borne along,
The shepherds heard below.
GOOD will to men !" the song went on,
"Glad tidings of great Joy we bring;
In Bethlehem, in manger rude,
Lies Christ, the Saviour King"
And leaving all their fiocks behind,
The shepherds fastened ere the dawn,
To bend the knee to Him, their Lord,
Who, rs a babe, was born.
30 we may hear the Christmas song
peace and good will" still echolng;
30 we may bring our joyful hearts
To worship Christ, our King.
And we may join that angel choir,
Their message can our voices sing
"Glad tidings of great Joy to all,
Christ is our Saviour King"
Though lonely may the singer be.
And all unframed in art his voice,
The heavenly song will wing its way,
And make some waiting heart rejoice'
Helen Percy, In Good Housekeeping.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-12-31
A Book Of Counsel.

What better proof can we have Of the
claims Of the Bible to acceptance ss .
Divine revelation than the fact that 1t
80 completely meets our needs in all the
vicissitudes Of life? As Henry Mel
vile said: 1T matters not what may be
my condition, or Of what sudden
and unlooked-for revolutions l
may find myself the subject; let me
be only in the habit of applying to the
Bible for counsel and encouragement,
and l shall always find a word in season;
some text which has all the appear
ance OF having been written on purpose
for myself, the thought Of One who
knew all about me, and who forsaw ex-
actly the message should neea.-
Christian Inquirer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-12-31
Some Things We Nead.

We we need to be more patient, and
less given to fault-6nding.
We need to have more charity tor
those whose faults have been dis.
covered.
We need to be willing to 60 anywhere
that God would send us.
We need to be more sociable in the
church. A good hearty handshake has
a good deal Of gospel in 1t.
We need to believe that God reigns,
no matter how black the sky becomes.
We need to be as much in earnest in
Gods work as we are in business mat
ters.
We need to SOW beside all waters, re.
Numbering that in due season we shall
reap II we faint not Rams Horn.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-12-31
EXHIBITION COOP.

II Enables Poultry-Men to Show Fowls
to Good Advantage.
The illustration herewith presents
clearly neat and attractive exhibition
coop, such as all who purpose fine dis
play of poultry should possess. In de-
scribing it the American Poultry
Journal says: A frame is stretched
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-12-31

SHOULD grain be fed wet or dry? That
depends upon the condition Of the other
food, says the Jersey Bulletin. II the
COW is on grass, without dry hay, or
silage is fed instead Of hay, the grain
(which should be ground) need not b
wet But II the remainder Of her food
is dry hay it should be cut nne, moist
ened and the ground grain sprinkled
over and mixed through It Otherwise
1t may happen that the grain becomes
impacted into hard balls in the stomach
and produces serious cases Of indiges-
ton. But moistensd does not mean
sloppy.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-12-31
EXHIBITION COOP.

with strong cotton cloth, and three Of
these frames are hinged to fold, for
back and sides. A similar frame II
fitted to the top The front is made OF
round pieces, the three center stripa
slide up through holes, being held Arm
by cross piece working on two Of the
rounds The coop when opened, hooks
ON light, solid base. All can be very
readily Knocked down nat for shipment
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-14

five years of living death in the land and
hearts of the dead Confederaey.
From the blood-drenohed ground of
the Alamo sprang up the imperishable
seed OF the fairest, sweetest flowers of
chivalry, endurance and patriotism.
The children and grandchildren, yea,
"even unto the third aud fourth genera
ton, of those men could not be
craven in head or heart. They
are made out of courage,
ambition, intolerance of defeati
1t is to the new worlds tAat history looks
for rein fOroements. No sooner does a
nation become satisfied with itself than
it stagnates, its archives are sealed, its
horizon stationary. England, Rome,
Athens and Alexandria, yea, New En-
gland, Colonial Virginia. and the
Middle states, have had their day
They have filtered through so many gem
erstIons of kindred blood aud satid am
billions that the divine spark of genius
and glory is we'll nigh extinct. Com
plaisauce is the mother of mediocritv;
the knowledge of educational disadvan-
tages, the sensitiveness to criticism and
the very tan on their cheeks and cum
stern 'cut of their clothes sting the Texas
boys and girls to redoubled efforts toward
intellectual supremacy. Texas is ''open-
ing up'' in all Iections-lands, homes,
schools, churches and railroads.
Her natural advantages, agricultural,
meteorological and climatic, are attract
ing the world s attention. Why should
not her native human growth be COM
mensLrate? Her young me and young
women feel that they represent a land
whose placing before the critical world
rests in their hands and heads. That
quondam ridicule of q ''long- horn'' is
now classed among the "ancient games''
the twice told tales, and pointless
anecdotes. In these schools where Texans
take the lead, their distinction is now
observed with courtesy commensurate
with their deserts. Thus doth nature
compensated To the victor the spoilsI
After the dangers, privations and hard
ships of pioneer life, the bronzed- cheek
old cattlemRn and his hard palmed but
valiant hearted wife, sit in the "big
house, - with It's proud tower, its wind
mill, its Eastern rugs and fine paintings,
built up so grandly in front of the
"old home" of striped brown lown logs
and whitish "daubing' and await the
"coming home from school" of their
sons and daughters with minds as bright
us Their oyesI hedTts as teuuer as their
palms, and futures as rosy as their
checks. God bless them, and the
land they represent! Surely there is
somewhat of the legendary virtue in the
Brazos water. Once a Texan, always a
Texanl We never long for the flesh pots
of Egypt as symbolized in the pomp and
'cultuah' of the Eastern college life.
Our emblematic star points equally in all
directions IT ia all GITexas'1 IN us and
we are satisfied. BELLE HUNT.