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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-11


Persons who wish to please both Chi
cago and New York should take lesson
from Nine. Sara Bernhardt. She dotted
on Chicago because the people were SO
enthusiastic and generous to her. But
when she talked to New York reporters,
with her hand on her heart as proof of
her sincerity, she declared, "Tbe only
place In this country in which feel st
nome is in this city, where the people
more nearly resemble those OF my own
country" Oh, yesl With its streets so
filthy that any sixteenth rate country
town in the Union would blush if it
owned them, New York is very like
Paris, very.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-11

A Russo-Chinese. railway is reported
as the objective point of negotiations
now going on between Russian and
Chinese representatives. Russia wants
the right to build a railway from Vladi-
vostock, the Pacific terminal of the pro-
posed Siberian railway, across the north
ern boundary of Corea to Tien- Tsin, and
thence to Shanghai. The alleged OBJ
5ect is quick transit of Chinese tea and
silk to Europe. The Chinese, however,
are very jealous of Russian influence
in the east, and will probably decline
Russian aid in railway building. En-
gineering News. ..,e
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-11

1--WE are resting on semifuid mass
which is covered by a crust only six
teen feet thick says General Fitz-
simmons, the expert who was set to re-
port on the foundations Of Chicago.
Yes, and one Of these days Chicago will
put her foot in it. and then what an
awful time there will be.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-11

Few Englishmen deserve or would get
Awarner welcome from Americans than
Sir Edwin Arnold will receive when he
passes from city to city this winter, Civ
ing lectures and readings from bis own
writings.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-11

The Chinese scare has not yet sub
sided, but the Pacific coast seems likely
to have also q Japanese scare. There
are more than 5000 japanese in San
Francisco now, and many more are scat
tered through the state. The poorer
classes come to this country to work in
the great vineyards and fruit gardens Of
California.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-11

Dr. John Piente, the amateur telescope
maker, is now finishing 3Ot inch silver
on glass mirror for Allegheny college,
which, when mounted, will give that in
stitution the largest rejecting telescope
in this country.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-11

Love in cottage would ~ doabt -
something worth while in sthes kind oe
cottage Miss Gwend0line Caldwell pro
poses 10 build at Newport. It VIII cost
over 81 ,000, 900. xlsasNs9
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-11

An immense fume is being construct
ed near Fresno, Cal, which will not
only furnish water for irrigating pur-
poses, but will be used to transport lum-
Der needed by farmers living near by
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-11

To get into "good society" First, have
money and move into good neighbor-
hood. Next, have first class breeding
and cultivation and good temper.
Next, don't be too anxious, but wait and
let good society come to you. 1t will
come
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-11

1t is pretty hard to be told at the be-
ginning of long, cold winter that gold
table services are coming in. It was
hoped that they had gone out to stay.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-11

The United States agricultural depart
ment has discovered gooseberry that
grows on trees and blackberry that has
no thorns.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18

"But," he said ''it represented lots
OF hard refusing. still. when ! get
those fits I generally feel Xix, man in a
candy store. He's sick of candy, and
couldn't touch any of it with ten loot
pole. That's the way am taken some-
times. ! feel as If were .,oalsed and
soaked with rum, and get SICK of it.
Now, there's friend of mine in New
York, not far from the bridge, who has
curious habit. lie owns place. BIZ.
never see him drink behind his bar
when he is Oh duty. He may, but
have never seen him. But after he goes
off duty after midnight, he strikes this
shop first thing, and here he stays for
perhaps an hour setting up drink after
drink. He says that he can't drink with
any degree Of enjoyment in his own
establishment, but has to go out and
pay for it like any other man. You bet
that nobody in his shop drinks behind
the bar. IN. Y. Advertiser
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
SCHOOL. AND CHURCH.

Milwaukee has added a cooking
school to her system OF public school
instruction.
BY the will of the late Mrs. n Bi
'Hurlbutt, Of Groton, the American
Missionary association receives Sa6,9SS.
The university of Arizona ordered
from the east outfits for the working OF
every kind of ore in order to give prac-
teal instruction in that line.
1t is said that the Palo Alto uni
versity, established by Leland STAN
ford, has thousand more applicants
for admission this year than there are
accommodations for.
There are 1880 foreign students at
German universities; 2S1 of them are
from Russia. 293 from Austria, 225 are
SWISS III English and 4S6 Americans,
mostly from the United States.
AT the late Congregational council
in London DR.. Waldenstrom,o of Sweden,
reported that there were 700 Congre-
gational churches, with n membership
Of 100, 900 in Sweden These churches
maintain a theological seminary in
which there are forty students.
Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer an
nounces from the platform that there
are to-day 10000 girls in the colleges OF
America. This gives color to Dr.
Seelye's declaration that before the end
of the present century the American
women will be better educated than the
men.
"A decline in the membership of
Quakers in Great Britain began about
the end of the last century, and contin-
ued until 1860. Since that time, how
ever, there has been an increase of one
or two hundred per annum, and there
are now about Is, $3.50 members of that
society.
There are 4,9s7 Sunday-schools in
the state of Missouri. The number of
teachers and officers is ASST, and the
number of scholars All, 4Sl. The num-
Der of Sunday-school scholars in the
state is about 85 per cent. Of the total
enrolment of all children of school age
In Missouri.
-Lepers in India were treated with
shocking inhumanity before Christian
ity entered that country. Many OF them
were buried alive. The English rulers
have put a stop to this custom, and for
fourteen years there has been special
Christian mission to the 1875, 900 lepers
in India. ILLUSTRATED Christian Weekly.
The Japan conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church held its annual
meeting in Toxic in July, and adopted
several memorials to be presented to
the next general conference Of the
Methodist church of this country,
which will be held next year. Among
other things, the Japan conference asks
for the appointment Of bishop to re-
side in Japan or China and the estab.
fishing of branch Of the Methodist
Book Concern in Toxic.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
WOMAN WORKERS.

TWENTY young women, skilled in the
use of the microscope, have been en-
ployed by the government as pork in
spectors at Kansas City.
A WOMAN, Miss Mary Snow, is now
superintendent Of schools in Bangor,
and it is generally admitted that she is
more competent to fill the post than
any man who ever held it.
A SOCIETY of women has just been
formed at St. Petersburg, for the man
ufacture of children's playthings. This
society has arranged extensive work.
shops, and proposes to open by degrees,
in the Russian capital and in other
large towns, shops for the sale of its
products
The daughter Of Congressman-elect
Baker, of the Sixth Kansas district, q
young lady of twenty-four years. owns
one hundred and forty acre farm near
Lincoln, Kas., and has done most of the
hard work on it herself for several
years She has big crops this season.
and doesn't owe dollar.
Miss CLARA BARTON, president OF the
Red Cross society, served in camp and
hospital during the civil war, without
pay or commission. Charles Sumner
once said of this noble woman: "She
has the talent Of statesman. the com.
mand of a general, and the heart and
hand Of a woman"
LONDON is said to have fully eighteen
thousand newspaper women, and the
Ladies' School of journalism turns out
fresh material at the rate of two hun
dred q term. There are twenty-five
press clubs where the fair scribblers
meet to lunch. read and exchange
notes Successes are few and salaries
lamentably small
WOMEN are rapidly making their way
into the faculty of medicine in Eng
land. No fewer than one hundred and
seven students attend the Londor
School of Medicine for women Nine
ladies who presented themselves fol
examination at the University of Lon
don all passed and took their M. B. de
gree. One gained triple frst-clas
honors, and another had a remarkabl,
success in the examination Of the Roy>
University Of Ireland
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
WOMEN AT THE EXPOSITION.

Their Work There VIII Answer Conclu-
sively AL Questions In Regard to Their
Abilities.
A careful reading of Mrs Potter
Palmer's address before the Worlds
Fair Press League will give an idea OF
the great work that is contemplated
under the direction Of the Worlds fair
board of lady managers. Nothing to
compare with it was ever before under
taken by women, and if carried to q
successful completion it will afford .
conclusive answer to all questions in
regard to their executive ability, their
capacity for management and all the
cold stock of arguments against extend
ing their sphere of action. The wom'
ans building. erected at cost OF $780,
900, is now being plastered The archi-
tect was woman and the statuary and
interior decorations will be selected
from designs submitted by women.
No articles will be placed here which
are competing for prize, but there
will be number of exhibits made by
request because of their special excel.
lence, and these will be grouped in the
great central gallery which is to reach
from the ground to the dome.
Committees of women will be form
ed in all countries for the purpose OF
securing representative international
exhibit of woman's achievements.
There will be library filed with
books written by women, the finest
specimens of manual labor, an eXposi
ton of the kindergarten system, model
hospital methods, novel object lessons
in the charitable and reformatory
work conducted by women, practical
demonstrations of the science of cook
cry. In the large halls and spacious par
lors will be held congresses and conven.
tions, lectures, concerts, ETC., while the
ornamental gardens upon the roof will
offer a restful retreat. 1t will be the
headquarters for the women of this
and other countries, place for social
and business meetings, sort OF center
where all may feel at home. The de.
cision was wise one to place womans
work in tho general exhibit They are
competing not with each other entire
ly, but with men also. Their produc.
tions should stand alone upon their
merits, and prizes should be awarded
without distinction of sex. Arrange
ments will be made, however, to dis
tinguish the exhibits which are in part
or wholly the work of women, so that
the proportion and the quality of their
work may be observation-disclosures
apOliS News.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
VEGETABLE CURIOSITY.
A Plant Out In California That Produces
Hard-BOiled Eggs.

A Plant Out In California That Produces
Hard-BOiled Eggs.
Among the many curious things in
the plant world, such as flowers that
eat flies, the Holy Ghost plant, that
bears white dove in it's petals, and
others equally interesting, there is
none more curious than solanum gat-
ratrum, recent addition to Golden Gate
park conservatory.
This plant bears hard-boiled eggs for
fruit. At least, the fruit resembles a
hard-boiled egg, with the shell taken
of, as nearly as truly egg can.
There are three eggs on the park
plant-one as large as a pigeons egg.
another the size of turkeys product
and the third is about five and half
inches long by two and a half WIDE In
color they are identical to the biuish
white of the cooked article of hen pro-
duction. The laying plant was the
great object Of attraction in the con-
servatory yesterday, and groups of peo-
pie stood before 1t all day, wondering
what it was and whether the fruit was
good to eat.
The blossom is small of rich purple
hue, and when the flower drops off q
little white egg is seen. This grows to
about the size of its cousin, the pear
shaped egg plant of commerce. But
the white variety preserves the perfect
egg shape in all stages of its develop
ment.
1t thrives in the open air wherever
the purple plant grows, and is Guilt
waited in the same way. Another variety
of the same family bears a golden vel.
low fruit, but the white variety is the
only one in which the fruit is Of the
ovoid form.
When pressed between the fingers the
white fruit is found to possess the same
soft, elastic feeling as hard-boiled
egg. The interior is filled with cells
and small seeds, like the purple plant
| of the tomato.
Aside from its utility as an article Of
food it is priced for its rarity and beauty.
The plant stands about two feet high,
and has broad, soft. oval leaves of dark
green.-San Francisco Examiner.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
A NEW WOMAN'S CLUB.
An Association That Will De Productive
of Much Good in Our Social Life.

of Much Good in Our Social Life.
The college bred women of New
York and its cluster of surrounding
towns and villages are founding a club
of their own where they may meet and
exert their influence toward the promo
ton of literature, art and the hundred
other questions in which they are inter.
ested.
1t is new idea, born of desire to
effect higher development in all those
departments of life and industry in
which intelligent and educated women
are peculiarly interested. So far as we
can recall no city in the union has an
organization of this kind If the pio-
neer one here is what its projectors
hope it will be we may be certain that
the women in all these cities will fol-
low the example of their metropolitan
sisters.
The influence of club of this char.
acter laid down on broad lines and in
telligertly directed would be incalcula-
BILE II would count for all that ID
noble and elevating in our social life.
1t would be an aid to good government
to the highest and best development Of
the American principle irrespective Of
mere partisan parties and methods.
1t would set the standard of good taste,
of the proprieties and amenities. The
leaders of the new organization are un.
doubtedly aiming at an ideal such as
we have outlined. If they are, they
will have set in motion an association
which may become one of the very
highest products Of our nineteenth cen.
fury civilization Y. Recorder.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
IT SOUNDED LIKE MURDER.
But It was Only Case OF Tooth Pull.
ing.

But It was Only . Case Of Tooth Pull.
ing.
''Ow-ow-oo-oh.'
A long-drawn, fearful shrek of pain
rang ont from an upper floor of tall
building on Clark street, near Madison.
the other afternoon.
''Om-m-m.mer-cyw and another wall
of mortal anguish made the hair Of Z
countryman from Cadillac, Mich, stand
erect as he stopped with jerk at the
curb.
Again there was fearful shrek, fol.
lowed by low, broken means Of pain,
and the old man moved briskly toward
. big policeman on the other side Of
the street. AS he neared this guardian
Of the peace he noticed that the officers
eyes were fixed on those upper win
dows from which the sound proceeded,
and broad grin was overspreading hia
face.
oh, vilainy! The old man glanced
rapidly about him for aid. No one had
noticed the shrek, and as if to make
sure he was not dreaming he glanced
upward in the direction of those low
means that seemed dying away in the
last throes of death. And this is what
he read posted on the side of the build.
ing:
Dental parlors. Teeth extracted
without pain!"-Chicago Nail.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
A WOMAN FARMER.
.She Finds Raising Vegetables Profitable
and Pleasant Occupation.

She Finds Raising Vegetables Profitable
and Pleasant Occupation.
For the past six years Miss Mary E.
Cutler has carried on farm in Hollis.
ton, Mass. The farm was bought in
1S41 byher father, who made specially
of the nursery business. Miss Cutler,
however, has been gradually drifting
away from her fathers specially, and
now pays much attention to the raising
of vegetables for the enterprising man.
ufacturing villages roundabout Miss
Cutler superintends the farming, keeps
the books, hires the help and directs
what shall be done day by day. She
does not by any means make drudge
of herself. but finds time for occasional
travel and the exercises of her taste in
literature and art She plays the piano
and paints,
The farm contains IS acres in all, but
only 10 are under cultivation. Miss
Cutler believes that one of the first es-
-sentials of success in this kind of busi-
ness is having a good-looking team;
consequently market-garden wagon,
built expressly for the purpose, with q
pair Of good horses, is employed in dis.
posing of the produce of the farm, all
of which is sold within circuit of not
over six miles. From July to Novem-
Der the team makes daily trips, earlier
in the season semi-wee&ly. Her sue
cess is due both to the quality and the
uniformity of the produce and to the
fact that her customers can rely upon
her team calling upon them with posi-
tive regularity.
Miss Cutler intends to work the land
for all it is worth and to have two crops
a year in nearly every case. Planting
is going on every week through the
whole season to secure succession of
crops or two crops per season. Squash
follow beets, turnips follow spinach
and Hungarian follows early potatoes,
with such other notifications as the
season apd the condition Of the soil de-
mands. Strawberries blackberries
and currants are also grown in consid-
cradle quantities. There are also
orchards of apples, peaches and grapes.
In the early spring the greenhouses
and hot beds come into use. and as
there are some 5000 square feet under
glass on the farm, this gives an oppor'
tunity for hiring help the year round,
and Miss Cutler finds that she gets bet
ter employees by making yearly con
tracts with as many as possible; green.
house work in the winter, hot-beds in
the early spring, to say nothing of win
ter Jobs in cutting the wood and clear
ing unreclaimed land, furnish abund.
ant occupation for three or four men
the year round, although it IS neces
sary to hire some extra hands through
the summer.-Springfield Republican
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
Save Health and Money.

Mrs. Cobblestone-My dear, the doc.
tor says my health viii improve by
change of air.
Mr.. C.-What kind OF change?
HE says must live at higher alti-
tude."
There's sense in that, and we can
save aheap of money besides"
"Save money!"
''Of course. Here we're paying nine
ty dollars a month for this third floor
fat when we can get tn. sixteenth
floor for thirty."-N. Y. Weekly.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
City sportsmen Not Admitted.

City Sportsman (sadly)-I see you
have :.No Trespass" signs all over your
property. Why are you SO afraid OF
having few odd rabbits shot?
Experienced Farmer-Oh, II haint
tn rabbits I'm skeert about. It's tn
cowS.-Good News.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
"Is Dinner Ready?"

A bright little tot, who was impatient
for her dinner, kept running to the din
ing-room to see if the table was spread;
at last she rushed back jubilant, say
ing: 1.-THE water is in the pitcher now.
mamma, and let's go in and begin on
that."-Harper's Young People.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18

Epson Downes-Last evening I was
introduced to q girl worth three NM
lions.
Rowne de Bout-Great Caesar! What
did you do?
Epson Downes-I asked her If she be-
lieved in 'love at first sight.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
Tho Secret Out.

Hartman-Do you think your sister
likes to have me come here so much?
Efie-Oh! yes. She says she does;
for if you didn't come, she wouldn't
have anyone to make Mr.. We'loff jeal-
ous.-Once a Week.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
A Dubious Situation.

Rev. Joseph Gravely (giving his views
on the evils of card-playing during
pastoral calD-As l was saying, am
in doubt
Parrot (interrupting eagerly)-When
you are in doubt, play trumps!
land no member of that family has
been able to account for the parrots
utterance to the satisfaction of the
pastor).-Kate Fields Washington.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
A Marrow Escape.

"Did you ever deliver an after-dinner
speech?"
"No. came pretty near 1t. though"
"How was that?"
swell, you see, the dinner was in
definitely postponed. Judge.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
Too Mild q Description.

Gaspar Griggs-That's pretty loud
pair of trousers, Howell
Howell Gibbon-Ah-ya-as; It is .
wather pronounced pattern.
Gaspar Griggs-Pronounced? Why,
dear boy, it shouted!-Puck.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
A Generous Offer.

Playwright-In this scene the starv-
ing baby is rescued from the hands Of
the blood-thirsty villain.
Manager (doubtfully)-But where can
we get a baby to irnpersonate the
part?
Playwright (eagerly)-You can have
mine.-Life.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
On the Wheel.

First Bicyclist-Here comes . woman
with q baby carriage. ! wonder If
she'll turn out enough to let us pass or
whether We'll have to get down and
walk.
Second Bicyclist-If it's pushed by
nurse she'll give us room. If It's pushed
by the mother she'll want the whole
road.-GoOd News.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
A Reasonable REQUEST,

Voice from Doorway-Mary! what
are you doing out there?
Mary-rm looking at the moon.
Voice from Doorway-Well, tell the
moon to go home, and you come into
the house. It's half-past eleven.-Life.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
Violent Exercise.

Mrs. Fogg-What in the world are
you doing with that dress Of mine?
Mr.. F.-Only hunting for the pocket.
The doctor said needed exercise; but
I'm afraid this is rather too violent
Boston Transcript.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
A Proverb Reversed.

Raggs-It isn't always the coat that
makes the man.
Jaggs-No; if the man happens to be
a tailor it is the man who makes the
coat.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
Patrick at the Gate.

; He (persuasively, over the area gate)
Come along out for a moonlight
shtroll wild me. Biddy. We don't be
afther havin' night lSks this livery
day!-Life
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18

Miss L. r. COOKE, an English woman
holding high medical diplomas has
gone to Seoul. the capital of Corea, to
omen IN connection with the mission
there a hospital and dispensary for
women and children.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18

MENDoN CENTER, n. Y, small vii.
lage near Rochester, has marble mon.
ument at its four corners which tells
the passer-by that no liquor has been
sold therein since tS4A
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18
Noble.
"That was a sacrifice"

"That was a sacrifice"
"What?"
Barton wouldn't go bathing at Sea-
bright because he didn't want people to
know he had cork leg; but when
girl who'd snubbed him was thought to
be drowning Barton took the leg off
and threw it out to her. 1t saved her
life. Judge.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-18

Violet-Can glass eyes cryf
Mother-No, certainly not.
Violet (regretfully) Then it's no .use
spanking Dolly any more. ! can't tell
whether it hurts her or not-Golden
DAYS.