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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-26
Gods Promise.

There came time of perplexity in
your heart. You lost your property.
The gold eagles took wings and flew
away. Death, like a black hawk,
swooped down upon the family brood,
and the children were gone. You meas
ured your life from groan to- groan,
from loss to loss, from tear to tear. You
said, from your distressed heart: "Oh!
that l had the wings of dove, for
then would I fly away and be at
rest" AS, when you had been walk
ing in thick wood in hot summer
day, you heard the dash Of foun-
tains and your spirit was cheered, so,
while you were listening for the answer,
the promise Of God dropped cool and
fresh and sparkling from the throne:
''There is a river, the streams whereof
shall make glad the city of our God. ;"
You rejoiced at the thought of the foun-
tain. Your fevered soul thrilled with
the cool touch, and you cried: "Eureka
Eureka! have found it. Water! Cold
water! Bright water! Everlasting water,
bursting from the throne."-Talmage,
in N. Y. Observer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-26

wars 1t is the influence back Of
science which has brought pestilence
under control. II has prolonged life,
chiefly by restraining vice. The in
crease of the worlds population in the
last thirty years is equal to the whole
population before that time. An
other thirty years of peace and
plenty will show the little earth
packed full Of people-too thick to
thrive, because animal life is sub
ject to the same laws, whether the
genus be homo or one lower. We have
abolished the checks upon population.
We have killed the hostile animals.
We have put brides in the mouths Of
pcstilences. We have bridged the gaps
of famine with our railways and ships.
Shall it be that the inventions for de-
stroying life, the machine guns and the
high explosives are coming in to meet
the emergency?-or shall we rather
think that the whole harvest of the
world is to be reaped?-Interior.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-26
Something to be Avoided.

We would guard the young against
the use of every word that is not per-
fectly proper Use no profane express
sion-ailude to no sentence that would
put to blush the most sensitive. You
know not the tendency of habitually
using indecent and profane language.
It may never be obliterated from your
hearts When you grow up you will
find at your tongues end some express
sion you would not use for any money.
by being careful you will save yourself
great deal of modification and sor-
row. Good men have been taken sick
and become delirious. In these mo-
ments they have used the most vile and
indecent language imaginable. When
informed of it, after a restoration of
health, they had no idea of the pain
they had given their friends, and stated
that they had learned and repeated the
expressions in childhood, and though
years had passed since they had spoken
a bad word the early impressions had
been indelibly stamped upon the heart.
IN. Y. Ledger.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-26
Barren and Unfruitful.

II is sad thing for man to live o
life which is not rich in good works.
The barren tree bore no fruit 1t cum.
bered the ground. The place in which
it stood might have been occupied by a
tree which would have yielded fruit ant
been blessing And while it yielded
no fruit it absorbed influences which, if
growth and fruitfulness. How many
men there are in this world who, with
the most favorable surroundings and
opportunities, are barren and unfruit.
full" and their worthlessness to the
church and the world is not like that OF
an unconscious tree, but the result Of
deliberate choice.-Christian Inquirer,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-26
A Notable Success,

Miss Sophia g.. Hayden, whose de.
sign for the woman's building at the
Worlds fair grounds was awarded the
premium of 81. 900 over the drawings Of
AN competitors, has, returned to her
home in Boston. Mr. Burnham, the
general architect of Worlds fair build
ings, confesses that he was much sur.
prised by the professional attainments
of Miss Hayden. Instead OF being a
mere theoretical architect, as he at first
supposed she was, Mi, Burnham says
he found her to be closely akin to
genius, and at the same time mistress
of all the details of the profession.
Miss Hayden is still a very young
woman. Her father was New Eng
lander and her mothera, Gillian. Miss
Hayden was born in Santiago, Chilli,
but was educated in Boston. After
completing the high school course she
studied for four years i'm the institute
of technology, from which she gradu-
ated last year She has been for 3
number of years teacher of ,mechan-
ical drawing in several Boston edaca-
tisnal institutions. The successful de-
sign for the womenis World's fair build
ing was made after her days work had
been finished. Chicago, Post.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-26
CHOICE EXTRACTS.

The turmoil of the world will always
die if we set our faces to climb heaven.
ward. -Hawthorne.
Morality is a word of wider meaning
than common consent has made it,
Christian at Work.
Loves secret is always to be doing
things for God, and not to mind be.
cause they are very little ones.-F. w.
Faber.
To find out that you love the wrong
thing is to find out that you have the
wrong kind of heart.-Interior.
Learn how to differ with others with
out giving them just cause for being
agry with you.-Chicago Standard.
BE kind to your friends, that you may
keep them; be kind to your enemies,
that they may become your friends
Thales.
One Of the many ways to grow broad
and sweet and wise, is to turn our
natural constituencies into key by
which to unlock the perhaps still more
delicate, because hidden, sensibilities
of those we live with and those we meet.
Examiner.
"A fitting subject for prayer in all
our congregations, now and then, would
be: 1.-THE young people away from
home" May the Heavenly Father
keep them from evil, and restore them
to their parents and friends safe and
sound"-United Presbyterian. 80
Every man is walking eternity
The plainest man has omnipotence te
| defend him. omniscience to watch him
infinite goodness to provid for him. The
tamest religious experience has in i
poems, tragedies, histories, Iliads, Par
adise Lost and Paradise Regained. :
Talma &c, in \. Y. Observer
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-26
IN WOMAN'S BEHALF.
co.opERAIIoN FOX WOMEN.
1t IL Coming to He Recognized rs Neces-

It IL Coming to He Recognized rs Neces-
sary for Mutual Help and Protection.
An organization is beginning in New
York city to be known as the Woman's
Central Labor union. 1t will comprise
the woman cigar-makers shirt
makers, cloak-makers book binders
and feathers workers 1t will be
affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. The occupations
named are but small fraction of those
followed by women. According to the
census there are three million women
in the United States carrying their liv-
ing, The vast majority of these are
Overworked and underpaid, the average
wages, outside Of household service,
falling far balow dollar day. The
total lack Of organization is one cause
OF this. So long as they are isolated,
they may expect oppression. Male la
Dor learned this lesson long ago. The
appeal of one man is not heard- the de-
mano of hundreds are listened to-
The corporation laughs at the individ-
ual grievances of its men, but when
they are supported by great fedora
ton it submits to arbitration The
first step for women to take is toward
organization. 1t has been claimed that
it is impossible to organize women; that
they have so little idea of discipline so
many jealousies, such absurd ideas of
caste and so little comradeship. That
there is some foundation for these
charges must be admitted, but it only
proves how much women have to learn
and unlearn. 1t used to be said that they
were not capable of doing the steady.
sustained work Of a man. but they
have demonstrated the contrary. They
will have to throw aside these foolish
ideas and look upon every fellow.work-
er as sister in the cause. Social dis
tinctions must be in measure oblitere
ated 1t is Of vastly more Importance
that wages should be raised and the
hours Of labor shortened. While wom'
en- have always shared in the curse, or
blessing, pronounced upon Adam, yet
for them to engage in the great wage
earning work Of the world in competi'
tlon with men, and with each other, is
a new order Of things, and they must be
allowed time to adapt them
selves to- the changed conditions.
Attempts at organization have
been made with different degree.
of success in number Of places. While
it would be more to their advantage tc
be connected directly with the mems
unions, yet there are reasons why this
is not always practicable, although in
some instances, notably in the typo
graphical union, the experiment has
been success. IT required many years
for men to attain their'present statu,
of organization, and, although women
have mans experience and example as
guide, yet these things are a matter
of development, and women are, com
paratively speaking, only just coming
out of the chrysalis, state. Give then
time and they will be equal to their op
portunities. indianapolis News.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-26
NO PLACE FOR IDLENESS.

Nothing But Sin Left to the Idler who
Has Any Vital Power.
so large proportion of men and
women find themselves burdened with
cares and anxietics that it seems to
them matter of establishment that time
should ever hang heavily with anyone.
Yet there very many persons in our
workaday world who fail to realize the
blessing that lies in having something
to do. Complaints are frequent, and
abound on every side, concerning the
hurry and rush each day demands, in
order that each days work may he
done. Yet experience proves over and
over again that exertion is very saving
element, is an invaluable element in
nearly all lives. When God decreed that
bread should be earned by the sweat of
the brow, it became henceforth a ne
cessity that man should work, and where
labor is regarded as a necessity, it is &c
ccpted as portion dealt out by the
hand OF God, and becomes help to
nature, pleasure, welcome, needed
stimulus to an otherwise objectless
existence. God never endowed the
noblest creatures of His entire creation
with eyes with which to see, ears with
which to hear, hearts with which to
feel, brains with which to think and
plan, and hands with which to work,
without designing all these faculties to
be used to coed purpose, and to some
purpose or other they absolutely must
be used. The accomplished writer and
editor who sometimes called himself
Timothy Titcomb, wrote: There is
really nothing left to genuine
idle man, who possesses any consider
able degree of vital power, but sin. :"
Herein is shown very clearly very
: conclusive reason why grown persons,
tbOth men and women, should have some
decided, legitimate employment. The
I'D couplet familiar to our childhood
citing forth the fact that the arch-de-
,s,iver of souls finds still plenty of work
Of miscellaneous nature for idle hands
to DO is emphasized in the few words
qnoted, showing that sin will naturally
he the outcome of genuine idlcness,
and probably the manner and degree
of SHINING will be the greater
according to the amount of vital power
possessed. The simple truth Is. sH
many of out choicest blessings Acem "a
come to us in disguise. that it takes
Itime and experience to find them ont
Having something to do is one of the
best blessings in life And that because
of the trials, the dsappointments an(
myriad troubles that come up all tn,
weary way. Work becomes help
panacca, and, as the explores
Stanley puts it, a cure" He ascribe
to it wide, far-reaching and healing
power, in saying: "'rhe cure of al
doubts, grief, misery and mystery i
action" Another brief bit of wisdom
from an unknown source advise
"'Don hunt happiness-do homes
work and happiness will hunt YOU
Christian at Work.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-26
FOX SUNDAY READING.
BEHIND THE CLOUDS.

Th"re was night when sadness lay
Across my path like weight Of stone,
And dim forebodngs filled my mind.
And trust and hope afar had flown:
go heavily the sadness pressed
That tears o'erfiOwed my weary eyes.
AS out upon the night gazed
And watched the blackness of the skies.
NO light of moon was shining there, -
No stars were cleaning soft and bright,
But only darkness everywhere
moonlsss, starless, angry night.
"As hopeless as n'y hopeless heart"
murmured, as watched it all:
When suddenly AN unseen Hand
swept wide apart the gloomy pail,
And there before my tear dimmed eyes,
Flashed radiant stars so bright and clear
That Hope and trust returned to me.
And whispered: "I.et this omen cheer
Your tired heart, for, as you see,
Behind all clouds Gods glory lies, ~
To shine in His good time for thee"
Mary ID. Brine, in Clrstian ut Work.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-26

llaughin' to see what cute place she
had found for her nest. The stumpwas
hollow on one side at the bottom pro.
jectin' out above, like little piazza, 70
she had nice shelter from the sun and
rain. had on a blue calico apron. l
tore piece off across the bottom, and
tied 1t on to bush, for was afraid l
couldn't find e nest again, and knew
l had got to pix out for the little tur.
keys. l calcv lated she'd been settin'
about a weel After that l used to
walk up that fay quite often. Some.
times would ake my knittin' and sit
down under a great maple-tree, there
was near by theSplace where the nest
was 1t was the st of May and every
thing was lookin' fresh and green.
The blue violets W all in blossom
along the side OF TIN gook. and the
elderhower and raspbeF \Rushes just
comm into bloom. -
THE old turkey didn't seem t04dinl,
me: she would set there lookin' round,
as if she was enjoyin' the pretty spring
weather as well as I.
well, / laid more plans what
should do with my turkey money than
you hev about your chickens. l thought
should save one for Thanksgivin' and
sell the rest; sometimes | decided |
would get me a set of blue lowered
dishes, like Mis- Hanson's-she was one
of our neighbors-they was forehanded
folks. and Mrs. Hanson had nice things;
then agin would think would buy a
green bombazine gown and leghorn
bonnet, but about settled on the dishes,
and planned just what should hev for
supper, after | got 'em, and had Mrs,
Hanson and the minister's folks, and
Deacon Twombly and his wife come to
spend the afternoon.
zone mornin' l took basket and
started for the pasture, thinkin' would
pick some cowslips for mess of green's
and see how the old turkey was cal
culated it was about time for her to
| hatch.
"When l came in sight Of the stump
l could see something white lynn round
on the grass, and thought she had
Matched. but when got to the stump a
heap of white feathers and lot of egg
shells was all there was left of my old
white turkey and her eggs"
20. grandma, wasn't it too bad?
What did you think killed the poor tur-
key?'
"Your grandpa said it was a fox
! Just sat down there and cried, it was
such disappointment, when had been
plannin' so on those turkeys, but it was
a good lesson to me, for after that when
/ hev been plannin' ahead and lookin'
forrard to things I've thought of my old
white turkey, and remembered that
things are very uncertain, and l advise
you, Emily, not to calculate too much
on that red dress. You may be disap
pointed about it, as l was about my
blue Powered dishes Portland Tran
script.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-26


''As the heaven is high above the
earth" The measure is unreasonable.
We ascend the highest point Of earth,
and look down over the peaks we have
passed, to the plains below. How great
has been the ascent How far away
and small everything is! But we look
up and the heaven if lust the same.
The blue dome, seen now in its whole
circnit, is more immense than before,
more overwhelming in its greatness.
$50 great is His mercy toward them
that fear Him" We have received OF
it to the measure of our need, and yet
the same boundless grace remains The
more we use, the more we see how ex
haustless is the love of God. United
Presbyterian. KID y viz FL.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-26
FOR GIRLS AND BOYS
AN AMATEUR HEN.

A lad l knew-now this is true,
So listen, little boy
Once had hen OF black and white.
He loved and watched from morn till night.
But had one pain with his delight.
One drawback to his Joy, ~ .a
HIS pride was such he wanted much
..a Some little chicks to pct ;,-ss,i -..ssr-
But every coaxing, pleading word
Was wasted on this stubborn bird;
She seemed to think the thing absurd,
And plainly would not set.
He fastened then his hayward hen
Beneath an empty key;
He tied her on the nest; but still
Her protest sounded, sharp and shrill;
He could not force the biddy's will,
Nor make her hatch an egg. -
Resolved-he came, with cheeks afiams,
And from the closet shelf
His trousers bringing: mamma" he begs
"Please sew some feathers on the legs;
Pm going to set on SPECIFIES eggs,
And hatch them out myselfw
Eva Lovett Carson, in Our Little Ones
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-26
Doing GOOdiWOrk.

The Brooklyn woman's health pro-
tective association, organized last fall,
feel that they have taken good start
daring the past few months. Their,
plans are very like those of the New
York street cleaning aid society,
and consist in endeaworing to have
householders feel a responsibility for
the condition of the premises which
they occupy. as, to cleanliness and Or
der A public crpmatvry for the gar.
bage, and the laying cut of small parks
throughout the city are among the pos
sibilities considered by the Brooklyn
association. -. .A.,-.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-26
woMEN.s CLUBS.
-
what They Have Done to Broaden y
Elevate woman's sphere Of Usefuinesi

1stevhte woman SpucsS oA SSo'""'S
All over our land women are findin.
in their social and intellectual club "a
vitality, stimulus, strength and inspi-
ration which their grandmothers hun
gered for and never found. The schol.
arly woman finds In her club the social
companionship which she demands, and
the appreciative working force which
can not be reduced to any set terms
Women's clubs have Taught womea to
know themselves, to understand the
highest duties Of motherhood, to feel
the sacsedness of home life, to see eH~
listing wrongs and apply needed RENEE
dies, to- attempt reforms eU the broad
est basis, to value the power OF higher
education, to discuss measures amicably
and logically, to value social duties
and business habits, to think earn
estly. and to express their thoughts
clearly. .4Is
In small towns and villages she club
has been special providence'to many
weary mother, or to the woman OF
few early advantages and large aspir'
atoms. In our great cities wvmen's
clubs have been the first to institute
social reforms and to call public atten-
ton to crying evils. They have con-
trolled superficial and selfish sociM GUS
toms until such customs have become
obsolete. In home government and the
training Of children they long ago
struck the keynote of a grand choral OF
reform which will become more and
more harmonious as the years rolls'by.
Out of the selfish EGO" they have
evolved the progressive "we." They
have strengthened two weak hands
with the combined power Of twenty or
hundred they have taken dull uncut
gem of thought, and polished it until it
has been fit for the puYest setting in re-
fined gold they have mastered great
difficulties, conquered absurd preju'
dices, and solvedditfic,ult problems; and
the grandest work of ali has been to
teach the women their own possible
tiles and the glory of their own her.
itage.-Mrs Kate, Tannatt Woods, in
GhautauQuan.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-26
WORKING FOR GOOD.
Our Disappointments Are Often the First
steps to Greater and Better Things.

Dur Disappointmcnts Are Often the First
steps to Greater and Better Things.
Several years ago a public-spirited
man, who had the intellectual interests
of the community in which he lived
very much ut heart. was eager to carry
through Il plan, involving an expend-
iture of public money. which he be-
Iieved would tend directly and power
fully to increase the intelligence of the
community. After hard struggle he
was defeated. and went away heavy of
heart and disposed to be rather critical
of his fellow-citizens. The idea, how
ever, although rejected in its first prac-
tical form, had found it's way into the
thoughts of the people. 1t became
a matter of common talk. Sew
eral years went by; the COM
munity became more and more
accustomed to the new idea and
at last they gave it practical shape in a
form far more imposing, beautiful,
and every way worthy than the pro-
jector himself had first proposed. This
is a common experience. 1t is recorded
here simply as an encouragement to
those who are meeting the first pain of
some disappointment. In this case the
disappointment of the protector was
the first step toward the realization of
his idea in an altogether larger form
than he dreamed of; similar expert
ence is constantly coming to people in
every walk of life. A man misses the
place for which he had worked.
and feels bitter disappointment in
consequence; but discovers, years
afterward, that in missing that place
he was only holding himself open for
something better and altogether high
er. 1t is the greatest Of all mistakes
to pass Judgment upon our lives from
day to day, or upon life itself from year
~ to year. What is happening all the
time within our own knowledge is hap
penlng on an Immense scale beyond the
narrow boundaries of our vision. Cos
is continually making our personal dis
appointments and the SCATTERING of ou1
plans open doors through which WI
pass into better things than we dreamed
of; and while we are lamenting wha
seems to us the defeat of our life. He i
preparing, just beyond our vision, ii
supreme and final triumph, Christina
Union. tf'v %