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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02

have any tendency TO take woman out
Of her true place In the home, to give
her mans work to do and to develop
masculine qualities in her, II Ends no
sympathy In the south The southern
woman loves the retirement Of home.
and shrinks from everything that would
tend to bring her into the public gaze.
The higher education of woman, which
has been so widely discussed Of late
years. and to encourage and promote
which such noble schools for women as
Wellesley, Vassar, Smith and Bryn
Mawr have been founded, and so many
great male universities in the north
and in England thrown open to them,
is duly recognized and felt among the
young women Of the south. This wide.
spread aspiration Of southern young
women for broader culture finds expires.
sion in the eagerness with which they
are seeking admission into the best
Of the higher institutions provided
for males, and this not because
co-education finds favor in the
soulful for it is, perhaps, less encour-
aged here than in any other part Of the
United States-but only because there
is no higher institution of learning for
women which provides for them the
extensive facilities and broad culture
furnished bv at least few institutions
for young men. Many feel that the
greatest educational needs of the south
to-day is an institution that will pro-
vide for young women as thorough an
education and as broad culture as is
provided for young men at the Univer-
sity of Virginia, the Vanderbilt, or
Johns Hopkins-an institution that will
not be in competition with any existing
female college in, the south, but will
hold itself above them all by establish.
ing and rigidly maintaining high condi-
ton of entrance a. well as graduation,
and whose pride will be the high quail
ity of the work it does, not the number
of pupils it enrolls, though numbers
would also come in due course of time.
The active, earnest, vigorous young
womanhood of the south is demanding
such an institution. Surely . demand
SO just and a need so widely and
seriously felt can not go long unmet
Where is the philanthropist who will
bless his own and succeeding genera
tions, and make himself immortal in
the good he will do, by giving the
young women of the south . Smith
college, or Wellesley, or q vassar?
Is it possible that million dollars
could be spent in any way where It
would accomplish more good than in
founding such an institution for the
of those noble women of
whom we have written. w. r. Wllstt,
in The Century.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
After Her Return.

He-And you did not forget that we
were engaged, did you, Maud, while
You were away?
She-No, George, couldn't Mamma
kept reminding me of it all the time
Harper's Bazaar
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
Not n New Role

ManagerrYes.I advertised for a good
supporting lady. Have you supported
anyone prior to this season?
Mrs. Wickwire-Oh, yes, indeed; I've
had three husbands, and I've had to sup.
port every one of them.-Judge.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
Wanted the Author.

Author (of new play in far western
theater)-Harkl What's that queer
noise?
Western Manager-Comes from the
audience.
"Eh? Is that their style of applaud
ing?"
mo. It's the clicking Of revolvers.
think they are getting ready to call
tor the author. IN. Y. Weekly.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
It Went.

Her Father don't want You to
think. Nellie. that your mother and ]
are at all anxious to have you leave
home, or anything Nike that; but you
know that. you have younger sisters
and. really, it looks as though you
ought to be looking out for . husband.
Nellie-Certainly. papa; ito herself)
and now the time has como at last
when what say in this family goeA-
Puck
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
A Business Transaction.

"Have you seen the marriage notice
of Miss Moneta Dimmond to Couns
Rakestag?"
mo, my dear; but Moneta showed
me the bill of sale-something the min
lister called certificate" Judge.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
Dischareed the Dplxe.

First Flunkey-Ow do you lake the
juke of 'Whimpleton, Snawleyp,
Second Flunkey-Hi 'ates i'm. Hive
given of i'm notice. E leaves me hon
the fust,-Judge.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02

W0olWhat is the trouble between
yOu and Miss Fipps? f scal
Van Petit spoke to her without an
introduction and she told me was no
gentleman. told her she was NO
judge.
Wool-What did she say to that?
Van Pelt-She said it did nottake one
10 telL-N. Y. Herald.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
His List Request.

ira like to ask just one small favor. :"
said Erysipelss Jake, before I'm
swung or"
"Weh, what IL it7' growled the lead
er OF the vigilance COMMITTEES.
II wisfst you'd stand me oD whisky
bar'l stead Of this -four bar'L I'd liks
to die as . Kentuckian and . gentle
man, SEEM rs I've goa to 60. "-IndisH
spolis journal. q aGr III
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02

"That hen eats corn by the quart"
"You must be mistaken. I've beer
watching her eat and she seems to do Il
by the peck."-Jury.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
AppraiainE 1t.

"But changed my mind" said Lyte-
wayte. WI
"Ah?" returned the Fair Maid Of
Perth Amboy. And what did you get
when you changed it-five pennies and
q nickel?'-Puck.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
The OGense Was small.

He (prettilyl-They ought to send
y,m to states prison You've stolen my
heart
She-O, they don't send people 70
states prison for petty larceny Brook
lyn Life. a ua.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
WOMAN'S GENIUS.

The Many Inventions That Testify to Her
Ability ~ an Inventor.
While those who decry women use as
one of their chief arguments the state
ment that women have no inventive
faculty, women, it seems, from the
actual official returns, go straight on in
venting Not to speak of Catharine
Greene, the wife of Gen. Nathaniel
Greene, who undoubtedly invented the
cotton gin, Ind whose second husband
induced her to abate her fear of rldicule
and claim an interest in it, or of Mrs.
Walton's achievements with noise
deadening. with smoke-burning, and
with similar experiments. there are
many other inventions by women Of
equal Importance. One woman has in
vented method of converting barrel
of oil into ten thousand cubic feet of
gas; another has invented sewing
machine that needs no threading;
Others have invented the ruffiing and
quilting attachments to such machines,
and arrangements for sewing duck and
leather One such attachment made a
fortune for Miss Helen Blanchford; and
o new baby-carriage brought to it's in.
ventor, a woman the sum of hundred
and fifty thousand dollars. Another
woman has invented superior street.
sweeper; another, spinning-wheel
carrying as many as forty threads;
another, a plan for heating cars;
another, a screw-crank, for steam
ships; and chain elevator, horse
shoe machine, reaper and mower, a
danger signal, and SO on without end.
owe their existence to the brains of
women. 1t was Miss knight who in
vented complicated machine for max
ing the square.bottomed paper bag,
and refused fifty thousand dollars for
the patent, and who also invented an
other machine that does the work of
thirty pairs of hands in folding these
bags. 1t is Mrs. Armstrong who has
Invented machine for feeding cattle
on trains; it is Josephine Davis who
has invented an arrangement of lamps
and rubber cloth for hot vapor bath
at home; Mrs. Beastlv, machine for
turning out complete barrels by the
hundred; Anna Connolly, PRACTICAL
fire-cscape; Mrs. Bailey, an attachments
to beds by means of which the patient
can raise and lower himself. And
among all these inventions none is per-
haps of a more pleasing and grateful
character than that of Mrs Nancy
johnson. who invented the first ice
cream freezer, but who, not so wise as
some of her sisters, sold her patent for
fifteen hundred dollars, all ice-creams
previous to her crank having been
made by a slow and laborious stirring.
And this is merely skimming over
the surface and selecting few in
stances that most easily strike the eye,
leaving the multitude unmentioned.
Nor arc these inventions confined, it is
evident, to the walks in life most ia
miliar to women, as, among others, the
grain.elevator, the screw-crank for
steamships, and the barrel-maker ties.
tify. And while the existence of all
these patents and their results ought
to confound the careless speaker who
thinks SO lightly of feminine capability,
It does something far more important
in showing how greatly enriched the
whole world will be when the feminine
mind as we'll as the masculine is fully
brought to the work.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
A Different Place

Mrs. Fangle-Johnny Cumso, aren't
you afraid your face will get tanned Il
you don't wear your hat?
Johnny-Nome My face isn't where
usually get tanned. Jury.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
Often the Case,

Prof. Driasdust-Have yoa notices,
the absolute correctness of Mr.. Stud.
hard's speechp
Mr.. Getthere-Of course. That Is the
only thing about his conversation there
is to notice.-N Y. Weekly.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
A Thrilling Incident.

!, Nervous Old Lady-My land. What
has the train stopped for? They amt
train-robbers, be they?
Conductor-Worse than that, mum.
They're putting off a man who tried to
take political straw in the smoker
Judge.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
No Doubt of It.

"There is one man in the world that
Is invariably bound to rise," said Hicks
"What one is that?" queried Mawson.
THE man who sits on . tack
Harper's Bazaar.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
A MISTAKE.

BARRIERS Assistant-Who'd you say
that gent was | just went over? p
Barber-Rev. Nh McAulife, the
parson. ..... .4.......,.......l
Assistant-Gee whiz thought you
said McAuliffe the pugilist. Dust look
1t tn cut gave himl-Judge.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
Their Side of It..

De Still tell you. sir, my wife is
regular cure.
O'Brown-So is mine; she always
keeps me in hot water.
De Still-Oh, see, sort Of hot water
cure so is mine. Brooklyn Citizen.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
A Natural Inquiry.

Miss Poplin-l have been out shop
ping all day long.
Miss Muslin-Did You buy anythingf
Cloak Review.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
An Experience.

swell, Willie. did you like the Zoo9"
"Oh yes, papa. We had q ride, too,
on the two-seated dromedary."-Har
per's Young People.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
Ahern!

Ethel-How did George like your
swansdown boa? ffsl.
Maude-He was tickled with it,
Brooklyn Life.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
she Didn't Want Hin.

"where are you going, my pretty maidr'
I'm going TO church, kind sir" she said.
MAY go with you, o sweet msidw
"rve hymns enough in my book," she said.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
Important News.
, The scene is the editorial office Of (

The scene is the editorial office Of the
Gulchtown "a. T.) Spread.
News Editor-A citizen who was not
prominent died to-day Shall we print
his life?
Managing Editor-Heavens. yes! Can
We possibly have had citizen who
wasn't prominent?-Life.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02

"Oh, mamma" said Willie, ~ he
caught sight Of big freckle on his
nose in the looking glass, my nose u
getting rusty "-Haper's Young PEG
plA
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
Extremely Awkward.

Widower Ito his little daughter aged
ten) Dora, do you know that Susanna
our housekeeper, Is going to BE- mar
ried?
Dora-Oh, I'm SO glad we are gong to
get rid Of the Odd pelicana Won't IT b
jolly? But who is going TO marry herP
Father-Wellt am!-Mainzer Ta@e
hlstt
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
Re.ss, for. the Change.

Ny wife's though younger, il quite gray"
-lndeedi Well had married you.
Perhaps my hair had been gray, too"
jun.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
why 1 Am n Pr0tectionist.

Br HON. JOSEPH NIMMO, JR
1. Because protection is in conform
ity with the dictates of common sense
and patriotism
Q. Because protection is founded
upon the hard teachings of experience,
and not upon any fancied eternal fit
ness of things.
& Because protection defends home
markets entirely our own and in the
aggregate at least five times as large as
the total foreign market, in which we
are forced to compete sharply with all
other nations
A. Because the Mckinley act is al
ready justified by results-prices Of
manufactured goods no higher, prices
of agricultural products advanced and
fairly remunerative as the result of the
stimulus given to manufactures, labor
well employed, and wages never before
higher
All the lies in regard to rise in prices
consequent upon ''the Mckinley bill"
have fallen to the ground. and the pro
tective policy is to-day ready for . ~
tioual campaign
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02

men Of industry and talent Of whatever
kind, and that is the sole reason Of ono
difficulty. Let the mechanics and labor
ers give over the delusions Of sham free
trade and slavery economies, which they
have supported at the fat Of their south
ern masters, and we shall see the pres
ent difficulties and distresses incontin'
emily passing away and the prosperity
Of succeeding years assured ON scien'
tific and permanent basis
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-28
Lively Town nIcetin cs.

Town meetings in Maine are some
times pretty lively affairs, vide this
from the Belfast Age: "A town war
rant was tackled upon the schoolhouse
door in a neighboring town recently
ordering town meeting for some issue
therein stated. Some wag, noticing it,
added among the articles of the meet
ing: And to see how much the town
will appropriate to have Jim Blanks
hair cut meaning vcll-known char
acter whose hair had never been cut.
The article was read by the moderator
in Il busincss-lillc manner with the rest,
and he inquired what action should be
taken on it before he discovered any
thing was wrong. Jim was there him
self and it was all the town could do to
keep him from cleaning them all out"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-28
a Horses Endurance.

A gentleman desiring to test the en-
durance of horse drove one one thou
sand miles to a dog-cart, the cart, passen-
ger and baggage weighing over eight
hundred pounds. The journey was done
in nineteen consecutive days, an aver
age of over fifty-two miles n day. The
longest distance, siXty-eight miles, was
covered on the last day. The road was
selected at random, and led from Lon
don to York, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Car
Isle. Nottingham, and London ngain.
The horse is fifteen hands high. what is
called well bred" aud returned home,
according TO the report of the vcterina-
~. no worse for TIE ioUrrer.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-28
CRUEL Conductors.
They Enjoy Seeing Person Run for n
Car.

They Enjoy Seeing Person Run for n
Some horsc-car conductors in this city
have got the art of annoying the patrons
of the road down to very fine point.
These men, says the New York Times,
always enjoy seeing q person running
after car, and they admire sprint
running so much that they never do
anything to interfere with it. AS soon
as the brcathlcss runner jumps on the
rear platform the conductor invariably
pulls the bell to signal the driver to 90
ahead. Inasmuch rs the driver is going
ahead as fast rs he can all the while
the utility Of this signal is one of the
mysteries of horsc-car riding in this
city. young man who made n one
hundred yard dash to get on Fourth
avenue car the other night watched the
conductor with his hand on the bell
rope all the time that he was running.
The conductor also watched the runner
and as soon rs he had overtaken the car
pulled the bell as usual.
whats the usc of pulling that bell
now?" asked the breathlcss person.
"Why didn't You pull it when you saw
me running?"
"Wcll," said the conductor. 81 didn't
see that there was any use of my stop
ping the car when knew you could
run fast enough to catch it,
His excuse was overpowering.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-28
a CHINAMAN,s PLANT.
Bound to Leave America I'm Order to En-.
Joy tho Fruits OF Industry.

bounu TO Leave America I'm Order to En-
Joy tho Fruits OF Industry
He was an intelligent Chinaman, am,
no spoke English we'll. He had n -
mulated enough money to keep r -, -,
comfort for the balance Of his -. -.
he was going back to China - ~ - ": :.
| as,'ed him, says awrit .r in the Now
York Herald, why he ,;an,, at, ,e ",
,Amcrica. "'''i stay IN
"because | ut" Ire replied bitterly:
because toy won't let me. Inm an
.so":pleo IMAM, have the feelings of u
sns.'ip IN, nm imbucd with the spirit
% mriern progress; | believe in the
Se%allshlp and tic railroad and cleo
r'lcity, and all the modern phases of
indusSry-in IL word, prefer America
TO China But here | find myself
nemincd in by I'M iron wall of prejudice
DO what will, g, where will, run
up against it. 1t causes all doors where
might seek intellectual recreation to
DC closed against me; it causes the fin
ger of scorn to be pointed at me; it
stamps INC as IL hcathcn, us IL parasite;
as u man whose presence acts rs a
blight and curse upon the country
The lrishman, the Italian, may come
here and begin ut the lowest round of
the social ladder and climb to the top
But the Chinaman is doomed forever to
remain ut the bottom. He is industri-
Gus, he doesn't get drunk, he doesn't
shoot, he doesn't stab, he doesn't be-
come pauper, and yet he finds every
body hates him; everybody despises
him; nobody wants him.
And yet" continued the Chinaman,
scornfully, they wonder that when we
make money we go back to China
am going back to China because there
shall be respected, while here l am
despiscd; because there l shall amount
to something. while here if I should
live to be IL hundred 1 could never
amount to anything"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-28
AFRICAN FETISH MEN.

They Assume Grave Demcanor and Sur
round Themselves wi Ii Charms.
Established in reputation, the efforts
OF the fetish man are next directed
toward the requirement Of dcmcanor
calculated to impress his clients with n
sense Of awe; he aims ut assuming an
appearance ut once grave and mystcr-
ious; he seldom speaks unless profess
sionally, and then always in u gruE,
husky tone. He cultivatos mcditativc
look, says writer in the Century, and
seems as if he were the victim of great
mental anxiety. At home he keeps
himself very select, and occupies his
time principally among his charms.
There is generally some sign of his
calling just outside his hut, taking the
form, rs Il rule, of an eastern vessel,
out of the neck of which sprout long
fcathcrs-thc pot being colorcd with
red, white and yellow challls, and the
orangc-liltc tint derived from chcwed
betelnut, the cxpcctoration of which
substance is supposed to have very
pacifying influence upon the spiritual
evil doer.
Sometimes the fetish mans gcsticula-
tions will be directed TO carved image
or some exaggerated form of charm.
Suspended from the raftcrs in the in
terror of his hut are little parcels of
mystic character, smoked griiny by the
constant fires these people maintain in
their dwellings, And outside, over the
door, the same mysterious character of
ornamcntation proclaims to all the oc-
cupant's prctensions to sorccry.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-28
Louisville, Ky, November 25,
Tho Work Well Done.
Rlkfon Indev

From the Elkton Index.
THE ROANOKE TIMES has issued
truly royal anniversary edition of
twenty-four pages, profusely illustrated,
and full to overlooking with good things.
The industries of Roanoke and Salem
are pictured with the portraits of the
men who made them, and graphic dos
criptions are given of the inception,
growth and success of the magnificent
enterprises that have maao Roanoke
truly "Magic City" The work is we'll
done, and reflects credit upon THE
TIMES and its crops of newsgatherers
and editors. But THE TINES shows no
thing more remarkable than itself. 1t
has grown in an incredibly short time
from very modest, unpretending sheet
to metropolitan size, circulation, in
fluenco and, we believe, financial
strength. 1t is fearless in fighting cor
ruption as it is generous in praising the
good, and has lately been a terror to
certain evil doors at home. May its
years be many and its shadow never BIO
less,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-28
A Progressive Newspaper.
1 the Fincastlc Herald.

FrOTI TIC IHCHHIIc UcrHIU'
TIE ROANOKE TIMES printed last
Tuesday splendid anniversary edition
of twentyfour pages, celebrating it's
conversion from folio to an eight-page
paper. Although established only five
years ago, TIE TIMES is one of the
most progressive newspapers in Vir-
ginia, and is credit to the growing
city of Roanoke, as is this edition to
the energy, ability, and progressive
spirit exhibited by THE TIMES.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-28
no YOU WISH
~ TO RENT A HOUSE.

~ .RENI a dOUSE,
Or Have You One to Rent?
In either case call upon US, as we have
a larger list and have rented more stores
and dwellings in the past sixty days
than any othor agency in the oity.
FOR RENT:
s-room dwelling, Campbell avenue.
modern conveniences, $50. s-roou,
dwelling, Campbell avenue, modern CON
veniences, $40. s7-room dwelling, Pat.
terson avenue, $40. s-room dwelling.
Rorer avenue, $50. 5.room dwelling,
Seventh avenue 8. W., $50. IT dwellings
in Belmont, $40 to S14. Groom dwell
ing, Fifth avenue n. o., S12. Install sta
BILE, Campbell ST., 81. Groom dwelling,
Seventh avenue N. O., Sis. Groom dwell
ing, Fourth avenue n. W.. with stable,
SlS. Several suits of rooms for light
housekeeping. A number OF stores and
warehouses. Also 20 other dwellings of
different size and location. If you have
vacant house and wish q tenant, or
desire your rents collected promptly
without annoyance to yourself, then
list your property with
M. II. O'MOHuNDRo,
Rental Agent,
With Fl. Webster Crowl Real Estate Co..
Salem avenue.
Ians7-1y
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-28
MOD oNA1p HEARD FROM AGAIN.

To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES: Will
you do me the favor to publish the fol-
lowing letter, which 1 have this day
mailed to the Mayor and City Council
of Roanoke:
To the Mayor and City Council, Roa-
noke, Va.
GENTLEMEN: 1 have read the sew
eral publications in the Roanoke papers
with reference to the city Jail, also the
report of tho Jail inspectors, recon-
mending that it be torn down and a
new one built. 1 do not wish to offer
any objection, but do object seriously
to the intimation that this has become
necessary owing to improper construc-
ton of the stone work in the Jail. In the
first place, l set most of these stones
with my own hands, and l know that
they are we'll set. The fact that they
have stood without any settlement,
and without allowing the escape of
any prisoners, ought to be sufficient
evidence of this fact.
In order, however, to set the matter
straight, l will make the following
proposition: That is, l will give q
bond equal in amount to tho whole
cost of the additional structure, con-
dltioned on the fact that If third story
is added to the present Jail, and the
work done in workmanlike manner.
the stone work will carry the additional
weight without settlement, cracking or
other failure. The bond to stand good
for period of ten (10) years.
Yours respectfully,
DONALD MCDONALD.
Ton;cyi11a Nv NOvembpr Or