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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-14
SHORT SPECIALS.

THE sanitary board of Vienna (Aus-
tria) has declared against the establish
ment of asylums for inebriates, and in
favor Of all drunkards being, as public
dangers, sentenced to periods of hard
labor
THE employer who discriminates
against employees who drink is benefit
ing himself, benefiting his men and
benefting the world, for he is aiding in
the growth of public opinion which will
eventually solve one-half the rum prob
lem.-Toledo Blade.
1T is estimated that saloon-keepel
can live and even get rich If he has
twenty regular customers" OF course
the list has to be recruited often, as
when the old customer gets to be bum
his patronage is no longer profitable. 1t
is then that the boys of the family are
GATHERED in.-Inter Ocean.
The Order of Rechabites. large
Temperance society in England, rejoices
in the returns given at its late annual
conference, showing an increase Of TO-
$40 members during the year 1890. This
is all the more encouraging, as it is a
benefit club as well as total abstinence
society.
We figure that if all the dollars spent
for liquor in this country during the
last thirty years We're piled on top Of
each other there would be solid silver
wall one mile high and over one mile
long or enough to pave standard
gauge single track railroad from Chi
cago to st. Paul, four hundred and ten
miles.--The Lever.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-14
PURE WATER BETTER.
Prof Swings Opinion Of All Drinks That
Come in Bottles.

Prof Swings Opinion of All Drinks That
Come in Bottles.
"'Bottled goods are dependent for
their existence upon the general ig-
norance of the human race as to
the reason and value of water. Not
all men, women and boys would ask
much happiness or profit from bottled
goods did they know the goodness and
absolute joy of water. Even ginger ale
and apollinaris are poor, false, painted
creatures compared with good, pure
water. When the English, German
and American physical machinery has
become clogged with the sediment of all
kinds of alcoholic and diabolic drinks it
is taken to some natural springs to be
washed out. Gallons Of water will
sometimes wash clean all the human
filters and send back the machine to
new life and new happiness. When the
old lady in the dimness of her eyesight
oiled the kitchen clock by means of a
feather dipped in the gum-arabic jug
the pendulum felt fresh for time, but
the false oil soon closed in on the wheels
and the time-piece ceased to mark the
hours.
"When the old lady's son, home from
college, learned all the facts of the case
he took down the machinery and soaked
it for two hours in tub of warm water.
Thus men, half-dead by means of bottled
goods can often have life extended by
means Of most copious draughts Of good
water. The water washes the soiled
fabric of the flesh" His conclusion Of
the whole matter is that water is the
best thing."-Chicago Journal.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-14
FOR SUNDAY READING.
ON lIFE'S GENNESARET.

No land in sight; wild, strange storm about
me roars;
Darkness intense, and clouds; no star in
azure scars;
Waves beat against my skiff my toilng oars
are vain;
My life the idle buffet of the angry main.
A mountain shrouded deep, and One who
watchful prays;
He knows my deepest peril, my tumultuous
ways,
His eye no darkness dims. To me in mid
night gloom
The pathway seems bereft, the lurid waves
my tomb.
A flash Of light-One walking radiant in the
storm.
My fears increase, dread the specter's
mystic form.
When 10! voice: "Good cheer. Ills l. BE
not afraid"
He stood beside me, and the storm tossed
waves were stayed.
timid soul How slow to learn thy
Saviour's power.
He's near thee in the storm, in midnights
darkest hour.
Be not afraid, Thy skiff shall life's rough
pillows ride,
And all the storms be calm with Jesus at thy
side.
REV. Dwight NJ. Pratt in n. Y. Observer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-14
CHRISTIANITY ExALTS MAN.
A Religion That Lifts Up It's Followers
hut Pricks the Bubble Of Their Vanity.

A Religion That lifts Up It's Followers,
Hut Pricks the Bubble of Their Vanity.
We have often heard that it is the aim
and effect of religion to humble the
pride of man; but it is just as trae to
say that it is the purpose and work of
religion to exalt and dignity the believ-
er. The point of view determines the
Judgment. The Indians who swept
across these interior plains spurned the
teachings of missionaries who would
wash the vermillion from their cheeks,
strip the featers from their crests,
pluck the offers skins from their scalp
locks, and slip the scarlet streamers
from their ponies tails. Such degra-
dation of the braves was not to be
tolerated. But the men who came
hithe to build the cities Of a Christian
civ ilization and who sit to-day in their
homes surrounded by the refnements
of wealth and art are somehow sensi-
BILE of an exalted manhood instead Of
lost honor. Nothing at once so hum.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-14
ALCOHOL IN AFRICA.
The Deadly Effects of Strong Drink IN the
Tropics.

The Deauly EHects OF strOnS Druk IN THO
Tropics.
Sobriety of life is an absolute neces-
sity if you wish to live long and well in
Africa. In fact, the safest general rule
would be to abandon the consumption
of all forms of alcohol whatever from
the day that you land on African soil,
unless wines, spirits or beer are actual
ly forced on you by qualified doctor as
necessary medicine. If you are really
i'll and are positively ordered to drink
some form of alcohol it should not be
drunk until after SHUTDOWN. Alcohol
taken during the daytime in Africa is
simply poison to white man-an in
sidious poison if you like, and one that
often DISCUSSES its effects, so that a care-
less observer might attribute them to
other causes-but deadly poison all
the same, and perhaps the more deadly
because the punishment it inflicts is not
readily recognizable. Unfortunately,
especially among the British, alcoholic
excess is terribly prevalent; ! mean
what may be called excess in Africa,
but what in England would be looked
upon as the allowance of temperate,
sober man. And that is where so many
good men go wrong. They can not be
brought to understand that because
they do not drink till they get drunk,
and because what they are taking for
their daily consumption in Africa is not
drop more than they consumed in En-
gland, they are nevertheless exceeding,
and piling up in their systems store Of
poison which will either result in ter
ribly sudden death or the SCATTERING Of
their health.-H. Il. Johnston, in Fort
nightly Review.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-14
Sincerity Not All of It,

Sincerity of purpose is very we'll, as
far as it goes; but sincerity Of purpose
does not secure correctness Of opinion
with consequent rectitude Of conduct.
A man may be sincere in his belief that
communism and anarchy are better
basis of society than any on which an
existing government is founded; but his
sincerity on these points does not in
itself make him good citizen. Sin
cerity in the realm of morals or of re-
ligion is no safer guide than in the
realm Of politics, To show that man
was sincere in all his life-course is to
show that he did not intend to be wrong
or to do wrong; but it does not show
that he was right in his opinions or cor
rect in his conduct. There is such a
thing as giving too much credit to a
man simply on the ground Of his un'
mistakable sincerity.-S. S. Times.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-14
FROM YOUTHFUL MINDS.

willis said the teacher, chow did
electricity first come from the clouds?"
1T came a-kiting, ma'am. '-Washing-
ton Post.
"Why don't 90 tbs tumbody Of Ger
size" said three-year-old girl, pout-
ingly, to her uncle who had Herr Most
whiskers on his face.-Texas Siftings.
Boy-'Say, master, please give me
five cents worth of castor-oil and give
me very short measure, too" Drug
gist-'Short measure? Why?" Boy
"Why, I've got to take it myself
Brooklyn Life.
Mr.. Bingo-''Tommy, when you get
to the head of family what will you
say to your sons?" Tommy Thought
fully)-''I will tell them how good l
was when was boy."-N. Y. Sun.
Teddy-"What does your father do
when you are naughty?" Freddy-"He
submits me to board of arbitration"
I'm what way?" He takes a saingle
and spanks me. st. Joseph News.
Willie (who has eaten his arple)-
mabel, let's play Adam and Eve. You be
Eve and I'll be Adam" Mabel:--"All
right. Well?" Willie-''Now you tempt
me to eat your apple and I'll succumb.
Peoria Herald.
A Detroit mother tells this story OF
her little girl. The child was left alone
at the table and called vigorously for
her mamma. what do you want, Kit
typ" inquired her mother, hurrying back
to the table. want 90 to tickle my tea
wifi spoon, pease, mamma" was the
childs reply.-Dctroit Free Press.
Florence is little girl who is just
learning to go to church. Last Sunday
when she came home hee mother asked
her what she thought Of the sermon.
ugh" was the irrevereut answer. ''me
sitted, an sitted. an si.ted, and go'
drefful tired, an the preacher said, an
said, an lIeeped on sayin'.-Washington
I Star.
; When Ernest was three years old ne
had some little downy chickens which
he watched with never-failing interest
One day he caught two Of the chichen'
fighting. He looked at them for some
time, and at last exclaimed; Il guess
these chickens were Matched from bae
eggs Companion
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-14
pressed household distillatlon. and gave

pressed household distillation. and gave
such local option to tOwE and comfy
municipalities as enabled the Gpthen-
burgh town council to take over the
drink shops, suppress one-half OF
them, enact Sunday closing and early
weekday closing or 5 p. m, accord
ing to season-and to carry on the trade
through 'Bolag," which has to apply
all surplus profits for the common
benefit, as for ed.cation, :t;. In
Christiania, as in other parts the
municipality prohibit the sale of
spirits, save to hotel guests, on Satur-
day, at p. m, till Monday, at a. m,
and are now being moved to similarly
limit the sale of beer and wine. In
Denmark, they have, until the last
dozen years, almost allowed free trade
in spirits: this resulting in an enormous
consumption and corresponding evils,
which they have of late sought to check
by enacting that the drink sale must
cease at midnight, that no females
should be employed as barmaids, and
that publicans must furnish carriages
to convey intoxicated customers home
or to the police station. Each of these
Scandinavian countries has long had
total abstinence leagues, and has at
least an aggregate of $4,000 Good
Templars in 1000 branches besides
"Bla Bandet' blue Ribbon) Societies,
and, latterly, Women's Temperance
Unions also. Denmark's possession,
Iceland. is also prolific of Temperance
effort, it's Good Templar Grand Lodge
having been instituted in its Parliament
| House. National Bulletin.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-14
PROFIT IN DRINKS.
How the Saloon-Keeper Bleeds His Gus
toners.

toners.
There is pretty fair margin of profit
to the saloon-keeper in most of the
drinks he dispenses, particularly in the
mixed drinks and in cordials, though
even ordinary beer, wine and whisky
yield what ought to be considered a
satisfactory return upon the investment
made in them. It is a remarkable
thing that glass Of brandy and soda
rarely costs less than IS cents, and usual
ly from 40 to so cents, though only a
thimbleful of brandy is involved, and
the remainder is seltzer, which costs at
retail s cents quart. Brandy costs
from 81 to IS bottle at retail, but
high-priced brandy does not figure ex-
tensively behind bars. The average
retail price of the brandy used is per-
haps about $3.50 bottle. 1t costs the
saloon-keeper perhaps half or three
quarters Of this amount. There are
forty drinks of this brandy in a bot
tie. Four cents, therefore, is liberal
estimate of the cost of "brandy," and
one usually gets no better quality of
liquor at so cents than at rs cents. The
difference usually involved is in the
character and splendor Of the saloon.
For whisky plain" from 10 cents to
IS cents is charged. For Decent whisky
and vermouth one usually must pay rs
cents, though the whisky retails at 81 to
$1.b0 bottle, and vermouth retails at
so cents. Plain vermouth is rated with
the cordials generally, and costs from
Is cents to rs 'thimbleful." As there
are sixty such drinks" in bottle, the
extreme limit Of profit in vcrmouth is
Sl4.50 on 5O-cent investment.
The cordials cost from $3.50 to 81. IS
for bottle containing from forty to
sixty drinks" which are sold generally
at 25 cents each, though in some of the
swell places SIS cents is charged. The
average cocktail sold for from Is cents
to 25 cents costs from to 4 cents. The
ordinary hotel claret costs so cents a
gallon, or about cents for small bot
tie. for which the hotel charges you
from go cents to 81. Often the only diff
ference between the first three or four
varieties" of hotel claret is in the label
and the price charged. A really good
California claret-such as is sold at most
hotels and clubs as "St. Julian" under
a beautifully gilded and beHourished
lahel-costs only 81 gallon, and infe-
rior varieties can be had at so cents, SO
cents, and so cents a gallon.-N. Y. Star.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-14

liceman, and, worst of all, it was the
very last day of the exposition.
The girls sat right down on the steps
and cried, and the boys came as near it
as they could and not let the girls see;
while Kate sobbed out.
Il could "a read better than that if I
cant NOV a lawn
But it was of no use. Tears would not
avail. So they got up and walked home,
and that was the way they saw the ex-
position.
Before IL opens again think Tom had
better learn to read more carefully
don't you?-Winifred Ballard Blake, in
Youths Companion.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-14
WISE SAYINGS.

Hope is the cordial Of the human
heart.-Chicago Standard.
The man who overcomes himself dis
appoints himself. Horn.
-Devotedness is all that is the grand
est and most sublime in human life; it
Is, so to speak, the Divine side Of our hui
manity.-P. Felix.
The seeming shipwrecks we meet
with in the voyage Of life often prove
the very things which best speed our
course to the haven where we would
ben. Y. Observer.
1t is one thing to praise the beati-
tudes; it is another thing to practice
their spirit. Any one can do the former;
it requires grace to succeed in the lat
ter.-United Presbyterian.
He is fool who hopes that our
reason will follow to their conclusions
the mysterious ways of Him who is one
Being in three Persons. Know, then,
how to restrain myself, o man, when
thou desircst to question the things Of
God.-Dante.
The peace of God is rich in its bless
ings. 1t tells us that our sins are for
given and that we are walking in His
commandments. His peace is essential
to enjoyment and progress in the Chris
.ian life. Only as we possess it can we
use the Divine word with profit. AS
MIR. Spurgeon says: PUT sheep in good
pasture and they can not thrive if con-
stantly driven about by dogs."-Chris-
tan Inquirer.
Every man and woman has lion
to fight. If you have not fought the
lion. it is because you have let the lion
eat you up. This very moment the con-
test goes on. The Trajan celebration,
where ten thousand gladiators fought
and eleven thousand wild beasts were
slain, was not SO terrible struggle as
that which at this moment goes on in
many soul. That combat was for the
life of the body; this is for the life of
the soul.-Talmage, in n. Y. Observer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-14
EXHIBIT OR EXIT.
Why Tom Should Learn to Read Before
Another October Comes Round.

Why Tom Should Learn to Read Before
Another October Comes Round.
Tom and Helen and Kate and Jack
all went to the same school, and were
great friends.
In October, when they were at home
from school, they kept hearing their
mammas and papas and older brothers
and sisters talk about the exposition
that was being held in the great new
hall, built for the purpose, in the city
where they lived.
They heard of the wonderful ma
chimes, of the beautiful dresses and
dress fabrics, of the elegant furniture
and the splendid toys, of the lovely
jewelry and the fancy pickle depart
ment, and of the man who painted
landscape in oil for you free in three
minutes.
They heard of the monograph ex-
hibit where lady sung out of a ma
chine, and the sewing-machine exhibit
and the piano and organ exhibit. They
heard about the fine band that played,
and about the apple and popcorn stands,
until they were wild to go and see all
these things for themselves, and l do
not wonder that they We're.
So they talked about it after school
one day. 1T costs twenty-five cents
apiece to get in" said Jack.
'Who is ever going to give us dol
lar?" said Helen, in despair.
Lets each earn our own quarter"
said hopeful Tom, land then we'll all go
together"
That's easier said than DONE" an
swcred Kate.
But they all agreed to try, and on Fri
day to compare notes. Then if they
had the money, they would go to the
exposition on Saturday. When Friday
came each one had quarter.
81 got mine for pulling all the bast-
ings out OF two of mammals new
dresses" said Kate.
pooh! That isn't worth quarter"
said Tom.
Just try it and See" replied Kate.
"How'd you make yours?"
Cutting the lawn for my father"
said Tom. with an air of pride. There's
some work in that"
And made mine rocking the baby
10 sleep for mamma evenings" said
Helen.
'.And found mine in the alley" said
Jack.
"O-o-oh" said all the children at once.
On Saturday they went to the great
building. They paid their money to the
man at the little window, and then
went eagerly through the big turnstile
in the doorway.
There they were in the great main
room. They caught glimpse of rows
and rows Of wonderful things, like u
whole city-full of shop-windows all to-
gether. and then Master Tom said:
This isn't the room to look at first. l
know the way. We must go through
that big door over there that says 'Ex-
hibit' over it-that's where TO begin, and
then we come back here"
So they followed Tom straight across
the big room, and never stopped to look
at any thing, not even the card over the
door.
They opened it wide and through they
.went-the door slamming behind them
Then they stopped short and stared al
one another.
Where do you suppose they We're?
Why, the card over the door SAID
EXIT" not exhibit" and there they
were outside again. in another cntranc,
hail, and right alongside of a big, burly
policeman, who wouldn't let them q
back,
Poor little children. Their money wa.
all gone, there stood that dreadful Pc
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-14
RESTRICTIVE LEGISLATION.

Tho Good Accomplished by Legal Re-
striction In Norway.
e. Joseph Mains reports that Nor
way once flooded with spirits, has, by
restrictive legislation and total absti-
ncnt efforts during long series of
years, reduced their consumption. per
head. of intoxicants by more than one
half, and thereby effected a vast reduc-
ton in intemperance and crime, etc.
sweden, too, cursed about half centu-
ry ago with 10000 domestic stills, sup
The Portland daily press., 1891-08-03
GEN ERAL NEWS,

-Four persons were gored to death by Texas
cattle near Neoskeo river. l. T., last week.
The public debt statement shows the in
terest and n0n-interest bearing debt has de-
creased $l,557, 1892 during the month of July.
A sick sailor on the schooner Caroline at
New Bedford, Mass, from Calais, has been
landed there to be sent to the Marine Hospi-
tai.
The President Yesterday morning, in COM
pany with Postmaster General Wanamaker,
attended service at the Cold Spring Presby-
terian church.
A mob Of drunken foreigners attacked the
Omaha and Granite smelling works at Oma-
ma, Neb., last night and took possess ion.
Inc police were powerless.
William Rapke. rich farmer in Rogere
CITY, Mich, has confessed TO having mur-
uered Albert Molter and Edward Sullivan
10 years ago. He duplicates three other men.
Four University of Pennsylvania men
went rowing on the river Saturday, taking
Edward Kirk, aged 20, along as coxswain.
Inc barge upset and Kirk was drowned.
The trustees of mortgaged property in
Haughville, suburb of Indianapolis, are
threatened with violence by the occupants
VINO declare that they will not be turned out
of doors.
nam, with lumber, ran ashore on L'Homme-
dien shoal, Vineyard sound, at noon yester-
terday. She declined assistance.
At Walkeryille, Mont, Thursday night
two children of Mrs. Downey, aged four and
three years. died from the effects of drink
Ing whiskey which they had found during
the absence Of their mother.
At Grafton Landing, N. Y. Saturday. New
ton Barker. private secretary of Colonel
Robert Ingersoll. was fatally shot by Or
vette M. Anderson, late New York agent of
the Louisville Gas Company.
The Portland daily press., 1891-08-03
STATE FAIR.
Some of the Attractions at the Show
at Lewiston.

In about another month the gates at Lewis-
ton will open for another gathering of the
horses, cattle. sheep, swine. poultry, fruits,
grains, grasses, agricultural implements, and
all the numberless things that go to make up
a complete exhibit. The story Of the whole
will be the story Of the State OF Maine for
this year. We call attention to the subject
at the present time, to urge upon our readers
that early preparation Is necessary in order
that the greatest success may be scored. 1t
is not question of locality or society, but
of state pride and state benefit. 1t Is good
time now to seal some OF the questions Of
importance to Maine, by showing In their
highest excellence, as well as magnitude, the
products Of the whole state. A portion sill
not tell the story; there needs be coming
together from every section in order that the
lesson may be crowded home upon the atteD-
tion Of all who may attend, yet, that the
largest atten dance may be insured. OF what
use the exhibits unless the people are there
to see? The history OF the past is that there
Is more general attendance at the Maine
State Fair than at any other yearly gather
ing. This year we are informed that more
are expected than ever before, drawn out
probably by the superior attractions sure to
be.offered. All this means greater meas
ure Of prosperity for the state. Already
calls are coming In for space from every
quarter, and the exhibition bids fair to ex-
eel all others In its completeness. The
officers assure us that greater interest Is
manifest among exhibitors than on any pre-
vious year. Especially Is this the fact In the
stock department. The surprising impetus
given the horse industry within the past few
years Is manifest In many directions. Not
only the results following the performance
Of Nelson and the others from Sunnyside
stables. but the equally surprising records
being made by different horses all over the
state, has created an interest which will in
sure races Of greater interest than In former
years, and also the attendance OF thousands
who have never visited the grounds. With
Also 220f. Mountaineer, a green horse Just
starting out with record In his second race
Of 2.23. with Messenger Wilkes promising to
drop close to 220, with Bayard Wilkes and
The Seer getting close to go, with Palm
and Halle, and the long string Of very
speedy ones. followed closely by the host OF
youngsters entered In the Maine colt stakes
there will be trotting the like OF which has
never been seen on state track. This Is
only single feature Of the long list of at
fractions, because the people Of Maine have
been waking up during the past few years
and doing more systematic business with
correspondinqly better returns. Fix the
dates in your minds, and prepare to spend
September 7th, Sth, 9th, 10th and 1lth at
Lewiston with the crowd, taking in the at
fractions Of the Maine State Fair. Send in
your entries early. and show the products Of
the farms of all the state. Entry blanks
furnished by the secretary, G. NJ. Twitchell,
Augusta.