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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11

A Roman metal pen b said to have
been found ct Aosta-not mere styluA
but . bronze pen, slit, and there Is evi.
denoe Of pen or reed Of bronze nearly
y late A. the invention Of printing. in
the Fifteenth century.
A hundred years ago some steel pens
were made in Birmingham, England,
BY Mr.. Harrison for DR.. Priestly. and
some of these passed into the hands Of
Sir Joseph Mason In his early days
with Mr. Harrison. but all Of them
have been lost The first pen Of metal,
Of date beyond all question, is one in
. Dutch patent book of l7l7 At the
same time polite ode by Pope refers
to ''steel and gold pen." but these
were evidently Injuries only.
1t was about 1923 or 1924 that the
great revolution in making pens by a
cheaper process-the hand screw press,
which pierced the pens from sheet steel
began. Previously pens had been
made from steel or gold rolled into
tubes and with joint forming the slit
These required considerable labor to
shape them into pen form.
The use of the screw press belongs to
the period Of John Mitchell. Joseph gu.
lott and Joseph Mason. but on careful
review Of the facts It seems to be clear
that John Mitchell has the best claim
to be considered as tho introducer Of
press made pens. Skinner, Of Sheffield,
England, was apparently one Of the
first to cheaper the production Of pens,
but his manufactures we're surpassed
when the screw press was introduced.
Exchange.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11
Superiority Of American Humor.

Superiority Of American Humor.
A contributor to one of the leading
English magazines describes American
hunor a. the result Of shrewd and
for the most part half educated minds
acting upon matters Of every day In
terest." and speaks of American humor
lists generally in a somewhat disparag-
Ing vein. and Of their productions a.
inferior TO the pure huinor" OF English
scholars.
Now We understand legitimate huInor
to be that which colnpels men to laugh
without causing women to blush, and
no people on earth are 10 prolific Of
such hulnor "A Americana
Highly refined facetiousnesa which
the English too often mistake for
hu,nor. Is not side shaking It does not
make people foar or endangsr the In
tegdty Of their blood vessels. 1t 10
rather wit than humor A pun that
satisties the taxte may not tickle tho
fancy An spigrain that b . model Of
completeness may nevertheless fail 70
provoke q smile
The most Irresistible Jokes W have
ever heard have been perpetrated BY
Americana Of ordinary education.
There Ia hardly . village In the union
that has not It's genuine hu,uorists,
who can easily set the table ina roar :"
The truth cf the matter b. Americaa
humos b seldom dnical and never
stupid. but always hNp,ogouA New
Yost Ledger.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11
Circuit Court,

]. c. Stanfield our obliging Cir.
cult Court Clerk, has furnished US
the following record of cases dispos-
ed of within this term of court.
GRAND JURY:
j. l.. Cox, Foreman, Samuel Nc
Cannon, E. ID. Brown, WI Hawk
ins, John p. Hood, Houston Hix. j.
M. Allen, Pleasant Walker, James
Harris, John Anthony, j. II. White
head, A. H. Walker, Frank God
dard.
The State VS.. Harper Chamber.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11
Waters. Tenn.

WSvObos JOnO.
Health Of community generally
good.
Nj. Lawson Burns is very sick
with pneumonia. ~
Mr.. James Gillespie has been
quite sick for some time, but Is bet
ter at this writing. "a <.
Mrs. Susan Burns, who has been
visiting relations at Bank, Tenn,
returned home last Tuesday.
Mrs. Robert Davis Is visiting
relatives at Friendsville.
Mr.. John Breeder, of Sewer
county, and Miss Francis jackson
were united in the holy bonds Of
matrimony on last Sunday. We
wish the happy couple pleasant
trip and smooth sailing on the
rough sea Of life.
There is q great cry in the camps
Of Waters, for money to pay taxes
and buy corn.
Mr.. Bish Everett, formerly citi.
zen of Candles Store, Tenn, has
moved to the Cove, recently.
Farmers are busy preparing for
corn.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11
a R.-.1y To- tn. smot. Nu,s.uo,.

4 RsmsAy Tor the Smoke Nuisance.
A correspondent Of Indian Engineer.
Ing suggests an original scheme for
smoke abatement by asking whether Il
has ever been proposed to have .
smoke duct running through town
connected with the different furnaces
He suggests that such duct might b
carried outside Of the city to a con.
densing station. an exhaust machine
being employed to force the draught
AT the sondensing station the SCOT laden
air might be made to pass through
water. and thus deposit the solid inat-
ter. the air passing away comparatively
pure, while the SCOT thus deposited
might easily be collected, caked and
sold rs fuel. The size of the duct would
have to vary. as in water and other
mains, according to the work to be per
formed.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11

The California way Of disbarring
shyster lawyer is to take him out on
the commons and tar and feather him.
and then tell him in vigorous English
that II he doesn't hunt some other
locality the next performance will be
hanging. 1t isn't legal, but Il b
very effective. Detroit Free Press
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11

S0 - - se~~DS'c0'
The denominations In human CONVEX.
aAbn afs inany, bot one has come b
Of late that b peculiarly dsesona
Whenever you say anything that agrees
With the opinions Of the psrson With
whom you ars talking hs answerA
That's right" When anything = o.
planned to him he sayA That's right I"
In fact, on the slightest opportunity,
be will say. That's right" In every
conversation Of twenty minutes there
viii be tifty That's rights" II would
be Just as we'll Il be would occasionally
cay. That's true" or That's 60" or
Il think %. TOO" or Il agTss with
you" OF even You're mighty accu
rate" Anything would be better than
the ''nauseous iteration" Of ''That's
right" The constitution cannot pro-
vide against such outragea. but every
man 9TH the good Of bis fellow citi
- = heast can avoid using one ez
psS pantly. louisville cour
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11

The call Boss. boss" to cattle b
pure Latin apparently, since the Latin
word for . beef creature b boa :"
It seems to have been In use among
English speaking people for several
generations though boss" and ''bossy
are more often heard In America than
in England
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11

1t is now more than 500 years since a
handful of patriots in the Alps estab
lished the Swiss league Of free repub-
lies, and founded a government that
was destined to reach the climax OF
democracy in the Nineteenth century.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11
t20s,7si 90

Btats Of Tennessee, County Of Shelby
r. p. Toof makes oath in due form Of law.
Cotton Mills, and that the within statement Of
assets and liabilities Of ssld Mills at close Of
business December 81. 1880, is . true and correct
statement TO the best Of his knowledge and belief,
F.P. TooY, Gen1 Mgr.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this srd
day Feb'y, 1891 HANsDoN CAIY, Notary Public;
The foregoing sworn statement 10 submitted
for publication in the Maryville TINES, pursu.
ant to the provisions Of the Charter Of Rockford
Cotton Mills. R.N. HooD, Pt.
Feby 8 1891.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11
lain U. c. ". nolle on cost.

lain U. c. ". n0lle on cost.
The State Va. Charlie Young, u. c.
". fine $50.
The State vs.. George Henry, u. c.
". n0lle on cost.
The State vs.. David Walker, u. c.
". fne $50.
The State vs.. Mike Henderson,
lewdness. Submitted. Fine 81.
The State vs.. Sam Baker, forfeit
ure on recognizance.
The State vs.. Ed Osborn, d. p. a.
submitted. Fined so.
The State vs.. 81 Key, d. p. q. YER
dict Of jury not guilty.
The State vs.. J. B. Mcclure. I. b.
of t. nOlle on cost.
The State VS.. John Deal, u. c. W,
not guilty.
The State vs.. John Deal, throw
ing down fence, nolle on costs.
The State vs.. Lag Boren, larceny,
twelve months In penitentary.
BY motion Of G. T. Gates, Sr. LIE.
onidas Mullins was admitted ia
practice at the bar.
VIM. A. Lebow vs. Martha LebOw
divorce. Decree granted.
Mary ]. Hunsucker vs. David
Hunsucker, divorce. Decree grant
ed.
The State vs.. Sam Baker, u. c. W
Submitted. Fined $50.
The State vs. Sam Baker, forfeit
ure on rec'g nolle on cost.
The State vs.. Will Sharp, NAL
stabbihg. Guilty two years in pen
itentiary.
The State vs.. Elijah Dulap, lar
ceny. Verdict guilty, Ten days In
County Jail.
The State vs.. Dill Atwood, u. c. W
verdict, not guilty.
X. d. Anderson vs. Nathan Ford
SANDER. Judgement for pltff. fol
500. i
Fletcher Pallet 4 Co. vs.. J. A
Simmons, appeal, judgement fol
pltff. for sl8l.26.
Matthew Nee lannahan Va, Johr
McCamey, appeal, appeal dismiss
ed.
The State vAJ. w. Hannum
murder. Aotion TO change venue
to Knox County the same granted
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11

w. McZIMMERMAS, the Alliance
store keeper at Spartanburg, s. c.,
is short thirty thousand dollars in
his accounts.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11

Here's a paragraph about striking
coat makers"
Anything about striking trousers
makersT
No"
That's odd; there are more striking
trousers made than striking coata ~
Munsey's Weekly.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11
A lApsuA

Teacher-How does tho earth absorb
wateri
PupD-Same - dog doea
Teacher--Hov's that
Pupil-Haven't you heard Of lap Of
earthi What do you suppose It laps
withi-Texas SiftingA
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11

KNOXVILLE is to have another
daily paper, Of the afternoon order,
and independent in politics.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11
Chattanooga to Cincinnati.
SOUTH.

THE ONLY LINZ
Chattanooea to
Birmingham, Meridian. jackson, vicksharg,
and shreveport,
making direct connections without cunlhus
transfer at Shreveport for DALLAS, Fort Vo0rT
Houston, GALvEsT0N, AUSTIN.
TEXAS,
New Mexico, Arisoa. Colosado.
MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11

Only II hours and IS Minutes
CHATTANOOGA 0 LouIsvILL1.
Only II HouN
Chattanooga to Cincinnati,
With Luxurious Pullman Boudoir Sleeping Can
through without change making close counec-
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Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo and Canal
ian Points,
NEW YORK, BOSTON,
New England Points and the Sum MGR Resorts Of
TINE NORTH AND EAST,
Columbus, PittsburR, Philadelphia, Wsshiugtou
Baltimore and Richmond
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11

ASSETS AND LIABILITIEi OF
Of BUSINESS, DEC. 81. 1890.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11
THE BEAUTIFUL
MORT n.

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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11
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NE" ORTIZ A AH0

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FIRE It Detroit did de- age
Thursday to the amount Of s175. 900.
FIRE at Long Island City destroy
ed 100000 worth ofproperty.
JULES FsRRY in French Senate
Thursday, msds . speech against
retalistory tariff laws.
The Kansas legislature will pass
. law taxing all bonds and mort
cages their full cash value. 1t is an
Alliance nuisance.
The bridge on the Alabama Min
ersl railroad over Coosa river has
been washed away. Three colored
men on it were drowned.
GALVESTON, Texas, is holding her
first Mardi Gras and Carnival dis
play. The city is crowed with visi-
tors, there being many from Mexico.
GREENv1LLE, Miss, had . lynch
ing Wednesday night The negro
who was the victim was charged with
the murder Of the town marshal Of
Leland.
The Worlds Fair committee have
decided to ask Congress for FIVE
million dollars more to help them
through.
D. M. DAVIDSON, connected with
the advertising department Of the
Daily American, of Nashville, com.
mitted suicide last Thursday eve
ming. Drink led to this untimely
end.
The large steel packet Cherokee.
blew up near Point Pleasant, Ill.
Thursday last. Out of a large nun
Der Of passengers, strange to say, ne
one was hurt. .51
Hon. ELIJAH Symmetry died o
paralysis at his home at Hampton
this state on Friday last.
AT Evansville, Pa, last week
some miners broke through the di
viding walls into an old mine tina
was full of water. The water came
in on them so rapidly that it caugh
and drowned eighteen men befor'
they could escape.
AT Palestine, Tex, last week
Mayor Ward attempted to cane tn
Rev. Sam Jones on account of som,
remarks the Reverend gentleman
had previously made as to the May
or's official conduct Sam tool
things easy until the blows began t
come thick when he suddenly wok
up to the situation. Grasping tn
cane he twirled it out of the May
or's hand in jiffy and proceeded t
warm him up in grand style. Be
sides getting beautifully whippe
the Mayor has been asked by fv
hundred indignant citizens of Pales
tine to resign. Sam went on hi
way to spread some more gospel an
hit some other man that may needi il
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11

values; they can coin money out Of
any material that has q sufficient
recognized value 10 make q conven-
lent medium Of exchange; they can
issue their promises to pay money
which may be received, and SO long
rs the promise Is held good, these
promises may be accepted and pass
In lieu OF money; but no govern.
ment In the world ever made q
cent Of money!
Money must either have q recog-
nized value in itself-as gold, or 1t
must represent such value. If so,
it has a recognized market price,
i. g. interest. In my opinion, one of
the greatest fallacies in the legis.a
ton of the past, has been the at
tempt to regulate the rate of inter-
est by law. l see no more reason
why the rate of interest should be
prescribed by law, than the price of
wheat and potatoes. Any contrsc-
ted rate ought to be legal. In the
absence of contract, legal rate is
well enough, but any law which
iimiis the freedom of contract is
contrary to reason and good sense.
If money, or what purports to be
money, is based on real money, it
has a recognized market value, and
Its price can no more be fixed by
governments than can the direction
Of the wind tomorrow. For gov
ernments to undertake to loan at
two per cent. that which Is worth
six per cent. in the markets Of the
world, is to voluntarily surrender
itself to foreordained bankruptcy.
Aside from tho fact that 1t is pro-
posing a new function to govern
ment, 1t would be SO menstrous an
injustice to all other classes that
the notion cannot be tolerated for q
moment. 1t Is safe to predict that
such q scheme, II 1t should be actu-
ally inaugurated, would lead to a
rebellion of the cities and towns
against such q government; and
would result in smashing "the best
government the sun ever shone on"
and the establishment in Its place
Of a monarchy In which suffrage
would be greatly restricted.
Such scheme seriously proposed
by large section of our population,
goes far to prove tie theory, dear
to kings and emperors, that the
people are incapable Of self govern
ment. w. E. HATHAWAY.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-11

or repositories in the several states
which shall loan money direct to
the people at low rate of interest,
not to exceed two per cent. per
annum on nOn-perishable farm pro-
ducts, and also upon real estate
with proper limitations upon the
quantity of land and amount of
money"
1t is amazing that any such pro-
position as this should emanate
from the brain of any man outside
OF a lunatic asylum. The Alliance
might as well demand that twice
two should be no longer four, but
six; or that the law of gravitation
should DO suspended; or that farm
products should be produced with
out care and toll. These PROPOSE
tons would be just as reasonable
and just as likely to be profitable
The short English of this demand
is that they shall be furnished by
the government with something o.
value for nothing. No government,
can do that and continue to exist.
Itgoes upon the assumption that
governments can make money
They cannot do it and never cal
do it. and never have done it sue,
cessfully. Governments can tax
The morning call., 1891-06-13
ALONG THE RAIL.
Tea. Men in Conference With Vice.
President Stubs.

The Chicago and Northwestern has sent
to all railroads in the country printed cir
cular showing the time of run over this
road recently made by special, which car
ried the Gould party from Council Bluffs to
Chicago. According TO This the time be-
tween Council Bluffs and Chicago was nine
hours and fifty minutes, or 1885 miles per
hour. The actual running time, allowing
for stops for water, was nine hours, or Sc. 90
miles per hour. This is undoubtedly good
time but not the fastest on record" as the
circular announces. 1t has been beaten in
the far West, not often, but on one or two
occasions. I'm December, 1889. the South
ern Pacific ran special for Allen Marvel
Of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe.
That train, with Engine c. z. 122, Engineer
Thorne, made the run from Bakersfield to
Lathrop (219.70 miles in four hours and
eighteen minutes, an average of 5l.093 miles
an hour, not allowing for stops, being l.. 743
miles an hour faster than the time on the
Chicago and Northwestern.
a slight change IN the narrow-g gauge time
table of the Southern Pacific will 90 into
effect to-day and will continue during the
summer season. The passenger train from
San Francisco at 4:45 o'clock in the after
noon Will run through TO Santa Cruz on
Saturdays and Sundays only. Returning,
this train will leave Santa Cruz on Sunday
and Monday mornings. The change is
made for the accommodation OF business
men and others who are unable to make
the earlier train for Santa Cruz on Saturday
afternoon, and who are DESTROYS OF arriving
in this city early on Monday morning.
The shipments of through freight over
land from California by the lines under the
Southern Pacific Company for May and for
the first five months of the year have been !:
The morning call., 1891-06-13
A PUNGENr REPORT.


The report Superintendent SWEET sub
mitted to the Board of School Directors
Wednesday evening is suggestive reading.
1t lets considerable light upon methods
by which the School Fund has been eX-
hausted year after year. 1t tells why the
department has not always paid its regular
teachers when their salaries were due. The
money tie public had entrusted to the
board to pay them with had been devoted
to the support of an insolyent private
school. The transfer of this inS0lvent
school to the city was given a legal coloring
by a fraud. The course Of study that was
agreed upon to get the school within the
provisions of the school law was never
adopted Mr.. SWEET says that this course
Of study was only legal blind. The st
Of the school last year was 500 700, the num-
Der of pupils being Do There were in adj
dition twenty-five special pupils who only
took lessons in drawing and art work.
Leaving out these twenty-five, who were in
no sense puhlc-scho0l pupils, the cost per
pupil was $50 for tile year. W bile the pub
lie money was thus being thrown into the
Cogswell vortex, the seven or eight hun
dred teachers who are not paid more than
Oue-haif the salaries the C0gswell teach
erS were allowed were made to wait for a
part of tie salaries due them. To cover up
the deficiency the Directors clamored for
more money. Four or five Doodle news
papers Joined in the clam0T. The great
and rich city Of San Francisco was held no
to the worlds scOTn for cheating school
teachers out Of their hard-earned salaries
a gentleman who knows all the ms aud
outs of the School Department declares the
present appropriation amply sufficient. To
use his own expression. the schools could
be magIifcently conducted on the present
per head allowance. There were only
financial crises when money had been mis-
used.
Some of these days light will be let in
upon other departments Of the city govern
ment. The public Will then learn why with
the present high rate of taxation the work
of the several departments is neglected.
Every department has its COgswell school,
some larger, some smaller. The Doodle
newspapers stand between the public and
these frauds, and yocferously demand
more money. Public officials of the charac-
Ter Of the School Directors who manipu-
lITed the Cogsweu School transaction
chatter necessarily about the mischief the
doihr-lmit is doing the city. There are,
perhaps. Taxpayers who, not having ii me
to look beneath the surface of things, would
a general way favor heavier taxation il
il should appear to them the dollar limit
/ does not produce enough. But nine tax.
payers out of ten hold that mOBPy should
he spent more iudiciOusly before the tan
rate is increased. The question next yeal
VIII be, not whether the tax limit shall be
IaIsed, but whether it shall be reduced.