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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
Financial Item.

"were you bull or bear?" asked an
acquaintance.
Neither; I was an sss."-Texas Stiff
turR
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
No Need to Learn.

II don't want to so to school, sobbed
Walter.
Don't you want to learn to read?"
asked his nurse. What viii you do
when you grow to be man, ii you can't
read?"
"Oh," said the little fellow, you can
read to me just the same. "-Iiarper's
Young People.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
IN THE CHINESE QUARTER.

Mr.. Hunl1ey-Anyone run over, Mr..
Constable?
Officer Schwenmerllel-Dey vos. A
bier wagon yoost ruined ofer rat, unit
dey all wants der liddle feller.--Judge.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
Twice rs Good.

"How did you like my latest contri-
bution?" asked the poet of the editor.
"Twice as we'll as | did the one be-
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
"You measure closely
The Villain Exposed.

Eyes. You see it contained only half
as many stanzas.- ngton Star.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
Can't Have EvcrYthinp
Every. "

SIS your boarding house fashions-
ble?"
Very"
''Do they set a good taD.e?"
''Great Scott, man! do you want the
earth? Didn't tell you it was fashion
able?"-Truth.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
From the German.

go get me some matches" the baror
ordered his valet, land see you try
them, before you bring them. The last
were no good"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
The valet gees and returns.
airs Fish.

"rhey are all good, sir; tried them,
aneru one -
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
Had Thought of 1t.

Getting the home consumption ques-
ton down Pat."-Chicago Mail.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30

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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-10
PAPER MO-, EY.
That Topic Discussed by the Sim
gle Tax League.

SlO l. dA League.
At the single tax meeting last night
II. B. Martin presented a pager on
Paper Money" in which he strongly
advocated the currency of that msdium
and which was dissected and discussed
by j. Ii. Nickel and Ulysses Hertig,
who took the other side of the question.
In the paper Mr.. Martin declared
himself in favor of paper money which
should lie recognized by the govern
ment In payment of taxes. He proceed
ed to set forth that there must be paper
money of some kind used, as there was
not enough gold and silver 10 serve the
purpose, and at present 90 per cent of
the business had to be done on
paper money and the worst and
most dangerous kind of paper
money, that of private banks.
This money he pronounced dangerous
on the ground that it had no suitable
basis, and merely represented the liza
bility of an individual. Paper money,
which was accepted by the government
as legal tender in payment of taxes,
fore substantial basis. If the legal
tender quality of gold and silver were
removed, he said, those metals would
become merely commodities. and would
be accepted only as iron and wheat by
those WHO wished to speculate i'll them
as commodities. Mr.. Nickel spoke at
some length in favor of gold and silver,
employing materially the same argu-
ments as presented III his paper at last
weeks meeting. Mr.. Hertlg, speaking
of paper money, asserted that it was
nothing, and represented nothing. Pa
per money, he said, was nothing more
than so much wind, and had only rep
resentatlve value, while gold and silver
had value in fact.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-10
THE WRESTLING GIRL.
She Does Not Always Come to
BAD End rs Claimed

She Does Not Always Come to a
Bad End, as Claimed.
The whistling girl does not commonly
come to bad end. Quite as often as
any other girl she learns to whistle a
cradle song, low and sweet and charm
ing, to the young voter i'm the cradle,
says Charles Dudley Warner in the
Harper's Magazine. She is a girl of
spirit of independence of character, of
dash and flavor; and as to lips, why,
You must have some sort of presentable
lips to whistle: thin ones will not. The
whlstling girl does not come to a bad
END at all Gf marriage is still con-
sldered good occupatlon). except
cloud may be thrown upon her
eXuberant young life by this rascalIy
prOverb. Even if she walks the lonely
road of life, she has this advantage, that
she can whistle to keep her courage up.
But in larger sense. one that this
practical age can understand. it is not
true that the whistling girl comes to a
bad end. Whistling pays. 1t has brought
her money; it has blown her name about
the listening world. Scarcely has
non-whistling woman been more ia
nous. She has set aside the adage. She
has done so much toward the enamel
patton of her sex from the prejudice
created by an ill-natured proverb which
never had root in fact.
But has the whistling woman come to
stay? is it well for women to whistle?
Are the majority of women likely to be
whlstlers? These are serious questions,
not to be taken up i'm light manner at
the end of grave paper. Will woman
ever learn TO throw stone? There it is:
The future is inscrutablc. We only
know that whereas they did not whistle
with approval, now they do; the preju-
dice of generations gradually meItS
away. And woman'e destiny is not
linked with that of the hen, nor to be
controlled by a proverb-perhaps not by
anything.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-10
HARPEL VS.. HARPEL.
A Divorce Case With Many ''Strik-
inC'' Alterations

"A OlVOrce case w TN many Str1k.
ing" Allegations.
The complaint in the divorce ase of
Selda G. Harpel against Emanuel j.
Harpel, which was filed yesterday, is
about the warmest thing ever deposited
in q district court pigeonhole. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harpel were married at Erie, Pa,
May %. 1887, and lived together until
July z, 1890. They have one child, Dor
ris Nj. Harpel, three years of age.
Mrs. HarpePS story, as recited in her
complaint. is substantially as follows:
About two months after marriage
Harpel began course of harsh and
cruel treatment of his wife and repeat
eddy heat her and called her opprobious
names. On July Is, 1887, he pelted her
with hard green apples, until her body
was full of black and blue spots. One
night in August, 1887, while she was
pregnant, he left her three miles from
home and she had TO walk that distance
through the rain. AS a result of the
exposure she was confined to her bed
for several weeks. When her child was
about to be born Harpel neglected to
procure necessary attendance for her
and left her alone at the most critical
time. He would often tell her that she
twas not fit to live outside of all insane
asylum" and threaten to put her in such
place to get rid of her. He repeatedly
cursed her for not saving wood. The
complaint concludes with the statement
that Mrs. Harpel was healthy, robust
wo man of 147 pounds when She mar
ried the defendent, but now she is in
delicate health and tips the beam at
only 100.
1t will be remembered that an at
1
10 kidnap the Harpel child. who is liv-
ing with her mother in this city. The
woman who attempted the kidnapping
is now awaiting trial in the criminal
court. She is supposed to be hireling
of Mr.. Harpel's.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-10
PISTOL SHOT IN CHURCH.
"A Texans Revolver Went or and
Injured the PASTORS Mother.


''Rev. Thomas Uzzell is shot," was
the substance of a telephone message
received at police headquarters about Z
O'Clock last night, says the Denver
News.
The patrol wagon, with several de-
tectives, was sent to the Peoples tab
ernacle on the dead run. and a great
crowd was found standing outside and
In. In the frontrO of the tabernacle,
which Is used for prayer and class
meetings, all was in cOmmotion. On
the floor In front of the organ great
smears of blood hid the Oilcloth, and it
was evident that somebody was hurt.
Mrs. Mary UZZell, mother of the pastor
OF the tabernacle, it was soon found,
was the one who had been shot, not the
Rev. Mr.. UZZell. A bullet from So
caliber pistol, the property of Jonathan
Drake. had pierced the calf of her lett
leg, infilcting a painful but not serious
wound.
Mrs. UZzell was leading the prayer
meeting Just prior TO the shooting, and
was sitting on stool in front of the or
gan when the flash was seen, ilnme-
dlately followed by loud report. 1t
seemed 10 come from the first row of
chairs to the left, and about ten feet dis
$500 - oiis N'iSiS DIV WRo MID
UZzell fell from the stool to the floor.
wrlthlng in pain, While all was excite
ment in the room, every one rushing
this way and that to escape from the
probable consequences of a second shot.
Ii never came, however. and the crowd
became Quoted down and turned to
render assistance to the injured wo-
man.
Blood was streaming on the floor from
her wound, land she was badly Frustrated
by the sudden shock. Her son, who
was in the main room of the church,
hurried in at the noise and had his
mother conveyed to her home. No. 131
Mary street. Highlands. where Dr. Nc
Neill dressed her wound.
For time nobody seemed to know
from whence the shot came, and much
speculation was INDUCED in. Finally
Jonathan Drake, member of the
church, who lives at No. 1915 Twenty
fourth street, called. upon Mr. UzzeIl
and stated that the shot had come from
his revolver, which had, in some mex
plicable way. exploded in his pocket.
tearing out the lining in its flight He
assured the pastor that it was purely
accidental.
Mr.. Drake was seen by reporter for
the News about II o'clock last night and
told how he came to have the revolver
in his pocket. 1t was one he had in New
Mexico couple of years ago, and when
he came to Denver he had thrown it to
one side, and it became somewhat rusty
Having made up his mind to take a trip
to Iowa, he thought it might be good
plan to take the gun with him. He ac-
cordingly got it out to clean up, and
when he had finished thoughtes sly
placed it in his OvercOat pocket. 1t was
in the pocket when lie put on the coat
to go to church last night. but me didn't
notice it, and was as much surprised as
anybody when it exploded.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-10
BURGLARS Are Busy.

Notwithstanding that the police au-
thorities have observed the reticence
usual IN such matters. it transpires that
the quiet but obtruSive burglar has
been plying his graft" with untiring
persistence ana unfailing success i'm
The various residence localities of the
city OF late, special attention having
been paid to the East side On Jan. "a
the residence of Maj. ii. A. Norton was
entered, and watches aud other articles
TO the value of 500 were taken. and
tour days later Ii. A. Chase, of 200
Fourth street southeast, lost clothing
and jewelry 10 about the same amount
in the same manner. The night follow
ing the Chase burglary. E. III. Long,
who lives block away at 800 Fourth
street southeast, entertained visitors
unawares, and is minus two overcoats
by the occurrence. w. }. Marson. of
sos Eighth street southeast, was also
robbed recently of large quantity of
clothing. W. r. Lake, of 5l4 Seventh
avenue southeast, has also lost
clothing and siIverware, and Rev. G. Ii.
Trobert, of 724 Fifth street south, n
small sum or money. The block at 729
Washington avenue south and Eureka
restaurant were also visited.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-10
A DAM DECISION.
Rights to Mississippi River Water
Determined in Court.


Ex-Judge Young, to whom the final
point in the old case of the st. An
thony Falls Water Power Company
vs.. The City of Minneapolis was
referred, filed his decision yes
terday. This important case was
originally brought by the plaintiff
to restrain the defendant from destroy
ing or interfering with plaintiffs dam
in the Mississippi river, which was con-
structed for the purpose of turning a
portion OF the water from the west to
the east channel of the river. 1t was
charged that the dam interfered with
the flow of water into the pond from
which defendant had for many years
drawn water to operate the machinery
in its power house situated on Henne-
pin island.
The answer of defendant contained
allegations, in the nature of a cross bill.
in Which was set forth rights which de,
PENDANT claimed to have to the main
tenance of a pond along the west bank
of Hennepin island, and demanded re-
lief that plaintiff be restrained from
maintaining its dam.
The answer omitted to set forth the
amount of water which defendant
claimed to he entitled to draw from said
pond. and in the absence of such allega-
ton the trial court omitted to make and
file any findings OF fact in respect to
such matter. The court found, how
ever, that defendant was entitled to
maintain the dam by which said pond
was created, and was also entitled to
have such an amount of water flow into
the pond without interruption by plain
tiff'S dam as would enable defendant to
draw from the pond such quantity of
water as was granted in the deed from
Farnham IL Lovejoy to Cutter, Secolnbe
g. Carpenter in 1865.
The hiding of the trial court was not
satisfactory to the water power COM
pany. and they appealed the case to the
supreme court. That court affirmed
the decision of the lower court, but sent
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-10
Wants Pay for His Hide.

Marcus r. Kecler, the real estate
dealer, and James II. Pottle, the loan
agent. are the plaintiff and the defend
ant, respectively, in law suit began in
the district court yesterday. Mr.. Keller
says Mr.. Pottle was after little of his
hide last December and now he
wants him to pay for it. He
hues for $1,000, which sum
he thinks will only pay for the time lie
lost after being soundly thrashed by
Pottle on Dec. II. The complainant
charges that Pottle ''selzed him by the
throat, shook his fist in his face and
drew chair over his head" Keller
says he was so badly bruised that ne
was unable to attend to his business for
several weeks.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-10
Under the circumstances the jury felt

Under the circumstances the jury felt
the following verdict justified:
I'VE. the jury, find that Walter Nor
ton Emery came TO his death from in
Juries received by fall from window
CT the Minneapolis Exposition building
on the evening of the 5th of September,
1891, said window having been left in a
dangerously unprotected condition"
Before the inquest began, Attorney
w. III. Briggs, who appeared for the
parents of the dead boy, tried TO in
struct his clients to refuse to testify be-
fore the jury. Coroner Byrnes read HIM
a little lecture on the law governing
eoroner'S inQuests, and told him plainly
that if he did not stop trying to hamper
the work of the county officer he would
he barred from the room. He could ask
proper questions of the witnesses if he
chose, but he must remember that he
was allowed to be present only through
the courtesy OF the coroner. Mr.. Briggs
filed the edges OFF his voice and became
docile as q pet lamb. There is little
doubt that suit for damages will be
commenced against the exposition
board.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-10
CONCEALED WEAPONS.
A Case Involving the Guilt of q
Whole Community.


In the days when firearms were part
of the personal outfit considered neces-
sary in certain very youthful and very
active Western towns. one man could
scarcely bear testimony against an
other. in this respect, since all were
alike guilty. The author of the military
experiences entitled. ION the Border
With Crook" speaks of an eccentric
character named Duffield, man who
was one night persuaded, in good
hum0red mood, to produce all the weap-
ons with which he was loaded.
he drew them from the armhOles:Of
his waistcoat, from his boot-legs, from
his hip pockets and the back of his
neck; there they were, eleven weapons,
mostly small Derringers, with one knife.
Comment was useless. for none of those
present thought it was wise to criticise.
The next day, however, Judge Titus
had Duffield arrested and brought be-
fore him Oh the charge of carrying coll
ccaled deadly weapons. The court room
was packed with very orderly crowd,
listening to a long eXOrdium from the
Judge OH the enOrmity of the practice
of carrying concealed deadly weapons.
When this very sensible address was
concluded. he said:
Call the first witness. Call Charles
0. Brown"
Charles o. Brown, under oath. stated
his name, residence and occupation, and
was then directed to show the Judge and
jury how the prisoner had drawn his
revolver the day previously.
well, jedge," said he. 1.-The way he
draWed her was jest this" and. in suit
ing the action to the word, this main
witness for the prosecution drew a csix-
shooter, fully cooked, from the holster
on his hip.
There was ripple of la lighter through
the court room. Every one saw at once
the absurdity of holding one man re-
sponsible for the misdemeanOr of which
a whole community was guilty, and the
trial proceeded no further.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-10
WILL SKATE TOMORROW.
Mccormick and Luhr Will Settle
the American Championship.

Mccormick and Luhr Will Settle
the American Championship.
Tomorrow night Hugh Mccormick
and Fritz Luhr will settle the skating
championship of America on the rink OF
the NOrmanha Skating club, Minnehaha
and Twenty-fifth street. TIE ice is III
the best possible condition now, and is
expected to remain so until tomorrow
night. The races skated tonight will
lie one mile and two miles. They will
be skated with twenty minutes rest be-
tween. Mccormick won the first race,
one OF three miles. week ago last Sun
day. The measure which he took of the
Northwestern man at that time satisfied
him that he will remain the champion
of America without question. Luhr is
equally as confident. notwithstanding
his defeat of week ago. The ice was
in such bad condition at that time that
he was seriously handicapped. He also
thinks that he will stand better chance
of defeating Mccormick in Il shorter
race. Luhr is a fast man for short
distance. The race will begin at $50.
People who may come from st. Paul
should remember that they can get TO
the rink OH the Cedar avenue car.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-10
The Minnesota Loan and Trust Co
Allows 5 per cent interest OH six months
deposits.
DINNER WITH THE VETS.
Annual Meeting and Inspection
of the Soldiers Home.

Annual Meeting and Inspection
of the Soldiers Home.
The board of managers of the soldiers
home held its regular semi-annual
meeting yesterday, and the occasion
was marked in the usual manner by a
general inspection of the institution
and dinner, to which were invited
number of the prominent men of the
state who are interested in Grand Army
matters and the care of the old soldiers.
The following members OF the board
were present:
President, Henry A. Castle; r. r. Hen
derson, Minneapolis; l.. A. Hancock, Red
Wing; William T. Huntington, Redwood
Falls; j. II. Upham, Duluth: j. A. Parshall,
Faribault; l. Ii. B. Beeoe. secretary, st. Paul.
The entire party numbered about
twenty-five. prominent among the guests
beng Dir. }. Ii. Murphy, st. Paul; ex-
Gov. McGill. Postmaster Hale. Building
Inspector HaZen, Col. Z. ID. Parker. st.
Paul; Department Commander &. A. r.
j. ID. Smith, Minneapolis; 5. Ii. Drake,
st. Paul, and Judge Eli Torrance, all
members of the committee Oh soldiers
home appointed by the state encamp-
ment Of the q. a. K.
Upon the arrival of the party tour
was made of the grounds and buildings,
including the hospital which contained
nearly twenty-five of the veterans who
are under treatment for the various ills
which flesh is heir TO, some of a chronic
and others of temporary character.
Upon leaving the hospital, with its I'M
fortunate inmates, the visitors were
shown through the new and more cheer
ful building known as the cottage.
This is three-story brick structure and
when regularly placed in service will
provide sleeping accommodations for
nearly all of the residents at the home.
In it will also be the office of Command
ant Mcmillan. The domestic building,
as it is called. was next visited.
In the spacious and airy dining hall of
the domestic building, after grace had
been said by Chaplain Warden, the
visitors sat down to a substantial and
inviting meal prepared from the stores
of the home and served by Mrs. Nc
MILAN and her daughter, and at the
close of the meal after-dinner speeches
were taken up, Judge Torrance opening
the programme with brief but enter
tanning address.
At the close of his remarks, Capt. 81.
A. Castle called attention to the fact
that yesterday was the eightietn birth
day of Chaplain Horace Warden, and
Col. Drake offered toast to that gen.
tleman, which was drank in cold
water. Chaplain Warden expressed his
thanks in feeling manner. I'M
promptu speeches were made 10y j. ID.
Smith, DR.. j. IL. Murphy. eX-Gov. Me
Gill, Col. Drake and Department Com
mander Parker.
The business meeting of the board
was brief, and very little business of
general public interest was transacted
The report of the commandant showed
that there were in the home 102 inmates,
and that everything was in very salts
factory condition. The contract for
furnishing felt to Ct er the hot water
pipes for the new building was awarded
to the Stahl & Writ Covering company,
the price being 1919.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-10
MATERIAL FOR DAMAGES.
Walter Morton Emery's Death
Due to Exposition Management

Walter Morton Emery's Death
Due to Exposition Management
Negligence.
The death of Walter Morton Emery
occupied the attention of Coroner
Byrnes, a jury and couple of attorneys
all the forenoon. The jury had been
sworn in and had visited the exposition
in the morning. The subject of the
inquest was one of the two boys who
fell from window in the exposition
building on the evening of the 5th of
last September. There was an album
dance of conflicting testimony. One
witness would testify that none but the
two Emery boys and their companion.
Tom Egan, were in the room from
which the boys fell at the time the acct
dent occurred. and another would swear
that there were at least a half
dozen boys there at the same time,
and that all of them were scuf-
fling around and having a general
evidence clear-that the window from
which the boys fell was out of repair.
and that it was held in place insecurity.
The window is one of those that open
from the top. The weight did not work.
1t was let down part way from the top
and held in place by stick under the
sash. the lover end OF which rested on
the floor. The stick taken away, the
window would drop to the level of the
floor. The window was then left open
and unprotected by any sort of screen
or bar. In that position one could walk
out OF it without the slightest him
drance. Some boys had been driven
away from the window in the course of
the evening because they had been
throwing paper and splitting upon the
people passing along beneath. There
was nothing to show that the Emery
boys had been warned away from there.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-10

the case back to have the u Inmate
rights of the parties as to the amount
of water determined. lnasmuch an
Judge Young, who heard the case is
the district court, had retired from the
bench, the case was referred to
him by stipulation. The sole question
to be determined by the referee was the
amount of water the city was entitled
to draw from the pond. The taking of
the testimony was a very difficult task.
as it involved the amount of water that
flows over the dams and the velocity OF
the stream. Hydraulic engineers were
the principal witnesses. After care
fully considering the case. the referee
makes the following conclusion of law:
The average amount of water which
defendant is entitled to draw from the
pond in question, or if the water is sup
pied by the plaintiff in any other way,
will be sc cubic feet per second, or 254
horse power.
This decision is big victory for the
city.