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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-05-25

dressing room which belongs to her
only by courtesy, and for very limited
time. If she is young or dull or totally
without the discipline of constantly
changing circumstances, her mind fails
20 recognize the tenure, and in conse-
quence she sins in an unforgivable man
ner against the laws of courtesy. I'm
less she is very, very dull, she scarcely
commits this sin second time; but il
she Accomplishment should be invented,
for surely none exists, equal to the aw-
full evaporation of her crime. | leave
the suggestion to the many who have
suffered at the hands of this sort OF
woman, and commend her to the class
whose tender mercies are characterized
in the Bible as ''cruel"-N. Y.Sun.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-05-25
INTOLERANT MOTHERS.
Many who VIII Not Share In the Progress
About Them.

Many Who VIII Not Share In the Progress
About Them.
Zone of the signs of the age" says an
observing woman, lis the difficulty
grown daughters find in adapting their
ideas to the intolerance of the mothers
who will not share in the progress
about them. This is especially true
where the daughters do not marry early,
and either remain at home or go out to
pursue some of the many occupations
now open to women. In either OF the
latter cases the home cords are not
much loosened-not nearly so much as
when the daughter establishes herself
by marriage in an independent house,
hold.
1.-THE gap between the mother edu-
Gated twenty-five years ago and the
daughter abreast of these glowing times
is wider than it ever will be again, and
it is a trying one to the filial child,
whose widening reach of things only
increases her sense of what is due to
her mother and eagerness to bring the
well-loved parent within the scope of
the falling blessings. To many women
motherhood brings an autocracy that is
never wholly relinquished; for years her
lightest wish has been the daughters
law, and, if what Thackeray calls the
tyranny of parents is modified in many
instances, in equally as many Others it
painfully exists.
Il have in mind at this moment a
wise, calm, filial woman of thirty-five,
whose capable work in library gives
her widowed and otherwise childless
mother pleasant home, in which, alas!
its provider has no home feeling. All
her plans and ambitions are thwarted,
or, if perforce accepted, it is with scant
grace; her friends are not welcome, her
hobbies are not tolerated, her theories
and principles are not respected. She
is merely to the mother big edition Of
the little girl whom she told to put on
her school frock to-day and tomorrow
her church gown, and whose ungrudg-
ing hospitality she accepts with no
smallest sense of obligations. IN. Y.
Times
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-05-25
IN THE SLEEPING CAR.
The Woman who Forgot Other Travellers
Caused Reflections and suggestions.

The Woman who Forgot Other Travellers
Caused Reflections and suggestions.
Given 4 sleeping car on long route
and ten women in the various compart-
ments who, have been notified by the
porter promptly at seven that the train
will stop at Charleston, or Chicago, or
Denver at eight for breakfast. Each
Immediately rouses herself, rescues her
different belongings from the gulf and
fastens them with difficulty at levels
which are strange to them, seizes her
dressing bag, and goes to the dressing
room to find eight other women gath
cred outside and the door locked, barred
boltcd between them and the tenth one
the woman who forgot Others.
Five minutes is the limit allowed by
Just division and law of equity to each
Of these women in which to wash,
brush, and put up her back hair. They
wait patiently for five minutes, grum-
bling for ten, impatiently for fifteen,
Indignantly for twenty and furiously
for twenty-five. Then there is an eye
conference, then series of knocks
which take on the character of violent
~emonstrance. Thirty minutes-forty
-forty-fve!-the bolt is heard to slide
back. and some one emerges-combed,
rurlcd. brushed, powdered, and but
toncd-a self-satisfied creature who
smiles innocently in the cindery faces
which confront her.
Then is heard a long-drawn sigh of
wondering contempt from the group;
the one nearest the door bows deprecat-
ingly to the others, slips into the dress
ing room. spends her shrunken minutes
as best she may. and energies with
wetted sponge and open bag, to stand
n corner of the passage and finish
the process of making herself unnotice-
able.
Referring to such incidents an indig-
nant woman remarked: Il believe that
any fragrant infraction of the rights of
individuals on the part a woman is gen.
orally 10 be referred to inexperience or
ignorance She finds herself in totally
new position-that is, in possession of a
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-05-25
WALK BY FAITH.
Trust God for the Roadway and Press Di-
rectly Forward.

Trust God for the Roadway and Press De
rectly Forward.
Walking by faith is not so attractive
a mode of spiritual locomotion as walk
ing by sight; but it is the only mode
practicable with the universe as it is,
and Gods grace makes this mode not
merely possibility, but an advan-
tageous possibility. In the natural
world men walk by sight seeing what
is before them and what is on either
side of them; but they do not always
pursue the most direct course as re-
suit of their open vision. That
which they see outside of their path
way often tends to draw them away
from forward movement, so that they
walk in wrong direction because they
are walking by sight On the other
hand, here comes blind man along
city street. He sees nothing, but in
his hand he bears a staff with which he
feels his way just a pace or two in front
of him. BY means of that staff he is
sure of a single step in advance-noth-
ing more. Yet how confidently he
presses forward never swerving to the
right or to the left, but taking each
step firmly as safe and sure, and as the
only step that is either sure or safe.
To the extent of that single
step the roadway is plain to him, and
he trusts its maker as having had
wise plan in its preparing. By his
abiding fairA in the road-maker he
walks even more directly forward than
he might if he saw the other ways that
skirt that roadway. There are trials to
the man who can not see; but there is q
gain to the man who, not seeing, will
walk by faith, and who says, in all sin
cerity:
So l go on not knowing;
would not IL ] might;
Iwould rather walk in the dark with God,
Than go alone in the light;
Than walk alone by sight.
S. S. Times.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-05-25
A DIET OF TONGUES.
Grandfather's story of Xanthus' Famou
Servant and His Two Dinners.

Grandfather's story of Xanthus' Famous
Servant and His Two Dinners.
'Now for the story, grandfather"
said Flossie, as she drew her chair close
to her grandfather's knees. you know
you promised us a brand-new story to-
night if we were good to-day; mamma
will tell you l haven't been at all
naughty this day"
"And ! have not missed a word in any
Of my lessons to-day" chimed in Bob.
Il know grandfather will say that is
good"
Quite right" replied grandfather;
''and now you shall hear the story:
"A philosopher named Xanthus de-
sired to have a feast for some of his
friends, and he ordered his chief servant
provide the best things in the mar
llet.
1.-The servant thereupon brought
great number of tongues, and instructed
the cook to serve them up with differ
ent sauces. When the feast was ready,
the first, second and third courses, the
side dishes and the desserts were all
tongues.
"Nanthus was greatly ennged. Did
/ not order YOU said he, 'to but the best
things the market afforded?
And. replied the servant, have l
not obeyed your orders, Master Nan
thus? Is there anything better than
tongues? Is not the tongue the bond of
civil society, the key of sciences, and the
organ of truth and reason? BY means
of the tongue cities are built, govern
ments established and instructed; with
the tongue men persuade, instruct and
preside in assemblies
Well, then, said Nautilus, thinking
to catch him, this same company will
dine with me tomorrow; and as | wish
to diversity my entertainment, go to
market again and buy the ,rorst things
you can find.
1.-The next day his servant again pro.
vided nothing but tongues
Nautilus, in violent passion, de-
manded an explanation.
Master said the servant. is there
anything worse than tongues? Is not
the tongue the instrument of all strife
and contention, the fomenter of law
suits, and the source of divisions and
wars? Is it not the organ of error, OF
lies, of calumny, of blasphcmy|
"Nanthus said no more. The servant
had convinced him that the tongue,
when used Alright, could be truthfully
| considered the best thing in the world,
and the worst of all things when put to
a wrong use"
That is what | call a capital story"
said Rob, as soon as his grandfather
had finished, ''and would like to KNOW
! the name of that servant"
You have often read his writings,
my boy" said grandfather, for the
servant was none other than Esop, the
renowned writer of fables. He was n
Phrygian by birth, and for many years
a slave Harper Young People.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-05-25
IGNORANCE.
A Travelling Companion That 1t Is Best
to BE Rid OF.

A Travelling Companion That 1t Is Best
to BE Rid OF.
In one place in his Pilgrims Prog
ress" John Bunyan describes a certain
companion who went on the same jour
ney with Christian and Hopeful to the
Celestial City. Here, he says, they
met with very brisk lad that
came out of that country, and his name
was Ignorance" want 10 say few
words about this travelling companion,
who very frequently joins us on our
journey through life. To be sure we
are right when we are wrong; to think
that we know great deal when we
know very little; to take things into
our own hands and drive, when all the
while we should be quiet and should be
taking back seats, are signs that we
are keeping company with this for
ward youth, this brisk lad Ignorance
and that he is influencing us in the
wrong direction.
Some time ago ! went with Bishop
Doane, of Albany, through his Chill
dren's hospital and his st. Agnes
school for girls. We went through the
different wards of his hospital and into
the different school-rooms, and saw all
that was to be seen. One thing struck
me as looked through the building.
and l made note of it. Over the east
end of the great school-room of st. Ag-
nes' hall at Albany are these words
from the great English statesman, Mr..
Gladstone:
DUTY is power which rises with us
in the morning and goes to rest with us
at night. 1t is the shadow which
cleaves to us, go where we will, and
which never leaves us till we leave the
light of life"
And then / noticed over the stone
fireplace in the same hall these words,
in the Latin, from l Cor. Ill, ID: Gin
igne revelabitur' fire will reveal
it; or, more literally, ''in the fire the
revelation will be made" And some
how | was reminded of this brisk lad"
Ignorance, who joins himself to our
travelling party in the journey of life.
five keep close to onr duties, we will
always Hnu tle SliduoW VI our uulieS
around us, because when we are doing
our duty we are walking in the light.
But when we leave our duty we leave
the light, and when we leave the light
we are in darkness, and there are no
shadows in darkness, because in dark
ness there is no light to cast them.
Let us get rid of Ignorance" as a
travelling companion, because, sooner or
later, Ignorance will betray u.s. and will
leave us in that land where darkness is
and where the light of day never shines.
Christian Union.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-05-25
SPICY GLEANlNGS.

OF the fifty women who are engaged
in active newspaper work in the state
of Michigan, five publish their own
newspapers, independent of any as
sociate.
THE post of house surgeon in the
largest hospital in Adelaide, Australia,
has been given to DR.. Laura Fowler
This has been pretty healthy year for
women in several of the professions.
Miss ALICE RIDEoUT, of San Fran
cisco, has been awarded the contract
for sculptural work on the Woman's
building at the Worlds fair. She pre-
pared the designs some time ago. She
will receive IS, 200
Miss ESTHER c. FRYE has taught a
private school for children in Belfast,
Me-, for thirty years. Her little school
house is described as a quaint, cosy,
old-fashioned place, with the stars and
stripes floating over it.
THE money order department of the
Pittsburgh post office is exclusively in
charge of Miss Mary Steele, and the re-
ceipts. almost s. 100000 last year, mark
it as probably the largest business
handled by any woman in America.
Miss LAURA RoCoRD has been elected
county school superintendent in Keith
county, Neb., against two oppos-
ing men candidates; and Mrs. J. +. Rus
sell, of Topeka, Kan, has succeeded her
husband, recently deceased, as superin.
tendent of the county alms-house.
THE Writers club, which has been
formally opened in London, comes the
nearest to the ideal Of any of the WON.
ems organizations, 1t provides place
where women engaged in literary OF
journalistic work can write in silence,
dine. see the newspapers, and NEE;
their friends.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-05-25
HE HAS A FUTURE.
Boy Who Is Made of the Right STUFF
and Will Win.

1t was a cold morning. The people in
the village We're almost frozen, and at
the little red cottage in the hollow. where
the wind had free sweep across acres of
meadow land and hillside, it was great
deal worse.
But when Ben Preston jumped out of
bed to build the fire for his mother it
was not the cold which worried him
most; it was because he knew that in
the cupboard there was only scanty
provision.
The ladies who brought sewing to his
mother could not come up to the hol-
low in such weather, nor could she cross
these heavy drifts to go To them.
Well" says Ben to himself, as he
danced about to keep his feet from
freezing while the fire burned up, Il
don't see any way but to take the sup
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-05-25
MY IDEAL MAN.

Who staunchly stands on the side of right,
In spite of wrongs tremendous might;
Whose name is untarnished and fair and clean,
Who scorns to stoop to an action mean,
Whose word is as good as a legal note
Who can think and act and speak and vote
Alone il need be with reason clear,
Who is brave and earnest and knows no fear,
And whether his lot be joyous or sad.
And whether his form be richly clad,
Or wrapped in garments soed and torn,
And whether histfelds have rich fruitage borne
Or in disappointment his portion lies,
Candy looks for help to the skies.
VINO gives with a generous, open hand.
To the suffering poor scattered over our land;
Who sets not his affections on party pelf,
Who lives for others and not for self
My boy, would you be that kind of man?
Then all you must do is the best you can.
Jennie H. Reed, in Ohio Farmer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-05-25
FOX LITTLE PEOPLE.
MY IDEALS.


A boy with smile of sunshine bright,
A boy with heart that's happy and light,
With an eye that looks straight into mine,
A boy who ALWAYS stands in line
With his bravest comrades, and does his part,
With ready hands and willing heart:
Who isn't ashamed to kneel and pray,
And doesn't let what people say
Lead him away from the path of right;
Who works and plays with all his might.
A boy whom his teachers can always trust,
Who on the playground is fair and JUST
Whose eyes can fash at an action mean,
Who has honest pride and wouldn't be seen
Taking advantage of one more weak,
Who will always kindly to mother speak.
A boy who would rather starve than steal,
Who would rather be laughed at than to feel
The accusations of conscience loud,
That follow spree with a jolly crowd;
Who isn't afraid to say no with vim,
When black temptations come to him.
Do you think, my boys it can't be done?
Among these virtues is there one.
That can't be yours il you will trys
Work with will and set your mark high.
Do the very best you can,
And some day you'll be my ideal man"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-05-25

edged belief in infinite prog
ress and the ultimate triumph of
good over evil, we shall no more think
of repulsing our fellowmen-even
though they may at sometime have
broken the moral laws which we re-
spect-than of refusing the s,-vice OF
river in turning the wheels of mills
and factories because it once overlooked
its banks and devastated the country.
1.-The desire of power in excess" says
the wise Bacon, "'aused the angels to
fall; the desire of knowledge in excess
caused many to fall; but in charity
there is no excess, neither can angel or
man come in danger by it.-Caroline ID.
LeRow, in Chicago Advance.
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port OF the family on myself for few
days. can't do much, but maybe l
can helpa bit. I'll try, that's what"
And he drew himself up, looking very
manly and strong.
When the little breakfast Was eaten-.-
1t was nothing but corn CAKES with but |
ter, and milk to drink--as they had a
cow-B- n carried in a load of wood and
a pail of water, and then began to but.
ton Up his coat.
Not going out, Benz asked his
mother.
Eyes, mother. I'm gong to look for
job in the village"
But Ben, you'll be almost frozen"
Think not mother. am strong as
young horse, and it's fine morning
for sweeping sidewalks and crossings,
you know. I'll just shoulder my shovel
and see if can't bring back something
to fill up that cupboard"
You're good boy, Bcn," said the
widow, with deep sigh and a smile at
his bright face.
Ought to be. Got a good mother,
you know" responded Ben. And then,
putting on his old hat, he darted into
the shed for his snow shovel and was
off, plunging through the drifts as if it
was first-rate fun.
He had no overcoat and his hands
were hardly covered by the old mittens,
but he put first one hand, then the
other, in his pocket to warm them and
trudged along with CHEEKY whistle,
never minding the cold
When he got to the village he stopped
just before DR.. Hutchin's big house.
The doctor was just opening the shut
tiers and Ben hailed him: Good morn
ing, doctor; don't you want your walk
cleared otf?"
"Well, might" responded the doc,
tor. think you're heavy enough for
the job?"
Just you try me-" said Ben, begin.
ming to dig away at the piled up snow.
'All right, sonny. Make good job
of it and I'll give you quarter" And
with that the doctor went into the
house. Ben worked and tugged, and in
half an hour he had that sidewalk well
shoveled off. Then he raped at the
door and received his quarter from the
doctors wife.
''Well, that's a beginning" said he,
and trudged on, stopping where he saw
a good chance for a job, and in most
cases getting it.
Two or three times he was hailed by
boys going down to the dam to skate
and asked to go with them, but his only
answer was to shake his head and pitch
into the drifts with renewed energy.
When noon came he had dollar and
a quarter.
Pretty well for one half day said
he. Guess we can live while the snow
lasts, if mother don't sew any"
He ran around the corner to Balzer's
grocery and boughta loaf of bread, hal
a pound of cheese, some tea, sugar anC
several other little necessaries, and still
had little left. He borrowed a baske'
from Mr.. Balzer, put his packages into
it, dashed out and stepped into thu
butchers to buy a juicy steak. Ther
he took the road to the hollow again
And tell you his mothers bright face
when he ran into the house with hi
well-laden basket well repaid him fol
the cold mornings work.
what should l do without my good
brave boy?" she exclaimed as he TOLD
her his little story. Ben laughed ant
said: "Oh, that is nothing" He wa
} very proud of her praise.
That boy has a futurc.--Our Dum1
Animals.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-05-25
SPEAR POINTS.
Bright Bits of Truth Gathered From the
Rams Horn.


Our only real possessions are the
blessings God gives us.
There is often more religion in
smile than there is in tear.
The man who does all his praying on
his knees dosen't pray enough,
God don't care how weak man may
be in the legs if he is only strong in the
heart.
The man who does not hate the APP
pearances of sin is very apt to be in love
with real sin.
Nothing enriches the world more than
Gods thoughts wrought out in the lives
of men.
1t never helps the Lord any for man
to go to Dragging about what big sim
ner he used to be.
The devil has never been able 10 ma Ike
prison strong enough to hold the man
who is true to God.
Shutting the closet door and fasten-
ing it on the inside is a sure way OF
getting away from the devil
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-05-25
THE SHAvlNG-SHOP.
What Happened to Miss Rogers Dog When
He Visited the Young BARRIERS.

What Happened to Miss Rogers Dog When
He Visited the Young BARRIERS.
A little colored boy lives near us. His
name is Ebenezer Guy Spratt, and we
all call him Ebon for short. Papa says
it's a good name for him.
His father owns a shaving-shop and
it has great big stick painted all colors
outside the door. He cuts my hair and
my papas whiskers, and when I'm big
I'm going to let him cut my whiskers.
Ebon is very good boy, and comes
over to our house to play with me. He's
better than / am, cause sometimes
get mad; but guess his mother thinks
I'm pretty good, for she always let's him
come.
Sometimes we quarrel. The other day
l said: Lets play we had a shaving
shop like your fathers and you and me
can be the shavers.'
He laughed so hard he had to roll
around on the grass and kick up his heels
and when | didn't like being laughed
at, he said: "'Taint shaving-shop;
it's barber-shop. But you're a little
Teller, and don't know any better, l
'spose."
That made me mad, so l said ''If
I'm little Teller you're one, too, Ebon
Spratt You're biggern me up and
down, but I'm lots bigger sideways than
you are-so."
BY and by l got over being mad
enough so that we could play, but |
said should call it shaving-shop and
he could call it barber-shop, and
when my papa got home | was going to
| ask him.
We got chair, and Ann let us take
an old apron to put over the people
who came to get their hair cut, and |
got pair of scissors and cup of soap
and water and then we didn't have
anybody to shave; but just as | was
| going to let Ebon try me, Miss Rogers
dog came in.
Miss Rogers is visiting next door, and
her dog is al title bit of thing, and all
covered with hair His bang is so long
his eyes are most covered up.
''Oh N.Y." says Ebon, there's gem.
perlum that needs it bad! walk right
in, sah glad to see you's feelin' SC
we'll"
And doggy wagged his tail and was
| just as good as could be, and he cut his
bang beautiful, and then said to Ebon
Lets cut his hair all off, he must bt
awful warm. feel lots better wher
| mine is cut" So we did.
Somehow he looked funnier when ht
was all done than he did with his hail
on, and we thought he looked queel
then.
Miss Bogers came in with him right
after supper.
Look at the poor little darling." my
papa got to coughing like anything anC
had to go out of the room, and mamma
said to Fred: GO quick and get your
father some water"
My mamma was real nice to Miss
Rogers, and got her to feeling some bet
ter. but she talked good deal to me
that night.
Cause the dog wasn't mine, she said
hadn't any right to touch him unless
asked Miss Rogers. | said it didn't
seem as if dog was like things that be
long if people, if he didn't care and
didn't hurt him l thought it was al
right, but | wouldn't do anything lik,
that again.
| had to go over and 'pologize to Mis-
Rogers this morning, but l forgot to ash
papa about Ebon's fathers shop. an
pretty sure it's shaving-shop though
Isabel l.. Goodhue, in Youths Com
paniOn.