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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-05-16
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

The following changes in our
State constitutions, suggested by
the Morristown Republican, are all
needed and meet with our hearty
approval:
"a good deal is being said by the
press of the state relative to a con-
stitutional convention. The move
finds able supporters, and there are
those just rs able who oppose it.
There are palpable errors in our
constitution that need correcting
and other features needing revision.
Our present constitution was draft
ed away back yonder and is entire
ly inadequate to our present needs
and requirements.
To illustrate, take the circuit
Judge of the 4th judicial circuit who
gets salary of $500 per anum,
while the circuit court clerk of
Hamilton county. under him, gets
fees amounting to $1,000. The
governor of the state draws salary
of 1000 while the coal oil inspector
at Nashville, an appOintee, gets In
fees nearly or quite $4,000.
There are other things just as
absurd that need correction, the
leading ones being the following:
| |. Under our present constitu
ton no man who reads a news
paper and forms or expresses ar
opinion with regard to any matter
in litigation is a competent juror
This hinders and delays justice ant
piles up taxes.
9 We have clerks of courts re
ceiving fees amounting to $1,000
while the Judge OF the same ..cOur
gets $4,000.
2. The judges of our supreme
court spend too much time ant
worry travelling between Nashville
Knoxville and Jackson. Being
away from libraries they mus
frequently guess at law, to say no
thing of boarding and travelling ex
penses.
4. The criminal docket of ::eacl
county should be called through a
each term instead of three times {
year.
5. No provision is made 70
gubernatorial succession.
! 6. The constitution should be s.
modifiei as to admit of legislation
that would meet the wants. of tn,
people i'm one section whether tn
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-05-16

other sections wanted IL or not.
7. Many of our interests are
burdened with double taxation.
8. Encouragement should be
given the establishment Of man.
ufactories.
8. The county court ought to be
abolished.
10. There should be provision
by which cities and towns could be
created separate municipalities
from county government, so that
The prejudice existing between
town and county people could be
removed.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-05-16
LINK NouK souEALs.

Nashville, Tenn, May 4.-Local
republican were discussing to-day
remark. said to have been made
by Link Houk in the Maxwell
house rotunda last night 30 the ef-
feet that the calling of two con-
yentions meant defeat for John
Houk and that he intended to wire
him to pull out Of the race. He
favored one convention that to be
held at u late date. His idea
seemed to be that when the repub-
licans of the second district get to:
gether In the county convention
that they would be fully attended
by Judge Gibson's friends and that
endorsements of the latter's candi'
dacy would be adopted by each
county convention, that this COM
ming SO long before the election for
congressman would mean defeat
for John HOuk.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-05-16

OUR friend Bart Lindsay, ex-U
$. district attorney, and present.
candidate for chancellor to sue
ceed Judge Henry r. Gibson. has
been for some time in full pos
sessin and ed torial management
OF the Knoxville Republican, and
while "Bart" always maintaine d
the reputation of an efficient attOr-
ney, we were not aware until now
that he possessed to such a full de-
gree the other taient-that of
-. knowing how to edit so ably first
class paper. The Republican as
now managed is a credit to the
party of which it is loyal support
CITATIONS Athenian.
We always maintain that Mr.
lin 'sey was alright personly, ex-
cept " heH associated with such a
crowd as he has been with for some
time in Knoxville. We never had
any other objection to him except
the company he kept and now that
he has GENE cut "frpm among
Them and is standing upon his
own merits people are beginning to
ma his ability.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-05-16
Waters Tenn.


The people are talking seriously
Of making garden.
Burns and Sons are. doing a live
ly bushes with their single ma
chine.
Mr. John Martin, is expecting to
saw q fine lot of timber here next
summer.
Our Sunday school is progressing
nicely and we are having an inter.
esting prayer meeting.
Mr.. j. w. Burns Is erecting new
barn, which greatly enhances the
beauty and value Of his farm.
Winters, Irritation with spring
being over We can sing with "spiri'
and understanding" "The winter
winds are gone, and the summer
sunshine come"
Mr.. Richard Keeble, an aged
gentleman of this place, departed
this life a short time since. He
had been for many years a consist
ent member of the M. f. Church.
J. G. Waters started out yer.
early last Tuesday morning as I
fortune hunter, taking with hin
a prospectus of "The Kings Han'
Book of V. s." as key to success
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-05-16
ElieIoy Tenn.

As we have not seen anything
from this place for some time, we
thought we would send you , few
dots for we believe that important
things and places should he MOTTO
ed and heard from.
Crops are looking rather bad
owing to the dry weather.
All that is lacking of making a
pike of some of our public roads
is plenty of rock.
Some say that our. old man Jo-
siah means something by fishing
on Sunday in the waters of Crook
ed Creek.
Most of the people of this place
seems to belong to different race
probably the red race as the mea-
sizes are very thick.
1t Is said that our road commits
siOners cannot be blamed
for not having the wild.
est road. Look cut boy, who have
splinters in your hands.
Well! Well! Well!!!
Lookout for the Mountain Gray
Base Ball Club. The club is organ.
lied anew and the following men
play in their respective places
John McCullock Captain and
Catcher; Willie Davis pitcher
Jumbo" Meter, first base; Joe
Latham or A. T. Perry. End base
Robt::Hines, 3rd base; Pat Henry
short istop; Ed Walker, left field
and secretary; Will Mclean cen
ter field; Harvey Hall, right field
The boys lack practice but expec
to play good ball, and are ready t
cross bats with any one team.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-05-16

THE Republican State Execu-
tive G ,mmittee that met in Nash
vile last thursday, did not feel
called upon to give its endorse.
ment t. either HOuk or Gibson.
1t had nd Judicial power over the
question. -CIintOn Gazette.
That.is a fact and neither has
the National committee any Ju-
dicial power over that question.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-05-16
Reliance Tenn,
Mr.. Editor of Maryville TINES.
Health of this neigh bOrhOOd good

Health of this neighborhO0d good.
Farmers are all done blowing
corn.
Twill close for fear this will be
thrown In the waste basket.
Mr.. Davis Mcconnell is visiting
Grassy Creek very regular look out
girls.
We had a refreshing rain last
Thursday which revived every
thing greatly.
I thought few items from this
place would be interesting to tn g
readers Of your paper.
Messrs. Mcconnell, Rusans and
Haskins have been shipping some
fine poplar lumber this week.
Our little town is a lively little
place, we have two stores q post
office and farm residence.
Mr.. w. C. Mcconnell is about
through saving the widow Dunns
timber. He is now thinking OF
moving in to Monroe Co.
Mr.. J. r. Johnson who once was
member of the Mcconnell saw
mill camp has returned from a
twelve days visit in Ill.
Boys of p earidge here is the
place for you to come to hunt you 9
wife, the girls of this place ar,
handy in the house, with the no,
and can plow an oxen.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-05-16

THE Supreme Court, of South
Carolina has decided that the aboli-
ton of the dispensary law places
the State in a position of rigid pro-
hibition, no one being empowered
under the law to grant license.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-05-16

Col. Joseph Moore, of Indianap-
oils, is dead aged, So years. He
planned and constructed
all of the pontoon bridges used by
Sherman on his march to the sea.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-05-16

Gen. Howard has been elected
President OF the National Temper
ance Society to succeed John
Wanuamaker.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-05-16

SENATOR KYLE, of South Da-
kata, is being groomed for the pop
ulist nomination for president.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-05-16
EDITORIAL.

BY all means give Tennessee Il
local option law.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-05-16
REPUBLICAN TICKET.


For CONGRESS,
HENRY R. GIBSON.
For CHANCELLOR
H. B. LINDSAY.
CIRCUIT JUDGE,
S. A. RODGERS.
ATToRNFv GENERAL,
F. ID. OWINGS,
SHERIFF,
SAM WALKER.
COUNTY Court CLERK,
BEN CUNNINGHAM.
TRUSTEE,
A. M. RULE.
CIRCUIT COURT CLERK,
7. c. STANFIELD.
REGISTER,
F. NJ. WEBB.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-03-29
Took Only the Top Rail.

1t was during the year of 81 that
a Virginia farmer complained to Col.
Webster that the soldiers were destroy
ing his fences.
Col. Webster replied that his men
must have something to burn and sug-
gested that the farmer allow the troops
to remove only the top rails.
This compromise seemed to satisfy
the farmer and he agreed. In a few
weeks, however, he rushed to the col
onel in a great passion.
"See here !" he thundered. "Youl
men have burned up every stick o.
my fencer"
81 am sorry" was the calm reply
but didn't we agree that they
should take only the top rails ?"
awe did; and we have stood by
the agreement. "
"Then how is it my fences are al
gomez"
"You must study that out for your
self" replied the colonel. my mel
have continued to help themselves;
assure you that each time they tool
only the top rail. Boston Budget.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-03-29
The Electric Headlight.

The electric headlight is now used
on manv railroads, and w. B. Sparks,
who is interested in Southern road,
says that his company has found 1t a
very profitable investment. The lights
cost about 1915 each, fixed on the
locomotive, and they cost no more
than the oil light to maintain. The
old headlight would not throw It's
light on a very dark night more than
$50 feet, and it is impossible for an
engineer to slow up his train in that
distance, even with the emergency
brake. Quite an item in the expense
of the road used to be claims for cat
tie killed. During the rainy season
the lands along the line Of the road
become very wet. In places they are
entirely covered with water and the
cattle come upon the track seeking
some dry spot on which to sleep
When the old headlight was in use al
many as thirteen cows have been
killed at one time, and the damage
claims have sometimes amounted tc
over $1,000 per month. Now the
electric light throws its rays from hal
to three-quarters Of mile in front o
the engine; obstructions can be easily
seen at that distance, and some Of th'
engineers insist that switch disk car
be more easily made out by it at night
than in the daytime. The lights,
moreover, do away with switch lights
which is quite saving to roads that
use them to any great extent. Mr.
Sparks says that the engines using tn
electric headlights on his road hav'
never killed cow, and he Is conhden
that the saving in stock claims alOn
Will more than pay for all the head
lights on the road within two years
Chicago Record.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-03-29
Four Outlines.

A mouse saw his shadow on the wall.
Said he 81 am larger than an ele-
phant. / will 80 forth and conquer
the world. At that moment he
espied cat. In the next he had
slipped through hole in the wall.
Every day from the time he was
boy a man walked alone in quiet
place and thought, and he doubted not
it was the same man who had walked
there for so many years, but at length
he came TO know that the same man
had not walked there twice.
Death came to a door and knocked.
Seeing it was Death, they barred the
door, but Death broke down the bars
and e9tered, taking away whom he
would.
Death came to another door and
knocked Seeing it was Death, they
opened wide the door and welcomed
him. At this Death turned his back
and went, saying, WHO desires me,
desire moi"
Two men plowed in field. One
plowed straight, keeping his eyes on
the ground. No weeds grew, and ne
gathered great stores Of corn. When
he died, bis son inherited much land.
He lived in comfort and plowed in his
fathers fields.
The other burrows were not straight.
At times he stopped to listen 10 the
lark or to admire flower that grew
upon weed. He knew the names OF
the plants and their times Of Towering.
He knew the names Of the stars also.
He died owning no goods or lands.
His son inherited his fathers poverty.
The son inherited also his father 8
love Of nature. And he became a
great artist, whose name and fame
spread over two continents.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-03-29
Betrayed by a Thumbnail.

By print of his thumb on a wax
seal, Asa G. Gurney, cashier Of the
money Express Agency, at New
Orleans, has been proven guilty of the
theft of so, 500 from an express safe
sent from New York last October. The
story of the marvellous, painstaking
investigations Of Expert David n.
Calvaho, of New York, is one of the
most extraordinary in the annals OF
criminology.
The express package in question.
containing $4,000, left New York
October Is. 1t reached New Orleans
the evening of October IA. Gurney,
in his official capacity, tore open the
envelope in the presence of another
officer of the company, opened the
safe, glanced at the contents and re-
marked: This package is in-bad
order" He locked up the envelope
in the office safe. He was left alone
in the Office; arrived there late the
following morning, and when the
money was counted the loss was dis
covered
Then began long, searching inves-
tigaton by express company officials.
Every one who had had anything to
do with the safe on the run between
the two cities was hauled up and rig
idly cross-examined. The result was
nothing.
In despair, the officials called in
Mr.. Calvaho, an expert in handwrlt-
ing, to solve the mystery, which
horde of detectives had failed to do.
He directed all his attention to the
envelope containing the safe key, and
which had evidently been opened and
resealed by the thief Upon the mid
die seal was found the faint impress OF
a thumbnail.
Here was what proved the vital clue
on hitherto untried line. The expert
obtained, without explaining his pur-
pose, wax impress Of the thumbnall
of each official who handled the enve-
lope on the eyentful trip. These were
enlarged by photographing, and then
compared with that on the envelope
seal One and only one corresponded
entirely withit. That was the impress
of the thumb nail Of Asa G. Gurney.
This was apparently proof enough
but others were multiplied from 1t.
In four distinct ways the robbery was
fixed upon Gurney from this envelope,
with its wax seals, and the conviction
of the thief, who was hitherto one OF
the company's most trusted employees,
is foregone conclusion.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-03-29

An exchange asks: How many
miles viii the jaws Of gum chewing
girl travel in the course Of year and
then says: Giving her jaw play OF
half an inch, or one inch Of travel for
each chew, thirty cbews a minute,
sixty minutes an hour: ten hours a
day, three hundred and, sixty-hve
days in a year, her jaws will hav .
travelled 6,750,000 inches ora fraction
over l03 miles. This for a small
mouth; the big mouthed girl can
beat that record.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-03-29
A recent dispatch from Charleston

A recent dispatch from Charleston
says:
The Drummer Evangelist, W. ?.
Fife, closed series of gospel meetings
here Friday night, lasting over twelve
days, which in power and far-reachlng
effects have never been equalled here.
In a sense Charleston is not the town
today that it was two weeks ago. The
people as a whole have new thoughts,
new feelings, new purposes and new
aspirations, The number Of converts
cannot now be ascertained, as none
have yet been received into the
churches, but the number will not fall
far short of three thousand. This IN
cludes all classes-old and young, OBJ
scure and prominent people-some OF
them high officials Whole families
have been converted in a lump. The
conversion of the unbelieving has not
been so remarkable as the awakening
among church members. There are
but few nominal Christians or church
members in Charleston now. They are
about all engaged now teaching,
preaching and performing acts OF
charity. All worldly amusements
have been suspended, and nearly
everybody has gone to reading the
Bible. A collection was taken up
Friday night to be devoted to paying
the expenses of Mr.. Flies gospel work
He was presented with the sum OF
81. 300 for twelve days work.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-03-29
Counsel-Your age, gignoria?

Young Lady (bashfully)-oh, |
hardly ike to tell you.
Counsel-Yet must insist on know
ing ii. Pray tell me how old you
were ten years ago.
Young Lady (cheerfully)-oh, %
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-03-29
Origin of Names of the Counties of
West Virginia.

Barbour county was named IN hohoT
of the Barbour family, several mem
bers being distinguished men.
Berkeley, in honor of Governor
Berkeley, of Virginia.
Boone, in honor of Daniel Boone
Braxton, in honor of Carter Braxton
signer of the Declaration of Independ-
ence.
Brooke, in honor of Governor
Brooke, of Virginia.
Cabell, in honor of Governor Will
liam Cabell, of Virginia.
Calhoun, for John c. Calhoun.
Clay, for Henry Clay.
Doddridge, for Philip Doddridge,
an eminent lawyer and Congress
man.
Fayette, for General Lafayette.
Gilmer, for Governor Thomas W.
Gilmer.
Grant, for General I. S. Grant.
Greenbrier received its name from
Greenbrier river, and the river from
the briers which troubled the first
settlers.
Hampshire, from Hampshire, in
England.
Hancock, for John Hancock, signer
of the Declaration of independence.
Hardy, for Samuel Hardy, member
of Congress in 1898.
Harrison, for Governor Benjamin
Harrison, of Virginia, father of Presi-
dent Harrison.
Jackson, for the Jackson family,
several members being distinguished
men.
Jefferson, for Thomas Jefferson.
slgner of the Declaration of Independ-
ence
Kanawha, for an Indian word mean
ing river Of the woods.
Lewis, for Charles Lewis, who was
at the battle of Point Pleasant.
Lincoln for President Lincoln.
Logan, for the Mingo Chief Logan.
Mineral, of recent origin.
Marion, for Gen. Francis Marion.
Marshall, for Chief Justice John
Marshall
Mason, for George Mason.
Mcdowell, for James Mcdowell, Of
Virginia.
Mercer, for Gen. Mercer who fell
at Prince, 1870
MonongaHa, for the river Mononga-
hela
Monroe, for President Monroe.
Morgan, for Daniel Morgan.
Nicholas, for Gov Francis Nicholas,
of Virginia.
Ohio, an Indian term for beautiful
river"
Pendleton, for Edward Pendleton.
Peasants, for Gov James Peasants.
Pocahontas, for Pocahontas, the
Indian princess who saved the life of
Capt. John Smith.
Preston, for Governor James T.
Preston, of Virginia.
Putnam, for General Putnam, OF
the Revolution
Raleigh, for Sir Walter Raleigh.
Randolph, for Edmund Randolph
e1-Attorney General of the United
States.
Richie, for Thomas Ritchie.
Roane, for Judge Roane, member
of Congress.
Tyler, for Governor John Tyler OF
Virginia, father of President Tyler.
Upshur, for Judge A. P. Upshur
Secretary of State under President
Tyler.
Wood, for James Wood, an early
governor of Virginia.
Wayne, for Governor Anthony
Wayne.
Webster, for Daniel Webster
Wetzel, for Lewis Wetzel, a famous
Indian fighter.
Writ, for William Writ, Attorney
General of the United States.
Wyoming, is an Indian name.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-03-29
West Virginia IS Being Converted.

The revival meetings which have
been going on at Lazearville for the
past six or eight weeks closed last
Sabbath night. The meetings were
remarkable in many ways. Two evan
gelists and exhorters of the Free
Methodist denomination, said to be
from about Wheeling, preached after
noon and evening all this time and
succeeded in getting up an old-hme
shouting Methodist revival. The III
terest shown was wonderful. Night
after night the church was crowded,
and night after night toward the lat
ter part of the series Of meetings the
mourners' bench and platform were
crowded with men and women pray
ing loud, crying and shouting. To
such an extent did the excitement at-
feet some of the more nervous of both
men and women that they were COM
pletely overcome with exhaustion, and
on several occasions young women lay
fiat on the platform for hours seeming
" unconscious while a perfect babel
of confusion and noise surrounded
them, and when finally aroused 1t
would be but to scream and cry. The
excitement in the evening usually be-
gan as soon as the sermon was finished
and singing begun and from this time,
about 9 o'clock, sometimes until one
o'clock in the morning, the greatest
excitement prevailed and frequently
some of the mourners would require
to be carried home to come back the
next night and repeat the perform
ance. Even young boys were affected
and would be seen on their knees
crying and praying aloud like their
elders WeHsbtrg Herald
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-03-29

Little Amy-"why do they call
wife the better half, pa ?"
Mr.. Enpeck(savagely) )-"Because
che gets the best Of the bargain, ]
suppose"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-03-29
Senator Blackburn's Conversion.

Senator Joe Blackburn was much
interested in the Moody and Sankey
meetings in Washington City; and Is
credited with having, since then, dis
tributed tracts-beginning with his
brethren of the Senate. The mission
airy spirit is good, and beginning at
Jerusalem" is orthodox. But here Is
what the press reports say, prefaced
by the remark that 1.-THE religion he
got was not very fervent sort, ap-
parently:" :" Senator Blackburn is
very tired. He has been wearied by
the report that he was converted re-
Gently by Messrs. Moody and Sankey,
and by a resulting deluge of letters,
chiefly from constituents, who say
that they hope he has been softened
sufficiently by the outpouring of grace
to loan them few dollars. Some
officious person put in circulation a
report of the Senator's conversion,
coupled with a statement that he had
volunteered to give months salary
to prolong the revival. The publ
cation of this statement brought a
batch of tracts to the Senator's COM
mittee room, and in a playful mood
he caused his secretary to write: Com
pliments of Joseph c. S. Blackburn
upon each one and distributed them
among the Senators. That act now
does not seem as funny as it did; for
noise Of it got into the newspapers,
and the postofice began to rain upon
him the letters which he has found so
wearisome. Today he felt compelled
to make the statement that he had
been misquoted. What he said, he
explained, was that he thought the
Moody and sankey meetings were
doing a great deal of good and that
he would be willing to give them the
unexpended balance Of his months
salary. Which, remarked Senator
George, who was present when the
statement was made, would leave the
preacher and his colleague of the or
gan about 800 in the hole. y
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-03-29

The man who yells lOudest at his
horses is not always the man who
plows the straightest furrow.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-03-29

You may never knock the bulls eye
but that is no good reason why you
should not aim at it.