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The times., 1897-09-28
The American sympathy weed.


Sometimes We are afraid that American
sympathy is a weed that grows Ike
Jonah's gourd until it is q big tree in
shout a week; after which 1t shrivels 10
the dimensions OF the tootHpi,k OF COM
Ineroe 10 about the as5He time again.
where is the gallant Cuban general,
Rus Rivera, about wnon the American
people ard their Senate made such fuss
few short months ago. If tie has not
been murdered III prison he is there yet.
What has become of the poor gin. Ivan
Felina COssio y CiSner os, concerning
whom the women of this nation got up in
arms several weeks ago; in whose behalf
they memoriaIized the Queen Of Spain.
the Pope. and appealed to the Christian
End humanitarian sentiments of tie old
aad new worlds? The unhappy gin stan
is in tie foul Jail for prostitutes, where
she was before ali this happened
American sympathy is emotionaHy noble
and generous, but 1t lacks persistency and
ugly determination II allows itself 60 be
fiownec down and frozen out by the
Rl3nGiEe-heared ofnclaIisn that secretly
has been in alliance with Spain and
Weyler in bis war against hospitals and
helpless women and girls, since this
country. 20 its eternal sorrow, put Cleye-
land in the White House Ia 1898.
The times., 1897-09-28
MCKINLEY IN GOOD HEALTH.
The President Enjoying Himself
at North Adams

North Adams, Mass, Sept. 27.-W ':ile
out driving this forenoon an acciGent hap
pcned t0 the team driven by W B. Plupket6
in Ad0ms President Mckinley and Miss
Grace Mckinley were in the carriage a6
the time. As the party were neaTIhg the
Plunkett residence the collar strap OF one
Of the horses broke. letting down the collar
and causing the animal TO fall. The oCaer
horse became frightened and showed n Gis-
position TO run, but was promptly check
ed by the driver. Mr. Mckinley stepped
out, another carriage was sent for, and the
drive was continued.
1T might have been serious accident,
but 1t vas not" said the President.
The President is looking the picture of
health. Berh shire air agrees with him
Notwithstanding the wind, W hich was
blowing strong breeze, the President was
outdoors 4 large share of the morning.
This morning Attorney General McKen-
ma and Mrs Plunkett were out on their
wheels for an hour. The Attorney Gen
eral looks in much better health than
when he arrived. 1t is said the Presi-
dent desires 60 prolong his stay in this
vicinity as long as he can. He had planned
to make a trip to Wllliamstown this morn
ing, hut the trip was given up because
of the decidedly strong breeze.
Mrs. Mckinley was not very well this
moTning, being indisposed from slight
cold. Tom orrow tie President will be
driven III a tally-hoto wilIiamstown where
a reception will be held either at the
house OF President Carter or the college
gymnasium
The times., 1897-09-28
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2s, 1897.
4 question Of the Conventions.

\ Question Of the Conventions
There are certain conventions observed
among gentlemen which are not Of the
kind called by State or other committees
for the purpose OF adopting platforms or
nominating candidates. The latter fouu
the sorU familiar to politicians who, we
are sorry TO say, are often guilty OF in
fraction OF ignorance Of the other brand.
Considering that in good Republican
eyes Mr. Bryan Is ah anarchist and Mr.
NcEiEiey 3 partisan bird OF paradise. in
oadiHg all that is good and seemly if
not holy, it ia just little strange that
this lost and anarchistic one shunld have
shown the grace. modesty and coed man
rers to decline 20 interfere ia the local
affairs OF Greater New York. His great
rival, tie Republican President or the
country, not only has intenered there,
but Has dropped his whole Administration
into the situation as a hattering ram.
II IS a pity that Nlr. Mckinley, in this
instance, could not profit by good e1
ample. Comparisons may be odious, but
popular deductions are not 10 be escaped.
The times., 1897-09-28
There are 50 many evidencesof McKi

There are so many eyidencesof Mckinley
to hear people eXclain, Everything has
gone up except wages!'' In Washington
there is superior grad eof Kerosene which
for several years grocers have sold at fiji
teen cents per gallon. Ten days ago the
retail price OF this articIe Jumped 10 twenty
cents. and dealers declare that they DO
not make as much on it as they did when
they could afford to sell 1t at the old fig
IRE. What can this mean? Is Mr. Rookie.
felier getting ready to raise the pay of his
employees 81 per ceut.
The times., 1897-09-28
81 ALcKinler.s Hnmnnitr.

President Mckinley is a kind man, as
we ali know. and an extremely tactful
man, and his opinions on all subjects are
expressed with the greatest ease and
Felicity, but isn't it about time that Ger
tain ooutenPorar new spapers should cease
20 declahn 50 dcliriously over his most
commonplace words? Let the President
remark tnat it is 3 fine day, aud q dozen
small journals Immediately get out their
weather report and extol the Presidents
superior acnmen. Let him kiss his niece
scaGby, and editors hasten to make that
incident the text for comments on his de-
lightfui domestic relations. The other
day Mr. Mckinley said some nice things
about tn" American home that it was
tie tulvark of the republic, or something
'lAe that things which every tin whistle
politician IN the country has said
when his throat was getting dry
ana he wanted the crowd to cGeer
and give him a chance to take
dsiak ard mushroom-like editorials i'm
mediateiy appeared sa ying how beautiful
it was of Mr. Mckinley to say that the
American home was a bulwark Of the
republic, and what a particularly fine
President he was on that account.
Really, IL tLis sort of thing were not
So conieal it would be tiresomc. The
rl,,,.s lone r.,,.,at ,a+ ,,r or cit ,l,,yc or
warIa himself at the fire, or take walk
in the woods, without having some zeal.
Gus adoIer call attention to the particu
IarlY excellent and thoroughly American
way in which he does these things OF
course the President is an American, he
Couldn't occupy his present position If be
were Boosian, Frenchman, Turk or
Proosian, and he cannot help being an
American, even If he wants TO; he was
bonn that way. So why make SO much
OF it7 lie cannot live without eating
ais meals and going TO sleep, and occupy
ing himself in various other ways proper
to bis station. 80 why make SO much OF
that? Ii lie were to go flying up in
The air, now, or walk on has hands, that
would be remarkable, though not very
sensible. bat it would not have anything
to do with his being President. The only
things really significant in his career are
his of1cal aclS. ana if these show hin.
to he a true American, lover of free
dom aud free institutions, let him be
extolled as such, hut for the love of con.
sislency let US not consider it exlraor-
binary that he walks and talks and be-
hares as other people do. or these for
eigncrs. Of whose opinions some of US are
90 mucn afraid, and who have, of course,
nothing to do but to watch US in all cur
movements, viii conclude that Mr.. Nc
kinley Is an exceptional being, and that
as a rule Americans act like crazy people
wnen tbey are elevated to high positions.
The times., 1897-09-28

The fact that some OF the crew Of the
Inflated German torpedo boat commanded
by the young Duke of Mecklenberg- schwer-
for the v"sseI was gone to SIX permission to
save themselves, and died because they
could not obtain that permission, is being
referred to az an example of heroic brav.
cry. II does not appear to have occurred
to any one that It might as well be cited
as a particular and shining example uf
fooIishness.
The times., 1897-09-28
Interstate Fair at trenton.

Trenton, N. j., Sept 27.-The great in
tcrstate fair opened its gates today for its
tenth annual carnival. The drovesof sheep
hogs, horses, cattle and the thousand and
one exhibits We're all placed this morning
The crowd began To arrive at noon, and
ey erything was prepared for their accom-
modation, convenience and entertainment.
Today the wheelmen held sway, and for
bicycle riders and those interested in the
sport thare We're d host OF attractions.
The times., 1897-09-28
Mems Improved
UnlauDdered Shirts,
soc. each.
S2.05 the Half DoZ.

This Shirt is unequaled at
the price and is undoubtedly
the best value we have ever
offered In Unlaundered
Shirts.
Wamsutta muslin 3-ply
all-linen bosom and wrist
bands = extra full in the
body = SO inches long =
double felled seams-patent
faclngs and gussets-patent
neckband to keep collar but
ton from rubbing neck
sizes IA to I8-four sleeve
lengths (31 to "a inches, in
clusive) e)-open back only
proportions aad fit perfect.
5oc.-6 for sos.
To obtain length of sleeve
required measure from CEN
ter of yoke to extremity of
wristband.
The times., 1897-09-28

bury does not desire to dodge out Of the
seal Conference as long as it can be con.
fined TO Great Britain and Canada repre-
senting two interests. and the American
Government one. That would be wo to
one shot for Lord Salisbury. The admission
Of Russia and Japan might change tho
balance of power
The times., 1897-09-28
A Big Indemnity Demanded

London, Sept. GA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Cape Town says it is
rumored in Johannesburg that the British
South African Company has demand ded
f3, 900, 900 indemnity from the govern
ment OF the Transvaal for inciting the
natives of Matabeleland to revolt against
the company, and for supplying them with
rifles.
The times., 1897-09-28
A Y0UxG GIRL SHOOTS HERSELF.
Pretty Elsie Adams, Aged 10, Ends
Her Life.

wilk esbarre, Pa , Sept 27.-Elsie Adams,
aged nineteen, was found lying across the
bed in her sisters house at noon today,
having shot herself through the heart.
Her clothing was disarr anged, and the waist
open. The weapon was foun d on the floor
near the bed It had one chamber mpty.
The girl was OF attractive figure and
face She had threatened suicide be
fore, and about a week ago bought a
bottle of laudanum. She fled to Virginia
two weeks ago, for fear of being called on
TO testify in an abortion case. but her sis
ter, Mrs. Edward Sales, brought her back.
The police are inclined to entertain the
theory of murder, but there seems to be no
foun .latiOn for 1t.
The times., 1897-09-28
Steamship Cuts Whale in Two

New York, Sept. 27.-.Capt. Boyce, of the
steamship Yumuri, in port this morning
from Havana, says that while his vessel
was ploughing through the waters off Hat
teras yesterday a large whale was OBJ
ser"ed directly ahead. Capt Boyce kept
to his cCurse. expecting the whale to sheer
off Ia the side. 1t did not, however, and
the sharp steel sheathed Prov Of the
Yunuri struck the whale square in the
center and cut it in two.
The times., 1897-09-28
Glory to Boston.

IL State Department gossip is reliable,
ing AL about Gen. Woodford's mission and
instructions at the explicit request of
Spain Mr.. Mckinley is all right: it is
the wicked partner. We have been
begging him to dissolve that firm ever since
the fourth Of March
The times., 1897-09-28
Bic Price on Morales, Head

San Francisco, Sept. 81 Thelatest news
from Guatemala received in this city states
that a price of S1oo, coo has been placed
on the heads OF PIospero Morales, tue
revolutionary leader, and his aid Manuel
Fuentes. 1t is also stated that an .uer
to this effect has been promulgated by
President Barrios.
The times., 1897-09-28
GAIN a FORTUNE.
Successful Contest of Al VIII by Dis
iohe rited Relatives.

Reading, Pa, Sept 27.-Mrs. John j.
BrUphy and james Dcviin, of this city, heirs
of the late Patrick Devlin, of Pittsburg,
have been notified by ttcir attorneys that
the will made by DevIin is about to be set
aside, and that they will inherit portion
of his fortune, estimated at 100000.
Devlin was never married, but had a
h0usekeeper. A short time before he died
he made a VIII, bequeathing all Of his es-
tate, save $500, to the Catholic Orpnans'
Home ~ Pfttsburg The $500 was given
to the housekeeper His heirs filed a
cdveat against the probating Of the VIII
The times., 1897-09-28

First Assistant Postmaster General Heath
is back from a weeks trip i'll Indiana and
q stop Of day in Ohio. lie comes back
to Washington carrying with him all sorts
and Conditions of rGse-colored views about
the election In Ohio and predictions with
out end pointing to Republican success.
The Republican party is moving on to
one of its old time Victories said he.
Il would not be surprised to see the ma.
iority in November excel anything the
State has yet done IL these so-called off
years. The majority will be anywhere
between 10000 and $4,000.
There can be absolutely no doubt about
toe election of the State ticket and the
Legislative ticket, which will insure the
return Of Mt. Hanna to the Senate. The
people have forgotten ali about free silver
and the Democrats even are endeavoring to
ignore the subject In the campaign.
You cannot talk free silver to the peo-
pie there when agricultural products are
bringing big price, when the SHOPS are
running full time for the first time III
several years, aud when all the idle men
can secure work.
There is the evidences Of returned pros
perity on every side ia the West. These
ale Republican days, and the Republican
voters will Dc abroad in the land in No
vembtr."
The times., 1897-09-28
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Ex Congressman John A. Caldwell, OF
Cincinnati, is in town for a few j ays, and
is here, he says, on purely private business
Judge Caldwell is one of the old-tinfe For
aker men OF Cincinnati, and was formerly
politician every day in the week. Quite
recently he conclud ed term as mayor OF
the city, and is now practicing law
When asked what the Outlook was in
Ohio udge Caldwell became unusually
reticent. Is was new role for him, and
his reticence meant vastly more than out
spoken words.
Il have resumed the practice OF nay pro-
fession and expect to continue at that,
said he. When | retlr red from the mayoralty
OF Cincinnati / laid down official life and
10 not expect to take 1T up again. l have
paid no attention to politics, and do not
know what is going on iii the State =
So many reports have come East about
Hamilton county That what man Ike
Judge Caldwell might say would throw light
OH the situation there. II really can say
nothing about Hamilton county," he OBJ
served. in reply to a question. ''As
have said, l am actively In the practice
OF the law and have not talked with any
OF the politicians, SO | do not know
enough to be able to talk intelligently
There is a good deal of interest Icing
u.anifested, and 10th the Republicans and
the Democrats are claiming the city and
county, but / do not pretend to know
anything about it,
The times., 1897-09-28
Mastodon's Bones Discovered

Lexington, KY, Sept. 27.-While ex-
cayatlng for a pond oil the farm of L. "
Fark1ess, near Doperaii, this county, to-
day, workinen discovered the bones OF a
niastodon- The skull is nearly three feet
in diamc.crandtheoth other honesin proportion.
The times., 1897-09-28
Kaiser aud Bismarck ReconeiIed

London, Sept. THE Hamburger Mach
richren today says Emperor william SeIe
gra phel con era tuia tions o P rince Bismarck
Upon the occa sion of the launching OF the
new German cruiser, Fuerst Bismarck, at
Kiel, on Saturday last.
The times., 1897-09-28
Grlef KiIIs Dlspntcher C,connor.

Valparaiso, Ind., Sept. 27.-The funeral
of Fred O'Connor, h train dispatcher at
Fort Wayne, who was responsible for the
Colehour wreck during the Worlds Fair,
when fifteen lives were lost, was held here
YESTERDAY. O'C1nnor left the dispa tcher's
office imme,iia tely after the wreck, and
died in New Mexico from broken heart.
Z he Pennsylvania Railroad Company ran
specia, trains from Fort Wayne and Chi
cago for the funeral.
The times., 1897-09-28
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The times., 1897-09-28

Charlotte Bronte's S Works,
Cloth. 6 volumes.
Sl.50 the set
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Scott s Novels,

Complete. Cloth IL volumes.
So. 90 the set
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Macaulev S England,

Complete. Imitation half calf. Large
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81. so the set
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Macauley's England,
Complete. Cloth limo. volumes.
75c the set
The times., 1897-09-28

The dispat tch fram Ohio announcing that
The President intends To appoint Hon : ohm
Little, of Xenia, that State, as a member
Of the supreme court upon the retirement
of Justice Field, is slot believed by those
who know Afr. Little. Mr.. Little is "a most
estinable citizen and jealous Republican,
but lie is not mdu of such re puta ton a.
jurisf as would lead the President TO
select him as member Of the highest
court in the land.
For several years past Mr. Little has
lived quietly in his home town practicing
his profession with eminent success. He at
one time aspired to public life and was
nominated by the Republicans for Congress-
His county was in the district with But
Ter, and Hon. James f. Campbell, after
wards governor, was pitted against him.
The campaign W as a lnemora bic one, with
the chances in favor Of the Republicans.
Air. Little was only nominated after a
hard fight, but the other candidates turned
in to help puIl down a Republican victory.
Campbell always was u good mixer, and
an expert at the handshaking business. He
WAS up early and late travelling all over the
district making speeches. attending church
sociais, county fairs, kissing the babies and
jollying the noJhers.
Little found it difficult to keep up with
the pace Campbell set. He was one OF
The times., 1897-09-28

Macauley's Speeches,
Cloth. volumes.
SOC the set
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Cnoner's Sea Tales

Wave eXtant. volumes Cloth. I2mn
75c the set
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Cooper.

Cooper,
Complete. l6 -olames- Cloth binding.
So. SO the set
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> volumes, as follows: White Company
Micah ClarSe-Sign of the Four-Beyond
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These books cannot be
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ago at a similar sale of
Books warrants us in adj
vising you to secure what
you wish from this lot with
out delay.
Basement.
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Complete. Imitation half calf Illus
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umes.
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Complete Library edition. Gilt top. II.
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$3.50 the set
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plete. . volumes. Illustrated. Large
and clear type. Bound in Imitation half
calf.
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$500 the set.
The times., 1897-09-28
A Second
Special Sale of
Books in Sets

We have purchased the
entire stock of standard sets
of a well-known New York
jobber, and, of course, Sc
cured them at a very low
price. Today they are on
sale at probably the lowest
prices ever named for books
of like character. There
are seventeen hundred in
the mostly in complete
sets, comprising the worlds
best writer's, and they will
be sold only by the set as
follows
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Dickens,

Complete. 10 volumes. Bound in linen
cloth.
$3.50 the set
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First floor.
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binding
50. so the set
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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-06-05
The Meste. Newcomer Dry Goods
ACCOMPANY.

When our country disbanded her
armies, God still needed men en-
listed under the "Banner of the
Cross" and who better than you
who have gone through the horrors
of war can realize the necessity Of
preserving our nation in the times
Of peace. For as sure as there is a
just God above us, every vicious
legislation and unrighteous institu-
ton, unless crushed incipency,
must be rooted out in fire and blood
amidst the crash of civil conflict.
Are we not already alarmed at
the open and shameless corruption
in our body polite? Is not legisla-
ton daily bought and sold like SO
many bales of cotton.
Does not foreign capital already
own our railroads and control our
great corporations Foreign capital
holds a mortgage on millions upon
millions of acres of our most fertile
lands, but worst of all foreign CAPT
tai lies back of the saloon power.
This colossal engine of deadly dia-
b 'ism annually destroys more lif,
and property than was destroyed
during any one year of the civil
war and yearly turns over one bill
lion and five hundred million dol
lars into the ,offers of Christless
foreign syndicate. Oh, veterans, we
we have had enough of war. We
must love our country better than
silver and gold, if we preserve our
civil liberties. Our ballot must be
a sacred thing and our lawmakers
must be men of clean hearts and
uquestioned integrity, if we secure
to our children a heritage of peace
and national prosperity. Veterans
and all who hear me tell your sons
the story of the civil war, what you
and the nation suffered, then teach
them that the first vote they cast
shall be a patriots vote. A vote OF
conscience. Teach them that the
ballot is priceless thing and who
ever trafiics in franchises, is a Com.
mon enemy to his country. In
ancient times "to be Roman was
greater than king" but we de.
clare to you that, to be an Ameri-
can citizen is greater than to be q
Caesar crowned.
We owe it to the God of our sal
walton who has wonderously shield.
ed US in the DAYS of battle, that we
preserve inviolate the civil and re.
ligious liberties, purchased with
the blood of our fathers, and re.
deemed at the awful sacrifice OF
over million lives of our country.
men, and that we transmit to our
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-06-05
BY REV. |. S. FULLER.
Memorial Sermon is Preached
at the NJ { Church
Church Stands as Christ's Recruiting
Officer.
Many of the Old Veterans Join His
Army

Sunday was a day that will long
be remembered by the union veter-
ans who reside in the vicinity of
Maryville. The annual memorial
sermon was preached by Rev. l.. S
Fuller, pastor of the M. E. Church,
Early 10 The morning the veterans
and their friends began 10 arrive
from the surrounding country and
by the hour for preaching the large
church was crowded. veterans, to
the number Of about one hundred,
met at the court house and march
ed to the church in body.
Mr.. Fuller took for his text the
eth verse of the 10th Psalm: 80
God, the Lord, the strength of my
salvation, Thou hast covered my
head in the day of battle" 1t was a
heart-reaching, soul-stirring SER
mon and made a profound impress
sion upon all who heard it. He
spoke of the God of our salvation,
the God of battle in connection
with our early history, and then
alluded eloquently to the scenes of
our late war,
Veterans of the blue, to-day you
have no fight with the veterans of
the gray. The cause of contention
has long since been removed. AS
citizens you meet daily in the marts
of trade, as neighbOrs you sit at
each others fresides, as Christians
YOU bow at the same alter, and to-
gether mingle your tears at the
graves of your dead. Your sons and
daughters have intermarried and
in hundreds, yes, thousands OF
bright eyed children there runs
with temperate fl)w the blood of
Yaukee Doodle AMI Dixie"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-06-05
Marvellous Results.

A letter written by Rev. j. Gun
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are permitted to make this extract:
az have no hesitation In recomond-
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the results was almost marvellous
the case of my wife. While Ii
was pastor of the Baptist Church
at Rives Janction, she was brought
dow with Pneumonia succeeding
La Grippe. Terrible proxysm of
coughing would last hours with lit
tie interruption and it seemed as iii
the could not survive them A
friend recommended DR.. Kings New
Discovery; it was quck in its work
and highly satisfactory in results
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