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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19
THE YEAR AND THE YEARS.
God Rules Them, Therefore Their
Unity and Significance.

God Rules Them, Therefore Their
Unity and Significance.
That which gives the year unity and
significance is the continuous revela-
ton of Gods nature and designs for
His children which they disclose.
Through times of peace and times OF
war, through long stretches of pros
perity and decades of disaster, through
the great epochs of progress and the
sorrowful epochs of retrogression, the
Divine purpose increasingly unfods it
self For the time is past when any par
tialistic view of Gods government in
the world is possible; as the time is
past when any partialistic view OF His
love is credible. We know to-day that
He loves all races and generations with
a Divine impartiality of affecton-the
Greek as deeply as the jew, the heather
as truly as the Christian. And we know
also that all things come from Him,
and that He is present in sorrow as
readily as in joy, in adversely as in
prosperity. The very sins of men bring
into clear light His memorable right
eousness, and their punishments are
the signs of His love. Whenever men
think, feel and act, they make his
tory, and history is the disclosure of
Gods purpose, because it is the revela-
ton of mans nature and destiny, In
success and failure, in baseness and
nobility, in greatness and meanness,
human character and the issues that
flow from it are disclosed with equal
definiteness; for he who breaks Gods
law makes the law as real and clear as
he who obeys it.
The years are therefore the success
i've chapter in that great book of Reve-
lation which all humanity is uncon-
sciously writing by thought, word or
deed; that spiritual history of the race
which is the key of all other histories,
and without the light of which they are
all misleading and inadequate. Gods
purpose shining through the years gives
them the unity of one sublime move
ment Of life and love and the fathomless
significance of the working out of will
which overlooks no detail and forgets
no life however obscure and insignii.
cant. The years are all divine because
they come from Him. AS one of ouI
poets has written:
A mighty Hand, from an exhaustless Urn
Pours forth the never-endng flood o.
Years,
Among the Nations. How the rushing
Bear all before them! On their foremos
edge,
And there alone, is Life. The Present there
Tosses and foams, and fills the air with roa
OF mingled noises.
Beyond
That belt of darkness, still the Years roll OF
More gently, but with not less might!
sweep.
They gather up again and softly bear
All the sweet lives that late were over
whelmed
/ And lost to sight, all that in them was good
! Noble and truly great, and worthy of love-
, The lives of infants and ingenious youths
| Sages and sanity women who have mad
| Their households happy: all are raised ant
borne
| BY that great current in its onward sweep
Wandering and ripping with caressinl
| waves
Around green islands with the breath
| OF flowers that never wither.
N. Y. Outlook,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19
How to Keep a Meal Hot.

When it is necessary to keep meal
hot for a belatet conner do not set the
plate holding the food in hot oven,
thus discoloring the china as well as
drying the food; instead place the plate
upon the fire over pan of boiling wa
ter, covering the plate with pan that
will just fit over the edge of the plate.
The food will keep hot and there will
be enough steam from the boiling wa
ter in the lower pan to keep the plate
moist and prevent it's contents becom-
ing dried
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19
Latest Jewelry Is Flexible.

Flexibility is the leading characters
tic of all the newest jewelry, many Of
the diamond necklets being decorated
with flexible ends, in the forms of loops
and tassels, carried out entirely in the
same precious stones. diamond
corsage ornament has two flexible ends,
each being a mass of tiny stones, a sort
of diamond rain, dropping downward
from scroll-shaped top, and finished
with two large pearl drops. Many large
pearls appear, too, in the beautiful dia-
mond necklace, which is so contrived
that it can be used when required in
the form of tiara, or even as an orna-
ment for tie bodice.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19

If we are ever in doubt what to do,
it is a good rule to ask ourselves what
we shall wish on the morrow that we
had done. Moreover, the result in the
long run will depend not so much on
some single resolution, or on our ac-
ton in special case, but rather on the
preparation of daily life. Great battles
are really won before they are actually
fought. To control our passions we
must govern our habits, and keep watch
over ourselves in the small details of
everyday life.-Sir John Lubbock.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19
A FEW MEYERS.

Never profess one way and believe
another.
Never expect to do anything without
Gods help.
Never say anything before children
that you do not want them to repeat.
Never pray one way and vote the
other.
Never preach what you do not be-
lleve with all your heart.
Never forget for moment that you
are a servant not a master over Gods
heritage.
Never forget that God requires faith
fulness, not success and obedience, not
sacrifice, in His service. = Chicago
Standard.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19
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INTERIOR ARRANGEMENT.

n will be observed that the peak"
of the roof is south of the center of the
building. both sides of the roof being Of
the same pitch. This causes the roof
OF the north side to run higher than that
of the south side in the place where the
roofs meet, and so enables one to put in
glass below the one roof and above the
other, through which the sun will
stream to the north side of the house
and, killing disease germs by the mil
lion, tone up the system of the pigs and
shotes and so make them thrifty aud
healthful, like those in the south part
of the building.
Where the door opens, an alley should
run through the center of the building,
as shown in the second plan. Thus con-
structed, the central window is just
over the south side of the alley, in con-
sequence of which the sun will shine
over the alley and into the pens north
of it, the opposite pens being lighted
sufficiently by the south window. From
the alley between the feed troughs,
doors, each two feet wide, should open
from the pens into the alley. These
have been omitted by our engraver.
Gates working with lever should also
be suspended above the troughs, to shut
the hogs away while putting in the
feed. E, E, E, E, are the pens for the
pigs, with a trough (A) in each. B is
bin for dry feed. in the middle of the
alley, with slop barrel (not lettered)
on each side, D d are doors opening
from either end of the alley.
If all these details are looked to and
the location of the piggery is high and
dry, the pens being made reasonably
warm, so that close budding Of the
swine is not necessary in order for them
to be comfortable, albeit there is good
ventilation, one will find such building
of great value, not only as winter
house, but also as place in which TO
raise early pigs in spring.
Such are some of the benefits. indi-
rectly speaking, that are to be derived
from the sun, the actnic rays Of which
are one of natures most powerful aids
to good health. In what way, do you
ask? Why. simply for the reason that
they kill disease germs, promote circu-
lation and digestion and. best of all,
have buoyant effect upon the spirits
of both man and beast. We can there
fore do nothing better when construct
ing habtable building of any kind
than to arrange it so that there can
enter an abundance of sunlight. This is
applicable to dwelling-houses, as well
as to farm buildings,-Frederick o. Sib-
ley, in n. Y. Tribune.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19
Value of Grass and Hay.

From recent experiments it appears
that a meadow will yield about four
times as much feed in bulk if made into
hay as it will if pastured, But, as it is
well known that the young, tender
grass of the often cropped pasture is
more nutritious than the older and
tougher hay, it was found by careful
test that the advantage in nutrients,
digestibility and freedom from cost of
harvesting, housing and feeding of pas
tured fields, will nearly balance the
greater yield of hay fields. exceut on
very high priced
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19

which catches down the ruffle on each
side of the front, thus relieving the
white material. The little shoes and
stockings are also of holly-colored silk,
and a baby ribbon of holly is tied in
double rows around the waist.
Ii baby's mamma wishes to make
him very dressy she can make a pillow
case of white nainsook edged with a
hemstitched ruffie, at one end of which
she can fasten spray of holly with
the berries upon it.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19
HELPFUL FARM NOTES,

Do not put all out doors into wheat
because of the promise of the wheat
market.
The future farmer must be educated.
If our boys cannot attend the agricul-
tural college, systematic course of
agricultural reading is possible during
the winter evenings, and the time could
not be better employed.
When grasses are grown and then
pastured or fed to stock during the win
ter, and the manure carefully saved
and returned to the soil, the loss in fer
tility is practically nothing and this is
the ideal manner of keeping up the
farm.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
SANITARY PlGGERY.
Arranged TO Provide Plenty of sum
shine for the Inside

Arranged to Provide Plenty of sun
shine for the Inside.
1t is a noticeable fact thai disease of
all kinds, and cholera in particular, is
most prevalent where the greatest num-
her of hogs are kept. The massing of
those animals together and crowding
them with so carbonaceous food as corn
is an invitation to disease to come and
reap rich harvest; and unless timely
preparations are taken to thwart it, it
is harvest which is very liable to be
gathered, and that successfully, too.
This is especially true where the pig
gerry and its surroundings have become
unSanitary. In such a case disease
germs multiply fast, for disease loves
dark and dampness, which soon tend to
enfeeble the strongest and healthiest
hog and pave the way to the most dire
results.
New, as sunlight is one of the best
germicides known, this, together with
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19

the armholes to the floor. 1t should be
about two yards wide Lay the gathers
in box plaits, with the largest plaits
coming in the middle of the back and
the middle of the front. Sew upon the
yoke and finish in the back with big
bow of black silk ribbon. The sleeves
are gathered at the wrist and finished
with narrow black silk ruffie.
The cap, collar and the mittens are OF
broadcloth. They are made by hand,
the little mitten pattern being obtained
from a measurement of the baby's hands
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19
Delicious Lemon Tapioca.

Two tablespoonful tapioca soaked
over night in half cupful water. Add
half cupful cold water in the morning,
the peeled rind of lemon, and boil I'M
til clear. Then take out the rind, add
the juice of the lemon, teaspoonful
lemon extract, half cupful each of
sugar and boiling water, pinch of salt
and boil. Mold and serve with sugar
and cream
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19
Mirrors Are Not Truthful.

The mirror does not show us as We
really are. No matter how plain face
seems, it is much more beautiful than
it appears in a mirror. No one can as.
sumo a natural expression when look
ing in a glass. The eye must be in a
certain position, and as that organ gov
erns the face only look of attentive
examination is seen. All the other ex-
pressions never appear. 1t is mechan-
ical impossibility for the mirror to
show the exact tone and tint of the eyes
and hair.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19

Cut sufficiency of sweetbreads into
long slices and paint them over with
beaten-upyolk of eggs. Strew each slice
with a seasoning of pepper, salt and
bread crumbs, and fry in butter.
Garnish with crisped butter and thin
rolls of toasted bacon.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19
THE YOUNGEST GUEST.
Pretty Dress for Baby to Wear on
His Company Day.

For the youngest member Of the
family there is pretty design in
French nainsook, all made by hand,
even to the tucks. The only trimming
is hemsttching, which is used very free
ly. There is hemstitching around the
bottom of the skirt, hemsttching on
the shoulder ruffle and the little ruch-
ing around the hands and neck has also
very delicate hemstitching in its de-
sign.
One Of the prettiest features in the
little dress is the holly red rosette
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19
Capacity.

Verify, the immense meanness Of
which men are capable proves their ca
pacity for goodness. Yonder field with
rank weeds overlapping the fences dem
onstrates its fertility.-Rev. S. f.
Young.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19
BOOSTING QUARTERS.
Construct Them so That They Gan BE
Cleaned EasfIy.

There are many ways of construct
ing and placing roosts. The aim should
be to make them comfortable for the
fowls and convenient for the attendant
in handling and cleaning. Place all
roosts back from the windows out of
the way of drafts. They should be low
and of uniform height. Bruising of
feet is frequently caused by fowls
jumping down from high perch. II
arranged one above another, the fowls
will jump from the lowest perch to
the next, and the stronges fowls will
crowd down the weaker ones. The high
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19
WINTER CAP AND COAT
New Design In Knotted Goods foT
Two-N ear-Olds.

One and half yards Of knotted goods
with hairy surface will make very
comfortable coat for two-year-olds to
wear these cold days. If very heavy
goods is selected with a smooth inner
side, the coat need not be lined. Good
quantity comes at Sl.25 per yard, max
ing cheap coat.
This is a pattern which consists or
only three pieces--a front yoke, back
yoke and the skirt of the coat. The
skirt is just long enough to reach from
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19

No one is useless in this world who
lightens the burden of it for anyone
else.-Christian Work.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-19

No man suffers so much from ras-
cality as the rascal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-06
Homes of the Anthracite Miner.

A group Of papers dealing with the
Pennsylvania coal regions appears in
The Century. Jay Hambidge gives IAN
Artists Impression of the Colliery Re-
gion." Mr.. Hambidge SAYS of one Of the
patches" where the miners live: Each
little house. with the boxes, cubby
holes and fences about it. has been built
by the man who lives in it. And he is
a laborer. struggler Tor mere existence,
not delft in tho use Of tools, nor with an
eye for the symmetrical. nor with an
appreciation for anything beyond the
most primal facts Of living. The roofs
Of the buildings slant at all angles,
with no two sides of the same length or
detection. One portion will have caves,
while its companion will scorn the lux.
ury. The same incongruity prevails ev-
erywhere. Some of the small openings
used for windows are high, while Others
are low. Ono door will open IN aud an
other ont. The hinges have evidently
como from tie company scrap pile, and
the staples and laichos and locks from
the same source. Some of the roofs have
shingles, others wcatherboards, while
others are formed Of great pieces Of
rusty sheet irun
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-06
SAFE BEHIND IRON DOORS,
How . Brooklyn Sacrament Service L.
Protected From Thieves.

How q Brooklyn Sacrament Service Is
Protected From Thieves.
1t is generally accepted as a fact that
the most expensive and elaborate taber.
nacle for the services in this country is
that belonging to st. Augustine's
church, Brooklyn. Formed entirely of
gold and silver and studded with pre-
cious stones, it would prove rich haul
for the daring but sacrilegious marauder.
This fact was fullyrappreciated by the
church authorities, who have devised a
plan of protection which is as near per.
feet as can be. 1t is an electric system,
unique and effective, and now when the
congregation arrives the tabernacle Is
in full view, but as soon as the congre.
CATION is dismissed the tabernacle dis
appears completely. apparently without
human aid.
Two great. heavy harveyized iron
doors, which have been covered with
gold leaf, roll forward at the press of
an electric button and completely con-
ceal and protect the costly ohancel.
These folding doors meet in a dome at
the top to afford protection in that direc-
ton. The motion of the doors is slow
and easy, special apparatus being de.
vised for the purpose, the doors moving
on heavy roller bearings. The motion
is impaired to them by. means of q sys-
tenn of gears, actuated by an electric
motor installed directly beneath in the
cellar. In order that no one should have
access to the actuating push buttons
these are placed in regulation fire and
burglar proof vault of massive construc.
tion, the combination to which is
known only to the recter and his asso-
ciates All the wires leading to the mo-
tor from the source of supply are con-
nected at various points to the local po-
lice and burglar alarm service, so that
should any enc tamper with the wires
notification would be given Immediate
ly. The safe doors are SO constructed
that should any one attempt to drill
through them other electric circuits
would be closed and the alarm given.
When the doors before the tabernacle
are closed, it is completely inclosed in
heavy iron on all Sides so that it il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-06
George Got ui. Wheel

George had wanted a bicycle for a
long time. Last year his birthday was
embittered by the fact that he did not
get the much coveted wheel. and SO he
awaited the day this time with much
anxiety.
During tho week before he regularly
and earnestly resorted to prayer that no
might have his desire granted His par
ents really feared for his faith should
he ngain be disappointed. Therefore on
the morning of his birthday be found
awaiting him by lis bedside beautiful
new wheel.
When his mother entered the room.
she found him delightedly gazing upon
it,
well" no called ont chcerfully, 81
thought tho Lord wouldn't have the
nerve 10 refuse this time. New York
World.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-06

hour or so later she heard the traveller
being escorted to an adjoining room and
heard him complain that his door could
not be secured, and the landlord assured
him that he was as safe as he would be
In his own house, an assertion the trav-
eler evidently believed, as his heavy
breathing soon told that he was asleep.
Near midnight tee woman, who was
still awake, heard stealthy steps pass
her door and several persons enter the
adjoining room. In a few minutes there
was a heavy blow, followed by low
cry and then a short struggle. A little
after the murdererscame into her room,
but seeing that she seemed to be asleep
left her, and she heard them carry the
dead man through the hall and down
stairs.
In the morning they were very po-
lite, inquiring how she rested, etc,
stating that the drover had got up carly
and gone on.
After breakfast she and the children
started for the city, but We're soon met
by a man coming from there, who stop
ped her, inquiring who she was and
where she was going, where she had
staid the night before, etc. Believing
him to be one of the band, she answered
Faithfully, but told him that the people
at the tavern were very niceIpeople and
had treated her very well. He passed
on, but she met another coming from
the city who made the same inquiries,
and still another; but she told the same
story. and they, believing that she knew
nothing, let her go.
On her arrival at Pittsburg she in
formed the authorities and the place
was broken up, but whether any of them
We're brought to justice ! am unable to
say.-Sarah p. Farmer in Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-06
HER CHATTING DISH.

when Fanchopfo her chatting dish
Repairs and lights the alcohol,
We look for miracles and wish
That fate may let us share them an
Though not to giuffony inclined.
We laugh with gastronomic glee.
And each lays plans with secret mind
To eet tidbits enough for three.
For Fanchon Is q cook supreme
OF daintics which the dish may hold,
A gracious goddess Of the steam
Whose bounties please us more than gold
her flnnan haddies and croquettes
Are poems of dcliciousness.
Her oysters and her omelets
Achieve tho climax OF success
And yet wonder can II lie
That Fanchon's skill Is so unique.
know what SAVIOR all fer me
Are her bright eyes and glowing check.
Well, Fanchon, eater TO the men
And to the maids whom men desire,
But don't get scorched, young lady, when
You're playing with the dainty fire.
Chicago Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-06
'SMOKELESS POWDER.
coR0IIE THE MOST; POTENT ex-
PLoSIvE OF MODERN TIMES.

1t IL Composed OF Nitrogiycerin. Gun Cot
ton and vaselinc-The Interesting Proc
ess by Which Its Dangerous Elements
Are Combined.
Since the advent of the speedy torpe.
do boat and since rapid firing guns have
been placed on battleships and cruisers
nm explosive that would allow to the
officers and gunners an unobstructed
view Of an enemy under all conditions
has been sought, and thousands Of dol
lars have been expended in the effort to
obtain satisfactory substitute for black
gunpowder. Cordite, the latest explo-
size, is said to be the most satisfactory
propellant Of modern times for naval
warfare, and the expert opinion seems
to be that in few years gunpowder as
now understood will have vanished.
The earliest records Of established
powder mills show that there was only
one In operation in 1890, this one being
in England. During the year 1887 the
Waltham Abbey Powder mills were
purchased by the English government.
They are still conducted by it. The Fa-
versham mills, which up to that date
were the largest in the world, passed
into the hands Of private corporation
III 1915. The manufacture of powder
was continued without much improve.
ment, except in the efficiency of the
grinding and mixing machinery, until
about 30 years ago, the formula for
black powder being saltpeter 10 parts,
charcoal Is parts and sulphur 10 parts,
the whole forming mechanical mix
fure and not a chemical compound.
fmokeless powder, however, became
eheAutely necessity, for the reason
that smoke producing powders masked
the object aimed at, and the torpedo
boat, which was becoming a recognized
feature Of naval warfare, could dash up
and discharge one or more deadly mis-
siles under cover Of the smoke.
,Smokeless powders were first pro-
duced in France, and for some time the
secret Of the manufacture was guarded
this kind Of powder became apparent,
however, number of manufacturers
devoted attention to it, and as result
various brands of smokeless explosives
were placed ON the market
The most satisfactory results eventu-
ally made their appearance in cordite,
which was produced through expert
meuts made by Professor Dewar and Sir
Frederick Abel. Cordi.e is composed of
nitroglycerin So per cent, gun cotton 81
per cent and vaseline per cent Nitro
glycerin is an oily, colorless liquid and
an active poison. 1t is produced by mix
ing quantity Of sulphuric acid with
almost double the amount of nitric acid
and allowing it to cool. About one
eighth Of the total weight of glycerin is
then added gradually, the mixture be-
ing kept below q temperature of 20 de-
grees F. by passing air and cold water