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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-27
VICTORY OF THE TREASURY.
A Splendid Showing, Helped Ont by
the Patriotism of the
People.

In this war the victories of the
treasury department have not been
less significant than those won on the
sea and land. In fact, they are just as
essential and just as brilliant, though
of course they are not theatrical nor
melodramatic. By reason of this they
might escape attention were it not the
part of "A newspaper to be just in
praise and quick to give credit where
credit is due.
Up to this time almost $100,CG0,000 in
cash has been paid out on account Of
the war. This is not to be looked upon
as the cost of the war, for it is diff
cult to draw the line between ordinary
and extraordinary expenses. But the
expenses over the same time last year
have increased about $75,000,000. Sol
is fair to infer this represents the cost
of the war thus far. Two-thirds of
this is chargeable to the war depart
partment.
But there are other expenses, which
do not show in the cash expenditures.
in the way of large sums due on con-
tracts not yet complete. This would
swell the total materially over the
million a day that has gone out thus
far. AS large as this sum seems, it
will be much larger when the whole
| army is in the field, as the expenses
there are much greater than while in
camp.
But this outgo, enormous as it is, has
been easily met, and there will be no
| pinch for months to come. Within
few days the $2O0,000,0O0 loaned by the
people will begin to pour in In addi'
ton, the increased receipts from in
ternal revenue will be felt almost i'm
mediately. and this will be no mean
sum. 1t may reach $15,000,000 month,
though this estimate seems too liberal.
In any event the treasury is well forti-
| fed for a few months at least.
1t is thus sean how brilliant is the
victory of the treasury department, a
victory worth celebrating, for on its
work all the rest depend. A big fat
purse is just us strong in war as
great big navy, even when manned by
| MISUNDERSTANDING Commercial
| Tribune.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-27
HUMOROUS.

"How much do you charge for ride
n the balloong" Forty cents going
up." "And DOWN." -Four dollars.
FliegeIde Blaetter.
1t Is Observation-Disclosures is
one king who is not on the side of King
Alfonso" neutrality-suspicious. king
Is that?" Spatts-"old King Cole
Judge.
Kaiser Wilhelm" remarked Rivers,
"seems to be fishing for trouble"
"You refer of course" said Brooks, ITO
his carping about our war."-Chicago
Tribune.
"Dar ism much comfort in de re-
mahk dat contentment is better dan
riches" said Uncle Eben. "One is jes'
about as hahd to git as de other
Washington Star.
hort.-Young Doctor-"Did you
diagnose his case as appendicitis, or
merely the cramps?" Old Doctor
Cramps. He didn't have money
enough for appendicitis. Life.
We All Know Him.-"Hinckson and
his wife do not get along very we'll to-
gether, do they?" mo; you see he is
the kind of fellow who merely does
his duty to his ife."-Philadelphia
North American.
Indignant Woman-"This dog ]
bought of you came near eating my
little girl the other day" Dealer
"Well, you said you wanted dog that
was fond of children, didn't your
Household Words.
Similar.-"Waters' talk reminds me
pretty steadily" Yes; and though
there is undoubtedly some connection
| between his head and his mouth it is
not apparent" -Cincinnati Enquirer
He thought it safer to write to the
girls father for her hand. He was ar
| ardent lover, but poor speller, anC
his note ran: 81 want your daughter
the flour of your family" 'The flou,
of my family is good" replied the ole
man; "are you sure it isn't my dough
| you're after?"-Yonkers Statesman.
Dissimilar Views.-Stern Father
"Young man, / saw you kissing my
daughter as l passed the parlor door
and ! want you to know that ! DOM
like it. What have you got to say fol
yourself?" Young MAXWELL, all I've
got to say is that you don't know 6
good thing when you see it."-Chicagc
Daily News.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-27
THE WAR BONDS A SUCCESS.
can Citizenship and a slap
Rt The Populists.

1t certainly pays to be honest The
United States asked for loan of $780,
100000 at three per cent. interest, and
the report of the assistant secretary
of the treasury, issued on the
day after the bids closed, shows that
$l,365 100000 was offered. II business
man should ask for loan, and should
receive offers for seven times the
amount asked for, 1t would be the gem
eral opinion that that business man
was financially sound. So il is with the
government, and no greater tribute
could be paid to the existing gold
standard than the success of this war
bond issue. We do not need any money
tinkerers, and If the people will go
about their business and labor the
money will take care of itself.
This war bond issue has been the
most successful ever offered in this or
any other country, and il furnishes
lesson to the world of the unlimited re-
sources of our country. There are 225.-
600 subscribers for amounts of $500 or
less and those subscriptions alone will
aggregate S00,000,000. almost half of
the sum asked. All of the smaller sub
scriptions will be accepted first, and
all subscriptions for over $1,000 will be
rejected, so that it is very apparent
that the populist howl about wall
street will gobble up all the bonds" has
been stopped by slap in the mouth.
The number of subscribers aggregate
300, 900, and as one in every 50 men will
be ''bloated government boldholder"
it is very plain that the popuists will
have to say less in the future about the
people who hold bonds. Iowa alone
furnished 5000 bidders for bonds, and
most of them will be accepted.
The first issue of the new bonds will
be made on July &c, and from that time
daily shipments will be made to the
full capacity of the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing. Every American citi-
zen is to be congratulated on the re-
suit of this bond issue. 1t was neces-
sary in the first place to obtain large
loan for carrying on the war, and it
is magnificent testimonial of Ameri-
can citizenship, when the people OF
moderate means can open their purses
and furnish $20O,00O,0o0 on short no.
tice.-lowa State Register.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-27

known her, the privilege of expressing
my sorrow at her early death; indeed,
l resolved to do SO, even at the risk al
committing an improperly. There.
fore, when saw the pasteboard boxes
dispatched in the custody of the mes.
senger boys, l FASTENED to intercept
them on the street. 1t was easy enough
to read the address upon the boxes;
but there was no name-only street
and number in Brooklyn.
That was sufficient, however.
FASTENED to a florists, and gave or
ders for such tokens as seemed to be
appropriate.
And so that was the end The sight
of her at the window day after day;
feeling of cheer from her bright pres
ence near me; and then the sorrow for
the loss of one whose very name did
not know, / missed her heartily in
those succeeding weeks.
Even so late as September had by
no means forgotten her or the Incl
dents connected with that time of
strange and fanciful sorrow. 1t was
on the fifth day of that month when
q man of a familiar aspect, yet certain
ly not an acquaintance, walked into
my Office. He came slowly up to me,
and laid two cards upon my desk. One
was my own, and the other bore the
inscriptions:
JOHN NJ. DOUGLAS, NJ. D.
The name was not familiar, but the
man himself ! had certainly seen. All,
to be sure! He was the doctor who had
come to the Office across the way, when
the end was drawing near.
That's my card, and the other one
is yours, isn't it?" said he.
| nodded.
"You sent it with some flowers to
S11 De Vaux street, Brooklyn, on June
rs, didn't you?"
"Yes," replied, "they were for her."
And | glanced across the way.
well you probably have some ra-
tional explanation of it," said he, "but
hang me if l know why you should
have sent that carload of funeral en-
blems to her on the occasion of her
wedding. If you wished to intimate
that marriage with me was equivalent
to death. it was bad joke, sir; and if
you don't, then what in thunder did
won mean? I've carried that puzzle
with me 1000 miles this summer, on
our wedding journey, and now by
Lucifer you've got to tell me the an
swer!"
! don't want to go any further with
this story. 1t has come to point
where the recollections aroused are
really too painful.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-27

Bryan's only New York organ de-
clares that the popocratic party "is
clogged, shackled, hobbled by hope
less load-Bailey." This attack is in
spired by Bailey's antagonism to the
annexation policy which the vast ma
jority of the people favor. Bailey GER
tainly would be hopeless load" for
stronger party than the democracy,
If such a party had him. He favors
every policy that is bad and opposes
every policy that is good. But Bryan is
in the same camp with Bailey on the
anti-annexation foolishness. as he was
on the silver fraud. Bryan and Bailey
are two of kind. Whoever condemns
the smaller featherhead necessarily
condemns the larger also. The new
Bryanism-to give back to Spain all
the territory which we wrest from her
at loss of many lives and of hundreds
OF millions of dollars in moneys just
as vicious as the old Organism was. but
as it will never command as many sup
porters it will not be so dangerous
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-27
VALERIA'S PRAYERS.
A Seven-Year-OIdG Girl Who Is FAM
lily Entertainer with Her
Unique SupplicatiOns.

Valera, ager seven, and a source of
much entertainment to the family,
was being put to bed by her mother
the other night. First she said: Now
| lay me down to sleep" closing, or
delaying to close, rather, as follows:
"Oh, Lord, bless papa and mamma
and grandpapa and grandmamma and
Eugenia and Auutie May and all my
dear little friends and my bunnies and
the old mother cat and Playful that
gave away and Jerry and Pedro and"
Jerry is the family horse and Pedro
is the dog, also given away like Playful,
the kitten. 1t was evident that the
prayer was being made simply pre-
text for keeping her mother, so
Valeria was requested to curtail her
remembrances. She accordingly
brought that prayer to a close, but
insisted that she should not rest easy
unless allowed to repeat another about
"Oh, Lord, bless the pence we bring"
Her mother yielded, but still the child's
praying appetite was not satisfied. She
launched into another effort, purely
original this time. 1t was a perfect
imitation of certain forms in prayer,
and she was extremely fervent. 1t
must be explained that hesmother had
just recovered from an attack of neu-
ralgia.
"Oh, dear Father in Heaven" she
said uiva tlnt mn ~, ~ ~, =, y 4, va I n 4
the very last pain she will ever have.
Give that she may be truly and indeed
well. And, oh Lord, help us to be very
kind to all animals that have three
legs, or two legs, or one leg; and to all
birds that have one leg, or two legs, or
three legs, and to people that have no
legs. And, Oh Lord, we bless Thee for
all the beautiful things we see in the
world around US. Give that we may
do what is right and bless thou our
sins. Amen"
The morning of Decoration day
Valeria climbed into bed with her
mother and asked if she might GO out
to the cemetery and put flowers on the
graves. Her mother readily assented,
and said she thought it would be very
lovely thing for a little girl to do.
Valeria announced that Mrs. Smith,
a neighbor, was going to put flowers
on Mr.. Smiths grave.
What was he?" she demanded,
He wasn't soldier, but il has be-
come q custom for people to put flowers
on the graves of their friends"
1--WE haven't got anybody out there, y
sighed Faleria, n,ourfully.
No, and just think how grateful we
ought to be that no one we love is living
in the cemetery"
Yes" obviously; then, with salts
faction. but you came near going
"Ies, and so did YOU"
"Yes," with greater triumph, "ano
so did sister,"
and so did your papa when he was
hurt on the railroad. And so did grand.
papa when he was so very ILL.,"
Eyes, and grandmamma well, she
didn't"
No, but she has been very sick
times
YES, but we most went off the hunks
and she didn't"
Not long ago VSeria prayed that the
Lord would "put Spain in the SOUP
Since then she is quite at rest abou,
the outcome of the WARN. Y. Sun.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-27
A SONG OF HEROES.


They sing aboat the admirals; likewise the
commodo-es.
An the men that take their orders up
on deck,
An the lads that feed the big gun while
ii reHrs It's head and roars
A-pinin' for to see another wreck.
You'd think they'd gone clean through the
list and never skipped thing.
With their Jolly tars." "hooray," and
'yo-heave-ho"
But there's none as tunes a string
While he lifts is voice to sing
OF the Jackies wot's a-stokn' down be-
oh. it's here's to him a-6ghtin'
Where the shot kicks up spray,
It's glorious and excitn'
When ne PUSHES TO the fray,
But there ought to be some snatches
On the way II stirs your soul
When they batten down the matches
While you shovel in the coal.
We don't go much on uniforms. In all
that heat and dirt,
With flames a-reachin' out to eat the air,
Its just a waste of etiquette to wear a
wooden shirt;
You never have your picture taken there
It's no use to deny it, In your throat there
comes q lump
youll go
While your heart begins to thump
Like the wheels that clang and thump
Round the Jackies volts a-stokin' down
below.
Oh it's here to him a-fghtin'
And a takin steady aim;
If he's hurt there's some delight in
Thinkin' he can do the same
BY the first un' that he catches
M Int,gt he mol
When they batten down the matches
While we shovel in the coal.
It's glorians consolation in the toilin' and
the thirst
To wine the wetness from our brows and
think
That we're handsomely provided for in
case we meet the worst,
With a milion-dollar coffin when we sink.
Our hearts is in the iightin tops; were
wishin' we was there
A-doin' of our duty by the foe,
But each must take his share
And they couldn't hardly spare
The Jackics wot's a-stokin' down below.
So here's to them that's fghtin';
Here's TO the pilot, too;
We trust 'em to be right in
Any job they're out to do.
Maybe we're to meet our matches
but II s dll past COulioi
When they batten down the matches
While we shovel in the coal
It amt the bloomin' admirals; 1t amt the
commodores
That the Spaniards is wishin' for to-
day,
Nor yet the lads that handle ammunition
out O. doors,
Where you stand little chance to get
away.
They've had fighters in their fam lies and
the cubs'll fight again,
But they answered up most cautious-like
and slow
When 1t comes to askin' men
To be huGdled in the pen
TO be Jackes wot's a-stokin' down below,
Says they: "We'll do your flghtin'
But that locker amt our size,
Where you wedge the men so tight in
Fur them Dagoes realize
What uncertainty attaches
TO the fellers in hole
When they batten down the matches
While we shovel in the coal
washington Star.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-27

DThere is sometimes talk Of silver
republicans. but when they get down
TO ballot in a convention as in fusion
convention in Oklahoma. the vote
stands: Democratic. 1853; populist.
1871; scattering. I. Talk of silver re-
publican is as idiotic as it would be
TO talk of Bob Tngcrsoll Presbyteri-
an.-Indianapolis Journal.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-27
Antique Houses.

There are houses still standing in
Nuremberg, Bavaria, that were built in
1850.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-12-23

vent the projected move Of the college
to Meridian but the failure was due to
other causes SIN the impression that
the town Of Clinton has affirm hold on
the endowment ia case Of removal
seems to be widespread in certain To-
calites as evidenced 81 the following
resolution passed at the recent meeting
Of the Yazoo Baptist Association at
Lexington. this state.
As to further endowmsnts Of the
college, we believe it ought to be done,
but we DO not believe this viii ever be
done, or ought to Be done, as long as
such an effort seeks to tie mp our money
1T any locality We believe that
honesty aud equity demand Of the eit
zens 81 Clinton to give back to the cons
troll Of the Baptist State Convention
fhe 100000 which were Intended g be
given not to Clinton, but Go The Bap
list State Convention, but which
through our Ignorance we technically
did give to Clinton. We commend
this matter to the trustees and espec.
tally to our worthy president Rey W
"a Lowry
M W. N0FFSIN aER
AT &, BALL
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-12-23

P. S.--H The late Reuben Davis tl
taken lila orainsry life policy " an ota
system Company and paid l1e
amount ID premiums as he l8iA R tl-
MUTUAL Reserve, his heirs woul1 h.2a
only received Q5I instead QI wv
Gained by being insured iH MUTUAL
Reserve @94a
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-19
FREE HOSPITAL.

In commenting upon the conditions
at the hospital, there was no intention
on the part of The Star to cast any
reflection upon the officers. Their
hands are tied. They can do nothing
outside of the rules and regulations
now laid down. They cannot alter
them. As one of the officers said:
1--WE quite agree that there should be
a free hospital, that the time has ar
rived for it, but as the Queens Hos
pital is constituted it cannot be a free
hospital for other than native Hawa-
iians."
There are. it is understood, two or
three endowed beds at the hospital,
and if they happen to be empty, upon
the nomination of the ladies who have
charge of them, patient can be TAX
en- in. The many charitable societies
also pay for impecunious patients,
and of the patients who are supposed
to pay it has been found in many cas-
es that it was impossible to collect
the fees.
Granting all this, however, the con-
tention made that an injustice has
been done to the foreigner for years,
stands. The large part of the fund
for the up-keep of the hospital comes
from the hospital tax, which is levied
upon all who come into the country.
From this tax the sick foreigner does
not, and by the constitution of the
hospital, cannot receive any benefit.
If he goes free to the hospital, he goes
there free upon the charity of some
individual or of some society. This is
what The Star contends against. 1t
is the injustice of calling upon the
foreigner to pay tax, and then eN-
pending that tax upon some one else.
There can be no doubt that there
should be free hospital here, as there
are such hospitals all over the globe.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-19

It is very plain that the change in
the Picking policy is entirely reaction
airy, and that the Dowager Empress is
heading a crusade of the old conserv-
ative Chinese against any and all at
tempts at reform either of admins
tration or customs. This class of Chi
nese hates the foreigner with a vim
dictive hate, and nothing but the pow
er of the sword will ever properly open
their eyes to their true position in
the world. Marquis Ito thinks that
the policy of the Empress might be
remedies by joint representation by
the powers, but it will have to be a
representation backed by rifles and
bayonets before it has an effect.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-19
EXPANSION.

There seems to be very unani-
nous feeling in the Republican party
over the expansion policy, the key
note of which was so vigorously
struck at the New York convention.
The New Hampshire Republicans, ac-
cording to the Argonaut, "desire
such a disposition of the Philippines
as will best promote the commercial
and political interests of the United
States, eXtinguish the sovereignty of
Spain and make good our obligations
to the people of those Islands. The
same sentiments, variously worded,
come from the Republicans of Missou-
ri, Tennessee. Texas, Colorado, Nava-
da and California.
Before the war several of those
states would but family approve the
annexation movement even in Ha-
wall, now they enthusiastically en-
dorse it, and not only that act, but
are eager to add more lands.
The issue between the two parties
on the mainland is distinctly upon an
expansion or stay-at-home policy.
The former has thoroughly taken
hold of mems minds, and in spite of
Mark Hanna's prediction, it looks as
if that will be flag that will win vic
tory at the polls.
1t is not so much a party question
as it is a peoples question, and un-
doubtedly the policy adopted by the
Republican party is thoroughly pop
ular with the people, irrespective of
party politics altogether. Hence the
surety of its success.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-19
THE BURNED SEMINARY.

The destruction of the Makawao
Seminary proves to have been COM
plete and the loss to pupils and teach
ers very great. Many of the latter
are children of poor parents who have
with difficulty supplied them with
the necessary articles of clothing for
the term which has not long commenc-
ed, and who are utterly unable to get
another outfit. So that besides the
erection of the buildings for which
there will doubtless be plenty of mon
ey forthcoming, for Maui people take
pride in their seminary, there should
be something done towards supplying
the girls with clothing.
In such a case Honolulu is never
backward. AS The Star correspondent
suggests the assistance need not be
in money, gifts of clothing, and espe-
cially of underclothing, win be glad
ly received.
The seminary has done good work
in the past and was promising to do
even better work in the future. Many
of the girls brought up there have
made excellent wives and the rein
ing influence of the home life of the
seminary has been patent in many a
cottage on Maui and elsewhere. Sew
eral of the girls, after graduating,
have joined the teaching force in the
public schools, and have proved them
selves able instructresses.
The curriculum of the school has
been steadily improving of late years,
and was being brought more and more
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-19
BYAUTHORITY
PUBLIC LANDS NOTICE.

On Monday, November 21st, at IL
o'clock noon, will be sold at public
auction at the front entrance of the
Judiciary building, Honolulu:
Fortyfour and one-half acres of
land, at Kamalomaloo. Kauai, broken
gulch land, about three and one-half
miles mauka of Government road.
Upset price-S500.
Terms-Cash, L. S. Gold
For full particulars, plan, etc. ,ap-
ply at Public Lands Office, Honolulu.
j. f. BROWN,
Agent of Public Lands.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-19

up to date, while the industrial feat
ures were good. The institution is
one thoroughly worthy of the support
of all who are interested in the prop
err educatioo of young girls of the
poorer classes, no matter of what ma
tionality they may be.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-19
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1895.

A firm supplying cream to the
London market was brought up by
one of the food inspectors for putting
in boracic acid to prevent it from 60
ing sour. The case went over for
some time to prove that boracic acid
is not injurious, but the labels on the
cream will have to state, in future.
the quantity of boracic acid used.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-19
Sulk:y Flows
to the smallest
Rice PlOwS
But it is on our
Plantation
Breaking and
Double Mold
Board Flows.

that we chiefly pride ourselves.
These are in use on nearly
every plantation on the ISL
ands. Only within the last
three weeks we have sold a
number of the large plows to
take the place of place Of plows
from other firms which had
been returned as unsatisfac-
tory.
The great advantage Of the
Perfect pillow is that it requires
less animals to draw it, and
cuts an excellent furrow with
out digging down.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-19
NOTICE.

I desire to inform the public that
have arranged accommodations for
them at Remond Grove.
j. w. CHAPMAN.