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charm. Daintiness, however, though
not Inherited, is the outcome OF habit.
A girl is dainty because she has been
accustomed to give thought and time
to being agreeable to others. Thus
it comes natural to her. Her wealth
of hair, always so glossy and carefully
trained, owes its satiny appearance to
the fact that she brushes it regularly
and frequently, and not solely when
she feels in mood to do so, or when
she desires to look extra nice. Her
pretty, soft hands, with their she'll
like pink nails, are always in an inn
maculate condition, for it is her habit
and pride to keep them spotlessly
clean. Her person appears to shed
around her fragrant perfume, deli
cate, yet quite percep.ible. This sub
tie fragrance comes from her dainty
way of putting her dresses into draw
crs which contain sachets of sweetly-
smelling powder, the scent from
which seems to be part of herself.
Chicago Times-Herald.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-29
AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE PULPIT.

Women as minister's is the subject Of an
Interesting article in the Chautauquan by
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw. DR.. Shaw
writes without any feeling in the way of
resentment against the churches that ex-
clude women from their ministry. She is
merely telling facts.
BY the beginning of the twentieth GEN.
fury DR.. Shaw believes there should be at
least 1000 women preaching the Gospel in
the United States. 1t is claimed by the
United Brethren that it was their denomina-
ton that ordained the first woman in the
Christian ministry. She is Rev. Lydia Sex
ton. Miss Sexton was given holy orders in
1851 and worked in the church as minister
until 1890. But it is generally accepted that
the first ordination of woman was that of
Antoinette Brown, who was graduated from
the theological school at Oberlin in 1850, but
who was refused license to preach. OF
women ordained by the Congregational de-
nomination attention is called to Rev. Annis
Ford Eastman, now assistant to Rev. r. R.
Beecher in Elmira.
There are but three ordained women in
the regular Baptist church-Mary G. Jones,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-29
MY oRANDMoTHER's WHEEL.

It stands in the attic. mid rubbish and
rust,
Its glory has faded. as all glory must;
But once in its heyday, twas stationed
with pride
In the coolest spot of the ingle-nook wide.
And from dawn's early blush till the sup
per bells peal
Might be heard the soft hum Of my grand
mothers wheel.
With many a twist and with many twirl
My grandmother spun on that wheel as a
girl;
She was but maid. In that far-away time
(Now a stately old dame, In the pride OF
her prince,
And many a love dream was wound on her
reel,
As well as the skeins spun by grandmoth-
er's wheel.
While thus she was spinning one sunshiny
My grandfather CHANGED to be passing that
way.
He spied her at work. in her 'kerchief so
smart,
And she spun through his fancy right into
his heart!
He was gallant and young, and he wooed
her with zeal,
And won the fair hand turning grand
mothers WHEEL
All! many, thereafter, the soft feecy rolls
She spun from the fluff Of the cotton's
white bolls!
And many the skeins that were hung in q
row,
To be woven in cloth for the bridal trous-
seau!
And many love dream was wound on the
reel,
While Cupid sat perched on my grand
mothers wheel!
Helen Whitney Clark. in Good House
keeping.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-29
SMART WIVES OF FARMERS.
They Have Learned IL Thing or Two
in Dress from City Summer
Residents.

One of the sights that show plainly
the place OF the American woman is
familiar to persons who have passed
their vacations in the country. ut
is more eloquent to me-" said man
who had passed several weeks in the
hills of Connecticut, than all the re-
ports of debating societies, women'a
clubs and temperance unions that
could be bound together in year.
Driving along the country roads will
come young farmer. The horse, the
wagon and the man will show plainly
that he is small farmer. Probably
he wears pair of dust-covered over
alls that make him look like the poor
est of his hired men. But the woman
who sits beside him in her smart shirt
waist and trim sailor hat would not be
out of place on the beach at Narragan-
sett. He would stand a mighty poor
show there if he appeared in the
clothes in which he is familiar to his
neighbors.
''But the young woman has learned
lTOlu The NOW W
dress herself just as they do, and she is
usually able to stand well the COM
parison with them. If there happens
to be lady in the wagon-and there
usually is one--it will resemble the
mother and not the father in dress. 1t
will be as much done up in laces and
ribbons as the city babies that are try
ing with their nurses to get its COM
plexion and ruddy beauty.
at is only on Sunday that the father
is likely to show that he has come at
all under the influence of the city Wis
itors in the matter of dress. He may
show it then in the way his scarf Is
tied. But the manifestation is never
more apparent than that, and seems
under these circumstances to be sug-
gestion of his wife. But so far as she
and the baby are concerned, she has
learned her lesson from the influence
of the summer residents, and can live
I'D to it."-N. Y. Sun.
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of the state of Washington, ordained in 1882;
Frances +. Townsley, Nebraska, ordained in
1885, and Edith Hill Booker, Kansas, or
dained in 1904. The Baptists, says DR.. Shaw,
discourage women from entering their min
istry. Mrs. Booker was for three years pas
tor of the First Baptist church of Pittsburg,
Kan, before her marriage with Mr.. Booker.
The Free Will Baptists have II ordained
and nine licensed women ministers. Women
have preached in this denomination ever
since the beginning of the century. As early
us 1915 Clarissa Il. Danforth was licensed
preacher, but the first regularly ordained
Free Will Baptist woman minister was Miss
Anna Bartlett, of Paw Paw, Mich. Rev.
Ellen c. Copp is the principal of Hillsdale
college, and is very popular with the stu
dents.
The Christian church has but five or six
ordained women preachers. The Presby-
terrain church refuses to allow women to en-
ter its ministry, but accepts the work of
women in all other departments of church
work. The Methodist Protestant church has
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ish thing, and that he was trifing with
real peril. He knew well enough
what this love of luxury is. 1t is an
impaipable drug for which one may
conceive a passion. His happiness and
hers were staked upon cure, and he
should have known as we'll as any man
what to do.
But doctor is of small professional
value in his own family. His sympa-
thies are too deeply engaged. In the
same way, a student of character who
has been accustomed to influence his
associates easily by his superior
knowledge of motive will fail with the
very being whom of all in the world
he is most anxious to sway-the wom-
an he loves.
1t would not seem possible, for in
stance, that man who knew the sub
ject as McHenry did could resort to
the expedient of gifts as means of
restoring his wife to her normal con-
dition. Yet that was what he did. He
INDUCED in extravagances to cure her
of extravagant visions.
One day he received a check for a
story that he had sold for good price.
1t would have made comfortable ad-
dition to his bank account, and he was
actually on the way to deposit it when
he suddenly turned aside into jewell
er's shop and bought handsome pres
ent of diamonds for his wife.
Her pleasure in the gift was so great
that he was intoxicated by the sweet
ness of it, and forgot that he had been
fool. The jewels demanded a dress,
and the dress demanded a chance to be
seen-which meant box at the the
alter and a small supper afterward.
Two cultivated people can behave just
like miilionaires for one evening with
out squandering great deal of money,
but the trouble is that they will wish
20 do it again the next evening; and
by and by the man will find himself
spending two cellars for his luncheon,
whereas he used to get alsng on a
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unless she is given the opportunity?
Our girls must be educated in money
matters, and there is no surer method
than by giving them money of their
own to speno; regular weekly or
monthly allowance given them to
cover certain regulated expenses. 1t
is only natural that at the start a
girl will spend foolishly. To meet this
inevitable experience the amount of
the allowance should be accordingly
regulated. After awhile, however,
when she gets accustomed to the hand
ling of money, she will learn its value
better and be more judicious in spend
ing it. To give girl an allowance is
not a privilege, but her right. To
withhold it is to do her serious
wrong, and likewise is an injustice to
the man whom she will marry and
whose money she will be intrusted
with to spend wisely. She should have
experience before she reaches that
point, and that experience can only
come to her from her father in an al
lowance of her own while she is his
daughter in his home"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-29
THE GIRLS ALLOWANCE.
1t Is uer Right and, at the saiAt
Time, Teaches Her the Proper
Use of Money.

"Every sels-respecting woman. be
she maid or wife, Ias natural aud
intense dislike to ask her father or
husband for every penny she needs"
says Edward Box, writing in the La
dies Home Journal, en- "Giying Allow
ances to Girls" Nor is the feeling
lessened by the fact that the money
can be had for the asking and is al
ways given ungrudgingly. 1t is the
asking which women dislike. They
justly recoil from it, and men ought to
understand it better than they do.
II should be said that the husband
who refuses to give his wife regular
allowance is rapidly becoming the ex'
ception. But there are still too many
fathers who withhold an allowance
from their daughters. If it be true
that the average girl has no idea OF
the value Of money, how will she ever
gain better knowledge Of its worth
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Manhattan beach for dinner; and in
the course of the meal McHenry OBJ
served that his wife had passed into an
hypnotic trance. Upon following the
direction of her fixed and glittering
eye, he was led to observe woman
who seemed to have just robbed a
jewelry store, and to be escaping with
the proceeds of her crime.
arthur" whispered Mrs. McHenry,
In hushed and reverent voice, ibid
you ever see such lovely diamonds?"
II never before saw so many on one
woman" he replied cheerfully; dread
full, isn't it?"
But the lady did not reply. Her lips
were pressed together so hard thai,
they were white, and her fingers were
clinched. Arthur noticed that the
ring he had given her to mark their
engagement was turned so that the
poor little one carat stone was con-
cealed within the closed hand,
Il don't see how you can envy such
a paw as that" said he, even though
it is loaded with distressing gewgaws.
But suppose you would exchange
with her; if the diamonds were thrown
in"
Mrs. McHenry opened and closed her
hands nervously.
81 could wear rings" she said; my
fingers are made for them"
The able author risked no reply,
being aware that all topics of CONVEX
sation would be one in the present cir
cumstances, even as all roads lead to
Rome. The subject was worse than
uninteresting to him and he did his
best to keep away from it, for the re-
mainier of the evening-which was the
least enjoyable that they had ever
spent together.
On the following day, at dinner, Nc
Henry learned many strange and start
ling sacts about diamonds. His wife
had spent the afternoon in.the jewel.
ers' stores around Union Square, and
she knew just what all the glittering
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-29

ordained several women, and women are
admitted on equal terms as lay delegates to
the general conferences. DR.. Shaw herself
is graduate of the theological school of the
Boston university, and on being rejected as
mister by the Methodist Episcopal
church she was ordained for the Methodist
Protestant church in Tarrytown in $780,
The Methodist Episcopal church, although il
never ordained women, licensed them until
$780, Even this concession was then re.
pealed. Women, however, have acted and
now act as evangelists and missionaries in
the Methodist Episcopal church. Con.
spicuous among these workers is Elizabeth
W.. Greenwood, national evangelistic super,
intendent of the w. G. T. U. DR.. Shaw says
that it was the life desire Of the late Frances
4. Willard to be a minister, but her church
would not permit it.
The first Universalist woman minister was
Olympia Brown, ordained in 1868. Augusta
j. Chaplin is the only woman who was ever
given the degree Of D. D., although many
have earned it. She is graduate of Michi.
gan university, and Lombard university
honored her with the degree in 1893. Aman.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-29
TWO DREAMERS.
By HOWARD FIELDING.
Copyright. 1898.

A RTHUR M'HENRY did not know
n that he was poor until his wife
told him so. He had frequently seen
himself in print as lone OF our success
full literary men," and he had always
believed that it was true. But Mrs.
McHenry proved the contrary.
1t must not be supposed that she
made the statement in the simple and
direct language that is here employed.
To the best of McHenry's recollection,
the first thing she said on the subject
was that their neighbor, Mrs. Winston.
had taken Is hats to the seashore, and
that one of them cost as much as SIS.
The young author replied with that
fine insight so characteristic of him,
that if Mrs. Winston carried more in
side her head and less on top of it, she
would afford greater pleasure to the
judicious observer.
THAT SIS hat was a dream" replied
Mrs. MclIenry.
A few days later they went down to
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da II. Deyo was ordained in 1886. Phebe A.
Hanford was ordained at bingham, Mass,
in 1868. Another Universalist woman min
lister is Rev. Florence Kollock-C Croker She
was minister in Chicago for IA years. She
is now at Troy, N. Y.
Among Unitarian women ministers the
oldest and best known is Mary A. Stafford.
Her work has been broadcast in Iowa. Her
ablest lieutenant was Elinor Gordon. Caro-
line Bartlett Crane has made the church at
Kalamazoo noted throughout the country.
Ida c. Hultin, ordained in 1886, has been for
six years preaching to one charge in Moline,
ILL., Marion Murdoch has had fine success
with Unity church in Cleveland. Her asso-
ciate is Florence Buck, both graduates of
Oxford university, England. Eliza Upper
Wilkes has founded churches in several west
ern states. She was ordained in 1871. Emma
M. Booth-Tucker is mentioned as one OF the
ablest women preachers in the country. DR..
Shaw closes her article with strong appeal
for justice to women who feel called on to
preach the Gospel.
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HOW TO BE DAINTY.
A Quality Which Makes n Girl APP
pear More Chnrming Than
Those Around Her.

Daintiness is that indefinable quail
ity in a girl which causes her to APP
pearm charming than those around
her; it is an attribute that is seldom
Unborn, but the result of culture. She
is certain of making good impression
where others ANONYMOUSLY fail to do
80, a fact which causes jealousy and
makes those who are not dainty look
on with envious admiration and wish
that they too possessed the subtle
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bauale. ever dug out Of the soil were

worth.
Z. seemed to McHenry that the sub
ject must be exhausted. but on the con-
trary there was jus; as much of 1t
next morning at breakfast. Arthur
had the natural desire of dutiful
husband to make himself agreeable;
and, finding that there was only one
possible theme OF conversation, he
took it up as best he might. relating
some stories of the splendid follies OF
Lucullus, that he had found in re-
cent historical monograph.
Rarely had he gained so close atten-
ton, and he was naturally flattered;
pleased, besides, to crafty the ear OF
one he loved. So he talked on and on,
and at last his fancy caught up the
thread of possible romance, the story
of q modern Luculius who should
astound New York with his magnifi-
cepce.
The idea took strong hold of him, and
he gave considerable time to it tina.
day, outlining the plot of the story and
arranging the balance of characters.
Before the end of the week, he had
written the Introductory chapter and
he read it to his wife though he had
never before been guilty of such an
act. He had occasionally told her the
plots of stories that he intended to
write, and always with the most dis
tressing results to himself. Rarely in
deed was tale SO told ever put down
on paper. But in this instance Anne
was enthusiastic.
That will be great story" she said
"It's different from your others; it's
interesting"
| Arthur viewed both praise and slur
with cynical Indifference. He had
already grown cold to his new story
and would have laid it aside forever
In his soul he knew it to be cheap" in
theme and plot, yarn for the vulgar
He would never have written another
word of it if he had not seen in it 9
means of revenging himself upon his
wife for her now ceaseless talk Of
wealth and luxury.
1t is difficult for the most contented
| of mankind to converse. eternally Of
| things he cannot have without begin
ming to desire some of them. One is
no longer able to fall back upon the ole
maxims or verses about peasants that
are happier with black bread and tot
than kings with banquets and no WORT
but the digesting of them. If one /:
honest he must admit that steam
yacht is good thing, but what is the
use of talking about ii all the time?
When such subjects became unbear
able Arthur would rush to his der
and with heart full of bitterness,
dash off few chapters of 'Ihe Mod
ern Lucullus" that would reek will
the most monstrous extrayagances
He laid his characters through fairy
land that was strictly up to date. II
the glory of golden light multi-mil
lionaires and ti-millionairesses'
reveled in bliss, while-for the sake O.
the contrast-poor but honest crea
lures were depicted in outer darkness
gnashing their teeth.
In his better moments Arthur real
lied that he was doing base and fool
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-29
DIDN'T sTEAL--JUsT Rustic
That Is What ROoseveit's Men Did,
and They Got Everything
In sight.


When joined the rough riders in the
field l had nothing but my oldest suit
of clothes and good six-shooter.
Haven't you anything of your
own ." asked Col Roosevelt, after
plying glance at my bicycle slippers
and straw hat.
II have some extra eyeglasses, sir"
l said.
well. you'll have 10 rustic for
uniform and equipments" remarked
the colonel, ''but you'd better be careful
how you do it."
At the next inspection l was arrayed
In First cavalry hat, shirt from the
New York Seventy-first, Spanish trou-
sers, a navy revolver, in German cav
airy hostler from the Prussian military
attache, Cuban machete, Red Cross
blanket, and mule-driver's poncho.
'Where did you get the clothes?"
asked Col. Roosevelt, adding quickly. Il
won't ask. AS long as you have uni
form you'll do"
With this encouragement from
high quarter I was duly started on my
military career, and 1t was not my
fault if l lacked for aught hencefor-
ward. Yet 1 learned that the thing
could be overdone. That same night
there was terrific row because some
Napoleonic genius had succeeded in
filching the only package of sugar in
the outfit. just after the captains or
derry had formally donated it to the
troop. Every mans hand was lifted
against the other, and the quarrels
and recriminations became so fierce
that several OF the former cattlemen
fondled their six-shooters dangling at
their hips.
Next day 1 was ordered to report at
division headquarters, across the hill.
While | was standing at attention
heard the following dialogue between
Gen. Wheeler and his adjutant:
81 have found your saddle horse, sir"
"Where was it?''
'In the rough riders camp"
"Well, I'll be bowed! How did it get
there?"
"They stole it, SIR"
"Where is it now?'
"It is still over there. They claim it
is their own and refuse to give it up.
They say they found it grazing in their
trenches four days ago"
The old general arose in his wrath,
exclaiming: is there anything those
devils won't steal? Report the facts to
Col. Roosevelt with my compliments,
and tell him that l must insist on hav-
ing my horse returned to me-"
The adjutant departed and Gen.
Wheeler turned to me. AS he recog-
nized the cross sabers and number one
on my army hat his face clouded and
| he said:
$50 you are one of the rough riders.
| Well, you may be good fghters-in fact,
you have shown yourselves to be good
| fghters-but for downright thievery
| you are the worst l have ever known.
Why, your camp is known all over the
army as a den of thieves. 1t is won
| der to me how some of you ever man.
aged to get out here unhanged."
1--WE have the sheriff of Cripple Creek
to keep us straight, sir" said I, salut-
ing, and was promptly sent away on de-
| tail.
When I got back to our camp I
found the generals horse still grazing
at its place, while the generals adju-
tant was making excited eXpostula-
tions in front of Col. Roosevelt's tent
| Edward Emerson, in Golfers Weekly.
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Nevada WOMAN Layyyer.

Miss Gertrude G. Grey has been ad-
mitted to the bar of the supreme court
of Nevada at Carson City. We are in
formed, says the Legal News, by those
who witnessed the examination that
Miss Grey's answers to the 3Oquestions
propounded to her were exceptionally
good. She is the second woman to be
admitted to the Nevada bar.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-29
Lnhster ann Tnn.t.

Drain the liquor from can of lob
ster into farina boiler, stir in table
spoonful of -four, half teaspoonful of
pepper and a cup of milk. When thick
ened add a tablespoonful of anckovy
sauce, half an ounce of butter and a
teaspoonful of vinegar; also more milk
if desired. Drop in the lobster and
beat thoroughly; serve on toast Or on
mashed potato.--Good Housekeeping.
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An Excellent PRECEDENT.

A Berlin civil court in suit brought
by a dressmaker for the payment of
an expensive dress, to which the de-
tense was that the dress did not fit,
after making the defendant wear the
garment in court, decided that she
should not pay; on the ground that
when a dressmaker asks as much as
$50 marks (S62) for dress, the price
implies that the fit shall be perfect.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-29
Chess Taught in schools.

The game of chess is taught In all
the Austrian schools.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26
Taxation in Fergus.

During the past week we have re-
ceived a copy of the Eighth Annual
Report of the State Board of Equali-
cation, which contains many inter-
esting figures relative to the states
revenue. Table Z, on page p, gives
the taxation in the different counties
of the state, from which may be de-
duced a comparison of the tax levy
in Fergus county with that in other
counties of the state. Ignoring the
levies for state purposes, stock de-
tective and inspector, stock indem-
nifty, sheep inspector and indemnity
and bounty tax, which levies are
fixed by state law and beyond the
control of the county commissioners
in any county, and taking into con-
sideration the levies for county pur-
poses, contingent, school, bond, in
terest, road, poor, bridge and sink
ing funds, which are in control of the
commissioners and the amounts de-
rived therefrom expended by them,
the table makes the following show
ing: