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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
PRESS OPINIONS.

DIf the democrats make an issue
of the sick soldier there will be very
decided increase in the number Of
sick democrats next fall.-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
UThe typographer who made his
paper speak of the SILVER plank" III
the democratic platform was not SO
far out of the way. The democratic
silver plank is full of slivers.-Troy
Times.
DProsperity cannot always be as
sured. but it will depart never to re-
turn so long as there Is any doubt
about the continuance of dollar
worth dollar in the markets of the
world.-Indianapolis Journal.
EAt first Bryan complained that
there was plot to prevent him from
obtaining military glory by keeping
his regiment out of the army. Now he
is afraid there is a plot TO injure him
politically by keeping him and his reg
iment in the army. 1t is pretty hard
to satisfy some people.-Cleveland
Leader.
DThe republican party under whose
policies and administration prosperity
has been restored and foreign war
successfully conducted, has earned the
right to be further intrusted with the
task of solving the territorial, colonial
and commercial problems that have re-
suited from the war.-Iowa Republican
Platform.
UMr. Harvey--better known as
Coins lecturing on free silver in
Colorado. While this looks much like
carrying Goals to Newcastle" it
would probably be more just to regard
It as evidence that missionary work Is
needed to keep the free silver party
from going to pieces in the champion
free silver state.-Chicago Tribune.
OThe responsibility for the greater
part of the sickness and mortality? II
rests upon all who favored the war
and it is pretty widely distributed
burden. The newspapers who are now
waxing wrath and censorious over
stories of privations and sufferings
will have to bear portion of the
blame. And it is not their fault that
the horrors of war did not begin soon.
er-Detroit Free Press (Dem.).
ySome of Mr.. Bryan's friends think
he will catch the soldier vote If he runs
again. But they deceive themselves
He has another record which he can
not run away from and that will drag
him down. The sixteen-to-one bust.
ness is completely out Of sight as far
as national politics is concerned. and
the soldiers will be against the eloquent
champion in ratio just about the
samc--Cincinnati Commercial Trib
une.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
PRACTICAL KINDNESS.
One Hundred Thousand Grateful Sol
diers.

These war times have tried mems souls
in many unexpected ways, but like shaft
of sunshine and good cheer out of the cloud
of privaton and endurance has been the
work that The American Tobacco Co. has
done among the U. s. Soldiers and Sailors
ever since the war began-for. when they
discovered that the camps and hospitals
were not supplied with tobacco they de-
cided to provide them, free Of cost, with
enough for every man, and have already
given outright to our Soldiers and Sailors
over one hundred thousand pounds of BAT
AK Plug" and Dukes Mixture" Smoking
Tobacco, and have bought and distributed
fifty thousand briar wood pipes, at a total
cost of between Fifty and sixty thousand dol
lars.
This work has been done quietly and
thoroughly, by establishing headquarters
in each camp, SO that every camp and every
hospital of the United States Army has
been supplied with enough tobacco for
every man and the sailors on thirty
United States Ships in Cuban waters have
shared with the soldiers this most welcome
of all 'rations."
Perhaps it will be only fair to remember
when we hear the remark again that
Corporations have no souls" that there
is one American corporation whose soul
has been tried and has not been found
wanting in practical kindness"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22

Trustworthy authorities of the Unit
ed States and Canada agree that there
has been large falling off in the rush
to the Klondike. The hardships of trav-
ell, the lack of proper supply of fo0d,
and the Canadian regulations concern
ing the payment of royalty are among
the deterrent reasons. The riches
of the region continue to cause
wonder, and prospectors are open.
ing many new sections. Results, how
ever, are disappointing. Although the
output of the Yukon mines this year
reaches nearly $15,ooo00O, that figure
is considerably below conservative es-
Inmates of last fall. A notable feature
Of last winters operations is that the
disadvantages of mining in the north
west territory directed larger atten-
tion to mines on the American side of
the boundary and confirmed the opin-
ion that the most profitable mining in
the future would be on Alaskan terri
tory.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22

Samuel Johnson, a prosperous farm
er of Hancock county, KY, after pay
ing assiduous court for some time to
Miss Mahala Mullins, has at last won
her blushing consent, and the two
have been made one, and ponderous
one they make. Mrs. johnson weighs
somewhere over 500 pounds, and her
husband is no light weight. The bride,
who is so years old, has for long time
been one of the most famous moon
sinners in the mountains of Kentucky,
her scene Of operations having always
been on the top of Walden's ridge. She
laughed at revenue officers, whom she
used to dare, saying: why don't you
arrest me? Bring buggy and take
me to MiddleSborough, why don't
your" 1t was impossible to get con.
veyance which would support Miss
Mahala's vast weight and equally out
of the question for her to walk. SO for
many years she made moonshine
whisky almost without concealment.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
A SMALL Boys SCHEME.
Promised n Splendid Result to
His Mind.

A small boy who is not familiar with rural
ways was taken by his fond mamma for a
brief stay in the country.
On farm in a neighboring county he
vaxed fat and sunburrt, and picked up a
wondrous store of astonishing experiences.
One day the farmer smilingly said to his
mother:
Gust ask your hoy what he hid two eggs
in the stable for?''
So the very fr-t opportunity the mother
said to the six-yearold:
my dear, what did you do with those eggs
you took from the hen house,"
ooh, mamma" replied the boy, II didn't
want you to know about it.
"Why. it's al! right" said mamma. II only
want to know what my boy did with them: y
81 hid them in the stable" said the little
fellow.
"And what for?"
"'Cause it's my scheme"
"Your scheme! And what is youl
scheme?
"Why, you see, mamma" said the little
philosopher, when eggs is horned in q
chicken house they is always little chickens
nm fink il they was horned in stable dey
might be little horses!"
1t is needless to add that up to the time
of his leaving the farm the miracle was still
unaccomplished.- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22

Farmer Broadbelt, of Berwyn, Ches-
ter county, Pa, has very good claim
upon the title of champion somnambu-
list. One morning Broadbelt arose
from his bed at two o'clock and, with
put stopping to change his night robe
for more suitable attire, went out to
his barn and MIXED all of his 16 cows
and prepared the milk for market
This took considerable time, of course,
but after that was done he hitched
up the horse and wagon and, loading
the milk cans upon the latter, drove
off to the station. There he unloaded
the cans, according to his daily Gus
tom, and drove back home. The dawn
was just breaking when he drove the
wagon into the barnyard. He was
sound asleep and had been SO during
the entire performance. His return
to consciousness was due to vigorous
shaking administered by his wife,
who, having missed him from his bed
had dressed and sailed forth to find
him.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
A Macon (Ga.) widow has adopted a

A Macon (Ga.) widow has adopted q
curious occupation as means of earn
ing living and is meeting with sue
cess. She is taking care of graves.
She not only assumes the responsible
ty in keeping cemetery lots in perfect
order with well-trimmed grass and
paths, but to her is instructed the
identifying of the few square feet of
ground which is the most sacred of
earthly possessions, and to those who
find the caring for the graves Of
their dead too painful duty this
woman is friend as well as valuable
servant.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
Anti-Prosperity Bryanites.

August Is almost always dull busi-
ness month. Last August was not
able exception. The clearings were the
largest ever known in that month.
They exceeded by 30 per cent. those
of 1892. There have not been for five
years as few failures in any one month
as in that which closed last week. AS
one of the commercial agencies puts
It: Business is larger than in the
best Of all past years, and yet there
is every prospect of much further in
crease" Nevertheless in few weeks
AItgeld and other Bryanites will be
roaming from place to place proclaim
ing to all who can spare the time to
hear them that there is no real prosper
ity and there never can be any until AZ
cent free coinage silver dollars flow
from the minis in food and inundate
the country. These prophets of evil
will go past busy factories. through
fertile fields from whose products the
farmers are getting good prices, and
through cities and towns where all is
activity and confidence, and will cry out
continually: "Yet little while and
prices will be low and laborers idle
il the country does not have cheap dol
lars and debtors are not enabled to
swipdle creditors" 1t is no wonder
that the Bryanite orators who are
about to start out on their fall anti
prosperity crusade feel blue. They
have terribly uphill Job Of it this
year. As "the stars in their courses
fought against Sisera" so is the iubilant
prosperity of the country fighting
against the Bryanites.-Ch.cago Trih-
une.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22

1t is said that in the entire Santiago
campaign, the four negro regiments
showed themselves of the greatest
value. The men endured the hardships
and the labors with the greatest forth
tude. They wthstood the effects of
the heat admirably, as was to be ex-
pected. They were cheerful under all
kinds of trials and privations. Their
powers of physical endurance were re-
markable. Altogether, they fully JUS
titled every expectation of those who
believe that the negro makes first
class soldier.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
ISSUES OF THIS YEAR.
The President should Have a Pnrtf-
san Congress to Help Handle
New Difficulties.

The congress which will be elected
a Few weeks hence will have to deal
with more questions of great impor-
lance than presented themselves to
any congress which has met since the
civil war and reconstruction days. 1t
will have to devise a system OF govern
ment for each of our new possessions
with the possible exception of Hawaii.
which may be attended to in the com.
ing short session of the present con.
gress. The work OF forming per-
manent army to meet the new needs
which enlarged territory will impose
may possibly be transacted in the COM
ing four months session of the exist
ing congress. but the chances are that
il will go over to the next body. Then,
too, staff organization for the army
in line with modern requirements will
have to be devised. The old issue OF
the staff and line wrangle in the navy
will have to be settled, and new sys-
TEN of naval promotions must be
created.
Work enough to keep a congress
busy during nearly all of its term,
aside altogether from the routine
business of the government, has here
been cited. The task of framing gov
ernments which will recognize the
local capabilities and meet the Pc
culiar needs of the people of Cuba
Puerto Rico and the Philippines de-
mands time and intelligence. In a
considerable degree the conditions
here are new. Some of the peoples to
be dealt with may have to remain in
a state of dependence forever. The
full territorial status which is enjoyed
by New Mexico. Arizona and Okla
homa cannot be extended to any OF
our new possessions Immediately
though the indications are that it may
safely be given to Puerto Rico before
many more years pass. An entirely
| different and less advanced sort OF
government will have to be provided
for the Philippines. Government for
Cuba will involve some delicate ques'
tions of different order from those
which will come up in the Puerto
Rican and Philippine matters.
For the adjustment of all these com
pick questions the republican party
will be held primarily responsible
The necessity. therefore, for the re-
publicans to elect majority of the
next house of representatives and tc
gain the two or three seats which will
give them control of the senate is par
ticularly urgent. A republican con
gress should be chosen to assist the
republican president in dealing with
these delicate issues. Not since 1870
when Georgia, the last of the seeded
states, was restored to her old rela'
tions to the union, has congress beer
called upon to deal with so many ques
lions requiring discrimination, bal
ance and tact as will present them
selves to the congress which is to be
elected little less than two month:
hence. The president in managing the
war which has brought all these
troublesome issues to the front, and II
dealing with some Of them in theil
rudimentary stage since the armistice
began, has shown excellent judgment
1t is particularly essential that the
congress elected on November shall
be in partisan accord with him OF
these and the other great issues which
may arise.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
The Detroit Journal SAYS that AZ fam.

The Detroit Journal says that AZ fam
lilies out Of every hundred in Detroit
own their own homes, and it adds: "Of
the rs cities possessing over 100, 900 pop
ulation Rochester stands at the head,
with "A families in every hundred own
ing their homes. Detroit and Milwau-
kee come next, each with AZ. St. Paul
and Buffalo next, with 10 families to
the hundred who pay taxes instead of
rent, and Cleveland follows one point
behind"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22

At the meeting of the National Hay
association at Buffalo August 9 Mr..
Cyrus Bates, of Boston. asserted that
the displacement of horses by cleo
triciy and bicycles has not materially
decreased the consumption of hay, as
many think. For the future he thinks
there is encouragement, as the low
cost of hay has caused it's much freer
use. ]. II. Clcpdennin, of Baltimore,
however, spoke of decrease in the
consumption of hay, caused by the
displacement of horses. He estimated
that horses have been displaced in our
leading cities as follows: Philadel-
phia, $4,000; Chicago, $4,000 to $4,000;
Greater New York, 10000; Baltimore,
$4,000; st. Louis, 10000; Cincinnati,
10000; Richmond, Va, $4,000; Toledo,
o., $4,000. Allowing that each work
horse requires Is pounds of hay per
day, the displacement of the above
number marks decrease in consump-
ton of over 1900 tons per day. Add
to this the horses displaced in other
cities, and you will understand, he
said, why the hay trade is not as ac-
tive as it was few years ago.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
Two Different Views.

She was charming young lady and nat.
stronger seq. One evening one of them
called and the conversation CHANGED to drift
toward another.
Il think Mr.. Davis is quite an intellectual
young man." she observed
ooh, you do" sneered the other.
"Why, yes" she replied. ut seems to me
that he is a. very hard thinker on many i'm
portant subjects"
"Well, now that / come to consider it" re-
torted the undaunted rival of Mr.. Davis, 81
believe you are right. never knew a man
who thought with SO much difficulty.
cago Evening News.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
When It's Really solemn.

"It's very solemn thing" she said,
when woman intrusts a man with her
affections"
Its mighty sight more solemn when
she makes him think she has intrusted thin
TO him while they are still locked ppin her
jewel box" he replied.
Then they looked at each other, and Sch
realized that it was time for their GUNNER
Irritation to end-Chicago Post
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22

In Gardiner. Me-, both the local and
standard systems of time are in vogue,
and the hands of the two town clocks
are kept 81 minutes apart. Each has
Its own devotees, and the consequence Is
that there is much confusion in keep
ing business and social engagements.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22

Santiago is a name but slightly rep
resented in the United States geog-
raphy, but Sandy Hook at New York
was once Cape Santiago, and was
originally christened Cape de Santa
Maria. The present name dates from
1he Dutch era.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22


Totals .......s1, 1856, 900 s43O2s0OO 41.7S2.7 Oe
The internal revenue and miscel-
aneous receipts are naturally small
er in August than in July or in other
months which include quarterly pay
ments. The internal revenue for July
was $26,171,O00, making the average
25.093, 900 monthly. The miscellaneous
receipts for July also bring the month
ly average in that department up to
So. O12 900, so that in each branch the
calculations are surprisingly sus-
tanned by the actual results. Customs
receipts naturally fell off little <ur-
ing the war. but August, the first
month of peaceful commerce, shows
receipts slightly in excess of the cal
culations. Taking all branches to-
gether, the income and outgo have
maintained a steady and reassuring
balance alike in peace and war, thus
laying a solid foundation for the re-
turn of confidence and for firm be-
lief in the practical business ability of
the republican party.
This large revenue in August, coupled
with the receipts from the popular
bonds sold by the treasury, caused the
receipts to exceed the expenditures
during the month. The cost of rum
ming the government and the war in
August was $56,26O.717, yet $22.35s,025
was added to the cash in the treasury.
A part of this was necessarily with
drawn from circulation by the buy
ers of bonds, but the large deposits in
the national banks fully offset this,
and the SIT, 10l.709 decrease in circula-
ton during the month was not felt
for the good and sufficient reason that
the money still in the hands of the
people was $l,792, O06,545, or $23.o6 per
capita. After this month there will
be no more payments to make on the
war bonds, and the treasury reserve,
which has been piling up unnecessar-
lily high, will probably be pulled down
little by continued war expenses. In
the end the expenditures will come re-
marlably close to balancing the re-
ceipts. 1t is no mean triumph OF
craftsmanship to go through war
without hitch or jar in the nations
fnances.-Chicago Tribune.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
The Growth of Socialism.

1t is argued by deep thinkers that the
growth OF socialism is due to the large stand
ing armies of the world, in which men are
often made to enlist against their will, and
thus become discontented with existing con-
ditions. The growth of stronger race of
people is due to the large sale of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, which is the best medicine
for costveness, dyspepsia, fever, ague and
all nervous troubles. Try one bottle.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22

The Indianapolis Journal observes
that it is not likely that another Amer
lean warship ever will be blown up
in a Spanish port. Nor in any other
port. The world has veen given an
inkling of American methods which
is not likely to be forgotten.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22

A private who is with the regulars
at Santiago says of the language of the
islanders: you should watch the
natives talk, for you can learn to under
stand their gestures easier than to
speak their language. They have ges-
ture for everything, and with practice
you can read them like book"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22

The old, old story of restitution and
suffering comes from Alaska. Gold
hunting has its dark side. The win
ners boast, but the losers are the
-silent majority. A bird in the hand at
home is worth flock in the Kondike
bush, particularly when the winter
season is coming on.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22

THE study Of leprosy is one of the
obligations attaching to the United
States as the result of the annexation
Of Hawaii" says the Kansas City Star,
and 1t gives us an opportunity to say
II told you So" We fear that Hawaii
will be source of more trouble than
benefit.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
An Exploded Story.

Not long ago there was a revival OF
the oft-exploded story that the grave
of Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock was be-
ing neglected. The grave is in Mont
gomery cemetery. Norristown, Pa,
which place has come in for some unde-
served condemnation on account Of its
alleged carelessness in not paying at
tention to the last resting place OF SO
brave soldier. AS matter Of fact.
the tomb was erected by volunteer
subscriptions from members of the
Pennsylvania national guard, and was
of the generals own selection. even TO
the architecture. The only mistake he
made was in the choice of material,
which is not as durable as it might be.
A few months before he died Gen. Han
cock visited his future place OF inter-
ment and critically examined it within
and without. The only improvements
he deemed worthy of making was a
heavy oaken door. The grave was Sc
lected and the tomb devised while the
general was commandment at Govern
or's Island, N. Y. In compliance with
his own wishes no epitaph appears, but
the tomb is visited regularly and care
fully kept in order.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22

"Spare my child spare my child!!" cries
the mother when too late. One box Of DR..
Mofetts TEETuINA (1cthing Potoders)
would have saved her darling, and costs
only Is cents.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
THE NATIONS FINANCES.
ton Shown In the Treas
ury Department.

Not the least rema rkable of the
achievements of the present national
government at Washington is found
in it's skillfui and accurate adjustment
of the nations revenues TO the ma
tons expenses. The success with
which this has been done, both in
peace and war, stands out in striking
contrast with the failure of the dem
ocratic government of the preceding
years. An examination of the official
figures for the last year shows re-
markable accuracy in making the rev.
enues meet the disbursements of the
treasury through the Dingley tariff
and allied sources, and an examination
of the figures for the month of August
shows the same thing with regard to
the war revenues.
For purposes of clearer comparison
it will be helpful to separate the pro-
visions for peace times and those for
war expenses and to reduce each to
daily averages. AS the postal service
is almost exactly self-supporting, it
may be left out of the calculation,
Exclusive of this. the government ex'
penditures have for several years aver
aged little less than 100000 day
so that a revenue of that amount suf.
feed TO meet peace expenses at the
start and provide slight surplus as
the population increased. The act oi
1897 was intended to yield about $780,
100000 in customs, averaging $4,000
daily; $157.OoO.oo0 internal revenue
averaging $430,O0O daily; and about $22t
100000 miscellaneous receipts, aver
aging about 100000 daily-a total Of
100000 daily. When war broke out
it was judged that at least $13s,0Oo, o0(
should be added to the yearly revenues
or $37s,0C0 daily, these being the fig
ures given by Chairman Dingley in his
estimate of what the war tax would
| yield. This was expected to raise the
total internal revenue to $80S,000 daily
and the total income of the govern
ment to $1.3ss,oOO daily.
How closely the actual receipts have
Appropriated these calculations i!
now shown in the official returns fol
| August, the second month after the
new act went into force. The follow
ing table explains itself:
| !
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
A word TO BaIdhead..

Don't comb your hair over the bald spot on
your head and then kick because your grocer
puts the big potatoes on top of the measure.
Chicago Evening News.