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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26
GOURD VALLEY.

for you, but we find 1t hard to get
any thing that is all truth.
In fact there is nothing that we
know to all he the truth, EXCEPT a
few thing that we would not dare
tell. However we are glad that
you don't ask for proof every time,
so We relate circumstances, just as
we have gathered them, for it is
generally known If one undertakes
to confine himself to what ne can
prove by reliab witnesses, he will
soon run out of "soap", and we are
favorably impressed with the fact,
that when one is trying to furnish
soap" for a news paper, the more
I've it cOntaines, the better it ans
wers its calling.
Since the last writing we have
had some quite severe weather in
our Valley, but the last few days,
the weather has been so wal m that
many things have begun to ssprout
and especially the farmers where
they are going to pillow.
We have lately learned of a man
whose name is Sam Houston, a
great many years ago was boy.He
is said to have been very polite
little boy, and also was quite fond
of trading and getting money in
any honest way he could One day
Sam accidentally stepped on
mans toe for which he very court
eously begged the mans pardon.
The man gave him dime for be-
ing so polite.
Sam thanked the man and in a
few minutes stepped on the other
foot and begged his pardon again.
He didn't get another dime, but
took the one he had and bought
him hen. In a few days Sam was
seen running as fast as he could
without his hat, to the store which
was near his home. He went in
and the clerk asked what he want
ed, as soon as he could get his
breath he said, "please sir, give me
an eggs worth of wax, I'll pay you
this afternoon, my old hens on
now"
ltgwas with great interest, we
read the account of the marriage Of
Mr.. ]. Fl. and Miss L. s. We wish
to extend to them our hearty con-
graduation and wish them a hap
Ply future Being somewhat ac-
quainted with Jim, we take
pleasure in recommending him as
and energetic, honest, and married
man. Knowing so much good Of
him, we feel quite safe in saying
the same or even more of his lady.
for we believe in the old proverb.
which says that to the good, no evil
can be tied.
.! Jim, live forever and always do right
Work hard in the daylight and make
brooms at night,
You've already had your hard trials fife
For mans greatest trouble is getting
wife.
Be encouraged old boy
For you've out-done us all
For none of us thought
You could marry at all.
Then Jim, when there comes the fierce
trials of life
Remember the trouble ofgetting wife
How we waded the branch for our girls.
to get flowers
And now, you've got your girl
We didn't get ours.
One other girl married from Baldwin
Hall
For twas the good luck Of Ora Hall
What few people can say
Twas her happy lot,
The Moore (more) she wanted
The Moore (more) she got
May your long happy years be ninety
and nine
And as happy as the years when you
stole moon-shine
But Jim don't forget you was once a
young man
And encourage Bob Plane as much as.
you can.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26
MARYV|LLE.

town of $500 inhabitants 1t is is miles from Knoxville
and the terminus the A. r. r. 1t is the County Seat of Bun
County Maryve town of Schools and Colleges First comes
Mayvie College endowment of $20O0O and beautiful 200
campus which is situated six beautiful buildings There
between hundred attend this institution each
Next the Friends Normal Institute which high Aca
dem School the neghborhood of 200 Students
Then there the Academy the education of the Coored people,
There is also good common schools for both
Maryvie church organizations of which have fine
brick buildings
There large Wooden Mills Two SASH Door Blind Fact
Three mills the usual line of business conducted in
this saloon There not saloon in Blount
Conntv
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26
EAST TENNESSEE

Section the South which has and ndeveped resources such
Marble Coal Iron Also thousands Of
of virgin forest
An ideal climate with cool springs Of the best in the world
In fact it is the place to Live and Prosper
wish buy trade for land in this section write to the
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26
Bl0unt County.

Has population 5000 1t has almost imie supply
of the finest marble slate also good farming and stock rails
ing County Through the Tennessee River and Little River and
small rail roads with excellent prospect
third
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

No. S.-Two good farms of III acres and
II6 acres for sale in London County.
Both near Greenback Good orchards on
both. Running water. Good bargains.
No. Io.-A good little farm of 81 acres
for sale. Seven miles from town on the
Niles Ferry road, at bargain.
No. ia nice farm of 80 acres for sale.
The farm is situated in the 9Th. Dist. of this
county. A large two story eight room
house, good barn, good orchard, marble
quarry with both pink and gray marble.
The land is also found to contain some
minerals. Special inducements to buy du-
ring the next three months. g.
No. I2.-Farm of so acres bottom land
50 under cultivation, rest good white oak
and hickory timber land. One of the best
grass farms in county. Ellejoy creek
joins it. Six room house and good barn.
No. I3-42 acres, room house and barn
7 acres in timber. Some orchard. Near
town.
No, I4,-Ioo acres good land. One
good room frame house and one smaller
house. Two first class barns. 81 acres
cleared land, This will be traded for
Knoxville property.
No. I6.-The best piece Of land we have
for the money is 40 acres wood land. huff
to run the place Running water, -Four
miles Maryville, this is Bargain,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

No. go acres of as level land as there
is in the country. Good soil for gardening
and raising small fruit. Already has nice
stand of small fruit and near 100 fruit trees
of various kinds all bearing. All under
cultivation but IL acres of good oak timber.
All under good fence. -Four room house.
New frame barn 24x3ozI4. Just TX miles
from Court House. School house so near
children can eat dinner at home. Also
close to college.
No. 3. Bargain in town property is
seven room, two story house. This also is
we'll finished good buildings and in a
good neighborhood. This lot is 72xI6o #.
You'll be surprised at the cheapness Of this
property so don't fail to investigate if you
are interested.
No. 5.-For sale of trade:-A 3 room
house on lot 5IHxI65 in town. This
goes at a bargain.
No6.-Here is a bargain in land. 4SH
acres-4o cleared. 3 room house, good
barn-wel that never goes dry and good
cistern. Excellent orchard, Only a miles
from town.
No. 7. 40 acres of land with room
house, good barn and several other build
ings. Will be sold as whole or in part.
Two good orchards. 100 acres timber,
81 miles from town. A good bargain. a
miles from railroad station.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-13
JERUSALEM AND SPAIN

Jerusalem the Holy; A Brief His
tory Of Ancient Jerusalem; with al
Account Of the Modern City and its
Conditions, Political, Religious and So
cial" BY Edwin Sherman Wallace
late United States consul for Palestine
With fifteen Illustrations and -four
maps. Fleming II. Revell Company,
At time when the Zionist movement
has attained such momentum that the
German emperor is moved to make q
personal examination of it's claims and
Of the field to which it's efforts are d.
rected, this volume with its prophecy
of the ultimate homecoming of the
poste
Five years of residence in Palestine
have equipped Mr.. Wallace for the TASK
of producing a work which will certain
~ take its place as classic in the inn
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-13
SOCIOLOGICAL PROSE AND
POETRY.

"The Workers-The West" BY Wal
ter A, Wyckoff; with SO full-page il
Illustrations. Charles Scribner's Sons.
With the publication in book form
of the second volume of The Work
/ the most romantic narratives ever
written by a scholar, and the record
/ of one of the most important socioiog-
ical experiments ever made by an econ
4 omist. The articles which compose
4 this book, as they have appeared month
after month in the pages of Scrlbner S
/ Magazine, have been followed with the
/ intensest interest by the American
public collected with Mr.. Leigh's ad-
4 mirable illustrations. they are even
more impressive than in magazine
form. In this volume Mr.. Wyckoff con-
/ tinues his experiment in reality in
4 the crowded labor market of Chicago.
He suffers with the lowest classes of
I the unemployed, and works himself to
a better condition; he studies organized
I labor in great factory; he analyses
social discomfort with the anarchis
I and he works his way to the Pacific
coast through the great wheat farms
! tolls in deep mines and drives "a burro
4 across the desolate plains.
4 Perhaps the most obvious reflection
that these records suggests is in the
nature of tribute to the personal quail
49, o,s,,3a - eiie auelIo1' no" man Oh
I Ious '''l on anu reilheihent could nave
, ~. ilg me harosIllps anu fepuus' the
/ physical discomforts and annoyances
that he did almost passes comprehen-
9 80 Ael there Is NOT, IN al these
37S pages, so much as a whine or a
whimper, or line of self-pity or self
satisfaction They are manly, coura-
seous' modest; MI. Wyckon takes the
I brave dttltuue toward ll1e. IN MN
we recognize the Ahglo-Saxon nbre--
I lhat hafd, WeH~praVed, adventurous,
ropus'' VlIile, masterIul something
Whlcn distinguishes the Anglo-SaXon
ana ms descendants from the Celt, the
Gaul and the Slav
| But ADDED 10 TINS StalWart manllneSs
/ OF characteII IS the scientific spirit
winch could inspire and direct the ex-
! pertinent, changing 1t from the mere
tour dc force It might nave been into a
grand study of humanity. All the eX-
actness of method and the thorough
/ ness of research which modern science
! insists upon, Mr. Wyckom has brought
to bear upon the social and industrial
conditions of the working classes, and
not only has he observed, but he has
/ lived. the things whereof he writes, a
/ fact which lends to his observations
and conclusions a vitality hitherto I'M
\ known to works of a socio-industrial
character The proper study of man
! kind is man. OF all men in the world,
Mr.. Wyckoff is best qualified to sub
stantiate that statement.
4 Not the least noteworthy feature of
1.-THE Workers is the charm of die
ton in which it is clothed If the au-
thor had set out TO write a narrative
of personal adventure, he could hard
/ ly have made it more fascinating.
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NEW BOOKS ON NATURE.

Flashlights ON Nature BY Grant
Allen Illustrated by Frederick Enoch.
Doubleday & Mcclure Company.
1t is hard to tell whether Mr. Allen
intends this book for young people or
for adults, but either way it is charm
ing. The boy or girl who would not be
Interested in the descriptions of plant
that melts ice the cows that ants milk,
marriage among the clovers, the baby
gorse plant, the first papermakers, the
hunt of the red ants for slaves, and
all the other marvellous and curious
things that Mr.. Allen tells about and
that Mr. Enock has so delightfully."- IL
Illustrated, are quite too dull ever to grow
up into American men and women. Mr..
Aliens gay conversational style and
happy way of diving into history and
literature make the work interesting
apart from the value of the informa-
ton it imparts. The covers are unique,
being a capital imitation Of an inside
section of tree.
Birds That Hunt and Are Hunted
Life Histories of One Hundred and
Seventy Birds of Prey. Game Birds
and Water Fowls" BY Neltje Blan-
chan with Introduction by G. o.
Shields (Coquina), and As colored plates.
Doubleday & Mcclure.
The fine work win find a cordial well
come at the hands Of every lover of
birds, not only for its accurate and
comprehensive descriptions Of birds and
for the beautiful plates which accom-
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from which it is written-that of a
bird lover who believes that personal,
friendly acquaintance with live birds,
as distinguished from the technical
study of the anatomy of dead ones,
must be general before the public will
cease to slaughter them The brief in
PRODUCTION by the president of the
League Of American Sportsmen is a
plea for the enactment and enforce
ment Of proper laws against the ruth
less destruction of bird life.
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ESTES & LAuRIAT, BOSTON

Under the Rattlesnalze Flag" BY F.
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when Israel Putnam Served the
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CHM e co. BOSTON,


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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-23

ago. Mention was made of him in
The Gazette several years since. He
was four years old when the stock
law went into force in CASTOR. We
don't know exactly how long that was,
but we suppose that it was some u or
IA years ago. This would give the
sheep an age of Is or 20 years. Dur.
ing all this time his fleece supplied the
family with all the wool and yarn
needed for domestic uses. Misses
Eula Glenn, of Crowders Creek, and
Lille Glenn, of Rock Hill, have been
spending a few days in Gastonia, the
guests of DR.. and Mrs. E. F. Glenn.
Mr.. R. w. Taylor, proprietor ol
the Oaks hotel at Asheville, was shot
and instantly killed Tuesday night by
John Corey, a guest of the house.
The men had some words over the
difference of 81 in the rent of room
for Sunday, and Taylor is said to have
called Corey a liar. Taylor left the
Office and procured pistol. Return
ing he is said to have attempted, to
use the gun, when Corey drew his
pistol and fred five times, one bullet
taking effect in Taylor's heart. Both
are men of families, and the little son
of Taylor witnessed the tragedy. Co.
rev surrendered. His home is Deca-
tur, Illinois.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-23

How MONEY GOES IN WAR TIMES.
Sometimes when we get to thinking
and talking about the glory of going
to war for principle and we are eager
to see hostilities commence, we do not
realize what a tremendous thing war
is. Perhaps these facts about the Civil
war will give an idea of how large an
undertaking a national conflict with
swords and bullets, with fire and blood
is. In four years of the Civil war the
direct expenditure of the national
government amounted to So, 1SO, ,O0O,-
600, of which 50, 2,92O,000,000 was used
directly for war purposes. Seven hum
dred and thirty million dollars of this
was raised by taxation, and the rest
was obtained by issuing greenbaeks
and interest-bearing bonds. The in
terest on this war debt to July l, 1897,
had amounted to 1864, 100000 Two
billion, one hundred and twenty seven
million dollars has been paid out in
pensions since the war. Thus the
total direct cost of the war has been
S7,711, 100000. At present the gov
ernment is paying So, ,500,0 out each
week in pensions and in interest on
the war debt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-23
RAPID. FIRE GUNs.-"Rapid- fire" or

RAPID. FIRE GUNs.-"Rapidfire" or
"quick firing" guns are frequently re-
ferred to at this time, but few laymen
really appreciate the meaning of the
term as contrasted with the "slow
fire" breach-loader. The distinction
is not one of size, for the rapid fire
system has extended from one FOUNDER
proiectiles to four inch, fve-inch and
six inch guns, throwing thirty-six,
seventy and one hundred-pound shot
or shell. The essential difference is
in the method of loading. Instead OF
opening the breach and inserting the
projectile and the powder separately,
the latter in a bunting bag, ammuni-
tion for rapid fire guns is now prepar-
ed as for small arms, the ball, powder
and firing primer are united /; the pow
per in a metallic case attached to
the shot, and the primer in the centre
of the base of this case. There are a
number of types of rapid-fre guns,
differing in the way this fixed ammu-
milton is fed to the gun and fired.
The six-pounder q 24-inch calibre)
rapid-fre guns of the Hotchkiss,
Driggs-Schroeder, Maxim, Nordenfelt
and Sponsel types, can discharge one
hundred shots in four minutes twenty
six seconds, four minutes thirty-fve
and a half seconds, four minutes
utes forty-one seconds, and four min
utes fifty-six and a half seconds re-
spectively, or twenty to twenty-five
shots per minute with accuracy of aim.
Without attempt at accuracy of aim
the rate can be increased to thirty to
thirty-five shots per minute. With
fve-inch rapid-6re guns, or seventy
Founders, thirty-six shots have been
fred in five minutes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-23
WHY HE WAS HAPPY.

Whistling in a public conveyance is
an offence against good manners, but
the Chicago Journal reports an in
stance which really seems to have
been excusable, sit was excused.
The rest of the passengers were read
ing the morning news, but one man
gazed with unseeing eyes out OF the
window and whistled softly, the tune
being broken now and then by smile
that crossed his bearded lips.
The young girl directly opposite
thought him handsome, and ascribed
his preoccupied air to romantic rea'
sons. And the older woman who sat
with her glanced sharply across from
time to time, to see what the young
man meant by rudely whistling in a
public conveyance. But the looks OF
youth and age were alike lost on him,
and after a while he turned his face
toward the light, and sang with such
hearty untunefulness that his specta-
cled neighbor felt bound to remon-
strate.
"Young man." she said, shave you
hired this car for your own use?".
He started at her blankly minute,
and then flushed to the roots Of his
hair.
"Was-was I singing ?" he asked.
"You were making horrible noise, "
she replied. Then he laughed whole
some. honest puffaW, and leaned for
ward confdentially.
"The jokes on me-" he saio. "To
tell the truth, my baby has just cut
tooth, and-and I was thinking how
cunning the little chap looked when
he grinned.
The war light faded in the woman's
eyes, and smile touched the corners
of her mouth as she beamed on the
young father and said with deep inter
est:
"Upper or under? ?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-23
Aumuruns department.
4 FIGHT FOR A KISS.

MY name is Mike Haywood, and 1
live down in Maine. I'm courtin' a
gal named Sally Jones, and I never
kissed her till the other day. This is
the way it was: wanted to kiss her
right down bad, but hadn't the pluck.
Her lips had been a-temptin' of me
wuss'n red apples ever tempted a
schoolboy, and at last determined to
try for it if I broke leg. So last
Saturday night as we sat together
arter meetin', looked her straight in
the eyes, and sez 1:
"Sally," sez 1, "gin US kiss and be
done with it." .
II WON'T" sez she, $50 there now J"
"I'll take it whether or no." sez l.
"Do it if you dare !'' sez she.
So at it we went, rough and tumble.
An awful destruction of starch now
commenced. The bow of my cravat
was squat up in half shake. At the
next bout smash went shirt collar, and
at the same time some of the head
fastenings gave way, and down came
Sally's hair, like flood in milldam
broke loose, carrying away half
dozen combs. One dig of Sally's ell
bow and my blooming ruff1es wilted
down to a dishcloth. But She had no
time to boast. Soon her neck tackling
began to shiver, and parted at the
throat, and wborah came a string Of
beads scampering and running races
every way you could think of about
the floor. By hokey! if Sally Jones
amt the real grit, there's no snakes.
She fought fair, however, I must ad-
NIT, and didn't try to bite or scratch,
and when she could fight no longer
for want of breath, she yielded hand
somely. Her arms fell down by her
side, her hair back over the chair, her
eyes closed, and there lay a little
plump mouth all in the air. Lord
did you ever see hawk pounce on
robin /? or bumblebee on clover
cup? I say nothing.