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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15
Disease Belts.

The greatest mortality from con-
sumption occurs on the Pacific coast
and in the eastern part of the upper
Mississippi valley. Pneumonia is most
prevalent in the Rocky mountain re-
gion and in eastern Texas. Dipht heria
is worst in the Rocky mountain region,
on the plains and prairies and near the
great lakes. Cancer and tumor appear
to increase with density of population,
their victims being more numerous
proportionately in New England and
the northern part of the Mississippi
valley than elsewhere. Malarial fever
is most destructive in eastern Texas,
Louisiana. Arkansas, southern Mis-.
souri, and the cotton belt. Measles
range most persistently in the south.
ern mountain regions, and whooping
cough is particularly fatal in the
southern Appalachians. The danger
from scarlet fever is greatest among
the Rocky mountains and in the plains
region. Heart disease and dropsy kill
most people in the upland country oil
New England and on the South At.
lantic coast.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

Every year the bulk of city men go
further afield, and each morning and
night perform their tedious pilgrim
age to and from the scene of their
busy labors. There can be no doubt
that constant railway travelling of this
kind is calculated, sooner or later, to
play havoc with the soundest consti-
tuition. While it is, of course, impos-
sible to lay down any exact rule, it
may be stated generally that no such
daily railway journey should be much
over an hour in length, space of time
that is far more than enough to carry
the citizen INTO pure air and the most
sylvan of scenery. AS every medical
man of any experience can testify, the
attempt to burn candle at both ends,
one in the city and the other fifty or a
hundred miles away at the seaside, has
cut off many valuable life in the
flower of its maturing manhood.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15
BUSY SLANDERERS.
Democrats and Mugwumps ExaHEer-
ating the Horrors of War
Narrow Partisnnism.

'The man who purchased the pres
idency for Mr.. Mckinley and bought
his own way into the United States
senate"
The idiot who wrote the lines which
are given above is only one of many
who are now attacking the president,
Senator Hanna and republicans in
general
Because Mr.. Hanna is chairman of
the republican national committee and
is the political general who whipped
the Bryanites in 1896 he is represent
ed to be a brutal money grubber, a
bride giver, and a bad man in every re-
spect.
Because the president has won sur
prisingly glorious victory over Spain
he is beirg slandered east and west
by democrats and mugwumps and
blamed for conditions which are the
natural results of war.
The Leader does not believe in COW
ering up the shortcomings of any pub
lie official. To say that there has been
Encouragement in the war depart
ment is to say that which the people
think to be so and is not an attack
upon the administration of President
| Mckinley.
But the democrats are exaggerating
the horrors" of every camp and troop
ship and are grossly slandering the
president and his administration. They
have, at last, an issue which calls al,
of their factions together, including
the mugwumps.
Mr.. Mckinley fought the war on
broad, patriotic lines. He kept poll
ties away from the army and his coun.
Gil chamber. Lee, Wheeler, Graham
and other southern democrats were
given high commands. The president
was an American throughout and not
at any time politician.
Instead of vilifying him now as they
are shamelessly doing the democrats
ought to be grateful to the president
and full of admiration fer him. But
democrats are rarely anything but mar.
row partisans and bigots. They will
abuse their country, smirch their own
names, trample upon what honor they
may have If they can thereby promote
the interests of their party.
If Mr.. Mckinley were a democrat
the democrats would put him above
Thomas Jefferson. and if Senator
Hanna were a democrat he would be
the democratic candidate for presi
dent in 19O0-Cleveland Leader.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

The Engineering and Mining Jour
nal keeps an account of the gold
brought from the Klondike region, the
result of last winters work, and finds
the Canadian authorities have collect
ed royalties on but $4,OOO,OOO of gold
and expect to collect on 100000
more that has already been mined.
About all the gold produced was in
Canadian territory. Some gold is
brought out secretly, no doubt. In the
final cleanup for the year the Journal
expects to see under SO, 1000, 900 of gold
produced. The average earnings of
the year were about $3.50 per man,
which is not much, in view of the fact
that 1t costs SIS day to live. Most of
the Rondikers have been living on
what money they took with them.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

According to the opinions of experts
the fever which has attacked some of
our troops in Cuba is not the true yell
low type that is so widely dreaded, but
q kind of malaria that is usually four
or five days developing and about the
same time raging and disappearing.
Much suffering has been caused the
families of absent soldiers by cruelty
exaggerated reports of the prevalence
of yellow fever in various camps. A
powerful reinsurance comes from eX-
perienced army surgeons and officers
that even if yellow fever did exist to a
threatening extent, military camp is
superior to all other places for the
skillful handling of those stricken, be-
cause of the means of isolation, sani-
tation and medical control. Nearly
every case reported in Cuba could be
traced to the malarious effects of the
climate on the low part of the coast
where the troops were landed. and to
the trenches before Santiago where
the troops lay through frequent rains
while awaiting the surrender.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

An interesting outcome of the war
appears in the politics of Greenfield,
Mass. The present postmaster is a
democrat, and there was the usual
willingness among republicans to be
his successor. But the war has come
on, and the democratic postmaster
has gone to Cuba, and put in some
brave work there like so many other
Massachusetts, men. AS conse-
quence, one of the leading candidates
comes out in a card withdrawing and
saying that he thinks the people would
prefer to have the soldier retained in
his place as recognition of his public
services. The Springfield Union says
that all but one of the candidates, in
GLIDING the wounded veteran who
formerly held the office, have also
taken themselves out of the way.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

Before the American army invaded
Cuba most elaborate instructions were
issued as to what the men should or
should not do. Everything that was
set down as dangerous to health the
men have done, simply because they
had no alternative. They were warned
not to eat fat meats, and the only
meat procurable Is fat pork; they were
told it was dangerous to sleep on the
ground, and the government provides
neither hammocks nor tents.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15
He Jawed Rockefeller.

A good story of John d. Rockefeller,
the millionaire, is told by correspond
ent of the Boston Journal. A newly
engaged clerk in the employ of the
Standard Oil company was sent to
work in iman room that contained
health lift. Every morning at about
ten o'clock, when this clerk was par
ticularly busy with figures, a small,
black mustached man, quiet and diff
fident in manner, entered. said good
morning." walked on tiptoe to the cor
ner and exercised for quarter of an
hour. 1t became bore to the clerk,
who at last one day remarked with
considerable heat to the stranger:
''How do you expect me to do my work
properly while you are fooling with
that blasted machine? I'm getting
tired of it. Why don't you put it where
it won't worry person to death?" II
am very sorry it annoys you," said the
stranger, flushing; II will have it re-
moved at once" A porter took it
away within an hour. A few days
later the clerk was sent for by Mr..
Flagler, whom he found in earnest con-
versation with the small, black mus
tached man. The latter smiled at see
ing him, gave Flagler some instruc-
tions and left the room. Twill you tell
me who that gentleman ?" the young
man asked, light beginning to break
upon him. That was Mr.. Rockefeller"
was the reply. 1t was the clerks first
acquaintance with the head of the
great corporation by which he was en-
ployed.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15
A New Medium.

VMiss Elsie Leslie. of Jersey City, has
inaugurated a new medium of ex-
change in dealing with returned sol
diers which is likely to become very
popular, says a local exchange. 1t twas
at recent reception to Roosevelt's
rough riders. From the midst of the
onlookers dainty little girl stepped
to the center of the floor, and, with
every person in the building watch
ing her, walked to where handsome
Freddy DeWalt, of Company X, was
standing and made formal request
for the machete which was hanging
from his belt. For an instant he hesi-
tated. Then noting the amused ex-
preston on the faces of his comrades
and of almost everyone in the large
house, he braced up, and with the air
of Chesterfield he said: "All right.
mics, ! am prfectly satisfied to let you
have my machete-but what will you
give me in return?" Without waver,
Miss Leslie responded: II will give
you the sweetest thing l can give you
"a kiss. Is it bargain?" 1t was.
The crowd saw it all and cheered.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

I A GAINESVILLE (Mich.) man while at
work in his garden few days ago
found a copper coin which is good
deal of q curiosity. The inscription
ON the side of the coin reads: my
Currency, My Glory" The reverse side
of the cein reads: "Perish Credit,
Perish Commerce" Down with the
Bank" my Victory" A good-sized
porker is pictured in the center of the
piece, and the reading matter stamped
on the side of the animal is so oblit-
Grated as to make it unintelligible.
The coin is evidently relic of cam
paign when finances were us promi-
nent as they have been in some of the
later years.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

The young fellows who are coming
back from the service will be looking
around for wives. and you can safely
wager that girl who knows how. to
cook will have big bunch over her
less fortunate sister who can do the
two-step in good style. The boys have
had poor grub for a long spell, and the
right kind of homemade biscuit and
broled steak will catch them. Get
out your cook books, girls, and study
nm.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

The real author of "A Hot Time in
the Old Town Tonight" which has
been described since the Santiago fight
as the new national anthem, is, accord
ing to statement coming from Den
yer. an old negro woman named Amsn-
da Green. who sang it for years before
it was finally picked up by travelling
actor. The latter got the tune, fixed
up the words to suit himself, retain
ing, however, the title and the main
idea
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15
A pretty Michigan young lady has a

A pretty Michigan young lady has a
sweetheart living near North Yakima,
reports the Portland Oregonian. She
thought the dear boy had enlisted and
gone to Manila by way of Vancouver,
so she made up package containing
oranges. bananas, dates and other per-
ishable articles. Then she wrote to
hotel proprietor requesting him to
call at the North Yakima express Of
fee, receipt for the package and for
ward it to her beloved in case he had
gone to the front. When the hotel
man reached the express Office he
found that the employees had quaran-
tined the package. The soldier boy
for whom the package was intended
was located on a farm. He had not
enlisted and had no intention of going
to war. The hotel man closed the in
cident by writing to the young lady,
suggesting that her next present to
her sweetheart be a pitchfork or some
thing that would keep. IF you are
determined to send fruit" said he,
put it up in capsules"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

A Marquette (Mich.) physician had
been back only day or two from a
vacation trip when he met on the street
a sexton of one of the cemeteries.
"How are you, doctor? How are your
inquired the sexton, with every show
Of friendly interest. Every much bet
ter" replied the doctor. II find my
trip has done me world of good"
"Then you've been away on q trip"
said the sexton. II thought as much.
Why, it's been three weeks since there
was q funeral"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

American heiresses might well emu
late the splendid example OF Miss
Helen Gould. who by her gentle and
generous treatment has won for her
self the title of camp angel and the
undying regard and respect of hun
dreds of sick soldiers. A richer re-
turn from any other investment her
wealth and labors could not have
brought her.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

A French statistician has discovered
that in the sixteenth century the av-
erage duration of doctors life was
only 36K years. In the seventeenth
century 1t reached As 2-3 years, in the
eighteenth century 40 % years, and at
the present time he finds that it is Sc
years. The same inquirer should as
certain whether the average longevity
of patients has increased in the same
proportion.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

On Butler Taylor's farm in Kentucky
bantam chickens and quails are mixed.
The quail hen Matched chickens and
the bantam is the proud mother of a
covey of little quails. The little chick
ems followed the quail mother off into
the copse and are as wild as real quails.
The bantam's little quails deport
themselves in the yard and coop the
same as regulation chicks.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

Women are running men closely in
professional competition in the United
States. There are 1900 actresses and
$4,000 lady vocalists in the states; H.
600 follow art as a professions; $500
literature. and 500 journalism. The
women also try their hand at dra-
matte authorship and managing the
aters. The number so employed is GOO.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

From an authentic source we learn
that about 100000 false teeth are
manufactured annually in the United
States, while one ton of gold and three
tons of silver and platinum, to the
value of s1Oo. Ooo, 900. are used in stop.
pinD teeth.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15
improvements In Flying Machines.

Inventors are plenty who can make ma
chine thar will rise and float in air, hut the
one improvement which none has succeeded
in making is an apparatus that will guide the
machine through the many treacherous cur
rents of air. In this respect humanity is
fortunate in having Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which acts as a safe guide by cur.
ing treacherous stomach, liver and blood
diseases, giving good appetite, strong con-
stitution and nerves like steel.
"T told my wife" said Gobang, "that had
stayed down town to get war news" And
what did she say" "Well, she furnished me
with an illustrated account of hostilities
nearer home than Cuba."-Town Topics.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

The first Monday in September is a
legal holiday in 81 states and the Dis
trict OF Columbia; Florida makes Sep
TENDER L. Labor day and legal holi-
day, and Louisiana recognizes Novem-
Der rs in the same way.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

A Kansas man stole pair of trousers
and was sentenced to six years in the
state penitentiary. In the solitude of
his cell be must now be figuring what
his punishment would have been if he
had stolen the whole suit. For such d
small crime it seems that the man got
poor fit.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

Statistics Of Ohio show among other
things an unsatisfactory condition OF
marital affairs. During the past year
more than 1000 applications for d.
vorce were filed in the state.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

Two teaspoonfuls Of ounce juice
were recently administered to suffer
er from an aggravated case of hiccoughs
in Chillicothe. o.. and cured after many
other remedies had failed.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15
She wanted Healthy liam.

Mrs. Murry-Give me tin cints wort Az
ham.
-Sugar-cured, madam?
sazed. Judge.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

Patient-What, doctor, do you mean to
saw you charge me two dollars visit?
Doctor-Certainly just the same as ]
charge anyone else.
ooh, but You ought. to make reduction
for me. Why. introduced typhoid into the
ncighborhood !"-Illustrate American.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

Many puny, debiltated infant, frettinG
and wasting away daily, often unable to
digest its food, may be rescued from an I'M
timely grave by DR.. Mofetts TEETHINA
tTsctlstag PoDders). TEETHINA Aids Diges.
ton, Regulates the Bowels and makes teeth.
inp easy
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

There is more money squandered in fool
bargains than is spent for whisky.-Wash.
ington Ua) Democrat.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

Piso's Cure is wonderful Cough medi.
cine.-Mrs. W. Pickert, Van Siclen and
Blake AYES, Brooklyn, N. Y. Oct. 20, '94.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

Fortfy Feeble Lungs Against Winter
with Hale's Honey of Horehcund and Tar.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

Some people wear such good clothes all the
time that they can't have good time
Atchison Globe.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-01

Nearly seventy votes were cast at
the Republican primary election in
Carson Saturday which represents the
total strength of that party at the
State Capitol.-Chronicle.
The above is rather misleading, the
two parties here are about evenly
matched with slight odds III favor o.
Silver when the voters are not in.
huenced.'
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-01
~CEPREDATtONS CLAIMS.

In the early days, Nhe1 The indians
we're on the Val rat!i III Nevada
several citizens OF Hulnb,I dt. Lander
and other counties. suffered seveIei'
by the depredaUOns of the red mea
The sufferers presented itenl!Zsd &C
counts of their ~l"sses: WulCl wee
wiki ar act of the Legislature. Nov
after many years, tbs Sc erdl Gov
eminent urged and spurred to action
by our Senator's and Representative
Sent a commissioned TO Nevad to III
quire into The the lo-se> OF the settlers
and to take the testimony OF witnesses
and to the value of property stolen or
DESTROYED By the hostile Indians
The commissioner spent a day or two
in Eastern and Genital Nevada aud
then left for San Francisco. The Sill
yer State says, II, II. McColley. who
has a claim of many years standing,
which he desired TO present to the
commissioner, arrived III Winnemucca
with his witnesses to have his and
their testimony taken by the COM
missioner, TO find that the gentleman
had left for San Francisco several
days before.
The Journal submits that this i un-
fair TO the early settlers of Nevada
who explored its wilds with their
lives in their hands and paved the
way for subsequent settlement of the
country. The writer was among the
pioneers of Humboldt and on several
occasions with other citizens. spent
days and nights chasing Indians tc
ecove stolen stock. Many settlers
lost heavily from Indian raids. and
though the Indians We're the wards
of the Government the Government
has shown very llttle disposition to
they sustained at the hands of its
wards.
Mr. McColley is one of many citi
Zens whose property was stolen o
DESTROYED by the Indians. He live
many miles from Winremucca, arc
as soon as notified that A commission
er from Washington would be at WIN
nemucca to take testimony in h,
case, he repaired with his ~witnesse
to that place at considerable expense
but founj no commissioner upon hi
arrival.
This is a matter that deserves til
attention Of our Senators and Repre-
sentative in Congress. The depreda
tons were COMMITTED years ago and
requires time to get witnesses of tn
losses sustained together, but whe
that is done t. fird that the commits
m who was expected to renal
several days had eft the State, is I
say the least, eNasperating.
1t should be borne IN MIND the
these Indian depredations claims q,
seperate and distinct from the Ne,
ada war claims. The latter were tc
moneys expended by the Territory
Nevada, and its successor, the Sta
OF Nevada, in organizing, equipp'n
and paying volunteers. while the d,
predictions claims are for losses
stock. and other property stolen fro
individuals by hostile Indians.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-01

Richard Willis killed an Indian al
Hamilton, White Pine county, last week.
The Iniian altenpte | to enter the Willis
cabin against the protests of b owner
who sent poor Lo to The happy hunting
grounds through the medium ola Win
chester bullet.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-01

Sampson got $4,000 in prize money
for letting Schley wipe up Cervera's
fleet and Schley got $40 and the
glory OF it all. Say what YOU will,
but Schley really got the big end of
the deal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-01
Is the baby too thin?

Is the baby too thin?
Does he increase too slow
ly in weight?
Are you in constant fear
he will be i'll?
Then give him more flesh.
Give him more power to
resist disease. He certainly
needs a f%at-forming food.
SCOTS Emulsion is Jus;
that food. 1t will make the
baby plump; increase the
weight; bring color to the
cheeks, and prosperity to the
whole body. Thin children
take to it as naturally as they
do to their milk.
So. and 100, all druggists.
SCoIi * BOVINE, Chemists, New York. '
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-01

There seems to be a general rush
OF the islands of the sea to get into
Uncle Sans family. .....se' Fl. (
The Atlanta constitution., 1898-10-10
Military Camns in Georgia.

The fact that The United States gov
ernment has decided to quarter 10000
men in Georgia IS something which
should be appreciated by every citizen
OF the state.
Greater congratulations, however,
should be felt over the generous rocog-
milton which the government has made
of the state as whole. 1t hos gono
from Athens to Americas, from Allan
Ia to Macon, from Augusta across to
Columbus and Albany, taking in every
section and giving its stamp OF appfo-
val TO the healthful conditions which
prevail throughout the state.
A greater advertisement than this the
state Of Georgia could not have re-
ceved 1t draws attention to our va
rod possibilities, and must have re-
suit for good This lasting impression
which the location Of so many troops
will make for Georgia far eurpasses the
temporary advantages which will come
from the distribution of money. These
40 900 men viii not always remain SOL
d'ors IN the course Of few months
they will have scattered back to their
homes in all parts Of the union, and
without exception they will tell the
story of GcOrgia'8 admirable climate,
Of her hOspitable people and Of the re-
sources of the state.
It is for this reason that The Consti-
tuition congratulates the people of Geor-
gia uD0n the magnificent compliment
which her peOple have received. At
the same time recognition should be Civ
en- to the energetic gentlemen OF the
various cities in the state who have so