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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26
PRESS OPINIONS.

ry1f Senator Foraker and Gov. Bush
nell see any more that they don't want
politically, all they have got to do is to-
ask for it.-Pittsburgh Press.
EyThose bribery Investigators seem
to have assumed at the start that Mark
Hanna is a fool. There are plenty of
people who have cause to know better.
Cleveland Leader
EyThe noisy chatter about "the Ding.
ley bill failing to raise revenue" grows
fainter and fainter. Listen for the re-
vival of the old democratic howl: THE
danger of an enormous surplus. Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
DDemocratic papers that are point
ing to the New England cotton mills
strike as tariff result fail to mention
the fact that the savings bank deposits
in Boston increased $4,000 last year.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
UDemocratic free traders who
claimed that the enactment of the Ding
ley law would ruin our market abroad
are not saying anything about tai Off
cial figures showing the exportA-4l 1897
to have been the largest in the catory
of the country.-Cincinnati COMMERCIAL
Tribune.
UBryan is in no quicker and can take
his ease. He gets $500 per night for
lecturing and half the gate receipts be-
sides. In Wichita (Kan.) he pocketed
So, 400 for one lecture. In poor little
county seat in Missouri he took away
$s75 in good 1O0-cent dollars. 1t pays
to advertise.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
ryThe deeper the investigation COM
mittee goes into the alleged charges Of
bribery against Senator Hanna and his
managers the more apparentit becomes
that there is nothing to them-that
they are, in fact, simply the result Of
the devilish ingenuity of the plotters
who tried to wreck the republican
party at Columbus.-Clevelamd Leader.
UFirst and foremost, the gold stand
ard must be established inviolably, and
next, we must have paper currency
such as will meet the just requirements
| VI luG DuSluCSS anu al INC
same time be secure. Gold. the touch
stone-the measure-the test value
ard a paper currency based upon gold
and everywhere as good as gold-Chi-
cago Times-Herald.
DThe tariff act of 1897 is already be-
ginning to show the good results pre-
dicted for it by the advocates of the
measure before its passage. Since the
beginning of the present year there has
been such a marked increase in the re-
ceipts from customs as to give assur-
ance of surplus from this time for
ward in place of the deficit which COM
PEELED an increase of the national debt
under the operation of the Wilson bill
1t is now estimated that the receipts
for the present month will exceed those
of January, 1897, by something like
$4,000, OoO-Chicego Tribune.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

All sorts of special trains have been
run over Kansas railroads, but the odd
est one yet is reported from Fort Scott.
1t ran over the katy" from Parsons to
Appleton City, Mo-, recently, and con-
sisted of one car and a locomotive. On
one of the seats of the car under the
watchful eye of the brakeman rested a
small bottle, and it was to convey this
bottle that the special train was run.
1t seems that doctor at Appleton City
had broken his leg and lockjaw fol
lowed. A certain kind of medicine was
needed which could not be procured
nearer than Parsons, 100 miles away,
and the special train was called to &c
in quest of it. The run was made at a
faster rate than a mile minute.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

A coast defense gun now in process
of construction by the United States
government is to be wonder in ord
nance. An expert estimates that the
striking energy of a projectile from this
gun will be equal to the blow of 5000
ton steamer rammingat 16 knots speed.
To complete the comparison, the ex-
pert adds that, while vessel in COLI
sion strikes all along her cutwater, the
damaging power of the gun is concen-
trated on circle having diameter of
16 inches. Should the gun ever be used
against an enemy, the fate of vessel
receiving the blow could not be doubt
full. Such a terrible engine of war is
peace agent of a persuasive sort.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26
AN EXCELLENT RECORD.
Confidence Restored by the Mckfn-
lev Administrations.

ley Administration.
The Mckinley administration has re-
stored prosperity to the country and
has given stability to the business
world.
That should be glory enough for one
administration; but if the prosperity
which has come is continued, then this
administration will deserve the peoples
thanks.
That it will continue appears to be
the belief of the soundest business men
in the country. 1t is believed that
there will be slow but steady appre-
citation of values and that the spring
business will be even better than that
of the fall and winter.
This shows the result of the restora-
ton of confidence and that condition is
to be attributed primarily to the cir
cumstance that the country is con-
WINGED that congress will enact no leg
islation which will act as disturbing
factor in the business world.
The most encouraging feeling is
abroad. We have president who be-
lieves in the institutions of his country
and who has respect for the intelli-
gence of those who are engaged with
him in the work of governing the coun-
try. That president does not think 1t
is part of his duty to censure the con-
gress and arouse distrust and suspicion
for that causes uneasiness in the
business world and unfavorably affects
prices. He believes it to be his duty, as
far as possible, to leave business alone
and that is just what business wants.
The outlook is promising, for every
thing indicates that the season OF good
times is to be prolonged.-Albany
Journal.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

We lave recently read, says the Pitts
burgh Press, description of dona-
ton party given to good country cler-
gyman in part payment Of his small
salary, the principal result being 81
bushels of beans and large variety of
secondhand clothing for his five chill
dren. The patience of the clergyman's
wife gave out. On the next Sunday she
dressed all her five children in the
donated secondhand clothing, and I'M
der her direction they marched up the
aisle just as the good pastor was read
ing that beautiful passage: "Yet Solo
mon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of these We need not add
that the next donation party was of an
entirely different character.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

THOMAS A. EDISON, Jr., is expert
menting with an airship which he be-
lieves will be successful. The ship is
the invention of Frank Sauther, of
Milwaukee, but Edison hit, by acct
dent, upon gas which he believes is
the only thing required to make the
ship practical. Sails are substituted
instead of any propelling power and
they are divided into numerous COM
partments and then inflated, making
them serve as balloons as well as sails
A rudder completes the airship In a
trial Mr.. Edison says the ship actually
few and they succeeded in steering it.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26
CATHOLIC laymen of the United States

CATHOLIC laym of the United States
are about to presentto Mgr. Martinelli,
the papal representative at Washing
ton, petition urging him to issue a
pronunciamento regulating the mar
riages of Catholics to Protestants. The
petitioners desire that Mgr. Martinelli
make universal rules regarding the
conditions on which the Catholic
church will permit one of its members
to marry non-Catholic and also the
nature of the ceremonies with which
such marriage must be attended.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

A Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Record tells this story: "a
Washington mother, who has forbidden
her children to mention the name of the
evil one, was not able to attend church
few Sundays ago, and when her little
boy, eight years old, came home after
service she asked him the subject of the
sermon. He answered promptly: 1T
was about Jesus being taken up into the
mountain by the-by the-by the gen
tleman who keeps hell"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

RECENTLY compiled statistics show
that horsefesh is gradually but surely
growing in favor as food throughout
Europe. For several years it has been
eaten sparingly, owing to prejudice,
but, as the beef supply has been stead
lily growing inadequate, a change in
feeling has taken place. The French
people are now reveling in a palatable
and nourishing substitute for beef at
cost of about five cents pound,
whereas the beef itself could not be
had for less than % cents pound. So
cieties for the prevention of cruelty to
animals are urging the fattening of
cast-off horses for food.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

Wool dealers of st. Louis anticipate
an unusually hctive year during 1898
1t is estimated by conservative houses
that there will have to be imported
not less than 200, 600, 900 pounds of wool
this year in order to keep the mills of
the country running, as the total
amount required by domestic mills
will be $40, OO0, 900 pounds.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

A few days ago, says a Washington
report, letter was received at the
senate post Office addressed to Hon.
Zach Chandler" AS he has been dead
for IS years, the letter was handed to
Senator Hale, his son-in-law, and it
turned out to be from an old friend, the
chairman of republican committee in
North Carolina, asking Mr.. Chandler to
oppose the confirmation of a nominee
for postmaster in that town.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

Proud of His Dog.

A writer in the Chicago Inter Ocean
tells an entertaining story of repre-
sentative from Polk county in the Flor
ida legislature who won fame by a
speech which he made on bill relat-
ing to the determination of rabid dogs
which was under discussion. The Polk
county man stood it as long as possible,
but when he saw that the bill was
about to pass he jumped eNcitedly to his
feet to protest. He said that he had
heard of strange things being done
in the legislature, but this beat all for
plum foolishness. He wished to say
that, in his opinion, and he felt sure in
that of his constituents in Polk county,
they were about to pass very iniqui-
tous law. The country was full of
cranks who thought they could change
the laws of God and man by rushing
some measure through the legislature
his tone was scathing-but there
were some places where the line had to
be drawn, and this was one. For his
part-his voice and his emotions per-
ceptibly rising-he wished to say that
he had the best rabbit dog in Florida,
and any man-if it was the govern or
himself-who tried to kill his rabbit
dog would find the biggest fight on his
hands that he had ever got into. He sat
down amid long and continuous ap-
plause.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

1t is reported by Case and Comment
that Missouri justice of the peace at
the close of case announced with great
dignity: Il will hold this case under
advisement until next Monday morn
ing, at which time will render judg-
ment for the plaintiff" Evidently he
thought due observance of Judicial
forms was of more importance than the
exercise of common sense.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

ST. LOUIS has the largest dissecting-
room in the world. During last week
the largest number of subjects ever Of
fered medical students for dissection
in st. Louis were used. Seventy-one
bodies were laid upon the tables. Over
500 young medical men work in the
colossal charnel- house.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

Mark Twain has been studying the
career of Cecil Rhodes, the South
African millionaire, and sums up his
conclusions as follows: 81 admire him.
frankly confess it; and when his time
comes shall buy piece of the rope for
q keepsake."
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

DURING the six months ended De-
cember 81 the total arrivals of immi'
grants were 99,175, as against 1O7,6Os
for the corresponding six months OF
1896. OF these 47,732 were males and
as, 200 females. The Italians furnished
the largest number, 2O,616, during the
period reported. Russia is next with
IL. 1923 and Ireland third with 1882
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

Honey dripping down lightning rod
is the latest novelty reported from In
dependence, Mo. The rod is on the
spire of the courthouse, and passes
through big brass ball, into which
bees have made their way, and where
they have hived.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

A shoe dealer in New York says that
on account of the newspaper ridicule
women have almost entirely discon-
,inued the practice of sending slippers
to their pastors at Christmas.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

1.-THE Indian problem can be solved
whenever the government requires
that every able-bodied Indian shall
earn his own living and stops feeding
them and allowing them to live in Idle
ness" said Capt Frank Baldwin, In
dian agent at Anadarko, Ok, the other
afternoon
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

THE Orange Judd Farmer states that
the total value of all classes of farm
animals in the United States on Janu-
airy /, 1898, was 2,037, O12,O0O, against
1855, $50, 900 for the previous year. Its
estimate was based upon returns from
all over the country.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

A divorce suit at Topeka, Kan, the
other day revealed the fact that Barber
Conrad Meyer had 200 acres Of farm
land near Topeka, 300 acres in Okla
homa, several herds of cattle, and thou
sands of bushels of corn in cribs. He
made it all in 26 years running barber
shop in a Topeka basement.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

FREDERICK M. AYERS, a jeweler of
New Brunswick, N. j., claims that
he can produce an imitation gold
which will stand the tests of pure
gold. By the aid of secret chemical
process he says he can form aluminium
and copper into metal which will an
swer the purposes of gold and will
stand the test of 12.karat gold.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

THE newest bicycle is made entirely
of glass, even the ball bearings being
of this material, which is exceedingly
hard. 1t is claimed that the machine
can be used just as if it were made of
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

A sTATIsTIcIAN says the number of
suicides in the United States last year
was 5000. OF these 1854 poisoned
themselves and 2,136 shot themselves,
while $40 found death by hanging and
500 by drowning. There were 5,1S6
men and 1,414 women.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

A young woman in Greenville, Tex,
fell from bicycle the other day and bit
off her tongue. Young ladies who ride
the bicycle, suggests n Chicago Times
Herald scribe will conserve their own
interests by wearing their tongues in
side while scorching.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

A BILL has been introduced in the
Ohio legislature requiring all persons
applying for licenses to marry to pass
a medical examination. Persons hav-
ing dipsomania, any form of insanity,
consumption or syphilis are barred
from marriage by the bill.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

threading the Sun, writes Kentucky
correspondent of the New York paper,
/ saw piece about family having four
Johns. think l can beat that. know
a widow named Mayfield living in Pa
ducah. She is the mother of four girls,
and three of them married Johns and
the fourth was engaged to be married
on Sunday to John and broke the en-
gagement and ran away with a man
by different name. Two granddaugh-
tiers also married Johns, and another
granddaughter was keeping company
with gentleman named John; the old
lady has son named John, and he has
son named John, and three other
grandsons also named John, and one
great-grandson named John. In all,
she has IL Johns in the family.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

A LARGE fidelity company of New
York recently tabulated all the en-
bezzlements reported in 1897 iR the
United States. They amounted to the
enormous total of $11, 1874, $50, being
1000, 600 more than those of 1896.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

UNot including those of December,
the exports from this country during
the past year amounted to $956,675,s74,
being a gain of nearly $S6,O0o,ooo over
those of the previous year This is one
of the facts Bryan didn't find time to
use in his Chicago talk.-Pittsburgh
Commercial Gazette.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

THE cost of the Cuban war to the
Spaniards from February, 1895, to the
end of 1897 was officially estimated at
Madrid to be S24O, 600, 900, besides the
arrears due from the Cuban treasury,
amounting to $40, 600, 000
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

\ train of 81 cars all loaded with bak-
ing powder, recently left Richmond,
Va, over the Southern railway for va
rious points in the south. That much
powder will raise considerable bread.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

''The Deacon's One-Hoss Shay" has
been outdone by the colonels lone boss
sleigh. A sleigh made by Col. David
Moseley in 1776 has been in the family
service ever since. 1t is now owned by
Edward Moseley, of Westfieid, Mass,
a great-grandson. 1t is a low backed af-
fair and "hansum critter" even now
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

MONEY never was cheaper to the Dor
rover than it is in Chicago and the
west at the present time. Financial
conditions have changed materially
during the past year, and in place OF
the banker being inaccessible to the
borrower the latter is more independ.
ent than ever.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

A recent report says West Virginia
girl shot man because he stepped on
her toes at dance. This should serve
as warning to men who go to dances
in that state to waltz on the floor.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

The marvellous stories with which
English papers regale their readers with
Americans as a topic never cease. A
recent issue of Home Notes, published
across the water, contains two which
are told in all solemnity: "a funny
story reaches us illustrating the indie
pendence of the American character"
says the editor. "a bride enjoyed shop
ping and sightseeing immensely and
was not easily tired of either This
was not the case with her spouse, who
soon wearied of the wedding trip and
wished to go home. He suggested this
idea to the bride, but she did not see the
force of it. Accordingly, the two agreed
to part company for little while, he re-
Turning home and she continuing her
sightseeing. When the bride Tad seen
all she wanted to see, she rejdned her
husband and they settled down to-
gether for happy married Lift"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26
CURRENT COMMENT.

JACOB SHAM, of Chicago, recently ate
81 raw eggs in 20 minutes for a wager
of $l5.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

The following story of western con-
CHEESEMAN'S secretary is told by the
Washington Star: "There is certain
representative in the house from a
western state whose secretary is a
young lady. She is pretty, and she is as
bright as she is good looking, being also
the possessor of pair of beautiful
brown eyes. The other day she called
on a cabinet official to ask favor for d
constituent. The grave and dignified
head of the department looked at her
and said; My dear young lady, am
afraid | cannot do what you ask, al
though your big brown eyes Then
the ayes have it, quick as flash the
young lady said. And she got what she
requested"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

Searsmont, Me-, presents the greatest
curiosity-a pig that will follow its
owner like dog, and shows no DISPOSE
ton to go in the opposite direction.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26

Some time in the year 1S4s Lewis j..
Magnuson, of Hamilton county, o.,
bought tract of land in one of the in
terror counties in Texas. Since that
time, reports the Cincinnati Enquirer,
the property has greatly increased in
value and can now be sold at hand
some figure provided the heirs of Mag
nuson can be found. He seems to have
utterly disappeared, and the only in
formation regarding him shown by the
records of this county, or other sources
of information, is that according to the
directory of 1851 L. j. Magnuson was
associated with Puoli and Company, of
this city. Attorney c. j. McDiarmid
has endeavored in every possible way to
find these heirs, but has not succeeded,
and would greatly appreciate any in
formation which might put him on the
right track. tstIsn1sa
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26
City Gnyernment.

In discussing the social failure of the
city the contention of writer in Pub
lie Opinion is that the city, the Ameri-
can city, fails to meet the physical and
social needs of the majority of its pop
ulation-the common people. That it
fails to stimulate and develop the high
est type of character and achievement,
or to provide an ideal environment for
the leisured classes, is of infinitely less
account. The excuse is sometimes of
fered that our cities have grown so rap
idly as to make it impossible for their
municipal government to provide ade-
quately for this rapid development,
But the growth of American cities is
matched by that of European cities,
and these last have seldom failed to
provide for their expanding needs.
Berlin has grown more rapidly than
New York, and Hamburg than Boston,
and twice as fast as Buffalo, and Leipsic
LlldH ~. l[Outo VI Ddil LII
Europe" says Albert Shaw, "the hon
esty and general efficiency of municipal
government are not seriously in ques-
ton anywhere. Municipal government
from Scotland to Hungary is exalting
the bacteriologist and the sanitary in
spector, fostering the kindergarten and
the technical school, and inquiring anX-
iously about the housing of the people"
Social conditions in the city are largely
a direct result of the management or
government of the city. When we con-
cede, therefore, that municipal govern
ment in the United States is a failure,
we grant the fact of the social failure
of our cities. Andrew d. White de-
clares: without the slightest exag-
geration, we may assert that with very
few exceptions, the city governments
of the United States are the very worst
in Christendom, the most expensive, the
most inefficient and the most corrupt"
And Mr.. Bryce says: There is mo de-
nying the fact that the government of
cities is the one conspicuous failure of
the United States" There is perhaps
no severer commentary on our city govl
ernments than the fact that they are
being obliged to abandon representa-
tive government, and to lodge absolute
power in the mayor-an undemocratic
and un-American measure, only JUST.
fed by the fact that the taxpayers find
that boards of aldermen cannot be
trusted with the government of cities
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-02-26
Long Deferred.

An account old enough to vote was
settled in Tennessee a little while ago.
A man who is now police justice of
Henderson, KY, borrowed 1925 from a
friend 81 years ago to pay for a stock
purchase in western Tennessee, there
being no bank in the town where the
transaction was carried on. He prom
ised to return the sum on the following
day, planning to go to the town where
his money was banked in the meantime.
He came back with the money, but his
friend was away, so he gave it to his
friends partner, then circuit clerk of
the county. Eighteen months later his
friend wrote him, asking for the money
and expressing surprise at the ap-
parent neglect. The borrower wrote
Immediately of the transaction with the
partner, but the partner denied all
knowledge of the money. The Dor
rover paid his friend. Recently he
heard that in the Office of the circuit
clerk an old envelope with $225 in 1t
had been found, and he went to get it.
Ii is supposed the partner-clerk put 1t
away and altogether forgot 1t.