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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19
CHAPTER IX.

Hendricks sat smoking beside Welsh
all the way down town. He seemed so
deeply thoughtful that Welsh was
afraid to disturb him. Presently, how
ever, Hendricks sighed, looked into the
captains expectant face, and said;
MY New York case is puzzling me.
can't make head or tail of it. 1t is GER
tainly most complicated matter. You
may have read of the Sixth avenue jew
eler who was found dead"
"My God, Mr.. Hendricks! pardon
me-" broke in Welsh, with a flash of
the eyes, "but this is really going too
far Surely you don't realize my po-
sition. l have taken it on myself TO
employ you with the city's money, md
nd-surely this is no time to be talk
ing of other cases."
Hendricks stared in surprise, blushed,
and threw away his cigar. The cab was
slowing up at Welsh's office. Hen
bricks said nothing until they were m
side and he had closed the door; then
he coolly lighted another cigar and
went on:
you must pardon me, really, cap
tain, but l have always worked with
men who understood my awkward
ways. They usually let me alone; and
l forgot that you don't know my meth
DDS. l am great economist of time
when l am in thinking trim, and, as
had already arrived at the only conclu
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The IRONY OF FATE.

He had tough. In many battle and es-
capped without wound:
He had met Btampeded cattle and had
bravely held his ground;
He had hunted in Montana and been snow
bound on the plain,
And he'd sojourned In Havana when the
plague was raising Cain.
He had crossed the stormy ocean many
times without mishap;
HE'D recovered from potion fixed up by a
jealous Jap.
lie had been a reckless rover from the
moment of his birth,
And had Travelled almost over every por-
ton of the earth.
He encountered every danger that you've
ever read about;
He had been Texas ranger and a reck-
less army scout
But the moral, If there's any, in this
humble little tale,
IL that he died from stepping on an ancient
rusty nail.
Cleveland Leader
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REVIEW.
international Sunday school Lesson
for March IT, 1SOS.

BIASED Upon Peloubet's Select Notes,]
GOLDEN TEXT.-Thou art the Christ,
the son of the living God.--Matt 1916.
GENERAL REVIEW.
81 knew a man who wen; thousand
miles and back, and supported himself
at great expense, to be with Agassia
few weeks at his summer school in
Penikese. An hour with the great
naturalist would have amply repaid the
trouble and expense. To even see the
master of any department is helpful.
Christ is the master in the depart
ment of spiritual life. We are to have
six months study with Him and of Him.
Happily we do not have to go to Judea,
He says: 1 will come to you and make
my abode with YOU and To, am with
you Away, even unto the end of the
world either as to time or space.
1T is not fish we experiment on, as
did Agassiz. but souls, ourselves. So
there can be no more interesting
study. Bishop H. w. Warren, in Sun
day School Times.
From this chart study the various
things that make up the outward Wis
iole life of Christ. This outline should be
so learned and drilled into the mind that
whenever any portion of the Gospels
is read it shall find its place in the life
of Christ. Thus shall we see His whole
life from His coming from the Father
in Heaven and the manger cradle to the
cross, the resurrection and the return
to Heaven. Let us see His portrait, the
marvellous picture of His perfect char.
acter, as revealed in the Gospels.
| We have been studying the parts;
now we will study them as whole. We
have been, as it were, looking at partic
ular stars through a telescope. reveal
ing brightness and tints that no un
aided eye can perceive; now we vii
look at the whole sky with all its beau
tiful consultations showing the glory
of God. The individual events are likt
sentences written on the sky in letters
so large that we can see but sentenc,
at time. though full Of meaning ant
blessing.
| Note the beginning and the unfoldin,
of the life of Christ during His first 8
years.
Note how long the period of prepare
ton GO years. for three and one-hal
years of work.
Note how the work of John prepare
the way, continued till Jesus had bee
fully established, and then ended.
Note the years of public ministry an
their characteristics.
Note the steps in the development G
His work, and how they are all leadin
to the founding of His kingdom whe
the time should come.
Note the three great ministries {
Jesus named from the countries j
which He wrought and taught.
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could not decide whether they had been
caused by powder or SCOT, for the gown
was gray"
"At that distance? Who ever heard
Of"
Hold on! not so fast! All, see you
are not following me; but you'll catch
on in moment, so let's continue. She
next showed us her tracks. Did you
notice how deep and distinct they We're?
1t was the first thing that struck me.
Her mother is twice as heavy as she is,
and stood in the same sort of soil, but
her feet made hardly any impressions.
Don't forget that l marked the spot
where Mrs. Walters stood with my
umbrella; after that, you know, we
went over to the fence. There is a
minor point here in Mrs. Walters
being the first to see the footprints be-
You'd the fence, but we will pass that,
and come to the footprints themselves
Did you notice nothing remarkable
about them, captain? No? Well, in
all my experience never saw such COM
ical footprints. Twas tempted to laugh
outright, but it would have spoiled
everything, so l smothered my amuse-
Inent."
Il saw nothing remarkable about
them" said Capt. Welsh, impatiently.
'They were made, captain, by mems
slippers, a number ten, with very thir
soles. The heels had been well pressed
down into the soft clay, and so were the
middle parts of the soles, but the thir
edges all round had turned up so easily
that only faint impression of the bot
tom was left"
What did you deduce from that?'
asked Welsh, still perplexed
THAT they were worn by feet mo-
half large enough for them, though
they had doubtless been drawn on owe
a pair of boots. saw by the shape o
the track that the right one had com,
off once as the weerer drew it from tn,
mud"
"Ah. curlous." exclaimed the cap
tain; but | don't yet see what you ar,
driving at, though l think you suspec
but how could you? Why"
But that is not ALL" the detectiv
went on, smiling. "You remember, per
haps, that l asked if it had rained on
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Transiency of Earthly Things.

DR.. Alexander MacLaren thus speaks
of the Thirty-ninth psalm: "Of all the
voices which have ever sung or prophe-
sled of life's short span and shadowy
activities, none is nobler, saner, health
Ter and calmer than this Psalmist's.
The stately words in which he pro-
claimed the transieney of all earthly
things are not transient. They are
nothing but BREATH but they have
cutlasted much that seemed solid, and
their music will sound as long as man
is on his march through time" United
Presbyterian.
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fro BE Continued
ExACTlNG DISCIPLINE.
The Cruel Severity of an Unmercifni
Father.

The Cruel Severity of an Unmerciful
Father.
Philip Gilbert Hamerton was, during
his childhood, the victim of a severe
and cruel discipline. His father was
man of ungovernable temper and ir-
regular life, who had no sympathy with
childish foibles, and whose only idea
of educating a boy was to make man
of him."
His method of teaching lad to ride
was to accompany him on vicious
black horse, and when little Philip
erred in any of the obscrvances of good
riders, to punish him with his heavy
hunting whip. The whip had a stee |
hammer at the end of a long handle;
and il at any time the owner fancied
that the child was turning out his toes,
he would not say anything, but with
cruel dexterity heal him blow on the
foot sharp enough to make him writhe
with pain.
Yet this Spartan severity had its val
liable side. The elder Hamerton I'M
derstood the Importance of concentra.
ton, and il he saw the boy occupied
with several books, would say:
"Take one of those books and read
it steadily. Don't potter and play with
half Dozen"
What he hated most was lie or the
shadow of q lie, and so bitter was this
aversion that Philip was sometimes
,ished unjustly. He was expected to
practice with dumb-bells Is minutes
every morning. This exercise was
taken in the garden, but before begin
ming he always looked at the clock in
the sitting-room. One day the father
met him and asked:
"Have you done your Is minutes?"
"Yes, papa"
"That is not true" said his aunt, from
the next room. 'He has only practiced
for ten minutes; look at the clock"
| The hand stood at ten minutes past
II; and though the boy protested that
he had begun at ten minutes before tn,
hour, the additional lie" put his fataei
in fury, and he was ordered to prac
tice continually for two hours. Anc
though the child was ready to drop will
fatigue long before the 100 minutes wer'
over, not one of them was remitter,. .
, Youths Companion.
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Last Three Months.
MORAL TEACHINGS REVIEW

We find in these lessons certain
characteristics to cultivate, certain vir-
tues to cherish, certain good deeds to
do. All these helpus onward and upward
toward the character of Christ, which is
the character which makes Heaven.
The more we are like Christ, the more
fitted we are for Heaven. The way to
Heaven is the best way for this life
In seeking to be like Christ, and to at
tain the Heavenly state, we need con-
tinual help from Him, or We shall fail
In these lessons we find some of the
things which He bestows for our help
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The world is what you make it.
The more you love the more you live
There is a river within that is ever
warning with its shores.
The devil fears the prayer that is
learned at a mothers knee.
God gives no burden where He has
not first given strength to bear it.
The man who can hold his tongue
when he should has the devil at disad
vantage.-Ram's Horn.
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sion possible in your case, at least at this
stage, was working on the other mat
ter / mentioned"
Conclusion? What conclusion?'
cried Welsh.
''Why, l thought you were following
me step by step, up at the mayors;
though now do recall that you made
one or two proposals that rather seemed
to indicate lack of proper caution"
why. saw absolutely nothing" re-
piled Welsh. ITO be frank, thought
you were helplessiy stumped, and were
simply trying to kill time and make a
favorable impression on the ladies'"
Il was trying to be agreeable, Welsh,
confess it. That's my style. 1t makes
an unpleasant job pleasanter to all
concerned. If you ever have to hand
cuff woman, tell her she has pretty
wrists, and she won't mind it half SO
much"
81 am at sea-" said Welsh, "and COM
p.etely overheard"
Hendricks leaned back, threw his feet
on desk and chewed the end of his
cigar. II did not expect to find what
discovered up there" he said, musiDgly,
''but when once got started the whole
chain of circumstances began to unroll
and was so easy to follow that l felt
as if were playing with toy. l could
have kicked myself for having to APP
pear to take it all so seriously. was
tempted to make joke of it. When
was half through, wanted to throw
down my hand and say: Look here,
hold so and so, and I'll bet my reputa+
ton you haven't thing!'"
''I'm still in deep water" said Welsh
81 saw the bullet hole, her tracks, the
fellows tracks, and that was all. The
nervousness of the ladies and the may
or's anxiety absorbed me-"
81 did not go there to sympathizt
with anyone" answered the detective
81 was looking for facts. But follow me
now, and draw your own conclusions
as we go. Well, what was the first in
congruous thing that happened aftel
we arrived? Why, if you remember
Mrs. Walters said she was sure sh,
beard the report before she felt the bal
pass through her sleeve. The distanc'
was about 100 yards, and if the differ
ence were noticeable at all it would
have been, scientifically, you know, ex
actly the reverse"
"But surely" protested Welsh, "you't
hardly expect an excited woman to b.
correct about such minor detail al
that"
"Mrs. Walters was not excited,
Hendricks answered. "You must hav
noticed that. If she had been, shoul'
not have made point there. However
that was only little thing to star
from, but it was sufficient, as l foun'
out later. The next thing did was t.
examine the hole in her sleeve. Wha
did do that for? To find out if it wer
made by a bullet. 1t was rather to
dark in the house to see well, but on
in the sunlight got another look.
saw that it really was bullet hole.
noticed few black specks on the clotf
but, without being openly impertinent,
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The Fortune Teller's Tip.

She-I went to a fortune teller to-
day, just for lark, and she told me
lot of things.
He-Yes, some of them hit it pretty
closely, but hope you don't think
there is anything supernatural about
their powers. They use just shrewd
Judgment, that is all.
".rhat may be true. dear; she told me
l was married to man who fell far
short of what l deserved. '-Indianap-
oils Journal.
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Oh, what Splendid Coffee,

Mr.. Goodman, Williams Co., ILL.,, writes:
From one package Salzer's German Coffee
Berry costing l5c grew 300 lbs. of better
coffee than can buy in stores at 30 cents q
lb."
A package of this and big seed catalogue
Is sent you by John A. salzer Seed Co., La
and this notice Send for same to-day k8
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Too Much of a Dcwry.

"Yes," he said thoughtfully, st is
true that am welded to my art, but"
He paused and shook his head regret
fully.
g. / must admit that l have been
greatly disappointed in the matter of
her dowry. Chicago Post.
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British embassy in

The British embassy in Washing
ton costs the people of England about
100000 a year, or two-thirds as much al
the expense of our whole state depart
ment. The German embassy costs abou,
100000; the French about $4,000 and
the Italian about $4,000
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A-lass!-The favorite interjection of the
love-lorn youth.-Chcago Daily News.
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Hood'ssppss s ;iiis
Is sold by all druggists. 81; six for s..
Hoods Pills act harmonIOu sly, with o.a

u,oI II suspect there E has B been some crooked
right. His wife had been driving nails
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19
Americas
Medicine

GREATEST, Because 1t does what all other
medicines fail TO do As an instance
of its peculiar and unusual curative
power, consider the most insidious
disease, and the disease which taints
the blood Of most people, producing
incalculable suffering to many, while
in others it is latent fire liable to
burst into activit and produce untold
misery on the least provocation.
ScrOfuIa is the only ailment to
which the human family is subject Of
which the above sweeping statement
can honestly be made. Now, medi-
cine that can meet this common enemy
Of mankind and repeatedly effect the
wonderful cures Hoods Sarsaparilla
has,-clearly has the right to the title of
Americas Greatest Medicine.
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Piso's Cure is the medicine to break up
children's Coughs and Colds.-Mrs. M. G.
Blunt, Sprague, Wash, March 8, "a.
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Bachelor--A traveller on life's railway
who has missed his connections Chicago
Daily News.
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A Handsome Metal Paper Cutter ana
Book Mark Combined

Sent free of postage under sealed cover on
receipt of ten cents in silver or stamps.
The latest, best and most serviceable adjunct
Of every library and Office Address Geo II.
Heafford, 4lO Old Colony Building, Chicago,
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Practice makes perfect-and often makes
the neighbors feel like smashing the piano
Chicago Daily News.
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To Cure n Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money il it fails to cure. Csc.
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Flag-raising is one of our standard in.
stries.-Chcago Daily News.
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LIFE OF CHRIST.

Birth of John the Baptist June B C s
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-06-18

adopted resolution declaring annexa-
tion to be dangerous and unwise.
The House adopted the annexation
resolution by vote of 210 to 90, only
8 republicans voting against it, and
the friends of annexation are fully
determined that Congress shall not
adjourn until the resolution is
brought to vote in the Senate.
That the Russians consider Ameri-
can railway locomotivs and railway
appliances, as we'll as American ship;
the best in the world, is shown by an
offiial communication received by the
Department of State from Ambassador
Hitchcock, stating that an order had
just ben sent from St.Petrsburg to the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, of Phil
adelphia, for 65 locomotives for the
Manchurian railway, making a total
of so ordered in nine weeks, and 6
grand total of 1873 of these locomotives
ordered in the last six months. He
also reports that the Imperial Govern
ment has given the Westinghouse Co.
of Pittsburg, contract for the equip
ment of it's railway cars with air
brakes which will cost something like
S3,000,000. With the right sort of
government and foreign policy--such
as the present administration has--the
United States is bound to lead the
world in manufacturing and commerce
as well as in agricultural products, be-
fore the twentieth century reaches the
end of its first decade. 1t is manifest
destiny which nothing but stupidity on
our part can prevent.
Secretary Long has promoted the
seven men who accompanied Lieuten-
ant Hobson, two to be warrant officers
two to be chief machinists and three
to be chief boatswain's mates. Lieut..
Hobson's promotion will not be made
until he has been exchanged, as it is
desired to give him choice between
two promotions. In addition to their
promotion each of the men will receive
800 in cash and medal
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-06-18
GUNS AT LAST.
The seventh Feels More Comfortable Nov
That They Have Arms Again.

The Seventh Feels More Comfortable Now
That They Have Arms Again.
Camp Alger, Falls Church, w. Va,
June 19.-(Special Correspondence.)- -
Each succeeding day finds the Seventh
better fitted for the field and though
equipments have been coming SLOWLY,
It is evident that the regiment will
have something more important to
perform than the routine duties Of
camp life. Yesterday the regiment re-
ceived it's guns, Springfield rifles 45
caliber, with range of three miles.
They are the 1873 model and therefore
do not have tn improvmnts of tn later
pattern of rifle. There was some OBJ
| lection to the guns among the comp
anies, as they claim the arms are in
| ferior to those turned in to equip the
other regiments at Columbus. How
ever, all are glad to ct guns, as they
give more of a military bearing and
remove all semblance of tin soldiers
From this on the regiment will be
constantly drilled in the manual of
arms.
The boys were again made happy Sat-
urday evening by receiving their gov
ernment pay at the rate of $3.50 a
month from April 25 to June |. Near
ly $4,000 was thus distributed among
the companies. OF this amount about
$4,000 was sent back to friends and
parents in Ohio.
Yesterday was an exceedingly quiet
Sunday in camp and there is neither
drill nor drss parade, that day is liter
ally one of rest The soldier is only
required to attnd church, which, by the
way, is held under the largest tree in
the camp. A few songs ar sung by
the choir, few sacred strains rend-
cred by he band, and with a short pat
riotic addres by Chaplain Life the SER
vices are over.
The weather here is almost intoler-
ably hot and battalion drill in the
afternoons is shortened half an hour.
There has been no rain for ten days
and the dust chokes tn men as they go
on their practice marches.
The water supply is becoming more
plentiful. By the completion of two
wells mar the camp three regiments
furnished, the Seventh Ohio, First New
Jersey and Sixty-fifth New York. A
heavy rainto lay the dustisallthat is
needed now to make the camp reason
ably comfortable.
Hardtack is no longer on the bill
of fare of the Seventh. Seventy loaves
of excellent light bread are issued
daily to each company thus making
loaf day to tn man. Pork, too, oc-
cuples a less prominent place than it
did, as seventy pounds of fresh beef are
daily.
The Seventh yesterday was paid a
visit by Senator Foraker and Colonel
Charles Dick of Ohio. They called Oh
Colonel Hamilton and others.
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TIE GiECr2 HABIT.
:. Il, Chcc r, r7red II u I'm Exceed
insIy DiCicuit Thing TO
Get lid Of.

"What is ii am chewing?" asked the
man coming out of the drug store in
response 10 a query from his COM
panion. "Why, it's ginger root, and il
is fine thing to nibb.e on between
meals. l; is great tonic, too, and di-
gester. VIII you have nib|o,e?" and
he extended bit of the root to the
other man.
Thanks, no." said the other. 'How
long have YOU been doing it?"
Couple Of years, or such a matter"
"Have you tried to quit il since you
began?"
"Of course not. Why should II"
Suppose you try TO quit"
"Why?"
ginger habit. had il once. friend
of mine talked to me just as you are
doing, and !, thinking II was a harmless
kind of thing, bought a uickel's worth
and tried it for Indigestion, think it
was. Anyhow, whatever it was, tried
the ginger, and before ! knew what |
was about ii was as necessary for me
10 have ginger root to chew as ii is for
a tobacco chewer to have tobacco. Its
stimulating effect had become a need
had to meet, and as soon as felt the
force of the habit proceeded to break
myself of It. I did it, as any habit al
most may be got rid Of, but I want TO
tell you it was no easy job, and if you
doubt me, just you throw that away
you have and try going without it for
a week"
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Opinions and Comments

THAT grand orator, John s. Crosby. "
Rev. DR.. Edward McGlynn.
II regard MIR. Crosby as one Of the
best orators it mas been my pleasure TO
hear, man VINO tnoroughly under.
stands the single tax, who knows how
to present his arguments in the most
convincing way, and whose manner of
delivery is charming"
Hon. Tom L. johnson.
Mr.. John S. Crosby. of New York,
will speak in Marietta in the near fu-
ture. Jnel3th-tf.
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A COMMUNICATIONS.

Editor of Leader
In an old paper in my hands. Mari
eta and Washington County Pilot
Aug. 10th, 1925, published by Geo. Dun
levy and A. N. D. Joline, Samuel F.
vinton is announced as candidate for
Congress. Mr.. Vinton represented this
District for thirty years and died in
Washington.
Late papers announce the death OF
his daughter, Mrs. Medicine Vinton
Dahlgren, first married to D. c. God
dard, of GAINESVILLE, and afterward to
Admiral Dahlgren. Mrs. Dahlgren
was cousin to tee late Judge Towne, of
Portmouth, o.