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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21
Luxury and Extravaganza.

In general, the destruction of wealth
Is social as well as an individual loss,
says the international Journal of Eth
les. The wealth that is used up in riot
pus living is diverted from better uses.
Extravaganza is not necessarily luxury.
The mere transfer of wealth from one
hand to another does not involve de-
struction. Consumption means using
up. When nation spends $250,000 for
great picture the wealth is not de-
stroyed; it is simply transferred. When
the jubilee plunger ran through$2, $780,.
600 in ~ calendar months, the wealth
of the world was diminished only by
the amount of it he and those who
sponged on him put down their threats
and otherwise wantonly destroyed. In
so far as it was simply transferred tc
others to whom he paid extravagant
prices.Ait was not destroyed. To give
high prices for articles which are rare
T. not necessarily luxury, for the priv
and the rare edition or the old master
both remain. 1t is true that eXtrava-
gance may mean the transfer of wealth
to those who will not use it well; but
it does not usually mean this. 1t gen.
orally involves transfer to the hands
OF those who will use it more wisely.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21
COLORADO'S PROSPERITY.
Showing Which Opens the Eyes OF
the People to Free Sill
yer Decisions.

Colorado is enjoying unusual pros
perity this year, and, coming as II
does in direct contradiction of the pre-
diction made two years ago BY the sill
verites. it has had great influence
upon the voters who have the welfare
of their country at heart and were only
carried off into an hysterical politica!
craze by deceit. The Denver Times says
that there is no use of still huggirg
the silver delusion and emitting calam-
ity walls, for the people have had their
eyes opened. when the slump in sii-
yer came" says the Times. "there were
politicians and newspapers that ad-
monished the people to drop the pick
and shovel and wage war. relentless
and unrelenting, in the field of politics
to regain their lost rights But the
people of Colorado did not drop the
pick and shovel. but welded them the
harder in their search for gold" The
result is shown by that paper in some
significant tables. the first of which
shows the annual production of gold
and silver for the past seven wears:
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

An aged Indian chief of the tribe
called Pottawattomie is still living. and
was recently invited to be the guest of
one of the schools in Chicago. In send
ing his regrets, he said: "Pokagon's
heart rejoiced to receive your invita-
ton. but could not we'll attend. Dear
children. do not forget this: The de-
sire of my heart is that you may learn
to know my people better. Your play.
ground was mine 60 years ago. 1t was
wild land, but loved it because it was
the land of my fathers. The greatest
curse that stands with brazen face to
lead astray the young is ish-ko-te-ni-
bush (fire water), which, like gin-e-big
(the snake), lures to destroy, but with
out the warning rattle. May XIII
Mantle (God) bless you all. and help
you to stand for the right. and never
forget that the red man and the white
man are brothers, and God is the Father
of all. This is Pokagon's last advice to
you. Gcod-by."
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21
Woman's Progress.

The Ladies Legal Association of New
York is one of the organizations that
illustrates the development of the new
woman. The enterprise is in no sense
charity. 1t is run on self-paying
business principles, has a good financial
backing and infuent ial patrons, and
purposes to give the wage-earning wom-
an and her sister householder and prop
erty owner chance to get competent
legal counsel on any and all questions
that may require it for reasonable
rate of payment. In its prospectus
there is clause which excited some
curiosity. The prospectus says that the
initiation fee for the member is two
dollars and the annual dues eight dol
lars. These payments entitle sub
scribers to certain privileges. among
which is that of receiving mail at the
Office of the association and having the
same redirected if desired" In ex.
planning this feature of the work cut
out by the association, the manager
stated that the privilege quoted is for
the accommodation of married women
who are doing work in order to earn
little pin money. you would be
amazed" said the official. lat the num-
Der of apparently well-to-do women
who, although they have fine houses,
servants, carriages and credit, haven't
a penny to spend themselves. They are
victims of housekeeping husbands
men who pay the piper willingly
enough. but who do not let their wives
/ handle cent if they can help it." Ac-
cording to the manager, most women
in these circumstances try to earn the
! price of matinee ticket occasionally
and the Ladies Legal association en-
ables them to do so without hubby be-
| ing any the wiser. About 200 women
are on the list of mem bers. and it grows
| longer day by day. The queer part of
! it is that many men have applied for
the privileges of the association, and
a branch is to be formed for them. The
officers are also in spondence with
/
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21
Living in the Country.

In the December Ladies' Home Jour
nal Edward Box, with much satisfac-
ton, notes the strong tendency to coun-
try living, and believes that 1T is one
of the best signs of the times. Nothing
in the world can keep man or woman
so young and fresh as to be able to be
in touch each day with the perpetual
freshness and youth of nature. Su-
burban life means more out-of-door
living. and that is what we Americans
all need. We want more exercise. and
suburban living makes that easier. We
want our interest in things kept fresh,
and that nature does for us as nothing
else can. The more our busy men see
of natures restful ways the more rest
tul will they become. The closer we
keep our children to the soil, the
healthier will they be physically. and
the stronger will they develop mental
ly. The more our girls breathe in the
pure air which God intended for all,
but which man in the cities pollutes,
the better women we shall have; the
fewer worried mothers we shall see.
The more our young men see of out-of-
door sports the more clearly will they
realize the greatness of splendid
physical health. The more the tired
housewife sees of flowers and plants and
trees the closer will become her inter-
est in all things natural and simple;
and as she sees the simplicity with
which nature works, unconsciously will
the lesson be forced upon her and en-
ter into her own methods. We all agree
that there is no teacher like Nature
herself. Let us all. then. get as close
to her as possible. Whatever she
teaches is wholesome to the mind and
uplifting to the soul and strengthening
10 the body. In the very act of study
ing her wonderful ways there is
health
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21
Our Annie CrOps,

A Chicago correspondent of the New
York Commercial Advertiser has been
gathering statistics. and his findings
are that the great staples this year have
shown yield seldom surpassed. For
instance. the country has produced
1.S50,000,0e0 bushels of corn, quantity
exceeded but twice in our history. The
conditions for wheat have been al
most perfect. and as a result the prod
uct is 70O,0O0,O00 bushels, which is the
greatest ever known. Grass is the
most valuable of American crops, and
1t was very luxuriant this year. Be-
sides the sustenance given to live stock,
1t furnished 66,26o,00O tons of hay, an
unusually large quantity. Potatoes
we're not up to the high water mark
tie production being 2C2,64s.0OO bush.
els, but this was much better than in
1897. Apples came the nearest of all
our crops to failing this year, and good
fruit is scarce and dear. But with
go much of farm produce to swell our
barns and storehouses and supply the
needs of other nations. the American
lifting his eyes over scenes of plenty
should be moved to grateful ackpowl
edgment. What other land makes such
a showing?
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

The government pays out annually
an average of $35,00O.OOO for the trans
portation of mail matter and mail
cars. This is at the rate of eight cents
per pound on an average haul of 4a0
miles, or eight dollars per 100 pounds
for all the mail .matter carried by rail-
roads. For the same service the rail-
roads charge the express companies
less than one-tenth Of the amount
charged the government, and it has
never been asserted anywhere that the
railroads were losing money in carry
ing express matter.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

The best hotel in San Juan, Porto
Rico. charges two dollars day. but
the sleeping-rooms all open into courts,
have no outside windows, and are to
the last extremely hot. Under Spanish
law, in towns where houses join, no
outside windows are allowed This is
TO avoid the danger of dirt from the
interior blowing onto adjacent roofs
and communicating the water, as all
the supply is collected from the rain
fall and stored in cisterns, from which
1t is drawn by small force pumps in
those of greater pretension.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21
Where Are the Patriots?

The following instance, reported by
n New York paper, is well calculated to
create the impression that the spirit
of patriotism is sadly lacking in that
city. The report says: Wasted by dis
case contracted in the trenches before
Santiago, his shabby clothing hidden
by worn and faded army overcoat,
with only ten cents remaining of money
lie had wrung from pawnshop. Pri-
|vate William II. Hughan. company NJ.
Seventy first regiment. was found dead
one morning lately in an areaway of
the Hotel Marlborough. Those who
found him knew him by letter from
his mother in Scotland. They found it
Tightly buttoned in the breast of his
thin coat. She wrote: II am glad to
Zee you have been in such comfortable
quarters, and so we'll cared for during
your illness. | am glad That you now
have good comfortable clothes. Peo-
|ple are far kinder in America than
here" Reading the mothers words
to her son. the police resolved that Pri-
vate Hughan. who charged up San Juan
hill. should not lie in the morgue. In
stead. they took his body to the police
station until it should be taken for SOL
der burial by his comrades in battle.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

One group in the sinking Mohegan,
wrecked on the English coast, was a
family gathered about the father. who
exhorted them to keep cool. A sur
vivor saw and heard. The example of
calm courage is not lost. None of the
family escaped the sudden and awful
death, but the parent, literally dying
at his post as head of the household.
will not be forgotten. Every instance
of seif-forgetfu!ness in peril that 9TH
ers may be cheered and saved is an
imperishable portion of the worlds
highest wealth.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21
BUNCOMBE DERvI5HES.
Statesmanship of the Slippery SPIN.
ners Who Lead the Cheap
Money Forces.

Under the leadership of men like
Bailey and Jones, portion of the dem
ocratic party is blindly opposing ex-
pansion, simply because the majority
of republicans support it. With the
patriotic assistance of those clear
headed democratic statesmen and
newspapers that deplore the folly Of
making the democracy mere buffer
against progress, the republican party
is preparing to add to the power and
wealth of the United States; but the
Baileys and the Joneses would make of
the democracy a mere futile opposition.
They can only speak about the con-
stitution while the country moves on
and leaves them to howl in the Dismal
swamp of their own vain magma
tions.
If the majority of the so-called demo-
cratic leaders of to-day had been ami
mated by genuine democratic senti-
ments, they would never have opposed
annexation. They have forgotten what
democracy is. They can rant about
plutocracy and jump into the empyrean
after sixteen to one dollar. They can
preach populism and socialism. They
can incite section against section and
stir up one form OF wealth against an
other They can spout TO the verge Of
apoplexy about trusts and corpora
tons. They know buncombe thorough
y. but they don't know the United
States.
When the hope and abition of III.
United States were turned by Dewey
victory to the Philippines and the de-
velopment of American commerce in
the Pacific. the Baileys and the Joneses
continued TO kick their heels against
the -four barrels in the groceries of
Buncombe and to chant the blessedness
of free silver and the total depravity of
republicanis1n. The awakening of the
American people TO new and grea:
career produced no effect upon these
spinning dervishes of Buncombe. They
spin and spout as before. They never
try to find out what the country
wants. They find out what the repub-
ican party wants, and are happy in
opposing it.
The case of Hon. Alexander Monroe
Dockery, democratic representative
in congress from Missouri, is typical
His state of mind. or want of mind. |.
exactly that of all the small-bore demo
Gratis. The details Of his case are giver
in the Washington correspondence Of
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat:
~ tell you.' said Mr.. Dockery, the sober
thinking people Of this country are agains
taking the Philippines Would you hav
turned them back to Span?' was asked
oh. Lord. no! We couldn't have done that
Of course not replied Mr. Dockery. Woul,
you have the American troops wthdraY
entirely and leave the people TO their fate
No. said Mr.. Dockery. we must keep
naval base there What will you do Will
The rest?' Get rid of en- How? oh.
don't know. Find some way. Coll DER
en- we don't want EN-
There is craftsmanship for you of The
true Balleyite. Jonesite. Vestte school
But the country does want the Philip
pines. and it will have them. no matter
howmultitudinously the spinning derv
iehes of Buncombe may goo dern.-N
Y. Sun.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

A most remarkable cremation will
take place when Joaquin Miller, "the
poet of the Sierras." dies. He has
built great funeral pyre on his prop.
erty at Oakland, CAL. in the form OF
a cube, nearly ten feet each way. made
of powders set in cement On the TOP
of this his body will be placed and
burned. and the ashes will then be
flung to all points of the compass, if the
provisions of his will are carried out
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

The new south has its King Cotton,
but there are other crop kings. syn
dictate of sovereigns is better for the
south than the sole sovereign of the
past. Of one of The Georgia counties
the Atlanta Constitution picturesquely
remarks: There the corn grows full
cared and the bullying bolls of cotton
bid defiance even to four and one-eighth
cents per pound. This. however, is
because there is wheat to the right of
it, potatoes to the left of il, and fatten-
ing cattle and rolling hogs before it."
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

Hypnotism is now being advertised
as cure for seasickness. The mesmer-
izer, suggests doubling contempt
rary, doubtless ''babbles O green fields,
and the patient thinks he is suffering
from hay fever and mosquito bites. and
forgets the tossing of the deep. ITO
lie down in the shade of tree" has
long been a standard specific humor-
cusly prescribed for NAL de mer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

There is middle-aged Fairfax in
Virginia who win be Lord Fairfax and
entitled to sit in the house of lords
when a certain man dies. Robert Coll
yer met him on the train last summer
and got into conversation with him.
"You wait till we get around this next
bend" Mr.. Fairfax said, land I'll show
you house I've just built for my old
mother" When the bend was passed
he pointed it out. There" he said,
''that's what l care for more than all
the houses of lords in England"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

A Michigan man heard few days
ago that he had inherited $1,000, 900
in France and Immediately started for
Paris, taking an undertaken with him.
The dispatches don't say why he has
taken the undertaken along. but it ia
probably for the purpose of burying his
chagrin when he gets there and finds
that he will have to earn the money If
he ever secures 1t.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21
Hrs. w. r. BATES. nansfleId, La, writes:

Before writing to you suffered
dreadfully from painful menstrua-
ton, leucorrhea and sore feeling in
the lower part of the bowels. Now my
friends want to know what makes me-
look so well. lido not hesitate one min
ute in telling them what has brought
about this great change. I cannot
praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound enough. 1t is the greatest
remedy of the age"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

These figures show an excess Of tie
increase of gold over the decrease of
silver of $32,671,7 35, and it is by this
sum that Colorado is the gamer. And
the statistics in relation to labor and
wages are even more gratifying for
constant increase is noted, and the
miners of Colorado now make up an
army of 29.2l5. There has been a mate
rial decrease In the cost of necessities
too. as the following ia Bile will show:
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21
Hoods Pills cure sick headache. rs cents.
HIS FUTURE WIFE'S NAME.
The Curious Young Man Had 1t Told
to Him to an Absolute Ger
tainty.

He was chatty kind of conjurer, and
was anxious to open the evenings entertain
ment merrily. So he stepped forward to the
front of the stage and said:
Ladies and gentlemen, if there is in this
audience any young man who would like to
know the name of his future wife, if that
young man will kindly stand up will un-
dertake to tell him, and this is no guessing
competition. Now, will any single young
man kindly stand up?"
Up jumped a young man in the center Of
the room.
Thank you," said the conjurer. "Now.
do you wish to know the name of your fu-
ture wife,"
II do" said the young man.
"Well, said the man of magic, 81 always
like to do things in a proper business FASH
ion; will you kindly give me your name?"
Eyes, certainly" said the young man;
my name is James Jackson"
Thank you" replied the conjurer; then
the name of your future wife will be Mrs.
jackson. "-London Tit-Bits.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

According to Kansas exchange an
Atehison woman has appeared in q
dress worn by her husbands first wife,
ard the indignant neighbors have start
ed the story that she goes out to the
cemetery and dances on the first wife's
grave. Such are the amenities of exist
ence among envious and hostile neigh
bors. s.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

'but Cincinnati is not the only town that
produces queer English. AT reception
in this city few evenings ago one
fashionable young man asked another:
Who is your glover now? Your gloves
always seem to fit so lovely 4 haven't
any regular glover was the reply, but
Wingham has been seeking me for
years Then. pulling up his trousers
just little, he asked: Aren't those
sweet?'"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21
RELIEF FROM PAIN.
Women Everywhere Express their
Gratitude to Mrs. Pinkham.
hrs. T. A. WALDEN, Gibson. Ga, writes.

"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:.-Before tahr
ing your medicine, life was a burden
to me. I never saw well day. At
my monthly period I suffered untold
misery, and a great deal of the time L
was troubled with a severe pain in my
side. Before finishing the first bottle
of your Vegetable Compound could
tell was doing me good. continued
its use, also used the Liver Pills and
Sanative Wash, and have been greatly
helped. l would like to have you use
my letter for the benefit of Others"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

Already the pension office has re-
eeived 2,125 claims for pensions in con-
sequence of the Spanish war, 1,947 be-
ing army and It's naval. The first pen
sion was awarded to man named
Gates, and before long it will be gen.
orally realized that the gates are open.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

A Washington physician has started
new fad. He was consulted by gen
tleman with disordered liver. ride
horseback" was the physicians ad.
vice. The patient. being man of mod
crate means, could not afford horse,
We'll, you can get exactly the same
motion you get on horse by walking
downstairs" said the physician. go
over to the Washington monument
every morning for a week. Take the
elevator up, and then walk down." The
gentleman did so. AT the end of the
week he reported an appreciable i'm.
provement. He is keeping up the treat
ment. Moreover, others with similar
affection have been induced to join
HIM in his daily ascensions to the top
Of the monument by way of the elevator
and his descents by way of the stairs
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

The assimilation of Hawaii will be
complete when the islanders are seen
eating New England pie, and the in
habitants Ct the 'pie belt" partake
cheerfully and adequately of the Ha-
waiian national dish. poi.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

Admiral Dewey has refused an. offer
of $4,000 for magazine article. Spain
would have paid more than that if the
admiral had kept his magazine articles
locked up in Manila bay.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

With such a showing as this, is hard
to see how the people of prosperous
Colorado car be further held by the
dog collars put on their necks by thA
millionaire silver kings trust mine
owners. As the Times remarks: at is
time that our people Gnit baying q:
the moon."-Iowa State Register.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

The increase in the value of the gold
production each year and the attend
ant decrease in the value of the silver
production is noticea BILE. the following
table showing that more clearly:
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

A report from Kentucky says the
state board of health has refused to
sanction the practice of osteopathy IN
that state.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

Hrs. FLORENCE A. WOLFE. SIS rulberry
St., Lancaster, Ohio, writes,
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-For two
years l was troubled with what the
local physicians told me was infamma-
ton of the womb. Every month suf-
fered terribly. I had taken enough
medicine from the doctors to cure any
one, but obtained relief for a short
time only. Atlast concluded to write
to you in regard to my case, and can
say that by following your advice I am
now perfectly WELL
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21
Divers DOn'ts,

Don't expect to shine in society if your
clothes do.
Don't strain your eyes looking for faults
in your neighbor.
Don't get into the habit of Judging book
by the criticisms.
Don't forget that you injure your own
character when you attack that of another
Don't carry barrel of flour on your head
in order to acquire graceful carriage.
Don't forget that it is wicked to bet and
lose; no man has the moral right to be-
wrong.
Don't scold your wife in the presence Of
others; they may think you are afraid to do
it when alone with her.-Chicago Evening
News.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

Thinking over our own faults makes us
talk less about those of ers.-Ram's
Horn.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-21

We commonly cut our eye-teeth on some
thing harder than a rubber ring.-Detro:t
journal.