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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-07
FORECAST.

Take back. take back the harsh word now /;
Consider 1t unspoken,
Break, break, though late, the angry vow
That better far were broken.
The stream of death will bear away
The object of thy passion;
Oh, then, obliterate to-day
The thought of his transgresson.
Forget the little Ill, revealed
AS though by hates intention;
Remember all the good, concealed
AS though by loves invention.
The hour may come when thou wilt stand
Unsheltered, and unshriven;
Forgiveness price is in thy hand.
To-day let it be given.
With hatred in the heart at last
Bethnk thee of his terror
Whose alienated gaze were cast
On loves eternal mirror.
Thou might'st endure the sight of woe
The scoffing-the derision-
But where thou dost expect to go
How couldst thou bear the vision?
Edward N. Pomeroy, in Youths Com
Danion,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-07
GRANDPA AND |.

Grandpa and l are beaus,
Lillian has had hers over year,
And Harry has got one and calls her
dear
And mamma has papa, goodness Knows.
So there wasn't any for him and me.
Until he thought it out, you see:
Little love. let us two be beaus,"
Says he.
Then In his arms he held me tight
While smoothed his hair so fine and white.
And sang him a little lullaby song;
And he thought and thought and thought
SO long
Till patted his head
And softly said
"You mustn't be lonestom, now we be-
long
And then tear rolled down his nose.
But grandpa and ] are the dearest beaus.
--O'Neill Latham, il Brooklyn Life.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-07
An Actor Who Was Equal to the 90.
cusiOn.


cnsion.
1t will be remembered that in the
farcical comedy, "Never Again." at thu
very end of the play, the stage is SUD
denly darl1ened just as the schoolmas-
ter and his wife return. The object in
darkening it is to get rid of this pair of
detestable bores. The people are all oil
the stage, but. of course, the darkness
hides them.
The schoolmaster's voice is heard at
one of the entrances.
"Oh, they have all gone home" he
says, 1.-The room is dark"
Then he and his tiresome wife 60
away and the lights are turned up, dis
closing the rest of the company scat
tered about the stage.
At a recent matinee one of the
rear windows of the opera house stage
happened to be without a shade. When
the electric lights were turned out a
sudden ray of sunshine streamed
through this window and made the
stage as bright as day.
At the proper entrance appeared the
schcolmaster. Probably he was
stumped when he saw the stage, but be
concealed his feelings.
Hal" he calmly said, they have neaI
ly all gene home--the room is almG
dark"
Then he made his exit and the
trio lights chased the sunlight fV
Notwithstanding Plain Dealer
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-07
An Army Wife.
BY CAPTAIN CHARLES KING.
Copyrighted. 1896. by F. Tennyson Neely.1
SYNOPSIS.

Chapter I. - Fannie McLane, a young
widow, is invited to visit the Graftops
at Fort Sedgwick. Her sister tries to dis
suade her, as Randolph Merriam, (whom
she had Tilted for old McLane) and his bride
are stationed there.
Chapter II.-Fannie McLane's wedding
causes family feeling. A few months later
she, while travelling with her husband,
meets Merriam, on his wedding trip.
Chapter III.-Some time previous to this
Merriam had gone on a government sur
vey, fallen i'll, and had been nursed by Mrs.
Tremaine and daughter Florence. It is
during the convalescing period that the
conversation with which the next chap
ter opens takes place between Capt Ire
maine and his wife.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-07
PRESENCE OF MIND,

tTo BE Continued
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-07
His Parting Admonttionj

The following amusing passad
place between counsel ard witt
a disputed will case.
Did your father give you ~
admonition?" -
He never gave nv
time"
Il mean to 81
words?"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-07
CHAPTER ".

Strange to say, the journey back to
the Mescalero seemed to benefit rather
tran injurc Merriam. The doctor vain
ly endeavored to restrain him-to in
duce him to shorten the long days
marches, but Merriam declared he was
never so well as when in the saddle, and
that nothing wearied him so much as
waiting If anything, he seemed less
jaded than his physician when, on the
third day, they reached the bivouac of
the little command, and Billy Whit
taker welcomed them to a supper of
bacon and frijoles, and Gained Mer-
RAMS feversh Impotence by the news
that the civilian who had so desired to
see him was still alive, conscious, but
sinking rather than gaining. The min
ers' camp was mile away. The dead
had been buried, and the feud dropped
with the brief prayers with which the
bullet-riddled body was consigned to
earth. Wells first duty lay with the
two troopers, who were in bitter plight,
and no morsel of food passed his lips
until he had ministered to them. Then
Merriam had to wait until he had swal-
lowed some coffee, and then, taking
Whitaker with them, they rode for
ward to branch of the canyon, where
at nightfall they came in view of the
fires of the little camp. Wells made
prompt examination of the wounded
man, and came out from the rude shell
ter under which he lay, glanced at
Whitaker and shook his head. ~
emily, with q dazed look on hi
Merriam reappeared. billie,
'stand here and see that the
eavesdroppers. I-know son
poor fellows people, and hi
sages to send" The two or
ers-on took the hint and 81
81 may need you to witt
ment later" he whisper
if l call. but let no one
For half an hour tn
voices came from wit
| darkness settled do
Then both Wells
summoned, and
camp lantern the
let of the dying
these gentlem
least" said Me
eyes were gle
and his han
strong and s
| presence |
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-07

and water and rub down his horse,
build his little fire and cook his slab
of bacon and brew the battered pot of
coffee, and snatch such sleep under the
stars as was possible, Drawing Indians
1attlesnakes or mouptain lions without
q tremor, for the sake of an Irishman's
pride in his troop, his love of dangerous
duty and his full assurance Of a good
time at the journeys end.
Another day and a rude grave was
dug in the canyon, and the doctor read
the simple service of the church over
the shrouded form of the young pros
pector; and then, against that doctors
wishes. but not without his reluctant
consent, Lieut.. Merriam, with an escort
of two troopers, started in person to
ride by the shortest trail to Sedgwick.
1t was now the 9th of June. 1t would
take him nearly a week to reach and
cross the Santa Cara. 1t might take
him eight days to Sedgwick, and every
hour seemed day. Meantime DR..
Wells set about having filters made for
the two wounded troopers, and by the
tenth of the month had them safely in
hospital at the cantonment. He found
Tremaine looking anxious, even an
gered, Mrs. Tremaine troubled on more
than one account, apparently. and Flor
ence pale and languid.
did Mr.. Merriam send NJ
asked Mrs. Tremaine, aftex
something of their eS1
"There was no
begged me to-
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-07

adapted for hopping. On the upper
part of the thoraX are two pairs OF
wings. The four wings are long and
slender and thicker than the hinder,
which are broad and thin. The hind
wings are the most active in fight. and
when at rest are folded like fans and
tucked under the fore wings, which act
as wing covers. The wings are strength.
ened by tube~ filed with air. These
tubes are called veins.
On the head, in front of the large com.
round eyes, are two antennae feelers).
The antennae are long and round and
serve the double purpose of organs Of
touch and of smell. The little pits along
the sides of the antennae serve the pur-
pose of nose. Between the antennae
are the simple eyes.
You see, the grasshopper is well pro.
vided with eyes; but he has many enc
mics among birds and beasts-yes, and
boys and girls, too-and needs to be
constantly on the alert. The "com.
pound" eyes consist Of many hexagonai
facets, or eyes, which you can see II you
examine carefully.
The mouth of a grasshopper consists
Of a lip (rnarked in the accompanying
picture). two broad jaws (4) adapted
for biting, and two maxillae 10y, which
hold and arrange the food to be ground
by the jaws.
One of the most peculiar characer-
istics of insects is that they breaths
ty means of number of tubes. The
air enters the tubes through a row of
breathing holes in the side afnn1 ~
The two large saIES
the abdomen, i,1
wings, are tn ~
Crickets/
The true northerner., 1899-05-24
IRISH SUPERSTITION.
The TimOrOus Young Marquis Of Wa
terford Won't Live I'm His
Fine House.

Like all true sons of Erin, the young
marquis of Waterford, head of the
great Irish house of Beresford, is dis
posed to be superstitious. He gave a
rather amusing illustration of this pc
culiarity the other day ON the occa-
sion of the birth of his son and heir,
says Mainly About People, He owns a
fine house in Cavendish square, which,
unfortunately, bears the number of
"13," and so alarmed was he lest
this unlucky number should cast a
blighting influence on the so-called
happy event that he actually leased for
a couple of months another furnished
house in the same square where the
birth took place. Young Lord Water
ford, who is nephew of Admiral Lord
Charles Beresford, married year ago
the pretty daughter of the marquise of
Landsdowne. now secretary of state for
war.
Curraghmore, County Waterford, his
country seat, is a most picturesque
place, and is haunted by famous and
most authentic banshee. The latter is
said to have made it's last appearance
on the eve of the suicide of the late
marquis, who was prompted by The in
tense suffering resulting from an acci-
dent in the hunting field to take his
own life.
The true northerner., 1899-05-24
BIRDS SEEN IN GREENLAND.
A Member Of the Peary Expedition
Tells of Curious Feath-
cred Bipeds.

At meeting of the Linnaean society
held recently in the library of the
American museum of natural history
a paper was read by j. d. Higgins, en-
titled "Notes on Birds Observed in
Greenland with the Polar Expeditions
of 1867" Mr.. Higgins, who is an as
sistant taxidermist in the museum, ac-
ditions and made exhaustive notes upon
the bird life observed.
He began his paper by explaining
that the ma ajority Of the birds of Green
land were water fowl. Aside from the
gyrfalcon and the raven, he collected
but three varieties Of land birds-the
snow bunting and two closely allied
species. Many of the water birds were
very bold, and would approach within
gunshot if some bright object was
waved in the air. Numbers flew about
the ship, seemingly inspired with Gu
riosity.
Large quantities of these creatures
are eaten 10y the Eskimos. and count
less bones are scattered about the vii
lagos. Some of the gulls take their
young TO the water as soon as they
leave the egg. Numbers of these young
sters were seen. apparently at perfect
ease while a heavy sea was running.
Mr.. Higgins described the putin
which sheds it's bill at regular inter
walls, having different bill for every
season of the year.
The true northerner., 1899-05-24
The He'd Cure

A French medical paper recommends,
as the best care for nervousness, re-
naming in bed a few weeks. 1t re-
ports cases of what seemed incipient
insanity cured by this simple method.
1t recommends a partial return to the
custom prevalent in the time of Louis
XIV, when the bed was used not only
for sleeping, but as pleasant place to
remain while reading, eating, receiv-
ing friends, listening to music, etc. The
king himself did not rise till after din
ner at one p. m.
The true northerner., 1899-05-24

THERE is no room to quarrel with the
money question; the mines have been so
prolific that there is an abundance of
gold; there is plenty of money to carry
on the business of the country; appar-
emily commerce is active and the various
forms of commercial paper are as good
as the money itself-so that there seems
to be no money question.-Ex-U. 5.
Senator PETER.
Such an opinion as that above, ema-
mating from so prominent authority,
foreshadows the disappearance of the
silver issue from the realm of American
politics. Senator PETER has been the
personification of populism, one of the
fathers, so to speak, of all the populistic
doctrines, of which free silver was
the principal one. When the democrat
ic party adopted populistic tenets, popu-
lism was on its last legs. BY its change
of front, the democracy drove from its
ranks nearly every man capable of intel
ligent and effective leadership, and now
even the populists are deserting their
pet theories, under the influence of re-
publican prosperity. Verify, democracy
has added another to the long list of
mistakes in its political history.
The true northerner., 1899-05-24
PROTECTING A RECRUIT.
the SOldiePs Under Him
in Cuba

One morning on Misery hill l wit
messed sample of Capt. Capron's meth
DDS with his men. says a writer in the
New York Sun. 1t is time-honored
custom in the regular army TO give a
rookie, or new recruit, much more than
his fair share of fatigue duty. The
regulations protect each man, but it
takes the recruit some time to learn
his rights. On the morning in ques-
tion Capron's men had received orders
to build their rintrenchments higher. A
corporal had put lone private at work
carrying gunnysacks of sand and pill
ing them along the battery trenches.
The poor fellow staggered back and
forth with the heavy bags, fairly drip
ping with perspiration. The other men
of the battery were scattered about in
the shade of the trees, taking their
ease. Capt. Capron emerged from his
tent, and with grim smile surveyed
the scene. Then he shouted:
You, sir Come here, sir"
The rookie marched up, sack on back.
AS he said himself, 'he was scared stiff"
Capron looked him over sternly:
drop that sack, SIR"
The recruit dropped it as if it had
been red hot.
stand at attention, sir"
The order was obeyed with evident
apprehension as TO what was coming
next.
Don't you know your rights, sir?
Because you are a willing horse they
are working you to death. One man,
sir, doesn't do all the work of battery.
The first sergeant will instruct you.
That will do, sir!"
BY the time Capron had completed
his reprimand and reentered his tent
a dozen privates had carried sack each
to the trenches and the rockies morn
ing task had been completed in about
three minutes.
The true northerner., 1899-05-24
Deserving Of Credit.

Hon. G. G. Phillips, our representative
in the legislature, is deserving of credit
for his work in connection with the in
vestigation by the state military COM
mittee on the conduct of war purchases
by Quartermaster General White. While
the majority of the committee did not
agree with the report prepared by Mr..
Phillips, who is chairman, yet the minor
ity report has attracted much more
honorable attention than has that of the
majority, who evidently desired to cover
up and "whitewash" any errors that
may have been made in the quarter
master generals department.
While the minority report goes fear
lessly into the actual business transac-
tions of the department, it is in no sense
abusive, no one is recklessly or vindic-
lively charged with any dishonesty, but
in a remarkably cautious, fair and un-
prejudiced manner, the abuses that have
been allowed to grow up in the depart
ment, in years of peace, are pointed out,
and the mistakes are traced to their
proper sources and the method for their
avoidance in future war emergencies is
pointed out.
Mr.. Phillips has rendered a service to
the state in this matter, and we feel that
it should not pass without word of rec
ognition.
The true northerner., 1899-05-24
Famous Chests Sold.

A melancholy memory of the past
was recently put up for auction by the
government officials in Paris, no less
than the cases in which the huge war
indemnity paid by France to Germany
was transported across the frontier.
The chests in which the famous "cinq
milliards" were held were sold for 20
francs! Evidently a lost opportunity
for the antiquary.
The true northerner., 1899-05-24

Avoid all drying inhalants and use that
which cleanses and heals the membrane.
Ely's Cream Balm is such remedy and
cures catarrh easily and pleasantly. Cold
in the head vanishes quickly. Price, 80
cents at druggists.
Catarrh caused difficulty in speaking
and to great extent loss of hearing BY
the use OF Ely s Cream Balm, dropping
of mucus has ceased, voice and hearing
have greatly improved.-J. w. Davidson,
Atty at Law, Monmouth, Ills.
The true northerner., 1899-05-24

The most curious European oath is
administered in Norway. The witness
raises his thumb, his forefnger and his
middle finger. These signify the Trim
ity, while the larger of the uplifted
fingers is supposed to represent the
soul of the witness, and the smaller to
indicate his body. Before the oath is
taken long exhortation is delivered.
The true northerner., 1899-05-24
Additional Local.

Mrs. O'Dell reports fine trade in
spring millinery. The ladies say the
stock is fine.
w. b. Cooper is fixing up his house
considerably. 1t is one of the pleasant
est homes in the village.
The Woman's Mission circle of the
Free Baptist church will meet with Mrs.
Grout, Saturday, May q, at p. m. A
good attendance is desired as work will
be done for Mr.. and Mrs. Kennan, who
go to India as missionaries this fall.
The true northerner., 1899-05-24
Utility of "Tnbbv.v

The duches of Northumberland owns
shawl which formerly belonged to
Charles X. of France, and was manu-
factured from the fur of Persian cats
Many thousands Of cats skins were
utilized, and the weaving occupied
some years. The shawl measured eight
yards square, but is so fine that It can
be compressed into tlN space of large
voffee Gun
The true northerner., 1899-05-24
/ AM a republican.-Peffer.
Other Editors Say:

ut occurs to me-" remarked Aguinal-
do, "that we ought to have a national
anthem. Have you anything to suggest
along this liner" "Well,' replied his
private secretary, show would Flee as
Bird to Your Mountain Colorado
Springs Gazette.
The true northerner., 1899-05-24

In the Philippines if native utters
sentiments favoring a government by the
United States, his head is Immediately
chopped off. In this country if man
espouses the cause of the Filipinos he is
made college professor Hastings Ban
nor
The true northerner., 1899-05-24

THE supreme court docket for the June
term, with single exception, is the
smallest since 1881. The people voted
against an intermediate court for the re-
lief of the overworked (?) $1,000 a year
judges. May be they were right, as they
are quite apt TO be.
The true northerner., 1899-05-24

THERE are plenty of statesmen ready
to assume the speakership of the house
of representatives, but it is doubtful if
there is one among them who can fill the
shoes left empty by "Czar" Reed.
The true northerner., 1899-05-24

THE house yesterday re-enacted the
Merriman railroad taxation law, with an
increase of rates to yield 100000 addi-
tional revenue. 1t is of course uncertain
what will be done with the measure in
the senate.
The true northerner., 1899-05-24

A railroad builder in Tennessee says it
was easier to employ 100 men in 1895
than half a dozen now. Republican
times redeem the promises, and more,
too.-St Louis Globe Democrat.
The true northerner., 1899-05-24

This high bred trotting stallion will
make the season of 1899 at Paw Paw and
Lawton, Michigan, in charge of S. c..
Wildman.
Monte Carlos is a blue roam Wilkes
stallion, stands 16 hands and is a horse
OF great substance, style, beauty of con
formation and extreme speed, having re-
peatedly trotted quarter in 0:32 to a
road cart. He was sired by Monte Cristo
4245, full brother to Lumps, 2:21; dam
Lady Frank, dam of Early Dawn, 2:2l4,
and Jay Bird 2:3Sl9; sire of Allerton
2:094 ETC., by Mambrino Star 5S5;
second dam Lady Franklin 2.2924, dam
of Cottage Girl 2:291s, etc.
Service FooS.
Single service --------------- clOOO
To Insure 1000
At Paw Paw Mondays, Thursdays and
Saturdays; at Lawton Tuesdays.
Breeders are invited to inspect and
patronize Monte Carlos, as his progeny
are fast trotters and ideal road horses.
For extended breeding. address,
S. c.. WILDMAN, Paw Paw, Mich.
The true northerner., 1899-05-24

AS writer of messages, Gov. Pingree
is in the front rank.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-06
What We Claim For 1t.

We can wash with this machine bed
quilt in minutes-give you an hour
with your washboard to do the work
as we'll; to sheets in minutes;
table linen and so napkins 3 to min
utes: 20 towels to your one on the wash
board. The dirtiest meal u wheat
sack in one-half minute: Is feet carpet
in 5 minutes, and all classes OF other
goods as fast, just in warm suds as pre-
pared or the wash board; and that it
does not injure the finest fabric can be
proven by washing 800 greenback or
piece of paper.
1t will rapidly and thoroughly cleanse
the dirtiest wristbands, collars, cuffs
and the most soiled hens of skirts,
dresses, etc. The truthfulness of which
assertion many ladies have their opin-
ion-never having seen machine that
would wash such parts perfectly except
the old hand washboard. To see it
yourself is proof of the merit claimed
for it.
Sold only by persons owning territory.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-06
The Automatic Washer.

The Wood Folding Automatic Spring
Washer has been before the public
since November ., 1886, during which
time it has been successfully and rapid
ly introduced into thousands OF houses
in the states of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee. Arkansas,
Texas, California, Oregon, Washington,
Nevada, South Dakota and many other
places by enterprising men who have
engaged in the sale in these different
localities. The trade is becoming thor
oughly established. 1t is displacing
the Cinnamon in the Golden State.
We feel honored and proud of the
fact that we are able to invite public
attention to the first successful and only
perfect washing machine in the known
world. We are also elated to know
that having made these broad assertions
we are able to walk right up to the
front and prove every word we say.
However, it is gross absurdity to re-
impress upon the minds of the people
the utmost demand and long standing,
wide extended invitation, for this won
derful invention now being complete,
is welcomed by every citizen of the land
and placed in the galaxy OF the crowned
stars, its praises are being sung by the
women of America and the glad refrain
waited over the sea to the women Of
foreign lands, there having already
been some three Thousand vain efforts
TO accomplish the same achievement.
Now, together with showing you this
perfect invention in the capacity OF its
wonderful demand we have shown you
your fortune, which can easily be made
out of a state by anyone with limited
means to start with, and with very Or
dinary talent. There is more easy
money even in "a county than in s., 900
stock of groceries or in farm.
The machine is revolutionizing the
washing business. 1t is manufactured
by George & Tweedale, Constantine,
Mich, and persons wishing information
are referred to the Manufacturers First
National Bank of that place; National
Bank, Norway, Me-: National Bank,
Milbury, Mass; or Bank of Worcester,
Worcester, n. Y.
Persons wishing reference regarding
George & Tweedale, manufacturers,
Constantine, Michigan, are referred to
the First Rational Bank of that place,
and Farmers National Bank and First
National Bank of Chicago
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-06
Points of Superiority.

|, 1t is self-adjusting and will wash
anything from horse blanket to n
linen handkerchief.
=. 1t works smooth and runs easy.
3. 1t washes with either warm or
hot suds, as desired.
4. 1t requires no oiling.
5. 1t rinses the clothes with the
same motion as in washing.
g. 1t is light, strong and durable.
:. II will not get out OF order.
8. 1t is especially valuable for all
heavy or very dirty clothing,
o. 1t Is novel in construction and un-
like any other washer.
10. 1t folds complete and occupies
very little space when not in use.
IL. twill not injure the finest fabric.