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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-04-30
LIFE HOLDS NOTHING BETTER
Man That Has contentment in Hls
Heart Need Seek No Further
for Happiness.

Discomfort with his lot in life !:
the great curse of the man of ordinary
estate in this world. TO have the
things that are beyond his reach con
sumes him with ceaseless fire. Such
men, as a rule, have enough and &c
spare, but this does not seem TO sat
isfy them. If they would only deter
mine to be content with what they
have they would be happy.
The consequence is that they make
a dismal failure of life that could
easily have been great success as
far as their happiness is involved
And, without happiness it were better
that man had not lived at all.
Then we have the man who has all
the wealth and power and maybe all
the glory that he Graves, but who is
in constant fear that it will be taken
away from him; that he will lose his
worldly possessions or that somebody
will rob him of the limelight.
Contentment never sleeps under the
roof of such man. Wherefore, OF
what good to him is all that he has?
Now, If the man who wants that
which is beyond his reach could school
himself to be like Paul, content In
whatsoever state" he found himself,
he would get things out of life that
he never dreamed of. He would sleep
sOundly and awake in gladness. And
II the man who has all the wealth he
had craved could school himself to
feel that 1t wouldn't matter If he
were to lose 1t all, he would also sleep
soundly and awake In glniness.
Who among MS that would wish to
go through life and miss the biggest
thing there is in life? Well, the least
man on earth can have that big thing
for his very own simply by motion
of the mind that God gave him when
he was born.
The big thing in life--its name Is
Contentment. 1t lies at your feet.
Take 1t up and let it warm you
Utica Globe.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-04-30
Jefferson on Monroe DOCTRINE.

The Monroe doctrine was initiated
not by an American, but by an Eng
lishman, writes Arthur Hunt Clute in
Leslie's Magazine. 1t had its incep.
ton with George Claiming, the Brit
ish foreign minister, who told the
American minister Of the plans of the
holy alliance to attack democracy in
America, and assured them of the sup
port of the British feet for free insti-
tutions across the Atlantic. Ever since
the British flag has been the bulwark
of the Monroe doctrine. On the BE-
casion Of inaugurating the Monroe doc
trine, Thomas Jefferson, In letter to
President Monroe, said: with her
(Great Brittany we should most sedu-
lousy cherish cordial friendship, and
nothing would tend more to knit our
affection than to be fighting once more
side by side in the same cause"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-04-30
CENTENNIAL, EXHIBIT
AT MARYVILLE COLLEGE

Among the many interesting fea.
lures of the Centennial Celebration
to be held at the College in June
there will be an exhibit of relics and
curios which have historic interest in
connection with the development of
Maryville College. There are un-
doubtedly very many such articles in
the vicinity. Will the friends of the
College who have such articles kindly
loan them for the few days of the
Celebration so that the host of guests
who visit the Hill may see them!
Care will be taken as to the safe
keeping of the articles on exhibit and
they will lbe promptly returned after
Commencement.
1t is impossible to give here a
complete catalog of what might be
called curios. 1t is only possible to
suggest. You who have the interest
ing article in your possession know
what its interest is. A suggestive
list follows: bric-a-brac, portraits of
the pre-war faculty and graduating
classes; letters and autographs OF
men who were foremost in the work
of the school; old canes, spectacles,
and the like which belonged to or
were used by members of the pre-
war faculty; old text books and
society programs Of the early days;
newspaper items and presbyterial re-
cords and the like which referred to
the College.
The committee in charge of the
exhibit is Rev. John M. Alexander,
Major Will A. McTeer, Mrs Florence
A. Bartlett, and Miss Mary E. Cald-
well. Send your articles for exhibit
early; they will be appreciated.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-04-30
The Money Cowry.

"The occurrence of the money cowry
in Iceland and England has curious
origin. This species, a native of the
tropics, is used as current coin in GER
tain parts of Africa. Some years ago
it was very abundant on the coast of
Cumberland near the mouth of the
Calder river. The specimens are be-
lieved to have come from the Glen
dOwra, vessel wrecked off Seascale
in a fog in 1873. She was homeward
bound from Mamma and carried 60 tons
Of cOwries- as part of her cargo. AS
this means about 10000 600 shells, it
may well be that money cowries will
be picked up on our northwestern
coasts for many years to come. Those
found earlier on the coasts of Down,
Ireland, were supposed to have come
from slave ship wrecked in re neigh
bOrhoOd.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-04-30
South African Timber.

It is not SO very long ago that
South African timber was, taken all
round, considered Of little value. Now
that imported timber has gone up in
the market, many virtues have been
discovered in the native timber which
previously were unknown. In conse-
quence, South African timber has
come to the front, so that it figures
prominently in many instances. Saw
ing timber, such AS Cape pine, poplar,
yellow wood, blue gum and other va
rieties, cut into standard deals of 3
by 8 inches, Is quoted at 10k pence
TO I shilling per foot. This timber is
used mostly for boxes and packing
cases, AS well as substitutes in the
mines and buildings for the imported
Baltic woods.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-04-30
Motor.priven Potato Peeler.

A machine which will peel 40 pounds
of potatoes in three or four minutes
has been invented, the peeling being
done by a revolving drum driven by n
one-third horsepower motor. The in
ner surface of the drum has been
roughened by making numerous per,
forations in the metal. When filled it
is lowered into a wooden container
and set to running, while stream Of
water from a hose, inserted at one
end, washes off the particles of skin
that are loosened by contact with the
drum.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-04-30
Russia's Greatest Ruler,

st. Petersburg, the modern capital
of Russia, now known as Petrograd
was founded in 1903 by Peter the
Great, who died 1914 years ago. Pc
ter first built small hut for himself
and few wooden novels. The ma
jority of MOBILES however, preferred
that Moscow should remain the seat
of government, but Peter was deter.
mined to build new capital, and in
I'LL he laid, with his own hands, the
foundation Of his palace, which was
built of brick. Peter was an extraor-
binary character and Russia's rise to
great power was entirely due to his
genius.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-04-30

lSSS dCSOLup1'
MED him Immediately to the police
statiOn!"
"Hum!' remarked the magistrate
"And you say you were quietly attend.
ing to your business at the time, max.
ing no noise or cOmmotion Of any
kind?"
Certainly, your wOrshipw
Again the magistrate looked doubt.
full.
'And what is your professionT'
I'm an appropriation, your worship
IAN appropriation? OF what?"
'Of other peoples possessions, your
Worship The newspapers, perhaps,
would describe me as a burglar ~.
London Mail.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-04-30
Sensitive.

81 smell gasoline"
"Sir, honest poverty is no disgrace"
"Of course not. Why do you say
that?"
ITS my hat you smell. have just
had a last years derby cleaned by a
gentleman from COrfu.'-Birmingham
Age Herald.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-04-30
Temperature for the shorn Lamb.

Wiggs-I see a well-known doctor
declares that people would be warmer
if they wore less clothing.
Waggs-Huh, If that's the case some
Of these girls must be nearly roasted.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-04-30

tending to your
business?" inquir'
ed the magis-
trate.
Eyes, you r
W Ors hip. He
caught me sud
denly by the col.
lar and threaten
ed me with hor-
rible things un-
I.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-04-30
Implied SIur.

Critic-Your leading man acts with
. great deal of spirit.
Manager-That's the trouble. He
doesn't seem able to act without it
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-04-30
Revenge.

"Ask her to sing"
But she has dreadful cold"
II know. She'll have to suffer 81
much as we do If she consents"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-04-30
The M,rnnn Euss

She-I don't think you love me any
more. You never make fuss over me.
He-Tut, tut, had one with your
mother over you this morning.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-04-30

The Blount County Bridge Com
mittee will receive bids at office of
County Court Chairman until Satur-
day May 10th Noon, on two reirforc-
ed concrete bridges.
BRIDGE NO /.
One thirty foot span with twelve
foot clear roadway Wings to be
seven feet long. Distance from road
level to water level six feet four
inches. Distance from water level to
bottom of foundation two feet. Re-
inforced concrete railing three feet
high and eight inches thick. Re
CURED capacity of bridge one hun
dred and fifty pounds to a square
foot.
BRIDGE NO..
One fourteen feet clear span with
twelve feet clear roadway. Distance
from road level to water level eight
feet. One abutment is to be carried
to water level. Bridge to be built ON
a skew of forty five degrees with a
four percent grade. Wings to be six
feet long. Reinforced concrete rail.
ing three feet high and eight inches
thick. Required capacity of one
hundred and fifty pounds to the
square foot.
BRIDGE NO. 3.
At same time and place bids will
be received for putting reinforced
concrete slabs on two culverts at
Louisville, Tenn. One fifteen feet by
ten feet, to clear fourteen feet road
way.
BRIDGE NO. a.
Will call for clear span seven feet
by eight feet. To clear fourteen
feet roadway.
All bridges must have carrying
capacity of twenty tons. The COM
mittee reserves the right to reject
any and all bids. Successful bidders
will be required to make surety bond
to the amount of their contract. For
further information apply to j. l..
Clark, Chairman Blount County
Bridge Committee.
Blount County Bridge Committee,
]. L. Clark, Chairman.
aso mt. ,..-li 81. 81
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-04-30
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BOTH ATTENDING TO BUSINESS
But Officer Of the Law Got More SYM
pathy From Magistrate Than
Did "Appropriator"

"Then you insist that the officer ar
rested you while you were quietly at
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-04-30
NOTICE TO
BRIDGE CONTRACTORS

The Blount County Bridge Com
mittee will receive bids at office of
County Court Chairman until Satur-
day May 10th Noon, on two reirforc-
ed concrete bridges
The Glenwood post., 1919-10-11

Seems to me 1t would 60 against a
persons stomach. just before supper
like that, and anyway tea isn't fit for
much-not unless you're sick or some
thing. Looks to me like some people
in this city'd be willing to go crazy
if they thought that would help 'em to
be as high-toned as AmbersOns. Old
Aleck Minafer-he's about the closest
old codger we got-he come in my Of
fee the other day. and he pretty near
had stroke tellin' me about his
daughter Fanny. Seems Miss Isabel
Amberson's got some kind Of dog
they call it st. Bernard-and Fanny
was bound to have one, too. Well,
old Aleck told her he didn't like dogs
except rat terriers, because rat ter
rier cleans up the mice, but she kept
on at him, and finally he said all right
she could have one. Then, by George l
she says Amberson's bought their
dog, and you don't get one without
paying for it: they cost from fifty to
Il hundred dollars up! Old Aleck
wanted to know If ever heard of
anybody's buyin' dog before, be-
cause, even Newfoundland or set
ter, you can usually get somebody to
give you one. He says he saw some
sense in payin' a niger a dime, or
even a quarter, to drown dog for
you, but to pay out fifty dollars and
maybe more-well, sir, he like to
choked himself to death, right there
in my office! OF course everybody
realizes that Major Anderson is a fine
business man, but what with throwin'
money around for dogs. and every
which and what. some think all this
styles bound to break him up, If his
family don't quit!"
One citizen, having thus discoursed
to a visitor, came to thoughtful
pause, and then added. 'Does seem
pretty much like squandering, yet
when you see that dog out walking
with this Miss Isabel, he seems worth
the money"
whats she look likef
"Well, SIR" said the citizen, "she's
not more than just about eighteen or
maybe nineteen years old. and don't
know as know just how to put It
but she's kind Of a delightful lookin'
young ladyi"
The Glenwood post., 1919-10-11

queerest thing I ever heardi 10 think
of her taking Wilbur Minafer. Just
because a man any woman would like
a thousand times better was little
Wild one night at q serenadei"
mo, that wasn't her reason" said
wise Mrs. Henry Franklin Foster. III
men only knew it-and it's . good
thing they don't woman doesn't
really care much about whether q
mans wild or not, II 1t doesn't affect
herself, and Isabel Anderson doesn't
care thing"
'Afrs. Foster!"
"No, she doesn't. What she minds
is his making clown Of himself In
her front yard! 1t made her think he
didn't care much about her. She's
probably mistaken, but that's what
she thinks, and it's too late for her
to think anything else now, because
she's going to be married right away
the invitations will be out next
week. It'll be big Amberson-style
thing, raw oysters floating in scooped-
out blocks Of Ice and a band from out
of town-champagne, snowy presents;
colossal present from the Major.
Then Wilbur will take Isabel on the
carefulest little wedding trip he can
manage, and she'll be good wife to
him, but they'll have the worst spoiled
lot of children this town will ever
see."
"How on earth do you make that
out, Mrs. Fosterr
"She couldn't love Wilbur, could
she?" Mrs. Foster demanded, with no
challengers. "Well, 1t will all go to
her children, and she'll ruin 'eml"
The prophecies proved to be mis-
taken in single detail merely: except
for that her foresight was accurate.
The wedding was of Ambersonian
magniflcence, even to the floating oy-
sters; and the Majors colossal pres
ent was a set of architects designs
for house almost as elaborate and
impressive as the Mansion, the house
to be built in ANDERSON addition by
the Major.
At midnight the bride was still be-
ing toasted in champagne, though she
had departed upon her wedding jour
ney at ten. Four days later the pair
had returned to town, which prompt
ness seemed fairly to demonstrate
that Wilbur had indeed taken Isabel
upon the carefulest little trip he could
manage. According to every report
she was from the start "a good wife
to him." but here in a final detail the
prophecy proved inaccurate. Wilbur
and Isabel did not have children; they
had only one.
"Only one." Mrs. Henry Franklin
Foster admitted. But I'd like to
know If he isn't spoiled enough for
a whole carload!"
Again she found none to challenge
her.
At the age Of nine George Amber
son Minafer. the Majors one grand
child, was princely terror, dreaded
not only In Anderson addition but in
many other quarters through which
he galloped on his white pony. "By
The Glenwood post., 1919-10-11

enough-they left traces Of that fear
in their sons and grandsons. In the
minds Of most of these, indeed. their
thrift was next to their religion: to
save, even for the sake of saving, was
their earliest lesson and discipline. No
matter how prosperous they were they
could not spend money either upon
art" or upon mere luxury and enter
tainment, without a sense Of sin.
Against so homespun a background
the magnificence of the Ambersons was
as conspicuous as a brass band at q
funeral. Major Anderson bought two
hundred acres Of land at the end Of
National avenue; and through this
tract he built broad streets and cross
streets; paved them with cedar block,
and curbed them with stone. he set up
fountains, here and there, where the
streets intersected, and at symmetri-
cal intervals placed cast-iron statues,
painted white, with their titles clear
upon the pedestals; Minerva, Mer-
curry, Hercules, Venus, Gladiator, EN-
peror Augustus, Fisher Boy. Stag
hound. Mastiff, Greyhound. Fawn,
Antelope, Wounded Doe and Wounded
Lion. Most Of the forest trees had
been left to flourish still, and, at some
distance, or by moonlight. the place
was in truth beautiful; but the ardent
citizen, loving to see his city grow,
wanted neither distance nor MOON
light. He had not seen Versailles,
but, standing before the fountain of
Neptune in Anderson addition, at
bright noon, and quoting the favorlte
comparison of the local newspapers
he declared Versailles outdone. All
this Art showed a profit from the
start, for the lots sold well and there
was something like rush to build
In the new Addition. Its main thor
oughfare, an oblique continuation Of
National avenue, was called Amber
son boulevard, and here, at the juno
ture of the new boulevard and the
avenue, Major Anderson reserved
new house-the Anderson mansion, OF
course.
This house was the pride Of the
town. Faced with stone as far back
as the dining-room windows, 1t was a
house of arches and turrets and CIR
ding stone porches: 1t had the first
porte cochere seen in that town.
There was central front hall" with
great black-walnut stairway. and
open to green glass skylight called
the "dome," three stories above the
ground floor. A ballroom occupied
most of the third story. and at one
end of it was carved walnut gallery
for the musicians. Citizens told stran.
gers that the cost Of all this black
walnut and wood carving was sixty
thousand dollars. "Si1ty thousand
The Glenwood post., 1919-10-11

dollars for the woodwork alone! Yes,
sir, and hardwood floors all over the
house! Turkish rugs and no carpets
at all, except Brussels carpet in the
front parlor-I hear they call It the
reception ROOM Hot and cold water
upstairs and down, and stationary
washstands In every bedroom in the
place! Their sldeboard's built right
into the house and goes all the way
across one end of the dining room. II
isn't walnut, It's solid mahogany I
Not tveneering-solid mahogany! Well,
sir. 1 presume the president of the
United States would be tickled to
swap the White House for the new
Anderson mansion, If the Major'd
give him the chance-but by the AL.
mighty Dollar, you bet your sweet
life the Major wouldn't"
The visitor to the town was certain
to receive further enlightenment, for
there was one form of entertainment
never omitted: he was always patri,
Otically taken for "a little drive round
our CITY," even II his host had to hire
a hack, and the climax Of the display
was the ANDERSON mansion. Look
at that greenhouse they've put up
there in the side yard" the escort
would continue. And look ut that
brick stablel Most folks would think
that stable plenty big enough and
good enough to live in; It's got run.
ming water and four rooms upstairs
for two hired men and one Of ems
family to live In. They keep one hired
man lOafin' In the house, and they got
married hired man out in the stable
and his wife does the washing. This
town never did see SO much style as
Ambersons are putting on these days !;
and I guess It's going to be expensive,
because n lot Of other folks'll try to
keep up with 'em. The Majors wife
and the daughters been to Europe
and my wife tells me since they got
tnclI 'h"v make tea there every after.
L.-- ..l,-.. Gv- o'c, -. a.. ~ y, Il
The Glenwood post., 1919-10-11
"You Think You Own This Town!"

rou vOu SWV I0IB ICWVl''
golly, guess you think you own this
town" an embittered laborer COM
planned one day, as George rode the
pony straight through a pile of sand
the man was sievlng. II will when
l grow up" the undlsturbed child re-
piled. II guess my grandpa owns 1t
now, you bet!" And the bafiied work.
man, having no means to controvert
what seemed a mere exaggeration Of
the facts, could only mutter, "Oh, pull
down your vest!"
Don't haf to! Doctor says 1t amt
healthy!" the boy returned promptly.
But / tell you what I'll do: I'll pull
down my vest II you'll wipe of your
chinw
This was stock and stencil: the ac-
customed argot of street badinage of
the period; and in such matters Geor-
gle was an expert. He had no vest
to pull down; the incongruous fact
was that fringed sash girdled the
juncture Of his velvet blouse and
breeches, for the Fauntleroy period
had set in, and Georges mother had
80 poor an eye for appropriate things,
where George was concerned, that
she dressed him according to the doc
trine Of that school in boy decoration.
Not only did he wear silk sash. and
silk stockings and broad lace collar
with his little black velvet suit: he
had long brown curls. and often came
home with burrB In them.
Except upon the surface (which was
not his own work but his mother's)
George bore no vivid resemblance to
the fabulous little Cedric. The sto-
ried boys famous Lean on me, grand
father" would have been dimcult to
Imagine upon the Lips Of George. 4
The Glenwood post., 1919-10-11

the country than all other diseases put
together. and until the last few ycars
was supposed to be incurable. For .
great many years doctors pronounced II .
local disease and prescribed local rems-
dos. nnd by constantly failing to cure
Win local treatment. pronounced 1t incur.
able. Science has proven Catarrh to be .
constitutional disease, and therefore re.
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