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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

AT midnight on the 10th the President
was sleeping quietly, all the doctors agree
ing that his symptoms were favorable. His
recovery is now considered almost cer-
tainty.
Gov. FOSTER of Ohio has addressed
kilograms to the Governors Of other States,
setting forth that, as the prospects for the
Presidents recovery are now altogether IA
vorable, it would be fitting for the Govern
ors to issue proclamations setting apart day
for Thanksgiving and prayer. Gov. Foster
names the Governors Of New York, PENN
sylvania, Kentucky, Maryland ana Ohio as
a committee to select day.
TIE Senatorial deadlock at Albany
stili continued OH the 11th. The Stalwarts
refused TO enter the conference or caucus
called by the Half-breeds, but insist
ed upon caucus regularly called
and without any restrictions whatever. The
Half-breeds expressed confidence Of effect
ing an election during the week.
THE Signal service thermometer
marked 1O4 degrees at St. Louis on Sunday,
the 10th, which was the hottest day. with
perhaps single exception (July 81, 1saO),
since 1886. There were over thirty cases Of
suustroke recorded, twelve Of them fatal.
In letter dated July 8, 1881, Jeffer-
son Davis refers to the attack upon Presi-
dent Garfield as follows: 81 will not, like
the telegram you cite in regard to the at
tempted assassination OF the President, say
I am thankful the assassin was not South
ern man, but will say l regret he il an
American. The crime Is black enough in it.
self and has deeper dye from the mercen-
ary motive which seems to have prompted
It. sincerely trust the President may re-
cover and that the startling event will arouse
the people to a consideration of a remedy for
the demcralza-ion which wild hunt after
office is creating"
THOMAS HARPER, a cowboy, was
hanged on the 9th, at Tucson, Arizona, fol-
the murder of John Talledsy in last Sep
tcmber. His demeanor on the scaffOld was
| cool and jaunty. He made no confession,
| but left n letter TO "Curly Bill" we'll
known desperado, sdmonishing him to take
warning from him and not TO be too ready
with his Rjstol, and to "stand heap from 8
man before you kill him."
THE Dublin grist-mills, at Machias,
eMe, and quantity Of lumber burned on the
9Th. The loss is covered by insurance. Sew
enty-fve men are thrown out of work.
FIVE men in the Reform School al
| Pof$and, Ne, attacked the Keeper, Mr.
Strir, the OtSer nighEeaeeSih brew pepper
in his ewes, knocked him DOWN. Sts&shii
keys, and escaped.
GRIscoM, of Chicago, began his for
ty-fourth day Of fasting at noon on the 10th
! He spends most Of his time sleeping,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16
The Stature Of Different Races Of Men.

In comparing races as to their stature,
we concern ourselves not with the tall
est or shortest men of each tribe, but
with the ordinary or average-sized men
who may be taken as fair representa-
tti.yess Of their whole tribe. The differ
where tall and a short people come
together in one district. Thus, in Aus
tralia the average English colonist OF
five feet eight inches looks clear over
the heads of the five feet four inch
Chinese laborers. Still more in Sweden
does the Swede of five feet seven inches
tower over the stunted Lapps, whose
average measure is not much over five
feet. Among the tallest of mankind are
the Patagonians, who seemed race of
giants to the Europeans who first
watched them striding along their cliffs
draped in their skin cloaks; it was even
declared that the heads of Magalhaens'
men hardly reached the waist of the
first. Patagonian they met. Modern
travellers find, on measuring them, that
they really often reach six feet four
inches, their mean height being about
five feet eleven inches-three or four
inches taller than average Englishmen.
The shortest of mankind are the Bush
men and related tribes in South Africa,
with an average height not far exceed
ing four feet six inches. A fair con-
trast between the tallest and shortest
races of mankind may be seen in the
Patagonian and Bushman, whose head
only reaches to the formers breast,
Thus the tallest race of men is less than
one-fourth higher than the shortest, a
fact which seems surprising to those not
used to measurements. In general, the
stature of the women of any race may
be taken as about one-sixteenth less
than that of the men. Thus, in Eng.
land man of five feet eight inches and
a woman of five feet four inches look an
ordinary well-matched couple.-E.. B.
TAILOR, in Popular Science Monthly.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16

comfortable. He clattered his knife
loudly and acted so much like a little
clown, that it made his father and
mother very miserable. They often
had to send him away, or punish him,
At the same time he talked great
deal about what he would do when he
was man. He used to put on his
fathers hat and take his cane and strut
about, just TO see how it would seem to
be real man.
81 hope you won't spill your soup
over your jacket when you're a real
man" said his little sister.
"Men don't wear Jackets" Fred
answered. "That's all girls know
about it." I
One day, when his father was late to.
tea, Fred slipped into his place, and be-
gan to ask the other children what they
would have, in q big voice.
Presently his father came In and took
before he astonished Fred by pushing
his plate away and snarling out that he
didn't want any OF that stuff Then he
twisted in his chair, and overturned a
dish in his neighbor's lap He cried
out that he wanted to be helped to big
piece of cake. "Give me some marina
iade, tell you!' he roared; +" will
have some; ] won't eat my supper II
don't have it," And he began to eat
with his mouth open. dipped toast"
he cried, II hate it," And he made
such horrible face that it almost
caused Fred's hair to stand on end.
"He's acting just the way you do,
Fred" said one of the children.
From that time Fred began to mend
his table manners. He now behaves
like gentleman. He does not roar for
what he wants. He does not make a
mess on the tablecloth. He does not
slop his milk about He does not get
spots on his clothes, or tip over back
wards in his chair You would never
know but he was already grown man.
Mary N. Prescott, in Our Little O''es'
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16
A Florida MastOdOn.

We mentioned some weeks since the
fact of the existence in Peace Creek of
the remains of the mastodon. We are
now informed of the discovery in the
Lower Withlacoochee River of the al
most perfect remains of one of this ex-
tinct race of gigantic animals. This in
formation is furnished us by Mr.. j, A.
Harrison, in person, of Eureka, Marion
County. Mr.. Harrison says the remains
were found some short time since by Mr..
W. j. Hogans and Mr.. Morrison, while
out hunting. They were fording the
river at a point about mile and half
east of Stokes Ferry, Marion County,
twenty miles south of Ocala. The bones
lay grouped together as if they had not
been disturbed, and it is thought the
nearly complete skeleton can he recov-
cred. The mass was found in about two
and one-hali feet of water, which is the
when it rises four and half or five feet.
Ordinarily the river is fordable here.
Mr.. Harrison proposes to recover and
restore the frame for a private collec-
ton. He showed us portion of right
posterior molar of the lower jaw, which
he brought with him on his present visit
to Jacksonville. 1t is of largely added
weight from petrifaction. 1t presents
one of the prongs of the root, the for
ward prong and nearly half Of the den
tai surface of the tooth proper being
gone, and this weighs over two pounds.
1t is thought the complete tooth must
have weighed five or six pounds. The
jawbone was brought away, and this
and several other teeth have been ex-
tracted. One of the femur or thigh
bones was measured, and it is stated to
be about five feet long, which will give
correct idea of the size of the animal.
The jaw-bone taken away measured two
feet long. So large quantity of Indian
arrows were found near the skeleton
sufficient, it is thought to gather up a
peck or alf-bushel-the conclusion is
that the Indians killed the animal there
on the spot where it fell, and that by its
weight the frame has kept the position
during the ages following the existence
of these prehistoric beings. Of course
all the bones have become fossilized to
some extent, and thus are much heavier.
That the animal was no small game in
that day of its existence, or of its extinc-
ton (the choice of the term is little
doubtfuD, even to the stalwart tribes
who we may suppose by analogy were
their cotemporaries is apparent from the
quantity of the missiles necessary to the
extinction of this specimen, and no doubt
the occasion was field day in Indian
hunting .-JackSonUiUe Union.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16
Pruning DeciduOus Trees.

As general rule, the less shade trees
are pruned the better Nature will
form better top and more harmo-
Nous tree in all its parts than art.
Severe pruning is no longer practiced
even in fruit orchards by our best hor-
ticulturists. The custom that formerly
prevailed, of pruning evergreens and
other trees, so as to make top-shaped,
ovate and other fantastic tops, is no
longer regarded as good taste. If you
want tree with low spreading top,
plant one that grows that way. Ii you
want an ovate or pyramidal top, plant
tree that will make such top, but do
not attempt to force trees to assume
different forms from those which nature
gives them. Each tree tAeased in this
way is Il standing lie, asss proclaims to
every passef-by the folly of its owner.
The true idea is to make each species
assume as nearly as possible the typical
form of that species. To do this, some
pruning is sometimes necessary. III
trees are not crowded-if each one has
room enough for the air and sunlight to
have free access to it on all sides, 1T
will round out and develop its full pro
portions, and if it does not actually at
tain it, will approximate its typical
form. Where the lower limbs are in
the way, of course they must be sacri-
feed, but where they are not, leave
them and you will have finer and mo'e
thrifty tree. II lmD, as is often the
case with the elm in our dry soil, ex-
tends beyond the rest. absorbing the
strength and destroying the symmetry
of the tree, it should be cut back while
yet small.
The soft maple often throws out
limbs that have no firm attachment to
the body, and will sooner or later split
off; these should be removed while
small. The idea of cutting back the
top of soft maple, or any other tree,
to prevent 1t from becoming top heavy,
is fallacious; it relieves for the time but
makes it worse afterwards. II soft
maple, as some of them will do, breaks
bodily, and continues to do so, it is bet
ter to remove it and plant another in its
place. Severe pruning lowers the
vitality of any ordinary tree, making ID
less able to bear the drouth and heat
of summer, and the cold of winter, and
leaving it an easy prey to borers and
other noxious insects.
As strong man is able to resist dis
ease, so a vigorous tree is able to resist
the attacks of its enemies, while fee
BILE one succumbs.
So far as possible all limbs should be
removed while small. 1t is rarely nee
essary to cut large limb from a tree
that has been properly cared for.--Dr.
j. T. Stewdrt.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16
Our Young Folks.
LITTLE FOXES.

Among my tender vines Ispy
a little fox xnamod-By-dnd-iyl
linen set upon him, quick, say,
me SWIFT young hunter--Right-dtoan
Around each tender vine plant,
lind the little fox--I can't;
Then fast as ever hunter ran
Cnase him with bold and brave--I cani
Mo ~. uSs IN trving-lags and whines
Inls toX among my tender vines;
Ihen drive him low and drive him high,
WIN this good hunter named-PA trV!
Among the vines in my small lot
Creeps In the young fox-I forgot;
then hunt him out and to his den
"lth-I Wtu-n0tJ J0rget-d0dtni
The little fox that hidden there
Then let I'm sor1p-hunter true
Chase him afar from vines and you.
-Chtldren'S Hour.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16
A Man for the Occasion.

Yesterday afternoon Woodward Av-
enue car was rolling along with fourteen
passengers holding down the hard seats,
when woman suddenly called out that
her pocket had been picked. The only
person that did not seem stunned by the
announcement was lathy individual
with blind eye and legs which showed
clear across the aisle and under the op-
posite seat. He rose up like clockwork,
pulled the door shut and said:
"rve been right here before, and
there's only one way to do this business.
Every man must empty his pockets. I'll
lead off. Here's wallet with nothing
in it, comb, three buttons, knife and
a bottle of cough medicine. The finger
of suspicion pints at all of us. Anybody
who refuses to shell out will be looked
upon as the guilty party. Now, then"
Two or three men began hauling
knives and keys out of their pockets, but
just then the tall man discovered the
lost portmonnaie on the floor.
"Suspicion has ceased to pint" he
said, as he held it up and opened the
door, Ladies and gentlemen, let me
congratulate you on your honesty, and
also warn you against trusting to ap-
pearances. was dead sure that the
fat man over there was the pickpocket,
but you see how -"
"Sir, you are a villain!" roared the
passenger.
eyes, thought he had it in his boot
leg, but his looks"
"And I'll knock your head off, sir
Some one hold this dozen of eggs fol
mel"
"But his looks belle him. He might
take chickens, but he would never -
All! l get off here; goodbye all; nice
weather for picnics!"-Detro't fTe'
Press.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16
Table Manners.

Everybody said that Fred was bad
boy at table. He split the salt, he up
set his mug of milk and he knocked
over his glass of water. He found fault
with whatever was set before him: the
bread was too old, the soup too hot, the
milk too rich. In fact, he never came
to the table without grumbling abou:
something, and making everybody IN
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16

LATE European news: The harvest
that il realized the abundance will be unpre-
cedented. This is due to the abnormal
quantity of rain the last two months, though
its continuance in some parts now excites
fear hey may have too much. such num-
bers Of corn beetle appeared in the Govern
ments of Kharkoff and Kherson that the
Imperial Government Intend to lend the
farmers 100, 900 roubles toward the cost
of eXtermmating them.. The London
Post prints the following prominently: "We
have reason to believe that in the course Of a
few days France intends to mobilize 100000
men and ask the Chambers for credits for
the dispatch and employment Of troops for
three months. This extraordinary step is
based upon the necessity OF Immediately Sc
curing tranquil Y and safety in the French
possessions in Northern Africa. Barthele-
INV ST. Hliare, Minister Of Foreign Affairs,
will address the representatives to the Pow
ers explaining the motive Of the above
movement, giving them to understand
France is prepared to take what further
measures she may deem requisite for the
protection OF her interests wherever men
aced. "......Five small Turkish iron -clads
have been sent to T'ripoli to maintain order
among the Arabs, and, if necessary, make
an armed protest against French inSsion.
1.-THE Greeks have entered Arta auWPun-
IA. Acropolis and public buildings at
Athens illuminated.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16

THE Ute Commissioners have re-
turned after months trip in Western Col
orado and Utah. They have selected To-
cation, and the Indians will be removed to
it us soon as the requisite arrangements can
be made,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16

The Republican Legislative caucus at
Albany, N. Y, on receipt of letter Of
withdrawal from Chauncey NJ. Depew,
unanimously agreed upon Warren Miller as
n candidate for the long term vacancy in the
United States Senate and Eldrdge G. lap
ham for the short term. The Slalwarts, in
conference, resolved to stand firm for Conk-
ling and Crowley.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16

"A witness was on the stand in an
illegal liquor sale case. The counsel
was trying to find out in what kind of
glass the liquor was handed to the wit
ness in. and at last exclaimed: "What
kind of a looking glass was itP" "Be-
gorra, sor, it was not looking-glass at
all, it was tumbler."
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16

THE Washington correspondent OLA
New York paper of the 7th writes: at is
said on good authority that proclamation
cOnvening Congress in special session was
prepared Yesterday or earlier and signed by
the President, to be issued in the event of his
illness taking an unfavorable and necessarily
fatal tIrnD
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16

THE Talbot brothers, sentenced to be
hanged on July % for the murder of their
father, DR.. Perry II. Talbot, near Mary
vile, Mo-, have made confession. Accord
ing to their statements Charles L. Talbot
shot his father with a gun while the latter
was maltreating his mother. Henry Wyatt
was present and saw the shooting. Albert
p. Talbot came in soon afterward, and the
father was placed in bed. He realized that
his wound was mortal, and instructed the
family to charge the shooting upon some un-
known assassin, in order to clear the family
from suspicion. Tho broken window pano
through which it was declared the shot had
been fired, was shattered Intentionally, by
order OF the father, TO further carry out the
alleged scheme.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16

IT is reported that the Postmaster
General has appointed commission to in
vestigate The management OF the Chicago
Post-offce, for he purpose of wedding out
certain abuses which are alleged to exist in
contravention OF the principles of civil sery-
ice reform.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16
NEWS AND NOTES
A Summary of Important Events.

GOVERNOR CHURCHILL of Arkansas
issued proclamation appointing Thursday,
July IA, as a day Of fasting and prayer for
the recovery Of President Garfield.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16

A SUBSCRIPTION of $250,000 is being
raised by the New York Chamber Of Com
merce, which will be invested in United States
bonds and deposited with the United States
Treasury Trust Company, and the income
therefrom be paid TO Mrs. Garfield during
her life and at her death be equally divided
among her children, in appreciation Of the
noble character of the President.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16

Three Americans, Burns, Hamilton
and Wilkes, caught in Italy counterfeit
ing its paper money, are now galley
,sSaves at Gaeta, serving out twenty
Years sentence each.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16

ANOTHER lunatic has been arrested in
Washington. lie went into the Adjutant
Generals office, slapped General Drum on
the back, and said he had a revelation that
he must kill Vice-President Arthur He
was promptly arrested.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16

THE committee appointed by the
New York Assembly to investigate the
charges of bribery made against Senator Ses
sions have made two reports, as was eX-
pected The majority report says that the
charge and denial were both positive and the
other evidence merely circumstantia, and
IN view of the fact that the Grand Jury had
takan tls matter in hand, it is recommended
that no steps be taken to prejudice the case.
The minority regard as conclusive the evil
dence that money has been used to influence
the Senatorial election, but the committee
failed to examine Barber, Edwards Or
Phillips, whose names were most prominent
in the alleged use of money, and no direct
evidence was educed other than that given
by Bradley. The testimoney taken will be
laid before the Grand Jury.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16

FURTHER information concerning the
recent massacre OF party OF Americans
in Mexico by Indians is to the effect that
the victims were not railroad engineers,
as at first supposed, but party of tray-
elers going by coach to chihuahua. The
Indians ambushed the coach and fired upon
it, killing the driver at once and the two
lead mules. The passengers, seven in
number, were then taken out and five OF
them killed, viz, Charles Greene, OF In
dependence, Kans.; Larie Fordham, OF
Boston, Mass; Guy Levitt, of ndi-
ana; George Wallace. OF Taylorylle, Ill.,,
and Charles laines, of Kansas. Greene's
body was burned. The other bodies were
all scorched. Thomas r. Pugh, one of the
passengers, and son of ex-senator Pugh,
was taken prisoner by the Indians. What
his fate is has not yet been learned. The
other passenger, Thomas Cummerford, OF
San Francisco, Cal, and the conductor es-
capped in the darkness. The Indians were a
remnant of Victorio's Apaches. The MeXi-
can authorities have already dispatched sew
eral bodies OF troops to the Candelario Noun
tains to scout for these Indians, and Gov
Terrasas will order Mexican Federal troops
from Chihuahua to scout the stage road f,
and will also furnish an escort for stage
coaches.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16

"A celebrated Lyons physician, M.
Montain, says that smoking tobacco
colors the bones. There is in France
society which has been formed to carry
on a crusade against the use of the
weed,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16

Why is fat man like blind manP
Because he feels his weigh.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16

Can a young lady who is everlast-
ingly knitting her eyebrows be said to
be industrious P-SpriBqfeld Neo0s,
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-10-01


The man who would obtain q thor
ough knowledge Of those underlying
truths which form the basis Of every
system Of genuine knowledge, must
first discover and firmly hold those
principles which are self evident, or,
at least become so on reflection !;
principles that have in them the at
tribute of self-assertion. Men who
are filed with self-assertion are dis
gusting fools, or, at least, SO near to
it that it is safe to pass them at that
figure. But a principle that comes to
DIS, saying 'Iook me; test me as
much as you will. You will find me
right at every turn !" is quite anoth-
er affair. We cannot have too many
of those principles lying around and
ready to come to our aid at every
turn. American Sentry.
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-10-01

Says a dispatch from Council
Bluffs, Iowa, of Sept. 27ass.: At
o'clock last evening, just at the close
Of the Garfield memorial exercises,
the city was shaken to its very cen
tire by 81 terrific explosion. Instant
ly a great volume of smoke was seen
to ascend in the southwestern part
of the city.
An investigation of the cause
the explosion disclosed the fact that
on Saturday last car load Of gun
powder billed as common blasting
powder, reached here over the c. r..
|. and P. r. X. on its way to Denver,
Colorado. The Union Pacific Com
pany, however, refused to receive
the dangerous freight, and the car
was returned to the r. |. yards,
when from some cause it exploded
with fearful force last evening.
The conclusion demolished the
company's round-house and repair
shops Of brick and the freight house
of frame, besides forty or fifty freight
cars, and dug q hole in the ground
fifteen feet deep and forty-five feet
in diameter; large windows in all
parts of the city were shattered to
pieces, and plastering torn from hous-
es, and strewn in all directions.
Windows were even broken by the
concussion in Omaha, on the oppo-
site side Of the river, and as far as
Missouri Junction, twenty miles
north Of us. The loss will foot up
several hundred thousand dollars.