Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1882-03-18

OPERATOR has been quite sick for few
days. We hope he is better and that he
may soon be able for duty.
Rev. V. NJ. Metcalf, of Hopkinsville,
KY, General Southern Agent for Homestead
Fertilizer, paid Us visit this week. Mr..
Metcalt is live agricultural man and
thoroughly understands his business He
has kindly promised the STANDARD an oeca-
sional contribution which we believe will
be of much value and interest 10 our readers
The following is the shipments from our
depot for the last month, as furnished by
uor accommodating agent, F. w. Johnson :.
Two cars spokes, 8 cars slaves, 8 mules and
horses, car lumber 90 bales sheeting, 20
bushels corn, 1926 pounds dried fruit, 2
barrels -four, 1850 lbs sack -four, 81 barrels
brandy and whisky, rs barrels eggs, of po-
tatoes, ocal oil. and 652l3 lbs mscellane.
GUS freight.
The advertisement of Cousens & Tabler's
very excellent medicines will be found else
where in this paper. Their Honey of Tar,
Lightning Liniment, Portaline powders,
Buckeye Pile Ointment and Cream. White
Vermifuge give satisfaction. AS worm de-
stroyer Cream-White Vermifuge has no SUI
perior. Country merchants will find it to
their interest to keep these medicines in
stock. They may be purchased at whole
sale of Cousens & Tabler, Nashville, or j. B.
RitcheY AcMnnville.
Ike Martin, of the firm of Brooks &
Martin, was very unexpectedly called from
his business this week-we believe in the in
terest OF the revenue department He sent
the following telegram to Mr.. b., which will
clear away any uneaslness his many friends
way feel at his prolonged absence:
TULLAHoMA March IA, 1SS2.-Friend
Brooks: Do the best you can. Run the thing
| right till get back. | may have to 90 to
Nashville on business for the coucern.
Yours. IKE MARTIN.
Ike has since returned all OK.
Mr.. Alexander Grunnell, of Albany, N. Y,
says; 81 had been for years troubled with
great weakness of my digestive organs,
which seemed to be always out of FIX. Most
usually suffered from constipation, and at
other times severe running-offat the bowels
would set in. No remedy ever tried would
regulate this function until tried Browns
Iron Bitters. 1t really benefited me from
the first day | used it. Ny habits are now
perfectly regular, and as a strengthened of
the digestive organs, think Browns Iron
Bitters worth its weight in diamonds"
"A young man at Geo. Corners the other
night after several efforts, swallowed his
first oyster. Taking few moments for re.
tiection, something after the manner of a
duck just after surrounding June bug, he
made the astounding announcement that it
had gone to his head. While it is the nature
of something's to fly to the head, such is not
the habit OF the oyster. It's a Creature of
lower instincts. The statement of the young
gentleman is further contradicted by the ties.
timony of a friend who carried him a coal
scuttle during the night. The friend saws
that the landing of this oyster was in no
wise different from the miraculous escape of
the Jonah of old.
Mrs. Laura Bostick tells an amusing
story on her grandmother, illustrating the
force of habit. Mrs. B. always pours the
coffee when at home, and when she begins
to fill Mrs. Hills cup, the old lady invariably
commences a series of ordinations to stop
the pouring. 1t is simply a rule of hers and
she would be surprised herself, perhaps, if
her remonstrances were heeded On one
occasion Mrs. Bostick was absent and the
duty OF pouring the coffee devolved upon
her grandmother. After filing the other
cups Mrs. Hill came to her own, and deter
mined not to break her venerable habit, she
no sooner commenced to fill her cup than
she began to exclaim, "Thar! thar thar w
growing louder with each exclamation Not
succeeding in stopping herself, she was COM
PEELED to drink the contents Of full cup.
While Mr.. j. F. Morford was washing his
buggy at the factory ford Thursday, his horse
started off following loose mule across the
river. Mr.. MOrford was compelled to run
IN the river to secure the lines, and the eur.
rent being swift jump of the horse threw
him from his feet, and he was run over bv
one OF the front wheels of the buggy. In
the fall he received painful wound upon
the chest and was strangled and remained
unconscious for some time. Mr. J ohm Wal.
ling from the opposite shore saw the occur.
renee and then saw Mr. Morford floating
down the stream and started to his rescue
but did not overtake him on account of the
swiftness of the water until he had washed
over fifty yards down the stream and sank
twice. After overtaking Mr.. Morford John
held him until Smith Walling came up and
together they got!him on shore.
The horse came quietly home with the
buggy without doing any injury and STOP
ped at the buggy house. We are glad to
learn that Mr.. Morford has recovered almost
entirely from his shock and bruises.