Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-09-22
Notes and Comments from the
State Press.


Registered yesterday in the Office of
the secretary Of state Incorporating the
Gibson County Agricultural and Me-
chanical Fair Association.
Home Journal: A cucumber three
feet in length, weighing 9S4 pounds,
is on exhibition at the Louisville Expo
sition. 1t was raised in Chester county
Tenn.
Murfreesboro News: 1t is estima-
ted that over 1000 bushels of clover
seed will be garnered in this county
this fall. This seed is worth about
$4,000. There is a vast difference
between having seed to sell and having
seed to buy.
Murfreesboro News: Last Satur-
day evening, Mr.. Isaac Rosenfeld, of
this city, bought very large and
beautiful fresh-water pearl from ne
gro man for which he paid one hun
dred dollars. The pearl was found in
Stones river, and is perfect in form,
color and lustre. 1t is pronounced the
| finest ever found in this river. The
pearl fishing excitement has been re-
vived and an army of fishers is destroy
ing the unsuspecting muscles in search
of the gems.
Murfreesboro Free Press: Alexan-
dria, in DeKalb county, Tennessee,
was named for Daniel Alexander, the
grandfather of our senator B. F. Alex
der. He was the first settler in that
section, and kept public house for the
entertainment of travellers. He remov-
ed from what was then Smith county
and became citizen of Rutherford
where he lived many years respected
and beloved, and died at a ripe old age
and his grave is with us.
Memphis Avalanche: Mr.. Randall
has stopped the pillow in his wheat field
to write a letter to Mr.. Heberlin. of
New Orleans congratulating him on
his establishment of the first silk-spin-
ming factory in the United States and
expresses the belief that congress at its
next session will do something to en-.
courage the silk manufacture, The
Intensive" system of farming is grow,
ing in favor in some sections of the
south. 1t is system which produces
three bales of cotton on one acre oil
ground instead of one bale on three
acres. And there's millions in the new
system. Samuel j. Randall is pillow,
ing on his farm near Philadelphia, pre-
paratory to sowing fall wheat. If his
mind be disturbed about Cox, Carlisle
and the speakership, he makes no sign,
American: All over the country
there appears to be general reviva
among the farmers. The great fair
held annually in the leading cities arr
spoken of as surprising all previous ex
hibitions, and the increased attendance
no doubt repays the extreme trouble
and expense of the enlarged displays
Such evidence shows most conclusively
that the farming interests are realizing
the need Of cooperation and orgauiza
ton, in which they have been SO lonl
deficient. An educated, wide.awak'
agricultural population is the tru
source of prosperity in any country.
Tullahoma Guardian The Tulla
+ homa band will go to Sparta the frs
week in October to play during tn
fair. Our Sparta friends will find then
all nice, clever, intelligent and sobe
} gentlemen. Work on the new bricl
business houses is progressing rapidly
The walls of the second stories of May
l. nard's and Wilson's will be complete
this week. GOA subscriber tells us tina
less than forty years ago he hunte
0. deer where Tullahoma now stands, an
that the barrens were full of them....
Mr.. w. B. Gray, of Estill Springs, ha
purchased a part of H. F. Smart
farm near here with the purpose of e.
tablishing dairy business at an earl
day.
v Cleveland Banner: Thepeanut Gro
is one Of greatimportance. Over 400