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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
MISSOURI AND TENNESSEE COM
PARED AS WHEAT GROWING
STATES.

From recent statement from
Prot. j. w. Sanhorn, of Missouri Col
lege Farm, We have the following:
"Tabulated statistics showrhat for
nineteen years the wheat yield has
lessened in Missouri until the average
per acre is now but l3.1 bushels. A
period has been reached in Missouri
farming where it does not pay 10 one
of its prominent crops, for 10 l bushels
IT wheat leaves M profit and an indif.
ferent living. The cause is the taking
away from the soil of those chemical
constituents that are necessary to life.
The remedy is restoration of these life
giving stimulants by the application OF
animal manure and commercial fertil>
izers."
If IL Ito bushels. the average per
acre of Missouri, will not pay the far
mer of that State reasonable profit,
how is it with the Tennessee farmer
whose average is perhaps not over 7
bushels per acre? The object of this
comparison of Tennessee crops with
Missouri is not to discourage our far
mers, but to put them to thinking
whether it pays or not at these figures
tn grow wheat for market. 1t seems
that the lands of Missouri are growing
poorer in the wheat producing elements
and Prof. Sanborn recommends as q
remedy the "life-giving stimulants by
the application of animal manure and
commercial fertilizers"
The farmer to be successful must
study his business as closely as the
merchant. He should keep an account
with every field cultivated, charging it
with seed, work and everything fur
nished, and credit the same by the
crop at its cash value. In this way
only can we tell what we are doing,
and whether crops pay or not. If we
desire to experiment with fertilizers,
we must likewise keep an account and
see whether it pays or not. 1t is just
as essential for the farmer to keep a
strict account Of his farming operations
as it Is for the merchant or any other
business man. He should know what
he is doing, and he cannot do this with.
nut keeping accounts of receipts and
expenditures in his business.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17

Wesley Kidwell died a few days ago.
She was a woman who was much be-
loved by all who knew her, and es.
TENED fur her piety and christian
purity. she died as she had lived for
II long time, in the triumps Of CHS
tian faith. She leaves FIVE children
(all boys) and kind and loving hus-
baud to mourn her loss. We sympa>
thize with them in their sad bereave.
ment. May they all remember that
she has only gone home to that haven
of eternal rest. Still other cases OF
sickness in the neighborhood.
PIG. P.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
Prolific Apples.

Nashville Banner.
Mr.. A. Setliff has left on our table
"A cluster of second crop apples of the
"Oouble" variety, OF which he has g..
600 trees in his splendid orchard, one
and half miles from the city. These
rees mature regularly twice every
year and are very prolific. The first
crop was gathered and shipped last
June, and Melted him So per bushel;
and the next crop will be ready for
market about the Goth of December.
There is secret about these apples
which Mr.. Setliff owns, but which he
takespleasure in telling to a few friends.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
PATENTS

Obtained, and all other business in the U.
3. Patent Office attended to for Moderate
Fees.
Our Office is opposite the U. s. Patent, and
we can obtain patents in less time than those
remote from Washington.
Send MODEL or DRAWING. We advise
as to patentability free of charge; aud we
make no charge unless we obtain patent.
When patent is granted drawing Of your
invention, with claims, your name and adj
dress, will be published in the United States
Patent Office Gazette, paper of immense
circulation, and the only one that publishes
this FREE.
We refer here, to the Postmaster, the
Supt of Money Order Div, and to officials
OF the u. s. atent Office. For circular, ad-
vice, terms, and references to actual clients,
in your own State or county, write to
q A. SNOW a. co,
Opposite Patent Office, Washington, d. c.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
Pleasant Cove.

To the Standard:
Farmers in this part of the county
are about done sowing wheat, and seem
tn have taken more pains than usual in
the preparation of their land. Nearly
all turned under green crop, and
wheat sown on this land looks much
better than that sown on stalk and
other land. The farmers here seem to
be alive to the Importance of sowing
early and using the drill.
We are busy gathering corn. The
quality is not on average with last year.
We miss our old farmer friend, ].
D. Elkins, very much.
NEIGHBoR.
Nov. 18th.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
Nov. 18th
From Dibrell.

To the Standard.
P. M. Dejarnatt died at his home in
the North part Of Warren county, on
the night of the 9th ult., after an i'll.
ness of several days, with malarial
fever. Uncle Peter, as he was so ia.
vorably known throughout the neigh.
borhood was a good christian gentle
man, highly esteemed by all those who
we're acquainted with him; he was
honest and upright, always encourag-
ing that which was right. He will be
greatly missed by the people of the
locality in which he lived. He was
abou: 6fty>seven years of age.
Mrs. Fannie Kidwell, consort of Ed.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
OUR DEPOT BUILDING TOO SMALL

A few years ago when the present
depot building at McMinnville was
built, it was thought to be large enough
to accommodate all the shipping for
years to come. During The last two
weeks the building and platform in
and out have been taxed to their ut.
most capacity to furnish room for ap-
Piles and other productions of the farm
and manufactures awaiting transporta,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
FAST FREIGHT TRAINS.

Every shipper of'perishable goods,
especially green apples and vegetables
which are injured more or less by even
short delay, should have preference
and go forward promptly without any
delay. Fast freight trains have been
placed on many of the leading linz,
for the prompt delivery of such goods
Until recently our business has been
too small and insignificant to ask fol
such facilities, but now that the green
apple business has grown to he of such
Importance, we feel that they could, al
least during the heavy part of the busi
ness, give us fast trains to move them
promptly and quickly to market.
If the growing of fruits in this sec
ton should continue to be profitable,
as we believe it will, with proper ELL
enlargement on the part of the road,
a large business can be done every year
our trees bear fruit. As the quantities
grown increase, facilities tor prompl
shipment must also be increased. Mi
only our own home lines, but facilities
for moving them cheaply and promptly
over through lines to distant Southern
and Western cities and sometimes
Northern cities will be required. Quick
transportation and low rates will en-
courage our farmers to enlarge their
orchards and improve the quality Of
their fruit. Such facilities extended
to farmers and shippers will result in q
mutual profit to both roads aud people
As our products increase we must
look out for new fields to supply, and
our roads must make satisfactory ar
rangements with through lines in ad'
vance so as to move the products TO
markets that can use them before they
perish. 1t is the duty as well as the
interest Of transportation lines to SEE
that ample facilities are given to move
the products Of the country to such
markets as will pay the Gust Of produc.
ton and transportation. The interest
Of the shippers and carriers are so iden
tilted that they are mutually interested
in the prosperity Of each other. To
protect the producer from loss, as much
as possible, rates should be lowered
when necessary, so as to move the sur
plus If possible. Let the farmers be
encouraged to produce all they can, and
let the transportation lines see that
nothing reasonable is lacking on their
part to move such surplus to any mar
ket.
While it is not the business of rail
roads to hunt market for the farmer,
products, it may sometimes be to the
interest of the transportation company
to do so. Our idea is to encourage the
farmers and manufacturers to make
such surplus products as are most likely
to prove profitable, and then see thai
they do not want for reasonable facili
ties to get them to market. AS before
said, perfect harmony must exist be
tween the shipper aud carrier. The
prosperity of the one depends largel,
upon the prosperity of the other, anc
for their mutual interest each mu
work. Let the profits be divided anC
all will be prosperous and happy.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17

Use the STANDARD Scratch Books.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
To the Standard:
FLORIDA.
"reminiscences of the Land of Flowers
Sketch No. 8.
BY NoRINE.

Our friend, who told us 81 many
legends of forgotten lure" used some.
times to sing to us, in Il rich, pure
tenor with guitar accompaniment, IN
I'D song entitled Sweet Florida. good.
bye tn thee;r and only wishing that
We could give tn you M he gave
10 US, the words with all their melody
and sad sweetness, Polly, Tom, and l,
just as we said goud>bye to Florida,
say the same to you dear readers, with
IN added, "thanksfor your attention"
,tlachm-ut. In closing these sketch
IS" wish in the first place to thank
he editors for their quiet, kind encour.
hgemeni Of me. in what was to me,
new undertaking, and am grateful
Tor the valuable space and time given
me. Aud to my readers, however
many "r few they may he, would say
that it have helped them to pass
Few minutes each week, Pleasantly, for
the past two months, shall feel repaid.
Remember please, in passing Judgment
hat they only claim to he Sketches"
not grand, beautiful picture, of
grand old State, hut just simply
sketches" of a small portion OF it,
where one year of ny life was most
pleasantly spent. realize, and 1 must
confess that the realization is hum bling
To my pride that some Of these sketches
are very crude and rough, not at all
uSt to what they are intended to de
,cribe, but withal | am glad, knowing
there are only home folks to criticise
me. IT possessed that magic power,
(Which would make you feel as if you
were enjoying them with us), of taking
YOU back through the days we spent
there, and showing you the "real jolly
times" we had, the result might posi-.
bly, be more satisfactory. Then | could
tell Of the many days when message
in telegram or in a hastily worded
note, would cause me to drop hooks
and work "to start Immediately" on an
excursion out on the Bay; either on a
steamer or sail boat, sometimes on the
tugs and lighters and once on a reve.
uue cutter. ] could tell of the many
strange people and things we saw, and
the laugbable mistakes we often made;
of the many pleasant acquaintance we
formed, and in what pleasant places
altogether our lines were cast. But as
can not do this, have tried to give
you the very best, as far as cnuld,
Of what received, and it has been
greater pleasure to me, than l had ever
anticipated. And 50 dear reader in
bidding goodbye to you it is with a
touch of regret with which our party
babe goodbye to Florida.
NoRINE.
P. SIN reading this over, I find
that l have verified the truth Of the
words that woman never wrote any.
thing without lacking on an excuse"
Feeling that an excuse was needed.
however, am glad that l prove true
to my sex. n.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17

THIS issue begins the fifth year OF
the STANDARD.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-04
Tessts and Responses Appropriated TO
the Great Occasion.
TESTIMONIALS TO MR.. WILLARD.
speeches by Messrs. Hubbard, Drake
Ramsey. 4mes, Hill, and
OUR FOREIGN GUESTS RESPOND,
with Tributes TO st. Paul's Greatnes,
from Hon. SackYilie West
and Dr.. Hoffman.

AZ $50 O'Clock a special train OF tTenty
cars. on the St. Paul i Manitoba road,
bore the guests of the municipality to
M;1netonka Beach, where the banquet
prepared was to be spread. The trip was
made with due expedition, the landing at
Hotel Lafayette being made just as the
shades OF night were falling. Shortly
afterward the special train bearing the
president and his party arrived, and were
received by the executive committee and
escorted to the apartments prepared for
them at Hotel Lafayette. There the presi-
dent remained until the dinner hour, but
the other members of the party spent most
OF the time intervening in the grand salon
OF the hotel, mingling and conversing
with thar friends and AGO uaintances. The
president received number of
gentlemen and ladies II his
apartments. Secretaries Lincoln and Teller
also absented themselves from the general
throng. Gen. Stager was moving about as
lively as q cricket, with a laugh and g.
funny stO-y for all corners, and General
Sheridan was the center of a happy party.
and a renewal Of cid acquaintance served
to while away the time of the guests, all
c. whom appeared to be in the best of
health and spirits. Gen. n. e. Sibley was
the reel pieut OF many congratulations on
his restoration to health, and was the
center of large circle Of friends through
out the evening.
Among the prominent guests noticed in
the corridors were Gov. Jere NJ. RUsk, of
Wisconsin; ex-Congressmsn Thad G.
Pound, of Wisconsin; Senator O. D. Con
ger, of Michigan; Gen. A. 81. Terry; VIII
liam Henry Smith, general agent of the
Associated Press; Hon. Andrew Shuman,
Of the Chicago Journal; William Penn
Nixon, of the Chicago Inter Ocean; Hon.
Carl Schurz, Of the New York Evening
Post, ard many others distinguished in
military, political, social and business
circles.
There were also present exGov. Lucius
FairchiId, of Wisconsin, late minister
PlenipotentiarY to Spain; Hon. E. W. M
Mackey, ex-member of CONGRESS from
South Carolina; United States Senator
Sabin, Hon. Carter H. Harrison, mayor of
Chicago; G. h. Bigelow, the confidential
friend of Samuel J. Tilden, and many
other distinguished persons.
At 1870 it was announced that the Willard
party was nearly due, and the committee
repaired to the depot, where the distin-
guished gentlemen and ladies were fttingly
received and escorted to their apartments
at the hotel.
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state in the extreme corner, and on the
left hand, National Park, Helena, Puget
Sound, Portland" with shield bearing
the name of New Orleans 10 the corner.
Fronting Willard and his table were six
pillars. three on each side, which were
covered with neat red cloth
and spirally wreathed with
ribbons of old gold. Between the four
pillars in the Immediate front was the
decoration of the evening and elected the
hearty commentator of both guests and
hosts. Centering falling drapery of pen
dsnt heavy red ribbons was large gold
en- wagon hub with golden spokes wreath
ed with SIN lax and tube roses, and leading
therefrom were dark evergreen coils
which traversed the ceiling and came down
upon the side walls and we're attached in
turn to the representative shields of their
respective countries adorned with their ma
tional colors and flags Of the great COM
mercial cities which will centre at thisicity
when Henry Willard drives 0 nethe gold
en- spike that unites u, and which were
designated as follows: Odessa, San Fran
cisco, Hamburg, Liverpool, Canton,
Havre, Calcutta, and Bremen.
The banquet room was further decorated
with six electric lights delicately shaded
With red globes. The gas jets whose
fixtures were trimmed with evergreen,
with innumerabIe wreathes of wild flowers
and with the heads of buffalos, deer, elk,
and moose lent a strange, weird,
captivating splendor to the scene.
This regal ornamentation was entirely
tee work of the citizens of st. Paul in
honor of Henry Willard and the occasion,
and paid for by them from the smallest to
the largest bill. It was executed under
the personal supervision of their commit
tee, Messr-. George Worth, architect, Geo.
II. Haz- I'D and James Z. Taylor, of st.
Paul. who are entitled to the warmest
thanks of their fellow citizens for the taste
displayed and the completeness and rich
mass of their designs and execution.
Thanks are also due to the st. Paul lady
guests of Hotel Lafayette for their wild
flower wreaths and their signal service in
aiding the committee.
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The DecOrIfiOnS.

On entering the hotel at the main en-
trance the rotunda dome.presented an ep-
pearance of novelty and beauty, its four
posts being wound with bands of different
oOlored cloths, inside of which 500 Chinese
lanterns arose towards the roof to the
height of seventy feet, strung on copper
wire in pyramidical form, it being most
happy conceit of the decorators and Civ
ing striking and brilliant effect
The banquet hall was 40 feet IN length
by 50 in width, having, as shown in our
diagram, four tables running its entire
length, with two shorter tables as wings to
the same, while at its head was the table of
Henry Willard and the distinguished guests
of the occasion, which was slightly elevated
from the floor, and whose front was orna-
mented with smilax in loops, each loop
being fsstooned with a half-opened tube
rose bud.
Two lines of rich red cloth run from
each side of the entrance on the ceiling to
the front of the hall, while similar line
was lOoped high up on each of the side
walls, extending from end to end, these
being tasseled at appropriate distanceswith
ribbon knots of old gold.
On east side of the entrance on white
shields decorated with flags and wreaths of
wild flowers were the mOnograms, sN. P.
R R." and " 81. v" Then on the right
and left on the walls as far up as the first
centre pillars of the hall, on large flag
shields we're lettered the names of the
states through which the Northern Pacific
railroad runs with their state seals and
notices underneath, each state seal having
on the wall opposite to it on a similar
shield its Legendary name, or geographical
or commercial appellation, viz.
Minnesota, LEtoile du Noird
Mississippi, Lake Superior-The Ter
minal state, N. P. R. R.
Dakota-Liberty and Union one and In
sporadic. -Granary of the world.
Montanna-Cattle on 1000 hills.
Idaho-Salve-Gold and silver are ours.
Washington-AlK i-The monarch of the
forest.
Oregon-The Union-The Orie Mt, the
Pacific state.
Each of these shields is surmounted with
the American colors and based with a
wreath of wild flowers garlanded by the
st. Paul lady guests of the hotel
In the front end of the hall and directly
above the head of the great railway king
was the motto, st, Paul welcomes YOU"
beneath which Was a crayou portrait of
Willard ex.-'"' I'D nv @. A. Zimmerman,
which On ere a wreath of de lc tie flowers,
on either sI~e Of when were beautiful twin
hover wrtaths Osing the letters IN.
z. 2. B." and the let
tiers H v" in monogram. From
these wreaths two large United States
days extended to the side walls in folc, ON
which stood out IN bold black letters on
the right hand, ''St. Paul, Duluth, Fargo,
Bismarck" with the shield of New York
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TGe Banquet

At $50 p. m. the invited guests were re-
quested to repair to the parlors until the
president and his party were seated. This
request was complied with and few min
utes later Mr.. F. R. Delano announced to
the guests who had assembled in the par
Lo-s that President Arthur and the other
distinguished visitors had taken their
seats in the banquet hall
and those holding tickets were
requested to form in line
and proceed to the dining room. At this
iunoture the doors of the dining roo m
were thrown open, and those present en-
tered and were assigned to the seats hith-
erto designated by the committee. The
immense dining hall presented brilliant
and beautiful appearance. The hall was
illuminated by electric light, the sheen of
which shed a soft and peculiar glow on
the rich and beautiful surroundings. The
hardwood finish of the woodwork, together
with the massive pillars and lavish deco
rations of the room, which was gay
with flags, notices, and festoons of
evergreen and bunting made an ensemb lie
not to be forgotten.
The guests were seated to the strains of
familiar air from the First regiment
band, which was stationed on raised
platform behind a screen of flags.
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and still, in the brief period that has elapsed
since the foundation of our city, some
work has been done to which we feel we
may point with pardonabIe pride, and
which first has made our beloved city the
eastern gateway of the new highway for
the commerce of tire Pa
aiic slope, and which next enables US to
receive you tonight in manner BETTING
your deserts, and our desires in that re.
gard.
GALLANT OLD SETTLERS.
There sit with you tonight the men (stilI
in the meridian of their lives) who, in their
gallant youth, with only hands and hearts
and brains to aid them, founded our city
and this commonYea,th-so apty named
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glorious highway of commerce, so great
i'll its future resources and destiny.
l congratulate you tonight upon the
new and enlarged sphere of action which
opens up to your usefulness and prosper
ity; coming as have from that wonder
and of the northwest, and having
travelled over 1000 miles of
the Northern Pacific railway. I
can safely say that have never read or
seen anything to equal in magnitude the
resources and beauty of this great and
glorious region; all honor then to the
energy given to forward and complete
this grand enterprise, which has emerged
from difficulties into triumphant success.
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WELCOME.

WELCOME.
Mayor OBrien then delivered the follow
ing address of welcome:
MAYOR 'BBIEN's BRIEF.
There has devolved upon me the high
and valued privilege of extending to you
and each of you the sincere and cordial
welcome of the city of st. Paul, If to the
pleasure your presence gives US there could
be added another element, it is the occa-
ST on which has assembled you. The COM
pletion of the Northern Pacific railroad is
an event of profound Importance to us as
we'll as to the whole northwest, and is
fitting opening of our history that as yet
has scarcely passed beyond its title page;