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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-05
Notes from Southwestern Missouri.

Cor. Prairie Farmer
came from Pennsylvania to this
place one year ago, and began drilling
wheat the first week in September, and
drilled some each week till the middle
of October. The crop is nearly ripe,
and we'll filled, and will yield from ten
to twenty-five bushels per acre the
later sowed is the best. One field of
go acres of Fultz is ready to cut this
week, in which a number of Irvine
binders will show the farmers their
good qualities. A field Of Egyptian
wheat will be ready next week. The
Martins Amber is the latest variety |
have. l think it will yield the best.
The sixty acres Of Fultz will average
about Is bushels per acre. The field
has been in cultivation for s or 10
years, and has yielded 40 bushels of
wheat per acre, so I am told. The
field of Egyptian wheat will average
about 20 bushels per acre, The field
of Martins Amber will average fully
25 bushels per acre.
sowed Is bushels of timothy On it
last fall, and seven bushels of clover
and both are now we'll set. 1t has
been rather too dry for oats and mead
ows, but corn is doing well, and it is
thoroughly worked. 1 cut four bushels
of large White Star potatoes, from 2 to
4 eyes in each piece, and dropped them
all as soon as cut, and Immediately
covered half of them; the other half
lay in the hot sun for 36 hours before
being covered. The result is the first
half is very good; of the last half but
very few came up, hence are good for
nothing. Surely this is the land of
Goshen, and here are the grapes of
EshcOl. l shipped apples TO Northern
Illinois, and the report came back that
the same varieties never grew half so
large and iae there,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-05
Without Argument.

A young lawyer was delivering his
maiden speech. Like most young law
yers, he was forid, rhetorical, scarter>
ing and weary. For four weary
hours he talked at the Court and jury
until everybody felt like lynching him.
When he got through, his opponent, a
grizzled old professional, arose, looked
sweetly at the judge, and said:
"Your Honor, | will follow the ex.
ample of my young friend who has
just finished; and submit the case with
out argument"
Then he sat down, and the silence
was large and oppressive.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-05
General lirsftury.
CHURCHES.

Southern Methodist-Rev II. B. Reams
pastor; services every second and 4th Sun
days at IL M, and at night every Sunday,
Prayer-meeting Wednesday night.
Christian-Seryices every Sunday. Prayer
meeting Wednesday night,
Methodist-Rev. A. f. Barnes, pastor
services first and third Sundays; prayer
meeting every Friday night.
Presbyterian-Re T. NJ. Mcconnell, pas
tor services every Sunday morning II
o'clock; prayer.meeting every Wednesday
night.
Cumberland Presbyterian-Rev. G. T.
Stainback pastor; services every Sunday and
at night; prayermeeting Wednesday night
Baptist--Sunday-sc at 81 a. m
Prayer meeting every Friday night, at Col
lege Street NJ. E. Church.
Episcopal-Rev. DR.. II. r. Howard, Rec
tor: services second and fourth Thursday
nights in each month, atm. f. Church, South
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-05
Advice to Mothers.

Are you disturbed at night and bro
ken Of your rest by sick child suffer
ing and crying with pain of cutting
teeth? If SO, send at once and get a
bottle of Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING
SYRUP for children teethiug. Its value
is incalculable. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Depend on
it, mothers, there is no mistake about
it. 1t cures dysentery and diarrhea,
regulates the stomach and bowels, cures
wind collie, softens the gums, reduces
inflammation, and gives tone and energy
to the whole system. Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup for children teething is
pleasant to the taste, and it is the pre-
scription of one of the oldest female
nurses and physicians in the United
States, and is for sale by all druggists
throughout the world. Price Is cents
a bottle. 20
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-05
GOING NORTH.
SANDWICHES.

Why is a great bore like bee ?
Both appear best when leaving,
Kill Worms in Children with Will
der's Mothers Worm Syrup. 20
A wise man will make more oppor.
tunities than he finds.
For Round Worms, Tape Worms,
Spasms use nothing but Wilder's
Mothers Worm Syrup. 20
Work and experience form almost
the only wings upon which even genius
can rise.
All kinds of Blood and Skin Diseases
cured with Wilder's Sarsaparilla and
Potash. 90
Washington, D. c., is said to have
$4,000 trees along its streets. Pretty
well for a city named to honor a man
noted for cutting trees down.
No more doctors bills to pay for
Syphilis and all Vernal Diseases. Viii.
der's Sarsaparilla and Potash cures all.
A camel will work for seven or eight
days without drinking. In this he
exactly differs from some men who
drink seven or eight days without
working.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-05
COURTS.

NHANCERY-Sits list Monday in May and
v November; E. D. Hancock, Judge; j..
c. Biles, Clerk.
NIRCUIT-Sits Tuesday after 4th Monday
v in January, May, and September; J. j..
Williams, Judge; A. ]. Curl, Clerk.
NOUNTY-Sits by quorum LIST Monday in
v every month; full court every quarter;
l. B. Neal, Esq, Chairman; A. II. Gross,
Clerk.
OTHER COUNTY OFFICIALS-H. P.
v Maxwell, Sheriff; Jno. L. JacO, Register;
H. A. Cunningham, Trustee and Tax Collec-
tor; Geo. T. Purvis, Ranger; r. NJ. Argo,
Jailer; Sam O'Neal, County Superintendent
Of Public Instruction
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS-Mayor DR..
IXl Thos. Black; Aldermen, j. c NJ. Ross,
NJ. A. Doty, W. L. Swami, j. E. Jones. Geo.
Steetley, g. W. Lewis; Marshal, Ed. Nun
nelly Recorder, w L Swami Street Com
missioners, NJ A DOty, E Jones, G w
Lewis.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-05
Wide Awake Druggists.

]. B. Ritchey is always alive to
business, and spares no pains to secure
the best of every article in his line.
He has secured the agency for the
celebrated DIR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, The only certain
cure known for Consumption, Coughs,
Colds, Hoarseness, Asthma, Hay Fe
yer, Bronchitis, or any affection of the
Throat and Lungs. Sold on a posi-.
tive guarantee. Trial bottle free.
Regular size $1.OO. 3
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-05
Daughters Wives and Mothers

We emphatically guarantee DR.,
Anarchists Catholicon, a Female Renee
dy, to cure Female Diseases, such as
Ovarian troubles, inflammation and
liberation, Falling and Displacement
or bearing down feeling, Irregularities,
Barrenness, Change Of Life, LeucOr-
rh@a, besides many weaknesses spring
ing from the above, like Headache,
Bloating, Spinal weakness, Sleepless-
ness, Nervous debility, PalpitatiOn of
the heart, &c. For sale by Druggists.
Prices $100 and $3.50 per bottle.
Send to DR.. Marchisi, Utica, N. Y,
for Pamphlet, free. For sale by DIR.
J. B. Ritchey, Druggist.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-05
Very Serious Case.

Philadelphia Call.
A New York dude was suddenly ta~
ken violently i'll and physician was
hastily summoned.
After looking at his tongue and feel
ing of his pulse, the usual formula, the
doctor remarked:
"He has evidently been overlooking
his stomach. My dear sir" he contin-
ued, rousing the patient, "can you
tell me what you ate today for dinner
Nothing, doctah, but glass Of
watah and part of toothpick, replied
the sick dude, YEARLY.
"H'm," unused the physician, "that
is strange. His faintness certainly
comes from a disordered stomach.
Then he suddenly said: "Bring me
his cane"
The cane was brought him, and after
careful examination he laid it aside
with the remark
cit is as l thought. A 10-cent cane
and he has sucked the varnish off the
head. Give him three drops of milk
every four hours, and be careful moi
to exceed the dose. III call again to
morrow"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-05
LODGES.

~ & A. M.-Warren, No. 125-1st Monday
l. night in every month, in their hall over
the courtroom. NJ. D. SMALLMAN, W. NJ.
DOYAL ARCH CHAPTERS Thursday
IL nightin every month.
K. KENNEDY, II. P.
T o. 0. F.-McMinnville, No. 146 every
i. Tuesday night, in their Hall over II. H..
Faulkner's, r. PATTERSON, N. G.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR-Mountain City,
n No. l40; meets in Masonic hall I'd and
4th Monday nights in every month.
/. A, GROSS. D.
KNIGHTS AND LADY'S HONOR-2nd
n and 4th Thursday nights in every month.
A, II. GROSS. P.
A o. u. w. meets LIST and Sd Thursday
n. nights in each month in Odd Fellows
Hall A. II. FAULKNER. NJ. w.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-05
Thousands Say So.

Mr.. T. w. Atkins, Girard, Kan,
writes: 81 never hesitate to recon-
mend your Electric Bitters to my Gus
toners, they give entire satisfaction
and are rapid sellers" Electric Bit
tiers are the purest and best medicine
known and will positively cure Kid
ney and Liver complaints. Purify the
blood and regulate the bowels, No
family can afford to be without them.
They will save hundreds of dollars in
doctors bills every year. Sold at fifty
cents bottle by j. B. Ritchey. 3
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-05
Bones, Ashes, Etc.

N. Y. Times.
Three hundred pounds of unleached
ashes mixed with 100 pounds of ground
bones in heap and kept moist would
soon reduce the bone to nearly sOlu>
BILE condition for fertilizer
But as a caustic potash is a much more
quickly active decomposing agent than
the mild potash or carbonate, it would
be better to add about a bushel of
fresh burned lime to the heap. When
this slakes by the addition of water, it
takes the carbonic acid from the potash
in the ashes and makes it caustic, in
which condition it will reduce the bone
to u soluble condition very soon. The
mixture should then be shoveled over
and mixed with fourth of its weight
of plaster, which will prevent the es-
cape of ammonia that will be produced.
If the bone is raw, such mixture will
contain about four pounds of nitrogen,
fifty pounds of phosphate of lime, and
ten pounds of potash, worth at market
price about $3.50 per 100 pounds, not
counting the lime and plaster, which
will be additional. Ground bone can
be bought for $25 to $50 a ton.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-05

=
and she talked with an emphasis jerky,
and she painted on tiles in the sweetest
Of styles-but she didn't know chick>
en- from turkey.
1t costs one dollar and it saves your
life-WildePs Sarsaparilla and Potash
cures all diseases of the Blood and
Skin. 20
A Georgia melon,grower writes that
he finds the best success on the thin
nest sandy soil MANFRED heavily in the
hill.
No more Indigestion or Nervous De-
bility if you use Wilder's Stomach
Bitters. %
1t is better to sell COW from the
herd to get money to buy feed than to
have larger herd of halfStarved cows.
Chicago Times.
A mild, delightful invigorant for
delicate females is Wilder's Stomach
Bitters. Cures costiveness and head
ache. 20
The products of the farm are the
foundation and only possible hope of
the business and commerce of the
world, New England Farmer.
Buckets of blood made clean and
pure with Wilder's Sarsaparilla and
Potash. 20
The widest colts, if properly ham
died, often become the quietest and
safest, generally developing into the
most enduring horses. Troy Times.
"The Lord loves cheerful giver.'
In all cases where a tonic is needed
give Wilder's Stomach Bitters. 1t i;
the boss. 20
There is something neat in a we'll
trimmed tree, to say nothing of thu
advantage gained BY cutting away thu
useless dead wood and letting in plenty
of air and sunlight.
Millions of people die with Scrofula
If these victims would use Wilder
Sarsaparilla and Potash their live
would be saved. 80
Do not let boiled potatoes stand ii
the water moment after they ar,
done; drain it all off; cover the kettle
some very pains-taking cooks remove
the potatoes from the kettle, and, at
ter laying towel on a tin plate, pu
the potatoes on it, cover them, anc
put them in the oven to dry, leaving
the oven door open.-N. Y. Post.
Life is full of disappointments. W.
recently offered to cure a bad case o
Rheumatism for a years subscription
in advance, but just as we were on tn
point of lifting the shekels, a sympa
thizlng friend suggested Johnson,' Ano
dyne Liniment, and the money and tn
patient vanished instanter.
Grass means cattle; cattle mean
manure; manure means rich lands
rich lands mean good crops, and gooc
crops mean prosperity. This is tn
history of the world. Seed part o
your farm down to grass and see if tn
assertion is not true.
Parsons Purgative Pills make new
rich blood, and will completely chang
the blood in the entire system in tire
months. Any person who will tax
one pill night from one to lively
weeks may be restored to sound healtl
| A IL
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-05
A Curiosity.
morrow

Chicago Herald
A veritable natural curiosity is in
the possession of a St. Louis editor.
1t is the head of a 2-year-old rattle
snake preserved in spirits, the lines
and tracings on the back of which
formed a very we'll defined picture of
the head and bust of a woman. The
gentleman states that he and a party
of friends were resting under an apple
tree in Cleburne, johnson county,
Tex, when they perceived the reptile
on a branch above them, and knock
ing it down with a whip, killed it.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-05

"Why is young man like kernel
of corn ?" asked a young lady. "BeN
cause, said another, che turns white
when he pops
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-17
A. J. CARoTHERs, Sec.

The leading savings banks of New
York City are coming more and more
to realize that they are for the recep-
ton of the small moneys of people
unable to invest for themselves and
not possessing enough to hire the
Judgment of others in the matter.
Accordingly they discriminate in
their dividends, or interest, so as to
pay more to the poorer classes and dis
courage large accumulations. For in
stance, the Emigrant Industrial Saw
ings Bank pays at the rate of per
cent all deposits not exceeding $1,000,
but pays nothing on large
accounts; the East River Savings In
stitution pays per cent on accounts
up to $1,000, 3 per cent on accounts
over that and not over $1,000, and
nothing on more than $1,000; the
Citizens Savings Bank, the Dry Dock
Savings Institution and the German
Savings Bank pay at the rate of per
cent on accounts not exceeding
$1,000. The balance Of accounts above
that sum lies without interest. In
this way saving banks are likely to
remain savings banks.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-17
SAN MARCOS.
-snecial to The Statesman. !

SAN MARCOS, Jan. II. - Saturday evening
last, a little after dark, Mr.. James NJ. Kone,
young man aged obout %, a brother of Judge
Kone, became involved in difficulty with Mr..
Robinson, one of the pr. prietors of the Favor
lite saloon, over some trivial matter. Mr.. Rob-
inson shot James KOne twice in the right and
left breast. Mr.. KOne lived but short time.
He did not speak after he was shot. MIR. Kone
was not armed. Marshal Prime was near by
at the time, and ran in and asked who did the
shooting. Mr.. Robinson said he did it. just
then crowd negan to pour into the saloon.
Marshal Prime took Robinson out at the back
door and turned HIN over to Sheriff Barker
and he was put in Jail. The excitement ran
very high during the night. Publ sympathy
is with kone and decidedly against Robinson.
There is too much excitement here TO give any
of the rumors AZ cyiden e. The young mans
mother is Frustrated from the shock. Robin
son has wife and two or three childre He
is about IS years old. The eX:amini z trial was
set for this incoming, but was pu of until this
evening on account of RObnson's lawyers not
being here. They are arrive this evening
from Austin, W. understand. VIII give the
particulars as the trial progresses.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-17
Who's Dat KnOckIn' !


"The game was in little old log
cabin, and there were three niggers
playing poker. One of 'em was an
old niger preacher and the other two
was a ku-kluXin' him ard winning all
his money as fast as they could. /
watched the game q while, and was
standing where / could see the old
niger preachers hand. After four
or five deals the old preacher got four
aces dealt him before the draw.
HE turned his head clear around
and says: Who's dat knockIn' on dat
do ?"
There wasn't anybody knocking at
the door, but you see the old preacher
wanted to give the other two chance
to fix up hand. They wasn't
playin' straight fiushes, SO he turns
clear around with his back to the
table, and says he: who's dat knock
in at dat do Is dat you, Maria Z?
All right. Use comm in a mint"
zone of the other fellers had two
kings. and they gunned through the
pack and got out the other two kings
before the old preacher looked around
to the table again. One of 'em bet a
dollar. Then the old preacher went
down in his pocket an got out all the
money he had, SAT, and put it UP.
You fellers', says he, has been win
min my money, and youse can just as
well have it all. Use raisin' We forty
six dollars"
'The Teller that had the four kings
borrowed all the money his partner
had and called the preachers raise.
The old preacher ralSed in the pot and
got up, and says he, y knowed dat
was you knoekin' ut dat do MaSis;.
Ise 4 comm Then ne went
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-17

NJ. de Lesssps affects to regard with
lofty disdain the operations Of the
bears who are engaged in forcing
down the market value of Suez Canal
shares. In his opinion it is for the
shareholders to defend Intensely es
against these culpable maneuvers.
This they can only do by holding fast
to their faith in the investment. But,
having lost faith, they hasten to dis
pose of their shares as rapidly as Eng
lish investors will take them. Within
the first few days in December 10000
shares changed hands; add to these
the 1861 02 already held by the British
government, and il will be seen that
the British hold just one-half of the
original share capital. This is with
out taking into account the gradual
purchases of stock by Englishmen,
which are known to have been in pro-
gress ever since the British govern
ment made its purchase Of shares. OF
the ultimate absorption of the whole
stock by English holders. there can he
but little coubt.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-17
Cattlemem Indignant.


AUsTIN, Jan. t2-Ben ThOmpson's little
pleasantly at the cattlemen'S banquet the
other night is still q subject of much comment
and interest in this city. The cattlemen are
arrest and punish him, while they also assert
that the restalranteur made them pay foT
crOckery DESTROYED by Thompson during his
frolicksome performance with the siX-shooter.
Bad blood has been literally created, ana IL
required all the energy and eXertionS OF the
cooler cattlemsn to prevent trouble even
twelve hours after the thing was done.
It is almost certain that Aust n has seen the
cattle convention for the last time. Inc next
convention is called to meet hero, but 1t Is uni
versally admitted that after the convention is
called to order 1t will adjourn TO meet In tial-
weston. This action will be taken because the
city government OF Austin made no attempt 10
punish Thompson Tor his eScapade.
AS a prominent cattleman from North Texas
to-day observed, 1.-The coWmen won't pfOtec-
ton from Ben Thompson almost as much as
from fence-cutters, and as Austin won't give
this they will so elsewhere"
A representative of THE STATES
MAN called upon Mr.. Simons yester-
day, and he says it is mistake that
he made them pay for crockery broken
10y Thompson. He says that they paid
for nc breakage whatever, not even
that broken by their own party, and
that all that was broken by MI.
Thompson was a couple of bottles in
castor, which was accidental. Ii
this be true, it is due to Mr.. Simons
that the statement should be correct
ed. Thompson gave himself up yes
terday and will have his trial this
morning before the recorder. THE
STATESMAN will present full report
of the case.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-17

A well-known family physician in
New York says the tendency among
the profession in that city is for every
body to set up as specialist. Zone
man takes hold of skin diseases, an
other of nose diseases, third of the
ears, fourth of the spine, and they
call themselves specialists in many
cases when they are nothing of the
kind and are not as well posted as an
ordinary country family doctor who
attends to everything. The object of
the speciality distinction is to charge
excessive figures to unwary patients.
You understand it," continued the
doctor, "When you know that If any
thing happens to you out of the COM
mon your friends are Immediately
telling you to 60 to this or that spe-
icalist. If you have little twinge of
the govt. yonder is a person who
makes it a grave matter that he
attends only to rheumatism and gouts.
In short" said the doctor, there are
too many men 10 the profession and
too many of these are looking for
something 10 raise the wind. Indeed,
l regard this speciality dodge as some
times hardly up to the level of patent
medicine dignity.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-17
BROWNWOOD.
Especial to the Statesman.J

Especial to the Statesman
BRowSwooD, Jan. 14.-The sheep herd Of
Mr.. r. NJ Hannah, living on the Colorado
river, was fired into by five or six men on last
Friday evening, and about q dozen were
wounded Mr.. Hannah started towards them,
ard On his approach the dastardly scoundrals
fed.
Notwithstanding our county troubles hereto
fore Brentwood still continues to improve. A
company is organized and at work building a
completed will be one of the finest in the state:
Leon Brin, dealer in dry goods, was closed
to-day by attachments sued out by the credi-
tors j. & =. Brin, and Friedman, and Sawyer
Bros The creditors of Leon Brin claim
S27, 900.
c. G. McClelland, dealer in groceries, has
mOrtgaged his goods to secure his creditors.
A. T. Murphy sold out his store OF groceries
to-day to Cleveland & Cameron, OF Waco, who
are his creditors.