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Not Encouraging.

Our esteemed contemporary and friend,
Mr.. JOHN SwINToN, takes a gloomy view OF
the voting at the Presidential election. The
workingmcn, the trade unonists. the Green
hackers, the anti-monOpoly leaders, the So
ciaists, he tells us, all abandoned their prin-
clples and their own party and gave their
suffrages to ono or the other OF the candi-
dates against whom they had all along pro-
fessed to be most ardenty enlisted. Here
Is what Brother SwINroN has to say upon
this interesting subject:
Nearly all the workingmen of the country voted
against the platform which contained almost every de-
mand made in their behafths indianapolis platform
Nearly all the Knights Of Labor voted against the
platform which embodied almost every article in their
Declaration OF Principles'
NEARLY every trade unonist voted against the party
which favored tho legszation of national trade unions
- large proportion of the Greenbackers who voted
for WEAVER four failed to vote for the Green
back candidate this month
"Hosts of professsd anti.monopolsts voted for the
two parties Of monopoly and the money power
mot few labor leaders and labor papers' took
sides against the party which sustained the principles
they advocate
MANY men who have been threatening to fight for
their rights refused to cast ballot for ths and voted
for their enemies.
"The Indian apos platform called for . reduction Of
the hours OF labor; but where the
on election dayf 1t called for tho abolition Of child L.
Dor: but where were the abolitionistsf
told that many of the Socialists OF this city
voted for BLAINE or CLEVELAND
MANY OF the men who groan a. they grind the mills
Of the Philistnes voted for the bosses OF the mills
"Itis . queer world after ali; but let us keep on
ploughing Its rocky soil as long a. life lasts"
The experience which Is here narrated Is
not new. We have witnessed a great many
efforts to build up third party, with the
worklngmcn and their peculiar interests as
the foundation, and we have had hopes OF
some OF them, and especially of the Peoples
party in the late election, but these hopes
have not been fulfilled.
Itapp"ars that the political passions which
govern the great parties are stronger than
the impulses OF special interests. The ma
jority ot the worklngmcn will not separate
themselves into political organization
which divides them from the great mass OF
the people. After all, they aro Democrats or
Republicans more than they are labor REFORM
ers, anti-monopolists, or Socialists, and
when election day comes they go and vote
with that political party which has the
greater hold upon their sympathies.
Iet Mr. SwINT0N and the other leaders OF
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Insersoirs star Route Fee.
From the st. louis Gloo,. Democrat.


While ex-senator Dorsey was here In attend
snce on the Cattle Convention he asked ono day
how much he paid Bob ingerso for hia defence the
Star route trials "wsl" sad he. sit very curious
how that was done From the beginning tho end of
the trial lngersoi never asked me for q dollar. Ono
day. after had been acquitted the second trial,
met lnIerscll and asked him how much ow ed him.
lie at hrt declined to talk about It, saying he had
charge to make and he didn't care II he got a cent
asked him TO walk few squares with me- and won't
to tho safe deposit building ! unlocked my box and
took out four per cent Government bond for 100000
aud gave 1t to him. lie put It in his pocket and We
walked away and have not referred 70 the sncsn
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Prophet ID. vo. ro-e,ell. Moro Weather.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The storms
Will form near the Gulf Of Mexico and northeast
ward this wntsri and tho nrs half of ccmber III be
warm like April and exceedingly wet, that Is IN New
YORK city. But west OF tho Ohio Valley winter will sst
In early, and everything will he frozen up. Itw re.
main unusually warm In New England all through Do
eember And II WI, be In the south Atlantic
Staes Bui ~ the west Gu states 1t will be cold
Ihere Will be frequent thunder In the eegt cur
states To-day iii clearing aud ths wind 10 brisk from
When storm clears "n In winter with n sOuthwest
wnd III likely TO siky clear for day. hui IA
the win blows from nearly due nor,h II viii stsv
cl-sr only dav SUNDAY win enter chilly aud c,i
aud the wind wi tft To The northeast; a,d
rii enter rondy wil rain. and Tho ind win shIt TO
ths aonih as land grow warm. Tuesday clDuly aud
foggy aud warn " Wednesday, heavy rnns: Thur rinv
clearing ahh cooer Frii,v, cloudy snd rniy; Sgtnr
dHy AMI Sutiev. clear aud cold, A J. IN yo.
HAckFSsACK, Nov. 20.
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A Congo State Created by the Berlin
Conferences.

The outcome OF the work done last week
by the COMO Conference is definite and i'm
portant. The African International AssOcia-
tlon s"cins 10 have been formally recognized
rs an Independent political entity clothed
with all the solf-dof"nSivc, ordCr-mnintnin-
ing, and trea y-making powers Of vcritabc
State. Moreover, the committee charged
with tho deiimitaton of the territory in
which tho now power should be acknowl-
edged sovereign recommended the allotment
OF II broad belt spanning the black continent
from the Atlantic almost, II not quite, up to
tho coast of tho Indian Ocean. Tho report of
the committee, having been adopted by tho
Conference, cmbodicS the deliberate decree Of
the nations represented at Berlin. SO far
then, rs dominion may be achieved on paper
the African empire dreamed OF by tho ex-
plorer STANLEY and to promote which LEO
POLD H., King of the Belgians, has made ex-
tensivc draughts upon his private fortune,
has been verify manufactured
No wcll-informed persons are surprised to
learn that Portugal's attempt to revive
long-abandoncd claim to the Congo coast
and the premature sanction OF her preten-
sions by Lord GRANVILLE wcro treated by
tho Conference with disdain. Even had tho
work Of tho delegates stopped here, their
notice served upon Great Britain that tho
partition of territory in remote quarters OF
the earth will be left no longer to her arbi-
trary fiat, but that hcncerorth her deci-
sion will bo subject to reversal on
appeal to an international tribunal.
But tho committee called upon to fix tho
boundaries OF the African Association must
also be credited with admirable Judgment for
insisting on commercial rather than a
strictly geographical definition Of tho Congo
basln River communication between tho
upper and tho lower Congo being blocked by
cataracts, tho first part of the journey from
tho Atlantic To the interior must be per-
formed by parallel md unimpeded water
courses or by railway, ard 1t followed
that considerable strip of tho west coast
must DO assigned to tho new State. AS
matter OF fact, tho littoral tract vested
by tho Conference In the association
ts long one, stretching from q point
Tar south OF the mouth Of tho Congo, and
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. I would
ke TO ask one question of the person. who
provided an expensive dinner yesterday for the Grim
inas confined in our prisons Ladies and gentlemen
In view OF the extreme poverty from which SO many OF
our honest and industrious citizens are now suffering
90 yon think the money wa. well spent, Reflect mai
me persons You f-ns- the enees Of society aud
tnat OUTSIDE Inc IAs thousand. OF worthy
rasSng asai'st terrible odd. TO keep clear OF crime
AZ AZ pn,peism may be Well 10 love our snsmies Tut
90 hot our friends claim our rst consderAIionf Dont
feast the ai!brds on Christmas Day but send comfort
aoes TO the freezing and food TO the starving unfor
TO turkey dinner with RuHg TnUn Gu su,,y
BlQVkLIN Nov -. AA'H'
The sun., 1884-11-30
Badly Taught.

Nobody will dispute that Harvard and
Yale arc tho two chief American colleges,
and II there Is anything that we have right
to expect from them, II IL that their students
should be carefully instructed In the art OF
expressing their ideas elegantly and clearly
In the English language.
But what shall we say when the represen-
tativcs OF these two ancient institutions Of
learning In tho Intercollegiate Football As
ISOLATION deliberately adopt . declaration
like the following:
THAT the association dsapprovs Of frincston's 30
ton toward the referee and extend vote Of thanks 10
Mr.. APPLETON for refercsinx the game in proper and
dignhcd way"
What an atrocious word Ii this verb
rcsereeing!" Where Is the authority for
its inventionp by what right do tho dele
gates Of Harvard and Yale foroe such verb
into the vocabulary OF the vernacular
The faculty In each Of these colleges ought
to call tho offending delegates before them.
and. after duo trial and conviction, they
should be expelled, or ut least rusticated for
their crlme.
The sun., 1884-11-30

RICHMOND. Nov. 2o.-Ths committee which
has been Investigating for time pr,t Tn. charge.
against htt"rneyGenerai Blair Of eSnc,ng illegal fees
from me state submitted report today In which
anons other things thy dscgose the fact OF discovery
q '1tslfAtYu IN the ohc- OF the Auditor OF Puhio
Ace.un- ,he bo0s. /; ,ha once failing 10 Show rrnr.r
credits for taxes pad by c rks Of eoniy courts o fa
brocsHes Inc amount involved far s ~ 800 but II
th-se irregularites show In the same n
AL tie counties the amount win reach $40 90.
The sun., 1884-11-30

the radical ideas that look 30 far In advance
Of either Democratic or Republican theories
are amply justified In their devotion to tho
cause they have embraced:
"'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never 70 have loved at all"
The sun., 1884-11-30

You can cure soe throat with the help Of Dr. JAyns
and Jung 1iseassI-kaA ~ " ''"'
The sun., 1884-11-30

1t is hintcd that Senator PAYNk may he See-
rctnry ~ the frenrury ant In that event JoHNNv No
LY will have ch Suce to n tosA many sizes
hg for him whcn Rev York State set thB fashion OF
sending midRets to the Senate IL assumed ftightful
ppons slDility ,--rhfcnoO Hrydtd
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-22
An Important Notice.

The citizens of Warren and Grundy
counties, and all others who feel inter.
ested in building turnpike from Nc
Minnville to Beersheba Springs, are
requested to meet at Etter's x Roads,
on Friday, 28th inst, for the purpose
OF raising stock to build said road, to
be know as the McMinnvill and Beer
sheba Springs turnpike. At the head
of this enterprise are some of the best
business men of McMinnville, who are
able and willing to take stock freely to
build said road if the people up Collins
river want the road and will show a
liberal disposition to help build it. II
is to be hoped that there will be a large
attendance of the citizens of Warren
and Grunty counties. Remember, Fri
day, 28th of March, 1884, at Etter'l
x Roads.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-22
The Nashville Banner.

The Nashville Banner enters upon the
year 1884 with increased facilities and de-
termination on the part of its management
to make it still more attractive to the gener-
al public. Its corps of editors, reporters
and correspondents is thoroughly organized,
and will be able to furnish all news of i'm
portance, which, together with liberal use
OF the telegraph, places the Banner in the
front rank of enterprising newspapers.
The Banner will continue to fill its col
umns with matter both elevating and instruc.
tive-that will make it welcome visitor to
every house and home. The attention given
to the markets and to all kinds Of mechani-
cal and manufacturing industry, as well as
to agriculture, will commend it to the pat
ronage of all classes.
Nashville, the capitol of Tennessee, the
educational metropolis of the South, a great
and growing mercantile and manufacturing
centre, has fair and fit representative in
the daily and weekly Banner
Prices-Cash in advance: Daily, one
year, $780, shorter periods in same proper
ton. Weekly, one year, S1OO; six months
65 cents; three months, IS cents. Address
BANNER PUB. Co,
Nashville, Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-22

Christmas, coming home at that time
never to return again. Was confined
most Of the time from that time, grad
ually growing worse all the time, no
doubt, but never murmuring or COM
planning. Some two or three days be-
fore his death he gave his old father
every assurance of his willingness to
die, which should be and is great
consolation to the bereaved and many
friends that he left behind We can
only hope that while we are all left
behind in a world of disappointment
that he has passed over the river and
is trying the realities of that world that
is unknown to us. Forest was twenty
two years, one month and seven days
old, had always been good and duti-
full son-what a satisfaction this should
be to his dear bereaved parents, BROTH
ers and sisters. But he is gone never
to return, and we soon will follow on.
How true the following lines:
Brother, thou vast mild and lovely
Gentle as the summer breeze;
Pleasant as the air Of evening
When it floats among the trees"
Peaceful be thy silent slumber-
Peaceful in the grave so low;
Thou no more wilt join our number;
Thou no more our tears shalt know"
P. G. P.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-22

St. Charles, Arkansas, Aug. %, 1888.
DR.. B. j. Kendall & Co., Gents II take
pleasure in informing you that fused nearly
all of the bottle of Kendall's SPAWN Cure
that you sent me from st. Louis, according
to directions, and to my satisfaction (and
must say to my surprise) in about two weeks
my mare was entirely well of the lameness
caused by bog spawn of over one years
standing and in three weeks time the swell
ing was all gone and the mare was entirely
well and can trot as glib as ever. consider
the bottle of KendalPs SPAWN Cure worth to
me $4,000 as the animal was worthless, as
she was on three legs and could scarcely get
around on them, and now she is the finest
buggy animal in all these parts, and with
the remnant of the bottle after curing the
mare have nearly cured very severe corn
on the ball of my big toe that has given me
great pain for two or three years. l have
only applied Kendall's Spdyn Cure four
times and the corn is now nearly out by the
roots and without any pain. In short | think
| it is the best liniment that is in use. | have
Kendall's Treatise on the Horse and his Dis
eases and would not take any money for il
if l could not get another. Hoping you
great success | remain,
Yours respectfully,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-22

some kind of schools this fall. Our
sister counties have levied higher rates
this year than usual. Let us consider
what would be the effect of this should
our Court levy the rate fixed by our
ancestors, (for our county is undoubt-
eddy acting on the principle Of "as our
fathers did so do we.") 1t is a self
evident fact that those counties setting
apart the greater revenue for school
purposes can afford to employ the bet,
ter class of teachers. And will not
the better class of teachers seek those
communities which are alive to the
educational interests? In word, will
our county, by its action in regard to
these matters, invite and encourage
the coming in of better class of teach
ers, or will it by penuriousnesS drive
those already here away to seek liv-
ing elsewhere?
RETTE
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-22
Kendall's Spawn Cure.
On Human Flesh.
Youngstown, O., Dec. s, 1855

Youngstown, o., Dec. s, 1888.
DR.. B. ]. Kendall & Co., Gents "A cou.
pie of years ago was afflicted with rheuma-
lism in my right knee, and suffered from a
sprain in one of my shoulders to such an ex.
tent, for a length of time, that was unable
to raise my arm. tried several so.called
coils" and liniments, but found no relief
until commenced using Kendal's Spawn
Cure, which is prepared for mans ailments.
l do not say it to fatter you, but tie use of
one bottle of this medicine placed me in
statu quo, until within a short time ago |
had reoccurrence of rheumatism, when
made the rounds of cur drug stores for your
specially prepared Cure for man, and found
only that which you prepare for beast How
is this, that you have not placed both on
sale here? Surely city of $4,000 inhabit-
ants should have the benefit of the two
kinds. Within three years have used two
bottles, and believe two more bottles will
suffice to allay as much suffering as Grip
Van Wrinkle" passed through after 20 years
sleep in the ravines of the Katskill noun
tains. Please see to it that lam placed in
early communication with KendalPs SPAWN
Cure for man. Respectfully and earnestly,
GEO. w. ROOF.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-22
NASHVILLE MARKET REPORT.

Corrected from the daily american every
Thursday evening.
The general trade was quite today,
with but few important changes in the
markets.
Flour was quiet but steady. Wheat
was firm but very scarce, especially for
choice and fancy grades. Corn was
steady, with a fair demand. Bran
was firm. Hay was steady and in fair
request. Groceries were generally
steady, with no changes IN any leading
articles.
Country produce was moderately ac-
tive. Butter was quiet and lower.
Eggs were firm at TIC from wagons.
Peanuts were firm and in good demand.
Potatoes were steady and unchanged
Poultry was dull and lower. Receipts
were large. Feathers were dull at ID
to soc from first hands.
Wheat from wagons, good dry, l 05 to 10
Corn-from wagons, 50 to 60
Corn Meal 62Eto65
Oats-43 to 49,
Rye-from wagons, to
Hay, prime timothy, per ton, S14,00.
Feathers-prime, "a to 80.
Beeswax-choice, to 30.
Rags-well assorted, ~.
Genseng-dry, to
Butter 1911 to 2217.
Eggs to II
Dried Fruit, apples, 81 to c, blackberries
8 to peaches rs, 5 to C, as, AZ to C
Evaporated apples, 6to 10
Tallow-choice, 613.
Sorghum-22 to 3d.
Wool--unwashed, IS to 20.
tub washed, 81 to SO.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-22
TRUSTEE.

We are authorized to announce II. NJ.
FINGER as candidate for Trustee and
Tax Collector, election 1st Thursday in Au-
gust.
We are authorized to announce w. w.
WOMACK as a candidate for Trustee and
Tax Collector for Warren County. Election
first Thursday in August next.
We are authorized to announce SAMUEL
E. HIGGINBOTHAM as a candidate for the
Office of Trustee and Tax Collector of War
rem county. Election first Thursday in
August next.
We are authorized to announce j. r.
GARDNER as a candidate for the Office of
Trustee and Tax Collector at the next Au-
gust election.
We are authorized to announce HAYES
SMITH as a candidate for Trustee and Tax
Collector at the next election.
We are authorized to announce ROBERT
MILLER as a candidate for Trustee and
Tax-collector of Warren County. Election
first Thursday in August
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-22
Death

Has visited our neighborhood again
and done its work. Mr.. S. F. Womack
fell victim to the fell monster on
Wednesday morning March 18th. For
est, as he was usually called, was no.
BILE youth who had just approached
manhood, and, perhaps, a more moral,
honest, upright young man cannot be
found in the whole circle in which he
moved. In word, Forest was good
boy. He was kind, unassuming, in
fact, model yonng man. Forest had
been afflicted for a twelve month, and
perhaps longer. His last work was to
engage as clerk with Mr.. r. H. Ma
son, of McMinnville, sometime in the
Fall, at which place he remained until
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-22
Kendall'S SPAWN Cure

Washington, D. c., Dec %, 1888.
DR.. B. ]. Kendall & Co., Gents During
the past year / had occasion to treat several
cases of oseous formations, such as spavins,
ringbones and curbs, and fer experiment lin
the first case) tried your KendalPs SPAWN
Cure, and to my great astonishment it per-
formed the desired cure Since then have
used it in various cases and have never
found case that it did not produce the de-
sired results | am Veterinary Surgeon
have, been practicing So years. l can give
you the names of parties in this city for
whom l have purchased your remedy which
has produced the favored results mentioned.
If this letter will be any advantage use it as
you see fit. Respectfully yours,
i3o7 q ST t F. WOODRUFF. " s.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-22
A Card.

The reason why became candidate for
Trustee and Tax collector is this: Ny wife
has been helpless for ten years. She has not
fed herself for eight years. 1t takes two
hands to lay her on the bed and two to take
her up again. was in debt when she was
taken and have been so confined in the
house since that time that am still in
debt therefore 1 thought that was competent
to fill the office, and if the voters of the
county of Warren could sympathize with
me enough on the first Thursday in August
to vote for me would be very thankful to
them, as have not the chance to get out to
see them as the other candidates have.
ROBERT MILLER
March l5.4t,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-22
Roads, Bridges and Schools.

To the Standard.
AS some of the readers of the STAND
ARD are now discoursing upon the inns
portance and necessity of bridging our
streams and improvingpublic highways,
l wish to offer a few thoughts upon a
subject of equal if not of greater inns
portance. But before | proceed, |
would have no one suppose that | I'M
derrate the Importance of the above
named Improvements. The floods of
the past few months have well argued
the necessity of few good, substantial
bridges. And if there is any one now
not convinced, after trudging and drag
ging through the slush for six months,
that we must have better roads in or
der to become a prosperous people,
such an one-is absolutely dead to reason.
[ do not think that the necessity of
having or the ability Of building are
questions demanding discussion at all.
Many things there are which are self
evident, and one of them is that if a
spirit Of progression or improvement is
not infused into our people the tide of
deterioration will sweep us-O, whittier!
Other counties have good roads and
bridges, which counties at the time said
improvements were made, were in a
worse condition financially than our
county. In fact, our people are now
better prepared to make such improve
ments than ever before. But enough
on this point at present. We can i'm
prove our condition. The question is,
will we?
l intended that the burden of this
article should have been the advocating
of the levy Of a liberal school tax.
Heretofore our free schools have been
almost a failure. Some of the causes
are as follows: The tax of ten cents
is not sufficient to secure the services Of
competent teacher for a longer period
than from two and a half to three
months. Less than a five months ses-
sion will not benefit the student to any
great extent. The usual assessments
are not sufficient to operate q schoo
that long, provided competent teach
er is secured. Our directors, many
times in their efforts to secure the long
est term possible, entirely disregard
qualification, since an incompetent
teacher can afford to work cheaper
Hence our public schools are as an I'm
} disciplined army without a general
Good wages will always secure the ser
vices of competent teachers. Then i
these are properly patrOnized we cal
: have good schools, Our County Court
in its wisdom, must soon levy our schoo
tax. Each member of the Court shoulC
be debating this question as to wha
the amount of that tax should be
! The present rate of taxation is no
making a success of our public school
| at all. 1t is my candid opinion tina
: we would have a better class of schools
and they would be better and NOR
! regularly attended, if there was n
school tax at all, unless that tax wa
e sufficient in amount to operate a schoC
for a period of at least FIVE months wit
l a good competent teacher at its head
n But since we already have revenu
j set apart by the State for school pui
d poses, it might be wise in our Court
o try higher rate, and of one fact tn
: Court can be assured, that the situatio
Q will be made no worse. One thing W
i do know, and that is we will hav