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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26

Rev. Baxter Barbee, of Tullaho.
ma. Mr.. Dixey Williams, of Lebanon,
and Mr. Wigs of Murfressboro, ar.
rived Thursday evening to take part in
the Young Mems Christian Association
meetings. Others are expected to ar
rive this (Friday) evening. Appoint
ments for the week will be made Fri
day night.
-Dru Brewer, travelling for the old
reliable wholesale grocery house Of S.
B. Spurlock " Co., Nashville, spent II
day or two with relatives and friends in
McMinnviIle this week. Mr.. Spurlock
has recently taken in a new partner
whose energy and experience will be Of
great value to the business. and add
much to the comfort and happiness OF
the old man in his latter years.
"A special from Liberty to the
Nashville World says: News from Il
reliable source. has reached this place
that Charles Odom, formerly of Au-
burn, but lately Of Woodbury., died
suddenly on the road between Smith
vile and Cookeville, while en- route to
Livingston.
Odom was under bond for killing
Mr.. Bud McAdco, a merchant of Au-
burn. He WIS son in law of Judge
Gribble, OF Lebanon.
MIR. y. o. Jenkins desires to call
the especial attention of housekeepers
to the Frank SiddalIs Soap. which he
is he is now handling. This is said to
be the best and most economical soap
now on the market, good for use in
any department of home, from th+
toilet to the wash. Besides this, it i,
a superior remedy for chapped hands,
etc. Give it u trial.
Hon. H. l. w. Hill was in town
Thursday and suggested gnod way for
fhOso n hO ara nnf of unnd m mt SurDl,,
We give his plan for the benefit of oul
friends who are out: Rig up a good
stout sleigh. conceal two or three axes
in the bottom and invite your friends
to take sleigh ride with you. Alter
you get to the woods it will be more
pleasant for them to help you cut a load
Of wood than to walk back, especially
if they will imagine it IS "fun."
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26
Fences Again.
To the Standard.

To the Standard.
only opened this queetion. 7 did
not propose discussing it, though I
would gladly, sufficiently informed.
What wanted was the light of all the
facts concerning it exposed, so it would
he seen in its awful proportions, and
perhaps lead to something, at least to
relief from its ruinous oppression. |
am not a farmer now, but have been,
and would like to have remained one.
but for all the pretty talk in news
papers and of politicians, preachers and
others, (wh0 however do not take hold
themselves, Of the beauties, ndepend.
ence and certainty of profit of farming,
| found such drawbacks us bad roads,
the keeping up of such fences as would
turn all manner of half starved and
roguish stock, which in the aggregate
are not worth the shIcks and straw in
the country, and far less than the
fences, and the ext0rtionate rates of
railroad companies, were swallowing
up the just profits of those who labor.
ed in the fields Of our land, and in.
stead of fair profits, fair share of the
good things of this world, and suffi.
clent leisure for improving our minds
and recreating our bodies, we are,
struggling with debts, (what r shame
10 think Of the number Of farms With
mortgages and leius hanging like pals
over them in our homeland) ceaseless
toll and stinted comforts, while politi.
clans are trying to divert US with sach
trash as Tariff reform which they
well know will do US little or no good.
and only get up sufficient excitement
to elect them tU an Office of proft
and ease, while questions OF real i'm.
portance to IL are not noticed by them
because they cannot be used as Hob.
bies" in politics and politicians alone,
except such us concerns us, and agitate
and discuss such questions and policies
as we need. | will close by saying
that believe that the cost of unneces-
sary fences in Tennessee would free
every farmer in the state of debt.
NoN.FENCER.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26
Married.

At the residence of 4. NJ. Randolph
of this place, on Tuesday morning the
22nd inst, Mr.. Ira Deitz of Texas To
Miss Tenie Randolph. Also at the same
time, under the same ceremony, Frank
Maddux to Miss Fannie Gardner.
The joint ceremony was beautifully and
impressively performed by Dr.. G. T.
Stainback pastor of the G. 2. Church.
After the ceremony and congratulations
Of friends the parties left for Nashville.
From there Mr.. Deii1 aud hn bride ga
to their home in Texas, Mr.. Msddux
and his bride, after spending few day,
in Nashville returned to McMinnyiIle.
Both couples have our beat wishes for
their future prosperity and happiness.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26
Thanks.

At the beginning of the new year, l
desire to return my sincere thanks to
the people of McMinnville and vicinity
for the very liberal patronage extended
me during the past year, and for the
many kindnesses received, and to an
nounce to the public that am still at
The old stand and will in the future as
in the past, keep fresh stock Of
Family Groceries and Household Sup.
plies, which will sell as cheap as the
cheapest. Hoping to merit and con.
tinue to receive your patronage, | am
with good wishes for the year,
Yours truly,
D. O JENKINS.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26
On Account of Bad Roads.

Asa Faulkner Esq, finds it necessa-
ry to ship a Car of hay from Nashville.
We presume there is plenty of hay in
the county, or ought to be, to supply
home demand, but the roads are so bad
farmers cannot haul at a reasonable
price. This is the case nearly every
winter. The farmer must either sell
his produce, such as grain and hay at
a low price in the fall, when the roads
are in condition to haul over them, or
hold until winter for better prices, at
which time roads are frequently almost
impassable with loaded wagon.
Good roads would certainly prove a
great blessing to our people, especially
our farmers, far beyond the expense of
making them.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26
A Few Minutes Late.

We were few minutes late last Fri.
day evening in getting our paper ready
for the Sparta mail. 1t was all ready
and sent to the depot in time, but our
clever route agent declined to receive
it because it did not go by the way OF
the post office here. He may have
done right in declining, but disappolnt-
ed us. We only had time to get it to
the depot. Hope the delay,may not
occur again.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26
--Sl---AlAA- -
FOR SALE.
\ ours truly
d. @ JENKINS.

-Four two-horse wagons, . four.horse
wagons, new and in good order, also
10 sets wagon harness, 5 good new
huggies, nice baroucIe, ! nearly new
olalform wagon, double and single
buggy harne s, 4 saddles, riding bri
Hes, 2 sets furGitdft. viii sell for
cash at reduced price OF exchange for
plug horses and mules.
JomN RAMSEY q SON
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26
DIED.

On Wednesday, Jan'y 23rd 1884, al
the residence Of her sOn.in.lAw, 8. l..
Colyille, Mrs. Nutty COlville, aged 81
years. She lived to u good old age,
Pious christian woman. Funeral ser
vice to-day friday at 1890 o'clock
at ths residence Of g. l.. COlvills, con
Quoted By Rev. T. NJ. Mcdonnell
pastor Of the Presbyterian church, o
which Mrs. COlvills had lived 8 cOu'
sistest member.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26
Gsllatm Examiner AT the NEE,

GsllntM Examiner Al the meet
ing oi the new Boa d, Thursday nj ht
The new officer, we're sw rn in, and
the assessments Tor S4 made. The
only change in rates VAS that On Tip
pling License which WAS increased from
S60 to 1925. The other assessments
stand rs in 1888. It now costs over
600 to sell liq iur Ia Gallatiu.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26
Spirit Of the Farl.

We are now clubbing this excel
lent weekly agricultural journal with
the STANDARD at s2G0 per year.
The Spirit of the Farm is Il large 16
page weekly, published at Nashville,
and we'll filled with matter Of special
interest to Tennessee farmers and stock
raisers. Ou farmers cannot find a
paper better adapted 10 their interests.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26
The Whisky Tax.
World.
NoN.FENCER

In the case of Vauzant VS.. Taylor,
in the Supreme Court. from Franklin
county, in which the main question in.
.volved was that of taxing manufac-
lures of whisky with a privilege as
Wholesale dealers, the court IN deciding
the question yesterday held that the
revenue acts Of 1881 aud 1883 in pass.
ing privilege tax of lone hundred
and fifty dollars on wholesale liquor
dealers, and taxed as other merchants"
does not include a manufacturer, who
SELLS i'll unbroken packages to other
deaIears. Such manufacturers would
be liable to privilege tax, or tax Oh
occupation, if engaged as merchants in
selling liquor even Of their own manu-.
HcWc It was settled in the case OF
Crovlord, Mcneil d Co. vs.. State,
(2nd' Head, 46l-1S59) that a tax for
the occupation, or privilege, though
graduated by the amount Of articles
sold, was not Il tax on the article itself,
hut only on the occupation There.
fore, article 2, section 80 of the Con.
stitution, providing. mo article man
umctured Of the produce of the State
,hall he taxed otherwise than to pay
inspection fees" did not apply to such
tax.
The question decided in case the by the
court yesterday was that a manufacture
er selling in unbroken packages is not
dealer within the meaning Of the
statute; that the term dealer does not
include the manufactures, but one who
engages in buying and selling for a
profit.
That the manufacturer WAS not in.
tended is shown by the added words,
"aud taxed as other merchants"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26
Club Rates.

To parties wishing to take some other
paper in connection with the STAND
ARD, we are enabled to offer the fol-
lowing inducements. We will send for
one year. the STANDARD and either of
the papers named, at the price opposite
same:
Spirit of the Farm ............. ...........$2 so
Demorest's Monthly Magazine. ...... 2 90
southern Lumoerman"....... 20
agrcuitural Review. 10
Country Gentleman ................. .... 90
These prices include our premium
book, "a Treatise on the Horse"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26

The attention of housekeepers is
called to the fact that Mr.. D. o.
jenkins is in receipt of fresh family
groceries which he is selliug cheap.
His goods are always fresh from the
markets, and his prices low. Call on
him.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26
Wan, TO BUY Corn.

Mead & RitcheY will pay Accents
per bushel for good sound dry corn.
delivered at their store in McMinn
vile.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26
Columbia.

" 10 oCuNoNucub ldCI lIIHt All luc cA
treme forms of bad weather have met
this month, and seem to be holding Il
winter carnival. A dreary, dismal
rain vas falling all day yesterday, and
everywhere the eye turned or the foot
touched WAS mud and slush, while
today the ground is fr,zen hard, a lit
snow has fallen, aud the lowering
clouds cast shadow over all the face
Of nature. Notwithstanding there are
pike roads leading in every direction
here, The alternate freezes and thaws
have made them very bad in places,
and travelling over them is far from
pleasant.
The streets of Columbia might be
wonderfully improved. MchIinnville
certainly enjoys distinction in the way
of good streets possessed by few towns.
Columbia is about the biggest county
town in the State. In fact it is quite a
little city, with new water works, new
gas works, full telephone facilities, new
stock yards, and population of six to
seven thousand. Columbians certainly
have cause to feel proud Of their new
hotel, the Bethel, and the grand opera
house, both combined in one building.
The Boston Concert company gave =
performance Friday night to a small
but very apprecia,ivs house. Rice's
Surprise Party will appear Monday
night, and Halle Kirk, Anna Pixley,
and other favorites are announced for
February.
visited the farm Of Maj. Campbell
Brown. near Spring Hill. the other
day, but too late in the evening to see
any Of his fine stock. He has q large
herd Of Jersey cattle, some very valua.
ble ones among them, and realizes
quite fancy prices on sales. About
forty COWS are milked on this farm.
In passing the cow stable / noticed
that each COW stood in seperate stall,
which was bedded deep with fresh,
clean straw. The COWS are all regu.
larly curried, rubbed down and cared
for the same as the best horses. am
told that each COW knows her own stall,
and when driven into the stable all %
directly to their own stalls and no Others.
The dairy is Il stone building some
thirty by fifty feet, in which there is a
fine spring, and everything arranged in
the most perfect manner Maj. Brown
also has a number of fine horses, keep,
a professional trainer all the time, and
has a splendid three forth mile track on
IL. Earn, IN which III ,ornr hor.o
-,
~ -, ~ Wv '"''.
'''' ~ N""' '''o', P''"'"'''
genlaI gentleman, ana much younger
in appearance than | expected to see
him. He does not appear t'
be Il day over iarty. He tell
me there has been very marked i'm
provement IN the stock of his county
during The past three or four wears.
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yet found that blessed spot where
man CDulN DeCOnlG IlCn ana DItlSDel
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26

Madison county voted $3.50 for Com.
missioner McWhirter to use at New
Orleans at the Worlds Exposition.
The county Of Shelby voted $500 fos
the same purpcse. The Exposition
will uaeet ueGt Dscsnbss.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26

FoR Rent The law Office of Mrs
B. j. Hill. south side square. Apply
to J. B. Ritchev.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26

Oar, sOle htlr truth in de biggest
lie, eben ef it no mme Ian de fack dat
am lie. ---Arkanssw Traveller.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26

Send your address and 8 cent stamp
to A. V. Paine, Louisville. Ky, fol
set of beautiful picture cards. S
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27
A Mathematical Wonder.

\ remarkable instance of rapid mental
calculation has been discovered in a
young Polish boy named Paul Zilzisky,
living in Fast Bridgeport, Conn. He
has low forehead, with hair growing
down to his eyebrows, is rather sleepy
looking and shambling in his move.
mcnts. But whenever his father asks
him question relative to numbers he at
once brghtens up and becomes excited.
A reporter found him in grocery store
in East Bridgeport, and asked his father.
who was with him, if it was true that
his son was lightning calculator.
Mr.. Zillisky who speaks poor Eng
fish, and who is now poor man,
having lost much of his earnings by the
late Frary & Son cutlery failure, said in
answer: "Paul. how many beans are there
in this handful" The boy at once COM
menced to dance around the store, and
became greatly excited as the father
thrust his hand into a barrel of beans,
took handful, and threw them down in
a corner, where they lay scattered about.
The lad leaped into the air, and almost
before the beans had touched the floor
shouted '116S.' The beans were care
fully gathered and counted, and while
this was being done the boy grinned and
waited. The result showed him to be
correct to bean. He relapsed into his
usual sleepy manner again. The father
then seized a handful of oats and
threw them in heap upon the counter
paul, said he, "how many oatsl" The
boy again jumped to his feet, devoured
the oats mentally, and instantly shouted !:
"2S30.' 1t took long time to count
them, but the number was again found
to be correct. Next the father seized a
half-filled pail of water and asked the
boy, "How many cubic inches of water
in the pail." The boy sized it up with
his eyes, and quickly shouted: "416."
a careful computation proved the result
to be right. Other wonderful answers
were given, always in an excited manner,
and no comparison of his manner at this
time seems to be as apt as that of the ex.
citement Of dog when "set on" by his
master At each and every successful
answer the same doleful expression re-
turned. -BOst0u HeruN.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27
A Romance.

ooh, Maurice" said Clifton girl to
her lover, "did you know papa had
bought new dog 2"
Maurice started and looked around
anxiously, even nervously.
"No, darling" he replied, with slight
two-stop tremulo in his voice.
"IIe has, Maurice, and he knows so
many tricks, too
"Your papa or the dog, darling ?" he
inquired, in an distracted manner.
''The dog, of course, naughty boy, "she
answered, playfully tapping him on his
chest protector with the middle finger of
her lily white hand.
"When did he secure this valuable ami
NAL Z"
Last Monday morning, dear, he
brought him home. He has been play
ing his tricks every day, and the strang-
est one is that he will 90 into the water
and catch fish"
Your papa or the dog, dearl"
The dog, of course" She answered,
pettishly this time.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27
The Men With the Pig.

A few days ago two men, who were
afterward found to he Detroiters, arrived
in town about fifty miles to the west of
this, leading pig. 1t was perhaps big
enough and heavy enough to he called u
hog, but they termed it pig, and as
they turned it over to the care of the
landlord at whose inn they proposed to
rest for the night, one of the men eX-
planned;
''Be awful careful with that pig. He's
daisy--a new breed Just from Scotland
We've sold him to farmer out here for
$50 and we don't want anything to hap
pen to him.
The landlord took the pig up, and
then began to think ard cogitate and sus-
pect. When the strangers had gone to
bed he called in some of the boys, and
said:
1--WE twigged the racket them two
fellows are sharpers and that's a guess
ing pig. Tomorrow they will give you
a chance to guess at his weight at ten
cents guess, and you'll be cleaned out
only you won't. AS the fellows sleep
we will weigh their pig and beat their
game"
Nobody slept until the pig was taken
over to the scales and weighed. He
pulled down 40 pounds to a hair, and
the villagers went home and hunted up
their nickels and dreamed of pigs and
scales and sharpers through the remain
der of the night
Next morning the pig was led around
in front, and, before starting off on his
journey, one of the owners remarked to
the assembled crowd:
" Gentlemen, I'm going to weigh this
pig directly. Maybe some of you would
like to guess on his weight ri take
all CUES ses at ten cents each, and who.
ever hits it gets fifty cents"
This provoked a large and selected
stock of winks and smiles, but no one
walked up until the pig man said that
any one person could guess as many
times as he cared to, provided dime &C
companied each guess Then rush set
in. Three or four merchants put up fifty
guesses each. A justice of the peace
took thirty. A lawyer said about
twenty would do for him. Before there
was any let up in the guessing about 500
had been registered and paid for. Every
soul OF 'em guessed ct 10 pounds. 1t was
curious what unanimity there was in the
guessing, but the pig men didn't seem tc
notice it. When all had been given
chance the pig was led to the scales,
and 10! his weight was exactly ia
pounds!
"You see, gentlemen" explained the
spokesman, "while this animal only
weighs 40 pounds along about l / o'clock
al night, we feed him about five pound,
of corn meal in the morning before
weighing! You forgot TO take this mat
ter into consideration ~
Then somebody kicked the landlord,
and he kicked the justice, and the JUS
tice kicked a merchant, and when the
pig men looked back from distant hill
the whole town was out kicking itself
and throwing empty wallets into the
river. -DetrOH Free Press
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27
SELECT SIFTINGS.

The five positions in dancing were in
troduced into England from Italy in
1911.
ooh dearl' and ooh dear me |" are the
Anglicised renderings of the Kettle Dia
mi dee mee), my God! and o Dia mi,
o my Godl
japanese girls spend all their extra
money in sashes and fancy pins for the
hair, and judge dress entirely by these
two details.
Feathers were first used as a head
dress 10y Marie Ante inette, who tried
their effects from curiosity, was pleased
with it and set the fashion.
So great is the demand for alligator
leather that about 400, 600 saurians were
slaughtered last year. The skins sell at
from twenty-five to fifty cents each.
Two cases have been reported to an
English medical society in which the
electro-magnet has been successfully used
for removing pieces of iron from the eye.
Locks of very curious construction,
known as Opposite Locks" were COM
mon in medieval times. These locks
had on the front the figure of one of
the apostles, and on touching the hand
of the figure the bolts flew back.
The drinking of healths originated
| during the Danish occupation of Britain
The Danes frequently stabbed English
men while in the act of drinking; and it
finally became necessary for the English
in view Of the constant repetition of this
| dastardly mode of assassination. to enter
into compact to be mutual pledges of
| security for each others health and pres
ervation; hence the custom of pledging
and drinking healths.
An automaton exhibited in London in
1888 represented a man mounted on a
small frame. On putting into an oritice
in the frame any one of the numerous
metallic cards which lay about with
questions inscribed on them, the figure,
after making you a bow, struck with his
rod little door, which opened, and there
was the answer printed on another card.
The reply given was always strictly APP
propriate to the question, and was not of
mere general character, like the answers
on conversation cards.
There are in Shakspeare's plays about
ninety deaths taking place either on the
stage or Immediately behind. The modes
Of death are various. Cold steel-the
dagger or the sword accounts for about
two-thirds of the whole; twelve persons
die from old age or decay; seven are be-
headed; five die of poisoning including
the elder Hamlet, whose symptoms are so
infinitely described by the ghost; two of
suffocation, unless, indeed, Desdemona
makes third; two by strangling; one
from a fall; one is drowned; three die by
snake bites, and one, Horner, the
armorer, is thumped to death with a sand
bap