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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10
AN IMPORTANT CONVENTION.

The Tennessee Live Stock Breeders
Association will be held in Nashville
beginning May 18th, and continuing
three days. This will be one of the
most interestiuf and important meet
ings of the kind ever held in the State.
The New England editors and other
distinguished visitors from other States
will be present. 1t is a busy time with
farmers, but as far as possible they
should attend the Association. The
programme is interesting and the meet
ing cannot fail to be profitable to the
stock growing and farming interests of
the State.
The Nashville, Chattanooga & St.
Louis Railroad will sell round trip tick
cts to this convention at 4 cents per
mile.
The following excursions will arrive
in Nashville on the evening of the 18th
of May:
One over the Nashville, Chattanooga
& St. Louis Railway, from Chattanoo.
ga, bearing fifty representatives of the
New England Press Association.
One over the same road from Mar.
tin, Tenn, bearing distinguished viSi-
tors and land seekers from Iowa, Min
nesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois,
Missouri, etc.
One over the Louisville, Nashville
& Great Southern Railway, from Sala-
manca, N. Y, bringing the agricultu-
rists, dairymen and land seekers from
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and
other Northern States.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10

my stock besides after moving the hay.
Besides, save much in preventing ex.
haustion of the SOIL"
These figures show that grass is the
coming "queen" of this section of the
State, at least-and the system Of
farming above suggested will mean
while tend to make royal blood for the
horse and COW as well. 1t will work
in three ways, or more, an addition to
the wealth of the country of more than
a hundred per cent. We might say
two hundred per cent. for one half Of
that ratio is palpable in the saving of
labor to the landlord who "farms with.
out a furrow."
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10
TANDARD- MEANWHILE TENNESSEE SATURDAY MAYIo 1881

owners of those rich. steep hillsides il
more of them were sown in Blue grass
and less cultivated in grain. Those
billy lands are generally rich and pro-
duce large crops Of grain, but they are
steep and rough, and hard to cultivate
and would be Of more real value set in
Blue grass, But our lands will not all
grow Blue grass, yet most of them can
be made to produce other grasses if we
will take the trouble to properly pre-
pare them. He who annually in
creases his area of grass (not sedge)
will not only add capital to capital,
but will in the same proportion in.
crease his dividends. Show us farmer
who has large percentage of his lands
in grass, and we will show you thrifty,
well to do farmer. Gen. Jackson, one
of DavidSon's leading farmers and
stock growers, says he, "believes it
would pay him never to pillow a fur.
row."
Grass is more valuable than grain,
and requires much less labor and ex-
pense tomakeit. Remember it is true,
every acre well set in sweet, juicy
grass, is worth fifty dollars, no differ
ence how far it may be located from a
railroad. Grass will pay, and he who
acts upon this theory will in the end
be wiser and richer.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10
Sundays Storm.
Jackson Tribune and Sun.

Jackson Tribune and Sun.
Sunday evening last a severe hail
storm destroyed the fine strawberry
crops in the Harrisburg neighborhood.
j. M. Samuels lost an entire field Of
120 acres. His apple and peach or,
chard was also damaged to a great ex,
tent. He estimates his total loss at
$4,000. This is a heavy blow to the
people in that section, who had just
begun to realize handsome profits from
the fruit industry.
Since the above was written an esti-
mate has been made of the loss Of the
following citizens of Harrisburg by
Sundays hail storm:
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10
NEW ENGLAND EDITORS.

Col. A. j. McWhirter, Tennessee's
efficient Commissioner, has requested
and and arranged for delegation of
the representatives of the press Of this
State to meet the New England Eds
tors at Bristol today, friday to well
come these visitors to our State, and to
extend to them every opportunity to
inform themselves correctly about the
advantages and resources of Tennessee,
We regret that business considerations
prevent our joining the party and being
present on the occasion, but feel sure
the Tennessee press will be well repre-
sented and cordial greeting extended
the distinguished visitors. Col. Nc
Whittier, the N. G. q st. L. R. R.,
and the E. T. Va. d Ga. R. R., have
our thanks for favors so kindly ex.
tended to US.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10
Farming Without a Furrow.

"E = t-.. i.
Nashville Word.
81 have concluded" said Gen, w.
H. jackson, of Belle Meade, recently,
"that the time has about come when l
can do better to farm without turning
another furrow. The character of soil
and climate here, and in many other
sections of the State, that it would pay
much better to lay our plows aside and
purchase grain elsewhere. l can get
oats laid at my door from the North.
west at thirty>fve cents bushel. If
| SOW one acre in oats | can harvest
forty or fifty bushels; this at thirty
FIVE cents would yield me s14 to s1S.
But if grow orchard grass or clover
on that acre, l realize with half the
labor two tons of hay at S12 ton, or
s24, II clear profit of six to ten dollars
in excess of the ost crop, and can Craze
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10
Sport" in Nashville.

Sullivan, the slugger, had an exhi>
bition at Nashville Friday night last
and the World says, i"the Opera House
was crowded by the lovers of sport"
And all to see a brute fight! What a
commentary on the tendencies Of the
age on the culture and civilization of
Tennessee's capital. Most of us who
have passed middle life can recollect
with what disgust and horror we read
Of the brutal bullfghts in Spain fifty
years ago. And, here we are today
crowding popular theatre to crafty
a tenfold more disgusting and brutal
passion. What are we coming to?--
Tullahoma Guardian.
The Guardian expresses our senti.
ment exactly in regard to this affair,
We were not only surprised at the
manner in which the combination was
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10

countenanced by the people of Nash.
vile, but very much more SO by the
favorable comments of the Nashville
press, particularly the manner in which
the American complimented the man.
ager Of the theater for afording the
people of Nashville this novel enter
tainment. The press is certainly stoop.
ing beneath its dignity and prestige
for good when it lends its influence to
such parades of barbarian,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10
An Answer Wanted.

Can any one bring us case of Kid
ney or Liver Complaint that Electric
Bitters will not speedily cureH Wesay
they cannot, as thousands of cases al.
ready permanently cured and who are
daily recommending Electric Bitters,
will prove. Brights Disease, Diabetes,
Weak Back, or any urinary complaint
quickly cured. They purify the blood,
regulate the bowels, and act directly
on the diseased parts. Every bottle
guaranteed. For sale at SOC bottle
by j. B. Ritchey.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10
OUR AGENTS.

We do not publish anonymous commu.
nications under any circumstances. The
real name of the author must accompany
every communication, or else it will be con.
signed to the waste basket. We do not pub.
fish the names Of correspondents, but want
them simply as a guarantee of good faith.
Al calls on candidates. obituaries, trib.
utes of respect, etc, are charged for as ad-
vertising matter. Simple announcements of
deaths, marriages, etc, will be published
without charge, and our friends all over the
county will confer favor by furnishing us
with such as soon after their occurrence as
possible.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10
Warren County Democratic Convention

In obedience to the order of the
Warren County Democratic Executive
Committee, the Democracy of the
county is called to meet at the court
house in McMinnville, on Monday, the
I'd day of June, for the purpose of
appointing delegates to the state con-
vention to be held in Nashville on the
18th of June and for the further
purpose of selecting delegates to the
congressional and senatorial conyen-
lions when called; and also to appoint
a county Executive committee to serve
the two following years. 1t is the
earnest wish of the committee, and
they so ask, a full attendance of the
Democracy of the county on the day
indicated.
D. F. WALLACE, Chm.
Il M RT1pcCp Saoratorv
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10

Lebanon Herald: A farmer who
knows what he is talking about hits
the nail square on the head when he
says: Nothing pays better than good
country roads. 1t costs something to
get them, but they are the arteries
which connect city and country. Bad
roads, full of chuck>holes and bottoms
less mud, provokes and cultivates pro-
family at an alarming rate. Be sure
that money intelligently expended is
money wisely invested" We fully
agree with the level headed farmer,
and if he could change the views of the
majority OF people on this subject, it
would be great blessing to the coun>
try. Nothing so much enhances the
price of lands as good roads. The
road law of Tennessee is very defective
and should be changed and simpli6ed.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10
EVERY ACRE OF GRASS is WORTH
FIFTY DOLLARS.

We have seen it stated somewhere
that every acre of land well set in
grass, even though it be rough, is
worth fifty dollars for grazing purposes.
We believe this to be true. 1t is
certainly a very poor acre of grass
that will not, in one season, put three
dollars worth of flesh on young stock.
There are thousands upon thousands of
acres of land in Tennessee, not paying
the taxes, which with little expense
might be made to produce more than
three dollars per acre per annum for
grazing alone. Hardly a farm in the
State that does not possess more or less
of idle acres, which with a little ex>
pense might be turned into paying cap.
ital. So soon as these idle or unpro>
ductive acres are set in grass they be-
come paying property and are worth
fifty dollars per acre as an investment.
As general thing, Nands thus set in
grass not only pay dividend in the
way of pastnrage, but actually become
richer and more valuable every year.
The farm is the farmers capital, and in
many instances, his whole capital
upon its products he depends for the
support of his family. If he manages
his farm well he is sure to make good
living, even though it may be compar,
atively poor; if he manages it badly,
he is sure to make a failure, though he
may have good farm. So it is and
so it will ever be. Capital, whether
invested in the farm, in manufactures,
or in stocks and bonds, must be mans
aged intelligently SO as to pay divi>
dend. Every dollar invested in any
legitimate business should pay at least
six per cent. per annum. The capital
stock of the farmer should be no ex-
ception. A good business man will
generally add to his capital from year
to year; SO it should be with the
farmer. He may not need more acres,
but he should endeavor to increase the
fertility as we'll as the products of his
farm. This may be done in many
ways, but it requires thought to be
successful. If your lands are well
adapted to certain fruits, for which
there is likely to be a constant demand
at remunerative prices, plant those
fruits, and so with the various kinds of
vegetables that may be grown with
profit. When there is nothing else
that will pay better, SOW grass. Every
acre well set in grass will be worth
from fifty to one hundred dollars.
There is no farmer too poor, but what
can SOW a few acres in grass every
year until his lands are well set. Much
Of the lands now cultivated in grain
would pay better if sown in grass.
Take for example those steep, rough,
rocky hllsides in Cannon and other
counties in this State which are we'll
set in Blue grass. They are worth to
their owners for grazing, more than if
cultivated in grain. Not an acre OF
those Blue grass hills that does not pay
a handsome dividend to its owner.
That is why Cannon county is famous
for her fine short horns, mules, sheep
and other kinds of stock. They have
the grass and they appreciate its value.
1t might be more profitable still to the
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10
A Chance for Advanced Agriculturists

Commissioner McWhirter, under
date of yesterday, addressed the follow
ing letter to the farmers Of Middle
Tennessee:
BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE, !
NASHVILLE, Tenn, MAY l, 1884. I
To the Farmers:
l wish to place a few young English
men out on farms to learn farming, for
which I will pay the farmer one hun>
dred dollars per annum as teacher in
the practical methods OF farming, the
parties working for his board and wash
ing. He is to be furnished, however
with a room, and treated as one of the
family. These young gentlemen are
of the best families of England-are
we'll educated and will be credit to
any family or neighbOrhood. l will
also furnish these young men with a
monthly allowance of pocket money.
l wish only to locate them with the
best practical farmers in Middle Ten.
nessee. Such gentlemen applying for
the same will be furnished with a
blank form of application to be filled
out and signed by the applicant.
A. j. MCWHIRTER.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10
D. F. WALLACE, Chm.
j. M. BURGER, Secretary.

American: We export about a hun.
dred million dollars worth of wheat
and import about as many dollars
worth of sugar. England's develop.
ment of wheat fields in India will ma.
terially cut down our export Of that
grain. But, on the other hand, we
ought to make every pound of sugar
we use and have some for export.
We should be getting ready to raise
less wheat and more of something
else. What is true of sugar in our
home economy is true also Of fax and
a dozen other industries, neglected,
The wide field of the industries of
complete, independent nation is before
this agricultural country for considera>
ton. Will the farmers and manu-.
facturers unite and leave their narrow
views and look over the breadth of
this nation and with the greatest pros
perity in view seek to advance such
development as shall insure the prog
ress of every possible industry?
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10

The hail came down necessarily for
55 minutes, cutting to pieces vines
and destroying berries and orchard
fruits. d"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10

The Chattanooga Times says: There
are four manufacturing counties, prop.
erly SO called, in this State, and ninety
agricultural counties, where the
products are Of any value. The value
Of products OF the four manufacturing
counties is $40, 456,3O6, and of the
ninety other counties, S3,7S4,647.
The total lands in farms in the four
counties is 1905 acres, valued at ST.
010,663, and in the other counties is
1924 31 acres, valuee per acre Of
farming lands in manufacturing coun-
ties is $2O,59 as against s7,O5 in strict
ly agricultural counties.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10
Fruit Trees!
Turner'S Nursery.
F. M. TURNER, Proprietor,

+. MI. TURNER, Pr0prIet0r,
FORKS OF PIKE, DeKalb county, Tenn.
S. S. YOUNG, agent for the above MUIR
sery is now canvassing this section for fall
delivery, and offers all varieties of
APPLES, PEARS, PEACHES, and GRAPES
at lowest prices. AS to the reliability of
this nursery we refer to NJ. D. Smallman, w.
@. Womack and R. S. Potter, of McMinn-
vile. Parties wishing trees will: consult
their interest by investigating the claims of
this nursery before buying Blank order
sheets will be furnished on application to
y. y. YOUNG, Agent.
apr5;Sm Hollandsworth, Tenn.
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Human Life IN Mexico.

As anvinstapce Of how little regard
the Government has for life let me tell
you pitiful story: A child was missing
from mining settlement at the edge OF
Z1cstecas, and as weeks went by bring.
ing no trace Of him the distracted par
enls imagined that be bad been kid
naped., Thereupon. some thirty per-
sons, most OF thsm laboripg men about
mines, were taken, out and shot on the
merest suspicion that they might know,
something about the lost boy! About
three moutha atterward somebody hap
n,ned to look doan into adeep hollo~
(probahiy an ahando6ed prospect hoie)
.n,st masy yards from tho father,s h0use,
and discovered something which, excited
his curiosity. Closer :nyes,lg lgatiop re-.
vpaled q small skeleton. the poor child
having undoubtedly fallen 10 during one
OF the epileptic fits he was subject and
bad Starved To death within sight rof
home! happened to be present when
the little moldy j,cket and muddy shoes
| were hrought up, amid crowd who
wept with sympathy for tue mourning
mother but nobodyshtd thought for
the thirty viciims-mosslY fathers Of
families -whofwere sacrificed ia the an.
availing sesrch.--Zacatscas lsster. -
Il
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Bleeding at the Nose.

The two small arteries branching up
from the main arteries, on each side OF
the neck, and passing over the j.w-b bones
supply the face with 5lood. II tie face
bleeds from the right side, for instance,
pass the finger along the edge Of the
right jaw till the beating OF the artery is
felt; press hard upon it, anil the bleed
ing will cease Continue the pressure
Eve minutes, until the ruptured vessels
in the hose contract In the ease OF the
severlng Of an artery, the utmost activ-
ity is required, else the patient will bleed
to desth Tie handkerchief loosely
around the limb, between the wound and
the heart, place stick through It, and
twist it up tightly. till the bleeding stops
IL the wornl will not admit Of this
place the thumb uDon the artery, bstweer
the wound and the heart, aud send i'm
mediately for physician.
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Bisnarck's Play.
$ Do ". stillmah IN shsr rsafasoginnal

Our Berlin correspondents report Of
what is in tue wind touching the prob.
able withdraval OF the German Minister
at Washington is denied both here and
abroad, bat is nevertheless perhaps true.
Upon the occasion when Prince Bismarck
had decided to return the Congressional
resolution referring to Lasker's death
the same Correspondent gave Us the first
intimation Of that news, and his report
was iminediately denied But three or
four days later We had all the facts be-
fore us. 1t viii be the sans now Mr..
Won Eisendecker may be withdrawn for
his courteous .demeanor in the Lssker
case, hut the diploms,ic aspect o0 the
act will be that tue United States having
Withdrawn from the German capital its
representative there, and this, under cir.
rcumstances which indicate that it will in
tentionsllv leave the place vacant, the
German Chanoellor accepts this as qpss
interruption OF friendly intercourse, and
responds by Withdrawing the German
repre- sentative from the capital OF th,
United States.-N. =. Herald.
q" . n II
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The remarkable results in adlisease co
universal and with such a. variety OF
cbaracseristics as Catarrh, prove how ef-
fectually Hoods Sarsapsf,lla Acting
through the hlood, reaches every part Of
the human system A medicine like any,
thing else, can be fairly judged only by
it's results We point With pride to the
glorious record Hood's Ssrsaparilla has
entered upon the haarts OF thousands Of
people it has carel oi cstsrrh,
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N. 7. World.

Mr.. George Bliss says be received
from the G ,vernment for conducting the
inefficient and abortive prosecution OF
the Star Rou 9 case. S59, $50. This was
the modest rate OF 800 per day. iaclud-
ing Sundays, With extra pay for aexpen-
SEES" and for '.long arguments invoicing
q strair on brain and body" Sc
This compensation for losing the case
and enabling the defen:iants whom Mr.
Bliss calls the .head devils" 10 escape,
he testiaes, was "only just and reasona-
ble." - s'ls sH sssl tsss .sSSe.
The people, whose N ,uey went into
the pockets Of the counsel, regaed it as
unjust and unreasonable. Indeed they
consider It an exforton very little less
assaIly .than'the acts Of the Star R ,ute
robbers. whose escape was the anticipa-
ted result OF this prodigal prosecution.
Mr. Bliss quotes Mr., Dormsn B Eaton
as authority that his 100000 fee vas
quite moderate T lis is not the first
time blatant reform has looked compla
Gently on political thrift. 20 2, = E
1t is significant that the "relations" OF
George Bliss with the law department oi
the Government "ceased formally Last
week" Uatil they ceased his scandal.
Gus fees went on. The Springer exsmi-
nation stopped the plinder. II there
had been NO Democratic Congress tn se
extor,ions would have continued until
the close Of Ar'hur's term
The services rendered by George Bliss
are happily summed up 10 three q1es
tions put by the com inittee to Mr.. Bliss
and in the fatty feet lawyers rep les.
Here they.are: = ti4 2
| q How many men did you convict I
A. Only too. 8 s'sSA -
Q We're then puaishedf A No. SIR
@. Did You collect any money for'the
Governmenti "A No SIR; I pe not gone
into the Insurance b,ssiaess o E''is 9.
What afoui mass Of rotteuness these
Star Route inianies have been from be.
ginning to end! y I" - 'iN9 =
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A cat IN store at Lincoln ILL.,, receut-
ly ate . two-year alligator that Was
one OF the pets Of the establishment.
s'Why does the train ran 80 much fast
er than yesterday ." asked q passenger
on a ,branehsof the Wabash Railroad of
the conductor. I'VE are in Missouri to-
day." was the reply, land we always get
vt OF this State rs soon as possible
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Special Cars tor Nuissnees.
Robert F. Burdette.


Gall passenger cars should have one
cattle car, and compel every man who
chews tobacco to ride in it," ssisfs:s
aAnd they should also haul one Ast
car,"' said the fat passenger" for the
fresh air woman who always insists on
keeping the Car " ndow open. She should
sit on a slab seat on an open grated car
and breathe ashes and cinders to her
soul's content"
"Anda a dark and lonely box car,'1
said the tall, thin passenger, "for the,
man who whistles. The whistlers could
all get together 10 there aud sit and drum
on the sides OF the car with their fingers
and whistle al the tunes they didn't
know, and the rest OF the train would be
happy.
ssAnd a Kalamazqe velocipeds, assfd
the, fat passenger tsfor, the man whoI
drums on the floor with his feet every
lime the train stops" Here The man on,
the wood-box suddenly ceased pounding
his favorite overtures with nhis beelss
"By the time be .hai worked bis hnessi
on express time forty-fve miles, "scou-,
tinued the fat PASSENGER without appear
ing to notice anything, She might be able
to give bis ieet vacation Tor Two OF,
three hours y =. g spesFe sssess'
"And occasionalIy.v the man on vi1ss
wood-box said, looking forward 10 gsss.
earnestly into ihe|stove, .sthey mightpat,
on Barnnm's Jumbo ear for the man Who
has to ride over the trucks for lear OF
springing the car" 80 = s7'ss
There was an embarrassing silence OF
. minute or two when the fat passenger
said something acknowledgements cars tors
the nan who was too fresh 10 keep insa
day coach, and then everybody began to
fear the conversation was taking. on a
congressional aspect. ana So the com.
mittee rose and shortly after the house
adjourned Il. gaN8H7
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