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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-15
Flowing Wet Land.

To the Standard:
WINCHESTER, March 4, 'S4.-There
is very general impression that land
ought not to be plowed while wet, and
all sorts of bad consequences are said
to follow from it. Under certain cir
cumstances this idea is correct, but it is
by no means a universal fact that pillow.
ing land when wet Injuries it. In the
summer it is admitted that injury does
result to vegetation by wet blowing,
particularly on soil that will bake.
This is so for the very good reason that
the rains are further apart and the in
fuence of the sun is more intense, and
the ground will dry in clods or form a
crust that remains too long unbroken.
These clods get so hard, particularly
if the weather be dry for some time,
that even a reasonable shower will not
dissolve them, and the elements of fer
tility that they possess are shut up in
them and the remaining soil has to
support the entire vegetable growth,
even if, in fact, such blowing does not
injure the whole body of the soil by
opening it to evaporation of the amo-
mia that may be brought down by the
rain. But thse consequences do not
follow fall and winter blowing, and,
perhaps not in early spring. The
ground cannot bake on account of re-
curing rains, and the soil is infinitely
more benefited by the freezing wealth.
er when it is broken; all grubs and
worms are thus thrown to the sur.
face and destroyed, and the freezing
necessarily reduces the clods to fine
earth, and all litter or vegetable matter
turned under will more speedily rot and
decay, and no injurious results can hap
pen from evaporation, as the rains are
$50 frequent in winter and spring that
if any of the fertilizing influences
should escape they will be speedily
brought back by the rain, but the
evaporation in the winter or early
spring is triAing compared to what i
is in the summer when the rays of thu
sun act with so much strong influence
We do not say that it is better tha'
the ground should be wet, but we dC
mean that it does no injury when plOw'
ed at these times, and a great deal o
time is wasted in the winter months
waiting for the ground to get dry
(Which rarely ever happens) tina
might be usefully employed with thu
plOw. w.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-15
Kendalls SPAWN Cure.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 2s, 1883.
DIR. 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 CASEY tried your Kendalls SPAWN
Cure, and to my great establishment 1t 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. | can give
you the names of parties in this city for
whom 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,
1897 G. st. J. l.. WOODRUFF, VS..
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-15
NASHVILLE MARKET REPORT.

Corrected from the daily american every
Thursday evening.
The general trade was quiet today.
The markets are, with few exceptions,
very steady, but with no important
changes in prices.
Flour is steady and in fair request.
Wheat is held firm. The stock of
choice No. 2 winter is very light and
will command full prices. Corn is in
good demand and steady at outside
quotations. Hay is firm and higher.
Provisions are steadier and the trade
is improving.
Groceries are steadier, with mod
crate inquiry. We have no change in
any of the leading articles to note.
Country produce was quiet today.
Eggs vete dull, with a downward ten
dency. Poultry was dull and lower.
Butter was quiet but unchanged. Pea
nuts are firm at quotatiods. Potatoes
are in fair demand and unchanged
Feathers continue very steady.
Wheat, from wagons, good dry, 05 to 10
Corn-fron wagons, 81 to 81
Corn Meal 62Hto65
Oats-43 to 46.
Rye-from wagons, to
Hay, prime timothy, per ton, S1400.
Feathers-prime, Sd to So.
Beeswax-choice, to 80.
Rags-well assorted, ~.
Genseng-dry, to
Butter 10 to q.
Eggs to 16
Dried Fruit, apples, 5A to C, blackberries
8 to peaches Us, 8 to c, As, Az to c
Evaporated apples, 6 to 10
Tallow-choice, 6X.
Sorghum-22 to2S.
Wool--unwashed, Is to 20.
" tub washed, 81 to 80.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-15
Augusta, Ga, Markets.

Reported by j. O. Mathewson & Co., Com
mission Merchants.
AUGUSTA, GA, Mar. 10, 1884.
Wheat, 81 20 to S for No. 2 red,
Corn-prime white, 70 to.
Flour, family IS so, fancy family So 90.
Meal ,i75c per bushel for fine ground in two.
bushel cotton sacks.
Lard, 1910 for choice leaf in cans.
Butter, 1Sc to20c for choice sweet in cans
Oats, 42c to 49c, sacks included.
Bacon-Hams, II to Sides, IL Shout
ders,9
Peas, clays 81 25c per bushel.
Sorghum, 30 to 35c.
Hay, per ton, SIS 90 to S1S 90.
Dried Fruit, apples 5, peeled peaches 1917
Eggs, Is to C.
Green apples, per barrel, to.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-15

her up again. was in debt when she was
taken and have been so confined in the
house since that time that l am still in
debt, therefore 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 Quito
see them as the other candidates have.
ROBERT MILLER.
March 15-4t.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-15
ST. Charles, Arkansas, Aug. %, 1888.

ST. Charles, Arkansas, Aug. %, 1888
DR.. b. j. Kendall & Co., Gents IL take
pleasure in Informing you that used 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 Kendal's 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. 1 have
only applied KendalPs Spdyin 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 OH the Horse and his Dis
eases and would not take any money for it
if could not get another. Hoping you
great success remain,
Yours respectfully,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-15
Commercial
MEANWHILE PRODUCE MARKET.
Corrected weekly by Mead & Ritchey.

Corrected weekly by Mead & Ritchey.
OFFICE SOUTHERN STANDARD,
McMinnville, March IA, 1854
Wheat is in good demand with
prices firm; $500 bushels we're sold here
this week to 90 South. Corn svery
firm and in good demand at 45c. AS
yet the roads are so bad that the farmers
cannot haul their grain to market
Eggs are weak and lower in all the
markets. We make no change in our
prices. Other articles remain about
the same.
wHEAT- 500 95e bu.
CoRN--white 45,
FLoUR-new, $2.75to @sS y 100 lbs.
MEAL-S9 blu. 45@50c.
OATs-fe blu. $50 40
Observation-Disclosures p ID
BUTTER-59 b. 10
EaGs-Se doz 10tol1c.
,GINsENG--Ss ID. $1.O0
BEEswAX-S9 ID. zoe.
FEATHERs-S9 ID. 40to45
TALLow-59 ID. &c,
Green hides 5000. Grubby Il off
fLARD-7B 10. 10c.
BACON
Shoulders TX
Hams 10
Sides @9
Hog round 81. F.#t.I.I "a
Wool, unwashed, 20@21c
tub washed, SOC ft
Turkeys, &c per pound
Stock peas, to
DRIED APPLEs-P ID. AZ to &c.
Peaches-4%to5
Blacberries to C.
Homestead Fertilizer, $3.50 u 100.
Irish potatoes cts p bu. ~
Green Apples, 81 90 per bushel.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-15
Kendall's SPAWN Cure.
From The Spirit of the Times, Dec. 1913.

1t is admitted that there is great advance
in veterinary science within the past decade,
yet many will scarcely believe that q SPAWN
cure is possible. Fortunate indeed, how.
ever, for the poor horse suffering with lame.
ness of this kind that Kendall's SPAWN Cure
has been discovered, as it is certain in its eff.
fects and has worked wonders in thousands
of such cases. Send for illustrated cats.
logue, giving positive proof. Price of Spav.
in Cure 81. Address DR.. B. J. Kendall, Co.,
Projectors, Enosburg Falls. Vt.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-15
DAILY AND WEEKLY.

A splendid SPACE family paper brim full of
news. Latest dispatches by telegraph to
hour OF going to press from all parts Of the
world.
The farmer wants 1t for its weekly reviews
of the Nashville home market aud crop re.
ports, and price for his products.
The merchant wants It for its telegraphic
quotations of the eastern and foreign. mar
kets.
The politician wants it for its full reports
of proceedings of Congress and Tennessee
Legislature, and political news and editorials.
The wife wants it for its household de-
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and miscellaneous reading.
The children want it for its short stories
and sketches and general information, fur
nishing liberal education.
Everybody wants 1t because there is no
better paper and no cheaper paper in the
South, and it can get to you quicker with
the latest news than any other paper, If your
postofice is in Tennessee, Southern Ken.
lucky, North Alabama or Georgia.
TEpMS.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-15

The very best remedy that can be
compounded from our present knowl-
edge of drugs, for colds, coughs, asth.
ma, bronchitis and other lung Diseases
is DIR. Wister's Balsam of Wild Cherry.
1t has cured many cases of consump.
ton when all other remedies had failed.
A single spoonful will cure an ordina.
ry cough or cold and give instant
relief to asthma. 1t is soothing, heal
ing and strengthening to throat and
lungs and is very pleasant to take.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-15
A Card.

The reason why became a candidate for
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
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-15

An extra copy sent free with every club
of ten subscribers. Address,
THE AMERICAN,
Nashville, Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-15
TRUSTEE.

We are authorized to announce w. w.
WOMACK as candidate for Trustee and
Tax Collector for Warren County. Election
first Thursday in August next
We are authorized to announce SAMUEL
f. 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 ]. r.
GARDNER as 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.
A Card.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR SHERIFF.

We are authorized to announce j. R.
GROVES rs candidate for Sheriff OF
Warren county. Election first Thursday in
August next.
WE are authorized to announce H. P,
w MAXWELL as a candidate for re.elec'
ton to the Office of Sheriff of Warren county
Election LIST Thursday in August.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-15
The most successful remedy ever

discovered as it is certain in its effects and
does not blister. READ PROOF BELOW.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
SAN ANTONIO.
Gone TO a Higher Court for Trial-Thc
Fence.Cutters Of Frio County
Baker Sentenced.

special TO tho Gazette.
San Antonio, March lS.-E. >. Bea-
con, formerly lieutenant in the United
States army, who was charged with
the murder of John Piggott in Kinney
county, died yesterday at Bracket.
He Nns out under $40, 600 bail, and WAS
to have been tried ut tho term of the
district court now III session at Brack-
EFT. The cause of his death was con-
sumption and dissipation. He was a
few years ago noted character ON the
Rio Grande border.
Deputy Sheriff Haganan Of Eric
county was in the city to-day, and
said that the authorities of his county
would in few days open operations
| against the fence cutters after manner
OF their prosecution in Medina county
Eric county is where fence-cuttinl
took It's start.
The heavy rains of the past three
dny have soaked all the country ens
and southeast of San lAntonio, anc
have been pretty general IN the soutl
aud west. In Guadalupe, Gonzales
and Mason counties the rain wa
wonderfully heavy.
Col Augustus BellSnap, president o
the Street Car company, has been APP
pointed chairman of the BeNar county
Republican executive committee.
Il. III. Baker, the defaultlng post
| master ut Victoria, who was convicted
here last week in the federal court, wa!
to-day sentenced To three years i'm
J prisonment and TO pay a fine of SiOl
His devoted wife, who has cluug /,
him AL through his trials, is deepl.
| affected.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
WACO.
Adiudgcd Insnuc-Thc Examlner-Bur'
ial Of Will Smith--Thc Water
Question.

Special TO the Gazette.
Waco. March ls.--A commission
dc trndfico inqVirshdo, held TINS AFTER
noon Inv County Judge Gerald, deer
ded Mrs. Matte Gallaher, wnite
lady of this county, to he insane. Her
husband will leave with her In the
morning for Austin TO place her IN the
asylum there. This Is the second time
she has had mental trouble. and Is
now so violent that physical restraint
IL necessary.
Somewhat TO the surprise OF the
community the Examiner came cur
this morning without saying wn, 7.
concerning the recent change In It's
management. It's limited that some
of the owners of the paper objected 10
The disposition Mr.. Elgin proposed 70
make of 1t, but the leasing printers say
these obstacles will he removed ana
the paper will tell the tale In the morn
ing. There Is some friction some
where in the inner circle.
The remains OF Will q. Smith, the
vounr Wacolte who suicided ut kSan
Antonio night before last, arrived NJ
Ave O'clock this afternoon and were
mot Mt the Missouri Pacific depot by
relatives am ~, ,.irs, erect ceme.
were carried 70 Wv LID HE mother
.ery nnu in'e me- attendance was small
ana ,alner; -, nv hnd Chrisiian burial.
our ,ne ias.i Wy Ei.b NJ The Texas
Ifensu u.,:a ro,in,ov arrjved this even.
~ -. n,on rs ,' on,, ar Of that road.
ihE WIN, W. we nag ~ Mo n,orning was
MI; " - ,,isa y rom II Kellum,
l ,i '" Ne w - ISeIlum of In,
oauens1i III NJ e. Do.an
iii,' u, nei'. n,ass ,~eatiny is In pro.
"a o,'iI ,i,n od m house to.nicht dis
gless Nv We eou, a,ar spo,lv Question
G ,.,,, goo Jn rarsrence 10 fire protec.
, Nun spec'a' references " "'
'i9n, on. u,is oye,,ro Frank Brown
In .n,9 rrasiad On q chnrge of sell
white, Was aries.1i "a a ' i"asIer th,
lng 10 w, ~ ~ h itas , s,nlo, on tbe NIGH
gSt nt, w." srnn, H Rnv nr Smoot of Austin
Wv, avn I'm ~, f,,ii,, ;dantified NV DR.
ne cii ,hn n n"s , minister here
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

he was rot here" Applause on the
Republican side.
~ have never" continued Towns
bend, 'heard peculator assailed on
ihis floor, but the gentleman from
Maine has sprung to his feet and de
Tended him."
Name one" cried Reed.
II have not time" retorted Mr..
Townshend.
~ want the gentlman to name one"
retorted Reed.
when the gentleman continued
Townshend, "takes his seat and be-
haves himself, will proceed with
has taken occasion TO assail
almost every member in the house,
and now propose 10 answer him, and
let him understand he is we'll known
here, and that have less regard for
his estimate of myself than have for
the opinion of any other member. On
last Saturday he took the floor and
imputed To me improper motives in
my defense of this bill. did not have
an opportunity to reply then, but
want TO say here and now that lie is
playing role which he has
w N'St ciit0 huGW filuif 80 =
defender of every railroad scheme that
Is brought in here, and us an obstruc-
TOR Of every character of legislation in
tedded to put restraint on railroad cor
porations and compel them TO meet
their Just dues to the government.
heed-tortunately the observations
winch the gentleman from Illinois has
mad the kindness to make, were made
IN the presence OF the house TINT
say TO this house that my
record is open TO the world ON any ana
III topics, and there are only two sels
ol people for whose opinion j care
good deal--the one Is my constituents,
VINO know me, and the other Is TINS
mouse, which knows him. Laughter
On The Republican side II is hardly
necessary to say that shall stand VIM
aicated before them both. have
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
= .
PARIS.
Church and Theater-Seyerai Burg
laries-A Fortune Teller.


Special TO the Gaze Ito
Paris, March IS \ protraeted meet
ing Is In progress at the Methodist
church, the pastor, Roy, j. II, Allen,
beiug assisted by Rev. Mr.. Clark, from
sherman.
Through the enterprise of Mr.. John
Walker, lessee Of the opera house, we
ARE to lave the pleasure OF listening TO
Minnie Hauk on the 26th inst.
The Paris Press is once more smiling
upon liz patrons, We hope the gen
tlemen, Messrs Woodward IL Cour-
bet, will build upa good subscription
list.
District court begins the last of this
month. 80 far, the docket Is very
light. Divorce cases predomiuate.
Several cases of burglary occurred in
the city between Saturday night and
Monday morning. The safe Of the
Lumber and Grain company was
opened 10y the use of n coal chisel and
some $50 or so secured The saloon
kept by Clark x Gardner was entered,
hut the pfoprietors do not miss any.
thing. Lee Brothers also received a
a call from the gentlemen inclined To
take what did not belong to them.
The til WIS broken open aud the large
sum ofthree copper cents taken, leav-
ing naught else 10 take.
A Gipsy woman is the center Of at
traction in the west end of town. many
Of the fair gitls paying her u visit anc
having their fortunes told upon til,
payment of one dollar.
-, wad the power some gific gle us,
To see ourselves as others sec u.s.
City politics are beginning to rur
high; candidates are multiplying, ant
dirt throwing commenced
Spring fights were INDUCED in b,
several parties last week. Charity &
all inclines US 10 withhold names.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

mad the opportunity yesterday of con.
Versing with leading member of tl,e
senate, who said he had read the hill
and II was fair and liberal one. HI
had said further lie was glad to know
that he (Townshend) had exposed
Ihe hypocrisy pracliced by the
Republican party in the house of The
iasI congress In cutting down appro.
pri1uohs' Inc senator was himself
Republican. There were several
shouts OF name him - from the Re
puolicans, but Townshend declined 10
20 So Townshend went on to saw
since the bill had come into the house
every, clown on the other side had
oeeh brought to the front to ridisule
II, every advocate of extravaganza
every defender of Jobs and
rallroad propositions had been
brought forward, taxing their inrenu.
IVY 10 the utmost in order to raise n
iaise clamor against the bill.
Taylor of Ohio asked whether tbe
word clown was parliamentary.
me speaker replied If the gentleman
used unparllamentary language. anv
member had the right TO call him to
Iownshend continuing said he was
surprised at the action Of the other
s,de IN endeavoring to throw odium on
a ene Dill. lie was not surprised at the
au.ion OF the gentleman from Maine
iced III a peculator had ever
oeeh charged on this floor with
maladministration; il ever az
.raVagant appropriations were aug
Sesled, that gentleman was found "a
ps its defender, and il ever the inter.
~ oi u railroad company was at stake.
sne gentleman was its defender.
,.i hlseock demanded the words be
A - ~ "ewp as qnpafliamentary.
., Vhi no" said Reed, 81 don't want
70 give them any such signiiicance
oit when he talks about extrayapanf
appropriations and spccnlations, II he
LOOKS at the record he will find In the
star route ease that voted with the
committee on appropriations, aud that
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
PROCEEDINGS N CONGRESS.


Washington, March lS.-Petitions
presented aud referred; Hill, from the
chamber OF commerce at Denver
Praying for the retirement of small
treasury notes.
Cullom, from members OF the Wye.
ming territorial legislature Praying
Tor additional compensation.
Hawley introduced a bill authoriz.
ing the secretary of the navy TO offer a
reward of So GOO for rescuIng or ascer.
tanning the fate of the Greely arctic
expedition. Hawley said such a re-
ward might induce ships cruising In
or about arctic seas TO keep lockout
for the exploring party on 10 turn occa.
slonally out OF their course in order
% gather information about al.
The above Is the plan sngg, sted by
George kennop, the arctic traveller
when called before the Greedy relief
board 10 gives his yiews concerninp
the rescue Of Greedy and his com.
raies.
The bill TO aid In the establishment
and temporary support Of common
schools was taken up. II approprlates
70, the inst year Sl5,oOO,OCo, for the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

ANOTHER WITNESS EXAMINED.
Washington, March Isl. NJ. Me-
Grew, formerly with the auditor of
the treasury department, whose duty
il was to audit expenses OF the post
Office department, was examined at
his own request by the Springer COM
Mite to-day in retation to the star
route investigation. lie characterized
as UNANIMOUSLY false the alleged state
ments of VIM. Lilley that he had paid
witness Si,olO to secure expedition of
service upon certain route. McGrew
also read letter from Lilley, In which
the latter denied ever having made the
statement credited 10 him. McGrew
| said that he resigned his position as
sixth auditor ON June ., 1881, at the
! request of the president aud Secretary
! Window, the former saying that he
was embarrassed by the statements of
James and McNeagh, members
of the cabinet. They had said
they could not proceed in the star
route investigations while McGreY
was sixth auditor. The witness testi
fled that when he resigned he did S,
with the understanding that when i
was proven he was not guilty of til,
charge that he received money, n,
should have better position than h
held. con June 30th," McGrew con
tiuued, "the president sent for me, an'
said he had done me great injustc
and intended making my restoration
conspicuous. The following day | LET
for Ohio, and on July ID the presi
dent was shot. | never saw hin
again, and have not asked for anothe
position. | don't want one; I've hat
enough.n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
BASTR0P.
Senator Fowlcr's Narrow Escape
Damage by the Rains.

Special to the Gazette.
Bastrop, March Ex-senator j. T..
Fowler OF this place while attempting
to cross u swollen stream near here
yesterday, had both of his horses
drowned and his buggy completely
demolished. He barely escaped from
drowning himself.
Much damage was done to the
farmers here 10y the rain yesterday,
A great part of the corn crop will have
TO be rep.anted. Many fences on the
banks OF creeks aud branches We're
washed away. The weather to-day is
beautiful.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
DELT'0N.
Call for the County Convention The
District Court.

special To the Gazette.
Capt. Ii. II. Bradford, chairman OF
the Denocratio executive eommittee
issued call to-day for the precinct
meetings, 10 be held ON March 2Nth, Il
elect delegates to the county oonven.
ton. which il called to meet on April
10Th TO nominate delegates TO the state,
congressional and district conven.
tions.
District court convenes next Mon
day, alth Instant. The civil docket
VIII be first disposed Of