Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-06-14
NESSEE, SATURDAY, JUNE ID, 1884.

John Beech sold to H. L. w.
Hill last Wednesday, three head of
Southdown sheep for $500, cash.
This is another example of the wis
dom of raising blooded stock. 1t costs
no more to feed blooded sheep worth
from ten to twelve dollars per head,
than scrubs worth two dollars.
Mr.. NJ. A. Cummings, of Sparta,
who is candidate to represent White,
county in the House of Representa-
tives of the next General Assembly,
added his name to our subscription list
this week. Mr.. Cummings was raised
on the farm, but is now young at.
torney, and will make the county
good representative if favored with an
election.
Fresh Graham Flour at jenkins.
In our columns today will be
found an editorial contribution on
sheep, from Hon. E. L. Gardenhire.
The article will prove of interest to all
who have been worrying with the
problem of sheep VS.. dogs. We also
have a communication from Mr.. T.
A. Beecher, of Hamilton, Ind, giving
an outline of the dog law in that state,
and its practical workings.
Mr.. r. W. Jennings, an old bust.
ness man of Nashville, is soon to in
augurate a new enterprise in that city,
in the shape of a practical business
school. Students will be taught all
kinds of bookkeeping and thoroughly
drilled in all practical business trans,
actions. 1t is designedto be something
more practical than the ordinary bust.
ness college, and the movement de.
serves and will no doubt meet with
large success.
Potato plants ready, zoe per 100.
Apply to j. b. Ritchey.
Much rain has fallen this week,
and while it may be favorable to the
oat and hay crops, it has been unfavor'
able for harvesting early wheat. Many
of our farmers had begun to cut theil
wheat, but it has been entirely too we
to do much at it. Young clover, sowr
this spring, is looking remarkably well
So far we have never seen a better
stand. The farmers are beginning t
appreciate the value Of clover and err
long their barns will be filled with de
licious hay.
MIR. j. T. Duke, agent for tn
Tennessee Hedge Company, Nashville
Tenn, has been in our county fo
several months in the interest Of hi
company. Mr.. Duke is now canvass
ing the county selecting committee
' who will accompany him to Nashville
in about two weeks for the purpose 0
inspecting some of their already ma
tured fences.
"A young farmer boy, IA years old
writes us letter from Tarlton, urgin
us to say something In the STANDARD
) about a dog law in Tennessee. w
have had good deal to say on tina
question lately, and we have this wee
, an article from Hon. E. L. Garden
l hire, who is doubtless the best poste
man in the State on dog and sheep sta
tistics. Our young correspondent ais
reports a fine wheat prospect aroun
r Tarlton, but corn and oats not lookin
so well.
j. A. Knowles, Of White county
5 was in town Monday. Mr.. Knowlt
was one of the gallant and faithful I
: the 18th. We never see him withol
: thinking of his miraculous escape frol
death at Perryville. In that memo
: rable battle, Mr.. Knowles was shot j
: the forehead with full sized min
e bail, which nearly buried itself in tt
s forehead, fracturing and penetratin
= the front bone to the brain. The fra
y tured bone partially divided the bal
r the latter becoming wedged tight b
n tween the sharp corners or points
e the fractured bone. 1t was so vel
securely imbeded that we could N
'. remove the ball with the aid of
-. strong knife, the only instrument v
/ had. In attempting to remove it Il