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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-18
NASHVILLE MARKET REPORT.

Corrected from the Nashville Union every
Thursday evening.
The general trade was quiet today.
The market continues steady in pretty
much all lines.
Flour was firm for all standard
brands. Concessions can be had on
off brands, but this does not affect the
market.
Wheat continues strong at full quo
tations. Strictly No. 2 red would
bring even higher figures.
Corn was steady and a shade
higher. The demand is very fair.
Provisions were more active today,
a steady feeling prevailing but with
changes in prices.
Groceries were in fair request.
Sugars and coffees continue steady
but unchanged. Salt is held very
firm and in some instances at higher
figures.
Country produce was in fair de-
mand. Eggs were dull at II cents,
with the indications pointing to lower
prices. Poultry was in good demand
at full quotations. Butter was steady
and in good request. Potatoes were
in fair demand with no particular
change in prices. The trade in this
department was rather light today.
Wheat, from wagons, good dry, 95@1 OH.
Corn-from wagons, 81 to 5S.
Corn Meal 5711to60
Oats-43 to 40
Hay, prime timothy, per ton, $15OOto $500
Feathers-prime, to As.
Beeswax-choice, to 81.
Rags-well assorted, 81 60 to
Genseng-dry, to
Butter 10 to 25
Eggs-1lto
Chickens-frying 15@1Sc; hens, 25@
Tallow-choice, 6.
Wool--unwashed, Is to II.
tub washed, % to q.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-18
VIOLA.
The NeighbOrhOOd News from Our
Regular Correspondent.

The weather has been real cool at
night for several days. We hope the
fruit is not injured by the frosts.
Bonner & Ramsey and DIR. E. H.
Jones have added an Improvement
to our village by putting up hitch
ing rack.
Miss Burnie Merritt left last week
for Wales, Giles county, to take
charge of a music class.
The hearts of all the young men
were frightened by the presence of
Miss Burnie, but oh! how sad since
she has gone.
Mr.. r. R. Etter happened to the
misfortune of cutting his foot very
badly with an AK last week.
Miss Emma Stubblefield left for
Franklin county Monday morning
on visit.
Mr.. E. Webb and wife, of McMinn-
vile, were in our village Sunday,
visiting Mr.. j. D. Walling's family.
Jim Northcut and Isaac st. John
went to McMinnville Sunday. Jim
says he went to see his sister, who is
attending school at the G. F. College,
Isaac says he went to see some one
else's sister.
The reason p. II. Winton's Poland
ducks don't lay is, they areall brakes.
Mr.. Anderson Mansfield, of Sc
quatchie Valley, moved into George
Stubblefield's new house last week.
Messrs. r. l.. Miller and Alton
Hill and Miss Burnie Merritt fur
nished some most excellent music at
p. H. Winton's residence one night
last week.
Mr.. James Muir has planted a
large crop of beets and carrots for the
purpose offeedlng his stock on next
winter.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-18
United States Courts.

The United States district and cir
cult courts convene next Monday in
the courtroom at the custom.house.
Judge Baxter will try the civil and
Judge Key the criminal docket. The
term will continue three weeks, and
possibly four, There are about three
hundred criminal and about sixty civil
cases on the docket. The number of
new criminal cases is about 140. About
$50 witnesses have been summoned.
The United States marshals report
that wildcat distilling has greatly in
creased within the last three months in
the hill counties. Nashville Banner.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-18
The Richest Cabinet Lady.

The richest lady in Washington now
probably is Mrs. Whitney, whose hus-
band is Secretary of the Navy and
whose father is the millionaire Senator
Payne, of Ohio. 1t is said one of her
brothers gave her cool million within
a year or two, and as trifiing Christ
mas gift gave her a $4,000 ornament
of rubies, The diamonds she wore at
her first Wednesday receptionin Wash
ington were very large and brilliant.
Her earrings of solitaire diamonds and
the three solitaires which were set in a
bar breast,pin are unusually large and
pure.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-18
COMMERCIAL
MGMINNVILLE PRODUCE MARKET.
Corrected weekly by Mead & Ritchey.

Corrected weekly by Mead & Ritchey.
OFFICE SOUTHERN STANDARD,
McMinnville, Apr. II, 1885.
In consequence of the excitement
over the war news from Europe,
wheat and corn have advanced.
Wheat is fully 15c higher in the
Western markets, and consequently
higher here. Good, sound; plump,
clean wheat is now worth $1.00 per
bushel. Corn is five cents higher
also from the same cause. The West
ern market, however, is reported a
little off for both wheat and corn.
Should the war excitement subside,
wheat and corn would be likely to
Subside.
Eggs are weak, though no change
in quotations.
Dried fruit nominal.
WHEAT Goal 90 u blu.
CoRN-white Toto 70,
FLoUR-new, $2.50@$3 90 p 100 u.s.,
MEAL % bu. 7O@75c.'
OATs-59 blu. 5O@55
CHICKENs-Hens &c p ID
BUTTER-79 III. u to 20
EGGs-R doz Ito SC.
GINsENG-59 h, LOO to
BBEswAX-R ID. zoe.
FEATHERs-7B b. 40to
TALLow-R ID. 5Hc.
Green hides 5@6c. Grubby q Of
LARD-79 ID. &c.
BACON
Shoulders 6H
Hams 8
Sides So
Hog round
Wool, unwashed, 14@19c
tub washed, % to &c
Turkeys, &c per pound
Stock peas. to l 20
DRIED APPLEs-S ID. to 1Mc.
Peaches to
Blacberries to C.
Homestead Fertilizer, 25to ESQ p 100
Irish potatoes cts. D bu.
Green Apples, to 90 per bushel.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-18
City Election Notice.
Notice is hereby given that on
Saturday, May 9th, 1885,

will open and hold an election in the
courthouse in the town of MeMinnville. for
the purpose of electing Mayor and six Al.
dermen for said corporation.
II. p. MAXWELL,
April 10, 1885. Sheriff.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-18

Overlooking may pay the dairyman
who only wishes to keep a COW while
in the flush of milk but the farmer
should avoid over-feeding his COWS Just
as carefully as under.feeding.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-18
, Vitality of Great Men

Is not always innate or born with them,
but many instances are known where
it has been acquired by the persistent
and judicious use of Dr. Harter's Iron
Tonic.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-18

The blowing cannot be done as well
nor as easily without an improved pillow
of the best make, aud it is cheaper to
buy one than to worry along with an
old worn out pillow, which has seen
service for quarter ofa century
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-18
We Want q Lady

OF intelligence to take the perma-
nent sole agency for our goods used
m'every family in this place. Stock
furnished by Us without Investment.
References indispensable.
j. b. HULINC Co., Chicago, I'll.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-18

Itch, mango and scratches of every
kind cured in 30minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Use no other. This
never fails. Sold by ]. B. Ritchey,
druggist, McMinnville, Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-18

The Chattanooga furnaces recently
made contracts with Eastern parties
for $4,000 tons fpig iron, It is now
being shipped.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-02-05
Flies and Swallows.

The moral feelings of animals being
interesting as their intelligence, per.
haps the readers of Nature would care
| to hear of a curious instance that [ Just
now witnessed of fellow-feeling in the
common house-fy. A number of them
had collected in the top of a window,
and | was about to open it to let them
out, when saw wasp seize one as |
have seen many seized this year, but
never before, though l have often seen
them feed greedily on manned bees.
The wasp was about to sever the head
from the body of his victim, when a
fly-by no means a large o1e-fung it
self violently against the captured one,
trying apparently to knock it away
from the wasp; it did not attack the
wasp.
This was done again and again,
whether by the same fly or another /
could not tell, the action was so rapid;
at last the body of the fly was knocked
away, but the wasp retained the head
and devoured it. 1t then grasped an
other, and again a fly dashed at it, and
another, and another, though they were
all evidently afraid of the wasp; and no
wonder; it seemed very fierce and hun
cry. The action of the flies was quite
unmistakable. I called another person
to watch it with me, and she was as
much surprised as | was, and inclined
to kill the wasp; but [ thought we
could spare few flies, Notwithstanding
this unexpected discovery of fine feel
ing in them, and ] would not let her
disturb the balance of nature.
was once a delightful witness of q
still more curious instance of fellow
feeling in some young swallows. Six
were being fed by the old bird, who
flew by from time to time, and put
something into one or two of the open
beaks. Each time, as soon as they saw
the parent coming, which was some
time before / did, they all stood up,
whirring their wings and chatering;
all, that is, except the last but one, and
that seemed to be weak and unable to
rise, and so got nothing. At last the
two that fianked it, after a great deal
of chattering over it, mana ged to raise
it up by putting their beaks under it's
little white bosom; and then and there
the dear little brotherly things wedged
it up between them with the prettiest
air of compassion and patronage, so
that it had a fair chance with the others.
And it seemed quite a chance which
was fed, yet all sat down apparently
contented and good-humored afterward.
1t was pretty sight, and Twas grieved
when, some boys coming by, they took
to flight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-02-05
The English Dog-Stealer.

When the English dog-stealer decides
on a rural trip he takes horse and cart,
the latter covered in behind the seat SO
as to form a sort of locker, and invites
a friend of his own kidney to accom-
pany him. Having marked down his
quarry, he drives slowly past the house,
turns back again and repasses. His
hope is that tn dog will run out into
the road and bark. If nobody happens
to be watching, the cart is driven slow
ly off and the dog follows it till some
secluded spot is reached, when the con-
federate gets out and secures him; or
else, if he is known to be savage, a
moose is dropped over his head from
behind and he is hauled into the cart.
The secret of dog following strange
cart, it is add d, is, that either the tires
of the wheels are plentifully anointed
with anise-seed oil or bag saturated
with that extract is let down by cord
TO trail on the ground.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-02-05
The Destruction OF Ancient Monu-
InentS.

The reason why the Pont du Gard
is now so much more a perfect struct-
ure than that other great remaining
work of the Roman architects, the
Colosseum, is that it has always stood
at distance from towns and cities
whose inhabitants might want its stones
to build their palaces and their huts.
1t is not the hand of time that has, in
most cases, destroyed the temples and
other architectural works of the an
clients, but the hand of man. They
were built strongly and nassively; but,
although they could resist the storms
of centuries, they could not resist the
crow-bars of men who found it much
easier to take away their stones, al
ready cut and shaped, than to quarry
building material from the rocks. The
world has now more respect for ancient
remains than it used to have; and [
feel sure that if ever a town arises near
the Pont du Gard, the stones of the old
bridge will not be taken to build it's
houses.-Sf. Nicholas tor November.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-02-05
Solomon OutGone.

When Solomon was asked to decide
which of two women a child belonged
to, he called for his sword and pro-
posed to cut the child in two and give
half to each; the real mother went into
Mysteries, and Solomon decided in her
favor. But at the mixed court on Fri
day morning, says the Shanghai Celes-
ttGt Empire, an actual division was
made, and Solomon's Judgment was
put in the shade. The chattel in dis
pute was black dog, with his tail
clipped bare except at the extremity,
which still retained some long hair.
The dog was quite unconcerned, and
went snuffing around the arena and
under the court table at the magis-
trate's feet, or wherever his tether
would allow him to extend his explora-
lions. The claimants for the dog were
a butcher and a washerman. The
butchers assistant held a string, with
the dog at the end of it. The washer
man held basket in his hand contain
ing hair which he had clipped from the
dogs tail, and which he produced in
proof of ownership.
MI. Howes, Inspector of Markets,
stated that be had known the butcher
for many years, and that he had seen
the dog at his place; and that he be-
lieved that the dog belonged to the
butcher. Ii was also stated by the po-
bee that an experiment had been tried
at Hongkow Station; the washerman
called on the dog, but it would not fol-
low him; but when the butcher called,
the doc heard his m Stpr'S yOicp and
knew the sound thereof. As a last re-
sort to prove that the dog loved him
and belonged to him, the washerman
pulled off his jacket and showed a
plaster stuck between his shoulder
blades, saying that the dog had bitten
him there. The magistrate decided in
favor of the washerman so far that he
was allowed to keep the basketful of
hair, and the butcher was allowed to
take the rest of the dog.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-02-05
FeNOw-P Passengers.

A Chicago Drummer balanced his
chin on the edge of the seat in front OF
him, and tickled a sandy-haired pas
senger's ear with the remark:
you've been in Chicago, of courseP"
An uncertain look came into the
sandy-haired mans eyes.
''Let me seer' he unused, retrospect
lively; '''pears to me | must have
passed through there. I've travelled
good deal. / know I've heard the
name before. What line of road is it
on?''
Forty lines of road It's the biggest
railroad centre on earth"
Not bigger'n Crestline, o., is itP''
asked the passenger with an amazed
expression. give seen four trains to
onct at Crestline waitin' to start of.
Talk about noise and cOnfusiOn!
The Chicago mans teeth began to
chatter.
us Chicago a place where the trains
stop for dinner?"
NAV" said the Disguised drum
mer; Chicago is place where the pas
sengers stop for dinner"
.'Of course; that's what [ meant"
explained the red-haired man, gently.
''Fact is" he went on with confiden-
tial frankness, give travelled so much
and been in so many different places in
my lifetime that don't purtend to re-
member more'n a quarter of 'em.
What's the name of the hotel in Chi
cago?"
''There amt any," said the drummer,
gloomily.
Then he walked forward to the filter,
filled his mouth full of water, gargled
his throat, whooshed the liquid on the
floor, and hung his leg over the corner
of the coal-box.
"Who is that evil-eyed, pink4haired,
lumpy-legged, prairie-eared microbe at
the other end of the carp he asked OF
the conductor, who was passing through
the train.
"Do you mean the gentleman look
ing out of the Window"
''Ya'as.
'sHe's a fsh-merchant from St.
Louis. "--Detroit Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-02-05

bly, on shopping expedition to Dudley.
May | wait and return with your
NO" said Jette. swallowing lump
in her throat, Il am going away forev-
er, MIR. Fay, to my uncle's in Virgin
Ia"
SIS not this sudden, Jette?" he asked
in surprise. Pardon me, Miss Hast
ings, but should have thought you
might have told me-
Il did not know it myself till this
morning. Mrs. Hastings has, in fact,
sent me away"
"a glimmering of the truth passed
through Mr.. Fay's mind, and then he
told her in earnest tones the story of
his love, and begged her to be his wife
that very evening.
You have no near relatives, so why
delay?" he urged.
And so the knot was tied, and the
Goal Sprite'' carried back that even
ing happy bride and groom.
The young couple proceeded straight
to the Mountain House.
'.AIrs. Hastings" said Mr.. Fay, cool
", 81 have brought my wife back with
me and | came in TO arrange about
sending my things to the other hotel. ="
''But why?" stammered the lady,
swallowing her great disappointment
on Leola's account. Il would be most
happy to serve her
Turning to the yelled lady she recog-
nized something familiar.
'Jetter' she cried. '.It cannot be
Jette Hastings!"
''But it is" said Mr.. Fay, sternly,
''and her days of toll are over. To-
morrow shall engage in removing her
piano and other effects to the Summit
House, and after that we shall be as
strangers to you"
Mrs. Hast ngs was completely dunn
founded, but the worst blow was yet to
fall. When the engineers completed
their survey the track passed through
the center of Mrs. Fay's barren acres,
and when the wOrkmen broke ground
the largest coal bed was unearthed
that had ever been found in that vicin-
ity.
Many an engine now beside the
''Coal Sprite' bears away the black
diamonds and brings in the golden dol
lars.
Mrs. Fay is finn believer in dreams,
and with her husband she often talks
of the day she was visited by the Coal
Sprite, which she believes to be the
guardian of the coal mines.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-02-05
The Game She Won.

She was pretty and frank coquettc,
He was a lad in his freshman year,
And they stood on the lawn by the tennis net
With nobody by to see or heat;
The sun was bright and the sky was clear
As he fOOlishly bent his tall young head,
And whispered the rules in her list ming ear
For she did not know the game, she said.
She was pretty and frank cOquette,
And her ripe lips met iii the sweetest pOut,
While over her eyes the arch brows met
As she studied the meaning Of in and
''out;"
Ard half in shynees and half in doubt
Questioned. with low voice highly bred.
What this and what that were all about
For she did not know the game, she said
She was pretty and frank cOquette,
And her wrist was round as she tried to
play,
But never ball could she toueh-and yet
She tossed with her racket his heart away.
Serve and return were one that day:
She missed till her dainty cheeks grew red:
He won the set as Il bold youth may.
But the little maid won the game-they said.
L'ENVOI
Such are the chances Of war ] fear,
At tennis, when people at odds are set,
And one is q lad in his freshman year,
And one is pretty and frank coquette!
3. E. NJ, in Life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-02-05
ed. !" This Is a metarhorical

inclined. This Is metaphorical
proverb. We never knew tree had
any inclinations at all, unless it had an
inclination to leave. ANY one can see
that there are a great many twigs on a
tree, and they are bent in a great many
different directions. Now, tree hasn't
got any time to pay attention to all of
them. If the proverb had stated that
as the tree is bent so is the small boy
inclined, one might have been able to
see some sense in it.-Puck.
When | lived in Boston very beau
tiful girl from Bangor, Me-, visited me.
One day we were discussing a very
wealthy man who was attentive to her
and whom almost all her friends wish
ed her to accept for a husband. .'Yes.
| will own, she said. she has asked
me 10 marry him. | refused, for /
want to love the man | marry. When
I,think of Mr.. B as my husband
the cold chills run all over ne rom
head to foot, Ugh. | could not marry
him if he was made of gold and | could
slice some off every time / wanted to
90 shopping. San Francisco Wasp.
In South Siberia there is an unciyil-
lied race known as Bourats who wor
ship a human god. When their god
reaches the age of 10 they poison him,
and choose q younger god, who is like
wise poisoned when be reaches that
age. There is not much competition
among the youth of South Siberia in
seeking the nomination for human god.
They don't put their cards in the news
papers a couple of months before the
convention meets. offering themselves
as candidates for the office, subject to
the rules of the Bourats. Although the
office is a sinecure, the youth prefer to
work sixteen hours a day in wooden
uill. - 0175st0acR Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-02-05
A NOrther.

An old Texan being asked by q stran-
ger to describe a norther said: s.Tn
tell you what it is, stranger, norther
puts in the quickest work of anything
YOU ever saw. You see that lake down
there (pointing to a beautiful lake about
a mile distanD, last spring, in the lat
ter part of March, | was fishing in the
afternoon; the sun was shining and it
was as warm almost as the middle OF
summer The fish were jumping up
all over the lake, and they We're biting
splendidly. A shade came suddenly
over the lake, and | thought | smelled
a strange smell that often precedes q
norther. | Immediately turned away
from the lake and looked toward the
northwest, and | saw a small dark
cloud passing like lightning and knew
/ must hurry home. After looking a
short time at the cloud l turned and
looked at the lake. when. to my aston
ishment. the lake was frozen over and
many fish were lying on top of the ice.
The fish had jumped up, and the lake
had frozen over so quick they could
not get back. Stranger, maybe, you
think that is stretching things a little,
but I'll tell you norther can beat any
thing but lightning, and it can hurry
that up nightly. "-MarshaH lNeSsen-
OeT.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-02-05

Homely women will gel much con-
ISOLATION of an article that aFrenchman
has just written. He shows that the
Duchess of Burgundy, who divided
with Nine. de Maintenon the old age
of Louis Quatorze, had frightful neck
and decayed teeth; Marguerite de
Valois had heavy cheeks, ike mon
key, two prominent eyes, and a thick,
hanging under lip; the Duchess de
Berri, mother of Comte de Chambord,
who drove the Britons wild, had trum-
pet-shaped nose and the complexion OF
bilious blonde. Her eyes squinted,
and while one was blue, the other was
gray. The three most successful cap
tivators of modern Paris, the Princess
Lise Troobetskol, the Princess Meter
nich and Theresa were all homely.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-02-05
Why the Southern COnfederacy
Failed.

From the account Of The Battle of
Bull Run" by General Beauregard.
in the November Century, we quote the
following: ''Weneeded for President
either military man of high order,
or politician of the first class (such
as Howell Cobb without military pre-
tensions. The South did not fall
crushed by the mere weight of the
North; but it was nibbled away at all
sides and ends because its executive
head never gathered and welded It's
great strength under the ready advan-
tages that greatly reduced or neutral
lied its adversary naked physical sur
periority. 1t is but another of the
many proofs that timid direction may
readily 90 with physical courage, and
that the passive defensive policy may
make long agony. but can never WIN
a war;
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-02-05

At Charlotte, n. c., is a fountain
which sends stream 268 feet high, icy
cold and clear as crystal 1t has its
source in the adjacent mountains, and
is said to be the highest in the world.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-02-05

At u years of age Abraham Lincoln
was without trade. profession, OK
manual skill of any kind.