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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-06-13
From Dibren.
To the Standard.

To the Standard.
AS was announced Prof. Evans
school closed on the 9Th, entirely to
the satisfaction ofparent, patron, and
student, and in fact, to every one
that is interested in the great cause
of education. No one that was pres
ent and heard the examination
could possibly conclude that teacher
or pupil had eaten any idle bread
during the session of five months just
closed. How these things ought to
encourage every one who have chill
dren committed to their care. He
announced that he would take charge
of the public school July 13th,. And
better choice and more efficient
teacher cannot be procured in North
Warren. His methods of imparting
information and training children
cannot be surpassed. All students
demeaned themselves in the very
best manner, showing that their
time in school had been well spent.
would be glad that we had such
schools all over the country.
The prospects for peaches are
very encouraging. The only diff
Guilty is, that there are too many on
the trees, which no doubt will retard
their growth. Not more than one
half apple crop will be made in this
part Of the county. Some trees are
well filled, others have but very few,
and some none.
We are having very heavy rain
this evening, which will no doubt, to
some extent damage the wheat. Dry,
cool weather for wheat to mature
well Is very essential.
The work on the new church still
moves around and upward.
H. l.. Walling expects to preach at
New Bildad the 4th Sunday in June,
at II o'clock.
Mr.. 0. d. Mullican died at his
home on the night of the Sth. He
was quiet, peaceable man, and a
good citizen. Thus, one by one are
numbered with the dead.
Mr.. f. j. Marcrom was thrown
from his mule today, breaking his
collar bone.
Miss Nola Bass, of McMinnville, is
visiting her Aunt at this place.
T. w. Shields, clerk of the Circuit
court at Smithville, passed, going to
McMinnville this, Tuesday evening.
p. G. POTTER.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-06-13
An Open Letter
In WHICH
ALL LADIES
ARE
DEEPLY INTERESTED
READ III!
BELAIR, GA, Nov. 6, 1884.

BELAIR, GA, Nov, 6, 1884.
GenHeme,l:
have been using your wonderful remedy,
CDR. Bradfeld's Female Regulator" in my
family for long time, and / want to say to
the suffering ones ofmy sex that there never
was anything to equal it. Would to God
that every afflicted woman in our land knew
of its wonderful virtues and curative powers
as | do. / have used great deal of it since
the birth of my last child, about year and
a half ago, and do think had it not been
for this valuable medicine l would have
been
BED.RIDDEN FOR LIFE!
But thanks to a kind Providence, was di.
rected to its use, and my life and health
have been spared me. If my means would
admit of it | would never be without it in
my house.
have recommended it to a number of
my friends, and without exception they
have all been wonderfully relieved and
cured. give this Endorsement without SO.
licitation and freely, for the benefit of the
suffering ones of my sex.
Very Respectfully,
Mrs. ANNA RAMP.
Send for our Treatise on Female Diseases,
mailed free. Address,
The Bradfleld Regulator Co.,
Box %, ATLANTA, GA.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-06-13
IRVING COLLEGE.
The Weekly Budget of News from a
Standard Reporter.

The rains have continued to de-
scend, the floods have been upon us,
the most industrious farmers have
kept con top" but those less indus
trious have stuck in the weeds. But
while the weeds and briers are grow
ing everything else is growing rapid
ly also. The corn as a general thing
is high enough for its age,
the stalk is large, and the color good.
The late rains have proven wonder
fully beneficial to the Oat crop, and
should the season continue favorable,
there will be an abundant crop.
Every one is surprised at the out
come in wheat. 1t is now calculated
that upon the whole there will be a
full half crop.
A feeling of security now pervades
the populace of this section as they
set themselves down to their boards,
plentifully heaped up with Irish pO-
tatoes and peas. 1t may now be pre-
dicted that our potato crop will be
excellent.
During the acknowledgements a good
many sweet potato slips have been
transplanted. tell you it takes a
hungry man to make a good pro-
wider for the next year. Why, Lam
dy Hills has worked a few days in
the last month, and Thos. Cunning
ham is going to work some when the
weather becomes a little more favor
able, yes, work as he never worked
before.
l have nothing new to report with
reference to the fruit crop. Among
our orchardists the estimate varies
from one-third of a crop to one-fifth.
But the sick need not die, for there
will be enough spirit manufactured
for medical purposes.
Somehow the idea has crept into
the minds of a host of young men,
that the waters of a certain well are
impregnated with medicinal proper
ties, for on their journey to and from
Sunday school they stop and quaff
and quaff again, and after awhile a
part of them go on their way rejoic-
ing, feeling that never quaffed they
eliXer like that before. You want to
know what becomes of the others
Well, their sickness is of such a kind
that they pass "to the inside" where
the NJ. DIS. take charge of them, and
according to their several degrees of
ailment they take their departures
some in a few hours-some that
night, and some the next day.
Geo. Parks is so much improved in
health from using water from that
self-same well, that now, instead OF
bewailing his wretched condition as
he used to do, he continually singeth
"Inthe Sweet Bye and Bye"
Our unfOrtunates at this writing
are, Misses Lille and Hattie Barnes,
the former Of whom has lost her GRO.
chet-needle, the latter her trunk key.
The one finding and returning the
lost articles will be esteemed great
and the return of said articles will
most assuredly prevent the shedding
of other seas Of tears.
Attention we ginseng diggers! The
peddler will be around soon. He
visited this section last week. He
travels on foot, pays the stop O. the
market" and carries his purchases in
paper bag.
The damage to NJ. NJ. Smiths saw.
mill having been repaired, it is now
being run with that same energy thai
has hereto fore characterized it.
Mr.. 7. J. Mansfield stills runs hi:
corn-mill occasionally, the reason
why he does not run it necessarily il
obvious. RETTE.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-06-13

Thanks to the agricultural press,
brains are coming to the front in farm,
ing, and the time is coming when the
brightest boys will be prepared for the
farm, while the family fool will be
educated for a lawyer or sent 10 Com
gress.-Western Plowman.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-06-13
Home Nurseries,
3. +. Hicks & Son, Prupr's,

- r.
Situated five miles South OF Smithville, near
the McMinnville road.
We would say to friends and customers
that we have good and select variety of
fruits, and will furnish to our customers
anything desired in the Nursery line, and
propose selling as cheap as any nursery.
men. Call on or address
B. F. HICKS & SON,
Magness Mills or Keltensburgh, Tenn.
We. the citizens Of DeKalb and Warren
counties, take pleasure in recommending
Is. +. Hicks Son, who are conducting the
Home Nurseries, as honest, upright citizens
and men Of integrity, who viii fulfill their
promises promptly w. L. Cantrell, far.
mer and Orchardist; VIM. Cope, merchant;
b. w. Magness. merchant; Sas. Webb, ESQ.,,
Rev. j. L. Byars, Elder Isaac Denton, Rev.
L. P. Potter, w c. Potter, merchant and
bank director; R. H. Ellsworth, nursery
man, DeKalb; W. II. Magness, L. j. Potter,
R. S. Potter, E. Webb, Warren.
Any one desiring nursery stock from the
Home Nursery, can apply to B. +. Hicks &
Son, or their agents, S. S. Young and d.
Patterson.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-06-13

How to mark table linen-upset the
gravy.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-06-13
PATENT rs,

Caveats and Trade Marks Obtained,
and all other business in the U. S. Patent
Office attended to for Moderate Fees
Our office is opposite the U. S. Patent
Office. and we can obtain Patents in less
time than those remote from Washington.
Send Model or Drawing. We advise as to
patentability free of charge; and we make
No Charge Unless we Obtain Patent.
We refer, here, to the Postmaster, the
Supt OF Money Order Div, and to officials
of the U. s. Patent Office. For circular,
advice, terms and references to actual eli.
ents in your own State or County, write to
G. A. SNOW 81 co.
Opposite.Patent Office, Washington c
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-10

A GOOD IDA Of The manner Of voting
In England may be had from the fol-
lowing rules governing the great right
OF franchise; The poll president may
remove any person misconductlng him.
SELF aud If required OH behalf OF can.
didate, ask the voter whether no ls the
person whose name appears on the rC.
glster and whether no has voted before,
aud may administer an oath TO cOnarm
the answers, The ballot paper contains
list Of the candidates nominated, On
its being delivered to the voter II Ii
marked on both sides with the Official
mark, aud tho number OF the electOr In
the register Ia marked on the counter
foil, The counteriOil and the ballot
paper have corresponding numbers, 10
that, while the ballot paper Itself does
not disclose the voters number on the
register, that number can still be traced
In case OF u scrutiny through the other
number on the counterfoil. The olector
enters a compartment Of thepolling sta
tion, marks the paper with cross oppo
slto the name or names for which no
votes, folds up the paper and puts II In
the ballot box, which NJ the commence.
ment Of the proceedings has been shown
TO be empty. Every precOutlon is taken
throughout the voting to maintain the
secrecy Of the ballot by imposing penal.
ties aud otherwise.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-10

An interesting lawsuit has just been
decided at Mansfield. One Martin Day
had taken the Liberal four years with.
out paying, aud was sued for " The
case was tried by jury before Justice
Eudly. The jury returned verdict In
favor OF tho plaintiff for the full amount.
Day has to pay the Judgment OF " 80,
the jury fee OF ~ 80, the Constablo's aud
Justices fees amounting TO % 30 and an
attorneys fee OF t20, which makes TO.
tai OF $3.50. Martin now evidently
thinks II is better and more economic Il
10 pay tho editor than try 10 beat him
out Of hie Just dues aud then lltlgate
over II. We learn wisdom from expert
purp.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-10
rnE PRESIDENTS GENEROSITY,

A lawyer friend of President Cleye'
land from Buffalo gives us some inter-
esting gossip about him, Said he;
president Cleveland ia worth about
100000, and he has considerable real
estate In Buffalo which 10 fast growing
In value. He made about $4,000 a year
before he got into politics. He ia not an
extrayagant man In any OF his tastes,
aud has never been 30. He had class
Of cases at Buffalo which paid we'll, and
he was often the counsel for corpora
tlOns In big cases, While he was Cover
nor of New York he gave away the whole
OF his salary in charity, save that which
he used for his personal expenses and
for the support of his mother, have
seen many instances of his charity, One
night | was with him In his private
office at the Albany Capitol. II was
after no had been elected President He
was opening his mail, and many of the
letters contained requests for aims. j
saw Governor Cleveland answer fully a
half dozen of these by enclosing 30,
80, and at one time $50 bill In an en-
velope with kind word, and sending II
TO the beggar. One case was especially
touching. II was that Of On old man In
southern New York who had lost his
horse by death. He had little garden
patch Of a farm, aud this horse was his
sole means of making a livelihood upon
II, He had raiaed some money by con-
trlbutiOns from his neighbOrs, but still
lacked enough by $50 to buy the horse,
which was to serve as the support OF
himself aud his gray'halred wife. Some
Of hls neighborS had heard OF Cleyeland's
charity, and had suggested that he
write to him and ask him to help him.
From the tenor Of the letter you could
see that tho old man was very proud OF
its composition and handwriting, He
said that no hid written II himself with
hls own hand, and the appeal through
Ou WAS that Of slmple'mInded, unso'
phsticatOd, chiIdlike person, Cleye-
lands eyes Glled with tears as no read
It, AMI he put twenty dollar bill In an
envelope aud sent II to him with few
kind woris. have no doubt" conclud-
ed this man, "bnt that President Cleye-
land Is giving away great deal Of his
alary In chality, II he does 30 you may
be sure that no one outside Of the White
House will know H."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-10
SHERIFF LEES DEATH.

The death of Sheriff James Lee,
which occurred at his official residences
In this city at l0,i5 yesterday, as report
cd In yesterdays DEMOCRAT, came with
startling suddeness, and was q sad blow
alike to his worthy and devoted wife
and the large circle Of true and stead
fast friends both In this city and
throughout the county, Of which no man
ever had more. II Ia with feeling OF
deep sorrow that we chronicle the death
of Sheriff Lee, and In common with the
entire community OF Canton we tender
our sincerest sympathy TO the boreayed
widow and worthy lady, whom he has
left behind him to mourn his sudden
taking of.
Sheriff Lee was OF generous, kind
hearted nature, as scores OF people
whom he has beirlended can testify to,
and although unfortunate In his busi'
ness career at Massillon, yet his deal
lngs with friends and business assOcl.
ates was always characterized by strict
honesty and integrity, and he never
bore himself, either In prosperity or ad
yersity, otherwise than as q man, and
hls modest aud unAssnmlng nature COM
mended Itself to all, so that no man was
more loved and respected, or held In
higher esteem by those who knew him
than was Uncle Jim Lee"
His official career az Sheriff OF Stark
County during thesIngle term which he
had served, was an eminently successful
one, ard not single complaint was
ever made aa to his honest aud faithful
administration OF the affairs OF the clli'e,
The base ISLANDERS set on foot by unprIn
clpled political acOundrels during the
rec2nt campaign In which he ran for a
second term went for nauRht, ~ EVIL
dencet by hIs triumphant reelection by
the largest m'jority on t9e Democratic
ticket.
In the death OF Sher n Lee Stark Coun
ty has lost faithful ,illclal aud good
cllzen, and hls sudden demise viii be
sincerely mOurncd by hundreds OF hi1
fellOw.cIt tlzsna Of all parties,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-10

THE indications are that the Tory
Nationalist alliance In Great Britain
and Ireland has failed of its purpose,
and that grand old man" Gladstone and
tho Liberal party will return to power
with o membership Of the House exceed
Ing that of the combined Tory aud Par
nell vote. The latest returns show the
election OF 274 Liberals, 2lb ConsSrya
tiyes aud SO Nationalist. There are 1928
members yet to be returned, and 1886 is
q majority Of the House. Parnell has
been conceded 80 members, and to make
this good 81 Nationalists In addition
must be returned. That would leave
100 seats to be divided between the
Liberals and Conservatives, and the
Liberals have only tO.carry 62 OF these
seats to have a.majority. Although not
certain, a clear Liberal majority Ia ex'
tremely probable In the new House
the Liberals will have q majority OF
about llfty over the Tories,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-10

FROM MI aCCOun Il. Alaska Ia to become
the great gold pr, ,ducing country Of the
whole world New dscoycrles are ro'
ported ard several Of the mInCs already
opened, are turning out gold In paying
quantities. Under the territorial gov
ornmont OlrC dy established, II IL ex'
p6CtOd that immigration will receive u
great impetus, aud those who Ore new
rOeldontrrs predict that II will not be
many years before II will develop into
ono Of the rlchot portlone Of Uncle
Sans POSSESSIONS,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-10

TnE Supreme Court Of the State has
declared the registration law uncoosti'
tutlonol. The decision OF the court was
unanimous, the one Republican Justice
agreeing win his three Democratic
colleagues, One Of the jndgos--Mcll-
Y ine-was not on tho beach whom the
deci lon was rendered.
This dIspOses Of the registration law
In Ohio The decision will not affect
any result reached at the lato election
held under the law which iq always pre-
sumed 10 DO valid law uGtil II IL declared
otherwise by competent authority The
decision cannot undo or change any.
thing that has been done. Its only effect
Ia 10 remove all tho requirements Of the
law In the future.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-10

THE British have complete possession
Of tho capital Of Burmuh, aud practically
of the entire kingdom. What they Will
do with II isa question that will soon
bo decided Ktng Thebaw In the past
has shown n preference for French trade,
and one Of the Arst acts Of British
authority will be the CurtallIog of this
traffic aud the introduction Of goods
bearing the impress Of English firms
Az Thebaw has surrendered 10 willingly
without causing any unnecessary trou'
Bile, he will very probably bo permitted
TO retain his crown, but will be required
TO doff II whenever the British ministry
says thumbs up or thumbs down, 40 the
case may demand
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-10

A WOMAN In New York, who was sent
to the pest house when Ill on the sup
position that she had the smallpox,
brought suit against the physician who
sent her there. demanding heavy dam
ages. The case was tried last week and
$500 was awarded the woman. She ls
without means, and the physician has
appealed the case TO the Supreme Court.
The medical profession signify their
determination TO assist the physlcian II
need be, holding that his diagnosis was
simply mistake, Unfortunately such
mistakes happen too frequently. Pride
Of profession leads medical men to con.
tlnue the treatment Of a case they do
moi understand until the patient Ia dosed
into the grave. The system OF mo cure
no pay" might have an effect In induc-
Ing more care In the treatment Of dis.
ease and deeper study into cause and
effect.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-10

A DEREor In tho Hoar Presidential
succession bill, passed by The U. y Senate
at ite last session, In pointed out by tho
New York Herald which should be rene.
died In that or any now bill which may
be presented, The II ,ar bill ypets the
succession In the Cabinet In case Of tho
death, disability or resigua lon OF both
the President and ycc President, begin.
Ming with the Secretary OF Stae ard
continuing on through tho liat accord.
Ing 10 tho seniority Of tho ON te. The
Constitution, IN express terms, forbids
The election OF iorelgu bjrn citizen TO
tho Presidency, But does not exclude
naturahgsd citizens from holding UaDi
net losltious. ltis plain ~ be aepn thai,
~ tho Hoar bill nov stands, n Secretary
Of foreign birth 9, uld not, under itspfo.
Visions, succeed 10 Ibe Pferid bcy But
should tho emergency arise, II might be
contsnded, no the Herald says, that tho
Secretary Of Btate Old not by virtue Of
ths succession Law become President bu,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-10

The President Of the Senate has some
nlce plums aside from possible eleVa-
tlon to tho Presidency, The ctllce Itself
pl ices him next to the Chief Magistrate
Ia flcial dignity, aud cOnfers upon him
many social and 'ceremonious dlstlnc-
tOns, He receives $1,000 per anncm,
In I'd lition 10 his compensation Of t5,'
600 as o member Of Congress, He APP
points a private secretary, with salary
of 81 l02i0; q messenger with salary
OF 81 400, aud u telegraph operator At
81, 200, BY u conventional practice he
also appoints a member Of the Capitol
police, who receives $ll00 per annum,
Ia addition to these privileges he gets as
petQuisite, without the least color OF
law, all the ornamental eqniImento OF the
Vlce.P .PresIdents chamber such ~ rugs,
bric.a brac, vases, fireplace furniture In
rare brass, silver inkstands, and 30 forth.
All OF these articles are costly, and they
are paid for from the contingent fund,
He IL provided with many luxuties, a. d
lives q cheerful life, while no IL also a
power In legislation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-10

Hon SAMUEL j, RANDALL Ia authority
for the statement that tho time will
come when Plttsbnrg's hope'-natOral
gas-will DO In the hands Of monopoly
aud more costly than coal. 7 quote hls
own words; AT arst glance II would
seem that the gas Ia a cheaper fuel than
coal, aud that with Increased production
from new wells II will continue TO
cheaper, But that Ia not the ease, |
eau forseo an ora when coal M u fuel
will have revival In Pltteburg The
monopoly In natural gas has become too
powerful 10 bo Oyertbrown, aud | am
afraid II will seriously interfere with
ptleburg'e prospects for securing these
national contracts" The monopoly 70
ferred to Ia the Philadelphia gaa com.
pany, which haq already absorbed two
thirds OF the wells aud Ia gradually nc
Quri0g more, II has acnptal OF t5 0OO,.
600 and lts principal mon are George
Westinghouse, Of air brake fame, aud
Chris Magto, tho Republican boss Of
Pennsylvania, These names have mo-
nopolietlc sound.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-10
THE STARK C0UN Y DEMoo. Al DEC 10 1895.

cllned II the day before. Eimunds
would not have II, but Sherman, who
never let's anything escape his ayarlc'
lous grasp, whether there is a financial
consideration connected with 1t or not
was only too glad to get hold OF the COW
eted honor, and thanked his fellow Re-
publican Senators for the present In a
hypocrltlcal speech of thanks. John
can always be relied on for keeping
what he's got and getting what he can
The Democratic Senator'S In caucus as
sembled also nominated Senator Harris
for President of the Senate Speaker
Carlisle was unanimously renominated
for his old position, while the RepuOli'
cans nOmina Reed Of Maine, Iced
ON, OF Ohio, vas renOmlnated for scr
gennt-at'arms.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-10

THEY do queer things In swl'zer-
land" says London Truth, considering
that the Swiss eulOgze their country as
the land Of liberty The children of
poor people are regularly hired out by
auction In most Of The cantons. There
WAS most painful scene recently In
the market place at BIel, a town near
Berne, where, In spIte of the heTlrend-
ing enlreaties OF widowed mother, her
four young children, ranging from two
% ton, were "placed' out for year to
the highest bidder by the public crier,
the family thus being broken up aud
separated, for fear lest the woman
should be compelled to seek assistance
from the town. This Is really very
nearly as bad as the old slave sale in
America, aud should doubt whether
there Ia any other country In Europe
where such an Infamous system exists
AZ the present time
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-10
TnR newspaper men Of Indiana

TBK newspaper men Of indianapolis
beur unanimous aud cordial testimony
10 the kindly nature and easy accesei.
bility OF tho late Vice President, II is
related that during the Bendflcks and
Il B,her campaign, which was one Of Joint
debates, when tho local committees
would call upon tho speakers TO provide
,hem with accommodation when Col
B,ker was asked II he hod anybody with
him, no would respond that he wae alone,
and M he would 40 with the Republican
squad, when the question was asked Of
Mr. Hendricke, no would answer, with u
wave cf tho hand, comprehending tho
reporters, "All these gentlemen