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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-01-10
ga LITTLE NONSENSE"

~ don't believe in add-ages," said
the ancient maiden who had been ''just
twenty-five" for the last ten years, when
somebody quoted an old saw.--Ihe
Judge.
"A Boston girl never calls an iceberg
''an iceberg" Oh no! She always
speaks of it as "a floating aggregation
of tangible frigidity. IN Y. Morning
Journal.
--"Ah, isn't she duckp" cried an
admirer, as the doctors daughter
passed. mo doubt" replied mean
wretch; cher father is quack. ~
Louisville Courier Journal.
We send Canada our crooked CASH
iers, and she sends us frogs. Both are
jumpers. M Y Commercial Adver-
tiser. Yes; and both carry greenbacks
with them. -Norrtsto0n Herald.
What is wetter than q girl with a
waterfall on her head, cataract in her
eye, lake ON her cheek, fourteen springs
In her skirts. and high-tied bootsp A
dude with notion in his brain. - Wash.
iDgton Hatchet.
-Civilitv at the Races sBah, Jove!"
exclaimed o young slim to his girl at
the races, "fm just dollar out" At
this moment fatherly-looking old fell
low broke him all up by leaning over
his shoulder asking: "Does your mother
know you're out, sonnyP"-.N. Y.
journal.
-"Sir," said barber to lawyer
who was passing his door, twill you
tell me if this IS q good ten-shilling
piece p'' The lawyer, pronouncing the
piece good, deposited it in his waistcoat
pocket, adding, with great gravity
IF you'll let your lad run round to my
Office, I'll send you back the three-and
fourpence change. - Chicago Journal
-''Never, Augustus, never" "AnC
yet you say you love me, Eulalia. ;
"Passionately, devotedly." "Still yol
refuse to elope with me-" Positively.
'But in no other way can our lives b,
united. Your parents will never re
lent" 81 know It," you fear per
haps that your flight with me might xii
them Pr "Oh! no danger. They ar
pretty tough "Then why hesitate p
''My age would be published in all tn
papers, "--PhtEadeLphia Cali,
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Trees which Bear Geese.

While I was in the Territories this
summer, looking for the best place to
put railroad through, says a cores
pondent, we camped on the banks of
river that runs into the Yellowstone.
There were high trees growing all along
the banks, and soon we saw large nests
in the branches, built of sticks, and the
old birds flying about feeding the
young ones, very noisy and hungry
young ones, too, and not very polite al
ways to their parents, about what was
given to them.
noticed the old birds. They looked
to me like wild geese, and l would not
let anybody shoot them. l have a re-
spect for the wild goose. He knows
the secret of the poles. No sailor ever
got so far north but that the wild goose
went still further. No doubt some OF
those flocks we see flying southwark in
the Autumn have been Matched within
the Arctic circle. If they might they
could tell us the icy secret that the
Polar Sea has kept SO long.
Everybody laughed at me for saying
that this looked like a goose, and one
day l climbed up and looked into a
nest. When l came down the others
asked me what l had seen, and said
goslings. They all laughed. None OF
them believed me. and one of them
asked me if had ever seen flock Of
whales in clover field.
The next day we went mile or two
down the river in our boats, and as we
were rowing along we saw several
flocks of young water birds padding
about. They were pretty little, yellow,
fluffy things, and swan splendidly, and
one of the men said:
II guess these are your goslings, Pull
len.
We had not seen any mother birds
with their broods, but as we were COM
| ing back we saw big bird lowering
over the water, and looking at US with
the greatest distrust. She had some
thing large in her beak, and to SCI
what she would do, we pushed bacl
among the rushes and lay still. TheI
she came close down to the water, anC
pat! dropped the thing from her beak
and loi there it was on the water
swimming away like a rat, littl
furry, green-and-yellow gosling. w
could not believe our eyes.
This is the greatest wild goose chas'
/ ever was in!" muttered one of tn
men.
was right. 1t was a variety of will,
goose who build nests and raise gos
lings in high trees, and carry its youn
ones to water when they are bi
enough. l had not known it before.
only saw that the big bird ''acted like
goose" which, in this case, mean
something pretty smart. 1t is so strang
that | can hardly believe it now. g
once in while. when am in Washing
ton, to the Smithsonian Institute, an
look at a specimen nest and eggs, wit
pair of the birds stuffed, which
killed and brought home myself an
gave to the society, before I can b.
lieve it all; and when / tell it to people
they are ready to laugh over my stor
OF goose-bearing trees,-ETchange,
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also in search of water, had found me
raving maniac near the pool of water in
the canyon, and had kindly cared for
me and took me to the hospital, nearly
ninety miles away. After recovered
went down into Mexico, where, will
acknowledge, led pretty wild life.
/ was attacked with yellow fever at
Tamptco, Mexico, in August, 1888, and
here is my death notice, which was pub
lished rather prematurely in Johns
town newspaper. | was only sick nine
teen DAYS. The fever was raging there
then, and there were eight hundred
deaths in Tampico alone in nine days
during the latter part of August. saw
some of the poor devils buried, and il
was horrible sight. The bodies were
taken to the dead house and placed in
large box. They were then carried to the
burying ground and buried four or five
deep, without any religious rites, and in
the same garments they had worn DUR
ing their Illness"
ibid you ever meet with any mem,
bers of the James bandP" asked the re-
porter.
Eyes, once. 1t was in the summer Of
1881. had gone down into Mexico on
business for Blankington. / was lying
asleep on the ground one night, across
the river eighteen miles from Fort Bliss,
on the Texas side of the Rio Grande,
when was awakened by the tramp OF
horses. Looking up, / saw two we'll
dressed men mounted on magnificent
horses. The men said they were friends.
and asked me for something to eat.
made them some coffee, fried some, bn-
con and then guarded their horses while
they slept, until morning. They then
departed, after giving me generous
supply of money and two blankets ]
reported the affair at Hall ranch, near
by, when the boys told me had enter
tanned Frank and Jesse James"
what are some of the peculiarfties
of the Apache Indians that you have
never seen publishedp"
''Among other barbarous customs,
they cut off warriors nose for certain
offensc. Another curious thing about
them is. that they will never kill a
bear. They have y tradition that the
bears are the spirits of their departed
brethren. Speaking of bears puts me
in mind of a comicai incident that oc-
Cured to a Mexican, Hernandez by
name, in our camp in the Gienna Noun
tains. He was chopping wood near the
camp when he espied bear. Picking
up his rife he shot and broke the ami
mails back. He caught up the ak to
dispatch the animal, when it caught the
weapon and threw it full fifty feet away.
Then it grasped Hernandez by the
pantaloons. He escaped, but it waa
only by the destruction of the rear por-
ton of his neither garment. Fits
buTgh Dispatch.
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PERSONAL AND ImpERsOSAL.

Miss Longfellow, the daughter Of
the Poet Longfellow, is engaged to be
married to brother of Mrs. Ole Bull.
Boston Journal
Julia Stockton, q society belle Of
the White Sulphur Springs, Va. has
gone home carrying with her one
hundred four-leafed clovers picked at
that resort
in one of the mountain counties of
Kentucky woman has held the Office
of Justice of the Peace without legal
authority for the last ten years.
Chicago Herald.
Emma Abbott, the opera singer,
has introduced the novelty Of wearing
on the stage perfumed dresses whose
colors correspond in tint with the
flowers from which the odors are ex-
tracted.
Matthew Knox died in Brooklyn re-
Gently at the age of one hundred aud
four years. He was of Scottish birth,
and came to America only five years
ago, when he was ninety-nine years old.
Brooklyn Union.
Members Of the Mexican Legisla-
ture wear full dress suits of black, with
white ties and often gloves. Nearly all
the members arc OF middle age, with
black hair and eyes, and hardly gray
or bald head can be seen.
A man living near Edisto, in Aiken
County, S. c., boasts Of having three
mothers-in-law still living, twenty-nine
brothers-in-law, thirty sisters-in-law, the
most of whom are still living, over one
hundred and fifty nephews and nieces,
and only one grandchild.
M. Chevreul, the famous French
chemist, has passed his ninety-ninth
birthday, ard gives as the secret OF long
| living: ~ have never been pessimist,
and have cautiously kept myself from
being too much of an optimist. II
had not worked hard would have died
long ago. One thing above all have
remarked; The older grow the better
mankind seems to have become
* Henry Marston, one Of the best
I known men in New Orleans,
likes to tell about visit once made
by him in company with his father
to General Washington, then President
Mr. Marston, now past ninety-one
years, says that young as he was at the
time of the memorable visit, the feat
ures of the great man were fixed 81
strongly in his mind that he nevei
shall forget them.-M 0. Times.
The King of Sweden had marrow
escapes, it seems, while on his recen
tour in England. A tremendous storm
arose soon after he left Gothenburg
and another as he neared the Englisl
coast. While he was visiting Holyroot
violent thunderstorm came on, anC
the lightning struck close to a window
by which he was standing. Later in tn
day it actually hit carriage which wa
awaiting him. The coachman escapes
by being at the horses heads.
John f. Hendrix, now nearly sixt,
years of age, living in Pickens County
S. O., is a remarkable man. He is til
father of thirteen children, ten of whom
are living. He has never been sworl
! as a juror or witness in any court, neve
sued any one and never has been sued
He has never used an oath, never too
chew of tobacco, never smoked a pip
, or cigar, never took drink, an
J neither of his sons has ever used Tobacco
| or whisky. He now lives quietly O
his plantation Of 1856 acres, on which
: one of the best crops of corn and col
, ton in the upper part of the State
SO. Louis Globe.
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STARTING.

they ST upon the barn-yard fence,
The baby swallows, in a row;
Four little, dusky, silken things,
With soft bright eyes and close-shut wings.
Their mother futters to and fro;
The golden-rod is all aglow,
The maple shows one scarlet leaf;
The time to stay is growing brief;
They must be ready. For their sakea
A constant twittering she makes.
'sTry, try, my downy daFlings; try
10 spread your little wings and fly"
They cit unheeding on the fence,
The baby swallows, in a row:
IhcH see no cause of haste at all.
They look SO innocent and smallt
What will befall them il they Rof
How much they have % learn to knowt
All the strange mystery of flight,
Above the sea, in storm and night;
And all it's rapture, circlng round
A sky with sunset roses crowned;
What swallow hopes, and fears and cares
And loves, and dangers, will be theirSl
But never more within the nest
They'll feel their mothers sheltering breast.
Yet still that mother, for their sakes,
This constant, troubled twittering makes.
'~rry, try, my downy darlings; try
10 spread your little wings and fly"
-Mdsid5s Douglas, IN Hdrper's Weekly.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-01-10

Shortly after the Crimean war,
two officers who were quartered in
Dublin drove on an outside car from
the barracks to the North Wall quay, a
distance of about four miles. and on
arriving presented their Jehu with q
shilling. Pat fixed his eye attentively
on the coin and calculated vociferously:
bad luck to the Gar of Roosha." One
of the officers said, What did you
sayP" Pat repeated, in a louder tone
of voice, bad luck to the Gar OF
Roosha!' "Whyp" asked the officer.
"Becos, bedad, he has killed all the
gentlemen that used TO be in the army
-ALbanu Times.
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"A new theory of the sun spots

A new theory Of the sun spots !:
"Remus, how fur am de sun f'om de
earf Pr ''Well, Glen, idees differ bout
dat. Some thinks hits furder and I'D
ders links faint so fur" ''Um! jesse.
But what's yo' idee bou' dem spots on
de solarum dat folks talks bout Pr
'.Why. Glen. dem spots are muffin mo-
dan de heads of de nails dat hol's de
sun onto de sky. "--AtIGrtG Constitss-
ton.
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In a Boston paper is a lady's advel

In Boston paper is lady's adver-
tisement "For a careful man to look
after the house and be company for her
dog during her absence in Europe" 1t
takes pretty good man to be company
for frst-class dog anywhere; to be
company for Boston dog would tax
the Accomplishments of the best man
that ever competed for bench-show
honors, = CHICAGO Journal,
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One man in Santa Barbara, CAL,
has raised three hundred thousand
pampas plumes this season,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11

A pPI7E Send six cents for postage, and
n IIILL receive free, a costly box of goods
which will help you to more money right
away than anything else in this world. All,
of either sex, succeed from first hour. The
broad road to fortune opens before the
workers, absolutely sure. At once address,
TRUE & CO.. Augusta. Maine
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11
Washington Letter.

Evidences accumulate daily that a
new and better governmental era has
dawned upon the country, and that
the hope for purer and more business
like administration which expressed it.
self in the election of Cleveland will
not be disappointed.
1t is safe to say that it has been a
long time since the laws were so thor.
oughly studied and so honestly en-
forced as they now are, while the pres.
ent generation sees for the first time a
sincere endeavor to check extravaganza
and the willful waste of the peoples
money.
The Government receipts and ex.
penditures for the month of June 1884,
and 1885, are significant as showing
how far administrative reform affect
the balances. For the month Of June,
1888, the receipts were S2T, 49, 015,5j;
June 1854, 826,932, OSS9O; expenses
for June, 1885, So, 80, G5S.11; June
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11
Report of the Temperature at Nc
Minnville for the Week Ending
July 9th, 1885.
To the Teachers of Warren County

TO the Standard.
You are engaged to teach the free
schools of Warren county, and you
should ask yourselves the following
questions:
Am prepared to assume the re-
spoflsibilities of teacher? Do en-
gage in the business merely to earn
some money, or do | engage in it for
the purpose of benefitting the chill
dren of the State of Tennessee? Is it
my purpose to work faithfully, and
strive to!make the school room at
tractive so that little children will
take delight in school duties, and
will try to improve as rapidly as pos
siblC?
Hyou can answer these, and other
similar questions in the affirmative,
90 to work; be industrious; and try
to makeyow school the best in the
county. Try to introduce something
that will he now to your pupils, and
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11
Education of Women.

How rapid progress women are
making in the matter Of education,
says the Chattanooga Farmer, is well
shown in the University of Mississip-
pi. 1t was but a few years ago that
this university was thrown open to
girls; but in that time they have
forced themselves to the front, and
this year they have won all the prizes.
A young lady takes the first honors,
and will, consequently, be the vail
dictorian. The senior class will be
represented by young lady among
the speakers, as will also the juniors,
while among the competitors for the
sophomore prize defamation is still
another of the "fair SEX"
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Blood Poison.

Mr., a. p. W., of Hampton, Ga, has
recently emerged from one Of the most re.
markable eases of Blood Poison on record.
His body and limbs had no less than four
hundred small ulceIs-hs bones tormented
him with pains-his appetite failed-his
kidneys presented frightful symptoms-and
all doctors and 100 bottles of the most popu.
lar Blood Poison remedy failed to give him
any relief. He secured b. B. b., the con
centrated quick cure, and five bottles healed
the ulcers, relieved his pain, cured his kid
neys,. restored his appetite, and made him 6
healthy and happy man. Any one can Sc
cure his full name and correspond Will
him,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11
NASHVILLE MARKET REPORT.

Corrected from the Nashville Union every
Thursday evening.
The general trade was very quiet
today. Traffic was light in all lines.
In the flour and grain markets we
have no change to note in prices.
Flour was in fair demand.
Wheat was steady with a better
feeling in the market. The Chicago
wheat market closed firm with a
strong undertone at the advance.
Corn was steady and in fair re-
quest.
FeedstufiS were unchanged.
Groceries were quiet and steady,
the trade being generally light.
Cohees continue firm. Sugars are
also very steady and shade higher,
Country produce was dull with q
downward tendency. Eggs were
dull at Sc. Poultry was weak but
unchanged. Butter was dull at quo,
tations. Feathers are weak and low
er; 46c are the outside figures fol
strictly choice in shipping condition
Potatoes are very weak. Fortunate
ly, however, the receipts were nomi
nal. Farmers are wisely holding
back until their potatoes are in a bet
ter condition.
Wheat, from wagons, good dry, O5@l or
Corn-from wagons, 60 to 90.
Corn Meal 67%to7G
Oats-39 to Az
Hay, prime timothy, per ton, Sl45Oto SIG On
Feathers-prime, to 46.
Beeswax-choice, 81 to %.
Rags-well assorted, 81 60 to
Genseng-dry, 50 to l 20.
Butter 10 to ID.
Eggs to
C6ickens-frying S@15c; hens, 1S@
Tallow-choice, 81.
Irish potatoes, per Dbl. new, so to 70.
Wool-unwashed, Is to II.
e" tub washed, % to p.
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Another Case.
EAST PnINr. ca. Anril .. 1SS

EAST POINT, Ga, April >, 1884.
Ny wife has been afflicted with terrible
form of scrofula for over fifteen years. Ply
sicians exhausted their skill, and numerous
patent medicines were used without benefit.
Her condition grew worse--her appetite
failed, attended with debility, emaciation,
falling out of the hair and a fnghtful break.
ing out of the skin. Her bones became very
much diseased and painful Csomc calling it
white swelling) with sleepless nights and
a general feeling of horror Some friend
said that b. b. B. would cure her procur,
ed it and placed her upon its use, and to the
establishment of all who knew her The recov.
cry was rapid and complete. 1t acted as a
powerful tonic, gave her a splendid appe,
tite and acted upon the kidneys. A few
bottles did the work. The action of B. 3. B
was decidedly quick, and the medicine cost
but little. advise my friends to use it as
blood purifier. Yours truly,
r. NJ. LAWSON.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11
S. C.. A. RUBEY,
DENTIST.

Office with DR.. Black, North Side Square.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11

scribe for the STANDARD. Ice
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11
Dangerous Bowel Disorders.

Now that bowel disorders such as
cholera, cholera morbus, diarrhpa,
looseness, pains in the bowels, etc.,
are prevailing all over the country,
it behooves the wise to be in readi-
ness for emergencies. Mansfeld's
mississippi Diarrhea Cordial" is the
standard remedy. 1t has stood the
test by untold thousands for thirty
years and was never known to fail in
single instance. Every steamer
plying the "Father of Waters" car
ries it in its medicine chest, and re-
lies upon it exclusively to cure bowel
disorders. One dose often alters the
secretions, heals and cures, and few
doses never fails. Have it handy-it
is always safe and reliable. 1t is the
best remedy of its kind in the world,
For sale by druggists. Prepared by
the Mansfield Medicine CO., Mem.
phis, Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11
STANDARD McMINNVILLE TENNEssEE-sArURDAY JULY 1885

1884, 16,116,113.OO. The increase
of receipts can largely be placed to the
increased vigilance of the custom SER
vice, under the spur of the new adj.
ministration, in preventing frauds in
differentiation, The reduction in ex>
penditures of over eight hundred thou>
sand dollars is the immediate result of
the initial passage of the Jacksonian
broom of retrenchment and reform
through the Federal service
The claim made by the Democrats
in recent canvasses that it was high
time to have look at the books has
been abundantly sustained. In every
department, and in almost every bu>
reau, irregularities have come to light.
Secretary Manning is overhauling the
Internal revenue bureau, reorganizing
the bureau of engraving and printing
and reducing this charity hospital to
business principles, and he is breaking
up the ring which has filched fifty mill
lions or so from the treasury depart
ment by undertaking their importa-
tions. The agricultural department
has been overhauled with results disas~
rous to the regulations Of mealy-
mouthed LoriDg and his subordinates.
The last bureau to be heard from is
Coast Survey, the accounts Of which
are under suspicion and invesligs ton
by the auditor. The wholesome feel.
ing now is that all these Investigations
will be honest ones, that the innocent
will be vindicated, while the guilty
will not be whitewashed,
Since the reorganization of the bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing over
200 persons have been discharged
without their loss being felt, and at a
saving of over 100000 per annum.
Congress places in the hands of the
chief of the bureau over a million of
dollars annually with absolutely no re-
strictions. The bureau was filled with
clerks many of whom were assisting
the Others to do nothing. Fifty or
more were discharged and $4,000 was
saved at one swoop. One matron and
nine assistants were employed to pro.
tect from theft the clothes in the dress
ing room of the female assistants to the
printers. These ten people read and
gossiped all day, and drew their sala>
rles on the first of the month. Now
two women pass occasionally through
the dressing room and the same result
is attained. Eight lazy colored men
sat on a bench in the corridor. Now
only one is left to tell the tale. The
Treasury department corridors were
also thronged with idle messengers, so
much so in fact, that it became a sub.
ject of complaint to the Secretary.
Now the efficiency of a few is increased
by the discharge of many.
The new administration is a little
raw as yet, has not got its hand in,
but in the Initial work of four months,
there is promise for the forty and -four
to follow,