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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28
TENNESSEE AT NEW ORLEANS
Resources Enough to Enrich an En-.
pire on Exhibition.

The Times-Democrat thus eulogizes
the Tennessee exhibit at the Pan
American Exposition: No Tennes-
sean can view his State exhibit with
out feelings of pride and admiration.
Under the direction of the energetic
commissioner, Louis B. McWhirter,
than whom no man is working hard
er for the success of the exposition,
this exhibit shows resources varied
enough to enrich an empire. Build
wall around Tennessee reaching to
heaven, and she could be independ-
ent of the rest of the earth. Every
commercial wood grown between
Maine and the tropics is represented
in its most attractive form. Speci-
mems from all the coal mines are
shown in a manner best calculated to
catch the eyes. Ores from her iron
banks are piled in systematized pro-
fusion on pyramids of polished Ten
nessee timber, and set off by displays
of copper, zinc, manganese, chalk,
limestone, mica, gold and silver.
The marble display surpasses that of
all States in varieties and quality, as
1856 varieties are exhibited, among
them handsome specimens from the
quaries that furnished the Lee monu-
ment in this city, as well as the ma
terial used in the Pickwick building
and our custom house. In agricu
ture she ranks with any State in field
and garden products. Wheat, corn,
rye, oats, barley, clover, millet, hay
and all the cereals and grasses are
neatly displayed so as to impress the
farmer and draw the immigrant from
the colder Northwestern climate.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28
WILL OUR SOIL HOLD MANURE

Many farmers in this country act
as though their lands would not hold
or appreciate manure. This is GER
tainly a mistaken idea. A load OF
good stable manure applied to almost
any kind of uplsnds, where it will
not wash away, will last for many
years. We noticed on a piece of poor
land on our little farm while gather
ing the crop on which few loads of
stable manure were spread ten years
ago a perceptible difference. There
is no telling the value of good rich
barnyard manure when applied in
sufficient quantity. Any farmer can
make and save enough for a few acres
every year. Once made rich it will
last for years with proper rotation.
The more acres you make rich the
easier it is to increase the number.
Try it. 1t will certainly pay.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28

able to the democrats. The United
States Senate will meet in few days
and the caucus nominees for Presi-
dent of the Senate will, of course, be
Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, and
Senator Harris, of Tennessee, respec-
lively. The republicans, being in a
majority, will elect Edmunds, which
will place a Republican in the line of
presidential succession, in place of a
Democrat. Then, too, when the
Fiftieth Congress meets in 1887, in
case the Senate should be tied in con-
sequenceof the elections of 1886, there
will be no casting vote in favor Of the
Democrats, as there would be if the
Vice President were living. The
death of Mr.. Hendricks removes the
last shadow of a chance for the Demo-
Gratis to control the Senate before 1889.
Another curious effect of the death
of the Vice President is that if Presi-
dent Cleveland were to die just now,
while there is no president of the
Senate and no speaker Of the House,
there would be no one whit Jlll
constitutionally act as Presid ~, >
the United States. There was ii,
before Congress after Garfeld's death
providing for this emergency, but it
never became a law"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28
ATLANTA "GOES DRY d

At an election held on Wednesday
in Fulton county, Georgia, in which
Atlanta is located, the county went
for prohibition by a majority of 219,
out of a total vote of 1900. 1t was
the most exciting election ever held
in the State, and the prOhibitionists
declare their intention to keep up the
fight until every county in the State
is carried for prohibition. Atlanta is
the first large city to adopt prohibit
ton, and it remains to be seen what
the effect will be. This election will
close over POO saloons.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28

MIR. REESE X. HENDERSON, re-
Gently appointed postmaster at Muir
ireesboro has resigned, and Mr..
Frank White has been appointed in
his stead. Mr.. Henderson gave as
his reason for resigning that the post
mastership interfered with his duties
as editor of the News, and he prefers
not to give up journalism.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28
Estray Notice.

State of Tennessee, Warren county. Pa.
ken up and posted by II. Walling, living in
the 4th civil district of said county, one
dark bay mare, with star in forehead, left
hind foot white up to pastem Joint, branded
on left shoulder and on left thigh, but can't
tell what the brands are. Said mare is II
or y years old and valued at 500
July LIST, 1855.
The post note was not returned to the
Ranger until the 23d of November, 1885.
G. T. PURVIS, Ranger.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28
Holiday Presents!
$1.5o

Will get the SOUTHERN STANDARD one year,
the Western Ploa0maa three months, the
Game of the Flying Dutchman, and any one
OF the following books, by mail, postpaid:
1. The Arabian Nights.
.. Robinson Crusoe.
8. The Swiss Family Robinson.
4. The Scottish Chiefs.
8. Thaddeus of Warsaw.
6. The Children of the Abbey.
Z. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales.
s. The Vicar of Wakefield.
8. Gulliver's Travels.
10. Gil Bias.
II. Don Quixote.
u. Sanford and Merton.
10. The Young Foresters.
IA. Round the World.
Is. Salt Water.
16. Peter the Whaler.
II. Mark Seaworth.
IS. The Midshipman, Marmaduke Merry.
%. Self.Help.
"a. The Life of Benjamin franklin.
%. The Parents Assistant.
&c. Five Years Before the Mast
81. The White Elephant.
%. The War Tiger.
30. The Wolf Boy in China.
30. The Tiger Prince.
81. The Lady of the Lake,
50. Lalla ROokh
SO. Cast Up by the Sea.
SO. The Adventures of Rob Roy.
81. School Life or Three Years at Wolver-
ton.
IS. Clayton's Rangers.
80. Advice to Wife.
40. Advice and Counsel TO Mother.
Al. Charles O'Malley.
AZ. Audubon, the Naturalist.
43. Paul Blake.
A. Boy Crusoes; or, the Young Islanders.
IS. Wild Sports in the Far West
46. Frank Wildmans Adventures.
n. Search of a Wife.
As. Villages of the Bible.
40. Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress.
so. Pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
81. Miracles of Our Lord.
50. Dick Cheveley.
So. Jest Book; or, the Modern Joe Miller.
"a. Tom Browns School Days at Rugby.
So. Hsop'S Fables.
81. Willy Reilly.
So. Ivanhoe.
80. Jane Eyre.
These books are neatly printed and hand
somely bound in cloth, many Of them ele'
ganty illustrated. Sample can be seen at
! the Standard Office.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28

THE Atlanta whisky men will con-
test the election of Wednesday before
the courts, and there is probability
that the prohibition victory may yet
be defeated.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28

NATHANIEL BANTER, JR., has re-
signed the presidency of the First
National Bank of Nashville, Mr..
Thos. Platter being elected his success
sor. Mr.. Baxter has been made presi-
dent of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad Company.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28

A CHARTER was issued Wednesday
to the Tennessee Confederate Memo
rial and Historical Association, the
primary object of which is to erect a
monument on the capitol grounds at
Nashville.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28

THE Second Annual Convention of
the National Cattle and Horse Grow
ers' Association met in st. Louis
last Monday. About 600 delegates
were in attendance.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28

THE death of the Vice President
on Wednesday gave funereal So
lemnity to the Thanksgiving services
all over the country. Public build
ings everywhereare drapedi in mourn
ing.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28
Br. ]. b. Ritchey, Agricultural Editor
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE.
OUR AGENTS.
NASHVILLE AGENCY.

D. II. RAINS, No. s, Noel Block, Nash
vile, Tenn, is the authorized agent of the
STANDARD for that city, and will contract
for Advertising at our lowest cash rates.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28

THE heaviest snOwstorm those
States have had for years fell through
out Pennsylvania and New York
this week.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28

The remains of Vice President
Hendricks will be inferred next
Tuesday, and the President will at
tend the funeral.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28

Nearly one-eighth of the entire
population of tie United States are
farmers. There are in the Union
more than seven million tille1 of the
soil.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28

ALFONSO, King of Spain, died on
Wednesday, 2jthinst.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We do not publish Anonymous commu-
nications under any circumstances. The
real name of the author must accompany
every communication, or else it will be con-
signed to the waste basket We do not pub
fish the namessof correspondents, but want
them simply as a guarantee of good faith.
All calls on candidates, obituaries, trib-
utes of respect, etc, are charged for as ad-
vertising matter. Simple announcements of
deaths, marriages, etc, will be published
without charge, and our friends all over the
county will confer favor by furnishing us
with such as soon after their occurrence as
noSsible.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-08-20
The Fisherman's Wife.

It takes a pretty clever man to deceive
smart woman with fish story. Willie
Edouin, the comedian is fisherman and
practical Joker. and his wife, who is known
on the stage as Alice Atherton. is another
One day three years ago, when Mr.. and
Mrs. Edouin, several members Of their com
pany and other friends were spending their
summer vacation in Putney, VT, Willie and
one or two ether gentlemen determined to
20 trou; fishing. The ladies' Of the party,
following Mrs. Eiouins lead telseI he
fishermen numerically before Jhey started
with predictions that they would catch no
fish, and that they would fal! in with bears,
rattIesnakes, and all sorts Of disagreeable
things This only made the actor and bis
friends the more determined to catch some
fsh But they did not They fshed up and
down all the brooks in the vicinity, and into
historical deep holes and springs which were
supposed to he tu.l OF trout, but they did not
get bite. They were rather blue on their
way home, for they knew they would get ter
rlby hazed. Ha.T mile or SD from town
they met young native with beautiful
string Of trout and Wille's face frightened
"lts an old gag, boys" said he, "blt it., our
only salvation. Let's buy out the native"
The native would not sell at first, and was
finally persuaded to part with his catch only
at price which would be months pay for
farm hand Edouin did not mind the cost,
for he must have the fish. Then the party
marched triumphanily INTO the hotel, pre-
pared to discomft the ladies'. Mrs Edoun
and her friends were very much surprised
at the evidence of good luck, and asked all
sorts of questions as to where and how each
individual trout was captured. Willie. who
was the only one of the party who had the
necessary nerve, was obliged to fb and flo
again, but finally he managed to give very
circumstantial account of the DAYS doings,
which Mrs. Edouin received with unruf1ed
face and apparently perfect belief, but which
caused no little merriment not very we'll
concealed on the part of the other ladies'.
Mrs. Edouin did not let out until the next
day the fact that the vendor Of ad visi-
ted the hotel with his catch, that she
had caused him to lie in wait il ne path of
the unlucky fishermen, and had even de-
scribed to him the manner of his trading
and the price at which he should sell.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-08-20
Brother Gardner on Matrimouy.

Il should ike to spoke few remark, to
Brudder skinner" observed the President
of the club as the dust began 10 settle in
Paradise Hall
Brother skinner, Young man Of q wears.
with & mild eye and lilac necktie, advanced
10 the front, and the President continued
"Brudder Skinner, de news ha, reached
my ears dat YOU am about to be mar'd
trus dat De report an true. bekase believe
it am de doot, Of ehery Young man who kin
support a wife. 70 take one
1T am true, sah"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-08-20

accident on rock near where il occurred,
which scarcely serves to steady the nerves
of those who go by that route.
The top Of the elevation is level, and con-
tans an area Of sixty or seventy acres. At
one side stands the pueblo, blunt pyramid
of adobe and stone, honeycombed with
rooms; at the other the church and grave
yard, and near the center pond of pure
water thirty feet in depth and several rods
in extent.
The priest was made acquainted with the
object of our visit, and the ringing of the
church bell brought the inhabitants OF the
village around us. When they understood
that the title to their land was in question.
and we had come TO take testimony, they
showed great interest. and discussed the va
rious points involved with remarkable ill.,
telligence, considering their limited oppor-
tunties for knowledge of law. As night
fall came on a number Of men who had been
at work in the valley came up, bringing de-
iieious peaches and grapes, which we were
glad to accept in view of the meagre prepa-
raions for supper.
We slept in the church. wrapped up in
our Navajo blankets, and never felt more
secure or happier IN our lives. When the
gray dawn peeped through the little mica
window panes il revealed great roof beams
more than a foot in diameter and thirty or
forty feet long. and through the open tower
a bell that was cast in l1l0. How these
immense timbers and that bell were brought
up to the top Of this cliff no one living
knows. The Indians shake their heads and
the priest shakes his, but no one ventures
an opinion. The tmbcrs are there, how
ever, as witnesses. and morning and night,
as the seasons come and go and generations
pass away the bell speaks for itself in the
silyery tones that pleased its founder in the
far of Spain when King George was on the
throne. The adobes--or earth of which
they we're made were brought up from the
valley also. for the top Of the butte was a
bald rock in the beginning. And the earth
for the graves came the same way, requiring
forty yrars. the priest said, to complete the
graveyard. Il is the only completed grave
yard have ever seen. The priest seemed
very happy in the charge Of his flock and the
flock seemed happy IN the possession Of
him.
When the time for our departure came
there was hand sinking and gracious
blessing from the old man, and message
10 Father DeFourj. and We climbed down
from the city IN the air and rode back in 81
ience to the railroad.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-08-20
Mark Twain's Way of Crying Fire.
Kansas City Tines

The Rev. J. Hyatt Smith knows more
stories about more people than ten average
citizens. Among them he relates this :
When | was living with my brother in Buff
falo, Mark Twain occupied cottage across
the street. We didn't see very much Of
him, but one morning as we we're ENJOYING
our cigars on the veranda after breakfast,
We saw Mark come TO his door in his dress.
ing gown and slippers and look over at US.
He stood at his door and smoked for a min
ute, as if making up his mind about some
thing, and at last opened his gate and came
lounging across the street There was an
unoccupied rocking chair on the veranda,
and when nv brother offered it to him he
dropped into it with sigh of relief He
smoked for q few moments and said:-
mice morning"
"Yes, very pleasant"
shouldn't wonder if we had rain by and
by"
"Well, we could stand little"
"This is nice house you have here"
"Yes, we rather like it."
"How's your family?"
"Qute well-and yours?"
40, we're all comfortable"
There was another impressive silence, and
finally Mark Twain crossed his legs. blew a
puff of smoke into the air, ,and in his lazy
drawl remarked: 81 suppose you're little
surprised TO see me over here so early.
Fact is, haven't been so neighborly, per-
haps. as l ought to be. We must mend
that state of things. But this morning
came over because thought you might be
interested in knowing that Your roof
is on fire. 1t struck me that it would be
a good idea if"
But at the mention of FIRE the whole famI-
ly busted up stairs, trailing language all
the way up. When we had put out the fire
and had returned to the veranda Mark
wasn't there.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-08-20
Poetry.
Ny Rights,

Yes, God has made me a woman
And am content TO be
Just what He meant. not reaching out
For other things since He
ho Knows me best and loves me most has
ordered this for me-
\ woman. TO live my life out
In quiet, womanly ways,
Hearing the far off battle.
Seeing through haze
l he crowding. struggling world Of men fight
through their busy days.
am not strong valiant.
would not join the fight
Or jostle with crowds in the highways
TO sully my garments white;
But have rights as woman. and here
claim my right.
The right Of rose TO bloom
In it, own sweet. separate way,
With none TO question the perfumed pink.
And none to utter a nav
II II reaches root or point. y thorn A even
arost-tree may.
The right of the lady birch 10 grow.
To grow as the Lord may please,
BY never a sturdy oak rebuke1
Denied nor sun nor hrccze,
For all 1t, plant sIenderness, Kin 10 tho strong
er tres.
The right to life Of my own
Not merely casual bit
OF somebody elst's life. flung out
That taking hold Of it,
may stand a. cipher does, after numcral
writ.
The right TO gather and CLEAN
What food need and can
From the garnerci store of know lc,I-.,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-08-20
More Mortar.

\ mason wa, In the Labit Of whi>tln. to his
laborcr whenever he wanted fresh supply
Of mortar, as the -catfold on which he worked
was rather small. This occurred very often
during days job
4 joiner, noticing that Pat answered duti-
fully every cali from the mason, thought Of
playing trick on him by initiating the whi--
tie. and thus brought him up with hodful Of
mortar when there was no room for 1t. The
mason told Pat that he had not whi-tled, so he
had no alternative but TO trudge back with his
load
This having occurred the third time during
the day, Pat thought he would watch to hear
where the whistle came from.
He had not waited long. with the hod on his
shoulder, when he heard the identical whistle
underneath where he stood, and leaning over,
he saw the head of the joiner protruding out
OF the window Immediately below Pat, with
out more ado, emptied the hod over the whis-
tiers head
The joiner yelled and spluttered while at
tempting TO clear himself from the adhesive
mass and in the midst OF his confusion heard
Pat shouting at the top Of hi, voice:
''Whissul agin,o me bhoy, when You want
some more MORTAR
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-08-20
How They Put the Cow in the Yard.

There is nothing that demands statesman
ship Of high order as much as the driving
OF COW with young calf to any particular
place. Two Dallas colored men undertook
a JOB OF this character, and although they
gave the matter their careful attention, the
result was very far from satisfactory to any,
body except the COW, which seemed to enjoy
it very much. Sam and Bill were to get
dollar to take the COW and calf and put them
IN the yard of the owner, Mr.. Thomas Car
lyle. After trying in vain to understand in
which direction they preferred she should
go, Sam and Bill called cabinet meeting,
at which the following campaign plan was
agreed upon; Sam was to take the calf up
in his arms and 90 abe ad, while Bill was to
hold back the COW by the rope which was
fastened to her horns.
''Ef she goes too fast, said Bill, "I'll lust
hold her back
And ef she don't follow fast enough, Iii
just twist the calls tail. and then she will
come right along said Sam.
Sam took up the calf and went ahead,
while Bill, in order to get a real good hold,
tied the rope around his wrist. The process
sion proceeded in the desired direction, and
would have reached its destination in safety
had not Satan tempted Bill to get o fl Joke
on Sam, he called out
sam, Jest twist dat caJt's tail"
Sam dId SO, and the calf bleated as If il
was opposed to an encore to the perfor-
nance.
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-08-20
B. Franklin.
tBin Nye.l

came very near being an only child. Ii
seventeen children had not come to bless the
home Of Benjamn's parents, they would
have been chidless. Think of getting up
in the morning and picking up your shoes
and stockings from among seventeen pairs
of them. Imagine yourself child, gentle
reader, in family where YOU would be
called upon. every morning, to select your
own cud of spruce gum from a collection OF
seventeen similar cuds stuck on the window
sill. And vet Benjamin Franklin never mur-
INJURED or repined He desired TO go to sea.
and to avoid this, he was apprentlced to his
brother James, who was a printer. IL is
said that Frank lin at once took hold of the
Archmedean lever and ierked it early and
late in the interest Of freedom. Ii is claimed
that Franklin al this time invented the
deadly weapon known as the printers towel.
lie found that a common crash towel could
be saturated with glue, antimony, conceu-
trated I've. and roller composition, and that
after few years Of time and preparation ii
could harden so that the Constant Reader"
or "Neritas" could be stabbed with it and
die soon.
Many believe that Frankln's other
scientific experiments were productive Of
more lasting benefit to mankind than this.
bu, | do not agree with them.
This paper was called the New England
Conra"t, 1t was edited jointly BY James
and Benjamin Franklin, and was started to
supply long felt want. Benjamin edited
the paper a part Of the time. The idea Of
having two editors was not for the purpose
Of giving variety or volume to the editorial
page, but i was necessary for one to run the
paper while the other was in jail. In those
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-08-20

THE CLASSY STARE.-"I wonder what
makes that woman over there look so queer"
remarked passenger to Chicago Herald
gossiper, as they settled down in the same
seat, the car being crowded. "Do you mean
that one with two seats-herself in one and
her luggage in the other ?" "Yes, that one
notice how she looks out the window with
a CLASSY stare in her eye, never turning her
head for moment She's been that way
for half an hour, and doesn't seem to know
what's going on about her. Poor woman
she must be i'll or in trouble-I wonder
what makes her look out the window so ?"
'Don't be alarmed about her, my friend
She's all right-nothing's matter with her,
but there are two or three men in the car
who can't find a seat"