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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-12-04
The Legend of the Willow.

A golden-haired child, who lived
where no trees or flowers grew, was
gazing one day wistfully through the
open gate of a beautiful park, when the
gardener CHANGED to throw out an arm
full of dry cuttings. Among them the
little girl discovered one with tiny
bud just starting.
perhaps it will grow" she whispered
to herself, and, dreaming of wide, cool
boughs and futtering leaves, she car
ried it carefully home, and planted it
in the darksome area.
Day after day she watched and tended
it, and when by-and-by, another bud
started, she knew that the slip had
taken root. Years passed and the lowly
home gave place to pleasant mansion,
and the narrow area widened into a
spacious garden, where many green
tree threw its shadow. But for the
golden-haired child, now grown into a
lovely maiden, the fairest and dearest
of them all was the one she had so ten
derby nourished. No other tree, she
thought, cast such a cool, soft shade;
in no other boughs did the birds sing so
sweetly.
But while the tree lived and flourished
the young girl dropped and faded.
Sweeter and Sadder grew the light in
her blue eyes, till by-and-by Gods angel
touched them with a dreamless sleep.
Loving hands crowned the white brow
with myrtle, and under the branches
she had loved laid her tenderly to rest.
But from that hour, as if i'll sorrow
for the one that tended it, the stately
tree began to droop. Lower and lower
bent the sad branches, until they ca
ressed the daisied mound that covered
her form
"See!" said her young companions,
"the tree weeps for her who loved it."
And they callei'i .ro weeping willow.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-12-04
Senator Kenna's Deer Hunts

Senator Kenna of West Virginia,
had recent experience as a hunter
that he will not sooa forget. Although
the Senator is 10y no means a bad shot,
it is not his success, but, on the con-
trary, his disastrous future to kill his
first deer. that inpresseS the occasion
so distinctly on his mind. A deer
party was gotten upii. his neighbour
hood and he was invited, but had he
known thepenalty among the hunters
of missing ones first deer before he
accepted, he would have first gone into
committee of the whole on the ques-
ton, or taken some equally deliberate
step. 1t was too late to back out after
he had consented to join the party, and
was told that if he missed his first shot
the penalty would have to be paid with
the tail of his shirt. The backwoods-
men were good enough to give him the
best position when the deer was put
up. The graceful animal came within
range of the rife, and he thought he
had the deer sure, but fate was against
him, and he missed, very much to his
chagrin. No one was near him and he
thought no one saw him fire, but in
this he was also mistaken. He said
nothing about it, however, when they
all assembled in cabin for lunch and
smoke, and he probably thought that
his Senatorial dignity would save him
from the humiliating penalty even if
he was discovered He was never
more mistaken in his life. When the
pipes were lighted one of the party,
who saw the bad shot, made the an
nouncement, and in less time than it
takes to write it the Senatorial digni-
tary was thrown on the floor and his
shirt tail cut even higher than is the
custom, because the boys all wanted
souvenirs.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-12-04
Home Decoration.
The Pearl.
Pillow shams are out of fashion.

The Pearl.
Pillow shams are out of fashion.
Pillows are smaller than formerly.
White grenadine curtains, with Gu
ny lace insertion and edging, are
used in drawing-rooms.
A bedroom should never be sombre,
the brighter the better. White scrim
curtains with antique lace border and
insertion are liked for chamber win
dows. The walls shauld be of a light
tint, the pictures resttul and pleasing.
Scarfs are greatly in favor, and are
put to numerous uses. Chair scarfs
are more stylishthan tides, especially
for STRAIGHTFORWARD chairs. Nantes
are often draped with scarfs instead
of lamberequins, and bureaus, side
boards and tables, are covered with
long scarfs with ornamental ends.
There are many things more inn
portant about a home than fine fllrn.
ishings, A room in winter should
have all the sun possible; bright
fire, two or three easy chairs, a I few
extra customs, and a readable book
with the leaves uncut, would go fal
toward making the plainest room cosy
and comfortable. ~...-r
DO not buy an ugly piece OF furni
ture simply because it is cheap. In
purchasing, consider comfort first
then beauty. Try to combine the
two in all you purchase. Do not bt
in haste to get everything at once u
gradually build up your home unit
it is "a thing of beauty and JOY for
ever" to all its inmates.
Fine table damask has the worked
monogram in the centre of the nap
kins and table-cloths.
Dinner-clOths and tray-cloths ar,
now fashionable when made of tn,
new Irish linen with colored border
in so-called peaSant-work.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-12-04
HOW IT GOES.
Tennessee Spends More Than Her
Regular Revenue Sources Afford.

Nashville Union. M
There has been some inquiry in re-
ference to the states financial condi-
ton and reporter Of The Union call
ed on Comptroller Pickard last even
ing to get some information for the
public. The comptroller was asked:
"I see from the papers that you
have sent out circular addressed to
the trustees of the several counties
asking them to make an extraordin-
airy effort in the collection Of revenue
for 1856 during the months of No
vember and December, stating that
if some strenuous effort is not made
in that direction the state will be
placed in an, embarrassing attitude
Jan. l, 1887. Now, I desire to ask
what has been done with the money
that was in the treasury and what is
the cause of this condition ofaffairs ?"
SIN first place, from all sources of
revenue we receive annually 81 ,3OO,-
900. The current expenses ofthe state
in round numbers are, say, $500, 1000,
and the interest on the public debt as
funded and the school fund is $780,
900, making 100000 as the total
regular disbursement. Now, in adj
dition to these items, we have taken
up during the past three years about
100000 of tax certificates for the re-
demption of the Bank of Tennessee
money, and we have paid about
5000, 200, or near that amount, in
erecting an insane asylum in East
Tennessee and about $4,000 for the
asylum in West Tennessee, about
100000 in taking up the mineral
Home railroad bonds, $4,000 appro.
priated to the New Orleans exposi.
ton, and about $4,000 for codes tc
the magistrates. Besides this we
have paid back interest on all the
bonds funded in the past two years
to the amount of about $250,000, and
there have been some other extraor
binary appropriations. This accounts
for the state being in the condition
today financially that she is. hard
ly see how we have got along as wei
as we have, but it is true, that W.
have paid and are paying everything
as it falls due. We have net borrow
ed any money yet, Notwithstanding
the fact that the legislature of lSS
authorized us to borrow money i
necessary, seeing, then that perhap
the state would probably be pressed
in the payment of the interest on tn
bonds if the holders continued t.
fund, which they have done, unit
now about 500, 900, 600 of the old bond
have been taken up.
"In fact, if we had not made som
splendid collections of back taxes, an,
watched the disbursements very close
ly, we would be considerably behin
now, for in three years the surplus c
revenue over the regular current an
and interest account would be 5000
600, and these extraordinary apprc
priations being $1,150,0OO, in tn
three years, shows that we have mar
aged to get up about $25O,OOO fror
these old matters"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-12-04

"Did you hear that Tompkins had
failed?" HAS he? / know he has
been in bad odor for some time" "Its
all right now, for he hasn't got
cent"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-12-04
In THE Ashes
What the'llt. Lebanon Shakers
FOund-Incident in the His
tory Of a Quiet Community.

munlty, secluueu 1Ioll Cne ITeG
and worry of the outside world.
They are widely known, how
ever, for their strict honor and
probity in business.
The Shakers believe that ma
ture has remedy for every dis
ease. A few have been found
the rest are as yet unknown.
Many were discovered by acct
dent. Others came to light as
the result Of patient experiment
and research.
Nervous Dyspepsia is a COM
paratively neaO disease, growing
out of the conditions Of modern
life. 1t is q Joint affection of
the digestive organs and of tie
nervous system. These two
were formerly treated as sepa-
rate ailments, and it was left
for the clear-sighted Shakers
to prove that the basis of this
terrible and often fatal compli-
cation lies chiefly in the disord-
cred and depraved functions of
digestion and nutrition. They
reasoned thus:-"If we can in
duce the stomach to do its
work, and stimulate the excre-
tive organs to drive out of the
body the poisonous waste mat
tiers which remain after the life
giving elements of the food
have been absorbed, we shall
have conquered Nervous Dys-
pepsia and Nervous Exhaust
ion. And they were right.
Knowing the infallible power
Of Shaker Extract (Seigel's
Syrup in less complicated
though similar diseases,
they resolved to test it fully
in this. To leave no ground
for doubt they prescribed the
remedy in hundreds Of cases
which had been pronounced In
curable-with perfect success
in every instance where their
directions as to living and diet
were scrupulously followed.
Nervous Dyspepsia and Elk
haustion is peculiarly Ameri-
can disease. To a greater or
less extent half the people Of
this country suffer from it
both sexes and all ages. In no
country in the world are there
SO many insane asylums filed
to overlooking, all resulting
from this alarming disease. Its
leading symptoms are these:
Frequent or continual head
ache; a dull pain at the base
of the brain; bad breath; nau.
seous quotations; the rising
of sour and pungent fluids to
the throat; a sense of Cypress
ion and faintness at the pit of
the stomach; fatulence; wake
fulness and loss of sleep; dis
gust with food even when
weak from the need oft; sticky
or Shiny matter on the teeth or
in the mouth, especially on ris.
ing in the morning; fuTed and
coated tongue; dull eyes; cold
hands and feet; constipation
dry or rough skin; inability to
fix the mind on any labor call.
ing for continuous attention;
and oppressive and sad fore
holdings and fears.
All this terrible group
Shaker Extract (Seigel's
Syrup removes by its pos
tive, powerful, direct yet
painless and gentle action upor
the functions of digestion and
assimilation. Those elements
of the food that build up and
strengthen the system are sent
upon their mission, while al
waste matters 1.-THE ashes of life''
frey which unremoved, poison
and kill, are expelled from the
body through the bowels, kid
neys and skin. The weak anc
Frustrated nerves are quieted
toned and fed bv the purified
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31

There are no large breeding farms In
France as IN America. There are mer
who own, perhaps, 125 or 100 stallions bu,
the mares belong to farmers, who have only
two or three, enough to work their farms
and II is from these workmares that the
best colts come In fact there are nc
others. There are few mares shipped
America, and what are shipped are the
snowy ones, which the men OF Perche
say are the poorest breeders.
The stallionerS know by their books
when colt is 10 be born on any farm. As
soon as that colt is born, which is usually
IN early spring, the stable is visited by
the stallioner, who buys the colt before il
is week old But he leaves the colt
there with its mother until September,
when il must We delivered to him in good
condition. 1t then remains on the stal-
liouer'S pasture until il is about years
old, when il is sold to the American in
porter
Probably a thousand stallions will 60
TO America from France This season which
will bring in America not less than 81
100000 and by far the greatest portion
come from this little region Of Perche,-
Hlrjord Iimey
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31
CORNER OF GROUND PLAN.


A A A shows the walls, B B the iron ties,
and G C the studdfngs, showing the nails
as driven to hold the inner back wall. When
the cellar is finished, this inner back wall
should be well plastered.
The roof should project at least two feet all
round Joists 2x6 should be laid, and the
walls built up between them. On these
should be laid tight floor, on which should
be placed at least one foot of dry tan bark or
sawdust, and the under side Of the joists
should be lathed and ptastered. A ventilator
six inches square inside, should extend from
the celhir up through the roof, the top being
protected by cowl, as shown in the cut.
There SHOULD be an opening from this into the
attic, covered with slide on the inside 50
that it can Ike opened or closed from below.
1t should also have cover on the bottom,
which can DO shut mir tight in cold weather.
This arrangement of slide and cover is shown
in the first cut, the roof being cut away for the
purpose o. exhibiting it. The outer wall,
under ground and for foot above should be
built OF vi,ri.led brick from about the arches
of the k!lns, so as to be moisture proof. A
cehar thus bui.t, with double doors and win
dows or with the door opening into the
kitchen, win stand the coolest weather with
out admitting frost and when the ventilator
Is open, it VIII be cool enough in summer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31

Things the farmer raises to sell appear to
nc tending upward in price ell around.
The Acc:'.,an Forestry congress will meet
-..-, YEAR in Denver. Tao members Pay their
own travelling expenses.
TIE Fay and "Arel Red7 are two fine new
curraats recommended by Professor Budd
lie "Alei ked' he finds especially early and
sweet
lire boy without horse and long whip
10 drive cows to and FROM pasture, if you
want good milk and plenty OF it.-Iowa
Register.
II the march Of events proves anything in
Tie matter OF haying it is that clover and
timothy can be put in tight barn much
sreener than was formerly supposed.
NJ borrow, Of california, has introduced
/ bill! into congress, making ranchmen liable
Tor the trespcss OF their stock on the crops of
aomesteaders in I'll the territories which arc
aot teacel
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31

The bronze cutworm, which has hitherto
not proved very troublesome, is this year
proving a serious pest to the farmers Of
Franklin county, O., who believed them the
army "orn, - "rcGt was their number
Swine tulu.a ITO tie fell will, il sufficient
n I.n'ocr, s'arfeiy lclve alap.a to Goyclo,
.@rn j'e pert Of insect. TIE perfect insects
o"near late in The sumner or carl lutum',
and il IS thoI Int usually hibernate durin,
w.l;er AID i-y tleir &c IS il tie spring Oh 4. y
...J IS ot rras' or green ones ii Others arc
sa.ah1arsat from whi2a tie worms La.ch
- .i1.. time.
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Good for DairYmen.

Dailyraen VINO can should occasionally pay
visits to tl'.ir commission merchants and
watch them pass judgment on the various
lines os Lu,.er received. There is nothn:
like knowing what are called tho tricks of
the trade, which are not tricks at all, but
customs that every one must live up to
who hopes 10 succeed in that market Such
visit wnuid teach you the style Of package,
grain AMI color of butter, amount of salt
and all the. ltr little points that 80 to make
up the idea. buster according to the com
mission ner, Aants standard, and that is Just
what yOa want to know,--American Dairy
man
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OUTSIDE OF CELLAR.

non-conductor. The inner wall should have
four 2X4 inch pieces placed in lieu of so
many courses of bricks, one near the bottom,
another near the top, and the others at equal
distances apart. The inner surface of this
wall should next be coated half inch thick
with mortar well put on. When this is dried,
2x4 studding should be placed fiatwise, one
foot apart and firmly nailed through the
plasterinS to the horizontal strips put III as
before mentioned. Against these studs wall of
bricks should be laid on edge, and every third
course should have tenpenny nail driven
close above the brick into the studs, but left
protrudmg i inches. These nails will tie this
wall firmly to the studdiDg and render it per-
fectly solid
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31
EARM sGARDEll


In low, wet districts it is not possible to
have a good underground cellar. In this case
farmers must exercise their ingenuity to
make substitute above ground, The one in
the Illustration, from The Rural New yorker,
Is said to be entirely cool in summer and
warm in winter. The walls may be of stone,
brick or boards and sawdust, or boards and
charcoal dust.
This cellar is 1sx25 feet outside and 10
feet high 40 the caves. Its walls are IS inches
thick, consisting really of three separate
brick walls with two air spaces between. The
outer two are each four inches, or the width
of a brick, with a three inch air space be
tween them. These walls should be laid with
plenty OF mortar, so as to De alright, and
should bs "tad' together every live courses
with strips OF sheet iron or hoop iron. These
should be nine inches long, not going to the
extyem, cIcas Of tho walls This viii make
a wal! nearly rs firm as though solid and the
air in the space, II closely confined, apertect
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31
Tho Wool Market.

ThoSn best posted found ont some time aGo
that not only was the wool clip OF the world
short, but is quality WIS also i0t :Ior. The
h2ayy rig1 il tho price Of meiino wool
abroad arises largely from our unexpected de-
ticiency in the River Platte clip. Round lots
of cheap South American woods were re-
shipped henre in May and June to London,
because American buvers were hoping for
stu lower p..i"c5. SOW American buyers
are raa5lc...ns London and Antwerp markets
ready to buy just such woods at 20 to - per
cent. aLvan"- III price.
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Silk Culture.

The friends Of the silk culture, Wishing TO
see a mart where fair cash prices could al
ways be 0 ned for CoCoJns, 90 u.-.ng tue
establishn. q. OF reeling factory, under the
direction e the commissioner OF agriculture,
where exp - should be employed not only
TO carry on the work, but 70 teach all DESTROYS
Of learnin.; the crt of making silk.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31

The best salyc in the world for cuts, bruises
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter,
,happcd hands, chilblains, corus, and all SKIN
eraptiors, and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. II is guaranteed to give perfect SAT
sfacton. or money refunded. Price - cents
per box For sale bv d. Lorr,auX.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31
To Starye Ont the Chinch Eups.

In paris of Fayette county, Ills, the
chinch br~s are destroying the corn, field
after field having been given up to the pests
With a view of exterminating them, the
farmers have agreed not TO SOW any wheat
pr three successive seasona
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WEALTH AND POPULATiON.-That
wealth is accommodating in n more rapid
ratio among the commercial countries of
the world than the increase in population,
is Il fact very clearly demonstrated by sta
tistica and figures. At the beginning of
the present century the population Of the
United States was about 100000, and Is
now approaching 6O,0O0,0O0, the increase
being HDuut $50 per cent. In 1880 the total
wealth of the country was estimated in the
census returns at $40 SO0,0OO,00O, an in.
crease In eighty years of more that 4, 400
Per cent. That wealth is accommodating
with great rapidity there can he no ques-
ton, and that the people OF all civilized
counties are better Of--that is, are better
paid for the labor, are better housed and
better fed and better clothed than ever be
fOre-is proposition that requires no argll
ment for It's support In the matter of ma
tional obligations there also has been a
large increase. In 1920, the national debt
Of the United states reached but 500. 900
OOO in 1880, had been Increased 10 81 30,
100000, or 1874 fold The national debts Of
the world, in 1890, aggregated s. 80 600,
OjO while III 1870 they footed up s. ,22O.
OnNO)V, an increase OF 30 per Crut. an sixty
year. IhG wealth Of the people Of the
United Kingdom, in 1900, was estimated II
$4,000 100000, while it amounted 10 81.
OGOOOOOO III 1877, an increase of about
80 per cent, The export trade of the
same Eingdom. between 1916 and 1920, nv.
rIHged annually $2jj0OO00O, while be
tween 1871 to 1871 the yearly average WIS
) 3DJ 600 eco or an increase IN fifty.ri1ht
,tt ~ l,,t Il,
the import trade was increased from SlGO.
0OOOOO 600 TO 81 ,S35 600 or about I IA
per cent. The consumption of wheat Ia
Treat Britain in 1894 was 2jS pounds per
bead u the population, increa sed 10 81 in
1850. The population Of Great Britain and
hrr colonies, in 1860, amounted to 1000
900 -puls. Increased to AZ 1000 GOO In 1880, or
~ increase OF about 25Oa per cent The
value of the agricultural product of France
WAS increased from $3.50 100000, in 1880, To
: i ,SSJOOO,OO0 in 1870; that of her manu-.
iaCtL'es from $3.50 10000 to $2OSOOOn,
600, and that If her commerce from $3.50
100000 To - Si0000,00D, or the aggregate
increase in forty. eight years was 1920.
JOOONO. The commerce Cf the world in
the ten years ended with 1919 was increaS
ed from Si02J0OO0O cO 20 Sl3g35 OOO, 600
The consumption Of cotton in the CONNER
cial world in the thirty seyen years ended
with 1877 was increased from $4,000, 900
pounds, annually, 90 ! 1876 000 600 pounds
that of wool from l9s,OOO,0OO TO 3GG 100000
pounds, and the production of iron from T..
$50 900 tons, in 1870 TO 1868 600 tons in
1877. The population Of Europe, exclusive
of Great Britain and Ireland, in 1900, was
| 20 900 600 Increased 10 10000 600 in $50 /
Tile Stakeholder.