Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-10-16
DAYLIGHT.
The Weeks News LacOnically Reported
for the Standard.


picked up courage to pencil a few
items for the printer to guess at. We
were little amused when we read
the editors letter to his correspon-
dents two weeks ago; we came to the
conclusion that he had gotten his
feelings wrought up over the Blair
bill, and as a matter of course some
body had to be abused, so he let fly
at his correspondents. While there
are few things that editors and print
ers do not know, there are a few more
things that correspondents do not
know. They do not know just how
much of their manuscript is going to be
illegible to the printer, neither do
they know when the editor is going
to get his feelings ruffed and compare
their writing to the diagram of
rail fence, etc. If the editor only
knew that much of the writing that
he complains of having to guess at,
was written while the writer nursed
about two children and rocked third
in cradle, he would certaily have a
little more forbearance. We take it
as a compliment to compare writing,
written under such circumstances, to
the diagram Of rail fence. We have
sometimes thought ours lookedsome-
what like where hen had scratched
in the SNOW with muddy feet, but
we have little hopes of our hand writ
ting improving with practice, as the
longer we write, the more of it seems
to have been guessed at by the print
er and-missed. No, we have not
thought of giving upin despair, only
trust that the printer will be patient
and forbearing when he goes to put
our manuscriptinto type.
Misses Mary and Mamie Brown,
after spending nearly two years in
Texas, returned to their native home
a few days ago. We are glad to note
that they expect to make this their
future home.
Mr.. Walker, the gentleman from
Minnesota who purchased the farm
of Mr.. S. l.. Brown near Bald Knob
last spring, arrived with his family a
few days ago. We welcome them as
citizens among us and hope they may
be well satisfied with their new home.
Misses Malinda and Susan Peden,
of Collins River, spent few days
visiting relatives here last week.
"Roscoe" and Jim are very lonely
since their departure.
Mr.. Dick Oliver had the misfortune
last Sunday morning to stick the tine
of a steel pitch fork entirely through
his hand. The fork entered the back
part of the hand near the wrist, COM
ing out on the inside near the fingers,
and while the wound is quite painful
it is doing very well.
Mr.. S. l.. Brown has moved to
McMinnville, we understand that he
will engage in the produce business
with Mead & Ritchey.
Mrs. Johnson, of Van Buren, county
is spending couple of weeks visiting
the family of her son, DR.. M. F. John
The writer has couple of children
that are quite sick this week.
The weather has been very fine fol
several days and farmers have been
very busy sowing wheat, making
sorghum, etc.
The Poor House Commissioners
met at the Poor house Tuesday, and
let the keeping oft for the year 1887
We understand that it was bid off by
Mr.. Vanhooser, the present keeper
at $1,000 per capita. During the five
: vi OLA y Ctllo 4ll. dlHOOSSI HIS pre-
sided in that capacity he has giver
general satisfaction, and the commits
sioners could not have done better
than to retain him.
At S. l.. Browns sale last SATURDAY.
stock brought pretty fair price
> Corn sold for about $1.35 per barrel
Elder d. B. Vance, of Woodbury.
3 will preach at Providence church tn
third Sunday in this month. 1t
= expected that the meeting will con
e tinue for few days.
The question, "Resolved that fe
t males ought to be educated equal t,
3 males" was discussed last Saturday
at the Bates school house by Prof
I A. r. Hammer, affirming, and Prof
0 S. Oliver, denying.
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