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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-08-07
NASHVILLE MARKET REPORT.

The general trade was moderately
good today with steady market in
all lines. The orders received are
generally from travelling statesmen, as
but very few country merchants are
in the city. -ro
Flour was quiet but steady with a
moderate amount moving. t
Wheat was very quiet, but without
any change in the market. Farmers
that are able to hold their wheat are
generally doing so and not pressing it
on the market, prices being too low
and the belief being widespread that
the market will be higher later in the
season. .....
Corn was quiet and dull today. The
decline in the west has not stimulated
buyers to any appreciate extent.
The shipments were s cars, oats 2
cars, hay cars.
The provision trade was quiet with
no change in prices. .ot
Groceries were ngood demand, all
the leading jobbing houses being
busy. The market was steady and
unchanged.
Country produce was more active
today, but without any material
change in prices. Eggs were in good
demand at 6I@7c. Poultry was
steady at l5c for hens and to 13c for
young chickens. Butter was dulland
unchanged. Choice new potatoes
were selling loose from wagons at soc,
Corrected from the Nashville Union every
Thursday evening.
Wheat, from wagons, good dry, 6O@ Go;
Corn-from wagons, to 40.
Corn Meal So to 40
Oats-3S to
Hay, prime timothy, per ton, $12.OOto SIS OF
Dried Fruit-Apples to C; evaporatec
C; Peaches, halves, to C; quarters
to C. blackberries, toe,
Feathers-prime, AZ to.
Beeswax-choice, to 20.
Rags-well assorted, 81 so to
Genseng-dry, to 70.
Butter s to 1871
Eggs to IN
Chickens-frying7 10 @12c; hens, 15@
Tallow-cheice, 81 to
Irish potatoes, per Dbl. to 90.
Wool-unwashed, 20 to &c.
tub washed, 80 to SO.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-08-07
A Healthy Town.

Baltimore American: We regret
to observe that the report that color
ed man who recently died here was 1853
years old is received with considerable
increduIity, mingled with unconcealed
levity, by our esteemed contemporaries
in different parts at the country. This
is wrong. In Baltimore we have an
atmosphere that is especially conducive
to longevity, and if AN iphabitant
doesn't live to be 100, it is his fault.
Sometimes people die young here, be.
cause they are careless, and sometimes
old people die because they are tired
of living and desire a change. To
those, however, who obey the laws Of
health and do not get sick, who are not
the victims of too much happiness and
diamond back terrapin, the years fly
as if they were months. If Mr.. Me-
thuselah had emieratel to Baltimore
he would probably he living yet, play.
ing the role of an old inhabitanU, and
RECALLING the minds of the younger gen,
erations with luried stories of the warm
weather they used to have in years
gone by. tg.f
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-08-07
Survival OF the Fittest.

For some time past the question
of purity in baking powders has form
ed quite a feature of newsper discus
sion, and eminent doctors of philoso-
ply have given opinions as to the in
gradients which compose many ofthe
articles soldunder that name. The in
vestigations have narrowed down to
the limit which awards the Royal
Baking Powder the palm of purity,
and several of the most distinguished
scientists have testified to their con-
viction that no eXtraneous or deleter-
ious matter enters into its compost
ton. The Royal Baking Powder
Company have achieved a worldwide
reputation for the success which has
marked their preparation of cream OF
tartar for baking purposes. 1t is in
disputably shown that they have eli
minated all elements of tartrate OF
lime, alum or other impurities, and
present to the public a healthful and
chemically pure article. Such widely
known chemists as Henry Morton,
E. G. Love, ii. A. Mott, VIM Nc
Murtrie and others have verified its
superiority over other manufactures
and testified, through practical ex'
perience, to its excellence. 1t is well
for families to observe the fact that il
costs more to manufacture the Royal
Baking Powder than any other, but
it is, as shown by chemical analysis
the one absolutely pure" baking
powder made.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-08-07
WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE,

Opens September 29nd 1885, One Of the FIRST SCHOOLS
ZOE iouSG LADIES IN THE UNITED STATES: surrounding
States. TERMS AMONG THE BEST IN THE UNION
Board Steam eating, English Course. Latin. French
German, Music, &c, for Scholastic year, from Sept
toJune, $500. For Catalogues, write to
Rev. WIN. A. HARRIS, D. d., President.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-08-07
ANDARD- McMINNVILLE, TENNEseEE-sATURDAY AUG : T6

reason or justice in taking one Or two
items Gust as they suit your side of
the question: from the State Superin-
tendent's report and try to make COM
PARSONS which will be favorable to
your side of the question. Iwant to
show the people that there is no fOun-
datiQn whatever for ga Democrats"
wise(?) assumption in fact. This
mathematical demonstration, "a Dem
ocrat," and every one else, if they
know anything about public schools
and their true business and efficient
management, not only in this State
but elsewhere, will see, if they exam
inc the two comparative statements,
that the county of Williamson makes
the best showing in school activity
and interest.
ga Democrat" in one of his arti-
cles, makes this statement: Gin
counties where there is a large colored
population, the proportion of enrolled
pupils is less than in counties where
the colored population is small. Let's
apply this to the population and en-
rollment of Weakley and William
son counties. Weakley has white,
8,2SS; colored, 1907; Williamson,
white, 5,7S4; colored, 4,4l3. Don't
this comparison of the population of
the two counties in connection with
A Democrats statement explain
wherein Weakly has the advantage
of Williamson in the enrolment?
Maury county with scholastic pop
ulation of 1908 has enrolled 9,O37
pupils, and Williamson county with
scholastic population of 10000 has
enrolled 5,204, but because they are
non-Blair bill counties the public
school interest therein is slumbering.
What about Davidson county, which
only few days ago endorsed nation
al aid to education, with her scholas-
tic population of 80, SIG and with only
an enrolment of Is, 476?
Does ga Democrats" wise intro
ductory statement stand true in this
case? 1t is a poor rule that will not
work both ways. Then again, Will
hanson, the non-Blair bill county,
spent for the years 1915 for school
purposes, SIG, 34S.35, whereas Henry
and Weakley, the Blair bill counties,
only spent for same year for school
purposes, the former 81, 0O3.5l, and
thelatter$ 13, 393.17. "Oh!consistency
thou art a jewel"
One more statement and / am
through. [ don't know how the
speakers, who are to take part in the
State Teachers Association which
meets at Shelbyville next month, are
selected or how their subjects are
chosen, but this fact is very noticea
BILE from the printed program in the
Union of July Goth, that all those whC
are to discuss "National Aid to Edu
cation" are Blair bill men. Why
not have a discussion pro and con
Why have it all a one-sided discus
sion? Why not divide time? Why
not send for Hons. Andrew Caldwell
and Alexander Campbell, and Sena
tors Harris and Whitthorne and in
vite them to join in this discussion
Let's have both sides of thisquestion
.r. .tlf A CITIZEN.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-08-07
Educational.
To the Standard I:

To the Standard:
/ noticed in the Union Of July 18th
and 2Sth articles from some one signed
GA Democrat" The article of the
18th began with the following sem
tence: at is a remarkable fact that
in the counties where the least is done
for public school educarion there is
the bitterest opposition to the Blair
bill, and in fact to any form of nation
al education. Take Hardeman and
Williamson counties"
don't believe any fair minded
man, who takes the trouble to exam
inc the State Superintendent report
intelligently, can find one iota OF
truth in "a Democrats" statement,
and think it must take a very SIM
pie minded person to believe it.
Somebody seems to be mad, very
mad, because the teachers assembled
at Franklin in the State Normal In
stitute did not take the Blair bill to
their bosoms and swear to live or die
by it. -,.r 81 W.
will take Weakley and William
son counties (the counties which A
Democrat attempted and pretended
to compare in his article ofthe 17th)
and make full and complete com
parative statement as shown by the
State Superintendent report for the
year ending June 3Oth, 1885, and we
will see if Weakley is the personifica-
ton of perfection in public school ed
ucational interest and poor William
son sleeping the sleep of death.
will leave this comparativestate
to any honest, fair minded man, and
he cannot but say that the education
al interest is in favor of Williamson
county, A Democrat to the contrary
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-08-07
Gummrfrial.
MeMIHNVILLE PRODUCE MARKET.

Corrected weekly by Mead q Ritchey.
OFFICE SOUTHERN STANDARD.
McMinnv lille. Aug. 6, lSS6.YEs
WHEAT GOO Go % Blu.
CoRN-new So to 40,
FLoUR-new, $2.5O@$S 90 % 100 lbs.
MEAL-S9 bu. 45@50c.
OATs-R blu. "a 20
CHIoKENs-Hens 4c p Id
BUTTER-Fs ID. 10 to 10
EGGs-Ss doz, to c.
GINsENG-B ID. 1.50 to l 60
BEEswAx-S ID. 1Sc.
FEATHERs-S9 ID. 9S to
TALLow-S ID. 4c. 5e-.ari .t0.I
Green hides 5@6c. Grubby Il of
LARD-R ID. Sc. ,a.,
BACON Se
Shoulders 6H
Hams 10 to. I'D Ns
Sides TX
Hog round : 0plt fEEt
Wool, unwashed, 14@1Sc
e tub washed, 20 to &c
Poultry-Hens A; Turkeys, to.
Stock peas, to -.r- .r'
DRIED APPLEs-@ ID. Ito c.
Blacberries to &c. 1896
Homestead Fertilizer, 2 25to $50 p 100
Irish potatoes cts. % blu.
Green Apples, 80 to 40 per bushel.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-08-07
Chancery Sale.

B. NJ. Coulson VS.. J. A. J. Guest and others.
As directed by decree of the Chancery
Court at McMinnville, Tenn. rendered in
the above styled cause, | will sell at the
Courthouse door in McMinnville, Tenn, on
Saturday, august the It'll, 1856,
a tract of land lying in the Sth Civil Dis
trict of Warren County, Tenn, containing
"a acres, bounded by the lands of ]. D.
WOoton and the Hills trace road, and fully
described in title papers on file in my office.
to which reference is hereby had.
Terms of Sale--Cash.
This July 9TH, 1886.
"a J. C. BILES, c. d NJ.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-08-07

Fayetteville Observer: A widow
writes to the Brooklyn Eagle that her
husband fell out of a cherry tree dur
ing the war and wants to know ifshe
is not entitled to a pension. Congress
would doubtless grant her a pension
and the Republicans wouldthen have
as good cause for bIackguarding the
President for vetoiug the bill as they
have had for his veto OF other private
pension sWindlCs.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-08-07

cloth, which they cannot afford to buy;
and the wealthier CLASSES do not by
any means scorn it for ornamental use.
The tree is COMMONLY called the lace.
bark treer Its botanical name is
Lagetto Gntearia.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-08-07
To the People Of McMinnviIIe.

l em prepared to clean and color old
clothes and make them look like new.
Prices reasonable. Go to your closet and
get your old clothes and have them made
new. Coloring guaranteed not to fade or
smut. Please give me trial. Respectfully
CALLIE BYARS. :
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-08-07
LAWSON HILLS
Double Distilled, Pure, Full Proof
APPLE BRANDY
is. NOW READY FOR SALE.

1t was all made by Lawson Hill for medi-
cal purposes from his own good, ripe apples.
1t is in barrels averaging about As gallons
each and in kegs, each holding 10 gallons.
The barrels and kegs are all well made of
well seasoned, all heart, white oak.
Each barrel is well bound with good
iron hoops And each key is well bound
with 6 good iron hoops. Tax paid stamps are
attached to the barrels and kegs, and every
thing done up according to law, so they
can be shipped to any part of the United
States. My price is one dollar and fifty
cents, CASH, per gallon, in lots of one or
more barrels; and one dollar and sixty cents
per gallon in lots of one or more kegs-noth-
ing for barrels or kegs-delivered at home
or in the Depot at McMinnville. vU
The casks are all nelG and clean, never hav-
ing had anything put in them, only the Pure
Fine Brandy with which they.are now filed.
never make nor sell any Spirits, only Pure,
Full Proof, Fine, Double Distilled Apple
Brandy, of my own good ripe Apples. And
always, as now, ] keep the brandy in my
own cellar at home, till sold and shipped
direct to the purchaser.
II. L. w. HILL, dawson Hill.1
July |, 1886.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-10
The Classics in Chicago.

While waiting in the house of a
friend I espied well-filled book case,
and with the greedy eye of a bibliophile
I determined to put in a few minutes in
examining the volumes. A bulky vol
ume labeled "Cicero" attracted my at
tention. Mechanically I laid hold of it
and removed it from the shelf. It was
remarkably heavy, and on turning it
about I discovered it was no more or
less than pasteboard box, the lid of
which formed the front of the alleged
book. Lifting this up 1 disclosed to
view a fiat, transparent flask of ex-
tremely fine Henderson County whisky.
While struggling with the cork my
friend entered. "Ah," he said. II see
you are as great an admirer of Cicero
as am-cheese it, my wife's coming"
There wasn't book in the case. They
were all dummies.-Chicago Nesos.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-10
Two Dougllnut Boys.

From the Young Folks Friend.1
ooh, dear!" said Ray, his blue eyes
full of tears; "he's such hateful boy,
that Tommy Briggs is, mamma. Iwish
I didn't ever get acquainted with him.
I wish his father didn't live so near by
I Uncle Jacks farm"
Mamma Trevor looked at her boys
flushed little face, and smiled; but she
didn't say word until she had taken
Ray to the wide kitchen sink, and
sponged forehead and dimpled chin,
blue eyes and rosy mouth with clear,
cool water.
"Now, what is it, dear?" she asked.
cts Tommy Briggs" said Ray, put
ting out his lip again. "Oh. mamma.
he's so mean and hateful"
"Ray, Ray that isn't the right way
to talk even about those whom we be-
lieve are our enemies" interrupted
mamma gently. "Do you think it is ?"
aNo'm," Ray answered honestly,
winking pretty fast; 4but I can't help
it, mamma. [ know Tommy Briggs is
my enemy, and good deal worse.
Why, mamma, don't you blieye-"
Ray stopped and shut his white
teeth together with a snap. Mamma
didn't smile this time. She spoke very
soberly:
swell. dear, go on. What did Tom
my do?"
"You know that big, nice apple Aunt
Russia gave me this morning, don't
your" Ray swallowed big sob.
"'Twas the very last one she had, cause
she'd kept it wrapped away in tissue
paper all winter to see how long it
would keep, and there came little tiny
spec of rot on it, and she gave it to me.
Twas the very last one, you know;
and it smelled just as nice, and the rest
won't be ripe for along time. And I
started to go out where the men are
moving to show it to Uncle Jack, and
when I was going across the pasture
Tommy Briggs ran up behind me and
grabbed it. and ate it every mite up
but the bones, mamma, and didn't give
me even so much as a bite. Don't you
think he's real mean, bad boy. man.
MAJ" Rays face was flushing up again
as fast as ever it could.
Mamma looked pretty sober, though
she almost had to laugh about the
bones.
II think he did very wrong, dear, :"
she said; "and if I were in your place
I believe would kill him."
How astonished Ray looked at that.
He could hardly believe his ears.
"Why, mamma" said he, what do
you mean?"
II mean" mamma answered, gently,
"that I would kill the naughty spirit in
Tommy's heart with q good deal of
kindness"
Ray understood, and he looked inter-
ested, though q little doubtful.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-10
Teaching to Memorize.

A prominent man who processes to.
be teacher OF memory says: I'm .
few lessons I enable one to memorize
the most difficult thing without an.
effort" a5..
"How can that be done?" asked a re-
porter.
ooh, it's matter of association, ao-
cording to system I have worked
upon for twenty-five years. It is based
upon the alphabet and numbers. /
take person and in few hours can
get him to repeat or produce long
poem which I have read to him twica
or at the most three times. He cam
repeat it backward or forward, or give,
you any line you may call for by num-
Der. / had boy once only ~ years.
old, who, after learning the system,
went to hear Beecher preach, and after
wards repeated the sermon to an audi
ence without having taken single note.
OF course he did not give every word
Mr.. Beecher used, but he covered every
point in it's regular order, just as the
preacher had DONE curtailing II to be
able to deliver it in half tho slime il
originally took.
do many come to you to have their
faculties cultiyated?"
Eyes, a great many of all classess,-
some students, reporters, lawyers and
preachers preachers and lawyers par
ticularly. The former to acquire an
aptness in memorizing sermons, and
the latter to memorize authorities and
dates. Orators, also, who memorize
their speeches. Then, persons who
are going in for an examination come
to me so as to learn to memorize dates
and events, locations and rivers, his
torical, statistical and practical facts,
etc. I had naval officer here not long
ago who was preparing for an examina
ton for promotion, and he perfected
himself in the system so that no could
without difficulty remember anything
he desired. There 10 an old lady be-
tween 70 and 80 years Of age who, with,
her daughter has taken Instructions,
and she says she finds no difficulty in
remembering and repeating all she
reads. She says she can take ten
poems she has read, and repeat them
alternately, line from each"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-10

II don't hardly know how" said be.
"but I'll try next chance I have"
THAT'S my good boy" Mamma Ire
vor said, kissing first one round cheek
and then another. "Your chance will
come soon enough, dear"
And so it did. That very day was
baking day, and when Aunt Russia was
frying cakes she remembered Rays dis
appointment, and fried two rich, plump,
brown doughnut boys for him.
These are to pay for the apple you
lost" Said she, laughing. "You must
look out sharper this time, dear"
"Yes'm, Aunt Russia, I will,"' said
Ray. ooh, thank you, ever so much"
Then he went out under the vines on
the back porch and sat down on the
steps with his doughnut-boys, waiting
TOR them to cool. And pretty soon
who should come along but Tommy
Briggs himself. He was barefooted,
and mis- straw hat hadn't sign of a
brim. He looked over the backyard
fence, and his sharp black eyes spied
the doughnut-boys.
ooh, gimme one!" cried he. But he
didn't believe Ray would do it, all the
same. He looked roguish, and ready
to run away in minute if Aunt Russia
should look out at the door.
AS for Ray, he looked at the two
puffy doughnut-boys, and then he look
ed at the mischievous face that was a
little dirty too, peering over the fence.
Then he started and ran to the gate.
Eyes, I'll give you one," said he,
smiling pleasantly; and then he hand
ed Tommy Briggs the largest one of the
two doughnut-boys. "They're real
NICE" said he.
You can't think how surprised Tom.
my Briggs looked. He was so surpris-
ed that he couldn't say word-at any
rate he didn't; not even "Thank you. II
But he took the doughnut-boy Ray
reached out to him, and scampered
away, and Ray thought that was the
last of it.
"Anyhow. though. I don't b'lieve
he'd snatch my apple again." said he te
mamma, aby the way he looked"
Il don't think he will myself" said
mamma. And she thought to herself
though she wouldn't have said it tc
Ray for the world, that if he would he
must be very hard-hearted little boy
indeed.
But that wasn't the last of it. No
body had even thought of Strawberries
being ripe. but the next morning wher
Uncle Jack opened the kitchen dool
he found little box of them, red, ripe
and sweet, on the Threshold. Areunt
the box was pinned bit of paper YER,
much soiled, and on this was printed
in uneven letters:
"These is for the little boy wot tool
his appul. I'm sorry, an I won't do i
agen. From Thomas BR1GGs."
"Now, what do you think?" aske,
Uncle Jack.
And Rays blue eyes fairly danced a
he ate his strawberries with sugar an
cream.
snow, isn't that the best way t
make folks good?" he asked. @kn
it, mammal"
II think it is" said mamma, kissin
both rosy cheeks again. 1T,
What do you think?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-10
gram from Boston, and had gone there two

gram from Boston, an0 had gone there tive
lays previous.
"The old composer is in good hands, and
cannot aid him now, for am as poor as
himself" soliloquized Arlington. GAS to
Inez-ah, me! 1 might have told her that
she was very dear to me, but Maurice Ar
lington poor man is not Maurice Arling-
ton the man of wealth"
He spoke somewhat bitterly, for the
friends he had known of lat- had treated
him very coolly since the SIS of the for
tune.
So he determined to forget Inez and to
devote himself to his art.
And then, for some weeks, he became
again the hard working artist Of yore, and
enjoyed the seclusien of 5is garnet abode.
And then, one day, he vas taken ILL., His
pictures had not sold He had become
very poor. A fever set in, and few hours
later he lay on q cot at the city hospital,
tossing in delirium and pain.
insufficient food and hard work. the
doctor said seriously. "He will have a
severe attack Of it."
And it was nearly month before Maui
rice Arlington again opened his eyes to the
world.
Not at the hospital, however. He was
in well-furnished, pleasant room, and
near his bedside was familiar figure.
He stared i'll doubt at the beautiful face
that looked solicitously into his own.
"Inez, Miss Vincent" he murmured
family.
1t was indeed the composers daughter,
and her eyes were cheerful with Joy as she
left the room few minutes later, and has
tened to tell her father of Arlington's re-
turn to consciousness.
AS in dream Maurice heard from the
composer how his opera had been COM
plete success.
Wealth and honors were coming to him.
He had heard of Arlington's poverty, had
come to New York, and day and night since
then Inez had nursed him back to life.
Amid his distress Maurice Arlington had
were worth all the time serving acquaint-
ances Of the past.
Life seemed rare dream of happiness
during the days of convaSscence, and Inez
was an angel of goodness and peace.
He was no longer man of wealth; but
when one day he told her of his love, he
knew that as the poor artist she regarded
him with more affection than had he been
| a millionaire.
There was quiet wedding few months
later, and week later pleasant surprise
for all of them.
"Great news, Maurice!" said the com.
poser, as he rushed into Arlington's studio
one day.
Indeed? Another opera accepted"
| "No; it is something about yourself"
can order for picture, then?" smiled
Arlington.
"Bettcr than that. You are again mill.
ionaire."
"Nonsense!"
otis true. Your cousin, Ernest Travis
died in the West long before your uncle
They have just discovered it, and you art
once more the heir to the Rossiter estates.
There is a lonely, disappointed woman
now, who thinks bitterly Of the failure O
her great scheme for wealth.
It is Blanche Marvin.
There are three very happy people at tn
Rossiter mansion now, who try to benefit al
who know them-the composer, Maurice
Arlington, and his beautiful wife, Inez.