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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11
The Mules Sweet Tooth.

New York Tribune.
A mule hitched toa cart overloaded
with coal took occasion to lie down
for needed rest in Chestnut st, Phila-
delphia, and for an hour twenty driv-
ers and conductors of blocked cars
and the pausing populace made vain
effort to get him on his feet; he lifted
not his ears and blinked slowly.
Then upon the scene appeared col
ored brother who announced his abil-
ity to "rise dat mule" Obtaining
from store two chunks of cut sugar
he placed it in the waiting animals
mouth, whose keen relish of the
sweet as he lay with head on blanket
is described as ludicrOus in the ex-
treme; and "nO sooner had he licked
his chops after the dainty lunch than
up he jumped" amid cheers of the as
sembled hundreds. The reader will
observe that it was cut sugar-the
one sort likely tobe pure. You can't
fool mule with glucose kindness.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11
Unhappy Marriages.

The universal expectation of mar
ried people is, that their married
lives will always behappy ones. De-
luded dreamers! They imagine that
they are different from other people,
and that when they enter the portals
of matrimony, love, peace, and pros
perity will ever be their attendants.
Such had better consider themselves
the same as Others, but form iron res
olutions to do different from other
married peOple-resolutions that will
keep them from the dangerous coasts
on which so many have been wrecked
and ruined. Unhappy marriages de-
pend upon many causes. Previous
to marriage many try toappear more
intellectual, more amiable, OR more
accomplished, than they really are.
Depend upon it, that love brought
into existence by moonlight strolls,
strengthened by deceit and fashiona-
BILE displays, and finally consumma-
ted through the influence of intrigu-
ing friends, will fade in after life al
most as fast as the flowers which
compose the bridal wreath.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11
The Independent South.

The Culpepper, Va, Exponent
says: eff the South progresses in the
next twenty years as she has in ten,
she will be the most independent por-
ton of the United States. She will
by that time not need Western corn,
or flour, or bacon or beef; she will not
need Northern hay, nor fruit, nor
iron, nor steel; she will not need inn
plements from New England, nor
wooden goods from New York and
Pennsylvania. She will make and
raise them all within her own Dor
ders, on her own territory. The
money which she has been in the
habit of sending East, West and
North, she will keep at home, and
will have nearly.the whole of the cot
ton crop clear.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11
COUNTS.


NHANCERY-Si LIST Monday in May and
v November; w. S. Bearden, Chancellor;
J. C. Biles, Clerk.
NIRCUIT-Sts Tuesday after 4th Monday
v in January, May, and September; M.
d. Smallman, Judge; W. ". Whitson, At
torney.General; Al. Curl, Clerk.
NOUNTY-Sits by quorum LIST Monday in
v every month full court every quarter;
j. r. Parker, Esq, Chairman; WI. Swami,
Clerk.
OTHER COUNTY OFFICIALS-U. Van.
" hooser, Sheriff; Jno. l.. Jaco, Register
DR.. T. c. Smart, Trustee and Tax Collec-
tor; Geo. T. Purvis, Ranger; Mat. Jones,
Jailer; Sam O'Neal, County Superintendent
of Public Instruction
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS-Mayor, Jssee
IN Walling; Aldermen, j. E. Jones, N.
A. Doty, A. Ii. Gross, Thos. Black, +. e.
Mead, NJ. NJ. Phelps; Recorder, ]. E. Jones;
Treasurer, A. II. Gross; Street Commission
ers, NJ. A. Do:y, 81. NJ. Phelps, J. E. Jones.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11
Good Results in Every Case.

d. A. Bradford, wholesale paper
dealer, Chattanooga, Tenn, writes
that he was seriously afflicted with a
severe cold which settled on his lungs;
had tried many remedies without
benefit; being induced to try DIR.
Kings New Discovery for consump-
ton did so and entirely cured by the
use of a few bottles, since which time
he has used it in his family for all
coughs and colds with the best results,
This is the experience of thousands,
whose lives have been saved by this
wonderful Discovery. You can try
it without cost. Free trial bottles al
the drug store of ]. B. Ritchey. .
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11
A Plucky Girl.

Detroit Free Press.
SITS a joke ON me, of course, but
I'll give it to you fellows" said a
Cass farm man to little group in the
city hall yesterday. 81 have great
fear of burglars. When / go to bed
1 want to know that every door and
window is securely fastened, About
a month ago we changed hired girls,
and the newcomer was careless about
the doors o. nights. On two or three
occasions came down stairs at mid
night to find a window or door I'M
locked. I cautioned her, but it did
no good. / therefore determined to
put up job on her. got some false
whiskers and an old wig, and one
night about eleven o'clock / crept up
the back stairs to her room. She was
snoring like trooper, but the min
ute struck a match she awoke. ]
expected a great yelling and scream.
ing, but nothing of the sort took
place. She bounced out of bed with
a: 'Youvillianp on her lips, seized a
chair by the back and before l had
made a move she knocked me to my
knees. Before 1 could get out of the
room she struck meagain, and it was
only after 1 had tumbled down the
back stairs that she gave the alarm
Then she went through to my room
raped on the door, and coolly an
nounced:
"'Mr. Blank, please get up-Pvt
killed a burglar"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11
An Illustration.
''Yes'n

A republican paper says that it
hopes President Cleveland will leave
the government at Washington in as
good a condition as that in which he
found it, which reminds us of little
story:
A city man, who had been living
in a rented house, notified his land
lord that he was going to move.
81 hope," said the landlord, "that
l will find the house in the same con-
dition it was when you took it,"
"No, l do not expect to leave in the
same condition that / found it."
"Well, you will have to do it."
"All right, then, I'll drop a cat in
the cistern and advertise for bed-bugs.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11
CHURCHES.

Southern Methodist-Rev. A. 7 Crawford
pastor services every Sunday morning and
night. Sunday school at 81 A. NJ. Prayer
meeting Wednesday night
Christian-Services every Sunday. Prayer
meeting Wednesday night.
Presbyterian-Re I. NJ. Mcconnell pas,
tor; services, morning and night, first and
third Sundays in each month; prayermeet
ing every Wednesday night. sunday-school
every Sunday morning at az o'clock. -
Cumberland Presbyterian-Rev. u. l.
Stainback pastor; services every Sunday and
at night; prayermeeting Wednesday night
Sunday-school $3.50 Il. m.
Baptist--Sunday.sch at 9H a. M
sPrayer meeting every Tuesday night.
First Baptist colored-Rev. A. oNeal
pastor. Services every Sunday afternoon and
night. Sunday.School $3.50 Il. M.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11
A True Dog Story.

Last year a clergyman of Norfolk,
England, missed his pet dog, and
there was much grief in the family,
for Rough, the lost collie, was favor
lite with the grown folks as well as
with the children. Some nine
months later the clergyman happen
ing to 60 to Cattle Hill, where the
drovers were, saw Rough, and joyous
ly laid claim to him; but Roughs new
master, drover, refused to give the
dog up and there was dispute. OF
course the drovers were in sympathy
with their fellow, and the clergyman
found the odds against him. The
drover said that he had owned the
dog for years the minister held to it
that Rough was the very Rough that
he had raised. Two policemen came
running up, and the case was stated.
"But how can you prove the owner
ship" asked one of the officers. That
put the minister in mind of some
thing. He thrust his hand into his
pocket, pulled out penny, and gave
it to the dog with the command :
"Rough, fetch loaf" Rough, with
the penny in his mouth, went to the
nearest bakery, made it clear that he
wanted some bread, and soon came
troting back to the crowd. The clergy.
man broke off morsel, gave it to
Rough, and stood by while the dog
munched it. Suddenly the clergy.
man exclaimed, Trough, l believe
that bread is poisoned" Out the
dog spat the piece of bread, and the
crowd cried "Bravo!" There was
no longer doubt as to the true owner
ship, and to the shame of the drovel
the dog trotted off at the minister;
| heels.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11
Poison Oak.

Last Sunday, while at Mr.. T. F.
Hudson's, the great hay and carp
man, who is perhaps better known
than any farmer in the State, we no
ticed that his son, Dewitt, seemed to
be skinning ffatthe hands. Mr.. H.
called the little fellow to him and
showed us how the skin, even on the
palms, was coming off in flakes
and new skin appearing underneath.
He explained that several years ago
the child was badly poisoned with
poison oak, and every spring he broke
out and suffered greatly. He had ap-
piled every known remedy to relieve
the sufferer, and employed physicians
to attend him, but with no avail. "In
fact" Mr.. Hudson continued, sit
seemed like to go in sight of a poison
oak vine would cause the eruptions to
break out afresh. After trying every
thing else, read in the Banner
Waterman so much about the s. SIS.
blood medicine that / determined to
try that also, but must confess that /
had but little hope in it. But, as you
see, it's success has been wonderful.
1t has driven every particle of the
poison from my child's system, and
is now putting a new skin on him.
He is thoroughly cured, and the S. S.
s. did the good work. l believe that
it will drive out any kind of poison
from the blood, and its effects on De-
Witt proves it. There are a great
many sufferers in the country from
poison oak, and to such l can know
ingly recommend this great medi-
cine. 1t not only effects a certain
cure, but seems to put fresh life into
one."
This is only one of the numerous
Endorsements of s. S. s. that has
reached us, and we publish it as in
formation to those who are suffering
with poison in their system, it mat
tiers not from what source it comes.
This discovery in regard to curing the
effects of poison oak is ofgreat impor-
lance, as it gives certain remedy for
a most common and aggravating
affection, for which no permanent re-
lief had ever been known. TheS. S.
S. is certainly the king of blood medi-
cine, and is as harmless as 1t is solv-
ent for the eradication ofimpure blood
from the system.-Atheas Banner
Wdtclma,, april 30.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer
8, Atlanta, Ga. l57 w. 23d ST., N. Y.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11
Wild Cherry and Tar.

Everybody knows the virtues of
Wild Cherry and Tar as a relief and
cure for any affection of the Throat
and Lungs. Combined with these
two ingredients are few simple heal
ing remedies in the composition of
DIR. BosankO's Coughand LungSprup,
making it just the article you should
always have in the house, for Coughs,
Colds, Group and Bronchitis. Price
so cents and $1.0O. Samples. free.
Sold by w. HI. Fleming. 3
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11
A New Field.
John Phillip yarley.
New Orleans Picayune.

New Orleans Picayune.
A young woman OF artistic tastes
might add a neat little sum to her
pocketbook by composing costumes
for ladies of fashion. Nowadays la
dies no longer wear bustles because
they are the fashion; trains because
they are the fashion, or small bon
nets. Every woman ofany individu-
ality whatever, dresses according to
her own personal appearance and
wears only those things that are in
harmony with her figure, her eyes,
hair, face. The style is the woman.
Therefore, in a drawing room you
will see women in costumes represent
in modified way, the very history
of Dame Fashion. There are no con-
ventional styles except for the people
who have no ideas of their own. A
beautiful woman with means would
readily pay dollar for a sketch of a
costume composed especially for her.
A homely woman with means would
pay ten dollars, and throw in graft
tude as well, for the artist who sue
ceeds in softening down her angles.
eff to her share some female vices fall,
look on her dress and you'll forget
them ALL"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11
Mails.

Tullahoma to Observation-Disclosures 1910 p.
M: leaves 6:2O a. NJ, daily except Sundays.
McMiunville to Sparta-Arrives GAO AM;
leaves 1900 pm; daily except Sundays.
Beersheba Springs-Arriyes 500 pm.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; leaves
500 a. m same days. ooc
Smithville (route No. 1850 arrives l2:OC
NJ, Mondays, THURSDAYS and Saturdays
leaves 100 pm, same days
Woodbury-Arrives II M, wednesdays
and Saturdays leaves 100 PM, same days
Horse Shoe Falls--Arrives 1900 H., Mon
days and Thursdays leaves 200 PM. same
DAYS
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11
THE NATURE OFLOVE.

Love is a fire in air,
Love is a rose in Spring,
Love is crystal sphere,
A melody, mirowing,
Love is a blossom, love flower,
Love is the cleaning of shower
Ofdewdrops from an orange bower.
Love is golden star,
A fragrance of the night,
A rainbow in the air,
A cloud, lost delight;
Love, t is the sense of Heaven near,
The memory of Heaven gone,
The last leaf of the lingering year,
The faint smell of the dawn.
John Phillip Varley
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11
Johnny Was Posted on Miracles.

Boston Transcript
Little Johnny Jordan was pas
senger on suburban train. Beside
him sat tall, solemn-looking. man
with side whiskers. In front were
Johnny's pa and ma, and behind him
his aunt Hetty. The whole party
had been to church, and the man sit
ting beside Johnny was the minister
going out to spend the afternoon with
the Jordans.
"My little man," said the minister
to Johnny, "did you pay close atten-
ton to the sermon?"
"Yessir."
"Do you remember that / said
something about miracles ?"
"Yessir."
"Well, Johnny, doyou know what
miracle is?"
"Yessir."
"Tell me, please"
"Well, all l know about it is ma
said this morning that it would be a
miracle if we could go to church
once without havin' the minister
taggin' home with us to dinner. So
i guess this hain't no mir"
"JOhnny Jordan! (from the front
seat.) Will you come here this min
ute?"
"Yes'm."
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11

A young bachelor sheriff was call
ed upon to serve an attachment
against a beautiful young widow; he
accordingly called upon her and said:
MADAM, / have an attachment for
you" The widow blushed and said
"his attachment was reciprocated."
"You don't understand me; you
must proceed to court" ~ know il
is leap-year, sir. but 1 prefer you tC
do the courting." "Mrs. P, this
is no time for trifling, the justice is
waiting" 1.-THE justice is? Why, ]
prefer parson. "-Exchange.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11

Is the poultry business overdone?
Does this, from a trades paper, indi-
cate such a state of affairs? "About
forty million dozen more eggs are
needed in America this year than are
supplied by our fowls; so we will
have to send across the water for the
deficiency"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11

Itch, mango and scratches of every
Kind cured in 80 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. Use no other.
This never fails. Sold by J. B.
Ritchey, druggist, McMinnvill, Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11

Ofthe wearing of mourning a wo-
man writesin the Philadelphia Press:
When the time comes to throw the
veil back, the time has surely come
to take it of. It's usefulness is gone,
and to ornament ourselves in robes
of grief seems ghoulish. A young
woman, "being in mourning" as the
phrase goes, may go to party, but,
being in mourning, she must wear a
black dress, nevertheless, in order to
make her funeral garb and her gay
surroundings q little more compati-
BILE, fashion graciously permits her
not to wear a gay ribbon-oh, dear,
no! That would never do; but she
may wear a scarlet flower. Being in
mourning, too, she must not dance,
but she may play cards at this same
party and have Just as good a time as
she knows how. o, consistency,
where art thou?
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11
LODGES.

n & A. M-Wsrren, No. 125-lst Monday
L night in every month, in their hall over
the court room. K. KENNEDY, w. NJ.
DOYAL ARCH CHAPTER-3rd Thursday
IL nightin every month.
K. KENNEDY, Ii. P.
I o. F.-McMinnville, No. 146; every
i. Tuesday night, in their hall over WON.
ack & Colville's store.
W. W. WALLACE, n. q.
L. +. CAPsHAw, Sec'y.
Rebekah Degree, meets First Thursday
night in each month.
MRS. w. s. LIVELY, N. G.
MISS JENNIE LIVELY, Sec'y.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR Mountain City,
N No. l40; meets in Masonic hall I'd and
4th Monday nights in every month.
A. B. RAMSEY, Sec. THOs. BLACK, d.
KNIGHTS AND LADY'S HONOR-2nd
n and 4th Thursday nights in every month
A, II. GROSS. p.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11

Would you like 30 drink the water
the cows are drinking? Do your
children drink the milk made from
this water?
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11

HOrse-radish should be dug out in
the fall, and on no account should it
be left over for another season. II
this is done, the main root will be-
come partially rotten, and assume
such a woody texture as to render it
entirely unfit for use. 'H
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11

Passenger trains pass Tullahoma goinl
south 10 10 a m, 10 Az p m and 20 m; 90
ing north, % p m, 20 M, 90 a IN.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-13
A UNIFORM MARRLAGE LAW.

Senator Edmunds has presented me-
mortal petitioning congress for a constl-
tutional amendment, by which that body
can enact uniform laws on the subject OF
marriage and divorce. II as most care
full thinkers agree, every protection pos
sible should be thrown around the mar.
rage relation, any legislation tending to
that end is worthy the best efforts Of
statesmen. That there should be such
diversity of modes in the seve-
raj states for legalizing marriage,
renders the consent OF parents and guar
dians almost superfluous, and the union
Of the parties is easily obtained when only
state line bars its fulhllment. Did the
same law obtain in all the states and ter
ritories, iDjudiclous marriage would not
be SO easy of attainment, Wise safe
guards thrown around the institution Of
marriage would obyiate much of the legls-
latlon relating to divorce. The facility
with which divorce is obtained, and the
trivial causes which In some states are
deemed sufficient are a blot upon their
escutcheons, and these are prey.
ing at the root Of social
life. Divorce made easy saps
and undermines the strongholds of ma
ton, and an easy-going, pleasure-seeking
people, thoughtless of consequences,
dance on over the hidden grave, until all
is lost within it's hopeless depths
Whether lax view OF the sanctity Of the
marriage relation be tie cause, or the
effect of righteousness, effeminacy anc
decay Of nations, the fact comes down
the long ages that hand in hand they &c
on to death, and those only are states
men who from the past draw wise lessons
for their guidance in the present, so legls
lating as to preserve to those who com,
after them precious heritage of sucl
laws as shall tend to perpetuate tn
purity of the people by the maintenance
of the sacred ties which create homes ant
keep them inviolate. Divorce laws mus
be, since the days Of the ancient Jews, be
cause of the heart of man, but the dc
mand that they should be uniforr
Throughout the United States seems a dc
mand consonant with right reason.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-13
Republican Obstruction.

The Republicans In the senate have be-
gun their work OF obstruction against
any reform of the tariff. The venerable
and amIable Mr.. Morrill, wants the senate
to resolve that it is inexpedient to under
take any legislation at the present ses-
sion, and Mr.. Dawes wants the whole
subject referred 20 the finance committee,
of which Mr.. Morrill, is chairman. We
have only to suggest to these gentlemen
that there is very good authority for the
theory that those who put off salvation
until "a more convenient season. run
grave risk of utter perdition. The alter
natives presented to congress, and pre-
scented now, are Reduction of taxation,
increase of approximation, or ruiuous
drain Of money from the centers of bust
ness into the treasury. There ought to
be no question: as to which of these is
preferable.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-13
WORSE THAN THE TEXAS LIBEL
Ia w

Esteemed contemporaries find great
deal to censure and complain of in the
libel law OF Texas, so ar as 1t relates to
newspapers, and in truth 1t is an onerous
law that might, In the interests Of com
mon sense and justice, undergo material
revision. Certainly THE GAzETTE is not
one of its defenders. But If the brethren
of the press have been paying attention to
some recent happenings in our sister
republic that laud of "God and Liberty
as the Mexicans style 1t, they must agree
that there are worse things than the
Texas libel law. In the state of Sonora,
Mexico, several editors are now in jail
for no other offense than opposition,
manifested In the columns OF their news
papers, to Toures, the pre-ent COVER
nor OF that state. tits hardly necessary
to explain that Gov. Toures is a
candidate for reelection. In this re-
spect governors on both sides of the Rio
Grande display similar weaknesses or
characteristics. He is Just concluding
/ ms uAot NNAAhf ohi VI Souleti ut auu MS
friends claim that second term Is
necessary aud due him as a matter Of
"vindcation" for his administration
during the first term Here again the
reader viii note that gubernatorial human
nature, on both sides OF the line, is
pretty much of sameness, The incar.
ce,ated editors, 1t appears, have opposed
his reelection, and they are in Jail. They
are very likely to stay there until the
election is over or they agree to advocate
Gov. Toures' reelection. There are laws
as to liberty of person in Mexico, but the
governor Of a state over there is kind
OF higher law unto himself, We have ar
idea that Gov. Toures will be "yindi-
oate6," that IL, re-electedi man who
makes such vigorous canvass viii bC
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-13

hard to defeat. But we beg the esteemed
contemporaries who are grooming under
the onerous Texas libel law TO take the
Mexican incident to heart, and let Il com
fort them. Matters are bad enough,
without doubt, in Texas, but they are not
as bad as in Mexico, where there is not
only libel law (as Cutting found ouD
but imprisonment for the editor who
dares oppose governor ambitious OF sue
ceedlng himself. Let the brethren wrestle
with the legislature to secure revision
Of the libel law, and 10 the meantime
thank their lucky stars they are Texan
and not Mexican editors.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-13

BELToN has two railroads, but feels
that these are not enough; she is at a
disadvantage and cannot control the trade
she IS entitled to-so says the daily News,
II this Is tho sentiment at Bolton 1t is but
a question OF time when the people Of
that nourishlng city will put on foot a
movement to get more railroads. There
is nothing like trying. The Beltonites
have only to put their shoulders to the
wheel and they will be surprised at what
they can accomplish
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-13
Only or Not at All.

Miss Lottie Lyons edits the Del Rio
Dot and all the young men of the state
press are in love with her, Vanderhurst
of the Texarkana Times more than any
one else. He called her Lottle recently,
and she answered and said "Brother
Vanderhurst. Lottie (rnE GAZETTE is
old and can call her Lottie) knows how
to psralyze the boys by talking of "broth-
ers, ~ Fort Worth GAz TIE.
Old or young, dear GAZETTE, we love
you Just as much as the Test,