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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-06
NATIONAL THANKSGIVING.
Thursday, Nov. 25th, Designated by
the President as Thanksgiving
Day---The Proclamation.

A proclamation: BY the President
of the United States. 1t has long
been the custom of the people of the
United States, on a day in each year
especially set apart for that purpose
by their chief executive to acknow-
ledge the goodness and mercy Of God,
and to invoke his continued care and
protection.
In observance of such custom, l,
Grover Cleveland, President of the
United States, do hereby designate
and set apart Thursday, the 25th day
of November, instant, to be observed
and kept as day of thanksgiving
and prayer. On, that day let all our
people forego their accustomed
employments and assemble in their
usual places of worship to give thanks
to the ruler of the universe for our
continued enjoyment of the blessings
of free government, for renewal of
business prosperity throughout our
land, for the return which has re-
warded the labor of those who till
the soil, and for our progress as peo-
pie in all that makes a nation great.
And while we contemplate the in
finite power of God in earthquake,
food and storm, let the grateful
hearts of those who have been shield
ed from harm through his mercy, be
turned in sympathy and kindness
toward those who have suffered
through his visitations. Let us also
in the midst of our thanksgiving, re-
member the poor and needy with
cheerful gifts and aims, so that our
services may, by deeds of charity, be
made acceptable in the sight of the
Lord.
In witness whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington,
this lst day of November, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand eight hun.
dred and eighty-six, and of the indie.
pendence of the United States Of
America, the one hundred and elev.
enth. GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the President.
T. F. BAYARD, Secretary of State
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-06
The Club-Moses and Artificial Light
ming.
Comptroller

American Agriculturist.
AS you go through the woods on
your nutting excursions have an eye
to the Club-moses as they peer up
through the carpet of fallen leaves,
so that you may know where to find
them when wanted. The fruiting
portion of the Club-moses is usually
of a yellowish color, and, if carefully
examined, will be found to consist of
scales overlapping one another, each
scale covering numerous yellowish
grains, which, in these plants, serve
the same uses that seeds do in flower
ing plants, for the Club-moses have
no flowers. Ifyou gather any Club
moses and lay them upon paper in a
dry place where no wind will disturb
them, you will find that there will
be, in few days, fine dust upon
the paper. Gather up this dust very
carefully, for it will enable you to
produce artificial lightning.
Sprinkle q little of this dust in the
air near fame, as that of lamp,
and it will burn with sudden flash.
In theatrical and other shows where
lightning is to be represented, it is
done with this powder, which is sold
as Lycopodium. Those who live
where the plants are abundant, gath
er them and secure the dust, as !
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-06
Croquets Of Rice.

Are made of one-half pound of rice,
washed well, and then cooked with
milk just soft. When cooked, add to
it a piece of butter, three spoonsful of
milk, four yelks of eggs, and few
drops of MANILA, or any other essence
that you choose. When cool enough
to handle, mould them in forms, be-
ing careful not to get them too large,
and after soaking them in beaten
yelk of egg, and covering them with
fine bread crumbs, fry them and
powder them with sugar, which you
have favored with lemon, if you
have used vanilla in the croquets.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-06
Chancery Sale Of Mountain
Land.
P. G. Isbell VS.. James Walker.

In obedience to decree of the Chancery
Court at McMinnville, Tenn, will sell at
the Courthouse door in McMinnville, Tenn,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-06
Priyate Car for Mrs Pullman.

The private car in which Mrs. Pullman
travels is in imitation of modern dwell
ing. Divans of more than Turkish lux
uriousness occupy the centers and sides
of the main room in the center of the car,
while reclining chairs, ottomans and easy
chairs are scattered around. A magnifi.
cent cabinet organ is one Of the hand
soonest ornaments of the drawing-room.
The dining-room and sleeping and
kitchen apartments are fitted up on the
same magnificent scale.-New York Mail
and Express.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-06
What's Your Object?

huEdl NEW 1OTkeT.
This heading looks rather abrupt
and incorporating in cold print.
Perhaps it would seem better if we
called it "Advice to Young Women"
only it isn't. We do not offer advice;
we want to ask a few pertinent ques-
lions. Tell me, maiden, with a new
diploma and a new graduating gown,
have you any clearly defined object
in life? That "object in life"-what
a bug-bear it is to the foolish virgins!
To echo the query of famous or
rather infamous rascal, "What are
you going to do about it?" Shall
you sit down in golden dreams until
the fairy prince comes galloping
along? Small doubt of the object
then the prince holds out his hand,
the dreamer mounts behind him, and
off they 60 into "that new world that
is the old" But if the prince never
comes! He always did in the old
tales, but, alas! we don't live in the
Golden Age now; "this is an unjust
world, and virtue is triumphant only
in theatrical performances" If the
prince never comes! Then we only
have a gossamer fancies, "trifes light
as air." to protect us from the storms
of this work a-day world. The years
we should have spent in gathering
strength and imparting it to Others
all goes in idle dreams; all the digni-
ty of mature womanhood unripened !;
all the crudities of girlhood in full
bloom. Truly our last state is worse
than our first.
Not that girl needs blame for all
her innocent dreams and fancies about
the prince who will some day seek
her. 1t is part of her very woman
illness. But she need not fold her
hands and let those dreams take full
possession of her. And the very
qualities that make her a worthy
helpmate will make her happy and
useful wOman-if her prince does not
come.
Here let me make an heretical re-
mark in stage whisper. Said. a
clever girl: ooh, yes! / know I'm
bright, but try not to give away,
as my small brother says. A reputa-
ton for cleverness is such a handicap
on ones matrimonial chances"
Now, according to general opinion,
the remark quoted contains some
truth but, dear girls, a man who re-
CARDS girl as undesirable matrimo-
nially because she is well lowered
with intellect, is, to say the least, I'M
wise in his generation. But any man
is right to view with indifference a
woman like the cultured heroine of a
popular poem who
KNEW the reason of things
Why the Indians wore rings
In their red aboriginal noses,"
but who, according to her voracious
chronicler, "didn't know chicken
from turkey"
"a perfect woman nobly planned
is one who turns her ripened intellect
to the best interests of home-life, and
who, should her fairy prince tarry OF
never come, will SO order her life
work that the title of old maid be.
comes to her very crown of bless.
ing.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-06
Commercial
MEANWHILE PRODUCE MARKET.

Corrected weekly by Mead & Ritchey.
OFFICE SOUTHERN STANDARD,
McMinnville, Nov. 5, 1886.
WHEAT $40 6 ~ blu.
CORN-new 80 to So,
FLoUR-new, $2.5O@s3 90 p 100 Tbs.
MEAL--P blu. 45@50c.
OATs-R blu. 22H@
CHICKENs-Hens &c p 10
BUTTER-S9 ID. 10 to 10
EGGs-5s doz II to 13c.
GINsENG-f9 ID, 1.25 to
BEEswAx-S9 b. 1Sc.
FEATHERs-P ID. 3S to
TALLow-Ss ID. 4c.
Green hides 5@6c. Grubby Il Of
LARD-Ss ID. &c.
BACON
Shoulders 81
Hams 10 to.
Sides IN
Hog round
Wool, unwashed, l4@lSc
tub washed, % to 27c
Poultry-Hens A; Turkeys, to.
Stock peas, to
DRIED APPLEs-R Ii. 1Ato C.
Blacberries to &c.
Homestead Fertilizer, 225to $50 p 100
Irish potatoes cts. p blu.
Green Apples. % to 80 per bushel.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-06

have described, and sell it to the
druggists. Ifyou rub this Lycopo-
dunn between your thumb and fin
ger, you will find tito bevery smooth.
Druggists use it, in making pills, to
prevent the freshly-made and moist
pills from sticking to one another.
THE DOCTOR.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-06

The Northernnost Editor In the World.
The man who probably claims this dis
tinction is the printer and Esquimaux
poet, L. Moller, who edits the illustrated
Esquimaux paper, Atuagagliutit, pub
lished at Godthaab, Danish colony on
the west coast of Greenland Ga degrees
north latitude, This enterprising jour
nalist joined the expedition of Nordens-
kiold for the exploration of the interior
of Greenland in order to be able to sup
ply his paper with illustrated reports of
the journey. Nordenskiold gives port
raft of Moller in his recent published
work on Greenland, and the face looks
remarkably intelligent and good natured.
His sketches, too, show considerable
talent, being vivid and true to nature.
The Esquimaux editor is an interesting
man.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-06

A Juniata woman opened bureau
drawer and found large black snake
coiled therein. It is supped her hus-
band kept his fish bait in that drawer
and the cork came loose.
The man who will not execute his
resolutions when they are fresh upon
him can have no hope from them
afterwards; they will be dissipated,
lost and perish in the hurry Of the
world, or in the slough Of Incidence.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-06
Coming to a Wise Conclusion.

One summer evening after Harry and
his little sister Helen had been put to bed,
a severe thunderstorm came up.
Their cribs stood side by side, and their
mother, in the next room heard them as
they sat up in bed and talked, in low
voices, about the thunder and lightning.
They told each other their fears. They
were afraid the lightning would strike
them.
They wondered whether they would be
killed right off and whether the house
would be burned up. They trembled
afresh at each peal
But tired nature could not hold on as
long as the storm.
Harry became very sleepy, and at last
with renewed cheerfulness in his voice,
he said, as he laid his head on the pillow;
"Well, I'm going to trust in Cod"
Little Helen sat minute longer think
ing it over, and then laid her own little
head down, saying, "Well, dess will
tool"
And they both went to sleep, without
more words. Youths Companion.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-06
Stone : Cemetery Work,
ALL FOR "a CENTS.

We must reduce our stock in the next
three months, and for 30 days offer all the
following for only "a cts: 10pieces of New
and Popular Music, full size, finely printed;
200 elegant designs in Outline for Stamping
and Embroidery; 100 late and Popular Songs
including all the gems from the MIKADO,
as well as "Dream Faces" Glove, Love,
Love-" Sailing" ETC., etc., a large collec-
ton of new Riddles and Conundrums, over
$50, just the thing for picnic and social,
parties; $50 Motto Verses, just side-splitters,
II Tricks in Magic, 100 Puzzles, all kinds
26 Popular Games, Secret Alphabet, 200
Amusing, Interesting and Mysterious Pic
lures, the great game of Fortunes Told, etc.,
etc., We will send all the above in one
package, to any address, all prepaid, for "a
cents in postage stamps; three packages for
SOC. 7 packages for 81. Address all orders
to WORLD MFG CO., I22 Nassau,
Street, Y.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-06
SATURDAY NOV. 18TH, 1886,

attract oflandl lying on Cumberland mountain
in Warren and Van Buren, counties, contain
ing $500 acres, being the same tract of land
sold by c. NJ. Darrell to defendant, James
Walker, on the oath of March, 1873. For a
more particular description Of said land,
reference is here had to deed recorded in
Registers Office Of Warren comfy, Book s.,
page 27l.
Terms OF sale on a credit Of twelve months
without the right of redemption. Note and
good security required, and lein retained.
This Oct. 18th, 1856.
J. c. BILES, c & N.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09
Real Estate Transfers
Since our last report, FREE PREss Oct

Since our last report FREE PREss Oct a
CT MoGohee and wife to VIM. o,
Thomas. 600 acres, Curtis survey, S2,eto
80.
NJ. J. Parker and wife to j. NJ. Gault,
block No, 7, DuPre, 54O0.
J. A. Bachman to A. NJ. Wright, acrs'
Eggleston league, $1,000.
W, s. Carter ond wife to Bascom Lyell,
part of lot block 49, San Marcos, $500.
james II. Daniels to Fritz Kuues, lG0
acres patented TO Jacob Meyer assignee OF
Geo A. Harvey, S575,
II. w. Hubbard * Co., to X. NJ. Trigg OF
Bastrop, lots No. and block 10 San
Marcos, 81 $50.
J. ID. and J. q. Moore TO A. s. Bunting,
| acre Thomas survey $3.50.
EW Kyle and wife to T. Morris. part
of block 8, Mitchel's add to San Marcos,
$500.
Robert Wilson and Gideon Wilson, deed
of gift TO Emiline Grant for part of the half
of farm lot No. ~, San Marcos.
William j Good and wife To O Nj Rogers
of Travis Co., 1876 acres Of NJ b Tatum's
survey, 100 acres NJ p Elkins survey, 22S
acres Vim Dunbar survey, 203 acres Il IL
Moore survey, 4G2 II Conner survey, 800
acres Richard Miles survey, and $50 acres
of the Peter Kricst survey, making 1850
acres for $50, 900.
VIM Good to G NJ Rogers, land certifi-
cate for league issued to christopher Bon
ner, $3.50.
Barnes & Wetmore to Sledge trustee
Kyle Seminary, 80. 100 acres, Kyle, Ss05.
T. ii Barbee to Ed j L Green, 1897 square
varas. joining the Vermcndi league, $40.
PC Woods judgment VS.. j f Platt for
lots No. l, 2, and in block San Marcos.
G b Ezell to b + Ezell, II acres Cham
bers' league, 81.
GA 1rimble to ] V Allen, acre part Of
block 7. DuPre, $3.50.
" Allen and wife TO III L Shelly, exc
cutor j y Chandler &c, acre part of block
DuPre, 1926.
VIM A Watson and wife to P. Wimberly,
lot IN Wimberly part of Turner survey No.
7, 500.
Owen Kenna and wife to o McKemas, 1913
acres Jackson leagne. $615 so.
E 2 FIaigler and W Shelton to VIM +
Shelton, 143 acres part Corbin league at 80
per acre.
CB Hollis and wife to J II Morrow u
acres P A Smith league, 5000.
Jos Biles and wife to L B Walling, Big
acres Allen league, $500.
w II Heaton to L Reasoner, lot 3 in blk
3 Morris add to San Marcos, $S5.
jas S Barnes & S Wetmore trustees to
] N Whisenant, lot block 81 Kyle, $50.
II w Hubbard & Co.. transfer to b G
Neighbors am
j. H. Combs to Robt NJ Franklin, 6iO
acres in name of Moses Z Clark $3.50.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09
In the late elections the Prohibi-

In the late elections the Prohibl-
tionists claim to have cast about 325,
600 votes, bnt that is no fair test OF
the Prohibition feeling in the coun-
try In that election votes were cast
for persons to fill the political offices,
and in perhaps thousands of cases,
voters favorlng Prohibition saw no
earthly chance for electing their can
didate and desiring to be we'll repre-
sented, cast their votes for men OF
other parties. In other cases, there
were no Prohibition candidates, and
in still others the candidates put
forth were utterly untitled for the
Offices sought, and candid, consistent
men would not vote for them on that
ground.
To test the question fully and far,
" get it before the people at agenera'
election and let the tickets be printed,
For Prohibition Yes, or No. Get
this matter before the whole people,
and on it's own merits, and let them
say what shall be done.-St. Louis
Christian Advocate.
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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Frcm Our Regular Correspondent. }

(Frcm Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov, 30, $50.
The streets of tho city are again
alive with busy, busting throng
and up at the long deserted Capitol
Chairman Randall, with quorum oil
his committee, has for week been
pressing work on Appropriation bills
He reports fine progress, and says
Congress will not have to wait long
on him for money bills. During the
week he has had in consultation the
heads of different bureaus and gov
eminent establishments, with regard
to the needs of their respective de-
partments for the next year. Among
these were Prof. Baird, of the Ma
tional Museum, Smithsonian and
Fish Commission; Superintendent
Thorne, of the Coast Survey; DIR.
Godding, of the Government Insane
ASYLUM; Col. Wilson, of public build
ings and grounds, and others.
The improved condition of the
government service under democratic
administration has been mentioned
repeatedly, but new instances OF re-
form are continually making them.
selves felt, which deserve especial
notice. The President probably
never made q happier stroke ofpublic
policy than when he called Mr. Bene,
dict here to be Public Printer. In
the period of three months the noto,
riously demoralized Government
Printing Office has been put in such
order that about one,third more
work is now being done with the
same amount of money, and the press
room which three months ago had
400 forms waiting for the press is
now clear, having "caught up.
1t is too bad the president cannot
be left in peace and quiet with his
modest little country home. AS soon
as the real estate dealers of Washing
ton knew of his intention to buy this
place they secured as much ground
in the vicinity as possible and evel
since they have been using the Pres
ident's name in the most liberal man
ner in connection with all sorts oil
schemes they have organized for i'm
provements at public expense. Ol
course, the president has been in nc
way concerned in these maneuvers
but rumors to that effect cannot but
be annoying to him.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09
New MexIcO-..Land Claim Rejected

New MeNIcO-.sbuuu SIuiHi bVJCNV"'
The Galveston News says that the
expectation that Surveyor.GeneraI
Geo. w. Julian, of New Mexico
would make his mark there is being
realized. 1t refers to the following
telegram:
Washington, December 3.-Land
Commissioner Sparks has referred to
the Secretary of the Interior fol
transmittal to Congress the report oil
Surveyor. General Julian, of New
Mexico, of his investigation OF the
private land claim known rs Ojo de
Anil, involving some 10000 acres.
The commissioner concurs with the
encouragement in recommending
the rejection by Congress of this
claim, as unfounded and unmeritorl'
Gus.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

Tom Varnell, the rapist and muir
derer, of whose unmitigated crimes
everyone has heard, has contrived to
be admitted to bail and is now at
large in Waco. 1t is said he will ap-
ply for change of venue, and it is
predicted he will be acquitted, as
several years have elapsed and the
witnesses are scattered. If so, it
will be most damning stigma on the
administration of justice.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09
NOT Less Than 1900 Copies

Will be the size of next week 4
edition OF the FREE Press. 1t is moi
intended exclusively as an advertising
sheet, but also as a specimen paper
BY the use of a supplement we shall
give as much reading rs our advertis
ing patronage will allow. The paper
will be mainly circulated in this coun-
ty, and intelligent advertisers cannot
fail to see in it nm admirable opportui'
ty for them. Please have your favors
ready early next week.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09
San Marcos District.

H. G. HORTON, PRESIDING ELDER.
San Marcos Station-W. II. Fl. Biggs.
San Marcos Circuit-B. II. Passmore.
Seguin and Mill Creek cuit-H. S. Thrall,
u. b. Dibrell, supernumerary).
Lockhnrt Circuit, II. Gillett
Luing Circuit John s. Gillett.
Gonzales Station--A. G. Biggs, CA. A.
Killough, supernumerary).
Kyle Circuit-W. j. Joyce.
HARDWOOD Circuit-Ichabod Kingsbury.
Dripping Springs Mission-Wm. NJ. Ballard.
Kingsbnry Circuit. W. Vest.
In addition 70 the above conference APP.
pointments, we will add rs of interest in
this quarter that A. A. Brown goes as pre-
siding elder to Corpus Christi; J. w. Sto
vail to Victorla, and Sterling Fisher to Sar
Diego Mission.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

We are in receipt OF copy OF the
minutes of the last meeting of the
Texas Press Association. They are
of unusual interest, because of the
insertion of Judge Norton's full his
tory of the newspapers of the State
from the earliest times to the present.
This fact we should think would
moke an extra demand for the min
utos.
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Goldsmith, when he wrote Il

Goldsmith, when he wrote the
lines,
"Ill fares the land to fastening ills prey,
Where wealth accumulates and men decay,
summed up the whole labor question
The vast accumulation q. wealth anc
subjugation of the messes to the
will and power of those who possess
it, is the certain prelude to the down
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Dallas Mercury.
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The original letter written by Ben
edict Arnold to the American people
in vindication of his character after
the attempted betrayal of his coun-
try into the hands of the British, is
now in the possession of the Kings,
ton Freeman. 1t was found in an
old loft in Kingston.