davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-12-12
Solved.


In the opera of the "Lady or the
Tiger?" the mystery is solved. 1t has
beena puzzling surprise, throughout the
Englsh-speaking world, whether the
lady or the tiger would have come out,
but the question need no longer puzzle
any one. In the opera the lady comes
out, and with good reason, too, for the
tiger has been Poisoned. VI
One night. some time before the
opera had solved the perplexing sques-
ton, Mr.. Frank II. Stockton was re-
turning, in Washington, from a late
dinner He had been merry during the
evening, and, that he might enjoy the
fresh. air, he refused to take cab. The
streets were deserted. Not even po-
liceman was to be seen under the flick
ering gas lamps. Suddenly Mr. Stock
ton was seized from behind. A sack,
which was Immediately thrown over
his head. rendered his struggles use
less. He was lifted into hack and
rapidly driven away. He knew that
he was sitting between two persons.
Once he said:
"Why am treated thus? ?"
y OttD NOlCt dHSNtIttt,
The hack stopped. Mr.. Stockton was
lifted out, carried up fight of stairs
and into room. He was placed in
chair and the sack was removed. He
found himself confronted by two des'
perate-looking men. Both of them
were armed with pistols.
"Do not STIR said one of them.
Are You going to murder me?" Mr..
Stockton gasped.
I'VE hope not, hut fear that We shall
be compelled to- You wrote the story
of The Lady or the Tiger?' did you
noty" --- II Ir.f< -.1fhy
Yes"
well, now, sir, tell us which came
out .-.--.-...-----..-
Mr.. Stockton groaned.
Come" said the man, cooking his
pistol, "out with it."
Can you not give me time to
think % H
mo. You have had too much time
for that purpose.
But think of my literary position.
If l should give the snap away-eXcuse
the slang what would magazine read
ers think of me?" .jl .|L
I'VE can't help that. Tell us, or your
secret will die with you
Now, gentlemen, turn your backs
while make the solemn disclosure. /
have sworn to look no man in the face
and give away my secret. beg you to
respect my oath.
They turned their backs. Mr.. Stock
ton bolted down the stairway and es
capped; but, happily, the opera has an
swered the question. - ArkdnSaU
TrnreIer. r.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-12-12

c,he rction of the rain. occupies less
space than the sane material loosened
in the progress of the burrow, they
soon become hampered in their move
ments. They then turn toward the
surface and continue the excavation
upward until they have attained very
nearly to the op, n air. They then use
the great strength which they possess
to thrust quantity of the burrowed
material upward until it rises above
the surface in the form of cone, and
by the space in the burrow thereby
gained they are able to go few feet
further in their tortuous line of ad-
vance, when they must again seek to
discharge portion of the earth in the
manner just described.-Pop,tlar Sci
ellce MOlthIU.>-( Il a
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-12-12
He Wanted a Piano That Winds I'm

\ man entered an Austin music store
the other day and said to the propri-
e.or:
"Have you got piano that winds
up?"
You mean music box?"3
No, not a patent piano of that
des ri ption.. What j want is piano
that will wind up same as man winds
up his business. don't care whether
it quits on account of declining health,
retires with competency, or makes an
assignment, so that it winds up and
STAYS so.
"That would be queer sort of instru
ment, wouldn't it,"
az spose so, but that's what yearn
for. L have got oreof tn kind you
have here and it never quits keeps
going all the time, and it pears like it
never will wind up. I've seven daugh-
ters, and they are all learning to play.
I've paid a music-teacher nigh onto
twenty dollars to teach my Oldest girl,
and she's teaching the next in age, and
she's giving lessons to the next, and so
on TO the last of the flock, and it takes
all day and half the night to go the
rounds"
81 see," said the piano man; "you
want the furniture without the noise
Eyes, kind of folding-bed piano
that is always let down"
Il don't believe that that kind OF a
piano has been invented yet. You see,
it is the music that the people want"
us that SOP"
Fact"
well, say haven't you got one that
only works eight hours day, with an
hour for eating dinner; one that closes
at p. m. Saturday, rigidly observes
the Sunday law and keeps all the holt
days? You ought to have something of
that kind"
But we haven't Ill tell you what
you might DO. Put a combination lock
on your piano and then forget the com
bination. How'll that do?"
Good schemel Ill do it, sure.
Thousand times obliged TO Won for the
suggestion Can't YOU run out and take
sutbin' ?"-TerdS SUtiltgS.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-12-12

In some of the French common schools
the second years studies comprise gar
dening fruit growing, vegetable growing,
flower growing FOR the cnltiyation of flow
ers for ornament and for making perfumes.
General instruction is also given in max
ing cheese and butter, elementary instruc-
ton in sheep-keeping and the piggery, the
try, pigeons, rabbits, bees and silkworms.
This method of instruction might be in
troduced in our country schools with good
effect.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-12-12

a A WRITER in the Wide AWdhe relates
being present AT the house of Parsee
merchant when their evening service
took place; and, to my great surprise,
it was the simple act of lighting their
evening lamp. just at sunset, the
doors and windows are closed, and the
family assemble around the large hearth
lamp. The moth repairs to an inner
chamber, lights her taper al, sacred
light, kept ever burning in most Parsee
houses, mingles her breath with it by
lightly blowing on it. then returns to
the family room, and lights each one Of
the seven wick- of the hearth
lamp; while the family stand around,
and, with hands crossed on their breasts,
murmur their evening prayer"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-12-12
Farm and Garden.

Morning glories grow faster than
anything known to science, except
church debt.
The succotash crop is failure this
season, due, no doubt, to the possible
effect of the Mills bill on the cost of
cans. ah Irub. Ga1IUI OF
No, Henrietta, you are not wrong.
You have COMPOUNDED palm-leaf fans
with Panama hats. IL is the palm-leaf
fan that grows on the trees. Panama
hats do not.
Do not use your threshing machine
to discipline your boy. 1t might dis
arrange the mechanism of the machine.
1t does not pay to engraft pumpkins
on grapevines. The weight of the
pumpkin is too great for the grapevine
TO bear ----
A "mushmelon' worth 10 cents in the
country sells for Il in the city as o
cantaloupe. There is much in a name,
and city life has it's advantages.
KID shoes may be KEEP. soft and free
from cracks bv rubbing them once
week with little pure glycerine or
castor oil. ,.t.rI..
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-12-12

OCTAVE THiEKT, the writer of South
ern sketches, is Miss Alice French, Of Dav-
export, Iowa.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-12-12

THE discovery of what is true and
the practice of what is good are the two
most impo: tant objects of life.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-12-12
In some of the French common school

Next 1esson-"Ruths Choice. Ruth L:
16 %.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-12-12

From the Chicago ledger g d. y
NECK or NoTuIN' HALL, l
Kilkenny Corners.

hllikonny corners.
II. EDITUR: The school
.narm lowed as how you'd
be proper glad ia here
frum the Corners. So I
take my pan in hand to
drop you a few lines. l
thought / couldn't, but
the schoolmarm she SEES:
"Why, Mis- Scooper, L
Jest think you kin write
letters too perfectly lovely
for ennything," an then
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17
A Great Snow Storm.

The severest snow storm for many
years broke over Washington city
last Sunday, and prevailed through
out the Eastern States on that and
the two succeeding days. The fol-
lowing extracts from dispatches give
some idea of the extent and severity
ofthe storm.
AT NEW YORK.
New YORK, MARCH l2.-The
hardest snow storm Of the year by far
is raging in New York City. 1t be-
gan early this morning, and at s
O'Clock was a foot or over on the
ground. The high wind caused
drifts which, in the upper part of the
city, were three or four feet high.
Traffic was almost suspended,
Thousands of passengers were blocked
on the elevated roads. Horse cars
were entirely unable to move.
People who left uptown by elevated
roadsswere unable to get further than
Eighth street by the road. Many of
the more venturesome descended to
the street by ladders and walked the
rest of the way down town. People
in suburban towns found it almost
impossible to reach the city, so severe
were the drifts.
Telegraphic communication was
interrupted early in the day, and by
evening very few wires could be
operated. Communication with the
South was entirely cut off from every
point north of Richmond.
NEW YORK SHOWED UNDER.
loP. M.-The State of New York is
absolutely showed under. The oldest
persons never saw its equal. Not one
train was dispatched by either the
.ri" or G atrl today, something I'M
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17
WASHINGTON.
The Democrats to Make Square
Fight for the Committee Bill
A Wool Grower Comes Over
Millions for Coast Defences.

WASHINGTON, Mar. - 1885. THE
issue is made, and We shall stand by
the bill, just as it is, said Represen-
tative Mills today in reference to the
tariff bill. Continuing, he said "The
revenue reformers intend to fight
every amendment which is offered,
no matter who offers it. This bill is
the result of three months hard work
and study on the part Of gentlemen
who compose the majority Of the
Ways and Means Committee, and
don't believe it would be possible
to get up a measure different from
this one that would reduce the rcve-
nue. TO the same extent and result in
as little injustice to everybody con-
cerned.n The prospects of passing
this bill are improving. Mr.. Mills
claims that ne ha, l:6 votes already
plegod to the bill; this Is only :
short Of a majority. Surely the party
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17
cULLIBILIT'Y.

The wild phantoms and shrieking cries OF
worthless humbug can make money by i'm.
posing upon the credulity and ignorance OF
an honest public, and the supply of this
species of work seems more than an ade.
quate demand The enunciation of facts
facts that have stood crucial tests-facts
proven by brain force and tangible eyi.
dence should satisfy all laudsble enterprises;
but the execrsble practice OF teaching false
ideas and doctrines for self.aggrandizemen
is truly repr, hensible and should be scorned
by all classes.
When one house tells you that Iodide OF
Potash is poison simply because their op.
ponents use it, aud because they are pander.
ing to your ignorance, as they suppose, You
should look upon all such as arrant frauds
and their remedies rs unworthy of public
cons dence, and if those who make such as.
sertions do not know better, they are set
of unenviable ignoramuses.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17
Gall for Democratic State Conven
ton.

HEADQUARTERS DEMo CRATIC
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
NASHVILLE, TENN, March Is,
18S8.-Pursuant to the action of the
Democratic State Executive Commit
tee Of Tennessee, at meeting held
the 18th day of March, 1888, at
Nashville, a convention of the
Democracy of Tennessee is hereby
called to meet at the capitol in Nash
vile on the 9th day of May, 1888, at
u O'Clock M, for the purpose of
electing delegates and alternates to
the National Democratic Convention
to be held at st. Louis on the 9Th day
of June, 1888, and to nominate
candidate for governor and to choose
electors for the State at large. AT the
same time district electors may be
chosen, or not, by the delegates from
the several congressional districts, at
their option, subject to the ratifica-
ton of the convention.
S. G. HEIsKELL, Chairman.
j. l.. PEARCY, Secretary.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17
Sparta Locals.

From the Expositor, March 18th.
Mr.. S. ID. Britain, representing the
Singer Manufacturing Co., was in
Sparta Tuesday.
Mr.. Geo. Stroud, of McMinnville,
was here Monday looking for horses
for his new livery stable.
Mr.. w. N. Cameron and wife have
been in McMinnville for nearly a
week past at the bedside of their
niece, Miss Birdie Broyles, who is
very sick at the c. F. College. DR.
j. II. Snodgrass is attending her.
A post Office has been established at
Bon Air and named "Bon Air Coal
Mines" Mr.. J. l.. Dibrell being ap-
pointed postmaster. The Office will
be supplied from the Sparta Office by
q special carrier.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17
Doctors and Hot Springs.

Hot Springs failed entirely to cure me OF
several terrible, indolent running ulcers on.
my legs with which have been troubled
for many years. Several doctors also at
tempted to cure me but failed. have used
only few bottles of B. B. B. (made at At
lanta. Ga and the effect has been truly
magical, as they have all healed and I am
cured. 1t is worth all medicines made foi
purifying the bloud. This wonderfully
quick cure has been effected after every.
thing else had failed. Your medicine is Q
daisy, and has done the business for me.
have lived here twenty-five years. Ny. gen.
eral health is also improving, appetite and
digestion good. sleep soundly, and never
felt better. Doctors told me that could
not be cured, hut B. B. B. has cured me.
1t is decidedly the quickest, best and
cheapest blood purifier ever used. II is
ahead Of all others. As to my case and IL
cure refer to every merchant or profession
al man OF Pine Bluff.
A. H. MORRIS, Cotton Buyer.
Pine Bluff, Ark, May 18th, 1885.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17
DR.. J. B. Ritchey, Agricultural Editor.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE.
OUR AGENTS.

We do not publish anonymous commu.
nications under any circumstances. The
real name of the author must accompany
every communication, or else il will be con.
signed TO the waste basket We do not pub
iish the names of correspondents, bur want
them simply as a guarantee of goo faith.
All calls on candidates, obituaries, trib
utes of respect etc, are charged for as ad.
vertisiug matter Simple of
deaths, marriages, etc, will be published
without charge, and our friends all over the
county will confer favor by furnishing us
with such as soon after their occurrence as
possible.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17

duties, and twenty-edd millions Of
internal revenue. Randall's bill is
as near an ideal Republican bill as
Mr.. Blaine could have framed him
self, while the committee bill is con-
structed after Democratic teaching,
and conforms to the platform and the
message, and yet the American says
the principle of the two bill is pre-
clsely the same. The Americans
tariff editorials nowadays are
amusing if nothing else.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17

EMPEROR WILLIAM of Germany
died at $50 O'Clock Friday morning
March 9th. The Emperor lacked
only thirteen days of being 81 years
ofage. He was proclaimed Prince
Regent of Prussia on Oct. IS, 1853,
and was crowned as King William
I. on Oct. Is, 1861. On the 18th Of
January, 1871 he was crowned En-
peror of Germany. The dead king
is succeeded upon the throne, both as
King of Prussia and Emperor of Ger
many by his oldest son, Frederick
William, whose health is in very
precarious condition, and who, il is
thought cannot live long.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17

enough upon seven of the democratic
followers Of Mr.. Randall to compel to
support the bill. Quite a number Of
strong speeches in favor of the bill
will be made as soon as II gets before
the House. Mr.. Mills will make the
first one, he will he followed by Mr..
Breckenridge and several other mem
bers of the Ways and Means COM
mittee, hut probably the strongest
and best speech that will be made
upon it will he that of Speaker Car
isle, who is beyond question the
best equipped man to make tariff
speech in the House.
The Senate has passed the Depend
ent Pension bill. without amend
ments. 1t is just rs Senator Mander-
In replying to the complaints
made by the Kansas Senators and
Representatives in Congress about
inefficient mail service in the West,
the Postmaster General goes into de-
tail and asserts that the mail service
of the entire country is in better con-
dition than ever before.
1t is now estimated that the Treas
ury surplus for the year ending June
30, 1885,, will be $l55,OO0,0O0. And
still there are democrats in the House
who refuse to support the tariff bill
which cuts off $50, 900, 900 of this large
sum.
Revenue reform is spreading.
Even Ohio republican wool growers
are becoming infected. An official
of the Treasury department has re-
ceived letter from an Ohio man,
who was chairman of the republican
central committee of his county in
1884, and large contributor to the
republican campaign fund of that
year, and who is large sheep raiser,
in which he says: 81 am clear over,
and agree with the democrats on the
tariff. ~ am tired of seeing
the blacksmith's hammer protected,
and nothing done for his muscle"
1t is amusing to observe the great
efforts that John Sherman is making
to secure the republican nomination
this year. With his record on nu-
merOus public questions, particular
ly the denomination of silver, he
would make the weakest candidate
that could possibly be selected. II
he should be nominated, and all good
democrats pray that he may be, Col
orado, Nevada, and Oregon would
by sure to cast their electoral vote for
the democratic nominee.
The House committee on Military
affairs has unanimously agreed to re-
port favorably to the House the Cut
cheon bill, appropriating $7,475,0OO
|
for public defenses.
The Senate committee on Coast de-
lenses, thought 1t has taken no Off.
cial action on the matter, has practi.
cally agreed to make favorable re-
port on the bill introduced by Mr..
Dolph, providing for Notifications
and sea coast defenses, with an
amendment locating the new gun
factory at Waterviliet Arsenal, New
York, instead Of at the Frankfort Ar.
senal, Pennsylvania. The bill makes
an appropriation of 1851, 300 fol
the purpose of building Notifications
at New York, San Francisco, Boston,
and the Lake ports, Hampton
Roads, New Orleans, Philadelphia,
Washington, Baltimore, Portland
and other ports.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17

THE State Democratic Executive
Comittee met at the Maxwell House
in Nashville last Tuesday in response
to the call of the Chairman, and
agreed upon one State convention to
select delegates to the National Con-
vention, nominate a candidate for
Governor, and name Democratic
elections for the State at large. The
convention was set for Wednesday,
May 9th, the formal call for which
will be found elsewhere in this
paper.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17

Mr.. RANDALL has completed his
tariff bill, and it was introduced in
the House Monday. 1t repeats all
the tax on tobacco in every form, and
also on fruit brandles, and reduces
the tax on whisky to so ctsper gallon,
1t removes the license tax on liquor
dealers. From the two articles of
liquor and tobacco, Mr.. Randall's
bill proposes to remove $40, 100000 Of
the surplus revenue, while from the
four thousand articles enumerated on
the tarifflist his bill only proposes
to remove $25,0O0,0O0.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17

NASHVILLE has at last secured the
required amount Of subscription to
the Midland Railroad. The sub
scription was pushed up to $2O2,5OO
last Monday, and one or two thous-
and has been subscribed since. Now,
what we are interested in up this
way is, when are you going to get
the road?
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17

In the meeting Of the State Execu-
tive Committee Wednesday, Hon.
T. M. Mcconnell resigned the posi-
ton of Chairman, and also as a mem
Der of the Committee. Mr.. T. l.
Williams, of Knox county, was &C.
lected to fill the vacancy on the Com
mittee, and Mr.. s. g. Heiskell, also
of Knox, was elected Chairman OF
Committee.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17

THE first numbers of the Nashville
Daily Democrat have reached us this
week. 1t presents an exceedingly
neat and attractive appearance. 1t has
4 pages, 7columns TO the page. 1t
fultils the promise of its prospectus
in its bold, inflinching advocacy of
Democratic principles, and in con-
densation of all the news into the
smallest compass. We have but one
objection to otfer-the type used is
entirely too small. BY using larger
type and adding one more column to
the size ofthe paper, we believe it
would gain popular favor much more
rapidly. The small type is popular
with Democrats printers, but not
with the Democrats readers.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17

SEVERAL gentlemen in this dis
trict are being prominently men
toned" for Congress-, who, fortunate
ly for the Democratic party, haven't
a ghost ola chance at the nomination,
and, unfortunately for themselves,
could not be elected if they should
receive the nomination. This is the
largest district in the State, both in
area and in voting population, and
is also the closest district, the Demo-
Gratis having less than five hundred
majority. If the Democratic party is
foolish enough to put out some little
fellow with more ambition than
either brains or money, the district is
pretty certain to be represented in the
next Congress by Republican. We
believe either the present incumbent,
Hon. John R. Neal or Hon. 7. M. Nc
COnnell, of Chattanooga, can carry the
district, but outside of these there are
not more than three or four thousand
other Democrats who can. We think
it probable that Mcconnell would
stand better chance for the Congress
sional than for the Gubernatorial
nomination.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17

LET the farmers all plant their
crops as soon as possible, cultivate
them fast and lay by early, for there
is fun ahead for this summer. The
ball will open up about blackberry
time and candidates will make the
fur fly till after dog days.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17

FULL details just received of the
December earthquake in the province
Of Yum. Nan, China, give the number
of lives lost at fifteen thousand. A
large area of country was converted
into a lake. [IfIN
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17

r: A BROAD gauge railroad will be in
operation from Chattanooga to the
top of Lockout mountain by the LIST
of May.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17

Mr. RANDALL's revenue bill pro-
poses to repeal S7O,OOO,OO0 Of internal
revenue, and S25,OOo,OOO impoSt du-
ties. The bill Of the Way, and
Means Committee proposes to repeal
about fifty million dollars Of impe-t
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17

The two tariff bills now before the
country agree upon one item, viz:
the removal of all tax on tobacco,
cigars, etc. This will probably
done, but is itabout as faras "revenue
reform" is likely to get during the
present session.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17

WE wonder If anybody thinks
Congress would be silly enough to
remove all tax from fruit brandy and
leave SO cts gallon en- whisky. We
wonderif whisky distillers wouldn't
object to such a measure.