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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-07-14
New Plan.

The plague Of cotton planters in
the Mississippi valley since the war
has been the army worm; and the
only defence thus far yielding any
measure of success is Paris green.
Busted upon the leaves by the clumsy
darky astride Of o mule, shaking
the stuff from o bag OF the end Of a
stick, the poison saved q considcra.
BILE portion Of the crop that would
otherwise have been sacrificed to tho
appetite Of the caterpillar; but the
process was slow and not altogether
without risk to both darby and
mule. Still, no better way of dis.
tributing the poison appeared. A
Mississippi banker, James P. Roact,
OF Vicksburg, however. has just per.
fected q machine which seems as sim
pie as it is effective in busting Paris
green over the cotton plants. Con.
sisting Of the ordinary frame work
of a cart, o hopper, o small but pow.
erful blower, and o forked tube, the
poison from the hopper is blown to
tie right and left rearward, as the
machine t~raverscs the field. 1t is
stated that this machine con thor.
oughly dust 1870 acres of cotton per
day, which is sufficiently rapid work
to insure the safety Of o crop under
any ordinary circumstances. During
the present season the machine will
be in use on the several plantations
of Colonel David Mayer. and other
large planters, who have seer it
work and have full faith 10 its eff.
cacy.-Mobile Register.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-07-14
To Get Hid of House Flies.

W. have discovered q good way
to destroy house flies. It has the
advantage Of cheapness, and also
preventing dead flies from falling
into everything, US they do when
poison is used. Mix together equal
parts, by measure, Of melted resin
and caster oil. Stir until thorough.
ly mixed, which will take only a
minute. While yet q little warm
spread thin and oveBly on any
strong paper that is not porous.
We use foolscap, writing papers,
catalogues, show bills, etc. Spread
with q caseknife or any straight.
edged instrument, slightly warmed.
Leave a narrow border to handle
with. Lay the papers on the table
shelves OR any spare places where
flies arc numerous. They will soon
cover the papers. As soon as they
alight they will stick fast and soon
pull themselves down. When the
papers arc covered two Or three Hies
deep, put III the stove and replace
with another Que. Be sure to use
no water. The oil prevents the
resin from hardening, and has the
popularity of not evaporating. The
oil leaves no odor when cool. Ten
cents will buy enough to kill all the
flies 10 o hotel.-Churchman.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-07-14

was erected by the hardy pioneer.
The country is being beaten in its
unequal conflict, however, with the
town. tho limits Of which are surely
extending and thereby converting
the naked prairie into sections OF
streets and roads; and neat, two
story frame houses soon make their
bow 20 the older ones of the town,
and the hamlet makes tho village, the
village makes the town, and the town
tho grca, city. Everything musthave
q beginning. AhbcviIlc is possessed
of a numerous lot Of fine stores;
and cn,erprisiug clerks behind the
counters, too. \ partnership spirit
seems 10 be thoroughly imbucd in
each member OF the ''counter-hoppcr'
staff; all due to tho proprietors. |
have no doubt, who know now they
ought to treat their employees for
the cultivation Of a system Of mutual
benefit.
The Methodist church is worth o
visit, and We. had the pleasure Of
hearing Rev. Robert Harry deliver
q stirring appeal to bis congrcga.
ton to try aud be good, tho which
was followed by the singing of
several touching hymns, while the
talented Mrs. James Petty, sistcr.in-
law Of my companion, presided at
the harmonious, and also lent her
voice to tho occasion. Near by the
cleaning spirc Of the Roman Cath
oIic church rises high up i'll the air;
it is a handsome cdiEcc and we'll
kept. All the AbbcviIlians wish for
is that railroad, the building Of which
is progressing at its usual rate
they dou't despair of its completion (;
they arc the right people in al
awkward place. out Of which they'll
come triumphant.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-07-14

BALTIMORE, June 2O-A special
meeting OF the Society Of the Army
aud navy of the Confederases States
in the State of Maryland and the
Association Of the Maryland Line
was hold last night to make arrange.
ments for the opening Of the Home
for broxendown and indigent col.
dicrs of tho Confederate army at
Pikesvillc on the 9th instant.
Captain G.. W. Booth presided
and in calling the meeting to order
said he wished to give emphatic de.
NAL to some current expressions that
the movement Of the ex.C onfeder.
ates in Maryland in establishing u
home was inimical to and q standing
menace to the government Of our
country. "In some sense" he ssid,
"the cause of the Contedsracy may
be called a lost cauee.' but there are
some things that its adherents did
not part with in their surrender,
notably among which was their man
hood, their honor and their citizen
ship.
"The memories of the past are
ours and doubly precious, because
they ore among the few things lett
to us Of that strife in which We
made q record that will 60 down TO
oil time and be of interest to coming
generations os a display Of courage
and self sacrifice seldom witnessed
in the worlds history. AZ brave
men we fought for our convictions;
as honest NOR We have Loyalty
abided the issue Of the contest, ous
as true men we propose to Keep
bright the memories Of our fa'len
and to preserve and protect OUT
helpless living
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-07-14
The Soldiers Home.
We rece;,t 6.

We acknowledge receipt from Il.
Board of Directors Of Ca'aa
Nichols" for its report to the Genaa
al Assembly. There are in this =
stitution some Fifty veterans Of tha
late war who are being cared for :,
the expense of the State. The FL
lowing extracts are taken from ~.
report: '0
With the limited appropriation,
granted by the State. it has rcoui,ea
the most economical management to
provide the necessary wants Of the
inmates. The time has come vhen
We deem it imperative that the State
al ould increase the appropriation
Our old soldiers now require greater
care and attention ; they are grow.
ing more helpless and need more
comforts. and we feel that your hon.
orable body will feel proud Of II.
high privilege you possess to furnish
the required aid. The buildings ARE
wanting repairs.
The Home is conducted as intend.
ed by its founders. 80 that the in.
mates feel and know it is their
Home. The only scmblance Of mill.
,ary organization is that adopted by
the inmates themselves, in electinra
lieutenant. sergcants and corporals
to assist the superintendent in car.
rying ont the rules established Ly
the board.
Visitors arc admitted to the Homa
at asy hour Of the day. : Many
persons from every Stale have visit.
ed the Home, and oil have express.
cd themselves happy and delighted
to see what our State has done for
her worthy heroes.
Many Improvements have been
made to the grounds since the last
report, yet more is required TO give
au appearance that will reflect great.
er credit upon our State in the main.
tenancc OF this institution.
On various occasions ne have
been called upon TO extend the hos.
pitality of the Home to disabled
ConfeIcrates from other States.
Under the present CONDITIONS Of the
law none such can be adm,tted, but
VIC would have heen unworthy Of
tho name of Louisianians had NC
refused q few days shelter TO old
companions.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-07-14
Joseph N. FRASER, Proprietor
AbbcviElc, Louisiana.

+ KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND
hire. / also keep oneof the best feed sta
blcs in the country, and no pains nor
means will be spared to give that attention
and care to stock left in my charge which
is necessary they should have. Special
attention will be given to the sale of
horses, mules, OF anything else pertaining
to the livery business, entrusted to me.
Horses boarded by the week or month at
reasonable rates. Call an examine my
stock, inspect my stable and learn my
charges. Feeling confident to give entire
satisfaction to those who may patronize
me. l solicit a liberal share Of the public
patronage. dec 4 1896
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-07-14

a great number Of programmes
usod at the commencement exercises
Of numerous high schools in Louis
lana and Mississippi towns are PRINT.
ed in Philadelphia, when cards tna'
would do quite as we'll might %
printed at home. You can bet your
life, however, that every home paper
receives one of these cards. with inc
request that the editor will vr,te .
nice puff for the school. II he does,
he is a clam. A school that seoos
abroad for its job printing hos 10
claim on the robbed editor for home
support.-Picayune.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-07-14

Many features Of spring toilets
are SO Enthusiastically masculine that
1t occasions no surprise to learn
that some of the women who dare
have got to the length Of carrying
canes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-07-14

A physician recommends that Oh
the wood used in the interior COR
struction of houses, and all the PLAIN
surfaces of plaster, should BE- tpo1.
oughly oiled or Vanished, 80 that'1
power Of absorption of foul air anu
gases should BIZ destroyed.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
RAILROAD RACKET.
Items Of Interest Gathered around
the Depot.

The Saturday night train has been
discontinued.
A few loads of gravel are needed in
some muddy places around the depot.
The bridge over the Barren Fork
at the Falcon Mills has recently been
painted.
The timbers in the Main Street
bridge over the railroad are TO be re-
newed.
Carson Il Doty have sold this season
about sixty car loads of Bon Air coal
in McMinnville.
Large quantities of rock are piled
along the road at different points,
ready for ballasting.
There is about three hundred car
loads of poplar timber stacked up in
depot bottom ready for shipment.
An excavation has been made for a
tool house two or three hundred feet
from the south end of the depot.
Our depot is soon to receives fresh
coat of paint, and some improve
ments have also been made in the ar
rangement and furnishings of the
Office.
The ticket sales here show a large
falling off in emigration to Texas and
the West in the last year or two. The
local ticket business shows an in
crease.
The charcoal and iron furnace COM
pany of West Nashville has purchas.
ed 25OO cords of wood along the line
of this road, and there is occasionally
a special train up on the road haul
ing it out.
The freight shipments from thi:
point have increased three or foul
hundred per cent in the last few
years. The same is true of nearly
every station on the line from Tulla
homa to Sparta.
The freight business along this lin,
is getting too heavy for one train t.
handle, and consequently the freight
or mixed train, is frequently behinC
time. Conductor Cranberry move
things up lively and makes his con
nectiOns if there is any possibl,
chance.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
Gone to NelU York.

Mr.. C. T. Thurman left last Mon
day for New York where he will pur-
chase for 0. M. Thurman 4 Sons the
largest and most varied line of goods
that firm has ever handled. Encour-
aged by the remarkably fine trade
which they have had so far during
the year, they propose to surpass all
their competitors in their purchases
for the fall trade. By going to mar
ket early Mr.. Thurman secures all
the advantages of selection from the
fullest stocks, and by being the first
house to open up complete stock of,
new fall goods, the firm will natur-
ally take the lead in the fall trade.
They will also 60 more largely this.
season into the finer classes of goods,
and their stock will be fully up. in
quantity, quality and variety to ev-
cry demand of the trade.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
The Colored City School.

The time for our school to begin is
nearly at hand. We have been hop
ing and anxiously waiting for the
Board of Education to make some
Improvements in the building for the
comfort of our children.
We are much in need of new desks.
The windows need arrangement for
ventilation. These things done
would tend much to increase the in
terest of patrons, the courage of the
children, and ward off the illness con-
tracted in poorly ventilated and ar
ranged schoolrooms.
We hope earnestly that the new
board will have some sympathy for
our cause and this year supply our
needs. Respectfully,
SAMUEL LEFTRIC.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
HAGGARD'S RESTAURANT.
ample Provisions to Feed the GreUt
Crowds to Attend the Sam Jones
Meeting.

AS announced last week, on the
10Th OF this month Mr.. jim l.. Hag-
gard will open a first-class restaurant
in the frame building on the North
side of the Square. He will be pre-
pared to feed as many as one thou
sand people per day, and has also ar
ranged to furnish comfortable lodg-
ings for about two hundred. Per-
sons from other places who contem-
plate attending the great Sam Jones
meeting here beginning Sept. 2Sth,
should write to Mr.. Haggard at once,
and secure rooms. The restaurant
will be conducted under the best pos
sible management in every depart
ment, and hot meals will be served at
all hours. Coffee, lunches, etc., will
also be served, where parties do not
wish to take regular meal.
In addition to the restaurant Mr..
Haggard will open up a choice stock
of fancy and family groceries, with
full line of confections, cigars, tobac-
co, etc. The entire establishment
will be credit to the town, the res
taurant will be equally pleasant and
orderly rOr ladies and children as for
gentlemen, and it will bepushed with
the vim, energy and enterprise to
merit success.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
The San, Jones Camp Meeting

The great camp meeting to be con-
Quoted by Sam Jones, assisted by Sam
Small, will be held in McMinnville
beginning Sept. %. Preparations
have been made to accommodate the
thousands VINO will attend. The
hotels and boarding houses will fur
nish boarding at reduced rates.
Ample grounds for camping in wag-
ons and tents will be furnished free
of charge to those who desire to come
that way. No charges will be made
for entrance to the tabernacle or for
seats, and all the privileges of the
camp meeting will be as free to all as
if it were held in the forest. Special
trains will be run from both ends of
the rail road, and reduced fare will
be charged those who come to the
meeting. Papers friendly please
copy. c. G. BLACK, Chairman.
j. II. JONES, Secretary.
DIR. G. j. HARRIS,
A. III. FAULKNER,
]. P. GARTNER,
CLAY Faulkner,
CAPT. ]. w. IRWIN,
r. M. REAMs,
u. p. LEE,
DIR. w. M. LEFTwICH,
Presiding Elder.
DIR. G. II. STAINBACK,
Pastor G. p. Church.
A. 7. CRAWFORD,
Pastor NJ. Il. Church.
f. l.. LEEPER,
Pastor Presbyterian Church.
Committee.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
MoMINNvILLETENNEssEE sATURAY, SEPT. 1883

Miss Shelby Spurlock, who spent
the summer with her sister at Beer
sheba, returned home Monday. She
will teach in the City school again
this fall.
Smart & Co., will get their bak-
cry into operation just as soon as the
oven can be built. They will be pre-.
pared to supply all kinds of fresh
bread and cakes every day.
Mr.. Jas. l.. Wright, who came
here prospecting from Dakata a few
weeks ago, went back to his home
and sold out all Of his property, and
returned to McMinnville with his
family last Tuesday. 1t is his
purpose to buy a farm and settle
permanently in this county.
DIR. Ritchey, with large force of
hands is pushing the Improvements
on G. F. College as fast as possible,
and while the Improvements will be
sufficiently advanced TO open school
Monday, it will require a month or
more to complete the work yet. They
have not been able to secure the met
al shingles for the new roof yet, the
factory being behind with orders.
The new dining room is finished, and
is a beauty, and enough rooms are
finished to accommodate all who will
probably arrive during the first week
or two.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
4 Gem in Literature.

A literary enterprise which may
well be ranked as one of the greatest
and, for the mass of intelligent read
ers, one of the most important of
the century, is the publication of
Alden's Cyclopedia of Universal Lit
erature. The names included in the
list of ninety-five eminent authors
represented in Vol. X, serve to Illus
trate the scope and the popular char
acter of the work. Nationalities rep
resented are: italian, French, Scot
tish, German, American, Swiss, En-
glish, Persian, Canadian and Irish.
Each author is represented in a con-
else and brightly written biographi-
cal sketch, following which is aspect
men Of his or her writing, translated
into English, if a foreign author. The
work is, emphatically, one for every
home library; it is handsomely
gotten up and being sold at Alden's
characteristic Literary Revolution
plice, of 50 cents a volume, it is easi-
ly within the reach Of every lover of
good literature. Address the pub
Usher for his free catalogue.-John
B. Alden, 393 Pearl ST., New York,
or 21s Clark ST., Chicago.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
That Premium Flag


The nice silk flag offered by the
Democratic Executive Committee of
Warren county two years ago to the
district that would make the greatest
per cent of Democratic increase over
the vote of 1884, will, on Sept. Sth, be
presented to the Democrats of the 9TH
district, at Harrison's Ferry. The
9Th district made the greatest per cent
of gain in the vote of 1886, and hence
is entitled to the flag. Speakers will
be present to address the people.
Respectfully, SAM 7. O'NEAL,
Chairman Dem. EX. Committee.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the POstoffice at McSlinn-
vile, Tenn, for the week ending Aug. 80,
which will be forwarded to the Dead Letter
Office if not called for in 80 days.
Miller, P NJ Thad, Miss Jude
Potter, Katie Talley, W II
Riddle, W l. Turner, Frank
Ross Mrs Lucy Thomas, Miss Fannie
Reynolds, j NJ Todd, II
McRoan, Miss Katie
By order of p. o. Department, One Cent
must be collected on all advertised letters
Parties calling for any OF these letters
will please say" Advertised"
ED. ]. WOOD, p. ii.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
The NelC Firm.

A. II Gross having purchased the
entire stock of W. w. Hoodenpyl,
is now fully installed in the mercan-
tile business again and invites a call
from all of his friends. He will keep
a full and well assorted stock of dry
goods and groceries. The
MILLINERY DEPARTMENT
will be under the management of
Mrs. Gross, with a full corps of COM
petent assistants, and large new
stock Ofthe latest goods on the mar
ket will be opened in a few days.
Mrs. Gross requests a call from all OF
the ladies.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
Corporation assessment.

Mr.. A. III. Faulkner, deputy city
marshal has just completed the
assessment of taxable properties
within the corporation of McMinn-
vile, and the footings are as fol-
lows: Number of town lots, 81 (;
value, $293,34O; value Of personal
taxable property, S325,27S; total tax,
able value, $6lS,61S; number of polls
207.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
Joint Speaking Merit Friday.

A list of joint appointments be-
tween Hon. Josiah Patterson, of
Memphis, and Hon. H. B. Lindsay,
Of Scott county, Democratic and Re-
publican electors for the State at
large, has been agreed upon, and Nc
Minnville is included in the list for
Friday, Sept. 9th, also Manchester
the day before, and Sparta the day
following. Let the voters of Warren
county all be here that day, and give
them a big crowd.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
Please Note This.

Having closed out my business to
Mr.. A. H. Gross, it is necessary for
me to collect up all outstanding ac-
counts at once. All who are indebt-
ed to me will please come forward
and settle at once. Thanking all for
the liberal patronage extended me
while in business, l am,
Very Respectfully,
w. w. HOoDENPYL.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
Committee Meeting.

The members of the Democratic
Executive Committee of Warren
county will please meet in my Office
at 10 o'clock a. m. on the 1st Monday
in September. Respectfully,
SAM II. O'NEAL.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
ToWp Topics
Local and Personal Briefs.

ram tnlS week.
For fresh goods and prompt de-
livery 60 to Vests.
Prof. Finney will get home to-
day with the school girls.
Mr.. F. r. Davis, of Nashville,
spent Sunday with friends here.
"A large stock of choice fresh
candies just opened at Smart & Co.'S.
ID. 0. jenkins has new crop sor-
ghum mslasses of extra fine quality.
West 4 Co will have the "Cleve-
land & Thurman" cigars next week.
Horace Murphy is selling dry
goods again after an illness of three
weeks.
Go to d. O. Jenkins for Candies.
He has full stock of the choicest
varieties.
The C. F. College and City
Schools begin their fall terms next
Monday.
Prof. ". X. Patterson of
Smyrna, was here two or three hours
Thursday.
%. M. Thurman & Sons have
received forty-five cases of boots
and shoes this week.
-Morford & Biles are now receiv-
ing and putting up car load of new
Tennessee Wagons.
Alfred Ritchey will leave this
morning for Knoxville to enter the
University of Tennessee.
Master Harry Jones, of Wood
bury, is here on visit to his sister,
Mrs. J. S. Burroughs.
All of the newly elected county
officers and magistrates will be sworn
into office next Monday.
81 gets 10x12 inch Enlarged
Photograph, and 10 cts gets a Card
type at Woodward's. "A.
Mr.. Kelly r. Chandler and wife,
fist. Louis, are here on a visit to
Mrs. C's sister, Mrs. j. w. Irwin.
Sam Jones will be here the 2Sth,
but West & Co are already here with
the prettieSt line of groceries in town
%. M. Thurman & Sons have
some odd pieces of mems and boys
clothing which will be closed out at
cost.
Mr.. w. M. Leftwich, Jr., O.
Nashville, spent Sunday last with
his mother and sister at the Warner
House.
Mr.. Arnold and wife, of Ruther
ford county, have been visiting thu
family of Mr.. S. Cantrell for two o
three weeks.
Miss Rida JOurolmon, who wa
visiting Mrs. A. B. Ramsey two o
three weeks, returned to her home a
Knoxville last Monday.
When you want anything in tn
line of country produce call on S
Cantrell, who keeps a full stock Q
everything the market affords.
-Harwell Bros will close out thei
confectionery business today. Horac
will start to school Monday, and Ed
time is fully employed at the depot
Mr.. Ed. Black and his two child
ren, of Shelby county, arrived las
Saturday night, and will spend abou
ten days visiting friends and relative
here. ....
Mrs. Hattie Leftwich and he
daughter, Miss Lena, returned HON
Tuesday from a visit of six weeks
relatives in Williamson and Maur
counties,
Mrs. John. l., Ramsey and he
two children returned to Nashvill
last Tuesday, accompanied by hC
sister-in-law, Mrs. O. II. Baldwi
and her little son.
Smart & Co., are now maxim
arrangements to deal eXtensivel
in all kinds of country produce, an
will endeavor to keep on hand fu
supply of everything in this line.
When you want the best ar
freshest family groceries and tab
delicacies, call on d. O. Jenkin
You will find just what you wa
there at bottom prices.
Our stock of saddles and harne
of our own manufacture is constant
being increased, and the quality
our own goods cannot be excelle
Come and see US. SAGAR 4 BASS.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01

The yellow fever epidemic is as
suming more alarming proportions
at jacksonville.