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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-10-13
What Are We Going to DO About 1t ?

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Mr.. @. B. Bullock representing the
various fire insurance companies do
ing business in McMinnville, was
here last Monday and Tuesday read
justing and equalizing the rates on all
classes of insurance risks. The result
of his work was an advance Of from
ten to forty per cent in rates, which
will go into effect about the first of
November. A large majority of the
companies have lost money in Ten
nessee for a number of years past, and
they find it necessary to either adj
vance rates or withdraw from the
State, as many good companies have
already done. McMinnville is one of
the very few towns in the State in
which the companies have uot lost
money, but our past good record is no
assurance of like fortune in the future.
There is not town in the State of
equal size which has better class of
moral hazards, but the fact cannot be
denied that many of our buildings
and their exposures present physical
hazards quite undesirable to insurance
companies, some portions of the town
being absolutely uninsurable. In in
surance classification McMinnville
rates as fourth class town, having
no protection whatever against fire.
There are but two remedies against
high rates of insurance. They are,
LIST. Better buildings, metal roofs and
fire walls. I'd. A good system of
water works. The first of these must
be considered by individual property
owners, the second is proper matter
for the consideration of the corporate
authorities. A good system of water
works for McMinnville will cost be-
tween five and ten thousand dollars.
the water can be pumped by hydraul-
ic rams, and consequently the cost of
operation will be very slight. Now
the question arises will it pay? We
believe it is safe to say that water
works will save the town at least $1,000
Il year in insurance premiums. If the
water works should cost $4,000, this
item alone would be 10 per cent on
the investment. Again the corpora
ton could realize a considerable sum
in the way ola water tax. A fire in
any business block in town will de-
str0y from five to fifty thousand dol
lars worth of property. If the water
works should prevent one such fire
every ten years they would be good
investment. When all the facts sci
forth above are considered the ques
ton which every public spirited citi
zen should ask himself is, can We
longer afford to do without water
works? We hope the Board of May
OR and Aldermen will take the mat
ter under consideration and give it 6
thorough investigation. Again, they
should pass an ordinance prohibiting
the erection of any more frame build
ings in the business portion of town
and requiring that when any of oul
present buildings are recovered, i
shall be done with metal.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-10-13
SOUTHERN STANDARD McMINNVLLE. TENNESSEE

tom dollar every time, and don't you
forget it, Sam Jones' remarks not
withstanding. Now if our folks will
only ADOPT this suggestion and getup
a circus of their own, we can have a
show any time we want it, and keep
all of our money at home.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-10-13

Distress after eating, heartburn,
sick headache and indigestion are
cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla. Italso
creates a good appetite.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-10-13

STATE OF TENNESSEE, County OF Warren, IS:
l, C. Coffee, Cashier of the aboye-named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowl.
edge and belief.
c. GOLFER, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of Oct, 1883.
o. NJ. THURMAN, Notary Public.
CoRRECT-Attest:
J.F. MORFoRD,
j. c. BILRs, Directors.
SAM L. CoLvILLE,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-10-13

The Synod of Nashville, Presby-
terrain Church, meets at GAINESVILLE
on the 18th inst.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-01-20
ANTHRoPOMETRY THE THING.
The Rogues' Gallery to be Strengthened
by u Curious Device.

The Rogues' Gallery to be strengthened
by n Curious Device.
Criminals throughout the city may be dis
pleased to learn that the officers of the Gen.
tral Office are studying up a new system that
promises to aid the bluecoats in detecting and
identifying thieves Of high and low degree.
II is known as the anthropometric system,
and has been brought TO the attention Of
noted detective of Joliet. The word comes
from two Greek words and it means having
reference TO the measurement Of human
beings. The police are now compelled to
trust entirely TO the Rogues' Gallery for
means of Identification. The new system 10
intended as an addition to the gallery. Al
police Headquarters there are half a dozen
photographs of a noted burglar now al
liberty No two of these pictures are alike,
and that fact is made the basis OF an asser-
ton that it is sometimes impossible TO identify
the original Of picture. The new system
consists in merely collecting carefully taken
measurement of certain parts OF criminals
bodies.
In future, when a dangerous suspect is ar
rested, a registry will be taken OF the width
and length of his head, the length Of his left
forearm, the length and breadth Of his lef>
foot, the length of the little and middle fin
gers OF both hands, the length OF ais righs
ear, size of his mouth, description OF his
nose and eyes the size OF his chest whils
standing, the length Of his body while seated,
the length of his legs and entire body, ths
size of his neck, the full stretch OF his arms,
and the breadth of his back from shoulder y
shoulder Particular attention will be paid
to deformities, marks or scars. All the
measurements will be taken with graduated
rules, caliper compasses and one or two
other Trustworthy instruments. The record
will be kept in book, which will contain
printed directions and a formula for the ex
aminer.
The police think 1t great Innovation
They say these measurements VIII be touns
perfectly trustworthy, as mans figure anS
general profile rarely changes after maturity
| The innovation is the property Of M. Pestii
lon, and was first introduced at the friso,
congress in Rome two years sgo.-New fori
Mail and Express.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-01-20

can see IL glisten in the darkness. The noun
tain and the mouse. That is like to be all we
shall ever have to do with Arcturus or Aide
baran. Can you apply parablef' he added,
laying his hand upon Wills shoulder. at is
not the same thing as reason, but usually
vastly more convincing"
VIII hung his head a little and then raised
IL once more TO heaven. The stars seemed TO
expand and emit a sharper brilliancy; and as
he kept turning his eyes higher and higher
they seemed to increase in multitude under
his gaze.
"Isee," he said, turning to the young map,
1--WE are In a rat trap
Something Of that size Did you ever see
a squirrel turning in cage, and another
squirrel sitting philosophically over his nutsl
needn't ask you which Of them looked more
Of n fool
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-01-20
Water Tight Commandments n snar.

1t is well understood by those who are
familiar with the construction of foreign
steamers that water tight compartments are
a snare and delusion. In many cases they
are hardly tight enough TO hold common
shot, and the braces are seldom sufficient to
Withstand the water pressure, The recent
loss of vessel off the English coast, in which
many lives were sacrificed, goes TO show that
our marine, as well as locomotive and civil
engineers, have something to do in the way
of strengthening structures, Re
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-01-20
NO ONE NEED
Remain
A DYsPEPTIC.

81 have been suffering for
over two years with Dyspep-
sis. For the last year l
could not take a drink of cold
water nor eat any meat with
out vomiting it up. My life
was a misery. l had had re-
commended Simmons Liver
Regulator, of which l am
now taking the second bottle,
and the fact is that words
cannot express the relief l
feel. My appetite is very
good, and digest everything
thoroughly. / sleep well now,
and / used to be very restless.
l am fleshing up fast; good
strong food and Simmons
Liver Regulator have done it
all. ! write this in hopes of
bepefting some one who has
suffered as did, and would
take oath to these statements
if desired"
K. s. BALLoU, Syracuse, Neb.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-01-20

ITo BIZ CONTINUED, ]
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-01-05
A British Opinion Of Sullivan.

Sullivan is a disappointment. Per.
haps it is that we are accustomed to a
higher class of fighting person, more
finished lot than those who affect
''the fancy" are accustomed to on your
side of the Atlantic. It may be that
our expectations were extravagant.
cannot say. An animal with splendid
points is j. l.. Sullivan. l never saw
a more superb torso; never more
muscular arms. But when back,
chest, arms, and towering stature are
extolled the critic of bone and muscle
must become-well, critical. Sullivan
has the most Indifferent pair of legs
l ever saw upon the body of a
gladiator. The clever people-the
people who know all about the art and
practice Of le boxe-are not enamored
of Sullivan'S style. In fact, Smiths
reputation advanced 100 per cent by
sheer force of contrast, as before Sui
Ivan was half through his round with
Ashton. ''No form, no FORM" was the
remark that was repeatedly made.
Neither attitude nor weaving" met
with the approval of good judges.
''What lot of luck he must have had
to knock his men out with that kind of
stuff" l heard an old Corinthian say.
1t is the opinion of the majority of the
experts that he has one "swashing
blow" and one only that entities him
to be considered a big fighter, and that
is his right. Everything, in their view
will depend in his getting that home.
Concerning the mans tremendous
power of hitting-his brute strength
they say nothing. 1t speaks for itself
1t is as boxer, as a scientific exam
plar of the noble art, that Judges of
the same pronounce him a disappoint-
ment.-Philadeiphia Bulletins London
Letter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-01-05
Darwin's Theory of Coral Islands.

And now comes the great lesson.
After an interval of more than five.
and-thirty years the voyage of the
Beagle has been followed by the
voyage of the Challenger, furnished
with all the newest appliances u
science, and manned by scient Ii
staff more than competent to turn
them to the best account. And what
is one of the many results that have
been added to our knowledge of Nature
to our estimate of the true character
and history of the globe we live on:
1t is that Darwin's theory is a dream.
1t is not only unsound but it is in many
respects directly reverse of truth.
With all his conscientiousness with
all his caution, with all his powers OF
observation, Darwin in this matter fell
into errors as profound as the ADVISES
of the Pacific. All the acclamations
with which it was received were as the
shouts of an ignorant mob. 1t is well
to know that the plebscites of science
may be as dangerous and as hollow as
those of politics. The overthrow of
Darwin's speculation is only beginning
to be known. 1t has been whispered
for some time. The cherished dogma
has been dropping very slowly out of
sight. Can it be possible that Darwin
was wrong? Must we indeed give up
all that we have been accepting and
teaching for more than Il generations
Reluctantly, almost sulkily, and with
a grudging silence as far as public dis
cussion is concerned, the ugly posi-
bility has been contemplated as too
disagreeable to be much talked about,
The evidence, old and new, has been
weighed and weighed again, and the
obviously inclining balance has been
looked at askance many times. But
despite all averGed looks, apprehend
that it has settled to its place forever,
and Darwin theoryof the coral islands
must be relegated to the category of
those many hypothesis which have in
deed helped science for time by pro-
noting and provoking further investi-
CATION, but which in themselves have
now finally clicked the beam" THE
Duke Of ArgyH, in Popular Science
Monthlu
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-01-05
An Independent Bruin.

One summer the Crown Prince of
Germany came to Norway. He also
heard of the famous bear that no one
could kill, and made up his mind that
he was the man to kill it. He trudged
for two days through boys and climbed
through glens and ravines, before he
came on the scent of the bear,-and a
bears scent, you may know, is strong,
and quite unmistakable. Finally he
discovered some tracks in the moss,
like those of barefooted man, or,
should rather say, perhaps, a man.
footed bear. The Prince was just
turning the corner of a projecting
rock, when he saw a huge, shaggy
beast standing on its hind legs, ex-
aiming in a leisurely manner the in
side of a hollow tree, while a swarm OF
bees were buzzing about his ears. 1t
was just hauling out a handful of honey,
and was smiling with a gruesome
mirth, when his Royal Highness sent
it bullet right in the breast, where
its heart must have been,-if it had
one. But, instead of falling down fiat,
as it ought to have done out of defer.
ence to the Prince, it coolly turned its
back, and gave its assailant a dis.
gusted nod over its shoulder as it
trudged away through the underbrush.
The attendants ranged through the
woods and beat the bushes in all direc-
tions, but Bruin was no more to be seen
that afternoon. 1t was as if he had sunk
into the earth; not trace of him was
to be found by either dogs or men,
Il. Il. Boyesen, in st. Nicholas.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-01-05
A Chance Acquaintance,
monsieur is an American. 1 think

Monsieur is an American, / think?'
1t is on the Calais boat. That steady
light off there is France. In few
hours we will be in Paris. The chan
mel is as smooth as the Monongahela
above the dam. l have no symptoms
of the kind l have dreaded, and am
in the best of humors. A tall French
man is leaning on the railing at my
side, and he has just asked me the
question. reply that his surmise is
correct, aud he says with a laugh:
''Ah, then of course, monsieur is
millionaire as well.
''You are quite right, say to him.
"You are fearful liar, "say | to myself.
Monsieur is destined for our beau
tiful Paris, of course?"
Exactly. This is my first visit, and
do not speak French"
Monsieur looks Just as delighted as
l expected he would. was evidently
a bit of mutton he intended for home
consumption.
Monsieur is perhaps from New
York;
mot at all. Made a pile in hogs in
Chicago, and now I've struck silver
mine in Jersey City"
Monsieur is fortunate. He has,
perhaps, some friends with him?'
mot soul. All alone"
"Ah, it is so? Perhaps my poor
self could introduce monsieur to some
of the wonders of Paris"
He began to draw closer, and in
lower tone said: 81 can show him the
many curious things and-monsieur
will not betray me?" "Of course not. !"
perhaps monsieur would like to buy
some diamonds, some rubies, some
pearls, quietly from a friend of mine
very cheap aud there would be no
duty to pay going home?'
so that's your little lay, is it?" I
remarked to myself. Il will Just let
you go on and see what else you have
to SELL"
'Jolly smooth trip this, my boy"
said an Enthusiastically English voice
behind me, and l turned to find nv
travelling companion at my back, eve
ing the diamond dealer with suspicion.
The Frenchman eyes the new conner,
then looks at me, and to save myself
from humiliation | could not prevent
a faint smile. The foreign element
utters something which sounds soft
and melodious, but which no doubt
means something hard and malodor-
Gus, and off he goes. whats that
fellow up top inquiries my friend.
He is a rum one, he is. He'd cut
your throat for 5-franc piece" And
so my little bit of contemplated amuse-
ment was knocked in the head, and
my fortune made from hogs and the
Jersey silver mine were left undevel-
oped in the hands of mental assignee.
-PittSburg Chronicle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-01-05
Inventions and TunneI-Digging.

Work upon the Mont Gents Tunnel
was begun in 1857, about two years
before De Lesseps commenced opera
tions in Egypt. The working parties
in the opposite headings, French and
Italian, met on Christmas day, 1870,
about year after the Inauguration of
the Suez Canal. The st. Gothard
Tunnel was begun after the compile
ton of the Mont Gents, in 1872; the
headings met February 90, 1880. The
length of the Mont Gents Tunnel is
over seven and half miles; that of
the st. Gothard about nine and quar-
ter miles. These are the longest tun-
nels ever constructed.
The invention, by means of which
the progress of the work was facili-
tated, consists in the use of atmos-
pheric air as motor. By means of
water power, air is reduced to one
sixth its ordinary bulk, and the ex-
pansive force thus acquired performs
the drilling. Owing to the conditions
under which tunneling is done, this
method is of signal advantage Each
of the Alpine tunnels was excavated
through solid rock, so that blasting
was necessary. Inc use OF explosives
vitiated the air, while the length of the
passage and the impossibility of sink
ing shafts made the ventilation ques-
ton vital one. Had the drills been
run by steam, the presence of steam
engines constantly generating smoke
and gas would have heated and viii
ated the air still further. By the new
invention the difficulty was met. The
air was compressed outside the tun-
mel, and conveyed into it by pipes.
Here double purpose was served; by
its expansion and liberation the air
ran the drills, and ventilated the tun-
mel. The invention which makes this
practicable is called the Sommeiller
machine, from the name of the chief
inventor Stuart Il. Weld in Popular
Science Monthly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-01-05
A SOUND LEGAL OPINION.

E. cambridge Munday, Esq. County
Atty, Clay Co., Tex, says: "Have used
Electric Bitters with most happy results.
My brother was also very low with
Malarial Fever and Jaundice, but was
cured by timely use of this medicine.
Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved my
life."
Mr.. D. I. Wilcoxson, of Horse Gave,
Ky, adds like testimony, saying: He
positively believes he would have died,
had it not been for Electric Bitters.
This great remedy will ward off, as
we'll as cure all Malarial Diseases, and
for all Kidney, Liver and Stomach Dis
orders stands unequaled. Price Soc,
and 81 at Hinrichs. 6
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-01-05

We HAVE sold Ely's Cream Balm
about three years, and have recommend
ed its use in more than hundred special
cases of catarrh. The unanimous answer
to our inquiries is, "Its the best remedy
that I ever used" Our experience is,
that where parties continued its use, it
never fails to cure.-J. Fl. Montgomery
& Co., Druggists, DEBORAH, Iowa.
IHAvE used Ely's Cream Balm for
dry catarrh Ito which Eastern persons are
subject who come to live here). Il has
proved a cure.-B. f. NJ. Weeks, Den
yer, Col. 5
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-01-05
Honesty and Happy Homes.

An eminent financial authority in
this city, says the New York Herald,
speaking of the defalcation of one of
his clerks, made this suggestive remark
to a reporter: This clerk was always
most exemplary and competent, an ex-
cellent paying-teller, cool. methodical,
and imperturbable. Had known that
he had not happy home l would not
have kept him as paying teller.
l would not have any man in
such a capacity who did not live
happily at his home"
This is new principle in domestic
economy aud it should be studied with
earnestness and meditation by the
thousands of young married people
who every year begin the experiment
OF founding "happy homes"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-01-05
Time to Run AWAY.

My son, would have you ever brave
and bold, never timid and cowardlv:
but when a gushing creature in the
bloom of youth and fetching costume
gazes into your eyes, with a dreamy
look in hers, and asks you if it is
really true that young gentlemen do
sit up half the night with the young
ladies to whom they are attentive, and
if there is any foundation for those
funny things the papers say about
turning down the gas, and all that sort
O thing. you know, then, my son, is
the time for you to set your face away
ward from that young woman and 90
thenceward with all the speed that you
have on hand.-Boston TRANSCRIPT.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-01-05
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-01-05
DON'T EXPERIMENT.

You cannot afford to waste time in
experimenting when your lungs are in
danger. Consumption always seems at
first, only cold. Do not permit any
dealer to impose upon you with some
cheap imitation of DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds but be sure you get the genuine.
Because he can make more profit he may
tell you he has something just as good,
or just the same. Don't be deceived,
but insist upon getting DR.. Kings New
Discovery, which is guaranteed to give
relief in all Throat, Lung and Chest
affections. Trial bottles free at Heny Hin
richs Drug Store. Large bottles 81.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-01-05

A few weeks ago woman at Elk
Rapids, Mich, sold to ragman a rebel
flag that had been in her garnet for twen-
ty years. She didn't know what it was.
The peddler took it to neighboring
town and exhibited it. It was eighty
feet long and bore the word Nashville, P"
and it is thought to have belonged to
the blockade runner of that name. The
peddler offered to sell it for S., but there
were no BUYERS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-01-05
Baron Hirscb's offer of $40 600 600 TO

Baron Hirsch's offer of 10,O00,00 to
be expended by the czar of Russia in
promoting the welfare of the Russian
Jews has been accepted. The money is
to be paid into the Bank of England,
and Baron Rothschild and Baron De
Worms, who were appointed trustees,
will receive the interest of the sum de-
posted. 1t is estimated that it will be
possible to open 1000 schools for so, 00O
children with the money, other charities
not being neglected in the meantime.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-01-05
She Took the Hen.

Young Mrs. Popinjay, at market for
the first time-Are you sure this chick
en- isn't an old hen? 1t feels very
tough.
Marketman = l can assure YOU
ma'am, that fowl is very young.
Opening bill of the piped.) Sect
hasn't single tooth yet.
Mrs. Popiniay takes the hen.-Bar-
ltngtoa Free Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-01-05

To BE absolutely certain of most things
is difficult, but if the united testimony
of people in every walk of life, for more
than quarter of a century, be good evi.
dence, then Dyspepsia, loss of appetite,
headache, wakefulness and debilitation
from whatever cause, may be cured by
DIR. Harter's Iron Tonic.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-01-05
RUCKIJN'S ARNTCA SAIVF.

bOOAI1N y hAVIVIOA bdII
THE BEST SAIvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piless, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per.
feet satisfaction of money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Fl.
Hinrichs.