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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07
Commercial.
MEANWHILE PRODUCE MARKET.
Corrected weekly by Mead & Ritchey.
OFFICE SOUTHERN STANDARD,

Corrected weekly by Mead u hltcDey.
OFFICE SOUTHERN STANDARD,
't'As' McMinnville, Jan, G, 1885,
We have some changes to make
this week in our market report.
Wheat if good would sell for SOC.
Corn s. to 60 cents in a small way.
Eggs, since Christmas, have been in
excess of the demand and prices are
lower. The mild weather has large
ly increased the product. We look
for even lower prices unless VIC
should have the production checked
by aslong cold spell. t3'
WHEAT 7O@ so p bu.
CoRN-55 to 60,
FLOUR, 5 q 50 100 lbs.
MEAL p blu. 60@65c
OATs-P blu. q
CHICKENS-Hens 4c % liz
BUTTER-79 ID. 10 to Is
EGGs-P doz IA to l5c.
GINsENG-S9 ID. 100 to 1.25
BEEswAX-9 ID. 10 tol6c.
FEATHERs-R ID. 30 to
TALLow-SB ID. 2E@3c. '|
Green hides sc. Grubby Il Of
LARD-9 ID. Sc.
BACON
Shoulders
Hams to.
Sides
Hog round
Wool, unwashed, 20@25c
tub washed, 80 to 35c
Poultry-Hens A Turkeys, &c to.
Stock peas, Go to
White beans, 81 90 q $120
DRIED APPLEs-R ID. 4 to 4Mc
Blacberries to &c.
Homestead Fertilizer, 2 OOto $50 p 10C
Irish potatoes Scots. p blu.
Green Apples. soc to 81 90 per bushel.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07

New York World: The best New
Years gift which many men could
make to their families would be a
more amiable mood in themselves.
The kind of curmudgeon who is affa-
BILE to everybody outside but "cross
as bear " at home is altogether too
common. Let him turn over a new
leaf to-day and glue it down.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07
Uses of Iron Furnace Stag.

Iron furnace Stag which used to be
a waste product, is now being turned
to various uses. In Germany. the
Stag is specially prepared for mending
the roads, material being produced
called "slagstone." The method
adopted is to run the liquid Stag direct
from the furnace into cast-iron molds,
which slightly taper towards the top.
The mold has no bottom, but stands
on an iron trolley so that, when the
Stag is sufficiently set it can be re-
leased, and the mold is ready to re-
ceive fresh charge. The freshly
nodded block is pierced. and its in
terror contents, still liquid, are allowed
to run out. The block is then covered
with cinders and allowed to cool
gradually. This method insures a
hard crystalline stone, which is found
useful for purposes of paving. NJ Y
Post.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07
Murfreesboro District, Tennessee Con-
ference.

Second Round Of Quajterly-meet-
ings-Wartrace and Mt. Moriah, at
Mt. Moriah, Jan. 5, 6; Beech Grove
CT, at Beech Grove, Jan. I, s; Man
chester STA, Jan. II; Tullahoma STA,
Jan. y, 10; Manchester ct, lat Spring
Creek, Jan. ii, 10; Concord Ct, at
First Chapel, Jan. 1920; Stones
River Ct, at Asbury, Jan. p %; Me-
Minnville ct, at Pine Bluff, Jan. %,
%; Hillsboro Ct, at Providence, Feb,
40; Sparta sta., Feb. 8, 10; Sparta Ct,
at Mt. Carmel, Feb. LIP; Hickory
Valley mis-, at Hickory Valley
Church, Feb. IA, 10; Hickory Creek
Ct, at Mt. Zion, Feb. IS, IS; Bell.
buckle STA, Feb. %, %; Smyrna Ct.
March 3, 4; Woodbury. Ct, al
Donald's Chapel, March 10, IL; Muir
freesboro STA, March IL, IS. el
w. NJ. LEFTwICH, p. +.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07

-Rev. B. c. Henry states that the
fan palm of China grows only in the
San vi district, some twenty miles
long by ten miles wide. The trees do
not yield leaves suitable for fans until
six years old. Some trees are said to
be over one hundred years old, but
the tallest measure only about twelve
feet From April to November the
leaves are cut monthly, from one to
three beng taken from each plant.
From 10, 600 to 90 000 people are en-
ployed. -ArkanSaw TraUele'
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07
ARE YOU GOING
To Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Ne
braska, Oregon, California.

To Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Ne
braska, Oregon, California,
Or any point in the West or North
west? If so you will of course wish
to be informed as to the cheapest,
shortest and most pleasant route.
You will wish to purchase your tick
ct via the route that will subject you
to no delays, and by which through
trains are run. Before you start you
should provide yourself with map
of the Gulf Route, (Kansas City,
Springfield d Memphis r, r. the
only route from the South to the
West. This line runs its entire trains,
with Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars,
free Reclining Chair Cars and Elegant
Day Coaches from Memphis to Kan
sas City, saving many hours time
over any other route.
For emigrants from the South to
Oregon, Washington or the far West,
this route is especially desirable, as
holders of emigrant tickets are by
this route carried in first-class cars on
first-class trains. Close connections
are made at Union Depot, Kansas
City, with overland routes, carrying
free emigrant sleeping cars through
to Portland, Oregon. Thus, paSsen-
gers by this route have but one
change of cars, Memphis to Portland,
Oregon. When you go West you
will save time and money by pur-
chasing your ticket via Memphis and
the Gulf Route. Sendifor a large
map of this short route. Send for a
copy of the missouri and Kansas
Farmer" an eight page illustrated
paper, giving full and reliable infor-
nation in relation to those two great
States, mailed free. Address,
j. f. LOCKWOOD,
G. p. & r. A., Kansas City.
Or H. d. ELLIS, Ticket Agent,
81 Madison ST., Memphis, Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07

NCW BUSINESS CENTERs. The
MEN building OF railroads in 4 new and
fertile country creates many new towns, az
fording excellent business opportunities.
Particulars regarding such opportunities
in Montana, Minnesota and Dakota will be
sent upon application to C. II. WARREN,
Gen. Pass. Agt., st. Paul.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07
CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED.

To THE EDIToR-Please inform
your readers that / have a positive
remedy for the above named disease.
By its timely use thousands of hope
less cases have been permanently
cured. ] shall be glad to send two
bottles Of my remedy FREE to any of
your readers who have consumption
if they will send me their express
and post etfice address, Respectfully,
T. A. SLoCUN. VI, g., ISL Pearl St
New York. -,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07

Shelbyville Gazette; If the present
Congress don't do something to stem
this overwhelming tide of pauper
European emigrants, it will fail in
doing what the people have a right
expect.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07
Bees and Poultry.

Any one interested in Bees or Honey, or
any gentleman or lady DESTROYS of engag-
ing in Il light, pleasant, profitable and in
suuctiye business should at once send for
a sample copy of THE Bcc-K5epcr's Adr0Hcs
90 7. b. MASON,
Mechanic Falls, Me.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-27
How 70 Tes. a Thermometer.

When an inspector in the Signal
Service visits a signal station he care
fully tests all the thermometers by
compari lg them with a standard ther-
mometer, which he carries with him for
that purpose. But the orlinlry person
would like toknow some way of testing
a Thermometer without comparing it
with stan lard. Nothing is easier.
Take an empty tomato can, and in the
bottom punch half dozen holes. Fill
the can with finely cracked ice, and in
the mixture immerse the bulb aud tuba
of the Thermometer up to the freezing
mark. Leave il for fifteen minutes,
and then take q reading. The mercury
should stand at thirty-two degrees.
since that is the temperature OF melt
ing ice. IL your thermometer stands
at thirty.one, il is one degree too low,
and one degree must be added to all
scale readings. If it reads thirty-three,
one degree must be snbtracted from all
scale readings; and so with Whatever
the error may be.-Gotien Days.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-27
How to Oil Harness.

Take the harness apart wherever it
can be unbuckled; give each strap
good wash, using lukewarm water with
a little soda in it.. Scrub well with q
scrubbing-brush, and be sure that you
get all the grease and dirt off. Work
well in the hands until soft and plant,
for l. is no use to apply oil on dry,
horny leather-it will never become
soft. After this has been done hang in
a room where they will not dry rapidly
until about three-parts dry. Then ap-
ply plentifully on both sides pure cod
oii-this has more body and lasting
quality than any other grease for leath-
er tanned with bark. Besides, IL you
use neatsfoot oil rats and mice will eat
your harness, while that creased with
cod oil they will not touch. After Civ
ing a good coat of this oil hang up un-
Til dry. Then / would go over them
again with the oil, giving them but a
light coat of il this time. After that
dries in wipo off with a dry, coarse
cloth. For common work-harness moth
ing more is needed, but for carriage
harness go over with q sponge and cas-
tile soap and wipe with dry chamois
skin, and you may depend upon it there
will be no black to rub of on your
hands.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-27

ALUMINIUM is coming into use as q
material for dental plates. 1t is nearly
as light as rubber, but little more than
one-eighth the weight of gold, has
neither odor nor taste, is not affected
by the elements of food nor the secre-
tions of the mouth, and costs, bulk for
bulk, about one-sixth the present price
of silver.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-27

A CURIOUS theft was committed by an
old woman Of Orange, N. j.. She dug
mp cobble-stones from the highway to
pave her cellar floor.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-27


M. Il. CHuRCH-Eov J. w Tayo'. Pastor
Services at II o'clock A. m and 7,a p. m. Sum
day school ut II M Prayer mooting every
Thursday evening at az o'clock. All nro cor
daily invited 70 attend.
CRAWLING LODGE. No. S5i, F. & A. NJ.
meets in regular communication on Thursday
evening on CT before tho fun Of the moon
Transient memb, rs ac frat rnal y invited 10
attend. j. +. HIM w. NJ.
A. TAYLOR, Secretlry.
MARVIN POST, No. 2lO. G. A. r., meets the
second Saturday and fourth friday in each
month. wM. WOODBURY.. Post Commander.
A. TAYLOR. Adiutant
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-27

Gen. Anderson. "a native OF Kentucky and
a soldier uf the nation" Col Stone de-
acribed the attempt and failure OF Kentucky
TO maintain neutrality; how Its action In
arming its State militia reused anger on
both sides and kept all In suspense; how
the schemes OF Buckner. Polk. and Pillow
were frustrated. and the State entered. first
by the Confederates at Columbus. and then
by the Union troops under Grant ut Pa
ducah.
THE name OF Joe Holt, Secretary OF War
during tho "unspoakable administration OF
Buchanan" called forth loud applause. as
did the reference to ~the proverbial slowness
OF Gen. Thomas. for whichs he was distin-
guished. and which always enabled him In
some miraculous manner, TO be In the right
place at the right time" Col Stone spoke
OF the time when Gen. Sherman was In COM
mand. and OF the appointment by Mcclellan
OF Gen. Buell.. saying that at this time they
learned to become soldiers. and that this was
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-27

ABOUT 5000, 900 sponees per year are
taken from the sea around the Bahamas.
Their value is $3.50. 900. Twenty-foot
poles with hooks ON the end are used
TO pull the sponges from the rocks,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-27
A RHYMELET.

They sat on the pier ut ovt ntide,
Watching the wavelets come and go,
And tossed hook, with silken line,
Into the tidelet's ebb and flow.
With quick little jerklet, now and then,
The dudelct pulled up a fishlet n sat,
And took It of from the hooklet sharp
To lay at the dainty maidlets feet.
"What q shlme to torture the fishlets sol
The dainty maidles at last exclaimed.
Were not going TO cat them ut ALL you
knowl
think that we ought TO be ashamed"
clou let passed Ger the dudelet's brow,
But he said, as he threw the iishlet away
you're not 10 bs eaten, but won't you DO
caught2'
And g answered him quickly: We'll,
not that way"
sNorfOO,l
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-27
CLOSING UP THE RANKS.
VETERANS OF THE CUMBERLAND IN
ANNUAL MEETING.

Rosecrans and His Gray-Haired Boys
Again Shake Misunderstanding Z" Little
Phil"-A Memorable and Pleasant Gath
ering of Old Comrades.
[Chicaso special dispatch.l
The nineteenth annual reunion OF the
Society of the Army OF the Cumberland was
held in this city. and an unusual number OF
old men were present. White hair and
faded features We're more conspicuous than
the blue coats or gold-corded hats. The
tread OF these old men was slow and heavy.
Their limbs, shrunken and a-quiver now.
once marked in elastic step the quick. mill
tary time" The hands that accompanied
the hello. Jim." with whaek on the shoul-
der. were thin and scanned. The stroke was
hcartier than the voice. The old men gath
cred IN little groups or sat in clustered
chairs in the hotel rotunda, and talked
about the war. They were not tho gay.
rolicking fellows wnotold wild yarns OF the
war over the social glass twenty years ago.
.--''---..g- atJOuJ -Chickamauga. Look
out Mountain, or Stone River. aud scarce
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going on between Miss Lizzie and rae1-
What Wbat7r exclaimed us
judge. rather sharply. apparently No.,
understanding the situation. vet dorI,..
less getting glimpse Of itfrora ths
inquiry.
Have YOU seen anything going on
between Miss Lizzie and rneg
No. no, indeed p repifesi the MAJ
nate. Eternly .No. sir. have not !
Wei, look sharp and Won vii y
said the author Of . Tnnocents Abroad y
and that's the way be asked the ~.
dicial iaTninaEy for his daugft@r's
hand.
Mark has child who irherits sorne
Of her fathers brightness. she kert :
diary al one time in which she noted
the occurrences in the family. ard
among other things, the savings Of her
parents. On one page she wrote that
iaiher sometimes used stronger words
when mother wasn'tby and he Thought
We osdn't hear. Mrs.. Clemens
found the diary and showed il 10 her
husband, probably thinking The par
tlcular page worth his notice. Alter
TINS Clemens said and did several
tnings that were intended to attract
the ehildss attention. and found them
guy noted afterward. But one dav
tDe following entry occurred.
don't think III put down any
thing more about father. for ! think
he does things to have me notice him.
and believe be reads this diary. y
che was Marks own child.
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MARKETS AND SHIPPING.
SEATTLE. Dec j

SEATTLE. Dec. Il.
v.r, hss declined SC per barrel. The
-..ss, Is now fairly supplied with meats,
.-osher carload arrived to-day. The
.x,er Idaho brought IN zx3 sacks Of
-. ,,or, the swinornish fats and landed
-, an the Ocean dock There are AZ
s.sseut ll23 sacks at this deck awaiting
sr.s,sro-tstion 10 the fan Francisco
.-Est The ruling price on the Eats ss
- a rer ton. Game appeared in small
~.....itv to-day. Mallssds. brsDt. sprig-
20 and about dozen geese we're offered
- h.d a moderate demand. The poultry
-.,Eet "a poorly supplied and prices are
e.. Apples are the only variety Of fruit
..sssnt Ia considerable quantity. There
rs few Eastern grapes on hand, which
al ready sale in the absence Of Call
so,rta varieties. Livestock arrivals were
.a,.iderable, and included 58s sheep, IL
ssss ., cattle and II head Of horses
r. has been ascertained that ia bales OF
40 90 reported TO have been purchased by
: p.rter a co. for London shipment, viii
!. sorvarded TO the New York market to-
.,a,row morning. The same train will
80 out % bales consigned to Cincinnati
On and 70 for Chicago. The hop market
!. dali. but holders may expect better
.,,ces after the New Year. All kinds OF
s,nedieuts are being ernployed to.Indaee
soIse-s 10 let 90 at reduced rates. II IL the
o,apion Of disinteres:ed and good judges
,tst the demand after January ! viii far
sIeeed the limited supply.
n N -
cEiPTs-Daring the last "a hourz the
..,errhaudise and produce receipts a. this
,.ort have been as follows: Puget Sound
ksore road Isl tons; Coiumbia a Puget
scund railroad, 3 tons: Seattle, Lake shore
q Eastern railway lis tons. OF which 2
sass were merchandise. steaIners-wil-
,sinxfou 400 tons, Eliza Anderson ~ tons,
Hsssslo, Is tons. Idaho i0l tons. Total re-
esivts. s90is tons. Among the receipts
we're 800 sacks potatoes, q sacks carrots,
ia BOXES apples, 20z3 sacks oats. l5c boxes
ana 20 hall boxes apples. 6 cases eggs,
tlb butter, IS butts aud l5-boxes tobacco, 4
csses cigars, 80 cases wine. 2 half barrels
ssder boxes drugs, boxes canary seed
bundles ducks, ] dozen Wild geese. 5
sacks oysters, 100 half crates ham, lie sacks
ciearides, S tons hay, $50 kegs nails. 90
ions shale for Front street cable road. I
carload brick, a0,e00 feet lumber, Al head
cattle. IL head horses. 5i5 head sheep.
MISUNDERSTANDING the last "A hours
Foods and merchandise have been shipped
from Seattle TO the surrounding country a.
follows: Puget Sound Shore road
70 tons: Columbia a Puget Sound railroad,
y tons: Seattle, Lake Shore 4 Eastern. %
tons. sieamers-Fleetwood = ton. Msnroe
" tons, Edith l2lz tons. Left Erickson Q
toss Success tons, Augusta ton, Noun
tsineer ton, Grace 2 tons, lola 3 tons.
Total shipments, 1914 tons
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SES YORK MERCHANDISE MARKET.
Nav YORK, Dec. l3,-Iiops-weak aud
dull
Coiiee--options opened barely steady, 30
70 70 points down, and closed steady, "a
% points below yesterday sales go. 800
bags. including Dec, $i4 90tGl6 so. Jan. SIS
tsl5 .. Feb, si5 l5tai5 20; March, SIS coo
Is So April, SIS Goals 50.
sugar-Raw barely steady: refining fFm
moderate demand
topper Weak. lake. Dec, Sl7 -,
tesc-Qniet and steady; domestic s. ~ :.
nn-t1rm and quiet; Straits, S2i -.
Bar silver, 9sc.
Petroleum opened excited at s9ssc, &c
sesve last nights closing, and In the first
iew minutes sold all the way from 20 &C 10
S'tc al almost the same instant. The
market soon qaieted down. however. aud
!he prices sagged or 10 sassc, but rallied
ateF aud closed firm al 9esse, Total sales,
1859 bbls
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, Dec. lS-wheat-Closed easy
fash. 81 oSl. Jan, 81 ess. MAY, 81 Is's.
CeFn-stcady. cash, s4ssc Jan, 81 6;
Oats STEADY. cash ~ C January 81 &c;
NAY 2essc.
Bodybuilding doing.
feIk Easy; cash, sis a7la; January,
ts ., May SIS SIS.
lArd-Easy cash, s. 10, Jan. s. IS. May.
sex
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
tAicAGo, Dec. lS -- Cattle -- Receipts.
nM' steady; Christmas steers, s. 7sss
% hecvcs, 81 SOS -; steers, s. coo
siockers and feeders, 81 4Ng1 10
assAs cattle, 81 40t13 -
a%s - Receipts, 2o,0oo. slow and steady
ga aAra aud light, s. l0&S s.; heavy, S. "
Aeep-keceipts, 1000, dull aud iocte
- seser; natives tsla4 10, Westerns,
~Sss co. Texas. s. IDS -
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MARK rwAIN's CoURrsHIP.
ne Tried Three Times and Was Sue
Fe.gftl

=, New York Mail aud Express.
SNk Twain. Il he is in the mood
- Tell the story Of his own courtship
manner worthy Of the greatest Of
anng hnmorists. When he nr>t met
ne iady who afterwards became his
~ ne was not 80 di>Ongui> hei as
. ~oN, MS origin vas humble. and for
49, .Sle wears Of his life he had been a
s,.ot on the Mississippi river. The
s-'yfe Mrs. Clemens WAs woman of
os.1loh anu fortune. her father was a
Use, and, doubtless, expected fam
anu social Importance in his son
'aN Clemens, however. became
, ,,jS,etssted IN his daughter. and after a
me an proposed, but was rejected.
A. ven, he said "a the lady. |
III .n much believe vou'd have NE,
y, ! thought Ia try
IL A'er a while he tried again with
~, same result. and then remarked
g., 81 MS celebrated drawl. Il think i
~; -, deal more Of YOU than If YOU q
a., les but lis hard 10 bear \
a. 49, = uthe he met with better fortune,
a sueh came the most difficult part
man 'e>S 'aie w" s0i'"e
nudge, he said 10 the digni6ed
~''ii0aaire have YOU seen ANYTHING
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All Chronic, Nervous and Special
Diseases skflffuIIy Treated.

Dr.. T. q. johnson, VITO r-seentsy sreni
eight months In the principal hospitals
aud leading medical fnstIfniixns Of New
York City investigating the most recent
discoveries IN medicine and surgery, hay
ing resumed practice In Seattle. Il pre-
pared 70 treat all classes Of chronic
msiadies, such as liver complaint, dys
Peps1as rheumatism. all affections Of the
kidneys, heart and lungs. all skin and
blood diseases, all ailments arising from
q weakened nervous system, al rectal
Diseases, all geuito urinary diseases. and
al diseases peculiar 70 women, according
70 the latest aud moe; improved methods
Consultation free. Charges moderate.
once, rooms 20 and 20. Nes Tesier block,
Mil street. dxw
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Nhinninc InfnIIlrancn

wsN fEANClSco. Dee. lG-Cleared-Str
Wsila, Victoria. sailed-Str Colum.
= "a fysiland; sh Two Brothers. Tacoma
aeNeaT, PoTt Townsend ok Oregon,
sch Hslcyon.
Nellie Nav.
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s. BAXTER & co.

Offer Tor saIe IN Iois % SUIT.
200 Sacks EARLY Rose Potatoes
1000 Sacks Peerless Potatoes.
800 Sacks Burbank Potatoes.
100 Tons Timothy Hay.
100 Tons Timothy and Clover Hay
100 Tons Eastern washington
Wild Hay. SO Tons Wheat.
2 Cars Bran and Shorts, mixed.
20 ton Ground and Rolled Barley
Spokane Mills Extra Flour.
Ellensburgh Mills Extra Flour
5000 Sacks Choice Washington
Oats.