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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-29
JUSTICE SHOULD BE IMPAIR
TIAL.

The good people of New York have
had a sample of swift justice. A po-
liceman who was also a burglar, en-
tered a store in the night, pillaged the
place and was captured with the plum
der under his uniform. 1t is related
that the Chief of Police cut off the
thief's buttons, the police justice
passed the case, the grand jury glanced
over the Indictment, the Judge cor
rected its errors, the prisoner pleaded
guilty, the Judge expressed his horror
of such gross wrong-doing, and pro-
nounced the sentence of ten years. AS
the sun went down the ex~-oficer was
in Sing Sing.
That is swift justice, and undoubt-
edly correct justice. But how have
the same courts dealt with men who
have united criminal bribery with
nefarious actions =? Why should the
same courts warn jurors not to injure
the good names of such men as Gould,
Sage ct al by ~indicting them for.
offences against which the statute of
limitation may have run out? It was
right in the case of the criminal
policeman, this swift justice. What
a pity that men who pile up millions
yearly, by wrecking railroads, dis
tresslng the markets by corners and
other financial means well known to
specializing millionaires, may not be
brought up by a round turn.
1t is the fact that money may not
only delay but even block the wheels
of justice. Where this discrimination
lies, is, without doubt, in the fact thai
our laws are too intricate, as made by
lawyers for lawyers. The time must
come when s~implifcation of our laws
must take place. The people are
aroused on this subject. If they use
the means they may, even the farm
ers OF the country, the class most in
terested, hold a sufficient balance of
power to enable them, if united, to
mould legislation, State and National,
In the line of justice that will make all
men REALLY equal before the law
Nockmon.-
~ ~
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-29
u THE SOIL.

1t is truly said that soils OF farms
differ as much in character as do their
owners Their points Of character IN
dictate powers closely resembling tenn
pers, wills and dispositions. We have
warm soils and cold soils, stiff soils
and open soils, and soils which require
a great deal of petting and coaxing to
make them produce. Hence they
must be carefully and industriously
studied. There may be several differ
ent kinds of soil on the same farm,
especially if it border upon a stream.
The experienced farmer seldom makes
a mistake in their cultivation, while
others may make a grievous one. A
warm, sandy soil may be handled with
out injury while such handling would
ruin for the season a cold clayey soil.
All root crops, although not as large
as when grown upon low moist ground,
are much frmer in texture and finer
in flavor when cultivated upon higher
and dryer ground. Potatoes when
grown in cold, wet soil, are very in
ferior for table use, being "soggy y
and havorless. The farmer who
studies his soil knows where to plant
them where they will do the most
good. He also knows the soil which
grows the best oats, barley and wheat.
Money is saved when the soil is studied;
SO study the soil.-Montano Lire Stock
Journal
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-29
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, NAY 20, 1888
milk contains a small quantity OF albu,
men which is more easily coagulated

milk contains a small quantity Of albu,
men, which is more easily coaguiated
normal quantity of albumen in the
too acid buttermilk of twenty POUNDS
of butter, would be sufficient to pro-
duce quite a large quantity, compare
lively, of these white curds: Inc
remedy is to avoid excessive acidlty
of the milk and cream; to keep the
milk so cool that at the end oil 80
hours, when the cream is skinned, 1t
is sweet, and will only become slightly
acid at the end of SO hours more, when
il should be churned; and if the cream
needs to be warmed for churning, to
warm it gradually during at least
twelve hours, and not over 81 degrees
in the winter.-Farm, Field and Stock
man. ~
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-29
WERE THESE LAWS HONEST7

Senator Beck in a speech in the
Senate, says, take the Treasury re.
port from year to year, taking the
amount of bonds sold each year and
the premium on gold from 1862 to
1859, that the purchase of bonds with
paper at it's face value and the pur.
chase Of paper at its discount, gave a
profit to the bond-holders as follows
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-29

List your taxes promptly.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-15
Heavy Artillery.

Treasure Trove.
Lieutenant Derby of the U. S. Army
tells this:
"One of our Western forts was in
command of a major of artillery who
was constantly lamenting that his
favorite arm could not be more
frequently used against the Indians.
Finally, one day he took one of the
small howitzers which defended the
fort, and had it securely strapped to
the back of an army mule, with the
muzzle projecting over the animals
tail. With this novel gun-carriage
he proceeded with the captain and
sergeant to a bluff on the bank Of the
Missouri, near Whirh was cnc;linpcd
band of friendly Indians. The gun
was duly loaded and primed, the
fuse inserted, and the mule backed
to the edge Of the bluff. The major
remarking something about the moral
effect the exhibition was likely to
produce upon our Indian allies, step.
ped forward and applied the match
to the fuse.
The curiosity of the mule was
aroused. He jerked his head
around to see what was fixing on his
back, and the next second his feet
were punched together and he was
making forty revolutions a minute,
and threatening everything within a
radius of half mile. The captain
Skinned up the only available tree
The sergeant threw himself fiat on
the ground and tried to dig a hole
with his bayonet to crawl into,
while the fat major rolled over and
over, alternately invoking the pro-
lection of Providence and cursing the
mule. Finally the explosion came,
the ball went through the roof of the
fort and the recoil of the gun and the
wild leap of the terrified mule
carried both over the bluff to a safe
anchorage at the bottom of the river.
The discounted party returned sadly
to the fort.
"Shortly after, the chief of the In
dians appeared and announced brief
ly: 'Injun go home
questioned as to why, he thus ex-
planned: 'Injun YER brave; help
white man. Injun use gun, use bow
arrow, use knife; but when white
man fire off whole jackass, Injun no
understand
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-15
ARE YOU GOING
To Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Ne
braska, Oregon, California,

Or any point in the West or North
west q Ifso 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 & Memphis r. R.) the
only route from the South to. the
West. This line runsits 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. A'l ~
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
tirst-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 60 West you
will save time and money by pur-
chasing your ticket via Memphis and
the Gulf Route. Send for a large
map of this short route. Send for a
copy of the missouri and Kansas
Farmer" an eight page illustrated
paper, giving full end reliable infor-
nation in relation to those two great
States, mailed free. Address,
J. e. LOCKWOOD,
G. P. & T. A., Kansas ity.
Orb. d. ELLIS, Ticket AgeCt,
81 Madison ST., Memphis, Tnnn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-15
TEST


"What would you do" asked the fireman
black,
OF the grimy engineer Y. =
"Itsuddenly upon the track
A woman should appear?
And suppose you were running little be-
hind,
With your gauge chock up to ID
And the woman was deaf and dumb and
blind,
And couldn't hear whistle or bell?"
"Do?" cried the grimy engineer,
With q look of cold disdain,
"I'd get out there and leave you here
To take your chance with the train!
I'd straighten out on the pilot plate,
And that woman would snatch
Before she knew whether we were freight,
Express,or wild dispatch"
'That," said the fireman, 81 call game"
And he shoveled in the coal,
And wondered if he'd do the same
In similar kind of hole.
And the headlight cast long, thin stream
Through the dismal night of black,
When suddenly there came the scream
OF woman on the track. U.. I-
"Jump!" shrieked the fireman, "There she
goesl"
But the engineer sat still, f.
And q woman's sorrows, joys aud woes
Were taken like pill.
"Why didn't you get on the pilot plate?
That was the place for you! .,
Why didn't you try to avert her fate,
AS you boosted you would do?"
"My friend" said the grimy engineer,
With apologize cough,
'That woman knew but trouble here,
And now she's better off.
Besides, by grinding her to hash,
A good fat thing draw;
The road will pay five thousand cash,
And she was-my mother.in.law!"
-TrdueIer's Magazine.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-15
HUNTING A CLEVER THIEF.
A Post Office Inspectors Ruse That
Caught Mail Robber.
Philadelphia News.

Philadelphia News.
Mr.. G. B. Barrett, ex-chief inspec-
tor of the United States Secret Ser
vice, and now superintendent Of
Spittall's detective agency, had a
queer experience some time ago in a
beautiful little town way down in
Maryland. 1t occurred before his
resignation last winter from the
Secret Service, and was in the line of
official duty.
Letters containing small sums Of
money had been lost, and one fair
morning in June found Chief Inspec-
tor Barrett aboard train bound to
that place and preparing to entrap
the criminal, whoever he might be.
Mr.. Barrett's long experience with
this sort of work had taught him just
how to dig pit for this sort of game,
and as the train neared the village he
walked through the "smoker'' into
the mail car, asked for the mail clerk,
showed his commission and said he
had something which he wanted
done.
"What is to" asked the clerk ner-
vously cycling the chief inspector.
"Where is the mail pouch you
throw off at the next stop"
1t was produced.
"Open it,"
1t was opened, for an inspector has
absolute authority not only over mail
clerks, but over the postmasters of the
largest cities.
"Here is a letter." said Mr.. Barrett,
addressed to James Lancaster, fic-
titious name. The letter contains q
ten-dollar bill. want you to eX-
anime it, take copy of the address,
put in that pouch and lock it with
your own hands,"
All this was done, and Mr.. Barrett
went back to his seat in one of the
day coaches, confident that the next
move in the game would answer his
expectations.
The Secret Service agent stood up.
on the platform of the mail car when
the train stopped and the pouch was
thrown of, when he at once stepped
to the platform. A boy, whose bust
ness it was to carry the mail, took the
pouch over his shoulder and started
up the village street, never dreaming
that chief inspector of the postal ser
vice was following him on the Other
side of the street and was watching
him like a hawk, while seeming tc
watch nothing. 1t was beautiful
June day, the birds were singing, ant
although it was high noon the leafy
lofty trees lining the quiet street cas-
such deep cool shadows that Mr.. Bar
rett did not find walking unpleasant
For about quarter of mile the DO!
kept on, followed by the inspector
and then turned into a small fran,
building, with white and black sigl
over the door, labeled "Post Office.
"Now," said Mr.. Barrett inwardly
"my1etter is in that pouch and ha
reached its destination"
There was a crowd of villagers in
side of the little post Office and out
side who swarmed toward the desl
"to get their mail, and Mr.. Barrett
waited some fifteen minutes, unit
they had all gone, before he entere'
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-15

"Those scissors which you are
working, are taxed forty-tive per
cent" "John James," said the wO-
man of the house, looking him
straight in the eye, "don't talk non
sense to me-" replied the woman of
the house. 81 only gave thirty cents
for them, and l know the man
wouldn't sell 'em to lose fifteen
cents" and John shut up.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-15

Pat, for the first time at a hotel ia
BILE, saw boarder reach for the Gel
cry several times and placidly pro-
coed to dispose of it. Pat gazed in
dismay, and turned to his fellow
countryman with ooh! moi! he's
attn the bo'kayv-Agricultural
Epitomist.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-15
McREE HOUSE.
TULLAHOMA, TENN.

Situated opposite Grand Electric Tower
and new Opera House. The best House in
town for Square Meal. If you are stop
ping oyer in our beautiful little city, go to
the McRee House where you can get the
best of Accommodations. Terms, Transient
Customers, $l.0Ope day
P. w. MCREE, Proprietor.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-15
SOUTHERN sTANDARD-McMINNVLLE TENNESsEEsATURDAl5S


learned that the girl had admirers, as
was natural; that her father was very
misery, not giving her even the
money needed to buy bright bit of
ribbon, new hat or a new dress !;
that she had been tempted to take
money from the mails for her wished
for bits of finery, and had done SO.
Mr.. Barrett bitterly accused the old
man of being the one to blame, and
he acknowledged it.
81 suppose you will arrest her."
said the girls father.
"Will you make restitution of the
sum Git was about ten dollars) she has
taken on account of your miserli-
ness?" Ups N
eyes. Here it is" and it was
handed over. "Will you arrest her?"
eff did, what would be her fu-
ture? No. Unless you or she tell
this it will never be known in the
village"
Inspector Barrett left after forcing
the old man to promise his daughter
should never be compelled or allowed
to handle the mails again ; and when
he submitted his full report to the
head of the department at Washing
ton, his course was fully approved.
ARE YOU MADE miserable by indiges.
ton, Constipation, Dizziness, Loss of Appe.
tite, Yellow Skin? Shiloh's Vitalizer is a
positive cure. w. II. Fleming.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-15

A NASAL INJECTOR free with each
bottleo Smloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price
80 cents. Sold by W. H. Fleming.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-15
RlUHi read t%is and , %ts ' MOI VINO VINO

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take them from their homes and families.
The profits are large and sure for every in.
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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-15
"Oh the virtue rare,
OF the souls that dare,
To he silent, vel Sublime. !,

TO De slIent, yet sublime"
1t is & great thing to be able to
meet trouble, when it comes, bravely
and well. The people who run about,
advertising their trouble, never get
that deep, hearty sympathy that does
one real good. If trouble comes, as
it is pretty sure to come to all of us,
try to meet it patiently and well.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-15
DUNCAN EVE, NJ. D.,
Prof. Science and Art of Surgery and Gin
ical Surgery.

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Prof, Gynecology and the Diseases of
Children.
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Prof.. Materia Medica and Therapeutics.
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Prof General and Descriptive Anatomy.
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Prof Practice of Medicine and Clinical
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Prof Medical Chemistry and Toxieology.
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Prof. Medical Jurisprudence.
JOHN G. SINCLAIR, ND,
Prof.Diseases, Eye, Ear and Throat.
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Prof. Prophylactic Dentistry and Oral Sur.
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Prof. Principles of Surgery.
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WILLIAMF. ARNOLD, MD,
+l Demonstrators of Anatomy.
Preliminary term commences the Sd of
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Clinical facilities equal to the Northern
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For information or Catalogue, address
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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-15

Brown: 81 see by your watch,
Robinson it is about an hour ahead of
sun time"
Robinson: Eyes; l don't see what's
got into the sun lately."-Harper's
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-15
Be Brave in Trouble.

Rural New.Yorker.
l have great respect for patient
people. Those who try to make the
best of things and keep their troubles
at home and try to grind them down
have my deepest respect. AS the
poet puts it:
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-15

The reason Mohammed refused to
go to the mountain was because the
hotel rates were so high.-Life.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-15
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE.
NASHVILLE MEDICAL COLLEGE

FACULTY
HON. WILLIAM P. JONES, M. D., Pres
DUNCAN EVE, NJ. D., Dean.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-23

Ian was promoted TO the lieutenant generalship
OF the army when Gen. Sherman retired, but
that grade was merged in the rank OF general OF
he army, which was restored by Congress on
the active list only recently. With his death
both these ranks disappear from the active list.
uativs Of New York, having been born in Chau.
vauqua County. Sept. %, 1881, the yenr that
Gen. Sheridan born, and he graduated iu
the class with Lin. Young Schoheld ag>
igned 20 tho Second Artillery, AMI for five
Yeurs 0c.ei as instructor In natural philosophy
NWcst Point. Next he went to st. Louis on a
eUVe OF absence from the army and filled the
man Of natural pho ;ophy in tho Was lington
JniNefity OF that city.
IN May, 1851, o was appointed q Captain. and
vas aiinos1 Immediately promoted 20 Major of
the FIRST Missouri Infantry, and subsequently
became chiet Of stat TO General Lyon and was
~ him when the lattar fell in the battle of
wilson Creek In November, 1861, he h nj been
promoted TO bo Brigadier General and ASSIGNED
% the command OF TIN Missouri militia and in
pril, 1862 no became Commander OF the district
II Missouri.
After the defeat of Hood'N army a GanoraI Scho
ttl was transferred to North Carolina and his
Command took pos ,ss.on Of wnInington Feb ~
81 and then advanced to Go dvhoro which III
ofea-ing tie Confederates in eeyeral enuage-
'len.s. On March IL, 1875 Le was brev Ma Ir
IN raj in the gel trmy for lnayery at
Fraak'ip Or I'll y r organization OF tffn 10 ,iilnr
gr " 1T the close OF tho war lie assumed hia
INK OF Briead.oi ind Bfevet Major G.neral. an
n July 1sG7 he was appointed TO the command "
he first military dist let, composing tho Stnye OF
Virginia On the rosig Iation OF General Grant
from That loSition General Schoheld was ap-
pointed Socretary of War for the timo bcing
and May 80 1868 he was co lfirmed in the oficl
by the Senate but resigned the following March
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-23
Police Statistics OF New York.

One is apt to be alarmed by seeing
III the police report for 1887 that there
were sling arrests in this city during
the year. But he would he reassured
by looking at the classification of the
cases and notieing that nearly 10000 of
that number were arrested for such
offenses as disorderly conduct, drunk
enness, and violatioa of the city ordi-
nances. The Germans. in proportion
to their numbers, show up by far the
best in the report, and. M fact. they
had less than half their quota of offend
ers, as compared with the other ele-
aents of our population. IL SNpears
lat the police had good deal ofsusi-
ness with professional men, for thes sr-
rested 106 lawyers, eighty doctets,
eighty-three editors and reporters, aid
ten clergymen. at is men, not women,
who are your criminals, Elizabeth
Cady Stanton said in II recent speech
and this report shows that three times
more men than women were arrested
during the year, or, to be exact, g., ,S35
men and 1924 women. -Neio Yorh
S1I1L
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-23
AWFUL LOSS OF LIFE.
Collision OF the Large Ocean Steamers
Geiser and Thingvaila on
Sable Island.
The Former Went Down in Five Minutes
and One Hundred and Seven Per-
sons We're Drowned.
New York special dIspatch |


The steamer Wieland OF the Hamburg Ameri
ing news OF q collision off Sable Island between
the Geiser and the Thingvalla Of the Thingvalla
line, which occurred at O'Clock on the morning
OF August IA. The Geiser sunk in FIVE minutes
after the collision, and over one hundred per-
sons were drowned. The Thing ALA wa so dis
abled that she had to put into Halifax after
transferring all her passengers TO the Wieand
The Geiser had eighty-six passengers aboard
seventy-two of whom were drowned or killed In
the collision, and fourteen We're taken first ON
the Thingvnlla and then on the Wieland. The
Geiser's crew numbered ifty-two. Thirty five
Moller, OF the Geiser was among those saved
The passengers OF the Thngvalla transferred to
the Wieland numbered ASS.
The Geiser left this port Aug. II, bound for
Stettin. The Thingvalla was on her way to this
city, and was advertised to leave here Aug
experienced through the night ard early
morning of Aug. IL. lt 10 said that an object
could not be distinguished fifty feet away by
reason OF the fog. Stories differ as 10 where the
liability lies, II not wholly due TO the fog and
heavy sea. The Thingval struck the Geiser ON
o'clock in the morning. Ihs boa then pared
aid within five minutes the Ge'ser sunk. III
crew OF the Thmgval,a did all they could
to save the Geiser's crew and passeng RS,
while stil in doubt as to whether the Thingvalla
was not dangerously disabled, but owing to ths
heavy sea, only tnirty-one We're saved No other
vessel was near Mt the time. The Wieand on
her way 10 this poro was sighted at III 80 oc.ock
ON the morning Of the 14th. Signs Of distress
We're made by the Thingvalla, and q transfer Of
passengers began. The was then very heavy,
but no mishaR occurred in the transfer Of pas