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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-03
Electricity as a Motive Power.
Scribner's Magazine.

Scribner's Magazine.
We continually hear electricity
spoken Of as motive power, and the
prediction is freely made that it will
soon take the place Of the steam
engine; that it will be employed to
propel vessels across the Atlantic,
and the like. But such a view of the
matter is wholly without scientific
basis. Electricity, in its important
applications to machinery, is never
in itself source of power. 1t is
merely a convenient and easily
manageable form of energy, by
which mechanical power is trans
ferable from an ordinary prime motor,
as steam engine or a watter-wheel,
to a secondary motor which is en-
ployed to do the work. 1t performs
an Office precisely analogous to that
ola belt or line of shafting, which,
however useful in conveying power
from one point to another, can,
under no conceivable circumstances,
be capable Of originating it.
1t would be almost impossible to
catalogue the number and variety of
purposes for which the electric motor
is now in daily use. Some of the
most usual applications are for
printing presses, sewing machines,
elevators, ventilating fans, and
machinist's lathes. At the present
time every indication Enthusiastically
points to the probability that within
very few years nearly all mechani-
cal work in large cities, especially in
cases in which the power required
does not exceed say so horsepower,
will be performed by the agency Of
the electric motor. 1t is an ideal
motor, absolutely free from vibration
or noise, perfectly manageable, en-
tirely safe, and with the most ordi'
nary care seldom if ever gets out OF
order. Indeed there is no reason to
suppose that the limit of so horse
power will not be very largely
exceeded within a comparatively
short period, when it is remembered
that scarcely five years ago the
production of a successful 10 horse
power motor was considered quite s
noteworthy achievement.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-03
A Horse that Draws the Water he
Drinks.

The sagacity exhibited by some Of
the horses employed by the fire de-
partment in this city ia very remark
able, and their exploits have been fire.
quently described by our daily news
papers. But for the first time we
read in one of our evening contem-
poraries of a horse in the service of
our ambulance corps, which is not
far behind any fire engine horse we
have read of in point of intelligence.
The horse pulls the ambulance in
search of patients for the New York
Hospital, and during the whole
period Of his philanthropic career as
an ambulance horse, he has never
once been given a drink by any of
the stable hands. He believes in the
maxim that God helps those that
help themselves, and helps himself
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-03
Take Care of Your Ears.

Health and Home.
Never put anything into the ear
for the relief of toothache.
Never attempt to apply poultice
to the inside Of the canal of the ear.
Never drop anything into the ear
unless it has been previously
warmed.
Never use anything but syringe
and warm water for clearing the ears
from pus. 'a -
Never strike or box child's ear :;
this has been known to rupture the
drum and cause incurable deaf
ness. .E-N H#ra- s1
Never wet the hair if you have any
tendency to deafness wear an oiled
silk cap when bathing and refrain
from diving.
Never scratch the ears with any,
thing but the finger if they itch. DO
not use the head of a pin, hair pins,
pencil tips or anything of that
nature.
Never put milk, fat, or any oily
substance into the ear for the relief OF
pain, for they soon become rancid
and tend to incite Inflammation,
Simple warm water will answer
the purpose better than anything
else.
Never be alarmed if a living insect
enters the ear. Pouring warm wa
ter into the canal will drown it, when
it will generally come to the surface
and can be easily removed by the
fingers. A few puffs Of smoke blown
into the ear will stupefy the in
sect
Never NEEDLE with the ear if 8
foreign body, such as bead, button
or seed enters it leave it absolutely
alone, but have physician attend t.
it. More damage has been done BY
injudicious attempts at the extraction
Of a foreign body than could eve
come from its presence in the ear
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-03
AID lNNVILLE TENNEssEE-sATUKDAl, MAR B. 1885,
accordingly.

accordingly.
a Telegram reporter went down to
see how he quenched his thirst, and
was edited by the intellectual be-
havior of the animal, which he de-
scribes as follows:
There is an ordinary faucet with
pail under it in the stable, and to this
faucet the horse made a bee line.
First he dipped his nose in the pail
to see if there was any water there.
Finding there was none, he proceed
ed to open the valve by turning the
handle with his nose. He did not
turn it on quite enough at the first at
tempt, so he gave it another nudge,
and held his nose under the spigot
while the water poured over it to his
apparent satisfaction. "But what a
lot of water will be wasted when he
leaves it running the moment he has
had enough calculated the reporter.
"Wait and see," answered the
driver.
And there was no water wasted for
the moment the horse had concluded
his drink, he went at the faucet
again with his nose and shut off the
flow completely.
"Does he always do that?" again
queried the newspaper man.
Certainly" answered the driver,
as he patted his four-footed friend on
the shoulder. Gas long as I've
known him, that horse has never had
drink that he did not draw from
the tap himself just as you have seen
him do this time"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-03
Table Manners.

Perhaps the most essential part Of
the table etiquette, is care to give the
conversation a desirable turn. The
greatest thought should be exercised
to talk of only agreeable topics at
meals. The mutual forbearance
which prompts the neat dress, the
respectful bearing, the delicate habit
Of eating, the attention to table ETH
quette, and also make the mind put
on its best dress, snd the effort of any
one at meal should be to make him
self or herself as agreeable as possible.
No one should show any haste in be-
ing helped, or any displeasure at be-
ing left until the last. It is always
proper at an informal meal to ask for
A second cut; to say that rare or un-
lone beef is more to your taste than
the more cooked portions; to ask for
another cup Of tea or coffee. But one
never asks twice for soup or fish;
one is rarely helped twice at desert.
These dishes, also salad, are supposed
In admit Of hut one helping.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-03
The Lime-Kill Club.

"Dar' am sartin things which a
good man should allus bar in mind"
said Brother Gardner, as he motioned
to the janitor to raise three more
windows on the alley side. There
was a sound of mighty shutting as
Elder Toots, Deacon Tillsbury and
Esquire Jackson drew their hoofs
under their respective stools, and then
the president continued:
"Abusln'a man fur benz rich
doan' lower de price of taters to de
poo man.
"De man who am down on his
back, as de sayin' is, am ginerally
pretty high up on de saloons.
"No man expects to buy a hundred
dollar boss for twenty dollars, but
lots of folks want to livea de rate OF
fifty dollars a week on an income Of
ten. s''-. A e
"De man who kin find time to
argy religun durin' workin' hours is
the kind OF christian to look out fur
when he wants to berry money.
"Dar' am no doubt dat Providence
sometimes helps people ont Of box
but reckon II am a great deal safer
to arm yer bread an meat in de reg
lar way.
"Dar am occashuns when all of us
boast of our honesty, or feel like it.
Sich occashuns am when we forgit
dat we hev nebber bin tempted wild
anything, beyond bogus-lookin'
half dollar.
"If you can keep all de ten COM
mandments, glory fur you; but
bekase you diskiver you can't keep
but six or seben doan' so an frow'
EN- all oberboard.
"When you find man who won't
listen to argument you has hit so
clost to a lunatic or fule dat you had
better be gettin' home to supper.
eve am a selfish lot. We find
fault wild de law which gives a
verdict again us in de one case
an hev no praise fur de score which
purtect us in others"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-03
Can't Afford.

Having seated my guest in COM
Portable chair, / said: "Now will you
excuse me while / attend to my
kitchen duties?" ~ ~nvW
"Certainly," was the reply, 81 can
amuse myself nicely, for am long,
ing to get hold of those magazines,
they will be a treat to me, for we
don't take any"
"Not any ?"
%No," said she, "Lynn says we
can't afford them. the good ones are
so dear" Nynn's dollars were more
plentiful than ours.
SWELL" said "that depends upon
the point of view. We think we
cannot afford to do without them,
and we take four, besides numerous
other periodicals. The four cost, at
club rates, ST. year. The two 81
monthlies furnish us with a great
deal of instruction and amusement
as they come then at the end of the
year we have them bound and they
form good reference library. The
art magazine has given me SO many
hints and studies that my Christmas
gifts were never before SO beautiful
or inexpensive, so that it has paid for
itself in money--to say nothing Of
my own pleasure and Improvement.
AS for the fashion monthly-well,
that saves me dollars, for with its
aid and few patterns, / do all my
own dressmaking, and you know that
is saving"
"By-the-way" said my caller, "My
new dress is made just like yours.
Lpaid So for the making, and made
two trips to. town and now am moi
comfortable"
"Well," said /, "It doesn't always
pay to make ones dresses, but as
have time enough in the winter and
can really suit myself better than the
average dressmaker can suit me, / de
my own sewing but l couldn't were
it not for the help of this little dollar
magazine. Now / have proven t
you that qce cannot afford to d.
without our moDthlies, but l have
one more argument. We cannot buy
many books, and borrowing is agains
my principles. l wish my friends al
felt as do about that; for I hav,
suffered so severly because I Lacked
courage to refuse to lend, though
knew in some cases that II the book
were ever returned, they would be Il
a dilapidated condition. Yet i
seemed SO selfish to refuse. But / an
almost at the point Of making a vov
that l will neither borrow nor lend
selfish as it may seem to my friends.
MARY MANN.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-03
THE MYSTICAL LAND.
Written for the New Orleans Picayune,

[ UItNOh ava hhN. ~'N" O'NN"NS NeNefJ ~-sS'l
have dreamed of a land for the weary to
r know, 4, e.r g..o.t
A beautiful cline where the lotus-blooms
grow. -.,,,s.... 81. ..-.' -.
Where the river of Lethe as Il flows on its
20 way 81 ~ ~ aa 4 sya
Murnurs songs free from care as it onward
doth stray. g.
Oh that beauteous land where all sorrows
are DER, 8tbN5
Where the eyes know no tears, and the heart
grieves no more. ft g8L. 4
How calm and how tranquil-no memories
10 burn,
Norto long for the days that can never re.
turn;
To nevermorc wake from dream, more
than sweet,
Where love and affection in confidence
meet
Aye nevermore weep for the wrongs we
have known
A veil of forgetfulness DER us is thrown.
l long for those realms Oh l fain would
forget
The memories so sweet ere my liie's sun had
set r.S
A vision of days when delight was my
guest, 81. .s,
When each morn with the dawn brought but
Joy to my breast.
Let me drink Of thy waters! o Lethean
stream;
Make life but vision and death but a
dream! MYRA DOUGLASS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-09

and Clyde SO 5oSs2Q TImDPp sna and only
Lh1S S If a 'i' msE
s SAD 1875 is 2 sss: Nominal, ,,s, d..
ss. 81 w. Essss y's =
g !. = sss:i Il s. sS'
g sssss % esnaues quite active
m as5we 1. SAS e tssu s 80 bis
sof: s 11$. .ss .ssiS
FYIssPp 30 P pGs Make Sound
Fe Spring rEes:sa s5f
ss Bs.s1sa W.T., So ssa
4Ss Sea o wS berth
p Tas S, Sns se f9 Epoo
ae ence "a ooo bush grain Id GsOw steam hence 1000
bush grain sd Enas1 hEg UgO Duf hence
s0 E ,sTd BARK az sq SSs rs
P; 90 P5S. ;.ns s':'G
s s6' f Sssssss sTSS'
tn, feeling tss '0H M.s aaSis .i4
IL e Prime S ns Mess ssH sss esi &c. ass Fn
siS BEEE-erle generally stesay ra mHTt M iha..
a6ss ET5 HMs yea s7 ssa 90 90
hSlds.s sst' s A9 % e
20 Bones s4s! 1900 P!sslsd H1Es u t 81.
rs sGsi Sii isn.
MiDDLEs-ilayo light inquiry cir; R Ses u
s G1Rtp-p.p 5asaa SS Ssiy ns TO-DAY, The
f on issh sii issss zone
Sales al, go demand S TG sSS sssm
quoted s25s sOg a.. sis.S 9ss e sS sSs
t sSo tes June At s4sGs44t closing 1880 tss
@ csDs sG s g j @ sS:
5SSs5s closing = s5c 500 RT 9fsHse s a. '93
but show marked s, saspsa fsIS
S Sry 1895 HtaIin tubs 2ss2s 2S s N,s
sgfy Dairy isS22i %ssteTP T%i s
,sc Really fancy stick is scarce and We'll ys
FactsSEy S2aoo s Ees ansf ai ssmsnd
igd SH'' wsseP6 is s4S4 iic; Southern, issis f4o
a. S 5sT isG nt hs @'f dS iaf
cargo ceH,riiuga lrumOISd1 az 7n1ec ,o fSF
sc &C. 't Crushed h'9 e. Mould i!s1G
G5so1 saad dsSc esnsfo%s5
s5iSc WAts , es?a yellow Osf s sse
clover 12sss and timothy % oSat; car lots; clover
STEhRTNE-Stronger; light demand City quoted at
10 Ssalo Pc oeonargarine City. 31ssSci tv ouotsa
at 1 SIC sales, $4,000 n Prime City. at 34G
TOBACCO-In seed leaf there was fair business Pass s
ing previous auotaons virginia sa' ,s sS, Dnt fse
10 1.2c; 900 cases 1891 Pennsylvania; 1oal2e 80
eases 1886 Wisconsin Havana, 2d1oc; 800 bales
Havana 6Ocdst 10; $50 bales Sumstra, 81 40ds1 80
wOOJ-There are no features Of special interest TO
no disposition take supplies freely. Sales for three
days 900 Neg srnnSG Texas a. gDTo
900 ne Territory a.. a. 1sc cd 1000 40 spsn.
600 secured Territory, at 1000 10 secured super
at 3sc, and 1000 unwashed fleece on private terms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-09
THE MARKETS.
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE
De- North River. Vessels and Railroads.
GENERAL, MARKET REPORT.

pr-,rnGNC; NATERIALS-Sellln me- dorately AZ pre-
v,ons arYres Quota lions Crotons broWn ga asio
lark and red slsasle Trenton and so Pas 80 50
asa Msvsrsrsw hard anoat so 1897 90 Up ri Issr
h.r5 sos ~ 90 Rockland Common Line, 9ocdsi
ne 81 ioas 90; Goats Hail. 32s3oc per 9usn Oette
Hair 81 a22c Cement s2 lag 81 iof sSu 40 Rosendse
al loasi Is per bbl Lath s2e e2 e5 per IN. .,.r,o,
COTTON while for spot lOts are mo-
,h. Uarset was an easy small movement SAFES
S95 bSes OF which 1872 for export ana 'ne
g., ensnnnt,on Az the ports the receipts aggegaiea
Se bales yesterday comparing with S0tH o' day S ysar
go since September 1.-THE beginning OF the crop yeaD
the receipts reached 527o 100 oaleA against
hi3 bales for the period last year. -, ...s,e
o1o.ations based on American standard OF cassih'
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WEST SHORE RAILROAD.

w ~ Y. G. & III. II. Il CO. essees M -,.,,.s
Trains leave WsT42dst station as follows anu -o"'
earlier from foot Of Jay ST.. North river
Detroit and Chicago. %: 5j ?. m, 900. 'Slop m
st. Louis 800 -S:l5 D. 10. ,..,.. Niax.r.
syracuse Buffalo Rochester Suspension BRUCE N'''e-
Fails. 3:l5. 1855 a. m, Goo. ,s;lO ?; IN
Utica y:l5 800 al 80 q $500 'e;Io % M .op
Kpsston sausertie, CatskiI Albany. BIS. '7l9 s'''
al $50 q. m, 400, 800, ISL p M , .x,s sT.ih
Cranslon's Wet Point cornwall Neweurs VI m
80: IS. 1918. all: 30 M, a. 90. 4.lV ooV, o. WV
and &c; 90 o. M. Cranston's, Cornwall NewDurS
For Montreal and Canada East, s6 90 p "a; ~ Tsrsnto
Hamilton London 300 A. H.. 'b:0O. $40 y "-
Elesant png cars Sor Buffalo, Niagara Fail" Dc''''
DAILY Daily except SATURDAY Other train, dam, lii
Sunday Leave Jersey CITY. L. IL X oSit az
a M. D. m. Hsboken. West shore station aii
Por pefss, time ses parlsr sleeping car wsss
tions or information apply at Offices a, Fultos %
lngton.st 53O Fuonst, Annex once. loos o. wsrv IA
Nsr.Yors City-3o3 7S5 942 Broadway 1882 s1isi
s rs,N las 80 r. ~ C. T. LAMBEkI.,
~ v.n,.rhiit.va General Passenger Assa.->
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-09
LITERARY NOTES.

An edition of syivanus Cobbs novels, which nave
never appeared In book FORM Is announced 0y 'aSS0N
The German Emperor has not allowed his illness 10
dampen his interest In the continuation OF tho voiu
nous work on tho Grand Elcctor, OF when, thus lar
eleven volumes are completed THIS grand hiS'oroa
undertaking proposed and originated by him. VINO
made the first suggestions TO the historians Dunckor
ana r,rovs.n and outlined the details Of the work
AT p,vsent the twelfth volume IS in hand, the material
for which s taken from the family and state archvos,
thux according 10 his Intention furnishing standard
work for present and future historians, which, 1t Is
much to DO hoped, no may live to sec completed.
Tho superintendent Of nc Buffalo library Is cdi'ing
ths David Gray memorial volume and Is writing the
biographical sketch which is to be included In It, II
will be published in tho autumn
ruen,v.two editions Of the May number OF The
North American Review have been issued IL was
Mr. Gladsones article Colonel IngarsoiPs ideas that
caused this unprecedented sale
Every lover of Thackeray win mentally lift his hat
70 Mr. r. L. Stevenson he reads in the forthcoming
sScribner his statement that II the art of being
gentleman were forgotten Ike the art OF staining glass;
It might be learned through that one charaS'cr
II IS learned there, dare say, daily
A handsome reprint in an octave volume OF series
a, controversial pamphlets for and against the Con-
stttuton OF the United States is announced py M
paul L. Ford He has edited these reminders OF .ho
last century with notes and biblography' anu mas
limited the edition to 500 copies
Commodore r. D. Forbes, OF Boston, has "ri''e"
sH,s,orv of American Yachting" which VIII be pun
lIshed in a few days If practical knowledge CUISINES
I, man for writing a good book this will surely 10 an
admirable one.
II is said that the late Dean Stanley though 'uou'
careless of the sale of his works. was very much awe
70 the distinction of being reprinted In the TsuchniH
library He coveted It strongly, though ne nc'oi
attained It, and was often heard TO express his envy Oh
Frederick Robertson, OF Brighton -four volumes oi
whose sermons are in the famous serest, ana MS an
hilton TO be equally fortunate and cquay widely read
Mr. Brett the Macmillans agent in New YORK, writes
N THE TRIBUNE that Matthew Arnolds voiune
GFriepdshp's Carland.' is still 10 be had In Inc
American edition, IL being part OF the Uniform
Edition intended exclusively for sale In TINS country
and issued during the authors first visit here
aTbe London Academy" " does not doubt that as
soon as copyright has been gained In the united
all novels will first appear in cheap, papercoVeed
form Probably; and the receipts Of authors VIII Dc
much larger than they are now
General James Grant Wilson has JUST presented TO
Christ Church. POuGhkeepsic, one OF his manuscript
treasures, the Conservation Sermon preached by
York at the opening of this church on Christmas
morning. l774 Trinity was the church attended by
General wilson's father half ccntrury ago.
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Qountrp Doaro tl1mtea.

WANTED First class board for family Of adult
w persons during the months OF June, July August and
September within fftY miles OF NewYork Address,
with parucuiara. ALDEN, Box 40. Tribune once.
WANTED IN BLOOMFIELD OR 0HANG.--Pe
w board In small family BY two middle aged lates
house and location TO be pleasant ami convenient 20
churches aud two fusled well furnished rooms on
second foot required with good table and home comforts
liberal price for satisfactory accommodations Address
with particulars NJ. H., Box 70, Eew.York Post Once
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Nem publications.

Nem publications.
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r "Git Of esprit"
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
On and after MAY 9Th, 1888,
GRAND TRfTNK LINE


AND UNITED STATES MAIL ROUTE
Trsins leave New.york via DesbrOsscs and Cortands
Harrisburg Pitts6urg ana the West with Pullman Palace
York ' and Chicago Lmted Of Psos Dining smesns
wiliiSmspsf. Lock iiSven 90 a. ny 70 Cory saa
Ere AZ p M connecting at GorrJ Tor Ttusviile. Pc
For Norrstown. Phcnlxyllle Pottstown and READING
sna u a. ms Sundays SS S4 snd 20 90 san'd"
Baltimore Washing ton ami the South, Limited Washing
ton Express OF pullman Psrlor Cars and Psnusylyana
i've washntS6o 9 To- d asafqa 90 and IL 2
p ps m', and sp y Is night ''-
For Atlantis City p m wsesd'ss Through Pariof Carr.
EoD Gaze Es5 Nay Bag 100 sa iu meek S'a ~ ga
tons via Railway AMI Amboy s 80 e:lo a. m, u noon
s40 and p N; ., on SsIaey' $40 a. H. and m
For Old Point and .riolk Via New.York, philadelphia
and Norfolk Ralroad, D. IN every day wa Baltimore
Bosts Of Brooklyn Annex connect with all through
trains Jersey City. snordinS speedy ard dfees
transfer for Brooklyn travel
FOR PHILADELPHIA
EXPRESS Trains NewYok, via Desbrosses and Cor
landt Street Ferries, as followst -
limited Dining Cars. and Il =. 20, = 80.
$50 and ii 10 a M, 40 and D. m Sundays. Es.
press rs 70 Limited and 10 a. m. l. 4 30 s. g. Z.
8 and p. m and p rs nigrt AVIAN, c,,,,r .. q
ep. m SUNDAYS connect at Trenton ton, for Camden
House Battery Place and foot of Des6rosses and Cors
langt SITS Courtss and Brooklyn Annex station fe0s
Ticket once Castle Garden
The New-York Transfer Company VIII call for and
check baggage from hotels and residences ,,oon
General Manager. General Psss'r Agent
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CNFTPFBrazil styles were firmly held on The basis
0, 15c for fair Rio spot Invoices sales 40 sp Gsgs
* ioc: 600 Rags No O do, II Lac; 900 osgs 10 ioa
Rio - s4c. The milie STYLES were nm ts sDo
and 400 Mats Java at about 1sc -. ,,, ,,.a,,c T.,
THO onton market was active with the chlei tradIng IN
near months on by the short interest," m0i ~ "a
90 600 bags Final prices represented an advance Oh on
points on May sna A'"- .h"Ntn0 sales