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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-05-26

Two great enemies-Hood's Sar-
saparilla and impure blood. The lat
ter is utterly defeated by the peculiar
medicine. nlf
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-05-26
THAT'S all the Little Boy we Have.

New York Sun.
One day last week, on one of New
York's most busy thoroughfares, a
man was struggling to hold balky
horse, hitched to wagon, which was
trying to breakaway from his control.
The maddened horse reared, plunged
and jumped, and finally managed to
start on a run. The driver held on
with a death grip, twisting the reins
around his wrist. "Let him go. Let
him go" cried the bystanders. "You
can not hold him! Why don't you
let him go?" The driver paid no
heed to these cries, holding on with all
his strength. AS last resort he wrap
ped the reins around his neck. The
bystanders rushed to the rescue, and
after a struggle the horse was caught
and quieted, while the man was liber-
ated, the blood coming out of his
mouth and nose. "Why didn't you
let him go?1 said a by-stander. "Your
liveis wortfSa thousand such horses"
"Look in the back of that wagon"
said the man. "Do you see that lit
tie boy? That's all the boy we have.
Stranger, have you got little boy ?"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-05-26

No need to take those big cathartic
pills. DIR. J. III. McLean's Little Liv-
er and Kidney Pillets are more agree
able and effective, Sold by w. ii.
Fleming.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-05-26

"The stars in their course fought
with Sisera and his host" when op-
pressing Gods people, who were
marshalled by a holy woman. And
as holy womanhood leads in the
struggle ofall that is noble and benefi-
cent and good with all that is base,
malevolent and vile, let us make
sure by our whole-hearted co-opera-
ton that her triumphant psalm will
not close with a malediction on us as
sluggards, towards, and deserters, for
she sang, "Curse We Meroz, saith the
angel of the Lord (that is Barak) };
curse him bitterly because he came
otup to the help of theLord against
the mighty"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-05-26
Americas Monster Evil.

Intemperance is gigantic vice and
sin. All the elements of evil con-
spire to make it both. 1t is of violent
essence and colossal proportions.
There are ten million tipplers, five
million topers, two million drunk
ards, each man made in the immage
of God for grand purpose and destiny;
now dwelling, painful, shameful
wreck. Five million homes are
cursed as no other calamity can blight
them. Five million women are tast-
ing the bitter dregs as they sigh, My
son, my husband is a drunkard!
Five million children born to cruelty,
shame and doom. TO produce this
awful record of suffering and ruin the
Nation pays thousand million a
year! A vast appalling waste, which
dwarfs all that is pending in debates
on taxes and tariffs into trifes light
as air.
The stalwart shame of it all is, the
evil and waste are preventable. The
deluded Nation deliberately votes to
keep this mandatory of criminals
and crimes in operation, where q
1.-THE of its waste would be sufficient
to stop it entirely. The stupendous
wrong of it is that minority of the
people, by some freak of history and
jugglery of politics, forces on us this
aggregate of woes and horrors, and
continues its power by DISTINGUISHING
the wiser, worthier majority.
The transcendent disgrace of it all is
that the astounding vice and infamy
hold their diabolical dominion over
us by the votes of Christian men for
the Christian voters, added to the
temperance voters, would have pull
verified the rum power long ago.
The saloon must go. This is the
issue of the age. 1t has no right, no
worth, no merit, no Office to appolo-
gize for it. Its life is death to all. Its
prosperity the decay of all. Its pesti-
lent breath is freighted with sorrows
and sighs, with sobs and shrieks,
with scents and scenes which cannot
be duplicated only in the horrors of
place whose doors open only in
wards, Gods state prison.
"There is no more fruitful source
of Brights disease than beer drinking.
The evil effects are not confined to the
consumers of the beverage, but are
transmitted to their offspring. DR..
S. H. Bergen, of thirty-fve years
practice, said: at kills quicker than
any other liquor. Pneumonia, pleu.
risy, fever, etc., have first mortgage
on the beer-drinker."
"The saloon must CO." The relig.
ious press, with very rare exceptions
are well up in support of prohibition
The science of the age is putting alco
hol where it belongs as an always
perilous, hurtful poison in living
organ. The day-schools of twenty.
seven States now teach the nature
and effects Of alcohol and the patholo
gy of drunkenness to our youths. The
medical profession is aiding to SWEEP
away the glamour and falsehood by
which it came to be the most popular
prescription.
"The stars in their course fought
with Sisera and his host" when OPP
pressing Gods people, who were
marshalled by holy woman. Ant
as holy womanhood leads in the
struggle of all that is noble and benefi
cent and good with all that is base
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-05-26

One day, during the pedagogical
career of the eccentric Tom Wright,
a poor little ragged urchin entered
the complaint that some of the larger
boys had got his knife, but which one
be was unable to state. Diligent in
curry was made, but all TO no pur-
pose. The teacher then gave them a
sound lecture on the wickedness and
folly of thieving, concluding by stat
ing that a big fly was now crawling
over the nose Of the very lad who
had stolen the knife. Quick as a
flash one Of the members clasped his
hand to the place indicated. "Now,
young man." said Uncle Tom, "dis-
gorge" The knife was Immediately
returned to its rightful owner, the
thief took his thrashing like a little
man, and the matter was dismissed.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-05-26
hlleO noA
DEED Sea wonders exist in thou.

hEED sea WOnUerS exist III th0u-
DUEl sands of forms, but are surpassed
by the marvels of invention. Those who
are in need of profitable work that can be
done while living at home should at once
send their address to Hallett & Co., Port.
land Maine, and receive free full informal
ton how either sex, all ages, can earn from
So to $25 per day and upwards wherever they
live. You are started free. Capital not re.
1uired Some have made over $50 in
single day at this work. All succeed.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-05-26

Every form of license, high, low,
many, few, has been exhaustively
tested and has never reduced the
evils of the drunkard factories.
Lether do what she can for humanity's sake,
Whatever the fern that her service may
take
Whether high in the councils of church or Of
state
Or down where the outcast and suffering
wait;
In the love.circled home, be it cottage or
hall,
In the school, where the seed in soft ground
may fall
In the African jungle far over the sea,
Or here in the land through Christianity
free.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-05-26
VERY NERVOUS.

Macon, Ga, May |, 1886.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-25
A Great Liking for Bells.

Johnny Martin, the office boy of a San
Francisco firm. has n great liking for bells,
and never tires listening to them. 1t is pos
tive mania with him. Some weeks ago he
sent type written letter on the letter head
of the firm to well known bell manufac-
tory in New York, asking the price of bells,
particularly large church bells, weighing
from 10000 to &c, 900 pounds. In reply he re-
ceived circular and price list, and polite
letter earnestly asking his patronage. He
acknowledged its receipt, saying that he
thought their prices too high, and that he
could do better in San Francisco. The bell
makers at once sent their best salesman to
California, with instructions to secure the
contract at any price, and few days ago he
walked into the San Francisco house, and
courteously asked for Mr.. John Martin. No
one knew him until the agent showed the
letters, and then the bookkeeper said: That
must be our johnny 1t was. He was
called in and confessed. The agent was very
wroth, and demanded the instant discharge
of the lad, but the firm said NO" They
said the boy who could write such good bust
ness letters was the kind of a boy they
wanted and they promoted him He says
that when he gets rich he is going to build IA
church, and hang in it the biggest bell that
this eastern firm can caSt.-New York Sun
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-25

machine for type setting 10y electricity
has been patented in England by +. Fitz-
gerald Law, There Is provided at each Of
tho places where the matter is TO he printed
suitable type setting or other machine, which
is constructed with levers or keys for rcleas.
ing and arranging the different letters OIL
other characters or Tor operating the print,
ing devices. Each of these machines is com
priscd within an electric circuit, which ais,
comprises IA machine Of a similar kind, stu
ated at the place from which the news is &c
be sent The mechanism and connections
are SO arranged that when the type setting
operated 10y the printer for the purpose Of
setting mp IN" type or for printing at the
transmitting station, the same characters
will 10 automatically set up ur printed at
each of The other Offices comprised within the
salne circuit Boston Globe
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-25

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 25.-In response
to an invitation Messrs, Lttler and Ander-
son, of the Pacific railways commission,
appeared before the committee on Pacific
railways Friday morning. Mr.. Littler urged
the construction of bill on the lines of the
majority report of the commission, and said
the Union Pacific under economical man
agement could pay all its debt Anderson
spoke in the same strain. A letter was read
from G.. p Huntington in which he said the
Central Pacific had begun the establishment
of a sinking Fund when the Thurman bill
took the whole matter out of the railways
hands, and that the government having i'm
paired the earning capacity of the company
by chartering and assisting other liens,
the payment of the first mortgage and subor-
dinats lines would have to be postponed for
a long tiInh.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-25
THE BUSINESS IN CONGRESS.



WASHINGTON City. Feb % "A bill to
prevent bookmakiug and pool-selling on horse
races in this city was reported to the senate
Friday. a resolution was adopted inquring
of the president rs to the facts in the matter
Of alleged prohibition Of importation into
France Of American products, and what
steps this government is taking in regard
thereto. The Nicaragua canal incorpora-
ton bill was considered without action, and
then the bill granting pensions TO disabled
veterans and the dependent relatives Of de-
ceased veterans was taken up, aud Mander
son and Turpis advocated its passage. With.
out coming to vote on the bill tho senate
held secret session. and then adjourned I'M
til Monday.
The house received an estimate from the
treasury for $4,000 for the Highwooi mill
tary post near Chicago, and petition of
25, 900 New York citizens presented by Cox
favoring the proposed legislation for postal
employees. The house then went into com
mittee on the private calendar and after
passing upon thirteen of the thirty-fOur
claims ia bill allowing in the aggregate
about 500, 600 for stores and supplies for the
army aud reported by the court Of claims
the committe rose aud tho committee on cleo
tions reported in favor of seating Davidson
in the McDuflie- Davidson contest from Ala
bama. A minority report in favor of Nc
Dufiie was presented by Lodge The resOlu-
ton for an investigation of the sugar trust
by the treasury was reported back with
recommendation that il lie on the table.
Springer reported adversely the bill TO divide
Dakota into two states and Baker presented
a minority report in favor of division. The
house then ad journed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-25

In his lecture on "Immigration' DIR. Bemis
gave picture Of the immigrant at the low
level to which he has now mostly fallen. On
board a steamer of the Allan line at her
wharf in Baltimore n large number of thes )
people were gathered to their feed This WIS
pork and potatoes cooked together in kettle
with copious liquid accompaniment. Gath
cred in groups on the deck about each kettle,
the only knife in possession of each group
was used by the first man, who cut of n
slice of pork and passed the knife to his
neighbor Making cup of the meat by the
aid Of his palm and little finger the next
step was to secure a potato and place it on
the thumb end of his hand Then with the
ladle he poured the soup over the potato and
let it trickle down to the meat By reversing
his hand and eating from each end of it al
ternately he was able to eat meat, potato
and soup all in one process The sight of Il
ship load Of people engaged in this occupa-
ton must have been inspiring. Buffalo Ex-
prass
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-25
Ihe Hospital Fad.

Ladies of the Vanderbilt family have mag
nifcently endowed women's hospital, the
Astors have done the same for a cancer hos
pital, and these notable examples have set
others at work in smaller ways of the same
kind. There are many institutions in which
beds can be bought, the owner being thereaf-
ter privileged to select succession of occu-
pants Thus she can control her own benevo-
lence. From this comparatively inexpensive
method to that of maintaining an entire
ward or of establishing complete hospital
on "a minor plan, our mOiish women have
gone rather extensively into the hospital fad
This is a good thing for the poor Sufferers,
who by means of il get the best medical and
surgical treatment. But it is almost comicaI
to see the swell philanthrophists eagerly
searching for beneiiciaries They seem ambi-
tious to secure the worst possible cases, and
are downright proud when they find some
thing horrible or unique. At an afternoon
tea, over cups of the fragrant beverage, and
accompanied by q dainty nihbic Of cake, q
good matron remarks to n crony:
'Oh, | have discovered the most delightful
subject you can imagine for my bed at the
hospital-a boy with one leg like ! and the
other like an S. They are going to srraighten
him out, and expect there viii be report
OF it in the medical journals New York
Sun
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-25
ALLEN 0 MEYERS TEsTIFIEs.
lie Denies Connection with the Columbus
THlly-Sheet Fraud.

COLUMBUS, o., Feb. 1.-The cross exam
inatlon of Prosecuting Attorney Huling was
continued in the tally-sheet trial Friday
morning, Converse attempting to show by
him how and by what inducements he had
secured evidence in this case.
Allen q. Myers was then called and EXAM
ned by Col. Taylor Myers specifically de-
MED all the allegations made by Granville
connecting him with the forgery. The
cross-examnatiOn of this witness was con-
Quoted by l. L. Mills, of Chicago
1t was an exhibition of brilliant
repartee, which the crowd enjoyed very much
Tie lawyer put his questions very rapidly,
trying to throw the witness of his guard
but the answers came just as rapidly, and of
the wit and sarcasm the lawyer got the
worst. A telegram, said to have been sent
by the witness, was produced, but the wit
ness pronounced it a forgery. 1t is under
stool to be a valuable piece Of evidence, and
the original telegram from the telegraph
Office will be off ,red.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-25
CONDENSED NEWS.

The PEOPLE of Normal, HIS, sent the Mount
Vernon sufferers Sl35 Friday.
Joseph Wilkinson, of Albany, N. Y, offers
to bet 81 GOO that lie can sleep continuously
for lag hours
| Chief Justice Miller, of the United States
supreme court, will deliver the Grafton at
the June commencement of the State Uni
verstY of Iowa
Fire at Monticello. Ills, Friday morning,
destroyed Z. B, Keys drug store and r. a.
Balls grocery The total loss will be 81, l50,
with s., 400 insurance.
The boiler in John Hydes saw-mili AT
Golden, Mich, exploded Friday afternoon,
killing J. Lamb, the fireman. seriously injur-
ing two others, and completely wrecking the
mill.
Business failures during the seven days
ended Friday numbered for the United
States, 237; Canada, 80; total 270; com
pared with 209 for the corresponding week
last year.
1t is reported that syndicate of French,
Belgian and Dutch banker, has advanced to
Russia the sum Of 5000, 900, refusing to
. | grant larger loan unless the Bulgarian
question is settled peacefully.
An English poacher, charged with wound
ing gamekeeper, has been acquitted on the
ground of self defense, the judge iustructing
the jury that keepers have no right TO nunt
poachers as if they were wild beasts,
A man who appears to be William H.
Monroe of Knightstown, Ind, by letters
found on his person, jumped from the Van
dalia passenger train in Terre Haute Friday
afternoon, and received fatal injuries.
John Cox, wooisnan working near
Casco, Mich, was cutting trees when one
that had been split sprang back, and catch
| ing Coxs head between tho two pieces
crushed his skull, killing him ms 5antly,
Senator Stockbridge, of Michigan, on Fri
day sold his 3-year-old stallion Boy to
Frankfort, KY, parties, for $3j, go, the
highest price ever paid for 3-year-old. He
gave Senator Stanford s., 900 for the horse a
year ago. As 2.year-oid he trotted mile
in 2:@71l,
Charles Msrtindale, Of Toledo, Ohio, was
was buried five years ago, but astonishel his
family Thursday by walking into the house
alone and we'll He said grave-robbeTs stole
his supposed corpse and he came to life ON
dissecting table. Being in debt he left town
and STAYED away until Thursday as stated.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-25

PrTTsBuRG, Pa, Feb. 25 The workmen of
the Edgar Thompson Steel works, at Brad
dock, Friday had meeting with Capt w.
r. Jones, who stated to them that no arbi-
tration on the subject of wages would be
agreed to by the firm for a less period than a
year The employees then gave Superintend-
emit Jones four days notice to shut down the
two blast furnaces now running, which is
considered fair limit to aIow them to be
banked without loss to the firm. This closes
the Edgar Thompson works, the largest and
most complete steel plant in the country.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-25
Late sown wheat Looks Weakly

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Feb. 25.-The North
western Miller publishes review of the con-
diton of the winter wheat crop, compiled
from extensive reports, and summarizes the
situation as follows: The area comprising
Michigan, Indiana, illinois, and Ohio yielded
in 1887, in round numbers 132, 900, 900 BUSH
els of wheat, and is the most important portion
of the winter wheat belt The reports from
these states bring out very forcibly this fact:
That the late sown wheat to-day is in a
weakly condition. 1t looks to-day as if the
condition of the wheat in Kansas was better
than in any other state in the winter wheat
belt A very large percentage Of the wheat
was sown late.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-25
TALKING IN FAVOR OF PENSIONS.
Henderson and Turpie Advocate Another
Dependent Pensions Bill.

Dependent Pensions Bill.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 25 The bill to
pension disabled veterans and the dependent
relatives of dead soldiers and sailors was the
topic of most Of the talk in the senate Friday,
Henderson making the first speech. He gave
the history of the bill that passed in the last
congress and was vetoed by the president
He spoke of the veto as destroying veto.
and as being "couched in words OF condem-
nation and much verbosty." There had
been no question of constitutional right in
volved IN the vetoed bill; it had involved
simply the question of wisdom and eXpe-
diency. lie expressed his belief that the
majority OF the eX-soldiers of the Union
thought that the time had not yet come for
service pension law. They simply de-
manded that their disabled and enfeebled
comrades should be taken from pauper homes
and aims houses, aud should 10 furnished
with pensions.
1t was impossible, he said, to calculate the
cost of the pending bill; but it was no matter
what 1t cost, provided the measure was just
and right. He believed that it would pass
both houses of congress without change, and
that "in the present eXigency" it would not
receive the veto of the chief executive. II
the pri sident should feel an inclination to
falter in the performance of his plain duty in
this matter he would commend to him the
words OF the great martyr of hberty-the
man who knew the soldiers sacrifices and
approved the result of their labors: "With
malice toward none. with charity for all,
with frmuess in the right" believing that,
in reading them, lie would find strength given
him to do the like
Turpie made an eloquent appsalin favor
of the bill as n measure calculated to put the
INDECENT ex'soldiers in a position TO enjoy
the calm which had followed the storm and
the peace which had succeeded the war
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-25
Minnesota Vets Finish Their Work.

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Feb. % The state
G. A. r. enCampment at its session Friday
morning transacted deal of miscellaneous
business. Among other things resolutions
were passed asking the legislature
to make Memorial Day a legal holiday
and to preserve its semi-religous character,
and indorsiug the pension bill proposed by
the national encampment Officers were
elected in the afternoon. j. II. Ege of
Minneapolis, was elected commander, and
permanent headquarters established here.
The next semi-annual encampment will be
held at NORRIS Mimi. The encampment
adjourned after an elaborate public pro-
gramme at night
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-25
THE PRESIDENT IN FLORIDA.
Flying Visit Paid to Palatkn aud Rock
Ledge.

Ledge.
PALATKA, Fla, Feb. 25 The president
and party reached bere at 1913 Thursday
night and stayed until midnight An in
formal reception on the steps of his car was
held Friday morning, but huu'lrei, did not
get sight of him.
Rock LEDGE, Fla, Feb. %. The president
and party arrived here by special steamer at
ii O'clock Friday morning. After partaking
of lunch Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland walked half
a mile among the beautiful palms and orange
groves, and on returning were photographed
on the front steps of the Hotel Inlian River
The building was beautifully decorated
with large variety of tropical
plants, fruits and flowers, artist
ically arranged. At ! p. IN, magnificent
lunch was spread under the giant live oaks
on the banks of the Broad river. Afterward
formal reception was rendered the party aud
the guests were introduced by j. NJ. Lee, of
the hotel. A large number of people living
on the river came hundreds of miles to see
the presi lent and Mrs. Cleveland, and the
latter was greatly amused at some of the
st range craft that landed at the dock.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-25

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. % The senate and
house considered the fishery treaty Friday
during the debate on the address in relation
to the governors speech The governments
speakers eulogized the treaty, the opposition
denouncing it as sacrificing Canada in the
interest of British manufacturers In
the house Sir John Macdonald merely said
that he would not go into the discussion on
the treaty until all the papers We're before
the house, and be hoped the opposition would
not delay necessary business, but would pass
thu address