Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-06-15


ntes of respect, etc, are charged for as ad.
vertising matter. Simple announcements of
deaths, marriages, etc., will be published
without charge, and our friends all over the
county will confer favor by furnishing us
with such as soon after their occurrence as
possible.
THE Tuscumbia "North Alabam-
ian" sagely remarks: There is very
little profit in manufacturing straw
berry boxes for the trade. The bot
tom comes too high"
THE wheat crop in this state, so far
as harvested, is reported to be the
heaviest known for years. There is
danger, however, of serious damage
by wet weather.
THE National Democratic EXecu-
tive Committee met in New York
Wednesday and unanimously selected
Mr.. Calvin S. Brice as their chair
man, to succeed Mr.. VIM. II. Bar
nun, who died some months ago.
NATURE is rather coquettish with
her gifts. While rains are seriously
interfering with the wheat harvest in
Tennessee, everything is as dry as
finder up in Minnesota, and forest
fires are raging over vast areas of
that State.
"THE GOssIPER" of the Nashville
American is making more reputation
just now for his pungent paragraphs
in that paper than any other part of
the editorial force. And he says
some mighty good things in very
clever way occasionally.
LOCAL option elections were held
in great many North Carolina
towns and cities last Monday, and all
went wet. Several towns which were
without saloons for the last year or
two voted them in again by small
majorities.
The Nashville Banner is making
very vigorous fight on the pool
selling rooms of that city. 1t is a
righteous war, and it is to be hoped
the Banner will succeed in creating
sufficient public sentiment against
them to drive them out.
"'Tisn't sticking to business sc
much as it is sticking to the almighty
dollar" says an exchange, "that
makes most men financially successful
in this country"
Yes, but how is a fellow to get "tht
almighty dollar" without sticking t.
business first?
THE New York World is to erect {
new building to cost twelve hun
dred thousand dollars. We would
like for the Tennessee Press Associa
ton to take run up to New York
next year and inspect this building
A few such structures scattered owe
Tennessee would add wonderful.
to the appearance of our towns.
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THE Canadian government is tax
ing active steps to prevent the thieve
and rascals of this country from tax
ing refuge in their borders. An ex
tradition act has been transmitted t
the imperial authorities for approval
\ strong Canadian barrier agains
these rascals would be very whole
some legislation for the United States
THE Manchester Times has recent
ly enlarged to seven columns, put o
a new dress of type, and shows ger
eral signs of Improvement. No be-
ter evidence can be had that a tow
is growing and prospecting tina
growth and Improvement ofits new,
papers. The newspaper is the bus
ness thermometer of a town.
OUR Washington letter announce
that one James Jackson, of Alabam;
who had been in Washington fC
sometime seeking an appointment
having failed to get his pie, had To-
his mind in consequence thereof.
this is the same James Jackson "
used to know in Alabama SON
years ago, we suspect that the Wasl
ingtOn whisky didn't agree wit
him.