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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-01
A FOOTMAN'S LOVE.
An Honest Scotchman Loses His Heart to
the Daughter of His Master.

An Honest ScOtchman Loses His Heart to
the Daughter of His Master.
Here is another absolutely true love
story. A citizen of the Murray Hill
stamp was asked by valued footman for
private interview. When by them
selves in the library the gentleman, at
tentive and waiting, was surprised to see
Donald's honest face, which topped feet
3 of sturdy Scotch Drawn, paling and
flushing like girls, while he vainly
tried to speak:
''Maister," he gasped, at last, 81 maun
gang AVA the morrow"
Donald, my man, you don't mean you
wish to leave my service? Are you not
satisfied with your wages and your privi-
eges?'
"The saints in heaven couldna find
fault, sir; but maun gang awa'."
81 cannot let you go, Donald, without
good cause. What are your reasons for
wishing to go?"
"Oh, MASTER" the poor fellow groaned.
with an effort, 1.-THE bonny lassie, Miss
Bessie-I Gamma, Gamma stay, sirr
'Miss Bessie, man! Has Miss Bessie
treated you unkindly? would not sup
pose it possible"
"Na, ma, sir" and then by much prod
ding of the reluctant man it transpired
that Donald had lost his heart to the Is
year-old daughter Of his employer and
felt in honor bound to leave the house.
"Does my daughter know this? Have
you spoken to her? Why, Bessie is only
child, you rascal" exclaimed the father.
in rising passion.
"Miss Bessie's ma BARN, sir; Miss Bes-
sic is an angelr' declared Donald, with a
vague impression that in speaking of the
angels age is never mentioned; ''but she
dunnat knaw puir Donald's heart-she
aunnat knaw."
ooh, come, my man, this is too silly.
don't want to lose you and you don't
want to throw up good place. Con-
found it all, this is preposterous!'
$50 it is, SIR assented Donald, hum
bly,, "but oh, maister! yestere en- when
Miss Bessie came from her drive in the
park her fut slipped on the step-I
caught her-oh, maister," with dra-
matte gesture toward his broad chest.
''she do have sick cen, and sick a fut! l
maun gang awa'."
And go he did. The morning after
ward Miss Bessie's maid found small
box at her mistress door, addressed in a
painful scrawl. The wondering Miss
Bessie found that it contained bunch
of Scotch heather and gold ring-a
plain band engraved with thistle, Scot
lands national emblem. That day poor
Donald sailed in the Caledonia carrying
his wounded, honest heart back to the
'auld countree. Clara Bellies New
! York Letter
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-01
CONSUMPTION Among Tailors.

DR.. Squire, physician to the North
London Hospital for Consumption,
giving evidence before the sweating
commission, said that one quarter of
the total number of deaths from con-
sumption in London were those of
tailors. He attributed this to want of
fresh air, of exercise and of proper
food. The climate was generally sup
posed to be the cause of great deal OF
consumption, but that was nothing
compared with the things he had men
TONED. New York Telegram.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-01

Obstinate nose bleeding is frequently
one of the most difficult things to check.
Several aggravated cases have occurred
at the Hospital of the University Of
Pennsylvania As last resort DIR. D.
Hayes Agnew tried ham fat with great
success. Two large cylinders of bacon
were forced well into the nostrils, and
the hemorrhage ceased at once. This is
very simple remedy, and one which
should be remembered for cases of emer-
rlency in the country.-Science
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-01

Alexander Swift, of Cincinnati, who
married a sister of Alice and Phoebe
Cary, owns the old Cary homestead, and
ID anxious to make it memorial of the
distinguished sisters. 1t is one of the
places that might have been bought for
a. song years ago, but the sweet singers
lid not get it in that melodic way.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-01
The Diference.

"Just like man." said lady to the
editor as male visitor went out of the
Office and shut the door with bang.
eyes, replied the mild eyed editor;
''yes, if it had been like woman the
door would have been left OPEN
Washington Star.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-01
Why You Get So Manv Cinsu1ars

AChicago addressing company employs
from fifty to sixty-fve people. "We
can furnish addresses of any class of per-
sons wanted" says the manager; 1--WE
have list of consumptives in the United
States that cost $4,000 to compile, and
] am now preparing list of people suf-
fering from asthma and from rheuma-
Ism. We regularly furnish addresses
Of deaths, births, marriages, etc., to per-
Gons who want to send circulars. Our
bill for postage was over 100000 last
year. "-San Francisco Argonaut.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-01

There is a man in southern Illinois
who laughs at the idea that marriage is
a, failure. He has just married his sixth
wife. Each successive spouse brought
him farm, and he is now one of the
largest land owners in that part Of the
county.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-01

Baron Rothschild, the London head Of
the great banking house, has been seized
upon by excessive fairness, and win be
treated by the famous DR.. Schwennin-
gen.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-01
He Is In Doubt,

81 don't know" said Willie Wishing
ton, "whethah I'm popular with the
young lady on whom I called lawst
night oh not"
"Why?' inquired the friend to whom
he was speaking.
81 had been there an ouah, when she
paid: We'll, Mr.. Washington, we have
I'D delightful evening, haven't we?"
"That was encouraging"
"Ya-a-s, but it happened that I had
the toothache, you know, and hadn't said
Iouah wohds the whole evening. don't
'ou know. ashington Post.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-01

eve have a large stone here" con-
cluded Mr.. Farnham, "called the Tiffany
yellow double decked brilliant, weigh
ing 1863 carats. 1t is the finest and larg-
est yellow diamond known in the world.
1t is nearly twenty carats larger than the
celebrated Kohinoor. Yes, of course it
is for sale, but it is pretty expensive
over 800, 900" New York Herald.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-10-25
VIOLA.

Viola, Oct. %, lS9O.-The pleasant
autumn days we have been having
were followed yesterday by consider
able rain, and as the prophetic crane
and wild goose have put in their APP
pearance, we may expect more I'M
favorable weather.
DR.. Rucker, wife and little son, of
GAINESVILLE, also Mr.. 7. J. Duggin,
wife and daughter, Miss Clara, of
Milton, were the guests of DR.. E. H.
Jones and Mr.. ]. R. Ramsey, few
days this week.
Miss Ella Winton, who has been
visiting her sister at Fl. Payne, Ala,
has returned home.
Mr.. Frank Ramsey went to Wood
bury last Sunday.
Mr.. A. G. Brown, of Bell Buckle,
was in our neighborhood few days
last week buying horses.
Tom Fowler moves from one street
to another so often, that his chickens
lay down and stick their feet up tC
be tied every time they see a wagon
coming.
Hinchie Smith and Willie Gwyn o.
Pelham, were visiting the Mise:
Mabry last Sunday.
Andrew Brown and Prof. Rabbit
went to McMinnville last Sunday OF
visit to DR.. A. p. Hill.
Rev. NJ. J. Mabry has been assign
ed by conference to his last circuit
He has many friends at Viola t
welcome him and his family bacl
again.
Mr.. NJ. H. Gwyn went to McMinn
vile Monday.
Mr.. l. c. GarretsOn is preparing t,
move his stock of goods into tn
house on the east side of the street.
Mr.. HattOn Fanch Of Pelham, ha
lately become a citizen of Viola.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-10-25
Richardson After Kelley.

In speech made at Bell Buckle
last Saturday, Hon. Jas. d. Richard-
son paid his respects to ex-parson
Kelley. He did not sprinkle the
Reverend aspirant for gubernatorial
honorS with cologne, or handle him
with white kid gloves, but turned
on the light from every quarter, and
showed the Doctor up in his true col.
ors. Here are some of the parting
shots:
"He says he is called by the
Master to the work he is engaged in.
l do not believe it. His church says
he is not so called. He says he will
receive $4,000 votes as a candidate
for governor. Do you believe, my
countrymen, he is called to make
this statement
IF he is right about being called to
the work he is performing feel well
assured of one fact, and that is, he
was not called to do that work after
the filthy fashion he is performing it.
He may have heard some call, but it
was not the call of the Master. He
heard simply the cali from the
bosom of Kelley, the call for nOtorie-
t., the call for an egotist and dema-
gogue; the call of a disconnected
preacher, dissatisfied with his work,
one longing for the applause which
can be won by the second class poli>
tician. 1t is the same 'calr he re-
spOnded to when he took the side of
Emma Abbott against DIR. Gambler
and other leading Methodist divines
in the famous McKendree church
episode. This was an insult to his
church. 1t is the same cali which
tempted him, on the Sth of January
last, in the city of Chicago, in the
presence of the people there assem-
bled, when reaching out for their APP
plause, to proclaim that this country
had produced three great men, Wash
ington, Jackson, and Lincoln, but
that the greatest of these was Lin
coln.' This was an insult to every
democrat, aye every Tennessean,
and 1 say it is not true, whether he
was called to say it or not.
"Col. Patterson charged him with
saying that the solution of the negro
problem in this country was by ANAL.
gamation, the inter-marriage of the
races, no denial of which l have seen
If he thinks this, he is prompted to il
by the same cali to which he is re
spending. This is an insult to every
white man, woman and child in thu
south. Surely, my friends, there i.
no man within the sound of my voice
who believes he is called to MAKE
any such declarations as this, and i
he enterlains such an opinion he i
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-10-25
DIBRELL.

Dibrell, Oct. q, 1S90.-Rev. Robt.
Keaton has been quite i'll for the past
few days, but is thought TO be i'm
proving.
@Mr. ]. l.. Garnett, candidate for
Representative, addressed a small
crowd of voters at this place yester-
day.
Mr.. Cartwright and wife, from
Shop Springs, are on visit to their
son, Mr.. George Cartwright, manager
OF the Tennessee Wooden Mills.
We have been having some nice
frosts on our creek, but not enough
to do any serious hurt.
Mr.. G. G. Zwingle, near Cross
Roads, has been very sick, but is now
improving.
Rev. Vestal Goodson is going to
East Tennessee on an evangelizing
tour this week. He speaks of carry
ing his wife with him.
Our farmers are very much behind
with their wheat sowing, we pre-,
sumo partly on account of much rain,
and partly on account of not begin
ming in time. The latter is the
greater trouble generally.
Mr.. Arthur Turner has raised his
house, and will be moving in before
long.
The corn crop here will be very
short and the quality very poor. A
great deal of smut and much of it
poorly filled out.
Come out to the Teachers Institute
next Saturday.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-10-25

Immediate, harmles5-Preston's
"Hed-Ake."
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-10-25
MEANWHILE TENNESSEE SATURDAY-OCT 81 1890

Prot. j. R. Stubblefield and sister,
Miss Laura, paid McMinnville a visit
last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Garner went
to McMinnville Tuesday.
Mr.. Geo. Stublefeld has gone to
Altamont today. We are not so sure
whether he is still after stray cattle or
on a "dear" hunt.
A few weeks ago a young Harte
stray ed into the jungles of Viola and
is still roaming at large and seems
all unawares that Cupid is a friend
to the fair sex.
DR.. 1. +. P. st. John, who has been
at Tullaboma for several months, is
visiting the home folks now.
Our young men are few, compared
to the number of girls, but strange to
say, we heard of one, yesterday,
patching his own pants. RENA.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-10-25
Look Out.

The following letter published in
the Sparta Exposition of this week is
self explanatory. Some of this litera-
ture is doubtless circulating in War
rem county, and the STANDARDS SUBJ
scribers in Warren county will please
pass the news around to our alliance
friends:
Ed. Expositor There is and has
been for the past week strangers pass
ing through the country distributing
a paper published at Chattanooga,
called Farmers Alliance" advising
the farmers to send H. Clay Evans to
Congress upon his business qualifica>
tions. The paper, l want to say as a
member of the Alliance and also a
Democrat, by birth and conviction,
has no connection whatever with the
Alliance, only to attempt to deceive
the members of it and secure the cleo.
ton of H. Clay Evans. Yours truly,
Oct. Is. w. L. STEAKLEY, JR.
80 - -
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-10-25
W. @. T. U.
Program of the Session to be Held
Here Meet Week.

Following is the program of the
Ninth Annual Convention of the Wo
mans Christian Temperance Union
of Tennessee, to be held in the Meth
odist Church at McMinnville, Oct,
2Sth, Doth and 3Oth, 1890.
TUESDAY, OCT. 2Sth.
7:3O p. m.-Music. Devotional
Exercises. Music. Address by Miss
Carrie Prince, subject: "Home
Against the Saloon" Music. Col
lection. Benediction.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. Goth.
$3.50 a. m.--Convention called to
order. Devotional exercises. Roll
call of officers and Local Unions.
Appointment Of committees: Plan Of
Work, Credentials, Finance, Resolu.
tons. Reports of superintendent;
Prison WOrk-Dr. Rachel Gowling.
Young Woman's Work-Miss Alpha
Papst. Among Colored People-Mrs.
Georgia Mizell. Among Foreigners.
Miss Mamie Mccormack. Before
Influential Bodies-Mrs. Ida T. East.
Benediction.
2 p. m.-Devotional Exercises.
Reading of Minutes. Reports of SUI
perintendents: Juvenile Work-Mrs.
Belle Sasser. Sunday School-Mrs.
A. A. Gibson. Sabbath Observance
Mrs. A. A. Gibson. "Narcotics"-
Mrs. T. P. Holman. Treasurer's Re,
port-Mrs. Mary Abernethy. Review
of our Financial Situation-Mrs.
Mary Abernety. Benodiction.
1880 p. m.-Music. Devotional
Exercises. Music. Address of We'll
come-Miss Sue E. Hoyt. Music.
Response-Mrs. E. ]. Roach. Music.
Presidents Annual Address, Subject,
"Stepping Stones" Music. Collec-
ton for State Work. Doxology and
Benediction.
THURSDAY, Oct. 30th.
$3.50 q. m.-Devotional Exercises.
Reading of Minutes. Reports of Su-
perintendents: Parlor Meetings.
Mrs. Ida Il. East. Social Purity
Mrs. Mary B. Abernethy. Commun-
ion Wine-Mrs. T. P. Holman. Fran
chise Mrs. f. j. Roach. Essay,
"Why the w. c. T. U. Wants the
aIlot."-Mrs. +. ]. Roach. Bene~
diction.
2 p. m.-Devotional Exercises.
Reading of Minutes. Corresponding
Secretary's Report. Report of Com
mittee on Credentials. Election Of
State officers. Reports of Commit
tees: Plan of Work. Finance, Res
olutions. Appointments of Superin.
tendents. Miscellaneous Business
Benediction.
1880 p. m.-Music. Devotional Elk
ercises. Music. Address by Mrs
Lide Merriwether, subject, 1.-THE Sa-
loon and the Workingman." Music
Collection for State Work. Closing
exercises and final adjournment Of
Convention.
The public generally is very cor.
daily invited to be present at any
and all of these sessions.
On Wednesday morning the young
ladies of McMinnville are especially
invited to be present and hear the
report on Young Woman's Work.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-10-25
PUBLIC SPEAKING !

]. L. Garrett and DR.. Thos Black, Dem
ocratic candidates for Representatives, will
address the public at the following times
and places
st. Mary, Friday, Oct. "a, at night.
Mead's Mill, Saturday, Oct. %, at night.
Bain's School House in End District,
Monday, Oct. 81, at night.
Hills, Brakes Store, Tuesday, Oct. %,
l p. m.
Rowland Post Office or Grange Store,
Wednesday, Oct. 20, at o'clock, p. m.
Green College, 10Th District. Thursday,
Oct. 80, at pm.
Alex. Harrison's, 5th District, Saturday,
Nov. /, / pm.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-10-25
CHANCERY SALE.

VIM. Gaetschaw VS., C. G. VanPluten, ct al.
IN obedience to a decree of the Chancery
Courthouse door in McMinnville, Tenn, for
cash on
Saturday, November 18th, 1890,
two tracts Of land lying on Cumberland
Mountain in Warren county, Tenn, one
tract containing 600 acres, and the other
1000 acres, being part of Grant No F,741.
Said two tracts of land are fully described
by deed recorded in the Registers Office Of
Warren county, book 7, pages, 40, Al, AZ and
49, which is here referred to for boundaries
This Oct. 16, 1890.
J.C. BILES, C. an.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-10-25

Ifyou have headache try Preston's
"Hed-Ake."
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-10-25
CHANCERY SALE.

y. P. Wilson and others, VS.. John G. Will.
son, and others.
IN obedience to decree of the Chancery
L Court at McMinnville, Tenn, rendered
in the above styled cause, | will sell at the
Courthouse door in McMinnville, Tenn, on
Saturday, November 18th, 1890,
tract of land known as Lot No. 3, in the
plan of sale of the lands belonging to the
heirs of +. c. Wilson, decd, containing 2l5
acres, lying in the l4th civil District of War
rem county, Tenn, plat of said land is on
file in my office, and will be exhibited on day
of sale
Terms of Sale.-On credit OF | and 2
years, with interest from day of sale, except
SIS Oh cash, Notes and good security will
be- required and lien retained.
This Oct. 10th, 1890.
J.C. BILES, c. IN.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-10-25
Twas Ever Thus.

Manchester Times.
Isn't it a little remarkable how few
men are ever put on juries? There
are about 27OO men in Coffee county,
yet we doubt if over 500 of them
were ever put on the venire. the
same old crowd usually show up as
often as the law will allow.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-10-25

not worthy of any southern mans
support. Tennesseans will never, no
never, elect this man to the guberna-
torial chair of their state"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-10-25

The American Humane Associa-
ton held three days. session in
Nashville this week.
Florence, Ala, is excited over the
discovery of natural gas near that
city.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-28
To the Charitable and Penal Institu-
lions Should Have More Care
full Supervision.
THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION
Appointed by the Last Legislature to Look
Into the Systems of Manage
ment in Vogue.
CONVICT LABOR ON PUBLIC ROADS
Is Considered Desirable but Solitary Confinement is to be
Severely Condemned
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE p1srArcH.,

;FPECrAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsPArcH.i
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 27.-Among the
last items of business agreed upon BY the
Legislature before adjournment two years
ago was the appointment of State Com
mission for the purpose of inquiry and in
vestigation into the various systems of man.
agement governing the charitable and penal
institutions of Pennsylvania, where State
aid IS part Of the support. The members of
hte commission are John E. Reyburn,
Amos H. Mylin, William McAleer, r. R.
Dearden, James L. Graham, James W.
Walk and A. A. Clay, and Mr.. Reyburn
WAS elected President of the commission.
Every member has been given definite
share in the multitude Of duties that opened
up from the start and the task has been
found to be much greater than had been
anticipated. Congressman Rey burn said to-
day at the Continental, where he
met some friends as sort of
after Christmas holiday Diversion, that the
report of the commission was not ready as
yet for publication or submission to the
Legislature, but the recommendations and
suggestions inspired by the common ef-
fort of the commissioners were about ready
for embodiment in the proper papers, and
would be prepared esrly in the new year.
System of Solitary Confinement.
About the first move of the commission was
the election OF an inspector or special agent
10 visit the state asylums, penitentiaries, re-
formatories and public institutions. The
duty was delegated to Allen J. Wagenhorst,
o. Scranton. A feature of his report bears
upon the employment of convict labor, and
comments in severe terms on the system of
solitary confinement that prevails in the
Eastern Penitentiarv. The investigation of
the commission shows the members united
and decidedly against solitary confinement
for auv long period. Mr.. Reyburn does not
believe that II was ever the intention to
subject long-term prisoners to this awful
punishment, but the commission found
that the wording Of the law indicates soli-
tarv confinement as the strict Interpretation
of the act, even where it relates to such in
mates as Shellenbereer, the Bucks county
embezzler. whose sentence covers the next
q years, and Ted Brimmler, the Lancaster
embezzler, who is there for II years.
A special study was made of the employ
ment of convict labor, especially as it was
found throughout Virginia, North Carolina,
Georgia and Mississippi. There is no hesi-
tation in condemning 1t where such labor
eute into competition with any considera-
bic amount OF other labor, but the report of
the commission finds much evidence to rec
ommend the employment Of such labor on
State work, particularly in connection with
the much agitated question of road building
and repairs
Convicts on the Roads.
It is found that in the Southern States
visited the State roads were maintained and
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-28
MORE THAN A CENTENARIAN.

A Man in Tennessee Earns a Living as Copy
ist, Though 119 Years Old.
Correspondence Globe-Democrat.l
Fred Walker, aged 119 years. is undoubt-
edly the Oldest man in West Tennessee.
He lives at Savannah. The writer, while
in that city, called upon the old gen.
tleman to learn something of his
career. Mr.. Walker stated that he
had voted for every President of the United
States from Thomas Jefferson down to the
last Presidential election, and he confidently
expects to be on deck to cast his ballot in
1892 Strange as it may appear, Mr.. Walker
makes his living by copying for the County
Court Clerk of McNairy county, which
proves that his sight is good. Mr.. Walkers
motto always has been: ''There is no bread
for Idlers'