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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-05-24
c. f. College Commencement.

The annual sermon will be preach
ed at II a. m. Sunday 18th, inst, at
Cumberland Presbyterian Church by
Rev. d. +. Bushnell, d. D., of Chat
tanooga, Tenn. All the congrega-
tons of the city are cordially invited
to join in that service.
Monday and Tuesday evenings fol-
lowing Commencement Sunday will
be devoted to concert exercises of
a varied nature which promise to be
of unusual interest. The admittance
each evening will be Is cents for all
except pupils now in school.
Wednesday May %, $3.50 a. M, ex-
ercises by the graduating class, clos
ing with the comforting of Degrees
and awarding medals. Everybody
cordially invited to attend on that
occasion.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-05-24
Ruined Eyes.

"The light of the body is the eye,"
and the darkness which ensues when
that light is quenched is one of the
saddest of physical Affections. And
yet seven-eights of us seem to be no
more solicitious to protect and
preserve the fragile Shadows of the
soul" than if they were as hard and
insensible as rock crystal, instead of
being composed of gelatine and liquid
overlaid with a thin film, and
pervaded by nerves of the most
exquisite susceptibility.
The eyes are, indeed, shamefully
abused. We strain and overtax
them in a hundred different ways,
and when they tell us, by their
weakness and irritability, as plainly
as if they spoke with tongues, that
we are destroying their utility, we
rub them, and make them worse.
Sometimes they ask artificial assist
ance for years in vain. We are too
proud, or rather, too vain, to give
them the aid of spectacles at the
time when lenses properly adjusted
to their disabilities would not only
assist, but strengthen the vision.
Hence one daily sees people of ga
certain age" stumbling about the
world in half twilight, who only
need the assistance of good glasses too
see almost as well as their youthful
neighbors. The truth is that a
recourse to spectacles, when the
sight begins TO fail, never Injuries and
sometimes entirely restores it.-New
York Ledger.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-05-24
The city Dads

The Board of Mayor and Alder
men met on call of Mayor d. B, Car
son, with the three new Aldermen
elect present, ]. B. Biles, A, H..
Faulkner and G. w. Hoodenpyl.
After being regularly sworn into
Office, the board proceeded to organ
ize, by the election of w. S. Lively,
Recorder; w. II. Sugar, Treas; o. E.
Argo, Marshal, The Mayor then APP
pointed G. w. Hoodenpyl, j. B.
Biles and w. II. Sugar, Street Com.
missioners; A. H. Faulkner, VIM.
Arledge, and G. w. Hoodenpyl,
Grave Yard Commissioners; A. H.
Faulkner, j. B. Biles and G. w.
Hoodenpyl Finance Commissioners,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-05-24
IRVING COLLEGE.

Irving College, May -, 1890
Farmers are sin the weeds" on ac-
count of the excessive rains. There
is no outcome in the wheat that is
encouraging. The apple crop has
fallen off till there is little to be eX-
pected from that source. AS the
rains continue 50 that farmers cannot
cultivate their corn properly, the out
look is anything but encouraging.
One thing, however, the oat prospect
was never more promising.
Mrs. Mary Tipps, of Texas, who
has been spending several months
with relatives and friends on Hick-
Dry Creek, is visiting her brother,
Mr.. Carol Parks.
Prof. J. G.. Wlgginton gave Phre-
biological lecture at Chapel Hill Tues
day. The professor talks with much
ability and makes some startling rev.
Citations in the reading of character.
Walter Garretson, of Viola, spent a
day or two of this week in our COM
munity. Call again, Walter.
The Baptists held sacramento
services at Hebron last Sunday, Rev.
w. +. Garner officiating.
The Primitive Baptists will take
the sacrament and wash feet at Arm
strong next Sunday.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-05-24
His Blood Poisoned by Cow Itch.

About five years ago my blood was
poisoned with COW itch, and every
spring since then l have been troub-
led with the poison breaking out in
large sores all over my body. tried
various medicines receiving no bene-
fits. Three bottles of SwIFT's SPE-
CIFIC Is. S. S. effected a complete
and permanent cure, when allother
blood remedies had failed.
r. l.. HENDERSON,
Live Oak, Fla,
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed FREE.
SWIFT SPECIFIC co.
Atlanta Ca,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-05-24
His Wife Suffered With Erysipelas.

Mr.. John O. Rogers, of Dana Hi
nOis, writes as follows under date of
March q, 1890: "My wife was for
years an invalid from a blood trouble,
and suffered terrible at times from
Erysipelas. She tried many remedies
advertised as blood purifiers, but re-
coived no benefit. A few bottles of
SwIFT's SPECIFIC S. S. S. } cured
her of Erysipelas and other blood
troubles. From the first her appetite
increased, and her general health i'm
proved in every way. She considers
S. S. S. the best blood purifier and
tonic she ever saw, and willing for
any one suffering as she was, to be
referred to her.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-05-24

Remaining in the Postohice at McMinn-
vile, Tenn, for the week ending May %
which will be forwarded to the Dead Letter
Office if not called for in 30 days.
Bird, T. F. Rivers Horace
Grisson, Chas. Smith Rachel (col)
McGee, Clerra Woodley, Molie
Pierce, Tina Wilson, James
Pankton, C. II,
By order of the P. o. Department, One
Cent must be collected on all advertised
letters. Parties ceiling for any Of these let
tiers will please say advertised
Ed. J. WOOD, p. NJ.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-05-24
Great Reduction In Price of Giant
Cane MilLS.

You can buy a good Giant Cane
Mill from Morford & Biles at $40,
Every farmer should have one ard
make his own sorghum.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-05-24

A correspondent writing to the
Shelbyville Gazette from Mckinney,
Texas, says: Rabbits, rats and mice
are sent on us as plague, / think.
Five men took four dogs and club
apiece and in one day killed 100 rab>
bits and twenty-One O'possums, all
full grown. Rats and mice are more
numerous.
Subscribe or the STANDARD. s., 90,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-05-24

A Franklin County, Me-, farmer
has been a sort Of stationary traveller.
He was born in 1919 in New Vine
yard, which was then in Kennebec
County, Mass. The next year Maine
became a State, and afterward that
part of New Vineyard was set off In
dustry, Somerset County. When
Franklin County was formed Indus
tr was made a part of it, and since
then that corner of Industry has been
annexed to Pennington. Thus il
happens Charles Graham, of Farm.
ington, Franklin County, Me-, who
is II years old this month, has
always lived where he was born, and
yet has lived in Massachusetts, in
Industry and New Vineyard and in
Somerset and Kennebec Counties.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-05-24
A Valuable Convert.

National Democrat.
Major Thompson, master of the IL
linois State Grange, and heretofore a
pronounced Republican has turned
Democrat. The Chicago Times says
this signifies that MajorThomson has
found out the meaning of "revision
of the tariff and equalization of the
duties" as that phrase is used by
those Republicans who run the party
machine. He had supposed itmeant
reduction of burden and leveling
of tariff taxes downward not upward
The Mckinley bill has showed him
his mistake. 1t has demonstrated in
connection with its general approval
by the Republican press that there is
no hope for any tariff revision or re-
form outside of the Democratic party.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-05-24
Corporation Finances.

Report of w. S. Lively, Recorder,
for the year beginning May 10th,
1889 and ending May 10th, 1890.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-05-24
LIST OF LETTERS.

VIZ ACsC'
WIS. LIVELY, Recorder.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-05-24

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Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

them the cards, and every time they
took drink he punched them, one
hole for beer two for straight drinks
and three for mixed drinks. Every
month he gave prizes. The boy who
had the most holes punched in bis
card got a revolver. the second life
of Jesse James, and the third meer.
schaum pipe. Does this recital of
outrageous infamy need to have its
moral pointed? Does any father OF
mother and every human being. with
even one of his five senses intact, know
that his Satanic Majesty could not de-
wise a more villainous scheme for per-
petuating the horrible traffic in intoxi-
eating liquors? "How long, oh Lord,
how long, are we to give our boys as
fuel to this devouring gln-mill, and
how long wilt Thou permit this soul
destroying traffic to curse our "Chris-
tian civilization ?-Union Signal.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

The President has been indulging in
some plain private talk in 3 pleasant
way on the pension question to repub-
hcan members of Congress. The pre-
sent status of the matter is what
brought the president out. The Sen
ate has passed the dependent pension
bill substantially as 1t was when veto
ed by Mr.. Clevland. The house pas
sea as a substitute for this bill the
Morrill, service pension bill which is
both a dependent and a service bill.
This substitute the senate has refused
to accept and the house has refused
to recede from its position and the
whole matter has been referred to a
conference committee. The president
is determined that this failure to agree
on the part of the house and senate
shall not prevent some pension
legislation at the present session if he
can help it, and he has been urging
the necessity of such legislation upon
members of his party. He has not
committed himself in favor of either
bill, but it is evident that he thinks
one or the other of them should be-
come law without any unnecessary
delay.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

1t has been practically decided by
the republicans of the house that the
river and harbor bill carrying an ap-
preparation of something like $25, 900,
900, shall not pass at the present ses-
sion. A number of other measures
involving more Or less heavy appro,
priations will also be quietly shelved,
and it will not be surprising if the de-
mocratic campaign of ''extravagant
appropriations" shall be turned against
that party in the coming congression-
al campaign by the fact of the total a.
mount of money appropriated by the
fifty first congress being less than
THAT appropriated by the first session
of the fifteth congress when the de-
mocrats had majority IN the house.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

A republican caucus of the house
has decided upon adjournment not later
than July l. OF course to make this
decision operative it must be approx.
ed by the senate, and as the
senators have not the same
reason for wishing to get away
from Washington early this
year as the Representatives they may
not be willing to hurry themselves any
and it may be somewhat later than
the date set before adjournment act
ually takes place.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
A Square Deal For EVERYBODY.

To enable home and land seekers to
visit the farming sections of Minnesota
North Dakota, South Dakota and Mon
tana. the Great Northern Railway Line
will sell excursion tickets, stop over pri
vileges, good for thirty days at One Fare
for the Round trip, on April 22nd, May
Goth. September 9th, September Goth,
and October 14th from St. Paul, Minneap
oils. Duluth and West Superior.
This will enable purchasers to see the
famous Park Region of Minnesota. the
wonderful Red River Valley, Devils
Lake, the Turtle Mountain. and the
Mouse River Regions of North Dakota;
the rich valleys of the Big Sioux and
James in South Dakota, and the vast fer
tile districts watered by the Missouri
Milk, Teton and Marias Rivers, in the
great Reservation of Montana; no land
grant restrictions or extra costs there in
securing homesteads.
The Great Northern Railway runs three
lines through the Red River Valley, is
the only line to the Turtle Mountains.
has three lines in South Dakota, and runs
the only solid through trains of Palace
Dining and Sleeping Cars, Modern Day
Coaches and Free Colonist Sleepers to
Fergus Falls, Moorhead, Fargo, Grand
Forks, Crookston, Devils Lake, Minot,
Glasgow, Chinook, Benton. Great Falls,
Helena and Butte, Montana. 1t is the
only railway in the west owning and
operating its entire superior equipment,
and with solid roadway, 75-pound steel
track, insures safely. comfort and speed.
Your home agent can sell you excur-
sion tickets to over 500 points on the
Great Northern Railway Line. Maps.
guide books or information concerning
travel or settlement along this line cheer
fully furnished by any agents of the Com
pany. or F. Whitney, Gen. Pass. &
Ticket Agent, G. N R'y, St. Paul, MINI.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
Summer Races.

1t is now almost an assured fact tha,
We will have a series of races, but they
will not be given until July-3. and 5
1t was found that arrangements could
not be perfected for a June meeting
A meeting was held Saturday evening
for the purpose of taking some definite
action. Mr.. MCGEE as chairman appoint.
ed the following as an executive commit
tee: II. 0. Douglass, j. B. Hitchcock,
W. H. Peck, Thomas Proctor. Joseph
Harrington. These gentlemen have
charge of all prelimlnaries, and our citi.
zens should assist them in every possible
manner in guaranteeing purses of sufic
lent amounts to attract the speediest ami
mails in the Northwest. 1t is proposed to
have circuit which will embrace Ober.
lin, Norton. Colby, Goodland and prob
ably several other cities An arrange
ment of this kind would make it profita-
BILE and convenient for horsemen, and
would insure some excellent racing. Let
us at once go to work in an energetic
manner and neglect nothing that will in
any way accrue to the benefit of our
city.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

The members of the senate com.
mittee on pensions do not take kind.
ly to the Morrill, service pension bill
which the house passed as a substitute
for the dependent pension bill passed
by the senate, and it is probable that
a report recommending noncurrence
will be made to the senate. That if
adopted by the Senate, would throw
the matter into the hands of confer
ence committee of the house and
senate and would probably result in
a compromise bill, containing some
thing of eech of the present bills.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

The Kansas City Times said last
week that j. A. Gill was elitor of the
Daily CAT and that undoubtedly the
the editorials of Sunday morning
issue were submitted to Hon. 4. j.
Turner before publication. The Times
was wrong in both instances. Mr..
Gill is not editor of the CAT or in any
way connected with the paper neither
did Mr.. Turner see, suggest. or know
anything about the editorials appear
ing in the CAT.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

Senator Frye ch airman of the Sen
ate committee on Commerce says the
house will, IN his opinion pass the
river and harbor bill at this session
all statements to the contrary notwith-
standing. So much confidence has
Mr.. Frye in his opinion that his COM
mittee is now considering the house
bill so as to be prepared for it when
it comes. Mr.. Frye may have some
inside information but the popular i'm
preston is against the passage of the
bill.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

To morrow evening the first annu
al commencement of the Colby High
School will be held at the Armory hal
with two graduates, John Whittier and
Charley Gevrcz. Handsome invita-
tions were gotten out at the Cat office
for the occasion and the event will be
one of elegance and promise, to the
aspiring young men who will receive
their rolls of honor from the institu
ton,
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
A LADY's PERFECT COMPANION.

Our new book by DR.. John H.Dye, one
of New YOrk's most skillful physicians,
shows that pain is not necessary in child
birth. but results from causes easily un-
derstOod and overcome. 1t clearly proves
thrt any woman may become mother
without suffering any pain whatever. 1t
also tells how to overcome and prevent
morning sickness and the many other
evils attending pregnancy. 1t is highly
endorsed by physicians everywhere as
the wife's true private companion. Cut
fhis out: it will save you great pain, and
possibly your life. Send two-cent stamp
for descriptive circulars. testimonials, and
confidential letter sent in sealed envel-
ope Address FRANK THOMAS & Co., Pub
fishers. Baltimore, Nd.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

state convention for the auditor OF
state. He is just closing his second
term as treasurer of his county and as
far as We could learn has given ex-
cellent satisfaction. If northwest
Kansas can present a united front in
support of Mr., Hovey, he will certain
ly stand good chance of getting q
News.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
His wife Suffered from ErysIpeIas.

Mr.. John o. Rogers, of Dana, Illinois,
writes as follows under date of March 81,
1890: my wife was for years an INVALID
from blood trouble, and suffered ter.
ribly at times from erysipelas. She tried
many remedies advertised as blood puri-
fiers. but received no benefit. A few bot
ties Of SwIFT's SPECIFIC Is. S. S. cured
her Of erysipelas and other blood trou-
bles. From the first her appetite increas-
ed, and her general health improved in
every way She considers s. S. s. the
best blood purifier and tonic she ever
saw. and is willing for any one suffering
as she was to be referred to her.
His Blood Poisoned by Cow Itch.
About five years ago my blood was
poisoned with COW itch, and every spring
since then Ihave been troubled with the
poison breaking out in large sores all
over my body. tried various remedies
withou receiving any benefits. Three
bottles of SwIFTs SPECIFIC Is. S. S. ef-
fected a complete and permanent cure,
when all other blood remedies had failed
r. L. HENDERSON, Live Oak, Fla.
Treatise on blood and skin diseases mailed
free. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

Indignation meetings have been
held at Oakley, Monument, Stockton,
Hays City, and other places in the
sixth district denouncing the action
of the convention in defeating Tur.
ner by stealing his delegates. Webb
will have to allay this uneasiness OF
the republican party in this district
will be broken. At this perilous
time it will not do for Kansas to
send democratic congressman and
the only sure way to prevent it is to
stand solid by the party though the
nominee may not be our individual
choice.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
TO RUN AGAINST M,NALL.
Captain Osborne Of Osborne County
Named for Congress-.

Topeka, Ksns.. May 20-At meeting
of the Ashrock Farmers alliance 01
Rocks county, Saturday, at which mem.
bers were also present from the counties
of Osborne, Smith and Phillips, it was
unanimously decided to place the name OF
Captain r. s. Osborne, of Osborne coun,
ty, before the alliance and people as a
candidate for congress from the Sixth
congressional district.
Captain Osborne has been q sue cessful
farmer in Osborne county for nearly
twenty years. He is also recognized q
one of the best orators in Northwestern
Kansas.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

A continual coughing IS very annoying
to persons sitting near you in any kind ol
a gathering; besides, II is of grea: dam
age to the throat and lungs. and is ex-
ceedingly dangerous at this season of the
year. One half bottle of Beggs' Cherry
Cough Syrup will relieve any ordinary
cough. and this remedy costs no more
than the inferior grades that are thrown
on the market to sell at enormous profits
o. P. Baugh, druggist.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

Colby had boom last week. L,
is a place of 900 people and the con
vention brought 500 extra. This may
explain why several of the delegates
are basy picking straws out of their
.backs-Wichita Eagle. Not one
word of complaint was heard
and the 500 were all comfort.
,ablely accommodated. Wichita has
cause to be jealous of Colby's enter
prise since the qsick-sand bottom
dropped out of the former
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

The Kansas City Star, SAYS that
Webb McNall while in that city pur
chased a white linen color which is
a pretty good indication that he ex.
poets to be elected. He may need a
dozen collars before the campaign is
over as he will have to earn his seat
by the sweato his brow.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

We are indeed thankful to our
many exchanges for complimentary
notices of theDaily CAT during the
the convention. Space forbids re-
production Of them but we fully ap-
preciate the Kind words spoken
The CAT is always ready to assist
Colby and Thomas county in coming
to the front.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

The endorsement of C. NJ. HOve1
for auditor of state by the Colby con.
vention will give that gentleman big
lead in the race Mr.. Hovsy is man
in every way fitted for the office tc
which he aspires and the expressed
confidence of his own people is merit
ed.-Salina Republican.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

A Chicago school-teacher saw a
group of boys counting the nu mbel
of holes in some cards. He call ed one
of them to the desk and insisted on
knowing what the cards were for.
The boy hesitated but finally said that
a saloon keeper who had his vile den
near the school building had given
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
Notice.

Is here by given that the board of
equalization will meet as provided by
law for the equalization of all property
subject to taxation in Thomas County
state of Kansas at the Office of county
clerk in said county on the first Monday
IN June 1890 at which time all persons
feeling themselves aggrieved in the mat
ter OF assessment will appear before said
board for the purpose of having all errors
in assessment adjusted.
Dated at county clerks Office Colby Kan.
May LIST 1880. w. w. SMITH,
o-l0-S-St County Clerk.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
New Designs.

Father Heiman. catholic priest of Col
by, was in town the first of the week
He is so highly pleased with our new
Catholic church that he procured plan.
and; specifications for structure in Col
by like it. A. j. Dawson. who has distin.
guished himself as a skilled workman
has been awarded the contract.-Hern
don COurant.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

Last Sunday was the day of pray.
er for the success of prohibition in
Nebraska. If it was observed no bet
ter in other parts of the country than
it was here, we fear the worst for pro-
hibitiOn.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
FINAL PROOFS.

All final proof notices must be paid
for or payment arranged for in AL.
vance. The charge for publication is
t4.OO. Parties having proof notices
running in the paper should notify
US at once in case of mistakes IN
notice
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

Senator Ingalls, denies the charge
of plagiarism made against him by a
Kansas City paper, and says the
manuscript of the charge was offer
ed to him for $500 and he declined to
buy.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

City Treasurer Peak, of Kansas
City, has been suspended with a short
age of $4,000 in his accounts. Tally
one more for the democrats.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

''Our sweet girl graduates" this
year will be two promising young men.
Immediately after the commencement
they will form a High school alumni
association one will be president and
the other secretary-a treasurer will
probably not be needed the first year.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

The Belni, courier as much as says
that it will not support Webb McNall
and recommends that the alliance put
az iivu ~. a. ILrner.