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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-08-23

THE Manchester Times is poking
up the Trustee of Coffee county with
a sharp stick. The Times says it has
been common talk for several months
that the Trustee is behind. Accord
ing to the finance committees report
he should have several thousand dol
lars Of school money in his hands,
and yet the public school teachers
have to discount their warrants Is per
cent. The Times should keep up the
fight until the Trustee shows his
hand. That is one of the things
newspapers are for-to keep public
officials in the path of rectitude.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-08-23
Two Opinions of Whisky.
A PRoHIBITIONIsT $

A PRoHIBITIONIsT $
OPINION.
/ send you some of
the. most wonderful
whisky that ever fill
ed with snakes the
boots ofman or paint
ed towns in cardinal
red. 1t is the ming
led souls of corn and
strychnine. In it you
will find the NOON
shine that made the
marshal chase the
shadows over western
hills; the breath of
flame, the whistle of
police, the hoodlum
wagon, and thirty
days, in prison for
thinking you can
fight. Drink it and
you will hear the
voices of comrades
sin ging wv hen
J hn ny Come
Marching Home"
mingled with the
laughter of the boys,
Drink it and you will
feel within your
head n sense of swell
ling-the booty bliss
of many high old
| sprees. For sixty
| days this liquid fire
has been within the
meek and mild-eyed
| demijOhn, longing to
scorch the throat OF
m an. -Cincin ma ii
! Commercial Gazette.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-08-23
BOB INGERS0LL 5
OPINION


OPINION.
| send you some of
the most wonderful
whisky that ever
drove the skeleton
from a feast or paint
ed landscapes in the
brain of man. 1t is
the mingled souls of
wheat and corn. In
it you will find the
sunshine and shadow
that chased each 9TH
er over the billowy
fields, the breath of
June, the carol of the
lark, the dews of
night, the wealth of
summer, and au-
ftumn's. rich content
all golden with i'm
pri SON ed Ii G h t.
Drink it and you will
hear the voice of men
and maidenS singing
the" Harvest Home"
mingled with the
laughter of children,
Drink it and you will
feel within your
blood the startled
dawns, the dreamy,
tawny dusks ofmany
perfect days. For
forty years this liq-
uid, joy has been
within the happy
slaves of oak. longing
to touch the lips of
man.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-08-23

GEORGE BAXTER has been nOmi-
mated for Governor of the new State
Of Wyoming on the Democratic tick
ct. He is brother of Hon. Lewis
T. Baxter, the Republican nominee
in this State. Lewis T. will be snow
ed under by an avalanche of ballots
in November, and we are afraid a
similar fate awaits his brother in the
far West.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-08-23

ROBBERS held up train on the
Missouri Pacific Railroad, near Tip
ton, Mo-, last Saturday night, and
made a haul on the express car, Sc
curing considerable jewelry and
money. The press dispatches place
the cash taken by the robbers at $751;
600, other property at $4,000. The
Superintendent of the express COM
pany says that $74 was all the money
the robbers secured. The scene of
this robbery is known as "Robber's
Cut" both the James gang and
the Younger brothers having held up
ard robbed trains at the same point.
AS train crews seem to be powerless
to prevent these outrages, it will now
be in order for the express companies
to have heavy safes built in their
cars, and fitted with time locks, and
passenger coaches might also be pro-
vided with similar compartments to
receive the cash and other valuables
of passengers while enroute.
LEWIS L. BAXTER, the Republican
nominee for Governor in this State,
wrote a letter to Geo. w. Davidson,
prominent Republican Of Tullaho-
ma, which was published in the
Guardian of last Saturday "by cour-
tesy." Said letter concludes as fol-
lows:
81 hope and believe that the time
has come when Tennesseans will
cease to be the football of designing
politicians, and will think and act
for their own interests. The man.
hood of our state should rebel against
the continual whipping in by po-
litical mOss-backs."
Now isn't it a little peculiar how
some people are loudest in denunci-
atoms of the very sins of which they
are themselves guilty? Baxter had
repeatedly denounced the force bill
in unmeasured terms. The Republi.
can convention of Tennessee gave the
force bill almost a unanimous en-,
dOrsement and then nominated Bax.
ter on the platform. BY the "whip'
ping in" processes of Boss Houk and
other political moss-backs of that par
ty, however, Mr.. Baxter was made
to;toe the mark and swallow the plat
form, force bill and all. 1t is quite
remarkable how frequently the cry o
"stop thief' is used by flying Grimm
ais to attract attention away from
themselves.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-08-23

The STANDARD says that at the
close of the present fiscal year the sur
plus will have been spent and there
will be a deficit of one hundred mill
lions.
Now Reams, tell us honestly when
the mantle of prophecy first fell upon
your we'll proportional shoulders? Is
the ignorance of the Democracy of
old Warren so dense as to require
this kind of stuff Shame upon
you!-Nashville Review.
There is no prophecy about it, but
it is a matter of straight facts and fig
ures, given out by members of Con-
gress who know what they are talk
ing about. And figures you know,
Bro. Baker, very unlike Republican
newspapers, never lie.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-08-23

IT APPEARS that the Farmers AL
lance is not content to stop at an
abortive attempt to control political
matters, but is going to carry the
fight into the church also. The Duck
River Baptist Association met at
County Line Church, on the line of
Bedford and Moore counties, last
Friday. The Alliance, or certain AL
lance members of the Association,
demanded an official endorsement of
their politico-religo clan
from the Association, which was
strenuously objected to bya portion of
the body, whereupon the Association
was split in twain, and two associa-
tons were formed. The anti>Alli-
ance branch retained the books and
records of the Association. We are
informed that this was one of the
strongest Baptist associations in this
section of the State.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14

Black suits, black suits, black suits Dress
suits, dress suits dress suitSl WorSted suits
Corkscrew suits, Widewa1e suits, Prince AL
bertS, button Getaways and Sack Suits
These goods have been manufactured eX-
pressly to our order by Louis Dess' ar * Co.
of New York. They are first-class dress suits
and equal to custom made clothing. We will
sell them at $3.50, $40 and $15 and guaran-
tee clear saving each suit from So to SIS.
A few more of our handsome Razzle Dazzle
Pants to close at SOS. Some more of the
fine unlaundered shirts at 39c. All
mer suits and light weight goods also straw
hats, must be sold at once. line of
neckwear just arrived. Be sure to examine
our black suits whether you wish to buy
not.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14
CANDOR FOR SALE.

There is a kind of frankness which
is purely disagreeable, and there is
another kind which may hurt the
end does not lessen ones friendly re-
gard for the speaker. An exchange
relates a story OF the late Congress-
man Taulbee, of Kentucky.
An old negro, known as Uncle Eph
had lived in the Taulbee family for
many years, and was esteemed as an
honest and faithful servant. After a
congressional election, at which Mr.
Taulbee had been an unsuccessful
candidate, some of his opponents
twitted him with the fact that his
own servant had voted against him.
Mr.. Taulbee could not credit the
story, and at last spoke to Uncle Eph
about it.
rs it true, Uncle Eph, that you
voted against me ?"
YES. Massa William" answered
the old man, 81 voted the publican
ticket
well, WE'LL" said Mr. Taulbee, 81
like frankness, and here's dollar for
your candOr.'
The colOred man stood scratching
his head, evidently with something
on his mind.
well, Eph, what is it ?'' said Mr.
Taulbee.
"If you is buying candor, Massa
William" said Uncle Eph, you owes
me fo' dollars mo-, kase l voted agin
We five times. y Youth Companion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14
Tbe Californian
DOUBLE TAXATION.
,ditor of the CaIedonian

DOUBLE TAXATION.
Editor of the Californian:
The frequent reference to double
taxation" | suppose, refers to taxes
on farm mortgages, but the plan to
make the money lender pay double
taxes would not be any relief to the
farmer If a man had money to lend,
he would be very likely to loan it
where it would pay best and no law
could compel him to make any dis
count to favor a poor farmer.
The double taxation that is the
most unjust in Vermont is the double
tax on the grand list, to pay de-
iciencies in our state expenses. 1t
was claimed in 1882 that fair divi-
sion of the taxable property of the
state was made, one part corpora
ton property to pay the state eX-
penSes, the other part (real estate
and personal property to pay the
town and county expenses. a tax of
10 cents on a dollar was levied in
1882 for the purpose of paying ex
penses until the new system was in
good working order. 1t was assert
ed by the promoters OF this new
scheme that no further state tax
would be needed, but the state tax
has been continually increased until
last year it was twenty cents on a
dollar, amounting to over $25O,OOO
without any additional burdens be-
ing put upon the corporation prop
erty Now to my mind this is double
and treble robbery.
Suppose the representatives from
the farming towns had gone to the
Legislature and complained of hard
times (which is true, and that their
taxes had been greatly increased on
account OF bad storms destroying
roads and bridges, and of the extra
expense of keeping roads open in
hard winters-if they had asked the
Legislature to pass an act requiring
the corporations to contribute a
share of the extra expense that had
fallen upon the farmers, do you sup
pose such an act could have been
passed without q protest from the
corporations that would have been
heard all over the state? Yet, Just
such an act was passed to help the
corporations and not a whisper of
complaint has been made by the sub
miSSive farmers. Ii is time to make
the corporations pay their share of
the taxes, or repeal the law that
divided the property, and then put
the burden of taxation on all prop
erty alike. My plan to tax mort
gagged real estates to set the amount
lin the tax list due on the mortgage
to the person that holds the mort
gage, and the balance of the amount
of the apprisal to the person holding
the title to the land-in both cases
the tax to be paid to the town where
the land lies, no offset being allowed
to either party. No tax shall be
levied on the notes given for the
amount due on the mortgage.
This plan gives relief to the poor
man and does not put any additional
burdens upon the money lender.
CHARLES WILSON.
Danville, VT, Aug. 4.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14
NOT TO BE BLOWN OUT.

The world progresses so fast that
it is hard for some people to keep up
with it, and even a young cOllegian
is once in a while left behind. An in
ter-collegiate oratOrical contest had
been held i'll Kansas City, according
to the Times, and one of the com
petitors remained over night at a
hotel
He retired at ten o'clock,-a fact
which certainly speaks well for him,
and about midnight the Mailman
noticed peculiar Odor, as of burn
ing cloth. He notified the night
clerk and a police officer, and the
three men at once began an investiga-
ton They were not very long in
locating the seat of the trouble in
the young collegian's room, and a
few minutes hammering brought
him to the door, with request to
know what they wanted.
As soon as the night clerk entered
the room he saw the cause of the
alarming odor. The guest had
wrapped thin towel around the in
candescent electric light globe,-the
glow light is a better term,-and it
had become scorched.
What on earth do you mean by
this 20 demanded the clerk.
THE light hurt my eyes, and l
wanted to shade it," explained the
young fellow.
why didn t you put it out, then ~
Well" answered the collegian,
apologetically, Il blew and blew on
the thing till | thought I'd go to
pieces, and then | gave it up >
youths Companion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14

at the age of seventy, concluded to
visit some relatives in Boston.
When he was preparing to start
on his memorable trip. his wife. who
was to remain at home, said: "Pa,
you never writ me a letter in YOUR
life, an do hope when you git safely
there you'll write me a line and let
me know how you bore the Journey.
I'll buy sheet of paper and put in a
wafer, so you won't have no trouble
about that"
Pa was absent a week, and. faith
full to his promise, he sent letter.
1t read thus:
Respected Lady, got here safe,
and am very well, and l hope you
are the same shall be glad to git
home, for the pride of the airth that
| see here is enough to ruin the ma
ton. Cad the women folks are too
lazy to sit up in their carriages.
They loll back and look as if they
were goin' to sleep, and l don t
s'pose one of EN- could milk a COW or
feed a pig. Nephew Abijah has a
proper dairy of horses, an | have rid
all over Boston. There want no
need O. putin them boughten but
sons on my coat, for nobody noticed
EN- lam
Your RESPECTED HUSBAND"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14
HOW TO MEA SURE WHEAT.

About the time that Daniel Drew
began his Wall street career he was
up in the country one time to visit
some friends, and two farmers called
on him to decide a case. One had
sold the other five bushels of wheat,
and proposed to measure it in a half
bushel and sweep the top of the
measure with a stick. The other OBJ
jected, and Uncle Daniel was asked
to decide.
"Well, legally speaking, a bushel is
only bushel," he answered
And can the measure be swept
off,"
Il think it can"
What with ?"
"Well, if | was selling wheat l
should probably use half the head of
a flour barrel"
(Which edge of it ~
Gentlemen, that is point l can
not now decide on" sighed the old
man. IF was selling to preacher,
| am certain that | should sweep the
measure with the straight edge,
but if l was selling to a man
who pastures his COWS in the road
and his pigs in his neighbours corn,
I'm afraid | should use the circular
side and scoop a little to boot. y
Wall Street News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14
THE ENGLISH RAILROAD CAR.

Those Americans who go abroad
to discover the shortcomings of
Europe and to exaggerate their own
satisfaction with everything Amer
lean are always happiest when they
are describing an English, French, or
German railroad. They are half
wrong. as bigots usually are; but
then, again, they are half right. The
truest comparison and fairest state
ment of the facts concerning English
and American railroads is that if
they had our cars and we had their
roads, both countries would enjoy
railroading in perfection.
In order to present the completest
picture to the American reader, let
him or her imagine summer horse
car with the sides boarded up-one
of those horse-cars we Newly orkers
ride upon Third avenue in, with cross
seats facing one another in pairs.
Let him imagine the back of every
alternate seat carried up to the cell
ing. That would divide the car into
three or four boxes. Then put a
window at each end of each passage.
The windows must be tight and inn
movable, but there must be sliding
window in every door, to hoist up
and down by means of broad
leather strap, worn black and soft
by handling. Now mark Third
the wheels at either end of the car,
and paint First Glass" on the boxes
between the wheels in the middle of
the car Cushion the hrst-class seats,
and pad their backs as high as ones
head: then carpet the third-class
seats, and nail carpet on their backs,
and you have turned an open horse
carinto an English railway carriage.
There is a narrow board on each side
of the hOrse-car for the conductor to
walk upon, and that is there also on
the English car; but the English rail-
road car is boarded up at either end,
whereas the American hOrse-car is
glazed.
Now let the American think of all
the comforts and conveniences there
are in our railroad coaches-the
toilet stand, the closet, the heating
apparatus, the drinkingwater cylin-
der Not one of these is in an Eng
lish railroad car-not one. All those
things are at the station, not in the
cars. In the English cars there is an
Intellectual and timid light, half con-
cealed above thick convex glass in
the roof of each compartment, and
there is a rack over each seat. This
is the fact whether you ride first class
or third class. In some of the cars
there is a map of the railroad over
one bench, and an advertisement of
the railroads hotels facing it, in each
compartment. The map strikes me
as a most excellent idea. There is
also posted in each compartment a
statement of the number of persons
it is designed to accommodate.
This compartment is for ten per-
sons" was always posted i'll the
third-class and SecOnd-class cOmpart-
mentS; in the hrSt-claSS ones the
seats are divided by padded arms to
accommodate three persons each, or
six to the compartment. That is q
European custom. Even on ship
board on your way to Europe you
will notice, cast in the iron door
frame of every room aboard the vel
sci, a statement of the number of
sailors or passengers or stewards or
stokers that may inhabit each apart
ment.-[ Julian Ralph, in Harper's
Weekly
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14
SHEAR NONSENSE.

Joan of Arc what was Noah's
wife's name ?" Joan, wasn't it ?"-
New York Sun.
Dubbs-'I m tired of Life" Snubbs
well, why don't you stop your
subscription. - Jester.
How high are the White Noun
tains ?" "They vary. From So to
SIS - New York Herald
Julia didn't like to go to school and
complained great deal of feeling i'll.
"Where do you feel the worst, dear?"
said mamma. I'm school," said
Julia Youths Companion.
Where Ignorance is Bliss. Tangle
i suppose you have heard of Theo-
dore Thomas, the famous conductor?
Mrs Tangle-No, don't think | have.
What line of cars is he on P Chicago
Light.
At the Concert She Cooking over
the program IL see this is a Wagner
night. How do you like Wagner?
He-I don't know much about his
music, but don't like his parlor cars
as we'll as | do Pullman'S.- Chicago
Times.
According to the census Just made
Florida is to be congra tulated on her
wealthy invalid population. 1t is
whimsical satisfaction to know that
however empty the treasury, her
coughers are full of gold.-[American
Grocer.
During hunt a lieutenant fired at
a rabbit, but did not hit it and mar
rowlv missed the major of his regi-
ment. Il say, lieutenant" exclaimed
the major, ARE you shooting at the
rabbit or for promotion ?"-[Texas
Siftings.
Hand to Mouth. Snagg Hello,
Baggs! Haven't seen you for years.
How are you living now?' Bags
Hand to mouth" Snaggs-"You
don't say so! By Jove | wouldn't
have thought it," Baggs Why
not? Can't a man be dentist and
be respectable ?"- Burlington Free
Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14
THE BEHRING SEA QUESTION.

The correspondence upon the
Behring sea complicat ton is long and
able The chief points are two: first,
a question of authority over the sea !;
and second, of the seal fishery.
The cleverness of diplomacy having
stated the case upon both sides, it is
a question for good sense not for
cannon to settle. Great Britain
raises question, and therefore sum-
mary proceedings pending a settle
ment would be inexcusable unless
our government has made up its
mind to have its way or fight. Such
a conclusion, of course, would be de
plorable. But unless it be adopted,
the subject should now be referred to
some friendly arbitration. The cor
respondence is able, and the people
of both countries should be satisfied
that the work of their advocates
having been well done, and no agree
ment reached, the question must now
be left - Harper's Weekly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14
THE WORKINGS OF HIGH LICENSE.

Mrs. Cougar, in a speech delivered
at Glyndon Heights, Maryland, gave
her audience the benefit of some i'm
portant facts that ought to be
known from one end of this country
to the other. In Nebraska the
saloons, under high license, have in
creased three per cent faster than the
population. There are 5000 saloons
in the state, fifty breweries, and three
distilleries. The city of Omaha, with
a population of 135,O0O, has 27O
saloons, each paying 1000 license.
Under the present high license sys-
tenn crime has increased in Nebraska
265 per cent faster than the popula-
ton. Last year 1.-The record of ar
rests in Omaha was greater than
anywhere else on the face of the
earth" The average was one arrest
for every ten citizens, men, women,
and children. This is about as bad
an exhibit of the workings of a
vicious system as anyone could wish
to see. 1t would appear that if
things continue to go as they have
been going in Nebraska, and the pro-
portion of jail-birds to population
continues to increase at the same
rate, the whole population will be
fitted for the penitentiary in the
course of generation or two. 1t is
surely about time for the people of
Nebraska to wake up and fight for
their homes against the destroying
angel of license.-[ New York Witness.
AMERICAN INDIAN STATISTICS.
The Indian agencies are 81 in num-
Der
The number of houses occupied by
Indians is 81 ,232.
The estimated number of Indians
in Alaska is 10000.
The total Indian population of the
United States is PAT ,761.
The number of Indians living on
and cultivating land is 9,612.
There are 10 Indian training
schools in different parts of the Union.
The number of Indian church mem
bers in the United States is 1868.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14
COUNTERFEIT NOTE.

There is a thousand dollar counter
felt note in the possession of the
secret service bureau in Washington
with an interesting history. One
morning not so very long ago a
handsomely dressed lady entered one
of the largest dry goods houses in
Boston, and after selecting a shawl
worth $3.50 rendered a genuine
$1,000 bill in payment. The note
was of course carefully scrutinized
and finally sent to a neighboring
bank, where it was vouched for.
When the lady was informed of its
acceptance she became indignant and
expressed in no measured terms her
opinion of a firm that would for a
moment suspect her honesty. So
wrathy was she, indeed, that she re-
fused to take the shawl, and, replac-
ing the money in her pOcketbOOk, left
the store. Later in the day she re-
turned. Her anger had disappeared,
and she explained that ha wing walked
all over Boston without being able
to find a shawl that suited her she
had returned to apologize for her
hasty action and take the shawl she
had first selected. She rendered a
$1,000 note, not a genuine one this
time, but a closely executed counter
felt. Of course the firm accepted the
money, believing it to be the genuine
note, without question, and the
woman departed with her shawl and
$3.50 in change. The swindle was
not discovered until the counterfeit
was rejected at the bank. The note
was then sent to the secret service
bureau, where its history is OCCASION
ally related to interested visitors.
The woman was never caught
Washington correspondent Boston
Globe