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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11


THE Era of this week says "the
STANDARD is now complaining that
the bullion value of silver is greater
than the money value" Our neigh
Dor is certainly "off' in this declara-
ton. So far from doing such a silly
thing as that, we have week
after week tried to put it in plain
light before the Era that just the re-
verse of what it accuses us of is true.
The coin or money value of silver is
about twenty per cent greater than
the bullion value. If the bullion
value was greater than the money
value, do you suppose the owners of
silver bullion would be idiots enough
to want it coined at a discount? We
are grateful to our neighbor for the
information which it volunteers to us
that "there is now no such thing a
free coinage of silver" The STAND
ARD is also aware of the fact that the
U. S. MINIS are not places "to which
anybody can take silver bullion or
old spoons and get them coined into
money, and for every $50 or $S5 bull
lion value get 500 in COIN" This is
exactly the condition of things, how
ever, which free coinage advocates
are trying to bring about. We have
tried to show the Era in previous is
sues that the Government gets the
benefit of the difference between bull
lion and money value of all silver
that is coined, and therefore the Gov
eminent can afford to sustain the
fiat percentage of this money with
its faith and credit. We see no rea>
son for change which will give this
profit to few mine owners instead
of to the whole people. The Era also
suggests the history of the trade dol
lar as "a nut for the STANDARD to
crack" We have been thinking
about those same trade dollars and
wondering how free coinage advo-
Gates are going to reconcile the histo-
ry of these dollars with their claim
that lone dollar" stamped on a piece
of metal by the Government makes
it worth one hundred cents, whether
or not it has any intrinsic worth or
other basis of value. There are yet a
good many trade dollars scattered
around somewhere which have not
been redeemed by the Government,
and they are worth just their bullion
value, not one cent more. Under
free coinage all of our silver coin
would soon depreciate to the same
level.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

AT LAST the Governor has been
heard from on the extra session.
Clerk of the Senate Jas. A. Harris,
of Knoxville, called on the Governor
at his home in Rutherford county
last Saturday, and quotes him as
saying, "that fenough of the various
county Democratic executive COM
mittees representing majority Of
the Democrats were, in formal man.
ner, to assure him that it was to the
best interests of the party and the
people to call the Legislature in extra
session, he would do So" A brilliant
decision this, for the Governor of a
great state. Lacking the mind to de-
termine whether or not an extra ses-
sion is necessary, he is at least going
to keep on the safe side, and if one is
called, shift the responsibility on
others shoulders. Even the Ameri-
can, which has stuck to the Governor
closer than a brother, while putting
up tame apology for the decision,
seems rather disguised with the situa-
ton.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

WHEN the Democratic County
Executive Committees meet to in
struct Brother Buchanan to call the
extra session, they should not omit to
include in the instructions all the
measures it is desired that the session
shall legislate upon. And while they
are at it, the committees might select
some competent man to act as COVER
nor pro tenn during the special
session, who will read over the laws
it may pass and seethat they contain
no plumbers to make them inopera-
tive.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

merit exhibited by the paper from
its very first issue. Its progress
proves that it has an able force from
the devil up to the managing editor.
The News announces that it will be-
gin the publication of a weekly edi-
ton about the first of August, which,
like the daily, will be newsy and
thoroughly Democratic.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

John Beasley, a farmer living near
Murfreesboro, took a large drink of
what he supposed to be whisky last
Friday, but the stuff proved to be
aconitey and Beaslg died that night.
Asaria Kimbro also drank from the
same bottle, but not so freely, and is
recovering from the effects Of the poi
son.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

and mines being developed, factories
built, ETC., our country would be
flooded with a deprecated currency,
our monetary system disarranged,
values of all kinds unsettled, conf
dence destroyed, and a far worse
state of affairs brought about than
now exists.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

If THE Governor had only taken
the precaution to get the advice of
the executive committees before APP
pointing a coal oil inspector for Nash
vile he might have been saved some
of the cruel criticisms Of those naugh-
ty newspapers.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11
He Got Left.

"My wife saved me from being
robbed by a desperate character one
night"
elbow ?"
"He Wimed into our room window
at midnight and went through my
trousers pockets, but he got nothing.
She had been there first"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

Hon. II. M. MCCONNELL was ap-
pointed Chancellor of the Chattanoo-
ga district on Wednesday of last
week, by GOV. Buchanan, to fill out
the unexpired term of Chancellor
Key, deceased.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

Chattanooga Times: The silver
ounce was quoted last week at 1901
to 1912, average about lOl. Hence
the silver in the silver dollar is worth
~ cents, 1t is generally believed in
financial circles that the metal will
gradually advance during the re-
mainder of the year.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

THE Nashville Herald now re-
ceives the Associated Press dispatch-
es for its Sunday morning edition.
The other six days it hustles for news
anywhere it is to be. found, and al
ways finds enough to make bright,
sparkling paper.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

SUNDAY liquor sellers in Chatta-
nooga wear masks over their faces.
At least one of them tried this scheme,
but it failed to save him from a fine.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

THE Van Buren, County Union
flies to the rescue of sour noble and
worthy president" Brer Mcdowell,
with string of patriotic resolutions.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

THE Republican Congressional
Committee of the Second District has
ordered a primary election to select a
candidate for the seat made vacant
by Houk's death. 1t is conceded
that this will give the nomination to
John Houk.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

THE daily papers have published
this week rumors to the effect that
Mexico is on the verge of another
revolution. 1t is claimed that arms
are stored in all the important
cities of that country, ready for an
uprising against President Diaz.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

WE call the Era's attention to the
second letter of J. w. Sparks, pub
lished in the American some days
ago, anent Mcdowell.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

Why not call the County Demo-
cratic Committees in extra session
and let them be Legislature and
Governor, toO?-Nashville Banner.
Why not just let the Nashville
Commercial Club assume these func-
tions?
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

JOHN HI. Mcdowell has returned
to Tennessee from Arkansas, where
he has been for several days, gather
ing affidavits with which to rebut the
Americans scathing exposure of his
career in that state. He promises
that his statement and affidavits shall
appear in the Toiler and other Nash
vile papers next Tuesday. Mellow
ell says his defense is conclusive, and
perfectly satisfactory to himself.
What he needs, however, is to put up
a defense which will be satisfactory to
the public, and the only way to do
this is through the courts.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

By singular conference.-the pres
Ses of both the Courier and News at
Bristol broke down about the same
hour last Monday, and consequently
Bristol had to worry along without
its two bright and interesting daily
papers for a day or two.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

CHIEF JUSTICE TURNEY of the
Supreme Court, has delivered an
opinion sustaining the constitutional
ity of the Dortch election law in
every particular. The case came up
from Shelby county.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11
HANLAN
FLOUR 3 FEED MILLS,
Haalsr, Warren County, Tenn.
SYLVESTER BRowER, Proprietor,
]. w. JOHNSON, Miller.

These mills are fitted up with the latest
improved Roller Process Machinery, and
are prepared to do the very best class of
merchant and custom work. Mr.. j. W.
Johnson, the miller, has had long expert
ence. have recently built large add.
ton to the mill for storing grain, and will
take all wheat offered at the Highest Cash
Price. Custom solicited and fullest salts
faction guaranteed.
SYLVESTER BRoWER, Prop'r.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

How would it do to have two
kinds of money-a cheap kind for our
creditors, and a high kind for our
debtors?-Dallas News.
A cheap kind and a high kind of
money is precisely what free coinage
Of silver will give us. The laborer
will get his wages in the cheap kind,
but when he comes to buy supplies, he
will find that he must lose the differ
ence between it and the high kind.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

A DISPATCH from Chicago says
"a circular of advice issued through
accredited channels of the Farmers
Alliance to all members of farmers
organizations in the United States,
urges them to combine and withhold
this years wheat crop from market
until the farmers can get their own
price, or at least price considerably
above the average" Now this looks
like business. When the Farmers
Alliance gets down to studying and
working out problems of this charac-
ter, we say amen to their efforts. BY
such combinations farmers can large
ly control the prices of their products,
and it is their right and duty to
themselves to do so. If the farmers
will resort to the same business
methods used in all other industries
they will soon find themselves mas
tiers of the situation, but if they sit
down and whine over their imagi-
nary wrongs and expressions, looking
to legislation and politics for relief,
they will find only the doom Of dis
appointment closing darker over
them every year.
THE GAINESVILLE Leaf-Chronicle
comes to the rescue of the New Era
with an answer to one question we
put to that paper, why do advocates
of free coinage object to putting a dol
lars worth of silver in the dollar?
The answer it gives is in substance
the fallacious argument that the mere
fiat of the U. S. Government will
bring silver to parity with gold.
The Leaf Chronicle concludes its arti-
Gle thus:
"Under a free silver coinage law
every ounce of silver mined in this
country would bring 100 cents for
every 37l4 grains either in bullion OF
coin, and England and all other ma
tons would have to pay that price
for it, or allow all of their silver pre-.
ducts to come here to develop our
waste lands, open our mines, build
factories and supply Europe with
many things that we are now i'm
porting on high tariff, besides sup'
plying the cotton, flour, etc., TO feed
and clothe their people, and have tC
pay for it in gold. This is what free
coinage MEANS"
If this roseate picture could NC real.
lied, free coinage law would be q
very nice thing, but under free coin
age law every 371l grains of silver
would fall far short of bringing 10C
cents in gold or other values. Tit
silver of other countries would sim
ply be unloaded upon the United
! States, and our gold taken in ex
change for it, Instead of waste land
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11

THE Chattanooga News celebrated
its third anniversary with a splendid
edition last Sunday of % pages, in>
GLIDING cover, all bound together and
wire stitched. The News has had a
phenomenal success, such as is rarely
attained in afternoon journalism, but
it has not been the result of luck or
any particular streak of good fortune.
1t is due entirely to the genuine
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-11
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
Changing Defeat to Victory.

The genius of Sheridan at Winchester
changed defeat to victory. So when feeble
adversaries in the shape of inefficient rene
dies fail to stay the progress of that obstinate
Id malignant foe. malaria. Hostetter's Stom
ach Bitters turns the tide-drives the enemy
back. Nothing in r1GteriG nedica, or out of it,
compares with this as an opponent of every
form of malarial disease ChiIs and fever
dumb ague, bilious, remittent and ague cake
it matters not-one and all are eXtirpated by
the BitterS. To take course of the great
preparative in advance of the malarial season.
is to buckle on, as it were, an armor of proof
which defes attack. So fortified. so protected,
you shall be scatheless Remember. too, that
the Bitters is an eradicator of liver complaint,
constipation, rheumatism, kidney complaints
and dyspepsia.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
Difficult Dentistry.

'What is the most difficult dental
work?" repeated dentist yesterday.
Bridge work. of course. Here is a
sample" and he handed me model of
the mouth of a well-known man about
town who is rather noted for his good
teeth. There were but three roots of
teeth in the mouth. Two were on the
left side aud one on the right side of
the mouth. To these roots he had at
tached gold and built up twelve teeth
that are as firm in the mouth and as
convenient as the original teeth. 1t
was done bv soldering gold to the gold
attached to the three roots and running
it round to the front Of the mouth.
Then on the front side Of this gold the
porcelain teeth are so well attached that
not particle of the gold shows, and the
teeth look perfectly natural. Indeed,
they are in the mouth as firm as natural
teeth, and to all practical purposes are
the same.-AHdntd Constitution
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
SELECT PERSONALS,

THE appointment of Lieut. Clarke, Of
the United States cavalry, to serve with
the Dusseldorf HussarS, has evoked APP
proving comments from the German
press.
STANDING BEAR, a Brule Sioux chief, is
delivering a course of lectures in ChiCa-
go. He has been at Pine Ridge Agency
several years, but took no part in the
late uprising.
WALT WHITMAN got out in the mid
April sun and warmth propelled in his
wheel chair, the first time after four
months Imprisonment in his sick room.
The "GOod Gray Poet" has not many
more years for this world.
PRESIDENT JOHN S. GARRISON, of the
National Republican League, is Just 4G
years old. He has lived in Iowa since
he was a boy of II, and he began his
career III life as a cOmpositor on the
Iowa State Register, of which he is now
the owner.
MARSHALL HALsTEAD, of the Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette, it is said
will soon wed Miss Glenn, the charming
daughter of President Glenn, of the
Commercial Gazette Company.
EDNA LYALL's health has again failed
her, and this time her physicians have
ordered her off to the Italian lakes to
remain there until she is completely re-
stored. 1t is now more than year
that this clever literary woman has
been prevented from taking up her pen.
DON PEDRO is no less q patriot because
his countrymen deposed him. He is
quoted as saying recently that their eX
pertinent of self-government will be a
success, and that Brazil will hold her
place among nations"
HENRY GEORGE is again hard at work,
this time on long contemplated treat
Use on political economy, designed to
reconcile the whole system of politico-
to land ownership.
GERONIMO, the Apache chief, along
with a number of his followers, is a
prisoner at Mount Vernon barracks
north Of Mobile, on the Mobile q Bir-
mingham railroad. The other day the
passengers on that railroad were startled
by cOlored man who burst into car,
eXcla1mlng: "Oh, marser, come out;
here's old DeuteronimO out yer ~
THE late Gen. Albert Pike, of Wash
ington, was perhaps better versed in
the mysteries of ancient FreemasOnry
than any other person in the world.
His TRANSACTIONS from the NedaS filed II
volumes of 900 pages each, all careful
ly written in a beautiful hand. Gen.
Pike used none but quill pens in this
writing, and carefully preserved each
one, the number probably reaching 10,-
0O0
CHARLES Francis ADAMS is a middle
sized man of compact built and grace
full manner. He is IS and belongs to
that family which gave two presidents
to the United States and whose name is
closely interviewer with the history of
Boston. After leaving Harvard he en-
tered the army, from which he
emerged a Brevet Brigadier General o.
Volunteers. Then he took up the prac-
tice of railroad law, and in 1884 was
elected president of the Union Pacific,
which position he resigned last year.
He belongs to the Massachusetts His
torical Society and various other learned
bodies.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
ANOTHER LOST RIVER.
a Stream in the Colorado River Desert
NIysteriouSlY Disappears.

n Stream in the Colorado River Desert
Mysteriously Disappears.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany has lost a river, and in consequence
has bridge whose occupation is gone.
The Whitewater River has flowed
from the Sierra Madre Mountains across
the sands of the region just this side Of
Seven Palms, as long as any one can re-
member. The station of Whitewater
was located where the river crosses the
railway, and was supplied with water
from its current
During the last heavy rains the
Whitewater rose in its might and devas-
tated the whole country round about,
washing out the bridge and the road
bed, and playing the mischief generally.
Soon the rain and the river stopped
simultaneously, and the river has not
been found since. 1t appears to have
become ashamed of itself for doing SO
much harm, and has apparently skunk
away in disgrace and sorrow. 1t is en-
tirely gone. At no point does it cross
the railroad, as it would have done were
it still in existence in some new course.
The railroad, In order to secure water
for its station at Whitewater, has been
obliged TO build pipeline way up to
the mountains at considerable expense.
All last summer, during the hottest,
dryest weather, the river ran placidly
along-in fact, it has never failed until
after it's jag of this winter. Now it
forms one OF the mysteries of that mys-
FERROUS region, the Colorado River
desert, and perhaps is flowing by the
Pegleg mine, and possibly ripping be-
side the treasure-laden Spanish galleon
which lies somewhere IN that region,
buried in sand.-Los angeles Herald
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
SuIL.OIl'S
CONSUMPTION
CURE.

The success of this Great Cough Cure is
without a parallel in the history Of medicine.
All druggists are authorized to sell il on pos
tive guarantee, test that other cure can Sue
cessfully stand. That it may become known,
the ProprietorS, at an enormous expense, are
placing a Sample Bottle Free into every home
in the United States and Canada. If you have
Cough, Sore Throat, or Bronchitis use it, for
it will cure you. If your child has the Group,
or WhooTng Cough, use it promptly, and relief
is sure. IF You dread that insidious disease
Consumption, use it. Ask your Druggist for
SHILOH'S CURE, Price 10 Cts, so cts. and
500. If your Lungs are sore or Back lame,
use Shiloh's Porous Plaster, Price Is cts.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
Change in German Military Matters.

Some notable changes in military mat
ters have recently been made in Ger
many. The infantry no longer keep
step, but each soldier takes the step
that suits MIN best, thus saving his
strength. 1t is the invariable practice to
carry out all manmuvers in marching or
der instead of in drill order, thus ac-
customing the men to vancouver in
peace as they would fight in war Of
fensive tactics are favored, great cavalry
charges are expected to mark future
battles, and the cavalry are being armed
with the lance. Artillery is also expect
ed to play more important part than
infantry is provided with intrenching
tools, Of which great use is likely to be
made
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
A Poor Theme for Joking.
A young man out West iokingl,

A young man out West. jokingly pro-
posed TO a joking girl to get married in
joke. She jokingly consented. But the
officiant Glanced to be a county Judge,
and now it is no joke. The young man
was shocked when informed he was le-
gally married, but in an age when men
out West write for Eastern wives he
must be crustv old bachelor or she
singularly unattractive if he goes wild
over his mistake. Anyhow the practi-
cal joker sooner or later gets left, and
matrimony is the last affair in the world
for practical Misunderstanding Union.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
Wrinkles and Age.

The marks upon the horns of a COW
indicate her age. At years old a
wrinkle may be found forming at the
base of the horn, and as the horn grows
the next year the wrinkles are easily
At years a second wrinkle appears.
After that one appears every year, until
at the age Of IL or II the wrinkles are
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13

An clipping couple were traced recent
ly in a peculiar way. A boarder had
run, away with the landlady, and the
husband of the woman, knowing of the
boarder's fondness for onions. gave that
as a part of the description. When the
couple were identified the man had a
plate of the odoriferouss vegetable be-
tpra him,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13

smaller and closer and less conspicuous,
and some Of the earliest will have been
worn away. What an agreeable ar
rangement Of the marks of age this
would be for us humans, to be sure Ito
have wrinkles grow smaller and disap-
pear as one grows older. If that limo
walton could be introduced it would be
the most popular --latest wrinkle" OF
the century.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
A henyu burden

II |coOO1 Ou!tt0fo
all the ills and ailments that only
female flesh is heir to. It rests with
you whether you carry it or lay it
down. You can cure the disorders
and arrangements that prey upon
your sex, with DR.. Pierce's Favor
tie Prescription. It's a legitimate
medicine, carefully compounded by
an experienced physician, and
ADAPTED to woman's delicate organ
ization.
For all organic displacements and
weaknesses, accompanied by weak
back, bearing-down sensations, and
for all uterine diseases, it's posi-
tive specific. It's guaranteed to
give satisfaction, in every case.
If it doesn't, you've only to ask
for your money and it's cheerfully
refunded. If it does, you'll want
to ask for nothing more. It's
the cheapest medicine you can use,
because you only pay for the good
you get. 1t improves digestion,
enriches the blood, invigorates
the system, and produces refresh
ing sleep.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13

THE POINT OF VIEw-De Bank (read-
ing cable dispatch from Italy)-<'If ]
were that man Humbert [ think [ should
feel pretty small by this time" De
Crank (reading sporting column-"If [
was Arson I'd fire him. They knocked
him clear out Of the box at Pittsburg
last Friday ~ ChicnnO Triblhne