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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-02-07
A GREAT SHOT,
Modification of a Fox Who, Had Been
Robbed of His Tail.

Robbed of His Tail.
'Foxes is curious critters" said an old
Maine hunter after gazing thoughtfully
for some time at the picture of fox
which adorned an advertisement for the
sporting powder Yes, they are l
lived right among 'em, ye might say,
ever since / was boy, and kalkerlate
that l know about all there is to know
about EN- and their peculiarities. Why,
! hunted 'em when was so little that
had to rest my gun over fence or a
stump, an shoot 'em, too.
zone funny thing about 'em is their
tail Now fox sets dretful sight by
his tail, an he can no more git along
without it than you can raise chickens
'thout settin' the eggs. How do know?
Why, 'sperience, o. course. Imost allus
speak from sperience. And he paused
to relight his pipe, which had gone out
during the lecture on natural history,
and having accomplished this he re-
sumed:
Gentlemen" he said, you all know
where the old Peacock Tavern is, O
course, way out there by the pond on
the Brunswick road-used to be an old
stage tavern. Well, me and Bill were
out round there gunnin' one day, an
started fox on them hills that lead
down to the pond. 1t was pretty near
Christmas, but there wasn't no snow on
the ground, tho the pond was frozen
over That fox made for the pond for
all he was worth, and see that If some-
thing wasn't done poorly quick we'd lose
him, so says to Bill, Let him have itp
but Bill was so excited that he couldn't
do anythin' but holler. And there was
that fox goin' mile minute for the
ice.
'He was as much as one hundred and
fifty yards away, but I'd tried him il
he'd been five hundred. Just then he
went sailing over stone wall, and as
he rose above it took quick aim an
fred.
"Somethin' dropped We both saw II
and Bill turned to me and said: An
drew, that was a devilish good shot!
When we got to the wall there was that
fox's tail cut off as clean as if a razor
had done it, but the fox warn't nowhere
round.
1--WE hunted everywh ere, but couldn
find him, when Bill happened to lool
out on the pond and see red ball go
ing over the ice like streak. 1t wa
that fox. He couldn't run straight with
out his tail, but kept rollin' over ant
over and over like cart wheel. w,
didn't want to lose him, so we followed
on and found him away up on Winthrop
stream, where he had drowned himsel
in an air hole, he felt so mean withou
his tail. That's why know fox can
get along without it. ! could tell yol
lots more about 'em, but / haven go
time ow."-Lewiston Journal.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-02-07
Mr.. GREEDY GOT LEFT.
How the Famous Editor Was Beaten Gu
of Ham.

How the Famous Editor Was Beaten Out
of Ham.
After the Tribune had moved its Of
fees to Spruce and Nassau streets, in
the old building, Mr.. Rhoades came
down one morning about nine o'clock
and saw big ham lying on the iron
heater, writes q correspondent Frank
lin j. 0ttarson, the city editor, came in
and said, Dave, whose ham is that?'
81 don't know, '0t," was the reply. 81
only know that when came into the
Office that ham was there"
Give it to me-" said "Ot."
Nothing of the kind" said Rhoades.
you want it, come around and get it "
Ottarson promptly went around and
took it, At 10 o'clock Mr. Greedy came
around and said;
Dave, where is my hain?"
"Your ham! Get up to Ottarson's as
quick as you can, and probably you will
find it in the pot boiling"
well, confound you" said Mr.. Gree
ly, using more vigorous language, how.
ever why did you give Ottarson thai
ham?"
"He took it," was the reply. "Ottar
son came down and asked for the ham.
wouldn't give it to him, and he took it.
Next day Mr.. Greeley said; Con
found you, you gave ct that ham,"
Nothing of the kind"
LOT says you did"
Hes not telling the truth.
Shortly afterward Mr.. Greedy unbur
dened his mind to his associates in word
something like these: "lo GU lot o
thieves, I'll have to pin my shirt on m,
back if don't want to lose it amonJ
you. Chicago Evening Journal.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-02-07
On Wills and Willing.

In the month of December the wills
of two very rich men who died in
New York were made public. One
testator left a widow and several
children. The other was chldless,
but his wife survived him. The for
mer left the whole of his estate, with
the exception of some unimportant
legacies, to his wife and children.
The other, after providing for his
wife an income sufficient for her
maintenance in reasonable comfort
during her life, left very large be-
quests to colleges and hospitals. His
heirs at~law we've remembered with
modest legacies and his executors
named as residuary legatees. These
two wills being probated about the
same time, and dispOsing of estates
believed to be of approximately equal
amount, have been much compared
and contrasted, and have been the
subject of amusing criticism. The
testator who left money to the col
leges was lauded and held up as a
man of splendid generosity; while
the fact that the other departing mill
lionaire left nothing to charity, was
put down in evidence of his selfish
ness.
Now, it is very good plan for
very rich men to leave requests to
charitable uses. But the fact that
man leaves a great fortune to charity
by will is no proof at all that he was
a generous man. He doesn't give
his own money, he gives money that
was his; that, perhaps, he held on to
as long as he could, and that neces-
sarily found a new owner as soon as
the breath passed out of his body.
1t is impossible to be generous by
will. A will does not give, it only
regulates division. A will may be
cited in evidence of the testatOr's at-
lection or of his sense of justice, but
not of his generosity; unless, indeed,
he is known to have denied himself
and saved and accumulated money,
not because he wanted it for himself,
but for the sake of those who would
have it after him.-FrOm 'The Point
of View" in February Scribner.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-02-07
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

Tho total income Of the Church Of
England is about 100000 week
Keep the heart right and the feet
will not go far astray. Rams Horn.
God does not compel men to be good.
Christ never healed man against his
consent Salvation is not for the UNI
willing, but for whatsoever will
RAMS Horn.
-Nearsightedness is overrunning the
French people as much as the Germans.
Among the senior boys in the different
French colleges more than 46 per cent.
are nearsighted.
AT last they are about to introduce
gas into the boys dormitories at Rugby
School Up to now candles, stuck in a
rude zinc candle-stick, have been used.
Each evening it was the duty Of the
flag" for the week to blow out the can
die and put the stick outside the door.
The celebration OF the one hun
dredth anniversary of the organization
of the Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal
Church, Philadelphia, has just been held.
This is the oldest Methodist Church in
Philadelphia next to St Georges, and
its history is exceedingly interesting.
II faith every where resists and
every where outlives all the denials, all
the doubts and all the darkness which
Cypress mankind, it is that man bears
within himself an imperishable con-
uOiOnunaoc 90 hA anlnyincs hnu1 txthi IA
connects him with God and God with
him. -GuiZot.
Senator Evarts has secured for
Howard University, Washington, copies
of all law books where there exist dupli-
Gates in the Congressional and judicial
libraries. He has introduced bill ap.
propriating SIC, 900 annually for the
maintenance of the law department.
The theological department opens with
promising classes.
There was never time when Chris
tianity had so strong hold as at pres.
emit on the educated minds Of the world.
There was never time when the Bible
was accepted as bringing a revelation
from God to man by so many students
of science as now accept it trustfully
One of the indications Of progress in
this direction is found in the improved
Christian tone of our colleges in Eng
land and America. - Sunday-SchOol
| Times.
The "Children's League of Kind
ness" in London, embodies pretty
idea, its primary object being to induce
children to help children and bridge the
gulf between those of afliuent and un
fortunate circumstances with the deeds
of kindness The members, children o
wealthy parents, give two articles an
nually, either dolls or toys, to the poor
and the associates mothers or guard
ansj give two garments annually. The
garments are sold at very low price
the proceeds of the sale and the subscrip
tions going toward the children's holi
| daV fund
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-02-07
Gnmmefrial
MEANWHILE PRODUCE MARKET.
Corrected weekly by Mead & Ritchey.
OFFICE SOUTHERN STANDARD,

OFFICE SOUTHERN STANDARD,
McMinnville, February 1891.
MCMINNvILLE, Feb. 6.-About the
only changes we have to notice in
prices of country produce since our
last report, is further declince in
eggs. While the decline has been
slow, and permanent in all probabili-
ty, they are evidently lower and per-
haps will be still lower before the
end of the month. The producing
area is so large, and so many farmers
are making a speciality of the produc-
ton of poultry and eggs in the West
and Northwest, as well as the East
and South, when the weather is
favorable the production is very large,
especially during the spring months.
On account of the recent cold spell
they have been checked in their
downward tendency little. Every
dealer should expect lower prices and
be prepared. Dried fruit, now that
there is very little, is in better de-
mand at higher prices. Very little,
however in the country,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-02-07
Notice.

A LII parties owing the late firm of Doty
N & Mead will come forward and make
payne mt to Z. G. Mead, surviving partner.
Those having claims against the firm will be
paid by f. G. Mead and are notified to pre-
sent the same. The business will be con.
tinued by E. G. Mead. He will occupy the
old stand, and asks the continued patronage
of former customers.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-02-07
Almost q Hint.

Dudely-What lovely little fingers
you have got, Miss Fanny. They are
hardly larger than baby's fingers.
Fanny-Yes, ma always said that it
would hardly cost any thing at all to get
an engagement ring to fit my finger
Texas Siftings.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-02-07
A Woman of Family.

$50 Fordham flights has married Mrs.
Bronson, eh?"
YES. Pm surprised, too, She is a
woman of no family"
"You must be mistaken. Fordy told
mo she had five children. "-Harper's
BaZar
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-02-07

Athens Post: If the Legislature
will set stern face toward all bills
proposing to change a county line,
they will have much valuable time
at their disposal tor the considers
ton ofbills OF importance.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-02-07
Dissolution Notice.

The firm of ], II. Curl & CO., in the Saw
Mill business, has been dissolved by mutual
consent, Curl retiring. All persons indebt
ed to the firm are hereby notified to come
forward aud make settlement at once.
]. II. CURL & co.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-02-07
Subscribe for the STANDARD. 81.

The Masonic Grand Lodge in ses-
sion in Nashville last week elected
the following officers: w. S. Smith,
Grand aMaster; NJ. d. Smallman,
Deputy;Grand Master, and Bun F.
Price, of Memphis, Senior Grand
Warden Or. G. T. Stainback, Of
McMinnville, Grand Chaplain.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-02-07
Candid.

"That girls perfect poemp' ex-
claimed Gazlay, referring to young
lady who was passing
"And what am ~" asked Mrs. Gazlay,
coyly.
20, you are blank verse. West
Shore.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-02-07
No Need to Try.

Gazzam-How long do you suppose a
man can live without eating?
Maddox don't know. Have no per-
sonal experience, l advertise largely,
you know.-Judgo.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-02-07
NASHVILLE MARKET REPORT,

Corrected from the Nashville american
every Thursday evening.
NASHVILLE Feb. 4-There is gener-
al activity manifested throughout the
markets, and in most departments
collections are commensurate with
the value of distributions. Bank
clearings also show that money is
moving in this direction with more
freedom than it did last week. a
The market for groceries is active
and values steady all along the line.
Flour is strong at quotations. The
provision market is quiet and easy.
Country produce shows no change
from yesterday. Eggs are steady at
quotations, and hens continue dull
and easy. Wheat is firm at the prices.
Corn for milling very firm. Hay
rules steady and bran firm.
Wheat, from wagons, gooddry, new,9S tol.O5
Corn, from wagons....,..........". 60 to 90
N''''''' '''''''''' '''-'''''''' '''.,,''' ''
Oats....."......... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. % to 90
Hay, prime timothy, per tor. $1,000 to 1900
Dried Apples...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Sto 8
Dried Peaches, halves
arters..................... to
Dried Blackberries .............. .........7to IA
Feathers prime. ...,............ ........ to &c
Glnseng, dry........ to $40
Butter ...."...,.....""..."..l2 to Ii
EggS.,"., ..... TO IL
Chickens frying. ..............
Heus ..'',..'.''''.'..'.,.,'.. MINIMUM.
Irish Potatoes, per Dbl ...................2.7;
Wool, unwashed .......................... 21tO %
" tub.washed, 80. ...................... 2S to 81
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-02-07
1t Stands for the Town.

From the Murphy Scout: The
newspaper is the only institution
that goes abroad to show itself and
speak for its locality. The lands may
be as fertile as the Garden of Hesper-
ides, the mines may be rich, the tim-
Der valuable, the water pure and the
climate delightful; all of them must
wait for people to come along and
recognize the truth. The newspaper,
on the contrary, passes through the
mails and visits the great business
eenters where there is money to do
with. If the paper is prosperous
looking, well edited and attractive it
will make a good impression. They
who seek it will think it comes from
among a wide-awake, progressive
people who have a good country
good to live in and good to invest in.
GAINESVILLE LeacChronicle: The
States Legislature boycott on the
Worlds Fair seems to have proven a
cloture for the conspirators in the
Senate.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-02-07

w. B. Barker, mayor of Birming-
ham, Ala, who was visiting at West
Point, Miss, was assaulted by rob-
bers last Monday night and cut sew
eral times with a knife. His heavy
overcOat saved his life.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-02-07

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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-08-05

1872 horses, So, ST. in machinery and
$471 in furniture, while ii North Star
there are less than 375 people, but $50
cows. 284 horses, $2.847 in machinery
and ST. 1898 in furniture These figures
illustrate without further explanation
the methods employed by some to avoid
taxation. The result of it all is that the
equalizing board must either complac-
emily submit to allowing tho cities and
straightforward communities to pay the
bulk of the taxes or else raise the rate
of valuation in those towns. where it is
so apparent that refusal to give correct
information exists. Most generally the
former is done, and the towns with big
population, but few horses and COWS
and very little furniture, profit accord.
ingly. Perhaps it IS indiscreet in us to
thus make public the secret of low tax
alton in certain districts IN the county,
but,if the assessors in the future do their
duty, no harm will result. -.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-08-05
CHAIRMAN GARRISON.


The probable successor TO Mr.. Quay.
as chairman of the national Republican
Committee, is not the equal OF the
Pennsylvania ire-puller in shrewdness,
but if be succeeds in warding off pub
lie calumny, he will prove boon to
the Republican party. 1t is true that
in these days, much of political success
depends uron shrewdness and aggres-
siveness, but. to be enduring, these
qualities must be backed up by
honesty. Honesty is the trait which
gives strength to Individual and party
character. It is the trait through which
all other qualities receive their force.
Without it, they shine, but lack essen
tial strength. Roscoe Conkling lived at
time VIXEN political corruption and
wan1onness in high places stalked un-
abashed. but honesty and force of char
acter gave him power possessed by
none of his contemporaries. And it
will do as much to-day. In spite OF our
loose politics, honorable methods are
respected by the masses aud political
trickery is detested. If Mr.. Clarkson
bears this in mind, and if he but holds
himself aloof from the INSCRIPTIONS
bargaining that is dong so much to
degrade our system of elections, he will
have earned a station among the men
of honor, integrity and tested worth.
Partisan villifers, of course, will strive
to paint him with blot, but no lasting
stain will eyer cling to HIM who holds
his honor as priceless prize. Let
Clarkson but bring to his arduous task
the consciousness of right and the firm
ness of integrity, and he will win laur'
els for himself and honors for his party
Quay trusted to his cunning, fought
| like with like, and won. But his sue.
cesses were as few as they were great.
He had not entrenched himself in homes
ty, but left his methods open to attack.
Emconies stood ready to pick to pieces
a record, none too strong, and even
friends forgot his former work. Polit'
icallv now he is dead, and in his short
and unenviable career all politicians
may find food for thought. Clarkson
may profit from it, if he wills, and with
his shrewdness couple that which makes
the character firm and strong.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-08-05

THE YOUNG Mr.. HEATWOLE.
That kid-gloved gentleman, Gilber.
a. Pierce, erstwhile territorial COVER
nor OF Dakota through the sanction of
q Republican president and Senator By
the consent of ring, and of whom it
has been said that he knows no more of
politics than a school-boy of tender
years, has undertaken in the Minnea-
polls Tribune to give pointers to that
astute politician, Joel P. Heatwole. He
finds fault with the age of the young
Mortified editor and , makes sport
of the eloquent mustaschios of the
Republican chairman. Mr.. Heatwole,
OF course, must be greatly grieved to
thus be told that he ought not to be
young and handsome. It is hard to be
brought to realization that the Gre
ator was at fault in the designing of
ones physique, and particularly poig-
nant must it be to be told so by che
who knows 50 much as Gilbert A.
Pierce: B..
Again Mr.. Pierce is at a loss 10 see
anything in Mr.. Heatwole's editorial
writings. He misses the easy flow that
characterizes his own style and tells
| Mr.. Heatwole that he has failed to utter
burning words of truth that will 60
echoing down the ages and cause the
News, like the Tribune and its polished
editorial writer, to be priced by future
generations. Mr.. Heatwole Of course
should take these utterances very much
to heart. He should cease to write I'm.
welcome facts about certain political
leaders and contne himself to theoriz-
ing upon the eloquence Of someone's
mustache or the personal beauty Of
contemporary authors. BY doing this
he may not do so much to down the
rings that are holding grip upon poll
teal affairs in this state, but he will
have at least come into the graces O.
Mr.. Pierce, editor after the most ap-
proved fashion.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-08-05
LET'EM ALL COME.

The New Ulm Review says that spec-
ial trains will be run into New Ulm
from Springfield, Mankato and lie
Sueur on the 22d to accommodate the
visitors to the Sioux monument dedica-
ton. They will arrive there at 10 o.
clock in the morning. The attendance
on this occasion is expected to be large
and no doubt Mankato will furnish her
full quota of people. The event is one
in which all old residents will be par
ticlarly interested, while the younger
generation may be expected to show
their patriotism by mingling very ge1.
orally with the throng, although the
published invitation does not include
such. New Ulm will leave nothing un-
done to make the occasion one of inter.
est.--Mankato Free Press. ~
The above would seem to indicate :hat
the idea had taken root with many that
New Ulm did not care whether any
body but the old defenders came here
here on the 22nd or not? This is mis-
take. New Ulm not only wants the de.
tenders here on the appointed day, but
she also wants every person in Manka-
to or any other town in the state who
would like to witness an interesting
celebration, spend day or two in q
growing aud beautiful town and get
acquainted with community of happy
and sociable people. For of such is our
prosperous city made up. We don't
claim that New Ulm is the Getty of con.
ventions,' but we do believe that for a
day or so we can accommodate a few
thousand people and entertain them SO
that the event will not soon be forgotten.
We hardly think we are entitled to be
called the ..city of parks but never
theless our city is dotted here and there
with pleasant and Well-kept resorts
that rival those Of Minneapolis, while
all around is scenery as grand and
beautiful rs nature usually sees fit to
adorn a town with. It is possible also
that this is not the city Of churches
/ but we have few fine ones here and
along with our many other public build
ings they form . group that is possessed
by few towns of even twice the size.
At any rate,a few hours in New Ulm on
the 22nd Of August will not be missed
much from the busy life Of anybody.
land q little mingllng with those who
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-08-05
SOMETHING WRONG.

Somehow, somewhere and for some rea-
son there is glaring wrong in the returns
made to the auditor by The township as
SCISSORS. To locate these wrongs and
to assign to them a reason is far from
difficult and easily within the power of
anyone who will take the trouble to
compare few figures. For instance,
the population of Now Ulm is less
than one-third of that of the entire
county, and yet the valuation of the
household furniture in this city is large
" in excess of that of all of the rest of
the towns put together. Again, New
Ulm is the only town in the county
that has any diamonds and jewelry, and,
to Judge from their assessed valuation,
lit is fair to conclude that even our own
citizens have been wearing glass or
paste after all. New Ulm IS also the only
town that has any gold and silver plate
or plated ware, and even here the treas
ures Of 1000 people in this line don't 60
above 1856. In Sleepy Eye dogs are as
sessed at STA head, while everywhere
else they slide in at 81 a piece. Surely
there is no equality or justice ia such
assessments as these, nor does it show
a surplus of honesty among the owners
Of property. Then. let US goa little
further and take notice Of the systemat-
ic method Of underestimation that is
practiced in some Of the country towns
and is so evident from the returns. In
the town Of Stark, for example, there
are 624 people according to the latest
census. In the same town there are 415
cows, 269 horses, $l,67l in agricultural
machinery and $642 in household furni-
ture. Now, in the town Of Leayenworth
with only AZ people there are 500 COWS,