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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
YES SIR,

We are trying to accomplish
this. We know the trade
is more conversant with
fashions and fabrics each
year. We know that you
will demand of us the same
fovors in low prices that are
extended to you by thous-
ands Of wide awake business
men all over the country.
We know you are going to
patronize those who have the
right kind Of goods at the
right prices. Knowing all
these things we will spare
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

The time has come when
the HUSTLER alone sur
wives. Competition is in
the land and unless a mer-
chant is on a level with the
moving caravan he is
daubed with the title Of
"NO GOOD"
and sent into oblivion.
Railroads and telegraphs
(and shall we say air-ships)
have shortened the distance
between the consumer and
producer, and made time
and transportation of small
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
The city Schools.

The City Schools opened last Mon
day morning with about two hun
dred and thirty pupils in attendance
at the white school, and between for
ty and fifty at the colOred. Up to
this time 249 tickets have been issued
for the white school, This is the
largest opening the school has ever
had since it was established. Addi-
tional room for the school is badly
needed, and the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen should take immediate
steps to provide it.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

Mrs. Kendall and two children,
of Ohio, after a visit of two or three
weeks to friends here, left for home
last Wednesday.
Mr.. A. III. Woodlee has engaged
in the mercantile business here, and
will become permanent resident of
McMinnville. He is preparing to
erect a cottage residence near that of
DIR. Burger, to front on Donnell
Street.
Mr.. ]. s. Barton left last Tues
day morning for some point near At
lanta, Ca, with his daughter, Miss
Maggie Belle, who has secured a mu-
sic class and will teach for the next
ten month. Mr.. Barton will be alb
sent about two weeks.
Mrs. Geo. T. Lewis called on
Rev. ]. T. Curry and wife one day
this week, and presented to the new
parsonage a fine steel engraving,
handsomely framed, of the Methodist
General Conference which met in the
capitol at Nashville in 1878. The
gift is highly appreciated by all the
membership of the church.
"A storm party from town visited
the hospitablehome ofMr. f. T. Fish
er, about two miles in the country,
on Tuesday night. Some little fairy
had preceded them, and they found
table grooming under a bountiful
load of delicious refreshments, and
the party generously relievedit of its
burden. They found that the cross
ties had multiplied marvelously hes
tween the time of the outward trip
and the return.
The reception given by Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Mcclure from . to S o'clock
last Saturday evening, in honor of
their guests, Miss Marcie Lee Dewitt
and Miss Laura Farrar, of Nashville,
proved an occasion of rare pleasure to
all present, who were mostly the old
friends of Miss Marcie at this place.
The hours were delightfully."- whiled
away in pleasant conversation,
music, and little clipping of the
light fantastic" Refreshments were
served on the lawn.
The Falcon Mills at this place
put wheat at $1.O0 per bushei last
Saturday. This, with the news of
the furry on the New York and
Chicago stock, exchanges, created con-
siderable excitement among the far
mers, good crowd of whom were in
town Monday. A good many of our
farmers had said they would sell
when wheat reached the dollar
mark, but owing to the speculative
sales on the Chicago board up to as
high as $l.13, many of them were in
clined to hold for a higher figure.
Mondays dealings on the stock eX-
changes showed considerable de-
cline, however, and large quantities
of wheat have been coming in to the
Falcon Mills during the week.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
Notice.

All parties indebted 10 the Nc
Minnville Hardware Co., composed
of Moffitt & Smith, must settle their
notes and accounts by the LIST Mon
day in September. All notes and ac-
counts unpaid at that date will be
placed into the hands of officers.
Please call and settle promptly, and
you will greatly oblige us.
Respectfully,
MCMINNVILLE HARDWARE Co.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

consequence. Is it right
to take advantage of these
great accommodations, and
by dealing with
HEADQUARTERS
place ourselves in line with
the mammoth depots of dry
goods and clothing in the
metropolises Of the country,
and our customers where
they can reap the benefit OF
shrewd buyers, who buy
from the manufacturers,
where only one profit is
m.o charged?
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
Town Topics

Breakfast bacon at j. w. Gray's.
-Mason's Fruit Jars at j. w.
Gray's.
Mr.. d. B. Carson has a new Dia-
mond safety bicycle.
Fine Hand Leaf Tobacco at j..
w. Gray's,
-Wanted-A white girl for nurse.
Apply at this Office.
-Twenty-one pounds of G Sugar
for Sl.OO at ]. w. Gray's..
Big lot Douglas Shoes just re-
ceived al j. G. M. Ross d Sons.
You can get school books and
school supplies from A. P. Seitz.
The cheapest line of Queensware
just received at j. w. Gray's.
Mrs. w. w. Fairbanks has recov-
cred from Il severe case of fever.
Just received box of fine i'm
ported Italy Lemons at J. w. Gray's.
Mr.. John G. Mcclure made a
business trip to Cookeville last week
The local market has been flush
with home grown watermelons this
week.
Miss Jennie Mofiitt left last Sun
day for Beersheba, to spend few
weeks. s.
Nashville Bread for sale at ].
w. Gray's.
Mrs. Il. II. Cack, Of Dunlap, is
here on visit to her mother, Mrs. j.
c. Moflitt.
Norman Griswold went to Nash
vile last Tuesday in search of a bust
ness situation.
Mrs. w. B. Smart, of Dallas,
Texas, is here on visit to relatives
and friends.
Mrs. w. r. Gribble is up again,
after having been very sick for two
or three weeks.
ID. l.. Brown received big line
of fine cigars from New York to-
day. Try them.
Mr.. Charley Rogers, of Shreve
port, La, is here on visit to his
mother, Mrs, j. G. Biles.
The Rev. j. r. Curry will assist
in revival meeting at Vervills
during the coming week,
Mr.. f. w. Smart, of Nashville
was mixing among his old friends
here Il day or two this week.
Capt. j. w. Irwin spent last Sun
day with his family here, returning
to Nashville Monday morning.
Mr.. Jos. Newton went to Wood
bury last Saturday to spend week
among his old friends in Cannon.
Miss Josephine Tardif, Of Unior
City, Tenn, is visiting Miss Hermin
ia Jeanmaire, on Smithville Street.
Miss Sallie Miles of Rutherford
county, is visiting here this week
and is the guest of Miss Daisy Biles
-Ritchey & Bostick have on hanC
mammoth stock of scratch book
and writing paper of all kinds il
pads.
Mrs. Frank Spurlock returned t
Chattanooga last Monday after ;
visit of two weeks to her parent
here.
Miss Laura Black has takel
charge of the school formerly laugh
by Miss Maggie Wallace at Brook
side.
The water in the Annis Cotton
Mills pond was drained off this week
in order to make some repairs on tn,
dam.
Mrs. j. II. Sheriff. has been yer,
low with fever for the last tw
weeks, bur is better this FRIDAY
morning.
Miss Virginia Bagley, of Fayettc
vile, who had been visiting relative
here for two or three weeks, rcturne,
home Thursday.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

1t is related as a curious fact that
Paris, with a population of nearly
two million five hundred thousand
souls, has less than one hundred ne
groes within its limits. Staticians
say the whole of France cannot mus
ter negro population exceeding 80.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

BY order of the P. O. Department, One
Centmust be collected on all advertised let
tiers. Parties calling for any ofthese letters
will please say advertised"
a. II. FAULKNER, P. NJ.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
Homestead Fertilizers.

Wheat growers will find a full sup
ply of this reliable Fertilizer for sale
by Mead & Ritchey.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

no efforts to place before the
I trade the coming season one
: of the best stocks you can
find within your reach.
Our buyer is now in New
} York and Philadelphia.
J Remember he is there for
8 your own interest.
II WAIT
\ for the coming stock.
N While our buyer is absent
the house will use every eff
i fort to close out all summer
goods. We desire to men
ton the select line of
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the Postoifice at McMinnville,
for the week ending Aug. 20, which will be
forwarded to the Dead Letter Office if not
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30

DO you want Room or Tenement?
Watch the columns of the News" or,
better still, insert a 1O-cent advertisement.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
BEFRIENDs WOMEN PRISONERS.
Mrs. Foster OF New York and Her Peculiar
Position in the Courts.

There is woman in this town who
makes it the business Of her life to haunt
the police courts and prisons In search OF
unfortunate women whom she may be-
friend. She has been doing this for years,
and yet has escaped notoriety. The first
object Of her life is to help women in mis-
fortune Her second object seems to be TO
avoid publicity.
Go into any prison or any police court
you choose in this city, however, and ask
any official what he thinks Of Mrs. Foster,
and he will reply earnestly in words Of al
most extravagant praise 1t is really very
surprising how powerfully she has inn
pressed them all with sense Of her good
ness Jailers who look upon the most pitt
full scenes daily with supreme indifference,
and from much practice talk habitually in
hard, authoritative tones, soften their
voices perceptibly when speaking Of her.
She is the widow of General John A. Fos-
ter, war veteran, Judge advocate gen.
eral in the south after the war; a lawyer
and once United States district attorney
in this city. He died a few years ago
His widow lives at AL Park avenue. She
adopted her present work after her hus-
bands death She il connected with the
Protestant Episcopal city missions, and
gives her whole time and most Of her in
come to her missionary speciality of helping
arrested women. Mrs. Foster is about forty
years old, a TALL slender. gentle spoken
woman. as brave rs she is gentle, and with
capabilities Of great resolution on occasion.
She is one Of the women whom other wom-
en- involuntarily trust and confide in.
Mrs. Fosters headquarters are the
Tombs and special sessions. for here center
most OF the unfortunate women who get
entangled with the law. The prisoners
from all the police courts, IL held for trial,
eventually come to the Tombs prison, so
this is naturally her base Of operations.
But sometimes she visits the other courts,
and the Rev. Brockholst Morgan, in his
rounds through the courts and prisons,
often sends for her 10 cheer and comfort
unfortunatcs Even the jailers in the pris-
ons attached TO the police courts send to
the Tombs for Mrs Foster sometimes when
they have unmanageable women in their
care whom they think she would like TO
see.
Mrs. Foster has great influence with the
police justices. She gets acquainted with
the women prisoners before they are sum.
moned before the bar, and she has made up
her mind what should be done in the case
of each one. II she says nothing when the
woman IN arraigned the justice knows
without asking that Mrs. Foster thinks
this woman would not be improved by be
ing freed.
if she steps forward and asks the justice
10 release the woman or to commit her %
such W. SUCH az asylum VI rstreA her re
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
THE NEW CLUB HOUSE.

The reading room will face the vesti.
bule. and be screened therefrom by glass
partition. There will be q semi circular
bay In the reading room, divided from the
main room by means Of two columns and
Hat arch above. This will be lighted by
seven mullioned windows, which will
throw strong light through the reading
room to the main hall. Large sliding
doors will divide the parlor from the read.
Ing room. and the former apartment will
also be convenient TO the side entrance.
The visitors room Is placed conveniently
near to the entrance and the coat room is
convenient to both entrances. The side
entrance has been so arranged that in
case OF an entertainment, or IL IL is desired
to use the bowling alleys or shooting gal
lery separately. it will not be necessary to
enter the main part OF the house, as the
inner hall can be closed up by sliding
doors. The ladies' parlor has been placed
near tho side entrance, and will be
handsome apartment.
There will be a special entrance to the
bowling alleys. 30 that those wishing to
play need not enter the main bull ding
The gallery In the bowling alley has a
seating capacity OF 200. There are to be
six alleys OF regulation length. and at the
far end there will be a storage room, labor
atory. and attendants coat closet.
On the second story and directly
above the main portion OF the building
will be the gymnasium or auditorium
The room will be fifty feet square. and be
provided with q movable platform. The
stage part will be used as a sparring
room. There will be large dressing
room, storeroom, superintendents room,
and chute for sending articles down tc
the basement. Ample locker room will
also be provided.
The bathing department will consist oi
two individual baths and a needle and
shower bath.
The card room will be upon the second
floor, where quiet and sccluslon are OBJ
tainable. There will be a staircase at the
back Of the stage, so that performers will
not be compelled to pass through the au.
ditorium.
Tho shooting gallery. which will be full
length, will be underneath the bowling
alleys.
The building will be heated by furnace
For purposes OF ventilation. light. and
convenience the above plans would seem
TO be we'll suited, and the Elizabeth A. G.
will undoubtedly have an elegant and
commodlous home.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30

eously. 1t is nothing more than nuge
repeater. Two minutes before IL every
day the Southern wire chief will stick q
plug in his board. connecting that instru-
ment with the Washington time wire.
The Washington time wire is attached TO
the big clock In the observatory there,
and the swinging pendulum ticks the
saunders Of many thousands OF instru-
ments. At noon, the slow. monotonous
ticking, unlike anything ever heard
on a telegraph wire, stops, and all the
various offices set their clocks IL they re-
quire 1t.
Near the centre OF the room Is q gallery
about thirty feet square. There the mes
sages which tho Office handles are as
sorted and routed. That operation Is TO
be by far the most interesting sight to
the average visitor who is not familiar
with the business. IL is piece Of mech
anism that he can understand. Into this
gallery will pour all the messages that
are sent out from New York. all the mes
sages destined for New York, and all the
messages that merely pass through New
York. The pnuematic tubes, with which
many OF the larger branch offices OF the
city and the main Offices are connected.
will end there. From the gallery the
mess ges are distributed throughout the
room by means OF n carrier system, SINH
lar to that used for cash in some OF the
larger stores.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
THEIR NEWCLUB HOUSE.
The Building Planned by the Eliza
beth, N. j.. Athletic Club.
A VERY HANDSOME BUILDING.
1t will Have Reading Rooms, Bowling
Alleys, a Gymnasium, - Bathing De-
partment, shooting Gallery and a
Card Room--A Flemish Gothic Design.

ELIZABETH, n. j., Dec. 30.-The Athletic
Club will build new home, and
Judging from the plans, the stiuc-
ture will be an extremely hand.
some one. The style Of architecture
will be Flemish-Gothic. and the ma
terlal pressed brick with stone trimmings.
The roof will be of green-colored slate.
and the first-story plan has been SO
arranged that the part set aside for social
purposes will be convenient to the bowling
alleys. shooting gallery. and gymnasium.
The principal entrance leads into large
hall, and the inquiry Office has a window
leading into the vestlbule, so that a per-
son making an inquiry will not necessarily
have to pass into the club. The billiard
room will have eight tables and an alcove
fireplace, either side OF which is to be
lighted by two small windows. Raised
seats will be arranged around the room.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30

quest is pretty sure TO be granted, for her
opinion Is respected. Her object is to soften
every evil minded woman's heart, and to
have her 70 disposed OF that the influences
around her will be for the best. There Is
no woman so depraved that Mrs. Foster
will not attempt TO save her. What she
regards as her special mission, however, is
the influencing OF women who are involved
with the law for the first time, and who
therefore stand in very critical position.
A first arrest. Mrs. Foster believes, Is
often the turning point in a woman's career.
She may not have been bad before, only fool
ish. careless. reckless or unfortunate, but
now she may go down. But taken in time,
hero in her trouble, when she most needs a
friend she may be switched upon the right
track for good and all Mrs. Fosters sue
cess has been such that she is more than
satisfied that she has found her mission in
life.-New York Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30

The big switch is separated into three
sections for purely operative reasons.
The Office is divided geographically. All
of the Eastern wires run into the Eastern
board and form the Eastern division, the
Southern wires go to make up the South
ern, while the lines which run Westward
belong TO the Western. The switch
boards are beautiful pieces OF mechanism.
They are built OH iron frames with glass
doors. Behind the boards one does not
see the old familiar sight OF webs OF wires.
The wires are run neatly and cleverly.
The work Of arranging these wires back
OF the board kept a large number OF men
busy for long time. Above the switch
boards. In plain view OF the whole Office,
are clusters OF incandescent electric
lamps, one lamp for each wire. They are
"trouble detectors" BY means OF tho
lamps the chief operators will be able to
know instantly whenever the least bit OF
trouble strikes tho wires.
The operating tables are OF mahogany
Each table Is furnished with eight sets OF
instruments separated by thick plate
glass partitions. The instruments on
these tables are new throughout. and are
OF the latest approved pattern. The
saunders are operated by the current
from dynamos instead OF cells, as hereto
fore. few years ago such a suggestion
would have been laughed at. IL has al
ways been considered necessary TO use
cell batteries 10 operate saunders. Dyna-
mos did very we'll for line circuits where
tho resistance was great. but no one ever
thought that they could be utilized for
saunders, which are operated by the main
line relays, and are the instruments from
which the telegraphers read the messages.
On the end of each table is an electric
lamp, like those on the swltchboards. IL
is 20 tell the operators. when their instru-
ments fail, whether tho trouble is due TO
the wire or the instruments. \
An instrument which has been intro
duced for the first time is a delicate piece
OF mechanism bohind the Southern switch
board Il Is TO be used al noon every day
TO transmit the official time from Wash.
iugtop orsy Nv alRaXeRk Exss sL@wtNa.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
AN INTERESTING ROOM.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany Recover From Their Fire.
THEIR NEW OPERATING TABLES
Apparatus which Workmen Have Been
Busy sixteen Months I'm Reconstruct
ing-How the once il Divided Geo
graphicaIIy-The switchboards and the
Washington Time Wire.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-When Manager
Dealy and Assistant Manager Bren-
nan stepped into the new operating
room of the Western Union Telegraph
Company in New York city on Christ
mas day, il was to superintend
the most complete telegraphic apparatus
In the largest room for the purpose in the
world.
It Is sixteen months since the destruc-
tive fire wiped out every vestige OF the old
operating room and the whole upper por-
tion Of the building. Since then men have
been working night aud day to recon-
struct IL.
The new operating room is In the
seventh and eighth stories. It's dimensions
are 1872 feet by 6s feet. including the Dey
street annex. Everything about the room,
except the tables, Is OF iron or stone.
The floors are OF cement laid on iron
girders.
The main switch board Is on the south
side OF the room. 1t Is in three sections.
The eastern section has q capacity OF 200
wires, the southern 800, and the western
200. In the Dey street annex are two
moro switchboards--on OF $50 wires, de-
voted exclusively to the city wires, and
the other OF fseventy-four for Long Island
lines. Directly opposite the southern
section Of the main switch. and over the
special fireproof shaft, is what is called
"loop" switch. That is something new.
Every wire which enters the building
runs into the loop switch before 1t goes to
the main switch. That allows connections
TO be made between the most distant
cities by the insertion Of plug. so that
they can converse with each other direct
at a moments notice.
From the loop switch the wires run to
the main switch in fireproof ducts in the
floor. The ducts are new. also. BY SINH
lar means the wires are distributed to the
tables in the room. The ducts or trenches
are covered by stone slabs and are filled
caution. IL anything should happen that
might cause electricity to leak through
the insulation it could not set fire TO any.
thing, because 1t would be buried beneath
sand. Cell batteries are not to be used In
connection with the new operating rooms.
Electricity is to be generated by dynamos
In the basement. That is an innovation
In the telegraph business also. Dynamos
were used to some extent before the fire,
but not generally. The wires from the
dynamos are exceptionally well insulated
and they run through cutoff switch
before they enter the southern section OF
the main board. BY means Of the cutoff
switch the current Of the dynamos can be
opened. thereby stopping every wire and
instrument from working, and instantly
extinguishing any fire which might be
started by heavy current burning SET
Of instruments or by inferior insulation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30

the expression of the beautiful. The
beautiful does not lie in nature, 1t lies in
the aesthetic expression of shirt frill.
His shirt frill renders man tender to
man, reconciles the beauty to the beest,
and, if il were not that common sense
still remains in French organism. Oscar
Wilde might succeed in making the
French die in ecstasy at the sight OF his
shirt frill, like Charnydis gazing on the
beauty of Pallas.
A statue of Copley is proposed for Cop
ley square, in Boston, where statue OF
Gilbert Stuart is also desired. Stuart
was buried in Boston common, and no.
body knows exactly where, rs no tomb
stone was put up to mark the spot.
The Metropolitan museum of art, New
York, is going to send copy OF its
model Of the Parthenon to the Boston
art museum.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
Loves Limit.

rd swear for her.
I'd tear for her.
The Lord knows what I'd bear for herS
I'd lie for her.
I'd sigh for her
ia drink the river dry for her;
Id weep for her.
ia leap for her.
I'd go without thy sleep for hers
Ia fight for her.
I'd bite for her.
I'd walk tho stroet all night for heri
I'd shoot for her.
Ia boot for her
Arrival who'd como TO sue" for hor;
Id kneel for her.
ia steal for her,
ssch r. the love feel for hsrs
Ia slide for her.
ia glide for her.
I'd swim against the tide for hery
I'd try for her.
ia cry for her.
But hang me ~ ia die for her.
Where the People Go
when they want HousefurnlshIngs can he shown
By visit 10 CLEMENCE BROS. a CO. eco Broad
81.
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