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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
Ante-Nuptlal Club. OF Great Cities.

"The club house in Gotham is an ante
nuptial as well as a post-nuptial enemy
of domesticity, declared a man about
town to me the other day, and 1 believe
he spoke the truth. "There are, he con-
tinued, thousands of men on this island
who know no other home than their
clubs If the matrons have a right to
protest against their lords being too de,
voted to club life because they spend q
part of their time in such retreats, have
not the maids cause of action against
an institution that practically withdraws
so many eligibles from the matrimonial
market? The man who lives in club,
you know, is usually man of some
fortune and sufficient polish to make him
what the world calls catch; but he is.
in my opinion-I am married man, if 1
am one Of the boys-a selfish egotist.
deeply impressed with his own impor-
lance, and he ought to be suppressed in
the interest of society,""
listened to the gentleman and pom
dered what he had said in my heart, COM
pairing his comments with conversation
l had with Colonel Jay L. Torrey, of st.
Louis, on the same subject year or two
ago. Colonel Torrey, who lives at ths
Mercantile Club, declared that the serv.
ice was far superior to that of the best
hotels, and that one who had tried it
never would go back to the old style OF
living. "The servants, said he, "study
to please you, and they crafty your
whims, while your clothes are as neatly
kept as if you were family man-per.
haps more neatly in some cases. The
colonel did not tell me, however, by what
process Of reasoning he arrived at the con-
clusion that it was beneficial to big,
stripping heman to have his petty whims
coddled, and he admitted that there
would probably be more marriages in the
church if there were fewer club houses on
the corner New York Correspondence
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
One Oyster for Two.

We laugh at the innocent young house
wife who ordered "half dozen halibut"
,.r dinner. Had she lived in the South
.'aciic Islands she might have been
equally laughed at for ordering half
dozen oysters-not to say pint. The au-
thor of "Oysters, and All About Them"
gives some examples that nearly match
the giant CLAIMS and abalones of the Cali
forna coast.
Pliny mentions that, according to the
historians of Alexander's expedition, oys-
terS foot in diameter were found in the
Indian Seas, and Sir James E. Tennent
was Unexpectedly enabled to corroboratc
the correctness of this statement, for at
Kottier, near Trincomalee, enormous
specimens of edible oysters were brought
to the rest house. One measured more
than II inches in length by half as many
in width.
But this extraordinary measurement is
beaten by the oysters of Port Lincoln in
South Australia, which are the largest
edible ones in the world. They are as
large as a dinner plate, and of much the
same shape. They are sometimes more
than a foot across the shell, and the oys-
ter fits his habitation SO well that he does
not leave much margin.
1t is a new sensation when friend asks
you to lunch at Adelaide to have one oys.
ter fried in butter, or in eggs and bread
crumbs, set before you; but it is a very
pleasant experience, for the flavor and
delicacy of the Port Lincoln mammoth
are proverbial, even in that land of lux
uries.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
SO MOON. DON'T TELL.

o MOonl did you see f
My love and me
the valley beneath the sycamore treeF
Whatever befel
0 moon, don't tell;
Twas nothing amiss, you know very well.
. Moon! you know,
Long years ago,
You left the sky and descended below
OF q summer night
By your own sweet light;
You met ysur Endymion on Patmos height
And there, o moonl
You gave him boon
You wouldn't, Pm sure, have granted at
noon.
fr Twas nothing amiss,
Being only the bliss
OF giving--and taking-an innocent kiss!
Some churlish lout,
Who was spying about,
Went off and babbled, and so itgot out;
But for all the gold
The sea could hold,
o moon! wouldn't have gone and told?
So, Moon, don't tell
Whatever befell
Ny lover and me in the leafy dell.
He is honest and true,
And, remember, too
He only behaved like your lover and you
New Y Ork Tribune,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
IERN sTANDARD- eANNvLL TENNEssEE Suburban. AUGUST M

kisses his wet face again and again,
the tears pouring down her face in
streams, There is, indeed, not dry
eye on board. One old sailor stands
near with the tears running down
his weather-beaten rrown face, all
the while unconscious that he is
weeping.
Well, as one can imagine, Nero
was for the rest of the voyage the pet
and the hero of the whole ship. He
bore his honors with quiet, modest
dignity. 1t was curious, however,
to see how from that time on he
made himself the sentinel and body
guard of the child he had saved. He
always placed himself at the side of
the chair of any person in whose
arms she was, his eyes watching
every movement she made. Some
times she would be laid on the deck,
with Nero to watch her, and if in
clined to creep out of bounds, Nero's
teeth, fastened firmly in the skirt of
her frock, promptly drew her back.
1t was as though he thought, 81 have
been lucky enough, Miss Baby, to
save you once from a watery grave,
but as l may not be so lucky again,
l shall take care you don't run any
unnecessary risks in the future"
When the steamer reached her des-
tination, Nero received a regular
ovation as he was leaving the vessel.
Some one cried, "Three cheers for
Nerop and they were given with a
will. And "Good.by, Nero" "Good-
by, good dog" resounded from every
side. Every one crowded around to
give him a pat on the head as he
trotted down the gang-plank. TO all
these demonstrations he could, of
course, only reply with a wag of his
plumy tail and a twinkle of his faith
full brown eyes. He kept close to the
nurses side and watched anXiously
his little charges arrival on dry
land.
He was taken to the home of his
little mistress, where he lived, loved
and honored, until he died of old age,
with his shaggy gray head resting on
the knee of the child "a woman now
that he had saved. His grave is in an
English church yard, in cOnsecrated
ground. He lies in the burial plot OF
the family to which he belonged.
His grave is marked BY fair white
stone, on which is engraved, "Sacred
to the memory of Nero, faithfulest OF
dogs"
His portrait hangs over the chin
ney. piece of an English drawing
room, beneath which sits, in low
armchair, a fair-haired girl who
often looks up at Nero's portrait as
she tells the tale of how he sprang
into the waters of the great Atlantic
Ocean after her, and held her up un.
til help came.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
How Central American Presidents Get
Rich

Rich.
No one who has not lived in Central
America has any idea of the fortunes
which the presidents of those petty re-
publics amass in few years, !" says
Guatemalan merchant. "You see, these
fellows are as complete dictators as
Napoleon was in his best days. They
handle the public purse, and can lay out
what they want, and cover into their
own exchequer very large amount,
which is put down on the books for
public improvements and secret service
work. There is no question that Barrios,
who hadn't dollar when he secured the
control of Guatemala, was worth when
he was killed at least ten millions. About
half of this amount was invested in New
York property and in American Govern
ment bonds, so the widow was all right.
His Guatemalan property, however, was
seized by Barillas, his successor, under
one pretext or another. Barrios was an
open handed dictator, who never minced
words or concealed the fact that he
would promptly remove any one who
aspired to oppose him. Barillas is equally
cruel, but he always masks his work
under due forms Of law. He has stripped
the country of large sums, and it is said
he has several millions to his credit in
the Bank of England, SO that should he
be suddenly unseated by popular revo.
luton, he would have a competence for
the remainder of his days. Barillas has
also just played the shrewd game OF
mortgaging his valuable coffee plantation
to a rich German syndicate for over two
millions. With this mortgage on the
property, should he be driven into exile,
his estates can not be confscated, as the
German minister would at once demand
protection for the interests of the mort
gagees. Barillas has also sold the coffee
crop on his estates for three years, realiz-
ing the snug sum of 81 100000 for it.
Taking these two things together, it looks
very much as though he fears defeat in
the struggle with Salvador next summer,
and that heis raising all the money he
can to be prepared for flight The legend
of Damocles's sword is literally true of
Central American presidents.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

Mr.. John Carpenter, of Goodland,
Ind, says: 81 tried Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Rem
edy, for dairrhea and severe cramps,
and pains in the stomach and bowels
with the best results. In the worst
cases 1 never had to give more than
the third dose to effect a cure. In
most cases one dose will do. Besides
its other good qualities it is pleasant
to take" % and 80 cent bottles for
sale by Ritchey & Bostick, Drug
gists, McMinnville, Tennessee.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
What Does 1t MeanP

400 Doses One Dollar" means sim
ply that Hoods Sarsaparilla is the
most economical medicine to buy,
because it gives more for the money
than any other preparation. Each
bottle contains 100 doses and will avS
erage to last a month, while other
preparations, taken according to
directions, are gone in a week.
Therefore, be sure to get Hoods Sar-
saparilla, the best purifier.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

Michigan hasamended its state laws
so that children suffering from con-
sumption or chronic catarrh must be
excluded from public schools. The
public is gradually waking up to the
fact that consumption is contagious
disease, the spread of which can be
greatly lessened by suitable measures
of precautiOn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
CYCLONES.

A cyclone is a whirligig made of
wind. They're very destructible and
come from Manitoby. They're made
by the Canucks and sent down here
cause we licked 'em in the revolu~
ton war. I think Canucks is mean,
underhand people.
Our folks had lots of trouble. You
see, my nav is a wilder. We lost
paw in cyclone. One of these here
Canuck cyclones comes along, and
the last we see of paw he was a
thrashin' round in the air bout a
hundred feet above ground with a
chickencoop in one hand and a saw
buck in the other. Nav said we
needn't to worry cause paw could
stand harder blow zen that. She
said he'd come back-but he didn't.
Then nav got an idea that paw got
carried way purpose, an she says
she haint goin' to feel bad till she
finds out whether she's real wilder
or only a grass wilder.
That's the way nav feels an that's
why l don't like cyclones.
Our folks is dead set ag'in 'em.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
DO NOT SUFPFR AMY LONGER.

Knowing that cough can be
checked in a day, and the first stages
of consumption broken in a week, we
hereby guarantee DR.. Acker's Eng
lish Cough Remedy, and will refund
the money to all who buy, take it as
per directions, and do not find our
statement correct. For sale by w.
H. Fleming. l.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

The custom of lifting the hat had
its origin when knights never APP
peared in public except in full armor,
but, upon entering an assembly of
friends, the knight removed his he'll
met, the act signifying, ~ am safe in
the presence Of my friends"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
Megrimine.

The only Guaranteed permanent
cure for all forms of headache and
Neuralgia. Relieves in Is to 20 min
utes. A great blood cleanser and
nerve tonic, that in time permanent
ly cures. Sold by w. H. Fleming,
McMinnville, Tenn, at so cents per
box.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

The Lancet, in an article on the
proper hours of sleep, states that for
the healthy majority the old custom
of early rest and early waking is GER
tain to prove in future, as returns of
longevity and common experience
alike show that it has proved in the
past, most conducive to healthy and
active life.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

The New Orleans Times-Democrat
concludes, on the basis of Mr.. Porter's
census, that of the population of the
United States fifty-five per cent. is
English; twenty per cent. German;
fifteen per cent. Irish; four per cent.
Latin; three per cent. scandinavian,
and three per cent. Slav.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment.

A certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes,
letter, Salt Rheum, Scald Head, Old
Chronic Sores, Fever Sores, Eczema,
Itch, Prairie Scratches, Sore Nipples
and Piles. 1t is cooling and soothing.
Hundreds of cases have been cured by
it after all other treatment had failed
1t is put up in % and so cent boxes.
For Sale BY Ritchey q Bostick.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
The Cyclone An Essay.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
A country is certainly "long on
precocity when it transpires that a
school ma'am, tucked away in des-
olate corner of North Dakota, receives
the following essay from bare-foot~
ed, blushing youth with calico shirt
and suspender.'
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

Megrimine, the only permanent
cure for all forms of headache and
neuralgia, relieves the pain in from
10 to 20 minutes. Sample free. The
DR.. Whitehall Megrimine Co., South
Bend, Ind. Sold by w. Fl. Elem
ing, Druggist, McMinnville, Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

Near Milan nearly $4,000 acres Of
land, irrigated with water derived
from the sewers of the city, are yield
ing crops Of from eight to ten tons of
hay as a rule; while occasionally
some separate meadows will yield
the fabulous amount of eighteen tons
of hay per acre.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
enIITNEDNFEMA UNIVERSITY
OUUIUhV FLORENCE, ALABAMA.

Full university curriculum Five distinct courses which
lead to degrees Twenty teachers and officers Special attention
omusc and art Handsome and most compete school edce
In the South. Accommodations for 400 boadcrS Sneads
proved system OF Steamboat and ventilation Lighted with gas
and electricity. Hot and cold water throughout drinking
every floor Abundance closets Cash
OF building $4,000 Rgh, Of campus. Board eh
fuel etc. mos s6450 Tuition $40 $50 Send Tor catalogues
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

Eleven hundred clerks were dis
missed from the Census Office at the
end of July because the work upon
which they were engaged has been
completed.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

Col. Ingersoll says he generally
finds that when man reaches that
point where he cannot pay his own
debts he turns his attention to the
finances Of the country, and evolves
an elaborate plan fer running them.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

1t would be impossible to get a
fairer plan than the one on which
Ganter's magic chicken cholera cure
is sold. If it fails to cure, your mon
ey will be refunded by w. H. Flem-
ing.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

Twenty-fOur nations have now
officially accepted the invitation TO
participate in the Columbian Exhi>
bitiOn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

The New York Sun estimates that
American tourists spend $1O0,O0O,0O0
in gold yearly in Europe.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

AS general liniment for sprains
and bruises or for rheumatism, lame
back, deep seated or muscular pains,
Chamberlains Pain Balm is unrival-
ed. For sale by Ritchey & Bostick,
Druggists, McMinnville, Tennessee.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

Lawyers are unlike most people in
one respect; nothing suits them bet
ter than great trials.-Lowell Courier.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

Chicago has taken the English
sparrow in hand, and will hereafter
pay two cents bounty on every spar
row scalp.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

Cures Headache only-Preston's
"Hed-Ake."
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

Immediate, harmless-Preston's
"Hed- AXE"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
TWO BOTTLES CuRED HER.

TWO BOTTLES CURED HER. 9
CARROLL IA, July, 1889.
Iwas suffering 10 years from shocks in my
head, so muck so, that at times didn't expect
.orecover. Itook medicines from many doc
tors, but didn't get any relief until took
Pastor Koenig's Nerve Tonic; the second dose
relieved me, and bottles cured me.
S. w. PECK
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

If fails, money refunded; Preston's
"Hed- AXE"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

Cures while you wait-Preston's
"Hed AXE"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

Cures in fifteen minutes; Preston's
"Hed-
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22

DR.. tenner's Kidney and Back
the Cure is warranted to give salts
action in every case or money re-
turned. For sale by j, ID. Tate d Co.
, 1891-06-14

What's that? A new invention
which works all tie year round ?
Surprisin'- these days are not like
the old times. Bleedin' was the
only remedy them days. But now,
"a you say, DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery is a true remedy
for the blood"
It's not like the sarsaparillas, that
are said to be good for the blood
in March, April and May. The
"Golden Medical Discovery" works
equally well at all times, in all sea-
sons and in all cases of blood-taints,
or humors, no matter what their
name OF nature.
"Golden Medical Discovery" is
the only Blood and Liver medicine,
sold by druggists, guaranteed to
benefit OF cure IN every case, on fair
trial, or money paid for it will
be promptly refunded. Worlds
DisPensary Medical Association,
Proprietors, No. GG3 Main Street,
Buffalo, n. Y.
, 1891-06-14

'NN hAAAb1AtA NAbLNN W. MAkdl.
On the same day that his disappearance
became known, John Bardsley, city treas
urer Of Philadelphia, caused another SEN
satiou by resigning his Office. This action
wa the direct outcome of the ruin Of the
Keystone bank, which was the depository
of a large amount Of city and state funds.
In a statement to the public Bardsley ex-
planned that in common with hundreds Of
other depositprs he was caughtin a financial
crash which he was wholly unable to fore
see, and which when seen he was unable to
avert He made an assignment OF all his
property with the view Of protecting the
rights Of the city and state. There was
over 100000 Of city funds in the bank, and
tg3O,OOO belonging to the state Mr.. Bards-
ley's bondsmen, who Hre liable to the ex-
tent Of S2OO,OOO, stand ready to meet their
obligations when called upon.
Bardsley has been a prominent figure In
Philadelphia politics for twenty years, and
has held several municipal Offices. He was
born near Manchester, England, in Sep
TENDER, 1895. and came to America with
bis parents when five years old. They lived
In Delaware until 1919, when they moved
To the Quaker City. Going into business
when very young he mad rapid progress,
and became owner Of the Bradford mills,
IN Germantown, in 1872 lie was well
fitted for political life, being a fluent
speaker, a good parliamentarian aud a
muster OF city finances. A committee Of
experts were set to work on his books to
ascertain the exact amount Of loss the city
and state will incur, and what steps are
necessary to protect their interests. As a
result Of their investigations Bardsley was
arrested
, 1891-06-14

IF"ieF"hce OF Chnnibhls Tor Cinnamon.
The black cannibals of northern
Queensland are exceedingly partial to
Cinnamon. The reason is said to be that
the flesh of the Chinese is peculiarly
lender and palatable, owing to rice being
their staple article of diet. There is now
a numerous Chinese population in the
north of Australia, and scores of them
who have ventured beyond the confines
of civilization have been captured and
devoured by the natives. This explains
the nonchalance with which the northern
Queensland surveyor recently reported
in these terms to the government: THE
blacks have stolen all my provisions and
sampled two of my Chinamen Lon
don Tit-Bits.
, 1891-06-14
TWO SENSATIONS m A DAY.


fligh Of n Philadelphia banker and
Resignation Of the City Treasurer.
A great many sensational features sur
rounded the recent failure Of the keystone
bank Of Philadelphia, but none created
more excitement han the flight Of Gideon
w Marsh, president Of the wrecked insti-
tuition. He was under 10000 bail, and the
trial Of himself and Assistant Cashier Law
renee was in progress. When Marsh's
name wa called in court he did not re-
spond, and investigation disclosed that he
had realized on all his available property,
and in company with his wife had left for
parts Unknown. His bail was forfeited
and his bondsmen made every effort to dis,
cover his whereabouts. Detectives were
dispatched in all directions in search Of
him. Some Of his friends thought that the
strain Of his troubles proved too much for
him, and that he would voluntarily turn
up again after resting quietly awhile.
, 1891-06-14
n MOUNTAINS.

All through the frozen land we sped,
Through cuttings white and marshes
drears
Through black plantations, grim and dead,
And forest giants darkly sere.
m landscape hed and passed below.
And gazing still, we saw no more
Than one great cherries waste Of snow,
An ocean with no farther shore;
Until the mountains rose around.
So sternly from the icy earth,
And beauty, though rejected, found
home in her own very dearth-
Cold they were, pride intensified
In every line 80 gSunt and grim
A mantle and a pail Of pride,
That fingered when all else grew dim.
The rocky heads all powdered DER,
And in the valley far below
A forest tAnRle, and once more
long and stainless slope Of snow.
They seemed as mourning for the past,
In hopeless mourning for an Rge
So distant now, its records cast
Blu mystery on earth's dim page.
They seemed as frowniugo or the eye
That RrroRautly dared TO read
The secret thoughts they laid so by,
And to such silence had decreed-
They seemed as wrapped In voloeless scorn
Too -passioniess 10 stop TO hate.
That anything Of mortal born
Should dare one thought to penetrate
met them. and l left them so,
Sun watching from their fortress white,
Their cold. vast citadel OF snow,
To see the first approach Of night
Longing to feel its shadows glide,
And veil their grief and hide their pain,
With eager longing. even pride,
Though m~easureless, could not restrain.
winstanley In Chamber Journal.
, 1891-06-14

Good looks are more than SKIN deep,
depending ulon a healthy condition of all
the vital organs. If the liver be inactive
you have a bilious look, ifyour stomach
be dIsOrdercd you have a dyspeptic look
and # your kidneys be affected you have a
plnched look. Secure good health and
YOU will have good looks. Electric Bit
ters IS the great Alternative and tonic, acts
directly on the vital organs. Cures PIN
pies, blotches, boils, and gives a good
complexion. Sold at Roedel's lrug store,
fifty cents rer bottle.
, 1891-06-14

Major r. w. McClaughry. the new su
pcriutendent Of the Chicago police depart
ment, was one OF the most successful man
ayers Of penitentiaries in the United states.
He was warden at Joliet Qlls.) prison for
fourteen years, and made IL a model insti-
tuition of the kind. He resigned in 1889 to
take charge Of the Huntington state in.
dustrial reformatory Ia PENNSYLVANIA. As
an organizer, manager Of men and criminal
expert Major McClaughry has few equals
He was born in Hancock county. Ills.
July -, 1889, and entered Monmouth