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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-09

Democratic newspapers appear to take great
comfort in rcmarking that po>tppacmcnt of action
on the Election bill in IN" Federal senate kllcl
the Republican party. o. OF couls'. Gee andS
election in 1851 also killed IT: killed It as dead
as several door nails But in'lSNN there it Was
again; "ut where was Cleveland? In fact,
killed." as applied to the Republican party, IS
quite killing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-09
AUDIBLE CHAOS, As 1T WIRE.

From The Chicago News.
There Is somewhat more than dim suspicion thss
the next Congress will make nuisance Of ITSELF III cA
traoninGry quick time. a reform Congress, pu,
dened bv sense OF duty, Is invariably quick 10 sihs
Ia the dStractngly deplorabe condition OF pandotnV
mum perhaps best Illustrated earth by the ayeraV
bird store.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-09
NCrlNG IKE SOLDIERS.

From Tn" Indianapolis Journal.
II j. 20 the credit of the Regular Army ofcer~ thss
every one of them on special detail belonging 10 tS
regiments under General Miles IN the Held promptly
asked to be relieved IN order that they might JOIN then
cor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-09
THE GRAND OLD MAN,

From Tie Boston Herald
The report that Mr. Gladstone i TO retire inme
dntclv from public life Will do 10 uarrate 70 10
marur,. When the Grand old Man goes out " ponies
lc Will have 10 be- carried out horizontally.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-09
TIE SEALS WELL CARED FOR.

Tho BchIing sea question seems 10 be coming up
alu. y, ftr this country j. concerned. II Will Do
IN the haud or th' best secretary OF state that We have
had for many years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-09

The success Of the Democratic gerrymander
in Ohio. the most notable result of which was
the defeat of Major Mckinley, seems to have
emboldened the Democrats of Tennessee to
adopt the same tactics in the hope of putting
an end to the long Congressional career Of
Judge Houk, of the lid District. At leaS; a
plan is under consideration for recasting the
lines Of that district so as to give the Demo
Gratis better chance Of carrying it. It is a
despicabIe thing for them to undertake, par
t:cuaIly in view of Mr.. Houk's eminent public
services. Fortunately, the Republican vote is
50 strong in the Knoxville district that the
desperate scheme is not likely to succeed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-09

The New-YOrk Chamber of Commerce speaks
with no uncertain voice regarding the Shipping
and Tonnage bill, and the desrability OF It's
nrompt passage by Congress. With a unani-
nous voice this body of representative New
York merchants demand the enactment Of the
measure as an act OF justice 10 the interests of
American shipping and in order that the carry
ing Of American commerce may be restored TO
American ships. Final action upon the bill by
the House is approaching. 1t is evident that
the minority will make a desperate effort TO
prevent its passage. Let every friend Of A@exi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-09
3.esp2lork DaiIn C,Iihno1e
FOUNDED HORACE GREE LEY

FRIDAY. JANUARY 8. 1891.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-09

Public sentiment will undja5teGlN support the
Sinking Fund Commissioners in their stipulation
that the Park Board shall not allow Castle Garden,
or any part Of it, 20 be used beer garden or for
the sale Of drinks. Controller IycrS and Recorder
Smyth took strong ground on this point. evidently
fearing the action of the Park Commissioners IN
case no restrictions were laid upon them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-09

The Democrats Of Ncw-llampshro wisely re
solved not 10 or-anze a rump' legislature. Thev
probably realized how ridiculous they would he
if they attempted to flock all by themselves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-09

Skating has been added 10 the list Of sports IN
which American supremacy must he acknowledged.
Every international victory Ia a manly sport Is
subject for conerltulatiou and n word of hearty
Goodwill may we'll he given 10 the young cham
piou Of the flashing runners who has won easy
victories over English competitors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-09

ruthlessly republished on Wednesday from its files
of July :, 1890, an account Of a conversation had
by one Of its reporters on the morning of that
day with Commissioner John p. Adams in rel
ercncc to the purchase by the city of the property
of the Water Supply Company, which, as other
extracts from The Eagle show. was then mat
ter of current news. John p, Adams was fairly
successful lawyer, We believe, before Mayor
Chaplin gave him an Office. His qualifications
seem to fit him for the practice of the law rather
than for an important public station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-09

The Baltimore sun always speaks as the or
gan Of Secretary BlyaId on diplomatic queS
tious We quote the following from lis criticism
Of Secretary Biaines receut dispatch on Inc
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29
Gold Coming Back.

Washington, Aug. l9.-(Special to
Courier>J ournal. "A prominent Off
cial of the Treasury Department said
today that the phenomenal wheat
crop of this country whould have a
beneficial influence on the finances of
the United States. The European
countries, he said, where the crops
had been a failure, and the people
were threatened with famine, will
naturally turn to America for their
cereals, and our farmers will receive
the benefit of the high prices caused
by the demand. ut is" said the
Treasury official, "the failure of the
wheat crop in Russia, France and
India, which has sent the prices OF
our cereals up so rapidly during the
past few days. The United States
Treasury is already beginning to feel
the benefit from the large sales to
foreign buyers. Within the past
week over five millions of gold has
found its way back into the Treasury
France pays for everything she buys
from us in gold, because she does not
deal in American securities. The
same may be said Of Russia. Eng
land is large holder of American
securities, and unless the latter are al
high premium, she is apt to use
them in payment for her purchases
in America. AT the present rate, 6
large portion of the seventy-thret
millions of gold which recently went
out of this country 70 Europe viii
find its way back to the Treasury.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29
Cures in fifteen minutes Preston's
"Hed- Axe"
Sense and Nonsense.

Some one says, at is gentle manners
that prove so irresistible to women, "
and yet the male brute usually has a
wife to murder whenever he is in that
mood.
Faith appeals to the inside" says
John Brown. Mr.. Brown probably re-
fers to the faith required in boarding
houses.
1t is pretty hard to make the boy who
has been discharged for being too fresh
believe that knowledge is power.
Here, said the customer to the pict.
ure dealer, "that portrait of Shakespeare
is too small for my wall. "Why not
take two of them, sir?"
"There is no killing the suspicion that
deceit has once begotten. So says
RAMS Horn. This is right. Otherwise
the honest rural citizen would be
buncoed every time he goes to New
York.
Truth says: Ignorant laborers should
be taught the peculiarities of dynamite
before they are allowed to handle it.
True. 1t is time wasted to try to teach
them afterward.
"The preacher who lives altogether ii
his study will soon be dead in the pulpit,
says some one. It probably is unwise
but it is not necessarily fatal. Brother
Talmage manages to get all the physical
exercise he requires in the pulpit.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29
A Curious Burmese Custom.

of all Burmese customs, one of the
most singular is that of tattooing the
person from the waist TO below the
knees, with figures in black ink.
Every man in the whole of Burmah
is thus adorned and unless his skin
be unusually dark, he looks at a lit
tie distance as if he were clothed in a
tight-fitting pair Of knee breeches.
This "mark of manhood" which is
usually conferred when the subject is
between II and IA years of age is a
very painful one, and the agony,
which must necessarily be of the
most intense, is often prolonged from
three days to a week. The subject,
stupefed with opium, lies insensible
to the pain, while one figure after
another gradually appears on his
skin. The instrument used by the
tattooer in doing this dainty work is
brass rod nearly feet in length and
! inch in diameter, weighed at the
top with a little ornamental figure
and provided at the other end with a
hollow point, divided into four very
sharp points by cross Sits. Deep as
the points of this stylus sink into the
flesh they seldom draw blood, but
the limbs and body soon swell in a
manner that would alarm anyone
who did not know what the final re.
suit would be.
Eight rupees is the usual fee paid
the tattooer for his weeks work.
The figures that compose the design
vary little, consisting as a rule of IL
gers, dragons and devils. Each Of
these figures is usually surrounded
by border sentence invoking good
luck upon the owner of the skin
wherein they are inscribed. The
Burmese have many curious customs
the tattooed knee-breeches being one
of the most singular.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29

Judge McWhorter is president of the
shortest railroad system in the world. 1t
is something more than three miles in
length, between Crawford and Licking.
ton.
OF this road Larry CAN'T tells good
story on the judge.
"Hamp was in New York a few
months ago." said Larry, sand while in
Colonel John 1nman's Office he met Jay
Gould. He was introduced to the Wizard
as the president of the Lexington Termi
nal.
"'Yes,' said Mr.. Gould, 4 am glad tc
meet you. You have a nice road. By
the way, Mr.. McWhorter, how many
miles are there in your system?'
Nearly FIVE, replied Hamp.
"'All under one management asked
Mr.. Gould from force of habit. "
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29
Philosophy From FOggy bottom.

Maybe dar is sech ting ez luck, an
maybe dar amt but yoh kin feel sartinG
dat fish ain gwine ter bite onless yoh
keep yoh line in de watah.
Life am mostly divided between wishin'
'twould rain an wishin' 'twould crar off.
De man dat kin larf h'ahty hez pooty
good life insurance.
Whuts pas am gone. Yoh kin put de
copper in de slot an git chewin' gum,
but you KANT put in de gum an git de
copper back.
When er man stops and thinks Oh
what he wasn't afore he was born am
what he won't be arter he's gone. h,
feels like er mighty small figger one BE-
tween two mighty big tigger sughts.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29

Quite party OF gentlemen from
Senoia were invited by Mr.. r. S.
Hardy, who is one of our most sue
cessful and enterprising farmers, to
an immense watermelon cutting
Thursday afternoon. When we arriv.
ed we saw twenty melons that would
have weighed more than 1900
pounds and three melons taken from
one vine weighed 2Ol pounds taken
together. They were otthe celebrated
Hardy variety, and were finely fla
vored. tlanta (Ga.) Journal.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29
Wonders Wrought by Pressure.

The enormous depth Of the great
Comstock mines in Nevada and the
gigantic and incomprehensible
weight Of the mass of stones and
earth resting upon the timbers
(Which actually hold up the moun>
tains that have literally been honey
combed by the miners,) have
wrought wonders which puzzle the
deepest thinkers. For instance,
queer polished sticks, as smooth as
dressed mahogany and not thicker
than your wrist, are often taken out
of deserted portions of the mines.
They are as hard and as heavy as
iron, and knife of the best material
will not make a scratch ON them.
Do you have any idea what they
are? Drill cores, you think, but
they are not. Originally they were
solid oak timbers 12xl2 inches
square. But why are they no Thick
er than a walking-stick upon remoy-
aHafter having seen years of service 4?
The weight of the mountain bearing
upon them from all directions, per-
pendicularly as well as literally (for
it is only in this way that mines of
enormous depth can be safely tim~
bered) has wrought the wonders seen
in the polished stick. Sometimes
these transformed timbers are
found in small sections, sometimes
in long pieces, and are taken out
where cave-ins have occurred and
displaced the workings.
1t is a well-known fact that paper
can be compressed until it will be SO
hard that a diamond will hardly
touch it, but no known mechanism
Of the present or the past has such
power to compress and work mar
wells with wood.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29
Sassafras and Weevil.
Forest and Farm.

Forest and Farm.
Those who wish to prevent the
weevil from injuring wheat, corn,
peas or other grain or seeds should
try sassafras bark, Take a common
chopping AK and chip off as many
clips as are needed, taking chips and
bark together, from two to four in
ches square by chopping. They may
be used several times, as the sassa-
fras never entirely looses its odor OF
properties. The chips can be mixed
with the grain when housed, about
two bushels of chips to granery six,
teen feet square by ten deep. Corn
should always be husked and the
chips scattered through the corn as il
is housed.
Some claim that the China berry
tree leaves, limbs and berries, mixeC
in through the corn in layers vii
answer the same purpose. Try ont
or both, and drive the weevil away
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29
Preston's "Hed-Ake" is a specfi
for headache.

The champion family Of the State
live on farm near New Hartford.
There are twenty-nine living chill
dren. Robert Parker and wife being
responsible for the entire crop. The
first, now man 40 years old, is
married and lives on a farm adjoin-
ing his parents. The other twenty
eight are single and live at home.
There is only one girl among the
numbers The first child was born
alone. The next four births produc-
ed triplets, and the remainder are
sets of twins.-La Plata Home Press.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29

bad practice, sure to hurt the land
and the crop. Work the land if pos
sible when neither too wet nor too
dry, and in no case when wet. The
soil is the medium through which
our crops are obtained, and too much
care cannot be taken with it. FIG.
Fort Plain, N. Y.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29
A Little Girls Experience in a Light.
House.

Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Trescott are
keepers of the Government Light
house at Sand Beach, Michigan, and
are blessed with a daughter, four
years old. Last April she was taken
down with a dreadful Cough and
turning into fever. Doctors at home
and at Detroit treated her, but in
vain, she grew worse rapidly, until
she was a mere "handful of bones"
Then she tried DR.. Kings New Dis
cOvery and after the use Of two and a
half bottles, was complely cured.
They say DIR. Kings New Discovery
is worth its weight in gold, yet you
may get a trial bottle free at RitChey
d Bostick's Drug Store. 6.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29
SCROFULA

disease than ali other medicines put to-
gether. Don't suffer longer, but give this
remedy trial If it did not excel in
curative virtue the many so-called blood
medicines that are commonly found In
drug stores, we would never spend one
cent to advertise it. Our object is to re-
lieve suffering humanity, and every bottle
sold proves this to be fact. Mrs. Robert
A. White, of Carrollton, KY, writes
INHERITED scrofula. The disease did not
develop until after I was married. Tho
glands Of my neck became and remained
swollen and gave me great pain. had mis-
cradle health and looked consumptiVe.
began use of DR.. Bulls Sarsaparilla, and
before had used dozen bottles the SWELL
ings disappeared and 1 gained in flesh, and
am now In splendid health thanks to this
one remedy alo1le.n
Alfred Connors, Memphis, Tenn, writesk
81 was born an invalid. From my earliest
recollection, l suffered from eczema, NV
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29
Read, be convinced, invest, and
get well quickly.

How many continue TO suffer from year
to year from the effects of blood poison
Some seem to get possessed Of the insane
idea that there is no cure. Yet nature has
provided cure for every ailment. There
are herbs of such sure healing virtue that,
rightly used, they will eradicate every
trace of blood poison from the system.
These herbs are blended in the compost
ton of Dr. John Bulls Sarsaparilla, a
remedy that has restored to health more
victims of inherited and contagious blood
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29
Not up to the Lottery.

Wife-"DO you really think that
marriage is lottery?"
Husband-"No, l do not"
Wife somewhat surprised)-
"Why don't you?"
observation-disclosures when fellow
has drawn a blank he can't go and
purchase another chance. '-Philadel.
phia Record.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29
How to Clean Tinware.

Apply common soda with a mois-
tened newspaper and rub with a dry
piece. The tinware will look like
new after this treatment.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29

During the epidemic of flux in this
county last summer, l had hard work
to keep supply Of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrh9a REM
edy. People often came ten or twelve
miles in the night to get bottle of
the Remedy. l have been selling
patent medicines for the last ten
years and find that it has given bet
ter satisfaction in cases of diarrhea
and tiuX, than any other medicine
have ever handled. II. BENHAM.
Druggist, Golconda, Pope Co., Ill.
Over five hundred bottles of this
Remedy were sold in that county
during the epidemic referred to. II
was a perfect success and was the
only remedy that did cure the worst
cases. Dozens of persons there will
certify that it saved their lives. In
four other epidemics of bowel com
plant this Remedy has been equally
successful. % and so cent bottles fOl
sale by Ritchey & Bostick, Drug
gists, McMinnville, Tennessee.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29

There are known to be 209 cities in
the world with populations of over
100000 persons each.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29

After diphtheria, scarlet fever,
pneumonia, or any other severe ill,
ness, there is no better tonic than
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29

Immediate n.liefby using Preston's
"Hed-Ake."
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29
TOR THE BLoOD,

r-,-s-s.a- TOR THj; BLOOD,
tss--ats' Weakness Malaria, Indigestion and
.itnyVN's IRON BTTTERS.
" ,,l'os quickly For sale by all dealers IN
a5ru ,iuc. Get the genuine.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29
CAN BE CURED,

limbs would become inflamed and looked
almost like raw beef, and the itching was
terrible. ! know my parents doctored me
to be free from suffering. A wear ago Il am
now 49, visited my uncle UP in Indiana,
and he got me to try DR.. Bulls Sarsaparilla.
After using few bottles was surprised to
flnd the itching ceased, and shortly after
my skin healed over and became clear Now
l look and feel as well as anybody, and
cannot praise Bulls Sarsaparilla enough"
Mary Powers, Forest City, Ark, writes :
81 suffered from salt-rheum and my hands
were in terrible condition. My head also
was full of sores, and had many large PIN
pies on my face. l am happy to write that
Bulls SarsapaTilla has cured me thorough
~. l used about Is bottles"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29

BE My wife was long afflicted with chillA
Quinine did not agree with her, 80 we tried
Smiths Tonic Syrup Two bottles made
her we'll =. c. Lee, Bigbee Valley, Miss.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29

ps- Many little children's lives are sacr1-
feed by neglecting TO give them Or. John
Bulls Worm Destroyers. They only cost
. cents.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29

If fails, money refunded Preston's
"Hed-Ake."
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29
STRONG TESTIMONY.

Sure cure-Preston's "Hed-Ake
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29

JoHN d. PARK & Sons, Wholesale agents,
l75, III and l79 Sycamore St, Cincinnati, o.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-06
Man the Life Boat!

Ere your wave. battered, dismasted hulk
is dashed to pieces upon that cruel reef
by the resistless waves. save, too, a
shattered physique, fast yielding 10 the
attacks of disease with that imperial rem
ovator of health and strength, Hostel
er's Stomach Bitters. The range of It's
wide, its action prompt and thorough, its
use always safe. Chronic indigestion,
debility and nervousness, malarial COM
plants, rheumatism, neuralgia. inacliv-
ity, of the kidneys aud bladder, and that
physical decay without apparent cause,
which is often premature, are speedily
checked and ultimately cured by this
medicine Of many uses and sure results;
Sleep, appetite and vgOr are improved
by this helpful tonic and regulator, the
use OF which likewise tends to remedy I'M
due leanneSS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-06
CHAPTER VIII.
THE GREAT WHITE DOME.

SO you found McArdle interesting?
Stevens asked Windward-the clerk had
5aken an afternoon from Office, and the
two friends were walking up Pennsyl-
vania avenue to the Capitol.
Fascinating" replied Windward.
Full of good stories, all short, which
ne tells rarely well, quick in repartee,
epigrammatic, sharp in speech but not
bitter, and, am told, very kind and
warm hearted. His behavior to women
is beautiful"
"And you admire Miss Sheffield, /
presume?T
"Oh, very muchT said Windward.
She is perfect lady and truly beauti-
full. She is quiet, too, bat in different
manner. And they say the way she
manages the colonel is wonderful. Miss
Willis told me q good deal about them.
You said you knew her?'
miss Willis? Yes" said Stevens.
THAT is, have met her, and she is one
of thoss girls whom to meet is to know.
How she rattles orr
"She g very bright, pleasant girl"
said Wiudward, with such a serious air
that Stevens thought it best to hedge.
"Oh, very" he exclaimed. And plays
nicely, too, understand"
'She tells me-" said Windward, that
McArdle, as you wrote me, used to drink
hard, but that his niece has stopped him,
and that he is very domestic now. and
likes nothing so much as to read the
Latin and English classics in his slip
pers. By the way, must make my di-
gestive call there tonight"
81 suppose" he continued, many OF
these people we see along here are IA
nous"
''Oh, yes, moro or less" replied Stew
ems. Great men are common in Wash
ington. That man on ahead with a
slouch hat and baggy trousers is SEN
ator -"
Realty" exclaimed Windward, SO
very much interested that Stevens
laughed and said congressman did not
amount to much on Pennsylvania ave
nue., And to prove it he pointed out two
or three more celebrities whose person
and fame he treated with scant respect.
They were by this time mounting the
long fight Of steps by which the visitor
from the west reaches the main floor of
the Capitol. The scenery, as they rose,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-06
sHILoH.s CONSUMPTION CURE.

This is beyond question the most sue
cessful Cough Medic ne we have ever
sold, a few doses invariably cure the
worst cases Of Cough. Group and BrOnchi-
lis. while its wonderful success in the
cure of Consumption is without parallel
i'm the history OF medicine. Since its first
discovery it. has been sold on guarantee,
a test which no other medicine can stand.
If you have a cough we earnestly ask you
to try it, Price IOc. SOC and ST., II yonr
Shiioh's Porous Plaster, Sold by Adolph
DreisS. 3:2S:eod