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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-14
DIBRELL.

Dibrell, March -, l891.-The cOm-
plant still goes up from many Of our
good people that we have too much
rain. don't think so, we ought to
well remember that it is God that
"tempersthe wind to the shorn lamb"
and it is He that sends the train on
the just and the unjust" So we
should not fret, turn up our lips and
become discouraged at the appoint
ments of God.
We learn through Attorney Gener>
al W. V. Wilson's son that the jury
together with the court Of DeKalb
county is now in the Smithville Jail.
You stated in your paper last week
that the DemOrest contest would
come off here on the night Of the
18th. 1t should have been Tuesday
night, Mar. 18th, at 7 o'clock.
Bob Potter and Mr.. Moore and the
Honorable Sheriff of the county were
all here today.
Mr.. j. R. Sparkman landed home
from Alabama last week, and talks
of going back soon.
Biggest creek that we had for 3 or
4 years last Sunday.
Mr.. Joseph Lawson, snn of Mr..
VIM. Lawson entered school here
last week.
Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Potter AMI
Mr.. Harold Webb all paid Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Womack a visit yesterday
at Wager.
Some nights ago while William
Burks, COL, and wife were away from
home, some one entered their room
and priced open a very large zinc
trunk and took from a pocket book q
ten dollar U. S. treasury note. 1t is
to be hoped that the thief may be
found and severely punished.
Bad weather for blowing out here
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-14
SAVED THE FAMILY.
The Fortunate Outcome of a DECKER witt
Book Agent.

BOOK Agent
"Feller came along to my place about
a year ago." said Wayne County farm
er on the market yesterday, "and intro
duced himself as an agent for book to
be published in about two months, 1t
was sort of pioneer history of Michi-
gan, and he wanted to put in my wood
cut and write up my history"
"Yes."
"Well, didn't care much about it,
you know, but as his terms were low
kinder thought it might be all right
The old woman got onto the scheme
and she wanted her pictur' in"
eyes"
"Wall, the boys said it would look
pizen mean to leave them out, and so l
concluded to put the five of us in. Eel
Ter said he'd group us, you know. l
was to go in the middle, with the old
woman and the boys kinder webbing
around in a circle"
eyes"
"Feller stayed all day, took down
some notes, and carried off twenty-five
dollars and our pictur's."
And you haven't seen him since?'
NO"
"Nor received the book?"
mo"
"He must have been a fraud"
mot a doubt of it. but I'm kinder
glad of it, after all. He hadn't been
gone an hour when Bill begun saying as
how his pictur' was to look the peartest,
and them three boys fit about it for a
hull month Then the ole woman got
an idea that her pictur' orter be in the
middle instead of mine, and fur six
weeks we never spoke word. Then our
two nayburs got down on us cause the
agent didn't call on them, and in one
way and another we hev bin made mis-
cradle. If the book had cum along
there'd hev bin no holdin any of us"
But it won't come.
Il guess not. ! may meet the Teller
around here some day, and if do shall
walk up to him and say;
"'Put 'er thar, young man. You are
twenty-five dollars ahead. but by swim
ding me you hev saved the hull burned
family from chawin' each other into
splinters! Detroit Free Press.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-14
SAR SAPARlLLA

Elmer Hodson Alvaretto, Tex, writes:
"My strength and health had been failing
me for several years. My blood was in a
very impoverished condition and very i'm
pure. My limbs felt lame, ,rickety and
rheumatic, and could not walk without
lettering. l felt myself growing prema-
turely old and my face began to look
pinched and shrivelled. suffered con-
siderable, was restless at night, very ner-
vous, and growing very melancholy. My
eyes were sore and l had catarrh. tried
many tonics and bitters and blood puri-
fiers but failed to get better: | finally
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-14

a family by the name of Davis
applied to policeman Myers Saturday
evening for place to spend the night,
and were granted the use Of the Office
on west Main street. The husband
and wife were without money, though
in good spirits, and the six children
Gall girls ronped and played in ig>
nOrance of poverty. They came from
the Cumberland mountains near Nc.
Minnville, where the woman was
reared, and were endeavoring to
reach Middleton, their former home.
They had come by rail and through
misdirectiOn came here.-Murfrees-
bor0 Home Journal.
This was about the toughest and
most impudent gang Of beggars
which have visited our town in Ia long
time. They were here about two
days, but do not belong to Warren
county. They told here that they
were from Smith county, and that
they had relatives at or near Muir.
freesboro whom they were trying tC
reach. Our citizens made up funds
to send them to Murfreesboro, besides
furnishing them with food while
here. The next town they strike
should put the whole family to work
pecking rock for the streets.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-14
Notice

A Ii parties owing the late firm of Doty
"A d Mead will come forward and make
payment to +. c. Mead surviving partner.
Those having claims against the firm will be
paid by +. G.. Mead, and are notified to pre-
sent the same. The business will be con-
tinued by f. G. Mead. He will occupy the
old stand, aud asks the continued patronage
" former customers
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-14
Under Cover of Law.

A noted crook one day said to a Cleve-
land judge: IF | was to start over
again l would be Il lawyer, instead of
an honest crook. There is more steal
ing, lying, cheating and robbing under
cover of the law than outside of it, and
l have been robbed by lawyers as often
as l have robbed other men. Detroit
Free Press
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-14
Biblical Authority for 1t.

Why do you call your boy Ephraim?
That isn't his name, is it?
"No, call him Ephraim because he is
60 lazy"
81 don't understand"
"Ephraim was joined to his idles, you
know. Judge.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-14
Subscriptions Paid.

We acknowledge receipt of the fol-
lowing subscriptions to the STAND
ARD since our last report, two weeks
ago. New subscribers marked thus
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-14
SARSAPARILLA.
Isn't one Sarsaparilla as good as
another? No! MOI! NO!!!

Don't think it. Don't for a moment
think it. If you want Bulls Sarsaparilla,
demand it and take no other. 1t contains
ingredients that are not found in any other
sarsaparilla. These very ingredients that
make it different from other sarsaparillas
are the most important In fact, essential
to its curative virtue. Omit them and
Bulls Sarsaparilla would be as inert as
the many inferior preparations of sarsapa-
rilla found in many drug stores. Bulls
Sarsaparilla contains no unimportant in
gredient. Each ingredient used is chosen
for its benehcent effect nnnn the human
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-14

New York Press: Governor Hill is
a bachelor. If he were to marry lis
to be hoped that he would not enter
tain the same idea about wives that
he now holds about offices.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-14

If fails, money refunded; Preston's
"Hed-Ake."
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-14
In a Nutshell.

Crossville Sentinel;
Tennessee wants better roads, more
sheep and fewer dogs.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-14
IS THE BEST!

bought six bottles Of Bulls Sarsaparilla,
and before l had used it all l felt like
another man. My strength and health
improved, pimples and sores disappeared
from my person, aches and stiff joints left
me, and consider myself a we'll person"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-14

B57 There is no other remedy so pleasant
to take and so sure in its effect as Dr. Bulls
Worm Destroyers. Price 25 cents,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-14

HS- There is one chill remedy whose eff
feet is certainty. 1t has been tested in
many thousands severe cases and never
known to fail. 1t is called Smiths Tonic
Syrup. Take no other.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-14

john D. PARK & Sons, Wholesale Agents,
176 III and L79 Sycamore St, Cincinnati, o
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-07
CHILD LABOR.

1t is very evident that those men,
bers of the state Senate who defeated
the child labor bill have very made
quate conception of the evils which
their action will permit to continue.
1t has been ascertained that in the city
OF Topeka alone there are not less than
fifteen hundred children employed in
different capacities and at merely nomi-
nal wages. Aside from the fact that
the constitutions of these children are
being undermined by their long hours
of service, they are likewise kept from
school, and are Deprived of that educa-
ton which they shoNh receive to quail
fy them for the duties and responsible
ties OF after life. 1t must also be OBJ
served that the evil, great as it is in
this city, will not compare with what
it is in great manufacturing centers.
II our state should ever develop any of
the great manufacturing industries SO
important to her material prosperity
in the future, the employment OF child
labor, in these establishments should
be prohibited from the start.
Our Legislators should give this
question more thorough and careful
Observation-Disclosures
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-07

death Of Judge Berkshire. A tornac0
in and around Jacksonville and Utica,
Ind, last week did thousands OF dollars
damage. The TT. Rev. Benjamin II
Paddock, bishop OF tho Episcopal church
OF Massachusetts,, Is in critical condi-
tion and may die. The lower branch
OF the Municipal Assembly ut st. Louis
passed the new union depot ordinance.
Circuit Judge Wallace has declared
the local option law of Laclede county,
Mo-, null and void. A bill has been
introduced in tho Kansas house for
bidding the enforcement OF the payment
of mortgages in gold. The worlds fair
committee on ceremonies Is considering
q plan to have joint Union and Con-
federate reunion at the opening OF the
fair. Owing to the life-like appearance
OF the supposed corpse OF the S-year-old
daughter OF Frank Lawler OF Salem,
Ind, the parents refuse to bury her.
Murderer burlington OF Cooper county,
Mo, has exchanged letters of advice
with Murderer Williamson of Pettis
county. Anna Dickinson has been
taken to retreat. Her sister says that
she is merely suffering from nervous
and denies reports that she
Is insane. After having attempted sui
eide, Murderer William West, at
Washington, Pa. fought the officers in
his cell, was Supplied with ether and
Tho rope broke and the
scene was repeated.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-07
A Coming Scarcity of Cattle.

Washington, March 1.-The depart
ment of agriculture predicts a coming
scarcity OF meat. 'The natural in
crease OF herd, says Statistician Dodge,
has been offsett by the unusual num-
Der of cattle marketed during the clos
ing months of 1890, mainly on account
of the small corn crop and threatened
scarcity OF animal food, and also by u
heavy reduction Of range cattle on the
Pacific coast. Scarcity of feeding ma
terial, present or anticipated, caused
in many districts rapid marketing OF
all stock which purchasers could be in
duced to take. Fitness OF the shambles
was not considered, the purpose being
to retain as small number OF cattle as
possible on the farm. With
high-priced corn, and many sections
where drought prevailed last season,
dear hay and other forage, growers felt
compelled to part with their surplus
stock at any price rather than attempt
to carry it through the winter. The
record of cattle receipts in the great
markets reflect this almost universal
impulse to sell. At Chicago, st. Louis,
Kansas City and Omaha the receipts OF
1890 were the largest in the history OF
each market, and the increase was
mainly during the last six months of
the year. The correspondent for Clin-
ton county, ILL.,. gives the reason for de-
pletion of numbers as follows:
Decline in numbers due to light corn
crop, everything that would sell being
rushed 70 market ana sold at loss
rather than run the risk OF keeping
them over long winter on short ra-
tiOns.
While the reporter for Marquette coun-
ty. Wis, tersely says that cattle were
sold half fattened and without regard TO
price, in consequence OF the scarcity OF
grain and all kinds OF feed
- so heavy has this movement been
that there are indications Of scarcity of
stock for fattening next year, and de-
mand is already felt for young cattle to
be prepared for next years market
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-07
IInnsa.


Washington. March 2.-On motion OF
Mr.. Perkins of Kansas, senate amend
ments to the Indian appropriation bill
were n0n'concurred in and the bill was
sent TO conference.
On motion OF Mr.. Payson OF Illinois,
the conference report on the bill to re-
peal the timber culture law was agreed
TO.
Mr.. Cutcheon moved that the house
non-concur in the senate amendments TO
the army reorganization bill; but on q
point Of order raised BY Mr.. Holman
the bill was sent to the committee OF
the whole, A motion TO go into com
mittee OF the whole for q consideration
was defeated.
Mr.. Bingham OF Pennsylvania moved
to suspend the rules and pass the senate
bill for the erection Of new mint build
ing in Philadelphia Mt a cost not TO ex-
coed $1,000, 900. The motion was agreed
to.
Mr.. Boutelle of Maine. said that no
was sure the house would agree with
him that this was fitting lime to pause
a moment to do IN act of Justice to q
venerable woman. who was mourning
the loss of a husband who had rendered
illustrious service to his country. He
asked unanimous consent for the imme-
diate passage of the senate bill granting
Il pension of $500 year to the widow
OF Admiral Porter.
Mr.. Bum OF North Carolina, OBJ
jected
Subsequently Mr.. Bum withdrew mis-
objection and the bill was passed-yeas,
1911: nays, IS.
Mr.. Perkins moved TO suspend the
rules and pass the senate bill for the re-
lief Of certain officers and enlisted men
of the First Kansas colored volunteers.
Agreed to.
The senate bill was passed granting
pension of 800 month TO the widow of
Major General Judson Fitzpatrick.
Mr.. Simonds of Connecticut, submit
ted the conference report on the copy
right bill. He explained that the con-
ference had agreed on all points except
the Sherman amendment. The report
was adopted and a further conference
agreed to.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
sent TO conference. The house then
took recess until $3.50.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-07
Her Notion Of n Hot Oath.

A mothcrIy looking old female, with
gray hair, solid ankles, scarcity of teeth,
and basket in her hand, recently paid a
shilling for hot bath at Brighton es.
adjustment. She remained in two and a
half hours, and us she paid no attention
whatever TO the pathetic appeals Of the
attendant that person at last put her head
in at the door, She found her customer
washing a mangy-looking poodle in the
bath, the dog having evidently been
smuggled in id the basket. while two eggs
were cooking in n bowl under the hot.
water tap, some tea was being brcwcd.
and plate. knife and fork, some bread,
cheese, and other v:ctuals were laid out
on the window sill. The attendant tried
% explain that the place was not a reStalIr.
ant or dog-purifying establishment. hut
her ears were suddenly boxed, and the
customer only departed upon being threat.
ened with the police.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-07
Baruurn Breaking Down.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, March "A ru-
NOR was in circulation here this after
noon that p. 7. Barnum had suffered q
relapse and was in q critical condition,
Mr.. Bailey, his partner, said Mr.. Bar
mum had not recovered from the illness
that attacked him last fell. he said
however, while he was not able 70 leaFe
the house, he was around the house and
expected shortly 20 take exercise In the
open air. Bis trouble seems TO bae
general brelldng down Of the system
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-07
The News rom Yuma.

Yuma, Ariz., March 1.-The river
has fallen TO almost the level Of the
water before the last flood. News from
the valley says that everything is under
water, and much destruction of proper
" resulted. The ella river has changed
its course in several places. At ella
City the railroad is covered with water
for miles to depth Of ten feet. The
report that there has been great loss of
life is untrue and absolutely incorrect.
One man so far is known to have been
drowned. Report Of the death Of 9th
ers in the valley is current, but not yet
confirmed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-07
Foreign.

The Marquis of Lorne expresses his
views on reciprocity and annexation.
A disturbance occurred at an Irish
meeting addressed by Timothy Healy.
Prince bismarck has declined the OF
fer o. the town OF Harburg to nominate
him for the Reichstag. The prince, in
refusing to accept this offer. said he
WAS forced to decline on the ground Of
personal and domestic circumstances
which would prevent a conscientious
performance of the duties which would
fall to his lot If he accepted.
The Italie announces that the Pope
has summoned Cardinal Gibbons TO the
Vatican for q conference OH church
questions in the United States.
Herr Won Gossler, German Minister
OF educational, ecclesiastical and medi-
cal atfcirs. mas given o dcrs that chem
lists who keep Kochine for sale must re-
turn to the laboratory where it is made
all OF the lymph unsold six months after
the date of purchase, when they will
receive fresh lymph in exchange. The
legal price OF the lymph is fixed at 8
marks per cubic centimeter or five
cubic centimeters for p marks.
The French budget estimates have
been completed for 1892. The revenue
is estimated at 3,2lS, 904, 125 francs ana
the expenditures at 3,2l7 ,Sl5, 525 francs.
DR.. Liebreich announces that his
consumption cure is composed OF can
tharidate of potash.
Paruell is considering the advisable
ty OF sending delegation to America
to collect money in opposition to the
Mccarthy delegation.
President Carnot did not call on the
Empress Frederick of Germany who is
visiting Paris. The League of Patriots
has passed resolutions protesting against
the visit of the Empress to Versailles
Queen Victoria launched two iron
clads at Portsmouth.
Popular feeling in Paris is still higs.
over the presence there of the Empress
Frederick OF Germany.
After capturing Iquiqne the CHILEAN
rebels sacked the town and murdered
200 women aud children.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-07

ell, Coke. George. Jones OF Arkansas,
Plumb, Reagan, and Vest.
The next subject that provoked dis
custom was the proposition OF the house
TO give months extra pay 10 the Off
Gers and employees OF the house.
Mr.. Plumb spoke of the unreasona-
BILE extravaganza of the two houses,
and said that while the pay Of the sena-
tors amounted to 100000 year, the
pay of those who waited ON them
amounted.to 100000. The house reso-
luton was then struck out OF the bill
yeas 81, nays 81.
Adjourned.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-07
RuasIan Inhumanlty.

Two Jews, q rabbi and a phyrioisa
have been exiled from the province Of
Grodno, in Russia, for sending to the
government, in behalf Of the Jewish
community, q petition demanding TO
dress for an outrage committed By Q
Russian doctor named Goranvosld, who
was charged with having branded the
word ''thief" IN three languages upon
the head of q Jewish boy who Wns -
cused Of having stolen small quant0
Of fruit
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-07
NJ. II. GARDNER, Editor.
MISUNDERSTANDING AMERICA.


Constant misrepresentation OF Ameri-
can affairs that are not wholly disre'
garded by the English press is one OF
the most pitiable evidences OF the stub
born studidity and narrowness OF the
great mass OF En.lishmen. England Is
doing and producing nothing great in
this age because she is incapable OF
honestly and studiously and conpara-
lively looking beyond her own environ
ments. She is intensely and egotisti-
cally insular interpretive, seli-satis-
fed, foolishly Indifferent, to the activi-
ties, Industries, development. and pro-
gress beyond her island snuggery, and
as corollaryiis permitting other
nations to eclipse in every noble en-
ployment of the active, alert, and think
Ing mind. But nothing is so dis
turbing to the solidity and habit
ual composure of the English, so irri-
tating To their sel(-complacency as
lapse of century has not taught them
the wisdom OF Lord Chatham's prophe-
tic words: and in their iiXity of dullness,
they labor in the imagination that "
ing about this country or excluding in'
formation concerning it from the col
umns of their papers will subdue the
insolent fact that Uncle Sam is now in u
state of power TO shake the British Lion
until its teeth should rattle from iUs
jaws.
The English public is so densely
ignorant OF things American that nine
tenths OF the people who believe that
bears may be shot in the mountain
passes of New York City and that
Indians still Turk in the forests OF
Chicago. Conscious OF this lamentable
sciolism of their country, pert young
men like Rudyard Kipling, or like
Dickens in his callow inexperience OF
the world, know very well that
nothing is more acceptable to British
uninteligence than clever fictions, which
supporting to be the truthful deduc-
tions Of actual experience represent us as
All outlandish people yet half barba-
rian. They are fooled to the top Of their
bent by literary tricksters and journals
tic gossips and, swallowing the humorous
transformation without question, &C.
count themselves educated. There is
nothing half so funny as self assured
English man; and he is even funnier in
in his native fog than when careering
at breakneck speed across a continent
studying" people. 1t will require
another thousand years TO make typ
ical Egnlishman man in the broad
sense Of the word.-Inter Ocean.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-07
Torn From the Arms of His Bride.


Mason City, Ia, March IA
genuine sensation is stirring up the cit
liens OF Clear Lake. A week ago, con-
traly to the wishes of the brides par
ents, Ed George wa >hited in mar
riage to Miss Clara Young, daughter e.
r. c. Young, respected and infueL
tial citizen. George seems to be {
young man of good character, and when
he returned home with his bonny bride
the irate father refused to admit them
to his house. They sought shelter with
Milton Gates, when the husband re-
ceived notification to at once leave
town, but being rather nervy, secured u
revolver and determined to stay. Mon
day, at midnight, he and his wife were
awakened from their peaceful slumber
by the presence at their bedside of elev-
en- men, clothed in white raiments and
with faces masked. The intruders
produced revolvers and told Mr..
George that he had just five
minutes time in which to put on his
clothes. When clothed they dragged
him to the street, his wife clinging to
him for nearly block. clothed only in
her night dress, and hurriedly forced
him in the direction of the railrOZI
track. On arriving near the stati,A
they took him to the water tank, anf
kept him there, and when the midnight
train came along put him aboard anI
ordered him never to return again. How,
ever, George got off at the first station
and returned 10 the scene, and to-daS
caused the arrest of viii Boyd and Nor
ris Gurden, two young men who be
thinks are the guilty parties. Tonight
County Attorney Clark, who is pushing
the case for MIR. George, received very
threatening letter, signed White Caps,
to pull off," The affair has produced
intense excitement.