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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02
Strawberries for Family Use.

1t seems strange that while the fami-
lies of village and city people usually
have fair supply of this, the most de-
licious, the most healthful and most
easily grown of all the small fruits, not
one farmers family in five has even a
taste, of the cultivated varieties at any
rate, to say nothing of good supply
through the seasont and yet each family
might have an abundance at one-half or
one-fourth the price the villager has to
pay for them. If you ask householders
why they don't raise Strawberries for
their families, the most common excuse
is that they cause too much trouble or
cost more than they are worth. Moth
ing that is worth having can be had
without some trouble, and a crop of
strawberries need not necessarily cost
more than crop of cabbages or pota-
toes. Wishing to know just how much
it cost to raise aSmall plot, l kept an ac-
count of the expense of five square rods,
on which strawberries were grown for
family use last year. The plants were
set early in the spring of '79, in rows
four feet apart, one foot apart
in the rows. They were hoed
and weeded out five times during
the season, and the runners allowed to
grow and root all they would, and the
ground was nearly covered with plants
by fall.
The plot produced 1S6 quarts of ber-
ries, which supplied family of eight
persons with an abundance through the
season and left Go quarts to be sold,
which brought, at wholesale, IS cents
per quart, or SS.45-more than enough
to pay for the work done on the whole
plot. But, taking no account of those
sold, our berries cost only about three
and one-third cents per quart. No &C
count is made of the plants set, because
they were of my own growing and cost
comparatively nothing; but supposing
they had been purchased at the usual
prices, the berries would have cost only
about five cents per quart. 1t should be
remembered that the same plot will
probably bear good crop this year,
with no further expense except that fol-
picking the berries aud dollar or two
for fertilizer. l should add that the
varieties were Downer's Prolific, Charlie:
Dowpingoand Kentucky; and if there
are three more reliable sorts for family
use that will cover the strawberry
season, and be so valuable in other re
spectS it remains, 1 think, yet to be
proved. 1t is well TO test the new varie
ties, and there is good deal of pleasure
| IN ii If one does not mind disannOint
ment; but the main dependence haC
better be placed on the old, well-trieC
sorts.--CoT. Rural NelO Yorker.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02
Handling Doves as Treatment for In,
tlammatOry Rheumatism.

Recently has gone the rounds of news
papers an improbable story of the
cure of nervous, painful affec-
ton of rheumatic nature, by an old
tramp, who accomplished the wonder
full feat by passing and repassing the lit
tie chap several times over the back of
a iackass. This treatment was repeated
every day for nine days, during which
time it was observed that the animal
gradually became ill, while the child
improved, until at the end of nine days
the jack succumbed to swollen limbs
and body, and the child was completely
restored. The story, of course, was
not taken without salt, inasmuch as the
popular impression is that while child
or even man would be perfectly cured
of all earthly ills by rubbing around the
vicinity of mules hind propellers, the
patient, for obvious reasons, wouldn' I
be able to tell much about it afterward.
This case, however, is merely intro
ductory to brief allusion to a cure which
was effected very similarly in the Four
tenth Ward recently. Some years ago a
coal miner named Braun was afflicted so
bad within fammatory rheumatism in his
hands and arms that he was compelled
to seek another way of earning his liv.
ing. Somewhere he learned that ham
ding doves would effect a cure, and he
purchased number of the birds. These
he would take up in his hands, stroke
and play with daily, and the result was
that the pair he thus manipulated inva
riably became swollen up, first in the
legs and then in the body, precisely az
though they had the rheumatism
Finally death would ensue. In proper
ton as the doves became swollen Mr.
Braun's aflliction decreased, and finally
after pursuing this strange treatmen
for some time, he was able to keep him
self wholly relieved from pain. He still
raises doves for the sacrifice, and winte
and summer alike he is able to pursu,
his business as dairyman, vocation h,
took up in lieu of coal digging SOM
years Pittsburgh Chronicle.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02
1t Was All Right.

Several people were making pur.
chases in a Woodward Avenue grocery
yesterday, when an old man with cane
in one hand and a bundle in the other
stood in the door and asked:
"Did any of you drive up here in a
sleighP"
"Yes, l did," replied one.
"Was it an old white hosp"
"Yes."
"And an old woman in the cutterp''
eyes"
"And can she manage the hosp"
81 guess she can"
"Then it's all right" said the man Of
the cane and bundle. "The old boss
has just run away and the old woman is
hanging to the dashboard and yelling
murder with all her might; but if she
can manage him there's no use of any
body getting excited over it. Let me
inquire what the price of cranberries i:
to-day. "-DetrOH Free Press.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02
Fashion Fancies.


Bengaline is more popular silk than
Sicilienne.
A turkeys claw is one of the new hat
ornaments.
Watered silks are not as popular in
America as in Paris.
Insect jewelry is just at the moment a
little in advance of the quadruped style
in popularity.
Little soft loose rings of hair falling
over the forehead are taking the place
OF the long favored bangs.
High neck ruches of black lace and
white lace plated together are very fash
ionable and exceedingly becoming.
A novel scarf-pin represents tiny sill
yer mouse standing upon the edge of the
lid of a little gold kettle, apparently in
search of the good things inside.
The new Scotch ginghams are very
brilliant in coloring, and the fabric is
unusually fine. They are as handsome
in appearance as the plaided silks of
last season.
A growing eccentricity is the wearing
upon one arm of innumerable bangles
hung with charms of every description,
and upon the other gold band of
massive thickness and prodigious size.
The latest style of bouquet is large
bunch OF white hyaciuths, into which is
set crescent of crimson rosebuds. A
bridal bouquet has crescent of tea
rose6uds set into a bouqet of white lilacs
and lilies of the valley.
Combinations of materials seem to be
as popular as ever, and spring costumes
S& Ra Be- af G4p Bf partly Ct plain goods
fabrics are selected for dress they will
be generally chosen both of the same
color, unless for very dressy evening
toilets, the difference of texture produc-
ing sufficient variety.
Rumor reaches America that the
elegantes of Paris are going from one
extreme to the other in regard to the
shape of the sleeve, and that as warm
weather approaches the very close-ft-
ting sleeve will, in measure at least,
give way to full-howing one. The
"pagoda" and the "angel" sleeves are
to be worn, as we'll as the artistic Van
Dyke sleeve, and also the old-fashioned
"leg o. mutton" Pulled sleeves are in
varied shapes, some with series of
narrow puffings which extend to the
wrist; others reach the elbow only, and
sometimes one large puff from shoulder
to elbow joint is worn. Sleeve dis
tendes are worn with the leg 20 mutton
style.-N. Y. Post.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02
White BuffalOes-Comanche Supersti'
ton in Regard to Them.

White buffalo have frequently been
seen and killed. All Indian tribes regard
them as "big medicine" but they have
different superstitions regarding them.
For instance, Catlin, the painter, while
among the Mandans in 1882, saw
white buffalo robe erected on pc e in
their village as sacrifice to the Great
Spirit. 1t had been purchased from the
Blackfeet, who killed the buffalo, for
eight horses and quantity of goods.
On the other hand the Comanches be-
lieve it very dangerous to see white
buffalo. In 1869 | saw young Conan
che who had seen a white buffalo re-
turn to the camp almost dead with fear.
He was taken into his tent, the medicine
men were sent for, and they smoked
him and kept up incantations over him
day and night for week. When he
came out he believed that he had a very
narrow escape from death. In 1869
white buffalo was killed by white mar
on the north fork of the Red River, |
T., and the hide presented to Genera
Grierson. He desired to have it dressed
to preserve it, but failed to get amy In
dian to undertake the task for lons
: time. At last he prevailed on a Conan
che Chief named "Horseback" to hav
the operation performed. "Horseback'
selected one of his squaws, had tn
"medicne men" of his band 60 throug
various ceremonies over her to preserv
her life and then placed her in teepe
: some distance from his camp, where tn
t hide was taken to her by a soldier an
a brought away by him when dressed. \
n aihefI IIesd gj aIau you'd look at the hid
n at some distance from her teeHpgSea,s ~ -
d when the robe was dressed "medicine
It ceremonies were held over her befol
she was allowed to rejoin the camp.
q twitted "Horsebaek" about the fear
. the robe, calling his attention to the ia
It that no harm befell any of the white me
q who handled the robe, but he answert
O that such might be the case, but VIII
4 was "bad medicine" for Comancl
& might be "good medicine" for viii
d man, and vice versa He proposed
i take no risks in the matter.-AmertcC
is Naturalist.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02
Singular Death of q Cow.

A correspondent of the Knoxville
(Tenn.) Chronicle tells this singular tale
of the death of COW owned by w. H.
Fraker, of Knox County:
"Some time in February, 1879, Mr..
Charles Cox went from my house to
church, and my wife gave him a darn
ing-needle. Sometime in the spring
thereafter my COW showed symptoms
of disease, and l believed from her man.
ner that perhaps she had lost her cud,
and she had several spells since, and she
would swell up and her breathing was
labored and made noise as a person
with the phthisic, and on Dec. 4, 1880,
she brought a fine calf and MIXED well
for about five weeks, and about Jan. 10,
1881, she became unwell again, and kept
her head down near the earth, and APP
peared to SILVER as if suffering with in
tense cold. Thus she soon died.
"Feeling DESTROYS to learn the cause
of her death we cut her open, and
thereupon we found the same darning-
needle, which had passed through her
heart from side to side, and the point
was out about half an inch. Her heart
was fully three times as large as it would
ordinarily have been, and when pressed
with a knife was found to be full of cor.
ruption.
"The most singular thing about her
was that during the time the needle was
in her stomach, or heart, which was
near two years, she was giving milk,
and only went dry about six weeks be.
fore she brought her calf; also, that the
needle when taken out of her heart wa:
still bright. Mrs. Fraker says she recog
nized the darning-needle as one she haG
brought from her fathers, and she sup
poses it was brushed off the table into
/ tho sion and fed Tn the cow -
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02
A Reported Wonderful Discovery.

A great discovery has been made on
the Mojave desert, which seems destined
to revolutionize viticulture in Southern
California. 1t has been found chat
grape-cuttings inserted in the trunks of
the cact on the deserted ground thrive
as vigorously as in cultivated land.
This fact is of great Importance to the
people. BY the use of chisel man
can plant large vineyard in day, and
the vine so planted will climb the cactus
andgrow luxuriously without cultivation
or irrigation. The dry, hot sandS of the
desert will afford fine place for drying
raisins. In addition to grapes, it has
been proved that smelons. cucuubers,
and tomatoes will grow from cactus
stock, so that the desert may soon bloom
as the rose.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02
The Fatal Effect Of Skipping.

The skipping-rope has added ANOTHER
to its list of victims. The death of Isa-
bella Coyle, an eight-year.old orphan
girl, who died at No. 1927 North Twelfth
Street, was the result of too much skip
ping. On Saturday afternoon and even
ing she INDUCED in great deal of skip
ping. On Sunday morning she was too
weak to arise as usual. All day Sunday
and all Sunday night she grew worse,
suffering great pain, until 2 o'clock yes
terday afternoon, when death came to
Der relief. Co1pner Frank held the in
quest yesterday afternoon and pro-
nounced spinal meningitis the cause Of
her death, and this disease the result OF
conclusion produced ty over exertion
in jumping a rope.-St. Louis RepabR.
tcdn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02
Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.

The Rt. Rev. Bishop Gilmour, Cleveland,
Ohio;-Chas. S. Strickland, ESQ.,, Boylston
street, Boston, Mass. Capt. Paul Boyten, the
World-Renowned Swimmer;-Prof. G. o. Du-
plessis, Manager Chicago Gymnasium, Chi
cago, ILL., VIM H. Wareing, Esq, Asst
General Superintendent New York Post
Office Hon. Thomas L. James, Postmaster,
New York; STACEY Hill, ESQ.,, Mt. Auburn
Inclined Plane Railroad, Cincinnati, Ohio,
are among the myriads who have experienced
the beneficial effects of that most remarkable
remedy, St. Jacobs Oil, and who have testified
to its efficacy in unqualified terms.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02

A workingman says; Debt poverty ana
suffering haunted me for years, caused by a
sick family and large bills for doctorng,
which did no good. l was completely dis,
couraeed until one year ago, by the advice oil
nv pastor, procured Hop Btters, and com
menced their use, and In one month we were
ali well, and none OF us have been sick day
since: and want to say TO all poor men, you
can keep your families well year with Ho,E
Bitters for less than one DOCTORS visit Will
cost n-ChriShan Advocate.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02

Our representative lately learned the fol-
lowing from Mr.. Carl Siegmund, corner Con-
gress and Washington streets: My daughter
suffered from Rheumatism to such an extent
that it crippled her, rendering her unable to
walk at all. We consulted many physicians
and used all kinds Of medicines, but in vain.
At last St. Jacobs Oil effected the happiest
results 1t cured my daughter.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02

"A man at Plainfeld, Ind, desired to
leave his travelling bag and overcoat
while he walked to place twenty miles
distant. He put them in field, unpro-
tected from thieves except by the sign,
Small-pox-bewareln and found them
untouched when he returned.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02

You can buy Buggies and Harness at
wholesale prices of the ELKHART CARRIAGE
AND HARNESS MIRO Co., Elkhart, Ind They
ship with privilege of examining before pay
ing. Hand sewed Oak Leather Team Harness
$25. Single Harness IS to $40. Platform
Spring Bugges SIS, &c Catalogue and
Price-ist sent free w. B. PRATT. Sec'y.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02
TIE F0RTE.sEooND BIRTHDAY
with frosts of silver in her hair

With frosts of silver in her hair
Dlscerned by close Inspections art,
but none-thank God-spite all lifes care,
Yet fallen on the heart
With scarce line on cheek or brow
/ 10 tell the Great Destroyer's march,
anu chlldhood's franlSness, ripened now,
Beneath the eyebrows arch;
sun every year the dearer grown
From what the earlier seasons knew
90 10 my darling, loved since known,
ZONES ripening forty-two.
So oldw she says, and shakes abroad
Her wondrous wealth of dark brown curls
4bThae Ger her sweet brow wave and nod
LuXuriant, like girls.
50 old cannot quite believe
mat al these summer days have flown,
VI wlntry winds, those frosts to weave,
been round me making moanl
so oldl" All, God2 If you are old,
MY darling, what am l, who speak,
VINO nearly twenty years had told
Ere life first kissed your cheek?
No mol not Old Life's bubbling wine
,DO l youth indeed, may sparkle less
Ihan IN those years, both yours and mine,
EtThat knew hopes fond caress;
But letu trust that much remains
Ot That most orthy ripened thought,
Because through thousand fears and palms.
q rl By long n e.. experience wrought
AS ever summers mornings were,
When we have learned their hours to meet
Sans boldness or despair.
So, forty-tw or twenty one
What matter, If the heart be young
Ana loving words, long since begun,
Yet linger ON the tongue?
mere mere are who dry as summer dust
s There are, who love, and hope, and trust,
And keeps life early glow
I'LL ages heightened shadows fall
And Heaven in raptured sight appears,
Defying tate's and fortunes thrall,
~ And Yictors DER the years
So may It be for her who hearst
SO may it be with him who spealSsl
2 NO matter what those envious years
May write upon our cheeksl
1t is not all of life to live,
1t is not all of death to die"
Said one of old, most fit to give
Sage counsel wise and high
Remembering thus, who dares to say
That eve may not return to noon,
And every year that glides away
Uonferlife's noblest boon?
What If, in Gods eternal plan,
1t should be written down, indeed,
Too blindly for the eye of man.,
In his mad race to read
That what seems age, and chill decay,
Is but the veriest, strangest truth,
The treading OF an unknown way
To blest eternal youth?
Then forty two and twenty-one
Would be more blest and welcome far,
As nearer to that Central sun
In which all blessings are?
May this not be so? Who can tell?
Nay, who has any need to know
Before the last and warning bell
Shall ring for us below?
lie who hath made us fromrne dust
And given so much of earthly bliss,
May well receive our childiike trust
In question like this.
In Gods Good Time-ay, let the phrase
Spring forth alike from lips and heart
Begin, increase, revolve our days,
Grow weary, and depart,
-MorfordS Magazine
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02
How to secure Health.

It seems strange any one VIII suHer from
arrangements brought on by impure blood,
when SCovILLs' SARsAPARII.LA AND sTILLIN-
GA, or BLOOD AND LIVER SYRUP, VIII restore
health to the physical organization. 10 Is
pleasant to take, and the BEST BLOOD PURI-
FER ever discovered, curing Scroiula, Weak,
ness of the Kidneys Erysipelas, Malaria; all
Nervous disorders, Debility, Bilious com
plants and all diseases OF the Blood, Liver,
Kidneys, Stomach, Skin, etc. AS a health
renewer 1t ACTS LIKE A CHARM.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02

Many persons consider themselves
friendly when they are only oflicious |;
they counsel not so much that you may
become wise as that they may be known
as teachers of wisdom.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02

The Eastern Band of Cherokees are
still people by themselves in North
Carolina. Their chief, Tqlate, is COM
monty known by the less aboriginal
name of Smith, and the ttibe preserve
none of the former characteristics of
their race except laziness. They live in
log houses, dress in plain clothes, and
live rather poorly by farming.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02

A WISE father to his son: snow, John, 1
do not object to your being fool and an
idiot. Be fool and an idiot If you want to,
but what 1 do not wish you to do is to let
evarvbody know it,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02
rynsilanti CMiobl Commercial.l

HAS any one heretofore remarked that o
poster is a stuck-up thingl-Roms Sentinel
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02

You can hardly find a medicine which
ia at the same time so effective and so pleas
ant as Piso's Cure for Consumption: F0l
sale by all druggists at 20 cents and Sl'o'
ner bottle,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02
Not Bad to Take.

DIR. ROGERS VEGETABLE Worm SYRUP in
stantly destroys worms and removes all the
Secretions which cause them.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02

CHEAPER than blacksmithing-is Frazer
Axle Grease. For sale everywhere. Try it.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02

REppINe's RUSSIA SALvE has proved its efil-
cheney by test of three-quarters OF century.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02

BAKERS PAIN PANAcEA cures pain In Man
and Beast Use externally and internally.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02

Dogs never get dead broke, they always
have scent.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02

WHEN WHITING TO ADVERTISERS
please say you saw tho advertisement In
this paper. Advertisers like to know
when ana where their advertisements
The Chickasaw messenger., 1881-05-19

We are permitted to copy the folr
lowing letter, written to a citizen Of
this county
LEEsBURG SUMTER Co., FLA,l
April 27, 1881
DEAR FRIEND-Perhaps you think
/ am somewhat slow in fulfilling my
promise to write to you, but / have
been waiting until l became sual
cicntIy acquainted with the country
to write facts, not speculations. I
have travelled over the State as far
down as Cedar Keys on Tie Wost
aud Leesburg on the East ] have
travelled by railway, by boat and Icy
private conveyance, and, / think,
have correct knowledge of the
country The natural scenery Of
this State IS beautiful, but as you
don't 20 much on that "scenery,"
which cannot be utilized, I will give
that but a passing notice The eli
mate is delightful. In this part of
the State these days are cooled by d
constant breeze, and the nights are
just lovely, if one can manage not
to be eaten up by the mosquitoes.
Most Of the soil is very poor
poorer than anything you can con-
ceive Of. Perhaps there is one acre
Of good land to every seventy.6ve
acres Of poor land. The good land
consists Of what they here call Cham
mock" and will make 90 bushels OF
corn to the acre, Of bale Of long
cotton and any amount Of potatoes,
peas, &c
II this State was good for nothing
but farming it would be inhabited hy
Indians to-day, as white men would
not try to live here But the orange
business is TUE business or the State,
and is attracting eager prospeetoFs
from all parts of the United States.
Indeed, take away the oranges and
the climate, and this State would be
q worthless sand bank or course
some people are making something
out Of early vegetables, but that is
principally IN the northlrn part ol
the State, where the orange trees are
liable to be injured by the cold
Unimproved hammock land, (which
| is the best for orangesl near trans
p0rtation, can be bought for from
$1,000 to $4,000 per acre. An or
ango grove win become really profit
allie In about ten years, and is then
worth from $500 90 to 81 500 90 per
acre. Five acres Of a good orange
grove Is a good living for any family.
II you want to 60 into the orange
business and are willing 70 be pa
tient and nut up With al the inc0n
venlences incident to a new country,
y3u can make money here This is
q very poor place for lbe practice q
medicine, and I win not stay hers
permanently unless / 60 into thl
orange business ia conjunction will
my practice But I will stay herl
awhile at least
18th.