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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-28
Standard McINNVIILE TENNEssEE-sATURDAY JULY 1883

but not before the plants had made
some growth. The president thought
the straw mulch worth more even to
the grass seeding than to the wheat,
He had found it very useful for winter
rye, In many localities the past win
ter the absence of snow caused much
exposure of wheat to the sweep of
winter winds, and the extensive winter
killing was owing to this cause. A
striking case of the advantage Of straw
mulching occurred some years ago I'M
der our observation. The kind sown
was the old Mediterranean, which was
not so hardy as some other sorts. AS
there was surplus of straw on the
farm, the tenant was directed to spread
it thinly over the wheat field, as soon
as the ground was frozen hard enough
to bear the team and wagon, so as not
to cut in and injure the crop. He ap.
piled one load, but having no conf
denCe in its utility, did not continue
the mulching. The straw was just
thick enough partly, not wholly, to
hide the wheat from view. A slight
subsequent thaw caused it to adhere tc
the soil. The winter had but little
snow, and the wheat crop generally
was badly exposed and greatly injured
But where the load of straw was spread
and the thin mulching given, the pro
lection was so efficient that it was quite
uninjured, and it yielded by estimate
at the rate of twenty bushels per acre
On the exposed part the winter>killing
was so severe that an average of nj
more than five bushels per acre wa.
obtained, and some of it not worth cut
ting. This was an extreme case, anC
not likely to occur to such an exten
again; but when the straw is on hant
the benefit of spreading itin any cas-,
would doubtless pay for the labor, anC
much further advantage may follow il
open winters.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-28
Early Greens for Next Spring.

The city markets in the early part
of spring, and often in mild spell in
winter, abound in "greeus," and there
is no reason why these should not be
equally abundant on every farm.
Where the meat served is to a great
extent sailed, green vegetables are not
only acceptable, but necessary for health.
Cabbage is for many so iudigestible,
that it can not be eaten, and where
this difficulty does not exist, a variety
is always welcome. Spinach, the most
delicate and palatable of all the vege-
tables used as greens, can be raised on
any good farm land, and with very
little trouble. The soil being prepar-
ed by the use of the pillow and harrow,
mark it off in ffteen>inch drills, and
SOW the seed rather thickly, covering
it with about half an inch of soil. Use
roller, or pat the soil down firmly
with the hoe or back of the spade.
Some carefully go over the rows and
tread down the soil over them, The
fall rains soon bring up the plants; they
will grow rapidly and be large enough
to gather in September or October.
For use at this time, the plants, where
they are thickest, are to be cut out al
intervals, using a stout knife, leaving
the remainder room to grow. Where
the winters are severe, scatter straw,
leaves, or other litter between the rows,
slightly covering the plants. As soor
as the ground thaws, cutting may be
made, and if this is done so as to thir
the plants a second time, the rest will
grow all the larger, and be ready tC
use later. Sprouts" as it is called ii
market, is variety of kale, cabbage
that does not head. This is cultivated
in the same manner as spinach. If 6
farmer finds that he has more spinach
than can be consumed at home, a few
barrels of it will meet with ready salt
at the nearest market.-American Ag
riculturist for August.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-28
Practical Education.

The fact of the business is, practical
education is not fashionable. We find
out, frequently, some man, who is q
amateur, SO to speak, but he does his
work on the sly. In other words, as a
rule, this kind of education is superb
cial; a man cannot master the micro
scope in week, the same as some of
our designers, dyers, superintendent
and agents, and with all due respect,
colleges have to hire such talents as
their means will allow. Take the pro-
fessors in some departments, and they
will be paid 81, 800 to $4,000, a year,
and the professor poor devil y if he
happens to be fortunate enough to have
wife and a baby or two, must &c
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-28
Mulching Winter Wheat.

The Elmira Farmers Club discussed
this subject few weeks since, and
several inquiries were made as to its
efficacy and the mode of doing it.
President McCann had found simple
thin mulching of buckwheat straw to
give good result. Secretary Arm
strong said the only object was pro
lection from the rigors of winter, and
that it was to be performed any time
before the ground freezes, or even after
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-28

Ills was CuulIlCu III a Sllldll Dldu-
chard churn at temperature of go.
The butter was thoroughly worked,
weighed and one ounce of salt to the
pound of butter added then it was
worked and weighed again. The re-
suit stated above is butter sailed and
ready for market. 1t was in texture,
color and flavor fully up to the average
yield of the herd. The COW was on
mixed pasture of blue grass and white
clover during the test, and was fed
twice daily, the ration being as follows:
Chopped oats, three and half pounds;
corn meal, three pounds; wheat bran,
one pound; cut hay, one pound-all
mixed together with water. The COW
was MIXED during the test, and for
four days previously, in the presence
of one or more Of the undersigned, the
milk weighed by us, and we accompa-
MED it to the dairy, where we saw it
placed in a locked box, of which we
carried the key. The churning was
done IN our presence, and the butter
weighed by us. The key was never
out of our possession during the test.
Maj. Brown says: "Su Lu is a
solid yellow-fawn, seven years old,
weighing about $50 pounds, and is a
full sister to Duchess of Bloomfield
1868; test for me 20 pounds 1>ounce
in seven days. In June, 1881, she
gave from 2308 pounds milk a seven
days yield of 16 pounds II ounces Of
butter. For the 81 days ending May
II, 1883, she gave II pounds 2 ounces
butter. These were her only previous
tests. am gratifed that her public
test is so decidedly better than her pri
vate trials. For the eleven days tha
she was under the control of Mr.. Web
ster Gncluding the four days preceding
this test her yield was exactly p
pounds. Country Gentleman.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-28
Early Flowing for Fall Wheat.

The first object gained by early plow-
ing, is time for the proper preparation
of the seed-bed. All possible fertility
should be made readily available. To
be so, it should be soluble, and division
aids solution. The ground becomes
hard in July and August, and if plow>
ing is delayed too long, the soil breaks
up in hard Jumps. If plowed early, it
will turn up moist and fine. Rain and
air are natures two great disintegrat-
ing forces.
Seeds terminate quickly and plants
grow rapidly in firm seed bed. The
increase of insect enemies of wheat
makes late sowing, coupled with rapid,
vigorous growth, desirable. Hence the
Importance of a firm seed bed, which
also prevents much freezing out of the
plants. To make the seed bed firm, it
must first be fine. 1t is not hard soil,
but compact, fine soil that is desired.
1t may be compacted with the roller
and harrow put if the farmer, by
early blowing, can gain the aid of a
heavy rain, it will save him much labor
and will do the work of preparing the
soil far better than he can alone.
Another object gained by early plow-
ing is the destruction of weeds. They
are robbers of the wheat, and the sooner
their growth is stopped by blowing, the
less plant food they will take from the
soil. Early blowing will destroy them
before their seeds mature, and thu;
prevents perpetuating their kind. Late
blowing admits of large growth, and
when this is turned under by the pillow
it is impossible to compact the seed, bed
and green manure affords harbor fol-
enemies.
Early blowing admits of a better ap
plication of manure. Manure is mos
needed in autumn, and to be at once
available to the roots of the young
plant, it must be fine and near the sur
face; not on top of the ground, bu
thoroughly incorporated with the uppe
layer of soil. If the ground is ploweC
early the manure can be applied t,
the surface, and the work of preparin,
the soil will fine it and mix it with tn
soil. Commercial manures should b.
sown with the grain.
Early blowing admits of atmosphere
fertilization. Whether it directly add
the elements of fertility to the soil o
only frees and unlOcks that which
already possesses, is immaterial. Plow
ing the land exposes greater surfac
! and permits of the easy passage of tn
air into the interior of the soil.-Amei
lean Agriculturist.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-28

The Chicago gamblers in provisions
have discovered that, though they can
buy enough pork to corner the market,
they cannot compel people to buy it at
speculative prices. The consumption
in the Southern States has not been
much more than half what it was last
year A change from hog meat diet
in hot weather will do the people of
that section good, and teach the gam
blers lesson. Boston Herald.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-28
Maj. Campbell Browns Su Lu 4705.

Upon application of Maj. Brown, of
Spring Hill, Tenn, Mr.. w. j. Web
ster was delegated as the representa-
tive of the American Jersey Cattle
Club to conduct test ofthe cow named
above, and sworn report, attested by
himself and associates, is given below !;
The COW was MIXED clean twelve
hours before the test began. The yield
for the seven consecutive days was as
follows:
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-28
THE DAUGHTER OF MEND OLA.
MIRABEAU b. LAMAR.

o, lend to me sweet nightingale,
Your music by the fountains;
And lend to me your cadences,
0, river of the mountains.
That may sing my gay brunette,
A diamond spark in coral set,
Gem for Princes coronet-
The daughter of Mendoza.
How brilliant is the morning star,
The evening star how tender,
The light of both is in her eyes
Their softness and their splendOr
But for the lash that shades their sight,
They were too dazzling for the light;
And when she shuts them all is night
The daughter of Mendoza.
O, ever bright and beau:eous one,
Bewildering and beguiling,
The lutte is in thy silvery tones,
The rainbow is thy smiling.
And thine is, too, Ger hill and dell,
The bounding of the young gazelle,
The arrows flight and oceans swell
Sweet daughter of Mendoza
What though, perchance, we meet no more
What though too soon we sever,
Thy form will float like emerald light,
Before my vision ever
For who can see and then forget
The glories of my gay brunette?
Thou art too bright a star to SET.
Fair daughter of Mendoza
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-28
Skinny Men.

"Wells' Health Remover" restores
health and vigor, cures dyspepsia, i'm.
potence, sexual debility. 81.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-28
"ROugIl ON r

Clears out rats, mice, n flies,
ants, bed bugs, skunks, chipmunks,
gophers. 15c. Druggists.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-28

An English Veterinary Surgeon and Chemist. I
now travelling in this country, says that most (
are worthless trash. He says that Sheridan's
Condition Powders are absolutely pure and
immensely valuable. Nothing on earth will ma
fm to pint food Sold everywhere, or sent by
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-03-13

SHERMAN'S EARLY DAYS.
How Thomas Ewing Came to Take
the Embryonic General.
New York Tribune.


/ was talking to General Sherman lest
week about his early days in Lancaster,
OHIO. He said that his mother only
had 5000 income when her husband
died and eleven children on her hands,
and that Thomss Ewing. Sr., having
experienced some kindness tom Sher-
mans iather-"though," said General
Sherman, "my father did not begin to
have the ability Of Ewing"-the latter
told Mrs Sherman he wanted to bring
up one OF the boys as his own. She
wss loath TO lose any one of them. but
Ewing insisted and thought Of taking
Two others respectively. "Bui," said
the General, with a grunt OF laughter,
'.they said l was the smartest and be
must take me-
WAS Secretary Ewing a man to give
much time to children" asked .No, :"
answered General Sherman, shut he was
a very just man. He was steady and
unwavering where he had made up his
mind t. help anybody. / took nv
chance with the rest of the boys, was
| treateo neither better nor worse, and he
sent me to West Point He was one OF
the greatest men of his country" said
Sherman. "He was an ingrained Whie,
and when Harrison was clec'ed. that
old gentleman was a mere shell, and
was entirely the construction of the
positive spirits like Thomas Ewing, who
relied upon him and hell him, I'D !"
Said ! /: General, that march of yours
to the sea was hig thing" "Pshaw!"
said Sherman, "going to the sea was
not the thing at all Tuat took me too
far on my right fsnk. The genius OF
that march was alter l left Savannah,
when went right straight for Jos
Johnstnn's army, au1 there ! shouli
have gone in the first place but frr
political and popular belief that / must
communicate with the feet and get pro-
visions.
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1nehy
THINGS In THE BOTTOM DRAWER

There are whips and tops and pieces of strings,
There are shoes which the little feet wear;
There are bits Of ribbons and broken rings,
And tiesses Of gelden hair;
There are little dresses folded away
Out of the light of tie sunny day.
There are dainty jackets that never are worn.
There are toys and models of ships;
There are books and ;pictures, all faded and
torn,
And marked by the finger tips
Of dimpled hands that have fallen to dust,
Yet survive to'think that the Lord is inst.
But a feeling of bitterness fills my soul
Sometimes when try to pray.
That the Reaper has spared SO many flowers
And taken all mine away;
And almost doubt that the Lord can know
That mothers heart can love them So
They wander far in distant climes,
They perish b. fires and food.
And their hands are black With the dires
| crimes
That kindle the wrath of God.
Yet mothers song mas soothed them to rest.
She has lulled them to slumber upon her breas,
And think of my children, three,
My babies that never grew old.
And know they are waiting and watching TO
me,
, In the city with streets of gold
Safe. safe from the cares of the weary years,
From sorrow and sin and war,
And thank my God wi tn falling tears,
For the things in the bottom drawer.
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Fasting for Dyspepsia.

A Massachusetts man is curing him
self of dyspepsia by ten days fast. At
the end OF FIVE days he said he felt full
OF energy. had no sense OF hunger, and
expected to taste nothing until his time
was up. There is no m amer of doubt
that fasting will cure dyspepsia, or any
other disease, il tle sufferer will only
refrain from eating long enough.
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to her until she had succeeded in unfast-
ening the heavy chain across it--in real
ity it was just three minutes-and then
she felt for the KEY. Ii was gone! Her
heart sank within her
+ Poor Everdel - she said, and sadly
prepared 10 retrace her steps-not daring
to try the basement way because the SER
wants slept in that part Of the house
when faint light appeared above her
head, and looking up she saw great
gran, carrying lighted candle in her
hand, coming down the stairs as care
fully as she had come herself. "Sbe will
call the others as soon as she is sure It
is l." she exclaimed clasrlng her hands
in an agony of fear But great-gr an
came straight on, without word, until
she stood beside the frightened girl.
Heres the key, my dear" she said in
whisper, and with quite girlish air.
"1've got KEY that fits the Generals
door, though she don't know it. and |
took this from under her pillow. On!
if she'd caught me. But she sleeps like
a soldier of the Revolution. And here's
little gift for YOU" putting a small
package in Gertrude's hand "Law,
child, how much you do look like me
the night l ran away with Oliver Pseky
Your swee hearts good boy. l know
all about him. Gooi night, and hap
py New Var to yon hoth!' And ex.
ering all her strenyth-Gartrude stand.
ing motion'ess in great surprise the old
lady unlncked tue door and gently push
ed the girl into the arms Of her lover.
And when the fight was discovered
next morning the anger thereat wa:
nearly tqnaled by the wonder in regard
TO the manner Of it.
"She never went by the front door fol
the ky was under my pillow" thunder
ed the hassoon.
"She couldn't have opened one OF thu
psrlor windows 10 have saved her life,
seuesked the fife. "Onlv John and my
self knows the secret of the fastenings
And if she could have opened it sh,
certainly could not have fastened it be
hind her. Some of the servants mus
have helped her."
Blu: the servants emphalically declared
their entire innocence.
"There's no use asking ma" said Mis-
tress Huffev. luoking rather spitefully a
the old lady as she rocked in her favor
ite rocker and munched her favorite re
freshment. "She never sees nor hears
nothing. But however the ungratefu
mirx got out, I'm glad she's gone anc
not penny OF my money does she eve
see"
The great-gran's "little gift" proved
to be bonbon box filed with fresh car
away biscuits in the midst CT which lal
y thousand dollar United States Treasu
~ note, But never did Everdell or biz
wife hear from or see her again, for very
soon after their marriage she passed qui
etly out of life and so will remain 81
enigma to them forever,
And Madam Won Breeks Won Starch
and Mrs. Huffey, having succeeded il
marrying The merchant from Bergen-op
z ,om 10 a distant relative of the Vor
Starch family-sought out and lowered
for that purpose departed with the hri
dal pair for that once renowned military
town, and "the land of the free ami the
home of the brave" knew them no more
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Last wear there were produced in pal

LAST year there were produced in parts
Of % States from which reports were
received, 100000 pounds of sugar and
SO00,0 gallons 9f syrup from sorghum
cane; yet this appears to be not more
than ona-fifth of the sorghum syrup pro-
duct OF the country.
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Wicked Democrats.

Commercial Gazette, Republican.
The Republicans OF the Ohio Legisla-
ture are permitting Democrats to play
with them as if they were 80 many toys.
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Extreme Tired EeeIin

A lady tells US "the frst bottle he's
done my daughter great deal of good,
her food does not distress ber now, nor
does she suffer from that ertreme tired
feeling which she did before taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla !" A second bottle
effected cure N, other preparation
contains such concentrs tion of vitaliz-
ing, enriching, purifying and iuvigorat-
ing properties as Hoods Sarsaparilla.
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1. p. FARQUHAR. M. ID.
formerly of GAINESVILLE, Ohio,)

Physician and Surgeon,
ofice and residence in the Walton property,
WO0DSF l. D, III 10.
Having located st the above place, offers his
Professional services, where he hopes by
close attention to business to merit public
confidence and patronage
Chronic Diseases ~'ii receive specisl
attention. may4,':bY
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ono WEEK. $1a day at home easily
y l Amade, Costly Outfit free, Address
fRus & Co. Augusta, Maine. moh5S, S2Y.
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A Message From Home.
Harkl the signal ball is ringing!
Hastss he to the telephone.
Hsllol Hello!" some sns's singing
In a silv'ry monotone.
"Can you hear, wifs'" eyes, I can, sir"
"What's the trsublsi Tell the truth"
With buzz she bfsathes the answer:
"Baby's got an other tooth!"
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Draft of Sulky Plows.

1t is said of sulky plows that though
they seem to require less draft than walk
ing plows Of the same size. at the end of
the days work they have really tired the
teams more-a fact which must he ad
mitted, but with the sufficient explana-
lion, that the sulky never shirks its task,
but goes straight through everything
while the other jumps out at the leas,
obstruction, and in d,ing 50 relieves
the team of the cons ant strain OF The
draft--a lettlng-up which tells in the
course of warm spring or summer.
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Perhaps, after all. music is not an OBJ.
jectionable feature in an opera
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Cared for as If She was q Trotting
Horse,
Cleveland Herald.

Few, indeed, are tue people who can
keep up the round of Washington gay
ETY. without showing their weariness.-
An exception to this rule is young
daughter Of an armv officer stationed in
that city. ALI winter she has been busy
with receptions and dinners, kettledrums
and germans, and on Wednesday, as she
came inlo Mrs. Chandler's parlors she
looked as fresh and rosy as il it was her
first. My curiosity was aroused, and
presently had an opportunity to inquire
OF her how it was that she was able 10
endure that to which stronger women
yielded. "Oh,' she replied, laughing,
"mamma is almost crank on that sub
ject. She IS bound shall not look pa;se
at the end OF this my second winter
Every night when / get home. no mat
ter how tired / am, warm bath is Civ
en- me, after which | drink bowl of
bouilon, and am put to bed in the guest
chamber, which is more quiet than my
own. In the morning am not called,
but arise when awake, which is not Of
ten before lunch time. Ii grows monot
onous, assure yon, but ii / 60, have
to submit. l tell mamma she treats m e
as if ! was Maud S. or prize fighter" :"