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The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-10-27

The New York .Noynfn. /oz,sI has a depanmen, headed Tales ofthe Wags.- All ,he sausage Jokes, however, are put under the head of Wags of the Tails"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-10-27

The Chicago Neps promulga:es the sensational information tha, Emma Ab- bolt Is getting heshy. The kiss. which the ar,iess can,a,rice has taken such pains to advertise. is said to be in good order.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-10-27

Anthony Trollope said that an ill-htting shirt collar would keep him from think ing. This shows Mir. Tro.!ope's eccen- trici,y. An ill-htting shirt cellar will m ike the average man think with grea, rApidi'y.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-10-27
LIMNINGS.

1t IS said that Henry Bergh has more sympathy for the mule than any other animal A kind of nepotism, you know
 .l ought to be in literature" said bill collector to an. Arkansa~ journalist. "Yes" ;he editor replied. you ought to edit .-.H tke ltay Ayonni'
 The New York .Noyntn. /oa,sR has deparmen; headed Tales ofthe Wags. All ;he sausage Jokes. however, are pu, under the head of " Wags of the Tails.
 The Chicago Ne1ps promulga:es the sensa, onal information tha, Emma Ab- bolt Is getting fleshy. The kiss. which the ar;iess can,asriee has taken such pains to advertise. is said to be in good ord CT
 Anthony Trollope said that an ill-h,sing shirt collar would keep him from think ing. This shows Mfr. Tro!lope's eccen- trici,y. An ill-htting shirt collar will m ike the average man think with grea, rapidi;y.
 A wen-knosn negro bishop, of Georgia says that ,h. nullihcation Gi the civil rights act un,ies the devil. The acton of the supreme court did no, necessarily unite he devil. for we have reason ,o  suppose ,ha, he has been a, liberty eve. since h-ll broke loose in Geor sia.'
 Bob lngersoll thinks i'll of the acton oi the supreme court in declaring the civ; rights act unconstitutional. IL Is said that when the information reached the grea, free thinker" he exclaimed '' Now isn't tha, h-ii of a decision no, no; h-ll of q decision, bu; d-d-' but here he broke down. unable 10 ex. press himself.
 q do think" remarked Mrs. Maggie, foot, that Mrs Clspper is the most un- grammaticaiest woman l ever seed Why. felt ashamed of her down towr to-day when she spoke of a piece of goods Law says she, never seen nuthin' SC beautiful Why didn', she say aini never saw no,hin so beautiful 1, do seem that some folks neve. wiI iearn zuthin'."
 ~ycs cannc, marry my daughter. sir. ' said father to suitor, flor yoc are toe old" That's fact" the suitor replied "I was once married, and believe am a triAe too old to be caught again am glad. sir, that you have broken the en. gzgement. Present my compliments to your daughter "Is there any message that you would like to send her." @Yes just tell her so long.
 No use to take your medicine" said a patient to a doctor, for as l never ex- pect to get well I could no, pay you Had you intended to pay mel" the doctor asked. -Tes. sir Well. ther I'll change your treatment. l.'s hard matter, and somewhat unprofessionzl but as yoa entertain an idea of paying me you better take little of this harm less powder instead of the dose had mixed for you.r
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-10-27

A weIl-kno sn negro bishop, of Georgia, says that ,h. nullihcation Ci the civil rights act un,ies the devil. The action of the supreme court did not necessarily unite he devil. for we have reason 10 suppose that he has been a, liberty ever since h-ll broke loose in Geor yia."
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-21
Cause of Scabby Potatoes.

Cor. Country Gentleman Il am
unable to give G. B. w. the informa-
tion he asked for on page 165 about
scabby potatoes, but would like to re-
late my experience. For five years l
have raised about one acre of potatoes,
each year on sod, by dropping the po-
tatoes in the furrow and plowing them
under. The potatoes thus raised have
been very smooth and of the best
quality every year, with scarcely scab-
by potato among them. In addition,
/ have raised about one-eighth of an
acre in my garden for early digging,
and for use until the field potatoes
were plowed out just before freezing
up in the fall. The first two years
the potatoes in the garden were as
nice and smooth as those grown on the
sod. In the fall of the third year ]
hauled on the garden all the manure l
could turn under, and plowed the
ground ten inches deep, and have
plowed under as much manure each
year since. The third year (the next
year after plowing the manure under
in the garden), the potatoes grew very
large, but were very scabby, and have
been so every year since in the garden,
while they have continued to grow
smooth and nice on the sod.
The sort planted is the Early Rose,
and has not been changed since l first
started. / have selected the smoOthest
and incest of the sod potatoes every
year for seed. Last year l put a
good supply of ashes in two rows of
potatoes in the garden, but was not
able to discover any difference in size
or quantity; all were alike scabby,
On the sod the largest potatoes will
weigh one pound, now and then we
find one that will 60 Il pounds, while
in the garden we have found those
that weighed 2f pounds, and most ol
the largest will go from II to 2 pounds,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-21
White Pond Lilies.

A writer in the Husbandman says: l
have been agreeably surprised to learn
that the white pond lily will grow and
blossom beautifully in a simple half
barrel tub set in the ground. 1t re-
quires no other care than to supply
pail Of water occasionally to make up
for the evaporation. | fished the roots
out of a pond early in spring, placed
them in barrel in cellar and cover
ed with a little earth and water.
About the first of June l set them out
in tub which had about six inches Of
rich dirt in the bottom, and filled the
tub with water. Several beautiful
flowers have already appeared. | am
told there is no difficulty in growing
them in this way if the tub is taken up
in the fall, the water poured off, and
the tub rolled in the cellar until spring.
Doubtless it would be better time to
gather the roots in the fall than in the
spring, as it is very difficult to fine
them in the spring.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-21
Poisoning Potatoes.

Tho inquiry 10 repeatedly made, if
the use of Paris green for killing the
potato beetle is not dangerous to all
who eat the tubers, and we recently
met with three intelligent persons who
invariably refused to eat mouthtul
unless assured that Paris green had not
been used. They ascrbed several
existing epidemics to the use of such
potatoes. In answer to the inquiry,
we may state in the first place that
Paris green is insoluble, and the potato
cannot in any way absorb it. This
would seem to be a sufficient reason.
But others may be added, among
which are the facts that the poison is
not applied to the tuber, but to the
leaves above the ground, and the pota.
toes cannot get at it; and also that the
quantity used is so minute when spread
over an acre, that the iron which is in
nearly all soils in far greater quantity
neutralizes the poison at once as soor
as it reaches the ground and before the
potatoes could possibly come in contac
with it. Millions of persons eat sucl
potatoes daily, year in and year out
and most of them live.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-21
How to Succeed.

Correspondent Country Gentleman !;
i wish to offer a hint to boys. But
it will do for others. Diligence and
earnestness will accomplish great deal.
| once had grown up boy to work for
me that did not understand this. He
boarded himself. He worked well,
but thought success depends on making
the best bargain he could with his en-
ployer. On the last day of his engage
ment he borrowed vessel at the house
to carry drink into the field where he
worked alone. He came in precisely
at the hour for quitting work, but with
out the vessel. | asked him where it
was. "Oh, he forgot it-left it in the
field" | asked him to bring it in, but
he said his time was up for his days
work and declined. ] intended to EN-.
ploy him again, but this turned the
scale. He never succeeded well, al
though active and of fair abilities. An.
other person in my employ always took
an interest in the work, and did moi
mind an extra half hour if matters re-
quired it. He works for me yet, and
l can afford to allow him an extra hour
on special occasions, and to do various
things without charging him.
Another instance will do to repeat
although not Immediately within my
personal knowledge. An orphan boy
sought employment; he was repeatedly
repulsed. He was nearly discouraged
when the owner of large establish
ment at last concluded to take him i
he would do various menial chores will
small pay. He engaged fol- a year
He was first on hand every morning
and tried to make himself useful il
every way. At the end of the yea
I when he talked Of leaving, every on
pleaded for him to stay. lie had helpe'
the clerks and helped the owner-the.
"could not spare him." He was ofere,
higher wages and in two or three year
more commanded a good salary. Il
time he was admitted as a partner
, He was not like some persons | hav
seen who seemed to think that tn
great point was to get the best possibl
wages and never to work a minute b'
f yond the regular time but rather,
t possible, to fall within it. They nevt
] made out much.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-21
Interesting Observation-Disclosures
full Coal Fields. Projected
Railroad.
M. M. RIrCHEY.

To the Standard.
A ramble in the mountains sharpens
the appetite and brightens the intellect,
Physical and mental effort constitutes
the great lever power by which
human progress is pushed to the very
verge of reason. A few men pioneer
the way and lay new foundations upon
which great structures are built for the
ben6t of mankind. People often walk
over fields of wealth for hundreds of
years before they are discovered and
utilized for the benefit of man.
1t seems that to induce man to
abandon an old error and adopt new
fact is like trying to wear out stone
by rubbing it with bunch of cotton.
Material wealth lies in heaps all around
us; but we are too slothful to reach
out and pick it up. Col. Joseph Groves,
Frank Spurlock, Esq, and the writer
made a reconnaissance of that portion
of the mountain ad djacent to Collins and
Rocky rivers, and found it to be vast
field of bituminous coal, which crops
out at numerous points. Other indica-
tions were noticed of red hematite and
various other minerals,
The mountains, so long unnoticed.
carry immense wealth. The absorbing
question now is a railroad by which the
material wealth of the mountains may
be utilized. The termini of the road
in contemplation are to rest at some
point on the extension from McMinn
vile at head Of Sleepy Hollow on the
top of the mountain. The general direc
ton of the road is through the Lone
Gap and up the north side of Powder
| Mill Gulf. 1t is the most feasible route
up the mountain ever ascended by {
r railroad.
This grand enterprise is to have
wonderful effect upon the city of Nc
Minnville and the adjacent country.
5 Although the weather was inclemen
. the excurtionists found many items o
s interest. Many witicisms and incident
e occurred by which the cloudy day
S were converted into sunshine. Fran,
4 and the writer enjoyed the unbounde
e hospitality of Mrs. Groves, for whic
r the Colonel is not entitled to any credi
e 1t is the intention of the party to r'
n peat the excursion at an early day on
e more extended line. P. G. |.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-21
MEANWHILE TENNESSEE, SATURDAY, APRIL 2L 1883

crops? | did not know what summer
following was until | came here. /
had seen fall blowing after a crop had
been taken off, but no land ever plowed
to lie over and rest year. l think if
your farmers would take the trouble
to summer fallow their poor lands,
plowing under green crop each time
and take crop every other year only,
your poor lands would soon be restored
and your crops more satisfactory. Try
it. But must close. | sat down
intending only to tell you we had had
a good rain, and that we were all well.
| forgot to tell you in my last that
VIM. B. Cullom, Esq, nephew of
Judge W. B. Cullom of Smith county
Tennessee, had purchased property in
Modesto and moved to it about the
time was building here. lie was
a student at Irving College at the time
you were, and you doubtless remember
him. He is lawyer, and man of
Aood appearance, a member of the G.
P. Church, and of the Masonic fraterni-
ty. | see from the Modesto paper that
he is quite Ill with pneumonia. Hope
he may soon recover. There has been
many cases of this disease, and some
deaths at Modesto. Love to you all,
and especially to my dear old father.
Your brother,
M. M. RIrCHEY.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-21
Sugar Cane for Sheep.

A much larger number of sheep men
than usual will plant this year an acre
or two of northern sugar cane as an ex.
pertinent for sheep feeding 1t is the
opinion of those who have tried it, that
no one food has yet been discovered
that offers more or better advantages.
An exchange has this to suggest by
way of experiment on root crops;
Every man who owns a cow or a
few sheep should prepare a small piece
Of grouud, say one.fourth to one-half
an acre, and plant to sugar beets, which
are best, mangel wurtzels, second, and
turnips last. The first two should be
planted in drills eighteen inches apart,
as soon as you can plant corn. Tur-
nips may be sown broadcast about the
1st of Augustif you can catch a shower.
But if you want beef or wool you must
feed some corn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-21
Mails.

Tullahoma to cMinnville-Arrives 2:5O p
m.: leaves sos a. M, daily except Sundays.
McMinpvile to Sparta-Arrives 600 AM;
leaves 800 pm; daily except Sundays.
Beersheba Springs-Arrives 500 pm;
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; leaves
600 a. M, same days.
Smithville (route No. 19299) arrives 1900
m, Tuesdays, THURSDAYS and Saturdays;
leaves 100 pm, same days.
Smithville (route No. 1929S)-arives 500
p. M, Mondays and Fridays; leaves 500 a,
m, same days.
Woodbury-Arrives 8 pm, Wednesdays
and Fridays; leaves 800 am, same days.
Horse Shoe Falls-Arrives 1900 m, Mon
days and Thursdays; leaves 200 pm. same
days.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-21
ALL THE TIME.
BY j. G. EDWARDS.

We cannot hear music
All the time.
The soul grows dull, and cannot catch the
tread
OF angels down the spaces, dull and dead
Rhythmic with the touch of heaven,
Straight from God it comes, love given
OF eternity to teach us;
But sometimes it cannot reach us,
And we cannot hear music all the time.
We cannot feel the past
The hours that come to bring us life they
bear
The dead of other hours, their calm, their
prayer,
Glowing souls of faded flowers,
Voices from loves broken bowers,
Into life's deep cells come stealing;
But the nerve-threads lose their feeling,
And we cannot feel the past all the
time.
We cannot think great thoughts
All the time.
Even God asked rest on the seventh day,
Much less can bear the feeble god of clay,
Charmed by spell of mystic power,
All the heavens seem to lower;
We may touch them with our finger,
But on heights we cannot linger
And we cannot think great thoughts all
the time.
We cannot trust in God
All the time.
The mystery of his being tires the mind,
The brightness of his glory strikes us blind
Near us stands He, failing never,
Crying, 81 am, and forever"
But sometimes we do not hear Him,
And can neither love nor fear Him,
And we cannot trust in God all the time.
We cannot love our love
All the time.
The blood will not remain food of fame,
The lips refuse to syllable her name,
When the blood-tides cease to beat it,
And the lips will not repeat it,
All the world is cold and dreary,
Yet the heart sometimes grows weary;
And we cannot love our love all the
time.
In truth, we cannot live
All the time.
Our life flows not in a continuous stream;
1t is broken, many.patched dream.
Mortal years are far too spacious,
And the God given breath too precious
For all mOments-too celestial.
SO sometimes man must be bestial,
And in truth we cannot live all tn
time.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-21

The Spring and Autumn are, by
common consent, the best times for
using medicine to purify the blood.
This is very easily understood, and is
founded on the wise law that precau.
ton is better than cure. The spring
precedes summer, when the action of
the heart is stimulated by the heat
which opens the skin, relaxes the It's
sues, and gives the organs task of
more labor. The autumn proceeds
winter, when cold benumbs the nerves,
closes the skin, and loads the circula.
tory powers. If the blood is not pure
and clean the consequences are that i
deposites its impurities in its sluggish
course through the various organ
necessary to life and they are poisoned
Now is the time to avoid them by us
ing Edward Wilder's Sarsaparilla an,
Potash, and having health make sur
in the trying time before us,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-21
COURTS.

NHANCERY-S lst Monday in May and
v November; John W. Burton, Judge; j.
G. Bies, Clerk.
NlRCUIT-Sits Tuesday after 4th Monday
v in January, May, and Septemb ber; -.
Williams, Judge; A. j. Curl, Clerk.
NOUNTY-Sits by quorum 1st Monday in
" every month full court every quarter;
John W. Towles, Esq, Chairman; A. H.
Cross Clerk.
ATHER COUNTY OFFICIALS-H. P.
" Maxwell, Sheriff; Jno. l.. Jaco, Register;
II. A. Cunningham, Trustee and Tax Collec-
tor; Geo. T. Purvis, Ranger; r. NJ. Argo,
Jailer; Sam O'Neal, County Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-21
The Dismal Swamp.

The Dismal Swamp In Virginia is
much reduced in extent compared to
what it was twenty years ago. 1t now
says recent visitor there,
some of the best farming land in the
State. A railroad runs across it, and
it is on its way to final extinction. The
drainage of Lake Drummond, cen
tral body of water lying higher than
the level of the swamp, would make
the whole area fertile. This is a pro-
iect of Gov. Benjamin F. Butler, who
once had surveys made, but at length
abandoned it. The one great industry
of the swamp is numbering. Its pene-
trated by small bitches in connection
with larger canals, and by rude tram
roads, over which the logs are hauled
to be sawed up into shingles, railroad
ties and fencing. The lake, however,
with its fringe of cypress and its pro
jecting roots and stumps, is just as dis.
NAL as ever.
How the boys love to gather nuts in
the pleasant autumn weather. In af-
ter years the recollection of this pas
time is the most agreeable of all theil
happy memories of "Auld LangSyne.
Gathering the Buckeye, is now a sOurc,
of profit as we'll as pleasure to them, a
the manufacturers of Tablers Buckley
Pile Ointment buy the Buckeyes il
large quantities to make their celebra
ted Pile Ointment, which is a never
failing cure for Piles. Try it. Pric
so cts. Sold by j. B. Ritchey.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-21
By STANDARD PUBLISHING co
General lireffnrp.
CHURCHES.

Southern Methodist-Rev H. B. Reams.
pastor; services every second and 4th Sun
days at II m, and at night every Sunday.
Prayer-meeting Wednesday night.
Christian-Services every Sunday. Prayer
meeting Wednesday night.
Methodist A. f. Barnes, pastor;
services first and third Sundays; prayer.
meeting every Friday night.
Presbyterian-Rev. --- pastor; /;
services prayer
meeting every Wednesday night.
Cumberland Presbyterian-Rev. G. T.
Stainback pastor; services every Sunday and
at night; prayermeeting Wednesday night
Episcopal--Rev DR.. II. r. Howard, Rec
tor. services second and fourth Thursday
nights in each month atm. E. Church, South.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-21
"ROugll on Rats"
Clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies,
ants, bed bugs, skunks, chipmunks,
gophers. 15c. Druggists.

When farmer raises his horses he
knows their disposition, constitution
and capacity. 1t is the proper way to
get good, sound, serviceable horses on
the farm. 1t should not be overlooked
that a colt must be tenderly treated
from birth, and must be fondled and
handled as much as possible. He
should never hear a harsh word, but
should be taught to have confidence in
everybody he sees or knows. This is
an easy matter if his training begins
from the time he is a day old. He
can be thus gradually broken without
difficulty, and will never be trouble
some. No such thing as whip should
/ be allowed in a stable that contains 6
colt. Colts should not be worked unit
three years old, and then lightly a
first, as they do not fully mature unit
they are six years old, and with SOM
breeds Of horses even later. Mare
with fOals at their side should be fed q
the richest and most nourishing food
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-21
California Letter.

MERGED, CAL, Mar. %, 1883.
j. B. RITCHEY-Dear Bro: Since
my last letter, it has been extremely dry
here, which has very much retarded
the growth of grain, and in many
places cut crops short; in fact, in some
places, some crops will be a failure.
Six weeks drouth at this season is very
serious for California. We are now
having fine rains. 1t has been storm
ing "old California style" for two days
and nights. | think more than an
inch ofwater has fallen, and still cloudy
with wind in the southeast, which is
a good indication for more rain. My
crop here (Merced) is very much in.
jured, but still l hope to have some
grain for market if the weather con-
tinues favorable. | think there will
be some fine fields of grain in the county
while other fields will be almost total
failure on account of the kind of soil
and manner of putting in the crops.
Those who plowed twice their summer
fallow, and put in at the proper time,
will most surel y reap fine harvest.
In some respects it is here as in Ten
essee. Those who plow their lands
we'll and put their wheat in in due
time, in your State, (f the land j;
good are pretty sure to make some
grain. So it is here. When our land.
are twice fallowed, they seldom fai
to give good results. In fact | have
not seen such work fail. The yeal
1877 was the driest | have seen sine
| have been here; only Al inches rail
fell during the whole year, Il hav
seen it rain more in twenty-four hour
in Tennessee than the whole year il
> 1877, still all the land put in in thi
d way, even that dry year, mad
profitable crops, while some made a
high as 80 bushels per acre. Wha
- sort of crops would your county gro
with but Al inches rain fall during tn
whole year? My own land was BIT
once plowed, because | was so far fro
n. home it made the work incOnvenier
and expensive. l had not moved
tn that time. When l look back an
and think of the old mode of tarmir
- in Tennessee, 80 years ago, and col
= pare it with the farming at the prese
!" time in California, the difference is
great can hardly see how the peoT
iss could make living then. Your moC
IT. now is no doubt different to what
rt. was then. Farming here has chang
mo- much since first came to this state
Of 1SD. We have improved very mu
" and no doubt your farmers have i
sic proved during these years. Why
summer fallow your Tennessee lane
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-21
Notice 70 Mothers

DR.. DUNCAN'S BLACKBERRY
ELIXIR is a sure remedy for teething
children and all bowel affections, such
as Diarrhea, Summer Complaint,
Bloody Flux and Gripping Pains in the
Stomach and Bowels, in both young
and old. 1t is an Elixir made from
the berry and root of the plant, and
therefore contains all the medicinal
virtues of the plant of which everyone
is acquainted. Sold by all druggists.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-21

Coussen's Honey of Tar cures coughs
colds and all diseases of the throat and
lungs. One trial of it will disarm pref
udice, and convince the sufferer that it
is all that it claims to be, viz; A safe
and pleasant antidote for diseases of
the throat and lungs, and never falling
remedy for coughs and colds. Price
so cents. For sale by j. B. Ritchey.
Whites Cream White Vermifuge Is
the best worm killer. jy20 3m