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The Oldest Tree in the World.

The Oldest tree in the world, 50 far
as any one knows, is, says knowledge,
the 30 tree, of the sacred city of Amar-
apOOra, in Burmah. 1t was planted
2S8 B. c., and is therefore now 2,170
years old. Sir james Emerson Ten
nent gives reasons for believing that
the tree is really of this wonderful age,
and refers to historic documents in
which it is mentioned at different dates,
as 1872 A. D., 223 A. D., and so on to
the present day. ITO It," says Sir
james, "Kings have even dedicated
their dominions, in testimony of a be.
lief that it is a branch of the identical
fig tree under which Buddha reclined
at Urumelaya when he underwent bis
apotheosis." Its leaves are carried
away as streameFs by pilgrims, but il
is too sacred to touch with a knife, anC
therefore they are only gathered wher
they fall. The King oak in Windsor
Forest, England, is 1000 years old.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-05-19
How to Get Rich.

EVERYBODY wants to get rich. AL
most anybody can become rich if he
likes to apply himself to the matter.
The trouble is that every one wants to
get rich at once and without exertion.
Many seek to do this by speculation.
If person had obtained control of
100000 bushels of wheat on Saturday
last, which could have been done by
putting up margin of one cent per
bushel, he would have made SO, 900 by
Monday, and would have received back
his margin less the brokers' commission.
This would be a reasonable profit for a
days work at doing nothing. If he
held on till Tuesday $4,000 of his
profit would have been wiped out, and
probably by tomorrow he would have
lost his margin and everything else be.
side. Still people only look on the gain
ing side Of she matter, and thousands are
striving to get rich in this way. One
out of every thousand will probably
succeed. A gentleman of Detroit, who
is worth over 100000, gives his ex.
perience in getting rich, and the beauty
of his plan is that 500 out of l 900 can,
by fair management, get reasonably
"well off," while many will become
rich. He says: "Young man, save
one-third of your earnings. If you
get Sc week, pretend that you gel
only 81 and put away the other So,
On no account touch that reserve FUND
to spend a cent of it, but when it get
big enough put it in 10.per-cent
mortgage. Ten.per-cent. mortgages
with frstclass securities, are not Sc
hard to find as person might think
Add the interest to the reserve fun(
and keep on putting it out on mort
cages. This method is slow but it il
sure. Detroit Free Press.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-05-19
Railroad Gardening.

Last year a majority Of the stations
along the main line and branches of
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
were put in thorough repair, and were
further improved by handsomely laid
out grass plats frightened with beds of
flowers = This year the company, it is
said, intend to further beautify the sur
roundings of their stations by increas-
ing the acreage of flower beds and
planting them with choice specimens.
The plan will be heartily approved by
travellers and by residents in places
along the line. Too often the railroad
station is the most bare place, and unat
tractive place in the town.
The New York, Lake Erie and
Western Company is also making ar
rangements to beautify number of it;
wayside stations by surrounding then
with small grass plats, in which flower
ing shrubs and plants will be set out
The Pennsylvania Railroad, on which
this plan of improving the appearance
of stations was FIRST adopted, is extend
ing the work each year.-Scientif
American.
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$500 Per Annum, in Advance
An Opening in Tennessee.

"When | was a young man." he
said, as he walked up and down the
platform, 1--WE did not depend on our
fathers. We made our own start in
life. There IS a much better show for
young men to-day, and yet none of
them strike out for themselves"
"Do you know of q good opening n
timidly inquired a young man with a
sample trunk under him.
Eyes, sir; go to Tennessee, sir; there
are mountains of iron in that State
which can be had for fifty cents an
acre"
"Is that sof"
at u.s."
"pll tell you what III do" continued
the young man, as he bit offthe end Of
twenty-center; 'if you'll buy two or
three of those mountains, set up blast
furnace, and get things booming, I'll
come down and jerk the stufing out of
a set of books for you at $3.50 per
MONTH"
The self-made man took walk down
the track to hide his disgust.
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FAME.

The orator spoke and the crowd was hushed,
Men held their breath as the quick words
rushed;
Stern eyes grew fearful, cold hearts grew hot;
Though the hours sped by they needed them
not;
And they swore not their fault If they lived
not to soc
The tyrant and their country free.
The orator ceases-the curtain falls,
The echoes die through the tenantless halls.
They fought in vain, for the orators word
Stayed not the sweep of the tyrants sword,
And the rivuted chain clank'd on as before,
And the orators words are remembered no
more,
ScantY his guerdon, scanty his fame,
He lives in story only name.
The poet sang, and the earth grew still,
And he moulded mems hearts at his own
sweet will;
And they asked his name that it might be
enrolPd
With the names Of earth's greatest in letters
of gold
And his pale cheek hush'd, and his heart
beat high,
And he said, "nor my name nor my song
shall die"
He paus'd and earth's voices, silent so long,
Grew sevenfold louder and drowned his
song,
As the tide Of time still onward roll'd,
In its wasting sweep thro' the letters of gold,
And newer songs seem'd sweeter to men,
And the poets songs are not heard again
Save by few with less heart than head,
Who grope for his thoughts in tongue that
is dead
Scanty his guerdon, scanty his fame,
He left in story scarce aught but q
name.
The thinker sat pale in his lonely cell,
And unused on the thought he had shaped
so well;
And his keen eye loOk'd through the com
ing years,
And he saw thro the haze Of his happy tear
His shdpely thought thro' the world expaut
Till it's impress was stamp'd on the sea ant
the land;
And he thought to himself, mid his vision
of fame,
"Surely the world will remember my name,
And the thinker died and his thought wen
forth
To the east and the west, to the south ant
the north;
But talent such changes on genius rang
That the world forgot from whose brain
sprang;
! And men deemed not but that the though
of the sage
Was the slow grown product Of many an age
Scanty his guerdon, scanty his fame.
He left in story not even name,
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Notice TO Mothers

DR.. DUNCAN'S BLACKBERRY
ELIXIR is 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.
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lean Swim Sir"

During terrible naval battle be-
tween the English and Dutch, the
English flagship, commanded by Ad-
miral Marlborough. was drawn into the
thickest of the fight. Two masts were
soon shot away, and the main-masts fell
with fearful crash upon the deck.
Admiral Marlborough saw that all was
lost unless he could bring up his ships
from the right. Hastily scrawling an
order, he called for volunteers to swim
across the boiling water, under the hail
of shot and shell. A dozen sailors at
once offered their services, and among
them a cabin boy.
"Why, said the Admiral, "what can
you do my fearless ladH"
II can swim, sir" the boy replird ;
eff l be shot, I can be easier spared
than any one else.
Marlborough hesitated, his men were
few, and his position was desperate.
The boy plunged into the sea amid the
cheers of the sailors, and was soon lost
to sight. The battle ragged fercer, and
as time went on defeat seemed inevita'
BILE. But just as hope was fading
laundering cannonade was heard from
the right, and the reserve was seer
bearing down upon the enemy. BY
sunset the Dutch feet were scattered
far and wide, and the cabin boy, thu
hero of the hour, was called to receive
the honor due him. His modesty ant
bearing so won the heart Of the old AID
miral that he exclaimed:
II shall live to see you have flag
ship Of your own"
The prediction was fulfilled when tn
boy, having become Admiral Cloudsle,
Shovel, was knighted by the king.
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COURTS.

NHANCERY-Sit LIST Monday in May and
v November; John w. Burton, Judge; j.
C. Biles, Clerk.
NIRCUIT-Sits Tuesday after 4th Monday
v in January, May, and September; ). j.
Williams, Judge; A. j. Curl, Clerk.
nOUNrY-ou.b by quorum LIST Monday in
v every month; fun court every quarter
j, L. Miller. Esq., Chairman; A. H.
Gross Clerk.
ATHER COUNTY OFFICIALS-H. P
" Maxwell, Sheriff; Jno. l.. Jaco, Register
ii. A. Cunningham Trustee and Tax Collec
tor; Geo. T. Purvis, Ranger; Il. M. ATrgo
Jailer; Sam O'Neal, County Superintendent
of Public Instruction
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Mails.

Tullahoma to Observation-Disclosures $50 p
M: leaves sos a. M, daily except Sundays
McMinuville to Sparta-Arrives 800 am;
leaves 800 pm; daily except Sundays.
Beersheba Springs-Arriyes 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)-arrives 800
p. m, Mondays and Fridays; leaves 600 a
m, same days.
Woodbury-Arrives 6 PM, Wednesdays
and Fridays; leaves 500 am, same days.
Horse Shoe Falls--Arrives 1900 m, Mon
days and Thursdays; leaves 200 pm. same
days.
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Poultry for Profit.

Breeders Journal.
The following is an account of how
the wife of stock man utilized her
spare hours during the long days that
her husband was out on the range look
ing after his various interests. The
narrative ispas given from the lips of
the lady herself to the writer, while
resting his horse during Western tour;
eve came to this place about four
years ago. We had few cattle; my
husband was hard worker and. ener-
getic in his business; we bolit this log
cabin that you see here and my hus-
hands business has increased from year
to year which has taken him from home
more and more. You know that start
ing in business takes all the ready
money that can be raked and scraped
together to pay expenses, living bills
and interest. Being alone so much of
the time, have thought Of various
ways of raising spending money, and |
have struck upon the plan of raising
poultry, and | find it is very profitable
and furnishes me with all the money [
need for my own use. / take care of
my chickens entirely myself, and also
attend to the marketing of them. |
have this year Matched out over 700
chickens. You have no idea of the
trouble and work the setting of my
hens gives me, but | have circumvented
them so that consider that my hatch
ing has been unusually successful. |
have managed to set my hens in all
manner of out of the way places, and
wherever hen would lay off by her
self ] am very careful not to disturb
her but to get her to set there if posi-.
BILE. Why, l have had 8 hens setting
in the house at the same time. l used
to consider that when my chickens were
Matched, the most of my trouble wa;
over; hut this year they were not fairly
commenced. Do you see that hawk
sailing up there? He has caught some
of my chickens, aud | have to sit ou
here with my shot gun almost the en-
tire time; but will catch him.. anC
that will give me a rest until another
one finds me out. My chickens littl,
, while ago commenced to die with
kind of cholera; suppose it is becaus,
| have got them so thick and 81
many of them. | have had to 90 q
miles to get some pepper to feed then
. on, but | have got that stopped, and
they get big'enough am selling then
of. l have taken one load to market
and got S. dozen for them. To b
. sure it is long trip, 80 miles and back
i but then l wanted to go to town any
q way, for | wanted to buy some corn
. feed the rest of my chickens on.
shall make about $500 clear of all ez
. penses, but next year ] shall not tr
!, to raise more than 300 chickens. Th
:. eggs always bring good price and al
quick sale at all the towns. EMO
raising chickens for it occupies my TIM
besides giving Inc good supply of pi
money"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-05-19

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 failing
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
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-05-19
SPECIAL FEATURES.

Bilious fever, Remittent and Inter-
mittent fever, malarial fever, Jaundice
and many more of the most deadly dis
eases of America have their starting
point in torpid inactive liver Any
or all of these diseases may be avoided
by the timely use of Portaline, the best
and most perfect Vegetable Liver med.
icine in the world. Price 80 cents.
For sale by j. B. Ritchey.
Whites Cream White Vermifuge is
the best wormkiller.
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General lireffarg.
CHURCIIES.

Southern Methodist-Rev II. B. Reams.
pastor; services every second and Attn sun
DAYS at 1 a m, and at night every Sunday.
Prayer-meeting Wednesday night,
Christiau-Services every Sunday. Prayer
meeting Wednesday night.
Methodist-R A. f. Barnes, pastor
services first and third Sundays; prayer
meeting every Friday night.
Presbyteran-Re --- 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, at NJ. E. Church, South
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MEANWHILE TENNESSEE SATURDAY, M Y 49, 1888

barrels, If you get larger ones you
are not apt to get any allowance for ex-
ira size. If you use small ones you
are not only apt, but dead sure to get
dock" Have your barrels deliv-
cred in time for coopering. By this /
mean, select the head that will he east
est to replace. Drive the hoops of the
other three tiers highland nail. Firmly
nail the bottom to its place. Use bar
rel nails for the hoops and shingle nails
for the bottom. Distribute these bar.
rels as your calculations made their
need probable in rows across the field.
Have a supply under shade tree near
enough to fill any lack in number.
Divide your groung into sections the
same as binders for reaper. Require
each hand to keep his section well
picked. See that some barrels are not
heaped and Others not full enough. Fill
the barrels even full, as in packing ap.
piles, and force the head to the crows
and nail firmly. Cut with a Ratchet
the ventilating holes in the sides, and
you are ready to ship. We use Avery's
digger. A large shovel pillow makes a
fair substitute when run across the
checks. Run the Avery digger in every
other row. Its fault is it covers up too
many potatoes. Make the pickers
"handle" every stalk and pick up the
shippers and pour in the barrels. A
gang of boys should follow to gather
the culls. If your header gets much
behind the picks, pile stalks or weeds
upon the open barrels to prevent "sun
burn" DO not as Italian fruit dealers
do, "put the best on the outside.
When your potatoes get to market the
heads of number of barrels, chosen
at random, will be knocked out, theil
contents poured into tubs and YOU
whole car load graded accordingly
"Tote fair" and you will gain money
and reputation. Do not crowd a ca
too full. The bottom rows of barrel
are apt to be smashed, the heads burst
ed, etc., if too much weight be upol
them. $50 to 100 barrels is a small
car. We cannot afford to "fork" un
less potatoes are high, labor plenty ant
cheap, and market not demanding
haste. Even then forking is very sloN
and expensive. An Avery digger Wi
pay for itself in few days. Ate
you have picked up every potato i
sight, and feel like dismissing the hand;
get good harrow, station four picker
: and 60 over the land again. You wi
be astonished at the amount of fine tn
: bers still obtainable.
: You will see from these hasty note
the exceeding need of constant, Garrett
supervision in all shipping details. Th
' crop is doing well and there will be
Jumbo yield if seasons favor. Pric,
will be moderately fair. | will dro
you another letter in a few day
Meanwhile send in your questions witt
out hesitation. Yours,
I g. w. CALENDER.
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Plants in balconies, baskets, vases.
windows-boxes or pots, having limit
ed area from which to derive moisture
and food, require particular attention in
watering and stimulating. Take great
care not to let them become dry, as it
will injure them almost as badly as a
severe frost, and when you water them
do it thoroughly, so that all the earth
will be moistened. A little dash of
water on the surface is almost useless.
In:small baskets and vases it is an ex-
cellent plan to put large handful of
bits of charcoal and then lay upon them
large sponge, well wetted, or hand
full of spaghum or damp moss. This
will keep wet all summer, il water is
given daily, and the charcoal will pre-
vent the soil from becoming sodden and
sour Farm, Herdnnd Home.
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Channel hands, A few drops

Chapped hands. A few drops of
Johnson's Anodyne Liniment rubbed
into the hands occasionally will keep
them soft and fresh from soreness.
Soldiers, sailors and fishermen should
remember this. It's the best Liniment
in the world for any purpose.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-05-19

DYSPEPSIA and all species of indi-
gestiOn, such as Sour Stomach, Vertigo,
Bad Taste In the mouth and Constips
ted Bowels, cured with DR.. DUE
CANS LIVER and KIDNEY NET
ICINE. Sold by all druggists.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-05-19

Lol the poor Indian has his type Ia
the many Pile Ontments and salves,
which have from time to time been
forced upon the market, and forced
back out of the market, and out Of
memory by Tablers Buckeye Pile ONT
ment, the never-failing and only sure
remedy for Piles. Price 30 cts. a bot
tie. Whites Cream White Vermifuge
is the best worm killer.
For sale by j. B. Ritchey.
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Skinny Men.

"Wells' Health Remover" restores
health and vigor, cures dyspepsia, i'm.
potence, sexual debility. 81.
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ILODG ICS.

l., & A. M.-Warren, No. l25-lst Monday
l.. night in every montu, in their hall over
the court room. JAS W. HOWARD. w. NJ
DOYAL ARCH CHAPTER-3rd Thursday
~ night in every month.
r. KENNEDY, H. P.
1 0. O. F.-McMinnville, No. l46; every
|. Tuesday night, in their Hall over IL. Il.
Fanlkner's, JAS. NJ. MoFEITT, n. G.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR-Mountain City,
N No. lao; meets in Masonic hall I'd and
18th Monday nights in every month.
r. KENNEDY, d.
KNIGHTS AND LADY'S HONOR-2nd
II and lth Thursday nights in every month
r. KENNEDY, p.
O. U. w. meets lst and Sd Thursday
"A. nights in each month in Odd Fellows
Hall J. p. BosTICK, NJ. w.
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Buchupaiba.

Quick, complete'cure, all annoying
kidney, bladder, and urinary diseases.
81. Druggists.
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Portable paper houses are coming
into vogue in England. 1t is said that
they will be used to exted the accom-
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"ROugIl ON Rats"

Clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies,
ants, bed bugs, skunks, chipmunks,
gophers. 15c. Druggists.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-05-19

Sore eyes cured promptly with Dun
cans Carbolic Ointment. 1t is mild
and harmless. Sold by all druggists,
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Cure for Group.

Cure for Group.
DR.. Duncan's Cough Balsam is a
sure cure for Group in children. 1t
will never fail, is safe and pleasant.
For sale by j. B, Ritchey.
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Howard Female College,
EaIlatin Tenn

A. NJ. BURNEY, President Miss Pattie
Malone NJ. A., Collegiate Department; Miss
Mollie Herman, NJ, A. Preparatory Depart
ment; Mrs. f. c. Cartwright, NJ. NJ. Music
Department, Miss Ella Grove, Art Depart
ment
\ non-denominationa school for Young
Ladies, conducted upon its own merits, OF.
fering hrst-claSS accommodations and facili-
ties for a thorough education.
Board $3.50 a month. Tuition and music
and ornamental branches at usual rates.
For further Information or circulars, ad-
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Children Cry.

For Dupcan's Worm Syrup. 1t "a
pleasant to take and sure to have the
desired effect. 1t is fast taking the
place of all other preparations. Sold
by j. B. Ritchey.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-05-19

The first time you see two women
kissing each other, just notice bow
o.,,;ol, tbo,, laf c,o
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Irish Potato Culture.

llJl1AAf 1SNEN'y AAuJ AOs
Surprising some of your patrons may
desire few items, derived from expe-
rience and observation, upon the cul-
ture and marketing Of the Irish potato
crop, | employ a leisure hour in giving
you few of the most important, timely
ones.
HOW TO CULTIVATE.
Keep the soil to the plant; pillow as
frequently as possible till the plants
bloom; keep all weeds and grass smOth-
cred with the fresh, loose, cool soil.
Don't throw the soil upon the plants,
nor, at the last working or two, too
high upon the ridges, if you desire
early rather than large crop. If the
soil has baked around the plant so that
you cannot with moderate pressure
work your fingers into the hills, run a
pillow or bull-tongue as close as possible
for the plants safety, and by return
furrow, throw the loosened earth back
to the stalks. If the crop is checked
do the same kind of work on both sides
of the hill. This will give well-shaped
crisp tubers.
HOW AND WHEN TO DIG.
You must determine this from the
current prices and the prospective
yield--every man for himself. Al
early digging gives fewer potatoes, re
quires fewer barrels, costs relatively
less freight and commission, but obtains
higher prices. A later digging yield
more potatoes, requires more packages
costs, etc. A crop dug June 10th t.
10Th usually yields 10 to 20 barrel
| (24 bushels) per acre. The same fel'
dug June 25th to 30th, seasons having
favored, give fully 20 to 40 barrels pc
acre. Keep up with prices in North
ern markets for earlier shipments, an,
with those in Southern cities for late
ones. Spring potatoes pay in both sec
tons. When the spring crop will av
erage three or four shippers to the hill
if prices are satisfactory, digging ma
begin. To determine this, pull up
number of stalks and count or weig
the shippers, rejecting of course as Gull
all tubers less than a hen egg. Don
. select the big stalks-take them as tn
digger does, large and small, matur
and immature, stalky and spindling
A simple calculation will enable you
. approximate the yield. Don't buy tC
many barrels. This lisa common erro
C Unless the barrels are made of wei
seasoned timber and strongly put I
nathar thew ara ant In fall IN STAY,
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Itching Piles cured with Dun. 5
Carbolic Ointment. 1t sun 1d