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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-12-20
BEST TIME AND WAY TO SOW
GRASS SEED.

The Importance of grass as leading
crop in this country is becoming so
generally admitted, that farmers are
anxiously making inquiry "When and
how to SOW grass seed" for the best re.
suits. The prevailing custom with
many farmers has been to make grass
secondary consideration, and hence
they have generally sown it with small
grain, either in the spring or fall.
From our own personal experience, in
small way, we'are of opinion that
the best results may be obtained by
sowing grass seed alone, either in the
early fall or spring. Whether you
sow in the spring or fall, the land
should be well plowed, and thoroughly
pulverized with an Acme, or other
good harrow. 1t should be well cult
waited, and after sowing the seed roll
the ground. If for meadow, allow no
rocks or other obstacles to remain on
the surface to be in the way of the
machine.
a good stand of almost any Of the
grasses may be obtained if we will pre-
pare our lands well and sow from the
latter part of July to the first of Sep
TENDER. If sown about turnip sowing
time, there will generally be rain suffi'
cient to start the grass and give il
deep root so as to stand winter freezing.
When grass is sown thus early with q
liberal quantity of good seed, we may
reasonably expect, the seasons being
favorable and the land good, a full
crop of grass. If we are not ready tc
SOW at the proper time in the latter
summer or early fall, we should wait
until spring. If the land is rich il
the grass producing elements, clover
sown in the spring alone often produces
crop of good hay the same season
From these considerations, we are o
opinion, that the best time and way t.
sow grass is, from the. latter part o
July to the first of September alone
If not sown by the middle of Septem
her, we should wait until spring.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-12-20

We do not publish anonymous commu-
nications under any circumstances. The
real name of the author must accompany
every communication, or else it will be con-
signed to the waste basket We do not pub
fish the names of correspondents, but want
them simply as guarantee of good faith.
All calls on candidates, obituaries, trib.
utes of respect, ETC., are charged for as ad.
vertising matter. Simple announcements of
deaths, marriages, etc, will be published
without charge, and our friends all over the
county will confer favor by furnishing us
with such as soon after their occurrence as
possible.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-12-20

we award as the best Of our judgment
to No. l the first premium, to No. 8
the second premium, No, 2, though
weighing more than No. 3, on account
of its rough and uneven appearance
and bran producing quality, we do not
think as valuable as No. 3.
We commend the farmers, whoever
they may be, for their successful effort.
r. H. MASON,
l.. d. MERCER.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-12-20
Report o the Judges on Corn Contest

DIR. J.B. RITCHEY The under.
signed having been called on by you tc
examine and determine as to the three
parcels c'ntaining 100 ears of corn
each, as b quality and value, designa
ted on saks containing the same, We
first proceeded to weigh the same in
the ear. No. weighed 1879 pounds.
No, 2, IL pounds, No. 3, 49, pounds
After weighing in the ear we had il
shelled, when No. l weighed 10I
pounds, 10. 3, 1851, and No. 3, 49,
After areful examination of the
three lots both in the ear and shelled
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-12-20
Kendall's Spawn Cure.

Special Notice IN the spirit of The Times"
august 3Oth, 1884.
This remedy is known far and wide as the
most successful ever discovered in cases of
SPAWN and other hook lameness. OF course
it is well-known fact that chronic case
of spawn is virtually incurable; but even
such case can be greatly ameliorated by
using KendalPs remedy, while in cases Of
growing SPAWN they can be Immediately
removed by few applications. 1t is also
an, excellent remedy for rheumatism, en-
largement OF the JOINTS, corns, and the like,
while all blood spavins and bursal enlarge.
ments disappear before it,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-12-20
T VEIN WINII III NINII INoTNVIi
GEO. II. HILTON.
Kendall's SPAWN Cure

Augusta, Me-, August IA, 1884.
DR.. B. J. Kendall Co.; Gents.-I bought a
horse in Boston in 1880 that was badly
wrenched in his leg, and was so lame that
he could not touch his foot to the floor.
got a box of your blister and blistered it
twice, then applied Kendall's SPAWN Cure
about SIX months, then turned him out, and
the next spring refused $500 for him.
used % bottles of the cure on him. He began
to improve as soon as l applied the first
Blister. / would cheerfully recommend it
to any one as the best horse liniment ever
used, and have used good many kinds,
as have handled horses for twenty years.
F. A. CO0MBS.
Send address for Illustrated Circular
which we think gives positive proof of its
virtues. No remedy has ever met with such
unqualified success to our knowledge, for
beast as well as man.
Price 81 per bottle, or six bottles for SIS.
All druggists have it, or can gft it for you,
or it will be sent to any address on receipt
of price by the proprietors, DR.. B. ]. KEN
DALI & CO., Enosburg Falls, VT.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-12-20
Newspaper Annual.

We acknowledge the receipt of a
cory of N. W. Aver & Sons Ameri>
car Newspaper Annual for 1884. So
far as we have examined the work we
have found it complete and compre>
hersive in all its departments. 1t con.
tairs complete list of all the newspa.
pers and periodicals published in the
Uniled States and Canada, arranged
by States in geographical order. The
name of the paper, general character
istics, year established, size, circulation
and advertising rates for ten lines one
month are given. In fact, almost any
information desired concerning any
newspaper or periodical published in
the United States or Canada may be
readily Obtained from the Annual. II
also gives he population of every State,
Territory, county and county>seat, Of
almost every place in which a paper iG
published also the colored population
by counti,s in the Southern States,
and of thu Chinese on the Pacific Slope.
The books an extensive work, full Of
statisticaland other valuable informa.
ton, especially to the advertiser. The
price of tie book is SO. Address N.
w. Ayer& Son, Philadelphia, Pa.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-12-20
Kendall's SPAWN Cure.

Lowell Lake, Chester, VT, Aug. IA, 'S4.
DR.. B. j. Kendall Col not only feel it
duty, but affords me much pleasure to say
to you that have used your Kendall's Spa.
vim Cure for the last five years at my hotel
for bee stings, hornet and wasp stings and
mosquito bites and find it gives instant re-
lief. Not having seen it advertised for that
use thought perhaps you did not know it
yourself, and want also to say have cured
one valuable mare of bone SPAWN and taken
off two thoroughpins from another horse,
one a very bad one entirely removed
Yours with much respect,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-12-20
HAY AND IT'S VALUE.

No well to do farmer can ignore, or
fail to appreciate the value of plenty of
sweet well cured hay for winter food
for his stock. If he would make his
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-12-20

Whole cloves are now used to eX-
terminate the merciless and indus
trious moth. 1t is said they are more
effectual as a destroying agent than
either tobacco, camphor or cedar
shaVings.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-12-20
KendallS SPAWN Cure.

Brooklyn, N. Y, Aug 10, 1884.
DR.. b. j. Kendall Col am pleased to
inform you that after fair trial given by
our customers to Kendalls SPAWN Cure,
they pronounce it one of the best Horse
Remedies in the market, and as a Rheumat-
ic Eminent, cheerfully endorse it as be-
ing one of the best remedies ever used.
Respectfully yours, /. CRAWFORD.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-12-20
DIR. Duncan'S
Blackberry Elixir,
Natures Great Remedy for Diseases and
Affections Of the Bowels.

This splendid and unfaling medicine is
compounded from Blackberry and other
Medicinal Roots and Herbs, is therefore
perfectly harmless 1t is pleasant and safe
to the most delicate stomach 1t is the most
speedy and etfectual medicine for the cure
of all forms of Diarrhea, in children or
adults, Cholera Morbus, Flux, Dysentery,
and the various summer complaints of the
bowels, so prevalent among all classes du-
ring the Summer season. Only one bottle
(price 80 cts, is sufficient to effect cure.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-12-20
DIR. DUNCAN'S CHILL TONIC.

You need not Shake or Chill if you will
use this Tonic. 1t never fails to stop the
most aggravated forms of Chills and Fever
if taken as directed in from three to seven
days, when quinine and all other medicines
fail. 1t will also, if taken regularly build
and tone up the weak and debilitated sys.
TEN, and above all leaves no bad effects be.
hind, as do many other preparations.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-12-20
STANDARD. PUBLISHING co., Props
J. B: RITCHEY, ! Editors
II. M. REAMS, Hu''OiS'
CONTRIBUTORS.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
OUR AGENTS.

The following agents are authorized to
receive and receipt for subscriptions to the
STANDARn.
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-11-01
Chicago Milwaukee
& St. Paul

Railway is the short line from st. Paul
and Minneapolis, via La Crosse and MIL
waukee. to CHICAGO and all points in
the eastern States and Canada.
IT is THE ONLY LINE
Under one management between St. Paul
and Chicago, and is the finest equipped
railway in the Northwest.
IT is THE ONLY LINE
Running Pullman Sleeping cars, Palace
Smoking cars and the finest Dining cars IN
the world via the famous
RIVER BANK ROUTE,
Along the shores of Lake Pemn and the
beautiful Mississippi river to Milwaukee
and Chicago. Its trains connect with
those of the northern lines in the grand
Union Depot at St. Paul.
NO CHANGE OF CARS -
Of any class between st. Paul and CHI
cago. For through tickets, time tables,
and full information apply to any coupon
sieket agent in the northwest.
SS. MERRILL, A. v. H. H.CARPENTER. y
General Manager. Genl Pass. Agt
1T. CLARK, g. II. HEAFFORD.
Genl Supt. Asst Genl Psss. Agt
Milwaukee, Wis.
". H. Dixon, General Northwestern Fas-
ssngsr Agent, St. Paul. MINI.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-09

where congregational singing has been
attempted, an alleged failure has been
the result, the first essential has been
lacking, namely congregation. A
few worshipers scattered over an audi
torIam far too large for them do not
constitute congregation. A congre-
CATION is such number of people as
completely fills the edifice or room in
" hIeh they are gathered. Five hun
dred people in some charming country
church or chapel wOuld at home make
a congregation. The same persons in
DR.. Halls church in New York city
would not be a congregation at all !;
and their singing in the latter place
would be practically failure, how
ever fine and effective in church
which they filed If church seats
five thousand people, there must be
five Thousand people in it to have any
gational singing in the true aud
proper sense of the word Singers
may be likened to gunpowder. Con
densed in pistol, thimbleful of
powder may produce marked effect /;
harrelful scattered over the lawn
wilSaat iniure him who may apply a
sorcit So it. Our singers, whether choir
or congregation, must be compact and
together if we would realize our Just
expectations. Therefore let us not at
tempt congregational singing until we
first have IL congregation. This essen
tial lacking, let MS, with or without
money. get a choir to do for us what
we shall fail in attempting ourselves"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-09
St. Johnsbury Church Directory.

Ad0ent-Paddock Village. Sabbath Services at
1880 a m, las and 6:3O p. IN. Sabbath School
II III. Prayer Meetings at 1880 p. III. Sunday, Tues
day and Friday evenings.
Bdptist-Railroad Street. Corner Mape Rev
+. l. SandfOrd, Pastor. Preaching 1880 =. NJ. $.
School - NJ. Prayer meeting $50. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening at 7:a0.
Free BdphSt-Main Street. Corner Prospect.
Sabbath services, 1890 AN, and $50 +. NJ Sabbath
School at IL NJ. Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ng at 1870 Rev. ID. IL. Adams pastor.
Church Of the HeSSiah-( UniversalistD Eastern
avenue. corner Cherry street. Sabbath services
at LAS, $50 P. NJ. Sabbath School at 1890 p. NJ.
Wednesday evening meeting at 1880. Rev. g. W.
jenkins, pastor.
MethodiSt-Central street. Rev. Z. W. Culver.
Pastor Residence next to the Church. Sab
bath services at 1890 A M and 6:3O 2. NJ. Sabbath
school at IL Wednesday evening meeting al
1::iO.
North CongregatiOnat-Main street, corner oi
Church. Rev. Henry W. Jones, Pastor. sabbath
services at 1890 A. M and 6:30 p. Sabbatl
school at l:45 p. M. Wednesday evening meeting
at 730.
South Congregahonal-Main street. Rev Ed
ward l. Fairbanks Pastor. sabbath services al
1880 A. NJ, aud $50 p. NJ Sabbath School l. NJ
wednesday evening meeting at 1880.
Presbyterian Church-Eastern Avenue. Rev. "
X. Laird pastor. sabbath services at 1880 a. N.
and $50 p. III. Sabbath school at II IN. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening 1880.
ST 4HdTeWS-t EpiseOpalI Main street, Rev
+. ). Fisher Rector. Services Sundays al
| 1880 a. and y. III. W ednesdays at 7.3O y.
| Sunday School at ~ IN.
Roman CdthOlic-Cherry Street. Rev. j. \
BOissonnauit Parish Priest. Mass : and 10 a. M
Nespers and BenediCtiUn at p. On tn,
second sunday of the month, service at $50 a. III.
ana p M. At LyndOnville same day at lO;3O a III
Y. II. @. A.-Meetings at the hall of the Y. NJ.
\, Nam street, Sunday mornings at $50, Satur
day evenings at 7.30. Young Mems meeting Sun
day at $50 y. N. Noon meeting every day a
rooms on Main street
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-09

for she relied on the strong arm of the
righteous.
Moved by a sudden impulse, about
half an hour before she passed away
Robbie rushed to her side, threw his
arms about her, and holding her close,
kissed her. She kissed her boy tender
ly, and said:
''GOd bless my baby"
1t was her last blessing on earth.
Lord" she said in broken accents,
checked by her troubled BREATH z,
Into thy hands | commend my spirit
Still she looked at us smiling, until a
few minutes before the end. She asked
for drink of orangeade, but she could
not swallow. Even so," she whispered,
''come quickly, Lord Jesus Like a
flash of sunlight the :'bright white
light swept across her face, carrying
away all stain and cloud of disease, her
face turned upward and her eyes grew
strangely radiant. "Mother," she called
joyOusly as a child springing into a
mothers arms. '.Mother, mother ~
and she was folded in the arms of the
angel mother who passed away when
she was IL child. Her face WAS as
white as the starlight, her radiant eyes
were not dimmed when she closed
them, and for the first time in many
years she slept without pain.
Velvet mOsses cover the little mound
where she sleeps, and gracefully ferns
fringe it around. She rests in the beau
tifnl churchyard of quaint old-fash-
ioned Lord Marion Church. 1t was
her own wish. made nearly or quite a
year ago.
| think the angels must have been
glad to see her come. So many of
them had minstered to her, and
strengthened her in her pilgrimage of
suffering, and | know that they re-
.iOiced when she came To be with them.
There was never so brave, so patient Il
life among men there could be no life
Drawer, even among women.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-09
Frozen 10 Death on "A Peak.

Miss Carrie J. Welton, wealthy
young lady of New York city, was
frozen to death while making the as
cent of Longs Peak, Colorado. The
follows:
Longs Peak has an altitude of A.
436 feet and is one of the highest
mountains in Colorado and one of the
most difficult of ascent. Its summit,
which towers above the clouds, is COW
cred with snow during the entire sum
mer. While it is the least travelled by
tourists of any of the high Colorado
peaks, its ascent has never been con-
sidered dangerous in the pleasant sum
mer and fall months. The mountain
is at the head of Estes park, one of the
most fashionable summer resorts in
the Rocky mountains. Miss WeltOn
had been summering in Colorado, and
spent much of her time in horseback
riding and visiting the surrounding
points of interest in the mountains.
| She resolved on making the ascent of
Longs Peak, which stood as huge
sentinel at the head of Estes park, and
.
Seven miles away, at the foot of the
peak, was cabin occupied by a ranch
man named Lamb aud his wife and
son. Here Miss Welton remained for
the night, first having engaged the
services of Carlisle Lamb, the son,
aged nineteen, to act as her escort and
guide to the peak, he having acted in
that capacity to tourists on several oc-
| casiOns. Next morning at sunrise Miss
WeltOn and young Lamb, seated on
sure footed bronchOs, were vending
their way up the narrow and uneven
trail leading to the summit. The
weather was warm and pleasant, and
there were no forebOdings that de-
lightful trip above the clouds was not
before them. 1t took five hours tn
make the first seven miles so difficult
was the trail. This brought them to
the timber line, and the snow had then
become so deep and the trail so OBJ,
scured that it was decided to hitch the
horses and proceed up the mountain
on foot, as the banks of snow would
bear the weight of men, while the
horses would break through. The dis
tance to the summit was about fOur
miles, and this ascent was made aftel
the top of the black peak was reached
about O'Clock in the afternoon. TheiI
stay on the peak was not of long dura'
ton. A heavy storm had in the mean
time set in below them, and the darI
clouds were being tum5led about il
fnghtfnl confusion, 1t was about five
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-09
SquibS.

The way of the transgressOr-Th
trunk line to Canada.
Ladies' hats, this fall, will he felt.
Sometimes they can almost he heard,
they are so loud.
When did NOah's wife represent one
of the counties in New Hampshire 2
When she was rocking Ham.
Patient: 81 think I'll have my tooth
extracted with gas" Dentist: Ger
tainly, sir, if You wish it," He lights
the chandelier.
elias Vulcan left the skies ~ is the
title of II scientific article, in an ex-
change. We understand that Vulcan
is guilty of forging, and it may be he
has left the skies for Canada.
"Why did you put that nickle with
Il hole in it in the contributiOn-boX ?"
asked one man of another. "Because
| could not put the hole in without the
nickle, and had to pnt in something"
Men can by no possibility become
female clerks but there is nothing to
prevent women becoming mail clerks.
Having been sent "A book entitled
"Summer Poems" after careful scru-
poems and Summer not"
"Aunty," said pensive urchin to
his instructress, "What comes % ~ the
auld moons ?" "iDeed, laddie, Pm
no very sure" was the tardy reply.
They'll maybe clip them doom, and
maxi stars o. them"
Mr.. Smith Ito Mrs. Fishwhacker,
who has been telling him about her
new house,) 81 suppose you will have
dumb walters in the house Pn Mrs.
F.: "No | shan't! had deaf cook
once, and | vowed then never to have
another crippled servant"
$50 you are going to keep school ?"
said a young lady to her old aunt.
''Well, for my part, sooner than do
that | wouli marry Il widower with
nine children" 81 should prefer that
myself" was the reply, "bnt where is
the widower?" ?"
"Why, Allie, dear, is that the way
to begin yonr dinner r. asked moth
er of her little daughter, rs she began
with the pie, instead of the bread and
butter. "Well, | declare, mamma,
was going to eat my dinner upside
down; wasn't ~
The master of his college summoned
the late Charles Stuart Calyerley, one
day, and said "I don't know, Mr..
Calverley, how it happens, but when
ever look ont of the window see
you jumping over that wall" "Weil,
MASTER" replied he, sit certainly has
often struck me as odd that whenever
jump over that wall see you look
ing out of that window"
any dear, look below" said Har-
lem man, just as he stood ON the
bridge with his wife, and gazed at
tug hauling line of barges. "Such is
life. The tug is like man, working
and toiling, while the barges, like
women, are" 81 know" interrupted
Mrs. G., acridly. "The ting does the
blowing, and the barges bear all the
burdens"
"That, sir, is very fine quality of
sugar." said the grOceryman. "It is
used mostly for making desserts"
"Why is it used mostly for making
deserts ?" asked the customer. ''On
account of it's superior quality, sir"
''Oh that's it. thought it might DO
nsed for making deserts on account of
tue large quantity of sand in it."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-09
The Plague of LOcusts.

A curious and interesting parliament
tary paper has just been published
under the striking title of "Report on
the Locust Campaign of 1884" by Mr..
S. Brown, the government engineer in
the island of Cyprus. The island has
long been desolated by locusts, and
even the Turkish government at
tempted to deliver it from the plague
by collecting the eggs, burning the in
sects in their early stage, or catching
them flying. In 1862 and 1868 Mr.. X.
Ma.tri began some experiments which
resulted i'll IL system of traps and
screen switch the British government
is now carrying out. He obtained the
hearty cooperation of Said Pacha, the
governor of the island, and after "A few
years of energetic effort succeeded in
nearly 'adicating the pest. Indeed,
it was o ficially reported in 1870 that
lOcusts had ceased to exist in Cyprus.
In few years, however, they once
more appeared in desOlating swarms,
and in 1879, when the island was
handed over to the British govern
ment, the system of traps was again
set in operation. In the autumn of
1879, 374 tons of eggs were collected
and destroyed, yet i'll the spring OF
1880 the swarms were larger than
ever. In the autumn of that year the
take of locust eggs was 236 tons.
Nevertheless the insects appeared in
1881 in still vaster numbers. Greater
energy was then devoted 20 the au-
tumnal collection and destruction OF
the eggs, and no less than |, ,33O tons
were found and destroyed at cost
of fI2, ,262. Preparations were also
made for trapping the insects in the
spring, when they appeared in vastel
mum mbers than before. In 1882 thi,
work began to tell, and in 1888 the
destruction of lOcusts was enormous,
the nearest estimate that could be
made of the numbers made them moi
fewer than 1875, 900 million of insects.
The result of these efforts has been
almost to exterminate the plague. Mr.
Brown says that in every previous
year Of his residence in Cyprus he has
ridden through dense flights of lOcusts
III May and June, some of them Gov
eriDg an area of several square miles
This year he has seen nothing of tn,
kind no swarms have been observed
anywhere, and no damage has been
done to the crops. He concludes thai
locusts need no longer be dreaded a.
formidable enemies; though their rat,
of increase is SO rapid that singlt
years neglect might bring them bach
in all their destructive force. Like