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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-05
A Lunar Eclipse.

Ont morning of the 10th Of April
there will be an eclipse of the Moon,
which will be fine sight to those who
take an interest in the wonderful things
discovered by the science of astronomy.
All the teachers should tell their pupils
to arise on the morning of the 10th at
about 3 o'clock. II no clouds obscure
the sky they will be much pleased
with the sight. All should observe
that the shadow of the earth will come
over the moon from the east and pass
over westward. The pupils in our
schools should write an account of this
eclipse, in some blank book, and pre-.
serve the account until they see anoth-
er eclipse, and observe the length Of
time from one to another.
j. P. CLARK.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-05

Corn Premiums.

The STANDARD will please announce
that myself and others will offer and
pay premium of $50 for the best
acre of corn grown in Warren county
the present year, to be selected from a
field of not less than five acres, the
contest to be decided by competent
disinterested judges. Az persons in
tending to compete for the prize should
report at the STANDARD office by the
18th of June. The time and arrange
ments for measuring land and corn can
be arranged at meeting of contestants
after 10Th of June.
JAMES A. WooDLEE.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-05
Important Notice.

Farmers desiring to purchase Har-
vesting Machine this season, will find
it to their interest to call on or address
Mead & Ritchey before purchasing.
They are agents for the Champion Ma
chimes, and can furnish on short notice
any machine, from the Perfect Light
Mower up, including the handsomest
and cheapest Reaper and Binder com
plete, ever offered in this market.
Every farmer who has as much as five
to ten acres to NOW needs a mower,
They will be wanted to gather the
second crop of clover for seed.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-05
An Intallible Test.

From the American Dairyman.
Let a drop of fresh milk fall into a
glass of pure water. If the milk
promptly disseminates itself through
the water, the COW that yielded that
milk is not with calf; but if it sinks
to the bottom of the glass as it falls up
on the water, and does not produce
but little of q milky cloud, the COW is
pregnant. The specific gravity and
viscidity of the albumOus milk being
heavier than water, thus retains the
drop of milk and causes it to sink.
We advise dairyman to make note Of
this, and give it test. If reliable
the information may be of great value
to them.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-05
Best 100 Ears of Corn.

In order to give the small farmers
a chance to compete with the large
ones, the STANDARD will pay ten dol.
lars for the best 100 ears of corn; and
five dollars for the second best 100
ears of corn, grown this year. Com.
petition open to this and all other
counties in the State. The corn when
entered for either of the premiums
will become the property of the
STANDARD and will most likely be
distributed among its patrons in small
quantities for seed, the object being to
encourage and promote the growth of
the best varieties of this valuable Sc.
real. Further details win be given in
future.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-05
Friday Afternoon.

The Board of Trustees of Cumber.
land Female College will meet in the
College Chapel at 81 o'clock P. M.
Friday, April 4th. The meeting will
be one of very great Importance and
every member is most earnestly in
vited and urged to be present.
N. j. FINNEY, Pres.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-05
Fine Corn.

We are indebted to DR.. Harrison
of this place for some very large ears
of white field corn, grown by Mr..
Richard Driver, of DeKalb county.
We will plant it, and if it grows large
enough on our poor farm, we will com.
pete for some of the many premiums
now being offered for the best samples
of this valuable product.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-05
Five Gross of Diamond Dye.

We have just received five gross of
these very popular dyes, of all colors,
and can now supply the country mer-
chants at just what they pay in Nash
vile or Louisville, thus saving time
and freight. Quite number of other
articles of Drugs, Medicines, and Sta.
tionery may be bought from us at
Nashville prices, thus saving time and
freights. Give us a call when in, or
send us yonr orders.
J. B. RITCHEY.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-05
The Stone-crusher.

American.
The stone-crusher lately purchased
by the Board of Public Works of Gates
& Co., Chicago, is expected to arrive
in the city today. 1t cost 500 (ten
per cent off for cash), and can crack
more stone in day than the workhouse
force can do in a month.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-05
J. B. RITCHEY.
Greenback Conve ntions.

A State convention of the Green.
back party is called to meet at Nash.
vile, on the Oath day of April 1884.
The National convention will meet at
Indianapolis, Indians, on the 2Sth day
Of May, 1884.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-05
TOWN AND COUNTY.

Goats thread reduced to fifty cents
dozen at Katz's.
--Medearis & Co. are selling canned
fruits at cost to close out.
Wintersmiths Chill Tonic for sale
by j. B, Ritchey.
Geo. w. Parks, of Irving Col
lege was in town Thursday.
Remember the prohibition meet>
ing tonight.
-Landreth's Garden Seeds for sale
by j. B. Ritchey.
Elder P. G. Potter, of Dibrell,
was in town Thursday.
"A full line of Fishing Tackle at
Medearis u Co,
DR.. g. X. Mauzy and Jesse Dun
can, from Goodbars, were in town
Tuesday.
Capt. Duncan, the representative
of Coffee county, was in town We'd
nesday.
Mr. j. G. Lambeth, representing
Phillips, Jackson q Co., Wholesale
Grocers, Nashville, paid our merchants
visit this week.
Let every member of the Prohi.
bition club attend the public meeting
tonight friday.
Buy your cigars and tobaccos at
Medearis q Co.
Dick Crowder, of White county,
spent few days in town this week.
"A new line of dress goods just
received at Katz'.
"A. Youngblood and Mr.. st John,
of Cannon county, we're in town last
week with country produce for sale.
A fresh supply of New York
Enamel paint just received and for
sale by j. B. Ritchey.
Mr.. E. w. Halbach, connected with
the revenue service, at Nashville, was
in our town this week. He was ac-
companied by his son,
"A large lot of the Frank SiddalPs
soap at D. o. Jenkins. This is the
best soap for all purposes now made.
Try it.
Henry Merker, formerly of this
place, but now express messenger be-
tween Memphis and Bowling Green,
arrived Thursday to spend a few days.
-Wintersmith's Chill Tonic is one
of the best medicines for chills and
fever.
j. j. Morton of Grundy, was
here Wednesday. He says the roads
have improved very much but are still
bad enough.
The Tullahoma Guardian comes
to us in an all home dress this week,
having discarded the patent inside.
Good scheme, Bro. Wilson. we will
read both sides now.
We have an interesting article
from Hon. E. L. Gardenhire, on "Seet
Corn" which we will give next week
it reached us to late for this issue.
Rev. R. T. Majors, Chaplain o
Vanderbilt University, and Pastor o
the West End Methodist Church, dice
suddenly last Tuesday evening.
just received fresh cheese, crack
ers, dried beef, etc., at Medearis q Co
u. q. Martin ~ Co., are now re
ceiving and opening their new sprinI
stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Notions
etc. A full announcement of thei
stock will appear next week.
"A good supply of genuine Ger
man Millet Seed for sale by j. B
Ritchey,
For SALE-A second hand dress
ing machine, will dress 16 inches, wi
be sold very cheap. Call on or addres
NJ. B. Harwell, McMinnville, Tenn
"A. B. Hooper, with Paschal
Fall & Co., wholesale Hardware
Guns, Cutlery, etc, Nashville, will
here next Wednesday with full lin
of samples, Cutlery, Fishing Tackle
etc. Merchants in the country, as we
as in town, needing anything in hi
line should make a note of this.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-05

IA lTeen supply Vi OloNeT Oeeu
just received and for sale by j. B.
Try Wintersmith's Chill Tonic for
chills. 1t seldom fails to cure.
Simon Katz is getting in his new
stock. He says goods are cheaper than
ever before.
Fresh Candies, Oranges and Lem
ons received this week at D. 0.
jenkins.
DR.. w. H. Fleming and wife
went to Nashville Wednesday to spend
a week Or ten days among friends and
relatives. We wish them a pleasant
visit.
"A full stock Candy, Oranges, and
Lemons at Medearis e. Co.
Geo. W. Parks has bought out the
interest of Mr.. Moore in the mercan-
tile business at Irving College, and will
continue the business in future with
full stock of dry goods, groceries, etc.
-Katz says his store is too full and
invites his friends to call soon and get
bargains, as he must sell some at once
to make room.
We are requested to announce that
DR.. L. B. Davidson, dentist, of Hills
boro, Tenn, will come to this place
about the first of May to locate for the
purpose of practicing his profession.
DR.. Davidson is highly spoken of as a
dentist.
"A barrel of extra fine sugar-house
molasses just received by D. o. jenkins.
-Two-thirds of the three thousand
dollars asked of McMinnville for the
c. F. College improvements, has been
raised.
IS. F. Pennebaker was circulating
among his old friends here day or
two of the past week.
Table linen, good width, at Katz'
at 25c yard.
George w. Parks is our author
lied agent at Irving College, and new
subscriptions to the STANDARD, or cash
on old ones, can he left with him.
Miss Octa Paris, of Woodbury., is
visiting friends at McMlnnville.
Charley Thurman has been in
Nashville this week, buying goods for
o. M. Thurman q Go. The boys
say Charley stuck close to Bro. Ike
this time and didn't get lost as reported
on his last trip.
j. G. Martin returned from Nash,
vile Thursday, whittier he has been
buying his spring stock of goods.
All kinds of garden seeds al
Meadearis & Co.
There will be a sociable at the
residence of Mrs. M. j. White tonigh
(Friday), by the Ladies' Aid Society o
the M. E. Church, South. All are in
vited to attend. Admission 10cts.
Irish potatoes for seed and eating
purposes for sale by ]. B. Ritchey.
Remember the public meeting o
the Prohibition Club at the Colleg
Street M. E. Church tonight friday
Come and bring your family and you
neighbos. You will be we'll enter
tanned by speeches and music.
We call attention to the advertise
ment of Farm Machinery, by A. 7
Seitz, in another column. Those ex
pecting to buy such machinery as h
handles would do we'll to see him o
write to him before purchasing.
w. T. Murray went to Nashvill
Thursday morning on business con
nected with his profession,
The G. P. Church sociable at tn
residence of DR.. Stainback on las
Friday night was quite a pleasant sui
prise to all in attendance. A numbe
of the young ladies from the colleg
were present, and consequently warrior
young gentlemen were quite happy
: Mrs. Darlington and her tea part
created much merriment, and tt
singing by the little children and
recitation by Miss Pattie White wei
particularly enjoyed.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-05

Does death end all? Well, no; but
WilderS' Stomach Bitters ends all Indi.
estion, Constipation and Billiousness. 5
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-05

Use the STANDARD Scratch Books.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-09
Blasne's Record In 1870.

HARRISBURG, September.-About three
months ago the Harrisburg Pdtrios. DEM
oerdt stated that Charles n. Bergner, the
former publisher Of the Harrisburg
Telegraph. Republican, had told number
of persons In this city that Blaine was
defeated for nomination for the presiden.
cy In 1876 because of q statement made
by Kemble at Cincinnati that he had
paid Blaine 81, 500 for ruling while the
latter was speaker of the house of Rep.
resentatives. In the Patriots article
Bergner was alleged to have stated that
he had Kemble's checks made payable to
Blaine--one for $4,000 and another for
81, ,500-in his hands. Bergner has re-.
peatedly denied the truthfnIuess of the
statement ascribed TO him., and several
newspapers have discredited the story.
TO establish the truth Of the article IL
the Patriot George d. Herbert, the author,
had himself prosecuted for libel. -Four
.pereons to whom Bergner Is alleged to
have told the story Of bribery were sum.
moned to appear at the present court.
All were present, but the dfstrict.attorney
of the county did all In his power TO
prevent the witnesses from being heard.
He claimed that no testimony was ad.
missibie except that intended 10 prove
the publication Of the libel. Counsel
representing the prosecutor insjstei that
the uitneeaea should be heard as to the
nature of Bergaer's allegations, but The
alderman before whom the argnmsn was
made decided 10 take no action for the
present and the case was adjourned until
Monday. The witnesses, all OF whom
ero respectable men. will fully sustain
the accuracy Of the Patriofs statenientif II
given chance TO teatify, ,55
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rapidly onward, the tide of intelligent
humanity sweeps forward, leaving che
man who persists in his old primitive
methods simply because "hia father did
1t that way" far In the rear. What is
good for to-day needs 10 be remedIed for
tomorrow.
Fortunately this is free country, how
ever. and If man prefers to walk when
he can ride ut even less expense the
organic law of the land will neither "mo-
lest nor make him afraid" And If e
man insists upon planting his cotton crop
by hand ut more than three times the
expense of planting 1t by machinery
and yet not do it half so Well---he is, In q
constitutional sense. perfectly safe, but
not in the sense Of good judgment.
During the past three or four years
enough cotton has been successfully
planted by machinery to fully demon.
Btrate q great saving of money, time and
hard labor, and it is indeed most crafty.
Ing TO note the rapid change from the
primitive TO the wideawake, progressive
methods. When such men as Col. Ed.
Richardson, Col. Ben. Kicks, Cant.
Thomas NJ. Smedes and Charles II. Smith,
of Mississippi, TO say nothing of q host
OF their kind from the other cotton States,
are found using these labor. saving imple.
ments, It means something of decided
interest to the cotton planting industry
in general.
There is no longer an excuse that reli.
able cotton planters cannot be found.
They are now on the market, and can be
had at reasonable figures. With all
respect to the farmer who is still using
two mules and three or four hands to
plant by hand the came crop which could
be much better planted by the use of q
machine with one hand and one mule,
the speaker begged leave to submit tho
following comparison of the methods:
Take, for example, fifty acres, and fig.
urs tho cost o. planting IL by hand ard
then by planter. Say 1t takes by either
method seven daya to do the work. BY
the frat method you use two mules and
four hands. They are worth 70 cents
each, or $3.50 per day, not counting their.
board--seyen days, &3l.50. The cotton
seed is worth Is cents per bushel, and
you use at least five bushels per acre.
This would require $50 bushels, or s37 80.
Total, $4,000
By tho second method you use one
hand and one mule at rs cents each,
seven days, Sl0.50 seed Lsed, IL bushels
per acre (liberai allowanLc) or rs bushels
at 10 cents, $I1.25; total, $2l.75. This
gives $47.25 clear, or enough to pay for
three perfectly reliable cotton planters
for every so acres planted, to say nothing
of the enormous saving in cuitivating the
crop after 1t comes up.
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Making a Human Face.

In 1871 Thomas Colt, then IL years
old, was taken to Bellevue Hospital suff.
ering from disease which had destroyed
his nose and lips aud had begun TO effect
his eyes. He was taken In charge by
Or. Gustavus Sabine, aud since that time
he's been under treatment with view of
replacing the lost parts Of the face.
After the course of the disease had
been checked the process of building up
was begun by cutting away the flesh
about the edges of the orifice where the
nose had been. Then tho Inside of the
large finger OF the right hand was fayed,
aud the fresh cut wound was fitted where
the nose should be. The hand was held
in place by bandages and plaster of paris
until the finger had grown fast to the
forehead and cheeks Of the patient Id
the meantime the mouth was covered by
the hand, and silver tube was inserted
into the lads throat, through which he
was fed and through which he also
breathed.
When the grating of the fingers to
the :acs .:s eoHipioted, and circulation
established, the Ange: sss a,in::.atssd
near the knuGkie, leaving two anu haif
joints attached to the face. The opera
tions 30 far had required about q year,
but the process was only begun. The
next stop was to trim down tho finger
into the shape Of o nose by removing the
bone and gradually building up the flesh
on each side and drawing the skin from
the cheeks and forehead over 1t. In
course of time the result sought was
obtained, except that there were as yet
no nossrils. sf $as
The eyes Of the unfortunate boy had
both been drawn ont of position some.
what, and theae were Strengthened by
clipping nerves in the manner usually
adopted by occulists in treating cross.
eyed people. The eyebrows were also
5;..t5ii Cd Cd up al tho inner ends.
The nest step was to give the boy a.
new pair of lips. This was done gradu-
ally by taking pieces Of fesh from tho
ehsaEa ssss ga ;,g chs in plecs BIT By
BIZ. .5's.,. Is
Yesterday, after thirteen years of ex-.
perience under the surgeon's knife, hav.
ing, meantime, undergone aud recovered
from thirty different operations, the
patient, noR young man, left the hos-
pital. His face was smooth, land, to the
casual observer, bore no traces of what;
he had passed Though. 4 The case is
extraordinary for the extent OF the work,
done and the perfect result obtained.
Not less extraordinary was the forti.ude
Of the patient, who never murmured
under the necessarily painful operations,
aud who, when walking the floor because
Of his snfferipgs, was won't TO cheer up
the other patients In the ward by telling
dfoll stories, of which he had O large
supply. He was known; In the hospital
as !" Patient Tommy Is, 5;.j s;3s <;
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mr.. Lincoln wouldn't i, GO.

BALTIMORE, September 2e.--The Sun
prints the following: aIt is rumored
here that Secretary Lincoln was given to
.understand that it would he very agreea.'
BILE 10 Mr.. Blaine to have him as o. com.3.
panion on the western electioneering trip
Of the latter. The son OF Abra ham LIN.
coin and q lnemt 81 Of sArlhur,a cabiRet
would Of course he quite 81 card for tho
occasion. But the Kind OF business son;
which DIR. Blaine fs now engaged is NOT
in Mr.. Line0la's line, and thsss Invitation
was therefore declined: The signif
of the, refusal is somewhat greater from
the statement, which is common report,
and which 9is believed. to be tgae, that
Secretary lincoln has received nm fntis
nation foreshadoWing the sdesire Of; Mr..
Blaine 70 have him remain In the cabinet
when the 'magnetic' goes into the white
house. Whether Secretary, Lincoln does
not ahare tbs enthusiastic ant ticipation OF
Mr. Blains'a oceui Fancy OF the white
house, or whether hla hopes 10. be elected
TO the ssnate from Illinois ia plaeoSof
General logan, and ii not tempted By
The offer Of retention iti the cabines, has
not cttrznspired. 's Is s
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ANDERSON s. c., THURSDAY MORNING. OCTOBER g. 1884.

the bread must pass, is party to this
theft? Do you accuse me, who have
nursed you through months of illness,
making you chicken soup when we had
not seen a chicken for year, forcing an
old breastbone to do duty for months for
those unreasonable fellows who wanted
to see the chicken, who has made you q
greater variety in peas than ever was
known before, aud who latterly stewsd
your rats when tho cook refused to touch
them2 And this Is your gratitude
You tear down my bakehouse, beat my
baker and hang my steward! Here
guard take four of these men TO the
guardhouse. You ell know if the head
surgeon was here forty Of you would CO."
To my surprise, the angry nine
laughed, cheered, and there ensued o
struggle as to who should go io the
guardhouse. A few days after came a
committee" Of two "sheepish" looking
fellows to ask my acceptance of o ring.
Each Of these poor men had subscribed
something from his pittance, and their
old enemy the steward had been sent 20
town TO buy 1t. Accompanying the ring
was bit of dirty paper on which was
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-09
FOR OUR CHIEF MATRON,
IN HONOR OF HER
BRAVE CONDUCT
ON THE DAY OF
THE BREAD RIOT.

II was the ugliest little ring ever seen,
but it was as "pure goiG" as were the
hearts which sent it, and it shall go down
to my posterity in memory of the brave
men who led the bread riot, and who
suffered themselves to be conquered by q
hospital matron.
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.TThe has Il tonE Ea6s sss sss1
innksa Ion That ha mn " "a ies tss fss.s
atast hs Ia os III ~ sonea
:of tle issiy iratIS 6
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-11

ttendant casualties to man and
beast, and it is sessonable; farther
west they are indufglng in the mel
low atmosphere characteristic OF the
season between summer and
autumn; up here IN the mountains
we are enjoying the early fall
weather that is SO healthful and
inyigorating, and SO captivating to
strangers from other regions;on the
Pacific Coast the weather Is the
most charming in the worldi COM
bining all the best elements of the
four seasons, and embracing the
unpleasant feature OF neither; along
the northern boundary they are
wrapped in furs and wading through
snow. And all this on the same
day. Within q week q man can
find the extremes OF the four sea-
sons and yet not set foot off United
States soil.
If we come to compare climates,
either as TO the respective seasons
or for the whole year, that Of Utah
will perhaps prove more healthful
and more agreeable than that of any
other Territory or State. Its ad-
vantage over the climate of the
Pacific Coast is that while the lat
ter may be more equable ours has
the seasons well defined, and yet it
is not given TO the extremes of heat
and cold, and the sudden changes
that are so disagreeable elsewhere.
America is a good country for
weather, and Utah is a favored re.
gion.
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The COUNTRY AND KEAYaER,

The kilograms this morning tell
ing Of the terrid condition of the
weather on the Atlantic Cesst. also
pictures yividly the vastness of the
great American Republic. In no
other country, proper, on the globe
would such a variety os climate be
possible. much less probable, and
yet here in the United States all
the Eeaeons are with us and not
jrreeuIarIy SO. In New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey. and
along down the coset they are en-
during che depressing, debilitating
leat Of mid summer with it