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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-09-26
THE MOSQUITOES SOL1LOoUK.
[sHAXsPEARE IMPROVED. ]

To bite, or not to bite, that is the question;
Whether tits nobler IN the stomach to suffer
The stings and cravings of outrageous hun.
ger,
Or to take up courage, fly to yon bald head,
And, by biting, end EN-? To bite, to gnaw,
No more, and by bite to say we end
The hunger and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to-such as dyspepsia-'tis
u consumation
Devoutly to be wished. To bite--to gnaw-
To gnaw, perchance to be killed in the act /;
ay, there's the rub!
For in that bite the dreadful ends the vic
tim might be driven to
Must give us pause. There's the excursion
That takes the backbone out of the fun, and
makes us seasick,
For who would bear to be smashed into a
shapeless pulp,
When he, himself, might his quietus make
by leaping from the Brooklyn bridge ?
Who would an empty stomach bear,
To sweat and grunt under dreadful appe-
tite,
But that the dread of something after the
bite,
The risk of swift despatch to the happy
hunting grounds,
That undiscovered country from whose
bourne
No traveller e'er returns, puzzles the will,
And makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of.
Thus conscience does make towards of u,
all,
And 10, in consequence of this Internal hes
itation
OFF salies old Brown with his bald head
J. A. n.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-09-26
Hope as a Remedial Agent.

BY GOLD FOGY," NJ. D.

southern Cnnlc.
1t is very hard to restrain an ire
pressible old fOgy, but somehow we
trust our young friends in the profess
sion may be able to tolerate us. We
do not trust ourselves on the new and
refined pharmaceuticals, but our last
dissertations in the Clinic, on RENE
dies, have been confined to castor oil
and turpentine respectively, and in
this issue we have selected even a
less dangerous article than the two
last mentioned.
1t is perfectly useless for us to at
tempt to portray the influence that
"hOpe" exerts upon mankind. 1t is
prOverbial fact that a man without
hope in the fight for life is already
halfwhipped. The sick man without
hope is desperately i'll indeed, how
ever slight his physical ailment may
be. 1t is equally true that there is a
very slight chance for the undertaken
to be benefited in the case of the pa
tient who has no disposition or idea
of dying. The whole system, diges-
tive, circulatOry, and nervous, is di-
rectly under the influence of the
mind; and if we will ever bear this
in mind in treating our cases, we will
often have a more potent remedy,
easy of administration and more
pleasant to give and take, than any.
thing found in the country doctors
saddle-bags or upon the shelves ofoul
metropolitan pharmacists. Bad news
grief, or sudden disappointment has
been known to reduce the circulation
to minimum, to cause a strong mar
to become as helpless as a child, anC
to arrest the process of digestion anC
assimilation as suddenly as if the pa
tients throat had been cut. Just thu
reverse Of this may be observed un
der the influence OF pleasant emotions
and the life-giving power Of bright
heaven-bOrn hope.
Old fogy will not tell his little stor,
without concluding it with a moral
My young friends, never enter a sicl
room unless your cOuntenance, man
ner, and words are such as to chez
and comfort your patients. HOweve
slight their hope may be, make us
of that little, encourage and stimu
late them to exercise that fortitud
coupled with reasonable hope whic,
has tided and will tide many a pa
tient over dangerous shoals wher
medicine would have been utterly in
effective. Again, young friends, IT
member that with castor oil, turper
tine, and cheerful hearts you can d
powerful good and a very littl
harm.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-09-26
Nothing in the Paper.

Evansville Argus.
Wife (sarcastically)-When you
have learned the morning paper by
heart, my dear, 1 would be glad of a
chance to look it over, but Pm not in
any hurry; oh, no.
Husband tossing it across the
table)-Take it; there is no news in
it; nothing Of any Importance what
ever.
Wife (glancing it over)-I do not
understand what you mean by nc
news of importance. Here is state
ment to the effect that Smith Bros
have reduced their SO black silk tt
50. Isn't that news of Importance.
Husband-NOt to us.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-09-26
Belling a Couple of Rats.

Philadelphia Times.
The warehouses of Moore Brothers,
grocers, have been for some weeks
past overrun with rats, which, it is
supposed, came from the sewer which
runs alongside the building.
They became so bold that even
when persons were at work in their
warehouse they would continue their
depredations until chased away by
the employees, with clubs. Poisons
in various ways were used, but with
out avail. Cats failed to scare them
off, and a black-and-tan terrier which
occupied the premises for several
days was only too glad to make his
escape.
The firm was almost disheartened
when the elder brother, Edward
Moore, put into execution plan
which has worked like charm. He
set two traps in the warehouse Tempt
ingly baited with roasted cheese, and
was rewarded on Thursday last by
their being occupied by two gigantic
rats. He then bought two toy bells,
and fastened them with wire, one
around the neck of one of the rats,
and the other to the others tail. The
tinkling of the bells attached to the
rats, which were then released, had
the effect of so soaring the other rats
that not one has been seen in the
warehouse since.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-09-26
Decision in Regard to Patent Harrows

Scientific American.
Justice Stanley Mathews has deci-
ded in favor of the plaintiffs in the
now celebrated case of d. c. and H.
c. Reed and Co., patentees of the
spring tooth harrow, VS.. Chase, Tay-
lor q Co. ct al, for infringement
of patent, which was tried in the
United States Supreme Court at
Grand Rapids, Mich. The case has
been before the courts for several
years, and involved the past fifteen
years business in spring tooth flat
harrows. BY this decision the plain.
tiffs will enjoy royalty from every
farmer or concern making any kind
of infringement. 1t is one Of the mOst
important cases ever decided in pat
ent litigation.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-09-26
Lesson From Every Day Life
Courier Journal.
"Where's mamma?r

Courier Journal
"Where's mammal"
1t was baby's voice, and throwing
aside my pen l ran to meet him. l
knew from his tone, that his little
heart was troubled; the look on his
plump face and the tears in his big
eyes told Of a wound or a sorrow. |
did not wait to hear the plant that
knew was on his lips, but just gather
ed him to my bosom and heard it
sobbed out there.
And as he lay, listening to my
words of comfort, | asked: "Why
does he come to me with every head
ache?" "Why is every tale of baby
woe brought to mammals ears?"
Why, indeed, but because the little
sufferers are sure Of sympathy?
All, that word, which is only an
other name for comfort! How beau
tiful, how sweet, how powerful, it is
we only can tell who have, like the
babies, taken our burdens of woe to q
Comforter, One who is ever crying
from. Calvary, "Come-come with
me and l will give you rest" But
unlike the little ones, we who are
all but "children of a larger growth
do not always go. If we would, how
many dark hours and how much O
wretchedness we would escape! For
inasmuch as weare willing to soothC
the little troubled souls, He is much
more willing to lift us out of tn,
abyss of sorrow and despair, to b.
rocked on his bosom. Let us learr
of these tiny pensioners on the boun
ties of our love.
MATTE N. BROWN.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-09-26
Don't Give Up Yet.

1t doesn't follow that a patient will
die because the doctors have "given
him up" or that he will recover be.
cause they promise to pull him
through" 1t is never too late to try the
great virtues of Parker's Tonic. Mr..
Michael Guilfoyle, of Binghamton, N.
Y, was cured of Rheumatism by il
after ten years of unspeakable suffer
ing. Mr.. r. w. Mosher. druggist, Of
same city, certifes that he has sold
over thousand bottles of Parker:
Tonic through its reputation for thil
and others cures Sold at Ritchey's.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-09-26
Twin Foes TO Life
A Thorough Purqatiye

medicine is the first necessity for cure.
Then the cathartic effect must be main
tanned, in mild degree, just sufficient
to prevent recurrence of costiveness,
and at the same time the liver, kidneys
and stomach must be stimulated and
strengthened,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-09-26
You Cant Have 1t.

my dear, what would l give to
have your hair?" is often said by mid
dle,aged ladies to young ones Madam,
you may have just such hair. Parker's
Hair Balsam will give it to you. 1t
will stop your hair from falling off, re-
store the original color and make it
long, thick, soft and glossy. Vow need
not stand helplessly envying the girls.
The Balsam is not oily, not a dye, but
is an elegant dressing, and is especially
recommended for its cleanliness anC
purity Sold by ]. B. Ritcbey's.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-09-26
What She Got.

Merchant Traveller.
Mrs. Blue had sent her cook out to
do the marketing and when she re-
turned went down to see what she
had got and if she had done her work
properly.
"Well, Mary" she inquired, "did
you get the vegetables ~
"Yessum."
"And the fish,"
"Yessum."
"And the melon?"
"Yessum."
"And the groceries?"
"Yessum."
"There wasn't anything else foI
you to get, was there?"
"Yessum."
81 guess you must be mistaken
That was all l told you to get wasn't
it?"
"Yessum."
"Well I hope to goodness yor
haven't been buying things you haC
no business to buy. What els,
did you get?" and the lady's vote,
had an angry culver in it.
81 got back, mum, that's ALL"
/
The lady looked at the load of stut
the girl had brought with her ant
wondered if sarcasm were intended
for she only smiled sweetly.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-09-26

"My wife had Fits for IS years."
says Henry Clark, of Fairfield, Mich.
samaritan Nervine cured her."
Your Druggist keeps it. $3.50.
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04

AFTER the seorm the calm, After the
darkness sanshine Wis fully verified,
and gratefully experienced BY tho peo-
pla Of Wilmington this morning. the
atmosphere could scarcely bo purer ana
moro balmy, and the sun never shone
out more brightly and beautifully over
reiu@enated nature. How different ie
ali this from the wind. the black whiri-
ing clouds, the rain gusts and the thun-
der, and lightning Of yesterday. Fierce
however, as was the storm, and how.
ever destructive 1t was to property anc
lives, 1t did vast amount Of good Z
the parched earth and wilted crops 1
has acted like q scavenger, but muct
more effectually to the streets Of VIII
mington, and is an effectual check II
the ravages of sickness and infection
diseases.
Wilmington, always in luck, how
ever, has escaped the cyclones tina
visited Philadelphia and Camden OF
the north, and Smyrna on the south
Surely we have great cause for thank
fulness.
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04
Utilizing R0ueh

Prof. Samuel W. johnson, of the Con
necticut Experiment Station, gives cred
1t to Russian professor for the method
of utilizing bones. 1t consists of the fol.
lowing:-To every forty ponds of bone
take fourteen pounds of unleaehed wood
ashes; ak pounds of fresh burned lin e
and forty-five pounds, or 8 gallons, of
water. First slake the lime to q powder
and mix 1t with the ashes; place a lay er
c. bones in half hogshead, or some 9th.
er receptac and cover with the mix
ture; then use smother layer of bones and
30 until they are all used; then upon
this pour As gallons of water apd lot the
mass stand. When the bones havesott,
sned 30 that they can be crushed b- ha,
ing pressed by the fingers e'.ovei ths
mass maes out sar,s and dry BY m' with itdg,
died. " n"A
n Connecticut farmer adopted diff
ferent mode He placed his bones in
large set kettle, and to every one hun
ed pounds Of bone lie applied six Il
| eight pounds Of crude potash and waite
to fairly cover the bones and the whole
then boiled until the bones became &
soft that they can te easily crushed
when the II ASS Ia dried off with cart
and dry hen manure.
There is no farmers family but tha
could in the course of the year accuml
late quite quantity of bones tn at ma
be used by either of the above mode
and thus the phosphoric acid an
ammonia returned to the soil. Bones una
be burned and then crushed, but tt
ammonia is expelled.
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04
Another BOOK.

The Peculiarities of American
Cities" Is the title of another book by
Captain Willard Glazier, who ranks as
one OF the most popular writers our
country has produced. His narration
of the events ard haIdships of the Re-
bellion has rendered his name familiar
to the great mass of our readers, aud
any eulogy on our part Of his ability Ia
render any subject bo h entertaining
and profitable is entirely superfluous.
The " Peculiarities of American Cities
is book Of 55S pages, with % illustra
tions, filled with such incidents and
historical data az to render it valuable
The subscription price is 81, So and 81
| according to the style of binding. A
young lady is engaged in canyassins 4
our city for subscribers 20 it, and w,
| commend her and the work to all wht
wish to add to their store Of knowle,ig @,
or aid one who is worthy of encourage
| ment.
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04
Rar,les make RIM.

II, as Is said, that the present Water
Com mission is 30 far superior to the old
plan Of carrying on the water works,
why has something not been done long
before this time to aoate the abominable
nuisances that h,w into the Brandy
wine from Rattlesnake run, near where
the water that we use enters the south
race ?
Under the commit =. ..o..,
ono''' .Iace to abate these nui-
~aces, hnd generally with more or less
eject, but now we hear of no effort
whatever being made, or at least we
are correct in the conclusion that none
have been made, judging from the ae
cumulation of filth along the stream
naturally dirty, after the best.efforts tt
keep 1t clean. We would advise Messrs
Porter, Febiger and Carmichael som,
afternoon when not too hot to take
walk up the Brandy wine and go NJ
Rattlesnake run from Its mouth to
the Wilmington City Railroad stable
and note the impurities that are per
mitted to flow into the stream that cal
be and should be avoided.
Since the late heavy rains the nui
sances are not 80 great as before-a
least not 30 perceptible, as the flood
have washed them down into the Bran
dywine. We venture to say that
they pass into the cu'vert at the cross
ing Of Lowering avenue, they will ordt
1t to be closed with 8 winging ates, tbs
will not obstruct the water but will OF
struct human vermin. An exploratio
along the run will bring to light 9th,
nuisances that we are of the opinio
the commissioners hardly imagine
exist.
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04


PHILADELPHIA and Camden were
last evening visited by terrible cy-
clone, that followed the Delaware river
principally, but reached over on either
side destroying large amount of prop
orty. The destruction of tho steamer
Major Rey ybo,d is to be regretted, but
more 80 the loss of life that followed.
The Reybold was one Of the oldest OF
the Delaware river steamers, and con-
s,dered staunch and sound. Nothing,
however, could Withstand such cy clone
that the Rey bold happened 20 be right
in this track OF. Had the Brandy
wine, the Wilmington, the Republic OF
apy other steamer been in the same
position the result would have been tine
same. The storm king ruled monarch
OF tho Delaware yesterday afternoon
and lucky was the vessel that escaped
his vengeance.
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04
Live Sfoek inspector for Delaware.

On Monday DR.. Ward B. Rowland
was appointed United States Inspector
Of live stock for this State, and his duty
will consist in trying as far as possible
to prevent thespread of fpleuro 3neumo.
MIA. DIR. Rowland was State Neteriua
rian until the lapse OF the oft CO through
the exhaustion of the small amount
appropriated by the Legislature.
50 far as we can learn the cattle O,
this county are at present entirely free
from the pneumonia, but it is wise and
proper to exercise due precautlon 10
order that they may be kept 40, and
hence the appointment of DIR. Rowland
is move in the right direction.
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04

AS might have been expected Of 80
sensible man as Governor Stockley, he
has Issued request that the citizens OF
the State cease from ordinary bust ness
pursuits next Saturday, out of respect
for the illustrlous soldier, civilian and
citizen, that will be consigned to his
last resting place in Riverside Park.
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04

THE storm OF yesterday tells our City
Oouncil that many OF the inlets to the
sewers in our city are too small, espec-
tally 30 with those along 6hipley run.
The city finances will not bear so much
extra curbing and paving and filling uf
~ is necessary after every rain storm
little heavier than usual. Better have
tht iulets enlarged at once and avoid
oyerfloWs in the future
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04

ALL that was mortal Of the late Very
Rev. Patrick Reilly was laid away to
rest to-day. Thousands Of our citizens
stopped labor to pay the respect TO him
that was his due. A moment at the
grave, q sigh, possibly tear, and then
we renew the journey of life again un-
til the next summons Who will 1t be
be for ?
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04

SECRETARY Manning says that Hig'
gins is not to g, and that he Is perfectly
satisfied with Higgins where he Is. No
doubt oft. Manning was a scape-gost
upon which to place the sins of the de-
partment, and In selecting Higgins he
has one whose character cannot be hurt
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04

THINGS have changed a little in Del
aware. In 1868, the Legislature voted
down resolution to hoist the National
flag upon the State House. Governor
Stockley, in his proclamation Of last
Saturday has ordered the hoisting Of
the same flag to halt-mast, in memory
of the man who fought for the old flag.
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04

In justice to Superintendent Guthrie,
OF the almshouse, we will state that II
Is said he protested against such costly
furniture, knives, forks, spoons and 8
$19 ice cooler being sent out to thu
almshouse
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04

THE rain was teng time in coming,
but it got along aA the same. No doub b'
the residents OF this little mundane
sphere would rather have had the rain
spread out away back over the last i've
weeks, but they cannot have their own
way, and will have to take it as II
comes. Let there be no grumbline
about the rain.
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04

DR.. Leonard, the Prohibitionist can
nidate for Governor OF Olio,says " No
Methodist can vote the Republican
ticket and be true to his church" Dr.
Leonard Is q falsifer and q slanderer
w yAAU- 4 80
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04
WAHAMAKERN.
P.zaADurnIA. Tuesday, August =. lsss

Ps.aADnrnIA. Tuesday, August =. isss.
Book News for August,
ready to-day, contains a por-
trait OF Harriet Beecher
Stowe with brief sketch and
list of her works; the follow
ing is an extract:
Just at this time 1851 the fugitive
slave law vas passed, and Mrs. Stowe,
who had always felt . deep interest
In the slaves, and often concealed them
In her house, commenced In June, 1851,
In the National Era, an anti-slavery
newspaper published in Washington.
q serial story written for the purpose OF
exposing the system Of slavery, and
with no expectation OF reward. This
story was afterwards published In TWO
volumes, under the title Of Uncle Toms
Cabin, and achieved An unprecedented
success. In four years $4,000 copies
| had been printed in the U nited States
alone, probably a. many more in Great
Britain. 1t has been translated into
all the principal European and into
se veral Asiatic languages, including,
1t Is said, the Chinese and Japanese.
Another feature OF this
months number is an ex-
pose OF the borrowing
'ldone by the author of :" A
Hard Knot; :" side by side
through eight columns OF
1 fine type may be seen the
original and copy-as con-
vincing a proof OF plagiarism
las one often sees. Book
! News apparently merits the
reward for discovering it,
There having been no notice
of it elsewhere.
Free at the counter while
, the surplus lasts; twenty-five
/, cents a year by mail.
By the Thirteenth street door.
4 A new lot of crinkled seer.
3 suckers at lSc. making the
8 assortment in these goods
'tlbetter than it has been fol
'as 1.-TWO or three weeks; the line
lis about complete the latter
: may also be said Of the 25t
d quality.
,r Northeast from centre.
n Babies clothing. more
y !: politely called infants'-bu
g. there isn't half as much fiesl
g. and blood In an infant as il
y a baby; we've everything
at from the thinnest Of linel
., 10 shirts, that'll make then
IT. feel cool when you wan
y. them to feel cool, to the de
70 Illghtfully soft, warm tianne
,p sp. wraps that make them q
er, comfortable the other way.
-Four lots ofladies' hosiel
it,sent by our buyer trol
: tls = Saxony-forerunners Of VIII;
the Is to come during the month
ahead, and fit examples
,ch the prices which will preva
''s = 1888 pairs black cotto
'rk hose, white heels ar
toes, 2oc.
1902 pairs lisle threa
ed, thirty solid colors, 81
foi fol-. 1906 pairs Isle threa
zone "ns black, soc.
ime II2 pairs isle thread, fan
i ,der or colors, 75c.
.yssr 228 pairs plated sill
nix; black, 75c.
pon West of Arc Ade,
,olssi enei JOHN WaNAMAKEk.
be- Chestnut. Thirteenth and Mar
the streets, and City.hall square.
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04

THERE ought not to be so much
aversion to going to the almsheuse,
where the inmates can get one and q
third pounds of beef a day, besides pork
and mutton.
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04

New eaods'%'
20 doz. ladies' black jer-
seys,
eoc., 6oc., 6oc.
40 doz. ladies' 4-button
kid gloves, new shades,
65c., Csc, Csc.
~ doz. SHOOK Kid gloves,
new shades,
e9c., 89c., 89c. |
$50 boys waists, all sizes,
SOC. 3oc., soc.
800 boys cambria waists,
all sizes,
| 4oc. 4oc., 4oc.
$50 misses calico slips, y
sizes,
| 25c., 25c., 25c.
I4o misses calico wrap
lpers, all sizes.
! 5oc., Soc, soc.
l An immense lot of ladies'
calico wrappers,
4s, 20, 1870. and 81.
10 pieces black Guinet silk,
\ ~, 70, 50, IS, 81 94c.
These prices are less than
. Icost Of importation
Il $50 gents muslin draw
I ers at 23c.
Il 200 gents jean drawers
{ at 33c.
\ 225 gents best jean draw
: ers at 45c.
A Fruit of the Loom mus
lin, SC.
| "A Wamsutta muslin.Ioc
& "A Peabody muslin, &c.
. Liberty, SC.
!: !: NJ. |. Lichtenstein
8 lit MARKET STREET.
s.; WEST SIDE,
-Four Doors Below I'd 5
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04

NUTlCE-Ink L. NI Ehi Nt RSut MALTA
~ hoon Tribe. No. IL, Impro ,ed Order
of Red Men, are hereby notified to attend
the kintling OF their council fire, on the
sleep of the 5tn sun present moon. Amend
ment to article llth, section Ist, OF by laws
will be acted on. BY o,der of the 7rbe
THOMAS +. MURkLAND, U Off.
auc-St
Daily Republican., 1885-08-04
AIS FUk GOAL.

nKOPOS AIS FOX GOAL.
Sealed preposais will be received until IL
m Of August 70 next, for supply ing theNew
CASTLE Co., Almshouse and Insane Deper!.
ment with anthracite coal from the nrst Gay
Of September, 1885, TO the nrst day OF marc,,
the institutions, from time to tims. In such
quantities a. may be required; to DO wclgheo
at the aims ouse scales, 2,24o MS to the ION;
Bi1ders will state the kind or Kinos OF coa'
quantity and sizes required can be Obtained
at the almshouse, where facilities VIII % ~
fordsd the bidders for testing the steam pro
ducing quality Of their Goals, ,ost 70 occupy
net more than two days. Propol ais must b'
properly endorsed and addres ssed TO the nn
dersgned.
BY order Of the Board OF Trustees OF th'
Poor.
JOHN GUTHRIE, Superintendent.
Near Wilmington, Del, August /, 1850.
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