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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-10-03
From Dibrell.

To the Standard
We are having rain again, but it
does not come in such quantities as to
wet the ground very deep.
We are informed that Elder Herod,
of Indiana, will preach at Concord,
Tuesday, October 9th.
We have just finished drilling a
piece Of wheat today. Early sowing
almost insures a good stand.
G. w. Womack and Levi Wilson
started South with drove of horses
yesterday.
A good many people from this
neighborhood attended the Associa-
ton (Old Baptist on last Saturday
and Sunday at Rocky River.
VIM. Gibson has been on trip of
some days for the Tennessee Wooden
Mills.
A great many big meetings allOver
the country, with ADDITIONS almost
without number. How many will
hold out faithful can be told just after
Christmas.
Our Mormon Elders still cling to
Mountain Creek. Would it not be
wiser and better for them to tell their
business and make their exit.
To do all the goodandas little harm
as possible is the duty of every man.
Men are building characters for eter-
nifty every day of their lives. Would
it not be better to appear in the pres
ence of the great Judge with an ap'
proved one? p.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-10-03
From Goodbars.
+.

To the Standard:
The Baptist association which was
held here last Saturday, Sunday and
Monday, caused a great deal of eX-
element in this neighborhOOd, as it
was the first association held at this
place since 1871, and Notwithstanding
the inclemency of the weather, there
was a large crowd present each day.
Rev. Mr.. Herod, Of Indiana, preached
on Sunday, and all who heard the
sermon pronounced it an excellent
one. Bud Boyd, the clever black
smith at this place, treated majority
of the visitors on Monday to several
bottles of lemon sugar.
Misses Kate Smart and Sue Saw
age, two charming young ladies OF
Hickory Creek, returned home last
Monday evening. Since their de-
parture two young gentlemen have
becomestrangely affected. One claims
that his heart Smartts, and the the
other says that the eyes of a Savage
haunts him.
A young lady who has been stop
ping at DR.. G. X. Mauzy's fora couple
of weeks has almost superseded the
Doctor in the practice of medicine
Mr.. Butler Smith says that he can
not use the patent flour and is now
trying Shorts. PENNYRoYAL.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-10-03
Burdette on Smoking.

A writer who is driving tobacco
smoking out of this land says: "Men
do not need tobacco. Look at wo-
man! Without speaking word she
in her own life proves that smoking
is unnecessary, that people can live
well and happily without it. Look
at woman and throw away your ci-
gar forever" Now, that is the trou-
BILE with some good people. They
always overdo their arguments. Tell
me, does the average American wO-
man owe her health to abstinence
from smoking? If she does, then in
heavens name let her buy a pipe and
pound of tobacco, and learn to smoke.
Any change in the health of the
American woman, it seems to me,
would be for the better. Do the wo-
men of America enjoy better health
than the men? 1t seems to me that
the anti-smoker was unfortunate in
his selection of an example. Do the
men fade out at thirty-five, and look
old at forty, and fizzle and clear away
at fifty? Go to. Give us better ar
guments against tobacco than this, OF
the wooden Indian will continue tC
do a rushing business at the same ole
stand.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-10-03

Spirit of the Farm: We doubt the
prOpriety, in moral point of view,
of leasing to gamblers and confidence
men the privilege ofcarrying on their
nefarious trades so common at fairs.
Fairs are for the purpose of improv-
ing the agriculture and stock Of the
country, and should be confined rig
idly to that laudable purpose. When
men go to a fair and carry their fami-
lies they feel that they are encourag-
ing good purpose. But they do not
think their young children should be
exposed Ito these alluring temptations,
especially as the child cannot well
discriminate between good and evil,
and are disposed to think anything
right that is sanctioned by the fair
managers. 1t is better itwere not so
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-10-03

We, the citizens of DeKalb and Warren
counties, take pleasure in recommending
B. F. Hicks & Son, who are conducting the
Home Nurseries, as honest, upright citizens
and men of integrity, who will fulfill their
promises promptly: W. L. Cantrell, far
mer and orchardist; VIM. Cope, merchant;
B W. Magness, merchant; Jas. Webb, Esq,
Rev. j. L. ByarS, Elder Isaac Denton, Rev.
L. P. Potter, w. c. Potter, merchant and
bank director; r. H. Ellsworth, nursery
man, DeKalb; w. II. Magness, L. j. Potter,
r. S. Potter, E. Webb, Warren.
Any one desiring nursery stock from the
Home Nursery, can apply to B. F. Hicks &
Son, or their agents, S. S. Young and D.
Patterson.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-10-03
Home Nurseries,
B. z. Hicks & Son, Propr's,

Situated five miles South of Smithville, near
the McMinnville road.
We would say to friends and customers
that we have a good and select variety of
fruit trees, and will furnish to our customers
anything desired in the Nursery line, and
propose selling as cheap as any nursery.
men, Call on or address
B. F. HICKS & son,
Magness Mills or Keltonsburgh, Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-10-03

MoRAvIAN FALLS, n. c., Nov. "a, 'S4.
Mr.. EDIlUR; can ounce of proven
ton is better than Il pound of cure,
and pound of cure is better than
ship load OF argument in your columns.
saw sometime ago an advertisement of
amedicine called BRADFlELD's FEMALE
REGULATOR and the wonderful results
from its use: and as my wife had been
asutferer and invalid for FIFTEEN YEARS
from prolapsus and congestion of the
womb and painful menstruation, aud
the doctors could do her no good, was
persuaded to try the remedy. So ! sent
fol two bottles, and the result was she
improved so much | sent for another
package, and she is now able to do her
household work, and goes about where
ever she pleases. | am confident she is
permanently cured. | sent for lot OF
this wonderful Female Regulator to sell
and every bottle that haye disposed of
has given complete satisfaction, and the
results in every case all that could be
desired.
With thanks to the Enterprise, which
called my attention to it, and to the
Bradfeld Regulator Co., the pioprietors
OF this great boon, am gratefully yours,
j. W. DAVIS.
P. S.-You can publish this or not, as
you see fit, but for the benefit of woman
hope you will.
Anyone who doubts the genuness of the
above can write to Mr.. Davis, who will give
all particulars.
Send for our book containing valuable in
formation for women. 1t will be mailed
free to applicants. Address (4)
The Bradfleld Regulator Co.,
Box 2S, ATLANTA. GA.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-10-03
GRATITUDE!

Editors atlanta Constitution:
Below we hand you a letter from CRATE.
full heart which was sent to and published
in the Nanalystine, Texas, Enterprise, y
without our knowledge or solicitation, and
we desire TO give it publicity through your
columns.
We Earnestly Entreat Every SuI-
lering Woman who sees this
10 Read il Carefully
and well!
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-10-03

Take your eggs anddried fruit to
Mea9 4 Ritchey and get the cash.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-31
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
STRAYED AWAY.

A sweet little maiden not quite three years
old,
With a sun-bonnet tied over ringlets OF gold
Merry brown eyes that the sunshine turks
Two rosy cheeks and a white dimpled chin;
Dear chubby hands kissed quite brown By the
Aud voice IKE the brooks. full of laughter
and FUN
She left mo this morn with kiss and smile
Aud now has been gone such weary long
oh, tell me. sood folks, have You seen her
She carried doll and q little blue basket,
Aud MY name is wee Elsie" she'd say, II
you'd ask it.
She may have gone down where the chatter.
ing brook
Runs round on itself with a queer little
crook,
And watching the esh in the shadows a,
Perhaps she forgot she was running away,
Or II may be the fairies, by some mystic
Have lnred her away to their haunts in the
II once they ind out what a darling she is
fear thoy VIII keep her to love aud TO kiss.
Perhaps she lay down somewhere under a
Where the leaves with the sunbeams are
And gazing way up Mt the blue summer sky,
To watch the white clouds us they sail slowly
by,
She. too, may have sailed into dreamland
away
I wonder, wonder how long W n she staya
Oh, II you should see her. pray tell her from
That mammals as Lonesome as lonesome can
be;
And II she has gone with the fairies to stay,
Or of into drcamland has drtfted away
III have to adopt some poor wandering elf
Why who was II that kissed mel 'Tis Elsie
herself
M X. Buck. In Chicago Advance,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-31
SIZING HIM UP.

How an Experienced Mother Ascertained
the Financial Standing OF Her Daughters
Lover.
"What were you and that John MUIR
ply talking about SO long last nightP"
asked Mrs. Chinkle of her daughter.
20. he was telling me about himself
and his people. his hopes and aspira-
tons
"Um-um, murmured the old lady.
! The told you all that, did hep
Yes. mamma; and he told me what
he was worth. too"
The old lady became interested.
All" said she. The told you that,
did hep"
Eyes, mamma" f
And how much did he say he was
worth?''
Nothing. mamma
Il thought so. or it wouldn't have
taken him so long to tell it."
20. mamma" pleaded the girl.
Don't %. mamma me, inter-
rupted the mother, II know all about
that sort Of stock. and you can send
him word that IL be comes here aRain
ne'd better wear = life prssayversN<-
afsrch0nt Traveller.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-31
STRONG MEN.
Some of the Feats Performed by Thomas
Topham, an English Hercules.

Some of the Feats Performed by Thomas
Topham. an English Hercules.
Many stories of strong men and ex-
traordinary feats of strength are to be
found in the annals of all countries.
Ancient history abounds in them, and
the hero of the medieval chronicles in
this respect was Cesar Borgia, who, it
was said, could fell bullock by blow
af his fist. One of the most extraor-
binary athletes that England has pro-
duced was Thomas Topham, who was
born in London in 1711 The first proof
he gave of his prodigious strength was
pulling against horse in Moorfields,
and afterwards lifting rolling stone
eight hundred pounds weight, with his
hands only standing in a frame above
it, and taking hold of chain that was
fastened to it, He could roll up a
pewter dish of seven pounds as easily
as another man could a sheet of paper;
hold quart pot at arms length and
squeeze the sides together like an egg
shell; lift two hundred weight with his
little finger. and move it gently over
his head; he could lift an oak table six
feet long, to which half hundred
weight was attached. with his teeth, and,
resting it against his knees, hold it in a
horizontal position for a considerable
time He raised with one hand man
who weighed twenty-seven stone. His
head being laid upon one chair and his
feet upon another, four people, four
teen stone each, sat upon his body,
which he heaved at pleasure. He could
strike round bar Of iron about yard
long and three inches in diameter
against his naked arm, and at one
stroke bend it like . bow. He lifted
two hogsheads of water, heaved his
horse over turnpike gate. and carried
the beam of house across his should
ers as easily as another man would
rifle. Once, finding Waterman asleep
in his box in Chiswell Street. Moor
fields, he took up the box and man in
his arms, carried them some distance.
and then dropped them over the ratings
into place called Tyndall's Burying-
ground There was nothing of the
giant in his appearances; he was in
height about five feet ten, well made.
but not strikingly so, and walked with
slight limp; but what were hollows
under the arms and hams in other men
were in him filed up with muscle. He
once made wager that three horses
could not draw him from q post, round
which he clasped his feet, and it was
only by giving them sudden lash and
twist that the driver succeeded in
doing so and in breaking Topham's
thigh at the same time CHICAGO In
terror
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-31
BY ELECTRICITY.
Ladies' Favored with Hirsute Adornments
Have Them Removed by Battery.


twas the face of handsome brunette
just verging into womanhood. On her
upper lip and slightly shading its scar
let hue, grew dark, silken mustache
that on dude would have been cher
ished and cultivated as the choicest
treasure on earth. Her head rested in
q metal plate connected by a.wire with
galyanic battery on the table. The
doctor took up from the table at bis
elbow something that looked like an
ebony pen staff. This also was con-
nected with the battery. In the end
was very fine gold-plated needle. The
doctor looked cautiously over the young
lady's dainty little mustache, and at
length. singing out hair. inserted the
point of the needle down by the hair
bulb and. pressing little spring in the
handle, turned on the current from the
battery.
When the electric current ran down
the point of the little needle the Young
lady WINGED and clenched her hands,
while the tears came to her eyes. This
lasted only for a moment, for as soon as
a little froth appeared around the needle
it was removed and the hair dropped
out. After forcing out about dozen
hairs on each side of the lip the doctor
stopped. The young lady removed her
head from the metal plate. wiped her
face with a scented pocket handkereh lief
and tripped gaily to the mirror. She
took a long glance of intense satisfac-
ton, and gleefully remarked that they
would soon all be gone. Then she put
on her hat and left, after having made
an appointment for another sitting
so you remove mustaches from the
young ladies who are unfortunate
enough to have such hirsute adorn-
mentsp" remarked the reporter will
you tell me how it is donep''
The operation is not very new" was
the reply. 1T has been known and
practiced for several years. especially in
the East The electric current decom-
poses the salt in the skin into acid,
which goes to the metal plate, and
alkali, which accumulates around the
needle and destroys the hair bulb SO
that the hair can never reappear. This
method is also very useful in removing
the ugly bristles that grow in moles, for
the hairs are then large in size and few
in number. 1t is only necessary to
spend few seconds on each hair, and
but a few minutes on a dozen, after
which rest of several days is taken to
allow the Inflammation to disappear
before undertaking any more.-Louis-
Ctlte Courier journal
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-31
THE GREAT SALT LAKE.
The Sensations Experienced by Bathers in
Its Denee Waters.

As there is much misapprehension in
regard to the effects of bath in Great
Salt Lake, determined to try the ex.
pertinent, There are three bathing
places about sixteen miles from the city,
reached after ride over strip of desert
country on a narrow-gauge road owned
by the Union Pacific Railroad Company,
all of the local officers and employees of
which are Mormons. The location is
certainly charming one, and well
worthy visit. As background, high
promontory of the Oquirrh range juts
upward but few hundred feet from
the shore, while long chain of the
Wasatch range bounds the southern
shore in semi-circular shape, fading
away in the west until the distant peaks
are blended with the shadows of the
crags of Antelope Island, which rears
aloft its jagged face directly in
front Scarce a ripple disturbs the
smooth surface of the dark green
water. which stretches away as
far as Che eye can see. The
places selected for bathing have a bot
tom of soft. white sand, the boundaries
of the shallow water being marked by
lines of rope, and extending out two
hundred to three hundred feet. 1t is
strange sight to watch several hundred
people taking a sea bath and coming
out with hair as dry as when they en-
tered. To swallow a quantity Of the
water is to invite strangulation. but the
head can safely be ducked under water
provided the mouth and eyes be kept
tightly closed However, very few
seem inclined to take these chances,
and so the number who dive under are
easily counted, but they prove that the
dangers are overestimated, and that
the reported terrible effects of thorough
immersion are the result of baseless
superstition, and have no existence in
fact. A severe burning results from
getting the water into the eyes, but
frequent repetition accustoms the
bathers to the strength of the saline so.
luton, and the few who indulge in o
genuine plunge do so with the utmost
impunity. A novel spectacle is fur.
nished by a long line of men and
women, with hands interlocked. strung
out over the water. floating without
effort, the density of the water keeping
them above the surface. Francisco
Chronicle.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-31
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

in Paris sixty-eight churches own
works of art. worth $1,6l5.710.
The translation of the Old Testa-
ment into Japanese will be completed
early next year.
Rev Sam Jones says that 1.-THE
Lord won't stop to criticise your gram
mar in prayer. Speak right out from
the shoulder and trust him to overlook
your blunders."
"A member of school board visited
school house under his jurisdiction.
When asked to make some remarks.
he said: "Well. children. you spells
well and reads well. but you hain't sot
still"
Five years ago the Norwegian Luth-
Grams gave $4,000 to their seminary in
Minneapolis; two years later they
added $50, for endowment and this
year $50. 600 for new buildings.
"A lady from the East recently at
tended divine service at St Johns
Cathedral. Denver. and afterward as
mark of her appreciation of the service.
and of the sermon she heard, sent a
check for $500 for church work in Col
orado. - Christian at Work.
The Moravians. who are one Of the
smallest religious denominations. main
tain 1923 missionaries in various parts of
the earth. and 1865 native assistants.
and now have about $1,000 adherents
in mission fields. Y. Tribune.
The following are the statistics Of
the Episcopal diocese of Connecticut:
Baptisms-infant l,600. adult 276. to-
tai, 1876. Communicates. present
number, %. 0SS; Sunday school teachers.
1855; scholars, 1885; disbursements,
$428. go 47,-Hartford Post
The following is q verbatim copy
Of notice posted recently by school
district committee in Voluntown. Conn.
IL Hereby Notify the Legal voters Of
- Chool District of the Annual meet
ing will hold at the Chool House on
- to Chuse and Elect iChool officers
and other bsiness that comes at the
meeting. IN Y Post.
In the theological School at Frank
fort, Germany. the students are work
ing for God with great earnestness. In
small companies they go to villages,
sing and pray, and sometimes preach.
They often get around them congrega-
tons of five hundred. and their efforts
have met with good results.-N Y. Er-
anliner
OF the 1892 new members who
came into the Presbyterian churches
last year on confession of their faith in
Christ, POTTS. or nearly one-half. were
from the Sabbath-schools of the church
These Sabbath-schools contributed $685.
Raj IN tho varioua boards of tho ohurob
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Steam Job Printing.
OUR JON DEPARTMENT
n ONE or TEE
BEST EQUIPPED m the STATE.
GENERAL war q A. uol
KxEcuTED ON SHORT NoTl0D
IN THH-
B E 3 It = IT VI E /,

you, Grandpa, cause the pillars are 40
rotten II might come down almost any
time"
"Pillars rotten!" said Grandpa.
"Oh, nonsense! Is that all your
screaming aboutp"
Come out here and give me leave to
give 'em one good hitp" asked Boy
Blue. eagerly, longing for a bit Of fun
after all his hard work. But Grandpa
thought it prudent to examine before
giving his permission. and the result of
his examination was that he Immediate
ly went to work to prop up the porch
roof with stout poles.
May nowP' asked Boy Blue.
"Well, yes" responded Grandpa;
"if they'll come down with one hit
they can't be of much use"
Boy Blue rushed off for q club. and
aimed valiant blow at one Of the
pillars. Cr--rackl and with splinter
ing and crumbling noise the decayed
wood fell into so many pieces that there
was hardly one large enough to pick
up. The other pillar met with like
fate.
my patience!" exclaimed Grandpa,
surveying the ruins. that thing might
have come down on our heads any even
ing when we're sitting out here, and
broke all our skulls for us. How did
you COME to find out twas so rotten.
sonnyp"
"Why. was looking for something
to mend, and thought I'd mend that
hole Joe punched in the pillar, and then
l found 1t was so rotten ] was afraid it
would come down on my head; so I
hollered nj you"
What did you want something to
mend forp" asked the man, 10 surprise.
Because heard you and Mr. Peters
saying the world needed mending, and
l thought I'd do my share; and l
mended The hole In the road while you
stood there talking, and then l fixed the
fence and the doorstep"
"Mended the hole in the road!' in
terruptcd Grandpa, greatly astonished;
and down no went to- the gate to see for
himself that the dreaded hole was
actually filed up and smoothed over as
il it had never been.
"And he did II while we stood groan-
ing over tho world needing mcnding."
muttered Grandpa, under his breath;
land it's been there for months, and
neither OF us ever thought OF touching
1t. Such little hands. too! hope the
next generation will be like Boy Blue"
Id M. Lane. IN Harper's Young
People.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-31
SEVEN BLIND WONDERS.
A Remarkable Colored Family Of Superior
Intelligence.


There is a remarkable family of me-
groes in Atlanta. Their name is Will
hanson, and they came from Wilson
County. N. G. There are three brothers
and tour sisters, all of whom have been
blind from their birth. They arc the
children of black parents who were
slaves and ordinary field hands. Unto
them were born fourteen children, seven
of whom had sight, while seven were
blind. The blind children were not
only harder and healthier, but their
mental endowments are superior to
those Of their brothers and sisters who
couh see. They went TO Raleigh to the
State Blind Asylum, and were there
well educated. Every one of them de-
veioped remarkable talent for music.
and on leaving the asylum organized
themselves into concert company and
began to travel through the South. The
Oldest brother married a smalt negro
woman, who acs as guide and business
manager of the party. They have been
all over the South. giving entertain
ments which have paid them hand
somely. They sing and play ON various
instruments with remarkable skin. All
Of them have good voices, which have
been well trained
The most remarkable performances
are the exhibitions of their powers of
mimicry. They initiate y brass band
SO perfectly that person outside the
hall in which they are humming would
almost invariably be deceived. Their
imitation Of the organ is equally per-
feet. Each of the singers makes q pc
culiar noise and carries his or her own
part of the performance, and the COM
bined result is deep music, very like
the pealing Of q grand organ. These
are two Of their many tricks. They
are constantly adding to their repertoire
and perfecting themselves more and
more in their curious arts. They have
educated the sense of touch to very
remarkable degree. BY feeling of
persons face and head, they can give
an accurate description Of his or her
appearance, and one of the sisters
claims that she can tell the color OF the
hair by touching it. The seven will
stand with joined hands, and any object
can be placed in the hands Of the old
est brother at the end OF the line; while
he holds ii he claims that the magnetic
current which passes through the entire
line will enable any one of his brothers
and sisters to tell what he has in his
hand. At any rate some remarkable
guesses OF this kind are made --AtlGnsG
Constitution.