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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-06-20
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DR.. J. 3. RlTcHEY, EDITOR.
The Melon Patch.

in some localities it is not yet too late to
plant melons The spring has been so cold
and wet that they are late everywhere.
There are seasons, too, which seem to be so
late that the farmer is blue beyond measure.
He thinks he sees starvation before him
Yet, when the season does open, our Amer
can sun streams down with all penetrating
warmth, and forces vegetation from Sc d
to maturity apparently in a few veek..
Thus things are evened up, and late seasons
occasionally turn out remarkably fruitful.
Let us hope it will be so this year.
To raise melons most successfully in The
family garden it is best to sprout the seeds
in a hot-bed or cold frame early in the
season, say-two to three weeks before the
danger from frost is over Cut sods about
three by four inches in size, turn them
wrong side up, lay them upon the soil in the
hot-bed, drop three to four seeds upon each,
and cover by sprinkhng soil over them.
They will sprout and grow, and have their
second leaves by the time it is safe to plant
them in the open ground.
MUsKMELoNs.
A light sandy soil should be chosen for
melons. When the time comes for setting
out, lift the sods containing the plants care
fully, and put them in the PLACES desired.
The hills for muskmelons should be set
about three feet apart. The cut shows
two popular varieties OF musknelon.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-06-20
MONTREAL.
NETTED GEM.

The cuts are reproduced, by permission,
from Peter Henderson's catalogue. He says
of the Montreal market melon, the one on
the left 1.-The fruit is of the largest size,
specimens often weighing twenty pounds and
upward. The shape of this melon is almost
round, fattened at both ends, and deeply
ribbed, skin green and netted, flesh very
thick and of finest flavor"
On the right is very small melon, the
Melted Gem. 1t is a globe, weighing no
more than pound and a half, and of the
finest, sweetest favor. The flesh Is a pale
green and very tender. The Gem is highly
productive. 1t is so firm in texture that it
will keep nearly q week after 1t has been
picked. This makes it one Of the best kinds
for marketing.
Aside from the question of profit in dol
lars and cents, however, every farmers
table should be plentifully provided with
both musk and watermelons. For break
fast in the hot summer mornings, it is the
custom in cities to eat first of all a slice or
two Of muskmelon. 1t is cooling and toning
to the stomach and starts 1t gently to work
after it's long fast of the night Honor
bright, is not beginning with this juicy and
eacthetic DISH an Improvement on ''piling i'm
fried pork and greasy potatoes9 In this case
it would be very good thing for farm PEG
pie to follow city fashions. Therefore have
melon patch; do, and tend it, and eat OF
the fruits thereof.
Insect pests are great drawback to melon
raising. Shields and screens have been
recommended till the plants have grown
strong. But pyrethrum or Persian insect
powder, is valuable remedy. 1t is the
Persian camomile, and comes in fine vel
low powder, which costs from IS cents {
pound up, according to where it is bought
It is deadly to small insect life, and no
hTtful to anything else. busted over fur!
and woolens, it keeps moths out effectually
IL keeps bugs out Of beds, and vermin from
destroying plants. A small bellows can b.
purchased by which this valuable powder
can be blown and sprinkled wherever it i
wanted
Another excellent muskmelon is the Greer
Citron. The Ispahan is first-class for tn
southern states Wards Nectar is highly
Esteemed for the family garden.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-06-20
EMIIEdstfirhNNHIHv
scALY BARK WATERMELON.

The illustration shows a field view of a
new watermelon that is meeting with extra
ordinary favor. The flesh is light crimson
and very tender The average weight Of
this melon is thirty-five pounds Its an ex-
cellent variety for marketing. Other stan
dard varieties of watermelon are the Noun
tain Sprout and the Ice Cream. The Ice
Cream is a white-heshed kind, rich and
sweet, one of the best for planting in the
northern states of the Union. Plant water
melon seeds in large hills eight feet apart
each way. They will only thrive well on
light, sandy soils.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-06-20

Here are some exquisite verses by an au-
thor whom we do not know. If the boys and
girls do not appreciate them now, they will
when they are few years olders. And when
they are men and women, tired of work and
lonely, perhaps with gray hairs beginning
to come in their heads they will know all
that these verses metu. Some parents make
their children Trims they are nothing but a
bother expens, aud vexation, and the
tender little he lc,5 are saddened and made
heavy daily BY ing made to believe they
are in the way and are not wanted. Such
cruel parents 10 not deserve to have any
children One of the purest, sweetest en-
joymenrs in life is romping and playing
with a house full of merry young ones. 1t
drives away for the time the heaviest care
"a the blacklist gloom. 1t makes the old
ran and woman young again. Sad, in
iced, however stately, however splendid, Ii
the house, without any babies. And this
the author of the poem knew well:
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-06-20

If any of the readers of this paper
are growing deaf, let them get at
once a bottle of JOhnsOn's AnOdyne
Liniment. Rub well behind the ears
and put little into the ear with a
feather
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-06-20

Itch, mango and scratches of every
kind cured II 80 minutes by WoOlOrd'sf
Sanitary Lotion. Use no other. This
never fails. Sold by J. B. Ritchey,
druggist, McMinnville, Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-06-20

Here is the best riddle that we have seen
in some time: Mysecond took my first, after
using my whole at dinner. What is it, Il
is a napkin.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-06-20

DREAM CHILDREN.
Boston Transcript
trust in the dear Lords wisdom,
l do not question His will;
But oft as sit in my chamber,
In the twilight, calm and still,
long for the children's voices,
Ilong for the clinging arms,
AS unto my ear they whisper
Their tiny gTiefs and alarms.
And my silent room is peopled
With forms / can almost see,
The forms of the dear dream children
Who cluster about my knee.
can hear their merry prattle,
feel their breath on my cheek,
And my fancy again makes real
The dear ones my heart would seek.
And so sport with my children,
And watch their sweet, quaint ways
Till my heart grows heavy with longing
And my eyes are dim as gaze.
For alas they are but shadows
That out of the darkness grows;
Only the frail dream children
That the heart alone can know.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17
ADVANTAGES OF LOCATING III
NORTH CAROLINA.

CLTMATE.-while tho cold is not so Sc.
we're, tho temperature of midsummer is net
excessive or trying as farther North. Our
seasons are longer, and therefore our crops
arc not killed by late or early frosts.
THE SOIL is OF a variety OF compositions
-slayoy. gravells lime stone, slate, sandy
loan, etc This great variety Of soils and the
nildness and advantages Of climate will ae-
count for the variety Of products.
SOCIETY.-No section In tho Union has
better executed laws. Tho blessings ofpolit-
isal, civil and religious liberty are no where
more fully protected than in N. q.
IN GEN ERAL.-The great fertility OF
our lands, the mildness Of our climate, free
from the scorching and witherinV heat OF the
South and tine extreme cold and freezes OF
the North 20 to show that North Carolina is
surely the most favored agricultural section
In Amerisa. Nature has not only given us
the advantages ofproiucing, but it has pro.
ided us with wuter.power to work up what
the soil produces for US.
Isolicit correspondence from tenant firm.
ers In the Northern and New Eng land States
Iwill furnish persons low rate rouud-trip
transporton from Boston, New York or Bal.
tlmore to. North tGrolina. Soas to give them
an ep .ortunity Of seeing the farms that are
offered for rent.
All farms advertised by us for rent haze
dwelling houses and out. buildings on them.
Being regular employe Of the Agrlcal-
turAi Department Of North Carolina, | make
no charge for information given or services
rsnheredpersons seeking h mes In the state.
Iwlllbe pleased to furnish descriptive lists
Of flands offered Tor sale In North Carolina to
al persons who will write me.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17

The immigration Bureau of North Caro-
Ina have in charge some improved farms for
rent to Northern thnant farmers on the fol.
owing conditions which are the usual terms
OF rent charged in this State:
lsL, GRAIN AND GRASS FARM. -
The land owner furnishes land, houses and
pays all taxes and expenses OF improving
houses, stables and buildings. The tenant
farmer furnishes horses, tools and labor, and
receives TWO THIRDS OF CROPS. The
eRant farmer is allowed free OF rent garden
MI vegetable patches lio isalso allowed
to raise stock hogE and chickens ald receive
all proceeds IRON the sale Of them.
2nd, TOBACCO, GRAIN AND GRASS
FARMS.-The landowner furnishes land,
houses and pays all taxes and expenses Of
improving houses, stables and buildings.
Tho tenant farmer furnishes horses, tools
and labor, receiving Three.iourths Of tho to.
baeco and Two.thrds of the grain crops The
tenant farmer Is allowed free ofrent as In the
above mentioned farm No l.
5rd,, TOBACCO, GRAIN AND GRASS
FARNS.-Tho landowner furnishes land.
houses, feed foe horses, tools, repairing and
Keeping in order of tools and pays all taxes
The tenant farmer furnishes all the manual
labor; receiving one.half of all crops raised.
Tho tenant farmer receives free Of rent as In
FIRST mentioned farm No. 1.
9Th, COTTON, GRAIN AND TOBAC-
co FARMS.-Rcnted exactly on same terms
Nc .; or II tenant farmer furnishes horses
and tools, he reoeivesTw thirds of the grain
end Three-iourlhs Of the cotton.
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eportirg in Grapes.

A branch upon n plant, whether her
baceuus or woody, occasionally presents
different recullnriles from all the other
branches. 1t may take penduious or
"weeping" direction; its leaves may be un
like in size, shape. and in .harkings, from
the other leaves; the flowers upon a hraucI
may differ in size, color, and d"uJlcntss
from the other flowers, and lastly. the frui'
mny show various pecuisrities that mark
it as dis,irct. These drvatinns from th'
normal form of the plant were called
"sports," 10y the older gardeners. but the
term "bud variation" suggested by DArwiI {.
is now accepted by hurticulturisls. a
branch is the uulgrowth of bud, am
Whatever causes the changes, most probably
has its effect upon the bud. No eXpanu
ton has been given Of these phenomrnH:
we know that they occur, aud tnat the
pecull .i,lcs of the branch may be pro
pagatrd by means of CuitinGs, gratis, &c,
but we cannot produce them. In som.
cses, these characters are SO well fixed.
that they are nrugated by seeds. The lie,
of our ornamental tree aud shrubs thu
have originated MS sports, would be a long
nue. while the varieties of fruits that have
thus been secured, are very few. Th
marked varieties of fruits may occur h!
rui variations, has recently been shown by
VI. Carrirre. A branch of a grape vine, oi
4 olack variety, the name of which is not
known. bore "A cluster of white, or ratheI
srreuish white fruit. Still more striking
is a grape irnm another part of Frances ais"
nf an undetermined variety, in which 4"
creamy white cluster bore several berries I
= very dark green. The herTles haying Il q
two cplors were somewhat hi iIerent in firm,
ard very unlike in favor All such de-
ntr,ures from the usual form, wheth 7
manifested in leaf, f'wer, fruit, nr in the
stem itsrlr, shnud not be passed. hy II =
unurcd as rh"v ara always ot interest, ana
simelimes may have considerable none!
yalur.-DR THUBER IN Am .AgricELtHrISf
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17

About the first Of January pick out from
the lock Of hens six or eight OF the most
persistent layers, selecting such as are ol
good ze, well formed lively in appearance
aud docle, and place them in the breeding
apartment. Supply them with the food
water, etc, they haye been accustomed TO-,
and place one Of the cocks with them. The
third day remove that cock and admit the
other, and continue to change about every
three or four days. Twenty days after
shutting them up the eggs may be saved
Tor Matching, aud ninety FIVE per cent will
prove perlile and produce strong, healthy
chicks. When a steady, quiet, motheoly
hen appears among the Aock, she should be
kept for Matching and brooding chickens "a
long as she liyes. Such a hen Will sit
faithfully wherever she may be placed
Provide a loose box, line it with beaten
straw, give her seventeen eggs aud set the
box on a low shelf, or where she will not
be troubled by other hens. Mark her time
on a card, aud attach it to her bnx. As tie
chicks ara hatched remuye them as soon rs
drv. When all are out, place the hen in
the small cnopaud return the brood to her,
F GEuxpr N An AgrieaHTist.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17
FARMERS COLUMN.
Winter Care of Work Horses.


For winter diet there is nothing better
or cheaper than corn fodder, with ration
Of grain, generally oats. varying according
to circumstances. For many years L hsyo
never fed hay to horses during the winter
until the corn fodder was. entirely gone.
Horses are very fond of corn fodder and
thrive upon ii better than on hay; il has no
tendency to produce trouble with the wind
as hay is liable to do If fed in excess, as it
frequently is. The fodder is slightly con.
stipatng, but this should DO remei4d hy a
ration Of wet bran now and then. Corn
stalks furnish both food and bedding The
simplest way Of feeding them, is, to stand 3
bundle in the manger nnh the horse will
eat il down closely, the hard batts Of the
stalks being Of course left The horse seems
to know, what many farmers do not seem
to be able to learn, that corn butts are Of
little value as food. At the next feed threw
the stalks butts under the horse, and ho
will require no other litter ard keep clean.
er on this bei than on straw. The manure
is difficult to take out, but il it arcumlatrs
f,r few days the stalks will be broken and
easier to remove. The uctual cost feeding
horses, of course, varies widely in accord
ance with the locality; near the large cities.
with high priced pasture land, hay, and
grain, Of course. are much higher than in
more remote districts, g, that an estimate
expressed in figures would not be Of any
value except for the locality for which it
was made. The course of feeding aboyc
laid down. is as we'll adapted as any to the
circumstances of the ordinary farmer. The
sta ple should be well ventilated, cool, not
cold; and draughts avoided If possible. The
feet Of horses, not at work, should be care
fully examined every few days, at least
twice weok. The ordinary diseases of
the stable, "thrush" and "scrarches," eau
he prevented in most, was about to say in
all, cases. Shonld any disease become
established, consult a competent veterinary
surgeon at once.-ETocK BREEDER in An
AgricuHurist.
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An Independent Newspaper of Dem
ocratic Principles, but not Controlled by
any Set Of Politicians or Mani puIators /;
Devoted to Collecting and Publishing all
the News Of the Day in the most Inter-
esting Shape and with the greatest pos
sible Pr9mptness, Accuracy and Impair,
tia!iy; and to the Promotion Of Demo-
cratic Ideas and Policy in the affairs Of
Government Society and Industry,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17
MISCELLANEOUS.


A French drugsist adyo,at's the en-.
r'oymsut ofcylind-'aM white bottles r
neiiciies TO be taken ir,omallyand square
colo'ed bottles 'or those intended 1ar ezter.
naI use. The difference in shape win pre-.
vent large uumoer uI accidents r'w 90
conmou among people who cannot or will
not read labcl
AT a recent carnival in Denver, Col,
all the guests appeared in custumes mado
entirely Of paper
| have b'entdelf in ons car ten years,
and partially deaf in the other for two
monlhsj hays been treated by car spocialty
doctors and received no benefit. Having
Used L Us Cream Balm. lnr about month
| find mvseii greatly improved aud can
hear well and consider il q most valuable
remedy. | had ais, meal catarrh, with
dropping Of mucous intn my throat aud
rain over 10y eyes. which troubles also
have disappeared. y. b. Yates, Upper
Lisle. D.oumc go n. Y.
1t has been discovered tnnt Michigan
teocher by misunderstanding nr an ana.
tomical model used in public school,
tangnt his hundreds ni pupils during SC.
veral wears that the heart was the liver,and
vie versa, besides making other radical
transpnsitions Of internal organs
Montana is now SAID to be equal to the
best mining region in the country.
1t s we'll known laclthain the
Diamond Dyes more ooloring is given than
in any known dyes, aud they give faster
and more brilliant c,lrrs. l0r Mt druggists
They are u great surcpss. Wells, Richard
son & ca, Burlington. W.
"A Swiss naturalist maintains that there
is only ono chlnring substance IN plants
and the various cnlors of liwers are only
due 10 tho notifications produced in this
substance by the acids at alkaljes contained
in the plants.
A pronf roaier's society IN B,ston calls
itself the "ITnuse II Correction"
Ayers Hair Vignr improves the beauty
Of the hair and promotes its growth. II
imparts an attractive appearance a delight
ful and lasting periumh. Whilo it slimu
ntos the roots, ccanses the scalp, and adds
elegance to mXuriauce, IT'S effects are eu
during and thus it proves itself to be the
b'st and cheapest article f,r toilet use.
- 4 curious mirage was recently seen nj
Lin lrsburg, in Central sweden. 1t repre-.
sented town with four storiel houses. II
ca stle ami lake. Air.castlrs heretofore
have heeD deemed peculiar to Span.
The front steps are deserted now, The
5 ason has passed when she stoops to con-
qpor.
Catarrh is constitutional disease Hoods
Sarsaparilla Is n constitutional remedy. It
cures catarrh. Give it a trial.
-Dnston is believed to have more mrslc
teachers than any other city in the United
States.
- If wc could only make tho world thin |
rs much Of us as we think cf ourselves W
should then Ge properly appreciated.
-Qlnine has not been 80 low in rric
for years, aud fellow can better a ford to
have,his giif give him the slako this ycrI
than at any other time.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17
A Great Discovery,

Mr.. VIM Thomas. at Newton, ia sav':
My wife has been seriously Affected with
IL cough Tor twenty Ave years. and thi'
spring more severely than eyer b-iore She
had used many remedies without relief
aud hoing urged tn try Dr.. Kings New
Discovery, md 81, with most gratifying
suits. The first bottle relieved her very
much. aud the secund bottle has absolutely
curyd her. She has not had SO good heal i
for thiIty years
Trial Battles Free at Thomas Drug Store
LarRe sIZa 81 20.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17

A little soda as well rs salt is recon-
meuded tn boil with cabbage,und affects the
flavor agreeably. For one head Of cabbage
take punch olsoda equal in bulk to a good
siEel pea.
Denmark butter makers reckon on
wheat bran, oats and rape cake as FIRST
class butter f)oisi barley as Second class
food, While peas. rye aud linseed cake are
place as low Us third class.
-Aiyertise N the ApYocATH'
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17
Fer Half a lifetime.

Mrs. John GremmeIl, Mihoy, Millin Co
Pa. in the Spring of 1854 injured her spi, E
and partial paralysis ensucd. For nearly
twenty years she was unable to walk. ~
the srrirg of lSS3, she was aiYised to use
St. Jacobs Oil the great conqueror nf pain
The first application gave instantaneous
relief. Befoie The second bottle was ex
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17
Do Not be DISCOURAGED

even II ysu have tried many remedies for
Nour sidney disease or liver eumulaIni
without success Il is no reason why should
hink your disorder ineuTab.e. The most
'hirar'ible eases readi y yield to the pu,rnt
''Hnes "i Kidney Wort. Il il a purely
vegetable c"mP'uud which acts On the
shne'' hver and bowels st the 81 RE tine.
Shh 'hus el"ansrs the whole system DaDt
"Hi' 1ut SET package tu day aud cure
yoursrlL
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17

Whist did the dauk Key de- wheu he fat
heard oi tho doclrins n evolution. lie
brayed uniil he became a little bcarse.
1t 10 rsuud0xirul but tras, that the
uan who s the easiest ln get AL broken o.
u the easiest 10 get all bFoksa down.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17

The shoemaker VIM half soled h pair Of
shoes lnr dollar, and received IN paymenl
twn half dollar pieces, ono of which was
counterfeit, says he was half sold himself
The common fnible Of women who have
been handsome is to forget that they are no
longer so.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17

"R0roH oN PAIN roRorsrp rLAsTrr.
strengthening, improved. he lcsI fo'
backh' he, y ins in chest OF side, rhcuma
tlsm. neuralgia.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17

Ifyon are falling. hguken. worn out anC
nervous. usn Wells health Remover"
NO. Druggists.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17

and the many throat aT'c'iuus or ch'ldrcr
promptly. pleasantly AMI sntciv relieved h.
Tough on Coughs. IrO hes ljc BalSam
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17

Palpitntlon, dropsical swellnys, dizziness
Indigestion. headache. sle-plessness cured
by Wells Health Remover"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17

"Wclls' Health Rencw,r restores henltI
and VigOr, cures dysprrsia headache, Ner
vUusnlss, debility 81 %.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17

"EOrGH pN TuOTUACHE.h
instant relief for n uralgil. tOOthach'
mccache Ask Tor Rough on Ioothache
Is anu 2j cents.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17

Ask for "Rough on Coughs" for coughs
colds. sore throat, hOarsencss. lrocLes, l5c
Liquid, Csc.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17

Ask for Wells "Rough on Germs" l5c
Quick, complete cure. Hard or SOFT corus
warts, buniuns.
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"RoUGu on PAIN" roH"UsED PLASTER,
; rrngihrniug, improved. tho best r,l
backaehe, pain In chest or side rhcum ltism,
NEURALGIA
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Clears ont rats. mIce roNcheS. iiics, ants
hcd.hugs, skaukS. chip mlnks, gOphy RS. / c
Druggists,