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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-25

CORN.
Some farmers soak the seed corn,
then mix in plaster to dry. Others
drop about tablespoonful in each
hill with the seed, and claim large
extra benefits.
The usual way; Soon after the
plant is up, drop a small handful on
the plant of each hill, and let the
rain wash it down to the roots. Some
SOW broadcast just before the tassel
comes in sight, to help set the ear.
Sow when the stalk is damp.
POTATOES.
The best mode is to drop a small
handful in the hill with the seed.
Then again drop the same amount on
the plant soon after it is up; then
again about the time the bud starts
for blossom. If the bugs are eating
the tops, mix Paris Green with the
plaster. 1t will kill them if the stalks
are damp with dew, so that it will
stick to the leaf. Sift through pep
per-box of large size. Clay as well as
sandy land is benefited largely. The
plaster in the hill stops the rotting.
TO grow large crops everybody
that has tried it says: Sow plaster on
every plant when it is fairly started
in the spring, and again when it is
about One-third grown, and is damp
with dew. 1t concentrates the am
monia that is in the atmosphere and
soil. The effect will astOnish those
who have not tried it. There is no
other way that you can make money
so easily. Try it.
WHEAT.
Upon winter wheat there should be
top dressing Of so pounds to the
acre in the fall when it comes up, and
another like dressing after it has
started in the spring. In cases where
it has been affected by the severity of
the winter. and especially in all cases
where it is uneven in its growth,
with spots nearly killed out, a larger
application. should be made-full 100
pounds to the acre, and making even
more liberal application than that to
the poor spots. The effect will APP
pear marvellous.
Upon spring wheat it should be
sown after it is well up, about 100
pounds to the acre.
MANURE HEAPS.
AS ammonia is the most valuable
component of all vegetable and ami
NAL manures, it being very volatile,
it readily escapes upon exposure to
the atmospere. No farmer can make
better application of plaster than by
scattering it thickly in his hen-house,
upon his manure heaps, and about
his stables wherever there is any ma
nure, as it readily absorbs the ammo.
MIA, preventing its escape. A few
barrels of it should be kept constantly
on hand for such use. He will save
more than half the value of his ma.
nure by proper use of plaster in this
way. Besides saving the valuable
portions of manure, it purifes the
atmosphere, making it healthier fol
man and beast.
Ifany farmer doubts the effects, az
here stated, it will cost him but little
to test it. Let him SOW one, two o.
five acres of grass or clover with plas
ter, and leave balance of his fielC
without it, and if the yield is greater
| on the plastered part, let him figur,
up the difference in the increased
| production against the cost of plastic
| used, ard he can soon tell whether i
= will pay to use plaster. He can try
) the same experiment on his corn ant
| other crops. 1t is not expensive Il
5 try it. 1t will pay.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-25

Ambition on the farm in a good
thing, especially if it runs in the d.
rection of having the neatest and clean
est farm, the best crops, and the finest
farm.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-25
Never.

Mrs. HELEN LEIKEM, West
McHenry, ILL.,, two years ago used
Warmers SAFE Nervine for complete
nervous prostration. August, 1884,
she wrote, l have never enjoyed such
good health, have had no return of
my old trouble" Try it.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-25
Men Think

they know all about Mustang Lin1
iment. Few do. Not to know is
not to have.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-25
Many a Lady

is beautiful, all but her skin;
and nobody has ever told
her how easy it is to put
beauty on the skin. Beauty
on the skin is Magnolia
Balm.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-25
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This is the best premium offer we have
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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-25

High and gravelly soil is the best
for fruit trees.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-25

Use the STANDARD Scratch Books
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
Chinese Lottery Methods.


Tho game is played with slips Of paper
four inches square, On which ara written
100 characters, the names Of celebrate
Chinese female characters who have figure
in the history of the many dynaSties
Through the Zip from RICH. to left linz
runs dividing the characters into five line
of ten each. The game consists in spottins
out with India ink certain comDin ton, of
five each. For various sums, from 20 cents
to Sl2. the player may spot out from enc to
all the figure. Each day in this city,
twice a day in San Francisco, 100 sticks
marked with duplicates OF the characters on
tie slips, are placed in a bowl. and twenty
Of them are drawn out by blindfoliei
man and recorded. 1t LOOKS like a coinpars-
lively easy matter once in while to catch
eight or nine in ten characters out OF
twenty, drawn out of 100. yet mathemati-
clans have calculated that the chance of
catching nine i, about ons in 900, 00), AM
ten is such q remote chance that it Is not
worth calculating.
The danger Of Chinese lottery lie, in the
fact that its agencies spread all over city.
In San FranciSco there are several hundred
of them. Every ,auniryinan is an agent
and even the Chimes house-servants buy
slips for their m;stres,es SO universal has
the custom of playing with Chinese lottery
become on the Pacific coast that hardly n
man. woman or child can be found that can
say that at some time in their career tn ey
had not bought slips In this city the pas
sion for lottery is spreading. Launirym IL
accommodate their customers AMI the small
winnings whet the appetite for more. The
police usually ignore Chinese lottery until
it fastens upon o town too strongly 70 bc
shaken eff. Then they find themselves
p1werless. II is as hard as policy to stamp
out, because the game is represented hy
slips Of paper merely and the players neal
never visit a gambling re ort
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
JOHN ROACH.

The EAGLE, months before Cleve-
lands cabinet was named, announced
that one Whitney, a political jobber
in New York, would 90 into the cab
met either as secretary of the interior
OF secretary of the navy. Whitney
was one of the fellows who controlled
the machine that made Cleveland's
nomination possible. The navy and
the interior are the only departments
in which there are any show for big
jobs. Nobody had ever heard of
Whitney, but he was given a cabinet
position. Ordinarily things would
have been lovely, but honest old Roach
had the contracts, and unless he could
be burs,ed there was no show for the
Whitney gang John Roach has built
during thirteen years past one hum
drcd ocean-going iron ships, with
tonnage each of from 400 to 500
tons. Twenty-ihree of them are in
the foreign trade, with tonnage Of
more than g., COO tons. Yet the sccre-
tary of the navy would have the coun-
try believe that John Roach cannot or
will not build good enough boat for
the United States navy. Last week
his contract on the Dolphin was de-
clared unfulfilled by Whitney's tools,
and the old man was forced TO make a
consignment. Now this Standard Oil
dude and chum of Manning and Cleve-
land says he was forced to take the
steps he die against John Roach be-
cause of his oath and conscience.
The American people are aroused and
are indignant over the outrage of this
monkey of Cleveland's cabinet.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
E,ectrifyia. Sick Hyena's Nerves.


"Hyena" is the conspicuous sign on one OF
the mena,erie cage, Of tho South SIDE Dime
museum, but the cage is empty. Three
weeks ago the eyes of the spotted occupant
Logan to roll deliriou,ly, ard, scorniEg the
dago pies AMI other deiicacies that were in
troduceI into the cage as remedies, he laid
down in tie sawiu>t TO die After he
had remained in a palsisl condition for two
weeks AMI more, n scientific man happened
along in the freak-seeing crowd. "Why
don't you give him shock of that cleo
trio business down-stairi.' lie suggested to
the keeper. The keeper told the piano
player. the piano-player toll the glas-
blower. AMI the glass blower told the press
agent Just the thing" exclaimed tbs lat
ter, but the manager said: NO; let him
clone; he's only afraid the cholera il COM
ing He'll % up in day or two"
Unfortunately, til, managers word did
not go farther than this box Office. The other
day, while Their. was a lull in the life Of the
place, the keeper AMI couple Of confedsr-
ates sneaked upstairs with tho gal
vanic battery, which electrifie' your
nerves at cents a shock. ami is advertised
TO tell Your fortune in the bargain The
cage door was opensd Just enough to permit
the placement of the batt,ry. The al
most insensibl, hyena was dragged upto
the bars by the nape of the neck. One han
die wes tel in his paw. The other was
stuck between dis teeth. The current was
thrown open, AMI III, switch bar run up to
900 at one dash
4 shrek that would have resurrected a
metropolis. . single bound to the top Of the
cage. and The byena fell dead On the battery.
The monkeys chatterei, the jack-daw
laughed Historically, and TIE museum at
tache' al Scamperei down t. ths ground
floor. delegation OF pale faced men
waited on the manager and impaired the
news. Il knew it. he replied philosophi-
cally. $500 for an electrical experiment
that Ben Franklin would have male on a
dying cat"
The corpse of the hycns WIS burial in the
alleyway at midnight.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
DISARMINC INDIANS

The EAGLE, which has had more of
the inside of the late Indian trouble
than any other paper, ventures the
opinion that the Cheyennes will not
be disarmed. Gen. Phil Sheridan and
Stone Calf Maggie aud few Of the
other braves upon both sides will
have big talk. The Indians will put
their hands on their hearts and swear
TO the beauty and sincerity of their
friendship for the white men, and
Sheridan will talk of his presents of
blankets and whiskey and so on, and
some pretcnsc or showing may be
made of giving up some old rifles, but
that rs far IA il will 90. The Indians
got their guns by freighting, earned
them largely in one way and another.
and there would be only one success
full way of taking their grns from
them GiId that wonld be by giving
them the money for them ON the spot.
But that amt governments way of
doing. The amounts would have to
BE- verified and audited and ali that,
which would take months, making the
IDdian feel that he had been robbed,
and Sheridan has no idea of doing it.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
THE NEW RAILROAD.

a Commonwealth reporter met Col.
Murdoch, editor of the Wichita
EAGLE, last evening, after the ad
iournment of the meeting of the di-
rectors of the Omaha, Abilene &
Wichita enterprise, which he had at
tended. He was waiting for the mid
night train south. In answer to the
reporters questions he said that he
was convinced that the time was fully
ripe for Kansas people to cut loose
from the leading strings ola Missouri
town, and that the direct and efiectual
way TO do it was for her trading CEN
tiers to seek independent railway
connection with the present trunk
lines of the east. what" said he,
sis to hinder such cities as EmpOria,
Topeka Wichita, Fort Scott, Atchison
and other points from controlling the
trade OF their own sections if once
provided with railroad lines, not sub
feet to the pools and per cents affected
and msintained in the interest of the
town just over the border!' AS to
the Wichita and Omaha enterprise. he
said il was genuine one, trayersing
what is known as the Golden Belt,
from Wichita north to connection
with the northern system of trunk
lines at Omaha; giving TO the lower
Arkansas Valley all the trans
portation facilities with Chicago,
which she already has with ST. Louis,
and to every town and county between
the Arkansas valley and the north line
of the state, strong competing line
10 city whose interest it would be To
conserve their trade. And not only
that, but Washington, Clay Center,
Abilene, Marion and Peabody would
be put in direct connection with two
st. Louis lines at Wichita. which lines
do no not touch Kansas City, and also
with an outlet soon to be constructed
from Wichita through the territory TO
the lower Mississippi.
In answer TO the question. What
he thought a TO the prospects of the
proposed northern or Chicago ::con-
neciion he said that the men who had
taken hold of the matter We're not
only representative men of the terri
tory TO be benefited. but they were
i'm great earnest and that a careful e.
innate showed that they represented
from million TO million and a quar-
ter o! property. ore- half of their num-
Der being bankers. As To their faith
in the enterprise, the fact that before
adjournment they had subscribed one
hundred thousand dollars to he paid
in As rapidly As the exccu-
tive committee might call, and
that they had resolved upon a
thorough survey of the line. clearly
enough indicated that they believed
the route most feasible one. "In
fact" remarked Col. Murdoch. 1.-THE
road traverses a section of the state
the productions of which alone would
pay for the operation of the line of
road without reference 10 its trunk
line connections" In concluding his
talk he said that a new day was dawn
ing for Kansas, that the old Kansas was
giving way TO the new. in which home
capital, local prosperity and state
pride would not only cut commercial
shackles which had heretofore ga,dcd.
but which would add 10 the states
financial power and political standing
Commonwealth.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
NORTH AND SOUTH.

We see by the State journal that
articles of Incorporation have been
flied in Topeka by the Golden Belt &
Gulf railroad for the building of line
of road from Lincoln TO Fort Worth,
Texas, a distance of 500 miles A look
on the map shows Fairbury TO be To-
Gated on this line of road, and it will
not require much effort for the people
10 work il up. Another company has
also filed articles for line from Oma-
ha 10 Wichita. Kan This road don't
give the counties, but Fairbury is not
out CT its way. Ii is well to inyesti-
gate the matter. That eur town will
get another road is only question of
time, but we want that time TO come
and the first railroad that comes along
can get a good boost from the citizens
of Jefferson county, who are now in
the right mood TO be approached, but
if the companies wait much longer. we
cannot say what the people will do.
Now Is the time to strike rIile the
pot is boiling. We are Just spelling
TO give all we are worth {, get anoth-
or outlet -Fairbury (Neb, Republic
can
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
NOT THE FAIR THING.

Onr regular correspondents are
again warned against allowing OBJ
noxious personalities and individual
spleen to crop out in their letters. II
you have local fights settle them in
your local papers. The EAGLE wants
none of them. If you can make your
letters interesting without pitching
into some one or stirring up the
whole community by personal criti-
cisms, we would rather you'd send your
letters to some other paper. Ii is not
right TO take advantage of the fact of
your being a regular correspondent,
to impose local quarrel on to paper
whose readers have no interest in
such quarrel
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21


The industries ~ japan posssss particu-
lar interest 10 trrsiSGs.s. on acc unt Of the
unique materials ema,o-si AMI tbs dignity
wh;cl old age b. TOW At a time when
Eng land as q nation dEi MT exist when the
pr grossivs ps pie OF iIlisri Enr,pc were
u tee p. lite worli as barbarian. and
strangers the eascIel, people were patiently
at work. by slow degree perfectiny tbs de :
tail o; their art, until ao~ they produce
wares without rival in the market OF the
world. and To a large extan, not capable of
imitation else whers
TIE origin Of most OF the q in lustries. as
has been seen, can 10 traced bacs u CANA
or 70 Corea. hut they have bsel 50 moiifsd
in The hands Of the Japanes, artisan thai
they now possess an eminsntiy nati nal
character. Like the agriculture, the work
IS most entirely BY hant There are but
few workshops OF anv sixs, most OF th.
manufacturing icing dcrs on q small scale
or even in tie homes Of tas workman In
q number Of thu Industries however, the
division o. isb1r has bean carriAi oa. -
large extsat, A peculiar feature 0. the So
cial organization o. japanese MANUFACTURES
Is the descent OF q trade from father 70 son
In the cry stal factor los this : particularly
the cass, and mn there are dung exactly
what their sranlfa,hers did, OILY doing ii
q little better. And II Is qrits possible tia:
eaoir peculiar skill - crs in 8 large measure
20 heredity, each geoera:ioa making son
httl> progress. ari Transmitting ia aoca-
u.ula:ei acquisitions 20 tie nsIt
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
SEDGWlCk.
SEpGwICK, Has, July 10. 1885.
a the Editor Of the DAILY Ea

SEDGwICK. Has. July 10. 1885.
To the Editor OF the Daily Eagle:
Since our last batch of items our
city authorities have acted on the sug-
gestion advanced and under the inn
mediate supervision of Street Com
missioner Reed the open cutters are
being put in shape 10 carry off the
matter. If the work is completed as
thoroughly as the beginning We will
not complain. The loyal ladies of
our town aud vicinity have perfected
all the preliminaries for the organiza-
ton of relief corps. We assure you
ladies that your efforts are appreciat-
ed by the old vets. You will have
their hearty cooperation in your
efforts.
Mr.. Olive Finch, proprietor of tn c
Cottage boarding house, is quite sick.
W. III. Castator has sold his interest
in the-store. The firm will now be
known as Beauchamp & Chilco;e. Mr..
c. is Il late arrival from Ohio. He is
gentlemen of means and well recon-
mended. The house will loose nothing
in its reputation for square dealing.
the finn will now be better able to ac-
commndate their large and increasing
trade than ever before
II. r. Taylor arrived here about two
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
The Philosophers Re,iy.


In some Of the Boston suburbs, where con-
crete sidewalks have been introduced. walk
ing Is decidedly unpleasant. the choice being
between this hard unyielding material aud
the dust and mud Of the highways \ Bos-
ton philosopher, on visiting Brooklins with
a friend, got into q metaphysical discussion
while walking along the sidewald, AMI stub
bling his toe against its jagged edge.
stretched his length upon the hard surtace.
-Ahi" said his companion, on helping him
to rise. that comes from looking At things
in the abstract On the contrary" said
the philosopher, 1T results from striking
them in the concrete
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
Emperor wilhelm.

ittrftn 'ur- New ork sun
Soldiers officer. anything or am one be-
longing to his beloved army are privileged
with Emperor Wilhelm. but his love does
rot excluie strong sense OF justice and q
severe enforcement of discipline. I.atterly
some soldiers OF the Ian! wehr, or reserve
all well TODD, rich, influential burgesses. re-
belled at the injunction to enter baggage
wagons. AMI alb oiu.eiy refused to travel IN
them They referred the case to the en-
peror BY telegraph. endin, their statemen.
by thess wo-Is: what does Your MAJESTY
command Us 10 dor The answer came,
prompt and curt, -Obey.- ami the delin-
queats had 70 answer before n military tri-
bunal for their characterization.
Tho body servant Of the emperor. the
Oldest Of all his old retainers tie faithful
Engsl. IS a septuagenariia- His master
treat him with playful familiarity. using
to him the friendly du. AMI never fails when
hs enters the room liz the morning to inquire
after his health He is far less strong AID
robust than tie asei nionarch, All one day
last winter he regretedly informed his
ma jesty that be must soon retire from
service: that every man could not he a
everlastingly hale as the emperor, and that
he needed rest William responded with n
laugh: -Engel, thou ami | have not tie
time to rest, and nothing more was said
Tbs emperor neither susok-s nor takes
snuH. He uses shost-sightec eye-slaS 10
Rad and write only, and VIII nc, own that
bis eyes are weaker. he sleeps Ike a boz,
soundly and peacefully. He likes a Joke,
and with his interiors is most considerably
kind. buying himself little presents for each
OF his servants at ChristnaS The other
day be missed . laiy's mail. whom b Wa
wont 70 SEE about the empress daily. Ca IN
quiry he was tod she bad g days Leave Of
abssaos 10 visit her family, IS Il was her
The next morning, nesting Der.
the emperor gave her q trias. aiding, 4 an
lAfs with nv conSratalatioas. Mein Kind
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21

There is music in the cir over the To-
cation of the state reformatory 1t is
openly charged that the location was
made for political purposes. and 10
favor the Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa
Fe railroad. 1t is asserted that
Hutchinson docs not possess single
advantage that was required in the
site 10 be chosen, and that every other
competing point, even the poorest.
possessed advantages over iIutchip-
son. We hope that this business will
prove great aid in upheaving and
ioosening the grip of the rings. sets.
and corporations that are controlling
the politics of the state, and strsddling
the necks Of the people
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
CLEVELAND AND THE INDIAN.

The law passed last winter provid-
ing for commission to treat or nego-
tiate with the Indians in the Territory
is mandatory. 1t don't say the COM
mission may negotiate for the opening
of the Territory, but that they shall.
But Cleveland is opposed 10 the open
ing of the Territory. His idea is to
erect an Indian state of the Territory
TO be run by The Indians Such an
impractical idea would have never
been suggested by any one who knows
an, thing of the Indians. Such a state
would have 10 be Off cered by white
men, who as pets of the party in power
would simply make il their prime
duty to rob, defraud anu Cypress the
Indian
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
The Eat P.seeus.ir>.

.Ye.7 <ays ne. when | se.s = yea. .
comm l siz,s him up then AMI there z
he IS cid or "a; kinder slo~s up bai Gu;
II he s yoEa-. or !ooks Lks there's pssu.y
Of run and jump n him way I rs; goes
aheai. known he's bozr: 10 make the
lsrim-. But :hsl fat uns - iires hi<A
AMI amt ct 10 wind . The cuSsst-st Io.
cause I've got 10 CONE - = fall stop AMI lst
en- On. All ~tAs with MAXIM change, =
:arsiz' Q. the hrA<s and palm =; = Zoo! male.
get % 20, sni mai tia. BE- tie ti-ss
Ests % vasrs aobs3y sets m. ssi ! &c; CIT
nv I'm bucks. With my vstzaS in 4. bio.
ne II kin ea. t.;e-