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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-17
A Certain Corn Cure.

"God bless the man who first in
vented sleepn exclaimed honest old
Sancho Panza. Paraphrasing the
above, we feellike gratefully exclaim-
ing, "God bless the man who first in
vented buckskin Shoes" We are
quite aware that in discussing the
editorial feet we are handling broad
but tender subject. These feet, as an
indignant protest against the close
quarters they were sometimes COM
PEELED to occupy, threw up line of
defence in the shape of corns in all
their variations of hardness, softness,
callousness and general cussedness.
Corn salve, lemon rinds, cranberries,
bunion plasters, acids, resolvents, ex-
terminators, corn conquerors, rough
on corns, corn killers, annihilators,
rasps, files, scrapers, polishers and
other remedies with high sounding
names and pieces to correspond, were
all tried, but corn was still king after
they were all consigned to the trash
box. But the long-hoped-for remedy
was at last found, and it is a certain,
complete and pronounced success.
Don't be alarmed, dear reader; this
is not kidney medicine article, and
it is not in the interest of anything
that any one has to sell, for the
remedy is simply and solely, buck
skin shoes. Go to your shoemaker,
and putting your foot on piece of
paper, have him mark an outline of
it, and give the Knight Of Crispin to
understand that he must make a sole
that your whole foot can rest on, toy
ing gently meantime, with a revol-
; yer, as an intimation that you mean
business and are in no mood to be
trified with. Have the uppers made
of buckskin in any style that may
suit your fancy. Then throw away
your corn plasters or other appliances
and trust to your buckskin shoes,
You will be surprised to find how
quickly feeling of solid comfort will
take the place of the old twinging
misery, which made you feel that
Bob Ingersoll was wrong, because
you had it all in your feet. The long
er you wear them the more comfort
able they will become, and if, like
the writer, you are piously inclined
you will make use of the devout ex
preston used in the announcement O
this subject, "God bless the man whC
first invented buckskin Shoes"
Some over-fastidious mortals may
; object to buckskin because it will no
! take on polish. 1t is not difficulty
however, to keep your shoes in ;
neat, presentable condition. Get {
bottle of somemaker's ink and appl,
I, it with a common sponge when tn,
: shoes become stained, and they will
,, look nice enough to satisfy any on,
but confirmed dude.
This article is better than a sermon
for the advice, if followed, will TAX
t an aggravated case of sheol out of tn
. system quicker than dose of tn
most allopathic Of orthodox doctrine
A man who minds his own bust
ness has steady employment.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-17
How "Curfew" Was Written.

Brooklyn Magazine.
OF the hundreds of residents of the
city of San Antonio, Tex, only few
who frequently meet a tall, slender
lady, withrave brown eyes and hair,
and with singular attractiveness in
her face, know that she is Mrs. Rose
Hartwick Thorpe whose famous
poem, "Curfew Must not Ring To-
night" has given her a reputation in
both hemispheres. How, at the age
of sixteen years, the young country
girl was led to write the poem, now
so widely known, is thus narrated, as
furnished by her personally for this
publication: "The poem was sug-
gested to me by the reading ola story,
Love and Loyalty in April 1867. 1
was then plain country schoolgirl,
not yet seventeen, residing with my
parents at Litchfiled, Mich, and I'M
der the pretext of working out mathe-
NAUTICAL problems, with my arithme-
tic before me, l wrote the poem
roughly on my slate. l was forced
to carry on my literary work under
these difficulties because of the opin-
ion of my parents, that my time
could be better employed than in
idle dreams and useless rhymes 1
wrote the first copy on my slate be-
tween four and six o'clock in the af-
ternoon, but much time has since
been spent in correcting and revising
it. | had no thought that | would
ever be able to write anything worthy
ofpublic notice. The poem was first
published in the Detroit Commercial
Advertiser in the fall 1870. The
editor, upon receipt of my manu-
script, at once wrote to me lengthy
letter Of congratulation and praise, in
which he predicted the popularity for
the verses which they have since re-
ceived. | had no literary friends, not
even a literary acquaintance at that
time, and did not know the simplest
requirements for preparing mymanu.
script for publication" The poem al
once attracted popular attention, and
bestowed upon its young author a re-
putation which each succeeding veal
has enlarged. Although it has beer
published in innumerable forms anG
different books and collections, an6
has been translated into French, Ger
man, and other languages, the poem
has never brought its author any
financial remuneration, as is too Otter
case. at raised me-" writes Mrs
Thorpe, "from shy, obscure coun
try girl into public notice, and bring
to my side yearly hosts of new ant
delightful friends. Wherever l 90
my friends are there before me, ant
the poem, which l gave to the publ,
with no right reserved, while it ha
made fortune for Others and drop
ped coins in others pockets, has re
served forts author admiring friends
Mrs. Thorpe spends her summers il
her native climate of Michigan, wher
she yearly recuperates from the ef
fects of q Texan winter. The autho
is thirty-six years of age, is happil,
married, and is enabled to quiet.
enjoy the respect and love of he
neighbors and friends, while her liter
airy admirers are legion.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-17

The story is told of a young lawyer
at Pittsburg, Pa, who went into the
law library, and after an hour orr wo's
inspection of various folios, approach
ed the librarian, and taking him aside,
whispered in dead earnest: / want
to know what the law in this State is
regarding Good Friday when itcomes
on Sunday"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-17

A few evenings ago party of gen.
tlemen were comparing notes as the
relative importance of husband and
wife. "My wife and l are one"
elected the trite observation, (which
one?" The quietest man in the room,
said: 81 can do better than that my
wife and | are ten" On being asked
for an explanation, he replied: "She
is one and l am the cipher"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-17
A @ A r. d.

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscretions of youth, nervous weak.
ness, early decay, loss of manhood, &C., l
will send recipe that will cure you, FREE
OF CHARGE. This great remedy was dis
covered by missionary in South America.
Send self.addressed envelope to REV.
JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station d, New York
city.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-17

eyes, | believe in the eight-hour
SYSTEM" said a Warren Township
farmer. 81 work eight hours in the
forenoon, and eight in the afternoon.
In haying time 1 sometimes put in an
hour or two extra. South Bend,
Ind, Tribune.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-17
Fun at Home.
mouth alor

There is nothing like it to be found
no, not if you search the world
through. 1 want every possible
amusement to keep the boys at home
evenings. Never mind if they do
scatter books and pictures, coats, hats,
and boots. Never mind if they do
make a noise around, with their whis-
Ting and hurrahing. We would
stand aghast if we could have vision
of the young men gone to utter de-
struction for the very reason that,
having cold, disagreeable, dull, stiff
firesides at home, they sought amuse-
ment elsewhere. Don't let them
wander beyond the reach of mothers
influence, yet awhile.
The time will come, before you
think, when you would give the world
to have your house tumbled by the
dear hands of those very boys; when
your heart shall long for their noisy
steps in the hall, and their ruddy
cheeks laid up to yours; when you
would rather have their jolly whistle
than the music of all the operas; when
you would gladly see dirty carpets
ay, live without carpets at all-but to
have their bright, strong forms beside
you once more.
Then play with and pet them.
Praise Johnnie's drawing, Betty's
music, and baby's first attempt at
writing his name. Encourage Tom
to chop off his stick of wood, and Dick
to persevere in making his hen-coop.
If one shows talent for figures, tell
him he is your famous mathemati-
clan; and if another loves geography,
tell him he will be sure to make a
great traveller or foreign minister.
Become interested in their pets, be
they rabbits, pigeons or dogs. Let
them help you in home decorations
send them to gather MOSES, grasses,
and bright autumn leaves, to decorate
their room when the snow is all over
the earth, and you will keep yourself
young and fresh by enteringinto theil
joys, and keep those joys innocent by
your knowledge of them.
During the terrific thunder storm
that came over Washington quite re-
Gently, a little eight year old boy liv'
ing in the north part Of the town was
awakened, and called his mother who
was sitting in the drawingroom down
stairs. She sat with him a little
while and told HIM he need have NJ
fears, because God took care of little
boys, and would not let the lightning
hurt them. "But God is way up il
heaven" replied the child. EYES,
replied the mother, "but He is here
too; He is staying right here in tn,
room with you. He can protect yor
but l cannot. AS long as God is her,
you need not be afraid" The chile
was uuieted, and the mother Wen
back to the drawing room. Prett.
soon there came another deafeninS
clap of thunder, when the boy
crawling out of bed, came to the heaC
of the stairs, and called again. "Wha
do you want, George?" inquired hi
mother. "You come up here ant
stay with God awhile, and let me 6,
down stairs" was the reply.
Clover and grass are at their hes
when the blossom has fully formed
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-17

Clover and grass are at their best
when the blossom has fully formed.
This is reasonable, and can be easily
understood, when it is considered
that after the bloom comes the seed,
and all the strength of the plant is
concentrated in the seed.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-17
PATENT S,
Caveats and Trade Marks Obtained

Caveats and Trade Marks Obtained,
and all other business in the U. S. Patent
Office attended to for Moderate Fees.
Our Office is opposite the U. S. Patent
Office. and we can obtain Patents in less
time than those remote from Washington.
Send Model or Drawing. We advise as to
patentability free of charge; and we make
No Charge Unless we Obtain Patent.
We refer, here, to the Postmaster, the
Supt of Money Order Div, and to officials
of the y. S. Patent Office. For circular,
advice, terms and references to actual eli.
ents in your own State or County, write to
c. A. SNOW & co.
Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D. c..
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-17

A man who minds his own bust
ness has steady employment.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23
aid
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
SECRETARY MANNING NOT YET II
THE HARNESS
John Hay Completing His Biography OF
Abraham LincoIn-The Presidents
Home Christened RED Top"
Mrs. Logan at the Capital.

WASHINGTON, oct 1T is little re-
markable that Secretary Manning, although
he goes 10 the treasury department every
day, has not yet assumed the real duties Of
the office Assistant Secretary Farchild
signs all warrants rs Acting Secretary Of
the Treasury" while during his short alb
sence with the president ON his hunting trip
the second assistant. Mr.. Thompson, be
came acting secretary. Mr.. Manning has
had his desk moved from the little back room,
where Secretary Folger took refuge into
the large outer room. from which the Office
seekers ousted Judge Folger His desk IS
placed i'm front of a southern window, where
he can overlook the treasury garden, the
Washington monument and the blue line of
the Potomac as it loses Itself in the misty
Virginia hills The experts have been quick
TO Law Mr. Manniugs breaking down 10 the
unsanitary condition of the treasury building
IL was curious hat both Secretary and Mrs
Manning were intelligent cran!-s on the sub
iect of hygenic houses, and before taking
their present house had If carefully examined
from garrett 10 cellar and pat i'm the best san
itary order. Then the secretary walked right
into the malaria trap which tie architects
had evolved, as the result of building Greek
teu~e for workshop. The treasury build
ing is admitted to be- the finest specimen Of
pure Greek art and bad hygiene in the United
States.
Col John Hay has arrived for the season
and established himself IN mis- new house,
which is the most inmasniicant one in Wash
mgton He is hard at work ill on his Lin
coin biography. aud zoe, constantly TO the
Capitol library and the departments 10 con.
suit valuable papers which cannot be taken
away from their official places. Col. Hays
family will not arrive for some weeks yet. His
new house. or rather his new Norman keep,
which was planned by Richardson the
famous Boston architectAfaces old ST. Johns
church-.the church of the presidents
while his study windows overlook Lafayette
park with the rearing horse which the bronze
Andrew jackson bestTides, and afford an UNI
broken view of the White House. Col Hay
is still charged with writing "The Breadwin-
ners.n and the honor Of writing the only
novel of Washington life that in the least de
gree resembles Washington, still lies between
him and Mr. Arthur Sedgwick, and neither
will deny the soft impeachment
The Presidents country place, which vrtu-
ally had no name, as it was part of what
was first Forest Hill and afterwaw Pretty
Prospect. has been christcned. Ii is called
Red Top. from the red painted roof, and Mrs.
Folsom with a staff OF servants Will be esiaD-
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23
OCTOBER %,
krURDAY
SENATOR BUTLER.
vinws on Labor In Europe.


The Gallant South Carolinian has just
-o,urned from Europe, and speaking OF
tbe Iaboring men there nc remarks
at is true they don't get as much for
choir labor. but their money goes good
Seal further. went through their tene-
a,ncnts and found them clean ana com
Sor,ahle The people were dressed well
~ ,roro rs healthy q set as ! ever saw.
- r., me tell YOU IL is not the laboring
-, ~ Who are calling for high tariffs.
Tboro are only two classes VINO want
,be,n and they are the large exporters OF
- and the manufacturers at home.
Tbcrc Is q REGULAR system on the continent
~. boDDilv being broken mp by our con
Ii INV which exporters furnish one IN
- of goods consigned TO agents IN
America 20 theconsul al prices from iiYe TO
.,,onty ,cr cent. below the market value,
ar9 Send another invoice to the con
e;-rro here bv which he marks me
Goods M their right prices. by TINS
..rs the cxporter cheats both the GOV
eminent and the consumer ana milhohS
and millions Of dollars have been stolen
S-on, tbis Government i'm this way 1t
you'd he impossible except for the nigh
Ills When thceXportcr confronted
LII the evidence of his fraud i'm LAYING
,nyoiccd his goods far below market
nriccs De shrug- his shoulders ana says !;
II know it: but I'll cheat the United
State. Government every time ! can.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23
WHAT BALTIMORE THINKS.
- PresLdent on CitizefshIP.

The President on Citizenship.
THE Presidents visit TO Richmond was
accompanicdby many pleasing incid'nts.
and cannot fail to have "a beneficial elect
in l,'. nromotinr that growth of good feeling
between the TWO great sections of the
country which some designing politicians
.aarn 50 anxious. even a. this late dat, to
oh.truc- and rctard The reception ac-
corded thc President was of the most
cordial character. and he cannot hive
Jailed .o be- fayorably impressed by me
character of the hospitality for which he
odd Dominion has always been notd.
Ms reply to- Governor Lees address)f
welcome was not only i'm excellent tase,
but broad and elevated i'm tone, dwelling
mainly ON the dignity and duties If
American citizenship. of which his Own
career NAV be Justly said to be a highr
honorable exemplfcation. - Boltimor
San
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23
The Blunderbuss.

There is "a place for everything, and
everything should be ina it's place when the
house is in order. Mr. Hewitt, for eN-
ample should De i'm the mayors clair,
Mr.. George should be in Congress, and as
for Mr. Roosevelt, why the bosses of the
Republican machine nominated him IN
order to trade him off for say, am as
semblvman or TWO. lie knew IT when he
accepted. and everybody else knew it.
Therefore me j, @ blunderbuss firing a
salute for Henry George.-Ne' lorb
HlrlLd
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23
RED TOP

lished there From time 10 time the Presl-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland will spend few
DAYS at Red Top as "A relief from official life
until the spring, when they Will 90 out for
the season. Nothing like the rise in values
ont there has been known since Washington
was first laid out. Secretary whitney was
thought to have paid pretty STIFF prize for
his property at 5000 an acre The president
paid nearly twice as much for his, and ru-
mored sale Of a large tract out there IS re-
ported at 81, 800 an acre-so does the pres-
dents proximity create boom.
Mrs. Logan is at her Washington home, on
Calumet place. and Is daily seen walking and
driving around Washington, handsome,
frcsh-faced. and active as ever. She Is fond
of going 10 the Capitol and IS one of the
most constant frequenters of the Capitol
library. Her only daughter, the wife of Pay
master Tucker, of the army, is i'll Washing
ton and she not being very strong, Mrs
Logan is with her insead Of being in Chi
caro- with the senator About the middle of
November Senator Logan will arrive for the
session.
The room Of Collector of Internal Revenue
Miller is decorated with the antlers of the
deer killed up near Blackwater by the presi-
Dental shooting party The saddle of veni-
son was awarded the president, and on Sun
day evening the gentlemen engaged III the
presidential lark dined in the White House,
and the saddle of venison was the piece de
resistance
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23

Joseph Vassilyeyich, Count Gourko,
the hero of "the passage OF the Balkans
in 1871. is of Polish descent, born IN 1928,
and educated i'm the imperial "CorpN de
Pages In 1916 he was an ensign IN the
hussar regiment Of the Imperial Body
Guard. in 1857 "a captain, and in 1860 adj
iutant to the Emperor He received his
coloners commission in 1861, was made
commander of the Fourth Hussar regi-
ment Of Marinpol i'm 1866, and IN 1867
named by the Emperor majOr-general
General Gourko saw active service in
the Crimea, in an inferior position, but
gained his great reputation during The
Russo-Turkish war He captured Tir-
nova, occupied Kazanlyk and defended
the famous Shipka Pass This was in
1877, and it was in the dead OF the Rus
sian winter that he made his hazardous
.transit of the Balkans, one Of the most
Remarkable deeds known to Russian his
bry. General Gourko was made a count
April, 1878. In 1888 General Gouko
as made Governor Of Odessa, but re-
pinned there only for short time.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23

coyerypf pictures AT MS I'D0"'
made blight The forerunner the present
fnishednd beautiful photograph was the old
hioneDaguerreotype, named for its IN
ventor, lguerre At least he gets the credit
of havin,nade the discovery. NJ. Chevreul
does not unit his claim. According to him,
the real pson i, the man whom he names
just as thoperator takes the next lightning
photograp
81 had a.ncounter with NJ Hersent, the
nainter aci.mician. in 1910. inst after the
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23

nevcr used, any more than alcohol The
o1or is sckening to him. He likes the
smell of "a wine or liquor occasionally
Then he pours two or three drops of it
into the palm Of ono hand, rubs it with the
other and breathes the aroma into his nostrils.
That is sufficient From some remarks let
fall it seems that Chevreul, like Goethe, is
able to reproduce at will before him in the
air images of what he is thinking intently
about
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23

General Gourko is to succeed General
Kaulbars, which reminds us to be CRATE
full that we have another comparatively
easy name instead of three or four sylla-
bles put together with-schakoff-or
something that sounds like sneeze.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23
A RIVAL
In the Field as METROPOLIS.

Richmond is trying her best to measure
up TO the standard of metropolitan cities
She was not content with "a boycott, d
KNIGHTS of Labor assembly, "a visit from
the President and city-hall job, but
must now come forward with a charge OF
bribery against am unknown official, who
f. said ,o have received fifty dollars q
month to Shield gamblers. Happy Rich
mond some of her bank cashiers may
vet 30 t0 Cmada- DWr.Ue ReGlSter.
Uncle Lcwellen, you area bad oldman
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23
Names of British War Vessels.

Vessels soon to be added to the British war
fleet include Nile, a Trafalgar, Sans Pareil,
a Renown, an Edinburgh, a Hero, a Benbow q
Campcrdown, an Arson, Ho''e an Undaunt-
ed, an lmmortalite, an Orlando, and a Mar
c.-sus. One armored cruiser Of 5000 tons is
90 be christened the Australia. Chicago Her
aid
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23

l'ut lttil1 HOW '
with the greatest respect for professor
who has lived 100 years, the world Is not
given up TO CAB any more than 1t ever
was. The fact that there are no more three
volume novels, or sermons two and half
hours long proves the contrary indeed, if 1t
proves anything A life even Of lCO years
would be too short for the Ike Of that now.
At the moment when picture number three
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23

united session Of all
the academies, i'll
which Arago had
expou dned the
method of Da-
guerre, without
mentioning tn e
ltiuc inventor, Nice
phore Niepce.'
lie Journal Illus
tire heads its Inter
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23

is caught upon the
plate, as in a flash
Of lightning, the
sage looks at his
interviewer yer y
earnestly ana Oh
serves: "Marl, you,
l am far from con-
demning t
which ] don't UNI
dcrstand, but l tell
YOU it must be
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23

as they go along.
The fact that NJ.
Chcvrcul has lived
to his Tooth birth
day, still in posses
sion Of his sblen-
did mental facul-
ties and health,
merry and blith-
some as a bird, is a
matter of cncOur-
agement 20 each