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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-28
CAPTAIN BLACKBOARD.
Death OF tho 0Hioer who saved P-s.!ae=
I.incOln'A Life In 1865.

Death OF the Onioer who Saved Prss!ASss
I.incoln's Life In 1865.
Captain S. S. Blackboard, who died so
suddenly in Washington recently, was
the hero of very exciting episode on
the day of President Lincoln's second
inauguration. He was on that day q
member of the capitol police and
formed one OF the line that guarded the
procession, consisting of the President.
Vice President, Senator'S and Rcpresen-
tstives, Judges of the Supreme Court.
and high civil. military and naval off,
GERS, Ms it passed from the Senate
chamber to the platform at the east
front Of the capitol, where Lincoln was
to take the oath Of Office and road his
inaugural address,
The line Of the police was q double
one and solid, and as those were crit
ical days and there had been rumors Of
attempts to attack the President the
strictest orders had been issued that no
one should be allowed to pass out Of
the east door of the rOtunda except
those rightfully in the procession. After
portion OF the procession had passed
out man who behaved in a very ex-
cited manner broke through the line Of
police near the door and rushed for the
platform. Mr.. Blackboard sprang from
his place and seized the man. and. in
spite Of his desperate struggles 10 es-
cape, and his declaration that he had o
right to 30 upon the platform, held him
until the doors were closed. Then
others came to his assistance and the
man was put outside the lines. The
remainder of the procession then passed
out and the Inauguration took place
without interruption.
Very little was thought Of the incl
dent until after the assassination OF
Lincoln, when the descriptions of John
Wilkes Booth that were published led
MIR. Blackford to suspect that the man
whom he had stopped on Inauguration
day was no other than Booth himself.
Further inquiry proved that Booth had
been seen in the crowd in the rotunda
on that day, and the descriptions given
by those who witnessed Mr.. Blackboard,
seizure Of him completed the identified
ton.
Subsequent disclosures led to the be-
lief that it was Booths intention tC
shoot President Lincoln while taking
the oath OF Office or delivering his in
augural, and that he was only frustrated
by the bravery and promptness to &C
of Mr.. Blackboard.
The latter was retained upon thu
Capitol police and rose to the rank o
Captain. He told me this story within
year, and repeat it from memory. -
Washington Letter.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-28
A Hen That Can Think.

Florida produces some curious
things, and here is the latest. The
Lake Region, published at Eustis, that
State, says: "Jack Smiths old roam
hen has recently developed consider
ably mercantile ability. The other
day Jack heard some noise in the
chicken yard and went down to in
vestigate, In one corner of the yard
the roam hen, Bette, was standing by
a match box full of bugs. These she
was peddling out to other fowls, a
bug for four grains of corn. The
big Dorking rooster, Jim, was stand
ing by to see fair play. The way
the count was made was laughable.
The purchasing fowl would place a
grain of corn by each of Bettie's toes.
Bette would examine it critically,
rake it to one side, and then pass
out the bug. When Jack got there
she only had two bugs left. The
corn received would have filled a
pint cup.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-28
SUPERFICIAL TRAINING.
A Point which is Overlooked by PArsn
rs Well rs Teachers

A Point Which 10 Overlooked by Parents
rs Well Ms ieachera
A visitor to fashionable girls
school in one of our large cities lately
WAS not satisfied to admire the fresh
beauty and charming grace Of the
graduating class. but made searching
inquiries as to their requirements.
Were there any good mathema-
ticians among them?'
"No They had good knowledge
of arithmctic-enough to keep their
accounts. They were not likely to
have use for algebra and geometry
as the daughters and wives of wealthy
men,"
ANY thorough musicians"
They all played fairly we'll. A
woman of society is not expected to
sing or finger Ike a professional"
Gould they paint or draw"
"Yes; enough to please their friends
with An occasional sketch. at which,
probably. ar artist would laugh"
They had studied. in general way,
history and literature. For the rest.
they talked and moved with grace and
quiet good-breeding. They were re-
fined, simple, sensible girls. who would
probably fill their places we'll rs wives
and mothers in luxurious homes.
But if the homes ceased to be lux
urious? N.
Our visitor prosecuted his inquiries Of
the class which had left the school ten
years before, from the same rank of
wealthy families. Several of the girls
were now dependent on their own eff
forts for their daily bread. They were
pleasant, lovable women, but they had
not single craft or knowledge with
which to earn money, when want came
upon them as an armed man. .r.
There is no country in which wealth
is more insecure than it is here, yet
women are certainly not better guarded
against its loss than are women in the
Old World. Hence our shops, news
paper Offices and employment agencies
everywhere are crowded with needy
women and their train of hungry chill
dren looking vainly for work which.
when found, they may not be able to
do.
How many girls, daughters of we'll.
to-do fathers, who read this page, pos
sess safeguard against possible pow
erty?-Koutks Companion.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-28
WHAT 1T rs TO BE FORTY.


To discover sprinkle of gray in your beard,
And thinness OF crop where the upland is
cleared;
TO note how you take to your slippers and
gown,
And hug to the FIRE when you get home from
town
All, that's what 1t is to be forty.
TIE find that your shadow has portlier grown
That your voice has a practical, business
like tone;
That your vision is tricky, which once was
so bright,
And hint Of wrinkle is coming to light
All, that's what it is to be forty,
A sleigh ride, party, dance or dine;
Why, of course you'll be present, you never
decline;
But, alasl there's no invite, you're not
"yOung folks" you see;
You're no longer peach, but a crab apple
tree
All, that's what it ia to be forty.
A daughter that grows Ikea lilly, squesnl
And that blooms like rose in garden Of
green,
A dapper young clerk in an ice cream So
loon,
Both q dude and Ounce is to carry of soon
And boy thar il ten, and the pride OF your
eye,
Is caught smoking vile cigarettes on thu
sly
All, that's what it is to be forty.
At twenty man dreams OF power anc
fame;
At thirty his fire has soberer flame;
At forty his dreams and visions are Ger,
And he knows and he feels as he meier die
before
That man is fool till he's forty
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-28
Mexican
Mustang
L.ininlent
CURES
THIS GOOD OLD STANDBY

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fort One of the for the great populartyof
the Mustang Eminent is found In Its universal
applicability. Everybody needs such medicine.
The Lumberman needs it In case OK accident
The Housewife needs IL for generalfamily use.
The Cannler needs II for his teams and his men.
The Mechanic needs IL always on his work
bench.
The Miner needs It In case OF emergency.
The Plsneer needs it--can't get along without It.
The Farmer needs It In his house. his stable,
and his stock yard.
The Steamboat man or sac Boatman needs
Il lin liberal supply ahoatand ashore.
The Horse.fancier needs it-it is his best
friend and safest reliance.
The Steck- grower needs TIT will save him
thousands Of dollars and world Of trouble.
The Railroad Hpan needs 1t and will need Il 50
long his life L. o round OF accidents and dangers.
The BackweodsmnR needs 1t. There Is moth.
ing like It as an antdote for the dangers to life,
limb and comfort which surround the pioneer.
Tho Merchant needs II about his store among
his employees. Accidents win happen. and when
these come the Mustang Eminent Is wanted OF once
Keep Bottle In the House. IT'S the best OF
economy. &" t1r
Keep q Bottle In she Factory. IT. immediate
use In case OF accident pain and loss OF wager
Keep q Bette Always In she Stable fer
use when wanted. ft
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-28

A woman who had recently mar
ried a rich man, put on a good deal
ofstyle, meeting an old servant of
her fathers family, asked: "Do they
miss me at home now?" To which
the servant replied: Claw! no. They
don't Miss you at all. You're only
plain Maria, at home, just as you
always as."-New York Ledger.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-28

them. They never eXpecteu 10 De
happy again, but time has healed
their wounds and even made their
sorrows wings to better things.
We have learned by this time, if
we have sense enough to learn any
thing, not to fret and worry about
what the coming years may have in
store for us. We never heard a
preacher announce in advance the
heads of mis- discourse that we did not
feel for soft place in the pew. The
thought of following him all that
dreary way made us feel tired. A
skillful preacher never does such an
unwise thing. He slides along from
paragraph to paragraph so easily as
to carry the attention unflagged to
the end. 1t is surprising how much
congregation will bear If doled out
to them little by little, that would
lose their patience II told beforehand
what was coming. Well, time is just
such skillful preacher. He never
advertises his subjects or intimates at
the outset what he is going to say.
The coming year woald be intoler-
able had we all in our hands o pro-
gram of the play. To lift the veil Of
Isis and look on the face of the god,
was said to be fatal to the beholder,
and were it possible for US to break
the seal of fate and read in advance
what the coming days will bring,
would weight the wings of the hours
with lead. 1t is bad sign to be
hanging around the Wishing Gate, as
the Germans call it, and trying to
forecast what we shall be five or ten
years hence. The happiest people are
those full of the present, alive to the
worth of the passing hour, and pro-
posing to make all the honey out of
it that it contains. "Our grand bust
ness" says Carlyle, undoubtedly is
not to see what lies clearly at hand.'
1t is more than likely that time
has thrashed deal of conceit and
nonsense out of some of us, and set
tied down to a steady, hard days
pull, quite satisfied that we were
nothing extraordinary and would
never set the river on fire. 1t saves
a deal of modification to learn this
lesson early. Napoleon used to say
that "there is no man who is neces.
sary," no matter how great. When
Washington, Lincoln and Garfield
died the Nation went into mourning
and prohetic owls hooted peril, but
the affairs of the country went on a:
if nothing had happened. Were the
most popular man in the city to die
today, he might have a large funera
tomorrow, if it did not rain; hi.
friends would speak of his gooc
deeds, but before another New Yeal
his name and good deeds would b,
well-nigh forgotten, and there woult
hardly be one that would do him the
compliment to stop and read hi
name on the door-plate Of his las
dwelling. None of us will be missed
when wedie. The State, the Nation
, the Church will 60 on all the same
Only another man overheard,
; splash, few bubbles and eternal 81
lence. Yes, time fails our conceit
. and egotisms out of us, and tn
sooner the better, for then we will
q give up expecting to do some grea
9 thing, cultivate our little garden
, cherish our plain vase of flowers, feet
our canary-birds of love, joy ant
hope, and patiently wait till GU
+ great change comes.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-28

1.-THE stomach performs its func-
tions actively and regularly the food
of which it is the receptical, is trans
formed into blood of a nourishing
quality, which furnishes vigor and
warmth to the whole body, the RENE
DIV to give tone to the stomach is DIR.
j. H. McLean's Strengthening Cor
dial and Blood Purifier. For sale by
DIR. w. II. Fleming.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-28

Asmall girl of five, anxious to do
a little work on her dolls dress, sat
down last Sunday with her needle
and thread, and began sewing. Her
mother told her to put her things
away, because it was Sunday adding:
"You know God does not like to have
you sew on Sunday.p The little one
laid aside the needle and remained
thinking for a few moments, when
she broke out with Mamma, do
you suppose He would care If l rip
ned a little."- Manufacturers Re-
cord.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-28
GOING ON.

1t is the nature of all rapid motion
to hide itself from those who are be-
ing borne along by it. One does not
so wildly realaze how fast he is trav-
elling in the cars as the man who
stands beside the track and sees the
train rush by like storm. What a
curious impression one would have
could he see the earth whirl on her
axis at the rate of $4,000 miles an
hour! And yet here we all are on
top of this old world coach, plunging
through space faster than Kansas
cyclone ever travelled, and not sim
gle passenger is seasick or even con-
Scious of the movement. There are
no fixed objects to help mark the
fact. The clouds, the hills, the
mountains, the seas, all are sweep
ing along at the same velocity.
Well, there is another form Of mo-
ton that is bearing US along through
time nearly as imperceptibly as this
motion through space. We only get
some faint idea that we are going
forward as we look down the dim
vistas of memory. What a deep
we'll it has got to be with some of us
But then the months and years are so
packed and huddled there that 1t is
quite impossible to disentangle them.
We took child's little chubby hand
in ours this morning and tried to real
ize how we felt when child, but
found it impossible. We may look
to the changes Of nature, but the days
fade 80 silently into night, the sea-
sons come and go so quietly, that We
little heed how rapidly time steals
away. 1t is only when we come tc
certain mile-stones, such as the ami
versary of a birth, marriage or death
that the fact is forced upon US thai
we are getting along. The death O
an old year and the birth of a new
one, no one can regard wholly witt
Indifference, 1t is from that poin
we date our time, glance over thu
way we have come, gather some o
the lessons of experience should W.
happen to feel in the mood.
1t is more than likely that as w
look back we may learn that thing
have turned out a good deal bette
than we expected. The first TIM
one starts on an overland trip h,
may imagine that the transition from
the plains to the mountains will b.
very marked and abrupt. What tug
cling and pulling it must take to draI
q train Of cars all the way up to tn
snow-line. But he slid all the wa,
up to the summit of Mount Sherman
5000 feet above the level of the sea
scarcely conscious that he was ascend
ing. So it has been in this journe,
of life. Difficulties which locke
formidable in the distance somehow
melted away as we approached them
All, that black storm gathering O
the horizon! 1t will blow away m
home, dash all my fond hopes an
plans to the ground. But the storr
came and went, and you feel all tn
stronger and cleaner for the batf
When first the raven of death fle'
into your room, you said:
"My soul from out that shadow that lii
floating on the floor,
Shall be lifted nevermore
But you remember those dark hOuI
now as a sad sweet dream. We sa
in bright colOrs, people receivin
New Years calls in happy moo
that year or two ago declared Il
world no longer had charms fl
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-28

Frequently accidents occur in the
household which cause burns, cuts,
sprains and bruises for use in such
cases DIR. J. II. McLean's Volcanic
Oil Liniment has for many years been
the constant favorite family remedy,
For sale by DR.. w. II. Fleming.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-28

The man who absconded with q
red-hot stove has been eclipsed by q
Denver individual who jumped a
cemetery. The citizens are talking Of
compromising with him by giving him
a burial plat and planting him in it,
San Francisco Alta.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-28

There is no other country in the
world where the business Of farming
is so profitable, according to skill and
capital invested, as the United States.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-28

DIR. J. H. McLean's Chills and
Fever Cure is gentle in action, and
warranted a certain cure. so cents a
bottle at DR.. w. II. Fleming's.
Telegram-herald., 1888-04-29

Cak1ref Phctex-zrks - 8 pey dozrn 81
Nernlss. =. 6nnn tlceksi ASEzo>8k
Telegram-herald., 1888-04-29
RURAL. REAPlNG s.

To KILL cabbage WORMS, sprinkle sulphur
on them IA the morning while the dew -
on is the best rime.
Az experienced horticultural advises
corn ss good crop fer young orchard
The roots, being near the surface, do not
draw on the tree, and the broad leaves
make good shade
LISEs Of ancestry. traits OF character,
great performances and marvellous ezhibi-
tions OF strength, endurance and speed,
have n arked the footsteps OF the horse.
His development has been a source OF
profit, lesson Of instruction and proof to
the world OF the capacity OF farmers 70
strike cut IN new fields Of improvement and
conquer success.
IT is noticeably that where there are good
roads the farmers are more prosperous and
the farms are more valuable than where the
roads are neglected Good road horses and
good carriages are found where the roads
are good, and the people appear 70 be more
con'ented- IL is certain that money in
vested IN roads il wcil invested II pays q
Big interest and every body gets a share Of
IT.
LEAKY roofs on the barn and stables are
extravagant. A small leak allowing space
for only drop az r. time may materially
damage a large amount of hay during a
northeast storm. II the stable DC damp the
temperature thereof will be lowered by
reason Of the evaporation of the moisture.
a dry stable will retain warmth, while a
damp stable viii be cold and uncomfort-
able
A LITTLE extra food goes a long way in
keeping up condition. For eight-months
lambs and young, growing sheep. a half
pound Of bran. with one or two gilis Of corn,
or a half pound Of oil meal. will keep them
thriving. For fattening sheep. 20 be sold in
late fall or early winter. give one pound Of
corn ard b,lf pound Of oil meal; this, with
part pasture, Will push them forward favor
aoly.
ONE hog, kept to the age Of one year, IL
furnished with suitable material. will con-
vert q cartload pcr month into a fertilizer
which win produce a good crop Of corn
Twelve loads per year multiplied bv the
number OF hogs usually kept by our farm
ers would make Sufficient fsrtilizing sub
stance to grow the corn used by them; or,
in other words. the hog would pay in ma
rure its keeping. In this wav we can afford
% rake pork at low prices. but IN no other
way can II be eoie without loss TO the
farmer
Telegram-herald., 1888-04-29
STRAYS FROM ABROAD.

TIE Dowager Empress OF Germany some
times wears blue goggles
THy Australian ssvages are passing ont
of existence faster than any other aborig-
inal race.
~ the Bermudas accounts are settled but
once a year The 3e,h Of June is the dsv
usually fxed for the payments.
CHISEsE geography gives China nine
tenths Of the surface Of the globe; Great
Britain square inch, and the United States
nothing at all
EXAMINATIONS were recently held at the
Berlin Tailoring Academy Last year e0e
students from all over thesr0rld attended
the institution. Two camefrsu Brazil, two
from Cape Town and one from Japan.
II ia rumored abroad that Queen Victoria,
during her recent sojourn al Florence,
showed a reacsance 70 receive Queen Nat
allie, Of Servis. who is held IN disrespect by
the ladies' of royal rank
TRAvErvRs in Asia write Of some queer
children who are daily seea in the River
Indus They are usually employed in
watching groves Of wafer huFaioes that
swim about the river, ard their chief pas
tine is riding spon the backs of The swim.
ming animals. or padding about ike VERT
able amphibisns. as they are
ExsLfss newspapers speak of scheue
for an Insurance. company which shall write
policies solv on build nzs. or their contents.
where the electro ligbt - exclusively psed
Rates beie1v tie cUrrent terms for f~c in-
sura1cc vii os tie inducements offered e
change frca gas 70 electricity.
FassFox now prevailing ss1czg fbo e.
d.es Of Tsrxc0a a fNe wearing IF r-fef IL
xuawu as the 7~Yist wstch. These are n aade
II every fern. from 1e plain leather Strar
- he Dsgn kcest 5rscs.et. where fhe face
ef tee wsfca a szciroie6 ay precsoas stores,
tasT sre 1cfh ernsrentsl ssa convenient
Ecveltles sre even sellg intTooecea - TIE
shape q p8rses. pc et-bo3-s. sticks snd
ers.
Telegram-herald., 1888-04-29
POINTED RAGRAPHS.

A NvIE, ike lightning. never strikes
twice n the sane plaee-it doesn't have To-.
A PHYSICIAN car never be called poor
while there "a money IN his cOughers.
No MATER how angry person may be,
be ran 60 into drug store and get msdder
snd dye.
A FLo7TDA town has sen. a petrifed ham
TO the Tropical Exposition, and all the
railroad restaurants have an eye On Il.
A BsooKLTS woman has Just completed a
crazv Quilt with s4,ssl pisces IN t. Her
husband buttons bis suspe1ders with q
lp1rse-shOe natl
MAxg a promising career has been cut
short BY The walls Of tie penitentiary be
cause i was deemed easier 70 raise checks
than 20 raise coru-
OCs passions sc. as th- winds which PRO
pei the vessel. eur reason = thc plot that
steers her. witnout the wind she would not
move. without the pilot she would be lost
A wAcsrxs that viii not do the work for
which it was irteuaesi = called fraud By
this ruie there sre a great many human
frauds rosniing ever the face af the earth.
sowz towns On the Pacific coast having
6ozstea II he honesty q their officials. the
reunar< vas nsda thar nrobahly the remote
lccatirn ef Canada exercised . ressrsinlnz 2
in nfincnce
NArra.rrsrs sav that = camel viii work
from seven 20 sight days without 6rinsing 2
a arop. Il scrpe mcn ops dad a. rnoh
sense "a a cslrei aow much better OF The
wcrisi woria 80
TsE rreubie VIII ere average wife =
taat her nusbsnd = -ore preeiga with ialz
pT1f,ei Al lIlr,. - afr.sf4ssr t7ar - = rr-.A
rs ncacy, ard tkss hs doesn't wazte
seTeG on