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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-14
JOB BRADSHAW'S LUCK.
A New Years Story.

Horatio Alger, Jr., in Boston Globe.
There was faint light still burn
ing in the warehouse of John Tower,
one of the merchant princes of b,
although the evening was far advanc-
ed; in fact it wanted but Is minutes
to 12-l5 minutes of the New Year,
for this was the last night of the old.
There were two persons yet left in
the warehouse. These were, first,
John Tower himself, portly man,
whose air indicated clearly enough
that he was one who was accustomed
to expect Difference from those about
him. The second and other person
present was one of much less
consequence. Indeed ought to
apologize perhaps for introducing the
shabby little bookeeper in such
close proximity with John Tower,
Esq. However, as they happened to
be together this evening that must be
my apology.
Job Bradshaw was a small man,
partially bald, with timid, retiring
manner, who looked as if perpetually
great hardihood in occupying the
little space which he filled in the
world. He had very small amount
of self-appreciation and a very large
amount OF reference fol
others. He looked upon his EN-
ON the point of apologizing for hi:
ployer as a man of great conse
quence, and though for the last TWEEN
ty-five years in his service had MOI
yet got so as to feel quite easy in his
company.
"Well, Bradshaw, how does you
last column foot up?"
ga hundred and eight, sir"
"That's what l make it. Now yOl
may go. ] believe l have no mor'
Tor you to do tonight. What time il
lt?"
Job drew out a large old-fashioneC
silver watch which had been be
queathed him by his father fort!
years before, and which he consider
ed, in spite of its antiquity, quite
paragon of a watch, and answered
1T lacks Is minutes of u, Mr.. Tow
En-"
"Ah, is it so late?" said the mer
chant, indifferently.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-14
RECOGNIZED

as the leading Farm, Garden, Fruit, Stock
and FAMILY WEEKLY of america, the
RURAL NEW.YORKEII
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to all who are interested in rural affairs
copy Of the Rural itself, together with free
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1t presents 500 original illustrations every
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The best farm writers in the world-6O0
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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-14
Dangers Of PoIltensss.

Lady standing in doorway of prom
inent Chicago lawyers Office and hold
ing out shabby UMBRELLA beg par
don. sir. but is not this yoursp You
gave me your seat in a street-car an
hour ago, and after you had left the
car ! found this on the cushion behind
me. 1t has your name and address on
the handle. Politeness, you see, sir.
Csmiling], is its own reward.
Prominent Chicago lawyer with
some emphasis MADAM, it is. 1 had
made bet of ten dollars against ten
cents that l could lose this umbrella
on that car. thought it perfectly
safe bet. shall never be polite on a
street-car again. Chicago Tribune.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-14
THE HAPP1EsT DAYS.

They were the days when life was new, 4
Aud the world was all dutried,
When the gayest and sweetest flowers grew
Thick, by the worlds roadside.
The prizes of life were all to win.
But my heart and my hands were strong,
And my ears, as they caught the far.off din,
Heard only welcome song.
When the fair blue heaven that stretched
above,
So neighborly seemed to be,
And / thought the stars were lamps of loYe
Hung in the sky for me.
When never doubt of my childish creed,
Crept into my childish mind,
And wondered that had found Truth in
''I deed,
While all the world was blind,
Little knew of the heaven above,
Little of Truths wide sphere,
Part of my thoughts were chained to love,
Part to slavish fear.
And mourned that any could question this,
That seemed to nae so plain,
That the good should come to endless bliss,
And the bad to endless pain.
But when doubted the human scheme,
And questioned it part by part,
The universe seemed to melt in a dream,
And grew sick at heart.
And there never dawned so dreary day
On all my winding road,
AS the day when my lips refused to pray,
And my heart lost faith in God.
When saw that the world was dark and sad.
That many were sick and poor,
Tho it takes so little to make men glad,
And God hes such boundless store.
When saw so many who could not be
Earnest and pure and brave,
So many whom God, it seemed to me,
Had never tried to save.
But while the lines of my early creed,
Have looscned their hold on me,
have never lost the sense of need,
Nor the sense of mystery.
And deeper and deeper grows my faith.
In the things cannot prove,
A life that is free from the blight of death
And power that works by love.
have no measuring line for God.
know no more of His plan
Than the little flower that springs from thu
sod,
Knows of the life of man.
And all can do is to hope that God
Shall be greater at last than i'll,
To trust that life with its storm and food
Is ruled by higher will
And that by and by, in world that is new
In life that is all untried,
1 shall pluck with courage glad and true
Flowers on every side.
And glad in the strength of a new-foun
youth,
And glad in the travelled ways
shall climb the coveted hills of Truth
And find my happiest days.
"A. w. f.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-14
PUNoENT PARAo RAPHs.


Marriage certificates with divorce
coupons are being introduced in Chi
cago, and are becoming very popular.
It'd Bits.
When you have to pay one dollar
an hour for one-horse sleigh, it's easy
to understand what is meant by rev.
enue cutter. Duluth Photographer.
Husband (dreSsing) Where in
the world are my boots, my dearP"
Wife-"On the mantelpiece where you
left them last night. IN Y Sun.
Every man has his own part to act,
has his own interest to consult, has af-
fairs of his own to manage, which his
neighbor has no call to scrutinize.
The London Lancet tells show to
lie when asleep" II it will teach some
people how to keep from lying when
awake it will do public service. De
troit Free Press. in
Beauty deprived of its proper foils
and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as
beauty, just as light deprived of all
shadow ceases to be enjoyed as light
RuSktn.
Wonder If She Missed It,
We praised the blush on beautys cheek,
Last eve, with words that tell;
That blush, this morn, wondrous freak
Is here on our lapel
Puck.
Some young ladies who own the
name are said to spell Edith with
~" Thys VS. pyce of sylly afIecta-
lyon that wyll not be generally copyed
vt US hoped. -NorristoDn Herald.
1t is the glorious prerogative Of
the empire of knowledge that what it
gains it never loses. On the contrary
it increases by the multiple of its own
power; all its attachments help to new
conquests. IIt
AN agricultural exchange asks,
'Do you know that the hog feeds reg
ularlyP" Yes, he sits at the next table
to US, and he is there three times day,
as regularly as the steward rings the
Dell.-DuGOtU DGt@ZuTu.
"A column and u half Geographic
report of football match was omitted
yesterday by the night editor to make
room for prize-fght, the description
of the latter having lesser tendency
to disgust the average reader. Mem
phiS AUdIanche.
1t is well enough to wish to be con-
sidered the cream of society, my son,
but remember that it is the scum that
oftentimes comes to the top; and while
you are about it, it is we'll enough to
recollect that among lumbermen the
first cut is always a slab. whatever it
may be in polite society. Boston Tran
script
First Omaha YOUTH What's the
matterp Got day Off" Second Oma-
ha Boy-"No, I've resigned" "What
forp' "Nearly worked to death. The
store was always crammed full of GUS
toners and it just kept me on the jump
all day. Couldn't stand it" "But
what are you going to do nowP" 81
shall try to get place in some store
that don't advertise. y Omaha World.
Didn't want his life insured Insur-
ance Agent-"If you insure in ouI
company, you will get your money
back in your old age when you need it
You will have good income when you
are aged" His Victim-"I shan't need
it. / am sure of good income in my
old age. MY business assures it?" In
surance Agent--"Why, what do YOU
do?' His Victim-"I am q magazine
writer. am not paid for my article.
until after their publication. My ole
age is all fixed. What Iwant is pres
ent income. Puck.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-14
Permanent Relief.

EVERY Spring. for years." writes
Lizzie W. DeVeau, 262 Fifteenth ST.,
Brooklyn, N. Y, "I have had intoler-
able headaches. commenced the use
Of Ayers Sarsaparilla last March, and
have not had headache since that
time"
"I suffered from headache, indiges-
ton, and debility, and was hardly able
10 drag myself about the house." writes
Mrs. NJ. M. Lewis, of A ST., Lowell,
Mass. "Ayer's Sarsaparilla has worked
marvellous change in my case. ! now
feel strong and well as ever"
Jonas Garman, Esq, of Lykins, Pa,
writes: "For years l have suffered
dreadfully, every Spring, from headache,
caused by impurity of the blood and
bilousness. 1t seemed for days and
weeks that my head would split open.
Nothing relieved me till l took Ayers
Sarsaparilla. This medicine has cured
me completely"
When Mrs. Genevra Belanger, OF "a
Bridge ST., Springfield, Mass, began to
use Ayers Sarsaparilla, she had suffered
for some years from serious affection
of the kidneys. Every Spring, also, she
was afflicted with headache, loss Of
appetite, and indigestion. A friend per-
shaded her to use Ayers Sarsaparilla,
which benefited her wonderfully. Her
health is now perfect. Martyrs to head
ache should try .t.
Ayers SarsapariIla,
Prepared by DIR. j. C. Aver s. Co., Lowell, Mass.
Price 81; six bottles, IS. Worth S5 bottle.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-14

A beautiful woman must be
healthy, and to remain healthy and
beautiful she should take DR.. j. H.
McLean's Strengthening Cordial and
Blood Purifier. 1t imparts tone and
flush to the skin, strength, vigor and
pure blood is equally adapted for all
ages, from the babe to the aged, of
either sex. Sold by w. II. Fleming.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-14

Seek relief in vain, until they begin TO
use Ayers Sarsaparilla. Then they re-
greet the years of suffering they might
have escaped had they tried this remedy
earlier. The trouble was constitutional
not local; and, until Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla did its effective work as an
Alternative and Blood Purifier, they were
compelled to suffer. Yg,v 3
The wife of Samuel Page, q Austin
st., Lowell, Mass, was, for long time,
subject to severe headaches, the result
of stomach and liver disorders. A per-
feet cure has been effected by Ayers
Sarsaparills.
Frank Roberts, 727 Washington st.,
Boston, says that he formerly had ter
rible headaches, and until he took
Ayers Sarsaparilla, never found any
medicine that would give
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-14

as the leading Farm, Garden, Fruit, &o
and FAMILY WEEKLY OF america, the
uHatEpau EUSzut UADEr nsap
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-26

Collegiate instruction for women IN Amer.
lea encountered the usual reception given 20
all Innovations VasSar college and its stu.
dents became the objects OF many weak
jokes. The students were jibed at as women
who wanted 20 be men. a. college women
have been jlbed at elsewhere The name
Vassar was carried everywhere 10 became
typical, and still is Other colleges have
risen, but Nassar remains the wonans coli
lege nc which the small VII hugls bis puny
darts. The "Nassar girl" still stands for
the girl who goes 20 college, and about her
we hear an sorts OF stories. more or less apoc-
ryphal The new college encountered ONO.
sition from even good people many bad
grave doubts, but the select Few welcomed
It. aud il went steadily on irs way Il was
followed by Wellesley. Smith. Wells. and
Bryn Mawr, and the Harvard Annex as
it is called. also entered upon its succo sinl
career Arthur Gilman in The Century.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-26
lrolrcs and Deer IN ,lninn-

Maine historians say that over 100 years
ago wolves came down from the north and
deroured most all the deer in ,hc COLONY
Some of the deer swan % The islands along
the coast and a remnant was saved Toe
wolves. having no deer to eat turned 10 tina
domestic animals Of the country. and gave
toe settlers great trouble The Indians too,
robbed OF their meet supply 10y the wolves,
We're for long time in a starving condition,
and often those in the interior went miles TO-
the seashore for food The wolves no length
went northward. and little by little the deer
increased until 1910, when there was another
wolf raid, and for two years they played
havoc with deer and cattle Then they dis
appeared and have not since been seen much
in the state Deer are again increasing. both
because Of the absence of wolves and because
of the stringent game laws Of Maine-Now
York Sun
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-26

T understand the importance OF this
marriage 10 IS necessary 20 note two
tni1gi Many Of the royal and princely
rulers Of Europe are really of o different
stock from the people they rule, and
through the union OF British, German,
Danish end Russian blood, The offspring
Of this marriage VIII concentrate the
blood Of tho rulers Of tho great powers,
and 10 sCmo extent the good viii Of
their people. in the future sovereign Ok
Greece. l. will be remembered that the
first monarchy set up IN Greece, after the
Turks were driven out. was Il failure and
that tho great Christian powers combined
l. make George OF Denmark king as
George | Of Greece. He is Of the Old and
noble house Of Schlesvig Holstein- Sender
burg Glucksburg. was born Dec u, 1910,
and married olga, daughter Of tho Grand
Duke Constantine Of Russia, who was
bora Sept ,. 1851.
Constantine, their first child. was born
Aug. 2, 1853. and is, OF course, TO be king
Of Greece if Lo survives bis father His
bride Sophie, is the daughter Of the late
Emperor Frederick of Germany and was
born June II. 1870. So she was but a
few days past Il, as her husband was
barely q. when they were married. Prince
Constantine's other title is Dake of
Sparta, just as that of the crown prince
Of England S Prince Of Wales. Should
Constantine and Sophie be so fortunate as
10 have . son, the boy will be great grand
son OF Queen Victoria AMI Emperor Will
IAN and the former car of Russia, and
closely related 20 the royal families Of
Denmark and other monarchies, as well
As first or second cousin 10 nalf the minor
German rulers. But he will not still be a
Greeh-that is, he will have no Hellenic
blood in his veins
The little kingdom over which be viii
rule now has barely !, 100000 inhabitants,
OF whom nearly one half are Mbanians
and quite half pure Greeks or Helleaes'
but IN all the adjoining countries are
Greeks % the number Of 0OOO,OOO, and
Just now there is o spontaneous and en-
thusiastic movement among them for a
Pau-I Hellenic union. An unusually large
proportion OF them are very wealthy mer-
chants in COastantinople, Trieste, Smyrna,
Alexandria. and within few years these
have contributed nearly $1,000 900 to
found schools, colleges gvmnasia and
lectureshps in Greece, so there are now
in that kingdom thirty five important
institutions OF learning and il Is csti-
mated that IN twenty years tho Greeks
viii be among the best educated people IN
Europe The next generation may see
restored tie condition of 400 3 c.. when
sporadic ucllas looked 90 continental
Hclias % homo. and the Greeks OF al the
world united at tho Olympic games.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-26

In a confectionery establishment where
hals dozen pretty young women are en-
p.0yed behind the counters | noticed ore Of
TIE latter cram bali @ dozen caramcls into
her mouth o. once and appear 70 ENJOY them
hugely. She stood in full view of the pro-
rrietor as sho did 50 and ! expected to SEQ
him .llin.s,cr a rcproOf Instead Of doing
SD DO only looked at mo AID i.aowingly closed
lis left eye. Il should tiiui, terrible threads
mus. be made in Your stock if all year young
women have appetites Ike that" observed
/. "Not a BIZ of It, be responded, VIXEN
q youlg woman is engaged 70 sell candy
Tor this house she rece yes permission 70
cat Just IS mach as she likes, with the
strict understanding, however, that she Is
not 20 carry any OF. OF the store. she arails
herself Of the permission readily enough, but
she d-esn't devou- half SD much tie second
day as she does the first; ON the third SIZE
gets away with even less and at the end Of .
week she wouldn't give You ten cents for tho
contents Of the whole shop, so far Is her own
appetite is concerned. Tho girl who bolted
these caramels just now thinks she's tho
luc1iest girl alive. II a week she won't caro-
wheth.' all the candy shops in the country
keep school or not, so lorg as her own en-
ployment IS secure. Ny advice to q youth
with /. candy devourlsg girl IS for him TO
feed her steadily with it f1r week. At tue
end Of a week he can devote his salary TO
other uses Chicago Journal
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-26
Vegetable Wax In Japan

Japan wax Is obtained from tree, Rhus
succedanea, whi-a IS found in Japan, China
and throughout tho East Indies generally.
In the japanese language it is called haze
or haze. The tree commences to bear fruit
when five or six years old, and increases its
product every year, till at fifty years a single
tree val produce $50 pounds Of berries from
which seventy pounds Of wax can be OBJ
tanned. The wax is formed in the middle Of
the berry, between the seed and the skin, like
the pulp Of q grape. Il is extracted by boil
ing the berries in water, and allowing it to
cool, when the wax separates out in solid
cake. The specific gravity OF this wax is
O97O, and It's melting point Isl degs Fair
It is l.rgely used, either alone or mixed with
.allow, by Tire Chinese in the manufacture Of
candles. The princ.pa! port Of export IS the
city OF OSAKA, whence, IN 1870, nearly 1900,
oOO pounds Of the way were shipped to Lon
don. Scientific American
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-26
Treatment of seasickness.

The French psychologist, Dr. Dastre, has
been making curious experiments with ami
mails with the object Of determining the
causes Of seasickness TIE creatures have
been subjected to varicss kinds OF motion
corresponding 10 the rolling and pitching Of
vessels. DR.. Dastre found, on examination,
that the intestines were thereby strangely
displaced and violently thrown against the
diaphragm, and be presumes that a similar
disturbance produces scasickDcss On board Of
a ship. To counterfeit this irritation, Dr..
Recnault is stated 10 have administered
cocaine with excellent results. Another
French physician, WHO attributes seasickness
70 the same causes as Dr.. Dastre, reports
that he has discovered two infallible preven-
tiyes-one a mixture Of atropine and strych.
nine aud tie other cadeire. Chicago Her.
aid
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-26
Women Who Drive Horses.

Any man who knows horses knows tibet
II Is Job for q rluscGlqr and clear headed
r,an 10 control a spirited animal in har-
ness Even fair quality Of livery stable
trotter viii give his driver stout work IN
81 afternoon drive, and if he gets scared
AID takes the bit between bis teeth he
Will make ugly WORK Of il. Yet in this
city. and in tie fashionable watering
pieces. You viii see women cllmly pcrchcd
on the Lo1 scat and handling ths ribbons
cr-r animals which they could 10 more
c!.oc. O. restrain, if the animals did not
wish il. than they couli make the tides
iGi. = Tie san sisEa still
Whenever old Commodore Vanderbilt,
wk0 could handle the widest horses wi.h
hands Of steel. was ont behind his cracks,
and saw woman driving toward him on
the road. he used 10 draw cat and give
her plenty Of room There's not room
fcG rs two ont here, he used to say. and
most horscnen wogld have agreed With
him. You can create panic on the
Harlem lane any day By sending a woman
ont to drive among the horsc11on. loften
stroll in the park, AID it seems to ne
that never DO So without witnessing
some furry in the dlive-a difference Of
opinion between a driving woman and her
horse that results il either an accident or
\ narrow escape. There are plenty Of
horses which women can drive safely but
tLesc 10 woman With any p~c.ensions %
style wants % drive The family horse
has gone ont Of fashion with tie j0g tr1t.
Society now wants 20 travel at q high
sep ana full speed. The girl fresh from
school requires a Galway ygall topper har-
messed to her phaeton. and her mother
cannot enjoy her airing on wheels with
OFT hrving an iron jlwed, fddiestriug
rcrved, thoroughbred. that it would be
La-l work for a lie gaarlamaa 70 handle
10 hail hcr. Even the fashionable child
has oairrown the pony carriage and the
Shetland. and goes in for melted horse
flesh that would scarcely be safe ~ tho
hAlCs OF his father And still there are
pccp.e, 10 co-bt. who wo1ic- VIXEN dis.
as.er waits o. foliy, ard cccident accepts
{ the Invitation 50 freely oacro1 it.-Alfred
Tumble il New York News.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-26
WANING Again.t Hair Owes.

The American Analyst comes TO tho front
to warn the women against the use OF hair
dyes, 70 produce "the delicate golden shade
SO much admired by the court circles %
Europe and the high society Of the United
States The three constituents of the nos
trums used TO produce this shade Of color are
peroxide Of hydrogen, aqua regia and bronz-
crs acid The first is the most harmless, but
it produces sores on the scalp and gives rise
to skin complaints The acids attack and
burn the hair as well as the skin They
cause in time disease like the itch and pro-
ducs inflammation Of the hair cells This
leads TO discharges Of the scalp OF lymph and
blood. On the whole perhaps, the women
had better turn 10 some other hobby and get
on without the delicate gold shade Of hair
Badness is not tho worst result. but is a sure
end OF the use of the ingredients named
Globe-Dem0crat
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-26

A senator received a queer letter from a
man in his own state the other day. The
man wanted the senator 10 Introduce In con.
gress and press 20 passage a bin Of some
kind % prohibit the use Of corsets. He tx.
pressed tho belief that corsets were soul de-
stroying as well as physically injurious He
thought that the women Of America were
being ruined physically and morally by their
use He thought that congress ought to take
steps % abolish the corset Tho senator has
not yet acted upon the suggestion OF his cor
spondeut.-Washingson Cor New York
TrILana
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-26

A London physician. writing Of the pecu-
liar effects OF certain professions on the
health. advises clerks 10 discard the high
stool so commonly used By bookkeopers and
accountants. He rega.ds 10 as far more
healthful in every way 70 stand when work
ing al a high desk II need be the clerk may
rest a few moments by sitting down in an
ordinary chair. but % work all day IN the
crampcd position necess.tated by the high
stool is ruinous 10 the health and must,
sooner or later, result in the breaking down
Of tie individual who does it. Chicago
New.