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Patent Rights.

The word "patent'' means ''open;"
and it was first made use of to de-
scribe the open letters, or ''letters
patent" by which a sovereign grant,
ed to a citizen or subject a monopoly
of the exclusive sale of any article.
The word is now, in a sense not
originally intended, applied to the
secret of an inventor which has by
him been made open to the whole
public in consideration of a right for
Il limited period to make and sell
the thing invented.
The original patent was often for
Il monopoly of a commodity which
the people already freely possessed.
The King of England, for instance,
granted to individual subjects the
exclusive right to sell such articles as
salt and vinegar.
Such monopolies as this have been
declared wrongful in England, and
have never existed in the United
States. The only patentable thing
with us is a useful invention or dis
covery which has never before been
possessed by the people,
The theory of the patent right is
this: The inventor possesses a secret
likely TO be useful to the people,
which secret he reveals freely to the
government, for the benefit of the
general puhlir. In return for his
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-04-05
A Few Plain Questions.


Do you want to get rid of that Headache
that bothers you so much? Do you want to
drive away that Incipent Catarrh that is
settling in your head? Do you want to
change that Sallow and Blotchy Complex.
ion for a skin that is bright and clear?
Do you want to keep your mind clear, your
breath sweet, and yoor blood pure? Then
Pe.ru!na is the thing you need. Now is the
time Of year when you need something
that will make your blood pure and keep
you free from those many Spring Com.
plants to which all are so subject. OF
course, if your Catarrh has become Chronic,
or the Impurities in your blood have devel.
Oped into a Disease, then La.cu.pi.a should
be taken, and taken at once. Otherwise
Pe-ru-na is all that you need, supplemented
always, however, by Man a.lin, to keep the
Bowels in good condition. These three
medicines-Pe ru.na, La-cu-pi.a and Mana.
lin-no household can afford to be without.
81 \ bottle. For sale by Ritehey and Bos-
tick "r u-
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-04-05
NERVOUS DISEASES.

As cure for every class of Nervous Diseases, no remedy has been able
to compare with the Nervine Tonic, which is very pleasant and harmless in
all its effects upon the youngest child or the oldest and most delicate indivd-
ul. Ninetenths of all the ailments to which the human family is heir, arc
dependent on nervous exhaustion and impaired digestion. When there ian
insufficient supply of nerve food in the blood, a general state of debility of
the brain, spinal marrow and nerves is the result. Starved nerves like
starved muscles, become strong when the right kind of food is supplied, and
a thousand weaknesses and ailments disappear as the nerves recover. AS tho
nervous system must supply all the power by which the vital forces Of the
body are carried on, it is the first to suffer for want of perfect nutrition.
Ordinary food does not contain a sufficient quantity Of the kind of nutiment
necessary to repair the wear our present mode of living and labor imposes
upon the nerves. For this reason it becomes necessary that a nerve food be
supplied. This recent production of the South American Continent has been
found, by analysis to contain the essential elements out Of which nerve tissue
derangements
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-04-05
Three Democrats Retain Their Seats.

WASHINGTON, March, 2j.-The
House Committee on Elections today
disposed of two contested election
cases, namely, Posey VS.. Parret, First
Indiana District and Bowen VS.. Buc.
hanan, Ninth Virginia District. In
both these cases the committee will
recommend that the sitting member
be allowed to retain the seat, so that
in the seven election cases passed
upon by it up to the present time the
committee has favored four Republi-
cans and three Democrats. In the
West Virginia case of McGinnis, VS..
Anderson, it was believed that the
contest had been abandoned but Nc
Ginnis, who was given until Jan. 10
to file supplementary briefs, has just
put in his papers and they have been
received by the committee, so that
the case will come up for further ar
gument April 4.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-04-05

Consistency is an acquired habit,
and of slow growth. The conditions
necessary for its acquisition are right
and fixed principles of faith and NOR
ais, sincerity, simplicity, singleness
of aim, cOntentment, high temper,
enough not to be trifled with, honest
pride, temperance and fortitude.
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right, for a limited time, to make
and sell the thing which his inven-
ton covers.
The patent, therefore, lis simply a
contract between the inventor and
the people, in which the latter grant
the former the sole right for a time
to profit from his. invention, in con-
sideration of having the free possess
sion of the invention later On.
In this country a patent lasts only
seventeen years. After that time all
are free to make full use of the
patented invention without payment
of any fee or royalty--unless, indeed,
the patent is extended by special act
of Congress. This extension is rarely
granted, and only in cases where it is
held that the patentee has failed to
get the benefit of his patent
The term Of a patent was formerly
fourteen years and it was renewable
by the patent Office for seven years
more. This privilege of. extension
by the patent Office was abolished in
1861, and the term made seventeen
years.
There is much Misrepresentation of
the extent and character of the privi-
lege which the patent really grants.
The government, in giving a paten-
tee the right to the exclusive posses
sion of his invention, does not
undertake to guarantee him in that
right. The invention is, during the
term of his patent, his property; but
he must defend it before the law in
the same way that any other proper
ty must be defended.
The possessor Of a horse, for in
stance, even if he has bought and
paid for the animal, cannot keep
possession of it if some other person
can prove that it belongs to him.
The holder of a patent may lose his
right to it in several ways; and if he
does lose the right to it, those who
have bought of him his commodity
have no more legal right to use il
further, or,to be Unidentified by the
government for the loss of its ust
than the innocent holder ofa stoler
horse has to be protected in its pos
session.
1t is possible that some other per
son may prove that he was in ad
vance ofthe patentee in the posses
sion or use of what the latter ha'
claimed as his secret invention
The patentee may have used fraud il
Obtaining his patent; or he may b.
selling, as his patented article, some
thing which is not exactly what hi
application described.
If the government should under
take to guarantee to a patente
against all corners, the exclusiv
right and possession of the thini
} patented, it would be granting
wrongful monopoly, because thi
, would bea denial of the equal RICH
, of all citizens to sue and be sued, an,
, to obtain judgments in accordanc
with equity and right.
, A thing already made and freel
, used cannot be patented. The RICH
| to use it is common to all people
/, And on the other hand, the liabilit,
: of the purchaser of a patented articl
5 to lose the right to use it, provided
is proved to infringe some othe
t PERSONS rightful patent, is a part
: the defence of the equal rights of al
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-04-05
A Child Killed.

Another child killed by the use 10
opiates given in the form of Soothing
Syrup. Why mothers give their
children such deadly poison is sur-
prising when they can relieve the
child of its peculiar troubles by using
DIR. Acker's Baby Soother. 1t con-
tains no opium or morphine. Sold
by w. H. Fleming.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-04-05
BLEvINs, TEXAS
A Former McMinnvillian Tells Of His
Texas Home.

Blevins, Texas, March 10Th, 1890.
Editor STANDARD:-As my time
subscribed for the STANDARD is
about out, l thought. l would write
and extend it, so please find enclosed
one dollar. Myself and family are
very much interested in the reading
of it, and would prefer doing without
our coffee rather than the STANDARD.
If you will be pleased to print this
short letter / will say to u many
friends who read the STANDARD that
we are in a very good neighborhOod,
good people living all around us.
The worst of all is we have no
churches or schools nearer than two
and a half miles. We are two and a
half miles from Blevins, and that is
our nearest school. The people
whom we live among are mixed as
to religious views. We have had a
very cold snap here. 1t was the 9th
and 2Sth Of February. Friday, the
18th, was the coolest morning, the
mercury being as low as sixteen de-
grees above zero. Mr.. Tom. Ran
dolph, formerly Of McMinnville,
vas here on that day and had ridden
ten miles, and said he fonnd it very
cold, even at ~ o'clock. Now, this
would not be considered very cold in
Tennessee, but here people shiver
terribly. This north wind that
blows so makes the difference. This
cold spell has damaged the farmersto
some extent. The oat crop, / sup
pose, is fully destroyed. The corn
crop was mostly planted, but not
very much oft up, so it was not
damaged very much. Gardens, too,
were destroyed. Your humble SER
want had some very nice raddishes,
lettuce and tomatoes, but since the
cold they are all gone, root and
branch. We are ina very fine, rich
country, most of the land around u:
being very rich and fertile, AS tt
our farming, we have broken abont
100 acres ourselves and have hireC
help to break so acres. So we have
$50 acres to put in cultivation thi;
year. We have planted eighteen
acres in corn, had some oats, but they
are all dead, so the remainder will b,
for cotton. We have some very flint
views here. We live fourteen milei
from Temple, and when the atmos
phere is clear and the sun shine
bright we can see it very plain Will
the natural eye.
AS l have been on the sick list 70
three weeks l have been reading tn
history of Palestine, or, the Hol.
Land, and other things connectet
with it. / see that one historian
says the river Jordan, where i
empties into the Dead sea, is lS
yards broad and three feet deep; blu
a little ways up it is only so yard
wide and seven feet deep; he ais
says this river has a fall of ~ feet t
the mile. Now think what Il vas
amount Of water would flow int
this small sea, which is only fort
miles long and nine miles wide, an
besides the river Jordan, many 9th
er small streams flow into it. HistC
ry tells us there is no outlet to thi
sea, and if / understand what I rea
the surface of this sea is 1899 fec
below the surface of the great Medi
t~erranean sea. Now what I want [
know is what goes with all TIL
water, and | will ask some of til
readers of the STANDARD TO eXplai
through the STANDARD.
And now for fear 1 should max
one of jeff Cardwell's conglomer,
tions out of this thing 1 will close.
M. ". GRIRBLE.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-04-05
THE LESSER WORKS OFLIPE

"What, though thy power, compared with
some,
Be weak to aid and bless;
Because the rose is queen of flowers,
Do we love the hearts ease less? lq -.
Doors may do a greater work, fi DIX. ol
But you bays your part to do; a4 blu9a
And no one in all Gods heritage
Can do it so we'll as YOU"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-04-05

That's right, giue ii to him. This
was the expression of an old nurse,
when somebody recommended DR..
Bulls Baby Syrup for our baby.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-04-05
A SWORN CURE FOR ST. v

CRAwFoRDsvrLLE, IND, May 19, 1886.
Ny daughter, twelve years old, had been at.
hicted for several months with Chorea or st.
Vitus's Dance. She was reduced to a skeleton,
could not walk, could not talk, could not swal-
low anything but milk. ! had to handle her
like an infant. Doctor and ~neighbors gave her
up. commenced giving her the South Ameri.
can Nervine Tonic; the effects were very sur
priSing. In three days she was rid Of the ner-
vousness, and rapidly improved. Four bottles
cured her completely. / think the South
American Nervine the grandest remedy ever
discovered, and would recommend it to every
one. MRS. w. {. ENShINGER.
Slate Of Indiana, (.s.
Montgomery County, )"''
Subscribed and sworn to before me this May
10, 1857. CHAs. NJ. TRAVIS, Notary Public.
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CRAwFoRDsv1LLE, IND, Aug. %, 's6.
ro thc Grent South American Medicine o.;

CHARLOTTESVILLE IND, Aug. ~, co.
To thc Great South American Medicine Co.:
DEAR GENTs:-I desire to say to you that /
have suffered for many years with q very seri-
Gus disease of the stomach and nerves. / tried
every medicine l could hear of but nothing
done me any appreciate good until was adj
yised to try your Great South American Neryine
Tonic and Stomach and Liver Cure, and since
using several bottles of II l must say that ! am
surprised at its wonderful powers to cure the
stomach and general nervous system. II every
one knew the value Of this remedy as ! do, you
would not be able to supply the demand
J. A. HARDEE,
FV-Trpnc MnnfpOmprv Cn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-04-05

1t is the part of II great mind to be
temperate in prosperity, resolute in
adversely +; to despise what the vul-
gar admire, and TO prefer Il mediocre
ty to an excess. Seneca, after Sir
Roger L'Estrange.
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St(O(mlrl;a3Ic(,h@ Silver Cure
Il Most Astonishing Medical Discovery of
the Last One Hundred Years.
It is Pleasant to the Taste as the Sweetest Nectar.
1t Is Safe and Harmless as the PureSt Milk.

This wonderful Nervine Tonic has only recently been introduced into
this country by the Great South American Medicine Company, and vet its
itants of South America, who rely almost wholly upon its great medicinal
powers to cure every form Of disease by which they are overtaken.
This new and valuable South American medicine possesses powers and
qualities hitherto unknown to the medical profession. This medicine has
completely solved the problem of the cure Of Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Liver
forms of failing health from whatever cause. 1t performs this by the Great
Nervine Tonic qualities which it possesses and by its great curative powers
upon the digestive organs. the stomach, the liver and the bowels. Noremedy
compares with this wonderfully valuable Neryine Tonic a a builder and
strenghener of the life forces of the human body and as a great remover Of
a broken down constitution. 1t is also of more real permanent value in the
treatment and cure Of diseases of the Lungs than any ten consumption rem.
edes ever used on this continent 1t is a marvellous cure for nervousness
of females OF ALI ages. Ladies who are approaching the critical period known
as change in life, should not fail to use this great Nervine Tonic almost
constantly for the space of two or three years 1t will carry them safely
over the danger This great strengthened and curative is Of inestimahe
value to the aged and in6rm, because its great energizing properties will
give them a new hold on life, 1t will add ten or fifteen years to The iveso of
many of those whe will use a half dozen bottles of the remedy each year.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-04-05

Dyspepsia's victims r numbered
by thousands. So are those who
have been restored to health by
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-04-05

Mr.. Solomon Bond, a member Of the Society
of Friends, of Darlington, Ind, says: II have
used twelve bottles of The Great South Amerf
can Nervine Tonic and Stomach and Liver Cure
and 1 consider that every bottle did for me one
hundred dollars worth Of good, because 1 have
not had a good nights sleep for twenty years
on account of irritation, pain, horrible dreams,
and general nervous prostration, which has
pepsia of the stomach and by O broken down
condition OF my nervous system. But now can
lie down and sleep all night as sweetly as q baby,
and l feel like a sound man. l do not think
this country which will at all compare with
this Nervine Tonic as q cure for the stomach"
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IS DANCE OR CHOREA.

C-RAwFoRDsv1ILE, IND, June %, 1887.
Ny daughter, eleven years old, was severely
afflicted with st. vitus's Dance or Chorea. We
gave her three and one-half bottles of South
American Nervine and she is completely re-
stored. I believe it will cure every case Of st.
Vitus's Dance. I have kept it in my family for
two years, and am sure 1t is the greatest rem
edy in the world for Indigestion and Dyspep.
STA, all forms of Nervous Disorders and Failing
Health from whatever cause.
..t.t.. ....,.t JOHN 7. MIsH.
State Of Indiana, L..
Montgomery County, &C.,
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this Jure
%, 1887. CHAs. W. WRIGHT,
Notary Public
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-04-05

Each life that fails of its true in
tent, mars the perfect plan that its
Master meant"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-04-05

Do not Through up the sponge
Try the old standard remedy, DR..
Bulbs Cough Syrup. Price % cts.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-04-05

People who are suffering from the
effect of torpor of the liver, should
take Laxador aud they will sonn he
we'll and happy, Price Only p rcnt,.
The Jersey City news., 1890-12-12
KEPPER-sCHAUT.
A Pretty Wedding ON Fourth street-A
Pleasant Euchre Party.

Pretty Wedding ON Fourth Street-A
Pleasant Euchre Party.
The marriage of Miss Emma Schaut.
daughter OF Charles Schaut, and William
H. Keeper was celebrated on Wednesday
evening at the home OF the brides par
ents, on Fourth street IL was pretty
wedding. The bridal party entered the
parlors at nine O'Clock. The bride, who
wore pretty dress Of white nuns veil
ing and diamond ornaments, was at
tended by Miss Lizzie Keeper. Benjamin
Wftrenberg was best man. The Rev. q.
w. Nicholson performed the ceremony,
which was followed by a reception.
Some of the guests present were Mr..
and Mrs. William Harris. Miss Libbie
Harris, Mrs. Davies, Miss Eva p. Davies,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Williams, William I.
Hanks, Joseph Sweezy, Miss
Annie McKenna, Miss Lulu Nc
Herman, James Stryker, William
BrowneIl, Walter Brown, Miss
Eakin. Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Onderdonk,
Mrs. Arnott, Miss Arnott, Miss Mary
Schawb, Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Edgar,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Edgar, James
Bauer, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, Miss Emma
Harper. p. F. Guterl and Theodore Earle.
A euchre party was given last night by
Mr.. and Mrs. II. X. Reid at their resi-
dence on Fairview avenue. The prizes
were unique and pretty. After supper
there was dancing. Among the guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Reid, Miss
Reid, Mrs. Sarah Brock, Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant, Mr.. and Mrs. Sutphin, Miss
Sutphin, Mr.. and Mrs. Brush. Mr.. and
Mrs, Emmons and MIR and Mrs. Conover.
The Jersey City news., 1890-12-12

party because of his dislike OF in
dividuals.
This fabrication by the Press Is OF a
piece with the fictions which Robert
Davis and other enemies OF the New
Jersey Democracy are busy circu-
lating. In order to injure the
State party organization to gratify
their own wicked spite, they go about
asserting that Hudson is to be left, =
Hudson is to get nothing" " Hudson
is to be jumped on" by the Legisla-
ture in the coming session. 1t is, OF
course. needless to say that this is
malicious distortion of the truth.
Unquestionably the Davis Ring will
get nothing from the Legislature
unless it may be the punishment 1t
deserves. But that the people of the
county or the great and faithful
Democracy will be punished for the
crimes Of the ring is wicked and
malicious invention of those who
simply desire to injure the party be-
cause they can no longer use 1t.
The Jersey City news., 1890-12-12

What is it to be child? s Sometimes
/ think it is to be as intelligent as
grown people are, but to be at such q
disadvantage as an advanced inhabi-
tant from Mars would be should he
visit our planet-ignorant of our Ian
guage, which he begins rapidly to
learn, ignorant of our laws and Gus
toms, which he learns more slowly, as
they seem to him often quite sense
less and disconnected, ignorant of the
future and its possibilities. ignorant
even of his own powers in this strange
surrounding, and shut within the
limit of his vision and Imagination,
for he has no maps of the world
beyond the place where he finds
himself. This it is to be a child; and
besides this, it Is to be a creature of
infinite sensitiveness and susceptible
ity, to have affections of overpower-
ing fervor, and faith in those who are
mis- rulers, as saints have faith in the
Creator. This it is TO be child; and
besides this, to have a capacity for
suffering that those hardened with
the worlds experience have often
forgotten that they too once pos
sessed, and with this power of suffer
ing an incapaeity for self-defence, a
helplessness that makes the thought
full earnestly remember the words of
the great Child-lover-Christ, who
SO offendeth one of these little ones,
it were better for him that a milestone
were tied about his neck and that he
were cast into the uttermost depths
of the sea. .n-HdrpeT's Bdzdr.
Life of Tibetan Woman.
Among the Tibetans man marries
The Jersey City news., 1890-12-12
The Management of Children.

If you would see woman or a child
graceful, beautiful, and charming,
you must find one that is loved. The
child that breads to be corrected or
criticised for every word or movement
never has a manner of elegance or an
expression of charm. Fill your child's
soul with an ideal of good manners,
of benevolence and beanty; teach il
abstract ly to dislike vulgarity, selfish
ness, rudeness, and to feel that you
love and admire it, and expect of it
charming manners, and the work is
accomplished.
1t is impossible for a slave to have
any style. II you would have your
child .dignifed, you must treat it with
dignity.
1t is wrong to correct q child in pub
lie. Any proud child feels degraded
by it. 1t should be a case of dire
necessity when you find fault with a
child before strangers. and to destroy
child's pride is to do him an ire
parable injury. Take advantage OF
some intimate hour when parent and
child are alone together. and then let
the parent tenderly explain how the
child has behaved ill the day before
or that morning, and why the child's
conduct was wrong, and how it should
have behaved, and show the child
that the parent respects it and loves
it, and believes in its capacity to do
all good things. This will have ten
times the effect of punishment, when
the child is in a state OF excitement
and the parent usually angry.
Get in the habit of explaining the
reason of things to your child. Let
there be as little confusion in its mind
as possible. Above all, keep the fact
of your love uppermost in the child's
mind, and let it be understood that
you have no wish to donineer over it,
only that being older and wiser, and
loving the child SO much, you would
save it from its inexperience, that this
is your duty, that YOU are teaching ii
to be its own master.
Ii your child is cross, do not punish
him, but distract his mind from the
rubjeet that annoys him. If he con
tinues to be cross, suspect his
stomach, and assure yourself that
this is in perfect order; troubled di
gestion is the root OF bad temper
| HdTpeT'S Bdzdr.