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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03
EVERY DAY.

. thousand thankless tasks Of every day
Which are renewed with every rising sun
o many burdens carried on our way
Until lifes weary pilgrimage is donei
But now and then cheerful, kindly tone
gives Va new strength to plod life's narrow
path,
And tired hearts and minds are by 1t shown
What pleasantness meath common cares II
hath.
1t seems as II we waste our present strength
In tiresome walk through commonplace
routine;
If but our steps were placed In one great length
What far-off countries would our eyes have
seem
But we'd have found that there as well as here
Man walks through trifling round OF little
things,
And II ambitions whisper charm his ear
Its imports lost in tasks that duty brings
The glory of the martyrs holy crown
Sheds no reflection on the toiler's brow,
Nor heros dearbought name or sweet renowr
Lend luster to the conquered cares of now,
For patience, then, to meet the coming foe,
The tiny, vexing cares and frets We pray,
So strong and humble-hearted we may go
To battle with the foes OF every day.
Eva Best, In Detroit Free Press.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03

The fashionable light wraps for the
early fall will be in the still popular
cape style, consisting Of flounce Of
black lace applied to narrow, deep
yoke, the points of which reach below
the belt, front and back. The yolSes on
new models are variously decorated.
Some are made of heavily corded net,
with designs like passementerie; others
are of bengaline richly braided Jetted
net laid in fiat folds, with flouncing
lace to correspond forming the cape por.
ton, from many of the demi-dress wraps,
while more elaborate mantles of richer
Chantilly, Maltese or Spanish guipure
have color introduced in the shape Of
orange or green velvet points and revers,
gold-worked Bolero jacket fronts, or
simulated ones in rich embroidery. For
special wear are pelerines showing a
combination of richly jetted net, Span
ish lace in black, and Venetian lace in
white, All wraps are still high on the
shoulders, and some of the very expen-
sive Spanish capes have long graceful
scarf-fronts These have elaborate shoul.
der places, yokes, and Spanish girdles
of cut jet.-N. Y. Post.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03
CONCERNING POETRY.
Judicious Reading of 1t Will Give Or
Command of Language.

Judicious Reading of 1t viii Give One
Command of Language.
A girl said to me few days ago of
friend of hers: 81 never in my life
knew anybody who had such flow of
language as she has. She is never at
loss for a word of comparison or an APP
propriate quotation. How in the world
does she do itY' Well, asked her, and
this is what the good talker said:
"When l was very little girl my
great delight was to read and study
poetry. l learned poems by heart to re-
cite at school, to say to my mother and
to delight my brothers with. have al
ways kept up that habit, and every day,
as am dressing, | have an open book
on my bureau and learn something by
heart even if it is only verse of four
lines. l have never given drawing-room
recitations, for | know | should simply
bore people, but have gotten great
deal of pleasure myself from the habit,
and | believe it has done more to give
me good command of words than any
thing else.
If you take bit of advice from me
you will chose to begin on the shorter
poems of Austin Dobsin, of Owen Mere.
dith, or dear old Tom Hood or Adelaide
Proctor, and later on, of Elizabeth
Barrett Browning and Rossetti. You
know the last was the poet who so dear
ly loved his wife that he buried with her
the poems which he had written beside
her, and which had never been publish.
ed. Many years after his friends insist.
ed that these poems should be disinter.
red, and it was found when the coffin
opened that her wonderful blonde hair
| had grown to her feet and formed net.
work that glistened like gold thread in
the sun over the bundle of papers. II
you do not care for these poets, take any
other you like, but do not try to do toe
much at once. The little by little is the
very best theory in life if you want tc
gain any thing. -Ladies' Home journal
A use has been found for the hor
vine. which may make hop-yards ever
more profitable than for the production
of the hops. 1t is found to be the best
substitute for rags in the manufacture
of paper. The vine possesses great
length, feXibility, strength and deli.
sacy.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03
How the World Ways.

Average Man-What has become of
that old fool, Wilkins? Used to call
himself Colonel or something.
Citizen-Iie happened to own piece
of land on which oil was found, and is
now rich. Lives in palace on the ave-
nue.
Average Man (some hours later)-
Hello! That looks like General Viii.
kins.
Another Citizen-Yes, that's the Gen,
eral. Do you know him?
Average Man-Yes, indeed The
General and | are old friends. N. Y.
Weekly
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Some Things Which Every Housekeeper
viii BE Glad to Know.

Spirits of turpentine will take grease
or drops of paint out Of cloth. Apply it
till the paint can be scraped off,
Tar can easily be removed from cloth
ing by Immediately rubbing it we'll with
clean lard, and then washing out with
warm water and soap
If SCOT be dropped upon the carpet,
throw upon it an equal quantity of salt,
and sweep all up together. There will
be scarcely trace of SCOT left
Turpentine and black varnish is the
backing used by hardware dealers for
protecting stoves from rust. If put on
properly it will last through the season.
Put French chalk or magnesia on silk
or ribbon that has become greasy, and
hold it near the fire. This will absorb
the grease so it may be brushed off.
Iron rust may be removed from marble
by taking one part of nitric acid to rs
parts of water and applying it carefully
to the spots. Rinse off with ammonia
and water.
To make good mucilage without using
gum uloblS, VuhO WV pul 10 VI oOh iihS,
five parts Of water and one part of acetic
acid. Dissolve by heating, and add one
part of alcohol.
For solder, take a mixture of two
parts of tin to one part of lead. For a
soldering fluid, dissolve zinc in muriatic
acid, then add little sal-ammoniac, and
dilute it with little water.
To clean marble, mix whiting with
common soap, till thick as paste.
Spread it on the marble and leave it for
couple of days. When the paste is
cleaned off the stains will also be re-
moved.
A carpet, especially dark one, often
looks dusty directly after sweeping.
Wiring sponge almost dry out of water,
and wipe off the dust from the carpet.
1t will brighten it quite effectively.
This is the way they clean and reno
vate furs in Russia: Some rye -four is
put into pan upon the stove and heat
ed, stirring constantly with the hand, Sc
long as the heat can be borne. Then
spread the flour all over the fur, rubbing
it in well; then brush it gently with a
very clean brush, or beat it softly, till
all the flour is removed. 1t is claimed
that this method will make the fur ap.
pear almost or quite like new.-Good
| housekeeping.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03
WIT AND WISDOM.

Some girls are pressed for time and
others for the fun of it.-Binghamton
Leader.
Honesty never has to crowd any
body in order to get room to make liv-
ing. Milwaukee journal.
"A cheerful old man or old woman is
like the sunny side of woodshed in
the last of winter. Denver Road.
"A man can not afford to make a
fool of himself" But consider how
reckless of expense some people are.
There is moro real heartache in
square yard of suspense than in an acre
of realization. Great Darlington News.
AS reasonably expect oaks from
mushroom bed, as great and dura-
BILE products from small and hasty eff
forts.
lilo, for the farm" is now the cry Of
the city cousin, but he doesn't hoe worth
a cent when he gets there Binghamton
Republican. q
Seeing is believing; and when man
sees swarm of bees about 10 settle on
his head is time for him to be 4eaving.-
N. 0. Picayune
--Timid Husband What shall we do
when the wolf comes to the door? Coura-
geous Wife-Why, thank Heaven that
we have got door.
-Grocer-Buying this lot OF sugar
before the price fell has put me in
hole, but fixing his scales) I'll find
weigh out-Epoch.
1t is good to be active in debate; but
the thought that strikes like hammer
comes from the pen that moves as slow
as an hour-hand,-Puck
--"Well, I'm ohm" said the electri-
clan, when he had let himself in after
midnight. "But why arc you insplate?'
asked his wife.-N. Y. Sun.
The plainest row of books that cloth
or paper ever covered is more significant
of refinement than the most deliberately
carved etagere or sideboard. -Beecher.
-"He was awful" said Chappie, in
dignantly. "He said If | opened my
mouth again he'd put head on me-"
"Why didn't you accept his offerP'-
Figaro.
Man, irreverent, trifling man, should
abstain from sneers at womankind till
he has learned to hold plate OF ice
cream on his lap without toeing in
Elmira Gazette.
-Harry-Now, Jack, stand up and tell
our guests what you know-it won take
you very long. Jack-I'll tell them
what we both know-it won't take me
any longer. --Figaro.
Mr. Cacpenter-That was nice slip
of the tongue you made introducing me
to those young ladies as Mr. Carter, Mr..
Tom Bigbee-Well, ! should call it a
slip OF the pen.-Puck.
An cid farmer saw house wrappers
advertised in the paper, and he sent foI
one, thinking it was some new contriv.
ance for rapping the house up TO break
fast in the morning. -Texas Sitting.
The story of life, to one who has
reached advanced age, seems TO him
like q dream. He can not discredit the
story which his own memory tells, yet
he wonders and muses. over the long
line Of events in the past. Happy is
the man who, when he thus dreams,
finds no occasion to regret tho unforgot'
ten conduct Of the past The way &c
Law the basis for pleasant memory is to
1.-Two eight in each present moment'-N
Is. Independent
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03
GLlMPSES OF EUGENE.
The Beautiful Exc impress Now Pal,
White-Haired Woman

The Beautiful Exc impress Now Pale,
White-Haired Woman.
l may mention here two rather pict.
uresque interviews with the Emp
Eugene. The first one at Venice in
1869, when she was on her way to tn
Suez canal to open it for M. de Lesseps,
her cousin.
She arrived there in her own yacht,
the Aigle, and we saw her from the
windows of Damielli's Hotel, pacing ur
and down the deck, queenly figure.
Indeed, the Empress Eugene, who was
not royalty, looked more like one
than any | have seen born in the pur.
Pile, She was physically so handsome
and what we call 'aristocratic-lookin
that she seemed every inch Queen.
In the evening all Venice was illumi.
mated ard the Grand canal had the APP
pearance of long jeweled serpen t.
Victor Emanuel came thither with a
brilliant troop of cavaliers to do her
honor. He took her in his
own gondola up the tortuous,
dark passages of the lesser ca
nails into the Grand canal, pas
the historic house of Lucretia Borgia
which was blood-red in the limelight
past the violet-tinted church OF Maria
del Salute; past the glorious old Duca
palace; past the two columns which
hold the Lion of ST. Mark and the Saint
on the Alligator; through all the dreamy
charm of a night in Venice, with the
cleaning boats beside them, one
model of the Bucentoro. Music wa,
playing softly all the airs from ''Otel
TO-" II Due Foscari" and other Vene
tian things; and so the Empress, who's,
pale, handsome face and red hair saw
plainly from my gondola, spent hel
evening in Venice.
Lord Houghton was with her, and h,
afterward told me that she ordered il
Venice dress made after the portal
of Catarina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus
in the Academia, which she wore a
the ball given by NJ. de Lesseps at Suez
Poor woman! This was the last of he
| glorles. The next year came Sedan
with downfall and ruin. loss of husband
loss of son. She is our Lady of Vicissi
tudes.
During the most brilliant days of tn,
Queens jubilee in London in 1887 saw
the Empress once more, tall, pale
white-haired woman in deep mourning
attended by one gentleman and on
lady. She came down the steps of tn,
Buckingham Palace Hotel as ] did. Gu
carriages were detained, and | note,
again that fine, aristocratic outline, tina
beautiful droop of the eyelid. She i
still very handsome, and looks like
martyr, but how changed it all is!-Mrs
Sherwood, in Philadelphia Times,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03
NOT CONSUMMATED.
Young Man Who Is Either a Fool or
Very Wise Individual.

II very Nlbe
During several seasons young Parks
mad been constant visitor at the house
of Abemleich Morrison. Sunday after
Sunday the young fellow would come,
and after sitting nearly all day, stealing
chances at Sookey, old Abemleich's
daughter he would go home. He was
so bashful that when the time came for
his departure, he would glide out the
door, jump over the fence and run like a
jack-rabbit Last Sunday he took his
place as usual.
SAM" said old Abemleich, "whut's
your daddy doin'?'
Maxim NV steer yoke, uh, huh,
huh"
"Whut's Lige doin'?"
"Ain't doin' nothin'. Dun gone tc
meetin' with gal, uh, huh, huh!"
"Whut's your mother doin'?"
Got sorter behind on her quilt an is
a-cardin' of her bats to-day"
made your plant bed yit?"
"We've made one NV them, but we
amt made the big one whut we lowed
to make"
"Sam?"
"Yas, sar."
"Whut's the usen actin SIGH blame
fool? You love Sook?"
mo, don't, uh, huh, huhw
eyes, you do"
81 don't, nuther,"
ayes, you do, an you wanter marry
her."
81 don't, now, no such Nv thing, uh,
huh, huhv'
Eyes, you do"
"Would you give her to me eff wu2
ter wanter marry her?"
Eyes, you may have her. Come here,
Sook," calling the girl
"Whut do you want, dad?"she said, en-
tering the room.
Hold on, Sam. Come back, you blame
foolw
Sam had jumped over the fence and
was running like jack-rabbit, Old
Abemleich says that the marriage may
take place as soon as Sam ken be hem.
med up an fotch to the house. "-Arkan.
saw Traveller.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03
CURING A POET.
A Terrible Disease Yanquished by Means
of a Clever Conspiracy.

a Terrible Disease Nanqulshed by Means
of Clever Conspiracy.
Abel Ryder was the queerest Of all
the queer characters we had in our
town. Not that his eccentricities were
plain to every body, like some Of the
old settlers, for one had to be pretty
well acquainted with the old man, and
enter into conversation with him, to
discover what was so strange about him.
Abeps hobby was poetry. He never
wrote any, so far as I know, but he
could talk it Yes, and he talked moth
ing else.
He kept store-a regular village
store, whore the boys used to congre-
gate, and it was there, on winters even
out and enjoy his peculiarities. For
instance, l would enter and say: Good
evening, Abel!" "Set the table," Abel
would reply. (He did not care whether
his replies contained any sense, so long
as they rhymed; that was all he looked
out for.)
Some one else would come in with
swell, Abel, how goes it?" 80, my
manner shows it," answered Abel, never
stopping as if at loss for word, but
answering as naturally as could be.
1t was very seldom that we ever
stuck" Abel-he could always find
something to rhyme with the last word
of our sentence; but want to tell you
how we conspired to bring him down to
plain English, for we tired of his cease
less poetical chatter and how the con-
spiracy worked
We all got together one day, and be-
gan to form number of sentences end
ing in words with which it was difficult
to find any thing to rhyme. When we
had made list sufficient, we thought,
to satisfy our needs, we proceeded in a
body to Abel's store. He was behind
the counter, and, as we entered, said:
Good morning, boys, lovely day!
How are you fellows, any way1
Then we begun.
abel" said Tom Ferris, whats the
day Of the month";"
II think II told you" Abel
scratched his head. II think l told you
once. No, no Don't be such Ounce
dunth." He paused and looked at us
VIGOROUSLY. But we were not to be
beaten so easily
"Say, Abel" said Bill Bower, 'did
you ever see a locomotives"
mo; but think l would know't If
Il saw one)," he added in parenthesis.
This was only a partial victory for Abel,
and we followed him up
abel" said a third, could you run q
dynamo?"
Abel thought moment and then re-
piled, quickly: "Your remarks, now,
please confine 'em, o."
A SILVER of anxiety ran through oui
ranks, for locomotive" and dynamo
were two of our strongest words. But
Peter Flynn came to our rescue.
'Mr. Ryder" said he, drawing hi,
sentence out, "Mr. Ryder, have you got
a steel spiral ?" He put great empha
sis on the word spiral" and looked
hard at the old man.
Abel opened his mouth to reply. He
moved his lips as if trying to form 8
word, clutched at his hair, cast an agon
izing look about him, and then-Vic
tory Deiantly, and yet with the tone
of man who knew that he was beaten
he said mol"
We had him.
From that day Abel Ryder was a diff
ferent man, and do not believe tina
the people in that town have beer
troubled with him since At least
know that we never were-Paul c
West, in Light.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03
DEPLORABLE BUT TRUE.


Instead of BeinD Friend, Woman is
Womans Worst Enemy
Woman is the sweetest creature the
Lord has ever made, but it has yet
to be proved that she is woman's
best friend. 1t is harsh
thing to say, but it is fact neverthe-
less, that women do not love one
another. Their sympathies go out to
the feathered tribe, the dumb animals,
the heather, and pagan, the prisoner of
justice, and the male tippler, the festive
tramp, the fashionable roue, the van
pushed slugger, and the hero of the
stage and society, but no compassion is
wasted on the young girl struggling for
footing, the dependent widow or the
wretched woman who could succeed in
saving herself if only given little en-.
couragement and assistance.
Women with tender hearts and ample
means will do church work, scatter
tracts, keep the cash in an exchange or
white ribbon restaurant, stand in a
Jacobs we'll" or bazaar and sell frappe
sweets and fancy goods all day long
for sweet charity. Yet these same
ladies, if appealed to, will refuse let
ter, testimonial or guarantee of good
will which means bread to the suppl
can't A dozen pretty, plausible and po-
lite excuses are given for declining the
favor, but pecuniary help is not offered
either, and the applicant goes off in de-
spair and does the best she can, which
is often far from good
Ask any girl in the mill, the cloak
factory, the muslin factory, the dress
making establishment or any other in.
dustry where forewoman is employed,
and she will tell you she detests the
woman she has to work for
asked ribbon weaver why this was
so.
Because she nags; because she is al
ways looking for something she can
pick at; because she never has kind
word to say to a girl, no matter how
hard she tries to please her; because she
carries tales to the boss and because she
will keep back work from the girls she
doesn't like and give the best paying
jobs to her favorites IN. Y. Sun.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03
lie Is One of Them.

81 see," remarked the poets wife, that
Bryant, Longfellow, Holmes and Lowell
all had or have an income outside of the
results of their literary work"
Yes" replied her husband, land
myself could not afford to write poetry
if | hadn't good situation at the ribbon
counter. IN. Y. Sun.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03
A shrewd business Man,

Grocer-Is there good force of water
on since the opening of the new aque-
duct?
His Wife-Splendid, my dear.
Grocer-Then that settles it. We
must open dairy in connection with
our grocery store. -Munsey's Weekly.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03
Ionp-FeIt Want

Knowles-Fassett making fortune.
Bowles-lIow?
Knowles-He haA invented a process
for manufacturing interchangeable mon.
ograms for engagement rings Jewel
er's Circular,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03
A Bad Blunder.

Housewife (testily)-Go way from
this door, you old tramp! What do you
want anyway?
Seedy-looking manufacturing off,
wanted to make you call, I'm the new
minister brakes Magazine.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03
Their Favorite Promenade.

Gazzam-Iiave you noticed that loss OF
memory often accompanies deafness?
MaddoX-No; does it?
Gazzam-Yes; deaf men seem to forget
That trains have the right OF way on a
railway track.-The Jury.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03
One Job Lost.

Uncle Abner (entering). Say, is this
barber shop.
The Artist-Naw; it's tonsorial
studio.
Uncle Abner. Studio, eh? Wa-al, if
you're only studyin' I'll go further.
want man that knows the trade!-
pucl
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03
No Regard for Her Feelings.

A Texas family has colored servant,
who, while very attentive to her duties,
has never been known to give any body
civil answer. Purely as an experiment,
the lady of the house bought her new
calico dress, and gave it to her, saying
81 am glad to have the pleasure, Ma
Tidy, of giving you this dress"
Yer mout hab had dat pleasure long
ago, eff yer had had any regard TO- my
feelings" was the gracious reply.-N
Y. Ledger.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03

ann AhOphAiss VI SaAAlOi mo- WhN
has been visiting the Ottoman empire,
declares that the sale of women there
has not been stopped-only carried on a
little more privately. He quotes Cir
cassian beauties al g., 600 each and M
bian maidens at about 500 apiece.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-08-16

throughout the nation during the
past decade is testimony to the wis
dom of that policy which, despite the
persistent assaults party, has been
maintained ever cence the Repubi-
can party, by the will Of the peple
took control Of the Nationel govern
meut. To continue this policy and
preserve the benefits accruing from it,
thus making the wonderful past cert
ainly indicative of the still more
wonderful future that is opening to
us, Republican party ispledged and
the fulfllment Of this pledge the Re
publican party is pledged and the full
tillment Of this p edge the Republi-
cans this 9Th Alabama district hope,
by glorious success at the pells in
November, in no small way to con-
tribute.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-08-16
Mississippi On Review.

Just now the most important cur
rent political event in the South is
the Mississippi Constitutional Con-
yenti0n now in session.
The Importance attached to this
Convention is due to the action an
ticipated on the Negr, question. OF
the question of suffrage in that state
That body is wholly within the
control Of the native white Demo
Gratis and it's action will define clearly
the spirit and purposes not only Of
the Democratic party of that state,
but will be an index to that Of the
whole south.
The Negro therefore looks on with
anxious concern in proportion as bis
interests are bound to che people Of
the South and his aims and motives
are and have been for harmony and
the mutual welfare of all. We dc
not believe that the wisdom Of the
South will allow any backward ster
to be taken.