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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02
NUMBER 80.
FULL OF FUN.


-Tramp-"Could you give lao lit.
tie to eat, madam" Madam 'Oh,
how lucky! The cooking club has just
gone, and you can eatall-." But the
tramp had fed. N. Y. Sun.
Above Suspicion. -"See here, John
AsterlSin, your nose is as red as beet.
believe you've been drinking"
Don't sphosc l drink-ic through m
noshc, do you?"-Binghampton Repub-
lican.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES board 90 you pay
at your new placer" Yabsley-"Three
dollars week" Wickwire "You
must get rather simple fare for that low
price?" Yabsley-"O, no. It's quito
complicated-mostly hash, you know"
-Terre Haute Express.
Teacher Ito new scholar) What is
your name, sonny?" Boy-'Gunn."
'Give me your full name" "John G.
Gum" "What is the for?" Sect
yer" What do you mean by that?"
"Well, all the boys call me Johnny Get
yer Gum, anyhow"-Texas Siftings.
Clothing Salesman--''Well, how do
you like this pattern?" Customer
Cant you give me something little
quieter? You see, l frequently come
home. after midnight, and 1t is matter
of some Importance to me not to wake
up my wife. burlington Free Press.
Mrs. We're de Vere-'Don'ty you think
that this about sectarian schools is quite
futile?" Mrs. Malaprop-'Indecd do.
Boys and girls went to school together
when l was child, and it is all non.
sense to say that they can't do the same
thing now" boston Post.
The new Mrs. Brimley las the car
riage leaves the house) yo' set.
tin on dc flo for, Claudic?" Mr.. Brim-
ley doan' objec' t d ole custom oh
flngin' shoes at d bride, but seen dat
low-down Briggs coon a-pryin' som'pn
olfn' he's mules foot jess fore we
stahted. Judge.
How to Decide 81 am devoted to
phrenology, and love the study and
pursuit of literature, and am puzzled as
to which should make my life work, !"
said the student. MY dear boy" re-
turned the professor, "why don't yo',
toss cent and decide the matter that
way? Heads, phrcnology; tales, lot
ters. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Mr.. Garrick-"G to see you, old
man, You're just in time to help me out
of a difficulty. We're starting a new
amateur dramatic club, and call our
selves the Roscians' We also want a
short motto, which will be printed with
the name on all programmes. Some
thing terse, you know, and Shorthand -
well-sort of half apologetic, you know.
Now what would you suggcst?" Mr..
Cynic-"Somcthing Shorthand appro-
priate-and apologetic-um-let me see
how would Don't Shoot suit YOUR.
Boston Beacon.
-"Well, mum, must be afther lawn
yez," announced the cook. what do
you mean? Why are you going?" asked
her astonished mistress. 81 am going
to be married next week." was the re-
ply. But, surely, Bridget. you will
not leave me so suddenly. You must
ask him to wait for a few days "Oh, /
couldn't, mum" "Why not, pray?"
Sure, mum, I'd loike to oblige you, but
/ don't feel well enough acquainted with
him to ask such thing London Tit
Bits.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02

The anxiety of society women tc
achieve notoriety was aptly illustrated
last week when Mr.. p. L. Collier re-
ceived letter from lady in st. Louis
inclosing her portrait and requesting
the editor of Once Week TO publish it
with a biographical sketch of the lady's
career in society. In postscript she
offered TO pay any price that was asked
Tor the service. The photograph was
returned with polite letter saying
that money could not influence the Sc.
lection of portraits of social leaders in
any way. The following week brought
another letter with an offer to pay $500
if the portrait was placed on the first
page of the paper. No reply was made
to this letter, but the applicants face
did not figure in the gallery Of st. Loui:
society women which was subseq uentll
published. Women are peculiarly sen
sitvo to the flattery of published por
tralt--N. Y. Sun.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02
WHOLESALE MURDER.
Two Hundred Women Shot by Arab Deal
ers Because Food Was Scarce.

Two Hundred Women Shot by Arab Deal
ers Because Food Was Scarce.
The Revue Franchise of Paris has
letter from Zanzibar which says that
over year ago caravan of three hun
dred Arabs left the east coast to go into
the interior to trade. They have now
returned, and one of the chiefs relates
their adventures. Arriving at Kaviron-
do, on the northeast shores of Victoria
Nyanza, the Arabs saw that the natives
had q good deal of ivory and that they
had no guns. They attacked the tribe,
and before the shooting had gone on
long the natives were willing to do any
thing to make peace.
After long palaver with the chiefs
The Arabs agreed to leave the country
upon the payment to them of two hun
dred tusks of ivory and two hundred
young women. The natives were glad
to get rid of the enemy even on these
hard conditions. AS soon as they re-
ceived the ivory and the women tho
Arabs started for the coast. They had
| a terrible time in the Nasal country.
There was drought, and they almost
persisted from thirst. Then provisions
became scarcer and scarcer, and the
whole party was in danger of starvation.
| Finally the Arab chiefs decided that in
| order to save themselves and their ivory
| it would be necessary to sacrifice their
| female slaves, who were very weak from
| their deprivations and could march nc
| further.
That night all of these two-hundred
young woman were shot to death, and
their bodies were left in the camp for
the beasts of prey. The victims happi
ly had not a moments warning of their
impending fate. Each murderer select.
ed his victim, and the horrible crime
was accomplished so speedily that few
of the women made an cutlery. With
their force thus summarily reduced the
Arabs were able to pull through the
desert region, obtaining little more
food than barely enough to sustain life
The chief who related these facts il
Zanzibar showed no computations what
ever for the terrible crime in which he
had assisted, but mentioned the massa
ere only to give an idea of the great los
they had sustained by the necessary
sacrifice of their two hundred slaves
1t is a curious fact that some of thu
murderers we're greatly troubled il
mind because their necessities had com
peeled them to eat rats and other un
clean food, which is prohibited to Mo
hammedans, on the march.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02

There is terrible story coming from
North Queensland about man who was
lost in the bush. He used up all his
water and then dropped his billy" in
the agony of his thirst. BY and by,
fortunately, he came to water-hole
where he slaked his thirst and found the
road again. He had still some thirty
miles to go, however, and he had moth
ing whatever to carry water in. OF
course it would have been madness to
attempt to travel thirty miles on foot
under North Queensland sun without
any water, SO his ready invention came
to his aid. He had been Mortified a
short distance back by the skeleton of a
man who had evidently been dead sew
eral years. He went back and got the
skull, plugged up the eye-holes with
clay and filled it with water. He then
tramped that thirty miles on the water
contained in the skull. Can any novel
list imagine a more CHASTITY and fright
full idea than this, for which we can
vouch.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
Changes Wrought in the Course of Half \
Century.

Century.
Fifty years ago the population of the
United States was only 1897, 400. The
census cost the Government 1888, 427.
There were slaves in all the States ex-
cept Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont
and Michigan. Iowa had 16 slaves,
Wisconsin IL, Ohio $, Indiana Q, Hi
nois S31. The total in all the States
and Territories was 2,4S6,22S. Fifty
years ago the first railroad-spike ma
chine was put into use, making fifty
minute, forming both point and head.
Henry Burden, of Troy, N. Y, was the
inventor. 1t ranked among the best
paying inventions of modern times
Fifty years ago the Wing party held
its first convention at Harrisburg, nom
mating General William Harrison, of
Ohio, as President of the United States.
Fifty years ago Joseph A. Adams for
the first time made use of the idea
now embodied in the art of cleo
trotyping by reproducing from wood
cuts Fifty years ago the first power
loom for weaving carpets was set in mo-
ton by E, b. Bigelow, of Boston. Ten
yards day was its original capacity.
Fifty years ago QS39) tho first wheat
was shipped from Chicago, amounting
to seventy-eight bushels. 1t was sent
eastward by the lakes to Buffalo. Fifty
one years ago the first steam fire-engine
ever made was tested in New York. 1t
was invented by Captain John Ericsson.
Fifty years ago the Sirius and Great
Western, the first ocean steamships, en-
tered New York harbor on their return
trips Fifty years ago 1000 reformed
drunkards marched in procession at the
first anniversary of the Washington ST.
ciety. Fifty years ago a law was enact
ed against dueling in the District OF
Columbia 1t grew out Ct the Cilley.
Graves duel. Fifty years ago the Chero'
kee Indians we're removed from Georgia
and placed west of the Mississippi
river. Fifty years ago was established
the first commercial college in America,
Corners College of Boston. Fifty years
ago the first patent was granted &c
Goodyear for v,,lcanized India-rubbel
goods.
Fifty years ago survey was made by
John Baily for canal across Contra
| America. Fifty years ago John Ericsson
was allowed letters patent on steam
, propeller boat Fifty years ago bee
l sugar was first made by David L. Child
| of Northampton, Mass. Fifty years ag,
| the banks of the United States resumed
J specie payment Fifty years ago tn,
: Massachusetts, Abolition party was or
D ganized. Fifty years ago wooden clock
: had only been in use one year. FIT.
years ago the daguerreotype was invent
!, ed in France. -Statistician.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02
A Vocabulary of Ninety Words Answers
for Ordinary Use.

vocabulary OF Ninety WORDS Answers
for Ordinary Use.
How annoying it is not to be able to
understand a language! With the scanty
Spanish at my command | am able to
ask for and get whatever | want, but in
conversation can only obscurely guess
the speakers meaning by a word caught
here and there, generally at the end of
sentence. If only they would speak
slowly, and use the shortest sentences
and simplest words! Yet it is de-
cided advantage to be able to speak the
language of the country, if only a lit
tie; for the people always suppose that
you understand and know more than
you really do, and this is material
benefit. One can learn with ease, and
in very short time, all that is absC-
lutely necessary to make ones way
through foreign land Here are few
hints:
Take tirsta lesson or two in pronuncia.
ton from competent teacher; then
master about dozen verbs-the auxil-
iaries, of course-and several other ir-
regular verbs should be acquired with
perfect fexibility. Among themost USE
full of the latter are, in French, p0ucOtr,
c0utoT and dHer; in Spanish, podT,
querer and n. Then the numerals should
be learned, and so thoroughly as to be
able quickly to count hundred back
ward. After ALL these amount to only
two dozen words. Next follow half a
dozen propositions and half dozen ad-
verbs of time and place, And lastly,
brief vocabularies of nouns, those to use
in travelling (perhaps dozen), at the
hotel Ia score), and in inquiring ones
way about town Ga DOZEN.
Altogether, believe that vocabulary
of ninety words, carefully selected
would answer every pressing need. Oh
course, in order to be thoroughly com
Portable, one should carry with him Q
pocket dictionary. 1t is far better tc
procure this than any of the converse
tion manuals offered at the book store.
as royal roads to tho acquisition of Ian
guage. These are not to be recommend
ed; their vOcabularies contain words tina
one would never need, and omit some O
the most necessary; their converse
tions" are highly grammatical, stiltet
and unnatural.-Boston Traveller.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02
Flowers and the Children.

There are but few children who are
not attracted by the beauty and sweet
ness of flowers. We have often watched
with great interest the seemingly
natural tendency of young children to
admire flowers Frequently we have
seen them gazing with rapture upon the
picture of flower, and smelling it with
apparent Disappointment that it yielded
no perfume. The child appears to in
stinctively know that a flower is deli
cate, innocent and pretty; and it may be
laid down as general rule that boy
that is brought up among flowers will
develop into better man than one who
is stranger, to flowers. IL we could
have our way, we would adorn with
flowers the homes from which come our
criminal classes. sSThey would not ban.
ish crime from the community, but they
would greatly lessen it. Flowers make
people gentler, softer and better, and
the father and mother who do moi
neglect to provide this holy influence
for their children are doing them 9
service that perhaps the eternities alone
will tell the value of.-WesterD Rural
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02
HE READ THE PAPERS.
Iirace Farmer SparrOwgrass Was Not n
Soft Mark for BuncO Sharps.

Soft Mark for BuncO Sharps.
Farmer Sparrowgrass was walking
down Broadway the other day, when
young man, who was walking up the
same thoroughfare, looked at him
closely, and then stopped, held out his
hand in friendly manner, and said, in
pleasant voice:
"Well, if this isn't my friend Mr..
Sparrowgrass "
"Yaas, the very same" replied the
farmer, carefully refraining TO take the
outstretched hand, and planting both of
his own deep in his trousers pockets.
You hev drawn a big prize in a lottery,
heven't you, an you want me to 60 with
you to get the cash, don't you?"
"No, indeed" replied the young man,
81 do not indulge in such sinful prac-
tees as the purchase of lottery tickets"
"Then mebbe it's cheek for 5000
you'd sell me for $50 or $50, 'kase the
banks is closed an you can't get it
cashed," ventured Farmer Sparrowgrass,
thrusting his hands still deeper in his
pockets
''Your language is unaccountable, ~
rejoined the young man, in a severe
tone. 81 have no check to be cashed."
San you don't want to lift no valu-
able package out of the express office,
that came G. o. D.?''
Certainly not, Mr.. Sparrowgrass; I
can pay for any box likely to come for
me by express without borrowing"
"P'raps it's gold brick wuth $1,000
you'll sell for $67O, SEEM it's me- the
stranger went on, with knowing
chuckle.
"Of course not! What do you mean
by such allusions?"
"Nothin'," replied the farmer, with a
wink, "only you can't get around your
Uncle Peleg Sparrowgrass. He reads
the papers, he does, an he's up to all
these bunco tricks, an -
GOOD heavens, Mr., Sparrowgrass,
you don't take me for sharper, hope.
Why, my name is Rev. Jesse White
head. Don't you remember | supplied
the pulpit of your church three months
last summer, while your pastor was il
Europe, and left Greenville early il
August to accept call to the 'Steentf
Presbyterian Church of Trenton?"
why, bless me, so it is you, isn't it
Wall now, I jist natrrlly took you fol
one of those bunco sharps. You see
when left Greenville this mornin'
didn't think | had much money with me
but come to look through my pockets,
found had 1918 in cash, an one can
be too keerful in New York, you know
How's the missus?"- III. Siviter, il
| MnnSpu'S WanklN
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02
Do Your Eyes Trouble You?

Heterophoria, or weakness of some
one or more of the ocular muscles, is
very often complication of some error
of refraction, and even though a person
may wear the correct glass, this loss of
equilibrium between the various mus
cles of the eye may be the cause of much
discomfort and distress, because where
the ocular muscles are not perfectly
balanced there is continual strain upon
the weaker muscles in order to do its
work, and this alone will cause very
many headaches, neuralgias and nerv-
Gus symptoms generally. The optician
is unable to detect or remedy this con.
dition, which we believe can be and
should he corrected, in the large major
ity of cases, by the systematic exercise
of the weakened muscle with prisms,
instead of by the operation of cutting
the muscles, which we believe to be far
too frequently done by oculists; the
normal balance of the ocular muscles is.
TO be sure, more quickly obtained By
cutting the strong muscle than it is by
the more slow process of strengthening
the weak muscle, but it has been the
writer's experience that the latter proc
ess has been the most permanent and
satisfactory in the end.-Medical
| Classics.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02
VOLUME vi.

Un. - - 49, ,1and,
Outof the hot snhsnide,
A fisher, idle sitting,
Plays with his rod and line.
The eddying current ripples
At the roots of the rank marsh grass,
And down in the clear brown shadows
The fish like shadows pass.
His hand has lost its cunning;
His glances fall and rise,
Now into the cool, dark water,
And now into two blue eyes!
For another sits beside him
On the narrow ledge of stone,
And the loops of her flutterng ribbons
Across his cheek are blown.
She breaks her talk and laughtcR
To watch the anglers game
And never the angler guesses
That her own Is just the same.
For hook and line are ready
Whenever the fish will rise,
Though his with fly are baitcd,
And hers with two blue eyesl
Alas for the simple fishcr
he knows the anglers guile
Out OF their lurking places
The watery brood to vile;
But never he dreams that danger
Can lie in wait for him;
That long ere the flames of sunset
Shall reddcn the shadows dim,
The girl who sits best de him
VIII land an easy prize,
And carry him homeward captive
To the bait of two blue eyesl
kate Putnam Osgood, in Outing.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02

A scientific fact of great value, and
one which should bring comfort TO le-
gions of that large class OF persons who
are weary of the caprices of an cratic
or tardy liver bad proved that large
portions of the liver can be removed
without serious disturbance to the ami
NAL functions of the human body The
explanation of this curious fact seems
to be that the liver has wonderful
power of reproduction. Ponfick found
that within few days of the removal
of portions of the liver, the work of its
reproduction began, ard that it pro.
ceeded with great rspiditY to compile.
ton. In certain cases he found that
within period of few weeks IS much
has been reproduced as has been re-
moved. and this amounted eeeasionaii1
to twice as much as had been left b
hind. These Investigations have AZ
terest altogether outside = thaI<
is absolutely scientific, hecal
can not fail to inhaence the
ment of abdominal surgerz.1
derstood that large portio
may be removed withog7
to lfe.-R!ekmond p
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02

Prince Bismarck is said to have
caused it to be known that officials who
write their names illegibly will have
their signatures reproduced hereafter in
the newspapers, and will at the same
time receive his public condemnation
Oh, that Prince bismarck would come TO
Amsrica.-America,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02
AN AMUSING GAME.

A Key TO hEy Persons Name-HOw to
Mystify People.
BY the accompanying table Of letters
the ramo of person or any word mag
be found oat in the following manner:
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02

The Chinese always begin the new
year by paying their debts. What a
heathenish acknowledgements Jour
nal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02

-Bridgton, Me-, has at least one alb
sent-minded citizen. He met with an
accident and was confined to the house
for several weeks, but forgot entirely
that he held an accident policy emitting
him TO twenty five dollars week.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02

LEARNING A LANGUAGE.

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IRE promised respectful consideration,
but nothing more. There is, perhaps,
Ut one appointment under the new ad-
miuistration that may be reckoned on
with q reasonable degree Of probability,
and that 10 the promotion OF William
Boulding to the authorship In the gov
errors Office. William Is the colored
porter 10 the attorney general! office,
where no has served as factotum for
about six years, and is a fat and pudgy-
faced individual Of about twenty eight
or thirty. He Is said to be very trusty,
intelligent and useful, and entirely
familiar with the law library, which he
looks after and keeps in order. He al
ways knows where to find book when
lit is wanted, and is an humble and de-
voted admirer of the attorney-seneral.
But further than the probabilities of Will
liams' case, this deponent saith not.
Superintendent PrIchett has gone out
on visit to the schools in several places,
and will be In tine field a week or two.
A meeting of leading business men was
held last night at the Driskill hotel, and
ways and means discussed of advertising
the town anu stimulating activity III bus
mess channels.
Work on the dam is progressing as well
as the weather will permit. White Taboo
is paid Sl.75 and MeXcans 81. 80 per
diem.
The Corpus Christi Broom msnufac-
turing company mas been chartered.
j. F. o.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-27
FOOD FOR WOLVES.
Bones of an Austin Lady Found In q Karnes
County Pas.u,p-Murder, Suicide
or starvation.
SneCial to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, Ten. Nov. 30 These
dispatches two months ago related the
finding OF the buggy and trunk and
clothes of one Mrs. Osborne of Austin on
en- isolated prairie in karnes county.
The affair has been a mystery and source
of great grief TO the aged lady's friends
since then and every means has been ex-
erted TO trace her whereabouts and learn
of her fate discovery was made yes
terday which puts still more cruel
aspect on the mystery. A cowboy, in
rounding up cattle IN one of the big
pastures of Karnes county on the 18th,
came across the skeleton of woman in
little clump OF bushes. The name on
the tattered clothes showed that the bare
bones and gruesome skull were those of
Mrs. Osborne. She had been food for
the wolves auu buZZaris. Her body was
found q mile or two from the spot at
which her buggy and trunk had been
discovered two months previously.
Whether the woman was murdered, COM
mitted suicide or starved to death on the
bleak, wild prairie is not known, nor is
il known how she came to be travelling
through the country alone.