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The morning call., 1890-10-26

@2OBERT RIDLEY is a retired mari
SsT& ner. He never rose to higher grade
& 2Ay than that of second mate, in which
capacity indeed lie acted without certiti-
cate, having for the most part of his life
sailed in a species Of ship upon whose conf
manders and officers the State makes few or
NJ demands in an educationa! sense.
Robert Ridley, having on several oeca-
sions served as a second mate. and once as
an onlv mate. returned to his earlier condi-
ton of able seaman, and while still acting
in that capaciiy quilted the ocean forever
and settled down rs gentleman ashore in
comfortable little cottage by the seaside
This achiev ment of independence the pOpu-
latiou Of a great maritime country will not
for an instant suppose was the result of his
commercial prosperity MS a tOremast hand.
After twenty years of working like dog at
sea. all that Robert Ridley had to show in
the shape of effects" was comprised in a
small sea-chest half full of clothes and a
suit Of oil-kinS, with perhaps a matter OF
eight rounds lodged in Pustoffice savings
bank.
No! My friend Bob Ridley gained an in
dependence not through old ocean-that
most becgarly of cqllings-but through an
uncle who had been an Italian warehouse
man, and who left the worthy fellow, to his
establishment and JOY, the handsome sum
Ito an able Seamanl OF six thousand pounds
was recently in the town where Bob Rid
ley lives and spent an hour with him. We
smoked our pipes together, drank to each
other in a glass of Hollands and talked of
the sea. He carried Inc into his little gar
The morning call., 1890-10-26
FAST MATCHMAKING.
A Machine That Cats Out Ten
Millions of Them Every Day.

The operation of making matches from
pine log may be divided into four heads
namely:
Preparing the splints, dipping the matches,
making and filling. When the timber is
brought into the cutting room of the factory
it is seized upon by gang Of men, who
place it before circular saw, where it is
cut into blocks fifteen inches long, which
is the length OF seven matches. 1t is then
freed of its bark and taken to the turning
lathe, Where, by means of 4 special form of
fixed cutting band running its entire length,
continuous tool, the thickness of the match
is cut off.
AS the block revolves and decreases in
diameter the knife advances and band of
veneer of uniform thickness is obtained.
As the veneer rolls off the knife it is met by
eight small knives, which cut it into seven
separate bands. each the size of match.
BY this one operation seven long ribbons of
wood, each the length and thickness of n
match, are obtained. These are then
bro ken into pieces six feet long, the knotty
parts removed, and they are then fed into n
machine which looks and acts like a straw
chopper, which cuts them into single
matches. The machine eats $50 bands nj
the same time, and a mechanical device
pushes them forward the thickness of a
match at each stroke Of the cutter This
cut over 100000 matches day.
From the entting-rOom the splints are
taken to the dry-room, where they are
placed in revolving drums, which absorb ali
the moisture the splints may contain. Tbey
are then prepared for the dipping process.
which IS very important operation, as each
splint must have sufficient space to be fully
coated, and yet not placed so close to the
Others as to cause the mixture to clot the
heads OF the other splints. To do this they
are placed under an ingeniously CO.'S tructed
machine, which seems 10 work with human
intelligence, and are caught up and placed
closely, but at regular intervals, in dipping
frame. These frames contain forty.four
movable laths. and between each lath The
machine places, with clockwork regularity.
fifty splints, making over 1000 in each frame.
The heads of the splints are all on the
same level. and single attendant at each
machine can place over 100000 splnts in
the frame per day. The dipping vat is a
stove Of masonry which contains three
square pens. The first pan is for heating
the splints, so they will absorb the mixture
the second contains molten paraffine, in
which the points are dipped, and in the third
they are coated with ignting composition.
Over 100000 matches can be dipped by a
skillful workman in one day. After the
dipping process the matches are dried while
still In the frames, and are then taken to the
packing-r0om, where they are put into the
boxes by hand.-Wo worker.
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In spite of the few thimblefuls of water
which dOled out from time to time, it was
only too plain to be seen that wouldn't be
able to keep the poor fellows from drinking
ftful sleep they would dream Of coming
upon sparkling rlls and cool fountains.
shaded by far reaching boughs, heavy with
dark green foliage and when about TO
plunge their rel and swollen lips into the
cool and limpid pool it would move away
from them like painted curtain drawn
slowly aside only to uncover darkness,
blaekness, nothingness. Their screams
and prayers as they awOke were pltltul. SIT
ting bold upright. their haggard faces, hall
flayed by the action of the scorchlng sunlight
and brine would be turned upon me, and
hard though they strove to control them
selves, l could hear the low dull whisper:
Water. water! water.
''Wescott, strange to say, bore his suffer-
ings more patiently than had anticipated.
l was touched by what seemed to me his de-
votion, his obedience. and | spoke kindly to
him. But lie paid no attention TO any one or
anything, lying like huge beast curled up
in the bow of the boat
All sir, those we're terrible hours. |
shudder as | call them to mind, and the re-
collection of them makes me more grateful
than ever 10 old Uncle Robert for making it
possible for me to quit the sea forever.
I'VE had now been four days knocking
about in this terrible fashion, when one
morning was aroused by shrek and cries
of Captain, captainv The buckle of my
! belt had been drawn up to its last hole in
order 80 keep my poor collapsed stomach
from grinding itself to pieces, and | had left
the steward on watch and was catching a
few winks of sleep, when that fearful
shrek caused me to start up with jerk.
The beast was loose! Yes, these words
describe the situation exactly. While / had
| been sleeping, the giant mulatto had walked
up, and in frenzy, which the others had
made futile efforts 10 control, had filled a
tarpaulin hat with sea water and taken long
and deep draughts of it, In few moments
he was raving mailman, frothing at the
mouth and tearing his own flesh with his
glistening teeth. 1t was a sight to strike
terror to the st0uteSt heart. What | feared
at first thought was that he would swamp
the boat, for he threatened every moment to
rise from his kneeling position. To turn the
boat over meant quick and sure death for us
all, for not one of US had strength enough to
The morning call., 1890-10-26
NOVELTIES
In BRIC-A-BRAC.
The Decorative Devices of Artistic
Cabinet Making.
Mirrors Going Out Of Favor-Yellow the Pre-
vailing Tint for Walls and Hangings.
Odd Furniture for the Boudoir.
lH1 RE there any women In the world
yHzAg who do not enjoy visit to the cabi-

lHTARE there any women in the world
yzAA who do not enjoy visit to the cabi-
1SAY net-maker's and to the glass and
china shops, where they can make full in
spection of all that is new and pleasing for
home adornment and use? If there are
such women they are very few, for even
men appreciate the charms of house which
is tastefully decorated, and they absorb the
comforts and beauties, if often silently and
without due appreciation. HOuse-furnish-
ing is one of the important occupations of
the present season. and whether the outlay
is small or great there is much to choose
from in every department that the furnisher
throws open for inspection.
There have been some changes in styles
lately. Mirrors have almost disappeared,
says the New York Press. That is, those
who are newly decorating their houses and
have fancy for following English fads do
without mirrors in their drawing rooms.
Terra Gotta and yellow walls prevail, and
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blade would be looked at by an ex-subjeet
Of Queen Victoria. but now American goods
are generally preferred, and some Eastern
makes are very popular. The greatest run
the last two years has been on razor with
a distinctly military name, says dealer in
the ST. Louis Globe Democrat, and although
1 have sold great many of the kind, don't
know where they are made. But the fact IS
immaterial, for 10 purchaser ever finds fault
with anything connected with one in any re-
spect, save price, and even that is not seri-
OJSly affected to.
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TO PREVENT SUNBURN.


Blacken Your Face and 1t viii Not Even
Smart Under the Suns Rays.
The fair sex often seek eagerly for pre-
tentative against sunburn. Some researches
made by DR.. Robert Bowles have resulted
in the discovery of an infallible one, but one
which, / am afraid, the woman with even
the most beautiful complexion will find too
exaeting in its conditions.
1t is an acknowledged fact that sun on
snow burns more quickly than on rocks or
in heated valleys at low elevation; and
DR.. BOwles remarks that sunlight reflected
theoretically on the skin than that reflected
from older snow. One brilliant day
he painted his face brown, and as
cenjed the Corner Graf, where there was
much snow. There we're about eighty
others making the ascent In the evening
all excepting DR.. Bowles were smartiBg
from the effects of sunburn He points out
that in Morocco and all along the north of
Africa the inhabitants blacken them
selves around the eyes to avert ophthalmia
from the glare Of the hot sand. In Fiji the
natives abandon their red and white stripes
when they go fishing on the reef in the
full glare of the sun, and blacken their
faces. In the Sitkim hills, also, the natives
blacken themselves around the eyes as a
protection from the glare of the sun on
newly fallen SHOW. DR.. Bowles concludes
that heat is not the direct cause of sunburn.
but that it is probably caused by the vio-
let or ultraviolet rays of light which are re-
Elected from the snow.-From Table.
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And for to keep her hands fayre
OF gloves white She had a mir.
Type-Nrirers' Ewes.

Almost every typewriter sooner or later
has trouble with her eyes. The type-writ-
ing machine is supposed to save tie eyes,
but the effect is quite the contrary. The
eyes are all the time in motion while writ
ing, and the rapid jerking of the eye from
one point to another on the little keyboard
soon tires the muscles, and makes the eyes
and sometimes the whole head ache.
Then a great many girls have the habit
of turning up the carriage to see what has
been written and leaning back in the chair
while reading it. This, too, is bad, for the
reason that it requires rapid adjustment of
the eye to the different distances, and so
tires the whole organ. The only way 10
save the eyes when using a type writing
machine is to acquire such facility that it is
not necessary to look at the keyboard, and
the eyes will be saved the thousands of little
jerks to and fro which do so much HARM
st. Louis Globe-Democrat
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dog snarled and showed his teeth and cut
such capers on the eorpse's chest that we all
thought he was gone mad and stood look
ing at him. AT last | says. Poor Jackson!
Come along, old Jackson! Poor old Jack
sOnp patting my leg, on which he drew up
to me, and whilst l patted him and called
him Jackson, he meanwhile licking my shoes
or looking up at me with his tongue out as if
his heart was ready to burst, the others
sneaked the body off.
II thought to see Jackson bolt out of the
cabin when he found the body gone, instead
OF which, after a look around, he uttered a
long howl, then came TO my feet again and
ate the biscuit and the piece of meat out of
my hand.
We were nearly week aboard that YES
sci bef0re we were taken off. Luckily,
there was plenty to eat and drink in her, but
she was draining in water and needed con-
slant pumping, and we feared for our lives
should heavy weather set in. That model
you see there at the foot of the obelisk is a
true copy OF her. / believe she had been
struck by lightning. One of us, a man named
Parsons, said that he guessed by the look of
the eorpses that they had been smote blind
and had died of their blindness. But de-
relict is nearly always a mystery when
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and Slowed US clean round with such a noise
of splintering wood. of washing waters and
OF human cries that I've only got to recall it
to feel deaf.
''She went clear and vanished. leaving us
sinking. She had torn out our bows and
wrecked our spars forward. but she never
showed flare, never shifted her helm,
never SO much as hailed us after she had
slipped past. She left US to our fate, and by
that token l allow that she was foreigner
We had to feel for the boats. SO black was
it, and God knows how we managed. The
boats were slung in the old-fashioned style
dangling overheard at the ends of davits,
and steadied by gripes. Had they been
slowed as the fashion now is, every soul of
us must have persisted. The vessel was up
in the wind without way. rolling briskly.
and the curl of the foam off her
side to the smite of the sea showed
us men who were standing on the
starboard side, the outline of the boat
as we lowered her. We entered her in
scrambling fashion by the tackles-fve of
us, leaving six others of our company
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no INV
tobacco. and the APP
pie that our first
m O Their consumed
must have been a roll
of Virginia fine-cut.
Gains unacceptable
burnt Offering was a
pipeful of Lone Jack
with a sprinkling CT
perique. He AYERS
that the use of t0bac-
co produces govt,
toothache, apoplexy,
consumption, hydro
The morning call., 1890-10-26

betieal list OF the
thousand and three
things to which he
poses as an 06iector
and he adds to his
stock daily. Among
the things to which
he objects are dane
in g, theater-going,
all drinking Except
cold or lukewarm
water, flirts, cable
cars, babies, fast
trains, fast men, ditto
woman, ditto DAYS,
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the latter mode of Illumination has become
SO prevalent, especially for the dinner table,
that shades are very important consider
atoms in house furnishings. Many of
these are so daintily made and are Of such
costly texture that they necessitate no small
outlay. Poppy blossoms are among the
newest floral designs. The rosy tint Is one
Of the recommendations of this style, but
when the shades are to serve for the dinner
table they match in color the flowers and
menus.
There is more attention paid to servants
quarters than formerly. When the house is
The morning call., 1890-10-26

at the age OF ~, we
will suppose, and con-
tinued the nefarious
n i C o tine h a b i t
throughout his life.
At 90, then, he had
lost three years. That
leaves him but II
years old. At %
years he has lost
three more, leaving
him only fourteen
years. At thirty, hav-
ing lost four years
more, he finds him
The morning call., 1890-10-26

In an Episcopal church near Boston the
other Sunday a lady in passing up the aisle
caught her dress on corner of a pew and
tore it. As the process of tearing was very
audible to the congregation, the feelings of
the lady may be imagined, when at that
moment the clergyman began the services by
reading the sentence, 'Rend your heart aud
not your garments"
The morning call., 1890-10-26

One of the most remarkable old ladies' in
Maine is living on the island of Monhegan.
Although % years old, she not only
knows nothing of the cars, telephone.
electric lights, ETC., but has never seen a
horse. She has always lived on the island,
several miles from the mainland, and her
world has been M0nhegan. Sheep and cows
are kept on the island, but there is no call
for horses.
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mas HOT some We'll
grounded objection.
Of all things he most
detestS, aDOminateS.
loathes and abhors
tobacco. The sight Of
a man with a pipe in
his mouth has been
known to give Mr..
SWEET a spasm ; the
odor of a cigar some
times throws him
into vulsions. and
cigarettes - really l
The morning call., 1890-10-26

the effect of their presence upon J. divers
delicate nerves and susceptiblllties In gen.
eral. Mr.. SWEET has been known 10 go
three blocks out of his way rather than
merely pass cigarette advertisement.
Mr.. SWEET has the whole business of living
and diving down to a fine point. According TO
his theory the original cause OF all evil was
The morning call., 1890-10-26
Retter Thnn n String.

al want something" said farmer as lie
entered Miehigan-ayenue drugstore the
other day.
"Well, what is it?
" l didn't tie string around my finger, but
/ guess l can get around to it all the same.
What's the name of the lake below us?"
Lake Erie"
Exactly. What's the name of the bay
which the boats run TOP"
Putin Bay
Correct No, then, who put in there?"
Perry"
straight as string. / want 10 cents
worth of parygoric. My old woman said
I'd be sure to forget it But here's the proof
that didn't Milwaukee Journal.
The morning call., 1890-10-26
Great ShefieId's Fall.

The best razors no longer come from Shelf
field, and even Englishmen are alive to the
fact. The best customers for razors are of
English and Scotch descent, as very few Ger
mans or Irishmen act as their own BARRIERS.
Formerly, nothing without q genuine or
fraudulent Sheffield trademark cut into the
The morning call., 1890-10-26

of sufficient size to warrant such an outlay
in space and money bathroom is pro-
vided. For kitchen decoration new thing
is to have dado six feet high of linoleum.
The rest of the wall is dstempered in suit
able shade
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few years ago, leaving his good son a large
barrel of money. The old man, lately de-
ceased, was sutler in the good old DAYS
when patriotism cut such wide swath in
this country. The elder Mr.. SWEET was an
accumulator-the son of moralist on a
wholesale scale.
My friend. j. Oliver SWEET. has an alpha
The morning call., 1890-10-26
SMOKING A
LIFE AWAY.
J. Oliver Swett's Theory Proved
by Charles Lederer. Artist.
Showing That the User Of the Weed Lcses a
Year of His Existence for Every
Twelvemonth That He Smokes.

FRIEND, J. Oliver
SWEET. is not a regu-
larry ordained minis
ter of the gospel, yet
he is a most stren-
uous oDjector to all
forms of friv0lity.
He doesn't have to
work for a living like
common folks, for his
father very accom-
modatinplv died a
The morning call., 1890-10-26

Catfish, After the Comparison of Notes.
Miss Tablette-The wretch and so he has
been proposing to both of us?
Miss Brenton-It seems so.
Miss Tablette-I wish we could think of
some horrible way to punish him.
Miss Brenton-I have it.
Miss Tablette--What Is 1t?
Miss Brenton-You marry him, dear
Judge.
The morning call., 1890-10-26

At 30 Years. ment is his own as
sertion that every year person uses the
weed is just a year taken off his life.
To aid the exemplary Mr.. SWEET | will en-
deavor, with pictorial diagrams, to explain
and illustrate his theory. y began smoking
The morning call., 1890-10-26

water an nOur, ana
that prussic acid, full
strength, will, like
care, kill a cat. Every
man, L am led to be-
lieve. by Swett's ar
gument, who ever
smoked a cigar, took
a chew of tobacco or
a pinch of snuff, i'm
mediately dropped
dead, or, if he did
not, so should have
done. His great argu-
D1ppt is his own as
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newspapers in general, electricity in every
form except chain and sheet lightning. arti-
fetal flowers, ditto heat, ditto ice. There
are but few things here below to which he
The morning call., 1890-10-26

Group, pimples, SPAWN and pip. He proves
that dog whose veins are injected with a
decoction OF nicotine cannot live under
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,e age of So he finds to
his dismay that he is
but 3 years old, and
that people call him
bub and sonny when
he should be receiv-
ing mail with Esq. at
the end of his name.
Another four years
of the tobacco habit
and, alas! he is but a
pulling babe-the hor-
rid retrogression is
appalling. l cannot
,nrnnoaI or raaa1a for
The morning call., 1890-10-26

Their. 1 have proved Mr.. SWEETS theor
and come to a halt.--Charles Lederer
Chicago Herald.
The morning call., 1890-10-26

I EHUIt, ne Itt'IS.
self a kid of ten summers. When he should
| have arrived at the ripe age of 50 he finds to
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den. and with much pride pointed to the va
kitchen-garden. a considerable bed of so full
of carrots, cabbage and the like At the eX-
tremi;y of his half acre of land stood sum-
mer arboI, the fruits of his own skill, for he
had been a ships carpenter in his day. and
few men were smarter with the chiSel aud
the saw than he. On entering this building
| observed a little wooden obelisk about
three feet in height erected in the center Of
it. On the apex rested piece Of carving in
wood, of which | could make neither head
nor tail Upon the body of the obelisk were
curved the Nynrlls.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02

syENysn SaY.ESMEN by the oldest, largest
sS GH U EV and best-known nurseries In the
West Permanent positions; good pay. Outdt free.
STAhG NURSERIES,. Louisiana. Mo.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02
SZaeriF's Sales.

BY virtue of an execution issdol tc
me from the Chancery Court Of Law
renee county Tenn. in the cause 81
Jno. Gcmcinweiser VS. Jno lIassel-
hacker and by me levied on the fol,
lowing described cract ofland vii on
SATURDAY FEB 1880.
proceed to sell at tie Courj house in
Lawrenceburg Farm LIT No. 50, 2nd
Division G. c. II A. containing 16t
acres lying and being i'll 9TH, civil dis
and fully described in a deed made by
said &. q. II. A. to def Jno lIasSel.
hacker on 2nd day of November 1877
and registered in Book R. pages 40
so, x 81. to which reference is here
made. Levied on the erty OF
deEt JnO llAsselbacker To satisfy the
deft OF slice aud cost. Terms, Cash,
Dec 10th 1889.
j. X, Garner Shift.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02
0Hly25 cents.

For only % cents you can get gooG
square meal at the Luxembourg
Eating House. Milas Rose, who lie
known as a No l Cook, is always or
hand TO accommodate you-cornel
square and Waterloo street. TT.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02

REMEMBER. tour terms ave so H5c5
faD Black Silk or Satin Dress whe
bought direct from our factory is the nos
ECONOMICAL dress made. We guarari
perfect satisfaction or refund the Incrs
G. S. cHAFFEE 6 SoA, Mansfield eeatra g.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02

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