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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-15
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

The Indian boys and girls at the In
dian school have $l1,000 on deposit in
Carlisle, Ra., banks.
The academy is the only French in
Btitution which has come down UNI
changed from the times before the revo-
luton.
During the past ten years over II, 900
converts have been gathered in the
missionary fields of the Moravian
church.
The Sacred Scriptures teach us the
best way of living, the noblest way of
suffering, and the most comfortable
way of dying. -Flavel.
Census returns show that the Saliva
ton army has $685. members in the
United States, with 800 organizations,
40 church edifces, 2S7 halls, with total
seating capacity of 102,261.
The Lords eternal counsels and
purposes of love toward his people are
great Deep fountain of infinite
sweetness; in them are heaps Of love
and treasures of grace.-Pearse.
Miss Frances E. Lord has been APP
pointed acting president of Wellesley
college during the absence of Presi-
dent Shafer, who, on account of ILL
health, was given a years leave of alb
sence.
There are 1875 students in the Acad-
envy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia; $50 in
the Academy of Design, New York; an
average of forty in the Metropolitan
Museum, and $50 in the Art Institute,
Chicago
The life of God pervades each sep
arate soul; and just in proportion as
that life becomes exalted does it shine
forth iii the distinctness of its own sep
arate individuality, like the stars of
Heaven. Frederick w. Robertson.
| Princeton has made move which
other institutions of learning should not
be slow to follow She is spelling
Wooster" just as it is pronounced,
leaving the "h" off of Pittsburgh, and
knocking the sc" out of Tucson, Ariz.
There is movement on foot to es-
tablish in Brooklyn a system of free
kindergartens, similar to those al
ready started in New York by the
association of which Mr.. w. r. Gil
der and Mrs. Grover Cleveland are Off.
GERS
Never be dispirited; never say, at
is too late" The fitting cause for a
man is to do what is good for the mo-
ment, without vainly forecasting the
future-to do the present duty and leave
! the results to God. Arthur Penrhyr
Stanley.
Heaven will not be pure stagna
ton, not idleness, not any mere luxu
ries dreaming over the spiritual re
pose that has been safely and for
ever won; but active, tireless, earnest
work, fresh, live enthusiasm for the high
labors which eternity will offer.-Phil
lips Brooks
New York, according to the bes
judges, now has a Hebrew population
of from 225, 900 to $50, 900 souls. 1t il
the center of Judaism in the world. ]
contains more of the Israelites than al
of Palestine. 1t will take the lead il
all matters pertaining to world politics
in which Jews are interested. Chris
tan Statesman.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-15
HIS CONSCIENCE SQUARED 1T.
The Honest Young Man Who Found a S5
Gold-Piece and Finally Kept 1t.

The Honest Young Man Who Found a &5
Gold-Piece and Finally Kept 1t.
There was ring on the stone side
walk and the young man stopped and
picked up q coin.
He held 1t in the palm of his hand and
looked to see what it was. He looked
honest, and even after he had discover
ed that it was IS gold-piece instead Of
penny he didn't close his hand over it.
He looked up the street and down the
street--not furtively, but inquiringly.
His face showed that he was looking
for the person who dropped the coin;
not to see if any one was watching him.
In one direction he saw three men
who had passed the spot about the same
time; in the other a man and woman
of whom the same was true. He made a
move as though to overtake one of the
three men, but stopped, hesitated mo-
ment, and then thrust the gold-piece
into his pocket.
Then it was that little man who had
been an interested spectator tapped
tiihi oi eiiN III III uhNt uphCo.
docs that belong to you?"
mo" returned the youth, "Does it be-
long to you?"
mo. But / infer you are going to
keep it."
Yves, unless the owner claims it."
DO you think that's honest?"
The youth knitted his brows.
SWELL, ] don't know" he said. 'You
see it's just this way: If l knew who il
belonged to I'd return it, but I'd rather,
keep it myself than have some other
fellow get it who had no claim to it.
didn't see who dropped it."
"And you didn't ask those who were
passing at the timer"
mo; because it's ten to one the first
man | tackled would have claimed it
and then I'd have gone to my grave
with fear that | had delivered prop
erty belonging to one man to another
without the consent of the first party
That's against all business principles
and my conscience would trouble me
1t would be breach of trust"
"But you intended to appropriate il
to your own use?"
mo, didn't. Honest! l looked t.
see whose it was, and couldn't be sure
Now I'll hold it in trust for its owner
I'll give it up to the owner any time h,
shows up Any man who can give m,
the date of the coin can have it"
And thus he squared himself with hi,
conscience. Chicago Tribune.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-15
THE HANDY HAIRPIN.
In the Hands of a Woman 1t Become
an Instrument of Power.

an Instrument of Power.
A woman can do more with hairpin
than man can do with any one instru-
ment in existence.
She takes it to button her shoes, to
crimp her hair, to fasten her hat on,
and (beg pardon) to scratch her head.
To button her gloves and the waist
buttons of her dress, to pin her veil, to
manicure her nails; and, alas! sometimes
to pick her teeth.
To clean her comb, and to cut the
pasted label on her powder box. And
she can use it as paper-knife, or a
book-mark; to open letter, or to draw
device upon seal.
If she twists the ends, it becomes a
tape-needle, or a safety pin, or a key
ring. 1t is very decent bodkin.
In an emergency, it is as good as an
ordinary pin; better, in fact, for it can
be made to do double duty.
1t supplies many of the missing intri-
cacies of buckles, suspenders and sup
porters; and repairs any damaged do
nestle article requiring few inches of
wire and little feminine ingenuity.
A woman traces pattern with hair
pin dipped in her shoe-blacking; and,
smoked in the gas, she uses it to pencil
her eyebrows,
If no one is looking, she will use it
for nut pick; and if her husband is
not at home, she will take it to clean
his pipe or cigarette-holder.
And if he is at home, and after he has
broken his pocket-knive and hunted
helplessly all over the house for a piece
of wire" she win draw her hair-pin
with plying look, and clean out the
gas-burner, or reopen the waste-pipe
ofothe stationary bowl. ~
How often is the hair-pin the hidden
power that holds back the lace window.
curtain, or poises the autumn leaf.
wreath ON the edge of the picture frame.
How often does it replace the lost
furniture-pin in the valence or lambre-
quin.
A long, stout hair-pih placed over the
stem of the door-knob, with the prongs
through the handle of the key, will
make a timid woman feel secure
against that "ever-expected burglar"
A woman can use a hair-pin as cork
screw for any kind of bottle she cares
to open.
Ever ready to her hand, whether she
uses it TO pick her trunk lock or to trim
II lamp wick, to mend her bracelet OF
her hustle, she handles it with d dexter
OTIS grace and confident skill that are
born of inherited knowledge and edu
Gated by long practiced use.-Pucl.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-15
GUY FAWkES DAY,
And How IL Is Celebrated by the Happy
Children in England.

And How 1t is Celebrated by the Happy
Children in England.
/ am writing to tell you all about
Guy Fawles Day, because the little
boys and girls in America do not have
Guy Fawkes Day, and perhaps they
might like to hear about 1t. You see,
Guy Fawkes Day is thoroughly a boys
day-girls have nothing at all TO do
with it-but though i am grill have
five brothers. and therefore generally
share in the fun.
The day is the 5th of November, and
about the middle of October all the
shops (stores, as you say in America)
begin to show fireworks and masks in
their windows. Now, ! dare say you
will like to hear about the masks"
Well, they are faces made of sort of
composition, painted most hideously,
generally, with big noses. These are
purchased for the large sum of one pen
ny two cents in American money! by
all the little boys, who wear them
about the streets. After this has gone
on for about week or fortnight Guy
| Fawkes Day really comes.
At about ten or eleven o'clock, on the
5th, you hear great deal of noise go
ing on in the Streets and cries Of "Guy,
Guy, Guy, Guy" as fast as 1t can be
gabbled Tor rather shouted). Then you
see troop of street urchins, with paper
caps and paper streamers, singing,
while two of them carry chair on
which is tied an efiigy of Guy Fawkes,
with one of the aforesaid masks" and
an old hat and coat. The boyscome and
stand in front of the houses and sing:
| Please to remember
| The Fifth of November,
| The Gunpowder Treason and Plot
| / see no good reason
Why Gunpowder Treason
| Should ever be forgot!
Another song was:
Holler, boys, hollcr, boys, make the bells
| ring;
Holler, boys, holler, boys, God save the king.
"The king" means James l., and the
words are now changed into ''God save
the queen"
You see Guy Fawlzes Day is very,
very old custom; it dates back to 1905,
when it is said that some conspirators
tried to blow up the king and parlia-
ment.
After dark all the boys have bonfires
and fireworks, not so much in the town
as in the suburbs, where there are back
gardens in which to burn the stuffed
effigy and to set off the fireworks. st.
| Nicholas.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-15
here, mani" put in Mr., Bow

ser, do you know an elm from soft
maple?"
II ought to, sir. I've been furnish.
| ing shade trees for the last twenty
years"
"And you call that an elmr'
''0f course do"
Then you don't know one variety
from another, 1t is soft maple"
ibid you dome out here to call me q
fool or a liar2" demanded the man, get
ting very red in the face.
'sIf you doM't know ono tree from
another you'd better quit the bust.
ness"
got Mr. Bowser away, and later on
proved by at least twenty people that
the tree was an elm and that there
wasn't soft maple in the whole
square, but he crossed his hands Under
his coat tails and lifted himself off OF
his heels and replied;
"Mrs. Bowser, when say it's soft
maple that settles the question forever.
Your calling it an elm simply betrays q
disposition to carp and cavil."
A neighbor of ours built barn and
finished it with cupola; we were look.
ing at it one evening when Mr.. Bowsei
observed;
81 don't think that cupalo Is such Q
great ornament after all"
"You mean cupola, my dear"
| Thot'c avaof1u x.-l,at ba s,aaart ND l.,
got tangled bit, but having once pro
nounced the word he was bound to
stick, He therefore replied;
~ think | am old enough to know
what l mean. When l say cupalo
mean cupalo, and not the ridgepole MOI
the alley door"
"And you insist it is cupalo?"
"There is no insist about it. It il
simply cupalo, and that's all there is t.
it. If people want to show their ig
norance by calling it cupalong, o.
cupaling,ror cupa-something else Their,
is no law to prevent.
Just then the neighbor came out, an,
after a few remarks about the weathe
he said:
"Well, Bowser, I saw you looking a
my cupola. l DIRE " the design myself
How do you like it?"
81 don't see any," dryly replied Mr.
Bowser.
whats that up there?"
"lt's cupalo."
"Where did you come across tina
name? Going to run opposition t.
Webster?"
l tried to get Mr.. Bowser away
knowing what would be the result blu
he refused to bulge an inch, and re
torted:
ANYONE who has ever been to schoo
a week in his life ought to know wha
a cupalo is, and how to pronounce tn
word"
THE word, Bowser, is cupola, tn
same as if divided cu-po-la"
Not much! 1t is cu-pa-low."
you don't meanit
But l do! l am surprised at you
ignorance"
And l wonder that you do not call
horse a cow"
"0h, well, it is no use wasting tim
to argue with bigot,"
"Bigot! Bigot" cried the neighbor
"Why, you old dunderhcad, you don
even know enough to be bigotr'
l got Mr.. Bowser away and into tn,
house, and l tried to bring up som
other subject and smooth the matte
over, but he assumed his usual pos
and broke out with:
Let this be great moral lesson t
you,. Mrs, Bowser! What you dom
know don't pretend to know. Con
found that internal bigot--I wish ! ha,
put cu-pa-low right between his tw,
eyes and taken some of the pomposit,
and self-conceit out of himln-Detroi
| Free Press
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-15

NO more to say. Iproved Mr.. Bowser
wrong by Webster, Worcester and all
other dead and living authorities, but
he has never given in. On another oc.
casion asked him what sort of tree
ii was neignbor was setting out for
shade, and he rsplied;
THAT shows how.observing you were
during the sixteen years you lived on a
farm. It's soft maple of course. Bet
ter go out and take close look at it so
you will always remember"
81 thought il was an elm"
"Humphp
"And now, when l come to look
closer, know it is an elm. Of course
it is" a
Are you crazy, or do you call 1t an
elm simply for the sake of disputing
me?"
II know it is an elm."
"Well, know it isn'tl It's a soft
maple. and that settles it"
@Dare you go out and ask the man at
work."
Dare |? Come on, and see how you
will take back seat! The only way
to cure some people of their egotism is
tocrush them"
| We'went out and stopped as If by &C.
cident and ! inquired of the man at
work:
"Would you tell me whether that
tree is soft maple, elm or chestnut2"
ats an elm, ma'am The whole row
is to be Of elms.n
THANK you"
| "Look here, man' put in Mr.. Bow
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-15
An Impressive warning.

Frontier Judge-Do you know of any
reason why the sentence OF death should
not be pronounced on you according to
the law for stealing that boss?
Doomed Mani reckon not. As soon
as l saw there was an old Ratchet
faced son of gun on the bench knew
right away that an innocent nan stood
no show. M
Frontier Judge-The court syerloolos
your remarks under the circuh, ices,
and will not impose the usual fine. Y OF
are sentenced to be hung by the neck
on next Friday, and l hope this will be
a warning to You to live and let live in
the future.-Texas Siftings.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-15
THE LOST CHILD.
A Western Mothers story.

A Western Mothers story.
Twas In the Indian summer time,
when nuts and acorns lay
Among the leaves of red and gold
My little lamb, Just seven years old
Went in the woods astray.
Like cloud.caught sunshine was her hair,
Her eyes of hottest blue,
erlips In motion or repose,
seemed leaflets OF the prairie rose,
And breathed its fragrance too.
Oursettlement was close begirt
With solemn woods---a space
Hewn from the shadows round about,
Where the glad daylight they shut bit,
Kissed earth's uncovered face.
Into that 'leaguering wilderness 8A
My shining fairy strayed,
Even as sunbeam turned aside
From kindred beams, alone might glide
Into the depths OF shade.
Three days we searched the forest dim 4
on the old frontier plan;
And / the mother, Wild and lorn,
With bllstered feet and garments torn,
Outstrode the strongest man.
Three dreadful days the cruel woods
Vouchsafed no hopeful sign;
Oh! mothers Of the far, wild west
You, the despair that wrung my breast,
You only can diyinel
rayed, they say, Of savage beasts
Ofreptiles, famine, thirst;
And sometimes kneeling on the sod,
With streaming eyes iinplored Of God
The child my bosom nursed.
On the fourth day He answered me-
Beside a bubbing spring,
Whsfoto some little footprints led,
Stifthss my darling lay-not dead,
Nol dead, but shmberiDg!
In all her wanderings II seems
The child had known no fear;
Angelswere with her in the waste,
And as her arms my neck embraced,
felt lhem lowering neari
She told ne how on nuts and grapes
And berries red she Jared;
and how the merry birds had sung
And fluttered round her all day long,
And how she slept unsecured. N
She saw panther In the brake
Couch with erected hair;
But mother, I knelt down." she said,
And prayed; md when raised my head
The creature was not there !. ~R !
know the Friend Of children, He
Who babe them come TO Him, ts
Heard, as she knelt my darlng's prayer.
And gave her to His angels care,
There in the forest dim
IN. Y. Leag9
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-15
OUR YOUNG READERS.
THE DOLL BABY.

Once there was sweet doll-lady,
Came from Paris DER the sea,
Wore cloak of finest satin,
Ostrich plumes her velvet hat in,
And a gown all 'broidery.
All, her manners were so charmlngi
She could sing, and curt'sy low,
Walk and dance minuet-
Sweetest doll you ever met,
You'd have surely said, know.
But alas, this sweet doll lady
Came to visit small Miss Rosei
First she lost her golden tresses,
Then she lost her lovely dresses,
Then she lost her eyes and nose.
She was soon a helpless cripple;
She was never put to bed,
Could not sing she was so jaded-
All her waxen roses faded,
And at last she lost her head.
What this pretty sweet doll-lady
Must have thought, is plain to me,
just before her execution
That new French Revolution
Had arisen this side the sea.
Mary e. wilkins, in Wide Awake.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-15
Avoiding a Precedent.

First Waiter-Why do you always
say "thank you, sir!" to that old skin
flint when he goes out after lunch, al
though he never gives you cent?
Second Waiter-I don't want the 9th;
er guests to find out he doesn't tip me,
for fear they will follow his example,
See?-Texas Siftings.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-15

the word and pointed to IL SIT is fe-
line, plain as day."
"Then it is a misprint, be holly re-
piled. I've lnown Of lots of such
eases The printer who set that up
was probably tight, or half asleep"
well, ask Mr.. smith"
mot much! A lawyer doesn't know
any better than do"
"Will you ask Mr. Carter?'
mo! What know, know, and that
settles it,
That evening our family physician
happened TO run in, being in the neigh
borhood, and asked him. in the pres
ence of Mr.. Bowser;
Doctor did yen ever hear of fe-
loine9"
"Landsl No." he replied.
"Wen, l have.n dogrsdly observed
Mr.. Bowser.
"What is it9"
"A cat"
"Oh-oh--l see. You mean feline"
mo, don't; mean feloine, and it is
feloine, AMI II bet any man on this
earth million dollars to cent that it
Is feloinen
ghe DECOR saw how L was snd had
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-15
The Truth of IT.

Dashaway-I see that Robinson's en-
gagement has been broken off.
Cleverton-You surprise me. Robin
son must have found out how poor the
girl was,
Dashaway-No; the girl found ont
how poor Robinson was.-Judge.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-15
MR.. BOWSER.
Mrs b. Fails to Convince Him
Against His Will.

ONCE over
heard q middle
aged man Civ
ing q young
man 3 bitof ad-
vice. The lat
ter was about
to be married,
and the fbltnel
said 8 &G
81 goa begin
right, Tom, you
wiz ha w n c
troitble, Never
let your wife
Hppear to know
as mitch as Won
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-15
A Two Edged Excuse.

Timkins-That was decided cut,
Tomkins!
TomlSins-Not at all. She is very
near sighted
Timkins-But she bowed to that chap
across the street.
Tomkins-Far sighted, l mean. Can't
see anything close to her.-Munsey's
Weeklv.~
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-15
A Family AFFAIR.

Young Mother-What in the world
makes the baby cry so?
Young Father-I guess he heard me
say managed to get littla sleep last
nightly, y Weekly,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-15
Not a Scientist.

College Professor-Your father is a
wealthy farmer, l understand. He con-
duets his farm on scientific principles, l
presumed
student-No, he runs it to make
mouey.-N Y Weekly.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-15
Too Slow Already.

Patterton-If you would only speak
slower there would be no need of slut
tering.
Chatterton-S-S-Speak slower? Why
--why-why, it takes me m-m-minute
TO get out word now.-Puck.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-15

They Go So Rapidly.-"What il
quicksilver, papa? asked Sammy Kee.
dick. Quarters and dimes, Freddy" re.
piled Keedick, Inter Ocean.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-03
EtnauItaI.

The List Hammered by Traders and
 Shorts at the Opening-Great Ac-
 t1vity During the First Half Hour
 Prices Cleso at an Advance From
 the Opening Sales.
 NEW YORK. November 1.
 Various lines of stocks held in Boston were sold out at the Stock exchange here this morn ing, owing to the failure of the Maverick Nation al bank. The traders and shorts also hammered the list. After the opening losses, however, the demand from the shorts was sufficient to steady the market and infuse strength into it. The &C., tivity for the first half hour was something which has not been seen since the late boom culmi- mated. About one-haf of the entire business Of the day transacted during the first hour. The excitement then died away and the remain ing dealings were almost featureless, with firm tone throughout. New England, Atchison, St. Paul and Burlington were the centers of attrac- tion while the excitement lasted, but only in the
 first two was the loss after that of the opening Of any importance. New England closed Saturday at 391s, but opened this morning at 37A, and was afterward driven down to 36M, but recovered to 37A and closed at 375s-a net loss of 1]3 per cent Atchison opened down fraction and then lost 11a per cent, touching 41B, but closed at its opening figure. Of the Boston stocks only Bur lington, with final loss of B per cent, showed any real weakness during the day. A drive at Northern Pacific preferred resulted in only a small fractional loss. Lake Shore, Pacific Mail and Delaware and Hudson each opened 1 per cent. lower, but heir recoveries were generally complete. Prices advanced from the opening sales, except in the few shares mentioned. The market closed dull, but firm at about the highest prices of the day, but generally small fractions lower than Saturday.
 poi1r bnp de fojr Richmond and West Point trust fives and the Atchison in- comes each rose about per cent The business amounted to $1, ,O46 600. Atchison incomes were the only active issues.
 Following are the closing prices, reported by PRINCE & WHITELY, bankers and brokers, 64 Broadway, N Y, and 15 Center street, New Ha. ven. Conn: