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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-27
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ABOUT SPOTTED FIELDS.
How to Make Every Acre on the Farm
Produce Its Best.

II
Produce Its Best.
There are to be found on almost
every farm what may be termed
Spotted fields" BY this are meant
fields which have defective places in
them, where the crops have made a
poor return. In this oat field there
may be found spot where the straw
was short and on the stalks no heads.
In that cornfield is place whore the
cars failed to set and where there was
scarcely any growth of stalk. Out In
the meadows are thin spots where the
grass fo.got to grow, and yonder bar
rem knoll in the pasture is evidence 10
itself that it is not doing as well as Il
should.
tits well to consider these significant
hints furnished by Che fields and patch
up the deficient places. Some one has
said that he who farms poor land
should always go about the place with
clover seed in one pocket and gypsum
in the other This fgurative expires.
sion may be taken quite literally by
almost every farmer Immediately after
harvest, for the farms-particularly in
the east-are few upon which no un.
productive places are to be found. ID
needs not the chemist to analyze the
soil to tell what these places need.
Two things may be given as the rem.
edy on nine-tenths Of the farms, viz,
manure and drainage. Let the barren
spots be well covered with manure or
fertilizer of some sort, and IL the opera
tion is repeated again in the spring SO
much the better. Let the wet places
be drained and thus convert waste into
productive land. Tile is good invest
ment on any land that needs it, for tho
land is virtually worthless without.
If intensive farming is to be the most
successful farming In the future. theu
every acre and part of an acre must be
made to produce its very best Wet
, places must be reclaimed, half pro-
ductive spots must be made to bear full
crops, and wide brier hedges along the
fences must fall before the bush hook.
Rocks perhaps appear in patches, en-.
dangering plowshare, reaper ana
mower. They should be picked up and
carted off. They are commonly heaped
in some corner or along the edge OF
field, where they are still in the way,
instead Of being hauled on the bad ruts
and Says in the road, where they are
out Of the way and useful American
| Agriculturist.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-27
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

The advice to supply salt where the
cows can get at it at will is often given
but not universally adopted. But it is
good advice nevertheless.
THE man who kicks the liveliest
against the artificial coloring of butter
is about as sure to select colored but
ter for his own use as anybody else.
DECEMBER, January and February
are the three months when the cows
require the best of seed and care in Or
der to get the greatest profit from
them. From now till then we should
do all we can to prepare the cows for
their winters work. And now is the
time to weed out the hard and sell the
poor cows.
ALWAYS be on the lookout for an ex-
ira good COW. There is such vast diff
ference between an extra good COW and
an ordinary good one. Sometimes the
difference is one hundred per cent but
fifty per cent gain is common Some
cows are good for six months some foI
eight and some all the year. 1t is the
all-the,year cows we want
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-27
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

The oldest church in New Hamp.
shire is one in Sandown Center, which
was built in 1773-4
The sins that do most to damn so.
ciety are those that are considered re-
spectacle. Rams Horn.
Out of the total population in the
Fijian islands of 10000, not less than
100000 attend the Wesleyan churches;
the rest are Roman Catholics
The American Bible society holds
in trust the sum of 1878, 1906 Sc. The in
come is to be used for general benevo.
lent and missionary purposes
"A little Boston girl who is going to
a private school wants to go to public
school II am tired" she says, 'of go
ing to school where the teacher calls
us darling"
The education of Russian children
is said to be conducted in four Ian
guages-the native, German, English
and French-which they learn to speak
fuently The czar speaks English re-
n,arkably well.
Harvard university has S65, 900
bound volumes in her library; Yale has
200, 600, Cornell $50, 600, Columbia 90, 900,
Syracuse Is, 600, Dartmouth 6s,0O0, Le-
high 81, 900, Bowdoin $4,000, University
Virginia 10000.
"A Young Ladies' Telephone
School" has recently been established
by the government in the city of San
Salvador for the purpose of training
young senoritas for the service of the
American Telephone Co. there.
If any teacher would impress eter-
nal truths upon the imperishable parch-
ment of the soul, he must be inspired
of God, for without the Holy Spirits
guidance mans work is but as the morn
| ing cloud and the early dew.--G. Fred
erick.
| There was rumor that the Aus
trian government had sounded the col
lege of cardinals to find whether non
italian pope might be regarded as pos.
sible. The sentiment Is that the next
pope must be Italian, like his predeces-
| sors.
Bishop Potter in recent address
in behalf of New York city missions,
said that the Protestant Episcopal
church is preaching the Gospel In that
city in almost all the tongues of Europe,
| and in those of China, Armenia, Turkey
and Persia.
Senator Stanfords will provides
that $40, 900, 900 must be turned over to
Stamford university in addition to all
that he has thus far given it. So that it
will eventually be the most richly en-
dowed institution in the world.
There are about $780, 900 Presby.
terians in Scotland. There are 1850
places of worship in connection with
the Church of Scotland, and 1,575 in
connection with the Free and United
Presbyterian churches-in all S,225, or
more than one church for each 1000 of
the population.
Mrs. Flora Mather, of Cleveland,
O., daughter of Amasa Stone, has given
SIS, 900 to the college for women of the
Western Reserve university. A part
of this sum willprovide a college home,
and the remainder will be added to the
endowment fund. Mrs. Eliza Clark has
given this college recitation hall.-N.
o. Times-Democrat.
The root of many physical evils is
in the moral nature; the preventive and
corrective of them is spiritual power.
The true cause of much insanity is an
unframed and ungoverned will; its
proper antidote is charity, and reason
ably, So since more than half of char
ity is neither more nor less than Chris
tian self-control ol-Churchman.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-27

sticks. Revolve the sticks about this
rod. This will wind up the ropes, and
raise the carcass from the ground. Any
boy sixteen years old can do the work
with ease. When raised high enough,
second rod or board should be
placed between the ropes and the ends
of tho sticks, as shown in the engrav-
ing, to prevent unwinding Both ropes
should be SO wound that the sticks will
tend to turn the same way.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-27
A Floral barometer.

A small bouquet of artificial flowers
is made of white tissue paper-a bunch
Of asters, for instance. When finished
they are dipped in solution of the fol-
lowing ingredients: One grain of chlor-
ide of cobalt, one-half grain of COM
mon salt, one-quarter grain of gum
arabic, one-eighth grain of calcium
chloride and three grains of water.
Proportions can be increased accord
ing to the quantity desired to be used
The flowers of this floral barometer
become light red in color when the
weather is damp In dry weather they
assume violet hue, aud in protracted
spells of drought they show a beauti-
full deep blue In locations where great
dryness prevails the solution mentioned
above must be mixed with few drop:
of glycerine.- Y. Recorder
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-27
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
It's Many Kissing Sounds One of the OBJ
staoles to TcIephoning.

staoles to Tciephoning.
Is the English language less adapted
to telephone communication than
others? Such question is somewhat
interesting just now in view of the
fact that a Boston inventor claims to
be able to telephone from this country
to Europe over an ordinary cable. Of
ficials of the cable companies take lit
tie stock in his theory, however, and
bring forth many reasons for their be-
lief that 1t is not practicable, besides
this that the English language is n
difficult one to transmit over G tile
phone wire.
gentleman who hss been iu the
telephone business for years and who
holds an important position in the local
service, said to tho reporter that one
reason why English is bad telephone
language is that it abounds in Kissing
sounds which are very difficult to
transmit over the wire Words like
say, see, spoke, sing, etc, are very
hard to transmit and so are words con-
tanning the letter &c" sounded soft.
Even the most expert operators, 1t is
said, hnd IL difficult sometimes to un-
derstand such words as receive"
reciprocity. etc
Another reason given is that the
English language contains great
number of words of more than two
syllables, some words in ordinary use
being much longer than is the case in
other languages, and that this inter-
feres with their being readily under
stood by the persons at the other end
Of the wire.
"What is the easiest language for
telephoning?" was asked of one Of the
superintendent Of the telepone COM
pany.
"Chinese is the ideal telephoning
language" was the reply. "It is prin-
cipally monosylnbic for one thing, and
1t is made up of simply rising and fall
ing infections, so that it is much easier
to transmit than any other language
know of, German is not as bad a Ian
guage for tclcphoning as might be
thought by persons who are not famil-
lar with it. French is not bad, but IL
is almost as sibilant as English, and
the French spoken in Canada is more
So"
According to one gentleman, who is
well versed in telephoning, many peo-
pie fail to make themselves understood
over the wire, because they do not un-
derstand that in order to obtain the
best possible results a change from the
ordinary tone of voice is required. A
high falsctto is the best possible voice
for telephoning, and can be plainly un
derstood, even at great distance.
That is one reason why young women
are employed as operators in the tele.
phone exchanges, their voices natural
ly ranging higher than a mans. A
bass voice is about the worst that can
be used at the phone, as the words and
syllables tumble up together into one
continuous growl-N. Y. News.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-27
Variations In Butter Fat,

At the Illinois experiment station
tests have been made to determine the
constancy of the amount of butter fat
in milk, and 1t appears that though the
general law, that the amount Of milk
decreased and the percentage Of butter
fat increased as the period Of lactation
progressed held true, yet there were
surprising variations Of almost daily
occurrence. The amount of butter fat
might be six per cent. more in the
morning and by night drop off three Oh
four per cent. From Shese investiga
tions It is apparent II At single test
for only day or two can give no se
liably correct idea Of a cows milk and
! buttsy-producing capacity.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-27

mountains and no certainty Of atmos.
phere. Mercury is only 5000 miles in
diameter, yet there are mountains on
its surface over 10 miles high.
"Venus is 60, 134,O0 miles from the
sun and is plenty hot enough, although
nearly twice as far as Mercury from the
great heater. Then there is some
question about the atmosphere as yet.
and the year is only 224 days long.
"The earth comes next, being 91,-
100000 miles from the sun. After this
planet is Mars, 1S9, ,311, 900 miles from
the luminary.
GAN astronomers admit that if peo-
pie like those on earth live on any Of
the other planets Mars is probably the
one. The reason why is easy to tell.
Although Mars is further from the sun
than the earth, his orbit is so eccentric
that at certain times he is only 1875, 31S,-
900 miles away, consequently the tenn
peratures are, likely. merely little
more moderate than those on the earth.
Then, too. the diurnal motion of the
two planets is about the same, SO that
from one years end to another the
distance from the earth to Mars varies
only from 83,S00,o00 miles to 81, 800, 600
miles. Mars has its seasons and its
polar ice just like the earth.
Through the telescope we can watch
ice fields as the poles get larger as the
winter approaches and see them get
smaller again in the summer Mars has
an atmosphere and clouds like those on
earth. There are continents and oceans
on Mars, so that altogether the analogy
between that planetand the earth is very
close, the striking difference being that
Mars is much smaller.
Astronomers are more and more dis
posed to believe that Mars is inhab-
tied. You ask me If we know, how
ever, and promptly tell you we do
not. An astronomer named Schiap-
parelli claims he is able to see double
line of canals on Mars. These must be
enormous works If he can see them,
and must represent stupendoua
amount of work on the part of an al.
most countless number of people.
cannot see them through my telescope,
and many others fail After all, these
canals may be in Schiapparellis eye.
People get what they call astigmatism
nowadays and see two pencils where
there is only on. Perhaps that is wha,
Schiapparelli has.
But even If there are people on
Mars, and even If they have built
canals, as for talking with them" and
the professor repeated the statement
to make it more positive, "as for talk.
ing with them, nonsense. San Fran.
cisco Examiner.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-27
FARM AND GARDEN.
SIMPLE MILK TESTER.
valuable Information from Prof j. r..
Hutton, Of Connecticut.

valuable Information from Prof j. r..
Hutton, of Connecticut.
One OF the prime elements of success
In dairying at the present day is q
knowledge of the commercial value Of
the milk handled. 1t is generally con-
ceded that the value OF milk for near
ly every purpose is in proportion to its
percentage of fat, and many attempts
have been made to devise satisfactory
method of testing milk on the basis OF
the fat contained. To be of popular
use such method must be rapid and
simple, as we'll as accurate and COM
paratively inexpensive. The principal
methods that have been tried are lack
ing in one or more OF these require
ments.
The machine and method here de-
scribed are the result of an effort to
cheaper and simplify still further the
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-27
Buckvheat for Sheen.

We should not feed the buckwheat
alone to the sheep, but when mixed
with corn and rye It will make a whole
some food. We should mix the three
grains in equal parts and feed whole
with good clover hay if possible.
Buckwheat alone is very "heating"-s
diet of buckwheat cakes in the human
being is only advisable in the coldest
weather, Mixed with corn and rye,
you will obtain . ration that Is more
digestible aud better balanced. AZ a
rule, II is better economy TO sell The
buckwheat ground into -four. and buy
bran or linseed meal with the money
thus obtained The same is often true
of rye. Rural New Yorker.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-27
VOLUME VIII.
THE TEACHER.

Preachers have preached me sermons
Ihave slept their sermons through;
AN my relations have lectured,
My friends have lectured too.
My foes have given me warnings,
And have taken them not;
Friends and focs and relations
never needed jot.
Their words were tho essence OF wisdom,
There was nothing they didn't foreSee;
And not one atom OF all they said
Has ever remained with me.
They were staid and pallid and solemn,
They were gray and wrinkled and old;
My teacher has cheeks OF roses,
And hair Of the SUMS own gold.
His words run into each other,
He stammers and babbles and cries;
He doesn't know he is powerful
He never dreams he Is wise.
But in three short years he has taught me
More than those graybeards staid
Had taught In the seven and thirty
Before he camo to their aid.
Herbert l.. Clarke, in N. Y. Independent.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-27
Clnths and Stnns.

Fine broadcloths are shown in all the
fashionable shades, and make not only
very becoming gowns, but ones that are
very useful. An effort is usually made
to develop them in one of the historical
designs; and as long sleeves are now
worn with the most elaborate of frocks,
the cloth lends itself very easily to the
valois, or any other Of the many unique
designs. In cream-white, old-rose, vio-
let, black and Nile-green, the cloth is
particularly pretty, and though at first
1t sounds expensive, it must be remem-
bered that it is hfty-four inches wide;
and so she who knows how to cut to
good advantage can make her broad
cloth dress cost her very much less than
it HTpears tQ-Ladies' Home Journal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-27
BUTCHERlNG DEVICE.
A Simple, Labor-ssvins Contrivancs Any.
one Can Make.

A Simple, Labor-savins Contrivanes Any
one Can Make.
A subscriber sends to the Orange
Judd Farmer the following simple de.
vice for elevating beef, or any car
cass, when bntchering: Spread apart
the hind legs of the butchered and
dressed carcass, and keep them spread
by stick put across above the gam
brel joints. Through the gambrel
joints run strong pole, or iron rod--a
crowbar will do--letting II extend a
foot or two on either side. Attach two
ropes to the beam overhead. q branch
of tree, or whatever forms the sup.
port, as far apart as the carcass Is wide,
as shown in the illustration. To the
low ends Of each rope, which should
hang to within about three feet Of the
ground, attach stick two or three
feet long, at its middle point Place
the rod, running through the gambrel
joints, on the ropes next to the short
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-27
Fall Footwear.

Now is the autumn of our discon-
tent" sang a shoe clerk in one of the
large stores recently. Upon being
asked he replied: "This is the time of
year when people find out to their sur
prise and chagrin that the size shoe
which was formerly large enough now
pinches the pedal extremity In man.
ner suggestive Of all the Ills which feet
are heir to- The shoes worn In the
summer are less confning than those
worn in the fall and winter, so that
during the former season the foot fat
tens out, aided by climbing and walk
ing on the beaches, so that when such
a person comes to buy fall foot
wear it is necessary to purchase a shoe
half or full size larger than worn the
previous on."-Shoe and Leather
Review.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-27

to a test bottle
Zig. q to a
depth of one
I o h r tn of an
inch; the pip
cite Zig. 81 Is
then filed with
the well-mixed
milk, and its con-
tents delivered
into the bottle.
Strong sulphuric
acid is added up
to the neck of the
bottle, a small
cork held firmly
- 41 Al
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-27

WHILE we wouldn't reject COW be-
cause of the color of her hair, yet we
would demand that more uf the other
good points should be there. In shois
brindle is scrub color.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-22
TO THE PUBLIC.

l take this opportunity of highly recon mend
ing DR.. Wong Him's abilities as a physician to
all who have any diseases especially those
whose complaints resist the treatment Of other
physicians.
For two months suffered from impure blood
and disordered stomach, together with a sore
lip which failed to heal, and was finally per-
suaded to call and see DR.. Wong Him at his Of
fee, 639 Upper Main street. I had a consulta
ton, and after an examination of my pulse he
gave me powder for my lips and medicine In
ternally, and said he would cure me in one
week or ten days, and at the expiration OF that
time declined to give me any more medicine,
because was cured, which statement fully
endorse, for have not been SO well for a long
time. JOSEPH r. DUBBS
February 20, 1881. Los Angeles, Cal.
/ had been sick five months, paid out large
sums of money for doctors and medicines but
derived no benefit. Or: Wong Him was recon-
mended to me by friend. ! did not think
could get well, as my lungs ard kidneys were
very bad and getting worse all the time. DR..
Wong Him took me in this condition; he has
in two months time entirely cured me, and
now feel it my duty to testify in his behalf.
wish to recommend him to the public as an
efficient and skillful physician
THOMAS WHITE.
Los Angeles, May IS, 1891.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-22
MEDIcAL.
DR.. WONG HIM.

THE FIRST CHINESE PHYSICIAN TC
Il practice his profession in this city was Dr.
WONG HIM Has practiced here for sixteen
Of diseases Is proof ~ Ss
ability. He belongs to the six tn generation Of
doctors in his family. trial will convince
you. OFFICE $50 Upper Main st. P o. box
564, Station G, Los Angeles, Cal.
TO THE PUBLIC: DR.. WONG HIM, 638
Upper Main ST.. has cured my mother OF the
typhoid fever in the short time of one week and
has left her entirely well, and also has cure me
Of tumor had on my left side. After suffer-
ing for a long time and receiving no benefit from
othels, concluded TO try the above gentl eman
and now feel 1t my duty to testify In bis be-
half wish to recommend him TO the public
as an eficien4 and skillful physician. MISS
CARRIE PEREIRA End MRS. D. G. PEREIRA,
$50 Gariardo st., Los Angeles, Cal February
21. 1891.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-22
MARINE NEWS.

SAN PEDRO, July 81, 1891
The following were the arrivals and depart
ures at this port for the past "a hours:
ARRIVED.
July 81 Steamer Coos Bay, Leland, from
San Franciscoa and way, passengers and merchan
July 21.-Steamer Falcon, simmie, from Ava
lon passengers and merchandise to W. I. Co.
SAILED
July 2O.-Ship ]. B Brown, to Nanaimo, in
ballast
July 21.-steamer Coos Bay, Leland, to san
Francisco and way, passengers and merchan.
disc, to P. G S. 8. Co.
DUE TO ARRIVE.
July % Steamer Corona, Alexander, from Jar
Fraacisco and way, pas ,engers and merchan-
disc, to s. Co.
July 23-Steamer Falcon, simmie, from A va
Ion, passengers and merchandise, to w. t. Co
q July 24.-Steamer Eureka, Smith, from Sar
Francisco and way, passengers and merchan
disc. to 8. p. Co.
July 2l-Steamer Corona, Alexander, from
San Diego, passengers and merchandise, to 8
July 25-Steamer Eureka, Smith, from New
port, passengers and merchandise, to 8. P. Co
DUE TO SAIL.
July 22.-Steamer Corona, Alexander, tC
San Diego, passengers and merchandise to P. C
July 22.-Steamer Falcon, Simmie. to Ava
lon, passengers and merchandise, to w. l.. Co.
July 24.-Steamer Eureka, Smith, to New,
port, passengers and merchandise TO P. G. s.
July 24.--steamer, Corona, Alexander, te
San Francisco and way, passengers and mer-
chandise, to P. G. s. 8. Co.
July 25-Steamer Eureka, Smith, to San
Francisco and way, passengers and merchan
disc, to p. G. 8. g. Go.
TIDES JULY 21.
High water, 1O:35 a. M, 0:39 p. m.
Low water, 400 q. M, 1886 p. IN.