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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

A Rich Pudding. Ingredients: One
pound of raisius, stoned; one pound of
currants; half pound of beef suet; quar-.
ter pound of sugar; two spoonfuls OF
flour; three eggs; one cup of sweet
meats; one wine glass of brandy. Mix
well and boil in mold eight hours. De
troit Free Press.
To Stew Mushrooms.-Cut off part
OF the stem that grows under
ground, wash with great care, and re-
move the skin from the top; put them
into stew pan, with salt, but no wa
ter; stew slowly until tender, then add
little lemon juice, pepper and cream;
thicken with little Drowned -four, and
serve with sippets Boston Herald.
There is no more wholesome vege-
table than onions, but many fastidious
persons are deferred from eating them
on account of the faint they give to the
breath. 1t is said that this disagreed
BILE odor may be removed by drinking
sweet milk after eating the onions. A
cupful of strong coffee is also recon-
mended.
The simplest way to make icing is
to take small quantity of finely-sifted
sugar-say half pound-and add to it
just enough cold water to wet it. When
your cakes are quite cold pour on some
of this icing, and set them in cold place
where there is sufficient current of air
to dry the icing. 1t ought to be quite
white and firm when set.
The troublesome red spider, accord
ing to correspondent of Vick's Maya
zine, may be effectually destroyed by
showering the plant infested by it with
dry insect powder, which should be left
on about twenty-four hours; or by
plunging the plant, pot and all, into a
tub of tepid water and letting it remain
all night. In the morning gently wash
the plant by running the leaves through
the fingers while they are under water.
Eel Soup.-Take three pounds Of
cells; cut them into slices and stew them
ten minutes over the fire in three table
spoonfuls of butter; then pour on to
them two quarts of water add large
crust of bread, one onion cut in slices, a
little mace, very little cayenne, one
carrot sliced, and salt to suit taste; cover
the stewpan closely and simmer until
the cells are tender, but not broken; mix
three dessertspoonfuls of -four with a
quarter of pint of cream; remove the
slices of cells from the soup and place
them in the tureen; strain the soup and
add the thickening, and then pour care
fully over the cells; serve with toast cut
in dice-like pieces This soup will cook
in one hour.-Boston Herald
"A small and almost imperceptible
hang-nail often involves the owner of
the hand which bears it in an endless
amount of annoyance and vexation. 1t
Is the general rule, manicures to the
contrary Notwithstanding, that the
nails that are the least attended are bet
ter than those that are continually doc
tored. The man who cuts hang-nail
in nine cases out of ten lays the way for
a much more vigorous successor. Salts
factory results are almost always OBJ
tanned by adopting the habit of pushing
the skin back from the nail after wash.
ing the hands. The dry end of the
towel should be taken, and the skin
pressed back wherever 1t overruns the
nail. This breaks it's adhesiveness to
the nail and makes hang-nails impossi.
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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06
THE PRACTICAL CHINESE.

An Instance of the observation-disclosures of
the Monaghan.
In many respects the Chinese are a
most rational and practical race. Here
Is a case in point. During a recent
neutrality-suspicious. at some place be-
tween Tong-hu and Kaiping, the mob,
by way of emphasizing its patriotic
sentiments, destroyed good length of
the railway that has recently been car
ried through the district The local man.
darin-a Chinese Ruskinite apparently
instead of using the forces under him
to quell the riot, sent his soldiers to as
sist in the pious work. The embank.
ments were levelled for some distance,
and the rails thrown into the river, and
an attempt was made to destroy the
bridges. Mr., Kinder, the head engineer
of the line, laid the state of the case be.
fore the Toatol of Tientsin. The Toatol
sent for the mandarin. and addressed
him thus:
"To please yourself and friends you
have destroyed the railway track. To
please me you will put it back just as
it was before. If, one month from to-
day, the trains are not running the
same as before, You lose your head, and
your family and ancestors are disgraced,
Mr.. Kinder estimates the damage and
loss by non-running of trains at 1000
taels (aboat 912, 500, which sum you
will have to pay out of your own funds
to the company. For labor all your Of
ficers, soldiers and the townsfolk will
work as you direct, receiving no money
for their labor, and all salaries are
stopped till the repairs are complete.
l shall appoint board of punishment
to return with you, with power to tor
ture and imprison any one who makes
the least disturbance or trouble"
The mandarin begged for mercy on
the plea that, as the country was all
under water, he could not possibly get
mud and stones wherewith to build the
entertainments. The Toatol saw the
force of this plea, and said he would
give him chance. He could pull down
any of his forts he liked in order to pro-
vide material for the repair of the rail-
way, and he would give him three
months after the railway was complet-
ed to rebuild his forts at his (the manda-
rms own expense. In rather under
three weeks the trains were running
again. Truth.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06
WIDE AWAKE FOR JANUARY.

Taking up the January WIDE AWAKE
one is led to reflect that this magazine
has a particularly happy and kindly
way of enlisting the interest and the
fancy of it's readers by its Prize Compe-
titions. Its amusing Nonsense Ami
mails" were enjoyed by young and old
and showed tina the drawing-lessons at
school had really ira ined young fingers
to express ideas with the pencil; the
"Lambkin, Prig or Hero" competition
was not bad course" in Moral Phil
osophy. The "Prize Anagram" compe-
tition amused thousands of readers.
For 1891 Miss Runners Prize Art-series,
1.-THE Drawing of the Child Figure" bids
fair to be of great interest to children,
while the Prize problems in Horol-
ogy," by e. H. Hawley of the Smithson-
ian Institution, will call forth the ef-
forts of the students in the Latin and
High Schools.
The stories and articles of the JAN
uary number are each excellent of their
kind and are by such authors as Susan
Coolidge, Mrs. Burton Harrison, Mar
garet Sidney, Elbridge s. Brooks, Ern-
est Ingersoll, Kirk Munroe, etc.
WIDE AWAKE is $40 a year; 20 cents
number; D. Lot hrop Company, Bos-
ton, Mass.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06
ANTS AS SURGEONS.
The Use Made of Their Powerful Jaws by a
Tribe of Brazilian Indians.

The Use Made of Their Powerful Jaws by a
Tribe of Brazilian Indians.
Ants are terrible fighters, says wri-
ter in the New York Examiner. They
have very powerful jaws, considering
the size of their bodies, and, therefore,
their method of fighting is by biting.
They will bite one another, and hold on
with a wonderful grip of the jaws, even
after their legs have been bitten off by
other ants. Sometimes six or eight
ants will be clinging with a death grip
to another, making peculiar specta-
Gle, some with a leg gone and some
with half the body gone. One singular
fact is that the grip of an ants jaw is
retained even after the body has been
bitten off and nothing but the head re-
mains. This knowledge is possessed
by certain tribe Of Indians in Brazil,
who put the ants 10 a very peculiar use.
When an Indian get a cash cut in his
hand, instead of having ais hand sewed
together, as physicians do in this coun-
try, he procures five or six large back
ants, and holding their heads neal the
cash they bring their jaws together in
biting the flesh, and thus pull the two
sides of the cash together Then the
Indian pinches off the bodies of the
ants and leaves their heads elinging to
the cash, which is held together until
the cash Is perfectly healed,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06
CHOICE SHEEP WRINKLES.
American Wool.Grower.1

MARK those ewes that have disap-
pointed you; don't be fooled twice by
the same sheep.
Fowls of any kind are a nuisance
about the sheep barn, and should be
carefully excluded.
ANY breed of sheep is good if they
have shepherds; all breeds are poor if
they are neglected.
MIX little sulphur with salt; it en-
riches the blood and disagrees with
ticks and other parasites.
AFTER weaving lambs, milk the ewes
twice week and keep them on the
shortest pasture until dry.
EXAMINE carefully every ewes udder
before deciding to retain her as a mem
Der of your breeding flock. If you find
one side spoiled, reject her.
Do NOT overstock; better keep too
few rather than too many. If flock
of one hundred sheep could be made as
profitable as a flock of ten, shepherds
would be clothed in purple and fine
linen"
OLD, broben-mouthed ewes are dear
at any price. If they can not be sold to
the butcher feed them to the crows in
in the fall-they will get them anyhow
before the voice of the turtle is heard
in the land"
ALL sheep are subject to both inter
nal and external parasites. Feed them
occasionally little hardwood ashes or
finely pulverized tobacco, which will
free them from worms and improve
their general health.
If you are giving it to them as a warm
slop, one pint of grain each, three times
. day, stirred into enough warm water
to make it into thin mush, the lambs
will dance and the ewes cry cut for JOY
every time they hear the rattle of your
pals
KEEP a well-traincd Scotch terrier in
the sheep barn; he viii clean up the
rats and give notice of the approach of
prowling ours or thieving traLps, The
sheep viii soon become familiar with
his presence. and he may run between
their legs or ov'r their BAG - without
exciting then in the slightest,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06
An Iliustratiow

OF the value Of extensive and judicious ad-
tertising OF any article of und6ubted merit
10 found in the remarkable success of the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., which has been
phenomenal, even in this age of great enter
prises.
Organized few years ago to manufact-
ure a laxative with original and attractive
features, prepared from delicious fruits and
health giving plants, one which would be
pleasant and refreshing to the taste, as well
as really beneficial to the system, the man
agement very wisely concluded to select the
leading newspapers throughout the United
States to make known to the public the
merits Of the new remedy, Syrup of Figs.
AS happens with every valuable remedy,
cheap substitutes are being offered, but it Is
becoming more difficult each day to impose
on the public. Health is too important to be
trifled with, and reputable druggists will
not attempt to deceive, as they all know
that Syrup of Figs is manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. of San Francisco,
Ss4'' Louisville, KY, New York, N. Y.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06

That portion farthest from the barn
is used for hen-house, since windows
upon two sides can thus be secured.
This portion, if not the whole shed,
should be battened snugly upon the
outside, and lined with tarred paper on
the inside. The floor should be as
tight as possible and covered with four
or five inches of road dust or dried
swamp muck, on which may be placed
straw or other litter. The portion de-
voted to tools should have dry floor to
prevent rust. If this can be accom-
plished by thorough drainage and a
thick coating of gravel it will much
facilitate the running in of heavy now
ers, plows, etc. The doors are also
made large for this purpose, while the
whole front of the tool shed may be
thrown open by taking down the NOV
able post between the two doors. A
tight partition separates the poultry
house from the tool shed.-American
Agriculturist.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06
OATS VERSUS BRAN.


Results of Experiments Conducted at the
Wisconsin Station.
Two feeding experiments for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the value of ground
oats and of bran for mich cows, were
conducted at the Wisconsin Experiment
Station during the last year. Two cows
were used on the first experiment and
four on the second one. The cows were
fed the same quantities, by weight, of
oats and bran, eight pounds daily per
head on the first experiment and ten
pounds on the second, and in addition,
the same fundamental ration of corn.
meal, hay and corn silage or fodder
corn. The effect of similar weights Of
oats or bran in ration for milch COWS
was thus studied. 1t was found that
the cows invariably did better on oats,
going up in milk yield when coming on
oats and going down when bran was
fed, while the fat content of the milk
remained the same on an average. The
average figures for the six cows are
given in the following table:
AVERAGE YIELD OF MILK AND MILK FAT on
BOTH EXPERIMENTS.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06

Thus, as the average for six cows,
gain of about ten per cent, in the milk
and milk fat was found, resulting from
feeding of oats instead of an equa,
quantity of bran.
This result was shown to have beer
produced from about equal quantities
of food materials in the two cases, and
the oats therefore seem to have high,
err nutritive effect with mich cows,
than has bran. When the financial
aspect of the question is considered, it
will be seen that at the present market
prices for the two feeds, bran S11 per
ton and oats twenty-three cents per
bushel, the former is the cheaper feed
of the two. The conclusion reached by
the two experiments is, that where the
difference in price between the two
feeds is greater than ten per cent. in
favor of the bran, it is not good econ.
omy to feed oats to mich cows in pref
erence to bran.-Western Rural.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06
Smart Enough That Time.

The other day man presented a
check for $50 at down town bank and
it was passed back to him with the re-
mark that it was mo good"
Hasn't the man got any funds hereP"
inquired the indignant check-holder.
Eyes, a small balance. He has been
drawing other checks of this kind Of
late" said the teller.
"Well," thoughtfully remarked the
man with the check. "I'll see if we can't
stop it. What's his exact balance?"
1t was against the rules of the bank,
but the teller gave it. Then the check
holder stepped over to the receiving tel
ler's window and pulling out roll of
money said he desired to deposit SAT. 80
to the credit of Mr.. Blank. "Now,"
said he to the paying teller, "pay this
check" The latter did so and then
closed Mr. Blanks account. "Now, if
any more checks of this kind come here
Mr.. Blank can be jailed" saying which
the check-holder walked out,-N. Y.
World.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06
A Fact.
From an interview. N. Y. Worldly

ttTOm an interview, N. l. WOrlu)
In an interview with leading drug house
the N. Y. World, Nov O. 1890, gives the fol-
lowing comment on the proprietors of re-
liable patent medicines:
HE is specialist, and should know more
of the disease he actually treats than the
ordinary physician; for while the latter
may come across say fifty cases in year
of the particular disease which this med.
icine combats, its manufacturer investi-
gates thousands Don't you suppose his
prescription, which you buy ready made up
for so cents, is likely TO do more good
than that of the ordinary physician, who
charges you anywhere from " to $40 for
giving it, and leaves you to pay the cost Of
having it prepared
"The patent medicine man, too, usually
has the good sense to conhne himself to or
binary, everyday diseases He leaves to the
physician cases in which there is immediate
danger to life, such as violent fevers. He
does this because, in the treatment of such
cases, there are other elements of impor
lance besides medicine, such as proper diet
ing, good nursing, q knowledge OF the
patients strength and so on. Where there
Is no absolute danger to life, where the dis
ease is one which the patient can diagnose
for himself or which some physician has
already determined, the patent medicine
maker says fearlessly: i have a prepare
tion which is better than any other known
and which will cure you.' In nine cases
out of ten his statement is true"
This is absolutely true as regards the
great remedy for pain, St. Jacobs Oil. 1t
can assert without fear of contradiction,
that it is prompt and permanent cure Of
pain. 1t can show proofs of cures of chronic
cases of 20, 80 and 40 years. standing In
truth it rarely eyer fails if used according
to directions and large proportion OF
cures Is made by half the contents of sin
gle bottle. 1t is therefore the best
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06

Tomeasure corn in crib-multiply the
length in inches by the breadth in
inches, and that again by the height in
inches and divide the product by 2,47s-
the number of cubic inches in heaped
bushel-and the quotient will be the
number of heaped bushels in the crib,
that is of corn on the cob. If the crib
is flaring at the sides proceed to get the
dimensions by the rule for measuring
land, given in previous article. This
will give the average height and breadth
and length, then proceed to divide as
with the square or straight crib.-Farm,
Field and Stockman.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06
THE DAILY ROUTINE.
Success In the Poultry Yard Dependent or
SysteNl.

SUCCESS In Jhe POultry Hnru Dependcne ON
System.
In the care of fowls no one thing is
more important than system, says the
Poultry journal. There should be a
daily routine. 1t must be some
body's business to attend to the fowls
punctually at just about the same time
every day-iust as much as it is essen
tial to the well-being of well-ordered
family to have the meals at regular
hours, the washing done on Monday,
the ironing on Tuesday, the baking on
Wednesday, the sweeping on Friday,
etc 1t is just as essential as it is to
groom the horses, milk the cows, clean
out the stables, feed and water all
around, regularly and daily, week in
and week out,
In moderate weather fowls may
have their morning feed at sunrise, but
in very cold weather it is best to let
them stay on the roosts, where they
are warm, until the temperature has
somewhat moderated. Then the feed
ing room has been swept out, small
quantity of feed placed in the ttoughs,
and the fowls driven off their IDosts il
they do not come down of their own
free will. In cold weather warm feed
may be given-boiled potatoes mashed
with Indian meal or any thing of the
kind-and the drinking vessels should
be washed out and filled with warm
water. In moderate weather warm
| feed and water are not desirable ex-
cept for fattening fowls.
AS soon as the fowls have left the
roosts, the attendant should take the
perches down, one by one, scrape each
of any adhering dirt, and set them out
side the house. Then the droppings
should be scraped togethir and thrown
into barrel with all the sweepings:
The dust bath should be examined, any
droppings taken out, and dust added il
necessary. This is about ten minutes
work altogether. At noon the fowls
are fed again. This is usually the best
time to give soft feed meat, condi-
mental food and green's. The eggs are
taken up, placed in boxes or drawers,
and either the eggs or the boxes marked
with the date. Just before sunset in
winter, and at about six o'clock al
other times, the fowls are fed hard
grain whole, the nests are examined fol
more eggs, the roosts are replaced and
the house is made snug for the night.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06

hold the wood to be cut as shown in the
engraving. When a stick has been
placed in the rack it must be slid under
a small chain which hangs over the
main body of the horse and between
two of the pins which are near together.
This chain hangs in loop low enough
to almost touch the ground. A piece of
board four feet long and three to four
inches wide completes the arrangement.
When the stick has been placed where
it is wished to saw it, the foot is put
upon the board and the stick to be
sawed can never stir, while it can be
easily drawn along when one stick has
been cut off The sawyer has the adj
vantage of standing on both feet which
is much easier than to bear the weight
on one foot with the knee on the wood.
ID. NJ. Ravens, in Farm and Home.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06
FARM AND GARDEN.
POULTRY AND TOOLS.
A House That Serves Two Purposes E,
,.IIantIxt WALL

A House That Serves Two Purposes Ex-
cellently Well.
On many farms the hens are allowed
to lay their eggs about the barn, under
1t, or in a fence corner, and to roost
wherever they can find foothold, re-
sulting in the frequent loss of eggs,
and in the vexatious soiling of wagons,
tools, and the premises generally. 1t
Is also true that there is frequently no
place in which to store farm tools.
The pillow is run in under the wagon,
and the moving machine occupies an
end of the barn floor during that por-
ton of the year when not in use, VIII lie
other tools find resting places, some
within and some out of doors. 1t hard
ly needs argument to show that such a
course is both .wasteful and inconven-
lent. Such condition of things may
be remedied by constructing building
like that shown in the illustrations
building that can be readily and cheaply
put together by one at all handy with
tools. 1t may be placed on one side of
the barnyard, thus affording desirable
windbreak. AS shown, it may face
either east or south. 1t could, Of
course, be made to face the west also
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06
HnWia Thial

We offer One Humid ID Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrn that can not be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure
We, the undersigned, have known f. j.
Cheney for the last fifteen years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions, and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
Walding, Kinnan q Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06
GOOD SAW HORSE,

just the Thing Needed by Farmers In
Timber Countries.
One of the best saw horses | have
ever seen is made of log six to eight
feet long and eight inches in diameter.
-Four legs are put into It with an inch
and-a-half auger and six pins set in the
top In the same manner These are to
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06

GIVE mixed feed, and always rcmem-
Der that oats should constitute part of
the food of the golden hoof." If you
are feeding a mixture of equal parts OF
cornmeal, ground oats and wheat bran,
and forget to exchange it for something
else every thirty days, as the books d.
rect, don't be alarmed, the sheep won't
he insulted.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06
Regulations Made In q Day

Are precious scarce. Time tries the worth
Of man or medicine. Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters is thirty years growth, and
like those hardy lichens that garnish the
crevices of Alaska's rocks, it flourishes
perennially. And its reputation has as
medicine is more highly regarded as rem
edy for fever and ague, bilious remittent,
constipation, liver and kidney disorders,
nervousness and rheumatism.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-03-06

DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
is the world-famed remedy for all
chronic weaknesses and distressing
arrangements SO common to Ameri-
can women. 1t is potent, invigor-
ating, restorative tonic, or strength
giver, imparting tone and vigor to
the whole system. For feeble wo-
men generally, DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription is the greatest earthly
boon. Guaranteed to give salts
faction in every case, or money re-
funded. See guarantee printed on
bottle-wrapper.
A Book of l6O pages, on "Wo-
man: Her Diseases, and How to
Cure them," sent sealed, in plain
envelope, on receipt of ten cents, in
stamps. Address, Worlds Dispen-
sary Medical Association, No. 66S
Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.