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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-06-05
NUMBER 80.
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

The German Reformed church in
the United States reports 1853 congre-
cations and 203, s52 members.
-Modesty is to worth what shadows
are in painting; she gives to it strength
and relief.-La Bruyers.
The Universities Mission in Central
Africa, which now has 1000 adherents,
is rejoicing in the ordination of its first
native priest.
Sin kisses, but kills. 1t is a sweet
poison. Like glittering sword it is
brightness to the eye, and death to the
heart.-C. II. Spurgeon.
There will be no Christian but that
will have Gethsemane; but praying
Christians will find there is no Gethse-
name without it's angel. -Binney.
Prof. James Nick. Cattell, of the
University of Pennsylvania, has been
elected by the trustees of Columbia col
lege, New York, to fill the new chair Of
experimental psychology.
To-day, more than ever, the princi-
pal strength of the wicked is the weak
ness of the good; and the power of the
reign of Satan amongst us, the feeble
ness of Christianity in Christians PIE.
One of the most old-fashioned Evan
gelical churches in England, Camden
church, Camberwell, is about to discard
the black gown in the pulpit and to be-
gin chanting the Psalms, like its high
church neighbors.
In consequence of the views of the
emperor upon the school system, in the
cadet academies of Brandenburg Prus-
sian history is to be taught, beginning
with the present time and going back
ward to the time of the great elector.
One German schoolchild in every
100 is sufferer. The boys are more
liable to this defect than girls. Ernst
Keil, who has collected statistics from
all German schools, finds that there are
5,9s5 suffering boys to 1888 suffering
girls.
d. s. Jordan, president of the In
diana state university at Bloomington,
has been offered and accepted the presi-
dency of the new university established
by Senator Leland Stanford at Palo
Alto, Cal, at a salary of $4,000 a year
with residence.
Not few of the German Lutheran
congregations in this country have large
congregational schools. In Detroit, a
congregation in connection with the
Ohio synod, has school of $50 chill
dren. In Milwaukee the Wisconsin
synod has number of schools, with
an attendance of from 200 to 500. The
largest schools of this kind are, how
ever, in connection with the Missouri
synod, the largest purely Lutheran
body in the country. These have twen-
ty-one schools each with more than 400
pupils. Two schools have almost reach
ed the thousand line, both in Chicago,
where there are also others of large
size, one with S65, and one with 1850 In
Sheboygan, Wis, there is one with $50
pupils, two more in Chicago with num-
bers between 500 and 600, one in Cleve-
land with 535, one in Fort Wayne, Ind,
with ST., one in Brooklyn and one in
New York, each with more than 500.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-06-05
SAY so.

u anyone kindly goes out of his way
40 do you favor result as 1t may,
WINE waiting chance the kind act to repay
Don't forget to be thankful and-say So
IT'S q small thing to utter the thanks of the
But 'twould carry sweet healing to many
II more we would practice this delicate art
Don't forget to be thankful and-say SO,
avIusband, how long must your patient wife
o'Swait
: e the kind words which tell her how highly
you rate
Her sweet ministrations2 Lest 1t soon be too
late,
Pray begin to be thankful and-say So
And, wife, for the love that is loyal and true,
For the unceasing care freely given for you,
1t would seem that the very least thing you
could do
Would be to feel thankful and-say SO.
And toward the kind parents whose hair has
grown gray,
In unceasing devotion you meier can repay;
Pray give TO your gratitude generous play,
Oil feel deeply thankful and-say so.
Kind words, how We prize them like su miner
sunshine
They strengthen and bless u.s. support and re.
fine.
o. the rarest Of gems in society's mine
Is to feel very thankful and-say so.
Words truly are small but oft times wondrous
things,
Unlocked from the lips they take themselves
Wings
Shall they strew sweets like honey or SOW barbs
and stingsf
Pray be thankful for favors and-say So
Dart Fairthorne, in Western Rural
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-06-05
WIT AND WISDOM.

AS rule, plumbers are not opium
smokers; although they often hit the
pipe.-Spirit.
"A reporters living is his commission
on the notes he collects for the public
Du Bots Courier.
When the girl breaks a match off
somebody is pretty sure to be fred
Pittsburgh Post.
DO the truth you know, and you
shall learn the truth you ought to know,
George Macdonald.
The distant relative is the one who
is afraid that you are going to borrow
five dollars from him.-Texas Siftings,
Good heavens, Bibbins, you don't
mean to say you're smoking?" "Yes.
! was fred yesterday. st Joseph
News.
The grammar school girl at the
boarding house may be asked to parse
the butter but not to analyze tn. o.
Picayune.
Figures won't lie, but give the fig
ures to one who knows how to use them
to advantage and he'll do the rest
Boston Transcript
When two girls meet they kiss.
When two men meet they don't. This
shows plainly who want kissing
Pottsville Republican.
Why shouldn't women distinguish
themselves in architecture? They have
always been known as designing fe-
males. Boston Herald.
The man who is proud because his
name is not Brown, Smith or Jones
usually has nothing else in the world
to be proud OF. -Somerville journal.
God be thanked for books! They
are the voices of the distant and the
dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual
life of past ages.-William Ellery Chau-
ming.
You will find the mere resolve not
TO be useless, and the honest desire to
help other people, will in the quickest
and delicatest ways, improve yourself
--Ruskin.
1.-THE entrance to this theater is
dreadfully narrow" cts twenty feet
wide" 81 know it; but-have you
seen this years theater hats?"-Har-
per's Bazaar
-Willie-Papa, is it swearing to talk
about old socks being darned? Papa
No. my son; why? Willie-'Cause |
wish Johnny would keep his darned old
socks out of my drawer.
The man who spends all his spare
time in churches does not need badge
TO show that fact. The same is true, we
believe, of the man who spends his
spare time in saloons.-N. Y. Recorder
Death keeps its own secrets and
takes nobody into its confidence. What
it is to die, we can actually know only
by dying; and the knowledge thus
gained we can never give to those whom
we have left behind U.S.
Whenever you hear man glorify
ing the past and driveling of the gooc
old days, you may be sure that mans
physical and intellectual powers arr
waning, and that he is struggling fur
Their and further behind in the rush o
the worlds progress. The best thing
about the good old days is that the
have not got return ticknt. The pas
can come back il 1t wants 70 ever q
bad Texas Siftinga
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-06-05
SAYING THE RIGHT THING.
just to Make People Feel at Home, Yt n
Know.


How many there are who do not seem
to have the knack of properly enter
tanning a guest. For after all that may
be said of education and culture and re-
finement, entertaining is more or less a
knack. To know how and when to say
and do the right thing is real gift.
Some people may try ever so hard to
make you feel at home, and only sue
coed in making you heartily wish that
you were. A hospitality that doesn't
flow but drags, and pulls and CRATES is
very unsatisfactory. The child that
tells the guest I'm awful glad you've
come, because well have pie while
you're here" does no worse than many
grown-up entertainers. But it is pretty
difficult to always say the most pleasing
thing, but one seldom shoots as wide Of
the mark as did the hostess in the fol-
lowing incident: 1T amt everybody
I'd put to sleep in this ROOM" said Mrs
j. to the fastidious and extremely merry.
GUS young minister, who was spending
the night with the family. This room
is full of sacred associations to me-" she
went on. MY first husband 6ied in
that bed with his head right on hose
very pillows and Mr.. j. died sitting
right in that corner. Sometimes when
come into the room in the dark !
think can see him sitting there still
My own father died laying right on that
lounge under the window. Poor pa! he
was sDiritualist, and he always said
he'd appear in this room again after he
died, and sometimes I'm foolish enough
to look for him. II you should see any
thing of him tonight you'd better not
tell me, for it would be n sign to me
that there is something in spiritualism,
and I'd hate TO think that. My son by
my first husband fell dead of heart dis.
ease right where you stand. He was a
doctor. and there two whole skeletons
in that closet that belonged to him and
a half-dozen skulls in that lower drawer
Well, good night and pleasant dreamsp
Chicago Herald
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-06-05
THE PRACTICAL JOKE.
ft Sometimes Results in Painful Expe-
rence to the Joker.

rlence TO inc JOker'
That enterprising but pestiferous cit
izen, Alkali Ike, has rare sense of
humor. One night Isaac undertook to
initiate an unsophisticated stranger into
the mysteries of snipe-catching. All
that is necessary in pursuing this sport
is a sense of humor, an untutored stran-
ger, bag, a candle and good mouth
for emitting horse laugh. The victim
is posted as far as possible out on the
prairie and instructed to hold the mouth
of the bag open so that the snipe which
the other sportsmen propose to drive
up may see the light in the bag and
crowd in. He is then told to whistle
tune, and conspirators scatter out and
put for home, leaving the victim to
tumble unto himself at his leisure,
The stranger was anxious to bag
snipe, and so, along towards midnight,
squad walked four miles out on the
prairie, leaving Issac to set the stranger
and the bag. Ike was placing the
candle in position in the bag when the
stranger suddenly fell upon him and
thrust him in the bag along with the
candle, beating him full sore, while Ike,
being enveloped in the sack, could not
help himself.
His hair ignited from the candle, but a
blow extinguished both candle and hair
and drove the former well into our
friends ear Then, when he had had
his fill of fun, the stranger, bound the
bag firmly about Isaac, just below the
wish bone, tied his arms about him with
a stout piece of whip cord with which
he had thoughtfully provided himself,
kicked Alkali six times in heavy success
sion and went away.
A little later he picked his humble
gripsack out of clump of bushes in a
gully, where he had previously hidden
it, and with gleeful laugh tracked off
toward the next settlement.
All the rest of the night Alkali Ike
wandered about on the plain, unable to
express the half of his feelings or to tell
which way he ought to reach home.
Shortly after daylight Frenchman,
living nine geographic miles away,
found Isaac waist deep in the mud of a
slough, and still in the bag, around the
upper end of which faint blue halo
seemed to hover.
From this we should learn that when
we attempt to fool with fool we should
be sure to have the fool to fool with
Tom P. Morgan, in Munsey's Weekly.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-06-05
Why He Couldn't See.

'Do I understand you to say" said
the attorney, looking hard at the prin-
cipal witness, "that upon hearing a
noise in the hall, you rose quickly, lit a
candle, and went to the head of the
stairs; that burglar was at the foot of
the stairs, and you did not see himP
Are you blind?"
"Must tell the truth?" stammered
the witness, blushing to the roots of his
hair.
THE whole TRUTH" was the stern re-
ply.
"Then," replied the witness, brush
ing aside his damp, elinging locks, and
wiping the perspiration from his clammy
brow, my wife was in front Of me. -
Light
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-06-05
A TRAGEDY IN HIGH LIFE.
Everything Was Right Except the Com
ing Down Part of 1t.

Everything Was Right Except the Com
ing Down Part of 1t.
"You say you love my daughterP"
"Madly!"
The two men who stood facing each
other at the moment when this brief
conversation occurred were excellent
specimens of American citizenship.
The wealthy banker Peter E. Gotrox,
portly, suave and well groomed, and
Jerolomon Parkinson, the inventor,
poor as yet in this worlds goods, but
bearing on his brow the promise of
great achievements
''Harkinson," said the banker, II was
poor once myself. respect the man
none the less on account of his lack of
money, but | can not throw my only
daughter away on a man of no financial
standing. You are an inventor. If
within three months you shall have in
vented machine, appliance or what
not that is worth $50, 900, Gladys shall
be yours. would gladly give yor
more time, but my wife is insisting
every day upon my buying Gladys a
prince"
For ninety weary days and an equal
number of sleepless nights Jerolomon
Parkinson toiled, until the product of
his genius stood completes flying
machine that positively would fly.
Then he invited the banker to be his
guest on the initial journey of the aerial
queen.
Floating above the city at an elevation
of 1000 feet, the two men, the man of
money and the man of genius clasped
hands. For moment not a word was
spoken. Then the capitalist broke the
silence:
"My boy" said, he flame is yours
And fortune"
"And Gladys?"
"Yes But it is growing late. Let us
descend"
The inventor gasped and turned
white.
Tim dinged," he said in broken
tones, eff didn't forget all about that
part of it. There is no descending at
tachment to the dod dasted machiner'--
| indianapolis journal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-06-05
"Baby" Did.

Mama Ito three-year old daughter)-
Frances, pick up your playthings and
put them all away.
Frances-In a minute, mama. Oh.
let's play you's baby and rs mama!
"All right, Frances; now I'm baby
and you are mama"
"Well, now baby can pick up her
play6ngs, and put 'em away."-Puck.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-06-05
An Enforced Reformation.

Longabsent-How is Ned Prodigal
doing now? He was very dissipated
and reckless when knew him.
Grimson-He reformed very suddenly
over year ago.
Longabsent-What put an end to his
break-neck career?
Crimson The hangman N Y.
Spirit.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-06-05
FASHIONS IN JEWELRY.
A Few Fresh Fancies in Articles of Us
and Ornament.

A Few Fresh Fancies in Articles of Use
and Ornament.
Corsage and boutonniere holders in
silver find many patrons
Lady equestrians are wearing studs
and buttons of white-enamelled gold.
Repousse and plain bright finish con-
tinues to be favorite mbination in
table silverware
The oblong form is now much seen in
jewelry, hence Marquise rings continue
popular.
Rings heavily chased and showing an
unpublished stone, deep set, are much
affected by men.
Coffee spoons with gold bowls have
open-work handles, in which appear
tiny forget-me-nots.
Very convenient for presentation are
small silver sugar dishes and cream
jugs, handsomely cased.
With the advent of Strawberries, sugar
sifters and cream ladies, in new pat
terms are to the front
Silver trays come in various forms
suitable for holding the fancy choco-
lates, which are the fashion just now.
new tea-setseen recently was made
in low form with alternate panels of
repousse and plain bright finish.
The shell lorgnette and the gold
handled monocle find large patronage
among fashionable women of all ages.
A unique brooch takes on the form of
silver shell, studded inside with bril-
liants and holding in the center fine
large pearl.
Leather bound prayer books, entirely
overlaid with silver, in an open-worlz
design, showing the leather underneath,
are handsome.
NV lady's memorandum and visiting
books are leather bound, with silver or
gold mountings, and may cost from five
to one hundred dollars each.
A novelty in way of a powder box for
the pocket is out in shape of purse
that is furnished with a small mirror,
bottle of liquid rouge and puff.
Travelling clocks for 1891 are in bright
Russian leather cases ornamented with
gilt. These clocks have black dial
with gilt hands and numerals.
The wearers of spectacles and eye
glasses are interested in sterling silver
chatelaine holders, made for their espe-
cial accommodation in rich repousse de-
signs.
Buttons present splendid possibilities
to the ieweler Antique buttons are in
demand to suit the period, the fashion
of which the dress revives. Imported
ones contain the lilxenesses of the beau
ties of the time; others are set round
! with pearls, while few are encrusted
with gold. Circular.
Toledo, o., has what is probably the
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-06-05

Toledo, o., has what is probably the
largest cask in the world. 1t is of oak,
weighs 10000 pounds and holds SO, 600
gallons. II rests in massive oak cradle
and is 90 feet high and 81 feet long. 1t
was built and placed in position in 1885,
the building in which it is housed being
built around il afterward.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-06-05

Political orator-0ne word more gen.
tlemen. and | have done. Notwith.
standing
Voice from the Mob Why don't YOU
sit down, ihen2--Lighk
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-06-05
The Retort Cnnrieons.

Gabbleton-Now. if you'll take a
friends advice
His Victim (sweetlyl-Certainly, old
boy; It win I've the FIRST thing ever got
from you Judge
The record-union., 1891-04-30
A PnthMaN of Roses.

EDS. RECORD-UNIoN: Would it not be
an excellent idea to have some new and
novel feature in the way of entertaining
the President on his arrival here Satur-
day next. that has not been afforded him
in the course of his grand ovation
through this State? And that would be
TO have the main walk Of the Capitol
grounds, from Tenth and NJ streets,
strewn with flowers up to the reception
stand, where the President is to speak
This can be done by selecting a commit
tee of 70 or 100 ladies from different por-
tions Of the city TO take the matter in
hand; and they will see that it is done
and don't you forget it. In my judgment
this would give more pleasure to our dis
tinguished guest than any other, on ac-
count of its novelty, as it would present
a lovely sight to see this broad walk
made into bed of roses, and so arranged
that they would show to the best advan-
1age. Give the ladies a chance to share a
little of this honor of entertaining our
worthy President. DON'T let the lords OF
creation try to take it all.
j. G. MARITIME
The record-union., 1891-04-30

officer Clark awake by telling old-time
yarns about the gold-digging days at
Clarksville, when in trips sprightly
colored girl with bundle in her arms.
'What have you there?" asked the Off
Ger.
"Pve got some here clothes that / want
to show to Captain Lee," was the reply.
Are you Sophie Brown" inquired
officer Clark, inspired with the thought
that perhaps he was at last to have a
chance to make an arrest
Il am" coquettishly answered the vis-
itor.
Then you're just the girl L want" and
Sophie Brown was escorted to the female
cell. Later Captain Lee came in, and the
girl gave up the articles she had with her
and went out with an officer and "dug up'
the jewelry, which she had left with In
dian Mary, the swill-snatcher. Then she
got some more of Mrs. Keeler's clothing,
and at midnight was enjoying a cabride
out about Twenty-fourth and M streets
accompanied by the handsomest man on
the force, where she said she had left a
black silk dress.
Constable Showers will depart with his
dnsky prisoner this morning for Clarks-
vile.
The record-union., 1891-04-30
want to Sec the President.

EDS. RECORD-UNION In common with
all others l recognize the necessity of the
Presidential-procession route of march
being short. We understand that the
march cannot go through the business
streets and leave time tor the reception at
the Capitol. Now, sirs, there are some
seven hundred employees on j, above
Seventh, and on X street, who would
like to be in at the greeting ut the Park.
Can not the committee prevail on all
business houses in the city to close up on
Saturday from to l0:30 a. NJ? II all
would do so the outpouring would not
only be larger on NJ street and at the
Park, but large body of men
and women, who must otherwise remain
in the places Of business, would be able
to crafty a laudable desire to join in the
welcome TO the Chief Magistrate.
The record-union., 1891-04-30
BRIEF NOTES.

Mrs. Julia Sloat has brought suit for
divorce against James f. Sloat.
Rev. Mr.. Hoskins was thrown from
his buggy on Tuesday afternoon and
seriously bruised but not injured.
While ut work on the roof of a box-car
in the railroad yard, John Alsbach fell to
the ground and was seriously injured
The Mrs. Doyle Mrs. Pugh cases were
both dismissed at Brighton on Tuesday by
Justice Foster. Each had charged the
other with battery.
Santa Clara and Alameda Counties have
filed their quarterly settlements with the
State Treasurer. Santa Clara turned in
S4,645 % and Alameda S5,757 10. Del
Norte and Tuolumne are the only coun-
ties which have not yet come TO time.
In accordance with the suggestion OF
the RECORD MON, several kind hearted
persons have, it is said, come to the relief
of the McCarty family at Twenty eighth
and l streets. The family is. large, how
ever, and their wants are numerous and
pressing, and it is to be hoped that they
will not be permitted to suffer further
privationS.