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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-20

"W'y, cose it is. Whut's dc matter
wild you, man?"
"My gracious, I thought you were
dead and buried"
wall, neber wuz dead dat knows,
an eff | has been buried, somebody
must er done it while wuz err sleep, an
must er dug me up TO woke"
"L0ok here. Dab came to my house
several nights ago and told me that you
had just died, and gave him five dol.
lars and broadcloth coat to wear to
the funeral"
"Ah, you fool wild dat man an you
gwine git lief, sho. Mighty glad you got
ober your rheumatic, Mr.. Mayfeld."
rheumatism I've had no rheuma-
tism."
"Why, Dab tole me dat de reason he
couldn't stay at home O. nights wuz be-.
Gaze you had de rheumatic an he had
ter stay wild you an rub yo' legs. tell
you it won't do ter fool wild dat pardner
O. mine"
1t was some time before Mayfeld met
old Dab, and when he did, the old ras-
cal jumped over fence.
Hold on there, Dab"
"Talkin' ter me, sah?"
"Yes, am talking to you. Why do
you jump over the fence to get out OF
my way?"
81 want tryin' ter git outen yo' way,
Mr. Mayfield, de Lawd knows want.
Thought seed err rabbit runnin' erlong
yere, an ez is powerful fon' o rabbit,
l lowed I'd git ober an see eff couldn't
ketch him."
"See here, old man. have seen a
good many scoundrels in my time. but
you are the most shameless one | ever
met"
"Why, how come dat9"
"You know well enough, you old
thief"
mo, ! don't know, sab, an eff has
done suthin' dat would cause you ter
think hard O. me, hopes you will
skuze me. l amt been right in my
mine lately. De doctor say better
look out ur lose my mine 'tirely. Wy
sab, tuck it inter my head that my
sweet wife had dun died. an didn't
know muffin err tall, fur doan know
how long; an when come ter myse't
> wuz moanin ftten ter kill myself
Wy, sab, on one 'casion, foun' myse't
follerin' err steer, thinking dat it wuz er
hearse, an dat wuz goin' out ter bury
my sweet wife. Allus glad ter see you
in SIGH good health, sah."
"Why, | thought you told your wife
that you had to sit up with me anc
rub my legs because | had the rheum
atism?"
"Yes, sab, an dat's whut thought
when my mine had lef' me, an when
come ter myself | wuz down in d.
woods er rubin er hickory pole, el
thinkin' dat it wuz yo' leg, an er white
man tole me dat had been er rubin
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-20
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THE USES OF ASBESTOS.
1t is Invaluable to Those Who Have to
| Work About Fire.

1t is Invaluable to Those Who Have to
Work About Fire.
Asbestos is now being extensively
employed for protection purposes in
workshops, foundries and mills to guard
against the danger of burning the hand
and face, and generally to make work
ing in hot metals safer and more COM
Portable occupation. Asbestos mittens
to guard the hands are made for fire.
men, assayers, refners, ETC., and armed
with a pair the artisan or worker can
grasp hot irons, crucibles and the like
without discomfort.
Masks, too, are made of asbestos,
which are fireproof and the heat from
the hottest fire is said not to penetrate
to the skin. Air is drawn from beneath
the mask for breathing, so that the
burned or flame and smoke laden atmos-
phere is not inhaled. Aprons and in
sulating coverings for the entire body
are also constructed, having like pro-
tective qualities and for firemen COM
plete suits of asbestos fireproof cloth
are made.
In smaller way and for domestic
use, sad iron holders of asbestos may be
had, and with these the grasp of the
iron, however hot it may be, never
causes pain or burning. Plumbers are
likely to welcome asbestos cloth for
joint wiping, and larger holders, in
tended for use by smelters, moulders
and workers in metal generally, are
among the more recent uses of this
mineral. The asbestos thus prepared
is very flexible, and even the mittens
are sufficiently pliable to permit of
small objects being readily picked up
and held in the hand wearing them
| Fireman's Herald.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-20

oLD-TIME PUMPKIN PIE.
The Proper Way to Make the Genuine Ar
ticle,

tlCles
1t is a rarity to find a pumpkin-pie
nowadays properly made and baked as
1t used TO be before people were too
much in hurry to do things as they
should be done. 1t is difficult to find
any semblance between the flavorless
or over-spiced pies now prepared from
pumpkin and the delicious old-time pie.
The trouble begins with preparing the
pumpkin, which is usually boiled up
quickly in abundance of water in such
a manner as to take all flavor from it.
There is but one way to cook pumpkin
properly. Cnt it into long strips, re-
move the seeds and inside pulp and pare
these strips. Put them into a porce-
lain-lined iron saucepan, if you have
one, or any thick saucepan, in about
two inches depth of boiling water A
four-quart saucepan filled with sliced
pumpkin will require less than quart
of water Cover the saucepan, and the
moment the water begins to boil set it
back where it's contents will merely
simmer, being careful that it is covered
all the time and that the water does not
boil away fast enough to require that
more should be added After the pump
kin has slowly cooked in this steam for
six hours, it will be soft and tender; all
the water will be absorbed and it will
be an entirely different vegetable from
the same thing boiled half an hour or
80 in abundance of water.
A well-made pumpkin pie is much
better than squash pie, a frequen
makeshift for it even in New England.
After cooking pumpkin properly it is
not necessary to wiring it in cloth,
thus extracting all its flavor and leav-
ing dry pulp behind. 1t should be
simply mashed and strained through
the colander. Measure out two cups OF
this strained pumpkin, add four cups Of
sweet milk, half a teaspoonful of salt,
two teaspoonfuls of ginger, one OF
mace, an even teaspoonful of cinnamon
and little nutmeg. Beat up five eggs
with about three-quarters of a cup OF
sugar and beat them into the other in
gradients. Add, last of all, cup OF
cream and taste the custard to see if il
is sweet enough. Line rather deer
earthern pie plates with plain paste
brushing it over with the white of ar
egg. Put around each pie rim of puff
paste, if you wish, and fill it with the
prepared pumpkin. Bake the pies
rather slowly till solid in the center In
an oven well heated at the bottom
| N. Y. Tribune.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-20
THE CALF WAS CAUGHT.
A Pup That Knew His Business Pc
feCtly.

Pup That Know His Business Per-
feCtly.
A farmer near Portland, Me-, who had
worn himself out trying to catch a calf
that he wanted to get in from pasture
before winter was advised to send for q
certain dog In the next town which was
an expert in catching refractory cattle
The canine was sent for. An insignif-
cant dog not much larger than good
sized cat and of no particular breed,
simply dog, appeared. He didn't look
very capable of fulfilling the hopes of
the owner of the calf, but he was taken
along and put on the trail of the calf, at
the edge of grove of trees, wherein
the latter was accustomed to defy pur-
suit. Soon the loud believing of the
calf was heard, and following the sound
a novel sight was presented. The calf
was not only caught, but he was an
chored. He was as immovably fixed as
the trees around him. The little dog
sat calmly on his launches with his
teeth firmly fastened in the most tender
part of his captive's nose, any move
ment of which was attended with so
much pain that his calfship had con-
cluded, after few trials, that, on the
whole, it was better to remain quies-
cent Boston Traveller.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-20
A DRUMMER DONE FOR.
He Met Man Who Carried Note
Book,

BOOK.
There were half dozen of us wait
ing in Buffalo for midnight train to
go, and by and by one of the crowd
started off with:
cit was just such night as this, and
just at this hour, when l went through
the bridge at Fort Dayton, and was the
only one in the car to escape alive. All
the others were drowned"
"The car went Into the water, eh?"
asked man wearing soiled linen dus-
ter.
Eyes, sir"
Scar went into the water! 1t was at
Fort Dayton, Iowa? What river,
please?"
The Mo-Moline, choked the drum
mer, and it was plain to see that he had
only made stab at it.
"Moline river, eh? When was this?"
'In 1888"
'What month";"
august"
"What date?"
"The nth"
"Thank you. Let us see. Here is
my note book. Let me turn to the date.
All! / have it. August II, 1883. Well,
sir, find that on that date the Mo-
line river was just 1870 miles distant
from Fort Dayton, and that Fort Day.
ton had neither bridge nor railroad.
You must have made mistake, sir.
Wasn't it cider mill or cheese factory
on the Wabash river in Indiana you es.
capped from?"
The liar pulled off his coat and Of
fered to fight any man in the crowd, but
it was no use. The man in the buster
had already knocked the stufing out
of him. Chicago Evening Journal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-20
NUMBER 90.
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

"A Christian will find his parentheses
for prayer even in his busiest hours
Cecil
Plans have been drawn for new
gymnasium for Rutgers College stu
dents.
Women form III per cent OF the
students in all departments at Ann
Arbor,
Korea has only twenty-four mis-
sionaries or about one to every 100000
people.
The number of combinations in the
Church of England last year was 100000,
against $4,000 in 1876.
Those are the best Christians who
are more careful to reform themselves
than to censure others.
The Wesleyan Guild of Michigan
University has purchased site for
$45, 900 hall, to be erected at once.
Your own experience will put pa
thos into your heart, which will be it.
self a power as you seek to plead with
others-W. NJ. Taylor,
There are only $50 freshmen at Ok
ford, smaller number than usual. The
decline is attributed to the fact that
students in science and medicine now
prefer Cambridge.
The oldest missionary in India Is
said to be an American Presbyterian,
Rev. John Newton, who is still at his
post in Lahore, at the age of seventy
eight. He began his missionary labors
at Calcutta in 1885.
TO live in the presence of great
truths, to be dealing with eternal laws,
to be led by permanent ideals-that is
what keeps man patient when the
world ignores him, and calm and un-
spoiled when the world praises him.
Francis G. Peabody.
Nearly double the number of new
Christian Endeavor Societies are being
formed every week than were reported
year ago this time. The advance
movement is apparent in every evangel-
ical denomination, and in nearly every
State and province. The Christian at
Work
The late Justice Miller is said to
have had taste almost amounting to a
passion for mathematics. He depre-
Gated the amount of time college stu
dents gave to the study of dead Ian
guages, and held that mathematics and
scientific studies were of chief inn
portance.
Sowing and reaping are not pro.
cesses that are sure to be separated by
an intervening season; but in the men
tai and moral world it is often the case
that sowing is reaping. He who sows
the seed of truth in another's mind
reaps the result of his sowing while he
sows.-S. s. Times.
Rev. Mr.. Guinness, of the East Lon
don Missionary Institute, is maturing
plans for grand advance of three col
umns of missionaries up the three
branches of the Congo-the northern,
central and Southern. The central one
may be considered as started by the re-
cent departure of eight missionaries
from London.-Spirit of Missions.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-20
THE MISTLEToE BoUGH.
1t Flourishes Upon tho Black Jack Trees
of Florida.

OF tlOrluas
Failures to transplant the mistletoe
have led to the belief that the seeds had
to be passed through the stomach OF the
birds that feed on them in order to UNI
dergo some chemical change prepare.
tory to termination. The seeds of the
plant are deposited by birds on the bark
of the trunks and branches of trees, and
the rootlets which they send out insinu'
ate themselves through the crevices Of
the bark, and thus become incorporated
with the wood. Thrushes are among
the principal birds that help to dissent
nate the seeds, and they may be seen
gathering the seeds almost any day.
The viscous nature of the seeds causes
them to adhere to the beaks of birds,
and, in order to get rid of them, they
occasionally rub their beaks against a
tree, thereby leaving some of the seeds
fixed to the bark, where they stick fast
and vegetate. They also when ripe
drop from the plant, and, in their de-
SCENT sometimes come in contact with
other branches, and the viscous matter
causes them to adhere in like manner
till they terminate. New forests OF
black jack will thus often be planted
with the mistletoe in this way, and
after the plants have once got good
start they spread rapidly.
The young mistletoe plant seems
readily to imbibe the ascending sap from
the wood of the tree upon which II
grows, and this it converts into o proper
Juice adapted to nourish its own struct'
ure by the aid of its leaves 1t is some
times grated here on trees for orna'
mental purposes, and it has been made
to grow upon the apple, pear, poplar and
willow After the seed Of the parasite
is put on, the bark termination takes
place in about two months. The first
appearance of the plant is two horn-like
processes resembling the horns of the
common snail) rising from opposite sidef
of the seed. They first shoot out
straight, and afterward recurve back till
their extremities touch the bark In
opposite directions. They remain il
this position for the first year, bent like
q bow, with one end fastened to the
seed and the other to the bark.
The second year the seeds rise from
the bark, when the seed leaves belong
ing to each radicle separate, and eacf
becomes separate plant, whether there
be two or three as sometimes occurs
The plants are firmly established a
this time but do not make much growth
until the third year, Then they grow
rapidly and begin covering the blacl
jacks with their green boughs N
prettier sight can be imagined than
forest Of black jacks covered with mis-
tletoe, hanging in great festoons an(
boughs over the head, while the tree
themselves are perfectly leafess. TIT
birds of the north, enjoying their brie
summer trip flock to the trees in mum
bers, where they pluck the berries il
great eagerness
Like Florida orange blossoms man,
of these mistletoe boughs are shippe'
to the cities about the holidays t.
brighten the inside of the homes, an
not few of them sell for handsom
prices A small spray Of mistletoe il
the North is worth 80 cents, but dow
here bushels of them may be had TO
the pi0oking IN. Y. Times.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-20
Missed q BONANZA.

In ls47 Admiral Cochrsne, one Of the
neroes OF the English navy, obtained
from the government perpetual lease
of the pitch lake at Trinidad at nominal
figures, but as the value of the pitch was
then little known, Cochrane was so in
different to his bonanza as to allow it to
revert to the government The lake is
now leased to firm for period Of
twenty-one years at an annual rental Of
S4S, 600, Its area is about ninety acres,
and Humboldt believed that the supply
is inexhaustible. Had the importance
OF its product been known, as it is now
In the manufacture of Trinidad asphalt
tum, Cochrane's family would be the
richest of the ranks of the Scotch no
bility. Pittsburgh Times
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-20
A Dogs Memory,

The following remarkable feat Of
memory was performed by an Irish wa
ter spaniel: His master was out walk
ing with him at the beginning of the
long frost in the year 1855, which set in
about the middle of January. He went
on frozen mill dam, where the water
was of course very deep, and accident
ally dropped his snuff box through a
little round hole in the ice. The dog
was dreadfully distressed at not being
able to get it, but was obliged to go
home with its owner, who thought no
more about the matter. Two months
afterward when the frost had gone, he
and the dog passed by the same place,
The dog paused opposite the spot where
the box had disappeared, seemed to
think intently for minute, then plung-
ed in, dived to the bottom, and returned
with the snuff box in his mouth.-Quar-
tarly Review,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-20
~ What an Egg Brought.

proposal came to a pretty Maine
school-teacher in very novel manner
While at her fathers home in Sydney a
few years ago she wrote her name and
address upon an egg, which she had Sc
cured in all its warm freshness from
the maternal nest The egg went TO
market, and the fact that it bore an in.
scription was forgotten. In the course
OF weeks letter came to the school.
ma'am, and, to her amazement, she
learned that that particular egg had
Matched strange results The son OF a
big commission merchant in Massa.
chusctts city had seen the name, and
had written to say that "if the young
lady was as pretty as her name he
would like to form more intimate &C.
quaintarce." With the characteristic
modesty of the Maine schoolma am, our
heroine discouraged the advances Of the
strangely-acquircd admirer However,
he was persistent, and came down to
Maine. 1t is to be supposed that he
found his ideal, for an engagement and
wedding followed in quick succession
Lewiston Journal
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-20
WILD HORSES IN AMERICA.
Where They Are Found and How Captur-
ed by the Indians.


ed by the Indians.
The wild horses of the American con-
tinent once roamed from the border of
old Mexico as far north as Lake Winni-
peg. Twenty-three years ago there
were great many wandering over the
broad, grassy bottoms of the Cimmaron,
in southwestern Kansas; perhaps they
are not all extinct yet, All the wild
horses were of small stature-pony-
built in every instance-but possessing
a wonderful amount of endurance--a
tough, hardy animal, well fitted to per-
form the peculiar duties the Indian de-
manded of him, The average savage is
very hard on his animals and unless
their horses were constituted to Give
on cactus and drink the green slime of
the buffalo wallows" they would have
become extinct, probably, long ago.
When caught young they are easily
BROKEN" but if taken at an advanced
age they are perfectly incorrigible.
The usual method of capturing the
wild horse by the plains tribe was with
the lariat, in the early days made of the
hair of the buffalo or that of the tail of
the ponies. The Cheyennes, Kiowas
and Dacotahs, improperly called Sioux,
whenever they started out on an expe-
dition to catch wild horses, always
picked the fastest animals they pos
sessed. The rider, winding his lariat
on his arm, dashes into the herd at a
dead run, and, as soon as he gets the
rope on the neck of wild horse, jumps
off his own as quick as a flash, and,
running as fast as he can allows the
lariat to slip through his hands gradu-
ally, until the animal is choked and
falls to the ground for want of breath,
and lays there quivering, helpless
mass. Then the Indian moves forward
very slowly, step by step, toward the
horses head, still keeping the animal
well choked, and proceeds to tasted a
pair of rawhide hobbies on his forefeet
Then he let's up on the lariat, so that
the animal can catch his breath, and
then takes a turn with the lariat around
the jaw, like bit, which gives him
wonderful power over the frightened
horse, which pitches and plunges, snorts
and tumbles around until he is nearly
exhausted Then the Indian, by care
full management, gets his hand on the
horses nose, pats him little, and is
soon able to mount him, and he is
"brokenm
In later years they sometimes
"creased" the animal, custom taught
the Indians by the old trappers, sus
pect. "Creasing" was simply sending q
ball through the tough mass of gristlt
of the neck, which, by stunning the
brain for few moments, caused the
animal to fall as if dead every limt
stretched out and quivering; this last'
long enough for them to be secured
when they rise as if nothing had hap
pened to them.
The white man used to adopt entirely
different tactics in capturing the wilt
horses on the Cimarron, Kansas. They
simply wore them out by never letting
them stop to eat or drink, and by keep
ing up that plan the animal was easil.
"roped" after a day or twos constan
| travel Kansas CitV Star
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-20
WIT AND WISDOM.

Resignation is an invaluable treas
ufe which can not, by the most violent
evils, be taken from u.s.
Learning is a good thing for man to
have in his upper story if he has common
sense on the ground floor.
Let us be of good cheer, remember
ing that the misfortunes hardest to bear
are those which never come.
Which of the fool ques-
lions you hear every day tires you the
most? Conductor-That one.-Indian-
apolis Journal.
--"Brudders," remarked Rev. Poin-
dexter Cranberry, "neber judge udder
folks by yourself but judge yourself by
udder folks."-N Y. Herald.
81 can't find where that plumber
did any thing to this heater" Neither
could T. ! told the man, but he said
we'd certainly find it in the bill. Phil
delphia Times.
-He-What do you think of the idea
that 10000 years hence we will be here
Just the same as now? She-From pres
ent indications it seems quite plausible.
Indianapolis Journal
"A Sure Scheme-"At last have it,"
said the poor but honest man who
knows it all 81 shall advertise for pu-
pills, incorporate myself into univer-
sity, and wait for some rich man to en-
dow me. IN. Y. Sun.
Every thing is at stand-still with
u.s." said the dear old Philadelphia mat
ron. $50 have Observed" replied the
major "Your daughter, | hear, is still
twenty-three, just as she was ten years
ago. "-Harper's Bazaar.
-"What was the secret of the power
of the ancient Greeks?" Slow Scholar
(desperately)-It came from their
knowledge of Greek. People who are
able to learn that language could ac-
complish any thing. - Philadelphia
Times
I'm willing to bet any thing that
that young lady has just graduated from
some seminary" Eyes, so am I! Isn't
she refined-looking, modest and cultured
in her behavior" "Pshawl / don't
mean her. l mean the gushing, gum
chewing girl with her, who is using SC
much slang. boston Traveller.
Never be discouraged because good
things go on slowly here, and never fai
daily to do that good which lies next Il
your hand. Do not be in hurry, but bt
diligent Enter into the sublime view o.
it. God can afford to wait, why can no
we. since we have him to fall back up
onP-Geo. Macdonald.
Loving Wife-"Now that you ar
ruined, Henry, will disclose my secret
For years have been savingup, and nov
pouring shining heap Of gold int
his hat) this may tide you over" Hus
band-"Oh, my darling, how did yo'
: manage to do itP" Wife-"Easy enough
Every time you said mean thing TO m
} / put ten cents into box."-N. Y. Sun
Literary Aspirant-'I have just writ
ten a novel. 1t will make book of abou
400 pages. What step woul
YOU advise me TO take l
: getting it published?" Literar
Veteran-"What step? Step into an
, secondhand bookstore and look at ID
! cords of 4OO-page novels with the leavt
uncut for sale at Is cepts copy. =
Chicago Tribune.