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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-27
CHILDREN AT The LIABLE.
Good Rules to be Observed IN Their
Government.

In comparatively few American
homes does the custom prevail of giving
the children their meals apart from
their parents. Domestic arrangements
would be sadly complicated were it
common in the ordinary household, as
it is in England, to have separate
breakfast served for the little ones in
their nursery while the seniors discuss
their more elaborate morning repast in
their own sale a mdnger Usually and
wisely American children eat at least
two of their meals with their parents,
and thus have what benefit may be de-
rived from association with older peo-
pie. 1t is only when the father and
mother fail to guard against letting the
little ones gradually assume the reins
of government that affairs reach point
which makes one wish to Danish the
babies to the nursery, or even further,
if by such means peace might be Sc
cured at meal-times. Nowhere does the
spoiled child appear to worse advantage,
or make more of nuisance of himself,
than at the table. His incessant chat
ter, the constant interruption, his APP
peals for attention make in the CONVEX
sation of the older people present, his
clamorous demands for any article of
food which happens to strike his
fancy, his loud protests when
his wishes are denied him,
his slovenly, often disgusting,
habits of eating, make the family meal
times pandemonium and penance to
the hapless guest upon whom the
youngster has no claims of affection TO
render his vagaries amusing or interest
ing. So long as custom and necessity
render it advisable to have a child at
the same table with his parents, these
should fix upon plan of action, and ad-
here to it. Desiring to have their chill
dren looked upon as comforts and not
as spoil-sports, they should enforce
strict obedience, exact quiet at table,
and inculcate stringently the once hon
ored maxim-of late years fallen sadly
into disuse and disrepute-that little
boys and girls should be seen and not
heard. Remembering how much easier
it is to check habit at the outset than
to break it off after it is fully formed,
the father and mother should watch
their children's table manners, and
repress at once the carelessness and UNI
pleasant tricks which seem, possibly
through original sin, to come naturally
to most little folk The correct hand
ling of spoon, fork and knife should be
taught as soon as they are permitted tc
use these implements, and slovenliness
should be rebuked and held up as dis
grace Not least in importance is that
the father and mother should, after
due consideration, establish an outline
of diet for the youngsters, and allow nc
divergence Observation-Disclosures Bazaar
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-27
WIT AND WISDOM.

"A man who takes care of his youth
is apt to become wise old man.
There is such thing as giving aims
to spite some body.-Milwaukee Jour.
nal.
The man who is his own worst enc
my has fool to overcome, -Elmira Ca
zette.
No man was ever as good to his
father as he thinks his children should
be to theirs.
Men of great capacity sometimes
have very little capacity for making
living.-Texas Siftings.
In every act, or thought, or word
there are granted us glimpses of Heaven
that raise us above ourselves.
Stanley.
Every person on earth must have
some sort of pet, even If 1t is nothing
better than himself. Dallas News.
-"Wus their match case of love
at first sight?" mot exactly. 1t was
q case of marriage at first sight,
Puck.
Taking the first step with the good
thought; the second with good word,
and the third with good deed, en-
tered Paradise. -Zoroaster
Aunt Maria-"Y husband seems
unusually amiable and pleasant now,
dear" Ethel (recently married)-
"Well, yes. You see have stopped go
ing to cooking school, and we now have
q cook"
To be full of goodness, full of cheer
fulness, full of sympathy, full of help
full hope, causes man to carry bless
ings of which he is himself as uncon-
scious as lamp is of its own shining
Henry Ward Beecher.
The man who is effusively pleasant
with everybody usually makes himself
nuisance, but the man who endeavors
habituslly to make himself nuisance
never succeeds by any accident in being
Observation-Disclosures Press.
81 want to pay this BILL" he said to
the hotel clerk. ''But think you have
made a slight error here in my favor.
I've been reading over the extras and l
can not find that you have charged any
thing for telling me you thought it
might rain. IN. Y Sun.
Don't worry whether the man who
says nice things to you means them OF
not. The fact that he takes the pains
TO say them is compliment. He doubt
less has an axe to grind, but it doesn't
follow that you must turn the grind
stoue,-Denver Great Divide.
We make ourselves by our thoughts,
Now is the time to be happy. Now Ii
the time to think bright, happy
thoughts, to keep in mind Cheerful
things, to refuse to brood over the thing'
that trouble us; to do our full duty, ant
then be happy over the thought
that we have done son. Y. Christian
Advocate.
We are growing better.--Chief War
den docking the door and requesting
the congregation to hold up thei
hands)-The sexton will now empt!
the pockets of our brothers and sis
tiers. IA pause, during which the sex
ton obeys.l Chief Warden (countinI
) out tnA spoils. THE heathen are tn
) bette of by s4O2.1O. Congregation Col
way homc)--It was honestes than
! fair, any how,-N. Y, sun,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-27
Real Lace Revived.

Real lace is once more coming into ia
vor and into use, after long repose in
scented Golfers and blue wrappers. 1t will
not be possible In this hurrying and
variable age to reinculcate the rever-
ence inborn ip our grandmothers, who
treasured up fine Mechlin ruffies and
lappets of old needlepoint as heirlooms;
still, any step is good in the right direc-
tion-that which leads away from sham
of every kind. 1t is always the chic
thing to say you love old lace, but unless
your finger tips are thrilled when they
come in contact with it, unless your
whole body tingles with covetousness
and your eyes grow dark with envy,
unless you would give up new gown
to add a single piece to your collection,
yours is spurious passion and not the
real thing.-London World
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-27

ems ward. Dot came out with colors
flying. Never was such nurse. Where
the child learned all her tender devices
l can not imagine; but she was the
sweetest, tenderest comforter of pain I
ever saw. Fan was of little use. The
sight of blood sickened her, and ex-
posed wounds made her faint, and she
was speedily detailed to amuse the con-
valescents.
We had been a month at the farm,
when, one morning, was in the kitchen,
making some additions to Jalse's bill of
fare, when Fan came in.
"Agnes," she said, in sort of breath
less whisper, "who do you think came
out on the porch this morning, his arm
in sling and his head bandaged, just
able to walk with help?"
Her pale face and trembling hands
told me the truth before she added:
ut was Horace Truemanr'
| "a clear case of retribution," / snid,
dryly; "the sin of the father visited
upon the son."
l was sorry as l said II, for II had
been one of the jests of the two fami-
lies for years to call Fan Horace True
mans ''little wife," and often thought
the words were more than nero jesting
to the two parties concerned. After
James Trueman proved traitor to his
old friends trust in him, we never men
toned Horace to Fan; but I often
thought the child was graver and
quieter than of old, though she guarded
her secret well.
When had answered her according
to my own belief of the matter, she
flushed rosily and said:
"Ahl you are wrong. We were all
wrong. James Trueman Is dead, and
Horace was on his way home to make
restitution when he was laid up here.
He was so glad to see me, Aggie!"
"Do you mean to tell me he has come
to restore the money his father took?"
what is left of it. We are not the
only ones wronged, Agnes. But he has
put every thing into John Grants
hands, and there is a large sum ,eft
But he feels the disgrace so keenly,
Aggie, that l think-we-shau--go
abroad"
"We!" / cried. at seems to mo you
have got along pretty fast for one
morning, Fan"
"How could help it, when he is so
much hurt. He needs some one to care
for him, for his heart is sick as well as
his body"
"H'm! Dot is a better nurse than you
are"
"oh, Aggie, want to ask you-have
you noticed DR.. Erskine?"
Noticed himl Why he has been
here three times day ever since we
came"
"He is very skillful?"
"Veryw
"Young?"
about thirty, I should sayr'
"Handsome?"
"Yes-so-so!'
"And he thinks Dot is the prettiest
dearest little nurse in the world; Just
fit for doctors wifer'
Fam gasped, mot both at once
, my dear. You take my breath away
"Well," she said, 81 am only telling
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-27
A Mutual Understanding,

Colonel Percy Yerger has got boy
named Sam, who has never been trained
to habits of obedience. He gives all
manner of impudence to his parents,
who, having become desperate, put the
boy in the grocery store of Mr.. Sid Blu
ford, who had the reputation of being
very severe.
Now, Sammy" said Mr.. Buford to
the incipient tradesman, when you see
me waiting on a customer and clap my
hands, you come to me right off
Now mind, ! don't want any non.
sense"
Il don't want any nonsence, either, -
retorted Sammy. when You are wait.
ing on a customer and clap your hands
if you see me shake my head yon may
know I'm not coming until etrrady.
Texas Sitting.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-27
Sun-BathS.

A medical sun-bath is taken under a
slSy-light or window placed sloping in
the roof. 1t is important that the suns
rays should reach directly so as to slim
ulate the vital process Of the body.
Every one knows that exposure to the
sun will produce tan and freckles
through the stimulus Of the pigment
cells, making an unusual amount of
coloring matter. In the human body
color is needed for the hair and eyes, to
give the bile its golden color, and to
stain the blood corpuscles red. It's the
coloring matter which enables the
blood corpuscles to carry their large
loads of oxygen to every part A sun
bath is very beneficial by giving us
darker blood, and better blood cor
puscles, with persons who are sensitive
to sunlight. 1t is well to protect the
head, for the suns rays sometimes cause
nausea in nervous invalids.-Dr. j. II.
kellogg
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-27
ADOPT A GHOST.
A Word of Advice to Aspiring Families
Who Have No ancestors"


Eight or ten years ago one of the
comic weeklies had a picture showing
the MayAower as it must have appeared
en- voyage. 1t was loaded to the guards
and festooned in the rigging with
spinning-wheels, settees, high-backed
chairs, snuff boxes, candlesticks-all
the vast store of impedimenta which
has since done duty in the heirloom
line. If the cartoon were to be pre-
sented again the good ship would have
to be accompanied by fiotilla of junior
May-fowers to afford standing-room
even for the hordes of forefathers and
foremothers who, according to to-day's
estimate, crossed in the historical YES
sci. Colonial ancestry is the craze
of the moment in the fashion
able world. Early English has
given place to early American, and
it is doubtful if the history of the
founders of this Republic had ever such
devoted and enthusiastic students as
just now. No debutante is worthy of
mention who has not pedigree as long
as the feather boa which cncircles her
graceful neck, and brides progenitors
are presented in the printed accounts of
their weddings as far as the eye can
reach and sometimes little farther,
for, as an astute young belle justly OBJ
served the other day: "It's not so hard
to provide yourself with Dutch father
or Puritan mother They're all dead,
anyway, and what is the use of being a
lineless orphan, with plenty of old
families floating about in the dim past
advise any one, not otherwise provid-
ed, to adopt good, respectable ghost,
and date from it, or him, or her, or what
ever the proper designation may be-"
Which, of course, is flippant and frivol-
GUS, but rather suggestive, too.
1t would seem that society simply had
to have new rage. Anglomania is be-
ginning TO fall little-a London season
and an English Peer for a husband are
both now too easily secured to be seri-
ously interesting; money is very com
mon; display has been done to death,
The pursuit of colonial lineage, while it
lasts, offers a diversion. Meanwhile it
is very amusing.
Brown, did you say?" drawls Mrs.
Blocker Blueblood, raising her lorg-
nette to gaze at a pretty woman in the
opposite box. zone of the Knicker-
booker Browns, is she?"
mo, l think not" replies her COM
panion. "One of the Browns of Brown.
vile, you know"
"Ah," says Mrs. Blueblood, indescrib.
ably, and the lorgnette and the pretty
woman are dropped together.--N. Y
| Times,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-27
TOO HIGH TONED.
A Game of Draw Poker In which Royalt,
Took Hand.

n UhHe OI Draw III
Took Hand.
A few years since one of Uncle Sans
frigates was lying in the harbor at Hon
olulu, and attached to twas Jolly, fat,
good-natured officer, q favorite with
every one. While this vessel was in
port the steamer from Australia came
in, bringing as passenger, Billy Emer-
son, the negro minstrel, who was on his
way to California. Finding that Homo
lulu was pretty good place he con-
cluded to stay over one steamer.
Now, Billy's reputation as a poker
lover is pretty well known, and so is
that of his Majesty, SO it did not take
long to set up a little game" An ap-
pointment was made for Billy to meet
the King, and when his Majesty came
into the hotel he was accompanied by a
certain Colonel on his staff, who owned
a butcher stand in the town. In passing
through the billiard room his Majesty
spied our jovial tar, whom we will call
Jim" for short, because that is not his
name; and, knowing his well known
scent for battle, invited him to join in
the fight.
When the game began it was Jim's
first bet, and he Clipped up SIS. The
Colonel came next and raised SO; then
his Majesty saw that and went $50 bet
ter, which made our jolly mariner a
little faint; but when Billy saw the last
raise and went $500 better poor Jim laid
down his hand and came out, Of course
every one wanted to know what was
the matter.
81 tell you what fellows" he said
that is the dogondest game of pol1ei
ever got into, a Lieutenant, a butcher
niger minstrel, and King! 1t Is toe
high toned for me."-Washington Star
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-27
Not Quite SO Original.

Mrs. Freshly-Is your husband as en-
PERTAINING to you as he was before your
marriageP
Mrs, Younger-No-n-no; I can't say
that he is. George used to be one Of the
wittiest and most comical men l ever
knew.
Mrs Freshly-And he is not so anus
ing now?
Mrs. Younger-He is not so original
He brings the comic papers home
and we read them together now.-Amer
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-27
willing to Compromise.

Einstein Gn chair at swell" ton.
serial parlor-Vait a minute. l shust
habbened to think-how much do you
sharge for a shafe by dis face.
Barber-Twenty cents is our price.
Einstein (dismayed)-Tventy cents?
Barber (contemptuously) This is
none of your common shops,
Einstein latter thoughtful pause)-
Say, mister, couldn't you shafe me for a
little less, if l let you cut me a little2-
America.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-27
Only in Theory.

Grimshaw-He married woman who
couldn't cook.
Glazebrook-No wonder. She was q
blue stocking.
Grimshaw so. She wrote a
whole lot of cookery bos'.s -Munsey {
Weekly.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-27

AT Hamilton, Ont, late one night,
a coon attacked a citizer in the street,
and he was obliged to run. Meeting a
policeman, the coon was Sreed and shot
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-27

arms an legs plenty, an mattresses
RI the floor: all the women in one room,
~ all the men in the big summer par
You gals will have your old rooms,
4 5 all the sick folks is downstairs; but
i reckon you'll have to eat slops, cause
the whole stores kivered with beef-tea
and Cruel I'm bout starved myself,
though / ate six bowls o. Cruel this
morning. Couldn't find nothing else,
'cept custard, an custard amt film"
This dolorous account was fully con-
firmed when we arrived at the house.
Aunt Maria had no time to scold. With
o corps of nurses recruited from all the
neighboring farms she was busy day
and night amongst the sufferers, and
we were at once enrolled as assistants
v this yslunteeT hospital, in the VEN.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-02-27
THE GUTHERIDGE GIRLS.
Their Visit to Aunt Maria's and
Its Happy Results.

SUPPOSE w g
will have to go
to A u mt Ma
ria's," said Dot,
with a dolor-
ously appeal
ing glance at
me, which /
felt deeply, but
to W hich l
IN ade no re-
spouse. + a n
shrugged h e T
shoulders, and
said, very en-
phatically:
chad rather
stay at home!"
"But 1t looks
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-19

A CHALLIs sucker who invested
heavily in the Louisiana lottery (both
before and since that gigantic fraud
was sat upon by the State of Louisi-
ana and also by an act Of Congress),
and drew therefrom but a very small
per cent of what he put in, is now
sounding a loud note of warning
through the papers to other suckers.
A sucker that goes for that kind of
bait and then feels the sharp point of
the hook in his gills when he is yank-
ed from the nice, cool waters of con-
tentment, abounding in plenty, and
is landed on the hot, dry sands of
desolation and foundereth in the
scorching sun OF feverish regret and
bewalIeth his fate, he has no right tc
complain. He who bites at hook
baited with Louisiana Lottery taffy
must expect to be hooked and land
ed on the dry, barren sand bank O.
sore disappointment. But some mer
cannot learn lesson even by the Sc
we're pangs of actual experience. The
sucker aforesaid is not at all back
ward about making his identit,
known. His name is John Prairie.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-19

President Harrison, Postmaster
General Wannamaker and Secretary
of Agriculture Rusk travelled over
10000 miles of territory, and reached
Washington City safely on the 18th.
During the trip President Harrison
made just even 40 speeches, and
for originality, variety, solidity and
elevated tone they are unexcelled.
1t requires a man of broad mental
calibre, deep thought and originality
to make so many speeches in so short
a time, extempore, and bring out new
ideas and thoughts in each one. II
has been given up on all sides that
Harrison is a man of great intellect.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-19
DISTRICT COURT PROCEEDINGS.

FRIDAY, May 15.-Thos. S. Harris |
VS.. G. G. Havird; continued for the
term.
State VS.. R. o. Moore; defendant
plead not guilty.
Board of County Commissioners
VS.. F. f. Church, Treasurer; argued,
submitted and taken under advise
ment.
State VS.. w. NJ. McCreary; J. G.
Watts appointed as attorney for de-
fendant.
Dan McCarty VS.. John Rlordan ct
al; appeal dismissed.
Jas. Freeman VS.. F. F. Church, ad-
ministrator of the estate of w. II.
Tincher; motion to dismiss sustained
and leave granted to withdraw pa
pers without prejudice.
G. G. Meffert vs.. Elkhorn Mining
Co.; continued for the term.
Alex. Kyle ct al VS.. Elkhorn Min
ing Co.; judgment on liens according
to stipulations on file.
SATURDAY, May 16.-A. R. Craw-
ford VS.. Jas. Moriarty and M. O'Con-
nor; continued for the term.
Peter Connaughton VS.. Pat Glen
non, VIM. Barker and F. Miller;
Judgment and decree in accordance
with complaint.
State of Idaho VS.. r. o. Moore;
case continued for the term.
Grand jury presented their fnal
report and were discharged.
Perry Robbins VS.. Aveline Bros
on trial.
Court adjourned until Monday.
MONDAY, May 1Sth.-Thos. Barry
VS.. Rob't and Ann McGuinness
demurrer confessed to complaint o
intervention, and bill dismissed q
plaintiffs cost.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-19
.EM1-wEE1kLx

for the management and keeping in
repair these water ways. Dubois is
an enthusiast on this plan-in fact is
considered a crank in the matter
When a Congressman has hobby he
stays with it, and never gives up, and
Dubois could not ride better hobby
than this. If he gets his seat as U.
S. Senator he will work increasingly
to accomplish this object, and we all
know what his reputation is as a
worker, and he generally succeeds in
what he undertakes. The mammoth
canal of all will take water from
Snake river, and the State can build
it, and pay for it by the sale of the
land it will irrigate, if it can only get
the land. Then put limit on the
powers of the canal corporations now
in existence and Idaho will be all
right. But give companies unlimited
powers in regard to fixing prices oi
water, and power to shut off water
entirely from land covered by theil
canals fer the purpose of getting the
land for almost nothing flor wlthou
water it is of no value to the farmers)
it will be sorry time for the indus
trious settlers whose money and laho
put in will be lost, and they will b,
forced to give up their land to th'
big canal companies, who will form
land monopolies, and then as
natural result Idaho will be curse
with tenement system in its wors
form as it exists in the old monarchie
of Europe. Of all the despicabl
forms of oppressive monopoly, Ian
monopoly is the worst, and the hard
est to curb or abolish when one
firmly established.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-19

A VIEW of the farms along the
Idaho Central road the entire dis
tance to Nampa is convincing proof
that this land, when it "gets its sys-
TEN soaked with natures beverage,
is unsurpassed. 1t puts on bright,
new face, and the luxuriant green
ness and freshness of growing crops
along the Ridenbaugh canal is in
striking contrast with the dry, desc
late waste covered with that most
unattractive of all vegetation-the
sagebrush-which still fourisheth on
the plain, except along the strip OF
land under cultivation ard watered
by the canal. The observer is "forcl'
bly struck" by the contrast, and mar
wells at the wonderful fertility of this
soil when welded to water. A mum
ber of orchards greet the eye along
the route. This section ought to b'
one OF the greatest fruit growing re
pions of the west. 1t is higher thai
the valleys of the BOISE and Snake
and experience in frnit growing IL
Idaho proves that the crops are sure
and the fruit of a better favor ol
land a little higher than the valley
along the rivers.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-19

THE boss of the weather depart
ment has been using very poor judg-
ment this year in his distribution of
storms. Sections that did not want
them got enough to make 'em cuss,
but he o'erlooked US, and thus we
have cause to raise muss. Snow
fell foot deep at Sherman, Wyo-
ming, on the 10th, and several inches
fell in other parts of the State. If it
had fallen in Boise Basin, placer
miners and all others here would have
risen as one man and enthusiastically
given the General Superintendent OF
the weather department rousing
vote of thanks and three cheers.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-19

. a OHINALAN at work in VIM. Bar
~ placer claim met with a very
Il 'Ous accident last Friday. A rock
Y nom the bank and striking him
4 'ne leg broke the bone just above
i I ankle, and also shattered the an
" Ut Zipf attended to the breaks,
n LOOK two pieces of bone from the
Me- The doctor says the ankle is
bad condition, and will always
] sun and of but little or no use in
fdestrianism.