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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02
HER LAST REQUEST.
She Did Not Want Her Real Age on Her
Tombstone.

She Did Not Want Her Real Age on Her
Tombstone.
She gathered her family about her
and in the most solemn manner said:
Zone request have to make, while yet
am in health and strength. Oh! yes,
l know l look all right, but" with u
sage nod of her head, "one can never
tell what may happen, Now should l
be suddenly called to 'shu file off this
mortal coil | wish each one of you to
remember to put upon my tombstone
my real age minus five years"
"And what is your real age?" piped
the small brother.
Upon my soul, I'm little misty on
the subject myself But one thing
know, l have been running several
years behind time ever since reached
my teens"
suppressed giggle ran around the
circle as the wise one continued:
"Mother began it, you know, because
everybody told her that she was years
too young to have such a big daughter.
| kept up the fake after falling in love
with q man many years my junior. II
is all right and I've never regretted it,
for a woman is only as old as she looks.
To be sure have no longer the appear
ance of bud, yet you will admit have
managed to live up to my age"
Here the family council broke up the
feminine members in hearty sympathy
with the situation, while the men folks
went away shaking their heads and
declaring that woman was past find,
| ing out-Atlanta Constitution.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02
WIT AND WISDOM.

The fool never has an idea that is
too large to slip out of his mouth
Galveston News
AT Sea. .-She-And why is ship
called she? He-Aye, ma'am! because
the rigging costs so much Judy.
When man is over head and ears
in love with one woman it is useless to
ask his opinion of the beauty of anoth-
er.-Cape Cod Item.
"A husband should always make his
wife an allowance. Every wife, you
know, has to make allowances for the
husband. Boston Globe.
1T has not yet occurred to the die
tionary makers to classify 'phono-
graph" as feminine noun, simply be-
cause it talks back philadelphia
Times
-"Generally speaking =" began
Hicks. Eyes, you are" said Mawson.
"Are what?" queried Hicks "Gener-
ally speaking" retorted Mawson.-
llarper's Bazaar.
He'd Been Cut Often Enough -
Cholly-Dye knaw that cutting makes
a Observation-Disclosures? Kate.
What pity you're not diamond
jewelers. Weekly.
-Briggs-I hear you proposed to Miss
Moneypenny the other night" Griggs
Yes. How did you come out with
your suit?" 81 saved most of it,
Clothier and Furnisher.
He was very absend-minded man.
81 am very fond of fruit" she said. 81
just dote on lemons" "Yes, he replied,
you know the saying, sweets to the
sweet '"--Washington Star.
"A Lone Hand -"Ah, l hold dia-
mond," he remarked, gazing at her
ring YES" she answered, "but you
want to look out--the man who holds
the heart has club, too."-N. Y.
Herald,
Neither my father nor grandfather
ever did bit of work in their lives, -
boasted the visiting young man.
"Goshr' said Uncle Summerboard, "wuz
they feeble-minded too?'-Indianapolis
Journal
Mrs. Morris Parke Ito her bosom
friend) me, Sarah, only wish
! was able to go out as you do! but il
seems as if was always to be tied up
in the house. Mrs. Binthar-Why don't
you discharge your girl, Amandai
Maybe you could get an afternoon off,
yourself, then, once in a while!
Money is really worth only what il
will bring in the things we want; and
for that purpose ten dollars day are
just about rs much as one thousand doh
lars day. In addition to this, there is
only the gratiied pride which arise,
from having made success-the salts
faction that the hoy feels who swim,
furthcst, or the girl who stands at tn,
! head of her class-Cyrus w. Field
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02
A PHlLosoPHlc CONDUCTOR.
He Figured 1t Out That Dignity Was No
Good,

He Figured 1t Out That dignity was No
Good.
He was a street car conductor and
also something of philosopher.
''You see it was this way" he said in
telling his story. "The woman thought
she was insulted, but she wasn't. | had
a whole pocketful of pennies and didn't
want any more, bnt she took some
nickels and pennies from her purse and
carefully sorted out the pennies for me.
Well, ! asked her if she couldn't give
me nickel instead-that was the
fare, you know and she got mad. She
said she never saw such an insulting
conductor in her life. l told her in
tended no offense, and she glared at me
and said she would report me, she
would not stand such insolence."
"She did report me, too. She said
that / had refused to take five pennies,
and had treated her most insultingly.
| was hauled up, given her letter, and
told that l must go to her home and
apologize"
"Humiliating," suggested the listen
er.
81 should say it was humiliating," +"
went on the conductor. "It's the kind
of thing that just makes man shriv-
cl up, he feels so small"
"Of course you didn't go?"
"Of course did CO."
81 should think man with any
pride
so, yes, pride's all right figured
that out, and couldn't see that it 'ud
hurt my pride any more to go to her
and say was sorry than it would to go
chasing round town telling people:
please, mister, I'm poor unfortunate
man who's out of a job. Can't you
give me something to do SOS can keep
things going at the house?' No, sir.
When a man stands on his dignity he
wants to sort of look around and see
where he's going to light if he topples
over Sometimes feller lights right
on top of his pride and crushes it so he
can't recognize it. Better make ii
Snucllle under little to-day than have
to smash it in the eye to-morrow.-De-
troit Free Press
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02
Seeding for n Purpose.

The Farm Journal suggests that seed
ing should be done for purpose. The
old way of sowing equal quantities of
timothy and clover is the best way for
a meadow and to keep up the rotation
Of crops. Such seeding left for two
or three years will improve the land. A
shorter way to renovate the soil is to
seed only with clover and plow this un-
der the second year. This should always
be done or the clover will kill out and
the full benefits be lost When seeding
for a pasture, grasses should be selected
to go with the clover which will be
permanent and start up fresh when
eaten off. The best of this class are
orchard grass and red top. Blue grass
stands at the head, where it is natural
for it to grow large. 1t is an indigen-
GUS grass everywhere, but il ::As north
ern and older states it is too sruall for
meadow, but affords great zeal Of
pasture.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02
ABOUT ROAD-MAKlNG.
Essentials of Telford and Macadam Roa
Construction.

Essentials of Telford and Macadam Road
Construction.
The essential difference between a
Telford and Macadam road is in the
foundation. The Telford base is
made of six or eight-inch rocks or
powders, or large pieces of irregular
shaped stone, on which is placed layer
of coarsely broken stone and this is
surfaced with pieces which do not aver
age more than three-quarters of an inch
in diameter. The Macadam road has
the foundation of broken stone an inch
and half to two inches in diameter,
second covering somewhat smaller and
the top finer yet. These differences are
shown in the illustration.
During nearly century these roads
have been in use, and there have been
some changes more in detail than in
principle. The Macadam roadway is
frequently made in two layers. Some
times the first coverin G is only four or
five inches, followed by second OF
about the same thickness. At other
times the covering aggregates thirteen
or fourteen inchea divided into three
layers. In the original Telford road
the inventor insisted that the broken
stone be such as would pass through u
two-and-a- -half-inch ring, and that the
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Cows WILL stand much higher feed
ing in winter and yield good profit
thereby if they have good pasture dur
ing the summer and are given rest
from grain food.
ONE of the most important things to
do is to take the herd of September and
October mixers and so handle them
during the autumn as not to materially
lessen the yield of milk. In the sta
bles for the winter, with regular feed
and care, good cows will milk for
months, and when grass comes keep on
for weeks John Gould.
THE economists who in the early part
of this century feared growth of pop
ulation which could only be checked by
war, pestilence and famine took no
cognizance of agricultural chemistry.
Apparently no limit can be placed to
the product that may be put at the dis
posal of man, providing he keeps pace
with the methods of science.
HEIFERs, if they have been we'll kept
will make better cows when coming in
at two years old. If they have not
been so grown and so kept, it is better
to give them a rest year after having
tie first calf Do not allow the heifer
calves to become too fleshy. Keep them
growing, even if you have to feed them
on skim milk.-Agriculturist.
GouRDs are susceptible of being
transformed into beautiful house orna-
ments of real usefulness. Cut off care
fully with saw, after thoroughly dry.
ing, they may be vanished, stained or
| painted and made into vases for cut OIL
dried bouquets or into receptacles fol-
pots of growing plants The fact that
they hold water makes them all the
more valuable.
If you attempt to save expense by
putting as many fowls as possible in
one coop you will lose much more than
You will gain in the saving on cost OF
the coop Poultry should be shipped
in prime condition, but that is impossi
BILE when they are crowded. for the
filth, loss of flesh from inability to Sc
cure food and water, etc, will depreci
| ate them in value.-Farmer.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02
NUMBER 8.
ABOUT oVERFEEDlNG.
Put Before Animals No More Food Than
They VIII Eat Up Clean.


They VIII Eat Up Clean.
With grain it is only in exceptional
cases that overlooking is done. Some
times in fattening hogs more corn will
be given than will be eaten up clean,
and the same will occasionally be done
with fattening cattle, but there is usu.
ally less waste in this way than in feed
ing roughness
1t is no advantage to have feed be-
fore animals all of the time. Whether
it be grain or roughncss the better and
more economical plan is to give them
what they will eat up clean. There
will in many cases be stalks or weeds
or trash that will not be eaten; these
of course, can be cleaned out of the
racks or managers and used for bed
ding. 1t is certainly no economy tn
keep hay, straw or fodder before the
cattle or other stock all of the time.
Feed regularly and feed literally, but
only give what they win eat When
overfed, stock are inclined to pick over
and eat the best and waste more or less
of the rest; this necessarily increases
the cost, with no benefit -t
Liberal feeding is always best, but
wasteful feeding is loss. Animals
will thrive better, keep healthier, and
make better gain in proportion to
the amount of food supplied, if well
fed, but not over fed.
To haul up lot of hay, corn fodder
or straw and fill large racks and let the
stock gorge themselves a day or two
and half starve one or two more is not
making the most of the feed
OF course on many farms roughness
is cheap feed, especially straw and
fodder, yet this is no reason why care
should not be taken to feed out in n
manner calculated TO secure the best
possible results, and this can be done by
feeding daily what the animals will
eat up clean, rather than turning the
stock into field and letting them help
themselves for few days and then
starve until a new supply can be hauled
in.
Provide racks or hangers where tho
feed can be put, whether in the stables
or in the fields, and give what they
| will eat clean and no more. -Prairis
| Farmer.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02
THE Willy CUBAN.
How He Fools the Average Citizen Into
Buying Worthless Cigars.

How He Fools the Average Citizen Into
Buying Worthless Cigars.
"Buenos dios, senor"
You laise Your eyes from your work.
A little, lean, chocolate-colored man,
who looks as if he had life engage
ment with an indolent liver, stands be-
fore you, hat in hand. 1t passes
through your mind vaguely that the
salutation is Spanish for Good day,
sir" or something of the kind.
"Does the senior spik Spanish?"
No, the senor does not speak Spanish;
he has only walked that way occasion
ally.
'Parlez vous Francais, monsieur"
asks the partner of the torpid liver
No, mounseer docs not parlez any
thing but English.
Pardon, but l spilS the 1nglees ver'
bad. hof some fine Spanish seegar to
show the senor, and he ees YER chip"
It's the same racket, the very same,
that took you in two years ago. You
don't want any.
Pardon, senior, but he ees YER fine
and ver chip. All, senior, ablige me;
try him" @
Then the mauve, suave Cuban looks
all around very cautiously, very sus-
piciously, and suddenly takes you into
his confidence. He intimates in inver-
tebrate English that the cigars, of
which he has but two or three hundred,
have in some way lodged the revenue,
and so he, humble benefactor that he
is, can sell them at about. half what
they would cost if the customs had not
been defrauded.
"Ah, senior, he ees beeg, what you
call? eh? bargain? But"-and here he
lifts his shoulders to level with his
ears-'I must ra-turn to my dear Cuba
Come, senor, it ees bargain"
The .tempter holds bunch of fifty
before you-long, slender, shapely.
There is a delightful fragrance in the
room. The Cuban pushes a cigar
through from the center of the bunch.
You take it. You seem to be making a
selection yourself, for you are under a
strange hypnotic spell.
Delicious! The smoke wreaths curls
about you as you puff away, filling the
air with ravishing aroma. The Cuban
continues to talk-a low, soothing mon
otone that dulls your conscience and
puts suspicion asleep.
Yes. you will assist him to rob the
government. There are some things
about the tariff you don't like very
well any way. Besides you will do 6
worthy act in assisting a Cuban exile
to return to his family and native
land.
So you buy bunch of fifty, and, with
profound thanks, the poor foreigne,
leaves.
BY this time the first cigar was burn
ed out. In delightful state of exhi
leration you take second, Hello
what's this? Not at all like the first
A villainous weed; there's a piece o
rope in it. You try third, fourth, ;
| fifth; not one of them but would suffe
in comparison with Wheeling stogy.-
| IndianapOliS Journal
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02
FARM IMPLEMENTS.
A Number of Receipts for Mixing Cheap
and Suitable Paints.

and Suitable Paints.
Answering a Michigan subscriber
who asks for a receipt for mailing
cheap paint for farm implements, we
give the following. Indian red is an
excellent dark red color suitable for
farm wagons and farIn implements So
is chrome green, of which there are
three shades. So also is brown If
red is used the bolt heads, etc may be
black to make the trimming.
If you decide TO use green, take, say
two pounds medium shade dry chrome
green. Mix it to a thick, mush-lilie
consistency with carriage rubbing
varnish, then thin the mixture with
turpentine, just enough to have it
work with the brush. Do not make it
too thin. A good plan is to test the
paint on piece of board, and add var.
nish or turpentine until it dries with n
slight gloss-not too dead.
If red is desired, get the dry In dian
red and mix with carriage-rubbing
varnish and turpentine, as in the green.
II brown is wanted. mix a little
lamp-black with the carriage-rubbing
varnish, add enough to the red in small
quantities to get the desired shade.
When ready to paint the Implement,
thoroughly clean every part from dirt,
grease and loose paint An old knife
will do this vell. Then rub each part
with No. 2 saudpaper, dust off thor
oughly and begin the painting, laying
on the paint evenly and with no more
brushing than just enough to cover the
surface. A coat of medium quality
carriage finishing varnish, after the
coat of paint is dry, win cause it to
look better and last longer.-Farm,
Field and Stoekman.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02

sliding door, so that string can be
tied to it and then to the ends of the
long staff, so as to hold them up when
the trap is set.
Fig. shows how the triggers are set.
A small nubbin of corn will make ex-
cellent bait Fasten it on the end of
the long trigger "a in Fig. p by stick
ing the sharpened end into the nubbin.
As sure as rabbit comes along he will
go in and begin to gnaw the corn, which
will throw the trigger, and the trap
doors will fall and catch him in the
trap. H. o. Groom, in Farm and Fire.
side
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02

in Fig. q, with notch at the top to
hold the cross trigger, and notch az
the lower part to catch to the bottom
side of the hole it passes through. Now
make trigger about four, inches long
&c in Fig. q. Then make long staff
strong enough to hold up the two
doors, say an inch square; it must be
three feet long-the length of the trap.
The two end doors must have groove
to work in, which is made by mailing
two small strips on each end, and then
a wider piece over it. Put a staple or
nail in the middle of the top of each
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
SIMPLE RABBIT TRAP.
When Properly Constructed 1t Never
Fails to DO Its Work.

Whom Properly Constructed 1t Neycr
Fails to DO Its Work.
Here is simple way of making
rabbit-trap. Rabbits are very bad
about gnawing young fruit trees, etc,
and many would like to catch them for
game. The trap is made as follows:
Make an oblong box one foot square
and three feet long. Saw two doors
one foot square, to cover the ends of
the trap, Bore two holes in the middle
of the box, one six inches from the
side and the other three inches. Make
stick one foot long and drive it into
the middle hole; it must be sharpened a
little at the top, so as to hold up the
top trigger, as shown in Fig. 2. Then
make trigger about two feet long GA
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02
Presence OF Mind.

Cook-Great Scott! I've split nearly
pint of tomato sauce in this bowl OF
oyster soup.
Waiter-"That's all right. Fish out
the oysters, throw in a few chunks OF
boiled carrot, and let me have it. I've
got an order for clam-chowder.-Chica-
90 Tribnne.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02
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MACADAM ROAI
THHlRl ROAD

surface be made of broken stone which
would average three-quarters of an
inch in diameter. Macadam was more
particular about weight than about
size. His idea was that each stone
should be six ounces in weight, and,
with that end in view, his help carried
balances with which TO test the weight
of the stone.
In the Telford road it was evidently
the idea to put the large stones at the
bottom, in order to prevent the soft
ground from working through. BY not
breaking this stone labor is saved, but
worn places may reach the rough rocks
1t is fair to say that both are good
roads, as anyone who has travelled over
the two kinds will testify. Both have
had severe tests, and each has its
friends. american Agriculturist.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02
A New Trick.

Old Fogy Proprietor Why did you
treat that shabbily dressed woman SO
coolly?
Sharp Clerk-You noticed l sold to
her. didn't you?
Yes
"And the article didn't really suit
her"
IL noticed that"
''She bought it because she thought |
thought she couldn't afford to, N. Y.
Weekly.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02
A Chance For a Sore Tongue.

Mrs. Poots-What are you looking SO
glum about?
Poots-Oh, there's a confoundedly
tender spot on my tongue from resting
against a broken tooth.
"Humph! You're always grunting
about something. Funny l never have
anything like that the matter with my
tongue"
Nothing funny about it. You
tongue is never at rest-"-Texas Sift.
ingS
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02
Tempns Fngit.

Mr.. Morrison Essex-That new gir,
gone, too?
Mrs. EsseX.-Yes.
Mr.. Esscx.-What time did she go?
Mrs. EsscN-I don't know-sLe tool
nv watch with Il hr.-Puck
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02

Teacher-Who was Achilles?
Pupil-An alderman.
Teacher What? Great Alexander.
what put that into your head?
Pupil Wasu I he well heeled. Truth.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-12-02

suffer such punishment. as would be
melted out to him under the laws Of
that state. The Dutchm1n said he
would take his punishment on the spot
1t only then remained for the ''alcalde'
tespronounce sentence
At this point Dr. Pinigre came for.
ward to speak for the man. He said
the Dutchman had long been in his
employ in Illinois and that he had
always found him honest ard industri-
GUS. That the man should have been
guilty Of stealing was a great surprise
TO him. 1t was probably his first of
fense of the kind. The man had given
way to sudden temptation on seeing
the valuables lying neglected upon the
table. DR.. Pinigre further said that
the man was poor and had in Illinois n
wife and several children. He thought
SO well of him that he was taking him
through to California in the hope that
he would there make sufficient money
to buy comfortable home for his fam
lily. The doctor spoke well of the
Dutchman's wife and family and
begged the "alcalde" for their sake to
make the culprit's punishment as light
as possible. ,+t..sars
Alcalde Cooke then sentenced the
fellow to be whipped, to receive twenty
lashes upon his bare back. The man
was then at once, stripped. naked to the
waist and tied up to a pine sapling
with ~bucKskin tifongs The question
arose as to who should. mete out the
Punishment. Souie suggested hat Al
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-11-30
THE COUNTRY'S CASH.
Figures from the Report OF the United
states Treasurer.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O,--E. H. Nebecker
treasurer of the United States, has sub
mitted his annual report for the yeal
ended June 80, 1892. The net ordinary
revenues for the government for the fiscal
year were $354,937,7S4, decrease OF
$37 1858, as compared with the year
before. The net ordinary expenditures
were $345,028,330, a decrease of $10,349,-
35f. The surplus revenues were thus cut
down from $37 1888, 1852 to $9,914.453. In
cluding the public debt, the total receipts
for the year were 736,401 ,206, and the ex-
penditures 1854, ,o19,2s9.
Analysing the true condition of the
treasury and setting aside the trusts
funds, the treasurer shows that there was
q working balance of cash and deposits
in banks amounting to $207 7,110,452, at
the beginning of the year and to $780,
718,151 at the end. OF the former amount
$119,00O,O0O and of the later $114, 900
was gold. The success which has at
tended the efforts of the department to
maintain a strong gold reserve is con-
sidered satisfactory, in view of the heavy
disbursements.
According to the revised estimates the
total stock of money of all kinds in the
country on June 30, was $2,374, 1884 ,O49, an
increase of $15OO0O,000 in the year, By
eliminating that part of the currency
which is purely representative, consisting
of certificates of deposit and treasury
notes, the effective stock is found to have
been $1,753,953,745, an increase of $7o.-
100000.
Over $7000,000 in fractional silver cur
rency was put in circulation In addition
to the amount previously out.