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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-10-07
WIT AND WISDOM.

One of the saddcst conditions in life
is TO have nothing good to live for
Rams Horn.
Papa" said Willie, what makes
coal burn?" "Our hired man, Willie"
answered papa.
Too many people arc electric lights
in prayer meeting and tallow-dips at
home RAMS Horn
EVERY man." remarked Uncle Zcb,
"has or bright future if he could only
lib long huff ter lictch up to Wash
ington Star.
Maud says her young mans thiev-
ing inclinations are SO morbid that he
won't even take a hint Tennessee
Twinlllings,
Never be ashamed to own you were
in the wrong which is but saying yon
are wiser to-day than ycsterday.-O.
w. Holmes
Health is the means to an end. 1t
is an investment for the future. That
end is worthy work and noble living
Mary A. Livermorc.
Pleasant weather there may be in
the voyage of life, but never weather so
pleasant that the hand may leave the
helm, or the eye the compass,
After people pass certain age they
begin to talk less about poetry and
more about how awfully hard it is to
save 'hcir moncy.-Atchison Globe.
Young Wife, wonder the birds
don't come here any more used to
throw them bits of cake made, and -
Young lIusband-That accounts for it.
Never ask question if you can
help it; and never let thing go I'M
known for the lack of asking ques-
ton if you can't help it-Henry Ward
| Bccchrr.
DO you ever take your wife on
your knee as you used to do when she
was your sweetheart" 81 can't say
that do, but she frequently sits down
on me of her own accord. Cape Cod
Item.
Confronted Where He Was.-Miss De
Bonairc-And how do you like progress
sivc hammocking, Mr.. De Witz2 Mr.. De
Wiz lat his first hammock)-I should
think it perfect, Miss De Bonairc, if
cr-if it were not progressive. Detroit
Free Press.
Yes, :" he said, 81 am becoming quite
expert, can manage my bicycle with
one hand" But" replied the summer
girl, whats the use? Managing a BIZ
cycle isn't like driving, you know
Washington Star.
| Most people have two kinds of man
ncrs. One they use in the kitchen and
the other is saved for parlor use. You
never know man until you know his
kitchen manners. One reason that mar
riage brings out so many, unpleasant
surprises is that the courtship was based
on the parlor manners.-Atchison Globe.
-Dobber Ia house painter)-"Well,
don't know much about Mr.. Johnival,
hut don't think much of man who
gets home at night in the state he does. .
A Listener-"How-d you know how
he gets home? Are you counting his
slavcy?" DobberT"No, but l painted
his front door last week, and the wood
round the latcll-key hole was jabbeC
] into deep holes. '-Pick-Me-Up.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-10-07
FREEZING BUTTER.
Every shipper Should Give the Process
Immediate Consideration.

Immediate Consideration.
The great problem to be solved by
the producers is to find some method
by which the products of the farm may
be put upon the markets when the con-
sumers are ready to receive them for ac-
tual use. In regard to the butter market
a writer in the Creamery journal says:
AS is well known to every one con-
nected with the business the bulk of
the butter product of the country is
made in the summer and fall months,
and if the entire supply was thrown
onto the market ut the time. of the
production the prices realized would be
very low, lower, indeed, than we have
any idea of; and in order to protect tho
over-plus cold storage warehouses
have been erected and large quantities
of butter held In them each year for
the past twenty odd years. Now there
are great many men who do not hold
their butter and who don't beleys in
it, but somebody must hold it, and,
therefore, the fact remains that one of
the most important subjects for, consld-
Grafton by the men connected with the
business is the proper holding and car
rying of summer and fall butter, carry
ing it in such manner that it will
come.out of storage later in the season
showing good flavor and being clean
and sweet
Various experiment have been tried
and constant improvements have been
made in refrigeration. We arenowsfar
ahead of what VIC were even two We ara
ago. With the improvements of re-
frigeration and the ability to product
very low temperature at minimum
cost we are now able to freeze buttey
and hold it at very low temperature
at cost as low or lower than formerly
paid for ordinary cold storage. After
experiments covering range of the
past five years it has been thoroughly
demonstrated that this is the only
proper way to hold butter. Butter
made last June, frozen solid and held
until May, came out in elegant condi-
ton. Not tub oily and all of very
| fine flavor Ordinary goods, hold their
own and deteriorate very little Freez'
ing has come to stay, and wS think
every shipper will do we'll to give it his
consideration. Repeated experiments
have shown us that butter frozen will
stand up longer after being taken out
of the freezer than that held in the cold
storage. A certain amount of ferment-
alton takes place in the cold storage
butter that is prevented by the freezing
process, and when the butter is taken
from the freezer it has better keeping
qualities than butter held in ordinary
cold storage.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-10-07
HIS LAST DOLLAR.
He Had Several of Them and They All
Went the Same Way.

He Had Several of Them and They All
Went the Same Way.
Two colored men were at the races.
One of them had a grave suspicion that
the other was going to ask him for
money with which to bet on the out.
come of the contest of speed, and in or.
der to forcstall such request re.
marked:
'Heah goes the las dollah got to
my blessed name on dis hcah racc!'
The other looked disappointed, but
stayed by his companion with the hope
that he might share in the winnings,
but luck was against the bettor. The
man who lost his money felt about in
his pockets and look of great happi.
ness overspread his face.
"Well, foh the love of goodness if
heah ant another dollah. I'll just bet
the last one got on this heah racer
His companion was surprised at the
discovery, wondering how man could
have a dollar and not know it. The
money was wagered and lost as before
Then the bettor made still another
search through his pockets, and was
more surprised than ever to find another
last dollar. AS he announced his dis
eovcry and his intention of betting it
his companion remarked:
Look a-hcah, you lynn niggah, !
know what you'se afraid of, but you'll
keep on bettin' you last dollah till
bimeby them there old pokey bosses II
make you tell the truf"-Chieago
Times
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-10-07
POULTRY PlCklNGS.

A FEW old hens sitting round that lay
no eggs take the cost of their feed and
care from the profits, besides occupying
room needed by others.
IT may be strictly business to sell off
all the best fowls and keep what can
not be Sold but it is hardly treating
your own family right even If it does
make little more money.
FooD that is partly decomposed is
not fit to feed to chickens, and if given
them is liable to produce disease. 1t
will he more economical 10 throw away
this kind of food than to let the poultry
eat it.
IT is rarely profitable to send turkeys
to market unless they are in good
thrifty condition. Thin, poor turkeys
usually sell at the lowest prices, and
a short feeding would increase the
weight as well rs secure better
prices, Even with low prices it is
rarely best to send fowls to market in
poor condition. The gain in weight by
feeding will nearly always return a
good prGiit on the cost of the feed.-St
Louis Republic
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-10-07
A CURIOUS RAILWAY RELIC.
Specimen of the First Passenger Ticket
In Use on tho Railroads.

Specimen of the First Passenger Ticket
In Use on tho Railroads.
Among various trophies secured by
Chief Smith of the transportation de-
partment during his recent visit to Eu-
rope is a small brass pocket piece re-
sembling an ordinary baggage check,
which is worth great deal more than
its weight in gold. 1t is of octagon
shape and on one side is stamped the
inscription -. & S. Railway" Bag
worth, No. 90" On the opposite side
the number is repeated. This fortu-
nately preserved relic represents the
kindand form of tickets in use in 1889
for "open carriage passengers" on the
Leicester & Swannington railway
The distance covered by the main line
was n trifle over sixteen miles, and the
passenger fares charged were one and
one-quarter pence per miles. There
was one class only, and passengers
stood mp in an open carriage, generally
known as n tub, which was nothing
better than high-sided goods wagon,
having no top, no seats, no spring buf.
fers. These brass tickets were issued
to the various stations, the guard of the
train carrying Il leather bag something
in the style of collection box, having
eight separate divisions, one for each
station. At the end of each passengers
journey his ticket wis taken up and
placed in the bag by the guard to be
rat,,,,,n1 racDr1ad on tho bnolys opS
again uscd.--Chicago Times
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-10-07
AN AMUSING PET.
Tho Short But Brilliant Career of the
Kittens Queer Playfellow.

Tho Short But Brilliant Career of the
Kittens Queer Playfcllow.
it was the smallest woodchuck had
ever seen, not much larger than n large
rat. Its head and shoulders were SO
large in proportion to the body as to
give it a comical look. 1t could not
walk about yet, and had never before
been above ground. Every moment or
two it would whistle cheerily, as tho
old one does when safe in its den and
the farm dog is fiercely baying outside.
We took the youngster home and my
little boy was delighted over the pros
pect of a tame woodchuck.
We captured them ALL and the young
family was again united. How these
poor half-famished creatures did Law
hold of the spoon when they got taste
OF the milk! One could not help laugh
ing. Their little shining black paws
were so handy and SO smooth; they
seemed as if incased in kid gloves.
They throve well upon milk, and then
upon milk and clover But after the
novelty of the thing had worn off the
boy found he had encumbered himself
with serious duties in assuming the
position of foster-mother to this large
family; so he gave them all away but
one, the first one captured, which had
outstripped all the others in growth.
This soon became a very amusing pet,
but it always protested when handled,
and always objected to confinement.
! should mention that the cat had a
kitten about the age of the chuck, and
ms she had more milk than the kitten
could dispose of, the chuck, when we
first got him, was often placed in the
nest with the kitten, and was regarded
by the cat as tcnderly as her own, and
allowed to nurse freely. Thus friend
ship sprang up between the kitten and
the woodchucls, which lasted as long as
the latter lived. They would play to-
gether precisely like two kittens;
clinch and tumble about and roll upon
the grass in very amusing way.
Finally the woodchucl1 took up his
abode under the floor of the kitchen,
and gradually relapsed into half-wild
state. He would permit no familiarity
from anyone save the kitten, but each
day they would have turn or two at
their old games of rough-and-tumble.
The chuck was now over half-grown,
and procured his own living, One day
the dog, who had all along looked upon
him with a jealous eye, encountered
him too far from cover, and his career
ended then and there.-John Bur
roughS in Century
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-10-07
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

In ono OF the public schools in New
York city there arc ITO pupils, all but
ten of whom are Of foreign birth and
language.
"A Roman Catholic church in Lower
Bohemia. originally built for and used
by the IIussitcs, has been coded to the
n:otcstants by the :cwn council.
The alumni of the divinity school
of Harvard university passed by large
majority resolution recommending
the admission OF women to the divinity
school.
The southern Baptists are pushing
their centennial work with great inter-
est and carncstncss. They propose to
raise $3.50, 600 above their ordinary con-
tributions, and to send out one hundred
new missionaries.
Let nothing come between you and
the. light Respect men as brothers
only. When you travel to the Celestial
City, carry no letter of introduction.
When you knock, ask to see God-none
of the scrvants.-Thoreau
Tho late Emily Plcincr, Of England,
directed that her fortune of $500, 900
should be divided between the womcn's
colleges, the training schools, the asso-
| citation of German governcsscs and the
| Royal school of art ncedlcwork.
believing Gods word gives peace.
| The man who believes the bank is safe
does not get up before daylight and
stand in line waiting for chance to
draw out his deposit lie goes right
along as usual, and draws a check
whenever he wants money. ~
1t is plain then that human life, in
its highest sense, is life of the soul-a
life OF thought and love, of faith and
hope, of imagination and desire; and
men nrc high or low as they partakc
more or less of this true life. by this
standard, and by no other, reason re-
| quircs that we form an estimate of hui
man worth.-Bishop Spaulding
! i have never been able to under.
stand the security of those who placed
| their whole reliance, in presenting
themselves before God, in the ordinary
relations of human life. As if all our
duties were confined within the narrow
sphere of this world! God demands
other things beside these kindly social
virtues of him whom he means to crown
with an eternity Of glory. Eugene de
| Gucrin.
| Western Reserve university now
embraces eight departments. Its man.
agemcnt has been conservative; but the
addition of the law school and of the
dental school, and also the new in
struction offered to graduates, indi-
Gates that progressive policy prevails.
There arc in all the departments of the
university seventy professors, and in
Adelbcrt college and the college for
women, twcnty-thrcc.
Tho famous Cathedral of Burgos
in Spain, has been temporarily closed
The stabbing of Canon Sozoma while
he was conducting religious services
caused human blood to be spilled in the
sacred cditicc, which, according to the
laws of the Catholic church, is thereby
deflcd and rendered unfit for tho
worship of God until it shall have been
reconstructed after tho removal of every
trace of the tlcflcmcnt.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-10-07

the first so as to hold it while both
hands are employed to bind the bud
smoothly and firmly. Wind first up
ward, crossing above the bud, return
and tie below the bud as shown in Fig.
8. The most important point in tying
is to bind the bark firmly and smoothly
over the bud. After the trees have been
budded week or two they should be
examined, and if the growth is such
that the bands cut into the stock so as
to injure it they should be loosened and
retied or cut on the back side if the bud
is well united.
The next spring after budding the
stock is cut off with a sharp knife,
placing the blade on the opposite side
of the bud at the height of the cross
cut and making an upward stroke so
that the knife will come out about one
inch above the bud. When growth be-
gins rub off all buds from the stock so
that all the strength will go into the
inserted bud.-Farm and Home.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-10-07

illustration. Some use an ivory blade
to lift the bark, .-t... d..
The conditions for success are, /, the
stock must be in vigorous growing
state so that the bark will peel easily;
2, the bud must be we'll matured 3,
the knife must be sharp; 4, the work
must be done rapidly; 5, the buds
must be firmly and evenly bound in
place.
When everything is ready the first
thing is TO prepare a lot of bud sticks,
shown in Fig 9. Shoots of medium
size are selected, taking care to get
only those that have but one leaf to a
joint. The lie ayes are cut off asshown,
leaving about one fourth of an inch of
the stem. These sticks are the growing
wood of the present year.
Make cross cut about two inches
from the ground, then longitudinal
one on the north side of the tree, so as
not to be injured by freezing and thaw-
ing. AT the same time raise the bark a
little, as shown in Fig. 3. A bud stick
is then taken and cut is made through
the bark about one-half inch above the
bud, taking only very thin portion of
the wood. The length of the cut must
be varied for the different kinds of
trees, say one-half inch long for
peaches and one inch for pears, cher
ries and apples. The prepared bud is
shown in Fig. A. .
After the bud is cut the lower end is
inserted under 'he raised bark of the
stock and pressed down. When the
bud is in position, as shown in Fig 5, it
is tied by holding one end of the band
in the left hand, placing it against the
stock, and winding the other end over
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-10-07
eat length he spoke: Guess I'm bout

"At length he spoke: Guess I'm bout
through, amt /, stranger?'
"'Hope not ! replied, here is Your
incidence and reached for the bottle.
Ono. Ruthcr talk he interrupted.
'Whar yer frum?'
Massachusetts,. live in Cambridge
and am student at the college there
THE old man started. 'Y'are? he
asked, eagerly, rising on his elbows.
Harvard? P'r'aps yer know my boyl
Vas, sir! I've got n boy thar, hevi
lie don't know I'm alvin though, fer
hain't seen him since he war young
un. Thinks I'm dead, ] guess, an
p'r'aps it's jest as we'll, fer hain't ben
much of man; though I hev made
some money in the mines-'nough ter
take lkar O. him, reckon
"His long explanation seemed to the
him, for he stopped to breathe mo-
ment, but soon continued again: My
brothers letters sez he'sa fine boy; one
o them college chaps at Harvard.
Prhaps you'll give him this il y ever
see him; his names inside thar
1.-THE invalid drew large purse from
under his pillow and gave it to me. l
was just about to look inside when he
began to cough violently, and fastened
to give him his medicine.
"When he had become calm again he
asked: Dyer sing?'
"'A little replied
"'Then sing me that song boat
Sweet IIomci" it'll make me think O.
the place I've left, and tn other place
I'm a-goin' to-pretty soon, too, reclS-
on, stranger
$50 l sang the song for him, and
boys, ! don't think l ever sang it so
well. AS | finished the last verse
opened the purse to find the name OF
his son. After looking over several
papers came across it at last, and
we'll, follows" land Jim gulped down
a tear 81 jumped to that mans bed
side; but it was too late. He had gone
to his Sweet Home, and never knew
that wns-his-son."
Jim stopped and buried his face in
his hands. We sat, silent, for mo.
ment, and then all rose softly and
started to go. Sam Watson was the
first to speak: Come, Jim, stay with
INC tonight"
mo, thanks, old man." he replied,
quietly, taking up his banjo and pass
ing slowly out the door, 81 think had
better go home. Charles Emerson
Cook, in Boston Budget.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-10-07
THE TRIUMPH WAS HERS.


A Resolutc Little Woman Who Iumbled
II Naughty Glass-Setter.
There is just now triumphant little
lady on Dearborn avenue, near Chicago
avenue, and only block away is
glazier who is suffering the horrors of
defeat
In the Dearborn avenue house were
two broken window panes. One of these
was entirely destroyed and the other
had only small corner broken off. The
glazier was sent for to replace them.
Now the lady had two small pictures
in need of glass and the big pane was
just the thing She would have it cut
to fit them and would be so much ahead.
But when She had paid the workman
the big pane of glass was gone.
She sent the domestic over for it, but
the glazier refused to give it up. ut
vhas der rules of der shop" he ex-
planned, blandly. Then the little woman
went over.
"See here, paid you what you asked
for putting in those panes, and you've
carried off my own glass and l want
that glass now"
"Vhell, you pays feefty cents. Der
rules of der shop say So"
81 don't care anything about the
rules of the shop, You've taken my
glass and / want it,
"Vhell, you ged oudt," he returned,
and the little woman retreated.
Later in the evening she went back,
accompanied by her husband. The
husband, without any preface, walked
up to the counter, took up the window
pane and stated out with it,
"Police Policel" shrieked the excited
workmen, rushing out on the sidewalk.
The husband laid the glass down as
two officers from the Chicago avenue
station hurried up. The situation was
| explained, and the police told the hus-
band to take the glass if he was certain
of the property, When he looked
around, however, it had disappeared
They were outwitted, Justice Kers-
ten was appealed to TO recover the
| property under criminal warrant
1t wouldn't stick. Then the little
woman decided to bide her time. 1t
came.
Three mornings later the GLACIERS
boy rung the bell. Did the glazier leave
n hammer there the other day?
"Oh, yes" replied the laudlady,
stoutly.
The glazier needed it very badly.
That's all right. Tell him it's the
rules of this house that we keep all the
tools LETT here If he wants his ham,
mer tell him to return my glass"
Ten minutes later the boy was at the
door with the pane of glass. The land
lady took it.
Tell your boss l was mistaken-he
didn't leave his hammer herew And
the door closed with bang.
Later it was learned that the ham
mcr was left next door.-Chicago News
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-10-07
FARM AND GARDEN.
TREE PROPAGATION.
Tho Operation OF Budding Faithfully De
scribed by an Expert.

Tho Operation OF Budding Faithfully De-
scribed by an Expert.
Many trees are propagated by bud
ding, which is done from the middle of
July to the first of September, when
the bark lifts readily without split
ting. Seedlings of the present years
growth are generally budded, although
one and two-year old trees may be
worked. When budding young stocks
they should be carefully prepared by
trimming off all lower branches and
leaves for or 4 inches from the
ground The material for tying may
be the fiber obtained from the mats
that come around Russian iron or the
fibrous bark of the Eastwood. This is
cut into lengths of 10 to IL inches and
separated into thin, smooth bands one
fourth of an inch wide, Cotton warp,
obtained from cotton factories, is used
extensively The material must be
such as will not shrink when wet nor
expand or loosen when dry. The bud
ding knife must be sharp with blade
rounded at the end, as shown in the