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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-02-26
WIT AND WISDOM.

"A wide-spreading, hopeful disposi-
ton is your only true umbrella in this
vale of tears II b, Aldrich.
"A woman's grief is never very sim
cere if she remembers to try and look
pretty when she cries. Galveston
News.
Consider the man who is always
punctual-how much time he wastes
waiting for other people. Vermont
Waterman.
-Scarehead-Wh the proper term
to apply to a man who writes fugitive
verse-faneur, litterateur? Emdash-
Ten years. Town Topics.
The girl with the new engagement
ring always wonders why other people
dom seem to take as much interest in
it as she does. Journal.
In an atmosphere of suspicion, men
shrivel up. Your success in elevating
people is in proportion to their belief of
your belief in them Prison Mirror.
Lets go into this restaurant and
get something to eat" But I'm not
hungry" That's no matter; you will
be before you get anything. It'd
Bits.
-"Billins enjoys good joke. 'Evi-
IDENTIFY; but it is a selfish enjoyment l
never knew him to offer his friends any
but the poorest brands. Washington
Star.
The straw is not telling which way
the wind blows when it is being used
to draw cider from a barrel; but it is q
very good indication of which way the
cider goes.-N, o. Picayune.
-Wool-"Joblots holds the belt now
as the meanest man in town" Van
Pelt-"What has he done?' Wool
"His mother-in-law asphyxiated her.
self, and he made kick on the gas
bill"
-She-Will you write to me on your
return to collegep He-Why-er-you
know can't write She-0h, don't
expect you to write brilliantly or anus
ingly; Just write as you talk-Prince-
ton Tiger.
Words, money, all things else, are
comparatively easy to give away, but
when a man makes gift of his daily
life and practice, it is plain that the
truth. whatever it may be, has taken
possession of him.-LowelL
Druggist ''You might have charg-
ed that young man two dollars for fill
ing that prescription. Why did you
put the price at twenty five centsP'
Clerk-"He understands Latin"
Far From the Maddening Crowd
Poeticus-I am weary of the crowd ant
hustle of city life. / wish could flee
this night to some utter solitude. Ora
maticus-Then why don't you go TO SCI
Scribbler's new play performed at thu
Steenth Street Theater?-Kate Field
Washington.
Wisdom is displayed not so much il
doing the right thing as in doing it a
the right time The time for doing
is the great distinction between wis
dom and folly. 1t may be said that a
space is the sphere in which divia
power is displayed, time is the sphes
loF displaying divine wisdom,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-02-26
BLACKBERRY INSECTS.
Gall Makers and BOrers and How to Get
rib of Than

Gall Makers and BOrers and How to Get
Rid of Them.
In certain of the black berry regions,
according to Insect Life number of
insect depredators have been noticed
and their habits studied. One of the
most destructive of these is the red
necked blackberry cane borer (AgrituS
rufcOlRS). The eggs of this borer are
laid at the base of leaf stalks, or in the
Iuds before starting. When these eggs
hatch, the young borer enters the
stalk and makes corkscrew track be-
tween the wood and the bark, continu-
ing until about the first of August By
that time some are half an inch long
and reasonably stout while others are
less than quarter of an inch long and
of almost no diameter. Usually the
borer makes spiral path going
around the stalk five or six times.
When this is the case, gals are formed
on the stalks and the location of the
borer may be known by them. Some
times, however, the borer will make
but two or three turns, and while yet
mall, will pierce the wood and enter
he pith. No gall is then made and
the position of the borer cannot then
&c determined. Raspberries which are
infested with borers form no gals, and
It may be that varieties of black berries
supposed to be exempt from borers
simply form no gals when attacked
The only remedy is the knife and fire.
Cut off the infested shoots below the
gals in early spring and burn them.
Worn out bushes or patches must be
destroyed, as these form breeding
places and all efforts to keep the bear
np bushes healthy will likely fail.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-02-26
NUMBER 81.
RATlONS FOR STOCK.
How Much Should BE Fod and What
Kinds of Feed.


How much shall we feedP The ques-
ton just stated is frequently heard aud
it deserves considerable answer. With
regard to cattle it may be stated in
brief thus: 1t takes Just so much to
keep the stock in a good healthy con.
dition without gaining pound; if more
than this is demanded, extra and bet
ter rations must be served. Two forks
full of hay and six or eight ears of
corn fed at regular times will keep q
steer at his weight, but if you want
him to grow, to fatten, he ought to
have of hay all that he will eat and the
corn besides 1t is best, however, to
give regularly what will be eaten rath-
er than to feed lavish ly to be trampled
under foot.
The same treatment may be given to
a mich COW, no matter whether she Is
dry or in milk or coming in milk. 1t
should be remarked here that it is best
not to feed COW about to become
fresh with mill feed in order to stimu-
late and enlarge the milk production;
such treatment is likely to superinduce
the dreaded parturient fever. Forty
eight hours after calving, if the COW
has cleaned well, it will do to in
crease the feed calculated to increase
| her milk.
Horses that labor should be fed thei,
grain in regular quantities and at reg
ular times. Six quarts of oats three
times day with hay ad libitum is
enough for an ordinary-sized horse. A
fat horse will require less feed and
keep in condition than gaunt one
1t is well to shake the dust out of
grain or hay that is to be fed Stock
relish it better and will eat more of
! it.
One must be very careful in feeding
shipstuff fourth grade four) because
a little too much will act as physic and
will give cattle a backset.
The careful stock feeder will so man
age that the animals will be ready for
their meals when they are given them.
Have salt within reach of horses and
give small handful to each of the cat
tic two or three times week.-St.
Louis Republic.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-02-26
VOLUME VIII.
AN ANTIQUE,

Queer sort Of theme for poets rhyme,
Warped and worn by Its hundred ears,
Besprinkled over with stains Of tears
From waxen tapers of olden time,
Walnut well carved by a master's hand
MY great'greatg grandmother candle stand.
Gloss all gone like the days now dead,
The polish dimmed like the lustrous eyes
Thatonce looked merry, or sad, or wise,
AS this by the huge four posted bed
Stood bearing the light In stick japanned
My Observation-Disclosures candle stand.
Shaky somewhat on its griffin feet,
Spindled decidedly as to its legs
The funniest set OF twisted pegs
Parted at center, in base to meet,
Like sort of Hermes' snaky wand
My t-great-grandmothers candle stand
Lights It held for dauntless race,
TO deck for the duel, dance or ball,
And maidens merry and gay withal,
Slender wasted and fair OF face,
For mirrors aid would its help demand
My greatgreatgra candle stand.
Dreams of the years long past and flown,
When hood and hoop and painted fan
Were snares to allure the heart Of man,
Just as to-day is the tennis gown,
All fit around, from the shadow land,
My great greatgrandmothers candle stand.
And clothed In robe OF spotless white,
Benny and blithe as to the bloom OF haw,
The DANES greatgreat.gran
law,
Stands by II now, q winsome sight.
W%kt sweet surprise has my lady planned
With great Observation-Disclosures candle stand
And why from its cherished pride Of place.
The chimney nook has 1t sought the hallf
Alasl Pride goeth before the falls
To an antique dealer, for duchesse lace,
She's battered it straightway out Of hand
My greatgreat- grandmother's candle stand
r. T. w. Duke, Jr, in Lippineott's.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-02-26
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Eees cannot be produced without
lime for the shells.
THE beginning of the year is a goo6
time to begin keeping accounts.
THE earlier the pullets are Matched
the sooner they will begin laying.
In small yards two cocks are W orsC
than none on account of fighting.
SUCCESS with young chicks demands
warmth, dryness, liberal feeding ant
pure air.
A FEW days in the spring will make
a considerable difference in the price
try to be early.
FoB setting pick out smooth, medi
um-sized, well-shapod eggs from hen
that are over a year old or pullets tina
are well matured.
1T takes less time to look after an In
cubator that will hatch 200 eggs thar
to look after ope or two old hens tina
will not hatch over thirty,-St topi
Republic
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-02-26
snow covered limbs and beneath
could see dry leaves and twigs.

snow covered limbs and beneath
could see dry leaves and twigs.
gathered up an armful and made
for the shining circle of ice, tearing out
some leaves from book in my pocket.
fixed the best start for fire that
experience in the woods had taught
me to make. The first match set it
ablaze, and, tanning it with my hat,
soon heard the twigs cracking. But
the little fire would soon be out and
the wolves would then be upon me.
Enough wood must be gathered TO
keep the fire going till daylight. To
get it l must go back to the shore. Oh!
how / dreaded leaving the cheerful lit.
tie blaze! Back in the woods the bowls
were growing sharper and clearer. But
no time was to be lost. Four times |
ran breathless to the shore and came
back with great armfuls of brush and
branches The fifth time | had gone
about fifty feet from the fire when l
saw dark body jump out from among
the trees. fled hack to the blaze and,
fascinated with terror gazed at the
leaping forms. In moment another
appeared, and then another, until a
dozen were bowling and dancing about
few feet away. piled more brush
on the blaze. AS 1t flared up the
wolves backed off, and sat on their
launches. So it went on for an hour
or two. Then l began to get drowsy
again. Once I caught myself doing,
and on waking found the fire had died
down a great deal.
If l sleep, thought, the fire will &C
out and the wolves will then pounce
upon me.
Oh! was so sleepy! l just wanted
to lie down for few minutes, that was
all. / must sit down, anyway. | coulG
use that bundle slung over my shoulder
for seat l took it down and threw
it on the ice. 1t rang out sharp ano
loud as it struck. On my half-numl
senses it dawned that it was my skates
which had brought along.
IF put them on can keep awake,
was the happy thought that came like
a flash from the fire. In a moment al
most had strapped them on, glideC
around the fire, which was in the cen
ter of the circle, several times before
I could get warmed up. Then IN,
passion for skating awoke. was Jus
on the edge of learning the most diff
cult motions on skates, such as thu
grapevine, single and double" 9Th,
scissors" 1.-THE outer edge" TIL,
Dutch roll, backward and forward, sin
gle and double" and figure Fights
of various kinds. One after the othe
! went over them. When tired by on
I would try another and so rest my
self, An hour passed thus and tn
wolves came no nearer than at first
Then l knew l would probably ge
through the night and breathed NOR
easily. l knew had wood enough t
last till daylight if could only kee
awake.
So hour after hour l went circlin
about the little blaze. The ring of stee
echoing among the trees, mingled wit
the disappointed barking of the hur
cry watchers squatted on the snow.
At last the faint streaks of daw
broke over the east and l could see
curl of white smoke arising from
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-02-26
IT WAS A SQUARE RACE.
With the Bear Behind Him, the Colonel
Needed No Urging.

with the Bear Behind Him, the Colonel
Needed No Urging.
Col. John Griggs, age sixty-eight,
weight about two hundred, was the
"fust settler in Tom Green county, Tex,
and the only man now Twin who helped
scoop out the place where the river
runs" The colonel is the hero of an
exciting bear story, which deals with
the remote antiquity of Tom Green
county, which he tells on himself in
great gusto, as follows:
IL was right smart younger then than
l am now, but purity nigh as hefty.
was livin' in cabin near the edge of
the timber One day | went out boss
huntin' on foot and like 'tarnal fool
l just clean neglected to take gun
along The bar and l met about
mile from the cabin. l started
for home, and the bar Hoped along
in the same direction. The faster l run
the more determined that bar was to
see that l didn't get lost away from
him. / was considerable of a leg
shaker then, like | am now, but
couldn't shake that bar off.
"When got in sight of the cabin the
bar warn't four rods behind. / could
hear him a.puffin' and snortin', and my
hair stood up so high it just seemed like
{ Juldn't make no Roadway ag'in the
wind. My wife threw open the door Of
the cabin and yelled: Run, John, rum!
and you bet that's what was dom.
thought was a good-by and gone John
Griggs and run. The wind was all or
the outside of me, but kept on a-run
| in, and all the time my wife stood
there in that doorway and yelled: Run
John, runr
We'll, l got there fust" and the
colonel wiped from his brow the clam
nv perspiration which the recollection
of his narrow escape has caused to &C
cumulate there. Il got there fust, anC
fell in heap on the floor, while my
wife barred and barricaded the door
l was clean gone teetotally tuckereC
out, but bime by got my breath, anC
I said wife said l, givin' her a re
proachful look. wife do you think In
born fool?'
why, no John said she, but sor
o. look n as though she mon half did
course l don't; why should l?'
Well, said l, you stood there il
that door a-hollerin' to me to run
John, rum Now, do you think I'd pla,
off in a race like that? IN. Y. jour
nal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-02-26
FARM AND GARDEN.
HOME ICE PACKING.
Dead Air Spaces Preferabl to the Use {

Dead Air Spaces Preferabl G to the Use of
Sawdust or Cha rcoal.
The method of building icehouses
without requiring packing of sawdust,
charcoal or other substances, merely
by leaving dead air spaces, is to-day
considered fully equal, if not superior,
10 the old-time way. Dead air spaces
appear to have fully as much power as
Anon- conductors as do solid packings.
and the method is cheaper one. The
system, however must be carefully fol-
lowed out for the best results. The air
chambers must be distinct and must
not admit a draft up or down or around
the ice The air spaces must open into
the upper portion of the house above
the plate, that the cold air of evening
may descend into them. This also al.
lows air which may have become
slightly heated to rise above the ice
without reaching it. Partitions must
ns tight. To receive the full benefit Of
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-02-26

\, blackberry gall; b, transverse section, show
ing larvp cells and larvm in position; Q,
larve; d, chrysalis
Another insect that at times does
wen more harm than the gall-maker is
The larv@ of Bembecid margindtd (Hare).
The eggs are laid upon the new canes
in August or September, hatch the
same autumn, and bore into the cane
short distance above the ground. In
July of the following year they leave
this cane and enter one of the new
growth and eat around the base, be-
tween the wood and bark, causing the
shoots to wilt In August the larva,
which is about an inch long, white,
with brown head, pupates- AS this
insect destroys two years growth. it is
quite important to keep it in check.
Cut the shoots, as they wilt, close to
the crown, and burn the Larvae con-
tanned therein.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-02-26
On the Promenaoe.

She-Who's that swell young man
over there?
He-Oh, that's Maltby, and he's a
corker.
She-l beg your pardon?
He-A eorker don't you know?
Works in a leer bottling establishment
--peEoit Free Press
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-02-26

or two from the house, if possible into
gravel soil.
If the character of your land be
sandy or gravelly, you need have nc
anxiety about drainage, as the melting
ice will take care of itself. The main
point is securing good drainage so as
to prevent draft of air under the ice
chamber 1t is well to have a stone
underpinning well pointed with NOR
tar A current of air will melt many
tons of ice in a week. An excellent
plan in use under many ice houses is /.
cold storage room. A bank is mosi
convenient for this arrangement,
though by elevating the floor for ic,
four to six feeta moderately good stor-
age room can be secured with little
extra cost The one objection to this
convenience under the chamber is that
it is likely to allow drafts of air up
through the ice house unless great care
is exercised. A tight, or nearly tight
and sloping floor should be made anc
the drainage carried into trough ant
away from the building in pipe. OF
course the floor, which also forms the
ceiling of the cold storage room, mus
be heavily propped or underpinned t,
support ice so the great weight abov'
will not crush it in. Many find such :
storage room extremely useful in hold
ing for few days small fruits, vegeta
bles, meats, etc, for market, and fol
preserving the family supplies 70
foundation walls probably nothing
cheaper or superior to concrete wei
laid below frost The walls II of Woo
must be double or treble the same al
for the ice house proper. Double door
and windows must also be provided
Never overlook the rule that tn,
smaller the amount of ice stored til,
| greater is its proportionate waste. e.
Farm and Home.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-02-26
Bagging Tomatoes.

Bagging tomatoes was an experiment
the past season which gave excellent
results. The fruit ripened ten days
earlier than that which was not bagged.
A curious result was that while bag
cling grapes retarded the period of
ripening, the bagging CT tomatoes had
the opposite effect. Tomatoes that
were bagged also ripened more COM
pletely around the stems. Bagging is
done by simply pinning paper bags
over the young fruit
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-02-26


hunters camp away down the lake.
Half an hour later it was daylight
The sharp crack of an early hunters
gun came from near by, The wolves
had been slowly backing off into the
woods as the day dawned and at the
sound of the gun they disappeared en-
tirely. l waited another half hour
and then took off my skates and
walked down to the curl of smoke.
rested at the camp several hours and
went home.
When next went out skating / sur
prised all my playmates by the progress
/ had made. "Where have you been
practicing?" they all asked. They had
reason for asking, for on that night OF
desperate practice | had changed from
a novice into an expert N. Y. World.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-02-26
UnseIhsh.

'Your husband borrows great deal
OF trouble. il seems to me. Mrs Blue"
nYes. hut he is 9nseltish with It,
lie always shares i With me M ],
Press
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-02-26

1t is not necessary to feed the breed.
ing turkeys so as to keep them fat
what is best IS 20 keep them u Q good
thrifty e0laillga
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to come to the good, aud why is it
satisfying?
How are the evil like chaff, and
in what points does the comparison
fail?
Why is the future tense used in
Ps. L: S?
How does the Lore know" also
the way of the wicked? Ps. l: 81.
What IN the first Psalm should
inspire us to missinary work?
What in the first Psalm should
encourage us in all good efforts?-
Golden Rule.
SUGGESTED HYMNS.
"Hasten, sinner, to be WISE"
by cool Silvan's shady nll."
$50 let our lips and lives ex.
press"
THAT man is ever best"
DAILY RBADlNG
First Day.-Real blessedness.
Matt. 3: LIZ.
Second Day.-Joy in Gods law.
ps. ll9: 137-l44.
Third Day.-Prosperitv promised.
Ps. 90.
Fourth Day.-Punishment sure.
Matt. 3: IL, 10.
Fifth Day.-Final Judgment,
Rev. ~: LA.
Sixth Day.-The Christians sup
port. Ps. "a: 10.
Seventh Day.-The first Psalm.
What is there in 1t for me?
Ps. |; Josh. L. s; Thess. 2: l3.
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Mountain LAKE Park.

The work of removing trees out
of the streets and making them up
into cord and stove wood, crossties
and saw logs, goes steadily ons
The fra me of one addition and
one new cottage rs now up and the
foundation is being laid down for
another.
Mrs. NJ. f.. Kraft, of Wheeling,
was here last Saturday looking up
a cottage for the season.
Alex. L. Young. of Wheeling, was
here Tuesday and expects to be with
his family this summer.
Mrs. Rev. Dean, who has been
with MS since Christmas, departed
Wednesday for her homeln Halleck.
". Va. She was accompanied
thither by her father, Mr.. A. C.
Brooke, who WILL visit relatives and
friends in different parts Of West
Virginia.
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OF Interest to the Farmers.
SwANToN. Nm. Marcl

SwANToN, Nh, March %.
To the Editor III The Republican.
1t will probably save the farmers
of the county thousands of dollars
if they will send for and examine
the especial Bulletin on Fertilizers. I"
published for their benefit at state
expense by Maryland Agricultural
Experiment Station, College Park
Nd. 1t will be sent free for the
asking at the above address and of
the 81 brands analysed last year
some are worn fer each dollar OK.
penoedsl. 10 and others all the way
down to 80 cents. am in no way
interested IN any brand of fvrtilz.
ers, but | am much interested in
seeing that no Garrett county farm
er pays a dollar for 30 cents worth
of goods. | know how hard the
dollars come to us.
CHAs. L. SWEET.
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THE OFFICERS.


President-Fred A. Thayer.
Vice Presidents-Arthur Town.
shcnd, A. d. Naylor. c. $. Davis,
G.. II. pritchard.
Secretary-Miss Mollie Peddicord
Treasurer-Miss Kate c. Spedden
DEPARTMENTS OF WORK.
/. Christian Work-A. Town
shend, chairman.
: Literary Work-A. ID. Naylor,
chairman.
3. Social Work-Chas. 8. Davis,
chairman.
4 Entertainments-G. II. Pritch-
ard, chairman.
5 Correspondence-Miss Mollle r
Peddicord, chairman.
6 Iinance-Miss Kate c. Sp,d.
den, chairman.
PROGRAM FOR MONDAY EVENING.
Hvmos from Temple Trio
1870, Look out uoon the field"
3ll, Work for the night is COM
ing"
65, "Fall into line"
us, "Hcaling for thee"
29S, "Oh, where are the reapers. "
$50, Entire conservation.
375, "While the years are rolling
on"
Twenty minutes devotional ex-
ercises, conducted by C. S. Davis.
Select reading, by Chas. Newman.
Solo, by Miss Mary Towrshend.
Select reading, BY Mrs. +. A.
Thaver.
Temperance Bible reading. by 4.
Claggett, Miss Mollie Peddicord,
DAVID Stevens, Mrs. Chris. Feltv,
Miss Alice llesen, CLYDE Liller,
John NJ. Davis. Mrs. Chas. New
man, Mrs. ". F, King.
Business,
MobLIR K. PEDpIcoRp,
Secretary.