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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-29
WIT AND WISDOM.

My son, do not put your oar into a
general conversation of sensible peo-
pie, unless you have good skiff. Ell.
mira Gazette.
The man who has one of those cal
endars with leaf to tear off every day
has one thing to live for anyway. SOM
erville Journal.
e Every tree is known by its fruit,
but some of the fruitage of the family
tree does not greatly fiatter the parent
stem. Boston Transcript. M
,-Jagson says that wise man and a
fool often talk so much alike that he
can't tell which is the wise man till
one of them stops talking. -Elmita Ga
zette.
"A Contingency Unprovided For -
Ethel--I will wait until find an ideal
man before | marry. Clarissa-Yes;
but suppose he wants to marry an ideal
woman2-N. Y. Press.
You can indeed carry into the realm
of the external your beautiful ideals
ALL that is necessary is persistence in
this idea: my word shall prosper in
the thing whereunto / send it. "-Drops
of Gold.
"A Valuable Bird -Customer(to bird
fancier)-"How much for this parrot?''
Fancier-"Five hundred dollars" Gus
|tomer--"Whew! Isn't that rather
steepP' Fancier-''N o-he can't talk +"
Epoch.
"A bachelor, upon reading that two
lovers will sit up all night with one
chair in the room," said it could not be
done unless one of them sat on the
floor. Such ignorance is painful. Scot.
fish American.
Couldn't Do It-Dashaway-Come
around, old fellow, and help me select
suit of clothes Travers-Couldn't dc
It, possibly, old man. You seem to for.
get that we both go to the same tailor's. "
-Clothier and Furnisher.
81 always speaks the language Of
them that's about me" said the major.
''With the French, ! speaks French
with the Germans, German are my
tongue" "You don't seem to have OBJ
served, Major" said the Boston lady,
'that we speak English here."-Har
per's Bazaar.
1t is all owing to what man Ii
proud Of If he is proud of his honor
and integrity. proud of his blamelesi
life and his efforts to benefit his race
| he is the riuht kind of a man. Rut Il
he is proud of his looks, his clothes, his
wealth, iis birth or his learning, he i
fool -Punxsutawney Spirit
Where She Got the Idea-Mrs
Suiter-There is one objection ] have
to steamboats,. The staterooms are 81
large that one almost gets lost in them
Mrs Holmes-Mercyl you don't cal
this narrow, contracted thing larg'
room? Mrs. Suiter-You forget dear
that have lived in fat for seyera
J years.-Minneapolis Tribune.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-29
What Shall We share.

Sharing what we have with others is
very we'll at times, and again it is very far
from we'll 1t is right for us to share
our bread with the hungry, but If we
have food that is poisoned, we have no
right to share it with anyone else. Our
spiritual encouragements can be shared
with our fellows, but our special temp
tations and evil imaginings had better
be kept to ourselves We can be for.
ward in giving others a share of our
pleasures. but we should hesitate be-
fore asking another to share our griefs
and mental bewildermentS Character
is shown in what we refrain from shar-
ing, as truly as in what we are willing
TO share. -Sunday-School Times
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-29
TIMELY FARM HINTS.

BRooMCoRN should be profitable
crop. Not only is the seed valuable as
food for poultry, but the brush com-
mands a ready sale. At the present
time the supply is short and prices well
up 1t is crop that is as easily grown
as corn.
THOSE men who say the curculio is a
benefactor to the fruit-growcr have a
happy faculty of looking on the bright
side of things. They claim he prevents
over production. Individually we
should choose over-production as the
lesser evil.
AN orchard on the farm always adds
more to the value of the farm than tho
cost of the orchard. If the trees con-
sist of variety of fruit the advantage
is greater Every farm should have an
orchard of standard fruits, and no farm
is complete without one.
THERE are other ways in which an
orchard may be valuable, besides in the
single item of its fruit product AS q
shelter or wind brea k for the protection
VI OtltT CEOlo ~ 10 WI va Z"
great deal, and if forests induce rain
fall, why will not orchards serve the
same purpose?
A SINGLE article of food may contain
all elements necessary to sustain life
and promote growth; yet it does not
follow that its use would be economic
al. 1t may contain some elements IN
excess of needs of the animal That is
why we are looking for properly bal
auced" rations.
A RECENT visit to the Kalamazoo eel
cry fields taught the writer something
about blanching and the cause OF rust
The rust is caused from blanching with
earth during warm weather. Until
after September the blanching should
be done only by means of boards, tile
or paper. When the weather grows
colder it may be made waxy white
with earth.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-29
THE NOTE ELEGANT.
Women should BE Careful In Their Cor.
respondence.


1t takes poet or woman to con.
dense into the few brief sentences OF
the conventional note the comprehen-
sive message of congratulation or con-
dolence, the elegant acceptance of in
vitation or the exquisite refusal which
never offends. Some one has called
women 'the genius of .epistolary COM
munication" and indeed the gift Of
graceful letter writing is one peculiar
to women, handed down from mother
to daughter through the mystery of
heredity. Certain regulations govern
these apparently spontaneous produc.
tions, even as Browning sonnet in all
its mysticism conforms to the require
ments of verse structure. In the first
place, the note elegant is not written
upon the convenient correspondence
card" but upon small sheet of thick
cream paper, either glazed or rough,
according as theiwriter's taste inclines
The sheet has at the top the street and
number of the ladY's address in plain
letters, the name of her country
home, or the town in which
she lives II it is so small as
to be without numbered houses. The
sheet is folded once and enclosed in a
square envelope, and is more elegant
and ceremonial if sealed with wax. As
. to the chirography, that which is most
illegible is most stylish. If a woman
can not correct her unfortunate habit
of writing so that people can read it in
any other way, she uses a quill pen,
which generally brings about the de-
sired result. The great feature of the
stylish hand is that it has no curves,
but is sharply pointed and the letters
are closely crowded together. The rea.
son why this style of writing is consid'
cred elegant is that it can not from its
formation be written hastily. Any ev-
idence of haste is considered inelegant
whether it maaifests itself in a careless
toilet or careless note. The note be-
gins on the first page, slips to the
fourth, and finishes up by being writ
ten across the sheet on the inside
pages. This is one of the things it is
well for man to remember, 4or some.
times the words of the fourth page are
not read at all, as the signature is on
the third and complications arise
thereby.
One thing for woman to remember
is that she can never afford to write a
careless note, for some one is certain to
see it and judge her by it just as she is
sure to meet the man for whose opin.
ion she most cares when she goes out
in her old bonnet
The woman who wrote in her haste
| upon visiting card, Come with pleas
ure," in answer to dinner invitation,
found the gates of society closed
against her ever afterward as one toe
busy or too brief for ciyility. Abbrev.
iations and numerals are as bad form
in the note elegant as derby hat with
| a dress suit N " SIM
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-29
To restore Lost rertllIty.

Much partly-exhausted land is far
richer than is commonly supposed.
What it has lost is the humus or veg-
etable matter that by accomplishing fur
nishes heat and helps make mineral
fertility available. In all heavy soilq
especially there are stores. OF plant
food that the roots cannot get at un-
less they have the apparent stimulus
of heterogeneous fertilizer to set them
loose. This explains why light dress.
ings of composted manure or of com
mercial fertilizers often produce
astounding results. Their fertility Is
at once available. They give the plants
start, and once started they are able
to find all they need-American c1lti'
vstoR
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-29
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TREATMENT OF GROUP.
How to Care for the Patient Till the Doctor
Comes.


To begin with Group, that terror of
all parents whose children are subject
to this malady, the mother who has
once been reused by the hoarse, bark
ing cough, so unmistakable in its warn
ings, is never likely to forget the thrill
of terror which seemed to make her
very heart stop beating. No matter
whether it be true or false Group, the
alarm at the moment is the same, and
in neither case is there any time to be
lost. If the cough does not seem very
tight, and is not accompanied by stran-
Cling, begin giving strip ipecac in doses
of fifteen drops every twenty minutes.
Continue this until the child's breath.
ing is relieved, or until he vomits. But
should he awake with symp-
toms of choking and great diff.
ficulty of breathing, administer at
once a teaspoonful of the ipecac
into which has been stirred a good
pinch of powdered alum. Should this
not cause vomiting in fifteen minutes,
repeat the dose, and assist it's action by
making the child drink cupful OF
warm water, Place him in as hot a
bath as he can bear-about one hun
dred degrees--and keep him there at
least ten minutes, spreading blankets
over the tub to prevent the water cool.
ing. He should be supported in re-
eli ing position, so that as much of his
body as possible may be under the
water When he is taken out, roll him
at once in heated blankets, and put him
to bed in warm but well-ventilated
room. He may sometimes be relieved
by inhaling steam. If possible, get q
doctor Immediately
Take great care the day after Group
that the child is not exposed to cold.
There used to be comforting theory
current that no child ever had Group
after midnight, but alas! time and ex
perience have proved this pleasant
| fallacy. --Harper's Bazaar.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-29
Treas and stable Manure.

Experience has proven that while
trees on which stable manure was used
were healthy and vigorous, yet they
were shortlived, while .such as were
fortified by ashes were equally vigor'
Gus and far more durable. The conclu'
sions thus forced upon us were that
heavy application of potash and bone
made healthy trees while any large
amount of nitrogen led to the yellow'
and other diseases j. II. Hale, in
TROY Times
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-29
Canes and Filth.

Early chicks will have to contend
with filthy ground, and as gapes are al
ways present where filth exists, the
places selected for chicks should be
very clean II is much easier to pre-
vent gapes than 10 cure the cases. The
best way to do SO is to use air-slacked
lime freely on the ground, and use il
often. 1t will do no harm to the chicks,
and will prevent both gapes and GER
tain diseases.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-29

Hospital Physician will order some
medicine for the pain in your chest
which the nurse says has been troubling
you.
Patient-Me chist! me chist! Divil
bit av pain have Oh in me chist! OF left
me chist in ould Oirland, sor, and its a
Yankee 10y, they've been afther tellin'
We, bad luck to the sphalpeensl-Phar-
maceutical Era.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-29
SUNLIGHT FOR CHICKS.

Plan of n Commodious Poultry House
with Glass Runs.
The plan given is for house made
of rough material, or ornamental, as
preferred, the object being'not so much
to show the interior arrangement as to
give sunlight from sunrise to sunset.
If the house faces the southeast, the
warmth will enter as soon as the sun
is up. When the sun gets around to
the west, the warmth will reach the
other run, one being on the southeast
and the other on the southwest sides
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-29
FIG. Q.

board; Y, sliding door opening in din
ing room; U, cellar way; D, front stair
way, r, back stairway,with closet, G.,
beneath; L, chimney; N, range or
stove; ], sink; cistern pump at X; N, a
corner cupboard; p, porch, with pump
at A; w, coal and wood house; O,
scwer-pipe drains. The porch is open
on the east side, indicated by dotted
line. Mrs. q. e. Scott, in Ohio Farmer.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-29

pump at P, stairway at 5 and cellar
way at w. II is the pantry, 7x12, with
flour chest at J, shelves at R, and cup
board between II and D, with sliding
doors opening into the dining room. L
is the back porch, with well pump at
N. G is the wood house, 10xlG. The
house fronts to the south.
Fig. 2 shows the kitchen and adj
juncts A is the kitchen; G, the pantry;
II, /, -four chest; S, shelves; d, cup
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-29
FARM AND GARDEN.
FARMHOUSE KITCHEN.
One That Has Many Useful and Con-
venient Features.

One That Has Many Useful and Con-
venient Features,
Fig shows the plan of the entire
house, drawn 16 feet to the inch. Ex-
plantations and dimensions as follows:
A, veranda, "a feet wide in front, II
feet wide from the parlor and 10 feet
deep from front to dining room.
B, parlor l4x1S, G, bedroom 12x6, with
wardrobe Il; a window at left of 4 is
not marked. d, dining-room 16x24,
with chimney at X. v is the entrance
10 stairway and passage from d to Q.
& is the kitchen, l6x1S, with chimney
1t M, stove at l., sink at /, cistern
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-29

of the house. The door to the hovso
may be placed anywhere at the oppo-
site sides. The window at the gable
end is intended simply to light the in.
terror to permit of the hens seeing how
to get on and off the roost, though 2
window may be on one of the sides
also A house 10xl2 feet, with each
run 6xS feet, will be sufficient for a
flock of fifteen hens, and they will
have a warm place. with plenty OF
light, as well as ample protection from
snow and cold winds. Farm and Fire
IL Il
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-29

On the Eve of Bloodshed This is
nv ultimate humr' announced the
fierce mosquito, as he quit singing and
prepared to pounce upon the rose o.
its sleeping victim.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-29

KEEPING cows to make axle-grease
butter is living rext door to the poor.
house.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-29

De Jinks Cooking at his shoes)--l
had these patent feathers vanished to
day.
Hoffy-What's the naturalization
worn out?
De Jinks-No; the patent has expired.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-10-27

But you may not desire to
wait, you may wish immediate
rcliet. If so, do this. Go to
any druggist or to your
general store keeper and ask
to be allowed to read the label
on bottle of BROWN's SAR-
sAPARILLA. Here ask the
clerk or store keeper to tell
you what he knows about it.
He'll speak well for it. Buy
the bottle and take the con-
tents. IT ALWAYS CURES.
Write to us and we will send
you a good book free with
postage paid. tbs NAMES
REMEDY.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-10-27
pANA's sARsAPARlLLA CURES.
- - -
hillren Need Sleep.

Children. until they are l. orI5 years
old, should have al least 10 hours sleep,
IT is better. until Is OF ~ nine hours is
none too much. In this country our
children inherit nervous Compartments.
No hygenic measure soothcS, quiets and
strengthens the nerves ike plenty OF sleep.
Children should never be wakcned in the
morning Vet the demands OF household
convenience and the claims oil school
make ii necessary that they should be out
oi bed at 4 certain hour, usually not Later
than seven. To make this possible, and
give them their full share Of sleep so that
they will be ready to wakcn of their own
accord. they must be in bed between s
and 10, according to their ages II bed
time Is made pleasant to them, as mother
love can make it. with story, little
talk over the events, with loving words
and transformations, the hardship OF ban
i>hment to bed will be robbed oi most of
its bitterness. Iadita W1Mt 1oWRdH
The Somerset reporter., 1892-10-27
Our Corn In Germany.

Col. Charles J. Murphy, special repres-
entative in Europe OF the United States
Agricultural Department. has written 4
letter from Berlin TO Nh {. New, the
American Consul here, stating that Chas.
Schovin will open his new Indiln-corn
mill this month. He will grind only
American corn. lie has the latest i'm
proved American machinery. This will
make two corn mills in Hamburg for the
exclusive grinding of American grain,
The first mill erected had to work night
and day. and then could not fill its orders
Col. Murphy adds that he expects to
place the corn in every part OF the country
He will commence by giving gratis large
quantities OF the flour as samples. a
large bakery is soon to be opened in Berlin
where nothing will be produced but what
is made of corn. He further says that the
report OF the government commission to
examine into the merits OF corn will soon
he issued and he is assured that it will
be highly favorable 10 corn as Il human
food
The Somerset reporter., 1892-10-27
DANA,s ABSOLUTELY CURES DISEASE
Childrcn'S Plum Pudding.

One oupiul OF black molasScs, one cup
ful Of snrt, one teaspoonlul OF salt, ont
cupfa oil sweet milk. three rounding cup
iuIs OF flour. one teaspoon(ul OF GROUND
cinnamon, one Tablespoonful each OF dlispltt
and nutmeg, one and enc-hllt eupialN OF
ralslns. and one level spoonful OF soda
Steam three and one-hali hours. Have the
ingredients measured before commencing
to put them together. and mix 4, speed
liz As possible. The soda should be dis
solved in the molasscs. the Suet, and salt
added. then part OF the flour, the spice
fruit and remainder OF flour mixed to-
gcther.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-10-27
Genius InThc BUD.

\ discreet father is early on the watch
for indications of any particular bent on
the part OF his children. He knows that
success in life depends largely ON ones
beingadapted to his work.
A famous architect was sitting in his
office, says IN exchange, when customer
entered.
"Good-morning Mr.. Suburb said the
architect, ARE YOU thinking of another
house ~
mo. | called to see if you wouldn't
take my oldest son into your office as a
student. With the right training he would
make a first class architect.
Then he shows some special talent in
that line2H
Talent, He's running over with it,.
| wish you could see the hen-coop he put
up for me last week
"IIumph What is there remar kable
about it,"
why, he designed it for ten-dollar
hen-eoop, and it's cost more than hun
drcd and fifty dollars. ! oMhS Cmban-
i'm.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-10-27

In most kinds OF manuilc uring business
profit is largely dependent ON letting moth
ing 20 10 waste. The by-produets OF most
factories arc more and more highly thought
of is IT IS seen that without them compc-
tition would he too much to contend ag
ainst On the farm. however, this compc-
ttion is either less kecnly felt, or a ma
iority OF farmers have not learned the best
methods of me, ting it. The waste on
most American farms is Il matter OF the
greatest surprise To farmers accustomed to
the closer economies, to which the people
of older countries submit as a matter OF
course. Most American farms are too
large. and the waste on them is enormous
in the aggregate. 1t may not seem
worth while to those who market their
crop in bulk to give time and thought to
saving the odds and ends they now waste
But il they watch the methods of close
managers they will see that it is by saving
the odds and ends that much OF the secret
of their success is found
The Somerset reporter., 1892-10-27
Cost of Manuring an Acre.

It i not so much the habit oil farmers
10 kon mar ufe made from stock Il so
much eifar gam Is il used To be. hat
time bel ngcd to an ED when stock MAS
not better than now. hut when most kinds
ct coatse farm produce could only be
turned into money by feeding II So tax
Ing the coarse feed II worth nothing be
cause II would sell Tor nothing. the man
me il made might easily be reekoned Il
clear gam Now, everything the farmer
grows viii sell tor cash somewhere, ana
Comparatively fcN Ale where they cannot
ind 4 market Obliged To charge over
the iced to tine stock. II takes good, Tint
ty animals cot more than average Nalue to
pay then WI, without eredi,ing the man
ufc heap with something to MAKE the 1t'
count balance ON the fight side. " hen
tins 6an be done. the manure III the BAN
yard cost, nothing All the cost Is IN dp-
p,ins II. lNcu thus chcdpened most
farmers find that one ot the great adNan-
tlses OF a large. home made manure heap
/, that II enables them to grow luse green
crops To pillow under, and to pay tor more
commercial fertilizers than they would
otherwise do. So the point to decide Is,
not how to trttllile an acre most eheaPy
but. rather in What WY can the largest
amount OF manure be applied, aud al
with pfoftlblc result. This is coming to
he the Chief question in the new ETA OF
improved farming
The Somerset reporter., 1892-10-27
To every man and woman
i *

To every man and woman
who has any trouble Of the
blood any kidney disease
any liver complaint, seroiula
salt rhcum, heart failure ner-
vous disease, asthma ncuralg ia
catarrh weakness of the lungs,
bilious difficulties, dyspepsia
jaurdicc, wo;krcsscs, this
column may prove a blessing.
All these diseases and so more
come from diseased blood,
diseased liver or diseased
kidneys.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-10-27
X 4;

A guide for any purpose.
whether in business, pleasure
or elsewhere, that has at the
outset, the confidence Of the
person or persons to be guild
ed, is a guide in a double
sense. Therefore this column
will endeavor to win your
confidence early, and will win
it through the assertions Of
men and women you know
and whom you trust.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-10-27
r 4:

The information will be of
great interest to all who are
not in good health, or who
have friends or relatives who
are not in good health. As a
matter of fact the column is
destined to become a guide to
good health, and no doubt
will prove to be such to thous-
nnds.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-10-27
Farm For Sale

ATHENS, 100 acres OF land, well water
i ed and in good location. One-half OF 1t
store, post Office and blacksmith shop.
House, ell. shed and stable connected Barn
storehouse and sheep shed. Good sugar
berth and wood lot consisting of maple birch,
hemlock and bass. One mile from Athens
village, nine miles from Skowhcgan.
Also 70 acres OF land in Scion, good wood lot
pasturing and IS acres of moving land with
never failing water. For further particulars
inquire OF r. n. DENNIS, Athens, Me.2m3s
The Somerset reporter., 1892-10-27
+ 4

This column during the
next year will contain much
valuable information for the
readers of this paper, and
many portraits of, and letters
from prominent men and
women of the State of Maine,
some of whom have national
reputation.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-10-27
Eggs For Lunch

Boil the eggs hard When cold, takC
of the shells and divide the eggs length
wise in halves. lake out the yolks erumbl'
them in i bowl adding salt, pepper mus
tard and a little melted butter. When al
are we'll mixed, ill up the hollows OF thu
whites with this mixture and scrve
The Somerset reporter., 1892-10-27

B1 Flag station; at which trains will stop
ON signal or notice to Conductor.
Mixed between Bingham and No. Anson.
Trains connect at Oakland with trains to
and from Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Water
Vile, Augusta, Gardiner, Skowhegan and Ban
gor.
w NJ. AVER SuPT.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Norridgewock, for Skowhegan and Mer-
Ger; at Anson. for Sawyer's Mills. (Starks)i
No. Arson, for North and West New Portland
Dead River, Flagstaff and Eustis. At Bingham
for Forks and Moose River