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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-11-25


to flourish his revolver over his head
firing it off blindly as he did so, and to
shout: Come out of there, you black
hearted scoundrol! Come, or I'll drag
You out by the hair of your head!
Come, you numbering villain. before |
blow the brains out of youl Come
peaceably, and won't hurt you. But"
Tom never finished She sentence, for
at that moment, just as the landlord,
followed by a crowd of frightened
guests, rushed up to the door, out from
under the bed slowly crawed the land
lords old, half-deaf Newfoundland dog.
Tom stared blankly, for moment,
at the dog, aud then catching sight OF
the crowd behind him he made dive
for the bed, where he quickly covered
himself, head and all, with the bed
clothes, leaving me to explain matters
to the excited landlord and guests as
best might.
Madison had lost all its charms 10.
Tom, and so we started for home as
early as possible the next morning. On
our way back Tom secured my promise
to say nothing regarding the nights
adventure; but only on condition that
hence forth and forever he would quit
Dragging.
The sudden change in Tom, which
| followed our return from Madison, was
more than mine days wonder" to
the boys of "our neighborhood." But
| Just how the transformation was
brought about and his vaunting tongue
silepced they never knew AID never
( will, unless some OF their eyes chance
to fall upon this article.
However, we boys were well salts
fed with the change; for we found
modest Tom a much more agreeable
companion than boastful Tom had ever
been. ALVIN JoYENIl.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-11-25
WITH A PHRENOLOGlST.
Some Facts About the Science of Fishing
for Bumps.

Some Facts About the Science of Fishing
for Bumps.
That chronology is most attractive
study few can deny, whether they may
believe in it or not, and SO far as the
phrenologist himself is concerned the
study is far from non-lucrative.
A leading phrenologist was seen re-
Gently, and what he had to say is GER
tainly interesting. 1t appears that
phrenology, unlike the law of medicine,
is one of the few professions which Is
not overcrowded, and the fees which
the phrenologlst receives, though not
large, are ample and comparatively fire.
quent. But let it be clearly understood
that not all who enter the field of pro-
fessional phrenology will necessarily
meet with success.
1t is a science as yet comparatively
new, and the time has not yet come for
it to be universally accepted as a guide
for the future. .
The fees of the phrenologist range
from Is cents to $40. For the first named
sum the patient gets in few words a
description of the qualities which he
possesses, and perhaps hint or two
about the work of life in which he woud
be most likely to succeed. For $40 tho
statement is written out, and is in
tended as guide which shall pilot its
rossessor through life.
The conscientious phrenologist must
have a good deal Of moral courage and
pretty thick skin, for if he talks as his
observation teaches he is obliged to tell
some unpleasant truths, which the pa
tients promptly resent. If he tells them
that they are cowardly and weak and
selfish, they don't like it at all, but If
they demonstrate he is obliged to tell
them as simply as possible the reason of
his decision.
The people who visit the phrenologist
very often have very queer ideas of the
Interpretation of the science.
A young man came into the sanctum
of the professor the other day and said:
"Say, you read bumps, don't you?"
The professor said that he did.
"Well," said the yonng man, ''Pve
lost my watch, and there's young man
who lives in the same house who has n
big bump on the side of his head. Die
he take it?"
The professor said that he did mo-
know; and the young man departed il
wrath.
The professor also said that it was mo-
at all unusual for young men to ONT
or write to him and intimate that they
were about to be MARI led and should
like to know something about their in
tended wives. Sometim es they bring
photographs of the lat ter and oftel
actually bring the young W oman them
selves and interrupt the examiner with
such questions as
Can she save money!" 'Has she a
bad temper?" "Will she like homer
"Will she let me smoke" and the like
Of course, there are a great numbe
of charlatan phreno logists about VIII,
make living simply by flattering peo
ple's vanity, and as their knowledge o.
the science is comparatively small the,
resort to system of modification, so t,
speak, and in telling every one that h,
loves home they will also remark tha
the organ of locality" is so developed
that he might indulge a desire fol
travel, and in this way make no positiv
statement.--N. Y. World.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-11-25
1T WAS HEAVENS WILL.
How another and Her Children Ran From
| Apparent Danger.

Apparent Danger.
A flushed woman dragged a small
boy and a smaller girl into the Central
station lunch room and glanced about
her with mingled ferocity and inde-
cision. She was careful TO scrutinize
all the persons in the place, who COM
prised a dirty waiter, fat travelling
man and an official in uniform
Now you children stay close to me"
exclaimed the flushed woman in loud
voice. These railroad stations are the
worst places for cholera in the world"
She advanced upon the dirty waiter as
she would approach rampant wild
beast.
"IIad anybody with cholera been
here?' she demanded.
The dirty waiter smiled and shook
his head.
81 don't believe it. 1t seems just to
me as fcvcry thing was full of cholera.
Here, don't you touch that"
The small boy had evident designs
upon the water cooler. r
''If you drink that water" cried the
woman excitedly, you'll get cholera
in minute Come on" t Z
But I'm thirsty, ma," protested the
small boy.
Thirsty"
She repeated the word with tremend-
GUS disdain.
"What business have you got to get
thirsty when cholera-here, get right
down."
The smaller girl, evidently in the
hope of Fastening matters was essay
ing to climb upon stool at the counter.
Don't you know -"
The smaller girl was jerlecd into the
middle of the floor with suddcnness
that made her gasp.
that probably somebody sick with
/ cholera has been sitting on that stool?'
The smaller girl had clearly not sus-
pectcd anything of the sort. She began
to cry. T3y rf t.
Stand right here" --.....
| The flushed woman placed the chill
dren side by side in the farthest cor
ner of the room.
"Now / WONDER" she unused aloud
whats good for them to eat"
The smaller girl stopped crying
promptly.
Gimme bum" she shouted, with
considerable ecstasy.
| "Bun!"
Horror was depicted on every Inca
ment of the flushed woman's face.
Don't you know"
| She almost shrieked in her agita
ton.
that people who eat buns are the
first to get cholcra?"
The small boy and the smaller CIR
were impressed to that extent that they
both broke into boisterous lamenta
tions.
"Stopyour crying. Don't you know
She shook the boy and slapped tn,
girl
that it's tne people who worry an(
cry that get cholera first?"
"All aboard"
The official in uniform was callin.
the departure of the train.
Mercy"
The flushed woman displayed symp
toms of collapse.
"We've got to go, and we didn't get
bite to eat"
| Gathering the weeping children to
gether she swept from the room.
'It's heavens WILL" she announced
as she passed the dirty waiter. "If L,
have got anything here 'twould hav
been sure to give us all the cholera"
The official in uniform offered to as
sist her to climb aboard the train, bu
she shranll from his touch as from con
tagion itself. Cincinnati Commercial
| Gazette
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-11-25
DO YOU BELIEVE iTq


Thatwe should deem that Luck's the thing
That will 20 US our blessings bring,
And give us honey without sting
don't believe it!
But that cndeavoy well applied,
will that will not De denied
DO much lies problems to decide ...
do belieYeitl ...
That our great world, as some folks say
has still grown worse from day 10 day,
While men and morals butdecay-
don't believe III
But that, as history will show,
Tho good old times" OF long ago M
Have better grown, will better grow
do belicveitl
That we are here to sorrow born IL
Are given life to live forlorn,
Have;more of nighttime than of morn
e. i don't believe I'll F l.
But that healthy, cheerful mind,
And thankful heart o'en here may find,
Thai God means only to be kind
lido believe I'll
George Blrdseye in Golden Days.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-11-25
A Desirable Fabric.

Look here, Jacob, this suit l got
from you has all faded out"
''Mein friendt, dot vas all right. De!
vos made from de new und stylish
shangeable goods. Your fri' ndts dix
YOU have two OF dlee suits as dose vol.
,rs shange, don't it9'-Judge
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-11-25
John indicated.

"Our John is the greatest fellow to
put off you ever saw"
"He procrastinates, eh?''
"Oh, dear no! ] don't think John
would do anything so bad as that. He
only puts everything off. That's the
worst ever heard anybody say about
him. Texas Siftings
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-11-25
Not Enough Blades.

Mother-I think you ought to be
grateful to your father for getting you
such nice knife, instead of complain
ing.
Little Johnny-It's got only two
blades
''You can't use but one blade at a
time"
"Yes, but when two blades get
broken, there won't be any left. food
News.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-11-25
NUMBER 8.
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

kentucky has a colored state teach
ers' association.
The sinner is one who doubts God
and believes the dcvil.--Ram's Horn.
There were 16,4O2 conversions in
the Congregational Sunday-schools last
year.
Francis II. Root, who died in Bnf-
falo few days ago, left $4,000 to
found mathematical professorship in
Syracuse university.
PENNY savings banks are connected
with the public schools of Belgium, and
10000 of the 100000 primary pupils
have deposited over 500, 900 francs.
"A new Norwegian version of the
scriptures has just been published, the
work of fifty years bestowed by the
most competent scholars in Norway
& OF the 2,7OO counties in the states
and territories the Methodist Episcopal
church is represented in. all save 5S5
1t has 25,S6l organizations, with 22,s44
churches, with seating capacity of
Q, ,302, 70s, and an aggregate valuation of
s SOC, ,023.A
kaS ratiently the inevitable is
hc4s = knat to, stand at Some stake Of
o. asapIwith perfect liberty
q ~ bhnd only by sense OF
right, to feel the sting of the lash
or Il prnips of the flame for the sake
OF ~a man-that is heroism.-
United Presbyterian. u1
1t is remarkable that people COM
Ing out of slavery less than one genera
tion ago, propertyless and pennilcss,
manage to send 1873, 900 children to their
schools in Georgia, have accumulated
e14, O00, 900 in wealth, and out of an av-
erage daily wage of fifty cents support
their pastors, sustain churches and
maintain their families. The Negro
Horkmen Mt the south contribute one
thousand million dollars worth of work
annually.
AS long ago as ITS, certificate
was granted by President Ezra Stiles,
of Yale college, to young woman who
had passed the examinations necessary
to enter the college but was debarred
on account of her sex. Nov, after
q hundred and fourteen years." says the
Woman's journal, yale is ready to of
fer postgraduate study to women. 1t
is not, however, ready for co-education.
1t is as far from 1t as eleven o'clock is
from twelve o'clock"
in the last year the American Bible
society printed and issued from the
Bible house 91S,67S copies of the Bible
| or parts of the Bible, which Is more
than two books for every minute of the
three hundred and thirteen working days
of the year, And the whole number of
the issues of the society during the
seventy-six years of its existence have
been 55, 591, ,00S copies. Since 1904 the
issues of Bibles and parts of Bibles,
through Bible societies, have been over
$50, 900, 900 copies Hartford Religious
| Herald.
British newspapers are discussing
earnestly the question of cloak rooms
in churches, referring to the absence of,
md absolute necessity for, facilities for
disposing of wraps, hats and overcoats.
Some churches In this country have
wire hat racks beneath the seats, and a
| few have wire bars for overcoats and
wraps on the backs of seats. One
church in Chicago has regular opera
chairs and the attendant convenienccs.
| A cloak room seems to fill long-felt
want, for there does not appear to be
any good reason, these days any way,
why man or woman should not be as
comfortable in church as in theater.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-11-25
Too sectional for Her.

q take no interest in the aurora bo-
realis,' observed Miss Floyd, Of Missis-
sippL coldly.
"Whv not?'
"They are Northern Lights. Truth.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-11-25
In Good Taste.

"Why did she have such quiet we'd
ding? Anybody dead?''
"Nc; but her husband was deaf
nutan-Puek.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-07-07
SaIubrfa-

Today is the Lords day and
unusually dull, on account of 50
many being gone to Council valley
and Weiser, IN time to make pre-
perations for the 4th tomorrow.
| must write this letter hurriedly so |
can get ready to go myself
Mr. Denney and family arrived in
Salubria from Union, Oregon, last
evening and will locate here. Mr..
Denney will start furniture store
and keep an undertakers stock as
we'll.
A grand picnic will be held up at
Cuddy's old mill site by many of
Salubria's prosperous farmers and
their families on the 4th.
A fine little picnic is also to be had
over at Buthburg the 4th of July.
Trade in Salubria this week seems
to have been duller than ever before
before in six years.
- DIR. w. NJ. Brown lately from
Omaha has bought the practice, office
fixture &c, of DR.. E. P. Howard, and
no doubt Coming well recommended
as he is) will do an excellent business
and we hope will be very successful.
DR.. Howard and c. w. Wilson left
this place this morning fol
Cornucopia Oregon.
Ed. Brannon and j d. Robertson
of Crane were in town this week.
L. L. Shearer passed through towr
this week for Indian valley where hi
speaks in the cause of the people,
party.
Born, to the wife of J. T. Thorp
on Pine Creek, Monday June 26tb
1892 a daughter.
Born, to the wife OF Josepl
Stippich on Crane Creek, Saturday
July 2 1892, son.
Born, to the wife of r. F. Tuttle
of Middle valley, on Monday, Jun
26th, 1892, son.
Washington County against til
world for babies.
, ssGABRIEL.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-07-07

ton, VIM Cramer, F Mason, w An
derson, w f Nichols and the Misses Neal.
Washoe:-M McEndree, Miss Annie
Brennan. NJ Lewis, Miss Lottie Brennan,
A J. Lewis, Miss Jnlia Brennan, A A
Stroup, Miss Tilly Bynum, Miss Jessie
Stroup. A L McAdams, Ostm IN, Will
Carp. Miss Martha Tharp and Miss Eva
Tharp.
Ontario;-Sanford Emison, Charley
Emison, W H Whyman and lady.
Huntington:-Henry Needham, Miss
Nancy Dye, II Feldew.
Mineral:-F NJ Evans. E E Perkins,
Miss Anna Reechv. John Grabb and wife,
Edward Darby, G r Swobe, VIM L Ma
son, d Robertson.
NOTES.
Almost everv civilized nation was
represented by the flags hung out at
the Vendome. The bar was most
beautifully decorated with flags,
flowers, bunting, etc.
Korup had the front of his meat
market decorated
1t took the reporter a good while
to learn the names of the Payette
couple he saw kissing each other in
the hall of the Vendome, but it was
finally accomplished and the bribe
we received for our silence has filed
our stocking considerably.
Kids and Krakers were so pro-
miscuous that it was hard to tell
which was the kids and which was
the firecrakers.
A good many looked lovingly or
the red wine and several times Draw
was imminent but did not come to {
focus.
There was one little 'scrap.
About six a sudden and terrific
blow come up and held sway for I
few minutes, tearing several awning
down an disarranging the canva
covering of the pavilion.
The militia boys took down thei
r flag pole from beside the old Barto
: hall and erected it on the vacan
ground on Eotr street.
In the absence of proper Office
r to knock them down, some seven
S eights grown hoodlums delighted i
5 firing whole punches of crackers at
, time in the vicinity of ladies, to th
r latters vexation, as we'll as scattorin
them all over the dancing floor.
The ladies served ice-cream in th
Agnew building in the interest Of I'll
Y fund for the school fence, The
b were well patronized and cleare
C s9s.T3.
e John Sears and Frank Mitche
had an ice cream, lemonade an
!. variety stand near the pavilion al
t raked in many shekels from Il
III thirsty.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-07-07

Mr.. EDIToR:-Allow me through
your columns to express my sincerely
thanks to the manly young men of
this town, who so willingly agreed to
help me in the Plug Ugly Parade,
and who just at the last moment so
noby vent ba k on their word A list
of their names can be had upon
application. Respectfully,
W. E. Bowen.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-07-07

Mccormick G. Osborne improved
all steel Binders at the l. G. Co.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-07-07
0. 8. L. Time Table,

BOISE BRANCH.
Close connection made at Nampa with
trains Nos. 2 and s.
c. G. MILLER, Agent
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-30
WALL STREET FAILURES.
Two Firms of Stock Brokers Forced to
the Wall.

Two Firms of Stock Brokers Forced to
the Wall.
New York, Dec. 29.-Stock Broker
M. Z Butsky has failed. He was long
on 1900 shares OF industrial and western
railroad stocks.
Wayland, Trask & Co. have also failed.
twas known that this firm was in
trouble, and its sales of Northern Pa
cific, preferred, caused break in that
stock this morning. 1t was supposed
the firm had passed the crisis. 1he
firm was carried down by the shriDkage
in Northern Pacific securities and the
inability OF customers to respond to
calls for margins.
The coal sales agents today decided to
make no change in the price for jan
uary.
B. H. Sterl, attorney for the firm,
gave out the following statement con-
cerning the firm: The suspension of
the firm is due to the fact that one OF
the partners, Theodore Baldwin, was
specializing on his own account with the
firms money. He lost in this way about
$3.50 900. Baldwin has confessed every
thing. and is now at work helping an
expert in strengthening out the books.
The firm had no outstanding accounts,
one of the exchanges having notified the
firms with which they were dealing to
close out their contracts. They also
sent around this morning and paid Oft
all their loans at banks.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-30
sWARMs OF OFFCE-sEEKERs,
Eager Place-HunterS Pouring
into Sacramento.
They All Want Positions at the
State Capital.
Scores of Applicants for Humble Jobs
as Well as SiDecures-A Plethora
Of Printers Already
on Hand.
pvthe Associated Press !

BY the Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 29.-As the time tor
the opening of the legislature is drawing
near the city is rapidly filling with Of
fice-seekers who want everything In
sight, from keeper of the gates to SER
geant-at-arms in either house. The
local members are constantly besieged
with s-hunters, and scores upon
scores of small boys, generally accompa-
MED by their fond mammas, are asking
or positions of pages. Several senators
nd assemblymen have already reached
the city and are being importuned for
their influence, and printers from
all polnts in the state imagine
there will also be fat places
for them in the state printing office DUR
ing the session, Notwithstanding the TACT
that the city is already filled with idle
compositors. Printers are fairly swarm
ing into town in droves. Besides this,
Superintendent OF Printing Johnston is
in receipt OF dozens of kilograms asking
for ..sits." and his mail is also treighted
with applications. There is no need OF
printers coming to Sacramento, Tor they
will surely meet with disappointment II
they do. There will be no work foi
them. The present force can handle all
the work on hand and do whatever is
necessary during the session OF the
legislature.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-30

THE turning point
in woman's life brings peculiar
weaknesses and ailments. DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription
brings relief and cure. 1t is a
powerful, invigorating, restorative
tonic and nervine. 1t imparts
strength to the whole system in
general, and to the uterine organs
and appendages in particular.
"Run-down," debilitated and deli
cate women need it. It's legiti-
mate medicine purely vegetable,
perfectly harmless. It's guaranteed
to give satisfaction in every case, or
money refunded. Nothing else does
as much. You only pay for the
good you get. Can you ask more?
As regulator and promoter of
functional action, at that critical
period of change from girlhood to
womanhood, "Favorite Prescrip-
tion" is a perfectly safe remedial
agent, and can produce only good
results. 1t is equally efficacious and
valuable in its effects when taken
for those disorders and derange-
ments incident to that later and
most critical period, known as "The
Change of Life"
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-30
MURpERED AND CREMATED.
Tho sad Fate of Maiden Station Agen
Near Sacramento.

Tho sad Fate of Maiden Station Agent
Near Sacramento.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 29.-About4 O'Clock
this morning the Southern Pacific rail-
road depot at Brighton Junction, five
miles southeast Of this city, was discov-
cred on fl re, and.oeing built OF indamma.
BILE material, WAS soon totally destroyed.
The residents OF the place soon after be-
gan searching the ruins and found the
remains of Miss E o. Ayree, who resided
in tue building, and who bad been em-
ployed for the pact two yeafs as operator
and station agent. Nothing but the
badly charred trunk remained. Some
people believe that the woman, who was
35 years oi age, had become respondent
and committed suicide. The railroad
detectives, however, are firmly con-
vinced that Miss Ayres was murdered
by trsmps for money which che was
supposed to have about the station.
Three tramps were loupging about the
station yesterday, and late in the alter
noon she ordered them away. 1t ia be-
lieved they returned duyingsthe night,
murdered her and then fred the build
ing to conceal the crime. The dead
girls mother reeides in Stanton, Neb.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-30
SOCIETY NOTICES.

" NIGHTS OF PYTHIAS-THE VARIOUS
N lodges of the Order of Knights OF Pythias
in this city hold regular conventions as below.
All resident and visiting Knights cordially
welcomed.
SAMSON NO. 143-7OO Downey ave. L. Los An
geles), Monday evening, c. F. Bradford, q. c.
AT PYTHIAN CASTLE, 119>s 8. SPRING ST.
GAUNTLET NO. l29-Monday evening, H. L.
Hopkins. c. c.
TRICOLOR NO. 96-Tuesday evening, George
B. Shaffer, C. C.
LA FRATERNITE-Wedn ednesoay evening, F.
Anxionnette, C. C.
OLIVE NO. 26, Thursday evening, T. @. H.
Bogslsky, C. C.
MARATHON NO. 192-Friday evening, II. s.
BUBEAU OF RELIEF-Every second and
fOu tn Wednesday