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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-09-30
CURIOSlTYS REWARD.
In This Case, as in Most, 1t Was Decidedly
Unpleasant


Unpleasant.
One day lately new lock was put
upon the door of the monkey cage in
Central park. The monkeys watched
the proceedings with great interest,
and the curiosity of one monkey be.
came particularly excited. After the
worllmen had finished and gone away
he drew near to investigate this strange
ornament to his house He felt the
lock all over with his paws, polSed his
finger through the key-hole and twisted
it about, shaking the door while he did
So Then he looked long and earnestly
through the key-hole first with one
eye and then with the other Then
he examined the whole with another
finger.
During his examination of the lock d
little monkey drew near and stood
watching his actions attentively. The
inquisitive fellow happened to turn
around, and found himself observed
He flew at the little monkey with a
cry Of rage, and gave him a sharp box
on the ear. The poor little monkey; in
great alarm, fled to the farthest corner
of the cage, and crouched down there
whimpering. Having so defended his
outraged dignity, the first monkey re-
sumed his study of the lock.
He climbed up the bars of the cage
and took look at it from above. Then
he stopped down and took an observa-
ton from below. Then he peered
through the key-hole, first with one
eye, then with the other as before.
Then he explored it again with his
finger. Presently, finding himself
again watched by the little monkey, he
sprang at him again and gave him an.
other beating.
Overmuch curiosity is always pun.
ished in this world, and by and by this
monkey found it out. He caught his
finger in the key-hole and in spite of all
his efforts could not release it. He
twisted and struggled, chartered and
screamed. His outcries finally brought
a keeper to his rescue, and the finger
was eXtricat,d, with loud laughter
from the spectators. Seemingly much
humiliated the monkey retired to 9
corner of the cage, where he sat nurs
ing his wounded finger and sulking a,
Enthusiastically as ever a cross little boy
sullls. And in the opposite corEer sat {
much smaller monkey; and if evel
monkeys smile inwardly that littl,
money was doing that very thing
Harper's Young People.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-09-30
NUMBER So.
THE COW FOR ALL.
What the Dairynan Wants and What the
Beef Farmer Needs.


There used to be class of farmers
many more of them than at present
who wanted general purpose cow.
That is, they wanted a first-class beef
bullock, and if 1t was heifer IL would
make tirst-class dairy COW. These
farmers held sway over the cattle no.
lions of American farmers for great
many years, with the result that not
one COW in ten raised among farmers
would pay penny above the cost OF
her keep. Another class arose and
began to preach a different doctrine.
They said such an idea is preposterous.
How can u COW breed one way
toward beef-for her male calves, and
the other way-toward milk--for her
heifer calves? The law of heredity
operates exactly alike in general ten
denotes on both sexes II we breed for
blocky, heavy-loined steers we will get
that kind of heifers, and experience
shows that they are not profitable as o
rule for dairy animals. But 80 firmly
has this unreasonable notion taken hold
of men that we find even at this day
reputable agricultural teachers recon-
mending for dairy use breeds of cattle
with largo admixture Of beef breed
ing In them. The veteran dairyman,
John Gould, OF Ohio, put the matter In
the following light:
Tho real question Is, can the man
with dairy, and that his especial ef-
fort, afford to combine the milk and
beef qualities of his COWS and sela
cheap beef with the dearer butter fats2
The cow of any breed the moment she
steps out of the dairy is COW beef and
goes In the cheap beef GLASS. The dairy
COW transforms at least one-half she
eats into finished product for the mar
lket, and it sells every day in The year.
while the beef man may be obliged 10
hold beef for weeks before market
offers AS 1t is, the dairy and the beef
interests are getting wider and wider
apart and each occupying Its special
benefit to all. The dairyman does not
want the COW that is large, or with
pronounced beefy points. True, the
calves are of little account beyond the
number required to keep the dairy
good, and well selected bull-calf or
two, and the farmer puts the feed that
mus go with combined animal into
securing greater flow Of milk from
the herd This is the best for the
special dairyman. The man who does
not know whether he is a grain, beef.
or dairy farmer, and who does not try
to find out, will not for a long time
care for any advice.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-09-30

so the hubs cannot strike the siding,
and vehicle may be run in on a dark
night. If one preferred, the remainder
of the upper floor could be used for
stock, and the basement for poultry. 1t
could be left an open shed until the
owner was able to inclose 1t. From
time to time, as he prospered, the
building could be made longer, and the
roof to the opposite side extended for
shed.
The owner avoided the expense of
buying shingles by gift of a quantity
Of secondhand tin. Instead of putting
this on in common squatter style, en-
tire, he unlocked each sheet, fiattened
it carefully on block with mallet
and stopped every hole with putty
made of sand and white lead in equal
quantities These were then put on in
courses up and down the roof, making
a series of shallow cutters that look
neat Anybody may do this in the fol-
lowing manner: Turn up the left side
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-09-30
MAKING SMALL BRIDGES.
Iron Rods Far Cheaper Than the Proverb-
ial Timber Sticks.

Iron Rods Far Cheaper Than the Proverb-
iai Timber sticks.
Our farmers no longer split cows
tail and insert salt and pepper as sure
cure for the hollow-horn. Few 20 to
the moon to make soap, or plant pota-
toes In the dark Of the moon. The
country school director does not deem
it economy to get the lowest priced
teacher as in years gone by; and the
highway commissioner no longer thinks
that any kind of soft rock is good
enough for bridge work; but why does
he still persist in placing two long
sticks of pine timber from abutment to
abutment in the bridges that span our
small streams? Six to eight years is
the length of time sappy pine stick
will last in bridge, and as the only
use to which the long sticks can be
put is to hold the truss braces from
spreading, the same can be done
cheaper and better with iron rods.
The accompanying sketches are Of the
old style and the style now In use by
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-09-30
a CAST IRON MATCH
How an Impetuohs Dude with Manis
for Matching his Dog Came to- Grief

Ior matcnlng MS Dog came TO Grief
He hadn't been In the village very
long-about ten days-came up from
New York to spend his two weeks va
cation-and had brought his dog with
him, an ugly, savage, vicious brute,
that had already terrorized the canine
contingent, while he and the dog were
the center of a circle of wide circum-
ference whenever they walked abroad.
1t was Saturday afternoon, and he
strolled down elm shaded Main street
radiant in a black and yellow blazer,
broad sash and-a cigarette-dog
following. He was out of matches, so
he pulled up at the grocery store and
post office" to purchase some. He didn't
gated villagers, as they had already
''sihed him up" go that when that Cy
Blossom drawled out '"Tre comes that
striped dude from Mullenses boafdin
house." it didn't cause any great excite
ment, but when Cy added with that
dorg of hisn there was a shifting
of legs and sudden grasping Of
canes, umbrellas and chair backs.
Speaking of Matches" said he. as
he passed two cents over the counter;
took one out of the box and lit his
cigarette, 'are there any of you gen
tlemen about here that has dog he
would like to match against this dog of
mine-great dog, gents-hes got fine
pedigree--hes trained fighter, and he
can walk away with any dog of ten
times his weight in this village--1'll
just bet twenty-five to one on that
Kind or think ye can't get NO bets
on that" said Seth Hawkins, the gtoeef
and postmaster of the village; there's
no dogs roun' here that's trained ter
fight, an never herd of one that laid
any claim to ped-ped-er-gree."
"Hor on, there, young feller," said a
tall raw-boned old fellow leaning up
against the counter "Hor on; what's
that yc bet, twenty-five ter one that
dorg O. yourn kin walk away with any
dorg in the village ten times his
weight?"
''Thats what | said"
"Wa-al, ere Is my one; plank out yer
twenty-five" (He planlted 1t out Seth,
you hol' the stakes Now, young fell.
ler jes' fetch your dorg along, an If lie
kin walk away with him I'll give yer
fifty cents for every poun' he weighs
Come on boys"
1t made quite procession, he and his
"dorg" and about dozen villagers
the latter in bunch at respectful
distance from the former-the old fell
lows leading, and they all tramped up
to little ramshacl1le old house about
q mile from the store. The old fellow
pushed open the gate and they all en-
tered little enclosure that was strewn
with old lumber, barrels, pieces of iron
and odds and ends of all sorts, A sign
over the door of the shed read, Samuel
Bodkin-old juhk-pigs for sale"
"Now, mister, we all understdn' that
dorg of yourn is ter walk away with
mine or I'm ter git twenty-five dollars, "
CHATS it," said he, Juggling at his
dogs collar. where's your pup"
"There he Isl" said the old fellow,
pointing to d heap of rubbish about
fifty feet away; I'VE amt got hd ped
ped-e-stral it got broke bit ye can
walk away with him, perhaps, all the
same"
1t was cast iron one-weighed two
hundred and fifty pounds IN. Y, Her
aid
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-09-30
FARM AND GARDEN.
A BEGINNERS BARN.
It's Construction Required Only Two
Thousand Feet of Boards.

It's Construction Required Only Two
Thousand Feet of Boards.
Thousands begin farming for them
selves every year on a few acres, in
creasing their area by purchases as
they lay up money. Frequently the
land has no buildings, and, after erect
ing modest cottage, there is little left
to build barn or other shelter for
stock and implements. 1t does not pay
to leave these things to the mercy of
the elements. Rude, unsightly struct-
t,res detract from the appearance of
home, II not from its intrinsic value.
BY the properly directed expenditure of
like amount of money and muscle, a
neat barn may be built, which, with
additions as needed, will prove service
able for years, until larger, better
buildings can be afforded.
A beginner, with whom 1 am ac-
quainted, built, with his own hands, a
small barn on sidehill, requiring only
1000 feet of boards. The farming tim.
bers were cut in the woods and hewed
on one or more sides, rs required
Some of the partitions, standards and
1oists are made of slabs bought at a
neighboring sawmill at two dollars per
cord. Fifty dollars covered the entire
money cost of the completed building,
although, of course, the labor was not
estimated with the material. II is
twenty feet square with ten foot posts,
and the roof projecting two feet on all
sides gives 1t a comfortable, permanent
appearance. The basement is for stab
ling and the upper part for hay,
wagons and tools. The hay is thrown
in at the top doors, and the mower and
wagons run in on board tracks at the
open door. This passage is only six
feet wide. The tracks guide the wheels
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-09-30

the commissioners of Eagle Point town
ship, Ogle county, ILL., The same plan
of putting down joists and floor plank
is used in both. BY the new plan only
n little timber comes in contact with
the rock work, and there are no stills to
rot. This is no new device. 1t is used
upon all iron truss bridges, and has for
years been used upon wooden bridges
in this township The iron rods will
outlast several sets of timber. On
streams that rise and fall rapidly II Is a
good plan to anchor low bridge TO
heavy rock work and let the floods pass
over it. There are many places where
it is expensive to grade up to a high
bridge, and where the floods overflow
the lands on both banks. For such
places the low-water bridge has
worked well here, being cheap and
durable. Orange Judd Farmer.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-09-30
Aid to the Afflicted,

The tramp walked into jefferson
avenue store with an air of deep de-
lection.
Il beg your pardon" he said to the
proprietor but can you give a poor
suffering man something's"
Certainly, responded the proprietor
blithcly, here's bottle of Jamaica
ginger | guess that will rnake you
feel better" and the disguised tramp
growled and went off without it
Detroit Free Press.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-09-30
Mis6t Condolences.

Linda-Bella, I'm greatly puzzled
over a matter
Bella-So am l. Tell me your trouble
and I'll tell you mine.
Linda-Well. Dick Hardaway told
me last night he loved me, but did not
ask me to marry him.
Bella-And he asked me TO marry
him, but didn't say word about 1--we
Judge.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-09-30

A tiny girl came to her mother the
other day and said: Mamma, vented
to pick you 4 bouquet ana ! toodcnt
cause all the pansics laughed tight al
mc, mamma"
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-01-13
rhn ChIl,ern Hanar.d..

The necessity for the appointment of 6 steward of the Chiltern hundreds dis appeared long ago, but the three hun dreds of Stoke. Buckham and Des- borough, Buckinghamshire, are still distinguished by the old name, and a steward is still nominated by the chan cellor of the exchequer, with salary of twenty shillings and the fees of the office. In olden times it was the duty of this steward to protect the people of Bucks from the robbers of the Chiltern hills, The sole importance of the sine cure at the present day consists in the fact that its acceptance enables a mem Der of the house of commons to resign his seat on the plea that he holds place of honor and profit under the crown. This appropriation of the post only dates from tue eighteenth century, and its intrinsic legality has been called in question, but the custom is now completely leyitimated by long line of preeedents. s.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-01-13
Tub Night- Towns.

'In the theatrical profession Savan- nah Is known as tub night town, :" says Mir. John c. Stewart, Jr. Being asked what he meant by the odd ex- pression he gave this explanation: ''In antebellum days Saturday night was devoted to taking baths by the citizens of many places. In such towns the theaters were slimly attended on the last night of the week, and the reason was that the people were in their bath tubs cleaning up for Sunday The term sticks to many cities. l do not mean that the theater goers of any of them actually do stay at home on Sat urday night to take q bath. but as they do not go out to see a performance of any kind the effect on the boxoffice is the same. ."-Atlanta Constitution.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-01-13
A CoIlec,isa of srard..

The names applied to the sword are more numerous than the shapes of the weapon itself. A collection of them as found in some of the museums in Eu- rope is made up of thousand and one different kinds, with their peculiar varyings of blades, handle, pominel, spindle and hilt- They have been gathered from everywhere--the battle field, the buried city, the temple, the sepulchers, the cave and even the lake and river bed. In these museums may be seen the curt Greek sword the Roman weapon of as many lengths as the different countries it had conquer ed; the soft, pliant Gaelic blade; the hooked scimeter of the Turk with an inside edge, and the curved Arab yata- ghan with the edge outside; the cross handled. sword of the crusader, with which he prayed and slew alternately; the Malay kriss; the notched blade of Zanzibar; the espada of the Spanish matador; the glaive of the red clothed headsman of the Middle Ages; the Eighteenth century court sword; the schiavona of Venice; the Turkish kand- jar; the Kabyle fiissa; the Albanian cutlass. and the claymore of Scotland. Scabbards, too, have been of all sizes and shapes almost uneountable. Kate Fields Washington.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-01-13
Trlals of . Father.

"A Father, writing to the New York Ledger, says: Tn a recent number you say: 1t is. in fact, vulgar error to suppose a parents authority over fe- male child ceases at the age of eight cen. That is an utter delusion' Yes But should like to know when it be gins. Having seven daughters, vary ing in age from two to twenty. l have some little interest in the question
 My own contribution to its solution is my statement that-beginning with the youngest-my first regularly wakes me at six with screeching; my second paints all my photographs in her earliest man. ner; my third utterly declines to learn the multiplication table; my fourth re fuses to dine in the nursery and howls on the stairs until called down into the par Tor; my fifth objects to go to church. be cause the preacher is so ugly; my sixth made me stay for her at party till three this morning; and my seventh has an nounced that l may tyrannize over her young affections for another long and cruel year, but on the day she Is twen ty-one she allies herself in marriage with her cousin Peter whom hate, for his own sake and his farnily's If, therefore, you can give me any light which will give me any authority over one or all of these young ladies, shall remain uncommonly obliged"
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-01-13
The Ring a. Weddings.

The giving and taking of ring" h absolutely necessary in a regular church wedding. but the ring need not be the property of the contracting parties I know an English church dignitary who once performed a wedding with the ring of bunch of keys. as ''the ring" had been forgotten, In many instances l have found the ring too small for the brides finger, so that 1t could not be slipped over the knuckle. Never mind. sir, said the impatient bride groom, ''go on; we can fix that when we get home"
 But bridegrooms are not usually so self possessed. It is astonishing how helpleSsly stupid the bridegroom gen. erally is at a wedding. He loses his presence of mind and conducts himself like a child. On the contrary, the bride is calm and composed. Rev. T. P. Hughes in New York World.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-01-13
arnr..,ans. hu, No Grave.

In a country graveyard near the town of Monticello, Kan, may be seen a mound of earth differing in no particu- lar from the other graves. At the head Is slab bearing this inscription. ''Sa- cred to the memory of John Payne, who started May l, 1860, to cross the plains and never came back"
 To one family those words mean a great deal. For years that grave has been carefully cared for, and yet it does not contain a human body. It is a heartbroken mothers consent to act a part and made to represent the resting place of long lost son and brother
 In the spring of 1860 John Payne was in the pride and vigor of a hopeful manhood, and on May of that year he started to cross the plains. The simple inscription tells the story, He never came back. n-C Chicago Tribune.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-01-13
A VILLAGE POOH sAH.
The Experience sf . Reporter In eutlS.
 van County Settlement.

| GAPFtt7Gtt Ht ~ kEpQrtef In e X0kkne van County Settlement
 4 reporter seeking information of . former resident visited Oakland valley, Sullivan county, the other day While awaiting the Monticello train at Port Jeryis the reporter inquired of group of loungers where he would be most likely to obtain the required informa- ton.
 When you get of the train, ? said one man, take the main road, and in the first house to the right lives an old fellow who can tell you all you want"
 ''i'd see the supervisor If I were you" said another, he has held office nine teen years and knows everybody"
 ''Or the postmaster. In those little villages the postmaster knows every body's business. ' suggested third.
 Take the little path down the hill and you'll come to sawmill Ask the boss. " was the nert suggestion and 1t was followed by this:
 There's only one storekeepsr in the village; ask him"
 The last one was, ''Old Ben Case Il tell you all you want to know"
 At the foot of the very steep hill leading from the railroad station the reporter net a line looking, well set up man in top boots, rough trousers, . wooden nndershirt and slouch hat, who in answer to an inquiry, said he was Ben Case He knew all about the man the reporter was seeking, and gave the information freely. As there wss no way of leaving the village until the next train. five hours later, the reporter determined to visit the other persons to whom he had been directed He thanked Mr. Case and walked to the sawmill and asked to see the boss. The workman directed him to the general store near by. There he met Mir. Cass again. In answer to an inquiry for the sawiniil's owner, or for the genera storekeeper Mir. Case replied. ''They'rs me-
 As it was unlikely that he could give more information as general store keeper and mill owner than he had al- ready given as plain Mr. Case, the re- porter asked 10 be directed to the supervisor, and again received the re- ply. That's me.
 You seem to be nearly everybody here. Mr Case. Where shall find the postinasterl He may know more than you've told me"
 "Waal. l don't think so, but you can ask him if you like. I'm the post master"
 Unwilling to ask any more questions, the reporter started for the white house to the right of the road. There two young women. busily engaged in do- nestle duties, said their father had gone to the store, but would return In a few moments. Would the visitor waiti The reporter waited, and in about an hour the ubiquitous MT. Cass arrived.
 Come, girls, he said, T am ready for dinner. Lay plate for the stranger. He wants to see me bad. "- New York Sun.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-01-13
Greek BAllotA

The ancient Greeks used the ballot in enacting laws and in courts where there were a large number of judges. The ballot there was originally peb- ble-whole for yes vote or pierced with hole for no. Sometimes there was only one stone, which was dropped into yes or no box. Later the pebble was changed for little bronze wheel. A few of these have been found in modern times, stamped on one side with the words 'Official ballot" and on the other with the number of the ju- dicial district. New York Evening Sun.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-01-13
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 Mfr Chadband, in his celebrated ora ton upon truth. gives us suggestion as to the commonest danger to which that beautiful virtue is exposed. If the master of this house was 10 go forth into the city and there see an eel, and was to come back, and was to call unto him the mistress of this house, and was to say, Sarah, rejoice with me, for have seen an elephantv would that be Herewith" Exaggera- ton Is the most frequent fault in hu- man speech Often there is a kind feeling at the bottom of it. We want our Sarah to rejoice. and SO the eel, in our description of it, enlarges itself into an elephant. Bot there Is an opposite error, and of that Mfr. Chadband pro ceeds to treat. "or put it, my juye nile friends, that he saw an elephant, and returning said, To, the city is bar ren, | have seen but an eel, would that be Terewthg' Why of course not There are people who fancy that, while overestimates are to be sternly condemned, underestimates are inno- cent
 Mir Chadband's view Is the right one; to tone the elephant down into the eel is as much an error as to magnify the col into the elephant We should nothing extenuate," but we should be quite as careful not to ''set down aught In malice" Archbishop whaiely, In dealing with the folly of those who thought it was safer to believe too much than too little. remarked that the traveller who went a mile past city was as far from 1t as the man who staid a mile short of t--All the Year Round.