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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-01
HE DIDN'T SCARE.
The Young Man Tried To BE Funny, Blu
Failed Ignominiously.

The Young Man Tried TO BE Eunny, But
Failed Ignominiously.
A young man who is now well estab.
lished in his profession told reporter a
story of an experience he had when o
student in Chicago medical college
In this college there was an irascible
old ianitor upon whom the young
medicos were always playing tricks.
In the basement of the college were
two 'pickeling vats," and one day the
boys decided that one of their number
should slip down and conceal himself
between the tanks, and when the
janitor made his tour of that portion of
the building to appear before the old
man wrapped in sheet Gin due course
of time the janitor put in an appear
ance, making his final round of in.
spection of the building for the night
As the janitor approached the tanks
the young man came out from his hid
ing place and said in asepulchral voice,
81 want to get out of here" The JAM
tor was unnerved for an instant only;
then, taking in the true situation, he
seized the student by the nape of the
neck and around the waist, and saying.
You will not get out of here go back
where you belong" lifted him up and
threw him bodily into one of the watts,
which contained several subjects The
young man was extricated from his
horrible position by his companions,
who was close at hand to enjoy the
janitor's scare, but it was several weeks
before he could forget his experience
sufficiently to enjoy his meals-Wash-
ington Post
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-01
OUR YOUNG READERS.
WANTED--BOYS.

"Wanted-boys, this want lind
AS the city's wants I read Of,
And that is so-there's a certain kind
OF boys that the world has need of.
The boys that are wSated are steady boys,
Unselflsh, true and tender;
Holding more dear the sweet home joys,
Than the club or the ball -room's splendor.
Boys who have eyes for the sisters grace,
Swift hands for the household duty;
Who see in the mothers patient face,
The highest, hottest beauty.
Boys of earnest and noble aim,
The friends of the poor and lowly;
To whom forever woman's name.
Issomething sacred and holy
Boys are wanted whose breaths are sweet,
The pure air undefling;
Who scorn all falsehood and smooth deceit
That lead to souls beguiling.
Boys who in scenes that are glad and bright,
Feel their pulses beat the faster,
But who hold each animal appetite
AS servant and not as master.
Boys are wanted whose strength can lead,
The weaker upon them leaning;
Boys whose mo" is mo" indeed,
And whose Yes has an equal meaning.
Who are strong not only when life DEGREES
It's bitter and heavy trials
But can practice its small economies,
And its every day elfdenials.
Who eagerly Fortunes smile to gain,
With wise zeal wait upon her;
But count all wealth as treasure vain,
That is won at the cost of honor.
Doing their duty in every stress,
With love and with faith undaunted;
Daily growing in nobleness-
These are the boys that are wanted.
-Carlotta Perry, in Union Signal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-01
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.


"A Christian is one who obeys Christ
RAMS Horn.
He that is stranger to himself is
q stranger to God. Baxter.
There are 2OS students from North
America at the Berlin university.
We want not time to serve God, but
zeal; we have not too much business,
but too little grace. Hamilton.
If man can by art make, of ashes,
the curious glass, why can not omnipo-
tent God, of dust and ashes, make glor-
flied bodies as fair as crystal?-Lowe.
The English Baptist Union, recent.
ly in session, resolved that to properly
celebrate the centenary next year they
would send out 100 additional mission
aries.
i want that you should be strong in
body, chief of ALL because the soul de-
ponds upon the body for its instru-
ments, and in large part for its posi-
bility of healthy action, and is circum-
scribed and enfeebled when these in
struments are impaired. Christian
Union.
in Great Britain penny banks have
been connected with the public schools
in the hope that the children will de-
post therein the penny that was form
erly paid for each weeks tuition. In
Belgium, which has 600, 900 primary pu-
pills, no, 900 of these have deposited in
all more than $780, 600.
When once the soul, by contempla-
ton, is raised to any right appreciation
of the divine projections, and the fore
tastes of celestial bliss, the glitter of
the world will no more dazzle his eyes
than the faint luster of glow worm
will trouble the eagle after it has been
beholding the sun.-Senegal
"A religious census of the students
of Ohio Wesleyan university shows that
there are, in all courses, $50 processing
Christians and 200 none Christians The
largest percentage of Christians is
found in the music, commercial, and
normal departments, and the smallest
in the freshman and junior preparatory
classes.
1T is said that Mrs. Sturgeon took
equal charge of the funds which were in
trusted to her late husband for keeping.
The book fund, which was very large,
was entirely in her care. The orphan
asylums, missions and special institu-
tions funds, for which Mr.. Sturgeon
was sponsor and for which money is
sent to him, were-all handed over to
Mrs Spurgeon for safe-keeping.
Cardinal Gibbons has given ecclesi-
astical consent to the scheme of holding
great Catholic congress during the
worlds fair at Chicago in 1898. 1t is
to consist of ten delegates from each
diocese, and one additional delegate
for each $4,000 of Catholic population;
also representative of each Catholic
university, academy and college of
young men.
The Methodists have just completed
twenty-five years of successful work in
the south, through their Frcedm en- S
Aid and Southern Education society.
They have spent 50, 039, 1889 The so.
ciety has forty-one institutions (many
of these have large and unusually fine
buildings), and employs $50 teachers.
Its property is valued at 81, 500, 800. The
society works among both white and
colored people.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-01
BOIL RAW MILK.
If You Don't You May Get Consumption
When You Drink 1t.

If You Don't You May Get Consumption
When You Drink 1t.
A French physician at seance of the
academy of incidence dwelt upon the
dangers of using cows milk uncooked
He describes the case of a young wo-
man, twenty years of age, who had
tubercular inflammation of the brain,
On inquiry it was found that she had
been educated in convent in which
thirteen scholars had been stricken
down with tuberculosis during the pre-
ceding four years, and evidently this
was where she contracted the disease
Extended inquiry elected the fact'that
the COW from which the supply came
had been driven every morning to the
convent to be MIXED. When killed
she was found to be suffering from adj
vanced tuberculosis, and from her, un.
doubtedly, the unfortunate girls took
the disease that destroyed them.
If the disease has not far advanced it
is never easy to detect tuberculosis in a
cow, and there is good reason for the
belief that very many cows that are in
good condition, and seemingly sound
and healthy, are yet suffering from
this malady. Considering also the fact
that rigid inspection of cows is seldom
practiced, it is very evident that safety
can only be secured by the observation
pf one rule, namely, boiling the milk.
If person keeps an apparently
healthy COW, feeds it well and other
wise cares for it judiciously, it would
seem that he had nothing to apprehend
from the milk. And yet his COW might
be ailing and he not know it Hence
milk should always be thoroughly
boiled, no matter where it comes from.
Chicago Journal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-01
NUMBER 26.

and noticed queerly shaped bag lying
upon the table. He went nearer to in
yestigate, and found bag of lovely
fresh biscuit-at least two poundsl
Here was treasure indeed!
AHA" cried Mr.. Rat, smaclxing his
lips, II shall not go down to the kitch-
en- for supper tonight"
He reflected upon what he had bet
ter do He could not carry the whole
bag up stairs. If he took the biscuits
up one at time, he would not be able
to secure all of them before he was dis
covered. Must he lose this feast, and
be content with the two or three he
could eat before morning.
He looked about the room, and his
eyes fell upon the open CRATE, bare and
fireless, 1t was only used in the cold
est weather.
"just the thing" said the wise rat.
With biscuit in his mouth he ran up
the 1ue, and found there splendid
hiding place. The chimney was filed
with bag of straw, and behind it he
secreted the biscuits, making many
journeys, aud leaving only enough in
the bag to provide hearty supper for
the young rats after his eXertions.
The next morning there was great
cutlery among the children. Some one
had eaten the sweet biscuits! The bag
was empty!
mice" declared Aubrey.
4
no, nor ten mice-could eat all these
biscuits in one night"
But nobody solved the riddle. The
rat family lived high for a week, and
Mr. Rat grew fat from finding contin-
ual suppers at such short range.
At the end the week there came
big snow-storm, and then hard frost.
The house was very cold. Mamma de-
creed extra fires, and Nancy came up
stairs to build fire in the sitting-room
CRATE.
Don't forget the straw bag, Nancy"
said nurse. ITS put into the chimney
to keep out the wind, but you must
take it down before you start the fire"
Nancy put her arm up the chimney
to pull down the straw bag. One end
seemed quite loose, but the other was
wedged in tight. She gave hard tug,
and the bag came away so suddenly
that she tumbled over backward,
my goodness!" cried Nancy.
For after the straw bag followed
shower of SCOT, and then a shower OF
curiously shaped objects, which had
once been white, but had grown gray
and then black in their hiding-place.
But the parties feasting upon them had
never hesitated on that account
When she had examined them, Nancy
called nurse, who was duly surprised,
and then she called the children, who
added "Ohs" and "Ahsr' TO suit suit
| the occasion.
cts them lost biscuits, to be surel'
pronounced nurse. "And it's that old
garnet rat that's done 1.-THE wretch! /
hear him come thinlSin' down them
garnet steps every night"
Presently the fire blazed and roared
up the chimney, and threw flashes of
light into the farthest corners That
night when the old garnet rat came
down and saw it, his heart sank down
into his toes. He knew he would have
to go all the way down to the kitchen
again to find supper. His royal time
was over.-Eva i. Carson, in Harper's
Young People.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-01
IT MADE HIM TIRED.


lio was TO AtdVe no more Nom
sense About ninah.
| was talking with n colorcd man
who had been sweeping off the depot
platform and making himself generally
useful around the place, when a strange
colored man, who had evidently walked
a long ways, turned aside and sat
down on a barrel of salt close to us.
1t was two or three minutes before 10
spoke, and then he asked of the EN-.
ploye:
"Was your name Misscr johnson,
sah?''
eyes, sah," was the reply
you belong right heah, do your
eyes, sab. Who was you, sah?"
81 was Misser Bgown, sah"
"Brown-Brown! reckon nc be,
did meet up wld you befo'?"
"Rcclon not l ibis over at THIS
bury, sah."
Eyes, see. An did you cum ODER
heah to see me?"
Eyes, sah Did you dun git married
las y'ar?'
yes"
"Did you dun git iined to tall wom-
an wild a sore eye an TO front tcef
out?"
Oats de woman, sah."
mighty spry about gttin' round?'
"Yes."
"Spits on her hands an goes 'har
when she chops wood, same as MANI
Oats my wife, sab, Did you use to
know her?'
Right we'll, sab. She was my wife,
but she dun runn'd away las year. | re
come to take her home"
"Niggcr," said the man with the
broom, as he stepped back and assumed
pose, "I'ze a good-natured man, an
doan' wont no row! Do you know how
many strange niggers hev cum along
heah in de las six months and claimed
dat woman?"
mo, sah"
"'Bout seben, sah-'bout sebcn--an'
you make eight? | dun tolc 'em all
about it. an explained de hull case, an
took up my valuable time, which be-
longs to de Nashville railroad, an does
you know what ais me now? Does
you know, sah?"
mo, sah."
"Well, sab. I'ze dun tired out wild
dis pussin! OATS my cabin right ober
dar You go ODER an see Dinah. If
she dun wants to go back wild you all
right, if she dun refuse den you'd bet
ter strike gallop an git outer dis burg
as fast as you kin, fur l feel bilin'
goin' on widin me an if | turn loose ]
shall manglo you all to squash afore
you knows i'll!
The strange man arose and walked
over to the cabin and entered it. Three
minutes later he reappearcd, took one
long, lingering look around him. and
then struck gait and threw mud over
his head as he got out of town. Detroit
FREQ prcSS
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-01
A Leap Year Idyl.

"Be mine," she cried dramatically, as
she sank on one knee before him. 81
have long loved you, and now | can re-
sist no longer-I must know my fate.
Sweet creature, say the word that will
make me the happiest of women"
81 don't want to be married, he an
swered coyly, ina says I'm too young
and couldn't take care of wife, Take
some one of your own size. Let go of
me. don't want to be kissed"
"Oh, you great big ninny," she said,
banging the furniture. 81 was only re-
hearsing for a leap year party.
wouldn't have you if you were worth
your weight in gold" And she bounced
off in huff. Detroit Free Press
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-01
Mamie was a pilgrim.

Mamie and Rose are sisters, and with
their parents they attend Congrega-
tionalist church called the Pilgrim
church. Once, when they were visit
ing some friends in a distant city, a
lady asked the children what religious
denomination they belonged.
1--WE are Congregationalists," an
swered Rose.
"Why, Rose Tyler, we are notV" cried
Mamie, in establishment.
II am" replied Rose, smiling.
"Well, am not" said Mamie. ~
am Pilgrimr'-Youth's Companion.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-01
A Timely Suggestion.

Col Percy Yerger's little boy Johnny,
who is not as good at school as he
ought to be, brought home very poor
certificate, which showed that he had
been disobedient and lazy. The ex-
asperated parent procured his cane and
said:
"You are the worst little boy in New
York. Now, Johnny, what ought l do
with this cane?"
''Pa, hadn't you better take a walk
with it? It's walking cane you know"
Texas Siftiups.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-01
THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.

able to move in Lake City's best
society. Woods was appointed chair
man of the republican county central
committee, while l secured like
honor in the democratic ranks, and we
doomed both parties and their respect
i've candidates without fear or favor.
We rose above party and every body got
a show in the Silver World, top of col
umn next to the advertisement of the
Lake City Town Company, which took
two columns on each page. The adver-
tisements were as unique and original
as the p olicy of the paper itself. re-
member few of the local announce
ments:
"Five-Fingered Jack has just secured brand.
new layout and will furnish sport to gents at
all hours. Cali and see it; at the Montezmna
dance house"
twenty-five dollars reward for the ornary
cuss that shot my jackass, and no questions
asked. jim GAyINs"
"Seven new grasshoppers at San Cristoval
hall tonight Plenty of girls 10 dance with
everybody"
When the Silver World started there
were only five hundred people in Lake
City. When it died three years later the
town had a railroad and two thousand
population. Lake City has had many
newspapers since then, but none that
maintained such lofty independence
in all things or had such history. Its
proprietors and publishers are scat
tered far and wide, but none of them
will ever forget the tribulatlons and
trials of running first-class family
newspaper eighty-ive miles from no.
where. Tom H. Cannon, in Kansas
City Times
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-01
A SHORT FEAST.
What Became of the Old Garrett Rats
Good supper.

What Became OF the Old Garret hats
Good supper.
There was once an old rat who lived
in garnet. He had begun life there,
and having now large family, he
found it inconvenient to move. But
the garnet had one drawback as aplace
of residence. II was a long distance
from the kitchen, and the rat, having
to go SO far to forage for food, found it
not always easy to supply the needs of
his growing family.
One night he started down the garrett
stairs to find something for supper.
His tail sounded thump, thump on
every step. Anyone listening could
have heard the patter of his feet
through the hall. But everybody was
usleep. The .sitting-room door stood
open. as the rat passed he glanced in
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-01
al Remnrknhlo Woman.

Mr.. Bronston-Miss Braney, the
American girl who took all the prizes
in the English univerities, has returned
to this country, and saw her in the
streets to-day.
Mrs Bronson with INTEREST," Did
you? How was she dressed Puck.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-01
The Usual Arterthought.

Official (widly)-I want to see the
owner of that burned building in which
forty people persisted yesterday.
Scramble is not in.
"Where is hep"
Hes gone out to inquire the price of
fre-escapes. IN. Y. Weekly.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-01

Are you a patient wsiter9" asked
one, man of another, as they sat in a
doctors Office, awaiting their turn.
No, SIR; I'm waiting patient"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-01

-Physician-'I am tired of run.
ming here every day to see about
that bill you owe me- Jones-"Well,
doctor, am an accommodating man,
and if you'd rather stay away l think
] could manage TO do without YOU"
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-03-11

suits by this me."--New Mexican.
We would like to remind the New
Mexican that the asylum has only
been in the hands of the board of
regents for about week, and that
the furnishing and starting up of
such an institution can not be done
in day or two. How soon it can
be started we can not tell, as we do
not know whether the board has the
necessary funds to furnish it or not,
but one thing is certain, the institu-
ton will be ready as soon as the
board call possibly prepare it. The
remarks about slowness are cert ainly
uncalled for.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-03-11
TERRITORIAL.

There is plenty Of water for placer
mining in the Pinos Altos district,
and quite a number of men are Ell.
gagged in washing gold there
r. T. Bailey, the discoverer of the
Jim Crow and Imperial mines near
Carlisle, which have just been sold
for $4,000, has gone to Creole to
try his luck in that camp.
A marble deposit one mile square
has been discovered in the Organ
mountains about D miles east of Las
Cruces ii, l.. Detwiler is the own
er Samples on exhibition are pro-
nounced equal to the best East Ten
nessee marble. 1t comes in varie-
gated color streaks, ranging from
two to ten feet in width, and can be
taken out in any ordinary sized
slabs.
Parties from Jemes Springs came
into town this week and reported
that John Block had been hung at
that place for horse stealing. Block
worked a ranch for Col. Broad last
summer, and left with, a very unsa-
worry reputation. He bought horse
of w. d. Lee, and one of w. L. Ste
phens, for hay, and when the hay !
should have been delivered it was
found that Block had no hay at all,
it was Col. Broad's. He borrowed |
money Of Fred Townsend, and was
to pay in some steers he said he had
on the range. The cattle turned out
10 belong to the wainwright company.
So people here are not much sur
prised at his summary taking Off
Chama Northwest.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-03-11

cipal authorities, five delegates.
From each board of trade or com
mercial club, five delegates.
From each incorporated irrigation
company, three delegates.
From each newspaper, one dele
gate.
From the territorial bureau of i'm
migration, to be appointed by its
president, five delegates.
From the agricultural college, to be
appointed by the regents, five dele
gates.
All persons interested in the gen
eral subject of irrigation, living out.
side of New Mexico, will be welcome
and will be received on such terms,
as to representation and membership,
as the convention may decide.
L. BRADFORD PRINCE,
Governor of New Mexico.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-03-11
EDITORIAL Association.

J. II Crist, president of the New
Mexico Editorial association, has just
issued circular III relation to the
meeting TO be held here on the 10th.
The committee of arrangements has
set the evening of the 18th for a
meeting for the discussion of the
question of statehood and he has
named the following gentlemen to
deliver fifteen minute addresses on
the subject; J. 4. Sheridan of the
Silver City Enterprise; Gov. Ross
of the Deming Headlight; J. A.
Whitmore of the San Marcial Re-
porter and Rio Grande Republican;
Thos Hughes of the Albuquerque
Citizen; Felix Martinez of La Voz
del Pueblo; Capt 7. w. Collier of
the Ration Range; II. K. Twitchell
representing the Santa Fe New Mex
lean and A. 7. Bird of the San Juan
Index. He says: '"There will be
abundant opportunity for each of the
gentlemen named to deliver any fif-
teen minute address their feelings
on the great subject may inspire.
Delegate Joseph seems assured Of
the passage of his pending bill for an
enabling act through the house, but
anticipates formidable opposition in
the senate. This then would seem
to be the objective point for the at
lacking influence of the press of the
territory. i need not enlarge upon
the power of a united press if we
should be so happy as to secure una
nimity of opinion and unity of action
on this absorbing subject by the
newspapers of the territory at this
meeting. have in mind as an ef-
fective means of influencing the
United States senate favorable to
our admission, the preparation and
adoption of a brief and pointed
memorial by the assembled press, to
be sent to the editors of all the great
metropolitan dailies of the country,
soliciting, on behalf of the press of
New Mexico, their powerful editorial
influence in the cause. / believe
such an appeal from their profession
al brethren in New Mexico would
be graciously and promptly re-
sponded to and would command the
attention and acquiescence
of the United States senate"
Another matter to be attended to
is the election of delegates to the
of the National Press asso-
station III San Francisco in May, and
he appointment Of a committee 10
escort the. association through the ter
'itory on lis way to San Francisco.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-03-11
Fine Side Saddle sor sale. Inquire
at this office.
IRRIGATION CONVENTION.
TERRITORY OF New Mexico,
Executive Office,
January II. 1902.

January IL, 1892. }
Pursuant to a generally expressed
desire, and in order to carry forward
the work so successfully inaugurated
at the irrigation congress held atSalt
Lake City in September last, here
by call territorial convention, to be
held at Las Vegas, on March 10,
1892, and the subsequent days, to
consider the subject of irrigation and
the improvement of arid lands in
New Mexico and the surrounding re-
gion.
To this convention delegates are
invited to be sent as follows from
New Mexico:
From each county, to be appointed
By the county commissioners, ten del
egates.
From each city or incorporated
town, to be appointed by the NUM-
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-03-11

In California the state bank ex-
aminers are after the building asso-
Citations that are organized to do
business away from home. The ex-
aminers claim that they all promise
more than they can fulfill, and that
their running expenses are too high,
and warn people against investing in
them.