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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-09-29
Fairy Gingerbrea d.

One cupful of butter, two of sugar,
one of milk, four of flour, three-fourths
of teaspoonful of soda, one table
spoonful of ginger. Beat the butter to
a cream. Add the sugar gradually, and
when very light, the ginger, the milk
IL which the soda has been dissolved,
ard finally the -four. Turn baking
pans upside down and wipe the bottoms
very clean. Butter them and spread
the cake mixture very thin on them.
lake in moderate oven until brown.
While still hot cut into squares with a
ease-knife and slip from the pan. Keep
in tin box. This is delicious. With
the quantities given, a large dish OF
gingerbread can be made. 1t must be
spread on the bottom of the pan as thin
as wafer, and cut the moment ii
comes from the oven.-N. Y. Ledger
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-09-29
RELIeIous AND EDUCATIONAL.

BE not faint hearted in misfortune.
When God causes tree to be hewn
down, he takes care that his birds can
nestle ON another
The Presbyterian church asks for
S250,000 to prosecute the work among
the freedmen. hich is the same
amount asked by the Methodist Epis
copal church,
The first Sabbath schoo, ras insti
tuted in 1857. There are nov in the
United States 10S,93 Sabbath schools,
with S,649, 600 scholars The W rid has
20, O1S, 595 Sabbath school scholars
Faith is the hand that lays hold on
Christ; the eye that looks to Christ;
the ear that hears the voice of Christ;
the mouth that feeds on Christ; the
finger that touches Christ; and the key
that unlocks the treasures of Christ
Rev. f. Harper.
The sculptor Ephraim Keyser has
been appointed instructor in modelling
at the Maryland institute, Baltimore,
in the schools of art and design. Mr..
Keyser's finest work is an angel of he
roic size designed for the tomb of Pres
ident Arthur He has also Psyche"
in the Cincinnati Art museum, and he
has made the statue of Gen. de Kalb
for Annapolis.
Elders James Brown and Edward
Sudbury have returned t o San Fran
cisco from the Society islands, whittier
they were sent as Mormon missionaries.
"We now have ten missionaries in these
islands," said Elder Sudbury. THE
natives take kindly to the Mormon re-
ligion, and we are converting them by
hundreds. In some places whole islands
have been converted"
The Lutheran church naturally has
its largest membership in Germany
80, 000, 000-but it has also large mem
bersbip among those who speak other
languages For instance, $500, 600
Swedish, $500, 900 Norwegian, $500, 009
Danish. 2, 04S, 900 Finnish, $50, 600 Eng
fish, 1,11S,0O0 Hungarian, 624 Livon
ian, $50, 900 Courlandish, 272 Esthonian,
| 1000 French, 10000 Icelandc, and 49,
| 900 Bohemian.
1t is reported in the Roman Catho'
| lie papers that the Paulist Fathers are
| planning a new aggressive campaign
for the purpose of converting protes-
tants to Roman Catholicism. They
say that hitherto the chief effort of the
| church has been to make Catholics
| rothAlto NA,,r tha,, rrr
direct to Protestants and put before
them the claims of the church and the
need of membership in it,
The United States were settled by
men who desired to worship God &C.
cording to their own consciences, yet in
Virginia n. hundred years ago every
county officer, justice and vestryman
was required to subscribe to this test
oath: II do declare that there is nc
transubstantiation in the sacrament OF
the Lords Supper, or in the elements
of bread and wine, at or after the con
secration thereof by any person what
soever."
Rev, G. Furness Smith, an Eng
fish missionary, recently related to
a London meeting that. the Turkish
authorities at Constantinople had de
clined to allow the circulation of St
Paul's Epistle to the Galatians, suppos
ing the people of Galata, suburb o.
the Turkish capital, to be those ad
dressed, and refused to be entirely sat
isfcd on the point till a certificate o
st. Pauls death was forthcoming
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-09-29

WHAT l SAW BEYOND THE FENCE.
You'll be forgetting to slow up over
that trestlc, and therc'il be big head
lines in the paper: Owing 10 the care
lcssness of the engineer a score of souls
hurled into eternityp
No says l, this won't do. Either
this girls worth fretting about or she
amt, and the best thing for you to do,
Sam, is to find out which right off"
So that evening at supper l opened
kind of gently with the landlady.
Good farming country round here"
says |, You see hadn't been on that
branch very long, SO the remark seemed
natural enough I'm" says Mrs.
Grubb, hard at work on a piece of
bcefsteak to set good example to the
boarderS
II noticed some fine trees along by
Stowboro," says l. mentioning the
town whereFmy blue girl lived
"Um," from the landlady, again hard
at work.
There's one especially hansseme one
in front OF an old house beyond the
trestlc. on the right, ever noticed it?''
says l, as careless as ! could, but wait
ing quite breathless for her answer.
''Dca StaclIpole'S, yes"
''Siackpole," l repeated aloud. II
used 10 know some StaelSpoles, which
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-09-29
ONE ON THE COOL CAPTAIN.
The Lisping Lieutenant Finally Gets De-
cidedly Even for Past Jokes.

ciuedly Even Tor Past Jokes.
A good story is told by an English pa.
per of lisping officer having been vic
timized by a brother officer (who was
noted for his cool deliberation and
strong nerves., and his getting square
with him in the following manner:
The cool joker, the captain, was al
ways quizzing the lisping officer lieu
tenant for his nervousness and said
one day in the presence of his company:
'Why, nervousness is all nonsense
tell you, lieutenant, no brave man
will be nervous"
"Well, inquired his lisping friend,
show would you do Impose thell with
an NTH futhee thould drop itthelf in a
walled angle, in with you had taken
thelter from company of tharp-
thootherth, and where it wath thertain
if You put out your nothe you'd get
peppered?'
How" said the captain, winking at
the circle; why, take it cool, and spit
on the fusee"
The, party broke up. and all retired
except the patrol.
The next morning number of sol
diers were assembled on the parade and
talking in clusters, when along came
the lisping lieutenant Lazily opening
his eyes he remarked;
II want to try an experiment thith
morning and see how eXtheedingly cool
the captain can be"
Saying this, he walked deliberately
into the captains quarters, where q
fire was burning on the hearth, placed
in its hottest center powder canister
and instantly retreated.
There was but one mode of egress
from the quarters, and that was upor
the parade ground, the road being built
up for defense, The occupant took one
look at the canister, comprehended tn,
situation, and in moment dashed a.
the door, but it was fastened on the
outside.
Charley, let me out, if you love mel
shouted the captain
"Thpit on the canister!" shouted hi
in return.
Not moment was to De lost. II,
had at first snatched up blanket t.
cover his egress, but now, dropping it
he raised the window, and out h,
bounded, sans every thing but a very
short undergarment, and thus, will
hair almost on end, he dashed upon ;
full parade ground.
The shouts which hailed him brough
out the whole barracks to see what wa
the matter, and the dignified captain
pulled sergeant in front of him t,
hide himself
"Why don't you thpit on it?" in
quired the Lieutenant.
because there were no sharpshoot
ers in front to stop retreat" answered
the captain.
"All I've got to thay then, ith," sai'
the lieutenant, that you might thafe
| ly have done it; for I'll thware Their
walnut thingle grain of powder il
it,"
The captain has never spoken o
nervousness since. Boston Globe.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-09-29
A SPIDER FARM.
several Thousand Living Specimens Caro-.
fully Tended In One Room.

soNtIui specimens care
fully Tended In One Room.
Many will be inclined to discI edit
The statement that spider-raising is an
established industry in Chattanooga,
lrd is being successfully conducted by
Ernest Reyber, the proprietor of the
Enterprise bottling works on Cowart
street. Mr.. Reyber estimates that be-
tween 5000 and 5000 of these insects
make their homes in his bottling de-
partment, which occupies large room
probably sixty feet square. The cell
ing is fairly covered with thousands
upon thousands of little patches, OF
fibery material, within which the in.
sects nest and lay their eggs, At. this
season they spend little time in their
nests, but in day time hide in dark
out-of-the-way cracks and corners, but
in easy command of their woven snares
Spider-webs are everywhere, span
ming the space between floor and cell
ing or spread about the machinery, in
front of the window-wherever in
fact, the busy weavers can find place
from which to hang their net work.
big corner of the room is besides
given up to the insects, which have APP.
parently divided the space into many
four-walled apartments.
Nh. Rcber is pleasant and intelli.
gent talIer and a shrewd observer. His
fair complexion betokens his Teutonic
descent. Said he: Those creatures
know more than a great many people.
! keep them because they wage such
constant war on flies, cockroaches and
other such vermin which are very
troublesome to me, and which are at.
tracted by the sirups, sugar, etc, used
in the bottling business. A spider
never cares for sweet things nor drops
into my watts or bottles, Flies and
cockroaches are natures scavengers,
but those spiders watch every one that
approaches like hawks and soon lure
him into their meshes. never dis
turb them when l can help it, except
to feed them occasionally. They ap.
pear to know my call, and will come
when called and crawl upon my hand
or take fly from my fingers. They
are tame, and have never bitten me,
though couldn't promise so much to a
stranger. This spider is a hibernat-
ing animal and shuts himself up
during the most of the winter in those
little nests you see stuck like mud
daubs on the ceiling. When winter
comes | brush away all these webs, for
the spiders prefer to weave new webs
every spring" As cow must be milk
ed every day this wary and provident
little creature must unravel each
spring the silken fabric that is stored
in its body. He does not make his APP
pearance till May, when the flies have
laid their eggs and Matched their first
young, else the fly crop would soor
give out, Meantime the hundreds Of
eggs which each female spider laid dur
ing the previous summer and fall have
been going through process of incuba
ton, and now turn out the older ones
to seek living for themselves. Mr.
Reyber has encouraged the insects tt
| harbor in his establishment for two
years past, and finds the spider of sucl
practical utility as to be almost indis
pensable, Chattanooga Times.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-09-29

There have been numerous stories
told of the finding of live frogs in the
heart of a tree which was sound in Its
outward appearance, but perhaps the
best tree story of the series comes from
Ware county. A negro there, as the
story goes, was cutting down dead
pine tree, when the blade of his AK dis
closed numerous thin particles OF
printed paper. lie was naturally
amazed at this, but kept chopping
away until he discovered the remains
of leather-bound book, which subse-
quently proved to be a Testament or
small Bible. There was a considerable
hollow in the heart of the tree, but it
was not visible from the outside. The
leaves of the book were old and faded,
and the question is: How did it get
there? This is the second occurrence
of the finding of strange articles in
Georgia trees within the last month OF
two Atlanta Constitution
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-09-29

alongside the main track about ten
miles and was just then free from cars,
luckily
At last we heard the rumble of the
express in the distance. Then pulled
the throttle and we began to make
good speed, SO that out gait just equalled
that of the express, and we ran side by
side, first, second, third car,
That was the one had told Molly to
be in, and on the farther side, so that
her grandfather should not see my en-
CINE.
We fell back little and ran even
with the rear platform of the car
Would she have the courage to do it?
Such slight little thing as she was,
and it would need such pluck
Could she escape the old mans vigil
lance?
Yes; there she was on the platform.
Quick now; there was the result of
my nights carpenter work, plank
long enough to reach from the cab of
my locomotive to the platform of the
car, provided with rail, so that the
perilous walk might be made as safe as
possible. .-
1t was fitted in place and she stepped
upon it bravely, though her cheeks
were deathly pale
How anxiously l watched every step,
keeping one hand on the throttle lest
either engine increase or slacken its
speed and the plank be shaken or bent
from the straight line.
Half way across! A little faltering
as she glanced down at the flying
gravel.
Courage, my darling" cried.
People were beginning to crowd to
the windows, and out upon the plat
form rushed the brakeman and half
dozen passengers, among them grand
father StacLpole.
No one dared to speak for fear that
Molly would lose her balance. The
brakeman steadied that end of the
bridge and the deacon wrung his hands
in misery.
Almost over, two steps more, and
then pulled her in and smothered her
with kisses, while the fireman slack
ened our speed and played engineer for
awhile.
The plank, Molly's dangerous bridge,
fell to the ground as the express pulled
ahead, and we noticed that the feat
had been accomplished just in time, for
looked out and saw only three
quarter mile stretch of the side track
before us
We reversed the engine-dear old a.
that had won me wife-and within
an hour | was the husband of the
sweetest little woman that man ever
loved-my Molly, here.
What became of grandfather" He
soon forgave Molly, and has always
been kind to us, but his heart is still
hardened to Toms sons whom Molly
insisted on hunting up in Maine.
We found them both prosperous
farmers, who had no need of grand
fathers help, and this fact seemed to
confirm his determination to have moth
ing to do with them.
Grandmother has visited them, and
is the same kind-hearted old lady, de
votedly fond of Molly, aha attached to
our two boys, Sam and Abijah. -Mabls
| S. Clark in Boston Globe.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-09-29

Tom and Bile, but didn't know ,hen all the
story as have told IL TO you.
'Sam, dear, grandfather is going TO send me
to boarding school right away, so / can't SEQ
you"
Then came some tender words from
the dear little girls loving heart, and
decided that something must be done,
and that at once.
The next day that was in town
received a note from Molly telling me
the particulars. She was to go to a
boarding school one hundred miles
away the next day on the five o'clock
train, and her grandfather was to go
with her.
had been thinking all night over
plan, and resolved to put it into exc.
cution, for as to Molly's going away so
far from me, it was utterly out Of the
question.
First | wrote long letter to Molly,
describing the whole plan and giving
her minute directions as to her part in
it. This dispatched by messenger
whom could trust, with directions to
give it to Molly, herself.
Then travelled all over town to get
leave of absence for the next day. |
was going to take the day off anyway,
but | thought I'd rather get it honestly
If could.
got permission for Joe Mcdonald to
run his engine on my train and that
suited me; needed locomotive in car
rying out my plan, and of course knew
my own best
The rest of the night spent in some
necessary carpenter work
A long day the next was obtained
a marriage license, and with that in my
pocket l felt that Icould defy forty
cross-grained grandfathers.
Early in the afternoon / got up
steam in N, and it seemed as if the
minutes were hours until FIVE o'clock.
I'd had to tell the scheme to my fire.
man-rd got leave for him, too.
! was getting pretty nervous when
we started out a little before five.
We ran slowly up the road, and then
got on to a side track that extended
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-09-29
Art at Home.

The subject of lampshades Is SO far
from being exhausted that designs of
great beauty and often of the most un-
locked for oddity have appeared. A
new ono of these hast is a dolphin which
crosses the middle of the lamp, the
shade portion consisting of plated silk
paper which represents sea foam coming
from its mouth. A very handsome de-
sign shows blue lilies at the top, placed
very high, and rosebuds running
around the wide plated paper which
covers the glass chimney. Chicago
Nail
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-09-29
WIT AND WISDOM.


Gucst-Iiere, waiter, there is fly
il, my coffee. Waiter-That'sa all right,
sir; we've got plenty more. Inter
Ocean.
Mrs. Potts-Mrs. Flyer called this
afternoon Jack Potts (absent-mind-
edly)-What did you have?-Philadel-
phia Record.
do you call your wife your better
half, Mr.. IIenpeck?" Better half?
HIM! My friend, she is more than
three-quarters. IN. Y. Press.
AT the Mountains First Girl
What are you sketching? Second Girl
"A man. First Girl-You must have a
good memory. -Boston Courier.
do you believe in a lucky starr"
"Of course ! do. ! know one police
man whose beat includes eight fruit
stands and seven saloons. Indian
apolis Journal.
Il dreamt dwelt in marble halls;
felt at ease, with life content
Till fancy brought the landlords calls;
He came, alas, 10 get the rent
Buffalo Courier.
--"Do you believe Schiller when he
says that the best woman is the one
of whom nobody talks about?" II
rather think it is the one who talk,
about nobody. "-Plauderecke.
Il notice that Congressman G..
Swosh talks good deal about the
farmer in his speeches" Yes" Docs
he know much about agriculture?
well, | guess he has had hay fever
Washington Star.
The man who wagered a lady that
he could thread a needle in less time
than she could sharpen n lead pencil
won in sixteen minutes, at the end OF
which time the lady had whitfield up
her pencil. Boston Gazette
Take that back" said the insulted
man. "No, sir" replied the other. 81
never took water in my life" "You
can't tell me that" returned the first
speaker. II know better. | used tc
supply you with milk. "-Waif.
Wilson's Suggestiop.-Mr Hardy
clearinghouse keeper,)-I wish we
could get rid of that young man who is
annoying my daughter with his atten
ton Mr.. Wilson tboarder)-Why not
take him to board?-Yankee Blade.
First Dear Girl-Charlie gave me
such lovely string of pearls yester
day. 1t was my birthday, you know
A pearl for every year. Second Best
Girl-Dear me. How awfully expens
ive!--Philadelphia North American.
! I've could adduce a hundred illus
trations to prove the advantages o.
shorthand and the saving of time there
by effected. Only think, gentlemen, il
took Goethe forty years TO write hi
'Faustr How many years he might
have saved if he had only known short
| hand. --Dorfbarbier
-,llicks-I saw Upper just now. What
un interesting talkcr he is. Wicks-
You may well say that. Why, he wa'
In BARRIERS shop getting shaved tn,
other day, and he so charmed the bar
Der by his conversation that the fellow
actually let him go without asking hin
il he'd have shampoo!'-Bostor
Transcript.
Farmer Medders-Here been an
paid fur a college eddication fur we, an
what on earth good are ye-ye burned
wu.hless, lazy, conceited, loafin' dude
What did We larn to college, anyway
Graduate Well, this for one thin,
(yellingl; lIoopla! hoorah! zip! bang
ninety -three-thee X. NJ. q. Selah
FARMER Medders (dclighted-Well, be
gosh, college eddication is wutl
suthin' I'm goin ter town ter-morrr
ter peddle vegetables, an Ill take v
along ter heller -Harpers Bazaar,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-09-29
THE BABY SLEEPS.

The baby sleepsl SO softly; spread
Fresh linen on the cradle bed.
Smooth out the pillow, snowy white,
Wen lay him there again tonight,
Where he has lain 80 Oft before,
He'll rest this once, and never more.
Come part and curl the silken hair,
Naturally with loving care;
, Nay, leave that tress above the face
just as II falls, in wanton grace;
But this one ringlet sever and take
Twill be the mothers last keepsake
Now tenderly wen lay him down;
He will not wake-he sleeps too sound.
The baby sleeps, and not smile
Wrcathes his pale blue lips the while;
No trace OF pain or suffering now
Disturbs the fair and placid brow,
Only look, so sweet, so best
Portraying deep unbroken rest.
Not soon will these white flowers die
Upon the heart where now they lie,
For waxen hands SO pure and cold
Can wither naught they touch or hold
Now draw the spotless winding sheet
From golden head TO dimpled feet
And come away Who is it weeps
Because the baby sweetly slcepsH
Dry thy tears. BE thankful rather
The great Shepherd sees fit TO gather
This wee lambs soul, while 1t is pure,
Safe in His fold, from harm secure.
Our hearts are human and will moan
When God claims one we call our own;
But think Adown lifes rugged way
Young feet are slipping day by day.
Pleasures treacherous mountain pass
Is hidden by a waving mass
OF hanging vines, whose blossoms fair
Conceal temptations deadly snare
Thrice blessed are they who early miss
The yawning mouth OF sins abyss.
Mourn for mothers whose hearts are slai
Mourn for wives tortured with pain.
Mourn for those whose living sorrow
Has no hope of balm tomorrow;
But here to.day--who Is 1t weeps
Because the rescued baby sleeps1
Fannie b. Thompson, in Atlanta Cons titutiC
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-09-29

was going along pretty lively through
the outskirts of little farming town
that lay next to the one where our trip
ended. ! had often noticed the farm
house. This morning ! saw a young
girl come out of the green side door
with basket Of clothes.
Hard pull that for young one, :"
says to myself, and / took another
look at her.
She had on some kind of blue frock,
with the sleeves rolled up, and her hair
was brown, shining gold like in the sun
as she bent to the basket now on the
ground, and drew out sheet and be-
gan to put it on the line.
Well, p'raps you wouldn't believe it
sir, but kept thinking about that girl
all day, and when made my return
trip stared with all ny might at the
clothes hanging there.
But they just tapped back, kind of
disdainful and didn't catch glimpse
of what | wanted to see.
| was making then a round trip, and
half a day, so stayed every other
night in Chewboro, the town next that
where my girl in blue lived.
Well, that being my Chewboro even
ing, | walked six miles and back to
pass the old gray farmhouse,
saw her, too, for, as | was sitting
on the stone wall opposite the house,
resting and specializing as to who she
was, she came to the window and looked
out at the moon.
All the nexs day kept thinking how
pretty she looked with her hands raised
to hang the sheet, and how the light
glistened on her hair, and how she had
leaned forward to look up at the moon,
and that night--that was my Boston
night spent in rescuing her from the
coils Of a boa constructor, only to find
her the next minute in danger of being
run over by a freight car. The heroic
acts performed that night would make
Gvolume
The next day, on my second trip, l
thought caught a glimpse of that blue
gown, flying around the corner. Says
l to myself;
This thing must stop, Sam, or you'll
be getting into trouble some day.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-09-29

Now, remember" said the school.
teacher, "a contagious disease is ont
YOU can can catch" rs spanking a
disease?" asked Benny Bloooumper
'sNo; how ridiculous "Wen, / otter
catch enc"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-09-29

Cobble-Bilter has invented balloon
that he says is a great success.
Stone-Has he made an ascension
yet?
Cobble-No, lie is waiting to ge,
some one to go up in it.-Detroit Free
Press