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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-11-17
Novelties In Gloves.

Gloves have been keeping pace with
the gay coloring of this summers fash
ions They have blended sweetly with
the most brilliant gown and the craze
for bright hues grows in intensity
Among the peculiar shades are hussar
blue, peach, lettuce green and pale
gooseberry. Chamois gloves in the
natural tint have black b ittons and
black stitching For dress occasions
buttons grow larger as the shades
grow brighter. One of the latest
French importations is glace kid of q
peach tint. with smoked pearl button'
framed in silver rims The glove is the
four button length, finished at the tir
with a band of white kid. But the
glove which is the queen of novelties
is tie hand-painted glove. Gloves OF
pale Feliotrope suede have violets most
artistrslly painted on the back N
Y. Commercial A5vsArti'-,r
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-11-17
A Sure Sign.

An irascible, ugly old brute. who
hadn't half as much of an idea how to
treat his wife as be had of how to treat
his cattle, was one of a jury inquirendo
de lunatico, the patient being neigh.
Dor of the old farmer.
"What do you think of Mr. Bilson's
mental condition. asked physician.
Crazy as bed bug" said the old
man.
Ibid you ever see any signs of it?'
Not lately, for haven't seen him.
What did you ever see that would
induce you to think he was not of sound
mind?"
well" said the old fellow with an
air of conviction, I've seen him carry
in two pals of water, while his wife
wasn't doing a thing but talk to a
neighbor V Nman over the fence. De
troit Free Press.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-11-17
A SONG OF A VINE.

dingy room meath slanting roof
And toll from morn till night
My life would be narrow and sad indeed,
II twere not for one sweet sight;
Each day see from my window small
The vine that grows on the opposite wall
Dancing leaves of brightest green
Wave in the morning shine,
Mortar and bricks are lost to view
Meath web Of tendrils fine,
And the winds of Heaven come down to play
With every clinging feathery spray.
Sky from my window cannot Sec
Blue let 1t be, or gray,
But sunshine and green can fill my eye,
And brighten my tolling day.
That bit of gladness that grows outside
Makes work more easy and life more wide.
Thank God for the vine that grows on the wall
Tis His own thought that see.
While His sun shines and leaves are green,
III trust His love for me
The Hand that made each tendril dear
Is the gracious Hand that placed me here.
But days will come when, stripped and bare,
The dripping vine will swing
Against the wall, while wind and rain
Beat down on the ruined thing;
Days when toll unsatisfed
And see no cheering green outside.
Yes, winter must come to each and all,
And days when work is vain
The winds that sob through driving snow
But seem to voice my pain
Wtthin-a dull and fruitess sound
Without-a dreariness profound.
Oh, foolish hearts, what thoughts are these9
Again seem to hear
The message of the gladstone vine
Reechoing on my ear,
And bidding me still hope and wait
For better days and happier fate
Our Father loves us still in Heaven,
His sun still shines below,
The clouds will part and gentler winds
Blow DER the melting snow,
Leaves yet will bloom, and birds will sing,
And toll its recompense will bring
m Y Observer
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-11-17

the young lady's name. He turned
upon me with a laugh, and laid his thin
nervous hands on my shoulders We
were like two brothers, James and |, and
until now had never had secret from
one another
"Why! Tom, you blind old mole" he
cried, with sudden flush. How can
you ask? The only girl care to take
out on half holiday is Mary Jackson.
Surely, you must know that"
Then he laughed again IA joyous,
ringing laugh, full of hope and happi-
ness.
All at once it flashed upon me that
James ana were in love with the same
woman. Supervising an oath turned
away, demon of jealousy tearing at
my heart strings. 1t was glorious
July afternoon, the sun shone with pit
iless power, causing The heated air to
dance and culver as it assembled. Its
bright rays cast a golden radiance even
on the dingy bricks and mortar, by
which our modern lodging house was
surrounded.
1t was one of those afternoons
which by rights should cause man of
five and twenty TO rejoice in his
youth and strength. But as ! heard
James shut our living-room door,
whistling blithely as he walked away,
l could take no pleasure in anything.
Despite the suns brightness in tina.
Z Al I
me. A fierce battle ragged within my
breast loved Nary jackson with a
depth which nov realized for the
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-11-17
DEVELOPING THE LUNGS.
Proper Breathing Movements "A Preventiy
of CONSUMPTION.

Proper Breathing Movements "a Preventive
of Consumption.
] think it is evident that proper de-
velopment and expansion of the lungs
by means of we'll regulated breathing
must be regarded as of the greatest
value in the prevention and in the
treatment of the inactive stages of pull.
monary consumption. The more simple
the method, the more effective and
practical will be the results which
flow from it. Among the many exer-
cises which are recommended for this
purpose, the following movements are
very valuable. The arms, being used
as levers are swung backward as far
as possible on level with the Shout
ders during each inspiration, and
brought together in front on the same
level during each expiration. Or the
hands are brought together above the
head while inspiring, and gradually
brought down alongside the body while
expiring A deep breath must be taken
with each inspiration, and held until
the arms are gradually moved forward,
or downward, or longer, in order TO
make both methods fully operative.
Another very serviceable chest exer-
else is to take deep inspiration, and
during expiration, in loud voice count
or sing as loud as possible. A male
person with a good chest capacity can
count up to sixty or eighty, while in n
female, even with good lungs, this
power is somewhat reduced. Prac tice
of this sort will slowly develop the
lungs, and the increased ability to
count longer is measure of the inn
provement going on within the chest
Or, again, the taking OF six or eight
full and deep breaths in succession
during the day, either while sitting at
work, or while walking outin the open
air, will have very beneficial effect.
The breathing of compressed and
rarefied air is attracting wide attention
at the present time in connection with
the prevention and treatment of pull
monary consumption, and is another
mode wherewith the chest capacity can
be decidedly improved. When air is
breathed in this manner, there is felt
during each inspiration gentle dis
tention of the whole chest, while dur.
ing expiration feeling of emptiness is
experienced.
Consumption is not disease which
originates in day, but it is the out
growth of morbid habits and agencies
which may even antedate the birth OF
the individual Defective breathing is
one of these habits, and its pernicious
prevalence is more widespread than is
generally supposed. DR. Thomas j.
Mays, in Century.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-11-17
SAD CoilpITloNs.
Causes OF tle Present Heavy Famine II
Eastern Russia.

Causes OF TIE Present Heavy Famine In
Eastern Russia.
IN order to get correct understand
ing of how the peasants have been re-
duced TO their present hopeless state,
1t is not sufficient to know that there
has been a series of bad crops The
land is impoverished, and often the
peasants sell their manure for many
years ahead at ridiculously low prices.
1t has been shown that the recent
droughts were caused by the cutting
down of the forests. When it rains,
the floods wash away the black soil,
making the land as barren as desert
A few estate owners, who irrigate their
land and carry on agriculture on ra
tional plan, have had good crops during
these bad years. The intelligent and
thrifty Mennonites, who likewise cul-
tivate the soil in rational way, also
have had good crops, and none among
them has suffered from famine, This
alone is enough to prove that the terri
BILE famine was not caused merely by
the last failures of crops.
When we consider the cruel way in
which the authorities extort enormous
taxes from the poor people, it is no
wonder that the peasants live constant
~ on the verge of famine. | have
seen the tax-gatherer take the last COW
of Il poor widow because her taxes had
not been paid. Advised of his coming,J
went to the izba of the widow, and
found her in the yard with her arm
about the neck of her only COW. The
tax-gathererS often have the muzhiks
beaten with rods until they promise to
produce money in some way or other
for the payment of taxes A promi-
nent Russian lawyer told me of IA newly
invented las yet not patented) beat
ing-machinc. The use of this ma
chine has many advantages over that
of the knout and the rods Among
other things, there is no danger of the
machines feeling any forbidden SYM
pathy with the victims, and the force
of the blows can be regulated accord
ing to the strength of the patient and
the will of the representatives of the
government
These cruel extortions on the part OF
the officers of the government seem TO
breed the same heartless rapacity
among the people 1t is not only the
mobiles, but merchants, kulaks, and up
starts of different kinds who Cypress
the peasants. Most of the loans are
taken in January, February and March;
in January because the taxes are then
gathered in February and March be.
cause then the provisions of the peas
ants run short, and all kinds of eat.
ables used by peasants go up in price
until they reach the climax in April.
From April the peasants begin to earn
a little, and the loans diminish until
August After that they rise again,
because, after the crops have been
gathered, the peasants begin to pay
their debts with their harvest, so that
they themselves soon are without pro-
Visions and must take loans again.
Sometimes the interest charged or
peasant loans amounts to three hun,
dred per cent. Jonas Stadling, in Cen.
| turV
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-11-17
HOUSEHOLD BREVlTiES.

Velvet Sponge Cake. Beat four
eggs and two cupfuls of sugar well to-
gether, add two cupfuls of flour, two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and
lemon flavoring. Finish with two.
thirds of a cupful of boiling water, just
as it is ready for the oven. Rural New
Yorker
AN Excellent Carrot Pudding
Crate two or three carrots with pen.
ny loaf; also put to these pint OF
cream, the yollSs of nine eggs, half
pound of marrow, three ounces of fine
sugar, and stir all these together; but
ter your dish and bake it.-Good House
keeping.
Ginger Drop Cakes One cup light
brown sugar, two eggs, one cup butter,
two cups molasses one cup sour milk,
| two teaspoons soda, one teaspoon Gin
| namon, one teaspoon ginger, six cups
sifted flour, Bake in dripping pans,
keep pans well CREASED and put about a
tablespoon for each cake not too close
for fear of running together Detroit
| Free Press
--Raisin Dessert-Stew in plenty Of
water as many dried apples as you
need. Add half as many small raisins
as the quantity of apples. Two cups
of apples and one cup of raisins is suf-
icient for a family of four or five One
cup of sugar, or to taste and plenty of
lemon or vanilla extract. Stew for five
or six hours until clear and tender.
Serve with cream. -Home.
| Celery Sandwiches Whip up some
nice sweet cream and add to it as much
| Parmesan cheese as will make paste.
Spread thin slices of bread sparingly
with butter, then spread on the cheese
and cream and over it sprinkle celery
chopped very fine. These sandwiches
are not so desira bic If allowed to stand
awhile after being made, but if eaten
at once they are very nice indeed
Prairie Farmer.
-Blueberry Corncake One cupful
of sour cream, one and one-half cup.
fuls of sweet milk, one tablespoonful
of molasses, four heaping teaspoonfuls
of flour, two eggs, one teaspoonful OF
soda, one-half teaspoonfui of salt, and
corn meal to make thin batter Do
not get it very stiff, about as for grid
cakes Lastly, stir in one cupful of
fresh blueberries, or of well washed
and dried English currants. Mix as
for mullins, adding sour cream with
soda stirred in, the last thing before
the berries. Bake in hot, well-greased
muffin pans, or in one or two loaves,
baking in shallow pans. Eat warm. -
Housekeeper,
Reed Birds After the birds are
plucked and drawn put them in a drip
ping pan with little Jumps of butter
under, between and over them. Let
cook on one side few inmates then
turn them with long-handled spoon
until they are Drowned alike on both
Sides When done, put them on a hot
platter. Make rich gravy of the con-
tents of the dripping pan and pour ovel
them. Another way is to take large
Irish or sweet potatoes, wash and scrape
out part of the inside; put the dressed
bird in it with an oyster and bit of
fat bacon or salt pork. Tie the pota-
toes together, or sew together with a
coarse needle and thread. When the
potato is done the bird will be done
also. A very fancy way to send them
to the table when they are done this
way is to remove the thread that con.
fines them and tie with narrow tape,
Boston Budget
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-11-17
THE USEFUL DINNER KETTLE.



Known Culinary Article.
The dinner kettle in common use
forty years ago was a tall, straight
sided, round tin pail, into which WIS
set a tin dish about half as deep and
slightly haring, so that it projected "a
little above the edge. The cover fitted
into this dish, and upon the top of the
cover was a circle of tin like short
section of a cylinder, upon which tin
cup was carried. The cup, inverted,
telescoped down over the holder, but
there are now dozen varieties in the
market
What is known as the Providence
dinner kettle is substantially like tire
kettle above described, except that it
is made sometimes with an additional
part, a shallow pan or tray for
pie or other food. The ladies'
dinner kettle is identical with the
Providence kettle containing the tray,
except that it has tin handle, most
dinner kettles having wire bail with
wooden hold in the center. These
two kettles are sold principally in the
east.
One style of round dinner kettle has
upon its outside a holder for knife and
fork. There is round kettle about
half the height of the ordinary kettle,
which is known as breakfast pail
There is kettle called the western
dinner kettle, which is used by rail.
road men in the west and is sold also
in the east This kettle is oblong in
shape, straight-sided, and with square
corners. 1t has inside a movable tray,
and carried inside also is a flask for
coffee. A cup is carried on Il holder
upon the cover.
A kettle used largely by railroad
men in the east, and known as the
Central Railroad dinner kettle, is OBJ
long, with rounded corners. The cover
has bottom to it, forming "a reservoir
for coffee; the cup is carried on top,
but inside socket instead of shutting
down over it; the kettle has a shallow,
square, movable pan inside.
What is called the 'Nestable" dinner
kettle is composed of three oblong,
slightly fiaring tin trays, which, when
in use, stand over another ana on tor
of coffee holder. When set up thi'
kettle is six and three-quarter inches
high, eight inches long and four anC
three-quarter inches wide; when nest
ed together its height is about twt
! inches N. Y. Sun.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-11-17
The STYLE I'm Wells.

The newest yelling has large open
mesh. the corners of which are fastened
by double solid dots in square shape.
They are edged with Valenciennes
about half an inch wide. This comes
in black, white, and colors, and is dis
tinguished by the real lace edge.
Spotted wells in summer took ugly. II
one wears a veil for protection, ana
not FOR beauty's sake. the best is a
thin gauze. II some women only real
lied how hideous they looked in some
of the novelties which are called fash.
ionable, they would cling to the sim
pie black chiffon veil. with a narrow
border Of black silk Chicago Tribune
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-11-17

w a > a n or
phan. James IA
ther and mother
had rescued me
from the work.
house, and when
t h e y died l
promised them
to stand b Y
James through
life. In those
days we were
b o t h appren-
ticed TO a -four
ishing cabinet
M a khr. Time
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-11-17
UNLovELY TYPE OF WOMAN.
She Trifies With Other Folks Time and
Money.

There is type of woman who be-
believes herself honest, truthful and
upright yet whose daily walk and
conversation" are, if woman's ever was,
in that broad road generally supposed
to be unfrequentcd by those virtues.
We who suffer from her treat her more
leniently than she deserves, using an
expressive word not in the dictionary
when we say she is "a good woman,
but undergraduate" She triAes with
other folks two most valuable posses
sions-their time and their money
and many are the excavations she
leaves in her train.
The indispensable" woman would
not tel lie to save her life, but she
will make promise with such So
lemnity and break with such serenity
that you actually have no room left
with which to upbraid her. She can
not tell story accurately anl II you
trip her up on her statements her
cheerful "Well, it's trife, anyhow"
COWS you into silence Bitter expert
ence has taught you never to expect
her to be punctual at an appointment
or, indeed to expect her at all-and
she would never dream of being
ashamed of her popularity" but
views it rather light in the of a
joke. AS for depending on her to
act in accordance with her own pre-
viOus arrangements - why, she has
changed her mind" without the
formality of letting you know. You
might as well rely upon the immobility
of an eel or try to pick up quicksilver
with your fingers
To be slippery in money matters" is
among business men a disgrace. The
indispensable woman thinks it is an
amiable weakness, if she thinks of it at
all. She pays the butcher, the baker
and her candlestick maker if she has
the change just then; If not, she
doesn't, When you try to sell her tick,
cts for the church fair she is enthusi
astic over the project and takes a
couple right away, bit doesn't pay for
them right away, nor the next time
you call, nor the next, nor when You
write-until in modification you pay
for them out of your own pocket and
charge the money in your account
book to lone lesson in human nature. :"
She borrows from you from five
cents to five dollars and "forgets"
to repay you "a thing which
it is her business to remember
She asks you to please get her a lace
iabot like yours or, ''since you are go.
ing to the store, to purchase few ar.
ticles for her, but never offers you the
money, and would be aighly offended
If, knowing her of old, you refuse to
get them until she does so.
The odd part of it is this serene lady
never knows her unenviable reputa-
ton. Consequently who of us has sat
for her portrait?-Chicago Tribune.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-11-17
Calcutta

The name of Chutanutty is still re-
tanned in the northern quarter of Cal
cutta, and the original settlement
gradually spread to the neighboring
villages of Govindpur, where is now
the Esplanade, and Kali Kutta, or the
village of the goddess Kali, which has
given its name to the whole capital
This latter village itself derived its
name from celebrated temple to Kali,
three or four miles away, known as
Kali Chat, which was corrupted by
the English into Calcutta. Kali, or the
black, is one of the names of the for.
midable spouse of silva Mahadevi, the
great goddess of thousand names and
thousand forms, who is adored-now
as the embodiment of creative thought,
now as the destroyer-and who is the
object of mystic rites, some obscene,
some sanguinary. -liarper's Weekly.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-11-17

-Bessie-"He was very impudcHs lie
put his arm around me twice" 5essip
-"Humph; he must have had very
long arml'
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-11-17

Kindness is the sun of life, tSe
charm to captivate and the sword with
which to conquer.-Carlyle
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-11-17

-Sammy-Did you ever see the Old
Man Of the Sea-" Johnny-"No; but
know who he is He's the father of
The mermaids.'
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-11-17

doors a furious blast met me in the
face. The snow well-nigh blinded me.
laughed grimly to myself.
Life had been so weary, and now the
end was near. God would know and in
His infinite mercy forgive, if con-
sciously stretched out my arms and
courted Death rather than make fresh
struggle to avoid his embrace. Icould
endure no more. Mind and body were
alike enfeebled, and in my last hour
thanked the Almighty that was a
lonely man without ties or kin.
No wife could grieve for my sake-no
little helpless children shed tears on my
account Starving as | was, reduced
to the lowest pitch of physical misery,
had still this to be thankful for.
So, with a great peace at my heart, l
passed out into the street. With the
little strength that was left to me j
staggered along its length. Then, when
could 70 longer see the light in Mary's
window, lay me down in the snow.
All, it was cold!- 1T was cold! The big
flakes beat upon my limbs and covered
them with white shroud. A strange
feeling of numbness and torpor stole
over me. As fell asleep-to wake, as
/ believed, no more-my last conscious
thought was that God had mercy
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-11-17

] awoi1e to find myself in a warm bed
with Molly's fat, little arms squeezing
my neck, and Molly's tears rolling
from her cheeks on to mine. Return
ing late at night, James had found and
brought me TO his home. But all wish
to live had gone from me, once and for.
ever l could not rally from the terri
BILE experiences of those last six weeks.
God has made me wait little, but as
lie here, with James gazing sorrowful.
ly at me, with Marys sweet eyes dim,
and Molly giving open expression to
her grief, | know that the end is not
far off. And once more my heart is full
of peace; for, looking at these dear
ones, realize that il it has been i'll
with me it has been well with them.
was strong man once, and it is every
strong mans duty not to place the bur-
den laid upon his shoulders on those
weaker than his own.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-11-17
FOR LOVE OF A WOMAN.

BY MRS. EDWARD KENNARD.
copyright, 1893, by the Author.l
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