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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17
FARM AND GARDEN.
HOMEMADE ROOFS.
Hoiiister Sage Suggests Return to the
Use of ThRLohaS.

ttoiiister Sage Suggests a Return to the
Use of Thatches.
Every few years there is an expense
for farm roofs Of some sort for the old
homestead, and it Is becoming monoto-
nous, Recently spent over 500 for
shingling Roofs bring greater aver
age annual expense to farmers all over
the country than most are aware OF.
Shingles are not as cheap nor made of
as good material as formerly, paper is
shortlived and tin and slate are so ex-
pensive that many cannot afford either.
These facts, coupled with what know
OF roofs III England and Scotland, have
set me thinking. Over large part of
rural Europe the roof of straw thatch
is as common and evidently as durable
as the average American shingles. 1t
Is applied by the owner, or tenant fire.
quently, with no expense aside from
the time and material - straw and
t"ine-usually produced on the farm.
A question forces itself upon me: Why
is not this by-product of our grain
| fields utilized to some extent for roof
ing, at least on our smaller, obscure
farm buildings? Would it not do for
icehouses, woodhouses, stock sheds
and smaller barns? For hen houses it
might not be desirable, because liable
to harbor vermin, but this tendency
could be controlled by saturatng it
| from below with carbolized lime wash,
using force pump. Even those who
have never seen matching know how
surely rain runs off the roof we'll
covered stack and how little a we'll
made cock of hay is wet by heavy
storms. Reeds and rushes are also
sometimes employed for roofs. Could
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Ginger Coollies--One bowl of lard, or
better, meat fryings; one bowl of cook
Ing molasses, two tablespoonfuls OF
soda, one cup two-thirds full of hot
water. Roll this and bake in quick
oven. This is long-tried receipt for q
| family of eleven, and is pronounced ex-
cellent. Detroit Free Press.
Minute Pudding-Beat three eggs,
add half cup of milk and five table
spoonfuls of sugar, half teaspoonful
Of salt stir together until smooth;
have one pint of milk scalding hot over
the fire, stir in the batter and cook
three minutes, stirring rapidly all the
lime; serve with bowl of sweet cream,
sweeten with white sugar boston
Budget.
Orange Cream-Wash very clean,
CRATE the yellow rind from two oranges
and boil fifteen minutes, covered in
three-fourths OF teacupful of water.
Strain, and to the strip add one teacup-
full of sugar, half cupful of butter,
the juice and pulp of the oranges and
bring 10 boil. Beat three eggs, stir
constantly after adding them to the
boiling mixture until it is smooth.
Place on ice and serve very cold, with
cake. -Boston Herald.
TO Remove Grease Spots from Silk.
Place one coarse, brown paper 1.-THE
soft kind on both sides of the spots
tthen press carefully with hot iron.
Change the paper often, as it absorbs
the grease. II the goods are SO rich, or
delicate, that the iron is liable to injure
them, try friction by using raw cotton.
rub the spots off, changing the cotton
often If the material is soiled OF
stained in many places, rip the article
and wash it in tepid water softened
with pulverized borax. II can be made
10 look as good as new.--Good House.
keeping.
One quart of milk; two cups OF fine
bread crumbs-always stale and dry;
four eggs; two teaspoonfuls melted
butter, nutmeg to taste; one-fourth tea
spoonful soda dissolved in hot water.
Peat the yolks very light, and having
soaked the bread crumbs well in the
milk, stir these together, then the
butter and seasoning with the soda;
lastly the whites. Bake to fine brown
and eat with hot pudding sauce. Try
the above, putting enough sugar in the
sauce. You may boil this pudding il
you like in Toured broth or buttered
mould. Pioneer Farmer
Minced Chicken with Mushrooms. -
Chop, but not very fine, pint of the
white meat of cold boiled chicken. Cut
in small pieces half a pint of canned
mushrooms, boil them five minutes in
their liquor, then skim out and place
where they will keep warm. If there
is not a teacupful of the liquor, ado
enough cream to make that amount
Rub tablespoonful of flour smooth il
a little cold milk, heat the liquor L
boiling, thicken and stir smooth, sea
soning with butter, salt and white pep
per- When perfectly smooth, add thu
chicken and mushroom, and cook slowly
five minutes, stirring constantly.-N. Y
Observer
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17
SLAVE TRADE IN MOROCCO.
Thousand DIS of Boys and Girls Sold at From
A g In II

Thousands of Boys and Girls Sold at From
Fifty to Seventy Dollars Each.
The gentleman who furnishes the
following information is an old traveller
In Morocco and is known as one of the
best known authorities on the internal
policy of that barbarous country:
81 must now tell you of the caravan
which arrived at Tendouf from Tim
buctoo at the end Of March last 1t
brought scarcely any merchandise, but
there were four thousand slaves, prin-
cipally young girls and boys So great
was the influx of slaves at Marakesh
(Morocco City, that instead of holding
the market twice a week, as is usual, it
was held daily from April % to May ID,
and the prices were comparatively low,
ranging from ten pounds to fourteen
pounds head. During the feast OF
Ramadan the Kaids, who come TO
Marakesh in order to present gifts to
the sultan's son, who is the khalifa OF
his father, agreed that the most accept
able present would be some of these
young slaves from Timbuctoo. There
were forty-three Kaids, and each OF
them gave this young man, only eigh.
teen years of age, three slave
girls and two slave boys over
two hundred slaves in all AS
the khalifa had a bad reputation
for cruelty and other vices it is not
pleasant to think of the fate of these
young captives. 1t is said that more
! than eight hundred slaves were sold at
this market in ten days TO merchants
who had come from Riff, Taniat and
other distant places to obtain supply
of human chattels and besides this
many were sold privately. l was my
self the witness of a sad scene in this
market, where three little negresses
from eight to ten years old, who had
evidently come from very distant part,
as no one there could speak their
language, were ruthlessly parted from
each other and sold to different owners
amid tears, pitiful cries and such re-
sistance as the poor little creatures
could employ. Each had to go off alone
among strange people, not one Of whom
understood a word she said, | could
give you many particulars which would
shock you respecting the purchase Of
male and female slaves simply for the
purpose of increasing the stock.
This is found to be very profitable, as
the offspring of this connection are
carefully reared and fetch very high
prices as presents to men in authority,
As you are aware, there are no ban ks
in Morocco Everyone who has money
that he wishes to take care of buries i,
in the ground. 1t is necessary that nc
one should know where this treasure
lies hidden. Therefore, incredible as il
may seem, old and worn out slaves
male and female, are said to be employ
ed to dig large hole to hide the wealth
of their master, and the unfortunat,
/ Negro may almost be said to dig hi.
own grave, as he never sees the light o.
another sun. A cup of coffee, tea OF
some native drink contains the deadly
poison SO often administered in Mo
rocco, where, it must be remembered
coroners' inquests are unknown
London Times
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17

the use of matching be cx-
tended in this country its value
might be acknowledged. To lay
lay it is simple art, requiring no
more skill than shingling. After the
first two hours of effort, the work will
seem more easy and rapid. The essen.
tials are straight, hand-thrashed straw,
or hickory, six inches long, an inch and
half wide and one-eighth of an inch
thick. The shape of the shuttle, and
also crude sketch of building being
matched, are shown in cut. Furring
strips are nailed to the rafters as for
shingles, and cord firmly nailed to
the end of each. say firmly nailed"
| because If IL should loosen, the straw it
holds will soon slip down and be at the
mercy of the wind, when a bad leak
will appear; and matching, like shing-
ling, is difficult to repair
The straw is laid and bound to its
place in small bundles--the smaller the
better-the Irvine being wound on the
shuttle. A little practice will enable
the thatcher to tlatten and spread each
bundle so no cracks will show in the
roof. After the cord is put over the
straw and under the Turing strip, and
while it is being held very tight, the
straw is forcibly crowded up against
the last bundle placed that the roof
may be firm and hard. 1t is well to
secure the binder Irvine at intervals of
one foot on the Turing strip, by winding
it around single nail and driving it
into the wood. None but clean thrashed
straw is suitable on account of rats
and mice. If it be stiff and strong it
may be exposed to the weather in
eight-inch lengths, but weak, light
straw will not bear the wind unless in
six or four inch laps. A steep pitch is
desirable, and wide, over-hanging ga
bles will give a pretty appearance to
the smallest matched building The
straw is here, How are your roofs?--
HOLSTER Sage, in Rural New Yorker.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17

follows; Take two strips long enough
to reach across the corner of the pen
and strong enough TO hold stiff1y the
narrow upright pieces that should he
nailed to them about one foot apart at
first. AS the lambs grow the spaces
between the uprights must be in
creased A device more easily regu-
lated is herewith illustrated and taken
from the same bulletin. The frame
work is made of light fat iron strips
The rollers d and c are of wood about
two inches in diameter. The station
airy upright rollers are one foot apart
and two feet long. 1t will be noticed
that the bottom strip of iron is made to
slide on another strip, and the whole
thing built in such way that the roll
ers can he set at any distance apart by
simply removing the peg A and draw
ing the rollers to the right. The creep
is 'hree feet four inches high and four
feet six inches wide, and arranged with
four places. Farm and Home.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17
PROPER VENTILATION.
A Subject Which Ia Not rs Well Undor.
stood as II Should BE.

btOoN IL SnOulu De-
So far rs the dairy house is con-
crrned, ventilation depends somewhat
upon the method followed in setting
the milk If deep cans are used, and
the room is kept clean, there can be
little, il any, need of ventilation in
hot weather The air Of the room
should not be allowed to get ut the
milk, and surely the dairy room ought
to be cooler than the outside atmos-
phere while the sun shines. There can
be no need of ventilators that stand
open all the time, as if the milk was
set out in the open air. II ventilators
are insisted upon, then they should be
shut in the day time, and left open only
at night.
In The COW stable REORGANIZATION
does still more harm. Our forefathers,
in the dairy, were thoroughbred venti.
lators. They thought that nature took
charge of warming the COW by giving
her an extra thickness of hair in cold
weather, while it was their duty to see
that she utilized that hair to it's full
capacity. To accomplish this they kept
her out of doors all winter long, even
If her hoofs frozc off. BY degrees. we
are getting over that notion, and have
learned that if the cows are kept warm,
they will give milk all winter, and,
what is more, we are finding out that
more heat makes more milk. just
where to stop the heat without cur
failing the supply of milk may easily
be ascertaincd.
There is nothing that frightens the
average person SO much as bad smell.
He scents danger in the air immediate
ly, although the bacteria which lib
crate odors are not those which cause
disease. After all, bad smells are only
relative. The man who works in a
bone factory or shovels manure all day
is not sensitive to the odors, and is gem
orally model of health. 1t is proba-
bly, safe to say that the cows do not
mind, II the stables are cleaned twice
Il day, and the wide doors opened in
the warm part of the day, even though
there be no bedding and no ventilators
used no harm will come to the cows,
though it certainly would not do to let
the milk stand any length Of time in
such an atmosphere. have seen a
hundred cows kept all winter in one
room with ceiling seven feet high, and
not only no ventilators. but every crack
stopped with rags This was a city
dairy, and the cows came out healthy
in the spring. 1t is not necessary to
take such radical views, as both profit
and humanity suggest the liberal use
of bedding for the COWS. But 1t is
gross foolishness to ventilate all the
odor out of the COW stable at the ex-
pense of the comfort of the cows and
at the certain loss OF milk. The prob
abilities now all point to winter COW
stable being made not over seven feet
high from floor to ceiling, and SO near
ly air-tight that the heat of the cows
bodies will, in zero weather, keep the
temperature in the stable above sixty
degrees, so that the hair will not grow
longer on the cows body than it is in
summer. Of course the water they
drink should be warmed proportionate
ly.-American Agriculturist.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17
salie Law Of succession,

At the meeting of the Academic DIES
Sciences in Paris, M. Violet read an
essay upon the causes which led to fe-
males being excluded from succession
to the throne of France. According to
him the principle was elaborated in
the period of about 1870 years comprised
between the death of Louis \. and the
final triumph of Charles VII, and be-
came fundamental law of the mon
archy when the daughter of Louis ",
the daughter of Philippe lie Long, and
the daughters Cf Charles lie Bel were
deprived of their fathers succession.
These precedents established law on
the subject but it is not generally
known that the history of the disputed
SUGGESTIONS to tue French throne com
merced by the indirect recognition oil
female rights. London Times.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17
Railroad Gossip-The 90"


Eli Perkins says the c. b. & Q. is the
most prosperous trunk line in the West.
When our railroad reporter asked him
where 1t ran to he said:
ut goes everywhere west OF Chicago 1t
shoots vestibuled trains from Chicago to
st. Paul, Omaha. Cheyenne, Denver, Kan.
sas City and St. Louis"
"But New Workers understand it to be an
east and west line2" was suggested.
1T used to be. 1t was the great trunk
line west through Galesburg, Burlington
and Ottumwa to Omaha. Mr.. Forbes, the
great railroad King Of Boston, owned it.
Then G. Il. Perkins. his son-in-law, went
out and built the Burlington and Missouri
roads from Omaha through Lincoln TO Den
yer and Cheyenne on the Union Pacific.
Then he grid-lroned Nebraska and built and
bought the line from St. Louis to st. Paul
and from Des Moines and Omaha TO Kan
says City"
allow is this line from ST. Paul to st.
Louisf'
at runs as straight as an arrow down
the picturesque east bank of the Missis-
sippi to near Burlington, and then down
through the yellow corn cribs and blue
grass pastures of Illinois to st. Louis. You
60 to sleep in st. Paul and wake up in St
LOUIS and you lay down in Chicago and get
up in Omaha or ride in vestibuled dining
cars to Denver, where the Union Pacific
fellows stand and set their watches by the
20" trains. The 20" is all ready for the
Fair-men satisfied aid happy, roadbed
doubled steeled and ballasted and all the
people studying Mr.. Eustis wonderful
maps and time tables. IN. Y. World.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17
CAYENNE PEPPER.
why Poultry Raisers should Use II Very
Sparingly.

Sparingly.
This article is much used among
many poultry men, and is the common
dose for fowls among great number
Of farmers for all ailments fowldom IS
heir to.
We admit pepper is good heater
and bracer for the blood and system,
but its indiscriminate use must be
carefully guarded, or while trying to
cure patient of one i'll you are apt to
generate another.
In winter time red pepper in the
morning soft feed the whole winter
through is a positive injury to your
fowls and when spring time comes you
will find your birds in a weakly condi-
ton, physically. We might go further
and say, almost total wrecks. On a
cool, frosty, wintry morning, red pep
per, judiciously given not oftener than
twice a week, is benefit to the fowl.
1t warns it up and stimulates the egg
productive organs and livens it up gen.
orally, but when it is given steadily the
liver is affected, the head of the bird
turns light gold color and con stump.
ton ends the birds career.
Cayenne pepper is stronger and acts
quicker than black pepper, yet the lat.
ter is very good and should be used foi
chicks exclusively. All, or quite all
Of the poultry foods and egg producer:
contain goodly per cent. of cayenne
or red pepper.
If you must use pepper, use it very
judiciously. News
1 OFTEN an unfruitful orchard cat be
brought into bearing by a good ,pp'ica
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17
When to Apply Manure.

1t should be understood that only
the manure that is well made and de-
composed should be carted to the fields.
The straw that is used to absorb the
liquid manure in the barnyard must
not be taken away. We cannot afford
TO keep our yards so clean that we lose
all the liquid manure by teaching
away. We must have straw TO Absorb
it, and this should not be moved to the
fields until it is thoroughly saturated
with the liquid. "A. b. Barrett, in Chi
cage Journal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17

Who will protect you from those enemies
nausea, Indigestion, malaria and the sick
ness produced by rocking on tho waves,
and sometimes by inland travelling over the
rough beds OF i'll laid railroads. Such @
friend is Hostetters Stomach Bitters
Ocean mariners, yachtsmen, commercial
and theatrical agents and tourists testify
to the protective potency of this effective
safeguard, which conquers Also rheumatism
nervousness and biliousness.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17
GRAIN FOR LAMBS.

An Explanation of the Best Method of
Feeding 1t.
To feed grain to lambs it is best to
have a pen in the corner Of the field
fitted for this purpose so that the lam bs
may have special place to feed. In
the pen a corner may be easily divided
off and sheltered place where the
flock is in the habit of gathering should
be selected. The simplest way of max
ing lamb creep which will keep the
sheep out is given by the Wisconsin ex-
detrimental station in Bulletin 80, as
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17
siszSEzsIlIIikzg0Els

found one of your PisO's
Cure for Consumption
wrappers when | was
going to work. | had a
boy ut home with q bad
cold. / turned back, pur-
chased u bottle Of the
syrup, and returned to
work at 8 o'clock, we'll
satisfied with the change
/ had seen take place.
Since that time, my homo
has never been without
PisO's Cure. [ have rec
commended it to numer-
GUS friends, and they are
all greatly pleased with
its results.
FRANK j. DARCY,
IL Religious st.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17
Beware OF Ointments for Catarrh THAI
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the mu,
cous surfaces. Such articles should never
be used except on prescriptions from re.
putable physicians, as the damage theg will
do is ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure
manufactured by F. ]. Cheney & Co., To
ledo, o., contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you gel
the genuine. 1t is taken internally, and
made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. j. Cheney &
Co. Testimonials free.
CY- Sold by Druggists, price zoe. per bottle
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17
Royal Baking Powder.
THE GOVERNMENT TESTS
ESTABLISH ITS ABSOLUTE SUPERIORITY.

data f,om tie latest Official Report Baking
PosOdey Debarment Of Agriculture Bulletin -, page 1927
Royal is placed first of the cream of tartar
powders actual strength, 1906 cubic inches of
eavening gas per ounce of powder.
Every other powder tested exhibited much
lower strength than the Royal the average
being 80 per cent, less.
Every other powder likewise showed the
presence of alum or sulphuric acid
The claim that this report shows any other powder of
peor strength purity has been denounced asehoo6
by the Government officers who made the tests.
Avoid all baking powders sold with gift
or prize, or at lower price than the Royal,
as they invariably contain alum, lime or sui
phuric acid, and render the food unwholesome
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17

OF preventing the grippe, colds, headaches
and fevers is to use the liquid laxative rem
edy, Syrup Of Figs, whenever the system
needs gentle, yet effective cleansing. To
be benefited one must get the true remedy
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only. For sale by all druggists in SOC
aud Il bottles,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17
Lady Arents Wanted

In every locality to sell an article that is re-
quired in every family. 100 per cent. profit
Agents are now making so per day and
you ought to do as well. Send % cents for
sample and agents outfit. Madame Bur-
nette Novelty Co., 1873 Wabash avenue, Chi
cago, Ill.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17

81 WANT" said an astronomer, San In
scription for my new telescope which shall
be in the nature of an address to the stars.n
"How would 'Here's looking at you dof'-
Buffalo Express.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17

BEEcHAM's PILLS cure bilious and nervous
illness. Beecham's Pills sell well because
they cure. % cents box.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17

IF you have no employment, or are being
poorly paid for the work you are doing,
then write to b. +, johnson & Co., of Rich,
mond, Va, and they will show you how to
transform MISFORTUNE into Madame-for.
tune. Try it,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17

THAT unrivalled complexion" said a
prominent New Yorker, abiding to a lady
acquaintance, twas the result of using Gar
field Tea Send for free sample to 3l9
West 45th Street, New York City.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17

.BUT what will we do with Thompson at
our banqueta He can't do anything but tell
lot Of chestnutty old stories" "Make him
,oast-master, Of course. Buffalo Express.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17

"YEs: Jim's pretty far down He's con-
nected with the legislature now.n SIS he a
member2" 30, no; it's not so bad as that.
He's committee clerk. Buffalo Express.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17

"'BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs' are ex-
cellent for the relief of Hoarseness or Sore
Throat. They are exceedingly effective."-
Christian World, London, Eng.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17

"THERE goes man who never has been
known TO disagree with his wife" Dobson
How does he manager" "Easytenough
She does all the talking. Inter Ocean.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17

WHEN q young man goes home from
church with his sweetheart, heis only going
from one house of worship to another
Rochester Democrat.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17

A MAN is the architect of his own reputa-
tion-and often puts up job no other man
would take of his hands. Columbus Post.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17
The Most Pleasant Way

IT has been wisely suggested that the
term be changed to politicians. -Yonkers
Statesman.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17

A CYCLONE is all that is necessary Il
raise barn ia the west-Lowell Courier.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-02-17

JIG-DANoINa music is the kind that reach
the stockholders Statesman.