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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

How often we pass farmhouse and
outbuildings that are pleasantly located
and have all the natural advantages
for pleasant home, but where every
thing is at skies and sevens Old brok-
en~down wagons and carts, discarded
farming tools of every description, rot
ting lumber, broken crockery, rusty
tinware and rubbish of every kind,
with rank weeds and brush everywhere,
disfgure the place. Clear off all USE
less material, cut and burn the brush
and weeds, level and grade the ground
and SOW grass seed. Plant few shade
trees and Towering shrubs, NOW your
lawn and you will be surprised and
delighted at the change. If at any
time you wish to sell your farm you
will realize hundreds of dollars more
than you otherwise would in all its dis.
order and unpleasantness.- F. Whit
ney, in Farm and Home.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22
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Noble bird That Ornaments Our Table a
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In the United States, at ThanksgivEg
especially, the turkey has long held
the place of honor, and no patriotic
American will deny that he deserves
the fame and worship he has won,
There is another fowl, however, that
is held in high esteem in other coun-
tries and by many persons in this, and
which possibly may come in time to be
considered not unworthy companion
for our favorite national fowl
We refer to that frequently ridiculed
but highly useful and succulent bird,
the goose.
While the goose would appear to be
true cosmopolitan, being found from
China to Iapland, it was formerly bred
in especially large numbers in certain
English counties, where, as the Ency-
,lopedia britannica informs us, sit was
no uncommon thing for man to keep
a stock of thousand geese, each OF
which might be reckoned to rear on an
average seven goslings.
The floclls were regularly taken to
pasture and water, just as sheep are,
and the man who tended them was
called the goose-herd, corrupted into
gozzerd. The birds were plucked five
times in the year, and as the feathers
were quite valuable, no inconsdcra-
BILE revenue was derived from this
source.
The goose would, in fact, appear &c
have been regarded almost as sacred
bird in England, as it was associated
prominently with one of the principa
ecclesiastical feasts of the year, that O
Michaelmas day, the Goth of September
observed in honor of St. Michael anC
all the holy angels.
St Michaels name in the Bible oc
ours always in warlike connection
Whenever he is mentioned he is en-
gagged in fighting. Why goose SHOULD
be offered upon his altar rather thar
any othen fowl is not apparent unless
because it was considered not only F.;
peculiarly dainty bird, but one o
marked religious tendencies.
Certain it is that roast goose was {
favorite dish on that day with all ranks
it being recorded that Queen Elizabeth
was eating her Michaelmas goose whel
she received the joyful tidings of TIL
defeat of the Spanish armada. n-Balti
more Sun.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22
variety in the Diet of Hogs.

Corn is the best single feed for pigs,
as well as the cheapest, and for both
these reasons it will always be the sta.
pie article of diet for them. But it does
not do to use nothing else. The corn
must be supplemented with other kinds
of feed for the sake of obtaining that
variety which is essential to the well
being of animals of all kinds. The
cheapness of wheat has caused it to be
used argely and with excellent results,
and shorts is one of the best feeds to
mix with corn. Rye is generally adj
mitted to have the same feeding value
as wheat for swine. One or all three
of these feeds mixed with corn soon
show the worth of the mixture in the
increased growth and better general
health of the animals.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22
August.
Flower

For two years l suffered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was foi
all that time under treatment by a
physician. He finally, after trying
everything, said my stomach was
worn out, and that l would have to
cease eating solid food, On the rec
ommendation of friend l procured
a bottle of August Flower. Itseem-
ed to do me good at once. / gained
strength and flesh rapidly. l feel
now like new man, and consider
that August Flower has cured me-"
Jas. E. Dederick, Saugerties, N. Y.S
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22
FARM AND GARDEN.
ABOUT iNCuBAToRs.
They Are Very Useful Things to Have
Around the Farm.

They Are Very Useful Things to Have
Around the Farm.
An incubator, says Fred Grundy in
the Prairie Farmer, is a mighty handy
thing to have about when the hens
take it into their heads, as they fire.
quently do, to dodge the Matching bust
ness until the blossoms of May are
scenting the air. While the machine
won't hatch any better than the hen,
1t makes a person independent of the
whims of the shallow-pated cackler.
whether the old hen wills it or not.
She can lay all summer if she wants to,
do not think it advisable for the
farmers wife to attempt to get chicks
out of the shell while the snow is fly
ing. 1t is far better to wait until the
grass begins to peep up and sunshine
feels delightful.
Now, as to buying the machine.
Don't wait until spring before you buy
1t, for II you do you will certainly be
disappointed, and more than likely
have an incubator for sale at less than
half cost before the 4th of July ex-
plodes. If you intend to get one, have
1t delivered in early winter. You will
be getting some eggs then and
you can practice with it-run it
two or three clips before spring comes
and business begins in earnest. Try
it the first two or three times
with a few eggs twenty or
thirty-and learn its .peculiarities
Bear in mind that you are experiment.
ing in the production of life, and that
it requires hi CHER grade of skill than
the peeling of potatoes You may
neglect little thing or two and boil
the first lot, or chill them out of ex-
istence, or drown them with too much
moisture, or dry them to cracklings,
but if you are careful and studious you
will soon catch on, and then you can
run the machine as easily as to make
tea.
| And now as to the hatcher. The
majority of them are now made for
real practical use, instead of show, and
they will hatch chicks as well as a
hen. They are made of good materials,
well put together, and the regulating
apparatus is so arranged that it can
easily be managed. When responsible
and practical men go into the manu-.
facture of these machines we know
that the day of the painted clap-trap
is over, and we can invest our funds
with the full assurance that we will
not be dome up"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22
Orfolans In India.

The fraudulent ortolan enters into
the menu of most of 1ndia's provinces.
For the genuine ortolan-that delicious
mouthful-is, as far as my experience
goes, very strictly localized. / have
seen, shot, and eaten them in only one
district tKishnaghur), but | have had
rround-larks, sand-martins, and many
Their small fowl offered to me in the
name of the ortolan in tvTenty districts
md in three provinces The sport pro-
yided by this winged delicacy is, need
hardly say, poor; it is, in fact, demon
llizing, for there can be no question OF
aiming at this bird or that; the shoot
list has to fire his charge of dust shot
into the brown of the swarm that
whirls over the dusty plain like unto a
cloud of dust But if one can not get
ortolan save by shooting them, then
should feel inclined to shoot.-Black.
woods Magazine.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22
POSTS TOP DOWNWARD.
The Reason Why They Last Longer Than
II Set Otherwise.

II Set Otherwise.
AS to setting pots top downward to
make them last there has been a good
deal of discussion. Many years ago, by
way of test, farmer set two gate
posts, one top and the other butt down
ward The latter was taken from the
lower and what might be supposed to
be the best end of the log and both
were entirely sound He had, some
years since, occasion to remove the
posts; the latter was entirely rotted off,
and the former would have lasted some
six, eight or ten years longer. He tried
two pieces of post fence with similar
results. 1t is such experiments as
these have got into most mems heads
the notion that posts set top downward
will last longest. Such practical tests
are of more Importance in deciding
such questions than all the philosoph-
ical reasons that could be produced. 1t
is moisture that rots timber. Keep it
dry and il is exempt from decay.
There are many kinds of shrubs, etc,
that will propagate from the slip; for
instance, the currant, grape and will
low. These, although separated from
any connection with the root, continue
to elevate the moisture from the earth,
so as to cause their growth OF
course, the vessels of post timber if
placed in the ground according to the
arrangements of nature, will elevate
the moisture ami keep the timber
damp; but if that order is reversed it
remains comparatively dry; hence, the
principal reason, no doubt, why post
lasts longer top downward, Farmers
Voice.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

letter to Farm and Fireside as follows:
MY wife was always complaining of
not having coop that she could clean
properly, so ! went to work and built
her one which answers the purpose, at
least she thinks So. The drawings
which send you explain themselves.
The coop can be made single or double,
and may be of benefit to some one of
your many readers"
The coop is easily made, and costs
but very little. The door, which is
opened by simply turning it up, as seen
at Fig. 2, is made with half-inch
mesh of wire, tackled to frame with
wire nails. If it IS desired to make
the coop watertight it can be easily
done by covering with tarred paper.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22
THE HIGHEST AWARD.
Royal Baking Powder Has All the Honora
In Strength and Value 30 Per Cent.
Above Its Nearest Competitor.

In Strength and Value 30 Per Cent.
Above Its Nearest Competitor.
The Royal Baking Powder has the
enviable record of having received the
highest award for articles of its class
greatest strength, purest ingredients,
most perfectly combined-wherever ex
hibited in competition with others. In
the exhibitions of former years, at the
Centennial, at Paris, Vienna and at the
various State and Industrial fairs,
where it has been exhibited, judges
have invariably awarded the Royal
Baking Powder the highest honors.
At the recent Worlds Fair the exami.
nations for the baking powder awards
were maze by the experts Of the chemi
cal division of the Agricultural Depart
tnent at Washington. The official report
of the tests of the baking powders
which was made by this Department fol-
the specific purpose of ascertaining
which was the best, and which has
been made public, shows the leavening
strength of the Royal to be 100 cubic
Inches Of carbonic gas per ounce of pow.
der. or the cream of tartar baking pow.
ders exhibited, the next highest in
strength, thus tested, contained but
1888 cubic inches Of leavening gas. The
other powders gave an average Of Ill.
The Royal, therefore, was found of 20 per
cent. greater leavening strength than
Its nearest competitor, and A per cent.
above the average Of all the other tests.
Its superiority in other respects, how.
ever, in The quality of the food itmakes
as to fneness, delicacy and wholesome.
ness, could not be measured by figures.
tits these high qualities, known and
appreciated by the women of the coun'
try for so many years, that have caused
the sales of the Royal Baking Powder,
as shown by statistics to exceed the
sale Of all other baking powders ccu
hipAd
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

AN Italian artist of some note in his
own country, who came over to see the
Worlds fair and who made a study of
American pictures and landscape while
in the eastern states, has gone home
full of surprise at the American paint.
ers who look to Europe for subjects,
He told New York man that he was
coming back to America next spring to
paint American landscape. There was
nothing on the Mediterranean, he said,
that impressed him as much as the
bold rocks, windy moors and tangled
woods of Cape Ann, and our clean,
white country villages he pronounced
TO be charming.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22
Corn Stalk Shelters.

1t will be an excellent method of sup
plying the hens with snug and warm
scratching place by arranging the corn
stalks so that they will form u wind
break on three sides As the STALKS
are not considered of value by some,
they caz be put to good service in this
manner, and Gatte a large space would
be protected. Even the stalks that
have been picked over by cattle will
answer. and the shelter and warmth
afforded the hens will aid in increasing
the plumber of eggs.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22
DIED OF LOVE,
A Travellers Pathetic Account of an Incl
dent in Bird Life.

dent in Bird Life.
DR.. Junker, scientific explorer,
Travelled through Africa without armed
escorts, accompanied only by his ma
tive attendants and carriers. He had
brought from west of the Makua pair
of red-tailed gray parrots. Their wings
being clipped, they were allowed to go
about freely in the Enclosure; but the
queen, who was specially attached to
DR.. Junker, would perch half the day
together by his side.
Unfortunately the pair came to a
tragic end The kingbird had some
how fallen from the perch and received
internal injury. Seeing him on the
ground, bleeding at the beak, brought
him to my couch and laid him first on
one side, then on the other, to give him
little ease; But all to no purpose, and
in about an hour he lay dead, with out
stretched wings
Meanwhile the queen payot, which
had probably witnessed the accident,
came in and began to behave in most
| extraordinary manner First she imi-
| tated to the life all the movements of
her dying consort; then she crouched at
some little distance, changing her posi-
ton whenever he did, signing, laying
her head now on one side, now on the
other; in short, acting exactly as if she
| were suffering from the same injury
that had befallen her mate,
! kept my eyes riveted on the in
separable pair and my amazement soon
changed to feeling of deep sympathy.
The paroxysm of impulsive imitation
lasted long enough ito produce a
marked effect on the organic functions
of the little creature, Her grief, or
whatever inexplicsble influence it may
have been, caused so profound dis.
turbance in the system that the vital
action suddenly ceased while she was
yet mourning the loss of her compan.
ion.
| Without needing the risk, she had
drawn so near the fire that / was
obliged at last to move her to place Of
at hand. She refused the most tempt
ing morsels and within twenty minutes
OF her partners death she had breathed
her last gasp
What are we to make from this fan
from solitary case? BY what name
shall we inscribe the puzzle? Imita
tive impulse, instinct, heartbrolien sor
row for the dear one-what shall we
say caused the death of our little gray
parrot?-Chicago Post.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22
Chicks Need Warm Quarters.

1t is difficult to convince many that
in winter the young chicks should be
kept in temperature close to one hun
bred degrees. When little chick is
Matched it is really naked, the down
being no protection, and chilling of
the body usually results in bowel dis
ease. No fresh air" experiments can
be tried with little chicks in winter, rs
they will nearly always prove fatal. A
young chick is as tender as little
baby, and when they begin to die off
from disease of the bowels it is almost
sure indication that they have been
chilled at some time.-Farm and Fire
side
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

As result Of the modern discovery
and investigation of microbes, it has
been found that next to air in motion
flies are the most active agents in the
spread OF those animalcules that con-
stantly threaten the lives OF the human
family. There is the authority of a
celebrated Russian physician named
Sawtschenko, who has literally been
delving into flies, that during siege OF
Asiatic cholera no agent is so active in
the spread Of the dread malady as are
Hias
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

THE respiration apparatus invented
by Prof Volt, of Germany, has been
received by the Yale college medical
school Its purpose is to measure the
oxygen absorbed by the body and the
carbonic acid and water given off.
From the data thus obtained, the de.
composition of the body can be de.
termined, and the decomposition
caused by the digestion of the various
kinds of food compared. 1t is hoped
that the experiment will result in the
selection of diets that will prolong the
lives Of those suffering from consump-
ton and other diseases.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

SIR BENJAMIN RICHARDSON, the en-
inent London physician, has expressed
the opinion TINT bicycling is very in
furious, He ID that while riding the
machine the spine of the rider becomes
almost an arch; the chest bone is then
affected by the unnatural pressure,
circulation is Impaired, and no doubt
the lungs are interfered with, too. In
fact there is hardly any possible evil
effect it does not produce.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

To UNDERSTAND the way to rest, says
the American Analyst, is of more i'm.
portance than to know how TO work.
The former it takes years to learn. II
is simply change of scenes and activ-
tiles. Loafing may not be resting.
Sleeping is not always resting. Sitting
down for days with nothing to do is
not restful A change is needed to
bring into play different set of faeul-
ties and to turn the life into new
channel The man who works hard
finds his best rest in playing hard. The
man who is burdened with care finds
relief in something that is active, yet
free from responsibility.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22
Action of Cold and Heat.

The generally accepted theory of the
cooking of meat relates to the applica-
ton of heat, but DR. Sawiczevesky has
called attention to the fact that almost
precisely the same chemicals and phys
ical changes can be accomplished by
exposing animal flesh to extreme cold.
Meat subjected to a degree of cold
equal to 50 degrees below the zero OF
Fahrenheit's Thermometer looks and
tastes exactly like meat boiled in
fresh water.-St Louis Republic
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

over the steps when in use. When not
needed it is turned up against the cell
lar wall and held in place by means Of
a catch. This continuance makes the
lowering of barrels into cellars or the
elevating of the same into upper stories
comparatively easy. Bags of grain,
potatoes, farm machinery, ETC., can
thus be readily taken into hay NOW
or second story Of a granary.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

EIGHT cars loaded with human hair
arrived in Paris recently, consigned to
dealers in that merchandise. The
hair came from India and China,
whence thousands of pounds are an.
nually sent to England and France.
This traffic a foreign medical journal
says, is the cause of the introduction
of many of the diseases to Europe.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

The movement against child labor is
making progress in various states, and
particularly in Massachusetts The
past year the police found only 253
children under fourteen years of age
at work in Bay state factories in viola.
tion of law, a decrease from the pre-.
vious year, when seven times as many
were found.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

TIE smokeless powder is not proving
such an unadulterated success in
Europe as was looked for. 1t is said
that at least 500 Italian steel field
pieces have been ruined by the use OF
this new explosive. If field pieces re
thus destroyed in ordinary practice
with the slnokeless, the guns would
hardly do for war The party using the
old-fashioned gunpowder would have
all the advantage.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

IRVING BLouNT, who has entered the
Brazilian service as one of the officers
of Ell Cid, was formerly cadet at tho
Naval academy He was appointed a
cadet from Indiana on September 6,
1887, passed the requisite academic
course, performed service at sea prior
to final graduation and resigned on
June 80 last.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

LIGHT blue-eyed men rank highest in
the experts on target shooting of the
Colorado national guard, followed in
their order by dark blue, slate blue,
light brown, dark brown and black
In the colored troops light blue eyes
again stand at the top Tall men shoot
more accurately than short men.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

With all mankind when your liver is out OF
order. Drastic cathartic pills will neither
regulate your liver nor sweeten your temper
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, though, will
bring comfort and calm, relieve your bowels
pleasantly, and dispense all the symptoms OF
biliousness Incompatible is it too for ma
larial, kidney and rheumatic ailments, dys
pepsia and nervous debility.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

GREAT London merchant is said to
use the monograph every day to save
the time in which he drives to his of.
flee. The instrument is put in his car.
riage and on the way into the city he
talks instructions into it. At his office
the photograph is handed over to the
head clerk, who makes it repeat what
it has Just learned.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

BosToN is to mark the historic scenes
of the throwing overheard Of the tea
into Boston harbor by bronze tablet.
The tablet measures five feet by three,
and is a bas-relief representing full
rugged ship, from which men are
throwing overheard boxes of tea. Tea
chests and tea leaves form the border.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

THIS seasons orange crop in Florida
is much above the average in quantity,
being estimated ct 5000, 900 boxes, and
is much earlier than usual. While dur.
ing the whole of last season some 3d..
600 boxes were shipped through savan-
nah to New York, more than SO, 600
boxes have already been shipped there
this wear
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22
COVER FOB STAIRS,
just the Thing for Places Where Heavy
Things Have to Be Moved.

Mrs. Everts writes in the Orange
Judd Farmer: In barns, cellars, etc,
where heavy articles are to be moved
up or down stairs, the device repre-
sented in the illustration will be found
very convenient 1t consists simply of
door of strong hard wood so attached
to the wall that it will fit down snugly
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

THE term "boodler" has received a
Judicial definition in Montreal, where,
in confirming the judgment of lower
court that awarded $500 damages to a
plaintiff who had been called boodler
by the defendant the court OF review
says "boodlers means the very meanest
class of thieves"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

In dressing down an axle at the
shops of the Pennsylvania Co. at Fort
Wayne. Ind, Machinist Taytmeycr
turned off u steel shaving which when
Strengthened measured twenty-five
feet This is two feet longer than the
steel shaving exhibited at the Worlds
f6r
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22
THE extra session of congress cost
Uncle Sam about IS, 800, 900.

THERE are now $50 lines of electric
street railroads in this country, using
$500 miles of track and II, 900 cars and
capitalized at SlS5, 900, 900. This is an
enterprise, that has all developed with.
in single decade.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22

j. S. PARKER, Fredonia, N. Y, says
"Shall not call on you for the 500 reward
any case of catarrh. Was very bad" Write
him for particulars. Sold by Druggists 75c