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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06
ABOUT HORSE TRADES.
How n Bay Was Sold Seven Times and
Maybe More.


They were talking about horse trades
The man with the gray chin whiskers
said that he had been trading horses
for forty years. and he allowed that he
knew as much about the business as
any one However, when he was down
at Lockport he heard of a scheme that
knocked silly everything he had ever
done or had ever had done to him,
Pressed for the story, he said: "a
couple of sharp young fellows came to
Lockport While ago with seven horses
and one consumptive mule. They hired
little shanty on the towpath of the
canal and announced that they were
ready to swap horses at the slightest
provoca ton. Six of the seven horses
they had were old and weather.beaten
nags that were worth about $40 apiece.
The other was nice-looking bay, fat
| and handsome. The mule cut no figure
at all
Zone day a canal man came along
and stopped at the shanty in which the
seven horses and the one mule were
eating their heads off. He announced
that he wanted to buy a team. He
looked over the stock, picked out one
of the best of the six spawned horses
and the nice-looking bay. But one of
the members of the firm was in sight
| during the deal The other one hid in
the shanty. The canaler offered one
| hundred dollars for the team and, after
much haggling, the offer was accepted.
| The buyer put the team on the tow
| line and started off. After he had
got well on his way, the man who had
been hiding in the shanty came out,
hitched up one of the remaining horses
to sullly and started off briskly.
1.-The canaler drove along for about
two miles and then the bay horse sud-
denly balked. lie used every argument
known to men who drive horses along
the towpath to get the bay to go, but
it would not bulge. He worked for an
hour and at the end of that time was in
a state of anger that can better be inn
agined than described. just at this
iuncture man drove up the towpath.
He was riding in sulky and had a
| pretty poor horse. He asked the canaler
what was the matter, and even went SO
far as to get down and try to get the
bay started. His efforts were unavail-
ing, however, and, as a last resort, he
offered to take the horse off the canal
mans hands. lie said that he had plenty
of time and could wait until the horse
got ready to start, whereas time was
money to the canal man. lie offered to
trade for $50 to boot. The canaler de-
INJURED at this. They haggled for a
time and finally came to an agreement
whereby the canaler gave the man on
the sull<y S35 to boot The canaler
hitched up the new horse and went
along. The man who had the bay waited
until it was ready to start The he put
it between the shafts of the sulky and
drove back to the shanty. lie was the
man who had been in hiding. The firm
got S135 for two of the poorest horses.
They worked that bay off and got it
back seven times. The bay was sure to
balk within few miles and they knew
it. For all know they may be work
ing the same scheme yet. - Buffalo Elk.
| press.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06

"The boy shoveled more coal on. He
had already done so three or four times
since the strange cloud was sighted.
But it was no use. The engine was
doing it's best, and she wasn't capable
of more than about thirty-eight miles
an hour.
"Tt's gaining on u.s. said. How
fast does such thing as that travel%
"'About hundred miles an hour
replied the boy, white as sheet
''If that had been true would not
be here to tell the story. have since
learned that eighty miles an hour is
supposed to be the best tornado can
do. My belief is that this one was 60
ing at about sixty miles. Anyway, it
wasn't more than six or seven miles
distant by this time, and gaining on us
rapidly If my reckoning was correct,
it would catch us in a little more than
twenty minutes. The way, calcula-
ted it was that the great peg-top was
moving at the rate of three miles to our
two.
''lt was the most frightful spectacle
to look at that can possible be im-
agined To me it seemed to be mon
strous giant, pursuing us with an evil
intention to destroy. Now and then
its blackness would be transformed
into dark green and 1t was constant
ly lighted up by flashes, as if it were
an immense balloon illuminated from
within. 1t appeared to whirl around
with inconceivable rapidity, and
from it came sound across the prairie
as of believing, with voice so awful
that the rumbling of the locomotive
was lost in it. Of the destruction it
was accomplishing I could get no no.
ton from my point of view. Fortu.
nately there were few settlements in
that part of the country, but as we
passed two or three small hamlets at
full speed could see the people run
ming about trying to find some place
of safety.
"The boy staggered to my side-the
rocking of the engine made it difficult
to keep ones feet-and clutched my
arm. l stopped my head and he yelled
into my ear the words: Make the bend.
II knew what he meant on the in
slant Less than ten miles ahead of us
was a bridge over river, after crossing
which the road turned abruptly south
ward 1t was freak railway anyhow,
and its zigzags were intended to pass
through as many supposed centers Of
future population as possible. The
only long stretch of it in straight
line was just where we got caught by
the tornado. If we could get to the
bend ahead of the monster we might
run out of its track.
"As you may we'll imagine, had no
opportunity to consider the plan calm
ly and in detail, but it struck me like
a fash. 1t was a race for life sure
enough. If that engine never did her
forty miles an hour before | think she
must have done that and more, too,
then. With the great funnel cloud
rushing on behind us and steadily APP
preaching, we tore over the rails at a
frantic rate of speed. l was fairly
crazed by the excitement, so that it al.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06
WIT AND WISDOM.

The glory of love is that it delights
in doing for nothing what nobody else
would do for money.
Miss Elderly-What would you do
if should tell you my age? He-Mul.
tiply it by two,-Quips.
A man never fully realizes the
wealth Of information he doesn't pos
sess till his first child begins to ask
questions.
Every woman admires a man who
can swim, and looks with horror at
boy who wants to learn how.-Atchi-
son Globe,
Willie Wilt cawn't say that /
aw-like brilliant women. Miss Perte
i should think you would for the
sake of contrast.-N. y. Times.
Poor Mrs. Chatter is all worn out
from talking last night" Ibid she
lecture" "Oh, no; it was whist party
she attended. "-Demorest's Magazine,
please tell me where | can find a
large medical library in this city?"
"Under ground, sir. There you will
find the greatest works of physicians. "
-Schalk.
-'Is there any evidence that the
tramp acted like an insane person.
"Yes; he was overheard to say that he
was willing to work for his dinner
Inter Ocean.
The Watering place girl says that
when the squeeze" is over in Wall
street she hopes it will come her way.
Florida Times-Union.
Tho weakest living creature, by
concentrating his powers on single
object, can accomplish something The
strongest, by dispensing his over many,
may fail to accomplish anything. Car
lyle.
Expert Testinony-Miss Elder
This newspaper says it is dangerous for
two persons to occupy hammock at
the same time. Miss Giddey- Dear me-
] have never found it So Detroit Free
| Press.
Tho weak may he jokcd out Of
anything but their weakness" Since
there are SO many weak and unthinl>
ing people in the world, ridicule will
always be powerful instrument tC
lead people right or wrong.
MIR. Spikcr- in search of a board
ing house)-Therc is no limit to the
diet. presume, madam Boarding
house keeper-(proudly)-No limit sir
During last year five of my boarder'
died from over-eating. -Tit-Rits
-A-Kranse will have H. that hi
made speech of two hours duration
at tue meeting the other night; but
see it ouly takes up the space of half I
column in the papers. B-Ah, but yot
know Franse stammers. - Humoris
tische Blatter.
Every sensible man who has th'
means and opportunity rccuperate
himself by frequent pauses for recrea
ton. lie does not defer his period o
pleasure until the closing months of I
WORKOUT life. lie is too wise TO expec
impossibilities of nature-the recupera
ton of an utterly exhausted body, II
has had his comfort and enjoyment il
good season. and is grateful to heavei
that he possesses the means to procur
ali the comforts of life, which he wise
ly use 20 prolong his existenc
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06
ALL ABOUT The HAIR.
"Don't Wash It," Is the Advice OF an Ex-
perienced Hair Dresser.

perienced Hair Dresser.
Constant brushing of the hair has
much to do with making it soft and
glossy as well as keeping the scalp
clean by an occasional washing with
pure soap and soft water or the white
of an egg, One of the best hair tones
is made from rum and quinine. The
object of brushing the hair is not only
to stimulate the scalp and keep it free
from dandruf, but to keep it free from
eTery particle of dust its entire length.
For the latter purpose n brush with
closely set bristles is necessary
Don't wash your hair" This is ad-
vice given by woman who has been
at the head of leading hair dressing
establishment for the last twelve years.
She says further:
y believe the average young woman
browns the life of her hair by frequent
washing in hot and cold water. We
send out about twenty-nine young
women who dress hair by the season,
contracting for the entire family. They
plan to give each head a combing twice
a week, and, by special arrangement,
make house-to-house visits daily. Not
a drop of water is put on the hair, and
every head is kept in a clean and
healthy condition. We pin our faith to
good brush, and prefer a short
bristled, narrow brush, backed with
olive or palm wood. We use the brush,
not only on the hair, but on the scalp
as well.
"a maid has to be taught how to
dress and care for the hair by object
lessons The instruction is part Of my
duty. In teaching one novice operate
on the other The first thing to do
when the hair is unpinned is to loosen
it by lightly tossing it about The
operation need not tangle it, and as the
tresses are being aired they fall into
natural lengths. Instead of beginning
at the scalp, the first combing should
start at the end of the hair. In other
words, comb upward in order to avoid
tangling, breaking and tearing the
hair out, This racking of the hair will
remove the dust. After this the scalp
should be brushed thoroughly. by
this ! mean that full hour should be
spent, first brushing the hair, and then
the head.
Zone of the finest heads of hair
know belongs to young girl who
makes it point to occasionally cont
out her long tresses, lying her head on
the sill of an open window, let her hail
float outside, blown by all the winds OF
heaven and kissed by the sunshine.
This seems an idle proceeding, but it is
far from being time wasted since the
hair is thoroughly ventilated and
cleaned sufficiently to render necessary
washing more infrequently."-N Y
RaZar. HI IL
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06
TO A WEED.

You hold me by spell, dear flower,
Though others call you weed
Bright blessing OF the common ways
For praise you need not plead.
Your swaying shields Of tender white
Hold more OF posies' theme
For me- than all the witchery
or moonlight dream.
For In the sunny south know
You food with silver light
The happy fields and woods wherein
roamed, loveS proselyte.
Twas there you taught me how to sing,
For, looking with loves eyes,
l thought your disks were wondroIs blooms
From paradlseI
And now, lest y III should lose your grace,
When through the fields HE,
bend my head. that none may trace
The love-ligh Gin my eye.
Lest other hearts your sorcery
Might quicken into flame,
will not show your charm to them
Nor breathe your name.
marguerite Lppincott in Ladies' Home
Journal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06
What lie Missed.

Mrs. De Style-lt's pity you could
not have heard that sermon to-day.
Mr.. Dc Stylc-After paying for your
Sunday wardrobe, | haven't money
enough left to buy myself decent
thing to wear.
Mrs, De Style-That's just it, and
that sermon would have made you
blush for very shame. 1t was on the
"Idolatrous Worship of Fine Clothes, -
\. Y. Weekly.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06
Caulihower.

Trim off the outside leaves and cut
the stalk off fiat at the bottom; soak in
cold, sailed water for an hour, with
heads down; this will draw ont all
worms or insects which arc frequently
found close TO the stalk. Tic each head
in piece of cheese cloth and cook in
boiling sailed water until the stalk is
tender-from twenty minutes to half
hour. Drain carefully, lay them in a
dish and pour thin, white sauce over
them st. Louis Rennhlic
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06
Evening Things IN.

Jeweler-I beg your pardon, Mr..
Sands, but didn't ! see you put two OF
three finger rings and Il scarfpin
your pocket?
Grocer-Ccrtainly When you come
into my shop amt you always picking
up things and putting them in your
moUth?-Boston Globe.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06

The masculine mind labors under
the delusion that picking up something
for dinner is very light matter II
one thing fails, why try something
else, and do not let such a trife worry
you; think more of feast of reason
and flow of soul, etc, etc. Do not,
however, for one moment suppose that
the philosopher will eat cold corned
beef and potatoes with cheerful alacrity
while his dearest dear" tells him of u
new spot on the sun. or the latest the
DRY concerning the afterglow,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06

"Well you can't deny, Maria" said
Mr. Buster to his spouse, that ! treat
yon like an angel
Quite So said Mrs. 'B. Nothing
to wear and nothing to eat. Go on
with your angcls!'-D brakes Magazine
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06
A Long Conflict.

Minnie Bessie and Jack are en-
gagged
llelen-Why, they never met without
fighting.
Bessie-Yes, and now they are going
to get married in order to be able to
fight it out.-Truth.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06

An Inheritance.-"Wh did Blooi
get the title of colonel? oh, his
father was major, you Sno". =
Judge.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06

Fond Mother-For gracious sake,
John, that child has got your watch in
her mouth and will swallow it, John
(batchelor brother-in-law and very fond
of babies) don't be in the least
alarmed, Mary. I've got hold of the
chain: it can't go far.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06
PURSUED BY A TORNADO.
How Funnel Shaped Cloud
Chased an Engine.
One of the Two Men Upon 1t Tells the
Story-They Turned q Bend just
In Time to Escape
Death.

DON'T believe
that fright ever
turned a per
sons hair white
off hand" said
Henry Wether-
ell, an engineer
of the Jersey
Ce n t raj rail-
road. IF such
a thing could
happen TIL e s e
loo k S of mine
would not be as
bl a'c k as you
see them now.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06

The Architect was the
architect of that corn palace they buils
in Iowa some time ago. Sam-Don't
know, chiropodist suppose. De.
troit Free Press.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06

You are certain then that this is
your umbrella?" "CertainP
should say so; here are Jones initials
right where he cut them the day he
bought it Inter Ocean.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06
Tho DEATH Roll Is LARGELY swelIod

BY persons careless of imp4rlled healths
who pooh, poohV their MINOR ailments,
believing, or pretending to believe, that ma
ture will effect a. change. Nature does ef'
feet change, but it 10 in the wrong dlrec.
ton. She thus avcngos disregard of her
appeals Don't omit, if you are Mt all I'M
well, to recuperate by the aid OF Hostctters
Stomach Bitters, signal remedy for dys-
pepsia, nervousness, debility, malaria, rheu'
matism, Dilousness.
THE Elizabctban ruff will be in vogue in
the fall, and the fellow who attempts to
kiss n fashionable girl will get IL in the
neck " Philadelphia Record
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06

-Grocer-Now, my little man, what
do You want? Boy--Fifteen cents
worth of molaSscs Grocer after
drawing the molasseS Where's your
money? Boy-Mothcr put it in the
Ditchpr
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06

When the South Carolina convea-
ton adopted the ordinance of secession
on December 20, 1850, the city Of
Charleston seemed delirious with Joy.
The bells of the churches rang out
merry pcals, and these were accompan-
led 10y the roar of cannons A group Of
enthusiastic young men went to St
Philips church-yard, and forming q
circle around the tomb of Calhoun,
made a solemn VOW to devote their
lives. their fortunes and their sacred
honor" to the ''cadse of South Caro-
lina'S Independence.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06

Arrival-Can put up at this house?
Clerk suppose so. Got any bag
gage? ..-
No"
How much do You want to put up"
Detroit Free Press
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06

Now, Johuny, do you understand
thoroughly why I am going to whip
you?" 'les'm You're in bad humOI
this morning. and you've got to licb
some one lefore you'll feel satisfied"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-06
A Dangerous Wound.

Banks-Jinks claims that be was
wounded in the late war.
.Icnks-lle was.
Banks-Where?
,Ienks-ln his substitute. Puck.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-10-28
A Measuring Machine.

Men and women alike are interested
in IL of the most convenient devices
ately introduced, a machine for measur-
ing cloth, whether cotton or wooden;
an apparatus which not only takes
the length Of a piece Of cloth, but also
records it, yard by yard, on the mar
gin; IL Of the chief advantages Of
the mechanism being that the opera
ton of measuring never requires to be
repeated. That is, the retailer finds the
piece he buys marked on the wrong side
If the selvedge through it's entire length,
and he has only to unfold the last yard
to see if the length corresponds with
the invoice, and at any subsequent time
it can be seer at Il glance how much
there is left. Thus, the whole trouble
involved in r%emeasuling is done away
with. and also the liability Of making
mistakes in cutting lengths to supply
customers needs. The cloth is not dam
aged in any amer. Many classes Of
goods, such as silks, are woven with a
selvedge that has to be cut off before
they are made up; while for others
an ink is used for marking the figures
that can be removed as easily and COM
pletely as the tailor's chalk from Il
coat. This useful machine can be
driven either by hand or power.-New
York Sun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-10-28

Kalispell, Mont, Oct. 24.-Jack White.
the last Of the gang that held up and
robbed the Northern Pacific express at
Gray Cliff last August, lies dead i'll the
morgue at this place. He was shot yes
terday afternoon about thirty miles east
of here while resisting arrest. A ma
named J. f.. Gelsman met White i'll the
mountains east of here six days ago.
He at o,.cc recognized him as the much
wanted train robber, and White con
fessed to him that he was one of the
gang that did the job. White also rec
ognizcd Grnsman and asked him to succor
him. Gensman being upprepared to
capture the bandit, made an appointment
to meet him Yesterday. Arriving at the
appointed spot at the same time Gems
man leveled a Winchester and command
ed White to surrender. The robber
dropped his rifle and reached for his re-
yolver, but before he could pull it Gems
man put a bullet through his right lung.
The body was brought here and United
States Commissioner Logan has taken
charge of the matter. The dead man is
positively identified as the train robber
Jack White, alias Ben Hall.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-10-28
LOGAN cARLlsLE's SOLUTION
IN Order to Prevent Nepotfsm He
Ihought 1.-The Old Gentleman Must

IN to Prevent NepOtfgm He
Thought 1.-THE Old Gentleman" Must
Go.
Inc politicians and officials at the
treasury department are telling g story
OH Chief Clerk Logan Carlisle, illus
tratlng the old maxim that it is a poor
rule that won't work both ways. When
the numerous removals were taking
place among the clerks in the classified
service recently IN elderly lady called
upon the chief clerk, says a writer
in the New York Sun. She stated her
case clearly and distinctly. She had
been Il clerk in the classified service.
had always performed her duties in
Il II satisfactory to her chief Of
division, and was not of course, an
offensive partisan. Upon close ques-
tioning by the curious chief clerk the
lady admitted that Il near relative was
also i'll the employ of Uncle Sam.
Now. madam" said Mr.. Carlisle,
firmly, but kindly, don't you know that
the department issued Il circular some
time ago calling for a statement from
every clerk as to the number and near
ness Of his relatives in Officer
The lady admitted that she had re-
ceived one of the circulars in ques-
ton.
And don't you know that it was in
tended to use the information resulti1.
from the issuance of these circulars to
make judicicus removals of persons who
have close relatives drawing salaries
flom the government and fill their
places with needicr applicants. thus
more fairly distributing the favorsw
"Now, MI. Carlisle, let me ask you
a question" responded the lady, in 4
true Yankee style. You say that the
circulars were issued for the purpose
OF removing people who have othe:
members of their family in Office?
Yes replied Mr.. Carlisle.
".And must all the people in office
who have relatives in the service Of
the government submit to removal?"
Yes" again replied the chief clerk.
We'll. then. MI. Carlisle" cried the
lady with Il triumphant mir, how is it
that you and your father are both
holding office at the same time?'
For IL moment Logan was staggered
at this new view OF tho situation. 1t
took him but Il few moments, how
ever, to collect his thoughts.
Madam said he. Il acknowledge
the logic of your reasoning. In a very
short time the old gentleman will have
to go"