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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16
FIR ESH FARM NOTES.

Why not put up enough ice to last
all or part of next summer, If it can be
obtained?
DON'T neglect the farmers club At
tend, take part, and get all the good
possible out of it. Also support the To-
cal library society.
PLowING for next seasons crops dur
ing winter not only aids the destruc-
ton of insects but puts land in good
condition for culture
ONE of the most important points in
agricultural operations is thoroughness
of culture. This applies not only to
corn and other grain crops, but also to
small fruits, young orchards, etc.
LAND which is too rough for grain
crops can either be sodded with grass
and thus furnish pasture for sheep, OF
can be planted to timber or fruit trees.
Very little land need lie absolutely
idle.
SELECTING and planting the best
farm seeds will increase the quality
of grains and grasses just as selecting
good breeding stock improves the
farm herd, and we all know what
splendid results have been accom-.
plished in that line.
OTHER business men are cutting of
all needless expenses, and it is advis
able for farmers to do the same thing
Make all the tools you can yoursel
and save bills In that direction. Dc
your own repairing, and get rid of un
profitable stock. -Orange Judd Farmer
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16
PARALYSIS IN BEES.
Cause of the Disease and How 10 STAMP
IL Out.

Cause of the Disease and How 10 STAMP
1t Out.
In my experience and study of bee
paralysis, says writer in Gleanings,
find that the first symptoms OF the dis
ease are first no ticeable, so far as we
have been able to Judge, by the guard
bees at the entrance attacking the
diseased sisters with hustling move
ment as they go and come; aid the
diseased bee, in this stage, seems to en-
JOY this kind of treatm ent; and this in
dicstes, to my mind, that the bee is
feverish-a condition that prod an
itching sensation, also causing the hair
to loosen, and to be easily extracted by
the bees in the hustling movement,
as above stated. l also find that,
when bees reach the second stage, OF
hairless condition, the guard bees are
more determined to drag them from
the hive than at any other time. Fur
| Their observations teach US that as
soon as the bee begins to bloat she i'm.
Ikediately leaves the hive and soon ex.
pires. AS soon as the bees begin to fly
freely, make strong brine end thor
oughly wet the bottom boards Of these
hives once week, so that, when they
dry, they will look frosty; also freely
spray the combs and brood with solu
ton OF salt water that you csn tast,
quite little salty mot strong) once .
week during the season.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16
Fumigating a Poultry House.

Turn out the fowls some cool or damp
day and close all the cracks in the
house except the door, Then take a
kettle of live Goals and place on the
ground in the center; but if there is a
wood floor, lay fat stone in, on which
to set the kettle. Throw a half-pound
or pound of sulphur upon the Goals and
shut the door, and leave the house
closed for few hours, and we will VEN
ture to say that no more lice or mites
will be found in it for few weeks
thereafter. If the house is not tight
enough to admit of thorough fumigl-
ton in the manner described, then
claen as well as you can aud mix white
wash with fresh lime, mixing liberal
quantity of sulphur, after which thro W
sulphur into all the cracks and apply
kerosene oil to all the roosts. The
house should be well aired before the
fowls are admitted, and well ventilated
at night We have never known the
sulphur cure" to fail if properly ap-
piled. World.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16
The Selection Of Oats.

Careful feeders of horses know tina,
in feeding oats, especially the whole
grain, much depends upon Tie nature
of the hull or chaff. II is not slway,
the heaviest grain which gives tie best
results. That whichis much above the
standard weight has most often Q
rough, gritty chaff which so acts On the
stomach as to expel much of TIE grain
in an undigested state. The hui, how
ever soft its texture, is always laxative
and a moderate degree of laxativenes,
is beneficial, especially to breeding ami
mails, but there is no gain in 9sssins
through the heaviest grain in 8 nearly
whole state Better use light grain
which will be more thoroughly di
gested. 1t is commonly supposed tha'
the oat which sells for the highest pric,
is the best feed, but 1t is net -lu'ayi
the casa
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16
FEMININE ExTRAvAGANCE.
That of To-day is Not Patch Beside TIN
Old-Time Wastefulness.

That of To-day is Not Patch Beside the
Old-Time Wastefulness.
One hears. a great deal about feminine
extravaganza in dress, and its deter
rent effect upon the manageable
young men who shrink back in terror
from the altar when they consider what
it costs to dress girl according to the
dictates of modern fashion. Therefore
it is interesting to read OF a certain
Miss Phraser's gown, made in the year
1876, which cost one thousand six hum
bred and seventy-six dollars, and of
which it is recorded ut rights Sir
Carr Scroope, who is much in love with
her, from marrying her, saying his
estate will scarce maintain her in
clothes"
Verify there is nothing new under
the sun. Not in centuries has there
been made gown so Respondent as
that worn by the Medicis queen, where
on were embroidered three thousand
and two hundred pearls and three
thousand diamonds. And what belle
in the last cycle has been arrayed so
resplendently as that Nine. de Monte
span, who wore at a great court festi-
val "a gown of gold on gold, broidered
in gold, bordered with gold, and over
that gold frieze stitched with gold
mixed with certain gold which makes
the most divine stuff that has ever been
imagined. IN Y. Sun.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16

The beautiful calendars sent out by
c. l.. Hood & Co., of Lowell, Mass,
have attracted much attention in all
parts of the country. The calendar
bears the head of lovely girl, sweet
sixteen" Autographed in delicate col
ors. Over eight millions of these calen-
dars were made. c. l. Hood & Co., as
is we'll known, are the proprietors of
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which is every
where household word on account of
the wonderful cures that have been eff
fected by means of this great blood
purifier. Hoods Sarsaparilla is made
in building which is the largest in
the world devoted to the business OF
making medicine, and this greatindus-
try has been built up within few
years by the absolute merit of Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16
NAKED.NECkED FOWL.
A Breed Which is Not as Well Known 9
IT DAseryag.

A Breed Which is Not as Well Known AZ
1t Deserves.
This breed originated in Transyl
vania. The neck Is bare nearly down
to the breast and is of red cclor and
smooth There is spot heavily feath.
cred just on top of the crop The
chicks grow rapidly and feather more
quickly than Hamburgs. They are
good table fowls and small eaters; the
hens lay good-sized dark eggs and
plenty of them. The cock weighs
about seven pounds and the hsn five.
The accompanying, illustration from
Poultry (England) is very lifelike
representation-an accurate portrait OF
one shown at a show in London. In
Germany, where this bird receives the
most attention, and where the best
ones are kept, the plumage is black.
The naked-necked fowls, while those
who have kept them have claimed fol-
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16
$4,000 from Ten Acres.

A. M. Lamb, a market gardener in
Pennsylvania, cleared $500 on five
acres of cabbage and five acres of
onions. The reason of this, he says, was
because Salzer's seeds are so extremely
early and wondrously productive.
lightning Cabbage and King of the
Earliest Onions he had in the market
three weeks ahead of any other home
grown sorts, and consequently received
fancy prices. Salzer sends So packages
earliest vegetable seed, sufficient for a
family, for 81, postpaid
If YOU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND IT
with &c postage to the John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, you will re-
ceive their mammoth catalogue and a
trial package of Get There, Eli" the
siXteen-day radish. TX
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16

In German medical journal DR.. P.
Furbinge treats of the peanut as an
article of food rich in albumen, of
which it contains AZ per cent, together
with 10 per cent of fat and non-nitro-
genous extractive matters He recon-
mends the use of roasted peanuts in
the form of soup or mush- On account
of their cheapness, peanuts are recon-
mended as popular article of food,
especially in poor houses, etc; more
over, they are recommended as an ar
ticle of food for the corpulent, for dia-
betics, and for the subject of kidney
diseases, who should avoid rich food in
animal abumen.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16

A BATTLE CREEK, (Mich.) man has
submitted to the treasury department
p plan for sending small sums of money
through the mails which provides for
doing away with all red tape, His plan
is to issue what he calls post
oheque," but which amounts to the old
fractional currency issued during the
war. Each cheque, whether for five
dollars or five cents, is to be of the
same size, and is to have on it blank
space in which to write the name and
address of the party to whom sent, the
name of the sender, and a space for
writing the acknowledgment.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16

A PROCESS has been discovered by
which scrap steel can be heated and
rolled into shape. The secret Of
the invention is mineral composition
which, blended with certain chemicals
and mixed with the scrap, enables the
mass to be heated, rolled and welded
without melting. Cross pieces of scrap
are placed in layers over a bottom
piece, and the composition is applied.
Finally a top piece is laid on and the
whole is strapped together with iron,
making bundle two and one-quarter
inches thick, which is heated and rolled
into any shape required.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16
The Cow BEFORE CaIxinr.

The feeding of COW soon to calve is
an important matter as regards the
welfare of the animal, and by neglect
or mistake many cows are injured when
in this condition. 1t is safe to avoid all
grain feeding fer at least one month
before the calf is expected. but any
kind of vegetables or roots may be
given with safety and advantage. The
principle on which such cows are to be
fed is that the bowels should be kept in
free condition, and all food that may
rnduly stimulate the system is to be
avoided. After the calf appears, strong
er food is given gradually during two
or three weeks following. The COW
may be MIXED few hours after the
calf is born, if it is to be kept from
sucking, which is generally advisable,
but the milking must depend wholly on
the condition of the COW. Some copi.
Gus mixers may need milking before
the calf comes. --Colman's Rural World
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16
Intorchanr,able Heels For Shoes.

An English firm has recently been
granted letters patent for an invention
whereby the heels of boots and shoes
can be easily retained or reversed.
The invention consists of steel, or any
similar material, shaped as a lift with
flange and groove, by the first of which
it is fixed in any part of the height OF
the heel at the option of the maker,
while the upper portion of the heel is
SO constructed as to slide into position
so that it is indistinguishable from an
ordinary heel; but to secure absolute
security fine screw is inserted from
the inside. The advantages claimed
for it are that when the top piece be-
comes slightly worn down the wearer
can reverse it TO the other boot and
after these have been we'll worn they
can be replaced by new set at very
small cost-Shoe and Leather Facts
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16

Ex-SPEAKER REED when boy was
yall and slender, with none of his pres
emit chubbiness. He was decidedly
outspoken and noted for his independ-
ence. Once, while at school, he gave a
great bite to red-cheeked apple, and
remarked at the same time, IF anyone
knows why this apple should not touch
the lips of Tom Reed let him now
speak or forever hold his peace" The
birch rod of the master came out with
'promptness and the pedagogue re-
piled: IF anyone knows any reason
why this rod should not warm the
jacket CT Tom Reed let him speak now
or forever hold his peace"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16
SECRETARY OF WAR LAMONT has an.

SECRETARY OF WAR LAMONT has am
nounced his intention as soon as pre-
liminary arrangements are perfected,
of creating new military department,
to be known as the department of the
south, with headquarters at Atlanta,
Ga At present the southern states
are included in the department of the
east The establishment of n new de-
partment will involve number of pro-
motions of regular army officers, and
the location of its headquarters at At
lanta will mean the expenditure of at
least $40, 900 a month in that city.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16
HIvINe A SWARM.
Bees Feel Vibrations, But They Can Hear
No Sounds.

No Sounds.
When swarm issues there is no need
of raising Fourth of July racket over
them, says the Iowa Homestead. The
heather Chinee fires crackers, beats
gongs and yells and thinks he scares
away the evil spirits. He Is perfectly
positive of 1t, and you could no more
deeply insult him than to question his
doing so. The modern American bee.
keeper rings bells, beats tin pans and
flashes mirrors to make the bees clus-
ter. He is just as confident that his
means accomplish his end as the Chinee
is, and can cite to you instance
after instance where he has sue
ceeded. There is just as much sense
in the performance of the Chinee as
in that of the bee-keeper. He
forgets that the bees, like the
Chinee god, have no ears and cannot
hear his sounds. Bees are susceptible
to vibrations, but can hear no sounds,
though they can feel vibrations.
Occasionally there is swarm that
will abscond without alighting. In a
case like this to throw dirt among
them, or use force pump TO throw wa
ter among them, will settls them, If
they can be induced to cluster at all.
When they are clustered it is best to
sprinkle them quite literally with wa
ter to keep them from taking wings
again. If they cluster within reach,
when the hive is prepared for them,
shake in basket and dump IL front
of the hive which they are to occupy.
To have piece of muslin or a sheet in
front of the hive to dump chem on
will materially aid matters by keeping
them out of the grass. If fer any
reason they must be hived where the
colony is not desired to remain, when
they are all In remove the hive to the
stand which they are desired 80 occu
Ply. If they do not seem to want 10 stay
In the hive designed for them, theI give
them comb of brood; they will scarce
ly ever desert it.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16
The successful Farmer.

The successful farmer of to-day hal
always little to sell. 1t may be few
dozen eggs, few chickens, a fat laml
or calf, or any one of Thousand and
one 1trifies that he and his family
always keep growing. The result il
that when he sells drove ofrcattle o.
hogs, the money either goes into per
manent improvements or into tn,
bank instead of to pay for fancy gro
ceries that were consumed the yesr be
fore. Farming is a profession. Their
are very Jew successful farmers VIII
would make successful bankers AM
still fewer successful bankers VIII,
would make successful fa-mera -Ilprz
World.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16
HOW THE VETERAN DIED.
An Old Warriors Last Moments Gladdened
by n Vision.

An Old Warriors Last Moments Gladdened
by a Vision.
The old Texas veteran was dying.
For days he lay unconscious on his cot
in his log cabin The doctor had given
up all hope of his recovery. In few
more hours all would be over. There
was nothing for the faithful watchers
to do but to wait for the end.
How time that seems to take nothing
as it passes, finally robs us of every
thing! There was nothing in the
shrunken features and wasted form of
the dying man to remind one of the
hardy frontiersman who had once been
Sam Houston's most daring scout,
whose unerring rife was terror to the
blood-thirsty Comanche, and who had
blazed his way with his dripping bowie
knife through the ranks of Santa An
mas Mexicans.
Suddenly there came change over
the face of the dying man. There was
an eager look on his face as he whis-
perered: Hurry up, boys, we must
come up with them before night" and
his sons, themselves gray-haired men,
whispered together. They knew his
thoughts had gone back half CEN
fury, and he was once more with Jack
Hayes, following the trail of Indians
that had captured white family.
For few moments the old veteran
was SO still and motionless that the
watchers thought his spirit had fled.
Then he clutched the blankets, There
was frown on his wrinkled brow,
and glare in his eyes that would
have appalled, demon, as through his
cinched teeth, like the growl of a
tiger, came the words, mo quarter
Remember the Alamo!" He was again
charging the Mexicans on San Jacinto's
bloody field
But look! What marvellous trans
fguration An expression of ineffable
tenderness, like CLEAN of sunshine or
some ancient ruin, came over his
wrinkled features as he softly wills
pered Little May"
His sons glanced at each other. Fol
more than fifty years that name ha6
never passed his lips. She was his only
daughter, who had brought disgrace
and sorrow to his heart. "Come
little one, " he whispered, with smile
! on his lips, "let us go out on the prai
RE and pick some flowers, and then he
was still for ever and ever Aulen!
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16
Remember

That the Wisconsin Central has the un-
qualified endorsement Of all, it being the
most popular line between Chicago and Mil.
waukee and st. Paul, Minneapolis and the
Northwest; it is recognized as the Pullman
Line between Chicago and Milwaukee and
Ashland, Duluth and Lake Superior points
That the Wisconsin Central touches the
most prominent points in Wisconsin, hay.
ing more business centers than any railway
to and from the Northwest.
That its dining car service is unsurpassed
by any other line, and that its representa-
tives will checrfully furnish any informa-
ton that may be de sired.
For full details regarding Rates, Routes,
Folders, Maps, ETC., address your nearest
ticket agent or
JAS. G. POND, Gen. Pass. Agent,
Milwaukee,, Wis.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16

In her speech before the Pilgrim
Mothers Rev. Anna Shaw said: 81 never
use the word obey in the marriage cere-
mony. l wouldn't marry woman
that was such a fool as to promise to
obey man in everything and mean it.
l wouldn't marry woman that was
such liar as to promise to obey and
not mean it There is nobody that
knows so much about the duty of a
wife and mother, or is so ready to tell
what they know, as very young man
who has never tried being either one. Z"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16

In paper on the influence of chem
ical agents in producing injary to iron
and steel, w. Thomson referred to the
effects of different paints and varnishes
used for the preservation of structural
iron and steel from rust. He stated
that after long experimenting he had
arrived at the conclusion that red lead
paint is the best preventative. He ex-
planned this by the fact that, although
red lead is highly oxidizing substance,
1t produces skin of unoxidizable and
protective black or magnetic oxide on
the iron itself under the paint.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16

AT Seattle recently, the Oregon I'M
provement Co. wanted forty men, at
two dollars day, to repair washout
The superintendent picked number
of men about the City mission and 9TH
err charitable institutions, and they
agreed to be at the depot in time to go
out on the train. When train time came
in he found only seven men on hand
out of forty unemployed" and they
proved so worthless that they were dis.
charged after day or two.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16

stick, and is six inches in diameter.
The cutters are made of heavy band
iron which is ground to an edge on one
side. They are shaped like staple,
and after the ends are driven into the
shaft are N inches wide and II
inches high. There are 10 cutters
placed in diagonal rows, N inches
apart and the same distance from the
ends or sides. The distance between
the sides of the hopper and cutters is
about one-half inch. There is no bot
tom to the hopper, the cylinder occu-
pies its place. The hopper holds about
one-half bushel, and the roots can all
be placed in at once A balance wheel
would help in turning. The cut, Fig.
1, will explain it.
Coming from the barn I noticed a bar
of iron with 13-inch roller on it.
"What have you there?"
"That's device for saving time in
unloading hay. The bar is placed
about one-half the distance the team
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16

THE dominion deputy minister of
marine explains that the Anglo-Rus-
sian agreement for renewal Of the
modus vivendi in the matter of the
Behring sea seal fishing applies entire
ly to the provisional arrangement Of
1898 with Russia for the protection of
zones for thirty miles around the Rus
sian sea islands and ten miles from the
Russian shores.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16
TRACK @
FIG. "A SHORT CUT FOR THE HAY,FoRK.

FIU' =" n nHONI % FVfs THE NJ 1-FVNh.
has to travel from the barn. l drive
the team out to and around the bar and
back to the barn, When the car has
reached its destination the team is at
the barn. The rope is unlocked from
the team and the car runs back quickly
without waiting for the team"
Fig. shows the method of fixing
rope, car, fork and "time-saver;" A, car;
B, rope; C, pulleys; e, bar and roller,
F, distance travelled by team; G, track.
Rural New Yorker.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16
FARM AND GARDEN.
FOR MODERN BARNS.
Two Simple Devices Which Save Lots OF
Work and Worry.

Two Simple Devices Which Save Lots OF
Work and Worry.
In the barn was root cutter which
works well and may be easily made,
Two pieces of 2x4 ash scantling are
nailed together in the form of an X
Two of these KS are used for the frame.
Jleats nailed across the bottom hold
the frame and serve for the support Of
the box A (see Fig. y, which is under
the cylinder to catch the cut roots
The end pieces are V-shaped, and made
Of two-inch plank, with hole for the
cylinder to turn In. Inch boards G
are used to side up the hopper. The
! shaft is made of turned hard wood
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16

A New York man who attempted to
swallow fourteen swords at once badly
injured his throat and may die from his
wounds This should serve as warn
ing against excuses. A half dozen
swords at time should be enough for
any man who isn't a glutton.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-16

THE stock of Goldfish landed at Port
land, Me-, during the season just
closed, figured up over 500, 900 pounds.
or, as one paper puts it, 113 cords. An
eighty pound fish stripped and boned
for the market produces about thirty
five pounds of food The bones are
sold for fertilizer, the skins for glue
and the trimmings" are sold cheap to
restaurants and hotels.