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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-01-26

If Cleopatra were alive to-day the
length of her nose would have little to
do in determining her career. Noses,
as other traits in the present advanced
state of surgery, are merely determi-
nate features. 1t is only question of
time when one shall read on the outer
wall: Moses altered while you waltz
If a pug nose does not harmonic with
the other features or a pensive DISPOSE
ton, it is easily changed by removing a
wedge-shaped piece between the nos
trils, This is done without pain by
spraying the nose with cocaine. If q
Roman nose gives one the air of being
too dominant, the hump is removed by
making an incision, cutting the flesh
away, and steel burr, run by an
electric motor, easily grinds down the
hump. The skin, then trimmed to fit,
sewed and properly bound, soon heals.
Cocaine again renders the operation a
mere detail. In the same manner
large mouths are transformed into
dainty shapes by removing the surplus
at the corners and sewing them up,
The surgeon who is the authority for
these statements says that the time
will come when skin-grafting will be
so easily managed that another coun-
tenance may be ordered, like a new
bonnet. Y. Sun.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-01-26
Married Under Difficulties,

When the Delaware river runs high
in the helghborhood of Port Jervis,
crossing it is a matter of some diff
ficulty In the early days when Port
Jervis was a frontier settlement, and
Parson Van Benschoten ministered to
the Reformed Dutch of the balliwick. he
was once called upon to marry young
couple under very trying circumstances.
The stream was SO high and so rapid
that to 'skiff" across it was impossi-
bic. But the young people were bound
to be married, and the parson was not
10th to obtain the marriage fee. He
appeared on one bank, and the young
couple on the other - the best they
could do The parsons stentorian
voice resounded amid and above the
rushing of the water, as he proceeded
with the marriage service, and at last
pronounced his young friends man
and wife" As he saw them turn gayly
away and begin to mount the opposite
bank he roared out: ~ say! you can
leave the money at ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Companion.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-01-26
81 NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD RAIN.

II NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD RAIN"
looked forward to the actual meeting,
should it ever arrive, with any too
pleasurable anticipation.
'She will think it strange" he muir
INJURED, rehectively, sitting on the edge
of the bed and thoughtfully pulling off
his socks, "She is sure to think 1t
strange"
The following day, which was Wednes-
day, we went to a solicitor and laid the
case before him, and he instituted in
quiries among all the lodging house
keepers in Scarboro', with the result
that on Thursday afternoon McQuae
was restored latter the manner of an
Adelphi hero in the last act) to his
home and wife
l asked him next time l met him
what she had said.
"Oh, much what | expected" he re-
piled. But he never told me what he
had expected. Detroit Free Press
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-01-26
PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
Fin DE Steele.


IA contemporary suggests that no promise OF
marriage should be valid unless made In writ
Ing and confirmed by sixpenny stamp,l
Miss Brown'-his voice trembled and fall
tered
I've something important to say
Have you noticed how much am altered,
And how l am fading awayf"
Her heart gave Jump like rocket,
AS shyly she turned down the lamp;
Her hand disappeared In her pocket
In search of sixpenny stampl
"You've read and replied to my letters,
Ny feelings you must have OWNED;
Don't try to unloosen my letters
Or say that you've altered your mindl"
Poor fellow! he's dreadfully smitten,
Such words no false lover could vamp,
But the words would look better II written
(She murmured) and sealed by stampl"
Miss Brownl" the youth stammered and
suffered,
Miss Brown-er-I said that before"
90 Its not in my pocket" she muttered,
And looked for the stamp on the floor
Your eyes and your beauty 30 regal
Hold my heart as 1t were, in a clamp"
Sixpenny ones-would that be legal
Sighed she-'for slxpenny stamp"
Miss Brown you don't answer me-Bellal"
Cried he, my hearts given to you"
Its not here" and she shook her umbrella.
Here IT Is, declare, in my shoe
Here 1t isl and as words are like vapor,
This stamp may ask you to damp:
Then put your proposal on paper
tn keep-with sxpenny stamp!"
Pail Mall Budget
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-01-26
Care of Hair Mattresses.

A hair mattress seldom receives the
care it deserves The maid who turns
it once a day feels that she is doing her
duty nobly. And the mistress wonders
that it doesn't wear evenly and is sur
prised to find it worn in spots. 1t will
always wear in spots unless the springs
beneath it are covered. The iron either
rusts or wears out the ticking invari-
ably Therefore, the springs should
have stout cover of ticking, made to
button at one end, so that it may
be frequently taken off and washed,
and that the springs may be dust
ed An unbleached cotton cover on
the mattress will preserve its fresh
ness for long time, When spots and
stains do make their appearance on the
mattress some warm water made
smooth by little ammonia and rag,
will usually remove them, The rag
should be merely dampened, and when
vigorous rubbing has removed the spot
a little clear water should be used to
rinse the place and dry cloth used to
dry it. Mattresses should be turned
not only from side to side, but also
from head to foot frequently, to insure
their wearing evenly and not develop,
ing the hills and hollows found in un.
cared-for touches. And, of course, it
should be brushed with whisk broom
each day and aired.-N. Y. Post
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-01-26

you go and get 1t somewhere else then.
You're not going to have it here"
"What the devil do you mean?" he
says; you asked me to dinner"
81 did nothing of the kind" you tell
him. ~ asked You to dinner on Thurs
day, not on Friday"
He stares at you incredulously.
How did get Friday fixed in my
mind?" he asks, inQuiringly.
because yours is the sort of mind
that would get Friday firmly fixed into
it,when Thursd ay was the day." you
explain.
n thought you had 10 be off to Edin-
burgh, tonight" you add.
Great Scott" he cries; $50 l have"
and without another word, he dashes
out, and You hear him rushing down
the road, shouting for the cab he has
just dismissed.
As you return to your study, you re-
feet that he will have to travel all the
way to Scotland in evening dress, and
will have to send out the hotel porter
In the morning to buy him a suit of
ready-madc clothes; and are glad.
Matters work out still more awk-
wardly when it is he who is the host
! remember being with him on his
house-boat one day. 1t was a little
after twelve, and we were sitting on
the edge of the boat, dangling our feet
In the river--the spot was lonely one,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-01-26

mot a sou," he answered. "We got
in here from York, the wife and |,
about eleven o'clock. We left our
things at the station, and started TO
hunt for apartments. AS soon as we
were fixed, changed my clothes and
came out for walk, telling Maud /
should be back at one to lunch, Like
fool lnever took the address; and never
noticed the way was going.
"It's an awful business" he con-
tinued; 81 don't see how Pm ever going
TO find her. hoped she might stroll
down to the Spa in the evening, and
I've been hanging about the gates ever
since six. l hadn't the threepence to
go in"
"But you have no notion of the sort
of street, or the kind of house it WASP"
inquired
mot ghost" he replied; 81 left it
all to Maud, and didn't trouble"
"Have you tried any of the lodging
houses?" asked
"Tried!" he exclaimed bitterly; give
been knocking at doors, and asking If
Mrs, McQuae lives there steadily all
the afternoon, and they slam the door
in my face mostly without answering.
l told policeman; l thought perhaps
he might suggest something But the
idiot only burst out laughing, and that
made me so mad that | gave him a
black eye and had to cut. expect
they're on the lookout for me now.
81 went into restaurant" he con-
tinued, gloomily, "and tried to get
them to trust me for steak. But the
proprietoress said she'd heard that tale
before and ordered me out before all
the other customers. think I'd have
drowned myself if you hadn't turned
up
After change of clothes and some
supper he discussed the case more calm
ly, but it was really serious affair
They had shut up their fiat and his
wires relatives were travelling abroad
There was no one to whom he could
send letter to be forwarded there
was no one with whom she would bt
likely to communicate. Their chance
of meeting again in this world ap
peared remote.
Nor did it seem to me-fond as ht
was of his wife and anxious as he un
doubtedly was to recover her-that h,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-01-26
NERVE-RASPlNG NOISES.
Ear-Splitting Sounds That Science Hs
Made Part of the Life of Metropolis.

Ear-Splitting Sounds That Science Has
Made a Part of the Life of a Metropolis.
Modern science and civilization have
developed certain select noises which
deserve to be classed as nerve-rasps.
New York is full of them They are
part and parcel of the daily life of the
metropolis And such noises!
The shrill, fierce, penetrating shrek
of the brakes on an elevated train as
the cars come to stop has no parallel
in all the noises made by man in his
varied arts or by nature in her widest
moods. 1t is an ear-splittilg, brain
boring, peace-destroying screech. A
more maddening or more demoniacal
noise never disturbed the repose of an
honest man or startled the souls of the
wicked.
And the harsh, subdued, rasping roar
issuing from one of those long iron
spouts through which a load of coal is
being transferred from the wagon into
the hole in the Sidewalks there any
sound more exasperating or irritat-
ing? 1t is as if sheet of sandpaper
were being drawn to and fro across
ones tympanum. or as if one had moved
into world where everybody was fiji.
ing saws for the music there was in it.
The person who can listen to the noise
produced by shooting a load of coal
through one of these tOrturing spouts
without being convinced of the exis,
tence of place of future punishment
is doubter beyond all hope of saving.
The clang of the gongs on the Broad
way cable cars sounds like an unend-
ing death knell to the nerve health of
the public. 1t is a signal of danger not
only to the pedestrian at the crossing,
but also to the mental balance, the
brain poise and the patience of the pop
ulace. 1t is a streak of changing dis
cord which runs along the spine of the
metropolis from the Battery to Central
park, carrying terror and nerve ruin
into half million pairs of ears every
day.
The peculiar and dreadful roaring
hum which the telephone pours into
your ear just before your connection is
made; the weird, startling hiss of an
electric arc light when it is misbehav-
ing itself the mutfled buzz of the pecu-
liar contrivances-they are called "buz-
GERS" by the way-which are supplant-
ing call bells in hotels, offices and else.
where-these are only samples of the
ear-splitting sounds which science has
made part of the daily life of the
metropolis They are the evil offspring
of the genius of the age, audible tokens
of the tremendous forces which have
kind, but brain rasps all the same,-N
| Y. Herald
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-01-26
SlCK-ROOM DlSlNFECTION.
The Most Effective Way of Destroying
Lingering Disease Germs

The Most Effective Way of Destroying
Lingering Disease Germs.
Much has been written upon this
subject, and many experiments have
been made for the purpose of determin-
ing the best and most efficient method
of disinfecting the walls of room
which has contained person suffering
from some infectious malady.
NM. Cumberland and Fernback,
connected with the hygienic depart
ment of the Pasteur institute, Paris,
have recently undertaken new study
of this important question, and have
determined two important facts: first,
that disease germs are much less read
lily acted upon in dry than in a moist
state, and that the activity of the dis
infectant is increased from forty to fifty
per cent by the addition of heat They
consequently contend that in the dis
infection of room, the walls should
be moistened by spray of hot water
The same end, of course, might be ac-
complished by filling the room with
steam. This should be done one hour
before the application of the disinfect-
ant. The experiments made by these
investigators show that the commercial
chloride of lime and peroxide of hy-
drogen are the most thorough and act
i've disinfectants. 1t is found that
one to one thousand solution of corro-
sive sublimate added to the chloride of
lime is the most active of the substances
named. The following is the method
by which it should be employed: dis
solve one part of commercial chlorate
of lime in ten parts of water, allowing
the liquid to stand for an hour; then
| filter and decant and dilute the green
ish yellow liquid thus obtained with
ten times it's volume of water. The
Investigations showed that this dilute
solution, for some unknown reason, is
| more active as disinfectant than a
strong solution.
In disinfecting a room, the walls
should be thoroughly washed with
this solution, which should be applied
to the floor after thorough scrub
bing This disinfectant may also be
applied to garments without injury to
the fabric, although it will bleach veg
etable colors. Stood Health.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-01-26
WIT AND WISDOM.

Tim afraid this picture is spoiled;
the baby IT wed her head" Mother
"Oh, that doesn't matter; her dress
looks perfectly lovely. Inter Ocean.
Hell shall have to go. ] hope you
will have a pleasant evening"" She
80, I'm greatly obliged to you! l am
sure to have pleasant time. Boston
Transcript.
No man is born into this world
whose work is not born with him; there
is always work, and tools to work
withal, for those who will james Rus
sell Lowell.
"A man arranged at the Central
station the other day for stealing sill
verware gave as his defense that he
was afflicted with mania for collect
ing souvenir spoons Philadelphia
Record.
-Freddie-Mamma, do you 'spose God
loves football players? Mamma-Yes
dear; why? Freddie-Well, think what
an awful lot of trouble it must be to
| number the hairs of their heads. In
ter Ocean.
old Soaker (illing his glass to the
in these hard times, are they? Bar
keeper surveying the disappearing
portion) just as much, but not SO Of
ten.-Kansas City Journal
For myself am certain that the
good of human life can not lie in the
possession of things which for one man
to possess is for the rest to lose, but
rather in things which all can possess
alike, and where one mans wealth pro-
notes his neighbours, -Spinoza
MIR Aimer E. CAM am rather in
favor of the English mode of spelling.
Miss Ing Lish ian heiress)-Oh? Mr..
Aimer E. Can.-Yes, indeed! Take
'parlor, for instance. Having u in it,
makes all the difference in the world.
Cards have been sent out. Brooklyn
Life
-Overburden not thy memory to
make so faithfula servant slave. Re-
member Atlas was weary. Have as
much reason as camel to rise when
thou hast thy full load. Memory, like
a purse, if it be overfull that it can not
shut all will drop out of it -Thoms'
Fuller.
Jones, you have hired man
haven't you?" ''Yes." What does h,
cost you?" Thousand dollars year.
"Phe-e-ew! That's high wages, ism
it?' mo His wages are normal-foul
hundred dollars year. The difference
is what he wastes on our furnace fire.
-Harper's Bazaar
He Had Noticed 1.-THE hands o
the clock were pointing to twelve
"Have you noticed the clock?" sh
asked, yawning. "Yes, he said. at
the same one you've always had, ain
it?" Yes" al noticed it the frs
night came to call on you. It's a yer.
nice one.-Jeweler's Circular.
One reason why so few people ar
reasonable and agreeable in converse
ton is that there is scarce anybod
who does not think more of what he ha
to say than of answering what is sal
to him. To be studious or pleasin
ones self is but a poor way of pleasin
and convincing others; and TO hear p'
tiently and answer precisely are th
great projections of conversation
Rochefoucauld
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-01-26
NOT STAMPEDABLE,
How the Man With Red Hay Downed
Representative Swanson.


1t will be remembered that the con-
gressional campaign in Virginia, when
candidates for the Lid were on the
stump, was hot. In the thick of the
fray was George d, Wise, To aid him
in filing dates and amusing the popu-
lace he called in three or four law stu
dents at university not far from Rich
mond The embryo Blackstones were
eager to win their spurs in the tourna-
ment of debate and assented gladly.
Among them was Representative
Swanson, now serving his first term in
congress.
At one of the meetings the students
sat upon platform built under the
trees and faced an audience of two
thousand people. Their rounded peri
DDS were broken into commas by red
haired man on the outskirts of the
throng with voice that would have
shamed the bull of Bashan. At the
most inopportune moments he would
arise, point skinny finger at the
Demosthenes and below some question
that child might have asked and Sol
onion could not have answered. The
volunteer contingent was ratified.
Finally Swanson stepped to the front
of the platform and waved for silence.
He had been reading Herodotus and
felt pretty sure of his ground, Fixing
the carroty disturber with his eye he
began:
MY friends, Herodotus tells us"
"What tickets he on?" yelled the
suffragist.
"My friends" Swanson began, dis
daining the interruption, ''Herodotus
tells us that the Scythians once mobil-
lied a mighty host and marched against
the Greeks Arriving at the borders of
the country they camped for the night.
The army of the defenders lay just
across the line. For pack animals they
had brought with them lot of asses.
Along about the hour that graveyards
yawn the darkness was rent with a
chorus of most internal noises. To the
ignorant ears of the Scythians itseemed
that the heavens were split in twain
and that all the gods of their wild
mythology had engaged in combat
When daylight dawned they were far
upon their march to the north There,
my friends, is an instance of mighty
army dispersed by the braying of an
ass If the fellow over yonder keeps ur
his gait what is to become of the people
here to-day? He paused with conf.
dent smile. He had made a point and
he knew it.
The man with the red hair got ur
slowly. He looked at Swanson. He
stretched forth his arm
Don't be afraid for this crowd
young feller," he said, 'it's been test
ed."-Washington Post
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-01-26
FAILURES AND SUCCESSES.
The Former Is Not Always Loss Nor tn
Latter Always Gain.

Lhtter Always Uain'
A very common word that greets our
ear to-day on the street, in the shop
and in our homes is failure, which
means misery to so many. shall not
undertake to give any reasons for
these, but will leave that for the poll
ticians.
Not alone in business affairs, but in
individual lives are failures too common.
The bright plans which was laid for
our future were never carried out; the
good resolves we made were entirely
forgotten and time after time have we
utterly failed. l do not mean to say
that failures are not sometimes newt
able, but very often strong will and
heart of courage may reach goal so
high we almost doubt our ability to
reach it. We give up too easily; are too
easily discouraged. The heart that
sings, press on. there's no such word
as fail, is the heart that wins
Courage for all OF life's BATTLES,
Strength to conquer all i'll,
| Hope for golden future,
Love and steadfast will
II these be your aims then surely
Successes your life will fl |.
But sometimes failure comes when
we honestly feel that we have done all
in our power to gain what we so much
edesire. What shall we do then? Any
thing rather than sit down discouraged
and etfortless If we are sure we can
never gain our bright prize then let us
try to be content with DINNER one.
There is always one thing we can do
help some one else to gain their goal.
Oh, if we could only realize that
many times the gaining of our hearts
one treasure would bring us sorrow
such as we have never known. We are
so blind to everything but our own
desires
We can not make bargains for blisses
Or catch Them like fishes in ne s,
And often the thing our life misses
Helps more than the thing which it gets
1t is part of Gods wise plan tina;
there shall be always something left
for us to hope for.
We may say that life holds nothing
more for us, but deep down in oul
hearts we know better.
If we must meet with failure, let us
at least meet it calmly and patiently
believing that we have gained some
thing just by our striving, Clarrelle
in Detroit Free Press.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-01-26

You ask him to dine with you on
Thursday to meet few people who are
anxious to know him.
Now don't make muddle of It,"
you say, recollectful of former uishaYs,
land come on Wednesday,
He laugha 9Octs-satu redly us he hunts
thr6tgh che room for his diary.
"Shan't be able to come Wednesday,"
he says; shall be at the Mansion
house, sketching dresses, and on Friday
start for Scotland, so as to be at the
opening of the exhibition on Saturday;
It's bound to be all right this time.
Where the deuce is that diary? Never
mind, I'll make note Of 1t on tins. You
can see me do It,"
You stand over him while he writes
the appointment down on foolscap, and
watch him pin it up over his desk. Then
you come away contented.
81 do hope he'll turn up" you say to
your wife Thursday evening, while
dressing.
Are you sure you made it clear to
him?" she replies, suspiciously; and
you instinctively feel that whatever
happens she is going to blame you
for it.
Eight o'clock arrives, and, with it,
the other guests. At half-past eight
your wife is beckoned mysteriously out
of the room where the parlor maid in
forms her that the cook has expressed
determination, in case of further de-
lay, to wash her hands, fguratively
speaking, of the whole affair.
Your wife, returning, suggests that,
II the dinner is to be eaten az all, 1t
had better be begun. She evidently
considers that in pretending to- expect
him you have been merely playing a
part, and that 1t would have been man.
lier and more straightforward for you
to have admitted at the beginning that
you had forgotten to invite him.
During the soup and the fish you re-
count anecdotes of his unpunctuality.
BY the time the entree arrives, the
empty chair has begun to cast gloom
over the dinner, and with the joint
the conversation drifts into talk abou,
dead relatives.
On Friday, at quarter-past eight
he dashes up to the door and rings vio-
lently Hearing his voice in the hall,
you go to meet him.
Sorry Pm late" he sings out
cheerily; fool of a cabman took me tc
Alfred Place instead Of"
well, what do You want, now yor
are Gomez" you interrupt, feeling any
thing but genially toward him. He il
an old friend, so you can be rude t.
him.
lie laughs and slaps you on thu
shoulder,
"Why, my dinner, my dear boy. In
starving"
"Oh," you grunt in reply. well
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-01-26
Delicious Tame Ducks.

Tame ducks are excellent stuffed
with potatoes mixed with sausage
meat TO make the stuffing, loil and
mash four potatoes of good size, and
while they are hot add one ounce OF
bntter, one-fourth of pound of saus
age meat, half teaspoonful of salt
and quarter teaspoonful of pepper
Fill the body, rub the breast of the
duck with onion, lay on it slice Of
salt pork, turn quarter of a cupful of
water in the pan and roast in quick
oven. Wild ducks are best without
stuffing. French chestnuts boiled and
rubbed through a colander makes de-
licious filling for ducks St Louis Re-
~, blic