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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

A STREET car conductor knows what the
wild waves are saying when he sees wom-
en- wave her parasoL Binghamton Repub-
ican.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

CHoLLY-"Whatd did you do when May nc
copied you2" Chappie-"I blew kiss at
her"-Truth
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

A SIXTH street shoemaker has hung out
sign with the legend: "AIisfits made to
measure. " Philadelphia Record,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

CLAIRETTE-''What are you going to give
me, papa, when get married." Harpagon
-"My consent, Charlotte. La Laquette.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

OLD LADY from the country at the lace
exhibit)-"Five dollars yard, ehl That
must be all wool, amt itP'-Philadelphia
Record.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

THE tattoo artist has designs on his Gus
toners. Boston Transcript.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

A MAINE man smoked cigar won from a
slot machine and fell dead Man-slct-er--
Philadelphia Record
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

JOHNNY, do you know tho ten command
ments2" "Well, only by sight."-lnter
Ocean,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

WORK that is dashed off with ease'
must be first dragged on by painful degrees.
Young Mems Era
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

MANY man viii open the front door for
discomfort who tries his best to keep bur-
glars out of his house-Rams Horn
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

HE-"Do you believe in love at first
sight2" She-"This is so sudden" -Yonlk'
ers Statesman.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

Sunday is like a stile between the
fields of toll, where we can kneel and
pray or sit and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

THE best reformer is good performer.
Young Mems Era.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

A MATCH looks harmless, but it has often
taken q childs life Rams Horn.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

FIRMNEss is virtue; stubbornness, a sin.
RAMS Horn.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

THE irritation which induces coughing
Immediately relieved by use of "BrOwt'S
Bronchial Ircches." Sod only in boxes.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

SOME men are visionary and some re-
visionary. Young Mems Era.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

THE neighbours bulldog may teach a man
to lead chased life Florida Times UniSn.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

BETTER not be at all than not be noble
Tennyson.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

It's poor mule that doesn't work both
ways-Texas Siftings.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

A SOCIETY lion Is sometimes found In the
skin of an ass.-Galveston News.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES said few
days ago, concerning Hawthorne's
well-known diffidence, SIT was always
an adventure whether one would sue
coed in enticing Hawthorne into any
thing like communicative intercourse.
He went his solitary way through life
like whale through the crowds of
lesser fishes in the sea. You might
stand in your boat and hnrl your har-
poon at him as he passed-it was hit or
miss. If you succeeded in bringing him
to he was genial enough company for
awhile in his distracted Olympian way
If you missed him you would hardly
have another chance for year"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

If industry is no more than a habit, it is
at least an excellent one,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

A YOUNG man from Austin, Tex, rep
resulting the syndicate that wanted a
carload Of manageable girls from Bos.
ton has gone to that city to urge the
mayor to hurry up the consignment.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02
THE SIZE OF A BILLION.
Few Have Any Adequate Conception Of
What "Billion" Is,

Few Have Any Adequate Conception of
What a "Billion" Is.
The sheets of paper on which the
Times is printed, if laid out fat and
firmly pressed together as in well
bound book, would represent measure
of about one three hundred and thirty
third of an inch in thickness. Let us
see how high dense pile formed by a
billion of these thin paper leaves
would reach. We must in imagination
pile them vertically upward, by de-
grees reaching the height of our tallest
spires, and passing these the pile must
still grow higher, topping the Alps and
the Andes and the highest peaks of the
Himalayas, and shooting up thence
through the fleecy clouds pass beyond
the confines of our attenuated atmos-
phere and leap up into the blue ether
with which the universe is filed stand
ing proudly up far beyond the reach of
all terrestrial things still pile on your
thousands and millions of thin leaves
for we are only beginning to rear the
mighty mass. Add millions on millions
on these, and thousands of miles on
these, and still the number will lack
its due amount.
Let us pause to look at the neat
plowed edges of the book before us.
See how closely lie those thin flakes of
paper; how many there are in the mere
width of span, and then turn our eyes
in imagination upward to our mighty
column of accumulated sheets. 1t now
contains its appointed number, and our
| quadrillion of sheets of the Times SUI
perimposed upon each other and pressed
into compact mass has reached an al.
titude of Al, S4S miles. Those who have
taken the trouble to follow me thus
far will, think, agree with me that
one million is a fearful thing, and that
few can appreciate its real value. AS
for quadrillions and trillions, they are
simply words. mere words, wholly in
capable of Adequately impressing them
selves on human intellect -Londor
| Times.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

DIR. Boxsie's Certain Group Cure
Bent postpaid with beautiful souvenir spoon.
Send SOC to A. p. HoxsIE, Buffalo, N. z.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

E. o. McCoRMICK,
Pass, Traffic Mangr., Cincinnati, o.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-02

good word for him Daisy was only
too glad to have friend who knew
her secret, and so showed marked
preference for Wills society to that of
any of the other men that focked about
her.
When Lane had finished, Will stood
up and grasping Herbert's hands said
nobly:
"Herb, dear fellow, will do my best
Leave me alone and | will see her
father, and congratulate your-your
wife for me-"
As Lane left him Will sat down and
gazed around YEARLY, What bright
dreams had come and gone in this little
parlor, but now all was over
He touched the bell and asked to see
Mr.. Garland. How he pleaded his
friends cause, or what he said. l never
knew; however, he must have done his
best. for Mr.. Garland forgave and for
got. The next morning Mrs Lane sent
a note of invitation to Winthrop to
spend the day at their house He never
came or got the note, for he had left
for the north the night before.
When he reached New York he wrote
to Daisy, his first and last letter, and
that was note of congratulation. To
Lane he wrote more briefly, rs follows;
DEAR HERBERT: Do not think envy you
your happiness, for of all men on sarth you
most deserve II; but could not stay and see
her day byaday. When 1 left the house that
| night, and had to leave without her the only
woman ever loved it was never to return.
| Give your wife NY heartest congratulations,
and tell her for me IL / could not have her she
is married TO the very man would have chosen.
Believe me, old friend, yours faithfully,
| Will WINTHROP"
Chicago Journal
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-15
nent ni. way sil Thousand MILES.

On Sunday morning a dust begrimed
young man stepped from the through
freight train at the Pennsylvania rail-
road station in Jersey City after jour
ney of 5000 miles lie is John J. Shields.
aged 81, of Springfield, his, and he has
accomplished the weary distance in one
month, almost without the use of money,
to earn wager of 500. He was work
ing in the coal mines near his home, and
hearing the wager offered by local
sport at once accepted and started out to
cross the continent without money. BY
dint of stealing rides and going without
food and sleep most of the time he made
his way to Tacoma at the rate of 1000
miles a week.
From there he journeyed, with the help
of friendly engineer, to Los Angeles,
from which place he at once started east.
He frequently had to beg food at farm
houses, and once he was prompted by
hunger tosteal chicken, but was caught,
tried, acquitted and asked to leave the
town. He passed through Prescott, A.
T., and Dallas. After working two days
on ranch for 81 day he started north.
During this part of the journey he was
put off the train by the brakemen doz-
IN times, arriving here in a wornout and
ootsore condition.-NewY York Dispatch
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-15
RAILROAD TIES.

The interstate commerce commission
has figured out that one person is killed
bv railroad accident in this country out
of every ,491 ,910 who ride "a miles.
An Office has been opened by the Le'
high Valley at New Haven, the repre-
sentative of which is L. W. Frost, for
merly the company's agent in Boston.
The Lehigh Valley company will soon
have its own telegraph line in Jersey
CITY, having completed the stringing Of
a cable weighing $500 pounds across the
drawbridge over Newark bay.
The latest railroad enterprise in Utah
ia the incorporation of the Cedar City
Terminal road. The company will build
a line from Cedar City to the coaltelds a
short distance east of that city.
General Passenger Agent Heafford Of
the Milwaukee and st. Paul says there is
no truth in the report that his company
had decided to discontinue dining car
service between st. Paul and Chicago.
The Wheeling and Elm Grove road,
that operates between Wheeling and Elm
Grove. w. Va, has decided to extend its
line from Elm Grove to Triadelphia,
seven miles. Work will be commenced
next spring.
A change is being made in the color OF
the freight cars on the Central Railroad
of New Jersey. The old standard color
yellow, will be abandoned, and dark
brown, such as all other roads use, sub
stituted. Janney couplers are also be-
ing applied.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-15
STAGE GLINTS.

Henry E. Abbey expects to sail for
Europe in very short time.
Maggie Cline has signed a contract
with Messrs. Roster g. Bal.
Lillian Daley has joined James
O'Neill's company as leading lady.
That excellent actor, W. j. Ferguson,
has signed with Charles Frohman for an
other year.
Wilson Barrett says he wants to stay
in America and get permanent footing
in New York city.
R. A. Roberts, the well known singing
comedian, is under contract to Edward
E. Rice for next season.
Maggie Mitchell contemplates givinga
series of farewell performances before she
takes her leave of the stage.
Justin Adams, the comedian, and Ma
belle Marlowe, nonprofessional, were
recently married at Chelsea, Mass.
Eustace Vernon, formerly in the sup
port of the late Rosina Vokes, has been
engaged for Belle Archer's company.
Mr.. Robert Taber is rehearsing in New
York the leading role in the romantic
drama which Clyde Fitch wrote last sea-
son for Harry Miller.
Herbert Hall Winslow, the author of
the comedy "a Fashionable Girl" is at
work on another play for Daniel Froh-
man, to be produced in the spring.
Lewis Morrison, who has won fame and
fortune as Mephisto in Faust, has pur-
chased for $4,000 handsome residence
in Irvington-on-the-Hudson, adjoining
the old home of Washington Irving.
A prize awarded by the Italian gov
ernment has been taken this year by
play entitled "Dr. Muller" which depicts
a physicians metal struggles over the
question whether he shall cure his wife's
lover or kill him.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-15
A Possum Boarded the Train.

Conductor Waddell on train No. Is of
the j., T. and K. w. always was lucky
dog. The tickle goddess of fortune seems
TO be stuck on him, for she continually
pursues him and makes him some of the
most unexpected and magnificent pres
ents.
The last streak of luck came in the
shape of fat possum. The possum
Just deliberately walked out of the
swamp a few miles south of Palatka,
and seeing the train standing there for
wood quietly walked in the rear door Of
the sleeper, which was open, and en-
sconsed himself beneath the berth of a
lady.
When the possum was discovered, the
train was whooping it along through the
pine woods at the rate of 40 miles an
hour. The way the lady screamed when
she found out that a wild animal from
the swamps of Florida was in the car
woke up the whole train, and for time
there was an exciting scene, men grab
bing their guns for robbers and train
men ready to run to the rescue of the
passengers.
Conductor Waddell was to the rescue
in a moment and soon had the possum
in fetters. He was fat fellow, and when
he appeared on the table of the doughty
conductor, all garnished around with
'sweet taters," he was sight for pho
tographer.-Florida Times-Union.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-15
Columbia's Town Crier.

Columbia, S. c., is the only town in
the United States that still keeps up the
custom of having town crier, and prob
ably the largest in area that any one
mans voice was expected to reach the
uttermost boundaries of. The crier
stands upon a high tower and calls the
hours-"10 o'clock, and all is WE'LL" "11
o'clock, and all is well;" "12 o'clock
fire, fire, frep The voice Of the man
now occupying that position can be
heard anywhere within the city, and it
is remarkable how quickly he sees and
reports a fire or general disturbance. /
was there once when at midnight he
cried that a child was lost, and within
five minutes it seemed as though half
of the population was on the streets,
ready to join in the search. 1t was final
ly found under bed, where it had rolled
and gone to sleep. When the crier dies,
the Office will probably be abolished.
They certainly cannot find another with
such a voice.-New York Sun.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-15
TURF TOPICS.

Horseshoes are being made Of cowhide
in Australia.
A Leon Qa,) pony recently died at the
age of n years.
George Starr will drive Anderson's
Nightingale this season.
Break O. Day, 21Si, by Dark Night,
is in the Dobe stable.
Grants Abdallah, 2;1Ot, has to his
credit 80 heats below 2:25.
The Russian time for three versts 1.-TWO
miles, is a few seconds under five min
utes.
Lew Trotter has abandoned the sulky
for an indefinite time on account of i'll
health.
Avoid the horse or man that has but
one idea. Both are unsafe to ride behind
or follow.
A big horse show is to be one of the
feaures of the Midwinter fair in San
Francisco.
The horse used as the model for the
statue of General Logan is the hackney
Hopeful II.
According to the Russian rules horse
can only make three breaks of six jumps
each in a race.
Anaconda and Butte, Mon, will hang
up 100000 for their meetings, beginning
July IA and Aug. 4.
According to the latest official returns
there are 16,091, ,139 horses in the United
States whose assessed value is $7G9, ,224,
799.
The horse used as the model for the
statue of General Grant to be erected in
New York city is gelding by Chester
Chief.
The best horse ever owned by General
Grant is now owned by S. R. Bailey of
Amesbury, Mass. 1t is the sorrel mare
Nellie Grant Horseman.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-15
A Nipety-nins Ysars' Sentence.

Archie Bailey was convicted IN the
circuit court at Lebanon, KY, on Friday
of the murder of George Redd last No
yen,ber, aud the jury fixed his punish
ment at 30 years in the states prison.
Several Of the jury favored the death
penalty, but it was decided after q long
tims 10 make the sentence by imprison-
ment for as long a period as the law al
lowed. The killing was unjustihabl'-
Re6l was standing on the street corner
and did not see Bailey, who came up be-
hind him, and without warning fired an
army musket heavily loaded with slugs
ana shot. Death was instantaneous. The
men had had previous troubls.-Chieago
Inter Ocean.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-15
Feathers For Women.

All kinds of composite feather decora-
ton, perfect for the purposes to which
they are applied, are now psed for hats
and bonnets, and naturalis in the mil
liners shop finds himself ;nfronted with
hundred varieties of plumage never
seen in nature, but excellent in art, for
which it would puzzle any one but the
plumassier or the taxidermist to find a
name. The era of stuffed birds and nat
ural wings adorning headdresses is al
most over.
Not long ago, for instance, terms were
tavorite ornament. The whole bird
was used. Large hats were fashionable,
and two or three of the "sea swallows
were grouped on single head. Speak
ing of these birds, a milliner said with
regret, "They used to be only 9 pence,
now they are shillings each" That
was in the second year after they were
wGrn. At the same time and in the same
shop wide brimmed hat was decorated
with 10 pairs Of chaffinches' wings. These
were left the natural color, but others
were decorated with rose colored star
lings, or grass parrakeets dyed black,
and in one was jay, with all its beauti-
ful plumage stained greenish yellow.
TO put creatures of such exquisite nat
ural tints, but with no particular beauty
of form, to such use was to invite the
charge of bad feeling, both for art and
humanity. Now the milliners have dis
covered substitute with which no lover
of birds need quarrel, and which reflects
no little credit on their craft Poultry
feathers, in some cases of natural colors,
but more often dyed to tints suited to
tho material with which they are worn,
arc made up into plumes, wings, coro-
ne@s and pompons with grace and va
riety of outline which harmonic with
the modelling of the human head far bet
ter than the natural bird forms.-Lon-
don Spectator.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-15
Philip ID. Armour's Simple Life.

Hor man Of many millions Mr.. Ar
mour's life is an amazingly simple one.
He has a good sized house on Prairie
avenue, but Mere are many men IN Chi
cago worth, Say, $3.50, 900, who live with
mere ostentation than he. He belongs
to several clubs, but he rarely goes to
any Of them. He is very fond of his
home, and he has the faculty, when
there, of dropping everything that per-
tains to business. He sheds care as a
ducks back sheds water. All his tastes
are of the simplest sort.
lie is not teetotaler, but he scarcely
ever touches wine and never touches
spirits. He is not bookish man, and
his reading is chiefly confined to news
paoers and periodicals. But his books
are living men; his favorite study, char
acter. And take it that no man in the
United States can read character more
shfewdly and clearly than he. Nova
days he leaves his Office at or A o'clock
in the afternoon and goes for drive.
He loves to handle the reins over a
spanking team of nervy horses. Such
exercise draws the blood from the brain,
sets the muscles tingling and stirs to
healthy action the physique of man
who spends the greater portion of his
day within doors.
TIe usually drives first to the institute,
and after chatting little with DR.. Gun
saulus and looking in at some of the
classrooms to see if anything is wanted
he has spin along the Lake Shore drive,
and then perhaps calls in at the homes
of his sons, Ogden and Philip, Jr. He
always spends his evenings in his own
hoase, with his sweet and gracious
wife, to whose influence he ascribes the
origin of much of the work which other
men call noble, but which he sometimes
calls "play" and sometimes exercise for
tho ideas. ."-McClure's Magazine.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-15
Value Of the Human Hand.

The commercial value Of the human
hand and its parts is assessed as follows
by the German Mining Accident Insur-
ance companies. Taking the loss of both
hands as totality, the loss Of the right
hand diminishes the aptitude of gaining
a Likelihood by 10 to so per cent; Of the
left hand, 90 to 10 per cent; Of the
thumb, 20 TO 80 per cent. The loss Of the
index finger Of the right hand reduces
working efficiency IA to IS per cent;
tina. Of the left hand, 8 TO 1875 per cent.
THIS loss Of the middle finger Of either
hand reduces efficiency 10 10 10 per cent;
that of the little finger to l2 per cent.
The third or ring finger is of the least
value, according TO these computations,
its loss being held 10 inyalidate mans
labor to the extent Of to 0 per cent.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-15
A Companion.

Glasgow is to Edinburgh as Chicago is
to Boston. The inhabitants Of either
pair of cities regard the other with con.
tempt, not unmixed with jealousy. And
now Glasgow man invites a northern
paper to start discussion on the claims
of Glasgow to rank as the capital OF
Scotland. l do not see how the change
would advantage the men of Glasgow.
They could not-as thrifty Scotsmen-
live upon their capital. The question,
however, is not one which can be ade-
quately discussed by a southerner. /
would only suggest, as an occasional Wis
itor, that since the Bank Of the Forth
yields more interest than the Bank OF
the Clyde that is the place for Scot
lands capital. Mall Budget.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-15

1t was once a happy home, but now
the signs of wealth were everywhere.
The tall, pale lady looked gloomily
from the window and sighed.
Suddenly she turned, and an angry
flush mantled her brow.
"You literally bought me from my
parents" she bitterly exclaimed.
Her voice was harsh, and she shud
dered as she spoke.
The face of the man by the fireplace
darkened.
Why" he demanded fiercely, "do you
persist in twitting me of my unfortunate
financial ventures"
Her heart knew no pity, and she only
sneered. Detroit Tribune.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-15
FIGS AND THlSTLES.

Some very good looking people are de-
formed on the inside.
A lie a mile away is always trying to
prove that it is the truth
As much hate can sometimes be put
into a word as can be fired out OF a
musket.
Some preachers never seem to think II
worth while TO work at their trade IN
the middle Of the week.
A good many boys have turned our
badly because they had fathers VINO
made them work with duh hoe.
One reason why there is not more good
being done is because so many people
want 10 wait until tomorrow to begin
Give a loose rein to passion, and there
Is more danger Of runaway ana :
wreck than there is in riding behind .
,vild hOrss.--Rams Horn.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-15
A Niisspelt DIenu,

Nothing could be more absurd than
to forbid man to serve his country
because he cannot remember whether
recommend" has two c's and one'm
or one and two ms Another spell
ing controversy has ragged overmenus
being written in that strange tongue,
cooking French. Misspelled menus
have, however, sometimes been the
cause of good things.
One of Dean Mansfield's wittiest
remarks was made apropos of reform
outlets being spelled in the menu
"reforme." Some one objected.
ooh, but, said the dean, II think it
is quite right. Doesn't reform al
ways end with an mute (emeut9p
National Review.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-15
Gladstone YiotorIa,s Cousin.

The Paris Gaulois asserts, on the au-
thority of Mr.. Gladstone himself, that
the prime minister of England is cousin
TO the queen. Here is the pedigree; John
of Beaufort, legitimate SON Of John o.
Gaunt, 'time honored Lancaster" was
the progenitor of two great Scotch lines
of dukes-Sutherland and Athol: Jane
Gordon of the house of Sutherland mar
ried Hughes Mackay, ancestor five gen.
srations back Of Anne Robertson, moth
sr Of Mr.. Gladstone. On the other side
Elizabeth Stuart Of the house OF Athol
married Colin Mackenzie. ancestor six
generations back Of Anne Mackenzie,
grandmother of Mr.. Gladstone. The
premier is thus doubly entitled to claim
Oyl lineage.