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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20

meant to lease themselves out for the
ensuing six months at largely en-
HANGED wages; with carts containing
farmers and their wives in quest of
servants and farm hands, and with
loose-limbed men in black carrying
boxes under their arms, which held all
their worldly kit, and which, with
themselves, they were anxious to trans
fer to new regime. The fair sex,
without one exception, were imposing
ly attired. cannot say that they
were dressed up to date. They told me
in Aberdaron at the millinery shop
that the servant girls of that district
do not care for fashion until it is two
or three years old-somewhat crusted
in fact. But there was no doubling
their taste in bonnets. They wore
them as large nearly as the narrow
ness OF the district lanes would permit.
Seen in the Sarn market place, the
damsels were suggestive Of nothing SO
much as grove of pine trees with
rather short trunks.
The evening OF this important cay
was devoted to revelry of kind scan.
dalous to the stricter Welsh people
There was slip of circus in the vii
lage and some gingerbread stalls
These, with beer, made up gala oc-
CASTOR Of very emphatic kind. The
carts reeled home through the night.
Their noise ana that of their occu-
pants awolie me several times during
the dark hours. And the next day
those OF the servant girls who had got
their wages in advans, "a five-pound
note or so for the half year, trooped
into the village and INDUCED Shem-
selves en- masse with new gowns and
bonnets. -Cornhill Magazine.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

English curates are thinking OF
forming themselves into professional
union, on the plan Of the trades unions.
Mayor Sutro, the anti-monopoly
executive OF San Francisco, is now re-
ported to have given 81, 100000 worth
of real estate and library to the Uni.
versity of California.
The Nationalist called himself Sc
because of his belief that reason was
the supreme good and that moth.
ing which lay outside the domain OF
reason was to be recognized as truth.
Paris has given up the idea of in.
structing its school children in militia.
ry drill. The municipal council has
disbanded the battalions and ordered
The guns and equipments to be sold at
auction.
The students of NEWMAN and Cir
tons colleges propose to form wom-
ans missionary settlement in India,
where ladies from the universities may
reside and join in medical, evangelis'
tic, and educational work.
The Methodist Episcopal Church
South claims 1907 societies, with a
membership of 1909, 976. This demon.
nation owns 1858 churches, seating
1850, 466 persons. The value of the
church property is stated to be SIS, 49,
| 1862.
1t is reported from Rome that the
Vatican will shortly institute an Apos
tolic delegation to Mexico, with func
tions similar to those of the delegation
at Washington. No selection of del
egate, however, it is said, has as ye'
been made.
There are 143 distinct religious de
nominations in the United States. TIL,
total number of communicates of al
denominations is 2O,612, 500, who belong
to 1866, TT organizations or congrega
tions, having 1881 edifices. These
figures are taken from the census re
port covering statistics of churches.
Over hundred negro students LIVE
in the Paris Quarter Latin. They come
chiefly from Hayti and the French col
onies of Guadeloupe and Guyane. Thu
Haytians are we'll off and dress well
as their government pays them ninety
dollars month while abroad. The,
have newspaper of their own, La Fra
ternite.
Archbishop Walsh, of Dublin, ha
recently issued instructions to tn
clergy of his diocese to the effect tina
no one shall be admitted to confirma
ton, or instructions in preparation 70
it, who has not been vaccinated, o
who, having reached the age of sevel
years, has not been recently vaccin
ated.
| The University Of Pennsylvania
making great strides in its methods Q
instruction, and has its eyes wide ope
ito get the best" in it's teachers The
have secured the services, after thi
summer, of DIR. John S. Billings, fo
the chair of hygiene-an ideal selet
tion He is to complete the Index Ca
alogue for the Army Medical Museum
which is his own creation in its uniqu
entity, before he assumes his new pr
i. sition.
DIR. Randall Davidson, Bishop {
Rochester, has been made Bishop {
, Winchester in succession to the lat
Bishop Thorold. This makes him b
! right member of the house of Lord
| with the bishops of Durham and Lol
, don. The other twenty-eight bish0.
must wait for their turn 10 take tn
twenty-one bishops seats in the hous'
| which are filled according to seniorit
/ of appointment, the seven junior bisl
ops, whatever their sees may be, ne
) being peers.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20
WIT AND WISDOM.

-Yoh kin tell err good deal bout err
mans early ha'hdships or luxuries,"
said Uncle Eben, "by noticin' wheddah
he calls daisies will flowers or
weed. Washington Star.
As sticky fly determined to perch
on your nose on rainy day, so is the
man whose only visible means of sup
port is the retailing of grievances
against humanity without license.
Young Minister.
Not Unlucky.- Spook = Do you
think thirteen is an unlucky number?
Hant--Of course not. got this suit
I'm wearing for thirteen dollars,
marked down from twenty-six, what
you paid for yours. Detroit Free
Press.
81 wish you would be frank with
me, Miss Hilltop" said young Mr.. Bir-
mingbam, who was urging his suit.
Couldn't really" replied the girl.
"That would be too familiar. You may
call me Frances, tho. Pittsburgh
acknowledgements.
"A French lady, staying in America
was wrestling with the English lang
guage, had made good progress, and
one day accepted an invitation to dine.
She was offered dish that was new to
her. Not fancying it, she declined,
saying: "Ah thanks, no, monsieur; /
eat only acquaintance" Lynn Item
Railway Magnate becoming sudden
ly aware of shabby caller)-My good
woman, l am too busy now to listen to
any appeals for charity. If you need
anything my clerk in the outer office
will be glad to give you any assist
ance. Mrs. Hetty Green = If you
still want to sell that Haw Valley
branch of the x, Y. and q. railway,
I'll give you SO, $50, 900 for it.
Some mouths look like peaches and
cream, aud some look like hole chop
ped into brick wall to admit new
door or window. The mouth is hot
bed of tooth-aches, the bung-hole of
oratory, and baby's browning glory.
1t is the patriotism's fountain head and
the tool chest for pie. Without it the
politician would be wanderer on the
| face of the earth, and the cornetist
would go down to an unhonored grave.
1t is the grocer's friend, the orators
pride and the dentists hope. Mon
mouth Spring Monitor.
Peculiar to the Sex.--"It surely
isn't woman's sphere" Mr.. Junius be-
gan, but Mrs Junius broke in instant
ly: well there now if that isn't just
like you men always running on and
running on about us women and
we your equal lin everything and more
too, if you read the statistics, for there
are fifty thousand more women than
men in Massachusetts alone, and sup
p)se you think that because you have
IL ballot and smoke that woman has
no right to ride bicycle and think
myself that she ought to be ashamed
in boomers but that is only a matter
| of taste and | am sure / don't believe
one word that they put in the papers
about horses shying for some of them
look real pretty made of dark material
and trimmed daintily about the edges
and why in the world don't you speak
up Julius Junius you exasperating man
and not sit there dumb all day and tell
me what it is you think isn't woman.
sphere?' II had reference to foot.
ball" Mr.. Julius softly answered
But Mrs Junius had her breath again,
aud he went 70 sleep while she wa,
still at it.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20
POINTS ON POKER.
He Was Stranger ana They Took Him
and His Pile In.

He Was Stranger ana They Took Him
and His Pile In.
Sergeant" no began, as he entered
police headquarters at ten o'clock the
other evening do you understand the
game of poker?"
i've heard of it." replied the Of.
ficer.
"Well, want some information.
was coming in on the train to-day and
man asked me IL I'd like to take a
hand at poker. 1t is spelled poker,
l believe"
"Yes, believe they spell it that
way"
~ said I'd take hand. He dealt
me three Jacks and in the draw ]
got two queens. What sort of hand
was that?'
"They call that full house"
"Well, didn't know, but | thought
it was good hand, and after the
draw l said I'd bet dollar. The man
raised me. You call it raised, don't
your"
I've heard it called SO" replied the
sergeant.
"Then raised him."
"Yes."
"Then he raised me-"
"Yes."
"And is there such term as bluff
in poker?"
81 believe So"
swell, think he tried to bluff me,
but he couldn't do it. There was fifty
dollars on the table when he said he
he"
HE called"
"Yes--he called. I'm sure that was
what he said. Anyhow, we both show
ed our hands. He had only two pairs,
l think you call them pairs, don't
you?"
But you had a full house." protest.
ed the sergeant.
Eyes, of course, and beat him
didn't ~"
Certainly"
That's what thought, but he raked
in the pot. think you call it pot
don't your"
"Of course you do; but why did you
let him rake in the pot on two pairs
when you had full house?"
did that money belong to me?"
Certainly it didr'
"And he swiped me out of it be
lieve you call it swiped?"
For sure. What did you do?"
"Oh! lost two hundred dollars NOR,
and then quit playing. don't think
l ought to play poker, do you?"
You'd better go and sand-papel
your headp growled the sergeant, a.
he turned to his book.
Yes, win" cheerfully replied thu
young man. II presume l can find /;
hardware store open at this hour.
will buy dimes worth. / will sand
paper my head. But just one wore
more. One of my hands was what il
called straight but he said
crooked always beat a straight Cal
you tell me if such--"
But the sergeant rose up and point
ed to the door and the young man tip
toed out saying:
Eyes, l will sand-paper my head
Ta-ta, officer-many hanksr'-Detroi
Free Press
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20
THE REAL MILLIONAIRES.
Two Society Women at Summer Resor
DISCUSS Their Projects.

Discuss Their Projects.
"Ah, Mrs. Ray, delighted to see you
How are you spending the summer"
''Oh, delightfully."-, thanks. We rent
ed our lakeside avenue mansion, you
know, to our Buttons who is spend
ing his honeymoon there"
''Ah really? And you will take some
extended toors?"
'Oh. no; we have SO many obliga-
tions this summer that we couldn't
possibly think of wandering far. You
see, our cook has saved SO much in our
five years service that she was able to
buy position in the swell -four hun
dred' of New York, and we are just
back from spending month with her
at her Newport cottage"
Really? And now where?"
"Well, for July we were the guests
of our butler, who has a magnificent
mansion at Saratoga. For August we
intend to accept our chambermaid' s
hospitality over in Paris.
"Your chambermaid in Parish
"Oh, yes. You see, she saved
enough while in our service so that a
French count married her for her mon
ey-"
"How wonderful! And them"
well, September will be divided up
between our coachman, who has villa.
at Narragansett, and our head groom,
who has a country house at Richfield.
l tell you, it's great privilege to
know the swells and be on good terms
with the leaders of fashion and FORM"
yes And what a delight it must
be to you to know that you have made
SO many millionaires in your lifetime,
although you yourselves can never
hope to be rich. 1t somehow compen-
safes after all for the everlasting prob
lem of the servant question. IN. Y.
World.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20
HOW KNIGHTS ARE MADE.
More Ceremony Than when A Peer q
the Realm Is Created.

More Ceremony Than when A Peer q
tho Realm Is Created.
Your mere peer or baronet takes his
patent and no more said or done; but
the knight receives his honor from her
majesty by the literal laying on Of
hands
The ceremony Is curious The
knights go down to Windsor, and ara
entertained by the lords-in-waiting al
luncheon. II there is any time to
spare, they are conducted about the
castle for an inspection of the state
departments and other curiosities
Then they are assembled in an ante.
room, and special care is taken to i'm.
press on each the Importance of follow
ing the right man in the prearranged
order.
When. let us say Henry Irving's turn
arrived, he was ushered into room
where her majesty was seated, attend.
ed by some of the princesses and the
ladies-in-waiting. He made profound
obeisance, advanced toward the sover.
eign and kneeled on the left knee.
The queen took a sword and touched
him slightly on the shoulder, uttering
the words, "Sir Henry" not "Rise, Sir
Henry. The rise" has no existence
except in historical romances.
Sir Henry did not rise just then, but
placed his right arm on his right knee
in such a position that her majesty
could lay her hand upon his arm to be
kissed. Then he arose and bowed him.
self gracefully out of the room back.
ward.
Her majesty is very particular about
this kissing of her hand. She win not
have it done in the illusory fashion
practiced by witnesses in police court
when they are presented with greasy
testament. Sir John Rigby, when he
was knighted, was thinking of the Tes.
lament, and neglected to kiss the royal
hand, whereupon he was sternly called
back and compelled to go through the
ceremony over again.
The queens word in the matter OF
titles, is absolute law. We're she to
address a bystander Inadvertently as
duke" duke he would remain, un
less she revoked the honor. London
Sketch.
| Minnehaha means "lauphinp wa.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20
Mhera Men Ara Weak.

A woman who has to work for liv-
ing has no time to work the men and
the men are such chumps that they
have to be worked to be secured. A
girl who neglects her work to curl her
hair and bat her eyes at the men stands
better chance of winning husband
than the girl who makes her daily work
her first object. This is not compli-
mentary to the men, but men are
great chumps, and everyday occur
rences prove that they are particularly
chumpy so far as the women are con-
cerned. -Atchison Globe.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20
A Cb,cayo wedd,np.

Best Man Ito Chicago groom)-Is ev.
cry thing ready?
Groom think so.
Got the ring?"
"Yes"
"All right. l have the license and
the application for divorce. Let the
ceremony proceed. Texas Siftings.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20
a CITY rHoRouaHFARE.


The iags are hot beneath my feet,
And up and down the roaring street,
Twixt blazing fronts OF brick and stone,
No gracious breath Of air is blown
hoar wheezy violin
Above the vast uneeasing din
Where, at the corner, with bare head,
A beggsr sits. blind as the dead
There creeps, misshnpen. pale and loan,
A cripple, In whose hands Ia seen
banner, whose runs may read
That Levy never fails to lead
In clothing and In shoes" Now loud
Above the turmoil OF the crowd
Straight through the citys throbbing heart,
Mid knots OF vans that swiftly part
It's harsh gong pealing warningly,
An ambulance goes dashiug by.
newsboy shrieks and haunts his wares
truckman on the car track swears
And turns aside his ponderous dray,
A. the bell clangs to clear the way.
There Beauty sweeps by Squalors side;
There Vice and Fashion proudly ride;
There still within his gilded gates
Sits Dives, while gaunt Lazarus waits
Outside, with dull and weary eye,
For some kind soul to come and buy
His shoestrings or his pins.
And yet
! know bank where ferns are wet
With morning balm where MOSES grow,
And mid lush sedges softly flow
The netted currents of a stream
Shared in its own melodious dream.
There glance brave wings; there many SOUND
Of silver bugles lightly wound
Steals sweetly through the haunted shade
OF grassy aisle and bosky glade,
And there lives faith In all things good;
There whispers stir the solitude
Like prayers; and there again grow bright
The spirits that were clogged with night.
There Care her haggard mask lays by
To let young Hope smile in her eye,
While every breeze from perfumed fields
To Grief sure nepenthe yields,
There let me haste, there let me bide,
Drenched with the opulent summertide.
james B. Kenyon. in N. Y Independent.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20
A Peculiar Fact.

"Bliggins is still complaining about
the business depression"
Hasn't he got work yet?"
mo. Can't find anything that suits
him."
That's the way it goes. The man
that keeps talking about hard times is
invariably looking for a soft thing" -
Washington Star.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20

Hat Brush OF Hair Cioth.

A curious but very effective hat
brush is made of hair cloth. double q
piece twelve inches long. Roll ur
tightly and sew together. Ravel on,
one cad and sew bands of blue ribbon
above the brush thus made, adding
others at the top by which to hang i,
p.-Philadelphia Press.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20
A WELSH HIRING DAY.

Strange Scenes OF Festivity at the Marke,
Village.
had the luck to be in Aberdaron .dur.
ing the spring hiring day. This great
domestic festival-or otherwise
place at Sarn, market village six
miles away. 1t upset the economy OF
a multitude of homes far and wide.
From an early hour the lanes were
thick with Eighty young women who
had given their mistresses notice anI
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20

just before church time on the fol-
lowing Sabbath number of whoelmen
whizzed up and dismounted at the
spring, coming from different direc-
tons.
Hello, Billy" "How are yer, Saml"
$50 you hain't thought better of it?"
"Ain't any betterv but under the chaff
was strained feeling of wonder as to
what they had better do about it, Jnst
then out came the pastor with large
board in his hands. He did not notice
them until he reached them, and when
he did the flash of pleasure in his face
was pretty thing to see.
Now, this is really kind OF you;
am very glad you have come" and his
tone was so genuine that 1t once more
broke the ice. MAY I trouble you to
help me bit before we go in?' and he
looked up at the branches overhead.
II want to hang this sign up, and I'm
not dressed exactly for climbing
with humorous look at his clothes.
Up sprang a couple Of active fellows,
and were up among the broad spreading
boughs like monkeys In twinkling
the sign WAS hanging just where it
would meet the eyes of one who was
likely to be hating for drink. On
the board was painted hand and the
following inscription:
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20
An Annoying Oversight.

Miss Summergirl las they are leaving
the shore)-Oh, dearl | have forgot.
ten something.
Her Mother-What is it?
Miss ST. forgot to break my en-
gagement with Jack Dolleigh. Brook
lyn Life.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20

The victim-rd rather pay for act
ual results.
The Detective-All right. Suppose
we make it twenty dollars FER clue. -.
Puck.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20
One solace Remaining.

Banks-Bet's go, Rivers. Four act
Of this is about all can stand.
Rivers Let's sit it out, Banks. Sew
en- If the characters ave killed of il
the next act Chicago TribunS.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20
INTO THE HIGHWAYS.
BY JOHN PRESTON TRUE.

HEARTY laug h
came ringing in at
the windows. just
the m er r | g s t.
mirthful, laughter
inspiring laugh!
The day was warm
and sunny, the
clouds in the sky
were white and
fieecy, and the
birds in their way
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20

The bell was tolling. Its tones were
booming in stately strokes above them.
Come, boys, it is time to go in,'
said the pastor, cheerily. "And"--as
anoth err has said-"they followed him.
Detroit Free Press
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20

-Minnehaha means laughing wa.
ter" The Indian word was Minne-ra-
ra.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20

Florida has ASST pensioners
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-20

II don't mind sayin' that had a
good time. And what's mora = I'm
going again!' And he sat up with an
aire of "therel put that in your pipe
and smoke itl''
But the only response was the Spar
tan-like comment OF two or three more
In chorus:
Same here, Billyw
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
AUX Amas DU COURIER.

A nos amis en- general, ct a toutes les per
sOnnes qui supportent nOtre journal:
Nous appelons rattention de toutes les per
Bonnes Qui doivent faire des publications lG-
gales, Acknowledgement des ventes par autOrite
de Justice, sur le default de precautions qu'elles
ont de ne pas bonner les instructions neces-
saires ct pOsitives pour que ces publications
soient faltes par lie journal de leur choix; celia
nous prlve, en- effet dun patronage 1ui nous
serait accOrde. LIE sheriff de la paroisse alr-
porte, en- effet, un zele Qui tient de lajalonsle, a
assurer au Journal don't il est non seulement 10
directeur mas III des principaux acfionnalres,
toutes les ventes par autorite de justice. ct GER
taines publications en- cette matiere ont apparu
dams CO journal, bien qu'elles dussent nous aP-
p~artenir, scion PintentiOn des parties Giles
nlGmes, 81 Giles n'avaient etc e%nlevees, q Ia dc
mande ~personnelle du sheriff on de ses deputies
au moment de 10 Specification des ordres de
Saisie.
Ceux qui preferent sOutcnir gu patroniser
tout autre journal de cette parOisse, sont par
taitement Nbres, ct nous arirlons tort mauFaise
grace q nous plaindre de semblable preference;
mais nos amis qui deslrent nous accorder leuf
soutien, sont instanment prizes de WELLER a &c
que les officers soient expressement requls dc
donner au Courier les publications qul pea-
vent les concerner; ct nous les enga2eons aussl
acknowledgements, a ne pas Sc lalsser lnfuencef
en- aucune maniere, pour les faire consentlr, au
besoin les contraindre, 4 bonner ces puhllca-
lions 4 tout autre journal, quel quill SOFT.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
lie Tonneue.

LIE bureau m6t6or0logique des Etats-
Unis Went de publier des observations
~curieuses sur le tonnerre. Nous repro
d0isons les suivantes: lie tonDerre frap-
pc les oranges trols fois plus sonveot
que les residences, ct les oranges
pleines SON plus snjettes d 6tre trap
p6es que les vides. Les troncs d'arbres
cont frappes trois fois plus solvent que
lee branches. Les arbres des bas- fonds
A1prAs de l'eaa soDt plus sajets an fluid
6lectriqne que les antres. LIE chene
est 10 plus f~r6quemment frapp6 par Ia
fOudre; le sapin Fest rarement. Les
geDs vivsnt dams les cites gu dams les
villes denssmept penpl6es conrent pen
de danger, le risqne dams les campagnes
on les villages Giant cling fois plus
grand. Pour la meme raison, le centre
dun hocage gu dune foret est moins
exp0s6 4 la foudre one les bords, 10
densit6 aidant d distribuer le courant.
Durant nm orage de tonnerrei il nest pas
prudent de % tenir sons I'M arbre, dams
une porto dc grange, pres des bestiaux
pres dune chemin6e o asd'0n foyer.
On ne gagpe rien en- allant be cOucher,
on On ss6t0ufant entire deux matelas de
plunaes. Aux Etats- Unis Ia perte moy-
ephe do sies caus6e par le tonnerre est
~ pa personnas par aimee. avec DIES
pertos mat6Fielles pour $l5,0OO,OOO.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07

Sill est bien vrai qu'nne home femme
est IL plus pr6cieux des biens, James
NUgent, dc Stratford, Conn, a fat IN
famenx heritage. II 6tait garcon de
cafe pour James McEiroy ct celni CT
6tant mort la semaine pass6e hi a laisse
&c legs dams o testament: ''Je dome
Mary q James Nugent ct il est de ma
vOlont6 ct de mon d6sir qa'elle l'6pouse
de suite ct qu'elle soft aassi bonnie
femme pour lui qu'elle la etc pour
moi" &c legs ma pas etc contests par
aucun interesse ct au retour des fun6-
rallies Ia jeune veuve, nullement incon-
solable, a spouse Nugent ct lni fait don
dc la Motto de son bieD, apr3s quot
les nouveaux 6poux cont parts en- voy-
age de nOces.