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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure. by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of a perfect lax
alive; eGectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them aud it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
90. only, whose name is printed on every.
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed, yon will NOT
accept any substitute If offered.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27

which they pass the winter They
cease to feed about the middle of Sep
TENDER and do not begin again unit
about the middle of April, havins
passed the winter attached to the
twigs of the tree. After feeding awhile
they make second and larger case,
shaped like diminutive cigar, an6
from which they can stretch forth the
forward part OF the body and, eating
circular hole large enough to admit
the body, commence to eat out the sub
stance of the leaves, leaving the lower
and upper skins intact 1t still retains
it's cigar-shaped home and retires into
it when at rest or disturbed. In June
they cease to feed, fasten themselves
10 the leaf and in short time enter
the chrysalis stage, from which the
moths issue.
These cigar-like objects can be seen
moving over the leaf of plant, al.
though scarcely more than one-ffth of
an inch in length, and when disturbed
the little creatures retreat into them.
The first indication of the insects
presence occurs on the swelling buds
of apple, pear or plum trees. Two or
three have often been seen on single
bud busily at work eating holes in
them no larger than a pin. The work
on the expanded foliage is seen in skel.
etonized dead areas, which have near
their center clear cut round hole
through one skin, usually on the
under side of the leaf. The caterpil-
lars also often attack the growing fruit
The Cornell station says that the, in
sect can probably be kept in check by
two or three thorough sprayings with
paris green, If used at the rate of one
pound to two hundred gallons of water.
The first application which may be eff.
fectively combined with the Bordeaux
mixture for the apple scab fungus,
should be made as soon as the little
cases are seen on the opening buds. A
second and perhaps third application
may be necessary at intervals Of from
four to seven days on badly infested
trees. These sprayings will also check
the bud moth. 1t has also been found
in Canada that kerosene emulsion
spray applied at the same time as di.
rected for paris green is still more
effective check upon the case-bearer,
and will probably be SO on the bud
moth. In pear orchards this insect
and the psylla can be checked by a
spray of the same emulsion when the
leaves are opening. 1t should be re
membered that a fruit tree ought
never to be sprayed when in blossom
and that success in any case will de
pend almost entirely upon the thor
oughness with which the work is done
IN. Y. World.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27
II took place near Jim'e moo,,snla,

II took place near Jim'D mooLshiat
factory in the depths of the mountains
Notwithstanding the deputy was look
ing for Jim, the meeting was a sur
prise to him and to the one man with
him. So surprising in feet, that be
fore the officers knew exactly what had
happened Jim had them both covered
with a Winchester and their hands
were up in the air quite out of reach Of
the guns they carried for such emer.
gencies.
who are you2 What do you mean
by this outrage?' stormed this deputy
marshal, not, however, taking down
his hands to make gestures with, for
Jim's Winchester seemed to fol bid
| that.
I'm Jim Blatchman," replied the
moonshiner, quietly, land reckon
you're the Teller that Marthy loves,
he added, gulping down lump in his
throat.
Whether the officer loved Martha did
not appear to be taken into Jim's ac'
count.
That's none of your business" re-
torted the deputy, who had plenty Of
nerve or he never would have held the
position he did.
II reckon faint" said Jim, meekly
thinking of Martha all the time.
The deputy was growing FESTIVE.
WELL" he exclaimed, when are
you going to let up on this?"
"And that's none o. your business,
said Jim, with only the very faintes!
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27
sill KILL THE HOUND"

him, "but you amt like the captain. y
"But you wuz lovin' me afore you
seen him." argued Jim.
mo, wuzn't, jim" she admitted.
II wuz tryin' to, an maxim you be-
lieve wuz, but thar wuzn't no love
thar. Leastways, not like this I've, got
fer the captain"
Jim got up and walked the floor.
"I'll kill the hound" he said, and
Jim had some experience in that line,
and knew what he was talking about.
"You might ez we'll kill me, too,
JIM" she replied to this threat. "fer
what kills him kills me"
Jim sat down sobbing with a grief
greater than he could express
"Oh, Marthy, Marthy," he said, after
few minutes, ITO think that you wuz
more'n everything in the world to me,
and that thar wuznt nothin' else
keered fer eff it wuzn't you, and now
you have give il all mp fer stranger,
and him revenoo."
Perhaps it was not such burst OF
emotional eloquence as the more civil
lied man could have poured forth at
such a time, but there was all of Jim's
heart and soul in it, and there can be
no more than that in any human utter
| ance.
After a long time Jim went away,
and when the officer came on his next
visit Martha talked to him of this old
lover of hers, and the officer smiled
softly to himself.
He knew Jim Blatchman by reputa
ton, and was anxious for persona
acquaintance. Martha could bring
about d meeting. and Martha did
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27
FARM AND GARDEN.
EMPLOY TIE coNvICTS.


A Suggestion from Canada Worthy Of
Most Serious Consideration.
One of the most serious problems be-
fore the practical prison reformers OF
the day is to provide profitable employ
ment for the men under sentence.
Idieness is bad for the prisoner, mem
tally, morally and physically.
The Montreal Star suggests one way
to get good roads, and at the same
time solve the question, in the follow
ing article:
Now, why not empty the prisons
upon the roads? Not in any way or in
any place that will make the prison
ers feel the sting of disgrace. To
pillory man is poor way to reform
him. The chief end Of the modern
prison system must not be forgotten.
We ought to graduate citizens and
not improved criminals from our jails
But what better way to bring out his
manhood than by letting him do work
which he knows to be useful in the
open air in quiet country district
where he seldom will see anyone and
never anyone who knows himp Care
should be taken, of course, in choosing
the men for this work 1t will not be
expedient to permit every prisoner
sufficient liberty to do it as must be
done here. We can have no chain
! gang ighoininy about it. A chance te
join these road building parties might
be made reward for good conduct; so
that it would have double beneficial
cffect-one in the men who go and the
other in the men who stay. The pub
lic-spirited phase of the scheme would
appeal to some prisoners; for did not a
prisonful down in New Brunswick ask
leave to save subscription out Of
| their rations for the New foundland
sufferers? The party could never be
larger than the Jail accommodations
in the immediate neighborhood; and
the fullest care must, of course, be
taken to protect the people from so
much as the fear of trouble. A careful
selection of the men to go-would help
to render this part of the task easy.
The farmers would be rewarded with
better roads; no industry would be in
terfered with, but, on the contrary,
the marketing of the farmers produce
would be facilitated; the prisoners
would be hugely benefited in every
way, and the greatest bar to prison
reform removed. The extra cost, II
anything, would be mere bagatelle;
and as there is no money to make
roads, no one could object that men
outside Of prisons ought to be given
| tho work
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27
Butter Fats from Whey.

A new source of butter has been dis
covered by the Cornell college of agri-
culture. 1t is found in the whey, a
waste product in cheese making, which
has heretofore been only fed to hogs,
and not thought very good food for
them. The discovery is a method by
which the butter fats, always present
in the whey, can be separated and
used in making butter. The separa-
tor machine is used. The saving
will be sufficient in a large cheese fac
tory 10 pay for a separator in a short
time. 1t means q saving to New York
dairymen of fully 81 1000, 900 worth Of
butter per year. The but,er made by
this process is said to he Of excellent
quality.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27

The possibilities OF united effort in
the line of fruit culture were shown in
recent article by a member OF the
Ontario Fruit Growers association. He
recommended the meeting together of
ten, twenty or fifty farmers in neigh
borhood. to form cooperative soci-
ety. each one agreeing eplant within
the next five years ten acres of orchard,
the varieties to be few in number and
all suited for shipment; to properly
study and carry out the care of their
trees, and when the time should come
for fruit-bearing to unite in sending
their apples forward under their own
brand to the English market, having
their evaporation for the windfalls, and.
if necessary, their central frost and
heatproof storehouse at the central
shipping point.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27

CiGAR-CASE BEARER.
Danger TO the Orchards of the Country
from a New Pest.

Danger TO the Orchards of the Country
from a New Pest.
A comparatively new pest of fruit
trees is the insect called the cigar-case
bearer, which last year probably
ranked next to the bud-moth in New
York in destructiveness Owing to its
small size and peculiar habits, the in
sect in any stage will be rarely noticed
by fruit-grower, and yet the second
one of the curious suits or cases which
the little caterpillar wears is conspicu'
GUS enough to reveal its presence to the
casual observer. Itappears as a moth
from about the middle of June until
about the middle of July, and lays its
eggs on the leaves Of fruit trees After
couple of weeks these hatch to mi.
mute caterpillars, which at once eat
through the skin Of the leaf and mine
in the tissue, leaving tiny trans.
parent line behind them, After a
couple Of weeks or more they cut small
bits out Of the leaves and roll them
into minute tubes or cases within
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27
Better Road Laws Needed.

The road tax system of personal
service or Communication is unsound as
principle, unjust in its operations,
wasteful in its practices and unsatis-
factory in its results. Some system
should be devised, based upon prop
erty, and properly owners should
not be exempt on account OF age. AS
the case now stands, some families es-
cape any road tax, year after year, all
of the members being either too young
or too old, but they are abundantly
able to do their share and use the
roads quite as much or more than any
one. In the meantime their poorer
neigbbors, tenants it may be, or young
men without land, must leave the
crops in critical condition, at the
within and convenience of the road
master, Often the worst piece of road
is untouched and bit suiting the road
master or his friends is worked after a
fashion, Farm and Home.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27
CHEAP GATE SPRING.
One of the Few Devices of Its Kind That

One of the Few Devices Of Its Kind That
Has Given Satisfaction.
A few years ago, saw description
of spring for gate; made one and
applied it to my gate, and it has given
such good satisfaction that | send a
drawing Of it for publication. Take
an old horse-ralSe tooth or new one
may be procured from dealer in
farm machinery, heat the ends in the
stove if not near blacksmith shop;
bend about three inches of one end
back to go into the post on which the
gate hangs, and bend the other end
into the form Of hook. Fasten a
rope or small chain to the gate about
six inches from the back side-or
further away if stronger spring Is
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27

shadow of smile ON his sad and sal
low face.
That's stand-off on me-" laughed
the deputy, nervily. 81 hope, how
ever, you won't make it any longer
than you can help, for my arms are
getting tired"
Jim passed this sally in silence.
II reckon" he said, gloomily, shat
you and yer pardner thar come pokin'
round here fer me, didn't you?"
''That's about the size Of it," admit
ted the deputy, frankly.
II reckon you know what revenoo
gifts when he gifts ketched in these
parts, don't your"
The deputy lowered his hands just a
hairs breadth.
Don't do that ag'in," warned Jim,
'er you'll make me fergit my dooty.
What will they do with me of l kill
both NV you'uns?' he went on.
Hang you as high as Hannah,
promptly replied the deputy.
EFF it's only one of you, will it be
the SameF
Exactly"
Jim smiled at this as If justice were
somewhat Of a joker.
He stood as he had been standing
since he had stopped the two officers
with his gun at his shoulder, then
without word of warning sharp re-
port rang out and the man by the
deputy marshal's side dropped dead in
his tracks
The deputy was almost unnerved by
the awful, suddenness Of it, but he
never finched.
Jim threw his smoking Winchester
at the deputy's feet.
Pm yer prisoner" he said hopeless
ly, and then with nod toward the
dead man, SIT want him that Marthy
loves"
And thus Jim Blatchman vindicatet
his honor as a moonshiner, and re
moved the obstacle in the Path of Mar
tha's happiness.-N. Y. Sun.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27
suicide Of a Bravo old Salt.

4 China's fleet is now thing Of tho
past, AM many gallant men have per-
ished with it, striving vainly to sa We
their country's credit. with fate
against them, and handicapped by cor
ruption, treachery and incompetence
on shore. Chief among those who have
died for their country is Admiral Ting
Ju Chang, a gallant soldier and true
gentleman. Betrayed by his country
men. fighting against odds, almost his
last official act was to stipulate for the
lives OF his officers and men. His own
he scorned to save, well knowing that
his ungrateful country would prove
less mercitul than his honorable foe.
Bitter, indeed, must have been the re.
Elections of the old wounded hero in
that midnight hour, as he drank the
poisoned cup that was to give him rest
Commander McGiffin, Of the "Chen
Yuen, n'in Century.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27
JAPANESE DANCING.
1t IL Combination of swaylng Move
ments of the Body and Arms.

1t 10 Combination of swaytng Move
ments of the Body and Arms.
Regarding dancing IN its primitive
sense, as the outward expression of
emotion, whether of Joy or sorrow,
love or hate, to the western mind
Japanese is the antithesis OF that with
which we are familiar.
In utterance 1t lie as far removed as
is the stately minuet of bygone days
from that of the boisterous school of
Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay, the giddy gira-
tions of the so-cailed 'serpentine"
dance, or the pedal gymnastics of the
premiere danseuse of the modern bal
let.
Not only in expression Of feeling but
in mode of action is Japanese dance
the opposite of ours Dancing has been
termed the poetry Of notion" as per.
formed in the land Of the chrysanthe-
mum it might more fittingly be called
the poetry Of gesture"
Japanese dancing is essentially ono
OF posing, or swaying motion of the
upper part of the body. of sinuous
movements of the arms and hands. and
of dexterous fan-play. To one wholly
ignorant Of the language of Nippon
the exquisite dumb show ard tho pan
tomimic skill convey to the epthralled
beholder the motif of the dance.o
All Japanese dances depict some sto.
ry which is sung 10 low cadence by the
musicians who accompany the dance,
or it may be by the dancers themselves,
The musical instruments usually EN-.
ployed are the samisen--s sort Of three
stringed guitar--the drum and the ko.
to, an Instrumentation Eve feet long
by one foot broad. having six or more
strings.
To ears attuned to our periods, Jap
anese music might seem sufficient in
harmony, but all must admit that in
expression It is sad, aud its musical
measure suited to the dance. The mn
sic and dance are executed by class
OF dancing girls. named geishas. girls
OF from fourteen to sixteen years Of
age, trained from childhood 10 the
practice of their profession.
The orchestra arranged in semi
circle facing the audience, the dancers.
consisting generally of two. take up
their position with their backs present
ed to the spectators, and the dance
commences
Fantastic, though with most artistic
blending of color. are the robes the
maidens wear. the chief feature OF
| which is the obi, or sash.
| Almost all the dances portray some
love story, the performers posturing
and gliding here and there on the stage
with delicace grace. efrecting tableau
after ableau. until the music suddenly
dies away. and the dance is ended. the
performers completing the dance with
their backs to the on lockers. as in the
commencement The dance is over as
breath. bnt it is breath OF iueffa BILE
sweetness. st Paul's.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27

ADRIAN DIAcoNu, of Hungary, clsiuis
to have made remarkable discovery.
He has found in the remains of tho old
Roman camp OF Bersovia at Bogesau,
near Temesvar, ,what he and certain
learned men regard as irrefutable evil
dence that the Centurions OF the
Fourth Legion, who were stationed
there at some time during the Second
century, were acquainted with the use
of movable types Such a discovery
throws back the origin Of the art of
printing nearly thirteen centuries 1t
Is already known that the Romans
used stamps, but there had been no
trace Of the use Of mavaGs typea
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27

FACTORY in Admission, Ala, has re-
ceived the contract for equipping the
city of Toxic, japan, with water pipes.
Factories in England, Germany, Bel.
GUM and other European countries
competed in the bidding, but the Ala
bama contractors were successful. The
water pipes are shipped to Toxic by
way of Liverpool.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27

Two $1,000 notes. torn in half, were
fouPG' amid rubbish in Washington.
The notes were thought to be counter
felt, but were carried to the United
States treasury, where it was ascer-
tanned that the find was genuine money,
but thatthese notes formed part of a
robbery effected some time since, and,
as their numbers had been published,
they could not be offered by the rob-
bers without danger.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27

The largest piece of granite in the
a.ea of its surface ever gotten out in
Concosl, N. H., is now being finished
up in the New England Granite works.
It is to be, when completed, l6 feet Q
inches long by l2 feet z inches in width
and foot thick. The original dimen-
sions OF the stone were much greater
in the rough, when it weighed nearly
40 tons and could not be lifted by any
derrick in the city. When completed
it will contain 2i2 cubit feet. 1t is to
be the roof stone of the magnificent
Heurich tomb, to be erected in Wash
ington. The tomb is to cost between
$40. 600 and $40. 900.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27
AFTER.


Laugh and Mng when am gone,
Gayly deck my tomb;
Well We know do not love
Aught of blight or gloom.
Laugh and sing and drop no tear;
Deep tho sod below
II would please me best to think,
Tears had ceased to flow
Gathered round my tent of green,
Tell your tales Of mirth;
oh, be happy, 90 am I.
Sleeping in the earth
And remember as you 60
Homeward through the grove,
That the robins, not the ravens,
Ii the voice Of love.
Chicago Ret ord
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27

DIR. REILLY, of the Chicago board Of
health, has issued manifesto against
kissing. He paints in horrible colors
the dangers of bacilli transmission
through the medium of oscillation, and
earnestly pleads that all young couples
who feel they can not give up the per-
nicious practice carry around with
them bottles OF carbolized rose water
and wash their lips carefully with it
after each contact
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27

FROM reports received from south.
western Missouri thousands of bushels
of peaches will be lost because they
can not be marketed to advantage un.
der present transportation facilities.
Some attempt has been made to con.
vert these great quantities of fruit into
brandies, etc, but in spite Of this the
loss will be heavy.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27

ArRopos of the caterpillar nuisance,
reports have been received from Bis.
marek, N. D., which state that new
kind of caterpillar has made its appear
ance in that region, and has proceeded
at once to dennde shade trees of their
foliage. The worm spins cocoon,
which is large and unusually strong
fibre. Upon examination by experts it
has been found that the thread is al.
most as strong as silk and Of similar
fox.is
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27
texture.

A STEAMER running on rails is Curl
Gas sight to be seen near Copenhagen.
Two lakes are separated by a narrow
strip of land on which rails are laid
running into the water on either side.
The steamer, which is forty-four feet
long and carries seventy passengers, is
guided to the rails by piles like ferry
slip. 1t has wheels on either side
which ft the rails, and is driven full
speed up one side and down the other
into the water on the other side,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27

The Marquis Eugene de Beauharnais,
blockade runner and financial agent Of
the Confederacy, one of the most dar-
ing adventarers of the age, and one
upon whose head the United States
government once set reward of $780,
900, is now visiting San Francisco. He
is handsome man, apparently little
more than IS years old.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27

The coming man in Turkey is Tur.
chan Pasha, the new foreign minister,
who has had remarkable career and
is in high favor with the sultan and
the grand vizier. lie was educated in
France, and his wife is one of Turkeys
rare new women" At her hus.
bands official receptions she stands by
his side unveiled, dressed in the latest
European styles and wearing eye
rrlaccac
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27

PEOPLE in the vicinity of Pittsburgh
have started a movement in favor of
composite roads, consisting OF ma
cadamized track about q dozen feet
wide with dirt road alongside of it.
1t is we'll known that dirt roads in
summer afford pleasanter driving than
any other kind, but in winter or con-
tinued wet weather they are at the
other extremes tits stated that this
combination road can be built for Sl0,-
900 mile, or about half as much as
enc macadamized full width.