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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-13


For willing guests yield willingly consent
~ happened once. Diogenes for grub
Torsook the limits Of his weil-known tub
(Ho was not stayed by crinoline hub-bub)
Betook himself to Plato's thero to dino
The cynic loved the Philosoph divine
For who more learned than the Athenian seeri
What other table groancd with such good
ohoerf
What other men had oonvives so sincere'
Scarce had he entered when his eyes be-
Tho sumpsuous hanginss rioh in every
fold,s
Affecting rage. he strides across the hall.
And ruthless drags them from the naked
Then sresds them foul beneath his olodded
fcet
Thon splits upon. and In his vain conceit--
"'Tls thus thy pride. o Plato, do treati"
He said The Seer behold the damage
wrought.
And thus replied; 20 friend. II thou hast
sought
To low'r my pride unto the very earth,
In thee greater pride to this gave birth I"
This just roproof convinced the cynio rough
"Much, much ] know" Quoth he, yet not
enough"
How Oft alasl our ncighbors faults We
chido,
When deep within ourselves these same
abide.
Confess the truth-our greatest fault is
pride.
--Csedmon, in N Y. Times Democrat
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-13
ERILS OF THE STREET.
A broadway Workman With Too Many
Women on His String.

Women on Ills String.
1t was only a simple, harmless string,
chalked so that all men and women
could see it and avoid it, held but a
couple of inches above the bed of Gin
ders bya couple of workmen engaged
in getting the sidewalk level But it
caused as much commotion for few
minutes as a five-barred gate in hunt
ing field. Broadway is about as lively
In the vicinity of Goth and 27th streets
of a nice afternoon as any other por-
ton OF that great thoroughfare.
The two workmen who were manag.
ing chalk line over the cinder bed
preparatory to laying new sidewalk
appeared tie have chosen the livelicst
part of the day. As the work was that
of but few seconds it w asn't worth
while closing the walk.
The first second, however, saw the
line swept away on the red shoes of a
Broadway soubrette, who looked dag
gers and bowie knives at the man on
the curb He got it back in place on
the tip of his thumb nail, only to lose
it again the next train. Then every
woman who saw it stepped on it.
They made point of it, apparently
lapprehensive of some trick by which
the line would be lifted before the y
got completely over it, The men in
variably stepped over it. The woman
who didn't deliberately put her foot on
it, gathered up her skirts and jumped,
letting out a half smothered yelp like
that of dog anticipating club.
Sometimes whole cluster of women
would suddenly bunch on one side of
the cord or the other, and then, fol-
lowing their leader, would go over the
obstruction, skirts up with hop,
skip and jump at least foot high
But some one of their number woult.
usually manage to sweep it away with
| them.
One woman with firm chin and
evident decision of character saw the
cause of the commotion, and calmly
stopped, grabbed it and jerked it out
of the mans hand and threw it aside.
Then she walked on as conscious OF
having performed solemn duty rs
The man is who has just kicked a
banana skin off the walk.
When the man at the curb end of
the cord wound it up at the end of half
an hour he had had more women on
his string in ten minutes than the
watering place young man has in ten
| years. m Y. Herald.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-13
a GOOSE GUN.
Il Was Big Thing. Hut 1t Would Not Kill
N Gooaa

Goose
'Talkin' about your big guns" re.
marked Frank Timms, the Petaluma
pothunter, II reckon owned the big.
gest gun--barrin' cannon O course
thatev struck the coast. I'm talkin
about sportin' guns now, not them
thunderin' big chimleys they have on
ships that'll throw base-burnin' coal
stove fifteen or twenty miles an blow
q hole in the water biggern Mt Di.
ablo.
The gun which Pm mentionin' OF
was goose gun invented myself for
use up in the Sac'ermento valley.
wanted somethin' that would sweep up
a acre or two o geese at one swipe, SO
l got a section o. six-inch water pipe,
plugged up one end, loaded her with
half a bushel of BIB shot, strapped it on
my mule and started out
II was little arly an couldn't find
q goose. They hadn't got out on the
feedin' grounds yet, SO sat down an
waited. Purity soon they came in
clouds an lit all around me. There
was forty acres covered with 'em SO
thick that you couldn't throw rock
without hittin' goose, an the farth.
est one warn't more'n forty yards from
me.
well, sir, ! sighted my gun along SO
| it would sweep the field in good shape,
an touched her off by pullin' a string"
Timms paused. He did not care to
reach the climax of his story too soon.
1t might shock his hearers.
"How many geese did you kill?"
"Not blamed goose. The gun was
30 big an carried such charge that
the shot dropped straight down to the
ground, and the mule, gun and all shot
clear across the river into Suffer
county. If you don't believe it you
can go up there an see where the
river is with Suffer county on one side
an Yuba on the other. San Fran.
cisco Post.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-13

A quaint tale of typewriter is told
by an Anglo-Indian who has just come
home. One of the English judges in
India was an expert on the machine,
and it occurred to him to use it for the
taking of judicial notes The machine
was conveyed into court, when a GER
tain novelty was impaired to the pro-
ceedings by the click of the keys and
the tinkle of the bell which indicated
that line had been completed. The
prisoner was found guilty and SEN
fenced. Promptly he appealed, on the
ground that instead of listening to the
evidence the judge had whiled away
his time by playing on musical in
strument. The Realm.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-13
Our Jury system.

Doctor You are much improved, but
you must avoid all mental exertion
whatever fol the next six months.
Patient-But, doctor, have got to
do something to make a living.
"Have you any acquaintance with
any court officials?"
Eyes, know several"
''Well. you get them to put you on
the jury in the court of general ses-
sions until you have recovered the use
of your mental faculties. always
recommend jury duty to my patients
when they are feeble-minded. Tam
MANY Times.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-13
All a Mistake.

The reporter that had accompanied
the special train to the scene of the
wreck hurried down the embankment
and found man who had one arm in a
sling, bandage over one eye, his front
teeth gone and his nose knocked fou,
points to starboard, sitting on piece
of the locomotive, and surveying the
horrible ruin all about him. Can
you give me some particulars of this
accident?' he asked, taking out his
note book. II haven't heard of any
accident, young man, replied the dis
figured party, stifiy. He was one of
the directors of the company. Pear
sons Weekly.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-13
what q shamei

Insurance Agent-You say that your
married life has been very unhappy
because of the bad temper OF your
wife. Had you been acquainted with
her long before you married herr
The Unfortunate-No: never saw
her until month before, and then ]
did not seek he- out, but met her only
by accident.
Just as | had supposed. What a
pity you hadn't taken out an accident
noliev. " Boston Transcript.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-13
Dentistry.

Patient What do you charge for ex
tracing a tooth?
Quack-Twenty-flve cents, madam.
"Why, how can you afford to do II
80 cheaply?"
"oh, have pull, you know."-De
troit Free I'ress
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-13

Customer-W What is that man doing
over there in the corner?
West Side Druggist He's dropped
lime into the telephone slot, and =
listening to the trolley car!-Chicago
Record,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-13
Pursuing q Profession.

SIS your son pursuing profession,
now that be is out of college? asked
the visitor.
"Yes-he is--but I'm afraid he'll
never catch up with il" the father re.
piled, sorrowfully Chicago Post
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-13
A Good Reason.

Look here, Schlumpenhagen, you
must help us at our smoking concert
You play the flute, don't yon?''
Not ven dere ish anypotty about.
Flows that?'
s.o< 7on't let mep-Punch
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-13

The most generous vine, If not
pruned, runs out into many superfluous
stems and growslat last weak and fruit
less; so doth the best man If he be no.
cut short in his desires, and pruned
with Affections. Bishop Hall.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-13

They that on glorious ancestors en-
Sarge produce their debt, instead of
their discharge. Young.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-13
A PLAToNlc LEGEND.

Plato, II seems, some tapestry had sYRend--
A noble gift Of Dion, least It's said
Within his hall whore he was wont TO meet
Most learned men and learned topics treat,
And whom their minds were surfeitcd, they'd
eat,
The genial host admired the work of art,
None richor could be found In Grecian
mart.
All shook their heads and scquiesoence
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-13

On May Miss Wilkes made the fol-
lowing entry In her journal of days:
Med and l have begun to hope Mr..
Penroyd sat with Miss Chandler all after
noon, from three to six, on her back steps.
The sister came over and sat with us. I
love them BOTH
On May 9 Ned wrote in the same
volume:
"Penroyd turned up here this afternoon.
Stayed half an hour. Said he had told
Miss Chandler that he loved her She
asked him not to talk of such things, to
be her friend. Fl says his brain is splitting
with the agony"
On May 10 Mrs. Wilkes as follows:
"Mr. Penroyd sitting with Miss Chandler
again. Three till six. Oh, If she doesn't
marry that fellow she's an idiot. He's as
good as gold. l like to look at his face.
I can't make her out"
On May II her husband:
1.-THE plot thickens.. Penroyd told Miss
c. again that he loved her. She confessed
the same thing with regard to him, but
says they can never marry. There is an
insurmountable barrier. p. says he can
step over any barrler-the Chinese wall it.
SELF for example"
May 13 Mrs. Wilkes as follows:
Poor Mr.. Penroyd. Miss Chandler has
refused to speak again on that subject, the
only subject that he wants to hear dis
cussed. She asked him to forgive her for
all the unavoidable pain she brought into
his life. Mr.. Penroyd asked her to put an
end to the pain as only she could. Poor
boy and girl, poor children"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-13

from you. l shall haunt you and dog
your footsteps no longer. But before
l go let me confess. My dearest one,
/ know your secret. 1t was that which
made me presumptuous enough to look
into your face. l thought: She has
suffered through her fathers trouble.
She will be more merciful of mine ;
| had no right to love you, no right to
breathe word of love into your ears.
Even now it is a crime. was tempt
ed beyond my strength. But now we
are about to part forever, and | will
make my confession. am not an hon.
est man, Edith. / served five years of
penitentiary myself. My own dearest
i beg you to forgive me-
Dearest she said, If that is true
there is no need for us to part. Why
haven't we been honest together be-
fore and saved ourselves this misery?'"
Penroyd finished. He was sitting on
couch by the window. He spread out
his long, white hands, and mechanically
raised each finger in succession. Mrs.
Wilkes wiped away couple of tears
which were rolling down her cheeks.
"Penroyd, that yarn of yours was a
complete lie, wasn't it?" said Ned.
eyes, it was a complete lie" assented
Penroyd, smiling.
"How in heavens name did you in
vent it?"
"Oh, don't know" was the answer
I'D invent good many things to
marry Miss Chandler" = Peterson'S
Magazine.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-23
Laying of a corner Stone.

Notwithstanding the pouring rain en-
Tuesday afternoon, the laying of the co,
ner S: one of the new Odd Fellows Temple
came off. The procession of the two
lodges, "Staunton" aud Fidelity" head
ed by the StoneWall Band, was a full one
and the regalia was very handsome. The
large number of young men in the order
was noticeable. The corner stone was laid
by Grand Master Montague with the at
tractive ceremony Of the order. The usua
box was deposited in the corner stone anC
contained the usual variety of contribu
lions.
The fine parade of Tuesday brought rt
mind the hard times of Odd Fellowship il
Staunton in it's early days. 1t was estab
lished in 1917, and Father A. M. Simpson
was one of the first members. He says
in those days it was hard to keep the lodge
together, and when the war came on it was
pretty well broken up. And yet old Staun
ton lodge always maintained its prominence
in the State, and furnished four Crane
Masters-N. X. Trout, now dead, JAS. III
Waters, Thos. J. Crowder and G. C.
Wheat. MI. Simpson saysin those difficult
times very few members ever looked for
ward to see two lodges in Staunton, the
order prospecting as 1t is now, and fine
temple in course Of erection.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-23
A Concert by Ex-Stude nts of the Staunton
FemaIe Seminary and Roanoke
EoIIe0e

The Brunswick, Md, Herald has long
and interesting account of a concert given
at Lovettsville, Loudoun county, by ex
students of the Staunton Female Seminary
and Roanoke College, on July 9th. The
young lad les who took part were Misses
Ruth McLinn, Annie Rodeffer, Clara Pot
terrified, Kate Coleman, Make Souder, Mel
lie Eamich, Jessie Frye. and Messrs. S. B.
Shank, John D. Rodeffer, DR.. A. B. House
holder The Herald's account closes as
follows:
"Klnd assistance was lent to the STU
dents by Professor and Mrs. Esenberg, of
Staunton, who played to the great delight
of the audience one of Webers famous
overtures. and by Professor Taneyhill, of
Unionvile, Md, who recited Poe S
Raven with all the weird and varied ex-
pressions required by this difficult poem.
Taking the concert as whole it was I'M
doubtedly one of the best ever given at
LOvettsville. The artistic skill with which
the performers acquitted themselves re-
fleets great credit on both of those excellent
institutions of learning, the Staunton Fe-
male Seminary and Roanoke College, which
seem to be great favorites with the people
of this section. and that they well deserve
the confidence placed in them is unmistak-
ably shown by the high attachments of
their graduates.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-23
The ArbitratOrs Decide.

The following is the conclusion arrived
at by the committee Of arbitration be-
tween the two fairs, made public at
the meeting held on Wednesday night I'M
der the auspices of the Chamber of Com
merce, by Judge Charles Grattan, chair
man of the committee:
"Your committee having had under consid-
Grafton the question of disagreement between
in this city during the coming fall, beg leave
to report that in their opinion, there should
be but one fair. That if each of the organiza-
tions is in earnest and is prepared financially
to hold fair we see no reason why they
should not combine and hold one successful
unWise to unite, it is the earnest desire of the
Chamber of Commerce that neither organiza-
ton by change of date, or any other way will
throw any obstacles in the way of the other,
and anv such attempt will enlist the sympa-
thy and support of this chamber for the Or
ganization so hindered and obstructed.'
The meeting adopted the report with but
one dissenting voice.
The Live Stock Fair, which has its prep
arations far advanced, will open its exhibit
ton on October 18th, as announced.
The Baldwin District Fair has as yet
made no preparations that we can hear OF
for its exhibition, which is set down to opel
on Sept. 10th.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-23
Brief Notes of local Interest.

The Public Schools of StauntOn will be
opened on Tuesday, September Sd, at sac
A. M.
Constable John D. Rodgers last Thurs
day, shipped the two orphan children of l..
s. Conley, a boy aged y and girl aged 10,
to their friends in Iowa Conley, through
marriage advertisement, married lady
of the county near Staunton, and the chill
dren were by former wife. When the
small pox prevailed some months ago, Con-
ley was one of those who died in the coun-
ty. Constable Rodgers secured through
subscriptions and an appropriation from
the Supervisors enough to send the chill
dren to their friends.
The difference between the Board of SUI
pervisors Of the county and Justice Arch
Kinney and Constable John D. Rodgers OF
Beverly Manor district, as to the charges
of the two latter for services in the small
pox hospital, has been submitted to Super
visors w. A. Crawford and T. M. Smiley
and Commonwealth Attorney Meade f.
White to examine into and report Septem
ber 14th.
The Baptist Sunday School excu rsion tt
Charlottesville last Thursday carried about
$50 scholars and so outsiders.
The Winchester Fair exhibits Septem
Der lob.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-23
The Good Roads Convention.

Mr.. Fl. W. Anderson. Secretary OF the
Virginia Good Roads Association, has
issued circular letter calling attention tC
the fact that State Good Roads Conven-
ton is called to meet in the Assembly Hall
of the Chamber Of Commerce in Richmond
at A. NJ. on October 10th, and that as
the State Fair will be going on then, the trip
can be made to Richmond at cheap excur-
sion rates. The Board of Supervisors OF
each county is urged to appoint some dele
gate who cM dttend-a delegate at large
from the county and a delegate from each
magisterial district.
There will be an instructive exhibit OF
road machinery at work on the exposition
grounds, which will be used as al object
lesson in the deliberations of the conven-
ton.
There could be nothing which would be
of greater benefit to Augusta county we
should think than to send delegates. She
wants good roads and the inspection by
some of her intelligent citizens of the lat,
est and cheapest road machinery there, in
active operation, would put her good dis
lance on the way towards getting them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-23
From Steeie's Tavern.
DISAPPOINTMENT IN ORE PROSPECTING
COMMUNION SERVICE AT Mt. CARMEL

DISAPPOINTMENT IN ORE PROSPECTING
COMMUNION SERVICE AT MT. CARMEL
PERSONAL, sc.
Reported for the Stanton VINDIcAToR
STEELEs TAVERN, Aug. 21.-Mr. Stod-
dard and others, who were engaged in pros
pecting at the Mine Bank for the past two
months, returned to Pennsylvania last
week, and the report that the ores did not
prove to be what the Carnegie Company
wanted, is great disappointment to many
people in this part of the county.
Communion services will be held at Mt.
Carmel church the LIST day of September.
Services will be held for several nights pre-
ceding, in which the pastor will be assisted
by the Rev. VIM. Cumming of Staunton.
The Midway High School will begin it's
next session the 9th of September, Mrs.
w. l.. Moffett, recently of Cincinnati, has
been secured as principal. She graduated
city, and has been very successful teacher
for several years. This school is a sub
scription and graded free school combined,
and in this way gives to the patrons the
advantages of the best instruction for nine
months at very small cost.
Mrs. s. f. Mcclure of Spottswood, who
was very sick last week is improving.
Miss Minnie Bickle of Stauaton, who
has been visiting near Raphine, returned
home yesterday.
The Raphine Sunday School will have a
picnic next Friday afternoon in the grove
at the Chapel. The Mt. Carmel School
will enjoy a similar feast at the ''Zinc
Place. near Mt. Joy Chapel on SATURDAY.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-23
What is Coming at the Fair.

The Virginia Live Stock and Fair Asso-
citation are preparing to have big bicycle
parade and series of races Friday, October
18th, the last day of the fair, open to all
amateur wheelmen. There will be twenty
five handsome and really valuable premi-
ums, such as solid gold medals Zone of which
cost $25), Bicycle search light lantern, gold
plated be II, costing ten dollars, Cyclone
pumps, Cyclemetels, Racing Saddles and
other bicycle sunaries will be awarded.
They have the assurance from number CT
Cycling Clubs, that large delegations will
join in this meet. 1t is not at all improb-
able that from one hundred and fifty to two
hundred wheels will be here. This is some
thing entirely asw in this section and is ex-
pected to be one OF the features of the fair.
The Secretary of the V irginia Live Stooh
and fair Association has received a letter
from Messes H. N. Thayer & Co., manufac-
lures of childrens carriages Erie, Pa, offer
ing to donate one of their handsome sleep
ing coach carriages as special premium
for the best looking baby two year and under
exhibited at the fair; this carriage is
valuable and very handsome, and will in a
few days be on exhibition in the large show
window Of J. G. Bish OPP Main street..
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-23
Conference of Railroad Y. N. C. A.
Mon

A national conference of railroad men of
the railroad department of the Young
Men s Christian Association will be held
at Clifton Forge from September 18th to
10th, and MI. G.. j. Hicks, one Of the
railroad secretaries OF the international
Comm ittee, has been making the necessary
arrangements for transported ion with the
officers of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way Company. President M. d. ingalls,
OF the G. Il D. has promised TO be present.
On Monday, September 10th, the delegates
will he treated to an excursion over the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway system for
the purpose of inspecting the number of
association buildings erected along the
different lines for the use of the employees
of that company. The Chesapeake and
Ohio Company has already five handsome
association buildings along its lines, and is
building another at Russell.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-23
End of a Strange Case.

Last Saturday, Sallie Kate Snow was
brought from Charlottesville to the West
ern State Hospital here, having been de-
clared a lunatic The first evidence of her
insanity was her persistent charging Jas.
A. Beale with the murder of her son who
was missing. The man had been arrested,
and after examination before the Mayor of
that town on Tuesday of last week had
been discharged. there being no evidence
against him. On Thursday night, twenty
four hours after he had been discharged,
Beale went into stable in the suburbs of
the town and shot himself to death, it TAX
ing several shots to accomplish it. The
shots were heard by the neighbors but they
thought nothing of it at the time. His
body was only discovered on Saturday ev-
ening at 5 o'clock, and strange part OF
the affair was that the woman Snow that
afternoon at 2 o'clock, while in carriage
being taken by the officers to the train to
go to the Hospital, insisted all the way that
Beale was dead, though nobody else knew
it, and though she had been in Jail all the
week with no opportunity for finding it
out herself.