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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-06
Dininr-RonIn belongings.

While we do not expect easy chairs or
anything approaching them in charac.
ter at table, pains should be taken to
have chairs which are comfortable.
There is no excuse for many of the pat.
terms of dining-room chairs save the
desire to make something SO stiff and
awkward that it could never by any
possibility be spirited away to any 9TH
err portion of the domicile. Then there
should be thick, warm carpet in win.
ter, TO deaden the sounds of movement,
and to relieve that sense of baroness
which always accompanies uncovered
floors. Most emphatically, the dining
room is not place for rugs AS there
should be no necessity for the walters
to open even a swinging door, the pas.
sage through which service is rendered
should not be closed; but it should be
cut off by screen, behind which the
waiter will disappear, and from the
mysterious receptacle in the rear of
which he will again emerge, laden with
those things which are to make the
palate and the heart glad. Above all
things the dining-room should he well
ventilated before and after meals, so
that it may at all times be fresh and
sweet, free from the odor of food
which soon becomes stale and very dis.
agreeable. Good Housekeeping.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-06

Dark blotches on the face call for
the use of acid fruits, much lime juice
and water to drink, or weak lemonade
or cream of tartar lemonade, half a
dozen glasses of which may be taken
daily with benefit Slices OF lemons or
sour oranges with the steak at break
fast, spiced fruits and sweet pickles go
we'll in this order, especially the inim.
liable Hungarian stewed prunes, which
have a slightly thick sirup, piquant
with lemon juice and spices, only
served with roasts. This is special cos
metic food, tempting, refining, satisfy
ing, but never satiating. You per-
ceive it is something widely different
from the melancholy stewed prune OF
the lunch table st Louis Republic.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-06

crude rhymes which he kept out OF
later editions of his poems-just as
Whittier rejected his own early verses.
Lowell was barely twenty-five when his
book appeared but there was more than
one poem in it which gave high promise
of his future. In addition to his ability
he had a deep love for letters, and this
1t was which led him, year later, to
start monthly magazine. But the
magazine soon came to an end, leaving
its proprietors in debt.
Until he met Miss White, Lowell's
interests were almost wholly literary.
Under her influence he came to have a
strong sympathy for the slaves. lie
swiftly saw that in real life there were
causes to be fought far better worth
the struggle than any mere craving for
personal fame. His love for letters
never lessened, but it was linked there
after to the love of human freedom
He was married at last in 1874, in
which year he brought out revised
edition of his poems. A few months
later he gathered from the magazines
certain prose criticisms, chiefly about
the older English poets = criticisms
which he thought so lightly of in later
years that he did not allow them to be
included in his collected works. And
about this time he was a frequent con-
tributor to the Philadelphia Freeman
the anti-slavery journal formerly ed
tied by Whittier. -Brander Matthews,
| IN st. Nicholas.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-06
WIT AND WISDOM.


Mature is an Aeolian harp, must.
cal instrument, whose tones are the
re-echo of higher strings within us. =
Novalis.
"A strenuous soul hates cheap sue
cess; it is the ardor of the assailant
that makes the vigor of the defendant.
Once Was Enough. 'Why don't
you keep horses, Todd?" "My wife is
afraid of horses For what reason?"
"Why, you see, we made runaway
match. Detroit Free Press.
The world is a great system of
work; the same duty is not laid upon
every one; but upon every one is laid
the duty to feel as the brother of his
fellow men. From the German.
--"Ah, but it's his good record that
stands in his way" "How?" "lle
has foolishly always made it a point to
pay cash for everything and consc.
quently he hasn't the least bit of cred
it. Chicago Evening Post.
Miss Amy-Of course you are IA
miliar with Longfellow's poem, "To
Stay at Home is Best? Dolly-Yes,
Miss Amy, and ! think he must have
written it just after returning from a
summer outing. -Tammany Times.
~ want you to understand" OBJ
served Barker to the milkman, that
I'm up to your tricks The milk this
morning was nearly all Croton water"
"Well, what did you expect" retorted
the milkman, "ApollinarisP"-Ha s
Bazaar.
What do you think of this previ-
GUS existence theory" II know it is
to be supported by facts. For instance,
l know woman only twenty-seven
years old who often thoughtlessly tells
about things that happened thirty-five
years ago"-Indianapolis Journal.
--Cheerup Ito Tom Hardup, who has
lot of bad debts and no money, but
who is the only heir of very old, very
healthy and very wealthy auntj-Now
don't get discouraged, Tommy; there
is your Aunt Maria. Tom Hardup-
Yes, there she is; that's the trouble
Boston Transcript.
My wife found poker-chip in my
pocket the other morning." said the
man about town. WAS she angry?'
"yery. She asked me how much IL
cost. / told her fifty cents and she
said man always got cheated; that
the thing was nothing but celluloid. v
Washington Star.
Miss Townsend-Do you find much
difficulty in keeping help here? Mrs
Suburb-Indeed, yes. 1t is next to inn
possible to keep girl more than q
week. Miss Townsend-Why is that
too far from the city? Mrs. Suburb
oh, no, | think not; but you see we
have only one policeman in the town
and he's married.
| Yes" said little Jim to his juven
lie friend. I'm gointer to run away
from home" "And fight Indians?'
81 don't know about that But I'm
goin' to get away from whut's comm
I've had paws trousers cut down to fl
me, an never found fault But since
nav got wheel and is wearin' bloom
ers I'm tal1in' no more chances. :
| Washington Star
"A Radical ure.-John F. Martin
clerk in the second division, newspaper
department, general post Office, writes
"The ether day you prescribed rem
1 edy for sleep walking. Now will yoI
be good enoS gh to prescribe one TO
that annoying creature whc disturb
ones repose, to wit, the fellow tina
talks in his sleep?' Certainly. Keel
him awake.-N. Y. Prssk
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-06

thought; but she saw she must do all
give him another chance.
This was grandma's wedding dress"
she continued, and if | should tear it
mother would feel so badly. What
have you been doing to-day?"
He was thinking that sleeves were q
small matter to come between them,
when he was SO eager to declare his
love.
'0h, the usual round of calls, but
was longing all the time for drive"
This was better, and, after ALL it
wasn't so hard. They ought to be
nearing the house, for Kitty had said
it was not far, though already it
seemed to her that they had gone
miles We'll, why didn't you go?' she
| asked.
Because the little girl had asked
to go with me refused to. But to-
night have something much more
important to ask for"
Florence saw her mistake. "Who
did you call one" she interrupted.
And which ! hope you will not alb
solutely refuse me-" he continued, de-
terminately, taking possession of one
of her hands. at means my whole
life's happiness, Kitty dear, for"
"Tom, sea here!" she exclaimed, in
tren. bling tone. If you really mean
that, and will promise not to say a
word more about it until we are ON our
way home, will answer yes to any.
thing! No! won't allow that, either, y
with gasping Sob You must treat
me very sedately until then, or I'll
I'll tell you what an awful mistake
There can be no mistake; but there
| I'll not say word more, dear, until
you wish me to, Tom broke in, quiet
ly, and Florence, with sigh of relief
drew herself back as far as she could
into the corner.
Kitty had certainly never anticipated
this; and what was she not getting the
poor girl into
"Tom," she hesitated, won't you
please have him drive little fasteri
I'm getting so cold
Certainly" Tom answered. 81
should have remembered your dress
was thin. Such dainty gown, Kitty
you look as if you had just stepped
from some old painting" He went on
talking about trifes, but her thought;
were in whirl and, unconsciously fol-
lowing Kitty's suggestion, she muir
INJURED ives" to everything at random
until the carriage stopped, and she
thankfully drew a deep breath of lie
lief to think the trial was over with al
last. In few minutes they were in
the ballroom and, rushing up to Kitty
she whispered, nervously: "It's all
right, but such time. I'm just dying
to tell you all about it"
aud Kitty gayly ground out strain
of DO, do, my huekleberry, do" and
] catching Oliver Cromwell by the arm
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-06
Furnishing Children.

Moral suasion may do very well for
older children, but | never could APP
preciate its powers during babyhood.
/ read the experience recently of a
mother who was a strong believer in
the Come away, baby; there's dar-
ling, do" theory, but her own little one
began to creep about. Like other ba-
bies, he investigated everything with
in reach, being especially attracted by
the books which he could reach and
pull to the floor. For awhile the moth
err patiently replaced the books and
carried baby away. Just as often he
went back again, until patience ceased
to be virtue. Then theory gave way
to something more practical-the mis-
chievous little hands were punished
and the books were left in peace
WomanEind,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-06

The next night saw Florence go off
with her father with considerable mis-
givings. Kitty had dressed herself as
a beggar, and had procured hand
organ and cat, which she dressed up
as monkey.
Florence looked very sweet in Kitty's
pretty dress, with her long, dark
braids hanging down her back. She
| acknowledged as much, as she viewed
herself in the cheval glass, but her
heart failed her when she was in
formed that the formidable Thomas
had arrived.
what If he discovers me? mustn't
let him-that's ALL must carry it out,
now!"
She gave herself no time for further
thought, but ran downstairs and into
the parlor.
you saw my cap last night" she
said, giving him no chance for greet
ing, land SO we must call the bet off. -
That's So" Tom acknowledged.
ut wouldn't have been quite fair, and
there was no time to change it. But
why have you got your mask on?"
Because of my hair" she replied
nervously. ''How do you like my wig
isn't it lovely?' And she swung
around to show him her long braids.
mot as pretty as your own light
curls," he answered, tenderly. Say,
Kitty, forgive me for being such bear
last night, L"
"Oh, that's all right" she broke in.
at was my fault. Come let's go.
wouldn't be late for anything" She
thought she could do better out of the
glare of the lights and the tender
scrutiny of his brown eyes.
He put her into the carriage and, to
her horror, she heard him give the
order: "Drive slowly "Oh, mercy
she thought, II know what that means.
guess had better tell him. But
before she had the chance, he relieved
her by saying, quietly: ''Isuprose you
might as well know how am to dress,
and then we can have as many dances
as we like. After all / am glad that
we shall know each other. / am Oliver
Cromwell for the evening, and 1 want
at least four waltzes. May l have
them, Kitty?"
"Yes," murmured Florence family.
Kitty had told her to say yes &c
everything
And say you will forget how un-
kind | was toyou last night" he con
tinued leaning towards her. Your
little face haunted me, and | want to
tell you how badly felt after l had
gone. And then there is something else
must tell you"
'Oh, don't crush my sleeves" broke
in Florence.
Something had to be done. This was
becoming desperate situation.
And then she went on, hurriedly
You see, am not much more thar
basted together, and this stuff is Sc
fiimsy, the least little pull would
tear it.
That will keep his hands off, sh,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-06
Names, Not Numbers.

Thirty years ago subaltern in the
English service was expected to know
every man in his company by name
after he had served six months with
it. We all know how invaluable il is
to speak to another by name: ''Step
sh Jrter, Atkins!'' "Lower your butt,
Jonesr March on that bush, Robin.
sonr' appeal to the men directly.
step shorter, No. 4 from the leftl''
Lower your butt, therew March
on that bush, you in the center!' ap.
peal to none in particular, and half
dozen heads will be turned round to
see whom the officer means. 1t is irri.
tating in civil life to be spoken of as
Mr.. Thingummy or Mr. Whats-your.
name, and soldiers have the same feel
ings as civilians The subaltern of to-
day is expected to know as much as
the subaltern of thirty years ago. The
queens regulations say;
"Subaltern officers, on joining, are
to provide themselves with a nominal
soil of their charge (half the company,
and are as soon as possible to make
themselves acquainted with the dispo.
sitiop, character, age and service OF
each of their men. "-BlackwoJd's Mag
azine.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-06
a LONG ISLAND WORK 81 ART.
Curious Relic OF Early Farming Days Ex.
hibited In n sleepy Old Village.

Curious Relic Of Early Farming Days Ex-
hibited In n sleepy Old Village.
In one of the ancient Long Island
'illages on the South Shore, whose first
settlers came on the days when the
town of New Amsterdam was under
the rule of William the Testy, in a
quaint old homestead on its main street
was seen the other day curious, crude
woodcut, in q frame that was once
CANDY, and hung in an inconspicuous
portion of the parlor, as If a thing too
sacred for the prying eyes Of the icon-
oclastic summer boarder.
1t was ruaely executed, but it told
an interesting story. The picture was
labelled, THE Farm Residence of Mr..
John Blank" and in all probability
that gentleman had, years ago. a num-
Der OF copies made to send to his
friends and relatives. His picture and
that of his wife, set in small minia-
lures adorned the upper part of the
landscape, on the background of orch
ard and meadow, The mans face was
| framed with throat whiskers that
| reached from ear to ear, and on each
side of the lower part of the close
shaver chin two lunches stuck stiffiy
out at an acute angle. His hair was
brushed in rolls on the top OF his head
and his mouth was thin straight line,
like slit in a blanket. Prim and
straight-mouthed likewise was the
lady, and her couture was Of design
| popular in the fashion-plates of tho
first half the century.
| Below them was view of Che house,
with several fine barns in the fore
ground. In front of these stretched a
bit of bayfield, and pasture one
hayricks and in the other cattle in
plenty. Many people were driving along
the road and several were pointing
admiringly from their buggies at the
cows, the barns, the house and the
orchard.
Careful inquiry developed the fact
that many years ago, when the disci'
pies OF Daguerre were few and their
foggy pictures costly, artists" used
to travel about the country, making
| pictures of farms and their owners for
a lew dollars, printing certain mum.
Der of copies and sending to the farmer
a sufficient quantity for him to demon
strate to his friends and relatives who
had gone "out west" that there were
still prosperous people and fertile lands
n the east. N. W. World.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-06
LOWELL'S MARRIAGE.
His Wife First Interested Him in tn
Slavery Question.

His Wife First Interested Him in the
Slavery Question.
After his graduation he thought of
entering the Divinity school, but he
decided at last to study law Although
he was on the very verge of giving
it up twenty times he persevered, and
received his degree of bachelor of laws
in ls4O He opened an Office in Boston,
but it is doubtful whether he ever had
even that First Client" whom he was
afterward to describe in humorous
sketch. Not liking the law as means
of livelihood, he finally abandoned it,
as Holmes had done only few years
earlier.
Lowell had become engaged to Miss
Maria White, who greatly influenced
his life. In 1871 came the publication
of volume of poems, some of which
had been printed already in the maya.
zines, while others were hasty and
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-06
whirled him off for a few turns Of the

whirled him off for a few turns OF the
waltz which the orchestra was playing.
She had on pair of her brothers boots
and managed to waltz more on his feet
than on the floor. He thought the beg
gar woman was one of the small boys
of the family, and rudely broke from
her to rejoin his Marguerite, from
whose side he scarcely parted, bring
ing her ices and giving her every at
| tentiol.
But wherever Cromwell and the Mar
guerite wandered the beggar always
followed, grinding the little hand or
gan, whose annoying strains were not
half so provoking as the constant pres
ence of the performer. To tell the
truth, Kitty was getting little anx-
| ious.
Then the march came. in which they
were all to unmask before going to
supper Tom was walking with his
Marguerite and the organ grinder was
at their heels.
Kitty had told the joke to several of
her friends, and quite crowd gath
cred around them.
Tom had taken off his mask, and
stood waiting for his partner to do like
wise, but poor Florence did not have
the courage.
II will help you with it," he said,
gently, and he loosened the cord that
held it on. The mask fell off and dis
closed perfect stranger. Tom gasped
A merry peal of laughter came from
behind him.
You've lost, Tom" said Kitty, de-
murely. Let me introduce you to my
old friend, Miss Travers."
We've already met, with ven
geance" Tom blurted out; and then re-
alizing the immensely of the joke, he
broke into hearty laugh, in which
! Florence quite willingly joined.
II hope Miss Travers will excuse my
seeming forwardness; and, Kitty, I'll
settle the score with you on our way
home"
And Florence whispered to her friend
that he surely would!-N. Y. Truth.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-06
WINNING A WAGER.
BY HENRIETTA PRATT.

Fl, FLORENCE,
l. m SO glad
you've comet"
And Kitty Wal
tiers G ave her
friend a raptu-
GUS hug. And
just in time, too,
cherie," she con
tinued, "for to-
morrow n j G h t
M r S. Will S o n
gives a masque-
rade party, 70
open her new
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-06

-Ethelred Ii. of England was The
Unready, from the fact that he was al.
ways behind with his military prepar-
atoms to resist an enemy.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-06

4 fact remarkable to our civilized
women is the one that Alaska squaws
make their ages public. They wear a
piece of wood or bone in the lower lip,
the size of the ornament indicating
The age of the owner. When a girl
narries, her lower lip is pierced, and a
,eg of wood or piece of bone the size
If pea inserted. AS she grows older
his is increased in size u Ill IL is al
most as wide as her chin, and half an
nch high. The result is naturally I'M
,ightly, but it answers the purpose,
md, besides, it is fashionable. Golden
DAYS.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-06

THE stage is ruinin' my sons con-
eience, I'm afraid, said old Mr.. Will
our. John writes me that he's a-goin
to support Henry Irwin next season.
Seems to me he'd ought to support me
lore he makes livin' for an entire
stranger. -Iiarper's Bazaar.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-03-22
WANTS FIVE THOU.
August Frohboese Sues Kirkland s.
Starkey For Broken Bones.

August 'Frohboese has commenced
an action at law against kirkland &
Starkey, the ST. Paul contractors, who
put in several sewers in this city last
summer. He alleges in his complaint
that on May 18th, 1894, while at work
shoveling dirt on the Byron street
sewer, he was buried four or five feet
deep by caving in of the sides,
which had not been properly braced.
When dug out, he was found to have
suffered fracture OF both bones of
his right wrist and of the ninth and
tenth ribs of his left side. His left
shoulder was also bruised and injured,
and he suffered internal injuries. He
wants the defendants to pay him
$4,000 for these hurts, his sufferings
and the fact that he believes himself
to be permanently injured. His attor-
neys are Lorin Cray and Pau &
Young This is the case that Mr..
Young referred to at the council
meeting Saturday night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-03-22

"When l was selected by Lieut.
Peary to accompany him on his trip to
the Arctic regions to try and find a
way to the north pole" said Mr..
James w. Davidson in The Fourth
Estate, sit was partly because of my
strong, healthy constitution, and his
belief that I could endure the fatigue
and danger incident to the trip. l had
been associated with him as his bust
ness manager on his lecturing tour,
and was on terms of the greatest in
timacy with him.
"When the ship Falcon left New
York on her trip northwards it had
among the stores several cases of
Paine's celery compound. The repu-
tation of that medicine was well
established, so that it was the most
natural thing in the world that the
members of the party, and they COM
prised men from nearly every walk in
life, from common sailors to men of
science, should desire to use it.
"The record of our perilous trip to
Camp Anniversary is to we'll known to
need repetition. Once in camp we
naturally took an inventory of our
possessions, and l was exceedingly
glad to find Paine's celery compound.
The medicine chest was open to all,
and we were free to take from it what
we thought advisa BILE. |, in company
with several others, selected some of
the compound, taking bottle of it to
my cabin, knowing that it would be
handy when wanted. Nor was [ mis-
taken for the excessive cold weather
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-03-22

soon had it's effects, and | began to be
troubled in number of ways. In
every case whenever | felt the slight
est indiSpOsition, | used the compound,
and found relief.
zone thing noticeable in the Arctic
region was that the cold weather
made US all exceedingly nervous. We
became irritable and cross. Our
nerves were all unStrung, and natural
| ly it affected our health. | talked the
matter over with some of the others,
and made up my mind that possibly
the celery compound would be bene-
| fetal, for [ knew that it was used for
nervous disorders at home. Well, sir,
we tried it, and must say that it
| helped every one of us.
"When the long night of six months
come on and we were in darkness, we
found that the effects were very de-
pressing. Imagine, if you can, living
for six months in darkness such as Oc-
ours here every night, and you can
readily understand how we were stu
ated. 1t is wonder that some of US
did not go mad. We had not very
much to divert our attention, and the
effect was something like solitary
confinement in a dark cell.
81 have used Paine's celery COM
! pound for dozen ills such as person
is liable to have at any time, and
especially in that desolate country.
1t has always helped me, and | should
| be pleased to have more of it should [
go north again.
81 do not know of any one thing
that can say more of than Paine's
celery compound. 1t certainly is a
great medicine. and I am an advocate
| of If -