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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-06
What is Eczema? ]?
It is an agony of agonieS. A torture of tortureS.

H i9 oai oSOiiy VI oSOihSO'
 A torture of tortureS.
 It is an itching and burning of the skin almost beyond endurance.
 It is thousands of pin-headed ves- icles filled with an acrid fluid, ever forming, ever bursting, ever flowing upon the raw excoriated skin.
 No part of the human skin is exempt.
 It tortures, disfigures and humil- iateS more than all other skin diseases combined.
 Tender babies are among its most numerous victims.
 They are often born with it.
 Sleep and rest are out of the question.
 Most remedies and the best phy- sicians generally fail, even to relieve. If CUTlCURA did no more than cure Eczema, it would be entitled to the gratitude of mankind.
 It not only cures but
 A single application is often suffi- cient to afford instant relief, permit rest and sleep, and point to speedy cure.
 CUTICURA works wonders because it is the most wonderful skin cure of modern times.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-06
TERSELY TOLD.

q5 Ben M. Jacobs & Bros. sell furniture.
 | D Improvements recently made in the Ala bama Rolling mill at Gate City will in- crease it's production to 24D0 tons per month. 5ar szz# sz5a5z -zsH
 3 T. c. King is selling ladies handsewed and gents full calf shoes at s1. 90. These goods formally cost more than g at the factory saszz8s#H #ss#s
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-06
AMBASSADORS ON STRIKE
Five Famous Men Want More
 Than S17, 800 Year.
In Conference Abroad-Mr. Bayard Came to Washington with Lotters.from Our Diplomats That Contain Plain State-
 ments of Unpleasant Facts.
foopYRreHT, is94.l

HATEVER may have been un- derstood in a g e n e ral way about our diplo- m a tic service,
 so far as it's h g h CT ranks are concerned,
 not being in a hourishing con- dltiOn. if, will
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-06
Just Like Him.

She had sent of telegram and was waiting for an answer Suddenly the pe- culiar haiting click of tho receiving ma. chino sounded in the office. andsshe said to her companions That's ~fseIn George know. can tell bisTtutter. ."-Phila- delphia Times, @ e
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-06

Chinese merchants of San Francisco have subscribed S1000 toward the San Joaquin Valley railroad.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-06

Sold throughout the world. Price, CuTIcuRA, 50e.; SOAP, BOG, REsoLyEET, s1. POTTER DRUG AND CHEM. CoRP., Sole Props, Boston. All about the Skin and Blood " mailed free.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-06
Cape Ha1l6Senn, ..Del,alwyare, was named

Ibl!Stli ex xpression, enllofen, to run
 meaning tho ciltrance ton harbor It wnsScrSt called Cape Cornelius. after a Dutch admiral aw ps'' =
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-09
Questions of Health.

The popular notion that an athlete,
because of his athleticism, is a healthy
man is Il delusive one. Muscular de-
velopment is not an affair of the con-
stitution; it is an accident. Strong
limbs and weak heart are not infre-
quently associates. Many a strong
man" dies prematurely of consump-
tion If health may be defined as a
capacity for holding on to life, then in
many cases the weaklings- are the
healthiest. If such definition is ac-
curate, women are healthier than
men; their average length of days is
greater than ours. But IL is doubtful
If centenarians, merely because they
are centenarians, are the healthlest.
knew case of a woman, who recent
ly died at the age of one hundred and
five, who was slightly raralyzed, even
as child, and who was practically
completely so for more than seventy
years. Could such a one have ever
been CORRECTLY described as healthy
1t is as hard to say what life is as tc
say what health is, and the way in
which unhealthy folks are tenacious OF
life is not the least of the marvcls. =
All the Year Round
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-09
THIS is PLAIN ENOUGH.
Practical Advantages of Good Roads
StrikinGly Set Forth.

Practical Advantages of Good Roads
Strikingly Set Forth.
The practical advantages OF good
roads are strikingly set forth by
writer in Lippincott's Magazine, the
vicinity of Moorestown in New Jersey,
being selected as an illustration. This
is in Burlington county, ten miles from
Philadelphia. Radiating from Moores-
town are twenty-four miles of good
macadamized roads, built by an issue
of town bonds and by means of the
state aid law of 1891. Before these
roads were constructed real estate in
the neighborhood of Moorestown was
absolutely dead; since they were built
| it is much in request, and near the
town almost city prices have been paid
for land. The contrast in this respect
between Moorestown and other towns
possessing equal natural advantages is
great. Furthermore, instead of four
horse wagons built to carry 80 Is
bushel baskets, farmers whereabouts
now use two-horse wagons carrying
l25 baskets of the same size. Argu-
ments of this kind cannot fail to make
an impression on the minds of people
in all farming communities just the
same results as at Moorestown might
not follow everywhere, but something
approximating to them surely would,
if good roads were provided The long
and short of the matter is that good
roads pay. This is now a matter of alb
solute demonstration. IN. Y. Tribune.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-09

meowing frightfully, and as ! stood
quaking they guyed me and said it
was all for fun, SO. | joined them and
meowed, too. These jolly fellows
were not clumsily fat like me, and
they chaffed me when / rolled like a
ball over some pieces of zinc which had
grown hot in the sunshine.
''One old tomcat of the band was
particularly friendly. He offered to
undertake my education and accepted
eagerly. 10
"Ah! how far away did the luxury
of your aunt seem!
II drank from the cutters and never
was sweetened milk SO sweet. Every.
thing was good and pleasant. A cal
passed us, ravishing cat; she filled
me with delight. Only in my dreams
had SO far seen these exquisite crea'
lures so adcrably supple of spine,
We dashed forward to meet the new.
conner, my three comrades and /.
iistanced them and was about to com
pliment the lovely charmer when
was most cruelty bitten in the neck by
one of them.
"'Bahr said the old tomcat, drawing
me away; there are others
AFTER an hours promenade | Felt q
erocious appetite. What do yen eai
III the reofs?" asked my friend
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-09
YOUR AUNT ADMINISTERED A CORRECTION.

simply, the worthy fellow! and when
we arrived, without the slightest emo
ton, he said adieu
NO cried, we will not part thus.
You must come with me. We will
share the same bed and the same meat.
My mistress is a kind woman
BE STILL he said brusquely; you
are fool. should die of your silly
high living. Your life is all right for
such as you, but free cat would never
buy your down cushion at the price of
a prison. Adieu!'
''He climbed to ti,e roof, and saw
his great gaunt silhouette culver CRATE.
fully under the caress of the rising sun.
when entered your aunt took a
switch and administered correction,
which was received by me with deep
joy, for the feeling OF being warm was
pleasant While she was beating me
thought with delight OF the meat
j would have afterward.
"You see" concluded my cat, stretch
/ ing out before the embers true hap
piness, true paradise, my dear master
is to be shut up and beaten in place
where there is meat
am speaking for cats. Translated
by Lucy Martin, for Chicago Tribune
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-09
THE BOY PATRIOT.

Twas In late November, the record says, No
vember OF seventeen etghty-three,
When the British slipped on board their ships
and silently sailed away to sea
The patriot army scarcely knew, till they saw
the CLINT Of the canvas white,
That the enemy had left the town in the first
gray CLEAN OF the morning light
Then what mighty shout arose. And forth
with into the rescued town,
Troop by troop, the patriots marched straight
to the ramparts OF the crown.
But there they stopped-for proud and high
from the Flagstaff OF st. Georges, lo
Bathed by the splendor OF the sun, few the
hated flag OF the British foe!
Brave, with its silken. mocking folds nailed to
the mast 1t rose and fell; s
Stripped OF It's halyards the ladder gone
surely the foe had secured 1t we'll. M
Every patriots cheek was stained blush OF
pride and of anger wed.
Down with 1t! down with it!' rose the cry.
up with the stars and stripes instead"
But howf-Ahl answer comes quick indeed,
when the heart of the patriot Wills to do!
Out from the conoourse springs lad, fiaxen-
headed, with eyes of blue
All ablaze with a strange new fire. II can
climb, sirs-oh let me try.
Give me the bag and I'll go up'' The soldiers
parted and let him by.
Inch by inch up the slender stan crept the
climber, while oil below
Held their breath lest the mast should break,
dizzily swinging to and fro.
Over his shoulder, like cloak snatched from
the heav'n Of star and blue,
rrailed the flag OF the country's pride--fiag OF
the fearless, the free, the true
One more foot--how the fagstaff bends! See
he has caught 1T, has torn 1t down,
Flag OF the alien 1t flies away over the roofs
Of the shouting town
Steady now is the Arm young hand, deft If Its
delicate task--till, ioi
Fold on fold, stream the stars and stripes
nailed to the stan OF the conquered foel
Brave young patrsot--cheer him WE'LL Blood d
q hero warns his veins,
Full OF the fire that nerves the blow, or sheds
its life on the purple plains.
Tell the story to whom you may; catch Its
spirit-the will to do >s.sss.s,asiarsa.
What you can for the dear old flag that patrio
love bequeaths to you.
James Bucknam In Youths Companion
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-09

on the other side of the lower wire to
be tied. If one wish his fence wires
to be tied every six feet. begin
three feet from the post, and tie the tive
top wires; then skip one space, and
fasten the next wires, and SO on until
the ground is reached. The stick may
be moved over three feet, and the two
wires skipped the first time be fastened
as in cut These tie pieces are fastened
to the wire with piece of fat steel
six inches long and one inch wide, bent
and filed hook shaped. To fasten the
top of the tie, l hang it close to the
notched stick (have the wires drawn
Tight, take this piece of steel in my
right hand, hang it on the Fence wire
to the right of the tie, turn it over the
fence wire until the notch in the steel
catches in the short end of the tie, and
wind it around the fence wire without
any trouble. The lower end hangs
on the other side of the lower wire
Catch the end of the tie that hangs
below the wire In the bend of the steel,
with the notch in the steel against the
fence wire; give the tie bend around
the wire, and finish the job the same as
for the upper end of the tie This
makes the best and cheapest fence of
which know without any exception.
use IA Pinch staple one halfinch wide,
and when l fasten the wire, am care
full to place the points of the staple SC
that they will not split the post 1t
will give half stronger job than
staples of the same length bent for
round wire. Outside of my own work
on my tools for my fence, lpaid 1Ocents
to a blacksmith. / have put on the
ties of fve-wire fence Az rods long in
| half day.-Rural New Yorker.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-09
Growing sunflowers for Profit,

In Russia the suntiower is extensive
ly grown for the oil of the seeds. 1t is
used for food and cooking, as olive oil
has been. The cake left after express
ing the oil is ground into meal for
feeding cattle, for which it has been
found very profitable. The cake meal
has 80 to IA per cent of proteine, to
Is per cent. of fat, and as, when sifted.
the finer meal may be separated from
the coarser there may be two qualities
made of it, the fine meal being richest
in proteine and less in fat, while the
coarse is the opposite. This is on ac-
count of the easier expressing of the
oil from the finest Of the meal. A Rus
sian immigrant into Minnesota is now
occupied in growing this plant for the
same use aud had 100 acres planted
last spring. The culture in Russia is
very profitable and is expected to be SO
in Minnesota.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-09
MILK COOLER.

1t does not matter how much or how
little water is pumped into the vat at
once, as it holds itself with the top of
the hose all the time. There is no
danger of OVERLOOKING or drowning the
cans. OF course, there should be
enough cold water pumped into the
vat to keep the milk COOL find that
when my milk is at the same tempera-
ture as the water coming from the
well, it is about right to raise all of
the cream. fused a piece of two-inch
hose, and bored two inch hole in the
box and inserted the hose. Then in
order to make the hose and box water
tight. ] bored hole through stick,
which drove inside of the hose where
it passes through the tank. / had
good sweet milk and good buttermilk
aud fine. hard butter all summer
! shipped my butter to Omaha, and re-
ceived for it at the depot four and five
cents per pound more than we could
get at the store at home. ] also grew
in my garden after July s, 1894 (ai
which time was hailed out and los
my entire CROP, one pail tomatoes, one
bushel of turnips, eleven cahbages
four bushels of rada;shiies, one-half peel
of beans, lots of lettuce and few
onions, by irrigation from our tank. =
George Hallock, in Farm and Fireside
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-09
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 perfect lax
alive; effectually 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 and 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 10 man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup OF Figs,
and being well informed, you will mot
accept any substitute if offered.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-09
Whatever you and,' he replied

Whatever you find,' he replied
shortly.
This embarrassed me, for | had
been looking and had found nothing
At length perceived in an attic win
dow a young woman preparing hei
breakfast, On table under the win
dow was laid beautiful chop, appe.
tizingly red.
"'There is my AFFAIR." l thought In
nocently, and jumping to the table J
seized 1t, but the young woman had
seen me and got q terrible whack or
my back from her broom. / dropped
the meat and fed, swearing my worst
"'Are you just from the country?
said the tomcat Meat which is on
tablesis only to be desired. You must
hunt in the CUTTERS
Never could comprehend that
meat in kitchens does not belong to
cats, The tomcat helped to dishearten
me by saying that we must wait till
nightfall; then we could descend to
the street and rummage in the gar.
bage. Wait for nightp He said il
TRANQUILITY, like hardened philoso-
pher. AS for me, felt myself weak.
ening at the thought Of this prolonged
fast.
Night came slowly, a night of fog
which froze me. Rain fell, fine and
penetrating, whipped by sharp gusts
of wind. We descended by a sheltered
stair. How ugly the street seemed
No longer the welcome heat, the great
sun, and the airy roofs where one might
stretch so deliciously. W 3
1--WE were hardly in the street when
my friend began to tremble. He made
himself small, and crept slyiy
Ealong the houses, telling me to follow
swiftly. He took refuge in the first
doorway and heaved purr of satsfac
ton and relief.
81 questioned him about our fight.
"'Did you see that man with the
club and the great basket on his back?
he asked
Eyes
"'Well, If he had seen us he woulc
have stunned us, and we would have
been eaten in brochettes.'
Eaten in brochettesr cried. LIE
us leave the street. We do not eat, bu
are eaten here.'
Meanwhile garbage heaps had beef
emptied in front of the houses.
searched them despairingly. ! fount
two Or three lean bones covered will
ashes. Then realized how succulen
fresh meat is. My friend, the tomcat
scratched the rubbish piles like pro
fessional. He kept Inc running til
morning, visiting each side of the wa.
and not hurrying at all. For nearl,
ten hours shivered in the rain-awfu
street, Awful rain
"At daybreak the tomcat, seeing
that l staggered, asked me, with
strange air: Have you had enough?'
, 90 yes said l.
"'Do you wish. to return home?
Certainly; but how find the house:
"'Come. This morning, on seem,
you start out, realized that cat a
fat as you was not made for freedom
rough joys. know your house, and
will drop you at the door. He said thi
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-09

fore the glowing embers:
II was at the time two years old, and
was the latest and most ignorant
cat imaginab BILE. At this tender age |
still showed all the presumption OF the
creature who disdains the luxuries Of
home and hearth, Notwithstanding
the gratitude owed kind providence
for placing me with your aunt, for the
good woman adored me- had in a
closet corner veritable bed-chamber,
down cushion with soft quilted
coverings. The food was as fine as the
sleeping; no bread; no soup; nothing
but meat--lovely rare meat rsfs
| "Well, amidst all these comforts |
had but one desire, one dream, and
that was to slip from the half-opened
window and escape over the roofs.
Caresses were stale to me; the soft
ness of my demonstrating; and
was SO fat as to turn my own stomach.
l sighed for freedom the day long.
81 must tell you that once in look
ing out had seen on the opposite
roof four cats fighting with ruffied fur
and .bristling tails. They rolled on the
blue states in the warm sun screaming
with joy. Never had contemplated
so extraordinary spectacle. From
that time my beliefs were fixed. True
happiness was on that roof on the
other side of that window they closed
so carefully. AS proof of this reHeIn-
Der how they also closed the door Of
the closet where the meat was hidden
II conceived the project of escape.
There must be more in life than raw
7-~1t. 1t was the unknown, the ideal.
O6e day they forgot to close the kitch
en- window, and jumped from it to 8
little roof beneath.
"How beautiful the roofs were
Large cutters bordered them, exhaline
delicious odors. followed these gut
tiers, my paws sinking in a soft pine
mud which was infinitely warm ant
agreeable. 1t seemed as though
were walking on velvet. And the SUM-
heat was SO good; a heat that melted
my fairness. will not conceal from
you that trembled in every limb
there was fear in my joy. especial,
remember terrible emotion that near
ly caused me to spring over on to thu
pavements.
Three cats who had been rolling OF
| q houseton camo rushing towards M
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-09
FARM AND GARDEN.
SIMPLE WIRE FENCE.
The One Hera Illustrated Was Made by
an Eastern Fnrmer.

The One Hern Illustrated Was Made by
an Eastern Farmer.
The trouble with all woven.wire
fences is that they will wrinkle in 60
ing over hills or through hollows. /
use No. Q annealed galvanized wire,
strung the distance apart wish the
wires to be. use on the end Of each
wire an iron spool. The wires go
through the end post and are wound
On the spool. use long, broad sta
pies, but do not drive them home, so
that the wire is loose from one end to
the other end. To keep the wires from
spreading so that animals can crawl
through, fasten them together with
pieces of the same wire cut three
inches longer than wish the wires in
the fence to be apart. One end of
these wires is bent in the shape of a
letter U, by bending it in hole bored
one and one-half inch deep, in a one
half inch round iron. Unless one use
something to keep the wires in place
when these tie pieces are fastened on,
the fence wires will be drawn together.
use piece of hardwood board, one
half by one inch, four feet long, with
a fat piece of iron screwed to one side
of it. This stick has notches filed
three-eighths inches deep in the wood
and iron, to correspond with the
wires, so that when | place the stick
against the fence, one wire goes in
each notch. My stick is four feet long,
and has notches cut in it every six
inches, Where l wish my fence wires
to be tied together, place my notched
stick, and hang tie with hook or
the other side of the fence from me
and the lower end of the tie hanging
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-09
Experiments width Butter.

The officials of the agricultural de,
partment are satisfied with the gen.
eral results of the experiments made
at Cornell university, which have
shown the possibility of making but
ter from the whey left after the man
ufacture of cheese. The only other
question 20 be determined is whether
butter can oe made in such quantities
as to pay. 1t is said to be good butter.
qualified judges being unable to de-
tect it from that made from milk in
the first place.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-09
SIMPLE MILK COOLER.
A Leaf from the Diary of Progressiv,
Nebraska Farmer.

A Leaf from the Diary of Progressive
Nebraska Farmer.
My milk cooler is box large enough
to hold all my milk and cream cans
and butter crooks. 1t has spout down
one corner within one inch of the bot
tom, to allow the water to flow in,
thus putting the cold water in the bot
tom of the tank. The warm water
rises to the surface and passes off
down the hose, which is hooked
up as high as you wish the
water in the vat around the cans.
When there is less milk in the cans,
lower the hose by use of the wire
chain. The warm water passes off at
the top of the vat and runs out on
our garden, and is used to irrigate it.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-09
Open the Safety Valve

When there is too big head of steam on,
or you will be in danger. Similarly, when
that important safety valve of the system,
the bowels, becomes obstructed, open it
promptly with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
and guard against the consequences of its
closure. Biliousness, dyspepsia, malarial,
rheumatic and kidney complaint, nervous
ness and neuralgia are allsubjugated by this
pleasant but potent conqueror of disease.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-09
-Entomological-"I wish, " said tn

chronological wish, said the
potato bug, that they'd feed rue some
thing different. I'm getting kind o.
tired of paris green" TRY some OF
this corn" said the cutworm; 1.-The
coal tar they soaked it in makes it very
nice, | think This is always the
most trying season of the year, any
how" said the curculio. Later, when
green leaves dressed with kerosene
emulsion are in season, we'll al, have a
chance to get fat"-N. Y. Recorder.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-09
The Ricxclo RIder,s Mission,

One of the main elements in bringing
about the better condition of roads ha,
been the bicycle rider. He has been
constant grumbler over the poor condi
ton in which the roads are allowed t.
remain. This is natural, for he fur
nishes the muscle, while one who drives
scarcely ever notices how hard hi
horse works. Fosters Democrat, Do
yer, n. II.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-09
WINTER WHEAT, 80 BUSHELS PER
ACRE.

Did you ever hear of thatp Wen
there are thousands of farmers who
think they will reach this yield with
Salzer's new hardy Red Cross Wheat;
and Rye go bushels per acre! Crimson
Glover at $500 per bushel. Lots and
lots of grass and clover for fall seeding.
Cut this out and send it to the John A.
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, for
fall catalogue and sample of above
wheat free. Xxi