Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-02-14

cost 81, 400 and $500
LLOYD LowNDEs, goxernor-elect of
Maryland, is the fourth member of his
family to hold that office.
A BILL to prevent lynching has
passed the Georgia house, but there
were ten votes against it.
TIE game commissioners think 1000
deer have been slaughtered in the
Maine woods'this season.
ANEW HAVEN company has aban-
doned its artesian well after drilling
5000 feet without getting water.
BRIDGET MONOGRAM was burned to
death at Homecoming, Md, while try!
ing to save the other inmates of her
home.
The monetary system of Vene.
zuela is that OF the Latin convention,
the franc being represented by the
bolivar. .-ss =
IT.was not until 1915 that the indie.
pendence of the republic of Venezuela
was recognized by Spain in the treaty
of Madrid.
JOIN DAKE, Of Hammondsville O.,
claims to have found deposit of lead,
but refuses to make known the locality
of the md
In 1910 Venezuela rose against the
Spanish yokc,and in the following year
the independence of the territory was
proclaimed.
AN English bicyclist has just been
cent to Jail for manslaughter; he ran
over a man, injuring him so severely
that he died.
A ROCKFORD I'll man has invented
typewriter no larger than watch,
on which he says it is possible to write
faster than with pen.
THE statement is made that 4,20C
bushels OF potatoes. marketed at Gay.
lord, Mich, recently, brought $4,000,
or but eight cents bushel.
The feminine element is terribly in
excess in Germany, the women exceed
ing the men by more than 1,o0o, COO,
according to the latest statistics.
THE late Alexander Dumas ordered
in his will that all his unpublished
manuscripts should be destroyed. in
Gliding two complete comedies
A ST. BERNARD was sold for 81, $50 at
the Birmingham QIng land) dog show.
This is said to be the highest price ever
paid for ST. Bernard at auction.
VIM r. ADAMS, OLIVER Optic has
started from Boston to make trip
around the world. He expects to get
back to Boston in about four months.
A TOUGH looking black billy goat
held the fort on Bar Iiarbor sidewalk
the other day and overturned several
worthy citizens before he was ousted.
TIE pure white population of Vene-
zuela is less than three per cent. The
vast majority of the people are Ne
groes, Indians, mulattoes and zambos.
THERE are apple orchards in this
country that are now worth $500 an
acre, the land of which. seven years
AFRO could have been bought for SO an
acre.
CERTAIN Swedish inhabitants OF Wis.
consin are perfecting plans for mil.
lion-acre colony in Tennessee, in which
the Swedish language only shall be
spoken.
AN unknown tramp deliberately
committed suicide at Massillon, O., by
stepping into tho middle OF the track,
lust rs an express train approached al
fill speed.
Mr.. Birch is wood dealer at Stur
ris, Mich. He lives on Walnut Hill
corner of Elm and Oak streets, acros.
the roai from Dr. Woods, and neigh Dol
to Mr.. Beach.
GEN. CHARLES HAMLIN and his son
Charles e. liamlin, arc in Bangor, Nc
collecting data for the biography o
Hannibal IEamlin, which they ar,
about to write.
TIE largest tract of mineral land il
the United States not yet prospected i
in Arizona. The mountains are full o
gold, silver, copper, lead and othe
valuable metals.
0SE girl in factory at New Haven
Conn.,, tainted the other day, and in
twinkling eleven other girls who saw
her faint also tainted, and all had t
be carried home.
ARSENIC was administered by mis-
take as medicine to Mrs. Irwin Kaufl
man and Mary Stone by physician
near Wooster, o., and both are nov
dead, Mrs, Kaufman having commit
ted suicide.
A PECULIAR kind of stone has bee
found on the farm of NJ. X. Mcdowell
near NeshannoclS Falls, Pa. The ston
is porous in its nature, emits an oil
pdor, and when placed in fire burn
with great briiliancy.
TIE Venezuelans venerate the mem
DRY Of Washington as much as they d
that of Bolivar. There is hardly
house in Caracas that has not in it
picture of Washington.
NonopY knew who Rev. Herbert Z
Ward. the new Massachusetts, prise
commissioner, was until the Bosto
ilobe let ont the secret that he is tn
husband OF Elizabeth Stuart Phelps.
THERE is woman's contractor an
iuarry operator in Buffslo, who Ia
Implied stone for some OF the most i'm
,ortaut structures in the citv She
.he only woman WHO is an sct,ve mem
Der Of the Buffalo Builders Exchange