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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20

Senator PETER must have be-
come victim Of the drink lhabit
or he never would have said that
the democratic presidential ticket
would not carry more than one
southern state.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20

TEN Reeds candidacy has
reached the button stage: but whe-
Their it will reach the winning stage
is still in doubt.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20

Field Marshal Murat Halstead
having failed in his effort to be-
come chief adviser to Gen. Weyler
has shaken the dust of Cuba from
his illustrious person and resumed
newspaper wrecking.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20
A Variety of Short
Articles ON a Variety of
Subjects.

The war in Cuba has largely de-
creased the supply of tobacco, but
more Havana" cigars are sold
than ever.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20

Yes, the Ohio delegation to he
Saint Louis convention will GER
tainly be for McKinley-as long as
Foraker says so.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20

Congress would better get all the
public attention it can before the
baseball season open; it will be di-
vidcd then the public attention.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20

Oh what consolation We poor
editors have who have fought so
long for the G. 0. p. j. Schade.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20

Oh Johnnic row is j. J. w !
for school commissioner now?
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20
NONRESIDENT
NOTICE
G. 7. Revis ct ais.
Afford Holt ct ais.
Petition to sell land in Lawrence
County


In this cause it appearing to the sat
isfaction of the undersigned from the
petition which Is aworn to, that the de-
PENDANT ]. B. Holt is nonresident Of
the State of tennessee and is resident
Of the State of Ark. so that the
Ordinary process of law cannot be
served ON him.
1t is therefore ordered that the pub
LEGATION be made for four consecutive
weeks in the Lawrence DEMOCRAT
newspaper published in Lawrence
burg Tennessee, requireing said de-
PENDANT to be and appear before the
Judge Of the County Court at the court
house in the town of Lawrenceburg,
Lawrsnce County Tennessee on the
first Monday in May 1896 it CHE 4th
day OF SAID month and then and there
plead, answer or dcmur to said petition
or the same will be taken 70. confessd as
to him and set for hearing exparte.
This March 1896
Jas. X. Garner Clerk.
Simms & Williams & J. B. Parker atty
for petitioners.
/.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20

"You will need me in the
future y. Schade.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20

| didn't mean for you 10 speak
in such thunder tones Jo.-J. Sch.
AIDE.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20

Come on back to your mother
John.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20

Oh Johnnie! have you lost your
grip?
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20
YEARS OF INTENSE PAIN.

DR.. j. III. Watts, druggist and physi-
clan, Humboldt, Neb. who suffered with
heart disease for four years, trying every
remedy and all treatments known to him
self and practitioners believes that
heart disease is durable. lie writes:
II wish to tell what your valuable medi-
cine has done for me. Fc2 four years had
heart disease Of the very worst xii d. Sew
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20
| am not in i'll. Schade.

Speak out louder MIR. Kidd
Schade.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20

CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG,
SuBscRiPrIoN Pr YEAR, 100.
Six MONTHS, Scots.
THREE MONTHS, 25cts.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20
The Democrat.

ghas. ". Bentley Editor and Publisher.
VIM. J. diibreth. I" !"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20
NONRESIDENT Notice

Z. D. Richardson Dep. Sheriff.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-18
Lived Without a Brain.

A Williamsport man has surprised the
scientists by living for years without q
brain. John Bly,, aged 20 years, who died
recently, had suffered for a long time with
a tumor, which grew into tho very base OF
the brain and oooasioned his death. The
growth had a visible effect upon his brain,
and the case became a curiosity to the
medical profession. The tumor was i'm
bedded too deeply into the brain tissues to
admit Of an operation. 1t was found that
the tumor was nearly as large as billiard
ball. 1t was SO located as to demoralize
the nerves Of the sight center, and, as q
consequence, young BLY, was blind for over
three years.
1t was developed at the autopsy that the
entire brain had been followed out by the
action of the tumor. The cavity was at
least inches In length and was filled with
pus All that was left OF the brain was a
thin shell. composed Of the tougher tissues,
which were less susceptible to the process
of decay. When an incision was made In
the shell, the whole mass collapsed.
The circumstance which made the case
almost unprecedented in the annals of
medical science was the manner in which
the patient retained his nationality and
faculties under the circumstances. He had
the senses of touch, tasta hearing and
smell, had very tolerable centrol of his 10
comotor muscles, could talk, and, In fact,
was comparatively disoommoded in no 9th
erway than by the loss Of vision. His re-
tention Of memory was remarkable. He
was able to memorize poems up to within
two weeks Of his death. -Wilkesbarre REQ
ord
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-18
n Napoleon H.a Ipvad.a Enrl.naf

Il Is also pertinent To inquire what
would have happened had Napoleon
been successful in landing an army ON
English shores. In the first place, his
mastery Of the seas would have been
quickly ended by the combined efforts
Of the English war vessels then afoat,
and be would have been left without
base Of supplies os communication. In
the second place he would have met a
resistance from q proud, free, enlight-
ened and desperate people which would
have paralyzed all his tactics and would
have worn out any army be could have
kept together. Did Napoleon fail 10 un-
derstand this? OF course not. BE had
said before that an army which cannot
be regularly recruited is doomed army.
He had seen this theory verified IN
Egypt, and he knew very well that a
permanent mastery Of the seas was out
of the question with the fleets and flotil-
las at his disposal 1t would appear in
the case of any other man than Napo-
leon that the proof was complete. in
view of what actually did occur-name-
", the attack by land ON Austria. The
impression which Mettefnich received in
1910 that this had been the emperor g
intention from the first, and the lavish
ness with which Napoleon, throughout
his public career, made use of any and
every form Of ruse, even the oostliest,
in order to mislesd bis foes, are compile
mentary pieces Of evidence which fur
nish the strongest confederation. Pro
fessor W. M. Sloane's "Libe of Napo.
leon" in Century.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-18
Where the Diamond Tree Grows.

No work on horticulture makes men,
tion of this interesting shrub, which
rarely attains large size, but is mainly
restricted to number of small cuttings.
The pawnbroking trade is where the
cultivation is carried ON. An unscrupu-
lous pawnbroker having had certain dia-
mond ornaments intrusted to his safe
keeping for awhile is the gardener, and
1t is in the arid atmosphere of his work
shop that the work of propagation will
be observed.
A piece Of jevelry IN which diamonds
are set is carefully examined, and stones
Of similar quality, bat Just q shade
smaller In size, are oleverly substituted.
The removed stones are in turn ex-
changed for others from spotber article
again, an imperoeptible shade bigger,
until at last the original cutting has de-
veloped quite respectable growth and di.
mensfons It Is not wise 10 force the
growth 10 too great an extent, and Sc
the original process Is being continually
repeated.
The beauty Of the operation lies IN tbe
slight danger of detection The substi-
tuition in each case varies but very little
in the matter of size, and the owners oi
the property rarely or never notice what
has taken place, but "many httk
makes a muckle," and in the course o.
few weeks a skillful gardener may
make very good thing out Of a diamond
tree.-Pearson' Weekly.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-18
Some Causes OF Death.

In The journal of the American Medical
Association the following account of the
death of Washington appears. In view of
the fact that the general impression pre-
walls that Washington died of quinsy, the
paragraph is interesting:
Washington at 81 years Of age died of
acute laryngitis complicated with oedema
of the glottis. On Dec. 12, 1899, he rode
over his estate on horseback, and as it was
day Of rain and sleet he became thorough
ly chilled. He contracted severe cold and
at the end of two days was very sick. Be
fore sending for doctor he had his over
seer bleed him. When the doctor came he
bled him ag2in. AS there was no improve
ment consulting physician was called,
and again he was bled. Finally they gave
him tartar eInetic and calomel. They also
applied fly blisters to his throat This
medical treatment has been the subject OF
much criticism"
Ben Jonson had his mental faculties i'm
paired by repeated attacks of apoplexy.
His bodily health also was shattered, and
he died in a state of the deepest depression
and gloom. Benjamin Franklin died OF
absoess of the lungs. Napoleon died Of
cancer Of the stomach. Burns, Shakes
peare and Edgar A. Poe died of exposure
the results of too much drink. John Bun
yan died OF cold caused by exposure
Shelley was drowned Keats and Charles
Wolf died of consumption.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-18
N6xions seed. In wool

"The recent warning from the Maine
experiment station concerning weeds In
seed, says a Maine gentleman, may well
be supplemented by calling attention to
those introduced In the vicinity Of Maine
woolen mills In the wool brought from
Australia or Texas or the Lord knows
where. This Is one Of the most prolific
sources Of foul seeds the state has known.
Two peculiarly aggressive weeds owe their
importation into Maine TO this cause, say
the wool sorters. These are what is popu-
larly called May weed and red root or
bur weed The May weed has one prin-
cipal root which runs deep with q twist
like corksorew, and when matured has
branchy, sprangling, may looking top
full Of fine seed pods, spreading in all d.
rections and ready to shell out seeds in
enormous quantity on the least provoca-
tion.
"The bur weed Is more robust and
grows IS inches or feet high, single
stalk with q crown top at first with
sprouts developing other stalks from the
Joints later. Its seeds are held In a mass
of burs, which become brittle and light
when ripened and are readily blown about.
1t, too, has tap root which goes straight
down to good depth. 1t seeds profusely.
Both the May weed and the bur weed,
when boed up or pulled from the soil, will
not grow again If they are carefully car
ried off the premises and burned. With
anything less they are pretty sure 30 re-
appear with additions. The bur weed, II
left on the ground, will send root down
and stalk up at every joint. Fortunately
these weeds do not thrive in grass land.
If they did, the state would soon be over
run with them. Lewiston journal.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-18
Tho Latest Fad.

Everybody supposed she would, but no
one looked for her 50 promptly TO set O
fashion. However, as she Is the Duchess
Of Marlborough, her example was sure to
find many and ready imitators It hap
pened when she was In Rome, and the Idea
was all her own-to have her piquant,
rather celestial little features cut In pure
Parian marble. So she went to famous
sculptor, gave him sittings, and to Blen-
helm castle will probably be shipped a
bust OF the girlish duchess, to be mounted
on q column of polished, rosy marble In
the great green drawing room.
News Of the duchess doings quickly
reached this side Of the water, and an emf
nens master of the ohisel stared In aston
ishment when no less than five very ele-
giant danes found their way one morning
into his dusty studio, and, after eying his
blue working blouse and clay caked hands
through their lorgnons. ordered their por-
traits done In marble. They made no
murmur at the big price he put on his tai
ents, but some Of them decided to be done
In bronze, the brown bronze, in place OF
the chilling white stone. It takes only a
few sittings for the sculptor to catch the
pose he wishes, then the subject Is photo
graphed; the master Of clay takes his other
studies from that. When chipped in mar
BILE or cast In bronze the bust must next
be suitably mounted, and the women who
80 far have had home their stone or metal
likenesses mount them on richly carved
columns, placed In the drawing room be-
fore a length Of rich, dark tapestry or a
curtain Of deeply oolored velvet. .-Phila-
delphia Times.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-18

ST. Louis, in more than one sense, must
be accorded central place in the series of
great American towns. 1t is not only CEN
tral by virtue of its geographical situation,
but it is also more typically American
than any other Of our large communities
by reason of the blending of the several
American types of population. The process
of assimilation has been more complete
than in the northwestern towns, and dis
tinctions Of race and class are less sharp
than in most eastern cities. St. Louis is
comparatively an old community. 1t has
succeeded fairly we'll in reducing New
Englanders, Virginians, New Workers.
men from the gulf states, Kentuckians,
northwesterners, Missourians, the Illinois
contingent, the Texans, and the Irish and
Germans as well, into body of progress
i've yet conservative Americans, to which
each element has contributed something,
while losing the sharp edges Of its own &C.
centricities. There results q community
that is typically American and more COM
pletey representative of our whole coun-
try, such as it is, than any other one of
the dozen largest American cities. 1t also
happens that st. Louis Is the most salts
factory exponent of what may be called the
distinctively American system of city gov
ernment that the country affords on any
similar scale of magnitude. Shaw
in Century.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-18
French Artists I'm Berlin.

1t is not many years since the Empress
Frederick tried in vain to induce the
French artists to send pictures to the Ber-
lin exhibition of art, and a famcus singer
who had dared to appear on stage at
Berlin met with very unpleasant recep-
tion on her return to Paris. Now, how
ever, things have taken turn for the bet
ter. NJ. Colonne, the famous Paris con-
ductor, has been in Berlin and has con-
Quoted the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra
with great success. NJ. Colonne received
great courtesy from tho managers Of the
royal theaters, Count Won Hoohberg and
Herr Henry Pierson, and has been invited
to bring his whole orchestra to Berlin,
where the opera house has been placed at
his disposal for two great concerts. N.
Colonne has accepted this offer, SO that in
November the Berlin public, a5 years after
the treaty Of Frankfort, will for the first
time hear famous Paris orchestra. In
the meantime Nine. judo enohants Ber.
lin playgoers by her piquant ohansons, and
NJ. Felix Lacaze Is again staying there, en-
gagged in propaganda in the interests of In
ternational arbitration. London News.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-18
The German Polios.

There Is little possibility Of independenoe
In speech or action. The police are always
at your elbow. and woe to you II you do
not carry out their iniunctions u the let
ter. There has lately been q striking IL
lustration Of the power Of tho police In
Vienna, and certainly their power Is not
less In the German empire. In both cases
they are protected almost beyond the posi-
bility of conviction by the so called Dlenst-
Eid, or service oath. II remember right
ly, this oath Is held to be equivalent as
evidence TO the oaths Of five independent
witnesses-that Is to say, to disprove a
polioeman's story you must find six indie
pendent witnesses TO testify to your version
Of the facts. AS this is, In 90 cases out OF
100 impossible, the policeman is master OF
the situation. He Is In bis way an auto
crat and can be as arbitrary as he pleases.
am bound to add that, from what l have
seen Of the Prussian police, should say
they are, as q body, anxious to do their
duty properly, but they have very little OF
the forbearance which is so marked char
acteristio Of the English constable. They
do not understand argument, much less
contradiction. Each bears a sword and
has no idea of bearing 1t In vain. In all
this he is supported and encouraged BY the
higher authorities.
The police, consisting Of old soldiers, art
to all intents and purposes military force
and are meant to terrorize the masses. Tt
refuse to obey their orders, even II unjus
tiflable, is q very grave offense; actually tC
resist them is a crime punished with far
greater severity in Germany than in Eng
land.-Contempo Review.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-18

1t will be remembered that man named
Durand of Marseilles gained considerable
notoriety some time ago by novel and
extraordinary feat which he accomplished
in his native town. For 80 days he suc-
cessfully stood upright as q statue on a
pedestal.
This individual is once more drawing
public attention, this time In Paris, by
another act quite as original as his first
achievement. In cafe concert, situated
on the confines of Montmartre, he has now
hung himself up by cord placed around
his neck, and will attempt to remain in
this uncomfortable position during the
space Of 1S days.
This case of suspension" is not looked
upon as legitimate by every one, as it is
not possible to see whether the cord is
placed solely around the neck or passes
under the shoulder blades. Be these suspi-
cions correct or not, the undertaking Is
none the less eccentric and certainly un-
pleasant, for Durand is debarred by his
wager from eating or drinking during the
time of his suspension. Should his feat
terminate successfully he proposes to allow
himself to be buried alive for space of
1865 days and then resuscitated.
Telepraph
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-18
Denmark,

Denmark, although small country
and relatively thinly populated. can Ger
tainly lay claim to be the most progress,
i've nation in Europe and Is determined
not TO peymit the grass to grow under its
feet. The state schools which the govern
ment has established for popular in
struction in the most advantageous
methods Of making butter and other ag-
ricultural and farm produce, which con-
stitute the staple industry Of the king
dom, have already achieved q success
the fame Of which extends throughout
Europe and even to such farof ooun-
tries as Japan and Siam. The oonstruc-
ton of the Kiel canal by the Germans
has had It's counterpart In the organiza-
tion of magnificent free port at Copen-
hagen, and now within the last ten days
railroad ferry line has been established
from the Danish capital TO Malmoe, in
Sweden, by means Of which tourist can
travel all the way from Cadiz, in Spain,
or Constantinople, in Turkey, to the
northernmost point of Norway and
Sweden without leaving the train. -
New York Tribune.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-18
VARIED COLLECTION FROM AFRICA.
Valuable Gift TO the PhilAdeiphiA Academy
of Sciences.


DR.. A. Donaldson Smith has presented
to the Academy Of Natural Sciences colec-
tons in various branches OF natural his
tory made by him In an expedition through
the northeastern portion Of Africa In 1894.
The specimens were found principally In
Somaliland, situated at the southern end
Of the Red sea below Abyssinia. The col
lection had been classified and In some de-
partments had been carefully examined by
Che curator of the British museum, who
labeled the serpents and fishes so far as
they were known species. The specialists
of the academy who have been working
up the collection united in pronouncing
It the most extensive and valuable that
had ever been taken out Of Africa. 1t is
especially valuable in the great variety of
mammals, more especially in the roden-
tias, many species of which are new to
science One Of these was a named rat,
which was as large as o wharf rat and COW
cred with long, stiff hair, arranged in three
longitudinal divisions, separated by divid-
ing lines. 1t resembles the marmot There
is no specimen in the British museum.
The horse tailed monkey had long tail,
on the end of which was heavy tuft OF
are seen in troops of 500 or 600. The
species is believed to be different from any
TO be found in other museums.
In the collection Of birds DIR. Sharp has
found 23 species which are new to science.
| The specimens are not mounted, but are
the skins of the birds. The plumage OF
most of them is very brilliant, like that Of
most tropical birds, and the markings are
beautiful This is particularly true Of the
starlings, of which there is a great variety.
| Some Of the bee eaters, with their bril-
liant red and green markings, would prove
strong temptation to the ladies for veal
on their bonnets.
The chronological collection contain:
S71 specimens, with at least so species, in
cluding grGsshoppers, flies, bugs, butter
flies, etc. One of the most interesting
was very long and slim, like what i!
known as q walking stick, with severa
branches, so nearly resembling twig tha
it would be difficult to distinguish it on {
tree. But few shells are to be found IL
the collection. The snails are distinc
from any found elsewhere north of th'
Sahara a-Philadelph Ledger.