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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-13
A Roporter,s AhbreYiation.

In paper on "Some Humors of Par,
liamentary Reporting" in Macmillan's
IL the following: "There is a well au-
thcnticatcd story current in the report
er's gallery of strange freak of tele-
graph clerk in the transmission Of the
report Of parliamentary speech by
Mr.. Foster TO a daily paper in Bradford.
The subject Of the speech was educa-
tlon; the word children was frequent,
ly used, and for the sake OF brevity the
clerk substituted kids trusting t1at
the alteration would be corrected by
the operator at the other end of tho
wire. The message, however, was not
only written, but printed just as it was
transmitted. Imagine the faces of the
right honorable gentleman's constitu-
ents when they read the next morn
ing: "You know of Wordsworth's pros
found saying: "The kid is father to The
man."
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-13
---------------
The Little GIrl,a MITE.

A youth who has worked in an Au-
gusta store long enough to absorb the
idea that he is business man was
asked by his little sister for a loan o,
so cents few days ago. He insisted
that she should give him bette for
It, This she did, and he, in his hurry,
pocketed it without reading it. When
he thought it time for her to pay the
debt he spoke of it. She replied that
it wasn't convenient for her to do so
"But l have your note" he said. He
pulled it from his pocket, and on read
ing found that, for value received, she
promised to pay so cents "wher con
vehicut. ~ y. Mercury.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-13

town that day in quest of situationi
a iecewho promised to become clever
housemaid accompanying her.
81 knows you are suited. but If you was
so kind as to recommend me / will be
truely greatful. Hoping as how you and
Master keeps your usual health and with
Humble respects.-I remains, Your obedi-
ent servant, MARTHA GooDYER."
"a most proper letter, my DEAR"
commented Mrs. Porter, her ruffled
vanity agreeably soothed by Martha's
abundant recognition of the difference
in their positions.
"And capital cook, too" grunted
Mr.. Porter, pushing aside his muddy
coffee and sodden toast. "Mariar, you
send off them girls and get Martha
and her niece to come ere, and Pll-Tll
take you trip to Monte Carlo"
"Oh, Tony!" Then, with resolution.
81 SHALL"
But after her husband had departed
for the city Mrs. Porter wavered and
felt her courage leak away every time
she looked towards the bell. Her moth
erly heart sympathized with the girls.
She knew how hard servitude must be
for them. Still, she realized also that
NO sense of pity for others should pre-
vail upon her to tolerate any circum-
stances which spoiled her home life.
She delayed from moment to moment,
however, finally going into her con-
seryatory in the hope that little quiet
pottering among her plants would re-
engaged for nearly half an hour with
sundry parcels of hyacinths and mar
cissus, which she potted and tucked
away under the staging in mass of
cocoanut fiber against the spring dec
Grafton of her house. 1t was an un-
usually bright morning for November,
and as the sun beat warmly upon the
glass roof Mrs. Porter found the sur
cease she sought and began to hum an
air.
a low but imperative tapping on the
conservatory door leading to the lawn
made her start, and, turning quickly,
she perceived an elderly gentleman
standing outside, reckoning mysteri-
ously to her. lie was not one of those
ingenious individuals who succeed by
dint of inward asst rance and outward
responsibility in worming themselves
into private houses with the intention
Of selling tea or gas burners. That Mrs
Porter saw at a glance; while through
the railing of the front garden she
caught reassuring glimpse of well
appointed brougham. SO without more
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-13
Niagara's Power ut DufraIo.

The signing by the mayor of Buffalo
OF the Niagara falls power franchise
insures the introduction into that city
of electric power developed at the falls
The experiment will be watched with
interest by other cities and by cleo
tricians generally, as bearing upon the
problem of the economic distribution
of power produced at a distance from
tho point of application. If successful
it may be expected to largely increase
the use of water power. In all the
older states of the union may be found
many abandoned mill sites on streams
abandoned because distance from sup
plies and markets overbalanced in cost
Of transportation the difference in cost
of production between the use of steam
and water power. With demonstra-
ton of economical distribution of cleo
tic power over a wide radius these
abandoned mill sites will have new
value. Power developed there will be
used by the manufactures situated
miles distant on the lines of transporta-
tion.-Chicago Chronicle.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-13
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

Sweden has deaf and dumb corp
of the Salvation Army. But they can
make just as much noise with the bass
drum as anybody else, it is safe to say.
The Boston friends of Rev. w. II
0'Connell, who has just been appointed
rector of the American college in Rome,
will present to him testimonial before
he leaves for Rome.
President Cleveland has accepted
IN invitation to deliver an address at
the 150th anniversary of the founding
of Princeton college.
The prize of 800 offere last June
to the student of Johns Hopkins uni
versity who should write the best es.
say on the Relations of Chemistry and
the Useful Arts" has been awarded to
L. Emmett Reid, of Virginia, graduate
of Richmond college,
An Englishman in Ceylon recently
turned Mohammedan, and proposes on
the strength of it to take as second
wife the daughter of European Of
fetal. A Colombo newspaper says that
number of European residents in the
island intend to follow his example.
Yale students taking the modern
novel course have expressed their opin.
ion that Lorna Doone" is the finest
modern novel they have read during
the course. This novel got 140 votes.
"a Gentleman of France" came next,
with only As votes. Howells' "a Modern
Instance" and Stevenson's Treasure
Island" came next in order of pref
erence.
A floating chapel has just been
fitted up at Kuttawa, KY, to make evan
gclizingvoyages along the Cumberland
Ohio and Mississippi rivers. The min
lister, Rev. Walter Marshall, who was at
one time commercial traveller, will
take his family with him and will pay
part of his expenses, if not all, he hopes
by doing such work as he can find al
the places where he stops. His ex
penses will be very light.
After studying for some time the
problem how to get the people into hii
church, and after trying number o.
old schemes, a Methodist minister Of
Thompsonville, Mich, hit on the no,
altogether novel idea Of going to the
people who would not come to him
He went into the principal saloon il
the town and preached an eloquent ser
mon to the crowd about the bar, ant
has since been following up this prac
tice, undlsturbed by the owners of thu
places in which he pitches his pulpit.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-13
SILVER KING BARLEY. ZIG Blu.

The barley wonder. Yields right
along on poor, good or Indifferent soils
80 to 100 bus. per acre. That pays at
zoe. bushel!
Salzer's mammoth catalogue is full
Of good things. Silver Mine Oats yield
ed POI 1-3 bushels in 1895. 1t will do
better in 1896. Hurrah for Tcosinte,
Sand Vetch, Spurry and Giant Clover
and lots and lots of grasses and clovers
they offer. 35 packages earliest yege-
tables $1.00.
IL you WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND 10
with 1Oc. postage to the John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, you will get
free ten grain and grass samples, in
GLIDING barley, ETC., and their catalogue.
Catalogue alone sc. (K)
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-13

and thinks she knows all about it.
Mrs. Porter cracked walnut and shook
her head sadly.
AN then late dinner every night,
and them tinger-bowls and all that
well, Marian, don't wan, to 'urt your
fcelin's. and | do like bit of style
when we've company, like the best of
EN-. But wot say IS is, give me a good
comfortable supper with n snack of
something tasty. Liver, and bacon
now, or Irish stew. All"
Martha used to make 'eavenly Irish
Stew" murmured Mrs, Porter, regret
fully, and she could do tripe and
onions beautiful. Now what do you
think this Christine said when asked
Il she could cook tripe and onions,
thinkin' to give you treat?"
( II gives II up, Marian. TO on"
christine she says MS 'ow she ad
aever card of l.. Wot was it? And |
was casfin' all put in my mind for an ex-
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-13
ARMIES HEARD ON THE MARCH.
How the Noise of Sixty Thousand Soldiers
Is Made Behind the Scenes.

How the Noise of Sixty Thousand SoI,licrs
Is Made Behind the Scenes.
Sixty thousand men, with muskets,
cannon and horses, could not tramp
across the stage of the theater il il
were fifty times as large as it is now,
but in one of the most thrilling parts
of the play there is heard we'll
ordered sequence of noises that make
the audience believe two great armies
are rushing toward a scene of car
mage.
On the stage only few of the per-
sonages of the play remain. Their
duty, of course, is to tell what is going
on in places that cannot be seen. The
bugle-calls of federal troops far in the
distance are family heard, and the
hoof-beats Of cavalry come almost as
family as if the horses were a mile
away.
From the strength of an echo the
noise gradually grows to that of tur-
moil, and soon to the ears of the
auditors comes the beating of horses
hoofs on bridge. Next is heard tho
steady tramp of the advancing hosts OF
infantry. Over the bridge they all
seem to go and the listeners almost see
the army of blue pushing to the front.
There is rumble in the distance. Men
are shouting, sabers are clanking.
From the bridge comes a sound of
straining timbers. The artillery is up
and the great guns and caissonsare lum-
herring onward.
Meanwhile the head of the column
has advanced. 1t has been heard
crossing the bridge, and then comes
the sound Of hoofs beating in the earthly
turnpike, the sounds indicating that
the army has swung away to the right.
Fainter grow the noises after the ar
tillcry has passed, and soon there is
silence save for the talk of the persons
on the stage. OF course, 10000 men
horse, foot and cannon-have gone by
q given point, as circus agents say, in
about three minutes, but the audience
has not had time to think of that be-
fore 10000 more soldiers-in gray this
time, of course-begin to make even
quicker time. The soldiers of the con-
federacy cross bridge with clatter
of hoofs, clanking of sabers, a rum
BILE of cannon and hoarse, jumbied
shouting of orders, and then two great
armies have been dispatched to their
meeting place.
The magnitude of the effect does not
indicate intricacy of mechanism, nor
numbers in those who work it. A
dozeh pairs of hoofs in dozen pairs OF
hands are the cavalrymen. A frame
covered with stuff akin to the material
of drumheads is the bridge. Great
boxes of hard-packed earth are the
turnpike, and iron balls rolled ovel
planks give the effect of ponderous ar
tillery. The armies of 10000 are about
40 men to those behind the scenes.
Whoever reads these cold facts will
never think of them while they are
being done. He belongs to public
about which p. I. Barnum made re-
mark applicable to some of the time
and all of The time. He will think he
heard the 10000 soldiers and never aft
erward stop to think why he thought
son. Y. Tribune.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-13
THIEVES LIKE ro1s.
rhlck Weather Means Harvest for Lo
don Robbers.

don Robbers.
There are few things that all classes
Of London thieves like SO well as fogs,
and the thicker these latter are the bet
ter, detective inspector is reported to
have said:
"We can always count fully on any
foggy afternoon or evening bringing
out hundreds of clever professional
hands on business bent, and the reports
of thefts at various centers always in
crease to most appreciable extent
after spell of fog. OF course, it is
Obvious how such state of atmosphere
must favor theft of many kinds, but
besides this, it often brings out a.num-
Der of men who are wanted, and have
been lying low for time. Consequent
ly, our men are always very much on
the lookout during such weather.
''In one case, about two weeks ago,
we had been on the lookout for weeks
for an American swindler who had sew
cral thousand pounds worth of stolen
bonds in his possession. The inspector
who had the warrant ut last declared
that this man must have got out of the
country, but one densely foggy night
the former happened to be in a quiet
street not far from Bedford square,
when stranger, against whom he
nearly ran, said:
"'Can you tell me precisely where
am? I've got mixed up somehow
"'Follow Inc, and I'll show you,' said
the officer, and he did show hini---to
the police station, for the man was the
very one he had been vainly looking
for.
"ln another case in which l was per-
sonally concerned, a sergeant Of our
force, in one of the thickest fogs ever
known, politely helped lady in dis
tress near the Remington road. The
lady couldn't even recognize her own
house among several all alike, and the
sergeant, on her behalf, knocked ut a
door, which was answered by man.
The lady did not live there-but an
hour or two afterward arrested the
nan who had answered the door, Hcwas
n German baker, the head of large
firm, and we had been seeking him for
months. But here is a story well-known
in police circles.
"a well-dressed gentleman was, in a
southeastern suburb, helped in a fear
full fog by poor man, who, eventually,
with his charge, took temporary shelter
at police station. The gentleman ex-
planned that he had just arrived from
Canada, where he had been for 80 years,
and that he was now looking, in this,
to him, strange locality, for brother.
Explanations followed, and the man
who had helped him turned out to be
the brother he was looking for.
heard the story from the sergeant who
was present when the explanation took
place.
"Dut as to fogs favoring thieves,
can only tell you that we arc often
rather surprised to see, after spell OF
fog, what an access of means and oil
extravaganza at their favorite resorts
there is among known thieves" Lon
don Tit-Bits.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-13
VALUE OF SLEEP.
Natural Slumber Necessary to Perfect
Health.


Health.
In sleep the entire body, with all its
component parts and its various Of
fees, ceases from labor, like machine
which has its fires banked and it's
wheels stopped The body, like the ma
chine, is ready to start work again at
a moments notice, but for the time be-
ing it is out of commission.
Primarily, of course, sleep is condi-
ton of the brain, as by this organ all
impulses from the external world are
received and from it are transmitted all
messages necessary to the performance
of any desired act.
In fact, to carry the siIuile still
further, the brain, as the center of the
nervous system, is the governor of the
human machinery, controlling all its
movements and offices, and directing
them into an intelligent and useful
channel. We can easily understand,
then, what must be the daily strain
upon this great center greater even
than that upon the muscles which are
called upon to do it's work.
Sleep, then is natures opportunity
for adjusting the delicate mechanism
of the brain, ard of repairing the mus
Giles and restocking them with material
with which to do their work successful
ly.
Sleep, in order to be beneficial,
| IN nd nj
this end the greatest care should be
exercised to have the bedding comforta-
bic and Clean, and the whole atmos-
phcre of the room pure and wholesome.
The sleeper should not be disturbed
until he wakes of his own accord, I'M
| less there is chronic tendency to over
sleep, in which case few lessons with
| the aid Of an alarm-clock or a servant,
combined with conscientious effort on
the part of the person himself, viii.
usually effect cure.
Unless the person is actually lazy,
and in danger of contracting bad habits
in this respect, it is better to allow him
10 sleep ut will. Especially is this true
of growing children.
In the earlier morning hours, or after
one has been asleep for some time, ma
ture has made great progress in her
work of repair, and should be allowed
TO complete her work while the air is
pure and outside influences are at their
minimum.
Sleep that has been artifcially in
duced is comparatively of little value.
1t is true that the mind is relieved o.
its activity, but the various organs,
and the impulses which tend to their
nutrition, are also to an appreciable
extern paralyzed.-Youths Compan-
| ion.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-13
ANTITOxIN.
Its Value In the Treatment OF Diphtheria
Demonstrated.

Its Value In the Treatment OF Diphtherla
Demonstrated.
In the face OF the distrust and opposi-
ton which the attempt to extend the
use of antitoxin in the treatment of
dphtheria has been met in certain in
fluential quarters, it is gratifying to
read the summary of results 50 far OBJ
tanned by the new treatment from the
pen of DR.. Welch, professor ofp,,thology
in the Johns Hopkins university.
Statistics have been carefully collect
ed from all parts of the world, and the
reduction of mortality in diphIheria by
serum treatment is brought out in a
very striking manner. Perhaps the best
testimony to the efficacy of the new
system is furnished by the experience
of Baginsky and others, who record the
results obtained during the voluntary
pause in the serum treatment caused by
failure in the supply of serum.
Thus Baginsky states that between
March, 1894, and March, 1895, 525 chill
dren were treated with antitoXin with
a fatality of 1876 per cent. During the
period when the supply of serum was
exhausted 1876 children were treated
without antitoxin with fatality of asa
per cent.
Similarly Korte noted a rise in fatali-
| ty from 1871 per cent. during the serum
period to 1913 when no serum was pro-
durable, and during an epidemic of
diphtheria at Trieste the fatality rose
from 1877 per cent. to so per cent. when
the supply of serum failed.
A German medical journal has in
stituted collective investigation of all
the cases of diphtheria treated with
serum.
Such statistics should prove of ines
Unable value in assisting the formation
of correct official judgment of the
therapeutic value of antitoxin.
In the meantime, DIR. Welch states
that the study, so far, of the results of
the treatment of over 1000 cases of diph-
iberia by antitoxin demonstrate beyond
all reasonable doubt that anti-diph-
thereto serum is a specific curative
agent for diphtheria, surprising in its
efficacy all other known methods OF
treatment of this disease, while the es.
scntial harmlessness of the serum has
been demonstrated by over hundred
thousand njections.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-13

than momcntary hesitation she
opened the door.
Can | converse with you, madam,
upon NEST important matter, without
danger OF being overheard?" he de-
manded.
"Yes, sir" replied Mrs. Porter, you
can. Please step in ere"
you are Mrs. Porter, / presume ?"
Mrs. Porter bowed. "There are two
inmates of your house in whom | am
much Interested" went ON the visitor,
sitting down in the garden chair Of
fered.
"Yes?" said Mrs. Porter. interroga-
lively, her curiosity aroused.
"They occupy at present the posi-
tions, | understand, of-ahcm. cook
and housenaid?"
"They Ito, sir"
A sudden hope darted through Mrs.
Porter's mind. Perhaps this gentle
man required servants and would like
hers.
Have you been pleased with their
attentions' Have they-'given salts
faction is, believe, the term used ?"
"Ye-es. But will you tell me your
reason 70: asliing?" said Mrs. Porter,
strictly on guard.
81 may coniide in you, madam, that
when my late nephew, Roger Car
ruthers, died. having had no COM
munication with him for many years,
as | entirely disapproved of his inn
rrovident manuer of living-appeal was
made to HE on behalf of his two daugh-
tiers, my glandnieces, who were, as one
might have anticipated, left penniless.
After careful consideration of the mat
| ter, ! resolved to hold out helping
hand until saw that the girls were
prepared TO help themselves. Keeping
myself informed, however, regarding
their movements, ] was gratifed to
find that they had taken the noble de-
termination to occupy a mental posi-
| ton rathcr than to depend on the chdri-
ty of others. | need not say, madam"
continued the old gentleman, more con-
tidentially, that admire my nieces
for their declaration of independence !;
but, as make g point never to do any
thing rashy, decided to wait until
three months had elapsed, then, if up
on inquiry ! found that they had ally
| filed n humble station, 20 offer them
the shelter of home which they would
be fitted to adorn.
81 am rejoiccd to ear IT, said Mrs.
Porter, warmly, ''and may say in the Sc
three months there amt ever been q
cross word passed between them and
me-" Which was true in the letter, If
not in the spirit.
Then, madam, may see my nieces,
whose acquaintance have yet to male,
and at the earliest date that will suit
yourconyenience shall take the young
ladies' home"
Madam said Maud's voice from he
door leading into the drawing-rocm,
"a person who asked me to announce
her as your old Martha has called.
There is a younger woman with her"
Here was a happy ending of all Mrs.
porter's woe.
ASK EN- to wait, and I'll speak to
EN- Immediately" she called. Then
turning TO the visitor, she exclaimed:
Sir, | am Apply to ear that your rela-
lives as the prospects of so bright a
future. They as my warnest congrat-
ulations, and permission to go at once"
I Black and White.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-13
Rubber Crop of the Amazon Valley.

The production of rubber in the
Amazon valley during the year ending
June 20, 1895, was nearly 10000 tons, or,
in actual figures, 43,Gf2, 500 pounds.
The crop was about Ia per cent. less
than the crop of the previous year. Of
this crop 56Ns per cent. was shipped to
the United States and 43H per cent. to
Europe. During the past 10 years the
rubber crop of the Amazon has doubled
in quantity. The greatest crop year
was that ending June 30, 1894, and ii
will thus be seen that the crop of this
year is but slightly below the greatest
ever gathered. The average price for
the year of 70 cents for fine grade Para
and 80 cents for coarse, equals the total
of $2S,O0O,OCo, which represents the
gold value of this wild product OF
the Brazilian sts.-Internationa
Trade.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-13
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; efiectually 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 is 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 not
accept any substitute if offered.