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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-26
BIGGEST YEAR OF EXPORTS
Over 100000 Greater Than for
Any Similar Period in the
Country's History.

The export record of the United
States in the - months ending with Oc-
tober, 1904, just presented by the de-
partment of commerce and labor
through it's bureau of statistics, is espe-
cially noteworthy in view of the fact
that despite the unusually small exports
of breadstuffs the total value of exports
of all kinds is larger than in any pre-
ceding year ending with the date above
named, states the Washington Star.
The exports of breadstuffs in the ten
months ending with October are less
than half in value those of the CORE
spending period of 1903 or 1902, and only
one-third as much as in the correspond
ing period of 1901 or 1899. Yet, despite
the fact that the value Of breadstuffs ex-
ported falls $4,000, 600 below the record
for the corresponding period of last
year and $15S,000,000 below the record
for the corresponding period of 1901, the
total value of all merchandise exported
in the II months ending October, 1904,
is VOU,UUU,UUO Sl6dlSI tudu III Iuc SOi =
responding period Of last year, and ex-
ceeds by nearly $10000000 the largest
total ever known in IL months period
ending with October
This remarkable fact, that despite a
loss of from $S6,OO0,00O to $15S,OO0, coo
in exports of one group of articles, the
grand total of exports exceeds that Of
any preceding year, is accounted for
chiefly by corresponding growth in the
expectation of manufactures as group
and raw cotton.
Among the articles grouped by the bu-
reau Of statistics under the general term
of manufactures iron and steel manu-
features show for the nine months for
which record is already at hand $780,
100000 increase over the corresponding
period of the preceding year; copper an
increase of $2300O00O and mineral Gil
an increase of about 100000 1000, while in
most other manufactured articles the
figures for 1904 show little change as
compared with those of the Immediately
preceding year.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-26
The Bad Boy Writes More from Paris
Dad Poses as a Mormon Bishop
and They Climb the Eiffel Tower.
BY HON GEORGE w. PECK.
(Ex-Governor of Wisconsin, Formerly Pub
Usher of Peck's Sun. Author of
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(Ex-Governor of Wisconsin, Formerly Pub
Usher of Pecks Sun, Author of
"Peck's Bad Boy" Etc)
Copyright, 1905. by Joseph b. Bowles)
Paris, France.-Old Pardner in
Crime: | got your letter, telling me
about the political campaign that is
raging at home, and when read it to
dad he wanted to go right ont and fill
up on campaign whisky anc yell for his
presidential candidate, but he couldn't
nnd any whisky, so he has not tried to
carry any precincts of Paris for our
standard-bearer.
There Is something queer about the
liquor here. There is no regular cam
paign beverage. At home you can Sc
lect drink that is appropriate for any
stage of campaign When the nom
nations are first made you are not ex
cited and beer and cheese sandwiches
seem to fit the case. A little later,
when the orators begin to come out
into the open and shake their hair, you
take cocktails and your eyes begin to
resemble those Of Gagged rat, and you
are ready to quarrel with an opponent,
The next stage in the campaign is the
whisky stage, and when you have got
plenty of it the campaign may be said
to be open, and you wear black eyes
and lose your teeth, and you
swear strange oaths and smell OF
Kerosene, and only sleep in the morn
ing. Then election comes and if your
side wins you drink all kinds of things
at once for week, shout hoarsely and
then go to the Kelley cure, but if your
party loses you stay home and take
course of treatment for nervous pros
tration and say you will never mix up
in another campaign.
Here in France it is different. The
people have nervous prostration to
start on, start campaign on cham
payne, wind up on absinthe, and after
the votes are counted go to an insane
asylum. do not know what first got
dad to drink absinthe and don't know
what it is, but 1t looks like soap suds
tastes like seed cookies and smells like
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-26

you got wheels in your head and
chunks of things came up to your Ad-
ans apple End choked you. Well, cross
my heart, if that Ferris wheel, tina,
looked SO big to US, would make a main
spring for the Eiffel tower. That tower
is higher than kite, and when you
get near it and try to look up to the
top, you think it is joke, and that
really no one actually goes up to the
top of it. You see some flies up around
the top of 1t, and when the guide tells
you the flies crawling around there are
men and women, you think the guide
has been drinking.
But dad and and the guide paid our
money got into an elevator and began
to 80 up. After the thing had been CO.
ing up awhile dad said he wouldn't go
up more than mile or so at first, and
asked the man to let him off at tie
S,00O-foot level, but the elevator man
said dad had got to take al the degrees
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-26

limbs were badly swollen. One doctor
told me it would finally turn to Bright's
disease. was laid up at one time for
three weeks. / had not taken Doans
Kidney Pills more than three days
when the distressing aching across my
back disappeared, and l was soon en-
tirely cured"
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents, Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-26
Iust what shn would no.

She-What would you do, George, il
you were left widower?
He-Oh, | suppose pretty much the
same as you would do if you were left
widow.
ooh, you wretch! And you always told
me You eoula never love anybody else."--
Pick Me-up
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-26
Not Exactly Truthful.

Bs5on-Did you buy any fiction on
the trains when you were south?
Egbert-Didn't have to buy any.
They gave it away. All the roads
give away timetables. you know
Yonkers Statesman
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-26

"'Do you feel at all worried over the
yellow peril%
Not now" replied the man who has
hay, fever. 81 don't borrow trouble. The
goldenrod, won't begin to blossom for
two or three months. Chicago Record
Herald.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-26

mico County,
says: {" l suf-
fered with kid.
ney complaint
for eight years.
1t came on me
gradually. l
felt tired and
w c a k, W a s
short of breath
and was trou-
b l g d w | t h
bloating after
eating, and my
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-26
ANOTHER LIFE SAVED.

Mrs. q. w. Foolss, of Salisbury, Nd,
wife of G. w. Fooks, Sheriff of Wico-
New-York tribune., 1905-12-24

et several of the stores The pupils attend between
and 10 o'clock three mornings week; that is,
half the force goes to school on Monday Weones-
day and Friday mornings. and the other ha1 on
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday mornings Ihe
teachers books and necessary supplies are fur-
nfshed by the frm and it Is surprising what lot
Of knowledge these bright little heads absorb in the
limited time of instruction
The most elaborate system Of cash boy training
is that worked out by John Wanamaker in his
PHILADELPHIA store. Each boy has a record caro-
which he must carry for month and keep as
clean as possible sign OF improvement IS the
increased average whiteness Of the cards HIS de-
partment manager marks on tne caro- weekly
rating for neatness. promptness truthfulness and
other essential qualities. There are places for
bl,,a nenc strokes for misconduct which the boys
call "bluies" The average of all ratings is the
store average upon which promotion and IN
creased wages depend. The cash boys graduate
into cadet corps and then into the various graoes
of the store school. each of the three branches
of which has a separate annual commencement
In this way the youngsters are fitted to meet the
responsibilities of active business life.
Practice differs in the matter Of giving presents
There is one big store in this city which gives
every married ernploye large turkey at Thanks
giving time The Junior employees Of another store
always receive Christmas presents consisting or a
dollar bill and box of candy each. The prac-
tice Of paying a premium sales is rapidly he
coming more general One firm pays a certain
increase the sales or the Individual clerk or
the previous year. Another pays a premium on
all soles over certain fixed amount in each de-
partment It means considerable extra bookkeep-
ing but It is considered worth while by the firms
which have t-ied II. The premium distributions
usually come at vacation time and at Christmas,
when extra money comes in most handiy.
Sick benefit associations are becoming general
One firm works It out on this basis: Every
pIoye receiving more rhan s. a week pcys 30 cents
a month; less than S. 10 cents; cash boys. cents.
This provides for the payment of s. a week for
ten consecutive weeks, OF the amount for
thirteen weeks in year. In of death. ae-
cording TO the grade, the association pays 500
SlOe and $50 In another store the range Is even
larger in the matter of payments and bencnts
derived IN case Of sickness but the one cited Is
about the average.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-24
ALMOST HELPLESS.

In the matter Of organization fur workers are
weak AT the headquarters of the union the men
talked feelingly the impossbility of organizing
the
In one factory near here" said one of them, "a
hundred girls work, but you cannot get in there
to talk to them, no."
The reporter suggested that they might be way
laid on the street, going home from work
"Oh, the police would not allow that, the owner
of the factory hass bought them; anyway. with
shrug, 1T would be chance for the police TO use
their clubs"
The faces Of the at this meeting were a
study. The members of this union are many of
them workers cheap furs. and not one face
at this meeting the face Of a healthy man. In
all their talk they were careful make clear that
what they asked was not better wages what they
asked, they said, better sanitary conditions.
reform Of the evils which make the work fatal
to the health Of the worker.
ut iss this would haf changed said one.
we ask no to belief our word that things
are so, We will take you TO the places and show
you. We viii show you rooms with thirty people
working, which iss not big enough for fifteen.
Then the matter of the dyes. The dyeing OF furs
hass Increased fifty per cent, and most are bad.
We will show you who hat the breaking open
Of the flesh. all along the hand, So from working
in dyed furs. And they cannot always wash the
food, and goes in the stomach. Also We would hat
stopped the Of the fur sweepinss from the
floor, which are full Of the consumption baciF And
We would prevent the young girls from working
away from the men, who haf families and need
II These are the things would haf changed"
New-York tribune., 1905-12-24
FOR THE BUSY MAN.
Constant Reader Tells What He
Missed IN Last Weeks Papers.

Now before you ask me again whether
Mayor Mcclellan will stay in the City Hall
after January L. said the Constant Reader to
his friend, the Busy Man, "let me tell you some
thing about Mr.. Odell and Governor Higgins"
What! Has Mr. OdeII again taken the stand
in the insurance inquiry?" asked the Busy Man
abruptly.
He has taken the stand but in another
way" said the Constant Reader 1.-The Speaker
ship fight has become so hot that Mr. Oden at
last exploded. 1t is his intention to have AS
semblynan Edward a. Merritt of ST Lawrence
County. elected speaker Of the lower house.
Accordingly, when Governor Higgins came out
openly in favor of James F. Wadsworth jr,
son of Congressman Wadsworth and son-in-
law of John Hay, for this position Mr.. Oden
hit hard. But his feelings were still more
wounded when he learned that President
Roosevelt regarded Mr. Wadsworth kindly, too.
Mr.. Odell attacked both the President and the
Governor, charging the first with supporting
Frank S. Black for State Senator and then
switching about and packing the Platt confer
ence with federal of1ceholders to help the re-
election Of Senator Depew."
But has Mr.. Merritt withdrawn from the
fght?" asked the Busy Man.
NO, indeed" was the response. He is going
to fight it out, and so is James T Rogers, of
Broome County, the leader of the Republicans
in the Assembly. Meantime, Mr.. Odell and his
friends got another blow at the meeting OF the
Republican County Committee, which elected
Herbert Parsons president. Mr.. Parsons is
going to help elect Mr.. Wadsworth."
Some one was saying that Mr. McCurdy,
once president of the Mutual, was going abroad
to live" said the Busy Man, as if to change the
subject.
'Iot quite" said the Constant Reader. He
has only transferred his Morristown and Morris
Plains estate to his wife. Meantime, Mr.
Hughes has been making new discoveries in the
insurance world. He caused witnesses to testify
thar the assets of the minor companies had been
fuggIed to prevent insolvency, and that one com
pany known as the Empire Life, had S4,OOooOO
outstanding in insurance, with assets amounting
to only $500 Inquiry into the Washington
Tofe showed that it dominated by Thomas
r RYAN who recently got control also or the
Ezouitable The Washington Life was found 10
have bought Ryan stocks and even to have
snac,,Isted in them, and the brokerage business
~ the company was shown to have netted TAT
-oete for Mr. Ryan's sons"
"Ara these the methods which Mr. Hartman
nos afraid Mr. Ryan would introduce into the
r-o,itsb bIe?" interrupted the Busy Man excltealy'
s.T4 ,,.os also shown that If the small companies
New-York tribune., 1905-12-24
UNsANTTARY WORKSHOPS.

That" said the reporters guide, when they had
gained the street again. 'iss what call the real
consurnption It iss noon now; by night there viii
be many more scraps Of fur the floor. All day
the men step on them; t'ings are thrown among
them. the dust falls IN them: the men-excuse me
for the expression. I know not how TO say it-they
spit in them. There iss rule by the Board OF
Health that they shall not spit, but An ex-
pressive strug finished the sentence anu oen
the bits Of fur are swept up and sold to make
scarfs OF course they are full Of what you CAL
bacfr We haf petition the Board Of Health tree
Years ego we petition them, to stop the sale OF
sweepngs to regulate the pushcart trade In furs'
but they do nodings-
.Thev paid no attention TO the petitonT
aI know not how to describe It They He
made another iniEnitaBle gesture, eloquent OF q
dszterous and lofty ignoring.
Outside another door a little further along sharp
featured Young fellow loading bulging burlap
bags on q pushcart. 'HThey are full of the refuse
fur" said the guide; and plunging his hand at a
gaming seam he drew out C handful, ana came
hack to the pavement, pursued by voiuble stream
Of indignant Yiddish from the pJshcart man, who
objected TO this theft Of his stock. Smell the
dye" said the guide. holding up scrap OF bIacK
cat fur; and indeed it was strong.
In factory of q rather better class, occupying
The second floor OF a building just OF Broadway,
two men in a rear room were sorting ana PtIehtn
the sweepings OF the day before. one SAT az &
long table with an immense heap OF gray sQulrrel
fur before him and separated the fragments into
lifting a handful Of bits, none bigger than your
thumb ARE used for making ladleS mats puL "
fhess"-he showed bit somewhat Iarse tiSy ~:
would make scarfs. No, nothlhe Is "asteu IA LIS
NTH niTapyb
New-York tribune., 1905-12-24

r,,a- since the first foreign visitor oscoVeIeu .o
In the American department store you coIlu
,,racticallv anything from peanut 10 an @ et g
- bono the nut might be fed the said store has
10 VIZ. .i1o wonder Of the world. Now that
= a.. forr,.I. rare is on between the Dig stores oL
,-,-vorlx as to which can DO the most 1or Tue W W
fara of its employees. the department stoie
+o become the wonder of the soclolos's'' -
over. , nv 5aveIoprnent
- +a,,er one chooses to call ii, began IN a
f,n,e vvav The proprietor Of some Dig oelI -
e+ore decided that his employees were paS1ns ~
,,cb for their luncheon at nelsIlDoi4lie ie -
e. mt in an addition to his restaurant AilcnelI
ne P@ s,t,- ,oo,7 where employees were served at
80 rbe employees luncheon has become a part
~ nearly all of the huge stores IN the country
- 1,ord developnnent, and one with which the
bic Is equally familiar, IS sendihs empty . -, :.
-, ,,ntr,, in groups Of fifty or more se'era'
%ew-York stores MAINTAIN Suo
homes for their employees 80. .,a
Tut welfare work has gone much further taah
+bts especially along the line OF niue 'nins
+rIbI,te more than one can tell 10 lhe me % "a
5a-+r,ent store workers. In the round or halI
ING - - - che bg sr-ses a few days ago a Tribune
+ar 4o,1nd that the range was from shower
,aths to French lessons, from dancing nan 10
,,a sums The firms do things Tor every one III
+5eir ernploy and much interest Is taken IN lhe
Of he FINEST cash boy as in the experienced
clerk - - . aenar+p,ent
=. ,"o1,d have laughed when asked If the firm
,a%d bathing facilities for its employees To-day
shower baths. at least. are considered most I'M
an+ and many of the big stores furnish hne
soan and soft towels without charge
", would be surprised how much our paths
- IN, moth young men and women" said q
&c, who has charge of the welfare department
" certain big store in the shopping district
.I1-o demand high standard Of cleanliness on
or+ or our employees, and many OF them do
''-e - hatbtubs at home. In the summer, par
,,l,, NJ re- the baths in demand. Many OF the
er,TIoyes find tnat cooling plunge before lunch
80 ,ssbans Them for the afternoons work There
q no charge for either baths. towels or soap, and
the bathrooms are provided with Individual dress
tne booths and plenty Of large rnirroTs
New-York tribune., 1905-12-24

is also probably masquerading extensively as er
mine and few other things though turner's ols-
agree a good deal as to this. Some deny IL put
the reporter stumbled upon one down in Bleecker-
st. who deals extensively and unblushingly in cats
He displayed large piles of cat pelts-a pathetic
sight. with their little tails fiat and outspread
I'VE call it the jennet cat TO those who come to
buy he explained THAT sounds better than
house cat
But where do you get them all?'
'oh, well, you haf pet cat, you miss it. He
shrugged expressivey. MANY from place
in Philadelphia which believe the State keeps for
sick But all that is not healthy is taken out
of the furs."
This keeps number of girls at work MAX
ing imitation ermine tails. He showed some made
of cat, which he sells for 12h cents tail. and
which compare quite favorabIy with the ermine at
81 a tail.
Some manufacturers haf tried to use cat for
Innings to coats" he said but people like them
not; they say they haf smell. l do not smell it
and he buried his face in pile of the pets. His
must have been dulled by constant associa-
New-York tribune., 1905-12-24

the comedy. The Oxford Affair, by the Junior
Dramatic Club OF the Lakewood School The en-
tertainment given for The benefit of st. James's
Hospital of Lakewood, and the patronesses IN
cluded practically the entire cottage colony.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Hanan, of New ork. were
among the arrivals at the Lakewood Hotel this
Rhode Island. to spend Christmas and will return
to the Lakewood Hotel to stay during January
New-York. who are staying at the Lakewood Hotel
suffered more than the usual mishaps in an auto
mobile journey from New-York 10 Lakewood this
week, having PunctGred four tires on the way.
A group Of iurists spending the Christmas holi-
days at the Lakewood Hotel includes Justice
Charles II; Truax. Justice David Leventritt and
With the Lakewood Hotel the Laurel House and
the smaller hotels thronged with Christmas visitors
Lakewood presents an appearance OF unwonted
festivty to-day Nearly all the cottagers are en-.
tertaning merry parties, and there will be end
of gayety the coming week.
The coach Lakewood will make the first OF a
series OF regular trips to nearby points of interest
on Christmas Day The coach will start from the
Lakewood Hotel each day except Sunday at II
The trip on Christians win be to Toms River, the
quaint hamlet south OF Lakewood, where the oyster
boats land. In the week trips will be made to Al
laire. the deserted village and also to Freehold and
Point Pleasant Charles Elliston of New-Ycrk,
will drive the coach on its initial trip.
Midnight mass VIII be celebrated at the Church
choir will be assisted by singers from New-York-
The edifce too small to contain the congTeSa-
ton which attended this service last year. and
scores knelt the church steps. The Rev. Father
Healy, rector of St Mary's, viii be the celebrant
of The mass.
An attractive entertainment, Christmas IN Olden
Times.' presented in the guild house of All
Saints Memorial Church. on Tuesday evening. by
the members of the Junior Auxiliary. More than
ing the celebration of the festival in many lands
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Brown, Of New-York are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Charles Lathrop Pack. Mrs.
Brown is sister of James r. Garfield. Commits
EiOner OF Corporations.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-24
Which One Can DO the Most to Make Its Employees
Healthful. Happy and Prosperous?

quarters will be provided for them in the new
building.
The social life of the employees is looked after by
several stores The big balls of the Segel-Cooper
employees are always attended by members of the
firm and are among the big affairs Of the year in
department store circles. In MaCy's new building
is fine exhibition hall, which will be turned over
to the employees certain evenings this winter for
social dances for themselves and friends Reading
rooms are provided in several of the big stores.
Files of newspapers and all of the standard maga-
zines supplied without cost. In one new store
there is TO be smoking room for men this winter.
I'VE allow three-quarters Of an hour for lunch
con-" said the manager OF this store "and we real
ize that it IS not good thing for our employees TO
stand shivering around the corner while enjoying
their after-luncheon smoke. Accordingly. though
smoking while at business would not be tolerated,
the men will be permitted TO smoke in this recrea-
ton room"
The recreation rooms for women are provided
with musical instruments and supply of the lat
est popular music. 1t IS usually separated from
the rest room, which is filed with wicker couches
where the women recllne when worn out.
Education is the keynote of welfare work at
Bloomingdale Brothers big establishment. II is
taken for granted that their employees expect 70
make the department store their life work, and the
better they trained for the work the more sue
cessful their lives will be- In consequence. there
is constant Instruction especially by means Of a
great blackboard IN part Of the building which
most Of the clerks and hoorwaIkers are likely 10
visit each day.
There is a suggestion box, by which bright en-
ploye gets immediate introduction to the firm
If his idea communication is OF any consequence.
The employees are urged to save. and the firm pro-
vi5es for the expense Of branch Of the Penny
Provident Fund" bank There is a purchasing
department. where employees can secure goods at
reduced rates the tnstalment PLAN without
paying the heavy interest demanded by the usual
instalment house.
Regular school is held for cash boys and girls