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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
WHEN USING GAS RANGE.
a Little Care and One Can Economize
Very Considerably in the Amount
of Her Gas Bills.

See that the food is entirely ready
for cooking before lighting the stove.
A pot can do no more than boil.
After that process has been started.
the lowered flame Will keep it going
quite as well and often better than
the full flame.
Use big flame to start soups. sauces.
potroasts, stews and vegetables; then
turn it low. These viands should cook
very slowly and simmering brings out
their value better than boiling.
When pot has cooked enough, turn
out the flame if you are not yet ready
with the rest of the meal 1t can be
reheated in moment.
A yellow flame indicates that a
larger proportion of gas is burning
than is necessary. Just below the
cock you will find little cap. Turn
this to the right or to the left until the
flame burns blue. Doing this you ad-
NIT air which, burning with the gas
will furnish considerable amount OF
heat that you do not need to pay for
Keep your stove burners clean. II
you note that the flame burns here and
there with a small spark, it is sign
that the gas outlet is clogged Clear
1t with a wisp of cotton twisted abou
the point of hat pin.
The metal retains heat for some lit
tie time after the lights are out. Con
sequently you can save gas by turning
off the flame few minutes before thu
dish is done
To keep food hot when the diners ar,
late without having it overdone, plac,
an asbestos lid beneath the pot ant
lower the fame. These plates are onl,
a few cents each, and they last in
definitely. To keep several thing
warm, light one oven burner and Sc
them allin the oven. AS soon as tn
latter is warm turn the fame low.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
I ennessee State News
To Tunnel Lookout Mountain.

W. j. Oliver of Knoxville, ami w. n.
Wells, chief engineer of the Southern
Railway, spent several days in Chatta-
nooga during the past week in consul
tation concerning the arrangement for
the work on the tunnel which is to be
bored through Lookout Mountain. The
contract for this work has already been
let to w. j. Oliver g. Co. of Knoxville,
and work will be started on the job in
the next few days.
The tunnel through Lookout noun
tain is one of the two big jobs on the ex-
tentlon OF the Southern railway, which
will be constructed from Chattanooga
to Stevenson, Ala, a distance of forty
two miles. The other big piece OF
work ig the erection of large modern
steel draw bridge over the Tennessee
river 15.5 miles southwest of Chattar
n0oga.
The announcement that the contract
for the tunnel had been awarded was
made several days ago. 1t is under.
stood that the price involved is between
two and three million of dollars, while
the probabilities are that it is nearer
the latter sum. The contract
for the erection of the bridge and the
construction of the grade from Chatta-
nooga to Stevenson will be announced
later. 1t is understood that the con,
tract for the bridge has already been
promised to certain well known
Southern bridge builder.
The project to extend the Southern
tracks from Chattanooga to Stevenson
has been under consideration for ten OF
twelve years From Chattanooga tC
Stevenson the Southern railway use;
the line Of tracks of the Nash
vile, Chattanooga and St. Louis rail
way, while in return the big bridge
over the Tennessee river at Decatur, be
longing to the Southern is used by the
Louisville and Nashville, which road
controls the Nashville, Chattanooga anG
st. Louis railway. Some time ago il
was reported that the Louisville aud
Nashville would build bridge for it,
exclusive use at Decatur, and the South
en, it is said, fearing that the Louis
vile and Nashville would fail to renew
the contracts for the use of the
NASHVILLE, Chattanooga and st Louis
railway tracks when the present lease
expired began the construction of it,
own tracks from Chattanooga to Steven
son. When the road is finished the
Southern will have a complete lint
of its own tracks from Memphis t.
Washington.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
MAY Raise Fire Rates.

Reports from Chicago indicate that in
view of the legislatures action in pass
ing the anti-compact law and in falling
to pass remedial legislation, the insur-
anee companies may raise rates in Ten
nessee % per cent. No information,
however, of the threatened raise has
yet reached the State insurance depart
ment. If the rates are raised it is said
Insurance Commissioner Folk viii at
once take up the matter with the attor-
ney general with a view to instituting
proceedings against every company in
volved.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12

one woman in twenty-five but what
suffers with some arrangement of the
female organism, and this is the secret
of so many unhappy homes.
No woman can be amiable, light
hearted and happy, a joy to her hus-
band and children, and perform the
duties incumbent upon her, when she is
suffering with backache. headache,
nervousness, sleeplessness, bearing.
down pains, displacement of the womb,
spinal weakness or ovarian troubles.
Irritability and snappy retorts take
the place of pleasantness, and all sun
shine is driven out of the home, and
lives are wrecked by woman's great
enemy-womb trouble.
Read this letter.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
81 was troubledfor eight years with irregu-
larities which broke down my health and
brought on extreme nervousness and despon-
dency. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound proved to be the only medicine which
helped me- Day by day improved in health
while taking it until was entirely cured. l
can attend to my social and household duties
and thoroughly enjoy life once more, as Lydia
Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has made
me well woman, without an ache or pain"
Mrs Chester Curry, AZ Saratoga Street,
East Boston, Mass.
At the first indication OF. Ill health,
painful or irregular menstruation,
pain in the side, headache, backache,
bearing-down pains, nervousness or
"the blues, secure at once a bottle of
Lydia =. Pinkhams Vegetable Com.
pound and begin its use.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Towel Full Of Germs.

John Featherstone. farmer residing
in the Fifteenth civil district of Weak
ley county, died last week from small
pox. His death wipes out an entire
family, his mother and sister having
died with the same disease within the
last three weeks. They recently moved
into house in which there had been a
smallpox patient last February, The
premises had been disinfected, and il
was presumed that all traces of the dis
ease had been eradicated. 1t has beer
discovered, howsver, that towel USED
by the former occupant was used by the
Featherstones, from which they con
tracted the disease.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Damp Rooms.

To ascertain whether OF not room is
damp about a couple Of pounds of fresh
lime should be placed therein, after
Theoretically closing doors and windows.
In "a hours it should be weighed, and
if the lime has absorbed more than
about one per cent of water, the room
as unhealthy. The question of the
dampness of dwellings is a frequent
cause of dispute between landlord and
tenant, and is naturally solved in the
negative by the former. The question
can be settled in the future by the test
of hydration of lime. which will give
irrefutable proof of the validity of such
complaint.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Private Car Lines.

The railroads seem very willing to
fave the private car lines brought I'M
der the jurisdiction of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. A railroad
president is authority for the state
ment that lines arc paid mileage, with.
out discrimination, and the question of
excessive charges is a matter for the
shipper to settle with the car lines, Sc
long as there is no law to govern their
rates. Car mileage paying has been de.
cided to be as legal as the payment OF
rental for property.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
No FINGER Rines.

A writer in Harper's Bazaar says that
girls whose hands are not fully grown
and formed should not wear rings.
Many well-shaped fingers have been ru-
ined by wearing rings which have
gradually become too tight. If rings are
worn by young girls they should be re-
moved at night and the finger mas
saged. This is sensible advice, and it
applies with additional force TO young
children. Next to earrings, rings are
Objectionable to the sight when worn
by a child.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Honor for DR.. Bruton.

DIR. w. H. Bruton, pastor of the Bap-
fist church at Ripley, hiss been appoint
ed and will have the honor of repro
senting his church and community as a
delegate in the southern Baptist Con-
vention, which meets this year in Kan
sas City, Mo-, on the the 18th of this
month. This convention embraces all
the territory in che Southern States
and every Baptist chuch within its
bounds is entitled to representation in
its councils. On DR.. Bruton's return from
Kansas City he will attend the National
Baptist Conference, at st Louis, Mo.
on May l6 and II. This is one of the
largest Christian bodies in this country
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Secretary to Governor.

Clarence M. Hawkins, who has been
appointed private secretary to Governor
Cox, will assume the duties of his posi-
ton on June l. 1t is expected that Mr..
Hawkins will 90 to Nashville during the
coming week and remain the greater
part of the month in order to familiar
lie himself with the duties. When the
new secretary assumes the duties Score
tary Carroll will return to his home at
Henderson, where he will remain until
next fall, when he will go to Washing
ton as private secretary to Senator
Erazier
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Nashville Has q Mastodon.

While the street force of Nashville
was engaged last week in grading a new
street in Northeast Nashville the plow
turned up the bones of mastodon. The
largest bone intact is a portion of the
thigh, including the socket, which is
large enough to contain mans head.
1t measures inches in diameter and is
about Ii inches long. A portion of a
tooth is about inches in length. The
fiber of the bone is well preserved. The
bones were found about five feet below
the surface,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Memphis Stamp Sales.

The report of the stamp sales at the
Memphis postolfice for the month OF
April has just been made public, and it
shows a great increase over the CORE.
spending month last year, but is not
nearly so large as it was during the
month of March, which is said to be the
largest months sales in the year. The
report shows the sales for April to be
S32, BIB. The sales for April in 1904
were $3l ,002.63. The comparison shows
an increase of S1,374.50 over last year.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Donhted Its Newness

In a certain home where the stork re-
Gently visited there is sx-year-old son
of inquiring mind. When he was first
taken in to see the new arrival he ex-
claimed.
20, mamma, it hasn't any teethl o,
mamma, it hasn't any hair!"
Then, clasping his hands in despair, he
cried Somebody has done us! It's an
old baby ,"-Phladelp Public Ledger.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
A Tale of Suffering.

Oakley, Mich, May Sth.-(SpeciaD-"I
could not sleep or rest in any place." says
Florence Capen, of this place, in recent
interview. Il had a pain in my back and
hips. If | sat down | could not get up
out of my chair. | was in pain all the
time. l got poor, for did not eat enough
to keep small child. l could not rest
nights.
Then l sent for box of Dodds Kid
ney Pills and went to taking them, and
what do you think, that very night |
went to bed and | slept till morning. |
got up and thanked God for the nights
rest and Dodd's Kidney Pills. l know
that Dodd's Kidney Pills are all that is
claimed for them"
This is only one of the numerous expert.
ences that show the way to build up
run down people is to cure the kidneys
Thousands of people in every state oear
witness to the fact that Dodd's Kidney
Pills never fail to curs the kidneys.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
In the aHole.n

II was at the first tee Of fashionabYN
gofng resort in the season, and GadsbS
thought he saw an old friend in front Of
him, and slapping his supposed friend on
the back remarked;
"Hallo, old fellow! How are you--whod
have thought to see you heres" Il
Stranger-Confound you, sir! How dare
you slap me in that familiar manner? l
don't know YOU You ought to be more
careful, sir
Gadsby- Really, sir, I must apologize,
but ! took you for the earl of W.
Stranger greatly mollifedl -Say no
more, sir! / quite see how the mistake
occurred. Lovely weather, isn't it? VIII
we have a round Washing Star.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Fast Time with a Heavy Train


Drawing a vestibuied train Of ten
cars weighing 1,20S.05O pounds, one of
the Fries new standard passenger
locomotives of the Pacific type, at
tained a speed of II miles an hour, on
grade of As feet to the mile entering
Port Jervis on her trial run from Jer-
sey City. A speed of 81 miles was
maintained on a level stretch and q
miles on the climb over the hill from
Middletown, where the grade runs
from So to 81 feet to the mile. The
locomotive and tender weighed SS9,750
pounds. earring $500 gallons of water
aud 1G tons Of coal and is the largest
passenger engine ever built, The run
was the best ever made over the Erie
tracks and foretells what may be ex-
pected in the transportation over the
picturesque Erie when its new equip
meat is placed in service
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
MERCILESS ITCHING.
Another Speedy Cure of an Itching
IumoT with Loss of Hair by the
Cuticura Remedies.

For two ycars> my neck was covered
with sores, the humor spreading to my
hair, which fell out, leaving an unsightly
bald spot, and the soreness, inhamma-
ton, and msrciless itching made me wild
Friends advised Cuticura Soap and Cuti,
cura Ointment, and after few applica-
tons the torment subsidized, to my great
joy. The sores soon disappeared, and my
hair grew again, as thick and healthy as
ever. | shall always recommend the
Cuticura Remedies. (Signed) Harry j
Spalding, lO4 West lO4th street, New
York City,"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Occasion Will Be Auspicious.

Invitations have been mailed to Pres
ident Roosevelt, the governors of every
State in the Union, and to many promi-
nent Federal and Confederate veterans
throughout the land to be present at
the unwilling of the Forrest equestrian
statue at Memphis, in Forrest Park, on
May IL at 2 pm. Replies are now COM
ing in, and the occasion will no doubt
be an auspicious one.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Prof. Stuart Young.

Prof. Stuart Young of the chair OF
English at the S. w. B. University,
Jackson, has been elected principal Of
the schools at Ripley for the ensuing
year. He will succeed Prof ]. w, Bur
ney. Prof. Young is fine English
scholar, one of the best in the State.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Farr Gets Off Light.

Federal Judge Clark, at Nashville
last week, refused to grant motion for
a new trial in the case of William Farr,
the alleged law school fake, who was
recently convicted on the charge OF
using the mails for fraudulent purposes.
Farr was sentenced to four months i'm
prisonment and to pay fine of $500,
both of which were suspended and a
fine of $25 assessed on his promise Of
GOOD hehauinr
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12

Gwen-He tells me you hare ds-
signs upon him.
Grace-Did the wretch actually say
that?
Gwen-Well. he said your image
was engraved upon his heart -Bas-
sells.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Not So Strange.

did she get back that big spotted red
veil she lost?"
Yes"
Strange that anybody would return
st."
- don't think So Nobody would have
the face to wear it."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Bank at Atwood.

A charter has been granted to the
Bank of Atwood, the new financial in
stitution to be started in that progress
i've little town in the western end of
Carroll county. The capital stock is
$4,000
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Still Life.

Feather Duster-You seem to- be
rather quarrelsome this morning
Waste paper Basket-Well, I'm al
ways waiting for scrap.-Judge.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Eased His Mind.

Hon. J. H, Mcdowell gave public
account Of his services in the late ses-
sion of the State Legislature to large
crowd in the Circuit Court room at
Union City last week, and all seemed
satisfied with his stewardship.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12

A working politician who has attended
some of the sessions of the gas investigat-
ing committee has coined this phrase.
Give me the by-products of politics and
/ care not who makes the gas. IN. Y.
Sun
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Both Sides of the Question.

''There are many things you can't do
with money" said the man who affects
philosophy.
Eyes, answered Dustin Stax. "But
there are whole lot more things you
cant do without it."-Washington Star.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
DIR. Beach Commissioned

Governor Cox has commissioned DR..
John r. Beach of Clarksville as mem
Der Of the Board of Dental Examiners.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Inspected States Branch Prisons.

Governor Cox made tour of inspec-
ton of the States branch prisons the
past week. The governor spent two or
three days at the Brushy Mountain
mines and made q thorough investiga-
tion of conditions. This was the initial
inspection trip of the governor, as he
expects during the month to look into
the affairs of other State institutions.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Breathed More Freely

Uncle Dck-What is the baby 90
pleased about?
Nurse expect he heard Mrs. Ducie say
just now that he didn't look bit like any
OF his relations. STRAY Stories.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Fatally Injured.

Alfred Holder, ayoung boolzkeeper OF
Jackson, was thrown from his horse
while out riding last week, and is
thought to have been fatally injured.
His skull was fractured by falling on a
graveled street.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Gibson County Commissioners.

Gov. Cox last week appointed r. 2.
Taylor, j. p. Rhodes and j. NJ. Rodgers
as the election commissioners for Gibson
county.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12

So far the Russians have made no
claim that Japan's new volcanic island
was thrown up by a Russian submarine
mine.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Health Is Your Heritage.

If you feel sick, depressed, irritated; if
food disagrees with you; if you are con-
stipated, or get tired easy, something is
wrong. There is no reason why you
should not be restored to perfect health
if you will write for a trial bottle Of
Vernal Palmettona, made from Saw Fal.
metto Berries which possess wonderful
curative powers for all diseases of the
Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bladder
Thousands of sufferers have been perma
nently cured. Write for free sample, Yer
nal Remedy Co., lie Roy, N. Y. Sold by
druggists.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
~. s. Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Plant Industry
'Ot1lce of Chief of Bureau,

Hon. M. r. Patterson, Memphis, Tenn.
''Sir-I have the honor to acknowl-
edge receipt OF your favor of April 10,
relating to the establishment of exper-
lment farms in your district. You doubt
less refer 10 our diversification farms
which have been established in the cot
ton growing region with view to aid
ing the diversitlcation of crops in that
section. We conduct no experiments
on those farms, but run them entirely
as business propositions.
"Our method of procedure in connec-
ton with farms of this character is to
send representative of this depart
ment into the section to investigate the
needs of the section, and to find if pos
slble farmers who are already engaged
in type of farming we wish to encour-
age. When we find such farmer, we
make arranement with the State author
tiles to hold farmers Institutes at his
farm with view of utilizing his exper-
fence as an object lesson for other farm
ers. We find actual demonstrations Of
what man can do and has done is one
of the best methods of convincing farm
ers of the feasibility OF given type Of
farming.
"a representative of this bureau
will visit the cotton growing section
of the State of Tennessee during the
summer with view of locating two of
these diyersitication farms in the State
of Tennessee; we are anxious that they
should be SO located as to be of the
| greatest benefit to the larger number
| OF farmers. Our representative for that
section is NJ. A. Crosby, and he will be
instructed to travel over the whole cot
ton growing section of the State before
making recommendations to us regard
ing the location of either of the farms.
| When he makes his examination and re-
ports to US, we will then be in position
to give you further information concern
ing what we shall be able to do.
SIN view of the fact that the cotton
boil weevil will evidently in time spread
over the entire cotton growing section
OF the country, we are very anxious tC
| do all we can to aid farmers in diver
styling their crops, aud the method OF
using successful farms as object lessons
seems to be the most effective in con
vincing farmers that diversified farm
ing can be made to pay.
Hoping that this explanation is sat
isfactory, | am, very respectfully,
"a. +. WOODS,
"Acting Chief of Bureau.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12

When the lobster has become extinct,
and its extinction is said to be probable
if not certain, it might not be bad idea
to turn its exterminators loose upon the
mosquito. N. \ > Leader.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
West Tennessee Experiment Station,

Congressman NJ. II. Patterson, of the
Tenth congressional district of this
state, is moving for the establishment
OF a government experiment station in
Shelby county. 1t is the belief of the
congressman that such station would
be OF immense benefit TO the farmers of
West Tennessee; that it would demon
strate to- them in a practical way how
they can materially increase the revenue
which they are now drawing from their
land. 1t is fact that few of the farm
erS OF the cotton section make any at
tempt to grow more than the one crop
Tor the purpose of making money. 1t
Is also known to be true that in nearly
every locality in the South diver
sllied crops can be grown with profit.
The problem which the agricultural
experiment station is expected to solve
Is, just what Investigation of crops is
most profitable to each particular local
lty. True to his trust as puplic Off
cial, seeking to get for his constituents
all that is coming to them from the gen.
eral government, Mr.. Patterson some
time since began correspondence with
the agricultural department. AS re-
suit OF that correspondence, it is now
probate that such an experiment station
will be located near Memphis. The
following letter from the chief of the
Bureau of Plant Industry will prove Of
interest to the farmers of West Tennes.
see;
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
Living TOO HASTILY
AMERICANwOMEN BREAK DOWN
Irregularities and Female Derange.
ments Result - Cured by Lydia Il.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

Owing to our mode and manner of
living, and the nervous haste of every
woman to accomplish just so much
each day, it is said that there is not
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12

Either a man finds fault because he is
taxed or because he has nothing to be
taxed.-N. Y. Press.